HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-11-12, Page 3Foolish Youll
Or, the Belle of the 'Season.
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•,'011APTI1X-I XYlcIlr.-(Gontinued).
a "Oh, Ida, _tan 'yob: lend me a clean 'eel-
ar? elle aelcaleterf a ts,ge whisper, and
with a gigglo. lehiele was intended to in-
vite question; but, as Ida had asked none,
daid, 'with' another giggle; '"You've
head mo speak of George Porter?"
Tda.•looked .detehttul: Isabel had. mon-
t oned so many nien, generally by their
Cheietian 11•11•111.4113, :who vere „euppoeed to
46 maititeie by her, that Xda, often lieten.
log ,tbsentlyeetrough eo the foolish girl's
uonfulenees, not -seldOm "g0L. mixed.'
"The one who went to South Australia,"
Isabel event on, with an affectation of coy
ehyeess. "We need to eee a great deal of
him -at least be used to call before he
went away; and 'though there really Wee
nothing serioue between ue, of couree—
But • ono ,cloeen't litre to speak of these
thinge. even to one's bosom friend. But
he's downetaire ;lust now. I just had time
to ruu up, and he acteuelly almost Raw me
on the estaile! Yes, We one will do: you
always have such goodshaped collars, end
Yet you line& teltehye lived in tbe coon -
try! • I must ,be 'quick andhurry down:
men do so hate to be +kept waiting, don't
theyP You'll come down presently, Won't
- you, Ida? I'm sure you'll like hinteehe'e
•so steady; and it'e a -very good business.
Of 00111130, as I said, nothing definite has
passed beteveen.ue,
alto . giggled and simpered significantly;
and Ida,' trying to force ue11 to take
ednie interest, fastened the eellar for
Isabel, and .gently and with much teat
Persuaded, that inartistic. young lady to
dimmed . a huge .cylmson bow which she
...had stuck on her dress with disastrous re.
eults, When, some little time after, Ida
went down to the drawing -room, she found
that the visitor wae like most of those
mho came to Laburnum Villa,. 0, very
. worthy pawn, no doubt, but unintereet-
ing and commonplace. This lir. Geergo
• Porter WS a heavy thick -set man, •ap•
preaching middle age, with the air of a
• prosperous merchant, and 'with a some-
what shy and awkward 'manner; it 808111 -
ed to Ids, that he looked rather bored ae
be MO on one' of the 04111, uncomfortable
olmirS, with :Elie mother and daughter
"engaging- him in eonversation," no theY
would haye called At. .11.1s shyness and
awkwardness were intensified by the era
trance of the tall, graceful .gi11 in her
black dress., abet he rose to receive the in-
treductIon with a startled kind of neve
oueness, which was reasonable enough;
' • for the young women with wbom he awe -
elated were not dowered with Ida's very
palpable grace and reiblemont.
Ida bowed to him, anade• some remark
aboutethe everither,•and went over with a
• ,book to. the. sofa with the broken staring -
and promptly forgot hie exteterme. But
her indifference 'WAS not Teoiprocated, the
man was painfully aware of her presence,
and after endeavoring to carry -on the
conversation with Isabel, grew absent.
• minded and incoherent, and presently, ao
if he could not help Itlineelf, got up and,
' edging nervottely -to the sofa, eat down.
and tried to talk. _
Ida closed her book and, as in duty
-bound. was civil to himthough not per-
haps so civil as:she-would have been to n
man of her aro age, and clam; but Mr.
• George Porter, noelsiubt encouraged by
her gentleneem serenity, .and perfeet Gelf•
.possession--quallties none too common la
.tho .cless to ,which he belonged -grew less
„mamma and to hie own amezement,
found himself' talking' presently Quite
flaefitlY ' to" this distinguielteddooking
'young, lady 'whose entrance of the draw-
ing -room' had struck him with save With
instinctive courteousness and kindneow,
'Ida had asked him some question about
"South Ault-1mila, and lie wets led to talk
• of hls. lite 'there, and to describe tho
• .country.
Ida found her' thoughts wandering after
a few minutes, and grow absentonindea;
but Mr. George Pewter was launolied .on
his favorite subject, wae delighted. -with
the condescension of this beautiful and
• stately Listener. and a14 not notice that
:she was seartely listening; did not notice
also that Mrs. Iteron -ivas looking dtscon.
...tented and suiffing Peevishly, and that
Isobeles feat 'wore All empteselon of jeal-
ousy .and resentment. The' fact, eves, that
the 'poor man had quite forgotten the
other young woman -and the other young
woman know 'it,
'Suddenly tbeit faience bore down *upon
/dale absent-mindedness, ahe felt rather
tha-n 13a1B that :something was the matter,
and she got, up, in the middle of one of
lir. George Porler's fluent but badly 0011.
• etructed sentences, and going over to Isa-
bel aslced her to piny eometiting.
Isabel flushed.
"Oh, you had better ,sing," she
"Mr. Porter would like that better, lee
sure."
"Oh. yes; please do!" ploade4 ibo man;
and Ida, trying to conceal her 'weariness
and distaste, wont to the piano and sang
the shorteet song she knew,
. "ler acquiescence wee unfortunate in
lio result, for it, oompleted in Me. George
Powler'e bosom the havoe whieli her face
and voice had nytiougbt. He Prowed her
to sing ,rtgaili, beat time with his largo
hand ana badly -groomed head, and 'MS
enthusiastie in hie praises; and seemed
• so disappointoa when elle refused, that he
seeoittled her appeal to label with an ola
viouely .foreed politeness.
Isabel went to :the piano; but she wae
at Ito time a very beilliant performer,
and the poor girl was .no upset, by Idaas
101100000101111 and unwilling superiority,
that she broke down in the middle of
one of these nideous drawingeroom oimes
which seem specielly "arranged" for the
tortilla: of those raw are blessed or cursed
with musical Vista
Tho couverrattion naturally lagged and
languished under theee eircumetancee,
and Mr. George "'owle0 preeently roeo tq
taloa his leave. Ete woe pot nekecleto re.
main to dinner though Mrs, Heron had
intended iaviting him, and had made se.
old and flurried preparations. He shook
hande with Ida with marked erapresse•
merit and nervoueness, and seemed as if
he could scarcely tear himself, malt.
When he hail gone the mother and
daughter eat bolt uoright in their chaise
and stared before them in a Pregnant 01.
ammo: 'and Ida, -wondering, what evae the
matter, was about to leave the room,
when errs Heron said in a hard, thin
voice:
"One moment, ,Ida, if You Plume.
Ida parset ret the door .with her book in
her hand, eLustled from her dreaminess
by the 304)10011.0tono ant manner.
.'"You had better close the door, zaa. 1
ehould -not like the servants to overhear
what it is my dutt to 80.7 to you."
Ida closed the oor and stood expect,
antly, and Mrs. Heron 0001111110 41
."I trust I am not One to find faulI un.
necessarily. 1 know It 10 the duty of a
Christian to be patient and long-euffer•
, Ing; but there is a limit to one's endua
" atm, and I 'regret to say that you heve
Passea :that limit. X should not be fide
/Meng any ditty to a young penson 1110 18
under any charge if X refrained -from
pointing out to you that, your conduct,
ronoe you have been wader our roof, has
been reprehensible and disgreeeful."
Ida was teta amazed for D., moment' to
realize the 'full eignificance of the opite.
11 13 speech; and then, as it graduallY
darwnet upon her, the blood rose to her
face and an indignant protest rose to liee
lips; but ens unedited it, and mealy ,lo.
pealed the objeetionable phrase .
"Yee, ellegracefu,l," said _Mrs. Heron, "X
ern 0.431117 10 be compelled to ase molt a
were to a young 'Emit te one in Youe
position.'and I elo Pot think 7010 11111100
matters better by pretending not to know
what I mean."
"It fe no pretence. Dire, Herome said
Ida quite evemly, "I do not in the 'este,
know what YOU 10e0,11," •
"Then I'll tell you," retorted aIre, Ite•
0011, withesupprossed fury. "'You ewe 0110
of the meet eho,melese fl1rt 3 evm.
Isla . felt 101 3111110111 iTrosistable desire to
lamelt: she had ,been tireciewthen elm .imeee
In; Mr, George, PoWley'oe ettentemes lute
111145 her,etillabro weare, the sight,
of the teeo .weinerlsmelled bolt' toeight; and
evidefiety • liollieg ower with.. anger, " 'wee
full. of a, •geoteeque humor winch affected,
her hYstemeallybibe retenegeste to stifle,
the laugh, and looked. at them patiently'
and calmly: as she etooe by the, mantel.
'niece 'with ono arm resting.. on Cm
The uncomme us..ease and .grace of her
attitude, enereaeod. Kra Morena; ierita-
tion; :her thin dips trembled 11541180 eyee
grew' Ted:
• "Oh, I am not blind," she said. ."X've
been quite aware of yOur condteetfor
eolne Mom past; but X have Tefrained
from speaking to you imeanee, 10 X 011,Y,
You ear tutder my roof and I did not wisb
to hurt your .feelings --though I win sine
Yoh have had very lune regard for OUrd.
I hove been greatly aeceived in you, Itla.
X thought nekton you came that you were
a quiet, well-conducted Young roman, and
X cenald sciacely believe any eyee 'When 31
first saw that I was mistaken, and that,
your quietness was only elynese, I ewe
.Pose you didn't think I saw that yeti wore
tryin:g 1,0 entrap my poor boy; but a
ther'e eyes are ehrinp, and a mother will
Preteot her own .at any coSt Oh, you
needn't try to stare me out a countem
aneo, or to put on that eurprised net in-
nocent look. You Taw have been able to
deceive mo 01109,- 13111 yea can't now. I've
been via -tolling you, and' I've slam with an7
own oyes your carryings on.'
'lire. Ileron--" began Ida, verY 0)11101)
lY; but Mrs. Heron toee on with breath-
less vehemence.
,'"I euppose yo11 only did it for your
amusement; I don't euppose you thought
there would be flaw ,eood 111: 11, that his
father or I -would allow joseph to make
such a fool of himself ae to throw himeelf
away upon a girl without any means; hut
We all the more eliameful.. YOu' succeed-
ed very Well; you!ve turned the poor boy's
head and made him miserable. It's to be
lopea that it will stop there, and that
he won't be driven -to drink or deeperate
coulees, as eonie Young men are.. 01
course you'll soy that you never Mea1141
anything of the kind. X'm quite primate
ed for,thot-You can be plansible enough
'when you like; with that quiet, oat -like
ananner of yours." '
Ida had passed beyond the laughing
otage„ by this three; her face was pale, ber
eyes _dashing; but eho was able to 0117,
with an appearance of warn:
• "You aro quite right' Mns. eron; I
have no hesitation in 'saying that, X ' did
notwish your son .to 1)117 100 arty atom
tion,, :nation lees— Oh,do you not SOB
how ridieulcua it is?" elle broke out, :in-
dignantly, and with a little desperate
Mre. Heron's fame flamed.
"I don't know what you mean by ridicu-
lous," she snapped. '"31 shoued say joseph
was quite good eztoOgh matele for you;
and I've 110 doubt you think so,' though
you pretend to sneer at him.'
,
"Let Ine femurs you, 1108. Heron, that X
have never thonght.of your sort as a pow
fable husband,' 'staid. Ida. "His attentions
to 331.0 .0.111 mere lhan unwelcome -and. be
knows IL"
'Ohl then you admit that the poor boy
is in love with you,, that he has .told you?
You fese, you can't.deceive me. I Mime it.
I weeder you 'aren't ;ashamed of yourself;
et any :rate. having caused ,trouble in the
houso that Xheltere you, that you .haven't
shame enough to refrain from flirting be -
lore our very07e0, with the first Malt
that aopea,re.',
Itio, stared at her in wouteement, too
great for the 'moment to oerwit of reeent.
went. .
'What. es this you accuse me of?" she
naked. "011, pray., pray, do not be so me
reasonable, so unjuett •
Mrs. Heron wegged her hand, 00 0110
'who is not to be 400017001 117 any affect.
ation of innocenoe.
"No, thank you, "dal" 5110 exelnimed.
:Mat 'won't do for us. We've seen it with
our own eyes, haven't eve, Isabel?"
Isabel took out her handkerchief and
began to whimper,
"I should never have thought it of 7011,
Ida," ehe sobbed, "And with George, toot
And 341 01117 Just told you that -
that there had been things between no. I
do think you mieht have ,teft him alone."
Pl11 was half distracted.
"But you really eannot mean it!" elie
pleaded. "/ hove done nothing, :said no.
thing Yon surely do not (tempi/tin of We
speaking to me, of hie 'being simply cifil
and polite. Heaven kilows I had 110 do -
sire to exchange a, word with him. I
would not have come down if Isabel had
not aelted 3110, 11114 I hod thought, you
'would have Considered. 11 Tudo of Inc to
remain upstairs; Oh, what can I sae to
convince you that you are mistaken, that
I never have a thought to this gentleman
-X forget his mime -that 31 do not care it
I never ems him again, and that-- Isabel,
surely you do -not think me 80,113,1110 of the
-vulgarity, the stupidity, with Whielt yolir
another charges mel"
IsaboVe sniffs and eobs only 'grew loud.
ea and her demonstrative misery worked
Xrs. Herein to a higher Pitch of reee»te
enent and virtuous tudignetion.
"That is riglit, Iaabel, do not, answer
her. 31 is all pretence and (beef& 011 hoe
part. She knows very well that she was
doing her hest to attract hie attention,
:availing and making one at him, jUSU 00
She bas caught poor Joseph."
"da's %slight, fleure :sprang ermet, her
Taos grew crimson and her eyee flaelied
evith a just *wrath 'which could ato longer
310 etippreesod,
"IX thlnlo YOu moot be mad," elie said in
a to -w vatee. "Indeed, 7011 1111101 IbEL 111311.
or you would not insult nee in biiio way.
If I were guilty of the douche:it of whieli
you 0101.100 1110, I hol11d 1101 be 31,1, to live,
ahould not be BE to remain in 4111 respect.
,able holm."
"You are guilty," rototted arra Heron.
"And as to your bolus fit to semain under
this roof-aad it was a weeveetable and
lumpy 0110 11111i1 YOU etlalle-YOU are the
beet judge, 31 ohall inform your eoneln
John of what hos pessed-it ie my duty to
do 00-e114 ite shall decide whether you
are to remain, a Bre/nand, and 41 (1i.1111103-
00 of the peace of a. ChrIctian houeehold,
It is my duty to prm
otect y poor hea.'
At tbat moment the hall door wee open.
ed and closed, and the "poor boy," aftex
shuffling eboat in the hal for EL moment
or two, opened the drawing -room dooe.
His hat was on the batik of hie lueul, ono
end of hie eollar was unfastened, lies face
wee flushed, and them waa mutt on hie
eisat, soi if he had liellon-which lie had.
He lunched into %the room Bv/111. a, 1.10)e7
leer, and nodded to them with that Mew:
'Won of extreme sobriety evlvich is unfree
tunittely .SEGUaled .).V. the Individual who
ie hopelessly intoxicated, Mos. Heron
14090..14:W1 outstretched hamlet
"Oh. joseph, aTe yon ill? Me, Oooi
boy I"
"Hill?" 3ie repeatee, with a 1110801,01e
diao, Pm not bill, Yee, I am, though; it's
Mental. woiry, it'e 0. 'emoted 'earta" ne
looked et Ida and shook his head re.
proachfully. "She kM3V441, but, uho don't
dare— But whitteli the anatteer he
110010,1 011, etaring ae Isabel, who was sae
:struggling with heti mine end eoba.
"Whatell up,? Whitten. Isabel eiryiii for?
Ida been .eryire too-? Lassa 'ere, 100101ebtand that. If tbey've' bin ill-treating
Yon, Ida, my dear, you ShEAY SO, met Till
lcrior the reashoe Irby. You come 10 me,
'dear "
He lurched toevaeds Ida, tool 00 110 drew
back with a elradder of horror 114111 loath.
ing, Isabel and hie mother eaught the'
'wretched young To a 11 by the E1l41, am)
with cries of alarm :old 0101111.43 114E41.44140m
endeavored to eoolhe 11;,,
"Don't sneak to her, tienit think of here
ehe's 0111 worth it!" isehl 141,4 Heron,
"She's not 'worth eny smisible man
31011011ts,'.1eae1 of all a Man like you, Jo
meth. Yam are ill, yOu 111 110 0 001111) to tied 1"
•
FREE PRIZE
TO (IIRLS
Beautifui, French Dressed 1)011
16 inohee taU, fully jointed, eyee open and ,eltut,
Jompletely dressed in satin with lace ',end lehlfen
trtm.ming.. Beautially trimmed hat ,a,nd Teal enees
and ,stookings.
Bend pa. Your name and ,Tudelrems, Bald We Win
.00114 YOU 30 pets of X333a3 Gree1illg. PRgittutrtle,
ia fien,to a, est (six beautiful, cartes 101 tipp
act.) When eedd :send ne the MOOMY, and We Yel
.send you the doll, all olaaagee prepaid, V yon x1e.
fer it IWO 071111 give you a Polled locket and uhaln
or .a rolled gold, engraved ler,a,eelet inalead of the
doll.
florrier=Warrent Co.
WEPT, 82, TOBONTOs
einanallellenBale
e •
Mielar-011iteralTSie 'Charles iterge-
, soft, -Barn,
Who is commander ol the Fifth Di-
vision ol the E'en alitionary Fenn.
"sear nu' eineleug," ha hiccoughed, as
he struggled feebly with them, and meet
enamoured. . and would-be reassuring
emcee at Idit'e white :mid :stern face
"'She'sa shplendid girl; ehe's a good girk,
finest gal I know; and elm an' me under-
shtand one another; twin shoule. 'We've
ken' 'Mir secret from you, mother, hut the
time has come --the -tie lee come to re-
veal -the troth. I love Ida. Xteeh no good
your froweing at Me like that; 1 shay 1
love Ida,"
011APPD1t XXKV.
•
At this point Tohu Heron's Ting and
knook were heard at the door; with 0 017
of terror, the unfortunate mother su0.
ceecled in dragging the feebly struggling
Joseph out of the room with Isiebere 00'
83)1011)10, hustled -and pushed him itp the
stairs before hie father was let in. After
timo Mrs, Heron OSTEte acme again, and
Ida heard her and her lusban.d talking
together -you couldn't whisper in one
room of Laburnum Villa 'without being
hoard in another one -and presently the
dravinfaroom -door opened and John He-
ron entered; Ida had waited, for she had
easpected him. Ho was Ted ' and swollen
with pomposity and resentment, though lie
aesumed a "anore-itasorravothan-inanger"
aer, and threw a deeply grieveti tone nem
hie 11111301, mautioue voice.
"I am deeply.grieved and 14311001Ced, Xda,"
he began, "to hear trona Tay wife so do.
taltera,ble 11/1 account of your tonduct. X
UM not so unwise ail to look for gratitude
in this evorld, but I did not think 7011
Would rennY our kindness and coneiderza
ton by attempting to wreck the happineiA
of a quiet, and godly home. (Of co)0rse, I
make all ailloivorzoes for YOUP bringing.
Up; I ant aware that in the state of lite
from which we rescued you, the spiritual
and the religious Were entirely absent;
but I bed hopes that, our precept, and,
5117, B110111.1410, the ill 11001100 ole deeP-
religioes favelly--" by thie time his
vole had slid into the nasal 14,111110 noll
grOiLl whiela It assumed in the pulpit; and
Ida, notwithetanding her 'w110t011041:1008,
tednese,
again felt all 11111104411 I.Breei/Stinie &Sin, 10
laugh,
"Please tell nie Cousin John, what it is
I have done, 171101 it 143 7011 000131141411 0(11"
she broke in.
Angered by the interruption, for. there
le nothing a 11111.44 like Jobe Moron hates
worse, he snapped out;
"You have been trying to snare the al-
gre:tter my 0011) heve even Bnet
lascivious oyes at the etraneer within our
'the blood rushed to 14111'S lace; then she
laughed outright, the laugh of deepen,
thew for.indeed, she despaired of convina
log 'them) etupid people of her innocence.
The laugh naturally exasperated John
Heron, and hie gaunt face new ealnia for
nit instant.
"I understand!" 3(0 8(0)41. "Yon treat
our remonstrances with septet, yott scoff
at our rebuke."
"Yes; 3 am err titi I can't help it, Cous.
in John," meld Ida. "X ara sorrytthat you
should .tbitik ene eo wicked and so-dangea
0110, and I ollite agree 'with Isabel and
her Mahar that if I am as had as you
sae-, I am not 11 to live in a respectable
house and with-deeent, people. It would
be useless for me 10 0003100 you. that 7011
are all ridiculously mistaken." '
'"lity wife ,and daugbter 0)1,17 1711111 their
01111 eYee, I am Informed that iny eon
la ae thie very moment in lied, prostrated
liy your heartless conduct; you heve
trifled with that most delicate end eacred
of Mange, a, human heart. Go to your
chamber, Ida., and there I -Cruet you tvill
seek 31013e111111100 091 your totems."
There wee eiSence for a moment, then
Ida said, verY quietly:
"Have you avything more to Gay to
"Not tonight," said John :sternly. "1
amewearled with 'Well:4010g% 311170 ,beett
or:molting, calling Sinn 0,111, like yourself,
to a better life. To -morrow I 1111811110,11
with you again, I will endeavor to enatell
a brand from the burning."
"Goodnight," field Ida, Shopaused with
her hand on the door. "Comm lohn, you
came to me alieu X was in great trouble;
yon offered me a, 1101043 144101 I was home-
less; thin -1, 70111 have been as kind res
you know how to be, and I want to thank
you. I (Jeremy it is my fault that I have
not got on better with you gill. I am not
so bad as you think -but eve will say no
more about that. I do not want you to
e011Sider MB ungrateful; for indeed, 30111
grateful for the shelter •yo01 have given
me, and.' shall rawaye 'remember that you
came to my aid. 1111011 X "111149 6,m sore med.
Will yon please 0000 107 cousin and Ieabel
to forgive me -for having unwittingly
:caused them so notch 11061338? Good.
night,' -
"Goodnight," amid john Heron p8151117,
"I shouldbe eamfoeted if 1 tould think
that 3011 11815 speaking Teom your heart:
but I -fear that you are noe-I fear teat
you are noti Oh, 1017 1110,1 heart be melt.
esti 31MY 7011118 brought to eee rtte peril of
your evil ways!"
ero be continued.)
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P,LEA SE LEA.VE Tilll GAT.E
Ailit It.
As the western elm 'VIM getting upon
a forest old
Its eitys tshene on a, lassie and
touched her 110,31 1101311 gold,
Joet 41, *little woodland Wind rOSB,
3111) 011,1 of rarest worth, ,
A latheide le -ensure, his only joy on
.0erble
0111118fle root work that moment
and took her in his arms,
`'You'ute tined ieve,eithenrt, tbis grow-
ing 1,le10---1
".Let me play a. little lenges.," she
ansryered, "then I'll come,
But, tcladdy, peorniste you 07011' 1. close
lthe enete.
Chorus:
"Pleteste leave the 'gate ajer, Dad,
For 1113 corning eoon, yon see;
Inn sure you :recall how 11111141111410.
WO 11 1.C1 lemve 13 Mer foe me.
I'm enell e
Yo;; know 1 11011 '1 :reach eu fm,
111 Ciunle 'When 31338 games, are
80 twar
please leave the gate ajar,"
while the little 34111 wate waiting
one evening for her dad,
Hie men earne the itereet
with -feces. grave end sad,
'Lees, yore: latter wants, to see
you, we'll take yeti right to
'
eneenu;n:es_yetelE:y ba: ,their
eyee grew dim.
3711
"Within ten holar," whiepered,
30)3411.,
'Titled nue," she ortied. " o,
it is toe fan"
Then 'she eialid: "When you set
mamma mot say I'm noting
Brut st,30onri4 forget to &aye the gate
&Per,"
Thoustande of women in Germany
bane thelown out of work on
Itecount Of their mill:one:re being
nailed to war.
'Cookies; I1)ogavivs341111s,
Sugar, l(Joolciefe.-TWo pounds su-
gat, one cupful lbutter, one egg, One
elinful- clabbered 'cre)1l-in one tea-
spoonful sode, one,teaspoonful van
ilia, extract, one teas-tie:mini lemon
,eitioa; one tetaepoenful -baking
powder ; flour to -roll soft. Mur -as
ler*: cake, .benting soda into the
cream until loaree. Roll as ,solft
as Possible ,and sprinkle sager oyer
the -top and bake in very slow oven.
3111 ttihe 'dough is allowed to stand fif-
teen minutes tbefeee relied and the
lboarelnand rolling . pin :ere .well
floured they can be. handled' much
softer than twould be iinagined ,and
tbettee eooky will reault. '
jumblesee-One :cupful butter, two
631111 lnilk, one -hall teaspoenful
va•aillta, flour to roll. Sift sugar
over top and bake a moderate
011001. -
Parker House ltolls.-L-Grate two
. •
large potatoes, add one tablespoon
sugar, one teaspoon mit and one
and one-half pints beili,ng water.
'Stir nntll smooth like starch. 'Soak
one yeast .cake -in at half cup of Juke -
wet= water. When dissolved, add
to potato mixture after it is cool.
Let this eterd one day and one
night. In the morning take one
pint of this mixture- add one pint
of lukewarm Water, tirvo large table-
s -Ports of lard melted, two tea-
apoons of salt, oneebalf cup of au
gar and iloitr 'make soft dough.
Let this rise albent three thour' s or
until three tunes its beak. Letrise
again until Milk is trebled. Work
down again, then knead on hoard.
not with rolling pin ,and cut inte
rounds with .a biseuit eutter. Press
-through centre with back of \silver
knife, 'butter one-half with melted
'butter and fold over like a pocket-
book. Let rise until light and bake
'fifteen minutes in moderate oven.
This will make two and one-half
dozen rolls. • •
Coffee Bread.-Trvo pounds light
brettel sponge, lour ounces melted
butter, yolks of four eggs, four
ounces 'sugar, one-half cup milk;
flour enough to 'make 'a soft dough,
'tee ao-fb for bread; one oup of 111111'
11111 or currants, if desired. Mix
and beat well and let etand one-half
to one hour the -fora 'baking. This
=ekes two square cake peens. Put
on the brushed tops melted butter
and .sprinkle 'with sugar and cinna-
anon v-.1ien the slough is about half
raised. Bake in a :moderate oven
twenty to twenty-five minutes.
Entire Wheat Bread. - One and
one-half pints of lukewarm -water,
-one -cake of yeast and flour. Dis-
solve 31111116 101 water and make a
light sponge. Let edge three hours,
add one teaspoon salt, one heaping
-tiblespoon shortening melted., two
tableepoons molasses. IS -Wien with
whole wheat limn nail 13 131 etiff
enough to work on board :without
'sticking. 'Let etand three hours, or
until double in unilk. Make elite
leaves, let rise to top of pan and
bake ene hour,
Graham Bread. - Make a light
sponge with one cake of yeast, one
and one-half pints of lukewarm we-
ber and white flour. Let rise over
neght and add one -11a11 graham teed
one-half white flour to make it stiff
"enough to knead. Knead well and
'let rise three to four hours. The
-graham floue makes it slower to rise
then when all white is need. Knead
again and make into loaves and let
rise to top 4)11 1)1111. If the nails are
'well greased -with eneltecl fat and
the loaf is -turned over in this it will
not be necessary to grease bread
any turther. Bake in a slow oven
an hour -to an hour and a. (praetor.
Brown Nut Bread. -One eup ol
white flour, two cups graham flour,
one and one-half eups sweet milk,
one eup sugar, one teaspoon baking
powder, -one teaspoon salt, one -hell
cup nutmeats, Mix thoroughly and
bake one hour in a very slow oven.
White Nut Bread. --Two eggs,
one cup sugar, one 'cup sweet milk,
one heaping tablespoon ef butter,
-two cups flour, ime-hali cup chop-
ped nut meats, -two heapieg tea-
snoots baking powder, level tea-
spoon otscinnamon, a little nu.traeg.
Mix equal Sugar antcl butter until
smooth, add s;pices wed mite, then
milk tend flour Internal:else Beat
well and tbake in elow oven forty:
five to fifty nainutes.
Household -flints.
Dip .1freveh. Limn] notating in
cornmeal lbefere tfrying. .
Soap Should be bought in cetaniii-
Hee ; -remove the wrapper anal allow
it to dry.
To remove ink tfrole the fingers,
dampen a eulpina match and rub
the eletins.
IP cream proves too thin te whip,
,aClel the white of egg before lie-
. ,
gi 1111 1.11 g'whip.
11 the zinc lining of a refrigerittor
looks shabbv ii can be enameled
'and matte look like new., • "
The effic len t ho sekeeper knows
that sharp knives :neve time, pa-
tienee and give better results time
chill ones,
23110 tittle uturnopia in water to
wash white paint, bet no soap. 'Ellie
has the advantage of not teltilling the
surface.
I11 using washing- soda, 21. 31310121.1
alwaye be ellen)) ved in hot, water be -
tore adeling to the clothes.
'Soiled satin slippers may be dyed
with the ordinary powdered dyes,
mixed with gereoliee. APply evith a
cleen sponge.
• .A•feer frying onions potty a little
viiregar into the frying part, leb it
get hob, tend it will remove all smell
Teem the pan.
Many people know how eatieteges
beret when feled, bet 11 1)1103 are
dipped in ,boilinnewater iiret they
will Try quite
If you ere caught in the rein and
the color comee. Off your coat co to
70111' blouse, p23 the blouse tto seek
In milk over ta
Try tieing a 'brick for in61 ironing
etand, an4 you will linel that the
irons will retain their heat much
longer' then When the stand is used.
IX; by any chance, a room is filled
with smoke, open all -the windows
at orice -end wave a towel wet in
vr71111,70-1'and hot war 11(011114teeound the
• Pul lard ;into a basin and nour
boiling rvater over it. Allow to get
cold,' then join off the tw-nter and
repeat the process three times. The
-land Call then be usadefer making
cold erenm. •
-YQ 11 -Can preVpjlt 41 Steamed' pud-
ding , frem becoming heeve 31,1 put, -
ting a cloth over the steamer before
Placing the lid on. This prevents
the inoisturefrom settling and mak-
ing :the pudding soggy.
.
GERMAN SAVANTS IS WAR
CRITIC S.
By Chile. 111. Rice, Deliver, Colo.
Recently there has appeered in
tdee U.S. a carefully prepared pub-
lication, signed by GerinanY's weal -
known scientists and professor.0 in
her leading eolleges, preeenting
Germann'ts reasons foe going to
wer, and inteoided to counteract
the prevailing btelief here, that the
Keiser is alone -responsible. '
This Pedagogic effoat of the selfe,
styled eavants of Gerrruatny hats
been met by a. British aggregation
04 inen equally noted and leanned,
arid -fax more teelm and deliberate,
who, unlike the Germans, have not
scorned to look into publie docu-
ments, records, tend deoltrationte of
Germany's leading civic offedere,
and nrhot riddled the claims made
that -the Kaiser is a very mild and
child -like oreature, loving pe.ace
'and domesticity, 'and, above -all,
hating wan and checord with Ohrist-
like Innocence.
If the case as made in this, publi-
cation. is the best thew, vaunted
scientists are capable of presenting
on behalf of Gerantatny, then surely
she has euffered tremendously si,noe
the beginning of the war in her re-
putation as a seat of -wisdom and
the abode of Iseientific inquiry into
the truth of things.
A.more elip-shed, 'superficial in-
vesbigaiton could twat:0* be ima-
gined, and yob tit is preeis'ely the
German teachers of tonslay, who,
they imagine they are -allaying suet-
pieion and preparing the American
mind to secept What they have to
offer, etre producing a most deter-
mined opposition on this side of
the wateir, and so far have utterly
failed to change American public
opinion in, the slightest degree.
They offer no evidence and cite
no recognized facts in euppoet of
their seontentions, Much leee36
there ary thing predueed of a
philosoplucal &exacter or a eriti-
cal extemination of recent oentr-
rencee, Logic seems to be op thing
unknown to these so-called eavants,
but I-helm:lc is theie strong card.
The statements of the Mame are
thrust aside without ceremony as
unbelievable by them, sineply be-
cause they are made by the Allies.
No reputation is deemed necessary,
the assumption being that the Ger-
Mons alone are tuneable ef- telling
the truth 'and that all that comes
from elsewhere is false and un-
worthy of belief, The morel attpeet
of things is tco,mpletely eelips,ed by
the wave of patriotism that has
swept over Germany,
They .call their prodaction an
"Appeal to the Civilized World',"
published by ea Gemmel savants,
and bears the names of her most
clietinguiehed scientists, such -BA
Haeckel, Eutehen, Humperdinek,
Suclermen, and many okben.
The appeal ist discreditable tie the
intelligence of theee men, tan& indi-
eates that while it, vas probtnbly
signed by the men whose names it
beans, very little 'attention has been
givd41i to et by most of thean.
The English in which it ie ex-
pressed ie highly unique and gro-
tesque, indicating that it wan nob
the product of ithe emnbined effolts
of those -whose 0111)105, 0,1,115 eubecribed
to it, ,but, rather, the composition
of some terack-brained entlinsinueb
who has succeeded 1 eeenring; the
sigirteturele probtably by false repro-
tsentatione of what it contained.
One example meet suffice, but
from it the rest can he fudged:
Etetre it is :0 -"The iron mouth of
events 41318.49 proved the untruth of
the laebitious German defeats, ,con-
eeq 1100031 ,7 epreeentetion and
calumny are all the more, eagerly
04 work." But the ionic of the, 11141 -
,pe al is not less conemeneus by its
aheeiree, es witness the following
'extract is aitt true that We
trespassed, in neutral Belgium. It
lute been proved that France ,a,nd.
'England had resolved on sueli 11
itrespasts, and it has, like -Wise been
peoned that Belgium had, ageeed, to
their doing- so. It would have been
,euiciele nue part net 1:0 'have
been betiorehand.''' - •
Thus in the fleet eentence is toured
a denial of the very thing they 01(2-
01)13 in the, last eentence. Theee
men, wise above their generatien,
SAT. contented with makao, Uneelp-
12 rbed iteeelibiotnat .and sifter no
proof whatever tint England tend
France were abent to trespass upon
1B.,te.f.,,gtvoititleltctsiont16. tBre%Igitalaaz etto)ndurson-stu.
if 1361343 u04 C.11.3).Sd 11
But suppo-se England end Frace
had in ea's:templet-eon each a dnone-
me nib ae claimed (but, not peeved),
itt would he tno ii t34 foe Ger-
main tel) violate the tteruie ef
treaty which She lend solemnly
'signed, How :shocking Ito religlop
end good 11101161181 te aeseere, that of
any,body Waal going:to etominit rape,
and murder Ii-eilgian nentralite neer,.
matey 1080 30, right Ito fret at the
blototcly tergiee, 'Plume moral tetaeli-
ere loran the Fatherland might, bet-
ter ('4111 1)6.011 Upon the highwaymen's
tern -orient used by the Cerintai
Oha.ntceillor,ltheth prates:Teel to- fol-
low the law, of .1nolitary neeeesity
than that laid cloivn in a "mere
4413131 of pn,pter," otheenitse, known •
deigliYafty, ,
We tere ;next befernied by thine'
es men of light end Teem
the 'lltand of been -04 "were it nob
0,
for .German lialitartigan
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would long -since have -been extir-
pated." •
We would v,enbutre t ask these
savants what kind of a civilization
is it that rests only upon brute
for-ce '1 England has never found it
n'eoessatry,for eneh means, nor haus
France, -nor the United States, nor
any Other civilized notion.
The German brand of oivilization
alluded to an,1114. be of a diffeeent
kind team that which grows and
flourishee elsewhere, If it cannot
subsist without being propped up
by the sword, the sooner it dies
ancl disappears the better for man -
But ithie is not th-e teaehing
ol German, ethics or German philo-
sophy .as evidenced in the works of
her great masters, but te n'evt vari-
ety pelt forth by h-er Oha-noellors
and 'her Kniser-s for the oceseion
and to justify their nobs of perficli
and brutality in the eyes of the
dwsei-lindd,de.d. Bab. they will deceive no
one exeept thotse who wont to lee
"Ilene faith in us," the appeal
ooncludes, "aird wait till the ends"
After then- dismal failare to justify
their high-handed ontatagee, aVe
poor time to ask suspension ol
judgment until the encl. Were these
so-called scientific men to gantry on
their teachings, Or their researehest,
in any ouch slienshoel way, they
would be promptly expelled from
their ohtairs. 31(1 28 sale to say that
this appeal to Americana by Ger-
man peolesso'rs and scientis38 lies
done more to injure their cause
than if they had kept their mouths
closecle and allowed this world to
form oonclutsions from the facts
-whicth eonditions tare every houe
presenting., .1._
TOMMY ON TITS WAY.
Comical Experie—nee of 'English Pri-
Yates on French Duty.
'.Dhey were leaning against a door-
way in ithe town of Blank, smoking
cigarette's. which they said " iade't
gat no blooming -bite in tem."
A -round them was a crowd of
French people, emiling- at them
W1611 admination. Nothing meves a
French erowd to admire moee easily
than a 000l, oesnal acceptance of
difficulties, "ye a. Paris letter to
the St. Lbues Globe, Demeera,t.
They have many great cnialtities, the
French; but they are 1181100 mberial
incl pedant i31 adverse cirennistanc-
es pool. They feel rtho drama of
life lceenly to -take things without
excitement as they -oome.
There Arras no more excitement
about these envy eervice corps
private,s than if their doorway hied
been in Soubliaanpthon. The.y were
quit ,content to be in Femme.
"Ain't one plaee .as good '110 0111"
other 1" They had no neoriey, 'no kit
but what 'they stood: in. They did
riot know whither they were going
r how to, get there. All of this
troubled them not in the least.
They leerned Omen listening to the
jabber, las they ctilled it, of their
admirers,, mildly amused at 'ffire nov-
elty, enjoying tire sunshine,
fluent, unbewildered, ready for
anything that might turn up, ghod
1104.
Tlhey told me their ebery. Sent
up to Mons with a intention engine,
they were sent back just befoee the
battle because tire traction engine
wale too elow. Ant officer .gave them
a slip of 3113)011 172(31 /the .neenest of
the Pisces written on it, They were
to make for tthe bates at Ami-
ens.
"Fanny thing; y' 'know," one of
them easid, "people we ask diclatt
seem to know ‚where these platees
was..Bit slow in ttaideantat,dang
they seem to, me." (You can im-
agine how itittey pronounced French
neeneet) "Consequence wan we
kep' 031 makin'' progreee, too, 1401111
or lees. We 'soon finished what
grub we wdth 100 0,11131, our etmer-
geney entions, had gone already.
Bab the people gave us plenty,
"Soon am -they see ile ptuffin' and
snentin' , ten -nigh a pla.ee they'd
0013343 reenin' ont, ittenn"Onglay,
fund intakin' signs to us •to stop,
We'd pull up and they'd, ask less
113111 rnakin' signs, y" lenow, if we
wanted anything to eat. -We gen-
erality did, you undeneband. Good
Rea, oti food they have twee 'ere,
Tastes more than 01115, somehow,
though their 'beer ain't gob no body
in it. Wishy-waeley stuff 2''
Financier -That is not the same
tale that you 16111 me a few days
ago. Beggar -No, Sir, BuL 3001
dicta' t believe that one.
FREE TO
tiorizonfai
• issOngt
MANY WOMEN SPIES '8110T.
1,ktratany's "Scent Service" Very
Active in Battle Zone.
According to a, d-espatch from the
north of France, received an, Paris,
ruo lists or even figures are offieinday
disc/weed, but the , shooting of batch -
60 of spies takes Owe daily in the
towns of the distract front which the
message names, and there 1111110 1131051
0111413)1,7 801 .many -women isalab 110 men.
It de mentleard for the veteran who
loathes the task ol shooting women,
butt, acoding te the /awe of wan,
it must be, dente. They- are lined up
with men, often young 93101.0 0)31 woe
men of refinement, at the zenith of
their elmrm and beauty, and so; ao-
oording to their lights, they give
their lives far their country, and
m,eet their death as beaerely as any
mon,
lib is einimed that no Genman
tongue can ever pronetunee eertain '
Feenoh words without betrnying
their Teuton origin. It le failure to
pass tests of this kind winch con-
demn. The despatch adds:
• -"I saw a Wienrall elinlienged in the
street, eeized and 'haled to the gene
deamerie. She- WAS well dressed,
and the last type which the ordi,
,nany honte-stayeng British people
would euepect of espionage, appar-
ently a prosperous widow .of about
thirty, leading -a little bey by the
hand, but I have heard since that
it proved a clear case. She had
evaded the war regulation of the
local authorities, that strangers
must not remain 211411) 11115.01 24 hours
in any town in this part Of France
witthotrt reporting gersonally. '30the
po,dice, by (1110434111,7hea- lodgings lit-
erally every day *1 13.18 week."
Two officers 1n British uniform
recently brougtht to a. halt the mo-
tors bedonging to an •ammunition
convoy as itt was proceeding to the
British lines, of Armentieres witth
supplies. "Halt, you are running
right into German trenches," was
the -command given to the cativo
The oaptein spoke to the two olh
ems, whri were driving a Baitish
eartornobile„ Alto% a low words
passed the captain noted that the
rnen who had issued the order spoke
wibh a slight actcent, whetenpon he
drew his, revolver and shot both his
supposed oomracles.. AL the same
moment a squadron of Geranan
oavalry reppteaand a short distance
away. The Britith 'captain then
ordered the Ult.& thivere, most of
Whom were London motor -bus
chauffeurs, to dismount with their
rifles anti take atposition in a ditch ,
beside the aoad 111 -order to defend
the convoy. Me Germans were
abeut 310 011111,711 anti 41, detachment
of Gelman infante:3, had arrived on
the seente, but from the ether side ia
French battalion appeared andt the
Gem -sans retired with heavy losses.
Interrupted. Cosa auntie alien .
"You don't mean to eon> thanthie
is the 'first you've heard of it.
"Absolutely."
"Why, it's the talk of the neigh-
borhood."
"Yee, but my wife 18.2107513' On a
visit."
When the Dinner Danced.
Libffie Gertio Grogan (looking np
from eociely page --Did you e -ver
see a, dinner dance, haw .
Mrs. Grogan -Faith, I ,did, ine
child; th' den yer father atilt -Itch
th' table 171(2 1120 fist 'because' eve had
corn' bale an' cabbage three -clays
rennin' !
Dry Goods.
"Do you sell dny goods 110110 1"
"No, sir, this is a grocery."
"Sorry I I wanted to tget some
dried apples."
'1Wthat makes -ehe beautiful brook
'bound feom sock to rock, ,cleareet 1"
''Ett'.s full of spring`Wa31e0,
"What .a, beautiful girl your
daughter 36 1'' "Yee 32o beautitEsil
that I've given up hope tette,t she'll
ever wash the dishes- for rne When
she grows np."
''3 shy, te a,' ' s tam me r ed Bobby
through the SU& as his mother
scrubbed and scrubbed hint, "I
(11000.6 300! 1809(1 400 get. rid o' mo)"
`'Why, te, Bobby, dear," replied
his m oth e r Whatever put such
an idea into your mind 1" "0.11,
n u thin'," said Abe: , "only ;
seeme to Me yoU're trebt' 40 reh
rne OA."
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