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TAFT ENDS LATE WAR SCARE
Asserts There is Not the. Slightest
Reason for Such a Sensation.
CANAL SHOULD EE FORTIFIED
Foar If an A red Mtllloa Hollar Property
Mml Bf TroUrlfd from Attack
earallatlnn Imprac
ticable. WASHINGTON, JVC. 17 -President Taft
addressing the -losing banqupt tonight of
the American Snrlety for Judicial Settle
ment of Intrtllttlonsl Disputes, allnved
"the so-alled war scare Which has fumlshel
pshulum for . the newspapers In the last
few dsys." He Mid there Is not the slight
est reason, for such a sensRtlon because
we are at peace' with all the nations of
W world, - and are quite likely to re
ft, nln so." . -i
' He said hl purpose" In outlining the pre
parednesa of the United States for war "at
a peace meeting" was lo ahow by con
trast the great worthiness of the movement
r2 a permanent court of arbitral justice
nd universal- pem. I ne presioeni sum
marized the condition fft the national de
fenses and -tirpefl that policy of "wise
military preparation" pursued. He em
phaslied the. fact that the American peo
ple never urould. consent to the mainte
nance of a standing army sufficient to
cope with that of the greatest powers.
Urges" ome Improvements.
Ila urged tha retention of the present
regular army, tha Improvement of the na
tional .militia, the passage of the pending
volunteer bill to go Into operation should
war be declared and the passage of a law
now befora congress, providing for a force
of additional ' officers who will be "able
In tlmea of peace to rehder efficient ser
vice In drilling tha mllltla of the states'
and finally tha aeeuninktlon of guns and
ammunition 'to equip fend arm tha force
wa could ' cnl!t-t" Under-". colors In an
emergency.".
t rreaident :Taft asserted that the best
Jfnethod of Ultimately securing disarmament
among nations wii' Jtfje, establishment of
an internatlon court, arid tha development
of a coda of tnternaUonaJ equity.
Declaring that the country haa not
reached a point where war is Impossible,
be cited the Panama oanal questions. He
aald: , .
"Take thug tha question, of the Panama
canal. We .have a r property which when
completed will be worth . IWO.QM.OO. At
least It will have 'cost Us that. It has
been built not alone to' further the cause
of the world's commerce, ' but also to
brine our eastern and western seaboards
'iscr toi-ether and to -secure .us the mill
.rv heher t enaoiing our mm in-ci ii
Pass quickly from one o'c.ean to the.other.
Now, the works of. thai oanal are at sucn
a character1 that" n' 'warship might easllv
put the canal out ot commission.
Canal ft ho aid Ue, i'ortlfled.
." "We are authori'ziid.'to fco'lee the Qanal
.nd nrotect It and "We have the treaty
right to erect Tor"tifi"a.oiS there. "fortl-,
flcallons are -tne-bast o and most secure
method of protecting "thfcX canal against
the attack of some Irresponsible nation or
armed, force .
If 1s aald. that wcauJ neutraHa. ha.
canai and by Inducing all' nations to agree
not to attack Iha caaal secure its Im
munity from injury. - But the trouble with
that !s that nation ar quite as likely a
man to violate their obligations undor
great stress like that of war
"It seem, to me Jhaf.-Va ought o put
. y J an, selves "in a position with reference to
V- hi very' valuable- and iiullcate piece of
i -nTty o that should any nation forget
. TnI: obligation we will be In a position to
prevent unlawful Injury tothla Instrument
e commerce so valuable to the world and
so lodespensaMe' to xu-
"The faci that .fortify; the canal will
not prevent u( from- discharging all Inter
national obtigattpni 'thM .e m
,espect to it.; but H wU enable us to de-
l, nd ourselvaa tn iU -posaession against the
act of every IrresponHlble force or nation.
It will not prevent -o maintaining Its
neutrality If that la wise and right."
E.ctlltni taaot Defenses.
The president aald tha United States had
aacellont coast defenses for every Import
ant harbor that an enemy would enter.
He aummarised tha preparedness of the
country for war by iaying:
"Wa probably ought to pee to It that we
bays
ammunition and tfuna nou-i
ready us
In caaesa or emergency. "b
ir K.it , vn efficient army of
have a
. ' - n.i ! iti n ,,e Ahmit
80,000 men.
W6 nava "i-
.1.., that
125,000 men. The arm ib w
w could enlarge It from a akeleton or-1
ganiaatlon Into a mueh larger body. We
ought to have more trained officers, so as
ta furnish teachera.for a, larger body of
men that war might reoulra us to enlist.
Thera haa been a, good deal of talk In
tha papers, and some' reference In congress,
to the supposed helpleaa condition, of this
country In tha event of a foreign Invasion.
I ventura to think that much more has
been mada of this than the facts, calmly
considered, would Justify-
We hava a very good navy,-and with
tha c-pvnlng of tha Panama canal lt will
ba a much mora effective one. It would
ba uaaful to prevent tha coming of an In
vading array across tha seaa.
Tba people of this country will never
consent to tha maintenance, ui a sinu
Ing army which military experts will pro
nouaoa sufficiently large to cope In battle
with tha standing armies of the greater
powers, ahould they get by our navy, avoid
our harbor defenses, and descend upon our
coast. If thU leaves u In a position ot
helplessness, then bo be It. For those
who understand the popoular will tn this
country know that It catinot ba otherwise."
In deprecating the Idea of a war scare,
the president said that "a little forethought,
i little mora attention to tha matter on
' tha part of congress, and wa shall hava
all of the army, and all' of tha munitions
and material ot war, that we ought to have
tn a republic, situated aa we are, 1.000 miles
on tha one hand, and 1.0U0 miles on the
other, frea from the source of hostile In
raalon. "Our army la much mora expensive per
man than that of any other nation and It
la not aa unmixed evil that it la so, be
cause It necessarily restricts us to the
maintenance of a force which la lndlspen
alble in tha ordinary policing of this coun
try and our dependencies, and furnishes
an additional reason for our using every
tndeavor to maintain peace.
"I congratulate this association on the
recent foundation of . Mr. Carnegie by
which, undor the wlae guidance ot Mr.
llhu Root, Mr. Knox and their asslat
iu, an Income tit Ulri,(H) annually la to ba
ipended In the practical promotion of
ivements to secure permanent peace. The
da discretion given to the trustees, and
l-.elr knon VUJ. foresight and common
ne. Insure the uffu!nea of the gift."
a la king ot the achievements tn the past
of courts of arbitration. President Talt
said:
"If now we can negotiate and put through
a positive agreement with some great na
tion to abide by the adjudication of an
International arbitral court In every Issue
which cannot be settled by negotiation,
no matter what It Involves, whether honor,
territory or money, we shall have made a
long step forward by demonstrating that
It Is possible for two nations at least to
establish as between them the same system
of due process of law that exists between
Individuals under a government."
UICKI0' I'l.AM FOIl A It M V
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Advocated by Mrcrrtary o( War
Points llil the n.
WASHIXCTON, Dec. 17 (Special Tele
gram.) If congress would authorize the
scientific reorganisation of the army and
militia forces, the United Slates could be
prepared for a war without the expendi
ture of any large sums of money.- The
War department is not asking for enor
mous additional appropriations, but for
the authority to bring the armed forces
of the republic to an up-to-date standard
of fitness.
This is the position of Secretary of War
Dickinson, which. It transpires, he haa I
explained in detail at two recent meetings
of President Tafts cabinet. The secretary j
stands by avery word of the suppressed
report to congress dlncloslng the nation's
lack of preparation for war. Hut he denies
the charges of those who have answered
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his report with the criticism that the War
department Is seeking to frighten the coun
try Into pouring out untold millions for
additional defense.
The War department officials are hoping
that the Incident of the report which
leaked out has been closed by the dispatch
to congres today of a note stating that
It is "incompatible" with the public Inter
est to furnish the details of the condition
of the army and other defenses called for
by the Mclchlan report.
Congress (lets Information.
It is understood that there are some ex
hibits originally accompanying the report
which have not become public. As a mat
ter of fact, congress haa received almost
all of the suppressed Information In the
way of department reports.
Secretary Dickinson declined today to
discuss for publication the condition of the
nation's defenxe. He said he would have
something further to say In due time, but
thought the present time Inopportune.
Today It was learned that the secretary
of war expressed himself forcibly on the
subject to the president and a number of
high officials In the administration. He
has called attention to a number of bills
prepared by the department and pending
now in congresa, upon which he has been
unable to get any action. These bills, he
has pointed out, call not for the appropria
tion of huge sums of money, but for vari
ous forms of reorganization, costing com
paratively, little.
Plan for liaising; an Army.
One ot these bills provides a plun for
raising on short notice an army ot volun
teers who have had military training.
Tha United States army discharge
about 30,000' soldiers a year. These men
go back Into private life, thoroughly
trained fighters, and It Is these men par-,
tlcularly which the country would ne4
m time -of -war twrelnforce the -regular
troops service. Under present conditions,
however, the War department Irises alt
trace of these men. No record of their
changing addresses Is kept.
The bill advocated by the secretary of
war would enable the department to pay
discharged soldiers a nominal sum, SI a
month, for example, to keep the staff In
formed of their changes of residence.
in addition, It Is proposed that these
dlscharge'd soldiers be paid a small com
pensation to appear at the nearest army
post once every three years for a brief
period of drill. In this way It 'is believed
the nation would always have a large body
of trained soldiers at Its call.
The secretary's report estimated that an
an army of 450,000 men should be available
for the defense of the Atlantic and Pacific
states. At the rate of present discharge
from the army. It Is pointed out. the coun
try would have In ten years about 300,000
experienced soldiers who could be called
Into rfervlce, and with tha regular troops
would make up the necessary defending
force.
The stand taken by Representative Taw
ney, chairman of the house committee on
appropriations, regarding the report from
the War department concerning the coun
try's preparednessa for war, brought the
following letter from Andrew Carnegie to
day:
"My Dear Mr. Tawney: In military and
naval circles officers seem to hava 'some
fever of the mad" these days. May I ex
press my admiration for the stand you are
taking. Stick to it. I do not believe Wood s
and Dickinson's views are shared by those
In authority and surely the American peo
ple cannot be stampeded in absurd expen
ditures." CAVALRY HORIG9 ARK NKEUKD
Government Asked to Co-operate with
Farmers In, Raising; Animals.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Co-operation
between the government and the farmers
of the country In breeding and raising
horses suitable for the cavalry and artil
lery branches of tha military service was
asked for today by Quartermaster General
James B. Aleshlr of the army and offi
cials ot the Agricultural department be
foqb tha house committee on agriculture.
It is proposed to establish a system
whereby the government shall co-operate
with individual farmers in breeding horses
of a definite standard. General Aleshlre
aald that the decline of the saddle and race
horse Industry haa had great effect In
creating a scarcity ot the lighter army
liori-s. The government la unable to se
cure 1,000 horses a year of tha required
standard.
When buying a cough lneiiiilim for
children bear in mind that Chamodiialn'a
Cougb Remedy is most effectual for colds,
croup and whooping cough and that It
contains no harmful drugs. For sale by
all dealers.
MEANEST MAN IN NEW YORK
John I. lord sells Ills Wife's One Pa
of Shoes to Get Money to
Buy Beer.
NEW YORK. Dec. lS-iSpecial Tele
gram.) John Lloyd was characterized as
"the meanest man In New York" by Magis
trate Krotel today.
Lloyd was accused by his wife of selling
her only pair of shoes to get money to buy
a can of beer.
Foley Kidney. Pi La are tonic in action,
quick In results, and restore tha natural
action of the kidneys and bladder. They
correct Irregularltlea bold by all drug-elsla
THURSDAY I've been so busy this last
week or so that the only way I could get
things straight was by writing everything
down on sheets of paper and putting them
where I'd be sure to see them. I had
every single hour for several days all writ
ten out.
j It worked beautifully until Tom called
I up. He said he felt so depressed on ac
count of the market and knew I didn't
want to see him very much. I Immediately
tofd him I wanted to see him more than
anything, and that as I had nothing elne to
do that afternoon he had better come In
and have some tea with me. The first
part of what I said was to cheer hit! up,
na- "esiaes. it wsa teuing me truin. ana
tn n part of the last - art was to make
hlm a Ilule CMt down again.
He "al1 w8 1 ure I n1 no other en-
gagfrnentT 1 said If I hnd of course I
.ahould have had to keep It, as I thought It
was horrid to disappoint people. He said
he'd be In about half-past four. I caHod
up several places and got out of everything
I had planned to do, and although I say It
myself, I can get out of things. If I want
to, rather neatly. I had told Mollle Turner
that I would meet her at the hairdresser's
at 3 o'clock and go with her to pick out
another hat. I was going to meet Char
lotte Cooper at 4 to go with her to pay a
call, and we were going to meet Mr. Berkly
at 6 and have tea at the Petromollton club.
I told Mollle I had just discovered I had
"Tha DOOR BELL HANG AND AUNT
HARRIET APPEARED."
this engagement with Tom; and wha
should I do about It? I said I was af ralu
he'd be furiotis If I broke any more date
with, him, but of course . I wanted to go
with her. - She aald right away that It
Duties of Maid in
The actual amount ot time given to a
maid for her' own enjoyment differs ac
cording to the place in which she lives, and
the number ot servants employed In the
household. In the country more time is
given a maid, save in large households,
where formal living prevails. But when
there Is only a general servant, or cook
and one maid, they are supposed to have
for themselves evenings except on occa
sions when the mistress entertains. At such
times they are on duty.
In the country a woman employing one
or two servants gives them one day a
month in which to go to town. On this
day out each girl leaves the house di
rectly after breakfast, and doesn't return
until lata In the evening. Both maids do
not go to town on the same day. In the
absence of the maid, the cook washes the
dishes. Whether or not she sets the table,
and clears It. depends largely upon the In
dividual cook and her employer. Some
cooks will act as maids when occasion de
mands, but other cooks refuse on the
ground that they are not dressed to go
into the dining room. The cook does no
chamber work in the maid's absence.
When the cook takes her day oft the
maid is expected to serve the meals, the
food having been previously prepared for
the stove. On such days the employer
usually relaxes 'the dining room work, as
few maids can both cook and serve a
meal.
If a general servant is employed in he
country, she, too, has one day a month,
and If the place in which she lives Is fai
from the city she Is given the night also.
In order that she may enjoy her evening.
In such cases she is supposed to be back
for work the following morning.
U has become a general custom In town.
whVre one or two servants are hired, to
give each girl every other Thursday
afternoon and evening. The maids alter
nate these holidays, so the household work
Is done as usual.
Servants In the city are expected to be
on call in the evening that is. one must
be. Each may have every other evening
out in some houses, but If the maid Is off
LUCK.
"I don't ret what I deserve
COy poetry."
'Your lucky I
i hi
jAISf y DOLL
.BY M.E
earm-art, tm n m kw wh
diftn't matter at all, she understood Just
how It was.
Mollle's so nice. If you are only perfectly
frank and truthful with people they are so
willing to help you out. Then I called up
Charlotte and talked an awful lot. A Teat
many Idens came to me as I went on, and
she said she understood Just how It wa,
too, and we'd put It off until next week.
Charlotte's such a dear. ' ":s
She's so good natured about " things, " It
you only take her In tha right way. Then
"I HAD EVERT HOUR ALL, WRltTlWN
OUT." V
I called up Mr. Berkly. I said I was ao
sorry that I couldn't meet Charlotte and
him for tea. I aald It In my nicest voice
and sort of put little trimmings on It. I
aald something very unexpected had hap
pened. I aald I knew that he knew It
would taka something very Important to
make me give up what I had been looking
forward to bo much. I said unfortunately
I had no voice In tha matter In this in
stance, what some one had done had been
a great surprise to ma.
I said, "Oh, don't you understand and,
Mr. Berkly T" Ha said of course he did,
but couldn't I possibly meet him? He said
something about hoping It wasn't some
other fellow and, although I couldn't quite
catch It, I thought It best to say, "You
know what old ladles' are, Mr. -Berkly." It
was a perfectly harmless remark, and took
hla mind off other things. It really had no
more meaning to it than saying-, (t was a
fin day, but it pleased him very much, as
I could sea by his voice when h replied
that Indeed ha did. He's really o nice. I
couldn't help telling him that V thought lie
was almost tha nicest man. I, knew. He
said when could ha see me? I takl him very
soon, as I had something I wanted to show
nlm- .VnoB.-.-T
He was terribly Interested- and as 1
the Household
duty the cook must ba prepared to go to
the door If tha bell rings. '
If two maids are kept, and living is for
mal, the cook has one evening a month on
which she la not required to 'get dinner,
and has one afternoon a week to go out.
On such occasion she must be back to
prepare dinner. A woman who works In
this capacity In town never opens the front
door. The maids alternate this task In the
evening.
Maids are not expected to do heavy or
dirty work in the afternoon. Whether one
or more are kept, they are to be dressed,
ready to appear at the door if required.
The second maid answers the door bell
while the parlor maid is dressing In the
afternoon.
Maids have no stated hours to them
selves on the days when they are on duty,
but a considerate employer generally ar
ranges work so that duties wilt be easy In
the afternoon, and by this plan maids have
a little time for their own mending and
other personal matters.
Their afternoons off are precisely like
the cook's. KOSANNA SCHUYLER.
Daily Health Hint
J
There Is no irgan of tba body more di
rectly benefited by exercise than tha liver.
An Inactive person usually has an Inactive,
torpid liver, with all Its attendant Ills.
Break Bail News Slowly.
"Now." aald an Irishman after a serious
accident to a fellow miner, "we'll have to
send some man to break the news to
Morlarty's wife."
"Bend Hannigan," suggested one of the
gang. "He's Just the man to break the
news gradual look how ' he stutters."
Brooklyn Eagle.
One of Life's Problem
"One of the problems of dis If ft," said
Uncle Eben, "Is how to bo kind, considerate
an" generous to everybody wlfout circu
latin' de rumor dat you is an easy mark."
Washington Star.
VIGILANCE AFLOAT.
"I can't trust a tore keeper from
one end of the land to the other."
"Juat th aarne at sea. They
bare to keep on weighing tba
aadbor."
!M3
tnmm mtaiwa a was ssuu M m bmi
didn't hava anything I wanted to show
him. I wished I hadn't got him so excited
about It. However. I said he'd have to
wait, and I would call him up the following
day and tell him when I could see him.
I didn't, of course, but It gave him some
thing to expect. Tom came In and he
looked so bad that I felt dreadful. He
said he was so glad I had no engagements.
He had a cold and said he waa worried.
He coughed and really felt terrible about
It. After a while he said he knew I didn't
rare for him. I didn't 'say anything, be
cause If I said I did It would be like pro
posing to htm and If I said 1 didn't he
might believe it.
So I Just looked at him and said, "Oh"
In my nicest voice.
Then IJxzle brought the tea things In
and a box of violets that had Just come.
Tom Immediately looked fearfully Irritated
and asked who had sent them. His cold
seemed to get a great deal better all of a
sudden, and he glared at the box and the
card and said It was a perfect marvel to
him what I saw in that man. He was so
disagreeable about poor Mr. Berkly that 1
was obliged to stand up for him. I said I
liked him a great deal for a friend. He
said, "indeed," and what did I like him
(Tom) for? I said I felt very maternally
toward him, especially when ha had a
"I SAID I FELT VERY MATERNALLY
TOWARD HIM."
cough. He said he appreciated It very
much, and if I felt like that it was my
duty to hold his hand and smooth his
brow In a motherly way. . He came over
and sat beside be on the sofa. .
The doorbell rang Just then and Aunt
Harriet appeared. She was awfully glad
to see him and stayed and talked until It
was time for him to go.
f
Land Wasted
J. B. Koontz, general frelxht acrent of the
Santa Fe, recently estimated that within
one and one-half miles on each side of the
Santa Fe main line, between Newton and
Dodge City, Kan., there are 25,000 aores of
wheat land covered with straw stacks
land wasted. The estimate Is based upon
an actual count of the straw stacks along
the track.
The stacks when tha threshing Is done
are on an average 125 by 160 feet, or 1S.7M
square feet per stack. After a stack hat
been pawed ..over all winter by cattle It
teally occupies more space than it" shown
by the estimate. This ground Is regarded
as little less than waste. Straw contains
no nutriment to speak of, and about the
only value in a straw stack Is In the shel
ter It affords to stock.
Mr. Koonts figures that if the ground
occupied by straw stacks was sown to
wheat every year, the yield, on a fifteen
bushel average, would be JTS.OOO bushels.
At W cents a bushel the crop from the
straw stack area alone would bring $337,
609. This sum, Mr. Koontz says, Is lost an
nually by the farmers In tha limited terri
tory in which the estimate Is made. The
loss In the entire state, according to his
reasonings, runs up Into the millions.
Tha reason given by farmers for leaving
tha stacks In the field Is that they are
troublesome to burn. The interior of a
stack usually is damp, and when set on
Ire it smoulders for a week. Many farm
ers don't care to bother with them. Only
about one farmer In five burns his straw
stacks. Soma farmers use strsw for fer
tilizer after It rots, but It takes a long
time for a stack to rot sufficiently for this
purpose, and even then It Is not the best.
Experiments lately have been made'ln
the preparation of straw for" fuel, by
pressing It into blocks. These experiments
have shown encouraging results, and It is
likely that they will be successful. In that
case, a new market would be created for
farmers which would enable them to dis
pose of their straw at a fair price, and
have the use of the ground now wasted.
When a woman complains that life Isn't
worth living, make her read the bargain
sale announcements in the newspapers.
Philadelphia Ledger.
DRY READING
Mr Wotur I thou ch t yoti turned
ovr t new lrif, Jjfjon?
JirJotv S' I did, of mm, but the
next pace read "to be continued."
TNT ilLO
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The Tired Business
BT WALTER A. SINCLAIR.
"1 infer from tha papers that tha only
thing a short session of congress has to do
is to ba short." observed Friend Wife.
"Tea short and ugly," returned the
Tired Business Man. "It is one of the
privileges of a man whose constituency
has Just risen up Joyously to Bmear one
Just behind his ear to alt tight for a few
weeks and help vote throtiph many mil
lions of dollars of the nation's money.
Urn- ducks may waddle funny, but they
can often do a very neat and extensive Job
of nest feathering during the few sad days
left for them to perform In the bright
fierce limelight. As for slipping over any
tricks to benefit tha people of the land
during those days when tha discredited
ones are being don up In camphor balls
preparatory to a long reet a couple of ha
has.
"Those are tha day when tha pork
grabbers do their Christmas shopping early
and late. Naturally, when one has Just
received a Jolt where tha folding back col
lar rubs a green spot on the neck one
doesn't feel like handing out anything tn
the way of a Christmas present to one's
consuls or tha country at large nothing
but tha froxen physiognomy. One Is too
busy looking for a nice soft plac to land
when the 'volplaning Is over.
"Just why the Fathers In their ununder-
standable wisdom decreed that tba political
corpse should attend tha preparations for
their final disposition has never been very
clear to me. It seems Ilka rubbing it in
to make H. Clap Marbletop travel all the
way to Washington. D. C, Just to keep
the old chair warm and draw down a little
mileage. Tha victim seldom revisits the
scene of the crime, '
"My Idea la that he ought to Just stick
to Weedvllle and go back to tha practice
of law and tha ventilation of his voice, as
In tha days when ha made all tha loose
welkins in his district ring with hla super
heated osone. Or tending bar, or being
an undertaker, or whatever line made him
so Justly popular before he went to the
principal town In the District of Columbia
to b one ot the trained seals of approval.
"But no. The mangled victims must
endure the delights of train riding all the
way across the country. Just aa If they
liked it as well as Taft does. And what
do they' do when they get there? Try to
do a little restitution as token that they
can see a great whlta light if It is poked
Into their eyes? Echo (doing Its answer
ing specialty) answers, 'what?"
Christmas
Rich Mincemeat Allow to three pounds
of finely minoed tender beef, weighed after!
cooking, six pounds of apples chopped
rather coarse, one-third pound of butter,
two-thirds pound of suet, four pounds
sugar, tour pounds seeded raisins, three
pounds currants washed and dried, three
Dints sweet cider, three pints boiled cider,
one quart of the stock In which the beef
was boiled, six heaping teaspoonfuls of
salt, one pint of molasses, one teaspoonful
pepper, half a pound of shredded citron,
the same quantity of candled orange and
lemon peel mixed and a quart and a half
of Jelly or Juice of preserves. Cook about
half an hour. Just long enough to be sure
the meat Is thoroughly scalded, and pack
In stone Jars or glass cans. Set away In
cool place. When ready to make the
plea scatter a few fresh, plump raisins
over the top of each pie before putting on
the -upper crust, and If not moist enough
add a little mora cider or fruit Juice, cold
tea or coffee. A little rosewater or a
tablespoonful of brandy may ba added, if
desired, at the same time.
Plainer Mincemeat A plainer mincemeat
in reduced quantity is this "up-state"
recipe, measured according to tha old New
England formula of "bowls." To ona bowl
finely chopped meat allow three bowls ot
apples, one-half bowl suet, one-half bowl
currants, one bowl seeded raisins, two cups
boiled elder, three nutmegs, grated; two
tablespoonfuls cinnamon, ona teaspoonful
salt, half a teaspoonful pepper and sweet
cider or fruit Juice to maka moist. Sweeten
with brown sugar (some old fashioned
housekeepers like a little molasses added),
and cook thoroughly befora canning.
Bake the mince pies a day or two be
forehand, then .heat through Just before
serving. Sometimes the pies are made In
Daughters of
Mlas Muriel Rice, whose versa has won
for her international reputation, is the
daughter of Dr. Isaac L. Rice, the founder
and editor of tha Forum. He originated
the Klce gambit, which la said to rival
the Ruy Lopex opening as an achievement
In tha history of chesa Many years ago
he wrote a successful work on music, and
haa contributed a number of articles to
the North American Review ' and other
magazines.
Dr. Klce was born In Wachenheim, Ba
varia, and educated at tha Central High
school of Philadelphia. He graduted from
the Columbia Law school, where he was
afterwards a lecturer. In that capacity he
also served the School of Political Science.
He left teaching to taka up railroad law,
and Is today a financier and a captain of
Industry.
His wife Is Mrs. Julia lleneman Burnett
Rice, who Is actively Interested In public
affairs, and who Is best known through
her efforts for the suppression of unneces
sary noises. Tha country is Indebted to
her for inaugurating tha movement for
the celebration of a sans and safe Fourth
of July. They hava six children, ona of
whom is a painter whose work haa bean
praised for power and originality.
Tha poetry of Muriel Rice a volume of
which makes Its appearance from the press
of Mitchell Kennerley has already won
for her a reputation In Europe, her verses
having been translated into Oerman by tha
noted poet and critic. Dr. Theodora Lea
sing. She Is at her best, perhaps, in the
poem entitled "Before tha Vail," In which
Eva reveals, from her own point of view,
tha meaning of tha 'woman's lusatlable
thirst for knowledge.
Of this poem Dr. Edward J. Wheeler,
editor of Current Literature, remarked that
It Is "one of tha most notable pooms pro
duced In tha English, language in tha last
ten years " Miss Rica shows, too, a won
derful mastery of tha difficult sonnet form
In poetry and a subtle Instinct In bload
hig sense and sound. Her artistry aeems
wholly uninfluenced by tha work of other
poets, and hw themes ara what critics
Trll.1 rlltt Wife) If a
Short Pr-tnlon and a
Chary One.
"PRACTICAL."
"For tha most part they avoid thoaa
comfy seats which tha Janitor of tha
eapltol furnished them to parch on. They
are too busy dashing madly around from
president to department heads, emitting
tbelr weird cries the while, and striving
desperately to show those with something
to hand out that when It cornea to that
thumb and plum rhyme the well known
Mr. Horner had nothing on those who
hava been given the technical boots by the
voters.
"When they ar on the Job It is for slip
ping something juicy and loaded with
money to their districts, whera a Judi
ciously appointed federal officer can make
up a nice lower berth for them to snore In.
The can't-come-backs don't clutter up the
congressional records with speeches for tha
home consumption, because thera Isn't any
use. They don't talk tn flna phrases at a
tone which can be heard a mile on a
sunny afternoon. No. Most of their con
versation Is done In whispers with the
proper parties. A bird on a coin Is worth
several on the menu. Hence, when Uncle
Sam . frisks the treasury afterward ha
finds that he Is short, too. It's a short
session and a chary one, but to my way of
thinking there is one great satisfaction
about it."
"What's so satisfactory about it?" asked
Friend Wife, moekly.
"That it's so short," replied the Tired
Business Man.
(Copyright, 1910, by the N. Y. Herald Co.)
Delicacies
little Individual dishes Instead of ona large
pie, or they may ba made with a latticed
upper crust. In tha latter case It is a
popular idea to pour a little brandy over
tha pla Just befora it is brought in and
light tha sama aa a plum pudding.
Tha Christmas Plum Pudding Put into a
big bowl ona cupful each, finely chopped
suet, seeded raisins,' cleaned curraxua and .
granulated sugar, three cupfuls soft bread
crumbs and one cup each of shredded citron
and orange peel. Add four eggs one by ona,
each being mixed thoroughly with tha other
Ingredients before te next Is added. Follow
with one-half teaspoonful cinnamon, one tea
spoonful mixed nutmeg, clove and allspice
and the grated yellow rind ot ona lemon.
Mix thoroughly, using tha hands, then
fill into a large buttered mould, leaving
but little room for It to swell. Tie a
thickly greased and floured cloth or a piece
of oiled paper over tha top and fit on tha
cover tight. Put into a steamer or arrange
cords so that It may be suspended from
the inside ot tha cover of tha kettle In
which it is belted. The boiling water should
reach almost to the top of tha bowl. Boll
seven hours steadily, taking care that no
water bolls Into the pudding, and that tha
water Is boiling when the pudding goes in.
On Christmas day tha pudding can ba
reheated in the mould In which it was
made. When sending to tha table, stick a
sprig of holly on the top, put a border of
blanched spilt almonds around tha edge
and pour over the pudding a quarter cup
ful of brandy or rum, to ba set on the flra
Just as this dessert is brought into the din
ning room. .
This pudding should bo made several
weeks befora Christmas because it will ba
far mora delicious than if made just la
time for the dinner.
Well Known Men
...J
call "unlversal"-that Is. human and within
the scope of the experience of .man and
women everywhere. Miss Rica la a oharter
member of tha recently organized Poetry
Society of America. She lives with her
parents on Riverside Drive,
(Copyright, 1910. by the N. Y. Herald Co.)
Recipes for Amateur Cooks II
Cream of Celery Soup This can ba made
from the outer tough stalks of the celery
head, those that are not fit to eat on tha
table. Do not use the green stalks, but
those that have been at least partially
bleached. Wash and si rape and when you
have toe equivalent of two heads cut In
Inch pieces, use a few of the leaves, and
cook slowly for three-quarters of an hour
In a quart of water, or water and white
stock.
When tender pass through a pura sieve.
Add a quart of hot milk and when It comes
to tha scalding point thicken with two
tablespoonfuls of flour rubbd smooth with
two tablespoonfuls of butter and oook with
a little of the boiling soup. Do this In a
small saucepan. Turn Into tha soup or
larger kettle; stir until all is thickened
and smooth, add a tablespoonful ot minced
parsley and a half cupful of cream, and
serve with souffle balls or toasted croutons.
Hickory Nut CakeBeat to a cream one
half cup of butter and two cupfuls of
sugar. Add the yolks of two eggs beaten
light and stirred In with a cupful of rich
milk. Sift together In another bowl three
cups of pastry flour, a teaspoonful of soda,
Mix with the other Ingredients, beat, then
fold In two cupfuls of chopped hickory or
walnut meats and two cups of seeded
raisins dredged with flour.
Fold In the whites of two fresh eggs
beaten to a froth, and bake for an hour
In a moderate oven. The cake may ba
flavored with a grating of nutmeg, a Ut
of mace or vanilla as preferred.
Man