NEW AMBASSADOR IS RICH.
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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.
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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.
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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.