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Fish Mousse.
Q,225 Calories.)

Two tablespoonfuls graduated
gelatin, 2 tablespoonfuIs cold water.
IL tablespoonfuls lemon Juice. 1
egg. / tablespoonful olive oil. tea
spoonful salt. teaspoonful ground
mustard. \ teaspoonful paprika.
y cupful milk. 2 cupfuls Of any
canned or boiled fresh fish. 2 table,
Put gelatin to soak with cold
water and lemon Juice. Into a
double boiler put butter. olive oil.
egg, salt, paprika, and milk. Beat
with an egg-beater all the while II
cooks. When thickened add gelatin
and FISH. Mix thoroughly and put
in a mold to set. Slice and serve cold
on lettuce leaves with boiled salad
dressing: garnish II desired with
pImIentos cut in the shape OF stars.
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n- 0- Are You

Copyright. 1911, IntsrnadonAl News Service

Copyright. nznado New
You discontinued with position in life
Others doing better than and wonder why
a
making only half
things life
social functions
anything
might the South Islands
for all he knew about Of these things
think perfectng
for the society which have attained and how hard s
little
pursuit by which might hope
should nothing difference
You can't masters
lacking
Which Is the wiser choceG
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Caramel Biscuits.
C2.ssO calOries)

? cupfuls -four. teaspoonfuls
baking powder, 1 teaspOonful salt.
1 tablespoonful lard. 1 tablespoon
butter. Is eupful milk. Ia cupful
water. 1 cupful light brown sugar.
\ cupful butter. Nutmeg.
Mix and sift the fiour, baking
powder. and salt twice Work in
the one tablespoonful OF butter and
laEd with the tips OF fingers until Il
Is thoroughly blended Add the
milk and water and mix to q soft
dough. using a knife. "a trifS
more liquid may be needed-) Toss
on a Toured board. roll lightly 70
one-fourth inch thickness. Cream
the brown sugar and butter to-
gether till II Is smooth. then spread
lightly over the dough Roll up
like jelly roll. fasten end by mois-
tening with milk or water. and cut
in pieces three-fourths inch thick
Sprinkle just a little nutmeg over
each slice and bake in a hot oven
fifteen minutes Serve hot
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Peanut Straws.

Roll rich pastry to one-eighth
inch in thickness. spread one-half
with softened peanut-buttsr. Wet
the edges Of the crust, fold remain
ing half over It. Roll lightly: prick
here and there to prevent putting
up. Cut in strips a half-ineh wide
and four inches long. Brush with
milk. and bake In a quick oven.
When done sprinkle with paprikA
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Three Ice" Conserve.

Grind the skins and adhering pulp
Of the oranges and lemons left from
making Three Ice" through the
meat chopper; measure. and ada
three times as much water; let
stand over night. Next morning
simmer from an hour to one hour
and a half. Let stand another night.
The third day add six peeled and
cored apples. also put through the
meat chopper; measure and add an
equal measure of sugar; boil one
hour and q half. Put in Jars OF
tumblerA-
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back there was nothing left for
got TO shut the windowA"
"Oh, deary mel" said our fairy,
I'll try and find them. II you will
tell me where you left them. can
ride very fast on FLUFFY. my big,
white butterfly"
You are very kind" answered
Betty. Dolly Dewdrop and Dainty
Dear. the twins. were asleep in their
cradle. Hippety Hop was playing
hop scotch with Swift Hsel1, his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-11

bling. Looking down at her feet
she saw Betty Buttercup in her
golden gown.
What's the trouble, Betty?'' asked
our fairy.
MY house has blown away and
my babies are gone" she said. i
went out to play. and when I came
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PART ONE.
Eighteen Year After.

~ IGHTEEN years had passed since
the terrible scene in the
II heather monastery.
IT was the morning of February
.. in that year which was des-
tined TO see SO many catastrophies.
In the messroom Of the torpedo
boat Cyclone, lying at anchor in WILLIE
franche harbor, two officers were
seated, reading the papers. One was
Lieut.. Louis de Ciserat, in command
the other his friend, Ensign Sainte-
Claire
HERES a funny thing" ciserat sud
denly exclaimed. Have you seen it?'
what is it," asked Sainte-Claire.
"a remarkable story in the Matin'"
said the commandant, pointing to an
article in the third column OF the
front page, headed-"Visionary, Fool,
Joker" and underneath in smaller
letters, AT the Palace of the Ger
man Emperor"
LET me hear it." said sainte-claire,
interested.
won't you read It aloud? I've only
SKINNED It in my mad desire to see
how it ended"
In a rich, deep voice, with a strong
accent OF the south of France, Sainte-
Claire read:
Tho palace Of the German En-
peror-Berlin, January .. (From
our special correspondent
A most peculiar thing took
place yesterday in the kaiser's
audience room at Potsdam during
the new years reception.
The dignitaries OF state had all
passed before their ruler, when
suddenly a tall, thin, somber-
looking man, with a strongly
aquiline profile advanced toward
his majesty, who seemed rather
surprised at seeing this unfamil-
lar person before him.
The stranger spoke several
words which no one heard, and
handed a rolled parchment to the
Emperor. Then in a clear voice
which reached all the bystanders,
he said:
'If Your Majesty wishes to
avoid great misfortunes for his
empire, he must conform to the
instructions contained in this
parchment Read it, Sire, before
the council OF state and decide.
III on February / you do not
by a solemn proclamation to the
Reichstag promise full and entire
adhesion to the instructions
herein contained, you may fear
for the safety OF your subjects,
for your crown, for your empire
itself"
With these amazing words, the
ostranger ceased to speak.
= The Emperor mechanically I'M
rolled the parchment and read,
t'while the petrified attendants
Lstood by respectfully. Suddenly
- he crushed the parchment angrily
I'm his hand, and cried imperious-
ly:
~ ARREST this man"
Too late, alasI The man had dis
appeared.
This was the last time that THE
Unknown" was seen, for the nations
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TIE story opens tcith the arrival Of
FHIbeTt, Buddhist monk or the TibetdH
Lama, at an isolated and mysterious
house on the tcestern end Of the island
Of Cabrera. BY q signal he Is admitted
and oreefs OEus, the master Of the
house, nth S0hom he IS plotting for the
making Of human creature tohioh, BY
means Of pfvisectioH, t0iH hare such
pot0ers that it toiH finally bring all the
stations Of the earth to his feet.
Outside t0iId storm RACES, but the
t4oo are safe IN their strange meeting
place. The home Of OEus has been bTiit
to oive the greatest security and secrecy
to Its occupants. With the pressing Of u
button tDdlIs disappear or Gppeedr. Here
Ozus had performed remarkable ViviSec-
ftoHdl Jeats upon animals, the last and
most important being the trdHsplGHtiHo
of the lungs Of q great fish into the
breast Of an oTdH0-outdH0. The beast
stood the experiment and became at once
q fish and an ape. II tods made am.
phibious and HUed under tcdters as easily
as on land.
FHIbert 70 tDild7y eldted tchen he hears
Of the success Of the experiment tcith
the aHthropoid, success giving prom
tse Of higher success t1hen piUtsectiOH Is
used upon q child to produce an an
phtOtOuS hunidn creature.
In the secret LGmdiSt order the kill
eng Of human beings SodS not considered
a matter to bring regret II murder todS
done IN their cause, the cause being
dream Of toorId pot0er, pot0er that
tooalId give the Ldmdists the actual con-
troll Of conduct Of the peoples Of the
edrth
These fanatics, 40orkin0 toith the
fTiohtfuI strength Of their kind, fHolly
decide on the medns By ichich they tUtl
attain this goal The replacing Of hW-
man lungs By the breathing organs Of
q fish t1iH make nldH-fSh, q creature
that may slip into the sea and from be-
loo speep the oceans Of every ship that
floats.
OzHs had expected HE otcH daughter,
Bertha, to OiUe birth to q male child,
but little girl t0ds born Instead. The
5Iotters then decide to look elsewhere
nd FuIbeTt, IN q LdmdiSf monastery in
odin, brings the search to q successful
ose 41hen he takes from Martha de b.
Hires her male iHJdnt born out Of toed-
pck. The mother goes mad t0heH the
.sild Is torn from her breast. The babe
perfect In form and health. After
eek FuTbeTt Journeys Nth II to the
r1sB0e house on the island Of Cabrera,
Es-e OzHs e to perform the viUisec-
q which S0iH 0iUe to the child podo-
4 hat human beings do not possess.
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The Second InstaLLH1ent of
HIC TAME r
The Man Who Lived In the Water
By JEAN DE LA HIRE


a literary genius
scientists
n OF the mt eat
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An measurements are IeveI,
standard haif-pint measuring cups,
tablespoons and teaspoons being
used. Sixteen level tabIespoonfuIs
equal q haJ-pint. Quantities are
sHricient for sir persons HnIess
otherwise stated. Flour Is silted
once before measuring.
"Dom Econ" Cake.
(s.so0 Calories.)
Two ounces chocolate. \ cupful
butter. II cupful boiling water. l
egg, 1 cupful sugar. cupful pastry
nour, \ cupful sour milk. y tea
spoonfuls soda.
Pour water over chocolate ane
butter. stir until melted. Add sugar.
-four, with which soda has been
sifted, and milk. Break whole egg
in last and beat. Bake in two layers
and use this filling:
One cupful milk. tablespoonfuls
flour, ! ounce chocolate, u cupful
sugar. l egg-yolk-
Scald milk and melt chocolate In
It; beat egg yolk. add sugar and flour
mixed together. Pour hot milk over
the egg mixture; cook in a double
boiler until II forms a custard- Cool
and place between the layers. Ice
the top of the cake with any white
frosting.
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All Star Recipes

The following Good House
Create HON Marazn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-11

IN IGHTEEN years had passed since
the terrible scene In the
- heather monastery.
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!. STORY OF THE SKIES

Re flaming red star now
lae directly in the south
ng the evening is Antares.
\ 7comb assigns it 900 times
light of our sun.
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sainte-CIaire stopped reading, and
the two officers burst into laughter.
Ciserat was the first to control
himself, and he saidI
Surely that's not the end! There
must still be more. Let's go onT-
and they fell to unfolding the papers.
The Press., 1917-03-15
SAVED HIS OWN FACE.
Why He Baked at Being Witness on
 the Side of Truth.

Nl@ 0d11 VI
 Colonel F. NJ. House. Silent House. as he is often callei-tOld at a dinner in Washington a significant parable:
 '4They who expect the men in author lty to do a great deal for them-they who expect the impOsSible-Sh0uld re member the grizzly bear story.
 "A famous grizzly bear hunter gave q dinner, and one of the guests told of bear hunt that he had once shared in with his host. It had been a remark able hunt. The bear had been killed under almost incredible difficulties. Although his auditors looked skeptical. the narrator did not spare them any of those difficulties. He counted on the host, you see, for corrOboration.
 ''Then. when he had finished his strange but perfectly true tale, he said:
 "'There, that's the story, and, gen tlemen, our host will cOrrobOrate every word I say
 "'NO, George he said, I don't re member anything of the sort at all.'
 '-Tableau!
 "Maddened by this tableau, the guest at the end of the dinner took his host aside and hissed:
 "'Why didn't you back me up in that bear story? You know every word of it was true
 "'Yes,' said the famous hunter-'yes, it was all true. but l saw that every body round the table thought you were lying. If. then. I had supported you the only result would have been that they would have set me down for liar too Washington Star.
The Press., 1917-03-15
A sepuIcher of Broken Hearts.

In the old Franciscan church of the Holy Cross rises one of the two monu- ments disdainful Florence condescend- ed 10 give her greatest poet, whose greatest honor lies in his gift to the world at one splendid sweep of pure and recreated Italian language until his time halting and fechle--in that immortal masterpiece of literature. the "Divina Commedia."
 This church might well be known as the Broken Hearts instead of Santa Croce, for near Dantes cenotaph-his eXiled ashes still rest in Ravenna-lies the body of that other terrific genius. Michclangclo. who. broken in spirit. died gladly when the city so dear 10 his heart fell once more upon dark and tyrannOus days. And Galilei is here. too. and Alferi. and Mnchiavelli. and many another, il brilliant train.
 Michelangelo'S last work is in the. nearby church of San Lorenzo, ill the mOrtuary chapel Of the Medici, the great house which deigned to favor him with it's patronage or it's enmity throughout his life National Geo graphic Magazine.
The Press., 1917-03-15
SuRra0s In Norway.

Among the most important laws en- acted by Norway since women have had the vote are the two maternity insur- anee laws of lO0O and 1915 nnd the dl. V0Fee law Of 1910.
 "siDee lhe women ill Norway have got the V0te," says Ella Anker iB ,;as suf- fragii, they have turned their chief attention to their rights and duties as wives and mothers. Educntion and eco homie Independence are the basis of wO- mans freedom, but her greatest work and happiness will be as wife HId mNAh- CT, It Is an astonishing fact that in all these centuries, while men have taught us that woman's place Is In the home, they, have neglected 10 prepare us for the chief duties of our home life
 Norwegian women have also given particular strength to the work for 'ra tiOnal housekeeping" by the establish ment of state high school for the cd ucatiOn of teachers for the elementary housekeeping schools, to a campaign against consumption and to the support of the peace movement.
The Press., 1917-03-15
A EamouR Dresser.

Joachim Murat was in his day the. best dressed man in the world. Born. in 1767 in a village near Cahors the son of a day labOrer. he was sent to a Jesuit school to be educated for the priesthood. He ran away, joined the army. and sixteen years after he had become a lieutenant he was field mar shal, duke of Gloves and Berg. with Ma. poleon's sister. Caroline, as his wife, and finally, by the grace of his broth er-in-law, was created king of Naples. In all stations he paid the closest at tention to his attire and wore in bat tie gold embroidered and jeweled uni forms which would have made him conspicuous at a court function, and dressed himself as for a review when he was led forth to be shot.-New York Tribnne.
The Press., 1917-03-15
WAsTEFUI- AMERICA.
Is Fruqality Practically Lost Art In
 9., Th;a rnunRrN,0

Is ,Fruqality Practically Lost Art ln
 v This Country9
 Z We are undoubtedly the most waste ful people in the world. In America frugality is almost lost art. Count less men and women are actually suf- ferlng. both physically and mentally. because they do not know how to stop waste in their own homes
 Waste Is a devastating thing It goes on under our eyes. 1t goes on while we sleep-it is always going on. There is as much difference between honest wear and tear and waste as there is between an honest man and thief We waste our time, our money. our food.
 In household aboua S5 per cent Ol the heat from the furnace Is wasted Our children take more than they can eat and waste the rest. But before We correct them we should look at our. own plates. The amount of gas vast ed In jets unnecessarily kept burning ill d single day all over the United States would, If We could compute 1t, be a staggering indictment of our folly.
 The American business man goes on the principle that II Is easler for him to make more money to pay for the waste in his home than 1t Is 10 waste" his time in trying to stop It. His wife is unconsclonsly influenced ny his ex ample. ......a
 What can We do about itI some thing. anyway. We can talk about il, gesticuIatc about 1t, think about 1t and make up our minds right now to fight 1t in every way possible. Life,
The Press., 1917-03-15
EiHel's Tower.

The most famous tower since that of Babel is the Eiffel tower in Paris, a monument to the engineering genius of Gustave EiffeI. The tower of Babel was reared in the hope that il might afford a passage to heaven. but the builders, we are told. in Genesis. were foiled by their language being con founded.
 Gustave Eiffel had no such ambition in rearing the highest edifice the world has ever seen. It is a tower dedicated to science. It's rearing was one of the greatest engineering feats of modern times and was result of experiments undertaken to prove the greatest limit to which metallic piers in viaducts could he safely pushed. It is now the worlds must celebrated wireless tele- graph station.
 Eiffel tower is 1000 feet in height and is constructed of iron lattice work. 1900 tons of iron being used ill it's con- struction. A system of elevators car ries visitors to the top.
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IT WAS TURN ABOUT.
After the Farmer Got Through the
 Blacksmith Had his Say.

After the Farmer Got Through the
 Blacksmith Had his Say.
 While the village blacksmith tOiled manfully over the old farmers blow share the owner of the share recOunted at some length the wonderful success he had had with three filters of pigs he had marketed that day.
 '"rhem pigs were less than eight months old" the farmer ran on, ''and they brought me 10 cents a pound, or a little more than $400. Why, a few years ago those same pigs would have brought me only half as much. tell you, the farmer is having his harvest now"
 The smith. having finished sharpen ing the share. handed it to his custom, CT. From a well worn purse the farm CT took two dimes, the usual price for the job, and dropped them into the smiths hand,
 "YOUll have to come again." said the smith, still holding the money in his outstretched palm, Il charge 30 cents since the first of the year for sharpen ing that size blow"
 "Why, how nOW2" the farmer ex- claimed testlly, That's an outrage. Why have you raised the price on meY'
 ITO buy some of that high priced pork you were tellin' me about" was the smiths calm reply.-Youth's Con- panion,
The Press., 1917-03-15
EarIv InauranCW,

William Gibbons of London is said to have been the first man to have his life insured. On June IS, 1853, he signed contract with eight men by the terms of which he was to have his life insured for E2S3 for one year for per cent of this amount. In 1859 a resident Of a Connecticut city was travelling in England and became in terested i'll the workings of accident insurance for travellers. So he came home and promoted the first accident insurance company in this country. His first client was a resident of Hart ford, whom he insured for $5,OOO against injury in his stroll from the pOstOffice to his home. Marine insur- ance goes back to the early part of the fourteenth century and comes from Belgium. <
The Press., 1917-03-15
Loominu Miraues.

In what are called looming mi rages' distant objects show an appar- ent extravagant increase in height without alteration of breadth. Distant pinnacles of ice are thus magnifie1 Into immense towers or tall, jagged mountains, and a ship thus reflected from far out at sea may appear to be twelve or fifteen times as tall as it iS long. Rocks and trees are also shown in abnormal shapes and positions while houses. animal and human be ings appear in like exaggerated shapes, Before the sandy plains of our south western states and territories were converted into verdant fields by the ingenuity and tireless energy of man mirages were very common in those regions, the Indians regarding the phe- nOmenOn as being the work of evil spirits.
The Press., 1917-03-15
ono of Naturs,a Mvsterie..

One of the most sudden chalges in animal life re"caled in geologic history took place about the close of the mesozoic era. or age of reptiles, as 1t is sometimes popularity called. In mesozoic time tho most powerful mi mals. were huge land reptiles known as, dinosaurs, whose bones have been found, in ,aa abundance ll lie Rocky mountain region. .tit 0r near the end of mesOzoic time these great monsters suddenly disappeared from the western country as well as from the remainder of the world They left no dcSccnd. ants, but in the following age of mann mals, or. cenOzoic era. their l,lilces as rulers of the earth were taken by tho mammals, The cause of the disalI. pearance of these great rcrtilrs has been a matter of rather frUtcSS spec. ulatiOn. Any explanation which will be acceptable must also account for the disappearance Of q greui many forms of animal life and the great modification of most of the others. h0tb on land md ln the sen Some general caIlse which would bring nb0Il "liuHges in clImntc md other r0nlliti0nr ot life seems to be q nnressiry palt Or any satisfactory explanation,
The Press., 1917-03-15
Uncis Sam's Uniforms,

An act of congress. approved March 1, 1911, entitled An act to protect the dignity and honor of the uniform of the United States" provides that hereafter no proprietor, manager or employee of a theater or other public place Of entertainment or amusement in the District of Columbia or In any territory. the district of Alaska or in. sular possessions of the United States shall make or cause to be made any discrimination against any person law. fully wearing the uniform of the army. navy. revenue cutter service or marine corps of the United States because of that uniform, and any person making nr causing to be made such discrimIna- ton shall he guilty of q miSdemeanor. punishable by a fine not exceeding X5OO"
The Press., 1917-03-15
THIRTY.oNE YEARS AGO.
March m. 1886.
Items of local interest taken from the columns s
 of The Press, thirty-one years ago.

T J. West, the new superintendent of the Mineral Springs Go has prepared for the spring trade some elegant patterns of striped goods h' fancy worsted and silk goods, which cannot fail to be hit in market.
 Scholars not absent nor tardy dur ing the term of school just closed iD Staffordville, Dist. No |. Grammar department, Miss Alice T. Smith, teacher; Eddie Moore, Bertie Goodell, Timothy Neville, Orin Eastman, Frank Marcy, Katie WalhridRe. Myrta Fisk, Lizzie Tobin; not absent hut one. half day, Milton Belcher, Eddie Swift. Intermediate department, Mis- Kinda Wales, teacher: Incz HollirR. worth, Jnlia Domaine, Nettie Swift, Ernest Moore. Willie Gilthr0p, Jimmie TobIn; Wm. P. Amidon, Jr., absent one-half day. Primary department, Miss Cora M. Amidon, teacher: Evn LaTgess and May Colburn.
 Pupils perfect in attendance, winter tern, 1885 G, Dist. No. 2 Hign: James Comins, Lucius Eaton. George FentOn, John Fisk, Charles Pinney, Ernest Taft, Jennie BuIley, Sadie Comins, Lillia Fenton, Mary Howard, Ella Lombard, Minnie Neff, Jennie Orcutt. Grammar: Willie Orcutt, Frank Richards, Ernest Royce, Otto Scharegge, Willie Ingalls,. Geo. Walker, Carrie Comins, Jennie Davis, Agnes Fairfield, Daisy Russell, Mamie Lathrop, Alice Soharegge, Nellie Richards. Intermediate: Fred Blair, Charles Converse, Willie Loberenz, Edith Cushman, Grace Richards, Edith Whitman, Louie Stevens, Arthur Towne, Ernest Rem inert. Primary: Raymond Eaton, Geo. Butler, Clarence Walker, Addie Scharegge.
 Born. - Hartford, 2d, son (Wyman c. ] tO Martin E. and Mary $. Lomb bard.
 Stafford Springs, nh, son to Will bur s. Fletcher.