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PITTSBORQ, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 901. NO. 4.
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Copyright 1896, by Bost&t .tttatsnia
CHAPTER XIV.- .
THE CMTPT.
The human miad, though busiest
when exchanging ideas in conversation
w ith others, dives depest in" solitude.
Probably no case was ever profoundly
considered unless the student was
nloue, and never so profoundly as
when involuntarily when the mental
faculties are so absorbed in contem
plation of one subject that diversion
from it is as being awakened from
sleep. ,
I experienced this truth when hav-j
iug retired to my room, set down the
lantern, and exchanged my boots for
slippers I placed my elbows on the
mantelpiece and my - head upon my
ihands, and stood so for I know not
iiovr long. That such was my attitude
for not less than two hours I am sure
'from the interruption which dispelled
my reverie. - i
I had emptied my pockets, and all
'the money I possessed six sovereigns
and some odd shillings' lay before me
on the mantelpiece. Perhaps it was
the sight of these few coins which led
sue to-review my experiences of the
past twelve days, and to seriously ask
myself for the last time before seek
ing assurance by actual essay, what
were my chances to find the treasure
which had been deposited in the crypt
beneath my father's house. That the
treasure of which I had that day read
Lad been disposed of as described by
ray ancestor, I did not for a moment
doubt; that such a treasure should be
suffered to rest undisturbed for more
than two hundred years, there were
many reasons to doubt. Yet was it
not distinctly asserted by Roger True
man that the treasure was in the Ab
bot's Cell in the crypt that it was to
remain there until he "built a hospital?
"Might not the bricked-up arch which
ciy aunt Gertrude had noticed when
she went over Holdenhurst Hall be
ihis same Abbot's Cell alluded to by
ny ancestor; and might not the reason
lor its being bricked up be to secure its
. contents? And if that were so, could
its contents be other than the quarter
of a million Venetian sequins which
had so strangely fallen into my ances
tor's possession and been as strangely
bestowed by him? It must be so. N
ens of my family had ever built or
Endowed a hospital no one of theni
had ever possessed so much money
as a quarter of a million sequins, un
less it were this same Roger Trueman;
and had so large a sum of money been
found in our house and appropriated
by any member of my family at any
period I could not have failed to hear
of it. Yes; the money must certainly
be there, and I would presently go be
low and look at it, and my father and
I would fetch it upstairs in the morn
ing. Then would my father and I in
sist on returning to uncle Sam the
money which he had so generously,
given to us; then would I ask Con
stance Marsh to become my wife;
thea . . v '-
; What a thing is money the epitome
of all men's desires! "Why, those six
small yellow counters lying on the
shelf before me would buy the hard
"daily labor of an East Anglian giant,
who to gain them would sweat and.
toil in the parched fields from sunrise
to sunset for twelve weeks wages
current this last quarter of the nine
teenth century.' For less than two on
them will not a man labor in darknesf
in the bowels of the earth with con
fctant peril to life or limb, or stand be
fore a roaring furnace, or work in th?
noxious air of a factory amid the mad
dening whirl of machinery for a week,
esteeming himself fortunate if such
slender means of life so earned be not
denied him? For want of these same,
counters has not a loving husband and
father watched his wife pine and his
child die? Answer, you who have
been up and down this England of
ours, you who have traversed her
towns and villages, you who know how
the poor live and how they die, is it
not so? Why, in the towns of Chris
tian England, is every man plucked
by the sleeve who passes along the
byeway? What is the cause 7 Lust?
Xay; dire need of a pitifully few silver
counters, and the inability of hundreds,
of thousands of women to gain them
by means more honorable. Even I,
whose life has not yet run to two dec
fides, and-who have always lived re
mote from .the busy haunts of men,
cannot but knows these truths; and is
it not wrong in one who has youth,
leisure, and the luxuries of life to so
passionately desire to grasp this treas
ure, which he has done nothing to ac
quire and which certainly is not his?
But a few days ago, and the whole
EPirlt.Pf greed jras foreign to my na
ture; now is my whole being domi
nated by it. Alas, can it be that Love,
purest of passions, evokes Avarice?
No; desire of that which is' necessary
in compassing a natural- and laudable
ambition is not avarice. .. These se
quins are necessary to me if I am to
win the girl upon whom ' I have set
my heart; nay, more,, perhaps they J
nave been reserved in this mysterious
way for this special object. Have
not the wise men of the earth in every
age ascribed what are commonly called
mysteries to the orderly decrees of
WALTER BLQQMFIJL0
high powers? "But for my love ol
Constance Marsh the question whether
there exists a hidden treasure in our
house or not would only languidly in
terest me. Che sara sara4 Now will I
light my lantern and go below.- If
Heavens! What Was that? . I
I turned about in a fright as great
as that of a thief disturbed in his ne-"
farious work, yet it was nothing more:
than a gentle tapping on the outside
of my door. It was now a quarter of
an hour past midnight, and my father
and the servants should have been in
bed at least two hours. As I glanced
at my watch the tapping was repeated,
as 'gently as before. I am ashamed
to confess how much this simple cir
cumstance alarmed me. I listened in
tently for a minute, conscious of noth
ing but the loud ticking of my watch
and the violent throbbing of my heart;
when the tapping was repeated a third
time, still very softly. With a great
effort I disguised my terror, and called
out boldly
"Who's there?"
, "It's only me. Master Ernest," re
plied the feeble voice of John Adams.
"What do you want?" I asked, fling
ing the door wide open."
'Are you 111? Is there anything x I
can do for you?" inquired the old
man. .
"No, I am not ill, and there is noth
ing you can do for me. Why do yod
trouble me with such an absurd Lv
quiry?"
. "I thought I heard you walking
about, and that I saw & light in your
room." -
'. ' "Why, I have not moved off the
hearth-rug these two hours or more,
and the only light here is that taper1
on the mantelpiece."
"You are not angry with me. Master
Ernest?" .pleaded the'old man.
"No, no; why should I be? You are
very attentive. Go to bed at once."
I watched the old man as he slowly
walked away along the corridor carJ
rying a lighted candle in one hand,
and shading its flame with the other;
and did not re-enter my room until
after I had heard his door close.
This simple incident abated much
of my courage, and caused me to post
pone my. visit to the crypt for a full
hour. I was very anxious and ner
vous, but not to be deterred from car
rying out my resolve. At half -past one
o'clock I quietly emerged from my
room, closing the door behind me ai
noiselessly as possible. In one hand
I carried a lantern lighted, but witli
the wick turned so low that it emitted
only a feeble gleam and in the othei
a riding whip without a thong, on the
butt of which a heavy hammer was
mounted an instrument used by my
sporting forefathers for opening obJ
stlnate .five-barred gates. I tried to
persuade myself that I carried this1
weapon solely to assist in removing
any lumber or other inanimate ob
struction which might lie between me
and the object of my search, and not
for defense an ingenious but unsuc
cessful attempt at self-deception. j
The light from my lantern, feeblej
though it was, caused my form to cas
an enormously, exaggerated shadow!
on the floor and wall of the corridor.;
The carpe.s had been removed from
the corridor and stairs, a circumstance!
I had not considered, and despite my
soft slippers and careful tread, a dis-j
tinctly audible and weird creaking pro
claimed each step I set. I paused for;
a moment outside Old John's door. It
was closed and all was dark and silent
within. The creaking of the stairs was
so loud that had any inmate of our
house chanced to have been lying!
awake my errand must have infalli-j
bly been betrayed. !
Once in the entrance hall, I again'
paused. All Was still and quiet as the,
grave. Setting down my lantern,
took from my pocket a huge key I had
been careful to abstract from its ac
customed .place a few hours before,'
and which opened a door in a still-;
room at the back of the entrance hall;
Whence a steep flight of steps led down)
into the crypt. There was now no
further danger of disturbing anybody,1
and I entered the stillroom with con
fidence, but was annoyed to find the;
door which opened on the steps which
led to the crypt standing partly open;
and reproached myself for my care
lessnessfor doubtless I was the last
person there regarding the circunH
stance as additional proof of my ner-
vousness. However, it could not mat-j
ter, and I pushed open the door, yet
wider and boldly descended into' the
crypt.
I had not visited the crypt since I
conducted my aunt Gertrude through
it, and perhaps less than half a dozen
times before. Certainly I had not pre--viously
observed it so closely as I now
did. It was a large vault, built en-;
tirely of stone, the mainway of it be-J
ing an apartment about eighteen feet
wide and as long as the house that!
Is. to say, a hundred and ten feet!
with eight arched recesses on either
Bide, whereof the one to which I wad)
bound differed nothing from the others
except in being closed by a brick wall
at the front. The mainway was tolcr.,
kbiy. clear, but nearly all the recessed
ivere filled with miscellaneous lum- j
ber, for the most part ancient and jpe-
ranar-ferrestrial ana" celestial globes,
telesc&pes, retorts, crucibles, and
strange instruments of which I did
hot know the names, doubtless the
Whole of them long ago rendered
worthless by modern and improved
means of scientific Investigation. Not
withstanding my extreme eagerness
to accomplish the object of my visit
to this place, I procedeed but slowly
on my way, looking into each recess,
first on the right and then on the left,
resolving to thoroughly examine everjf
Object ih it after I had informed ihjf
father of my magnificent discovery;
My spirits were greatly elated; for
indeed it was scarcely possible that I
should now be disappointed, my great
est fear that the workmen employed
about the house had been ihtd the
crypt to use It as a store for their tools
and materials being dispelled, for no
sign of them or their belongings was
anywhere to be seen.
In this mood I reached the Abbot's
pell, and, having turned up the wick
of my lantern, stood before it and
considered it. Yes, there it was; and
its aspect was the same as when my
attention was first called to it by aunt
Gertrude. And now, how was I to re
move so inucJi of this Jrick screenas
would enable "me to pet "through ts
where the treasure chests were coil1
cealed? t observed with joy that the
mortar between the bricks, from age
and want of timely repair, was nearly
all crumbled and gone; but though I
could have drawn a few of the bricks
out of their places with the aid of
my hammer, I refrained from doing so
for fear of the upper bricks falling up
on me, which from their loose appear
ance seemed more than probable.
: To get a couple of boxes, stand them
on end one upon the other and mount
to the top, was the wTork only of a
few minutes. I then applied my ham
mer as a lever to force up one of the
topmost bricks, and was surprised to
find that it was merely laid in its place
and not attached in any way to itl
fellowSi This was the case with an
other, and yet another. Why, all the
bricks were perfectly loose merely
piled one upon another as a child
builds houses with wooden blocks.
I removed more than a hundred
bricks which formed the upper rows
by simply lifting them one by one and
laying them aside upon the floor.
.When a sufficient number had been re
moved to enable me to see what was
within, I stood my lantern on what
was now the top of the wall and, with
feelings of intense satisfaction and
delight, beheld several square black
chests at the end of the recess. For
getting in the excitement of the mo
ment that the -wall with which I was
dealing was only such in appearance,
I leaped on to the top of ti, and by
aid of my hands dropped down on the
Snside, pulling a large part of the
-structure inwards with me and dash
ing my lantern to the ground with so
much force that the glass was broken
and the light extinguished.
I Fortunately I was not unprovided
for such an emergency, as, being a
smoker, it was my custom to carry
matches. .1 soon extricated my lan
tern from among the bricks which
had fallen with it, and having relit it,
proceeded to examine my surround
ings. At the end of the recess stood
the black chests which I had noticed
from the outside, , orderly disposed in
three rows, three chests in a row one
(Chest less than I had expected to find.
Looking about me more particularly,
I beheld with dismay the tenth chest
nearly in the middle of the apartment,
with a half-burned candle protruding
from the neck of a bottle and an or
dinary up-to-date box of matches
Istanding upon it; at sight of which my
burning hope fell to zero. Having re
jmoved the candle and matches, I
tapped the chest with my hammer; it
was resonant. I lifted it; it weighed
scarce ten pounds, and the lid fell off
ton to the floor. I held my lantern
'plose and scrutinized it eagerly, and
Oh, cruel fate! it bore every sign of
having been recently opened; the thick
black paint was grazed in a way that
denoted the action of a double-pointed
jcrowbar as freshly as if the chest had
been forced open an hour ago. I stood
It down, ran to the other chests, and
quickly .moved themlfromjwhere the
stood. Not one of them contained any
thing, but each of them bore the same
Unmistakable traces of recent viola
Won as I had observed upon the first,
i Mad with rage and disappointment,
I quitted the redess in the manner I
had entered it, pushing outward a lot
of loose bricks in the act, and was
jstriding rapidly along the mainway
with intent to go at once to my father
and tell him all, when an object met
my gaze which arrested my progress
pnd almost stupefied me with terror.
Jn a recess near to the door by which
I had entered the -crypt crouched the
figure of a man, his back towards me
the better to conceal a small lamp
Ivhich he carried.
j I was never robust, and my break
flown at this critical juncture must
in justice be ascribed to natural weak
ness rather than to cowardice. My
first impulse was to rush at the in
ruder and strike him down with my
hammer, but all power of locomotion
had deserted me. I tried to shout for
help, but my tongue refused its office,
and, involuntarily relaxing my grasp
jf my lantern and weapon, I sank in
sensible to the ground.
To be continued. -
Clincliins a Bargain in China.
When you engage a servant or make
a bargain in China it is not considered
binding until the "fastening penny"
has been paid. Although his bad faith
is notorious in some matters, yet, to
do him justice, when once this coin has
iieen paid by you the Chinaman, coolie
br shopman, will generally stick to
his bargain, even if the result to him
ibijogav - - - -
Agricultural.
About Your Cattl.
What are you raising cattle for? If
for milk and butter and ether dairy
products, yoU want jerseys, Guernsey s
or Holsteinj if for the beef market
you want Short Hdfhs Polled Angus'
or Herefords. Arrange these names to
suit yourself;
Fertile Eggs.
To decide- whether eggs are fertile
or not hold them between the thumb
and forefinger, with one end toward
the thumb and finger, in a horizontal
position, having a strong light in front
of you. The unfertilized eggs will
have a clear appearance, both upper
and lower .sides being .the same. The
fertilized eggs will have a clear ap
pearance at the lower side, while the
upper side will exhibit a dark or
cloudy appearance,
Novelties In Vegetables;
Do not be tempted td abandoii the
bid reliable varieties of Vegetables for
novelties, but first test the novelties
as experiments. Some of them may be
excellent, but all varieties depend for
success upon climate and soil. It is
never safe to make a complete change
in any kind of crop by substituting a
new for an old. Some so-called novel
ties are old varieties under new names.
The best variety is the one that has
been tested and found suitable for the
farm upon which it is grown.
Successful Combination.
Seven years ago I built my first com
bined hotbed, coldframe and winter
storage pit. It is the only successful
combination I know for such uses.
When converted into a storage pit, the
sash is replaced by a door in the end,
makes access possible without disturb
ing any part of covering.
It may be from three to five feet
high at outside,, or eaves. Excavation
is made to bring the top of outer post
about twelve inches above ground lev
el. Make bottom two or three inches
lower in centre for drain, with two
inch tile. Use best hardwood posts, not
less than five by six inches, leng
PLAN OF HOTBED.
enough to be set below bed level two
and a half or three feet. It is to be
permanent, and only sound, long last
ing timber should be used formwalls,
and even these should be heavily
painted or covered with pitch. Use
boards or plank outside as well as in
side of line of posts, providing dead air
space, and protecting inside wall. All,
except side walls, is of portable con
struction to allow taking down for
driving or backing team in while fill
ing or removing dirt, manure or stored
crops. Use a four by four inch ridge
pole,, as shown at A, to support two
by four inch rafters, held together by
heavy bent wire at B. Place two by
four : inch centre uprights every six
feet, resting on flat stone or plank.
Nail one by one inch strip in the cen
tre of each rafter for a sash guide. To
prevenV wind penetrating or lifting
sash use ridge board on top, and a hook
and eye at bottom of each sash. Reg.
Stubbs, in Farm and Home.
' Red Raspberry Culture.
It costs more to grow red rasp
berries than it does to grow black
raspberries. Red raspberries should
sell for nearly twice the price of the
black. If the market will not pay
higher - prices for the red varieties
than for the black it will not pay to
grow the red raspberry, but in most
localities red raspberries are in active
demand at high prices. I advise
growers of small fruits to have at
least a moderate - sized plantation of
red raspberries. They are not difti-
cult to grow, and are an attractive
fruit to offer in connection with other
small fruits you are selling. Red
raspberries should be planted in rows
six feet apart, with the plants three
feet apart in .the row. These plants
can be cultivated both ways for a
time. When properly cultivated they
will bear fruit a long time, much longer
in fact than will the black raspberry.
Cuthbert, London, Shaffer and Col
umbian are prominent red raspberries.
Growing of Corn.
One of the best ways of killing the
weeds in the corn field is to destroy
them before the corn comes up, and
we make it a practice to run the weed
er lightly over the seeded ground if
there is the slightest "promise that the
soil is likely to be w'eedy. Another
round of the weederjust before the
corn shows through . will take out a
lot of the weeds and not injure the
corn in the least, but leave less work
for the cultivator to do in its first
rounds, which is as soon as the rows
can be fairly defined. It is true, this
first and subsequent cultivating would
kill off the weeds, but not so certainly
as by the plan indicated. If the soil
is fairly rich and the seed bpd well
prepared for a good variety, this plan
of early and constant cultivation, as
I, long as the corn can be worked, will
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give one crop wkich will amply repay
for the labor involved. While corn is
grown by nearly all farmers, there are
a few little points like the above which,
if put in operation, yield Such results
as to upset any ideas that we know all
there is to know about raising corn.
Injury to Fruit Tree fcy Slice.
The Horticultural Section of the
Iowa Experiment Station is in receipt
of numerous reports from various sec
tions df the State conveying the infor
matiofl that during the period last
winter in which tke ground WaS cov
ered with snow; many fruit trees were
badly girdled by field inice"; Suck trees;
if left unattended, are very iikely . td
die. The majority of them, however,
may be saved by covering the injured
portion with earth. The growing lay
er 'which lies just beneath the bark
will form a new layer of bark if it Is
kept moist by banking up with earth
for two or three inches above the gir
dled portion. The earth should be firm
ly tamped about the stem and pains
taken to see that it is not separated
by the tree swaying in the wind.
Another effective method of treat
iheht, Which is more trouble, but sur
eff perhaps, is to wrap the wound with
broad strips of cloth coated with graft
ing waxj The wax is made by boiling
together four parts resin, two parts
beeswax, one part tallow.
To make this work effective, the
wound should not be allowed to be
come dried out, and no time should be
lost in covering the girdled portion. In
cases f where the injury has not been
too severe, this treatment may also
prove effective in saving trees injured
by rabbits. Indiana Farmer.
Hog Cholera A Prevent I re.
Some time ago I heard a friend won
der if there was such a thing as a
specific for hog cholera Immediately
there came to me a vision from long
ago, of two gentlemen sitting on the
broad veranda of a Southern farm
house, one, my uncle, with whom I
lived, the other a planter from Missis
sippi. The foreman of the plantation
had just reported the death of ten
more fat hogs from cholera, and my
uncle had remarked to his visitor that
he. had already lost more than fifty
hogs from that disease, and added that
the time would soon come when' hog
raising would be a lost industry in the
South because of it, The. visitor re
garded him attentively for a minute,
and then said slowly and impressive
ly, "There is not the slightest need of
hogs dying of cholera." While I know
of no cure for the disease, I do know
a certain preventive, which I have
used on my plantation for years, and
urged upon my neighbors, but its very
simplicity prevents jts general adop
tion." "What is it?" asked my uncle,
eagerly. "Its simplicity will not de
ter me from its use, I assure you."
"It is simply tar," replied the visitor.
"I have a quantity of pine tar run,
and three times a week I have each
ear of corn given them ' liberally
smeared with it. They root it about
a little at first, but they will finally
eat it, and I have never had a case of
cholera since I began to use it." From
that time it was used on my uncle's
plantation, with the best result. Miss
M. E. Lowman, in The Epitomist.
nogs For Meat.
For hogs we prefer the Poland-Chinas.
Wrhile they do not produce as
large litters as some other breeds,
they are large hogs and of a dignified
appearance. For meat, feed bone and
muscle producing food until about six
months old and give them a steady
shove then and fatten on corn and
sometimes mush. For meat, we often
kill some of the old sows. These we
fatten in the same manner. Do not
feed your sow for at least twelve hours
before killing; longer is better. When
ready to kill, go quietly to the pen
with rifle in hand and shoot the ani
mal. To knock it in the head is a
brutal method and is fast being done
away with. Bleed it quickly. Take
it to your barrel or vat and place it
in the same. Pour the water, which
must be boiling hot, over the hog and
scald well. Rake away the hair and
then scrape. WThen this is done, hang
A HANGEK FOB X03S.
the hog on a hanger like the one in the
cut. Place the hog on the hook B and
then lift it up on the lever A. Place
"the legs against the fence or other sta.
tionary object. Take out the entrails,
etc., and wash off by dashing water
over it. After it has cooled cut it up
and place in the storeroom to cool un
til the next day. Two days are better.
Then apply salt and let it stand for
another day or two. Then put it down
in salt in barrels or boxes. When it
has thoroughly taken the salt, take it
up and smoke it either with hickory
chips or the liquid preparation. We
have tried both, and they are both sat
isfactory. Use whichever you wish.
The condensed smoke is, I think, per
fectly harmless Missouri Correspond
ent Ohio Farmer, 4
tin
Newspaper
Reporting
in Japan
. "Newspaper" reporting in Japan is by
no means an unattractive business,"
said Masanao Hanihara, third secre
tary of the Japanese legation, , who
was himself at one time on the local
6taff of a ffokio newspaper, and who
later branched out into special work,
eventually establishing a magazine of
his own. -
"I remember the time." continued
Mr. Hanihara, "when there were ob
jections to reporting as a profession,
but. that was in, the days when Jhe
government had a strict supervision
of the newspapers. One couldn't be
too careful then, but we have a freej
press in Japan now. Our newspapers
are just as independent and enter
prising as the American press, and ev-j
ery printing establishment is equipped
with the most up-to-date apparatus;
The facilities for collecting news are!
in line with the best methods of to-i
day.
"How are we handling the war
news? Well, in very much the same1
fashion, I suppose, as an American
paper would handle it. Nearly every
one of the Japanese journals has a
corps of special correspondents at th;"
front, and they hurry the news bacls
to the central oflice as fast as they can.
I do not know after what school ol
journalism the Japanese newspaper U
fashioned, but I do know that there
is a corps of editors with designations
just like yours, such as managing edi
tors, news 'editors, city editors, etc.
"In Tokio there are about twenty
daily newspapers. These sell on an
average at about one cent a copy. All
classes are omnivorous readers of the
newspapers, and around the tea shops
and in the homes you will find the
sheets in eager demand. With Tokio's
population of over a million souls the
circulation of these newspapers is con
siderable. ,
"The duties of a Japanese news
paper staff are much the same rules
as would be expected of a newspaper
man in this country. The 'routes' for
each reporter and the special assign
ments are just as well defined. The)
city editor of a Tokio paper usually
has about thirty smart and alert young!
men under him. Police news when it
is important is handled in American
style. There is always a good man at
police headquarters. Our. police sys
tem is one of the finest in the world.
Arrests are made promptly by the
blue-coated officers who are stationed
about the street and when the offend
ers are arraigned the next morningj
they are given a full measure of jus
tice. ' .
"Several men, of course, are as-',
signed to the various executive and
municipal offices, but of late the great-!
est feature has been the political re
porting in which prominent statesmen
and leaders in the nation's affairs are
interviewed, and their views expressed
in the public prints. At the Japanese
diet special seats are assigned for the
reporters, who take down the proceed
ings from their 'press gallery,' and are
given every consideration. i
"The Japanese reporter is provided,
with a typewriter, just as the Japanese
newspaper is provided with the most
modern press, and in that way no time
is lost in the mechanical features of
collecting and printing the newspapers.
The typewriters are made with the
Japanese characters on the keys.
"In handling social news, our news-'
papers are not as prolific as your
American press, but in gatherings of
State importance the names of those
present are always given, and a spe
cial column is reserved for events of
this kind. Perhaps the greatest social
event of the year is the grand ball
given by the Secretary of the State,
at the Imperial Hotel, in Tokio. on No
vember 3. This is attended by all the
functionaries, and the Jeading society
women of Tokio. The newspapers in
variably give a full list of those who
attend."
. Mr. Hanihara long ago gave up the
newspaper business to enter the diplo
matic career in which his promotion is
already assured, but during his con
nection with publications in Tokio he
wrote many articles for Japanese mag
azines which attracted wide attention,
and later he made arrangements to
start a magazine of his own called the
Diplomatic Review, of which he Is still
the owner, and which is rapidly gain
ing a very large circulation throughout
the island kingdom. Washington (D.
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Fuss in China.
Cats in China are regarded as very
precious animals. Severe retribution
will follow any cruelty to poor puss,
so says tradition, while kindness will
meet with great regard and success in
life. Still, this belief does not prevent
beggars in some provinces from prowl
ing around the streets to catch pet
cats to sell their flesh and fur, gar
ments of catskin being costly and
much prized. : Cats' flesh is much eat
en in China, especially for, lung dis
eases, as it is supposed to be as ef
ficacious as cod liver oil. Black cats
furnish the best meat, and in some dis
tricts ae regularly reared for sale,
says the Hour Glass. Some supersti-
tious Chinese still believe in the "cat
spirit" entering human beings by
witchcraft and playing niaay malici
ous tricks.
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Cleaning- IVlifte Satin.
To clean white satin dry some bread
crumbs, pass through a sieve and mix
With an equal, quantity of pulverized
blue. Spread over the material, let
it remain a while, then brush yth a
soft piece of linen. Replace the latter
with velvet whenever, there is. a com-,
bination of gold or silver in the de-
, The Test of a Canteloupe. , . t i t.
The best test for a cantaloupe Is tf
break a little piece from the stem end '
With the naiL If it smells spicy when
broken, it is quite sure to be good.- la
the selection of fruits color plays an
even more important part than in that
of vegetables. Peaches pears 'and
plums take on a reddish yellow hue
when ripe. The pineapple, when per
fect, is a brilliant red or a rich yellow.
When green it is not fit for eating. '
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, The Clothes Closets.
Even tidy housekeepers who insist
upon a daily airing of their rooms sel- -dom
extend this attention to their
closets. Clothes presses, especially
those containing garments but seldom
worn, should be visited With light and
air daily, if only for five minutes. In
stead of inviting, the nimble moth to
take up its abode therein, it will really
aid in the detection and expulsion 'of
such as have already established them
selves. Ball fringes are to be seen on
many of the handsome gowns.
As to Pepper Mills. ;
' 'A pepper mill is a piece of silver nt
often seen on tables nowadays. Eng
lish housekeepers, however, still use
the pepper mill,' and American silver
smiths sometimes keep it to. meet thef,
demands of old-fashioned families who
prefer to grind their own pepper rath
er than risk the chance of adultera
tion. . ; The pepper mill, dates back ..to .
the time when pepper was a scarce
commodity, and was always ground
at the table from the pepper corns.
Pepper was so valuable in those days
that rents wrere often paid in pepper
corns, and the high prices they
brought were among the incentives5
that induced explorers to brave the
dangers of the unknown deep. If a
short passage cculd be discovered to'
the Indies it was agreed by all that
a wealth of pepper could be easily
brought to Europe. Ground pepper
is extensively adulterated to-day, and
to those who are fastidious and care
to take the slight trouble of grinding
the pepper corns themselves a pepper
mill is a convenient little utensil.
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Esre Powders.
" It should be generally known that
"egg powders" have nothing In com
mon with eggs but the color. When
ever" it is desirable to give a yellow ap
pearance to articles of the bread and
cake order, a little liquid saffron col-'
oring may be mixed with the water
or milk used for mixing. In mixing,
water is all sufficient for the plainest
forms of quick bread, but skim or new
milk adds to the nourishment and
richness. Buttermilk is of service,
but instead of using baking powder
add a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda
and half a teaspoonful of tartaric
acid to every pound of flour. The rea
son for this variation is that, owing to
the capacity of buttermilk, less acid
in the form of powder is required.
The properties are, on an average,
a heaping teaspoonful of powder to a
pound of flour for bread, but this may
be increased by one-half for scones,
also, if the powder has been kept for
any length of time, allowance must
be made, as it loses its strength. About
half a pint of liquid per pound is
right, but this must be regulated by
the quality of the flour and the amount
of fat used In the mixture. 1
The crust ny be softened by brush
ing the tops with milk before bakfng.'
Beaten egg gives a rich glaze and a
firmer crust.
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Milk fcherbet One quart of milk, one
pint of sugar, juice of three lemons;
put sugar and milk together in freez
er and mix thoroughly; then freeze;
When nearly frozen add lemon juice.
Date Pudding Beat the yolks of
four eggs and three tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar to a cream, add a few
drops of lemon extract, and half a
pound of dates that have been stewed
until tender, drained, the pits removed
and each date cut into four pieces.
Jast before baking stir in the whites
of the eggs that have been beaten
stiff with a pinch of salt and a table
spoonful of finely minced candied or
ange peel. Turn immediately Into a
buttered pudding dish and bake in a
quick oven for twenty minutes. Serve
With a hot, foamy sauce.
Custard Pudding This may be
baked in little cups. A good recipe is
as follows: Put in a basin a quarter of .
a pound of granulated sugar and .the
yolks of five eggs, and mix thoroughly
with, a pastry whisp for two minutes.
Add a quart of milk and a little lemon
essence if the custard is 6erved hot.
With caramel sauce, ' or ' vanilla if
served cold. Butter and sugar six of
the individual moulds and divide the
pudding among them. Set them in a
saucepan of water and bake the pud
dings in a moderately hot oven for for
ty minutes. Test each with a knife to
see if it is. firm in the centre. When
ready to be served turn them out on
dessert. saucers, and pour a tablespoon-
ful of hot caramel oyer each, -
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