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ALLEGANY COUNTY NEWS, WHITESVILLE, N. Y. ^^88S§Sg8g8g8g8g8g8S8S8888288^ ^ T 'i LOVE AND LAW By Justine WIckersham S!§S8S28SS^S8S2SgS§5gS2SiSSSgS22SSSSJ (Copyright. 3916. by W. G. Chapman.) “The day of your success. Ransom, dear!” “You hopeful helper and unconquer able optim ist!” returned the brother of N ettie Baird. “Don't build your hopes too high. Instead, this may be the day of my downfall.” “O, n ever that, brother, dear!” cried the loving sister, turning quite pale at the set, anxious face of her brother. “Nettie,” he said gravely, “this is the crisis. You know the unheard-of sacrifices we have both gone through to enable me to qualify for the bar. Y’ou remember the years of starving alone, waiting for clients who never came. Finally there comes to me the great Wyford case. The plaintiff is poor, the fee contingent—” “But, a little fortune if you win the case.” “It has taken my last dollar to meet th e court costs and expenses,” con tinued Ransom. “And I am going to lose the case.” “Oh, Ransom!” uttered his sister in dire distress. “Yes, I feel certain of that. Yon m u st never lisp what I am going to say to you, but Judge Allison is a dis honest man and an unscrupulous jur ist.” “You shock me!” said Nettie. “The fact is notorious among those who have suffered through his bought and paid for unjust decisions. I have been warned of this,” pursued Ransom gravely. “They say he will never again be appointed to the bench, but th a t the truth as to his re- ill I\' The W itness Gave a Great Start. jection may not come out, as he has been shrewd and clever in covering up his nefarious deals.” \Ransom it seems impossible that a high servant of justice could be thus influenced!” “Did you notice yesterday, Nettie,” proceeded Ransom, “that when the op posing counsel tried to deny a point of law I made, the judge sustained him, for it greatly weakened my case. I knew I was right, but I never dreamed th a t they would deny an es tablished point in legal jurisprudence.\ “But the judge gave you until this morning to submit your authorities in your contention,” suggested Nettie. “Yes, because he knew it would be next to impossible='for me to prepare them on that prescribed limit of time. The law library of the bar associa tion was closed. As you know, I have few reference books myself. Besides, it would have been an all night task gathering up the information I needed.” “Oh, brother!” exclaimed Nettie, “I forgot to tell you. When I was in the gallery of the courtroom yesterday listening to your case, a beautiful young lady sat next to me. She seemed as interested as I was. And who do you think it was?” “How can I tell, Nettie?” “It was Miss Honoria Adams. She is a daughter of the dead judge— Ephraim Adams. Don’t you know how you admire him? I told her we had his portrait here a t home and how you made him your model. She says she helped her father a great deal in his home legal work and loved still th e legal atmosphere. When that point came up in your argument when the judge demanded precedents, she said th a t it was a pity you had not availed yourself of the splendid law library her father had left her.” N ettie walked with her brother to the courtroom, as she had done dur ing the trial. Just at the door she met a young lady also entering the place, •^ho smiled, advancing and shook her hand. “Ransom dear, this is the young lady I told you about—Miss Adams.” ' “I am glad and proud to m eet you. Miss Adams,” said Ransom. “Your father’s works on law have been great sources of help to me.” ' ^‘Thank you,” bowed the young lady and then she flushed slightly as she w e n t on. “I hope yon will pardon my presumption, hut I was so interested! pick.’ in your case th a t after I got home last evening I looked up the reference on the point In dispute. You were right and the Judge is wrong. I have taken the liberty of bringing you a memorandum of the authorities,” and she handed Ransom several folded sheets of paper closely w ritten over. _ An hour later when the case was reviewed and Ransom cited his au thorities, the opposing counsel looked flustered and the judge positively angry. The latter was more censorious and unfair after th a t than ever, how ever. Finally the attorney for the de- fenset introduced an unexpected wit ness. He swore to investigating cer tain points in the case, decidedly ad verse to Ransom’s client. From the start Ransom discerned that the man was a base perjurer. He was unable to oppose any con tradictory testimony. The odds of knavery and falsehood were too many for him, he realizea. From th a t mo ment Ransom was sure that the case was lost. He looked surprised as a bailiff came from beyond tbe railing and handed him a folded note Involun tarily he glanced up at the two young ladies in the gallery. From there his sister smiled and Miss Adams seemed to bov/ encouragingly. Ran som knew th a t tbe note m ust be from the latter. He opened it, to read the puzzling sentence: “Ask the witness if he was an in vestigator five years since in the Evans bribery case. Then tell him that is all. Then say to the judge that you intend to recall th^ witness in the sur-rebuttal testimony.” When the opposing attorney had completed his questioning. Ransom arose to his feet. “Your honor,” he spoke not sure of his ground but resolving to obey this new friend of his extremity. “I wish to ask the witness only one question. Were you an investigator in the Evans bribery case?” The witness gave a great s tart. His face paled. He grasped the arm s of his chair in which he sat to steady himself. “Yes!” he choked out, like one un der some fearful spell of terror. “That is all,” bowed Ransom calm ly. “Your honor I wish to announce that I will recall this witness in the sur-rebuttal testimony ’ “The judge is ill!’ cried a bailiff and rushed to the side of the jurist, who had turned deathly pale, had fainted suddenly on the bench. The court was aajourned in some confusion. The next morning the judge, looking as though he had passed a night of intense suffering, an nounced that the defense had decided to withdraw from the case and judg ment w^as given for the plaintiff, and tbe latter and his gifted young attor ney were rich men! It was only when he had become acquainted with Miss Adams th a t the latter explained the m ystery of her fortuitous hint. “It must never come out,” she said, “for it is a secret, but X recalled a case where my father had told me Judge Allison had accepted a large bribe. Your allusion to it caused him to fear that the truth would come out. For once at least he was obliged to decide a case fairly.” And, when they had become still better acquainted. Ransom Baird asked Honoria Adams the sweetest query human lips can frame: “Will you become my wife?” She did not say “Nay.” NO CHANCE FOR AGREEMENT Very Evident That These Russian Mien of Letters Could Have Nothing at All In Common, Stassov, the Russian critic, waa once arguing with Turgenev, the Rus sian novelist, whose rather supercil ious attitude toward the art of young Russia infuriated the critic. At last the novelist, wearied with what he called “this chewing of dried grass,” showed signs of yielding to Stassov’s onslaughts. “Now, I see you agree w ith me,” cried Stassov in triumph. This acted like the dart planted in the hide of the weary or reluctant bull. Acording to Rosa Newmarch, Turgenev sprang from his chair and shuffled on h is gouty, bandaged feet to the window. “Agree with you, indeed!” he an swered, “If I felt I was beginning to think like you i should fling open the window (here he suited the action to the word) and scream to the passers by, ‘Take me to a lunatic asylum! I agree with Stassov!’ ” Work of Ghouls Frustrated. A gruesome mystery recalling the ghoulish days when “body snatching” was rife, is reported from Athlone, Ireland, Tbe body of a young woman was recently laid to rest in the family plot at Kiltoom graveyard. Notwith standing th a t the burial ground is within sight of the public road and nearly opposite a police barrack, a das tardly attem p t to remove the corpse was almost successful. Not alone was the earth removed, but the coffin was partially lifted, and when the outrage was detected it was apparent th a t the evil-disposed perpetrators had been in terrupted in their unnatural and grue some work. The coffin was standing upright in the grave. The sanitary of ficer was notified and the coffin waa again interred. The Likeness. Your dog reminds mo of my hus band.” “In what way?” “He growls with such evident en joyment whenever he hsis a hone to New Party Dresses for Little Girls Pretty dresses for little girls are made of the finest of cotton m aterials and occasionally chiffon taffeta is fig ured in as available for their dressiest frocks. But the beautiful refinement of sheer white wash fabrics, coupled with the daintiness of lace and the ele gance of handstitching makes dresses like those shown above always a happy choice. The party frock shown on the pleased little maid at the left is made of fine white net flouncing. Its lower edge is finished with small scallops and sprays of little embroidered flow ers. A narrow ruffle of the edging is set on to the plain net underskirt and the full “slipover” with baby waist is worn over it. The sleeves are mere ly short ruffles of the edging. A plain slip of pink chiffon taffeta is worn under the net, and a pink sash of satin m essaline ribbon ends in a butterfly bow at the back. Of course a pink hair bow reminds one of a blossom, in the flaxed curls of its^ proud and happy wearer. For the older girl a dress of white 'organdie is shown in which narrow val lace and hand embroidery appear to best advantage. This little frock is in two pieces, consisting of a short skirt made of two flounces set on to a long plain underbodice, and a straight hanging blouse finished with hand em broidery at the bottom, which falls over the sash. The blouse and the underbodice both fasten in the back. The blouse is made with a small square yoke of val insertion, edged with lace, set into a deeper yoke of the organdie, which Is covered with fine tucks. The body of the blouse is fulled into this yoke at the back and front and hangs in even length all round. Large uneven scallops follow the outline of the flower motifs which are embroidered at the bottom edge. The two flounces on the underbodice which form the short skirt are edged with narrow val insertion and edging in fine quality. The insertion is let into the full, three-quarter length sleeves, as shown in the picture, and they are finished with a hand made of the val insertion and edging. This dress is worn over a slip of white organdie, with ruffle of fine em broidery at the bottom. The sash of taffeta ribbon is tacked to the under skirt and fastened with a fiat bow having short ends at the back. An ambitious bow, like it in color—but edged with a narrow border of black, redeems the braided hair from its plain and staid appearance. It is large enough to flaunt a happy frivolity as the keynote of the toilette. Since the American occupation of Hawaii, the leper population has been about halved. Diversity of Style in Bodices Just as a suggestion, and by way of a reminder of the great diversity of styles which have been accepted dur ing the present season, one of the straight bodices is shown above. It is made of satin, except the sleeves, which are of lace, and is worn with a skirt of net and lace. Although the skirt is made separate the effect of the frock, with this bodice, is of a one-piece garment. There is a panel at the back of this bodice which extends almost in a Straight line from the neck to a point six inches or more below the waist line. At the front a vestee, narrow at the top, widens as it extends down ward and merges into a wide girdle of the satin. The girdle is also gradu ated in width, growing narrower as it becomes a sash, knotted, with hang ing ends, at the hack. The sides of the bodice are set on to the panel at the back and the vest at the front, with a little fullness gath ered into the seams. A deep collar of net is narrowed over the shoulders becomes a little cascade of net at each side of the V-shaped neck in the front. The sleeves are merely flounces of lace over short foundation sleeves of net, and reach not quite to the elbow. Even thus abbreviated they provide really more sleeve than falls to the lot of evening gowns, A mere cape over the shoulder, of tulle or wisps of tulle supported by shoulder straps, simply, suggests sleeves in these. They are worn for no purpefse other than to enhance the beauty of the arm. Gowns designed on lines that are straight from the bust to a point be low tbe hips are to be found among those made for afternoon as well as for evening wear. And it happens that this idea is found in garments of much distinction. For remodeling a frock of net or lace, or for providing an extra bodice by way of change, tha model shown in the picture will prove its worth. A stronger glow sits on the lively cheek Of ruddy fire; and luculent along The purer rivers flow; their sullen Transparent, open to the shepherd's And murmur hoarsely at the fixing li<s®OT' l iO i ’TFlEElLM^lT Says glass of hot water with phosphate before breakfast washes out poisons* COMPANY DISHES. Here are a few good dishes good enough to serve at any time: Creole Spaghetti.—Dice and fry a fourth of a pound of bacon; slice thfee onions and fry“ them until light brown; add one and a half cup fuls of chopped chicken,- veal or roast pork, then a half can each of peas, tomatoes, kidney beans, mushrooms, simmer and season with salt and pepper. In the meantime cook a half pound of spa ghetti, in salted water, drain and place layers of the spaghetti, then of the sauce and one of grated cheese, using half a pound of grated cheese. Bake three quarters of an hour in a hot oven. Tomatoes With Cheese.—Stew ‘to gether a can of tomatoes, four large green peppers, six onions, a table spoonful of oil, a teaspoonful of salt and an eighth of a teaspoonfal of pep per until tender. Grate a half pound of cheese. Butter a casserole, put in a layer of the tomato mixture, then add cheese and crumbs, repeating un til all is used, and a cupful and a half of crumbs. Leave the crumbs on the top, well buttered, and bake half an hour in a moderate oven. Banana and Nut Salad.—Take 12 ba nanas, peel and slice them and dip the slices in the beaten white of an egg; then roll them in chopped nuts and arrange on lettuce. Make a dressing by adding the rest of the egg and another whole one to a half-cupful of vinegar, a half-cupful of honey, two- tablespoonfuls of butter, a quarter of a cupful of cream and a half-teaspoon- ful of salt. Cook until thick, cool, and pour over salad. Crumb Cake.—-Take a cupful, of. crumbs, bread or lady fingers, one cup ful of ground almonds, four eggs, one cupful of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Flavor with lemon rind. Mix crumbs, nuts and baking powder together. Beat the yolks of the eggs very light, add sugar and beat three minutes, ad lemon rind, mix with crumbs and nuts, fold in. the stiffly beaten whites and bake in a ' slow oven. Serve with sweetened whipped cream on top. POTATO WAYS. There are new methods of cooking and serving potatoes springing up ev' ery day so that with reading and thought one need never tire of the monotony In serving the homely, but highly ap- I preciated vegetable. ____ Potato Croquettes. — I ^ > = 5 ^ I After a dinner when one has served mashed pota to and too much is left to dispose of in breakfast cakes, croquettes will be much enjoyed. Beat the yolk of an egg until thick, add two tablespoon fuls of cream, then work in two cup fuls of mashed potato. Shape in cones in an ice cream dipper or mold as one fancies. Brush each with milk and white of egg and hake brown in the oven. These are easier to make than the deep fried croquettes. Potato Cakes.—Season two cupfuls of mashed potato with sufficient pep per and salt. Sift in one cupful of flour, containing a teaspoonful of bak ing powder. Add enough milk to make a soft dough, flour well and roll out a half inch thick. Cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter. Grease the grid dle and cook until they rise and are brown on one side, then turn. When well done split open and butter while hot. Serve at once. Potato Puffs.—^Heat to the boiling point a half cupful of milk, add two tablespoonfuls of butter and six table spoonfuls of flour, all at once after the butter Is melted; stir until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan, then add two unbeaten eggs, one at a time, stirring well between each ad dition. Then add two cupfuls of riced potatoes, another egg unbeaten, salt and cayenne and cook two minutes, stirring constantly. Drop into deep fat and fry brown. Baked Potatoes.—Take long pota toes, wash well and grease with a lit tle bacon fat. This makes them bake quicker, only the thin peeling needs to be removed, consequently it is also more economical. They a re a rich ap petizing brown which also makes them more valuable, appealing to the taste. Sees the Sahara Reclaimed. Some day the world will get out of the Sahara all the good it has to offer. Among the desert sands near Biskra, last year, the French had over eight hundred wells giving life and fruitage to 1,500,000 date palms. There is a chance for immense development of the date industry ail along the north ern edge of the desert south of Mo rocco, Algeria and Tunis. Frank R. Cana, a conservative an(%authoritative writer, says that in time probably a tenth of the Sahara will he reclaimed for human usefulness. If you wake up with a bad taste, bad breath and tongue is coated; if your, head is dull or aching; if w hat you e a t . sours and forms gas and acid in stom ach, or you are bilious, constipated, nervous, sallow and can’t get feeling just right, begin drinking pbosphated hot water. Drink before breakfast, a glass of real hot w a ter with a tea spoonful of limestone phosphate in it. This will flush the poisons and toxins from stomach, liver, kidneys and bow els and cleans^, sweeten and purify the entire alim entary tracL,f Do your inside bathing immediately upon aris ing in the morning to wash out of the system all the previous day’s poison ous waste, gases and sour bile before putting more food into the stomach.' To feel like young folks feel; like you felt before your blood, nerves and muscles became loaded wi,th body im purities, get from your druggist or storekeeper a quarter pound of lime stone phosphate which is inexpensive and almost tasteless, . except for -a sourish tinge which is not unpleasant. Just as soap and hot w a ter act on the skin, cleansing, sweetening and freshening, so hot w a ter and lime stone phosphate , a c t on the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Men and women who are usually constipated, bilious, headachy or have any >htomach disorder should begin this inside bath ing before breakfast. They are as sured they will become real cranks on the subject shortly.—^Adv. Seemed Longer. “How long has Colonel Bluegrass been in the city?” “Oh, about a week.” “Why, he talked to me as if he had been here at least six months.” “You forget. This town is ‘dry.’ ” RECIPE FOR GRAY KAIR. To half pint oLwater add 1 oz. BayRum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and M oz. 6f - - s gist can put this up or you can little*-cost. It will tail box of Barbo Compound, and M < jrcerine. Apply to the hair twice a week til it becomes the desired shade. Anydrug- I mix it at 1 gradually ,ir, and re- krken moves dandruff. It is exei hair-apd will make harsh hai. It vlill not coll i very little “-cost. It w streaked, faded -gray 1 landruff’. It is exeellej for falling greasy, and does not ru No Pomp in Switzerland. How many Englishmen—or, for that m atter, how many Swiss living in Eng land—could give offhand the name of the president of the Swiss confedera tion? In accordance with the Swiss constitution, the bead of the state, or the president of the federal council, as he is officially called, only holds of fice for a year, and is elected every December. The federal assembly has just elected its president for n e x t year. He is M. Camille Decoppet, who re ceived 185 votes out of 188. Owing to the curious international position of Switzerland and its rela tions with the belligerent powers, tha position might be supposed to be one of considerable importance, but even the Swiss people are apathetic as to who shall occupy; it, and they give to their chief no state honors whatever. He- is accessible to almost anybody, and a British m inister a t Berne has told how ,'w h en he went to visit the president once, the door was opened by his wife, who was busy cooking, while the president was sitting at his desk in his shirt sleeves. Switzer land is a true republic, according to the old and classic ideal—the only one.—Manchester Guardian. Doing His Part. “Honestly, now, would you fight for your country if war broke out?” “Well,” answered the thoughtful man, “maybe I wouldn’t fight, on ac count of gas bombs, liquid fire and things like that, but I would gladly sacrifice my business and work night and day to raise recruits.” FOOD FACTS W hat an M. D. Learned. A prominent physician down In Georgia went through a food experi ence which he makes public: “It was my own experience that first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts food; and I also know from having pre scribed it to convalescents and other weak patients th a t this food is a won? derful rehuilder and restorer of nerve and brain tissue, a s well as muscle. It improves the digestion and patients gain, ju s t as I did in strength and weight, very rapidly. “I was in such a low state that I had to give up my work entirely and go to the mountains, but two months there did not improve me; in fact I was not quite as well -as when I left home. M y food did not sustain me and it became plain that I m ust change. “I began to use Grape-Nuts and in two weeks I could walk a mile, and in five weeks returned to my home and practice, taking up hard, work again. Since that tim e I have felt as well and strong as I ever did in my life. “As a physician who seeks to help all sufferers I consider it a duty to make these facts public.” Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when the regular food does n o t seem to sus tain the body will work wonders. “There’s a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, intere»t.
