I A Daring I
I Little Vixen
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! (Copyright, 1815, by W. Q. Chapman.)
I It does not matter which sida had
my sympathies. I was strictly a neu
itral. I was a neutral, as well, in a
'sense that was humanitarian. I was
(benefiting Germans and allies alike,
1 1 was under the protection of both, I
iCarl Isberg from the far North, but
; understanding English, French, Ger
iman and something of low Dutch be
sides.
! To me one day came Professor Abar-
banel at Munich. His big goggles took
i me in affectionately. We had been
'good friends. More than that, I had
Ibeen a faithful servant and waB proud
of it. We bad mutually shared much
of peril.
"The supply has run out," he an
nounced toy me, and I knew what he
meant, ancT&y face fell and then ex
pressed an Irresistible relief that was
born of selfishness and love.
I The supply of "what? you will ask.
I I will reply artlctene. That is not the
'word, but you would understand it no
better if I said diatose-radll, or kokan
lubrica. Enough to say that artlctene
I was a drug, the formula of which was
iheld only at Munich by a firm becom
ing rich, vastly rich because of the
fact.
! Its use among the wounded and dy
ing In hospitals at the battle front was
'the final relief for excruciating pain.
lit subdued the lant pangs of the dying.
,It was a nepenthe for the tortured
agonized wretch half shot away und
through its qualities allowed a peace
ful, painless death.
! How the arrangement was ever
'cemented I never knew, but Professor
'Abarbanel, as the distributor for the
Munich house, had safe conducts
i through the camps of every nation In
: Europe. The panacea was minute in
bulk, and almost priceless. Its vital
ingredient was imported, war condl-
. 81ISIB
t
"What is it?" sharply challenged his
companion officer.
"We have headed off the Seeker and
she Is making for the.protectlon of the
big marine. Set position to give the
little one a shot as she passes in
range."
"She is a daring little vixen!"
"Yes, and troublesome a worry to
the admiralty, with her quick ways and
daring dodglngs. It will be a feather
In our cap to end her. Get her sure,
and the admiralty will see to promo
tions." The Seeker seemed heedless of peril.
She seemed resolute to dart past us.
The big cruiser seemed to be her goal.
I moved nearer to the swivel gun,
mounted and leveled. An officer hand
ed me his glass. I looked ones and
Bhuddered.
"Great heavens!" I exclaimed, Irre
sistibly. "What Is that?" sharply asked the
officer.
"Nothing," I stammered, and handed
back the glass. "Thanks!"
I stood electrified upon the gun
deck of the Polarlc. I had made out
the commander of the Seeker, the vice
admiral, and, fearlessly viewing the
outlook of collision or attack, was a
girl wearing a bright tri-color knot on
her left shoulder, a favorite adornment
of the girl I loved.
Then Adele was with her father! It
was now a race; the Seeker getting
to the shelter and protection of the big
cruiser before the Polaric could half
intervene and get a square shot at
her. As the Seeker neared, neared,
neared, the Polarlc maneuvered. The
gunner bad his clear poise, for the Po-
laric had shut down steam and was
nearly motionless. As the gunner
watched and waited, I followed the
swift course of the Seeker with dis
tended eyes and bated breath.
I saw the Seeker come squarely
across our bow. The gunner sighted.
Then he drew back and his hand
reached out for the electric switch
which Ignited the cap fuse. Aloft the
lookout kept the focus of hiB glass,
shifting with the progress of the
Seeker. It was the hazard of a sec
ond. A whistle rang out the signal.
My love! I had but an Instant to
think. I pretended to slip clumsily. A
curBe echoed In my cars as the gun
ner, torn from the electric switch,
went flat, I on top of him.
Then rapid orders rang out. The
Polaric shifted to get in new range of
the scudding runaway.
They were all but ready when a
startling, a remarkable thing trans
pired. The Seeker made straight for
the bow of the big cruiser.- Two mam
moth sheet steel doora swung open.
Into the arms of the cruiser darted the
Seeker. The giant gates reclosed,
shutting the Seeker out of view, se
cure in the safety well of the mother
ship.
I was landed two hours later. The
officers of the Polarlc viewed me grim
ly, recalling my timely collision with
the gunner. They did not voice their
suspicion, however.
It was not until after I had seen my
drug consignment Bafe In the hands for
which It was intended that, the eve-
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CARLOTTA
Carlotta was a little Italian girl, her
mother was dead and she lived with
her stepmother. Her father had a
hurdy-gurdy, and every day he took
Carlotta with him to take the pennies,
for the hurdy-gurdy was old and not
In good tune, but Carlotta's bright
eyes and the curls got them many pen
nies, for she was very pretty when she
smiled.
But Carlotta was not happy; she
wanted a yellow straw hat with red
roses on It, like Angela Beppi's. She
did not want to wear the gay-colored
scarf. But her father Tony said "No!"
and that was the cause of Carlotta's
unhapplness.
She danced and played the tam
bourine, and one morning when she
went into a store to collect pennies a
gentleman gave her a nickel becauso
she smiled so sweetly. Carlotta Blipped
it into her pocket, and she smiled
many times the next two weeks, for
she was taking all the pennies she
could when Tony's eyes were half
closed, and when she had enough
money she went to the little shop
around the corner and bought the hat
with red hoses.
She hid it In her bed, which waB
in the corner of a dark room, and
the next Sunday Bhe slyly took It out,
and when she went to the park, pinned
it under her Bkirt, which was full and
BASKETS FOR THE VERANDA
DR. ROBINSON'S ADVICE
Be thoughtful.
Do not hurry.
He ever occupied. Have a def
inite purpose and never give up
until you have realized it.
Be contented with your lot.
One's lot in life Is merely his
starting point.
Have faith to walk out upon
God's promises.
Be ready always to defend a
good cause. ,
Be sincere. There are too
many binary Btars In the firma
ment of modern society already.
Ever do good. Indeed, if you
have no other luxury In this life,
make sure of the luxury of do
ing good,
out, and poor Carlotta fled from the
stage. The girl with whom Ehe had
been staying proved a friend, and Car
lotta did not return to Tony.
About a yea:' after, when Carlotta
wa3 making a great deal of money
dancing, she went to her old home
and knocked at the door. Her step
mother opened it. "I havo come to
help you if I can," said Carlotta.
'Where Is father?" Just then Tony
came in. He looked at Carlotta, for
she had a pretty hat with red roses
on It, but he did not speak tc her.
Father, I have brought you money
for a nev hurdy-gurdy," she said,
handing him a roll of bills. This
loosened his tongue, and ho thanked
her and asked her what she was do
ing.
'I am dancing," answered Carlotta,
and I am going across the water to
dance In a big music hall, and I will
send you money every month. Father,
III you forgive me now?"
"Yes," answered Tony, "I forgive
you, but I don't like dat hat."
SALADS FOR SUMMER
MANY THOUSAND BOY SCOUTS
He Took It and Tore It In Pieces.
quite long, for Carlotta was twelve,
arid an Italian girl at that age is quite
woman.
My how proud Carlotta felt when at
length she put the hat on. She toBsed
nlng before my marriage to Adele a her head, making her curls fly about,
month later at Paris. I recited the epl- and she walked tnrougn tne para wun
Membership of More Than 100,000
Shown by Recent Census Every
State Has Representation.
A recent census of the Boy Scouta
Bhows a membership of more than
100,000. There are 15,000 in New York,
12,000 in Pennsylvania. Ohio, New
Jersey and Illinois have more than
,000 each. There is no state without
representation. Even Alaska can
boast 30 Scouta. Hawaii has 140 and
Porto Rico 125.
It was only this last winter that
the Boy Scou movement could cele
brate its fifth birthday. To acquire
strength in excess of 100,000 in
Ave years speaks for the popularity
of Scouting. It speaks also for Its
Intrinsic worth. If it were merely a
sport the movement might prove but
flash In the pan. It would enjoy its
little hour of prominence and disap
pear. But the Boy Scout movement
destined to a long career. Some
day there may be fewer boys out of
the Scout uniform than there are In it.
airly Enormous.
this out. and the pre-
had "run out," the profes-
sode of the gun deck.
"Your little craft vanished beyond
those Btout metal gates like a child
clasped by the protecting arms of a
mother," I told Vlce-Admlral Burtolle.
And Adele, peerless Adele, nestled
Into mine, loving and endeared, and
proud of me, I could see, and her fath
er's approving smile told me that he
believed me worthy of her.
not literally true, but it
hat its manufacture bad
was given a proportion of
left, was to deliver It at
u my labor was done. Other
JAvere dispatched to Russia, It
feland. Forestalling what I knew
:ome, I had got word to Vlce
tl Burtelle, the father of my
, of my plans. I had the drug
y earnings of well-nigh a year
id under my shirt. I had other
i, l Aalna nnrf n.oa In
a position to wed my peerless Adele.
The Polarlc, war ship, was to con
vey me to a point on the Belgian coast,
where I was to be landed by small
boat. Thence there was open terri
tory by sea or land to French or Eng
lish porta, as I chose.
I knew that Vlce-Admlral Burtelle
was In the vicinity of Aile, a town Just
beyond the Holland frontier. His pres
ent marine command was the charge
of the Seeker, an inspection cruiser of
mall type. It had done some won
ders In discovering mines set for the
unwary and In venturing, spy fashion,
into perilous waters. The craft had
extraordinary speed. I did not know
if Adele might be with her father. I
i hoped It and counted on being wel
comed by both of them at the sea-
iport town of V ranches, juBt about one
hundred miles over the Belgian bor
der. ,
We steamed away boldly enough and
the night pasBed and the day broke
with smooth, unruffled progress our
I lot. The Polarlc was worth studying
In its superb armament and I was in
terested In all that I saw. At various
points the craft met brother marines
I and (topped at several ports to dlsem
bark some soldiers, to land some am
munition. It was about three o'clock
in the afternoon when we sighted a
bounding, speeding marine flying the
tricolor.
There was great animation on deck.
The officers were in consultation, their
subordinates were sent scurrying from
point to point.
"Who is she?" I heard one of the
officers sing out to the lookout man.
The answer came definitely! "The
Seeker."
I was mora than Interested. She
seemed coming toward us and one of
the big guns was trained In readiness
for a try at her.
JuBt then there was a new commo
tion. Out from s cliff-guarded inlet
there set out one.Bf the largest men
of war I had ever seen. Her bulk was
fairly enormous. She steamed along
slowly, clumsily. The officers of the
Polarlc were manifestly troubled. Then
I overheard one of them cry out
"I tee the gatyl"
Quarantined.
In one of the little mountain towns
of the South a Chautauqua meeting
was held last summer for the first
time. The fact was advertised for
some distance round the town, but the
older negroes, espoclally, did not under
stand what It was all about. Across
the front of the little hotel of the vil
lage was flung a banner bearing the
one word, "Chautauqua." Up to this
hotel one day drove an old negro In a
one-horse wagon containing a few
vegetables, which he hoped to sell to
the proprietor, as he had done on
former occasions. But when he saw
the banner with Its ominous word he
was Belzed with fright and would not
go Into the building, or even get out
of his wagon. When the proprietor
appeared, the old fellow Inquired nerv
ously, "What disease Is youall quaran
tined for, boss?" Youth s Companion.
When Spot Played Cupid.
I was acquainted with a sweet
young widow, had known and visited
her occasionally for about two years.
Among her late husband's posses
slons left to her was a small fox
terrier, a great pet of mine. While
calling one evening the dog, Spot,
Jumped on my knee and tried to lick
my face.
"Mel, don't let him lick your face.
and she called the dog, who quickly
jumped on her lap. Patting the dog.
she said to It: "1 think Mel is ss fond
of you as I am. Ask him would he
like to own you himself. But he must
never take you from me I must go
too, wherever you go."
I called the dog back to me and
said: "Doggie, tell your missus I want
to own you." I own both now. God
bleaB the dog I never had the nerve
to propose. Chicago Tribune,
What Is a MS. Worth?
What Is the value of a stolen manu
script of an unproduced play? The
author had to set a value In a lawsuit
last week. In BUch a case the bias ta
naturally In favor of the play. But
once (In search for a lost umbrella
at New Scotland Yard) I encountered
a friend who had loBt the only copy
of his play In a cab and had come In
search of it. It was produced, for the
cabman was honest. What was the
value by which to fix the cabman's re
muneration? My friend's bias swung
to modesty. He fixed the worth of hia
play at the cost of typewriting. The
cabman got a shilling more than my
friend ever got from his play. Lon
don Chronicle.
Early German Marriage Custom.
Among the early Germans money
was given to the bride's relatives on
the wedding day, but this usage wae
not followed If the marriage happened
her head very high.
But pride often takes a fall, and so
it was with Carlotta.
A thunderstorm came up very sud
denly, and there was no place to shel-
tc the beloved hat. She put It un
der her skirt, but the red from the
roBes stained it and she had to un
cover It,
When the, shower was over the hat
was a sorry eight, but Bne wore it
home, and the next morning, when she
started out with Tony, the hat was
pinned under her skirt, for she
thought if she put it on while she was
out she could say It was given to
her.
The first place they stopped was In
front of a house where there were a
number of children, Tony told Carlot
ta to dance, and while she was danc
lng down dropped the hat.
The children laughed and shouted
She has stolen a hat! She has stolen
a hat! uarlotta picaea n up anu
put It on her head.
W'er you getta da hat?" said Tony,
very angry, carlotta torn mm tne
hat had been given her, but Tony
would not have her wear th i hat, no
matter where it came from.
He took it and tore It in pieces
Poor Carlotta! Her Binlles were few
that day, and at night Tony beat her
for spoiling his day.
Later, when Tony and his wife were
out of the way, Carlotta slipped out
and went to a theater where she had
seen dancing.
She walked up to the man at the
box office and asked If they wanted
a dancing girl. The man took her In
side the theater. "Let me see. you
dance," said another man.
The orchestra was playing out In
front, and Carlotta danced her beat
How much do you want?" asked
the man. Poor Carlotta did not know
Ke told her what he would clve, which
seemed a large sum to Carlotta. But
where was Bhe to spend the night? If
she went home Bhe could not get
away, Just then a girl, who had been
singing, came from the stage; she saw
Carlotta standing there as though she
did not know where to go.
"Where do you want to go," she
asked. Then Carlotta told her ber
story.
"Come home with me tonight," she
said, "and we will see what can be
done after that.
The next night Carlotta dressed in
a gny-colored dresg and black lace
mantilla, danced on the stage, an
when she shook her tambourine an
smiled the people applauded very
loudly. The manager was pleased and
told Carlotta Bhe could dance every
night
When Tony called Carlotta to go
with him the next morning she did
not answer. He waited two weeks
thinking she would come buck, then
ha went to the police. They told hi
where she was, and one night Ton
went to the ther.ter. His eyes opened
wldo when he saw Carlotta dance
and heard the people applaud, and he
was so angry when he thought she
might be making money for him that
be stood up, and, shaking his clinched
hand at her, called out: "You comma
home." The ushers quickly put blm
Flanging Blossoms or Cluster of
Green May Be Employed to Beau
tify Front of House.
Have you ever tried to have hanging
baskets of greenery and flowers on
the veranda or in the summer living
room? They are charming and they
are not very difficult to keep In order.
If the flowers do die they can be re
plenished with new ones, so that you
can always keep a hanging bit of love
liness In sight.
First as to the choice of baskets.
A porous sort Is best, and perhaps the
wire ones are best of all. Lino the
basket with moss.
As for the soil, a mixture of leaf
mold and wood loam or rich garden
loam la good. This soil must be en
riched with fertilizer dissolved from
time to time in' the water with which
It Ib moistened. The best way to water
these baskets. is to alnk them in a
tub of water and leave them there
until they are wet through. If the
vines and leaves hang in the water
suspend them from a peg or bar above
the tub.
Hang the basket where it will not
be constantly subjected to wind, which
dries out the soil, and don't let It have
much sunlight just enough to keep
the soil sweet.
When the soil appears to have lost
some of its richness place Bome ma
nure in the water in which the basket
is immersed several hours before the
watering time. Or use a little bone
meal not too much for a too-strong
fertilizer might burn the roots and
foliage. You will have to experiment
a little about the amount and kind of
enriching to do.
As for the plants to have, any kind
of ivy ought to thrive in a basket and
its lovely green makes it especially de
sirable. Dusty miller and wandering
jew are two reliablo plants that will
thrive under almost any conditions,
and they make a charming background
for flowering plants. Oxalls makes a
pretty flowering plant to put in the
basket, and ivy geranium is another.
Any kind of geranium can be used, and
fuchsias and strawberries are also sat
isfactory for the boxes. Ferns of vari
ous sorts can be used.
There is a new self-watering iron
hanging basket, which needs watering
only once a week and which does not
drip, as it must be admitted the wire
baskets do. Of course, this iron bas
ket could be ' placed in a Japanese
wicker basket if the iron did not har
monize with Its surroundings.
EASILY PREPARED AND APPETIZ
ING PREPARATIONS.
RIGHTS OF WORKER
Review of Court Decisions Af
fecting Labor Issued.
ATTRACT OUR BIRD FRIENDS
Drinking and Bathing Place Is Much
Appreciated by Merry Little
Songster In Summer.
Nothing has a more potent attrac
tion for birds during hot weather than
drinking and bathing places. The
birds' water supply should be a pool
not more than a few Inches deep, the
bottom sloping gradually toward the
edge. Hoth bottom and edge should
be rough, bo as to afford a safe foot
ing. A giant pottery saucer (Fig. A)
la an excellent device, or the pool may
THREE VARIETIES OF BREAD
Each Has Its Distinct Value, and the
Point Is One For Individual
Consideration.
'' '.,
It Is well to know something of the
differences of the three varieties of
bread white, wholemeal and brown
to aid the matter of choice in Individ
ual cases. White btead Is made of the
inside of the wheat; it is practically
all starch, with a small amount of pro
teld, much of that contained in the
grain being removed In the outer shell.
White bread is, therefore, less valu
able for building up the body and
system, but at the same time is the
most digestible of the three varieties.
Wholemeal bread, In contradistinc
tion, contains the whole grain, after
the husk has been removed; it is
therefore richer in proteld than the
white variety, and where digestion
need not be considered may be looked
upon as the best kind for the ordinary
diet of those in normal health.
Brown bread completes the list, and
contains not only the whole grain, but
also the husk of bran; this has no
nutritive value, but is very good In
providing a Bufflclency of bulk, a point
apt to be overlooked by those who
consider food from the scientific stand
point, and also of real Importance
where growing boys and girls are con
cerned. The bran or husk present
also Bets up a healthful mechanical
irritation of the bowels, and so is very
useful in cases of chronic constipation,
which are also helped by the bulkineas
of the food.
What Is Known as Philadelphia Lob
ster Salad Is One of the Best Ex
cellent When Made With Po
tatoes and Apples.
Philadelphia Lobster Salad. Boil
one large or two medium-sized lob
sters and pick to pieces when cold. To
make the dressing for them, beat the
yolks of two raw eggs with a tea
spoonful of salt, a pinch of cayenne,
one-halt teaspoonful powdered sugar
and full teaspoonful mustard wet with
vinegar. Add gradually, and at first
very slowly, one cupful olive oil. When
quite thick whip in the strained juice
of one lemon. Beat Ave minutes be
fore adding two tablespoonfuls viue-
gar. Just before serving add to the
dressing one-fourth cupful of sweet
cream whipped to a froth; stir all well
together and into the lobster. Line a
salad bowl with the crisp heart leaves
of lettuce, put In the seasoned meat
and cover with a little more whipped
cream. If a little more acid is liked,
four tablespoonfuls of vinegar may be
used.
Walnut Salad. Chop lettuce and the
whites of two eggs, hard boiled, sepa
rately, not too fine. Toss lightly to
gether, sprinkle the top thickly with
English walnuts and the yolks of the
eggs chopped coarsely. Pour over them
any good salad dressing and serve on
crisp leaves of lettuce.
Potato and Apple Salad. Cut in
small cubes four cold boiled potatoes
and six tart apples that have been
peeled and parboiled without sugar for
five minutes. Dress In the order given
with one-fourth of a teaspoonful of
paprika, two teaspoonfuls of salt, six
tablespoonfuls of olive oil, a table
spoonful of onion juice, a drop or two
of table sauce and six teaspoonfuls of
white vinegar; allow the ingredients
to marinate in the dressing for ten
minutes and then serve in individual
lettuce nesta, garnish with stuffed
olives and rings of apples sprinkled
with lemon juice to preserve their
whiteness.
Cucumber and Water Cress Salad
With Banana Dressing. Mince finely
a bunch of fresh water cress and chop
In small pieces of medium-sized cu
cumber that has been soaked in iced
salt water for three-quarters of an
hour; toss the two vegetables lightly
together and place directly on the ice
until ready to serve, seasoning in the
process with a saltspoonful of salt, a
pinch of white pepper and a little cel
ery salt. Prepare the dressing by
pressing three bananas through a
puree sieve, heating to a paste with
beaten egg and beat for five minutes
longer, slowly pouring in three ta
blespoonfuls of olive oil and stirring
constantly; season with a little French
mustard, a few drops of lemon juice
and a sprinkling of powdered cinna
mon, and pour over the cress and cu
cumber; arrange on a salpicon of
chopped celery garnished with quar
ters of lemon and blanched nuts..
Bird Drinking and Bathing Dishes
A, Pottery; B, Metal or Concrete,
be made of concrete or even metal, I!
the surface Is roughened (Fig. B).
The bird bath may be elevated, or
on the ground If In an open space
where skulking enemies cannot ap-
Droach too near. A water supply is
appreciated In winter as well as sum
mer.
EXCITING 0UT-D00R PASTIME
Any Number of Playen May Partlcl
pat In Game Called "Twos tni
Three,One Must Be Quick.
Two and threes is a Bplendld out
door game for any number of players.
Vnrm a circle and stand In couples
(one player behind the other) each
couple several yards away from the
next. Two players are "left over"
one starts chasing the other, if one
player catches the other, then the one
who la caught lma to chase him.
Whf he Is tired of running he gets
in front of a couple, then the player
ti, hack has to run. If he Is not
r miirk starting off he will
caught, then he, In turn, runs after
.h nthsr nlaver. The ras'er the play
ers run and the more oftea they dodgi
round the other players, the more ex
citing the game is.
Talk Polished Her Tooth.
o,n Tnmiuv was Interested In
.iWi sold filled tooth. Finally he
-Minima. I know what makes
Mrs. Blank's tooth so shiny; she talks
to fast her tougue Keepn u poiuu.
Orange Custard Pudding.
Six oranges pared and cut In small
pieces. Place In baking dish and
sprinkle over them one cupful of su
gar. Beat the yolks of three eggs till
quite foamy. Then with two table
spoonfuls of cornstarch dissolve in a
little cold milk, stir into 1V& Pints
boiling milk on top of stove, stirring
constantly to prevent scorching, until
it thickens. Then remove and let cool
a little. Flavor with one tablespoonful
of butter, one tablespoonful flour, one
small teaspoonful salt and pepper to
taste. Cook potatoes until soft, then
mash them; cook milk and onion sepa
rately and when starting to boil add
the mashed potatoes. Make a thick
ening of the flour and butter and a
little of the milk; then add to the milk
and potato and cook five or ten min
utes. A little chopped parsley and cel
ery salt are an Improvement, If desired.
Old-Fashloncd Baked Indian Pudding.
This is the ideal dessert to follow
roast pork or pork and beans. If made
right, this pudding when taken from
the oven will be of quivering, jelly
like consistency, and if any is left
over It can be steamed for next day.
Bring a quart of fresh milk to a boll
then sprinkle in a cupful and a quar
ter of fine granulated meal, holding
it high with the left hand and stirring
with the right. When this is thick
ened and cooled a little, three-quarters
of a cupful of molasses, a half tea
spoonful of salt and two teaspoonfuls
of ginger are. stirred In and the mix
ture beaten until smooth.
A stone pudding dish is now to be
well buttered and the batter poured In,
and at the last moment a quart of cold
milk added. Bake In a very alow oven
four or five hours and serve with hard
sauce or cream.
Leather Cake.
One cupful of sugar, one cupful of
milk, two scant cupfuls of flour, one
egg, one tablespoonful of butter, half
teaspoonful soda, one of cream of tar
tar and flour to taste. Soften (but do
not melt) the butter and beat In sugar,
then beaten egg, then add milk, then
flour sifted several times with sale
ratus and cream of tartar. This makes
a splendid fine-grained loaf cake and
is not at all like a cheap cake.
Individual Shortcakes.
Put one cupful of flour, pinch of salt
two teaspoonfuls of baking powdei
and one heaping teaspoonful of short
enlng Into bowl. Chop until all is well
mixed. Add one scant halt cupful ol
milk. Mix all together. Turn on to
lightly floured board, press to Inch In
thickness, cut into large-sized biscuit,
put on buttered pan and bake quickly
In a very hot oven 12 minutes. When
ready to serve break open, spread wlti
butter and a little sugar, cover with
berries that have been mashed and
sweetened. Put on top of biscuit and
dot with whipped cream. Or open bis
cuits, spread with butter, add mashed
berries, then layer of whipped cream,
then top of biscuit, berries and cream.
Hashed Brown Potatoes.
One pint of chopped cooked pota
toes, one-fourth of a cupful of cream,
one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-eighth
of a teaspoonful of pepper, one tea
spoonful of chopped parsley, three ta
blespoonfuls butter. Mix the first five
Ingredients; melt the butter in an
omelet pan and when hot add the po
tatoes. Pack lightly Into a layer ol
uniform thickness and cook slowly l!k
an omelet Fold and serve like omelet
Tongue Roast
Mince remnants of boiled tongue
very fine, mix with cream or milk and
simmer slowly. Add the beaten yolk
of one egg and Btlr until egg is cooked
Have ready buttered toast and spread
meat over it. If you like It, a little
grated cheese can be placed on the
stove until the meat browns slightly.
Ham toast can be made In the same
wav of the lean remnants of ham. II
is nice for breakfast.
Mexican Codfish.
Saute a small onion chopped fine In
two tablespoonfuls of butter, then add
two tablespoonfuls of flour, one-half
green pepper minced and a cupful of
stewed and strained tomato. When
the sauce reaches boiling point add
one-half pound of flaked codfish that
has been freshed In cold water and
parboiled. Simmer slowly for ten
minutes and serve very hot
Lobster Toast
Three pounds of lobster, one table
spoonful vinegar, half teaspoonful salt,
one tablespoonful butter, half cupful
hot water. Cut lobster in small pieces.
Boll the water, vinegar, salt, three or
four drops of tobasco and butter to
gether, add the lobster, simmer for
five minutes. Serve on small squares
of toast
Workmen's Compensation Laws Form
Largest Group of CaBes Railroad
Employment in Different Phases
Another Important Class.
1 The United States bureau of labor
statistics has just issued its annual,
review of court decisions affecting
labor as Its Bulletin No. 169. Approxi
mately 265 decisions are summarized,
dealing with the application and con
struction of the laws, or with the ap
plication of the principles of the com
mon law to the rights and relations of
the worker.
Decisions of outstanding importance
which are reviewed in this bulletin
include the final opinions of the ap
pellate and Supreme courts of the
United States in the famous Danbury
Hatters' case, holding members of
unions personally liable for damage
from boycotts; the dissolution of the
famous injunction In the case of John
Mitchell against the Hitchman Coal
and Coke company of West Virginia,
and holding labor unions legal; and
the Supreme court's opinion In the
Coppage case, overthrowing the law
of Kansas, which undertook to pro
tect workmen in their membership
in labor organizations. In the last
named case the dissenting opinion,
which defended the constitutionality
of the act, is also given. ,
The largest group of cases on a
single subject is that relating to the
new form of legislation known as
workmen's compensation laws. The
decisions on this subject range from
questions of constitutionality, decided
adversely in the case of the Kentucky
statute and .favorably in other state
courts, to the determination of defini
tions or of single points of dispute.
In considering occupational diseases,
for instance, the Massachusetts
courts hold lead-poisoning to be with
in the state act providing for com
pensation for "personal injuries aris
ing out of and in the course of em
ployment," while the Michigan courts,
under the provisions of a state law
similarly expressed, hold that a case
of lead poisoning is not entitled to
compensation. An optic neuritis, in
duced by inhaling poisonous gases,
was also compensated In Massachu
setts, while in New Jersey the court
disallowed a claim on account of ec
zema said to be caused by acids used
in a bleachery. Other decisions relate
to the mode of computing benefits,
the definition of the term "casual em
ployment," what constitutes depend
ency, wilful act, incapacity, etc.
Another important group of deci
sions in a related field is of those de
termining the application of the fed
eral liability statute to different
classes of railroad employments. Sev
eral cases are found which turn on
the nature of the employment of the
Injured person, 1. e., whether In in
terstate commerce or not. The courts
are not uniform in their construction
of this Btatute, but among the em
ployments found to be within the act
were those of a blacksmith repairing
cars used in interstate commerce, a
telegraph lineman engaged in repair
work, workmen installing block sig
nal systems, a carpenter building an
addition to a freight shed, a laborer
carrying coal to heat a shop In which
interstate cars were being repaired,
etc. Employments which according
to the decisions were excluded were
workmen constructing cut-offs for
shortening interstate trackage, a hos
tler killed by the explosion of the boil
er of a locomotive whose last run
was interstate, and a switch engine
fireman who was at the moment han
dling only interstate cars, though his
wnrlt rppularlv involved the handling
of both classes of commerce indiscriminately.
Other classes of federal laws that
received considerable attention In the
court decisions are those limiting the
hours of service of railroad employees.
and requiring the supply and main
tenance of safety appliances.
Other interesting caseB are . one
that grew out of the textile workerB'
strike in Massachusetts, In which the
accountability of collectors of a fund
intended for the relief of strikers'
families was affirmed;, one connected
with the bridge workers' campaign
against nonunion employers, involving
the transportation of explosives In in
terstate trains; a murder trial grow
ing out of the incitement of a strike
leader urging his followers to prevent
arrests in the hop pickers' strike in
California; and a question of the va
lidity of a sentence of a military, court.
during the disturbances among the
miners of Silver Bow county, Mon
tana. -
The power of an employers' associa
tion to enforce Its rules is maintained
in a case in which such an associa
tion was held by the court to be en
titled to recover from one of its mem
bers the sum of 15,000 as damages
for his defection in a struggle against
closed shop contracts. : In connection
with this may be mentioned a case de
ciding the illegality of a combination
in restraint of trade undertaken and
carried on by an association of retail
lumber dealers by blacklisting whole
sale dealers who sold directly to the
consumer.
The minimum wage law of Oregon
is noted in this bulletin as the first
law of this class to receive judicial
consideration, being upheld by the
supreme court of that state. From
this decision an appeal has since been
taken.
Shortcake.
Mix with one pint of flour a lump
of butter the size of an egg, rub up
well with baking powder or use two
teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar in
flour; powder fine one teaspoonful sal-
eratus; add one cupful cold water.
Make a stiff batter. Add flour it
needed. Bake on tin for supper or
tea.
A Trifle Misanthropic.
"I suppose you want all the friends
you oan get?"
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum;
"only I can't help wishing a whole lot
of them would be as assertive before
election as they are afterward."
Roughing It
"John," said the millionaire to his
butler at the bungalow, "serve the
champagne in tin cups."
"Yes, sir."
"My rich friends like to rough if
when in the country."
to be an unequal one.
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