The Brussels Post, 1905-6-1, Page 67
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A Telephone
Romance
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n really bad Medina a crisis,
don't remember folything like it
tho whole course of nly life. Tot
when I was at Harrow I we
through a term of great sospons
claimer -tent upon the captain's dela
in tilling tho elevocilh place in tt
team, but tacit really can't compa
with %%hot I have experioncod latel
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Der name -the crisis -Le Irmo, si
low father Is Sir Stuart Crowther
In view a tho th,raoro,
dociaed to go and see Jack Collie
Jack was at Harrow with mo. fit
now practisos law in the Inuor Teo
pie; 001 =Mod forth,
I say sallied, bet. as a matter
feet, I took a hansom, as boit
more practicable. once t ttld ther
in, I loaned back, lit a cigarette, an
began to think out my plan
campaign.
"Collier," I reflected, as my nab
the last link in a writhing oho'
that otretched from Trafalgar Soule
to Exeter Hall-crawlod slowly cos
ward, "is a man of the law. Who,
he wants is a lucid statement 0/ in
Cas,'. The clearer the statement th
easier will it be for him to %voice
tho matter, and pronounce a juclicia
well-balanced opinion. llheasodie
will simply confuse the issue, as iho
say in the House.
"When I get to the Temple I shal
greet Collier quietly. He will a
once see, from the gravity of ni
manner, that there is something of
and will lean back in his chair an
give me his whole attention. Thon
shall unfold my points one by Olee
aild) 0/111.11Y, he will give me the lies
ad-siee in his most lucid style. Oi
that advice my further action in th
matter, as the War Office says,
depend."
I .say this is the kind of interview
I anticipated, and fully intended to
have, with Collier, As a matter o
fact, his whole behavior was Waal)
pointing. His taco did not at, moo
become grave on seeing my serious
demeanour; on the contrary, he
laughed. as soon as he saw me, and,
with ear COW a greeting, asked ine 11
I was "in it again."
”In what?" I said, rather lamedy,
I fear.
"In tho paternal but water," leo
replied, alluding, I imagine, to some
buried controversy between myself
and Lord Bravitigton.
"I have reached a crisis," I said,
with dignity, "and have come to
consolt you as oue man of the world
would consult another on tho anet
way of--"
'What, not the old man this
thee'? Wbo is she then?"
1 staled my case with considerable
ehiquocwo, T faney.
"And the most wonderful thing
about her," I conclocied, a little out
e. of breath after a quarter of an hunts
talking, "is the way she enters tato
all my interests. Her opinions, hor
ideals, her tastes are mine. The
more, we 3043 of each other, the atone
we find that our outlook on life is
the same. Ours is a union of hearts
and souls. It's—"
Collier started; I started. The
calm of his room wo.s broken by a
stridont clanging, which appeared to
come from a corner near the are
-
place.
"Ws afllY nly telophone," said
Collier, laughing at my alorm.
"You never told me you had one!"
I said indignantly.
To have my peroration spoiled by
a solf-noserting telephone -bell, tho
very existence of which I had heon
unitware, was disconcerting.
"It's only just been Wei on," ho
explained, speaking of the thing as
if it wero the water supply or a
fresh coat or paint. "You can hold
on, too, if you like. My telephone's
got a double receiver."
He led me across to the instrinnoot
of tortare. It was one of those to
which a kindlY company providos
two receivers, one for each ear. You
can really hear quite well by listeu-
ing at one, so that two persons can
listen to the same speaker at the
other end by holding one receiver
earth,
"Are you there?" sang out Collier,
applying woe receiver to his oar,
while I gripped the other.
"Is that Mr, Collier?'" replied a
far -away voice evasively.
"It is. Who are your maid Col-
lier, still interrogatively.
"I am CoodwrIght," said tho
"Oh!" said Collior, surprised.
'
Ohl" I very nearly said, being
reminded just in time, by a frown
from Collier, that, telephonically
speaking, I did not exist.
Gootievright was a mutual Metal,
of ours, and one or our set. It woo'
not likely that he would have any-
thing to say to Collier that was not
for me to hear, so I continued to
Baton. 1 mention this in my own
defeace, becallso the family motto is
"Honest') bit recto."
"1 wantad to speak to yon very
particularly," continued Goodwright;
"and I Couldn't manago to come
Mid see you, so I had to try this
way. It's very private!, though,
'You're sure you haven't got a client
there'?"
”Not a sign of ono," Collier truth-
fully replied.
• "That s all right, beeatise it's not
professional. As I said before, it'S
very personal. 'You have never pro-
. posed to a girl io your life, have
you?" queties the Voice of Good -
Wright acixitatsly,
"My eXperlobees in that directioo"
replied Collie, evading the ques-
tion, i'are not eetteliSiOe,"
"Volt, hot have you ever been on
' tho polot 'of it?"
"T liko these infantries,"
Complained the man of the late. "I
010 0, roan mom qthestioning than
questioned, ag it Polo, and ehanghig
roles don't stilt ine. I think 1t10
loin) noW. YOU. Want to knoW Whothe
clf• 1 haVa Over Pi•OPOOed, and how
diS it, SO that YOU. May profit by
my oxperionee? . That's pretty woll
the brief 1 am to advise on, isn't
"Well, it might be,” said Good-
wright grudgingly.
"Very well, then; now for a few
questions to bo asked by counsel to
clear up doubtful points. Number
one, who is sho?"
"You do take the wind otit of
chap's Salle!" grumbled Goodwright
it's Irene Crowther."
Sconothing seemod the mattor
Collier s i•oom. The ceiling whit
round in at alarming manlier,
carpet appeared to be ehasieg
011 iJIg, tho hunt of traffic in
street below stopped tauldenly. '
telephono receiver, without ma, wa
Mg, fell out of my hand. I sat do
very suddenly in a Mindy cloche
Wailed for the room to bottom() s
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note of triumph in his tone. ''T
telephone hue a, double receiver."
I dropped my papor on the ihni
where It joinod Cloodwright's, fort'
log a littlo hoop, and followed ti
wail 10 tilo i eloph one.
Cloodwright coos stoncling with 01
recoiver to his ear, tapping his leo
impatiently on Lilo floor, feud holc
a fog out, the other roe:doer for mo
tuCk°i
•1oro yoa are," he mild. "ICH
dth Colljar, aud, for some unearthly ran,
.1011 8011, 1111 to SPeak i 0 110111 of
the us at tho MOM 1/1110. Why he can't
the repeat his 1110841401 1 1011.t know!"
the I grasped ma receivsr, end listen -
rho ed. 'rho slight, rustling sound that
rn- mime through tho wire told 010 that
all Collier Was at the W10010110 at WS
1101 end, and was whiopovi
ug 1.0 sonicome
111 standing ay,
uv.
0011', Tho aitantion was getting on me
1- nerves. After all, Collier could nit
- have any bad news fur tgther of as
ho ,t;,5,44e•O,Q•rief.Q4E)2•11(eilleekcalleStS1S<4
r, e,
la
1- About the
flouse
again. Collier's yokes mllos ac
hl now, went on monotonously, • Sono
• Whore in a mist I could see him look
T ing at ine-rother anxiously,
thmtught.
mit lby degroos the things in the room
n. conseutod to settle dos 11 agaia, and
the stupid buzzing in .iny head i.0
011101 fa -inter. Mechanically I got up,
and, in spito or Collier's attempts to
w000 me oh, resumed my hold ol
receiver.
"Well, I shall awry you If go
anY longer singrog het' praise_
Coodwright's voice was sayiagt "1
11 I wanted you to know before anyo
eo else what a lucky chap I am goi
t_ to be!"
t "Pretty confident, arcn't you?''
, heard Collier reply.
"1 feel confident, old chap.
11don't say so because of any palate
lar attractious I may possess, y
s; know; but , you see, our tast
y and aspirations fit in so wonderful!
I The more we See of each other, t
1 more I feel that we were shop
t mach) for each otiow. It's a union
souls, if ever theta was oilerIL"
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of
It was only Ins way of invitiag. u
to e bachelor -dinner. 1 came a 11 4 1,1
nearer to the metenno, and shout e.
"Hal lo, there!" whilo (1oodwright
firm' by ma example,did the 1461111).
'Oh, yes! Als are you •thert•on
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SOME DAINTY DI:SITES,
For a rhubarb tart always add a
smell pinch of carbonate of soil41,
which destroya the stroug acid.
To broil kidneys cid them opon
the long; way, sprinkle it 111.1 lo pep-
per and 8/11t, on thom, run a slcowor
through 111 hoop them fiat. Broil
ovor 11 clonr tire und turn frequontly
till cooked, but do not oriel: with it
fork. Placo on it. hot, plate mid seat -
t • i'hopputb itarbv
s (linger Iftiddiloo-Work four ounces
of shredded suet int o 1 en mums of
1 (l01', add two ounces or brown 011-
' gar, a teaspoonful of bakimespowdor,
, and heapod teaspoonful of ground
ginger. Beat up ono egg in a little
I milk and work into Ow dry ingre-
dients. 1.31000 in a groased basin tool
boil very fast for throe hours. Turn
o out to serve.
Scrag of multon cooked as 'follows
; Will !WOW, all eXCelleat 111511; Mil the
Scrag end of tho neck slowly for
a 1110 hours, with only Just enough
water to cover. Have ready some
chopped parsley and onion (sealdod),
mixed with broatlorumbs; toll the
eCrag In this mixture and broil over
a clear fire, 'Move° with a lltalo sharp
Hauer, or rich brown gravy.
Cook spaghetti from this rocipe
and you will be delighted with it.
Brook into inch lengths four or six
ounces or spaghetti, throw into
hoibbtigwathr, and cook fast till
tender. Drain ofT tho wat or, and
ma the spaghetti on a very hot
plate. Poor ovor some. nice hot,
thick tomato sauce. Cornish with
chopped hard-boiled egg, awl serve
hot,
Clove Syrup. - Take one ounce
of cloves, and pour ono pint
or boiling Water on them, no to -
orate fcw four hours in it covered
jar. Theo add two pounds of loaf
sugar, and when dissolvod stroll
through a donne! bag. It preforrod
clove syrup may be made by adding
half an ouneo of essoneo of cloves
to two quarts of simplo syrup.
For Shorthread.-Put four ounces
of butter in a basin, and work with ,!
a spoon till rather sort, add twol
ounces or castor sugar and one egg.
y ant gratititily thmst
In half a pound of flour, kneading
the mixture thoroughly after it is
stilt. Shape into two round cakes,
decorate the edges, and prick the
surface with a fork. Bake very slow-
ly till a pale brown, and do not re-
move from tho tin UR cold.
Italian toast makes a good break-
fast dish. Boil hard as many eggs
as you wish to use. Dis.solve hall
an ounce of butter in a stewpan with
half an ounce of flour, and gradual-
ly stir in hall a pia of milk; season
with salt, cayenne, and a dash or
anchovy sauce. Boil the mixturo
while stirriog till it thickens. Butter
slices of toast and slice Um egg on
1.9 them, Pour tho sauce ovor. Oar -
ouch with chopped parsley and servo.
Salado itaigbwichos form a usefol
supper dish. Take any remains of
cold meat finely chopped and season -1
ed. Cut Moe squares of broad of
equal size, dip into milk, drato, 611111
fry in deop fat. Make the mince very t
hot, moistening it with a MLA
good gravy, and add to it either}
ehoppml button mushrooms or pars -
bey. Place squaros of this bread on;
a hot dish, put a s'Poonful 01 mime);
on each, and press another piece ot
bread on the top. Garnish and serve
very hot.
Tho shoulder of beef is en oeoutuni-
cal joint but it is not much uaed
it does not become teador cookod
in tho ordinary way. Howover,
slow cooking in its own juiceo it bo -
comes both palatable and. tender.
Place the joint in a stone jar, and
cover closely with a paste made of
flour and wator. Doke in a steady
oven Inc hours. Heat that comoo
through earthenware is different to
that of hot iron, and IL 15 tho steady
heat which softens tho fibre and
makes the joint tender,
IIINTS FOR THE ROUE,
the Even mow Ow telephone I conic
on lt
iecavthat his vole%) was nervous am
4,
''Now, do hope p.m tWO Char
),11., WC/1ft take it bap, ," began Collier's
ste; voice; "but I've got something t,
07 tell you that you won't. much Car
to hear. It concerns you both, so 1
I wanted to tell you togatiler. Vol
both of you did me the bonor of
itig
titak,i,ng a confidant. of nt0 m
this mo-
11-
ou I felt Goodwright lookod at me
os accusingly, as if I had appropriated
7, a. spocial privilege of his.
it,, "It was about Miss Crowther" the
ly voico went on.
of Ateusajiitn bit.
wright ill a hurry. Rage mut 000-
t0111/1t had o koen strugglo for the
vacant place, mid the battle was
chaavn
lc- "Well, after you left, Hansen, I
's thought over things, and than went
at up to Queen's Clete and saw her,"
(I "As advocate for both sides?"
y Coodwright queried sarcastically.
et ''The fact is," Collier went on
0 nervously, ignoring tho interruption,
I- "Miss Crowthor and I have been foa
gaged for some weeks, bub we weren't
el intending to announco it just yet."
le The hesitating voice ceased soil-
donlY, after a row minutes; there
was a sound of whispering at tho
other end, and thon itnothor vole°
spoke),
"Jack forgot to tell you," it said,
"but we want you to he the very
first to cootratulate us to -night, alai
you are both to come early. I shall
break it oil with Jack if you don't.
Promiso me."
And we did, -London Answers.
1,
, Never did the light penetrate dor
▪ 2)055 [Flicker than (10011)1 right
• words clear my befogged brain, Th
O this card -playing, race -going, Don
1 Street walking idiot should uso m
very phrases, share any hutormo
thoughts! A union of souls betwet1
Irene and him! 'The idea was sane
lege.
Dowa went the receiver. I dashe
2 for my gloveo and hat, with oi
idea in my head, and le another sit-
andshould havo gone, when Col-
lier closed the conversation on tho
tolephone rather hurried's-, and came
towards mo.
"1 am sorry, old chap] I woold
never have let you listou it 1 harl
known; but I never dreamt of this
Feeling' better now?"
"I'm all right," I said, buttoning
my coat. "I am going straight to
ter.”
"He's going to speak to her to-
night at the Ponfolds' dance," sold
Collier commiseratingly.
It struck me that he looked decid-
edly troubled -unnecessarily so,
thought. Collier generally sees on!l
the humorous side of any trouble o
mine, but his face now expressed
nothing but sympathy for a lost
cause. It was very damping.
Ina not going out to order my
coffin, man," I reminded him; "Al-
though, to look at you, that's all
you appear to think I'm fit Tor."
"Oh, you are looking all rigbiol'k
he replied feebly, "But--"
"'Po -night," I said, interrupting
him, as I stood with my hand on
the door, "there are going to bo
proposals of two ordinary men to
the girl best worth. proposing to in
tho world. If one of 'em bim rejected,
he will congratulate the other like
roan, go home, write a few letteco,
11181(0 it few arrangemeots, and start
on the quest of forgetfulness front
Charing Cross to -morrow morning.
On second thoughts, I can't do anv
thing thls morning, so the only
prossing problem is how to get
through tho i»torvening hours be-
tween now and toonght,"
I ran down the steps, and callod it
cab, Collier still watching me with
the same troubled look on his face.
I wasn't sorry whon my hansom had
carried me out into Elect Street, mid
the faco of Irene, iuviting, replaced
the visagu of Collier, foreboding.
A WOMAN'S WIT,
How She Saved Twenty Thousand
Dollars From Robbers.
A good illustration of the quick
wit of a 1510/1/11,11 appeara tho fol-
lowing theident of the old. voaching
days of the far West. The man of
the tale does not show off in the Pest
of lights, and did not deserve his re-
ward, Tho cioach was on its way
over a lonoly roach and curried
among its pasoongers a lady going
to join her hurerand and a Mall trav-
elling by himself,
''I have one thousand dollars in
my pocketbook,'confided the lone
traveller to the latly, "and T feel
very uorasy. Would you mind con-
cealing it in your dress? 11 we are
P. held up they are leas likely to
search you."
The lady consento(1, 0.1)11 hid the
roll of bills. Toward evening the
shout of "Throw up your bandal"
brought the coach to a otanctotill,
and four men, meaked and on horse-
back, demanded, et the point of the
pistol, that all money should be
immediately given up. The lone
traveller passed over all his re-
maining cash, consisting of a few
annexe, and was congratulating him-
self on his pampa when, to his hor-
ror, he heard the lady say:
"I have a thousand dollars 'here,
bot 1 suppose I must give them up,"
and without further hesitation she
handod over the precious pile of
honk billa.
The robbers rode oft in high good
humor, but ae soon as thoy woro
gond the traveller let l0000 his
Wrath, He abused the lady in na
in•eareired terms, and hardly stopped
short of calling her a coward, Tile
accused said littlo, but when the
end or the journey wan reached, she
invited the angry man to her house.
"T shall have to accept," he eaid
"/ haven't 0, cent lit the
world through your stupidity."
ho was (hustling for 11011,11 1110.14
night his hoot Came to his room.
"Irene aro the thousand dollars,"
ho Fold, "which my wife oentinorcl to
borrow. You see, Ole had twenty
floweand dors llahid in her gown,
tiittb • . arm. p 70110
thoulsend it cvould MVO further
Casting about for the best way of
killing. Limo 1 decided to spend the
afternoon at the club. I lunohod •
there, and strollod into the smoking -
room afterwards. In one of the cot,
nos there 010.13a figure °bemired by
a newspaper. Every few atinutee
one of the hande that hold the paper
disappeared, and a head bolt clown
for a Se0011(i 011111 joeked up again,
and a little soup followed, rt Wa8
Coorlwright, prittendl»g to read the I
paper, and looking at his watch
every few minutes. Me nodded whorl
ho saw me, talked al, roadom fur a
few minittes, and then buried him
self in tho police again.
"Doemn't look partioul arly 80 11
guinea" 1 thought. "Very eroditable
to his powors of discrimination." I
called for a paper, and begat '
reading it stoadily through, includ
ing oven Ilia weather forecast mit
the 0117 news.
A soft step sounded at my :fide
and a cloferential waiter stood by me
"A gentleman has rung up on the
telephone, sir," ho said apologetics]
ly, as 11 11 was his fault.
"Who dons he want?" I asked, for
the v,.aitor's glanco was a, compre-
hensive ono, and seemed to take in
both of us.
"Ile asked for both of you, sir.
Ile rang up, said he suppolool both
311•. Goodwright and Mr. llaincell
ware at tho dub, and could ho speak
to them on the telephone. Mr. Col-
lier is the gentlornan's name, sir."
"What on • earth dot's bit, mean?
He can't epeak to both of 11).4 mtt
once,". said Goodwright. "'Ph()
waiter most havo made a irdstalto
H .
e wanted either you or me, sahich-
ever happonod to be in. 1111 go down
1 alaCell. Thank ,von for the loan,
which :cavort mo a heavy hiss."
, REMARKABLE TAVIOME7TI-3.
e Tho city of 111111, 31111101111d, ila0 18
niiies of wooden pavement, and is
gradually Hubstituting such false-
• tnont for the granito blocico hitherto
weed, 'It is 11 14 911100th 110
leSS 01i1/1/017. After 1)111117 ex-
perimetils with woods front various
mods of the world, the city, AlUth01,
itis haveca
stted upon tho jorrith
am' tenni Wooche from Westorn etas -
too 1 la vs tho host foe the purpoeo.
Thoy are of o dork mahogany color,
Tho 1)11111145 aro eot, to tho etze of
largo bricks, and 112')'Cltrallily Iola
upon a founclution of coment sovon
'licher% thick, Sorne of them pave -
month, laid frail 7 to 11) years ago,
are not yet in notal of made,
if you like,"
He dropped his pope'', and %tont
away,
I aceeptod Goodwright•rf explain):
and began reading again, but
in a. little more than a 3012101,11 tho
Walter WaS back again.
MI6 gentleman 'Wants to speak to
>100 117011: air,". he Oaf& will It
Pretty Thlughler-"St) you don't
liko P1101?'' 11er Fa ther-"No. Fie
appose -a to ho copoldo of nothiOg.”
l'ootty ihimehior.--••11111, what, obJec-
I loos have yon to (101711?'' Moo
Volhor-"011, he's worso thin) 'J'on).
110 ragilcoo mo as, being eapablo
aoything,O,
Bacon rinds alter being scalded and
scrapoct ohould be saved for flavoring.
stocks and stows.
After triaituing lamps always turn
flown the wicks, or else whoa lighted
the lamp will be found to be covored
01111) oil.
bo gall is an excellent and cleans-
ing agent. It is liquid soap. This
reloovos 71)4)80. attrb is ttnid to lIx.
alld 1/01011,011 colors, though ii; boo
a greenish -Maw) which is bad for allg
white gooda.
For filleting fish alWaYS 1100 a very t
skp imknife, trimming the cellos or- 1
torwards with scissors. Wrap up 0
the fish in a cloth tilt ready to t
cotokf
lore ocooking a :cloak, dust it
with salt and pepper and brush
with a little salad oil. ISrench cooks
adopt this method and wit.bt great
succoss.
Woodon spoons or various siz
rchc)ulci be found in every 1180
those for making sauces, calms, and
pudding:), Wooden spoono are light
runt eamier to haralle than metal
ones,.
Examine the bottom cif voici•
bread-pon two or titre° times 11 1140,311.,in moo crumbs lore in have becomm
mouldy. Thoso will epeedily affect,
Cho whole controls of Lho 1141)1.r
'Po keep Away Moth. -A corespon-
dent will find that a bar of yellow
soap cut lido pieces and laid N-
1.101111 tho Bible; of all woollim mat,
storod for the summer, will
"'alp mw
to k') aay moth.
To Moan (lam (1 1 01108,-Virst gook
In hot wide Water till all the signa
or ranoko aro removed, 'Piton put
50112(1 ammonia in hot writer, plunge
tho gi ciba in and norub briskly with
a stiff brush, Rinse in clear Waite,
tool drain 1111 dry,
Buttored licetroo1 111 no exoollont
vegetable C4i11080, 13011 1 he bedlam(
in the ordinary way, earothily ro-
inovo 11111 AMd A ancut the rooto in- in
to elieee.' Place on it hot, dish, eleoSe g
•
00 with PellPer and salt. Pour over
a little oiloci butter anti sorve.
'Po Freshen a Ortopet.-Put a toblo-
simonful or ammonia into half a poll
1 warm wales, and wipe the carpot
with a cloth wrung out 111 thas water,
Tito dust is r('movod and tho eolore
brought ut) 1t111.1 auy insect ha01100111a
ill it is spoedlly
Caro or Window 1n111110.--,1 old now
0110 is vory Moly to flod. 1,0110e0
W01.1118 111 41110.0 fillW01,1/4/10, T11.,4.1
may be disposed of as follows; Take
about a 1.eacuptill of lime and work
it into Hiroo quarts of watQl`, stead
for two hones and With the clear
Liquor water tho plants, takIng ottre
nut to touch the loaves,
novo the inside of Um ovon kept
scrupulously clean. Wash the entire
Wattle or tho oven (not forgetting
the roof) at least once a 110011.. lie -
1110Y0 the shelves and door berme%
01)0011110118, and ccerape
off any burnt substance With an old
knife. Let tho OVell I/0 kept open
till quito dry ami d all smell or soap
has plumed off. it. spoke brush kept
for this purpose is very useful.
(lilt frames may be chained h
sponging them with warm spirit
of wine or oil of twin:table. Th
sponge should be (Oily 101111(11e111.1y
to take oft tho dirt and 117 marks
The frames must not bo wipoil, 011
left to dry in tho air. 'Po keep 01
the 11108.-1?0110 bcilling water ati tc
a quantity of onions, and ti t then
stand Too about a week, so that that
strength may bo extracted, ltath Hu:
strained liquor wash the gilt woik,
anml let it dry in tho
OINCIER—COOKIKS.
Gingersnaps. -One cupful of sugar
one cupful 0( molasses, (me cupful o
butter (lard will answer; mixed lard
and suet from the frying -kettle 1
better), ono teaspotairm of ginger
0110 teaspoonful of soda dissolved Il
two teaspoonfuls of hot watoo. Make
a still dough with dour, mom
t loat
thoroughly. Roll as thin. as possi
bb, cut in small rounds, and ba10
111 a moderato oven.
Hard Gingorbread.-J', ad another
cupful at molassos and a cupful of
sour crm eato the same o.ixturo,
make stitr enough to knead weal, anti
roll into cmirds (thint I • ,
and you have an excellent hard gin-
gethread. Some prefer these cards
glazed with a littlo brown sugar (05..
solved In • .
Soft G ingerbread.-For a very 1120',mol ling, soft gingerbread, made
without eggs, butter, or milk, ase
half a cupful of fat front the frying -
kettle, a largo cupful of dark moles -
son, a, teaspoonful of gingor, oue or
soda, half a cupful of hot evictor,
and flour enough to make a still
batter. The only difficulty in in get-
ting the batter stiff enough, yet not
too stint and in good baking. The
oven must be hot, but not so fur-
iously hot as to scorch. All cakes
mado without eggs require to he
somewhat stiller than when c.ggs ore
used.
THEY ENCOURAGE SPIES
BIII'PISII SECRETS GIVEN
.A.WAY TO FOREIGNERS,
--
Titan° Policy Carried Out By
the Naval and Ililitary
Officiale.
Thero arc) no 111411110 in the world
whom 1 Mc British Government to
ouch dm
istests rts 1 he 13 ri 111411. For
many 1 e:11.1.3 101141 11 tWalletiO 11(11'11 10441
the ljotinin reloads of the Admiralty
onleinle, but in reality it mottoes
vory little whot, mitionality th000
P0011]'aro 01110 1(11111 tO learn all
that is %tomtit knowing about oin•
Naval secret s and forM
t ention:3 and
docict ards-they are ognally well ,
favoio,d, and me palm.; are spared_ to;
make their osp o nag%) as IA0111110 o
tis possible -so 121117 1414 they ore not
liritishers Nays London .1noware,
11 is no oxieggorallim to say that
scarcely 0 cocci: P115505 10 any year
but. that, several ftlreiglierS-111011
y tochod to the imvy or army or those
3 001111 1,01e11 With WIl 1011 WO cony
0 thrown 1 it conflict at, any 1(010-2211'1'eeel)'oci with open 1101118 hy 0110 0011
„ 011101111S, and openly earniurled over
t private premisos and ('nlightontal lit
y mattie.:4 to guard the 5411)42107 ui
witieb front ltritish-born taxpayers
some teoustmds of mon aro constant-
))
y empioytU.
The statemene appenrs so utterly
Paradoxical and absurd that IL is
neceosary to give
A FEW CONCRETE EXAMPLES
to drive the force of thcs argument
• home.
r It is mew
aty ell known that at
our great Naval establishments which
3 ore .eloseci to Lite casual visitor. The
• British -born taxpoyoe is at liberty
1 to inspect certain parts of dockyards
, and there are many -forte which he,
can wandor over to his horiet's 00i1 -
tont; but the very secrets whieh are'
HOME COURTESIES.
In the closo relations of weathers
of tho same household and the con-
stant contact through long aseocio-
tion, there is apt to bo a lack or
the friendly greetings and ditlicate
attentions ,Which are given to visi-
tors and strangers in the household.
Children aro commonly not trainod
to sweat courtesies in their treat -
moot of parents end ono another.
Husband and wife do not preserve
their first gracious care of each
other. But thoughtful and Joyful;
litelo servicos sweeten home lifo and
pour the oilof joy over daily comer-
lettiVelei8ei..). a husband or son is ptoMpt
and helpful in placing, her chair for
her at table, what woman doeo not
feel happier? 'An act or courtesy cul-
tivates in its performer more appro.
dtion and attachment. Ph° spirit
which prompts little attentions and
tho habit which preserves them will
Modell hard feelings, sharp words
and alienations that naturally and
easily come, in times of difference of
judgment or conflict of interest.
HUMAN' sAcntrions.
An Atrocious Case Recently Re-
ported From. India.
It is commonly supposta -that, ex-
cept ainong 0 few savage tribes, eyo-
teniati 0 human socialist° disappeared
long ago from India. During the
govoenor-genoralship of Lord Bard -
Mgt; a • special act Was encased to
enablo Gee government to etamp out
this custom among tho aboriginal
Klionns; and Int boastcd that, human
sacrifice was practically suppressed
during his ternt -of office. Nevarthe-
leas, a, peculiarly atrocious caso was
reported rocen•Lly, but a sapiont na-
tio° jury in Bonsai declined to bring
n a verdiot of murder on the ground
hat .the victim might have consent -
11 to his own itntoolation, And now
ho Indian mail brings 1101014 of what
°Oka 1110 another ease. A petty
Met in. Orison is NOW to have vowed
make offorings of human) blood
if Me wife mei-wooed from tot attack
of sm'allpox', She did recover, and
tho name time a ounther of men
mynterifiurily disappectroci, 11+10 were
reported killed by tigers.. There to a
rumor, howover, Hutt they worn MC.
riflood by the chief, and .an °Mei al
imotiry has belen ordered into the
t ter. Ritual murdev comm 1 t Loci
ilt 11111 performanco or a, VOW 10
thought to lin the oxplanntion of
many apparently motiveless (Times,
Mir Alfrod Lyail, in a. recent paper,
montionei, ELS alt cocamplo or the ea -ori-
fice of a willing elotine, the story or
the commando!of no army who
Wooed tho tido of battle by having
himself behewled front of his
troops, In order to propitiate the
god of War. Tho suggests that) Otto
Is tho only insfatien on record of a
geneen1 who won on action by losing
his ilea n critical 11101110111,
ANOT IT Mit VINWe
”A. 111011 oar) pay no greatdr eorl-
pllinont to a groat man than to
mymo hie baby afar him," snit) the
optindet,
"And yet," ausWered the portsimist,
If seeing how the baby lurns oot
lathy life ft sometime:I looks J11(0
raunds far a libOl sta."
malously guarded so far as he hi
concerned are bared Inc clos:, se:ti-
ny by the Gooman, French, Russian
or Japanase officer. 11, froquently i
happens that a foreign man -o -war
puts in to ono of our Naval bases I
tw days, V Si Ls at',, exchanged,
and courtesies extended on both I
sides, and, to Poore how far courtesy
can bo cat't'iitil, tho fortiigo
are Invitod to inspect tho dockyarcle.
The writer has accompanied many
such an excursiom and, being a
Britisher, has beon rogue:deal to
stand outside Certain private flopart-
moots at a Naval establishment
whilot the foreign III • • • 111010 1
JAPAN'S FIELD MARSHAL
THE poininvrosT laGFITEll OF
THE AGE,
4. Torsonal Estimate and Desorip-
tion of the Great Soldier,
Oyama,
Toll nod al out , the gran ti
e elm 1 • mimeos his int haat 08 by
sometimes appoio hoe with a lilt of
chi loo 1 iisi4or nod so inetincoe without,
I)) 101.41 1,11 tioi.sn't look like
an ordinary ...1all1t1tefie*--111 fact, with
111, jo Il,t, Poland Ince, and ilia eye
with the merry twinkle 1.a 11, 110 la,
118 Britiell °Moor loth boon loci to
closerilio him, for all the world Illco
lira111Citejet 11t1lica11
c ./1117c3n.." tliteneelves filo
Marquis 141 alt)],) colt in stature 1114
veritable giant. Even alongside
hhiropotilr; impressea ono as an un-
commonly big atom 11, must bo re -
remembered that tho Mtrequis is a
menther ol the inatous ;satsuma, or
fighting' clan, which foe centuries
have been PhYsirallY a larger race,
than all 1.11, other ,Tapanemo, as well
al: 111)01117 11,112' 001111try'n groatost
arAtlinas
rslial Oynoin's exploits in this
Val. hava umazed the Continontal
military experta, who are comporing
Itt 111 with Caesar, Hannibal, Malin
ton, mat Napoleon. Plow, how afti
1110 Plitt 11-81/0 11011 Mall attain his
11,111tar3r genius?
Tho :Marquis is now about sixty -
3 caz s ol 11. 1 Ibm st service in
the field Wile 111 I14O8, when, as young
[wawa ()yenta, lio joined his cousins,
iho Connts Haig°, in leading tho
rovolut ionory 1110Ve2110/1
0100011 1 ha Ail kalif/ 10 1 ho 1 Mame of
Ilia ancestors, Oyama enteeed that
War as a lieutenant. Ho left it as
A MA.1011-01•INERAL.
Then in 1 870 the Empoi•or Rent
Oyaina over to lealrooe to watch tho
00111,10 01 the Franco-Prussian war.
11,' watched closely, and stored away
n his retentive mho11 every detail of
what. he saw. Tiettirning lo Japan,
10 became Vice -Minister of War, autt
set to worle oo bta great elan rot.
•e-organiving the .Tapanese army.
In 1880 ho betame Minister of War,
akar in 1800 he was made a full gen-
wal, Count. YamagalD, being the
only other mate with that high rank,
He and Yamagata had joint emu
nand or the armios that went to
gata was invalidod home °yenta was
fllagsililttuic.tehothenClitiosc•, and whon Varna -
10111'S he took Port • Arthur, a root -
TSS the (2111111100 had been rortifying
eaperts had pronounced inigrog-
eft sur ovine command. four
or twenty yearm, and which leuro-
this big, smashing sol -
101' has boon in supreme command or
11 the Japanese military forces, Ile
as the invititiablo lucidly of gathor-
fig about hem men of high character
'ti il abil y, of hispiring them, and
.etteng them to work together with -
tut frictloo, ITis porsonal staff in
ho present war is tho 11(141 illustra-
lon of thia.
NOCIT, ISUROKT, NODZU,
nd the 01110101 wens all his personal
election, o nd no finor staff could
aye been gotherod together.
(17011)0. knoWs hip oflicers, and how
ornnwleicao itilittlettna vipletorif.eeiethey can. do the)
lost affectivw
e ork. Iholor /rho the
pyramid, w ith
Earshot °yenta at Cm top, tho gen-
ralo under hiin, the ()Ricers and non-
ononisaioned officers in their sevetall
rack's, and, lastly, the base or Um
0111111011 stilettoes.
His ediete aro the itiony'a law. On
he walls or the barracka and on the
ides of the tents, ttt tlio foot of
veey soldier's cot, he has directed
iat a iodated copy of the seven ja-
aneso moral principles eliall Ix: hung
I order that tho last thing the sol-
icit. sees On retiring for the night
1111the very Dest thing that greets
lin on awakening in the mornhig
hall leo thoso precepts.
blvory morning after roll -call tho
aptain or each company reads these
rocopts aloud to his 111011. He then
ekes the Mon recite them in a
01IY, and afterwards calls orlon Um
ildiers Individually to 1011140 them.
117man making a 1t1411101(0 is sent
t 011210to the guard -room, It is
110 part. of the °Moors' elutioa to
ve lectures to their men on the
'eat soldiors 01 all times ond rut -
011.9, from Alexander downwards,
MARSHAL OYAMA'S 1.1013719
(1 suburb of Toltio is extornally
ice a, beautiful English villa, with
splendid garden laid out in thor-
ighly modorn stylo, Inside It is
relished like the home of a Briton,
fine) 1,011', except that 011 the wne)
a
tul table)! aye exquisite opooltrans of
1 that is best and most beautiful
tho art of Japan and .China. Tho
moods can toll by a glanWi
ce a ther
ty Japanese work of art is gout ine
not, and what im its exact value.
Bowing profusely the while, a .Ta -
11000 maid takce your card, and
tors you into a pretty 'reecpLion-
04,7 10
1,,:mally Count Oyama 011110101Bitola( undress, 'rho formality of
nel-elinking over, he stOps to the
or and calls someone. Ina nip.-
cot you aro prosonted to the Count -
5, a charming, graceful Milo Wo-
ols Her hail' is dans up in Miro-
an style, hat ;die wears, ilia roll
Ortnese house costenne, and 0patiks
rt sweetest English. you con hear
Aaltl(lkinitaltlar".tha Itialopeloo woo IA
notice about eleven yearo, whicli
01 911)01)11 partly at tho lioino of, tho
v., Dr. Leonard Tlacon, emigre -
Gomel clergyman of NOw Haven,
d partly at VaStial. CIO 10/00, V1101100
O graduated with full Sionorri,
Rho wont. to the Hinter/ who] about;
elve 70101401d, told When alio ro-
!rad to JapAn Wan almost net
Marlowe in her Bloom tool 010,114'.a Christine, hod, bR
ooieo port ea,
17115111 (1101(11111 other European
ignages. With but 111,111) 1101011].,▪ inotutietle-Torirsoll'e •Weekly.
Hated into State secrets, , 1
Some few months ago o. 111,15511121111,155111211
torpedo-boat destroyer arrived at
Dover, and, under cover of the hogo
guns which frown 110,111) from tho
fortress upon tho harbor, found •ae-
oommodatum
IN THE INNERMOST DOC1K. g
Our agreement with Japan makes it h
quite possible that Russia win be- i
come 001' enemy at any moment; hut
this evidently Mice not weigh on the a
minds of thoso enerusted with the ,
secrets or defence, for the offieors and t
crew of tho torpodo-hout were for t
days to bo seen roaming about; the
rorLificatimis ub Itovol• with it feee-i
dont that is &Mad residents of the It
town, 1 4
There are a largo number of forts 11
011 0110 t10/151, Which L1410 closely guard-
ed. The British -born taxpayer is t
even warm.d against approaching' 11
very near to them, and huge rail- a
ings are erected all round to ensure 141
secrecy. Garrison volunteers are not o
permitted to colter unless on duty,' o
and oven then secrecy has to lie g
sworn to in some eases. BO the c
foreign officer is like A/A(/0111 With
the golden lamp -ho 10 evon &Wad t
the trouble of rubbing tho lamp to
. .
0.
e
To show how lett our officials can el
go in their execiss of zeal to guard .„
somas against their own country11
-
men, it is only noceoeary to mention ,
tho gyroscope. However thoroughly
British a man might bo, he asked ,a
to sue this delicate piece of Joachim- a
ory which has made Rio torpedo an s
effective weapon, ho would doubtloss
he e
REGARDED AR A SPY,
and treated arc such. Yot the gyros- 11,:a
4101)0 is common to every Naval Pow- ”
or in the world., and a foreign olli-
coo 'would ha,Occ tha wholo of rts wort.% "
Ings explainod to him if ho wieh.ed. ,
Thin exhibition of courtesy, car- al
vied to such an inane =tont by 7.1
our naval and military officials, does gl
opt Mid favor with Um rank and ti
file. Our own encore very ranch re-;
Scob tho manner in which secrete111
-
which even so far LW thoy are con•
eernod are alosely guaected-aro "gar -
en away" to foreigners.
I 01
With a man of tho calibre or Ad-
nileal Sir john Fisher holding the of
1(111)5 of office so far as the Navy '
00110er/10d, We may anticipate the in- a,
troduction of a common -smolt' policy a'
whieh, at lenst, foreign °Moore ?„1„1
will not be more favorably treatorl .111
than Britieh taxpayers.01
or
TO ALTE/1 NATURE'S,' '1"1.NTS,
pi
sh.
A now and popolar fad to to have re
flowers of peculine colors, dicta:rent
from that which Nature niVusi them,
To caret a change in the (odor of a. lee
flowor, pour a BUM othor int o 0 se
small glass, anti to it, add ono -tooth 11.2
of Ha quanLity of !drone antmonin,
water. Willi WS simple end easilY /11
mafic mixture yon may change 1 0 it pe
gloom any flower that io rod gs
or violet.. Al', you Niro to do is to •111
df the flowet• in( 0 the mixture, and in
tho (linage will at once take place,
Yellow flowers two not. cliangeat 14y Am
thin proreos, but while) onea ualialSy (411
turn to a yollow or it deop ormigo ibo
tone. The action of the fluid is al- an
most illatantnewourf, and you 106,1
travy the experiment opriolcling
Some flowers, instead of dipping
them, which will give a epotted of- ew
fest, Song:what resaits 11183,7 1)1
be prealueed by Osing anottenla only,
inn proceas is o longet row,
es—a-
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It is bailee to spend move 21 0l)3'
011 010 10011datiOl1 01 011011841 mai 1.0131
1)1 tho d000tattiorta, 1 tw
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