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VOL. XXVI. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1901. NO. 23.
(Lot
AJSJAtter
of Millions.
By Anna Katharine Gresn, J
opymoHT. ito. .v
CHAl'TKlt XXI.
Continued.
Mr. Degraw, who had only put these
questions foi- the purpose of testing
the fi'llow'tt truth, tVIt a inmuitiiiti
lifted from his breast. Shi; was not
cheating him, tlii'ii, hy coquettish wiles
Into believing she possessed nil interest
In him. She was really nlarmed, and.
woman-like, knew no other course than
to humor the man she feared In behalf
of the mini she loved. And yet had It
heeii nil humoring on her part those
lirilliant glances, those lovely smiles?
Yen, for she was an actress, trnlned to
express emotion, and Rifted with ge
nius for doing so. With a cleared
brow he confronted the man before
hint.
"I nm relieved hy your explanations."
Bald he. "And now It only remains for
us to consider together ns to what
course we shall pursue in reference to
tins dangerous fellow."
The other gave hltn a searching
glance.
"Are you ti.it going to follow Miss
lingers" ndvlceV" he inquired.
"And leave her just when she may
need me most?"
"I know it does not seem chivalrous.
Imt It tniiy. perhaps, he wise."
'Wise when you have the power to
arrest tills fellow at nny moment It
inny seem host to you?"
"Hut I do not wish to arrest him just
yet. His secret Is what we want to
get nt. and this wo can only reach by
leaving him nt large. Why does lie
pursue girls hy the name of Jenny
liogers? And why, when he makes
their neiiu.'iintanee, does he forsake
t-onie and Injure others? Is it mania
oil his part, or has he some scheme
afloat which inwdves the wholesale
sacrifice nf these Innocent girls? We
do not know, hut we are anxious to,
mid that is why I advocate leaving
liim nt liberty for a little while longer.
He has no suspiuon that he Is watched
by nny one but you, and. when you
have tali. 11 yourself awny lie will cer
tainly show his hand, and that openly
mid nt once."
'But this Is being Cohl blooded with
fl vengeance: What If In the menu
while the present object of his atten
tions falls a victim to his mania?"
"She will imt. This time lie seems
10 lie really affected by the charms of
the lady he addresses. If ho Injures
her I nm no Judge of man or woman.
Besides, remember, there Is a watch
flog nt her side. .Nothing cau harm
her or shall harm her while I remain
011 the watch: of that you may he
sure."
His tone was so convincing, and he
showed so fuueli feeling In his last
words that Mr. Drgrnw looked nt him
In surprise.
"Ah, we fellows are not without
heart," observed the man. "(ilve us
half a chance ami we can show our
s.'lves ns considerate as the best."
"Hut you are not omnipresent, nnd
peril may reach her in ways unfore
seen nnd unexpected."
"I do not think so. I am both liked
nnd trusted by my master. He con
fide!) every commission to me. I nm
his right hand man, nml he will make
Ho move without nie."
"Do you not Hatter yourself?"
"No. He npes the great gentlemnn
nnd does not manual work himself."
The nrtlst sighed.
"Well," said he. "I will follow your
wishes ns far ns to try and keep away
from the house. If my anxieties make
It Impossible, why. that Is the fault of
human nature, nnd must not count
Against inc. You. on your side, must
promise that you will not only wntch
over her. but give me the opportunity
to assist you In doing so If his actions
heroine In any way threatening. Miss
Aspinwall, whom I will take into my
confidence, must promise the game,
and with these two sureties before me
I mny succeed In restraining my Im
petuosity." "I nm sure you will," was the reply.
"And If you would go further and re
move to the hotel "'
"I will."
"The.n I think matters must culmin
ate very soon, ami you will either find
flint his Int. 'rest Is no greater here than
It seemed to he in some other quar
ters, or Hint it is of such a nature thnt
the police will feel justified in seizing
upon him. In which case his arrest will
occur promptly and effectually."
"I yield for the nonce," snid the art
ist, and fearful of retracting his word,
which lind somehow been torn from
Mm. he broke up the conference by a
gesture, nnd walked rapidly away in
the direction of his present home.
But before he had reached It he de
liberately tiu'ned about and hastenrd
back to the mansion he had just left.
"I will not act the part of the cow
ard," he Inwardly determined, "nor
will I lie a slave to the cold blooded
wishes of the police. Sljp Is here, and
I will see ber If only to sty good-bye."
CIIAI'TKIt XXII.
rARTUt n INTO THK UAZR.
Dinner wus now over, an Degraw
Could tell from the sound of voices that
floated through the open window, and
made merry music on the broad piazza.
To enter amidst this crowd in his pres
ent frame of mind seemed Impossible.
How could he bear the fire of eyes
that was sure to greet him, and with
what path nee could he utter the neces
sary clvilititj that would be demanded
Author of "The Forikn
Inn, ' J-.tc.
notT bonnch s ton.
of Ii 1 111. lie would rather forego Hie
interview.
Hut Just ns he was about to turn
away he caught sight of her fnce gaz
ing from an upper window, and though
there w;is nothing in her countenniice
to show thai she saw him he stopped
in delight, and gave her one long look,
in which wits concentrated all bis
hopes and fears. The next moment he
ground his nails Into his palms in lin
ger, for he perceived thnt her tender
ftiee was bent over a basket of Mow
ers, nnd thnt she wns kissing them
with passionnte fervor. Oh. wns it
for this he hnd come back? Was his
exile to be made unbearable by this
revelation of secret rapture over a gift
bestowed by his fraudulent rival? It
was n thought too hitter to be cher
ished. Whatever snerilloc he might
hereafter be called upon to make, he
could not nnd would not stand on one
side nt this critical moment.
Making his way rapidly to the front
steps he mounted them and passed
bowing nnd smiling through the crowd.
Taking up his stand In the hall beside
a table well covered with hooks and
pamphlets he waited for her coming
down the broad, oaken stair. Would
her step patter trippingly from step To
step, or would It drag lingeringly down
as If weighted with hopes or hamp
ered with fears? He had an imme
diate opportunity to Judge, for almost
before he had settled himself into the
shadow he coveted he heard the expec
tant r-ound, nnd It was as lingering ns
he could wish and ns soft ns was the
rustle of the silken garments thnt ac
companied It.
Summoning tip nil his courage be
passed round to the foot of the stair
and met lur just as she was setting
her foot on the last step.
"Slgnnrlua, forgive me," he began,
nnd then grew dumb, for her breast
was ornamented with the hateful blos
soms of his rival.
'Yon have not read my nolo':
He looked up nt her face; her eyes
expressed terror; she glanced over bis
head at the front door and back into
the recesses above lur.
"Have you read It?" she persisted.
"Yes, nnd T will obey If you assure
me that your dismissal is final: that
you take these menus to rid yourself
of a suitor whose Importunity Is un
welcome. Itut . don't caress those
flowers:" he exclaimed breaking Into
his own words as he saw her lingers
spread lovingly over the blossoms fast
ened In her bosom. ''Even if their giv
er were the man he seems It wouhi be
an intolerable sight to me. As it is "
"Sir, did not you send me these flow
ers ?"
"No."
She turned pale, then red and raised
her hand ns if to tear the blossoms
nwny.
"I thought you did," snid she.
The words, the tone raised him Into
the seventh heaven of delight. II nil
he not been conscious that more than
one pair of eyes were resting upon
them he would certainly have caught
her by the hand nnd utiered a thous
and, passionate protestations. Hut the
hour was not propitious for love mak
ing. Besides she looked restless and
panted with impatience.
"Mr. Degraw's man brought them
here. I should have thought the do
nor's name would have appeared upon
them."
"It was. but I only thought of you.
They were lying on the window sent,
you sre. Oh. Mr. liegvaw. will yon not
le:ie me? Indeed. I am in earnest
when I beg you to do so. Though it
seems cheerful and Innocent as para
dise before the fall there is death In
the air. and you will be the object of
Itl"
"Signorinn. were that death ns near
me now ns you nre I would not move.
That you remain Is enough for inc.
How could you think I would go after
I learned that the shadow of danger
rested over these wnlls?"
"But I am not menaced: oh, why
will you not believe me! See! I en
trent." She put her two hands together, then
stopped to wring them, for his look
was Immovable.
"Do not call the attention of the
others," he remonstrated. "We do
not wish to frighten them or even to
enlighten them as to the importance
of the matter we nre discussing."
Then as ho saw her hands drop de
spairingly at her side, he added: "Hut
you alarm yourself unnecessarily if it
Is my safety you regard. I cannot
think that I am In any real danger,
nor can I think that you regard me as
being so."
Uer eyes flashed wildly and with an
incomprehensible expression to his
face.
"Why do you say that?" she de
manded. "Becaus you send me away. Bo
cause you encourage cowardice in a
man who hns not. to my knowledge,
betrnyed any great evidences of pusil
lanimity. If you thought this other
Degraw ns great a villtnn as your
words Imply, yon would be asking for
the protection of the police instead of
trying to beguile him from his inten
tions by the frankest and most con
tiding cf smiles."
"You do not understand," she pnnt
ed. "I am in a net; I must go on in
my own way. If you love me you
will trpst me. Mr. Degraw, do trust
nie. It will tie my salvation and
yours."
"Mysterious:" he ejaculated.
She seemed to lose heart.
"And you will not go?" she entreat
ed, her breast heaving, her eyes wan
dering, her form swaying to and fro.
IIo felt like crying "yes," just to
calm her, but he thought her anxiety
exaggerated, her emotion one that he
night to restrain.
"You are moved," said he, "by wha'.
Mr. Degraw's man has told you."
She shrank back. A Jook of incon
ceivable terror appeared In her eyes.
"Mr. Degraw's man?" she repealed.
"Yes, I saw him talking to you yes
terday. He has been talking to mo
since. I know just what we have to
fear."
Iter bend fell; she stood a picture
of abstraction before his eyes.
lie, charmed by her beauty, hesitat
ed to break the spell under which she
had fallen. What a drenm It was to
be standing here in sight of this lovely
form nnd the sweet down-cast face
whose clinrui was ever new nnd ever
captivating to him! What other face
or form could ever compare with it in
his eyes, and where, if he lost her,
could he hope to look for embodied
love and poetry again? Nowhere.
Yet, as the word thrilled through his
consciousness, he found himself look
ing away and behind him to the open
parlor door, where in the huge frame
formed by Its lintels he saw .Miss As
pinwall standing, with her gaze fixed
on his and an inexplicable smile on her
lipsl Ah, she is lovely, too, and he
found himself asking, as many a man
had done before, why his heart should
have yielded Itself to one whose cap
rices were a constant torture to him,
and not to the noble nature, open mind
ami serene beauty of this finest speci
men of her sex. There was no answer,
and with a sigli he looked back only
to hear the signorinn murmur:
"And what did Mr. Degraw's man
say to you?"
"Only what should relieve your
mind." was his ausw. r. "lie Is well,
he Is not our enemy, and nothing can
occur to us without his knowledge."
Her hand, which lay on the open
balustrade, tapped the wood impa
tiently. "I wNh I knew what idea would
serve," she cried. "Won't you take u
trip to New York just for a week?
".No," he answered; "no, I shall slay
Here, and if this Degraw, as he calls
himself, s.iow.s even so much a., the
tip of his cloven foot -"
"Hark!" she cried, drawing back as
if she would Hy upstairs. "lie Is
coining iniw: I hear his voice on the
porch. You have undone us both. 1
call never recover my self-possession
sittlieiontly "
"It is not necessary. I am going to
meet liim nml utmiasl; bis pretensions
before this household. 1 was going to
wait, but I will not see yoti sacrificed.
Don't, dearest," he pleaded, for sin;
had almost grasped his arm, "I am
muster of this Munition and you w ill
won see hliu sneak away abashed."
He leaped toward tin' door. He had
his eye ou his rival, who was crossing
the piazza to meet him, when Miss As
pinwall stepped forward and inter
I osed her firm figure between him and
his secret foe.
"Head this." she whispered. "It is
the letter from Mr. Morris. It came
In the six o'clock mail."
She drew him into the parlor. She
thrust the paper into his hand. Mech
anically he opened 11; mechanically he
read it.
"Dear Miss Aspinwall: Mr. Hamilton
Degraw is a well known person in this
place. He is a line, intelligent and
conscientious gentleman, of irreproach
able character and connections. This
1 wrote you before. In peraoii. he is
tall and imposing, and with his lirst
wor.l le impresses himself upon you
as a gentleman. His hair is dark; tils
eyes gray; nnd he wears a large mus
tache. If you have any doubt as to
ihe person who preseu'ed my first let
ter being the gentleman he professes
to be, nsk liim the name of my little
one who was born three months ago.
If he says it is 1'iedcrika IloUomb, be
sure he is all right, for that is the
name we settled to give her, on the
evening he spent with us before going
East. We have changed it since to
Dorothy, but that he cannot know.
"With regards to yourself, I remain
most respectfully yours.
"hi:i:bi:ut mokkis."
The artist re-folded the letter, gave
it back, nml slowly sauntered out into
the hail, lie was followed by Miss
Aspinwall, who, gliding by him, ap
proached the newcomer with grave
but courteous dignity.
"(lood-evening." said she, and began
a conversation that naturally nnd with
ease led up to the subject of Cleveland
it ml the people, who live there. The
artist stood in the door-way, with his
back to them: but ho heard every
word, and showed to those w ho thought
It worth their while to watch him. a
counteiiauce of growiug uncertainty,
as the stranger's answers came quick
ly and without embarrassment, even
when the Morris family was discussed.
At last he moved to hide his agitation;
the crucinl question had been put In
these words:
"Mr. Morris has a little Infant, I be
lieve. Do you know what name they
,inve given it. Mr. Degraw?"
The answer was direct and unhesi
lating: "They hare called ber Frederika. At
east, thnt was the name decided upon
in the last evening I spent with
hem."
"Thank you." was Miss Asplnwall's
espouse. "I have been wanting to
;noW for a long time." And she
urned to Hash a glance nt the artist.
Uo had gone.
To he continued.
I. on nf Fun.
The hopeful man never gets any
hlug. but he has lots of fu:i keeping
ju guusMug. New York l'u-s.
A Woman's Limitation.
"I wish the utilitarian side of a girl's
dueation could be more considered,"
.-rumbled papa, who, after paying out
mtold sums for the education of his
laughters since their babyhood, found
hat he hud on his hands three pretty
qieciniens of perfectly useless woman
iood. "If they had learned cooking,
or instance,'' he continued, "what a
lolp they would have been to their
nother when she Is going through n
icrlod of domestic upheaval? And
heir French and (ierman, how little
,'ood that will do them. Hut if they
ind learned the language of the emi
grants that come over to this country
-Swedish, for instance, or Italian
.hey could take a newly arrived serv
int and train her to suit, nnd we
ivotthl not be constantly changing, to
mr discomfort. Why do they not learn
l liltlc upholstering, nml be able to
over a shabby chair, if necessary, or
tract ical dressmaking, and make their
iwn gowns and relieve me of the Ineu
nis of their dressmakers' bills? If the
ihoory is thnt the education they re
oive helps them to marry, they are
.ery much mistaken, nnd it certainly
Iocs not help them to be of practical
raluo. This general culture business
s, in my opinion, a mistake. Educa
:ion should be a means to an end now
t leads to nowhere."
A practical woman, however. Is born,
lot made. .Not all the highly educated
laughters are useless "line ladies," by
my means.
"Why," exclaimed n pretty Western
millionairess who had been educated
it a convent in Paris. "I say a woman
diotild be able to do anything. She Is
i poor creature who cannot do the
work of nn uneducated, servant if
needs be. Not long ago I was visiting
t friend, whose servants got into a
row and left her just after dinner,
leaving only the lady's maid. 'Mary,'
said my hostess to me, doprocntingly,
'I can't cook breakfast, and I do not
like to ask Ilortetise to do it, so we
will go to a restaurant and then get
some servants to rplnoo those
wretches. That did not suit nie at
all. I like my coffee early, ami I like
it good. So I did not say a word, but
set the alarm of my traveling clock at
'!. got up at that time, dressed and
went down to the kitchen. Every
thing was left in confusion, and the
line lady's maid was not to be seen. I
found wood and coal, lit the tire, put
Ihe kettle on, and by the aid of plenty
of kindling wood lind good coffee in
half an hour. Then I proceeded to
cook breakfast, investigating the pos
sibilities of tin" refrigerator and larder.
And when all was ready calh'd my
friend. Was she astonished? Well. I
guess so; Hut I think she was pleased
to get a good breakfast. After we got
through she proposed thnt we should
go out nt onee ami got n charwomnn
to come and wash up, and then go on
a quest for servants. 'No, ma'am,' I
answered. "I don't leave my kitchen In
Mint condition. nnd I rolled up my
sleeves and washed every saucepan
and dish nnd put everything in apple
pie order before I left the house. My
friend snid she would like to hire nie
for 'keeps,' and called nie a wonder,
but I said It wns only what every
woman ought to be able to do in un
emergency."
for the tilvl Whoso Hnlr l Thin.
Tor the girl whose hair Is thin the
making of a big. Huffy pompadour has
involved much trouble. It has meant
the wearing of a "rat." which lias over
heated the head and made the hnlr
grow even thinner. Now there is a
new method which does away entire
ly with the "rat" and yet gives the
fashionable pompadour. Instead of
dividing the hair across the top of the
bead, nnd using part for the back
dressing, all the hair Is now used for
the pompadour. The first step is
brushing the hair straight back nml
carefully combing It.
The next step is to part the hair in
the same old way across the top of the
bend; then brush the naek hair up, and
secure it with nn elastic band or nar
row piece of black tape. The front
hair is brushed over the forehead, to
lie combined with the back hair later
on in making the ponipndotir.
Now divide the hair In three parts.
using the back hair for the middle
strand. Take each strand separately.
fluff the hair with the comb on the un
der side, and come back one strand and
pin it. Then take the middle strand
which Is the back hair, and treat it in
the same way. The remaining strand
must be combed nnd fluffed nnd drawn
back; the ends of the three strands
nre now pinned together and tucked
up under the pompadour.
To make the back dressing a switch
Is needed. One of the new. wavy
light-weight switches should lie used.
''Iioiiuh the average girl may not lik.
the Idea of wearing false hnlr, yet it
is really much more sensible to wear
a switch than a rat especially when
the switch is not to be nrrnnged high
on the bead. Pin the switch to the
hair just about where the ends nf the
front hair were tucked under and fas
tened. If the hnlr used is rne of the new.
wavy switches, hy twisting it a little
it will almost fall into the correct po
sition of Its own accord. In arrang
ing the hair be sure that the lowest
coil really rests low on the neck. At
the top tie careful to pin in the ends of
the hair neatlv. Woman's Home Com
panion. Th Hook Inh.
In sidle of all the libraries, public
and private, in and around the large
cities, it is still dilliciilt to get hold
promptly of the new books which
everybody wants to read, but which,
ui varinis reasons, uot everybody
wants to buy. This problem has lately
been successfully solved by a bevy of
bright young girls, who have formed
themselves into a sort ol hook dun.
The club started with ten members.
each of whom contributed ten cents
toward the purchase of one of the new
books. As soon as each girl had read
the book she contributed a second
dime toward the purchase of a second
volume, the money being deposited
with one of their number, who was
appointed treasurer. I'nliko the or
dinary book or magazine club, whose
membership remain.! the same for the
season, new inoinlicrs were oonsiuiuij
taken in, so that the small expense
for each girl continually grew less.
When a nook bad gone ihe rounds of
the club it was either bought by a
member who especially wished il or
was sent to some agency for distribut
ing literature to less favored parts of
the country. In this way these busy
young women, most of whom were stu
dents or working women, were able
to keep up with the best of the now
books with hut a minimum outlay of
money and time.
Chinese fnlnrlni;.
The craze for oriental fabrics and
colorings seems to be shifting from the
Japanese to the Chinese. At least a
prominent society lady has started the
tide of fashion in that direction. She
is a collector of some taste and pos
sesses some beautiful Chinese dresses
and embroideries. At a recent func
tion she attracted attention by In-r
wrap. It was in reality the loose
Jacket Of a Chinese cost tune in a rich
golden brown, with a wealth of hand
embroidery in gold, coral pink, emerald
green and dull blue. Although bizarre,
the rich mingling of colors and tin
elegance of the brown silk made It a
strikingly effective wrap.
Indian embroideries are being used
ns well as Chinese on dress coals and
wraps. It is not unusual in a shop
that deals in Eastern fabrics nnd curios
to find a woman In the upholstery de
partment, seeking for bils of I'iiihroid
ery which may be utilized for coat or
dress trimming. "Our foreign buyers
nre making a regular business of hunt
ing up such scarfs," the clerk ex
plained. St-IrrtliiK ;lov'H.
The most durable glove for cold
weather wear Is the silk lined mocha
and heavy suede, and Uieso. with one
large pearl lull Ion, nre the coming fail
mode with us. The frequent com
plaints heard about gloves breaking
out is largely due to the fact that wo
men generally demand a size smaller
than they should wear. They they in
sist on having a certain make, not
knowing that different makes of gloves
are adapted to different shapes of
Hands.
There nre makes thai perfectly tit
the average slim, euig lingered hands,
but nre ungainly and uncomfortable
on the short, thick hand. It is the
business of the buyer lo know, ami the
clerk to learn, what makes are suited
to certain general styles of hands.
Then, if the customer will hut place
a little confidence in the clerk, she will
get satisfactory service. But the cus
tomer is very apt to get tied up to a
name, and may get quality without
getting the right fit.
I. Ink Inntt'U.1 of t uft rtottnno.
Many of the new shirt waists have
the cuff arranged so that links cau hi
used Instead of buttons. If milady has
had several pairs of odd cuff links laid
awny during their hour of unpopularity
she can now bring them out once more.
Most of the new cuff links take tin
form of buttons of silver, gold or gun
metal, set with so;iv favorite stone.
P.lue matrix is popular and looks wel'
with n while waist. One of the shops
which mnkes n specially of shirt whists
and their accessories is showing shirt
waist sets of tinted bone, cut to imitate
n chrysanthemum.
One of the heavy shirt waists ol
heavy linen lias two or three buttons
in a golden yell.iw fastening each cuff
They accord well with the embroidered
tabs which ornament the front of tin
waist.
or
Very few tight-fitting backs are seel
In the new gowns.
Evening gowns are made in botl
heavy and light materials.
Anything that gives the long droop
lug effect to the shoulder is popular.
Trimmings in cape effects about tin
shoulders nr. decidedly a fancy of tin
moment.
Hats still incline to the llat orowt
effects, though somewhat higher thai
last season.
Loose flowing eff.sls for sleeves
when they are worn :it all. are tin
proper thing.
I,nce is more used than ever, am
deep silk fringe is found o'i most of tin
imported costumes.
The bodices of fashionable gowns nri
almost all made in the b'ouse effect
bagging slightly at the hi:ek.
Blacks are nlweys good, and brigh
red Is also seen in siillicient quanlitie
to give color to the wintry landscape.
Satin will be much worn this winter
as well as the heavy, r'.ou silk stufft
which are so w ell suited to the new to;
revived) godet sktrt.
Brown in various shades, ranging
IV, nn f'iwn t,t i-lii -.iiiiil si'eins III:1 lion
j uhir color this fail. Dark blue, how
ever, runs brown a close second.
A beautiful the::tro cloak is of oli
r.'-e cloth, lined with hory satin anr
trimmed wilh chinchilla and hold to
gether by rose colored silk cord am
tassels. Another smart coal of ivot-i
white plush has a pule yellow satit
lining, full sleeves with lace frills, uiii
! a row of cunito hultous ou either sld'.'
ft
of Humor.
Crnlur.
Wive of great men all remind n. ' ,
Though their lues may be suOliiiie,
It is he.-l lo take a common,
Average fellow every lone.
Harper's Haar.
A I. lite Iteiieiiliuiff.
"Madam." said the lender of ihe bri
gands, "we'll have to hold you until
your husband ransoms you."
"Ala :' replied tne woman. "I wish
I'd treated him a little better." New
Yorker.
l'eifei-t llHpliie.
"Do you really believe there is such ;
n thing in the world as perfect hap- j
pillessi"
"Of course, but some other fellow al- ;
ways has it." Philadelphia l'ublii; !
Ledger.
Till- l'lK-fK Ml-Hli. I
"I'm neaiiy faiui-hcd." slirhed tle
garret poet.
"Hut you told me you had two meals
a day?" snid the frh-nd.
es; oatmeal and i ornmeal." Phil- i
lilelphia ltccord.
ii-iltiile. i
Mr. Newly-wed lin the kitchen. ,
"What are you king there, my j
dear?"
Mrs. Newly -Wed (excitedly i "Don't :
bother me now. There's the cook book, j
I'm making recipe No. 17 on page !
IV.n;." Woman's 1 Ionic Companion. ;
.lust Wiiiiti.t ii lilnir. j
"Why is Ethel crying?"
"She mad. up a s.-heiue to Scare '
Jack by standing before him and stin t- ,
lug to pull off her engagement ring."
"Did she carry it out?"
"Yes. ami the ring really came off.
She didn't know il was so loo.e." Chi- '
cu go News. i
tiuniniiily.
"You want to marry my daughter,
do you? Wi ll. I'm free lo say you're
the most, impudent upstart, that
ever "
"Yes, you're free to say it because
you're her dad. If yott wasn't I'd
knock your old head ofl'n you:" Chi
cago Tribune.
I'heci-I'nl Atiuntm-e.
s.-iv I can't be standln here wid !
(lis npple on me heml. 1 gutter go an' J
git a haircut." (
"Aw. youse won't need no l. iir. ut ;
when I gits troo shoot in' at dat apple.
-New York Times.
or llfgiilur lluhlla.
"See here." said the great merchant,
angrily, "that young man whom you
recommended m nie as having no ir
regular habits has been drunk every
payday since 1 hired him."
"Well." replied the other, blandly, "1
didn't say anything about bis regular
habits, did I?" Syracuse Herald.
Aimtleur I'l'lilc.
Mrs. De Style -"Why in the world
don't you practice your music? Your
playing last evening was abominable."
Miss De Style -"Why. maw, you
wouldn't luive your guests mistaking
me for one of those horrid profession
als, who get paid for iheir music,
would joii?"-Xew York Weekly.
II U lto ' V oration.
Hiram- "That oldest boy id' Zeke's
is through school, and now Zckc is
goin to liev him learn farniin'. "
David -"C.uess not. The boy told
me he was goin' to be a druggist."
lllraui "Well, he nin'i. Zcke said
this morniu' h- wus g..in' to hcv him
take n course in fartnacy." -Kansas
City Journal.
fine of the Humim.
"You say you are a ictiin of the war
between japan and liilssia?" said the
hotiseke. per; "why. il ha-n'l b.-eii co
h.g long enough "
"Pardon me, body, explained Weary
Haggle, -but you didn't quite under
stand no'. 1 broke me jaw tryin' lo
pcrnounee some of them warships'
names." 'Cincinnati Times Star.
The Nu-e ThliiR H" Snl.l.
"I'm not given to tl.ittcry." drawled
Mr. S!alate. "I don't make a point
to say nice things to girl "
"No? I'm sure that was a nice thing
you said to me earlier in the eveninf,"
r. plied Miss Herd, with a yawn.
"What was that?"
"You remarked von didn't have long
lo stay, you know." Philadelphia Led-
' A Goiu A(lfte.
' Dr. Cuttem." announced Mrs. (Tilt
edge, "lias discovered an operation
which is twice as diltii-ult and three
times as expensive as the once popu
lar one of appendicitis."
"How sweet of li t tn I" comments Miss
Heppcns'ilc. "And what Is the oper
ation for?"
"Thnt is the charming feature. He
refuses to tell until after the Four
Hundred has tired of il, thus insuring
that the vulgar commoners shhll not
be permitted again to enjoy the privi
leges of the select." Chicago Tiibuue,
A llnml i'0 lil,
I'or n cement for uieudiiig slot;e jars
coarse earthenware, tin pat.-, boilers,
iron ket'les. etc., mix liiharue and glj
eeritie. making a p-iMe n- Illicit as put
ty. It wiil fasten I.a.;s tops o lamps,
tighten Ioom- Illlt-. M'elM'o bolts wllcll
nuts are missing and malic joints of
iron or wooden implements lain. Do
llol U-e the llC'lidi d arti. le lllllil 111-' co.
niciii is set and haiVc-ii.-d. which may
require a week.
Smoky C'hioilM' s.
To know the cause of a smoky chim
ney is hall' ils euro. In mosl eases it
limy be n ccr tailed without diHi.-tili.i ,
lind a very simph- nuedy w'll bo ef
ficacious When tic draught is slug
gish, ii may lie ne.-i l. i.iled by intro
ducing cold air i u 1 1 1- I i : i S '' in front
of lie' lire. Say. for i :,; -p. pie. 1 1. re,c'll
11 hob- in ill,- heal ihsl.Oie i.b.-lll six lr
c!gh! inches in di.inie'.-'-, covered by a
Veiihlator and pro:-. I from cinders
and asij, v by il,,- r i.-l. ' rally
speaking. Ihe air 17,.;., utnierm a : i i the
iloor v-iil be sull'tei. :.t; but if not, a
great, r supply elm I loaii.r by eoli-
M Hiding nn air ir:;i:i i: i . :i uttli"'.. t itu-.
uiili a piis:ige wi:b the ii.:ni;'l
air. The plan ha-- Mi d. d pciT. .-My
in curing sii.oky i-lr:ni;.-. -. ..'I ' '.; pre
viously were unhenrnH" unl tho
door was ajar.
Slnn liln-: the SWIrl.-.
To -j-u'eh the limn fr.-:rs ;ind dift's
of il... shirt u-e cold valer of raw
March, made t;s follows: A leape,":
tiji lablespooul'al of March, half :l tea
spoopfol of borax dissolved in it liny
drop of boiling v.-al-'v. four drops- of
turp'-iitjie. ami half a pint of cold wa
ter. Strain through nmsibt into a
clean basin, and keep eov.-tvd until
wanted. Place the two fronts togeth
er. !!!l.l llll-r llalll .".lid llle colIiU
band lighily i:i ih.- laud: v.-d round
them, being vdV careful !:ol to g.-l any
water on the fronts or c .ll.-iv. Dip 1:
fronts and collar into U." Ma-Tch. suil
keeping them g.H'iel'ed up in the hanrt.
Treat tie- cuffs in C- Mine way. Next
lay lb-' shin on its b.-..-k on a. ! an ta
ble spread out the staivl.. d fr..n:s. :.:..!
pla.-.- tho'Viiffs t!.:t .-u ;:.ei!. f--!d h.
front- over in half. lhal i ll starched,
pans nr.. cover.-! u;. Daiiii-u lie
rest of the shut, do n..; Id a:.y vat. :
g. t on to the siaivhe.l i ar:-. r.-l il no
lighily in a cJotli. aia.i l.-ave -o,.
hours Lm fore ironing.- 1 .-.dianapolis
NeWS.
Mow Jtotly Made Hlm-c Mmt,
i Hotly planned to make a u....d sup
ply of tuiil.V biO.'tl. li Would keep
through the winter, and Jack had a
weakness for mine pa -. S!r l'.dly
had mustered pns.ty. h- UU il'.'f
pies Would give v.-iy !::'! tr.e.ihle.
So she went !:.' : :-'y ;.. . dv, . Idl
ing raisin, shredding fitv-!i, fh-.tnii-
rurrnuts and su'.:d,a m nnd boil
ing and chopping bei f.
Of thin bed' she bought a lean piece,
welching a goneron- pound. This she
boiled and mined, ami put with it ha'f
a pound of beef -Kidney suet, which she
lind freed from strings and cniiiihW.
Two and a Jmlf pounds of tan apples
were peeled, cored n:el diopp ami
this, with a pound of scidcil ami
chopped raisins, a pound of wei:
eleanscd currants, hn'f n pound of s,d
tanas, carefully picked over, a s. f 't
hull' pound Of finely si d.h-d d .mil.
nnd a pi.n.nl iiu.l a i,in-i'. r i f l r..un
Migar were IlliXC'I Vhll '.!:' b- .-f in. I
suet. Then in w.-nt il." -pi. a -. A I ..
blesiHioiii'lll CMcli of !": ' i and
Ulllce. half a tllblespooid'nl . .o 'l of
o"hie- and allspice, half a n.i'tiieg.
uratcd. and n heaping P-a-po .-fill of
salt were stirred in. mid las? of all a
pin,; ;' nnlVrnieiited apple Jim-e was
put in to Heist, It the lelliee lil. al.
When it came to ihi stage of the pro
ceeding. Hetty discarded lur wood. u
spoon, washed In r hands again, rolled
her sleeves above lev dhows, nnd
plunged her plump l'iiifN into ihe
inlr.'ture. beating and stirring, until slio
wastire the compound was thorough
ly blended. Tiiei; -he turned the iiiiuvc
lm at out (if lie big yellow bowl jn
Which she had liiilde and inlo ,i stone
truck wii'n r cover and '' t it in a cor
ner of l.er cdlar.-i 'bi lMino Tcrhuue
Derrick, in Si-vcrs. ;
Es W Ky)T tV 'a f-'I
Sardine PaudwK'ttS-PolT laiiii.g
Water ov-r sar.pfes to riliiove oil. free
theni from b-.m s and .-kin: to four sar.
dines add otic bar.1, Yr..-,1 egg. pound
to a paste; add ihe lender haves of
a bend of ldt'ucc, shi-c.hl. J. one table
spoonful of vinegar, n s:il!poonful '
salt, n "pim-h of cayenne pepper, spread
on thin slices of bread, and roll.
Potato Orus--To one cupful of uai m
mushed pointoes add one tabl(pooni'u!
of butter, one teaspoon of sail, th--yolks
of three ct-g1 u 11 hon'di ami
half a pint of niiil:: pour this o . r one
and 0!lc-!',,lf eiipfule ol llolir; In at Ibis
thoro'.irVy; then mix in carefully thu
whites of the eggs and two teaspoon
fills of biikuig powder; fill greased geai
pans two-thirds and bako i:t :i raf.. '
quick oven twenty mir.utc: .
Chocoletfl C'rcaai r,!l.og Put three
fourths of n cup of inilk in the ddtl .!
boiler, add U it one te-tf:po,uil'iil ol
butter, two labli -noonfuN of daiet
choeolato mid half a cup of sugar; ruh
one tab'.espoouf ul of corns; ,t--!i ii a
little cold iiiil'i. tlon Mir it into tie
scalding milk mid stir until il .he;
ens; let It cook slowly over the nr. I i
live niln.utes; pour it over one be n. n
egg; ail1 1 one t-aspoonful of vanilla
let cool and spread over the cat nod
over the i,.p, and decorate tin- toe
With shelled walnuts.