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TIIK VKNTUIiE.
tiT ANN A BUXSTON.
Thr so\-gull nit:< and shivers
Beside her narrow riest.
Hrr cloudy pinion quivers,
Her eves in vain would test
Tli<' strength of unsubstantial air,
Th<‘ truth of the inconstant sea:
Shall she cleave to solid eailli.
Hug the cli!l' that saw hot birth,
Or those untempled regions dare,
And venture utterly?
Where eastern stars are gleaming
Above an eastern hill.
A mortal wanders dreaming
And hesitating still
Between the low imperious call—
The soul’s instinctive sovereignty—
And all the slavish sense that prays
For common things and trodden ways,
Too cowardly to stake its all
And venture utterly.
The sea gull flew to claim
Two realms the sea, the sky,
Arid Abram’s tent became
The angel’s hostelry.
Ah. then, though God seem vague as
breath.
And Creeds inconstant ns the sea:
Alt bough thine Isaac he not horn
And all thy fellows cry in scorn,
“Bee where the dreamer hunts the wraith!”
Let instinct, lead, spread wings of faith,
And venture utterly.
—From ‘‘Mingled Wine.”
3T—V X —X —X —X X X —X —X
A TWO-FOLD SPRING THAW.
X —X X —X —X —X —X X—X —X
Rarely bad the ice held so wonder
fully. All through February it. had
stayed like dull steel, both In appear
ance and temper, and now with
March approaching It still remained
strong enough in places to support
the daring skaters who ventured on
U.
“The thaw will catlch It soon,
though,” said one of the women, who
were gathered ;U the clubhouse over
looking the lake, “and soften the
hard heart.”
"1 wish there could be a ihaw to
soften a still harder heart,” thought
Lieutenant Frazer, as he watched the
wind forcing the moving cakes
against the firmer ice.
Nearly every spring the wind thus
drove the ice to the shore and made
late skating for the people of the lit
tle northern town as far as any one
cared to go—even to the cribs, where
the city got its water.
Mrs. Ilrownson came to the paren
tal residence shortly after luncheon,
dangling her skates on her arm.
When she went away it was with May
and Grace Henderson, her younger
sisters. Her mother, Mrs. Hender
son, stood in the door.
“Do not go far from shore," she
said. “And be careful if there is a
change of wind.”
“Oh, we will all be good,” laughed
May, as she fell behind her sisters.
Before they got to the shore others
Joined them and they all forgot pos
sible danger in the excitement of seal
ing the hills of ice on the edge of the
field. It was a pleasing picture—the
sun shining and reflecting in the
glistening ice, the gliding forms of
skaters and the heavy shadows. Be
hind the hills on the shore were the
houses of the town and eastward was
the field of ice and beyond was a dark
line of water and the sparkling of
waves.
“Where is May?” suddenly called
Grace to I*irs. Brownson.
“Oh, where is she?” Mrs. Brown
son looked about in the crowd, but
could not find May.
“Is that—?” and Grace waved her
hand at a figure far in the east.
“But 1 do wish she would come
hack. No, indeed! You cannot go
after her. We will have to wait until
she gets tired and comes in. I do
hope she isn't in danger.” Mrs.
Brownson stopped on the ice and
gazed after her daring sister.
Suddenly there came a shrill cry of
warning and the skaters came to
ward the boathouse. May was skim
ming toward them when she, too,
heard the cry and quickened her
strokes. For she recognized the
warning. There was a crowd of peo
ple near the boathouse when Grace
and her sister pushed in. The shores
were dotted with people, taking off
their runners and glad to be out of
danger.
The wind had shifted and the ice
had cracked. Every second the fis
suro was growing larger, cutting off
the fee toward the east. And May
■was on the sundered portion!
She leaned forward and darted des-
perately toward shore. But when she
reached the crevice she gazed up and
down the riven mass in dismay. There
was never a footing tor her that she
could see. ajul she could not jump
across. The crack was too wide. And
it was widening with the changing
wind, for the floe that bore her was
floating toward the open water be
yond. May, brave though she was,
uttered a cry of despair. It. was lost
in the lonesomeness of the lake.
At the clubhouse there was
stunned, breathless consternation.
Mrs. Brownson stood- by ‘tie door, her
gaze lakeward, and ly her side, with
a wild look in her eyes, was Grace.
A. grav -haired, energetic man
asked who was on the ice.
“My sister,’’ cried Mrs. Brownson.
“Your sister!” he exclaimed. “Are
you sure?”
‘‘Oh, T knoV'^t.a < hV''*v” The In
quirer disappeared Inside and she
heard him at the telephone In a room
separated from her by a window. He
called up a tug office down town.
‘‘Send the fastest boat out for May
Henderson. She is cut off from shore
by a change of wind and Is adrift in
the lake off this boathouhe on a cake
of Ice.” There was an instant of si
lence. Then there was a ringing of a
bell and the opening of a door.
“They will send a tug at once!”
said the energetic man, reappearing.
Past them crowded Thomas Fra
zer with his skates In his hand.
“He careful, lieutenant,” said a
club member, coming from the rooms
hatless. “The lake Is treacherous,
and there is no telling how wide the
fissure Is by this time.”
Lieutenant Frazer laughed as ho
buckled the runners on his shoes. “It
is to see that very thing. If we wait
ed any longer It would bo too late. It
may be too late now. But we will
see.” With that lie was away.
Lieutenant Frazer glided away
swiftly from them toward the speck
In the distance, and his form grew
smaller as he skated toward the open
ing, which appeared to the watchers
as a mere string across the edge. Be
fore it was the form of a girl silhout
ted by the horizon. Toward the out
er crib there was a cloud of black
smoke rising, and the old gentleman,
standing In the door at the side of
Mrs. Brownson and Grace, said:
“There is the tug.”
Lieutenant Frazer swept along the
edge of the fissure until he found a
place narrower than the others. Now
for putting into practical use the
trick he had learned when a boy!
Back he went, far enough to get im
petus, and then hurled himself for
ward like a bullet. Into the air he
vaulted and spanned the ribbon of
water and turned toward the girl.
“Good afternoon, May,” said he,
politely and without a smile.
“Oh, Lieutenant, I have been
watching you and I saw you jump.
You have come out here at the risk
of your life.”
“Now, look here. There will be
plenty of time to talk about that af
ter awhile. Now we want to see how
far this crack goes. I guess it is wid
er against the wind, so we will go to
ward town. You must come quickly.”
Together they set off. Near the
edge of the cake they skated till the
crack narrowed. Then, encouraged
and aided by him, May sprang across
to safety and they made their way
back to the clubhouse amid the cheers
of those who had gathered there.
The tug gave a long whistle and
turned back to the crib.
At the home of the Hendersons
there followed a confession on the
part of May to her mother. And that
night May made a second confession,
but it was to Lieutenant Frazer. The
spring thaw- had come, and May’s
hard heart had melted even as the
hard heart of the winter was melting
outside on the thundering, rending
lake. —By Arabella Lawson, in New
Haven Register.
EMI'LOYES’ COMMANDMENTS.
Egotistical Blit Sound Advice From a
Business Man.
The Denton Record and Chronicle
is authority for the statement that a
Kansas City jewelry house has issued
some “commandments” which do not
appear in the Decalogue in the way of
suggestions to its employes which, it
cays, “will fit into the needs of a lot
of other firms’ help,” and that some
of them will “fit the bosses as well.”
Here are the “commandments:”
1. Don’t lie. It wastes my time
and yours. I’m sure to catch you in
the end, and that is the wrong end.
2. Watch your work, not the clock.
A long day’s work makes a long day
short and a short day’s work makes
*my face long.
3. Give me more than I expect and
I’ll pay you more than you expect. I
can afford to increase your pay if you
increase my profits.
4. You owe so much to yourself
that you can’t afford to owe anybody
else. Keep out of debt or keep out
of my shops.
5. Dishonesty Is never an accident.
Good men, like good women, can’t
see temptation when they meet it.
fi. Mind your own business and in
time you’ll have a business of your
own to mind.
7. Don’t do anything here which
hurts your self-respect. The employe
who is willing to steal for me is cap
able of stealing from me.
S. It’s none of my business what
von do at night. But if dissipation
affects what you do the next day, and
you do half as much as I demand,
you’ll last half as long as you hoped.
;t. Don’t, tell me what I’d like to
hear, but what I ought to hear. I
don’t want a valet to my vanity, but
I need one for my dollars.
10. Don’t kick if I kick—if you're
worth while correcting, you’re worth
while keeping. I don't waste time
cutting specks out of rotten apples.—•
Houston tTex.) Post.
Tn eighteerp.h-ccotury England the
fashionable woman's headdress often
had to he left untouched for weeks
at a time.
FAMOUS DOCTOR’S
PRESCRIPTION.
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HPyspepsmS
|y§f*TARRH OF STOMAjC. 11
SOUR STOMACH
“I used Cascarets and feel like anew
man. I have been a sufferer from dys
pepsia and sour stomach for the last two
years. I have been taking medicine and
other drugs, but could find uo relief only
for a short time. I will recommend
Cascarets to my friends as the only thing
for indigestion and sour stomach and to
keep the bowels in good condition.
They are very nice to eat.”
Harry Stuckley, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent, Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe.
JOc 25c. 50c. Never sold in bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped CC C. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back.
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B uy ’Battle Axe” Shoes
YE OLDEN TIME INDIAN PUDDING
Indian meal (yellow granulated) 1
cupful, molasses 1-2 cup, milk 1 3-4
quants, cinnamon and salt, 1-4 tear
spoonful each; small lump of butter;
scald 1 quart of the milk, mix meal,
molasses, salt and cinnamon togeth
er and add slowly by spoonfuls to
the hot milk and cook until well
thickened, then turn into deep pud
ding pot where 'butter has been plac
ed; when ready for the oven, add re
maining cold milk; after baking about
3-4 of an hour cover with tin pan or
plate. I usually put mine to bake
early in the afternoon and let it re
main until the following morning.
When I slip a knife around the edges
and turn it out into a shallow' dish it
is just about firm enough to keep its
shape, and after reheating is very
nice to serve at dinner, especially
easy for Sunday. If I'his is properly
baked it equals the old-fashioned
brick oven variety.—'Mrs. Jeannette
Proctor in the Boston Post.
A Lingering Death.
An English soldier supposed to
have been killed in India was en
tered on the books of bis company *
“Died on the 24th of June,” etc.
A few days afterward it turned out
that he was still alive, and the hon
est sergeant made the following en
try:
“Died by mistake.”
At length there came a letter from
the minister of w T ar announcing the
death of the man at the hospital,
when the sergeant recorded the fact
as follows:
“Re-died by order of the ministry.
—Louisville Herald.
Many a
Clever
Housewife
Has learned that to
serve
Post
Toasties
r
Saves worry and labor,
and pleases each mem
ber of the family as few
other foods do.
The crisp, dainty, fluffy
bits are fully cooked —
ready to serve from the
package with cream or
good milk.
Give the home-folks a
treat.
"The Memory Lingers’’
Pkgs 10c. and 15c.
Poetum Cereal Company, Ltd.,
Battle Creek, Mien.
TO MAKE TURKEY GRAVY.
Pour off the liquid in the pan in
which the turkey has been roasted.
From the liquid skim off six table
spoonfuls of fat, return the fat to the
pan, set on the range, add six table
spoonfuls of flour and stir until well
browned: then pour on gradually,
while stirring constantly, three cup
fuls of stock (in which the giblets
and neck were coooked). Bring to
the boiling point and let simmer five
minutes. Season with salt and pep
per and strain. After the gravy is
strained many prefer the addition of
the giblets finely chopped.—Amer
ican Cultivator.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING.
A delicious chocolate pudding may
be made from the following recipe:
Take three tablespoons cornstarch,
two tablespoons cocoa, .two-thirds cup
sugar, pinch of salt, one quart of
boiling water. Mix cornstarch in a
little cold water, add salt to boiling
water. Mix the rest together and
cook five minutes; then flavor with
vanilla and set away to cool. When
ready to use serve with the pudding
the following sauce:
One pint of milk, one egg, one-half
cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of corn
starch. Mix cornstarch with a little
cold water. Beat egg, add all to
gether and boil until thick. Flavor
with vanilla.
GRACE CROQUETTES.
These delicious croquettes have
hitherto been the secret of a Southern
fat\ily. Their recipe, which is simple
enough, was divulged to me not long
enough, and I give it herewith for
the benefit of tne Home Page readers:
One pound of chestnuts, one cupful
of boiled rice. Boil and mash the
chestnuts and stir into the rice. Sea
son with salt and pepper, and mould
into croquettes. Immediately before
placing in the frying pan, which
should rest deep in boiling fat, the
croquettes should be rolled in egg
and cracker crumbs. But they should
not stay an instant after .this. Other
wise the egg will soak in and the cro
quettes will lose their shape.—New
York World.
MACARONI CUTLETS.
Macaroni cutlets will furnish a
toothsome delicacy by way of an en
tree or supper dish.
Put six ounces of macaroni cut in
very short lengths on to cook in boil
ing saltdd water. Add one heaping
teaspoonful of butter and simmer un
til tender.
Cook a quarter of a pound of lentils j
and a quarter pound of chopped
onions in a teacupful of water until
the lentils are quite soft, then stir in
two hard cooked, chopped eggs, a
tablespoonful of butter, seasoning of
salt, pepper, made mustard, chopped
parsley and mushroom catsup, also
one raw egg beaten up.
Allow to cook slowriy till firm, stir
in the drained macaroni, mix well
and turn out to cool,
Shape into neat cutlets, brush over
with beaten egg, toss in fine bread
crumbs, and fry till brown in smok"
ing fat. —New York Press.
Maple essence in your ice cream is
a good substitute for maple sugar.
In rinsing a pot that has been used
to prepare sweet things, use cold
water instead of hot.
The hall seat of Flemish oak up
holstered in leather is one of the new
designs for fall.
Table linen, in order to bring out
the bright gloss that makes it attrac
tive, should be dampened.
When hanging your linen to dry,
use two lines comparatively close and
parallel, for your tablecloths and
sheets.
After the table linen is thoroughly
dried, remove it from the line and
prepare to dampen it. A whisk broom
is excellent for the purpose.
One of the favorite popular sand
wiches in anew tea room is spread
with cream cheese and pimentoes
Spanish sweet pepper. Green pepper
is almost as tasty'.
Try adding chopped figs to a nut
ivnd apple salad. The flavor is im
mensely improved. Not much of the
fig is used; just enough to give a sus
picion of spicy sweetness.
Sprinkle the tablecloths freely, be
ing sure that the selvedge ends or
hemstitched borders are thoroughly
damp. Roll up tightly, patting the
roll frequently to spread the damp
ae*3.
MUST HAVE
HURT DREADFULLY
From the Letter Recently Re
ceived from Mrs. E. Four
nier, of Lake Charles,
La., Her Suffering
Must Have Been
Dreadful.
Lake Charles, La.—“l had no cour
age or patience left,” writes Mrs. E.
Fournier, of this place, ’as a result
of my great suffering.
“I had backache, headache, heart
palpitation, chills, fainting spells, sick
stomach, nervousness, dragging sen
sations and thought every month I
should die.
“No doctor could relieve me and the
month before I began to take Cardui,
I could hardly walk. I could not
wear my corset, and had a pain in my
right side.
“Since taking Cardui, I have no
more pain. I can walk as far as I want
and am feeling like a different wo
man.”
If you suffer from any of the symp
toms described by Mrs. Fournier, you
are urged to take Cardui, for it should
surely do as much tor you as it has
done for her.
If you are weak and ailing, suffer
from lack of appetite, lack of blood,
lack of nervous vitality, Cardui is prob
ably just what you need to help you
build up your physical and nervous
constitution.
It builds, strengthens, restores and
acts in every way as a specific, tonic
remedy, for womanly weakness.
See your druggist about it.
N. B.—Write to: Ladles’ Advisory Dept.
Chattanooga Medicine Cos., Chattanooga,
Tenn., for Special Instructions, and fit
page book, “Home Treatment for Wo
men,” sent in plain wrapper, on request.
Notes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The City of Mexico has a million-dol
lar bull ring. Wall street has a bil
lion-dollar one.
delay is dangerous.
When the kidneys are sick, the
whole body is weakened. Aches and
pains and urinary ills come, and there
is danger of diabetes
Band fatal Bright’s
disease. Doan’s Kid
ney Pills cure sick
kidneys and impart
strength to tho
Harry Hause. 30
Bound Ave., Milton,
Pa., says: “Eight
years ago I had to
take to my bed. I
consulted one phy
sician after another,
■—^^s-- hack was so sore I
could not sleep, and
headaches and dizzy spells bothered
me. After taking Doan’s Kidney
Pills, I passed gravel, and soon 1 was
cured.” ,
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The Face dearest to a man is the
one whose photograph he can’t get.
’ Buy “Battle Axe” Shoes.
TIRED.
ghe.—You never seem to want to
takte me anywhere since we are mar
ried.
He —I’d. take you anywhere if you’d
only stay there forever.— Brooklyn
Eagle.
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