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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1903-12-10, Page 3* 10 t A Forgotten ); 1. lager ct e ereereeseneteeneateasteeheateseseeseessee Twilight had,gathered in Miss Tree vor'sfl1 tting-reom, but the lire burned cheerful's, and the deeming, flames lit up Miss Trevor's face as thcat back ln her chair, Her atta todze enis lam ot repose. Sweep need - /week lay idle in Iner lap; she had ziroppedi nbeediugly. Hee eyes were absorbed, her vain), white fore- head drawn together in puzzled frown, of the big houses I paused. ' The light was streaming through the °Pert entraace-deor, end I bad a fairy glimpse of a flower -filled well, and stately rooma beyomi, There were voic,es in the hall, then the door closed, and a man's figure came so awiftly desee the stelae that I had met Vete to 4101re away, and he al - Most ran into me, A. cry of iacoge MUM), Came Iron), bah QS 11e, It was 3117 eld friend, "I could net eseape, as I would rather have done, •Ana lie held it Wand aijloeked bite par fa�,. the sparkle of triumph in ale eyes, the flesh of success en his face. Oh, it made me glad to see heza like that, I knew that lie had speet a delight- ful eveniug anionget bis aristocratic friends. Iiie voice an out jubilant in, the night air. Lney Trevor 4iways dressed " w. omen,' he goad a ven 1'0110AI:ter every word), "I am so stat941 her• Silo won not at olt et -1 wanted to complete my happiness nu offer fgr a ---the polishing risk birthdaY, ill fact; yet alt the joy that Mould be youth's dearest gift had died for her hefore she Was teventY, Beneath her work little black volume lay in her lep. and could One hove PedPed inside it one woulti heve Rea that its iersvea were covered with • beautiful. zieat handwriting, in isle that wee just beginoing to fade- SItes Trevor's dreams were of the person who bad written In that book, hut she Wes maidenly brought heel; to real life by an insistent linocking mpen the maul& door; and rising to open le she welcomed the vismor. a bright-face:I girl _with AUTIShine in ber eyes iind plellsant, merry ring in her young voice. Theeti two were rare friends. The neleeallier. Steele Marling, lived with her nother in a flat in the same building ae Mies Trevor, onlY On lower door, which made all the dit- ference in the rental. The smell amount that Miss Tre- vor paid ter her Orly suite was as emelt as her slender means cotild af- ford. She earned a fairly steady in- come from pea -and -ink aketchese and of late vile had increaeed her connec- tion arnouget editora of popular jeur- nate, and this e -ear premised to be the hest She had as yet tataeen. "I declare, I must have been far away in dreamland." tile said, "Not a faeorite ocemiation of youre either. is it. Bliss Trevor? I bele ee I have disturbee yoii. Shall go owuw?" "Pear child. no," replied the other. brightly, "I was thineing come few minutes back how much I wielted you were here to share my lonely cup ot tea. Sit down, niy dear; it shall be made in two minutes." ele they net down now before the fire and drank their tea, and talked as veumea who have Meth in ennunon "It Is for his sake," she Whieper- ed, "and I will do it." * * * * * * The 1„iext moraing saw her early astir, See had some experience emongst the weal if writere end publishers, and had decided the night before at which houses she Weeld amid most cheuce of diepiesing ef this book. But the feat house the called epee Woeld, have notelets to do with it. "Mr, Marthmont's day is Promo/Aced the head of• tbe Arm„ "Ctaite epileineral reputation. Scarcely remembered by bait a hun- dred of the readirig public. To pro- duce it would mean dead failera," Tbe next bouse site visited Was more eyrapathetic. One et the part- pers saw her, glanced over one or two pages of the preeiens Manuscript zn and was visibly strucic with the grcy. Senzehow the neutral color pleased to poem, But after some hesitation. he see. You- wees. ell I told her that he Was afraid to make old woman—barely past. her thirtieth this oyenie It i4 ti bt 0 I 1 g, le n g was too great, despite what the life, Lucy. There was such a crowd plawspaper bad said, of people, and all invited to hear me Still pereevering, Miss Trevor went play o tO tee last name upon ber "110 went en tensing to me very comparatively new Aran, noted for kindiy---eltoo4t as be ueed te de -e X -their el:de/Tripe, Isere she obtained think he fanciej then he bad slighted better eueeees. Tbe junior partner -th" 1 Ieight feel a'` httleaew her. Ile took the book from her, hurt. But 1 did not really, 1 (Vide retired, with it to bis private room. understood how los erieagements de- and kept ter waitieg an hour. At i°4-44° his thee en4 1.17 tinnzght* stile expiretion of that time he Bent "4'144 4.4S 1"ta legl'Inng fee her tO COMO to bis eenctum. thrust thia little hook laze lay bend, inforowd ber that be would except It is a play—my that; perhape the the poetic play fOr ptiblicetien. "It is a 11)10 thing," he Said; "it should go well. We shall build up Mr. efarehmont's reputation owe entire. I suppose he Wes e0111411iSei041- e4 you to dispose of it for iiine?" '4114-41" fers've 4ee; clear'. Miss 'I'rever hesitated ,and sueeeed- Fle Said that; mid before I could stammer out thanks he left me there. "It was almost with reverence that I touched the volume. I ham the saertfice it must, have cest him to a, man to ewe tame give me tile—the thild of his brain Ifaving concluded, this business Miss which no other eyes than mine would Thew aisieee sundry shops* where 811 . she bought a. variety of delleacies such as would be likely to tempt an invalid appetite, and then With A queer little thrill in her heart she told the cabman to drive to West - Weer Street, liampeteatti. At last the cob drew up before a. shabby house -.a -.atypical lodging- house—and in answer to her ring a Slatternly maid -of -all -work came to the door and loolied witlb astonish- ment at the quiet. lady -like woman, dreesed in pearlegrey, who stood be- fore her and auked to See Mr. March - wont. "Ain't 'ere. Was took to the 'orspital this morning," said the damsel. "Mitch. hospital?" asked Miss Tre- vor. falteringly. "The Metropolitan'," answered the girl; and, thanking her. Miss Trevor turned away and re-entered the cab, telling the man to drive her to that home of suffering. When. Q reached there she asked, to see the house -surgeon, who, after listening courteously to her request, referred her to the nurse who beer, charge of the Caen. Upon interviewe ing that person. a bright, capable woman, with a strong face and quiet,i steadfast eyes, Miss Trevor Was giv- en permission to see Wilfrid Starch - snout. "Bo is very ill," the nurse wari her; "enteric fever, but we hope pull bim through." Lucy Trevor had prepared her. for a shock, but when she read the bedside she could hardly reez inize In this still figure, with I emaciated features, the man had loved and last seen with triumph of youth upon his face. gave a tiny cry, and the nurse -Wed a, warning hush. But the tient had heard, and be opened eyes. There was no recognition their depths, though his black& lips mumbled strange and incoher words. She sat there a few minutes, str ed the thin, white hands, and th she felt her self-control was equal no more, so she left the hospit saying she would come again t next day. * it There was a sharp tussle between life and death, but Wilfrid March- mont pulled through, and Miss Tre- vor could never forget the day when his brain cleared and he recognized her. "Lucy!" he murmured, as she took her place by the bedside and the nurse discreetly vanished. He looked up into the calm, sweet face, elo- quent with all love, all sympathy, and ens heart throbbed with re - Morse and pain, aud dropping her hand he turned his head away, "Are you not glad to see me?" she asked. "Glad?" he echoed, looking ateber once more. "What can I say to ex- press my gladness? All my friends have failed me except you—you whom I treated with such carelessness and indifference." "We can forget that now," she said, gently, "You had other inter - este in life—other friends." "I was a fool, who mistook the false for the real, tinsel for gold. I was a fool, Lucy—suc,h as all men are when they allow themselves to become intoxicated by the foolish flatteties that people utter—flateeries that sound so much and mean so little. It was you I should haVelt -Weed lo in the hour of my success; you I should have asked to share mhr good fortune with e. But I wor- shipped at other sines, and I have been. punished. My power of writing al languished and died in that artifici atmosphere. It was not spited to nae, Lucy. I should have kept uji ray former standard away from society, cheered by your conmanionship; for, now that I have had time to think over things., realize that it was your gentle sympathy and encourage- ment whieh taafght lei write. Without them I should never have succeeded. And. how ungrateful I was! If my position were otherwise than it is, if I had anything to offer you that was worthy of your accept- ance, how gladly would I lay it at your feet—how gladly! Bet I have eothing—neither fame nor fortute— hest thing. I have ever written or Meal( ever Write, TOO it. I give it to you, Lacy, for—for the ealie of Iola Owe. It shall never be pub- lished; it is yours, Will you accept eel in evading the question, She went away jubilent, Tim pub- lisher had promised to have the work produced without (May, Ile was net ; 4 00 upon. have not seen hula Then 1:10 really deserted you? It 4, Wee despicable. ?Alegi Trevor," said ;the girl, in low, indignant tone. "Ali, dear, don't speak harshly of him. You cannot understand. Ilia =CMS exceeded euythines he had dreamed of. lie was the omet of a season." "And now—what is he now?" Miss Trevor looked down. "I don't hear of lien very often pow." she inhered!. "Ile wrote soneething that the critics did not care about -- they were dreadful* severe—and somehow his nanie melee almost for- gotten. They said that his work had lost all the dainty charm that had once distinguished it, that his later poetry has never equalled hie earlier work." "That is easy to understand." said the girl, with quiet scorn. "The world had not spoiled him then. HO was less selfish, his ideals less Ma- terial," "You would not have said that he was selfish had you known him," re- plied Miss Trevor, earnestly. "Tro was merely weak and carried away by success until he was false to what was best In him. That was all." Susie had other matters to attend to besides taking tea, with her dear friend Miss Trevor, so presently oho said good-bye and went on her way. Miss Trevor, left alone, cleared away the tea -things, took them out into her little kitcben, washed them up and put them away in the cup- board. and then, returning to the sitting -room, took up the morning puper, Winch she bad not yet looked at. Suddenly site gave n, little cry, and leaning ber head forward read with strained eyes the few lines that had caught her attention:— "We learnwith regret that Mr. Wilfrid Marclunont, whose poetic gifts attracted considerable attention some years back, is lying seriously III at his apartments, 5, 'Westover Street, Hampstead. Mr. Marchmont has not been before the public very much of late years, and we fear that he has fallen into poverty. That his popularity has declined is, we ven- ture to think, due in no satall mea- sure to himself. 1.lis later poetry has decidedly lost those qualities which first won him fame. But his public still exists—as se public must always exist for those who have good work to offer—and if Ma Marchmont has in his portfolio any- thing equal to his first published book of verso there is little doubt that both peeuniary and artistic success will be his once more." . The paper droPped from Miss Tre- vor's shaking hands and a mist came over her eyes. He was ill and in want, needing a woman's help, a wo- man's pity. Oh, why had he not sent for her? He might have known that,' though all his butterfly ac- quaintances had left him to die alone, she would be true. "What can I do?" she asked her- self, desperately. She got up from her their with a quick, impatient movement. "I cannot stay here," ,she said aloud; and yet she realize_d that: it was too late for anything to be done that night. 'Taking up his book, she fingered' it with loving hands that were even mere tender than usual in their. touch. She glanced at the' picturesque writing. Here, in this little book, was the best workhe had ever clbne. If only the eiorld possessed that! It would express its admiration, its de- light; wOuld perhaps give back to the forgotten sieger the fame and riches that it had once showered up- on him; all that he had lost would be within his grasp again. Then a thought' occurred to her. She could sell this book to a publish- er. It was a brilliant idea, but her heart grew cold at the thought of it, and her lips trembled, Tne bottle' which had been for her eyes alone had become so sacred to the lonely, deserted woman. She had felt that with thie gift, precious beyond all telling, there was a subtle link be- tween her and the man she had lov- ed—loved still. Could she part with it—could she give it up into alien hands? will Wile eneoying each other's Se- eable'. Itilien she had started up to let Snede in Miss Trevor had reverently placed that mall, black -bound hook on a tiny sheered: table, and new a hasty movement on her part over- balanced this fragile piece of furni- ture. and the book fell almost. at Susie's feet. Miss Trevor pounced upon it with a bright flush on ber face, and the girl looked et her with questioning eye. "Miss Trevor," she said, solemnly. "you've been in a sentheental mood this afternoon." ettliat ehould make you think that?" mated Lucy, with a question- ing timile. "Because X see you with that book.. Tere is some mystery about it. I suppose you think me Very inquisi- tive, but X would give worlds to know what is in that book. Trz way I am jealous of it; you tbink great deal more of it than you do of inc." "Nonsense, dear," said the other, but her pale, sweet face went crim- son once 3110re. "It was a present, given inc yetua ago by someone eared for." "X am sorry," said the girl quick- ly; she had detected the note of pain in the elder woman's voice. "It is all right," smiled Miss Tre- vor; "it—it happened long ago. Ile has forgotten me by this, but once 'we were very dear to each other; at least, he was to me." "And is still," said the girl to herself. "Ho was a poet," went on Miss Trevor, and her voice was a 'little tremulous. "We met in London when he was unknown. He used to tell me of his dreams of fame, used to read MO his poeins, before he found any other public to take in- terest in them. He called me his little sweetheart. I was only a girl then, little more than a child— and I took his words more serious- ly, perhaps, than they were intended. He had a very hard struggle—but he would say that the thought of me comforted him, that so long as he bad my syraoathy, my love—and I gave hila both—the world's coldness would not trouble him. "But one day fortune smiled on him. , A volume of verse attracted a great deal of attention, was praised • in all the important reviews, and, like Byron, he awoke to find him- self famous." "And then?" "Well, we seemed to drift apart, somehow. Be was made a' lot of in society, invited to the best houses as the chief guest. He—he became a little careless of old friends as his success increased, I did not see nalch of him, and when he visited us there was no more talk of love or of marriage—as there had once been. "My father 'lost all his money," she went on, after a pause, "and the hock of this killed him. My mo- ther died when I Was a child, so that I stood quite alone. I was left very 'badly provided for, and I had only such relatives as did not believe in the practice of holding out a helping hand to these in poor circumstances, "By-and-by things became a little easier. I found employment. Soon after: this I was one night walking through one of the fashionable squares in the West -end of London. It was late, but I had a headache, and thought that the cool summer air would reeeiefa ate. Outside one nothing but the love of a mate who has recognized his mistakes." She turned away to hide the glad tears that came into her eyes. Peer, faithful heart, it seemed too beauti- ful to he true. That he should care for her, have found her necessary to his happiness, his vserlit And whea next she came she read to him from a number of papers she had brought with her reviews upon his new book—published a week be- fore. There was ae dissentient voice. The critics' ead nothing but praise for it. The poet was raised AO0itt....the. • SAUCES FOlt PUDDINGS. kneaded stiff with flour in order be good is not altogether reliable. is much easier to work if =beta eoft riees quicker and is just as delicen as if Inaele the old way. Place end covered with gless tune ilferLpse.ree°encl3 ON%tellal keep plf 'ilonr a* col,19:ig t a Obicken loses much of its dellea flavor if pet on to cook in too mu water and allowed to boil furiou Orange: The juice and a little gra- lit should eirenter gently unti/ tete ted rhea of oue orange, one cup lstgran- e1 lateIseaxtevaPrtte4frontrt'eted sugar, atab1espeons butter iice;, r‘esitehodnotbeadi oeilenpen the pedestal of freana4orcorach. bliathe corn- ed uutl the last hour of cooking. wrichghadearnedyeabefre, starch Watertaondthseegoarae,n,adedjueineeoutgolewb:llein: If aPPles Wended for a fruit salad Water are pared with se silver knife and and then lost. The book promised 1* cop of linuid. e to be a flnaueial as well as an ar- lour Ude 1149 Pet late cold Water that has it elrOIV. tietie success, An impetus was give sugar mad cerastarelastir constant- orenwo of lemon juice in. it, they witV works, Fortune smiled. on him one ly over the Ai Are until t boils elear, not turn, dark, en tthe sale of his published then add butter and serve hot. Lard is myth nicer for pastry, and, o Clear Sauce; Boil together 'Iota Iincioed, for every purpose for widclt is rendered, lei marc. elver elver and thick one pint weter and it s used, it, when it en 1 get better, if it is God's one cup white sugar. Flator with is Mixed with suet in the proportleat i, . will that I do," he said to biniself winte wive or lemon pace, of one-third suet to two-thirds lardet in all hurnbleness of spirit, "I will Plain Sauce : Ore= le cope sugar l8uet cannot be rendered in waters., aelt tide faithful Wonian to share the and otie cup butter; Add two well 1 but should be placed in a dripping -4 rest of my life, and try to atone for beaten eggs end just before eervintg Pea and set in the oven to bake mite my past folly aed neglect," ,add enough boiling water to maim a iThe lard and suet stioulei then lite He did get better, and found that ttinek cream. Flavor weal alinones. put together before they are strain happiness which might have been his; Lemon t One tablespoon cornetareh, eel. years ago bad lie only, ay being erne ; tWe Selene elipe sugar, two table - to Lucy Trevor, been true to iota, ,speone butter, Juke and rind el a 'PIM OAHE OF OILCLOTH. self as well.—London Tit -Bits. leinekel, and a little grated nutmeg. MU and cook In a granite saucepan, adding slowly one pint beilieg Water FOR SURGICAL WOR:m. Coon until it thickens. Obocolate; Boil together one eel) Surgeons Are Interested in New tpugiieA'soleea lc.s'elet crm-my whited,iciire sugarar a pbrown Cinematograph. cup greeted cboeolete. Boil hard for The Fade correepondent of the ,20 minutes, stirring all the time London Daily 11,1031 says: ReMOVe from fire and add teaspoon Br. Doyen, the eminent French sur- vanida. Serve cold, geon, has invented an apparatus Almond: Drain off from canned which is likely to excite considerable fruit one cup of juice, odd to It half interest in the scientific world, The:cup each of water and sugar. Ieet 'When washing oilcloth, wieether toes the table or floor, use no soap if de- sirous of preeerving tee polish. Skims milk is serviseable, but milk rots rubber. Hot veseels, oniou juiee4 and eucli dzippiugs dieeolor light oil% cloth. Vath rnieh floor eliclos and linoletuns fell end spring,. to rejae veuate their alePeeranto Ana to len` gthen their days of use, Heave; Can' vas, painted, yellow mid spatted with elmeler colors, makes a durable and handsome kiteben or entry Carpet( NOW eaxiVa.1 absorbs much paint, novelty cenaIete of an ingenious ap- 'It COMO to a boll and add 8 table-lbet wen euteeem.‘ many common oil. Miami) by 111041401 wbich einemetta ePeons arrowroot, dieeelved in cold cloths, washes easily, and saves the graphic projections are thrown upon Neale), to thiehen It. Beniolie fro ta door and the good wife's neasel% the screen with the relief which ace Ildrieoppeededameotrosi.11 st. etiPiul Of duel"' a-heeever eiee Quo may economie% companies the objbet in nature, let it not. be in floor paint, Next De. Doyen, was good exayege to eo. Ilaisin Sauce: Mix together one to washing and hot weather cooking ceive me in his splendidly -equipped cupful each of raelatdes anti hot Wes scrubbing conies on tee list of witt institute in the Rue Pieclui, In a i ter; tbe juice and grated rind of a. ale° a cupful of eeeded rals- 4111ers• room, *11 the operating theatre WAS /Keen' InpG ru ---- s, ellaPped line. Cools tea minutee PIoirrss, f1Xed an ordinary cinematograph, and add a tablesoon of eiernstercb, when the inetrument was set in nee.metstened witha tang figs with sersors, instead then I saw Dr. Doyen aced two as- istants engaged in an operation tor ; spoons of butter. Cook until. i of cliOpping them in a tray In tht e , !oldefagliened way, is much eaeleri the l'elEl°1411 ef an ell(leminel cyst" l'crellAimlinea.pple Sauce: Beat well the The stieler, tough nature of the figs At first 1 remarked nothing un --- whites of two eggs, add pulserieel.meled chopping theta it long and 1431141, but when Dr. Doyen suld."Now sugar ant mealy. %Lea moo teasee!hard job. They van easily, and look through that," I took hold of spoons oe tiara sweet mem ere e ;quiel,l,y be cut Unto tirieet et i ieset liometidug which appeared to be 0 teacup of grated pineapple. Sere; 'Iwith a pair elf ecissors and a. great padlock, but which, on exaneinatiou, ewe, :saving ntesie hi time mid strength, I found to consist of two smell mill- 1 Nutzetee': MIX tegetter one teble-/The Naito of an eg", beaten to a circular aluminum plates, with some s-poon cornetareh and oue cup void4o,s111T froth ond mixed with the EgS, mechanism between, end it couple of water., Pour ener this One CUP of after they have been boiled into a apertures for the eyes. boiling water and place over the ; thick, smooth paste, with the addle As soon as 1 looked through this fire; ttir till It belle, then add ezee'tion of a ii; tie sugar, makes a teatet the Scene was charged. Instead of cup granulated sugar, a pinch el rand delitious filling for layer rake. the usual cinematograph picture, salt and half of it grated nutmeg. with everything on the same plane Shunter 20 minutes, then add two ' FOR TABLE DECORATION. 1 saw Dr. Doyen, in his operating -tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon blouse, standing in the foreground, Vali la. Strain and serve. vme (f water make a pretty cen his eltilful heeds manupulating sharp, Hard Sauce: Creaut omit cup but trepie e for the dieing table that wicked -looking instruments, his as- tee and 2 cups sugar; stir in gradual. sistant helping him on fine other ly ono glass wire, gritio nutme011 g will lazt ell winter. It will grew and thieve as well in water as In Side of the "subject," and another ton,and :eine on a flat dieh. The earth, and though it regal es light. doctor administering the chloroforin Jule° eml grated "nd or "10"" WaY Senehire is rot teceesary to its ens which kept, the patient unconscious of i be wed instead of V.1110, if latent.% so it ran be limb an vat the great crisis tbrough which he 'preferred. IOW sprigs ol wondering JeW in ng 0 - LAUNDRY HINTS. f you haxe giugham or calico dreeses that you DUI,: sal fade, dis- solve a bandful of coarse telt in a gallon of hot water, and put thei new garment in it. Leave it in the ne water until it is cold, then wash it arid you will usually find the colors set so that subsequent evrteldng r- not fade It. Always 1,012101,0 colored clothes from the line as soon as they are dry, for exposure to sun- sbine fees ttem. Thin. places in table linen and towels can be greatly strengthened by running Man thread back and forth through them to present the fabrie froin fraying out. The little dresses and aprons are easy to mend - if attended to at once, but if the garment is washed first, they often 7 come out horelessly torn. Before begiening the washing separ- ate the white clothes from the color- ed ones, cut, tot a bar of soap in a porcelain kettle and cover *with three Pints of boiling water. When it le dissolved, add four tablespoous of powdered borax, it it come to a boil and set it off of the stove. Your at last opened his gate and came clothes should be soaked the night lounging acroes the street Thele ee i bforethe washing is done.. Put ; Was an unoccupied rocking -chair m!the ash boiler on the stove with the veranda, and when my brr othe s lenough water to bell the clothes and offered it, to Lim he dropped irto i. • r it nano e, s if =skint; up hie mind about something, anti with a sigh of relief. He smoiced for a few moments, and said 'Nice morning. " 'Yes, very pleasant.' "'Shouldn't wonder if we had rain by-and-by. " 'Well, we could stand a little.' " 'This is a nice house you beet here.' " 'Yes, we rather likate" e 'How's your family ?' " 'Quite we'l and yours?' 'Oh, we're all very well.' "There was another impresive sil- ence, and finally Mark Twain crossed his •lege, blew a puff of smoke into the air, and in his lazy drawl -. re marked :-- " 'I suppoee yotere a little surpris- ed to see me over here so early. Fact is, I haven't been. so neighborly per- haps as I ought to be. We must mond that state of things. But this morning I came over because I thought you might be iaterested in knowing that your roof is on Sire. It struck me that it would be a good Vert if—' "But at the mention of fire the whole family rushed upstairs. Iliben wo had put the fire out and returned to the veranda, we were hardly sur- prised to find that the humorist hadn't waited." w "Pa," said little Jimmy, "I as very near getting to the head of the Glees to -day." "How teas that, dimmer?" "Why, it big Word came all the way down to me,. and if I coild only have spelt it I should have gone clear up." when it is hot, add half your soft soap, Stir well, then wring out the finest white clothes, put them the boiler and .scald twenty minutes. Drain them out of tho boiler into clear warm water, rub 'them well and rinse. Treat We other white clothes in tbe sante way. No rubbing is necessary exeept for the dirtiest pieces, for the borax cleanses them with very little ' work. Colored clothes are washed through two waters, but not boiled, and rinsed thoroughly. To make good clear starch, wet the lump starch with cold water, and stir until it is smooth, then pour boiling water over it and cook until it is clear. It will take about a quart of boiling water to every two tablespoons of starch. used. If it is too thick when' it cools, thin with clear water and add a little blueing. J. C. tabic lontinually. All that is need - ea le to lamp the vase eeell with water. NON-SINICABLE SHIPS, Successful Mxperiments Tried at Portsmouth. A. large party of experts journeyea to Southampton, England, receutly to inspect a new patent fitted on the Iiamburg-American liner Deutsch. land by an English lirm, by mean* of which it steamer can be rendered practically unsinkable. The method is one known as the Stone -Lloyd. ystem. and the demonstration took plate in perfect smoothness, and fide ly showed the value of the breention. All steamers are now -a -days divided into water -tight compartments by bulkheads, and for greater security passenger steamers of the first-clase are so divided into numerous eons. partments. For the purpose of work- ing the ship these bulkheads have to be pierced with openings for the pas. sage of officers, engineers, firemen , - and others, which openings are fitted With water -tight doors. There are twenty-four of these in the Deutsch,. land. At the approach of danget orders axe issued for all bulkheads to be closed, and if these orders ars carried out each compartment ix rendered individually water -tight and secure. On the other hand, should mishap occur suddenly or any othof cause prevent the closing of the bulle head doors the division of the ship( hull into water -tight compartment( is ineffective. The list of disastert arising from a failure to close the bulkhead openings is the measure at the importance of a system that rer- moves the possibility of failure. WORKS AUTOMATICALLY. By means of the Stone -Lloyd sys• tem all the water -tight doors in e ship can be closed in a few seconds( either individually or collectively, from the captain's bridge or any other convenient point, and should this precaution be neglected the en.. trance of water into any one or more compartnients would automatically close the bulkhead doors of those compartments. The system obviate, all risk of failure from any conceive able cause. A. warning bell sound before the door conalnences to dose cend. The door descends gradually( The violent method in ether system of allowing doors to fell by their own weight in order that 'the'impete us may be suffielent to crash ihrougl: obstacles in the path of the descend( ing door is entirely obviated, and the doors close at a regulated speed under peossure amply powerful te cut througa three or four feet oi coal. In the event Of it sudden mise hap—say a collision—the pincer in charge on the bridge by moving a, lever sounds warning bells through., out the ship, and at the same tinaq releases the action which sets all, the bulkhead doors in motion. Withe in a few seconds all are effectivelje closed. An automatic indicator fixe ed on the bridge shows the Rositioie JUST LITTLE THINGS. Prunes improve in flavor if cooked with one-fourth as many apricots.' Wash them in eaveral waters and Allow thena to soak over 'night in cold water. In the morning place them on tbe. back of the stove, add the sugar and allow them to sim- mer gently, never boil, under tender. Pudding sauce will never be lumpy if it is made backward, that is, mex the dry flour and sugar together, then add the boilieg water and, last- ly, the butter and flavoring. The wild flavor can be removed from. rabbits and water fowl by soaking them over night in sweet Nobody likes to eemove the eyes , . from a pineapple, but it can be done , A Peaces asks : "Oh where does in a Very short time if it ie the fleet beauty linger ?" We think that we mit in slices. The slices can then are beeaking no confidence when we be easily and quickly pared. reply that in these artistic times Bread is ready for the oven if, of every bulkhead door, so that thS it generally lingers on the toilet- when touched with the finger, the officer in charge can never be lie 1 table until the girl puts it on tvaae s dough wrings back, leaving no dentdoubt as to whether eel° or ail arc brush and a towder-puee t he old theory that brat must b� open or clod, -