HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1907-8-29, Page 6CURRNT TOPICS.
;Man Buoreighs, who nas written
. awritiat on animal Dianna during, the
' peat tam or Uwe° yoam, diaeliaaas tne
, • kl1h)1101, 410111 in the current ounaboruf
Tho Alloanic, It goer; without eaying
that he ecoweries mining aw the "naturo
• takeis," but if he does not malt tho
ultimata over \sheep reasoning Edelmhn.
they rnarvel mentor la he wild with on-
thusiann fn tho superior intelligence
of hunum bei»gs, ['Moms the couteun
Motion of nature falosra1iscalViell 111/11
10 have doubts.
--
thetinct, he says, is an lailwront, un-,
coneolous intollioonco, o faculty which
I' &instant in es oporatiora, oed,
though 1101 inerrant, is free from •the
voialiationa and failures (1 human roa-
eon It is analogous to that stinothiug
its tho okras whicia debtrinino their
forms, the color of their flowem, and
near 11111E'S and aimsous. Ina roturns iO
hot honor for all i11utniUnassorting
Iliad this animal in building its dam
"works as blindly, that Is an inovitatay
mid uneonselously-os free from Stun-
van/eliminative-as it des in flevelaping
ita chisel -like tooth or lis broad irowan
liko MIL" Again he says -that the so.
canted intelligence of the tower animals
is largely like that of the rills that find
their way to tint sea, cr of the seeds of
the Mantis that and their way to their
propee halatat.
What can he done by Melina Is truly
.wolerful. but quite as suggestive la
the stupidity of the creatures which have
no guide but instinct. Mr. Burrougns
ha a seen Mods dash alemSelVi1S agaillS1
W1fid.AVS 1:011r after hour, Menet there-
to by the re -Potion of their owa images,
whi•th they istgardowl cvithantly as riaala.
And limy Manny ditsisted "not bocauso
nay saw they wens Ilea dupes 3.1 liwir
own joalousy, bat frowil slater exhaus-
nem" alway other instanees are given :
cf the inability of animals to • oroteet
theinsolves by any me of a reasoning
rawer.
With man only Is adaptation a mat -
tor of thought nI calculation, and
nian'a wit (Winn from the wit of univer-
sal naluna in that it play:: 'mak tho
latter 1.11111 has u eortain mastery ovor
and works to partial and personal efols,
Bat over all owl metier all and throng!'
al) is ilio univorsal the con
!Me mind, raid Ma Burroughs mamma
Ilia thought unt.1 ho eaknowlialien that
he Is in dem waters and mato ;nor Ns.
bend. Ile is owilliV:1111,1, inwevor, thet
"the largo mavornents of bumanity aro
probably as timell the result 47,1 the ore
(Imam of natural law as lira ilas manta
Tint s of the animala." Man is Mani-
c -1 by nos olimato, tins geowaphy, tho
ram, the aoe; he does many things Tie•
eauns of Um Mallow:a of custom and
environmont. SIM Mr. Burrooohs will
no doubt /admit that the original nature
talon bloat the Londe valon he gave
limy tales for fens. If a boavor were
&mid 1.suiali a fent aa that it, too, could
live by its wits.
'Twinkle, twinkle, Mtn star," no one
wondersawlint you are, kr the netrono-
mers say you are not. Stars have gone
aut of fashion. They have, 110 aStrollo-
meal moaning ani ahoutil be omitted
from astronomical literature. The as-
tom:mere have arrived at the concop-
non that all the structure visible in the
roost powerful telescopes is made of
space, suns, planots, moons, nebulte,
"e, Meteors, and cosmic dust. Ev-
ery Mar viaiblo in the most penelrottng
tehascope b. a hot sun.- They are at all
degrees of laid, from dull red to the
most terrific while heat to which mat.
ter on be subject. Leaves in a forest
from Swalling bud to the "sere and yea
law" do not present snore stages of
evolution. A few swans have been weigh.
el and found to content less matter than
too own, some are fit equal mass, others
me from len lo twenty and thirty times
niore massivis, while n few are so ins.
mensely Tram niasaive that all hopes
and Stases of comparison fall. Every
au.n is in motion al great speed, due Lo
the attraction of all the others. They
go in every direrstion. Imagine the space
occupied by a swarm of bees to be maw
soiled so that the distance between each
and 111: noighbor should equal 100
miles. The inaoels would fly in every
possible allreetIon of their own volition.
Suns move in (Noy Conceivable dime -
Con, riot as they will but in abject sor-
t Made to gravitation. They must obey
the onintorceent three, end do so with
•raelhomalloal accuracy,
Tom -"Mamma, kt's move." atomism
.-aWlint kw, door?" Tom --"Oh, Pee
ticked -every boy in Ine street, and
there's no more tun to be had herel"
Doctor-"Madarn, your husband must
•'Mayo absolute 1.6Si." Madam-"Woll,
• doctor, he won't listen to tit-" Doc-
tor -"A very good boginnings madam-
-a very good beginning,"
A orroaponflont tells el a conversa-
• - lion he •overhord disclosing it domestic
-tragotly which hos not, hp to now, wa
into Pc paean. •Sead one of thp speak-
ers. "DM you hoar abenn that Mlle boy
in your road? He found his father's gun
lying abOul, poked the muzzle in the
baby's hiaks. and pulled hia trigger."
"How gh5nilly1 flow AWN], Same old
Siaina 1 enplane, NO, one knOw it was
loade(11" '"10 wasn't. Waded:" .
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"Look, hem, Cohen, there aro no two
nt: 1out it; you'll havo P1 roomy foe
another three, months. 1 shall be able to
pay roe every ponny as soon os Misa
;Troy and I are nunword,"
"Nly dour Mr. Poroy Wolf, that cook
1, too (ad. b, light may longer. A turitoy
etaffed with cluietnula Is an examtiout
4lainly, but you nowt 11..1 try 10 stuff
Inacia Vi kkw Is Wi'11 as I do itual,
you havo as much oilmen, of niurrying
your fallitar's ward a: you hum tif entor-
jrig ma Royal Family;
"What do ,you. mean?"
"Whia it Mos wino to toy ears that
Miss Noel (may i$ already engegeel to
he oujortel, and the luehy notate 'tome
is not Peas' Wolf."
(..tigitged 1 To whom?"
'Rumor lows iL that the happy man is
itryan
"Bryan Harvey 1"
nrliat is so, 1 understand that !Miss
nrey's miarilian gave his consent last
evening, and to, you see, any boy, your
nose is a bit out of joint, and 1110 lady's
fortunes will not be available to pay off
your littio dobts.."
"Dona make so awe of that, Cohan.
la- you Wok that 1 am going to stand
lia and see Bryan Ilarroy walk oil wills
priz dike that? No, no; I will sato my
lather to -night, and by hoolr or crook
1 will put a &pokes in that wheal."
"A liar wigs a smooth longue can ac -
&mynah much, but he haa to be careful.
Meanwhile there is that little matter of
15,000.
"Yotall have to renew, Cohen; you
arthw 1 1111.Ve not got the money."
"Yes, 1 know that you have not go0 the
money, but I do not liod tho fact very
consoling. 1 will give, you hventy-four
leans."
"You moan-" •
"I mean tlial, If I do not receives the
manety the moment it becomes duo 1
shall have no altornative but to seek an
interview with Mr. John WW1
"You -you would ruin inc
"It looks wary much as if the boot is
w-wri tho other leg. You havo floe thou-
sand of tho best out of me to spend on
your plausuras. and then •expect me to
gee what aritiefaction I con out of pro.
InIaas- No, my boy; I am not a philan-
thropist. -Whoa I lent you the money,
what occurity did 1 have? Simply a
mart1an-4a name on a bit of paper and a
litUa knowbadge. Shall 1 toll yon what
my Onowicage was? Ala you do not
answer,. I knew this -that pow father
was ran honorable man, and that Ise bad
faith00 his son. Ile looks upon you as
something ininiaoulate; Isis pride and
lru. • . itt
a '
their sinaitheily. What will he say when
1 go to lam and inform him that tho son
In whom he takes so mash joy is
spendthrift and a gambler, a mun who
will donsend to any meannese in order
that Ilia pursuit of pleasure may be un-
interrupte 1
"You wouldn't do it, Cohen. You
stolid ruin mer
liore, Mr. Percy Wolf. Do you
tient: I ;aura a. seap of my Magas who-
tiesr you are ruined or not? Do you
Mangum that I have got the same affec-
tion for you, as your doting parent?
Why, you are less to me than Lao fly
crawling up- One window -pane, and
will- moat you with as little regale fts
would plaice my thumb on Wet inaot."
"But what can 1 do, Colton 7"
"Well, if you are asking for my W-
ales 1 wilt give 10 to you. Go road tor -
rosy ilaa money from Bryan Harvey."
"What 1 Bryan Harvey ?"
"Take my advice or leave it. Harvey
is a fairly rich nutn, and with Miss
Gay's tortimo will be lather $1111, Yes.
I think he would lend you the money for
polar lathe's sake."
"Bryan Harvey 1"
"Weil, don't go repeating tho name
liko a parrot. You've got- just twenty:
four Maws, and as my Dane is valuuble
1 must tisk- you to clear out."
Although Isaac Cohort spoke with as
muoli cciatempt as he could throw into
lin voice, the 11151110 Was lost upon Percy
Tho monoydemletas suggestion
thin he should borrow the monoy from
lloyan Harvey had started a train of
thought that somod to present, a moos
of not only relieving Min of Ida financial
troubles, hut ridding him ono and for
all of n dangerous rival for the hand of
Naira (Trey.
After pondering deeply for a few ma -
monis. he jumped Into a hansom and
was firivon to Bryan Harvey's moms,
whero lie was fortairlate enough to find
that gentlemen at home.
"Halloo, Percy, I am glad you have
cane]; I was just. going to look you up
03 1 did not see you at boom last night."
"AM you called upon tho guv'noit,
then?'
"I did, and he made Inc one of the
happiot men alive by giving his con -
:amt. to my marriage svith Mf00 Grey."
al congratulate you, Bryan, with all
my heart. Nora is a charming girt, and
1 hope you will both bo very. happy."
"l'hanks, Percy; I ens qOlttc sura wo
shall be. 1310 you are not looking up
to moth."
"Won,. to t•ell you the truth, Bryan, I.
arra very much worried, I W8a juet soon -
&ring if you could help me out of
Isola"
- "You know I'll do anything I onn for
you. old boy. What's ilia thotible?"
"Wadi, I've boon making an ass of /lay-
man by alai/Ming on the Stock Earth/Ingo,
and IM vpry much in svant 01 111(1)0 to
eta my losers and quit. Of course 1 shall
have to tell tim ginanor haler on, hut he
hos such a horror of spoctairdion that 1
(lona want to upact, him before ho goes
tot his holiday, and 1 thought perluips
if you couid lend 10 to me for a couple
of weeks I---"
"Of course, old boy; you can hove it,
with pktrasura,"
"Gan a waannnaany
'Certainly, lf it 153so urgont. I can gee
IL for you in ten minut•ea."
"You aro n. good chap, Bryan. It
woulei be a roller to hov11 it at once;
y011 -.V0 110 ichta how this thing has boon
tvorrying 1110,"
"Oh, ihitt's all right, You anowe 'your.
xoll here until I conic back; 1 sha'ret be
Bryn llartroy•pulon life hot and wont
•out„ Aa soon as he hod gone Percy..
Inking it ebeet or hooded note-papor, ba-
gful to write one minita in a very halal/l-
oan and painstoking 1101 111 ontinth
on this operlition for i -V0 111111111e$,
and then looltednat Gte alent
dIiitleitP-
Nil bad, I think; /1 gels heUer ever:,
time. i (.1,11t think the old nein could
aelp oecooniaing his own signature,"
11' erut»pleit tho sheet in his hand,
11111 thttdeliberatoly smootheil it 0111
again toad placed il itt 111$ pOtlie1.1.00
jliSt 110 Bryan Harem returned.
"Thetas you aro, Percy; you will (Mit
ion 110o hundreds. (hove, nod if you will
Mica 111y 1111Vi0/. you still fight slot
A1'0.'1110110113 ill 1110 future, nape:Mils-
you know how 10 will 11114
0l10 01-
111,11 whim he lenis out."
"I'm awfully obliged to you. Boyars,
ond 1 ilon't think I'm likely to be such
a fool again, Otto billon, twee: ally.'
"That's all right, theni I'm in 110 inn
mediate loopy for its return, so you
marsha'i worry want fatlwr just ael,"
"Thanks, old (Map. Shall we see you
tomight?"
"Nalannig1/1, 3 thlnk-bet I hopcw to
run down to -morrow, 1 shathat lxable
It stay 1'10111 Nopa long, you know, I'm
afraid have too muoll of me until
we are married."
The Mat thing W011 (111 015 'olivine
Biros wais to go to the Bonk of Eng-
lond, and endorsing the milts in a ftsign-
ed hand with a lulao name and fiddroso
eltaeli.ati them changod into filly of LIOlI
cti
"Thorn stem anybody from Mooing
Dryarna notes direct. to Cohen; tbe prew-
mutton is uonecessary, perhaps but it's
Let to Le on A
the safe sick. ild now
r1go Bud settle with the low.
Isaac Cohen received payment of Ins
loam with a self-satisfied smile.
"So you took my advice, eh? Ah!
• there ie no one so easy to borrow money
from as a love-siok lastits, especially if
you can strike him while the inooney
fit Is on him. And when's nie,wedding,
eh?'
"You mind your Own 111.10111000 arld
11, attend a-, mine."
"AM -cheeky, oh? It was whine and
snivel an hour ago; but don't Le rude
to Inane, my boy; you might waint him
again soon. and 'sane can laca very lowly
when he likes. 3 paver forgive an en-
emy, and I never forget a friend,"
"Thanks for the infornantion, but as
I am hardly likely to want, you again
it is superfluous., I shall be a rich man
in a week or Inc. so put that in your
pipe and smoke it."
As he left the office and closed the
door with a gictous bang, Isaac Cohen
went to the window and looked trier
his itelrenttng thorn.
"AM told what did he mean lay that?
A rich malt in a week or two! That m-
inas la his moratiago with Miss Grey,
I suppoae; and, 11 11 does, 1101100113 that
Pc isgoing to do Bryan. Ilarvey a bad
turn. It Is but a few years no that
Payan Harvey held out a helping hand
to me when I was practically starving;
and. as I told Mr, Wolf, I never forget
a friend. I will koep my eyes open and
lind out what nefarious scheme Ile Ilas
on foot."
Ills business completed to his own
satisfaction, Pony \Volt took the train
kr Maidenhead. All the \veek he 01110
supposed to be in London .stualyIng for
tho Bar, but Fraley night to 'Monthly was
always spent at his father's house.
Ho spent the journey in perfecting
scheme which had for Its purpose the
estranging of Nora Grey and Bryan
Harvey, nodes mon as he reached home
he sought his father.
"aantll, Perry, IllY boy, back again ab-
ler your lahora?"
"Yes, fanny; but Is it true what I
heard in town, that you have given your
conaord to Nora morrying Bryan Har -
"Quito true, my bon; it was alssays a
hrpe with me that Nora NVOU1d become
my daughter-in-law, but you seem to
have thought more of your studies than
lovesnaking,
"It <too not follow that because I am
anxious to get on in my poofession. 1
1.10 not cherish a rogard for Nora I
have always been aware of yoult wishes,
ond I at least expected that you would
safeguard nay chances during nair eb-
sence."
"My dear boy, 1 nover dreamt that
you had any serious intoritiona regard.
ing N•11.11. • 'You always seornod so anxt-
ou0 to gel hack to London and your
books that a had erased to hope that
you would conlomplato marriage. 1
non very sorry indeed, Percy, but it
can't be helped now."
"But what do you know about, Bryan
Harvey, sir, beyond the fact Mot he as
suppost(1 to be rich? flow do you know
where this mono) comos from?"
"What do yclu mean, Percy?"
"I mean that, although lie moves in
good sexton/ and is supposodly rIela, 110
one knows anything about him, and
Many hints am current to his discredit,
I would not say anything about this,
bat when I hoard that ho was engaged
In Nora I called ot his rooms, Unfor-
tunately Inc was out, and es I sat down
at his seeretaire to leave him a note 1
thund 01.115 piece ot paper crumpled up
in a corner. Ile Dooms to have anin-
teresting wey of amusing himself."
"Why, bless me, what is this? 10 13
coverod with copies of my signature,
rind very good imitations too. What
does it mean?"
"1 0111110! say; sir; het It appears to
1110 mat a man 55)10 gores madmen of
such proficiency in copying other peo-
plea: signatures is a limn to bowitre of."
"This Is a very sorious accusation you
aro making."
"No, sir; I am looking no accitsotion,
I have no proof of anything, but 1
thought it would be better to show you
what I had found."
"Quite right, Percy; but I nmst nak
Y00 to say nothing of this to Norm I
will )(coo this planer mid think over
svhal, I shall do in the mailer. I shall
probably not. sco Bryon until Tuosday,
ns 1 11111 gelng to Tunbridge Wells to-
morrow to 5e0 111101.11 some properly
air buying there."
When Perey returned to town on
Monday morning nryan accompanied
limn rind just as they wore parting
is; my produced Ms wicket -book.
"1 haven't had 'much opportunity of
11111<ing to you before, (ild Chap, but I
toki the gov'rear rill about lay lilIle af-
fair 011 Friday, and 410 gavo me a cheque
for a5,000. 1111 nwfully obliged to you
Ilwo loan of it, Of course, 1 akin%
tall the dad onythirg 0110111 you, so as
it is payable 10 bonror it would be de-
tOnt of you if you'd cash 11 yourself in -
Wolf sot down at the Becrelaire and, Stead of poying it into your account,
eourso 1 will clo that, with pica.
atim, and I Oita stay bow pleased I an;
1 est to get these things over 111101 done
that you told your fatter, It's always
with,"
Winan Bryan ilaaaeY ParaY• Wolf
ho wont 1:(1 111 1,111110 and touched tho
ethque, anal after paying the proOeds
into his own amount he dismissed tho
matter trona 1111, 11111111.
al 'too Mao days litter, howover, be
haul 0 voity de:agreeable ramindor f
tho Wm/auction. A telograin was done.
oi ed 11 1110 roorns, e311111,111/110 1111 urgent
inosango irons hlo. Wolf 5 --
"(loom to net 0011110111 rathay."
With much wowelevinent, as to what
the sainanons /night, mon, ho alerte11
elf air hinidenhoad vsilhout teeny. In
Lim library sat alr. Wolf.
"1 have sent for you, Mr. llorvey, lo
mention you upon a very unpleasant
manor, I drow a cheque upon nay bank-
ing amount 00 Tat.Sday for 11e,000, and,
11)1V0 been ample
(f1101n.d.:th
Is meet it, I was inforroed Mot
(mir; w i111)account lay material
thowand pounds. Upon making Moans -
los, I found that last Monday you p
:tj100-
1110(1 and costae(' 11115 cheque for 455,
0 -
"That is so, sir."'
"And may I usk how you 101110 11110
possession of a cheque bearing a for -
goy of my signature'?"
"A forgory! impossiblel"
" But nevertheless true. 1 await your
ex plane LiOrt."
"I3u1 1 received the chequo from your
S011.
careful. Mr. Harvey, be very carc-
fen. Percy is in the house.'"
'aeon let lahn come here, and 100 will
amnia the truth of what 1 say."
Mr. Wolf moo from Iles table. and
touching a bell, asked the servant to
511111411011 Percy. Ile came in with an
Insolent air, but did not glance at
Bryan.
"I have aseed Mr. Harvey to explain
how Ise came to cash this clwque, Pettey,
and be informs Me that ho received It
from you."
"From mo? What nonsense 1 Why
should I give bins a cheque for £5,000?"
"What?" shouted Jimmy. "Do you
moan to say that you did not conto to
me last Friday and borrow 415,000 from
ma to cover your Stock Excliange
loeses?"
"I do not unaleastand you. I have
never bad any transactions with the
Slack Exohange, and if I had boon So
unfortunate 1 could havo obtained the
inaney from rny father."
"That is quite true, Percy," said Mr.
'MAL
"AM to understand," asked llorvey,
"tilat you deny giving me this cheque
on Monday loan?"
"Most &elatedly I do; and if you think
that by making such a statement you
can fasten your guilt opon me, you 010
ruakirtg a vety great mistake. I think,
sir, that we need not prolong this in-
terview.With the evidence that I found
on Mr. Harvey's secretaire when 1 called
upon- him last Friday, 1 think we can
13 poetty accurate guess as to the
guilty party.'
"Mr, Harvey, this is a very painful
molter, and I (Mule it best to speak
ninthly. When my son visited your
&soma last week he found this sheet of
y011r notepaper covered with imiMtions
of any signature. In addition to this
evidences, Isa informs ane that during
your stay hem last week -end he SAW yob
in this room when you were in the act
of closing tho drawer wherein I keep my
-choque-book,"
"And -pot believe your son?",
"I hone always found Porey an honor-
able man."
"Then all 1 on say is, Mr.. Wolf, that
Pc has told you a Ussuo of lies, and 1
can only marvel how ho oan stand Pe-
lotas mo and repeat thorn. 1 Imova no-
thing of tho paper with your signatures
won, I reef/Mod the cheque from sour son
iu repayment of money 1 lent. aim, and
he TleVer 51150 1110 tampering with any
drawer in Ilia roam."
"My son has always told me thO
Muth."
"Then give me favonty.four hours, mid
I will plum his stay -a tisaue of false-
hoods,'
• "Mr, limey, the evidence against yon
is so strong tbat I must hollows my son,
hot for NOra'S Sak0 I am loath to lake
cloy action against you; vatber than
clause her pain I will lose tho money. I
can only say that .you mr
ust never sco o
speak to her ;mann."
"Mr. Wolf, this is too serious a mat -
ler to be so lightly diamissed. I do not
know what, your son's object is in mak-
ing thoso accusations against ono, but
do know that I will not accopt, your rul-
ing angarding hliss Grey, and that I will
he hore tomorrow evening with proof ot
my innocence."
Mr. Wolf threw tho forged cheque in-
to the &ewer and turned the key.
"Another interview would bo usoloss.
I shall tell tho servants not to admit
you. Go I"
Without another word or look Bryan
Harvey tuned and loft lho house.
It 00110 metutly ten o'clock on the fol-
lowing .avening. Boylan Harvey had not,
pot in his promised ;meow/ince, and
John Wolf had just flnishod his painful
iask ot breaking the 110555 to Nora Grey
that her lover wns 01. forger and a thief.
Ho had expocted an outburst of toes,
but to Ids surprise sho was quite calnl.
"My dear guardian, you dona
Boyen as 1 do, Your evidence 11103' be
convincing to you, but I should want
tho •evidonoe of my own eyes bofore-
svOuld believe him wanly of a dishon-
orate° act,"
They were conversing in the drawing -
room, and as she 4,:tpolco (lam camo
coy from the library oo tho other side of
the 5011, folnovaxi by the thud of a hoary
body. Whon thoy esealsod into Me 10001
15 strango sight /not their gfthe. The light
was lull on, tho 11111155 whitlows 'Welt
Oren, and a.- dower in Mr. Wolae secria
tatty was CM Oho g1011.11d, (111d lying Iwo-
sido It woe the inonstible horm of Drytm.
"Not much doubt about this ovidenco,
Norn," maid Mr. Wolf; "the guilty man
14i-sre bads to steal the Proofs 01 )110
Nora Nona on her knees raising her
loam's head.
"But who tins dont/ this? Sonsono hos
struck him down."
"I'm got the seourelpein
17110Y Willed. 10Ward tile wirelow, and
the llamas cif Isaac Cohost opearod, (Tow
ping after him tho -struggling Torn or
'entity Wolf,
"Whet 1 You here, Porafty 'I What, (loos
Una mean 1"
"It means, sir, 1111111 your son is 1 clo.
Sair councbr0t but not eleeee enough.
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MANY WAYS '10 PlIEPABE FOOD.
'Whites ITruit Cake.- Ono cup of sugar,
one -holt cup of butler, creamod ; Mid
yolks of Iwo eggs mat boat lit woll
1111.8 1; add oneslialf mg) of milk, Sin
into this two cups of flour, Into which
Iwo teaspoons, of tanking 11051,1er 111.150
"Well Slirrrd, Wilell otil 1 mised brat
with no oven slooloa so Mat air gets lath
it to mulao it light ; Lehi hoiden whitas of
Ilio two oggs, one -holt map of raisins, and
ltl'-IIttbI 41111) walnut meats, Bako 111
11151(1 11)1,
Ico Cream in Flowor Pols.-Procure
sufliciont earthen ilosent pots of the
alialtost size; \WW1 alld 11110 with waxed
; 1111 with ko C1'011111 and spoinklo
too Ip NY1111 gralod chocolate, to reeemble
dirt. Place a nasturtium blossom or other
flower in centre mul aeovo at moo.
Sugar Cooldem-To two cups sugar add
two eggs, ono cup bunco, thoce-quarters
cup of sour milk, ono teaspoonful of
soda, caul nutmeg to tasks. Cream, but-
ter, sugar Rod eggs. Add the rest of In.
gredionts and what, flour 15 necmsary to
:all cooklea out. In worm weather use a
110111 t1cl lo oover the moulding board
and thoy can be rolled softer without
sticking,
"Fast Day" Soup. -Pare and slice six
encumbers; cut fine six 'warts of let -
too heads; tWO 01110110 and a Milt-
thwen sprigs of fresh -mint or portion if
preferred. Add a quoit of goon pone
and half a pound of sweei butter, cut into
six parts and won dredge with flows
Seaeon with salt and pinch of cayenne
pepper and boil kw one and one-bulf
hems. Color with teacup full of pounded
spinach juice before:serving, When hey
stoves Is mod boil ton Intandcs 010 sung°
and six houts In hay slovo.
Economical Angels' Cake -Save a little
of the whith or each egg used during tho
week, Keep in covered dish in refrigera-
tor until there is a cupful. Use in pro-
portion of ono cup whites or eggs, ono
cup granulated sugar, ono cop flour,
one-quarter teaspoonful of sal), and one
teaspoonful each of cream tartar and
Angel's Food Cakc.-Put two heaping
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, into a cup.
Fir the remainder of the cup with flour.
Add one -hall teaspoonful of coons of
tartar and one-half teaspoonful of bak-
ing powder. Mix an of this thorougbly
with eme and ono -hall cups sugar 111111
SUL seven fleas. 13oat whites of twelve
egs to a sliff froth onci gradually sift in
the dry ingredients. Flavor with vanilla.
Brownina 'Delight Calee.-To ono and
one -hair cams of sugar wiel one cup of
butter, one-half cup 01 1511110, two cups of
flour, two level teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, whilcs of five eggs, well beaten.
Balm in four -layers. Boil roosting of four
cups of sugar and one cup of hot water.
Pour OVer h001.011 whites of foor eggs.
Divkle 11110 four parts. Filling for each;
111 Ono c000anut, grated lino; pulp of
one orange, rubbed through a sieve; (21
one/ op of hickory nut op English wal-
nut meats, ono cup of choppod raisins,
one tablespoonful of grated chocolate;
(a) ono cup of chopped almonds and ono
cup of chopped citron. Use smooth white
frosting for the top.
Roast 13e01 Without Wator.-Fry each
side of roast brown in a littlo butter to
close pones. Add a handful of suet rind
roast in a hot oven. Thc pash
n. ould not,
bo 11111011 larger lima roast. In this man.
nor a roast of four pounds will bo done
in about twenty to twonty.fim minutes,
according to how rare it is wanted.
When moored from 05011 allow therm -51
ti»annoin in the grease until a. little cool
nod it will Pc deliciously juicy, but not
1nncoo
il gircer I
Ucing.-To ono and a quar-
ter cups of confectionevy sugar add one-
half cup of unsanod butlor ; bent to a
cream ; then add two tablespoonfuls of
cocoa; two lublospoonfuls of steong
wino and one tablespoonful of vanilla.
Surprise-Salm:I.-Take out the inslde
of a large 1 ed tomato and in the cup thus
formed placo a hard boned egg with
shell removed. •Cover with a. Crealll
.511141d Massing and servo on a lettuo
FilIed CUcuml/cm.-Select, largo cu-
cumbers, tither green oo yellow, the
Inner overawe]; pose, being suoo first to
cut oft the blossom end or 111 peenng the
cucumber will become hitter.; •cut in
halves lengthwise; camfolly swop out
seods with a toaspoon; boil in salted
water, to which throe tablespoonfuls of
vintner Imo been addml, for one min-
ute; lotto out and plunge 11110 COW 510 -
tell, dry with a clam cloth ma 1111 with
tho following : One-half pound of finely
chopped veal, one and a half tablespoon-
fuls of Minor, handful of 5°a -or' white
bread, two eggs, whiles boaten stiff and
add 1os04 ault and poppet. to taste. When
lining space must be allowed for rais-
ing. Bind cnrefully with cotto.n cord
place sale by side in water, hall cover-
ing; odd tablespoonful et butter, 0100
hall teaspoonful of beef oxitaeli salt and
popper to taste; simmer slowly fax one
and one-half hours or throe to four hours
in flocticas cooker. When ready for serv-
ing !laic -ken gravy with corn Mooch.
HINTS FOR HOME COOKS.
To Amid Sloping Soup. -Put The
soup bone and vegolablos in a cloth bag
fly tracing 1110 11 0105 Whiell Alt. ihir1T3'
gove your son to (Sao Bank of. England,
istr Ilnrvay was (IWO 10 bract'', "no imitS
he got in e.achange to nte, And thus prove
thnt 30151 son borrowed 05,0110 to pay 011
'my loan. Ilo repaid air. Harvey wills
forged cheque, and then Winograd his
twortfautlov with 1110 foimory in maks to
lneak oft liro ormagoinent with ialiss &my,
whoso forluno Inc ooyols for Mineola Ile
round out that tho game W00 1111, 011d
morel Up bore, whore- WO f01.111d 11.1111
donvoring to obtain the fooged thoque,
tia aivuelt htr. Ilarvoy down, but he
rearmed without 1110."
this true, Porcyr' asked Mr,
Volt.
"Woll, Mime t'm folincl out I SuppOse
ft will savo tremble if 1 contras."
Tim okl wain Monett and \walked to tho
drew with bowod and.. "You havo bro-
1011 MY 11111111," wawa nli ha anal. •
Bryon oponed hts pyos 01101 lookoal uo
al Nora. "I -I'm no1 guilly, dr 01111"
"T n-avor doublorl ,yoriaa also answered,
--London T11-11113.
11 SEM bag anawnra 1li Inirnosa-and
!I, will save straining.
Sane Thno 111 IC11all0/1,- filla wiro
101. hanging up suoli aoliolos as rolling
yOns, chopping Maine..., potitto mashers,
land pastry boards, The solo() loop Is poia
Melly clean.
T1111111/ G1e110e0 Griddie.-Cu1 a small
Odle turnip ill half and ruli lho goldaut
with it, 11 causee no sothae, ,siniel, or
taste, and will no found hetet than
goose,
Pantry Sholvoe.- lett at fowv extra lay.
ma of papor on Ilwu aholvei, sa that when
ono Dominos sone( 10 Vasay ran Ire re.
111,oc
0Vl1d i1101.1 (
1V111:im0s
gl,14cleailin%diruiilrcJar0.l(1)1. 11.
To
111
elseeso smoothly 1111/1 without breaking,
fidd tissue or pronto Tamer over tho
liswifo 11101.10,
To Seel Jelly Jans.---For a good substa
lute for putaflin in sealing jars use pinin
writing papor dipped In sloong brandy
and placed 00 lop 01 1110 jelly i11 tho aamo
w'aryinsatsatit)eaor-l'-illitialsilo a plecto of sliff Irmo
papor acmes Mb bolo, by 'amis. Of 6ffili
Weill' paste, Pour hut water into ilea
pun and allow to Mood awhile. No
mount of scoaping NV111 1M1110V0 it. The
pan 0811 he W11011.0d. 10 1100 00 cold wakto.
To Gook Lord Calm -Have th5, ovon
hot when f he cake is put ha; then turn
out the buit»eos milli the cake is rlson lo
top of pan. Relight burners and you
will [Ind at bountiful light cake, This re-
cipe Is for gas oat goolino stoves.
To Drain Greens. -Take a e0111:50 While
twine noel with a eoaren crochet hook
mako a loose, single crochet strip, nine
Inches wide and Woos -quarters of a yard
tong. Double it, sew tho two ends to-
gether, and at the top run 111 a draw-
string of tape, making a bag. Put In
your goons or cabonge to boil alld 110
up the drawstring. It then can be lifted
from tho kettle mid drained easily with-
out inking the limo to dip out.
Weights and Measurm.-About sixty
drops of any thin Ilquid will 1111 a com-
mon sized tonspoon; four tablespoons or
one-half gill will fill a wineglass; four
wineglasses will 1111 a hatapint rnoasure,
a common tumbler, or a largo coffee cup,
Ten eggs weigh ono pound. A. table-
sPOon of salt, weighs one 0111100.
°oggElcilupElglaglidCyl,IP11.1-1(eWorf youpo0uplialianvegonit01
ring, dtai
gc sotillyogheegeup
egg it, arid the result
st
Leak in leo \Valor Pan. -When no
means of soldering it is 011 11111101 chew a,
stick of ,gurn and put, on outside of pun.
IL will last for weeks.
Homo Made Soap. -Put ono on of iyo
or potash in 0110 quart' of cold water,
When cool add six pounds of clean
grease, stirring continually for ten or
Mon minutes, Liam pour into a box or
pals to cool. When the soap 1)00011100 11
little stiff cut it into bars. Tho next, day
remove 10 110111 the box or pan and placo
on a shelf to doy. This soap is so white
n2igpopsuesre. that 10 Is used often for toilet
i
Kitchon Work Saver. -Spread a flows -
paper under the burners of Ilia gas
stove. It will calca everything that boils
over and save a groat deal of cleaning
and fiord work.
To Keep Meat Without Ice.-Whoen
buying meat to be kept over night, with-
out ice, have tho butcher wrap 11 111 throo
thicknesses of while Opel". Put 1111110
11 COVered &Si/ unwrapped. You will
1111f1 it cold and fresh the next, day.
To Whip Citeam Easily.-Whon the
whito of a fresh egg is beaten to a froth
soul added lo the cream., it will whip
much more quickly and easily.
To Heat atilk.-Put the nnlk in 40 small
tin can, such as an empty cocoa can, and
placo it ill 11 basin of hot water. alcove
it rapidly around, and in n Sh01'1, time tho
nink will bo War/11 enough. Whell 0110
NIS a gas or a gasolluo stove 11 would
be bettor to beat water over the blaze
than to put, milk directly over fire, synere
iL is apt to hail and hecomo unfit for
baby's stomach.
To Savo Steps. -Cover tho wall above
that kitchen tablo for a height of twenty
inches with oil cloth or something easily
cleaned. Fasten this by nailing to the
top edge a strip of soft wood about an
Inch thick. F111 with small nails or hooks
and use for cooking spoons, loons, egg
beaters, and such email ortieles as arc in
constant. uo in iho kitchen. About
eighteen -inches above place a long shelf,
Ilia under side having large books for
small buckets, measuring cups, pitchers,
tea and coffee pots, o11 anything which
moy be hong up out or tho \'.V, Method
of keeping Um table i•n disorder. Tile
tor, ol tho alielt, covered with
holds labelled cans or boxes, containing
(weals, tea, offeo, washing powder,
aalt, or any of the thousand and one
things in &any use. By such an arrange-
ment much time and onettgy is saved, as
everything necessary is within mach and
does away -with walking back and forth
the pantry.
STARS AND MARRIAGE MART.
Astrologers Could Settle Lovers' Future
Happiness.
Astrology is not to be notated lightly,
say those who believe in it, and the aw-
ns-401;er puts forward with due dignity
awl seriousnoes some striking claims as
la the part his systein of planetary prow
nostics can play inoreaatng the sten
of human happiness.
The Astrologer refuses tio bo shaken in
1115 eitsv of ihe dim results of marriago
betwoen horoscopfcally antagonistic por-
suC:Al:'stiscusbassieecitLitmloccetleral;s117logeri sounded on
Wa$ emphatic in
fas VIM, that, once the honoscopos of two
eoung pooplo have. beers definitely
worked out rand fOltrid antagonistic,
lumpiness cannot bo expected born their
""Iffrh
"two people," he said, "no matter
bow murk they thine thoy levo Ono))
cantor, havo opposing Charaeler0, want, of
harmony is bound to follow,
An intere.sling viow of tho planetary
problem5 of marolago is Mat of Mr. T,
Buntaina of Southport, Eng. "I think,
in writes, "this mattor of marriage bY
astrology should be siftod lo the bot-
tom. 10 abroad be dotorminOd Mice for
all whether them Is any truth in those
assertions of astrological influonces."
Tho lotto, goes on to maggot that tho
Sloth shoold Intervone 10 dotormino by
mons at a commie:firm - wholly), 1110
callus of astrology 01,0 trim or 1150. 10
ricasa not. soens Moly, bowcwar, 111111 such
an Motility will be undertaken,
Mr, Etch --"1 suppneo 3011 find that a
1,nby bright -eta lip the luolse?" Mr.
lionodiet,--"YeaT Wb burn nearly twice
the ges WO 118ed tol"
A WOMAN BLACKSMITH
1AS SHOD An MANY AS TWENTY
lItMISES IN ONE DAY.
She is a WittoWi 111111 ASSISIed 1111' Hue.
band in Cho Illacksinith's
Slum,
Mem Sarah Alin Hughes, of Akron,
Ohio, ie said 14 be the only woman
haleICS1111111 111 Alllerletl, 111111 prallhiy itt
1110 world, She I 0 woman of thrly, a
widow, stalwart, and possessed of ideti-
1.1:ne(jc! rT15.eTtel d104A-111c<8;ohnluninY celittgdiebalelo"iloualnlp.t.•
Mrs. Hughos to change Iwo lonely stute,,
tut to all she has turned a deaf ear.
I4he hos been married .onee, she says,
and that ahould he suMelent to eatisfy
any ordinary woman -any nay, 10 is,
quite enough for her. From theao re -
1:101•115, however, it 1111181 1101 be sup-
posed that Mr. Hughos had failed in
any way to 10010 lip 10 his WifetS SLand-
ard of anamly perfection.
The writer obtained a few particulars
regarding Iwo curious piefesslon from
Isim. Hughes herself, and the retelling
of these may not, perhaps, be without
interest. It appears that Mrs. Hughes
kw years nssisted her husbaml In (no
blacksmith's shop. and less Ulan two
years after their marriago elle could
shoe a horse as neatly and deftly a0.
could her skilful spouse. In fact, on
many mansions when fier husband was.
unwell Mrs, Hughes would
TAKE CHARGE OF 70115 SHOP
rind shoe any nonees . that might be.
brought to the smithy.
"I soon got a name for good work,"
writes the lady blacksmith, "ana many
farmers who had -tested my shoeing
-
ability would bring their horses and in-
sist that I performed the job. My hus-
band- was pleased al my success, and
often I have ShOd len and twolve -horses
in a day. On one occasion I shod !woo-
ly, but this sons leo mueh, even 100 1110,
and 1 was laid up afterwamds.
"When my husband died peoplo.
thought, I would shot up the smithy or
sell 11, hut I did neither. I latia been
successful in nay hushand'a ilPlimo 110
the vsorlc, and I argued that when I had
a business all ready to my hand It would
be wicked to throw it away. So I de-
termined to keep 10 on. I 10115 well
known, and knew I should not stiffer
frern lack of custom. To -day I have one
ol the best blacksmiths' shops in Amori-
ca, and I make more money at it than
I could at anything else,
"The only ones I have in the shop to,
nasist me," contimws Mrs, lloghes, "are
my son, a boy of fourteen, \vho is learn -
tip all 1 can teach hini, and a man who
W0S 00510111111, 10 711y hie husband. Tine
man I sometimes allow to she
WHEN BUStNESS IS HEAVY.
but as a rule I do all the professional
work Myself. Some lime ago wo wero
afraid 1hil Me truthless horseshoe' was
coming in, but I haven't heard anythIng
abont it lately, so I guess it sons only
a scare. 11 IL ever should coma in,.
though, I am afraid 11 Would bo a bad
thing for smithies.'
"I have always been fond of horses,
and the animals seem to Isave more oa-
f -Memo in m -e limn in a man. The ()Moo
day a farmer brought ma 13 Very Mitt -
ash horse that very tew people UMW
handle, He had cast two shoes, mid
every blacksmith he had been taken 10
hod Mused to re -shoo hing He was
'woman into the shop rearing and kick-
ing, his bloodshot eye showing a fleck
of white which clorly denoted the slate
or his temper. in spite of his excite -
merit, however, I look him from the
farmer, tied him to a cross beam, nntl
proceeded to quieten hina Five minutes
later Inc was fis gentle and docile as a
country doctor's cob, and during tho
whole limo 1 was shoeing him he' never
mood an inoli from where ihe was
standing. 'The farmer Ms • 10St in
ainazement end, declared that he
woulda have believed it had he not seen
it, with his own eyes.
"But I hove always a soothing influ-
ence with horses.
I LOVE THEM, AND THEY KNOW IT.
A .horse shod here always knows ma
when he roluros. The .other clay a
horse that I had shod many times gam
P1001) to have his shoes fixed. AA tlie
time I Impooned to be at my lunch, ,and,
as the owner of the animal was in a
hurry, my 111011 proceeded to do the
work. Would that horse let hlm com-
mence? Not much. He kicked and
roared. and even tried to bite the black -
militia The horse's master declared that
he couldn't understand it, as the animal
was uhually ono of Ilse mildest. My
man suggested that possibly he \visited
the 'inissus' to perform tho operation,
and caned me, The horse was a, fav-
orite of mine and when he saw .= he
gave a doliglcited sleigh of welcome. 1
Ma the wooiat once, nnd we had no
farther 'troubl0 with him. Horses are
very lunnan, and like to come to 111050
who serve them best." -London
FRENCH 01ARR14,GE LAW.
- ta
0l011, Law Passed by Whicbt Persons
May 'Wed.
Tbere passed filo other day on to the
Inteoch statute boOla a law whiab will
•probably have important romans in the
bletory or many French lives, It is a
law Isy whioli any ma over tho age of
00 111113' marry without first obtaining ille
permisaion 01 father or mother and
without nooding oven lo 4o thitoogh ilso
loom of notifying the family of the eaten.
Ilitherto no Frenalininn, of whatevoo
ago. &mid marry without his, peasants'
001555110, though after tho age of 215 110
could lying tho mattor into court, and
get ia judgment, upon it. 13010 1110 pub-
licity of lads prowding hns Ofibli beej.
suflicient to act na a dot/owl, Many
Parisian& roma/1111)ov 11, dislingtaishod
Prenclainen, lately &crowed, whose 1110 -
tiler roloserl boat motion to Ids roaming°
with a foreignor, with the reis.ult 111111 be
and his flanote pationtly waitorl till
alto bis mothees; death. On the wel-
ding dny Ihic bridogroom was; Ott years
of ago tind his bottle considerably
over 110.
tang. What dill yolta
pay for him?" 'I got bini oh non.'
"Alna wal,011.4.1041