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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Wear clean apron while ironing or
bedmaking.
TO clean bamboo furniture use a
brush dipped in salt water.
The eyes should be bathed every night
in cold water juts before retiring and
they will do better work the following
day.
ing every muscle TO relax, letting the
hands 20 any way they will, and keep
the eyes closed.
Oil stains may be removed from wall
paper by applying for four hours pipe
clay. powdered and mixed with water
to the thickness of cream.
If you have to sew all day change your
seat occasionally. and so obtain rest. Bath
ing the face and hands will also stimu-
late and refresh.
For stains in mating from grease. wet
the spot with alcohol, then rub on white
CASTLE soap. Let this dry in a cake ana
then wash off with warm salt water.
Where it is desirable to see the tongue
of Il very small child the object may he
accomplished by touching the upper lip
with a bit of sweet oil, which will cause
the child to prelude its tongue.
Sore or infiamed eyes are relieved by
bathing i'm tepid or warm water i'm which
IA little salt has been dissolved. An indi-
vidual towel should he used in all such
cases-never one which is used in COM
mon by members of the family.
Very few of the brass trimmings used
about freplaces and as furniture han
ultS require Win DOWuefS Or
liquids. as they are nerly all covered with
a lacquer. are most of the brass bed
steads sold. If polished with anything
except a soft cloth. the lacquer. which is
put on to keep the brass from the action
of the air. is broken. Handles and orna.
ments on which the lacquer is worn away
may be restored at slight expense.
A housewife who has suffered from
backache caused by leaning over the
cook stove, which usually stands several
inches too low for comfort In working.
has had her her stove placed upon small
platform a little larger than the stove,
and about nine inches high, so that the
cooking utensils on the stove will be with
in easy reach without STOPPING. Those
who are planning houses would do well
to include such platform in their ideal
kitchens. The cost would be slight
A soft wooden rag, plenty OF rubbing and
one tablespoonful OF vinegar mixed with
three of pure raw linseed oil will make a
mahogany dinner table shine like a mir.
ror. Piano keys when i'm need Of clean
ing should be wiped off with alcohol For
sponging out bureau drawers and draw
ers of sideboards use tepid water contain
ing a 1 per cent. solution of carbolic acid
or. II that Is disliked. Use small quan ntity
of thymoline in the tepid water. Instead
OF paper some housekeepers line such
drawers with white oilcloth. II the con,
tents OF drawers are delicate waists or
other articles likely to be injured By dust
1t is good plan to lay In the bottom Of
the drawers q piece Of cheesecloth as
wide as the drawer. but twice as long. So
that 1t can be folded over the ton Of the
thtuge In tho draWe
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SYNOPSIS.
Copyright, 1896, by Stanley J. weyman.

! Prosper Is third secretary to the bis mop
pf B-a,rais, who. at the death of Louis
SlV.. becomes the rival of Cardinal NJ aZa-
rim for the premiership of France ana for
The favor of Anne of Austria, the queen
regent. BY an error in copying Prosper
leads the bishop to make an absurd 'r-
ror In stating the population of Paris TO
che council Prosper Is dismissed with a
beating. He Is reviled by the bishops
steward, whom ne attacks in his rage.
and Is pursued through the streets of
Paris. As he is escaping, he overtakes
another fugitive, who looks around in
fear. and throws u bundle into Propsers
arms. Prosper stasgers against a door IN
U wall. which opens, and his pursuers 80
by. He discovers that he bundle contaiis
something alive, perhaps a stolen child.
He determines to restore ii, and claim a
reward, but as he turns the end OF the
street. he is tripped up by another man
who seizes the parcel and runs OH. Pros
per makes his way to the suburbs. ana
seeks refuge in u barn. On awakening, ne
rinds near him the fugitive who tossed him
the bundle. The latter is much cast down
when he learns that he had given 1t up
needlessly, but is evidently OVer1oyed
when Prosper tells him that n lame man
regslined ii, evidently recognizing friend:
M.anwliile Prosper has noticed a small
cape in the mans y grde bearing the royal
crown and III once surmiseS that the IN
SSnt king of France Was being carried on.
He and the stranger return to Paris. and
Prosper takes note of a door At which the
man fingers for u short time, before they
separate.
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seemed to me that an order was given.
for the lame man started into action
and moved briskly towards the wall
which bordered the alley. and cOnse-
quently towards the house in which
stood. My companion of the night in
terposed, however, and apparently
would have done the errand himself:
but at "a word he stood sulkily and let
the other proceed, who when he had
all but disappeared-on so little a thing
it turned.-below the level of the in
tervening walls. looked up and caught
sight of me at the window.
10 he continued.
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PART III.

But ! knew or thought that l knew
all now, and the moment he was out OF
sight. set off towards the Palais Royal
like q hound let loose. needing neither
those against whom | bumped in the
Straighter ways, nor the danger l ran OF
recognition, nor the miserable aspect
] WORE l forgot all, save my news.
even my own wretchedness; and never
halted or stayed to take breath until |
stood painting i'm the doorway of the
lodge at the Palais, and met my father
in-law'S gaze of disgust and astonish-
ment.
He was Just off the night turn. and
met me on the threshold. ! saw be-
yond him the grinning faces of the
under porters. But | had that to tell
which still upheld me. l threw up my
hands.
Il know where they are!" I cried,
breathess. 81 can take you to them.
lie gaZed at me. dumb with surprise
and rage: and doubtless a less reputa-
BILE son-in-law than ! appeared would
have been hard to find. Then his pas
sion found vent. Pig. Jackal. Gut
ter-bird!" he cried. "Begone! Begone!
or will have you tlayed."
But know where they are. ! know
where they have him!" I protested.
His face underwent a startling
nimbeness wonderful in one of his
bulk and caught me by the collar.
what" he said, have you seen the
dog?"
'"rhe dog" cried. "No. but I have
seen the king! 1 have held him in my
arms. He is-'
He released me suddenly and fell
back a pace. looking at me so oddly
that paused. Say it again" he said.
slowly. "You have held the
''rhe king! The king" I cried. i'm
patiently. "Jn these arms. | know
where they have him, or at least where
the robbers are"
His double chin fell and his red face
lost color. Poor devil" he said. still
staring at me. They have driven him
mad!'
But" cried. Are you not going
to-"
He waved me off and retreated a
step hastily and crossed himself.
"Jacques!" he exclaimed. Move him
off! Move him Off do you hear. man."
But, ! tell YOU" l cried. fercely.
"they have stolen the king. They have
stolen his majesty, and /"
'"rhere. there. be calm" he an
swered. "'They have stolen the queens
dog, that is true. But have it your own
way If you like. only go. Go from here.
and quickly, or it will he the worse
for you: for here comes monseigneur,
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TO be continued.
COST OF PRODUCING A PLAY.
A Bit Of Ius ide History About The Sport.
ing pucheSS."

luz puCueSS.
The money spent by theatregoers of
this country in a single Near to See
plays and hear operas would come very
close to paying the national debt. Take
one play alone, the big spectacular
melodrama. "The Sporting Duchess"
1t averaged receipts of about $4,000
week at the Academy of Music, New
York, where it ran for over 800 nights.
The people who saw the play payed
over $500. 900 for their pleasure, and 1t
is only one of between 400 and 500 plays
before the American public.
But the public pays literally to see
plays. the managers must eNpend
money in producing them. 1t is hard to
make an uninitiated onlooker feel that
the painted canvas, the handsomely
coStumed actors and the other ingred
tents of the show cost u fortune.
Since THE Sporting Duchess" has been
taken as an example of the public's lib
eral output in this direction 1t may be
used also in illustration of the mana
gers expenditures. 1t is tremendous
play to begin with calling for 10 man.
moth scenes. the simplest of which Is a
sort of baronial hall with solid stair
ways. doors, newell posts, etc. Besides
this there is a billiard room with tables.
an immense fireplace and furniture that
was all imported from England for the
production. There Is a big hotel scene,
and the interior of Tattersall's auction
rooms. London, Is faithfully presented
Several views of the famous EPSON
Downs race course, where the famous
English Derby is run every year. are
shown and there Is q practical race
course over which 20 or 80 horses can
run at full speed without danger to
themselves or their riders. Charles
Frohman, who produced this remark
able play. paid over $4,000 out of his
pocket before the curtain went up on
the first night. He selected great
company of players, surDassing in
strength even the magnificent cast of
the Old Union Square Stock company
days-placing Agnes Booth. j. Fl. Stod-
dart. Cora Tanner T.. j. Ratcliffe Frank
Carlyle and X. A. Roberts at the head
of the organization, and giving per-
Torrance the like of which the oldest
theatre -goer could not recall.
The horses. of course. cost a lot of
money, but the greatest item of eX-
pense was confined to a single scene
the regimental ball in the second act
In this scene the uniforms of all mill
tary Europe are displayed. There are
over two dozen London and Paris
dresses from the establishments of
Worth. Felix and others, some of
which cost 81 100 each. The dresses and
uniforms cost in the neighborhOod of
$4,000. making it probably the most
expensive and elaborate scene ever pre-
scented on stage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04

the bishop, to wait on her majesty. and
II he sees you you will There. make
way, make way" he continued ,ad-
dressing the little crowd that had as
sembled. Way, way for monseigneur,
the bishop of Beauvais.'
As he spoke the bishop and his train
turned out of st. Antoine and the crowd
attending him eddied about the paIais
entrance. ! was hustled and swept out
of the way: and. luckily escaDing no.
tice, found myself IA few minutes later
crouching in a blind alley that runs
beside the Church of st. jacques
crouching and wOlfing a crust of bread
which one of the men with whom 1 had
often talked in the lodge had thrust
into my hand. l ate it with tears: i'm
all Paris that day was no more miser-
able outcast What had become of my
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
STUFFED BREAST OF VEAL,

Let the butcher remove the rib bones
and prepare it for stufiiny. From the
bones and cents worth Of knckle OF
veal you will make the soup for dinner
For the stufiing mix together half pound
of stale bread soaked in water and
squeezed out, two ounces Of butter a fried
minced onion, and minced parsley. Sea-
son highly and add two beaten eggs, IL
you want it extra nice. but II Is very good
without. Fill the cavity with this. sew
up the opening with q quart OF water or
broth, lay on the veal the flesh side mp
permost, and cook gently in moderate
oven for two hours. Serve with some OF
its own gravy, thickened.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
HAM AND EGG PATTIES.

Cut the crumb of stale loaf of bread
and II you do not have this you can bNy
it for ) cents at the bakers-intO slices
an inch thick and stamp into rounds the
size of u teacup Make u little incising
all around these half an inch from the
edge and scrape out the middle; brush
over with melted butter and set in a
good oven to toast. Have ready as many
small spoOnfuls of minced ham Us you
have rounds of bread: heat 1t with little
cream or white Or brown sauce; fill the
cavities, lay poached egg on each. and
send to table.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
NEW WAY TO SERVE pApsNIps.

nips Is in the shape OF ar English walnut
with q nut in the middle. The parsnips
are first boiled and mashed fine. Then to
each pint there are added a teaspoonful
of salt, two tablespoonfuls Of melted but
ter, dash of pepper, and two tablespoon
fuls of milk. Mix well over the Are, and
when smoking hot add a thoroughly
beaten and very fresh egg. Spread the
mixture on q dish to cool. Then take the
nur of an English walnut and roll around
ii the parsnio pulp until you have a good
sized nut. Roll in egg and cracker dust
and fry II light brown In deep fat that
Is smoking. Serve hot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
SUDDEN FAME

A man works twenty years 20 become
known as scholar, II newspaper man and
u gentleman, while the illiterate murderer
springs into immediate notoriety In a day,
and the widow of his victim cannot even
get her life insurance These things are
what make people misanthropc and tena-
cious of their belief in a hell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
DIGNITY.

Dignity does not draw. 1t answers in
place of intellectual tone for twenty min
utes, but after while ii fails TO get there.
Dignity works all right in wooden In
dian or drum major. but the man who
desires TO draw salary through life and
TO be sure of a visible means of support
will do we'll 10 make some other provision
than a naughty look and the air of pa;-
ronage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04

rest on = woman whose ravishing beauty
would drive u narrow-gunge mule into
commissions and make him hate himself 10
lsaf n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
BILL NYE'S EARLY WORK
Some Of the First Writings Of the
Dead humOriSt.
HIS Substituting SAYINGS
Extracts from Some Of the Most Char
aetcristio Writiugs-iis Best Work
Done as On Editor of tho
Laramie Boomerang.

Although Bill Nyes letters and lee
lures are familiar to all people who ap-
preciate humor of the true sort, his first
and best writing-done while ne was
editor of the Boomerang-has not had
that wide circulation it deserves. Much
Of that excellent work he collected and
published in book form, and II is from
those unpretentious volumes, "Baled
Hay" Forty Liars" CIV. Il. Conkey)
and 'Chestnuts." that the following
characteristic excerpts are made:
DEDICATION.
10 MY WIFE:
Who has courteously and heroically
laughed at my feeble and emacialed
jokes even when she did not feel like
IL: who has again and again started
up and agitated successfully the
tagging and reluctant applause,
who has courageOusly held my
coat through this trying or
deal and who, even now. as
write this. is in the front
yard warning people to
keep on the premises
until | have another
lucid interval,
This volume is affectiOnately inscribed,
by the
AUTHOR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
THE RIGHT SORT OF BOY.

I am always sorry to see youth get ir-
ritated and pack up his clothes in the heat
OF debate and leave the home nest. HIS Iu-
ture Is a little doubtful, and 1t Is hard to
prOgnOsticate whether he will fracture
limestone for the streets of a great city or
become president of the United States:
but there Is a beautiful and luminous life
ahead OF his in comparison with the boy
who obstinately refuses to leave the home
nest. The boy who cannot summon the
moral courage some day to uncoil the ten
drills of his heart from the clustering idols
of the household to grapple with outrag
eoils fortune, ought TO be taken by the ear
and led away out into the great untried
realm of space,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
FAIRY TOAST.

Take stale sponge cake. cut in slices
half an inch thick Lay on platters on
which You wish to serve 1t. Beat the
whites of three eggs to a stiff broth, then
continue with the egg beater to beat into
1t one small glass of genuine jelly, leaving
out one tablespoonful to put on top o.!
slices.--Any jelly YOU prefer can be used
Heap the jelly frostng on each slice Of
cake until 1t is all used up, and In the CEN
ter Of each put lump of jel>' on the
frosting. Make a soft custard Of the three
yolks of eggs, one pint Of milk made by
less than one pint of water and one ta-
blespoonful Of cornstarch. favored with
vanilla. When cooked pour the custard
around the cake. but do not pour 1t on the
frosting. As you serve each slice take u
spoonful Of custard with 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
EIRNINESS.

Firmness Is a good thing in its place,
but we should early learn that TO be firm
we need not stand up against "a cyclone
till our Internal economy is blown into the
tops of the neighboring trees. Moral
courage is u good thing, but 1t is useless
unless you have a liver to go along with
H. Sometimes a man is required to lay
down his life for his principles. but the
cases where he is expected to lay down his
digester on the altar of his belief are COM
paratively seldom.
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AUTHOR.
THE TRUE AMERICAN.

The true American would rather work
himself into luxury OF the lunatic asylum
than TO hang like great wart upon the
face Of nature.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
CTRRIED SARDINES.

For a bite after the theater try curried
sardines, cooked in q chatting dish Make
paste, with butter. made mustard. cur
ry powder, and few drops Of vinegar
or lemon juice. Skin the sardines and
carefully wash the oil Off. Spread them
thickly with the mixture and grill them
for a minute and then serve either on
fingers of fried bread. busted with coral
line pepper. curry powder and minced
parsley. or on fingers of hot buttered
toast.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
PUGILIsT OR STATESMAN.

Thousands of our own boys. who today
are spearing frogs, or bathing in the rivers
of their native land and parading on the
shingly beach with no clothes OH to speak
reer OF usefulness and greatness of brow
and the humdrum life of a bilious stu
dent and pale. sad congressman. VIII you
rise to the proud pinnacle of fame as a
pugilist. boys. or will you plug along as a
sorrowing, overworked statesman? Now
in the springtime of your lives, choose be-
tween the two. and abide the conse-
quences.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
EGG CORN BREAD.

Here is a recipe for an excellent corn
bread: Half a cup Of bread crumbs soaked
in pin. OF milk, two eggs. two cupfuls
of cornmeaI, tablespoonful of lard or
butter. teaspoonful of salt. Beat the
eggs lightly and the soaked bread crumbs
TO batter: melt the shortening; stir all
together until hard. and bake in shallow
tins in q quick oven
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
CREAM BISCUIT.

Take two pounds of -four, tablespoon
of butter three tablespoons of sugar one
egg, one ounce of bcarbonate of soda.
one-half ounce OF ammonia. ona-eig h In
ounce of cream tartar. one-four,h cup
of water and sufficient oil OF lemon 10
flavor Roll and cut oG, the biscuits.
drop them for Il minute in boiling water.
take them out and put them i'm cold water;
then lay them on Il cloth to dry. now
put them on baking sheets at a little dis
tance apart, and bake.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
GOOD RECIPES.
CHOCOLATE BAvARIAN CREAM.

CHOCOLATE BANARIAN CREAh-
For one large mould OF cream use haii
a package OF gelatine, one Sill or milk,
two quarts OF whipped cream, one si!l OF
sugar and one ounce OF chocolate. SOAK
the gelatine in cold water for two hours.
Whip and drain the cream, scrape tne
chocolate ard nut the milk on TO Doll;
Put ths chocolate, two tablespoonfuis OF
sugar and one of hot water in a small
saucepan and stir on a hot fire until
smooth and glossy. stir this into the hot
milk. Now add the soaked gelatine and
the remainder of the sugar. strain TINS
mixture into a basin that will hold two
quarts or more. Place the basin in 4
pan. of cold ice water and stir until the
mixture is cold, when 1t will begin to
thicken. Instantly begin to stir In the
whipped cream. adding half the amount
at first. When all the cream has been ad-
ded. dip the mould In cold water and then
turn the cream into il. Place in the Ice
chest for an hour or more. At serving
time dip the mould in tepid water. See
that the cream will come from the sides
of the mould and turn out on dat dish.
Serve with whipped cream.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
A CHILD'S FATE.

During big thunder shower while ago
little Willie. who slept upstairs alone. got
scared and called his mother who came
up and asked him what he was frightened
about. Willie frankly admitted that the
thunder was "a little too much for a little
boy who slept alone.
We'll, II you're afraid" said his mother,
pushing back the curls from his forehead,
you should pray for courage"
"A1l right, ma, said Willie, an idea CONF
ing into his head suppose you stay up
here and pray while go downstairs and
sleep with paw"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04

RELATIONSHIPS are very confusing to the
Juvenile mind, but there are not man
children so delightfully."- at sea as the small
girl of the following story:
She appeared with Il small brother at
pubic school and gave in their names
as Ralph and Edith Johnson
brother and sister. suppose" said the
teacher.
on. no. ma'am," said the little girl.
were twins. Youths Companio
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CURRY OF LOBSTER.

Cut into pieces about two inches square
the meat of lobster weighing about three
pounds. and after seasoning with salt
and one-tifth Of II teaspoonful OF cayenne
set 1t away in u cold place. Put three ta-
blespoonfuls Of butter into u frying pan
and when IL has become hot add two ta-
blespoonfuls of -four and small tea
spoonful of curry powder. Stir the mix
ture until II is brown; then gradually add
with salt and pepper Add the lobsre and
cook six minutes longer Place small
pieces Of crisp toast upon warm dish
and pour the curry upon them. Garnish
with triangles of toast and bits OF pars-
ley. II the flavor OF onion BE- liked fry
"a small onion in the butter, adding the
flour and curry powder, but in this case
strain the sauce before the lobster is put
with il,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-04
WHITE POTATO SALAD.

Take five boiled potatoes and cut them
In thin slices. Mix one tablespoonful of
vinegar. one of oil. pinch of salt. a lit,
Tie pepper. one small onion minced fine,
one egg SLICED or chopped. and little
mustard.-Phladelphia Record.