Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1912 — Page 2

MRS. L. F. M’BRIDE OF LITTLE POWDER

Being the Story of the Powers and Properties of a Plate of Salad. BY OLIVE ROBERS BARTON. - Craig Gillette read the telegram hastily', gave the Indian boy a coin and said tersely, “No wait.” The boy galloped away on his little pony. ig He stood looking after the Indian, the telegram flipping in the wind. He received few messages from the east. Indians, miners and cow punchers had been his companions for twelve years, in fact ever since t,he family fortune had gone to smash and he had left New York forever. He had said “forever” because Lois Fleming, the girl he loved, broke her engagement to him when the money was gone. Disgusted with life he left New York, vowing never to return and refusing to see Lois, although she had asked for a last interview. The Indian boy disappeared in the «WatanoA and Craig read the message. It was from Kirkland. - Expect crowd of us on ninth. Berger, Watson, little Grayson and some -others. Girls, too. Going with Dad on inspection tour over his road. Mother to chaperon. Do not wire. We leave tonight. Truby Kirkland.” The names were familiar. All had been intimates of his, but in twelve years were almost forgotten. Craig wondered who the girls would be — neither the younger, nor the youngest set when he left home. Twelve years! They would be decidedly new to him. They had been the infant set then. He ran his fingers through his thick hair. He knew there was gray in it. He walked slowly back to .the house, hardly knowing whether to he glad or sorry at the prospective Interruption to his rough way of living. But the hard life he had led, prospecting and mining, had been like medicine to his sick soul. The sting had changed to a dull ache and the ache was almost gone now. He had become rich, very rich. The mine, the camp, the ground were all his and the mine yielded a fortune in silver every day. As he stepped on to the rough covered platform of his house which answered for a porch he stopped and looked the place over. Then he went [Aside wandering through the four bare unattractive rooms, and Into the kitchen where Pete, the half-breed, held sway as cook. Craig looked him over, too —the soiled blue shirt and trousers, braided black hair, and dirty face and hands. His feet showed bare above low moccasins. For the first time in twelve years Craig felt a misfit in his surroundings. Why had he not noticed before how was furnished?. There was one bunk In the * bedroom, a small deal table and a few chairs in the dining room, the same in the living room, and the kitchen a heterogeneous collection of Junk. He sat down to think. It was already the sixth. Three days yet! Jennings the mine foreman could take the big wagon to Little Powder and bring home cots, tents, tables, chairs, beds and bedding. He could make two or three trips, for travel was slow and difficult over the rough road covered with thick white alkali dust. Then too he could get a half dozen extra men to scrub and clean a bit, • Craig frowned. The trouble 'was with the cook. Pete, the slovenly Indian, could never cook for a day, probably two or three, for a set of New York’s fastidious diners. Pete had never heard of caviar npr truffles, lobster a la a hundred things nor spring duckling in February—not that It was winter now. Spring had advanced almost into summer. The days were hot —the sun scorching. Furthermore, Pete knew nothing of glaces and ices, cool salads nor frozen punch. The height of his culinary achievement was a huge hunk of roasted beef or pork, perhaps with potatoes. Setting the table for a meal usually took him one minute, throwing on a red cover, a plate, cup, saucer, bone-handled knife and fork and a few spoons. No; Pete would not do. Jennings brought a wagon load of things that day. Also the Little Powder Gazette. In a corner of the second page of the paper, Craig’s eye fell upon a tiny advertisement: Mrs. L. F. Mcßride CATERING Weddings, Dinners and Banquets Drop a Card or Phone. 26 Saunder 8t:, Little Powder. The very thing! He would put the •whole thiDg into the hands of a white woman who could serve decent clean meals and serve them correctly. The next dav Jennings, on his second trip for things, carried to Little Powder a letter addressed to Mrs. McBride. It requested her to supervise In person the cooking at Diana mine for' three dayß and enclosed a generous check for supplies. Craig added an explanation of the circumstances • with a request to go ahead and do it right. fiy the ninth, everything at the house was ready. Early in the morning a motor truck with two neat negro boys arrived at the “big house" at Dian* mine. They carried baskets, hampers, boxes and kettles. 1 Craig was beginning to enjoy his own house party. After all, it was not *<K>d for a man to live like a hermit. He could scarcely wait until the guegta arrived. He was a little flftpbtful about the girls. Would a rough, almost middle aged fellow Hgfci* hifUMtt pass muster under the

keen critical eyes of eighteen? He laughed a Httle bitterly. Perhaps his money would make up a little for what he had lost In looks. One of the colored boys came up. "Well, what is it?” asked Craig. “Please, Mistah Craig, I have a message. Will you please not to come Into the kitchen at all or let anyone else In. It bother-s the missus. She will be here in a little while, suh, and doesn’t want to see nobody. She says it bothers her, sur." “Very well,” laughed Craig. “It sounds familiar. I have heard cooks talk that way before. I will remember." The boy grinned. “Thank you, suh.” • —. ; The party soon arrived. All were In excellent spirits, though hot and dusty. Just behind their machines came a little car which, in the confusion, slipped back to the kitchen unnoticed, and a woman got out. Craig needed to have no doubt about his friends. The men nearly twisted his hand off. The girls fluttered about him saying all the nice things they could think of. Oh, it was good to be among his own kind once more. Kirkland’s father and mother greeted him like a son. The trip through the mine was arranged for afternoon. -The morningwas spent inspecting the little settlement. Craig’s, all of it. It was picturesquely situated in the quaint jagged foothills of Stoney Ridge. Hungry as hunters they returned for luncheon. The dining room was exquisite. The bare board walls were covered /with boughs. Great brass bowls of long stemmed cut flowers stood around the rooms. The table was beautiful in heavy satin damask, crystal, silver and flowers. Craig was astonished. He had not expected this. The delicious luneheon was a revelation to starved lips. The boys were trained servants, indeed, serving the entire party noiselessly and well. But the dinner several hours later was wonderful. The dining room was again exquisite, being lighted only by numerous, tall, uncapped candles In crystal sticks. Everybody was merry. Craig, however, was a trifle quiet. He was thinking of Lois tonight more than he had allowed himself to do for years. Kirkland had told him that she was somewhere In the west trying to get strong. “I don’t think she is very well off," he had said. It was time for the salad. Craig glanced at his plate and half started from his chair. The only person In the world who could make a salad look like that was Lois Fleming. She used to make it for him with her own hands.

Lois was a splendid cook. Often after the theater instead of going for supper she would whisper that she had made him some salad and they would have a cozy hour by themselves in the den with a dainty littlesupper she had arranged herself. Craig drew his breath sharply. He must be dreaming, He stared at it a moment then slowly lifted his fork and cut into it and tasted. Surely Lois had made it. The dessert and coffee were endless. He left the dessert untasted but drank the black coffee. At last dinner was over. On some pretense he made for the kitchen. The others strolled outside. A boy tried to stop him but he got past in time to see someone in white dart out of the kitchen door. He gave chase. He caught up to her as she reached a clump of greasewood. “Lois,” he said softly. “Lois.” He took her hand. t She turned her head away but her breast was heaving and he knew she was crying. He reached for her other hand and drew her into his arp*s. “Lois, you are mine by right. I have tried to forget and can’t. I cj»n’t. I love you better than oil the world. Look at me, dear one. I don’t know why you are here and I don’t care. T only know I hive you and I will never, let you go. You love me? Tell me, dear.” “I love you. Craig,” said she. softly. (Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary Press.)

WANTED; YELLOW SWEET PEA

Experts Have for Many Years Failed In Efforts to Grow Greatly , Desired VarietySweet pea growers have been attempting. for years past, without success. to evolve a yellow sweet pea. There are “ivory whites” and “primroses” and sulphur-colored sweetpeas both pure and slightly tinged with pink or some other delicate hue. but a good clear yellow, such as are to be found In the rose, the carnation, or the chrysanthemum, has yet to be evolved. An enterprising English grower not long ago offered the huge sum of $5,000 to any sweet pea raiser who should produce such a flower as is now wanted to complete the wonderful array of colors that during the lost few years have been introduced into the sweet pea, and it is quite possible that an even' larger sum would be forthcoming could a sctisfactory variety that was absolutely “fixed” —i. e., which would come true from seed every time —be discovered. But at present the yellow sweet pea has succeeded id evading capture. i . It is an interesting matter for speculation as to which of the two varieties of flower now mostly coveted will arrive first —the blue rose oj• the yellow sweet pea. But the thing that seems so strange about the obstinacy or “shyness” of the yellow sweet pea, is that in nature this is one of ths most frequent colors.

Mining Diamonds at Kimberly

AT Kimberly, Cape Colony, 1* probably the biggest hole in the world—-the old “Central” mine—with a space measurement at the surface of 14 acres, and a depth of some 400 feet. There are, in addition to several smaller ones, four other enormous excavations, all witnessing to the tireless energy of men in a hurry to be rich. The diamonds are found in a grey rock called “blue ground,” which fills a “pipe” or natural shaft of unknown depth, widening towards the surface into funnel shape. Below the few feet of red sand on the surface comes the “yellow ground,”—lime—for fifty or sixty feet. Underneath that is the “blue ground,” which, although the “yellow ground” ic not without diamonds, is the true diamond-bearing rock. Scientists believe ‘that these “pipes” arq the craters of extinct volcanoes, and that at some time when the surrounding country was under water, this diamondiferous rock was forced up in the form Of volcanic mud. How and when and Where the diamonds were formed remains a mystery, but they are undoubtedly of ..earlier date than the rock which encloses them. Early Diamond Digging. The first mining operations were restricted to digging and scooping out the earth. But, by degrees, as the hole got wider and deeper, troubles came in the shape of accumulation of water and falls of “reef." In goldmining .the "reef" Is the gold-bearing rocks, but the “reef” of the diamond mines is the surface shale and basalt surrounding the “pipes.” This was the cause of great tribulation to the early miners, as it caved in again and again, and overwhelmed those working below. After various ex-/ pedients had been tried withiut permanent success, it became impossible to work the mine any longer in the old way, and many thought the Industry was absolutely ruined. Here was the opening for the capitalist, who soon superseded the “digger.” The larger claim-holders banded together, and sank shafts outside the area already operated upon, with galleries running towards the center, until the “blue” was tapped. Jn 1888 Messrs. Rhodes, Bartiato, and Belt, having bought out the smaller holders, formed the De Beers Consolidated Mines, Limited, that great corporation which has ever since controlled the diamond mining industry. The main shaft at the “Central” connects with the “pipe” of blue ground by means of several galleries, the distance from shaft to “pipe” being 1,134 feet. At the time of the writer’s descent the lowest gallery was 1,20.0 feet from the surface. Armed with the necessary permit, we stripped and re-clothed ourselves in a sort of dressing-room. The outfit Includes flannel shirt, and coat and trousers of “duck,” or some such material, the articles being decidedly the worse for wear. Instead of braces or belt, a looped leather thong does duty. An anhient sou’-wester with ear-flaps, and tied under the chin, a pair of socks that have seen service, and rubber Wellington boots complete the costume. Accompanied by the manager, we get into the cage at the top of the shaft, and after a few seconds of swift motion, step out at the 1,000 foot level. Each supplied with a composite candle —but no candlestick! —we proceed to explore the workings on that level. We pass stalwart natives at work, with here and there a white overseer. Some drill holes in -the rock ready for blasting; others gather up the fragments into small steel trucks, which are pushed along on rails to the “shoot” which conveys the “blue” down to the 1,200 foot level. These “boys” handle mqfcy a lump with a fortune hidden in it Sometimes their quick eyes detect the “stone,” and not being without the desire for pelf, they covet, like Achaa, and, like Achan, take—if they can do so unnoticed. They will make an Incision in their flesh as secure hidingplace lor their "find,” and even swal-

SORTING ROUGH DIAMONDS

low stones. To encourage the “boys” to give up what they find, they are allowed a percentage on the value of the diamonds. Descend by Ladders. We descend the remaining 200 feet in stages of 20 feet by means of perpendicular ladders. The utter blackness into which one steps is friendly to the nervous man who sbuddersi whenever he looks at masons and car- 1 penters at work on scaffoldings. .Nevertheless the ladders have to be negotiated with cars for the rungs are slimy, and the candle has to be carried, while the approach of your friend above you is heralded by lumps' of mud dropping from his feet on to your sou’-wester. Water also occasionally falls from the roof. But we l emerge safely at the 1,200 feet level into comparative light, greater dampness, a cooler atmosphere, and deaf-' ening din. The noise is caused by the constant running of two sets of steel trucks — the one carrying the “ground” from the bottom of the “shoot” to the foot of the shaft, the other returning! empty—and the mechanical emptying! of the full trucks Into the “skip” foH conveyance to the surface. We essay a conversation with the checker stationed near the “tip,” which is only managed by dint of each.l in turn shouting Mr. —, who in hig vrashen hours is well-known on the Diamond Fields as an eloquent advocate of temperature principles. He tells us, among other things, that accidents are of almost dally occurance, chiefly through falls of “ground,” and that the sight of a native maimed and bleeding, being carried to the shaft, is, on to which he is well accustomed. The native, however, takes it all as part of his day’s work, and bears hisi pains with Spartan hardihood. He seems to have greater power of endurance than the white man, or else, having a less delicate and .sensitive organization, the pain is not so acute. Willingly enough, after an hour and a half underground, we re-enter the “cage” and speedily measure the 1,200 feet to the surface. Resigning, without a sigh, our be-sludged disguise, we enjoy the thoughtfully-provided,; bath, and return to life in the sunshine. A syndicate now buys the whole weekly “find,” and the Tuesday morning Cape train conveys the precious burden to Cape Town, for shipment. The writer has seen, on a Monday aftw ernoon, $400,000 worth of diamonds,, assorted in heapß, on a counter In De Beers’ offices. The annual output is from $20,000,000 worth, and up to the present something like $700,000,000 worth,, weighing about 20 tons, has been taken from the Kimberley mines.

Protect Little Feet.

Now that summer is here, we again! see the children going about in ankleties, sandals and bare feet. Certainly the little boys and girls look very charming as to feet under these circumstances. v But those of us who are thinking about what is reaily most healthful for them cannot take) pleasure in the pretty sight of a smallgirl in 60cks and ankle-ties, a little boy in socks and sandals, and the youngest toddlers with their pink feet bare. * „■ It is so Important that the arch of a child’s foot should be supported properly. Realizing this, let us get for the children neither sandals nor ankle-ttes, but low shoes. Equally important is it that the small and tender feet be protected from the rusty nails, bits of glass and other small, sharp things to be round the ground even in the best neighborhoods. Remembering tbu, let ,-jjp never allow the children to go barefooted. —Home Progress.

Drawbacks.

"Did your brother enjoy his hunting in the Maine woods?” r "Not bo much, as he.found it very, expensive." ,L . - "In what way?” * ■ „ “Paying damages to the families of tits guides he shot.”

COVER THE SUIT CASE l HEAT AND SERVICEABLE MATERIAL EASILY PROCURED. |.-' . ’ ’ Looks Well jntf Furnishes Protection for the Light Straw That Constitutes the Best Kind of Summer "Grip.” The light, attractive straw suit case has one drawback; it soils quickly and Is not easily cleaned. It is therefore a good plan, on buying a new one, to procure suitable material and make a cover that can be slipped over the case when It is in use, and easily removed for washing. Heavy brown linen, denim, crash or burlap serve the purpose very well. The cover should be cut in three pieces, one piece for each side, and a strip to go round lengthwise, from one end of tlj,e handle to the other. The edges are bound with braid, tape or other material of a suitable shade. Straps of the same goods as the cover, one on each side of the handle, on top,

jmd with buckles or buttons and buttonholes, make a satisfactory fastening. Another plan is to make a large envelope of the material selected, with a large opening like a buttonhole for the handle, and a button and buttonhole to hold the projection corresponding to the flap of an envelope. Still a third way is to make the covering in two pieces only each shaped somewhat like the illustration, that is, with the corpers notched out deep enough so that when the points A. B. are brought together in a seam, thd two pieces will slip, one over the body of the suit case, the other over the cover. The edges A A and B B should be hemmed, the corner seams bound, and the whole covering lightly stitched to the case. This form has the advantage of permitting the case to be opened without removing the covering. Neatly embroidered initials impart a finish and decorative touch to each of these styles of cover. A convenient plan is to have two covers for each suit case, and upon returning from a journey, to put on the fresh one and send to the laundry the one just used. —Youth’s Companion.

The Hanging Pincushion.

Do not dream of crossing the ocean without first providing yourself with a hanging pincushion, as it is the only sort which you can be sure oi instantly laying your fingers upon while dressing. Make the cushion square of shape, reasonably flat and not t&> large to easily pack into the dressing bag, ancf'to one corner attach a stout silk cordage hanging of considerable length. This you will secure to a hook In you? stateroom by twisting it round and round, and when preparing to debark will merely clip off with scissors, knotting the ends together again before attaching it to some other hook. A yard long hanger usually answers for a summer’s tour, so say experienced travelers.

Fashions Fancies

Bordered chiffon and marquisette are used for many lovely dance frocks. The .present tendency is for big hats to grow bigger and smaller hats sbialler. Amber has for the time being given place to the modern vogue for cut jet heads. Long coats of white corduroy are worn for short motor trips, boating and outdoor sports. Second to the adoration of black and white this summer is the passion for violet —a shade quite different from tlftKroyal purple that reigned through the winter. The well known “polo coat” of last year is no longer considered smart. Long coats of ratine or eponge in white and black, with satin foulard linings, are worn instead. < It is a noticeable fact that all the newest neck bows are extremely large or extremely small. The tailored bow seems to be the favorite, but some lovely fluffy also seen. The combination of blgck tulle over white iace for neck frills and for whole waistsJs gaining favor. Black lace is nearly "always mounted over white net or chiffon to bring out the design of the lace.

For the Small Porch.

A useful form of the chaise lounge or porch reclining chair of wicker is in two sections, divided almost in the middle, so two chairs may be made when no one wishes to lounge, or when the jporch is filled with guests.

The. Home Department

EASY TO “SAVE THE WASH"

Crepe Underwear, Recently Intro* duced, Is Effective for Economy “Save the wash this week,” often remarks the “busy housewife And mother, and as the summer advances her remarks w r ill continue. “My!i What an enormous wash we have this week,” or “We must try to be a little more economical with our wash.” Perhaps she will bemoan the fact that she will have to get in a laundress, or if she has, have her come an extra day. If she does the wash herself, her poor, tired limbs and aching back remind her on Monday nights that summer is here and the family are not “saving the wash.” It is not very easy when the really hot weather sets in, to be economical and sparing with our supply of clean clothes, and It is often quite a problem to solve how we can keep fresh and clean, and yet keep within the bounds of our “wash money.” The new crepe underwear comes as a boon at this season of the year, as It is nothing to launsimply washed out—no starch is necessary—and what is best of all, no ironing required. Night gowns, petticoats and combinations of all varieties are in the shops, and ranging in price from the plainest and very Inexpensive to the elaborately trimmed and most expensive. “Saving the wash becomes somewhat simplified when we make use of these garments for summer.

EASY TO DEAL WITH YOKES

Are Sure to Shrink, but the Remedy May Be Quickly Found and as Quickly Applied. Few of us have escaped the horror of finding, after our summer frocks or guimpes have been returned from the laundry for the first time, that the yoke has shrunk and the collar ia entirely too tight for comfort. It is, the experience of almost every woman before the season of thin, cool frocks is over, and one that few know how to remedy. Should the yoke of your frock require to be enlarged, add the width at the center of the back and the shape of the yoke will not be spoiled. This can be done either by letting out the hem in the back and facing the raw edges or by inserting a narrow lace insertion'on the inside of the hem each side of the opening. The fact that almost every lace or embroidery yoke opens in the back make this a simple task, and as a yoke rarely requires more than an inch of additional width, simplifies the matter greatly. ' Don’t despair if you are confronted with a too tight yoke; make it comfortably large in this manner..

Sewing Hint.

In order to keep spools of cottofl and silk always handy have the drawers of your sewing machine fitted with thin boards through which are driven wire nails placed two inches apart. Place these In the drawers with the points of the nails upward and on each nail slip a spool of thread.One row r holds black ' thread and silk, and cotton that have been used in the making of frocks, or those that will be likely to be used in the ordinary sewing for the family.

OSTENDE “BATHING” SUIT.

Copyright, Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.

The latest bathing suit from the fashionable Ostende of biscuit brown Raye silk plaid with polka dots. One side is trimmed with a wild rose in natural colors. A parasol, bathing shops, cap and bag of the same material finish tj»e effect. This suit is not used for bathing. It is simply to promenade along the beach and watch others bathe.

Treating Silk.

A French chemist has invented a process for bleaching almost any color from silk and dyeing it a more durable hue without injuring the fabric.