LONELINESS. From far away through the wood 10 still Conies the Mobbing note of the whippoorwill; 1 he moon that rises to cold and white Stare at the world with a look of fright, And the trees in the shadow toss and moan When you're trudging the weary way alonel Another time, what a friendly note Has the whippoorwill with the tireless throati The moon has a jolly face and round, As jolly a face ns could he found. And the sigh of the wood is a tranquil song If some one with you is trudging along. - Washington Star. m rife Win. 7 By tMERIC HULME-BEAMAn! l9 "It's the first time," said Winnie, lotting her eyes droop, "It's the first time that we have been quite alone together since It happened The Widower seemed struck by the circumstance. "Yes," he replied, consideringly, I believe It is I positively believe it Is." N "I I hope," she said timidly, "I hope you've you've got over It by now." The Widower reflected. ' "I think I have," he answered, con scientiously; "I'm almost sure I have. You see, I have been trying hard traveling and all that sort of thing, you know. I finished up at Monte Carlo. The place cheered me won derfully; I lost quite a lot of money at the tables." "I thing that was very wrong of you," said Winnie sternly. "Gam bling is wicked." "Ah but if you knew what a re lief it was to be able to do something wicked again," sighed the Widower, "you would overlook it. Do you know, I was gradually becoming al most too good to live. It gave me quite a shock when I realized it. My constitution would not have stood the strain much longer, I am certain." "The older men grow the worse they get," declared Winnie with the air of one delivering a profound epi gram. "That, of course, is the natural tendency," he admitted. "It doesn't do to check it beyond a certain point." He sighed again at this sud den contemplation of man's innate depravity. "It's like suppressing measles," he added a little inconse quently. "What is?" she asked, regarding her fan. "Curbing man's natural tendency to grow worse," he explained, "be yond a certain point. It often leads to .mure dangerous complications." "In your case I do trust," ex claimed Winnie in a tone of extreme solicitude, "that the the complica tions have not yet become as bad as all that." "Fortunately no," he assured her. "Monte Carlo just saved me. ,You have no idea what an excellent safety valve for suppressed tenden cies Monte Carlo is. It's a most ter ribly wicked place." "I should love to go there," she sighed. The Widower gazed at her with cold disapproval. "I am surprised to hear you ex press an inclination of that sort," he eaid sternly. "You have no tenden cies that require artificial evapora tion." "Of course not," said Winnie hast ily. "How dare you suggest such a thing?" "The suggestion was yours," he pointed out Judicially. "You Im plied" "I didn't," she Interrupted, blush ing. "I merely meant that I should love to see the scenery." "Oh," said the Widower, looking relieved, "the scenery, of course. The scenery, I may say, is beautiful. The sea is a kind of greenish blue tint, and there are, I believe, hills and things, and the Casino is quite a fine building especially inside. The the trees " "Oh, never mind the trees!" inter rupted Winnie Impatiently. "I wanted to talk to you about some thing else. I wanted to .to condole with you." "Thanks," he murmured. "I shall be very pleased, I'm sure. " ."Pleased?" She regarded him se erely. ' ."I mean pleased to be condoled with," he explained, "by you." "It must have been a great blow," observed Winnie, in a tone of de tached commiseration. "It was she never expected It," he sighed. "I meant a blow to you," corrected Winnie. "Oh to me! I suppose It was; yes, no doubt it was though I man aged somehow to bear up. Ne tu cede malls you have read Virgil?" "No I haven't, she declared with unnecessary vehemence. "I beg your pardon," said the Wld ower humbly. "Yes, I pulled through somehow " "With the help of travel and Monte Carlo," suggested Winnie a little maliciously. "Precisely," he agreed, quite un offended. "And it you have done condoling, we" ' "I've not done," she Interposed. "Though I don't believe you require to be condoled with a bit. What's ' the good of a man pretending to be sorry when he Isn't?" ."That's exactly what I say?" re marked the Widower, brightening. "What's the good?" Winnie' frowned; she felt that ber ethical sense was In some danger of outrage by this practical view of the ' matter. "Well, then, don't pretend," she re torted. "Certainly not, it you wish It," be assented cheerfully. "Let us talk about " "No," put In Winnie firmly, "not yet. It'n It's hardly doent, I think, to dismiss a melancholy subiet in such an off band war." "Well, perhaps not," agreed the Widower, la a resigned tone. "Only, If It's all the same to you, lv-" "It Iss't," lbs cut him short, The Widower spread out bis o'1 deprecatlngly. "Of course," he admitted, with an amiable smile. - Winnie was silent for a moment. Then she looked up suddenly, fixing her large, blue, childish eyes on the Widower's abstracted countenance. "I can't think," she protested, "what on earth ever made you marry her." The Widower withdrew his gaze slowly from vacancy and let It rest on her face with mild wonder. "You didn't know my wife," he re- marked cryptically. "I don't see that that would have helped to explain what made you marry her," persisted Winnie. "It would have helped immensely," he corrected. "It would have afford ed a complete and satisfactory expla nation in fact." Winnie shook her head. "I don't understand," she admitted. "It has puzzled me ever since es pecially as as " She fal tered and blushed. "Exactly," said the Widower. "Es pecially as that was the case." "Don't be absurd!" exclaimed Win nie wrathfully. "All the same, I should like to know," she added, with true feminine pertinacity, "what made you marry her." "Shall I tell you?" he asked calmly. "Do, please," entreated Winnie. "She did." said the Widower. "She did? What do you mean?" "I mean that she made me marry her," explained the Widower pa tiently. "Your wife?" demanded Winnie, opening wide eyes of amazement up on him. "Yes. She was a woman of the "Cases have ben known," he ob served, in an Impersonal tone, "where there has been quite a re grettable absence of this particular Ingredient, I believe. For Instance, If your wife is a vegetarian " "Food has nothing to do with mar riage," retorted Winnie. The Widower shook his head sadly. "You've not been married," he sighed, "so you don't know." "That's true," conceded Winnie meditatively. "I don't know at least not yet " "There's no reason why ycu shouldn't," put In the- Widower, with sudden eagerness. "Oh, but I am not sure that I want to," she objected. "You would then enjoy the advan tage of being In a position to prove your assertion," he urged. "About food?" she Inquired Inno cently. "And the other things," he added. "The romantic beauty and the blissfulness, you know." "And supposing I found when It was too late that I was wrong?" she demurred. "You wouldn't," said the Widower, with emphasis. "You would find that In your case theory and practice would entirely coincide. To begin with, you are not a vegetarian." "But," protested Winnie, "my hus band might Insist upon making me beeome one." j "I can answer for him," said the Widower decisively. "Do you know, Wlnn'a by the way, you don't mind my calling you 'Winnie,' do you? You see, I have known you ever since you were a little baby " "You have known me just six years," corrected Winnie sternly. "Since I was sixteen." "Really!" said the Widower In as tonishment. "I fancied I imagined I was quite under the impression. In fact, that I had known you niuci longer." "Well, you haven't," said Winnie. "And I should think that's quite long enough." "Quite," he agreed, "for the pur pose. And Winnie has always struck me as being the very prettiest name a girl could have Winnie." "I didn't say you could!" she ex claimed. "I have a wonderful way of taking things for granted," explained the Widower airily. "But, do you know, it just occurred to me while you were talking and while you were showing me what a beautiful thing marriage might be with a sweet girl (who wasn't a vegetarian) It Just , Lemon Baths. Among West Indian ladies a lemon )ath Is almost a dally luxury. Sev iral limes or lemons are sliced into ihe water and allowed to lie for half in hour In order that the Juice may e extracted. A remarkable sense if freshness and cleanliness is given to the skin. Health. The Secret of Happiness. The moment we set about the task f making every human being we tome in contact with better for know ing us more cheerful, more courage (us, and with greater faith in the kindness of Qod and man that mo nent we begin to attain the third purpose of life personal happiness. Would you possess the magic se sret of the alchemist which trans forms all things to gold? It Is un lelflshness or, to use a better word, telflessness. He who goes forth bent lpon being always kind, always help !ul, in the little, dally events of life, will find all skies tinted with gold, ill his nights set with stars, and un expected flowers of pleasure spring ing up in his pathway. And all his :ears shall turn Into smiles. New Haven Register. i Costly Hats Next Season. I Rumors of new hats are In the ilr, and the news from the other side is Btaggerlng. Those who ought to know say the price of hats will run sigh, for lace and genuine ornaments Ire demanded. Cocked hats enlarged tre among the novelties, and they bust be built of lace, genuine French Mechlin or Venetian, crown and all. The trimmings permitted are big knobs of gold studded with gems and perhaps one spray of silk flowers, luch a hat might cost a thousand lollars, according to the lace used knd the style of the gold knobs. Flowers are to reign, say the Paris leers, and away with plumes, al- I trettes ana the sweeping tails of I ieavenly birds. Toques will be made roo FEW COLLEGK WOMEN WEW o Says Dr. Kllot, Hut He Hopes It Isn't Higher Education's Fault. Charles W. Eliot, the retiring pres ident of Harvard University, ad tressed the Brearley League at Its innual luncheon held in the Hotel Qotham. The organization Is com posed of alumnae of the Brearley School, 17 West Forty-fourth street, Ind numbers among Its members many women prominent In New York lorlety. About 200 attended the Miss Ethel Ward. 125 W. Beventy-fourth street, president of :he league, presided, with Dr. Eliot it her right and Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn, president of the American Museum of Natural History ind of the New York Zoological So ciety, on her left. Dr. Eliot responded to the toast, "The Advantages of Higher Educa tion for Women." He said in part: "I have been very much Interested lo hear Mr. Croswell, your headmas- nlght? The story of her Ufa is or. of sadness. It's whist parties and i luncheon nances, it's neglect ol home and husband. It's going to theatres and dances and coming back late at night or early in the morning. You who do this don't know the true meaning of woman's best nature. You never knew and never will know the mean, ing of the cooing of a little child, the voice of an angel's song. Do you know what It means? It means God has given you a pair of bands to guide those llttl feet. It means that God Is using you to help Him make j ter, say that you ladles were his a true man or a true woman." i teachers and not his pupils. At Har- . vard I have had several groups whom r. ,.,.,,. . ., i t held In very much the same regard. Keeps Fighting Spirit Alive. ; 0ne of th(j fhM joyg of ederly teach. A large audience heard women and J er Rna parents is to see the young the press discussed from the point of j tmA-B mlnd expand. jt g a great view of the dramatist, the war cor- ; iov tn n mother or father to sen In i '.be mind of their child some quality that they themselves do not possess. teacher s greatest satisfaction is to learn to respect the attainment of his pupil's mind. I have seen hundreds ind thousands of cases where the growth of faculties has come under the teacher's notice, which were not respondent, the woman suffragist and others at the "annual press day" of the Woman's Press flub, at the Wal dorf-Astoria, New York City. The guests of honor were Arthur Bris bane, Francis Whiting Halsey and Mrs. Elmer Blair, president of the New York State Federation of Wo men's Clubs. Mrae. von Klenner pre sided, and Miss Marguerite Linton Glenworth was chairman of the day. Mrs. James S. Clarkson was chair man of reception. James Creelman, who talked on "The Press in Times of War," con fessed that one of the hardest races he ever bad was with a woman cor respondent on the way from the in terior of Manila to send a cable. He possible of acquisition, and which he had not known to exist. This is a ionstant Joy to the teacher. "Twenty-five years ago there were many problems in women's educa tion. One was: Will prolonged ed ucation for girls Injure health? An other was: Are girls capable and competent to undertake higher edu cation? And, lastly, and most Impor tant: Does a higher education im- beat the woman by one minute, only j pair a woman's chance of getting ueuause sne wasu t up to some oi tne . married'' tricks he knew. Then Mr. Creelman told the women of the Press Club they didn't do their duty in discour aging the war spirit. "War means many things that don't get into the papers," he said. "It means cruel suffering for women and little children, and the old. Now, no war is possible unless the people want it, and the social adulation of the soldier has much to do with keep. I Among Those Present Ween iu Aalonioblle Breaks (h w l one obnoxious onlooker offering officious observations. Two troublesome tourists tampering with the tank. Three thick-headed thinkers thundering out theories! Four fat, funny females, tinding fuult. Five foolish fops flinging fun. Six saucy aoubrettes slinging slang. Seven solemn suges shifting the self-starter. Kight experts eugerly examining everything. Nine nimble noodles nudging their neighbors. Ten tinkers trying to tend to the tires. Eleven eloquent electricians elucidating elusive elements. Twelve toddling tattered tots timidly talking twaddle. Carolyn Wells, in Life. t l $ 1 l l o i . & 0 dm j o 2 ? (J French Omelet For Two. Beat two whole eggs and two yolks until a full spoonful can be taken up; add three table spoonfuls of cold water, one-fourth a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper, and beat until all are evenly blended to gether. If gas be the fuel, have the "lid" over the flame evenly heated. Melt a tablespoonful of butter in the hot omelet pan, and let it run over the entire surface; turn in the egg mixture, and shake the pan back and forth upon the . lid. The mixture should set, and slide back and forth upon the smooth surface of the pan, and give place for the unset mixture to run down on to the pan. To insure this, ralsa the side of the pan next the handle, as the pan Is pushed forward, and raise the opposite side as the pan is brought back. When the mixture is creamy throughout, begin with the side next the handle, and roll the omelet; when well rolled, let stand an Instant to color the bottom slightly, then turn on to a hot dish. A bit of butter, added at the last moment, will aid in giving color to the omelet. Boston Cooking School Magazine. most extraordinary determination. She was very rich, too." He sighed. "Money is such a power," he added. "Then," said Winnie, with an air of stern rebuke, "it was not a love match at all?" "Well, perhaps not exactly what you would describe as a love match," he conceded, "although she pretended to be very devoted to me. i may add that she had a rather remarkable way of showing her devotion at all times." "What sort of a remarkable way?" inquired Winnie, becoming interested. "Did she pet you too much?" "Hardly too much?" replied the Widower reflectively.' "You see the poor girl had a somewhat fiery tem per. She was terribly jealous en tirely, oh, quite entirely without cause," he hastened to add. "Never theless, she would not allow me on any consideration to speak to a woman under forty-five." "That must have been a great hard ship," murmured Winnie. "I could have supported it with equanimity," he sighed. "But she latterly developed various uncomfort able eccentricities. Among other things she became a vegetarian, and compelled me to live on herbs like herself.' She embraced the absurd theory that two meals a day were enough tor human beings to subsist upon, and from that moment I never knew what it was not to feel hungry. It was this practice, I believe, that eventually carried her off." "She she was not very young?" hazarded Winnie. , "Poor girl no! She she had been, I believe. But she outgrew it. She was in her sixty-fourth year when she expired." "Sixty-four!" exclaimed Winnie. "Slxtythree." he corrected. "O oh!" ejaculated Winnie in a long-drawn gasp. "And you you were only twenty-five when you mar ried her!" "When she marriod me," the Wid ower Interposed mildly. "Yes; I couldn't help that, you know. It was three years ago now, so I became considerably older as we went aloug." "8be wus old enough to have been your grandmother!" exclaimed Win nie indignantly. "True; but Bbe would never, have consented to act in that relation to wards 'me though, of course, I should have preferred it, if it could have been arranged." .. "I foel," declared Winnie severely, "that we are treating the subject much too flippantly." "I feel that, too," he agreed. "Marriage," she continued, ignor ing his Interruption, "even with an elderly lady, is a subject that should be discussed In a spirit of proper rev erence. Marriage is a beautiful and romantic Idea " "Yes." he said. "Go on." It is," said Winnie, warming to her theme, "the most blissful state In which human beings can exist" "Pardon me," Interrupted the Wid ower, "but do you think 'blissful' is exactly the right word to to express your Idea?" "Cert.valy." said Winnie, with as- I peril'. ' ' occurred to me that I was most frightfully fond of you " "Oh," said Winnie, rising. "Thsre's the next dance beginning, and I " "Sit down," said the Widower, placing a detaining hand on her arm. "Never mind the next dance. What do you think I came here for to night? I didn't come to dance. I came to see you. . I have been wait ing to see you for for months; but they told me you were engaged, and I kept away." "I I broke it off," she murmured, looking down. "Was was he a vegetarian?" asked the Widower anxiously. Winnie raised her eyes to his, and her cheeks turned suddenly crimson. "No, but I, I " The Widower gave a little triumph-, ant laugh. ' "My darling," he whispered in her ear, "we can make It up to each other all the rest of our lives!" The Sketch. it flowers and novelty straws. Cer tain women always begin the month it February with straw hats, no mat ter how the wind blows nor what the mercury registers. New York Press. Royal Reliefs. It Is not only the ignorant and un learned who are superstitious, but even such a practical person as the German Emperor is apparently not without a certain amount of supersti tion. He has always been careful that the ancestral cradle of .the Ho henzollerns should be used for each Infant member of his family in suc cession. This cradle is over two centuries old and Is of curiously carved black oak. It Is supposed tu protect the baby who sleeps in it from convul sions and other childish ailments. Italy has a remarkable supersti tion. It is believed that dire misfor tune will befall the present monarch it the chamber of the dead King be interfered Tlth till at least two. gener ations have passed. Thereore the room of the late King Humbert at the Qulrinal Is shut, no one except mem bers of the royal family being per mitted to enter it. Thus it will re main, silent and unused, like the apartment of King Victor Emmanuel, King Humbert's father, which Is just as it was at the time of his death, some thirty years ago. Tit-Bits. The Old Fashioned Woman. The old fashioned woman looked well to the ways of her household. She was not particularly ambitious for a career or a calling. She did not know that she was downtrodden, or realize her ignominious servitude to a false assumption of superiority on the part of the unfair sex. She found the homage and chivalry of mankind delightful and took it at Its face value. Nor did she trouble her self about the potential reconstruc tion of the family on a new basis of relationship. She was not struggling to be recognized as man's equal, for she found it tacitly admitted on all sides that she was man's superior ing the war spirit alive. That's where women are at fault." Among the other speakers were Joseph I. C. Clarke, the Right Rev. Frederic Courtney and Mrs. Lillle Devereux Blake. Mme. Alma Web ster Powell sang and Miss Cecelia Bradford gave some violin solos. Miss Dorothy Dlx gave a monologue and Edwin Markbam read some of his poems. New York Tribune. "All these questions have now been satisfactorily settled. We have come to see that health Is improved. If' anything, by higher education. Further, it has been shown in thou sands of cases that young women are as capable as young men to under take men's studies. "And are the prospects of marriage Interfered with by college? Certain ly not by going to college. Twenty five years ago the sort of women who went to college were not the most at tractively physically, however they may have been mentally, but now all Is changed. You find the same di versity in the colleges among women as everywhere else. "Nevertheless, too small a propor , Hon of college women marry." I have 1 heard that too small a proportion of Brearley girls marry, but I hope this Is not true. "It Is just as Important for young women as young men to have a col lege education. The real reason of a man's going to college is to get pro longed training which makes his af ter life more useful to himself and to ' the world. Another reason for pro longed education is the inculcation 1 of Ideals in the mind, and not only i raising but fixing high standards of morals and conduct. This is exactly j as true for women as for men, and we ought to have the same results ! from them." New York Times. retry r Raincoats in rose color are part!cu larly fascinating. Envelopes have pointed flaps rath er than square ones. Hardly a collar, except the stiff She felt a deep and rational delight llnen ne. but has "a ruche, in various concerns and enterprises, Green Is very popular Just now, es but these were not of such a nature pecially as an accessory color, as to call for the sacrifice of her first ( Tucking plays a prominent part In and nearest Interests, which were tDe waigfS and gulmpes this winter. maternal and domestic. rnuaaei phla Ledger. Home Training. Our old home culture, and, worse still, the old home pieties, are dis appearing. The church and Sunday i rhnnl ham not IcAnt tlftce with mod- I ern pedagogy, and are losing their : much vorn J"8 0 "at Jet Jewel hold on society at large. In the in-1 "H " juuhb crease of hoodlumlsm, divorce, child Rose color Is growing more and more a favorite as a shade for chil dren's garments. All of the beautiful soft fabrics are used for indoor wear where any style of dressy gown is in demand. Black and white gowns are sc Kilingiinl in Gesture. There Is a man who from a very early okp has lived In countries where Spanish is the almost universal tongue. From force of this training, he speaks Spanish perfectly. He has not the slightest trace of an English accent and persons who do not know that he is of American parentage are willing to believe that be Is a Span iard, merely from hearing him talk. He Is so perfectly bilingual that it shows even In his gestures. When talking with Engllsh-epeaklng per sons he sits quietly and does his con versing with his mouth alone. Only in case of making a point most em phatically does he use a gesture. But the moment he drops into Span ish bis every word is accompauied by a movement of the hands or arms. It is interesting to watch the change from the English to the Spanish side of him, because it comes so suddenly. He really can't speak Spanbih without gesturing. New York Sun. labor, luxury, and extravagance, there Is a relaxation of moral muscle, and in distress we are turning to the schools to stem the tide of moral In sufficiency. President Eliot said snend more money for education; The fashions of to-day are emin ently youthful. They demand the straight, unformed figure of the school girl. After all, there is w good deal tc be said In favor of wearing brlsht Slberiun Bread That Inebriates. Since you don't live In Siberia you need not be afraid, says M. Narrlon, a Russian, to get drunk through eat ing ordinary bread. In far eastern Siberia, in that region which lies be tween the sea and the river called Mssurl, the humidity of the climate, as well as the soil. Is remarkable. In certain districts thu humidity Is so Intense that there grows upon ears of corn a kind of fungus matter made of mlcro-fungl. As a result of A Possible Reason, One never knows just what is the power behind tbe throne. The true motive often lies burled deep under a pile of plausibilities. Perhaps the clergyman In the skit taken from London Opinion probed down to a true spring of action. Tbe good par son was summoned for driving his automobile beyond the speed limit. "Now," said the magistrate, "you say you were going at only eighteen miles an hour, but tbe constable still declares you were traveling at thirty. Now I don't like to doubt either of you. Can you think why he declares you were going at that rate? Is there any grudge he owes youT" "No," replied the clergyman, "no. I can't think of anything unless it is that I married blm three years sgo." According to the market records the consumption of eggs in New York City annually is (S3 for each Inhab itant. ; but It Is a mistake. We cannot trans- coiorB on a dark dav when th wnrM i this sporadic excrescence the bread ler me auiies oi me uuiuo ur ui mo church to the school. In bis social environment, in the time be spends out of school, the child gets more ed ucation or mlseducution than be gets In It. We have to come back to the old idea of having the parents purge out the moral malaria. Indianapolis News. Love in the Home. Pity was poured upon society women with childless homes by the Rev. William Spurgeon, of London, Eng., who delivered an address on "Tbe Story of Christmas" before the Sunday Evening Club in Orchestra Hall, says the Chicago Tribune. After reviewing the story of "The Coming of tbe King" as It was told in the Dudley Buck cantata of that name, which was sung by the club chorus, be dwelt upon the necessity of child love in a happy borne. He doclared the Hindoo theory of the sanctlQcatlon of tbe child a beautiful and a not unnatural result of the history of Christ. "God gives to man and to woman His best gifts," he said, "when He gives them little chil dren. Every child that comes into our lives is the proof of His love." In speaking of the pity he felt for the childless woman, he said: "Matty of them can blame themselves alom-. Tbey do not want children. They are tbe women who want a good time, made from the corn In question glve all the results of an overdose of al cohol. In very humid climates the phenomenon Is likewise known, though to nothing IIUo the extent of eastern Siberia, where whole districts are affected by this siranae kind of "albollzed bread." London Globe. Changes in Duslncst Methods, itself is dark and gloomy Merely a touch of the new metal i embroideries will transform a gowr ; that has always done good service Into one that is quite up to date. I Yellowish tones In the greens will be noticeable. Reds are always at- j tractive for cooler days and we art shown garnet, terra cotta. old ros ! oml Its luhaa I As a result of the panic there hnvo The apron or tabller effects seer I been many changjs in business meth- un irmueu guwus oner spienam op- 0da an(1 wller8 ono portunltles for the rich trimmlngi which are a feature of our present season. The quaint Quaker bonnets are as becoming, as far as I can see, for au tomobile wear as those of French de- was male by those whoee business it is to handle money, as a matter of good business policy it wrs so arranged that they left a little mora at toms fur t'nosa who are doln the handling, regard less of tbe former profit. For a ions sign. They are covered with silk; wbHo It has been tbe cuiucm of bank and equally good as the others. Tbo fad for artificial flowers fot i the corsage has reached proportion! i beyond anything ever expected or an. tlclpated even by tbe makers of these I in the lnrga cities to charge a:i ex change on checks cas'ued or depart ;d. In the smaller cities and towns where the banking business was not so for mally conducted the banks handled beautiful blossoms so like the real! deposits without co:U to the depos- and so much more lasting. The street-cleaning commission ol Baltimore has opened an "old horse farm," and now five mules are re cuperating from tbolr hard experi ence. By this system of rest and re cuperation tbe commissioner believes that tbe usefulness of the horses and mules , of his department will be Is there one here to-sreatly lengthened. ... . ltors. Within the past yea;- It has. however, become very S'inerally the custom for banks ti caavga er.changa tin all paper which tbey liunJI?, and 4n some busings this will cut quite figure in tbo course of a year. mm HOUSEHOLD MATTERS sag) Cure For Chapped Hands. Take common starch and grind with a knife until you get a smooth powder. Put this In a clean Jar or tin box handy to reach. After wash ing your bands, rinse In clean water, wipe, and while still damp rub a pinch of the powder thoroughly over them. Be very sure to cover the whole surface and you will true remedy. Boston Post To Extract m Cork. Everyone has had that annoying and irritating experience of having a cork shove down into a bottle. It may be removed with little trouble it the right method is used. Take a piece of string that will stand some strain, fold it to form a loop and in sert it into tbe bottle; by gently shaking or tapping the bottle the cork may be shaken into tbe Joop, pull tbe string and the cork will pop out with little or no difficulty. Boston Post. To rrepnre a Floor. Some girls who love to get up an Informal dance In the evening had some difficulty with the floors of their country house, which were not very, smooth. It was too much trouble to have them waxed, and they began experimenting with various' things. One of them sprinkled some talcum powder on the boards and began shuffling around with her feet. She found that it made an excellent dance floor, and the girls have "waxed" with talcum ever since. Brooklyn Eagle. Caviar Is now nude tn largo quan tities at Lake Winnipeg from stur geon roe. It is shipped to Hamburg In kegs and comes back to this coun tT la ha uil Jara as RussLin caviar. Wall Rack For Hooks. Take three pieces of board one and a half feet long and six Inches wide. Make a hole in the four corners ot each piece, take a strong cord and put through one piece at each corner, then put three empty spools on the cord, then another piece of board and spools In the same way until you have the three pieces on. Bring the cords together at the top, making them as long as you desire and tie. Paint or varnish any color you wish hang up. You will then have a very handy book rack. By using larger or smaller board and more or less spools you can make the rack any size you wish. Boston Post Table Fruit Trees. The little tree, gnarled and gray, was only two feet high, yet in it thick green foliage many small red and yellow apples gleamed. "Yes, it Is the very latest idea," said the florist. "We hope to have it well under way in time for the social season that begins at Easter. We hope to have ready for the market the Innumerable apples, peaches, pears and oranges that are now be. ing grown on dwarf trees in our nurseries. The new idea Is to bring on the fruit, at a dinner's end, not piled helter-skelter on a great dish, but growing on its own tiny tree. The guest extends ber bare white arm and plucks with ber ellm band from the tree tbe fruit she desires. Could anything be more charming? "Our fairy groves of fruit tree at the nursery are none of them ovet two feet high. They vary In age from three to seven years. A Jap. anese taught us the dwarfing process. Of course, this new idea won't catch on unless the dwarf fruit are per fect. We haven't got them quite per fect yet. They are just a shade sour. But Pome wasn't built in a day." New Vorl; Press. Blueberry Cake. One egg, well beaten, one cup sugar, one cup sour cream, one teaspoonful soda, one bait teaspoonful salt, two cups flour, one large cup blueberries added the last thing. Fine Cookies. Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, three eggs, one cup sour cream, one teaspoonful soda, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, flour to thicken. Sponge Cake. Four eggs, one cup sugar, one-halt cup potato flour, one halt teaspoonful baking powder, little salt; beat whites separate; to the whites add the sugar, then the yolks, flour and baking powder. This makes one good-sized loaf. Bake In a mod erate oven for thirty minutes. Hunan Cream Pie. Yolks of two eggs, one-half cupful of sugar, and a small pU;co of butter, one teaspoon cornstarch, one pint milk. Put milk on to scald; add rest and cook until thick. Put layer of cream la crust, then a layer of bananas, then cream, and frost with whites ot two eggs. Fruit Cake. Ona cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, one cup of sweet milk, four eggs, one cup of molasses, one teaspoon ful of cream ot tartar, one-half tea spoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one taaspoontul of cloves and nutrajg; bake slowly one hour. Sour Milk Cuke. One-half cup of butter, oue and one-half cups of sugar, one cup of sour milk, one egg, a little salt, three cup flour, one tea spoonful of soda, one cup of raisins, one cup of currants and citron, one halt teaspoouful ot cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Ouo or two more eggs can be used. runipkln l'ickts. Mix one-halt cupful ot sugar, ouo egg beaten, two tablespoonful of mushed stewed pumpkin and ono-balf cu;iful ot fresh rich milk. Season highly with pow dered cinnamon and grated nutmeg. Add a pinch ot salt and a small por tion of pulverized ginger. Line In dividual heart-shaped pie pan with light. Oaky putt Fast. Fill these hulls with the pumpkin mixture and bake in a steady oven. Wheu done, cover with meringue, return to the) ovtfD aud brown to a golden coicx.
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