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f i f f ; . •1 -5fc *'4 f S , ifV i^V* ' *»A 1A^«^ lAn^A> Faith Harding's Ride B y A D I S O N HOWARD GldSON On * wooded bluff, overlooking a stream, and about ten miles from where the American army lay, stood the unpretentious house of Mrs. Hard­ ing. She was a widow, her husband, jk>seph Harding, had given his life for Independence early in the days of the Revolution. Here with her daughter Faith, ft b^autifyl girl of eighteen, she lived alone, deriving a livelihood from her Jew acres of tillable land below the bluff. Mrs. Harding and Faith were firm patriots, and although they had mourn­ ed deeply the los3 of Joseph Harding, they had never once lost enthuatwm for the cause that had brought tocir great sorrow. There was one in the neighborhood who would have done all in his power to lessen Faith's trials. This was Warren Dalton, whose father's well- cultlvated fields lay across the stream from the Harding place. Warren Dalton and Faith had grown up together and had attended the same school. Later their acquain­ tance had ripened Into love on young Dalton's side. Faith, however, did not return his feeling for her. At first, 6he had tried laughing his love aside, but without avail. Lately his atten­ tions had assumed a form of persecu­ tion almost unbearable to a girl of Faith's high-spirited nature. Several times she had been on the point of dismissing him severely, but the families had been old friends so long that, for her mother's sake, she bore hts persecutions In silence. The time, however, had come when she was forced to speak plainly. The gray gloaming of a cheerless winter evening was falling over the wooded bluff. Faith was making her chickens snug for the night, when "Warren Dalton rode up and halted before the little rock poultry shed. Springing from his horse, he approach- ad and would have caught the girl in his arms had she not drawn back quickly. "Warren Dalton," she cried, her eyes flashing with suddenly aroused Indignation, "how dare you take such a liberty with me?" The face of the young man flushed deeply,. and his voice was husky, as he answered: "Is it possible I have made a mis­ take in the regard which I was so sure time would win for me?" "My feeling for you has undergone no change, Mr. Dalton," she replied eoldly. "You have made a mistake." "Faith, listen," he pursued eagerly, "I will give the American army pro­ visions, even turn patriot for you, if you will " "Mr. Dalton," she said, interrupting him, a flow of scorn In her dark eyes. '1 am not selling myself fbr the pa­ triot cause, much as it Is to me. 1 should be cheated In the bargain if 1 took you up. Such men as you do not make true patriots." "There is some one else you care for. Faith Harding," he charged, a gleam of Jealousy in his gray eyes. Faith was silent, but the rich crim­ son'that quickly suffused her cheeks told Warren Dalton he had hit the truth. Indeed, he had suspected be fore, but had hoped to get a\ead of his patriotic rival. "It's that skulking Major Ridgeway who has won your heart." "Lee Ridgeway Is a noble, true hian," warmly defended the girl--"too good to have even his name mentlon- ed by a Red Coat sympathizer." It was no gentle blow In the face, this charge of Faith's and young Dal­ ton winced visibly under it Changing his tone, he entreated, "Faith, let me love you--let me claim you. Ridgeway--that stiff young upstart--can never care for you as I do." He took a step toward her, but Faith waved him back. "No," and her answer rang out de­ cisively on the crisp air, "my father "died a patriot His child will never wed a man whose Influence and wealth is used against that cause." "Your mind is perverted by this senseless patriot business," he return­ ed hotly. "I know the man you love, and I'll find a way to even up with him, and at the same time take some of that high and mighty spirit out of yon, Faith Harding." He darted a look of haughty anger at her, then sprang into his saddle, and rode away down the bluff. Lee Ridgeway was a young officer in the American army. He was a manly fellow possessing many estim­ able qualities. He lost hla parents at an early age and had been brought up by his grandfather, whose place was six miles down the stream from the Harding home. It had been the duty of Lee Ridge­ way to carry the tidings of Mr. Hard­ ing's death to the bereaved house­ hold. His consideration and kindness during that sad period had won him the motheriy esteem of the widow and the heart of the daughter. A week had elapsed since Warren Dalton had ridden away in *nger from the Harding place. Faith had Ceased to recall his threat He would be too manly to injure two womert^ faith reasoned; then, how could be Jlnd an opportunity to harm an of c'ficer in Washington's camp? V A chill stormy day was drawing to -• jits close as Faith Hoarding stood at kitchen window watching the lescent of snowfiakeS- Her thoughts rere with a certain young officer te was comfortable and sheltered ruu the StOFin. Suddenly, four horsemen galloped through the falling snow and drew feln at the rack of fodder where the • fcc* was feeding. One glance told the two women that the horsemen were British sol diers. Hitching their horses, the troopers strode boldly into the $ouse and up to the fireplace, where a log was cheerfully burning. They were coarse faced men ahd the fumes of their breath gave evi­ dence to their having freel^ imbibed but a short time before. Their rude­ ness caused Mrs. Harding and Faith to shrink back with apprehension and loathing. "It's beastly cold outside," observed the leader, stamping his feet before the hlearth. "Here, beauty," to Faith, "you and the old woman fly around and get us up a warm supper. You Americans have to be forced ..into showing hospitality. Be lively. We've got a job to attend to and a supper will brace us up." With as good grace as it was pos­ sible to command, under the circum­ stances, the women at once prepared a warm meal fpr their unbidden guests. As the ravenous troopers arranged themselves around the ' smoking viand9, the leader addressed the women in these words? "As we have some important busi­ ness to discus9 a&aong ourselves, we will excuse j^ou ladles and serve our­ selves." Only too glad to leave the presence of their unwelcome visitors, Mrs. Harding and her daughter went into an adjoining room, then mounted a ladder to an attic over the kitchen. Scarcely had they gained this re­ treat when they heard a horseman coming furiously up the rocky road of the bluff. Looking from a small window, Faith recognized the newcomer. 'Mother," she announced, "it is Warren Dalton. He is coming to the house. Some plot must be brewing." "I fear so," answered the mother. "I am going down the ladder and listen from the clothes closet" said the girl. "Do be cautious, child," whispered the mother, reluctant to see her go. The table at which the troopers sat was only a few feet from the little closet where Faith crouched to listen. Inclining hfer ear to the thin partition she couid urcriiuar iiieij CuuVerwuOn distinctly. Warren Dalton. after greeting the troopers, had made himself comfort­ able before the fireplace. "Well, what news. Dalton?" asked the leader. "Good!" returned Dalton with a triumphant laugh. "So we can bag the young fox to­ night?" "Yes, tonight," answered Dalton with an oath. "You will remove an enemy from my path, and at the same time cap­ ture one who can give you all the array's plans now hatching over at Morristown." "Good!" cried the leader. "The general would give a deal to know the schemes now being concocted in the brain of that sly old fox In those hills. The young officer can supply this information if we have to torture it out of him. How did you manage the business?" "I've been watching Major Ridge way's movements very closely," re­ plied Dalton with a chuckle. "Today he haB been visiting his grandfather. I've just come from him. Disguising myself I carried to him a false mes sage from the widow here, whom 1 reported very ill and desirous of see­ ing him. Ridgeway is dead In love with this girl, and he promised to be here Just as soon as he can tear him self away from his doting grand parents." "He may suBpect that something is wrong and fail to come," suggested one of the troopers. "He suspects nothing," declared Dalton. "He'll be here in an hour at least. Finish your supper and con­ ceal your horses. The game will walk right into the sack." Waiting to hear no more. Faith climbed back up the ladder and whis pered In her mother's ear the bold plot she had overheard. "I'm going to outwit Warren Dalton, mother," said the girl, her eyes flashing reso­ lutely. "How can you do it, child?" "I'll mount Dalton's Blueskin and ride forth to meet Major Ridgeway and warn him of the plot," exclaimed Faith. "The troopers haven't a horse that can overtake Blueskin." "But, Faith, think of the danger." "Mother, a patriot's daughter serv­ ing the patriot cause has no time to think of danger. Major Rldgeway's safety means more than my own." Wrapping herself In her mantle. Faith Harding kissed her mother, softly descended the ladder, then noiselessly let herself out at a win dow in the bedroom. Darkness now enwrapped the bluff Making her way through the snow to the rack where Dalton's horse was hitched, she mounted it and rode away. The storm was increasing rather than abating, and the cold air made her shiver and draw her mantle closer about her. Undaunted by the snow and wind. Faith Harding rode on, resolute In her purpose to meet an warn Major Ridgeway. Reaching the foot of the bluff, she entered a road through the wood, a short cut to the home of Grandfather Ridgeway. By this way she knew the young patriot would be sure to come. She had only gone a half mile when the rapid beating of horses' feet on the hard frozen ground behind her told her that her flight had been dls covered and the troopers were on her track. Like a frightened bird, she sped through the night and storm, the no­ ble horfte of the man she was out­ witting never once offering to turn back or slacken his pace. The sound of her pursuers came more distinctly, and despite Blue- Bkln's speed she began to fear they were gaining on her. Three miles of that mad ride passed over and Faith realized that the troopers were surely gaining. She had under-estimated the speed of their animals. Did fate decree that she must fail? Must the man she lnrved fall Into the net so artfully laid to ensnare him? "Never!" she cried. "On, good Blpeqkin. We will win yet." She had crossed the stream j wound across the road, when a horse­ man coming rapidly from the op­ posite direction reined in with a Jerk and grasped her bridle rein with a firmness that almost unseated her. In the sudden terror that seised her, Faith believed that she had fallen into the hands of one of Dbl- ton's allies stationed there to watch the road. She was on the point of yielding to despair when a familiar voice demanded: "Who comes here?" "Major Ridgeway!" gasped Faith bctn'v«n £ Sob snd 2, IsUph. "I tboujt!t you an 6nemy." 1 "Faith! Faith Harding!" cried the young man, catching ahd holding her chilled hands. "Why are you here?" Quickly she gave him an account of her daring mission, and they were soon riding swiftly back to Grand­ father Rldgeway's, where the young officer had left a small body of" Amer­ ican soldiers who had brought him fin important message. The British soldiers were captured by the Americans and Dalton, alarmed for his own safety, left the country. Soon after her brave ride, Faith be­ came the wife of Major Lee Ridge­ way. ORIGIN OF SUPERSTITIONS Conquering Mr. Cushway By M. J. »!!Hps Copyright, iwio. W A--ocifj Utvtrw Ptrnm Why Wedding Ring Is Placed on the Fourth Finger of the Bride's ^ Left Hand. Through popular superstitions may lack reason or reasonable explana­ tion, they must have an origin, and this has formed the basis of quite an interesting book by T. Sharper Knowl- son. The qiiestion of the wedding ring and why it should be placed on the fourth finger of the left hand traces back to a writer in the British Apollo (1708). "There is nothing more In this," it is stated, "than that the custom was handed down to the present age from the practise of our ancestors, who found the left hand more convenient for such ornaments than the right in that it is ever less employed; for the same reason they chose the fourth finger, which Is not only leBS used than either of the rest, but is more capable of preserving a ring from bruises, having this one quality pe­ culiar to itself, that it cannot be ex­ tended but In company with some other finger, whereas the rest may be singly stretched to their full length and straightness." The old fashioned notion that a shoe should bring luck at a wedding is an­ other superstition curious to explain. "It was in the sense of confirming a sale or exchange that the Jews un­ derstood the removal and giving of a vshoe or sandal. When the kinsman of Boaz consented to waive his claim upon the parcel of land which Naomi would sell In favor of Boaz, he "drew off his shoe,' for 'this was a testi­ mony in Israel.'. "In a different sense theh removal of a shoe marks the winding up of negotiations among the laws and ordi­ nances given in the book of Deuteron­ omy, where the widow who Is refused marriage by her husband's surviving brother is directed to 'come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot,' thus asserting her independence and heap­ ing upon him the blame for failure to comply with the law. "When Emperor Vladimar pro­ posed marriage to the daughter of Reginald she refused him with the words: " 'I will not take off my shoe to the son of a slave.' "In Anglo-Saxon marriages the bride's father delivered her shoe to the bridegroom, who touched her on the head with it in token of his au­ thority." Tinkering the Tank. "From my kitchen window," said she, "looking at the man who man­ ages the tank on the roof across from me. it seems to me that as far as constant work and tinkering are con­ cerned, a tank on the top of a flat building is worse than an automobile. I never look but he is working away at «t, puttying It, warming up irona over a little stove and poking them at it somewhere, sticking holes in It apparently, though I hardly think that can be true if it is full of water. That's what they are full of. Isn't it? Sometimes he crawls under the thing and lies there flat on his back gazing up at it working at It, puttying It He'd drown If he suddenly punched a hole in it under there with the poker he takes such pains to heat. Wouldn't he? Oh, well! The Lord's will be done." A Helping Hand. "Hold up your hands!" exclaimed the footpad as he stepped* from the shadow of a building and confronted the lone pedestrian. "All right," rejoined the victim. "But it will be useless to waste your time on me If you are after money. ve been shopping with iny wife all afternoon." Poor fellow!" exclaimed the man behind the popgun. "Here, take this quarter." Had to Have His Cigar. There have been many devotees of the cold cigar. Liszt was one. Mas­ senet says that the abbe could not play the piano unless he had a cigar In his mouth. But he did not light it or smoke It; he used to ent it He would sit down to the instrument with a big cigar between his teeth and keep munching all the time he played. When the cigar was eaten up the per­ formance closed. Ueatt(rand Wealth. There ft* a great difference between the two temporal blessings, health and wealth. Wealth is most envied, but least enjoyed; health is frequently en­ joyed, but the least envied; and the superiority of the latter is still more obvious that the poorest man would not part with his health for money, but richest would gladly part with his money for health. Old Cushway, of the chemtcai trust, sputtered and se.nhed like one or his own carboys. His neatly shaven pink Jowls grew purple. 1 His pink scalp turned fiery red. Each closely cropped hair on the sparsely covered bead bristled. "You, you--" be bellowed, and stopped, overcome by the rush of his emotions. He swallowed hard, gazed at the young man before him, and began again: "You miserable, ungrate­ ful guttef-Bnlpe! You lazy double-deal­ er! Using your position as my secre­ tary to try to steal my daughter! Oh, you--" I "Have I your permission to marry j her sir?" "No! No, confound you! When she marries, it'll be a man with some pros­ pects. You haven't a cent in the world!" "I'm getting $3,000 a year, sir." "As my secretary. I've made you. hang you! Took you out of the street--" "Out of college, sir," corrected the young man, calmly. "Same thing! Took you out of poverty and starvation and made a man--tried to make a man," he cor­ rected himself hastily, "out of you. Where'd you be If I turned you out tomorrow ?" Youug Hammond had borne h^n- self admirably during the tirade, but now a slight flush rose to the roots of his hair. "Oh, I don't know," he retorted. "1 ddn't think J. Allisou Perkins, of the Raw Drugs corpora­ tion, would see me starve!" "What's that?" Cushway thrust out a stubby underllp, and scowled more blackly than ever. "Throw Raw DrugB In my face, eh? Yes, that's true; Perkins would pay well for my secrets! He'd rob my safe, If he thought he could get away with it So you're going to him, you ungrateful--" "Unless you discharge me, sir." "Humph!" Mr. Cushway suddenly subsided into his everyday voice and manner. "Now let's understand one another, Hammond. I've got to be away for a day or so. There's a con­ ference on. For certain reasons not unconnected with your threat about Perkins, I don't waht you with me. Will you promise o^t to see or com­ municate with my Slaughter till I get back T" / "No. sir, I will hot!" The older man nodded. "I thought you wouldn't. Very well; and now you j listen. If you try to get Into my house, | or if you're seen with mv daughter. I you will be immediately arrested--do | you hear, sir, Immediately! And if j that socialist preacher from the settle­ ment Monckton, 6hows up around | there, either, you'll be landed In a cell i within an hour. I don't propose to j have any clandestine marriage behind j my back!" . j IJammond smiled broadly. "Arrestr I ed? For speaking to your daughter? j Nonsense!" | "Oh, no, Hammond." His employer j shook his head and grinned triumph- i antly. "You will be agisted for the \ embezilement of--let's see--we'll call j It $3,843.79 " He turned to his desk and scribbled the amount on a pad. I "Thut's what you'll be arrested for! j Tut, tut, now!" As the young man j took a threatening step toward him. | "Keep your temper; play the game; > play the game!" j "But 1 haven'k embezzled a cent of j your money!" cried Hammond, furl-! ousiy. "I know It." Mr. Cushway nodded I again. "But I guess if 1 said yon tia<l | the poHce'd lock you up, wouldn't they?' He waited for an answer, but none was forthcoming. Hammond knew fhey would. "I'll fix it so they won't touch you as long as you keep away." he con­ tinued. "I'll say my chain of evidence isn't quite completed. But I'll tell the chief that If Monckton or you goes to the house, or you meet Ethel any­ where, It's a signal I'm ready. And they'll nab you. So you see it's all up to you. Agree to an armistice till I get back and you won't be molested. Otherwise--" he waved a plump, pink hand negligently and continued: "Of course if they do get you I'll see that you're released!" 'Thanks," rejoined the secretary. Ironically. "Well," he said, ungra­ ciously, at last, "supposing I agree to this armistice?" "Um--well, I'll make no promises. But wd'U! fee." The secretary laughed scornfully. "That means you'd pack Ethel off to Europe for a year!" Hammond (.10k one or two agitated turns across the luxurious private of­ fice. Then he stopped before the com­ placent magnate, "Why do you object to me a6 a son-in-law?" he demanded. "No man Is a hero to his boss," he observed. It Witii jour o clock of a bitter win­ ters day. The mercury registered lero. An arctic wind drove lances of snow, fine and stinging as sand, be­ fore 1t. Detectives Mooney and Mc­ GIll, of the Central station, with over coat collars turned up, stood guard on the Cushway home with what patience they could muster; Moone.v watched the front of the house; McGIll tramped through a foot of snow in the alley in the rear. Both cursed with great fluency an& persistence, anathematizing Cushway, Hammond and the Rev. Mr. Monckton Impartially. Except for a few hours' respite during the previous night they had been on watch constantly for more than thirty hours. Neither Hammond nofc Monckton had attempted to visit the Cushway home; nor, in fact, had anyone else. McGIll found It livelier In the alley, especially the second day. Delivery wagons plowed their way through the drifts. An olive-skinned peddler, with a huge pack of fabrics which he ear­ nestly--and untruthfully declared to have been smuggled from Persia, went from back door to back door, tempting the maids with hlB gaudy display. The gasman was the first to enter Cushway's by way of the alley that afternoon. He was followed presently by a plumber with his kit of tools, a smudge of grease and four days' growth of beard adorning his face. A broad-shouldered grocer's boy, muffled to the eyes, puffed in with a basket The plumber, as usual, "had forgotten Important tools and went back to his shop for them. He borrowed a match from McGill on his way out. Returning presently, he paused for a few moments to chat with the watch­ er. Hungry for human companionship, McOlU guardedly explained his vigil. Also he ventured the assertion that "old man Cushway must have a pull like & four-horse team or the chief wouldn't be standing for such monkey business as this." Shortly after four o'clock Cushway's carriage drew up to the house. He grinned with satisfaction at sight of the watchers, for their presence proved Hammond had not ventured to call. On being dismissed with a gen­ erous tip they left. The man servant took Cushway's bag, and the magnate walked sprlnglly up the steps. At the door of the li­ brary he stopped, paralyzed; for there, awaiting his coming, were his placid wife and pretty daughter, his secre­ tary and the Rev. Mr. Monckton "How did you two get in here?" de­ manded Cushway. "Walked in, sir; Mr. Monckton and I were strong for theatricals In col­ lege and we thought we could disguise ourselves and fool the detectives. He made up as, the grocer's man and I posed as the plumber. And--here wfi are, sir." / Mr. Cushway was noted for his vio­ lent and uncertain temper. But now he showed that he had a sense of the fitness of things as well. He realized under the extraordinary circumstances, the utter Inadequacy of flying into a rage. "I suppose you are married?" he anked, quite mildly. "No, sir," replied Hammond, "not yet. We wanted to show that we could outwit detectives. But we wouldn't take any unfair advantage of you. So we waited.'; His employer fixed!him with a hos­ tile eye. "I can't order you out." he grumbled, "for I've Just gotten control of Perkins' company and I need you worse than ever." His glance traveled over the expectant group. "Well." he cried. Irascibly, "what's the use of sit ting around staring like lunatics? Go ahead and get married, hang it!" His daughter threw herself in his arms. "Daddy, you're an old darling!" she cried, rapturously. "But. perhaps, we'd better wait a week or so,. Resklly, I haven't a thing to wear!" Navy's Best Hitter. The battleship Idaho is to enjoy for a year the coveted honor of being the best hitter in the American navy. A comparison of the shooting perform­ ance of the battleships this year was made public recently at the navy de­ partment. The Idaho made a score of 46,121. The 8outh Carolina gets sec­ ond place with 42.585, and the Wiscon­ sin third, with 40,478. The battleships are competing for a trophy, their rank depending not only on the hits of the guns, but on their work with mines and torpedoes. While the target practise has been concluded by the battleships, only a few have done the required mining. Of these the Wisconsin stands at the head of those which have completed the com­ petition, with a score of 45,934; the Maryland second, with 37.587, and the West Virginia third, with 22.264. Anchoring on a Mountain. First Clocks Made in America. The first attempt to manufacture watches or clocks on a large scale la America was made by Eli Terry, • Connecticut Yankee, who Invented wooden wheels for hi* clocks. In this near-aviation age anchoring on a mountain top is moro or leBS Jo­ kingly referred to as a thing of the future. The truth is that this long has been a fact. Barring the low-dijaft steamship that runs over from Mir ami, ever liner that calls at Nas­ sau, the little capital of the Bahamas, literally drops anchor on the top of a mountain, or, more strictly speaking, on a little plateau less than 100 feet from the summit of one of the peaks. This peak is Hog island, the barrier forming the harbor between it and the other peak the island of New Providence. Were the sea drawn away .this harbor, 15 feet or so deep, would be found a mere depression on top of a mountain as high, say, as Mount Washington, and the usual 70-foot anchorage. Just off Hog is­ land, a narrow plateau that shelves off precipitously to hundreds of fath­ oms. The shelving is so precipitous that * lluer at anchor and lying at right angles with the shore may have one end over the plateau and the oth­ er over the deep sea. This anchoring on a mountain top is more interesting than practical. It is all very well in easy weather, but when tne wind blows up It is no long­ er safe anchorage, and the liner must ^run around to South West bay, or, at the very worst, .put to sea. and leave ashore for a day or two the tourists that are off for sightseeing. Once this happened when the hotels were closed and Nassau had a phenomenally coo! spell with the storm, and the sight-of the Americans roaming around the city wrapped in blankets and other improvised extra clothing, looking like so many .Indians, Jjas never been for­ gotten by the hospitable natives. Nassau's ambition, now that it has electric lights In the main street, is to deepen Its harbor and avoid the un­ certainties of that plateau as an an­ chorage. The latter Improvement, one of the darky cabmen lh Nass»n thinks, should have been given the preteirnce. ""Sted of dat," he says, l^'dey go and spend dere money for 'lectrlc lights what ain't no 'count to {4«r city." POINTERS ON BOILING Small Cod and Haddock Used to Boll WtyMe-- Recipe foi^fN^.^a. ter Sauee. Many kinds of flsh may be boiled whole. Small cod and haddock are used. Cook in bpiling water to cover, add salt and tffnegar. Salt gives' the flavor and vinegar keeps the flesh wj^iite. You can buy thick pieces of salmon and halibut and boll them. Tl# them, after cleaning, in fc piece of cheesecloth to prevent scum from get­ ting on the flsh. Remove the skin be­ fore serving. The flsh is cooked when flesh leaves the bone. I always use an egg sauce with boiled fish made with one-half cup butter, three table­ spoons flour, one and one-half cups hot water, one-half teaBpoOnful salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper. Melt one- half butter, add flour, with seasoning, and pour on gradually hot water. Boll five minutes, and add remaining but­ ter in one-fourth-inch slices--or to the butter, flour, etc., add beaten yolks of two eggs and one teaspoon lemon Ju5ce, or instead of the slices of eggs chop them rather coarsely. These three ways -are the only ones I ever use on boiled fish. I do not think I would care for a white sauce on flsh. Follow the rule carefully and you will have a delightful sauce.--Exchange. One tablespoonful of extract will flavor one quart of mixture to be frozen. To keep a washboller from rusting after using it on washday, wipe dry. then take a niece at cloth and saturate with kerosene, wipe the boiler inside and out. A plain cloth dipped in hot water and then In a saucer of bran will clean white paint and not Injure it> The bran acts like a scap on the paint. If a loaf of bread has become stale hold it under the water for one sec­ ond; then place in a brisk oven for a quarter of an hour. It will taste like new bread. When you are ironing any dark ma­ terial do not put a linen cloth under­ neath, as the lint will come off on the stuff and you Twill have great difficulty in brushing It off again. Ckinaware that has been burned or darkened through use may be bright­ ened in this way: Take a tea«poonful of soda, moisten with water and scour till the spots are removed. Household Topics. Nothing Is more refreshing than a cup of good tea when onewls traveling and nothing is harder to find when one is en route. One way to be sure of it Is to provide one's faVorlte brand and tie it up by teaspoonfuls in squares of loosely woven cheesecloth. When a cup of tea Is wanted, ice wa­ ter or hot water is never difficult to obtain, and one's own bag may pro­ vide the beverage. The bag is easier to throw away than the loose dregs. The little bags should be kept in a tin box or the flavor will be lost if the trip Is to be of any length. A tea ma­ king spoon or a tea ball answers the same purpose, but It leaves the dregs to be disposed of and Is more messy. Breakfast Fo^d Pies. Take any one of the flaked, ready- cooked breakfast foods and mix with about half the quantity of rich cream, to form a moist paste. With this line a well-oiled pie plate, molding It around the edges to resemble ordinary pie crust. Pour in a filling of custard, cocoanut, cream, lemon or apple, and bake as an ordinary pie. While the filling Is cooking the cereal will bake out dry and crisp, becoming firm enough to support the pie when it Is taken'^from the pan. It forms a pastry as delicious as the lightest qualities of the latter. A meringue should be placed on top, In­ stead of an upper orust. Meat Jelly Sandwiches. Cut the remnants of cold meat or poultry into small pieces or chop. Make a strong meat stock that will Jelly when cold or use beef extract dissolved in hot water and dissolved gelatine to thicken. Three level table- spoonfuls will thicken a quart of liquid. Pour the desired quantity over the meat, stir well and leave In a basin until beginning to form. Then, with a final stir, pour into a cold mold rinsed out with cold water. Of course the stock is seasoned well when made. When cold slice and use for filling. The sandwiches must be kept cold. Minced mushrooms may be added if t^ielr flavor is liked. Pickled Eggs. Boll fresh eggs one-half hour, then put Into cold water. In the meantime have beets boiled until tender, remove skins, cut in dice forth and covered with spiced vinegar. Shell the eggs and drop Into the pickle jars. This is an ornamental pickle and considered very good. Green Currant PI*. Stew and mash a pint of rather green currants; sweeten abundantly; add a sprinkling of flour or a rolled cracker and bake with two crusts. Oust generously with powdered sugar. Radish Chowder. Six good-sized radishes, two-large green cucumbers, three onions. Pare and slice on a slaw-cutter. Salt and pepper and set away on ice two hours. Then add one small cup vinegar and a cup of sour cream. tgmaioesn VARIETY OF COMBINATIONS iron HEALTHFUL VEGETABLE. Can Be Served Three Times a Day f*f» a Week and Never Twice AtHc*" ---Cancer Theory <E*f * ploded. Raspberry Foam. Take three tablespoonfuls of rasp, berry Jelly, the whites of six eggs, and three tablespoonfuls of sugar. Beat with the egg beater until quite stiff. Then fill into glasses and serve. Suf; M«*t for ten person*. • The housekeeper Whose family SCCms touiaioeB is to be pitied. They can be used three times a day, every day for a week and never need they be served twice alike. Some time ago there were rumors that the tomato was bad for cancerous troubles, also must be dreaded by rheumatics. This theory is exploded and the tomato is considered health­ ful even in quantities. Tomatoes are sometimes disliked because they are served monotonous­ ly. Stewed, baked or fried are the three variations. Why not, instead of ordinary baked tomatoes, stuff them with the highly seasoned remnant of yesterday's meat or chicken put through a grinder £,nd mixed with a cream dressing? Another good stuffing is cold maca­ roni. from which the sauce has been washed off, mixed with chopped greea peppers. When the breadcrumb stuf­ fing is used have you ever covered the top thickly with cream or Parmesan cheese? The average fried tomato is unpala­ table because It is floured to death. Try frying the raw, sliced tomatoes in plenty of butter to which a little lard is added to prevent burning. Cook •lowly until done, then remove most of the tomatoes, add a little more but­ ter rubbed with flour, and cream to make a thick dressing. If you do not mind the tomatoes being broken they caa be returned to this gravy over the stove, otherwise it is poured over them. Season highly. Instead of plain tomato salad try stuffing the icy cold peeled tomato with asparagus tips. Cover with may­ onnaise. Another form of salad is to cut the whole tomatoe into six sections with­ out cutting through. Keep it looking as if whoie, fill the opening witii chopped Brussels sprouts and olives mixed and soak for half an hour in French dressing. When serving put mayonnaise on the top. The Cutting enables the seasoning to permeate more rapidly and the salad can be more easily eaten. Chocolate Cake, Ingredients.--Four ounces flour, three ounces castor sugar, three ounces butter, two ounces grated chocolate, two eggs, one teaspoonful baking powder. Method.--Beat butter to a cream, add sugar, then mix chocolate, flour and baking powder together, add the eggs, ~and a little vanilla flavoring. Put into a shallow tin and bake hair an hour. For the icing take six ounces sugar, one ounce oft grated chocolate, a small piece of butter, two tablespoonful water. Put water, chocolate and butter into a saucepan and let it dissolve, then add sugar and beat up well until smooth, spread over cake when nearly cold. Scotch Oat Cake*. Some people are very fond of these cakes for the Buinmer breakfast. They can be either fried on a griddle or broiled over a fire. The meal for this purpose should be ground fine. Put a quart of the meal in a baking dish with a teaspoonful of salt. Pour In little by little just ehough cold water to make a dough and roll out quickly before it hardens into a circular sheet about a quarter of an inch thick. Cut into four cakes and bake slowly for tbout twenty minutes on an iron grid­ dle. Do not turn, but toast after they are cooked. Small Custard Tarts. The best way to make these is to line the patty-pans with a shortbread mixture instead of the ordinary pastry, which is apt to get sodden with the custard. Crumble together six ounces flour, two ounces rioe-flour, two ounces castor sugar and four ounces butter. Press this firmly into the tins to make coating, fill up with cus­ tard, grate a little nutmeg on top, and bake In a 1 moderate oven for about thirty minutes. These must be eaten fresh. Bacon 8alad. Fry some slices of bacon until crisp, remove the pan from the Are and mix In one-third vinegar to two- thirds bacon fat Chop together what­ ever cold vegetables happen to be on hand, preferably beet root, lima beau* and potatoes. Add a beaten egg to the bacon fat and stir over the Are until thick. Then allow the sauce to cool and pour It over the salad, lay­ ing the slices of bacon on top; Lemon Butter. Wash three lemons, grate the yellow rind, and squeeze out the Juice. Beat three eggs lightly with a pound "of sugar, add a half tablespoonful butter, three-fourths of a cup of water, and the lemon juice and rind. Mix well and cook five minutes,' or until thick­ ened. Turn Into Jelly glasses apd keep on hand for sandwiches, tarts or cake filling. Pineapple Cream. Select one ripe pineapple, pare, re­ move the "eyes," grate, add sugar (pound for pound, or a little less, tiut It must be sweet, as freezing destroys some of the effects of the sugar). Al­ low one pint of cream to each pint of pulp and sugar, and freeze. Be sure and have all the ingredients Icy cold before combining them. Raisin Nut Cake*. Six eggs, two teacups sugar, three and one-half cups flour, one cup but­ ter, one and one-half cups sweet milk, one eup walnuts, two pounds raisins, one wine-glass brandy, two teaspoons baking powder, spicks to taste. Bake In moderate oven. Tender Asparagus. By soaking the entire stock, half day, In clear cold water and afterward cook In the same water, it will be found that the entire stock; will be tender and succulent