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VOL. .XXVI. riTTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, FKIiUUAKY 18, 1901. NO. 27.
If
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AMATTER
Millions.
By Anna Katharine firecnj
CO.TKIOMT, 1.IO. V
CIIAI'TKi: XXV.
Cont lmitl.
" 'It was years ago. after I had a par
alytic stroke nail I lay In a miserable
basement in a condition mure helpless
than that in which I am now She
saw mo in passing, and moved by my
jiaio face. I suppose, stopped ami gavn
me it little I Hi I nl !f of fruit which she
was carrying home far her own meal.
Foverty recognizes lmvorty, ami I witf
liers, but I I'tiiihl tint say her nay nor
refuse her gift, nor cvi u thank her for
what made my lu-art leap with Joy.
ninl when .she passed again anil yet
Again, cadi time with a smile that
filled my dark room wlih the sunshine
of heaven. I grow to live In the light
if her cumins isnd going, 1111 there
"was li daylight fur me If she did nut
pass, and nu night shadows fur ine if
phe did. I was Ignorant of her name.
She never thought to toll me. and I
bad no power to ask. But I saw that
her hands were rough with work,
though hir face was one of the love
liest that could be seen, and sometimes
I caught a glimpse of the heavy bundle
which she always carried on the fur
ther side of her. n if she knew I would
grieve to see It so heavy and yet be
unable to relieve her.
"'And weeks went by, and months,
anil she never forgot to smile or say a
word of hope or drop me a (lower,
which must often have been bought at
the expense of a meal, for her clothes
were very poor ami thin, and her face,
for all her beauty, had that sharp,
heartbreaking look which only comes
from Insufficient food and hard work.
And I. loving her as we only love the
being who keens in from despair, had
to see all ihls. ami only look the nn
RUlsh ami gratitude with which my
heart was breaking. 1 could not even
lray for her to take from uie thr only
precious thing which 1 possessed my
mother's ring. And when I saw her
growing paler each day. and walking
with feebler stops, and lingering with
sweeter, but ah I sweeter smiles as she
passed the- window, which had now be
come like n shrine between us, I used
to suffer beyond the power of tongue
to tell; not because I could not act n
man's part and snatch her from tin
work that was destroviug her. but be
cutiso I did not know w hat name to
call her by when I prayed to heaven
to guard her. And -he never thought
to tell me. though she loved me as few
women love the strong ami the helpful.
''At last -ah! to t'.iinU thai 1 should
have lived so many years since then
th.ro came a day when she could hard
ly falter to my window. Only love
could have sustained her. for she had
to clutch the rails of the fence between
us to keep herself from fulling, and
when I just looked and looked at her
in my despairing way she cried softly:
"If I do not come again, know that 1
am dead, dear frfend." and then she
would have gone, hut that the awful
anguish within me found vent in one,
mighty effort and 1 cried: "Oh. tell uie
your name, sweet angel; tell me your
name!" and then fell forward from my
chair, stricken again and helpless. Hut
when, in tinu 1 know not how long
1 came to myself again, they put a
book lu my hand, which had been left
for me en the evening of that day. and
on the fly-leaf of tin1 book I read these
words:
" ' "My name is .lemiy Rogers. Tray
for me. a I shall die praying for you."
" 'That book is under iny head now.
and when I am buried you will see that
It Is laid under these ibiwers you have
given mo."
"'And -was that the end?" I Impetu
ously cried. 'Iid you r.cver see or hear
from hor again':'
" 'Never. And si I know she died.
Hut other girls of h"f name and char
acter still live. Tor every throe she
suffered, for every weary hour she
passed, another shall reap joy and re
alize comfort. You have promised it
and 1 rely upon yon to keep your word
as I would re'ry iimm myself. Ah.
sweet pence, 1 know thee at last! Fifty
years have I sought thee. and. now, as
I die. thou haltcst at my bedside!"
"Could 1 disturb such a hope? Quix
otic as his scheme was. I had no right
to criticise It. I might have suggested
that he should make fifty girls com
fortable instead of one enormously
rich, but In my position any Interfer
ence seemed an impertinence, and
might have undermined a faith which
it behooved me to see preserved in
him. r.esides. it was rapidly becoming
too late forcxpoMiil.-uion. The strength
which had sustained biui through this
final Interview was fast ebbing away,
and I felt that it was rather my duty
to speak to him of another world than
to delay bis thoughts any longer upon,
this.
"1 therefore hasti ned to give him
iny last assurances, and pointing to the
had where the lawyer stood, asked
111 til if ho would IV 1 any easier if Ids
wishes were expressed oil paper. Hut
he said 'No;' thai ho had unbounded
confidence in me. and looked at me sn
lovingly that my heart lost some of in
oppression, and my future task ap
peared for the moment b'Ss onerous.
" 'Hut I should like to see the lawye r
for a moment.' he said.
"And, obedient to his last w ish, 1
called In Mr. rutting ami left them for
an instant together. What tiny said
I never knew, but from I lie lawyer's
manner 1 judged it to be something
Of peculiar nature, for In smiled as
H
AuU"r ?nZJ.?rM
SOStRT ONNCH'E SONS.
I came back ami gave me another of
his odd looks.
"lu another moment the dying mau
had given one Joyful cry, utlereil Ilia
word 'Jenny,' and fallen back upon
Ills pillow dead."
(TlAFThlt. XXVI.
Tin: qitst.
"I took no one Into my confIdeu"o. 1
merely told Mr. Cutting and the doctor
that I was not at liberty to divide the
fortune which had been left me. and
then waited to see If the will would be
contested. I expected It would be. but
only one or two adventurer put in
claims, and these were so manifestly
fraudulent that the matter was never
carried into court. When I f It myself
firmly settled in my position and rec
ognized as file legal possessor of these
millions I quickly left Cleveland and
went to New York. Taking rooms in
the most retired hotel I could tind I
began the search delegated to me. I
Went, tlrst, to the directory and took
the addresses of all the families by the
inline of "Rogers' that were to be found
there: then where their position war
lanted It I visited these families, and
where it did not, I learned through
such persons as I thought It safe to em
ploy, whether there was a Jenny
limong the daughters, and If there was
I contrived to see the girl, often Undine
one glimpse to be enough to satisfy nu
ns to her Ineligibility.
"The child of Abram Rogers was the
first one that struck me favorably.
Not that I was satisfied even with her
beauty, but I hail seen so many bold
and uncultivated girls among my wan
derings among the poorer classes,
where I naturally went first, that I
could not but be struck by her Inno
cent naivete of expression and the in
lierent goodness to be discerned in her
MVeet face. Hut when 1 had made up
Iny mind to know her better, and. with
this purpose in view, called at the
house where she lived. I was shocked
to hear that sickness and death had
been before me. and that the fair
young girl had passed forever from my
reach and from that of the money with
which I had contemplated endowing
her.
"Thrown off my balance by this inci
dent I next visited the various schools,
and though I did not tind a scholar to
suit me. I heard of a young teacher
who was said to possess every personal'
and menial attraction which one could
desire in n woman. So warmly was
she praised that I became assured even
before seeing her that my task was at
nn eml. and could hardly contain my
Impatience while waiting for the letter
of introduction which I had sought for
and obtained from a member of the
school board, in whom I was happy to
recognize an old friend.
"And when I went Into this girl's
humble home and noted its neatness
and the marks of good taste which
everywhere abounded. I did not need
the sight of her winning yet Intelligent
face to recognize the presence of otto
of those domestic angels who grace
any home mid nobly till the most ele
vated stations. I talked with her. ned
my liking and admiration grew. Had
she not risen to her feet, as she pres
ently did. and thereby beiraycd n se
rious lameness, which robbed her of
that indisputable claim to beauty upon
which Mr. Pclanoy had laid such stress
I should doubtless have committed my
self irretrievably, for my sympathy
and Interest had both been awakened,
and more than this was unneci'sary at'
the time, so weary bad I become of
iny task and so hopelr ss was I of find
ing any worthy prototype of the noble
and hpuutiful lioliig "who had been so
much beloved by Mr. Dclancy.
"Hut this physical disability of hers
at once marked her as unlit for the po
sition for which I sought her. I dared
not give Mr. Pelaney's money to one
conspicuous for a defect when he had
bidden me choose absolute beauty. at
least not till I bad sought further and
found beyond all dispute that the city
held m line of her mime ai once more
charming and more worthy. So I re
commenced my search, and this time
went the round of the private schools.
"And here I want to say that, what
ever consequences may have followed'
my undoubtedly mysterious actions. I
mi conscious of having done nothing
that would In any way lay me open to
the charge even of ungeiitlemauly con
duct. I tried to make my inquiries and
take all necessary observations myself,
which wns. perhaps, a mistake, but I
never wilfully led any girl to think I
took a personal Interest in tier, nor did
I ever breathe a word or give a glance
that could be wrongly misconstrued
without the aid of the girl's own van
ity. I say this now. because, accord
ing to Mr. tiryee, events for which I
am not in any way responsible- fol
lowed my discovery of a very pretty '
Mi-s Kogcrs in Miss lladden's school. !
She toothed a letter inviting her to an
inter1, i-w in the .lersey depot. Hut I j
never wrote that letter. I simply ,
paused wl i ii she and her companion
passed by nn i a their way to church
or concert, looking at her most certain- I
ly. but not with impertinence, or even !
with any extraordinary Interest, for I j
soon saw that she possessed nothing
beside a rather ordinary prcttitiess to
recommend her to my regard, and mere
nri'ttluess, even of an extraordinary
nature, was not enough to charm these
millions out of my pocket an long ma
there was n single .lenny Kogcrs in
Ni'W York who possessed virtue as
well as beauty, and character as well
as grace.
"From her. then. I soon turtle,, what
evir evidence you may adduce to the
contrary. If a card bearing my name
was found in a letter received by her
that card was either stolen from my
pocket or forged by some persons anx
ious to get mo into trouble. I was
seeking a noble, self -sacrificing wom
an, not a silly ami romantic aehool girl.
"Nor do 1 understand or seel; to ex
plain the violent death o'' tint oiln-r
poor girl, toward w hom I liually turned
in sheer perplexity and despair. I
bought the bonbons that were found
in her room, because I had seen her
stand one night with wistful eyes be
fore a famous confectioner's, but I cer
tainly dlil not poison them, or. lint 'cd.
tamper with them in any way. 1 did
Hot even open the box, if 1 remember
rightly. What the result of my ac
quaintanceship witli her might have
been I cannot tell. She seemed to be
a good girl, but she was an Illiterate
one. and only passably pretty. How
ever, I might have found worth In her
if the opportunity had been mine of
Hounding her nature, but I was pre
vented doing this by her sudden death.
"1 am told - and this Is another mys
tery which I cannot explain -that she
received a letter of warning against
me; warning, when I only meant tier
good! As to who was the writer of
til's anonymous note 1 cannot even
hazard a guess. The police must de
termine that. I can only repeat what
1 said before, that my conduct toward
her was without any show of disre
spect, and that neither to the poorest
of these young girls nor to the br.st en
dowed did I ever show attention which
was not In p. rfect accord with the pur
pose for which I sought them.
"And now I come to the experience
which brings me here, and explains
why I eaniinue to obtrude myself in
Mies AspinwnU's parlors, notwith
standing the fact that my presence
there !s not wholly welcome to some,
at least, of the persons 1 meet there.
Miss Kogcrs' name is '.lenity;' she is
beautiful as are few of any name or
circumstance, and'' his voice showed
feeling here-"she has mind and soul
which acipi.'iintanceshlp proves to be
not only gifted but elevated. I cannot
turn my back upon such a perfect em
bodiment f all 1 have beeu told to
seek for. Her very disappointments
we know she has had them -make her
cause sacred in my eyes. 1 made up
my mind at my second itidrvlew that
the girl I had so long sought for was
found, and. having come to this con
clusion, considered it only proper that
she should learn to know me well, so
that when the moment came for me
to reveal my iiit utloits she should not
be constrained by any secret doubts or
aversions from accepting a gift that is
almost equivalent to a small kiiiL'dom.
lo I make myself understood. Mr. Dc
praw':" The artist, who had passed through
an iuliulte number of emotions and
phases of feeling during this long reci
tal, rose with a start at this sudden
appeal and enthusiastically held out
his hand.
"Perfectly, perfectly," he exclaimed.
"How can I thank you enough for
your kindness in letting me be present
at these explanations. I assure you
that I feel the coals of tire burning on
my h-.-ad. and only hope that you will
relieve me of them by abusing me
roundly for the various discourtesies
I have shown you."
"Don't speak of it." rejoined the
other, waving his baud toward the
table, on which lay th1 many docu
ments of which 1 have before spoken.
"Yonder," continued be, "are the
papers upon which I rely for the sub
stantiation of my assertions. There
you will see n copy of Mr. Pelaney's
will, the bank books and other papers
proving uie to be in possession of the
money I have slated, and, lastly, a let
ter or statement drawn up by myself
and duly attested by witnesses, in
which the story related to me by Mr.
Polaucy on Ids death bid is given, to
gether with my acceptance of the
strange but not unnatural conditions j
ruder which he, a stranger, left me j
tills euoiiiious ioriune. i iiucuucu
them for the lawyer who should draw
me up a deed of gift in Miss Kogcrs'
favor, but 1 found them very useful
when Mr. t!ryce showed me the war
rant of arrest which had been made
out iu my name, and I shall be much
obliged if you also will cast your eye
over them, that nothing like the
shadow of a doubt may ever again lie
between me and a gentleman whom I
feel bound not only to respect but ad
mire." The artist, overwhelmed, and in a
condition of great excitement, took the
papers and glanced at them, while the
detective, rubbing his hands together,
consulted each linger separately, as If
In search of an answer to a problem
that yet possessed features sutticii ntly
unacfouiuahlc to pur.Ic him.
"Who wrote the letter to Miss Rog
ers in Miss lladden's school''" he said,
musingly. "Who sent the note of
warning that frightened the other poor
irirl into a llight which emlcd in her
dentil in the blind alley? And who put
poison into the box of bonbons which
veil bought and sent In good faith to
I his girl? These are three very serious
ptesiions."
"You are right." assuited Mr. Tie
jraw. "very serious questions, indeed.
for iu letter and poison we can discern
the evict m en of malicious feeling !
against the girls possessing this one
name, which may not yet have ex
pended Itself, and which. If we cannot
trace it.s source, may extend itself to
the Miss Kogcrs now staying with
Miss Aspinwall. with we do not know
what fatal results."
To be continued. v '
The fool Is often so supercilious as
not to be on spcakiuf terms with bis
owu opportuultis. .
s- -W-
lil'vlvitl Iff l.lneli Cheat.
Kvcry w here in the shops to day o ic
finds linen chests, more or less elalior
ilte.
Nothing hut a line antique will do
for some young Women, and genuine
olit chots whose heavy wood Is finely
carved ami rich with color and lustre
of centuries are not sold for a song.
Imitation antiques are plentiful and
some of them are attractive enough
if one buys them for what they are
and docs not pay the price of leal an
tiques for them.
A strictly modern French chest made
to llll a New York order is of dark
oak, severely plain, but mounted in
wonderful art lioiiveau metal work
set Willi soiill-preeiolls stones.
Such chests are not for all lovers of
linen, but linen all women must have,
and the earlier the collecting is begun
the more satisfactory the supply is
when its ow ner's wedding day comes.
The wise mother buys the linen chest
and begins stocking it long before the
daughter is old enough to take a vital
interest in the proceeding.
It is easy to have an exceptionally
beautiful supply of linen if one
walclies the sales, and if one buys a
little at a time, liven if a woman litis
unlimited melius at her disposal she
cannot at one full swoop collect a
stock of linen as satisfactory as one
picked up piece by piece, because of
some particular merit or charm in each
piece.
One may buy almost any sort of lin
en store hemmed nowadays. The hur
ry ami rush ol modern life has de
manded that concession, but the girl
who Is cut out for domesticity will pre
fer hemming and working her own
linen.
I If course, the supply she will need
will depend upon the position she will
occupy, and certain basic rules of se
lection every one may follow.
First there is the kitchen supply,
cup towels, glass towels, roller tow
els, dish cloths, cheesecloth dusters,
tick-covered iron holders, a bag for
clothespins, cotton - limine! bags to
draw over the brooms when wood
floors are to be brushed. All these are
to be hemmed, worked with one or
two initials and laid away in the linen
chest.
Then there is Ihe servant's linen, a
bountiful supply of sheets, pillow slips,
towels, spreads, tablecloths, napkins,
not necessarily of line quality, but
carefully selected, durable. well
worked.
When this foundation is laid one has
come to the delightful part of the
work, the choosing of Ihe general
house linen in various grades. Here
temptation meets one and covetoiis
ncss becomes one's darling sin, but
one must keep a level head and coiisid
or the practical as well as the beauti
ful, and one inusi learn to be an nit
crr'ng judge of quality. F.vangolist.
Women l lfly Ver llencr.
The Kev. IU". llillis sees g ac fears
for men's future in the progte.-s women
are making, lie told them so in a
sermon on "Women."
"Women." said 1'r. llillis, "in spite
of men's refusal to give them the lights
and privileges to which they are entit
led, are to-day in 1 !" branches of busi
ness and in instances showing more
ability than the men.
"In one of the greatest financial in
stitutions of this great ity not long
ngo a well-known num. drawing a sal
ary of $UTi,lKH a year, suffered a ner
vous collapse. The directors selected
the young woman, who. for ten years
had been the stenographer. She. the
directors told me. has done better work
than the man she succeeded and is
doing it for but Jio.ixio a year.
"In fifty years." said Or. llillis. "the
women will know more than the men.
They have more time to read and study
and they are improving their time.
Kventually they will vote themselves
and tell the men whom to vote for.
There is a lesson of rebuke in this for
men.
"Eventually all Ihe universities will
be co educational, and the women will
carry off all the prizes. That's what
they are afraid of in the colleges which
will not allow women. The women
study while the young men are educat
ing the calves of their legs. The wo
men are writing our novels: the best
portrait painter is a woman: recent
ly a woman took the highest possible
prize in mathematics." Now York
F.vcning Telegram.
11, ui- 11 I lit .
A woman who has made a study of
health gives the follow hit suggestions
for the care of the hair:
""Keep the hair as clean as the rest
of the body.
"Let the air mid sunshine have five
a"ccss to it. Never wear a hat when
you can go without it 1: will retard
the grow th of your hair just as surely
as covering up a plant would binder
its development.
"If you wear a wheal Held. :m a
i ny or a grain1 arh.ir on i"iir bat, yen
must expect that ynr hair will sullVi.
Heat and weight are not conducive t"
growing luxuriant leeks.
"Pon't put u lot of strange imstrun s
on your Iriir. If you do. volt will g.-t
a lot of strange results.
"Wash the hair in w.irni eastile suds.
Kinse it in cold water. The change of
temperature stimulates growth. If you
want to make your he r grow, this
washing may be repealed every otbei
day.
"When you dry your l air, do it 'u
the sunshine. I'.esi.les helping ih,
growth of the hair, it will priidu.-e
beautiful tints and sheens that no at
titleial aids can bring.
"Pon't twist your hair iu a towel to
dry it. You will break many of the
hairs ttitit way. Pry It carefully by
gentle pressure." New Yolk Tribune
'I lie ( lilii Mriip.
A chin strap for holding the jaws to
gether at night is an excellent thing
for checking the inroads of the lion
hie chin, that fatal sign of years and
tlahbiuess. As lireatbiug throijgl: ,he
mouth is known to be a proline cause
of catarrh, sore throat, lironehiiis and
other nose and throat affections, phy
sicians invariably reeonnueinl the use
of a band or strap of some sort which
will hold the mouth and jaw in posi
lion during sleep. This strap can bo
made at home, if tin- dollar or so that
the drug stores ask is considered too
much Make a circular hand of strong
linen or cotton cloth thai will lit tinu.'y
over the forehead and around the bead.
To this attach mi one side a broad
band of the same material to pass un
der the chin and fasten securely on the
other side, thus holding the jaw up in
its place; or, a broad elastic may be
i sed to make the chin halter. This
permits considerably more freedom to
the jaw and mouth. Sometimes it is
the mouth itself which refuses to re
main shut. In that ease, a band must
bo arranged to cover the uioutli and
bold it together.
Uie reason for wearing a chin s;rap
at night is that with sleep the jaws
relax, and relaxation lies al the root
of the loss of contour that comes to
the face with middle life.
lli-.t I'oi- Wnmt-ii.
The rest hour is quite as necessary
in women in summer as iu winter.
There are very few people who are not
belief for going away by themselves,
if only for fifteen uiiuiiies or half an
hour, during the day. Lie down on
the bed or lounge, allow the muscles
to relax, and try to banish all perplex
ing thoughts. Make certain that you
will never be interrupted or subie-t
to call during these few moments and
the habit of sleep will come to you. A
rest of even ten minutes, free from
interruption, will do more good toward
.soothing the nerves than four times
the same length of time spent lying
down witli noisy children near, or
thoughtless persons discussing the lat
est fashion. The important matter is
to secure for the tired worker absolute
peace at ihe rest hour. Fven without
sleep, it is holier than a rest hour
amid noisy surroundings iu sleep,
which is almost certain to be a trou
bled one. As a matter of ceremony,
the rest hour should be insisted on.
because work done alter it is certain
to be so much better that it much more
than makes up for the time taken from
the work. Work accomplished with
the nerves exhausted never amounts
to as uinch as work done when the
energies arc fresh.
(ilil anil Tlu-lr I- Mik il inn.
When you have a line girl, with a
good mind, who can learn anything in
reason, and be trained to almost any
sort of useful labor, after her educa
tion has come to the point where spe
cialization might begin, you have to i
face the possibility that by going on
and giving her a special thing to think, i
about and work at, you may be aid- ;
ing to divert her from a wmuan's
greatest career to one. notable it may
be, but less satisfying and of less itu- j
portance. The risk - the apparent risk i
- is not that a girl may know too much i
to tiiarrv. but that during the years
when marriage is best, and easiest,
achieved she may be so busy with
other concerns as to miss meeting the
man whom she ought to marry.
For while it may be confidently as
serted that no mere intellectual pre
occupation is going to hinder a girl
from marrying the man whom she rec- I
ognizes to be the right man if he comes
along at the right time and suggests
it to her. il is possible 'hat she may bo
loo much preoccupied to recognize him
when he comes, and also that her work
may remove her from the social point
she would naturally occupy, and cause
her to miss meeting him altogether.
K. S. Martin, in Harper's Haxar.
ILits arc iu many cases made entire
ly of pleatings.
Shoulder capes are titled down over
the shoulders and upper arms.
Sleeves gained the additional breadth
by moans t.f the ubiquitous pleat.
Yelvet covered buttons adorn coats
and dresses with equal success.
When girdles are pleated the pleats
are so hud as to go round and round.
Floated blouses caught into pleated j
girdles are a feature ol new costumes.
French folds, cither oeiiappiug or
caught by :i jour stitching, are yet in
fa vor.
Huttotis and buttotihoics serve seri
ously as well iis for oriiaiuetn on tailor
garments.
There is a growing fancy for simple
skirts of long, flowing, graceful shape
and sparsely adorned.
Silver and gilt buttons, square and
round, occasionally show drooping or
naments like a fringe of s'-lvcr or gilt
beads drooping from the ceiilte of iie
t '!'
The pretty bell-shaped button in sil
ver is charming when il is small
.nougb. It hangs with the mouth
down like en' Liberty bell, and tinkles
gently witli each movement.
As cvei.v one knows, a separate
waist is indispensable its a third piece
to sL.il and jacket or to coal suits.
Large ilr.ii" i v sleeves are entirely un
til upon si . h waists. Silk uiub-rslecves,
or some moderate alteration of that
soft, whiih will not interfere, is ad-,
vised, but no draperies, as once vtviir- I
inj; would ruiu tueuj, '
patters
I e I in- Obi Wall r proof.
You housekeepers who happen to
have stowed away in auie or closet
one or inure of those old vfuierproof
capes iu use twelve or fifteen years
ago, will tind them exceedingly serv
iceable as chair covers on sweeping
day. To make them more convenient,
sew up the slits in the covers which
were used for ariuholes. and remove
the hoods. Then see what it protection
It is from the dust, which, however
carefully a In in is used, is sure to
lodge upon all upholstered furniture.
In the case of a large easy chair,
which for some reason It may be In
convenient to rcinniv from the room
during the sweeping process, this rub
ber cover will prove a boon. Ordi
narily it may be carelessly thrown
over the back, arms and seat- but in
case it may be found necessary to re
move the chair to a sunny piazza or
porch during cleaning time, this eo.r
pinned securely around it will protect
it from either rain or sunshine, rs the
case may lie.
Another advantage which such a cov
er has over a shawl or other woolen
covering is that dust does not cling
to It, but a slight shake will remove it.
If you happen to own an old fash
ioned square piano, with pictures and
bric-a-brac standing on the open cover.
It is some trouble to remove them and
close the piano every time you sweep.
A friend who owns one of these old
waterproof capes often throws it over
her open piano while sweeping, thus
B.iving the trouble of closing; it. -Helen
F. Kiehardson, in Connecticut
Furmer.
Mrli'n ri.itliliu,'.
The neck banns of men's while shirts
frequently wear out before any other
part. Wash the shirt to remove the
starch, riii the old band off and press
it carefully so it will rutaiu its original
shape. Cut a new baud of linen inter
lined with muslin, baste it in place,
stiteli on the machine and work the
usual number of buttonholes. Make
other repairs that are needed ami the
shirt will be ready for the laundry.
If the silk ties are soiled, try clean
tug them with gasoline. Four a little
iu a cup or bowl, dip a clean cloth in
it, and rub the soiled places, dipping
frequently. When the gasoline gets
dirty, get a fresh supply and proceed
lis before, until the '.ies are clean, then
hang them up where no dust will fall
on them until it has evaporated. This
does not fade the color.
A suit of clothes is often improved in
appearance by brushing them. Turn
the pockets wrong side out and shake
them. The coal collar often requires
cleaning. Prepare a cleaning fluid by
pouring a quart of boiling water over
one-fourth pound of soap shaved tine
and adding a heaping toaspooiiful of
borax. When dissolved, stir together
so it will form a strong suds. Pip a
small brush in this, lay the collars tlat
mi the table and scour until clean.
Kinse with clear water and hang up
until half dry. then cover w ith a cloih
and press with a hot iron until dry.
The borax is a great help in removing
grease or soiled spots of any kind from
a woolen garment, and is perfectly
harmless. Vest and coat buttons may
be purchased to replace those that are
worn or lost, and if the binditiK is
worn iu places, rchiud with new braid.
If there are any places to bo mended.
I ace a piece like the garment under
the worn place. Sew it down firmly,
allowing as few stitches as possible
to show on the right side, darn back
:id forth over the broken threads,
catching it down to the cloth beneath.
Then place a damp cloth on the place
and press with a hot iron. U. J. C.,
In American Cultivator.
Foamy Sauce Take half a cup of
butter beaten to a cream, with one cup
of powdered sugar: add one teaspoon
fill of vanilla, two tablespoonf ills of
currant jelly or grape juice, olio-half
cup of boiling water, the white of an
ccg well beaten. Whip all together
until foamy a ad serve.
Potato Straws - Fare and cut raw po
tatoes into slices one-quarter of an
inch thick: cut these into narrow strips
or straws and soak in cold water half
an hour. Fry on a cloth and fry in
deep hot fat until crisp and well col
ored, l'rain on paper and sprii.klc
wi'h salt. Serve with chops.
Hoilc.l Meat Puddings Heat four
eggs thoroughly, add three pints of
sweet milk, one teacup Hue chopped
suet, one half teaspoon salt and three
lips yellow meal. Turn into a Wet
pudding bag and boil two and oue-h.ilf
hours in a kettle which should be half
full of boiling water when the bag is
plunged in. Fat witli butter and maple
sn rup.
l.oril ll vuli's (iimse.
One of th- stories concerning F'o tra
ditional i : -! I of roas; p-oso on Michael
mas Pay refers to Lord l'.jl-on, .i s ;i:i
Fnglish newspaper. The poet always
insisted in keeping up old customs in
small things, such as having hot cross
buns on Coo.l Criilay and roast goose
oil Michaelmas Pay. This last fancy
had a grotesoue result when he was iu
Italy. After buying n goose, and fear
ing it might Vie too ban. llyron fed it
every day for a month previous to tie
festival, so that the poet and the b;r.l
became so mutually attached that
when September -H arrived, be coiil l
riot k II It. but bought another and had
the pet goose swung In a cage under
bis carriage whin he trawled.
GOOD
ROAD S.
A NatliHiu! MfHsnre sjfi'ild.
At the recent session of the National
;raiige Mr. ". Picrpont White, of
I'lica, N. Y.. connii'ted with the ;ol
loads movement, spoke art follows up
on the .subject:
"In the past ten years the nation has
expended the miiii of !?17oX0 for
river ami harbor improvements. What
has the nation done in th'1 past ten
years to aid the farmer In getting his
produce to the shipping centres? Noth
ing. Is there any reason why the na
tion should not n hi the farmer in cheap
ening rond transportation to the con
sumer? No.
"Why hits not the fanner had this
aid before? Kccimso he has not Intellb
gently asked for it through a represen
tative body such as the National
t'.irant'e.
"(Jetltlemell. the Federal I'lovern llletit
Is spending S1Ih.oini.inio a year ill pen
sions, as it ought, to those who defend
ed the nation. II is spending luilliot.s
of dollars a year in great public Im
provements, smh as postoitiees mul
court houses, all of which money is
spent In cities and not in the country.
The nation, by a protective tariff, has
built ni a manufacturing interest in
this country that has created wealth
in cities, wealth iu the nation and
drawn farm labor away from ihe
farms to the cities: and it is tine1 that
the National Orange should intelligi nt
ly support a national measure asking
for national aid in the interest of
cheapening transportation from the
farm to the shipping centres, just as
it honors and aids the veteran, and the
manufacturer the railroad and ihe
steamship shipper. You getilleinen
here are representatives of the most
imiMirtant interests in the nation; your
occupation lies at the foundation of
the success of this great republic In
the industry of agriculture .-ire engaged
rt,".(NNl.(NM of people of the Foiled
States, and you provide food for the
entire Sn.tNifi.iKN), and have a surplus
product to send to foreign nations if
exports which range In value frntn
JTtNi.iNNi.iKlii to $1.1ihi.inh.0ii) annual
ly, and with these interesis at the
very foundation of the nation is it not
proper that you should intelligently
advocate the cheapening of transporta
tion of your farm roads with natioiml
ti id?
"I ask your aid In behalf of tho
r.rownlow bill, introduced in Congress!
last year and defeated; to be intro
duced again this year and we hopp
passed, .as it is drafted on lines of
sound policy base. on the best experi
ence of States T-iidi have grantvd
State aid. The St'Jti.iKitl.tHKi sought to
be appropriated by this bill will call
for an iipprnpii.ition of S-Jii.iNio.iHiO
more on account of the States and the
counties using the money, making H
total expenditure of ? Io.ihnI.(nn). calla
ble of building ."iiXMi mile." of ' '.gliwav
In the nation. This country has led
yet developed a Mr. McAdam or a Mr.
Telford. Komi building is an art ac
quired by experience only, and too
much money easily possessed by an
earnest, energetic, honest but Inexpe
rienced road builder, will not bring
you the best results."
In the l.iiitti.
We have called attention several
times recently to the good work done
In l,oiiisiaiia in the matter of better
roads, especially in Ouachita and Nat-
I eliitoclies parishes. A iietter reenn
has been aroused throughout the State,
j and we may look for a continued itu
! proveineut from year to year; that is,
J ihe more miles of good roads construct
ed the more clearly their value will be
seen.
The chief dillieulty in the South in
building roads is the expense. The
Southern counties have not the money
to spend on expensive roads, however
much they may be desired, as they
have so many other heavy burdens on
their hands, in the maintenance of the
schools, levees, etc. U they are to do
much in the way of toad building It
must be done cheaply.
South Carolina has been experiment
lug In this matter, and wo learn from
the Charleston News and Courier that
it Is doing splendid work in building
good roads at small cost. Some of the
facts and figures given by the South
(troltnn paper are most encouraging,
showing that good roads can bo con
structed at a cost far below wlirtt w
have believed possible. Thus, in New
berry County a load eight miles long
was constructed at a cost of only .?;!."'.
the chain gang being used. It is
claimed that this r.md is the cheapest
ever constructed in the Fii'ibnl States,
and this claim will not be disputed
The Newberry road lias ben gravelled
from six to twelve inches thick. In
Sumter County, where there is no
gravel, good clay and sand reads en1
hei:-g consinicted at a cost of Sm"! a
mile, including ih" material and -ill
Other expenses except ib.o main'elMii C
of the convicts- employed.
If v.c can do iu Louisiana aeywl.'-e
near n well
ing i:i tliis ti
why ,-!.y pot
be v, it eon; :
hat.- 'i'iiei
Soiitii Carolina i-
. r. here is no r.'ii -a
..r !. -'uisiaua sh
1 highway s. -Ni w
t l ii-st rae.h "ci tin- W
TV ia: ge.; iV--e. . iu the
tl of liisho'i W. ."- l. . f
hi.
M.
oi'nsl i-:p;se..--: 1 Lurch. I: cMeiids
from tb- Afiihat.i.sian bonier a1.'.-! fee
li nn! .-yas, through ami itielitditig In
d a. liitrmali. the Malay Feni''-la,
liui Ue i. and the Philippines.
I.lTiTtl!lli' n:iitw.i.v I :iilito?i"1
The administration of lie1 Sv-e-ii-li
Si. ue railways has ordered that all the
pa-s-eger guards be taogbf Fnglish
ntul Oe'ic.an at the expense of the
State, this being oic of the several
c:ctnoiis auiipieu to uitriic lonrists
to Scandinavia.