Ligonier Banner., Volume 43, Number 11, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 June 1908 — Page 7

A SENATORIAL NOMINATION

By ANNIE HINRICHSEN

(Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Co.)

Amy Metcalf read and reread a letter. It had been written by the man to whom she was engaged, but it contained no expression of affection. It was the letter of a man absorbed, heart and mind, in an affair in which there was no time or place for gentle sentiment.

*“I believe the matter is arranged,” he wrote. “It has been hard, nervestraining struggle. But it's done. As you know, there are five counties in this district. Allen county has ten delegates; King, 14; Morton, six; Polk, mnine; White, eight. Each county has a candidate for the senate and a candidate for the house. As there are 47 delegates, 24 are necessary for a nomination. If I secure the support of King county I am nominated. -By & series of trades I have secured King, promising among other things to support King’s candidate for the house. To do this, our. delegation will have to desert Reade, our candidate for the house. If he Jearns of the deal, I have every reason to believe that he can bring such pressure to bear on our delegation that he, instead of I, will make a trade. He can promise King county to support their candidate for the senate in return for their support

of him for the house. That will just reverse our positions. Or he may be able to split our delegation and make a deal with the other counties that will defeat me. Both of us cannot win. It.is in the great game of politics that one of us must go down. He will unless he learns of my plans. “Or unless the governor takes &

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“Do You Think You'll Make a Good Wife for a Political Man?”

hand. He has kept out of the legislative nominations, but if he should decide that‘ he wants any particular man nominated, all he has to do is to say the word and the state patronage will do the rest. It will be over in two or three days and I shall be at home again. As always, darry.”

The first time she read the letter with joy and pride. The second time, there was a little, restless, unsatisﬁedl feeling. The feeling grew strongeri and stronger as she thought of the letter and of the events that had led up to present conditions. Harry Drusill had ‘been-a poor boy. He had worked his way through sthool and through a law office. After his admission to the bar he had suceceded rapidly. He had worked in county politics until he had acquired enough influence to justify his asking for the nomination -for state senator of his district. But at the same time that a candidate for the senate was to be selected, two candidates for the house of representatives were also to be named and in the same county, Robert Reade, desired to go to the house. The political leaders of the district would not allow one county to have two nominees and either Drusill or Reade would have to give way at the convention. ; For sevéral years Drusill and Amy Metcalf had been engaged. Until his momination seemed certain Amy had never realized :all that it might mean to them both. She had vaguely thought it would hasten their marriage, for if nominated he was sure to be elected. And yet his letter was not the letter of a man who regarded ‘his 'success as a means to that end. "The general assembly would convene in the winter and he would go to the capital. He would live among the great men of the state and be in daily association with them. And he would meet their families and go to their homes. He would know their daughters, beautiful and brilliant young women Wwho wore city made clothes and all their lives had lived among the people one reads of. He would see all the dullness and the provincialism of the little town of his home,

And she who had known no broader life, who made her own clothes and sometimes clerked in a store during busy seasons? What chance had she to hold him? His ambition was great and she had heard that many a young politician succeeds through an advantageous marriage. But if he were not nominated? Then he would come back to stay in the little town and to build the little cottage they had planned.. He would never know the other life and the other girls.

Her mother’s shrill voice called her and she went to help prepare supper. She wondered if any of the society gueens of her fancy ever peeled potatoes or fried sausages. At supper she thought of Harry, seated, as of course he often would be, at the governor’s dinner table, surrounded by a general confusion of footmen, lights, beautiful women and cut glass. How would this table look to him then? The fare was common. The master of the house wore no coat and ate with his knife. The mother wore a calico wrapper. The younger children fought and threw scraps of food across the table. AREOMET . o oo il "?;;‘»' : ; 58 S\%% S ‘}; - c e ~;

envelope, addressed 1t to obert Reads and stamped it wiih & special delivery stamp. ; It was almost time for the traia to the city where the convention was to be held and where the politicians were assembled. She went to the station and mailed the letter on the train. She walked home slowly. The exhilaration of jealousy had passed and reaction was bringing remorse. When she opened the front door she was caught in a pair of arms and held close against a man’s breast. ]

“Harry,” she cried. “Harry.” She pulled harselt away and stood staring at him.¢ “Is the convention over?” she gasped. : : . “No, but.l wanted to see you- 80 much that I ran away for a’ little while. I must go back in a couple of hours. It’s awful over there. Even the air is polluted. I had to brace myself by a breath of pure atmosphere and the sight of some one who really cares for me.” His voice broke with a little, boyish choke.

Amy stepped out of reach of his arms. “Why didn’t you tell me something of that sort when you wrote to me?”:-she demanded. “Why didn’t you tell me that you were at least thinking of me over there?”

“Why, I did, didn’t I? You know I am always thinking of you. Didn’t I say something about it in my letter?” . “No, you .didn’t, but I don’t care. Oh, Harry, Harry, we must stop that train. You must telegraph. Come, quick. We must get that letter.” She was jerking the lapels of his coat up and ‘down and pulling him toward the door. ¥

“But, Amy, wh—what im the world—" -

“It’'s a-letter to Mr. Reade,” she wailed, “and he mustn’t have it. It {sn’t too late, is it? I've ruined you, Harry. I've betrayed you.” With sobs and broken, incoherent words she told him what she had done.

_ The light died out of his face and he looked old and careworn, but when she dropped d!own; before him and laid her head on his knees, he picked her up. and held her close and comforted her. i “Is it too late?” she asked, after she had become quiet. “I fear it is.” “But the governor?” “Useless. He won't interfere. I'l go back on the ten o’clock train. There is still a chance for me, but it's a slim one.”

The next morning a very pretty, very frightened young woman was admitted to the private office of Gov. Hayes. The governor received her with a gracious courtesy that opened her heart, and she told him the story of her treachery to Harry Drusill. | The governor was a kindly man and he had heard many tales of distress and answered many prayers. For women whom the storm and stress of political life had battered and wounded he had ever had a ready and helpful sympathy. : s : “What can I do for you?” he asked, gently, after a moment’s silence. - “Nominate him.” L

The governor smiled. “My dear, young lady, what have I to do with these local squabbles?” g : ~ “Nothing, I suppose, sir,” she said, dolefully. “But couldn’t you take a part just this one time? It means little to you and everything to him and to me.” i

“Do you think you’ll make a gooa wife for a political man?” he asked, abruptly. - : The girl shook her head. “No, governor. I should be a hindrance to his career. He could never trust me. He would know that some day I might betray him. I shall not marry him. I'm not fit to. He forgave me“and loves me, but I shall not allow him to ruin his prospects by marrying me.” “You’re right,” said the governor, emphatically. “I'll nominate him on condition that you promise, swear, ‘in fact, not to marry him. He’s a bright young fellow, and I want to him teo succeed. Will you promise?” “Yes, sir. I'll do anything you say.” “And he is not to know that you secured his nomination for him.” . “No, sir.” il

The governor drew a deep sigh of satisfaction. “You're all - right, my child. Marry your sweetheart and don’t again be jealous of girls of your own imagination. I'll nominate him for you.” S e

After the happy and grateful girl was gone the governor sat musing. “Well,” he sdid to himself, - “she will make Drusill vote for everything 1 want. When you do something for a man for himself alone, he sometimes forgets the obligation. But when you do something for him for the sake of his wife, she never allows him to forget and keeps him forever trying to pay the debt.” \

And the governor called his secretary and set in motion the machinery that was to nominate Harry Drusill for the state senate.

A WELL-KNOWN PLAY.

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USE OF THE SPLIT-LOG

DRAG ON EARTH ROADS

Simple Implement Which Has Proved Its Value Through Years of Testing—By D. Ward King.

The earth road is by far the most common type of highway in this country. Its cheapness in comparison with other types of construction and the absence in many sections of the country of rock, gravel or other hard natural materials for road building will render its use necessary for many years to come, ; :

There are at present in this country about. 2,000,000 miles of such roads, most of which must be maintained by some means more or less inexpensive. The split-log drag is of great service on roads of this class, and an increas ing mileage of the rural highways ot this country is being kept in repair economically and well by ;he ‘use of this simple implement. It is now in use in many states of the union and in foreign countries also, and its adoption in most localities where there are earth roads will doubtless increase. i ¢

Two mistakes are commonly made in constructing a drag. The first lies in making it too heavy. It should be so light that one man can easily lift it. Besides, a light drag responds more readily to various methods of hitching and to the shifting of the position and weight of the operator, both of which are essential considerations. A drag can be ‘made heavier at any time by proper weighting. \ The other mistake is in the use of squared timbers, instead of those with sharp edges, whereby the cutting effect of sharp edges is lost and the

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drag is permitted to glide over instead of to equalize the irregularities in the surface of the road. These mistakes are due partly to badly drawn illustrations and plans of drags which have occasionally appeared in newspapers and partly to the erroneous idea that it is necessary that a large amount of earth shall be moved at one time.

A dry red®cedar log is the best material for a drag. Red elm and walnut when thoroughly dried are excellent, and box elder, soft maple, or even willow are preferable to oak, hickory, or ash.

The log should be. seven or eight feet long and from 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and carefully split down the middle. The heaviest and best slab should be selected for the front. At a point on this front slab four inches from 'the end that is to be at the middle of the road locate the center of the

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hole to receive a cross stake and 22 inches from the other end of the front slab locate the center for another cross stake. The hole for the middle stake will lie on a line connecting and halfway between the other two. See Fig. 1. The back slab should now be placed in position behind the other. From the end which is to be at the middle of the road measure 20 inches for the center of the cross stake, and six inches from the other end locate the center of the outside stake. RLnd the center of the middle hole as before. When these holes are brought opposite each other, one end of the back slab will lie 16 inches nearer the center of the roadway than the front one, giving what is known as “set back.” The holes should be two inches in diameter. Care must be taken to hold the auger plumb in boring these holes in order that the stakes shall fit properly. The hole to receive the forward end of the chain should be bored at the same time. The two slabs should be held’ 30 inches apart by the stakes. Straightgrained timber should be selected for the stakes, so that each stake shall fit snugly into the two-inch hole when the two slabs are in the proper position. The stakes should taper.,gradually toward the ends, There should be no shoulder at the point Tzh‘ere the stakes enter the slab. The stakes should be fastened in place by wedges only. o e < . ¥

When the stakes have been placed in position and tightly wedged, a brace two inches thick and four inches wide should be placed diagonally to them at the ditch end, a 9 shown in Fig, 1. The brace should be dropped on the front slab, so that its lower edge shall lie within an inch of the ground, while the other end should rest in the angle

A strip of iron about 314 feet long, three or four inches wide and onefourth of an inch thick mey be used for the blade. This should be attached to the front slab, so that it will be one-half inch below the lower edge of the slab at the ditch end, while the end of the irom toward the middle of the road should be flush with the edge of the slab. The bolts holding the blade in place should have flat heads and the holes to receive them should be countersunk.

If the face of the log stands plumb it is well to wedge out the lower edge of the blade: with a three-cornered strip of wood to give it a set like the bit of a plane. A platform of inch boards held together by three cleats should be placed on the stakes between the slabs. These boards should be spaced at least an inch apart to allow any earth that may heap. up and fall over the front slab to sift through nupon the road again. The end cleats should be placed so that they will not rest upon the cross stakes, but drop inside them, while the middle cleat can be shifted to either side of the middle stake. These cleats shoyld extend about an inch beyond the finished width of the platform. An ordinary trace chain is strong enough to draw the implement, provided -the clevis is not fastened through a link. The chain should be wrapped around the rear stake, then passed over the front slab. Raising

ation of Split-Log-Drag.

the chain at this end of the slab allows the earth to drift past the face of the drag. The other end of the chain should be passed through the hole in the end of the slab and is held by a pin passed through a link. One and one-half trace chains are-sufficient. In many logs the grain runs around the tree in such a way that when split the slabs will be in a “wind.” If this wind.is not more than four inches in eight feet, the timber can be used to good advantage by setting it so that the blade end eof the log shall slant forward when the other end is perpendicular. The construction of the drag in this case is the same as given above, but care must be taken that the holes bored to receive the stakes are plumb. No wedging under the lower edge. of the blade is necessary in using such a log. ’ Drags are often constructed of

planks instead of logs. There is nothing in the construction of a plank drag that calls for particular mention except the strengthening of the planks along their middle line by a two by six inch strip, as shown in Fig. 2. A triangular strip may be used under the lower edge of the blade to give it the proper cutting sdope. L

Raising Young Chicks.—As soon as the chicks hatch I take them away from part of the hens, giving each hen from 20 to 30 and set the other hens again, says apoultry raiser. The chicks are not fed till they are 24 hours old. They must be kept dry and warm and in clean coops. I clean the coops every day or two. They have fresh water at all times, which is warmed in cold weather. I feed flour bread, corn bread and cornmeal dough. I always make them dough with sweet or buttermilk. When they are three weeks old I give them oats, cracked corn, etc. -

Feeding Eggs to Chicks.—l use the infertile eggs for the young chicks. In mixing the corn meal put in a little soda and bake, then feed it crumbled or give them a good-sized piece to pick at. When four weeks old I give cracked corn and wheat, but they like the baked corn meal the best.

The Alfalfa Cure.—Alfalfa cures ‘ many bad habits. Seed down a big field to it and you will find the frequent cuttings will keep you out of mischief and allow but little time for whittling dry goods boxes and’discussing politics down at the cross-roads store. | SR : U ———————————————— ; Raise Turkeys.—Turkeys are not hard to raise if you give them a.

LITTLE PRINCESS TATTERS.

How She Was Made to Realize That Little Things Were Important.

“And you've lost your crown again, my daughter?” asked .the queen, reprovingly. The princess hung her head. “It was a heavy old thing, anyway, your majesty,” she petulantly answered; “and trifles are trifles, so there’s no use worrying over such a little matter.”

_lndeed, there were few matters that the princess did not consider -trifling. She liked to romp and indulge in the boyish games of her brothers. Not at all cared she for the pastimés of most little princesses. So that when she earelessly broke the head of her wonderful doll, she said it was a mere trifile, and thought no more about it. When she lost magnificent rings and other jewels, it didn’t matter— they weren’t of any use in games, you know. And when, in leaping over hedges, she tore her costly silken garments almost into shreds, she wasn’t troubled in the least. “Trifles' are trifies,” said she; “one must think of the more important matters.” But the queen mother didn’t agree with her careless little daughter, who had earned the name far and wide of “Princess Tatters.” Something must be done—and that very soon—unless the princess be altogether spoiled in character. : :

One day, however, Princess Tatters rushed wildly about the royal grounds, crying for every one to help her search for her favorite pony. She had been to the royal stables, -and there she was told by a hostler that, somehow, the pony had escaped. And now she vowed she would not eat or sleep until the pony was found. All the men about the castle she bade hunt for her pet. - ) Hardly had the servants begun.to do her bidding, when the queen issued an order for them to return to their duties, and then, calling to her daughter, she said: “I cannét permit the men to forsake their work for such a trifle. Trifles are

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Hung Her Head in Shame.

trifles, you know; and there’s really no use ,n bothering about such a small matter.” : Princess Tatters bowed her head in shame. “Oh, your majesty,” sobbed she, “I know I deserve this punishment far all my carelessness; but I do so want my pony. And if you'll have it brought back to me, I'll promise not to be Princess Tatters any more. I'H be a neat, tidy, good little princess.” The queen kissed the princess, and then whispered a word to an attendant. Soon the pony was reported back again safe and sound in the royal stable. The princess was never told, of course, that her pet had been hidden on purpose. : But no longer was there occasion for the queen’s reproof, and gradually the name of “Princess Tatters” was forgotten. ,

JUST FOR FUN. : Make Up a Menagerie and See What It 'Will Be Like. Take a dried or fresh cherry. Push the stone partially out. This forms ; - . @ll | 100 “ Ly A% $ | Iy2 P I { G, R | ral | x?. _ i t. . : | D| e ! S R i g } | The’ Menagerie. : the head. The cherry forms the body, and strips of stiff paper are used to form the legs. When finished you have a SPIDER. Potatoes can be made into real looking MICE by using bits of paper for ears and string for the tail. G A large dried raisin can be made to look like a TURTLE by using an acorn for the head and bits of toothpicks for tail and legs. You can make a CHICKEN out of a banana. Use toothpicks for the legs, paper for the tail and a butternut for the ‘head. Raise the skin for the wings.—Detroit Free Press.

“With Shining Morning Face.” . “This luminous paint,” said a young father, according to the Philadelphia Record, “ought to be an excellent thing among families.” . . “How 80?” asked a friend. | “Why,” said the young father, “you just touch up the baby’s face with it before retiring, and then you can see to give him his bottle without making a light.” : 5 ee, B i s e Judging by His Freshness, Gerald—They say that a man be: ~_ Geraldine—~You ought to try stale

LITTLE RAMA,

How His Soldier Ambitions Were Sat. isfied in Spite of His Youth.

“Oh, that father were alive and I could learn to be a soldier!” .

A deep sigh escaped little Rama. For he was the son of a soldier—a Goorkha warrior who had been killed while ajding the British in their attacks against the savage hill tribes—and a martial spirit had been bequeathed to him. | 7

Rama nestled in the grass that grew close within the shadow of the hut, and looked reflectively at. the snowcapped mountains which seemed to tower immediately above him. But not even the hoary, majestic Himalayas, silently watchful over hill and

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valley, could soothe with their grandeur the chafing restlessness in his soul. They brought to him no hope—for how could there possibly be hope? Rama was sure that for many, many years he must help his mother and take care of his dittle sister. He loved his mother and sister with ,all his heart, but then the longing to be a soldier was growing day by day. If he could only have had time to play “soldier” with the other brown-skin-ned lads of the village perhaps he would not have felt this discontent; but his many duties about the house and the numerous chores he was compelled to do in order to gain.a mers pittance robbed him of all leigure. And then Putal came, Rama and his mother discovered him one morning lying outside their hut, ill and famished. He had been wounded in the army, was discharged ‘from service, and had been wandering from place to place. Poor as the little family was, none was more charitable. He was hospitably given shelter in the rude little cottage, and Rama’s mother nursed him back to health. Although Rama’s : duties were now greatly increased, he minded them not at all. For the old soldier, who was now well enough to be out of bed, spun many a tale of the camp. and march. Rama hung upon every word that came from the battered warrior’s lips as he told of exciting skirmishes and long, hard campaigns. All of these descriptions the boy treasured, and he longéd for the time when the soldier would be recovered sufficiently to leave the 'house. Then he meant to ask him about the use of all warlike weapons, and to plead for instruction in their handling. Long after Putai became well he lingered about the village, assuming many of the tasks Rama was wont to do and intent upon showing his gratitude to Rama’s mother by providing her with a better living. And he was Rama’s companion as well. He obtained all the weapons employed by the Goorkhas and, to the boy’s keen delight, taught him . the manual of arms. The boy was an apt pupil and rapidly became proficient. Now the lads of the village, as has been-suggested, were enthusiastic in their solider games. They were organized into a little company, each member with his established rank. Uniforms they had, with the round ecap worn by British riflemen, and sometimes even small arms. About once a fortnight there was held a meeting, when, after close competition, election of officers was held.

Rama was present at the next election. Putai suggested that the lad ask to be enrolled in the company. : “What do you know?”’asked Lamput, the captain. - . , Thereupon Rama proceeded to show what the old soldier had taught him. Wonder grew apace as he rapidly went through the manual of arms without a single mistake. Then he told what he knew of military tactics. Finally, he placed a row of sticks in the ground, about eight inches apart, and with their heads just four feet high. Running back a distance, he picked up from behind a tree a round, quoit-like weapon sometimes used by the Goorkha soldiers, and which Putai had presented to him. The quoit is very sharp on its edge. Deftly whirling it, Rama cast it at one of the stakes. The head of the stick was cut off as nicely as you please. And, in succession, Rama cut off the head of each stake. ; : 3 ; ~ Amazed at his dexterity and knowledge, the lads crowded about Rama, patted him upon the back, and enithus!n.sticall‘y showered compliments ‘upon him.. . e ~ Next time a body 'of troops passed through the village the little company of Goorkha lads marched in front, as was their usual custom. But at their head was a new captain, a keen-eyed Jad with a proud, dignified bearing ‘every inch a soldier, you would have said. It was Rama!

With Father’'s Music. Bragdon, the composer, was working ‘on his symphonic poem when the baby’s lusty cry was heard from the nursery. Bragdon bore it manfully for five minutes, ' expecting baby’s mother to come 'to the rescue, says the Youth’s Companion. ’lﬁhgn he opened the door' and shouted upstairs: ot : : ~ “What is the matter? Harry, are ‘you teasing the baby?” 2 ' e ~ “You must be doing something to eNS - i

FISH AND SAUCES

DISHES THAT COME AS WELCOME

CHANGE FROM MEAT.

Proper Way to Prepare Broiled and

Baked Mackerel—Salt Mackerel with Cream Sauce—Stuffed "~ Haddock Is Good. = .

Broiled Mackerel.—Pepper and salt to taste a small quantity of oil. Mackerel never should be washed when intended to be broiled, but merely wiped clean and dry after taking out the gills and insides.. Open the back and put in a little pepper, salt, .and oil broil it over a clear fire, turn it over on both sides and also en the back. When sufficiently cooked the flesh can be detached from the hone, which will be in about ten minutes from a small mackerel. Chop a little parsley, work it up in the butter, with pepper and salt to taste, and a squeezé of lemon juice, and put it in the back. Serve before the butter is guite melted. = Bak>d Mackerel—Clean: and trim the fish nicely, say four large ones, or half a dozen small ones, bone them, and lay neatly in a baking dish of on a bed of potato chips well dusted with a mixture of pepper and salt; on the g::toes place a few pieces of" butter. t the fish separately with pepper and salt, and sprinkle slightly with a diluted mixture of anchovy sauce and catsup. Bake three-quarters of an hour. ; G i Salt Mackerel with Cream Sauce.— Soak over night in Jukewarm water, changing this in the morning for ice cold. Rub all the salt off and wipe dry. Grease your gridiron with butter and rub the fish on both sides with melted butter. Then broil quickly over a clear fire; turning with a cake turner so as not to break-it. Lay upon a hot water dish and cover until the ‘sauce is ready. il : L Sauce.—Heat a small cup of milk to scalding. Stir into it a teaspoonful of corn starch wet up with a little water. When this thickens add two tablespoonfuls of : butter, pepper, salt and chopped parsley. Beat an egg light, pour the sauce gradually over it, put the mixture again over the fire, and stir one minute, not more. Pour upon the fish and let all stand covered, over the hot water in the chafing dish. Put fresh boiling water under the dish ‘before sending to table.

-Baked Haddock.—Choose a nice fish of about six pounds, which trim and scrape nicely, clean carefully ang fill with a stuffing of veal, chopped ham, and breadcrumbs. .Sew up with strong thread and shape the fish round, putting the tail in the mouth, or if two are required, lay them along the dish reversed-—th:it is, tail to-head. Rub over with plenty of butter, or a batter of ‘eggs and flour, and -then sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Let the oven be hot when put in. In about an hour the fish will be ready. Mussel sauce Is a good accompaniment. S Curried Haddock.—Fillet the fish and curry it in a pint of beef stock, slightly diluted with water, and thickened with a tablespoonful of curry powder. Some cooks chop up an.onion to place in the stew. cay

Home-Made Candy.

If you love both caramels and pop corn, try combining the two. Have a pan of nicely popped corn from which all -hard kernels dare re moved. : L '

Now make a.good chocolate dress: ing from one cup of granulated sugar, half a cup of milk, three ounces of chocolate grated, a pilece of butter the size of a small egg, and al teaspoonful of vanilla. <] - :

Put the milk, sugar and chocolate on to boil; when boiling add the butter and cook until it will harden in ice water. Add the vanilla after taking from the stove. - :

Pour the hot chocolate over the popcorn, stirring with a spoon-until it is thoroughly coated, then pour the mixture into buttered pans and stand away to cool. i i

Black Bean Soup.

Take one pint of black turtle beans, one quart of good stock, one lemon, 114 quarts of boiling water, two hardboiled eggs, one level teaspoonful of salt, one saltspoonful of pepper. "Wash the beans, drain, cover with celd water and soak over night. In the mdrn. ing drain again, and cover with boiling water. Cover the kettle and boil slowly for about two hours until the beans are very tender; add the salt, pepper and stock. Press the whole through a colander; then through a sieve. Rinse the kettle: return the soup to it, and bring to boiling point. Cut the eggs and lemon into thin slices, and put them into the tureen; pour over the boiling thick soup and serve. . . Rhubarb Meringue Pie. —Stew rhubarb and sweeten, and. when soft drain off the juice and set aside a scant cup of it. Place in a stew pan one cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter and one cupful of boiling water. When boiling add one tablespoonful of cornstarch. - When smooth sét aside to cool. Beat the yolks of two eggs and add the rhubarb and mix well with the cooled ingredients. Line a pie pan with ‘& crust and pour in the mixture and pake. : Sk = Beat the whites of the " eggs, add sugar ymjxquen, and when the pie is baked cover over top and brown in the top of the oven. This looks much like ‘lemon pie. e ~ R Clean Tan Shoes. 'An excellent way to clean tan or yellow shoes is to dip & woolen cloth into' a small quantity of benzine or gasoline and rub same on the spots and gradually over the whole surface of the shoe to obtain an equal aps pearance and gloss. = This. will make | them look like new and the benzine not only removes the spots but keeps the leather soft and pliable. ST e cup ;;z; together for five :“%% SIAE (TR SRTIE S s e e sR R T R kga“ pint tumbless of currant jelly, using the homemade jelly if possible.

WRITER OF REAL TALENT.

Evidently the Bushby Clarion Had &

Genius on Its Staff.

- The editor of the Bushby Clarion leaned back in his chair and surveyed his visitor with a solemn and unwinking gaze. “You want to know if there's any good reporter in this town?" he said, impressively. “Well, there ia There’s Gid Hobart.” “What sort of work can he do? asked the visitor.

~_“His capabilities haven’t had their full chance yet,” said the editor, slowly, “but he’s getting on, and I'm afrsid we shall lose him before long. Why, last week that fellow wrote a twocolumn account of a fire that was thrilling, I tell you!” 2

“Farmhouse, old mother, grunlfather born there, and so forth, I supipose?” sald the visitor. 3

“No, sir!” said the editor. “Tt was & deserted hen-house, that's what it was. I can teH you, that takes talent! ‘We cap't expect to keep Gid with us always."—Youth’s Companion. ;

The Soft Answer.

Senatoer Tillman at a banguet ilx Washington said in humorous defense of outspoken and frank methods:

“These people who always keep calm fill me with mistru#t. Those that never lose their temper I suspect. He who wears under abuse an angelic smile is apt to be a hypocrite. : - “An old South Carolina deacon once said to me with a chuckle: i

“‘Keep yo' tempah, son. Don't yo' quarrel with no angry pusson. A soft answah am allus best. Hit's commanded an’, furthermo’, sonny, bhit gakes 'em maddah’'n anything else ‘yo' could say.'” G

Preparation for Knowledge.

No man can learn what he has not preparation for learning, however pear to his eyes is the subject. A chemist may tell his most precious secrets to a carpenter, and he shall be never the wiser—the secrets he would not utter to a chemist for an estate. GodBcreens us evermore from premature ideas. Our eyes are holden that we can not see things that stare 4€ in the face until the hour arrives. when the: ming is ripened; then we behold them,. and the time when we saw them not iz like a dream.—Emerson.

Saved From Being a Cripple for Life.

“Almost six or seven weeks ago I became paralyzed all at once with rheumatism,” writes Mrs. Louis MeKey, 913 Seventh street, Oakland, Cal. “It struck me in the back and extended from the hip of my right leg down to my foot. The attack was so severe that I could not move in bed and was afraid that I should be a cripple for life. : e i

‘. “About 12 years ago I received a sample bottle of your Liniment bat never had occasion to use it, as I have always beem well, but something told me that Sloan’s Liniment would help me, so I tried it. After the second application I could get up out of bed, and in three days could walk, and now feel well and entirely free from pain.’ s - “My friends were very much suarprised at my rapid recovery and I was only too glad to tell them that Sloan’s Liniment was the only medicine I wused.” - : :

COMMON PHRASE.

& e 3 < 4 S ‘ \ AL»‘T"‘S.‘:“'A : o 5 ‘”'7\ B ,}%.,@/<« ‘ ' [ RS ~ “Something hard to beat.” : Belfish Etiquette. Some rules in an eld book on'etiquette seem to encourage a practice commonly called “looking out for number one.” Here are two of them: “When cake is passed, do not fin‘ger each piece, but with a gquick glance select the best. < “Never refuse to taste of a dish because you are unfamiliar with it, or you will lose the taste of many a delicacy while others profit by your abstinence, to your lasting regret.”— Youth’s Companion.- ' Changed Conditions. Poet (to farmer)—See, what a beauntiful prospect is nnfo::%ed in yonder billowy fields, and hark! the voice of . the plowman! e : Farmer—Yes; he’s been cmssin’ of that mule sence daylight, an’ it's one o’ them German mules that used to pull a beer wagon, an’ he can’t under‘stand a word o’ dialect.—Atlanta Come stitution. ' R. TALKS OF FOOD - . Pres. of Board of Health. . “What shall I eat?” is the daily ingniry the physician is met with. Ido mot hesitate to say that in my judg‘ment a large percentage of disease is ‘caused by poorly selected and improp‘erly prepared food. My personal experience with the fully-cooked food, ’mwi as Grapo-Nu&.ﬂ::ablu me to ‘speak freely of its me Sy : ~ “From overwork, I suffered several years with malnutrition, palpitation of the heart and loss of sleep. Last sum‘mer I was led to experiment person‘menced its use, the disagreeable symptlons of the stomach were properly CHE, TE S B S S gﬁwﬂﬁm o ‘ ” , iy ;f%“:ﬁﬁ‘{ ; s’,’-ﬂf“‘“\f%’ r '.-4";‘,:,»_' B A :4;‘-; 5 ""'{;‘3%{“ s,’«”"%\"&&?‘i‘@%'ﬁﬁ ﬁ:'* R & s ’{f{ z‘f‘gﬁg