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CHAPTER Ill.
Too Many Cooks.

1t was a day or so after that that l
see Nate Scudder again. I'd been out
in the sloop with a parcel of boarders
they were beginning to get thicker
at the Old Home now, same as the
mosquitoes-and on my way home /
met Nate driving down the Neck road.
He was in the carryall and l hailed
him as he come abreast of me-
Hello, Mattel" l says. Taking the
air, are you?"
He pulled up his horse-it didn't
take hard pull-and, while the crit
ter leaned up against the shafts and
took a nap, Nate talked to me. 1t
appeared that there'd been more or
less trouble down his way. Hubby Ann
and Lord James hadn't agreed any too
well.
You see,' says Nate, taking calico
handkerchief out of his hat and
swabbing his bald head with it, its
that valet feller-he's too stuck-up to
live"
l want going to fight with him on
that point, so he went ahead with his
yarn.
He come parading out to the barn."
says Nate, and give out that he'd
been appointed cook in Hubby AIMS
place. Well, she'd been sort of laying
herself out, as you might say, to
please them two up at the house
giving 'em spider bread and dried ap-
pie pie for breakfast, and the like of
that-and 1t riled her to be chucked
overheard that way. So she got sort
sarcastic. That Opper man, he"
His names Hopper" says.
He don't call it so, then"
That's all right. Him and 1 had a
spelling match here t'other day and
Hopper it is" / says.
Well, then, this Hopper feller he
lorded 1t round, asking where the
double biler was and complaining that
he couldn't cook steak without char
coal lire, and so on. Hubby took him
down, tell you!
Charcoal your granny says she.
I've fried more steak than you've got
hairs on your head, and a plain wood
lire always done me-, she says.
He cooked that steak, and say! I'll
bet the Iron-Jawed Man see once at a
dime show up to Boston couldn't have
got away with it. Tough! Why, the
pesky idiot never pounded it a bit!
How do you expect to get tender
steak If you don't pound it? Haw!
haw!"
When he got through laughing he
went on to say that him and Hubby had
decided to go over to her sisters at
Ostable for visit.
We've been intending to go for a
good while" he says. And now we
can do it without it's costing much.
Pay for the house goes on whether
were there or not, and the railroad
farrell be more than made up by the
saving in our own grub. I'm a peace
able feller, anyhow" says he, "and
there'd be no peace while Huldy and
that Britisher was together"
Case of too many cooks spelling
the soup, hey?| says l.
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The Dissatisfied,

The happy people in the world are
those who enjoy what they have.
Those for whom nothing is good
enough are neither fit for earth nor
would be satisfied in heaven Here
they are restless. There their halos
would be damp or would not set
straight. The third domain. which
rhymes with well, would not be well
for them, for the best would be too
invariable or attending to fires would
be too monotonous.
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Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new. owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in
manner to enhance their textile beau.
ty. Home laundering would be equal.
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickenina
the goods Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
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Soup" he says. well, you wait
little spell. If they amt chasing
around after a new cook inside of
week I'm Jonah, that's ALL
He was right Couple of days later
heard from Emmie T. that the Twins
had hired Hannah Jane Purvis to do
the cooking for 'em. Hannah James
late lamented had been cook on a
Banks boat when he was young, so l
suppose she callated she'd inherited
the knack. But 1 had my doubts
was getting real chummy with the
Heavenlies by this time, so one after
noon 1 walked up to the Scudder place
to see 'em. They were sprawled out
on the piazza chairs with their feet
on the railing and they hailed me as
friendly as if 1 was rich as they was, in
stead of being poorer than Jobs tur-
key. 1 noticed Lord James tiptoeing
around in the parlor, so 1 naturally
mentioned him.
Your valet man, here" 1 says; 'he
want quite to the skipper's taste as
cook, hey?"
They both laughed, Van Brunt with
his big good-natured "Ha, hal" and
Hartley with that quiet chuckle of his
James" said Van, "is a glittering
success in the wardrobe, but he dis
likes to hide his talents under a kitch-
en- bushel."
James," said Hartley, appears to
apply the same methods to trousers
and steak"
Presses both of 'em, don't he?" 1
says, thinking of Scudders yarn.
Flat as board" says Van. "Be-
sides which, this is supposed to be a
pleasure cruise for Martin and me,
and James serves with the cheerful
dignity of an undertaken He's too
complex; we yearn for simplicity and
rest"
1 grinned. well, you've got the
simplicity with Hannah, amt you?"
asked. Il amt saying nothing about
the rest"
Both of 'em groaned. knew Han
nah Jane Purvis, and she had the
name of talking the hinges of a barn
door.
Lord" says Van. Lets change
the subject. By the way, Martin; it's
odd that Agnes hasn't written"
Hartley was setting out towards the
front of the porch where the sun could
get at him. Now he shifted back into
the shadow of the vines.
rs it time for letter to reaeh'
here?" he asked.
Why, yes. should think so. She
was to reach New York on the first
and sail on that day. She would prob
ably write on the seamer 1t was a
fast boat and, allowing that the letter
came back immediately-well, 1 don't
know that it is time yet"
He began to whistle. 1 gathered
that twas the Page girl he was talk
ing about. The valet had told about
her going on a trip to Europe. But
it struck me that, for an engaged man,
Van Brunt was the easiest in his
mind of anybody ever 1 see. I've never
been engaged myself, but judging by
them Eve known who was, he'd ought
to be shooting kilograms to Europe
faster than you could shake 'em out of
a pepper box.
Neither of 'em spoke for a minute.
Then Hartley asked, quiet as usual:
Have you written her, Van?"
"Oh, yes; dropped a line the other
day, telling her we were safe and duly
housed and so on. Whooped up the
JOYS of the Natural and begged her to
go thou and do likewise Which she
would like to do. probably. but which
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TWO GOOD STORIES BY BARRIE.
One Told by Successful Author Is De.
cidedly Against Himself.

Mr.. j. w. Barrie, the author Of
What Every Woman Knows" tells q
good story against himself.
A lady Of his acquaintance had
taken a friend to see one of his plays.
and. quite astonished, he asked her
why she did so.
"Oh," was the reply, "it's such q
quiet street for the horses!"
He also tells of a playgoer who re-
ceived no response to his repeated re-
quests to lady in front Of him to
remove her huge hat.
At length, exasperated, he said: ''If
you won't take off your hat. my dear
madam, will you be so kind as to fold
back your ?"-Woman' Life.
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At the Ridino School.

Mount your horse on the left side"
why? What difference does 1t
maker"
TITS the rule"
But why should 1t be the rule?"
Because in the past horsemen wore
swords. They wore them on the left
hip. Hence, had they mounted on the
right side, the sword would have got
In the way. So they mounted on the
left, and we still mount on the left.
Horses are accustomed to it, and if
you try to get up from the right you
are liable to be kicked"
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Speaking for the Chickens,

A southerner, hearing a great COM
motion in his chicken-house one dark
night, took his revolver and went to
investigate.
who's there?" he sterDly demand.
ed, opening the door.
No answer.
who's there? Answer, or I'll
shoot!"
A trembling voice from the farthest
corner.
"'Deed, sab, dey amt nobody hyah
'ceptin' us chickens. s."-Everybody
Magazine.
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French Scum.

To one quart of milk add, when boil
ing, about five boiled Irish potatoes.
rubbed through sieve, by which a
paste is made, when the milk and po-
tatoes have boiled up once add three
well beaten eggs and piece of butter
the size of an egg. If it boils after
the eggs are added it is apt to curdle;
stir it round till it is well mixed, and
serve it up.
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Apples and Onions.

There is new luncheon dish which
calls for fried apples and onions
served with bacon. The apples are
sliced round, without peeling, and, the
peeled onion is added, thinly sliced
These are fried together The bacon
is fried to crisp brown and served
with the others.
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SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
ration of story, Introducing well-to-do
Nathan ScJ1ider of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley two rich
New Workers. seeking rest. Because of
latter pairs lavish expenditure of money
Pratt's first impression was connected
Honnor IunVGS VaG f aTrlTal pIef avo OF f5
the desired information about the New
Workers. They wished to live what they
termed THE Natural Life" Van Brunt,
1t was learned, was the successful suitor
for the hand of Miss Agnes Page, who
gave Hartley IN
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Smooth jelly.

To prevent the gritty substance
forming in grape jelly, preserves, etc.,
to one gallon of the fruit when hot
add one teaspoonful of soda when a
green scum arises which you skim
OF and it does away with all grit.
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Explained.

What's the difference between
valor and discretion"
well, to go through Europe without
tipping would be valor."
81 see."
"And to come back by a different
route would be discretion. kansas
City Journal.
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With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch. you can launder your shirt
waist just as we'll at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there win
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and 1t will be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
from
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TrIne a La LYONS.

Cut into strips pound Of boila
tripe. Fry in butter with two larNe
onions sliced, pepper. salt and minced
parsley to season. When brown add
q tablespoonful Of vinegar. Serve
with lyonnaise potatoes.
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SHOW DRAWS CROWDS
EXHIBIT OF BLOOMS
AND PLANTS.
Freaks and Rarities Are There and
a Beautiful Display With Ac-
cessory of Music.

From the time the doors opened at
o'clock yesterday afternoon for the an
nual exhibit of the Washington Florists
Club held in the Masonic Temple, 9th
and f streets. there was steady stream
of visitors. within the hall is the land of
flowers. beautiful a fairy realm.
Four large pillars. fifteen feet high, two
at each end of the hall. are banked with
cut roses, chrysanthemums and ported
plants. Walls and chandeliers are mass
of climbing vines. AbOut the side walls
are banks of chrysanthemums. roses.
lilies of the valley, carnations, orchids
and potted plants.
y fountain of American beauty roses oc-
cupies the center of the hall. The roses
I'm the fountain rise like sprays of falling
water to a height of more than fifteen
feet. Over 1000 of these beauties are re-
Bros.
Supt w. r. Smith of the United States
Botanical Gardens has an exhibit of freak
ish plants. Chief is the ''mother-in-laW,'
named ten years ago at a flower show in
Baltimore. Touch leaf of the plant
with the tip of the tongue: instantly
there is paralysis of the organ necessary
to speech.
Then there is the telegraph plant
This freak has habit of bending about
like a bandmaster in action whenever 1t
becomes heated. There are also number
of sensitive plants which so to sleep
when touched.
Mrs. L. u. Letter, who has in her Wash
ington home magnificent collection of
flowers and plants. is exhibiting many
rare varieties, among which are Rex and
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ASK FOR DAMAGES.
Three Plaintiffs Seek to Recover
$4,000 Each.

Mary Fl. Fletcher today filed suit
against the Capital Traction Company
to recover $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries. She declares that on
March ~. 1907, while a passenger on a
9TH street car and attempting to aliSht
at II street northwest, she was thrown to
the ground by the alleged negligent start
ing of the car and seriously injured. At
torneys Campbell Darlington, Hayden
Johnson and Thomas II. Patterson rep
resent the plaintiff.
Clarence Q. Potter, formerly employed
as a brakeman by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. today sued the
company for $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injuries. While in the discharge
of his duties November 16 lastt, he de-
clares, he attempted to couple car to
train when his hand was caught in the
coupling attachment ana crushed and
mangled. He alleges that the couplings
were defective. He is represented by
Attorney Henry S. Matthews.
The Union Storage and Furniture Com
pany is named defendant in a silt to re-
cover $4,000 damages filed by Joseph III.
Brown through Attorneys ]. c. Cuttings
and d. s. Mackall. Mr.. Brown says that
February :; last. while walking at Della
ware and Massachusetts avenues north
east, he was run over by a horse and
wagon belonging to the defendant. He
claims to have been seriously injured.
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CoSE WILL Be TAKEN HIGHER
DECISION REGARDING THE
STANDARD OIL FINE.
Result of Long Conference of the
Leading Law Officers of the
Government.

The Department of Justice will ask the
review the refusal of the circuit court OF
appeals to grant rehearing i'm the mat
ter of the twenty million dollar fine
assessed by Judge Lands against the
Standard Oil COMPANY. This action was
determined upon after conference last
ing from early yesterday morning until
late at night, in which Attorney General
Bonaparte. Solicitor General Hoyt.
United States Attorney Sims of Chicago.
j. H. Wilkerson. his assistant. and +. Il.
kellogg, special counsel i'm the civil suits
against the Standard Oil Company, par
ticipated.
The determination to make the appeal
together with the reasons therefor. are
briefly stated in the following statement
issued at the Department of Justice late
last night:
1T was found that considerable num-
Der OF changes had been made in the
opinion of the court of appeals Originally
rendered and that Judge Baker of that
court had filed separate concurrinC
opinion which differed materially in it's
reasoning from that of Judge Grosscup
After a careful consideration of all
phases of the situation, il was deter
mined that an application should be made
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. when it reconvenes. Monday No
vember 30, for a writ of certiorari to
bring up and review the action of the cir
cult court Of appeals. The Necessary
papers for this purpose will be prepared
without delay"
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FENCE CLIMBER ARRESTED.
Philadelphia Visitor Wanted to See
White House Reception.

Because he climbed over the high iron
fence on Pennsylvania avenue in front
of the White House yesterday afternoon
while a reception was in progress. Robert
Cline. an elderly man giving his home as
Philadelphia, was arrested under a charge
of violating the police regulations by
policemen detailed at the executive man.
sion He failed to appear in the Police
Court for trial today and forfeited $40
collateral.
1t was said that Cline was riding about
the city in an automobile and as 1t passed
up Pennsylvania avenue he stepped off
the car and started for the White House
fence. getting over the fence before at
tracing attention. When asked to give
an explanation of his conduct he gave
trivial reply and was arrested.
"He wasn't drunk and he wasn't crazy,
declared the policeman who arrested
Cline. land I don't know why he did it, eX-
cept through idle curiosity and an igno-
rance of the police regulations govern
ing conduct on the White House grounds.
l believe it was his idea to get in there
just to see what was going on
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Mr.. Spofford's Early Life.
I he Remarkable
Will of a Doctor
He Leaves the Secret OF Life to
His Children and the World.

One Of the worlds greatest physicians upon
his deathbed called his children about him and
said: When die I will leave the secret of
life have discovered 1t in my Practice
When they read his will 1t directed them to
safety vault which contained large envelope
marked thus The Secret Of Life Upon
opening II they read: Don't abuse the stom-
ach.' This profound thinker after long life
of medicine knew the stomach to be the throne
of man.
Stusrt's Dyspepsia Tablets will help you make
stomach healthy.
II ~ Is worn and lacks the fluids of d.
gcstion these tablets will take the place OF
such fluids.
IL IL Is filled with poisonous juices these tab
lets Will neutraize and remove such poison.
II you cannot eat without agony these tablets
viii show You how you can. Ii you will eat
fooishly, or drink excessively. IL business de.
mands abuse Of stomach. these. tablets after
meals will make such abuse light. for they take
the hardship away from the stomach.
They great disesters filled with more
powerful agents than the system can give They
go back into the blood after they have digested
q meal. thereby increasing the ability Of nature
to take of digestion without exhausting
other organs.
High iivers need feel no considerable hardship
II they will eat Of these little tablets after
q rich late meal
1t is a splendid gift to the stomach and a
good habit to form. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
sell for Soc per package at every drug store.
Send us your name and address and we will
send You a trial package by mail free Address
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MRS, RUSSELL'S FUNERAL.
Services Tomorrow at Home of Hel
Son. Rev. A. w. Spooner.

Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Laura WOlcott Russell. mother of
Rev. Arthur w. Spooner. pastor of the
Sixth Presbyt terrain Church Of this city,
who died at 1:2O o'clock yesterday after
noon, will be held at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the residence Of her son.
936 street southwest.
Rev. DR.. Donald c. Macleod. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. will make
the address: Rev. George w. Bailey, pas
tor of the Western Presbyterian Church,
will read the Scripture, and Rev. T. f..
Davis of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church will offer the prayer. The pail
bearers will probably be the elders of the
church. The remains will be taken to
Southampton, Mass, Monday for inter-
ment.
Mrs. Russell was born in Southampton.
Mass, May 30. 1928. She was a direct
lineal descendant of Gov. Wolcott. the
first governor OF Connecticut. She was
married twice. her first husband being
Almen 4. Soooner father of Rev. DR..
Spooner. Her second husband was Tim
othy A. Russell of Hartford. Conn. A
daughter, Mrs Eva NJ. Willard of Ber-
narflston, Mass, and DIR. Spooner survive
her.
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HONOR HIS MEMORY
Friends Pay Tribute to the
Late DR.. Spofford.
MEETING AT THE LIBRARY
Scientists, Writers and Scholars
Show Their Respect.
HIS SERVICE TO COUNTRY
Speakers Feelingly Review the Life
Work of the Great
Librarian.

Several hundred representative citizens
of Washington assembled yesterday in
the House of Representatives reading
room Of the Library of Congress to pay
tribute to the memory of Ainsworth Rand
Spofford, for many years librarian OF
Congress, whose death occurred last
summer. They included scientists, writer's.
librarians, book lovers, scholars and
others who had been associated with Dr.
Spofford in his long career. The gather
ing itself was an impressive expression of
the esteem in which he was held in his
lifetime by those with whom he lived and
worked. 1t bespoke, in its wide range and
fords activities and the character of his
attachments.
Six addresses were delivered in addition
to the opening remarks of Mr.. Herbert
Putnam. the present librarian of Con-
Gress. These addresses covered the spe-
cific phases of DR.. Spoffords work, his
early life and literary aspirations, his
Iabors in the library field here in Wash
ington, his interest in and contribution
to the evolution of a public circulating
library in Washington, his connection
with the Washington Literary Society,
the Anthropoogical Society and the Co.
life story of man who has passed. leav-
ing memorials of a practical character as
result of his efforts and enduring memo
ries among dis fellow-citiZens.
Mr.. Putnam opened the meeting with a
eulogy on the life and services of DIR.
Spofford describing from the point of
view of an associate in his chosen field of
work the qualities of optimistic faith and
sturdy devotion which marked his labors.
He said it was peculiarly difficult to eX-
press the debt the country owes to the
one who has departed, debt recognized
feebly by the presence at the meeting of
his friends. He spoke of DIR. Spofford as
one of the unseen workers. a toiler in
silence. as a great traveller in the land of
books. whose knowledge was amazingly
extensive and whose memory was a
marvel.
Mr.. Spofford's Early Life.
NJ. Herbert 3. Blackwell of Boston, a
boyhood friend of Mr. Spofford's, told in
feeling language of the famous librarian S
youthful home on Marthas Vineyard and
of his early life in Cincinnati as a book
seller whose shop was literary center.
He also told how young Spofford formed
the CINCINNATI Literary Society. of which
such men as Salmon p. Chase, Rutherford
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X. OF Z. CHOSE OFFICERS.
Election Brings Session Of Assembly
to Close.

The closing session of the General AS
sembly, Knights of Labor, was held be-
ginning at 0 o'clock this morning. The
first business was the election of officers.
which resulted as follows: John w.
Hayes, general master workman, WASH
ington, d. c.; l. Fl. Sanderson, general
worthy foreman, Toronto. Canada: l. II.
general Observation-Disclosures.
Pueblo, Col: members of the general ex-
ecutive board to act in conjunction with
the general master workman and general
worthy foreman: l. b. Armstrong of the
National Assembly Of Boot and Shoe Cut
ters Lynn Mass: Frank j. Mcclure of
the National Assembly of Building Con-
structors. and A. J. Zoller, District AS
sembly 1877. of New Jersey.
The convention adjourned sine die at
1870 o'clock this afternoon to meet at
ST. Louis. Mo. the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in December 1910.
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Real Estate Sales.

Recent real estate deals by local brokers
are reported. as follows:
Shannon & Luchs, real estate brokers.
report the sale of 32 Claiming street
northwest to Wells F. Harvey, who will
occupy the property as his home. This
dwelling is of the colonial design, with "A
large front porch. The consideration in
the transaction was $3.50
'Taggart-Thrift Company inc, reports
the sale of the following properties: The
three new dwellings known as 3OO7-9-11
Brightwood avenue to Carrie T.. T..
Knox for Zepp brothers. Also lot on the
north side of o street between DIST and
22d streets to w. ]. Dante, and two
building lots at Dominion Heights. Va,
for j. A. Cunningham.
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Camden Plant Destroyed by Fire.

CAMDEN. n. j.. November 13-Tha
planning mills and machine shops of the
Camden Shipbuilding and Repairing Com
pany at the foot of 18th street on the
Delaware river were destroyed by fire
last night. entailing a loss estimated at
$4,000. The origin of the fire is unknown,
and there is Il suspicion of incendiarism.
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and unfailing. of realizing that this land
Of ours is one and united forever and all
time