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Various Table Vinegar
"Here's a challenge: read it; I war
rant there's vinegar and pepper in it." j<
—Twelfth Niglit
Xo person can say how many vine
pars there are for this condiment, pre
servative and flavor may he niade from
many substances as malt, treacle and
water, fruit juices and yeast, and from
what is called "mother of vinegar." It
may also be favored with almost any
fruit and with all herbs.
As vinegar plays a most important
part in giving pleasant seasoning to
manv foods it should be of high quality
and absolute purity. Inferior vinegar
spoils the efforts of the most careful
cook and often does not fulfil its mis
sion of preserving articles of food as it
should.
Vinegar must not be too acid to the
taste nor may it be so weak as to be
insipid. As exposure to the air. to
strong light afl I to intense heat is ;
harmful to its flavor it should be kept
in unglased jugs well corked, or in
casks.
The Government standard for vine
gar is that its strength shall be such
that one ounce of it shall be neutralised
bv thirty-five grains of cooking soda.
After vinegar has stood for some
time exposed to the action of the air
a film-like mould will form and thicken
with age and this is called "mother."
If sugar and water be added to this
after some weeks a fairly good vinegar
results. Yet good old-fashioned cider
vinegar is always acceptable for general
use and few housekeeper* prefer any
thing else.
Yet to salads herb vinegars add zest
and these are expensive if purchased in
stores. The favorite salad vinegar is
CLASSIC WAR POEMS
Selected by J. Howard Wert
No. *7. THE GREEK PARTISAN
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
As already stated in this series few contests for freedom have produced so
great an amount of impassioned poesy and era ton- as the gallant struggleof the
(Weeks against tlie Turks nearly a century ago. Number 22 of the collection
cave Halleek's, glowing eulogium on the brave hero Bortaris. whilst number oo
cave one of the manv poems of Lord Byrn written in behalf of Greece- Here
is one of several fervid poems written by Bryant on the same subject.
Our free flag is dancing
In the free mountain air,
And burnish\i arms are glancing.
And warriors gathering there;
And fearless is the little train
Whose gallant bosoms shield it,
That blood that warms their hearts shall
stain
That banner, ere they yield it.
Eaeh dark eye is fix'd on earth.
And brief each solemn greeting:
There is no look nor sound of mirth.
Where those stern men are meeting.
They go to the slaughter.
To strike the sudden blow.
And pour on earth, like water.
The best blood of the foe;
To rush on them from rook and height.
ALL SHE HAS FOB CHABITY 1 ;
Woman Remembers Various Churches
and Institutions
Lancaster. Pa., April 17.—Mrs. ,
Mary A. Brubaker bequeathed her en
tire estate to churches and other insti
tutions. After bequests to local
churches, she gives the residue, a hand
some sum. to Germantown Lutheran • |
College. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Col- '
lege. Allentown. and Christ Lutheran j
church. Eliza bethtown.
Muhlenberg College and the Luther
an College at Germantown get specific \
bequests of SI,OOO each. ' •
Will Invite State Convention
Shauiokin. Pa., April 1". —The Sha- l
mokin Motor Club will go to Reading .
to-day with 30 cars and invite the :
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with the bottle uncorked, then set aside,
corked, over night and the next day
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The word vin aigre means sour wine
and the fruit vinegars made from pure
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and are delightful on fruit salads.
One thing should always be remem
bered in making herb, fruit and spiced
vinegars for the table or for preserving,
pickling and so on. If vinegar is per
mitted to boil it is at once spoiled. It
must be heated only until it reaches
what cooks call the scalding point.
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And clear the narrow valley.
Or fire their camp at dead of night.
And fly before they rally.
—Chains are round our country press'd.
And cowards have betray 'd her,
And we must make her bleeding breast
The grave of the invader.
Not till from her fetters
We raise up Greece again.
And write in bloody letters,
That tyranny is slain. —
O, not till then the smile shall steal
Across those darken'd faces.
Nor one of all those warriors feel
His children's dear embraces.
—Reap we not the ripen'd wheat.
Till yonder hosts arc flying.
And all their bravest, at our feet.
Like autumn sheaves are lying.
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State Federation to select this place for
the 1916 convention.
DIVES TO CREEK IN UPSET AUTO
Philadelphia Salesman Barely Misses
Drowning After Mishap
Mahanov City, Pa.. April IT.—Rus
sell S. Sanders, a paint and varnish
salesman, of Philadelphia, is in the
State hospital at Fountain Springs in a
serious condition from an automobile
aceident in which liis machine plunged
into Mahanoy creek, turned over and
pinned him underneath. He was nearly
drowned by the sulphur water.
The steering gear of Saunders' ma
chine broke as he was driving along
Oakland 'road. James Callihan and
James Wentzei saw the machine plunge
and rescued Sanders from drowning.
HARRJSI>ITEG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVKNTNU. APRIL 17, 1915.
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ILLUSTRATIQN^^RAY^ALTERS
| carrwejtrer praoass-fumtiuca tfw
CONTINUED
Tbe little dog bad also an Imper-'
ceptible limp occasioned by a bicyclel
' running over him when he was •
\ puppy.
The two companions seemed im
mensely to enjoy the spring day. Sab
[ ron every now and then stood for a
, few moments looking at the gay
passers-by. pedestrians and eques
' trians. enjoying to the full the repose |
of civilisation, the beauty of his own
land.
Pitchoune looked with indifference
, upon the many dogs. He did not stir
from his master's side. When Sabron
was quiet, the little animal stood at
' attention; he was a soldier's dog. He
• could hare told dog stories to those
j Insignificant worldly dogs could :
n have told of really thrilling adven- ,
tures. His brown eyes were pathetic j
with their appeal of affection as they
looked up at his beloved master. He
had a fund of experience such as the
' poodles and the terriers led by their
owners could not understand. There
fore Pitchoune was indifferent to them. \
1 Not one of those petted, ridiculous'
1 house dogs could have run for miles j
In the dark across an African desert,
could have found Beni Medinet and ;
fetched relief to his master. Pitchoune 1
was proud of it. He was very well (
satisfied with his career. He was
, still young; other deeds of valor per-
I haps lay before him—who can tell?
i At any rate he had been shown about
at the ministry of war. been very
much admired, and he was a proud j
animal.
When Sabron spoke to him he leaped
upon him and wagged his tail. After !
a few moments, as the two stood near '
the exit of an allee leading to one
of the grand avenues. Pitchoune slowly
went in front of his master and
toward two ladles sitting on a bench
in the gentle warmth of the May sun- !
light. Pitchoune. moved from his
usual indifference, gave a short bark,
walked up to the ladies, and began J
to snuff about their feet The younger
| lady exclaimed, and then Sabron. lift
ing his hat. came forward, the crimson
, color beating in his dark tanned
cheeks.
The Marquise d'Esclignac held out
both hands to the officer:
I "It's nearly noon." she said, "and
you don't forget that you have prom
ised to lunch with us, do you. Mon
sieur le Capitaine?"
Sabron, bending over her hand, as
sured her that he had not forgotten.
Then his eyes traveled to her com
panion. Miss Redmond wore a very
simple dress, as was her feshion, but
the young officer from Africa, who had
not seen her near by until now and
who had only caught a glimpse of her
across the opera house, thought that
he had never seen such a beautiful
i dress in all his life. It was made of
| soft gray cloth and fitted lier closely,
and in the lapel of her mannish little
j buttonhole she wore a few Parma vio
• ! lets. He recognized them. They had
come from a bunch that he had sent
her the night before. He kissed her
hand, and they stood talking together,
"My Manhood and My Love Are My
Fortune."
the three of them, for a few moments '
Pitchoune stationing himself as a sen
tinel by Miss Redmond's side.
The Marquise d'Esclignac rose. The
young girl rose as well, and they
walked on together.
"Mes enfants," said the Marquise
d'Esclignac, "don't go with your usual
rush, Julia. Remember that Monsieur
de Sabron is not as strong as Her-'
cules yet. I will follow you with
Pitchoune."
But she spoke without knowledge of
the dog. Now feeling that some un j
wonted happiness had suddenly burst
upon the horizon that he knew. Pit- ;
choune seemed suddenly seized with a 1
rollicking spirit such as had been his,
characteristic some years ago. He'
tore like mad down the path In front!
of Sabron and Miss Redmond. He\
whirled around like a dervish, he,
dashed across the road in front of;
automobiles, dashed back again, [
springing upon his master and whin- j
ing at the girl's feet.
"See," said Sabron, "how happy be
!■*- 1
"1 should think he would be happy.
H« must har« a knowledge of what
'an important animal he is. Just
! think! .If he were a man they would
give him a decoration."
And the two walked tranquilly side
by side.
Pitchoune ran to the side of the
road, disappeared Into a little forest
! all shot through with light. He came
back, bringing the remains of an old
rubber ball lost there by some other
dog, and laid It triumphantly In front
of Miss Redmond.
"See." said Sabron, "he brings you
I his trophies."
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Happiness.
Le Comte de Sabron finished his
dressing.
Brunet surveyed his master from
the tip of his shining boots to his
sleek, fair head. His expressive eyes
said: "Monsieur leCapltaiue is looking
I well tonight."
Brunet had never before given his
i master a direct compliment. His eyes
only had the habit of expressing ad
miration, and the manner in which
he performed his duties, his devotion,
were his forms of compliment. But
1 Sabron's long illness aud absence, the
fact that he had been snatched from
death and gtvfrn back to the army
•gain, leveled between servant aud
master the impassable wtftl of eti
quette.
"There will be a grand dinner to
j night, will there not. Monsieur le
, Capitaine? Doubtless Monsieur le
j Colonel and all the gentlemen will be
there." Brunet made a comprehen
sive gesture as though he comprised
, the entire etat major.
Sabron, indeed, looked well. He
was thin, deeply bronzed by the ex
posure on the yacht, for he and Tre
mont before returning to France had
made a long cruise. Sabron wore the
look of a man who has come back
from a far country and is content.
"And never shall I forget to the end i
of my days how Monsieur le Capitaine j
looked when I met the yacht at Mar
seilles!"
Brunet spoke reverently, as though
he were chronicling sacred souvenirs.
"I said to myself, you are about to
welcome back a hero. Brunet! Mon- |
sieur le Capitaine will be as weak as
a child. But I was determined that
Monsieur le Capitaine should not read
my feelings, however great my emo- I
tion."
Sabron smiled. At no time in his :
simple life did Brunet ever conceal
the most trifling emotion —his simple
face revealed all his simple thoughts.
Sabron said heartily: "Your control '
was very fine, indeed."
"Instead of seeing a sick man, Mon
sieur le Capitaine, a splendid-lookiug
figure, with red cheeks and bright
eyes, came off the boat to the shore.
I said to myself: 'Brunet, he has the j
air of one who conies back from a vie- I
tory.' No one would have ever be- j
lieved that Monsieur le Capitaine had ;
been rescued from captivity."
Brunet's curiosity was very strong
and as far as his master was con
cerned he had been obliged to crush
it down. To himself he was saying:
"Monsieur le Capitaine is on the eve
of some great event. When will he
announce it to me? am sure my \
master is going to be married." '
Pitchpune. from a chair near by, |
assisted at his master's toilet, one j
moment holding the ra»or-strop be- ■
tween his teeth, then taking the
clothes brush in his little grip. He i
was saying to himself: "I hope in '
the name of rats and cats my master
is not going out without me!"
Brunet was engaged to be married
to the kitchen maid of the Marquise
d'Esclignac. Ordonnances and scul
lions are not able to arrange their
matrimonial affairs so easily as are
the upper classes.
"Monsieur le Capitaine," said the
servant, his simple face raised to his
master s, "I am going to be mar- j
ried."
Sabron wheeled around: "Mon
brave Brunet, when?"
Brunet grinned sheepishly.
'ln flre years, Monsieur le Capi
taine," at which the superior officer
laughed heartily.
"Is she an infant, are you educat
ing her?"
"When one is the eldest of a wid
ow." said Brunet with a sigh, "and
the eldest of ten children—"
The clock struck the quarter. Sab
ron knew the story of the widow and i
ten children by heart.
"Is the taxi at the door?"
"Yes, Monsieur le Capitaine."
Pitchoune gave a sharp bark.
"You are not invited," said bis mas
ter cruelly, and went gayly out, his
sword hitting against the stairs.
*••»•••
The Marquise d'Esclignac gave a 1
brilliant little dinner to the colonel
of Sabron's squadron. There were
present a general or two, several men
of distinction, and among the guests
were the Due de Tremont and Madame
de la Maine. Sabron, when he found
himself at table, looked at everything
as though in a dream. Julia Redmond
aat opposite him. He had sent her
flowers and she wore them in her
bodice. Madame de la Maine bent
upon the young officer benignant eyes,
the Due de Tremont glanced at him •
affectionately, but Sabron was only
conscious that Julia's eyes did not
meet his at all.
They talked of Sabron's captivity,
of the engagement In Africa, of what
JAPANESE CRUISERS OPERATING IN TURTLE BA Y
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THE ASAMA
Jflpanpsi l marines and sailors, 4,000 strong, bucked l)y five Japanese war ships. Including the As,una and the
Idr.umo. and six colliers and supply ships, are reported occupying Turtle Bay, Lower California. Mexico, just 4<>'J
miles fr»m San Diego With the barlmr. the best north «.f Magdaleua Bay. mined, a camp and wireless plant on
shore and patrol boats for miles out at sea. the report says the Japanese were busy marking out moorings for ships,
sending cutters filled with armed men ashore and landing ammunition A base in which half the Japanese navy
could anchor. Turtle Bay to-day would be a hard place for any war ships to enter if th t < Japanese wished to keen
ihem out The only excuse advanced by the Japanese for their occupation of the bay So far is that the Asama on»
«r their first class cruisers, is abound near the entrance to the harbor.
the army was doing, would not do. or
might do, and the fact that the Due
de Tremont was to receive the deco
ration of the Legion or Honor in
July. Tremont toasted Sabron and
the young officer rose to respond with
flushing face. He looked affection
ately at his friend who had brought
him from death into life. The mo
ment was intense, and the Marquise
d'Esclignac lifted her glass:
'Now. gentlemen, you must drink to
the health of Pitchoune."
There was a murmur of laughter,
Madame de la Maine turned to Sab
ron:
"I have had a collar made for Pit
choune: it is of African leather set
w-ith real turquoise."
Sabron bowed: "Pitchoune will be
perfectly enchanted, Madame; he will
wear it at your wedding."
•••••••
Later, when the others had left
them to themselves in 'the music
room, Sabron sat in a big chair by the
open window and Julia Redmond
played to him. The day was warm.
There was a smell of spring flowers
in the air and the vases were filled
with girofles and sweet peas. But
Sabron smelled only the violets in
Julia's girdle. Her hands gently wan
dered over the keys, finding the tune
that Sabron longed to hear. She
played the air through, and It seemed
as though she were about to sing the
first verse. She could not do so, nor
could she speak.
Sabron rose and came over to
where she sat.
There was a low chair near the
piano and he took it, leaning forward,
his hands clasped about his knees.
It had been the life-long dream of this
simple-hearted officer that one day he
would speak out his soul to the wom
an he loved. The time had come.
She sat before him in her unpreten
tious dress. He was not worldly
enough to know it cost a great price,
nor to appreciate that she wore no
jewels—nothing except the flowers he
had sent. Her dark hair was clus
tered about her ears and her beauti
ful eyes lost their fire in tenderness.
"When a man has been very close
AFTER A SKIRMISH OF MEXICAN RIVALS AT TAMPICO
for the picture. The Carranilsta soldiers are teen loading wounded Villa men on trolley cars to be conveyed back
to the city hospital. The central figure has lost a leg In couibat, and tlie stump is sticking up. The lted Cross '(«
conspicuously absent.
to death. Mademoiselle, he looks about
for the reason of his resurrection.
When he returns to the wtorld, he
looks to see what there is in this life
to make it worth living. I am young
—at the beginning of my career. I
may have before me a long life in
which, with health and friends, I may
find much happiness. These things
certainly have their worth to a nor
mal man—but 1 cannot make them
real before my eyes just yet. As I
look upon the world to which I have
returned. I see nothing but a woman
and her love. If I cannot win her for
my wife, if I cannot have her love—"
He made an expressive gesture which
more impressively than words implied
how completely he laid down every
thing else to her love and his.
To Be Continued
Edward McCandless Noel Dies
Washington, April 17. —Edward Mc-
Candless Noel, a clerk in the Surgeon
General's office for the last "0 years,
died yesterday. .He was a native of
Chambersburg, Pa„ where he was born
62 years ago
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