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Show I The Lucky Number I IN THE SICK ROOM sea-fac- e n " I n newly-acquire- ti ' 9 Price of Diamonds i d s SAUj New Recipe Recommended by Merritt Farmer. A- -- and thq most expensive seats at the THE REMARKABLE ROMANCE OF theater, the young man began to realA LOTTERY TICKET. ize that he must very shortly draw upon his newly acquired fortune. This part of the business he asked his friend, who Poor French Peasants Days of Ex- was naturally well acquainted in matters of banking, to transact. Still a travagant Celebration Are Followed by a Very Sad couple of days passed, and no cheque was forthcoming to enable him to obAwakening. tain the first benefit of his good for(Copyright, by Dally Story Dub. Co.) The beginning of all that is to fol- tune. When he broached the subject The of (he little town was pointed? How could she break a prom- low happened on the day that the re- to his friend, the bank clerk demurred not very attractive a mass of wood- ts to one who had no authority to com sult of one of the great state lotteries and murmured something about delay, en structures low down by the waters pel her to keep her promise? of France was announced. Through- or changed the subject. edge, wharves and docks in front, and At last a day came when it was imout the whole country hope lingered After the second act, the baby was in many a heart. Even the poor peas- possible for the young man to wait a street of stores, saloons and lodging houses behind. Here and there a tall- carried through the hall, up the stage ant guiding the plow in the field, er and more imposing building; post-offic- steps and behind the curtain. or feeding cattle in the farmyard, Does an infant appear .n the next thought of his church or dance hall. On the solitary ticket in the hills beyond a few scatteied white scene? asked the stafiger of the state lottery, and fondly pictured his man who sat behind 1.1m. houses. number the winner No. Thats the managers kid he of 50,000 francs. A man and a woman stood together on the deck of a small sound steamer that takes the part of Monte Cristo. Such is chance. Even this was not Its here every night that the mother impossible. And the little seamstress, that was nosing into port. So this Is where you play plays. Has to have its pap Pctween with eyes aching from arduous plying the acts. observed a man. of the needle, wondered whether the The tall gaunt man with the scarred evening paper would transform her Yes. weather-beateface studied hard the into an heiress. All alike, rich or Whats on?" curtain. stage I Monte Cristo. poor, were at this time full of expecam Mercedes; he Yes," went on his seat companIs the count. tations, but more particularly was a ion, they say the Garths are crazy certain young man, who had arranged He is everything now, I suppose. over that kid. that a friend should send him a teleBlanche, I never intended to give you reflectively. Pretty tough gram should any of his numbers In the chance to forget me." Blanche Garths husband, the man- for the child if something should hap the lottery prove successful. to mother. At noon on the eventful day a teleager of a small theatrical company, penVVal, the I guess so. Stranger in these arrived at the house of this gram had preceded her by an earlier boat You have won a prize young man. to the town where they were to play parts? Not xactly. Been mushing it in of 400,000 francs, he read breaththat night. The quarrel that morning Alaska for some years. lessly. had not been of his seeking. She had out any dough? Brought Right and left through his native goaded hipi into saying what he had town the news spread, and the young Nough for what bread Ill need. said. When she was alone, she reaGood. Partner?" man received innumerable congratulalized this, and a few tears of contriThe mameluke dogs got hold of him tions of his good fortune. The sudtion had fallen as her eyes rested on a card which bore the legend in his when we crossed over to Siberia. They den acquisition of riches he found carwere hungry. ried with it many surprises. Men handwriting: "To the sweet little Gee! whom he scarcely knew now treated woman whose beauty is only overshadThe sailor his and are lass much him as an old friend and Invited him owed by her goodness and purity. This had been attached to her last in evidence, remarked the 6tranger to call. looking around. Still the prospect of the 400,000 birthday present. Theyd about fill the hall if it francs was such that he felt that he But as fate would have It, on the warnt for the fellows from the lumber could afford to Increase his circle of ferry boat upon which she followed So the young milacquaintances. him, was this old love. He recognized camps. Im a logger myself. How are things doing across the lionaire betook himself to the bank her at once as she stepped out of the sound? and withdrew his savings of several stuffy cabin for a breath of fresh air. Hustling for all theyre worth. years. If he had not spoken to her, howA beggarly sum it now seemed in ever, there would have been no recog- More timber than we can handle. Two Men Whom He Scarcely Knew Now nition on her part, for it was plainly shingle mills up within the last three comparison with the wealth that was Treated Him as an Old Friend and Inhis In Paris, and thither he determined marked on his face and form that if months. Theres that kid again. vited Him to Call. Seven months old Essie Garth was to repair. Arrived some hours later the Alaska gold fields had yielded him a fortune, they had taken heavy toll truly a child of the theater, and the at the French capital, he was met by any longer for his prize. He had In his health and strength. But 32, many eyes which followed her as her the friend who informed him of his scarcely ten francs left of all that he nurse threaded her way through the good fortune. A sumptuous dinner at one had brought with him from his native he looked 50. to a selected seat did not of the best restaurants, followed by towm. Then came the audience Blanche regarded him with feelings disconcerting of mingled pity and envy; pity for his at all embarrass or disconcert the lit- a box at the theater, passed the first revelation. tle thing, neither did the fact that day pleasantly enough; the next the' You have not won the prize, his broken-dowphysique, envy for his the seat chosen was right in front of a lucky young winner of the lottery prize friend told him, with regret. When riches. Her life and gray man who leaned forward decided he and his friend.a bank clerk, I sent you the telegram I honestly that of her young husband's, merged gaunt In each others, was an arduous, if to peer into her tiny face and re should spend, as soon as the latter was thought you had, and when three days marked as he drew back in tones free, in motoring. ago I discovered that I had made a fascinating one. With a little money which Thus several days passed, and, what mistake, I had not the courage to only she could hear: Shes not behind them, neither would have chosen any other; but as it was, the work like her mother must take after with difiners at the best restaurants. tell you." and worry of trying to meet expenses, him. Da, da! responded the child. wore upon the nerves of both manager The curtain lifted on Charles Garth and star of the Zora theatrical comas the Abbe. The babys' attention pany. was riveted at once, and when he Blanche, said Will Carpenter, &- she spoke, wont you take supper with towards him gurgled softly, motioning STRUGGLE OF THE YEARS TO Is little danger that such a governing with her little hands and me after the play? Us two alone? vent to what seemed like low giving KEEP IT'FROM body would ever permit any drop in FLUCTUATING. For old times sake. ecstatic murmurs of approbation. the price of its gems; and, apparently, since Not she had been married In the scene when he appeared as pressure or promises no one through had she taken supper with any man the count In flowered coat, she will ever know which it has induced gaudy How of Diamond Has the Trust Story without her husband at her side; but became more the Premier to accept the same polbobbing Been Able to Control the Supply the tenderness of a woman towards her little headdemonstrative, and on her down up icy as a basis for its operations. one whom she has failed, and a sudden nurses and Make Diamonds as Good and when the duel shoulder, The immensity of the diamond busiremembrance of her husband's last with De Villeforte took as Cash. ness cannot be grasped without an unplace, her words: Then, do as you please; I father, as Edmond Dantes, laying low The long established belief that derstanding of the size, working and dont care," caused her to hesitate. his the infant crowed "diamonds She was not alone, though the man aloudantagonist, are cash seemed recently output of the South African mines conin veritable triumph. At least to be was side in danger of being badly shat- trolled by the De Beers and the New unaware of that. In so it seemed to one by her who was watching the cabin was an old woman and a her. tered, as certain rumors were rife of Premier Companies. The great mines small baby. disagreements that had come cover such large areas, as, for examNotice that kid? asked the log- sundry about between the two great South ple, the Kimberley, 33 acres; the De of the stranger. African mining companies. The evening was gloomy and dark ger It was Beers, 22; the Du Totts Pan, 45, and Notice her! He had eyes for nothing the Bulfontein, 36. These mines lie and a chill rain was falling. All along close together in a circle of three and the coast the fog horns were sounding else. Even his old love, in the role of Mercedes, failed to draw his ata half miles. The Premier is a sepone somehow of weird the reminding arate mine, 20 miles northwest of Preand melancholy night mooing of cows tention from her daughter. toria, and is larger than any of the Its queer how she knows her bereft of their young. others. It has the distinction of havBut in the little sitting room of father, went on his companion. She ing the biggest known diamondiferous the hotel which Charles Garth had catches on to her mother, too, somethe pipe containing the diamopipe Becured for his wife, everything times; but her dad, she sees through nd-bearing blue ground; the area seemed bright and cheerful. It was everything. of this is estimated at about 350,000 The nurse turned around to the six oclock. The table was laid for a square yards. The expense of the light meal. In the middle of the room, whispering men, and with a proud mines is enormous; the De Beers Com-pan- y like a warm heart, radiating cheerful- glance at her charge, observed: alone spends $400,000 a month on ness and comfort, was a small stove, Thats always the way with a the of its workings. operation while to near on one a whose mother thinks a it, young brightly burning, It Is a significant fact that the low rocking chair, her baby in her sight of its father. American market controls at least 85 lap, sat Blanche Garth. She had reWhen the curtain fell for the last per cent of the diamonds in the world. moved most of the child's garments, time the stranger stood up. Here is a trayful of dainty brilliants, and, crowing and cooing, it was blissIf you aint any place pertickler, 200 to the carat, yet every one cut fully stretching Its little limbs to the said the logger, and feel a bit dry with the perfection and care that blaze. come over to Beklns and get acquaintwould be given to a crown jewel. The young manager, who seemed ed. Men go blind, and women, too, very much elated, was explaining to All right, responded the man from diaworking over these minute his wife, the quarrel of the morning the north. But before following hit monds; indeed, almost all gem cutters which lay on the table. It was the new' friend, he lifted the tiny fingers Van offer of the management of a small Dam, the Younger, a Famous Dia- of the first excellence have trouble that were clutching the back of the with their eyes. . . . Whirr, whirr, mond Cutter of Amsterdam, theater in San Francisco, and meant sound the big wheels; flash, flash goes for the young couple a permanent nurses chair, and, bending his head tenderly kissed them. whispered that this controversy threat- the blue flame of the gas. The mens home and a comfortable income. ened to lower the price of diamonds all faces are tense and absorbed as You shall have the necklace you they over the world. Day by day the pa- bend over the Best of All Sinecures. tiny glittering gems. wanted, sweetheart, an automobile east and rewest, printed the The most striking political sinecure pers, They touch them with the deftness ride occasionally, and in time everyIn England is the property of the mar ports which were coming thick and and affection that might characterize thing else. Charles Garth bent over and kisaed quis of Cholmondeley, lord great cham fast, that diamonds were to be cheap a sculptor fingering a and then cheaper; and one sensa- statue. his wife the quarrel of the morning berlaln to his majesty. King Edward tional sheet prophesied that schooltwo on occasions does These are not workmen; they are He ho have tc took from her the child Only forgotten. be playing with these jew- artists. would boys and tossed it to the ceiling in his don the robes of office w'hen parlia Every jewel Is a possible els as marbles before many years glee, much to its mother's alarm and ment opens and on those rare occa were out. masterpiece to be achieved. Some men a man like that one there down its own huge delight. Settling it in sions when there is a coronation, Anc Now, what of this diamond syndi- the line will never his arms, he began talking baby talk, his salary is $22,500 a year. When tin excel; he is comthe little one smiling and dimpling king starts the legislative mill, the cate and the possibility of a break in monplace, though a good worker. the price of diamonds? This is a day But that one in the corner he is a all over as it returned cooing answers lord great chamberlain Is master ot It was a beautiful child and its bright ceremonies. At coronations he is th of trusts and combinations, and the genius. So the head of them all will dark eyes, fixed on its fathers face, most dignified, gorgeous and glorifipc diamond has its syndicate too, like tell you, adding: It is like the paint of all the titled flunkeys that dance ever) Tiling else a very powerful and ing of pictures. Many men may do beamed witn unusual intelligence. it, The mother watched the pair proud- attendance upon the sovereign. He if substantial syndicate, with such names but only a few may do It well. its roster as upon Sir Julius Werhner, ly and happily. But over her happi- privileged then to carry to the king ness there crept a shadow. It was the his state raiment, and for this he is Solomon Joel of the Barnato firm, and Like Mothers. remembrance of a promise she had allowed extra pay. He is entitled tc Sir Lionel Phillips of the Ecksteins trustees the of Cecil esthe That Rhodes claim the made that afternoon a omelette, remarked the royal nightgown, nightcap promise, The diamond business of the youngest Benedict in the trade to his which, if confessed to her husband! and all the furniture in the kings bed- tate. she would be obliged to break. If ful- chamber. Before and after the corona world is controlled by them, or cer- better half one Sunday morning reShe shuddered tion he serves the king with water for tainly 99 per cent, of it They regu- cently, as he sampled some frightened filled, unconfessed! late the output of the mines and the egg of her own concocting fresh from as she conjured in her mind the his ablutions. placing of gems on the market in such the lire,' that omelette is just like my anger of the man who at that raiment a masterly and careful fashion that the mother used to make. ;wa:, mumbling in her infants ear: Slightly Mixed In Her Periods. Goo goo, ba-bda-dHe I see that punctuation marks supply is never permitted to exceed ma ma. The young wife beamed with the the demand. Thus competition is en- happiness his w'ords But Blanche Garth was a western were first used in 1490. caused her. woman with a western sense of honor. She Why, they had the glacial couraged among buyers, stocks are Yes, he continued, its just like How could she disappoint a man period before that, didnt they? yonk-er- kept well boomed, and the trade goes mother used to make. Mother never whom she had already cruelly disap. smoothly and prosperously on. There could cook Statesman. anything fit to eat FOR STUFFED TOMATO POINTERS OF VALUE TO HOME NURSE. Fa n!, THE stuffed tomato salad Is one of writes Fannie Farmer, the great cooking author,.! In her monthly page in the Wwat A new recipes, Precautions Necessary When Disinfecting Room Simple Method of Breaking Cold Quickly Easily Made Poultice. Home Companion. Peel six small t matoes, cut a slice from the stem of each, remove the soft inside 8d kle the insides with salt and let gta: inverted, 30 minutes. Mash half a pT cent cream cheese, add six chopw pimolas, one tablespoonful of chopped parsley, one tablespoonful tomato pulp, o. a teaspoo! ful of dry mustard and enough FW dressing to moisten. Fill the tomato cases with the mixture, and serve oj lettuce leaves with mayonnaise dra sing, which may be successfully ffiaj if one will but follow directions. one teaspoonful of mustard, one tea spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of powdered sugar and a few grains o cayenne. Add the yolks of two egg3 and stir until thoroughly blended then add one half teaspoonful of vine gar. Add olive oil gradually at first drop by drop, and stir constantly. the mixture thickens, thin with Vine gar or lemon juice. Add oil r,d vinegar or lemon juice alternately stirring or beating constantly, until two tablespoonfuls each of vinegar and lemon juice and 1 cupfuls of olive oil have been used. If the oil is added too rapidly the dressing will have a curdled appearance. A smooth consistency may be restored by taking the yolk of another egg and adding the curdled mixture slowly to It. Olive oil for the making of mayonnaise should always be thoroughly chilled. The utensil used in the making of may be a silver fork, wire whisk, small wooden spoon or Dover ee In entering a room in which a disin-lectahas been burning for several one should cover the mouth and hours nose with a wet cloth to shut out the fumes. Care should be taken that the windows were not locked before the sulphur is started, as otherwise they cannot be opened quickly and it is dangerous for a person to remain long in the stifling atmosphere. If the windows are on a porch or roof they should be opened after disinfecting from the outside, thus avoiding all danger to the opener. To Break a Cold Quickly. In addition to the ordinary precautions to break a cold, such as taking a few grains of quinine when first felt, or six or ten drop3 of camphor on a lump of sugar if the cold be in tha head, it is well to live carefully till the disease is conquered. Drink plenty of water, eat sparingly, avoid coffee and other stimulants and be careful not to overfatigue yout-sel- f or expose yourself to draughts. This does not mean, however, living in hermetically sealed rooms, as colds usually flee more quickly if one has plenty of fresh air. A Convenient Poultice. When for any reason, a poultice is necessary, one made of potatoes is excellent, as it retains the heat so long; moreover, it is very simply made. beater. Make two square bags of muslin of convenient size, according to the part THE REAL PEACH COBBLER. afflicted. Half fill these bags with potatoes that have been freshly peeled One of the Most Palatable of All and put them on to boil. Forms of Dessert. in mash the potatoes When tender the bag and apply it to the patient, Every cook can make peach cobbler, using it as hot as it can be stood with- but it Is down south that this pato out blistering. ble dessert approaches perfection, While the other is cooling crush the Here is a recipe which is guaranteed potatoes in the second bag and have to produce a delicious result: Select It ready to' use when the first is taken the richest and ripest fruit, usually off. This should be returned to the some variety of the yellow peach, bboiling water to heat up again. ecause of its superior richness. Butter a deep earthenware pudding dish at TRY THIS NEW METHOD. least three and one-hal- f inches deep, Line the side with good pastry, then Cooked jSalad Dressing as It Is Made fill the dish with peeled peaches torn by an Expert. in halves instead of cutting. Leave In enough pits to impart flavor. Sweeten While every housekeeper has her abundantly, then cover with a rich own way of making a cooked salad layer of crust, sealing down so that dressing, here is a little different way none of the juices may escape. Bake of combining it, as advised by Miss in a hot oven about s o! Barrows of Teachers college: an hour, covering with paper if there It has two parts, one a soft boiled is any danger of It browning too rapid custard, and the other hot seasoned ly. When nearly done draw to the vinegar. For the custard she uses a oven door, dredge over with powdered cup of milk and one egg or two yolks sugar and set back to glaze. A real beaten and stirred into the milk over cook is a stickler for n the fire. I always depend on this few spoonfuls of brandy poured over up my yolks when I make white the peaches before the top crust is pat cake or anything requiring simply the on, but the majority of folk find It white of eggs, is her- - explanation. quite delectable enough without an; The salad dressing can be made up spirituous additions. whenever convenient and will keep on ice for weeks. For the other part of Washing Delicate Embroideries, the salad are required two tablespoonMake a good lather with soap and fuls each flour and butter, half a tea- warm water, adding of a spoonful mustard, a teaspoonful sugar, teaspoonful of powdered borax to each a quarter teaspoonful salt and a half quart of water. Place the articles in cup vinegar. If the vinegar Is very an ordinary glass fruit jar, then near sour, it may be diluted with water. ly fill the Jar with the lather. Seal one-fourt- h mayon-nais- three-quarter- ; to-us- e one-fourt- h Mix the dry seasonings together, stir butter and flour together over the fire until smooth, add vinegar and seasoning, stirring until thoroughly mixed boiling, then stir into the custard, let boil up just once and take immediately from the fire. Emma Paddock Telford. Strawberries In Custard. Make a rich boiled custard with six beaten eggs, omitting the whites of two, one small cupful of granulated sugar, a pinch of salt, one cupful of rich milk and half a cupful of blanched almonds. When done remove at once from the fire and flavor with a of lemon extract. Put a layer of fine ripe strawberries in a deep glass dish, sprinkle liberally with sugar, and pour over a layer of the custard; add more strawberries and sugar and pour over the remainder of the custard. Garnish with chrysanthemums made with large strawberries as the center and blanched almond3 placed around them for petals. Serve with any light, delicate cake. Test Yeast. The housekeeper frequently loses a baking of bread by using stale or inferior yeast. This could be prevented by using this Infallible yeast test: Break one or two cakes of compressed yeast, according to the size of the baking, in a cup of warm water, add a teaspoonful of granulated sugar and set aside for a minute or two. If the yeast is fresh it will come to the tightly, shake the jar a little, and place it in bright sunlight for 24 hours, Of course, if the weather is cloudy, the time should be allowed for. Turn the jar around occasionally, so that the sun may penetrate every part. When the time is up, pour off the lather, press the fabric gpntly, then rinse several times In clear, soft water. Return It to the Jar with more clear water, set It again In the sun, changing the water daily, until the material Is white. I recently renovated a bit of fine old hand embroidery, which had become as yellow as saffron, by this method, and it was beautiful. Womans Home Companion. Hot Water Sponge Cake. Work together 14 cupfuls oi grams lated sugar, or 14 cupfuls of powdered sugar, with the yellows of four eggs well beaten. Whip separately the whites of four eggs until they are light and fluffy as snow, and add them tc the yellows and sugar. Take 1 cups of flour through which two small teaspoonfuls oi baking powder has been thoroughl! mixed and, stir In briskly with above. Put a pinch of salt Into font tablespoons of boiling water and add to this mixture. .Grate lightly the outer yellow part of the rind of lemon, and add for flavoring. Bake In a moderately hot oven In a cake tin which has a hoi low cylinder. A ir one-hal- f Sardine Salad. quickly prepared, tasty salad may top and float, and if left for five min- be made with sardines as a foundutes or so it will become ation. foamy. leaves of lettuce Arrange If the yeast does not come to the on Individual crisp plates, put two of the top In ten minutes it Is unfit for use. fish on each, sprinkle them with lemon juice and turn over them a spoonTo Clean Osprey. Garnish with To clean osprey, a lather is made of ful of mayonnaise. beets and serve with cream nod J white soap and tepid water. The featha cheese balls. er is then taken in the left hand and dipped into suds. The right hand is To Clean a Eean Fot. drawn down from stem to Instead of scraping and scouring w tip time after time, till the osprey is quite earthen pot in which beans have been clean. If black or white, it Is then baked, put In one teaspoonful of barinsed in clean tepid water tinged with king soda and fill up with cold blue. It must be constantly shaken well, so it can steam off ail the until dry. black that adheres to the edges of the All colors require or pot. Leave in the oven two hours if as more. Your bean pot will cleanse Freshen Rooked Steak, Place the pieces of cold steak in a by magic. pan, with just a suggestion of water; Warm Raisins and Currants. cover and put in oven and let heat A good baker warms the raisins an! the slowly. Will be as good as when first currants before putting them In cooked. bread or cake dough. A water-Cove- |