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New-York tribune., 1906-09-30

Mrs Roswell looked quickly at Professor Van
Dusen He went to the girl and examined her pulse
DO YOU read much:" he asked. Did you
ever read this?" and he held up the copy OF Les
Miserables. ,.
Il don't read French we'll enough, she replied
Il have read it in English.
The conversation desultory tor a time ana
finally The Thinking Machine rose In the drawing
room down stairs he gave Mrs. Roswell some IN,
structions which amazed her exceedingly, and
went his way.
and in an hour was sleeping sOundly; but Mrs.
Roswell was up when the clock struck one. She
had previously bolted the doors OF the two rooms
and fastened the windows. Now she rose from her
seat picked up small jar from her table. and crept
cautiously, even stealthily, to the bed whereon
Jeanette lay, pale almost as the sheets. The girls
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30

J,
but each jewel remained in it's setting. Finally he
sank down the bed beside the still figure Of the
girl he loved. His face was crimson
Your intentions good; but YOU are q IOOl,'
commented The Thinking Machine tarcIv, Il
know you did not take the jewels-vOu have proved
it yourself l may add that Miss Roswell did
not take them"
The stupetied look on Grantha1n's face was re-
fiected in those of his mother and stepfather Drs
Forester and Henderson were busy with the gIrl
needless of the Others.
Then where are the jewels'" Mrs. Roswell de-
manded.
The Thinking Machine turned and squir,ei at
her with Slight suggestion OF irritable repro n IN
his manner.
Safe and easily found ne replied irnpa- a--ly.
He lifted the unconscious girls hand and --e cd
his fingers TO rest on her pulse for a mOrncut en-
turned to the medical Would yo- I've
believed that sOmnambuliStic SubconSc eSS
would have taken just this form2" he as ed
Not unless | had seen it, replied DR.. III ier-
frankly.
Its remarkable mental condition. ark
able commented DR.. Forester
1t a weirdlv simple recital of the facts
had found them that The Thinking Nachlnr e.
down stairs IN the drawing room hour .l-.
Dawn breaking over the city and the faces
those who had waited and watched for just
had happened showed WEAKNESS. Vet they lSteue-
listened with all their faculties, the ernInc--
enlist talked. Young Grantham sat, white
C0reras& on p4ss Y
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30

oss the room 10 table WHEREOF, lay several
ks. She stopped over this, and when sb@
iqhtened up again she held Les Misera5les N
hand Several times the leaves futtcred througb
fingers. and thrice she held the boOs close -
ewes in the uncertain hight; then nodded as Il
SIZED and carefully replaced it as she had found il
rom the table she went straight toward the 81
dial which cleaned reflection OF hight As She
It. another figure detached Itself roiselessIv
n the shadows and crept toward her from
ind The girl had leaned forward % place her
d the dial, when steady ray OF hight from
electric bulb struck her full IN the lace. She
not finch nor by the slightest sign show thar
was aware of it. From her face the hight trav
to each of her hands in turn
he dial whirled in her fingers several times
then stopped with click, the bot snaDred
the vault door opened. COnspICuOuslv in
front lay the tiara glittering mOChIrEiv Again
from the shadows there came quick gasp as
the girl lifted the regal toy and tumbled i on
the floor. Again the gasp was st.1ed.
With quick moving, nervous hands she
dragged the jewels out, permitting them to
fall. She seemed to be seeking something
else seeking valnly, apparently, Tor after
awhile she rose with Sigh, staring INTO the
vault hopelessly. She stood thus for dozen
heart beats; then came the low guar voice
of the second figure-lOw, yet singustrlv clear
of enunciatiOn.
What is it YOU SEEK" it asked
The letters, she replied dTeauIlv.
There was a pause, and she turned as if to
reenter her room. As she did SO the light
again flashed in her CLASSY eyes, and the second
figure laid OBTAINING hand on her arm She
started a little, staggered, her eyes closed
suddenly, to open again IN abJect terror as
she stared into the face before her. She
screamed wildly, percingly gazed moment,
then sank down fainting.
DR.. Forester, she needs YOU now
1t was the unexCited, irnpersOnal voice OF
The Thinking Machine. He touched a button
in the wall, and the room was flooded with
light. Drs. Forester and Henderson sud
denly revealed, with Mr. and Mrs Roswell
and Arthur Grantham, came forward and
lifted the senseless body. Granthan too
rushed to her with panied. horror stricken
face. Mrs. Roswell dropped Imply into
chair Her husband stood beside her, help
lessly stroking her hair.
Its all right" said The Thinking Machine
Its only the shock. She was asleep"
Grantham turned on him savagelv. i'm
petuously, and danger Law in the bovish ewes.
Its hel' he said fercely. She didn't
steal those diamonds"
How do you knOwi" asked The Thinking
Machine coldly.
Because-because / took them myself
the young man blurted- If l had known
there was to be any such trick as this I should
never have consented to it..
His mother stared up at him in open eyed
wonder.
How did you remove the Jewels from the
setting?" asked The Thinking Machine, still
quietly.
IL did it with nv fingers"
Take out one of these for me-" and The
Thinking Machine offered him the tiara.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
REAL FLOWERS IN HAT.
a Fancy to Ornament Various Ar
ticlss with Fresh Blossoms
Fad That May Grow.

1--WE trim hats with real flowers"
Jsid a Broadway florist "A fine Law.
snder chip adorned with purple orchids
and asparagus vine in one window
brought us orders for many like 1t.
"Our mode Of trimming Injuries
aeither flowers nor hat. Hats trimmed
with real flowers have been used IN
weddings in place of bridemaid's bou-
Iuets. They have also been popular
As choice cotillon faYors.
1--WE trim parasols, too. Customers
may buy our parasols or bring their
3wn purchases to have them Morally
decorated.
Fan exquisite pale green parasol
was brought here lately to be en-,
aanced with green orchids and
naidenhair fern A more charming
gift could hardly be thought o.
1T looks TO me as though 1t would
,acome lxed fashion--to have gifts
made more beautiful and giftlile With
lower trimmings which can be re.
moved by the recipient Of the present
ana set in water OF worn, as the case
may BEN. y Sun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
pRUNEs m A GOOSE.
How to Cook This Bird 50 II VIII Bs
Voted the Most Delicious
Ever Eaten.

To stun a goose with prunes will
seem rather startling innovation to
conservative housekeepers, yet the
combination Is distinctly pleasing and
has much more to recommend It than
It's novelty. II is no more dificult to
prepare than the usual bread and onion
stunning, and requires only those ingre-
dents which are at hand in almost
every home storeroom.
Before the goose is drawn, IT should
be very thoroughly scrubbed on the
outside, using a brush and soap suds.
Rinse II we'll and wipe dry. SINCE Il
before washing. Then draw It, wash
the inside, and wipe dry. For the
stufiing cook one-quarter pound OF
choice prunes (Which have soaked over
night In boiling water to cover until
partially cooked. Cook one cup of WELL
washed rice in four cups Of rapidly
boiling water for is minutes. Drain,
and add to the rice the strained prune
Juice. to which has been added sufi-
Client water to make three cups. Add
salt to taste, and cook the rice in this
liquor until almost done.
The prunes should be stoned and cut
into rsther small pieces; mix them
with one-quarter pound Of shelled and
blanchBd almonds which have been
chopped moderately small, and one
half cIDful OF melted butter Season
rather highly with salt, paprika and
nutmeg. Mix thoroughly with the rice
and fill the goose with the mixture:
truss 1t neatly, and place on the rack
In the dripping-pan.
The oven should be very hot at first
to brown the goose richly, then reduce
the heat, and haste frequently. Dredge
the bird lightly with -four after each
basting the last half hour 1t is cooking,
It should be cooked until the joints
will separate easily. II it browns too
deeply cover with paper. Serve with
apple sauce, baked or fried apples, and
brown Gravy.-Country Gentleman.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
A FEW HINTS ON BAKING.
To Keep Pie Crust in Shape, Cookies
from Burning, Fruit Pies from
Getting Soggy.

When baking a shell for a lemon or
cream pie, try this plan to keep it in
shape. Line the deep pie tin in the
usual way, then after Touring the bot
tom and sides of another tin exactly
like it, place it in the shell that is
ready to bake. The empty tin keeps
the crust in perfact shape, yet does
not hinder its baking nicely.
When baking cookies, hermits OF
anything of that nature, instead of
placing them in pans in the ordinary
way try placing them on the bottom
of the pans when they ara inverted
There is much less danger OF burning
them on the bottom, and being farther
removed from the heat of the bottom
of the oven, they will rise more before
becoming set, and are therefore much
lighter and better.
When baking custard in cups, set
them in a shallow pan Of hot water,
The custard bakos much more evenly
throughout, and is less liatle to sep
arate, ami the steam rising from the
water makes it impossible to scorch
the top even with quick fire.
To bake fruit pies SO that all the
Juice is retained yet does not soak the
bottom crust, try this plan: Put stale
bread through the food chopper, and
place layer of it, quarter of an
inch thick, over the bottom crust after
it is placed in the tin and before the
fruit is put in. The crumbs Absorb
the extra juice, and cause it to be-
come like jelly, which improves the
pie but gives no hint of bread crumbs
This is much more satisfactory thar
using -four, which so o.ten leaves 8
raw, pasty taste when the pie is done
Ohio Farmer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
NOTES ON FASHIONS.
Rssurrect Your Old Crochet WORK
and Make Use Of It on the New
Lingerie Blouse.

The tailor'B secret of making q
bodice belt defy the sagging effects OF
time and frequent wear Is a very
simple one. Whether the belt be
made at home OF be purchased In a
shop, the little finishing touch may be
applied with excellent results Those
that are bought ready-made have
usually the whalebone In the back
sometimes there are even three, con-
verging to ''V" at the waist line ana
widening at the top. There Is also
one on either side In front, where the
belt fastens. These should be sup
plemented by a bone half way be-
tween the front and back, Just where
the gathers begin TO widen. But the
real stay that will make your belt
shapely throughout it's lifetime is the
waistband-like that fastened inside
any ordinary bodice. This is fastened
to the belt just where those three
bones are placed in the back. It FITS
snugly, bears the strain and saves the
soft silk or satin from the stretching
process certain to come in the course
Of few wearings.
Have any Of the housewives old.
fashioned crocheted tides which they
have concealed in the dark recesses of
their closets? II so, now is the time
to bring them out, but for dress trim
ming. Fashion has set the seal of her
approval upon handmade lace, and
there is nothing more modish than
the pFetty crocheted lace with which
every woman was wont to occupy her
spare time few years ago. Women
folk were especially fond of making
tides of the little round wheels of
crocheted lace. low, while these
tides were hideous as ornaments for
chairs they are really lovely when
taken apart and set in dainty waists
as medallions. A tour of the shops
will show many beautiful lingerie
waists with yoke and other fancy eff
fects formed of lace medallions. One
clever girl who found an old-fashioned
tidy in the attic brought 1t to light of
day and after washing end separating
the wheels put half dozen on the
front Of her new lingerie blouse. The
effect was charming and the girl is
now receiving congratulations on her
waist.-Chicago Daily News.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03

and manners. They are just like
other folks in their habits of living"
Mr., Beverage said the other day.
Most of them are as regular in their
hours as the Virginia farmers-and
most of them are farmers. Practical.
ly all those from the Indian Terri
tory follow that.
Probably the star boarder of this es-
adjustment is the chief of the Sene-
cas-, Andrew John. He spends a great
deal of his time here every winter in
the interest of his people, The Sene-
cas- are a nation Independent Of the
United States, and have made several
treaties. with the federal government.
Chief John said the other day that it
| is a puzzle to the lawyers to determine
Just what the Senecas are as a tribe
and what they are as individuals. I'm.
der the laws OF New York they are a
corporation existing by a special act.
The chief tells some interesting tradi-
tions Of the Indians, speaking Of whom
the other day he said:
Several winters ago some 20 OF us
representing half a dozen tribes used
to assemble here evenings with inter.
prefers and relate legends of the va.
rious tribes was struck with this,
that each tribe adopted as the favor
lite animal of their tales that most
frequent In its own country.
1.-THE Creeks and Choctaws, original.
Iy from the south. were-fond of the
'possum and the rabbit Our Seneca
legends have to do with animals we
hunted, especially the deer The ia
yorite Seneca legend is OF a child 81
our tribe that oyercame giants and
evil spirits The, Sioux told tales Of
marvellous battles with the buffalo and
the Chippewas, from northern Mime
sofa, filled their stories with fur-besr
Ing animals"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03

The drainage 30 necessary 70 reclaim
millions Of acres will have to b
handled BY the government and Rep.
resentative Steenerson, Of Minnesota.
has introduced a bill for the rsclama-
ton Of swamps.
II Is estimated that there ars 100.
100000 acres Of swamp lands in the
United States, some 100000 Of
which have been surveyed and the
great bulk Of which would make
splendid farms II the excess OF water
we're drawn on. In the Kankakeo
river basin In Indiana and Illinois,
there are 100000 acres Of the very
richest bottom lands that are sub
ject to overflow Where they have
been reclaimed through expensive pri.
vate drainage works. they are worth
as high as $3.50 an acre. II has been
estimated that this whole track could
be drained effectively at a cost Of not
more than $40 an acre.
In Florida, the Everglades alone
would AFFORD an empire Of some 7.000..
900 acres. In New Jersey and Vir
ginia are vast swamps. among them
the famous Dismal swamp. In iii.
nois there are 100000 acres Of swamp
land; in Michigan about 100000; In
Iowa, 100000 acres; in Minnesota,
100000 have been surveyed and there
are huge areas not yet surveyed, The
STEVENSON bill demonstrates that the
government can transform swamps
fntn fprtila farm IandR md that the
settler or owner will pay back to the
government the relatively small cost
of the improvement.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03

all meats, birds, fish, oatmeal corn
meal and faFina could be properly
roasted or stewed. soups or broths
made and other culinary operations
carried on by the heat Of common
lamp with one-inch wick. Prof. At
kinson wrote Voluminously on the
subject, and made many lecture
courses to introduce the device to the
people everywhere. The cut shows the
device with its dimensions and details
Of construction.
A box made OF pine wood, IA by
three inches thick, according to size
Of cooker: B. lining Of tin or timed
copper, fitted with arm, b. Of copper,
through which the water, G, circulates
and in which 1t Is heated by the lamp,
L; the COOKING vessel, which may bs
Of metal-preferabl Of porcelain or Of
glass. D d. felt lining to cover: q.
cord attached to perforated ears or
rings, + f; @ @ @ @. water IN circu-
laton, heated by LAMP, L. to about 200
degrees Fab; H II, hood of tin around
the arm, 81 b, to concentrate the heat
upon Il; /. vent TO tin hood for
draught; j. tin guard To keep heat
from wood; X, faucet TO draw on wa
ter; u. lamp with wick. one half to
one inch wide. according to size az
cooker; M. orihce for thermometer;
N, orince to cooking vessel. with
screw cap. Tor Thermometer; B. B.,
arm, three inches BY one inch deep.
Rounded corners desirable inside for
convenience Ia keeping clean. Begin
with teDid or cold water II glass yes
sala are made use Of
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
IN MY LADYs GARDEN.
Hardy Perennials Highly Recom-
inended-some Of the Dear Old
Fashioned Ones.

Hardy perennials are. with the ex.
ception Of the spring Towering bulbs,
the most satisfactory for home
grounds. They will continue to bios.
som for many years with little care
on the part Of the owner, when once
established in a well prepared and
permanent border.
While, as a rule, people buy their
hardy perennials from the nursery.
man, many of these plants may be
grown from seed with little trouble.
There is a deal of satisfaction in
knowing how the plant appears as it
grows from seed to fruit, a process Of
two seasons. If the seed is sown in
good garden soil, late in the spring
or early in the summer will do.
Particularly easy to grow are the
various forms Of the composite plants.
like the sunflowers, rudbeckias and
coreopsis. The perennial peoples
and the hollyhocks may be planted in
a temporary bed to be transplanted
to a permanent one or they may be
planted where they are to remain.
Seeds of larkspur are slow in start
ing, and therefore should be planted
early or else kept watered if planted
later.
One of the most popular of the
hardy perennials and one of extraordi'
nary foliage beauty and attractiveness
of blossom is the columbine. AL
though one can get plants from the
nursery already started, the most de-
sirable plan on the whole is to SOW
the seed in the garden and wait for
the second season for the flowers.
This makes it possible to secure' great
variety and many plants for a small
outlay. The seeds may be obtained
for few cents a package and Of va
rious sorts, and sown in a temporary
bed in the garden. They will do best
in a light, sandy loan.
The single columbines come in q
greater variety Of shapes and colors
than do the double ones. Blue, white
yellow and red are all represented
Chicago Tribune.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03

master General Madden says If your
stamps don't stick, don't blame the
post office department; blame the
weather bureau. 1t is not the muci-
lage that is responsible, but the pc
culiar atmospheric conditions preva'
lent this winter and spring. If the
little red stamp will not adhere to the
envelope there is no comfort until
better brand of climate is dealt out
by Chief Moore, of the weather bu'
reau. There is also another trouble.
The post office department issues two
styles of stamps, the summer stamp
and the winter stamp.
Mr.. Madden admitted the other day
that there was an unusual number OF
complaints about the stamps not stick
ing, while he said upon investigation
of these complaints were found to be
unjust. For instance" he said
there is a complaint from business
man in New York. We sent an agent
to investigate, and found that in his
establishment a man had been in the
habit of wetting the stamp by taking
big sponge and drawing it across the
back of the sheet of stamps, wiping
the mucilage completely of
"While every complaint we have
run down has turned out to be with
out sufficient foundation, there must
be something wrong or we wouldn't
get so many. The gum is exactly the
same as that used last year, when
there were practically no complaints;
so the fault can't be there My opin.
ion is that there is something in the
atmospheric conditions which causes
this"
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
Rice Wames.

One and one-half cupfuls Of soft
boiled rice, two ounces of butter, one
pint scalded milk, three eggs, one
teaspoonful baking powder, one-half
teaspoonful salt, one tablespoonful
wheat -four. Use cold, well-mashed
rice, melt the butter in the milk which
has cooled, beat the egg yOlks and
whites separately, making the latter
come to stiff froth; mix the rice and
milk, beat thoroughly, and then add
one-haIf teaspoonful salt and one OF
baking powder, and the -four; put the
yolks into the batter, frst blending
we'll, and, lastly add the whites ana
beat well again. Use an extremely
hot well.greased waffle iron, Pour the
batter from a pitcher and I'LL the iron
quickly, close quickly, and set on the
Are. Two minutes should be all the
time required to make a waffle nice.
~. Remove carefully, place on hot
dish, piling In double rows, and but
ter generously Serve with ground
cinnamon and sugar mixed, or with
butter and strip.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03

sulS general. While congress did not
authorize in this measure the practical
civil service recommended by Secre-
-tary Root, it is understood that the
policy of the administration will be to
adopt civil service methods in future
appointments. Already they have re-
quired candidates for appointments to
pass an examination fully as rigid as
the civil service commission would de-
wise. The president has let it be
known also that after this bill be-
comes a law the appointments in the
future will be only to the lower
grades of consul and that the higher
places will be filled by promotion as
vacancies occur.
There is another reform that has
not yet been accomplished, but which
is being strongly urged by business
organizations and those who demand
that the American consular service
shall be filled by Americans. In an ad-
dress recently submitted to congress
by Minister Barratt on the subject of
Americans needed as vice and dep.
uty consuls," he tells the following
rather startling facts: Of 60 con,
sulates general, 20, or one-third, have
vice or deputy consuls who are not
Americans. OF 225 consulates, 11S, OF
half, have vice or deputy consuls who
are not Americans either by birth
naturalization or residence. OF II
commercial agencies, nine, or two
thirds, have nonresident vice an(
deputy commercial agents. OF sil
consulates where the incumbents ar
permitted to engage in business, tw,
have foreign or deputy vice consul
and one has a consul who is not al
American. OF Al consulates and com
mercial agencies where the officers ar
paid by fees and allowed to engag
In business, %, or over one-half, hav
vice or deputy cOnsuls who are no
Americans, while in six cases the cor
suls or agents are foreigners.
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
DAINTY HOME EXPERIMENT
How the Women Of tie Household Can
Match Their Colors with
Certainty.

Here you see young lady making
a scientific experiment to find out
whether or not the trimming of her
new dress is going to match well. She
has covered a round card with the
dress goods, pinned piece Of the
trimming on the edge, poked sharp
lead pencil through the center of the
card and set it spinning like top.
You see, as she does, that the pattern
OF the dress goods has vanished, leav-
ing only a uniform tint in the center
OF the spinning card. At the edge is
a border of a different shade, but also
is perfectly uniform, as the pattern OF
the trimming has also vanished and
all the colors of both pieces of goods
have blended together.
The border is darker than the CEN
ter because the trimming is darker
than the dress goods. Now suppose
that each has a complicated pattern
containing several bright colors, and
that the general effect of cache Is vio-
let or purple. II you test them on the
spinning top you are not surprised or
displeased TO ind the edge darker
than the center, because that is as IL
should be. But you may be both sur
prised and displeased to find the edge
a red purple and the center a blue
purple, though you thought they would
go together" so we'll. Lucky you
Mexico Missouri message., 1906-05-03
THE ALADDIN COOKER.
A Device Which It Is Claimed Will
Greatly Reduce the Cost
of Living.

The late Edward Atkinson, the emil
nent economist, was deeply interested
in tine Aladdin Cooker, device which
he felt sure would greatly reduce the
expense of food preparation in the
kitchen, and thus increase the COM
forts OF every class. The theory of the
device is that heat could be accumu-
lated from a common hand-lamp In
side Of a pine box in such quantities
as to cook anything that was desired.
He succeeded in demonstrating that