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carved in stone than By the shining

carved in stone than by the shining
city.
What are they?" What have such
monstrosities to do around church tow
ers?" George. look at that whiskered
goat: five times as big as you" And
the two-headed dog: My. aren't his ex-
! pressiors sad.'
There are gigantic bulls and bears.
| There is a contemplative elephant. a
vicious panther. owls and eagles ten
In vain, during centuries. have people
asked the purpose Of this nightmare
menager;e. Regularly. Gothic churches
have their decorative roof spouts carved
in similar grotesque shapes. known as
gargoyles. Notre Dame has gargoyles
also: but they pass unnoticed in presence
of these giant creatures. simply framed
chimeras. With their purpose unknown.
their peculiar common attitude has, in all
ages. led folks to ask, finally:
What are they looking at?''
In an Old Manuscript.
At last We think we know. They are
looking at something. They are Gabrielle
Robinne's pointers.
There is a horned, winged devil, chin
on palms. his elbows on the parapet. who
gazes mournfully at some point on the
ground in front Of Notre Dame.
There Is a hell-bird whose bat wings
drape like a shroud. Its eyeballs are
fixed on another point, at less angle.
Walk around The elephant and
panther look at two points in almost the
same line. The eyes of the bull and boar
have stared for centuries along two other
lines. The fiend and his goat eide part
ner gaze at other spots still. The two
headed dog is pointing out two secrets!
Secrets. Spots. They say that Ga
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Special Correspondence of The Star.

PARIS, February 3, 1908.
@VHERE is an extraordinary some
thing hidden about Notre Dame
Cathedral. Paris common folks
have known it for 600 years.
Yesterday 1 asked a butcher
IN the Parvis square in front. 1T is sub
trologers made gold. In the revolution
my great grandfather was in crowd
that tried to find it, but it was too we'll
hidden
It's secret passage high up in a
wall, filled with the jewels of kings"
said an old woman selling cabbages.
Once there was a stone crow that
pointed to 1t, but it has disappeared"
Victor Hugo knew about the crow.
Four hundred years ago the shopkeepers
around the Parvis whispered as his
Claude FrollO spent hours Calculating
the angle at which that raven looked
from the west porch to a mysterious
point inside the church, where the
Philosophers stone is certainly hidden. if
it be not in Nicholas Flamers CELLAR"
Every tourist hears the queer old Paris
tale that will not die. but not since the
discussion over the alleged finding of ST.
Louis heart in 1S41 had antiquaries paid
attention to it. Now. suddenly. learned
celebrated as the youngest pensionnaire
some studies in the Ecole des Charles
and stirs the BeauX Arts up to seeking
for great discovery about it.
The Ecole des Charles, for the FORM
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dishpan. Wheii ready to use pour the hot
water through the box and you will have
a good lather. Put all bits of toilet soap
In a small cotton bag. adding. If YOU
like, a handful of bran. Fasten with Q
draw string and keep ready for the bath.
Take Care Of Your Flatirons.
Never leave the hatirons standing ON
the stove after you have finished iron.
ing. After they have been left to heat
and cool time and again they lose their
temper" and will not hold heat. II the
starch has stuck to them scrape. then rub
over with coal oil or beeswax and set on
end on shelf until needed. If they are
not to be used for a long time grease all
over and wrap in, brown paper.
The Clothesline and Pins.
The clafhesline should be taken down
as soon as tha clothes are dry. coiled.
knotted and placed in a bag or hung W
out of the dust until needed. Tire pins
should all be collected. the soiled one,
washed and dried. then put away in bag
or casket. New clothespins should be
boiled for ten or fifteen minutes, ana al
pins should be washed once In awhile.
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separate for use in frying instead of
pastry.
- 49,, Soup a la Soubise.
Take two large Spanish onions, slice
thin and fry in two tablespoonfuls nice
drippings. Cover the pan during the fry
ing SO that the onions will not steam ten
der without browning. Add a quart of
any white stock made, from chicken or
veal (the bones and trimmings with few
pieces of vegetables to season will an
swer. Simmer half an hour. then press
through coIander Thicker slightly
with two tablesHoonfuls -four. rubbed
smooth ina little cold water or milk, and
serve very hot.
Some Kitchen Step Savers.
There is an easy way and a hard way
OF doing almost everything. Some women
are naturally handy. while others are
awkward. seldom able to think out the
easiest way of, doing things until their
attention has been called to 1t! Work is
learned to make her head save her
heels" Here are few suggestions, there
fore, for the young housekeeper who lacks
experience or tie one who has forgotten:
Household Brooms and Brushes.
Household brOoms and brushes last
much longer IL cared for and washed reg
ularly. They should never be allowed to
resron the brush end. Long handled ones
should be hung up by the heads and short
ones propped upright on shelf or hung
by loop of Irvine.
For Kitchen and Pantry Shelves.
Give tffem~two coats Of ordinary white
paint, with third finishing coat of white
enamel. AS soon as the latter dries. wash
with cold water to harden. With no
covers under which crumbs and cock
reaches can hide. shelves can be kept
clean all the time. as enamel is easily
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AHS:DREHDWOUGHT

cruisers: three Boadiceas, protected
speedy scouts, to work with destroyers:
twelve destroyers Of, the Tribe class. six
torpedo boats of the Insect class and
six submarines of the No. 6 type.
But the instant the purpose of the Ber-
lin naval budget was understood the au-
thorities of England arranged that in
19O9-191O England would throw its def
ance to Germany and the remainder of
the world. in fact. with the enormous
many as Germany's elaborate program
calls for. and in addition to these two
Boadiceas. three Swifts. twelve destroy
ers of the Tribe class and six submarin
of the D type, improved.
The Cruiser Problem.
This means that at the very start Of
the German plan Of naval expansion, so
to speak, England has dealt a crushing
blow at Berlin's hopes Of superiority.
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be started each year. The building of
these ships will occupy only three years.
which is two Yeas less than the time con-
sumed in France. and considerably less
than the United States and England take
1t is therefore in evidence that by the end
of 1914 England will have sixteen ships
at least as big II not bigger than the
Dreadnought type. and five armored cruis-
ers OF the type of the British invincible.
By 1870 Germany expects to have fleet
of forty-seven battleshps. of which thir-
ty-two will have more than 1900 tons
displacement, and twenty modern armored
cruisers
Before England learned of the program
for the TeutOn navy the admiralty had
arranged it's activities for 19O8-19O9, as
follows:
One Dreadnought class of battleshfp.
one of the InvJncible class of cruising
battleship. six Bdgars. first-class armored
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Then, bring to a boil, when the kettle
can be easily cleaned without the tedious
securing and scrubbing process
For the Portable Gas or Oil Stove
A zinc, such as used to put under
stoves. is the best protection for the
table or packing box that holds the port
able summer oil or gas stove. 10 keep
clean rub off with kerosene.
Cleaning the Sink.
A kitchen sink should be kept spotlessly
clean. The best way to clean galvanized
iron sink is to rub strong soap 9owder
into every corner and over every inch OF
surface. Let IL rest for ten or fifteen MN
utes, then with a scrubbing brush and
boiling water go over the whole, rubbing
vigorously When thoroughly scrubbed
polish with a soft flannel cloth wet with
kerosene This prevents the sink from
rusting after the strong powder has been
used. For a porcelain-lined sink use kero-
sene first, last and every time.
To Save a Plumbers Bill.
If the pine in the sink gets stopped up
procure a short piece Of garden hose. just
long enough to reach from the hot-water
faucet to the opening In the bottom OF
the sink SLIP one end over the faucet
and insert the other in the outlet. Then,
holding in place. turn on the hot water.
Between the heat and the pressure the
accumulated grease or other obstruction
will usually give way. leaving the pipe
open and clear.
A Leak in the Pipe.
A leak in a pipe can be temporarily
held at bay until a plumber can be found
by the application of a "wad' OF chewing
gum.
Save All Bits of Soap.
A good soap shaker to use in wash
ing dishes is made by placing a number
of holes in the bottom of an ordinary bak-
ing powder box. Put in all fragments Of
kitchen soap. Keep In a saucer near the
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HM'S-fMG ALERED

thousand tons. Their armament will prob
ably be six 9.OZ-inch guns in three tur-
rets, and with comparatively shallow
draught they should be bile either to act
in support of the destroyer flotillas or
maintain command of communications
1t may be doubted whether they are
TO be built so much as an answer to the
cruiser problem and other pet theories of
the armchair strategists as to supply a
special need in connection with possible
warfare in northern waters.
The BOadiceas are to act as parent
ships to the destroyers, but they will
be suitable at the same time for serv-
ice further afield. A type Ship which is
building at Pembroke. should be ready
to make her trial next autumn.
To Negotiate Speed.
But it is not alone on the performance
Of the biggest and most powerful war
ships that England is relying for naval
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superiority A steady effort to secure
the speed championship of the sea in the
fighting craft class has finally been
crowned with success. and today the de-
stroyers carrying the Union Jack can
overhaul anything af1oat.
Originally in this struggle against wind
and water the naval experts aimed to get
speed of thirty knots an hour. In 1873
the Daring almost reached that point,
making a little better than Twenty-Five.
In 1896 the Desperate achieved the COW
eted speed OF thirty knots per hour.
Then along came the Japs with the
destroyer Usufrimo, which managed to
negotiate thirty-one knots per hour. This
compelled Britain to seek a higher limit.
and immediate orders were issued to the
designers to get a boat that would make
thirty-two knots. They responded with
the Albatross, which just barely passed
this figure.
Then came the Tartar, a turbine of the
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a sprig each of parsley, celery and bay
leaf. II you have no celery, use celery
salt. AS soon as the contents of the ket-
tie are at good boil, push back on the
fire and simmer three or four hours until
the peas are tender. Press through
coarse colander. season with salt and
pepper and serve very hot with croutons.
Toasted Croutons.
Cut any crusts or scraps of bread left
over into neat. uniform pieces. about half
an inch square. put on baking tin and
set I'm the oven. Watch closely. shaking
the pan frequently as you would a corn
pepper. until they are all delicately brown
ed. Always manage to brown your crou-
tons when your oven is heated for some
thing else. so as to kill two birds with
one stone"
Baked Bean Soup.
Add to one quart baked beans one
quart water two slices onion and stalk
of celery. Simmer thirty minutes. add a
cup stewed tomatoes. cook little longer.
then rub through a colander. Season with
salt and pepper. Blend together two ia
blespoonfuls each pork drippings and
-four add to the soup, cook ten minutes
longer until smoothly thickened. Serve
with slices OF lemon and croutons.
To Clarity Drippings.
When you wish to have your drip pings
particularly nice soak uncooked or part
ly cooked fat twenty-four hours - cold
water, changing twice. Then cut up and
cook in water, adding a bit OF soda as
large as a pea to a quart of water. Cook
over a slow fire or in the oven until the
fat has melted and the water nearly all
evaporated Then strain and press all the
fat from the scraps. When cool remove
the cake of solid fat and keep in tin
never in earthen or agate ware. Fat
clarified in this way can even be used for
pastry. The fat from smoked meats can
be clarified in the same way, but kept
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how to make the most of their incomes.
said wealthy New York woman who is
noted for her splendid housekeeping, the
other day. Il think 1 should begin with
drippings l am going to take a b0wlful
of nice clean drippings down to the classes
that the League of Home Economies is
conducting, and tell the women how
saved 1t, and clarified 1T. then show them
gravies. delicious gingerbread and johnny
cake. and how to fry eggs and potatoes,
onions and apples. Even the rind cut
from bacon and salt pork has its uses,
and I will show them how l myself cook
sausages with bacon rind for favoring.
Sausage With Bacon Rind.
Pure pork sausages are hard to get in
the city markets. and when you do get
them they are expensive. With a little
strip Of bacon rind one can use the or
binary link sausage. and few would know
but that they were eating the higher
priced article. Cut the sausages apart and
wash them thoroughly. Lay in a pan and
cover with boiling water. Let them stand
three or four minutes. drain and prick
the sausages, so they will not burst in
the cooking Meantime cut little piece
of well-washed bacon rind into little
stripes. Put in a saucepan with the sau-
sages and cook about twenty minutes.
turning frequently. Have ready slices Of
stale white or brown bread the last is
preferably. cut in neat strips or points
and brown 1t in the pan where the sau-
sages were cooked. Use for garnish for
the sausage
Split Pea Soup, With Bacon Rind
or a Ham Bone.
Wash one pint split peas in cold water
and drain. Put over a good fire. with two
and half quarts cold WATER ham bone,
any scraps o. ham or bacon or bacon
rind. enough to equal about an eighth of
a pound of fat. salt pork: add an onion.
auartered. with three cloves stuck in each
quarter, and little bouquet, made from
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TO BUILD NAVY WITH TWICE AS MANY CLAN
Written for The Sta

~ hA lyLENGED by Germany, Eng
land Is planning an increase in
its naval strength. which will
~ make even the present invincible
navy look puny.
Two ships for every new one built by
Gsfmany," Is Johnny Bulls reply to the
program arranged by the fatherland.
To achieve this the admiralty will have
to spend an infinitely greater sum than
the outlay of last year, but there will be
no serious opposition from any faction.
for no matter what may be the differences
on any other proposition. the nation is a
unit on the position that the safety Of the
people at home and the protection Of its
vast insuIar possessions rests entirely on
he naval arm of the fighting service.
The old program was to have as many
ships as any two powers combined. This
proposition was maintained without any
trouble. and still could be on the present
basis OF building. But the growing power
Of Germany, its superb military system.
and the increasing jealousy between the
two nations has finally convinced Britain
that In the interest of safety 1t is best to
double the output OF the next nearest
nations sea-fghting power.
This for the next decade will be the de-
termination of the admiralty.
Germany's program that stirred London
to renewed activity called for nine battle
ships. two of which are virtually COM
pleted: four armOred cruisers. one of
which has already been launched; six
small cruisers. twenty-four torpedo boats
of the same type as the destroyers. an
other tender and one river gunboat.
What most excited England to the need
of renewed strength was the announce
ment that seven of the new German
battleships would be of the Dreadnought
type. This at present is the mightiest of
all warship construction, being named
after the first fighter of the kind turned
out by the English navy.
Rival Programs.
The seven battleships of the Dread
nought type will have a displacement Of
more than 1880 tons, and 1t is said that
three new battleships in contemplation
will be even bigger, and will throw the
most praised Dreadnoughts into the shade.
In order to meet the German plan three
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brielIe Robinne has found. in the dead
wood of the Ecole des Charles. an ancient
manuscript that guides her; but concern
ing it no one can get satisfactory inter-
view with her or any one of the BeauX
Arts. The young lady is not seeking
notoriety. She has plenty of legitimate
fame in the revival of lie PEASANT" at
the Theater Francais-the same two-roie
piece, on the same boards, that gave
Sarah Bernhard her renown just forty
years ago.
Robinne, as pensionnaire Of the French
governments subsidized theater, has
every facility to interest the Beaux Arts
department-actual custodian of historic
monuments-in anything concerning Notre
Dame she may hit upon. The Theater
Francois is infinitely more than a mere
playhouse; it Is the national guardian Of
tradition as to language. manner. dress.
pronunciation. 1t Is a living link with
the great past. a museum, a storehouse.
credulously proud of any ancient thing.
And. naturally. both the Theater Francois
and the Beaux Arts would wish to keep
their measuring and digging around Notre
Dame secret until it shall prove sue
cessful
When recently, therefore, some Beaux
Arts engineers were observed to be work.
ing with chain and theodolite in the Par
Wis square and side streets they told the
inquisitive that it was being done for the
Metropolitan underground railway.
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1HE eye of the master will do
more work than both his hands.
Always taking out of the meal
tub and never putting In soon

Always taking out of the meal
tub and never putting In. soon
comes to the bottom.
Want of care does us more damage than
want Of knowledge.
Work today for you know not how
much YOU may be hindered tomorrow.
Drive thy business. let not that drive
thee. Sloth makes all things difficult. in
dustry all easy.
a handful of common sense is worth a
bushel of learning.
a man can never thrive who has a
wasteful wife-Ben. Franklins Words OF
Wisdom.
MENU. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 16.
BREAKFAST.
Crisped Salt Pork Fried Apples.
- Cream Gravy Pancakes
Coffee.
DINNER.
Split Pea Soup, with Croutons.
Stuffed Veal Hearts Rice and Tomato.
Baked Potatoes.
Coffee Jelly. Waters.
Coffee.
SUPPER.
Scalloped Oysters.
Baking Powder Biscuit.
Tea.
Do you remember. oh. housekeeper. OF
the middle age mot the middle ages). that
Did riddle that the children OF long ago
Used to PROFOUND with all gravity. Round
he house, and round the house. and peek
n every corner.
It's answer-in case your understanding
vas never illuminated-was SNOW" but
might have beeen. and with truth 1.-The
rood housewife To keep the household
wheels running smoothly. economically.
aygienicaily. happily. some one has to be
constantly on guard with special attention
70 be paid to the corners. the loose ends
and the left-oyers IF | were going to
teach the poor women Of the tenements
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A Geometric Problem.

Those who had some tantalizing knowi-
edge of the search lost no time in Won
dering why the Metropolitan should send
surveyors up to the roof gallery of the
cathedral to calculate the angles at which
the stone beasts, birds and devils look
down on the square, streets and the roofs
of houses.
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SANDY SPRING D0INGs.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
SANDY SPRING, Nd. August 1. 1908.
Mrs. Augustus Stabler was hostess OF
the Woman's Association Friday after
noon. This social. domestic and literary
club, it was announced. has just entered
it's fifty-second year. Mrs E. p. Thomas
presided and sixteen members were pres
ent. Guests of the day were Mrs.
George Tatun. Mrs. William Iddings.
Mrs William W. Moore, Mrs. Charles
Hartshorne. Mrs. Richard Janney and
the Misses Harriet Landslide. Ellen
Stabler, Rebecca r. Miller. Elizabeth
Miriam Snowden. The August meeting
will take place at the home OF Mrs Asa
NJ Stabler.
Mrs. Ulrich Hutton has purchased Of
William D. Hartshorne the farm known
as Leawood near Brighton, and is plan
ming to build pretty house and move
there in the fall. This place was the
site of the home Of the late Isaac Harris
horne, which was destroyed by fire few
years since.
Mortimer o. stabler is making an ex-
tended trip on the Pacific coast and Miss
Marion Farquhar is in France.
Mrs. Joseph T. Moore. jr.. and Miss
Dorothy Moore are at Shelter Island and
Miss Mary G. Moore at Glen Cove. l.. j.
Miss Edith d. Bentley of Sandy Spring
and Miss Cornelia n. Walker Of Water
ford are visiting Mrs. ]. Haines Lippin-
colt of Atlantic City.
Miss Anna Hartshorne won Bryn
Mawr scholarship at Wesuown boarding
school in Pennsylvania.
DR.. and Mrs. John Bradford Briggs and
son Capt w. 3. Briggs. Mrs. j. d. Miley
and children. Capt and Mrs. Milton
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Howard s. Wyman
and son. Mrs. Berkemer and children. all
of Washington, are with Mrs. Henry
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Halo
well of Philadelphia and Mr.. Charles
Miller of st. Louis with Mrs. Henry &.
Hallowell. Other visitors here are Mr..
Mason of Cleveland. Mrs. Walter Reese
of Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. Warnock P.
Miller, jr., and children of Philadelphia.
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EATING HORSE FLESH.
Folks in Belgium Find Price of Beef
Too High,

Devotees Of the simple life and advo-
Gates Of the WI Ting-fang diet of vege-
tables and fruits may console themselves
with the thought that. unlike the good
people of Belgium. they do not have to
guess at what their landadies set before
them in the way Of food.
Consul General Ethelber Watts, in
writing from Brussels that horse meat
is very largely used in Belgium for hu-
man food. gives the following details:
Statistics show that the Importation of
horses for that purpose Is increasing an
nually. the importations in 1904 having
been 2O.21s head: in 1905. 30 22s4 head and
in 1906. 70 24 head. the greater part of
which was from England.
There are two recognized abattoirs for
Brussels and suburbs. namely. the Ander-
lecht- Cureghem slaughterhouse "a private
corporation) and the city of Brussels
slaughterhouse tmunicipaD. The former
butchers 2.19S to 1850 and the latter
about 100 to 1..tO horses annually This
large consumption of horse meat is due
to the high charges for other meats in
this city
There are about rs butchers establish
ments in Brussels and suburbs retailing
horse meat only. The retail price varies
from 81 centimes t6.7 cents) to 50 GEN.
times 15.4 cents) per half kilo III
pounds).
The following are the present retail
prices of beef per half kilo: Best tender
lon (tilet pur), francs tj1.9 cents: other
good beef for roasting Lao francs to 1.6
francs (31.0 to :D.S cents: soup and in
ferior beef. 60 to 30 centimes Oils to ia
cents): mutton. 81 centimes to 1.25 francs
u5.4 to 2f.1 cents); veal. 1.25 to Ia
francs t241 to 800 cents): pork, about
same price as mutton.