FAITH IN SANTA CLAUS.
vice Cake.
One cupful of light brown sugar and
batf a cupful of butter beaten to a
cream, the yolks of two prbb beaten,
half a cupful of xmir milk; next stir
la half a cupful of sifted flour, a cup
ful of stoned rulslns, chopped flue, 0110
teaspoonful of ground cloven, one of
clunamon, and u little uutiw Next
add the whites of two eggs well beat
en, enough Hour to thicken, nnd half a
teuHpoouful -of soda dissolved In hot
water, Stir well.
Sweet I'lckle.
Two gallons of chopped cabbage, Ave
taWespoonfuls of mustard, three Kills
of mustard seed, two KiiltHpoonfuls of
ground pepper, two of ground cloves,
one gill of suit, one quart of onions
chopped flno, half a gallon of chopped
celery, a little celery seed, three pounds
of sugar and three quarts of vinegar.
'Tut all together In a porcelain-lined
kettle, boll well and stir frequently,
Tie the ground spices together In a lit
tle muslin hag.
Salted Almond.
Shell, blanch nnd dry the almonds;
allow two teaspoons of butter for each
cup of almonds; put those in a frying
pan and cook, with moderate heat, un
til the almonds are a delicate brown,
stirring frequently, say, for one-qunr-
ter of an hourk Then sprinkle with
salt. Peanuts can be salted the same
way, first removing the shell and
brown skin. Walnuts can be salted
the same way, also. '
Sponge Cake.
Beat the yolks of six eggs until very
light, add two cups of sugar and beat
for fifteen minutes; whip in three beat
en egg-whites, a cup of boiling water,
then one and a half cups of flour, sift
ed with one teaspoonful of baking
powder. Flavor to suit the taste, mix
gently and bake In a sheet or a loaf,
Use the three remaining egg-whites for
the king.
Chrysanthemum Cake.
Orcam a half-pint of butter with a
pound of sugar, and the beaten whites
f eight eggs, one and a half pints of
flow that has been sifted with one
and a half teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, add a half-pint of milk and the
grated rind of one orange. Color the
batter to a light pink with cochineal
and bake In layer tins. Cover with a
red or deep pink Icing.
, Creamed Salt Flab.
Tut a cup of the shredded codfish
in a strainer and pour boiling water
through it, then stir it into one cup of
white sauce. Let It stand over hot
water, and Just before serving add
one welj-beaten egg. When prepared
in this way, and eaten with a well
baked, hot, mealy potato, it will of
.. ten prove more palatable than the more
expensive breakfast of steak or chops.
' Poor Man's Sauced.
Tery useful "Poor Man's Sauces,"
equally useful for fish, flesh, or fowl,
v are made by varying the flavoring add
ed to ordinary brown sauce (made with
brown thickening and brown stock).
It maybe finished off with ketchup,
either mushroom or walnut, or with
essence of anchovy, or with capers,
oysters, lobster, onion, what you will.
Vegetable Cutlet.
Another nice luncheon dish is made
as follows: '.Cut into bits cooked caul
iflower, carrots, celery or asparagus
tips to measure one pint. Add one cup
of thick, seasoned white sauce. When
cool form Into cutlets, dip in egg and
cracker or bread crumbs and fry in
deep fat. Garnish with olives. Serve
with green buttered peas.
English Cookies.
Two eggs, two cups brown sugar,
one cup butter, six tablespoons sour
cream, one tablespoon soda, one cup
raisins, one tablespoon of cinnamon
and one tablespoon of cloves. Beat
the butter a'nd sugar together, add the
eggs, then the cream, cinnamon, cloves,
raisins, and soda. Add flour enough
J to make soft; dough.
', Pear Jelly.
Peel and quarter twelve pears. Stew
: tender in a little water. Drain, and
add to syrup made of one pound of
sugar boiled with one pint of water
and Juice of two lemons. Cook ten
, minutes. Put In dish, and add to
syrup one-half of a box of soaked gel
atine; let It boil up and strain over
pears.
Graham Diamonds.
To four cups of Graham flour add
one teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of
sugar and pour on boiling water to
scald thoroughly. Work Into a soft
dough, roll out one-half Inch thick, cut
' Into diamonds with a sharp knife and
bake one-half hour In a quick oven or
until crisp.
oifd to witch for Sunt Claus
With childish faith anhllme .'
And lliten In the mowjr night
10 near in slelcu hells en line.
Beside the door on C'tirlstuius tie
I out trim of hiir
To feed the prancluic steeds
That sped Llui ou bis way.
I pictured lilm i Jolly man
With beard of frostjr white,
And cheeks ao fat that when he laughed
They bid bis eyei from light;
A heart that orerliowed with lore
For little Iris md hovi.
And on ti la hack a bulging pack,
urimruJ or gorgeoua toyi.
If children of a larger growth
Could have a Chrlitmai tree
From Father Time, one gift alone
K V. J -
Let others take the gemi and gold.
adu trinei light and Tain,
But give me back my old belief
in cants ciaui againi
Life.
CHRI8TMA80P THE SORROWFUL
Even Those Who Mourn Have Sources
of Comfort at Yule-Tlde.
Twenty express wagons, backed up
against the curb, waited the arrival of
the Limited twenty express wagons
and a hearse. It was Christmas day
and Sunday, and the drivers were adding
a Sabbath day's hard labor, to a week
the daily tasks of which had extended
far into the night. There were none too
many wagons, as the wire had assured
the office, for a vast bulk of delayed
Christmas matter was coming on the
Limited.
On the Limited, too. was to arrive the
body of a good man, who had gone away
In search of health, and had found it la
the land where pnin is no more. His son
waited the arrival of the belated train,
and choked down unhappy thoughts
which seemed the sadder because all
the world was happy, while he and his
household were in grief. He arranged
the preliminaries with the express com
pany, and waited in Its freight room
with the undertaker, expecting every
minute that the train would arrive. But
the train was late, and It seemed impos
sible to get word of it. So there was
nothing to do but wait and think sad
thoughts.
Forty expressmen and drivers waited
also, exchanging as they waited their
tales of hard service and late hours', and
grumbling a little at the work before
them.
Still the train delayed. An hour, a
half-hour more passed, and the time
dragged slowly. The hard-luck stories
badall been told. The temporary sense
of relief in an hour of rest gave place
to a restless desire on the part of the
expressmen to get at their work and fin
ish It. A period of silence succeoded the
noisy clatter. Then one of the men be
gan to sing:
"Joy to the world! The Lord Is cornel
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing!"
Several voices Joined, and all the oth
ers listened. The tune was "Antloch,"
with its adaptation of the opening strains
of the "Messiah;" and the bass voices
came In full and strong in their . re
sponse, "And heaven and nature sing."
"What a Friend. We Have in Jesus"
followed, and then a number of , other
gospel hymns. The sad-hearted man felt
himself strangely moved, and drew Im
perceptibly nearer to the group of sing
ers. At last they sang, "Shall We Gath
er at the River?" and he looked through
swimming eyes and saw that the under
taker, too, was wiping away the tears. -
lost three little ones Just a year
ago," said the undertaker. "Diphtheria.
They all went at once; all I had. I've
been thinking a good deal when I saw
other men going home with Christmas
things "
He choked and moved away, but near
er to the singers, and when they sang
the last verse he was singing with them.
Then the mourner forgot his own grief.
He, too, had a voice, and in the next
hymn he joined the' steadily' growing
chorus. Half an hour they sang togeth
er, and when, the -train came in they all
felt , that they, had been Joining in a
Christmas service,, aad that some of the
Christmas spirit, had come to them. -
Defith keeps no holidays. " No season
Is, exempt from his dread visits. The
homes, to , which he comes are often" .the
sadder because of their pathetic contrast
with the joy of the world. But even
to the sorrowful there are sources-of
comfort,'; Happy are those who find
them, even through their tears. Youth's
Companion.
A Quaint Christmas Custom.
The burning of the ashen fagot is a
curious custom observed in Devon and
Somerset on Christmas eve. The fagot
consists "of green ash sticks cut length
ways aand neatly fastened into a bundle
with withy bauds. At 8 o'clock in the
evening this -is' placed on the fire with
much ceremony', when the family and In
vited guests are gathered round the
hearth. The flames lick round the bun
dle, and, when the first green withe hold
ing the fagots bursts, glasses are raised
and emptied to "a. Merry Christmas!"
The breaking of each bond is the signal
for a fresh toast. Legend accounts for
this custom by the story that a fire of
ash wood warned the stable at Bethlp
hem, while local tradition tells of a green
wood fire kindled by- Alfred the Great
during his lonely wanderings in Somer
set. ' '
An Improved Diary. "
"This," explained the bookseller, "is
our latest patent diary. We think it Is
the cleverest thing in that line ever de
vised." :
1 The shopper turns the leaves Idly.
"But I can't see where It is different
from any other," she observes.
"No? Well, if you will look at all
the antes after Jan. 23 you will see that
in each space has been printed, 'Got up
ate breakfast, lunch and dinner and went
to bed.' That insures a complete diary
for the ear." Judge,
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A Knotty Question.
Pokely I saw a kid watching a ball
game through a knothole to-day
and
Jokeley Pardon me; that reminds
me. When may a knothole be said to
be not whole?
Pokely What on earth' ' are you
talking about?
Jokiey The answer is: "When only
part of the knot not." Philadel
phia Press.
'-. To Break In New Shoes. , '
Always ihalce in Allen's Foot-Else, a powder.
It cures hot. sweating, aehine. swollen feet.
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. At
all druggists and shoe, storea, 26c. Don't accept
anv substitute. Bample mailed FREE. Address
o. uimsiea, Le Koy, ti i.
' Harsh Measures. -
Oldpop I want that man Stoplate to
quit hanging around here. You send him
away. , . 4 . , r
Daughter But, papa, I can't get rid
of him. I've given him all sorts of hints,
and even treated him rudely, but it's no
use. .. .
Oldpop Well, make it strong. The
next time he comes, sing to him. Cleve
land Leader. .
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'"' A' Fairly Good Man. ;
"Brother Spotcash," said his'; pastor,
"what, would you - do; If an Injunction
came to-you, 'sell all thou hast and give
to the paovr 1 ' ' '
""I should jibey it, of course," answer
ed the great merchant, "as I have al
ways done. Everything I have In stock
is for sale, and I give more to the poor
than any two men in this block." Chi
cago Tribune.
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Then tell him about Ayer's
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Tell him why you always keep
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throat and lung troubles.
"I had a terrible cold and cough and was
threatened with pneumonia. I tried Ayer's
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NOWN
There are two classes ot remedies: those of known qual
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To the credit of the druggists of
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Never yet were the feelings and in
stincts of our nature violated with im
punity, never yet was the voice of con
science silenced without retribution.
Anna Jameson.
Plso's Cure is a good cough medicine.
It has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists, 25 cents.
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! "There goes' my auto flying along." !
"I don't see -any auto."-. - . .'
''No that chauffeur: of mine driv.es it
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'Motberswin find atrs. Wlnalow'a ' Soothing
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Secret Out. . ' .
Mr. . Stubb--Marie, this paper says
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mouse that jumps , ten i feet at t each
leap. , ...
Mrs. Stubp-7-Graclous! Now, I know
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Contain Mercury .
as mercury will surely destroy the sense ot
smell and completely derange the whole sys
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except on prescriptions from -reputable phy
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to tne gooa you can possioiy cianvetrom them,
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury,
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me genuine, it is taien internally,-ana maae
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Bold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
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"You don't say. It is a wonder his
wife' didn't take ' the ' money away
from him."., , 1 . ' ": , , . .,
"She. gave it to. him. , Shwon-it
playing 'bridge.' "
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good. It is the ide'al breakfast ford,
and may be had at any up-to-date gro
cery. '' ' I y ,
In Self-Defenae.
"Why In thunder did Eddie Ott's
friends work so bard to get him elected
to Congress?"
"They wanted to send him to some
place where he could talk politics all he
wished to, and they wouldn't have to
listen to him." Cleveland Leader,
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