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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
dREAT FRENCH GUNS BY THE YSER RIVER
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Two of tbo huge gun3 used with such tolling effect by the French being hauled along tho Yscr river to reply
to the German artillery attacks. Theso arc- guns which hnvo Just nrrlved from tho armament works of the French
novernmcnt, where their construction Is being rushod with all possible haste.
TBI LAD!" IS
ILL EQUIPPED
FOR DISTINCTION
Mrs. Robert Lansing Has Grace,
Charm and All Social Ac
complishments. PROMOTION MEETS APPROVAL
New Secretary of State, Beoldes Being
Lawyer and Diplomat, Golfs and
Fishes and Is Baseball Fan
Protege of Former Sec
retary Foster.
Washington. With tho appointmont
by President Wilson of Itobert Lansing
as secretary of state, tho figure of
Mrs. Lansing begins to loom largo up-
on tho social horizon of Washington;
for tho wife of tho promler is, ox-of-
flcio, an important personage, and
nono tho less, in this instnnco that Mrs.
Lansing Is a bit of a personago in her
own right. As tho daughter of John
W. Foster, somo timo secretary of
state, sho has had largo oxperlenco
of ofilcial life hero and abroad; and
she is thoroughly versed In tho cub-
toms of Washington society and fitted
to assurao tho rolo of leader of tho
ofilcial contingent
Since the retirement of William J.
Bryan there- has been a tendency to
sneak of Mrs. lirvnn nn "M, nnini r.
biter" of Washington officialdom and. EllBl,Bl1' to w,thold Information with
Blnco Mrs. Wilson's death, "first lady out belng troubled or embarrassod in
or tho land." Besides ignoring ontlro-
ly tho oxlstenco of Mrs. Thomas Illloy
Marshall, wlfo of tho vice-president,
who by all tho canons of official oti-
queUe Is entitled to this distinction,
and of Miss Margarot Wilson, tho
Mrs. Robert Lansing
president's daughter, who unofficially
and from the point of view of son
titnent may bo so regarded, this Is
making a claim for social leadership
that Mrs, Bryan has nover cared to
ndvanco.
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w i "u "o jb umiiuuu vo uKruu wiiu
uei iiuouuim mm. mo social siao oi
Biaiecrait is oi small consoquonco.
Mrs. Bryan has been only too glad to
avail horself of tho official mourning
for Mrs. Wilson to refrain from nil
entertaining not absolutely necessary
uuu iu uvuuu us iuuch social roBponBl-
blllty as possible. Moreover, although
Intelligent, cultivated and travolod,
mrB, uryun, uiiiii uer nusuanu en-
terod tho cabinet, had scant knowl-
rtrlpn nf nfllflnl Ufn Mr. Vtrvnn'u nwn
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oxperlenco having been llmltod to a
term or two in congress.
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In contrast to Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Lan
sing has had wide nnd Intimate ex-
perlonco of life In tho great capitals
of Europe, and her long residence In
Washington has familiarized her with
tho peculiar social problems of tho
place and with tho far-reaching effects
of tho social sldo of diplomacy and
statecraft.
Diplomat by Profession.
Mr. Lansing Is a diplomat by pro
fession nnd by long practice Ho be
gan his diplomatic training u ruler his
(atiier - m - iaw. h0 is reputed to havo
iiuuuiuu iiiuro uipiuiiiuuc uuaiiieBB
juBt plain business, In tho form of ar
bitrationsas counsolor for govern
ments and in related capacities than
nny contoraporary American. Ho
knows tho mothods, tho manners and
tho forms of diplomacy, and Is particu
larly Informed upon tho Intimate dot-alls
now nrenfllncr uirnn his riennrt-
ment( havIng had opportunity to fa-
nilliarizo himself with mem during his
sorvlco as counselor of. tho stato de
partment. It Is significant that tho man in
tho street was obliged when Mr. Lan-
sing first camo into promlnonco to in-
quiro as to his politics. Tho answer
is that ho Is a Democrat, but in no
way a politician; and his appointment
is a step toward divorcing foreign ro-
lationB from domestic political con-
corns. Ho stands for the professional
view that tho nation needs a foreign
policy that shall bo continuous and
logical and not disturbed by political
shifts.
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,n phyBlcal appearance to even a ro-
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tho Pcrsonal,ty Lincoln. Ho has
ho v" l,rcaldont'8 abll,tv a,waVB t0
,"ls tempop, to speak his mind in-
stantly in simplo, homoly, but correct
",u ttVil' U1U4 lu """" " ouiuuu,
Jlldlclou3 mind whllo all around la
' "b "1U b"uull"K mo wuoio
worm Beoms uDout t0 Puibo mto ruin.
0n entering his office, in tho stato,
war ana "vy building, ono meets a
man of largo llguro, prematurely gray
ho Is flfty-ono years old but un
doubtedly handsome. His eyes aro
oxcosslvoly fine, and his faco lights
up in a way that is irresistible.
To questions ho replies instantly
and often with trenchant humor.
Thero Is no sidestepping. Ho looks
straight at his questioner and it the
query is improper ho dubs it such
without stumbling. His emotions aro
under completo control.
Theso qualities havo endeared him
to tho Washington correspondents,
who didn't get along at all well with
Mr. Bryan. Mr. Lansing's request-
not an order that no forolgn diplo
matlsts bo accosted by questioners In
tho stato, war and navy building has
been uniformly carried out, Indeed a
correspondent who violated It would
become u pariah to his fellows horo
Tho correspondents know tho now oc
cupant of tho socrotary of stato's of
fice will do tho right thing by them
and they desire to measuro up to Mr.
Lansing s own standard.
Tho mombors of tho diplomatic
corps llnd Mr. Lansing Is of tho host
typo of old world courtiers and they
treasure him accordingly.
They know Mr. Lansing understands
their troublos and difficulties thorough
ly. Mr. Lansing nnd IiIb wlfo'B father,
John W. Foster, secretary of stato un
der Harrison and United States envoy
to several countries, mako tholr hnmn
$$?&$J horo togcthor. Tho sou-ln-law has ob
fcSM8.iaia sorbed great stores of diplomatic loro
from tho man who Is affectionately
eaueu "tuo old fox of Amorlcan diplo
macy." Rose by Sheer Ability.
Mr. Foster will bo eighty years old
next year. Ho was a brigadier iron
oral in tho Civil war, minister to Mox-
lco for seven years, then minister t
nussla and minister to Spain. Ho has
served ou many verv inmnrtnnt
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mitlonnl comni bs ons mui hn, n,..,i
oiUCiaiiy lor Ulllna and Mnvlnn a
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erai or uis dooks aro standard. Ho Is
a leaning peace nuvocnto.
Mr. Fostor had much to .in .m, i..
traducing his brilliant Knn.ln.liiM in
llcial Washington, but Mr. i.,iai.....
riso to famo has boon through sheer
ability and hard work. Ho was born
in tho small city or Washington N Y
Octobor 17. 18G4. tho SOU Of nn n..,l.
nent lawyer nnd tho descendant of
many men who havo boon leadera in
Now York stato history. John Lnnnini,
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XJ.t VUUItVVJU A . U IV AUIIV 111 IHU COnBU1
tuttonal convention of 17S7 at Phlla
dolphla, served in tho ltovolutlnn nnd
was later chancellor of tho stato o
New York.
Mr. Lansing was graduated from
Amherst college in 18SC and began the
practico of law with his father In Wa
tertown in 1889.
Ho booh became too big for small
town litigation, however. Interna
tional law was his forto. In 1892 ho
was appointed associato counsel for
tho United States in tho fur seal arbi
tration and he attended tho sessions
of tho International tribunal at Paris
in 1893.
In tho courso of tho next two years
ho was counsel for tho Mexican and
Chinese legations in Washington and
In 1890 Secretary of Stato Olney ap
pointed him counsel for tho govern
ment beforo tho Bering sea claltnB
commission.
Ho was counsel for privato parties
beforo tho Canadian Joint high com
mission in 1898-99 and later again
served tho Mexican and Chinese lega
tions.
In 1903 ho was appointed to bo coun
sel for tho United States beforo the
Alaskan boundary tribunal and he
took u prominent part in the Venezue
lan asphalt disputes in 1905. He rep
resented the government In the Atlan
tic fisheries and arbitration in 1908
and in 1911, on his return to thla
country from Tho Hague, ho was made
technical delogato of tho government
In tho fur seal conference at "Wash
ington.
In 1911 he acted ns counsel for the
United States in tho American yand
British claims arbitration nnd this was
his work up to tho date he was chosen
as Secretary Bryan's right hand man.
Appointment Popular.
Tho appointment is very popular
with tho members of tho diplomatic
corps, who have been associated with
Mr. Lansing in nn official way for n
good many years, and among whom he
numbers many close personal friends.
No sooner was tho appointment made
known than tho foreign envoys in
Washington hastened to call upon him
to offer congratulations and pay their
respects, tho Japanoso ambassador,
Viscount Chinda, being ono of the
first.
Mr. Lansing's appointment nlslii
meets the approval of his colleagues
of tho cabinet.
Incidentally It may bo added that
ho' is a golfer, a fisherman, a baseball
fan, a landscape painter and drafts
man and writes verse.
PICKING OFF THE ENEMY
A detail of German sharpshooters
sniping tho enemy from behind the
shelter of n ruined factory closo by
tho baukB of a stream In tho north of
Franco.
Log Scales 6,000 Feet.
Stirling City, Cal, A big sugar plno
log scaling 0,000 feet will bo brought
In from tho woods in a fow days. Tho
treo was cut last fall, but tho butt
cut waB not hauled to tho rnllroad, It
being loft In tho woods to dry. ns It
would no doubt havo broken down the,
chutes when green and heavy. This
is tho largest sugar plno log cut in
tho Unmsoy Bar county and comes
from Camp No. 2.
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Br REV. l.. W. COSNELL
AmmUhI la die Dun, Moodr OiLI Initituto
A Ckictso
TI3XT Ulnssod Is ho whoso trnnsgrcs
lion Is forgiven, whose sin Is covered.
Blessed Is tho man unto whom tho Lord
Imputoth not Iniquity, and In whosu spirit
there Is no guile. Psalm C2:l, 2.
Psalm 32 is supposed to havo been
written after tho visit of Nathan to
David. The guilty
king has found
pardon for his sin
and here voices
his gladness. In
our text, three
words arc used to
describe our of
fenses again Bt
Qod: "transgres
sion" means rebel
lion against au
thority; "sin" is
missing tho mark,
both of God's
standard and our
anticipations; "In
iquity" is distor
tion, crookedness. Likewise, threo
words nre used to describe God's gra
cious dealing with sin: It Is "forgiven,"
lifted up as a burden; "covered," and
bo hidden from sight; It Is not "Im
puted," but canceled like a debt.
Men speak lightly of forgiveness
until a deep sense of sin Bottles upon
them, then they wonder whether their
guilt may bo put away; thoy no longer
question the Biblo teaching on the
punishment of sin, but find it difficult
to believe in its forgiveness. For such
troubled souls we have good news.
To begin with, tho Biblo revelation
of God is full of comfort for them. Ho
is "tho Lord God, merciful and gra
cious, long suffering and abundant in
goodness and truth; keeping mercy for
thousands, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin." God was re
vealed In Jesus Christ, and wo knew
our Lord's attitude to the penitent dur
ing the days of his flesh. Tho woman
who bathed his feet with tears, tho
shrinking adulteress, publicans and
sinners, nil attest that there Is forgive
ness with the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace Through the Cross.
But It is at Calvary, especially, that
assurance for the penitent is found.
Such a soul will not be satisfied light
ly. He demands that, for tho awful
ness of his Bin, Borne awful reparation
bo made. But tho cross fully meets
this demand. God's Son, our substi
tute, holy nnd undeilled, hung there,
and all God's waves and billows swept
over him. Calvary tells of love, indeed,
but it also tells of wratb, for tho
wrath of God against sin exhausted it
self in tho dark hour of the crucifix
ion. This is the meaning of the .Sa
vior's cry, "My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?"
That such provision has been made
Is further attested by tho experience
of men. Luther tells us that the pains
of hell got hold upon him, but when
ho looked to tho wounds of Christ he
found penco. John Wesley, after seek
ing rest for his soul for years, trusted
in Christ and felt his heart strangely
warmed nnd assured. Spurgeon was
bo happy when he experienced forgive
ness that ho wanted to tell the crows
of the field about It. Theso men were
not deluded; tho experience of Luther
led to tho Reformation, that of Wesley
to tho Evangelical revival and that of
Spurgeon' to years of a fruitful minis
try. Sin Against the Holy Ghost.
But though so clearly attested, wo
occasionally meet ono who declares
this blessing is not for him, for ho has
committed the sin. -of which Christ
said it "hath never forgiveness" tho
blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. But
what Is this sin? As the result of
careful study ono writer gives thla
definition: "Tho blasphemous mani
festation in word or deed of nn Inter
nal state of soul to which a man has
arrived by u continual resistance and
increasing opposition to tho clearest
and most undoubted revelation of
God's Bpirlt; which state, when once
attnined, is ono of contemptuous nnd
mnllcloiiB hatred of all that pertains
to tho Son of God nnd which, by Ha
very nature, is bound to manifest it
Belf as such " Wo never met a soul,
troubled over this sin, who gavo evi
dence of having desconded to such
depths of willful opposition to Christ.
Indeed, ono who has committed this
sin will not be distressed over it, and
tho fact of distress Is itself an en
couragement. Over against all our
foarB Btands tho word of Christ, "Him
that comoth unto mo I will In no wise
cast out."
How wo should lovo him who for
gives bo much! tho pBnlmlst says,
"Thero Is forgiveness with thee that
thou mayest be feared," fear horo
meaning reverent love. A Btory 1b told
of General Havelock which illustrates
this text Ono of his soldiers violated
regulations and continued to do so in
Bplto of discipline. Someone asked
tho general if ho hnd "tried forgiving"
tho offender, and tho suggestion waB
acted upon. Tho soldier was sent for,
and camo defiant, expecting another
reprimand. He was Burprlsed when
his officer Bald, kindly; "Johnstone, 1
havo determined In tho queen's name
to forglvo you nil theso offeiiFes." Ho
went away n Bubdued and chnnsed
man nnd gave no further trouble.
A laugh Is Juut like music,
It llngora In tho heart.
And wliere Its melody Is heard
Tho Ills of llfo depart;
And happy thoughts camo crowding
Its Joyful notes to greet
A laugh Is just llko music
For making living sweot.
SEASONABLE DISHES.
Now that cherries aro In tho market,
do not fall to prepare some.
Cherry Olives. Pit
large, dark cherries,
cover with vinegar and
let stand overnight. If
tho vinegar is too acid,
dlluto with water. Pour
off tho vinegar In the
morning and add equal
parts of sugar to the
cherries; stir until dis
solved and place In a
Jar covered with a cloth and a plato.
Thoy will bo ready to use in two
weeks. Tho meaty Ulng cherries mako
the best olives.
Compote of Cherries. To a pound of
cherries use a half pound of sugar,
tho Btralned Julco of a lemon. Wash
tho cherries and trim tho stems, leav
ing an Inch and a half on each. Put
tho cherries Into a saucopan with tho
sugar and strain over the lemon Juice.
Put on the cover nnd stew gently for
15 minutes or until the cherries aro
cooked without being broken. Lift
them carefully to a glass dish and pour
tho Juice back into tho saucepan. Boil
this until thick then pour around the
cherries.
Harm En Casserole. Tnko one thick
slice of hum, ono small onion, one bay
leaf, one blade of mace, four cloves,
one-half a teaspoonful of celery seed,
one small sweet green pepper, salt,
pepper and dder. Brown the ham on
both sides in a hot frying pan, then lay
it in the casserole; add the season
ings, tho pepper and onion chopped.
Pour over It enough sweet cider to
all but cover the ham. Cover pan, baks
slowly for two and a half or threo
hours. Serve with hot elder sauce.
Dorchester Custard. Scald a quart
of milk In a double boiler. Mix two
tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, three
fourths of a cupful of sugar and a
fourth of a teaspoonful of salt. Pour
scalded milk gradually ou the mixture
and cook in a double poller ten min
utes, stirring constantly. Add tho
yolks of threo eggs, and cook threo
minutes. Add a few stewed prunes or
figs, and finish the top with a me
ringue made of tho whites of the eggs
and powdered sugar.
There's not a wayside pool bo foul
with mud
But that Its depths, If we gaze deep
enough
Reflect tho pure blue of the summer
sky
And every fleecy cloud that floats
o'erhead.
Bo If wo learn with loving eyes to
look
Beneath humanity's rough outward
line
Deep down Into the treasures of the
soul,
Wo shall behold, however much ob
scured By turbid waves of faults and weak
nesses, The clear reflected Image of Its God.
SUMMER DISHES.
Fresh' berries with gelatin mako
most appetizing hot weather desserts.
Take two tablespoonfuls
of gelatin, two-thirds of
cupful of water, two
tablespoonfuls of lemon
Juice, threo cupfuls of
strawberry Juice. Heat
the berry Juice nnd
add the gelatin, which
lias been soalfed In wa
ter, and stir until dissolved. Remove
from tho heat, add tho lemon Julco
and a few freBh berries; pour into in
dividual molds to sot. Servo with
sugar and cream.
Auy kind of cold meat may bo
chopped and used In an omelet, or
:ombined with rico and tomatoes, used
for a scalloped dish.
Banana Pudding. Put threo large.
ripo bananas through a sieve. To th!f
pulp add the Julco of one lemon and n
;upful of sugar, one-half cupful of pro
served peaches. Mix a cupful of bread
:rumbs with two cupfuls of rich milk,
Mavor with the rind of a lemon and
add a cupful of sugar; stir in the
beaten yolks of threo eggs nnd ono
tnblespoonful of melted butter. Add
to tho banana and pour into a but
tered baking dish. Bnko in a mod
jrato oven until firm In the center.
Tomato Toa6t. Toast thin sliccB of
oread a delicate brown, moisten with
hot water nnd spread with softened
butter; plnco on a platter and pour
over stowed tomatoes, and top each
slice with a spoonful of whipped
iream.
Cocoanut Pie. Lino a deep pie tin
Benefactor of Mankind.
It may ho finally said of John Har
rison, English Inventor, thn. by tho In
volution of his chronometer tho ever
sleepless and over-trusty friend of the
mariner ho conferred an Incalculable
benefit on science and navigation, and
established his claim to be regarded
as ono of tho greatest benefactors of
mankind.
Prolific Ant.
Ono species of whito ant produces
iG.400 oggB u day.
with n rich pastry nnd stand in the
lco chest for half an hour. Bent one-
half cupful of sugar, the rind of a
lemon and four eggs together; then
add two cupfuls of milk. Sprinkle
over tho top two cupfuls of fresh grat
ed cocoanut and fill tho pie crust.
Bake In a moderate oven for an hour.
ECONOMICAL DISHES.
In giving recipes to use leftovers it
is almost Impossible to give accurate
measurements, ns the
leftovers vary from a
tablcsponful to a cupful.
If you have only a few
tablespoonfuls of left
over chicken, mix It
with egg and crumbs
season with Bait and
pepper and form Into'
croquettes or small cakes to brown la
butter. These, with a lettuco salad
and bread and butter, will make a sat
isfying luncheon.
Chicken Scrapple. Into a quart ot
chicken stock, boiling hot, stir ono
pint of commeal. Season to taste and
cook for a half hour, then add any bits
of chopped cooked chicken that are at
hand and pour into a mold. Cut in
neat slices and brown in hot fat for a
breakfast dish.
Chicken Custard. This is a good
way to uso leftover chicken. Cut off'
every scrap of meat from tho chickea
bones and put through tho meat chop
per. Mix the meat with equal quan
tities of cooked rice, .season with salt
and pepper and press together in a
round form in tho center of a baking
dish. Make a custard of two eggs, ono
pint of milk and two tablespoonfuls.
of flour, moistened with milk. A few
peas may be added. Pour the custard!
around the chicken nnd rice and bake
until tho custard is set.
Grlddled Eggs. Heat the griddle-
hot as for cooking cakes. Butter light
ly and arrange small muffin rings on
It. Drop nn egg in each, after greas
ing them well, and turn aB soon as
lightly browned.
Fish Croquettes. Take two cupfuls.
of cold boiled fish, two cupfuls of
mashed potatoes, ono tablespoonful
of butter, one-half cupful of hot milk,
salt and pepper, chopped parsley and a
teaspoonful of minced onion. Form
into balls, dip in beaten egg, roll in.
crumbs and fry in hot fat. Drain on.
brown paper.
FOR LOVERS OF CHOCOLATE.
One of' the most satisfactory fudges.
and one that is usually creamy and'
smooth Is: Take a half
cupful of milk, two table
Bpoonfuls of butter, a.
square of chocolate, a
third of a cupful of
corn sirup, two cupfuls
of sugar and boll to tho
soft ball stage. Flavor
and let stand until near
ly cool, then beat until
creamy; pour Into a but
tered pan and mark off In squares.
Chocolate Caramels. Put two and'
a half tablespoonfuls of butter In a.
saucepan and when molted add two
cupfuls of brown sugar, two table
spoonfuls of molasses and a half cup
ful of milk. Bring to the boiling point
and ndd four squares of unsweetened
chocolate and stir until the chocolate
is melted. Let boll to the soft-ball
stage, add vanilla and pour out to
harden.
Chocolate Roll. Beat tho yolks of
live eggs until thick; ndd gradually,
beating constantly, one-half cupful of
sugar and two tablespoonfuls of cocoa.
Beat tho whites of tho eggs and fold
into tho first mixture a third of am
Inch thick and bake In a moderate
oven. Remove from tho pan to a pa
per well sprinkled with powdered'
sugar. Spread with a cup of sweetened
and flavored whipped cream. Trlnv
off tho edges and roll llko a Jelly roll.
Cover with molted chocolate.
Rochester Chocolate Cake. Cream
a fourth of a cupful of butter, add a
cupful of sugar gradually, beating con
stantly; then ndd two squares of
melted chocojato, two eggs well beat
en, hair a cupful of milk, ono and a
third cupfuls of flour, mixed and sifted
with threo teaspoonfuls of baking
powder nnd a half teaspoonful of salt.
Beat well, add a teaspoonful of vanil
la and bake in a moderate oven forty
five minutes. Cover with Ice cream,
frosting.
lco Cream Frosting. Boll to a
thread two cupfuls of sugar and six
tablespoonfulB of wntor. pour the
sirup gradually over two eggs beaten,
stiff; beat until thick,' flavor with va
nilla and spread over the cake.
New Fire Peril.
Birds carrying matchos to their
nests undnr tho eaves or a college
building in New York wero blamed
for a lire starting. Tho now art of
firn prevention would preferably place
tho blamo on the human agency which
left such dangerous little weapon? as
matches whore tho birds could Hm?
them to carry thorn to the eaves.
Optimistic Thought.
Where tho cause Is Just even the.
small conquers the grezt.