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•-41Ve must refflomber," says Professor
Orisocirow Wilson of Princeton, "that
information b not edUcallott." But ibis
Is whet a grout many' .people nave
never learned, Their Idea Is tlust edu-
cation is e means thr loading up n
storehouse, There are a lot. of empty
spaces to 14e filled, and if the work is
properly done a large and varted stock
f 'goods will be stoeved away, Later
, a' .Proud parent nosy desive a sort of
showcase exhibition th prove that 1113
money hes been well tment. If the
goods are no1 produced he is disap-
pointed. But the information system,
like any other system, is inadequate
foe the purpose. AL best 11 cen sive
only a pour and ill-assortecl stock which
proves the need of eoncentration, llence
the stoeehouse idea should be repudi-
nted and a much better notion of what
Meeker should be may be gained
im muscular teething. The °bled of
at we call a general education should
m en lel discipline. A evonking
Rill is 1110 gOOdS to be produced.
This gives in the first place an all-
around mental athlete, and specializ-
ing can come later.
Possibly the idea may be carried too
-te In tho classroom, lo the exclusion
d much that is fresh and iateresting.
But it has bale seriously neglected, or
foolishly scorned, owing to the de-
( mand for that impossible production of
goOds. There can be little doubt, hoW-
ever,. thaL its importance will be reas-
serted because.of the demonstrated fu-
tility of tile substitutes that have been
'led, Some of thorn are proved
s, and abject failures, alreedy.
Y were to be tremendously useful,
but the scraps from them are as little:
used no ancient Greek or highe,
'mattes. This is noe
e-
may that experi-
ent is worthl-
ss in education and that
imprevement
There were out ef ase question.
m.n
n flews in. old systems
often belch]
03 ih" we" 1 iy mplied' since they were
,
training, r
And
bothin inthr-ese and in
leut now, as aiways, mind
ot mind loading, is required,
would be judicious not to make
argo and fascinating promises for any
,Seheme, Such promises can lead only
.4.o more dIsappoin triton Is. .
Ofpcial statistics show that this past
son there, have been seventy-flve ac-
aenls ire the Alps resulting in death
nde-eb0 resulting in injuries serious
h Lo be registered. The Swiss
the German climbers have centri-
c most fatalities; then come the
i, and finally the Italian. Flow -
tering, especially the search for
miss', has caused many deaths,
nether including at least four wa-
des got in dangerous situdions
they appreciated It and were tin -
to make their way out. Other
cidents have been due lo heart
ond it is coming to be believed
that frequent, accidents attributes' to
thalssteps are really due to heart failure
tee the result of prolonged exertions in
leavened air.
There have been tsvo suggestions
ado this year the the peoleation of
ife--one that Switeeriand, France, Il-
ly and Austria unite th prohibit as-
nts in dangerous regions without the
rvices of registered guides, and the
O that medical advice be 1115(16 0011-
1041- climbers In some of the most
ented regions, mut also at the ler-
si staBons of funicular raileonds,
with other spoils that produce many
ribs, it is certain that snitch of the
iger may be removed without Ma-
, illy spoiling the sport, itself. W-
orts to that end will continue to be
node until the annual statistics of
«suallies snow a change for the tel.
er.
FIRST-BORN'S FRE -EMINENCE.
Most of the Record Breakers Have
Been Such,
They wore diseussing the law of en -
:Ill -the leignsh law Lequeathieg the
tell: of the lannly property to the cid-
' son.
"There is 50 per cent. of logic' en
'Rant law," said a. physician, "and if the
e annly peoperly Went 10 the first-born,
'Whethee son or daughter, the law
'woeld contain 100 ,pet, cent. of logic.
For the Iliest, horn child is p0501108113'
enveyS the best-bret 10 Math, in build,
beauty, the everything.
"Why is thio so? 11 is because inar-
. led pcople love one nnotlier more pm-
fotindly at beginning than after.:
-ward; for lose Ilk all ',hinge, grows
Sri, grows weak, often dies,
; "Nies. Cralgle-Jobn Olbvor Bobbies
-.--was a first-I:ern child. So seas, Marie
Coral. So was Riebard Mansfield, So
Were Joeteph Clunribeelain, T.ortl Kili-
eftener, Met Muller, Henry
Oporto ferctittli.
"L.cink back Into Ille post end eve see
again the pre-eminence of the firstborn,
(M71)ng them MMus nnnt Confucius,
ft MlItten, Dante, Goethe, nylon,
-Shell-re and Heine."
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evert ee.
Wlerat Pit
tention 1001
and 01101 kb
climbing e
successful
svealth IQII
for Inmate Is.
The er ' .eine with startling swiftness
and potell ' bee.
Tevencul advale caught the nest In-
Onit
etion e crash from an evening
"cortlento , as he was wanting down
Meet Stye; lc bought a paper from a
sheickinge boy, end read that the
huge "co; had „cellepsed, involving
its mantle • ia hopelees ruin,
Tho aoi 1 enient meant much le
him. If lel „ would change the whole
aspect of , (I dere, fie moistened his
lips nervo, s and read the paragraph
agein, the !led a hunsem and drove
to the Let ,-l'ezitlice of Derwent Bro-
thers. .
It was ' usiness hours, but he
[cum' elief. still at work. lie wits
quite eaLie nigh the young men
thought fil eels strong face Was a
shude peer A s lines a trifle deeper
than usui
eis ihisin Weil news true?" he asked,
as John 1, l01 lootied up, inquiringly.
11 is," , , ,vered the millionaire.
The m,,,,
e," lied into each Mlles eyes
oarnrampeers
nic; .11 1100 tble table. . pushed a slip
"That's ra eroded cablegram I re-
ceive(' 1111l ming." -
t-
11, Ilio 1111n of Dement
1 swinging one of the
•eeaornees" the Chicago
%Jer known. Public- et-
veteal upon their diringe,
yes watched the qucitetions
thy -higher and higher. A
orner" 1110011 1 enormous
tiic.re.d. few and starvation
It ran : e n you put, more money in
the 'C.ornei„ 'rho 'bentsare unloading
and knock' prices down to the floor.
Absolute r 5 Inevitable unless some-
thing can s ',ono utekb''"
nettling?" asked
the younger, hylpg 1slip down,
"Nothing,' seal, laconic answer.
"$o the crests curie
Weedy a le seen 1" b,wed his position.
Oreat as the 55cs11l0Cj 1ouid be, his in-
clination was to stano y the Dersvents.
Vast issues for hen 0. upon bis deci-
sion, and it was nee, , toe late tecul
adrift from 'the wet et et,
"1 suppese 1 JO discuss the
matter as 11 affects. ?" •sugge-eted
the femur, brealsin ' evelleetipes
after a pause.
Terence flushed.
"1 wished to know what truth there
was in the report."
"It's ell Woe" iteettered ' Derwent
"therefore you'd '.better weigh well the
cost of allowing the present arrangement
I5' stand. I'm tot saying this so much
for your sake as for Sadgces-ber future
lumpiness is my sole consideration. I
know I'm popularly credited with having
no heart because I don't •let sentiment
interfere with husinese but thie is not
a business matter, and.1 feel more anx-
iety about it than I do about the ruin cf
the firm. Now, we may speak plainly
lo emit other without giving offence, I
hope?"
'revolves-. nodded and dropped into a
chair beeide the table.
"AL present 1 enn only make a -wild
guess as to the liabilities incurred by
this unfortuneth speculation, but, after
the incst favorable settleritent poseible,
do not expect to s -ave more lhan
/C5,000 les my share. Can you grasp the
mewling of tiler o„,„...
"1 can,"
110 could could sympathize with this ephinx-
Med man-yeeterday a flame:thing mil -
!tenter': ; to-ddy, comparativety a beg -
go 0.
"1 am rev sorry," he adteel.
The !Mender made 1 sign of acknOW-
lcdgement, then continued '
"1 'tell you 11115 bemuse you were fair
enough te tee me, when asking for
Medge, how heavily your estates Wen
mortgaged, My consent to -the match
wee a tacit admiefiren ' that 1 oculd not
allow them to pass out of IN family,
Nor evould 1 have done, for, beeides lov-
ing you, Madge has all an American's
fondnesstlind admiration for etan-
hall and park. Slightly as you 0,10101-
010111(1finance, 110506054', you must see
how little ten be done with zeeegoet
"Yes -yes," agreed Terence, wee,
(bough aware 11111 Derwent only
treating him franely, eould not eine a
twinge of humilletion at this loam
speaking.
"1 Wm imagine 110w hard it mist be
IP feel that the old home, 001(111111'111 by
c.enturies of sentiment and Warlike, is
sipping through your fingers iron the
hands or strangese, end to know that by
nuirryIng 1110003' ,ott con save A," can.
tinted the elder num, 'eles fortunate for
you that this lump/me/1 before you wee
merrier]. An engegement is easily hto,
ken, and if 3011 1111111 it your duty to 110
that -to stole the----"
"I tleny that there is any question or
duly nhouSil, pm es c "
c .
'net's your MOM, '1011(1linvoIbo
difficulty in Meting another girl with t
as usual. Madmen be ploused to eee
you. Don't say anything to luer abets
this, Now go,there's a good them;
I'm busy,"
The clay after his enterview with Mr,
Derwent 'rerenee NVaS again 111 LOWn.
11)0 11U11 Wes entertaining a small party
for Brotelvale Ilegatta for hint, and he
had delven up hi 111$ ear to fetch Madge:
Neithee was very talkative on the re-
turn journey. Ile was still pondering
over the difilculties of the position he
which Ile had been plaCed by the tenure
of Delver'', Brothels, and she- also
seemed to he deeply absorbed in thought.
They had licarly reached !he end Of
their thirty -mile run, When Madge eald,
prefer le go over the 11111 and
through 1110 woods, if you dame Mind."
In obedie»ce to this wish Terence
handed the car over to the chauffeur a1
a bend in the reed where a by-path left
II, Madge and he selling 014 to compieLe
the journey on toot by way of the
famous Broadvale Walk.
They sauntered slowly up the long
hill. When 111e3r reached the top the gbe
eank into one of the rustic seats as
though fired by the climb.
"I wanted to come this way beoariso 1
there something to say to you before we
go on, Terence," she began, musingly.
"Sety it, then," invited her companion,
leaning over the back 01 1)10 seat and bel-
ling his hands rest fondly on her shoul-
ders.
"You _know about -dad's money ?"
"Well, It will be bound to make a great
deal of difference th us and I want you
to -release me."
"131e1110 the engagement, do you mean?"
he demanded. .
Yes," she said, almost inaudibly.
The young man came sound and laced
her, puzzled by the strange request.
Presently a harsh solution occurred to
him,
Ile had confessed, on asking her to be-
come hIs wife, that he had little money
and no expectations. She begged hiln
11.0' 10 tell( of riches, saying she had
enough for both, 13u1 all that was
changed now. She bad, of course, been
locking forward, and, as his Wife, the
future held nothing for her but eons-
parative poverty. She evidently wished
to escape that, and one could scarcely
bliime ber for doing so.
"I suppcse the old sles,y," he said
a! length. "Hearts against diamonds."
"Ilearls egainst diamonds?" she re-
peated, interrogatively.
"Yes -love against wealth."
"Terence!" she cried, her eyes wide
ano reproachful, and a wave of toter
crimsoning cheek and brow at Ilse insin-
uation. "Do you swan that I desire tO
be free to malty someone wealthy -,-that
imm-nfrald to face poverty with you?"
Be looked down at the sensuous, curv-
ing lips, at the long Itishes beneath which
the deep brown -eyes were now hidden,
at the bewitching little curls of brown
hair playing rebelliously about the while
temples.
Who but a fool could for one blatant
believe that a mercenary spirit, lurked
behind a face cf such tender beauty?
Ills attention had been originally
drawn to Madge by her great prospec-
tive wealth. Now she had been robbed
of that chief attraction, charms of a
higber and finer kind were forcing them
selves upon his notice, intensifying the
diMeulties of the situation.
llo was convinced that hie imolicalion
sons unjust, and with the conviction
caine the kticwledge that this girl stood
ler move in his life than he had ever
dreamed possible. Ith asked himself
why site should want to be released front
her engagement, and an answering fear
fleshed across his brain, causing thc
fires of jealousy le flanie furiously up
within him.
"Madge, Madge, have you met seine -
0110 else -someone you like better?" he
aske(1, in low, painfully steady tones.
"No," 6)10 replied, giving him a glance
that hardly needed words,
Ilion why do you wish to break with
me?" ho persisted, aneiously.
"Oh, I don't wish to I" she burst out.
"lee your wretched poverty I They tell
me you'll lose it ttll unless you marry -
money. And you know I don't want you
to lose it, Terry."
"Well, surely you wouldn't, have tne
lose something 1 value .81111 inore-your-
self ?"
"I didn't know you mired for me 'quite
-like that," she (Answered.
"I do, Madge, though I feel uncertain
1111(1111 bolding you to your promise. I
have sitnply nothing to offer you, MIL I
Can and will work for you, if you will
have me."
"Look at all Hull," she advised, wav-
ing her hand out to 1110 cc:untry below
them, "and think. Am 1 worth it?"
llis eyes wandered wistfully over the
golden coenfields, with their splashes 01
seethe poppies, over 1110 bread, caille-
dotted 105111000, over the brook -hosed
vutiey to the well -wood -ed slopes beyclut,
where the hall elood 10 peaceful stolen -
11058, embowered by trees. Thera they
leavened slowly back and rested on the
gee beside hint,
Ile had chosen bel,ween the two.
lio lived ageln, ir; thought, through
the bappy yeere he had spent in 1.11i0 old
home; then 01111141 the swift reeolleclion of
one ettpreme moment, the happinees of
which nothing in n11 those bygone yenrs
could match. Ile felt, iv faney, soft arms
winding around his neck and wont led
egettyst his own, end, IN 0 lithe
form shrenk closer lo him in his tight-
ening embrace, ho hoard once snore the
quick low words t ---
"Oh. Terry, 0 thee You -i love Yor r'
fortune big 11000571) 10 Nee your- estates
and 1 wish you to weigh well every me
and con before you deckle svhien cameo
te lake."
"t shall."
"Probably yon wander wily at» going
ell 'his deluil, I'll tell you, love
NOT AnTiVs
m .
"Fuy ebout fishermen, ien't fir
'Wlint is?"
priest fe lelking their c01111111110illey totter 10141,4 %Olen to draw the
tine."
'
111:. daughter. 1 111100 at 11111ce expel,. 110, swung round, and Moping to his
lenceil r fierce, wild kind of pleasure in: 11110410 e51 the messy ground, throw his
financial rights, but the here between arms Mewed the p111. •
".1 11 nom min never bo to me what --
Yee ere," be exclaimed,
Are You very sure?"
"Quite. New what do you ally,
Madge 1"
beve enlhing lo say—"
-Netting?"
. ;`,1,',„"eeept 'whet I told you months ego."
-rani you love me?" he hazarded.
"Tlial's fill; Terry," sho Murmured,
tending 'ewer and tower WI their lips
met,' et cpn 01115, Kly I love you. 1
(ain't/Nuke you thelerstand how much ; 1
ewe -i oble to sent: (lay."
Madge end 11130111 brings me 11 p1005111e
111 '1000 and purer than that, Therefore
I don't want you to merry ner, end then
disenver, whets 71 is too We, Hint your
affectiol, \NTS not equal to. the sacrifthe
yeu----1
"Do eest Trolly •thtelt nee 'capable of
love?" Terence eta in, with a touch of
vircasni.
"F.veyy Man is, after Ills own ftl
WaS the quiet( retort. Then Derw.eht
went on, in tt deep, elmost petielennte
voice: "Nlind, ehe's the only
core rm. on All (hisbroad' earth I If yoe
merry .hcr, mnio, low lumpy., oe
Mantel or ithistring hie .60'11011p achn
Detesia 11 rose.
,ewe tind 1111111( it ester,' Ind," he
501(1,1 15 momentnry 051110 lion imimy
sepp Sal. "1 UM see it'll be herd (ter
you
i$,1141'8
iiidd
eteg
netet,
evee eette 111
.
„, .
"Nee thesarlyele NeeA ellting lil 11
u before; Ilse open win.
,011 Ihe Cotswolds, Ins
011 1110 110111 of it, and
100161g 111011g11111111y
S i1 volley to where
11 the blue distance
111(1,
fled thet lebening
wee
they
eel, the masi. nffoOk'nnto 111110 nal
to the world. A tovele,e 11101- the
011111 kill her, to don't ' valw a lile:
t
Conte Wand to tifitrle seven, Tit
1
In London, and bad come streIght 10
thie epot, where they intended tos take
op the humbler life which their redueed
eircenistances necessitated. They were
Wing 10 have 0116 week 01 "JCWO In idle -
nese," then Terence was going to throw
himself vigorously into the task of bet-
tering bls cireurnstutices by literary
‘v°11\101((wIthstantling the fact that It eves
het werblingsley, Madge seemed inex-
001114 dull (nut derspendent. iler hus-
Ned was much concerned by bee mood-
le11»ess, and WaS eseveral times 1 the
p01111 of questioning her, yet on' each
oceasion refrained in the hope nest Mu:
would spent( to him of her cwn ercord.
They sat on in sllence 1111 al, Jest, the
p( stman turned in at their gate with les
evening letters. There WU'S one each kle
them, rind Madge's was registered, so
conjecture ran high as to wha5.11 ceruld
Contain. They were both from her
father.
Oil the principle of keeping best tin
last Terence's letter was opened nest.
"Dear Terence," he read, "the greatest
desire of both our llves is Madge's hap-
piness, and we have each evorIced for it
In otir own way. Should you .11nd that 1
have been guilty of anything which
seems unfair as between mau and man,
please remember that when I bad an
opportunity of putting you to the keit I
felt bound to do so,' 1 am too busy lo
writo a long letter, but I have ex-
plained all la Madge, and perhaps you
will take explanations more kindly
from her than from me. I 'hope you will
find it easy to forgive 1110, and that you
wit, be very, very heppy."
"Whei on earth (1oee all that, mean?"
asked Terence, rising to his feel.
"I'm afraid it means that you have
been deceived and misled," his wife
answered, regarding hint apprehensive-
ly,
"Deceived and misled !" he cried,
vaguely uneasy and dreading he knew
not what. "For Heaven's sake, don't beat
about the bush. What—"
"Well, far from being ruined, dad was
scarcely affected by the failure of Dor-
want Brothers," Madge informed bins.
"I3ut 1111 told me himself that he had
e
only a fee', -
thousand pounds saved from
tho wreck."
"I have been as much talien.in by that
deception as you have, Terry. I dene
think you need speak to me like that."
The girl made this defenee with trernr
Wing lips, for her husband's inadven
Gently -spoken words had smacked of
anger.
"I'm sorry if I spoke unkindly," he
apologized. "This has rather upset. me."
"I Imew it would, and I've been wor-
rying 'bout i1 all day. If you'll sit (hewn
10.1111.0dwno,l, look so cross I'll tell you all
"I'm not cress with you, dear," Ter-
ence assured her, resuming his seat and
drawing her down on his knee. "But I
hate mystery. Now go cn-let rne hear
the worst."
"eve told you the worst-ded has al-
le.Wed you to think he's ruined, but he
Isn't."
"Ile's a partner in the nrm of Dement
Brethers, isn't lie?"
."There are two such firms -one In
England, the other in Amerian. lle for-
merly belonged to the American nem,
hut., disepProving of the speculative
business in which they sometimes ha-
dulged, he drew -out his money. Then
be came over here with his youngest
brother and started the English nem.
They are quite separato concerns."
"Yet be was inthrested in the wheat
'ceener,' was he not ?"
"Yes. He put in some money at their
request. They evankel him to advance
mcre, but he decided ibat the risk wee
too great, and refused. He lost nearly
aq he clid invest."
"De might have corrected the misap-
prehension on my part," grumbled Ter-
ence, -
"Instead of which no put things before
me in such a way that I drew the same
conclusion as you did; and it waS 01113'
this morning that I NM enlightened.
Ito saW. Wllen you were talking to him
about the failure, that you thought he
was heavily involved, and encouraged
the belief lo make sure that if you mar-
ried. me it should be for myself elone.
11 isn't nice to confese all this, but he
asked no to tell you."
There was e. frown on 13roadvale's
brow and rebellion in leg heart.
"Yam father he notated me like a
cited I" he declared, testify.
"011, Terry, dear, don't bo horrid,"
pleaded the girl, twining her arms coax-
ingly around his neck. "You know he
did IL for my sake, and he asks jrou to
forgive him. And it's our wedding -day,
too,"
"Ilicre, there, sweetheart, we'll say no
more about it, then," he agreed, sooth-
ingly. "I'm sure be did 1011111 110 thought
best, end, any Ivey, he knows 1100,0 11111
It Was jUS1, you 1 wanted, and not your
money. Open yam, letter."
"You open il," she said, reluctant le
change hee position.
irerenee did so, holding the note while
shijAiriel
ettcttilt1\s
o. 1kil:Tige,_iseem 11050 you evill
hove to look to atiothee rop guidance and
reivice. Love and honor eim 013 he de-
serves. ile has proved himself a num of
a million, and the one ;thrive ab) awes
0,0ee1t1 have chosen for you. E1101000d
3100 W•ill lInd a signed blank cheque.
Tell your husband to nil it in for the
fetal nmount due th the mortgages of
lilo ceeales, and to present a to my
bankers for payment, I want you to ue-
oept, this es my wedding -present."
Broadvale look Ihe cheque from' the
etwelope, anti 81110 01 110 foot the bold
signature of John Ci, Demme
is a dear, good old dad, after all,
lei,V701010,1-1"geoe011117” e
1,1111ifidrgial.usbanti repeatod,
htlskily. Then 10 00500 MS weakness he
tossed her.
"Diamonds tire 1111111113 fills time," 110
eeld, smilingly. 'Vow* da(re pillared them
but hearts' when you've playing for hap-
811:11":(1113111)111,cs1s1‘1.\.,..1.1s11111::,y11(01:111.):11e0,1c:"Iencilt.iyinn18,3infiriffienpiloei:10‘,.:1,;:e.:
pieces, By playing them eoleve won.
in but perhaps you still think yoe've
beck your properly rind gel 1111, th
115(smenY1.111117ajapiness seen ns few men
4001' 1011'w," f,1150 it n, , :nest it in 0d.011001
lIghled girl's Irlemplinnt verdict
"Hearts met trumps."--ionden
7-CTS,1-1-1V14;--le SAYS:
'I've Altus noticed in pertieler net
lois or men 0.111). toempo$ lett 'en, en,
Who Item worked a in their life
are °beet lie first 'give aKvida oe how;
.1.)0 stledeaefull," •
Abed the House
sig.EcTIv.D 1!BC:11'ES,
Raisin Snuce.--leiget medium elved
coeking apples, peeled tied sliced as
IOi common tipple saute; one-half a
lemon, rind loft on, chopped line; half
a teacup of seedless ealsins. Lever
well with boiling water and euolc until
soft, then add cup and a half of sugur
end cook Et few minutes longer. b'erve
cold for hreakfust, or as dessert, for
dinner, An excellent sauce -better than
any medicine,
Raked Milk Toa.st.-Trim off tho crust
Zoom slices nearly half un inch Ileck.
toast a light brown. Have on the
range a pan of boiling water, lled:
rue you remove each slice from the
loneter dip meekly into boiling \eater,
and lay in a Well buttered pudding
dish, buttering the toast while smok-
ing hot, rind salting each sliee. When
an the soaked toast Is put Into place,
cever with scalding milk in which has
been melted a tablespoonful of butler,
cover closely, and bake lifteen min-
utes.
Fish Panada.-Fry brown several
slices of firm ftsb, bolt and slice iheee
white potatoes; slice three tomatoes
and one large onion. Place in deep
baking pan, Alternate loyers o1 pole -
tees (fIrse, lists tomatoes, and onions;
sprinkle with salt -and pepper and small
bits of butter till fish is full; sprinkle
bread crumbs on top; pour three-fourths
cup of cohl water over, and bake slow-
ly for three hours and you will find a
delicious dleh.
Uses for Bacon Tlind,-When buying
bacon the cheapest way to buy it is
by the side. As it is used cut each
slice down to the rind, using pieces to
grease cake griddle with. Another good
way to 1100 thc rind is when baking
beans. Atter the bean jar has been
filled cut the rind the shape of the jar,
cutting it larger Man the jar, because
it shrinks. \\then baking cover the
beans with the rind stale up. This
keeps the beans from becoming dry and
gives them a good flavor.
Supper for Cold Night. -One pound,
or 15 cents' worth, veal steak, cut in
small squares and fry brown; take from
frying parr and put in your onions
sliced fine; fry done, but do not lel
brown much. Have cooked a dish of
spaghetti, to which add hall a can of
tematoes; put in. veal and onions, and
ceek all together fifteen minutes. Sea-
son with salt, butter and a dash of red
pepper. Serve het.
Quick Oeffeecalce.-Cream one cup of
sugar and one-half cup of butter, add
three well beaten eggs, mix well to-
gether, then add one-thurth cup sweet,
milk, one-fourth cup flour, and OM-
haif teaspoonful baking powder; beat
well and put in Iwo buttered piepane,
sprinkle lop with ehepped nuts, sugar.
and cinnarnon. Fine with a cup of cof-
fee made and 10rained, adding a cuP
of cream, and let come to a boll te-
gelher.
Bake Sausage. -Put the sausage in a
pan, two or more thches deep, and
bake twenty rainutes to half an holm.
Do ne1 put water in the pan. Turn
them over when hall baked. The sau-
sege is beetle cooked this way then
fried saves the stove being spattered,
end the oder going throegh the house,
and the fat may be used for frying po-
tatoes, etc.
Veal and Peas,-Sioil one and one-
half pounds veal tender and .ptelc up
into pieces; salt and pepper. make a
cream dressing of one pint milk, small
half eup butler, three tablespoonfuls
flour. Add this, \vies 0110 can peas
drained, to meat, Lastly add one pint
means Sprinkle with cracker crumbs
and bake in a inederately heated oven.
Queen 'Podding. -Bake art angelfood
cake in a long loaf tin. Whip one
quart of, double cream, add one. cup
chopped walnut meals, sweeten -am,
Ilevor. Place cream inoblong mold
and pack in ice for three or four hours.
or until well frozen. When ready to
SC ITC cut the cake and cream into slices
cote inch thick, placing the cream on
the cake, and gatmish plentifully with
maresehino cherries.
'rental° Toatil.---Tonst Isom nice
picev,; of bread and pour over them the
loinotoee. prepared as 10110w1S: cook
together four medium sized tomatoes
and 41110 -medium sized onion, pared
and sliced fine; cook three-quarters of
an hour; when done pour off 550100
and season to tasks; then add one cup
of swec,t cream or milk and a table.
seoonful of butter.
USEFUL II1NTS.
Keep a Putt' of Mier:I.-The 111001 00n-
ventont thine about 5 house is a pair
of pliers. For culling wire, lighten -
Ing loose nuts, pulling twee, or lifting
hot pans Without handles they enne be
ben t.
Atake Own Lamp Wicks. --When
short 0( 101111) wicks hem an eld ssocilen
ehirl, e111 the width el your lamp wick,
hem both sides. 11 will work 113
OS mws yen buy and win save you
buylng WiCliS for your lamps.
Vert -limb Netv Stove Boards.--Befort,
using pew stove board apply a light
e°i1, '10111, 1110
n1.111.11.10(1',f 11.)11e0,110707111e1(310y011111)Pireleveric
110111d 'lb1i
a damp leg, Me stenciled figures 1100'er
Will cony orr.
Hung Up the theesel,---When you buy
tt brotun it is well 101 leme a hole
hole through thr handle ;about one or
tsy.o ineho$ from the lop with a gim-
let. Then run through a piece' ot
Med. ThIS 11111y he hung on a hook
end be nut ot iho way.
Make a '11'o 1111111 Dollor-Telo a bontel
fees. kat
lovneg Aix
inches
1W0tlq,
;*6
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sizeof a silr Mier eigh1 1110
ono end. T11101 NOW (14401 11)411
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sio,01‘\;ebitt411d
easy 11 ot:Oolol'os
let •3,1). 4
19,16, -Ir
•
varioue ways of curing an ill-fltitng
door, 13111 111(1 following is the simplest
and 111001 effective of all: Piece a strip
PutlY all • along the nunbs, cover
edge,e of door with Vann -ton olaillt, and
then elm!, it. The putty will fill
all open space, the excess being cmlly
removed with 11 knife. no chalk rub-
bed on the edge of the door prevents
adhesion, end the putty Is 1(11 )11 plaee,
where it soon dries and leaves a per -
fully fitting jamb. „
Make Your Quilting Frame, -To make
ihexpensive, quilling fealties and cur -
lain atreteliers, take four clothes poles,
wind them closely Porn end to end vvilit
heavy strips of cotton cloth, fasten
pride of cloth with tacke. Purchase lour
smell chimps at 4 CI' 5 tents. timeee ia
faelen the tioles.a1 the corners, and you
have the bcst of quilting Ironies. Quille
may be sewed or pinned to frames.
And for cuStain etretehers I find them
14111e1' than the beughten ewes, BS the
scallops may be pinned at any desired
size,
To Clear Cistern Water. --When cis-
tern wafer has beeome unfit for use
lake (me pound of pulverized Ohm,
dissolve IL in one quart, of viler, und
after pouring it into the cistern stir
thoroughly with a Long pole. This
shoulrl be done toward evening. The
next morning add one pound of, borax
and stir again, Allow from ten 1.0
twenty hours to settle. This will ren-
der the ‘vakir perfectly clear and Mire,
regardless of its former cendition.
Care of Net Curtains. -11. is almost
impossibth to iron plain net curtains
so they will hung evenly, and this is
eepeelaily true where they are simply
hemmed. In the henr, however, lies
the secret of "doing them up" quickly
and perfectly strule,h1. In etaking, hem
ends first, then sides, with an inch and
O half hem, or deeper if desired. Vyben
washing them, lay sheets 00 newspapers
on the floor. (let the unpainted, nar-
row anolding that is used to finish
screens -two pieces long enough Pot
the sides and one for each end; slip
through hem; tack straight and 'secure-
ly lo the floor. and lel remain till thor-
oughly dry. The molding costs but a
few cents and can Le used fiir years.
THEIR PATE NEVER KNOWN.
Balloon Mysteries Which Have Never
Been Solved.
Considering how much the ballocnist
has to rely upon too vagaries of the wind
for guidance and speed, 11 is astonishing
that aeronautics have been attended hy
so few tragedies and mysteries. Je the
ballotin department of the British Army
fetal accidents have been very rare in-
deed. Twenlyssix years ago the \Val'
Office balloon Saladin was lost at sea,
and to this day no one knows what
actually happened to one of the occu-
pants' of the car -Mr. Walter Powell,
ALP. The balloon ascended Mtn 13alle
carrying. in addition to Mr. Powell, Mr.
A gg-Derciner and Captain -now Colonel
-Templar, a veteran aeronant who has
boa many exciting experiences in the
ah, and who made his lirst voyages in
5. balthon whith still a schoolboy al Har-
1:111-11two counists. The three formed a jolly
lis compel -lions were also expert
party, and had arranged to dine with a
friend living a few miles from the Devon-
shire coast. The balloon got inio some
nasty curents, however, and, ns the sea
was 50011 tO he near, a very rapid des-
cent was decided upon at Brislport. Dor-
set. At the first bump against the earth
Colonel Templar called to the other leo
to jump, lie and Mr. Agg-Gardner did
so, the latter breaking his leg; but, kw
some reason that has never been ex-
plained, 'Ale Powell neglected to follow.
The batmen, relieved et ihe weight of
Iwo men, shot to an immense height,
and was 'carried out 000005 the chtumel,
and Mr. Powell thus vanished complete-
ly from the kele of 0114'11. Hundreds of
newspapers have stated thet no trace of
it WeS ever seen again. but this is awl
so. Some years after the awful event a
part of the car. with its lashings still
cotnplele, wes found in a mounteinous
district of 'Spain, and afterwards identl-
Ped in England.
It is not te little remarkable that, al-
though scores of balloons }ewe been
driven cet 10 See, 0110105 111 Whieb. this
misadventure has ended fatally are few.
More then a. Century age. when Major
Nfoney made nn ascent. from Norwich,
England, he 00115 compelled to descend
tit the sra, where he remained Mr seven
wos mscued by the crew of a revenue
Mens until his plight was seen and he
runes Some years Inter, in 1812, Mr.
7011100 saddler narrowly eeeaped drown
ing in en attempt tee eaves the Irish
Channel; his balloon clirkrps01,
eirepie0(.1ingiwtihe
Av7as1
'ober
rale s011111( 11 c11111011i010fi
3 011 luccumbing when
rescue came 113 the form of a fishing-
ettempt which Mr. Wellman, the
well-known acroneut and explorer. in -
teas making to reach the North Pole,
recalls the mysterious disappearance of
Herr Andree, the Swedish explorer, who,
lust len years ago, vanished into North
Polar spacce.
It was Andree's intention lo ernes lite
North Pole and descend on the opposite
stde, and on July 11111, 1897, 'Ms ascended
with his two companions. Steindberg
tincthergen, One miler pigeon, apparently
Fransiwfaoll'ite11y10.-euttint.talttil1)1::1;111111'0:lanitnancfgiteriSaPie111:110.
\01,1t1111,111,1,11.11,1 1111e.k1(.01roges. 10 01,0 tomato found.
Nothing more, hoevever, has been •heard
of the explorers,
ABOUT WOMEN,
Lending 11 w01111111 to 1110 eller
ty e. man's Mel 11(11 (11 leader:11
Women, eats and birds a
hires that spend most, Lim
lets.
11 is always safe to
much pm love her
you don't.
"A fool end'
pnrted," rem
hearing ot
Itt•td.
THE DEADLIEST THINGS
LIFELESS, ver APPFAR TO ONVZ
111101011.$3 pouoro.
Rine Thet Deals Death - Altircleroes
Motoseer Flee Spread
the Flaps.
On the etatute of the Virgin in the
Cathedral of IsladriO, there Is a ring 011
one linger which has a fetal leLetory.
It es slated Millennia ring possesses two
qualities. It causes death fe thoso who
are not worthy to wear It - a quiek
and ciraroalle death. On the other
bend, it assures happiness anal longe-
VISY to tile sovereign who is capable
of restoring Spain to her former glory.
This Is the ring that Alfonso XII.
geve to Queen Mercedes; in lose ,than
a month she was dead. The King took
the ring back and gave It te another
member of the lloyal Family, who suc-
cumbed almost ingnediatelY, the des lbs
coming with dramatic suddenness, as
the result of an aprepthetic Seizure. The
ring then passed On to other persons,
ale of whom shared the same fate,
At last, Alfonso Hs end net venture
to pass on the ring any further. Ile
kept it himself, but, strange as it
seems, the threne was vacant within
three months.
A MURDEROUS MOTOR.
In Madrid, where the populace is ex-
tremely superstitthus the properties of
this ring are the ssibject- of a -fervent
belief. Hatt Spain believes that the
Present King piously touched and kiss-
ed the ring at his marriage, and By this .
act was miraculously saved from Use
anarchist's bomb. '
The deadlie.et engine on record is the
notorious "Whits Ghost" motor -ear. It
killed several persons in France, whero
it was made, before it was bought by
Ale -Edward T110IT1e3 for record break-
ing at a price of $16,000. It was taken
to America, where it maintalnee its
evil reputation. Mr. Thomas had not
bacl it matey days before it killed a boy.
Shortly alter title episode a New 'York
proved attacked 11 with StOnes, almoet
141)11057 Mrs. Thomas.
A short time after this Mr. Thomas'
'Chauffeur 10014 0111 a party, including
his oven mother. and was running the
machine al the rale of a mile a minute
on the Ocean. Park Way when it swerv-
ed and crashed into the kerb: The mo-
ther WaS killed instantly, and another
woman of the party received concus-
sion ot the brain, while two childreXl.
were badly Injured and -died shortly
alter. No wonder ties Machine has the'
reputation et being the ,deadliest, ore
cur on record.
There is 011 -0710)
the railway line e, Yerk
shire, England, Which as killed no few;
or than seven different persone.
One engine`of the London and Liver-
pool express bears a, NNTird mark on
ite buffer. 11 is the engine which cut
O man to pieces near Wavertree, and
sinee then has borne a gruesome mark
of the incident. Upon the buffer plank,
which Is of steel, there is a elear 10)1-
0.ssdon of a man'e hand. All efforts
inute to obliterate the mark have &en
fruitless. The supposition is that ihe
poor man who was cut down by the
train. held up his hands before the ap-
proaching express.
A. FLAG THAT KILLED HUNDREDS.
There has been an epidemic of plagme
raging at Odessa, which lasted more
than a yenr. It had a riost.remarkEtble
origin, being due to a fatal fla g.
Austrian veesel arrived at Odessa bring,-
ing one of the crew 0/110 had died dur-
ing the voyage. The ;Sailor was duly,
interred in the Catholic cemetery ab
the port, and, at the funeral, the Aus-
trian nag was carried by two -seamen.
On their way back to Me vessel the:
men entered a great number of public-.
houses, and laid down ehe nag ;Nestle
erinking. A very short time afterwards
the sailors who had carried the nag
died, and before long tt '012415 found that,
people were ill in all the honses whole:
the men had called with the fatal flag.
Soon the plague epread throughout
Odessa, filling all with termer, and
claiming a frightful loll. There is no
doubt but thet the flag contained the
plague bacilli in the folds, and so
spread the disease.
The common wooden pencil is re-
sponsible for molly evde, i110000211 110
it may appear. 1'o lake an exempt
the children of the tehoots r Ports set
a es,vere epidemic of diphtheria going. •
The meilien1 inspectors of the scheees
slate that the infection was enused prin.
molly by pencils, The pencils used
ere municipal properly, end or given
to the children every morning and col-
leeled every night.
This mane that the children deny
receive a pencil which hos been
peevionsly by another child. 1
seen_ how pencils spread
scbools, es children ,co
pencils in their 1110
disease Is spree
\Von