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VOL. XX VI. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C. THURSDAY, FKBIMTAUYJ25, 1901. NO. 28.
vhntl)..m Hccotb.
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AJIATTER
of Millions.
I By Anna Katharine Green, J
OPVHIOHT. litO, BY
CHAPTEK XXVI. , ,
Continued.
To von fear that 7" cried the artist,
roimng hurriedly forward. "I have
l' iivd it for weeks, nml that Is why I
liavi kept such a jealous watrh over
ho:-."
I low ilid you know of Mis Ilogers'
existence?" (iierinl the detective,
"ll.-r name was not In the directory,
imr oiiiit yoi have heard of her in the
Hilo.'ls."
No, I hennl of her In another way."
ih i -hired tin' stranger; "I wan standing
i'lii day nil the steps of my hotel when
two young fellows of fashionable np
1" araiin. i-aine out and passed in ar me,
talking. The one was saying: "Well,
h" ymi want io sc a pretty girl. Rot an
i;i Hat am to visit Miss Aspinwall in
tlrcii l'.irringmil. She has a friend
with l.er vim is a beauty. I assure
y 'tl.' T.ahl' was the other's peovi-.ll
it ply, some siupid bluestocking or ile
ii'iire as-ar lnis. Excuse me.' Hut
li e other answered 111 these to me most
Ma, thus words: 'No. unless yon call
ll.e SI tuorllia Vahli il bluestocking.
Thai i l lie name, or rather, that is
I. .il ih hnt.ie of this young beauty I
u.i hi!, n. I b r real name is .It liny It eg-
i'i-s. Ion she is lovely ' I heard no
i.i-.io. The coincidence was startling,
l ut '.he iiiMH'l us it gave me eame In
m. -d time. 1 mad-' inquiries concern
ing Hie ni ili'.a dellliil. learned her touch
ing hiM'H v, and. satisfied that she posses.,-!
the necessary (pialltieatlous of
Loin-: a N. '.v York girl telegraphed at
ou.-e M Cb' eland for the iuuvdiic
i '.-us I iieed.-il, and as soon as I re
reived ihi iu aim here."
"A strange cine idoiiee. as you say."
repeaie. I Mr. tlrycc. "hut it glvis 111.'
no clue to ill ' puzzle we are slmlyiiiL'."
Thill with mere earnestness he in
quired: Where did veil gt t the valet
w li'Hii v.i'.i ii'ivv employ':"
A lonk of surprise passed over Mr,
lie. -raw's fan'. Imt he responded
promptly:
"In New York, lie answered an ad
vi iNeiiii in which 1 put In the Tribune
and as his letters were excellent I
hiii'd hi'n."
'o yrii like him':"
'Why. yis. as a valet. He is useful
ami rai i in his duties, and I have no
.-ason in find fault with him. Hut the
man himself is not very agreeable.
May 1 impure "
In a moment." Interrupted Mr.
(l.vvo. "I would first llko to ask
whether yell consider him honest?"
ll.'i'.i'st V O. yes; 1 have never found
a pin lacking."
"That is t:ot .an absolute proof of
lienes.y. A man w ho will not steal will
Mi'.'ii times a! use his master's mini
.1. a.e in i'th ": ways. Are you sure of
ihis fellow's discretion? Have yon
li.vi-r - :i him tamp 'ring with your
p. -.pets, ii,- peering into places where
he had no '.nisim-ss to look?"
While Mr. Pogr.iw was considering
Pi; reply the ariisi drew near to Mr.
Ciy.o and excitedly linpiired if these
.iie-i:oi!s referred to hi's fellow deter
live. M". Hrvi-" siliii. d.
"Th n.i'iie of v oir fellow-detect Ivo
Is H.'-rd. and you say this valet is not
Hyi'.l."
"But you insisted."
"Oil. never luind what I insisted."
was the quick reply. "I talk some
times to veil my thoughts. 1 kuew
that the valet was no otllcer of ours."
The artist stared iu amazement, eon
fused hy u revelation whose full eonse
iui :n es he could not In that one mo
n:e:it measure. Tiirniuu anxiously to.
v.ar.l his namcsaUe hi' wailed for his
answer to the question which Mr.
Ciyee had put to him. and did not
knew wheih-'f to he relieved or not
when the riilleman linally remarked:
"I do not know to what you refer. Mr.
Cry.e, hut hnvp only pood to say of
liarton. .Never to my knuwU'ds"' has
he irone a step heyond hie duty In re
f.' ird to any of my effects. As for my
papi rs tliey an- always kept ahouf my
j'.er-di!. I'.y day I carry tliem In an in
ner i orket. and at nipht t place them
under my pillow. He cau have had
no opportunity of luiiidliiiK them."
"And yet I most decidedly liilleve
that he has not only handled thoui hut
roiiMi'ir.l tiiem: tiiat, In chort, he
kiinws their contents as well as you
do. and that it Is solely on account of
till;; knowledge that lie occupies his
present oosliii'ii near your person."
I'iiies-iile: What makes you think
this? Vim alarm mo, Mr. (Jryre."
And minu'iel with this exclamation
came tint of the artist, who, if riot m
jiirally asiniiislieil as the other, rcal
i::ed. perhaps, with oven Kfcnter force.
t!i roniniieaHnns nnd conjectures to
which this si! -pichm pointed.
"Vmi do not kuow the man." resumed
Mr. Prsraw. with some enerpy.
"V.'heii wo came up here there was a
motiv.'nt on the train whenjt looked as
if t e were on the verge of a collision.
The r,irs shook and treat bird with
frlTlit fill sudclennf bs, and while men
stalled up and women shrieked this
valet iif mine threw himself In front of
me witli an Instinctive, movement of
protection that I shall never forget. I
irny not like him. hut I refuse to con
. .Vol' him a blackguard without very
:,iod cause."
lie felt your life to be valuable. It
v. tis worth three million dollars to him
:-':d his accomplices,' observed Mr.
( i vee. quietly.
"What do you iuvuo? My UXo worth
Author of "The t'orkn
Inn," Kir.
SOSKRT aONNtS'S SONS.
anything to himV I ennnot think ymi
are speaking seriomly."
' Listen. Mr. Peuraw. hi the course
of our inquiries inlo this inaiier we
have lately conic upon a woman living
In a certain doubtful quartet of New
York. whom, if you have not seen. I
wiil characterize as possessing deviltry
cnmiRli to make her waninc beauty
dangerously piquant. She is called
.Icnny Honors also -Mine. Jenny Koc
ers and lonf l'fon we knew what
was the aim of the conspiracy against
tlie otlur girls hcariiij; h"r name wo
were eonrinecd that such a conspiracy
existed, and that she was the centre of
it. ."ml that ..ome unknown man. then
1 elieved to hear the name of Hamilton
lii irraw, was In r agent and co-worker.
Your slory li. trays what the object of
this plot was. To gain ymir millions
for thi.- Iia-e wmuaii. other girls of her
name were to be suppressed, or in
some way robbed i ilhrr of their good
name or of the opportunity to win your
r. ganl. You know. I upiiose. how we
tirsl be.auie aware of the existence of
tills plot V
"X": 1 Know nothing but what 1
have t"U yo'i and what you yourself
have air. ady fid n:e "
"Very Weil. then, mill' rsiand that a
short time previous to the string of un
happy events which wo hac been con
templating a jiiung man m" unques
tioned respi'rtabi'ily overheard a short
conversation uncivil under his window
late one tdght between two persons
who were passing by. A woman's
voire spoke lir.-t. and the-.' Were the
words he hoard: 'Hut if some oilier
.liiiny lingers- ' Mark ymi. some
oilier .lellliy lingers, which we lake as
pmviiu that hi r ow n name was .Icnny
lionets. 'Hi,, answer w as ia a man s
L'tulV tones: 'Never let that trouble
you. In a month there will not be an
other young uiil by the name of Jenny
Hogi-rs letiiaining in town. I will see
to iheni.' Ones tliis not show the be
ginning of a conspiracy V And do not
the explanations yoll have given ns
prove that the aim mid object of this
conspiracy wen- the millions which
have In en left io you for the use and
heiiclii of some one by the name of
Jenny lingers':"
"It does; il does: but "
"And thi threat, thus overheard, had
proved to be no vniu one." procedod
the detective, wiih nn apologetic wave
of hU hand. "These girls hav lnvn
'.ien to,' Mr. Pegrnw. As scou ik you
showed the slightest interest In any
one of tl'.cm danger or cllshouor has at
tacked her and taken her out of your
roach. This I see now: an hour ago 1
saw differently. Tin n I thought yea
th- author of the threats I have quoted
as well as ilie occasion of whatever
mischief lias followed. Hut. with
your explanations to nid us 1 am now
ready to transfer all mj- suspicions
from yourself to the man ynu have i tn
ployed as valet. He it is who has
worked in this woman's favor; he i! is
who poison, d the bonbons, wrote the
Idlers--"
'Tardou me. bur what reason have
you for ascribing these iniquities to
hia:7 I am not th." man to lake a'iy
one. nuii-h lts ;l ) mid unknown
body servant, into my conliileme."
"I know. I know, ltut this low and
unknown body servant may have opor
tuniiies for siirpi-isiii? your eoiiiidonce,
for nil that. Tell me any one else who
has bc-eu near enough to you to liave
access to these documents of yours and
I may ciinsi-r.i to transfer my suspi
cious into some lo w quarter."
"He has not seen my pallets, but
even If lie has ihe plot you speak of
was started bt fore he entered mv em
ploy" "Are you sure':''
"I did not sr-e him till after those
threats jHiU have spoken of were ut
tered." "Then I am wrong, or he has learned.
In come way other thau through these
documents, the conditions under which
Mr. Pehtncj's money was left you."
"There is no other way."
"You are wrong, there must I.e."
'"Whj-, how':"
"Kon't ask me to answer "whys' am!
'hows.' Just rcmi mber that a conspir
acy has Peeii found anil carried nut
which proves that ;. man and woman
living in New York knew almost as soon
as ymi did thai there w;;s u great for
tune to be ancleil for by a girl ow ning
the name of 'Jenny lingers.' Now. if
this ociiirr d before this man applied
to you for t'ne position of valet then it
Is among the possibilities that he made
that implication on account of the
knowledge li: prssessed of your affairs,
lias net the plot prospered better since
hp has been in your emploj-7"
"rndoubtedly."
"Was it rot by his hand you sent the
box of bonbons to their proper destina
tion?" ''Good heaven! Tes."
"And ha.-? hr r. it had arripie epportu
r:it'es for using your paper and steal
ing your curds, and thus lending the
siliy t'it'l at Miss lladdeu's school to
think tl.at this letter he wrote eame
from you':''
"Vis. If he has wit enough to concoct
such a letter, aud knowledge sufficient
to knnw that it would produce the ef
fei t he desired."
"Oh he has wit and he has know!
eiUe. if lie is the man who is acting for
'he Intrigante I have mentioned.
Though j-ou have been too absorbed
iu jour own uffuira to be suspicious.
you have doubtless not taken a stcr
without his knowledge and surveil
lance." j
Mr. Pegraw looked disgusted, lutl ho
simply remarked:
"You speak of the intrigante who is
at the bottom of this mischief. I thin!;
I remember her, a despicable woman
whom I would tint think of looking at
twice. I saw her during the lime of
my first Inquiries. Can it be possible
that she thought me capable of being
attracted by such as sin'':"
"Such women are blinded bv their
vanity, resides, she may have thought
you were under compulsion to give this
money to one of hfr name within a
stated time."
"Well, it is all a uiyslerj. I thought
I had kept this affair a secret fmni How-hole
world, and now you are trying
to prove to me that it has been shared
by the basest and most nn p enary o:'
my kind. Why. 1 did not even speak
to this woman!"
"I can believe it."
"Xor have I ever seen her since that
time."
"I can believe that. loo. She is in
hiding, and knows that she has but to
show herself to b(. arrested. Her ac
complice, on the contrary, has had full
swing, and if we have not found him
in your valet "
"Hut we have." now broke in iho
artist. "Why else should lie have de
ceived me by saying he was a deiei -tivo?"
"A detective 7" repeated Mr. 1'egtaw,
of Cleveland.
"Yes, nnd thus excusing himself for
the curiositj" he showed over a letter
which I was reading. If h lias not
meddled with your paper. Mr. Hegraw.
he certainly has shown a disposition
to do so with mine."
"The scamp! And I have intrusted
him with notes to Miss lingers!"
TIil you send Mm to my rooms to
night?" "Xo."
"Yet he has been there. I 'id yoti
ever utter threats against my life'."
"Against your life. Mr. Pegraw! Po
I hear you rightly?"
"Yet this man told me ili.it I was in
danger from your jealousy, swore that
he had overheard you mutter threats
against me."
"Sir. you overwhelm me. I. th" most
peaceable man alive! I ib not wonder
you looked askance upon me. Is it
necessary for me to say that this vil
lain has belied me; that, for purposes I
dare not fathom he wished to raise an
enmity between us?"
"Say, rather," continued the other,
"that he aimed at driving me out of
town. He did not like the survi illanee
I kept over Miss lingers; it interfered
with his schemes."
"True," replied the oilier, turning
pale. "If he Is the conspirator J'ou
deem him ho has mint her victim in
prospect. Whither has the man gone?
I cannot rest till I see hlni in custody."
"That we may hope to do sm.n." as
serted Mr. Gryce. "Ever since wo
knew that the SlguorUui Valdl, other
wise Miss Ilogers, had come to this
place unprotected we have kept a de
fective here to guard her. Though yon
do not know Mr. Byrd. who under
stands his business too well to make
himself conspicuous, he knows you
and this other Mr. Pegraw and all the
lest of the persons connected with this
affair. That ho should have siispecu d
your valet and followed him into this
other gentleman's rooms to-niglit las
we know he did) adds tn my own con
viction of your valet s guilt. My col
league Is now upon this fellow's track,
and if 'nothing unforeseen occurs we
shall presently have the pleasure of an
introduction to him under circum
stances that will make his escape im
possible." This was encouraging, yet the gentle
man he addressed still showed that he
was very anxious.
"And, meanwhile." he suggested,
"who is watching over Miss Rogers 7"
At this question, so forcible and un
expected, the artist started and a thrill
of emotion disturbed the countenance
of the detective.
"If," continued their host, "a conspir
acy has been formed of the nature you
describe, and every girl who seems to
stand In the way of its success is lia
ble to death or dishonor, how shall we
measure the peril now hanging ovi r the
head of this beautiful woman, who. as
any one can see. has not only attracted
my admlratiou, but so won my regard
that no donbt can remain in the mind
of any one acquainted with my pur
poses, of the direction which this trust
money will take when it definitely
leaves my hands. Barton has been
frightened and is ruuuiug away, ynu
say, but Barton may not be the only
enemy she has In town. A plot involv
ing so nuieli money is sure to have
more than two persons concerned In it.
How can we tell. then, that the woman
who brushes her hair has not sworn to
kill her before morning?"
"True," nscntoil the detective, "ihciv
In no telling from what quarter the
blow may conic."
"She does not fear any blow." put
in the artist, with increasing agita
tion, "and that makes her position only
less secure. This villain rnnoii. I
rajnn has so convinced her that the
peril which surrounds girls of her
name is In her case directed not toward
herself, but toward one whom she hon
ors with her regard that she Is abso
lutely reckless as to her own safety,
and will court any danjer unflinch
ingly." "Then," declared Mr. De?raw. -with
firmness, "we must dispel this danger
by a decisive act. Once let her bo
known as the legal owner of th'se
millions, and there will no longer bo
any motive for injuring her. It is i n'.v
while they remain in my hands mid
subject to the peculiar disposition
which I am under promise to make of
l hem. that the cause of these cniispira
tnrs can be helped by her Injury or de
struction." "That Is so," quoth the detective.
To be continued.
THE SIMPLE LIFE.
A OiieMlmi Tltnt tn IVrplcxInK tlio Brain
of Twentieth Century Miitm-ii.
The siinpl" life lias been preached
and advocated and harangued upon I
since ilie earliest times, says the Bos
ton l'osl. and yet to-day we are more
sorely in need of it than ever before.
How tn simplify our mode of living in
order to bring into it more that is
worth while? How to spend fewer
hours upon the gaining of a mere ex
istence in order to find leisure to enjoy
the pleasures which are possible to us?
These arc questions which are perplex
ing the hearts and brains of the tweti
icth century women, women who are
striving to solve the problem of what
is really liie essential and true home
making. The burdens of this twentieth cen
tury civilization rest heavily upon us,
. and we reel and stagger beneath our
load of real and imaginary duties, oh-
I I'gations ami responsibilities, until at
' l ist we tiii'l ourselves trying to solve
the problem of Imw much of the bur
den we may drop as profitless and un-
i iio.-cssnry and yet safeguard to our
selves a quiet mind ami a conscious
ness of duty done. We may have striv.
en valiantly to be equal to the de
mands of the new regime, but sooner
o later we come to realize that
t is !
folly for us to go oil piecing together
tl'.e tailored fragments of time that is
left to us for tin- tilings that are really
worlli w hile, and we begin questioning
i ;;!-selves as in how we may fashion
..lit- own individual lives according to
our own convictions.
It has been said that simplicity is a
st.i.e of mind. It is a state of mind to
v.i i ell we must attain by "the gospel
i f Icalihy need, anl not the life of
f ineied want." To make our lives sim
ple aul wholesome, and quiet and
pe.ieri'ul. and to stamp our own indi
viduality upon our homes, this is the
true se- ret of th" way to the higher
life. Not that v.' should ignore the
rare and the beautiful in the decora
l mi of mil lainii s. Beamy and luxury
iir, often iiec.'ssire.. The lieauliful
pi -'.nr.'. the rare bit of statuary, the
n-aeefiil i.inliues nf a Morris chair or
the handsome i-eiii repieee. are all a tit
ting accniupaiiiiiiriit to simplicity in
the homo.
It is the overdoing in our daily lives
find the over crowding "f our homes
with useless furnishings, our desire to
outshine our ueignbor and at ain to so
cial distinction, which crowds niii the
things which are reallj worth while
th" peace and happiness and sweet se
ivniiy which is a benediction in our
latme and the sign and seal of a leg
Hunt life. Pcimit Free Tress.
rnrislnn T Kiinm",
For the ordinary person, who Is not
given over heart and soul either to mil
liners or to museums, who doe not
conceive Paris tn be sol My the apoiheo
sis either of chiffon or of culture, p r
haps the most perfect consolation to he
found in winter is in the t-a rooms.
All of the more important hotels
boasi a tea r n. that of the Ely see
I'a lace being notable for its elegance
and enormous extent. Almost the
w hole of tlie ground lloor of this great
caravansary is s.-t with tea tables ar
ranged among a forest of palms and
cviii.- plants.
An agreeable orchestra discourses
llulit music, which invariably includes.
i.th thoughtful regard for the Ameri
can clientele, mil. or two Amer'can
numbers that is to say. a coon so ig
ami a Smisa march. Everywhere the
Old World oenorplion of what Ameri
cans value in art is as; painful to our
vanity ns lr Is contrary to the truth.
One would believe that literally tout
le moii'le goes to the Eiysee Palace for
tea, such crowds of well-turned-out
men and voui"ii gather there. But
this is eosmopolis, and It is to a small
er, less ornate resort that the vraie 1'a
risietme will conduct you -to CoPim
blt:'s. a p.itiss. rie just off the Hue do
lllvoli. llaxishing toi'ettcs. beaulies
that, after ihe French fashion, are of
ten both fearfully and wonderfully
l iade. personages distinguished in the
(.I'ial world -all this is to he seen at
I 'olnnibiti's !!! ! inii 'iiions of a no-i-uliar
snrt of intimacy. Harper's Ba
zar. nrwgl:ili laiilirnttlerj'"
The girl wiih clever lingers is mak
ivg snme pretty sets of stoic collars
i.n l oiiiside cutis in the colored thread
embroil!- rv iu various stitches. North-
i .-,i and Central linrope
litu-ackcd for preity desl:
have been !
us and gay I
color cti.nbiiiat 'ons.
otl can purclias" collar and cuff ses
stamped ill i!e.. ruble patterns on best
linen, ami then buy canvas for execiit
irg ihe Uussiini cross s. iich eiulirnel
i rv , and skeins of best imported cot-
t u:s warralit'tl to le nisi co.ors, wun
,
small book of ilirc'-iions aud pattern
bm can also tun chase your In
er'tis do jour!
and with the aid of patt
own stamping from jour choice pat
i torus, baste on tin' canvas to direct
j your Buss. an enibroe'.ery stitches, and
s i attend to the whole matter yourselt.
The long French collar is supplied
with an elongated pendant. It is cox -
fortaniy shaped to the tbroat. end
nett-her rides up under the cbin cor
pincl.es ill at ine urn k oi iue uecs.
l'n :;. ii collars can be e1 - brol.I red
.1,1 . ,. ..15, 1 tv..,-L- on
, ,' . . ",, ...' . ,, ....
Call Oil.. .1 ItllSs;;... ,. iiuin,.ll
Mar
with I
work air' .ni '
. for M a s,.
ompleto the
- of the nub
or velvet ci
and materials at"
iiitiroiilery.
al.-ry to be applied
a i s is meant to be
e-ei itte.l ill solid bead work.
i'.ead needles are In he bought by the
paper, tiie pri.per s.ja' which will not
split a liny head
Tttark EmliroMerjr on Wlilt. j
Black embroidery on white is ex
tremely fashionable, providing the con
tra: ts are not too starlling. As one
well-dressed woman said: "Black em
broidery on white should take the form
of a delicate tracery, otherwise It be
comes bourgeois.'' A dainty white
.vnist follows after this dictum. It is
of tine French llanticl, and is perhaps
too elaborate to come under the head
of a shirt waist. It is cut after a shirt
I waist model, however, except that it
has n deep cuff. The sleeves are laid
ill wide pleat as far down as the el-;
bow. Each pleat is oriminentcd with ,
a slender line of black and white si'k
embroidery, and the end of each is
"larked by an iiieh-wide medallion, al-o ,
embroidered in black and whit" silk. !
The same embroidery trims the box,
pleat diiwii the front of the waist, and '
a line of medallions runs across just
below the bust line. But the waist
does imt depend nil embroidery alone I
for its ornamentation. The high stock
collar is a eumbination nf emhm ib-red j
white flannel and white lace. I .ace is.
also appliqued tn form a shallow round
ing yoke, which extends sightly over
the sl-eves, i'.ud the cuffs are covered
with it.
To f.nnU sllclit.
Nothing is prettier and more b-- -outing
to j fair, slight woman with a
pretty cninplexinii than white, but
white gltives must be carefully avoid
ed by her s;s,-r of ton ample charms.
Black is the col..;- r.,r the stout wniii.
an, espooiiiily if she be of the black-
cveil and black-haired type. A bia.-U
gown will make her look slighter than
anything else, while paie blue, light
gray and lo-arly every shade of red
will make her "too, loo solid llesh"
most undesirably self-assemve, sajs
Homo Notes.
A subdue! shade of blue, heliotrope
and olive green, with black, may ail be
advantageously worn by the stout
woman, who will also find mauve ami
the higher shades nf green, used iu
decoration about the throat and slioiil
deis, very helpful in diminishing the
effect of her size.
Tlie si-;. 1 im Ii I'hh-
Tl." snia'.I fans have hum used f"f
several sce-m:- imw. under the nam'
of theatre fans. They were found the
most useful thing tor use at the play,
where a large fan is aimost as much of
a nuisance tn ot.--'s iieluiibnrs as a
large hat. And. having prnv. d th'-ir
cnnveiiicitci. in ihis respect, they have
been no-op; oil for other uses as well.
Tiny are not nearly so picturcsqu"
and gra.-i fi:l as the large fans, espe
cially thus.- soi't Kg oil, s. i.r.r.i. of ns-
tricli fi-atlirr-i wha-h were iu favor for
snme years. Bill one must bow to the
f.isl'leu. and its decree is that th. six
inch fan is t . smart one this jcar.
Harper's Ba;- ir.
Ciitnt'ifiiltion of T.Hces.
fashion of combining two kinds
The
lace hi o"o garment shows no sign
if waning. Yt-u often see a blouse cov.
I ei'ca w un i.ice. w iitcii is km'. i inn
I nisue.l with a yoke or a medallion of
another kind. An ecru siik slip is the
foundation f'-'-' a handsome blouse of
ciimy lace: this a ilci p pointed
,-oke of Boiu'e d'Araiie lace in a heavy
pattern. The blouse npelis on the left
sl.etll.l. r. w l.ei-e the Vol,.' hunk up. and
lllii'e'l- th" left arm. which is open to
til.' waist. Tl'.e sleeve is a in s.-
bishnp. entirely nf cluny 1: but wi ll
g ":'.'.' or s.'a.ght wristband of I'ointe
d'Arab". Tl." high tie. kb.ual is of
cluny lace nvi-r ct "ii s Ik.
I'aiu-lng lrrsi'
l'or a voting gad who goes to a ilane.
iug class a truck of wuite aleaca is
i'o.h il.iinlily pret.y and durable. Al
paca will s and the w, liter's wear bet
ter than almost any other white fab
ric. For trimming, bias bands of silk are
best. White taffeta, satin dotted or
striped silks, now sn fashionable, are
all pretty m such a dress. The silk
may be used for the bertha or for the
I ,-!t. with iis short sash end::, or on the
cut's, ei'.l'.'T on all or one of th -.'
parts, as the siik shall prove to louU
best.
$ a
Mole fur combines happily with
fawn clotu.
Inlaid bands of velvet form one of
the rich and a.im. fable garnitures.
It is hard to say which is the desire
- the broad or the 'Inning shoulder.
Strappings set on in d. amend shiip.-s
are among the attractive trimmings.
Suede nr other leather trimmings are
smart and imt at all or.umoii. so far.
Visiting cost utiles sliow skirts with
! broad, bolby trains that are not very
I"!-.
Walking dresses are cut so that the
skirt conies just b the ground, haroly
touching.
Tricorners. turbans, toques, sailors
, anfi pirectoire thapes dominate the
j world of bats,
, .rab cffecp- rallge from shoulder
finiinM in t.pau!ette style to stoles to
,he edge of tbe front
Silk linings, as a ri:
It-ess. tliiuigli in son.
match the
i uses th.y
I inatcli tb
tIMIIll'.llg.
After admiring ail manner of dresses
trimmed with curtain laces, .mi's
thoughts revert to an exquisite a flail
iriniuied in dainty Brussels hiee.
one of the sniariesi fur jiukets
seems m be an affair abbreviated oil
all sides and tilled out with a magnifi
cently embroidered fouiulatiuii of vel
vet the color of the fur.
Our Budget
of Humor..
Ai
Tn smi-li-ty Iti'iuiller.
Wliv di-.ti la i fatier oi. fuel say
lie -..-'!" I.. I to the .i.l-.t '
Tie' .i.-i..a- bri.li- v. ..sil.l n.ii.e l.er
A!"ic, .in 1 iii-vri- i.ioi r.
-- Pin'eiili'lpiiA 1'icaJ.
Nut the Snme.
"Are ymi a moi.cycd man, sir':'
"N". sir: I'm a man ic I man."-Detroit
Five Press.
A ;i'l i'mili-iiiim.
rental. i!'"!i' l'rjer- "Arc you sill! .it
ymir mot hi r inlaw's-:"
poli-ful Ileiipcck -Yt -s-stillci- thai
e i-r." Brooklyn Life
Tlie C.iilllt Nut rruet.
You wouldn't marry me for my
money alone, would you?" the Iciress
nski-.i.
"Ah. int." it -piled the rinllit: "ill: t
would be cruel, and I have a h;i.d
lit art. "-Chicago Keeord Herald.
W.illl.l lliive I.IHIM,I .
I.amlnn "lleilo. ,,i.l maul What are
you doing in Wall Street':"
Bullo"!; "Oh. I'm merely trying to
make an honest d 'll.n.''
Lambert "Well, y.ni might n mi
ceed. Ymi won't hav ai.y c a i-c'.i-t.oti."
Chicago N"W s.
Tin- llillii iilly.
"Is Yt it -o.aei lines hald to ca!"tll.'!e
i... -a,,,..,!, t!...- I.t ulii.-h von claim an
election '" ' ' i work nf mi-.-, .-ting alleged inc'iualities
-No." answered Senator Sot-hotn. j ii' the freight rates charged by rait
"the cul-iilatiou i o.sj. Vi rifyiug the i'o.-.i and s, li b.. ,: i "n ,p:: tites
lil.UflS j- where tie
(lltlicuity loai's!
In." Washington Star.
A itciiiimicr. j Hi-- incoming t r. 1 -1 : t delivered by the
Wesie Ba!,imorc-"l see ill to d.,y's j .-a! rail road had ! be hauled up a
papers that the l'ope sat behind a lai go ( s.eep hi'l in wagons. o:i which only
rating " ' half an ordinary load i-ou'd be drawn.
llolaude Burke "Oh. thank J'"n! This condition was complacently sub
Thank you! li.at reminds me. My inltte, to for a nun. her of years, when
-if.. in!.! me l.riiir snme nutmegs it (lo-m-r.'d to s,ie.et..',!y to suggest that
Lome."-Baltim-ov Nvws.
Vtii-.li:-l Vi-Miihor.
"This i. -i bin a licet, l
remail. d ti " ,-u-:.-" citize;
show,"
"I supi.-o s.." answered Mr. storm-
Ingtou Barn. -. "And the taxpa.M-r is
ihe lean who pays his money at the
box otli'i- .".lid t.ik-'s whatever the mati
ng, -r chooses t , give him."
Wli Hi ss nf the Willi II.
Miss nun-lcid -"l"id you i i.ioy '.la-play'.-"
Miss Eld. rl-'Igh-'-Ycs. indeed c-'i'-Chilly
the third act."
Miss Youiigbiitl -"i 'a. yes. Thai was
the a'i iu w lin-h tl " heroine mid how
she induced her husband to propasc."
;
1!..' feud
Kitlilltv Aitu-.-i-sslve.
Stranger "But Imw il"!
start: Which family was th- a;;
Nat.va---It's lard to tell w hid. was
the aggressor, mister. As l:tar as we
an make out each pulled the trigger at
exa-tly tl. - s.rue instant. sah."-Judge.
"Bardoti me, .Mr. Perkins, but you've
g.u your foot on my g .w n."
"Why. so 1 have. P'yoil kiaov. I
shouldn't have ii.Hiced it if ymi hadn't
told me, it ally." - New York Ameri
ca p.
Vitsily IMstiticiiifclii'tl.
T can alwa.vs ti ll whom Miss Barb
ley has been talking about," said Miss
Cayenne.
"How
"By noting which refer to her as a
frightful gossip and which speak of
I or as good company." Washington
Star.
"Not Fur AiTeiim.oilatiiin.
"Po ymi think ymir friend wouid lend
himself tn a shady political transaction.-''
"Nn." said Senator Sorghum, "he
might lease himself, or rent himself,
or sell himself outright, but he
' oiililii't stand any friendly borrow
ing." Washington Star.
HI Wy.
tjood Lady "You are not one of
those l ad boys who put pins in their
teacher's chair, are you?"
B ev ' No'm."
Good L3dr-"I tJjousht cot fTr'
a penr-.y "
p.oy 'No ir. . I ilways pn tacks.
Piiis'b.-i.l : ' '' ." - Chicago News.
Anxious '',
easy about I- J
I io,-!..- - I-
"Pocior. I am tin
-Irs to be the troll-
Ke. madam':"
Anxious Mother "I Ion t know. It's
Irs sjinptoms that scare me. He has
;nt his appetite. He only w ants three
sura Is a ilitr now."- Chicago Tribune.
Tlie Awkivjir-l .Mini.
J0 6
In (tic South.
O movement calling for Pop
ular aid oi 'o-operative as
sistance on the fii t of the
legislative and commercial
bodies has made such r.-!tiL!
iip.grcss in sn short a timt
as the good roads movement in the
South 'While this movement is gen
eral thrnughnut the emu. try and seems
to be afracting ail elements to its sup
pmt in tl e South, where Jri'cat natural
resources tuv being do.'clo'K'J at an
unprecedented rate, and where facil
ities for transportation are a ma't'T
of immediate, pressing cmcern. hirg.'iy
i.i.-id. so .'.uimg the past three years,
this subjri t of improved country high
ways is taking deeper root with the
peopic than in lir-l other sections.
The commerce of the world comes
primarily from lb" ground, and as a
rule the cost of ti -ii. sporting a product
is relatively higher in lb" initial s-'age
-frn-a the ti. Id or mire to the railroaif.
river or ,-aua! than hi any other part
of its journey i- th" .v. .rids mli-kets.
The most expi nive au.l ih" most op
pressive kind of i:at:spert;;tion is
wagon tr.i!:si..r-.at:on, where it is a
comph-le-,1 o . r bad roads, but this
f.i.-t ;, oil. a ;..-t sigl:' of by i-omin'in-
Iti
w hieli a. Mr- -s lie His. -iv,-s tn tlie
A v.oage.a ;. v.. -si. w i.icu nan us
j or, :, pi-i-im.ti- ;::.e:ii e miii-nuiK
I freight rates was mi Mtnated that all
the point i,!' attaei; ni g1:! be protltalil.V
shifted ffotu the railroad, or its atti
tude mi the s-ibject nf freight rates, tc
this hi!.
When this suggest;,,!! was acted
,,., r suliing iu tlm ctitlinj.
il-'wn i f the g'-ade. the reduction ir
cost ,.f hv-.i! cnt-tage of one-half, and a
correspmitlinu saving in cost of trans-pot-taie'ii
greater than could possibly
l ave resulted had the railroad granted
all that was asked, the business mer
cf this village realized that tiny had
been guilty of an error of omission in
not having ii mired, at an earlier day.
the cost of ii-.iusporiaiiou to ami from
ih,- door- of their si, .res and ware
houses instead of between stations or,
the railroad, and that it is possible foi
a short plo e ;' neglected wagon rout;
I" be an important adverse factor in
the relations ot tins!' ''omiinr.i.iy witli
ilitthir.t itait t;i'i s
. The encourag. ment given to the go
roads' movement in the south by xU
St;t!,cr:i Railway, beginning ,n 1 H'V
'h-u ir m-op -ra'cl with the Imt.-..
, States Agricultural 1, rannmut and th
! National Cod Heads Asso, iati,m in ar
; expeditimi fnf building object-lesson
' roads iu the southeastern sections of
j the country, is a consistent part of
i the policy whi. h aims at the develop
Hu nt ot its t.-ffiiory.
In recent wars so much has been
' he e to p,.i-'e.-i tralllo relations betweeti
I Southern 'Miiw-.-iy points and ail the
! gent i-oni.ti.-ri ial centres, icf only of
! this country, but o'' the w orld, that it is
simply logical ; .Ateiid the system ol
cc-u oie I a! il :r;buii-'tl of lii ndltcts tc
! the Imt f the farmer, and the way to
, ai ouiitdish this is t lie. .,1 the improve
ment of tin- conntry wagon roads.
o;,e of -, Ii,. most promising nnd gratl
tying features ..f S.ai;ii"t ii ilevelnpmcnt
lo-iiay is tlie aeti,!y disphiycd by min
im rcial bodies in rouio!iiig road build
ing in the country, assuming part of the
burdens in tiia'. y instances, and thus
recognizing what has been so long
largely ignored -the mutual interest
(in.1 inter-detiemlence of town and coun
try in .me of the tuot important move
ments of ihe time.-Home and Farm.
n Alnleiin,! I..tiii'.-ii'iii-p.
of the l-". or I"."" miles of country
f. ails in .! offers". i County, iib.uit "Jltn
miles are iiiaca.l.in.n-etl. ;unl the c.un
m.oii dirt roads ar, kept in fairly good
r.'pa'r. 'I'lu-h i' miles nf n.-vv maca.lanj
I n.i- hav .. p. on c..:i pit ,1 this year,
I he ai e'iiiil "f !; "-. -riu. lit, ilicllld-
itig l-i pa. i- et'd s:;-,. lion nf
bridges, during tin pas, summer and
fall has Peru i lore rter.ive Ihan in
any previous j car.
The poorest i!:rt road in Jefferson
County is b.tter than the best mad in
so:-..' parts, ni the . -iiii-y. while Plr
:.i r.ghain has f, tv 's equal t" the
best roads . : -. -. The facts
spi-ai. well : .-. .-niiiiiiiistratliui.
No money tin.; a b 'ard of revenue
cxpiuds atinuulY - so j- "titably ap
plied as that wh ' is pal out for the
iiiiprov cni.-iit of i ... I.iglivvajs. County
M-lues .re V' ,t! enhanced by our
go .. roa.N work and every year will
i.n"l. an itn tias. ,1 raiin nf prngress.
I'.y l;in Jell, rsnn will liitve -Jim or
:.ini mill., i.f luiciolam roads n ti. I it
veli I'm. bo here than ever "a garden
sp-c." Tito grc.-c .l- vt-lopim lit of truck
tami ng ar.d the dairy iudustiy in the
. r.iity It ts been made possible by the
c.v ti.ent read.-, and in five or six years
th .f-w s-.Tt-i -c of land not covered
! y n.lastri-tl pletits or suburban town
v.s.w will I..- cnltivatcil to the highest
.;-gt-.' of pi-o'lii.-tive capacily. Bir
n, : :h.,:n ( A'a I Age-Herald.
l'nrti:-.--il is Ihe most illiterate mini
try in Europe: nearly tif'y eight per
ee::t. of lo'l' pnp'.lla 1 ioll e.ll'lint write.
Iii li.ily th" proportion of illiterate is
i'iI'ij three per o-nt.: iu Kussia. thirty
s, per cent.; in Spain, nine per cent.,
and iu Britain, not quite four per cent.
JUS