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MR fENNISTERS SCICHRISTMAS. b(swerston acpB Ma ohs. W sl111 you a la * VV ant journey." Mr. ('ennih r. .11d -' merry ('hristnmas!" SMr. (Gen;-lte'r turned .hlowly toward hn n , ' rl. a fair, sul:ny-faced oulrg" o with a co'1) andi stony daerr. I " d n" t , Xpt8t to have a easIrt i iurne t." he .aid. "'.\ I S--not Ib.lie'\c inl ('hristlias." YToutu 11,rtimtr, the new clerk, oked lhankly at his temployell r andil id no omnr. Wht'en the door closed ehindlI r. t'ennister's departing fig re, Torn. t he ottice i bo, la nghetd. y, NMr. M\lort itner, when you'l've. been with hinl a' lung a.s I have*. you won't wi.shil him a pleasant journey a rli rIr ('llristmias, either!" "I'll wish hinm both.!" ýonng Morti per .aidl. tuirdily. ".\nd I hope he'll have a mltrry ('hristlnas, inl spite of himself." Mr. (;ct'n.i ter's journey from the city to tit' .-nburhbs of that -mall New England tiwn s t l Ila nore pleasant than he had fotre.t'eeni. It was a lolng and tircomlirne journeyl. followeid lby a cold drier thrtti the tl darknells. for It was :e.;arly eighlt o'ctlock Ibefore he rleahell theli lio)t I, l ild-faishionled houst \llihilh oncetl hald beent, Ii is homle. For sont r;easoni, \Ir. (hnni.iister had sever Ciretl to parl t \\ithl this house, which lrliitgh tile entire ytear was left in ('honr of an old set'i'alli, who kept it :tI\anys rea':ldy for hisi immedi gte returrl, thoulllgh eiery lear ihe went bads to it for .orter periods and at lon-ater itecrvals. lull hie had CelbtlsnIl to mite toii it Inow on t lit' night befoir ( brittlll.s, to get awiai'y friomn the annlloyancell of the holiiday fulss stud the air of .elerall fest.vity which he dislikedl o Iiul h. h anllll which for some day, would ienrlide the entire city. It \:1- ;i Illlisallle, a fIooI>lishness, an iterrlulltion to businessil ,. and;i'( heI loultl halve none of it! Anld the so)n e that iountg Niortuiter learned his opinios abolut such thi 'i i, i the bet tr. As .Ir. itnnistiier llnpproa chel d his old .homte lie nollted \with 's;tisf-i('tioii the -lae on the window pane, w hie'h tohl of a bhlaziing log tire in his piartiiliar Idea, l:ut his sa itfilcti(in was marriedl iwhen he iwas greetediIi n t)he h:illwi by his toltl servanlt, all cloaked il nd - nettlld ;aild with a tvalrful fia., S"How are .e, Mr. Uennistt'r. it's well .- are Iookin', sir. IBut toi think of jer hal it' coiw hline ijust i. ll ihn me' u-ty is iillin' tile two wallys I dlon't !aow what ye'll say to nii', sir,-but .daughter oiier to \'etlhey htas been -ok ill suddint l l an' l.e'i has drove ý/r to fetclh tloe. ani' is waitin"' alt the iack dtoor this mlinulllte, sir -so I ilimust tbo'pin' at once. I've set out yer sup sir, an' yer breakfast, too-all the coffee--if ye'll just he good .gh to make that for yerself? ln' me niece, Ellen, will Iw over in molrnin', sir, for I've sent her a l*kalrd in the mail, an' she'll take _of ye an' the house, sir, till I re * "Very well, then, go," said Mr. Gen ister. "I'll get along. Well, what el. Is the matter, Jane''?" as he saw tearful woman was not yet ready ik'lepart. nrm very sorry, sir, but there's the l I wouldn't a hadl it happen for sod deal, for ye don't like ehilder, Snow. lint yer telegraph was de , an' I didn't know ye was comin' il---with all I had to do to git ready ye, sir, it was too late to git the ybe home. An' ye'd never a knowed $that he was here, sir, if I hadn't been isued so suddent away. An' I can't himn aloiig wild me. sir, for over : Westley all the childers is dow~i 1with the netasles-- " "W'ho and what is lhe?" Mri. (;ennis -L_ demniihtled,. steirnly. "lle sotll Johnii's littlest bye,. sir, go -en flour year old--an' clllnte oiver 1 ' l.jipaild (hrisni.s iday wil his tEM"ny. An'. pioor little souil, I've i a thliat hIirrieti aiii' iiupset lihtt I've or a tliln 1to pillt in his sttttckin' hich he"Il break his heart over in mornini' \llini he wakes tlp an" it iilpty4" Sp raniiling and tell tle what -experct ilii to do," Mr. ItG' llistter md. grimly. S"Nothit' in the world, sir, for he's . ilia i' is eli, till in the niornii' iwakes anll' ftllllds stokin' iniptly anl grFnlhl gone! The hie li'i:i" ('ry a Jbut inot for long. Hle can dlress if--he's a smart little ,bye--an' eI)'U give him jist a bite of bread I' slip o milk. he'll be all right till glits ilver, liII' then she'll know lllt to dii, n' ye'll iliver il'iiream, sir, re's a littl , live in er houtise. .\n' humlnl" lilliet, sir, ye'"ll llardlon me, 'Yres, y g. goodl-night," said Mr. st'r, illtpatientlyt , illttilng her alinl tiurlingi oin his heel. -tR wet tip to his roinm ttt rimnolve tlotiti agailil he hitid heard tie i1' door di hutl ahillill a wailgqll drive r5y', iaud i, kIii lla'w he ha.' altlilt' in hi ouSi'- ;aIIe, with the x'eXtlin lln '( atr anil 't chiihi! Certail \l r. iti'llliist'r I\I1 i iuttth poo tha. 'it l\\' i ris ,jist ltII)aiiii l to ue0uhl Ilno mloret have firl'i'll'nll b)te tlea alela by i IIher tiillht'r's den illiitss taitn that hi' wouhli - le'irapht her ai the hiii lt iio tli t'ii lie - tart ini-. in.it'ad of on the' ihay .us il i hhit o bIe had done. :- put ott his tioitfortalilt' louitwing a.l and we,,nt sown.ta:iirs I,t find a tiful ,'ii .i. r'ireatl out tn a nt'll befor'e lhe ioinen fire. Short as iitime ihatl litcn ,lane hadl plrovitletld ;ply for hi" ctiifort. Site had not .l ted on1. thing which she knew - hed, althliuiugh she had foulltl no : to ran to the village store for a tor her grandtlchild's stocking! ·. the way, where was the boy? It I Sbe as well to know int what of the httit'te he was sleeping in -nything .-hoI hIaliipen in the 1 when MJr. (;ennister had finished r he arose, a feeling of an- 1 again coming over him, and " the ba:lck part of the house asually cold, he put on a cap be . took up the lamp and Istarted , l quest. I He had poked his head into three jepetyv tiedriortis before he camie to la t's. in thil inhill' of w htl s autple :i1lt? rel a Oe't ligure ra: <* ilid ui. Iast :sleeph. . .\t the bi:ed'- foot a linp lit Ii st. kir, h]it u euVpty and \While \ir. ;enlllister %a., looking at it the little tilre sulirmedl and sud dt'ltk -at up. "'%i o little fist. rubbed ,';pn tw sleh'ep evyes atlld then the smail bts crpi rlapidlly on all fours to th.i footl of tlie bed and felt the stock i n g--emipt v! Tl'here wa.s a surprised and pitiful luiver on the lip. Then the child raised his headt and caught sight of Mr. (entinister'. short, stlout figure, clad in long lounging rote and cap. and the hoy no longer felt either grief or doult. "0 Santa (laeus. fill uip nmy 'tock ing!" he cried, tossing up his arms. "Willie been good boy!" Instantl? -for some unknown rea son-Mr. (,ennister blew out the lamp. T'he silence was broken by a sleepy chuckle from the bed as the chihl snuggled back among the warm etverings. 'Ihen there was a mixed upi murmur of "'Saunta ('lais -'tocking -good boy," followed by a coittntted. sleepy sigh, after whichl. with noise Ilss ste p. M.1r. (iennlister withdretw. lack aiiain in his warm sitting room t it- liat stari:ng at the fire. lie lie of all men in earth -ihaed ilbeen mir taken for Santa ( 'laws! lie laughed gritily it was so strange a joke! Queer that even a child coultd believe sullchl non sense. What fools gros in people were to tleachi tlit-ni sluh rub hish--or to (coutenane it! How many chihlren woult he disappointed in the morning, how mallny hearta hes woiuld be. cauised by that ridiiiuloies imythit that cruel deceit of "Stnllta (a'in .'" Nllw1\ , there' was that little chap upastairs - .\nid 1r. ie;nniister felt sorry, ftelt jiusitiely uncoi t fortalde as lithe tihoiurht of tilit bitter grief which t.uill ctne. to that chili on his awakenitnig. A.t i:-, hie ;iit p a di puill in his ciat :i ui ,, u.ria- l. It \%a- ni t ; la ng al!k To the :i`:1 e r and hlie, ft . inc'e he had given .l J ne -lch -hurt notice of his ctiilll , that he itt i id it ti, h-t r to geI a few tu.- fur the vcilln.rsttr - who, / Ii K, i r I II. l 7 - "OH. SANTA CLAUS, FILL (P MY 'TOCKI_"G." was really in no way to blame for being there. But Mr. Gennister did wish that Jane had been less consci entious and had attended to providing for the little chap's Christmas - even if she had been obliged to leave those fragrant mince pies unmade! lie strode rapidly along and soon reached the small block of gat ly-light ed shops. But he had not expected to find so great a crowd of shoppers and for a moment he was inclined to turn about and go back empty-handed--as he had comen. Then he thought of the child's delight when he-- .loe (Gennis ter-had been so absurdly mistaken for Santa ('laus. and he went in. Mr. Gennrister submittedl t, the push ing and hustl;ng of the holidiay-hu icoredt crowd until he had strCtedel'd in bul ,ng a Noah's ark. a box of ten-pins and a flag. Then to add to his disccio fort the -sudde'n thought (atme to himt -suppose the child had awakened and was screaming himself into, fit,? or supp-ose ai spark from the h:.zing lhogs hhould set fire to the house? There upon he nmadet his way ,out and hurried hmce. feeling much relieved when he had let himself in and found all as quiet and as safe a.s when he had gone out, an holuri before. And now he really had to do the work of Santa ('lans. Again he visit ed Jane's room. and having ipossessed himself of the little limp stocking. he returned to Ihe fireside to fill it. %%hen he di.ciovc reid that even now he had nothing suitab!e t loput in! It was ab surd! \\hhat sort of things did they put into, st ckins. any ay!a Soe he thrust in the fla.i. .iith its stick exte nding. far up in the air. and he pokel Noah atnd a lsome oit er of ithe ar:k.', inhabitant:: into that seemingly bcttomlll:es' abl-.s. iandl then he took hack the sti:l limpstoc'king i il tshanit in, place'. put the ark anti box of ten, pins nr ar it on the foot of the big bed. after \ Iich Mr. Gennistei r himself re tired. \\'hen hI awavtke'ned n xt morn.it " tunni-tak:,ahle delight. atnd pre-,.ntly whi. n hi i, t over and! :,.aken' ill at thlle ld r of ,1 i nIe' room i lie "saw a conett .1 cer% smal! boy in a fltnnel night "''Johnne-.'" surrouder:l by Noah. hi familyv and all his animal-. :,c i cin 1v tryingi to stand con his h:(!- pre tumatli for joy! But s hen hie sawt MIr. Gennistcer he regained an uplright positi'n. "Gamma?" he said! intqtiring!r . "'Your grantldma' gere' away. Irut it's all right. I'll look out for you till El len comies. You know Ellen?" The boy stared hard. "Who is oo?" he said at last. "l'm Mr. Gennister-this is my house. Say, can you dress yourself? \\'ell. then, get dressed and I'll give you some breakfast." The boy jumped up and down. "Mit ter Dennitter, Mitter Dennitter, Santa Claus bringed Willie all dese!" "Yes, I see. Hurry, now; get your clothes on and come downstairs." But the child was too wildly excited to be able to dress himself that da6" and Mr. (;tnti-ter actual:) had to p:ay the t:ur-e! .\f;t r r. Mr. (;enni-ter Ia ec:i c,,,,k andl n: , : lihe c,tffee. 'T'het the t trveakfa-', ',gether with Nal. a d,! his if,. f r u -t. -. ,,tanding beti i en thi nm in :h. tablle. Ihut it \\:- after breakfast that the :fun rta.j \ a r... . E l idenitl\ \\i ' it had never -i It. npin before. ,, Mr. (t nnit "r set theLm uip antd ,hitied him hli% to p!'.a5 ith t hem. .\'n . Wil ,i c n Iijoi .! til e clllom anionsi hip si) nlmuch that after that he Iioutld not play a.,ne t ith anything As Iont ast Mr. Gennister ,at on the flor and rolled the halls. Willie woiuld fetch and carry and .set up tlhe pins and ehatt r in perfect delight. But wihen Mr. UGenni ter drew his chair up by tihe tire and tried to read. Willie in sisted upon climbing on his knee and putting his chubby face between the reader'- e,- and the printed page. (Commands' andl persuasion-, were of no avail. and at last Mir. Gennister gave in and (e;nit back to his place upon the floor, and .so it was that Ellen found t henm. Shle ias- amilazed. of courrse, and aghast that Mr. Gennister should have been i.- bothered by "Ithe bye." And -he imidi iiateli carried the child awiay r. nnier pu d n book anti luo ktid l ,ith ,somllne amitll>etpent at the persis.tent child. IBut Ellen had miss.-ed him. and quickly arrived upon the scenea.. whereupoin Willie set up a h1li%% and elung to Mr. Gennister N ith all his,. frce. "Tr h. there--enae hinm wi:h me, Ellen. He'll be good in hlere, and you ,'o ote tlhe dinner," .said the mtaster. \nd the maiti departedInuarveling. (ht. but \\i:!ie had al royal ti ec that dt. andl Mr. G(nnister had ,,me grou! i 'ci- - atnl -nisome ntie sensatiols. itoo. The% tBied together :ia- they had ir akfa-ted. w it Ih No ahil all his famIil y. iti then, after Ellen had ever thing Sasieht i tpI pll tl t t ana . she aippeared. all e!iaked atnd ready to take Master W illie h1:imit. It as t:itlheult to per-<u dtie him to "be good bye" and go; he evidently was iwell content to stay where he was. But finally the idea of showing all the beautiful toys which Santa Claus had brought him, to "mommer, popper an' the chiller" prevailed, and Willie con sented re.uctantly to have them packed up and to go. "Goo'-by. Mitler 1)ennitter; Willie c(ome ,soon aden!" was his shrill fare iwell. Then silenice se tt:ed on the bach elor's home. and with a sigh of relief Mr. (ennister picked ui) his book and . ~tt'(e himn-elf ibefore the fire. IIIt sonlehow he could not fix his imind otn w\hat he read. and his eyes wo;l; wander fromn the printed page. "h'elo!, thure's poor ol Noah or one of hi- family! I wonder if you feel lonely, to'?" he said as he picked up the forlorn little figure and set it be fore hiti otn the miantelpiece. "',Weloute hack. Mr. Gennisti r. and I hopt' ou'ie had a merry Christmas!" was }ountg Miortimer's greeting to his employer uponl Mr. (;enni-ter's re tu rn. 'on.t, the office boy. laughed silently and looked up to see young Mortimer "annihilated;" hbut to his amazement Mr. Gennister. after his first habitual frown. smiled and actually seemed amused. "Wiell. most unexpectedly. I did have. rather!" was the enigmatical reply. Later in the day he said to young :Mortimer: "You hate childrt n in your faltmi;.. I intagine?" Y ,ounn ." Mortimer laItfhed. "\\'':l. -;r. there are nine of us, and I'mt the clde't of the lot!" ".\h." Mr. (Ut ini-ter sail. thoug,,t full . "'that expl: inls it. 'htit in:tl:.' the ,:iffrence. I s'ee now vwh.i jott think .o much of ('hri-tmata-. I :*ver hat! brother or -ister I ..re, e ., ith (.1ut having :an V nn . contl nig : ion1. \n I -i tnow that I I tie It:-. I sorne :h i h( (,t( (:f nth 'if,." .T ` .h Spen v . r. it S p rin ati .:(! (\1:( -:.; R lep ut . :lean. IPu !- d by 'rmn: inn of Ju:.gi,. New Y,(rk.l 1 S i 4 R I Young Mechanic-"Yer see, it's a trap. It jes'fitsourchinbly, an'Sandy Claus kin git down all right; but when he climbs back he can't git out, an' I gits all his pack." PUZZLE PICTURE. A NOTED AMERICAN. WHO IS tlE Cut out the pleces and paste them together so as to form a perfeect picture. PRIMITIVE MAN. Prolfesor %i rehow Skeptical About the %eanderbhal Skull--Has Dis covered Various l)evlations. 1)uring thet recent mueeting of the congress of anthropologists at Metz. Prof.- Virehow read an important paper on "Pl'rehistoric Men and the Distinction IHetween Species~ and Va riety.'" After pointing out that two kiid of cf thange can be di scerned in the human org:ani.lmi--namely, Blu menhailtlh's innate lariation. and, sec ondly, changes occurring during life time the professor wellt o011 to say: "'The artificially caused change or deformation belongs, strictly speak ing, to thlie science of pathology. There are. howe\er. transitiotns; and it is. therefore, ditticult strictly to distinguish the latter front an inher ited or acquired change. The cues tion of the descent of man has led to manyv collntroversies about the 'Nean derthal skull.' In many quarters it has Ieen regarded as the prototype of a supposed original humlan race. called also 'Ada nites.' The anat omist. Prof. Schwalbe, of Strasbiurg, has recently reexamined this skull, and declared it to be that of a pre Ihistoric race. which inhalited a large portion of Europe, and was akin to the present :Australian negro." Prof. Virchow, however, main tained that this hypothesis lacks the necessary foundation, and proceeded: "The fact that the skull exhibits some peculiar traits which may be considered, in part, as individualistic, and partly as pathological forma tions, makes the matter very doubt ful. It is. moreover, impossible to infer from a single individual what a whole race may have been. Hence. wiheeanderta1 stull,ind the frag ments of skeleton belonging to it, cannot be accepted as the prototype of an original race. The doubt about the hypothesis is all the greater as a 'Neanderthal-like' skull formation is not infrequently found among people now living in different coun tries. It cannot be denied that the skulls of the Frisia- in northwest ern Germany and the neighboring districts of Holland show a certain similarity to that of Neanderthal. 'This might be taken as a proof in favor of the hypothesis; but some of Too Many Home Wreckers Abroad By REV. DR. BRADDIN HAMILTON, of Newport. There are too many home-wreckers abroad in the land. By home-wreckers I mean men who enter your home to steal your wife and women who enter your home to steal your husband. To put it another way-men who lead away the mother of your children, women who wreck the life of the father of your home. You entertain these people, you introduce them to your friends, you offer them your hospitality. They reciprocate-these outwardly "perfect la dies" and "perfect gentlemen"-by disrupting your family-by :empting your wife or husband to break Rv. Braddin Hamilton. their marriage vows and to play false to them selves, their family, their children and their God. USUALLY THE HOME-WRECKER IS THE "FRIEND OF THE FAMILY." Avoid them-these "friends of the family." They are dangerous. It is the educated, polite, well-bred thief who is the most dangerous of all. They are beneath contempt, these hypocrites whol operate in the mask of friendship. And the majority of these home-wreckers parade as church-mem bers. CIU'RCI[-IE.M\I:E:RS! GO()I) SAVE TIlE MIARK. An alyze for a moment the methods of the home-wrecker. Hle enters a home. lie begins his campaign for his friend's wife. lie is studiously gallant. so, polishedl! So sympathetic! so confidential! so dependent on her omnsel ! Then comes the veiled attack on the husband: "' low can he be away from von a moment!" "'.What a lucky fellow he is!" and more of the same, until his object is accon;plished. \nd after the woman, tempted by flattery, succumbs, after :l hba.. les.; te; h:; band, home, children, he hauls her to the divorce c ::t. this "'friend of the family," so that the law may put the stamp of his owner:;hip upl:!,i her. A church-member! I)o you think a man could be under the influence of a church and at the same time persuading some woman to desert her children, to be left orphans, worse than orphans-ob jects of pity and ridicule? Do you suppose a woman cares for the censure of a church, who so coldly is wrecking some man's life, get ting him to turn his children adrift to be cared for by legal guardians and other sharks who have no interest in them only as to what they can get out of the poor little things. YET THESE PEOPLE USUALLY ARE SENSITIVE ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL STANDING. If they get society's sanc tion, they do not care about the church's censure. A HOME-WRECKER SHOULD NOT BE RECEIVED IN SOCIETY, nor in the homes of the land. The home life must be kept unsullied. If it is not, our noble country will go to pieces as rap idly as it came into prominence and prosperity. . those peculiar formations-for ex ample, the flatness of the prominent parietal bone--cannot be looked upon as normal. "Furthermore, the conclusions drawn from the examination of a few skulls are misleading. We must not he indluced to build up anatomical arguments for racial differences on the uncertain basis of the Neander thal skull." Prof. Virchow had himself careful. ly examined the Neanderthal skull. and discovered various deviatiotts. which he regarded as .showing an ab normal development. 1e argued. therefore, that the said skull can hardly be accepted as the type of a race. This brought him to the principle that "a whole race cannot he reconstructed from a single skull. but only from a numerous series of objects which allow a reconstruction of average normal conditions." The professor then referred to the ex planation recently given by Prof. ltalz regarding the Ainos of .Japan. Prof. Inalz is of the opinion that this race of hairy men is a scattered rem -nant of the Caucasian race, and comn pares it with the Russian peasants. Prof. Virchow. on the other hand. maintained that there are marked differences between the two races, but that it is, at any rate, impossible for the present to arrive at any defi nite conclusion as to the origin of the Ainos. Getting at the Facts. "You say," said the judge to a wit ness, "that the plaintiff in this case resorted to an ingenious use of cir cumstantial evidence." "That's what I said, your honor." replied the witness. "What do you mean by that?" asked the judge. "My exact meaning. your honor." replied the witness, "is that he lied." -Chicago Daily News. Lea~ng-LIved Family. At Buda-Pesth a man of 98 at tempted suicide by jumping off a sus. pension bridge, because he found him self no longer able to maintain his father and mother, aged respectively 115 and 110. Police investigation found the man's story was true in every particular. - Chicago Inter Ocean. VAGARIES OF FASHION. ougsh Goods Increasing in Popa larity-New Cats and Etm broidery. The vogue for rough goods has' not yet passed away; in fact, it is increas ing. The newest materials are heavy and very rough, some of them show ing a shaggy surface and others having a hairy outside. They are all classed under the generic name of zibiline, meaning a rough goods, but to the initiated there is a difference and the salesman will point out the inferiority of the loose, coarse, rough goods that soon wears smooth in spots and the finer grades that endure forever and live through storm and snow, dust and sunshine, says a fashion journal. The Scotch suitings are very hand some and show a coarse, heavy grain which is very .satisfactory. These suitings make up well and are very adaptable to form, as they keep their place perfectly and stay in the folds nicely. There is so little about them that can wrinkle that they show little or no wear, even after bad usage. About cuffs one cannot say enough, for they have assumed with a jump an important place in the season's gown ing. The Russian cuff, with its tight fitting band, which shirts and belts the full sleeve is worn with street gowns and house gowns as well. This sort of cuff allows for a little bag at the back of the wrist, but is close-fitting to tlh' hand and very neat. It is made of a Persian embroidery, or is seen in the new striped velvets, or in the velvet dotted silks, and is effective in any material. Then there is the cuff no wider than your finger, of velvet, bringing the sleeve in sharply so that it makes a very full hag. This cuff is used with the sleeve that is very baggy below the elbow and cut off far above the wrist. Most of the elbow sleeves are finished in this way, just a narrow band of black velvet. The elbow sleeve with its narrow cuff is so seidom becoming that it can never be a popular favorite. It should be re served for those with slender but per fectly rounded arms and for young girls, but women who are doubtful of their outlines should not attempt it. The embroidered cuff is one of the very new freaks of fashion. The sleeve which is finished without any cuff at all is embroidered for a depth of about six inches. In the embroidery little attempt is made at a definite pattern. Pink roses with green leaves embroid ered the wrist, of a sleeve that was made of tan-colored cloth. The gown, which was a reception dress, had the same embroidery upon the yoke. It was repeated around the foot, but in much more ambitious way, the em broidery reaching up on the skirt so as to be very deepat the sides and shal low in the middle of the front and in the middle of the back. Embroidery appears to an alarming extent upon the fall gowns, when one considers the work that must be per formed and the stitches taken to se cure it. Gowns in white cloth are abundantly embroidered in colors, for dressy gowns such as are to be worn to house weddings and receptions. In the tans and pale colors of all kinds there is seen tie same beautiful em broidery. WOMAN'S SYMPATHY. It Enthrones Her In the Hearts of Her Family as leen of the Home. The powers of wise appreciation of woman should be cultivated to in clude more than the children in the home. The brother or husband or father. who fights the battle of life, may need the helpfulness of sym pthy and proper appreciation more than imagined. No man boldly asks for it; that is beneath his sense of pride; but he needs it and welcomes it. The wife who gives it ungrudg ingiy by entering into the ditfficulties of her husband's toil and worry proves a more important factor in his development and ultimate success than she might be if she labored side by side with him at the desk, in the shop, or in the field. Woman's mis sion in life is to encourage and sym pathize; to show forth her steady confidence in the ultimate success of those she loves: to share with hus band, father or brother the troubles and difficulties that constantly beset all in the struggle for existence; in short, to appreciate the spirit of every effort put forth in the right cause by giving praise where needed, and blame, it may be, when demand ed. Discouragement has been the rock on which most men have failed, says A. S. Atkinson, M. D., in Ledger Monthly. Many men have succeeded simply because their wives have appreciated their worth, realized the peculiar weak and strong qualities in tlm. and have then steadfastly encouraged them to continuous effort. They were not allowed to fail, because they were told that they possessed qualities that would in the end win. The world often fails to appreciate the value of a man because it has no time to stop and discriminate, but the wife or mother who thus fails fails short of her highest gift, her greatest opportunity. The Fillet of Chicken. Eachl chicken breast yields four fillets. The two large outside fillets and the smaller or minion fillets un derneath. To remove themni cut length wise dlown the center of the breast close to the bone, using a sharp-point ed knife. In this way the entire breast can be removed without spoil ing the shape of the fillets and the two easily separated. There are a great many very delicate ways of preparing these choice bits.-Wash ington Star. Egg Plant Frltters. Boil the egg plant in salted water with lemon juice till tender. Then mash it well, add enough flour to it so that it may be molded, and to each cupful of the mixture add a beaten egg. Season with salt and pepper, put in a little melted butter, shape and fry in boiling fat.-Boston Budget. FIlling for Shoe TIps. Hair such as is used for mattresses makes the best kind of filling for the tips of long-toed shoes. It is cooler than tissue paper or cotton batting be eause it admits of veutilatioi.-De troit Free Press. DANGER TO HEALTH IN SCHOOL Where Saaltary Condltlomn Are Net Properly Looked After, Parenb Should Step Ina. Many people who are scrupulously careful of the health of their chil dren in the home are strangely indif ferent to the conditions prevaililn in the school. Hygiene in the ptblie schools is a subject that is yearly receiving more and more attention, with the result that new school build ings in the larger towns and the cit ies conform generally to sanitary stanldards, but this is not true of many of the old buildings, and of many schoolhouses in small places. It is the duty of all parents to know how far they fall short, and why, and what is needed to make them healthy, says Youth's Companion. The rules as to contagious dis eases should be more strict, or gath er, more strictly enforced, and par ents should remember that danger may lurk in complaints often consid ered of slight importance. Whoop ing-cough, for instance, is thought by many people to be an unimpor tant and necessary trouble of child hood, which it is better to get over and have out of the way They do not know, or they forget, that while whooping-cough is not a dangerou* disease for older children, it is damn gerous and often fatal to very young children, and it is easily carried by the children attending school to the babies in the nursery. Too much attention cannot be paid toethe question of light in the school* room. Many children are made pre mature wrecks from unrecognized eye-strain, and school visitors often see small, helpless children sitting blinking in the sunlight which streams through a large window is front of them, making frowning ef forts through the glare to read from a blackboard, and using up in a few hours the nerve force of a week Light should be abundant, and should come from the left side, so that no shadow is thrown on slate or book, as is the case when the light comes from behind or from the right. Another most important matter is the properly constructed desk, which will prevent undue stooping, contor tions, or impediment to correct breathing. In considering the subject of ven tilation. there shoul, of course, hbe some system in every school-room by which air can be introduced from out side and then allowed to escape with out using the windows, which can not always be depended upon on ac count of drafts and storms. These and many other points should be in sisted upon by parents. THERE WERE OTHERS. Scene In a Georgia Courtroom Whleb Showed the Judge, It Not the Lasw, Was Respected. Georgia has a stringent law for bidding its citizens to carry pistols on pain of forfeiting the weapons and paying a fine of $50 or being impris oned for 30 days. Shortly after the passage of this enactment Judge Les. ter was holding court in a little town, when suddenly he suspended the trial of a case by ordering the sheriff to lock the doors of the courthouse, says the New England Magazine. "'Gentlemen," said the judge, when the doors were closed, "I have just seen a pistol on a nman in this rooms and I cannot reconcile it to my sense of duty to let such a violation of the law pass unnoticed. I ought, per haps, to go before the grand jury and indict him, but if that man will walk up to this stand and Lay his pistol and a fine of one dollar down here, 1 will let him off this time." The judge paused, and a lawyer sit ting just before him got up, slipped his hand into a hip pocket, drew out a neat ivory-handled six-shooter and laid it with one dollar down upon the .stand. "This is all right," said the judge, 'hlut you are not the man 1 saw wits the pistol." Upon this another lawyer arose and laid down a Colt's revolver and a dol lar bill before the judge, who repeat ed his former observation. The preoe eas went on until 19 pistols of all kinds and sizes and shapes lay upon the stand, together with $19 by their side. The judge laughed as he com plimented the 19 delinquents upon be ing men of business, but added that the man whom he had seen with tho pistol had not yet come up, and, glancing at the far side of the court, he continued: "I'll give him one minute to accept, my proposition, and if he fails, I will hand him over to the sheriff." Immediately two men from the back of the court arose and began to move toward the judge's stand. Once they stopped to look at each other, and then, coming slowly forward, laid dlown their pistols and their dol* lars. As they turned their backs the judge said: "This man with the black whiskers is the one that I originally saw." Haiolla Cheese. Take the skirt uif beef and cut into thin, narrow strips and lay them fat and h:uan on pieces of preparedt tripe, with the rough side of tripe next to the meat:. Se:son each slice with salt, pepper, a Ittle chopped green ginger cr .hili peppers. RIdl up1 in the tripe (the slices of tripe must be wider than the beef) tie the d ges of the tripe to getlher or sew them with a strong threatd, making them into neat rolls. \When all are made dirop them into a stew p:an of hot water nnd let them simmer gently until you can insert a :imall skewer readily. Then take from the water and pack them in layers in a wide earthen jar. rewing a few bay leaves, cloves andbruiaed nmee be tween the layers. rien cold eover with vinegar and water, put a board and weiglht on top to press them down. Tl'hey are n!ee served for luncheon or tea. cut in thin slices. The spi-es be* tween the layers of rolls may be left ont if you'desire a plainer mode of preparation.-Washington Star. Batteom Oenions. Scald three pints of button onion% remove the skins and boil in salted water until tender. Cook them very slowly, so that they will retain their shape, drain and add one cupful of ceream sauce. These are very dell eate, and persons who cannot eat other aonions can eat these.-Q-4e IHousekeeping.