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Evening journal., 1914-05-01
SLEEVELESS COATS 1
NOW FASHIONABLE
Evening Gowns This Yeai
Also Are a Decided
Novelty
BLOUSE TOO, INSTEAD
OF THE WAIST
BY MARGARET MASON.
(WTitten for The United Press }

MUST NC HiccNticSH. MhdN SHOCK,
This viii be to Sara Brown
Quite the smartest grl in town,
For she's often, ! believe.
Fond d laughing Ia her sleeve.
NEW YORK, May l.-Noi only arc
evening gowns absolutely guitlcss 81
even hipt OF sleeve, but even the
coats hase the habit Most Of Che
the smartest loose wraps ami capes and
coats are sleeveless audi slip their
empty armholcs over fair feminine arms
with All the careless abandon Of a per.
fectiy good masculine waistcoat. What
is lost at one extremity. however. Is
now made mp at the other for protcc-
tiun peitieoats haNc returned again TO
the fold. or rather to cnfold slender
ankles ia scant white ruillcs 81 sheer
est organdy or Paris muslin. they are
80 narrow and 50 thin that they neither
add bulk TO the ankle line nor hide any
Of IT, They quantity resemble the Old
style pantalets as they peep out from
under the short ruchc edged taiTcta
shirts of the moments, aud an, indeed
far cry from the pettcoat of yorc
Indeed, in spite OF the fact that they
really are pctticoats they IRE never
designated as such By the designers and
dressinakers. but answer the namc ct
underskirts on pantalet frills.
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Els Plea.

The Hon. John R. Boomwaller. the
welI-known statesman. having arisen
in the middle of the night and discov
cred Ink Judson, an undesirable citi-
zen Of Senegambian descent. in his
henhouse, proceeded to upbraid him
Justify.
"But, uh-hol' on, hon'able! Loogy
yuh minute; dess loogy yuh, sah!'
expostulated the malefactor. 81 owns
right up dat you's kotch me in de act
-yassah, 'knowledges de cawn-but
dess lemme 'scusably ak yo', sab: As
yo' is a membuh O. de legislator and
a pow'ful pompous one dey tells me.
too-how kin yo' find 1t in yo' heart tc
boiler dis-uh-way at po', mizzable,
ignunt niger. for tryin' to make a
dishonest dime or so in de on'y way
he knows how ?"-Judge.
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NATIONS OF WIDE DIVERGENCE
AIbanIans and Turks Have Not, and
Seemingly Never Can Have.
Anything In Common.

perhaps one Of the reasons that
the Albanians have never really sub
mitted to the Turks lies in funda-
mental incompatability between the
Albanian and Turkish character.
saws a returned traveller from the
Balkan. 1.-THE Turks are melancholy.
even tragic. The Albanians declare
for happiness. The story is told Of
some Albanian soldiers who saw a
performance of Karaguez. in which a
love story was acted. but without
bringing the lovers together at the
finish. The Alba-ians wouldn't have
It for a minute They fourished their
revoIvers and yelled: Make them
happyl Make them happy And
happy they had to be made before
peace could reign again. The Al
banians live in high, mountainous
country with deep valleys In be-
tween ranges Even in times of peace
they are in constant warfare with the
Turks There vi" be frontier incl
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mond for two hundred and fifty thou
sand francs to dealer in Strasbourg.
a Jew named Fishel Cohen. An hour
after he had recorded the transaction
at the Strasbourg Diamond Exchange
he and the diamond were on their way
to Paris, in charge of detective. A
few hours later the stone was identified
at the Tuileries as having been taken
from the famous crucifix of Louis XI.
From Fishel Cohen's agonized de-
scription of the man who had sold him
the diamond, Colonel Jarras believed
he recognized John Buckhurst- But
how on earth Buckhurst had obtained
access to the jewels, or how he had
managed to spirit away the cross from
the very center of the Tuileries. could
only be explained through the theory
of accomplices among the trusted init
mates of the imperial entourage. And
If there existed such conspiracy, who
was involved?
My chase after Buckhurst began as
soon as Colonel Jarras could summon
me; and as Buckhurst had last been
heard of in Strasbourg. went after
him on train loaded with red-legged,
uproarious soldiers.
tracked Buckhurst to Morsbronn,
where lost all traces of him: and now
here was with my orders concerning
the unfortunate people at La Trappe.
staring out at the dismal weather and
wondering where my wild-goos chase
would end
Half an hour later rode out OF
Morsbronn, clad in the uniform of the
Third Hussars. disguise supposed to
convey the idea to those at La Trappe
that the army and not the police were
responsible for their expulsion.
A moist, fern-bordered wood road
attracted me; / reasoned that 1t must
lead. by short cut, across the hills
to the military highway which passed
between Trois-Feuilles and La Trappe.
So took it, and presently came into
four crossroads unknown to me.
This grassy carrefour was occupied
by flock of turkeys. busily engaged
in catching grasshoppers: their keeper,
q prettily shaped peasant girl. looked
up at me as drew bride, then quietly
resumed the book she had been read
ing.
My child" said |. will you kindly
direct me. with appropriate gestures.
TO the military highway which passes
the Chateau de la Trappe?"
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I the Secret Service all they could at

of the Secret Service all they could at
tend to.
There is no reason why 1t should not
be generally known that the crown
jewels of France were menaced from
the very first by a conspiracy so alarm
ing and apparently SO irresistible that
the Emperor himself believed, even In
the beginning of the fatal campaign,
that it might be necessary to send the
crown jewels of France to the Bank of
England for safety.
On the 10Th of July, the day that
war was declared, certain OF the crown
jewels, kept temporarily at the palace
Of the Tuileries, were sent under heavy
guards to the Bank of France. Every
precaution was taken; yet the great
diamond crucif1x of Louis XI. was
missing when the guard under Captain
Siebert turned over the treasures to
the governor of the Bank of France.
Instantly absolute secrecy was or
dered, so the news of the robbery never
became public property, but from one
end Of France to the other the gend-
armerie, the police, local. municipal.
and secret, were stirred up to activity.
Within forty-eight hours, an indi-
yidual answering Buckhurst,s descrip-
ton had sold a. single enormous dia-
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We met dozen people in all,
think. some OF them peasants, one
Or two Of the better class-a country
doctor and notary among them.
Why do all the people / meet carry
bundles?" demanded of the notary.
Mon Dieu, monsieur, they are too
near the frontier to take risks" he
replied.
you mean to say they are running
away from their village Of Trois-
Feuilles?" asked.
Exactly" he said. "War Is rude
guest for poor folk"
And so I left him also staring after
us. and had half a mind to go back
and examine his portfolio to see what
snipe-faced notary might be carry,
ing about with him.
The lazy roadside butterflies few
up in clouds before the housekeeping
horse; the hill rabbits, rising to their
headquarters, wrinkled their whis--
kered noses at us; from every thicket
speckled hedge-birds peered at us as
we went our way.
At length, as we reached the sum.
init of the sandy hill, There is La
Trappe, monsieur" said my turkey
girl, and once more stretched out hel
lovely arm.
There was no porter at the gate to
welcome me or to warn me back; the
wet road lay straight in front. barred
only by sunbeams.
MAY we enter?" asked, politely.
She did not answer, and led my
horse down that silent avenue of trees
towards the terrace and the CLASSY
pool which mirrored the steps OF
stone.
"And here we dismount." said l, and
offered my aid.
She laid her hands on my shoulders;
I swung her to the ground, where her
sabots clicked and her silver neck
chains jingled in the silence.
SIS that house empty?" asked
turning brusquely on my companion
"The Countess de Vassart will give
you your answer" she replied.
Kindly announce me, them" l said
grimly, and together we mounted the
broad fight of steps to the esplanade.
above which rose the gray mansion Of
La Trappe.
Gro BE CoNTINUED.)
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overwneImed WIth Work.

Along in the SOS Pat Casey pushed
a wheelbarrow across the plains from
st. Joseph. Mo-. to Georgetown. Colo.
shortly after that he struck it rich; ("
in fact. he was credited with having
more wealth than anyone else In Colo
RADIO A man of great shrewdness and
ability. ne was exceedingly sensitive
over his inability to read or write
One day an old timer met him with:
How are you getting along. Pat?"
60 way from me. now" said Pct
genially, me heads burstin wild bust
ness 1t takes two i'd pincils day
do me wurrA Every body's Ms4
zine
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dent and then over the border into
Montenegro fee tie Albanians. The
Montenegrins help them in their eff.
forts at reprisal against the common
foe, the Turk. Albanians are great
on blood feuds. The Italian vendetta
is mild diversion beside the AL
bantam blood feud. The English wom-
an, Mary Edith Durham. traveller and
war correspondent. is friend Of the
Albanians. She often lives among
them and is their trusted friend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
Peculiar Japanese FROG.

The Japanese frog is creature
measuring between fifteen and twenty
five inches. The skin of its back is
pale blue and by night looks dark
green or olive brown. The frog re
mains motionless during -'e day, with
eyes sheltered from the light and with
belly up, clinging to its support by ad
hesive cushions and by its belly. which
is provided with a sticky covering.
and it is hardly distinguishable from
the objects that surround it. At night.
fall it begins it's hunt for the. mann
moth crickets on which it feeds, ma.
king leaps covering seven feet Of
ground.-Harper's Weekly
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
"IeI on ParIe FraneaIs.n

The student of French by the direct
method, who said that 1t was not easy
TO skate 'Quand vous avez les skates
toutes sur un COTE" was probably un-
aware that he was working on sew
enteenth-century model. The Sails
bury Law Records of 1881 tell us that
q prisoner set un brickbat lie Chief
Justice Richardson. qui narrowly
mist" and for this misdemeanor was
acknowledgements hange." Strange
how old fashions come in again! com
ments the University Correspond
emit"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
A VARIETY OF CAKES.

In making cake, have all the ma
terials at hand before beginning the
operation, then at the last moment
there will be. nothing vitality impor-
tant missing. When eggs are high
we will wish to choose cakes with
few of them. and there are many.
With butter always high, we like to
use as little as possible, and substi-
tute a cheaper fat, when the flavor
may be disguised by spices.
EggIess DEVILS Food.-One cupful OF
sugar, quarter of a cup of shorten
ing, one-half cup of sour milk, two
cupfuls of -four, two squares of choc-
olate dissolved in a half cup Of boil
ing water, onehalf teaspoonful OF
salt, half teaspoonful of soda and
teaspoonful of baking powder. Bake
in loaf or layers.
Coffee Cake-Mix well together
three tablespoonfuls of sugar with two
of melted butter, and one egg. Sift
two tablespoonful of baking powder
with two cups of -four; add salt and
the grated rind of a lemon. Mix to-
gether. adding the milk gradually, al
ternating with the -four. When ready
for the oven, sprinkle with cinnamon
and sugar.
Snow cake.-Cream half cup Of
butter, add cup of sugar, half cup
OF milk, alternately with two cups OF
-four sifted with two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder. Add flavoring and
fold in the whites of four eggs beaten
stiff.
Pork Cake.-To one cup of fat
chopped salt pork add cup of boiling
water, one cupful of raisins, one cup
of brown sugar. one-half cup of mo-
lasses. one teaspoonful of soda and
different spices to taste. A cup OF
well softened dried apples is an inn
provement
IeEHG Zza,<S~eN-.
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very far away, perhaps on the cita-
del of Strasbourg. Without turning
my head said: "It is difficult to be-
lieve that there is war anywhere In
the worlds it not, mademoiselle?"
mot If one knows the world" she
said, indifferently.
do you know it, my child?"
Sufficiently" she said.
She had opened again the book
which she had been reading when
first noticed her. From my saddle I
saw that it was Moliere.
why do you tend turkeys?" ]
asked
Because it pieases me-" she re-
piled. raising her eyebrows in faint
displeasure.
For that same reason you read
Monsieur. Moliere?" suggested.
/ Doubtless, monsieur"
"Are you what you pretend to be.
an Alsatian turkey tender?"
"Parbleu! There are my turkeys,
monsieur"
Perhaps" said I, but have asked
you question which remains par
ried. Who are your" demanded.
"Oh, mere nobody in such learned
company" she said, shaking her head
with mock humility that annoyed
me intensely.
Very WE'LL" said I. conscious every
moment Of her pleasure in my dis
comfiture; under the circumstances
am going to ask you to accept my
escort to La Trappe; for think you
are Mademoiselle Elven. recently of
the Odeon theater."
Monsieur" she said. do you ride
through the world pressing every
peasant girl you meet with such ar
dent entreaties? Truly, your fashion
of wooing is not slow, but everybody
knows that hussars are headlong gen.
tlemen- Nothing is sacred from a
hussar,'" she hummed, deliberately.
in a parody which made me writhe in
my saddle.
"Mademoiselle," said l, taking off
my forage cap. your ridicule Is not
the most disagreeable incident that
expect to meet with today. I am at
tempting to do my duty, and l must
ask you to do yours"
And If refuse?'
Then" said /, amiably, Il shall be
obliged to set you on my horse" And
dismounted and went toward her.
After silence she said. very seri-
ously, Monsieur, would you dare use
violence toward me?"
"Oh, shall not be very violent"
replied, laughing. l held the opened
watch in my hand so that she could
see the dial If she chose.
1T is one o'clock" said. closing
the hunting-case with snap.
She looked me steadily in the eyes.
"Will you come with me to La
Trappe?"
She did not stir.
I stepped toward her; she gave me
a breathless, defiant stare; then in an
instant caught her up and swung
her high into my saddle, before either
she or / knew exactly what had hap
pened
She was clever enough not to try
to dismount, woman enough not to
make an awkward struggle or do any
thing ungraceful In silence, led the
horse forward through the open gate
out into the wet meadow.
AS for my turkey-girl, she sat stifly
in the saddle, with firmness and de-
termination that proved her to be
stranger to horses. / scarcely dared
look at her. so fearful was of laugh
ing.
So we went on. The spectacle of a
cavalryman in full uniform leading a
cavalry horse on which was seated an
Alsatian girl in bright peasant cos
tune appeared to astonish the few
people we passed.
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she does not slip through your fingers.
Repeat your instructions" repeated
them from my memoranda.
There was pause. then click! click!
the instrument gave the code signal
that the matter was ended. and re-
peated the signal, opened my code
book. and began to translate the in
structions into cipher for safety's sake
Where the vosges mountains lowered
IN obscurity a curtain of rain joined
earth and sky. The rivers ran yellow.
brimful. foaIping at the fords. Some
where in that spectral forest Prussian
cavalry were hidden, watching the
heights where our drenched divisions
lay. Behind that forest German army
was massing. fresh from the combat in
the north. where the tragedy Of Wis
aawhnnrg had heen enacted only the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23

Character is higher than intellect. A
great soul. will be strong to live as well
as to think Emerson.
May we so live, we dread not here to die;
So die. we dread not afterward to live.
-P H Bailey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
CHATTER II.
The government Interferes.

There is short cut across that
meadow" said the young girl. raising
a rounded. sun-tinted arm. bare to the
shoulder. And. after that, you will
come to a thicket OF white birches."
Thank you. mademoiselle"
And after that" she said. idly fol-
lowing with her blue eyes the contour
of her own lovely arm. you must turn
to the left. and there you will cross 2
hill. You can see 1t from where we
stand"
A deadened report shook the sum-
mer air-the SOUND Of q cannon dres
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-23
A DIET OF ONIONS.

This much abused vegetable, which
cannot conceal it's presence because
Of its odoriferousness, is one Of our
most valuable vegetables. Nature
provides for her children by sending
an abundance Of these little tender
green stalks to US early in the spring.
and in the fall stocks our cellars with
them for the winter using. There is
no salad, except perhaps a fruit, that
is not improved by the appetizing zest
Of bit of onion or onion juice.
When the appetite becomes keener
in the cold wintry days, care must be
taken not to over-eat. If onions are
served twice week at least the sys-
tenn is in good tone to Withstand any
drain of disease or extra work, for
they are valuable scavengers in the
system.
A disordered system will result in q
cold, which is often directly caused
by over-eating. We cannot expect the
department of the interior to go on
overworking year in and year out.
If we cut our food in half and multi
ply our exercise by two in the open
air, we would have less of colds, grip
and pneumonia.
Onions With cheese.-This is dish
especially good for a cold night sup
per. Cook sufficient onions for the
number to partake; drain them and
place layer of the cooked onion in
buttered baking dish, pour over
q half cup of rich white sauce.
sprinkle generously with cheese, and
repeat with another layer of the
onions, white sauce and cheese. Put
into the oven and serve when we'll
heated through.
Onions Stuffed With Sausage.-This
Is most elegant dish, which may be
used for company. Take the mild
Spanish or Bermuda onion, half
dozen or more. peel and parboil until
tender enough to scoop out a center;
chop the part taken out and mix with
well seasoned sausage, and I'LL the
centers Make a sauce of chicken
stock, if you have it, If not use butter
and water. Put the onions into a
baking dish and bake, basting occa-
sionally until thoroughly tender.
Sprinkle with buttered crumbs, and
when they are brown serve from the
baking DISH.
Stuffed Tomatoes. - Tomatoes
stuffed with chopped onion and cucum.
Der, seasoned well and mixed with
French dressing, a little chopped
parsley added, is mast appetizing
salad Serve each tomato on a leaf
of lettuce or set in nest of blanched
head lettuce.
Character is higher than intellect. A
great soul will be strong to live as well
as to think. Emerson.
May we so live, we, dread not here to die;
So die, we dread not afterward to live.
Roflaw
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PART ONE.
cHAPrER :.
AZ the Telenranh.

At the Telegraph.
On the third day of August, 1870, 4
left Paris In search of John Buckhurst.
On the 4th of August lost all traces
Of Mr.. Buckhurst near the frontier. in
the village of Morsbronn. On August
9TH. about eight o'clock in the morn
ing. the military telegraph instrument
In the operators room over the tenn
porary barracks of the Third Hussars
clicked out the call for urgency, not
the usual military signal, but secret
sequence understood only by certain
officers of the Imperial Military Police.
The operator on duty therefore step
ped into my room and waited while
took his place at the wire.
who is this?" came over the wire
in the secret code; and answered at
once: Inspector of Foreign Division,
Imperial Military Police, on duty at
Morsbronn, Alsace."
After considerable delay the next
message arrived in the Morse code:
els that you. Scarlett?"
And replied: Eyes. Who are you?
Why do you not use the code? Repeat
| the code signal and your number"
= The signal was repeated, then came
the message: This is the Tuileries.
You have my authority to use the
Morse code for the sake of brevity.
Do you understand? / am Jarras. The
Empress is here" Instantly treasured
by the message from Colonel Jarras,
head of the bureau to which was at
tached, answered that / understood.
Then the kilograms began to fly, all
In the Morse code:
Jarras-"H Have you caught Buck
hurst?"
mo"
Jarras-"H How did he get away?"
There's confusion enough on the
frontier to cover the escape of hun
dred thieves"
There was long pause; lighted a
cigar and waited. After while the In
strument began again.
Jarras-''The Empress desires to
know where the chateau called La
Trappe is"
LA Trappe is about four kilo-
metres from Morsbronn, near the ham
let of Trois-Feuilles."
Jarras-"It is understood that Mad
anne de Vassart's group of socialists
are about to leave La Trappe for Para
disc. in Morbihan. 1t is possible that
Buckhurst has taken refuge among
them Therefore you will proceed to
La Trappe. Do you understand"
Perfectly"
Jarras-''If Buckhurst is found you
will bring him to Paris at once. Shoot
him if he resists arrest If the COM
munity at La Trappe has not been
warned of a possible visit from us.
you will find and arrest the following
individuals: Claude Tavernier. late
professor of law. Paris School of Law;
Achille Bazard. ex-instructor in mathe-
matics. FontainebIeau Artillery School;
DR.. Leo belmont. ex-interne, Charity
Hospital. Paris; Mile. Sylvia Elven.
lately OF the Odeon; the Countess de
Vassart, well known for her eccen-
tricities.
You will affix the government seals
to the house as usual; you will then
/. escort the people named to the nearest
point on the Belgian frontier. The
Countess de vassart usually dresses
like common peasant Look out that
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NOWLEDGE being to be had
only of visible and certain
truth, error is not fault of our knowl-
edge, but mistake of our judgment, Civ
ing assent to that which is not true.
Locke
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-08-14
THOMAS MOORE.

Funeral services of the late Thomas
Moore of Porter, who was killed in a
runaway accident August 4, were held
from, ST. Joseph's church on Friday
morning, Rev. J. E. Harlin officiating,
and were largely attended. The pail
bearers were brother members of the
A. O. H., John Hefferan, Lawrence
Cronin, Joseph Delaney, John Dawson
and James Crowley of GAINESVILLE. In
terment was made in ST. Joseph's Gem
etery.
Mr.. Moore was a charter member of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Di-
vision No. /, at GAINESVILLE. Besides his
wife he leaves to mourn his untimely
death six children: John, Agnes (Mrs.
Robert Ford, Frank, Ella, Ethel and
Emmett. An infant daughter preceded
him two years ago. Besides his imme-
date family he leaves an aged father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore
of Evansville, one sister Mary, and six
brothers, Edward of Edgerton, Fred of
Oregon, George and William of Brook
Ign and Michael and Reuben of Evans
vile.