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too, because we sell it so cheap.
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"I'd like to come over there," said
a small feminine voice somewhere
from tlie neighborhood of the hedge
row. Drayton, sitting on his garden bench
with n newspaper and a cigar, turned
toward the hedge that separated the
two gardens nnd located his visitor.
Bile was evidently standing on some
thing high enoiugh to enable tier to
jverlook the adjoining territory.
Drayton went over to the lnnlge and
looked down Into some exceedingly
blue eyes, surrounded by a fluff of yel
low hair, surmounted by a still fluffier
blue bow.
"Hello!" he said, looking down from
his six foot height. "Where did you
come from?"
"I've been here often and peeped
through." she confided. "Lift me
over." sht commanded In the tone of
one accustomed to being oleyed, hold
ing out her arms.
He lifted her over to his side of the
hedge, nud she ran directly t J his rus
tic seat.
"I'm not prepared to entertain la
dles." He stood with bis bauds In
bis pockets and smiled Into her up
turned face. "What can I offer you.
madam?"
"I'll take chocolate, please." She Bet
tied her hkirts over ber chubby little
legs and smiled back ingratiatingly.
Drayton looked dubious.
"Er I'm sorry to say the chocolate
Is all out. Wouldn't grapes do?" he
suggi-sted.
"Yes; I 1km dwapes will do very
ulcely. thank you." And Drayton
imagined she wns probubly giving a
rery good Imitation of her mother's
manner.
When he returned from the house
with a hunch of grapes and a huge
peach, he found that she bad filled ber
lap with bis choicest roses and was
burclug t!ie:n to ber face.
"I'm doing to live here always. I'm
doing to marry you." she announced.
Drayton, thirty-six and a bachelor,
actuary felt his face turn red.
"Kr when V he asked feebly.
"Just as soon as you can dct the lie
dagement ring."
"Of course, of course, anything you
tay, but what might be the name of
my future wife?"
"Louise. It's mamma's name too."
"It would foe lovely to have a wife
named Louise, but you wouldn't like
my bouse, little girt. Ifs full of pipes
and things."
"I could stay out In the darden wltb
the roses, and you could bring an um
brella -and hold It over me when It
rained." she suggested resourcefully.
"That would certainly be unique. I
see you would be able to plan things
like a real housewife should, but do
you think you could stand the pipes?"
"You could keep all your pipes In one
room, and I could have a little blue
and white room and uot bare any
pipes, couldn't IT I never have any
pipes In my room."
That's the scheme. We'll plan that
blue and white room right away," he
agreed heartily.
Ills housekeeper was surprised when
the papcrhangers came next day and
did the south room In blue. She was
still more surprised when the van
drove tip with nil the furnishings for a
dainty little Iwdroom. She felt hurt,
considering how long she had been In
his service. It wns a special slight for
Drayton not to tell her. first of all.
that be Intended to le married.
Put Drayton, following a whim, wn
fitting up the room according to the
child' fancy.
Ijite one afternoon he strolled down
the g mien path and found little touise
waiting fr him to lift her over the
hedge.
"Your blue room Is all finished, little
wife." he said, tossing her In the air.
to her great delight. "It's ready for
yon to look at. I told the housekeeper
a young lady wns going to visit her
this afternoon."
"Are there blue roses on the wall?"
she asked eagerly.
"Itu-dtil of tbem-and little white
frilly ctirtnlus, and a dear little white
bed-mid fairy tale pictures on the
wall."
Oo-o-l.ut 1 certainly do love
you." She clung to his Angers as they
walked toward the house. "Did you
det the Sleeping Itenuty plctnrer
"Yes-nnd Princess toldlloeks-lt's a
grand room, nil right"
"Well. I ll marry you the first thing
tomorrow, and nurse can send over all
my dolls and things.'
"Isn't this rather sudden? Terhip
your mother would prefer your waiting
until you are a week or so older?"
"X. Indeed." airily. "Mamma lets
me do anything t want-that Is, most
anything."
"Hut she'll miss you, and your papa
will miss you."
"Oh. didn't you know! I haven't
had any favrer for a long time-most
leven years, nearly."
Drayton took In the five-year-old dig
nity of her In an amused glance,
"Hut If you haven't any papa I'm
sure your mamma will get Tory lonely
If you marry so young."
"Hut I'm going to bring her over
here to live, tov-nnd nurse, and dog
gie, nnd my canary, and my white
kilty."
"Jove! I'll have to add a wing to
the house, sure aa we're living! I'm
afraid, little one. we'll have to post
pone our innrringe until I can have
a few more rooms built. You'll not
mind, will yott. sweetheart?" .
"Not If you rtng mt some more
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?arame!s like the ones you brought me
yesterday." seriously.
She was silent a moment, evidently
evolving a new thought
"I have such a luvel..hm." she gur
gled. "I've decided not to be your
wife. I'd rather have a favver. It's
been such a lang time since I had any
favver"
Drhytou caught her up in his arms.
Sweetheart, you are the dearest little
arlrl a father over had." and his eyes
were moist.
When !if room had been admired,
ind !h picture of Princess Goldilocks
Clsseil ferve'itly. and the housekeeper
bad given her a cream puff, they went
back to t!:e pirdeu.
A s'ctu'er g!rt in the jt!ier garden
ran to r'.ie dividing hedge.
"Oh. I. !u:t. uamma lias been so
very i:i;eis.v about you: Where have
rou lx-e::. dearie?"
Tin iifr.i l.lt's my fault." Drayton
ald contritely. "I took her to look at
rfome pictures, and we forgot the
time."
The child held on to his fingers Im
pulsively. "Oh. mamma, this Is my
new papa. You are doing to niarry
Mm at owe. nnd we are doing to live
in his ho'ise. Y u know you said his
garden was ever so muck prettier tbau
aurs."
The woman's face, vivid crimson,
looked !uTo tile embarrassed face of
ber neitfilior. Finally a twinkle came
into her eyes, uud a dimple wavered
near the comer of ber mouth.
lie taw the twinkle and thought It
and the dimple the most fascinating
combiuatlon he bad ever seen.
Td.be glad to come over and ar
range' the details wltb you at your
earliest convenience." he suggested
audaciously.
"Mamma, do marry him. please
please dor begged the child. "Mamma,
he'll bring you lovely caramels."
"Will you really V the mother
lauglied.
Tounda of 'emT emphatically. "May
I come over noon and get acquainted?"
be lagged.
She looked at his well cut features
and saw the frank admiration In bis
eyes.
"I suppot It'a proper. Mr. Drayton
You see. I know your alster."
"Then I'm coming over this evening
and sit on your front porch. If you
know my sister, you'd be greatly lack
ing lu hospitality If you didn't let me
call."
"I would bate to seem Inhospitable."
There was a note of shyness In ber
voice.
He reached over the hedge and put
the child In her mother s arms. She
put her plump little arms around bis
neck In an overflow of affection.
"(ioodby. favver." slic said.
"Goo-lby. baity." be called after her.
and as the mother went toward the
bouse hi the gathering twilight she
was suddenly conscious of the loveli
ness of the rose garden and the scent
of the rose In the air and that In her
heart there was a tiny new feeling,
warm and tender.
Longest Ytar en Record.
The year It. l -t5. by order of Julius
Onesiir. the then reigning Homnn em
peror, contained 41. days. To clear
away nil the confusion which had pre
viously existed In reconciling the lunar
with the solnr year, Caesar, with the
help of Sosiget'.es. an Alexaudrlau as
tronen'cr. undertook a thorough reform
of the calendar. He effected It by
making the year now railed 41 Tl. C.
"the year of confusion," consist of 4 !."
days mid the succeeding years of StV5
days, with the exception of every
fourth year, which was to consist of
V.M. This method la railed the Julian
calendar.
The number of days In the mouths
from January to Iieccmlier liefore
Caesar's time had Imvu reflectively 2!.
J 31. 'Jft, 81. 20. 31. 2f. 2!. 31. 20.
These numbers Caesar changed to 01
nd 30 alternately, with the exception
of February, which wan to have 29 In
ordinary years nnd tU) In leap years.
In honor of himself he changed to
July the name of the month that fob
lowed June. The potitlfft In applying
the Julian calendar went wrong by In
aertlng leap year every three yeart In
Head of every four years, and thla
continued till the year now railed 8
II. C when the Emjieror Augustus
ordained there should be no leap year
for twelve yearn, which made leap
yenr occur In 4 A. D. At the aaroe
time Augustus gave bis own name to
the month following July, adding one
day to It, rrhlcb he took away from
February.
Character In the Eytbrow.
An arched eyebrow does not Indicate
the highest order of Intelligence, but
la expressive of great sensibility.
Hcinit growth of the eyebrows denotes
lack of tality. On the contrary,
heavy, thick eyeDrows tndicate a j
strong constitution and great physical
endurance. They are not beautiful on
a woman's face, however much they
may signify either mental or bodily
vigor, and when they are uot ouly
heavy, but droop and meet at the nose,
they are disagreeable and are said to
accompany an insincere and prying
nature. Long, drooping eye!-rows. ly
ing wide apart, indicate an amiable
disposition. Where the eye!rows are
lighter In color than the hair the indi
cation! -ire lack of vitality and great
sensitiveness.
Faintly deHned eyebrows p!:-.ced high
above the nose are siiiK of indolence
and weakness. Very black eyebrows
give the face an Intense and searching
expression. When natural, they ac
company a passionate temperament.
I'ery light eyebrows rarely are seen on
strongly intellectual faces, although
the color of the eyebrows is not ac
cepted Pimply as denoting lack of in
tellisrence. The form gives the key
to the faculties and their direction.
He3 eyebrows denote great fervor and
ambitio:i: brown, a medium between
the red nnd black. Exchange
A Crestfallen inspector.
VTfceu former Minister Wu Ting Fang
4ft this country he was accompanied
by mi extensive reti:i;:e and attended
to the steamer by a delegation of lo
cal Chinese merchants. The customs
oUiclals, who then were also Immigra
tion inspectors, carefully took the
names nnd count of the local Chinese
as they went on board. This precau
tion was to prevent rome deported or
otherwise not welcome Celestial from
effecting a landing by joining the mer
chants as they came ashore ufu-r tak
ing a ceremonious farewell of their dis
tinguished countryman. Half an hour
or so after Wu and his friends had
gone on board one of Wu'a secretaries
arrived on the dock and was hurrying
up the gangplank when a customs in
spector seized him by the arm and
pulled him back on the wharf.
"WuKhainalla you. John? I no tnkee
name, you no can come back. Who
you lielong?" said the Inspector, smil
ing at some girls with whom he bad
been talking.
The Chinese shook loose the Inspect
or's hold on the loose sleeve of bis
silk robe and wltb quiet dignity re
marked: "This violence Is unnecessary, sir,
and my name is a matter of no inter
est to you. I am a member of his
excellency's suit. I go on board this
steamer to leave this country never
again. I hope, to return."
That customs Inspector is still on
the force, but never since has he tried
to Ih funny with a Chinese gentleman.
Salt Francisco Call.
Where Kst Straw Comes From.
In Italy to rais straw employed in
making huts the wheat la sown as
thlckiy as possible In order that the
growth of the plant may le Imiwver
Isbed as well as to produce a thin
stalk having toward the end from the
last knot the lightest aud longest
straw. Ti e wheat blooms at the be
ginning f June uud Is pulled up by
the no's by band when the grain Is
half developed. If allowed to remain
In the ground a longer time the straw
would !nconie brittle. About five doz
en uprooted branches the size of the
compass of two hands are firmly tied
together Into little sheaves and stowed
away lu barns. Then the straw is
again spread out to cn'ch the heavy
summer dews nnd to bleach In the sun.
After additional bleaching the straw
Is put into smnll bundles uud classified.
Finally It Is cut close above the tlrst
Joint from the top and again tied up
in smalt bundles containing about six
ty stalks each and delivered to women
In almost every private dwelling of
the poorer classes.
John Was Huffed.
In the oldeu time a woman In the
north of Scotlaud went to visit her
husband, who was condemned to be
hanged UNiti the following day. The
man began to give his last Instructions
to bis wife preparatory to bidding her
farewell, wheu all at once she broke It.
ou the conversation aud exclaimed.
"By the bye. John, wbaur will I plant
the tatties this year?" The unfor
tunate iiuui. its may be Imagined, grew
exceedingly Indignant at the Indiffer
ence of bis wife and exclaimed angri
ly: "What ieed I cure whaur ye plant
them? I'm no likely to need oiiy o
thetti." "Herh," replied the woman.
turning to the warder, with a wag of i
Ihe beiil. "poor John's huffed Itecause
be's can ii to be bunged lu the mom!"
and marched out of the cell.
Socrates' Little Joke.
Socrates had ins joke. It was his
:ustom to foregather now and then
with a convivial circle of philosophers,
geometers and others. On such occa
sions at the stroke of 2 a. m. he would
rise (it is reported of him that he al
ways could rise) and address the chair.
"Mr. President." he would say, "I
move you that this circle now go home
and square itself."
Aud his credit was such and people
were so used to inking hitn seriously
that it came to be believed that the
squaring of the circle was an impos
sible thing. Iick.
Thousand Dollar Flight.
Airship flights for a thousand
dollar cup will be the feature for
Aeroplane Day at the Jamestown
Exposition, Sept. 14th, at which
time many members of the Aero
Club and a number of well known
aeronautical men of Europe will
be guests of the Exposition.
The feature of the day will be
the competition for the Scienti
fic Americian flyintr. machine
trophy, in which will be tntered
only flying machines of the
heavier-than-air type.
In an interview with Israel
Ludlow, Director of Aerenautics
of the Jamestown Exposition,
the first list of the probable con
testants has been secured,
Mr. Ludlow himself is now
putting the fishing touches on
his latest aeroplane, w hich will
enter the contest. The engine
for the machine has just arrived
from the builders, and the aero
plane will be tried out some time
during the present months. Mr.
Ludlow states thDt this machine
is 40x25 feet in size, and twice
as large as any he has hereto
fore constructed. When it en
ters the Scientific American con
test, Capt. T. T. Love will tw
the naviator. The machine is on
a pontoon boat and its designer
expects to have a torpedo boat
to tow it on the dr.y of the con
test.
The content will take place
over Lee's Ijr:.d grounds and
the waters cf Hampton Roads.
just off the Exposition grounds.
The rules goverinp the competi
tion, which have been published,
were formulated by the Aer
Club oe America. The trophy
offered by tlv Scientific Ameri
can is valued a: .f 1.000.00 and it
is open to competition by inven
tors the world ver.
This will be the inauguration
of a series of competition. which
will in the future ba held annu
ally. The machine which accom
plishes the required flight ia the
shortest time ar.'l with the best
display of stability and ea.e of
control, shall be declared win
ner.
C. II. Gattis.
Traveling Fi.senger Agent
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Charley's wedding tonight? The Iior-j
rlble Thlng-Xo; I'd rather remettiM '
him as hti was In life. I'm k.
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