Saturday, Jannary 2, 1915
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THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS
A Sailor's
Ghoft Yarn
By MILLARD MALTB1E
TIC THEATRE,
TODAY AND
TONIGHT
MAJES
f. "You want a yarn, mates?" said the
1 old salt He was somewhere between
eighty-live and ninety years old. "Well.
; I'll tell yon one that'll give you an Ice
I berg chilL"
Tes, and a story of a real ghost 1
didn't set it myself, but I see the man
that seen It and where he was a-look-1
la' at it, too, and he tole me."
"How. did you know he wasn't I
lyinT
"How did I know that? Did you
ever see a man that was seeln' a
ghost? No? Well, when you do you'll
know there's no mistakta what he's
lookin' at
To begin at the right end o' this
yere yarn I most say that in the da;
when ships broke out with a cloud o'
canvas 'agin the bine sky. Instead o'
movin' under a lot o creasy machln
ery below, I sailed beJSre the mast in
a foil rigged brig in the China trade.
There wa'n't no Suez canal in them
days, and to git around the African
east coast one was obliged to double
the Cape of Good Hope.
"One o' our crew was a feller that
nous of ns felt like messln' with very
dost, though he didn't seem to want
to mess with us neither. He had a
hangdog look about him, and if any
body come up behind him, suddent
like, he would start as If he was afraid
he was goin' to git a knife in his ribs.
There was stories about him among
the men, though they was whispered
and couldn't be tracked down to a
ttartln' point One of 'em was, if I
inert disremember wrong, that he had
lapped on a pirate in the West Indies.
!Chat might 'a' been, for he was more'n
fifty years old, and that would throw
him pretty nigh back into the century
afore tbe last, when the pirates in
these waters was still cruisin'.
"Murdock was his name Joe Mur
doek. We didn't call him by his first
name, as we did one another, but Mur
dock, which was part because he was
so much older than we and part be
cause he wasn't one of us anyway.
Well, one day when we was makln'
northerd along the east coast of Af
ricy I was one o tbe watch, and so
was Murdock. We was on the fo'cas
tie. we two, coilln' ropes, when we met
a Dutchman that passed us so near we
could see everybody there was on deck
tol'able plain.
"All of a suddent Murdock caught
at the capstan, and 1 thort he was
goin' t fall on the deck. Thin kin'
he'd been took sick, I caught aholt
o' him, and, lookin' Into his face, 1
saw the most onearthly well, it was
what I was tellin' you at fust He
was starin' straight at the Dutchman
amidships, where there wa'n't nobody,
nd was sbiverln' as If struck by an
ir'Uc wind. His eyes follered the
Dutchman while she was sailln' past;
then be fell Into my arms like a lump
lead.
"The second mate seen me holdin'
him up and come along to see what
was the matter. I tole him Murdock
had been tooken sick, and he called
some men to help carry him below,
but he come to himself and, bracln'
up, tole the mate he had had a dizzy
pell and If he would send me with
him nobody else would be needed. 1
Supported him down, and when he got
to his bonk he first covered his eyes
; with his hands awhile; then ha says
. to me:
; " Did yon sea a man on the Dutch'
man amidships leanln' over the gun
; wale?
"'No. I only saw the man at the
; wheel, soma men bolystonln' the after-
! deck and a man aloft in the fo'most
I rigginV
"Murdock looked up as if he was go-
, in' to collapse.
" 'Ton mougnt jest as well out with
It' I says to bun.
"And ha did, though be wouldn't 'a'
' done It unless he'd been In tbe shivers.
He tole me that when a very young
man he had sailed with a Cap's Web
ster; that tbe cap'n waa mighty friend'
siy and had promised to make him an
officer. One day they waa captured
i by a pirate on the Spanish main. They
was all required to walk tbe plank, bnt
Murdock saved his life by offerin' to
tell where there was a treasure bos
concealed on tbe ship, and to Join tbe
pirate crew. When Cap'n Webster
stepped off the plank be bad turned
; and looked at Murdock jest looked
i at him; didn't say nothln'.
; "But Murdock never forgot that look.
f Ha served a year with the pirates
' the only man of his ship's crew left
aura, then made his escape.
. " Since then,' said Murdock, Tvs
been salllif over the world's waters
ktepln' the horrible secret And avery
oncet In awhile when a ship passes 1
, sees Cap'n Webster lookin at me
t sometimes In the fo'castla, sometimes
' in the rlggln', somatomes over the taf
I frll. but whatever placa ha takes it's
' always where there's no one else. And
I ha always gives ma that same look at
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The New Year's Supper.
The hostess who entertains a few
friends on New Year's eve should se
lect a simple repast for the evening,
as usually supper is served late.
The following menuvwas need at a
"seeing the old year out" party last
season and was found very satisfactory:
Lobster Cheps with Cream Sauce.
Hot Rolli. Olives. Salted Nuts.
Orange 8ponge. tattle Cakes.
. dives with Whipped Cream.
If a fresh lobster is unavailable the
canned fish may be used instead.
Open Jar or can, turn tbe contents
out on a lint dish and set aside for a
couple of hours. This aerates and re
moves tbe distinctive taste by whlcb
canned goods are often recognized.
Make a sauce, putting two tablespoon-
fuls of butter and two tablespoonfuls
of flour in a saucepan. Heat until
blended; then add gradually one cup
ful of rich milk and stir until thick.
Season with salt and pepper and a
pinch of mace, cover and cook for Ave
minutes; then add two cupfuls of the
lobster meat cut fine, one teaspoonful
of lemon Juice, one tablespoonful of
chopped parsley and the beaten yolks
of two eggs. Stir until the mixture is
a little thicker; then spread on a dlsb
and set away until very cold.
Shape into small cutlets or. If pre
terred, into croquettes. If difficult to
mold dust the hands with a little flour
Should much be used H will impair the
delicacy of tbe finished dish. Put the
whites In a saucer, add a tabletpooniui
of warm water and beat with a fork
Just enough to break the stringlnesK
Dip each cbop Into this, making sure
that every part Is moistenod; then roll
in fine dry crumbs.
Tbe orange sponge calls for one cup
ful of orange Juice, one-quarter of a
cupful of lemon Juice and one-half ot
a package of granulated gelatin soak
ed In one-half ot a cupful of cold wa
ter. Dissolve one cupful of sugar In
one-quarter of a cupful of hot watei
and bring to the boiling point Add
the gelatin, stir until dissolved; then
take from tbe Ore. add tbe fruit Juice,
strain and set aside. Wben cold and
beginning to thicken add the whites
of four eggs whipped to a stiff froth
and continue to beat slowly until the
whole mass Is thick and frothy. Turn
Into a mold and set away. It is care
fully turned ont and gnrntsbed wltb
whipped cream.
Tha old man stopped and there was
Hence) among his listeners. Presently
one Of them said. "Didn't It aver
strike yen that this maa Murdock bad
thought so much about bis epn look-
In' tt hint that a-way that ha made up
the captTs ghost btsself n
The narrator received tnia Ingres
Hon wttb contempt
"If you'd 'a seen him as I did you'd
a knowed be was lookin' at tbe real
tUng."
of this and blend with lettuce, then
add ail to soup. Season wltb salt and
pepper, let simmer about Ave minutes,
and servo with croutons.
Pickled Red Cabbage,
Cut a small bead of red baggage
as fine as for slaw: then put tt into
a colander, and sprinkle each layer
with salt Let it drain two days, then
pnt into a Jnr and pour over It boiling
vinegar enough to cover. ut in a few
slices of red beet root Choose tbe pur
ple red cabbage. Those wbo like tbe
flavor of spire will boil it wltb the vin
egar. Cauliflower cut In bunches and
thrown in afterward will be of a beau
tiful red.
Diced Beets,
Cook a dozen small beets In boiling
water until tender. Remove skins and
cut Into small dice. Mis a half table
spoonful of cornstarch wltb a half cup
ful sugar, Add one-balf cupful of vine
gar and boil five minutes. Pour over
beets and let stand twenty minutes,
adding a tablespoonful of butter Just
before serving.
Eggs Easily Digested.
. As an article of diet nothing la more
valuable than an egg, which is a highly
concentrated food, nutritious and eas
ily digested when properly cooked.
Eggs should take the place of many
meat dishes, which Is a means of prac
ticing economy by reducing the butch
er's bill.
Delicious Raisin Pudding.
After pouring four cupfuls of scald
ad milk over one and one-quarter
cupfuls of rolled crackers allow It to
stand until cool. Add one cupful of
molasses, four eggs, slightly beaten
one-half of a grated nutmeg, one-half
of a teaspoonful of cinnamon, one tea-
spoonful of salt and one-third of a cap
ful of melted butter. Parboil one and
one-balf cupfuls of raisins until soft
by cooking In boiling water to coven
seed them and add to tha mixture.
Turn the batter Into a buttered bread
pan. cover, set In a larger paa of hot
water and bake slowly for three hours,
stirring after tha first half hour to
prevent tba raisins from settling.
Berva with tha following aance:
Beat until light tha yolks of four
aggs and add gradually to this while
beating constantly ona cupful of pow
dered sugar and two tablespoonfola of
grape Juice. Place on tha lira and cook
for Ova minutes, stirring constantly
St in a pan of Ire or very cold water
and beat until cold. Then add one
cupful of heavy cream, very stiffly
beaten, and ona taaspooutol of vanilla
Ohm of Lettuce 8up.
To make tMs nice soup take four
beada of lettuce, wash and drop into
boiling water. Boll wltnor.t coverlet
for tea minutes, drain and lay In s
dlsb of cold water for a few minutes
then drain again, chop Una and . rob
tbrvoifo a sieve Have ready ona quart
boi milk thickened with a paste mid'
of one tablespoonful butter and two ot
flpuv Take out a. few tcMespoonfois
Old Time See Food.
A glance at tbe fish shops today
arouses the reflection that ona could
have fasted with far more variety in
the middle ages. Where is now the
whale of yesteryear that was roasted
and served on the spit or boiled wltb
peas, the tongue and tall being the
choicest parts? Tbe porpoise, too, was
a royal dish, roasted whole and eaten
with mustard, when Henry VII. was
king, and so was the grampus or sea
wolf. Tbe lamprey, after Its one dra
matic and regicldal performance, seems
to have lost Its popularity, and nobody
nowadays Is anxious to eat the limpet
Many fish, however, seem to have en
dured throughout the ages, such at
the sprat and herring, eaten especially
in Lent; tbe oyster (officially a fish)
and the anchovy, sternly anathema
tized by old Tobias Vender In 1G20 as
"food for drunkards." London Standard.
A Floral Murderer.
The mocassin plant Is a wanton mur
derer. Its flowers are so shaped as to
lure nuts and other wingless insects to
them. Once Inside they have small
chance to escape. There they stay,
struggling until they starve to death.
These orchids sre not considered In
sect eaters, but they undoubtedly draw
a certain amount of nourishment from
the decayed bodies of their insect prey
Many other flowers trap insects, wbtcb
they kill and gradually digest as food.
The Eagle.
"As free as a bird In tha air." we
say. Now, of all tbe birds of the air
the eagle Is ktng and, therefore, of all
birds he la the freest This fact, cou
pled with tba' eagle's Independence,
self reliance and unconquerable cour
age, caused it to be chosen as tha em
blem of our republic
SUBMARINES,
The Risks They Run and Seme of tha
Things They Can Do.
The modern type of submarine car
ries five torpedoes, which it can dis
charge one after tbe othgr by means of
compressed sir. So perfect Is the firing
arrangement that hardly any shock can
be noticed either during or after the
discbarge, and the equilibrium of the
vessel Is not upset in the least
When it is realized that each of these
torpedoes Is quite capable of making a
bole in a battleship as large as a bay
Stack, It will be seen that tbe sinking
of a battleship that Is not armored be
low water Is practically an easy task
for them.
A submarine vessel, however, runs a
considerable risk in even attempting to
torpedo another vessel. Before It can
Ore a torpedo it must come to the Bur
face and show Its periscope in order to
aim the weapon correctly. If tbe bat
tleship once sees the periscope the ob
ject of the submarine Is practically
thwarted, for such a vessel can be
sunk by a shell from a big gun wben
only its periscope is visible, because of
tbe fact that the cushion of water
above the vessel does not offer suffi
cient resistance to prevent the shell
sinking and holing it
while running on tbe surface of tbe
sea gasoline engines are used to drive
the submarines. These engines also
generate electricity, In addition to pro
pelling the vessel, and this Is stored up.
As soon as tbe submarine dives tbe
gasoline engines stop and It is driven
by an electric motor, which gets its
power from the stored up electricity.
Tbe speed at which the average sub
marine can travel is eleven knots on
the surface and five below water.
A submarine can go to the bottom of
the sea near shore and. if it Is neces
sary, "sit" on the bottom for twenty
four hours at a stretch without coming
up to the surface to "breathe." Tbe
ability to do this comes In very bandy
when a storm is raging, for below tbe
surface waves are not experienced.
Some of tbe latest types of vessels can
run for 4,500 miles without taking In a
fresh supply of stores or fuel.
In calm weather the submarine's
range ot vision is somewhere about
eight miles. That is to say, an oppos
ing warship can be seen when It is
eight miles away, and, as at that dis
tance the periscope would be almost
If not quite. Invisible, the man-of-war
would be unaware of the submarine's
presence. Then, by means of the gyro
scope compass, the submarine could
fully submerge Itself and without even
the periscope showing run to within
striking distance of the vessel It has
designs upon,
Tbe mere fact that before It can
strike a submarine bas to coma to the
surface and show its periscope renders
It vulnerable, for if tbe periscopes are
showing a targe vessel knows exsctly
where tbe submarines are and can
both fire at them and also keep out of
the way of torpedoes from them.
Philadelphia Ledger.
What's In a Name.
"There's a gentleman In tha parlor,
air," said tha maid.
"Did ha give you bis name, Katiel"
asked tha man of tba bouse.
"On, no, sir; but I think If a tba ona
wbo wants to give bla name to your
daughter, sir." Philadelphia Ledger.
One ef Wat's Evils.
Ona of the evils of a war Is the low
ring of the national physique. In the
generation after the Franco-German
war there was an appreciable decrease
In tbe stature of Frenchmen through
tbe large Dumber of young men of good
pbysique wbo were killed.
Casus Belli.
"Why did that picture agent run so
fastr
"lie asked fat woman whether
she didn't want her photograph en
larged."ihlladlplila Ledger.
PRINCESS mMonddy
TWENTIETH AND LAST INSTALLMENT OF
The Perils of
PAULINE
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See the
Closing Events
MONDAY
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The Finish
The Lying Press.
The capitalist press tried to make
out that Diaz, the tyrant of Mexico,
was a hero. Now he Is discredited
everywhere.
The capitalist press tola of the
wonderful revelations made by Harry
Orchard as to the wickedness of la
bor unions. 'Now they do not even
dare to mention their discredited
hero.
In
of
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A Regimental Cuetom.
A peculiar custom obtains
Twelfth lancers the pliiYlng
Vesper hymn, the Kpimlxh chant and
tbe llusslan national r bymu erery
night of the year after tbe "last post
baa sounded. It Is said that tbe play
log of the Vesper hymn originated In
one of the officers' wives presenting
the regiment wiu a new an or lnstrn
ments on condition tbst the hymn
was played every nicbt after tbe "last
post" The playing of the Spanish
chant la declared to be a penance tor
sacking of a convent during tbe penin
sular war. No reason Is assigned for
tbe playing of tbe Russian national
antbem.ljondcB Tlt-Blta.
The capitalist press told of the law
lessness of labor in West Virginia, A
congressional investigation revealed
that the lawlessness was on the part
of the master class.
The capitalist press has been recit
ing how the workers of Colorado and
Michigan are unworthy of the pro
tection of the state, It Is now dis
covered that the mine owners of
Michigan are criminals from the word
go, and the mine owners of Colorado
are about to be prosecuted by tha
government
The capitalist press always takes
the aide of the masters. It la always
discredited. Tet it continues serving
the exploiters, merely because many
of the papers axe owned by the same
exploiters.
And the workers continue to sup
port the very papers that vilify aud
misrepresent them..
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