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VOL. XXII. PITTSIiOHO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, WOO.
NO. .r)U.
KISMET.
Two birds Unit onto sang sweetly
Within :i sylvan shade
Cave fair Iioms to n lover
Ami gladness to a maid!
They strolled botie.it h I lie brauches
Ami sat beneath the boughs,
'And 1 lirilliMl liy love Songs o'er tlielll,
Kxcliangeil undying vows.
The songs tint charmed the lovers
Kins througl the wood 110 uioiv;
The sylvan shade is silent
Where joy was loud before!
The birds are gone! The lovers
Love not! Last night he sat
And ate one for his supper!
The other's on her hat!
-Chicago Times Herald.
$ THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF MOSES
Y
r l'.S. it's ;i l'iiiuI loll." said
Moses Sufi'tird. 'And
jolis nowadays ain't to
oe suffered at."
1' wa. tl." orange twilight of a clear,
col l l-'.-br i.'.iy diiy, and two young
mi n w."-c vjalking along the hard
fl'oteu I'ooip'illl which roiistiiuted a
sln,rt tut through the liallioiinie
W'v-ds to th.j village, which nestled
limjer the .,,stcrn hills. Tile irlllle
liriiiehes re.ikod in Hie wind, the
icii.Vs tinUled softly now and then,
nnj from me lielfry in the village the
clo.-k mijl r ie h-'ard striking six.
V.iscs SuiTord. old Lldor Sufl'iinl's
sol-, was it carpeiile.. and he had just
w tired tile coniraot of building a
eniici-vnii ry on the south end of Pal
holi.ne House, whose may stone ga
bles were just visilde through the
lea Mess woods. An 1 as a i-nlurnl tun
Sequence thereof, Moses Safford was
exultant.
'They're piiu' into the flower hiisj.
Iiess. lie they':" said Peter Peek, who
was shambling along at SalTord's side.
Willi a bag of turnips over his shoul
der. "There are young ladles in the fam
ily." said Moms, loftily: 'and young
ladies are nt'tcii fund of plants."
".Must he very stylish, 1 s'p.se':"
Kuid Peter.
Tnilotlbtcdly !" said Moses.
"Hain't seen 'em. have you':"
'Why. no. The family don't arrive
T in i 1 next nioiith."
'Tolly Went won h was looking slyly
out froni 1 it 1 1 i m 1 1 tie- iietb-.l hall fringe
l" the while window eiirlaius of the
out- story, red farm house just this
side of the mill, to -ice I hem go hy
Polly Wclitvvorih. lo whom Moses Saf
ford was engaged: Mid. as a matter
of course. Peter Peek and his hag of
litruips went solitary and alone the
rest of the way.
".hisi in lime fin- tei
with a smile that sh.
pics.
"That's my good Itnl
said Polly,
il her dim
lid Moses.
ml he sat down in Iron of the bright
ly polislteil stove l ie", vateh.d Polly's
trim ligttio as she Hi ted to ami fro.
now intent i n iiiiio i ring a jar of
cranberry jelly, in.v piling erulli
it n blue edged pla e.
How preity she '..is! How fresh
find fos ; Kves hllie t'. the lil'sl blue
violets tiial unfold in sunny, sheltered
nooks brown hair, shot here and
there hy slreaks of gold -laughing lips
Of seat let !
"I'm a lucky fellow." thought Moses
-and tlicli he remembered Willi a
thrill of milled satisfaction what he
hail heard thai morning that Tanner
Weitlworih had live thousand dollars
in the hank, and that it would most
prohahly revert to his only child.
"In it true ahoin thai young lady at
Italhoiuiie House':'' asked Polly, asshe
Set the shining tea put on ihe l.lhle.
"About what young lady':"
"till, yen know."
"How should I know, pray':''
"Aren't you head carp. -titer up
here?" saucily retorted Poll, "feme,
fsil down. Tea Is all ready."
"I ve engaged lo build em a
conservatory." said Moses, "lint
noli no young lady nbolit."
"Then I'm wiser than you,"
ii. -w
l'e
aid
Polly, "lor l'.ella P.iiidley told me there
was the prettiest young lady you ever
hiw up there."
"Miss Hallioiirnc." said Muses, help
Ing himself lo some of the delicately
sliced cold ham.
"1 suppose so. Come down to see
filiout ihe i oiisciTiilory being I mill
to suit her. I dare say," with a little
Iioill. "1 declare. Moses. I'm jealous!''
"Nonsense;" said Moses.
Hut the next, day when he Went up
to survey the projected improvements
find lay out his work, he could not
help being interested when he saw
n tall, slender .vomit; lady, in a bin"
cashmere morning rolie that trailed
tit least half a yard on the Hour, and
pale. Maxell hair, piled in a mountain
tif frizzes above her brow, minuter out
of the drawing room door into the
l-iiutli lioudoir. one side of which was
Hlrendy torn down to make room for
the crystal walls of the new conserv
atory. "Hear, dear." said she. with an open
volume of poems in her hand, "how
Mvect - how tropical will be Ihe gen
eral cITect:"
"I .uippose it is your idea. Miss Pal
liotirne," said the young carpculer. gal
1 Hitly.
"My Id-'aV h. of course." said Ihe
jrounn lady with a little iriu'ule. "And
1 hope you'll make It iwrt'eet ami eom
jileie." "I shall do my hest. particularly now
that you are interested in it." said
Jiloses.
That was the heiiiiiiim; of their tie
ipiaintaiice. and pri'ily Polly would
have heen jealous with a vengeance
ollld she have seen how famously
It progressed. The yoinn; lady and her
volume of ioems f reiiieni ly found
their way Into the south lioudoir - of
course only io wafli the liuilillii;; op
craiions mid Mose- loitnd himself
imil.iiur hue to her alter llie lilott
ai'HuveU uiuuutr.
I'or Moses was enough of n Yauke
to have an eye to the main chance
and. having made divers and sundry
iuiiiirics, had ascertained that Si pi I re'
I.evinley P.allioiiriie had three daugh
ters mid a fortune yf three liiiudred
tiioiisand dollars.
"'J'hal's a hundred thousand dollars
apiece," said Moses to himself. "Hy
Jupiter, It's worth trying for!"
I'or Moses in life boyhood had heen
a great reader of dime novels, and
had made himself ncipiaintcd Willi
many a hero of romance, hmnhle as
himself, who had married heiresses.
And why not he':
And poor Polly -what of her? She
could llol liring herself lo lielieve ill
the defection of her fiance al llrsl.
"It's not true!" cried she, witli rising
color and Mashing eyes. "It's malicious
village gossip. As if Moses could pes
silily care for anyone Imt me!"
"Itut, my ihar." remonstrated her
mother, "people say they are actually
engaged. And perhaps you had hel
ler ask him."
"I'll ask him. mother, to satisfy you.''
said Polly. "Itut I know perfectly
will that it's all a spiteful falsehood:''
"He dou'l conic here jiear as often
as he di.l." said Mrs. Went worth.
"Thai's liceause he's so busy," said
Polly.
Put the next day a letter came from
Moes. telling the poor little lass that
he gave her hack her troth, convinced
that he could never make her happy--that
they were nni congenial to one
another, ami a sheet of just such
plauilie nonsense, which amounted
to the breaking of his engagement.
And Polly, slillllled lllld bewildered
w iili the force and suddenness of the
blow, her eyes dim with tears and
every vein in her whole bi.dv miniver,
sat down ami wrote;
"I release yon!"
Peer Polly; Poor little Wounded
fawn!
I'. o Mils.-- s.ilYord. only conscious
'f In i:.g i'liuiimd to Miss Amelia I'el
csiine l'.alUiuruc, cared little for Pol
ly's agonies. A man must rise in the
Woi hi. by whatever ineaiis!
Miss lialliouriie being of rather :l
romantic l urn. was decidedly in favo,
of a candles' hie marriage at oin i in
the village church, or else an Ilea ia
laneoiis elopement. Hut Moses was
t much in fear of offending Papa
I'.all'nurtie for thai. j
"lie lleVer will consent 111 the I
i world." said Miss Amelia, rolling up '
; he.' !il:,v blue eyi s. I
"Yes he will." said Moses. "As a j
lean he will recoai.e the cipi.ilny of j
his fellow man." !
Put in this in--!. nice the lady did not
intend that Mr. Salford should have !
hi.-- own way.
"I won't be married at all it' I can't
le married at oin e in that 'IikU of a
linl" . hiireh." said Miss Amelia, j
Tuesday of next week. Say Tuesday
of lte.t Week, Moses, there's a dir- :
I
And tile romantic brhligt
W!IS i
eoiiipcllod reluctantly to assent.
It was Monday arieitinon. a sunny,
blustoi s Mar-Ii day, and Moses was
busy putting up tin- walnut shelves
of tin- me new cotisi rvaiory, when a
carriage rolled up lo tin- front dom
ain! a (all. gray headed gentleman
: 1 1 ; . ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 . pro, ei ding immediately to
help ou a plump eld lady and lluvc
rosy girls.
It's ih" family." iptoih Muses, drop
ping his hammer into a keg of nails.
'And I mil married to Amelia yet!''
While this rellection was passing
through his brain the door of Ihe
south boudoir opt-ncd and a cherry
cheeked girl, wrapped up to the eyes
in fur. cried out:
"Amelia! Where's Au.vlia? Your
lilolhi r has come!"
"Are you Inking for your sister':"
said Moses, with a Itow modeled from
I he dime no els.
"My sister? No!" cried Ihe cherry
cheeked girl, opening lu-r velvet-blaek
eyes very wide. It's the housekeeper's
daughter. Aurelia I'doggs."
Aurelia I'doggs. the housekeeper's
daughter! What in llie name of lcs
liny ditl Ibis mean':'' Itut while Moses
was yet turning over the lummy point
in his miml. Aurelia herself hurried
to the seem-, courtesy ing.
'Tin here. Miss Lilly! Yes." with
a deli. ml ga.e al Moses. "I am the
housekeeper's daughter! And if you'd
hail ihe spirit of a mouse you'd have
married me long ago."
"You deceived lac!" tragically cried
out Mosc.
"1 don't care." sputtered Miss Aure
lia Itloggs. You're only a journeyman
carpenter alter all."
And she followed In r young lady
out of the room.
Moses, feeling particularly small,
went back to Polly -but Polly declined
to have anything uioiv to say lo him.
"I thought you loved me':" said
Moses, disconsolately.
"1 ditl onre," said Polly, "but I can't
love one whom 1 do not respect."
And between his two sweethearts
Moses tmnul himself solitary and
alone.
Kltrlirnrr U Not a Woman-flatrr.
Kin-honor." said w hite haired ltish
op I'o imlle. of London, who has known
the great general for years "is report
ed lo have a great aversion for wom
en. Put what is called his dislike to
I hem is really shyness of character.
In INS't he was a simple captain, who
spent most of his time in going out
into the desert. He rarely saw a
woman in civilized life. His dealings
i wen largely with the Arabs, ami
j when he went to t'niro he found him
self in what may well have seemed to
Idol a strange world. He ditl not
know the eiple, anil, at that time, no
body cared or thought much of him.
Itut since lie has become Lord Kileii
ciicr" and this little comment i.
memorable, coming from the source
I it dots--"I have seen him paying his
com i to ladies in a very courtly uuiu-
ue-."
FARM HUB GARDEN.
Jsi-- -i -
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HINTS TO FARMERS.
Gome of the .Small WhuIh tlml KhI I i
. llie From..
Having for a long time been of the
opinion that the reason so many small
forms do not pay is that they art
worked In a wasteful ami unbusiness
like way, I have ventured, with some
diffidence, to miike a list of wasteful
methods that have come under my
observation, not at templing to classify
them, but setting ilieui down In the
order in which they occurred to ie,e.
Keeping and feeding an tiftifhtis, or
fowl, or tree, after ii has ceased to
he profitable.
Leaving birch-wood and pine logs
exposed lo the weather I ill the birch
is rotten and the pine wormy.
'The keeping of sickly, undersized,
or otherwise inferior stock. Ii costs
lint little if any more to keep a cow
that gives twelve ipians of milk than
to keep one gi ing but half Unit
amount, and the farmer who could
own the better animal, and doesn't,
is, lo all intents nud purposes, throw
ing away six quarts of milk a day. to
say . -tilling of the loss on the calf
of Hie poorer cow. which is lit only
for veal. The same principle applies
to poultry. If the farmer is so situ
ated that he could sell sctling-
eggs and In ling fowl, and contents
himself with keeping mongrels, or me
del-sized fowl, he really wastes the
difl'eretiee between what he does and
what he might get I'm- eggs and noiil-
try.
j Keeping fowl coiiliiieil in small
i yards, when by a Utile outlay of money
and some ingenuity, unused pasture,
or grass land, could be opened to them,
witli bem-tii lo boiii laud and hens,
and a saving in the expense f,u- grain.
ill-owing a small crop of grass on
naturally good grass-laud that could
be made to produce immense crops.
.M-glect lo study the available mar
ket for crops, to learn what it do
mauds Hint ran be proiitably raised
and ui'trUeteil.
Neglect lo simiy ih.- soil and learn
what its capabilities are.
I'sing green manure on the crops
that will not do well on green maii-
Making
use of the fertility in
jiotilti-y yards.
Leaving diesis, bar
grain open to the iti-p
Is and bags of
tlalious of rats
mid 1 1 flee.
Over-feeding of animals, fowl and
laud.
I'mler feeding of ihe same.
Not feeilitig balanced rations.
rmleauly habits in the barn, onus
lug the milk to be "eowy" and thus
hurting the sale of milk and butter,
and injuring the health of people and
tiniiuals.
The neglect of some necessary lie-
tail in the raising or harvest ing of
j n crop, and thus esi
j stroying. its aliic. a
worms get i In npp
I potatoes ia the SI
cuing, if not tie
letting bugs ami
r hand, l-aving
ii alt'-r digging.
until they sunburn, pulling onions too
early or too late. leaving some tender
crop mil through a frost, or letting il
stand lili it begins to spoil.
I'sing pool' seed.
Noglcci iiig it make the most ol'fruil
trees and vines by cultivation, spray
ing, pruning, culling out borers, fertil
izing, etc.
In not marketing fruit iliat cannot
be used pi-eiilably in the family.
In dealing with customers who have
a bail reputation for paying their
bill-.
In being turned asid-1 from one's
course by irilllng obstructions.
In inn being willing to take pains.
In imt stopping to calculate on
whether it will really pay before be
ginning a certain course or a certain
piece of work, like moving bushes,
telling out rocks, killing weeds.
Ill neglect of tools.
In neglecting a crop sifter it Is har
vested. In let i ing cattle be troubled unnec
essarily by tlies or mosquitoes, in let
ting I owls light, in iiegiei-ling to curvy
cows ami horses, in allowing fowls to
be lousy, in letting fowls or animals
fsiifler from execssiu- cold hi winter.
in not going about and seeing how
other farmers do things.
In the loan's mil kit ping himself in
the best possible condition by proper
diet, snllicient sleep, pure air, recreation.-L
P.. in New York Post.
To Ketl ttlf Uii.vm nt lloiilt.
As the boys and girls grow up there
Is an inclination to get away from the
drudgery of farm work. Why not buy
for those boys or girls a few colonics
of bees and let them start little
apiary for themselves in some corner
or under an apph- tree somewhere
near the house, and also let them sub
scrilvp for an agricultural paper which
publishes bee matter? Then they will
get the bee fever so bad thai It will
Ik- a hard mailer to make 'lieni go
away from home for even a week.
The tee fever may be alleviated a lit
tie by ridding more bees to the api
ary, but it cau iieM-r be cured. t
least, I seem to get It Worse anil Worse
with each returning spring. Kut In-c
keeplug is no longer a matter of
chuuee, lt a sctttutltlc study. j
ARKANOISlI A PKW HIVES. I
There are Pome who put n swarm
into mi empty box or nail keg and let
them shift for themselves, but that
Is not bee keeping. You would not
I '"link of keepin
poultry or other
slock in that way without making u
total failure. Then again, there is no
drudgery work com ted with keep
ing 1 es. Kvery department of thi
wo is clean and pleasant. There is
the. :hl for the brain ami work in the
winter when we have lots of limit
on our hands. The hives can he mailt
and painted and honey boxes prepared
and everythjiig be had In readiness.
The work can all be done indoore.
Then we ni.-iy consider the product oi
the apiary--what a safe keeper it is.
There Is no need of rushing honey off
to market for fear of Its spoiling on
our hands. It can be kept with safe
ly from one year to another with
out ipoiliiig or even becoming stale.
Surely there Is no place like home ',
llie beekeeper ami to the honey bee.
I-'. !. Henna a. in American Agricul
turist. lilalnnre Apart of Corn Hill
When we were young we
taught to make the furrows for
hills four feet apart each way
later on we decided Hint three i
were
corn
. but
mil a
half feet each way was better, as
giving many more hills to the acre.
unit afterward when truck farming
we put sweet corn three feet apart one
way ami three the other for all but
the large evergreen varieties, ami we
found il to produce Just us many ears
to tlie hill ami to till ineui out just
a i well as when w used more space.
We manured liberally, had the wide
rows run nearly north ami south lo
lei the sun in, ami used the cultivator
only one way. The difference between,
the last method and the first one was
the difference between sixteen square
feet to a hill and eleven and a half
square feet, or we had :S7N" hills lo
the acre instead of JTL"-. a gain of
loti."i hills, or nearly a half acre. Wo
iiever weighed the crop or counted the
ears lo know the actual gain in pro
ductions, but our obswvation con
vinced us thai there was a gain in
tin- closer planting. If any one has
made or will make the test carefully
to know the exact results we should
lie glad tn publish it. but we shall
stipulate that it must be on good soil
and mailt' rich enough to produce a.
good crop and shall be well eared for.
-Amt-rii-au Cultivator.
Open rami In flie Dairy.
While llie milk room should he well
ventilated those who still use the open
pans should he careful that I here is
not a direct current of air blowing
over the pans. Tlure are two reasons
for this. The outside air Is not pure
and sweet. lr may be laden with
thist. or it may bear with it odors:
which are not desirable in the butter,
or bacteria that will produce bail Ha
vers or early decay. Hut evi li if the
air is till right il toughens the surface
of the civuin so thai In churning il
tines not break with the rest, but goes
away in the bitiiermilk or mixes into
the butter, usually most of it doing
Ihe latter, ami then the buter is tilled
witli white specks which are simply
sour cream that will tvot only impart
an undesirable taslc to the butter, but
cause it to become rancid very quick
ly. We learned Ihis by a little un
pleasant experience of our own ninny
years ago. as we have learned some
other things, and we advise our
friends to be warned before they have
10 pay for lit lesson. One may re
move these panicles of tough cream by
si raining the whole through a line
sieve, but il is easier not to have
t hem. Place a screen between the
window and the milk shelves if it is
necessary to open the windows to cool
or vcutllate the room.
The Citttt nt Spraying.
A correspondent tif tins Farmers' Ad
vocate gives cost of spraying last
year live acres of apple orchard, -oil
trees that have been twenty years
planted and are well grown. He
sprayed them tin Mines, using each
lime eleven barrels of forty gallons
each, Bordeaux mixture and Paris
green. Ill the thirty-three barrels he
used Kt- pounds of copper sulphate
at seven cents a pound. S'.i-I; two
bushels of lime, forty cents; eight ami
one half pounds of Paris green at
twenty-live cents a pound, J.(i7; u
t tisl for material of $11.71. nearly
four ami threc-qUiirK-r cents per tree.
1 1 took three days' labor of man and
boy nt each spraying, which is not
as quick work as many claim to do.
but we think would Im likely to result
in thorough work, lie says the out
lay was small compared to the per
centage of clean fruit obtained. He
advises the use of a brass pump, or
one in which all parts come in con
tact with the liquid are of brass, as
the liquid corrodes iron so dial it will
be worthless after one or two years'
Use.
Ilenr lit of Gooti Incubator..
The time is not far distant when
poultry keepers who are in the busi
ness for profit will not think it de
sirable to get along without good
Incubators, any more thau a market
gardener would think of trying to get
along without good hotbeds. It is in
what is started early ami put on the
market at a time when buyers are
willing io pay liberal price thin both
lind their best profits. There may be
some protit in the ltfer crops or they
may bring only a fair compensation
for labor, but the one who is success
ful In getting a good crop of vegeta
bles or fruit, chickens or eggs nt the
i season of scarcity, will Hurt his labor
, well rewarded. The tnan who keeps
; but n dozen or two of hens or who
has a quarter of an acre of Harden,
j may gel nlolig without these helps.
! but he will not make a fortune in tin
business. Ills protit will be larger
; in having employment for Ids leisure
hours, and in producing then that
which otherwise would require a cash
outlay for his f auilLr
THE SUMMER WARDROBE.
Applo IllnMomi nuil liafloilil I.liirn
Anionic Hi" Station' Niiviltleit,
Linens are decidedly the mode this
minnier, and surely nothing can he
lovelier than the "bloom" linens,
whose names of apple blossom. dnlTo-111-
wild strawberry ami liawtliorne
reveal the secrets of their exqilisile
tones of faint pink, soft yellow or
tender green. Hut with all this poesy
linens have a strength of texture
which makes ihem capable of with
standing any amount of hard wear,
ami with machine stitched trimmings,
or cull's ami collar of guipure lace.
form an effective costume at little
cost.
Some of the new organdie muslins
are veritable tilings of beauty, and at
conveniently low prices, while there
is a dainty charm about a white mus
lin with openwork stripes, w heyo tin
pattern consists of a cluster of pink
roses caught together by bows and
trailing ends of pale bine ribbon. Any
one must fall a willing victim to a cool
looking all over design of ma ideithair
fern in In-sliest green and while, to
be worn over a i olored slip with rib
boos io match iiie fern.
So soft ami shimmering an- some
of llie cotton foulards that tin y would
readily pass for silk I they wete not
marked with the pri I' twenty the
cents a yard, with liner qualities at
forty cents. They make up prettily
with trimmings of lace insertion in
waved lines, ami boleros of the saute
col loll lace.
Willi summer fabrics at mici i I
era to prices li is possible to Include
I a number of washing gowns and
I bloiisi s in one's oiitiii. which an- an
! absolute n ssily to the woman who
I would present a ph-asing picture of
dainty freshness ami cool comfort
I even en the hottest of dog days,
j In lie- way of trimming lace ivigus
i supreme and on every portion of the
I costume that ail'ords an opportunity
for its display there n is in evidence,
j I'liiny and Irish laces are much in
i favor, owing, perhaps, to the recent
; visit of ihe nue. ti lo Ireland, and the
! efforts of the Irish Industries Associ
i ii I i' i il to expand the tuarkel in tiial
direction. At any rate, the hoe is
' In ant il'ul and etfective in lichii. collar,
j bertha or llouuce. and many machine
' mad" imitations ur u-ed to uood ,,ir
I pose on gowns of lim n or eotioti.
ltuvsiau lace, in tin- real il.ix color, is
j lnuci soiu-hl afn-r for uartiieuis of
I light weight cloth in pasiel shades
or in black la If el a siP Narrow bhek
j I-'relieh lace will b- u.-cd extensively
, Jot trimming these im gowns.
Some charming elo-.-ts are being
Cliowii by the leatllii . tailors in soli
1 est cloths of ili-lii j i.- o.isicl colorings,
1 embroidered i'l an nwork tlcsitn
! which shows lite soil -iumuicr of salin
I beneath, in either a i'. ! -r shade of the
' dominant on-ss color some effective.
ly colli lasted lone, la all black these
i gowns are pari joule r! v elegant, wiia
lio touch of color VI-Me. even ill the
I underskirt. An cxami le of this was
' recently shown In ! ' , !. cloth of the
; lightest possible We- -io. Willi an ad
: mil-able effect in the e e!l cut bolero,
j which was entirely . v. red with eiu
I broidery, which ligm. l again, both
as a bordering to i, ovci -skirt and
j the closely pleated i' "Uiut- beneath,
i Palest fawn cloth o- r ivory is one
of the most lasciua eg ot color el
feels. An innovation for sunnier millinery
Is the velvet Indt. iiisi from Paris. t
is produced in all color impossible to
lint tire, such as t lierra s in turquoise
blue and apple green, besides red. yel
low and black. Small velvet peaches
! are delicately shaded t. oin pale green
! or yellow t.i pink ami scarlet, while
I luscious strawberries in black or n.n
I ur.-il shades are siiiildi-d with pale
yellow seeds and mounted with their
own green leaves. -New York Tribune.
A Nt-ulrtil 'loifm. .
Women of rclincinciit ami education
in oilier tlireci tons often speak in
harsh, nasal or indistinct guttural
tones showing an entire want of care
ami cultivation of tin- beautiful art of
familiar speaking. A musical speak
ing voice, with clear eliuiuiat ion, is
otic of the most reslful ami subile
t harms of personality, and unlike most
precious things it is wit bin t lit reach
of almost any one who cares to have
It. Have you never, in some sudden
pause and silcm-c. been si.-u-iled by
the echoing ring of your own voice
as you speak. Iiivoluntarv jmi will
lower and soften it. Praet id- w it It your
sister or other girl associao- each In
turn ami each trying to improve tier
own natural voice. o me imitate,
do not make uumuural or affected
changes, bill having tried your usual
voice critically, decide when it needs
Improvement, ami hold yourself to the j
reformation. If you are like nine out J
of every tell American girls vour oiee ,
is pitched too high. Lower it. ami I
make a constant effort to keep ii j
down. Speak from the chest, not from j
the throat or head. Practice the !
modulation of your speaking voice ns :
patiently as a singer practices t In
scales It is worth while because it is '
for llie pleasure and good of all around j
you mere than for your own. In the !
effort to keep your voice low and gen
tie ou will make Ihe lirM practical
move toward a calm outward tleincaii :
or. and success in this will impress I
Immediately the person to whom yen I
are qenking. Ada '. Sweet, in the i
Woman's Home Companion.
ConrrrmiiK tlriiHiuettta.
If one be still fecliuK u way towurd
making a parlor beautiful. It Is ln-
to avoid (.llogethcr Ihe purchase of
"ornaments." Hrie-abrae means
something a little different, suggesiiti:
whims and fads, and the picking up of
pretty or interesting examples here
ami there. Put what 1 mean by "or
naments'' are, for instance, the two
Vases one buys to place on the man
tel, because vases are supposed to be
necessary. If one has two which are
iiitci'estiiig in themselves, well and
good, but never two vases for the sake
of vases. If the young housekeeper
can tlo nothing else, she can al least
do without. If she must buy. lot her,
until she is quite certaiu, only buy
vases thai will hold (lowers. Tiny
come ill glass ami pottery. She will
always be safe witli those. Or h i her
buy candlesticks ami keep Hu m tilled.
Tiny at least suggest a purpose.
With candlesticks ami vases tilled w ith
llowt-rs, tin- simplest, inosi barren
apart incut may be made beautiful,
nnd nobody's taste ever slioei.oil. Noth
ing in the way of a general rule for
udding "touches" to a parlor is more
iiuporlani than this one. Adirondack
camps, sea side collages, and summer
homes in the mountains are made en
chanting ii treats by no oilier expendi
ture of fm uiiil money, tin walls of
course having been lirsl arranged. The
walls everywhere must be attended li
iirst.- -Harper's P.azar.
Mtltlli-r nf llrni-tHl Itiiib-ii-l'tttvi-lt.
Mrs. liadon Powell, lumber of the
lieroof Mafeking. isa remarkable wom
an, judging from the a nut given
of her in the Lady's ltealm. an Lng
lish perlodli al. As a gil l she aston
ished Iter teacher by her aplilinle for
inai Itematii s. and at the n-o of leu,
so fond was si f astronomy thai she.
used lo creep oil' at night ihroa-li the
garden of her father's observatory to
work at tin- telescope, sin- became an
accomplished liujiii-t. and translated
foreign hooks lor lor father's refer
ence; sins also inherited tin- family
gift for drawing, ami was an accom
plished musician.
At twenty sin- married ami at t!iir;y
live was left a widow with leu chil
dren. Ihe eldest not fourteen.
In addition io her many accom
plishments and intelleciual knowledge
Mrs. Padcu Powell had the gift of or-
gaiiizat ion. ami it is impossible to j
tv crest iiiuite what lu-r children owe i t '
her training. She always encouraged
I In-iu to tlo whatev er they appeared to J
have a taste for, and ditl not a'llicl j
them with imneeessary rest rid ion.
Mrs. Paileu Powell h.-c- always Ih-ii j
Holed for refilled housekeeping, and j
she instructed her sous, as well as her t
laughter, in the art of cookerv. 'llie ;
licucral's dishes attained much popu
larity in camp in days gone by. and
bis skill in cookery had iis 11.-- m ,
Mafeking. if only in showing how to
in. ike the most of snort ration-. '
Pl ight green is a fashiottabl- . .dor
f tin- moment for hats, ninum-d h
pearly gray.
Amoug the I. Most importal ion- in
.ieuc!.T are breastpins witli K.i.ati
Inads in Nilegrecii.
t'rvsi.il bullous with small cm l :dl
centres surrounded by cry im.v oils
,'il'e among the novelties.
Iiainty cut cameo buckles u.ih a
slight pinkish lint are completed v ,
narrow gold or paste rims.
Wide blaci; taffeta silk collars fin
ished witli rows of stitching are a lea
lure of the new linen gowns.
Handsome belts of black velvet mill
beautiful gold slides, connected with
tiny gold chain1, at regular iir iva!-.
are very modish.
Suede gloves are very mud. worn,
as they always are in summit', for
the reason that lie v -e much cooler
than the glace glove. Pastel tin s ,nc
the popular shades.
Among new I'lvm-h jacket and
basque bodice models are those made
witli front dart and side scams at tin
back that extend lo the shoulders.
These gracefully curved litu s im; ill
a look of sleiioeruess and i xtra length
to the form and are therd'oie partic
ularly desirable lor women of I nil
tigure.
Sheer qualities of null's Veiling, llie
coarser c:uias veiling, ami silk cud
satin foulard, trimmed variously wi:i.
embroidered batiste. plain buiiavd
tbiunees. folds, ami scarf drapci ie-,
or si ra iglit rows of narrow ribbon, are
among the most fashionable tlress fab
rics now being made up lino summer
gowns.
La llfss,.s. ov , l skirls, hue blouses,
vests, lichiis - laces m ev ery possible
form are worn for th" summer, with
a noi.-ibly lavish disregard of expense.
The favorite foundations for loo
drosses are taffetas. s;1iiu sultan and
peau re sole, ami m-xt lo pure while
the popular colors are pah- pink. Per
siau mauve and a soft beautiful lu.ii.e
ycllow.
There was never a holt more popu
lar than the black satin pulley bells.
They are comfortable anil pull tip so
snugly with Ihe ribbons through the
rings that ecry one likes them. They
are being varied a trifle in tin- back.
Some are plainly stitched, some are
pointed, some have buckles, and oth
ers have a narrow strap of tin- satin
in th,- centre of the back.
I'.ttVctive long traveling coats of
brown and blue Holland linens rue
fashionable. They are tucked l:k
the skirts, the stitching ending al the
knee, ami fall from the shoiiideis.
w hich are covered hy a yoke finished
mi the edge witti stitched bands ami
covered w ith a wide collar of cmbroh!
end batiste width points down al
each side of the front ami is caught
tog-wihttr with a Persian silk scivi-f.
, AFFAIRS
t fc-ful Hint. I-'nr nine M outlay.
t'lothcs soaked over nighl are moro
n-adily loosened of dirt than if washed
without any propanitinii. Mend all
rips and tears before allowing Hid
clothes to go to the wash and remove
any stains.
Prepare He- clothes fur soaking ill
a ii is manner: Soil them into liuco
piles, the line while piet i s that are
little soiled, the locdilllit soiled pieces
ami the dark, heavy pieces.
Till tubs with tepid water, mixing
dissolved so.qi shavings ami washing
fin la well into the water. Thero
Should be three I litis, olio I'tlC Ilfll pill!
of clothing. Allow the i lollies to soak
over night.
In tin- I'loniing rim: tie- clothes from
the water mid pliiiige li - to into a tub
tilled wilh hot iviih f I dissolved
;oap shavings ami soibi. Wash and
rub them imi'l limy arc as clean as
ihey can be got. then rinse I hem in
i second tub if hot w a lor and soap
! id put in a boiler over the lire. The
.- .. i- i- in ih-- boih-r should be cold at
o-st .iiid a little soda ;i.lded to il If
the wao-r is hard. l.-l tin- water
ei to ;i boil in order to scald the
duties, linn rinse Ihem in two water-,
ami t beii in bluing; water. Tim
bluing wan r s I im t Id tiev i r be too dark.
A good iv. i.v to test it is t.i take a hand
ful li'oin ihe nib. and if it is a light
him- it is tin- right color.
l-'l-.i Is will icoiiiro more care.
Tiny should he vv.l-hril iu water as
ware a- im- hands can hi ar and in
sir-. ii ii.-. 'Ihe wilier should not be
hoi. Il n-e -a waters .f the same
tempi : aim. . and quickly. I in not rnli
the i! ion-Is imr , ring I in in w ith tin!
h: -
I t-oii 1 1 - mi h--fi.ro they .it-' quite dry,
I'lii-nislniis tin- I'ailiir.
In .-try parlor there luiist he a cen
ter of iuoiosi in which the way is
clear. Ail lire lovers niitl.e ihe he.-ir',i
the poini toward whieii all the !nl.-f-csis
ol a t'o i . i converge. Sofas in
drawn up by ii. chairs it rra aged near
il. the b'-sl picture phiiid ie. or it.
The question ol lights is carefully
studied ami wherever ;i coin I -.r I a I !
hair or sofa is pi.;.-, .1. some p-o-
isioti for ;i lamp or a ligiii i'iooi t'at
v iiuhiw is con- idorc.i.
Tic- grouping of chairs, tables and
solas is another poim loo ;o be nog
leeled. mi lil.lt lliif'-l.'llt soils of its-
ton-Ms may be providetl I'm- without
interfering with on-- a. i;l--.-r that otto
May sit by I In- piano, for instance,
and others have a ti l--a n o- some
where else.
When one In--, im po-i tin -, a flow
ered I pi I' oil II pllle- Wall is effect
ive. '..;, i. I lines n ia-l is 1 "ill by 11
c .do of vdoiiis i,r nil-- i -nulling to a
height of some four lc. i, ami lini-bcd
b.v a mil low bra id to ii. inch the liuily
i o.-r. nail- d on I he w all vv ii n i i v is
it'll- 1.1 1 l.s. The u I'll I1 M I e ill I il s I ilM-
si I I be c ,Ve.-i io lout, h till- llill'o.
SO lll.-ll I'll III" lower pell of the fti.tlll
is e I ill olio tollo. I'.IMs seom-i; uml
unrroi s alum- should I" hmig on I he
wall-.
Yellow on the walls gives brightness
ami i lieei i iilm-s.s and soinci inu-s a
sense of uplifting. Inn ie- cannot eet.
co.iin-ss with it. Mu. b white is per
missible with ellovv. I.l-I'ievod Willi
a not ' ei-iiii-.-ii. as w in n.;i red cur
tain is hung :ii i-. door -r a. red cush
ion makes itself felt, a vcllovv and
v hit-- -parlor becomes itifliv.iiln.il uml
charming. - Harper's lla.m'.
l-M-Tr-IDF"'
r u-sii c
orange I'ritters -ltivi.b- the oranges
into quarters, previous l removing all
tin- pulp card uli.v . so as m,i lo break
the skui. Hip each pi.-.-c into I'ryiii'
baiter ami fry iu deep I'm till a golden
color.
thicken Mayonnaise lb-move skin
ami bone i rum cold ..okod chicken.
Hiviile in ralhcr large pieces, .lust
before serving dip Cip It piece, llltt)
mayonnaise dressing. Arrange neatly
a a bod ol lei nice and scno very
cold.
Currant Huns A pi
size of a pint bow I.
sugar, om- half cup
i- nf dough tht!
hi one hull Clip
.niter, tiiiime:
ami cinnamon to taste, one cup cur
rants. i little lelnoll peel. Klll'll'l Well
ami form imo a loaf, put into a tleep
oiiiieiid dish and lisi-- two hours.
Hake sovv ly for otto leiijr.
Mexhiiit Cod I'c-k li ! a cllpl'ul of
sailed cod and soak ill different waters
1 1 1 1 1 : 1 fresh enough to use. Try a
chopped onion in a ta'despoonlltl of
butter to a rid: brown ami add tin
drained lish. wit i i water enough to
over it. a green pepper, chopped line
ami a cupful of stewed loiiialo; cover
ami stew slowly for one hour. Serve.
Coin Meal Cruiupels Two cllplllls
of buttermilk, on.-' heaping i tblcspoon
ful of flour, one bean n egg. one it-a-spooiitul
of sugar, one teasponnl til
of salt Add Indian meal stltlicient
to make a batter of tie- proper con
sistent. Ibssoivo a l.-il-pnollfll! of
soda iu a Imh- warm water and add
to the bailor. Pake on a hot griddle.
Molded Cabbage Put a head of
Savoy eg! -huge into it kettle of boiling
water; envoi, put In vvle-.e il will keep
hot .iusi sliniie-i- for thirty minutes.
I n ii in ami chop tine; s.o -on vvnh a in
blcspooiil id of built r, a teaspooitftil af
salt ami one fi.nri h of u Millspooul'iil
of while pepor. Press Into small
mollis, st-iu-l Ihe molds: it: hot water
I'ftr fifteen '. dilutes. Turn onto a hot
philter and serve with while saint.
Cabbage cooked slowly iu this W:f
Will lie whitB uud delicate.
Household