THE OMAITA DAILY 1H3B : VKDN KSDAY , tIAM'ARY 17 , 1 . )00. )
ACTUIR.UOFYI11TE \ IIUCSE
lulw tlie Es-ontiva Mansion During the
of State Dinucrs ,
PRESlOtHT P..OPOSESi STEWARD DISPOSES
IClJclien In I > B for i\ten-lvo :
ei'lr.liiInu Tlie WnVlillu
oiiHf ; MnrketliiR IN Done
'I' ilv CuuritCH Hie llillv.
In the season of stale dinners there are
two autocrats of Iho White House. Ono Is
the tirtflldcnt ; the other his steward. The
ono proposes ; the other disposes. Though
the president chonecs his RtiostH , the steward
may cut down the list. Indeed , It may nisi
bo said that nt this scnKon the president
surrenders hla place as head of the firs ;
household of the land. Ilefore the great
Uowcy dinner days were spent In pruning
the list of Ktitsts to thn limit prescribed by
the autocrat of the kitchen. Many n man
of rank owes his rejection on that occas'on ,
not to the president , hut to the steward ,
who declared that Juggllm ? with the hoard
for an eternity would not make space for ens
man beyond the scvenly-fjur provided for.
The Whlto House now lia.i two kitchens , n
private dining room , n mate dining room
and the great corridor for emergencies. In
this new kitchen nil the preparations are
made for the great state dinners. The old
kitchen still answers Iho demands mado.tipon
It by the modest entertainments of the presi
dent's family. The now kitchen , though
' omplelo and convenient , la not nlnboratc.
Tito room Is nboul twenty-llvo feet square
uml well lighted. Along one side runs the
great range , fully fifteen feet Ions , with
Its warming racks covered by an enormoun
Imn hood. Along Iho walls arc the sinks ,
shelves nnd tnbles. Running down Urn center
of the room In n long table for the con
venience of the rooks. In place of waln-
H2otlii ! ; the walls nro tllol an arrangement
by which the kitchen can be kept spotless
with the least expenditure of time and labor ,
ns In nil the basement rooms of the White
House , the Increscent arches which support
the celling nnd the structure overhead , may
mar the effect for some. Near the kitchen
are the china closets and mtpply stores.
MarliolliiK for ( InKiiinlly. .
Contrary to all traditions the supplies for
the White House dinners are obtained In
open market. Such .n ' Ihe excellence of Hie
Washington markets that it would scarcely
bo necessary to arrange for these supplies
before ordering Iho dinner. In former days
the White House fowls , meats and llsh were
obtained direct from farm or shore. Thlc
Is no longer the practice. The While House
Hloward merely advises his tradesmen be
forehand of the coming dale of Ihc dlnnei
nnd , Jls probable menu and the cholccsl
products obtainable arc gathered for his in
spection.
The marietta opens at 0 o'clock In the
morning and shortly after that hour Is over
run with the buyeuj for the Washington
hotels nnd the providers for the scores ol
private families who enterlaln lavishly dur
ing the social season. It therefore behoove *
the White House steward to make an early
visit. He Is Invariably among the Ural. lit
chooses for his dinner the llneft meats tc
be obtained of the score or more butchers ;
ho chooses the flnewt fish nnd shell llah from
the llsh stalls and the choicest vegetables
from the farmers. He has his own wagon
and driver nnd as soon as his shopping Hat
In exhausted the purchases nro driven direct
to the White Hnu.sc. Hy 8 o'clock that
morning the preparation of the dinner han
begun.
The usual kitchen force of the White
House consists of one cook and a couple ol
helpers. Kor the preparation of the state
dinnero-Hireo "French chefs nro employeil.
They require two helpers each nnd the
kitchen Is a. scene of sizzling activity for
the day. There are meats to be boiled anil
baked and roasted ; vegetables to be pre
pared ; soups brewed and fancy dishes ar
ranged. The bread used la also baked nl
the White House. The steward takes llltK
part in this preparation , however , thoiiKt
lie superintends all. Ills task has been the
ce-mnllatlan of Iho menu , Iho choosing of the
china and the sctllng and decoration of the
tiible. Hut ns ho Is responsible for all he
BtipoiIntends each In detail.
S.-UInu ( lie Ti.blc.
It the number of giteslH exceeds fifty tin
table is spread In the central corridor. I
less , Ihe state dining room is used. It 1
Interesting to note the attempts which have
been successively made to Increase tin
renting capacity of the state dining room
The original table was n rectangular affnl
Heating thirty-six guests. When this be
cr > nio Inadequate a shell was constructoe
similar in outline to the figure eight , whlcl
placed atop Iho table Increased the soatlnj
capacity to fifty.
The number of guesls , Ihen , controls tin
choice of a dining room. During the after
noon Iho table is prepared nnd Its settlni
arranged. ' For this purpose the stewan
chooses onn of the many sets of china be
longing to the White House. Each mlstrcs
of tlio While HOHRO hns exercised her In
cllnallon in the choice of n service am
handed It down to succeeding admlnlstra
Helm ns n valuable souvenir of Ihe maker'
art during that period. The result has broi
the accumulntlcii of half n score of chin :
services , each fully adequate even for on
of the great dinners given nt this day. Oir
of the services In use today was deslgnci
*
and ordered by Mrs , Lincoln , another b ;
Mrs. Grant , another by Mrs. Harrison ; -Mrs
Cleveland contributed two exceedingly beau
tlful Bcrvlrcn and nnother will mark Mrs
McKlnloy'H re-Rime.
The elzo , of tlie-so services may be bette
understood when It is ktiown that one o
Mrs. Cleveland's services consists of thlrt ;
dozen llihr-s One of Mrs ricve.anl's ser-
vlci. is invariably used at the d nncrs lo-
day. It is considered the mo t leautlful nt
the White HOUR ? . Around the flnnge of the
Plait * Is a broad band cf rich red. The
other plecw are Mmllarly docomted , with
plain centers. All the White House services
re decorated In the best of taste. Th
coat of arms of the Culled States is In-
tludt-d in the dceoratlon. The sliver and
glass service Is extremely modMt. There
Is none of the wealth of silver and cut glass
to ftequently displayed on the tables v > f
many of our multl-mllllonalres. The glasses
nro cut Dimply with the president's coat
of nrms. The spoons and knives and
forks nro marked , democratically , "Presi
dent's House. "
The decorations ot n slate dining table
are always marked by extreme modesty.
There Is no attempt at elaborate display.
Numerous bouquets of choice roses or or
chids are scattered along the center and
buiquots and boutonnlercs of similar flow
ers placed by the plates of the ladles and
Kcntlcmnn. All is.so arranged that though
the table prescnte a vision of unwmal beauty
there is no sonee of the overpowering In
decoration. Numerous candelabra add to
the scone with their soft lights.
Kvtrti Walter * .
A score of waiters are employed to servo
the dinner * These are readily ( secured In
Washington , where the waiter le nt his
best. The wallers are usually colored men ,
though under the Harrison administration
Steward McKlm chose white wallers In
preference. This unique departure hns not
been followed by his successor. The waiters
are not chosen lightly. There are numerous
temptations In their way , both from the
richness of apparel and jewels of the guests
and the liquor which an intemperate man
could readily find occaslcn to consume. Only
men whose , honesty and sobriety Is beyond
all question are1 employed. They arc called
upon Tor similar service from time to time
and find the employment pleasunt and re
munerative. They are required to report
at the While house late on the afternoon
of Iho dinner nnd are divided Inlo txjuads
and thoroughly drilled in the part each Is
to play In the evenlng'a entertainment. The
dumb waiter of Ihe White house has not
the capacity nocefsary to carry the dishes
from the kitchen to the dining room lloor.
So six or eight c'f ' the waiters are detailed
to carry the dishes from the kitchen up the
Illght of stairs leading directly to the but-
'
ler's pantry , to return empty dishes to the
lower lloor and hand the portions from the
carvers to the walling line of servers.
Kach waller Is supposed lo serve four or
five guests. He receives Iho dishes from the
carvers so adroitly carved that though the
form ot the roast or fowl Is preserved the
guest can readily separate a portion. He
wntchcs closely lo Iho needs of the guests
under his charge. The president and his
wife are served by their personal servant.
The White house dinners are served Ideally ,
It Is said , for the wallers nsi not mere ma
chines , but men of judgment nnd action.
For their two or three hours' work they are
paid $1 or $5 and this , In connection with
the natural prestige of a waiter who serves
at the White house brings to the steward
the best assistance the clly affords.
i\peilNl Vt' lllMINClvll-llllf. )
It Is Impossible to furnish In detail any
estimate of Ihe materials and foods used In
the preparation of n stuto dinner. When It
Is considered Ihat only the choicest bits arc
nerved Iho supplies purchased for a dlnnei
of seventy must be something extraordinary.
A roast of lamb or fillet of beef , for in
stance , Is served but to four or five persons
and Ihe choicest morsels only are eaten. 01
a fowl the breast alone Is curved. The same
fastidiousness Is observed throughout every
con rue.
There arc never more than twelve courses
to u White house dinner. As n usual thine
the courses range in number from eight tc
.twelve , The > : are served , without haste , but
still jn such succession that Ihe dinner may
I not seem to drag. An enliro dinner In thla
I manner Is served within two hours and
some of the most noted dinners of the lasl
two years hnvo been served in even less
time. Aa the dinners alwr.is begin nt S
i o'clock the White house guesls are not given
. to late hours.
1 Official procedure at a state dinner Is one
of the most delicate , questions with whlcl
!
i its managers have to deal. There Is no one
more sensitive than the average diplomat
At a diplomatic dinner preccdure Is deter
mined by the official rank of n guest anil
his seniority In point of service in Washing
ton So well are these gradations estab
lished thai an error would bo inexcusable
All confusion , however. Is avoided by r
cuslom which conveys unmistakably to ea = l
guest the exact position he Is expected tc
occupy at the table. Before entering the
dining room each guest Is given an envel
ope enclosing a card on which Is printed :
complete diagram of the table with Ihe
various seals numbered. The name of the
lady ho Is expected to lake into dlnnei
Is also written on the card. A cress Is alsc
drawn through the number of the seat the
gucit Is to occupy. The posslbllily ot mis-
lake Is furlher obviated by placing nt eacl
plato another card with the guest's t name
written across Its face.
The scats of least hcmor nro at the ends o
the table. The president sits In the conlei
of one of the long sides. The seat ncx
In honor Is directly opposite. At the dlplo
made dinners It has heretofore been tin
custom for this sent to be occupied by tht
president's wife , who Is taken Into dlnnei
by the Urltlsh ambassador , the next In rani
to the president among Ihe diplomatic corps
During the administration , howovoi 'hi
Invalldism of Mrs. McKlnley has orcnslonec
n change. The president keeps her alwnyi
by his side , and Mrs. McKlnley sits bo
twcen the president and Iho British ambas
HndT. The scat opposlle is now occnplei
by Secrclary Hny , There are no loasli
or speeches.
When the dinner is finished the preslden
The Age of Inquiry.
The present has been described as pre-cmi-
ncntly the century of inquiry.
The constant and universal question that is
echoed from every side , is "Why ? " Ask any of
your friends why they prefer Van Houten's
Cocoa to any other , and one will immediately
tell you " it has the highest nutritive'value' "
another will reply "it is more easily digested
and assimilated than ether cocoas ; " and a third
will probably answer " it is perfect in flavor and
lull in stimulating healthy properties. "
In reply to the question "Why ? " T/it Lancet
says : " Van Houten's Cocoa yields a maximum
' proportion of the valuable food constituents of
Vf' the bean. "
Why is it the best for children , for mothers
and for family use ?
Because it is rich in that digestible Albumen which nourishes -
es the body and in the Phosphates which build up bones and
tissues ; because it repairs waste , and also because you can get
out of it more strength and nourishment than out of any other.
I ! ' BE SURE YOU TRY
v VAN HOUTEN'S Eating CHOCOLATE.
and his wife ris-c ns a signal 'hnt the s rv-
ti-r Is at an end The ladlepa s In ilir re
ception rooms , and ihp men to the emokltiK
room * , where coffer , liquors anil clears arc
served. The gentlemen pass some time In
Informal conversation and then Join the
ladles In the reception rcoms. Here ten Is
wrvtxl. Custom prescribes that none of the
other guests .shall lenve until those of the
highest rank have taken leave of the oven-
Ing's host awl hostess. Out of considera
tion to Iho other Ruests , these officials leave
Immediately after tea has been served. The
other guests follow closely , so thai Iho entire
company has left the White house by 11
o'clock.
Ul'T ( > ! ' Till : OltniNAHV.
This year's fnmlnc tn Indln covers nt )
nrra of .ToO.OW munre miles , on which Is u
population of .TO.iW.OiK ) imils.
Members nf New "V ark's street cle.inlng
deunrunont who used to pay J1.20 for the
white duck suits which hnvo made them
fnmouH now hnvo to imy { 2.50.
A schoolboy In Now Jersey tried to kill
himself bemuse his Uncher remarked on
111 * dirty hnneta. A mini In Oonnceticut was
do'orred from committing sulcldo only by n
elerlre to spile his chllelicn.
A Jersey JuilRp named Oottfreld Krcuifer
hns bulk In Ni-wnrk a mnusolpum.costing
} H5OOit and dedlrntcd It by RlvlliK n pnrty
within Its walls. Ills greeting to the guo ts
ns they arrived was : "Welcome to my
tomb. "
Mrs. Hannah Ilnlsey of Hltighnhitoii , N.
Y. , has willed her targe farm to her son , on
condition that he slmll give his slsiur BO
long us she may live eight dozen eggf\
twelve jiounds of butter , one 1mm.vh.t
milk shn can vise and nil the vegetables she
mnv want ench year.
On the. Bate of the cemetery In lllo
Janeiro Is a notice In Spanish , Kronen and
Kngllnh that no dogs nro ndinltted unless
led by the owner. This Is how the an
nouncement Is made In "KnRllHli : " "Noble
nu-sdiitnea and gentleman who may desln'
a dog to follow In this tombs-yard will
not be permission unless him drawn by u
collnr round him throttle. "
Tlic State Prison commission of Now
York recommends In Its annual report that
the- striped uniform for convicts and the
lockstep he done iiwuy with. It al. < o
suggests the establishment of u State re
formatory tor mnlo misdemeanants between
the uses of 1C and HO years , and that as a
check to jirlson abuse ? all prisoners lie
allowed to write to the governor of the
HtiUo and ohcr : olllcials at certain stated
Intervals.
A novel petition has Just been submitted
In the French Chamber of Deputies by a.
woman resident In the Finlstere depart-
mcm. She proposes that steps be taken to
lest the quality of sows' milk as a form
of nourishment for babies" . Donkeys' milk ,
an Is well known , Is superior to cows' for
the purpose , but the employment of the
domestic nig has the merit of novelty.
Several doctors have already pronounced
In favor of the Innovation , however.
In one of the historical volumes of John
P. Magslnness I1 * recounted a most re
markable coincidence. On the day that the
Declaration of Independence was promul
gated and the old liberty bell proclaimed
the Joyful news In Philadelphia a lit le
band of Scotch-Irish Fcttlers , without any
knowledge , of course , of what was occur-
, Ing elsewhere , assembled at a certain pla < e
I on the banks of Pine creek , about folirto. n
miles above where now stands the rlty of
Wllliamsport , and declared themselves fret' '
from the yoke of British rule.
It Is rumored that W. II. Hearst of the
New York Journal and Arthur Brisbane ,
one of his most trusted lieutenants , will
start a magazine do luxe in New Yurk
something on .he lines of lonely Randolph
Churchill's Anglo-Saxon , to appeal only to
the most culluied classes. It will deal per
haps a little more with the doing. of
society than the ICngllsh publication. T ic
rumor hardly causes a ripple umong N'ew
York's space writers , who sigh for the
good times that came with Mr. Hearst's
llrst appearance In the metropolis , because
this new publication Is ? to bo written ex
clusively by noted personages. Besides ,
Mr. Hearst has learned a thing or so since
the day ho came to town.
I.AIIOIt AM ) IXIU'STHV. '
Two-thirds of the world's sugar Is pro
duced from beets.
Twenty-two million dollars have been In
vested In Missouri mines since last January.
The value of the Imports of potatoes Into
England yearly Is estimated at about & ! , -
ooo.ooo.
One-fourth of the world's output of coal
I is mined in the United States. Last year
! 4,000,000 tons were exported , and the trade
is growing fast.
U is estimated that in the year now clos-
ilng 1S77,920 ! pairs of shoes were manu
factured In the city of Haverhlll , which
! s nn Increano upon the previous year of
3KG,6SO pairs.
American locomotives are used on the
Itombny , llaroda & Central India railway.
The extent to which American locomotives
are being used abroad does not fall to
j awake voices of anguish umong the foreign
press.
The advances In wages which have been
taking place all over the country In the
past few months , particularly In November -
; ber and December , made the holiday sea.
i son especially joyous for the United States
j this time.
Ten thousand horse power will be trans-
1 milted from Oarvln's falls , flfleen mlle.s
1 from Manchester , N. II. , to that cltv for
lighting , power and street railway business.
The water power Is one of the finest In
Now ICnplaml and the new enterprise can
; hardly fall to bo successful.
Vermont In maple migar stands llrst In
| the union , making nearly L'.OOd.ttX ) pounds
i annually. More butter per cow Is made In
Vermont than in any other state moru
pounds of wool per sheep are clipped than
In any other state , and more bushels of
potatoes are raised per aero than In any
| uthor state.
There was built In the country last year
! 209 new texllle mills , according lo the
i Anur.can Wool Reporter.ieturn. . , which
exceeds the record for either of the twn
previous years. Of till.- number ! > ! , or
I about two'hints ' of the whole , are located
In the south , and North Caiol'pa ' lends for
' that section with tiiirty ei'i. new mills ,
Georgia coming next with twenty-one.
| l.iist yciir'H gold production In the l'nllr.1
1 States , according to the -lli-pcto ; ' of the
hilnt , reached a total of $7o,000'iOO , an In-
criuiHe over 159 ? of more than $ G,0' , s
i I ln > silver production of this countiy la
' growing. Last year's was $71OfiO,000 , and
that of the previous year $70,000,000. The
British Klondike gold Meld In JMiD is estl-
mated by the snmi * authority ut Mu.ll\\M. \ \
The TInplate trust was formed largely
through the efforts of Ihu proprietors i.t
the ICIwood (1ml. ( ) plant. It is at present
the largest In point of mon employed in
the world. Nearly 2.000 men are employed ,
and this means that from 7,00 to sou
people are dependent upon this one. plant
for their livelihood. D. G. Held , who was
Its president , Is said to liavo cleared fOOiO-
003 out of the formation of the trust , ami
Is now Its president.
An American company has been awarded
the contract for the supply of all the
trolley , feed and span wires for the equip
ment of the lines ofho Havana Hallway
vimpany . The concession to convert the
principal ex'stlng horse and steam trnnv
ways In Havana Into electrically equipped
roads , has .Isj li.vn granted. There arc
llflv-lonr milch of road In nil. The feed
w rea will i-opt not less than KOO.OiW. I
will ho the lareosl export contraci ever
placed In this country ; 2.MO Iron trolley
poles have been ordered at a cost of * S5 , .
ii0 Accord'ng to the American Exporter
the Havana company has also ordered
tCrra eutta comlult ln
The Window Ola us trusl , realizing ihat
there will be a Hhortnge of workmen ' llu
coming lire , lm nollle'l the , , "u nt tw
of its MB tank factories In New Jersey
tliut the factories will not bo operate 1
und the Hkllled workmen there wUbo
given employment nt other iilnccH In tic
wcHt , am ] the American Ohms company
w.ll nay their transportation to their new
usHlgnmeniH. Klni'f last lire a number ol
co-operallve and Independent fact trips have
I'pruiiR ' HJI and absorbed a large number
of blowers and Batli.Tira on ncroui ot
their going .Into early blast , remlcr'ri"
nearly 200 trusl iiols Inoperative o thH
account. . .There IH also a scarcity of en
ters and llatleners. \
Wlrclcfs irlegraiihlc communication will
op cKtnhllehed between live of the
' ! ! b > ' "n Amer-can
, . , , ! coni-
. Although
jiany. many engineers regard
the connoitlon of the live Ifl.iuds by cabli' '
s Imiiraptlcabie1 on account of the coral
riofs , an American company had. mys , h ( !
I'.lce'trlclun. about derided to nltcrnpt it , ai
Iho needs of telegraphic communication bad
grown most urgent. On hearing of ) , !
remarkable Buccens of the Marconi syii-in
the company Invi-mlBatwl | t and found
that It would co.it muth ICHH and be more
practical In many wsvs fan a cable A
reiBiilar telegraph butiness will be el ono by
Iho company Instal'ng .ho wireless system
T.ftV J/ ! l , , . .Sl ! { } ryc nJ ) neBtlo !
The modern and most effective cure for
constipation and all liver troubles the fa
mous little pills known as UcWiU'i LI.tic
Early lUseru ,
KIPLING'S VILLAGE
Quaint Eivirontncnt of the Famous Writer's
Modest. "Castls. "
ANCIENT AND TYP.CAL . SUSSEX H'MUT
'i \ VnjAIIIOIIK HlN Neln
liorx The Clillilren nf ( be I'ninllj'
anil tinlleneb U'lieriTlie.v .
Dcllulit ( u I'ln.v.
Hottlngdean Is one cf the qimlnlett vil
lages in nil Knglaiid. In its time It hns been
the home of more than one celebrity despite
its remoteness , but today , being the home of
the man who wrote "The Heccsslonnl , " It Is
distinguished Blmifit solely as "Klplhig's
village. "
Away back , tlicusnivls of years SKO , nature
cut n crease In the1 long cliff which marks
the termination of the South Downs of Unj-
land. The crease lias Le.n btoiidened by the
elements until It Is Inrge enough to ho'd
Hotthigdean almost , but not quite , fir n
few houses hnvc been crowde. ) r.tit and stand
on the abrupt slope of the hills. At the
mouth of the crcr.se the cliffs have fallen
nwny enough to form n little basin on the
shores tf wMcli the waves of the Ktigllsli
channel break ceaselessly. ( leiitly they
break In summer , but In winter they dash
n alnst the- great chalk cliff with such fury
that tons of It are yearly washed away. And ,
at times , the tide forces Its \vny far enough
to leave foaming back water nt the foot o *
the main road.
It must have been a long time ago that
Kipling's village was hollowed out , f .r the
little stone church In the place was bosun
over 500 years ago. It stands across the
way from Kipling's house nnd Is one of the
most Interesting spots In a plncc whore
nearly every stone has Us history and where
the lover of the quaint can find something
to admire nt every turn.
The walls which surround the dwellings
are reminders of the troublous times In
Sussex , when every man's 'house was In
deed his castle. These walls protected the
lives of mtiny of the original Inhabltnti's
from the pikes nnd swords of mailed free-
Mil. KIPLING'S STUDY.
bcotera. History records more than one
' '
conflict in the llttlo'ji'dmlct between vassals
of opposing lords a'mj.onayhap Kipling will
j ono day give the- world a tale based on *
| some of the legendary scraps one still hears
| In the neighborhood. The sloncs in the
walls were 'taken from the beach and are
rounded and .polished . by the action of the
waves. iMany of 'them are of Illti't. ' They
are set in regular rows with a precision that
would make n modern bricklayer nervous.
The builders knew well the secret of com
pounding eoment , for the walls still hold
together as compactly an If cut out of blocks
of solid material. Arches were left for
heavily Ironed gates , mostly of oak , and
fastened by ponderous bol.s or locks with
huge keys.
KhilliiK'N Qiiiilnt ( > ! < ! lliiiiNC.
Of such n pattern Is the side gate to
Kipling's house the one commonly used.
The double entrance in front , It Is sup
posed , was made to allow n troop of horses
to enter If necessary when the owner needed
the prelection of his friends. Hut to pass
'
, from the romantic past to the commonplace
j present , It must be admitted that the
, broken glass which now is strewn along
| most of the walls Is Intended as a pro-
| tectlon against the mortem email boy in
stead of the knight or man-at-arms , for the
boy well knows the lasle of Iho fruit In
the Kottingdcan gardens and only Iho glass
prevents many nn attack on their treasures.
Flowers as well as fruit are to be found In
WKK WILLY WINKIK OX THE nii'AOli. '
* ho Kipling yard and garden , In the Bca-
fion , while orx HO fortunate ; m to Rut bo-
yoml the walls will evs many a be 1 or
artistic corner , the pride of the gardener.
, The Kipling homo remains nearly aa
when built hundreds of yearn ago , \\ltli KB
mnall windows , high roof , now much the
woree ) for wear , and its antique entrance.
The bell coiinestlns the from Kale tvith
Ihe house Is , perhaps , the principal Inno
vation. About the jla ) < o IB the air rf caro-
i Icssncss generally attributed to lllornry
i people A great gap shows In the rear part
| of the wall. It was there n century before
' Iho prcseni owner wnn birn- The Interior
of Ihe hou o U dar } < and glojmy oxcjpt two
or three rooms on the second lloor. The
huge wall Is overhung by a grove of ireos
which kcepH out mush of the daylight from
the parlor nnd dining room , while the ntablo
, at ono corner and Iho cowshed nt the > other
, further obstruct the light.
i Home it the furniture la antique , aa , for
' Instance , a beautifully carved mahogany
i lablo and sideboard. But Ihe aulhor , has
Installed in his RnglUh homo many article * *
i of American make wlil'-li Seem "painfully
I modern" to some persons. A stuffed leather
easy chair and a long library table llttcrei
I about with urltlng material , nines , pipes
and a big jar of tobacco show tlut the
Jungle stcry man IB cue of us jficr all.
The eiudy H very mannish In appearance.
, From the window the author may look
a. ross the way Into St Margarita pntty
churoh yard. Just outside the | .nrlal Is tin
resting place ofVllllam Hlark. No slono
Is needed to designate the r'ase. ' Simple
elooryard flowers literally cover It In season
and every villager as well as the dty
Ktranger knows Us Irrallty. From the
other window In the Kipling ( study , which
occupied a corner of the house , the author
may see the village'"g'reen , " an Irregular
triangle of ground , across which eaucMrlans
and pedestrians are so prone lo take "short
cuts" thai there Is llttlp gresu about It
save In name. Oppcalte the Kipling houoo
live the "Hon. Hume Joneses , " as the vll-
lagers call them.
TiniriMrlly llcni'li ,
| It's but live minutes through Kipling's vil
lage to the spot where the channel \\avos
rise and fall. They call It ; hc beach , but Ii
Is a mere mass of gravel.
1 The Kipling children long ago deserted
the village green for. the beach and Noank.
Noauk Is a Itottlngdean celebrity , lie has
Ihcel here nil his life alxty odd years .nit
I his claim to fame Is that he Is a great friend
of Kipling and the Kipling children , partic
ularly "Wee Wllly-Wlnklo. " Imagine John
Hull as drawn by a modern artist , put an old
straw hat on him and you have Noank , In
summer ho hires out boats and bathing cats ,
In the winter he enjoys himself much of the
time at the "HIacU Horse" tavern over a
tankard of " 'alt and ' ; ilf , " talking politics
or exchanging gossip with mine host. No.
nnk has read meat of the Kipling stories ,
hut ho eloesn't think much of the Indian
tales and says so frankly. He likes "Cap.
talus Couro'tH'Ous" better and will talk by
the hour with a Yankee visitor about the
brave fisherman of the banks. For Noank ,
when } ounger , did quite a bit of channel
. lishlug himself.
(3o down to the beach almost any pleasant
morning In spilng or summer and you wilt
likely IIml Kipling sprawled on the gravel
talking with his o\\n or a half dozen of the
village children playing about , while nearby
will be Noank , sitting on the edge of a boat ,
all cars and eyes.
| Strolling on the beach Is ono of Kipling's
' main recreations. If the children or any one
, with him will make a fort he will join In
> trying to knock It down , bill ho won't worry
over the building of It. Imlcexl , every one
takes a hand at destroying the forls the ;
children rear Kipling , Iho children , the
women of the Hurno-Joncs family and some
times even Mra , Kipling.
Klpllne does not shoot , seldom takes a
surl' bath , carca nothing for ilshlng. lie oc
casionally plays lawn tennis for about one
game , but takes no Interest in cricket. When
not working ho simply loafs. Ho illsllkcn
attention and positively dreads the notice
of strangers. Perhaps this Is one reason he
selected a home so strongly forlllled anrt
why he generally Is conspicuously absent
from church. Ho ftels 111 at ease except
when among his few chosen friends or wllh
children. Children lake lo him as naturally
as If he were the father of the whole village.
Ho dislikes to got up until late In the morn ,
ing and his Irregular hours sometimes ve.i
hlB active , sunny little wife , who is fond of
regularity.
To see the famous writer sauntering alonf ?
ono of the slreets ot "Kipling's village" you
would mistake the man every time. As he
walks ho sometimes tries lo hum a tune , but
ho has llttlo perception of melody and , aa
one of his friends saj-s , "when Kipling tries
to sing he buzzes. "
Tlif Klnllnu Cliililri'ii.
The two Kipling children nro thin ; nerv
ous little bodies , with restless , piercing black
eyes. They do not care much for other chil
dren. When their sisler was alive Ihe llircc
"flocked by llicmselvcs , " BO to speak , and
managed to get their share of amusement
I nnd pleasure even though somewhat cxedu-
eive. In features they resemble their mother
more than their father , although the Kip
ling , part of the family Is very perceptible ,
especially In their shyness when strangers
are present.
Occasionally yen may see Kipling walking
along the cliff , looking at the water iieirly
100 feet below , or sltllng on the lurf at the
edge of the precipice. Hut this is only oc
casionally. He cares lltllo about driving
and will not exert himself to ride a blcyalo.
The- limit of MH walk Is generally "The nlack
Horse Tavern. "
It nnd Its landlord are much In favor with
Kipling. .Sometimes of an evening In win
ter ono will find the author and the landlord
and possibly Noank In the cosy dining room
before the bit ; glowing lire , each with his
j glaes and pipe. The landlord dors the most
1 of the talking , and his gticslB the mcnt of
1 the listening. The subjects cover a eleclel-
I eelly wlJo ranpe , but usually end in n ells-
i cusslon of politics. The landlord is an rx-
1 tremo radical , while Kipling leans lo the
' cfiistrvntlvo side. They will get Into nn
argument of half an hour , the landlord grow
ing white hot , while even Kipling will become -
| come much wrought up. Then glasses are
| drained , the guc > xl departs and perhaps by
1 Iho lime ho reaches hlc gate has foigollcn
all that was said or evmi whore ho has bce.i.
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for my health and life. It cured mo of lung
trouble following grippe. " Thousands owe
their lives to the prompt action of ibta never
falling remedy. It cures coughs , colds ,
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grippe and
throat and lung troubles. Its early use pre
vents consumption. It la the only harniloji
remedy that gives Immediate relief.
.Mr , KHclii-n Klli'H Anmvcr.
J. I ) . Klti-llen. oxccillor of the ePlalc of
the lateHlrhiml Kitchen , has ( lied anxwcr
lo the petition of Kllz.abothVlialen , asking
his removal on die uround that he IH an
unfit person and that Jio has Intnresu In
the estate w.ilub prejudice him. Mr.
Kitchen's nn.iwor IH | n the nature of a general -
oral denial. The story of Hie-hard Kitchen
and the Whalen woman and her two sons ,
linn lionn told many times , 'i'llo Whalcnn
vvc-ro remembered In the will anil now
they nro becoming anxious to millze on Iho
bequest.
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"PATRIOTS" MOURN FOR WAYWARD MATES
Ileiul Patriot lli-nrx ( be Hull \ < MVN of
HrN'iiiJti'riMl t'ronli'H mid C < IK-
tlltcN < iu SavliiK Ilemc-illen
lo lie Apiilli'd ,
The Hce's telephone wires got crossed
again Monday night at Iho long-dlslance
switchboard and brought bits of Interesting
convcisatlon to the ear at the receiver.
"Hello , there , Web ! " came the voice. "Is
that you ? "
"What's the trouble ? Trouble ! Haven't
you heard what that school board Investi
gating committee Is doing ? They arc just
playing Rinash with some of our friends. "
"How's that you say ? Well , you ought
to know. Here Is Cowle , n man our league
was going to run for councilman from the
Ninth ward , mixed up so badly that he will
have to be pulled off the track. Wonder what
w ( . can do next ?
"Keep out there , central. "
"Hello ! When Lunt moved Into the ward
wo thought ho would be In line for the coun-
cllmanlc place , but he la so tangled up In
this mess , too , that ho will have to bo
counted out. 1 would like to have him run ,
however , for jour sake , as bo was so close
to you.
"You don't think that would be advisable ?
Well. 1 guesH you are right about that ,
but wo will be up n stump for the right
man in that ward. "
| IlcNH tin Inuriile.
| "What do you tilnk of Hess , too ? Some
men are never satisfied. I thought he would
be willing to act square after we placed him
down ot Lincoln with Hugh Myers and gave
him such a good chance lo do 'legitimate'
work. Hut then HCFS Is all right. He has
i check enough to pull through on anything.
Did you hear of the bluff he worked nt the
school board meeting tonight ? "
"No ! Well , ho Just walked In and stood
pat , just as you and Lunt told him to. Said
I ho was going to act as truant officer just
the same and collect his money If he had to
sue. Nervy ? JVell , I should say. That's
the kind of man we want. I don't like these
; fellows that weaken and quit In the middle
of the game.
"Hello there ! Say , you dnn't think there
are any leaks on this wire. You know
what happened once before when The Heo
caught every word wo said ,
"Well , all right. I'll go ahead. "
lriyViiH S I Ni'fiil.
"Hy the way , what about Ircy ? Do you
think ho will come back ? This running
' away doesn't help him any In my opinion.
We will have lo gut somebody to take his
j place In Ihe Fourth ward. You remember
| how serviceable ho was last , year when wo
1 put him on the primary election board to
look after your interests.
"What's that you say ? Hello , there !
"Yes , It is n shame that they should bo
so cheap. They ought lo know better. And
then It Is a great blow to our Patriotic
league , Just as wo thought everything was
running smooth and were succeeding no
nicely hi pulling the wool over those othoi
fellows' eyes. U Is discouraging , Isn't It. "
\V1II Prcncli I'lirlly In PolIHe * .
"You don't see what we can do ? You
can't set down and demean yourself by de
fending them after poking as such n high-
class politician1 ? No , that Is right. But
what I want to know Is whether there la
any more of this. 1 wish you would call
Lunt up and ask him how much more d d
foolishness our folks have been Into. H"
knows nil about it , That Is what he was
made atlorncy for the school board for , but
he ought to have done a neater job.
"Never mind , I'll lell you what I'm going
to do at the next meeting of the league.
1 uui going to propose that you be called
In to make n epcech on 'Purity In Politics. '
That will give you n chance to square your
self by repudiating Hess , Cowlo , Lunt an 1
the whole gang. You've got to do that.
There Is nothing else left for you to do.
"Hello ! hello ! Yes , It is pretty difficult
to understand over these long-distance
wires. When do you expect to get through
there ? Ooodbye. "
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You sco mighty few of them around the
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March 1 the new scale of the bricklayers , se
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goen Into effect. Wo receive an Increase of
B cents an hour , making wages 55 cents. On
May 1 the carpenters will demand cents
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doubt get II without trouble , ns I understand
thai contractors are figuring on future con
tracts on that basis. There Is no other
change contomplnlcd In the building trades. "
! "Slnco the organization of the woodwork-
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rule will be Ironclad. "
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