J90MESTIC RERIBTTTIOir.
fae "erraat 114 !, aad Mr.
RIIMac Waa Married.
Ever since her marriage young Mrs.
fHlllngs had worshiped her Iares and
Penates with sufficient devotion, but
on this particular servantless Satur
day she was literally kneeling In the
service of these exacting little domes
tic gods. A ring at the front doorbell
followed by the insistent clattering
,of the knocker only made her set her
lips together and go harder to work.
"They can ring and knock and
pound till they're tired. I won't go!"
he said firmly to herself; then she
Jumped to her feet with a sudden
little shriek of dismay, and fumbled
at her apron strings, for the tapping
now came from the side door, and
Hlllsover was known to be Informal.
"It's only me," said a blithe, disen
gaged voice, and Mrs. Iambert, large,
well-meaning and given to slaying
heavily In one place for hours, walked
Into Ihe kitchen.
"My dear!" sh said with tragedy.
"I only Just heard that Sarah had
rushed off In a tantrum, and I said to
Mr. Lambert that I simply must run
down and tell you how sorry I was.
"So sweet of you!" murmured Mrs
Billings, conventionally.
"And he said. 'Oh, don't. Angle!
Ehe'll be too busy and worried," but
I only knew how 1 should feel if Mar
tha and Jenny were to fly off and
leave me all of a heap. I should go
crazy. Well, I m sure I d go to bed,
anyhow, and Mr. Lambert could just
take his meals at the hotel. Why
don't you try that?"
"It does sound feasible." answered
Mrs. Billings, dryly. "But you see,
the French department meets here to
night. It can't be put oft very well,
and there are a thousand little un
done, half-done things waiting for me.
Bo you mind my going on with my
work? I am rather rushed." '
"Not at all, my dear," replied Mrs.
Iambert, cordially. "I'd love to watch
you. I'm really very domestic myself,
though I don't get much chance now
adays. My two maids are treasures!"
And she settled herself to thorough
enjoyment in the most comfortabl
chair In the room, and then marveled
at the usual morning procession ol
biitchers and bakers and candlestick
makers. "How do you stand such constant
Interruption?" she asked. "I should
go mad.'
"One gets used to many things here,"
answered Mrs. Billings, significantly,
and If her subsequent conversation
was monosyllabic and her attention
somewhat detached, Mrs. Lambert did
not notice it. At last she rose to go.
"You look tired, dear," she ' said,
sympathetically. "Now don't overdo.
I'm so afraid of your taxing your
strength too far," and she departed
as one who confers a blessing.
Ten minutes later Professor Bill
ings was met at the front door by
a despairing wife. "There'B no dinner
ready," she announced. "And If you've
got a two-o'clock recitation you'll just
have to eat sardines and bread and
Jam. Mrs. Lambert was here all the
morning, and I really couldn't do a
thing, though 1 pretended to."
"What! Large Mrs. Lambert In our
little, little kitchen!" exclaimed Mr.
Billings. Fortunately he had a sav
ing sense of humor.
"Yes, she was, and 1 only hope
she'll lose those domestic treasures
soon! Then I'll go over there and stay
and stay and never budge,!" she
ended, with a little burst.
"That won't be Lenten coals of fire,"
remarked Mr. Billings, philosophically,
as he sat down to his canned dinner.
"Well, perhaps not," and Mrs. Bill-lngt-
laughed In spite of her vexat'on.
"But I'll take her over a cake. too.
Tliat'l be the coali. The staying is
Just sheer domestic retribution!"
Youth's Companion.
4 ontral American Dpiiincracf,
Our Spanish-American neighbors ti
the south are little known to us, and
Indeed they are not well 'understood
by the outside world. They have a
land and a climate that render them
Independent of trade. The mountains
Interfere with travel, and each com
munity meets Its own wants. The
author of "Around the Caribbean and
Across Panama" gives an Interesting
picture of the social life which he
found at Olancho, among the moun
tains of Honduras.
One beautiful moonlight night, as I
strolled about alone, 1 passed the shop
of a hu.nible shoemaker, who was seat
ed before his door. As I passed, he
politely invited me to a seat. Such an
Invitation did seem 'a little Strang1:
trom my shoemaker, yet not wishing
to appear rude, I accepted his Invita
tion, and found htm well Informed
about the Valley and Its history.
Presently the Governor of Olancho
came passing by, and the shoemaker
invited him to a seat, which he ac
cepted at once: then a senator for the
district, and one of the richest men In
the city, ca.me that, way, and he, too.
seated himself at the shoemaker's
door.
Surely we were a mixed company,
yet no differences were made; a shoe
maker, a stranger who had come
among them, one of the city's richest
men, and the governor of the province,
all on a pleasant footing together,
without any pretension.
' Yet the shoemaker never failed In
due respect, nor was there anything in
his .manner from which one might In
fer that he did not think himself good
nough to pay bis respects where re
pe t was due.
Twain Turned the Tables.
Mark Twain, wnen he worked In Ne
vada on the Virginia City Enterprise,
inserted In the news a good many
boarding house jokes.
In revenge the humorist's sensitive
fellow boarders In Virginia City de
cided to put up a game on hint. They
enlisted the landlady's help, and at the
Thanksgiving dinner at the boarding
house Mark Twain, by a dexterous
piece of sleight-of-hand, was served,
apparently direct from ike fowl, with
a turkey leg of painted weod.
"You've changed your poultry deal
er, haven't you. ma'am?"
"Why, no, Mr. Clemens. What makes
you think so?
"This turkey," he answered, giving
r wooden drumstick a little whack
the
lth his knife. "If about the tenderast
rooisel I've struck In this house for
some months." Detroit Free Praia.
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NCLE SAM has had his
U enough. Ms Columhia has decided that
I it is time for her to assert her rights and
I to l.ikp r nhurn In nroninttnir the near
and welfare of these United States. Be
ing a woman, Miss Columbia's first offi
cial act is in behalf of her bcx. When
Miss Columbia Issues a cook book it's supposed to be
the law and the gospel of all good and patriotic cooks.
It comes out with all the power and authority of the
government of the United States behind it, and It bears
upon Its cover the great seal of the Department of Ag
riculture to show that it's the real thing. ,
This cook book of Miss Columbia's is not a fancy af
fair. It is a practical publication for a practical pur
pose. After showing that there is little difference In
the nutritive value of the different Cuts of butchers'
meats, the book takes up, first, the question of economy
In buying. The juicy, tender cuts of good flavor sell
for the higher prices. When porterhouse steak sells for
25 cents a pound, it may be assumed that in town or
village markets round steak would Sell for about 15
cents, and chuck ribs, one of the best cuts of the fore
quarter, for 10 cents. This makes It appear that the
chuck ribs are les3 than' half as expensive as porter
house steak and two-thirds as expensive as the round.
But apparent economy is not always real economy, and
In this case the bones in the three cuts should be taken
into account. Of the chuck ribs, more than one-half
is bone or other materials usually classed under the
head of "waste'' or "refuse." Of the round, one-twelfth
Is waste, and of the porterhouse one-eighth. In buying
the chuck, then, the housewife gets, at the prices as
sumed, less than one-half pound of food for 10 cents,
making the net price of the edfole portion 22 cents a
pound; In buying round, she gets eleven-twelfths of- a .
pound for 15 cents, making the net value about lCi
cents; in buying porterhouse she gets seven-eighths of
a pound for 25 cents, making the net value abont 28
cents a pound. The relative prices, therefore, of the
edible portions are 22, 16'. and 28'i cents; or, to put it
in a different way, a dollar at the price nssumcd will
buy V pounds of solid meat from the cut known as
chuck, 6 pounds of such meat from the round, and
only pounds of such meat from the porterhouse.
The choice of cuts should correspond to tho needs of
the family and the preferences of its members. Care
ful consideration of market conditions Is also useful,
not only to make sure that the meat is handled and
marketed in a sanitary way, but also to take advan
tage of any favorable change In price which may be
due, for instance, to a large local supply of some par
ticular kind or cut of meat. In towns where there Is
opportunity for choice, It may sometimes be found more
satisfactory not to give all the family trade to one
butcher; by going to various markets before buying the
housekeeper Is In a better position to hear of varia
ELOPER BATTLES WITH POSSE.
Near San Diego, Cal., kneeling be
hind an automobile in which he had
eloped with Gertrude Selfert. his 15-
year-old sweetheart, Thomas Foreman
fought a revolver battle with a posse
headed by the girl's father which had
been 6ent out to capture the couple.
Although her father and other rela
tives were In the crowd in front of
them, Miss Seifert assisted her sweet
heart, and from a protected spot be
hind the automobile reloaded his re
volvers and cheered him on. Foreman
finally stopped the advance of the
posse and endeavored to continue his
journey to Des Conas, at the edge of
Death Valley, where the battle took
place. The elopement of Foreman,
who Is 17 years old and the son of a
wealthy San Diego merchant, caused
great excitement. It Is the second
time within two months that the
young fellow has tried to run away
with the girl of his choice, and the
sympathy Is all In his favor.
LITTLE THINGS WORTH KNOWING
Diamonds are almost perfectly trans
parent to X-rays.
The Inlanders are the shortest peo
ple in the world; the Patagonians the
tallest.
A Violet Cross league, has been form
ed In Paris with the object of sup
posing swearing.
The steamboat inspection service of
the United States passed on 7,962 ves
sels, launches and barges during the
year ending June 39 last.
own way long
tions In prices and bo be in a position to get the best
value.
Almost any meat hones can be used in soup making,
and if the meat is not all removed from them the
soup Is better. But some bones, especially the rib bones.
If they have a little meat left on them, can he grilled
or roasted into very palatable dishes. The "sparerlb"
of Southern cooks is made of the rib bones from a
roast of pork, and makes a favorite dish when well
browned. The braised ribs of beef often served In high
class restaurants are often made from bones cut from
rib roasts.
Trimmings from meat may, be utilized In various
"mado dishes," or they can always be put to good use in
the soup kettle. It is surprising how many economies
may be practiced In such ways and also in the table
use of left-over portions of cooked meat if attention is
given to the matter.
Meat pies represent another method of combining
flour with ment. They are ordinarily baked in a fairly
deep dish, the sides of which may or may not be lined
with dough. The cooked meat, cut Into small pieces,
Is put Into the dish, sometimes with small pieces of
vegetables, a gravy Is poured over the meat, the dleh
Is covered with a' layer of dough, and then baked. Most
commonly the dough Is like that used for soda or cream-of-tartar
biscuit, but sometimes shortened pastry dough,
such as is made for pies. It used. This Is especially
the case in the fancy Individual dishes usually called
patties. Occasionally the pie Is covered with a potato
crust, In which case the meat is put directly Into the
dish without lining the latter. Stewed beef, veal and
chicken are probably most frequently used in pies, but
any kind of meat may be used, or several kinds in com
bination. Chopping meat is one of- the principal methods' of
making tough and Inexpensive meat tender. In broil
ing chopped meat the fact should be kept In mind that
there Is no reason why it should not be' rooked like
the best and most expensive tenderloin. To begin with,
the broiler should be even more carefully greased than
for whole steak. This makes It possible to form the
balls or cakes of chopped meat with very little pressure
without running the risk of having them pulled to
pieces by adhering to the broiler. They should be
heated on both sides even more quickly than the steak,
because the chopping has provided more ways of es
cape for the juice, and these openings should be sealed
as soon as possible.
Chopped raw meat of almost any kind can be very
, quickly made into a savory dish by cooking it with
water or with water and milk for a short time, then
thickening with butter and flour, and adding different
seasonings as relished, either pepper and salt alone, or
onion juice, celery or tomato. Such a dish may be
made to "go further" by serving It on toast or with a
border of rice in some similar combination.
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GOTLAND Is preparing for a unique celebration of the estab
lishment, 100 years ago, of the first savings bank in that coun
try. A savings or "frugality bank" was opened at Ruth well,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1810. The idea was borrowed from
England, wherp Jeremy Bentham had proposed a well-devised
system in 1797, based somewhat upon the original scheme of
the first savings bunk founded in Brunswick, Germany, in 1765.
In the first years of their activities the savings banks of Great Britain
were not under governmental cont,ral. It was not. until 1817 that the gov
ernment recognized their growing utility to the public. In that year acts
were passed which brought all the banks under a system of government
control. The British bank proved popular and profitable, and in 1816 a
savings bank, following the English plan, was opened In New York City.
.Inst before that a savings bank had been opened at Philadelphia and dur
ing the same year the find incorporated savings bank was started at Bos
ton. Postal savings banks were instituted in England in 1861, through tho
advocacy of the late William E. Gladstone. Many other countries followed
the English example and agitation begun in the United States more than
a quarter of a century hko Is likely to result In the establishment of a sys
tem of portal savings banks In this country before long.
In the United Kingdom the present aggregate of savings accounts Is
approximately $1,1 1 9,25,(iit0, of which the post office holds about $778,640,
000. The aggregate number of depositors exceeds 10,000,000. The savings
bunk depositors do not, however, represent the total small savings accounts
in Great Britain, as a large sum Is carried in other agencies, such as friend
ly, co-operative and building societies.
t'usr Man.
"John, I want you to match this
ribbon for me when you are In town
to-day."
"All right. I ll take it into Hmith
kins' when I go to lunch.
"But I trade at Hark'.ey's."
"I know, but there Is a little peach
of a blonde behind the counter at
Smtthkins' that it's a picnic to talk
to and "
"You need not trouble yourself. I
will match that ribbon for myself."
Meat Bill
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.
) Meat is now cured by electricity.
Metal filament Incandescent lamps
are now being used on ships and
railroad cars.
A wireless telegraph instrument Is
used in Spain to detect the approach
of thunder storms.
It Is estimated that the new pay as
younter street cars have lessened the
number of aoeidents in getting on and
off the cars b- lf.
The trial In Venice of Countess
Tarnovsky, known as "the enchan
tress," on the charge of being a con
spirator In the plot thnt killed Count
Kamarowakl, her second husband, a
wealthy Russian nobleman, has monop
olized public attention there. Marl.i
Is a woman of reinarkable beauty, yet
she has been compared to "The Vam
pire" In Kipling's poem of that name.
Her past is filled with death, broken
hearts, wrecked lives and ruined
homes. She has been tho direct cause
of the murder of two men. Two other
men for love of her stand In peril of
life lmprlsonmentln Italy there Is no
capital punishment. She Is beautiful
enough to have sat as the model for
the vampire In Hume-Jones' famous
painting. She is cold and heartless
enough to have lasplrod Kipling's
poem.
Other persons on trial with "the en
chantress" were M. Prllukorf, a law
yer; Dr. Naumoff, a Russian student,
and Elsie Perries, maid to the coun
tess. NauniofT Is the man actually ac
cused of having slain the nobleman.
The prosecution asserted that the
countess hnving fascinated Count Ka
marowskl, married him. and persuad
ed him to Insure his life for flOO.OOO
and will the Insurance to her, enticed
Naumoff to shoot him. It is alleged
that both Naumoff and Prllukoff were
among the many lovers of the "en
chantress." Prllukorf acted as her
lawyer when she was divorced by
Count Tarnowski. and he is said,
to have fallen under her spell at first
sight. He Is now 37 and the countess
is 31. Naumoff is 21. Tho court In
which the trial was held la in tho
tribunal of St. Mark, which overlooks
the Grand canal, and a police gondola
was used dally In convoying the pris
oners to and from the courtroom.
Through the windows of their cells the
prisoners could catch a glimpse of the
columns of the plazetta, the arcaded
facade of the Doges' palace, and the
domes of San Marco.
The story of which the trial was the
climax is one of the most romantic In
the history of crime. It reads like a
tale from the days of the Borglas. Poe,
Gaborlou or Conan Doyle never wrote
a mora Intricate or fascinating mys
tery. It was claimed that the Machl
avellan plot was conceived In the cun
ning, murderous brain of the woman.
Her subtlety, her consummate art as
an actress, her plots within plots, the
diplomacy she displayed In playing off
one of her lovers against the other,
stamp her as one of the world's clever
est criminals. Her game was one of
Ufa and death, but she played it with
the coolnes and calculation of one
BLOW TO BAY STATE HOBOES.
I'aniaua "Hobiiri Ilelreat" Riven I l
by sir. and Mra. I'lke.
The famous "hoboes' retfeat" of
Salisbury, conducted for many years
by Mr. and Mrs. John Pike of this
town, Is no more, because these benev
olent persona have moved from the
farm mado famous by its mammoth
barn, which was given up to the use
of the wayfarer.
For many years the Pikes lived near
the railroad station in Salisbury, says
a New York Herald correspondent,
and on their farm was a large
barn where hay was stored. Years
ago tramps started coming to this
barn, and as they -were never turned
away they kept on coming. Never
did a tramp who had stopped in the
barn over night go away without a
substantial breakfast, and it is esti
mated that hundreds of tramps have
been fed by Mr. and Mrs. Pike.
"Wo did not like to turn them
away," said Mrs. Pike, "for they were
somebody's sons."
The fa mo of the barn baa traveled
far and wide, and tacked to the large
door is a card written by some moth
er in the fur West seeking informa
tion of her son. She had heard of the
famous tramp barn of Massachusetts,
and wrote to Mrs. Pike, asking her to
put up the sign that her son might
see It if he stayed there.
In tho large door a holo was sawed
out by Mr. Pike, so that tramps who
came late at night could reach through
and unlock the door without trouble.
FARMER SLAYS AUTOIST.
Sylvanua Johnson, a wealthy and
prominent citizen of Roswell, N. M.,
Is dead from the effects of a blow on
tho head from a monkey wrench hurl
ed at his chauffeur by an infuriated
farmer. While speeding near Roswell,
Johnson's automobile frightened a
team of horses being driven by a
young farmer, and the latter threw
his wrench at the chauffeur. His aim
was bad and Johnson sank back in bis
seat unconscious with a crushed skull.
The Identity of the farmer has not
been learned.
Hovlns liar.
When the gentleman with, decided
tendencies toward looking after every
body's business but his own saw a fur
niture removal van being loaded near
his house, ho sallied forth into the
street on investigation bent.
"I say, carter," he began bumptious
ly, "are the people upstairs moving?"
xne carter looked at htm scorn
fully. Then he wlpod the perspiration
from his manly brow.
"No, sir," he retorted grimly.
"We're just taking the furniture for a
drive!"
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moving pawns upon a chess board.
"If," said tli late Cesare Lombrosa,
the famous criminologist .who studied
her,'"the Countess actually conceived,
planned and carried out the tragedy
which resulted In the murder of Count
Kamarovaky, she Is the most remark
able criminal of modern times. Her
methods show an absolute mastery of
masculine sentiment, passion and cov
etousness. Her presumed Idea of hnv
ing one lover slay her husband, and
then having another lover dispatch
him so as to prevent him from becom
ing her accuser is absolutely original.
The crimes of the Borglas and of the
Strozzl offer no parallels.
"Her antecedents must have been
very remarkable, for It Is unuaual for
one of criminal proclivities to plan so
rational a conspiracy that its execu
tion would have been accepted by the
public without question. Had her law
yer, PrilukofT, in the first Instance, not
so elaborated his defense as to have
aroused suspicion, and had the assas
sin, Naumoff, been killed as'planned,
or had ,the confessions of tho Countess
HOOT COTTON KINO OFF ENGLISH EXCHANGE.
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EXCHANGE.
When James A. Patten, well known as a speculator in wheat and cot
ton, paid a visit to the Manchester Cotton Exchange he met with an un
favorable reception. Hustled by some of those in the exchange, hooted and
booed, he was pushed toward the door and found sanctuary In a friend's
offices, from which he escaped eventually through an emergency Are exit,
jumping Into a waiting cab and going straight back to Liverpool, where be
was staying for a week. At the annual meeting of the exchange the chair
man said that everyone must regret that a citizen of a friendly country who
was introduced by one of the members of the exchange should, have been
subjected to any annoyance. Hut It was only fair to say that, hearing there
might possibly bo something of a hostile demonstration, he communicated
with the friends of Mr. Patten who were responsible for his introduction,
and suggested that he should not be brought on. the boards. Illustrated
London News.
SCIENCE NOTES.
Slam exports about a million tons
of rice a year, breaking the record last
year with 1,028,671 tons.
Fifty-ton loads of coke tan be
dumped from up-to-date steel freight
curs In less than two mi antes.
A patent on a horseshoe designed ii
prevent the stumbling of horses was
granted In Panama four years ago.
Storage battery street cars weighing
but five tons, as compared with the ten
tons of the ordinary trolley cars, are
being tried out In New York.
Aluminum, combined with other ma
terials, Is appearing as a textile, neck
tieb. shawls, hats and lacings for shoes
being among the newest productions.
According to insurance statistics, it
requires 300,000 new bouses a year
to accommodate tho Increase in popu
lation of the United States and 80,000
more to replace those destroyed by Arc.
The monopoly which Germany has
enjoyed for many years as the only
country with deposits ef potassium
salts has been endangered by the dis
covery of deposits In Hungary, Russia,
Holland, Persia and China.
and Prllukoff not been shown him, be
would undoubtedly have committed
suicide, as the Countess had foreseen.
On learning that she had betrayed
him, the desire, which could only be
attained by living, naturally possessed
his mind, thus diverting his inborn
homicidal tendency from suicide."
Countess Tarnovsky la 30 years old.
She had been noted always for the
charm of her conversation, her ability
as a linguist and her skill as a musi
cian, as well as for her physical allure
ment. She Is rarely beautiful. Five
feet nine In height, but of a graceful
and supple figure, she Is of majestic
poise and carriage. Her green-black
eyes under their heavy lids are soft
nnd insinuating. Her white, smooth
brow la crowned by a mass of brownish
black hair which gleams golden-bronze
In sunlight. In a word, the Countess
is a human helroglyph, seeming to re
fute all theories of physiognomy. Hef
face Is not. In any faint suggestion, an
index of her character. She might be
taken for a madonna, but never for a
murderess.
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A Voice Over the Phone la thli
Mrs. TIngler's residence?
The Maid YesA
The Voice is Mrs. Blddle there
Mrs. Atherton Blddle?
The Maid Yes, she's playing bridge
with her club. I'm sure she can'l
come to the phone.
The Voice Well, JuBt say to bci
right away, please, that her resldenct
U burning.
The Maid Thank you. I'll let hei
know as soon as they finish the set. 1
know she wouldn't want me to disturb
her now. Good-by. St. Paul Dispatch
Of (Jrurral lulrrml.
City Editor- You say in this murdei
story that one bullet bored througl
the stomach and lodged In the bed
stead. Reported Yes, sir.
Editor Well, rewrite the story ami
play up the board and lodging tea
ture. Kansas City Times.
;ooI and SaHlrlrnt llraaoa.
Editor But, my good fellow, whj
do you bring this poem to me?
Impecunious One Well, sir, becaua
I hadn't a stamp, sir. The Taller.
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