the KITCHEN B-i CABINET (©. 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) E v e r y a t o m g i v e s r es is ta n c e no t the u n ive r s e can b r e a k ; E a c h rose p e tal holds p e rfe c tio n a n g e l a r t i s t s could no t make. U n d e r e v e r y p o w e r and passion s tir s th e e le m e n ts divine. I f I g r a s p th e m om en t's m eanin g, a l l e t e r n i t y Is mine. — T h e o d o r e C. W i l l i a m s . H O U S E K E E P IN G V\v By E L M O S C O T T W A T S O N D ra w in g by R a y W alters . 11(> said that Romance Is dead |u these modern days, la this year A. D. 1937 ? 1‘lecnj of eight! Doub­ loons ! Treasures of the Spanish Main! 1’lrate gold I HUHIKD TREA8- TJRRI l>o those words bring back memo­ ries to you - memories of your boyhood «lays when you tirst read Stevenson's "Treasure Island” ? Thut was long ago. perhaps, and yet— Here are three dispatches which have appeared In our newspapers within the last few weeks. Head them and see If they don't give you a sort o’ th rill: k epi an d w e r e In the possession o f the Russian uu a rte r iu u s ie r o f the p ira te skip u n til he died In the F a r Hast. F i g h t e x p e d i t i o n s w e r e m ade to And the tr e a s u re b e t w e e n 1800 and 1892, but m os t o f th em n e v e r reach ed the d e s o la te coast o f the Island. Those th at dtd found th a t th e lan dm ark s, m a r k e d on th e map, had been w ip e d out by a landslide. " R o b e r t L o u is S t e v e n s o n used the p lace as th e scene of ‘T r e a s u r e Isla nd ,’ “ Sim m ons says, “ but the p lu n ­ der found In Ac tion r e a l l y Is s till th ere.” an apparently well-authenticated story that the inutlnuous crew o f the British ship Mary Dear hid on the Is­ land treasure valued at $12,000,000 (some accounts put It at $.‘15,000,000 and others at $00,000,000) more than a hundred years ago. Soon after­ wards the secret leaked out and scarcely a year has passed since that time that someone has not tried to Such Items are not at all uncommon uncover this vast wealth. As late as In our newspapers and probably will 1925 a party o f British scientists set continue to appear therein for many out for that purpose, but If they or years to come. For, among our most anyone else have been successful, the cherished traditions Is the belief that world Is yet to hear of It. every pirate who sailed the main at The treasure which the famous some time In hta career burled a part Captain Kidd is supposed to hnve N h W YORK R e sid e n ts o f A s h u r y of Ills loot somewhere and never re­ buried somewhere along the New •’ • r k »n il neat by v i l l a g e s are w a n n i n g covered It. And there (wherever F.ngland coast Is nearly us famous and up to ■ hunt fur p ira te tre as u re as the "there" la) It lies to this day Hwalt- ns much sought after as the Cocos result o f (he d is co v er y by P e t v l v a l <) Ing the lucky discoverer, whom island wealth. It is true that he did trilinsn. J r . o f No. M L a k e str eet. Ashu ry Par k. In that c i t y o f a f o s s i l ­ through blind chance or because he has bury a part of his loot on Gurdlner’s ised boot o f the ty p e w o rn by s w a s h ­ b u c k ler s t w o centuries ago. Kmbeilded com® across some old document which Island, off Montauk point on Long puts him on the trail, it will enrich Island. N. Y., when he returned from In the rock-e ncru ste d boot I ’ llmnn found a Woman's gold r l n * . sst w i t h a beyond Ids w ildest dreams. As a mat­ his trip a-plratlng. but that wus re­ l a r g e pearl. ter of fact It Is much more likely that covered warn nfter his arrest. And T h e b oot was found near the spot the average pirate squandered more that Is all o f Captain Kidd s gold that w h e r e a fl'ntlo. k car bine was plrke.l up a m onth ago. A hand o f sea m a ­ of Ills III gotten gains than he ever has ever been recovered. rauders, led hy a woman, took r e f u g e hurled, thut not one in ten o f all the The famous Blackboard Is said to s t tha spot. T h e woman cut her hair stories of burled treasure have the have burled part o f his piratical ehort and w as a ruthless p lu n d e rer th e o r i g i n a l "b ob h ed -h alr ban dit.” slightest foundation In fact and that wealth In New Jersey. Wherefore more money lias been spent In the “ gold diggers" have made the dirt fly NFW O R LE ANS M yste rio us hands efforts to find this hidden wealth thau at various places in New Jersey hut O f treasure hunters still r a n g e ac ross all the treasure which all the pirates more particularly nt Burlington. th e L ou is ia ns marshes T h e y are seek In history ever hurled Is worth. tn g the hutted spoils o f the p ira te Jean I-egend says that Sir Henry Morgan Iuifltte Hut these factii even If they could hid part of his loot beneath the soil T h e huro en eer Is said to h a v e cached established, probably o f Oak island, off the coast of Maine vast stores o f doubloons and pieces o f he definitely e i g h t a lo n g the g r e a t coasta l s tr etch would fall to dim the lure of the sup- and more than $200,000 has been s outhw est o f N ew Orleans. (tostsl hurled treasure nor dum|>en the spent from time to time digging on R e p o rted d is co v er y o f a hurled trena- uee near \ e rm ll llo n bay a y e a r a g o enthusiasm o f those who go out to Oak Island to recover It. So far the seek It. That lure and that enthusi­ net result has been nothing. caused considerab le exc ite m en t One party o f treas ure eeekera w e n t asm are based u|ton a universal human The gold o f Jean Lnfltte has kept eu fas as to pull up a poat aet hy g o v ­ weakness the “ get-rich-quick" desire. treasure seekers busy at various e rn m en t surveyors, e v i d e n t l y b e l i e v i n g Perhaps Kdgnr Allen Poe Is nn much places along the coast o f Louisiana that the s tak e w as one o f the m s r k - tnga made hy lutfltte. responsible as any one for nourishing and Texas. This legend is almost a It la said that tw o m em b e rs o f 1 at - the burled treasure angle of that de­ perfect huried-treasur? yarn. There n t te ’ s hand once liv e d in tha v i c i n i t y sire. So long as the tradition o f hid­ Is a document, bequeathed hy a father o f ( h e c ity o f L a k e C h a r le s den treasure on our coasts |>ersists and about to die, to his son, bearing the H .flV n .A N n , O H I O — Pouh loone, so long as Ida “Gold Hug” Is read hy date o f 1813 , which tells of the burial Pieces o f eig h t, and othe r tr easure a o f successive generations of Americans, hy Ijifltte and his men of “ O.noo doub­ the Spanish Main, to the valu e o f $80,- ! 00« oss, lie hurled on a South A m e r ic a n so long will we have the great Ameri­ loons and a bar o f silver. It Is signed Island, ready f o r the person w h o la can s|M>rt of hunting pirate gold. hy a number o f the pirate's follower, w i l l i n g to dig . a c c or d in g to G e o r g e Only a year or so ago a Canadian and hBs as Its seal the usual pirate Ctnlny Simmons c u r a to r of o rn i­ th o l o g y o f the C lev e la n d Museum o f announced hla Invention o f the metabv marks, the skull and cross hones and N atu ral H is to ry, w h o has Juat return ed phone, an electrical “Gold Hug,” which a dagger. There occur also the words fro m the island T h e cac he tn rla d ra could detect the presence of hurled “ mutiny.“ “cruelty" and “ Inquisition" much g old e n plunder taken f r o m the Inca Indiana hv the Spaniards, w h o In metals even though they were con­ and on ihe other side Is a rude map turn w e r e rohhed hy the t w o p ir a te s j cealed beneath more than .’>0 feet of | which Is the key to the location o f the wh o hurled the loot a c entury a g o on j solid rock. Immediately the word \ hoard. There Is a story of a party of the Island off the roaat o f Brasil. t*ne e f th e hoards. Simmons says, went out that the mctnlophone was to j men who stumbled upon th-> place am ounts to | l t M ll .tM , and waa hurled he used to And the buried treasure on where they were sure that the treasure hv the Spanish pirate. Jose Santos, the historic Cocos Island, which lies was buried, then went hack to get w h o r a p tu r e d a ship laden w ith g o l d In the Pariflc ocean shout M0 miles spades to dig and could not find the and s i l v e r Inrote, a l t a r vestm ents and can d e la b r a f ro m the churches o f , southwest of Cowta Hlca and which place again. So there (wherever U t s s . Peru. , was a favorite lair of pirate« In the . ’There” Is) lies (.afltte's burled treas­ hb>re thau I * M o I'M m ere was old freebootlng days. In fact Coco« ure worth $1. 1200(10 for someone. burled oa the sam e Island by nn E n g ­ lish pirate, w h o s ty le d h i m s e lf "S u l - island ha« been a magnet for treasure : BnL In the argot o f the day, “ try mtr<> " R ecord s o f thle cache w e r e seekers for many yearn because there and get I t " HELPS Woodwork finished with a good var nlsh may be cleaned easily with a dump cloth. I f possihle m —w . to choose, have all wood- I* I, l work free from grooves ) I nnd creases where dust finds a place to lodge. I f the cupboard shelves are varnished they will clean as easily as tiling. The kitchen work-ta­ ble If covered with zinc will be easy to keep clean and thus suve scrubbing. Keep plenty o f soft paper to wipe out greasy dishes, pots and pans, thus saving the dishwashing. Keep a bundle of newspapers handy for various uses around the kitchen— to wipe off the stove, and on which to set soiled or smoky pans. ♦ Plan the meals a week ahead and save food and friction. 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WEIPAY YOU CASH teeth, old plates diuniondH, discarded lew elrr. Bend K<>«tersons died from snaks bites in the United States during ths past three years. The greatest num­ ber of deaths was In the southern states. The increase in number Is supposedly due to touring and camp­ ing. F ren ch , Ita lia n Dishes. Porcupines in Trouble The musical names given home of our homely dishes hy our foreign The “ fretful” porcupine now hai cousins make them so in- Uncle Sam camping on his trail. Th. teresting that they eveu biological survey o f the governmem taste better because of Is after the needle-clad creature be them. O l d - f a s h i o n e d cause o f destruction of timber, as ¡1 mush from corti meal is has been found the porcupine Is fond called polento. Could It o f eating green hark. One animal •losslbly tuste as common frequently has been observed to as mush? On Friday they girdle 25 young trees In a day. An serve buccala, which Is extensive study of the animal Is he Just our ordinary cod- Ing made In California. Oregon and flsh, hut so disguised that Its best Washington to find a way • . eliminate the menace to timber without harming friend would hardly recognize 1L Baccala.— Freshen a pound and a the protected animals. half of codfish hy soaking over nighL Cut Into serving sized pieces and fry ten minutes in a little olive oil. For the sauce add a little olive oil to the saucepau with a clove of garlic, one chopped onion, one sliced green pep­ per. one bay leaf and two cloves; cook five minutes, then add a small piece of butter, one-half pint of toma­ toes, salt and pepper. Put into the fish and cover closely, let simmer two hours, adding water as the moisture dries out. Serve with hot corn meal mush. Dr°se mí? , ^ 2 r^ corna is ended. Dr S , > hol ,n n fro® dQ Roguona.— Few people like kidneys, by remOVI th# for they are so often poorly prepared. ruhMngof shoe,. They . £ thln. * ^ Split and cut away all the white in a veal or beef kidney, cut the kidneys Into cubes and drop them Into boiling water; cook one minnte. As they turn white drain and place In a frying pan and cook In olive oil fifteen minutes. Now put them Into a casserole and _ P“ * on eon — t he pa in i ^ , cover with a sauce like the one used for baccala. with the addition of more OR. STAFFORD’ S garlic. Cover and cook slowly for several hours. Serve with rice or polenta. Scalopin (Seasoned Veal).—Cook a L . r ” * T-w-ti«,. hosrs^ thin slice o f veal (pounded thin) in 1 olive oil, season with salt and pepper; j * r ‘I bronchial tube». when nearly done add a tablespo.,nfui , 1 U * kfCXIL, Nrw York of vinegar. Serve hot ■raclola— Take a pound of thin round steak, pound It to a wafer-like thickness, cut Into four strips, salt and pepper freely. Chop one clove of | garlic, one small onion, a little parslej with some bread dressing, spread along the middle of each etrlp. Roll and tie. brown In a little fat. cook ' slowly thirty minute«. S Ends p ain a t oncef D lS c h o ll's UVETAR W t N e g lí S S s S r« » “ nn % to o tti n g and T C H tu . '" H c i X m . 7 > W ■ALL a KVCKSJ. fc,w York CUj J