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Evening star., 1905-11-11

And /" And t. cried Aylward and
THEN the rest / leave to your wisdom.
Sir William; and IL God sends US fortune
we shall meet you again in this gorge ere
it be dark
So saying. Sir Nigel mounted the white
horse OF the Spanish cavalier, and rode
quietly forth from his concealment with
his three companions behind him, Aleyne
leading his masters own steed by the bri-
die So many small parties of French and
Spanish horse were sweeping h..her and
thither that the small band attracted little
notice, and making its way at gentle
trot across the plain, they came as far as
the camp without challenge or hinderance
On and on they pushed past the endless
lines of tents amid the dense swarms or
horsemen and of footmen, until the huge
royal pavilion stretched in front or them
ney were close upon it when OF a sudden
there broke out wild hubbub from as
tant portion of the camp, with screams and
war-cries and all the wild tumult of battle
At the sound soldiers came rushing from
their tents knights shouted loudly for their
snllires and there mad turmoil on
every hand of bewlidered men and plunslng
horses At the royal tent crowd or gor-
geously dressed servants ran miner ana
thither in helpless panic, for the guard OF
soldiers who were stationed there had al
ready ridden off in the direction OF the
alarm. A man-at-arms on either SIDE OF
the doorway were the sole protectors OF
the royal dwelling. ,-,.s
II have come for the king" whisperned
Sir Nigel; and by St Paul! he must pach
with us or / must bide here"
cTo be continued tomorrow
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the lemon pulp freed from the white skin
and seeds. Cook until the pumpkin is clear
and transparent then lift out carefully and
lay in jars. Boil the syrup until clear and
thick and pour over the chips. Seal
Clipped Pears.-These make a delicious
sweetmeat, and the hard fall fruit can be
utilized In them to advantage. Peel, core
and cut the fruit into very thin slices.
Weigh and for eight pounds of pears allow
the same quantity of sugar. the juice of
four lemons, one pint water, half pound
green ginger root sliced thin. and the lemon
rinds cut into as long, thin strips as pos
sible. Place all together in a preserving
kettle and simmer gently for an hour. Turn
into jelly glasses.
Spced Pears.-Peel the pears dropping
into cold water to prevent diseoloration.
Place in a porcelain kettle one quart vine
gar, four pounds sugar, one ounce stick
cinnamon, one-half ounce cassia buds and
half an ounce of cloves When this comes
to a boil add eight pounds of the peeled
pears and cook until tender. Skim out the
fruit and put in jars, cook the syrup n lit
tie longer until thick and pour over the
fruit. Apples may be spiced in the same
way, furnishing an excellent relish to go
with meats.
Apple JellyATake good, juicy sour apples
preferably red on account of the exquisite
color it gives the jell; cut in pieces neither
peeling nor coring, but removing all i'm
perfections. Stew until soft, adding just
enough water to prevent their sticking.
When soft drain in flannel bag over night
Measure the juice and allow an equal meas
ure of sugar. Put the latter on plates and
set in the oven to neat through. Boil the
juice twenty minutes. adding for favor a
rose geranium leaf, lemon juice or a little
pineapple; add the sugar. stir until dis
solved. remove the scum and pour into hot
glasses. The addition of ounce to every
dozen apples gives fine flavor to apple
jelly.
Crab apple jelly is made in the same way,
allowing half pound of sugar to each pint
of juice. -.-.
Apple Butter.-Sweet apples are ordinarily
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THE EVENING STAR SATURDAY NOVEMBER H. 1eo5-PARr g.

| used for this purpose, though some good
housewives prefer half sweet and half sour
apples. have ready a gallon of sweet cider
that has been boiled down to half its orr
ginal bulk. Fill with sweet sliced apples
and let them simmer all day or until re-
duced to a thick pulp, like marmalade Stir
often with g. wooden spoon or paddle to pre-
vent their burning or sticking to the Kettle.
If you wish the butter to have spicy favor
allow teaspoonful each cinnamon, cloves
and nutmeg, adding when the butter is
nearly done. A few ounces are also some
times added for the flavor When done turn
into small crooks. This is excellent with
wholewheat bread for children's luncheon
and makes an approved appetizer for break
fast.
Philadelphia Scrapple.-To make scrap
pie ask your butcher to get you the
head of pig, together with the heart. liver,
kidneys and all the lean pieces. Do not use
the fat portions that are thrown aside.
when cutting UP the animal. Cut from the
head the teeth and as much of the jaw bone
as possible. and cut off the grisly snout and
ears. Clean ali the rest, taking especial
care to see that no bristles get in, and put
into a big kettle with the heart, liver, etc.
Cover with cod water and simmer until all
the bones in the head fall apart. Then
strain the liquid into another pot and keep.
hot on the back of the range. Pick over
the meat, removing every particle of bone,
and add to the strained liquor, setting again
I over the fire. Season with salt. black pep
per and sage then stir into the boiling liquid
cornmeal and buckwheat, little at time,
In the proportion of two of cornmeal to one
of buckwheat until the entire mass Is as
thick as mush Pour into deep pans and set
away in the cellar to COOL When ready to
use slice and fry. Scrapple should not be
kept in a refrigera tor For this reason the
fiat and apartment dwelier with no cellar
to fall back upon, finds 1t difficult to know
how to keep the scrappe when made. In
this case it is a good plan for two families
to join together, dividing the first. cost.
which is a tremendous cut on the butchers
price and then the scrapple.
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Surely see the red pile of Chandos at
the head of yonder squadron" cried Sir
Richard Causton, shading his eyes with his
hand.
mot So" answered Sir Simon Burley,
who had watched the approaching host
with a darkening face. ut is even as
feared. That is the double eagle of Du
Guesclin.'
You say very truly cried the Earl of
Angus. ''These are the levies of France,
for l can see the ensgns of the Marshal
d'Andreghen. with that of the Lord of An
toing and of Briseuil and of many another
from Brittany and Anjou."
by st. Paul! 1 am very glad of it."
said Sir Nigel. "Of these Spaniards 1
know nothing; but the French are very
worthy gentlemen, and will do what they
can for our advancement"
There are at the least four thousand of
them, and all men-at-arms," cried Sir Will
liam FELTON,. See, there is Bertrand him
self, beside his banner, and there is King
Henry, who rides to welcome him. Now
they all turn and come into the camp to-
gether."
AS he spoke the vast throng of Spaniards
and of Frenchmen trooped across the
plain. with brandished arms and tossing
banners. All day long the sound of revelry
and of rejoicing from the crowded camp
swelled up TO the ears of the Englishmen.
and they could see the soldiers of the two
nations throwing themselves into one an
others arms and dancing hand IN hand
round the blazing fires. The sun had sunk
Nigel at last gave word that the men should
resume their arms and have their horses
ready He had himself thrown off his
arrnor, and had dressed himself from head
to foot in the harness OF the captured
Spaniard.
"Sir William" said he, sit is my inten-
ton to attempt small deed. and / ask
you therefore, that you will lead this out
fall upon the camp For me, / Will ride
into their camp with my squire and two
archers. / pray you to watch me, and to
ride forth when ! am come among the
tents You will leave twenty men be-
hind here. as we planned this morning, and
you will ride back here after you have VEN
tured as far as seems good to you.
II will do as you order. Nigel; but what
is it that you purpose to dor
.'You will see anon. and indeed 1t is but
a trifiing matter. Alleyne, you will come
with me, and lead spare horse by the
bride I will have the two archers who
rode with us through France. for they are
trusty men and of stout heart. Let them
ride behind us, and let them leave their
bows here among the bushes, for II is not
my wish that they should know that we
are Englishmen. Say no word to any whom
we may meet. and, If any speak to you,
pass ON as though you heard them not.
Are you ready?'
Il am ready. my fair lord" said Alleyne.
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have met; for If 1 mistake not 1T is Don
Diego Alvarez, who was once at the prince
court
'It is indeed T. said the Spanish knight,
speaking in the French tongue, land pray
you to pass your sword through my heart;
for how can L live-I, a cabalIero of Castle
after being dragged from my horse by the
base hands of a common archer?'
Fret not for that" answered Sir Nigel.
For, in sooth, had he not pulled you down
a dozen cloth-yard shafts had crossed one
another in your body"
'By st. James, 1t were better so than to
be polluted by his touch" answered the
Spaniard. with his black eyes sparkling
with rage and hatred. Il trust that l am
now the prisoner of some honorable knight
or gentleman"
''You are the prisoner of the man who
took you, Sir Diego answered Sir Nigel.
And I may tell you that better men than
either you or | have found themselves be-
fore now prisoners in the hands of archers
of England"
'What ransom. then, does he demand?'
asked the Spanard
Big John scratched his red head and grin
ned in high delight when the question was
propounded to him. Tell him" said he,
that | shall have ten cows and a bu!l too
If 1T be but little one. A,so dress of
blue sendall for mother and red one for
Joan: with five acres of pasture land, two
scythes and fine new grindsfone. Like
wise a small house, with stalls for the
thirsty weather. e.a....
.'Tnt. tutr' cried Sir Nige', laughing "Aii
these things may be had for money: and /
think Don Diego. that five thousand crowns
is not too much for SO renowned knight"
1T shall be duly paid him.
For some days we must keep-you with
US; and must crave leave also to use your
shield. your armor and your borse.''
MY harness is yours by the law OF
arms" said the Spaniard. gloonaily.
81 do but ask the loan of it. have need
of 1t this day, but 1t shall be duly returned
to you. Set guards. Aylward, with arrow
on string, at either end of the pass; for 1t
may happen that some Uther cavaliers may
visit us ere the time be come.
All day the little band of Englishmen lay
in the sheltered gorge, looking down upon
the vast host of their unconscious enemies.
Shortly after midday a great uproar OF
shouting and cheering broke out In the
camp, with mastering of men and calling
of bugles. Clambering up among the rocks,
the companions saw long rolling cloud OF
dust along the whole eastern skyline, with
the CLINT of spears and the hutter of pen
mons, which announced the approach of
large body ,of cavalry. For moment a
wild hope came upon them that perhaps
the prince had moved more swiftly than
had been planned, that he had crossed the
Ebro. and that this was his vanguard
sweeping to the attack.
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knight, sit appears to me that this wind
brings a very savory smell of garlic and
of onions from their cooking kettles |
am in favor of riding down upon them at
once, if my old friend and comrade here
is of the same mind"
Nay" said Sir Nigel; II have a plan
by which we may attempt some small deed
upon them, and yet, by the help of God,
may be able to draw off again; which, as
Sir Simon Burley hath said, would be
scarce possible in any other way
~How then, Sir Nigel?" asked several
voices.
1--WE shall lie here all day; for amid this
brushwood 1t is i'll for them TO see US. Then,
when evening comes, We shall sally out
upon them and see If we may not gain
some honorable advancement from them"
"But why then rather than now?'
Because we shall have nightfall to COW
er us when draw off. so that we may
make our way back through the mountains.
l would station a score of archers here in
the pass, with all our pennons jutting forth
from the rocks, and many nakirs and
drums and bugleS we have with us, so
that those who follow US in the fading
light may think that the whole army of
the prince is upon them, and fear to go
further. What think you of my plan, Sir
Simon?'
by my troth, 1 think very well of it,"
cried the prudent old commander. IF four
hundred men must needs run a tilt against
sixty thousand, cannot see how they can
do 1t better or more safely"
And so say l." cried FELTON,. heartily.
But 1 wish the day were over, for it will
be an i'll thing for us if they chance to
light upon U.S."
The words were scarce out of his mouth
when there came clatter of loose stones,
the sharp clink of trotting hoofs, and a
dark-faced cavalier, mounted upon a white
horse. burst through the bushes and rode
swiftly down the valley from the end which
was furthest from the Spanish camp. Light
ly armed, with his vizor open and hawk
perched upon his left wrist, he looked about
him with the careless air of a man who is
bent wholly upon pleasure, and unconscious
of the possibility of danger. Suddenly, how
ever. his eyes lighted upon the fierce faces
which glared out at him from the brush
wood With cry of terror, he thrust his
spurs into his horses sides and dashed for
the narrow opening of the gorge. For a
moment 1t seemed as though he would
have reached it, for he had trampled over
or dashed aside the archers who threw
themselves In his way: but Horde John
seized him by the foot in his grasp of iron
and dragged him from the saddle, while
two others caught the frightened horse.
ssHo. hov' roared the great archer. How
many cows wilt buy my mother If set
thee free?'
flush that bulls bellowing." cried Sir
Nigel, impatiently. Bring the man here
BY st. Paul! it Il not the first time that we
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LOW YIELD EXPECTED.
Apple Crop Of 1905 viii Be.
Below the Average.
PRICES WILL BE HIGH
SHIFTING OF APPLE-PRoDUCING
REGION TO MIDDLE WEST.
A Remarkable Orchard Of Ancient
Trees in Rhode Island-Value
cf Scientific Care.
Written for The Star,

Written for The Star
Apples are apples this year. The crop OF
1904 was a record one, but the crop of this
year is below the average.
This is bad for the consumers. 1t Is not
so bad for the growers, as whole, for the
crop is by no means a failure, and the
smaller crop will be offset by higher prices,
SO that the net money return will not fall
far below last years. In some sections,
however the crop will be short enough to
cause shortage of money. In those see-
tions where the crop is large the nigh
prices will cause big returns.
There has been great revolution in the
business of raising apples within the last
twenty-five years. In the seventies New
York easily held the record for apple pro-
duction over all the other states. It still
produces the greatest variety of apples, and
perhaps a greater percentage of high grade
fruit, but it is outclassed in quantity by
Missouri at least, it's apple crop ranking
alongside It's mule and chicken crops, while
Michigan has crawled we'll up toward the
top as an apple producing state.
The writer called al the fruit department
of one of the great corporations that deal
in food supplies in New York q day or two
ago, AMI was surprised when the manager
said that his concern no longer handled ma
tive apples. preferring foreign ones both
because of their better flavor and their
more satisfactory keeping qualities. lit
tie questioning brought out the astonishing
information that the apples he was pleased
to term foreign are raised in Oregon. In
New York city, it appears the word ma
tive is used to designate only the product
of New York state and adjoining common
wealths. Everything west of the Allie
ghanies is foreign
When raised east of the Connecticut river
they are termed neither native nor for
eign" but New England" applies, though
few or none Of them find their way to New
York. Few apples are raised south
Oregon Apples.
The apples which reach New York from
Oregon are mostly Spitzenbergs and New
town Pippins They are not shipped in
barrels, as practically all apples formerly
were. but In boxes of an outside measure
ment of 22x12h and l. inches.
The apples are carefully wrapped in
tissue paper and graded to size. Each
box is marked on the outside with the
number of apples it contains. Boxes hold
from 70 to 126 apples, and such fruit is
retailed by the dozen at varying prices,
have the money to spend. Such apples
are often more costly to such consumers
than oranges.
1t is certain, according to the manager
already quoted, that Oregon apples Will
bring higher prices than oranges in New
York next winter. This condition is by
no means a new one, having often OBJ
tanned within the past few years.
One of the reasons why Spltzenbergs
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New England Raises It's Own Apples.

fselves readily to satisfactory grading.
New England Raises It's Own Apples.
So much has been said in print of late
about western apples that the public west
of the Hudson river has about forgotten
the New England states as apple pro-
ducers at ALL
But these states usually raise quite
enough apples to meet their own demand
besides being able to send some to Liver
pool most years.
When the New England apple crop is
not big enough to supply New England s
demand for the fruit importations are
generally made from Nova Scotia rarely
from the west. 1t is expected that there
will be considerable importations from
Nova Scotia this year, the crop in the
"Evangeline" country being reported
fully up to the average.
The Nova Scotia apples are smaller than
most apples grown in the states" but
they are of unusually god flavor and re-
markable keeping quality. Nova Scotia
sends quantities of them to Liverpool
/ every year; they are great favorites in
England
There is a fairly heavy duty on all ap-
pies brought into this country, but owing
to the greater purchasing power of a dol
lar in Nova Scotia than in the United
States they offered at so much lower
prices that when the crop is at all short
in this country the returns from their
sale here form no inconSiderable part of
the Nova Scotian apple growers annual
income.
Nova Scotia apples rarely get as far
west as New York, however.
Revolutionary Apple Trees.
One of the big advantages possessed by
the western apple growers lies in the fact
that their trees are comparatively young,
and, therefore. comparatively free from
worms and caterpillars, whose ravages i'll
jure the fruit even when the trees them
selves suffer no harm
Some of the apple orchards in western
New York have fallen off, both in the quail
ity and quantity of their yield, because OF
the age of their trees. According to a fruit
dealer from Newport, r. l., however, there
is no excuse for poor apples, or, he says,
small crops, just because the trees are old
He tells of a remarkable little orchard
owned by Henry Hedly of Portsmouth r.
l., the yield of which proves the assertion
The trees making up this orchard are OF
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A Failure.

From, the Chicago Record Herald.
"I hear your son has given up scientiho
farming.
Yes"
what was the trouble?'
..I believe he found that In order 10 10
successful the scientific farmer wouia nave -
the other way.
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"The Angelus.h

From the Los Angeles Times.
.I notice that Santa Barbara newspaper
spells Los Angeles with 'u'-Angeius
Yes; that is because the city is sEch 9
worid-famed picture, don't you know?"
Evening star., 1905-11-11
Her Specially.

From tie Detroit Free Press.
Miss Cutting is very observing"
.sYes. tbseeI, she never overiooks .
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and Newtown Pippins such favorites
with the fancy New York trade is fur
nished by the fact that they are remark
ably uniform in siZe thus lending them
'Selves readily to satisfactory grading.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-09
The Panama c nal Again.

In view Of the indeterminate condition
Of authoritative opinion concerning
various plans for the Panama Canal, We
call especial attention TO the address de-
livered Yesterday by Mr.. BUNAU-VARILLA
before the French Academy Of Sciences
as summarized in our despatch this
morning from Paris.
The ideas Of this eminent Frenchman'
whose energies and sympathies are en-
listed so thoroughly in both practical
and a sentimental way for the success
Of the American undertaking, are pre-
scented by him without any design to i'm
pute disability TO our own engineers, and
they may be studied with profit.
Il is remarkable how little is known
10 the public about recent results OF
engineering science as applied TO canal-
zation and submarine rock excavation.
Mr.. BUNAU-VARILLA's observations are
exceedingly welcome at this time. and
we hope they will command at Wash
ington the attention they deserve and
which they are sure TO receive from
scientific men everywhere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-09

To TIE EDTToR or The SUE--sfr: I would ask
permission 10 correct an inGccurAoy In Mr.. James
HunekeT's otherwise admirable article on BernAr nd
Shaw In recent issue OF Success. The empty
stomach" and those starving, beautiful days,
OF which Mr.. Huneker writes 30 fesllngly, exist,
Am Informed by near relative OF Bernard ShAw's,
only In Mr. Huneksr's sympathetic Imagination,
1T IA true" my Informant says, that for q few
years they (the Shaw family were not exactly
milonAires, but their mother had an income and
a sister was earning good aud steadily Increasing
one A. q singer they lived In q well furnished
house IN a pleasant part Of London and g. p. s.
lived with them"
50 much for the empty stomach legend. may
add though II bears only indirectly the point a.
ISSUE, that G. B. SIS ErandfAtheu were Irish oouh
try gentlemen OF old family His paternal grand
father, Bernard Shaw, was High sheriff OF County
Kilkenny. post only given 70 men OF social stand
ing IN the county. Hls father was younger son.
The present representative OF the shaw family In
ireland IL Major Sir Frederick shaw. Bari. d. o.,
OF Buahey Park. Dublin. Hh maternal grand
father was Walter BAgnan OuTiey. squire, master
OF for hounds. and an extensive landed proprietor
whose sntailed estate @. B. s. inherited In Is7s.
BERLN, April Is STANLHT SuAu.