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UNO JN'DcATH THEY were not
-"DIVIDED."
CT JOSKNI . Irsf.
- i At the storming of Hie Tugo'ti TTcighls
y Htiller's force on M.tjuhii Pay, Kcbru
ry 27, among Ihc Unci- dead fotmil in their
trenches were mi old liner woman, n niii,
tn old man and n liny, nil with bandoliers
in?. Mausers, supposed la be iiii:mbi.rs of
uie family.
A mother, daughter, father, son,
the trenches dead!
Ssch rigid h;md still inasps its ki,
rUh, the ficroe stand thoy made!
The mother old, the sun a boy;
t The father bent villi cin';
'The daughter lier i!d parents' iov
They foil together there!
Vi olden heroes oft we sini
Their splendid deeds recite;
Long may their name through nges ring,
Their laurels ever bright!
'And later times have hrrors, too,
All worthy of the name -Thrir
fonts nre written, stanch and true,
I ion the roll of f.itne.
will where was ever sin h deed done.
Or more surpassing brave.'
A mother, daughter, father, son,
y All in one vitiupiisliid wave!
Lsdysiiiith, limn.
New Yoik Independent.
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOCOCO
THE, LOST BRACELET. 8
Jooooaooooooooooooooococoo
ft-
YKA KKXT
was fitting nt
the iiiniio, her
It c n (I leaned
lmeU, lief eyes
lowerotl to the
face of (he
young tiitui ho
lounged licit r
lief n hand
some young
lilttii, the "sec
ond Adonis,"
tic ladles were wont to mil him.
"Wlint nil awful pity Hint Tom How
n bus no money," they stiitl to them
selves, with the most pathetic empha
sis. "His fneo nml liis manners it 10
perfect."
They like to flirt with mo," ho said,
With n smile of sclf-disdn!u, "but they
know liettor than to say 'Yes' to 1110."
f To nn observer her eyes seemed
Testing on bis now, but ho knew thoy
were only Idly glancing.
"Do you value the trinket so highly?"
llowcii had just asked.
t wfhe trinket?" she exclaimed Indlg
nnntly. "I do not call it n trinket. It
Is n most precious relic; It has been In
the family almost ".no years. I would
give anything to have the. bracelet
bark again anything!"
. "Let us be practical. What would
you bestow upon the man who will re
tore your bracelet to youV"
I 'Anything anything!" cried Miss
Kent, sitting upright, her I'.ves spark
ling. "Y'ou linve no idea how much I
want that bracelet. ISesidos my affoe-
tlon for it, do you know there is a le
gend connected with it, to the efiect
that so long as it is kept in the family
good luck will never desert the Keut s?"
"Hut the reward V quietly persisted
the young num.
Myra Kent laughed the sweet, sin
cere laugh which Kowen had come to
know so well, nml which was so differ
ent from that of most girls of fashiou.
"There is little I would not give,"
nho said, half In earnest. "I believe I
would give my hand if the man did me
the honor to want it."
Tom Howell rose to his feet. Though
bis eyes glowed peculiarly, though his
face was pale, he yet commanded his
voice, so as to say, mockingly:
"Of course. Miss Kent, you are safe
enough iu milling that last clause to
your offer of reward. You know the
bracelet is goim irrecoverably. You
lost It on the highway more than a
week ago; you have yourself looked
over every foot of the road. Some
tramp bus found it; it is probably iu
Bonie obscure pawnbroker's shop by
this time."
lie added a few more words on some
other subject, and then he sauntered
elowly away down one of the walks
of the garden mid disappeared among
the trees.
As soon as he wow nut of sight his
whole appearance changed. He looked
alert and alive. He stood still a mo
ment, glancing about him.
"It Is all folly, I know, hut I am
going to try to Hud the bracelet for her.
I should like to do that. Of course I
cannot ask her to be my wife; she Is
the last person, under the sun to be a
poor man's wife. Her father would
disinherit her, and bow nut I going to
get her the fol tle rols which are noees
aary to her existence'"
While he walked he was looking
among the dust covered golden rod
and grasses along the roadside. He
went on thus for half a mile, then he
reached a turn, ami retraced his steps
on the other side of the way. He
gave up the next three hours to a thor
ough examination of the space of road
Where the bracelet had been lost.
Like all people who are looking for
Borne lost article, it seemed to bint
that underneath every shrub, secreted
behind every stone, he should tlnd the
treasure. There Is n wonderful fasci
nation in such a search.
It was not until dusk that Kowen
gave It tip for that day, and returned
to the hotel In the village where he
wus staying.
i For the next two days lie was en
gaged in the same way, and he dltl not
see Miss Kent, who wondered at his
absence.
But why should she remember him?
IWas not rich young Towtisend. who
was said to be "dying for her," really
at her call? And were then- not nic
Dlcs and parties nml excursions in
.which Myra Keut was the principal
figure?
Kowen asked himself If the girl
.knew that she bad not seen him. It
was In vain that he scoffed at himself,
for every hour Iu the day he must own
t
fv fa
that he' loved her that the thought
that he must live his life without her
was so unbearable to hi in that ho
fought against it.
On the fourth day from that on
which the conversajion on the balcony
had been held, lto well said that ho
would give this one day to the search,
and, if the bauble was not found, he
would summarily cut short the fasci
nation which hound him he would
take the evening train to London.
'T think I am losing my souses,"
he said, as he strolled down the road,
his eyes Used on the ground, his cigar
forgotten bet wen his lips.
There was a rustle In the hushes, a
shrill bark sounded, and then out
dashed a lltle sky terrier, who flew
at Kowen in an exuberance of glad
ness at sight of him.
Kowen stooped to cares the creature,
which belonged to Myra Keut, and
was her cou.dant companion.
The young man's eyes glanced about,
hoping to see the dog's mistress; but
no one appeared, mitl at last ltowen
was sure she was not near.
Instead of going back In a few mo
ments the dog kept near, ami nt last,
when Kowen tried to drive him away,
All' red persisted In remaining.
"You are not nt nil like your mis
tress," said Owen, with some bitter
ness. "She would not manifest such
delight at being with me."
The man and dog went on slowly,
nml it was not until some minutes
had passed that Kowen noticed that
the terrlor continually turned back and
looked at bint as if asking him to
come.
Idly at last Kowen turned and fol
lowed Alfred, who leaped a stone wall
it nd tlew across a Held covered Willi
faded golden-rod. He uttered short
barks of satisfaction as he went, and
was constantly turning about to see
that Kowen followed. He went faster
and faster, so that finally Kowen was
nearly running to keep him In sight.
Suddenly the dog leaped and scram
bled down the steep hank of a dry
water course, and wheti Kowen came
to the edge and looked down he ut
tered au exclamation of alarm and
surprise, ami then swung himself down
from a birch tree and fell rather than
walked to a place where lay n tlgure
whose blue flress nnd bright scarf
were familiar to his eyes.
"Myra!" ho cried, as he flung himself
down by her.
All his love and agony were in that
word, lie had feared to find her
senseless, dead, tmt she looked at him.
and a faint smile came to her white
lips. As she met his eyes, as the tiro
iu them poured down upon her, a tiugo
of color cane1 back into her face.
"I think most of my ribs are broken,
and perhaps the rest of my bones,"
she said, with an effort at speaking as
lightly as her words sounded. "Hut
I've found my bracelet."
As she spoke the last words her face
turned deathly white, and she sank
still farther back Iu unconsciousness.
A quarter of tin hour later, when
life returned to her, she found herself
supported iu Kowen's arms, and before
she opened her eyes she felt a pair
of trembling lips pressed passionately
upon her own.
"Forgive me! Forgive me!" mur
mured Koweu. "I was wild I thought
you dead: May you never suffer as
I have."
She tried to withdraw herself, but
he held her fast; he could not let her
go. There wus something iu her face
that emboldened him, that made his
hopes rise intoxicating)'.
"And now that I am not dead?" she
wbispei'cd, at hist.
"Ah, now now I will never let you
go:" he exclaimed, holding her yet
closer. "Have you ever guessed how
I love you':"
"Yes I half fancied but " was
the low respouse.
"I!ut what?"
"I dared not think of it because
because I was afraid I should discover
that I loved you:" was the delicious
reply.
A few moments after he said:
"I Intended to have found that brace
let myself."
"It's all the same," she said, shyly
smiling, "since I have found It."
Spare Moments.
A llaiitlfltn blunder.
A difficulty commonly met with by
priests Is due to the fuct that parents
mid godparents persist in giving both
Christian and surnames when asked
to "Name this child." A year or two
ago I was summoned by a member of
our congregation. Hill by name, to
baptize his "brother's baby," who was
supposed to bo dying. Now It hap
pened that the man was really his
brother-in-law. and was named Oee,
though I was unaware of it at the
lime. 1 proceeded to baptlzo the in
fant, and on Inquiring the name was
informed that it wus to le Hubert
i-e. "Hubert dee?" I Inquired
doubtfully. "Hubert (ice," reaffirmed
the mother. Accordingly, 1 baptized
the child by this name. Imagine my
horror and amusement when, on tak
ing down the particulars for entry
into the baptismal register I discov
ered that the family name was (Joe,
and that the baby would thenceforth
be known as lltibort (ice (lee:" Lon
don Telegraph.
Fulled Wellington' None.
The hit- luke of Wellington wa
brought to Apsley House while an In
fant to be shown to his illustrious
grandfather, the hero of Waterloo. As
the child lay in ids nurse's arms the
duke bent over hliu, aud the Infant,
crowing merrily, caught his graudslre
by the rathej- prominent nose and
pulled it. The nurse hied to interfere.
but the duke motioned to her to let
the boy alone, and turrtoix to Lord
Derby, who was present, remarked:
I rather like the novelty!" Doubtless
many years had elapsed since anyone
had dared to pull the Duke of Welling
ton's nose. Loudon Chronicle.
NO MORE OLD LADIES.
Von tli Lingers Longer Tlntti It Ill of
Yore.
The rompliiint Is sometimes heard
that modes are no longer Invented es
pecially lor t lie use of the woman who
Is avowedly elderly. There Is much
truth in the- common saying that a
woman '0 an old as site looks. So is a
man, for tl.nt matter, or else why is It
lint there kociii to be so few really
old geaileiiKMi about? The man of
sixty-upward keeps himself young
looking with erect bearing, close-
cllppod hair mid careful dress. Ho is
present at all athletic gatherings.
well as at social functions, and is In
great demand at dinners or supper
parties. IK does not seem old any
mor ', nor tbn-s he look so. lSy kccpiitg
out of doors mid keeping up his inter
ests, ills face seems to keen young, as
Is no doubt the case wit li many women.
In the same way a child unduly
housed or driven Into precocity by loo
much schooling, can bo made to look
old bevond his .wars, like liiMicrt's
"on fit 'bled dd dotnr of live" in the
"HalMi Itall.uls."
What dress is then suitable for the
benefit f tii- I'lidtllo-ageil woman?
An cldirly bitly Is usually coition t to
weiif loi lit u wldea change little in
style from year tn year. The mate
rials nre handsome and suitaile, and
Ibn; Is all which eorveri's tie? truly
"tirande Dame." She Is above the
shivery of imitation. Her 'i;:e an 1 so
cial position give her dignity sufficient
to adopt a costume which she consid
ers suitable to her station in life.
She may look tip wistfully now and
then at the portrait of a tjuikcr
grnndmotiif r siiiliiU' th.wn at the
family from the tlinlng-riioin walls. The
pretty Friendly garb and soft, line
muslin k rel ief and 'ear slareh.'.l
white cap looks suitable for an old
lady. The dress seems the model for
graceful old age, although those who
wear caps have a good ileal of trouble
with the keeping In order of th"ir
head dress.
For some r.'ason or other women
seem to keep younger nowadays in
proportion to their age. A head still
coTor.d with soft, thick b..ir does inn
requite a eaip, nor would it be easy to
keep one on unless Hie hal' v.as raiiicr
thin.
True, Just at present the fashions
seem specially dt vised for tne bei:el'n
of the young girl. Look at any fash
ion plate and try to liml a matronly
tlgure hi the tremendously lull, wasp
walstid. slender llguiv-t welch a-e the
vehicles of the current modes.
N'evn'theless. the inlildle-nged wotu
an of sense can manage to adapt the
new fashions to her m.o. She uses
what is Mutable and Incoming nml
avoids the extre'"s of tut or coin',
tiood taste is a sure guide in such mat
ters, nnd m.iy be safely trusted -u deal
with burning questions of skirts nml
Imdlees. sleeves and ndllioery.- l'hda
dclphia Kecord.
A M'otnMii' (.'lever Itlen.
With the present overcrowding of al
most every vocation, credit is due to
nr.y one Wio can strike on success
fully into the new and original lines
of businiKs. A bright litile woiiiap in
a New Kngland town has hit upon a
novel and ingenious way of making
money.
Her plan is to buy some house which
is dilaphlatul ami out of repair. Inn In
i gooti locality. There is usually tint
much trouble :n linding such a hoiio
or in purchasing it at a bargain. Then
her tastes come Into play, devising re
pairs and improvements to the place,
putting in a pretty window here, some
ornamental tile or woodwork there, a
cozy comer somewhere inside, a hand
Noiue touch to the hallway to give
"Hrst Impressions." and In one way
and another transforming au old run
down house to an attractive modern
dwcUiug.
She furnishes the house t.iul lives
there for a lime, while her ideas are
licing carried into effect. Site renders
the place as attractive as possible In
side ami out. not at all because she
means to stay there, but simply for
selling purposes. That Is her specula
tion. Once her work Is completed her
house tlinls a ready purchaser, owing
to the taste displayed. She generally
sells the whole house outright, furni
ture and all. at a handsome profit.
Then she searches out another house
under similar conditions and does the
tiling over again.
Living m the (louses as she docs dur
ing the repairing ls'iiod. she considers
that she Is rent free. Her local repu
tation for taste and good judgment in
such mutters is a vain iblc aid in tier
business. She Is a manipulator of old
Ihouses, and they iiro.transft rnted un
der her touch.
Tti Jeweler Qoeil tn Nnture.
The woman who can wear bo e nml
erepe de Chhio. paint ! muslins i.nd
exquisitely embroidered moiissellnes
and gauzes without foiling any differ
ence In the weight of her purse litis a
now fad. It is for Moral jewelry, or
Jeweled flowers, wl'.ioh ever yoi Mko
to call them. The newest nock-chain
Is of forget-me-nots or marguerites,
made ot li'it.'d enamels silting to
get her on delicate gold link, the wl 'de
scattered over wMi diamonds ami
small Kcnis ,,f u kinds.
Urocele! nre carried out .11 tlower
chains, anil so are long purs titd Ian
eh.ilns. Sh.irt necklet: am made of
rath'T large flowers : run! I:av a tiea'iil
ful pendant of intrieatt disigu, some
times a boo, nt others a classical motif
set with larger Jewels. It is a v.ondei'
that some clever jewelers did not
think of this Idea before. It Is so
pretty and effective. One of the new
designs shows a collar of field flowers,
wrought iu sapphires, topazes, emer
alds, pink pearls and rubies; (ho emer
alds forming the loaves, the other
stones the blossoms. Poppies, daisies,
ragged robins, cowslips, buttercups
ami wild roses wore represented In
ibis sparkling collar.
An exquisite tiara U formed of su
perb eir.er.ilds, in a wreath design,
each leaf set iu a completely hidden
framework of gold.
1'nrln NoTeltleR,
The daintiest of the low sh ies of the
season appear with large gold buckles
and a high longtie, the latter held close
to the foot by means of a concealed
elastic band. Occasionally Suede slip
pers are seen, but the preference is for
soft-I'uiislieil kid. For dressy occa
sions such slippers are embroidered in
pet, and have ruby-colored ami other
brilliant stones Introduced. In the
more novel French dress shoes, with
vamp nnd tongue of black patent
leather, the heel and back of the shoe
arc of scarlet leather, the buckle oil
the front being of dull gold.
Kelts for foulard gowns are being
ui.ide of the silk material combined
Willi while leather or heavy white gros
grain edges, to which are attached
If'iivy metal buckles. Many of the
belts so made of foulard and leather
- are made with the downward turn
ing point, atnl are simply hooked to
gether at the centre of the back. There
Is a deal of attention paid to the detail
of small nook-wenr. For example, it
collar of ctirraut-red panne velvet Is
edged and braided with tine white
sniin cords, between which appears
tan l.'ice mseiiioii. I.aeo net and tulle
se.iii's for the neck are wound once
about the stock-collar and brought for-,
ward and through the gilt clasp now
generally worn. The cuds of such
scarfs are variously treated. Harper's
Hazar.
A Favorite Millinery CoiiibiiiMllon.
Itl.tek and white is a favored mix
ture in millinery, and a hat of black
straw has a band of white straw Intro
duced into the wide brim, which is
Itittlicr nidified at the left hide by a
bow of black velvet ami a big diamond
buckle. The crown is entirely encir
cled by half a dozen undulating frills
of white tulle, each one narrowly
edged with satiny black straw. All
this frame of whiteness culminates
at the left side In a huge rosette, also
of white tulle, though III this case the
edging is of line black lac.;.
Tall Women.
Among royal women (jtieen Amelie
of Portugal and the Crown Princess'
of Denmark are the tallest, though the
Duchess of York is above the average
height. In Kngland the average Is
live feet six Inches, but in America It
is two Inches less, the snpei iority of
the Knglisb being accounted lor by
their love of outdoor exorcise.
TO WEAR
The most fashionable lace insertions
and embroidered bauds are those with
lil .lul.ilcd edges.
Culiiieil skins of mohair, taffeta silk
and lightweight cloths to wear with
blouse waists are the thing for warm
wea titer.
C.imeo buckles anil bufoi.s are re
vived again with great effect on some
of the new gowns made by the smart
est dressmakers.
Silk, chiffon iimt point d'esprit para
ols. lucked over their entire surface,
ire among the latest novelties in
French sunshades.
A new silk, which is like quicksilver
ill appearance, his appeared. It is
plain, not figured, aud is used for
waist Instead of taffeta.
Next to pic, its, tucking ,'IUil Insertion
hands, cording is perhaps the most
fashionable feature of dress trimming
for thin summer gowns.
.toweled neckband brooches, pins (or
the hair which con tine the short locks,
al tin hack, neck cnains and jeweled
or 011:1 mi led belts arc all very popular.
A new diagonal silk serge will be
among the popular dress materials of
Hie autumn season. It is manufic
tu red Iu handsome colors and in jet
black, and will bo used for tailor cos
tumes, jackets and cloaks.
Still. ma satin is the name of a now
mercerized cm ton th.ii Is given a vcr
rich luslioiis gloss by the procss. It
Is used for skirtings ami linings, nu
rescmblo sateen, only the Su'rana
weaves are softer, iuvr and more .lox
Ibie. llctiisliieheil taffeta is much use,; I ', r
fancy waists, accordion pleated trim,
mhigs. and bodice ami skirt t'ril.s ami
flounces. It Is sold In many cobas,
but the favorite slcub s tire hho-k.
ivory white and soft beig,- or imnttiy
l.r,.wn.
Despit.' the i'.u t that the sailor ha' is
not ns much in evidence a It was lasti
summer. It is a necessary accessory of
eicrv woman' wardrobe Many oH
Hit- sailors are trimmed with soft col
ored or partly colored scarfs and dec
rated with a single quill.
Independent wash skirts for littln
.-ills are being sold in the shops Oils
se-!on. They are a very convenient
mi tie. ;is they are well made ami
shapely, and form a trim costume
w'th any soli of a sbiit waist. Tuey
nr.' to bo iiad in linen clash or Hiissiaii
dm k, in staple colors, with pi IU .1 dots,
or in plain shades, also iu pique or tan
olid blue covert cloth. These skirts
s iow garnitures or applique. Insertion
or stitched bands.
ouii iJuwsET of iwmu.
LAUGHTER-PROVOKING STORI'3 FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.
A I'rlnie N'eerii.y I.etitertilii His
Neeil A SiiKKi'Klion Sine nt II
Ik 11 Men Went ll' iy Tliei Are
Milliy Snrti The Sel Vlllli ot I o-l:iy,l:tu
"Oh. Ill' with me." implore! the yo-tth,
"KtMin parents' Morn dun !"
"1 will with plia-me." said the maid,
"if you the wind posses ."
la.l.-o.
I.etlilervltli.
"She is one of I he lending voi:w:i
hero. I am told"
"Oh, yes. She leads her hu-baiid .
dog's life, till right." Detroit .b.iiriiitl.
11 u N 1.
Friend -"The doctors don't seem ti
be aide to do anything for you?
Dyspeptic (L'loomllyi "No; I gues i
I need a coi.slilutloiinl nmiitdiiicsit."
Puck.
A NuiikcMIoii.
Jeiiks "Fiieh of them married for
money."
1 1 inks "That's all right: money is
1,ho sinews of war "Detroit Fro
Press.
sin-" or it.
Teacher "In the sentence 'Pnlriok
beat John with his fits' what is I'ai
rick?" Plight hoy -"lie's Irish."-Phihnlel.
phla Press.
When Men Were llnpey.
"Pa, who was the prehistoric mail?"
"He was a Joyoti l.emg who didn't
have to buy three or four pairs of ebil
droll's shoes every Saturday night."
Chicago Koeoi'il.
There Are Many Siu ti.
Mrs. II0011 "You can liieo very
lltttlo that Mrs. P.abbleby sa ."
Sir. Hooii -"No; Hie poor woman is
sadly afflicted with palpilaii .11 of the
imagination." Puck.
The Servunl oTTo-llny.
Lady of the House lto applicant !.
a place) "What wanes do ymi :.
poet ':"
"I suppose, madam, you refer t.. 11 y
salary."-. Moggomloii'er I'daetter.
.ItlM Womanlike.
Mrs. 110zy "She has a full h i . :h
mirror In her boudoir. What do yoit
think of that?"
Mr. .oo'.y-"Oh. woman-like, I sup
pose she wants to see every I bin,' I hal 'tf
going on."- Philadelphia Press.
rarelrno. Hut Thrifty.
"What a careless woman Mrs. I'neer
Is!"
"Y'es. I've noticed that when she
comes home from a picnic she p -ntiy
always tlnds three or lour more dishes
in her basket than she took Willi her
when she went." Chicago Tribune.
Took It H II lilt.
And still Mr. Stayo remained in the
parlor.
"Kditli!" cried a gruff voice from up
stairs, "loll Mr. Slave if lie l icet the
milkman as he goes out to order tw,i
quarts for me."
This had the desired cfTec' -Ch;. .:..
News.
It Milile V.i lliftcretien.
The Fiancee "Poor fellow: lb , . :t
fessed that I was not 1 1 1 - - only - i ;-I
he over loved."
The Coiilidante "Oh. veil. that
doesn't make any difference"
The Fiancee "Of course not: bo
seemed to be afraid it might."- 1- olc
lyn Life.
A Hopeful View.
He Idespomleully 1 "Our ina;:ige
will have to ho postponed. I h:n lost
my situation, and have no luce ." nt
all."
She (hopefully i-"That doesn't mat
ter now, my dear! I've Ii.-mi ih . I how
to trim my own hats."- New York
Weekly.
A I'oet of ItruRoo,
Scribhs "That magazine el:i.r of
fered me a year's subscription i.r my
poem."
Stubbs-"Dld you take it?"
Scribhs - Not 1; I told bint if 1 had
to read his old magazine a whole year
I should quit having Ideas."- Indian
apolis Journal.
Then She Wool. I.
Hostess -"Won't you ask your w ife
to play for mo. Mr. Plmx.v?
Mr. Phoxy- "No, but I'll get her to
do it."
Hostess--"Wh.v or Imw do you
mean?"
Mr. Pln.xy "I'll ask ln-r not t,.."
Philadelpbia Press.
lileily Itlill.'iiloim,
May "Those poslollice clerks are
just simple. 1 gave one a L in r to
day, and be said it nei-lid another
stamp because It Wiis overweight."
Fay "Well?"
May--"(!ooilnes: don't you sec- An
other stamp would make it heavier."
Catholic Standard and 'limes
Nal lire'. I itlrnt ton..
Mrs. (ireaito He.nhlc 'i hMiove III
a rational dress for m s, . Nature
never intended a woman to drag long,
heavy skirl."
Mr. Twinkeiiy "On tin- oilier hand,
madam, I am sure ih.-re am many
women nature no. or it 1 1 1 ! 1 to wiiix
short skirts." The Smart S t.
A Mean Man. Iilt-n..
"I have been rending." said the
Moauest Man in Town, "of a great
scheme. They say the l'olaiuh is. be
fore they drive their geese to market,
make them walk through a mixture
of tar and mi ml until the geese get
crusts oil the bottom of their foot that
act as shoes."
"Put what good does that i 1 .1-1 1.-1-tlon
do you?" asked his w no. "We
have no geese."
"I was tliitikiu -." said the Meatiest
Man In Town, "that it might be a
good thing to try on the children."
Indianapolis I'n.-s
LONELIEST WOMAN OF ALL
rlin In From Wanliint-loii rii 1 I.ivm nn
tl Sent ImIhihI.
With oU doubt the loneliest woman,
that is to say. the one farthest re
moved from I. or kind, in thesi
I'lii'ed "Stales of America. Is Mrs.'
Chit-!;, of Washington, the wife of Ma-j
jor K. W. Clark. iovenimeoi agent
of Hie Prihylof or Seal Islands in Hie
Peril Sea. says the Washington Star,
'litis group, composed of the two small
islands of St. Paul and St. (ieorge.
nre the homes of nearly all the seals,
remaining iu existence, and they are,
about Imhi miles west of the entrance
of Pu get Sound, ami about U'Hi north
west of the Aleutian Islands, begin
ning tit liiimak Pitss. St. (ieorge,
which Is the smaller of the two. be
ing about six or twelve miles in extent.
I forty miles from St. Paul, and It
ha a population of about Iihi Aleuts,
."id foil:' or live whiles, a physician,
:i"d two or th: dorks of the North
A m erica n ( 'otuiuercial ( 'otiqinny, which
controls the sea business and has
sto.'cs and warehouses 011 both Isl
and. The little village of SI. (ieorge
contains twenty live or thirty houses,
including the company V. buildings, the
agent's house and a (ireck church.
There tiro no oilier houses nu the isl
ands ami Mi-. Clark is the only while
woman. Her home is a small collage
of four rooms, very eo.y and comfort
able, Willi books ami pletuies and a
tine outlook over the sea. She does
11. 1 cooking in her own house, as the
bivcruinent officials take their meals
at tin- company house, near by. Mrs.
('bilk's nearest neighbor is the wife
of the agent on the SI. Paul, who is
les lonely heiauso she hits with her
two children. Mrs. Clark's children be
ing glow n and having their own
1: unes iu the Slates. There is no com
munication lielwieti the islands except
by one of the company's Miips and by
i-i-ie'iue etui. -is. as other ships an mt
permitted to visit the islands. These
ships come only In the slimmer, and
from Ocober until June Mrs. Chirk
does not expect to see any one or
hoar anything from the 1 .iited States,
or l'i send word homo. 110 matter what
happens. Sickness, death, disaster
may ci to her far off in ilia! for
bidding sea. or may visit her own at
homo, bin no word may come or go
until navigation is resumed. St.
(ieorge is absolutely without trees,
but lis rolling surface and mountains,
limit 1 eel high, are beautifully green
Willi coarse grass and moss, ami
wild flowers of brilliant lines dot the
leM 1 trclehcs near the sea. nine foxes
abound, and over the rocks at the
water's edge thousands and thousands
of s-iils in ceaseless activity disport
themselves tioish ssl.v day and night
from Juno until December, while mill
but; of water towl till the air and he
ca and flutter about the cliffs. Three
hundred days in the year the weather
i diii-k and dismal, and fog hide the
island. for days at a time. The cold
is in Vol 1 scessive. but the winter
storm are severe, and terriMe gab's
sweep o ir the sea and land. There is
no harbor and ships conic to anchor
a mill or more from shore- Philadel
phia Inq liter.
Kiln. Too Much Fur Iho ratmilno.
All cllicer of a Highland rcgimeut
arrayed iu it kilt created a seiis.nioii
111 I. as Palmas receinly and narrowly
escaped arrest for being improperly
itiiiicd lie bad lauded from t lie trans
port t.al.e Frio, ami on the promenade
! iiiih in me itoieis tne unusual siglil ot
a "man petticoat" caused u flutter
anion:: t,. ladies.
"(iirls united 1 heir heads away oti
seeing 1, i:n puss." says the F.l Ti h -giaio
of Las Palmas, "and screamed
as if Ihcy hud seen a poisonous np
fde. We noticed that ociaaiu olios
amused themselves Willi au insane
curiosity ns to bis Scotch stockings."
Alter describing the Highlander as
wearing a garment which, "from the
waist downward was a kind of loin
doth thai expos. half his thigh." the
i:i Tclografo censures Hie Town Coun
cil for allowing any one to appear iu
such guise-Loudon Daily Mail.
A Sail Ml.lHke.
A good story coiiies from Irvine way,
which may be taken with a pinch of
-alt. On one of the vessels al Ihc har
bor t tii-ro is a young son of Lrin who
aoiN its cook. etc. The crew is not
Luge, and eiideiiily of a frugal turn
of mind, ami in consequence the cook's
duties net, or varied since his arrival
11 1 ii. 11 1 1 1 ago from the work of clean
ing ami gtilltlig herring tat least so
Ha- story guest. The skipper when up
low 11 decided 011 a change, and pur
chased a quantity of sausages. These
'10 handed over to the cook to pre
.tare and the crew waited with iin
aiieitce mi iho dinner. At last It was
eady. and the boy proud of his
iioris. served up the dainties. The
.aplalll looked lot the sausages, but
the pan contained only a mass of j
rkins: The boy. following his usual
t iisioiu. bad treated them the same
u herrings. Chisgow Kvcuiug Times.
Allen l-:nroten Monarrhll.
Apropos of ihc recent gibe of a (!er
inan paper not iu tin- best of taste -lespeciliig
the nationality of the l.iueeti
it i ;i snaking fai t that there Is not a
reigning sovereign in Fttrope whose
family i of the nation over which ho
rules. The house of Austria Is in re
ality tin- house of Lorraine, the Haps
burgs being of Swiss origin. The King
of I'.elgiutn is a SaxcCobmg. The
King of Denmark is it Hols inor.
The young K'tig of Spain is au Austro
Pourfoii. The King of Italy is a Sa
voya d. The founder of the Itoruti
doite dynasty in Sweden was a coun
try atio' ney at Pan less than a century
and a quarter ago. and the King of
. ! Hi In in 1 a lioisteiuer. The Itrit
!i royal family are I l.-ttioveriaii. and
!" 1 b !e n.olh ro 1 ..-ore originally
s.valea::-. i cin; therefore Kavnihins
and partly Swiss. Loudou Chronicle.
Household
HI 1 a J
ruing t'p the Oililt nnd Fnt.
The problem of what to do with all
tin; accumulations of the larder, so
that while nothing was wasted theru
will not bo too many odds and ends
standing about, is a problem that
grows more complex during the warm
weather. In enring for the food the
refrigerator itself should receive first
the most careful attention. If possi
ble, everything should be taken out
nf the refrigerator eiieh morning, aud
every part from the Ice box down
should be washed with soap and warm
water. It Is a very common plan ami
a very oor plan to (lump the lee Into
the h e box without so much ns rinsing
off the sawdust, that will otherwise
stop up the drain pipe and cause all
milliner of work in the long run. It
Is one of the lntaiicci when a slight
iirecaitt ioiiary measure Is far ahead
of tl rterthoiight. All the food
should be examined at tin morning
overhauling of the refrigerator to see
that 110 mouldy substances get In with
the good foot). Stale food of all kinds
Is a direct menace to health, for mi
crobes lodge in food readily enough
ami ns It becomes slab thoy flourish
in direct proportion. Water that
conies from the inching ice and that
stands in the refrigerator Instead
passing out through the drain pipe,
becomes a dangerous element. Tin
good bolisekeper stands in 110 sort of
need of advice as to the can of the
refrigerator, since she recognizes the
necessity of care, if from the stand
point of cleanliness alone. I'nfortu
naiely, in many liouohohls. the work
Is left to the judgment of careless a in I
Inefficient servants, and the place
where the food should be preserved
becomes a breeding, place of niorulics.
-New- York Sun. -
llotiHclteeiltiir Revolutionized,
It was a common complaint not
many years ago that In our sysleni of
household economy we had not util
ized as much as wo ought the lime
and labor-saving devices and pro
cesses which have wrought such mar
velous changes In alniosl every other
ileput ttueiil of human industry. How
ever true this may have boon in some
foa tu res of household work, it certain
ly is not true at present of the prepa
ration of material for garments of any
kind, nor of the making of hosiery or
of such things its t al do cloths, napkins
and other nrtiohs of this sort. The
"pinning-whcel and the knitting needle
have long since been relegated to Hie
garni or the antiquary shop, and it is
anly iu the rarest instances that a
housewife can be found who ventures.
In make any article of wearing ap
parel for the male members of her
family, .voting or old. All such things
are found belter nnd cheaper at the
ready -made furnishing stores.
In former days also the housewife's
duties Included 1 lie purchase of cot
ton and linen for the manufacture
ot sheets, pillow- cases, aud other ar
ticles! of the kind. F.veu mattresses
were hoine niaile Many families still
make their drosses and some their
bonnets, lint things have so revolu
tionized thiil families with moderate
moaps now liml it more economical
to patronize the milliner and the dross
maker, ,-iml to buy Hie linen ami cot
ton for the household ready. made. Wo
hear Utile now of the beautiful gifts
of the mother's own making, In the
shape of embroidered table and hod
linen. One can go to a large estab
lishment and have a monogram or a
eresi embroidered according to a spe
cial design, and have linen or cotton
tnoil made to order. Or, In baste,
one can now go to a large establish
ment ami liml sheets and pillow cases
hemmed in various styles and offered
nt nil prices. Iu fad, many of tin
large stores turn out everything that
) young couple want for housekeep
ing, from the kitchen to the garret
chamber. Leslie's Weekly.
RFCIPES
Pineapple lee - Pare and grate twci
large pineapples: aild one pint of rn
tor and . tigiir siitlicient to make a)
Very sweet syrup; strain through a
rolamler ami mix gradually with the
stiffly beaten white nf one egg.
Kiee Piscuit One cup of boiled rice,
beaten light: one half tcaspooiiful of
butler and otto of lard, one teaspoon
fill of baking powder, one etqi of milk
and one of flour, or enough to make
a soft dough. Mix and bake quickly.
'i ry delicate and delicious.
Potato Snowballs Mix one pint of
smoothly mashed potatoes with one
half pint of mill.; add a scant tea
spoon nil of salt and the whiles of two
eggs beaten to a stiff froth. Drop in
tonspoonl'ul on a buttered pan ami
place iu a Imt oven for ten minutes.
Orangeade Select half ,-i dozen juicy
oranges and two lemons; grate tit
thin outer 1 1 off of the oranges lulu
a quart of water; add a pouud nml a
half of Mtg.ir i.nd boil the syrup Ton
minutes. Squeeze tin juice of Hie
era ices ami lemons Into a quart of
cold wilier ami jobl the simp. Heat
thoroughly an l et on the ice to be
("ti:, 1 !:h d. Serve in thin glasses
with :t I,.: sp iruful of crushed Ice
in each. Delicious suiiii::tr drink.
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