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VOL. XXV.
PITTS HOIiO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNK IB, liMtf.
NO. 44
I f If vW yf J yr CVH) Xl)c Chatham Hccorb.
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eilArTKIi X.
Continu-. (1.
' ITo spoke in :i Itiw voice, not wishing
to lie hoard, si ill walking along the
high road. Kill .Triii. who diil wish In
In1 liraril, bawled nut his answer lit the
1di of liis voire:
'Vis. Mr. Ilciumiiu;. it's me right
enough. .llil liuiylie I've got lis 111 iii-li
to tell you ns you've pit to nsk me,
fir:" .
'Tile d"loclive saw that Nell, who
was now :ii ilie coiner of tl.o mail, ami
about to turn to go 11 j to the fmiil
loor i f ihr house. sloiieil, hesitated,
ii in! seelneil half -im-lim-d to leliirti to
Whi le .lelll Mood.
IVivriviiitf this, .Tom drew hack n
stop ami appeared to wait for her. Hut
Nell lil not colli" li.'Uk. A l ief 11 few
moim-nts of iiiaS'-t-ili -ii. she disappeared
round the corner of the white linns,.,
Jem Stickels, however, seemed eiti,er
1o have 1 1. -ri-ii lys mind aluiiit telling
the d'tecthc what he knew or to have
only meant to frighten the girl by
protending that he was going to do so;
1'or instead of speaking again to Hem
ming, he jumped over the fence into
1 lie garden, ami. running at (all speed
lieinss the now hare lloworhods, flat
tened his nosr against ilie window of
the kiieliiii, where a light was hum
Ing. Hy movim: a lev pares to the ln't,
the ih ttiliv". fl 'III "here he stood out
side the fil;.-e, could see tl:at there
Were ligurcs moving inside the kitchen,
ilitl could presently distinguish tin
two ti vinr.'S within as those of Nell end
Miss J ins 1 il n spri t tvrly. Ho could
see, iil-'o: although ho cnilld hear Until
itiir. tiial Nell was pouring out Koine
narrative hi an excited maniirr, ami
lhai the eldi r lady was quietly listen-in.-'.
"Ah' ah! alii"
The hoar.-e s rind of Jem Stlokels's
deiisive laughter sit.Mcidy slariled Mm
two ladies, wlio sprang apart mid
(:1am 1 d .u the window.
"Ah: ah! iih'." roared the young lisli
ci ma n a:: in.
The drlerlive was oil the point of
leaning the fence, with the intention of
iiddn-ssiiig ,1cm. when the hack dnor
of She house was suddenly opened, and
.Miss HoMal, well loillilrd Up III a thick !
wooh n slmul. so liial only her little, j
thill pincled nose an. I geatle light eyes j
n e.ld he seen, addressed the Usher- j
man in kindly tones from out of the j
Wii'i'y 1I1 pilis of h'T covering. .
Jem Sii'krls. is that you? What
lire you doing mil iheie, frightening us
out of our lives? !f you have anvtliing
to say to 11-. come inside."
Hut the lady's voice, kindly yet :in
pi". ions, s emcil in render tin- surly
young follow somewhat abashed. He
would have slunk away and itot hack
over ihe leiiie iai the tiehl again, hut
that there was a tone of command in
the prim little 1 uly's voice which made
him pause.
"I haven't got not iiin' to ay to licit h
rr of .vol'." grnmldeil lie. sullenly.
"Who said as 1 had'.' I haven't said
liothin' to nobody, ban-in' just this:
Thar I don't sec why Miss in there
shu'.'ld treat lee as if I were dil l, ami
that if aiie toe 011 trcaliu' me that
way, I've got ihe lueaii" of being even
with her."
The iUlle prim lady could be heard
to sigh. Sao secmul geliuiueiy eou
(ernei'. about this matter.
"Hut haven't you heard," ald she,
Willi a p.iiu litile affectation of
frprlglitliiiiss. "'tiiat faint Moiir! never
won fair hi i.vV I low is it thai you
are ho sure that Mis t'laris means to
treat jot! badly:"
. "How am 1 sure'-" bellowed Jem.
flaming up into wrath. "Why. I'm sure
of it bcc ius'c she docs it -because she
never meets me but what she turns
her head uwuy as if I was npneaih my
lady's notice. That's why I uui sure,
mi that's why I say I'll be c-veu Willi
her."
"Denr. deal :" bb'atcd Miss Iioslal. as
Pho drew her shawl more closely about
her. "I shouldn't have expected a
brave fellow like you to threaten a
lady."
Jem only gi mil. d.
j "I sleii'ld have eypecicd you to havt
niore patieiue. ('nine. now. shall 1
speak to her for youV I don't know,
mind, tli.it 1 can do any good; but if
any wold of mine can help the puth
of true love rur. smooth, why, I'll say
Jt Willi pleasure."
Tint Jem only tcpliid by a jeering
laugh-
; "I mean it." chirped the lady. "I'll
Fpenk to her mysi lf. And now will you
come Inio the kitchen and hear m?
ppp.ik to her? Terhaps that will sat
isfy yon."
After a U-w iu:i"iis' Uisitatioa Jeiu
6li.'Ucl.cil iuto ihe pas-sa:e; and Miss
lioital was a'u.iut I close ill" d.jor.
viuvu tha ..ktrctive. who had tni;eii
;ci:t: to hfar every word of ibis (olio
juy, appeared mddculy before her. and
jlUt his hand upon the door,
j "Hen pirdoii, ma'am, hut I should
dike a ft w words with you. if you'll
ho so good lis to seo 'lie for a few inin-
utcs privately. My name's He mining,
Inia'anr, and 1 daresay it's got to your
'rar.i that I'm here about lois robbery
business at th Hlv.e Lion."
j Mivs Hi.-lal, who h.'d uitered n lltlii
Isbrill "iieriiil of fr'ghl on the tiivi
flppem nine
.f r,
iiiing.'r, now re
coveud uclstif "i:J H' a little Kiisp
ot aequefcoence.
on Hie Aarsh," etc.;
ii.-l ll-.uiiFi's s,.':
"Oh, yes. I know -I've heard. Yon
are the Yes. come 111."
lie entered, v.-aiietl while .die siilll
Ilie door, and then followed, by her
direction, Hot htto Ilie kilchcll, : lit to
a cold, dark ronui on ihe right, wh'i Ii
smelt ns if it were Utile Used. Miss
ltostal wisely kept her shawl wrapped
tightly round her, and politely begged
him to take a seat, while she lit one
of the two candles which slood on the
niantlepii'ce. The detective gave one
comprehensive look around the room,
and quite understood why the lady
preferred to spend her time in Ihe
kitchen, where it was, at least, warm.
"And now." asked the lady, as she
fealed herself 011 a prim, stiff-hacked
chair covered with faded needle-work,
"what Is if you want lo ask me':''
"Well, ina'aiii," said Hie delcclivc,
who sat on the edge of his chair, and
felt surprise at the amount of dignity
there was about the little print, shabby
lady, "it's just this: I want to kie-vv
If any little accident happened to a
young lady who spent the morning
wish you Miss Claris?"
lie saw his breath and hers n the
cold air of the little room, and thought
il was IP iu Ii warmer in (he ileitis otn
side. The lady was evidently aston
ished at the iptesiioii.
"Utile aec.delil :" she repealed. "Not
thai I remember."
"Was Siic d ling any sort of work for
you, ma'am? Mho said swiurl liitc; about
.roiling, 1 think."
"M:i didn't do any iii.iiing." an
swered the lady, prompiiy. "bin I did."
"She told me she was ironing and
bullied her hand."
The lady shook her head.
"It was I who had ihe iron all Ihe
liu'e." !,. said, decidedly.
l'.ut then the detective uoilceii that
Ihe lady gave him a quirk look, and
that she then, as If recolleci ing her
self, altered her lone, lb- instantly
derided thai she was making tip a
story for the benelil of her protege.
' I rerollert. now I think 1 f ii." said
.-he. "that I tiid come very near her
Willi the iron, ami that I was afraid I
had burned her, though she said it was
nothing, ami. Indeed. I could see noth
ing." "Thank you, ina'ain." said the de
tective, rising at mn . "And now
v. mild you be so good as to let 111 see
her and ihi man Jem Siickels logeih.
ir, al once, before they leave this
house':"
"If Ihoy i.re here, you can. certain
ly," said Mis-s I'.oslal. 11s she ai o;:co
left the room and Weill down the pass
age toward the kitrlii 11.
In a few tiiliiuies, however, she re
turned with a blank expression.
"I'm sorry to say." said she. "that
tliey have both icft the house. Whether
together or no," she added, with a de
mure and pilichrd little smile, "I can't
say."
The detect ivo look nis have, not in
1 ho best of humor.
Jem Stickels was the person to be
"got at," that was certain. Hut Heni
niing's fear was that he had heca "got
at" ahca.ly.
( HAI'TEK XI.
Miss Ilostal shut the door when the
detective had goue, drew a shivering
sigh as she folded the shawl more
tigluly about her thin person, and I
went Into the dining-room.
Sitting ou one of the horsehair-covered
chairs In the darkness, whs Nell.
Miss ltostal sighed again in she placed
carefully upon the table thu lighted
candle she had brought with h:r from
Ilie drawing-room.
"I feel very guilty and ashamed of
myself." she murmured, rather peev
ishly, "for having told the uinu you
were gone when I knew you had gone.
110 farther than this, lint I haJ to
choose the less of two evils, for 1 was
afraid, my dear, that you could not
bear another long, worrying cross e
iimiuiitiou from him just now.''
"You were quite right. Miss Tlu'.
dore, and as kind as you always are."
said Nell, affectionately.
The poor girl looked indeed worn
jnt. and tin- words she utiered si euu-d
to couiu mechanically from weary
lips.
"Come into the kitchen, child, where
it is warm." said Mi Hostal. briskly.
"I will make you a line, hot cup of tea,
auil then you will feel better."
"Has Jem Stickels gone, thou':"
asked Nell, apprehensively.
"Uh, yes! I sent him ol. very quick
ly" "Do you " Nell faltered and began
to blush and to tremble "do you think
he toid thy the detective an; tiling?"
"I'ui sure I don't know. ilea:'. These
men are so exceedingly icticeti'. it is
I impossible to tell what tin y do know."
answered thp eljc;' lady.
Nell watched ht-r unJ gathered from
her manner that Heuiuiiutf had told
her nothing disquieting. For Miss Iios
lal's whole attention was devoted, at
that moment, to measuring out the
smallest possible quantity of tea which
could be made to .-apply two persons.
"And besides. ' went 011 Miss ltostal.
when she had shut up the tea-caddy,
"what could Stickels have to tell him?
And what trust could be put iu Stick
els's stories':"
N. '.l looked rt her wilh wid" eyes of
w. uder and terror.
"lidn't I tell you," she said. In o
husky wiiispur, "that Jeiu tolJ uiu he
had seen the thief with his own
eyes? II,. told me he could give proofs
proofs'."
"Well. well, my d 'lir." returned the
elder lady, oinposeilly. as she pin her
Utile brown teapot tenderly on the
stove tu draw, "what if he did? My
own Idea Is that Stickels made up a
story In order to pet you to talk to
him; for it's evident the poor lad is
crazy about you."
Nell made 11 gesiure of disgust.
"Alt, but you shouldn't treat him so
hardly; it makes him desperate."
Nidi rose from her chair, mid came
close to the lady's side.
"Miss Theodora." she whispered,
with a face full of fear, "ii was not
to get an eNetise to talk lo me fiat.
Jeiu said what hi liid. lie tohi no
he advised me lo confide In you to tell
you what lie
told
ami every-
thing!"
"Well, my dear, tell 1111
said Miss Iioslal, putting
if you like."
a kind hand
on the girl's shoulder.
'Shall IV
Nell's face was deathlike i:i Ita n.-iiy
Wllilelless.
"Why. my child, yes, tell in, of
course. Come. come, whn is there to
get so iniserabl." about? If you really
think Jem Stickels did see the thief,
and can prove who it is, you might to
be glad, ami certainly not let your
kindness of hi art prevent you from
telling him to speak out."
"Hut. you don't know whowho
Jem thinks it was!"
"All, you intisn't trouble your head
about that: A thief is a thief, and
should be punished. And if it is a per
son you know, you may be sorry: bu!
you must not shrink from your duty,
which is to bring the criminal to Jus
tice." Nell withdrew herself with n sad
smile from the lady's caressing hand,
and shuddered.
"Supposing it were-it were some
one you knew ami loved. What would
you say?"
Miss Hostal shook her head di piy-at-ingly.
"My dear," she said, "I can see what
it Is: Slicki'N has been threatening to
tell the detective that h" can pp'ie
you to be ilie thief. And you let your
self b,. fnghtemd iike that! Why,
child, you forget that everybody la
the place knows he would give Ihe
world for a kind word from you; and
I hey will know that lie has made up
thi title out of revenge for your tak
ing no notice of him. ou are a goose,
child, a litilo j.oo.-io, to let yourself be
worried by such a thing as that:"
Nell drew n long breath of relief.
Then she siood up.
"You have taken a greai load off my
mind.'' said she. in a low, thank fill
voice. "I shall tell h.lil when I see
him. What shall I tell him?" she
asked. Willi a sudden change to a little
ft :ii' again.
"I should tell him, if I were you. that
If he has seen if he has seen anything
- it is not your affair, hut that of the
police. Hut at the same lime, Nell, I
wouldn't he so unkind lo the poor
young fellow, if I were ymi. I was
quite touched tlii evening by the way
he spoke of you. I believe he Would
give his right hand for you. I do real
ly. And although it is no business of
mine. dear. I really think you are ne
glecting your opportunities of doing
good in a irue sense by not urging him
to better tilings. Your influence might
turn him into a good man, my dear, I
do. indeed, believe."
Hut Nell frowned haughtily.
"You are so good yourself. Miss
Tl dora, that you don't know any
thing about people who are not like
you. Jem has had plenty of opportuni
ties to refni-iu. It is liy his own choice
that he idles about instead of going to
sen."
"Hut it is to be near you. dear." sug
gested the seniituental old maid. "I
don't mean to say the young man is,
in any sense, your equal. Hut I think
if you really cared for him "
"Hut I don't:" protested Nell, In
digiiautly. "1 have never thought
about the creature, lor a Moment, ex
cept to wish that he would go away
fn r.i Ihe place altogether. And if lie
has dared to say that 1 ever gave him
the slightest encourageineut "
"Ho has not, he hits not." said the
old maid, hastily. "Ho has never been
anything but most humble and sub
missive." "In your presence," added Nell, slg
uilicuutl.v. "Hilt when he Isn't with
you, he presumes to he rude, ami even
jealous. As if lie had the slightest
right to be jealous," she added, angri
!' Miss llosiiil's lips tightened with dis
approval. "I see how it is." she said, "l'oot
Jem Is right. Ho complains 1 bat you
have had .your head turned by the
young men wlio were here in the au
tumn. He says you have never had
a good word for him since the coming
of that particularly worldly and friv
olous young man who calls himself
Clifford King."
Nell drew herself up.
"Miss Theodora." slip said, very
quietly. "I know you will not. say
nuything more ubout Mr. King, when
I tell you that 1 I thai if it were not
for the misfortune which hangs over
us now, I should be his wife some
day."
Hut poor Miss Bostul was horrors-truck
at this disclosure, aud she pro
ceeded to read the girl such a lecture
on the evils of marryiug above one's
station, and. above all. of warryiug a
man of the exact type of Clifford King,
that, although she did not succeed in
convincing Nell, she si 111 her home
very unhappy and ou tiie crge of
ten is.
To be Coutiuuud.
XoII-"01d Mr. Kashtlbtiru died last
night." B-.l!e "O! my! Thai's terri
ble. Awful"' Nell -"You seem to to
I'.rct It very inn. 11." itclle "I do re
gret very deeply the fact that 1 re
fused bluj only tlucv mouth uguV'
THE FEMININE ADVISER.
A Woiiuin Who Miiimer Oilier reolea
Mum 3.
A new occupation for women is that
of feminine adviser of a trust com
pany. This new olliclal does not advise
the trust company', bill she takes
charge of the women patrons of Ihe
orgaiiixalion and acts as their coun
selor, 1 1 1 li 1 .1 lit and backer. One of
the big trust companies iiiauguraled
this custom a few weeks ago, and the
female ollirial has already been voted
a great success. No woman before her
had ever occupied such a post. The
new desk, with its vase of violets, the
palms and ferns hi the windows, Ihe
liiMirious red plush room, giving the
utmost privacy to timid visitors, were
all an experiment. Hut now it may
i" said that this woman's presence iu
(lie great establishment is a comliil 11
ami not a theory. So many woti.on
have sought her assistance, and so
many indeed have been brought as de
positors of the company, attracted by
her presence, that her cosey nook is a
fixture. Other trust companies nr.
following the precedent of having a
woman lo look alter the affairs of the
women depositors.
Oil" of the 1 rust company's tellers,
when a.-Ucd how the plan succeeded,
said that the new oilire had caused a
noticeable increase in the business of
the establishment. "1 must say," lie
ndded. that to till sm h a position as
Mrs. Ulaiik dors, continually answer
ing questions, oil" must have the tem
per of 1111 angel, hut I think that she
lias that. No man of us could stand
the strain, muolt h-s stand il sweeily.
When a woman who knows moiling
about business comes asking us ques
tions through the window, some of the
quest ions so fooli-h and uiiueei es-ary,
it is mighty hard for a man to be
polite."
The barker herseii' said: "A woman
loses her head." said she, "when -ho
must speak out loud over a counter at
a man, but when she can come in
here ami sit down far." 10 fare with
me, we talk as one woman lo ami'hcr.
and soon le-r business is traiisaried.
Why. If I had a counler and a grating
here, il would rob our conversation of
its essence." New Yuri: Commercial
Ad'.'erlis.':-.
II. iv.- to I'.yrntliH t'orrri-ll.r.
1 1 is strange that so necessary a prac
tice is performed mi inadequately. The
now-born infant knows how to breathe,
and many reach adult years without
exlendirg their lil'-t knowledge.
Hreaihing simply to cxlsi is one thing,
hi .-aiiiitr; to live, ill its fullest sense,
is quite another.
Peep, voiuiitary, conscious treaili
ing is productive "I' a far dih'eront
physique liian the feeble, involuntary
respiration which retains a hold upon
cxislem-e.
The air iu tin- hoitom of many a pair
of lungs is like the dead air in an
unvcntiialed cellar.
Men breathe from the abdomen be
cause their dress permits ii. A wom
an's lii-eaih is often measured by her
corset string.
A conscious effort must be made
to expel Ihe residual air at the base
of lit" lungs for chest expansion. Idood
purification, radiant health, and lasting
beauty.
1 leep-breathim: exercises, through
the nostrils, never the mouth, should
be praelired night and morning.
Thorough respiration increases the
led corpuscles of the blood and pitriiies
the entire circulatory system.
Thorough respiration frees the lungs
of the noxious carbon gas and bodily
impurities thrown off in the form of
watery vapor of the bn-aili.
Kvery exhalation of even a healthy
person Is rank poison.
What -shall be said of tiie breath of
the sick?
At least ten deep Inhalations of fresh
air should be taken upon or before ris
ing every moriiing and the same before
going Id bed every night.
These may be taken either iu an up
right or reeumheut position.
If lying dow:i. lie Mat upon Ihe back,
arms extended, mid slowly inhale
through the nostrils. Try to till every
air-cell 01 the hues. Tie- abdomen
should rise lir-i. then the chesi. as ihe
lungs Income inilai'd. Alter holding
Hie breath a liitle expel ii slowly
tliroti'.h the lips. Kid the empty lungs
ns thoroughly i s p-.;!d. and try to
reali.e that li. il:o. vitality, energy and
beauty are in cadi im oming breath,
and impurity, weakness and disea-e
are b: iog discard- d wl'h every exi.al.i.
lion.
Tin- brcaili is III" life.-Ne-.v York
News.
Itaiuty lltt nf NrcUffciir.
She was at tiie ribl-oii couuter 1 living
some uaiii.w gau.e libboti. Sir- se
lected a pattern in white with small
bhlik dot- down the iciiiro. li vv.isu't
over hill an huh wide, ai .1 it hid a
tiny edge ii 11 a .-. k cu'rvt rich
Side.
"rii soe." su,- m ..1 t j bor (owr'-t-.-oa.
"hi ihcGsiug your libbcn. you r.;Ut
j get a pattern that wijl ive the ea. t
of hand vvoik. i tl:- stock is
' ever so mil. li prrtt'er and Minuter
if ii looks all haa.l-vvork. T! e .:,-
down III" oi-nip' have th- appea ..1 ':e-
i f Trench kn-.N. and this open t-:'ir, I mi
I the edge hulks 1 ke drawn work."
j ;:ie bought t.v.i janls. thoiig'i
I (old her friend a :,d and a half woul 1
do, and two ai d a half Would gi
longer ends.
"Hut how In the world do you m.d;
It?" said the o.h -v.
"Yon simply run throe rows of the
ribbon around the neck for a slock.
I cH.tcfrini; them .weitu- ,wUh fagoting.
Instead of futilng the otids of ribbon
oil' where stork Joins in front, you fold
them over, as you would mil re Hif
corners of a carpet, and let them hang
slrai;:lit down the front of your dress.
There will be six ends, three on en Ii
side. The ones in the middle are the
longest, and you gi-admiH- the lrimlh
lo slope upward like a yoke. If ymi
make these ends short, a yard and a
half will do. hut if you want them
longer it takes more ribbon. Catch
them together with the fagoting part
way down, but not all the way. And
as a linal smart touch linisii off the
ends with tiny huttcrlly or tloucr bows
in narrow black gauze ribbon.
"You have no idea what 11 pretty
bit of neckwear it makes. .It is ail so
delicate and dainty. And ii is ever
so cheap, though it isn't cheap-looking.
Of coure, I am making this hi
black ami whit", ami so I use (he liny
blark bows oil the end. Hill one i oilhl
make it in colors and put liltle Mower
peiidaius or some of the dainty dingle
dangles, and so gel up a dozen different
collars built on the one plan." 1'uila-il-lphia
Kccurd.
Music ninl I lo. (iiil.
All lingli.di reader of character says
thai a girl's nature can be told from
ilie 11. itsle she plays and (he composers
she shows most partiality for, says
the New Yolk Sun.
Tiie girl who alfei-ls ISeelhoVell Is
impractical, bound up in di-cims and
not apt 10 make a good lielpuiee..
The girl who is devoted lo Strauss
is frivoloins and lighl-iuiiideil. And she
wlio professes atliuily'tor Verdi is sen
tiinoiital, excitable and slirinkingly scn
sil ive.
Tin- girl who loves lilVn! 1:1 Ii will be
giddy iiial whimsical.
I.i-z.i implies daring ami ambition,
M":ai! prudishness and iivcnnm-h con
ceit. ( :otschalk the aliected and super
tirial. Counod Ihe indolent and hici.a
ilaisicril. A liking lor l'lotovv means that the
girl Is 1 iiiiimouplaee. apt to I ravel only
well beaten trucks and without sense
of humor.
A liking for Wagner ih'tiotes an e.
aggeralcd. irral i- nal lemprinmeut, not
easily com rolled.
ilreat partiality for ragtime music
marks a girl as hare-1 rained and lillle
to 1"- depended upon.
'I'h" iil wiio play-- the "i'-.iiile of
rragu-." "Anvil chorus" ami "Monas
tery Hells" will be a good, practical
wile, a 'nle to keep the larder and nur
sery in older.
I'.ut for all i'oii-id. capable qualities-,
of both an inspiring and practical na
iltre. the irl who dotes 011 "Home,
Sweet Home." can best be c.amted up
on. She will be affect hum le, non-ex-truvag.int
and a good companion.
The ( 101 ln'l I'.n I ton.
The cro. hot button has been ingeni
ously utilized in carrying out the grape
pattern so nim h favored iu garniture.
lit:e d".-r-'ii in tiie faintest green and
ecru shows the centre of each medal
lion in grape pattern formed of but
tons and framed iu heavy ecru hue.
The same elVcct is ciirr'r-d oil! in while
ami ecru.
NEWEST
FATHOMS
Curraiiis and cherries are modish for
red hats.
Voile figures for the haml-onier
dressy rig-'.
The sunflower rosette is conspicuous!
iu millinery.
litatuiia- is tie- modish thing in mod
erate weight.
i:qiiisito plaid grenadine i of chif
fon like texture.
Plop skins of talfela are more or less
frill"d at tiie foot.
rill-stripe silks are in great demand
for shirt waist suits.
Piminuiivo stoles linish nearly all the
handsome slock collar-.
The lace edelweiss is seen much both
on dresses and in millinery.
Hyacinth blue is a favored color,
both in dress goods and hats.
No one quest ions the continued popu
larity of deep blue for any or all wear.
Intricate braiding distinguishes some
of tin- handsomest dresses Iu broad
cloth. I'.road antique lace with an occa
sional rii-ed leaf Is the height of the
mode.
Hitriit straw is the color 01 the mo
ment iu the millinery for practical
wear.
There arc exquisitely silvery shades
of i'"cp gray in le had for street
wear.
On the thin, sheer fa'-ii's for sum
mer tiles-ss the Itue, d -licate laces are
much Used.
Colored wheels and other designs are
introduced into very broad antique
lac,-, bands.
Surd" kid. as well as ilace finish fig
ares in v, a itlreats. ( ollars and cult's fur
feminine w ear.
An ; !!-o 1 r and voj-y open embroid
ery is i.i g.-.i.-ie ciustvt cZc-. t. a titt be
.us added 1:, outlir.:-
'ihe old-fashioned i..r.bitr primed
wi;h misty flu '.vers is being ufcd for
-umii'er gowns. Ii builds the sweetest
dresses imaginable.
The li; " id brimmed, picturesque tint
li t 1 si arc certainly I e. oiniiig and youth
ful i'l rlir. i: Cierefnrc will be much
favored loi midsummer wear wilh
dainty tmii ;s of diaphanous stutt'.
The tinner hols, jo popular last sea
son, .still ten 1.1,11 in vogue, and to so
':i.e Ihe sefinoss and lightness thai
1.1 liis the seas. in the clovvn alone ill
many cases is made of siraw, while
1 lie brim of leaves and (lowers is siiu
jdy bet va (olds 0 tu'di, -
l:r!alinn of Vi llli 111 to Mailllrlilllirv,
mmiM
I'.KI what you have, and
get all you can" is an old
1 of successful busi-
n l.n Mskeil MS
to how lin y lie, ceiled ill
life, wrio-s tborg- II. ci.adsey. The
expression is peculiarly appropriate in
cotiiicciiou wilh the siib.ii t in hand,
and particularly applicable, as regard-
the lirs, pari of the quotation. Win 11
the lirsi is carried out the last half fol
lows as a natural con . qiiem-r.
Th- (fleet of tii.s on a roadway is
unmistakable in lis results. The wide
life has long received tl" Voie of ap
proval as a preserver of road.-, when as
the narrow tire is tinivei s.iily cm h-d
to be destructive. Kxpi rimeiits con
ducted at ihe Missouri and South Caro
lina ngriouHui'ul nilb-ges have i- iimti
s; rated com-lusivelv. ihe advantages "f
!!,.' wide lire 11V. r the 11 ll l'.iv,' rile. In, ill
ill the benclieial cl'i'e. 1 - ii tic n-ad sur
face and the li.Jiler draug'ot.
As ngards the li-'hicr dra-iid the
tests made show thai on macadam or
dirt roads the l.i'" ' l tin .:. inoier the
sauie coiidil imis. carry a -. aiu 10 lighter
draught of from sixteen to thirty live
per cent, over ih" narrow lire. Where
the roads are soli ami muddy but have
a hard foundation the narrow tire
seems lo offer l"ss resistance than the
wider one. 1 1 cuts I hi 'High lot lie solid
1 iirlli more easily a e.d lifts less mud.
Hut the season of soli l-muls Is compar
atively short during any year and the
litile temporary advantage pas-a
01' eousideraii-iii.
A bad road v, ill never become
out
:-o1
by the tratiir of good Vehicles pa.-- eg
over it. but a feed mad may b. co-no
bad by indisorimiii.-ile use of :miu-opcr
wheels. Narrow tires grind a ml wear
away siirl':n e-; instead of packing and
ceuietiiilig them, il hr.s bci a demo;:
Mr.lted by Morin, the l-'n in-h engineer,
that n tire '.' I Inches wide cans- d near
ly double the wear of a l.ii inch tire.
I'lti'iiicr tests showed 1 bat a !.'! im h
lire cans, s 1,0 more damage to a road
ihau a s. veu inch tire aiul the g. i-eial
opinion is that above l.-'i in. -he.-: 1 la-re
is no special advantage.
Ii may ic-t be out of phn-e at 1 his
1 'ml to tin litioll the i'lllUellee of
wiiei is nf di'Tere'ii iii.: -.uen-rs 11 Hip
road-' ay. According I 1 o'periinonls
made at the Uoval Agricultural Show,
at Keilfoi'i!, Knglaml. the resistance of
wheels iiici-easis lovers - ly as Ihe diaiii
iter: that K iclm-,. th" diameter of
lie- wheel by one half air! the I'otee re
quired to lti-ive 111" load will have to
be doubled. The cause of this differ
clue is alllil'liied to the sinking down
of the win e in the roadbed. This sink
ing of the w'a el is wh 'l d-sttvys it
road iiiid an additional f 1 in dianu ier
of wheel might prove of greater benefit
than an extra inch iu w idiii of tire it
will be perceived thai a wh. el of small
diameter has to cut 1I.1 per in order to
get ., greater bearing sU,l.i ". on .1
well cousii iirt.'d road th . !a-' i.-ity of
the loiidbrd is equal to the d"We. h.-ar-Im:
and as th" wheel pass.-- ,,,r 1I1G
surface ii quickly .-prinas ba-'k to place.
On pr.u'iy built roads the vvh" K crush
and iiist'l ice the n ad materials-, th ae.
by ihreaictiing the endurance 01 the
roadbed and inon asing the cost of
pulling a given load over il. In such a
case, even if the road b' perfectly lev
el, the wheels are constantly going over
an incline. To iclucr this grade to the
minimum should lr Ihe object of the
engineer ami can only be accomplished
by making the roadbed so linn that its
elasticity responds in measure 10 the
pressure of I he vv lo els.
It will Iherei'ore be seen hat several
Int! in noes may be brought to bear upon
ihe maintenance of a system of roads,
l'ropir 1 oisi i.'iii'l it'll of reads and care
ful selection of vehicles that p.i-s over
lb m are two of Ihe most Important
factors in tl nonet, roads question. The
engineer may be responsible for the
first condition, but th" latter comes
within t In- juris lii-l inn of the municipal
or governing authorities.--Hood li"ads
Magazine.
(n-roriior'it t-'.xen-mlon.
No argument Is iieccs.-ary to prove
thai the piospority and welfare of a
people is vastly improved by a pirfool
cd sy.-tcm of highways. Cuml loads
nol only add value to every acre of
land in their vicinby. but ihc.v al-'o les
sen isolation, so undesirable in rum'
life, l y bringing pi ople into 1 lu-i r so
clal relations. The pecuniary hem-lii
arc niso marked, for mini roads lessen
the expense of leaching the nriikiis
and railway siatio-is vviih the products
of ih farm i'uliy ninety per cent, of
nil cur prodiiris primarily have to pass
over riii highways. The State of Milt
y.rsr'.'i should mo b" found lagging in
ibis work. In my .imlgmrni liiurh will
be added to our i.i' ni ili and prosperity
through a perfect,'. system o1' goo, I
r ei-is. i older in establish sm ii a
system, nt'er the most careful con.-id-rratl
m I ''. 1 so-i-olel lint tic l.cgis-Inn'-.-e
sh.e-'i1. i i ie ; the ant'ioriiv
pi-.- a by il ,- Coiisio'itioiial amen. Inn nt
adi-me-l in IViS. provide for a Stale
'.ji.:'.." :v 0 .;.iji-i I -.1 rud iL'U t ihe
v- : - .'-I.'. 0 :-, , l::y ,-.ui Hie
p: ' .. .; - : 1 !:.; . .;" rdm. lit. -tb-v-er::o:
au :;ai:: . of Mlum-ota.
upci tIk.it. rmivlctcil.
Two siii.erv si.rs ..r l.ov r Wakrlie!,!,
Ha., we:r rceeiilly cotivicled ,,f niiiili
tililiing a I'lnsal'ee in the condil mil of
(he roa-:-. The rnurt s -ni nred them
to pay a line of 1 and the costs of
pro.rcc.'i: -a. to abate the nuisance, and
In stand 1 iinliii'il until ihe same be
t'nmpliid vviih Here is a hint foi
other tow ns whose roadmasiers regard
public i. dice as a private snap.
Pride gocih before a fall, and after-war-1
'Uete Isn't uuytbiuj; left ot iU
onsen
's&jL"a---s
I1I111 iile (if I. Inn- Sol il t i .
Crush a qiiarn r of a pound o!' chlo
ride of lime in .1 basin, and work lo a
Mii'iolii pasio witii a lillle cold water.
Add olio and a half pints mote cold
valor; .tir we!) ami e-ivi-r. and lei
siaml for :i day or to. stirring oc
casionally. Then skim and strain off
Ihe clear liquid, strain i.no a bolile,
tl lid keep lightly corked.
In t l.iiii Olli U1II1.
Oih loih should never be washed with
Jon water. Wipe it lirsi with a cloih
wrung cut o! cold w.i 'or, lurning tin
cloth and liiising ii ;:s ii gets diriy.
Then polish willi beeswax and tiirpct:
tiiue. Mid s ilt 1I11 -:'!-. oilcloth that
is treat ci I iii this way o:ne a week.
' and rubbed well after sweeping vviih a
soli cloih on other ilivs. always looks
fork Soup I'.iiwt.
Haili l'oum appliao.es are i.e. oming
ns numerous a.s the l.ii. lieu utensil!-,
ami if tin- mode: 11 Padi is 1:0! as 1.1
paeioits as tin- old Hot. 1.1:1 buhs. il is.
j at least, equipped as lux url oisiy all. I
j ilii-re convenient jy : jqniill ii-.i. The lal
! addition to tiie already long b.-l of
I ba'h-rooiu paraphernalia is a cork
! soap bowl. This will lio.it on tin- sur-
face of tin- water and proveui the I i-s
1 of ihe soap, which is ordinarily an an
! lioyingly frequent occurrence.
j A ivrl il,tloi!.
One woman who has a hoi.-.- r;. .-..!
, ed wi:ii m.-mriiiors ol her pareuis and
souvenirs of her own travels has hit
ml a serviceable method, .-she gives i.-T
bric-a-brac turns. That is in say. kei ps
a slat uetie or va-e out lei- a !'i w we -i;s.
j then pills ii away and replaces il by
some new- article from In r trunk or
closet. In ibis way lucre is always
something fresh in si e. nr. I she herseii'
docs not gel tired of h"i' ci'ii.M.i' n:s. as
otic too ol'len iloe... I'.c-i of all, prr
baps, her hoiisr. tie.iigii fr. e fiotii
I petty duller, is imeresting and full of
appeals to tin- imagiiialii'ii.
I Nciv I'iiprrK I in- I'litlilne Will l.
I Mauve Is to b,. much used for 01111
: try hous,. wall papers this year, and
I looms turned into boners of wistaria,
lilacs, oi l bids and ii.leis :,iv a d-.-licalu
fancy of I he niomeiu. Com! im d wi; !i
white and green they are dollcioti.-ly
cool and da inly ill chc ;.
I A country draw itig-in on lo .ks charm
ing Willi a vr'oil -. 11. 1; I-.. -. ;.,' siiiped
ki tin paper, (lowered vv iih lit 1 1 ro ds
Of Violets, just sileh as our might pull
up ill roiiiiiry woods, wilh .-oiue ol th"
(lowers fullblown and some iu bud. too
little plants of differcii' sir --: . hmt.os
lire made lo accord, ami a il ':i;:hi fill
Iresh looking room is the result,
j Another preiiy pr. r- is om-ivil .'.'i ll
n I roll is of clrmat is ii ;ai-, -n- tlo-.vei ;
the natural mauve and purple liiii-.
although (''is pattern may be had v. i,!i
red or pale blue tiowei's s well.
looks very well in a ii-.tid'or or bed
room. A dainty new piper for a drawing
room is while llghMy -eaiirrrd over
wuh small sprays of green foliage, ami
jtlsl hero and there one ot two lillle
pillk I'o-cs tied up Willi blue ribbon.
The while moire and s.ilin papers
panelled in ribbon borders are still
very popular, only nails of ro-'t-s gen
erally entwine tie I -i.h-ins l.o'.v;
though most bc.iutifii! of ail for drawing-moms
are the silk the k papers In
ihe mos exquisite light shades. In
! stead of a separ. lie frieze, the newest
' papcis are topped by an Irregular
Mower hoi'il'-i: as. IV r instance, a very
, pretty paper has long liatc.bi- blossoms
, of wistaria ami Marocinl Niel rcses
' drooping from ihe summit of the wal!.-,
and no hard dividing line glvi s the
usual s-1 i IT effect. New York Commer
cial Adv erliser.
I'olato ruddliig I'.oil one mediuin
sized p.dabi il lender and rub
through a sieve, llu n add half a cup
of powdered sugar, one ; bird cup of
butler, three small eggs rind and jui. o
of one lemon: mi all thoroughly and
put in a M11, or. d dish cud 1'iil.e in a
quick oven half an hour.
l'.al-.' d omelet I'm on.- pint of miik
In till- double hniler: l'li'll o!)r tabl'
spooli of butter, add to il ball' a table
spoon of Hour: when well mixed add ii
to one pint of s. al l.ii.-, tn'lk. stirring
one minute: turn into a b ainl vv'oeii
cold add lite yolk, "' two eggs boalett,
then add the whites !'ca!"ii stPT: put
in a moderate oven and bake until
linn iu iii" centre: 'f it cooks too long
It will separai".
Pate Cub - A.'d -a!t lo.;- d ill of
sail and 1 wo teaspoon! nis of bsking
powib 1 to tills e clips of v pile or wle'I.'
wlirai tl-mr. Separate two eggs. Peit
the yolks li-.ld and add 10 a large lab!"-p-.i:ii!'ul
ot btiti'ic! eiv.im with a t.i
I'lt sp. 01.1,11 of -M.it: 1 ii.-n add t'vo
cupfuls e-i mil!, iii '". i:.:e Lloiu. civ., and
1 if My tie l-M'c.! ".M;:'.'s : tii -Tiiia
ini.'i .:- 1 .cm t : p-sV..-r
par:-, .iri'l bake in 1: a oven for tv.'vaty
01 twenty live minui"-.
Orange C:ih"-H'a! iv.u eggs; rdd
half a cup of milk ;. ih.on: pin one
nip of sugar in 11 l-nvvi: a.'.l to il o:;"
tea spin,:! ul of in, pod butter .-ml one
and one half ctq - of silled Hour, al-ieinaiii-g
vviili ti'.e e'-'g and milk; beat
this weli aid add 010. iabI-spi.oi,fi;l
of orange .iuie-- a-a! a linb- grat d ri ol
,md two level ie " pooiifcls of bakii".;
powder: put this it I i t!,:ce area--' I
jelly cake p..;,, :.,, Pake in a qo' k
oven ten minuli : le u luiu llieui out;
till with crane,,, cieuiu.