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(ZLI)c hatl)nm .ttcrorfc. 1 iljc Cljutljnm flecorft. mm H. A, LONDON, Editor and Proprietor! RATES OF ADVERTISIN6. One tqntre, one iniertloa 1.00 One eqnare, two insertion! l.W One sqnare, one month 3.60 For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year. Strictly in Advance VOL. XXV. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY. AIMML 2.5. i!M:S. NO. If 1 W THE-nYSTERT- OF T H E .Author. oThe Mouse ffnpyrif lit, VP, I'jr CHAl'TKIt II. Continued. Sometimes tlio shadowy f miii'iliiu'.' disappeared nltopcthoi' for a few soo iHids, to re-appear stealthily eroepiiu round tin- walls of (hi little room. Only C'lio tiling lii- could make nui from 1 1 1 - vague outline wliifh was all lie saw if IHo lipuro- the intruder was a woman. Ho heird a sound which ho look to he the dropping of his clothes when liny had been lansaoked. Thou, tlinuph In1 liarilly saw It. In felt tha' the liu'i'.ie was npptoachinp the Im'iI. I It remained motionless. Iinitatiiip the bioathitlp of sii ip. Hi' felt that n hand was upon th" bolster, creeping softly toward his head. Then it was under I lie bolster, mil. finally. II was tunli'l- Ms pillow, Ho ln-ld himself in readiness to scix thi lianil at tin- moment tvln-n it tlionl'l liuil liis wati l: ami his ) n i-- When oihv tlh' stealthy tinpers hud touched these article-, however, t !; were snatched ntvny wiili so much ra pidiiy that Clifford had in sprite- up mnl fliiiir out his r.nu to catch ihe thievish linml. As his tinsel? closed upon 1 1 . of the liiii'f, hnxvoxor. he was struck with n mi. 11. n nud awful chill on lindiu; thai iho skin was sim.oili as satin, ilia, the ii qublhi.; Pup. is were simile nnd oft. thi baud small anil ih lic-il--- a li.iiiil tlnl he knew: "Who are yi.-.iV Who are you?" he " i t . I hoarsely. Hut he !z no answer l.m the answer i of his own hear;. His apilaiiop wa '. so preif that tin lutle 1 1.. tnl wriL'tfle.; . lit of his, siill hrariuu his wai.h an I liis purse: ami in .'iiioilier mmm-iii the 'dm r had opened ami closed ami i:o ' was alone. ' ril.VPTKH III. t liffor.! Kiua si i up in hi d whi n th, door had Hosed wiih a dicker of dim liL'lit. and a rush i f cool air, sliakiiu' from head to fe.ii with exritemetit and Iiorr.vr v.hiili made linn cold and sick. Was ,.hc :t thief, llieii, a eotii'mm 1!ii' f. this Idue eyeil. pinU-cheeked i: i : t Who had li.fntuat.'il him the evenluq lit'ferc' This Nell of the soft iniu and the l.rk'ht hiir, lo whoso pretty talk he had lisivued wiih drlivlit. Whom hi- lnul In en ready lo wurshe) tor her senllrlle-s. hci' afleitlolinir kindness fur iier lotmli uhl um leV Ne, H vas imtirssiide. He had hvn dreaiiiins. He would wake pro "inly to find thai tlie experiences ot th.' Inst lew minutes had Iven a niuli tna:V only. Willi a wisii to this effect so "trou.' that it was alieo-t :i belief, he i 'iiti-t liis hand under uis pillow and felt Jibout f.e.' his wat .'h and his purse. Hut they were none, wi'houi ihe poss tility of a dou'it. He sprang out of bed. propel! liis way to tic window and dr-w back tie: heavy eurlaius. The dawn was levak ine, ami n pale, golden lijrlit was on the sesi. The rain of the nlshi befnre had made the air rood and fresii. and riilTord'.s brain was as clear at is eouid lie as he threw open the window and had t coiifcs that the visit of the woman wiih ihe soft hand had been a terrible reality. He observed by t',. dawning liirlit thai it was nearly fmn o'clock. He examined his clothes, saw thai they had been disarransed. tin! ihen lo- wen; u the door, turned the handle softly, and lookej out. The hindius was small and narrow, mid two doors opepe.l oil it I ('sides lhat of t'liffurd's room. A steep mid very narrow wooden staircase led up to the top uf the hoiie. and h.okii';; tip. Clifford could .nisi di:-c;ii thai al th" I op there was ouc door ou eillier tide. He went back into his rooui. d reused lilmsrlf. and ;ii by ihe open winuow ' in a state of (aval aciiation. Far from yielding a" oii. e to the apparently in evitable con. Vision. t'lirTor.l j'oiicht avainst it wiih all le mii;ht. tjuiekly sis his passion for the eirl hal sprun;.' Up. it Mi-i s!i:i cnoilL'li to tnake hi'i) lvady to a.ci ei any hypothesis. !'ov- v. r iiiipiol.nlile. rather than iter, pi the evident of his own senses when that eiide: was la'aiii"! 1 !. He was ready lo b ;! -.( that lln-ie was iu th" liMtts" :: L-nt ij-'i- woman with a hand a-- sniall. u-i .ft. as mii uili-skir-n ! th- on- !i- i:-d 1, !-l in his hand when h- bad- N-ll v,ei. niirltr. Ac I th. u the -i .pi-t-att- imiiiobabiliiy of tiiis Mii-lu- tii-a siiurk him with the force ef a Idow. He rcim-mbcriil the sal w.im. ! d !iinn!- -l culililiy wcu.-'.i wh-i l a I I e- :i I rlpiu- th latidlor-l in -,h: tr.r. ,Ui I 1" was ior. nl to hi'uuit ti,at ti:e hau-l wl,j..-;i had tak"ti his wat'.il :::id pu.-sc wps rim hers.. H it tutufi'iu had I "ti m-"!- of -(i!d Sauu:f." a prr t.lUi . iini.i he. l.;ii '..i, nefti. and h" t !! ' .1:.-"!,' ili.tt i'u', liiiwh; 1-e a tii.'v i.A'M. ate! ii:::i ti: 1 csuer (! ,t Biii'Lt .'-- to In- j.-uu .'ittd fair euoa'U . te the owner of the thievish finger. Although this explanation of tnt theft was a very unlikely one, Clifford Luv'iied it with desperate persistency until the dawn of another suesestion Iu his mind. This was a bettor one certainly. Was pretty Nell a somnambulist? If o. It ouly wanted a pood, hard stretch illiiera s imagination to picture the til! as continually haunted, both by day and nipht. with the idea of hi-lpinp Mid i nt ii-iim In r iiiirle, until at last li-!- v. ,s'-s tan away wiih her and tc.k s!:a; .- m l.-'r l-'p iu aetitft! tii'-fm on foe A'&rsh." ck. B'rt e.t- is . . i tn his behalf, Clifford liad read talcs of this sort, whirli lie hail indeed looked upon its hiphly iuiapiiintlve; lull now liis love made lilin snatch at ihi or nt any way of fscuplnp the ilreadftil possibility of havitip to ac knowledge tliat Nell was u thief. 'I'lie Kloep-wnlkiiip notion had oroilpht him some eoiufort, ami he felt finite hopeful aliout cleanup up I he mystery, wheu a faiut noise outside Ills door niiule liini slur) up anil listen, lie peeped out upon the laniliii','. but there was no one to lie seen. How ever, lie kept his doer ajar nud watelieil. Iu a few minutes he felt n rush of .'old oir front the prnniid tbim- of the house, and diishinp quickly o.it. upon tliH landiii);. li' eanie fare to fare with Nell herself, as she ran tin the stairs. Now if it had not h-eii fur the iran" ncrum-tico of the tiiuht t'lif fnrd would have thoii'-'iii tioihins of this early meeting. I'eolile rise early iu the enuniry. and Nell had tin- live stork to attend to. as sin' had mid llilil, lakins her liirn wit ti liie servants. The far! of t'neie lioins n visilor iii llie inn. loo. would have explained n!sfar,oi'i ly ihe (are sin- looU not lo make any noise. Hill with his initial fnil of tin- aony ..f UIIW ill'liir su-li'rinli, lae .Vollllu man mild nut hell) not i' lnc Ilia i Nell looked Siiiliy and frisliteiied. tin.t ill:' e dor suddenly left lie;- rin-eUs. :ui I iiiat she taint.iercil in 1; r cTir.s ' him Toetiti.'. ; ' You you jrei ;n very early. T I , had not- expected in see you d'.wu be . fore eiirht o'rloi k," she nianinred lo say a i last. ' And then was in her rye", as she ' looked shyly u.i ai him. an unmistak able anxiety whirh made bis m. inner, I as he answered, sliori and r.i!d. 1 "I was (lisiurbcd in iln- ni.-li ," h said, stitlly. Ami he avuidrd he:' eyes :;s steadily as she avoided hiv i "lis -turlicd"' exclaimed Nell, failll-j..v- j At:d then she lurked u:i ipiic'.i'.y in 1 his face witii a v'am e s.i full of in tjniry. of fear, thai, auaiiisi his wish and his wid. Clifford'-, own eyes ui;t hers w ith ;t siis'iieimis frown. "What was it tiiii iiisi tirai 1 you;" asked the '--III. He h"-itate,i. Surely this candid anxiety was a prom' of iuuo".nc;', noi cuilt! Surely a thief would have been remiy with a glib speech, with a look of overdone surprise. He looked away , apain. ah-udutel.v unable to frame, io her. the s ory of his adveiiitire. 1 '()!!, I ilon't know. Ir was nothinir, I suppose." he answered, confusedly. He fell the tirl's eyes wore upon i him. but he would not meet then. He ' must p;a! abeiil his loss, uf f.iiirse, ; hut it should be lo he;- uncle, cot tu her. ' "What nre yo-.i L'nin: to do wi'h yourself till break fa r. tinieV" she asked. pleasanUy. "We have uu nice jrarden where jnu ceeid waik about on a pleasant lawn I'l.d roses. Will you fro oiu over tin- uiarsli and bathe iu til" sear. I cutiM iinw you the way io the ferry, or v,-..nld ii be too slow for ymi to watc'i us ;uru the ! cows out';" i lunocenee! Surely thin wa" Inno cence. Clifford only hesitated for a ' moment. Duriu; thai moment he told himself that h" would, euimue. his feelius for the srirl. that he would not run the risk of hecomiti;: more infat uated than he was. Hut the next ino i meat the jrirl eomiuere I. and looking ! down inio the fair, sweet fare, he was I ready to think that hii own sens- had 1 lied to him. thai the hand whi- ii had i robh-.'d him could not' be Nell's. So he followed her otii bur. th" fresh ' tcoruiu air. helped hi-r to tutu the bolts ;m.l draw ;he bars to let out the cows for tii"ir day's wanderitiKS over ! the marsh, and to look for the epsrs which lay warm in the in sis of the i fowl-hoiiM'. l.etip before breakfast time the n.v ; purreiiee of th li!!it bad be. ome a ! half-'oriro-'en nipiiima:'!-. and cliffunl whs enjoying Nell's U'.ii'.fTiele.l. lively ichiiKer as mi.'i-ti as n:i the p.-ciinis ! "lay. nniy w In m les hai-d tonciicd he;.-, a s.i" t-nu toe lias.iet oi cpus from him. i I'lford rem- inber, wiili 1 shit.lie-r, tha: !i was tee saiee toue'.l wj'e-'.i h- had .'!. in i'"" i'.'-Ut, the a :-. smooth, sufi -Uin. the same slen- : der little f lipi-i: s il"t ho win 'ootitid. l efi.;e h lie l the I m-Hord. to ! I'oii'.f ba-'- to his eld i bf lhat Nell ' ne a oiuuaui!i.i!is!. i Ir was a d::'y." ea bu!a&'.. fiat I it umiiuc know n his lo.-? to Oiorgc ! Claris. But it ha I to l-f !on?. an-1 as soon as he h.el hti.l his breakfast Clifford followed -he laudload to the . froiu -f i'ue hiiii-c. woere he Mas tnk I icj; do".ii th.' sliU.:t'rs. and tuM h'.m : be lutil t'UfibiJs? U!.r'lcaaiii; to relate I to hiry. Tue youu,; nieU at i-ncc perceived, by a sudden change to su'Ien expec tancy in the landlord'! manner, that; he was not wholly unprepared for the sort of siory to which he was listen-ir.'.-. He heard wiili attention the whole story, and ouly looked up w hen Clifford described how he had actually I touched the hand as it was withdrawn, from under his pillow. nn touched It. yon fay?' aid ' Then why 1 1 on and Oeorpe Claris, sharply. on esirio didn't you li 30Uli'' And defiantly, incredulously, the biali, wiih his red, honest fnee full of mllen iinper, turiieil to face his visiior. Clill'ord hesitated. He had said nullum; about Ihe sort of hand it was. and In- br.'an to feel thai he would rather lose all chance of ever seeing watch or money again than formu late, however euphemistically, the fearful accusation. "It was - it was a shock, you know';' In- stainiiirivil. meekly. "The hand was snalehcd awav as soon as I f.U It." "Well." prniiililed Claris, wiih ap parent suspicion on his side, ' il seems to me n straiu'e i It i it vr tliat a man hollld feel ii Ihinp like that without calllup; out'. It's the lirst tiling a man would do a wasn't piite a born fool, to jump up and make for the feller." "Ah!'' exclaimed Clifford, sharp!-. Cieorpe Claris looked at him with a deepening frown. "What do yol mean, sir''' "That I am Dot sure -that I'm very far from sure lhat the intruder was a num." "Who do yon think It was. Ihen? Who do you think it was as took your w-ateli an' your money? Speak out, Bir. speak out, if yon dare;" The blood rose in Clifford's face. The man's surly, defiant toil" seen'-ed to show lhat ho had either some kamv'.. edpe or some fear of ihe tr.i.'.i. r.et npain there rushed over iii- ynmia until an overwheliiiinn sens,- of shame, which prevented him from beitn; mure explicit. "I liar? Fpoketi out." he said, si!.; My- For it few milium tin- men s:ood si lent, each afraid lo say loo i.un'i. Tlieu Claris, as sullenly, as li; r.-ely as ever, beckoned to clili' -r.l to follow him into the ititi. "Collie an' sc.- 'em. collie an' ye 'em nil. Search 'em if you like." said ll. bluntly. "And look over ihe holl.-e an" see If there' a way in it or cei: of if that anybody could love vui in or out by. Conic and s' e for ymii'sey, I say." ClilTord f iiluwed him in siii nc- ia:o the litile bar. allowtd CIar. lo p niir out to him that Ihe wiml-iw was still hai red, noi had cvideiiily n u hi", n tatniiei-cil with. And so in l iivti th'-y examined toeiler the windows au.l . the doors m' ill" whole hoti-e; .-old Cliffor.f saw thai, unless I'lar's him self had be II ill co'lusi.e.i wiih til ' ' thief, no one could have pot. iu fre.-.i the outside 1 1 1 1 -.-'! I Lf l'ie liiu'lii. Hnt , then Cllffciil hiniscli hail m-: s.is- ' pected a Ihlef from the out sd.'. As for the p -rsons who had s'.rp! in the house iliai niu'iit, deorpe Claris said they were I've in number. Him- 1 s.-lf, his niece, clifl'o-il. Hi:' M-rrarc ' whom Clifford had seen in ihe bar, I and old Nanoi". a woman be.wc 'i sixiy and seventy years of ape, who slept in a sniall voni. which was scarcely more than a cop'w.'d. on i the prouii.l finer, bceaus.' s'ne was ; : intirtn to po upstairs. Clifford mini" the excuse of wish hvi to ciiliverse a little with dia o'd i ! woi'iaii, that li- miu'iit have an op'.:o Itinity of examiuinp her hatiiis. They wore wiiherrd and lean, r.-ndered coarse by lie'.d wo.-l.-. a-id en'.arped at the .ioiuis by riii'iimatlsi.i. Without it i!oiibt it was iiei ill" haii.l o." old Nannie which had lae!i his wa.c'.i Uil'l l-.U'S.'. Wli-a It- !c". i'ae kii-li.'i'. where h nud th - landlord had thus i':t--rv'icwe.l the s.afi" of I!:- esia disiimen;. ClilVu",! followed Claris ;ipain in:i the read in froiii of the inr. Now," said Claris. I'-tinni iy, "you've se;U every bles-e.I ccature Its was in the house last niahf. Whle'i of them was it as yja (li nk look your tilings;" Clifford h;;ai"d. "I have an id-a." h" slid, "and I wan; yo;i to listen omr-iy. sip e if it i coiTce,. it takes away ail siisplcicn of anyone haviup aeicd (iisheoestiy. Ij there in yoar hoise ::- -ivo..:;'.u who walks in iu-r sleep'.'' "Nor inio folks' bc.lrooius to steal It "ir money, anyhow." answer, d Ch: l-s. surlily. "And I've revcr heard of no sort of tie -p w a'.klu' by eiihrr o2 thrio. ' "Kiilier of fh' servau;. you ii!"a:i'.' said Clifford wrh a slicht empha?i. "Yes, of course. Wity, nuia alirc! Toil wouldn't hure ilav? ; s.;y as toy niece, my lovely Nell, was a thief to take your diny inouiyl' shouted t'.H! landlord, wiih i-uddeii fury, all the more tierce that, a Clifford could see. he bed heard whispers of ih- same sort before. Here. Nell. Nell: Where are yov. '' And. net h:-rdil)T Clifford's nupry 1 protcsis. Claris rushed into the house, , nud aliiiosi. inio the arms of his niece, wiio, app.ne'.'.ily Mt;'.-tiu ticiitim.-, , came vunuinp orickly in tr, m the par- t den at the sound o: li i own mi ne. j "What is it. uncle'.'" She siill rro.v her hat. but It was j pushed back; and be:' pli-k and whiip j face, plowiup with the w hu!cso;u-- j stiux or the frcsji morninp air. s:niled ; at the hot aud aslta;oJ fac--i vZ ihe two men. "This man. this pcntltLiau. says ; you're a thief, my girl' S;ir' r'0" '-at iuto bis ro(.ji las-t Lisht nn 1 f it? hla j watch ami L.s u.'-ae-y. scJ thst he ' c auc'ot your bjnd ia ;hi very a: r. ' There, my p.rl. acwfr iiini jourse'.'. XcU him what you .hin'.: of a cur thai i tells sucb li- i-s t-sjj of uy twsay ; NeU'." The man was pecuiufly apituted. in deed, cimost sohblnp with idpo an. I ' dispust. As for liifl'otd. he was inar tieutate: he could otiiy look a: the p':!. :ts she prcW deadly while, and seem- I : to lose ihe bhioiu of her b.r:-.':t" i'l I. -r-ror and ama"en'ci't as sle- l!st'",n d. To be Cent ia .led. "Ton didn't sttiimit ;uetiy to their pa-jisinp did yen'.-" ."skd tit" oithn' who had hurried to the scene as soon as the robbery was over. "No'.'' i aasped tic- vietiui: "I chewed the lap, j of course, but what itord did that dl'l -rClie ago Tiibuue. ROBES fORSU.VIMER. Tavloiii Selif ln or Kiuhritiilri'T Noted nn Witrio Winlliff Fliii-ry, Jiiduiup by the examples shown III tin imposiup openinp of summer robes the-e fascinaliiip affairs are to be inure desirable than ever. They are espe cially soupht by women who have their dresses done til hoiit". The skirls are pradically made the only lliinss to be done are lo sew them toireiher down the bark ami put on a bimlinp. of roiirse. Ihe blouse must bp lilted a bit. but (his is by no means a trying lask at present, when the l'io.ii Idea sei-uis lo be to pet It as broad and roomy as possible. Tin- ilelipluful pari 1 1' it Is that lite iriinmlnp is al Icadv oh pieces. This not only saves n wcMi-y hunt for ihe proper patlHtlire, bill iiives oiu- soluclhillK disl iupllisheil at far less nM ilian the same effect could possibly be had if done by dressmaker to order. And as lo com paring il with a piii'iiiture, that i ab surd, since these schemes tire Worked out on the Very cloth and Hot bought by ll.e yard, ami attached in a cor-li'spu-.idiiiiriy nil -an. l-di ieil way. It is no: in be denied that the Piuarl-p-.i and most ilisiin-iiislird of these lulus are in haiul-oiite while linen, rnl her heavily einlpioidered in white. The bulk of this handsome work is at Hi - front of Ihe blouse, belnp the full width al the shoulders ii ml taperinp down to the bell ill aliens ways. Ill many rases the neck llnislt and sleeves are cinhreidci-i d in coiTespomliiip stjlc, while with oth'is there come strips which may be iioi in various ways. Some of those while lohes show It touch of l.lark in th- embroidery. In till. -is n sul'i lint i iniiodilced. and several of ihein in a lnimber of in- slallees. One Holes the heavier ci-o also, in i!te Hulparlan etTeeis. .i rmlotibiedly. thiiimh. the beauty of Hie r iiurcil lilli II lobes will appeal to very ui.iiiy. Blue is yoml. especially Iu ill- cadei, 1 Mitch China and Hobe lin shades. iu.- cannot bin admire lie se inosi when embroidered in while. Tlieie's soliiet hilip about while mid these blurs that makes a most ex quisite rombinaiioti. The only other si-h'-me for ihe.-c I. hie lo'ies is to work oil! lite embroidery iu various shades of the blue. 1'ioin one very much darker up in white. While noi as daiiily this is more varied, mid tnixlii be milch more bci'otitiiip lo iiiany types, Two shades of coral are in evidence, (lie ery soft and delicate shade and the deep red coral. For these iho most desirable oti"s show the embroid ery in the various shades, with touches of black. This invariably adds spice to the coral and rose shades. Of course, these are pretty, loo. done all in while. So is ihe lovely castor or bieae, which seems in bo more delicate and wiih more pinky sinrcstioiis than ever this year. It is equally pretty wii.-lln r one calls ii lan. I w ine. ecru, biscuit, biepe or casior. A touch of black often adds Icatity lo the embroidery, which may be in Hulparlan. Kpypiian. or. indeed. any i; 1 elfecl. Castor, as well lis the really brown shinies, accommodates itself to almost any decoration. - Then l here are the sheer robes, sonic jitsi riplii for afternoon wear .nnd some quite line eliolipll for full dress. If made correctly. The I.iii-t are mostly in while, very sheer and finely em broidered ami very openwork from lteck to hem. The luuderie Anphlise seems to dominate these fine nil-over schemes. The material is the new ponpineiie, which has Already been described as silky like poiipi o, soft like fine batiste and quite as sheer ' ;is liberty silk. Some of them are ! daintily embroidered in ctu, nud ihis l very nt tractive. : Tic-se preity r bes collie in the tliml ' ish coler. , too, and the embroidery schemes raim- from all-evtrs to mete ; 1 nishes '(imeihi'ia to uit mi-sl occa- fions and ever so tuany purpeses. I I'hii.t.iepihia Kecord. Tlie Hath I'rcprr. Si it appears thai we i:i civilization i Heed i urryinp as well as ablution, i We need for n linV chile at least Hi hate the skin iu contact wiili simiipht ' : ii I i io"';ti air. iu Pave it bra- - itself t ; -h'-cks oi' cold. t. L'ct viporotts ex- I I r. i - -s loolitui io..rd resto:c:l blood 1 i iii illation thi by seine suit of rub. i him; or friction and incidentally wv I want io iniirtly iciiiuve such a. cuiuu : hl'.cd i li' iei iulis ate ill and oil ii. W- s.iy in. f ir "cod dial is tlm.wii 'out by the civilised skin. It h;,s m in- lat-.'ally scrubbed uiu-as if the skin ; were u piece i f s.jil. I liucu.' With tr.uv ' i er.'!:.. heat i- of ccusideiahlc aid. i and th? Tutkish bath tccjoipiiiiif s I wha; Roihiap lsc dots. There aic ' i.-Itfcli stout sftlt-u'ty pciSoiis. lor wiiom cx'tcise m thc. pomt of full pvtspiia i lion is i.o; easy. Hut plcniy of lis can I i!o p."iet!y with warm or eoul v. iter. The Turkish i.-ctii doe- uoi. il t'jt-t. : . ree with a!!. Some few .iU :.ctL 1 c'ly worse oft for w.ner in any toim. b-i; do well c,i oil baths. n ie-t s in rnd air, ab::-.' with vigorous rnbbiim '.. bit the lleh briisli. followed by ibuvsi - war t sliTiki'ii with the palms of Un hand. TI sit u U a compound i-i.tu. The whol, ef more than equals in bulk Ml" liter. its need- arc . -C'l'e-sp.-udi:i-:ly compi 'iml. and so. tc. arc the b.jc. w n; l .i il. -Ills! Innv If. j lousing is , ., inciiscly with ii l.icils uf bail U x .ii y i oi i . i alel w iiat : I cf i or i In io .i:,.- mi -. li-. end linn . the :il:.l ihe Olio. CI. I- I 1' ''dilnjly jli .-11,1," I best results. ThinUy. the skin is a j dumpinp proimd. i.iveied iii by ivi. ized iisape .-Mid eallinp f"f a special: elcauinp np-f'ii t I of us by warm W.-lleV IIMll soap. Inr a few by oil m oil nud ; imiiia. and fur i ill few ' i j by bp.sli, air and sitii.-NeW Yu:U j New . .- ;4 " ! Tlio Artistic Woiiibii Tlll. j "There is .me a.lvaiitaae in hating j weaku ss for beauiy." obsi rvc.l tin j nrlisiic woman. "One is snl-je, id i thereby lo a pleat deal of dis. otnl.. t, j bin one is also preserved ft.'iti many j of tue lemplalions to break ihe T. in Ii j Commaiidtneiii from which ino-t olln r , people, judpiup from what ihey say, appear to suli'er. Sonic vvoiucn never leturii from an nf leinooii'- shoppinp or a visit io a friend i-ii-ln r ibau them selves without bettaililip audibly of iii hci wise Iheir iuabiliiy to ' siicii lhin,:s as i hey have seen: but. for my own pari, inn all iho wealth of Croesus, wo. Mover thai may have been, and siipposinp it not to have been an inconvenient auioum, would coinpeti saie me for havinp io own the thinu-s Willi which most people siii r,, liini i hem selves w in li they have mom v enough lo pel litem. To me the most desirable Ihinp ;ib'iut wealih would be tha' it miu'lil iill'ord a imaiis of escape from i il'o ivranny of thiiius. but if ii were i oitlv poinp lo plllllue one ilc per ill Me' in re ii noil er. I can i ,ir anv no- jcci in havuiL' it. Willinni .Morris :iv Ilia' he never saw a rich man's holt e that would urn have been improved by , the d'.'sllilcHoii of litlie lciilhs nl' all Ihfll it luiil.iined. and my own ex ponent has been almost precisely sim ilar. There are few limi-os in any class of -icieiy dial do no: mat;.- in" loll", for a bonfire in the ba- k yard." New Yelk Tribune I. title Ali 'l mill tVomcii. Tie;,t the children like litil" men and tvniucii: it xvill do much toward making tlieni in-n ,-ind women. lVrp-tual frown-, seolilinps- ami fault liinlilc- do lunch iic.verd iiiakin:: ll suilv, ill- u inpet ed atnl s;i,ry-le!lei .-. 1 "V--wins in every instance. A mother slnnilil i,.- cr l-e -o busy i hat sin- . an no! lis'en in Inr children. If liny live io I ion and women they will ;ll i ooli leave her. She should make the must of thorn while she has li She should eiiroiiraae iiubloor exorcise or sports , i In! sin- shotilil not forL'ei to train ihein with proper n paid for llnir personal appearances. She should lo'Xer allow I Iti-lll to lot III mch habits as coininp to the table ill lieplipee. neuloclilip I heir nails of lllcil leelh. or carryilta soiled haiidkerchiefs about. She should never m: i hem. or forpei lhat i hey nr.- creatures of rea son, inn animals that requite io b driven, nor should slie fail lo iulil in ilieiii a di:-ia-ie for all that is vulvar. Al n-i i; an 'u- en. -, S Tt-scli Vmir laiii;liler to Work. Any American nirl is jios-ibly, and probable, aoim; io n I to fall bad; upor. her own iv-oitivos sutue time. The tips and downs of fortune are loo ceriaiii, too conspicuous in need p -iut-Im; mil. To britc up a t-'irl without any t.aininp in a list fill ciipaiioii is inn simple improvide:i. .-.lid fooli-h. but it is xvicked. Fciniliiiie character needs independence t aUe and keep it sxveet and perfect. The darkest iranedies of life prutt- out of imioraitcc, helidessuess end ii. ticteiciice i f women. Couraire. iiaiuiic; iu work. Independ ence of character and self-lelianci -lliese, with hi'lt ideals of Wotnaii'ioo.l fty; in- pir.it ion. are xx h.il every i:irl n-eds. only throiiph iniellii.'ent work an the hiphe-i character be aitaim-d. iiinl the rowili of character is the whole purpose of this school which we call "Ihe world." Woman's Ilome Comp.iuinti. .XV. to yrem r-ripiil color- and neutral tint fashionable palroi-a-je. 1'or ordinal y line. lie l.t.e is be siiperscdine i uibf.ii.b ry a miiip. Hells cf gold ribb "i fa-ii i auiiiiue bit'kles of -eiiie iluil set wilii l'er-ian coral, are sin ilol very cii-i ! . Slides for wearilip Willi leek ril.b.nn arc amonp the iewch y iiovoliir-. Tie y ale ill l.otlis '. i-ITci i. ollllilied Willi diattloliib While tUlle liecklels lo.-ettes, reiiniiii iu hip lin y are so sUlill I. s i inp. and foniparatitt-lv w li !i iHunpoii favor ho. au-o esh alid felill- he;:.. as w The summer hat bandeaux or barn xvill be iiioiitn, d on li s. raisina tlnin a trifle above the hair, a marked . habae from the pi. s, nt ti -. which prc--os firmly down ,ei the head. The pp-ate-i l.itiui-'.e prevails with lepaid to sieves, and lie- l-ell. tin- far and all the other v.-iu ;;. tieeie in the I list. loJIllleies ii.-:. , . i;u ; li. ;n.i a j touch ef ' ' ieiu -ility :.i .i.apc or triu. j taina. Sntbo oi thi .!i..i; '.i. st uf the la'.ae toques b.i These ll, I ilrripai i y peel i f .i uf ihe cru' he briui hiam-r in front, y H-s ml-!- a.t enlefpcd so tit -. a! dm is no inos tLc .La pe Many l:cw tulle imoeji- are slnjivu. made if led. pink, in; .tiois(. bin,, .iml "siin-ct lints." n iiit'i-i ! w Ith exquisite, ly daiii'y or, pe ilow cr-. These are fur early -pi iie; wear, am! ao il lona' way ill biialinmna up a ii.uk sprtnp poxvti. Aniona tin- many ie xv and attr.ii live fabrics f.-t -"liniier pewits js the lotdy sheer a. ir. 1- called "bramble hnfis'e , i mi li.'l. I- I . - an i pciixxoil; ile-ia.t iu which iu, .i .In i ciln is minabil XXili, llollll p.i.oll.- Ill ii X.lliely nt I diiinly. aiti.-iie i J a litiina of silk I and l.et ds till Iv i .Made uv.-r Hotel l-lic.t W can saw ouisnl, CJV XhsY the saw p in-h. tfhie'l aiM's aid to mak- . Inn !, It and ! :: in! I icipiciit ly i V SOUTHERN FARM fiOTES. TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE PLANTER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER. h: I lie sculi of ili J i inli l'iim. The poiaio scab is readily reeopui.ed lit all .'towels id ihe iol b.V ill" scabby depression in the normally -muoili s',in ,,f the potato. These Hi-abs max be single ,.r ,caitered. bill are ' ii ii so abiin. lam as to inxolve nearly Ihe v. bole surface ol I In- p oato. To the coii-niii.-i- ilny are of considerable illlpot'tauee. - litre lil.V II. ccsSi I a I e Vcl y thiik pariim and a cois,.,Hcin b.-s of the edible portion of the potato. To lei in- r li" " i.-hr- to s"! - I..-- i, oven prc-lle illliels .olllllialld ill III Ins po as the market heallhy itil.X ,i miich ics i ii.ii-.i -. lli -cab than dean. .- in fiinpits which of i he potato. This lie I llli id l'n -Ids. w lii. li have been Used 1 1 pealedly for potatoes, may be iii. roiipldy ilitrib tiled thi'oimii tin- soil. In ..round which ha- not been Usui for t-oiatoes so uitii h the scab causinp 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 -s may he ab out. If. however, i.lanteil in a dean .abby pi. taioes b ...il I he scab w ill I b. -11- h plalitin-; wiil result . I in.- metliod. lie a. ihi- acee.s 1. 1 lie carried lo this soil nel a sc,.,,i,v ,-rop j ;.c which ihe scab i held is fhioilaii Ihe -:rd. This means of etiiram-e is under j fie c-.iniol of in.- farmer, am! may be le.nliiy cut i, IV by so.il.ina the seed ill j ,i de-iiii-al which will kill the fiinptis . a.iiie: ina in iln- surfa.-e of iho potato. I .lid xcl tint injure the potato itself. Sir ii a . Iicnii.-al is I'm nialit! To I I e.-i i J ollf seed (nil ill in s mix riil.i ounce- ot lormiliii with lifn-eii I aell.-lis oi -ai. f and soak the seed ill I Iii,-. sobt- 'o.ii I'm- tv. o hours. Tin-n cut I and plan tin , ii. Iln- snluiloii may be tls. d I : pel i e. 11 . I. Ill it i. Well afli-l It j ha- been used iwo or three times to ; eitllcl- lelialllell the lilin- of illllcelsioll . . I to add a linle mote foi uialiit In mak -nn lor any lo-. m s,enaih. Formalin i- e liarin'os. me: boi-oiioiis .siilistain-e i win ii it-e.l c.ernanyi which can be I'-.-d w iili -aleiy aiiytvlo re. F tan be puieiiaseil at any dtil siore fur about i la'lity cellls per pilii. In many . a-. s ilic value of ihe clop ha. been doubled by this 1 1 cat ineiil . all, I .t -,!ie 1 ii.-i I lin-li i it-df. ill. In.llliL; b.-ili inaii-rial ami la bur. only a Ii w i cut- per a. re. If you are noiibled villi iln- scab do Vol lii-iilccl 1 1 .-:i I nun i . I'. I. Stevens. Hiolopist, Norili Carolina llxp.-t ilnent Station. llantly suMloick. aw in- limbs ami pol in -it u ii to handle ami yel too heavy to , -aw xxiih a bii.ks.ixv -aw lil'e I. about four upon ih. plan ..t . ..line W il II I III CO I li s. Oils. out two in Ihe l.lsi -I I hate used a I loll made Wo hut Sl-S had Worn cats, atnl Irate. iNvrsn:xr sAtvntcK. a i-,e,i a nioiiih :i-" I buiii a conibiue ' liol' bii.k. whi. h w.,s runt ciiicin for : b i. t'n cross, Hi and l ie k saw ina. It is j show n in the tiaitto II is made of Iwo i by four oak seaiiilnia halved lopelln-r. and the two n-nn-i X's ate only I incite in. I-. - apau from ntti-idc to ! o-llsidi . It':: I.MiL'e lakes wood seven I te, n in. le . rii;. ami I litll tin- slip- ill loaeilni -I, ij:at I I the tnl and not have j This would be iiicoii Innk would lip end lfl lot the third X itppori to lona slicks and -aw ina mii. h pleasantor. laiiu'in iu this kind of "111 ki epilip ill place the b. ina - awed Cor. Ohio st-iiinu swept oltnl., I lk,ilisiis i:periiui m Station re- css ..:de in siorina Mveof p-ita i Inc. In speak ina' of I in' method tried, the bulletin -.it's "Voile ploxed stn -i es-l'ul v. iieii the p.. bit. .o- xx i re sioi'ed I bcioio i iioi'i ii a 1 1 ly dr.t inp or before 1 Ihey had imdcrai nc the -xxi-atini: or I i in ina pi -- "It is ilrpoi i.'iul that -weft potillo. - they ale intended t fills 11 deierniiiieil j nitina sexeral and used I., the nir fur an j t in- . in surface i m ils j i Ida. k liiet ate lfl j nriiiee ilrie- tt hit-- or ; same i,...,r a w hen aH l ipe. end In.'.f be : I and -:to:cl .,- -roweis art careful to ,l:p be e. ; .- t ates have been ili.i'.:. nl by r,. while ollio.-s ilday in dipal'.a liu .1 .. , i !- t. I'i e main objection i ' I ,;ier ph. ii is ihat frost- are -aeey pic cded iiy rain, ami ioo riit ;.i.e- I. ey el;', p-e lielore ihe s.i.i ii-is - i.'.lx dr.. d to permit J.;, !'- If ,1 nor Mention. :i Fust s ivs that ;ii ;i few of I. Mil be '.b for I I . ':n- i. i and . -ii ! I mi t it:s - ; l he Stall .; lli.ui d.ipli c. em: ll s. I ii r.ia.l appro .. rislai :r- for ha- a.ii.i'.'io s and anii.: i I vcm-iii. .-in-! ii divide I .N(. ., ,- , -rim- a- much of I h I W .-1 i, I utiles f I I with j M!','s 111,11 :'"' metal. I F.f.mcr. ! i i p..i I be 1 ipe w It- n I'm- s;..i ma. by be;d..lla of ! li-.-t n : lie in i t le.ni ... ft... It ! Ida. I. !' an . ni- iU- If : . .. : e.'y ti:c -A ' w hen lli I is loo wel earili will ,i,i,i-r the potatoes and this not only injures ihein I'm market, but makes tlieni more ilitlb ut in keep. The soil should be dry when ihe digging i done, and il the potatoes are lo be ,-itre.l by artiliciii! h"ai they may be taken at oine from the field lo I he dry. inp room. If noi io bo dried by arti tidal lea! ii is important thnt lliey in- kepi at a unifoini temperature, nud will ventilated, lhat the water which evaporates from them may readily pass V. "A t ier sweet polo Iocs huff become llioi-otiplilv Hired they kee) well, if i;ept ihorouphly dry ai nil limes and lured where ii temporal lire of fifty five or sixty ih-prces Fahrenheit i iiiaintai I. If lliese conditions were I mainiaineil. ii is immaterial whether Ihey are stored in mounds, cellars or especially constructed houses, and tin j m. -i hud of sioriiip must be determined by lite convenience of 111'' ploWOl'. .Ilome Miiln Kbb Tler. Here is an cult i"ster of my titvii In litioli tliat works iiisi as pood as one e.isiinp a preai deal more, li take nbotlt Ion minutes lo mak" il. Il eoii- .sist itii of .111 old siovei.iiii- witii a llOl" i he pjpo about two inches in dianieier al .ills', lite lipid lieialn to be oppi-iie Iln- tlaine of lie- lamp you intend to use. alxvays uina a lamp of the same heiphi. Then take a three coi iici-d piece uf old lonkinp plus, and with a nail pum-li thiee holes into 111 stovepipe just opposite tin- large hole. Seem- the uhlss wiih a piece of slt'ini; and it i- colllpiele. - lohn .bieksi.in. ill Tin- l-lpil i-l. ' -oil AliillTfi" Not lii-lialilr. A -oil may have i bundauce of phosphoric acid, fs shown bv analysis in iln-laboratory, while tit application of phosphates in an available form will ".really increase tile clop says Frofos sor M. I.Iti. Commissioner of Apricnl Hire lot Florida. A hum' amotinf if ...,.,-,., mat- be discovered by analy ls. siill the bind, or soil, bo stei- ilc. 'rid is pariiciilarly illiisiiaird by the iindraiiicd muck soils f the Stale. I'reqiienlly h.ix iuu flout I u" to two per cent, of ammonia. Those soils in their natural coudiiioti ft pariially ilraiitodi .ire p.itciicallt ban-en. as in cultivated crops. When put in liisl-class me chanical condition, ihorouphly drained, end area ted.'' i In-v arc exceediliply .o.li. live. The "Hat woods" of Flol- da are freiillellt I V ferlilc. w ith sllffl ieiu plant food iii an unavailable eon liiioii. t eiiiiiiiia only ihoroiiph dliiiu iae iu make tln in exceediliply prodiir- ie A uoi id ineclianiral condition, lo .ctlier wiili pctfcci iltainape. is as leci-sary as niam food m insure protll iblc renin.-. Tin- l.l.iiii 1 or llcs. I if i iie vaiioiis feeds for pips avail-el,!,- to th. farmer of this counlry. . ore i.iiiks lirsi. h is a crop prown in some exti iii iii :ill seeiioiis. is much t dishnl by pias. is easily handled and lays on fat lapidly. Willi these qti.lli tir.Uioiis it is mi wonder that it has largely superseded all other feeds and is used lo a ana! cxleiil as Ihe sinpl" aiiide of iliel in the faiteniiip ration. t Not otilv lias it become ill inosi m- j rij,nces ihe sole feed pivon to pips, but i :, i..., in.nci iallv iullm-iieed 111'' chaiac- n r of iln- animal in the roi n prowinp n pioiis. says Professor 1. W. May. of t in- Kentucky Ilxperimcui Station. There is no iloiibi but that corn fed alone is in a anal many instances un profitable, lntostiaations have shown not only tli.it pias make a better pain per pound f feed, but thai ihe animal--are more thiil'iy and less liable lo dis ease when led a coinbiiieil ration. llnr Krrv in Cevt-r Hull. II I iiicsiioii Innv deep oals should be loxete.l We hate Hied sowinp them on tin- surface and hiirroxvinp tin m wiih a V barrow, ihen e hate covered them lour oi lixe indies, ami hav- had them do well both ways with ateiaae se.is.n-s. Foil the most satisfactory plan is I tor very shal low iu in- early bill nnd In cover mole ' deeply :is .hiy arc sum: later in Ihe si as.jt, A ueiabhui lied a M l t tin crop ollf tear with the -'.oil jllsl lipiltly hatii.e.i d ,n. iind aliuu-t a total failm lie Lxt year ttealed the auie way. the h; -i wa a moist i)tiiig. rbil l e- i.-uti-r wa- dry. l'rofeor Massey i.oleliU'ri ili tilt ted iinuicroits -piin.; iie South. 1': i lie ,-hiv spiinp sowing of oats lands ti account of the ii,:-' earned by the - .-vi .uUJiiKiU iu the -site Il!UiC. ; N.'ws of the Day. Th - New I. iirah Netx.s. of New Yoik, -iix: '-Th- hipher Court at Drooklyn Pit's I lib-. I thai a woman does not foi hn p.s-.tlun as a teaehr in th ; i ds s ho ds by ettiiiK inanied. Tiie i.i . is. on is a fair and reasonanle one. : ii:l ii would sinu that tvlieti a yommt woman na lo i m.iitii s and has a luit--!,ii-.-l io .siippoit. i sh- might, npotl le ; ..v.n iu.oiiiit. sti p a.side and per mit lor place In lie pixon In some vi. ii nt xt.imaii txl.ii lias to iiiailititiit i hi IM if." s- i' mm iiif..uiiit.ijpu.