GOOD OLD-FASHIONED DISH
The
A Story
8YNOP8I3.
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Whpn, Sylvia Omnty, a beautiful En
ln Klrl, rolurni from a search In AUlnre
for her mlNKlnf brother, her lover, Itk'h
rJ i'arqulmr, finds ihe ha fallen In love
with tupluln Arnaud of the Foreign
Leiclon.
Do you belong to that class of
persona who believe that gam
bling debt! ihould be paid be
fore all others? Doe your creed
of honor prescribe the payment
of a bar debt even if the grocer
nd the dry goods merchant
must go unpaid and your fam
ily go without some necessities?
There are such creeds of per
sonal honor.
CHAPTER II.
The Fourth Floor Back.
Capt. Robert Sower had never been
failed a drawing-room soldier, and this
In spite of the fact that he bad many
detractors. When he was In town lie
kept open house, and It became gradu
ally a custom to such of bis comrades
as were In the vicinity to congregate
In the luxuriously appointed Binoklng
room, smoke his cigars and drink his
wine.
On the evening when Capt. Desire
Arnuud entered the softly lighted
apartment four men were seated round
the card-table smoking and chatting,
apparently taking their game none too
seriously. Sower himself stood by the
log fire warming his hands and ex
changing desultory remarks with a
man whom the Indefinable something
stamped as a civilian. As Aruaud's
name was announced Sower turned
round and advanced with hospitably
extended hand.
"My good fellow, delighted to see
you. I was half afraid the fog had
swallowed you up. Let me get the in
troductions over. Preston, Hardy, St
Clair, Benson all of my regiment
Captain Arnaud of the French army."
By what appeared to be a slip he
passed over the elderly man by the
fireside, and the latter made no move
to repair the omission. Arnaud glanced
at him curiously, and then came over
to the fire.
Sower laughed and shrugged his
shoulders; and then, as though dis
missing the subject, "You're late.
Where have you come from?"
"From the Omneys. Miss Omney is
very charming " he said.
"And wealthy. Am I to congratu
late?" Arnaud put bis band to his little fair
mustache, but he did not answer di
rectly, though his smile might have
counted as an answer.
"I have Just met a comrade of
yours," he remarked Instead, "a some
what unusual character for an Eng
lishman hot-headed, with admirable
nerve Richard Farquhar, if you know
him."
The man by the fireside shifted his
position and glanced up. By mere
chance Sower was looking In bis di
rection, and their eyes met for an in
stant. "Lieutenant In my regiment," Sower
answered quietly. "Quite promising;
served out in South Africa."
"Ah!" Arnaud's restless eyes had
wandered from the fire to the distant
card-table, where the four younger
men were now playing with a listless
Interest. "Well, I do not suppose we
"I Say, This Is a Damned Gambling
Hell."
shall often meet. He and Miss Om
ney are great friends, is it not so?"
Sower pushed the cigar box along
the mantelpiece.
"Help yourself. No, I should not call
them great friends. Miss Omney's
brother was a kind of David to Far
quhar's Jonathan "
"And it was David who mistook the
broad path for the narrow?"
"Exactly. There was a scandal, of
course, a dishonored check and a bolt
Gambling, I believe. Old Charles Om
ney has the reputation of a hard man.
Like most bard articles he has broken
op under the first blow."
Arnaud was silent a moment, bis
delicate, nervous face overclouded with
some unpleasant reflection. He was
ttlll watching the players, and his cl
. gar had been allowed to go out.
Red Mirage
of the French Legion in Algiers
By I. A. R. WYLIE
(All rlghti reierved. Thi Bobbl-Merrill Co.)
The roan la th armchair lifted bis
head.
"Gambling always seems to me the
last resort of during mlmls from the
deadly security of modern life," be ob
served seutentlously,
Ho spoke for tho first time, and Ar
naud glanced at Mm quickly and al
most with appreciation.
"You may be right. One has the
feeling sometimes of stifling." He
laughed cynically, and the older man
rose. It was uotlceable for the first
time that he limped.
"All Frenchmen gamble," he said,
"either with their lives, other people's
lives, their honor, or somebody else's
honor. Will you not take a hand?"
Arnaud hesitated with something of
his first frigidity of manner, but there
were nervous, feverish patches of color
In bis pale face.
"I beg your pardon I did not catch
your name?" ho said coldly.
"Lowe Stephen Lowe, at your serv
ice." Arnaud returned the formal little
bow.
"I shall be delighted."
They turned toward the table. Sower
laughed significantly.
"Be careful, Arnaud; remember the
adage 'Lucky In love ' "
It was at that moment that the door
opened and Farquhar entered. For no
obvious reason his appearance caused
a moment's awkward silence. He had,
in fact, the look of a man who hns
been drinking bard, but has somehow
managed to retain a dangerous self
possession. There was no trace of
hesitancy la his manner as be an
swered Sower's belated welcome, but
Instead a not easily defined shade of
insolence. Sower appeared to notice
nothing.
"Help yourself," he said hospitably,
"and sit down. You look queer. Any
thing wrong?"
Farquhar made no answer. He sank
down into the proffered chair, and,
having poured out half a tumbler of
brandy from the decanter at his elbow,
stared moodily Into the firelight. Sower
watched him cautiously.
"You look 111, Farquhar," he repeat
ed after a moment. "Can I do any
thing for you?"
Farquhar looked up.
"Ever been drunk?" he asked ab
ruptly. "No. I've never been tempted that
way. Have you?"
"Not yet. I'm thinking of trying It."
Desert mirages
and heart mi
rages. This is
one you must
not miss.
He threw back his head with a laugh.
Sower tossed his cigar end into the
fender.
"I shouldn't if I were you," he said
coolly. "We have Inspection tomrfr
row afternoon."
Farquhar returned to his fixed con
templation of the firelight. During the
hour that passed he did not move, ex
cept to replenish the glass beside
him. Then Preston suddenly left
the card-table, went over to the fire
side and stood there with his back
turned, his head bent. He did not no
tice Farquhar, who looked up as
though raised from his deliberate leth
argy by some painful sound. The
boy's round, unformed face was wet.
"Hullo Preston!"
He started violently.
"Oh, you, Farquhar I didn't know
you were there. For God's sake don't
look at me I'm a fool but fin eleaned
out. Two hundred pounds at a sit
ting all my allowance " He broke
off.
Farquhar shifted his position so that
he faced the card-table. His eyes
were dangerous.
"I say, this Is a damned gambling
hell," he said clearly.
"Did you speak, Farquhar?" Sower
asked quietly.
Farquhar did not move.
"Yes, I said this was a damned
gambling hell. 1 may add that you are
a damned scoundrel. Ask your friend
there to return his I. O. U.'s on the
spot, or I promise you we two shall be
explaining matters at headquarters to
morrow morning. You know what
that means, I fancy."
There was no answer for a minute.
All five men looked instinctively at
Sower, waiting for his next move. The
cloud of the gaming passion had lift
ed, leaving a rank, bltter-tastlng real
ity. Sower recovered his calm good
nature with unaffected ease.
"Farquhar, you are undoubtedly
the worse for my brandy," he observed.
"Lowe, I should he glad if you would
return Mr. Preston's note of band. I
shall settle with you myself for your
loss. I trust that Farquhar will see fit
to apologize If not now, at least when
he Is sufficiently recovered."
Richard Farquhar rose leisurely to
his feet There was no trace of un
steadiness In bis steps as be crossed
the room, but It was obvious that
Sower bad not overstated bis condi
tion. "I do not suppose that even when I
have recovered I shall see things dif
ferently," be said, turning his white,
Ironically smiling face for a moment to
the motionless group. "Come along,
Preston."
Farquhar had not far to go, a by
street bringing him to a quiet, unpre
tentious bouse which his Instinct rec
ognized. Inside all was Inky obscur
ity. He stumbled against the first
slop of the stairs, touched some
thing that was warm and living, nnd
In the recoil struck his head against a
treacherous overhanging shelf.
"I beg somebody's pardon," a quiet
voice said through the subsequent si
lence. "I'm ufrald I've killed some
body." Then the light was switched on.
Farquhar saw before hlra a small
person, dowdlly dressed, with a small,
thin free under a small hat. He took
"I Am a Cur," He Said Under His
Breath.
his band from his head and consid
ered: It.
"No very serious damages, I fear.
Give me an arm up to my room, will
you?"
She obeyed Instantly and with some
adroitness.
"It's that ridiculous hatrack," she
said., "It blocks up the whole hall. I
have often spoken to Mrs. Ferrler
about It"
"You" He stopped short, with
drawing his arm and leaning against
the banisters. "I thought really I
must be far gone I thought you were
Mrs. Ferrler."
"Oh, no; I rather wish I was. I'm
the fourth floor back."
"Well, I don't know who the fourth
floor back Is exactly, but I know I
have taken an unwarrantable lib
erty" "Don't. -You are not In a condition
to offer resistance. This your room,
Isn't It?" She pushed open a door on
the first floor and turned on the light.
He looked at her In weary, half-amused
perplexity.
"1 can't allow this sort of thing. It's
not right that a young lady "
"I'm not a lady at least, not by cir
cumstance. Anyhow, I don't care. You
are ill. Sit down."
He obeyed, tossing his coat and hnt
onto the nearest chair, and sat list
lessly with bis head In his hands.
From a long way off he heard her soft,
rapid movements. They were curi
ously soothing, and presently he looked
up again, urged by an idle wonder.
But apparently she had forgotten his
existence. Hntless, with sleeves rolled
up to her elbows, she knelt before the
fire, engaged In a quiet but determined
struggle with a rusty and refractory
kettle. Presently she got up from her
knees.
"In two minutes you will have your
tea," she announced In the ruthless
tones of a professional nurse. "How Is
your head now?"
"Better" For the first time she
turned and looked him full in the face,
and he broke off blankly. Either she
was young, or she had conserved in
those two clenr, steady eyes all that
is youthful and ail that Is splendid In
youth. She was smiling, and Inexpli
cably her frank pleasure seemed to
goad him out of his heavy indifference.
"I am a cur," be said under his
breath.
"Oh, no, you're not a cur. You are
drunk. It's not a nice word, but I'm
afraid I'm too busy to think out pretty
ways of expressing myself. There's
your tea."
She placed the cup fearlessly at his
elbow. "Please drink It at once."
He obeyed.
Don't you Just love a game lit
tle girl that. isn't afraid of ap
pearances and rules of conduct
when she knows she's helping a
fellow creature In trouble?
Wouldn't It be a fine piece of
business if Farquhar had the
gumption to cast aside family
pride and marry a really sensi
ble girl?
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Discouraged.
Tommy, are you going to bed with
out saying your prayers?"
"Yessum."
"You are a wicked boy."
"Aw, what's the use? I've been
prayln' ever since I can remember, an
I thought the Lord was on my side
but today be let Sam Towsel give mi
a black eye."
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Yltw FROfl The Mouth
THE! island of Porto Rico un
doubtedly surpasses all other
regions of equal Bize certain
ly of the now world In the
variety and number of Its features
that arouse vivid interest. The extent
of the island la not great, for Its ir
regular oblong mass Is only 100 miles
in length and about thirty-five miles In
breadth, or approximately three times
as large as Long Island; yet its Inhab
itants number more than 1,200,000,
thus making It more thickly populated
than any other equivalent area In the
western hemisphere excepting certain
portions of New England.
Its place In history Is a large one,
for since Its discovery by Columbus
In 1493, it has served as the battle
ground of Spanish, Dutch and English,
and as a haven for the buccaneers who
operated throughout the Spanish main.
Even in purely sclentiflo respects It
commands the Interest of many a de
partment of investigation, writes
Henry E. Crampton in the American
Museum Journal, because its different
portions .display unusually varied geo
logical and topographical characters.
As the approaching steamer nears
the northern shore of Porto Rico,
where the capital city of San Juan is
situated, the huge bulk of the island
emerges from the haze of the horizon,
and displays the Jagged profile of the
massive mountain range that forms
the interior highland more than three
thousand feet in altitude. From this
great backbone the buttressed spurs
drop somewhat suddenly and irregu
larly for the most part, to the coastal
plain of greater or less Inland extent;
the deep clefts of the upland valleys
disappear, and one may Judge how
rapidly the swift mountain rivers
must change to slow, winding streams
upon the tlat land of the island's mar
gin. Coming nearer, San Juan and
Its buildings become visible and soon
a point of its eastern end detaches it
self from the rest to stand out as the
cape surmounted by El Morro ("The
Castle"), which guards the entrance
to the harbor.
Many Good-Sized Towns.
At first view the city is Impressive
by Its extent, the close construction
of Its ancient and modern buildings,
and by the delicate pastel shades of
Its tinted whitewashed walls. More
than fifty thousand people are crowd
ed In dense areas on the narrow rock
mass that extends eastward from El
Morro for two and a half miles to its
connection with the mainland; there
are plazas and open spaces, but these
seem only to accentuate the concen
tration of living quarters. As one
travels about, the same feature be
comes more prominent, for on the
open plain, in a valley near the coast,
or in remote and unlikely hollows of
the hills, one encounters town after
town of more than ten thousand or fif
teen thousand inhabitants. Naturally
the problems of public health are of
the highest Importance, and of neces
sity they received the Immediate at
tention of the Americans when they
came Into control of Porto Rico In
18U8. Old methods of wator distribu
tion by caski have been extensively
replaced by a syBtem which brings
water through lines of pipes from the
upland streams; and everywhere meas
ures have been taken to reduce the
severity of epidemics or to stamp
them out.j
On the whole, Porto Rico today is a
healthful Island, with a warm climate
well tempered by the trade winds, and
well cultivated almost everywhere.
With Its splendid roads and natural
beauties. It Is and will always be at
tractive to the casual traveler, as well
Tune-Deafness.
Are you tune-deaf? Many people are
and It Is not easy, perhaps, for the
average person to understand tune
deafness. Hut Just as some people
are color-blind, so there are others
who are melody-deaf. Empress Cath
erine of Russia used to say that she
would have given the world to be able
to appreciate and love music, declar
ing that for her "music was noise,
and nothing but noise." President
Grant is said to have been able to dis
tinguish only two tunes "Yankee
Doodle," and "Hall to the Chief,''
which were recognizable, probably,
because he heard them so often.
Doctors seem to have some difficul
ty In explaining the cause from which,
tune-deafness arises, although It Is
generally agreed that nerves have
much to do with it. Musical appre
ciation depends to a great extent up
on the exercise of mental and physi
cal faculties, and the delight In music
calls for an alert sympathy between
the nerves and the cerebral faculties,
without which connection there Is a
definite musical lack, although the
nerves perform tbelr ordinary fumy
us
Si
7"
ofthl Corozal Ovt
as lo the investigator of Its scientific
character and resources.
In the Interior valleys, plantations
of tobacco are laid out. The plants
are protected by Bheets of cheese
cloth which, with their sharply-defined
borders, seem like Incongruous fields
of snow upon the deep green of the
hills. Even the steep slopes of Ihe
hills bear here and there their little
patches of tobacco or of other crops,
centering about a native but perched
precariously near the top, and set off
by the graceful royal palms. Higher up,
the character of the ground or of the
region' is unsuitable for tobacco, yet
even here coffee and cocoa are grown
under the shade of specially planted
trees. Little remains of the larger for
est, for wood becomes scarce when so
many domand It dally for tires. Only
on the higher, peaks of the great cen
tral mountains are there any relics of
the primeval growth that once ex
tended so widely.
On the flanks of the main east-and-west
backbone of the Island, composed
of Igneous rocks, there are broken lev
els and hills of limestone, full of
marine fossils and other indications of
their origin at the border of the ocean.
Since their formation the land has
risen so as to lift them many hun
dreds of feet above their former level.
Where the rivers have worn against
them, they display stratified faces of
especial Interest to the geologist and
paleontologist.
Passing the great divide from north
to eouth, the mountains drop more
rapidly to the foothills and to the
coastal plains. In the southeast the
ground Is still suitable for sugar and
cocoanut groves; but coming west, the
effect of the heights In cutting off the
moisture of the trades becomes more
marked, and a semlarld region with
Its characteristic cactus Is encoun
tered. Here the cane can be grown
only by extensive irrigation, wblch the
iiiBular government has undertaken
with great success and profit'. Toward
the southwest, the land becomes a
typical desert, and about Lake Guanl
ca It supports little besides the associ
atlon of cactus plants.
The Corozal Cavern.
In the limestone regions, hundreds
of large and nmall caverns have been
excavated by underground streams.
One of these, near Corozal, Is well
worthy of description. The valley Is
a beautiful wide basin, surrounded by
peculiar triangular white hills of lime
stone, and the cave mouth, about forty
feet In height, is reached by means of
creepers and ledges on he very face of
the cliff. Once it is gained, the down
ward view is a striking and character
istic panorama of hill and field and
stream. On the sides of the entrance
there are hundreds of spider webs,
each with the dried remains of its
casual collection of prey. Trending
Inward and upward, the way narrows
until after four hundred yards or more
of walking and scrambling and creep
ing, one emerges into daylight through
a small hole on the other Bide of the
hill.
On account of the dominant Span
ish influence for so many centuries,
the population naturally exhibits a
preponderance of the characteristics of
that race. . Only a small section, how
ever, has retained its purity, of which
it Is Justly proud; for the most part
the people are mixtures of Spanish,
negro and Indian characters. It is
strange that so few are found with
unmixed African features, although in
certain settlements, they too, have
preserved many of tho customs as well
as the physique of their ancestors.
tion of communicating sounds to the
mind.
To Work Austrian Tin Mines.
Austria is to resume exploitation
of tin mines on her territory, work
ing of which was discontinued before
the war owing to small profits. It Is
estimated that the three principal
mines In Bohemia alone, if actively
worked, can furnish three-fourths of
the country's requirements. Little
tin has been mined in Austria hereto
fore, only about 1 per cent of the
country's needs having been obtained
from Austrian mines.
When Justice Cost Less.
Records of a Justice of the peace in
tutler county, Ohio, from more than
a century ago, show that the magis
trate's fee was then cents In all
cases, and that civil actions often
were brought over sums of less than
$1. The possessor of these records
also bas a wall clock known to have
been In use 1?0 years, with the aid of
no repairs but a pair of new weight
ropes.
Cclorado Authority Tells of Trepan
tlon Long In Use Among the
"Pennsylvania Dutch.",
Since the season for farm butcher
ing Is at hand I am reminded of an
old-fashioned recipe for "Pon Hause"
which has long bei.n used among the
"Pennsylvania Dutch," It Is as fol
lows: "All meat not uned for sausage,
hams, shoulders and side meat shouM
bf reserved to be used for "puddlnj
nmt." This Includes th- bead, wltli
tongue, heart, llvor, and all clean
sk'ns after the lard has bcon stripped
ftom thoia. To ail this -idd water
an rook slowly nn'll very well done,
so bones will easily separate from the
meat. Chop the largest pieces of
meat, add WHter nnd thicken with
cornmeal and buckwheat flour, about
half as much buckwheat as cornmeal.
Cook slowly, being careful that the
mixture does not :. lck. When about
dne add salt, popper and sage to
taite, pour Into drlpp'ng bans; when
cold slice It ns cold meat or fry It
like mush. Mlrlnm M. Ilaynra, Colo
rado Agricultural College, Port Col
lins. Colo
POTATOES IN NEW FASHION
Special Way of 8ervlng Them Has
Caught the Fanry of the Peo
ple of San Fr .nciaco.
At one of the most populnr rettau
rants in San Francisco, delicious pota
toes are rooked In the manner de
scribed belcw. Though prepared
there In a chad: g dish, thny may be
cooked equally well at home In an
ordinary skillet, flake as many po
tatoes as are required for a meal, and
as soon as they are mealy scoop out
the Inside. Do not mash, but put In
a pan In which le melted butter, at
least a tahlespoonful for each potato,
and as much more as your conscience
will allow. Stir the potatoes until
thoroughly mixed with the butter, and
add enough paprika to make the mix
ture pink, or the color of utabagns,
and also add a tahlespoonful of very
fine chopped chives and one of
minced parsley. If chives are not to
be had, use onions. These are espe
cially good with beeksteak or chops.
Oood housekeeping.
Chicken and Rice.
Onion with chicken and rice is an
unusual combination, and unusually
good as well. This Is a recipe from an
Italian friend, but It should be Imme
diately Americanized by adoption:
"To serve six people have two moderate-sized
onions to a person. Use one
cupful of rice washed thoroughly, one
cupful of chicken meat, diced fine,
three cupfuls of chicken stock and two
cupfuls of water. Use for this an
earthen bnklng dish, somewhat fiat.
Put the onions In flrBt, then the rice
and chopped chicken, pouring the
stock water over last. Salt and pc,
per and dot liberally with butter. Pin
In a moderate oven and cover. C' i
for at least an hour, then uncr ' ihe
baking dlBh, and add a cup . of rich
cream. Increase the heat r the oven
and cook about twenty m1' tites longer.
This combination she ,id also be
served in the dif h ' . which It la
cooked."
Spice Cakes.
Two tablespoonfuls beef drippings
or chicken fat, one-haft cupful sugar,
one egg, one cupful sour milk, two ta
blespoonfuU molasses, one level tea
spoonful soda, salt, two cupfuls bread
flour, one-half teaspoonful each nut
meg, allspice, cinnamon, clove, one-half
cupful raises, cut in two. Make In a
loaf or small cakes. Fpst with white
frosting.
Chlck-sn Rolls.
Melt throe tablespoonfuls of butteT,
blend In three tablespoonfuls of flour,
add gradually one and one-half cupfuls
of chicken stock; season to taste with
pepper, salt and celery salt; stir until
smooth and thick, and add one and
one-half cupfuls of chopped chicken.
Remove tho soft crumbs from crisp
rolls, fill with the prepared chicken,
place In the oven until hot and serve.
In the Kitchen.
Even auch Juicy pies as rhubarb will
not run over If the lower crust is
picked lightly with a fork In several
places before putting in filling and top
crust.
The wrapping papers from baker's
bread are excellent to wrap school
lunches, also cake and other food you
wlBh to keep from drying out.
To Wash and Clean Tin.
Wash the tins well In hot, soapy
water and also udd some soda and
dry well while quite hot. Clean the
Inside of the tin pan or saucepan with
lemon Juice, If necessary. Clean the
outside whlth whiting mixed to a paste
with a little water. Let the pasto dry
thoroughly, then polish first with s
soft duster and then with a leather.
Dried Lima Bean Soup.
Into a quart of stock put a cupful of
lima beans which have been cooked un
til soft In water with a bit of ham.
Slmmor for ten minutes. Press through
a fruit press, return to the fire and
let it boil up once. Remove from
the fire and beat into It the yolk of one
egg-
Protection for the Toaster.
When toasting bread or marshmal
lows before an open fire make a shield
for the band of a piece of pasteboard
about Bix Inches in diameter with a
slit In the middle for the fork. It Is
much more effective than a cloth tied
around the hand. Good Housekeep
ing. Mutton Sandwiches With Peas.
Butter slices of white bread and put
over one-half a lettuce leaf, then thin
slices of cold boiled mutton. Mix to
gether one-half pint of peas that have
been seasoned with salt, pepper and a
little butter; then a spoonful of salad
dressing, another leaf of lettuce, then
another slice of buttered bread.
Thick White Sauce.
Two tablespoonfuls butter, three
tablespoonfuls flour, one cupful milk,
one-fourth teaspoonful salt, few grains
of pepper.
10E1UGB0X
Human Skull May Be Made to
Do Service.
Most Interesting Experiment, Which
May Easily Be Tried by Any
one Of Considerable Value
to the Deaf.
An Interesting experiment that
proves what a good sounding box the
human skull Is can be performed by
anyone who has a disk phonograph. It
Is described by II. Gernshack In the
Electrical Experimenter as follows:
"Stop up both of your ears with cot
ton as tightly as possible, so that no
sound will be heard from the outside.
Now place an ordinary darning needle
betwoen your teeth by biting on It
hard, taking care that the Hps or
tongue do not touch the needle. The
Intter Is Important, because If either
Up or tongue touch the needle the
sound will be decreased considerably.
"For the bost results the needle It
self should project not more than one
or Inches from the mouth. For
Holding a Needle In the Teeth, a Pho
nograph Record Can Be Heard.
N. B. The Lips and Tongue Must
Not Touch the Needle.
that reason the darning needle should
be broken off about H4 Inches from
Its sharp point. It goes without saying
that the sharp point should project out
of the mouth, whllo the broken-off end
should be Inside the mouth.
"Now start an ordinary disk phono
graph and carefully press down upon
the record with the needle's point held
at the same angle as the reproducer's
needle Is held ordinarily. With a little
practice one will become proficient In
moving the head at the same ratio
of speed as the ordinary reproducer
arm is moved from the outside of the
record toward the Inside. As soon as
the needle touches the record with suf
ficient pressure the Inside of the bead
will be filled Immediately with music
exceedingly loud and clear.
"A curious result of the experiment
Is that a person standing near by can
hear the music, the head acting as a
reproducer In this case."
Mr. Gernshack asks deaf or partially
deaf persons to try this and to write
to blm about the result.
Few States Without Primaries.
. All of the states in the Union have
some form of primary except Rhode
Island, Connecticut. Delaware. New
Mexico and Utah. North Carolina baa
no direct primary, but has a presiden
tial preference primary. In South
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, Arkansas
and Texus the Democrats nominate by
direct primary, but the statutes make
no provision for other parties. A full
primary law. passed In Vermont re
cently, was approved by a majority of
3.700, and will be In effect for the se
lection of delegates to the national
convention. In addition to Vermont
end North Carolina, the following
Btates have a presidential preferetiOu
primary: New Hampshire, Massachu
setts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Da
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Mary
land, Montana, Oregon and California.
American Dairy Products Active.
Cheese, butter and other butterfatj
are tgaln becoming Important factors
In our export trade after a long period
of comparative Inactivity. England
has become our largest foreign mar
ket for butter, cheese and condensed
milk, having last year ti-ken 3,333,000
pounds of buttbi, out of a total ex
port of 10,000,000 pounds; 48,500,000
pounds of cheese, out of a total ex
port of B'.OOO.OuC pounds; and 4,000,
000 pounds of condensed milk, out of
a total of 37,000,000 pounds. Canada,
Cuba, Panama, Australia and Venezu
ela also take considerable ,uantlties
of American butter; Panama and the
West Indies are Important markets for
our cheese; whl.e Cuba, the Nether
lands, China, Japan, Hongkong,
Chosen, Panama and Brazil take large
amounts of American condensed milk.
Modern Knight of tho Road.
It la reported that a "hobj" Is trav
eling along tho Northern Electric rail
way line In northern California, car
rying with htm a folding frame of iron
li terlaced with copper, which he con
nects with the third rail so as to cook
his meals by electricity. Furthermore,
It is reported t.'ut he also carries a
long wire which can be hooked ovor
a tnlley line to supply irrent to the
same appliance. The story Is inter
esting and humorous; technically, It la
somewhat dubious. Sclentiflo Ameri
can. Whittler's Inspiration Dead.
Miss Prlscllla H. Marsh, who as an
East Haverhill schoolteacher fur
nished the Inspiration for Whittler's
poem, "In School Days," Is dead. Miss
Marsh was born In Peacham, Vt, seventy-six
years ago and started as a
schoolteacher In rural schools.
It was while she was teaching In
East Haverhill that she came to know
Whlttier Intimately, and It was her
work among the pupils of that school
that led him to write the poem. -Boston
Dispatch to New York World,' , ,
Antimony Brings High Price.
The prices of antimony In 1915 were
probably the highest known since the
metal became a regular article of
commerce. The high prices were nat
urally reflected in far the largest pro
ductlon ever made In the United
States, according to the United State
geological survey's preliminary Oa
urea.