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l)c viljnlljam Utcorft, il)c tChnthnm lUaui!. H. A. LONDON, Editor and Propriotor. HATES OF ADVERTISING. One square, oue insertion $t.0i One square, two-insertions l.fiO Oiiu Hijuuro, cuo mouth '.' SO For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year. Strictly in Advance VOL. XXVI. PITTSBOllO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, lOO.'J. NO. 0. 1 I V TH"Y5TER.Y- op-TMIr V-s'V.4 .-.ViM. -- 2 ' BY , xii Tl ore nee Warden, " Author of-"The Mouse on foe Aaron," crc-j lc. yri.iil, Cl'.'i t. iiobrrl J1,.iinrr S. n ' ClIAPTF.lt XXIII. Continued. Til go nml si! with li i iti. If he'll Iinve in.'," said Clifford, wlm v;is re morseful, knowing that he li.nl hail suspicious of the father, and not of the .laughter. "I'n. Kir." said the sergeant, who wanted 11 watch kept upon Miss 15ns tal's father, and was quite willing that it shoiiM he a friendly one. Sn Clifford, not without dlllhlonoe, filtered the house as the sergeant car lied his lmtiille to tin- gig which was waiting for lii in nt the old tuniiilie. The Colonel heard the siow fontstelis outside tue dining room dour and culled iint : 'Who's Unity Clifford s;ood In the doorway. "It's I. Colonel. May I come i.i?" The eld man raised his heail qui-kly. illlil c:iVi' I illl n little wall Millie, as lie lield i 'II his hand. "Come in. conic in: yes." Then, having held the ynini;' man's van, i hand in his own cold one for a lew moments, he let it full. and. .11 viting li i 111. wilh a gesture, to he seal ed. relapsed Into silence. Clifford siskcd Mm is In- should make up tic tire. It was a coul evening, and the liaugh',s had liecn allowed to sweep through tile hoti-e from open window to open iloof. "Yes. yes. my lad; warm youi'sell' i,' you can. It would take more lire than there is on carlh to warm my oh! lames to night." The sum sadness of his tone sent a shiver through ClitTord. who. ind I. had little comfort to give him. Me hail some dillleulty in gelling the lire to burn i.p. and when at last he suci 1- 'd he found that the coal scuttle was empty. "I will fetch you some coal." said the Colonel, who was proceeding to rise from his chair, when Clifford Mopped him. "No. Tell me wlcre to -el it." said lie. quickly, snatching up the sen 1 tie. "tilt. well, if you will, you will tind the liil of the water dint on the ground outside, at the dad;. If you lift i: -hut really I don't like to trundle you -you will lite! tin., cii'rauce to the eel lar underneath." Following this ratio r curious ilir.o tiou Clifford wi lit mi! I.y the hack .loot1 of the hotlse. lifted tile liil. ltd- miring tin1 ingoiniii y dy which the cellar was concealed, and began 1 1 , sccud the wooileii steps itilo the dark tnss b-.!ow. The Colon. ! d el ,,iotd-d liim with a candl . dm this was sud denly 1 1 o.uitished as he reached the ! .1111 s'ep. and at the same uiotm-n: lie dccaiie aware Unit he was not atone. Involuntarily lie uttered a little cry. A hand. 1 lie little. soft and slcml r hand which he rcmcuidcrcd so vividly, hut which he hid never dei'orc Identi fied, was placed quickly on his nn-iuth. "Hello!" they heard a tough mini's voice cry, inutMcil as it came down into the 1'iirili from the garden adove. And Clifford heard 11 soft whisper in Ids own car: "The policeman! Send him away 011 some pretext. 1 only want a moment, Just one moment!" The young man shuddered. Although he had no fear that Miss Host a 1 would do lilui nny harm, there was something uncanny ndoiit tin idea of being left lllolie with 11 murderess, deep down III tin1 dowels of Ui earth, in the grasp of the little hands that had done such ioadly Work. The poll, uin's voice startled thein lioth. He Mushed hi lantern down into the cellar, hut 11 1 ready Miss lios tal had released Clifford and hidden liersclf in the corner dehiiid the steps. "Hello! Who's that down there? Is It you, .Mr. King?" "Y'es." said Clifford. "I'm getting some coal. Would yt,u ask the Colonel for 11 scoop, or a shovel, or something to get It up dy?" The man lla-hcd his lantern round the cellar once more, and answered: "Well, sir, I can't go In. Hut 1 11 call liim." He drew hack, and the moment In" lid so. Miss Itoslal. wilh amazing hohl luss and celerity, crept up the sicps mid nut liellitlil his Inn k. as he called to Colonel Itostal from the hack door way. ClitTord s I still, wild his heart In liis mouth, lie was intensely excited; lie was listening with all his power. It 11 1 lie did not know whether he waul ed the woman to escape or whether he wanted her to pay the penalty sin- so Well dcsel'Vi d. All he knew was that the few momcuis of suspense .seemed never-ending. Then the voice of the liollceman. measured and calm, wa.i ilea rd again: "All right, sir. He's coming." She had pit away, then! After nil, It wns no more than was to he expect ed of bcr Htiperuiiuuio mnnltiK. And. in splt of himself, he felt Ml immense relief that he had helped ber to es ape. Ho conhl meet. If not the po liceman, i.t least, the Colonel, with n lighter heart. He took the shovel which was hnnded to liim, and reap penred In the dliiln-rooiu with the conl. The Colonel looked nt hi 111 keenly and shut the door. "Ild yifu see her?" he asked in a low voice. "Y'es. She pit nwny," answered Clifford. Xlie Colouul gave a igh of relief. SHQRF "1 knew, when yon not the pidlef man 10 call inc. that it was some ruse of hers," he said. "'ou see. Mr. KiiiL'." he went on, as the young man reddened wilh surprise, "1 know her tricks. I -1 have waited for some such end as this for twentytivo years." An exclamation, in which astonish ment and sympathy were hlemled, e eaped from Clifford's lips. Colonel Itoslal rose from his chair, and 1111 loekliiK a ctipdoard ill the corner of the room, tiok from it tin old desk, which lie unlocked, and taklu from It a hiiu dle of cuttings from old newspapers, put them into Clifford's hands. They all referred to eases of "klep tomania" which had come before the West l'.nd magistrates from twenty three to twenty live years before, in which a "ladylike young woman, of superior manner and address," had been charged with shoplifting. "They ail refer to my daughter." said the Colonel, quietly. "And Ml till we managed to get her off. on the p'.i a that she had suffered from hysteria. And that was true." 1 "Then she is no; rcspon-idle for her actions'.-" Miggostod Clifford in a ion 1 of relief. ' "Frank'y. my own belief is that s!c ! is fully responsible She is a highly I intelligent woman, and her astuteiie-s I and cunning are iinsiirpassadle. There is some moral twist In her nature which causes I -r to love the i-xei:e-metit of crime. I'liat is my own opin ion. I took Iht away from London, l.llt wherever we Weill she llleatellcd to get herself and me icto trouble, ami at last 1 brought her here, where it scented that she lllllsl i,' holiest for want of opportunity to I any'hing else. And 1 thought, itti.d a few v.e. ks ago. that I had su, c. . dd. I swear to you I never had a suspicion that she was mixed up with the ihel'ts at the Lli'c Lion until the luqii.s, oil young Stiekels, Then, when 1 saw that it lay between her and poor little Noll Claris. I knew who was the the cul prit, lint how could I co:i,'es-i it'.' M -heart bled for the poor girl, but I kii 'W the truth must come out. and 1 had not the courage to hasten i;s coin- For n long t Inn the litile room. there Was silellc Thi ll Clifford . 11. . .I to ask: "I'o you know uher- . ici- goin "All I l-iiow is thai wliatever s !'' ..one is the In -I pi. .-.-idle tiling f iWU afeiy. 1 can trust her f l.;a; Clilli.nl was shoe f:'ded woman was natural ami deprav moral sense, was ;ed. That the li'.lle, a inoiisier. an iim rd creature without b ar. The Colonel rose again, locked up bis desk and held out iiis hand to the young man. "Co," said he. gravely. Inn kindly. "You have done all you could for inc. for us, ii tul I thank you Now you must leave us to take our chance. And remember what I have .-aid: Theft' In very little cause to fear on in- daugh ter's account." Thus dismissed Clifford took leave of the old man reluctniitiy and started for Courtstalrs. where In; easily found u lodging for the night. On the followiug morning at day break there arrived at the County Lu natic Asylum, sixteen miles fnun Siroan, a weird, wan object, shoeless, wild-eyed, voiceless with cold and with tenor. The creature cried when the porter came to her summons: "Take me In, or I shall do myself some harm. Take me in! Take me in!" It was Miss Theodora. No lunatic who had ever lieeii ad mitted within the walls of the asylum had looked half so mad . s she did. The doctors saw her. and advised her detention. And when the .storm broke over her, and the hue and cry reached the asylum, there was no ilobut ex pressed by any of the doctors as to her insanity. She was duly brought up before the magistrates, remanded, brought up again; always with the same result. She smiled, she chattel; she app: an d wholly unconscious of her position, w holly irrcs oiisible. And at the last In r trial for murder avoided, tile doctors all certifying she w as until to plead. And when it was .inotmccd Miss Theodora would In iliucd was that t hat dur- iug Her Majesty's pleasure, every nn concurred in the justice of the deei- sion except Colonel llostal. who said to Clifford, w hen they were alone; "1 told you she would get off! She is so clever." Clifford himself did not know what to think. Hut then he had something so much pleasanter to think about. For Nell Claris was no longer able to say "No" to him. Instead of being :l suspected criminal, she was now a her oine. It was honor and not disgrace that she eould now bring to her hus hand. Olie tiling only Clifford had to wait for. Nell would uot leave her uncle until his mind was quite restored. For months she watched the reawak ening of his reason, tending him with loving rare. And when he was able to return to the Hlue Lion in full possession of his reason, when the autumn tints were on the trees. Clifford took his pretty and gentle bride away from the inu by the shore. Tlio Eud. zf THiT RAFFIA HAT. A New Form of lli'iiilueiir Wliii tl Comics Kriitn tin I'll 1 1 1 iii in---. Think of looking to the Philippines for fashions, and yet the modern Amer ica 11 girl lias borrowed a smart touch from her Filipino sister, ami ii is even more becoming to her fairness than to the lilonzc hues of the origin.! iot. It is the rallia hat. and It is something entirely new. llatlla is grass, and a grass hat doesn't sound very fetching, does it? l'.ut the rallia hat which the fashionable girl is wearing is just the smartest thing imaginable, ll is odd enough and original enough to make every one who sees it want one. The rallia hat is made on a wire frame. Strands of rallia are either braided or twisted so that they entirely cover the frame of the hat. liallia Is :ts light as a feather and can be dyed any color, and a litile less than one fourth of a pound, which ran be bought for lifteeti cents, is sutllcietit for making a hat with green rallia twisted about the wire frame. It is trimmed with a big red velvet bow. and where the brim (hired at the left side a cluster of bright red cherries are ctiughi. This was all. but the hat was unusually effective. Its price mark in one of the big New York mil linery shops was :-l It icsi the smart girl who copied it ami made it herself just S.'!..".". She -.elected a becoming wire frame, for which clie paid tl.iriy-llve cents. She used llfieeh ci lit-' Worth of l'.lliia. The cherries c.-t Sl.Sii; there Here three hunches. Tile ribbon fof the low, whi. li look i hive yards, was SI. 11;', making a total expenditure of S.'I.r.o. For summer wear at the sea or in the i-oittury tile rallia hat is Use millinery fad of the day. Pale yellow ha Is of tatlia trimmed with black velvi t daisies with yellow centres tire cx ! tretnely effect io. as well .as mauve hats tliiuiiied with pale lavender liya ; ciniiis. 1 Now that the modern girl has dis ; covered rallia. or. more correctly speak ; ing, has borrowed it from the Filipino j Women, she is also learning to weave ! It into belts ami chatel.Une hags. This 1 grass, which is a species of palm, may . be woven into very attractive pot ( tieres. and also made Into mats of all I sizes. The mats may be iim iI to take . the place of doilies on the tabic, ami i the larger ones are a very convenient ; addition to baby's earring.1. Woman's lloine 1 'ompanioii. j 'Mu' Woman itiel ttie farm. ; The il 's- ;- oil farm ami the woman who 11 t;st support herself have one J thing a. bast ii mm n they are not ! local problems. Cafeie.s write:s h ive . almost made ii a;. per that all la- ile ; -eiveil farms are in New Knglaud. and : all the women who have to earn their own Fving are re-, ri.ted by cireitm- stances to the cities. Tv.i c-says te- ( -fin 1 v read hoi'.iro a uricuh lira 1 soeieti 1 in tiie Centra 1 W-'-: sttgge.-t a wider 1 and true:- view of the situation. j One essayist told of a woman who bought a farm, when overwork forced her to retire temporarily from her pro fession. She hires a man for outside work ami a woman m do the rougher Housework. She enjoys pure air. fresh vegetables t:nd pl'-nty of milk ami but ter and eggs, and receives enough money for the hay produced on the farm to meet all her cXieiisos. The heroine of the other essayist was a successful stenographer, who, waul ing 11 house of her own. pitched upon a tii:eeacre place which was far from cities, but within reachable distance of several summer hotels. Hy study, per severance, tact nt:d common sense, she presently found herself marketing every year olHNi pounds of honey, l.'SKi ducks nnd quantities of fine fruit. Probably there Is nut a county In nny Stale which does not offer similar op portunities for tired women to rest by cliange of occupation, Htid meantime earn 11 living: or, for ambitious women to take up fruit growing, market gar dening, poultry keeping- or some other specialty, 11ml carry It on at a profit. We glory in the women wl 1 have sought out such openings. The!" Hum lie" should lucveas . -Youth's t.Vm pa 11:011. New I'lebl 1'ur '.nine- oiiirn, A considerable number of young women, according to a rural observer, are engaging in the poultry business, an I seem, from all accounts, to be mak ing a s'tece-s of . A c.ifresp.i'tiletit tells of being in a Chicago dry gout's store on a Saturday afternoon, no; emg ago, when he saw olio of the sales girls receive her wages for ti e week. Si c was paid !SL'. having been in her place from s o'clock in the morning inn II 1! o'clock in the evi iiing every day. It was neecssaryfor her to be well ami more or less expensively dressed, to be constantly mi her feet and to keep her temper and her self -possession, fre quently under trying circumstances. 1 in the o.lier hand, says the observer, take the case of the fanner girl. None makes less than SI! per week, and many make So. They work tdy two or three hours a day; their surrounding are conducive to good health and cheerful ness, nnd they can dress as they feel inclined. The writer mentions the ease of two young girls who sold last year an average of worth of egg every week during the spring and summer. Nor did they sell all they might have disposed of, for they raised over 4 Hi young chlckcLa Is'sides. Harper's Weekly. llonf Quen ef FaHtitnn. A subtle tit has come from the oaiirt of St. .lame' that mitsieales are not to Uic liking of Queeu Alexandra, end therefore many hostesses will pause and consider before they serve up high priced song bird- to their royal guests uf course Alexandra does not like music bcause she is parily deaf and hears with great tliliieulty . U is em barrassing for the British '.'neon to attend these mitsieales, and therefore he prefers vaudeville or 11 dance. To converse with the tueeti one would never suspect her infirmity, and al though she may not hear a sj liable she Is an adept at lip reading and can guess what one says. When the t.Mieeii aliendeil the mu-ieale of Mrs. Caven dish I'.eiit ind. the night when Miss May P.etililiek sang sir1 praised the voice of Imr hostess' daughter, although she scarcely hoard a tioie. A com panion in this alllietion is Consitelo, Inicliess of Marlborough, v. h leaf- ness is increasing. The young inn hi s. Is extremely sensitive ou tills subject. New York Press. Algri'ttt'H riiiii1iir. White aigrettes appeared on .nine few of the hats and toques, generally fas:ened against an upturned brim by a oaboohon of simili on a straw ro sette. White paradise tails and long, sweeping aigrettes of osprey likewise llgurcd here and there. These were mostly fastened rather far back, so as to curve back over the hair behind. For the rest, however, drooping .11 raiigeiiiciits of lace. etc.. at the buck of the hat were discarded, though many shape rested behind on scnii coroiiets of (lowers or closely niched ribbons. liqiial favor was eiteiided to hat lilted forward over the brow, turned ti 1 in front, and shelving down into tha neck behind, and turned over or rolled on one or boiii sides. I11 this mailer no rule wliatever is followed, each of lia-e styles being as fashionable us oile rs, and it remain- to be seen if the tin dels fur next sea-oti are to exhibit similar variety. .Millinery Trade lb-view. A Woman t'litrl.eii l'liriio-r. There is a young woman living ne.tr Weslche-ter, a woman still in her teens, who is doing a thriving business in chickens and eggs, and who will some day make a formidable rival to some of the producers who are supply ing the Philadelphia markets. She started with a small incubator presented to lief by lief father, til which she has added several others, and has often between l.'.u and -"H chickens on hand at one time. As soon as the chickens are hatched she places them with a hen. which looks carefully .trier them until they are able to scratch for themselves. She sell- most of tlie roosters and keeps the Ileus for laj ing. She sup plies many of the dest pei.ple for miles admit her home wilh chickens and egg-, for the table, and has disposed of a large timul.":- of b.nh at wiioh-ale. Philadelphia Press. .Vina! filnies. Full dress demands a white glace or sitcdo glove. For ii ori.ing wear there are bfo-vns, tans and pongee tone:-. Pale lavenders ami pearls are 01 .a--ieiially worn. Mos economical i;f ail are the yellow and white wash kinds. Among the mittens, tlc-e of real lace in black and white are must ad mired, but they are imi very popular. Silk and thread gloves a'e beautifully made and, being washable, are useful as well as smart. Among novelties are gloves in two colors, such as while, with the long wrist lined in scarlet, or the saute in Itvo shades of brown. Mttine Women IVrforiu M iirrlngi1 Si-rvloo lu .Maine, nine women have the right to solemnize marriages, administer oaths and the like. They are commis sioned under the new law of last win ter, which gives them additional' pow ers over those conferred by the old law, says the Woman's Journal. These women are: Leila 11. limine well. Kins man; .Minnie C. Stan wood. Farming ton: .Margaret L. .Maglll. lloultoii; Cer trnde Jenkins, Portland; Margaret A. Itaker. South Paris; K. L. Shorcy. ltridgtoti; Klk'.a T. Clements, South Ncwburg: Alice M. Hanson, Saco; i!er trui'.e A. Prescoit, Orotio. I.niiR I. Inc. rrrfiTivi!. Long lines are still preferred fot morning wear, and even where Itouuces are itsed tills idea, is still maintained In their cut iit.d ari'.iug 'incnt. I 'roc 0,0 ;,,., ;.re t!:,1 height 0.' I Vogue. Plealed skiils are to less than u qttitolts. Siring lace and -tr.t g fringe arc tile top W .'. i. of ice ojtle. Whele pit'lcd ii;i s-e.s are effect. v( worn by some slender sisters. Tin1 graceful Hat crow a the droopy drc Chamiliy lace en ai is quite it s much in ; robe of lace. Advatiic evening cl and are masses o. lac Lainballe ha:s -es succc-.f uily. j 'liiiC.e on chii'ioli i lior iis a ie.ie j ;.ks are trailing, j . cloth bauds and I accordion pleating. The more turns the average dress maker can torture a wide baud of lace Into, the happier she seems to lie. Scallop effects are noted on new shoulder wraps as well 11s the lower edges of much-trimmed dress skirts. Women who already have a white batiste embroidery all over are having, an extra one djed to some becoming tint. A tloral figured cream inoitsseline toilet Is made still mere charming bj a reltnure of pink and gray l'ouipaduur silt caught by fctiass buttons. Matters Sll'l' t'lll'IMIltS, Mix four cups of sugar, two cups of Vinegar, a level ioas u each of mace (11. ,1 clove- ami cinnamon, one-hall b-a. i-poou of allspice, I a small pu if ginger root. Fur the ground spices in i i-hn bag. Willi half a do.eii pepper- corns, and put I In- hags into two cups of vinegar and four cup- of sugar. W hieii hilVe been boiled logetlll f illlil skmimod. While km put in currants and cook idem gently for ton minute... Put all into a -tone hir. r ntnl et ii-'nle to , 1. Th,. m-M day drain off all the liquor from the currants, licit and pour boiling hot over the cur rants again. Iio this for four o:1 live times, or until there is ju.-i enough liquor to cover the fruit. . iitlo l ltolla. Melt two level tadlespoollfllls of but ter iii i.tie cupful of scalding hot milk; when lukewarm put in one-half yeast cake, one beaten egg. one level t.ible spoonful of sugar and a saltspooiiful of salt. When tlie yeast Is dissolved stir In one cupful and a half of well dried Hour and heat three minutes. It should be too thick .or a bailer ami mu thick enough for a dough. Cover with 11 heated cloth and set in a warm place to rise for admit two h airs. The tex ture will be better if it is beaten down and allowed to rise aga.n before putting into tin-, witii n tablespoon dipped in ll uir till .- 11 roll pan- with the hatter, having them a little 11, ore than half full. Let them rise until 1 ho pans are full and bake ten or tilt, .en minute in a hot oven. The oveti dioil!d he ory quick. iier.t M.it l. Chop v, ry in,,- 1,-iif :i pound 1 i' any tlelieale llleal 1 !i chicken. ti.Ilglle or veal. M.x with it two tablespooufuls of cream, a ;ah!es m'til ,,f chopped parsley, .ilt and pepper to taste. Pre pare a jelly I.y soaking an ounce of gelatine half an hour in four table-spoonful.- of cold water. Put a pint of coid Witter in a sinnll sa.iccpau. add ing to it a slice of onion, a few leaves of celery, half a bay leaf and a clove, lb.il several minutes, mid a tcaspooni'iil of kitchen bouquet. ;i teaspoon.'ltl of beef extract and -iir uii:i dis-o!e,l. Strain into the gelatine, salt lightly and set in a cool place to harden. As it begin- to stiffen pour half into a -mall Mould, spread the meat mixture eveiiiy over the lop. though not reaching quite to : In- edges. Pour the reiiiaiuii ; of the jelly over the nicai and .-cl away to harden. When reauy to serve turn on to a platter and garni-h with olivi . slices of pickle or ciiciiinber. Cut in slices to serve, vmliug mayonnaise around wit 1 1 it if preferred. In thai cac pit: cii.il she,. ,u a loaf of lei luce. Ir -ti-l i: Th h the .Mi d well WJIter Pat a cupful in a v and mi. tie- ban I.. 'I'l-.: .1 ti,,, vv ;iier off. pour on nu.re. rub again, then rin-e, Tun, into a colander to drain, pu; four cup- of fresh, sweet milk i:i a farina kettle. When it com - to a boil add a teaspoon fill of sii't and the washed rice. Lift once or twice wiili a fork, so that it will not ,tlcl; iii the bottom, then cover clo-.ly ami bml half an hour, taking pains to s.-e that the water in th oiiter ketlle does n,,t dry out. Have teady the yolks of two eggs well be:1. ion with a half cupful of sugar. When the rice is done stir the egg mixture into the rice, flavor to taste with vanilla, rose or orange, ami turn into a low glass or china dish. Whip the whites of he eggs, sweeten and flavor and spread over the rlc. Set in the oven a few minutes to raise and brown. Serve very cold. It goes without saying that one should not Use u cut glass or tine china dish for this purpose, inn very pretty dishes aside from the popular rami kins can often be bought for ten to lifteeti cents for this purpose. Oxalic iicid or salts of lemon will re move iron rust. Ki'ellell tloor-' pniiliod with doled liil-. 'ell a;-,. ,., v easily cleaned. Vaini-hoil Wood should be washed with cold ,, :i. and afioruanl wiped dry and pol-j,isl with soft cloths. A prudoli: housekeeper says she ill-way- saves an,! lets Ifr oca p,.,s. Tia v make a g 1 stock for the :'i inula. t:,,:i to a soup. Too tiiU' li - lit In th" gravy may b v.'tii -d.e I by putting a pinch of brown sugar in it. Th!- docs not hurl tii, gravy in the least. To -h shell combs rub first with finely p .v.iiercd charcoal moistened with water, and then with prepared ciiaik liioi-'ene.l with vinegar. Polish with the palm of your hand ami dry chalk. I'lide Sam uses small cake of sub phur when he wants to do a little fund. Killing. These cakes come with a small ve-sel to hold them while they are burning. Sulphur makes a good disin fect, in:. 'I'o revive n dying lire scatter over It n little granulated sugar. Another good plan !s to hold a sheet of paper over the elH'liing above the grate, so that all air that passes up the chimney must lirsl be drawn through the tire. To Improve gravy try adding n table spoon of cream to brown gravy after thickening it. It Is a great improve ment. P.ref tea Is also improved by the addition of a little cream. It sot'tomi the flavor and makes U fur Wore pala table for au invalid. ItrojOljErflV THZ CHIVALRY OF AMIMALS. Einniil. of Thfli- Ti-iiilcrin-s All iiimiil 1 niiiiu. Hnl 15y far the st effeciiv,1 in t'l'liigiug bird- ahum you for the pur pose of cultivating their acquaintance, lifter you ha-i seitled yourself, lield glass in hand, wi' Ii your le d: against n tree trunk, is to place your lips to the hack of your hand in th" kissing posi tion tinil suck in the air vigorously While keeping idem (irmly pressed, thus giving rise to a half rqn.iwing. half whistling sound that closely re semble the cry of a youiij' bird in dis Mess. Il is astonishing, writes Woods lliiiehiiisoii. In the Contemporary U" vl"w, how quickly this will some! h:vs cause iin apparently deserted thicket to become fairly alive wilh birds, all iii a state of anxious excitement. The attitude of dogs and oiie'v do. inestie animals to-vanl tlie babies or children of tlie family p, which they belong, and which they probably re gard a adopted into their own fam ily circle, Is a famiuliar illustration of tlds same feeling. Nor is this simply a matter of affection for the iitirlietil ir individual: on the contrary, it purely personal and. if we might use the term, abstract character is something most curiously shown. Otic of my brothers, when the young man, owned a handsome Newfound laud, answering to the name of Skuk kiiin. the same being Chinook Indian for "good," and amply ilo-ervod. When Iny brother married, Skukkum was gra- j clollsly pleased to approve of his choice I nml extended a courteous but iibt in, ; i.v , condescending friend-hip to tlie new ; member "f his family, evidently think 1 Ing that, perhaps, after .-ill. three might be company i:i spite of the pr ; : I'.tti lie drew the line :it four, and wiica i -.-! b; lli- way. only ill.- duielv t'e "' Used 1o come and look at th little lot. a.l.d I." introduce! to the now ti.ember of the family, but if it was !. nght i..i i the room wo'.il, I iiis!ap;iy leave it or, march off to tlie farthest c-:.er :,nd j he down with an air of off. -tided dig- nity. : And yet the moment the baby va ' placed In his perambulator and started out through the garden gate for a con-titiitiomil down tlie street. Skuk- i kurii would promptly rangfe up along- . side of the carriage and escort it through the entire trip, keeping :t t;,o-t I vigilant eye upon any stranger, catiti.o or human, who ventured to approach his charge without a cordial greeting from the nut's aid. The minute, how. ever, that the gate was safely reached , again h n-idered his duty d uie and relapsed at ole-e into his former iitli t ltd!1 of jealous contempt. lie evidently fell that, II liter h 'W much he might disapprove of the baby personally, and even feel free to ex-pres- Hit- (' elitig within lite privacy o( tlie iainny circle, yet tae voung. wa-, nevertheless, do .in:", a laenieer of tae family, an 1 entitled not merely to fel;-e. but to t'c-1 f il iii, "iii a'!! befo ',' til eve of ,he i.tlt-id" w.-rld. As li. ' baby grew old ! he .noil came ; i Iti: him for hi- own sake, ami they were tie1 I,,.., ,,' friends. The broad and b.-tiitt..'iil oaU.o'.i.-ity of the intiterti.ii histim-i iti animals, throwing the mantle of protection over ev. ti the young of their legitimai prey, i tuny al'.o In- claimed a- a sort of female : chivalry. Nor. fortunately, i- tl:-:e tteed to multiply instance of it. a- it has attracted a H'ecl iomi te admiration j from the dawn of history. j I have known young squirrel-', young J rabbits, nml even young chickens, I adopted for longer or shorter period by mother cats, and every coll'-clion of ! Ihus can furnish one or more instances ! of strange and often Incongruous foster children. liven the disappointed in stinct of maternity will assert Itself In this regard, for an orphaned mother hound of my pack was prevented only with great illtlletilty from appropriating the puppies of a younger and more for tunate sister. And I have twice known sour old niaid cats carry off vi et arniis the kittens of "the favorite of the harem," though in these last two in stances there was. I fear as often, alas, in even the uio-t pious of human actions n suspicion, at least, of a strain of the green-eyed monster as well. I think it quite possibl.1. indeed, prod able, that the innumerable old folk lore stories told in every region of the world among the most widely divergent of races of deserted Infants being adopted and nourished by wolves, panther, deer ami oth : wild animals, of which the Komuliis and Keiuu liiyth Is the most famous example, had an actual foundation In fact, indeed, a number of cases a :v in record if actual wild or wolf chlhhvn within historical times, a ml although ninny :' thesi must be discounted as simply in stances of it well know ii form of insan ity, it few seem to have I n genuine. When we retneml-r the far greater frequency wilh which iutants were left to take their cha in the open air in earlier limes, on account of the now almost ineredil io risks of war. famine and pestilence, to say nothing of the cheerful custom, followed by many tribes, of deliberately exposing their weaklings. It would be strange If. out of the innumerable opportunities of this sort of adoption, s uue success ful instances had not occurred. So that we may cast aside our scruples and believe ia the Inest 1st idle "Mowgli" to our henrt's content. A Shnki'iiiiearo Theatre, Tierlln is to have a theatre s::ere,l to Shakespi ufe. lr. Turck. a well-known writer on L'nglish literature. Is at tin head of the undertaking, which will lu lu direct opposition to the Ktil-er's play house, represe.niing the conventional traditions. The managers, however, hope Ivy expending a large sum on tie1 decorations of the theatre to draw th: Kaiser fiver to tluir side. The new Shakespeare Theatre will open will: J Tifiek's vcisiou t "Uauili'L'' BUDGET V 7 OF MUMOR.. I.tmititl inns. She ins ic.iliinl to cinbi oi.iiT. I'll.1 p.lll- -ies ale I. ill All, I i lie li.i.-li-s .He I'li.ll'llliilg. I Vie.v, I'-.li. i.H s. -Wilis' oil bill toll, or 1 .1 I'll 1 1 Ig A tear She'll tell oii sin- doe-n'i know ho.v. W.i-Intigloli Star. Tin- st t n ii i ii or coin). lornon. "It i- a great mistake. Mabel, to triile with the affections of a man who loves ion by i in-ouragii'g muiio oiii? cl-e." "Well, he's ll little slow. A initio. I think in- needs ii pace-maker."- Puck. HHi'innl to t'nver It. Architect (doubtfully i - "It seeuis as if ihitv should be something on thu top of your house when it i linisind, Mr. Millionaire." Mr. .Millionaire mu-klyi "Might I suggest a roof ?" Chicago llecol'd-Ilcl'-iild. The 111 nriit'p. Willi" P.orouin "Pa. what's the dif ference between news and gossip':'" Mr. P.orciim -"Well, my son. when ever your mother tells any thing t, anyone it's news, but when anyone tells her anything It's gossip." Now York Time.-. Ills t-izpt1 1 ll'IICI1. "Pa." said the boy, look. tig I'p from his I k. "what docs a man's 'better hull" mean?" "r.-tially. my son." replied his father from behind the evening paper, "-he means exactly '.vh.-ii si:.- .-ay." Phila delphia i'ris-. Vt lint. Ill, let il .' Willie "Pi., 'pi-aet.eu!' means 'crook, cl.' doesn't it V" Pa "Certainly not. What makes you think that':" Willie- "Well, what do the papers mean when they talk about 'practical polities';' "- Philadelphia Press. Hi Krifmlly t-.niMny. llixon - "I 'Id you win that ea-e 111 Which you were the defendant';" iiixoti "Yes; or rather Lawyer liiow hard won it for mo." llixon "ilitt I thought he appeared for the plaintiff?" Iiixoti "So he did." Chicago News. A lii-tti'i-ou. I niiiiil-e. "Suppose you site, cod in owning lilt earth," siiid the udrupt. tun n. "what good w iil it do you':" "Well." answered the trust promoter, "I'm naturally a man of hospitable in stincts. There Will be il kind of Sillis tioti in feeling that 1 am permit i ing other people to inhabit this globe." Washington Star. Simply I'uri-i-il In ti. "I've found o'.u why Snobbon- is -o c cited. lie told me himself." "ib- did. Well, tii.it'.- rofre-hiiig." "Yes. i.e said be spent half his l.l'e living to make people think well of lem without success. Then he de cided that the only way to get it thing done i- to do it yourself."- Cincinnati i 'oinmereial Tribune. Until Wiii ii;. 'i-n't it ridiculous to call .-l.vpiiijj cats 'sleepers V " "o-. that's 'way off." "Peoauso it isn't the cars that are sleepers, but the people who occupy them." "Tuat's where you're 'way off. Kvl detitly you never tried to sleep in one." -Philadelphia Public Ledger. A I'orfiruiinor of f.cquHrlt?. "There's no use for me to suggest to my wife that it's time to go home. She'll talk for two hour yet." "What makes you think so?" "l'idu't you hear her remark when she started the argument?" "No. what Wiis it?" "She said. 'There's very little to say on cither side.' " Cleveland Fiaill 1'i.iler. lr. .-,l Mn.lv. The heat victim had been removed from the corner drug store to her home. At last ,'uerc were signs of returning life, and the nurse 1 cut over the cot to listen. Th- victim's tips moved, then she Spoke. "I w.i dres.e.l nicely, wa-n't I?" Chic.-i.go Tribune. Wlfci'ly .'nlitfioi-. "Johnny," said the young liuin to the nuail boy. "has your sister read ihtr novel, 'Su cet Pauline?' " "Ain't seen it in the house," an swered the small boy. "Co.ul," muttered the young man with a sigh of relief "I'd hate to u-e the love speeches uttered in that and have ; belli recognized." - Chicago Post. M..',.-.. rnlks. "I suppose luindey likes to argue a much as ever ami is continually worsted as usual." "No. he's more successful now sinco he got wealthy." "W'lt.ii liii hi- wealth to do wtMi it?" "Well, when lie si es lie's ln-iiig ln just offers to "bet a hundred' and tint settles it."-Philadelphia Pi ess. Neat Si-lti'in of tinliuhli1 Wire. "1 think." she Mild, "that 1 have t little the be-t of my husband." "How Is that?" "Why, he think. 1 give too much 1ime lo my clubs, so 1 offered to give up one; of mine for every one of his that hu would give up." "Well?" "Well, lie belongs lo two and I bc b.uig to eight. Yes, I think I have a, little thv1 licit of hitu."-Chicago I'usU