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the communion to q dying farmer.
Disregarding orders the sentries, good
Catholics. allow the priest to pass. He
disappears on the other side of the
bridge. Suddenly one Of the sentries
sees flicker Of light along the ground
so yards away. A rush to the spot
and the good priest Is discovered
STOPPING at the base Of one Of the
bridge arches. The stick of dyna-
mite on the ground and blackened
fuse in his hand leave no doubt as to
his intentions. The sentries did not
wait for a court-martial, but executed
the priest" on the spot. Papers found
on him proved him to be a captain in
q Hessian Hussars regiment
In a trench near the Belgian border.
a few days ago. A jovial old chap. q
farmer. comes along with basketful
of pears. The shooting has stopped
for an hour or 50, both sides needing
a rest after IL hours Of uninterrupted
fighting. A number of farmers in the
region having refusedto abandon their
homes. no one questions the farmers
presence among the troops, and his
basket is soon emptied. AS they are
given away the farmer is thanked all
around and is just leaving when he is
grabbed by the throat suddenly by
one Of the troopers, who half chokes
his victim before shouting, Hes q
German. He was my boss In Paris"
And so it was. For IL years Joseph
Habig had been chief accountant in a
big Partisan wall paper factory. He
was German, every one knew it. but
he was good accountant. Under
him worked half a dozen young
Frenchmen. Two days before the dec
1aration of war his consul had warned
him to leave Paris-and he had His
knowledge of French had been used
by his officers when he joined the Ger.
man army, and he returned. This
time he stayed.
The last is the best. In Paris last
month, at the war department Offices.
officers hurry in and out, orderlies
pass like the wind, generals and their
STATS discuss the campaign In the
Railways. young artillery officer. lieu
tenant of the general staff, according
to the insignia on his collar. walks up
and down idly smoking. A captain
passes by, asks for a light for his
cigar, and remarks. Nice weather.
lieutenant" No answer. The cap
tain, surprised, repeats his remark.
The lieutenant turns away. Angered
the superior officer goes after him.
The other runs toward a door.
It's all over in a jiffy. Friend Lieu
tenant brought into a private office.
answers questions with an over-the-
Rhine accent, which is a trade mark.
He Is a lieutenant all right, but in
the Eleventh Bavarian regiment. He
has made the French war ONCE his
headquarters for over a week. Some
of the Paris papers got hold of the
story. which was. of course, cut out
by the censor.
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GOATS AS SPY SIGNAL
Shepherd Who Aided cermans With
His Flock Sentenced to Death
for Treason.

Chalons-Sur- Marne.-A Frenchman,
Alfred Durot by name, has been SEN
fenced to death by court-martial for
treason.
During the battle which ragged
around Reims the French artillery Cd
Grating near the village of Puiseulx
was subjected. to terrific lombard
ment by the Germans, no matter how
often they changed their position. A
careful watch was kept. and 1t was
discovered that q mile in front of the
French batteries a shepherd was feed.
ing his flock. among which were i've
snow-white goats.
The shepherd was arrested, and in
quiries showed that during the Ger
man occupation of Pui-eulx he was the
only inhabitant who had not been mo-
Tested. and that he had been given the
white goats whose presence was to
signal the position of the French
guns. ..
Durot at his trial. admitted his
guilt.
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voring and stir into the cake mixture.
Bake in gem pans. Ice or not, as de-
sired.
Raisin cakes.-While nuts are not
good for very little people, raisins
which have been seeded and chopped
are excellent. Cream half q cupful
Of shortening. add a cupful Of sugar.
add q half cupful rich milk or thin
cream. Dissolve half q teaspoonful
Of soda in little hot water. or use
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
and sift 1t with the flour. Beat one
egg and add enough -four to roll after
adding q cupful Of chopped raisins.
euttercups.-Cream together half
q cupful of butter and half Q cupful
of powdered sugar; add two eggs
beaten. separating the yolks and
whites; sift two. teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder in two cupfuls of -four,
mix well, add half q teaspoonful each
Of vanilla and lemon extract. Roll out
thin as possible and cut with q star
or any fancy cooky cutter; sprinkle
with caraway seed. sugar plums. press
ing them into the dough.
erownIes.-Sift together two cup
fuls Of -four, q half teaspoonfnl of salt,
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
and teaspoonful Of cinnamon.
Cream together cupful of shorten
ing with q cupful Of granulated sugar
and stir into the dry ingredients. Beat
two eggs well and add to the rest.
then add two cupfuls Of rolled oats. q
cupful Of seeded raisins and q half
cupful Of well-washed currants. Mix
well, then drop by teaspoonfuls on q
creased baking dish.
Crackers are good little cakes.if COW
cred with boiled frosting and chopped
raisins and Drowned in the oven.
Marshmallows placed ON round thin
crackers and baked In the oven until
they pun and are brown are another
favorite cake with the little people.
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for q final supply of beverages came
with baskets, sacks. carts and wheel
barrows.
This final prohibition act Is the last
of three distinct liquor reforms. the
first curtailing the sale Of vodka and
the second abolishing 1t absolutely.
The third measure extends the prohi-
bition to every form of alcoholic drink
In all portions Of the empire under
martial law. Cities included under the
prohibition are Odessa. Warsaw, Mos
COW, Kiev and virtually all cities Of
western Russia.
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Turn on to q Toured board q
thoroughly, working IN - r
-four as possible. 20 that Z u
dough II formed. Let thu O.
half an hour, then Crate q q
CRATER and let the crumbs Z
spreading them out on TIE ~
low two tablespoonfuls q &
crumbs to be cooked IN The ~
remainder Of the crumbs. a1t@(
may be put into . Jar and ~
ture use. They win keo0 q
time. 8
Potato DumpIInees 0Eato \
boiled potatoes and odd ~ Z
cupful Of stale bread crumo
in . little milk. just enouen
en-: add two eggs. two tabloc
-four and salt and pepper.
balls and steam or bon =
Turn into's serving dish -
with two cupfuls Of bread g.
in butter.
German Petato oala6<-
large potatoes In their ja11I
and slice them very thiA
small onion chopped ven
three slices Of bacon into ~
until brown. pour this bet -
potato and onion, season W
and pepper. Heat four tno1o
Of vinegar to the boiling RI
pour over the potato. NJ
allow the salad to cool beGoeo'
Stuffed Onions .-Parbo0 4
sized onions. Remove the g.
drain - much ~ possible 6
ture from the onions ChoD
tiers. mix with bread crumo4 9
other seasoning desited. -
ties with this mixture, put =
butter on top Of each. Bako ~
basting with stock or buttW G.
ter. Allow 45 minutes for ~
- t't 4 -
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The next day Durham started for .
distant city. He carried with him the
satchel belonging to the man who
had saved his life. A change had
come over him. The first strong Inn
preston of his new life was the sight
Of the peaceful farm life. It fingered
like a picture. The second was graft
tude for the man who had given up
his life to save his own.
His thought ran rapidly. Sud-
denly. thrillingly this outcast found
his existence directed into new chan
nels. He had seen that his rescuer
was buried. Then he had opened the
satchel and inspected its contents.
From that moment Mark Durham be-
came Eli Walters.
For he felt 1t q sacred trust to take
up the life Of his rescuer where the
latter had lain 1t down. In the satchel
he found a little hoard Of about two
hundred dollars. There were also let
tiers and papers. An appeal had
reached Walters from his brothers
widow, whom he had never seen. He
had decided to 60 to her, relieve her
necessities and devote his years to
care for her and her little family.
Durham found the Walters family
destitute, indeed. He had assumed
the identity of q relative they had
never seen and was accepted as the
real Uncle Eli. That hard heart of
his softened like wax a. he employed
the 5000 to bring cheer and comfort
where there had been despair and SUI.
fering. The widow was sickly and Al
most an invalid. There were I'VE lit
tie children. Within q week the chill
dren were grouping about him AZ
though he were a real father, and the
widow was filed with gratitude and
hope.
For the first time. one day. Burnham
saw Ida Worth. She had been iii for
. month and called while he was In
the house. From the first, her earnest,
patient face attracted him. He learned
that she had practically supported the
widow and her family for several
months. but illness had come and she
was now as poor Is themselves. She
said the doctor had prescribed q rest,
country air, but that was beyond
hen attainment.
IN going away for q day or two"
Durham told Mrs. Walters that eve
ming. MY dream-I viii make It
true!" he pledged himself fervently.
Two weeks later Burnham conveyed
the Walters family and Miss Worth
to their new home, lovely country
cottage. He had used his own money
to give to the widow a surety of pro-
vision for the rest of her nfe
Il am going away" he said to Ida
a week later.
He noted that she changed color
and her lips futtered. and he won
dered why.
Il must tell you what the others
need not know" he continued sadly.
Il am not the uncle of those children"
and he told her all.
Then you are even q nobler man
than / thought" burst forth Ida Inn
petuously.
Il am an ex-convict" and the rest
Of the wretched story came out
you have nobly redeemed your
SELF" breathed Ida. "Oh, do not go
away. they need you. We love you!"
Her hands had now rested In his
own. He looked into her eyes, fear.
sOmelv and then with n raro thril1
She swayed towards him, and he knew
that his fond dream had come true.
Copyright, 1914. by w. @. Chapmanl
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ter. Take from the heat a. 20
smooth, but put on the go ~.
becomes set. Should It 49,
hard add few drops Of mn
the saucepan over hot water
minutes. This makes Z nieS RI,
as well as a good filling.
One cupful of sour cream. Z =
OF sugar cooked until thick ~
ful OF hickory nut meats 49, ~
a most delicious cake illalne 8
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bage and spinach. Whsn porV1 "
chops have mashed potatosS 49,
pies and squash. f
Apple sauce with roast -
my and pumpkin pie. 81
A very attractive roast ny .
pared like q crown roast -
Fiji the center with small &C.,
roast. basting until done. II;
spieed ham-In q porcoln1
kettle put q bag Of spices, -
mace, Cloves half teaspur
each. Into the kettle put I 49,
two Of cider and place . vaI1c
ham which has been scaled ogc
Cook six or eight hours. Gel
taking 1t out Of the cider. -
the acid Of cider viii act o. -
like tin and 1t should nopoe
into q tin dish. 50
Baked Ham, German otyD6
q ham over night In cold ~
the morning remove the sir.
tablespoonful Of powdered x
teaspoonful Of cloves, . hall
full of cinnamon and . few VI
pepper. Rub this into the -
sprinkle with chopped onion.
paste Of flour and water an1 u
over the ham. Bake four 49,
ing 1t occasionally. Remove 4
before serving.
Ham With Tomato eauoo, =.
half can Of tomato through =
Put two tablespoonfuls OF ~
the tomato into q saucepaA
quarter Of q cupful Of stoc1
and . teaspoonful Of onion ~
son with salt. and pepper.
ham on both sides and pour q
over 1t.
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charms OF 0o 4
soup garnishoa Z
Egg cruus
cupful Of hous.
and pepper, Bc|
enough to blon
and white. Uoo 4
Tablespoonful
and mix With
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clever criminal ways in his prison cell,
how shrewdly might he use his little
capital In schemes to fleece the un-
wary, to enrich himself. Then. too,
the pleasures Of the great metropolis
dazzled him.
ITO live the life!" he breathed hot
ly- after those ten years. chained up
like a wild beast!"
Just then an echoing hail attracted
his attention. From the doorway Of
. neat little farmhouse a eomely girl
ish matron was waving q welcome to
her husband. returning from work in
the fields. The observer noted the
aspect of comfort and plenty about
the place, the warm genuine love
greeting of the twain.
His lip quivered. . tear fell upon his
outstretched hand. He turned from
the sight
Love. peace. happiness!" he NUT
tered In q broken tone, but not for
me, the branded! the accursed Of hu-
manity!"
A bitter scowl wreathed his face and
he walked away from the spot amongst
the deep shade Of the river path. At
that moment. as he realized that his
hand was against every man and ev-
cry mans hand against him, the
wealth that had come to him was a.
worthless dross. There was q strug.
gle between his better. nature and the
promptings of his recent environment
but the struggle was not decisive.
."Help!"
The word rang out involuntarily
from his lips. Engrossed in thought,
tramping on recklessly in his desper-
ate mood, he had not noted his course.
He had stumbled on trailing vine.
The next moment he went headlong
down the steep decline and was en-.
quilted by the rushing waters Of the
turbid river.
There was q rapid swirl to the cur.
rent that at once swept him into mid
stream. Durham was not a swim.
mer. Helpless. he sank once, twice.
Then his water-drenched gaze made
out a man on the path. Is feet up the
sloping bank. He was q stranger, and
quickly dropping . satchel. he carried,
he sprang into the water.
Sinking for the third time, almost
unconscious. Burnhan felt himself be-
ing seized and dragged ashore. Az
he finally regained his senses 1t was to
ind his rescuer lying by his side ON
the shore. He was pale and gaspinx
TOR breath.
You saved met" cried Burnham
gratefully. but you"
Il am hurt internally, seriously"
painted the other painfully. Quick!
listen! my side struck q rock when I
jumped. but am glad I saved you"
But, man" but just here the
stranger closed his eyes and lay nerve
less. Only once he revived.
Il am dying" he breathed feeblv
Promise me-my brothers widow
In the satchel." and passed away.
grasping Burnham's hand In 4 convrl.
sive clutch
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{GHoKTUI[1
dGGABHNE

The longer on this earth we live.
And weigh the various qualities Of
men,
Seeing how most are fugitive
Or fitful gifts at best of now and
then
Wind wavered. corpse lights. daugh-
tiers OF the fen
The more we feel the high. stern
featured beauty
OF plain devotedness to duty.
Steadfast and still: nor fed with NOR
tai praise
But finding amplest recompense
For life's ungarianded expense
In work done sQuarely a,pd unwasted
days. Lowell
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BRAVE STORM FOR LIQUOR
Thousands Of Russians Stand In Snow
to Lay In Stock Before So
looms close.

Petrcgrad. = Thousands Of men.
women and children stood in a driv-
ing snowstorm before the doors of
the liquor shops on the last day in
which It was possible to purchase light
wine and beer under the prohibition
act Of the Russian government which
has now become absolute. Applicants
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dred too well informed Germans. Un
like that Of Germany's, the French or
ganization Is recruited among volun
teers, all civilians. None are paid In
any way and no other incentive but tc
serve France is offered them. In this
way the government has secured from
all walks of life good number OF
men, and even women. fond of excite
ment. who are after neither gain MOI
honor, but who would not stoop to
such work in time of peace.
Up to date a dozen or so of these
unarmed soldiers have disappeared,
some prisoners, most have ended their
lives. eyes bandaged. against a farm
house wall. IL German bullets in their
bodies. When they started out it was
with the understanding that the
French government could not recog.
nize them in case of trouble Those
that have died took a chance and lost.
Til, flyer" il worth while, for week
at counter-spying will often furnish
more excitement than a month in the
trenches.
The stories of Spy chasing are now
innumerable in French and British
army circles. Here are a few of the
most daring attempts made by the
Germans since the beginning of the
war: s. is large town, IS miles
northeast of Paris. The houses Ore
low, the church steeple alone being
visible at any distance. The German
artillery bombarded s. for three
days. the church and its steeple alohe.
much to the surprise of the inhahit-
ants. remaining untouched.
The third night of the bombardmant
a French sentry saw a light from ONE
Of the small windows high up in the
steeple. The guard was called, and
three men sent into the tower, which
had seemed to bear a charmed lie.
There a man was found. For three
days his lantern had served the Ger
mans, who trained their guns a few
points to the right and left of the
light, certain their shells would strike
the town. The spy was janitor of the
courthouse; had been for four years,
and confessed he was German, hav-
ing been sent to s. to report reGu-
larry to the military authorities In
Berlin.
Spy Poses a. Priest.
Two sentries guard a railway bridge
near A. 1t is ten o'clock at night.
The village is a mile away. All day
trains loaded with British and French
troops have passed over the bridge.
A priest approaches the sentries. go
ing to the next village. he says. to give
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portance. just as three peF9
be Of different height yet 9 Q
same Importance. The uag
Cd judiciously applied to -
raphy and to general comm
raphy would make . tremq
ference In the students 80
subject.-Engineering MAJ
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N<k<. A~,<s.

day and unfashionable vith
educators Of young childrons 9
home we were urged In 60
out, AZ we then thought = a
our minds, to contemplate
things. and especially an1 e.
quently. to read good book4
larry those books which ~ |
fort for their undertaking 9
tery.-George p. Brett In ~ ~:
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Charts for Commercial Geography.
Commercial geography a. It II now
widely taught in the public schools by
listing the various imports and ex-
ports Of countries and the products Of
different cities fails to give . clear
idea Of the relative importance Of the
materials listed. II frequently hap
pens that the second or third item
ON list may have only onetenth the
importance Of the first item. Because
the three names are given one after
the other, thA pupil h quite likely to
conEder the three items Of equal i'm
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new hillng or q strange
or unusual combination.
The following may be
suggestive, although not
all new.
A cupful Of grated pine
apple with sugar added
to whipped cream or
even to q beaten white Of
an egg IL a most dainty
filling for any white
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light, add q cupful Of
granulated sugar and a
cupful of powdered sug-
ar. Sift together two
cupfuls Of -four with two
teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder and beat until
light and full Of bubbles.
Into three-Quarters Of q
cupful Of boiling water
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Show. German Shirt.

Berlin.-A shopkeeper at Breslau
has an advertisement in his window
promising to pay 10000 marks to the
German soldier who first lands in Eng
land.
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One View Of Foreign
I sometimes think Il v
people travel In foreign c.
narrows their minds ~ mo 3
terton. II
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When charssmasns Took . Beth.


Like % many of the European
warm springs and Earthquakes,
Baden-Baden was first appreciated BY
the Romans. Emperor Caracalla, IN
especial. honored 1t BY his patron
age and adorned II In various Roman
ways. With the fan Of the empire
and the arrival together of the bar
barians and Christianity. bathing, and,
above all. bathing in warm water, fen
into disuse all over Europe a. an e.
feebling and immoral practice. II was
only when Charlemagne. whose name
was one to conjure with, dipped his
imperial person in the hot springs q
Aixrla-Chapelle that bathing. after
seven centuries Of disuse, became
again permissible. II not almost de-
sirale. From that time on. with vary
ing fortunes, aden-Baden was Q
health and pleasure resort-Harrieuu
Rhodes, in Harper's Magazine.
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no Peace TIN 1917. 40 says.

-ondon.-The Daily Mail gives
prominence to an estimate Of q dis
tinguished French officer, whose name,
1t sass, cannot be Avulged. but who
is In position to make such an esti.
mate. that the Germans will not be
driven back over the Rhine until Feb
ruary, 1916, and that peace will not
be concluded before 1917.
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London.-Matches are 90 scarce at
the front that an ofiicer Of the Second
Sherwood Foresters paid $3.50 for q
single one.
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LOOKING ooekWaro.
Our first years at school were not
made easy and Joyous to ~ by
the modern methods of the kin.
dergarten and other similar sys-
tens Of acquiring knowledge with
out effort and we thereby e.
capped the effects Of the failacy that
learning and education can be at
tanned without pains and concentra-
ton of the mind. We we're constantly
drilled at school in mental arithmetic
and other studies of Q kind not much
relished, am told. BY the youth Of to-
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The Wrooo rhlna.

"Oh, Johnny's all right. You're
quite mistaken about him Yea. In
deed. His heart II always In his
work" That's just the trouble with
him. II he'd put his hands and his
brain in his work I wouldn't say q
word. Plain Dealer.
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In our friends the richness Of life d
proved to US by what We have gained:
in the faces IN the street the rich
ness of life II proved to ~ By . hint
Of what We have lost-BroWninG
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CAKE FILINGS.

There is no manner in which variety
may be given the ordinary cake like a
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MORE GERMAN coon !

The Germans are famous -
soups of various kinds and o1
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SERVING PORK.

For those who have good -
and are engaged In an activo iS3
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CAKES FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS.

Sponge cakes are especially good for
small people. Beat four eggs until
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ID q good, -
food. and 4 -
good for the e.
months. VI
AS pork d Z -
Queer 1t should =
with the musolo
foods. such =
Noaa 81 d
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Optimistic rhoUoAe 4
To accept . favor II To- q
erty.