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NEW AMBASSADOR IS RICH. f\ - - ENRIQUE CREEL WILL SOON BE WEALTHIEST MEXICAN. Will Represent His Country at Wash ington—Practically Owns Chihua hua—Has American Blood in His Veins. ( liihttahtta. Mexico. — Enrique C. Creel, acting governor of the State of Chihuahua, and who has been appoint ed ambassador to the United States, will be one of the richest men in the world when he comes into pos session of his share of the fortune of Geo. Luis Terrazas, his father-in-law, and adds it to his own wealth. Governor Creel is an American in bit parentage but a native of Mexico. He was born in this city August 31, 1854. He is one of the ablest finan ciers in Mexico. Me took a leading part in establish ing the new monetary system for the Mexican government. He is interest ed with Gen. Terrazas in many big enterprises and has practically had the control of his father-in-law's vast holdings for many years. This has brought him into close contact with men of finance of ali lands, particular ly Mexico and the United States. Governor Creel's wealth is now’ es timated to be not. less than $25,000, 000. The fortune of Gen. Terrazas is upward of $200,000,000. It has beeu said that he practically owns the state and city of Chihuahua. His mines, ranches, farms, banks, manufacturing plants, houses and business blocks bring him in a great annual revenue. Hu was governor of Chihuahua for many years, but on account of his advanced age he relin quished active duties of the office about three years ago, and his son in-law, Mi. Creel, was appointed act ing governor by President Diaz. Although Mr. Creel was born in Mexico, his Americanism Is plainly shown in hvs personality. His father was Reuben W. Creel, who came to Chihuahua from the United States in the late 40's aud 0|>ened a little store here. Reuben Creel was a graduate of one of the Eastern colleges of the United States. He and his wife lived here until they died. They reared a family of seven children, of which Enrique was the oldest. The little business whicli the elder Creel started did not prosper and the family had a hard struggle to live. Enrique forged ahead and got a place as teacher in a private school in Chi huahua. His earnings all went to sup port his parents and his brothers and sisters. His brightness attracted the atten tion of some Mexican citizens of the place and they put him in the way of SLEEVE FORMS A Coat Hung on Hook Takes on Re markable Likeaesa of Oante. Manchester. X. H.—The accompany ing picture is the subject of a re Bust Formed by a Coat. markable and unique incident. A few days ago a bookkeeper employed in a Hanover street store entered the of fice. after lunch, and as usual hung her coat on the hat tree. A short time afterwards Mr. Colburn, who occupies a part of the store, had occasion to pass by and his glance caught the outline of a human face in the coat which hung there. He called the attention of the others in the store to look at it. and it was so pro nounced that they could not fail to see it. The coat was of a light shade, and in looking at the outline it looked like a bust modeled in clay. Prof. Thyng, the instructor of drawing in the public schools, had oc casion to enter the store, and the face w-as shown to him, and he said it was one of ihe most remarkable things he had ever seen, and he studied it for some time. He said it was almost a perfect bust of Dante Wild Dogs in India. The Indian wild dog which has just been received at the London zoological gardens is of a general rusty color above, passing into whit ish on the under surface, and it has a long bushy tail of a dark brown or blackish color. In appearance it much resembles the common fox, but in build is more like a jackal, being larger and standing some few inches higher. These dogs are most ferocious beasts, and no animal seems to be safe from their attacks, even tigers, buffaloes and elephants retreating be fore their advance. They always hunt in packs of from five or six to a doz en, and if unable to pounce upon their quarry unawares pursue it un til It collapses from exhaustion. They hunt by night as well as by day, and were they as plentiful as the jackal it is certain that the wild game ani mals of India would soon be altogeth er exterminated. The one redeeming feature about them is that they avoid the neigh borhood of dwellings and refrain from I starting a small mercantile business. His business ability soon brought him success. lie branched out into other lines of business and added to his fortune until he became one of the wealthy men ot tlie* state. He married the daughter of Gen. Terrazas, the richest man in Mexico. in 18S4 lie became manager of th<? Banco Mineral, one of the largest financial institutions in northern Mexico. Ho is also president of the Banco Central, a leading bank of this I state, and is u director in three other banks, lie is interested in scores of ENRIQUE CREEL. ! (New Ambassador from Mexico to the United States.) industrial! enterprises and in many rich mines, and owns large estates, j Governor Creel attributes his suc cess in lite to hard and persistent work. Although born in Mexico, he does not follow the usual custom of this country of putting off until to morrow what could be done to-day He rises every morning at five o’clock : winter and summer, and is at work j an hour later. He puts in twelve tc I fourteen hours a day at hard work in ■ bis office of governor and in attending • to his private business affairs. | If Governor Creel has any particu ! iar hobby it is that of uplifting the j poor and ignorant iieople of tills state l He believes that the progress and d* j velopntent of a nation lies in the edu i cation of its people. He is applying ; this principle to the children through j out the slate of Chihuahua. It is his ambition to give the state of ChihnH hua the best public, school system of any si are in Mexico, and to put it on a par with any state in the I’nited States. STRANGE BUST. and that & master-head had modeled it. The picture does not do justice lo the subject, as It is impossible to get in all the lights and shades. After a picture was made the coat was taken down and attempts were made to reproduce the picture of the face, but it was impossible. The coat was hung up by the arm hole. the sleeve forming the face, and one of the fronts of the coat falling over formed the hood. The most re markable thing in connection with the picture is that it is in perfect proportion. It was a. most difficult thing to photograph, as the coat hung in a bad light, but the plate was ex posed for 40 minqtes and the results were most gratifying. : "BOTTLE PLANT” A LIFE-SAVE*!. — Grows in Southwest and Furnished Flow of Water When Cut. | New York.—In the southwestern i parr of the United States and in Aus ! tralia there grows in desert places j the “bottle plant." which has saved j the lives of many men who. smitten by the sun, footsore and well nigh | spent, have almost died lor lack of water. The "bottle plant," on being j cut, gives out a small flow' of the precious fluid. And well it deserves i its name, for it not only holds water, i but is shaped like a bottle. In the tropics, where all growing ; forms take on beauty, the traveler's palm serves the place of ihe less beautiful “lwttle." It is a native of Madagascar, fan shaped and frequent I ly grows to an enormous size. It i stores up water from rains and from the cool dews of night. Its green i fronds are emblems of safety to II ravelers who have lost their way. * Here you see a native who is Ulcky enough to hare a glass in i rising the plant and catching the fa.ll | ing stream. At such a fountain a person enjoys ait advantage denied to persons who live in crowded cities for here the water has no taint of I deadly microbe and is singularly ! fresh and pure. ■ i attacking man jar domesticated ani-* : mals. In captivity they are most un i tamable beasts, and never show the ! slightest signs of affection or regard | for those who minister to their wants A Tramp’s Reply. "T don't see why a man like you | should be begging.” j 'Well, 1 wouidnt' he if it wasn't foi my health, which broke down, ma’am; 1 1 used to be in business.” "What business were you in?” v ‘‘I've been a plumber, a coal mer chant, in the ice business, the life in surance—" “Didn't you ever lead an honest' life?" Safer. “Yes, sir,” said Farmer Corntossel; "he’s about the sharpest feller around here. I guess we’ll send him to con gress.” “You have faith in him.’’ “No. But we’d rather have the gov er’ment pay him a salary In Washing'! ton than keep him around here bar gainin’ with the neighbors." HIS ACTION WAS OPPORTUNE. Brutal Husband Starts in the Millin ery Business With Great Success. "YYliat are you doing?" harshly de manded the brutal husband, abruptly jittering the room. “I’m just going to trim this 49-cent hat I bought yesterday,” replied the trembling wife. “Extravagant woman, you will ruin nte with your everlasting bargain hunt ing!" he exclaimed, enraged, and. seiz ing the hat, he crumpled it in his hands, trampled it under foot, and. finally flinging it into the corner of the room, strode away. Weeping, ihe wife stooped to pick up her insulted property, but her tear stained face was irradiated by an ec static rapture as her eyes fell upon it. "O'" she exclaimed in delight, “now it is the exact shape of that J40 French hat I saw yesterday, and I never could have gotten it that way myself. All it needs is a couple of blue roses and a bunch of lavender buttercups."—l.ippincott’s Magazine. Sermons by Time. “I have attended church in a good many different places,' said the southern man, "but I had to come to Xew York to see a man preach hold ing his watch in his hand. Down in DRY READING FOR A CHILD. Decidedly Grown-Up Book Little Vir ginia Had Perused. Virginia is five years old. and has learned to speil c-a-t and d-o-g. The other day, on her return from kinder garten. she decided to call upon her neighbor in the adjoining flat. The lady was busy writing and Virginia; being a well-trained child, did not in terrupt. She played awhile with the. kittens anil her hostess, being still absorbed with her writing, she said: “I think I’ll read until you get through. "Yes. dear, help yourself to a book." said the woman. Virginia selected one from the shelves, aud, spreading it open on the table, assumed a very grown-up attitude, and appeared engrossed in her reading. At regular intervals she turned the leaves for quite a long time. Growing tired of the silence she softly donned her hood and coat, and as she opened the door, called back: "Good-by, Mrs. -. I’ll come again when you have more time.” Later the woman w-ondered what book Virginia had found so interest ing. When she looked at the title she smiled. It was the sixty-second annual report of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor. CAUSED DOWNFALL OF DURAND. Lady Susan Townley. wife of a former councilor of the British embassy at Washington, whose influence at the British court is said to have caused tin retirement of Sir Mortimer Durand as ambassador to Washington, is noted foi her “keen observation,” as au Knglish biographical sketch puts it, and hei writings for British periodicals show certain characteristics in their criticisn A persons and things which instantly indicate their authorship to those wh( know’ Lady Susan. our part of the country the pulpit orator is usually long-winded. He has a certain subject in mind and has certain things to say concerning it, and he holds forth until he has said them all if it takes till bedtime to do it. "Up here the time that can be de voted to the delivery of a sermon appears* to be limited. In order not to overstep the bounds several clergy men that I have heard talked liter ally by the watch. They did not lay it down or stick it into a convenient pocket to be consulted occasionally, but held it out face up as a constant reminder that time was fleeting and that other pressing engagements awaited them. That may be an ex cellent preventive of weariness in the congregation, but I must say it makes nte uncomfortable to have spiritual advice measured by the min ute and second."—N. Y. Press. The Most Precious Gem. An official of the National Museum at Washington gives some facts not generally known concerning the rela tive values of diamonds and rubies. According to the latest figures ob tainable. a ruby weighing as much as live carats is worth ten to twelve times as much as a diamond of the same weight, even though the latter be of the first water. The ruby, there fore, instead of the diamond, is the material that embodies the highest money value in the smallest compass. WHAT SHE WOULD SAY. Young Teacher Evidently Had Hei Opinion of the Principal. A certain young teacher in one oi the schools in Springfield. Mass., was recently more or less annoyed by the! attentions of one of the masculine set. i who holds a position of principal ir the same school. There was in this young woman’s room a pupil who was very dull and stupid. One day the gallant principal was asked by the admired one to give his permission to have the child removed to some other room, thinking possiblj he might be benefited by the change The suggestion did not meet with the principal’s immediate favor, and he remonstrated. “Supiiose,'' said he, “you and I were married and we had a child that na ture was noi overkind to, and we sent him to school. Suppose the teachei refused to have him in her room, say ing he was too stupid and dull te learn, wrhat would you say?" “I should say he took after his father,” was the quick retort. Easy Matter. Why do women always manage tc have the last word?" asked the mar of petty considerations. "Possibly,” answered his satirical spouse, “because men insist on yelling at baseball games and elections, unti their voices are useless.” GERMAN'S DESIGN OF AIRSHIP. r .. - ■ i All Lurope is airship mad. If the problem of aerial navigation is to be solved it must surely be within the next few years. For never' before nen haps. ha\e inventors in such numbers devoted their skill and enthusiasm to the question. Germany has given a great impetus to the inventors through experiments in the army. The latest design is of the balloon tvpe having a long, toriiedo-like envelope. 6 Misleads Horse Buyer. “Deacon" Snow, who recently died in Provincetowu at a good old age. Was one of the shrewdest horse trad ers on the cape. He once had a horse which showed a rooted aversion to covering more than three miles an hour. A customer who liked the appear ance of the animal had about conclu ded to purchase, and asked if he was a good traveler. The “deacon,” as suming a confidential tone, said: “Mr. Jones, you’ll certainly be pleased to lee that horse gp.” The bargain was made and the new owner drove away. The next mornin# bright and early he appeared on th« scene in a great rage. ‘ See her,” he cried, addressing the deacon.” "1 thought you told me this horse was s great traveler?" “Never said nuthin’ of the kind,’ was the quiet reply. "What in thunderation did you say then?" “I said you'd certainly be pleased to see that horse go, and so woulc | any one else, I guess, that owned, him.” I CONQUEST OF THE NORTH. NATIONS EAGER FOR POSSES SIONS IN ARCTIC.' Colonies Planted in the Cold Barren Sections of the Pathway Marked by Their Explorers. There are now few unexplored parts of the earth, and it is to the great lands of the north, in Alaska and Brit ish America that the adventurer and the colonist and the capitalist are now turning their attention and planning for the future. When, almost -40 years ago.theUnitedStates purchased Alaska from Russia for about $15,000,000, the secretary who had been active in bringing altout the purchase had the pleasure of hearing his name linked with it as "Seward's folly." During the last 12 months alone this once de spised northern possession produced in gold so considerable a sum as $25, 000,000 But Seward had been vindicated years ago. The success of Alaska from many points of view has quickened the ap preciation of Canadas northwest; has directed enterprise to the possibilities of the Hudson Bay country, and has caused the dominion government to formally take possession of an archi pelago in the Arctic ocean, although most of the group of islands lies above the seventy-fifth parallel. Insignificant as this circumstance appears at first glance, it is highly im portant, indicating that the fisheries disputes, which by an awkward Habit at intervals imperil the friendly feel ing between the United States and its neighbor, are to be provided against in the future. The islands which Canada has formally annexed are Melville. Prince Patrick. Egliugton. Emerald, Byam Martin, Bathurst. Cornwallis. Griffiths, Lowther, Young. Garrett, Russell. Davy and Bylott. The names of many of these isles will be unfamil iar to most readers, for they are un marked on many good maps, and the total area of the 14 is about that of the state of North Dakota. English Flag Extends to Barren North. All of the islands were discovered by English expeditions. Consequently Canada's right under the parliament ary act of 1870 to add them to her possessions is not to be disputed. Lying far north of the latitude of the northern coast of Alaska, and to be ap proached from the coast only through Lancaster sound or Jones sound, nei ther of which is navigable during the greater part of the year, none of7 these islands is habitable by white men. They lie well witliiu the arctics, on the borders of the wastes of perpetual snows. Yet because whalers and seal ers do put in there now and then, and because some, of these whalers and sealers are Scotch and some are Amer icans, Canada intends to give notice to the world that her flag extends to the uppermost barren north. More than this evident intention is to he seen in the result of Capt. I5er nier’s expedition into the arctics. Every acre of ground which is capable of production is to he utilized. In an-, other century, if the present rate of colonization continues. North America will be settled to the shores of the Arctic ocean. The waste lands, or rather the million and a half square ! miles formerly regarded as unproduc Map of Islands Annexed by Canada. live and uninhabitable, are already re sponding to the awakening touch of capital. More remarkable than ihe settle ment of the British possessions is the marvelous growth of Alaska, which lies astride the Arctic circle. There the climate is uot unlike that of Nor way. which for centuries has nour ished a hardy race of men. As Nor way has the tempering influence of the Gulf stream, so the climate of south ern Alaska Is moderated by the gen tle warmth of ihe Japau current. At the time Alaska was purchased it was asserted that Sitka had wiuters near ly as mild as those of Philadelphia, and that much less snow fell there than in New York city. The tact remains however, that, the settlement of the peninsula is being made much farther north than Sitka; in fact, on the edge of the Arctic civcle. There the winters are severe, and snow covers the ground from sis to eight months of the year. “Wireless” in War Time. WHAT OTHER NATIONS ARE DO ING TO INSTALL SYSTEM. Developments of the Past Ten Years Which Make Military Operations Far More Effective Than of Old. Barely ten years have elapsed since Marconi—than a young fellow of 22— realizing the commercial ixtssibilities which lay hidden in the discoveries of Hertz, went to England to patent bis system of wireless telegraphy, and al ready the transmission of aerial mes sages has become part and parcel of The Transmitting Apparatus Packed. civilized life. A wireless telegraphy conference, convoked by Germany, has been sitting in Berlin, the chief point at issue being the question of the monopoly of the .Marconi company in Great Britain. Germany demands an international convention compelling intercommunication between wire less telegraph stations of all systems, while Great Britain, who in the Mar coni system possesses a great ad vantage. naturally does not wish to forego ~it merely to oblige a rival power. The use of wireless telegraphy In war-time was recognized long ago, and as far back as 1899 experiments were made by the French army in trans mitting wireless messages by means of captive balloons to which were at tached vertical conductors from 100 to 500 feet in length. These attempts proved moderately successful, mes sages being sent about four miles. About the same time the Austrians managed to send messages nearly double the distance, and in the Ger man army signals were transmitted more than 25 miles by the same method. The first occasion when the wireless system was put to a practi cal test in the field, however, was last year in the Herrero campaign, when the Germans shipped a number of ap paratus to southwest Africa, and found them exceedingly useful in their operations against the natives. In warships, of course, wireless tele graphy was adopted from the very start, and as early as 1900 the British admiralty entered into a contract for the installation of the Marconi appa ratus in 26 of his majesty's ships, as well as at six coast stations. Within a { few years practically every navy in the world was experimenting with the transmission of aerial messages. The wireless telegraphic system em ployed by the Japanese during the late war was the invention of one of their countrymen, Dr. Kimurfa, who attend ed the congress at Berlin. Before w.ir broke out with Russia, the Japanese government had conducted the most searching investigations into the dif ferent systems, and after a series of tests carried out with temporary bal loon stations 100 miles apart. Dr. Kimura's system was found to be the most successful, and was accordingly adopted. In the course of his experi ments. Dr. Kimura hit upon a method of sending wireless telephonic mes sages. which has also been recently adopted by the Japanese navy. Roth inventions are government secrets, jealously guarded by the Japanese navy department, fn the Russo-Jap anese war Admiral Togo made good use of the invention, both while di recting from 'a certain place" the blockade of Port Arthur and. later, when he met and demolished the Rus sian Armada in the battle of the sea of Japan. The completeness of the Japanese victory in the battle of the sea of Japan may certainly be ascribed to wireless telegraphy. During the foggy weather a Japanese cruiser, while searching for the Russians, suddenly found herself in the midst of the enemy's fleet. A wireless message giving notice of the discovery was simultaneously received hy all the Japanese warships, though some were 150'miles distant. Admiral Togo im mediately dispatched a squadron of scouts, who kept in touch with the Russians, and sent him reports of their course, speed and position at frequent intervals, with the result that Admiral Togo was able to forecast ab solute precision the movements of the enemy and to strike home at the most favorable moment. Strangely enough, though the Russian ' vessels Were equipped with the latest and most efficient wireless outfits, they made no attempt to interfere with the Jap anese communications. Doubtless in the next war wireless telegraphy will play a more important role than ever—at least the Germans believe so, and they have devised what may be called a mounted field wire less equipment. The whole apparatus, including a signaling mast 85 feet in length—constructed in sections for convenience of transport—can be packed on the back of two horses, a bicycle being used for driving the motor which generates the electro magnetic waves. A Curious Fact. • Did you ever notice that the dum my clocks in front of jewelry shops are always set at 8:18?" “Yes. I have noticed that." "And do you kuow why these clocks are always set at that hour?" "No. Why is it?" “Well, some people hold that George Washington was born at 8:18, and that the clocks commemmorate that auspicious moment. Others hold that 8:18 the writing of the Declaration of Independence was completed. But there is no truth in such ideas. We, don't need to go so far back ip order to And out why all dummy clocks mark S:18. "Thesf clocks are all set at at that hour for the reason that such :*u ai> rangement of hands gives the most room on the dial for the jeweler’s name and addreas." A Shy Request. Edgar Miss Edith, I—er—have something most important to asl. you. May I—that is— Edith (softly)—What is it Edgar? Edgar May I—Edith would you be willing to have our names printed in the papers with a hyphen between them?—Royal Magazine. RUINED BY OVER PROFUSION. M«st Artistic Homes Are Not Always the Costliest. In the days when miliiouaires were not quite so plentiful as now a certain man who had accumulated a large fortune by the work of his hands sent' his son to be educated. The boy did not share his father's views concern ing the desirability of this education.' neither had he ability, and his tutor, having labored long and diligently, came to the parent with the plea that further effort was useless, since his pupil lacked capacity. "Buy him one, then!" thundered the irate father. “Buy him one! Don't you understand that I have money enough to buy my children anything they need?” A^s! he had not. Money will buy a great many things in this world, but ability is not one of them and neither is taste. Many a room that might have been charming is ruined by an overplus of decoration and furniture. Pictures are so crowded upon the walls that the individuality of each is lost, and vou are merely conscious of a mingling of frames and a glare of color. Bric a-brac is crammed upon mantelpiece and cabinets till they resemble noth ing so much as the showcases in shops. Chairs and tables press against each other until crossing the rood) Is a perilous feat, and the owner of this conglomeration gazes upon it with an air of resignation and wonders, why her rooms have not the air of those of the woman across the street who does not spend one-tenth as much in the course of a year upon her house. A few chairs selected with an eye to comfort and arranged so that their very attitude is an unspoken invita tion to come and rest a while are in far better taste than innumerable spindle-leg and overcarved affairs which are always avoided by the wary guest. Pictures selected to give pleas ure to the people who look at them and not because of the magnificence of their frames, hung with regard to their possibilities, add far more to the beauty of a room than the attempt at an imitation of an art gallery which some persons seem to affect. English Cheese Straws. Take two tablespoonfuls of stale bread crumbs and mix with four table spoonfuls of flour. Put this on a dish, make a well in the center, into which drop the yolk of an egg and a table spoonful of water, a quarter of a tea spoonful of salt, four tablespoonfuls of soft grated cheese, and a dash of cayenne. Mix, gradually working In the bread crumbs and flour. Knead as you would bread. The mixture must be hard and stiff. Roll into a thin sheet, cut into strips the width of a straw and about five inches long, place on greased paper, dry in a moderate oven, and serve in little bundles. These bundles may be held together with rings cut from the pastry and baked, or tied with narrow ribbon. Creamed Chicken with Mushrooms. Cut in small pieces the breast of a boiled chicken. Add to this one can of white button mushrooms, sliced. Put in small saucepan with salt, pep pea. a little nutmeg and a pint of cream. Let it cook slowly for about fen minutes, then add a teaspoonful of rice flour to give it a nice creamy con sistency. Let it cook a minute longer and then add if desired, a pony of good old sherry. Turn into a chafing dish and serve hot, either on toast or with toasted wafers on the side. Stuffed Onions. Boil large Bermuda onions until nearly soft, then remove the inside leaving a shell. Chop the inside with three cooked sausages, one hard cooked egg. two tablespoons of bread crumbs, salt and pepper to taste, one tablespoon of butter, four drops of tabasco and some chopped parsley Fill the shell with this mixture, sprinkle cracker crumbs on top and place over each a small, thin slice of bacon. Bake one-half hour or' uhfil tender.—Good Housekeeping. _______________________ • *• »* Chocolate Pie. A coffee cup and a cup and a half of sugar, one tablespoon of butter, not melted, the yolks of three eggs, one cup of sweet milk, two coffee cups of flour, one teaspoon of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoon of soda. Mixture for filling—Whites of three eggs Iteaten stiff, then add one and one-half coffee cups of sugar three teaspoons of grated chocolate ot* .cocoa, one teaspoon of lemon or va nilla; beat altogether and spread be tween layers while the cake is hot. Orange Fritters. Beat the yolks of four eggs with four tablespoonfuls sugar until thick and creamy; add the juice of half a lemon and just enough flour to thick en to a soft batter; whip the whites stiff and add. then dip in slices of or ange. cut rather thin, one at a time: coat thoroughly with the batter, lift with a wire spoon and fry a nice brown In hot butter or olive oil: sprinkle pulverized sugar on top. Or ange fritters are delicious served with broiled ham for breakfast. Fried Mush. Make mush with white meal, and the night before if wanted for break fast; make very stiff; put in a dish to cool that can easily be sliced from: cut up in slices, roll in an egg, beat en, then cracker crumbs, or shredded wheat crumbs, and fry in hot lard same as doughnuts; use melted sugar or maple sugar on it; very nice. To Remove Stains on Table Glass. Status, like lime deposit, can be re moved with an acid. Put a gill of water in the pitcher and other article to be cleaned. Gradually add about two tablespoonfuls of sulphuric acid. Shake well and the glass will be cleaned. Strong vinegar will often dissolve the crust of lime. Fig Cream. Cook one-fourth of a pound of figs in a cupful of water until tender; chop fine. Beat the whites of five eggs and a pinch of cream of tartar until dry; then add five level teaspoon fuls of sugar and the rigs, beating con stantly. Bake in a border mold about half an hour; serve with stewed figs, stuffed nuts, and pass plain cream.