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Henrietta D. Grauel
Cleaning Our Foods
Almost any housekeeper resents
being told to be cleanly in her work
and few persons have the courage to
suggest that we are not always scrupu
lously neat. We are, but how about
the other fellow!
Much of our food is handled by
persons who if they ever heard of san
itation, personal hygiene or harmful
bacteria, would not know the meaning
of the words.
Foods are exposed for sale on dusty
streets and often, when not sold, push
cart venders keep them in their homes
over night or longer until they finally
succeed in selling them. No one would
knowingly buy such food but how can
you tell where it has been stored? Just
a few days ago we read of health
Authorities condemning a building that
housed forty-two families of foreigners
most of whom slept, ate and lived in
one room. What was not made public
•was that some of these people stood on
the public miyket vending fruits that
were in push carts that had served
them for beds.
Nature has put an impervious cov
ering on the apple, orange, banana,
lemon, grape and many other fruits.
All these can be thoroughly washed and
cleaned before they come to the table.
If it is not possible for you to buy
from a dealer you know to be cleanly
use a soft cloth and plenty of water
on nuts, figs, dates and every food
that can be washed.
It is not easy to clean delicate ber
ries but even these may be placed in a
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WANTS HOTEL RECEIVER
Woman, Seeking Divorce, Says She Is
Husband's Business Partner
Hollidaysburg, Pa., April 19.
Mrs. Alice Keller, of Caniden, N. J.,
has entered equity proceedings in the
Blair county courts against her hus
band. Louis Keller, proprietor of tbo Al
dine Hotel, one of the largest in Al
toona, this county. Mrs. Keller alleges
that the hotel is worth SIOO,OOO and
all ia retting- them started |
right. CON KEY'S regulates and
the sensitive organs an«l Make*
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eolander and have water poured gently
over them, -They dry quickly and are
not impaired by this method.
It is necessary to clean even the
meat we buy for meat men are too
busy and hurried to take the needed
precautions. The best way to have
meat really clean is to have it cut from
the large piece and wrapped while you
stand by and watch and then carry it
home and put it carefully away. When
you telephone for it, or choose a cut
that has lain upon an open counter, you
know you are running a risk of getting
a food that has been handled by others
and may be contaminated with germs.
Never wash meat but wipe it with a
damp, clean cloth. It is contorting to
remember, after thinking about all these
dreadful things that cooking destroys
bacteria.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
"I have five pounds of butter that
tastes of salt fish —I think it stood near
uncovered mackerel. Can this be used?"
Reply.—You cannot remove the odor
and it is quite likely the butter in the
heart of the crock is also tainted. The
only use I think of for it is to use the
butter for making salmon loaf, brown
ing fish bflls or for pastry shells for
fish pates.
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"Where can I secure marshmallow for
cookingf"
Reply.—Buy the marshmallow con
fectionery and" heat it over a slow fire
until it melts. It is not easy to make
this candy" at home.
is the product of the joint industry of
herself and husband. She declares she
has tilled every position in the hotel
from general manager to tending bar.
Mrs. Keller has entered divorce pro
ceedings and asks the court in this suit
to appoint a receiver for the hotel, al
leging that she and her husband were
in a partnership in the liquor business.
Altoona Suffragists Organize
Altoona, Pa., April 19. —For the first
time in the history of the city, a city
committee of the Woman Suffrage party
I has been organized here, with these of
ficers: Chairman, Mrs. MeClellan Wil
son; vice presidents, Mrs. R. A. Hen
derson, Mrs. William Weil, Mrs. J. D.
Hicks, Mrs. George E. McPike and Miss
Ella Fay; secretary, Mrs. W. T. God
dard; treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Snv
der.
Fix Date for Campmeeting
Lebanon, Pa., April 19. —Announce-
ment was made here yesterday that the
I Mount Lebanon United Brethren in
Christ campmeeting will open August
10, amd continue 10 days. Bishop W.
M. Weekley, of Parkersburg, W. Va.,
will be in charge.
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1915.
AroaMNDws
CITCHEOR BE
Copyright, 1916, by Gaorga B. Pr McCutoh«on.
PROLOGUE.
"Who isshe?"
"How did aha gat there?"
Thaaa ara tha questions tha
Fool aakad of tha caretaker of
tha venerable castle of that high
handed old robber baron, tha
firat of the Rothhoafane.
And theae are the questions
the interested reader starts to
ask and keeps on asking while
Author MoCutoheon develops
one of the most mysterious, hu
morous and sprightly stories that
ever came from hie pen.
"Who is she? "
"How did she get there?"
Read on and you will find
much entertainment as well as
the answer to these pertinent
queries.
CHAPTER I.
I Make No Effort ta Defond Myself.
I AM quite sure It was my Uncle
Kilns who said that 1 was a fool.
If memory serves me well be re
v llered himself of that conviction
in tbe presence of my motber—whose
brother he was—at a time when 1 was
least competent to acknowledge his
wisdom and most arrogant in assert
ing my own. 1 was a freshman in
college, a fact—or condition perhaps—
which should serve as an excuse for
both of us. 1 possessed another uncle,
incidentally, and while 1 am now con
vinced that be must have felt as Uncle
Rtlas did about it, be was one of those
who suffer In silence.
I assume, therefore, that It was Uncle
Kilas who orally convicted me, an as
sumption justified to some extent by
putting two and two together, after
tbe poor old gentleman was laid away
for bis loug sleep. He had been very
emphatic in 01s belief that a fool and
bis money are soon parted. Dp to the
time of his death 1 bad been in no
way qualified to dispute this ancient |
theory in theory, no doubt, I was |
tbe kind of fool be referred to, but in j
practice 1 was quite an untried novice, j
It la very hard for even a fool to part
wltb something be hasn't got Not I
until Oncle Rllas died and left me all '
of bis money was 1 able to demon- j
■traie that dead men and foolß part
wltb it
In any event Oncle Rllas did not
leave me big money until my freshmen
day» were far behind me. wherein
lies the solace that be may have out- |
grown an opinion while 1 wag going
through the same process. At twenty- ;
three I confessed that all freshmen 1
were Insufferable and Immediately aft
erward took my degree and went out
Into the wnrld to convince It that sen
iors are by no means adolescent
My uncle's original estimate of me—|
as a freshninn, of course—was uttered
when I at the age of eighteen picked
out my walk In life, so to speak. After
considering everything 1 decided to be
a literary man—a novelist or a play
wright, 1 hadn't much of a choice be*
tween the two, or perhaps a journalist.
Being a journalist of course, was i
llmlnary, a sort of makeshift At any !
rate 1 was going to be a writer. My j
Uncle Rilas. a bard headed customer,
who had read Scott as a boy and the
Wall Street News as a man without,
being misled by either, was scornful.'
He said that 1 would outgrow It; there
was gome consolation In that He even i
admitted that when he was seventeen ;
be wanted to be an actor. There you j
are: said ha.
i argued that novelists make a great
deal of money and playwrights, too,
for that matter. He said In reply that
an ordinarily rigorous washerwoman
could make more money than the aver
age novelist and she always had a
stocking without a hole to keep It In.
which was more to the point
Now that 1 come to think of It, It
was Oncle Rllas who oracularly pre
judged me and not Oncle John, who
was by way of being a sort of literary
chap himself and therefore lamentably
unquaMSed to gnlde me In any course
whatsoever, especially as he had all he
conld do to keep bis own wolf at bay
without encouraging mine and who be
sides teaching good English loved It
wisely and too well.
My mother felt In her heart that 1
ongbt to be a doctor or a preacher, but
sbe wasn't mean. She was positive 1
could succeed ss a writer If 1 set my
tnlnd to It She was also sure that I
eonld be president of the Onlted States
•r perhaps «V«n a bishop. Wa were
Episcopalians.
When I wvs twenty-seven my first
abort story appeared In a magazine ft
considerable weight due to Its adver
tising pages, but my Uncle Rllas didn't
read It until 1 bad convtnced him that
the honorarium amounted to S3OO
Even then 1 was obliged to promise
him a glimpse of tbe clock when I
got It
In coarse of time my flrat novel ap
peared. It waa a love story. Oncle
Rllas read the flret Ave chapters and
then skipped over to the last page.
Then he began It all over agalii and
sat up nearly all nlgbt to finish It The
next day he called It "trash." but In
vlted me to tiuve luncheon with htm
at the Metropolitan club and rather
noisily Introduced me to a few old cro
nies of bis.
A month later be died. He left me a
fortune, which was all the more stag
gering In view of the circumstance that
bad seen me named for mj Unci*
John and not for him.
It was not long afterward that 1
made a perfect fool of myself by fall
ing In love. It turned out very badly
1 can't imagine what got into me to
want to commit bigamy after 1 bad
already proclaimed myself to be Irrev
ocably wedded t® my profession. Nev
ertheless 1 deliberately coveted the ex
perience and would have attained to It
no doubt bad It not been for the young
woman in the case. She would have
none of me. but, with considerable in
dependence of spirit and, I must say.
noteworthy acumen, elected to wed a
splendid looking young fellow who
clerked In a Jeweler's shop In Fifth
avenue. They had been engaged for
several years. It seems, and my swoi
leu fortune failed to disturb her sense
of fidelity. Perhaps yon will be Inter
ested enough In a girl who could re
fuse to share a fortune of something
like $300,000 (not counting me, of
course) to let me tell you briefly who
and what she was. Bhe was my typist
—that is to say, she did piecework for
me as I happened to provide substance
for her active fingers to work upon
when Bhe wasn't typing law briefs In
the regular sort of grind. Not only
was she an üble typist, but she was an
exceedingly wholesome, handsome and
worthy young woman.
Somehow 1 was able to attribute the
fiasco to an Inborn sense of shyness
that had always made me faint heart
ed. dilatory and unaggressive. N
doubt If I had gone about It roughshoi
and fiery 1 could have played hob with
the excellent jeweler's peace of mind,
to say the least
Still, souie men, no matter how shy
and procrastinating they may be—or
reluctant, for that matter—are doomed
to have love afTalrs thrust upon them,
as you will perceive If you follow the
course of this narrative to the bitter
end.
In order that you may know me \
when yon see me struggling through
these pages, as one might struggle
through a morass on a dark night. I i
shall take the liberty of describing my-!
self In the best light possible under the
circumstances.
I am a talllsh sort of person, moder
ately homely and not quite thirty-flve.
lam strong, but not athletic. Whatever
physical development I possess was
acquired through the ancient and hon
orable game of golf and In swimming.
In both of these sports I am quite pro
ficient My nose is rather long and in
quisitive, and my chin is considered to
sinralarly firm for one who has no
amwtlon to become a Mv thatch
* abundant and quite bint*. So there
yea are. Not quite what you would
call a lady killer or even a lady's man,
1 fancy you'll say.
Yon will be surprised to learn, bow
ever, that secretly i am of a rather ro
mantic. Imaginative torn of mind.
Since enrilesi childhood I have consort
ed with princesses and ladies of high
degree—mentally, of course—and my
bosom companions have been knights
of valor and longevity.
At thirty-flve I am still nnattacbed
and, so far as I can tell, unloved. For
the past year I have done little or no
work. My books are few and far be
tween. My best work Is done when
the madding crowd is far from me.
A month ago. In Vienna. I felt the
plot breaking out on me, very much as
the measles do, Rt a most Inopportune
time for everybody concerned, and my
secretary, more wide awake than you'd
imagine by looking at him, urged me
to coddle the muse while she waa will
ing.
It was especially annoying coming,
as tt did, }ust as I waa about to set
for a fortnight's motorboat trip up
the Danube with Elsie Haszard and
her stupid husband, the doctor.
The fourth day of our delectable ex
cnrslon brought ns to an ancient town
whose name yon would recall if 1 were
fool enough to mention It and where
we were to put up for the night. On
the crest of a stupendous crag over
hanging the river, almost opposite the
town, which isn't far from Krems,
stood the venerable but unvenerated
castle of that high banded old robber
baron, the first of the Kothhoefens.
We picked up a little of Its history
while In the town and tt|e next morn
ing crossed over to visit the place. Its
antiquity was considerably enhanced
by the presence of a caretaker who
would never see eighty again and
whose wife was even older. Their two
sons lived with to em in the capacity
of loafera and, as things go In these
rapid times of ours, appeared to be
even older and mot* sere than their
parents.
It Is a winding and tortuous road
that leads up to the portals of this
huge old pile. Halfway up the hill we
paused to rest, and 1 quite clearly re
member growling that If the confound
ed thing belonged to me I'd build a
funicular or Install an elevator without
delay.
The next day Instead of continuing
our delightful trip down the river we
three were scurrying to Baaisburg.
urged by a sudden and stupendous
whim on toy part and Med with • new
interest la Ufa.
1 bad mad* up my mind to bay the
castle!
At tha and of three days 1 was the
sole owner and proprietor of a feudal
stronghold on tha and tha
Joyous Austrian who bad owned It
was a little farther on bis way to tbe
dogs, a Journey ha bad been negotlat
The Venerable Castle of That High
Handed Old Robber Baron, the First
of the Rothhoefena.
tng wltb great ardor ever since com
ing Into possession of an estate once
valued at several millions.
To make the story abort, the Has
cards and I returned to Sobloss ltoth
boefen in some baste, primarily for
the purpose of Inspecting It from dun
geon to battlement An interestlnß
concession on the part of the lat*
owner (tbe gentleman hurrying to
catch up wltb tbe dogs that had got a
bit of a start on hirni may here be
mentioned. He Included all of the cow
tents of the castle for tbe price paid,
and tbe deed, or whatever you call It,
specifically set rortli that 1. John Bel
lamy Smart, was tbe sole and undis
puted owner of everything the castle
held.
To Be Continued
TOBACCO SEEDS PLANTED
Growers Who Have Last Year's Crop
Sell at Sacrifice
Lancaster, April 19.—Not only are
the seed beils for Lancaster county's
1915 tobacco crop all planted, but in
those planted early the plants are al
ready above ground.
The growers who still hold their
1914 tobacco, and something over 15
per cent, yet remains unsold, are so
anxious to get it off their hands that
many are taking almost any price of
fered. Crops that could have been sold
earlier in the season for 10 cents a
pound are now being disposed at 5 and
6 cents.
INSISTENCE ON RIDE FATAL
Man Who Climbs on Render Falls Un
der Oil Truck Wheels
Hazlcton, Pa., April 19.—Ignoring
the calls of George Mondoke and An
drew Gabullis, both of Cranberry, for
a ride on the Lehigh Oil Company's
auto truck, Chauffeur James Good was
halted by the cries of Gabullis, whose
companion had clambered up on a fen
der and had fallen under a wheel.
His chest was crushed and he died in
five minutes.
NOTABLES AT ALDEICH BIER
Ex-Senator's Funeral Attended by
Leaders in Politics and Finance
Providence, R. 1., April 19.—Lead
ers in political and financial affairs of
the nation were present in Grace Epis
copal church yesterday at the funeral
of Nelson W. Aldrich, for thirty years
a United States Senator from Rhode
Island. Flags were at half-mast
throughout the city. •
The services were conducted by the
Rt. Rev. James Dewolf Perry, Episco
pal bishop of Rhode Island, assisted by
the Rev. Frank Warfield Crowdcr, rec
tor of the church, and a large male
chorus.
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CONTINUED
He said, not without a certain dig
nity: "I am quite poor; I have only
my soldier's pay. In Normandy I own
a little property. It is upon a hill
and looks over the sea, with apple
orchards and wheat fields. There Is a
house. These are my landed estates.
My manhood and my love are my for
tune. If you cannot return my love I
shall not thank Tremont for bringing
nie back from Africa."
The American girl listened to him
with profound emotion. She discov
ered every second how well she un
derstood him. and he had much to
say. because it was the first time he
had ever spoken to her of his love.
She had put out both her hands and,
looking at him fully, said simply:
"Why It seems to me you must
know how I feel—how can you help
knowing how I feel?"
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After a little he told her of Nor
mandy, and how he had spent his
childhood and boyhood in the chateau
overlooking the wide sea, told her
how he had watched the ships and
used to dream of the countries be
yond the horizon, and how the apple
blossoms filled the orchards in the
spring. He told her how he longed
to go back, and that his wandering
life had made it impossible for years.
Julia whispered: "We shall go there
in the spring, my friend."
He was charming as he sat there
holding her hands closely, his fine
eyes bent upon her. Sabron told her
things that had been deep In his
heart and mind, waiting for her here
so many months. Finally, everything
merged Into his present life, and the
beauty of what he said dazed her like
an enchanted sea. He was a soldier,
a man of action, yet a dreamer. The
fact that his hopes were about to be
realized made him tremble, and as he
talked, everything took light from this
victory. Even his house in Normandy
began to seem a fitting setting fof the
beautiful American.
"It is only a Louis XIII chateau; it
stands very high, surrounded by or
chards, which in the spring are white
as snow."
"We shall go there in the spring,"
she whispered.
Sabron stopped speaking, his rev
erie was done, and he was silent as
the intensity of his love for her
surged over him. He lifted her deli
cate hands to his Hps. "It Is April
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now," he said, and his voice shook,
"It Is spring now, my love."
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At Julia's side was a slight touch.
She cried: "Pltchoune!" He put his
paws on her knees and looked up Into
hef"face.
"Brunet has brought him here." said
Sabron, "and that means the good
chap is attending to his own love
making."
Julia laid her hand on Pitchoune'i
head. "He will love the Normandy
bench, Charles."
"He will love the forests," said
Sabron; "there are rabbits there."
On the little dog's head the two
hands met and clasped. "Pltchoune
is the only one in the world who la
not de trop," said Julia gently.
Sabron, lifting her hand again to
his lips, kissed it long, looking into
her eyes. Between that great mys
tery of the awakening to be fulfilled,
they drew near to each other—nearer.
Pltchoune sat before them, waiting.
He wagged his tall and waited. No
one noticed him. He gave a short
bark that apparently disturbed no
one.
Pltchoune had become de trop. *"
He was discreet With sympathetic
eyes he gazed on his beloved master
and new mistress, then turned and
quietly trotted across the room to th®
hearth-rug, sitting there meditative
ly for a few minutes blinking at the
empty grate, where on the warm
spring day there was no fire.
Pltchoune lay down before the fire
less hearth, his head forward on his
paws, his beautiful eyes still discreet
ly turned away from the lovers. He
drew a long contented breath as dogs
do before settling into repose. His
thrilling adventures had come to an
end. Before fires on the friendly
hearth of the Louis XIII chateau,
where hunting dogs were carved in
the stone above the chimney, Plt
choune might continue to dream In
the days to come. He would hunt
rabbits in the still forests above the
wheat fields, and live again in the
firelight his great adventures on the
desert, the long runs across the sands
on his journey back to France.
Now he closed his eyes. As a faith
ful friend he rested in the atmos
phere of happiness about him. He
had been the sole companion of a lone
ly man, now he had become part of
a family.
THE END. jjadSji,
Forest Fire Near Cornwall
Lebanon, Pa., April 19.—(Much tim
ber land on the South Mountains, be
tween Cornwall and Rexmont, was
burned over'yesterday afternoon by a*
forest fire. Fire wardens, with a large
force of men, are engaged in fighting
the fire, which is reported to bo under
control.
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