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THE STUNG
By EARL R. RICE.
A tense silence filled the .room friendly to each other to the -same
When Mrs. Morrison arose and an- upper room to put aside wraps and ed oat toward the ::nearest resting
itounced that the moment had arrived afterward to places congenial in the place, which :happened to be Meh
or the election of officers. The other spaefous rooms below. To her de- Morrisons devoted. head. Other y
business of the Biandan Church La- light all went along smoothly. She low streaks followed him. Hither
dies' Society had been but prelimini- was a little dismayed when she saw and yon they flew, and wherever they
ary to this, the really outstanding that Mrs. Morrison had brought her lighted a :wild waving of 'hands beat
event of the year. Every lady l'still= hopeful son Jimuny, a rad of nine the air. Timid ladies screamed and
her but two had answered "Present," years and in high reputation for mise dodged. P•andeniozuium ensued., Rout
at roll -call. No one on -the list would
have willingly, absented herself from
this annual meting. d
by no means lifeless, though com-
pletely chilled. As they hung in the
overheated atmosphere they came
back to life—back to summer days
Iand stirring activities.
IIad the ladies of the society been
less occupied with .other things they
noeld have noted a gentle hum that
pr' -eptly proceeded from the cone.
131': while the tellers counted the secs
one ballet the 'chatter of many tens
gu'e arose.
Br-r-er, liesm-m-m-nrt,"
The tellers finished their counting
and gathered the ballots in two.
places
"Bu o-zz, buzz-z-szz."
"Are the, tellers ready to report?"
"We are," v as the response.
"Buzzseeesmeeeiz,""said' the horn-
ets.
"We will listen to the result of the
ballot" said the chairman.
One of' the 'tellers arose, cleared
her ,throat, and began—but she never
finished her report,
At that momenta very much alive
yellow iaelfet poised in these entrance`
to the cone, and with a note clearly,
audible throughout the room launch -
The exceptionally fine reports ha
elicited only feeble applause, although
the Bazaar committee had outdone
chief. Thankfully she recalled her
husband's invitation .to send the chil-
dren down to the orchard and avail -
elf of it.
edher
s
And thus events had run on to the
moment announced in the first pare -
previous years. Galling committee, graph.
civics and reform, literature and After the preliminary motion that
tracts, committees special and toms the society proceed with the election
mitees standing, as well as secretary of officers there came a little pause.
and treasurer had all felt themselves
Mr. Brown glanced over the assembl-
hopelessly in the background of in- ed company and noted that though
terest on thtxt day, however import- the lines of opposition were rather
ant at other times. For in this meet- closely drawn there still existed a
ing, as in former years, the society little uncertainty as to the result of
was to determine its leadership for the voting.
the next twelve months. Some old members had dropped
The turn of the election meant out during the year and several new
either victory or defeat to its two ones had come in. Just how these
well defined factions, accordinglyas new ones would vote no one could
it inclined in one or the other direr- tell, though both sides claimed them.
tion. No one could have told just "Are there any nominations for
how the factions came to be, but as president?" asked Mrs. Morrison, the
to their reality all could testify. chairman, herself an active partisan.
Ordinarily victory or defeat for She knew very well that 'she was to
either party meant little more than a receive this honor from one of her
new distribution of honors or minor follow are. Nor was she disappointed.
offices. As a matter of fact, the But scarcely was her name put in
winning party must accept responsi- nomination than a lady of the op-
bility for work done. And thus far position named Mrs. Benjamin, her
nothing very serious had come from closest rival, for the same honor. The
the strife, if a few "injured feelings," battle was on.
es "insulted intentions," might me The candidates were both estim-
excepted. But this year it was dif- able women. Had not fate—or some-
ferent. thing else—put them in rival camps
Since its history began Blandon they would have been, doubtless,
had boasted of but one church. The warm friends and co-workers. Each
"Old. Church" had satisfied all long- secretly admired the other, and per-
log hearts and tilled all prayerful as- haps who can tell—could pride and portion. Clean the crock thoroughly
pirations. The good "Old" pastor had stubborn self-will have been put before using.
given counsel and comfort to all, and aside, each would have gladly drone Place the eggs in the solution. If
the activities of the "Old Church" ped all differences. So near do fine the poultry yard has not supplied an
had been the channels through which folks get to harmony and, goodwill— adequate quantity of eggs for int -
the outward expression of the rah.- and yet stay so far apart. Mrs. Mor- mediate see, they may be added
gious life of the town had flown. One risen and Mrs. Benjamin lied not from time to time. See that at least
indescribable followed:
Out of the room the ladies fled,
each' bent' on seeking friendly cover.
A door in the hall stood open and
into it plunged Mrs.Benjamin. Mre.
Morrison followed her and as the
door slammed shut they were in total
darkness.
"0, dear, whet shall I do?" shrieks-�
ed the former.
"0, please take that thing out f
my }mire', walled the latter. i
With mallet assisten e --they fouel
and crushed their'totinentors:
And then as eilence reigned out -I
side they ventured to open the door a
crack and peer out. While they he.ai-`
tated valiant Mrs. Brown, with a fi
swatter in either hand, 'came 'back to
combat the hornets. Others caine,�
too, and with windows open waged a;
brave fight. , Presently every mem;
ber was in the midst of the conflict:!
'Many hornets died in battle and
the rest were driven ostside and
gassed by the cold.
When the victory was. complete
the ladies looked a moment at each'
other. Everywhere was the disorder
of strife, and here and there a swell-:
ing casualty. Then someene ihughed.1
A perfect storm of merriment
bloke loose. It continued till the last'
bitter feeling ht the society had van-
ished.
(.With 'order restored Mrs. Morrison
made a new kind of speech.
"Ladies," the said, "this= is the first
fight in a long time in which we
have all been on: the same side. From
new on let's have but one side in this
society."
14Irs. Benjamin led in vigorous ap-
plause. After that it did not seem
to matter which way the election
went.
Preserving Eggs With Water -Glass.
When the housewife finds an over-
abundance of eggs from a prolific
poultry yard in the summer months,
and the- cold -storage speculator is
capitalizing the opportunity, she too
can liiiaise provision for the pro-
verbial rainy day..The abundance of
eggs in June, July and' August, and
the consequent cheapening of price,
suggest the use of the water -glass
method to preserve the eggs.
Select fresh eggs that are clean,
but not Washed. Use infertile eggs
if possible.-. Take nine quarts of
water that has been boiled and cool-
ed, and 'add one quart of water -glass
(sodium silicate), Place the mixture
in a five -gallon crock or jar. This
amount of liquid will preserve fife
teen dozeit-eggs. For larger amounts;
mix the solution in the same pro -
might as well have become a bar- worked together for years.
bar.an and would probably have been With nominations closed, balloting eggs at all times. Place the crock
considered worse than a heathen, if should have followed immediately. orjar in a cool, dry place, well coy -
he had gone elsewhere..For there Mrs. Brown prayed fervently that it eyed to prevent evaporation. Wax -
had been no other place .o go here-' might be so. But no. One of Mrs. paper placed on and tied around the
tofore. top of the jar will serve the desired
But now all was changed. A "New floor a q t p oil d end.
Church" had come and it was easy to f As a substitute for water -glass,
"go over." Indeed, some had gone. this method has proved good: Dis-
And the "Old" pastor had heard, with she had heard f solve two or three pounds.- of un -
pain, that the turning of the election slaked lime in five gallons of water
that November day, no matter which go 1 that has previously been boiled and
way it went, would false others from y d allowed to pool. Let the mixture
stand until the lime settles and the
liquid is clear. Place clean, fresh
eggs in an earthenware crock or jar
and pour the clear lime -water into
the vessel until the eggs are covered.
two inches of the solution covers the
.ng up to November. Before boiling
such eggs take a needle and prick a
tiny hole in the large dud of the
shelf to keep them from cracking.
They eggs are satisfactory for frying
until about December. From that
time until the end of the usual stor-
age period—that is, until March—
they can be used for omelettes,
scrambled' eggs, custards, cakes and
general cookery.
A's the eggs age, the white be-
comes thinner end harder to beat.
The yolk membrane becomes more.
delicate and itis correspondingly
difficult to separate the whites from
the 'yolks. Sometimes the' white of
the egg is tinged pink after very
long keeping in water -glass. This is
due, probably, to a little iron which
is 3n the water -glass, but which does
not injure the egg for food purposes.
and Flow-^._ W April.
the summer: Fresh Eggs
e s,'21 cents dozen." Now fades the last long' streak of
Part of the money made from the snow,
sale of the flowers two years ago Now bourgeons every maze of"quick
was used to buy ege from blooded. About the flowering squares, and
poultry, and choice varieties of thick .
dahlias. Lastear I sold 'every l low
yblos- By ashen roots the violets b
•
coin from the new varieties of Now riPga tin) woodland anti long,
ahad exquisiteu were of immense sizeThe distance takes a lovelier hue,
and senl'oyard And drowned in yonder living: blue
.This whole filo t S. The is annus The lark becoines.'a,slkhthee eong.
ally a forest of flouters. tubers,
are dug each fall and stored the same Now dimes _the lights on lawn and, lea,
as potatoes. I no longer keep all wit The`ficka are whiter down the vale,
the more common 'varieties' for plant The flollrler every milky sail,. '
ing; these aro stored :separately and On winding stream or distant sea..
fed . to • the laying hens throughout ow the seanhan pipesor divfles
the winter. As the chickens grow Where n
oft
o eof the lower' branches In yonder gleaming 5reets,, and sir
theyeat a m TThe'itapPy birds, that change their
the dahlias, but their scratching slcy
in no way' disturbs the planets, for brood; that live their
they become sturdy long before the' To build and
chicks grow strong enough to 'harm lives.
them. From land to land, and in my breast
Spring wakens too; and my regret
who moves to town to Becomes an April violet,
The farmer And bode"tisd`blobsoiot' like the -jest.
talcs it easy will get so tired doing —Alfred Tennyson (In Memoriam),
nothing that the days will seem lots ' ,mow_
farm.Hunger listens to no reason.
Morrison's supporters claimed the
on question of privilege ege an
bluntly challenged the election o
Mrs. Benjamin on the ground that
that in the event o
defeat Mrs. Benjamin's faction would
over to the "New Church"n a
body. All this was hotlydeniedan
his care. Mrs. Morrison's good faith attacked.
At noon, the day of the meeting, in return.
Mrs. Brown, the mistress of the Just as the discussion promised to
comfortable farm house on the out- become warm there came a momen-
skirts of the town, in which the an- tary diversion. Jimmy Morrison ran
anal meeting was to be held, had excitedly into the room with a prize
voiced to her husband her despair in his hand. •`
over the situation. Out in the orchard the men had
"I do wish something would turn found a huge hornets' nest high up
up to bring us to our sensog to -day," on an apple tree branch and had
she said. `But goodness only knows given it to him. More than a foot
what it could be." in diameter, its cone shape, cunning -
Shrewd John Brown pushed back ly devised, had been the home of a
his plate and reflected a moment be- vigorous colony during the summer.
fore answering. But the inhabitants were now pro -
"How would it do for all of. you to bebly scattered far, and cold and
forgive and forget?" he suggested.
"But how could we?" she returned.
"A part of us might forgive but no-
body could possibly forget the way
those folks have acted. Why, last
year---"
"Yes, yes, I know," said John, who
had heard the story many times. And
then he finished rather hopelessly,
"You might begin by trying!"
Mrs. Brown said nothing.
"At any rate I'll put on t, good fire
in the furnace for you before I go to
work," her husband said, "I must
hurry, too, for we must finish picking
those late apples."
"By the way," he called back as he
went out, "if any children come send
them down to the orchard. That
may help you some,"
Good as his word, he put an eittra
shovelful of coal into the furnace and
carefully adjusted the drafts and
dampers. The short days of Novem-
ber were fast putting chill into the
air and down in the orchards the
frost lingered all day.
By two o'clock the ladies had be-
gun to arrive. Mrs. Brown greeted
all alike, as a courteous hostess
should, and tactfully guided ' those
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lifeless.
Now Jimmy had often beard his eggs on the bottom crack first and
Uncle Jack, who lived in the city, say that those in the bottom of the
that he would like one of these cones crocks are the last to be removed
for decorating his den. He had even for use. Eggs can be put up in
offered Jimmy a dollar to find him
one.
Jimmy ran straight to his mother
who stood near the center of the
room.
"Here, mother," he said, "keep this
for me 'till we go home."
With a sigh of relief, for she had
expected some teasing request, 'Mrs.
Flowers and Chidcente
longer to him than they did on the
„--
Chickens and flower gardens have
long been considered an impossible
combination, but for several years I
have been able to combine the two.
in a more profitable manner.
The yard where I keep my coops
of 'hens with baby' chickens has little
or no shade. Having a few dahlia
roots that I do not need in my flower
garden I planted a row in this
chicken yard twelve years ago. This
soil was very rich, the plants made
rapid growth and the baby chicks did
not disturb them. Each time I gave
the fowls fresh water I threw the
stale water from the chickens' drink-
ing receptacles on the plants. This
added nothing to my work.
The growing chickens were kept
in this yard all summer and always
sought the shade of the dahlias dur-
ing the heat of the day. As the
Earthenware crocks are good con- blooms faded I picked them off and
tethers. They must be clean and threw them on the ground where the
sound, Scald them and let them cool chicks devoured them greedily. Since
completely before use. A crock hold- dahlia tubers are used for food. in
ing six gallons will accommodate 1: certain localities I knew the blooms
dozens of eggs and about 22 pints could not harm the fowls; in fact, I
of solution. Crocks that are too believe they are nourishing and
large are not desirable, since 'they beneficial.
increase the liability of breaking some The next year I increased my
of the eggs and spoiling the entire dahlia planting, saving all of the
lot, tubers the firet fall and buying some.
It must be remembered that the new ones in the spring. The result.
is that this chicken yard that form-
erly had been far from attractive is
now one of the show' places on the
premises; passersby stop to look at.
it. So many stopped and asked for.
bouquets that I putout a sign during
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CHANNEL TUNNEL
smaller evoke, and the eggs put in
the crock first should be used first.
Inspect the crock from time to time
and replace with cool boiled water
any water that has evaporated.
When the eggs are to be used, re-
move them, as desired, rinse in clean,
cold water and use immediately.
Eggs preserved in water -glass
Morrison took the beautiful cone and can be used for soft boiling or poach -
held it a moment in her hand. As
Jimmy went out she turned and
hung it on the chandelier at the side
of the room.
But the diversion had had its ef-
fect. The talk momentarily sub-
sided and the tellers soon were busy
counting the ballot. It proved a tie.
Another ballot was ordered.
Thanks to John Brown's furnace
the room was warm. If the ladies no-
ticed it, however, they gave little
sign of the fact. But up near the
ceiling the warm air pressed and
there presently produced some startl-
ing effects.
It is a fact In nature that hornets
and yellow -jackets are numbed by
the first cold nights of autumn. Later
they revive and for a few warm days
are active, As the cold increases
most of ahem in a colony die, and
only a few survive the winter to re-
produce their kind.
In Jimmy's cone the hornets were,
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Only Danger Lies In Geological For,.
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White 'ansa fray Chalk,
Intense interest has been aroused by
the government's announcement that.
the " long•projeeted tunnel under .the.
English 'Channel to connect .I>Inglanti.
and France is soon to be cou'etructed..
The cost of the enterprise is roughly'
estimated 'at $100,000,000, Soino;,tieet
the tunnel'Weld 'bo`eotul'ilettd in'tll'ee
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A commission in Fanis'I Which. had.
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considerdng the building: of ttmnele,, un-
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The ;'English Channel' 'Tunnel Cone.
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Second Only to Panama Canal
With the, exception of the Panama.
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The plans prpvide for two tunnels,.
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of 200 yards. The maximum depth of
water on the route is 160 feet, and a
cover of chalk about 100 feet thick
would he left undisturbed above the
crown of the tunnel to provide against
danger from enemy attack with su'b�
marine explosives. The tunnel's
level above the sea thus will be about
250 feet.
Iron tubes will be built as the tunnel
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of the Simplon tunnel under the Swiss
mountain of that name, and which is
twelve and -one-half miles in length,
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Before theee,,war the quickest service
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and forty-five minutes. With the tun-
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hours, whatever the weather.
Speaking of the problems of build-
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the sea 'itself. offers'nb'd'ifiloulty, ;that
the only risk lies in the geological
formations. The -first la.,yer under the
channel is white chall some 30.0 feet
thick. The great question is whether
the gray chalk Is impervious to water.
The exact points of startingethe tun-
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pert opinion favors a spot just behind
Dover and, in France, a point close to
Cape Grisnez.
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But the Peculiar Lustre of the Gem
Cannot be Imitated.
The lead -glass Or "paste") diamond
looks all right in the show window,
properly displayed, It has (if well
cut) the "fire' of a real diamond, with
a brilliant sparkle of reflected light.
Hence it easily deceives the every
day observer. But an expert would
tell youi that is lacks the peculiar
luster of the diamond, which is not'by
any means to be successfully imitated.
And before very long, owing to nose
of its new polish, it is deprived of
much of Its brilliancy:
. There are, however, certain natural
stones that, with proper•cuttiig, do
counterfeit the diamond with a fair
degree of success, even to its luster—
snappy, cold and glittering—which
the French call "eclat." One of these
is the colorless zircon.
Another gem -stone that serves the
purpose almost equally well. is the
colorless sapphire, the liar-dness of
which (rendering it capable of an ex-
tremely High polish) approaches that
of the diamond.- When cut it has a
fine brilliancy.
The Same remark, lin a degree,' ap-
plies to colorless topaz, which wears
well and takes an extremely high
polish, while exhibiting a display of
"fire." One of the largest alleged dia-
monds of the world is the uncut "Bra -
gauze," belonging to the government
of .Portugal, which is suspected to be
a white topaz;
In former days even rock -crystal
passed for diamond,' Only within com-
paratively recent years has there been
accurate knowledge' of gem -stones.
But the modern expert cannot be tie-
ceivod. A colorless beryl, for ex-
ample, yields when well cut a very
brilliant and diamond -like stone, but
nobody could pass it off on a fairly in-
telligent pawnl)ralcer for a real dia-
mond. l!
In South America two dainties are
lizards and halted centipedes.
To prevent damping -off, water the
hotbed only in .the morning during
the time when the frame has to be
kept closed most of the time. All
night without air, while the soil is
wet and there is much 'bottom heat,,
is almost sureto cause. the trouble.
Sulphur sprinkled on top of the soil. .
amount the manta is'salon holnf,xl,