CORDELIA. By WINIFRED M. KIRMAND The doctor withdrew the teaspoon handle from Nan's little pink tongue. Ho placed his hands on her shoul ders, and holding her at arm's length, looked at her until her blue yes fell before his gate. ' Then he turned her about. "If you can't do any better than that In the way of a sore throat," he said, "you'd better not open your mouth at a doctor. Run along with you." Cordelia broathed a sigh of relief. Nan's sensations, as described by her self, had been so extraordinary that Cordelia had felt that they must have medical Investigation. To be sure, Nan was Inventive for eight years old, but somehow Cordelia could never help being alarmed at Nan's symptoms. Cordelia was by nature anxious, as Is not unnatural In the eldest of six. The doctor turned to Nan's mother. "And how are you, Mrs. Brnth walto?" ho asked. "Oh, I'm all right," Bhe answered. "I don't believe It," he replied, looking at her with a keenness that mused Cordelia to transfer her anx iety from Nan to her mother. "Mothers have to be all right," re marked Mrs. Drathwalte, as with a dexterous roar swoop of her arm plic extricated BobB-baby from under her rockers. The doctor gazed meditatively at Bobs-baby. From below came a pound of young voices, shrilly com mingled. "Six of them," said the doctor, "the eldest of whom Is " "Fourteen," said Cordelia. "I'm small for my age," she added. She was so tired of hearing other people make this remark that she had taken to ninklng it herself. The doctor turned from nobs-baby to Cordelia, the extreme gravity of whose demeanor was somewhat coun teracted by a tissue-paper cap that fluttered over one ear and a pair of worsted reins that dangled from her shoulders. "Playing horse?" he asked. "Laura likes to drive me while I'm making the bods," explained Cor delia, preoccupied with her mother's health. "Are the beds finished?" suggested the doctor. "Yes," replied Cordelia, shortly, turning red as she left the room. She was not used to being dismissed on any occasion of Importance. "You are sick," said the doctor to Mrs. Brathwalte. "I am not!" she answered hotly. "Your pulse!" She resisted a childish Impulse to si, on her hands. "Now your tongue, If you please." Then, "You are sick; If you don't take care you'll be sicker." "I can't help It. O, baby, please pet off mama's foot. Mama can't Vide you now." "Come here, young man!" roared the doctor. "How long since you've been off anywhere for a change?" he went on with his interrogation. "We went to mother's at Christ mas." "Took the- family with you?" "Of courBe." "How long sinco you've been away from from that racket dowu there?" "Never." "Do you mean to say that for fourteen years you've never had one lay free from your children?" "Doctor, I love my children! I wouldn't leave " The doctor looked as If he desired to be explosive, but thinking better Tit It, gulped and said: "I beg your pardon, nut," he persisted, "don't I'ou think you could manage to get off for a little while soon if you tried?" "It's Impossible. Mr. Hrathwalte's vacation comes next week, nnd " "Oh, he takes a vacation, does he?" "Of course!" Again her eyes flashed, and again the doctor was cowed. "And you think you really can't go away?" "I cannot possibly go away," she answered, with tense Hps. The doc tor was growing tiresome. "You'd better," he said, rlainf; "but if you won't, good morning!" Bnt tho doctor was not through with Cordelia. Before he could slip, nut. having left the mother upstairs, Cordelia had hurried from the rear regions, with sleeves rolled up and bands damp washing. "Doctor, is mama sick?" she asked, pushing him Into the parlor and clos ing the door. "Is mama sick?" she repeated. "Sho says not." Cordelia was In no mood for trlfl "But is she?" she demanded. "1 want to know what you think." "Yes, I think she is," he admitted. "Ought sho to go to bed?" "Under the circumstances, I don't mink that would do her much good.' "Shall I make her some arrow root?" naked Cordelia Hut thn dnir tor was discouraging about tho ar rowroot, also. "What do you want me to do for her, doctor?" Cordelia folded her lr'. bare arms and looked at him She wag a very plain little girl. She aa nover had time to grow plump her features were Japanese rather 'nan otherwise, and her hail stood ut in a stiff black braid. But when he smiled, and her little tilted nose Crinkled Itself up almost to disap pearance, and her almoud eyes shone &u twinkled, and nnn rilmiiln un Peared on her freckled cheek but "'Is was no smiling matter. "I'd keep her as Quiet as possible," he said. "Make her lie down, and keep the children away as much as you can. Don't let her see or hear 'hem. nest Is what she needs. If he could go away " "Oh, but she can't! Papa Is going ay. We're getting him ready now. It's very hard to make mama Ua ?i. but I'll try. Can't you give her Bonie medicine?' He took out his prescription tab let. "O dear!" exclaimed Cordelia hruptly. The doctor followed her gazo out of tho window. "What Is ltT" he asked. "Only Marjorie, going off to play with Daisy Cole. I thought sho'd stay in and finish the dishes." The doctor whipped out of the front door and bounded nimbly over the lawn. Marjorie was unprepared, therefore yielded to attack, and re turned to the kitchen. Marjorie was next to Cordelia In years, but no'. In maturity. She was delightfully pret ty, and had a tendency to shed re sponsibilities. "I'll just leave this prescription at the drag-: .ore as I pflss by," said the doctor, as he took his leave. In wardly he considered that, his morn ing round over, It would bo passible for him to run into the city for an hour, and drop in on Mr. Draithwalte at his office. Cordelia closed the front door and went up to her mother. She found her moving about with nervous ra pidity, pulling out drawers and shut ting them again shortly, and laying out various masculine garments on the bed. Her cheeks were flushed and her Hps were tight-set. Cordelia foresaw that it would be a particu larly hard matter to make her lie down. Bobs-baby nppeared to be very much underfoot. Cordelia lifted him out of her workbasket, and stood holding him In her arms. He re sented the Interruption, and pounded her vigorously; but she smiled at him so persistently, as if not dreaming he could wish to hurt her, that at last be desisted und cuddled his head down on her shoulder. "Mama," pleaded Cordelia, "don't yon think you could let papa's things go for to-day, and rest Instead?" "How can I? I must get these things id order. Your father must have his vacation." There was a ring In her mother's voice that Cor delia had never henrd before. "It's only Wednesday," sho begged, "and he doesn't go till Saturday. If you would rest to-day, perhaps you'd feel more like working to-morrow." "There isn't any rest for me, and I shall never feel like working!" Sho would havy controlled herself somehow In the presence of tho other children, but she could not keep the words back when it wa3 only Cor delia. A louder burst of nolso from be low; the mother put her hands to her temples. "Oh, my head! . If I could only be quiet!" Then sudden ly she sank Into a chair, sobbing wildly. It was very dreadful for Cordelia to see. She dropped Bobs-baby, and swiftly cleared her father's clothes from the bed, tucking them any where, everywhere, out of sight. She took hor mother's hand gently but firmly. "You must lie down, dnrllng," she said. She darkened the room quickly and laid a wet cloth on her mother's brow, bent and kissed the drawn Hps. There was at times a great strength and restfulness about Cordelia. Again there was a sound of shout ing und stampede In the kitchen be low. The mother was quiet now, but her forehead contracted In agony. Cordelia caught up the baby and hur ried down. There was nothing for it but to sweep them all out of tho house for a picnic. The tale Cordelia told in the kitch en was dire and silencing. She knew by experience that the sympathies of the youngsters, Marjorie, Jamie, Nan, Laura and Bobs, required pow-. erful appeal. When she had finished, Jamie's lips were trembling, and even the fllbbertglbbet Marjorle's eyes were wide open with alarm. It Is not probable that any of them expected ever to see their mother in tbo llesh again. They creaked about the kitchen on tiptoe, watching Cordelia's prepar ations for the picnic with subdued and fearsome pleasure. True, Bobs baby exhibited a tendency to disap pear and be found scuttling upstairs on all fours toward his mother's room; but determined hands plucked him back by his little petticoats, and determined sisterly palms were clapped over his protesting mouth. Having reduced hor flock to such unaccustomed and frightened docili ty, Cordelia's motherly soul relented to the extent of a whole glassful of fresh current Jelly and five micro scopic crumbs of tho sacred and in violate fruitcake. Onee sate in Pomfort's grove, a secure three-quarters of a mile from her mother's bedroom, she gradually allowed her spirits and those of the other plcnlcera to rise. She led the games with all her usual wizardry. They would play thoy were off camping, just as their father camped every summer. Had ho not described It in every detail, to their wonder and delight? Their father's vaca tions were like a visit to fairy-land .for all his family. True, Cordelia knew that during these vacations the stay-at-homes did without beefsteak, and, as she expressed It, lived out of the garden but why should thoy not? Cordelia's simplicity wan some times puzzled by the domestic feats her father described himself as per forming during his expeditions. He was always camp cook, and yet at home, In thutr woll-appolntod kitch en, with the convenient of an excel lent ga range, he never attemptod any of that wonderful biscuit or gin gerbread or omelet he boasted of manufacturing with Ruch delicious success amid the primitive culinary arrangements of the camp. To-day, under the spell of Cor delia' glowing fancy, all six campers had a glorious time. They shut their cars against the halt-hourly intru sions of the whist lit' g, puffing sub urban train; Pomfort's woods be came an Adirondack forest, where behind the distant tree trunks they could spy the brown flanks of deer, while a far stump took tho shape of a bear surprised at his burry-plcking. Whim at last the sinking sun looked ax them level across the roofs of Pomfort's stables, Cordelia gath ered up her sisters and brothers and her baskets and tin pails, and set off homewards. Meanwhile things had happened. The doctor had gone to the city, ho had vis'ted Mr. Brathwalte, and Mr. Brathwalte had come home early, to find his "house deserted and pretor paturally silent, and a white and suf fering woman in a darkened room up stairs. But that was two hours ago. Now, at five o'clock, two pairs ot eyes, a little misty,' watched Cordelia as she marshalled her brood up from the back road and on through the mea dows. At the garden fence sho halted her followers, and seemed to utter ad monishing words, at which most curious sight! they all squatted down and waited in perfect quiet while Cordelia proceeded alono to the back door. There in the doorway stood her father and mother, and her mother, although still pole, looked so marvel- ously radiant that ten years seemed to have dropped from her age. She had on her white dress, nnd there was a rose In her hair. Her father wore his new line i suit, and he looked flushed and hot, bnt very happy. Through the door Cordelia saw the dining-room table all set, and on it was a great plate of ginger bread and opposito that a heaping mound of biscuits. When Cordelia recovered from her astonishment, her first words, were of repronch: "O mama, why did you get up nnd get supper? I was coming home In time to do everything." "I didn't do n single thing, dear," answered her mother, hugging her. "Papa did it all. See, ho made gin gerbread and biscuits." The parents vory graciously per mitted their hungry offspring to sit down to table with them without any further preparation thnn the wash ing of their faces and hands. At this supper there was a change in the usual manner of seating. Or dinarily Cordelia had Laura ono side and her mother had Bobs-baby next to her, and Nan they shared between them. Meals were rather busy occa sions for Cordelia nnd her mother. To-night their father placed him self between Larua and Bobs-baby, a change occasioning much joculari ty, which grew visibly feebler toward the close of the meal. "Do they always eat like this?" tho father asked, as at last he pulled back Laura's high chair, attempting at the same Instant to evado Bobs baby's buttery caresses of hl3 sleeve. "Yes," 'answered the mother. After supper the younger members of the family were about to dance out into the summer evening, after their care-free habit; but a strong voice called them hnck. "Marjorie and Nan, you will please wash the dishes, and Jamie, your mother's pansy-bed needs weeding; and I think Laura is big enough to amuse Bobs for a bit, and keep him from bothering mama. To work, all of you! Cordelia, don't you want to take an evening stroll with your old daddy?" Cordelia beamed with pleasure and surprise. Such an honor had not been hers for many a year. Usually her fathor took the dainty four-year-old Laura by the hand after supper, or perched Bobs-baby on his shoul der, and went romping with him down the garden paths. Cordelia supposed that fathers always pre ferred the youngest ones. But to-night the father chose Cor dolla, and put his arm about her and called her sweetheart plain, over worked, overworried Cordelia. He was a very nlco father, very hand some and debonair and jolly. He led his daughter to the apple-tree bench, and there they sat and talked over what the doctor thought about the mother. "The doctor says she must go away," said Cordelia's father. "It's too bad that she can't," re joined Cordelia. "Why can't she?" "Because you are going away." "Is that all?" he asked, dryly. "Well, I propose to vary my program this vear. I propose to take my va cation In my own suburban retreat, and send your mother to the moun tains." Cordelia gasped, but wad speech less. "Why this surprise? I can cook, can't I, young lady? And as for the management of this family, it has oc curred to me that a season of gentle paternal discipline would not come amiss. There Is a pleasant little boarding-place ten miles thts side ot camp, and mama could be very com fortable there." Cordelia's face was still blank with astonishment. "The doctor says," continued her father, "that it would be well for mama to have one of her children with her." Cordelia was certainly very dense, for sho replied in a resigned wuy: "I suppose Bobs-baby wouldn't let her go alone." Her father looked at her in some puzzlement, and looking, noticed how thin she was, and what knobby little wrists she had. "I'll settle that with Bobs-baby," he replied. "He is not to go. It must be ono of you who can look after mama if Bhe needs it." Still Cordelia's little face was turned up to him, anxious, uncom prehending. "In short, Cordelia, " he concluded, "you are to go with your mother." Understanding slowly brightened over Cordelia's face. Her eyes grew starry, hor Hps trembled, her little nose wrinkled Itself away. It was a toary smile, but it was Cordelia's smile which who could help kissing, for the precious, precious sweetness of her? Then in the soft eveniug shadow, her father took Cordelia on his lap; he spoke a little huskily: "Cordelia, there are at least two very nice girls in my family your moth er and you." Youth's Companion. Accppt Life. One must accept, life ns it is. It gives us great happiness if we are wise enough to see It, and It balances the scales by sending great sorrows, too. But that Is life. If you would make the world brighter, try to for get your hurts, dry your eyes, and turn to help those who need the pres sure of a friendly hand, the encour agement of a Binding look. Sorrows and troubles of all kinds should teach one a great lesson the lesson of universal kindness. Home Chat. Simplicity. Simplicity is one of the most no ticeable features of the fashionable costumes, whether for day or even ing wear, snys the Pictorial Rvlew. And although trimming is used, nnd used extensively, its purpose is not merely decorative, for It must aid in the creation of modish lines and nccentunte a salient point to enhance Its beauty, else tho attractiveness of both gown and trimming will be de stroyed. Artistic effects must be created nnd the trimming, as a trim ming, must be unostentatious, blend ing Into the costume to form a com plete part of the whole, without de tracting from the simplicity and beauty of the classical lines which form the basis of present-day modes. Cnreful Kxcrrlso. A timely article on reducing the hips Is published In the Pictorial Re view: When beginning the exercise ono should be very careful to get used to It very gradually, as It puts a great strain upon the muscles and Is liable to make one rather lame nt first, If taken too violently. One should bo extended upon the floor, supporting one's self by one hand, while the other is placed upon the hip. While holding this position raise the body gradually from the floor until the whole weight Is supported by tho hand and feet. It is comparatively easy to got tho body from tho floor as far as the knees, but to bring It up to tbo full extent Just described is not easy at first. It should be tried first on one side and then on the other. who kept b notion store In town, soon employed several women to make them, while ho peddled them from house to house. Mr. Montague saw that tho business might bo profitable, and opened a collar factory, where his wife's invention was developed and exploited. Unlike many mvent ors, Mrs. Montague, through the pros perity of her husband, profited by her discovery. Youth's Conipunlon. MUSION OF COt JfTItV PAPER. Not Just What He Meant. 4Bix Bell Boy (knocking at door) o'clock, sir." Voice Inside "Six! Confound you, boy, why didn't you tell me that boforc?" Boston Transcript. - Amerlcnn l'rinerss in London. Princess Hatzfeldt has had a very romantic history; according to The Sketch she began life ns the beautiful Miss Huntington, niece and adopted daughter of perhaps the wealthiest Women at Work. According to figures recently pre pared by the Department of Com merce and Labor, 13,821 out of 185,. 874 employees in the Government civil service are women. These flrr ures ore incomplete, as the total number of such employes, even ex cluding tho consular and diplomatic branches, aggregate 286,902; but they will do well enough for purposes of Illustration. The number of wo men In Government employ Is Increas ing, both absolutely and relatively, The ratio la now three to ten, as com pared with the men. In Washington; ono to twenty-five outside tho capi tal. The average salary for the wo men Is $837 In Washington nnd $708 outside, as against $1178 and $935 for the men. The salary classification offers these figures: Men. Women, Under $720 28,812 6513 $720 to $S40 20.331 1491 $840 to $900 10,299 242 $900 to $1000 .... 42,486 1804 $1000 to $1200 .. .32,690 1431 $1200 to $1400 .. .16,814 1457 $1400 to $1600 . . . 8760 466 $1600 to $1800 .. . 3186 152 $1800 to $2000 ... 2911 35 $2000 to $2500 ... 23'14 fl $2500 and over . . . 1872 2 It Is readily seen that, while only some fourteen times as many men us women are enumerated, 900 times as many men draw tho maximum sal ary, and some 250 times as mnny draw the next highest salary. Hall of tho women drnw tho minimum salary, less than one-sixth of the men. It seems that a woman Is much less likely to rise to a good position un der the Government than a man. Yet It should be ndded that the av erago age and length of service is csrtainly far lower with the women than with their co-workers of the other sex. The women marry and retire. The men marry and resume the treadmill. Large as Is tho Government's corps Most Be Clean, Have Character and Command Confidence. Three prizes were offered at the meeting of the Missouri Press Asso ciation at Excelsior Springs for the best articles on "The Real Mission of the Country Newspaper." Thirteen entered the contest. The paper win ning the first prize wns written by W. V. Nelson, editor of tho Bunceton Eagle, and Is here given: "The real mission of tho country newspaper Is to give the news. With out news there is no newspaper. Facts and figures, not rumors or hearsay, constitute news. "In the gnrnerlng of tho news har vest the local field Bhould bo looked upon with the most favor. In n coun try newspaper nothing can take th place of country news. The story 01 the wide world Is told under glaring headlines' and catchy captions In the pages of tho city papers told so fully and so fast that competition In this well filled field is folly. The local field is for the country newspaper, which alono gives to its rendors the story of 'you all's houBe," sympathiz ing with thoso who sorrow and re joicing with thoso in merry mood. More strictly speaking, then, the mis sion of the country newspaper Is to give tho local news. "The legitimate local field is furth er limited by careful selection. No newspaper shodld publish nil the news no more thnn should n fnther, sitting at his own fireside, repeat all that he may have heard during tho dnv. A country newspaper must be I clean, have character and conscience ! nnd be able to command confidence. i -T-i 1 .... - ,..,..,., A krmrn enough to tell the truth when it should bo told nnd big enough to leave untold u secret story of shame nnd sin when a 'scoop' would only add to the Borrow. "Important ns Is the news, no newspaper fulfills lt3 high mission when It does no more than give the news. A newspaper, nnd especially a country newspaper, must be more than a mere phonograph. It must stand for something. It must be in sympathy with thoso whom It serves. It Is possible for a newspaper to point out to the people, many of whom are Its patrons, tho pathway to local possibilities which means progress. Above all. the newspaper should not fall to advocate those things which mean better living and higher thinking. "Finally, then, let It be said that, the real mission of the country news paper Is to give the local news ac- ! curately and fearlessly, but In kind ness, giving no unnecessary publicity to wrongdoing, yet sparlng'r.ot frauds nor shams, recognizing good wher ever found, striving to build up rather than tear down, bo that the files of the paper shall constitute a helpful history, accurate, yet showing the sunshine rather than the shadow." 3. o o O cp CD o. C 2 . . o CO 1 . O I O - 3 M O u Russian Cherry Pie. Beat two egg yolks, two table spoonfuls of fresh butter, one tnblespoonful of sugar and one tablespoonful of milk to a smooth cream; add flour sufficient to make a dough, knead well, spread on a buttered pie tin and bake in a moderate oven to a golden brown. Thoroughly, clean, soak and simmer one small cupful of dried pitted cher rleB, make very rich and sweet with sugar, and drain off the juice; whip one cupful of chilled sour cream being careful when whipping not to reach the "butter" point lightly mix tho cherries and crenm together, fill the crust and set in a cold plnce until serving time. The reserved juice can be slightly thickened with arrowroot and served as a cold sauco to accompany the pie If so desired. of American railway kings. Her fa ther's immense fortune was the sub ject of the most costly law suit ever fought In the States, but the charm ing lady won it, and she is probably the richest of the many beautiful American women who have married European noblemen. Both Prince and Princess Hatzfeldt are very fond of England, and they live there most of the year, having been for some years tenants of Lord Cowley at Draycott Park, nenr Chip penham, where the hospitable couple delight In entertaining large house parties. New York Telegram. The Raby's Age Varied. An Atchison woman with a little baby tells the following story. She says that a woman caller said: "What a dear little baby; how old Is It?" "Sixteen months," replied tho Atchi son woman. "Well. Jear me, it looks older," said the caller, and then went on and talked and talked, and finally turned again to the baby and said: "That precious baby, how Id Is It?" "Sixteen months," replied tho moth er. "Wull, dear me," smilingly said the caller, "oh, such a baby for Its age," and went on talking and talk ing. Again turning to the baby the caller said: "What a darling angel the baby is; how old is It?" "Elght teen months," said tho exasperated mother. "Well, I declare, it looks two years old," said the caller, and then talked and talked. Just as she was leaving the caller stooped and kused the baby and said: "Bless its little heart; how old is it?" "Ten monthr," shrieked the outraged mother, but the caller tripped gayly away; she had not noticed the replies to her questions, and had no Idea und did not care how old tho baby '. Atchison Globe. Mrs. Montague's Discovery. Thirty years have passed since the death ot the woman who Is supposed to have founded the collar Industry in Troy, N. Y. As 20,000 persons are engaged in making collars and cuffs there, and as the city produces nearly nine-tenths of the collars and cuffs made in this 'country, it is evi dent that the distinction ot starting the business is considerable. It seems that Orlando Montague, a Troy shoe manufacturer, was scrupulously neat, and that his wife found the labor of washing his shirts burdensome. The shirts of the time hud the collars and cults attached, as have many tine shirts to-day. To avoid washing the whole shirt when only the collar was soiled, Mrs. Montague made detach able linen bands tied round the neck wiiii tapes. Under this arrangement her husband could put on a ean collar every morning and ever even ins without compelling her to spend too much time over the washtub. Her neighbors followed her example, and the demand for such collars was so great that a MethodUt minister, of women clerks, it is but a fraction when set dowu against the army of wage-earners in the trndes and pro fessions. The latest "census figures available show 4,833,630 women at work In the Unltod States, exclusive of Alaska and Territories. These fig ures are already eight years old, and are undoubtedly out of date, The census of 1910 will certainly show a largely increased number ol women who pay their living expenses by the work of their own hands and heads. Richmond Tlmes-Dlspatch. Dull-finished leather shoes are Id great favor among fashionable wom en. Next to broadcloth In the season's mode come serges and other twilled goods. Dark and navy bluoB nover go out of fashion and are always a safe choice. Satin and satln-flnlshed or dull crepe are the favorites In the realm of silk. New neckwear Is exceedingly dain ty, fine nets and laces being much affected. New raincoats are full length, with looso circular back and double breasted. One of the loveliest exponents of tho new lace fashions Is the lace-bordered veil. Satlu cords and bands are being extensively used for the new suits and frocks. Collars made entirely of soft satin ribbon to match a frock or hat are very smart. There seems to be quite a fad for strictly "leather" colors, especially as trimmings. A perfectly flat back line is fash ionable In conjunction with the slen derest of hips. Broadcloth will continue as n fav ored fabric 'for dress suits, as the soft, supple weaves will be proferred. A single large calla lily rests among the green-brown leaves that surround the crown of a largo hat of felt. Not a coat but a cloak of cloth to match the color of the afternoon or evening gown is one of the new Ideas this season. The bias band will be used again m a trimming to the skirt, but will bo wide and set on from five to aeven inch above the hem. A few rough tweeds will be seen, bnt smoother tweeds and rough-faced, unfinished worsteds will be most pop ular made into suits for business and street wear. Hindu Faking. Some of the trance-like conditions into which Individuals fall and He for days and weeks have been studied nnd have been found to be frauds. The subjects are surreptitiously sup plied with food and drink by their attendants or family. Tho samo is true of the alleged power possessed by. Hindu fakirs and ascetics of all ages, of going Into states of trance In which they will allow themselves to be burled alive and dug up again and revived after several months have elapsed. In one Instance on rec ord an Individual of this class al lowed himself to be buried alive and his grave watched by a guard of Eng lish soldiers, and was dug up at the end of tho time exceedingly dead. In another, the English officer in charge became alarmed on the third day, and had the fakir "resurrected" when he was found still alive. A reed or bamboo at one corner of the grave to supply air would explain nil these cases. The whole subject Is In volved In such au atmosphere of mys tery and "fakery' that It Is Impossi ble to attach serious weight to the clulms made. American Magazine. Names of the Flyers. Tho names of our newer trains are taking on color. For Instance, the North Star Limited has a good sound. The Rocky Mountain Lim ited, too, means something. There is a touch of old romance in Golden Gate Limited, while the New Orleans Limited suggests the odor of black coffee or gin fizzes made by Ramos. Then come all these birds of trains the Early Bird and the Night Hawk and the Red Flyer. Nor can we for get the Meteor that sails across the southwestern sky. The Continental Limited has a broad sound that sug gests the crossing of many States. And is it necessary to suggest that the Sunflower Limited goes to Kan sas? The Dixie Flyer must be speedy and the word Dixie proves to us that this does not head for the North, just as the Metropolitan Ex press and the Knickerbocker Special are Bure to bo bound for New York. St. Louis Times. JM HOUSE HOC Potatoes an ..rutin. To three cupfuls mashed potatoes allow a tablespoonful minced fried anion, a tablespoonful minced part ley, four ounces gratod cheese and alt and pepper to season. Mix well, put in a buttered dish or individual remoklns, strew with buttered crumbs and grated cheese and bake to a golden brown. New York Telegram. Thf Old Iron Pot. There aro many splendid uteusiu for kitchen use, but nothing takes the place of tho old-fashioned iron pot for boiling meats, especially small hams or large roasts. But th best Iron pots wear thin on tho bot tom, and thlsja1 frequently the cause nf foods being scorched. It is advis able to remedy this defect by placing a small tin lid In the bottom of the pot; then there is no danger what ever of the food burning, since It does not come in contact with the hot iron. New York World. Chicken n In Poulefte. Cut up n young fowl, soak an bout In milk and water. Drain and put in a saucepan with a sprig of pars ley, a few mushrooms, a teaspoonful salt, a teaspoonful white pepper, a blade of mace. Pour over all a good white stock made of veal or chicken and simmer gently until tender. Tako up the chicken and keep hot while you prepare the sauce. Strain the liquor In which the chicken was cooked, add a quarter cup cream and a tablespoonful lemon Juice, return the chicken to tho pan and let all get hot without allowing It to boll and serve at once. New York Telegram. Pickled B6H Peppers. Cut a slit in the side of each pep per and take out all the seeds. Let them soak In brine (strong enough to float an esg) two days. Then wash them In cold water, put them into a stone Jar, pour over them vin egar boiled with cinnamon, mr.ee and nutmeg. Whenever they are wanted to be served stuff each one with a boiled tongue cut into dice and nixed with a mayonnaise dressing; or little mangoes may bo made, stuffing each one with pickled nasturtiums, grapes, minced onions, red cabbage or cu cumbers, seasoned with mustard seed, root ginger and macs. Boston Post. A Surprise Dish. In one of Balzac's novels there if an incident In which a Parisian host ess gives delight to an elderly dinner guest by always having nn extra dish, by way of a surprise, for him. Some thing of the Bame BOrt was provided by the hostess of a luncheon party at a Broadway hotel the other day through the agency ot the head waiter and the chef. "Canape a la Russe," the dish wat called, and In Bplte of gastronomic traditions it was the piece de resist ance of the meal. Tbo canape wa shaped like a pyramid and wns com posed of such a variety of things that it is not easy to remember them all. The base of the pyramid rested on a plaque covered with the grated yolks of hard-boiled eggs, bordered with the hearts of endive. The first layei round the base was composed of fillets of Russian herring, set In dainty strips of red pepper rinds. The nexf row above consisted of medallions ol caviare framed in strips of green peppers. Next was a row of slices ol hard-boiled eggs surrounded by ca pers, this finishing the base. The shaft of tho pyramid was composed of first a fine ripe tomato stuffed with celery mayonnaise; next an alllgatoi pear, then a whole hard-boiled egg placed upright surmounted by heart of lettuce. These were all held In place by a long silver skewer. New York Press. War nt 1ong Range. Throughout the Kaiser maneuvros both commanders remained right at the back of their armlos. The pic ture drawn by the war correspon dents ot Field Marshal Oyama con ducting tho battle ot Mukden out ot hearing of the guns and out of sight of the dead and dying Is no exagger ation. The anxiety of Count Bis marck at the recklessness with which old King William exposed himself to fire during the Franco-Prussian War would have no parallel to-day If Ger many wont to war. The fact that after leaving the general command of one ot the two armies one could traverse miles ot road without meet ing the main body, baggage trains and occasional stragglers being the only signs of war, was the most strik ing lesson the maneuvres taught. London Outlook. Flood aud Field. "I hear Lushley has bought his boy a pony." "When I saw him he was buying schooners for himself," Puck. New York City's water supply will come from a watershed of 900 squaro miles when the Catsklll system Is tomploted. Ujnxs for the fi'OUSEKEEP'E I Bait In washing the hair will pre vent Its falling out. Scalding hot milk will remove stains from linen and cotton more ef fectively than boiling water. Chop a bit of onion with the uexl cheese-and -olive or cheese-aud-pep-per sandwiches you make. Lemon juice is as efficacious in whitening Ivory keys and knife han dles as It Is In removing stains from und whitening tho hands. To polish mirrors rub first with a cloth wrung out of cold water and then dipped in dry whiting; after ward polish with a dry, soft duster. When soaking Bait fish it should be placed in the water with the skin Bide up, to freshen quickly, otherwise the salt lodges against the skin and II takes longer to become fresh. A simple way to remove Ink spoti is to wash In vinegar, throwing it away when it becomes dark and washing again. After repeating sev. eral times, wash the article as usual. To prevent the sad-irons from I sticking to starched garments, slm ! ply make the starch with strong Boap suds, using pure white soap, instead of olear water. The irons will not stick at all. Roast as well as boiled meats can be made more tender by putting vin egar in the water. It being necessary I in the former case to baste often that the liquid may penetrate the whole j pleo ot meat. When patching wall paper don't ! forget to preface operations by put. j ting the new piece of paper in tin ' sunshine to fade till it matches thai on the wall. Don't cut the patch a net square, but tear it. The Irregu larity ot Us edges will make It less conspicuous. When the Jelly it put into the ket tle to boll, drop Into the kettle a small agate marble such a the chil dren use to play with. This marble will keep In constant motlou in the bottom of the kettle while th jelly Is cooking. Thus it need not ba stirred or looked alter until finished.
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