THE SEMLWEEKLV TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
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Whon a man Is his own enemy It's
only bocauso he's too much hla own
friend. Oliver Twist.
There aro certain polite forms and
ceremonies which must be observed In
civilized life, or mankind relapse Into
their original barbarism.
FOR THE TABLE.
In sotting tho tablo no matter how
simple tho equlpmont, thero can bo
a daintiness and caro In
its arrangement which
shows thought and lovo
of tho beautiful. No mat
ter how poor one may
be tho air of neatness Is
always Indicative of re
finement. A simple con
terpleco of green, a flvo
cont fern or a llowor al
ways adds beauty to tho
tablo. Then tho conversation is
most Important: whoro thero nro chil
dren whoso Ideals must bo formed,
tho tablo talk may be the means of
shaping their entire lives. Petty gos
sip, criticism nnd time for general
correction makes an otherwise pleas
ant meal most uncomfortable. Table
manners should be taught to children,
but oxnmplo will do much, with an
occasional kindly correction.
Como to the tablo in a bright und
Jiappy mood, keep tho conversation
In pleasant and instructive grooves.
Ono of our great educators always
had an atlas, an encyclopedia and a
dictionary in tho dining room to bo
consulted during tho meal when it
"was necessary to use reference books.
Tho children from that homo went
out with a broad and general educa
tion that could never have been ac
quired from books or college train
ing. In the tender years of a child's
life impressions may be made, facts
learned without conscious effort on
his part, that will remain in tho mem
ory as long as tho mind lasts.
Wholesomo food Is one of tho neces
slttea of a well-balanced body, and
-wholesomo thought is Just as vital to
a well-balanced mind. We believe
these things and nod approval when
they aro spoken or written, but wo
get nowhoro unless wo ourselves work
to accomplish results. We often hear
remarks made of certain families of
children, "they arc so well-mannered,
they wero Just born that way." Tho
fact is, if those lives were investi
gated, that tho paronts have spared
no painB or time, no comfort, to teach
and train them. This training is not
always seen, but it must bo given to
got good results.
GOOD FOREIGN CAKES.
These cakes aro good to keep and
will be appetizing as long as they last.
ueoKucnen. uoii a
pint of honey and a cup
ful of sugar together,
cool and add a half cup
ful of flour. Beat threo
eggs slightly, add a cup
ful of brown sugar and
stir twenty mlnutos. Add
a fourth of a teaspoonful
of cloves, the same of cinnamon, a tea
spoonful of soda, the grated rind of a
lemon and orange, a half pound of
chopped almonds, four ounces of sliced
citron, a half teaspoonful of nutmeg
and two and a half cupfuls of flour;
mix all ingredlonts together and let
stand over night, well covered, after
rolling out in tho form it is to be
baked. An extra cupful of flour will
need to bo added as it is ready for the
pan. Frost whon baked with pow
dered sugar and water.
Kisses. Beat tho whites of flvo
eggs until stiff, and a pound of sugar,
beat half an hour and add a teaspoon
lul of vanilla. Drop on a tin and
bake In a moderate oven. These cakes
may bo slit on tho sido and' filled with
whipped cream or any desired filling.
Blltz-Kuchen. Tako four egg yolks,
three ounces of sugar; mix together for
twenty minutes. Cream three ounces
of butter and add it to the first mix
ture, then add threo ounces of flour.
Drop on a tin and spread a fourth of
an Inch thick, sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon and bako in a moderate
oven.
Peppernuts. Boil together a can of
karo sirup and a cupful of sugar, add
" a half cupful of butter and a half cup
ful of lard; when melted add a tea
spoonful of soda, then mix with four
pounds of flour, threo teaspoonfuls of
cinnamon, two of cloves, and two of
anise. Mix woll and mako Into small
balls and bako. They may bo dipped
In confectioners' sugar and wator it
desired.
A cako to bo flno grained must bo
well mixed. Tho butter may be soft
ened but not melted, ns tho molting
of tho butter spoils its texture and will
spoil tho grain of tho cake.
American Citizens.
In practice thero Is no such thing
as a "citizen of tho United States."
Such "citizen" is about as mythical as
tho mermaid. In order to vote, for in
stance, ono must bring his citizenship
down to tho concroto and bocomo a
citizen of Now York, or of somo ono
of the other states. You cannot vote
in Now York unless you nro a citizen
of New York; and tho samo is true of
all tho other states. Tho "citizen of
tho United StateB" is a very vague
gentleman.
Saving Is like sowlng-lf It Is well
done tho harvest will repay bountiful
ly.
Llfo means not submission to, but
mastory of, environment.
CARROT DISHES.
That vegetables aro a necessity in
tho diet, thero is no question. Thoy
furnish mineral salts
(which thoy tako from
tho soil) as woll as eel
luloso nnd wator, which
aro invaluable giving
bulk to tho food, oxcit
ing peristaltlo action
and Hushing tho dlges
tlvo tract. Carrots aro
vegetables which aro not woll enough
valued; thoy contain many olemonts
necessary to tho blood, especially
iron, which mako them a most im
portant addition to tho vegotablo dlot.
Carrot and Nut Loaf. To ono cup
ful of boiled and mashed carrots add
somo woll-boaton egg, half a cupful
of chopped walnuts, ono finely mtncod
onion, a tablespoonful of butter, melt
cd, a half teaspoonful of salt, a dash
of pepper and bread crumbs to mako a
stiff mlxturo, a cupful will probably
bo sufficient. Form into a loaf and
bako in a greased pan half an hour.
Serve hot with tomato Bauco.
Carrota Flamande. Boil carrots un
til tendor without Bcraplng them, then
rub off tho skin and cut In strips. In
to a saucepan put butter; whon molt
ed add lomon Juice, turn in tho car
rots, season well with salt and a dash
of cayenno and sprinkle with chopped
parsley after thoy have becomo heated
ready to servo.
Carrot Puffs To each cupful of
cooked carrots add half, a cupful of
cream and a beaten egg, ono teaspoon
ful of butter, melted, half a teaspoon
ful of sugar and a fourth of a tea
spoonful of salt. Mix well, pour into
greased custard cups and bako half
an hour or until thoy aro puffed up
and light.
Dollcious as well as attractivo-look-ing
soups may bo mado of carrots. Us
ing tho mashed carrot as a puree, put
through a sieve and some of tho liquor
in which tho carrots wero cooked for
additional flavor; add to a hot cream
soup and garnish with grated cooked
carrot.
Carrots With Lemon Butter.
Shred tho carrots with a Bllcer in
shoestring strips, cook until tender in
boiling, salted water, drain and sea
son with butter, minced parsley and
lemon Juice,
But for somo trouble and sorrow, wo
should never know halt the good thero
Is In life. Dickens.
Play must be Incidental In a satis
factory life. Dr. Eliot.
WAYS OF COOKING RICE.
It Is Interesting to noto tho various
ways common rice Is served in tho
4rramm various countries.
HStnSflB 0110 targe onion, chopped
a cupful of stock and
salt and popper to taste.
Cover and let simmer ten
minutes; thon add two
cupfuls of boiled rice,
mix with a tablespoon
ful of butter and servo
very hot.
Another Put two tablespoonfuls of
butter in a saucepan and when melted
add half a cupful of rico and stir It for
15 minutes, occasionally; thon add
ono chopped onion, ono chopped to
mato, a clovo of garlic and cover with
water or vegetable stock; season
highly with salt and popper, cover
and let rlco cook slowly for 40 min
utes. Dutch Rice Pudding". Mix a cupful
of rice, two cupfuls of milk, ono table
spoonful of butter, tho yolks of four
eggs, tho Juice of a lemon, ono cup
ful of sugar, a grating of nutmeg, a
half cupful of chopped raisins, half a
cupful of nuts and tho whites of the
eggs, beaten stiff. Bako in a bul'ered
pudding dish until brown.
Swedish Rice With Codfish. Cook
together a cupful of rlco in a cupful of
wator and four cupfuls of milk for
half an hour, rtomovo from tho heatf
add a cupful of rich milk, two well
beaten eggs and threo cupfuls of
shredded codfish. Season well and
bake In a moderate oven 40 minutes.
Servo with drawn butter sauco and
lomon quartors, garnished with pars
ley. A mlxturo of cooked rlco, hard-cooked
eggs, whlto Bauco and checso, makes
a most satisfying luncheon dish.
Ideal Combination.
"May both races forgive us," said
tho California philosopher, "yet if tho
lords of Karma grant us our will, we
shall in our next incarnation bo half
Irish and half Hobrew. For tho Irish
man Is happy as long as he has a dot
lar, and tho Hebrew always has it."
Where the Harm Lies.
It Is no harm for a man to tako him
self seriously unless ho loses patience
with his frlendB for not doing the
same.
In Woman's Realm
Evening Dress in Black That Conies From a Famous Parisian Es
tablishment Some of the Important Accessories of
Dress That Must on No Account Be Negleotcd.
EVENING DRESS IN BLACK.
Anything from tho establishment of
Jenny, in Paris, may bo counted upon
to Interpret tho modo with delightful
refinement. In tho productions for
this season thoro is a leaning toward
black, in this house, which Is especial
ly apparent in models for evening
gowns. One of them, In which silk
net and taffeta aro combined in a way
that wtll pleaso tho discriminating, is
shown in tho picture here. It has a
full round skirt of tho silk, shirred at
the waist and finished with a rucho of
tho Bilk about tho bottom and about
tho hips. Thero is a bodice of the taf
feta, with midvlctorlan shoulders nnd
puffed elbow sleoves, finished with a
full rucho of tho silk. It is draped in
surplice fashion at tho front.
If tho designer had stopped here
thero would bo nothing lacking to
make this an acceptable afternoon
frock of a slmplo and attractive sort,
but with nothing about it to bespeak
tho genius that is expressed by modes
from tho houso of Jenny. Therefore
tho designer did not stop, but proceed
ed to veil tho whole frock in a mist
of net, and did this most artfully.
A flounco of tho net Is set an under
tho ruche about the hips and allowed
to fall until It reaches a length moro
than two inches greater than that of
tho silk skirt. It is finished at tho hot-
IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES OF DRESS.
torn with a narrow hem. A second
flounco Is set in in the same position
and turned up over the rucho of sill:.
It Is gathered in nt tho waist and
forms a deep puff below tho ruching.
Tho silk bodtco 1b also covered with
a drapory of not that Is extended over
tho shoulders and veils tho sleeves. A
deep frill of doubled net is sot in un
dor tho rucho of silk about tho el
bows, which is Included In tho net veil
ing tho slovos.
In selecting a finishing touch tho
deslgnor chose, us exactly suited to
tho gown, a gardenia and loops and
ends of narrow ribbon In Nattier bluo.
Such pretty afterthoughts of tho
deslgnor often selzo tho attention be
fore It is attracted by tho gown itself.
Thoy nearly always betray a sonso of
fitness and a painstaking attontlon to
detail that command admiration. But
thoy havo been known to betray a lack
of these things in gowns otherwise
abovo criticism. 0
Tho gown pictured was designed for
a taller figure than that of tho model
posing in it. A silk-clad anklo and an
elegant low shoe are needed to bo In
keeping with it.
Capos and fichus and many dainty
collars find thomsolvos important
among the accessories to bo worn with
tho spring suit or coat. Thoy aro also
designed for Indoor wear on practical
ono-ploce suits. Now that open
throat lines aro established for tho
coming season much of tho now nock
wear conforms to this modo. But
high collars have not abdicated and
they aro well represented with capo
attachment, or tho vesteo, or without
either.
Crepe, chiffon, voile, organdlo and not
aro tho fabrics that aro used for all
sorts of neckwear. Hemstitching, laco
and embroidery and very small tuckB
mako up their decoration, with tho
tiniest of buttons sorvlng ofton a
double purpose. In high collars thoy
provide tho moans of fastening, and
an ornnmont, and thoy aro ofton used
merely for their dccoratlvo valuo.
A high and a low collar aro por
trayed In tho picturo abovo. At tho
right n small capo is finished at tho
edgo with hemstitching and bordered
with two narrow tucks. A wide stand
ing turnover covers tho nock and
throat, finished with a small cravat
bow at tho front. This model is espe
cially becoming to tho thin woman.
A good pattern, shown at tho left
and centor in two views, begins as a
small cape at tho back but narrows to
two slender points at tho front. It is
sot on to n band nnd finished at tho
edgo with hemstitching. Flno narrow
laco Insortlon is set In at tho back and
at the ends of tho front pieces, as
Bhown In tho picture. Embroidered
dots aro added to tho lnco decoration.
Narrow cluny, hand crochet, and
tatting insertions nro recommondod
for these neckpieces. Val Is always
pretty, but has bqen In uso so long
that it has lost prostlgo. Nothing is
prettier than tatting, either as a fin
ishing for edges or In medallion or
band inserts.
In Dainty Colors.
Ono of the attractive features of tho
nowest washablo blouses Is that thoy
aro In dainty, almost pastel, colors. Of
lawn, batiste or handkerchlof llnon,
thoy havo frills, "collets," sailor or
high collars, outlined with narrow val
onclonnon or filet laco. Tho sloovos are
set in and a Blight bishop puff at tho
lower part Ib gathered Into a cuff.
The American Christian
and the Times in Which
Wc Live
By REV. JAMES M. GRAY, D.D.
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago
TEXT And ye shall hear of wars and
rumors of wars: ice that yo bo not trou
bled; for those things must como to pass,
but tho end Is not yet. For nation shall
rise acalnst nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. Matthew 2-1:6, 7.
Nevor within tho moraory of living
man did thoso words of our Savior find
such fulfillment as
today. Whoro
thoro Is not actual
war thoro is ru
mor of it. Al
ready moro than a
d o z o n nations,
nnd among thom
tho greatest in tho
eastern homlB
phoro, aro In con
flict, while two or
threo moro aro on
tho verge of it.
But It is t,ho
conditions in our
land that most
deeply ocupy our
thoughts. No mat
tor what our politics, wo will not nf
firm that our chlof maglstrato is n
moro alarmist; and thoroforo whon
ho makes such speeches nnd uttors
such warnings as occupied him for a
tjmo last wlntor, it is difficult to bo
llovo that our peaco is not seriously
Imperiled.
What Is Our Christian Duty?
What is tho duty of tho Amorican
Christian in such times? Of courso,
wo havo in mind tho Christian citizen
who has a duty and responsibility to
tho stato and to God not shared by
others, howovor sympathetic thoy
may bo.
I. His first duty Is to become Intel
ligent as to what the situation Is.
How vast is tho scopo of his Investi
gation? Should wo interfere in Mox
Ico? Do our relations with any of
tho othor foreign countries domand
that wo should prepare for war? And
aro wo prepared for war, as somo
say? And is it truo that to bo any
moro proparod is to provoko war?
Thoso nro not speculative quostlons,
but Btorn roalitloo. Thoy nro not
worldly, thero is a senso In which
thoy como very closo to tho center
3f our religious llfo. Good men nro
sonslderlng thom, thoro is onrnost dif
forenco of opinion about thom, and
Boonor or later wo must cast our in-
fluonco ono sido or tho other. This
must bo dono in tho light of God's
Word as wo understand it; nnd It
must bo dono, not moroly with tho
thought of rosultB in tho present tlmo,
but in that day when wo must glvo
account to God for tho doods dono in
tho body.
2. His next duty Is to exercise the
rights and privileges, nay, the sacred
obligations, of n citizen. Humanly
speaking, ours is a "government of tho
people by tho pooplo and for tho peo
ple," and wo cannot walvo tho re
sponsibilities it ontalls without invit
ing disaster. Wo havo a responsibili
ty to express our opinions if wo pos
sess nny. tho press is open to many,
tho ubo of tho pon in privato corro
spondonco, and, thank God, speech is
still froo. Not In anger should wo
discuss thoso quostlons, not in tho
spirit of partisanship, not to fomont
Btrlfo or to mako a broach between
mon, but as Christians who wish their
country to bo right and to pleaso God,
wo should bear our testimony whon
occasion sorvos.
And thon thero is tho sacrod right
of franchiso at tho primary as woll
as tho general election.
The Lack of Prayer.
3. This brings us to his chief duty,
that of prayer. Real, intelligent,
splrit-onerglzod prayor for our land
and its rules is not common ovon in
our pulpits, outsldo of tho liturgical
churches, at least, nnd la still loss
common at tho woekly prayer moot
ing. And innsmuch as tho family al
tar has so fallen Into neglect ono
wondors how much prayer is offered
anywhere, and by nnyono? And yet
nro the homo, tho church and tho
school of all places In tho world, thoso
whoro tho highest nnd best of our na
tion nro to bo kept in view?
Ono could not but ho struck by a
remark of Admiral Bcatty of tho
British navy, who, in addressing a
communication to a London society
some months ago, said, that In his
opinion, tho presont war would not bo
brought to an end, and his country
como off victorious, until tho latter
was stirred by a genornl revival. Ho
is not tho only loader In that nation
who bollovoB her presont afflictions
aro In somo senso a Judgment upon
hor for hor sins. And how truly mny
tho same bo said for any or all of tho
othor nations now engaged in war? .
Tho Comfort In the Text.
But thero Is comfort in tho text
"Seo that yo bo not troublod." This
belongs to tho slnccro dlsclplo of
Josua Christ. Thoro is such a thing
for htm as being In tho troublo and
yot not of it. Ho cannot but export
enco sorrow, and loss and pain, but
thoro aro compensations for him that
tho world knows nothing of.
And thon that "end" of which the
Savior spoaks! Beforo it comes, ho
himself will como for his redeemed
pooplo, who will bo caught up to moot
him in tho air. Oh, it is a blessed
thing to bo a Christian, and novor is
tho comfort greater than in such tlmoa
as theso.
Get the Habit of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Soya we can't look or feol right
with the system full
of poisons.
Millions of folks batho lntornally
now Instead of loading tholr systora
with drugs. "What's an lnsldo bath?"
you say. Well, it is guaranteed to per
form miracles if you could bollova
thoso hot wator enthusiasts.
There are vast numbors of men and
women who, immodlatoly upon arising
in tho morning, drink a glass of real
hot water with a teaspoonful of lime
stone phosphate In it. This la a very
oxcollont health moasuro. It is in
tended to flush the stomach, livor, kid
neyB and tho thirty foot of lntestinos
of tho previous day's waste, sour bllo
and lndigestlblo material loft ovor In
tho body which, If not eliminated every
day, becomo food for tho millions of
bactoria which infest the bowels, the
quick result Is poisons and toxins
which aro thon absorbod Into the
blood causing hoadncho, bilious at
tacks, foul breath, bad tasto, colds,
stomach trouble, kidney mlsory, sloop
lossnoss, Impure blood and all sorts
of ailments.
Pooplo who fool good ono day and
badly tho noxt, but who simply can
not got feeling right nro urged to ob
tain a quartor pound of limestone
phosphato from any druggist or store
koopor. This will cost very little but
Is sufficient to mako anyono a real
crnnk on tho subject of intornal sani
tation. Just as soap and hot wator act on
tho skin, cleansing, swoetonlng and
freshening, so llmestono phosphate
nnd hot water act on tho stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowols. It is vast
ly moro Important to batho on the ln
sldo than on tho outstdo, bocauso the
skin pores do not absorb Impurities in
to tho blood, whilo tho bowol pores do.
Adv.
Free Concert.
"Hollo I" Bald a volco at tho other
ond of tho phono. "Is that tho night
clerk?"
"Yos," replied that functionary,
"What can I do for you?"
"I want you to send Bomobody up
and mako that man in tho noxt room
stop snoring. I can't Blcop a wink."
'What room aro you in?" asked tho
clork.
"No. C3. U'b tho man in No. 51 who
Is doing tho snoring."
"But my dear sir," Bald tho clerk,
"do you roallzo that tho man in No.
51 is Slgnor flquallorlni, tho famous
tenor, and that wo aro not charging
you a cent oxtra for tho privilege of
hoaring him?"
Why, of Course.
"I cannot understand why my boo-
ond husband is so fastidious, con
fessed a Washington lndy to her bosom
friend. "Ho Bcnrcoly oats anything,
My first husband, who died, used ta
eat ovorythlng I cooked for him."
Did you toll your prosent husband
that?"
"Yob."
"That's tho reason."
Novor ont plo with a knlfo. It's prop
cr to eat checso with pie, but knives
should bo eaten alone.
Somo girls bleach their hair in or-
dor to got a fair show.
GOOD REPORT
Doctor Proved Value of Postum,
Physicians know that good food and
drink, properly solectod, aro of tho ut
most lmportanco, not only for tho re
lief of disoaso but to maintain health
ovon whon ono is woll.
A doctor writes, "I count It a pleas
ure to say a good word for Poatum
with which I havo boon onablcd to re
llovo so many sufferers, and which I
count, with its valued companion
Grapo-Nuts, ono of tho dally blessings.
"Coffoo was banished from my own
tablo somo tlmo ago and Postum used
regularly In its place." (Coffoo la in
jurious to many persons, because it
contains tho subtlo, poisonous drug.
caffolno.)
"I frequently find It necessary to in
struct patients when they take Pos
tum for tho first timo to bo quite sure
that it is properly mado according to
directions, thon it has a clear, soal-
brown color and a rich, snappy taste,
as well as health giving qualities.
Tho abovo letter, rocolvcd over ten
years ago, 1b fully confirmed by a re
cent letter from the doctor, in which
ho says:
"It is a pleasure to render a good
report covering a product of which I
am so onthuslastlo a frlond.
"I am using in my homo your Pos
tum Corcal in both its forms. And,
what is more, I am having It used in
tho families of several patlonts in
which there are children, and all unite
In endorsing the fine qualities of your
admirable product."
Name glvon by Postum Co., Battle
Crook, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal tho original form
must be well boiled. 15o and 25a
pkgs.
Instant Postum a soluble powder
dissolves quickly In a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with croam and sugar, makes
a dellclouB boverage Instantly. 30o
and 60o tins.
Both forms are equally dollcious and
cost about tho same per cup.
"There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.