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Empire Coat.
Those empire coat wraps are very
useful for dressy wear, tho model of
the ono Illustrated bolng of silver-gray
trimmed with embroidered bands and
gray velvet. Tho little pointed vest
was made of theso ombroldered strips.
An embroidered band also formed a
straight collar, which Is hidden In the
illustration, but tho ermine nock scarf.
Tho coat was laid In plaits at tho
shoulder, tho shoulder seam being
strapped across with gray silk cords
and buttons. Tho rovers were flnlshod
by a folded scarf of gray velvet, and
at the point of each rover was nt
,w taohed a largo gray silk tassel. Tho
sides of the coat were slashed and held
together by rows of gray velvet but
tons andccmls.
No Hope.
' Tho patient smiled serenoly.
"J. "Nothing much to tell, doctor; I'm a
, very ordinary person!"
"You appear to bo well."
"In fair health!" .;
"How'b business? No conspiracies
gainst you?V
, "Dear mo, no! Everything is in
moderate shape. I make a living
that's, about all one ought to expect!"
s 4,Clet along with your family?"
. "Quite nlcoly."
"And you are not dlsturbod by any
thing?"
' "Oh, no; I-never allow myself to
worry.'.' ,
The doctor went back. .
' '.'Don't see anything the matter with
him so fdr," he said to the head of the
institution.
$ ''Well, guess' you'd better give him
one more test. They say he's pretty
td."
So the doctor prepared for further
enlightenment. , K
' ' "By the way," he Wd to the.pfttlent,
-as he went back, after they had light
ed cigars. "I.'forgot to ask you if you
ware- it married man." '
The patient's eyes glistened.
""Yef, sir." -
"How jlortg have you be.en married?"
l "Ten years."
"What ort or a. woman is your
rife?V
The patient straightened up. He rose
'from his seat and began to pace the
tfloor rapldlly. His manner changed.
ile grew ejcclt'ed.
"What ort, of a woman is my wife,
sir?" he, added. "Why, it would" take
years to tell you. I can only say that
I never saw her equal. It's Blmply
wnridnrful how she treats me. For
years,, now I've been reading my morn
ing paper, at tho breakfast table, and
" never once haB she interrupted me.
come home from the club at all hours
of the night "and she never utters a
cross word. I have neyer known her
to exceed her allowance. We can play
cards fogether for hours in the pres
ence of others and never does she get
cross at me; and she has seen me
make a hundred Welsh rabbits and
never attempted to interfere. A won
derful woman thatl Couldn't begin to
tell you about her Never speaks unless
w snokea to. Never wants to go
way in summer. Never buys me any
thing I can't wear. Loves all the mem
bers of my family. Cook to penecuou
Never"
.Til doctor arose swiftly and, excus
lag himself, once mora Joined the head
at tae asylum.
Wall?''
"1 fear at laat aacertaiaed tha trutk.
The patleat Is iaeurablar Ltta.
" , WUdow aauttara Jamltori.
Women and Home.
Couldn't Fool Him Twice.
Tho heavy clouds wero massing in
tho west, tho lightning was flashing
and tho thunder was rumbling omin
oualy
Tho fond mother gathered hor young
hopeful to her and tried logically to
calm his fears. ,
"There's no danger, dear. God sends
tho thunder storm to clear tho air,
water the flowers and make things
cool. You mustn't bo frightened. It
won't harm you, and everything will
bo better when it's over."
Tho llttlo chap listened Intently ,and
when his mother finished he looked at
her quizzically.
"No, no, mamma," ho murmured,
"you talk exactly tho way you did laBt
week when you took. me to the dentist
to have that tooth pulled." Harper's
Weekly.
Although no official notices are to
bo lsstiod on the subject, it is under
stood it Is desired that in all public an
nouncements respecting tho Queen of
Spain her Majesty should be known as
Queen Victoria Eugenie, and not
Queen Victoria.
The Cook Book.
Cookies Two cups sugar, two eggs, ono
cup sour milk, ono cup butter, enough
Hour to mix stiff.
Or
Doughnuts Threo eggs; ono and one-
half cups of sugar; ono and ono half
cups of hour milk; ono tablespoon of lard;
nutmeg; ono half teaspoon of soda stirr
ed into milk. Use your judgment In
flour.
Plain Fritter Batter Ono cup of flour;
ono egg beaten separately; ndd enough
sweet milk to make a batter the consis
tency of pan cako thon beat In ono-half
tcaspoonful of salt and tho whlto of the
egg.
Vinegar Plrf Onb cup of sugar; ono-
half cup of vinegar; three tablespoonfuls
of , flour; one tcaspoonful of cinnamon;
two cups of water; boll until It thickens
In a doublo boiler pour Into crust and
bake. Excellent!
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Mock Whip Cream Filling Ono and
ono-half cups whlto sugar; ono largo'
tart apple or two small ones tho whlto
of one egg,.' ono-half teaspoon vanilla;
beat till stiff, put between layora and on
top of cake.
Dressing for Cabbage Salad Qnp and
ono half tablespoonfuls of sugar; one-half
tcaspoonful of salt; one and one -half ta
blespoonfuls of vinegar;1 mix all together
and stir Into half a cupful of sour cream
which has been previously bcalon stiff..
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Pop Overs Ono cup of milk; ono cup
of flour; orio jegg; one teaspoon of butter?
a pinch of salt; boat tho whlto and yolk
.of th egg separately; then beat .all well
together; put In tho oven and bako In
gem paps.
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To . Preserve Green drapes Sweat
Ones-Take-four pounds of grapes to two
pounds of sugar and a pint of water.
boll the syrup and put tho grapes in
whllo boiling; let boll three minutes and
put In. jars. '
Fried' Cake-Two eggs, two cups of
sugar, six tablespoonfuls of- melted lard,
three, tablespoonfuls of baking powder,
on.- and one-half cups sweet milk,, ono
teaspoonful of ginger, and enough flour to
roll out nicely. .
Vinegar Pie Ono' half cup vinegar, ono
and one-half cups hot water, one cup of
sugar, yolks of. two eggs, one teaspoon
ful of vanilla, ono heaping tablespoonful
of corn starch. Bako with under crust,
Use tho whites of tho eggs for frosting,
Bake the crust and separate.
No Egg Cookies Three cups granulat
ed sugar, one cup lard, one-half toa
spoon salt, qno cup nlco buttermilk, ono
teaspoon soda, two teaspoons lemon ex
tracts Mix In flour enough to mold out
soft. Roll out thin, Sift over sugar and
bako In quick oven. Very nlco.
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To Keep Files off from Picture" Frames
or Table If you have a, hanging lamp
get somo green asparagus tops and
stick around tho bottom of tho lamp,
Tho flics will sit on the tops and dlo.
Theso tops are very decorative and en
banco tho looks of any dining room.
Pumpkin Pie .For old fashioned pump
kin pie that cannot be excelled by any
modern recipe take ono and one-half cup
fuls of stewed pumpkin; ono cup of boil
ing milk; one-half cup of brown sugar
two eggs, one-half teaspoonful of salt
one-half salt spoon each of cinnamon
and ginger. Line a deep pie plate with
a good crust; fill and bako to a golden
brown.
Little Nut Cakes Cream together one
half cupful of sugar with two table
spoonfuls of butter; add one well beaten
eta; two tablespoonfuls of milk; one
fourth teaspoonful of salt and one oupful
C flour with which has been sifted one
teaapeonful of baking powder, stirring
fa one cupful of chopped nuts; drop
frets a spoon on well buttered tins, and
bake in quick oven.
Large Hat for Dress Wear.
The drawing shows a lovely model
of cream white felt, tho large brim of
which drooped In a becoming fashion
over the face. Tho under part of the
brim was filled in with white maline,
tho top of the hat showing a wreath of
delicate yellowish pink roses, maiden
hair fern and forget-me-nots about tho
crown. Three full white plumes wero
ui?ed at tho left shlo of tho hat
A Feather Cake Ono cupful of whlto
sugar; ono cupful of sweet cream; two
eggs; ono tcasponful of vanilla; two tea-
spoonfuls of good baking powder; two
cupfuln of flour; this will mako two lay
ers.
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A Good Way to Make Starch Take ono
cupful of good starch; stir In a llttlo cold
water to mako Into a thick cream and
have boiling water to pour over this till
thick: then put in four tablespoons of salt
and two of kerosene; stir and you will
havo the best starch made.
A Cheap Fruit Cake Two cups of suer-
ar; one cup of butter; ono largo cup of
sour milk; two cups of seeded chopped
raisins; threo cupfuls of flour; four eggs
added tho last of "all; ono teaspoonful of
soda In tho milk; ono teaspoon of alr
bdIco: ono teaspoon of cloves; one. tea
spoon of cinnamon; bake 35 minutes In
n slow oven In a loaf form and use boiled
Icing on top.
Sauce for Pudding Ono-half cup ot
butter; ono cup of sugar; ono egg all
beaten light and cook ih a dquble boiler
40 minutes. Do not stir, Cook this sauco
until fine. Pour over any kind of stalo
cake which has been well, steamed.
Sponge Cake Three oggs, two cups
sugar! ono tablespoonful of butter.
Cream nil together. A pinch of salt,
two tablespoonfuls sweet milk, one tea
spoonful soda, two teaspoons of cream of
tartar, one teaspoonful of vanilla, threo
cups of flour: beat all together, then add
one-half cup boiling water, beat good
and bake In a quick oven; bako in a
loaf or In layers.
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Chowder Eight quarts of chopped
green tomatoes, mixed with one cup of
salt. Lot stand over night and drain
well. Moll fifteen minutes in two quarts
of vlnogar and o.no pint .of water, then
drain tgaln. Take threo quarts of vin
egar, two . pounds of sugar, ono-half
pounl of whlto mustard seed whole,
one-fourth teaspoonful of cayenne pep.
per, ono tablespoonful' of cinnamon and
one tablespoonful of clotes.. Boll the
whelo forty minutes.
Prize Lemon PIa Line a plo tin with
good crugt and bake. For. the filling take
one cup of sugar; the grated rind and
Jutcq of one lemon; yolks of threo eggs;
two tablespoonfuls of corn starch (a lit
tle heaping).; stir sugar and yolks togeth
er; add lemon Julco then tho corn starch
and stir well together; then add one and
one-half cups of boiling, water; put In tho
stovo In a doublo boiler and cook until
thick then pour into tho baked crust.
For tho" top, beat tho whites of tho three
eggs stiff; add two tablespoonfuls of sug
ar; spread over tho top and brown deli
cately In tho oven.
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Pfetfernussso This Is a great Gorman
receipt, made gonorally at Christmas
time. Sift together two cupfuls of sug
ar; four cupfuls of flour; two level tea
spoonfuls of baking powdor with a half
tablespoonful each of cloves, maco and
nutmeg ,and one tablespoonful of cinna
mon; ndd tho grated rind of a lemon and
a half cupful of chopped citron; mix to
a dough; add llvo eggs beaten vory light,
but do not soparato yolks from whites.
Shapo tho dough Into balls the size or
a hickory nut with buttored hands and
bako on buttored paper In a quick oven.
Set the balls at least ono Inch apart in
pan. This rectpo makes about seventy
cakes.
Sweet Spanish Pickles Two heads of
cabbage of medium size; three dozen
green tomatoes; two dozen cucumbers
nnd eight small green poppers. Cut the
cabbage in small pieces; also tho cucum
bers; sprinkle with salt and let stand
over night. In the morning drain In tho
collander and scald each separately In
weak vinegar. Throw this away. Put
all in a crock and cover with the follow
ing mixture three and one-half pint ot
vinegar; four pounds of brown sugar;
one tcaspoonful each of white mustard
and celery seed; one spoonful of turmerlo
and ground cinnamon mixed with a little
cold vinegar. Cook all together; sour
over the vegetables while hot and add a
handful of raisins. Try this rectpo and
you will never be without the oloklea.
Hallmark of Wealth.
A short, nervous man; holding In his
hand a paper, entered tho office of the
prominent specialist.
"Ah, good morning, sir. You remem
ber mo? I was ono of your patients."
"Perfectly, sir. Be seated."
"I havo Just received your bill."
"Yes, sir."
Tho patient waved tho paper excited
ly. "I have come to ask you for an ex
planation. This bill, sir, is four times
as much as it ought to be. It's twice
as much as I can pay."
The great specialist looked sympa
thetic. "Is it possible," he muttered, "that
I havo made a mistake? No, that is
correct. It's all right."
"Now, sir," exclaimed the other
man, "let me tell you something. I
know you charged high. I knew you
also went by nppearances. And so,
when I came to you I made it a point
of wearing my oldest and shabbiest
clothes. I did it on purpose. How sir,
can you, In view of this fact, dare to
present me with such a whanging
bill?"
"That's why I did it."
"Why you did it?"
The great specialist smiled.
"Certainly, sir," he replied, "t as
sumed that no one but a millionaire
could afford to wear such poor clothes
as that." Life
Gown of White Mull rimmed With
Blue Mull and Lace..
It is impossible in a black and white
sketch to do Justice t othis charming
little frock, which was of sheer white
material trimmed with lace and two
inch wide bands of thin blue tucked
mull. The skirt had three bands of
the pale blue mull let in between
strips of Val. insertion. Small tucks
and little ruffles of Val. lace were also
used as trimming for the skirt. The
waist had bands of the pale blue mull
let fn about the yoke and down the
front In connection with Valenciennes
insertion. Tho elbow sleeves showed
a cuff band of the pale blue tucked
mull finished with insertion and lace
ruffles, the full part of the sleeve being
trimmed with a group of. tucks finished
with a frill of lace and Headed by a
strip of insertion.
A Sure 81gn.
The late Barney Owens, the noted'
old horseman of Point Bteeze, had a
fine sense of humor, and at a dinner
that he gave one Christmas to some
New Jersey politicians, he impressed
his guests a good deal with a toast
that he proposed.
"A toast to politics," he began. "A
toast to politics and politicians.
"I know a man whoso son Is 10
years old. To find out what his son's
tastes were, this man put In the boy's
room ono day a Blblo, a bottle of
whisky and a five-dollar bill.
" If he takes tho Bible.' the father
said to himself, 'it's a lgn he's going
to be a preacher. If ho takes tho
money, he'll bo a business man. If he
takes tho whiBky, he'll bo no good a
drunkard.'
"And he crawled under tho bed and
waited for the boy to coma in.
"When the boy came in he wa3
whistling. He ran to the table like a
shot and took the money and put It in
his pocket. He took tho Bible and put
It under his arm. He uncorked the
bottle of whisky, took two or three
drinks, smacked his lips and went out
whistling again.
"'By Jingo,' said the father, crawl
ing out from under the bed, 'he's going
to be a politician.' "
The radium mines of Joachlmetal, In
Austria, recently supplied the Vienna
Academy of Science with ten tons of
uranium ore, and this has yielded
1250,000 worth of radium, which Is to
be used for research. '
Electric Versus Steam on Railroads.
The broad question of the entlro dis
placement of steam locomotives by
electric traction on railways for pas
senger and freight traffic is still open,
tho matters of efficiency, reliability
and economy of operation under all
conditions, climatic, and otherwise, be
ing yot unsettled, and all that has been
done hitherto In this direction, except
for tunnel and terminal service, may
bo regarded as largely of an experi
mental or tentative nature. Thus the
effects of sleet and snow upon tho
movoments of heavy traffic under elec
trical operation are as yet unknown.
Tho effect of a congestion of heavv
traffic at ono point of a road Is also a
matter of conjecture, while the possi
bility of the tie up of a division by tho
destruction of a power house must bo
reckoned with. Further, the promi
nent electric railway engineers, and
the large manufacturers of electric
railway eqiupments are not altogether
united upon the best and most econ
omical methods of operating long-distance
railways. For example, the ad
vocates of what are known as the "di
rect current" and the "alternating cur
rent" methods of electric traction uro
more or less widely divided as to the
respective merits of these methods.
Certain advantages of electric traction
on such roads are readily admitted.
For instance, that the safety of tho
traveling public can be better safe
guarded .by electric traction than by
an wother known means of railway lo
comotion. Thus It would be quite
practicable to arrange the blocks of:
an electric railway that as a train
passed from one block Into the next It
would cut off the power in the blocki
behind, so that collisions would be
next to Impossible. It would also be
practicable, by suitably arranging tho
power circuits of an electric railway,
for the operator at a tower station to
cut off the power from any block Into
which a heedless iriotorxnan might
have entered in tho face of warning
signals. Also, if high speed passenger
service only on the rap'i lines of rail
ways fs to be, considered, there is lit
tle question that the electric locomo
tive, wftb. Its revolving motor, forming
practically a part of the axle of the'
driving wheels, is inherently superior
to the steam locomotive, a statement,
which, can be made without disparage
ment of that marvelous example of tho
mechanical engineers' skill. The expe
rience gained with electrically oper
ated trains hate made it clear that with)
proper attention to roadbed construe- .
tion and car equipment, a speed of at
least one hundred' miles per hour is
feasible. But to operate a long-distance,
steam railway for the purpose of
operating a ievr high speed trains per
day would be prohibitive as to cost.
It can be done more economically bv
a steam locomotive, since the engine
carries with It Its own motive power,!
and requires no extra rails, wires or!
power houses for its operation. On the1
other hand, where trains are fre
quent, practice has shown that under
certain conditions;, it will doubtless be'
more economical to burn the coal un-;
der one large boifer Id a power house
and have this power conveyed by wires
Ih the shape of electrical energy to the
electric locomotive or motor car.
American Monthly Review of Re
views. Bad Fix.
Beggar Mister, won't you assist
me? I don't know Where my next
meal Is coming from.
Mr. Slowpay Neither do r. th,
butcher and grooer In Lonelyvllle re-
iused me any more credit this morn
ing. In Greece, after a prisoner has been
sentenced to death, he has to wait two
years before the execution can take
place.
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