O:
At the Court
of Rex
By FANNIE HEASLIP LEA
Copyright. 1st. Uu Fannie Ucashp Isa
"I am lost:' said the pretty maiden
with a quaintly tragic air.
She stood back against the window
or a big department store on (.'anal
street and scanned the surging crowd
before her. It was Mardi Gras day in
-New Urleans. and the nretty maiden
had bwn in town only tlnVe hours, two
of whieh had been spent In a hotel
1 have lost my mother." she said
again as if to impress the
herself --"and my father"
added as an afterthought,
purse."
fact upon
then site
"and my
In the street the people crowded eaeh
other for more room, and there was a
constant stream of maskers, gay doui
Inoed fellows wltli tinkling bells and
snapping whips, and the pretty maiden
waicneu uiem from the entrance to
the department store, and her ideas
quite lost their balance and toppled
over Into the mad whirl of carnival.
"I'm .clad I'm lost." she said to her
self; "they'll know I was separated
from them by the crowd and they'll be
fear-Jolly worried, but after awhile
they'll find me. and meantime I feel as
If something were going to happen a
wild advent m e perhaps. Oh. I lovo
carnival. I'm glad I came.
' A drum throbbed subtly in the dis
tance, the crowd surged to the edge of
the banquette, then surged back again
with easy laughter, for no parade ap
peared.
Ah. said some one at the pretty
maiden s elbow. "I beg your pardon,
but I thought I was never going to
find you. The crowd Is so thick
iue pretty inawen stared. A young
man. .clean shaven and eminently pre
sentable. was regarding her. hat in
hand.
"I'm afraid you don't remember me,
he suggested, a trine crestfallen. "Isn't
this Miss Preston?"
The pretty maiden's eves widened
To herself she cried. "The adventure!
but aloud she said quite coolly:
"I'm afraid the advantage Is yours.
"I in sorry. ' he answered stiffly
"But please don't think me an imperti
went stranger. .My cousin wrote me to
meet you here, you and your sister.
r?he asked me to show von around for
the parade. 1--my name is I .chert Kan
dirtph." lie finished awkwardly.
I he pretty maiden hesitated a bare
moment, but the carnival spirit was
strung within her. and the trick that in
her natural environment would have
been impossible unfolded itself like
magic in this atmosphere.
The moment was a bare one then
"Oh." she said, with the friendliest
smile imaginable, "you are Bohhv Kan
iliAiAi':"
"( n course. " he agreed eheerfully.
"It's been a great while since we saw
fch other, bur still"
"So it has," said the pretty maiden
cunningly. "Let me see. just how long
exactly?"
"lust ten years." said Mr. Randolph:
"leu yeitrs. three months, seven day
two hours and. I think, twentv-seven
minutes."
"near inc." she murmured breath
lessiy.
Ami. by the wav. where s vour sis
ter? Didn't she comer"
".My sister? said the pretty maiden.
quite astonished. "Mv sister? Oh er
yes. of course site came. I5ut she
had a fearful headache, and she decid
e to stav at the hotel, and I hate to
miss the pantile, you see."
"Of course. Too bad she won't see
ff." said Mr. Randolph regretfully.
"'lite trip was so long and tiresome,
snld the pretty maiden incautiously.
"Two hours' long! I like that. Why.
It's only fortv-eight miles between here
and Pass Christian."
"Distance," said the pretty maiden
siiiitcntiouslv, "is not a matter of miles
with me. at least." she added pru
dytitiy.
"Well, we can have a jolly time by
tfurselves. anyhow." Mr. Randolph as-
SWrd her.
The pretty maiden hesitated-that is.
.sle would have hesitated, but .Air. Ran
dolph's cheerful confidence left her no
room to do so.
They walked on rather slowly, for
the crowd was dense, and Mr. Ran
dolph's shoulders acted as a buffer
more than once.
"Weil have time to go and get some
I.... .1. l..... 1.,tv..... t !.,..."
he calculated cheerfully. "Look out
there. will you?" This last to a line of
... It. - t ..t. ! .t. -I. I
college boys who were going through
the crowd like an animated wedge
The nrettv maiden laughed deli
riously.
"You looked so angry," she explain
ed between gasps, then stopped sud
denly because a small red devil, with
haltered mask. niuxfd a shower of con
fetti at her laughing face.
There was a blare of trumpets down
tle street and the long roll of a drum.
A wave of excitement submerged the
people. Randolph used shoulders and
elbows with a skill that bespoke long
experience on the football field, and the
nretty maiden found herself Lm
rront of the crowd. Mounted policemen
paced slowly past her. a band shrilling
forth "If Ever I Cease to Love," and
then Rex and his cohorts.
The pretty maiden dimpled and blush
ed from sheer delight at the gorgeous
spectacle, and the capering maskers on
. i i . I
One threw her a great iiJgi.uu uuiau
of violets, which she clasped wnn uoui
hands like au excited child; another
tossed an armlet of brass; a third a
box of Freurti sweets, until young Ra:t
dolph was hugely proud of Iter. Th n
when the last silver tower md s' i
Iitering vc :i bad J . d w .1 the street,
he swung her int Hie crowd again, her
cheek plnl. with excitement and the
grat purple inlets nestling in the furs
under her pretty cnin.
"Now let's have that chocolate." said
Mr. Randolph. They found a corner In
a pretty lea room, and he dispatched a
waiter for their order, while the room
filled steadily.
"Do you know." he said, "you ve
changed somehow?"
The pretty maiden came hack with
a start to the fact that Mr. Randolph
wits not a lifelong friend.
iiave 1 :' sue n-kd sa'ely.
"Yes." he repeiucd, -o how you've
changed. You alwny; were pretty. yo;i
know, and I always was your abject
slave, but now"--
"I've changed?" asked the pretty
maiden mournfully.
"You're so so much more so," he ex
plained lucidly.
"You remember," asked Mr. Ran
dolph presently, "how we used to love
each other when you were ten and I
was fourteen?"
"We didn't." she said, with a start.
"Oh. nonsense! You cried your eyes
out when I left for school. And you
said you'd mar..; me when you grew
up and when we said goodby you
kissed me."
"1 did nothing of the sort," cried the
pretty maiden, very pink and furious.
You've forgotten." said Mr. Ran
dolph. "There's no reason why you
should be ashamed of it. A childish
affection Is the most sincere- and" yon
certainly were fond of me," he finished
tamely.
"I've changed very much," said the
pretty maiden, thoughtfully selecting
a macaroon from the plate of cakes.
"I'm sorry." said Mr. Randolph sim
ply, "because you're even nicer than
you used to be."
"I want to tell you something." she
aid. "I'm not Miss Preston I never
saw you before. I'm here for the car
nival, and I lost my people in the
crowd this morning; and then you
came and I know it was horrid of
me "
"Well." said Mr. Randolph stilily.
"Well, it was just a lark." she plead
ed defiantly, "and won't you please go
-now hurry, please." The pretty
maiden had seen her mother and father
across the room.
"If you wish It, of course," said Mr.
Randolph with most unreasonable dig
nity.
"I think you better," she said, and
fairly pushed hint away, and In a mo
ment she turned to her father and
mother with indignation in her eye.
'Well, you lost me." she said with
hypocritical auger, "for two whole
hours, and I'm nearly starved."
The pretty maiden and her parents
nincu wiin menus mat nigni. ana me
pretty maiden went in to dinner with
Mr. Randolph, to her unbounded sur
prise. Mr. Randolph looked a similar
feeling. Then they both laughed.
"The world isn't so large after all,"
she said.
".My world." said Mr. Randolph,
'comes only just up to my shoulder."
A .Malay Water Slide.
In Pcrak. a state in the Straits Set
tlements, the Malays have one form of
amusement which Is probably not to be
enjoy ei i anywhere else Hi ttie wiue
world.
There is a huge granite slope In the
ciur.se of a mountain river, down which
the water trickles about two Inches
deep, the main stream having carved
out a bed bv the side of the bowlder.
This rock, the face of which has been
rendered as smooth as glass by the con
;tant Mow of water during hundreds of
vears. the Malays -men. women and
children have turned into a toboggan
('limbing to the top of the rock, they
it in the shallow water with their feet
straight out and a hand on each Hide
for Meeting and then slide down tin
sixty feet into a pool of water.
Hits is a favorite sport on sunny
mornings, as many as lilKJ folks being
engaged at a time and sliding so quick
ly one after another or forming rows
of two. four or even eight persons that
they tumble Into the pool a confused
mass of screaming creatures. There i
little danger in the game, and, though
some choose to sit on a piece of plan
tain, most of the tobogganers are con
tent to .-qua l on their haunches.
When I.lKhtnlnsr Kill.
As a rule." says a meteorological
expert, "those killed by lightning main
tain an appearand? of life, staying in
the attitude which they had when
truck. An English minister named
Butler witnessed tho following: In the
town of Kverdou ten harvesters had
nght refuge under a hedge during a
storm. Lightning struck anu Killed
four, who were left aa If petrified. One
was found holding In his fingers the
snuff which he was about to take. An-
otm.r had u lut!e d,.ml dog oll Ws kuoeg
n,i i ....i nm liiunl mi the animal's head.
whn,. holding In the other hand some
bread with which he had been feeding
it. A third was sitting with his eyes
open and his head turned toward the
storm." Chicago. Tribune.
A TrmiNlntor'a Hlundcr.
Jacob Koehnie. the "mystic sbocmak-
i . i
cr, once wrote a pampuici wuicu uu
ealicd "Reflections on the Treatise of
Isaiah Stiefel." One of Boehme's bl
0,,ral,j,ers had never heard of that the-
'
ologian. Rut ho knew enough German
to be aware that "Stictei meant
boot." und he was further misled by
the fact that Boehme was a cobbler
as well as a philosopher, so he made
a brilliant shot and spoke of the pam
phlet In question as Boehme's "Reflec
tions on the Boots of Isaiah." In this
guise It passed Into several catalogues.
A Good Thlnjf to Know.
A writer, discussing the lost art of
early rising, says, "The proper time to
rise is when sleep ends." That's a good
thing to learn. Do you know, if we
hadn't seen that In a paper we should
have gone on believing that the proper
time to rise was when you were right
In the midst of your soundest ideep.
What a blessed thing It is for this blind
old world that there are some men In
It who know nearly everything!
Tue wI(Je ,uun wncn ue contemplates
Journcy lt;ls h3 wjfe Imck ftmi then
takes her along to repack. If not, he
will need a dry goods cuse to hold the
overflow when he turns homeward.
New York Times.
Old KnoDBh to Xotice.
Are your papa and mamma
at
home?" asked the caller.
'So." replied little Marguerite; "one
of them may he here, but they never
are both at home at the same time."
Chicago Record-Herald.
Faulty Theory.
Ous de S my the Those new boots of
yours squeak awfully. Perhaps they're
not paid for yet. Johnny That'll nil
nonsense. If there Is anything in that,
why don't my coat and vest and my
trousers and my hat squeak too?
AND FASHION
jnlt:iiil' Fur AU riRureM.
Just now it must be granted that the
wash waist holds first place in popular
Ity. lit shape the model here shown
leaves nothing to be desired for thin
girls or fat girls, and Its style has uone
of the earmarks of the shop made
SllIltT WAIST.
which otherwise go.nl in fabric and
make yet always ;n-u th tt origiualitj
and individuality ot si vie to woman:
attire. All figure.- can wear a wais
that is full ove - the bust, and to secure
this fullness plaits arc lai.l upon the
shoulder. The simulated box plait
which is finished by a tab across the
front, is both unique and pretty in Its
construction, it one desires a dressy
touch such an effect is given by the
use of a silk tie. ns illu-trated. The
above is the new shirt waist leg o
mutton and ina be finished at the low
er edge by -ir.ps. buttons or in any
preferred ucin icr.
t'ciiieern I UK IliiilioiiM.
Picot edged ribbons are coining into
use again, and their employment is
marked bv mam fanciful conceits. In
the narrower widths they are piaitei
into somewhat Miff quillings, mid these
are made to stand up to edge cuffs, re
er. tucks, folds and other trimming
devices. Flounces, too. are often edgci
with them, and about as olten as not
the picot edged ribbon is shirred on a.
a foundation to -me of the sheer biota
lace, tl.at .itv u-cd so lavishlv to trim
the summer frocks.
Spread of ftie .Mil lelilnu I'ml.
The matching fad has been extended
to gloves. The latest glove is lituil at
the top with colored kid in all shades
This gauntlet is supposed to be turned
back over the wrist. Veils match, as a
matter of course. It takes a very pret
tv woman to look well under a mauve
or a green gauze, but veils must match
hats. A few white lace veils are seen
and many lace edged net and gauze
veils. About the only part of the cos
tume that does not have to match are
the shoes.
KIIhiiv SleeveN.
The elbow sleeve gains daily in popu
larity. but It is not very large in out
line, says the Washington Star. Nar
row and high stands the cuff, and
from the elbow to the wrist it is usual
to supply this with a tightly tilting tin
dersleeve of lace or of lawn and lace,
the latter being the more favored fash
ion. For SelioolKiilN.
Mohair Is one of the popular ma
terials and was selected to develop the
accompanying design on account of in
good wear and desirability. Dust, rain
and wear have small effect on this
NEAT SCHOOIi SUIT,
fabric, so It is especially suitable for a
school suit or one that is expected to
give a great amount of service. BIuo
In a cadet or navy shade, gray, brown
or red are all good colors to select. A
circular flounce trims the skirt, and
the box Eton Jacket fits trimly over
the shoulders, fastening with frogs or
buttons, as one prefers. A blouse of
Bilk to match would be a pretty addi
tion to this costume. The material re
quired for medium size Is four and a
quarter yards forty-four Inches wide.
M ffhtcap and Inaomnln.
AH one has to do in order to secure a
good night's rest Is to wenr a night-
i p. We are assured that the great se
cret Is to keep the head warm, and
then one may sleep like a top. London
Draper.
More to the I'olnt.
"I want a business suit now," said
Slopay. "I was thinking of something
In the way of a small plaid."
"And I," replied the tailor, "can't
help thinking of something In the way
Of a small check." Philadelphia Press.
WO
WASHINGTON LLTIKK
SpojUl Correspondence.
Ambassador George von L. Meyer Is
making a splendid record as l.'tiltei
States ambassador at St. Petersburg
and has. already justified the confidence
entertained, in him by President Roose
volt. Mr. Meyer was picked for this
particular post because the president
believed that he possessed the qualities
of quickly sizing up an important situ
ation and of successfully dealing with
delicate diplomatic matters.
Mr. Mever has won a number of
laurels during the brief period in
which he has represented the govern
inent at the Russian capital. lie has
kept the Washington authorities thor
ouglily and accurately informed of the
progress of diplomatic affairs at St
Petersburg, and has also dealt fully
with the Internal disorders of the em
plre. Ills dispatches are clear am
concise and have enabled the presl
dent .correctly to gauge the feelings of
the czar so that no mistake was made
in the bold offer of mediation.
DiploitiutN to Form u Club.
Members of the diplomatic corns, who
are debarred by the rules of the Met
ropolitan club from indulging in bac
carat, poker, roulette, etc., have com
pleted plans for the establishment of
a clubhouse of their own. Another
cause of dissatisfaction is that since
the lire, which compelled the club to
make temporary quarters elsewhere,
the restaurant has been suspended.
A fine old mansion In the outskirts of
the cltv has been secured, and within
a short time the club will be lncorpo
rated and organized. It is uuderstooi
that it will be of the most exclusive
character.
Under the rules of the Metropolitan
the most rigid scrutiny is given to ap
tdicanls. but any attache of a legation
or embassy is entitled to admission by
virtue of his otlice.
Mrs. KooseTeir Virginia Vnrm.
During President Roosevelt's recent
trip to Virginia he paid his first visit
to the Albemarle farm which Mrs
Roosevelt purchased from William N
Wiltner, the New York banker. The
farm comprises a fifteen acre tract of
land on which Is a modest little two
storv dwelling which Mrs. Roosevelt
intends to use as a sort of summer
camping ground for herself and tin
children of the household. This farm
Is situated oue and a half miles east
of Keene postolllce, In the southern
part of Albemarle count', and six or
eight miles north of Scottsvllle.
The resldeuce. which has recently
been improved to suit the needs and
tastes of Mrs. Roosevelt, is deep in
the heart of the woods. Its color is
ocher. with brown trimmings and
green blinds. A broad porch expends
across the front, and at the end, where
an oak tree grows, the roof of the
porch has been neatly built around it.
Wants 1'rcxident'M Salary.
livery quarter a letter Is received at
the treasury department from a man
in central New York demanding a
check for ids salary as president of tho
Fnited States. The amount of the
salary is closely figured, being exactly
one-fourth of SoO.ifOO. It was a coin
cidence that the last letter was receiv
ed Just after the warrant for the presl
dent's salary had been signed.
Chairman Shouts' Denk.
One glance at the office of Chairman
Shouts of the isthmian canal commis
sion is all that Is necessary to show
that a railroad man is in charge. There
i.- nothing in the way of unnecessary
furniture and fixings In that room, but
It Is observed that Mr. Shouts sits at
a large table upon which are spread
the papers and documents of the com
mission. Iiehiud is a roll top desk. Xo
other otlicial has a similar equipment
In the departments nt Washington, but
it is the kind of an outfit that a rail
road man wants. The common fiat top
desk Is the olllcial desk of Washing
ton. Kvery man who has any position
of prominence has his fiat top desk
nearly In the center of the room, but
there is no other desk or table for his
exclusive use. The fiat top desk In
the middle of a room means that tho
occupant Is a person of consequence.
The roll top belongs to the lesser em
ployees. Mr. Shonts does not have the
fiat top desk, but the table, and he
wheels around In his chair and is at
his roll top desk. Ills method is tho
difference between the railroad man
and the ordlnnr otlicial.
War Helton For the 1'renldeiit.
Minister (Jtiscom, at Tokyo, has sent
a letter to the state department say
ing that he has forwarded to the de
partment for the president and Secre
tary Tafl arms that were picked up on
the battlefields of Manchuria.
l'hese arms are both Japanese and
Russian and include titles, bayonets.
swords and cartridge shells. Two Ti
tles and bayonets are from Port Ar
thur ami were used in the siege and
defense of that stronghold.
Tlic Capital'; Sliy I. inc.
A strong effort has been made here
ately to induce the authorities to allow
a bank to put up a high building. It
failed, as all such efforts do. No
julldlng. no matter what its purpose,
s permitted to rise higher than the
treasury department building. Sky
scraper buildings, arc barred by law.
Apartment houses, banks, office build
ings, all can rise just so high, and then
they run up against the law, which
says, "Thus far and no farther."
The reason? It Is "to protect the
skv line." That is the motive of the
aw. It may seem a queer thing to
towns given over to commercialism
and even a laughable thing; but, after
all, there Is a sense of relief about
getting into a town that protects Its
sky line by law.
caul sc.rrniriF.T.n
Why She Loved Her.
Mrs. Cummins So you love your
grandmamma, do you, Grade? And
why do you lovo her? Grade Be
cause she used to punish mamma when
mamma was a little girl. I hopo she
used to spank mamma ns hard as
mamma spanks me. Boston Tran
script... More Than Dent.
"Are you bent on spending all of
your money?"
"No; I'm broke." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
NEW SHORT STORIES
Advice to "Father" Lphum.
When the late Dr. Frederic Upham,
familiarly known throughout southern
New Kng'and as "Father" Uphatn. w.t
pastor of the Matthew-son Street Epis
copal church in Providence, R. I., he
preached one Sunday morning en the
eternal punishment of the wicked, and
as he was known for a rigid orthodox
it is safe to say that the sermon was
something strong.
As he was about to take a train for
Boston the next morning a young man
approached him in the station, saying
"I was in your church yesterday morn
ing. Mr. rpliam. and heard that hell
lire sermon of vours. I want to tell
von I don't believe a word of it.
A Yot'SV. MAN' APPKOACHKD.
don't take any stock in the idea that
a man will go to hades forever for his
sins in a short life here."
"So you don't believe in future pun
isliincnt for sin?" asked "Father" I'p
ham.
"Oh. well" replied his critic, "I
wouldn't say just that! There may bo
punishment for some for a time, but
the Great Father will bring all in at
last."
"Young mail," said "Father" rphatn.
"I haven't time to argue with you, as
mv train Is about to start, but let me
give you just a bit of advice. If you
don't expect to stay in hades ino
than a fortnight. Just keep out
Boston Herald.
One of Senator Dcpevv'.
Senator Depew of New York is oue
of the best story tellers In the world
The newspaper men who form the
membership of the famous Gridiron
club at Washington have as their
guest- at banquets all of the greatest
and most famous men in the political
world, including the presidents of the
Pnited States, livery guest, excepting
the presidents, Is subjected to all sorts
of roastiugs whenever attempting to
re.-poiid to toasts. One evening before
the fellows could get in any work on
him ('haimcey Depew hypnotized them,
he began his speech thus:
it is a matter of modern historic in
terest that all you have to do Is to drop
a dinner In the slot and get a speech
out of Chauncey Depew."
He had the boys shouting with laugh
ter from beginning to end of a ten min
ute speech, and nobody Interrupted
him, for he told one good story after
another as fast as any comedian mo
nologist that ever lived. Here Is one of
them:
The senator was stumping the state
of New York in the campaign of 1000.
having big audiences and kindly recep
tions at all points. In one town the Re
publican managers had arranged to
have a cannon near the stand of tho
speaker and to have It fired off every
time the people gave vent to applause.
Senator Depew was In one of his hap
piest veins and kept the people hurrah
ing almost all of the time. At last.
stopping to take breath, he distinctly
heard this inquiry come across the
field:
"Cap, when Is the old galoot going to
quit? I've only got four cartridges
left."
And Depew said that he finished his
speech in four minutes, so that he got
the full benefit of all the ammunition
In town.- Pittsburg Dispatch.
The President' "flood OflleeN."
Ropresoirfative Livingston of Geor
gia Is telling a good story which illus
trates how the seeker sifter govern
ment Jobs is sometimes puzzled by
diplomatic phraseology. Mr. Living
ston has the reputation of being the
mo t sitci essfui place finder in con
gress, and it Is said that he has more
of his constituents stowed away in
soft snap positions about Washington
than any other three members of the
house.
"1 have been pestered to death for
the past six weeks," said the Georgia
representative, "by a hard luck con
stituent who wants a Job. I told him
that nothing was open to him and that
the civil service barred everybody now
adays from good otiices. The fellow
turned away tinallv. but came back
with a hopeful look on Ills face.
" i thought you said that all the
good otiices were gone.' he said, hold-
ng out a newspaper with an account
of the president's endeavors to restore
peace between Russia and Japan.
'Why, there are so many Jobs laying
around that the president is offering
some of his good offices to those for
eign fellers over fn Russia.' " Brook-
yn Kagle.
The Flitrht of nird.
One Of tll few men to roenrnr otM,t
after being blind from tho birth nf r.
oilectlon was reported to have Tvondnr.
ed at nothing so much as the filght of
mo mms. -why do not nconlc mnk-o
more fuss about them?" he snld Tnn.
don Outlook.
KnratirnRemrnt.
Do Lave I'm a mum-mum man who
nun nun never says dud-dud tik dud-
d don't vou know? Mrs. Goode
Well, never mind; you certainly try
uird enough to do so. Life.
SJ t3'--
THE VALUE OF OKRA
AN IMPORTANT FOOD PLANT THAT
IS MUCH NEGLECTED.
It Xntrttlve PropertleM Are Very
IfiRh and It I.s Particularly Ilene-
llclal In CneM of Chronic Indiges
tion Some Simple Hecipcn.
Okra is a very important and useful
plant, with numerous uses, the most
Important being for the table. The
green pods without doubt make tho
finest soup vegetable supplied by the
garden. Cooked whole they also fur
nish a palatable side dish. The nu
trient properties of okra are very high,
and it has the additional advantage of
being an exceedingly wh de.-.jine arti
cle of food. It is erroneously culled
gumbo in many cook books and even
hi s.nne encyclopedias. The name of
the plant and its fruit is okra. Gumbo
is -i general term for various kinds of
soup made of it. Okra, in fact, is an
excellent food much neglected.
A very important consideration from
the alimentary point of view is the un
usually high percentage of digestible
matter. That fact had been establish
ed by common experience long before
any analysis of the pod had been
thought of, for wherever the vegeta
ble is in use it is well known that the
soup Is highly beneficial to persons
with weak stomachs. Often It will be
retained when nothing else can be tak
en, and it has In many cases restored
tone lo digestive organs that seemed
hopelessly disordered. It is a partic
ularly beneficial food In cases of dys
entery and chronic Indigestion.
The dried seeds, parched and ground,
are said to make an acceptable sub
stitute for coffee. A substitute for ar
rowroot can he made from the roots.
The leaves, green or dry, are used, de
cocted, for their demulcent properties.
The inner bark, soft and white, con
tains a strong fiber resembling flax.
The outer bark is also fibrous and, to
gether with the woody part of the
plant, furnishes excellent paper stock.
As okra is easily raised, it can be cul
tivated with profit.
For table use the pods must be cut
while tender, generally when about
three Inches long. They grow rapidly
and soon become woody. The plant Is
very prolific, and it will continue to
bear until touched by frost. A small
patch will more than meet the require
ments of an ordinary family, and the
surplus may be preserved for winter
use by two convenient methods. The
;iMcr is by drying. Slice the pod,
iovvays, into sections a quarter of
.in inch thick, spread thin on large
dishes or trays and expose to the sun
from da v to day until thoroughly dried.
Put in jar or close cans and keep
free from moisture. The other method
of preservation Is by canning, which
will be explained later on. The plant
is foliations and ornamental enough
for the fiower garden. The leaves are
large and paltnatisected, and the blos
soms, which In form resemble those of
the hollyhock, are at first a brilliant
gold, with a purple disk. After the
first day the gold also takes a purplish
hue.
Here are some of the best recipes for
cooking okra: Okra soup Take a
piece of beef or a marrow bone, put
on in cold water and boil until cooked
Slice one quart of okra pods crossways
into thin sections and add. with enough
strained ripe tomatoes to give the soup
a rich color. Continue to boll until
the okra Is thoroughly cooked, which
will take about fifteen minutes. A
green pepper, from which the seeds
have been removed, sliced and added,
will improve the flavor. The various
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in the same manner.
An excellent soup can be made with
out meat by boiling the okra, sliced
is above, aud adding when cooked a
good sized piece of butter. Oilier vege
tables, such as carrots, onions aud
celery, may also be used, but lovers of
okra prefer It straight. Soup made as
abov e will keep in a cool place for sev
eral days and Improve with age.
A savory dish for lunch or dinner is
made In the following manner: Butter
a pudding dish, put in a layer of cook
ed or half cooked rice, a layer of sliced
okra, a layer of ripe sliced tomatoes.
batter, pepper, salt and a little sugar
If the add of the tomatoes be objec
tionable; repeat the layers until the
dish Is filled; grate breadcrumbs on
top. with pieces of butter; pour In as
much boiling water as the dish will
hold; bake long enough to cook; serve
lot.
Okra also makes a palatable vegeta
ble dish, but in this form it Is not al
ways acceptable on first acquaintance.
Its substance Is viscous, and for that
reason probably does not at once cap
tivate Uie taste. Put the pods, whole.
nto boiling water, with salt; boll
about fifteen minutes or until cooked;
-our off the water, place In a hot dish,
add pepper and plenty of good butter;
serve hot. Cooked in tills way, treated
with good vinegar anil served cold, it
makes a good salad.
ny housewife can do her own can
ning of okra. Slice and boll the okra
until two-thirds cooked; put in a hot
jar, fill full, seal tight and place In a
dark closet; if desired, add strained
tomatoes and boil until the okra Is
thoroughly cooked, but be careful In
either case to omit salt; put up in Jars
as above. By following this method
okra soup may be had throughout tho
winter.
In the south the taste for okra Is uni
versal, possibly an inheritance. Else
where It may, like that for the olive.
nive to be cultivated. But the taste
dot not require much cultivation, and.
once acquired, it Is a permanent pos
session. New York Herald.
A Great Lack of Lore.
There Is a pleasant sfry being told
Just now of an Irish priest who, tak
ing leave of his congregation, gave his
reasons for going: "First, you do not
love me. for you have contributed noth
ing to my support: second, you do not
love each other, for I have not cele
brated a marriage since I arrived;
third, the good God does not love you.
for he has not taken one of you to
himself; I have not had n single funer
al." Loudon Telegraph.
Xot That Kind of a Server.
Heavy Tragedian Hurry up with
my order. I am used to people serv
ing me In a hurry. Walter I don't
doubt It, but I am no sheriff.
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
Tie Did.
"So you refiiseriie?' our hero ex
claimed to the haughty heiress on the
veranda of the seaside hotel.
"I do." she whispered, trying to In
fuse some sadness Into, her tones, ey
ing him with a sidelong glance to ob
serve the effect of her statement.
"Then listen I"
He drew himself up to his full height
nnd eyed her proudly, while she shrank
back into the depths of the chair,
aquiver with wonderment.
"Then listen!" he said again. "No,
do not attempt to compel me to hold
my silence. Since you spurn my ad
vances, since you trample my young
love under your patrician feet, since
you smile gayly at my protestations of
adoration, listen! Within one hour I
shall hurl myself into the bosom of
yonder sea."
I le was gone. and. though the crush
ed heiress engaged the services of life
savers and watched the beach, they
were unable to prevent his carrying
out his threat, for within less than an
hour he had leaped Into the bosom of
the sea with another heiress whom ho
had been playing for second choice.
IIIm Chance For Fame.
Tommy had tried to climb on the
off side of a moving street car, but had
dropped off, roiled under the feet of a
team of truck horses and had been
dragged out of further danger by a po
liceman. He was sadly demoralized
in appearance, but not much hurt.
"What's yer name, kid?" asked the
officer.
"Thomas Tucker," he answered. "I
live at (57S7 Bim avenue, nnd maw's
got a good picture of me you can git If
you want it." Chicago Tribune.
Opportunity.
"How do you regard the latest move
ment in politics?"
"It doesn't cause me any uneabl
ness," answered Senator Sorghum. "A
political movement Is like n train of
cars. If you stand In the middle of
the track and try to stop It, It will do
damage. But It Is all right for the
man who will wait for It to como
alongside so that he can get aboard."
Washington Star.
After IIIm Rejection.
Hi Well, I suppose I have made a
fool of myself.
She That remark greatly embar
rasses inc.
He- Ini'ed! How so?
She Because it would be equally Im
polite to agree with you or to contra
dict you.
o .More KxperliueiitiiiK-
Mr. Sliinpurse Are you sure you can
be fomented with love In a cottage?
Adored One Yes, so long as the love
lasts.
Mr. Slimpurse (who has been married
before) Um! Perhaps we'd better wait
until I can afford a regular house.
New York Weekly.
The Sure "Way.
Hicks How did Tompkyns make all
his money anyhow?
Wicks Out of ginseng.
Hicks - Raising it?
Wicks -No. Selling roots and seeds
to people who believe that there Is a
royal road to fortune. Somerville
Journal.
One Sure Cure.
"Yes. Phaker used lo be a small
druggist and poor as poverty, but now
he's manufacturing ami selling a sure
cure."
"A sure cure for what?"
"Why, a sure cure for his poverty. I
guess that's about all." Philadelphia
Press.
A Difference of Opinion.
"Do the Russians still Insist they are
not beaten?" said one Japanese officer.
"They do." replied the other.
"Well, they are about as well in
formed on that point as they are on
some other matters pertaining to mod
ern warfare."- Washington Star.
Wanted It Better Looking.
Mrs. Fly Does the oil painting look
like you?
Mrs. Ely Yes. But I'll get even
with that artist, ne needs the money
more than I need the picture, and I'll
Just let him wait awhile for his pay.
Detroit Free Press.
Heard on All Sldea.
Patience I hear the hoop skirt Is
coming to the front again.
Patrice Why, I hear It's coming In
again on all sides. Youkers States
man. And That's AH.
"Mr. Jingle's writings show a great
deal of Imagination, don't you think?"
"Yes. They show that he Imagines
he can write poetry." Baltimore Newi.
A Paper Bonne.
"Only thluk," exclaimed Fenderson,
of the many uses to which paper Is
now put!"
"I know," replid Bass. "I was at
the theater the other night, and I was
told it was all paper, and It was a fine,
substantial looking structure too."
A Prejudiced Imprennlon.
"What I.s your idea of a classic?"
"A classic," said Mr. Cumrox, "Is
something you have to listen to be
cause somebody else said It was good."
Washington Star.