A
Keating felt a furious tug at his
line. He made a wild grab at the set
pole, and, like the novice. that he
was, hauled the long line-—fishless—
out of the water and flung it back
over his shoulder. A frightened bleat
punctuated the movement,
As Keating turned the
jerked rudely from his
was
and
rod
hands,
sheep scudding across the lea
hillock jumping behind at the
of the unreeled silk.
“Blast {t!” growled Keating,
bamboo to find the
the situation. “Darn
sheep!
qQuisitive nose
anyway?
that
out of
stop, and Keating hastily arose from
his grassy seat on the banks of the
Stream and gave strenuous chase.
He sped grimly across flelds, and the
frightened quadruped, after’ one hasty
glance behind, raced madly
fence and swung her heavy
over {t.
form
buckled in in genuine earnest.
Keating had the college honors of
his day for long-distance running.
He grimly set his jaw and
down to fancy sod dusting.
The youth made his hurdle
ease,
with
He Sped Grimliy Across Fields.
hard, thanks to the rain of the morn
ing, and perfectly adapted to the
handicap race. They passed a farm-
house with the youth gaining A
surprised yokel yelled loudly as Keat-
ing passed him, and fell in behind,
waving a rusty pitchfork.
On and on ran trio. Another
house sprung into view beside the
road, and an aged tiller of the soil
wrinkled and seamed with the years
that had fallen heavy upon him, am-
bled rheumatically out of the yard
and joined the gallop.
the
could not lessen the distance between
himself and the animal. From behind
came the stentorian breathing of the
last one to join the run, and the
now just behind.
~ Keating's cap blew off on the wings
of a breeze engendered by his fast
sprint, and his heavy dark hair,
usually worn slicked to his head, was
ening.
Cap
Just behind, who seemed, despite the
college records of his pacemaker, to
be holding his own remarkably well
“You quit pesterin’ that poor sheep!”
Keating had no mind-—nor wind
to enter Into a controversy. He kept
still. The sheep was wavering.
sprint.
wardly behind.
gateway leading up to this, and as
the youth put his remaining strength
to a final jump, fell panting on fits
side. With an exultant yell Keating
dropped on his knees beside the wind.
ed animal, and made ready to extract
the hook.
The protested bleat of the sheep
was answered by an angry whoop
from the road, and 165 pounds of farm.
landed on the back of the unsuspect-
ing Keating. ‘
“You fool!” yelled the angry angler.
“Get oft. What the deuce do you
mean?"
“Pick on a poor sheep, will you?
rasped the other. “I'll learn you city
fellers that property Is to be respect
ed.”
“Keating spent no time In argument,
His fists found the face of the other,
and a beautiful battle was precipitated
thereby. The fight was all in favor of
the excited fisherman until the arrival
of the long-whiskered one who had
been distanced In the race. The third
man jumped into the battle with a
raucous shout. His hands were as
hard as boulders and a fluke blow
from cne of these deprived the fisher
man of his senses.
When Keating recovered conscious
ness he found himself neatly trussed
up, and two red and perspiring farm.
ers standing by and eyeing him with
“You darned city bug,” growled the
younger. “What kind o rowdyin' is
that you are up to? Chasin’ a poor
winded!"
“You're
“Couldn't
snarled ' Keating
that she had my
fishhook stuck fn her silly wool?”
“Fine thing for you to be
udded the other rustic.
ther people's sheep”
Crazy.”
you see
book In ot}
“If other people's sheep would
sticking their noses in my affairs they
would not be hooked.”
“But you did hook her."
3
“Certainly I hooked her”
Keating. “And now tell me what you
are going to do with me. Burn
the stake?”
An angry snort issued
whiskers of the ancient.
to hold you until Mrs. Griggs
home.”
‘And
me at
from the
who, if 1 may ask, is Mrs
the 8. P. C. A.” an
swered the youthful granger. “She'll
Con
suella”
“Consuella!” Ix
old
ried Keating
that that
i Consuella”
more names
it'll go with you”
the city, was
Ly
0 tell me
the you
+ harder
Charles
i}.. managing an
sll-knows
agency
cash register con
ot of
. U3 LAS
fuming and fretting
runnin
dignity
men,
Berariva tio p
perspiration gE Gov
head, hi
absent
was conspicuously
Peis
hi
of the
Pad
Keatis
heard the aching rig
beside hir
asked a chilly v
Mo 4 a @t ey
had come to & 8L0D
What ie this™
-@ Woman's voice
“This man was a chasin’ of Con
suella,” explained the farmer He
had a fishhook In her wool, and his
and hangin’ to ft, and
runnin’ her beat ime
~Hiram and I-—what store you
set by that sheep, Mrs Griggs, an’ we
kept him, thinkin’ as how you'd lke
to sick the law on him.”
A musical laugh rang out,
pois ire
was to
and the
congealed as he heard it. He knew
over,” came
‘You don't care
upon the classic profile of your pris
oner, do you, aunt?
Hiram's foot prodded the youth face
about—and a beet-red face It was!”
The girl in the carriage broke into
a hysterical scream.
“Oh, aunt!” she
in a
. 5
contraito.
gasped when she
much
fiznce.”
Following the orders of Mrs. Griggs
Ex
followed. Mrs,
Miss Marion Denton scream
_«anationa
laughed
ed again.
humor would not spread to cover the
situation, frowned ominously at the
two embarrassed ones who were re
sponeible for his predicament. With
awkward apologies the two made a
“That is the first time [ ever saw
you give Indications of being real
growled Keating,
side,
“Now that 1 find you something be
we may understand
ter,” laughed the girl
each other bet
Teo Many Hospitals.
Medical®advices from New Zealand
indicate that that country Is suffering
from a plethora of hospitals, Every
town and every rural district In the
colony has at least one, and they are
supported partly by the government
and partly by “subscribers,” who give
a little more than $6 aplece yearly.
Every wsuch subscriber within a
radius of seven miles of the hospital
is entitled to free medical service for
his entire family so long as the pa.
tient remains at home. This being
the case, physicians complain that
they have to compete with us gervice
subsidized by the government.
One writer reports that in some
towns the misuse of the hospitals has
been so serious that modieal men have
teen unable to obtain a living, It is
not stated whether the hospital stan
in a given community is well able to
care for the health of that commu
nity.
A A eS A
FOR JELLY
RECEIPT FOR JE)
NOT NECESSARY TO REMOVE
STEMS OF CURRANTS.
£
Black Currants Is Good Throat Rem-
edy and Can Be Used as Beverage
-=Don't Peel the Rhubarb, as the
Bkin Gives It a Good Color.
In making currant jelly it is not nec-
essary to stem the currants. Pick over
fruit, then if
been exposed to the
disgusting and rapacious
worm, wash thoroughly and drain in
a colander. Transfer
kettle or stone jar set
pan two-thirds full of
in a large
tepid
# wooden pestle. As soon as pulpy,
into the jelly bag, preferably flannel,
and suspend over a bowl or earthen
Jar to drip over night. Do not squeeze,
or the jelly will be cloudy. In the
the
often
When
through,
its turning
has bolled
oven to heat
to prevent
the juice
vellow
Just
{3
boil—belng well skimmed in the
Boll
by
Is dissolved
three
no longer
two to minutes, test
if 1t
once
to gee
pour
posing to the air
to thicken, then
begins
at
water. To prevent cracking, keep the
Eiasses, while being filled on a hot
damp cloth Fill to the Lrim, as the
jelly shrinks in cooling.
When white currants are
the jelly, less sugar will be
three-quarters of a pound
sufficing for a pint of julce
Black currant
beat household
throat Stem
rants, and, after washing, put In
preserving allowing a
of water to each quart of fruit
is essential, because the black. cur
rants are a drier fruit than either
the red or white Mash with a wood
en spoon or pestle, then ot
cook until the curr
the boiling point
pint of
loaf sugar
just ten
it begins to boil
it tough and stringy
zed glasses
when cold Bl
licious served with game
ful dissolved in a g
makes a refreshing drink for the
room or can be i
erage on a hot
For rhubarb
barb; drain |
if you wish you
used for
required,
of sugar
jelly is one of the
for
black
remedies
1a roy
Arge,
sOre
cur
the
cupful
This
ripe
kettle,
r and
reached
To
pound of
mixed, then
the
ooking
Pour in
with paraffin
Ye
ants have
Drain
¥
exci
Juice alloy A anil
Stir u
‘+ ft
cook time
makes
-
ster:
is de
A teaspoon
ack currant jelly
i882 of cold water
sick
the
not peel it
have a fine
ito small pleces,
t be stringy. To
ibarb add one-half
of a cupful of and let it stew
slowly in a gr * or pdreelain pan
until the fruit {s all in shreds Then
strain it through a and
press out all the jules Let the juice
and never mind
¢
pound of
¢
cheegecloth
Meas-
allow pint
of
ure the and
Sugar to one pint Let
juice simmer ten minutes, or until it
begins to thicken on the edge of the
pan; then add the sugar, which has
Juice one
julce,
Remove the scum carefully as it forms,
and when ready pour the Jelly into
When the jelly is cold
Cover with paper ang keep It In
a dark room Be careful not to tit
the glasses or in any way
TWO KINDS OF FROSTING
Bolled Icing, Cup of Sugar, Half Cup
of Water or Lemon
Juice,
One cup sugar, one-half cup water,
whites two eggs, one teaspoon vanilla
or one tablespoon lemon julece, Put
sugar and water in sauce pan, and stir
to prevent sugar from adhering to
sauce pan, bring gradually to boiling
point, and boll without stirring until
sirup will thread when dropped from
tip of tines of silver fork. Pour sirup
{ gradually on beaten whites of eggs,
beating mixture constantly, and con-
tinue beating until of right consis-
tency to spread, then add flavoring
| and pour over cake, spreading evenly
| with back of spoon. Crease as soon
jas firm. If not beaten long enough
| frosting will run—{if besten too long
i it will not be smooth. Frosting beaten
| too long may be improved by adding
|a few drops of lemon julce or bolts
water, This frosting is soft Instde and
i has a glossy surface. I use a deep ple
| plate and silver fork to beat egg
{| whites and sirup. If you wish bolled
| chocolate frosting add one and
ag sirup is added to white of eggs
The sugar used is granulated
One butter, §
hot
confectioners’ sugar to spread
butter takes off that sugary taste
teaspoon teaspoons
The
Delicious Dish Can Be Prepared in
Fifteen Minutes for the Early
Morning Meal.
alf a pound cooked
tablespoonful of wtter, one table
ilk,
anchovy paste
H of cold
one
# it y
poonful of flour, one gill of n
a teaspoonful of
a teaspoonful of pepper, quarter tea
salt, a ttle paprika
one hard boiled egg. Remove all skin
and bone from the first and place it on
i plate. Add the salt, pepper
rika and mix all well together
the
spoonful of
and
and pap
Place
te
it
butter in
add the
allow to
well together
milk
bolls
A saucepan,
flour, mix
th add the
BINOOTR,
melt,
stir
and
Take
}
i
1
until
mixture til {it the
he fire add t
again stir well,
ixXtu on
fifteen mi
1 an
lace the m re
morni
ng
It Wash and dress the
into even
Place
per an
sen k
lengths and
sufficient bolling
id sa
al
e and om
tie in bundies in
milk to
cut up the « boll it
¢ until tender
it the
wumber and
ttle of the mi
TT ¥
aEe o
in
imber on the top
both are done
and lay it flat
Lay the cud
the milk, pepper,
and the
Bog
and add
3lt as required
drops at
and wn;
lemon juice a few
a time the top with
grated Parmesan cheese and bake
the oven until golden brown
the
in
Cover
Dit
into cold
Pickles,
Stir t salt until the
brine will float an egg on the surface.
Measure the liquid and add to it half
as much clear water as you have
brine. Lay small cucumbers in cod
water for an hour, then put in a stone
water
with one of grape leaves and one of
dill. When the jar is full pour in the
brin - mixture and cover with a plece
of muslin, and on this lay a weighted
| cloth Leave for several months
Every fortnight remove the cloth,
wash well, and replace it
seals the mass to the glass
Washing Crepe de Chine.
ored muslin. If tepid water and good
soap are used with care it will come
from the laundry as triumphantly as
8 piece of white linen. Do not let it
lie in the water longer than is abso
lutely necessary, rinse thoroughly, and
when half dry press on the wrong side
with a medium hot iron. If of a dell
cate color, the garment must be dried
in a shady place and must be placed
in a suniess place after pressing.
Pickled Parsnips.
Take nice parsnips, peel them and
cut in any shape lked. Boll tender
in salt water (not too soft) then drain
and put in a gallon jar. Take six
sticks of cinnamon, boll In a pint of
water for 156 minutes and strain them,
add half a pint of good vinegar, a cup
of sugar and the peel of half a lemon.
Heat this and pour over pickles.
Delicious Pudding.
Here 1s a very simple and inexpen-
sive one, Into a quart of scalded milk
put a cup of sugar, four tablespoonfuls
of flour and two tablespoons of cocoa
and a bit of salt. Stir until it thick.
Magic Sponge Cake.
{ Put In your flour sifter one cup un-
| sifted flour, one cup sugar, two round.
teaspoons baking powder (or two tea
Spoons cream tartar and one teaspoon
all into mixing dish,
Break two large (or three small)
eggs into a cup, heat with an egg boat.
er until foamy, then fill cup with cold
water until the egg rises above the
top. Mix with the other Ingredients.
Flavor. Bake until it leaves the sides
of the tin,
I BA AHA.
Bolled Apple Pudding.
Pare five apples, core them and chop
rather finely. Add two cupfuls of
bresdcrumbs, a cupful of sugar, three
ounces of currants, a saltspoonful of
salt, the grated rind of half a lemon
and half a nutmeg grated. Beat three
ogee, yolks and whites separately, stir
together and beat Into the apples.
Mix thoroughly, add a wineglass of
sherry. Pour Into a mold and boll
for an Bour and a half. Serve hot
with hard sauce.
Old Virginia Waffles.
Mix one quart of milk with three.
quarters of a cupful of flour and one
quarter cupful of corn meal. Add one
tecrpoonful of salt, one tablespoonful
of melted butter and three eggs, beat.
en until very light. Bake Immediate.
ly in well-greased waffle irons.
Gingerbread Without Eggs,
Two cupfuls of molasses; one cup
ful of sour cream, two teaspoonfuls
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Found in the Temperate
Zone,
"Our summer lasted for
months, and during that time, by day
as well as by night, we bad the fight
{ our lives against swarms mos-
Qi of
and ende ayor cannot be equaled in
this world, and I have seen a
deal of {t in 1
my 15
sald A. O. Gardner, sergeant of Com-
Gardner was returning bome to Mil
Waukee, Wis, after two years spent
at Fort Gibsan, Alaska, some 900 miles
northeast of Nome, on the Yukon
“ha maint '
0¢ maint
BiX
ret
government
Alaska,” continued 8¢
had tw mpanies at
did very little actual
Our principal work
telegraph lines
nt
ota.
fre
Ais
in
rdner
posts
La We x
our
military
post and
in keeping up the
¥
Was
whic
The signal corps has large repress
tion in Alaska, the
ard 10 give
partment assistance
“1 have fought mosquitoes
in Wisconsin, in the flats
New Jersey, In the swamps of the Mis
sissippl river and In Philippines,
but there are none
Hoare whed by the governmd
SOICIOTSE
and
quently called on that de
£w
ia
woods
»
of
the
equal the
the far
that can
Voracious species they have in
north." Kansas C.
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You may follow the “man from
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that will fill your thinktank full of
new thoughts, but it was vesterday
that a young lady from St Louis regis.
tered an innovation upon the records
of travelers in all lands
She had come from Missouri with
teveral persons, and thelr first stop
in the East bad been made to see the
“cradle of liberty.” They had spent
an hour wandering through the old
corridors of Independence Hall, when
the young lady in question was seen
to pause, draw from the recesses of
her shirt waist a notebook, upon
which she proceeded to make many
and rapid notations,
“What are you taking all those
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“Yes, 1 had better luck than a friend
of mine in Philadelphia. My friend
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de resisatnce of the concert was the
“At the entertainments end my
homes to be benefited.
“ ‘And how did you like our Spanish
dance?’ she asked.
“The old women looked at one an
other in some embarrassment, and
finally in a seothing voice one replied:
"Well, ma'am, least said soonest
mended, and besides, the object was
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