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Show PAGE TWO .. THE BINGHAM PRESS BULLETIN .. - 7 - V SUGGE3TIONS ON BAKING CAKE OR BREAD l I , v . . ."'- The Size and Construction of the Oven Make Difference in taking. (Frepared by the United Statea Department ( Agriculture.) Ovens of varying sizes and construction do not always bake In the same way, even though the thermometer may record the same temperature In every case. A joint will roast, or a cake or loaf of bread bake quite aa well tn a large, heavy oven at a temperature SO degrees lower than In a smaller, thinner-walle- d gas range oven through which a blast of hot air la rapidly circulating says the Cnlted States Department of Agriculture." The larger sizes of loaf, roll, muffin, potatoes and such usually require lower temperature for longer periods, and the smaller sizes higher tempera tures and shorter periods, other things being equal. The shape of the loaf or roll Is Important. A half-poun- d sponge cake or angel-foo- d cake baked In a Turk's head pan (center tube) stands a compara-livel- y high temperature better than does the same weight of cake baked as an ordinary' loaf. The composition of the batter or dough largely governs the baking tem--. prrature. A plain loaf cake, containing comparatively tittle sugar, egg and fat, requires greater care and a more gradually applied heat than does a richer cake; It should therefore be put Into a cool oven In order to get the best results. miiiiititMtttMM,t,.,,,MM,tt,,,,M,M,ttM,,,.,.J, fi By E PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM OopyrtirM by Little, Brown Co. THE CUT DIRECT BTN0P8I3.Fleelnr from a brutal stepfather, an unhappy home, and a proposed husband she detests, Myrtlie, young French stands In a country road on tha verge of draperatlon. Halted by an exploded tire, two young-- Englishman, Lord Gerald Dombey and Christopher Bent, are attracted by tha dis-tracted appearance, She begs them to take her away from her misery. In a spirit of adventure they do so, coaveylna; her to Monte Carlo and leaving her with friends. Myrtlie speaks English her mother having been an edu-cated woman. Gerald aees a leautlful young woman In the rambling rooms, and Is fasci-nated, but can only learn that she Is called Pauline de Punier and Is with her aunt. Ha Is un-able to aecura an Introduction. Christopher and Gerald decide Myrtlie shall not go back to her horn. Lady Mary, Gerald's als-- , ter, secretly In love with Chrls- - tophar, disapproves of the young 1-- man's guardianship of 'r"w-V- - t Myrtlie. Lord Dombey makes tha ac quatnUno of Paulina. Hs Is pussled by tha air of mystery and oondesoansion surrounding her. Myrtlie falls In love with Gerald. Chris wauld marry Myrtlie. 'Oer. aid la Interested In Paulina. A mysterious Russian, Zubln, wins a large sum at the gambling tables Gerald learns he knows tha De Ponlarea, but can get no Information from him. CHAPTER VII Continued Monsieur Zubla rose deliberate! to hl feet. One realized then his ex-traordinary height. He mum lmve been at least six feet, four Inches, and broad In proportion. Gerald, although he himself was considerably over av-erage height, seemed like a child by his side. "If you mention their names 8nln.H knowledged his sulutatlon graciously. Gerald sprang to his feet. "That's Henri Dubois, Montileur Rhine's representative here!" hit ex-claimed. "He knows them 1 Thank heavens, Tve come across some one at last who does!" He crossed the room In half a dozen strides, and accosted Monsieur Du-bois In the private way leading to the Hotel de I'urls. The usual civilities were exchanged. ' "Monsieur Dubois, you can do me a favor," Gerald confided, as he drew him towards the bar and ordered tw liqueur brandies. "If It Is possible, It Is done," Dubois declared. "If It is Impossible, It shall be done. "I want you to tell me," Gerald con-tinued, "who the two ladles In black were, to whom you Just bowed Madame and Mademoiselle de I'onlere, they call themselves. What on earth Is the mystery about thetnr The Frenchman looked at him la bland surprise. "Mystery, milord?' he repeated. "It there one?" "Look here, old fellow," Gerald said, "I will ask you one question, and one question only. What are their real names?" Monsieur Dubois smiled. His diff-iculties were at an end. "Milord," he declared, "you wrong those very respectuble ladles In lmag Inlng that they would present them-selves here under names to which they had no right. Roth ladles, who are, ait you have doubtless surmised, related, are entitled to the name of De Ponlere. The first Christian name of the older lady Is Anastasle, of the younger Pauline. I am happy to be able to satisfy milord. A thousand excuses. They call me from the baccarat room." Gerald returned dejectedly to the room where his sister and Christopher thing, to see If she can And her a post aa nursery governess. The girl Is altogether unusual. Her father and mother were both school teachers. Sometimes 1 feel Inclined .to regret tliut we ever discovered her, but so long as we did, and brought her here, we must try and start her properly." "And, In the meantime, Ihe poor lit-tle fool Is hopelessly In love with Ger-ald. Well, you both know what you are doing, I suppose. I should be sor-ry to have your responsibility. I think I ought to go and see how dad Is getting on with his inille." "Wait one moment," Christopher begged, laying his hand upon her arm. "I want you to watch this." , She looked up curiously. Gerald had Just entered the crowded little room, aad. at the same moment, Made-moiselle de fonlere and her aunt ap-peared on the other threshold. Madame was dessed In black clothes of but distinctive cut. A wonderful black lace shawl drooped from her shoulders. Her ears and fingers blazed with gems. She leaned, ns she walked, upon an Ivory-toppe- d stick, and her eyes had their usual trick of wandering around the room aa though she anw no one. Puutlne's wonderful figure seemed sheathed In a black net gown, which fitted ber with almost magical perfection. Gerald, who had been on Ms way to Join his sister and Christopher, paused nt their approach, as though bent on challeng-ing some recognition, however Might from the girl. In this, however, he was disappointed. Without any ap-pearance of avoiding him, without even turning her eyes away from his direction, she passed by as though In complete unconsciousness of his pres-ence, and followed her companion through the other door. Gerald stood for a moment In silent fury after they had left. The cigarette which he had mini, "It appears that there Is no mys-tery at all." he announced. "Dubois assures me that they are related and that their names are Indeed De Ponlere." , Chapter VIII Myrtlie rose In the morning, aa was her custom, at a little after seven o'clock, carefully made her bed, dressed, and walked for an hour r.pon the temice. These early diurnal wan-derings were tempered with a certain sadness, although she was always finding something new new beauties or new sores In this amazing spot to which she had been transported. To Myrtlie, whose life as yet was com-posed mainly of externals, everything was beautiful. The sun warmed her with the promise of love. She was never tired of watching the little waves breaking upon the sandy strip, and the million scintillating light upon the bay. She looked up with glad smile at the silent hotel where Geruld was sleeping. Perhaps he was dreaming of her at that very moment Love had crept Into her life and found her very Ignorant. As yet It was a beautiful and siirple thing. That It was capable of change and division never even occurred to her. She loved Gerald and, although be sometimes disappointed her, It must be that Ger-ald loved her. She had few doubtl about It all. His attitude often puzzled sometimes even distressed her, but slid put his vagaries down to her own lacs of understanding. She was convinced that all would be well when she snw more of him, and she harbored a dull sense of resentment against Chris-tophe- r, who she believed was always working for some unknown reason to keep them apart. At half-pas-t eight she returned to her rooms and deliberately attacked a great mass of sewing, which was sent to her dully from the hotel, and the payment for which, by arrangement, provided her with board and lodging. From that time onwards, she sat In the window with hut one hope the hope of seeing Gerald. Once or twice he had come and takn her out to luncheon, but Christopher was unfail-ing In his visits. He prefnled him-self every morning at about the same time, and even If Gerald sppeared, he always umnnpitnled him. Despite lor resentment against him. It was always a pleasure to hear his firm treud and be threatened, "I shall throw you out of the place." Gerald looked him over for a t, unmoved but Intensely curious. The mystery of Madame and Made-moiselle de Ponlere had only been In-creased by this chance meeting. "Pray sit down," he begged. "You are making every one uneasy. I have no wish to quarrel with you. I sim ply took yon for an ordinary human being." The Russian resumed his seat. Ger-I-d called for his bill. During their short walk to the Pporting club, where the wo young men had arranged to spend the rest of tiie evening, Christopher endeav-ored to bring the conversation round to the subject of Myrtlie. "It Is time," he Insisted, "thtt we did something a little more definite about Myrtlie. You don't take her seriously enough, Gerald," "In what way?" "She told me this afternoon that yon had promised to take her to one of ymr supper parties." Gerald was not altogether at his ease. "It was rather a rash promise," he admitted, "but after all, why not? She'd create quite a sensation." "That child's Immediate future s a charge upon onr honor," Christopher aid sternly. "You and I know the class of young women you Invite to your parties. She mustn't breathe the same atmosphere." "Are yon In love with Myrtlie?" Gerald asked curiously, Christopher loathed the question but be remained outwardly unper-turbed. "Myrtlie Is a child," he said. "It wtll be time enough to think of such things when she has become a woman The one deadly and pernicious cer-tainty Is that she Is In love with you. He careful, Gerald. You don't want to walk on the floor of hell." They had reached the steps ff the Sporting club. Gerald ran lightly up. "My dear Chris," he said, turning f arouod ss he prepared to divest him self of his overcoat, "don't be a melo-dramatic ass. We're In the wrong at-mosphere for that sort of tiling. Jup-iter! Here Is the family!" "Well, yon might appear a little ntore pleased to see us," Mary de-clared. "Let's find a corner In the bar and have some coffee," Christopher sug-gested. "Gerald Is too electric to-night for a man of my staid tempera-- . ment." "I'm not so sure of your staid tem-perament as I wns," Mnry rejoined. "Christopher, I am not at all sure Hint you two young men ure behaving nice-ly In Monte Carlo. Gerald see'ns to fcave an extraordinary craze for tak-ing the mysterious young woman next door out motoring every afternoon. Who is she?" "I haven't the faintest Idea." Chr's-top.ie- r confessed. "Neither bus he. That, I think. Is part of the attrac-tion." Lady Mnry played with the peirls which hung from her nerk. "To leave the subject of our mys-terious neighbors, have you succeed-ed In finding any employment for your little protege yet?" she Inquired, look-ing up at her companion. "l-'o- t yet," Christopher replied. "I bavu altten to a cousin of mine In Coo Ion. who tees In for that sort of He Presented Himself Every Morning at About the 8am Time. been holding between his fingers slipped onto the carpet, crushed to pieces. He set his heel upon It and crossed the room. Mary recog-nized the sense of disturbance In hi in and welcomed him with the tactful smile of one who has noticed nothing unusual. "Tell me whether to lay trente et quarante or roulette tonight, Gerald ?" she said. "Or shall I go and play baccarat? If only the people there weren't so alarming f Gerald looked across at Christo-pher. He seemed as though he had scarcely heard his sister's words. "Did you see that?" he asked. In a low tone. Christopher nodded. "The girl Is extraordinarily attrse-llve,- " Mary observed. "Shall I really be brave and call. Gerald? One doesn't do that sort of thing abroad, but she must be lonely. If they'aren't what they should be, it won't hurt me." "No good, old dear," Gerald groaned. "I've suggested something of the sort already, hut she only thr- e- cold wa-ter on the Idea." Lady Mary laughed softly. "After nil," she decided, "there Is something humorous In the situation. I always look upon Gerald as being the most woman-spoil- t mnn I know. Quite a new experience for you, dear, isn't It? I can't think how you ever progressed so far as you have done," "I should cheer up, old fellow," Christopher advised. "They won't hold out forever, Yoti will probably find that tomorrow afternoon the young lady will shyly invite you In to meet ber mint." "You don't know t hnt you're talk-ing about," Gerald growled. "There! Did you see that?" Through the open doorway, Madame de I'onlere and her yonnger compan-ion were plainly visible, making their way toward one of the roulette tables. They bad come face to fnce for a mo-ment with a little Frenchmnn, who stepped and bowed with every mark of respect. Both of the women ac-- to watch his tall, fig-ure and Intelligent face as he crossed the road. She found an evil counselor In Annette, the maid at the hotel, who occupied the other bed-room in the little cottage and general-ly looked In for a few minutes on hef way to work. Annette, who was thor-oughly French, was completely puzzled by the situation. She could account for It In her own mind only from the fact that the two young men were English and therefore presumably mad. Is Christopher going to make any progress in hi effort to win Mytrile? And how seriously I Gerald interested In Pauline? (TO BE CONTIKUED.) 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Su6sfifuf for Gass A chemical product which resembles glass and can be used for many of the same purposes has been produced In Germany. It can be rolled, bored, pol-ished or cut and does not have the tendency of glass to splinter. Because of this quality It has been recommend-ed for the glass panes of automobiles, optical instruments, ornaments, and toilet articles.' Fritz Polluk, the inven-tor, arrived at this product by con-densing carbamide and theocarbamlde with formaldehyde. Amides are sim-ple, nitrogenous substances related to proteins. Paper Makers Complain of Scarcity of Raga It seems like harking back to early days that the manufacturers of high-grad- e papers have called on Secretary Hoover of the Commerce department to aid them In procuring a reserve stock of rags. Some of the mills had less than a week's supply on hand when they made the request, and none of thnm had any considerable stock. In the days following the Revolu-tion paper manufacturers advertised tn the newspapers urging housewives to save - their rags that they might have a sufficient supply for their use. This was before the discovery thut paper could be made from wood pulp, says the Brockton Times. In the early days of paper making tombs were, rifled and the wrappings of mummies were converted Into paper. For many years most of the rug stock for paper mills had come from across the sea. Smyrna was the great shipping point, and thousands of tons were sent here every year. Due perhaps to the prevailing pov-erty, Europe Is sending less than half the usual amount of rags. Probably Ihe people are still wearing them. PEANUT BUTTER AND TOMATO SOUP RECIPE Formula Furnished by De-partment of Agriculture. (Prepared by the United States Department ef Agriculture.) 1H eupfuls toma- - 1 teaspoonful pa-t- o Juice prlka H eupfui peanut IH cupfule boll-butt- er Ing water 1 teaspoonful salt Add the tomato Juice gradually to the peanut butter, and when smooth add the seasoning and the water. Simmer for ten minutes, and serve with croutons. d soup stock and a Mttle lomn tnlce mar he substituted , ,M I..., mti i A- - - '"' ' Grinding Peanut Butter. for the water and tomato Juice, and the quantity of salt should then be re-duced. A few drops of lemon jute may be added just before the soup li served. This recipe Is furnished by the United States Department of Ag rlculture. The New-Ric- h Mayor Hylan, of New York, said at a dinner In New York: "Our new-ric- h multimillionaires are very amusing. The naive way the) display their wealth reminds me of little Willie. "Little Willie wns wearing his first pair of pants for the first time. At he played In his father's law office another lawyer dropped In. The two lawyers talked away together, but not a word about the new pants was said: "Willie stood this as long as he could. Then lie said in a careless ant) Indifferent way: "There's three pairs o' pants In this room.' " Altitude and the Blood Dr. Joseph Barcroft ot the phys-iological laboratory of Cambridge uni-versity, England, has found that hemo-globin, the red pigment ol the blood, Increases In quainiity as one ascends to higher altitudes. Hts tells of an English scientist, the hemoglobin con-tent of whose blood w.w slightly be-low normal at sea level. He ascended to Cerro de Pasco in the Andes, 14,21)0 feet above sea level. Four days later It had Increased more than 2 per cent. Fourteen days laler It had gone up more than 18 por cent. PURR GHERKINS ARE GOOD FOR PICKLES Fruits Respond Readily to Action of Brine. (Prepared by the United Statea Departmeat of Acrlculture.) Burr gherkins are very closely re-lated to the cucumber. The chief differences are their small size and tie fact that the surface h. covered with spines.. The burr gherkin Is a fulriy prolific bearer and apparently not so subject to diseases and Insect pests as the cucumber. The curing of gherkins la very sim-ilar to that of cucumbers, says the United Statea JJgpartmeut of Agricul-ture. It has been found that these fruits respond very readily to the action of brina A 40 per cent brine, made by dissolving; one pound of salt In nine pints of water, Is the most satisfactory strength to use for borr gherkins. As the brine must be maintained at the same strength throughout the entire process of curing, and as Juices which dilute the brine are drawn out of all products, it Is necessary to add salt from time to time. A salinometer, which is a simple, inexpensive piece of apparatus. Is the best means of de-termining when the brine Is of the re-quired strength. I's use Is recom mended wherever possible, especialy If any quantity la being handled. Lacking a salinometer, a simple house-hold test for a 40 per cent brine Is to drop a fresh egg tn It. The egg should barely float, being almost submerged. A keg or stone jar la satisfactory for brining. Kegs must be well washed with hot water, and soaked overnight with fresh water to be sure they are watertight. Round board covers, coat-ed with hot paraffin, are used to keep the vegetable submerged In the brine. Clean bricks are used as weights. An-other large round wood cover over the top of each keg Is necessary to keep out dirt and dust. At frequent Intervals it Is necessary to remove, with a large wooden spoon, the scum which forms on the surface. This contains wild yeast, molds and various organisms. Covers and weights should be washed and the strength of the brine tested whenever the scum is being cared for. Gherkins should be gathered while yet green and tender. If allowed to become too ripe, the outer coating be-comes hard and tough, and the curing process does not proceed properly. After curing, the flavor and appearance of gherkins is much like that of brined cucumbers and their final 'treatment should be very much the same. They can be made Into either sweet or sour pickles and are fine for mixed pickles. Perfectly Normal "Is there any cure for absent-min- d edness?" asked a man of his doctor friend. "Why, are you absent-minded?- " the physician asked, laughing at the ques-tion. "No," sighed his friend; "It's my wife. The poor dear makes the strangest mistakes. I gave her a $20 bill the other day with which to buy ome shirts and B. V. D.s for myself, and she came home with a hnt ami shoes for herself." Adobe Bricks "Adobe" Is a name applied to sun-dri-bricks made from any suitable material which hardens on exposure lo the sun. Often such bricks sre made of turf and straw. This mate-rial can bo uied In very dry climates only. R'igs Can Be Cleaned at Home With Good Success Bag and lightweight cotton rage Can be washed In the tub or the washing machine In lukewarm soapsuds, like any other heavy colored material, but they must be rinsed thoroughly t pre-vent them from looking grimy. Spread-ing the wet nig on the grass and turn-ing the hose on It, or dushlng palls of water over It, Is sometimes the easiest and best way of rinsing, the Cnlted Stales Department of Agriculture says. Woolen rugs may also he cleaned at home successfully If there are good facilities for drying. Spread the rug on a table or other flat surface of con-venient height and scrub with a heavy lather of mild soap, using a soft hmsh or a S(Knge. As soon as s section is scrubbed clean rinse It with water; change ss soon as It becomes ('col-ored- . Government Recipe for Making Tomato Catsup Use ripe tomatoes. Cut In half, cook thoroughly, strain through colander or sieve. To one gallon of this strained pulp add two tablespoonfnls of salt, one o? pepper, three of sugar, one of powdered mustard, two pods of red pepper, sliced and with seeds removed, anil a small muslin hag containing one lahlcspoonftil of whole allspice, one of hits of cinnamon bark, one of pep-per itirtis and one of w hole cloves, Itoll rapidly for about two hours, or until tl.lck; then ndd two eupfuls of vinegar ; noil again, If necessary to thicken fur-ther, after taking out the spice bag. Pour Into scnlded bottles and seal, while hot, with new corks. One-hal- f cupful of chopped white onions may be cooked with the tomato pulp, if de-sired. (Keclpe furnished by Untied State Department of Agriculture.) Corn Soup 1 can. or 1 eufuls, 2 tallrpoonfuls corn. flour. 1 pint bolllns 1 teaspoonful salt wiiter li.sh of pepper. 1 pint milk Ih ot paprika. 1 slice onion, t tiblnp oonfuls butter. Fry the onion In the butter and stir In the flour. If raw corn Is used, place It In boiling water and boll five to seven minutes. Add the milk to the corn and bring to the scalding point. Thicken with the onion, flour, and butter mixture ond add the sea-sonings, says the United States De-partment of Agriculture. There Is probably nothing more un-like a battle than the plctix-- e of onv m |