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TIMES ENTERPRISE, THOMASVILLE, GA'., June 17,1904.
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CHAPTER XVI.
I BUT TOOLS MX.
"Truly, the ways 01 the parent are
peculiar! If you wanted your son
knocked on the bead, were there not
enough people In London able and will
ing to execute your commission, but
you must needs send lor blm to this
place? dome, tell me bow It all bap-
’pmed."
I Thus spake the cheery voice of nncle
Ram as be entered our drawing room
the next morning after the events' nsr-
-rated In the last chapter. Though still
depressed in spirit (now chiefly be
cause of the horrible suspicion which
I knew my father entertained), I was
fairly well In health, and was dressed
to receive our visitor. Hy father's mel
ancholy was more apparent than mine,
'and bis serious demeanor contrasted
strangely with the buoyant gaiety of
his brother.
"Ernest bad an awkward fall on the
stone floor of the crypt late on Mon
day night or on Tuesday morning, and
lay there unconscious for some time
before he was discovered. That
ah,” answered my father, "but he
nearly, If not quite, well now."
"On the floor of the crypt!” echoed
uncle Sam, in a tone of surprise. "What
was be doing In the crypt at that un
earthly hour? No, no; 1 beg your par.
don. Don't tell me, I don’t want to
know—I remember my own little es
capades when I was about his age.
■Really, the faculty of blushing In
young man will delude even the old
and experienced more effectually than
the moat skilful lying. So, Ernest, you
young dog, you are no better than
other people, eh? But enough of this.
How are Knight and Faulkner getting
on with the renovations? I hope they
are puablng the work vigorously,
would like to tee the place completed
and decent before I return to New
York. I gavo them carte blanche to
do everything necessary, to be done,
nnd particularly insisted on despatch.'
My father looked Intensely glum a*
he listened to this speech, and some
moments elapsed before he spoke, ^a
for myself, it was a considerable time
beforo I could resolve my 'uncle's
words; and desiring not to commit my.
self, I remained silent
: "Tour Judgment or motive Is not so
'good as It might be In this case, 8am,
My boy has discovered perfectly reli
able evidence that a quarter of a mil
lion Venetian sequins ware concealed
by old Roger Trueman in tho Abbot's
'Gelt, here, and wishing ip pleoesutl
surprise me decided to withhold KG
;Information until he bad- vertfled It
This Is why ho visited the place oh
Monday night, when he found the place
and ten chests as Indicated by Roger
Trueman himself; but with this differ
ence, that all the chests bad been
opened, and every sequin stolen.”
- “Stolen I” exclaimed undo Sam.
“how do you know that? And If co,
how can you tell whether they were
stolen a year or a century ego?'
: “Very easily. By merely examining
tho cell and the chests, and consider
Ing the attendant circumstances, any
one endowed with common, sense Is
bound to conclude that the robbery
was committed as recently a* four or
five days ago,”
1 "Positively you astound me. Hare
you examined your servants and
Kntgbt and Faulkner’s men?”
t My father shrugged his shoulders
and smiled grimly. "There would be
nq use In that," he said grimly,
j “I think there would be very great
uso In it, and that It ought to have been
dons before. Really, you astound me.
.Tell me tho whole of the circum
stances as briefly and clearly as you
can. At present, I am not at all sat
isfied with the matter.”
i "And I still -less so. Ernest, tell
your uncle all you know about It," and
with these words my father rose from
the couch on which wo were all three
sitting and walked througb the open
Window to the veranda.
I With a fluttering heart I begun my
task, describing tho manner In which
4 had found and appropriated Roger
Trueman's Record (which I read to
him iu full, having provided myself
with the volume for that purpose), and
with my subsequent proceedings. My
unde listened with deep attention, only
'occasionally diverting his eyes from
ime to look at bis brother, who was
restlessly pacing up and down the
veranda. In this way an hour or more
passed, and I had completed my story.
- “Thank you,” said uncle Sam, and
pressed hls bond upon his forehead.
'a habit of hls when thinking. After
n few moments he started to hls feet
and walked to the window. I follow
ing him. “Robert,” be cried, “coma
here; I have something to say to you.”
My father re-entered tbe room.
; “Your son has read that Record to
me and explained how he found It, and
experienced In
convinced that
tcently stolen
been stolen at all,
nothing Improbable
quite as
lot I have
expressed
.4!^ lac
erate from any man, even my own
brother. Yon have plainly Insinuated,
here in the presence of your son, that
I pretended not to knew the business
which called blm to the crypt on Mon
day night, and that because of some
motive—I think that was your word—
of my own; and further, that I have
better reason to be satisfied with this
matter than you have. If by the latter
you mean that a man who has not
lost a quarter of a million sequins has
better reason for satisfaction than one
who has, I am content tbe remark
should pasa But the first observation
of which I complain admits of no
sophistry. Tbe only motive that could
animate me In feigning Ignorance of
your son’s business In the crypt would
be to conceal that I was concerned In
some way In tbe stealing, of those se
quins. And besides, I do not like
your manner towards ma All my
successes have been due to a good
memory and the power to read the
thoughts and moods of men, and the In
stincts which have earned me all 1
have would scarcely fail me In dealing
with a man of your mental calibre..
No; yon mutt toko my hand and as
sure me of your belief that I bare
never done you or your son the slight
est wrong, and in particular that you
are satisfied I know nothing about the
treasure you have failed to And further
than what you and your son have told
ma Do that, and I am still your
friend and brother, and will aid you
with all the means In my power to
solve this mystery. Decline my terms,
and I will do my best to forxef ’toui
existence.”
Quite calmly but with terrible dis
tinctness did uncle Sam thus challenge
hls brother. He had drawn nlmself up
to bis full height, and bis head was set
back a little further than was custom
ary with him, yet one might reason
ably have supposed as he stood wait
ing for a reply that he was engaged
In nothing or particular import In
deed, the expression of hls face was
not unlike that which he bore when
uttering obe of hls cynical dogmas
of which he had such a plentiful store,
and be actually smiled as be listened
to my father’s reply—words which
snapped my most cherished hope like
a thread and plunged me to the lowest
'depth of despair I bad as yet sunk to.
’Indeed I will do no such thing. Un
asked and from my heart I assure you
that tho good will I have ever borne
towards you survives thJs affair, ser
ious as It is; but I cannot ana will not
comply with the terms you dictate,
come what may. Surely you might
have known that anything here was
youm for the asking—that I would
have given you anything I had, so long
qs I retained a small competency for
my son hereafter.”
Unde Sam remained motionless and
silent for a full minute or more after
uty father had finished speaking; then,
drawing a deep breath, and uttering
a hardly audlblo sigh, be rested bis
hands on a table, leaned forward, end
fixing hls goxe upon bis brother, ad
dressed him with Intense earnestness.
“My curse upon you for an unthink
ing and cowardly wretch! This Is the
second great Injustice I have buffered
at your hands. May that moment be
my last when I put myBelf In a po
sition for you to mete out such treat-
ment tor a third time! Twenty years
ago, by grace of a miscalculating, self,
seeking bind, you married the girl
whose love I had won—who had sol
emnly pledged herself to me. Yes,
you married her knowing that I was
her choice, and that her father com
pelled her to become your wife on ac
count of your broad acres. I com
plained not then to you, but went forth
Into the world trusting not vainly to
Nemesis to avenge the wrong I had
sustained. Tbe sweetheart of my boy
hood was not your wife for long; and
as for your Suffolk acres, what of them
now? Tbey will scarce support the
slave who plows them. Yes, Ncmotto
avenged your first Injustice to me, end
she will avengo your second. I had
outlived almost the memory of that
great wrong, and returned to you after
twenty years, rich and Influential, pre
pared to benefit you and your son In
any way I could, and now, forsooth,
a half-hearted, cowardly manner,
and without any sort of evidence, you
accuse me of having robbed you of a
quarter of a million of sequins! By the
liowers that be, I swear I never saw
sequin in my life, that I am not even
sure I am correct In thinking It Is
gold coin worth nine shillings and
fourpcnce of British money; but my
supposition being correct, can you
think I would make myself a thief for
five hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars?—I who on many occasions have
profited more in one deal, and made
eight times as much out of the Wabash
pool alone. No, I am not a thief; or If
was, I should not come to Suffolk
practice my profession. It Is pos
sible you may live to be convinced of
tbe cruel blunder you have made; but
care not how that may be. for you
are already dead to me. Good-bye,
Ernest my boy. I am sorry for you.
hi a hard fate to be the son of such
man, but yon are not without hope.
Tbs son of a wise man is generally
should be wise, for you are certainly
the son of a tool”
He turned to go, but I clutched hls
arm and prevented him, crying out
despairingly—
“0 father, father, what have you
done? -Unsay your words, and believe
with me that unde Sam has done us
much kindness and no wrong-”
My passionate plea received no an
swer. Unde Sam gently disengaged
himself from my grasp and moved to
wards the door. “If at any time you
should need a friend,” be saldi address
ing me, “I hope you will think of your
uncle. Stay; I had almost forgotten
to give you this," and taking a letter
from hls pocket he tossed It to me;
but I was too daxed to ca^cb It, and It
fell on the carpet Then, waving bis
band in token of fare well, be hastily
quitted tbe room and was gone.
I looked at my father. He was sit
ting on a low seat, hls elbows resting
on hls knees, and hls head burled
bis hands. I spoke to blm
I forget what It was that I said—but be
took no notice of ma when through
tbe open window I saw uncle Sam
passing out of our gate. As soon ss
he was off our premises he stood still
and looked Intently at Holdenhurst
Hall for a little while, then turned ab
ruptly and walked at a great rate
down the road which led towards
Bury St Edmund’s.
This spectacle, In Itself pathetic, and
symbolising as It did. the collapse of
my fervent hope, enraged me. Being
weak .from loss of blood and other
consequences of my recent accident,
I think my reason must have suc
cumbed beneath my accumulated load
of disappointments and anxieties, for
In a sudden burst of artificial strength
I rushed at my father, laid my hands
upon hls shoulders, and forced him
Into an upright position, while
screamed out—
It Is false! It Is falsel I will go to
my uncle and beg him to pardon you.”
My father started to bis feet, and
grasping me by tbe wrists, held me at
arms’ length. “I would to Heaven It
were false,” he exclaimed, “but It Is
true—too true. Shall I show you the
proofs?”
You cannot,” I shouted; "you have
no proofs.”
Then for tbe first and last time In
hls life did my father burst out In
unger against me. "Is everybody In
conspiracy to madden me?” he asked
excitedly. "I tell you, your uncle has
stolen those sequins, and that recent
ly. Still, I would not have told him
so, or complained to anyone, If he had
not sought to extort a contrary declar
ation from me. Do you think I would
denounce my own brother on doubtful
or slender evidence? If you can think
so badly of me, where then shall I
turn for sympathy In my trouble?
Must I publish what I would fain
conceal In order to Induce you to be
lleve your own father? Look at that,”
nnd he took from bis pocket a large
thin gold coin and placed it In my
hand; “that Is one of the sequins you
went Into tho crypt to fetch—one of
the two hundred and fifty thousand
sequins you ought to have found there.
Where the others are l don't know;
but what I do know la that your uncle
found mcana to convey them away
from here about a week ago. I will
tell you the details, If you want to
know them, when you come to your
senses and remember that I am your
father.”
I sat down on a couch and burst Into
nn agony of tears. In a moment my
father was at my side, holding my
bands In hls, and earnestly endeavor
ing to comfort me. Presently I grew
calmer and got up-that unnatural and
piteous product of adverse circum
stances, a youth without hope.
The kindness of my father was such
as none but the parent of an only child
can understand. In endeavoring to al
levlate my distress he appeared to
forget bis own. “This Is a great mis
fortune,” he sold,-"the greatest which
has befallen me since your dear mother
died; but we must try to forget lt. r l
care nothing for tho loss of tbe money
—I would It had been sunk In tbe sea
or that tbe Turks bad had It—but I
deplore my brother's conduct, more
especially as he has won your good
will, and I had hoped and believed that
good would come of It” •
After a space my father resumed:
“When you feel disposed to hear the
Btory I will relate all the circum
stances of your uncle's recent—” he
paused, as If unable to find the pre
cise word he wanted—“act, or Adams
shall. If he recovers sufficiently to do
so; he was an eye-witness of the—tbe
act But I have grave fears tbe old
man will die, and oven Dr Tburlow
admits Buch an event Is uot Improba
ble; he Is an old man, and these trou
bles are more than be can bear It
pained blm keenly to show what he
did against my brother, for he woa
much attached to Sam as a boy, sod
often Inquired of blm after he bad gone
away to America.”
I don't want to know any more
about It now, and perhaps I never
shall,” I replied, as I rose from the
couch, picked up my letter, and read
It was from Constance Marsh and
ran as follows'.
No. —, Dc Vere Gardens,
Kensington, W.. April 22, 18-
Dear Mr Trueman:—Many thanks
for your kind letter Pray accept my
apology for having allowed It to re
main unanswered for two days; but
news of your having met with an ac
cldent followed so closely upon your
departure that I have been in doubt
whether to write or not, for letters are
troublesome things to any one who
Is 111. I am so glad to learn from your
father’s telegrams that your accident
was only slight and shall be pleased
to see yon backTn London again—for,
of course, you'VrlU return w*th yow
uncle.
^.fabtaaiimsu
and ® ©
© © /\dv©nture.
GRAND DUKE’S OWN STORY.
BAND DUKE CYRIL has
Just arrived at Harbin on
hls way to St Petersburg.
Hls Injuries are not severe,
although he is suffering
from burns on the neck and ears
caused by the tremendous explosion of
the Petropavlovsk and from bruises
of the back and loins caused, subse
quently, by the beating of tbe turbu
lent .waves, which, however, quickly
subsided.
Tbq Grand Duke can walk a little
now. He gives the foil owing story of
hls escape, which was almost miracu
lous:
At the moment of'the explosion on
the Petropavlovsk the Grand Duko
-was on the bridge, at the other end of
.which .was Admiral MakaroB . It
seemed as if the world, the sides, the
waters .Were suddenly rent asunder
and from the gnlf arose a devouring
cloud and blinding flams, which burst
with a deafening roar into acrid suf
focating fumes.
Scorched, blinded, choked, stunned,
Cyril recovered consciousness suf
ficiently to recognize that the Petro
pavlovsk was settling down by the
bead. Tbe bodies of tbe dead sailors
were floating off the forecastle deck,
which was awash. AO around lay
wreckage; fallen top hamper and scald
ing steam cut off tbe Grabd Dnke’s es
cape by tbe companionway.
He faintly remembers that be real
ized tbe necessity of making hls way
aft, dimly reasoning that there he was
more lljtely, with tome way still on
the ship, to clear the suotton from her
when the sank. He recalls swarming
hand over hand down from tbe bridge
and making hls way along the deck
througb smoke, flame, steam and •till-
suffocating fumes among heaps of
human debris.
He remembers ascending an incline,
with the rising water, as it seemed
pnrsulng blm into a barbette In which
tbe water was already pouring with
such force that he required all hls
strength he could muster to battle
bis way through It However, he
reached a gun port and dived througb
it
He recalls now that while diving tbe
thought flashed across hls mind that
be must dive deep and swim as far
os possible before rising, as that was
hls only chance to permanently clear
tbe sinkihg ship. So he dived down,
down and outward with all the force
of an athlete and practised swimmer
until hls temples were>bfirstlng with
the effort of retaining hls breath.
Then be struck out upward.
However, he had dived so deep that
it seemod to'hlm he .would never reach
tbe surface; but at last the light came
and he reached the air. While he filled
hls lungs be supported,himself on a
piece of floating wreckage which he
seized, and to which he assisted an
other strugoUna swlmnser.
Then the Grand Dukoilooked around
for the Petropavlovsk. She was not to
be seen. The sea was quite calm, and.
except for the gentle rise and fall of
tbe woodwork to which he was cling
ing with hls companion, be was quite
motionless. But with each upward
swing he swept around hls oyos over
the smooth-bosom of the placld'sek for
the great ship.
There was 1 no sign, no trace of her
exdept some floating bodies, a few
buoyant articles and still fower bat
tling swlnmi-r*.
The Grand: Duke, of course, did not
know then / how much time had
elapsed, but/.he heard afterward that
exactly one/mlnute and forty oeconda
passed between tbe explosion qnd the
ship’s disappearance.—Charles Hands.
In the New) York World.
.’S- ’AN A^’TARTIO RESCUE.
fitted out a relief expedition. Before
It eonld tall, however, the energetic
Argentine Republic had commissioned
Captain Irizar, of the gunboat Uru
guay, to sell at once for the south sea
and find Dr. Nordenskjold. Accord
ingly, early in November—the opening
of spring In those latitudes—Captain
Irizar lauded on Lonls-PhlUppe Land,
and had the good fortune in the oourse
of a abort walk to meet two of Dr.
NordensJkold’s men, who were hunt
ing for penguins for food.
Quickly they ted him over the Ice
mounds to the camp where Dr. Norden
skjold and the others were. Tbey had
hardly exchanged greetings, and the
leader was Just saying that the Ant-
artie had sot been seen, when over
the hill on the other tide came Cap
tain Larsen, the Argentine lieutenant
and five of hls sailors, who crossed on
the ice from Paulet Island, seeking
their leader or some resauer.
The reunion was ss Joyous ss it was
dramatic The Argentine lieutenant,
bareheaded, roughly clad, unshorn,
hailed an an old comrade and superldr
tbe commander of the Uruguay, and
was delighted that the rescue should
have been acUeved by bis own Gov
ernment The relief of each party on
learning that the othen had come
through unharmed-may be imagined.
Two days later the rest of the sailors
were token on board the Uruguay
from Paulet Island, and soon from
southern South America newa of their
safety was flashed to the world.
Besides valuable meteorological and
magnetic records, and notes and maps
of canoe and Inland explorations of
tpe borders of Louls-Phlllppe end Oc-
car Second Lands, Dr. Nordenskjold
brings back fossils which show that
those now frigid regions were once
posaessed of a beautiful and bounteous
vegetation. .
SNAKES IN BED.
No matter where he is, or at what ho
tel be Is stopping, John L. Carter, a
well-known railroad contractor, of Col-
oredo, always, before going to bed, re
moves the covers and shakes them
thoroughly before daring to turn In.
That is, he does this In the season
when snakes are around. Yesterday
afternoon, while talking to a group
of friends In tbe lobby of the Savoy
Hotel. Mr. Carter told a story that ex
plained this unusual habit of bis.
It (rss about tbe middle of last July
when he was at Tucnmcarl, N. M.
with s construction party of tho Rock
Island road that tho experience bo re
counted befel him. After an unusual
ly hard day’s^ work ho entered the
quarters of the engineers late at night
so worn ont that he did not even strike
a light but threw off hls clothes and
piled himself Into one of tho beds
along-the walk In a few moments be
was sound asleep, bnt frequently dur
ing the night be was awakened by
what seemed to hljn s moving ridge
beneath him in the bed. He was too
sleepy to get np to Investigate, how
ever, end anyway felt that It was only
a trick of hls lmaglnstkra. Rising ear
ly the next morning, he, ns was the
habit of the men in the camp, began
the task of folding np and putting
away the blankets on th» bed. As he
Jerked tbe third one from the bed and
gavo it a vigorous shake ho beard a
heavy thud on the other side, as of
some body striking the ground. Whit
confronted hls eyes when he lowered
the blanket almost paralysed him with
fear. There, oil colled and ready for
battle, lay an Immense prairie rattle
snake. Later, when, with the aid of
some men about tbe camp who bad an
swered bis call, he had despatched the
reptile, he measured It and found.that
It was exactly five teot In length and
ds large round as s man’s wrist
That’s why Mr. Carter always In
spects hls bed In the snake season.-
Kansas City Journal. , . -
■t
'As lira malic as the famous meeting
ot Dr. Nansbn and Mr. Jackson on the
too of Frnna-Jooof Land in the summer
of 18901 wan that ot Captain Larsen,
of the ^Swedish steamship Antortle,
Dr. Otto Nordenskjold, the Swedish ex-
qlqror, and-Captain Irlxor, of the Ar
gentine gutihoat Uruguay, among the
ipy hll|s of' Louls-Fhlltppe Land last
November. Tbe Nordenskjold vessel
Antortle. which left Sweden In Octo
ber, 1901, end had token on board a
lieutenant of toe Argentine Navy at
Buenos Ayres, had landed Dr. Norden-
skjold and h'ls party at Snqw Hill, Loa-
is-Phlllppe Land, In January, 1902,
is^tb'provisions for two years. The
steamer bad’ then, gone to the vicinity
of‘t{ie Falkland Islands for an extend
ed cruise.
According to the plan agreed upon,
tho Antortle was to return for the ex
ploring party In January, 1903. On
th<t fourth of that month, however,
whflo passing between two ice fields
In Terror BAY. It was suddenly nipped
mid hold fast. A hole was made In
the quarter, througb which water
poured in a torrent. The steam pumps
were started, and for more than a
month kept <he vessel fairly clear of
water while she lay In the ice. Mean
while ell on Hoard were ready to aban
don ship.
At last, on February 12, tbe wart
clear of tbe Ice end headed tor land,
but began to fill quickly. Oaptain Lar
sen ran her against an ice field, and
landed the men and stores Just before
tho steamer sank. The party succeed
ed in reaching Paulet Island, where
the crew sintered with great bird-
ships. One sailor died.
Meanwhile, when bis rescuers failed
to arrive, Dr. Nordenskjold wintered
tn. Louls-PhlUppe Land, only sixty
miles away.
When the- summer'qf 1903 went by
' wlthpqt .word from the explorer, the.
A JAPANESE HERO. " '
Rear Admiral Inglqs recalls the
death of the great Count Salgo as an
instructive example of the habit ot
mind 61 the Japanese. Tbe Count was
In insurrection against bis Emperor
in 1873 and was nearly In the toils and
he knew it So In hls stronghold be
employed hls leisure time In praying
chess with hls Immediate friends. Re
ports kept coming In from the out
posts, each time more disheartening
than tbe last But the Count still
went on playing chess, while the ut
most good humor and pleasant rail
lery continued among the whole party.
Yet another - message from the out
posts came In, which left no doubt as
to .tbe situstiou. Still tbe Count and
bis companions went on playing.
-"Yonr move, sir,” were the words that
broke the absorption of the moment
Then when there was a pause in the
game at which he could rise without
being discourteous to bis guests, tbe
Count got up and said: “Gentlemen,
now It Is time.” He directed some one
to send for hls sword bearer. Tbe
man advanced and Immediately re
ceived hls orders. A few seconds later
Count Sslgo’s body and head had been
separated at one heavy stroke. 1
How He Carried the Scottish Vote.
Representative Martin, ot South Da
kota, had as an opponent In the last
campaign on aged Scotchman who was
anxious to become a statesman. There
were a good many Scotchmen In the
district, and tor a time Mr. Martin
was Worried.
“Byt I turned a trick on the old
man,” said the South Dakota Repre
sentative, "that got me the votes of
every one of hls countrymen.”
“What did you do?” asked several
Interested listeners.
“I promised to pnt Scotch highballs
on the. free list"—Washington Post
CHAFING DISH J5AMP.
an make a chafing dish lamp that
will spread the flame evenly oyer the 1
bottom of the dish above It bae been:
a perplexity evey since the chafing
dish came into general use. A new
lamp with perforations at the sides of
a round tube claims to have settled
the difficulty. The tube raises and
lowers with a screw, enlarging and
diminishing the (tome according os it
is nearer or further from the dish.
The flame, by an Ingenious device, to
spread over a broad area. The lamp
holds little more than an ordinary one
end barns, when filled, thirty-five
minutes. ,
KITCHEN CONVENIENCES.
A towel rack made of bamboo rods
Is suspended from my kitchen celling
by ropes and pulleys, so that It may;
be raised and lowered at will. It econ
omizes space besides providing a place
where towels, etc., may dry quickly,
as the sir to hotter near the ceiling.
Another convenience Is s small shelf,
waist high, near the dining room door,
on which I place dishes when I want
to open the door. ;
Beside the kitchen table, bnt con
siderably higher, Is a slanting shelf
about twelve to eighteen inches, with
a narrow strip nailed across the bot
tom edge, to hold my recipe book.—
Woman’s Home Companion.
THE STOCKING BASKET.
Keeping down the stocking basket la
the problem which confronts the wo
man wbo has to do the darning for tho
family. If there are small boys with
a fondness for playing marbles and'
climbing fences, she will find her
labors much lessened If she gives up
darning altogether and takes to mend
ing Instead. Tbe tops of balf-wom
stockings similar to those In use
should be pnt away for this purpose.
From these pieces matching In grain
may be placed under Incorrigible
holes, the edges trimmed away and
tbe goring neatly made by wbat Is
known as “cashmere” darning. When
properly done It Is almost Impossible
to detect tbe repaired place.
CLEANSING COTTON LACE.
To cleanse some of the new cotton
laces, a little forethought and care Is
required, but tbe results will more
than repay tbe effort. Baste upon a
piece of flannel the article to be
cleaned, following carefully tbe out
line of tbe work. Then immerse It in
a lather of lukewarm suds, merely,
dipping It np and down, never wnna(% I
lng or wringing It out Instead, after
rinsing, put between two cloths and
pat till almost dry. Then hang It up
for a few moments and Iron with the
back of the flannel exposed to the heat
When the basting etltcbes ore removed
it will be fomid to look as If It bad
come from the establishment of a
I’rench laundress, for this Is tho
lethod pursued by most of them. _i
REcTPES'^T
First New Hampshire Rifles.
Tbe first rifle company in New
. Hampshire into organised in &enni-
sMiih Qovcfniacnt took alarm and kef in 1§I8,
Beets In Cream Sauce—Wash the
beets but do not cat them. Cook In
bolJlog water until the skins will slip
off when pressed with the fingers. Do
not pierce with a fork if the bright
color Is to be retained. Cut Into dice
and add to a white sauce made after
the usual rule. Simmer three or four
minutes and serve hot with a dash of
pepper over the top. ,
Scones—Mix and sift together two
cupfuls of sifted flour; level teaspoon
ful of baking powder;; half a teaspoon
ful of salt; rub in the flour with tho
tips of the fingers four level table-
spoonfuls of buttor; then add two
beaten eggs and one-third cup of
cream; toss on a floured board; roll
three-fourths of an inch thick; cut In
squares; brush with white of egfl;
sprinkle with sugar and bake In a hot
oven fifteen mlnntes.
Chocolate Pudding—Soak ono table
spoonful of gelatine In half a cup of
milk, put four squares of chocolate In
a pan over hot water, when the choco
late Is melted pour over It one cup of
boiling water and two cupfuls of milk;
stir this until scalding hot; beat the
yolks of two eggs, add to them half
a cupful of sugar, stir this Into the
chocolate and milk; then add the
soaked gelatine and stir until dis
solved; remove and when quite cool
add the beaten white of the eggs;
torn Into a mould, serve with vanilla
eanee. j
Melton Veal—The materials required
are one cup of cold veal minced fine
and seasoned with half a teaspoonful
of celery salt, one tablespoonful of
onion Juice and one of lemon Juice,
one tablespoonful of dried crumbs or
two tablespoonfuls of fresh crumbs;
one-third cup of fine minced haul
seasoned with a dash of mnstard, one
well beaten egg, one tablespoonful of
minced parsley, one toblespoonfnl of
butter and two hard boiled eggs; ell
these Ingredients to be mixed before
beginning, excepting tbe butter and
hard boiled eggs. Moisten slightly
with weak stock or hot water, using
shout a quarter of a cupful; pnt the
butter in the chafing dish, and as soon
as hot add the mixture, smoothing it
over; slice the hard boiled eggs evenly,
on top, cover and cook over the J
water pan about ten mlnntes. If i
stock to rich yon will not need qui
09 much better, v - - ■ <
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