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for The Term of
By MARCUS
CHAPTER VI. 'Continued.)
He spoke truly. Through tlie roar
was heart! the rattle of" iroa on iron,
as the guard "stood to their arms," and
the wedge cjay cloth broke, ia sud
den terror of the leveled muskets. There
was an instant's pause, ard then old
Tine waNc..'. unmolested, down the pris
on, knelt by the bodv of Rufus Dawes.
"Stand back, my lads!" he said. "Take
him up. two of you, and carry him to
the door. The poor fellow won't hurt
you." His orders were obeyed, and the
old man, waiting until his patient had
been safely received outside, raised his
hand to command attention. "I see yon
know what I have to telL The fever
Las broken out. That man has got it
It is absard to suppose that no one else
will be seized. I might catch it myself.
Yon ere much crowded down here, I
know: but. my lads, I can't help that;
I "didn't make the ship, you know. It
is a terrible thing, but you must keep
orderly and quiet, and bear It like men.
You-know what the discipline is, and it
is not ia my power to alter It. I shall
do my best for yonr comfort, and I look
to yon to help me."
Holding his gray head very erect in
deed, the brave old fellow passed,
straight down the line, without looking
to the right or left '
He had said just enough, and he reach
ed the door amidst a chorus of "Bravo I"
"True for you. doctherr and so on. But
when he got fairly outside, he breathed
more freely. He had performed a tick
list task, and he knew it
44 'Ark at 'em," growled the Mooch er
from his corner, "a-cheerin p.t the noosT
"Wait a bit," said the acuter intelli
gence of Jemmy Vetch. "Give him time.
There'll be three or four more down
afore night, and then we'll see."
CHAPTER VII.
It was late In the afternoon when
Sarah Purfoy awoke from her uneasy
slumber. She had been- dreaming of the
.1 l ....
urn s.ie was aoout to do, and was flush
ed and feverish, but, mindful of the
consequences which hnng npoo the ue
ees or failure of the enterprise, she
rallied herself and ascended, with as
calm an air as she could assume, to the
deck.
The Malabar seemed to be enveloped
in an electric cloud, whose sullen gloom
a chance spark might flash into a blaze
that Should POninmA hor Tlia n-nm a r.
who held her in her hands the two end"
of the chain that woald produce this
,spark looked down into the' barricade.
Three men. .leaning carelessly against
the bulwarks, watched her every motion.
"There she I. right enough," growled
Mr. Gabbett, as if In continuation of
a previous remark. "Flash as ever,
and looking this way, too. There, look
at that," he added, as the figure of
Maurice Frere appeared side by .side
fith that of the waiting maid, and the
two timed away up the deck toyether.
Maurice Frere had come behiid her
and touched her on the shoulder. ', Since
their conversation the previous evening.
he had made up his mind to be fooled
no longer. The girl was evidently play
ing with him. and he would show her
that he was not to be trifled with.
"Well. Sarah."
"Well. Mr. Frere," dropping her hand
and turning round with a smile.
"now well you are looking to-dny I
Positively lovely. I say, though, what
is the use of playing fast and loose, with
a fellow this way 7
She cast her eye? down to the leck
and a modest flash rose , on her cheeks.
"I have so much to do," she said in .i
half whisper. "There are so many evw
upon me, I cannot stir without being
seen."
She rawed her head as she spoke, anrf
to give effect to her words. looked round
the deck. Her glance crossed, that of
the young soldier on the forecastle, rnd.
though the distance was too great lor
her. to distinguish his features, she
guessed who he was Miles was jealous.
Frere, smiling with delight at her change
of manner, came close to her, and whis
pered In her ear. She affected to start.
and took the opportunity of exchanging
a signal with the Crow.
"I will walk with you at 8 o'clock'
said she.
"They relieve guard at 8," he sr.id.
deprecatingly. '
She tossed her head. "Very well. tln.
attend to your guard: I don't care."
"But, Sarah, consider "
"As If a women in love ever consid
ers! said she. turning upon him a burn
ing glance, which in truth might, have
melted a more icy ma than he. She
loved him, then! What a fool he wouli
be to refuse. The guard could relieve"
itself for once without his supervision.
"Very well: at S, then.",
"Hushr said she. "Here comes that
stupid captMn."
And as Frere left her she tnrntvl, and.
with her eyes fixed on the conti:t bar
ricade, dropped the handkerchief sie held
in her hand over the railing. Ii fell at
the' feet of the captain, and with a quick
upward glance that worthy fellow picked
it up and brought it to her.
"Oh. thank yoa. Captain Blunt," said
she. and h'jr ejs spoke more than her
tongue.
"DiJ yon take the laudanum?" whis
pered Blunt, with a twinkle in his eye.
"Some o it," said she. "I will bring
yon back the bottle."
, IUurvt walked aft, humming cheerily,
and sainted Frere with a slap on the
back. Th two men laughed, each at
his own thoughts, but their langhter only
made the surrounding gloom seem deep
er than before. ,
Sarah Purfoy. casting her eyes toward
the barricade, observed a change in the
position f tha three men. The Crow,
having tak?n ol iis prison cap. held it
at arm's length with one hand, while
he wiped h's brow with the other. Her
signal had been observed. During all
this. Rufus Dawes, removed to the hos
pital, was lying flat on his back, staring
at the deck above him. trying to think
of something he wanted to say.
The place where he lay was but dim
ly lighted. He could but Just see the
deck above his headwind distinguish
the outlines of three other berths, ap
parency similar to his own. He could
heär gasps and moans and mutterings
the sign! that his companions yet
lived.
All at once a voice called out: "Of
course his bills are worth four hundred
pounds; but, my good sir, four hundred
pounds to a nan In n?y position is not
-worth the getting. Why, I've given ''our
hundred pounds for a smile of my girl
'Sarah! She's a good girl, as girls go.
Mrs. Lionel Crofton, of the Crofts, Sev
enoaks, Kent Sevenoaks, Kent Seven
A gleam of light broke in on the dark
ness which wrapped Rufus Dawes' tor
tured brain. The man -fas John Rex,
his berth-mate. With an effort he spoke.
"Rexr
"Yes, yes, I'm coming; don't be in a
hurry. The sentry's safe, and the how
itzer is but five paces from the door. A
rush upon deck, lads, ami she's ours!
That Is, mine. Mine and my wife's,
Mrs. Lionel Crofton, of Seven Crofts,
no, Oaks Sarah Purfoy, lady's maid
and nurse ha! ha! lady's maid and
nurse!"
This last sentence contained the name
clue to the labyrinth in which Rufua
Dawes bewildered Intellects were wan
dering. "Sarah Purfoy T He remem
bered now each detail of the conversa
tion he had so strangely overheard, and
liow imperative it was that he should,
-ithout delay, rereal the plot tiat
'i rea'toxed tht shla. How that plot was
His Natural Life
W'LARKE
to be carried out, he did not pause to
consider; he was conscious that he was
hanging over the brink of delirium, and
that, unless he made himself understood
before his senses utterly deserted him,
all was lost.
He attempted to rise, but found that
his fever-thralled limbs refused to obey
the impulse of his will. He made an ef
fort to speak, but his tongue clove to the
roof of his mouth, and his jaws stuck
together. He could not raise a finger
nor utter a sound. He closed his eyes
with a terrible sigh of despair, 'and re
signed himself to his fate. At that in
stant the door opened. It was f o'cK-vk.
and Tine had come to have a last look
at his patients before dinner. It seemed
that there was somebody with him. for
a kind, though somewhat pompous voice
remarked upon the scantiness of accom
modation. ' "Here they are," said Tine; "six of
'em. This fellow" going to the side of
Bex "is the worst. If he had not a
constitution like a horse, I don't think he
could live out the night." .
"Three, eighteen, seven, four," mut
tered Rex; "dot and carry one. Is that
an" occupation for a gentleman? No; sir.
Good night, my lord, good night. Hark!
the clock is striking 9; five, six. seven,
eight! Well you've had your day, and
can't complain."
"A dangerous fellow," says Pine, with
the light upraised. "A very dangerous
fellow. This is the place, you see a
regular rat hole; but what can one do?"
"Come, let us get on deck," said Vick
ers. with a shudder of disgust.
Rufus Dawes felt the sweat break out
into beads on his forehead. They sus
pected nothing. They were going away.
He must warn them. With a violent ef
fort, la his agony he turned over ia the
bunk, and thrust out his hand from the
blankets.
"Halloo! what's this?" cried Pine,
bringing the lantern to bear upon it.
"Lie down, my man. Eh? water, is it?
There, steady with it now;" and he lift
ed a pannikin to the blackened, froth
fringed lips. The cool draught moist
ened his parched gullet, and the convict
made a last effort to speak.
"Sarah Purfoy to-night the prison
Mutiny!"
v The last word, almost shrieked out
in the sufferer's desperate efforts to ar
ticulate, recalled the wandering senses
of John Rex.
"Hush!" he cried. "Is that you. Jem
my? Sarah's right. Wait till she gives
the word."
"He's raving." said Vickers.
1 Pine caught the convict by the shoul
der. "What do you say. my man? A
mutiny of the prisoners?"
With his month agape and his hands
clinched, Rufus Dawes, incapable of
further speech, made a last effort to nod
assent, but his head fell upon his breast;
the next moment, the flickering light,
the gloomy prison, the eager face of the
doctor, and the astonished face of Vick
ers. vanished from before his straining
eyes.
CHAPTER VIII.
The two discoverers of this awkward
secret held a council of war. Vickers
was for ft once calling the guard, and
announcing to the prisoners that the
plot whatever It might be had been
discovered; but Pine, accustomed to con
vict ships, overruled this decision. ' -
"You don't know these fellows as well
ns I do," said he. "In the first place
tlier may be no mutiny at all. The
whole thing is, perhaps, some absurdity
of that fellow Dawes and should we
once put the notion of attacking us into
the prisoners' heads, there is no telling
what they might do."
"But the man seemed certain," said
the other. "He mentioned my wife's
maid, too!"
"Well." says Tine, "look here. Sup
ine we tell these scoundrels that their
design is known. Very good. They will
profess absolute ignorance, and try again
ix the next opportunity, when, perhaps,
we may not know anything about it. At
all events we are completely ignorant
of the nature of the plot and the names
of the ringleaders. Let as double the
sentries, and quietly get the men under
arms. Let Miss Sarah do what she
pleases, and, when the mutiny breaks
out we will nip it in the bud, clap all
the villains we get in irons, and hand
them over to the authorities in Hobart
Town. I im not "a cruel man," sir, but
we have got a cargo of wild beasts
aboard, and must be careful."
According to the usual custom on
board convict ships, the guards relieved
each other every two hours, and at C
p. m. the guard was removed to the
quarter-deck, and the arms which, in
theday time, were disposed on the top
of the arm chest, were placed in an arm
rack constructed on the quarter-deck for
that purpose. Trusting nothing to Frere
who,' indeed, by Pine's advice, was
kept in ignorance of the whole matter
Vickers ordered all the men, save
those who had been on guard during the
day, to be under arms in the barrack,
forbade communication with the upper
deck, and placed as sentry at the bar
rack door his own servant, an old sol
dier, on whose fidelity he could thor
oughly rely. He then doubled the
guardr, took the keys of the prison him
self from the non-commissioned officer
whos duty it was to keep them, and
saw that the -howitzer on the lower deck
was loaded with gm ps. It was a quar
ter to 7 when Pine and ho took their
station at the main hatchway, determin
ed to watch until morning.
At a quarter past 7 any curious per
son looking through the window of Cap
tain Blunt's cabin would have seen an
unusual sight. That gallant commander
was sitting on a chair, and the hand
some waiting maid of Mrs. Vickers was
standing by his side. His gray hair
was matted all ways about his reddened
face, and he was blinking like an owl in
the sunshine. I Je had drunk a larger
quantity, of wine than usual at dinner. .
"Cuc-come, Sarah," he hiccoughed.
"It's all very fine, my lass, but you
needn't be so hie proud, you know.
I'm a plain sailor plain s'lor, Srr'h.
Ph'n'as Bub-blunt,, commander of the
Mal-Mal-Malabar. Wors' 'sh good talk
la'? You lovsh me, and I hie lovsh
you, Sarah."
The ship's bell struck seven. Now or
never was the time. She seized the mo
ment, drew from her pocket the lauda
num bottle and, passing her hand over
his shoulder, poured half Its contents
into the glass.
"Come, finish that and be quiet, or
I'll go away," she said. ,
He balanced himself on his heels for
a moment, and, holding by the molding
of the cabin, stared at her with a fatu
ous smile of drunken admiration, then
looked at 4he glass in his hand, hic
coughed with, much solemnity thrive,
and, as though struck with a aud.1
sense of duty unfulfilled, swallowed 1
contents at a gulp. The effect was a.
most instantaneous. He dopped the
tumbler, lurched toward the woman at
the dvor, and then making a half-turn
in accordance with the niotkm of the
vessel, fell into his bunk, and snored
like a grampus.
Sarah Purfoy watched him for a few
minutes, and then having blown out the
light, stepped out of the cabin, and clos
ed the door behind her. The dusky gloom
which had held the deck on th previous
night enveloped all forward of the main
mast A lantern swung in the forecas
tle, and swayed with the motion of the
ship. The light at the prison door threw
a Z'igtt through the open hatch, and in
the cuddy at htr right hmd tht nsun.l
row of oil lamps burned. She looked
mechanically for Vickers, who was ordi
narily there at that hour, but the cuddy
was empty. So much the better, she
thought, as she drew her dark cloak
j around her and passed Frere's door. As
! she did so, a strange paiii(shot through
j her temples, and her knees trembled.
With a strong effort she dispelled the
dizziness that had almost overpowered
her, and held herself t-roct. It would
never do to break down now.
She seemed to be listening for some
thing. Her nervous system was wound
up to the highest pitch of excitement.
The success of the plot depended on the
next five minutes. At that instant the
report of a musket shot broke the si
lence. The mutiny had begun!
The sound awoke the soldier to a
sense of his duty. He spring to his
feet, made for the door. The moment
for which the. convict's accomplice had
waited approached. She clung to him
v- ith all her weight. Suddenly the rich
crimson died' away from her lips, leaving
them an ashen ray color. Her eyes
closed in agony: loosing her hold of him.
she staggered to her feet, pressed her
hands upon her bosom, and uttered a
sharp cry of pain.
The fever which had been on her for
two days, and which, by a strong exer
cise of will, she had struggled again,
encouraged by the violent excitement of
the occasion, had attacked her at this
supreme moment Deathly pale and sick,
she reeled to the side of the cabin.
There was another shot, and a violent
clashing of arms, and Frere, leaving
the miserable woman to her fate, leaped
out on to the deck.
(To be continued.)
WALKING COMING IN VOGUE.
EnfflUk Habit of Pedlrlnlm Ia
Taking Hold in America.
Americans ' are just beginning to
learn, what the English people havo
known for a 'century, that the most
Independent and Interesting outing
consists of a walking trip. Our hur
ried, restless national spirit puts ns
out of sympathy with so s'ow a meth
od of seeing the world. Tne latest ex:
press train is popular, not because it
goes through interesting country but
because It arrives at the destination
a few minutes or hours ahead of Its
rival. Short cuts are our national am
bition. The quickest method of arriv
ing at a result Is the method whlcp. In
stantly appeals to our temperament.
But we are wrong, .i d it does not
require a Ruskln to convince us of our
error. -
Ruskln said the Joy of travel is In
inverse ratio to Its speed, and experi
enced railroad travelers are In sym
pathy with his dictum. The railroad
has the bad habit of sneaking into n
town or city by the most uninterest
ing route. Back alleyways, tunnels
and factories are the usual .vista seen
from a railroad train as it enters some
historic, capital. The traveler who ob
tains his knowledge of the country
from the railroad train would know
but little of its genuine attractions.
As Hawthorne said, he would see only
the reverse of the tapestry.
In preparation for a walking trip
maps and descriptive guide books
should be consulted, so that the walk
er may know something of the country
through which" he is traveling. The
United States geographical survey,
Washington, Issues the most compre
hensive and valuable maps to be had
by the outdoor enthusiast. : They show
every elevation, roads, towns, cabins,
and even foot trails, Sini fe sold at
the nominal price of 5 . cents a sheet,
which sheet generally covers about tea
square miles. The various trolley com
panies usually furnish very readable
guide looks of the country through
which they go. In the matter of com
pany, choice are difficult. The small
er the party tlie more satisfactory the
outing. Not even, living with folks
will be ns severe a test of their com
panionship as making a -walking trip
with them.
Personal differences of opinion and
eccentricities of temper come to the
surface with surprising frequency
when one is traveling about I havo
known so small a thing as the loss of
a toothbrush to nearly disrupt a friend
ly group at the end of a thlrty-mllo
tramp over the Catskllls. Moreover,
accommodations at wayside farm
houses are difficult to secure on short
notice for a party of any considerable
size. Four makes an Ideal number,
and if a larger group Is interested, dl
vide It Into two parties, arranging the
route so that meetings may be had at
various interesting places along the
way. This affords opportunity for
comparison and variety. No walking
trip should be begun by one who Is
without some slight training for the
trip. Tills training does not need to
be severe, but It should be regular.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Philosophic.
Wise You really should be more
economical.
Galley O! 1 will be some day.
Wise I should say so. You'll have
to be some day. 's ,
Galley All right; if I have to I
von't mind it so much. Philadelphia
Press.
Able to llcport lro-re.
"Is your boy getting along well at
college?" .
"Yes as well as could be expected.
He has two fractured ribs, a broken
collarbone, and a dislocated shoulder,
but the doctor sajs he'll be out again
In a few weeks."
Grafter. ,
Duffer He promised to give the
city a clean administration.
Puffer lie has kept his promise,
hasn't he? . ,
Duffer- I fues he has; he has
cleaned the city for all he can get out
of It Indianapolis Star. ,
Rapid.,
Eva So you have given Jack up
and really mean to forget him?
Katharine Forget him? Why, I
shall forget him as quick as tlie politi
cians forget the voter when election
day Is over.
Jost Snlt Them.'
Stubb I see some outlaw Filipinos
gave our soldiers another brush.
renn H'm! They are so good at
giving Americans a brush we should
bring them over here and make theia
Pullman car porters..
Not an Cxpert.
itV iha ifnt!im.in orpr thi-" tn
& o , & - - - - -
hold the stakes. .
"I did and he said he didn't know
anything about handling money. He's
a bank examiner. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Official statistics how that there are
17,000,000 children In Rassla between
the ages of 0 and 14 receiving abso
lutely no education.
niliou.
First Phi-idelphia Machine Man
Well, how's the outlook? .
Second Ditto It comes mighty near
being os bad ns the inlook.
Of 1,200 locomotives in use la Japan
600 are American made.
Woman In IluxIneMN.
More women than ever before are
engaged in business affair und more
than ever before succeeding in the
industrial world. Why? Is woman's
domesticity a fiction? Docs she pre
fer a business life to caring for a
home? Is she especially well fitted
to take a high place In business en
terprise, and just finding it out? Or
is the wage-earning woman the nec
essary outgrowth of existing condi
tions?
Thousands of young girls are every
year put to work in factories and
stores or sent to learn to become self-
supporting, for the 3iniple reason that
self-suiiort has become a necessary
element in woman's life.
But, If questioned, bow many of
thcin will say that they have begun
their life work? How many yoiing
teachers look forward to forty or fifty
years of taking care of other people's
children? IIoxv many factory girls or
clerks or stenographers or chorus
girls so love their work that' they
spurn all thought of marriage?
The woman's nature subconsciously
yearns for. a home, with husband and
children to love and care for. This
fact is so well recognized that young
women are commonly denied responsi
ble positions which they could perfect
ly well fill, because they cannot be de
pended on to keep them. If they marry
they leave their employer; whereas
young men will redouble their efforts
to be useful If they marry.
The great majority of women In busi
ness are there because they have been
forced Into it With the exception of
a few women devoted to artistic pur
suits, the self-supporting woman Is the
result of conditions over which she has
no control. And the number of them In
any community is In direct ratio to the
number of bachelors, to dead or irre
sponsible husbands and to heads of
families unable adequately to sustain
the burden.
No amount of philosophizing can
drive the woman out of business. No
doleful prophecies of deplorable results
can do it She Is there, not by nat
ural Inclination, but because of both
pressure behind her and demand before
her. Only a revolutionary change In
existing conditions can efface the wage-
earning woman.
Spriaa: Unarerle Blouse.
A charmlDg addition to the ward
robe of the girl who glories in dainty
waists. It is made of soft silk, for
this is the fabric of the hour for such
wear, with much broderie Anglise
figuring In the decorative scheme. Tue
yoke is of the embroidery, and the
fichu border around it is ornamented
with the same trimmlag. , The sailor
knot and girdle are of black satin. .
- Chapter on Economy.
Women often forget that the test of
well-spent money depends cu the vajue
obtained in exchange. They scrimp
and pinch, and suffer and save, and per
haps take to themselves much 'credit
for doing so. To eat a poor dinner In
order to go finely clad is a very foolish
thing. But U is also foolish not to
look quite as prosperous as circum
stances will let you. To be healthy,
too, you must be housed dryly and have
a plentiful supply of fresh air,' for
without this 'fend good regular meals
one cannot keep up the working pow
ers and disease at bay. Where, then,
Is economy ; to step in? Mostly in wis
dom of choice, absence of waste, and
strict supervision over sundries. Your
good house may be in an unpretentious
or even in a somewhat inconvenient
district Your clothes must always be
food, as cheap material always is a
poor investment and this can never be
afforded when one has to economize.
Skill with the needle, good materials,
fashions thtt are not of the passing
moment Changing best garments for
plainer attire at home, and care in
putting away one's wardrobe, are all
points which tell in true economy. The
table and kitchen present opportunities
for saving unrivaled. Js'ot through
stinting, that folly leads to doctor's
bills, at least to impaired forces, but
through very careful selection and
preparation of the cheap and abundant
and the Ingenious utilization of every
thing. Domestic service permits of
much saving. A handy wife and daugh
ters working methodically can keep a
house In perfect order without" taking
all of their own time. The mistress
who does nil work can do it better
and yet be not slaving, if she rises
early, organizes and knows her busi
ness. There Is a right and wrong way
alKut everything, also about econ
omizing. The Iluty or Not Getting Tired.
Are you one of the women who nay,
MI am perfectly well, only I get tired
easily?" If you do, you are one of
thousands. And yet, don't you know
that getting tired easily is just of it
self a disease? It shows a letting 'down
of the vital forces that requires atten
tion and toning up.
You need, first of all, more rest, not
necessarily more hours of sleep at
nights, but little half-hours of rest
snatched here and there In your hours
of work. And by rest Isn't meant sim
ply the physical rest that comes from
lying down. Don't Ii down to think
over your plans for economy, or for en
tertaining, or for anything else.
When you He down to rest 'shut your
yes and stop thinking. Ten minutes
of this is better than an hour of the
other. Then you need more food prob
ably. Not more food at meals neces
sarily, but food taken oftener.
Instead of waiting until luncheon
take a cup of beef tea during the fore
non. In the afternoon take a glass of
milk and a biscuit, if that agrees with
you. And then get a little fresh air
every day. And get It In the exercise
of wahving If you can.
DSN
Taffeta coats will be extremely mod
ish. Evening gowns of chiffon velvtt are
good style.
There is an effort to push soft heavy
surah silk for street wear.
Touches of rich old gold and blav-Jc,
used together, is a new note.
Plaited skirts continue to be worn
by extremely well-gowned woinen.
Braids and glmpb come In all colors
to correspond with the new cloths.
Cashmere In all the new and old
colors is among the spring fabrics.
Eyelet embroidery on silk, cloth or
wash goods Is as much favored as ever.
Separate coats of cheviot and co
vert cloth are to be worn for morn
ing. " ,
At swell affairs in 'Paris scarcely
anything is now seen save the corselet
skirt
The polonaise has conquered. It
has followed closely upon the princess
gown and bids lair to equal It in pop
ularity. Some of the newer lace robes are be
ing made in deep coffee shades, and for
these the ideal foundation is white
satin.
Elbow length sleeves and long
gloves seem especially adapted to the
old-fashioned, wide-band bracelet which
Is again in vogue.
The circular eklrt cut straight at
sides and with a seam up the middle
front Is the one least likely to sag or
draw' and is being generally adopted
for the linen walking skirt
Satin, the traditional material for
the wedding gown., has been in high fa
vor this season. But it is the chiffon
weight not the "stand alone" fabric
of past years, that is In use. '
The chronicler of Parisian modes
writes concerning spring colors that
for chapeaux the shades of green will
prevail, and for dresses, brown with
all Its kindred nuances, will lead.
' Blouslng.of the front of both shirt
waists and blouses is fast becoming c.
thing of the past The new corsets,
already making converts In great num
bers, and close-fitting tailor styles are
responsible for It
The tendency toward plainness of
skirt observed in winter frocks is run
ning over into the coming season and
one sees some of the very prettiest new
voiles, silks, cott ns, etc., trimmed only
in self tucks.
To take the place of the shirt waist
dress a severe tailor suit of rajah silk
is excellent This should be of a shade
that will not oil so quickly, but could
be made so sLnply that It could readily
be washed or cleaned.
; Ostrich feathers are now considered
suitable , for 'mourning. The desired
touch Is given by pasting crepe over
the stem and adding flecks of the same
to the feather part. Another novelty
for mourning year is the quill made of
crepe. ,
"Women Klectrical "Worker.'
Fifteen hundred women and girls are
.employed in the Westinghouse plant at
Pittsburg, Pa., most of them doing work
that a few years ago would have been
assigned only to men and boys. The
majority of them are employed In wind
ing the colls for motors and generators,
such as are used on traction lines and
In lighter manufacturing. Others do
the Insulating of wires used in vari
ous electrical devices. Still others ope
rate machines for cutting mica or for
other processes iu the completion of the
comjmny's products. Most of them are
rated as skilled laborers and earn good
wages.
t'ottou Yrriua Mnfn,
Most housewives imagine that linen
is the ideal material for sheets, but
several household authorities consider
it is inferior to a good quality of cot
ton for this purpose. Linen Is cold
and 'slippery." It Is no more appro
priate for sheets than It Is for body
wear, owing to Its" non-absorbent quali
ty. The wrinkles in linen sheets are
harder to smooth out than those in
cottdn, and, In addition, keep a bed
from looking fresh. Linen, however,
is at' Its best when used for table
clotljB and napery. For all such pur
pose it is the Ideal material.
Seattle's women have organized a
"Woman's Domestic Guild." With It
they intend to solve the servant girl
problem.
A buiiness academy for women only
has been opened in Freiburg, Switzer
land, under the ausp'ces ofthe univer
sity of that city.
f Mrs. Belva LockwooJ, the only wom
an who was a candidate for the pres
idency of the United States, Is a mem
ber of the District of Columbia bar.
The first woman to become principal
of the Chappaqua Institute, one of the
best known Quaker schools In the Unit
ed States, is Mrs. John W. Cor, wife
of a New York architect.
The University of Paris has estab
lished two scholarships of $1,500 each
for women students v;!io will visit Eng
land, America, Germany and Norway,
and study the educational systems of
these countries.
. Mrs. Wu Ting-fang, wife of the tor-
mer Chinese minister, had her feet en
larged to the normal size by means of
an operation. Chinese women are very
much excited' over the occurrence, but
it is said that many of them are de
sirous of following her example.
The richest woman in the world is
said to be Siguora Cousino of South
America. Receipts from her silver,
copper and coal mines amount to $1S.V
000 a month, while her stock farm
yields as great an amount She also
owns controlling interest in a fleet of
steamships. ;
Health nnd Beantr Hint.
The hair should be let -loose at night
and a ßilk handkerchief worn over the,
head improves the gloss.
A few drops of ammonia or a pinch
of borax will Foften hard water and
make It very cleansing besides.
One of the best cures for hoärse
ness is a strong decoction of horse
radish and n little vinegar sweetened
with honey. Take a tablespoonful
every half hour.
The woman who wishes to reduce
hef weight must avoid all kinds of
soups, milk, cream and alcohol bev
erages. As far as posslblo the food
should be taken dry. The only fluid
to be taken should be plain or aerated
water.
If your scalp Is tender do not use a
shampoo containing ammonia, sdda or
borax, as they are irritating to ten
der scalps. Beat the yolk of one egg
with an ounce of the spirits of rose
mary into one pint of hot water. Use
while warm.
One of the most 'effective methods
of whitening the teeth is to take an
orange wood stick and dip it into, fine
wood ashes, rub the teeth both on the
Inner .and outer surfaces, when tar
tar and all stains will ; disappear as
if by magic. This treatment should
not be repeated more than once a
month.
An Original Party.
If you want something original In
the way of entertainments iry a "some
thing new" party. Each guest at this
festivity must bring something new
it matters not what, depending wholly
upon the originality and fertile brain
of the guest to secure something un
known to the rest of the party.
At a function of this sort recently
given by a bright girl from the South
the program was extremely diversified.
The guests had brought entirely new
songs, which were sung for the com
pany ; new waltzes and two-steps,
which were danced; new books, which
were discussed ; new jokes, new games,
new styles of hair dressing or gowns,
and several brought visiting friends,
new to the rest of the company. .
The hostess tried to make the menu
as "new" as possible and in it were
several now dishes, such- as lemons
stuffed with . :av oysters rolled in
cracker crumbs, chopped celery and to
mato sauce, and a molded brick of tur
key and cranberries in lemon jelly.
Two Empire Gown.
mm
w.k i .l-ir
1. Black embroidered mull over white
satin princess foundation. Butterfly
and walls of Troy design in black se
quin. 2. Yellow dotted net over yellow
silk slip. Insertions of lace In design.
Washing Chiffon.
Good chiffon can be washed again
and again and used until literally
worn out, looking "a3 good as new"
each time. Use tepid suds, made with
a pure white soap, and add a teaspoon
of alcohol to each quart of suds. Rub
gently between the hands, applying the
soap directly . to very soiled places.
When clean squeeze in the hand. In
stead of wringing as wringing or hard
rubbing Is liable to separate the
threads of the fabric. Rinse in tepid
water, with alcohol, as before. Squeeze
again, this tinv in a clean towel. Pull
gently into shape and iron while wet.
Protecting Wall Paper.
In a handsomely papered room in
fact la any room where the neatness
of the wall is looked to the person
who cleans the room, should be given
a strip of tin about six by twelve Inch
es, having its upper edge lwnt out 4 It
should 1k held by the bent-out edge
against the wall-paper, resting on the
skirting board, to prevent moistening
the paper while the skirting-boards are
being 6crubted.
Where Women Clean the Street
In the Kongo district the street
cleaning (such as there Is of it) Is not
done by "White Wings," nor, indeed,
by any men. Women are the only per
sons who will stoop to the Indignity of
doing the street sweeping. Their uni
form is a single loose garment, girt in
at the waist by a rope. They. wield
long-handled brooms with bunches of
brush at one end.
A Slani? Word.
"Shopping" was certainly a slang
word until past the first quarter of the
nineteenth century. Bee's dictionary
of Sports and Slang, published in 1825,
defines the word as follows: "Shop
ping Among women, going about
from shop to shop, buying little arti
cles perhaps, perhaps not, but always
pulling about 'great quantities of
goods."
i
111 each I mi I "rin I tie.
Beat out the dust and sponge tht,
collar w,'.th peroxide of hydrogen. Lay
it in the sun for some hours, sponging
every hour with the 'peroxide. , Then
fill the fur .with oracic talcum ani
shut it up in a box for a week.
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JIM HOGG. OF TEXAS.
Remarkable Man Who Became World
Famous Twice Elected Governor.
When former Governor James Steven
Hogg passed away at Houston, Tex
the Lone Star State lost its most fa
mous and unique
statesman a man
who had her ridi
culed, abused and
praised more than
any other public
character In a dec
ade.
"Jim" Hogg was
a wonderful man.
His personal ap
pearance alone
would have made
j. s. HCGG. him famous. He
stood six feet two Inches in his stock
ings, weighed 375 pounds, wore baggy
clothing and a wide-brimmed wool hat
and made use of a vocabulary as wild
and woolly as could be found on the
frontier. x He was as fearless as he
was big and ha had a brain in full ac
cord with his gigantic physique. Tex
as loved and admired him and the
rest of the world was finally forced to
take him In earnest and award to him
some of the honor which was his due.
Mr.. Hogg was of Irish descent and
was born on a ranch near Rusk, Tex.
His father, Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Hogg,
of the Confederate army, was killed
while leading his command at Corinth.
After the general's death the boy
stayed on the farm for a time with his
widowed mother, who taught him to
read and spelL At 14 he became a
clerk In a store in Tyler, but soon tir
ing of this, he learned the printer's
trade and soon ' became an editor.
though his education .was very defi
cient Meantime he studied law and
was admitted to the bar.
fie was but a young man when he
became Interested in politics. He was
first, elected road overseer, then justice
of the peace, . then a member of the
Legislature, and later district attorney
of Smith County. It was in the lat
ter office that he first showed the in
domitable stuff of which he was made.
The county was overrun with law
less characters, who boasted that they
were not afraid of the courts. The shot
gun and rifle were the arbitrators of
distputes more often than the courts.
Hogg, on being elected. district attor
ney, expressed his intention of clean
ing out the gang, and he soon had a
dozen of the most reckless characters
in the penitentiary, and the rest had
fled the State, His success made him
well known, and In 18SG, and again in
1SSS, he was re-elected on an anti-
railroad and anti-monopoly platform as
Attorney General..
His principal successes while Attor
ney General were In prosecuting the
International & Great Western Rail
road for violation of the law and re
storing to the public domain thousands
of acres of land. , It was then that he
made his famous proclamation that he
would purge Texas of lawlessness and
crime or bankrupt the State treasury.
He gave force to this sentiment by
sending to the penitentiary a man who
had committed no less than sixteen
murders and boasted that the State
of Texas was not powerful enough to
arrest his lawless career. This case
became the cause celebre which elected
him Governor in 1S00 by 150,000 ma
jority.
He was chosen for a second term in
the face of tremendous opposition.
. Practically every financial power in the
State turned its guns on hbu, and
Texas was Invaded by emissaries of
railroads, banks, trust companies.
manufacturing institutions, mortgage
Iondholdlng companies and others to
fight against him. Iiis name was made
the butt of all kinds and sorts of ribald
and inhuman jokes, and he was stig
matized as a boor, an ignoramus and
an illiterate fooL nis enemies spoke
of his first term as Governor with i
sneer, and called it the "Hogg blight'
The names of his cnuaren were
dragged into the mud and he was lied
about in the most malicious and malig
nant manner.
The opposition to him crystallized
In the nomination of George Clarke,
of Dallas, as an Independent Demo
cratic candidate for Governor. The
conflict was the fiercest ever waged la
Texas, but thousands of Republicans
voted for him, and Gov. Hogg received
a plurality of 05,000. This election Im
mediately made Gov. Hogg a conspicu
ous man over all the United States.
This was In 1S02. He became rne of
William J. Bryan's most energetic lieu
tenants. Ills, appearance at a Tam
many Hall meeting In New York City
on July 4, 1S90, was an occasion of
considerable excitement when he
caused a great furore for Bryan at the
close of his short speech. He was him
self mentioned in connection with the
Vice Presidential nomination.
A place In Alton B. Parker's peni
ble cabinet was offered to him for his
support of Parker In the Democratic
nominating convention. He rejected
the offer.. ,
Though tempted to contest for the
seat of Roger Q. Mills ia the United
States Senate, he decided to retire to
private practice of law, which he did.
with success in Austin, Tex.
He was a blunt 'and fearless man,
controversial, a good story teller, care
less of dress and diction, and big In
many ways. Because the name of his
daughter Imogene was familiarly short
ened to Ima, It has' been told derisive
ly that he deliberately played upon his
own name with the first names 'of his
children, calling o.ie son Ura. On the
contrary, his three sons were called
William, Thomas and Michael Ills
wife was Miss Sallle A.' Stinson, daugh
ter of Col. James A. Stinson of Geor-
"In
Throughout Texas, Instead of using
the phrase "a square d-?al," they say
"a Jim Hogg quart," meaning full and
honest measure, one of his greatest
fight tyeing against unfair weights and
meas ?s.
Mr. jgg Invested early In the Beau
mont ;i fields and before his death
was ra m! as a millionaire.
Another Iteaaon.
Aunt Emellne Is the best-loved wom
an In Saymouth, for her charity Is
alike of hand and heart Like many
other excellent persons, Aunt Emellne
Is not a church member, but she Is a
regular attendant at the village church,
which Is so near her cottage as to seem
under the same roof.
When, at the close of a recent ser
mon, the minister requested all thosh
present who had never united with the
church to retire at the end of service,
everybody was surprised to see ' Aunt
Emellne rise and start down the aisle.
"Aunt Emeline," the minister called,
softly, "that docs not apply to you!"
"That Isn't why I'm going," Aunt
Emellne responded, serenely. "I smell
my dinner burning up."
Parents are great for making sacri-
'Acts,
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When the sap begins to flow.
Ere the green begins to show,
To the maple grove we hie.
On a creaking tfain, piled high
With our kettles, pails and boards.
And our dippers made of gourds.
With a knife of whittle spiles, '
With an ax to use 'tween whiles,
Chopping wood to boil the pot
Filled from each sweet flowing slot;
With an egg, "to clear," that grows
Toothsome, as our Bobby knows,
After passing through the sweet
Plus the fabled '"peck" we eat
Coat! ess, Caleb bears the pail;
Hetty, somehow, goes with Cale,
With her gourd to dip the sap
From the trough beneath each tap;
How they delve and work, those two,
Back and forth the whole day thronet
And their elders point them out
Unto Bob, wbj hangs about . ...'
Where the kettle, foaming, boils, ,".
Hoping for the skimmer's spoils.
Our knowing Bob has faith but email
In virtue, whose reward is all
Within itself, and so concludes
To conjugate these unknown moods.
I'll bet they drink the sap," quoth ha.
111 watch behind this maple tree."
'STAND BETÖRE THE PEXACHES.
Up saunters Cale, and Hetty soon.
With glowing faces like the moon
At harvest time and eyes that see
No peering orbs behind that tree.
The gourd dips up the flowing sweet
And Hetty lifts her face to meet
Two lips that happen (?) In the way
Aa Cale kneels down bnt not to pray.
'Aha 1" says Bob. beneath his breath,
'Such goodness tickles me to death;
But go it Cale, you're welcome, too.
I'll tako the skimmin's same to you."
At eventide, when sugar grains
The youthful helpers for their palzs
With gen'rous ladle well are paid,
In maple wax, for cooling, laid
Upon tin platters, 'neath the trees,
A treat that never fails to please.
Then Bob, of course, his finger burns,
As ere It cools the mass he turns ;
But Cale and Hetty v ell content
Sit .watching till the heat is spent
When, forming in a sweet combine.
With buttered hands, their lump tkry
twine 1
And work and pull, till creamy white
The maple wax appears to sight;
With hands oft touching, eye3 afiams
And hearts that bet t a tuneful name.
'My sweet;" 'twas not the wax they
meant
For, that to Bob's lame sister went
As his large share grew wondrous small
And Db2r, in truth, grew white at all.
When the sugar'n' oSf Is done.
With our pots put out to sun.
With our gourds hung up to dry,
Cake of maple piled up high, '
Cale and Hetty stanl before
The preacher, where the white deal Cccr
r airy like mosaic weaves
it'
"the back: loo tue hearth."
With the sunshine and the leaves.
Ah! the skimmer's empty now,
Cale chose best, you will allow.
Sugar time again has come,
Busy bees begin to hum.
And the robin builds her nest
On tht maple's tallest crest
Whence she blinks one eye below
As the sap begins to flow. ' ,
Ia the cottage 'neath the tree, .
Snug as ever snug can be.
Still the back log on the hearth
Cracklec nightly, to our mirth;
As the speckled corn we pop
Into snow that makes it hop
'Neath the ancient killet lid.
By Its load of live coals hid;
As we try with forka long tined
Apples that the jam have lined;
As we crack our nnts and jokes,
Drinking health we jolly folk
From the old brown pitcher's rim,
FUled with cider to the brim.
In one corner Hetty sits, . '
Singing oftly as she knits,'
Wooing sleep, while keeping time
With her foot to crooning rhyme.
Tapping gently on and off.
Rocking that same sugar trough.
Margaret Sullivan Burke in New York
Herald.
Hon Moor Promenade.
As a people, the Moors are already
well Inclined to anything that gilds
life. The same writer says; "Noth
ing delights them more, a3 a means of
agreeably spending an hour or two,
than squatting on their heels In tha
streets or on some door-step, gazing at
the passer shy, exchanging compliment-
vwth their acquaintances. Native
'swells' consequently promenade with
a piece of felt under their arms, on
which to slt. whea they wish, in addi
tion to its doing duty ns a carpet 'for
grayer. The most public places, and
usually the cool of the afternoon, are
preferred for this pastime."
rteflectton of a Bachelor.
Wouldn't Insurance against motfcrr-
in-law go like wildfire?
When you tell a f.iri she is pretty
It is a sign she will think she is pret
tier than she Is.
A woman has an idea that makirr:
money is something like making pop-
overs and angel cake. New York
Press.
There are some people who will Le
Hystericus even If their mysteries rula
them.