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. i -fwl WALTER BLOOMFIELD Crank** lira *r i I determined t? »o to elect to travel r observing i t my tin- i boon. And dill* _ i not . rich mAi| to ad- her whom ha had yean, and who J poor, no auch determine- father. “As for the incomo Is still some re than nothing, becoming, a bur- even”—turning id smiling—"my • >\ I pounds!” exclaimed , contemptuously, "seven And whnt will that i toward .maintaining ft • twelve months? Why, hired at Kensington, she being pros trated by the voyage from America. “Well,” said uncle 8am, when my father bad finished speaking, "I guess your oration would be worth a cool abl ■ of the men In my pay DO mote than you; : how’s this? Hoi be such a hos ts worse I with tho ! the causes, not of the enormous de values in agricultural ‘ In ten years had re- f moro than ' IVlth tl M ™“r Cn so to at Various which had be lmmcnso posses Its of Bury, was; tthe at" VIU. In perpetuity my family any record. -tlon In the world- , two years his Jo nty rather entered of life under condl- sue than attend the nanklnd, But that i adjust whore for- more.favor to ouo . themselves making • human happiness and mis- the some In all cases, was nt by tho two ; broth- tlona of these young upon one glrL Samuel favored lover. But women ' rights and many wrongs In -1 Bast Anglia lu 18—, and of Boldenhurat became t Truman; her fatli- 1 ambitious of. form- tonnectlon with the t so commanded her. i marriage my uncle San I for America with the ex- of never again vis- i native land. In less than a ' father had lost by deaih the had thus acquired; d loss ... though It deeply affected him. was patiently boras for the sake of the Infant boy who was at ones tho cause of his sorrow and his hope. R>‘ American Samuel Truman had "acommerclal speculations and 1 exceedingly. On the death my mother he had written to my * a few lines expressing his sym- -hla drat communication with brother after his departure from [land. After that hie letters bad t brief and Infrequent, but reports Boldenhurat- from time to bis extraordinary success In Of his oeer-lncreaslng wealth of his shrewdness, his «• slnglensse of purroec. all the dayemt my boyhood I no variation In the accounts tdy and continued decline In my father’s property, and of d Increase of my uncle s Neither of these clrcum- ’ever. Interested me until, tenth year—the week be- hlatonr opene-my father re- letter from his brother In t stating that he had .been :or three years to an Amerl- 1 that he and bis wife In- . and might arrive In about ten million to the Republican party, You must visit the States and tell the American* from a hundred platforms all you have Just told me. You must come at the opening of the Presided- Uni campaign.' Uy father shook his bend, "t am o traveler,"he sold, “or I should have ventured beyond Europe nineteen years ago,” Again turning toward me and assuming the kindly expression which was never absent from his feat ures when he regarded his son. "The affairs of my own country engage very little of my attention, and os for the United—” “Well, well,” Interrupted uncle 8am, “we won’t discuss that matter fur ther at present. What Is the sum total of the two mortgages you-have on this placer* "Three thousand live hundred ponojlt.” “Bet me have the papers,” said un de Sam, stretching bis hand out as though he expected that his brother had them ready in his pocket, "and I will wipe them both out to-morrow. 1 "You are very kind,” answered my father, somewhat embarrassed. "Er nest. go to my black cabinet nnd fetch on oblong packet You will Had It In tbs top drawer, tied with red tape." With a greatly Improved opinion of my uncle I hastened upon my errand, nnd In n minute or so my father was handing his brother papers for which he had asked. "It’s a smart lad,” remarked my un cle, Axing bis eteel gray eyes upon me so penetratively that I felt rather un comfortable; “what ore you going to do with him?” “Do with him?” echoed my father; "I don’t understand." "Well, do you propose that he should spend his life In this place watching the crops fall, or selling them for less than the cost of production when they succeed; or Is he to be a man whose presence Is felt In the world?" "I have not y«t seriously considered Ernest’s future," answered my father gravely. “Then let me help you do so another time," said undo Sam. “I'll return to town by the Arst train In the morning, and having paid off these mortgages will be back again some time In the I sprang from my lag hurriedly dressed, sought I father. Somehow, In an Ill-dedned way, was conscious of the opening of a new era in my life. Whether It was what bad transpired between my father and uncle on the previous night, or the Joyousness of the opening day, which Was of a sort that seemed to conOral the death Of winter and herald ap proaching summer, oy both, I know hot, but It Seemed to me that t bed bidden adieu to boyhood and had be- come A mad. My father had risen A full hour bet fore me, and ws* pacing the outer path of our old garden, with his bands clasped behind him—his usual contem plative attitude. , "Why,” said he, after I had acquaint ed him with my diQculty,'"'tls only yesterday that I noticed you sitting upon one of the chests, reading. They stand In the library, one beneath each window, where they haye flood for the last 803 years or more. It was your grandmother, I think, who worked cushions and valances for them, and so converted them Into strange looking but comfortable set tees.” As soon ss wo bad breakfasted my father began to search fer tho keys of the chests, fer Jie had but a vague Idea as to where they might be found. While he was employed rammaglng old bnresus and cabinets, I removed the coverings from the chests, marvel Ing greatly that they should have so long escaped my notice. To do this, and to clear the tablo ready to receive tho documents, did not engage me many minntes, and I was Impatient to obtain the keys. Bnt the keys could sot be found- I. assisted my father In the search for them, and together we turned over aa many knick-knacks — quaint Jewelry, mlnlatnret, pocketbooks, tokens, old coins, packets it lore letters tied with faded silk and dated early la the Mat century, metal pursea, scent bottles, etc.—as would have docked a first- class curiosity shop. But that which we sought we could not And. It was now past boon, and my uncle and aunt were expected to arrive at 4 o’clock. Thongb we bad been search ing for several hoars we had not yet examined the contents of half the cab inets and closets which abounded In onr old manor bonse, many of which had not been opened within tho mem ory of our oldeet servant My father would have given up the aearch but for my advice to him to continue it. Wisely ok unwisely, my father seldom or never refused to comply with any wish that I expressed, and he saw that I was Interested In tbs odds aijd ends By Kata Thorn E suppose yon have all visited at toms piece where the lady of th> house was In tbs habit, at every meal, of crying down bet victuals? . She never wonts company unless she know* they are coming, because, ss everybody know*, she want* • d*J or two In which lb prepaid tot them. She doea not rappoae anybody thinks this Ik the reason the wants to know; she thinks that they imagine It It because the shall be sway from home. And the mistaken soul, After fretting, and sweating, and stew, ing over the cooking *tdv« tof A d*y or two, and ransacking her brains end her larder to provide something new Adder the son In the eatable line, it ready when her geests come and seat themselves St her iroanlng i table—groaning beneath the weight of good things—she Is ready to cry down r victuals, ana wish, m s ner victuals, anu wisn, m a melancholy tone, and with a lugubrious expression of countenance, tbkt Abe bid something At to est! She bad such bed luck With Bef tookery, The mixing milk was too eour, ■nd the yeast wasn’t good, and the grocer most have cheated her when be sold her the eggs for newly-laid, Sbt'll wager anything they bar* been laid for a month, for she never knew her recipe for Sponge cake to fill, if the egg* were only good, - Of course, her guest* hasten to assure her But there after could be any sponge cake any better than hers I And the smiles sadly, and tells them they ought to est the sponge cake sbt can mike when the egg* are fresh, She Is sorry the ergain pie is-burned—but her stove If getting so tl back of tbo oven tbst no dependence cap be put lb It,. Bbc.aftMt ha store. If there Is anything that Aggravates her beyond measure, It If to have a pie burned. And n cream pis shove all others! It Is so lunch work and, ex- pcose to make cream plea. Nobody has noticed that tbs plo was burned, and everybody hastens to tsll her so, and to add that they thought It wts perfectly delicious. Then the poor women begins on the doughnuts. 8he used to be s good hand st making doughnuts, tbe-stys; but somehow or other the seems to bar# lost her luck, lately. Or else it Is In the ysoat. She can’t tsll which. Some thing Is at fault. It Is so provoking to bare bad lack with doughnuts. It is such s hot, uncomfortable Jdb to fry doughnuts In a warm kitchen. She would so lief take a licking any time. And It ■cents the bouts up so, too, Smells like a fat-boiling establishment for a week. And then all tbs guests feel mean and uncomfortable, somehow; ss if they were to blame about something, and as If the tin of making their hostess' bouse imell like s fat-boiling establishment rested on their Individual shoulders. Now, this woman who cries down her victuals knows that everything on her table Is Just as good- as It etn he made, and the has formed this habit of decrying it because she Ukes to bare her cookery praised. Praise Is sweet to us til, and almost every woman—perhaps every woman— Ukes to hear her victuals well spoken of. But the “proof of the pudding lies In the eating.” and whan guests "feed" well, then the lady of the house may be cure that her cooking la perfect And we don't want to go to tea very often st the house where the mistress tells us, on sitting down at the table,/'that she does wish the had something At to eat,” and adds, when we arise therefrom, “I fear you didn't make much of a supper. Well, I don't blailie you! I s'pose you didn’t like my victuals?"— New York Weakly. In-Defense of Gravy By Charles Potty, of South Carolina AAAA Il'H great paUence and the stole tllenM of ah Indian I have Hit* 5| WW S| ened to the foolish ntturances of the people who bare made V suggestions, ss to health foods, and'who tell US what we should @ Oat and what we should not est, 1 here meekly submitted to all their vagaries, and have gone so far as to 'esperiment with accumulated by onr famUy. After another two hours of search ing my father found the keys of the chests, tied together and labeled. In the place where he had Arst looked for them. With a peculiar facial ex pression. In which It was dldlcnlt to determine whether fatigue, annoyance or trinmph predominated, he tossed some of the health giving and youth restoring preparations. 1 have been told time and again that there wars dyspepsia and ultimate ilcatb, In hot biscuits, crisp and malting. Then It was declared that the use of salt was most Injurious, and that water for drinking purposes shonld be distilled or boiled. Coffee, tea, purs spring or well water, hot food of til sorts, white Aour, hog. meat, lard, the dear, delicious pies, waffles, butter cakes, hot muffins, puddings, chicken pie,- pig’s head and cabbage were ill said to cause dire disease* and to work havoc In the human stomach. With Job-llkt patience I bare endnred all this and continued to thrive on tbo for bidden foods. But a point bis been reached when the line hie to be drawn. Snbmisilon Is no longer a virtue, bnt a sign of weakness tnd cowardice. Recently Senator Pettui, of Alabama, who, le old enough to know better, I* 1 *® me > • a * remarking that he. | iaa P | acc d gravy on the list of Interdicted foods. He has certainly been be- evening, bringing me, It she It well In. Truman with enough to come. By-the-hy, I suppose this packet con tains nil the documents necessary. In dosing the mortgages. Do Sanl and Isaacs hold any of the old deeds?” “AU the necessary papers are there,” said my father. “The money wai ad vanced simply on my note of hand. The old grants of the abbey lands In Latin and Normsn French aro still In had had is much of this affair as be cared for In one dty, left me to do aa I pleated. Having hurriedly deposited the few things before me In the places where gulled into trying some of tho so-calicd gravy found In Washington restau rants. The memory of his boyhood days has bean shadowed. Can he not call to mind when In the dim and misty pest be mingled red bam gravy with his riot or hominy? Did he never spread cream hsm gravy on his hot lilscnlts, when taste and dellcfoni odor united to delight hit palate? When ■ | lll8LUllO| Ilvll UlAlt, ssllu UAIIVIUIIA a/wAva lASSiav a as# ssa h • r" • , they had been found, I hastened to tho we say hem gravy, we mean gravy from s hsm—not a bell of grease sent the two old oak chests where they have always been.” "I would like to see them,” said my nncls; “they must be very Interest ing.” "You shall. Ernest nhnll get them ont for you to look nt by the time you return." CHAPTER II. THO OAK CHESTS. Accustomed from my Infancy to wander unrestrained through the gloomy rooms and corridors of Hoi- denJbunt Hall, I had flittered myself that I wts familiar with every nook and corner of the old mansion. . But my mind wts considerably exer cised In the endeavor to determine the wherenbonta of the two oak chesta-to which my father had referred In hjs conversation with uncle Sam. I did not remember having ever assn any inch chests, and could think of no place from garret to basement which I considered likely to contain them. These thoughts—much confused with Idle speculation concerning my ancle who** acquaintance had Jnst made, of my aunt whom I had not yet seen, and of various ldsts started by tbo conversa tion of the two brothers—kept me swtke until long after I bad retired Ac library and proceeded to open the nearest chest. The key entered the lock as easily as might be wished, bnt was turned with difficulty, nod made a harsh, grating sound. I had no sooner raised the lid thpn the air became so charged with minute fungi that I vol untarily stepped back and opened a window. The chest was qnlte Ailed with parchment or vellum documents, soma rolled and others flat, and to nearly all of them were attached large pendu- lout seals. I did not pauso to exam ine them, but trhnsferred them all to tho table, and opened the second cheat, wherein I discovered nearly as many documents as In the Ant, all of simi lar character. But then) was 'also a thick folio volume, Ailed with close, neat writing, every letter of which out from Chicago under the name of ham—but a ham proper from the hog that grew up In tho woods in a half wild condition, In the fall of the year he Is penned and fed on corn a few weeks. When the bams are property salted and smoked with a combination of corncobs and hickory wood thi product Is a bam. Hit the 8enstor forgotten tU that? Did the Senator ever taste the Juices of a tender broiled steak with which there was a liberal allowance of fresh yellow butter? Or while waiting for his seniors when company cams to his home, did he ever go to the kitchen end “sop out" tbo skillet In which the chicken was fried? Or, perchance, did he ever from the bottom of tbo pot In which s chicken pie was cooked scoop out that dellcloni mixture of crust, gravy end butter which had been commingled In the cooking until It was a morsel such ss the Olympian gods never tasted? In hit yontbfnl days the Senator most have enjoyed st divers times a bowl of turkey gravy. For boors tbs turkey, perhaps s wild one with a pe culiar gamy taste, was routing tnd the Juices were distilling from It. and mingling with tbs tromi of sage, pepper and other condiments until Its like ness was not to be tasted on earth n In the heavens above-or In the waters under the earth. Hava all these delights vanished from tbo venerable Senator's memory. # He may fly off on any political tangent he pleases, or he may rusk ont on appearedT” be 'formed 'wlth' 'groat « hyperbolic corve and never yerar. to hta original path, and ws will bear care and accuracy. About two-! with him. Ho may even place oggnogg under ban and declare positively v .. . ,! ,niM> •nnsmtn nnrt nn notatoes. end he may set home-made Southern thirds of tbo book was English and;««* ln,t ’po**nm and y>m potatoes, end ht may set home-made Southern the remainder etrange character* 1 sausage, big hominy and hog Jowl and turnip salad aside ss unsavory and which I had little doubt were Oriem 1 Unpalatable, bnt when he rale* gravy, inch as the old-time Southern cooks tal, though I was notschotax^ enough ‘ know how to make, out of tho category of delightful food* he Ales In tbs todeteralne the tangHagotoThIS 1 *><» »t our traditions and doss violence to our fondest recollections. ^ I tossed about restlessly end punched my pillows, but could not sleep. When I Uy on my left side, all that my un cle said recurred to me vividly, and I hated him for hta cool cynicism and the sense of power which had now and again been apparent through the calmneu of Ms manner, but, turning upon my right, his generous gift Im pressed ms os really magnificent, and I could not but feel grateful to him for relieving my father of what I knew had occasioned him some anx iety. My uncle’s with, too,, for a voice In determining my future course In life Interested ms greatly tnd opened Interminable trains of thought. At last I lost consciousness, but did not sleep eoundly nor for long. When I too* It wanted some minntes to 8 o’clock. A brilliant streak of tnn- tblno lay across tbs dork oak floor of my room, and through the casement could bo discerned a clear blue sky such ss la seldom seen In England lu the month of Mircb. Prfjpftf] ot health ltd aulroal Epirlts, . .• ;■ t ' • ' they belonged. This book, and a cop per box, about eighteen Inches by twelve, tnd five Inches deep, were all found besides the documents. The box, which wts lacked,, was much discolored; but I could discern writ ing upon the lid inch as may bq pro duced by nitrate of silver upon cop per. AU I could decipher at a hasty glance was “Roger Trueman,” written In characters rather larger than the other* Trueman being a very old form of our family name, and the box exceedingly heavy for Its size, I at once conceived the hope that it con tained something of special value. As could And no key to the box, 1 set it aside with tbs folio volume, resolving to carefully examine both at my leis ure. At tblp moment a servant entered the room and Informed that my uncle and a out bad arrived. Dinner The Sultan’s Iron Hand Incidents That Show How the Turkish Ruler Mysteriously Disposes of His Enemies By Henry Thompson HINDS get don* lu the Sultan's realm—things like the mas sacres of 1883 in Astatic Turkey gnd 1903 In Macedonia— which come home to the consciousness of every thinking Turk. Take the case of the Koordlth Sheikh Obeldnllab, who was a guest of the llultan for a time In 1883 and was after wards sent to Mecca In order that pious occupations might keep him ont of mischief. He died very soon after bis arrival, of cholera. It was officially announced, although he was the only sufferer from cholera In Mecca that year. Take the case of Mlthad Paths, the liberal Prime Minister and the cham pion of Parliamentary government. He was tries for treason In aiding to bad been ordered to be served as soon dethrone Sultan Abdul Ail* and was sent to Tslf, near Mecca. After a mained*sufficlonf tlme'tor'ireM pro- Arabia appeared In Constantinople babbling a tale that ended .with. “I did Dare tor it P not know that It was Mlthad Pasha cr I would not have put tbs soaped cord Quite tired of my day's work, the' » bout “■ B ? k " 01 *** W “ *"** “ d PUl time be died rather suddenly. By and by a man who bad been a soldier In Intelligence was not unwelcome. Tak- j U “ Inc with me the rniio volume I Take tho case of Said Pasha, ex-Grand Veslr, who fled to the British Em- r I as «js i kmur rsr ^ “■ 1 ^ora,,, prom ‘" of “ aw within. I then sought my bedroom. Meditation upon this class of mysteries makes people sbtke In their shoes every time that they as* one of the great army of paid informers who know about everything. Men do not say that the Saltan doe* the things which canto this trepidation, bnt that “the palace” does them. t They tpesjt of the "palace” as though It were a sentient bat Invisible organism; and wben they speak of It they look behind them and take ont their handkerchiefs and wipe a clammy swat from theta facw.-WorW* Work. ... where, having safely bestowed the jbook and box, I made wbat I theu thought was an elaborate toilette eucb a* befitted my Introduction to my [American kinswoman. To be contlnued- FOOT STOOLS. Old woolen clothes. '^Vt, the t ot too soiled, can be little tenslne. Tbese piece* cme to =» tor patches. Yhey ^ £ SS .Vi®**« be “ b ,or ‘ ir d Cy .uSl ’• the seam* with iancy ■ uw "r» ,ef with coarse silk or bright t tones well with the goods. For sf square foot stool a larger piece ran M. r: and embroidered with ritoo. _??!-.in.t the right tone to blend vr of Inst the right l yr 01 1 the goods used. and be suitable to two made of such material that gone good service, also another of small left-over Plccesofvrivet In bright colors that always off brlgbt and clean, and the £»*7o( this one I. that it will scarce ly over wear out.-Mrs. France! C. Et nor, hi The Epltomist THE MODERN FLATIBON. There aro many klnda of ironanowln Mfbnnt nu> Many are of odd shape tod atnngely bright. P ret ^ compared with the homely, dingy Iron* of the old time. There are Irens provided wlth spe #101 forethoughttor the traveler’s needs and limitations. There are other Irons irffk narrow little points like the how <rf a ship, meant to run up Into the nibses of Bounces. Infants' cap Irons and pSlshlng Irons of divers ri*e and pattern at* among a dozen other spe- C, Tbe r primrove flatiron ha* been d* veloped td * wonderful extent Many of Its progeny *ro »* at machines Man *' mere Implements. A traveler’s won of small size has s A travelers ifou ^ (<> ^ oper(lte(1 I a single lump ol ' e best sufficient tot out of a necktie, r thk-Mt-of eleevf — -a g*\« the pecking. ThieVuef 1 * ®**Hy carried tod not troubleeomllo »'“**• A smaller Iron of plghfy polished ex terior to be fitted <Aer lb* *«• burnei by mans of the billow *h,-ough th. middle Is sold tor Wxty-ltat« «»“ This iron Is two Indies long m™ »“*' little furnace by prepared the fuel will the proper ribbon rtreemer, drapery which (Wts the oraamenti toi lb Complete little lxL-n* outfit* «.■“»« put up lu esse* ThUset Includes small frit-covered botM, the nickeled iron and little wroughtjjnetaL stand, V stick of beeswax for bettering ibs iron’s service, and a durable Ironholder A new Invention is u Ironing wMch 'an bo changed Into t wben (O desired. Folding lap and folding tabla ere brought ont ror the atosteur lroner’s convenience. The effective cleaning stuffs for silk, doth or flannel enable many woman to be their own cleaners, bnt proper pressing after the rubbing off spots is Indispen sable. Hence the greet demand for small, handy Irons which esn^be bated In ordinary living and drosslijg rooms. MEKlUi Oat akw made with half bnttarmlU, ud water ire fine and crisp. No kind of farinaceous food will di gest etslly uniat It Is thoroughly, cooked. Broth will keep longer frwk It a cauliflower has been one of the veget ables used. Eggs will keep fresh tor three months U dipped In oU and tLen packed .with straw between layers. Laurel lava should hive t piece In the pep try; they toske an excellent flavoring tor milk puddings. Hot etarch la best to use tor shirts,” ud s little turpentine added to It will give a bright gloss to the linen. •For a sprained ankle pat the foot In hot water it once, tben as quickly as possible apply hot bran poultice. A state with a pencil attached by a string shonld hang In every kitchen to aid the memory of the housewife. Headachw In a tchool girl usually mean exhausted nerve power through over work, over excitement, over anx iety or bad air. Put a metal spoon or fork In a gists or chins dish before pouring hot water Into It. Tbs metal conducts tbs hat swqy, ud the dish will not crack so readily. Pickle bottles and Jars that smell oi onions will be quite sweet and odorless after being left ont of doors tor three or four days filled with and or gar den monld. A mire core tor corns without tbs least pain soak them till soft, tben boll! them between linger and thumb, and powder sway with a piece of very fin< emery paper. For wrak eyes dissolve ns muc? burnt slam ss wonld cover ten.ants In a little lakewirm water, and mois ten the eyes every tew- hours with a soft handkerchief. A good way to dan zinc is to dip a plea of cotton In kerosene and to rub tho article to be cleaned with It until all dirt Is removed. Well rinse with hot water afterword ud dry with a clan cloth. To cook eggs tor so Invalid the fob lowing way is best: Pot on the egg pac and boll tho water. Then pat it in tc tbs side of the -Are end pat the egg ii Leave It In for ten minutes, bnt mast not boil while It Is in the j avhM takan mi?' (8 will Km * When taken out 1 it will be fonnd to mat digestible, to, the white of tbr Mill be «e soft, pan