A JLXiJ. Sf MELISSA WOULD NOT TOLERATE - ' A TIGHTWAD. , ' Mrs. Merrlwld picked bar pearl ear Btuda from hr draaalnar inhla and non- lay In bar roay palm. "I wonder If they would really dissolve In vinegar." he murmured, "and what effect they would have on a person's tummy In that form. I've a great mind to W if " " ' Her maternal maiden aunt Jane, who was buttoning ber down the back, asked her what In the land she was talking about. "You are getting real fleshy, Melissa," she added, as she . ncH?nea me giraie who some sugni on Acuity.' "Do you know It?" No. dearie." replied Mrs. Merrlwld. .and I don't want to know It, It you don't mind. They say vinegar emaci ates one," she continued reflectively, "but I wasn't thinking, of that. . I was wondering If Mr. Btlntwell wouldn't rail dead If I took that sort of a Cleopatra cocktail In bis presence. If ' he knew they were worth two hun dred and Any dollars, I'm pretty cer tain he would. But then, I'd have to . bother with the coroner and I haven't .got a decent picture -of myself that I could give the newspaper reporters, so I'll compromise by telling him, that he's wasting his breath. He doesn't like to waste anything, so that ought to stop him." , '. -;,: Aunt Jane made a elucktng sound Indicative of Impatience. 'If you re- rase nr. truncweu, you re a very iooi- ish woman. That's all I've got to ""I. "If e Ate a. Light Breakfast, He'd Expect a Rebate." say." she remarked... "He must be" . worth over a million dollars." ' - "Have you ever noticed how short he keeps his finger nails. auntie?" Mrs. Merrlwld asked. "That's to pre vent them running Into the palms of his hands. He's so close fisted he has to. What would It profit me to marry a ease of chronic grip like that, sweet heart? If he Is worth a million, which I don't doubt In the least, you can rest assured that he'll never be rated at nine' hundred and ninety-nine thous and, nine hundred and ninety-nine 'on account of bis wife's extravagance. When be repeats that little clause In the marriage service about endowing the blushing bride with all his world ly goods, bell have his fingers cross ed. No, beloved, If I were to marry lor mercenary considerations, I'd pick a horny-headed structural Iron work er, with a good-elsed life and accident policy, who'd turn over bis weekly pay check to me every Saturday night, and leave the question of beer money to my sense of Justice. Mr. Stintwell has been looking out for the main chance so long and hard that he's suf fering' severely from eye strain. I Did you know be bad Invited, me to go with blm to see the sub-treasury?" ' "1 should think that would be very Interesting," said Aunt Jane. "Extremely so," agreed Mrs. Merrl wld, sarcastically. "I suppose they let you feast your delighted eyes on bars of gold bullion and let you hola million-dollar bill In each, hand. That would be almost as satisfactory as gloating over your husband's rating In Brad street just after he's emitted a stentorian roar because somebody has left the light switched on In the bath room. But he means kindly, and I think he Intends to pay my carfare both ways. Only I'm not going.", "You will have your own way of course, my dear," said Aunt Jane, "but. It seems to me that if a gentleman pays a lady marked attention with the obvious design of matrimony, and Is so wealthy as to be above suspicion of any mercenary motive, the object of his admiration mltht be reasonably aA:nired of liberal treatment." "It derends on the gentleman who Is paying the marked attention, doarie," reMled Mrs. Merrlwld.- "If tl.e gntle rw-.n is not a liberal gentleumn end Hi 'f has to emj'Ioy a pwumut'c ' 1 i- .1 a stick cf fi; ..lie to J r, a i,' 1 ,-:t ft)" "i to ricB e..y Tl 1 , yc.i I'; i r ive am In f vor ( i : f r a r y lUy, i ft U'li!.'- !i t'.i mm JL -I , ,t mJ ' KENNETT a tracted by your money, Melissa?" asked Aunt Jane. .' "He Isn't repelled," Mrs. Merrlwld answered. "I think he Imagines my bonds might be a bond of sympathy between us, but he Intends to be fair, His Idea Is a partnership. He'd be willing to take me In on the ground floor, as It were, and when we drew up our chairs to go over our accounts In the evening, he wouldn't charge me up with anything that wasn't right. If be at a light breaKtast, he'd prob ably expect a rebate, and he'd want me to debit myself with the sugar I nscd for making fudge, which wouldn't be more than just; ' but he'd be willing to bear a proper proportion of the household expenses, If .you left it to him what a proper proportlou was. Well, that Isn't what I want, exactly, dearie, I want to feel at liberty to sign up with the. agent of a patent washing machine, If I need one, with out having to dispose f my electric brougham to meet the Installments. There's a current Impression that Mr. Stintwell has feathered his nest, but I don't take any stock In that. He'd take his feathers to the nearest pillow factory and get the highest market price for them every time, dearie. But I know there's much In me personally that he admires." . "WbaV for Instance?" Inquired Aunt Jane. . . -. Mrs, Merrlwld thought for a mo ment "Well, there's my golden hair," she replied, "and my silvery laughter and my sterling sense, not to speak of my pearly teeth and ruby Hps. My cf - . i .t ..... ... 1 . SHI Wn rrfii vole has rich tones, you know, and I have a large fund of humor and cap ital spirits, and you were Just saying that ,1 bad an affluent figure," ' ' "You're quite a treasure," said Aunt Jane. ;-v,v." "All of that," replied her niece, se renely. "But I can tell you I'm not go ing to be burled by a man who Is congenially unable to dig up." :. (Copyright, 1(11, by W. O. Chapman.)' On the Value of Rare Old Coins. . "Around practically every battered old coin treasured In the pocket of a baggy pair of pants," philosophically remarked the Erratic Thinker, "there hangs a hallucinatory halo in the form of a tradition that there Is a large premium on It and that It will fetch a considerable sum over and above its face value. Nobody knows the slse of the premium, who makes the offer or how It, is to be collected, but the faith, as unswerving as the Justly - celebrated laws of the late Medea and Persians and as beautiful as It Is pathetic, exists, that somehow, somewhere, some sweet when, that faithful old coll will bring its owner a considerable fortune. This markedly resembles the faith of the average old fashioned party man that at some time his favorite congressman, for whom he has rooted and voted and rent his raiment, will do something for him. Fulfilled His Contract. When the village decided that it could afford to have Its streets sprinkled old Frits Pfahkuchen was put In charge of tie wagon. . One day, , while on his rounds, he stopped to gossip with a crony. And suddenly he looked up at the sky, "Meln Oott!" was his exclamation, as he started his horses. "It lss going to rain'!"-' .':,:-':; ' . :. ' ' ;- He turned In farewell and discov ered an amaied expression upon his friend's face."; (. "I must hurry up," he called back, "and vater dse streets. Odervlse It lss no. use." Harper's Magazine. . . - " - Her Natural Protector." ; "O Clara, we had a dreadful scar this morning; a bur; 'ar scare!" said Mrs. Fink. "There was a frightful noise about 2 o'clock, and I got up. I turned on the light and looked down, to see a man's leg sticking out from um'.;r t:te bed." ; - 'T' y, bow dreadful! The burg- 6 i'T, my' Vi mute husband's. He too." Youth's GRAND MARSHAL OF THE SUFFRAGIST .PAGEANT nmmamwmmUt TT rnmm rn rrr-r -- ii i-nwt-1"1""" Mrs Richard Coke Burleson Is to be grand marshal of the suffragist pageant that will be held In Washing ton on March 3. She la seen here standing by the horse she will ride, and In evening costume. CUPID IS Miss Winthrop Will Build $15,- 000 Trysting Place. Woman Sees Woss of Street Corner, Cafe and Dance Hall Courtships In Gotham and Bscomes a Philanthropist New York. There's no use in deny ing the tact that young lovers ofNew York ,City have a pretty hard time in getting away with It - Anyhow, ten derhearted Miss Oordenla Winthrop of Washington, after five years of lorgnetted Investigation of some of the rather distressing social condi tions of the town, says It is so. Forth with she decided something really ought to be done hence a rather In teresting announcement from' Mlsa Winthrop. , 1 But before launching into Miss Win throp's solution, let's see Just what la this problem of the young Rovers of New York. The answer Is: "Where are they going to do their courting?" Or, rather, that leads up to the an swer, and In the meantime proposes a few questional . With, a few million people trying to occupy the narrow, confines of Man hattan Island. It goeslNthout further elaboration that every family cannot place at the disposal of Sal and Jane a parlor each for the entertainment of their young man friends over an eve ning's call. Moreover, a large percent age of ' the other hair In New York City cannot afford single parlor for the whole family, r .; So when Freddie makes a "date" with Sal, Sal must make answer to Freddie something to this effect: "All right. Freddie; meetcha at the corner of Hundred and Twenty-fifth and Eighth." Freddie arrives, duly, we will say; likewise Sal. Presently the popular street corner under the glar ing arc lamps and In full sight of the passing throng becomes as Inviting for a continuance of the tryat as Broad way for a rest cure. , There's little in the way of a choice for Freddie and Sal They might walk a while, yes; but more than love's young dream Is necessary to make lovers lane out of a New York street. There's the Cafe de Something around the corner. The lights are dim there; nobody Is his brother's, keeper across that threshold. So we can't approve of Sal and Freddie going there. .- They have another choice, and only about one mdre. It's the noisy dance hall down the avenue. The brassy muslo mimics sadly the sighing of the evening's breeie of the country lane, which is nature's own trysting place for the village lad and lass; the thick, smoky atmosphere of the dance hall la a poor substitute, surely, for the open sky that falls to the lot of young lovers away from a great city's con gestion. No; the dance hall will not io. : -;:" ': - V-'v.a. .,.. , For the solution of the problem of the courting couples of New York we may turn gladly to Miss Wlnthrop's announcement The fair philanthro pist has viewed the problem viewed from afar, perhaps, . but still close enough to see the temptations which mock the lot of the young lovers of the city; to see that love's young dream unfolding In a dance hall or cafe may result in something very different from a storybook ending; to see. finally, that the city ts adly deficient In proper courting places for the" young whose homes offer no such accommodations. Miss Wlnthrop's proposition !s this: She will establish at her own expense of $15,000 a house, conveniently located for the working class, where the young people may meet under VICLIN V. $1, CC0. CHECK Admirer of Girl Also Promisee to De All Coat of Her Education. ' ' , fray' Yor ' i ! 5t. TV. 9 tv t ( 1 It GIVEN AID the supervision of experienced chaper ons, y . "I have been over every section of this country studying Its social evils," Miss Winthrop said, "and I think I have found now what will be a great remedy for the young in this great city.". lost u. s Woman found Taken to Hospital In Italy She Ex plains 8he Wss Overcome by III - ness and Hsd Fsinted. Rome. Mrs. William Mansfield, the American woman, whose disappear ance has caused much anxiety to her friends and occasioned an Investiga tion by the Italian authorities, has been found In Venice, according to a dispatch to the Oiornale d'ltalla. Mrs. Mansfield arrived in Venice a fortnight ago and took a room at a boarding house, which she left The police came upon her lying uncon scious in the street and removed her to a hospltaL- On regaining conscious ness the woman said that she . had been overcome by Illness and bad tainted. She remained In the hospital all night and left in the morning. The police say she told them she belonged to a wealthy New York fam ily, and that the name of her hus band, from whom she was1 separated, was William Mansfield. - Mrs. Mansfield . left Salo, on Lake Oarda, about two weeks . ago after cashing an American check tor )60 at a bank. She said she was going to Verona to buy paint brushes, but there Is no trace of ber having stayed at any hotel in Verona. Apparently she went direct to Venice. - ; ; '" NAME IS LOST 51 YEARS Minister's Search for Identity Is Re- wsrdeo? Through Publication . '. of 8mall Item. 8pringdale, Ark. Rev. David L. Leonard, erstwhile Rev, David John eon. "Little Davy" to the few who r member the , frightened. . bedraggled youngster they sheltered when, one day In 1861 federal artillery capslied a houseboat at Ozard Landing, on the Arkansas, has come Into his own. For the first time In fifty-one years he greeted relatives and . learned what he never knew before hie name. V - With telegrams In his hand from the famlllea of three brothers and sis ters in the south urging him to meet them, the minister sat at the borne of his sister, Mrs. J. C. - Johnson In Sprtngdale. told bis part of the dis connected story, matched data with some of the pioneers and ended by leg ally renouncing the name David John son. . ' :.'- -.-v' '- David's parents moved from ' his birthplace, Knox county. Tenn., two years before the war. to Coop Rldce. near Fort Smith. Ark When mother and father died, neighbors placed David and four brothers and sisters aboard a houseboat In charge of a slave, .and started them for their old home in Tennessee. ' Following the capsizing ot the boat David disappeared. The other chil dren were taken aboard of a passen ger boat at the landing and on to their found by a fanner a few miles from Ozark, sobbing on the river bank. He was 3 years eld and bis name, ne saia. waa "Davy." 8ome months later. James Johnson and his family ot Greenville. Tex., came through Ozark and adopted the homeless boy. The Johnsons Journeyed to Kansas City, lived there tour years, and then The girl violinist is a member of a society, the purpose of which is to procure musical education for talent ed youngsters who have not means of their own sufficient to develop their talent ' A frej n an mho re "Uy inherit- i a f-!i 9 ovv. heard : ..,s I3ands - i 1 v.r.s fo el; tl ty ber ift he r l; ,uiri si '. t t be it, IV 17, 1 -! i f t 'if- " M4$ 1 1 1 , THIEF LEAVES FAKE WHISKY Burglar Breaks Class In Saloon to Get ,; Colored Water and Throws Loot Away. St Louis. The crash of breaking glass attracted patrolmen to the sa loon of Charles Croslck early In the morning. A plate glass In front of the place had been broken. But there was no sign of a burglar. , The police found a bottle In the hall way. It was a quart bottle such as Is used to contain wrisky. The cork was out and lay nearby. Part of the contents had been' spilled. The rest reflected a nice, ruddy glow. Taking it to the saloon, the police asked Cro slck If it was his. "Yep; that's all the fellow took, too," was the reply. "It's colored water." The police Imagined the look of dis gust -on the face of the burglar when be sampled the whisky. NEW PAPER IN NEW YORK Gotham Writers en 8trlke Get It Out Say It Has Circulation of 100,000, New York. A newspaper made its appearance on the streets of this city, and, according to its publishers, en Joyed a first Issue circulation of 100, 000 copies. It was written and edited by the Jewish newspaper men who are on strike and Is four pages, seven columns to a page. Most of Its In formation' was about Its maker strike against the Jewish dallies. The strik ers themselves became newsboys In the streets. A second issue was promised for later and. the writers who walked out demanding more money and shorter hours say It will be published at Inter vals until the strike ends. They named It the Jewish Press. - went east In the wagon to Tennessee. At Jasper, Marion county, Tenn., Dav id grew up and in 1891 was ordained a Primitive Baptist minister. From the moment he learned to read and write he devoted bis spare time in the search of relatives and a name. The Johnsons told him all they knew of his history, but he found names and dates at Osark forgotten when he sought to learn of his stay there. Two months ago he received a letter from the family of Thomas Leonard of Kroppel, Tet., saying they bad recog nized In his story, told In an Arkan sas paper, the connection with their own family history. The letter directed him to Mrs. John son and when he came to 8pringdale the Identification was made complete. : ; Mr. Leonard now lives at Elkmont Ala., Is married and has eleven grown children. , BANDITS' FALSE COW FEET Imitation Hoofs Worn by California - Robbers to Delude Pursuers Are Found In Cache. ' Long Beach. Cal. What Is believed to have been a sale blowers' cache, discovered at the edge of a swamp near here, yielded several Ingenious contrivances apparently , intended to divert pursuit after the commission of, a crime. They were a pair of Imi tation horse hoofs carved out ot pine and fitted with straps so that they could be adjusted to a pair ot aboes; an Imitation cow's hoof fastened to a cane evidently was Intended to be used In conjunction with the others to give the Impression of a man oa horseback driving a cow. . ," the finest musical education obtain able. i Saw Comet, Never Returned. Atchison, Kan. Clinton Smith, who waa granted a divorce from his wife, Elisabeth, testified that on the night of May It, 1910, she went out "to look at a comet" and never returned. The Plea of the Penitent Br REV. PARLEY C. ZARTMANN. . Surmry W EiumIw Dniinnr. . Mniii nihil ilium, riiinn t TEXT "My sin la evsr before ms. . Hide thy taoe from my sins. Psalm U:t, a This la one of the seven peniten tial psalms ot the Bible and the chief of the sev en. John Mae Nell says that If David did not "write the psalm be must have written It himself, so true ts It to his own experience; and that Is the testimony of many a converted man or woman. ' The psalm is the outcome of a dark page In the his tory of David, king of Israel. First there Was the adultery with Bath sheba, then the murder of Uriah, then concealment and hardness of heart for a year. Psalm 81 tells us bow David felt while refusing to confess: "When I kept silence my bbnes waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my mois ture Is turned Into the drought of summer." Then came Nathan the prophet and stirred David's heart to anger with the story of the pet ewe lamb. Nathan's stern words, "Thou art the man," were like a lightning flash In a dark night, David saw him self as he waa before Ood, and con fession and forgiveness followed. Aft er all these events sin, conceal ment, mnrder, threatening, penitence, pardon, punishment he cries, "Have mercy, blot out my transgressions, cleanse me from ray sin, wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. The entire psalm Is a perfect path for a penitent sinner, and yon and I do well to walk In Its steps. Confession. David recognises the Inherent evil of sin. He saw it as transgression, as rebellion. Iniquity, a twisted thing, as sin missing the mark set for the souL David knew It was no light thing. Sin In relation to God is transgres sion, failure, denial, turning away, blasphemy, hatred. In relation to man It Is shame and Isolation, tire some and dreary monotony, degener acy, bondage, death. . There are sins of thought, of word, of deed; secret sins, family sins, business elns, social sins. An awful catalogue: Adultery, fornication, nncleanness, lasctvtons ness. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envylngs. mur ders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like. (Gal. B:lt-Sl). Fools make a mock of sin. Society goes to the theater, sees a . story of sinful hus bands and wives, and laughs; It speaks of a drunkard, or libertine, or unbeliever, and calls him a pretty name. But Christ went to the cross for sin your sin and mine and so long as we have small Ideaa of sin we shall place slight value on re demption. Let ns recognise sin as It is enduring, personal and against God. David did not excuse himself, nor plead the force of circumstances, bodily organization, conventionalities of the times, royal prerogatives, pecu liar temptation,, maxims of society, not even the woman in the case. But "my sin Is ever before me." "So then, every one of us shall give an account of himself unto Ood." W- Prayer, Have mercy, blot out, waah, cleans. We see how deep was David's realisa tion of the enormity of his sin, and how real the need he felt for cleans ing. He wants a change of state "blot out my transgressions;" and a change of nature "cleanse me from my sin." up amid the snows of the Arctic circle region Is the grave of an explorer who -went out with Sir George Nares. At the head of the grave Is a single Inscription: "Wash wa, and 1 shall be whiter than snow." Yes, your paat may have been black as midnight and foul as this sin of David, but Christ can wipe It clean off the page. "What can wash away my stn? Nothing but the blood ol Jesus." And when by faith , you ac cept this cleansing yon will know the truth of what the girl meant when she said. In answer to the question "Ts anything .whiter than snow?" "Yes. a pardoned soul." v Waah me thoroughly from mine Iniquity." "Though your sins be as scarlet they ahal be - as white as snow." "Cleanse me, frou my sin." "I will, be thou clean." Look at Da vid's basis of confidence for such a prayer "according unto the ' multi tude of thy tender mercies." The greatest wonder of God la the mercy of God; and It la the sinner's only plea. Stn Is the worst word In any lan guage ana roe worst wing in any soul. - At the cross you can see God's hatred ot sin. his love for the sinner, his fidelity to his promises, and your opportunity. "My stn Is greater than can bear?" You do not need to bear It- "Who his own self bare our sins In his own body on the tree." Take your stand by the side of Da vid, and the publican, "Be merciful to me a sinner." ' Ask God. for Christ's sake, to forgive, to pardon, to cleanse, and to renew. The answer Is yours already "The blood of Jesus Chrisl bis soa cleanseth us from all sin." Come now, and by faith walk the path from' sin .through penitence, confu slon and faith, to pardon, peace and purity. Let the new year in yvt calendar be a new year In your acter, your conduct and your er r -c a life hid with Christ In Go t - 7 WW J BEFORE Ai;D AFTER r.IARRIAG2 Advice Gvtn Tuoilier in Reftr J t J Young Daughter Prove! Val uable to Daughter Efea . After Marriage. Pollock, Tex. "When I was a girt, about 14 years of age," writes Mrs. Winnie Delaney, of this town, "I was In awfully bad health. I tried differ ent treatments, but they did me no good. A friend advised my mother to give me Cardul, the woman's tonle. She gave me one bottle, and it straighten ed me out all right I did not have any more trouble un. til after I was married. 1 had several bad spells then, but I began taking 14IUUI fi,U, muM Ml J UC.I.U IMUtSJ to Improving right away. I can safely recommend Cardul to all women sufferers, as I think It Is, the greatest woman's medicine on earth. you may pumisn mis letter it you wish." Cardul Is good for young girls, aa well as older women, because it con tains pure, harmless, vegetable Ingre dients, which act gently, yet surely, on the delicate womanly organs. It Is a tonlo prepared exclusively for wom en. - - For more than 60 years, Cardul baa been In widely extended use, by wom en of all ages, and has given entire satisfaction, as a remedy for rebuild ing womanly health and strength. You can rely on Cardul. It will do for you, what it has done for thou- ' sands of others. It will help you. Begin to take Cardul, today. -. , N. B Wrttt to, Chattanooea Medicine Co., Ladles Advieorjr Dept., Chattanooga, Tennfof ''Home Treatment for Women," aent u plain wrapper. Adv. THOUGHTFUL RUTH. Ruth Yes; I got papa to buy a Vacuum cleaner for mother. Maud How thoughtful! , Ruth Yea. Mother Is a little stif fened up with rheumatism,, you "know, and I used to feel so sorry to see her . trying to use the broom that I alwaya left home on sweeping day. . , , . A Confession. . Startled by convincing evidence that they were the victims ot serious kid ney and bladder trouble, numbers of prominent people confess they have found relief by using KURIN Kidney and Bladder Pills. For aale by all medical dealers' at S5c. Burwell A Dunn Co., Mfrs, Charlotte, N. C Adv. More Deadly Than the Gun. ' A small country boy was carrying a dead cottontail by the ears.. 'Hello, son, did you shoot that rab bit?" Inquired a city man who bad hunted all day with no success. So," sarcastically replied the ur chin, "I scolded it and and It died of mortification." ;: , Important to anotnar Examine carefully every bottle) bl CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infanta and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of ( In TTse For Over 30 Years. Children Crj for Fletcher's Caatoriat Just to Prove It. "Pa, what ts undying love?" "That'a the kind the gink has who shoots himself dead when he is re- ' Jected." Result "111 hurl Uw insult back In that fellow's, teeth." "Then he U have to eat his words. Dr. Pleroel Pleaasat Pellet 11 ret put up ' i ago. They regulate ana invigum rlin stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-ooataa Ua granules. Adv. . Platonic love Is a good deal like a gun that you didn't know was load ed. 'vV.;' -v.-.. ;;V ' -'''i ;.. , " rnn ennui m e to i days Yonrdruunial Will refund tnomtr If PA.0 D'WT. HUNT (alia to cure an, BlMdiDaori'rutrudlnc PllwlaSloUd&jft. tun. n en rn in, ftli one oi iioning, jtituu. As a sticker a porous plaster hasn't anything on a bad habit . GOf OTIPA" Manyon's Paw-r aw Pills are unlike all oth er laxatives or cad ir tics. Tbey coax t a liver into activity ly gentle methods, t'. -v do not scour; thry c not gripe; they do mt weaken; but t'try d start all the seen-;;. .n -j of the liver and stoi i ach in a way that s i puts these or - ns i.i a pr healthy condition . 1 corrects constipation. Munyon's F'aw-i Pills are a tonic to the stomach, liver ; nerves. They invigorate instead of wo they enrich the blood instead of i ithing it; they enable the stomacu t ' the nourishment from food that is ; t it Price as cents. All IT" "T can, t will, 1 l)o, t 'v That J - mam me now." t F'in must fo f ' -n, but V. rt 1 .' e- 3 - out and rkb nmr 1 1 i r