OF AN ORCHARD.
.ood Ir in Orchard, the Paint aalth,
To mtUltale on Ufa and death,
with a cool wl a hlvn or boon,
A bermll'i grot below the tiera. j
Ojod ia an Orchard, Tory good,
Though one ahould wear no monkish hnd
Klltnt good when Kprlnir awaken her flute,
And good ill yellowing time or rrult.
Very good In the. ginsa to He
Aad sea the network 'salrnit the ky,
A Mrlng lai'C of blue and green,
And bougha that let the guld between.
Tb been are types of aonla that dwell
"JJlth honey In a qtilet cell ;
The ripe fruit llgitrea goldenly ,
The aoul a perfection In Ood'a eye. : 1 '
grayer and praise In n cotiirtry home, ,
Honey and fruit: a man inlKlit come,
red on anch mentx. to wnlk nbrnnd, I
And In bin Orchard m Ik with !od.
Katharine Tynan UlnVnon.
BRIDAL TOUR.
By Daisy Wright Field.
He was a prosperous young mer
chant, and she was the belle of the
villnge: or had been. Now thut the
wedding was over, she would follow
the custom of the community, settle
down to the stern realities of nmrricd
life with matronly airs, leavl g her
throne, as queen of the vilbg.j maid
, ens, to the next in popularity probab
ly her sworn enemy and rival. Polly
Cleeve.
But she oared lit 'To for all Ihis; she
tad Been too much absorbed in the
contemplation of her new finery, the
details of the wedding and the antici
pation of the tour tliey were to take
Immediately after. Now the trousseau
liad been carefully phcitetl in trunks,
band boxes, and hand barrs, tin; wed
ding had gone off successfully in the
little church, decorated with ever
greens and easier lilies and they were
In the little smoky general waiting
room of the depot. Young Mr. Drown
(stepped up to the window with an im
portant air, called for round .'rip tick
ets for two and ostentatiously opened
a well-filled pocket book.
"Where to?" quelled the grinning
agent.
Such absentmindeilnoss under the
tender influence of the sublime pas
sion, was too much for human nature
to bear stoically, however commend
able it might be. Mr. Brown nearly
fell over backwards.
"I I believe I've actually forgotten
the name of the place," he gasped in
dismay, and then there was a hasty
conference in the corner of the empty
waiting room, with little Mrs. Brown.
"Of course I didn't forget anything,"
lie explained to her, "but I remember
ed that we hadn't exactly decided. But
we will go to Uncle David's of course."
"Why of course?" queried the bride
rebelliously, "haven't I just as much
reason to want to visit my Aunt
Ellen?"
"You may think you have," he ad
mitted, loftily, "but woman-like, you
lave no doubt written a dozen long
letters to your aunt and received a
iike number from her since our en
gagement, while Uncle David and 1
lave scarce exchanged a line this sum-
mer. Besides,"
"Besides what?" as he hesitated.
. "Didn't you promise at the altar
not two hours ago, to honor and obey
mc?"
"It was certainly in the ceremony,
which was not of my making," was the
, reply,' while a small nose, at no timd
; Grecian, took on a more pronounced
tilt: "However I said Yes, with a. de
cided mental reservation."
, "And that was?"
: "When I wanted to."
"A very female trick," he remarked,
. savagely.
"At the moment when your mind
ahould have been above scheming, and
wholly absorbed in the holiness of
your vows, you were providing for a
possible : contingency In which you
would find It desirable to disobey me."
"And the contingency, it appears,
' aae arisen even sooner than I expected
It," with disdainful scorn. Mr.
Brown flushed darkly.
"Say no more about your Uncle
David's," the went on, "I will not be
forced Into obedience to any man."
. "Very well, as I shall not give up
the reins of authority to any woman,
we may as well .Bay no more about
your Aunt Ellen's. Well, shall we
order a carriage and go home?"
"Certainly not," was the spirited
reply, "you can do as you like; I am
going to Aunt Ellen's.".
' "And I to Uncle David's."
, When each stepped up and Ordered
a ticket to a different. town you might
, have knocked that agent down with
a snowbird's feather. He was ac
tually pale with astonishment where
ver he was visible behind a not
work of freckles adorning his Jovial
. countenance.
Little Mrs. Brown, with head erect
and elbows out aggressively, walked
to the window, where she became im
mediately absorbed in the scene with
out. Her loving husband sauntered
about the depot, whistling the Dead
March, In what he meant to be a de
fiant, sprightly tone.
Twenty minutes was quite as long
as cither could stand this. She bad
Just turned to go to him, when he
atarted toward her.
"Charlie," she murmured, "let's not
quarrel today, I am willing to go
with you."
"No," said the husband. " I have
quite made up my mind. We wlllo
to your Aunt Ellen's.
"Now, when I wanted the pleasure
f giving up to you In our first quar
rel," she began almost In tears.
"When I had so far humbled myself
as to give In to you," he added.
'iStill determined to assert your au
thorlty, I see," spitefully. '
"Still determined to have your own
way," stubbornly.
Then they parted again, and stood
at separate wiudows, moodily watch
ing the approach of a passenger train
As the rear coach came up even with
the station, a simultaneous exclama
lion burst from the bride and groom.
"Aunt Ellen, as I'm alive."
"Uncle David, by all that's holy!"
As the train was to make a half
hour stop, they darted out of the door
and Into the car, seeking some expla
nation of this curious turn of affairs,
As they entered, a tall silk hat and a
black plumed bonnet nodded cheer
fully In their direction.
"Nephew Charlie," ceremoniously
announced his uncle, "this is your
new aunt, Mrs. David Brown."
"Niece Dorothy," added her aunt,
"allow me to introduce your new uncle,
MV. Brown."
"Aunt," gasped the bride, "you're
not even married, are you?"
"We are indeed, my dear, ceremony
performed not six hours since. And
we are now on our wedding tour."
"But we didn't know you were ac
quainted," gasped Dorothy, who had
not yet recovered her breath.
'Didn't want you to know," respond
ed Uncle David, "wanted to surprise
you, my dear."
"Where are you going?"
"To Niagara."
"Who had the ordering of your Jour
ney?" questioned young Mr. Brown.
'Ellen, of course," was the ready
reply, as Uncle David glanced affec
tionately at his new made wife. "Of
course she was willing to let me say
but I told her a husband that couldn't
let his wife have her own way on a
little thing like her wedding tour,
wasn't worthy the title.".
Little. Mrs. Brown shot a triumph
ant glance at her young husband. A
moment later he gently drew her
aside.
"Dear," he whispered, "we'll- po
wherever you want to go, if It's to the
moon."
'Don't you think It would be nice
Charlie," she answered sweetly, "to
go to Niagara with Uncle Dave and
Aunt Ellen?"
"The very thing," he replied.
And so they settled it. Indiana
Parmer.
A REAL WAGONLOAD.
Western Man Got 110 Persons Into
His Carriage and Won.
A hardware and implement firm in
the West recently devised a unique
scheme with phenomenal success, the
climax proving not only amusing to the
populace, but profitable to the firm.
The firm sent to every farmer In their
vicinity, several weeks prior to the
event, a circular offering a. prize of
$10 in gold to the person who, on a
specified Saturday, would bring into
their town on one vehicle of any de
scription the largest number of per
sons, the only requirement being that
they should arrive before noon and
that each load of humanity should be
ounted by a member of the firm in
front of their place of business.
That nearly every farmer in the two
counties not only nibbled, but did his
best to run away with the bait, sinker
and all, was demonstrated on the desig
nated day, when from every direction,
over every road, vehicles of all de
scriptions and conditions, some drawn
by beasts of burden of the bovine spe
cies, but mostly by equines of pedigree
and well-groomed appearance, began
to pour into the town, each convey
ance loaded to Its capacity with men,
women and children.
They began coming soon after sun
rise and continued until nearly noon.
As each vehicle arrived and deposited
its occupants In front of the establish
ment the crowd of sightseers as well
as contestants Increased.
The number of persons brought In
by contestants varied from twenty to
fifty until 10 o'clock, when a man ar
rived with fifty-one. He thought he
had the prize until another farmer
came in at twenty minutes to 11 with
a wagon fifty feet long carrying eighty
six persons. This was so far ahead of
any other contestant and It was then
so near noon that he figured he could
not lose.
'You've got It to a certainty," said
one of his party.
I reckon that's what," said he, as
he put his hands in his pockets and
walked away. He could already feel
the money Jingling in his clothes. His
confidence was so supreme that he
bought a new hat and a new tie and
then went to a barber shop and got a
shave, haircut and a shine on the
strength of his belief that he had won
the $10.
But hardly had he emerged from the
barber shop when a shout went up
from the crowd as they beheld ap
proaching a vehicle the like of which
was never before seen on the streets
of this town, and probably never will
be seen again.
The conveyance was eighty-five feet
long and twenty feet wide. It moved
on eight wheels and was drawn by
eight horses.. Seated on the elongated
vehicle were enough men and, women,
boys and girls to start a colony in
Oklahoma or upon a reservation in
Dakota.
The man who held the reins with the
skill St a circus driver over the eight
horses was from a village of three
houses and thirty persons, niteen miles
away. He drove around the square,
followed by a throng pf cheering per
sons, and proudly pulled up his octet
of steeds at the proper place, where
the load of laughing visitors were
counted one by one. There were 110.
Hardware) Dealers' Magazine.
RARE AMERICAN COINS.
MANY CENTS HIGHLY VALUED
BY COLLECTORS.
Private Gold Issues That Bring Big
Prices Three Cent and Five Cent
Nickels With Large Premiums
Varying Values Put on Dollars-
Unique Coin.
"Premiums on old coins have a
vanced from 76 to 100 percent during
tho last few years," said an old coin
dealer. "Any number of coins that
could have been picked up for a
small sum a short time ago now
bring sums up to $75 and $100.
"This is due to the tremendous re
vival of interest that has taken place
In coin collecting. There are now In
this country more than 4000 coin col
lectors who systematically buy old
coins and are always in search of
new specimens.
"They make trips abroad to Europe
and other countries In quest of de
sired rarities. Some of them make
trips of this character every year for
no other purpose than to ransack the
shops of dealers in odds and ends on
the other Bide of the ocean In the hope
of finding a treasure, which, as a
matter of fact, they very often do.
"Of course, tliere are thousands of
persons who casually gather old
coins indiscriminately, but I don't
take such collectors Into ac
count. So great Is tho demand for
old coins nowadnys that the supply
does not begin to meet It.
"Most American collectors go in
for coins of United States Issue. Not
much interest Is taken here In for
eign, und In the ancient Greek or
Roman coins, although they are the
rage abroad.
"A good many collectors make a
specialty of gathering Colonial coins
and the private gold issues of North
Carolina, Georgia and California, but
the large old copier cent leads thein
all in point of interest. Still other
collectors go in for die varieties and
mint marks. That small letter on a
coin which shows the place of its
mintage, makes all the difference in
the world to a collector and also In
the price.
"For instance, a 20-cent piece of
1S75 of the Philadelphia Mint is
worth Just 25 cents, and yet a coin
of the same denomination of 1877 or
1S7S, bearing the two tiny letters
'C C for Carson City, will bring be
tween $10 and $15.
"The dime of 1894 Is another exam
ple. The one made In San Francisco,
with the letter 'S,' 13 worth anywhere
from $5 to $10, whereas those made
In other mints are worth Just their
face value or a trifle over. There
were only 24 of the former ten-cent
pieces minted.
"Would you believe a dollar of 1904
was worth $5.50? It is, Just the same,
and that sum was paid at a recent
auction sale.
"Yet, such Is the Inconsistency of
coin collecting that a dollar of 1798,
in good condition, can be bought for
$2.50. The reason for this is that all
1901 dollars were struck In proof Bets
and were limited.
"Proof coins are made by burnish
ing the sheet of metal before the
forth with a high polish. The low fig
ure of the 1798 dollar Is due to the
enormous number preserved In good
condition.
".Many of the coins minted since
1850 bring premiums that greatly ex
ceed those for coins Issued during
the latter part of the 18th century
and the beginning of the 19th cen
tury. "A gold dollar of 1875 in proof con
dition will bring $75. The three
doliar gold piece of 1873 is worth $50.
All three dollar gold pieces, In fact,
with tho exception of those minted
at the Philadelphia Mint in 1855 and
1874, are worth premiums ranging up
to $75.
"The four-dollar gold piece of 1879
and 1880 is worth $75. The silver
dollar of 1858 is rated at $50. The
flying eagle cent of 185C brings $15,
and is hard to get at that price.
All of the silver three-cent pieces
command premiums that range as
high as $3. The nickel three-cent
piece of 1877 Is worth $4, and the five
cent piece of the same year is val
ued at $3.50.
"And, what will seem strangest of
all to tho general public, the common
bronze cent of 1877, in proof condi
tion, is quoted at $2.50, and even
those which have been :n circulation
fetch an advanced price.
"Die varieties mean more than one
would suppose. Of the 1794 cents
alone there are 55 die varieties, each
one of which Is held at a high prem
ium, and of all the big copper cents
there are 817 die varieties known at
the present time, with other counties
to hear from.
"And this Just refers to coins of
one denomination. It is easy to Imag
ine the work ahead of tho collector
who goes in for the collection of die
varieties of coins of all denomina
tions. '
"The majority of the collectors of
gold coins confine themselves to de
nominations under $5. This by no
means limits their field greatly, asl
there are hundreds of varreties of the
p'rlvato gold Issues of the western
states. North Carolina and Georgia,
not to mention the vnrieties of the
United States Issue.
".lust take the Brasher doubloon.
This was a gold piece issued In New
York City In 1S37. On tho reverse
It bears the motto 'Unttrn B Plurlbus,'
and an eagle with spread wings; up
on Its breast a shield, with a bundle
bf arrows in tho right talon and an
olive branch in the left, while the
head Is surmounted by 13 stars.
"This coin was struck from flies
wtleh had been made for a cent, '
which the maker had submitted to
the authorities for approval, but It
was rejected. The coin Is now worth
more than $500 and Is seldom offered
for sale.
"Of the California goia" Issues alone
there are several hundred varieties,
and some of them command enor
mous premiums.
"There are only three collectors in
this country who make a specialty
of accumulating gold pieces of the
value of $10 and upward. There are
not only the eagle and double eagle
of United States issue, but the many
10, 20, and 60-dollar gold pieces of
private firms in the west and the $16
and $40.07 gold slugs.
"This branch of numismatics is
only for millionaires. All the 50 dol
lar gold pieces, of which there were
seven varieties, are octagonal In
shape except one and now fetch from
$150 to $500, that is, when they are
offered for sale, which Is not often.
"These 50 dollar pieces were made
of the purest gold, which cannot al
ways be said of many of the minor
denominations, such as the 25 and
60 cent pieces of so-called gold.
"But there is one gold piece of
United States Issue which is beyond
the reach of all collectors, no matter
how wealthy. This coin Is above
price. It is the first 20-dollar gold
piece minted by this government, in
1849.
''The pieco was submitted for ap
proval, but before action was tuken
the new year came, so that the dies
had to be destroyed and new ones
made for 1850. This coin, the only
one of its kind, now rests in the coin
cabinet at the Philadelphia mint.
"After all. the real factor in the
value of a coin of rare dale is its
condition. On this depends whether
it Is worth $5 or $300.
"A 1799 copper cent, worn almost
smooth from constant circulation,
and with the date barely discernible,
will bring from $5 to $15, while one
in better condition will advance in
value with leaps and bounds. Two
hundred dollars has been paid for one
of these homely cents In very lino
condition.
"One of my customers has had a
standing offer with me for the last
five years of $225 for one of these
1799 cents In uncirculated condition.
Such a coin must extst, I'm sure,
maybe hidden away in the bottom
of an old bureau drawer or reposing
in the depths of an old stocking, the
owner unaware of the small fortune
It would bring.
"The great premium at which the
1799 cent is held is one of the mys
teries of coin collecting. Usually a
large premium Is demanded for coins
that are extremely scarce, or, by rea
son of their limited Issue, are almost
unattainable. But there is no such
reason why the 1799 cent should be
rare.
"The mint records for that year
show that exactly 904,585 were
coined. Notwithstanding this enor
mous number the coins are now very
scarce, but where they nave gone no
one knows." New York Sun.
LAW WORKED BOTH WAYS.
Judge Who Fined Man Payed for
Expensive Meal.
In a hamlet not far from New York
lived a justice of the peace who Is
well liked by all the people. His cases
for the most part are heard on the
veranda of his country place in sum
mer and in his library during the chil
ly days of spring and when the snow
files In winter.
The "judge" as he is known far and
wide in the bailiwick, is fond of out
door life and when he Is out on a
rabbit hunt he keeps his judicial eye
open for any offenders who may
stray across his path. The game laws
In his State are stringent.
Not very long ago the "judge" met a
German who. carried a shotgun. The
bulging appearance of the pockets of
the huntsman excited the judicial sus
picion. Knowing that it was always
smfe to slay blackbirds and crows, the
"Judge" congratulated the German on
his success in ridding the community
of pests.
The German, a newcomer In the
community, repudiated the insinuation
that he didn't know game when .he saw
It, and pulled out of his pockets twelve
fat robins, all of which, he boldly an
nounced, he had brought down on the
wing.
The "Judge" In a roundabout way
obtained the German's name and place
of residence. The following day the
robin slayer found himself before "His
Honor" on a charge of violating the
game law. He pleaded ignorance and
guilty. He said he was a poor man
and had to shoot game In order to
satisfy the hunger of his family. But
ignorance of the law Is no excuse and
the "Judge" imposed a penalty of $5
per bird slaughtered out of season.
Twelve birds at $5 per meant $G0.
The German asked for mercy and the
'judge" knocked off $2 on each bird.
This so touched the heart of the Ger
man that he paid $36 then and there.
On his return home he sent the twelve
slaughtered robins to "His Honor,"
with his compliments, and that day
the "Court" Invited some of his epicu
rean friends to dine on robin pie.
Some one "peached on the "Judge,"
and tho authorities called upon him to
explain how he had dead robins in his
possession. The course of procedure
by which he explained Is not reported,
but the "Judge" has since "confided" to
his intimate friends that his robin
dinner cost him $24. Since then when
he meets a man with a gun in the road
way he looks in another direction.
New York Press.
Tho Russian zrnistvos or country ad
ministrative bodies? supply agricul
tural Implements to peasants ou credit.
The recent electrical exhibition in
London was such a financial succesi
that the executive committee has been
able to refund to the exhibitors much
of the money they paid for space.
A new time-recording camera has
been patented in England. By photo
graphing an automobile in motion and
a watch at the same moment. It is
possible for policemen to produce ab
solute proof that a motorman has ex
ceeded the legal speed limit.
Professor Landouzy, in a communl-
cation Just made to the French Aca
lemy of Medicine, insinuates a serious
ground of distrust between a man and
his dog. There is no doubt that tuber
cukftls Is on the Increase, and tho pro
lessor has just as little doubt that dogs
have something to do with it.
The New York Central Railroad has
placed orders with several manufac
turing companies for a total of 25,000
freight, cars, calling for the expendi
ture of about $25,000,000. The tre
mendous scale on which the railroads
are now providing equipment indi
cates the pressure under which they
are working to care for the traffic that
is being offered to them.
To meet the effects of sea-water on
cast-iron piles, and for other reasons,
it is a common and good practice to
make the lower lengths of greater
thickness say, 3-8 inch "more than
that sufficient for the upper. Occa
sionally, also, the bottom lengths are
filled with concrete, which no doubt
adds to the length of time during
which they may be relied upon.
Forced draft dates back of course to
Stephenson's "Rocket," and its first
use for marine purposes was by Mr.
Robert It. Stevens on tho Hudson River
steamers In our own country prior to
the civil war. During that war Mr.
Isherwood built a number of gunboats
which used forced draft, but it had fal
len Into disuse until about 1882 for
naval vessels, when It was introduced
Into the English navy, and still later
was applied In the nierchafif service.
BIRDS IN THE ANTARCTIC.
They Gather About a Ship for Days at
a Time.
"The tempestuous seas of the south
ern oceans have one great feature,
lacking In other oceans, In the quan
tity and variety of their bird life,"
says Captain Robert F. Scott. R. N.,
in "The Voyage of the Discovery,"
published by tho Scrlbners. "The fact
supplies an interest to the voyager
which can scarcely by appreciated by
those who have not experienced it,
for not only are these roanfing, tire
less birds seen in the distance, but
in the majority of cases they are at
tracted by a ship and gather close
about her for hours, and even days.
The greater number are of the petrel
tribe, and vary in size from the great
er stormy petrel, which flits under the
foaming crests of the waves. For
centuries these birds have been the
friends of sailors, who designate them
by more or less familiar names, some
of which have been preserved, while
others have been dropped for more
definite titles.
"In the older accounts of voyages
It Is often difficult to recognize the
birds referred to; for Instance, the
term 'Eglet' seems to have been ap
plied to various species. But the
'Wanderer,' 'Sooty,' 'Cape Pigeon,'
Giant Petrel,' and many others are
survivals which the ordinary man still
prefers to employ in preference to the
scientific designation. It was the
shooting of a 'Sooty albatross by one
Simon Hartley In Shelvocke's voyage
that supplied the theme immortalized
In the 'Ancient Mariner."
Carrots Good for the Health,
Carrots one associates rather with
Irish stew and boiled mutton and
most people find them a somewhat
tasteless vegetable, although their
bright color renders them useful as a
garnish to make dishes, either for
pretty little rings made by removing
the lighter colored centres from round
slices of carrot, to float about in clear
soup, or served In tiny strips with
green peas and cream sauce. 'The
carrot, however. Is by no means to be
despised from a hygienic standpoint!
It contains digestive properties (in
the form of pectlc acid) which, acting
6n the other foods eaten with it, aids
In dissolving them, and so promotes
digestion. They are also a good
blood purifier, and it has been said
that their frequent regular use clears
the complexion and brightens the
color of both eyes and hair. This
would seem to Indicate that they con
tain iron, well known to have that
color-restoring property. Besides
this, carrots applied externally in the
form of a poultice aid in reducing in
flammation. Lucky and Unlucky.
A beautiful Idea is prevalent in
Burmah about rubies. The natives
believe that their color changes grad
ually, while they ripen in the earth,
as if a fruit. At first they say tho
stone is colorless, then it becomes
yellow, green, blue, each in turn .the
final stage being red. When redness
is attained the ruby is ripe. The ruby
is said to influence the wenrer very
strongly for good or evil. It is sup
posed to bring one's due in money
that has been .misappropriated. If It
brings back bad luc'.; to the wearer,
it should be discarded; it is malevolent.
KEPT TIME 200 YEARS.
Clock That Has Passed Along
Through 8even Generations.
S. S. Peters of 672 South Twenty-
eighth street, Omaha, is tho owner of
a calendar clock which Is 194 years
old and still running. It has come
down In direct line of descent from
the original purchaser through the
oldest male member of the Peters
family through the two centuries of
its existence. There la no flaw In Its
pedigree. The clock was built by
Felix Owen in the famous town of
York, England. In 1711, and was pur
chased by Newton Peters. Seven
years afterward Newton Peters came
to America, settling at Jamestown,
Va. A few years later he, with Wil
liam Byrd founded the town of Peters
burg, Va. On the death of Newton
Peters In 1725. tho clock became the
property of his son, Absalom, and on
his death in 1760, Absalom's son
Zachaiiah, came into possession. Zack
Peters was an officer In the American
navy, and when he died his son, Tunis
evidently named In memory of the
scene of actual naval service got the
timepiece. In 1787 Tunis Peters be
came a member of a colony moving
to Ohio, and brought tho clock with
him to that then new country. On
his death, In 1802, his son, also Tunis,
became the owner of the old clock.
He was one of the pioneers of Ross
county, O., where he lived until 1855,
His successor in the ownership was
Jonathan L. Peters of Columbus, O.,
who died In 1882. The clock then be
came the property of Jonathan's only
surviving son, Samuel S. Peters, now
on the Bee staff.
It will thus been seen that the Pet
ers clock has counted the hours of
seven long-lived generations of the
Peters family.
The body of the Peters clock is of
cherry, the works of brass. So well
did ancient Felix Owen do his work
that the only repairs ever made on
his handiwork have been In the nature
of occasionally renewing tho cords
that support the weights. It is an 8
day clock, and must be wound once a
week. The face of the clock shows
the phases of the moon and also indi
cates the ebb and the flow of the tides.
It shows the days of the month also.
The face of tho dial is of enamel and
shows marks of Its great age in the
shape of cracks, honorable scars of a
useful life. The figures are Arabic
haraeters, an inch and an eighth in
length. The corners of the face pro
tecting the dial are painted with
quaint old English figures. The sec
ond hand is three inches in length, the
minute hand six Inches and the hour
hand five inches. The clock frame Is
eight feet high and eighteen Inches
wide. The pendulum rod is four feet
and ten inches long, and the two
weights tip the scales at thirty
pounds. It is still In excellent run
ning order and correctly records the
time of today as it did in the sedate
days two centuries ago.
This old clock was on exhibition at
the Centennial exhibition in Philadel
phia in 187C, with no other veteran of
its kind to dispute its precedence for
age. Subsequently it was exhibited
in the Curtis Press club rooms at Co
lumbus, O., for several months, when
the Ohio Historical society tried in
vain to secure it for the state collector
of antiquities.
Persons in Virginia, Philadelphia
and New York have repeatedly made
flattering offers in money for the
clock, and other branches of the Pet
ters family have been anxious to get
possession of it. Samuel S. Peters
steadily refused to part with the hon
ored timekeeper of the lives of his an
cestors. He brought the clock to
Beatrice, Neb., from Ohio in 1885, and
has frequently loaned it for exhibition
at gatherings of old folks. For sev
eral years, however, this has been
stopped for fear of possible injury is
moving. Omaha Bee.
He Spoiled It All.
W. Caryl Ely of Buffalo, the presi
dent of the American Street Railway
association, was talking at the con
vention in Philadelphia about motor
men's and conductors' adventures. "A
jonductor came to me with a smiling
lace the other day," he said. "He
wanted to tell me what bad happened
on an Incoming car. It seems that a
middle-aged woman and her little son,
a lad of six or seven years, got on the
ar, and as soon as they were seated
the woman took a half dollar out of
her pocket and handed It to the
youngster to pay the fare with. The
boy held the coin in his small, fat
band, and examined it closely and
solemnly. The conductor appeared
for the fares, and the youngster gave
him the half dollar with owlish sol
Mnnity. The money was pocketed and
10 cents in change was put in the
small, extended hand. As soon as he
Rot this change the boy laughed
wriggled in his seat, and shouted
gleefully:
'Oh, ma, he's taken the bad half-
iolllar!'" New Y'ork Tribune.
Dangers of Peace.
Johnny Ral9ton was a very good boy,
declares Answers, but he had one
fault which it beemed impossible for
his mother to overcome; he would
fight with other boys. He had been re
proved, and at last Johnny had made
a faithiul promise that he would bat
lie no more.
That very evening he returned from
school with a cut cheek and a swollen
nose.
"Johnny," said his "mother, "you
promised me this nioir.iug that you
would not fight again."
"But I, haven't been fighting, ma,
This is an accident."
"An accident?'
"Yes, ma. I was sitting on Tommj ;
Bipss, and I forjot to held cU feet j
Nut Puffs.
Delicious nut puffs for afternoon tea
are made with' a cupful and a half of
flour, a cupful of milk, a saltspoonfut
of salt, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, three
eggs and a quarter of a cupful of
ground mils. Beat the mixture .for
fifteen minutes and bake. In gem pans
that have been previously heated In a
hot oven. ' '
Almond and Date Cakes.
For almond and date gems, stir the
well beaten yolks of two eggs Into a
pint of sweet milk and add a teaspoon
fill of salt and three cupfuls of flour,
sifted with a teaspoonful of baking
powder. Then add a cupful of dates
and almonds in equal proportions,
chopped very fine. Fold in the stiffly
beaten whites of the eggs and bake
in buttered gem tins.
Apple Gems.
To make apple gems, have ready
four large sour apples peeled and minc
ed. With them, mix a quarter of a
cupful of molasses, an egg beaten Veil,
half a teaspoonful of soda dissolved In
a little hot water and a cupful and a
half each of fine corn meal and flour
sifted with a teaspoonful of baking
powder. Stir In enough sweet milk
to make a thin batter and bake in but
tered gem tins.
Bread Griddle Cakes.
For bread griddle cakes, which are
an excellent expedient for using up
stale bread, soak a pint of crumbs in
milk to cover them until they are
soft. Then add a cupful of flour sifted
with a heaping teaspoonful of baking
powder, a well beaten egg, a level salt
spoonful of salt and milk to make a
thin batter. If sour milk is used use
half a teaspoonful of soda In place of
the baking powder, dissolving It in
a little warm water.
Apple Johnny Cake.
Apple Johnny cake is famous among
New Englanders. It Is a delicious
breakfast or luncheon bread. Mix two
cupfuls of cornmea!, a saltspoonful of
salt, a teaspoonful of cream of tartar,
a scant half-cupful of sugar, half a
teaspoonful of soda dissolved In a
little water and mill: to make a thin
batter. Stir In three sour apples that
have been peeled and cut into thin
slices. Bake In a shallow tin in a
moderate oven for 33 minutes.
Useful Hints.
Do not use cracker crumbs for cov
ering croquettes; they will not brown.
A small square of asbestos kept on
the Ironing board will save the Iron
ing sheet.
Vegetables with the exception of
potatoes and onions, should be pur
chased each day.
A broad-bladed spatula is the han-
ritacr fif l-ltf-hpn twila for liftlne rrtv
quettes for an egg mixture.
Few people care to bother making
pickles, as there are so many kinds
to be bought very cheaply.
Always use a wooden spoon, and
the best vinegar you can buy, boiling
this in an enamelled soucepan.
An old rule for plain apple griddle
cakes Is half a pint of chopped apples
into a quart of ordinary griddle cake
batter.
It is a well-known fact that all vege
tables which grow beneath the ground
should be put on to boil in cold wat
er, those which grow above Into boil
ing water. This will ensure a suc
cessful result.
If a croquette mixture stick to the
palms while it is being shaped, dip
your hands in cold water and begin
again. Never fry croquettes In a
draft; they will crack.
A cleaning fluid may be made at
fice cents' worth of saltpeter, ammonia
and shaving soap dissolved in one
quart of rain water. It is good for a
thousand things. It takes the grease
out of carpets beautifully.
Cold vegetables should' never be
thrown away. Cauliflower, beans,
peas, whole potatoes, etc, make deli
cious salads with the addition of oil
and vinegar dressing, and a little
chopped parsley.
Remove the outside leaves from a
nice red cabbage, cut into four parts,
taking off the stalks, and cut it into
very thin slices.
A Natural Remedy.
That the remedy Is sometimes worse
than the disease is again shown by an
incident chronicled In the New York
Times. A prominent politician has a
wife who Is a model of domestic care
fulness. ' She has a talent for making
bread, and takes great pride in hav
ing her loaves turn out well.
One evening she had set the batch
of dough to ri-e in the kitchen and
was reading in ihe parlor, when her 6-year-old
boy came running to her. cry
ing, "Mamma, mamma, there's a
mouse jumped into your bred-pan!".
The good woman sprang from her
seat.
"Did you take him eut?" she asked
frantically.
"No'm, but I done just as good, i
threw the cat in, and she's digging af
ter him to beat the band!"
In 1004. the total consumption of cof
fee by the American people amounted
to 900,879.000 pounds.
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