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RECIPE THAT MADE FORTUNE
How to Make the Berwick Sponge
Cake, Long Famous in New
England.

The Berwick sponge cake has been
famous throughout the northern por-
lions Of New England for fully three
quarters of century. The particu-
lars of its history are told in manu-
script cookbook now in the posses
sion Of Miss Isabelle Gordon OF La
Grange, Ill. According to this au-
thority, William Briggs. injured In .
railroad accident, promised not to sue
the company provided it would agree
to build him restaudant at North
Berwick. Me-, and there stop every
train for five minutes. This was done
as agreed, and in twenty years Briggs
retired, made rich from the sale OF
his wonderful sponge cake. The Ber'
wick sponge cake requires six eggs.
three cups OF powdered white sugar,
four even cups Of slfted -four, two tea
spoons Of cream of tartar, one tea
spoon OF soda, one cup Of cold water
and half of q lemon. Beat the eggs
two minutes, add the sugar and beat
five minutes more; stir the cream
of tartar into two cups Of the flour;
add 1t to the eggs and sugar and beat
for one minute. Dissolve the soda in
the water and add it also. Wash the
lemon, dry 1t and add the juice and
the rind, grated. Finally add the two
remaining cups of -four, and beat all
the ingredients together for one min
ute. Put the dough into two deep tins
and bake In a moderate oven.
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DEMONSTRATION IN METZ

Great stress is being laid in France upon an ag-
itation that has prevailed in Metz lately the New
York Sun says. 1t started one Sunday evening
when local association called La Lorraine Spor-
tive attempted to give concert in room in a
hotel which 1t had hired for the purpose No
sooner had M. Samain the president arisen to
make address of welcome in French than an
inspector of police and eight constables took pos
session Of the stage and announced that the con-
cert could not be held because it was n public
meeting and contrary to law.
There were loud protests but in vain. Samain
and the leader of the orchestra were arrested
but the musicians went on playing. They played
the "Marche Sambre ct Meuse," which is French
air. The trumpets sounded French fanfares. The
police ordered the audience to dispense; instead
1t hooted the police and shouted "Vive Ia Lor-
raine!" Finally it marched out singing the Mar
seillaise,' the trumpets still playing
Samain was held prisoner for more than week
The police endeavored to get full list Of mem
bers Of La Lorraine Sportive, but failed One of
Its committeeman, M. Sehl, was arrested however.
Samain was Intercepted in court every day on
charges of melting rebellion. Public opinion re-
manned at high tension and in the middle of it all
M. Foret member Of an old family of Metz,
was elected mayor or the Germans prefer to
say, burgomaster.
1t is said the order for the police action came
from the central authorities Of the annexed pro
vince of Strassburg. Some are Of the opinion
that 1t was designed to provoke demonstrations
which would cause postponement Of the new con-
stitutional scheme for AlsaceLorraine In the
long run the government seems to have become
alarmed at the violence of the pro-French senti.
ment revealed by the incident. OF sudden Sa-
main and Sehl were released without bail and no
one seemed to know whether they will ever be
prosecuted any further.
Meanwhile the bitter feeling against German
ization Is generally expressed in talk and finds
vent In the papers in protests against the so.
called constitution as a scheme Of Prussian tyran-
ny. In France there is unmistakable emotion in
all classes what is taken to be irrefragable
proof Of the innate loyalty of the sundered peo-
pie to the French flag.
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aboard naval craft The most dignified entry
is that made by the animal which has been spe-
officially designated in advance as the official mas.
cot Of new warship, and is brought aboard
with due ceremony at the time the vessel Is
placed in commission Often such mascot is
a native of and donation from the state or city
after which warship is named as, for instance.
the handsome white goat which was presented
to the battleship Kentucky by citizens Of the blue
grass state when that craft first went into COM
mission
Another favored manner OF introduction for
pets aboard warshps is by transfer from other
craft This is apt to occur only when one ves-
sci Is being placed out of commission and another
and newer craft is being placed In commission at
about the same time, and presumably at the same
navy yard There have been instances when en-
tire crews have been transferred thus from one
ship to another and even when a warShip Is
merely being laid up for repairs and will retain
Skeleton crew" aboard 1t usually happens that
there is quite contingent of bluejackets to be
shifted to some other floating home These boys
naturally like to take with them their pets or
mascots. and the officers of ships to which they
are thus transferred can seldom find much fault
with mascots thus enlisted, since such veteran
pets are experienced In all the ways of life aboard
warship and there is no danger of them max
ing trouble as do some newcomers until they get
their "sea legs
Many O cat or dog has begun an honorable
career as mascot" rather ngloriousy by wan
dering aboard as STRAY" waif; being allowed
to remain on suffrage. and finally winning place
In the affections Of large portion of the ships
company. After all, however, the method most
commonly in vogue in the recruiting of mascots
rs that whereby the individual bluejacket takes
aboard ship pet that has caught his fancy on
shore. Under such circumstances the tar who
has discovered the mascot is accounted the owner
long as the pet remains aboard ship, and his
rights of ownership are recognized, however
much the other jackies may pet the mascot or
teach him tricks.
The officers of warship usually prefer to have
every pet thus individually owned for 1t makes
one Individual aboard responsible for the animal;
for his feeding ETC., and for his behavior In
deed there are so many advantages to the
scheme that on many ships 1t has become the
custom to designate enlisted as the
Keeper of each pet though the mascot has
come aboard under circumstances that make 1t
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FRENCH CHALK WILL DO IT
That Is the Best Thing to Remove
Spots Made by Cream or
Other Food.

A woman who had a pitcher of
cream spilled over blue crepe dress
she was wearing for the first time
started to wash off the spots with
cold water.
Don't do it, said a friend. "It
will ruin your gown. When you get
home cover it thickly with French
chalk for three or four days, brush
of, and If any signs of the grease re-
main put heavy brown paper over it
and press with hot iron" The ad-
vice removed the cream.
One woman carries French chalk
for such emergeicies as food spots.
A little of the chalk is rubbed in at
once, as 1t removes the spot more
quickly when fresh
If gasoline or other cleansing fluid
is used on a material that will ring"
put heavy white blotter under the
spot. or If that is not at hand use
Turkish towel. Rub in a circle until
the dampness is eyaporated.
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Not Possible.

It is unthinkable that the gospel,
the preaching of which has been the
profoundest motive-power the world
has ever felt, is false invention of
human minds. Can 1t be imagined
that the whole army Of saints through
all the ages have been made truthful
and holy by means of the mightiest
fraud the world has ever known? To
simply state the proposition manifests
It's utter folly. 1t is remarkable how
wonderfully gullible sincere men be-
come, when they leave the mornings
OF simple faith in the atoning power
Of Christ's cross.--The Indian Wit.
ness.
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IKE rhrouah Ealtl1.

Faith bears fruit 1t cannot help II
because 1t links the soul with Christ
80 that the energy of his life pour
into It through the artery OF faith,
and, as It comes in, SO It must make q
way for itself out. Fruit fs. SO to
SPEAK, forced from the believing soul.
"Why does the lark sing? II cannot
help It, because the spirit OF the spring
has been poured into i.e heart. Why
does the branch bear fruit. It cannot
help It because the life forces are
ever pouring up from its root. why
does a child run to meet IT'S motherF
II cannot help It because its heart
has imbibed her nature. So the h.s
lever. united to Christ. receives grace
from his heart and from the abun-
dance OF his indwelling life speaks. -
e. B. Meyer. in the Secret q Guidance.
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Lemon Jelly.

Five lemons, juice of all. and graf.
ed peel Of two, two large cups of
sugar, one package of gelatine in two
cups of cold water, two glasses Of pale
sherry. one pint Of boiling water.
Stir sugar, lemon Juice, peel and
soaked gelatine together and leave
covered for an hour. Then pour over
them the boiling water. Stir until
the gelatine is dissolved, strain
through flannel bag without press.
ing, add the wine, let all drip un.
touched through double flannel. Pour
into wet mold. In cold weather, or
II set on ice. 1t will be ready for use
In six hours.
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Rhubarb GINGER.

Dry the rhubarb thoroughly and cut
into pieces Of about one inch in
length. Weigh and turn them into a
deep earthenware jar or basin, with
equal quantity of sugar and small
quantity of whole ginger. Cover the
dish over and allow It to stand for
three days, then stir 1t round and run
off the syrup into a saucepan, and
boil 1t down to third in quantity;
add the rhubarb and boil until It is
clear and transparent Stir as little
as possible.
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Sauce maItre p,Ho.e,.

Mix with fork on plate a piece
of butter the size of an egg with a
tablespoonful of finely chopped pars.
ley and pinch of salt and pepper.
Put the dish on hot part Of the stove
for butter to melt slowly, and serve
with boiled or broiled fish. broiled
steak, white potatoes. etc. For fish
and meat, squeeze q little lemon juice
In the sauce just before sending 1t to
the table II the acid is liked.
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crna. yrhouahta Make areat Mem.

Carey was a cobbler. but he had a
map of the world on his shop wall,
and outdid Alexander the Great in
dreaming and doing. Many a tinker
and weaver and stonecutter and hand
worker has had open windows and a
sky and saind with wings What
thoughts were in the mind of Jesus at
his workbench? One Of them was
that the kingdoms Of this world should
become the kingdoms of God--at any
cost! -Maltbie d. Babcock, D. D.
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thirty-six eggs. Now that Is the kind
OF hen we have in the States
WELL" said Pat. I'll tell you about
a half-bllnd hen my mother had. She
ate q feed of sawdust. thinking 1t was
oatmeal. Shs went to her nest and
laid plank twelve feet long. She
ate more sawdust the next day, and
again laid plank twelve feet long.
Again, on the third day, she ate more
sawdust, and laid another twelve-foot
plank. Sne sat on the three planks
and Matched three kitchen chairs.
sofa. one table. and mahogany chest
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22

to the credit of any naval mascot is that of ia
nous cat that was domiced aboard the cruiser
Chicago a few years ago. This cat would sit on
it's hind legs and salute" with front paw when
the band played "The Star-Spangled Banner" and
any person who knows how difficult 1t is to teach
tricks to cats can appreciate what this perform
ance meant. The battleship Vermont has goat
that will smoke pipe with evident relish and one
of the ships has as mascot a bear that will en-
gage In wrestling matches with members of the
crew to the delight Of audiences of cheering tars.
or course, the parrots our warships have fear
full and wonderful vocabularies, and the monkeys
are adopts in clever tricks. Especially is this the
case with small red monkey on board the cruiser
Chester In some instances a naval pet Will
evince fancy for some certain part of the ship,
and will not be induced to leave it under any cir
cumstances. striking case in point is that of an
Eskimo dog the battleship Minnesota. He Sc
lected home high up the bridge of the vessel
POSSIBLY because it is cool and airy, and reminis
cent of his home In the far north and he remains
constantly this lofty platform, eating and sleep
ing here no matter whether the vessel be anchored
In port or cruising in heavy sea-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22
Stories of Wonderful Hens

"I'lI tell YOU" said the Yankee.
about a hen my mother had. She
went out one day and ate feed OF
corn, and returned and laid twelve
eggs. she went out the next day and
ate a feed of corn. and laid twelve
more eggs She went out the third
day and returned and laid twelve more
eggs. She went out on the fourth day
and Matched seventy-two chicks out Of
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The Sensible Deacon.

II possess the faith that moves
mountains" said the good deacon.
do you?" replied the skeptic.
Lets see you move yonder little
hill"
mo. You don't suppose I'd run the
risk OF losing my faith trying to do
fool thing Ike that, dc your"
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Pat Says In Roscommon They Have a
Hen That Converts Sawdust
into Furniture.

An American. spending his holidays
In County Roscommon, Ireland. fell in
to conversation with native, who was
feeding his hens.
Il guess. Pat. you haven't as good
hens hero as we have in the stntes."
"Perhaps not" said Pat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22
Cafe Az LsIt.

Two cups strongly made coffee, fresh
and hot: two cups OF boiling milk.
Strain the coffee from the boiler into
the table coffee pot through thin mus.
lin. Add the boiling milk and set in a
vessel of hot water, y "cosey" or a
thick cloth wrapped about 1t. for I'VE
minutes. Then 1t is ready for use.
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r e,event curtaIna saooIno

When the lace curtains are ready to
be washed, haste a narrow strip Of
muslin along each outer edge and lei
n remain until the washing and dry.
ing process ,ampleted and you will
md yesr -cu - straigh. and &c
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22

TO halr dozen pets that vie with one another
for the homage due a ships mascot
The number of pets or mascots aboard snip
depends somewhat on the good nature OF the
captain, for the commander Of the warship has
the say as to whether or not any prospective
pet be allowed to find home aboard the craft
Indeed, the naval regulations-that bulky blue
bound volume which lays down the law for every
thing in the navy-dignifes this subject Of pets
by devoting a paragraph to 1t. In this reference
to pets In the naval book Of etiquette 1t is set
down that the officer of the deck (who CORE
spends to the officer of the day at military
camp) must not allow any pets to be brought
aboard unless the permission of those in author
ity on the vessel be obtained
However, 1t Is only exceptionally grouchy
commander who ever makes any objection to the
presence on board Of any reasonable number of
pets. Indeed, many an officer with natural
fondness for pets, has come to have genuine af-
lection for fourfooted friends aboard ship. More
over the presence of pets helps to keep the sea
men contented. And finally 1t is Just as well
for an oficer-considering the well-known super.
stitions OF tars-to recognize that ancient tradi-
ton of the sea which declares that the presence
OF certain animals aboard ship will bring 1t
luck.
Almost any pet having found a domicile on
board floating fortress, speedily advances to the
dignity of mascot" no matter whether the
aforementioned pet belongs to one individual In
crew at large. And in this connection 1t should
be mentioned that there several different
ways in which pet or mascot may find a berth
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22
SIx-PIEcE PIE-cUTTER.

A pie-cutting device, which cuts a
whole pie into six pieces at one oper-
alton, has been designed for the use
of hotels and restaurants. 1t consists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22

Of a base for the pie to rest upon,
and lever provided with six knives,
arranged like the spokes of wheel.
Popular Mechanics.
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Of drawers. Now" said Pat, with
twinkle in his eye. that is the kind
of hen we have In Roscommon."
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NE Of the most interesting SIDE
lights on American naval life'
and one that gives insight as to
the kind-heartedness of Uncle
Sans blue jackets, is afforded
by the care and affection be-
slowed upon the mascots or pets
or our warships. There is prob
ably not single craft, big or lit
tie, in the whole American navy,
that has not its mascot, and In
many instances-particularly in
the case Of big battleships-there
are aboard anywhere from two
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22

bluejackets possess an especial and al
most unique knack for instructing
dumb animals The secret of their
success, however, lies in the devotion
of much time to the task, combined
with the circumstances that the tars
have a seemingly inexhaustable sup
ply of patience and an almost unfail-
ing fund of good humor, which, when
reinforced by plentiful supplies OF
sweets, will ultimately win over the
most stubborn furred or feathered
captive.
o.. 90 4hn ,,nnnt rom rlrn hln tricks
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-22
Successful Re-
former Must be
Christ Conferred

N THE prophecy of Zacha.
riah. the eighth chapter and
twenty-third verse, we
read: I'VE will go with
you for we have heard that
Cod Ca NTH v0y, - This
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-10
CHAPTER XII.
Power of Darkness.

To Orme the next half hour was
very long. He seated himself upon
the floor of the closet and ate the sand
witch which the clairvoyant had brought
him. Occasionally he could hear her
moving about the apartment.
Poor charlatan!" he thought. she
is herself a good sort. l suppose she
excuses the sham of her profession on
the ground that it deceives many per
sons into happiness"
He struck another match and looked
again at the ghostly paraphernalia
about him. Near him hung a black
robe with a large hood. He crushed
one of the folds in his hands and was
surprised to discover how thin 1t was
and into how small space it could be
compressed. Not far away stood sew
eral pairs of large slippers of soft
black felt The white robes were also
of thinnest gossamer-flimsy stuff that
swayed like smoke when he breathed
toward it.
By the light of a third match he
looked more carefully at the other APP
paratus. There was a large pair of
angel-wings, of the conventional shape.
The assortment of masks was sufi-
GENTLY varied for the representation of
many types of men and women of
different ages.
The match burned down to his fin
gers. and again he sat in darkness.
wondering at the elaborateness Of the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-10
SYNOPSIS.

At the expense of a soiled hat Robert
orme saves from arrest a girl in black
touring car who has caused a traffic jam
on State street. He buys a new hat and
Is given In change five dollar bill with
Remember the person you pay this to-"
written on 1t. A second time he helps the
lady in the black car. and learns that in
Tom and Bessie Wapngham they have
mutual friends. but gains no further hint
or her identity. He discovers another in
scription on the marked bill, which, in a
Iutile attempt to decipher 1t, he copies
ana places the copy in a drawer in his
apartment. Senior Poritol, South Ameri-
can, calls, and claims the marked bill
Orme refuses, and a fight ensues In
which Poritol is overcome: He, calls In
senior Alcatrante, minister from his coun-
Try, to vouch for him. Orme still refuses
70 give up the bill. Orme goes for walk
nnd sees two Japs atck Aleatrante He
prme is attacked by two we Japs who eff;
1ect forcible exchange of the marked
bill for another Orme finds the girl of
Ine PACK ear waiting for him. She also
wants the bill Orme tells his story. she
recognizes one of the Japs as her fathers
butler Maku. The second inscription on
the bill is the key to the hiding place of
Both laps and South Americans want the
papers Orme and the "Girl' start out in
the black car In quest of the papers. In
Che, university. grounds, in Evanston the
other Jap are there. Orme fells Maku
and the other Jap escapes. Orme finds In
Maku's pocket a folded slip of paper. He
takes the girl. whose name is still un-
known to him, to the home of friend In
Evanston. Returning to the university
grounds Orme gets in conversation with
guard at the life-saving station. They
hear motor boat in trouble in the dark
ness on the lake. They find the Grip
pied boat, In It are the Jap with the
papers and Girl" She jumps into Orme's
boat but the, Jap eludes. pursuit
Orme finds on the paper he took from
Maku tho address, "S41 N. Parker
street" He, goes there and finds that
Arima. teacher of jiu-jitsu Is on the
third floor He calls on Ala. clairvoy-
ant on the fourth floor, descends by
the flre-escape and conceals himself I'M
der a table in Arima's room. Alca-
trante. POritol and the Jap minister
enter. Orme finds the papers in a
drawer under the table and substitutes
mining prospectuses for them. He
learns that the papers are of interna-
tional Importance with a time limit for
signatures of that night midnight. The
substitution is discovered. The girl
appears.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-10
CHAPTER Xl.-Continued.

do you mind telling me how you
asked.
She answered indifferently: Sup
posing the Japanese had stolen the pa
pers, | searched Makus room at our
house. There was a torn envelope
there with the name 'Arima printed
in the corner"
Alcatrante bowed. You are clever
er than most Americans, my dear
young lady" he said. His lips curved
into a smile that disclosed his fangs.
That" she replied, !"is as it may be,
But / have not your admiration for
trickery, Mr. Alcatrante."
Again. he smiled "Ah," he ex.
claimed, "trickery is the detail work Of
diplomacy" Then with shade Of
seriousness in his voice, he asked
"Why did you use that word 'unless?' "
why, indeed? She made this non
committal answer, and if Alcatrante
had hoped to soothe her into friend
Illness and draw from her clue to her
suspicious, he was disappointed.
There was another period OF silence,
broken at last by the Japanese. The
fact that we have failed, my dear
young lady" he said, makes conceal
ment unnecessary. l know, of course,
that this matter will never become pub
lie. You understand that the repre-
sentatives of great nations often have
TO take steps which, as private citizens,
they would never think Of"