Walkerton Independent, Volume 51, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 31 December 1925 — Page 2

Prudence’s Daughter

HOME AGAIN SYNOPSIS-—PART ONE—At * merry party in the studio apartment of Carter Blake, New York. I Jerry (Geraldine) Harmer, Prudence’s daughter, meets Duane Allerton, wealthy idler. He admires her tremendously, and she likes him But Allerton gets a bit exhilerated, with unfortunate results Jerry, resenting his assumption of familiarity, leaves the party abruptly. The story turns to Jerry’s childhood and youth at her home in Des Moines. Only child of a wealthy father, when she is twenty she feels the call of Art and asks her parents to let her go to New York for study. With some misgiving, they agree to her going. In New York Jerry makes her home with a Mrs. Delaney (“Mimi”), an actress, who. with Theresa, a painter. occupies the house. Jerry takes an immediate liking to Theresa, who is talented and eccentric, and the two become fast friends Jerry now devotes herself to Theresa, who returns her liking. Jerry poses for Theresa's masterpiece, "The Ocean Rider.” Allerton calls on Jerry. The girl refuses to see him. At a hotel dinner Jerry sees Duane and is conscious of his admiration. but refuses to change her attitude toward him. Jerry becomes convinced she has not the ability to become an artist. At a party Jerry again sees Duane, and will not recognize him. Theresa hints that Jerry should go home, and promises her a "present.” Returning from an evening of gayety. Jerry Is shocked at hearing from Mimi that Theresa has kilted herself. She also learns that Mimi is Theresa's mother The “present" Theresa had promised Jerry proves to be her picture, "The Ocean Rider.” CHAPTER Vll—Continued “How should I know? She dldn' tell me. She should have told me!” “Prudence would know,” was al Jerry could say to that. Mimi lay rigid among the cushions twisting her hands into painful knots

cutting her flesh with the gaudy stones. Jerry looked at her —the lavish toss of the hennaed hair, the carefully tvorled skin with its layers of cream and rouge, the voluptuous figure with Its molding of fine French stays. Jerry saw her in a cloud of artificial lights, the center of artificial laughter, flirtations, affairs and Intrigues—saw also the light kindliness, the generous delicacy of speech and manner, the friendly camaraderie. And she saw Theresa dead by her own hand in th. undertaking parlor with the flowers n the window. Mietta’s. on the corner. And then, as poor, suffering Mimi faded out, Jerry saw Prudence, clearcut and vivid, saw the fine-lined, tender face, the gentle twist of the hunorous mouth, the laughing, plaintive ’ sympathy of the soft, sweet eyes. Jerry stared and stared. Her eyes burned painfully, her throat throbbed, there was a great longing in her heart. In that moment. Prudences daughter, she ran suddenly to Mimi, caught her in her strong, tender arms, kissed her, cried over her, fondled her. and Mimi, after one slight, apologetic, high-strained laugh, buried her face .n Jerry’s arms and broke into helpless weeping. Jerry helped her out of the lavish gown, out of the confining closeness of the French stays, and into a loose, light robe. She bathed her face, stroked her hair, hung over her with pitiful, sweet solicitude. And Mimi clung to her all night long, sobbing brokenly, writhing in hysterical anguish. and would not let her go. Jerry stayed with Mimi in the house on Reilly’s aUey until after -he funeral —Theresa’s funeral —when groups of her brilliant, wondering friends crowded into the little flower-filled room at

Mietta’s to do last Jionor to her tragic memory, and went away again, afterward, slowly, talking it over, agreeing that after all, in away. It seemed rather a congruous thing that such a one as Theresa, divinely driven, should flash like a meteor across a starry sky to fade at once in a final, dominant flash at the height of her brilliance, rather than fade away, as many do, into a dull and doddering mediocrity. The night after the funeral Jerry, slipping softly down the hall toward Mimi's room, was arrested by the silken, silvery voice. “Oh, you bad boy! This is the third —at six dollars a pint I” Jerry turned slowly back to her room. She was not deceived by that brave resumption of the old routine. She knew that Mimi’s heart, artificial, shallow though it might he, had suffered a grievously cruel shock and she marveled that the hollow shell could send back so echo so musical to a world that had given her only its bitter drugs. Jerry went Into her room, pulled oat her bags, and began at once to peck the things of her possession Jerry was going home. Part Two CHAPTER I The Coming of Jerry It was a blustering, blizzardly night In early March. The state of Ibwr lay flat and bare under the lash of an angry winter, reluctant to loose its hold. Inside the Harmer home was quiet warmth and cheery light. In the wide fireplace a great pine log crackled in gay defiance of wintry wind and sleet. At the round table in the dining room Prudence and Jerrold sat opposf e each other across a bowl of fragile Cecil Brunner roses. “It’s a nice nrght to he In.” she sa.d cheerfully. She was wondering if Greenwich Village was whipped with a gale like this. “Rotten weather to be out.” agreed Jerrold absently. He was remember ing the dangerous rush of taxis, when city afreets are glassed with Ice And *o they smiled cheerfully h’ ^^■i** l ***—_ ejJjfcJkb pleasant

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words that they were warm and bright by the fireplace, with the pine log. and the rosebuds and the candle lights. But In their hearts they were trying to assure themselves that Jerry was a very alert and self-possessed young person who could certainly take care of herself If anybody could, and what childishness to worry ! The doorbell sounded suddenly. Upon intense inward thoughts like theirs, even the soft reverberation of the most carefully modulated electric bell in the world could not sound less than clamorous. “Such a night!” gasped Prudence at that sudden ringing, thinking that a telegraph boy would have to face the gale to carry a message. Jerrold shoved his chair back quickly from the table, and both listened, intent, alert, as Katie opened the door. Above the Incoherent breathlessness of her murmurs of amazement, a fresh voice sounded brightly. “Where's mother?” And Jerry herself, wrapped In her great fur cloak, a soft fur tain drawn protectlngly low over her ears ran in upon them, leaving the maid and the driver to handle boxes, bags and trunk as best they could. “Look who’s here!” she cried, as she caught Pradence In her arms. And a moment later she went to her father, to be lifted bodily from her tiptoes and kissed a dozen times. “And you'd better help him with the t.Ttnk, father,” she said, when she could think of It. “It's terribly heavy.” “• “Your trunk, Jerry !” Prudence was amazed. “Did you bring your trunk!” “Yes, I brought everything." Jerry assured her gayly, “rm coming home. I’m moving back !" H Then she kissed Katie, who was hastily laying another place on the table and setting a chair for her —which s ’ Prudence slyly pulled nearer to hers.

. tJiID w w Jerry Was Going Home. and Jerrold whipped back toward his own. And very soon they were at the table, three o. them now. smiling ; almost tearfully at one another across the bowl of Cecil Brunners, with never a thought for the dangerous ley streets I of Greenwich Village and New York. “But. Jerry, we never dreamed jf > st-ch a thing: why didn't ou tell us! Why didn’t you send us word, why--’

"1 didn't know it myself.” she said. “Just ail of a sudden 1 knew 1 was coming, and here I am. You're look ing darling, mother. 11l bet Katie lias spoiled you without me iiere to hold you down —" Ami she Jumped up to kiss Katie, thinking she had forgotten her. and ' out to the kitchen to greet Mary, but ; not needing to go so far, for Mary | was just outside the door, peeping joyously in upon her. She came back after a moment, said she was ravenously hungry, but she did not eat. She laughed at her mother, at her father, and presently they left ttie table, and Jerry sat in Prudence’s lap —a ridiculous lap-full for slender rudence —and laughed at her again. And Prudence showed the few silvering threads in her hair, and declared they would all turn brown again now that Jerry was home. And then Jerry went over and sat sedately In a chair to let her mother rest, and Prudence tagged across at her heels, and sat on the arm of her chair, and told her over and over again how surprised she was. how she had not the slightest suspicion of her

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coming, how it was the last thing in the world she had dreamed of. “But see here," remonstrated Jerrold, “you told me all the time she would come back. You said —" Prudence gave him a furious look. “I did not," she declared quite passionately. "Oh, for a visit, of course—but to bring all her things and stay forever, 1 never dreamed of such a thing. I can't tell you how surprised I am!" “But, Prudence, you said—” Prudence glowered him into silence “Now. Jerrold. I know what I raid! 1 knew she would come for a visit, but this is really coming home, and I couldn’t remotely fancy such a lovely thing!" They went upstairs, the three of them, to Jerry’s lovely room, and Prudence and Jerrold stood about, getting In the way. while Jerry unpacked the bags, the boxes and the trunk. Everything was exhibited, exclaimed over, admired. And while she unpacked she told them of New York, of Graves McI»owell, and the lessons In Art. of Rhoda, and her passionate devotion to her work. She told them of lovely Aimee, and the trashy column of society scandal she wrote for a daily paper When Prudence asked about the girls In the house with her. The resa. and Mimi. Jerry's lip quivered, her eyes shadowed, ns sho said: “I'll tell you about them after a little. I'm coming to that." She told them of her conquests tn the city, her gay flirtations, her proposals. She showed them the little marble faur the Russian sculptor. Korzky, had done for her. She exhibited the autographed novels and books of poetry, warmly Inscribed to her by authors and poets of a dozen nation allties She displayed a hundred little testimonies of her triumph tn the city, a triumph social. If not artistic.

“It Isn't the laborers who are slavedriven.” she declared warmly "They don't need unions to protect them. It Is a genius union we need, something to keep geniuses from working themselves to death. There was a violinist in our building—mother. I tell you truly, that man began to work before I was up, and was at It every night when I went to bed. Thore was a composer at Rhoda'* —once I was staying all night—at two o'clock In the morning we heard, oh. very softly, a little tripping melody on the keys Rhoda said It happened often—ran through his mind during the night, un til he got up and worked It out of Ids system —using the soft pedal not to disturb the others. There was a young writer across the alley from us whenever 1 went out, or came In. I could hear that dull thud of her typewriter. twelve o’clock, one o’clock, two o'clock. A union for genius, that's the need of the century!" At half past two in the morning Prudence and Jerrold were still sltth g enraptured, spellbound, on the wid? day bed against the wall, listening as Jerry talked. And when nt last the trunk was emptied, she turned slowly to the great crate she had brought with her all the way, so carefully, so tenderly, and released the safety fastenings <>n the end. Then she drew It out slo” ly. the shadows deepening In I her eyes—Theresa's gallant “Ocean ■ Rider” with eyes like Jer-y's own Jerry's parents stared at it, exi ' claiming, marveling at its beauty. ■ | "it—lt looks like you.” Prudence । ' whispered. “The eyes —they are mine. As they i were when I went to New York, when ! she first saw me —Theresa" —Jerry ' choked over the words. "Let me tell

you.” | । She hastily switched out the bright , lights, leaving only the one soft Roman . candle burning on her dressing table. ■ , for Jerry did not wish to pain them • , with the emotion her vivid face could , not fail to reveal. And she came ! across to them, piled cushions on the < । top of one of the three steps which led j up to the raised day bed, and snuggled 1 I in between them. “Do you want me to go out?” Jerrold offered generously, feeling that this was to be tiie climax of Jerry’s confidence. Jerry smiled at him. drew both his knees Impulsively within the clasp of her arm. ‘‘Oh, no, father, of course not.” And then she told them of the house on Reilly's alley, of Mimi, with the golden hair and the silken gowns, of terrible, tragic Theresa in her attic room upstairs. “1 felt just like a mother toward that girl," she declared brokenly. She told of Theresa’s rare talent, of her ’ strange intensity, her impatient, im- ‘ pulsive kindliness. "Mother, she killed herself."

thrown up by the waves. This, in reality, is an advantage, as the plant puts forth new shoots that bind the fresh stones, still further strengthen ing the land rampart. There Were Others The young man hesitatingly entered her father’s presence. With a preliml nary clearing of the throat and a nerv ous twitch of his fingers, he said: “I have come to ask you if 1 may marry your daughter. G trade." “You may.’’ said the lather, prompt lv. as he passed the cigars. "And now that you’re in the family, may I take you into my confidence?” "Why—er— ’’ exclaimed the happy man “Well, my boy,” said his future fa-ther-in law, “I Just want to say that as you pass around among your friends I wish you’d get some of them excited about Margaret, Dorothy, Bella and Nancy. And put a com -of cigars ‘ Ln your pocket.**

• ’ Jerrold let his cigarette go out, lit another feverishly, let it go out again. Prudence held Jerry in a close arm, weeping with her softly. And Jerry talked sadly on and on, told them of Mimi's pitiful, frivolous life, her wasted motherhood. Sometimes as she talked, she lay in Prudence’s lap, crying bitterly, only to sit up again with passionate earnestness to go on with the tragic tale. "The worst of it —or maybe the best of it," she amended doubtfully, as she tried to shake away her tears, "is that I know she is glad of it. 1 can Just Imagine that gay, defiant laugh of hers, as if she had fooled us all — slipped neatly out of a mess and left us looking at —cobwebs on our fingers. I can Just Imagine—ln heaven —she would be laughing to think of the Joke she had played on us. It's what Theresa would !” Jerrold would have gone away then, ’ taking Prudence with him. feeling that overwrought and highly strained young daughters would do best in bed. PniI dence, with that tender Insight of hers that was never known to fail. I knew better Jerry was unburdening her heart, finding relief, had come to

I them, as she always came, when the things she undertook to do hail proved f too hard for her. And so they stayed । on and on. and talked more of The- . resa, and presently Jerry was talking of other things—of the mad frenzy . that goaded all artists to desperation t of their Intemperate folly, their unbounded love. And then she was telling them of Greta Vai, the little chambermaid, and , how Graves McDowell was fairly living In her talent, feasting his own starved heart on the fuel he fed to hers. She told them of her little part in the drama, of how she had piled her wealth together, brushes and easel and boards, and with a profuse hand „ had tossed them on the unfortunate v little tramp of the alleys "And what do you think she did? She stood up. and glared at me. an 1 slapped me In the sac there!" Jerry could laugh at It now, could

Inugh, and did. particularly at Jerrold's amazement, nt Prudence's maternal displeasure. ‘‘What are you going to do nows Jerrold asked nt Inst. Jerry clouded again She did not know. "What do other girls do?" she asked him. "Girls who nre not geniuses by birth —and lucky they are. If you ask me— but girls who would go mad doing nothing! What do they do?” Jerrold cleverly evaded the issue by reaching for a cigarette, n prettily perfumed. gold-tipped thing that Jerry had brought In a handsome box. a parting gift from a young admirer, thus shifting the question to Prudence. Prudence was very sober. "I don’t • know," she said. “What do you think ?" They talked of girls, of somw who became teachers, some who went into the public libraries ami museums, some 1 into business. “That's all right If you have to earn ! a living." objected Jerry. "But doesn’t I It seem silly to work hard at something you don't care a thing about. I Just to earn a little money you do not need? of course, if one has a real fondness for a thing but I haven't! 1 I think it would be perfectly trashy of me to go downtown and pound a typewriter eight hours a day for twenty dollars a week —when I don't adore , pounding typewriters—and can get the i money by asking father.” "And besides." said Prudence, “it • would be keeping some girl out if a position who does need the money.** * “It’s a great responsibility, having a daughter,” Jerrold said, standing up. suddenly shocked to know it was after 1 four o'clock. "I'm afraid we went into i this thing too lightly. Prudence." 1 ' They all laughed over that, and Jen y

kissed both parents a warm good night, and closed the door behind them. In their own room. Jerrold turned to his wife to air a grievance that had lurked within his memory throughout all the happy evening. “See here. Prudence, you did, too, expect Jerry to come home to stay. ■ You said all the time she would come back." Prudence caught his broad shoulders in her two slender hands, and shook him sternly. As a measure of discipline it was absurd, for Jerrold was tall and strong, and Prudence both slender and slight in strength. But as expressive of her pent-up emotions and representative of her scorn for his understanding, it was triumphant. "Oh. Jerrold, will you never learn?" she wailed. “Don’t you know that you must always be surprised at a woman?" “But you said —” ‘‘Always be surprised at a woman! It pleases her, it flatters her. It makes her feel how very unusual she is to do the unexpected thing. Be surprised, Jerrold, always be surprised! Women love it!” ...... ... . < I —c»

"Then you did expect her home I "Os course 1 did.” Prudence said this with a complacent oride in her astuteness. “But you said —” “Oh, bother what I said. You be a little careful after this, and don't go about telling everything you near.” "Shades of the Parsonage and .John Wesley defend us,” he ejaculated devoutly. “Oh. well, if it comes to that.” said Prudence, “I learned a great many things in the Parsonage that John Weslev never heard of!" Well, Jerry is home again, where she belongs. And now what’s she going to do? (TO BE CONTINUED.) . Beauty in Cheerfulness Cheerfulness is almost as necessary as air. food and water. It stirs hearts as a pebble thrown into a lake sends ripples to every shore —returning again and again to you—making the lieary load lighter and tbs dark road brifhtM for all. — Grit.

MARK ROADS FOR FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ( N” 1 The California highway commission is experimenting with a strip of highway leading out of San Francisco in order to facilitate fast-moving traffic. The highway is divided off by white Unes into four separate sections. The two outer tracks to be used for slow-moving traffic, while the inner tracks are for those that are in a hurry. Photograph gives a view of the highway Just before entering San Francisco.

POWER OF BRAKE NOT WELL KNOWN Average Driver Is Ignorant of Stopping Distance, Says Expert. If nn average driver is asked within what distance he can stop bls car ffori a given speed, the answer is likely to be anywhere from one quarter to ‘ one-half minimum stopping distance. , aald 11 H. Allen of the bureau of standards. In an address before the metropolitan section of the Society of Automotive engineers. Three legal questions that are likely to arise when a jierson is brought to , trial for nn accident are: What is the shortest distance within which a car traveling at a known speed can be stopped? When a car has been stopped within a known distance, what was its probable speed when the * _ _ it— > n H'l. • K..

brakes were applied? hen the speed and stopping distance are known, what i H the probability that the braking ' equipment was In good condition and was used to the full extent of the driver's ability? Differs With Weight. The answer to each of these questions depends upon the maximum possible deceleration, or braking effect, and will differ with the weight and dimensions of the car ami its braking equipment, said the speaker, who ex- , plained by mathematical equations , some of the means for determining I 1 correctly the possible deceleration. While It is generally and correctly believed that the greatest braking effect Is obtained when the wheels are just at the point of locking, but are still rotating, experiments have shown that there is very slight difference between this condition and that with the wheels locked and that little additional force need be applied to lock the wheel s. Length of wheel base, height of center of gravity of the car, force required to slip the tires on the road, and whether two-wheel or four-wheel brakes are fitted, all have a bearing on stopping distance. Center of Gravity. When two-wheel brakes are applied ’ the car tends to rise at the rear and press down at the front, because the center of gravity is above the road ■ where the ©raking effect is applied. 1 The higher the center of gravity, the more pronounced is this tendency. 1 The effect of braking is the same as • If the weight on the rear wheels were r reduced and that on the front wheels * increased by the same amount. This change of weight is directly f proportional to the rate of braking.

hence the more forcibly two-wheel brakes are applied, the less effective Is the braking effect. But with four-wheel brakes, the transfer of weight to the front increases the braking effect on the front wheels to the same extent that It I decreases that on the rear wheels. For cars with two-wheel brakes the ' braking efficiency, or maximum deceleration, Increases as the percentage of weight on the rear wheels is greater, as the center of gravity is lower. Motor Car Drivers Have Big Dread of Skidding Most motor car drivers have a hor- ' ror of skidding, and in truth the ex- । perience is not a pleasant one. The I best cure for the trouble is care beI forehand. If the brakes are accurate!ly adjusted, that is if both of them exert equal pressure when applied and if tire chains Are conscientiously fitted in slippery weather, the danger of skidding is reduced to minimum. You see when one brake of a pair holds while the other allows its wheel to continue revolving, this sets up a side slip.

rtvuniusi t*'*" ~ *• which the slippery pavement accentuates. When the car starts to slide if the clutch is released and the brakes are thrown violently on instead of stopping. the skid is accelerated. It is Important to keep the wheels turning, for then they have some chance of getting a foothold again, whereas if they are locked they must follow the course of the skid. The hest way, and it is not always successful, to check a skid is to turn the front wheels in the same direction In which the rear is skidding. AUTOMOBILE NOTES Another very fast double play is ' Can of Gasoline to Kindling to Emer- ! gency Ward. • * * There is nothing about the average ten-ton truck that eyen remotely suggests the words "Pardon me.’’ • * * An English investor has designed a light automobile with a pump, hose and chemical extinguishers to enable nno man to fight suburban fires.

SIMPLE TOWING RIG FOR A SERVICE CAR Outfit Illustrated Will Work as Well as More Expensive Apparatus. Service cars are usually equipped witli more or less elaborate cranes, hoists and towing rollers. A simple towing rig, which will convert any truck into a service car and will work as well as the more expensive appar- I atus, i^ shown in the drawing. It con- . sists of a length of heavy channel iron, ! one end of which is securely bolted to the truck tloor, so that about two feet extend in rear of it, a large iron plate being provided on the underside to take part of the strain. To the extending end a 4 by 4-inch crossbar is fastened with a jack screw. The length of the crossbar should be such that it will readily fit between the front wheels of any aitto. A number of holes are drilled through it, as Inl dicated, to take ’^-mch round-iron hooks, bent to the shape shown and

channel ■ jack screw ,BON \ | _ HOOKS FASTENED TO SPRINGS CROSS . ' TRUCK BAR -• FASTENED \ TRUCK Convenient Towing Rig on Service Car Replaces Expensive Hoist and Can Be Made by Anyone. threaded for nuts that hold them to j the crossbar. In use. the hooks are slipped under the springs or other extension parts of the car to be towed. I and the front end raised by turning down the nut on the jackscrew. Ob j viously, the outfit cr.n also be used at the rear end of the disabled car. — G. A. Luers. Washington, D. C., in the . Popular Mechanics Magazine. Carrying of Spare Lamp Bulbs Is of Importance Just as important as the carrying ; of spare tires is the carrying of spare lamp bulbs, says Motor Life. To find yourself in the country, miles from a supply store or garage, without adequate light, can only be considered a predicament of the first magnitude, and the most effective insurance ■ against it is an assortment of spare i bulbs. Yon should at least have an extra headlight and tail-light bulb. Sidelight and dashlight bulbs are secondary considerations.

And perhaps it might be well to mention, while we are on the subject, that every time a new bulb is placed in a headlight refocusing is in order. There is considerable variation in lamp bulbs and their component parts. 1 The so-called leading-in wires vary in length. In manufacture the stem of the bulb, which carries the leading-in wires and the filament, cannot be inserted with mathematical accuracy. And since the focal error of even onesixteenth of an inch reduces the can dle-power by two-thirds, and since the combined variations in filament, lead-ing-in wires, steins and bases often ex- ! ceed a sixteenth of an inch, it is plain that the insertion of a new bulb is more than apt to make refocusing es- , sential to proper illumination. Way to Test Condition of the Ignition Coll A good way for an amateur to ■ test the condition of the ignition coil is to hold a spark plug wire various distances from the outside of the engine while ignition switch is on and engine is being turned over. The coil

to be in good condition should give a spark when the wire is at least threequarters of an inch away, but it can be used if it sparks at a distance of three-eighths of an inch. The coil which gives a spark this distance outside the engine will create one at the spark plug under compression about a sixteenth of an inch long. The coll which will not spark at a distance of a quarter of an inch outside the cylinder is not advisable for use. especial- j ly in winter, as the gas charge ad Imitted to the cylinders is harder to ignite. A phonograph attachment to an automatic crossing-signal that would . bawl ’em out occasionally might help. * ♦ ♦ A good way for the family to collect life insurance is for the head of the , house to drive recklessly on a slippery . street. • * * "The only difference between a road , hog and one that wallows in the mud,” e remarked the man at the cigar store, e “is that one thinks he owns the whole county andphe other doesn t think.

T e kitchen i j CABINET : L j Western .Newspaper Luiuu.) He that hath never warred with misery. Nor ever tugged with danger or distress: Hath no occasion nor no field to try The strength and forces of his worthiness. SEASONABLE FOODS Where fresh fish are obtainable a fish chowder is a dish which will be often repeated when once

tried. Fish Chowder. — Cut fresh fish into small pieces—codfish which has been freshened may be used as well. Cut a quarter of a pound of fat salt pork into cubes and fry in the chowder kettle

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until crisp and brown. Add six small sliced onions, stir until well softened but not brown, then add six or eight medium-sized potatoes cut into thin slices. Cover with water and cook until the vegetables are nearly tender, then add the fish and cook until well done, if fresh; if salt, a short cooking will be sufficient. Add a quart of inilk, six or eight milk crackers which have been softened in boiling milk, season well and serve hot. French String Beans.—Melt a tablespoonful of sweet fat or lard In a saucepan, slice a clove of garlic In wafer-like slices, cook for five minutes, add a tablespoonful of finely minced parsley, turn in the beans and when well heated serve. — Ripe Olive Salad.—Take one package of cream cheese, break with a fork and add two tablespoonfuls of orange juice; when soft enough to mold add ten ripe olives cut very fine. Mold the mixture into small balls, roll these in minced parsley and arrange on lettuce. Serve with French dressing. Pork Chops and Parsnip Stew.—Put six pork chops into a saucepan with five good-sized parsnips which have been washed, scraped and cut into oneinch sized pieces; add five diced raw potatoes, season with salt, pepper and cook twenty minutes, thicken with flour, a very little, cover closely, add-

ing moisture as needed and cook two hours. Spoon Corn Bread.—Take one cupful of cornmeal scalded with one cupful of boiling water, add two cupfuls of sweet milk, two beaten eggs, one-half teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a teaspoonful of sugar. Bake in a serving dish and serve with bacon and liver. Pot Roast Rabbit.—Dress and clean two rabbits and disjoint the pieces ready for serving. Cover with cold , water to which a tablespoonful each of salt and vinegar has been added i and let stand several hours. Drain and wipe dry and roll in seasoned flour. If the rabbits are tough, parboil them in water with a little vine- ' gar. Roll in seasoned flour and put into a Scotch kettle with an iron lid, adding a slice of salt pork; cover I tightly and cook without uncovering until it begins to fry, adding a tablej spoonful of water occasionally to keep । from getting dry. Chicken or any | other fowl is especially good-flavored cooked this way. as all the flavor is kept in the meat and the flesh is es- ' pecially tender. Things Worth Remembering. When using the furnace this wini ter, place potatoes to bake, beans to

bake, steak to broil or roasts to roast, in the furnace or on the ledge. This will save fuel and the food has a different flavor. Onions roasted in

: their skins are especially delicious. Remove the outside and serve with I butter. When the screw tops of cans fail to

respond to the hand, try using a little sandpaper. Another use for sandpaper is on a zine table when the meat chopper is to be fastened on; place a strip under the clamps to bold it firmly. When straightening the hem in linen, save all the drawn threads to be used for darning old linens. For those who dislike dusting, bedmaking and many of the everyday household duties, start the victrola with a lively tune and work to the time of the music. It will take all the drudgery out and time will pass swiftly. Slip-on covers for ironing boards are easy to wash and keep the board always fresh If one has two or three on hand. To remove water marks on vases or glasses rub In a little oil, then wash as usual. Sticks of candy on a child's birth- ; day cake are just as decorative and with a candle or two lighted will add to the pleasure, as the kiddies will eat the candy. Drop pieces of toilet soap into the boiler when washing; it will take the

place of soap and add a delicate odor to the clothing. If more economical, melt the pieces in a little water and pour into a mold. When cold you have a good cake of soap. Cream Cheese. — Grate all dry cheese, using a cupful of grated cheese and a half cupful of boiling hot cream, stir in the cheese and 4* when dissolved pour into a jar. Add any seasoning liked, chopped pimentoes. red pepper or paprika. Education's Force The force of education is so great that we may mold the minds and manners of the young into what shape we please and give them the impressions j of such habits as shall ever after re- ! main.— Atterbury. Many in 111 Health About 400.000 patients ; re ■■ annually in the hospitals of New York city, in addition to more than i t OtH treated at dispensaries and outpatient departments.