The Syracuse Journal, Volume 16, Number 24, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 11 October 1923 — Page 3

STORIES 1 From Here and There i

Railroad to Tunnel Continental Divide

DEN VElL—Tourists who enjoy ' a snowball fight in the middle of summer at Corona. Colo., “Top of the Railroad World." JO.GtX) feet up, will soon have to transfer their affections to Mount Rainier or sum* other place of perpetual snow. For work on the Moffat tunnel through James peak has been begun and every pick stroke brings nearer the abandonment of the Moffat road’s tracks over the Continental Divide. The tunnel commences at the beadwaters of South Boulder creek In Gil In county near the town of passes under James peak und Muerg.* a trifle more than six miles west at the headwaters of the Frsiser river In Middle Park, Grund county. Th: western side of the tunnel is four and oue-half miles from the .town of Fraser. C ’* * '* ' The tunnel will be available immedl* ately to the Denver and Salt 1-s Uta. railroad (Moffat road), now completed to Craig. Moffat county. The plans of this line include building Into Side 1 Lake City. It also will be avallabfr “ later to the Denver, Rio Grande and Western railroad Which now is build

Bequests in Will of Warren G. Harding

MARjoN. <> • I'.-q :•'t.s n■ • i made to relatives, friends, churches, and the. Marion I’ark association by the late President Warren G. Harding under the terms of Ids will tiled for probate In-re. « Mrs. I ioreiH-e Kling. Harding, the widow, was left a life (estate of SIOO, DOO in government bonds, the east half of the building now occupied by he Marion Star, the liurdinz residence on Mount Vernon avenue, and all person al i■ r ‘ *1 • ‘rt > ■ 'tar.--.; v. . • t request that Mrs. Harding give to a< h of the three sons of Dr. George T. Harding. Jr., of Columbus, brother of the President, a finger ring and watch. Dr. George T. Hnrdlr.g. Sr., father of tin' pre-.d,■:)>, u; ls 1 .-ft a lift estate of $50,000 in government bonds und the homewhere he UOW resides. At Dr. Harding's death the home is to revert to Dr. Harding's son und three daughters. The president made a stipulation that "on part Os my' I—late be •xpended for n monument other than , simple marker at my grave.” The will, a short, concise document covering .two and one-half pages of unull parchment, was executed at Washington. June 20, 11*23. Just before

Head cf Armour & Co. Loses Only Son

Lake forest, ilu-f. e.s.i. White. Jr., son of the president <»f Armour A Co™ was killed by the accidental discharge cf his siiotgun, which he was Using to drhe >it an infuriated bull. After young White hud. been wounded and was lying on tlw ground. A. Watson Armour, ir.. his ti;teen year-old chum. fired his sl-otgun ut tto- tiuir Slid drove It of! when it up]H*.ire<l that the animal might gore the Wounded boy. The Watson Armour and White farms are about a mile apart on th-* Waukegan road and the two hoys ‘•turted muii the' White h *.ie with their gun* t<» shoot some pigeons. They hud gone hardly a block’s distaneol wl en they < liaie ’•> the held where the bull of the White dairy tier ! is kept. While - the animal is not known as a vicious one, it came toward the boys after they had crossed through th* pasture. shaking Its head menacingly and pawing the gro.uud. Young Armour' hud climbed through the feme when young White turned and, jw..:.t.g th® 'barrel of his gun In

Why Irving Isaacs Is Bank Director

NEW lUitlv I:l.lsaac.-, thirty two years old. a furniture dealer., Has been invited hank of New York ■ slty. IE- success ■ a i' ■ -.per owp hu-ine-S. iiil'l » stockholder of record in more than HM» corporation* his lluancial standing and influence were such, probably even in a city of commercial achieve nient like the metropolis, to warrant his selection by the board. Hut it was md for these thmgs primarily that be was chosen. Four years ago Mt Isaacs borrowed $50,000 from the bank The directors learned that he had used the money for stock market purposes, and demanded an explanation, lie admitted the accusation. He hnd Instructed his brokers to buy certain stock, he said. Through error, they bought another, which fell 20 [mints. The brokers of sered to assume the less, because they b id n>; a mistake in executing his commission, but he refused to let then

e’ __ Legion Wins Race for Veteran’s Life

JACKSON. MISS. —The American Legion obtained a pardon fur Sharp Welborn, former service man, as the result of an interstate race The race,. between two powerful automobiles, one from Jackson to Canton. 24 miles, the other from Pickens to Canton. 20 mite*, and an Illinois Central flyer with Governor Bussell aboard, bound north front New Orleans The legionnaires bad set out to meet Lieut. Gov. Homer Casteel «.t Canton before the train crossed the st te line at Osyka. They won the r» W' with only eight minutes to spare, welborn served In the navy during the World war and. according to the veterans* bureau. It later developed lie bad become mentally defective as a result of exposure at see. In 1819 he committed manslaughter In - Jasper cc nty. Despite the pleas of the Legion. Governor Russell refused ciemency. Curtis Green, state commander of the Legion, heard a rumor that the governor was in New Orleans. By «he time be bad confirmed the report.

I Inga cutoff to connect with the tunnel. The actual saving to the Denver and Salt Lake railroad will be the tortuous climb of 23 miles over the crest of the Continental Divide, where the Moffat road now crosses the divide above timberline at an elevation of 10,660 feet. On the Denver and Rio Grande the distance to Salt Lake City will be shortened by 173 miles through building the cutoff to connect with the tun nel. The ttfnuel will >■ (KO4 miles The project ■insists of a plain tun-, nel »♦ by 16 feet In-the--clear and- a pioneer tunnel paralleling it. Trains through the tunnel will be operated Uy eiettrh ity». Provision has I ►Cea irtadC Sb that automobile and other traffic umy , parfs 1J rough J-be tnuw l in spettid'cars. The tunnel elevation at Ibe east portal is R’v’L Ut tl>“ west O.MtO feet. Nature said to the railroads ap .pruaebipg Dcpver: .“No rp ;u J- tb r o P J 3 b ■£•* Rockies here. Go round.*” So -'hwy went around. byway eff Cheyenne and’ Sunte Fe. The Moffat road tried to go over. Now it's going through.

- Mr’ Harding left for bls Alaskan trip, e 'i 1 pn nt also left Mrs. Harding i. I ":i!l dividends that accrue from and n I are paid on my entire stockholdings < t ’in the Harding Publishing company.” ; s The two gruudclilidreu ul Mrs. liar- 1 I ding by a former marriage. Jean De- ' e wolfe and George Dewolfe, are left i •>;.< h under the will; f I To his three nephews and one niece, I r ■ t..:drenof the late president's brother, i 1 Dr. George T. Harding. Jr., was left i I SIU,IMX) each. <| ej Three old employees of. the Marion 1 [ .Star, formerly owned by Mr. Harding. • I are left a small gift “us a murk ofj f apprevlut on of the faithful service I rendered.” George h. Xanl'ieet. man-; r f aging editor, was given $2,000; Henry i‘it'. Schaffner, treasurer, $1,000; anil 1 James C. Woods, circulation muting, r. t ' SI,OOO. -.1 The sum of $25,000 was left to the >• j Marion Park commission "to be ap- i’ I pi.ed iii the creation of some penna- I t (pent improvements to be determined by • the commission and to be erected in ■ i j any one of the three parks in .Marion.” j I All the residue of the estate is left ; I | tn Mr. Harding's three sisters, and to ! ! his brother, "share and share alike. ’ l Intimate associates estimate the I • I value of the estate to be S6OU,(MM).

1 j both hands, swung the butt against t Lthe animal's head. The Impact of the t ! blow discharged the gun, the charge s i entering the boy’s groin. He was <ronsdous only for a moment. < But Charles Ostrlck, foreman of - I the farm, and Henry Hylkema, garden* . j er, had heard the shot and seen young j White topple over. They carried him [ I to the garage, placed him in a car. and I Ralph Bwime.-durfer. the Whites’ chauffeur, drove into I.nke Forest to ■ the office of Dr. T. S. Proxmire Mr * * und Mrs. White and their youngest ‘ ; daughter, Hester, followed in another 1 car and reached the boy’s side just as f be died. Deputy Coroner Edward Conrad of I Lake county held an inquest. 1 The bull is h thoroughbred Ayrshire 1 rais«‘d on the Armour farm. it Is 1 about two and one half years old and ) is named Skokie. i j Edson was an only son, and the . I youngest of three children. The boy 1 J was a student nt the Hill school In I i I’ei.nxvHur.ia and «:.s preparing tC. 1 ’ return there this fall.

do ao, too- nihg that .11 the stock had ndvunced he would have taken the 1 profit, and fa fairness he could nut V/ ’ satisfied ( with the jejCpnumtivn and did not call* ( the lout; ■ Auvilwr incident fixed ths . altentien 1.; the directors on Mr Isaacs again. Oae of his friends who j was caught in a panic in the silk busi- | 1 ness owed the bank SRXI,<MM). Mr. , ’ Isaacs, although not obligated 10 du so, I I : assumed the debt und paid it. the ; : friend later reimbursing him complete- I 1 ’ ly. It is related that the officers and i directors of the bunk were “pleasant- i i ly shocked” by this manifestation of i ; altruistic Interest. | j The story in Ils dements Is unusual. ‘ « but the same essential ethical code . will be found to control most business, i , Credit is the foundation of more than nine-tenths of all commercial transacr tlons, and credit, after all, is simply » the individual’s regard for his obhgu n tlons.

ne was advised Mr. Russell had ’ | boarded a train for Jackson., Realis- j teg the governor had to travel only j j S 9 miles to enter the state. Green got [ | busy. ’ He telephoned Lieutenant Governor : Casteel at Pickens, to go to Canton as j quickly as posible. Green, Welborn s attorneys, and Secretary of State Joseph W. Bower, armed with thv legal pardon forms, started from Jackson in another car. The lieutenant governor hung on for ■ dear life while Hardie McGee, lormer service man. drove .his car at high ; speed from Pickens to Carton ever ■ numerous hills and many dangerous i curves. The cars drew up at the Madi ■ son county court house simultaneous t ly and the lieutenant governor signed - Welborn's pardon at 10:18 a. m. train bearing the governor - crossed the state line at Osyka at 10:28. ’ Welborn will be sent to a govern- > meat hospital at Wyoming where, sper dallsts declare, he can be cured of; , his mental trouble.

CONVICT’S LOVE FOR SON COSTLY Kansas City Auto Thief Sacrifices Freedom for Glimpse of His Child. MUST SERVE 20 YEARS Kansas City, Mo.—Twenty years behind the grim, gray walls of the Oklahoma state penitentiary was the price Freddie O’Neil knew he would have to pay when he came to Kansas City a few dayjj ago... 5 Kut Frefidle; notorious motorcar tbiet aj|d bad man, didn’t care. -T’flfr- Freddie.'"vftrat e'er the cost, wanted to see a little lad, on whose chubby face he had not laid eyes in three years, , . -j ’ Freddie, quarry of police all over the coatiuenL eince he escaped from the McAlester periltenftnry Hist February. $-as recently in ‘drink-plltre Harvey Lertp&ftf, Fifteenth street and the Bine river, where j be was bartender. George McNally j and A. W. Cruger, city detectives, j 'rrrognir.ed him there. Was Crafty Auto Thief. Freddie is only thirty-three, but bis j sb ulm-rs are bent from the burden of ‘ his transgression. Weary ami dejectS • WT » * L 'i I Hts Little Face Hovered Before Me ed‘ now. be is a different man fron ■ the one who was ku<>wn here livv ■ years ago as the crafty and elusive motorcar thief. j To Lieut 1.. R. Toyne, superintend- | ent of the motorcar theft bureau. ■ O’Neil told his story. But he didn’t . tell alt, “Well, Freddie.” To.vne promptil, “you haven’t told us yet what brought you back to Kansas City. Didn’t you know you were b und to be sneezed?" —underworld parlance for arrested Boon er or later. O’Neil hung his head and kept silent. “You Just couldn’t stay away, could ! >ou?” the lieutenant pressed. ' "No,” the prisoner replied dully. "It wasn’t that. I could have stayed away as far as Kansas City is concerned. 1 didn't think you coppers would recognize me. But I'd have come hack here anyway. It didn’t make any difference.” Tells of Lova for Son. Then Freddie told the story of his love for his seven-year-old son. "All the time I was in the stir his : ll' -,■ i \ ! ■ :.c-e r:n-.” he said. “It wsts awful! I would wake upfront n dream in which he had his arms ; around my neck and Lear him call. ‘1 >::ddy.’ i ‘That’s what brought me back, feluinbled. his eyes welding with tears. “He dh’n’t know you. did he. Fred- ■ die?" asked Toyne. "Yes. he >Hd too! The little fellow knew me as soon as 1 started acn ss the yard from the car. He knew me all right. “It was worth the chance I took — and more too.” | 'O’Neil declined to say where the ’ ' child was. except: “He’s living with a gynl family In a good home.,” | Caught in a raid on Leopold's place a short time ago. O’Neil spent the night in a cell at police hemlquarters. But the next morning he was released and departed. He had not been ' recognized. Recluse Who Ended Life Secreted 515.0C0 in Can Owensboro. Ky,—Atwell Haines, re- . cluse, who lived in a cabin in a re- I i mote section of the country, cnminit- ; ted suicide with a shotgun after telephoning friends of his Intent. When i they arrived he was dead. He had made a small fortune by growing gin- • seng r >ot and when none of -this ' money was found in banks the cabin was searched. A small crack in the ceiling was no--5 ticed. Frying at this caused a small trapdoor to open, and In the attic in a tin milk can $15,000 was found. Haines left no will. His four brothers and four sisters will get his estate. Remembers Cat in Will. Springfield, 111. —A three-legged cat is one of the beneficiaries named in the will of John Canfield, who died recently at Springfield. Canfield, in the will, requested his wife to care for the cat at long as It Uvea. Lightning Ignitaa Covers on Bed.’ Marion. Q.—A bolt of lightning set fire to the bed clothing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cotrell. near here. The man and woman were not awakened until smoke began filling the room.

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GUARD OBES UEE AFTER "7 HURLING FIVE TO SAFER •;>» *rp FHfW< Fbrnier New York Polfceman Killed After Rescuing Workers From Path of Speeding Tram. New York.—Their safety in the hands of "Big Jack” Gilmartin, fortyone, former New York elty policeman, whose duty it was to blow a whistle and warn them of approaching trains, ten trackmen were repairing the New York Central railroad at 'Park avenue and One Hundred and Sixty-sixth street when Gilmartin heard the roar of au inbound train. He whistled. The ten sprang to the opposite track. Gilmartin then saw that the train, an electric express, had taken the track upon which they stood and - was racing toward them. He shouted. The roar of the train drowned his cries. Five of the gang saw the train and Jamped to safety. Gilmartin and the otlter five were trapped with only a second to act. Gilmartin leaped forward and hurled the five flat on the ground beside the rails. An instant later he was hit and thrown high Jn the air. but all of his I men were saved. He w4s dead when his comrades 1 picked him- up. The train went on, i the motorman unaware of the aiccident. Police found the ten trackmen, several of soi.b.ug. bending over tfe.r lieroic gmirdian. Murderer's Sketetcn and Confession Found in Cabin II igerstown. Md.- Stained and brittle frojn resting 40 years in its niche, j subject to the elements, the confesj sion of a murderer, Lee Singleton, a native of Crlsfie’d, Md., and some fifty years a resident of this city, was found recently in a crevice between ’ the logs of a cabin in Culver canyoq. ' near Eureka, Nev., by James Thorn- • ton. a surveyor, according to word re- | reived here. Lying in the cabin bunk was a : man's skeleton, a gold watch, engraved with the initials “L. R. 5..” and a j watch chain, from which hung a large : silviT rfuireet. j Following are portions of the confession - wide!) could be : “After 14 years of wandering I am back in the' cabin which I built six years ago. Surely, those six years of hell should go toward the final reckoning. 1 wonder if any one will ever read this, or will it rot beside me. “Seems if I could lie down easier If I write out that which I could not dare whisper since 1 done it. My name is ■ Lee Singleton, born in Crisfield, | Md.; enlisted in the Southern army, J was wounded twice and served until the close of the war, when my parents ‘ died. “I landed in Eureka in 1871, where I went to work as a feeder in the iVlchnmnd furnace. My companion was one John Murphy, an overbearing . man. He insulted me on several occasions, being much sfronger and a bully. He struck me one day. Murphy signed his death warrant then and i there. “I waited two weeks for my opportunity. and when it finally presented itself I struck him on the head with my shovel and threw his body into that roaring inferno. As the charge . of charcoal sank he was soon out of sight. 1 seemed as if every shovelful of ore flung into the feed hole of the : furnace struck Murphy's body, and th.e | bubbling of the blast took to itself speech and upbraided me for my wickedness.” Freak of Nature Beautifes Cataract in Washington Longmire. Wash.—A freak of nature has changed the face of Narada falls I so that visitors returning to view the cataract barely recognize it. During i the past winter a large fir log fell over , the crest and in dropping lodged be- ' .tween two rocks just over the br.im. The tumbling waters of Paradise river which form Narada Tails now strike ■ this sn h -a meaner as to spread i out In a five-finger formation which, atvording to Mount Rainier devotees. I enhances the beauty of the falls. Mud Wasps Build Nssts in Grandfather’s Clock Lansdale. Pa.—Mud wasps, several nests of them, were the cause of stopping an old grandfather's clock, the ; property of Frank S. Gottshalk of York avenue. The clock had kept correct time for ; years until a few days ago. when it began to show symptoms of internal disorders. Upon investigation it was found there were several nests of, wasps Inside, which were playing havoc with the works. Seven-Year-Old Boy Saves Baby From Burning Home Orlando. Fla.—Frank Eaton, a seven-year-old lad of this city, proved , himself a hero when he saved his two- ! year-old sister from their home, which . was In flames. Frank's parents, who were attend- I Ing their dairy trade at the time, saw their honje in flames and rushed to ’ the scene, only to find entrance Im- J possible. As they returned to the front of the house, they met the boy coming out. his baby sister in his arms. Lived After Pulse Stopped. Stratford. Conn. —Physicians said that Jack R. Leany, seven years old. of this city lived five hours after his pulse stopped throbbing. Stimulants were used to keep life in his body. “Just Sore” After Six-Story Fall. St. Petersburg, Fla.—After falling six stories to the ground through a shaft in a building here, Andrew Stewart, colored, complained that he “felt sore." A bitten tongue and scraped shins were his only injuries, doctors found. Married Two Weeks, Drown in River. Egypt, Ga.—Lester Brantley of Sparta, Ga., and his bride of two weeks were drowned in the river here. Brantley was drowsed in trying to rescue his wife.

NOVELTIES IN DAY DRESSES; j — ■■ - 1 ' ■ ; I FOR SCHOOL OR BUSINESS I FASHION and fickleness have been tine might be used for the embroldassociated in our minds for so long ered, pointed panel at the front of the that thinking of one suggests the other dress, and a Similar decoration other. But, for once in the history of‘’appears on the pockets, hut in the dress, stylists complain, not of the sleeves the colored embroidery is unfickleness, but of the steadfastness of expectedly omitted, fashion. It seems that the straight- Prep school clothes and the clothes line dress and the cloche hat have out l of the young lady who goes to coistayed their welcome, so far as ere- lege come in for a great deal of ennators of styles are concerned. But, clam from the older people if they in spite of interesting substitutes of- do not conform strictly to what the I ISf *" ' older people consider proper and suitable for the age and occasion. Sometimes their criticisms are unfair and unreas, ° na ble. but more often they feel that Young Miss America has overstepped the bounds of good taste In dressing for the classroom. Two Conservative Dresses. Two good-looking, styleful and prac- - . . tical school frocks are shown In the sered. they cannot be (or have not Ulostration That ut she , est of ” s ? e ‘ IUS c ‘ wool crepe with an Indistinct plaid Desrgners have therefore compromised with the feminine public and 1 h are offering dresses that stick closely °,V ? J to the straight line but adroitly intro- si Jhe elbow- ength skeve has dt.ee draperies, diagonal tiers, godets cnffs of the Bame sllk « nd are flnißhed and panels. These presage a flaring wlth tabs and covered buttonsskirt line and are intended to lure us For’ a between-season school frock away from too much simplicity tn the the costume at the right recommends silhouette. Many skirts are fulled at Itself. It is the popular blouse and the side and back, or even all around, skirt combination of cream crepe de as shown in the two day dresses pic- chine and a knitted fabric In black tured here. and white and may be worn very For dresses of this kind, poiret comfortably with a little sweater coat / zA, A / x ' \ / \ \ / iil!fl f .k I £ /fIKZ : J k j? 1? \ / til! k li Suitable for School or Business Wear.

; twill, twill cords, jersey, matelasse I and charmeen (which resembles broadcloth) and other woolens are used. I Dark brown, blue and black share hon- ! ors in color and are almost universally brightened by touches of vivid color In their decorations. In the dress at the right a belt brightened with Varicolored embroidery that reappears on the end of hanging straps, where it is accented by a fan of monkey fur pieced back of it The sleeves in this frrek have a long puff at the forearm. Satin, in a contrasting color, or duve-

Bead* In New Bag*. The new beaded bags are made of the tiniest beads and are large and square. Sometimes they have very ornamental tops but quite as often they have beaded draw strings. The color effects and designs are extraordinarily lovely. Black and Gold. / ’Here Is a style hint for women with raven black hair and large dark eyes. Try out a combination of black and fold. Designers recently made a coe-

when days are neither warm nor cold. The blouse and wide band about the skirt are of the fiber fabric, while the sleeve, band and upper part «f. the skirt are of the crepe de chine. Combinations less easily soiled but equal' ly attractive would be sand with green er gray with blue. Berth gap meats show good designing. i igj, 1*33, Wwttrn Newspaper Union.)

tume of these colors for a prominent ! “movie" star, and were somewhat surI prised to find it one of the most charm- ■ Ing they had yet produced for her. Clssvss Long and Tight r Sleeves from all indications are to be long and tight for fall, even for afternoon and informal dinner time occasions. Whatever fancy touches 1 there are go on the upper part of the . sleeve or at the wrist itself, leaving I the part from elbow to wrist smooth •and fitting.

pa • THE ■ El OjKITCMENM , <©, 1823, Western Newspaper Union.) “He was a brave man who first’ ! did eat an oyster." Canst tell how art Oyster makes his shell? No! nor I either." ! SOME GOOD WAYS WITH MEATI Squabs are always delightful eat« Ing, broiled or served en casserole. 1 wj. I When they are not . \ I obtainable try; J Pigeon Pie.— ( K. Clean and split i \ four pigeons anfi simmer until tender. f seasoning when nearly done with a teaspoonful of salt, one-half teaspoonful of celery salt and one-fourth teaspoonful of paprika. Remove the larger bones and arrange in a buttered baking dish, together with the livers, hearts and Dvo hard-cooked eggs quartered lengthwise, and two dozen fresh mushrooms or dried ones soaked in warm water for an hour. Use the broth. and the liquid in which the mushrooms wore soaked ; reduce by cooking until a pidt of liquid is obtained. Thicken with butter and flour cooked together, using a tablespoonful of each for each cupful of adding seasoning it needed. Pour this over the birds and cover with a half-inch biscuit crust. Cut across in’the center and turn back the corners. Bake one-half hour in a hot oven, brush over the crust with beaten egg and bake fifteen minutes longer. Stewed Ducks With Turnips.—Cut the duck into pieces at the joints. Put a tablespoonful of butter into a saucepan, add two onions chopped fine. When a golden brown add a square inch of ham, minced fine. Then add six turnips sliced, a tr. bl espoonful of flour; stir until brown, then add three sprigs each of thyme and parsley ,0 one bayleaf and a clove or garlic finely minced. Stir often and smother well covered fifteen minutes. Add water to cover the ducks well, cover tightly and cook for another half hour. Stewed Beef Heart and Prunes.— Pour boiling water over the beef heart • and let stand ten minutes. Trim off . the fat and arteries and cut into pieces 1 j for stewing. Dredge with flour, brown r in a little fat and place in a kettle 3 with enough hot water to Cover. Add 3 one cupful of soaked stewed prunes ■which have been pitted, season with . salt and pepper and stew slowly until 3 tender. Use care that it does not burn, f This dish will serve eight generously. 1 Baked Apple With Sausages.—Scoop t out the centers of firm, good-sized ap- » pies, leaving a shell a half-inch or ! more thick. Cut up all the pulp and I jchop with a cupful of sausage meat. Refill the apple shells with the mixf ture and bake in a oven until the j apples arc tender. Serve with baked j potatoes as a luncheon dish. I Oh. suns and skies and clouds of June, , And days of June together. Tou cannot rival for one hour October s bright blue weather. —H. H. Jackson. TIMELY TIPS Now is the time to fill the fruit closet shelves for winter. Red peppers ’ .«>■ are so good to add to salads and meat dishes that jars will be enjoyed. BWvMwF Canned Red Peppers. — Wash J and cut peppers in strips with scissors. Cover with boiling water; let stand three minutes; drain, plunga into ice water to cover, in which there is a large piece of ice. Let stand to thoroughly chill; drain again and pack solidly in pint jars. Td one quart of vinegar add two cupfuls of sugar; bring to the boiling point and boil fifteen minutes. Four the boiling hot vinegar ovrir the peppers to overflow the can. Seal and store in a covl place. Beet Relish. —Boil, peel and chop two dozen small beets, add to them one-half cupful of horseradish. Put two blades of mace, one tablespoonful of ginger, six cloves into a cheesecloth bag, place jn a saucepan with one quart of vinegar. Bring to a boil and when boiling hot pour over the beets. Seal and keep for a week, when it will be ready for use. | Pepper Relish, —Wash and cut into halves or quarters one dozen sweet red peppers and one dozen green peppers; chop fine fourteen medium-sized onions, sliced and chopped fine, one cupful of sugar, two cupfuls of vinegar and one tablespoonful of salt Boil the vinegar-sugar mixture, drop in the vegetables and boll fifteen minutes. St-al while hot. Tomato Conserve. —Take five pounds of ripe tomatoes, two pounds of sugar, three lemons cut into dice, one cupful of sliced citron and one and one-half cupfuls of raisins. Slice the tomatoes, chop the citron or cut fine with scissors ; add all the other ingredients and cook until thick. Add one cupful of walnut ” meats coarsely chopped and, when boiling hot, pout into jars and seal. A nice combination for marmalade Is equal parts of tomatoes and crabapple, prepared as usual. The mixture ' .Is put through a sieve and sugar added to suit the taste. A Striking Compliment Gen. Robert E. Lee received a striking compliment from an enemy on the day of his surrender at Appomattox Court House. The Federal general Meade was a former friend of his in the “old army,” and when the formalities of capitulation were over, he remarked pleasantly to him: “Meade, years are telling on. you; your hair la getting quite gray.” “Ah I General Lee,” was Meade’s prompt reply. “It is not the work of years. It is you who are responsible for these gray hairs.*'