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CHAPTER XX.
Continued.
My cheeks tingled with indignation
which I did not dare to express, 1
followed iny uncle down the stairs.
Thoroughly vexed and pained as I
was to hear ruy dear father so pitiless
ly disparaged by his brother, I was
not at ail surprised at uncle Sam's
bitterness. - Circumstances seemed to
show that my father and I had both
fallen victims to the clumsy fraud of
an ignorant old man. But the situa
tion had now become hopeful. If
uncle Sam's theory was correct, as I
hoped and believed it might prove to
be, reconciliation of the brothers was
not only possible but highly probable,
ray uncle's recent declaration to the
contrary notwithstanding.
As soon as he entered the brilliant
ly lighted dining room uncle Sam as
sumed his airiest manner, in no way
indicating the serious thoughts which
had occupied his mind a minute or so
before. All the company, except Mr.
Rosenberg, had departed; and my
aunt and Miss Marsh, who were
dressed for dinner, appeared very
charming in white silk robes trimmed
with old lace, each lady wearing a
girdle from which depended a superb
fan ornamented with feathers" and
diamonds.
I shall not attempt to describe either
the apartment or the decking of the
table, being well assured ; of my in
ability to do so. Suffice it to say that
both were as artistic and luxurious
as the best artists in those things at
the end of the nineteenth century can
provide for men of lavish expenditure.
as soon as dinner was over, we ad
journed to the drawing room, with
the exception of uncle Sam, who be
took himself to the roof to smoke,
saying that he would prefer to be
alone as he had a troubled matter to'
unravel, and could not accomplish his
purpose, without consuming three!
cigars. "It is now," said he, glancing
at his watch, "a few minutes past
nine, and I may not see you again be-j
fore morning, so good-night and pleas
ant dreams."
Dear old uncle Sam! How well I
knew the subject on which he intended
to exercise his thoughts, and how ar-i
demly I hoped a renewal of his friend
ship with my father would result from
his deliberations!
Whether her womanly instincts had
perceived the attraction which her
sister had for me, and her kindliness
of heart prompted her to gratify me,
or that it so befell of accident I know
not; but to my great satisfaction, on
returning to the drawing room my
aunt at once entered into conversation
with Mr. Rosenberg, leaving Miss
Marsh and me to pass our time as
best we could.
What an evening was that! Why, I
was almost happy and really believe
I should have been quite so but for
the shadow of the estrangement be
tween the two brothers whose lives
were bound up with mine.
The conversation of lovers, so de
lightful to the parties immediately
concerned, is notably uninteresting
to everybody else; and it is not my
intention to bring upon myself that
ridicule which men past the amorous
phase of their career so mercilessly
and . inconsistently i:ete out to their
fellows engaged in it by recording
in this place my conversation? with
Constance Marsh on that memorable
occasion. Suffice it to say that in
telling the tale of the sequins, which
I seized this opportunity to relate, I
greatly excited her sympathy. My
long silence was forgiven as soon as
its cause was understood and it was
clear to me that I had established my
self in her favor more firmly than
ever.
"I understand you will be from home
all to-morrow," I observed.
"Yes," replied Miss Marsh. "I am
going to Tarry town. Mrs. Van Rens
selaer has just returned from Europe,
and is to give a big reception."
"Where is Tarrytown, and who is
Mrs. Van Rensselaer?" I inquired.
"Tarrytown is a beautiful village
on the Hudson, about twenty-five miles
from here. Mrs. Van Rensselaer is
the widow of Martin Van Rensselaer,
the railroad king. Everybody has
heard ol old Martin Van Rensselaer,
Who died two years ago worth fifty
million dollars'
"Yes, I think I have read something
about him somewhere," I said. "Tell
me, Connie dear, will the Rev. Mr.
Price be there?"
"1 den't know, I'm sure. I hope
not," if plied Miss Marsh.
"I ;ua quite unable to express my de
light that your entertain such a hope.
May i beg you will increase it by tell
ing me why you hope he may not be
there?"
"Because he is a tease, and monopO'
iizes my time when he has the oppor
tunity to do so," confessed Miss
Marsh.
"If the Rev. Mr. Price were to ask
you to become his wife, what would
you say?"
"The came as I have said before."
"What! has he asked you to marry
him?"
"Dep.r me, yea. Lots of times."
. "And what has been your answer?"
L - ML XXYn
WALTER BLQOMFIELD
Iit Bitw' Snva.
"No." ' ' ; '.
"Dear Connie! And if I were to ask
you that question, what would your
reply be?"
' "The same."
"Do you like me no better than Mr.
Price?"
"O yes; ever so much better.",
"Then who is it you prefer to either
of us?"
"Myself."
"Connie," I said, taking one of her
little hands and holding it tightly in
both of mine, "I don't mind confess-,
ing to you that I was vain enough to
hope your decision miht be different.
I would not ask you to marry me while
I am poor; but all the world knows
and no place furnishes more examples
that this city that wealth is a thing
which" passes from hand to hand and
is as often gained as lost. What if 1
were rich enough to keep my wife in
the manner in which you have lived
your life?"
"I was not thinking of money; my
father left me more of that than I
can possibly require in any circum
stances. I don't think I'm much in
clined to marry anybody."
"You may change your mind. Some
young ladies who have alked as you
talk now have afterwards oecome ad
mirable wives. If that should be your
case, what sort of man could you toler
ate as your husband?"
"Not Mr. Price."
"Dear Conie! And me could you
tolerate me?"
"I think perhaps I could if I tried."
"May I rest assured that, should you
ever marry, it is my wife you will be
come? That provisional promise
would make me happy."
"Take it then and be happy, you
silly boy."
"Dearest Connie, I must teal this
compact with, a kiss."
''Not now, Earnest dear, not now.
Hush! Leave go of my hand; here
comes my sister and Mr. Rosenberg."
- CHAPTER XXI.
ANNIE WOLSEX FOt7NI.
Though Constance Marsh had not
promised to be my wife (indeed that
could hardly have been, for I had not
asked her for any such promise), her
undertaking to accept me for her hus
band should she marry filled me with
satisfaction. Her professed indispo
sition for marriage I regarded as a pro
fession and nothing more the banter
ing playfulness of a high-spirited,,
noble-minded girl. I had not lacked'
opportunities to observe that the am-!
bition of every woman is marriage;
and that the few, the very few worn-1
en who deny this assertion with words,
illustrate it's truth in the failure of
their lives. The girl of my choice was
intensely feminine, her nature un
warped by any of the pernicious hum
bug of woman's so-called rights, con
cerning which a shrieking sisterhood
of the malformed, the neglected, and
the deluded spoil much good paper
and rend the air in many lecture halls;
and I did not at all doubt that I had'
now merely to raise my fortune to
the level of hers to enable me to claim
her hand and find my claim allowed.
Love will lightly attempt tasks from
which reason would shirk, and the
difficulty of effecting the necessary
change in my condition had no terrors
for me, or I was too dazzled by the
prospective prize to perceive them.
With an unquestioning faith in my
uncle's perceptive powers, I was now
more than ever disposed to unreserv
edly accept his theory of the robbery
of the sequins;, and I resolved to neg
lect nothing that might tend toward
their recovery. Filled with this idea,
I arose early the next morning, re
solved to discuss with him ways and
means expedient for me, and was sur
prised to learn that he had arisen be
fore me and was engaged in his study.
My mental condition was such that
it appeared to me impossible that an
other man could have affairs com
parable for importance with the matf
ter upon which the possession of my1
dear Constance more or less depended
and I did not -in the least scruple to
interrupt my uncle. I found him
seated at his desk, writing with mar-i
vellous rapidity. "You come early,'
he said, looking up, but without for a
moment ceasing to write. "Take a
chair. I will talk to you presently.'
Seeing that he 'was busy, I did not
answer, but sat down as requested
and listened to the industrious scratch
lug of my uncle's pen. Presently the
writer ceased, folded his papers-,
placed them in an envelope, on which
he bestowed a vigorous blow at the
sealing place, then threw himself back
in bis chair and folded his arms. He
appeared to know perfectly why I had
disturbed him at that early hour,
though I had not yet spoken to him;
and with his accustomed bluntness he
at once grappled with the business
he conceived I had come upon.
'With regard to those sequins," said
uncle Sam, "I find no cause to revise
the remark I made about them last
night. Adams, the butler, or what
ever you call him, stole them; of that
I don't entertain the smallest doubt.
He may have been assisted by another
of the Holdenhurst servants, or by one
of Knight & Faulkner's men; but i
PITTSBQEQ, CHATHAM CQUNTKC, THURSDAY, OCTOBER
is improbable, I have never heard it
suggested that the bid mah was a thief;
but I Well remember his miserly habits
of more than twenty years ago. Miser
liness once acquired is never shaken
off, but intensifies with time What
can be ...more, feason&ble than to sup
pose that, when Knight & Faulkner
were making the alterations in the
Hall, the treasure was accidentally
revealed to Adams? who would be
quite safe, he would think, in conclud
ing that its existence was unknown to
your father or any other member of
our family from the mere fact of it
being where it was. Many people who
can look with equanimity Oh piles of
bank notes are strangely moved at
sight of a heap of gold coins, and find
the infernal stuff quite irresistible.
This I believe was the case with
Adams; and I base my opinion on his
going so much in and out of the crypt
about the time the robbery is sup
posed to have taken place, his strange
finding of you there, his illness imme
diately afterwards, his lies to incrimi
nate me, and his gift to you of fifty
pounds. This last move of the old
man was to salve his conscience rather
than to benefit you. That conscience
is a. vile thing and troubles a great
many people, I know well; for I had
a conscience myself some years ago.
It was a great nuisance. Howevei I
take only a remote interest in all these
things, and but for your sake, don't
care two straws what became of the
sequins. Your father has treated me
too badly for friendship between us
even to be renewed; but I confess I
should be gratified to learn that his
frightful blunder has been demon
strated to him. This is my position;
and if you intend to try to recover the
treasure good; I will help you with
advice and money. Or if you don't
think the amount worth the trouble,
good again; and we will agree not to
speak or think any more of the mat
ter." ; At another time my uncle's declara
tion would have depressed me, for cer
tainly there was but one thing I more
ardently desired than hjs reconciliation
with my father. But I was not now
; disposed to be easily depressed. On
the contrary, to my eyes all thingshad
put on a rosy hue, and I not only
looked for the speedy possession of a
quarter of a million sequins, and of
Constance Marsh as my wife, but also
for the patching up of the miserable
feud of. which uncle Sam had just
spoken. Lovers' thoughts are so" ex
travagantly fantastical that I was
oblivious of the fact that the sequins
might never be recovered, or if recov
ered were not mine; that Constance
Marsh had not promised to marry me;
and that my uncle had just declared
the impossibility of renewing his for
mer friendship with my father. In
this cheerful mood I answered that
I had fully determined to follow up the
clue he bad suggested, and was pre
pared to accept any assistance he
might think necessary and was pre
pared to offer.
"Very good," said uncle Sam. "The
case is a simple one. You have not to
deal with an accomplished thief, but
an ignorant old miser, who was over
come by a large temptation and has
already manifested a symptom of re
morse. The world knows nothing of
its greatest thieves; their success pre
vents that'. Your object, as I under
stand it, is to get a grip on those se
quins; and mine merely to establish
the fact that I had no hand in ab
stracting them. Am I right?"
'Quite right, uncle."
44 Well, you have but to follow my
directions, and I venture to predict
that you will recover every sequin be
fore three weeks are over your head.
Return at once to Holdenhurst, and for
a few days closely observe every act
of Adams; but be extremely cautious
that the old man doesn't become con
scious you are watching him. Talk to
him freely, but make no attempt to
sound him on any. point which bears,
however remotely, cm the matter in
hand. It is not unlikely your vigilance
will be rewarded by valuable knowl
edge. About a week after your re
turn send the old man on some errand
which will keep him away from Hold
enhurst for an entire day, and during
his absence thoroughly examine his
room and everything that is his. Don't
scruple to turn out his drawers and
boxes his suspicious conduct fully jus
tifies the act. Should you fail to find
the sequins, when the old man returns,
seize him by the throat and, forcing
him against the wall thus" here uncle
Sam suddenly arose and, grasping me
tightly around the neck with his left
hand, pushed me backwards against
a large cabinet with such vigor that'
I was almost strangled, and my white
tie, which I had spent twenty minutes
in adjusting, hopelessly spoiled "tell
him you possess the clearest possible
evidence that he has stolen the con
tents of ten chests belonging to your
father; that if he immediately restores
what he has stolen he shall be for
given, but that if he dare refuse or
even demur you will at once hand him
over to the police and charge him with
robbery. Be intensely earnest in your
manner, and let your subsequent acts
accord with your words. If you don't
find the sequins while Adams Is away,
your accusation on his return will
throw him into a deadly terror; he will
fall on his knees like a penitent vil
lain in a melodrama and give you in
formation worth $560,000. If you find
the sequins, you can afford to deal less
harshly with the old man."
"Yes," I gasped, as soon as my un
cle relaxed his grasp on my throat.
To be continued.
Softly (who fell overboard and was
Iramatically rescued "Did you aw.
-faint, when you heard them yell.
Man overboard?" Helen (sobbing)
"No no Cholly. I never once sus
pected they could mean you." Tit-Bits.
111 the lasti
"R the last ten years the
question of road improve
F
ment has received a good
Ml legislators in the 'Eastern
states; notably iu Massachusetts and
New Jersey. Carefui study Of the road
question ia these States soon devel
oped the fact that the counties and
towns were doing little and ill many
cases nothing, and that- th roads were
gradually becoming Worse instead .of
better. In Massachusetts Ate idea was
first conceived of having the State and
civil subdivisions thereof co-operati
in the improvement of the roads; A
State law embodying this principle was
adopted in New Jersey about the same
time as in Massachusetts, aud for the
last ten years remarkable progress has
been made in these two States. In
deed, the principle of State aid has be
come so popular within the last few
years that this same principle has been
enacted into law in the States of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
Delaware and Pennsylvania, aud tho
idea is being carefully considered by
the legislatures of many of the South
ern and Western States.
Mr. M. O. Eldridge, Assistant Direc
tor, Office of Public Road Inquiries of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture, recently made au inspection
trip through the States of Maine, Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
and New York. In an in iuterview Mr.
Eldridge had the following to say in
regard to the road conditions in these
States:
"I am fully convinced-from my re
cent trip that the roads which have
been built in the East through the aid
of the States and under the direction of
highway commissions are the best
roads in the United States, and are
equal, if not superior, to the best roads
in the world. This is due to the fact
that these roads have been built un
der intelligent supervision, by skillful
workmen, out of the very best mate
rials, and with American road build
ing machinery; whereas most of the
roads that I have seen in the old coun
try were built by hand, and have
since been maintained iu the same
way. In spite of the long drought
which prevailed throughout the New
Eugland States during the spring "and
summer the State roads were firm and
smooth, and although I personally in
spected over 500 miles of improved
l-oads, 1 did not see a single one which
had raveled or which had signs of wear
from the recent dry weather. In the
southeastern part of Massachusetts and
along Cape Cod Bay, and In the south
ern part of Connecticut, the old roads
were composed entirely of sand, but
in spite of the dry weather, the State
roads built on these sand foundations
are remarkably hard and smooth."
Mr. Eldridge was asked if he thought
that the people of the. Eastern States,
who had already built some good roads.
and who have organized to continue
the work along the present lines,
would ba willing to accept assistance
from the general Government in build
ing roads as provided for in the Brown
low bill.
"I believe," said Mr. Eldridge. "that
the people of the Eastern States are
so enthusiastic on the subject of good
roads that they would be glad to ae
cept the co-operation of the Govern
ment. They have been building good
roads for the past ten years, yet the
work- of completing the system has
just fairly started. Even if the pres
ent plans and liberal appropriations
are continued it will take many years
to improve all the important highways
in these States, and consequently the
people are anxious to secure any addi
tional aid possible. The State High
way Commissioners of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New York and New Jer
sey expressed themselves as being in
favor of national aid, and I believe
that all the good roads people in the
Eastern States- are in favor of it."
Good Roads Magazine.
Losses Ty Bad Koads.
. As to losses by bad roads, the office
has learned, by consultation with
many thousands of the most intelli
gent farmers of the country, that the
expense of moving farm products and
supplies averages, on all our country
roads; twenty-five cents per ton per
mile; whereas in the good road dis
tricts of this and other, countries the
cost is only about one-third of this
amount. This extra expense amounts
in the aggregate to more than the en
tire expenditures of the National Gov
ernment, and taking into account all
of the hauling done on the public
roads, the loss is equal to. one-fourth
of the home value of all the farm pro
ducts of the United States. The in
crease in cost of hauling actually done
is by no means the only loss resulting
from bad roads. The loss of perish
able products for want of access to
market, the failure to reach market
when prices are good, and the failure
to cultivate products which would be
marketable if- markets were always
accessible, add many millions to the
actual tax of bad roads. Moreover,
the enforced idleness of millions of
men and draft animals during large
portions of the year is an item not al
ways taken into account in estimating
the cost of work actually done. (The
tax of bad roads will become constant
ly harder to bear as the people of the
United States are brought into keener
competition with the cheap produc
tions of other agricultural countries.
The continuous improvement in trans
port a tio facilities, both by rail and
water, is steadily openiffg our market
to countries where .labor is cheapef
and in many cases where. roads are
better, and the agriculture of this
country will not iong stand a needless
ss -
tax equal to one-fourth the value- of
its products, .... I
Free from justice
i.
Out bf the Way .Nations Whew Oof
Criminals Are Safe, ,
There are scores of little nations'
with which the United States has no
treaties at ail; ADyssima is one, anu
were au American fugitive to reach
Addis Ababa he might reuiaiu there
the rest of his life without fear of mo
ia0f0t5.-. th hQ wDOf inrtioe Ovo to-rt
republics in which the American edl I
doer is almost as securely safe. One
is Haiti, and the other is" Santo Do
mingo. hJotu are usually so lorn ny
f evolutions that the existing govern
ment is almost uurecoguizable. J a
consequence, both are favorite resorts
consequence, ootu are orue ru.i j
or American adventurers and fuS, I
lives ul iue mine eutci yi loiug svui j
One American who left ISew Orleans
inconspicuously because of a little, dif
ference with the law rose to high rank
iu the Haitian Army, and was eventu
ally killed in a fight with revolution
ists on the Dominican border.
The little Republic of San Marino,
in the south of Europe, is another se
cure stronghold for American fugi
tives. But it is so small that the av
erage evil doer does not seek it out,
for fear that Le may toss in his sleep
and roll over its frontier into Spaiu.
And far to the eastward there is Sara
wak, iu the East Indies, where an Eng
lishman holds forth as absolute nion-
arch and every stray solider of fortune times a week has serious intentions?"
is welcome. .:! Mrs. Piuktea "Ho ought to have.
Were he to be a daring knave. an.jadgiug from i,js occupation. He od
American fugitive might find safely, 'jt5 a coiunin called 'Something Do
at least from American justice, in a j j!g "Cicciuuatl Coiutuercial-Tri-dozen
or more of the queer nations c!. LUnc.
Central Asia, though it is more tluui I
likely that the natives would soon fin-
ish him. In Afghanistan the Ameer
would be glad to see him, .and in Be-
lQochistau the rulers of the State",
would treat him as a distinguished t
visitor. In Tibet proper he would be I
under the eye of the Chinese aulhori-
ties, but outwardly Tibet is not. Chi-
uese territory, an" the treaties with
China do not affect it. J
High up ou the Central Asian table-
land are perched Kafristau and Turk-
estau, neither of which recognizes
even the existence of the Uniled
States. Southeast of Arabia is th'e in
dependent kingdom of Oman, and to'
ward the north are Bokhara and Khi-
va, vassals of Russia, but still not af
fected by Russian treaties. And in Af
rica there is the vast expanses ot h&
Congo Free State unhealthy, maybe,
but still safe. In the west are Boruni
and Waday, independent kingdom?,
and Kanem and Bogirmi, no-mnn's-land.
Chicago Tribune.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
A trne sain never'needs to seek per'
secuuo,3. ,
To be great is to be misuuderstooi!.
Emerson. ,
Sectarian strength may bj spiritual
weakness.
Going ahead depends on more than
head power.
An honest man says either what he
means or nothing.
Ignorance is ltjss distant from truth
than prejudice. Diderot.
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe
to my angel mother. Lincoln.
The first years of man must make
provision for the last. Samuel John
son. The surest way to a Avoman's heart
is to take aim kneeling. Douglas Jer
rold. The saying that an ounce of pluck
is worth a ton of luck is not a ticker
quotation, we believe.
we never ieei sarisnea tnai we uaie
got even with somebody unless we
come out somewhat ahead.
Football in England.
The football craze in England has
become serious enough to be dignified '
by an oflScial report from the Uuited
States Consul at Hull. The complaint
over there is not that college student'
are demoralized, nb.vsically and fiuan -
cially, but that the workingmen and
industries are injuriously affected.
In addition to the regular Saturday
half holiday a day off is coming to be
asked for on Monday, according to a
writer in the New Liberal Review, j
and Monday football matches are now
a recognized institution.
A writer in Macmillan's says that
large establishments are frequently
tied up in mid-week because the whole (
. j i 1., ikm.
body of workingmen decide that their
"
football favorites, are in need of en- .
couragement. Persuasion is held to
be useless, because the men make such
good wages during the five days of the
week that they "are glad to lose the
time. As evidence of interest in the
sport Mr. Hamm, the United States
Consul, says that the daily reports of
games occupy several columns in the
leading newspapers, and that on Mon
day, a page and a half is often required
to report Saturday's games, the Eng
lish newspapers having no Sunday edi
tion. -
Arsenic Jiaters.
The practice of eating arsenic is very
prevalent among the peasantry of the
mountainous districts of Austria-Hungary
and France. They declare that
the poison enables them to ascend
with ease heights which they could
only otherwise climb with great" dis
treaa to tie chest. '
Pauperism.
In Great Britain the number of pau
pers in each 1000 of the population is"
twenty-six. In southwest England it
Is thirty-three. In some American cit
ies ten per cent, of the population re
ceive charitable assistance, as, for in
stance, Clevelasd, Ohio.
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1J J. .XI j '$
r
Boisterous.
fnere was once a patr of young beaux
Vho sported the loudest of cleans,
the noise that thev made
jy ta3 sound of the serge, I wppeaux
, Pennsylvania Bunch Bowl
By "Way of Variety.
Helen'e "So they are finally dl-
forced. How about the child?"
Percy-"Oh, the child got the custody.
e moiuer, x ueuoc Tm.
A Supposedly Good Authority.
The Literary Xady "Hannah, that
:ake you made was positively unpal
itable. I never tasted such a mess."
Hamiah..yeSj. llia'am, I was quit,
Jt ma,ain t ffiade it
(rom the recipe iu that cook book you
tvrote, ma'am." Cleveland Plain Deal,
er. ;
Sot in Hia Line.
"They have a bright clerk down here
it the drug store." 4
"Why, what's the matter?"
"I went in and asked for ten cents
vrorth of collodion to paint shiugles
with. 'Madam,' he said, 'we don't
keep house paints here. "Brooklyn
Ufa. " 1
Livinz Up to It.
Mrs. Gossipp-"Do you think that
vounc mau who calls on Agatha three
llaJ lilflfercnt Keasons.
i'm afraid you can't graduate this
year, after all," said the high school
professor to the Sweet Young Thing,
Ti,0 as y,y a Grek or something,
"No." she replied, "1 can't. The
lressmaker simply can't get my dress
finished in time isn't it too. bad!"
Cleveland Lei der.
Work a Xeceaaity.
"Work," remarked Tired Timolhy,
"is de bestest tiling wot is,
"Since when did youse fall in love
wid work?" asked Hungry Henry.
"I allers loved it," replied T. ,T.
"Why. cf it wasn't fcr work, how'd de
easy marks git money ted give us a9
works 'em, huh?" Chicago News,
Commendation.
"Do you consider Buskin a great ac
tor?" "No," answered Mr. Stormington
Barnes.
"He speaks very admiringly of your
performances."
"Buskin Js not a good actor, but he i!
a remarkably fine critic" Washing-
tou star
j
Concise Information.
How cfln j t0 joneg, firocer,
store sonnyr
t.h gQ Qwn past Jimmr BaHey.,
barn, turn around the corner of Reddy
Johnson's pigpen, go up past Swipe
Mulligan's corn crib, down de alley dat
Johnny Briggs lives on, cross de street
where Danny O'Rourke's home is, go
down a block, an' yer right there."
' New York Journal.
A Flattering Coinparlaes.
"So you.hing you are a neglected
genius?"
"I'm sure of it," said the solemn cit
izen. "Perhaps you have hidden your light
under a bushel?"
"No, it isn't that. But you must beat
in mind that the star Arcturus, whic
is really many times as large as on
- sun does not produce as much of a
,- , ;. : . . . .
! Tinl-iHn imnrncc nn OS a mVMp limn.
Washington Star.
Aa It Often Happens.
"Yes," said the hungry, looking man.
"I'm willing to do anything."
"How does it happen that you art
out of a job in such a time of peace.
plenty and prosperity as this'
"Well, you see, there was a strike.
"Oh. And you lost?"
"No. we won all right, only they
gradually discharged all us fellow
who'd gone out."
- "I see. The operation was success
ful, but the patient died." Chicago
Record-Herald.
In Memoriam.
"Rather handsome young widow,
Isn't she?"
"She's more than rather handsome,
I think she's one of the handsomest
women ia town."
"Too bad she has such poor taste.'
"I can't agree with you if you think
she. has poor taste."
"Every'one of her diamonds is noth
ing more than paste."
"Oh. that may be so. She probably
wears tbero'ln memory of her liua-
band H was a bill poster." 8t. Pal
News.
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Keepa Off Flies.
' Flies "will not settle on windows that
have been washed in water mixed with
a little kerosene.
. Orchid For the Table.
"The orchid," says the House Beauti
ful, "supposed to be suitable only for
the table of the millionaire, is really an
economical decoration for the house
holder of more moderate purse, since,.
"With care, It keeps its beauty and
freshnesa for weeks at a time." Three
of .th'env make an effective centrepiece
for a table.
- . Broom Bolder.
A broom and dustpan bolder is a
bandy contrivance which the house
wife simply screws to the wall about
five feet from the floor and then has
it rsady for service. The broom harg
die is inserted In a U-shaped hook and.
Is held there by its own -weight, which
creates a pressure against the thin
edge of the hook. It can be removed
instantly The dustpan is hung on a
spur projectinc from th,e lower end of
the hook. m.. -Ki$
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Refrigerator Hints.
Keep the ice compartmeat fuil of
ice.
The mon ice tho greater the ccon-
Ice savlvg schemes are absurd, de
feating the purpose of the refrigera
tor. It is the food that is to be kept in
stead of the ice. ' Keeping the Ice ia
the sick room or at a picnic is anothor
biatter.
Overripe fruits and vegetables are a
menace to the health, if left In the re
frigerator. A cellar or other damp spot is vo
place for the refrigerator. On the oth
er hand, it should ,xtt be put out of
doors unprotected.
If much ice be used on the table and
for other purposes, an authority ad
vises a storage box for extra ice.
. It should be sponged out often with
.warm water in which a little soda has
been dissolved, aud the drain should
not be neglected.
, Should nts get Into a refrigerator
'a saucer of tartar emetic mixed with,
sugar and water should be placed
there. It will drive them away.
Do not think of covering the shelves
with cloth or paper any more than
you do the ice. There must be good
circulation, with consequent melting
f ice, to preserve the food therein.
' . !i
That Front Yard.
Country people have the apportunity
f making their surroundings beauti
ful, but how seldom do we see an at
tractive dooryard; in the so-called
country towns? In many places even
the grass Is not allowed to grow up
and beautify the yard. The chickens
are turned out and become the scav
engers they roam, about at will; do
ing more harm than good. Most farm
ers leave the cultivation of the front
yard to the women of the household;
this is not right, for although they can
plant the seeds and bulbs and do the
weeding necessary, they are not able
to do the rough work that generally is
required to bring about an attractive
yard. Unless the soil is excellent and
will produce a good crop of grass the
yard should be plowed, enriched with
dressing, then'seeded down with grass
seed and clover. Care should be tak
en that the youug grass is not tramp
led upon and has a good, vigorous
start. Such a lawn will last for yearg
and give. the owner much satisfaction.
But a poor lawn may be enriched with
dressing of hard wood ashes, seed
may be sown in bare spots, aad while
this may not gite such a beautiful
lawn, it is often done, as one dislikes
to plow up the yard it is so unsight
lyand it must be done early in the
season to give best results. Agricul
tural Epitomist. .. I
Batter Breadr-One-half cupful of
boiled hominy, half a cupful of white
Indian meal, two eggs, one cupful of
milk, one teaspoonful of salt, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and one
fourth cupful ot melted butter; beat
well ; make in a buttered earthen dish
half an hour
Gooseberry Jam Top and stem the
gooseberries; to every pound of fruit
allow- one pound of sugar; put the
gooseberries into the preserving ket
tle and .barely cover them with cold
water;, after they are well boiled to
pieces add the sugar and cook half an'
hour; put into jars and tumblers, and
when 'cold, cover wjth paper.
Celery "Root Salad Pare the celery
roots; :then. put them into cold water
for twenty minutes, then put them in
a stewiTaij, pour cold water over them,
add a little salt and cpok until tender;
pour off the water; cut the roots in,
slices tand wfco oojd pour over a
French dressing made of one teaspoon
ful of salad oil and three teaspoonfuls
of vinegar, a little salt and pepper to
season. 1 -"
Okra and Rice-r-Wabh and slice suf
ficient okra pods to measure one
quart; cut. half a pound of rather
lean ham into dice; scald, skin and cut
in pieces foor tomatoes; put with the
okra in a stewpan; add one medium
aized onlou (sliced), and one and 'one
half cupfuls of water or stock and one
sweet pepper chopped fine; simmer
half an hour; add salt to season; pile
hot boiled rice In the centre of the plat
ter, and pour okra around it. -