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Harry's Majority
A N E A O
HA delightful companion
of summer days—the sun—was
shining brilliantly through the open
window into a charmingly appointed
dining-room one bright Jun morning.
Breakfast as laid for three. A the
head* of the table sat Miss Pris
cilla Payne, a sweet, gray haired
woman, with at is termed a
"good" face, though lined with
care and trouble. Yes the bowl
of happiness was low her share
was ladled out. There i\a a gentle
look of resignation in her face, which
was the reflection of a brave heart.
She brightened up as. she heard a
quick, light footstep, and her niece,
Jessie Burton, a sweetly pretty girl
of about IS summers, entered the
room.
"Good-morning, auntie! Is Harry
down?" she asked, kissing her guard
ian.
"No, d«ear but he soon will be, I'm
siire. He can only haVe one twenty
•first birthday."
Many letters for
"A few one is from Australia."
"Auntie," said the girl, suddenly,
with a tinge of lovely color flaming
her cheeks, "I—I—have something to
tell 3rou."
"I do believe I can guess what it is,
Jessie."
"O, auntie, I am sure haven't a
DOtiOD."
"My dear, your face convinces me
that my conclusion is correct. Come
here and let your old aunt whisper it:
Harry has proposed and you have ac
cepted him."
"How did you ejaculated
Jessie. "Yes, he proposed last night.
Aren't j-ou going to congratulate
"Yes, yes. darling. Ma you be
very, very happy." and she kissed her
niece lovingly. "Are you quite sure,
Jessie, that you love him, and that
there is nothing that would prevent
you from marrying?"
Jessie replied by a look that indi
cated such a question was entirely un
necessary.
"You know, dear, I was in love once,
and some one was fond of me, but—
but—things went wrong. Some day
you shall hear the story, dear, then
you will understand' it is I am
so anxious about you. Ah, here is
Harry!"
At that moment a handsome
fellow entered the room. Jessie ran
and kissed him, and led' him to her
aunt, who as smiling through tears
of happiness and sorrow—sorrow be
cause she foresaw a bitter parting with
Jessie.
After oft-repeated congratulations
and many happy returns, Harry was
permitted to open his letters. The
gist of the one from Australia ran as
follows:
"My Dear Son: I trust you will receive
this on the day you attain your majority.
Now that you have arrived at an age of dis
cretion, I wish you to know as much of my
history as is necessary. Pray, my
dear son, do not think hardly of me.
All I have done I have done for the best.
I have instructed that good man,
Rev. William Nayand. your guardian and
counselor all these years, to tell you as
much as he thinks fit. He will see
the lawyers for you. After to-day you will
be able to draw $1,500 a year. This
will continue until my death, when all I
have goes to you. Wishing you all
happiness, my dear boy. Your most af
fectionate FATHER."
Harry read this through twice, amid
a strange feeling of uneasiness* and
emotion. It was the first letter he had
ever received from his father. He
sat down, looking rather pale, crush
in the letter in his hand. Was his
three months of perfect happiness at
this house to be marrediby some hor
rible revelation? He. trusted not.
Someho or other he of
Jame Barton, his rival.
Miss Payn had taken a great fancy
to a first met,
years ago, and he ad latterly been
staying with her and Jessie, with the
inevitable result that he fell head over
ears in love with her pretty face.
"My guardian, Rev. William Nay
land, will be calling to see me to-day,
Miss Payne," he said at length, "about
some business matters And, Jessie,"
he broke off, "I should like to see
you in the garden after breakfast."
he meal having concluded, with
painful evidence at things ad gone
atwist, Harry strolled into the gar
den with her.
"Darling, at is it W at is the
a she asked, nestling
up to him. "Something has gone
wrong and should share your
trouble with but I?','
The doubts and perplexities which
entangled his mind for a
seemed to overwhelm him, then with
out a word, he took the girl in his
strong arms and held closely to
him.
"Jessie," he an falteringly at
last, "if—if—there should be anything
at come our mar
riage, don't think to hardly of me.
If there be a secret in my family, and I
have kept it from you believe' me
I say at it as no
fault of mine. I had no intention to
deceive—"
"O, Harry Harry! sobbed Jessie,
thoroughly alarmed. "I don't
at mean, indeed I don't,"
she concluded, it a flood of tears, and
nothing would comfort till she
had sobbed out her heart to her aunt.
Tha afternoon, Kev. William Nay-
WHEN MOTHER GOES AWAY.
.When mother goes a-vis4tln'
There's lots1 uv things1 to .do
An' fur a week or so ahead
She's In a reg'lar stew.
She says she's got to clean the house,
An' labors night an' day
At cleanin', scrubbin', pickin' up.
Afore she goes' away,
She goes up In the garret fust,
An' keeps* a-working down,
An' cleans down.to the cellar shelves,
An' does the thing up brown.
Poor pa, he don't know what to do,
Jes' worries night an'day
If a says he ain't no good to help
Afore she goes away. -i
We live, a week on "plcked-up" meals
"Hard pfckin' too," "says pa
An' then he trembles* at the look
Uv scorn he gits from ma.
a drives her to the railroad train,
A-feelln* fur from gay
•An' br «n* by the. train comevln, ~s
An* then we find our troubles jes*
Begin that very day
land called, and as closeted with Har
ry for nearly an hour. Harry had the
greatest admiration and affection f01
his guardian, had been like a fa
ther to him for 17 years, and had he
known he painful nature of the duty
which the clergyman had to perform
that afternoon he *would surely have
made it a lighter task.
"I would first of alJ tell you, Harry,
that I have an unbounded faith and re
gard in your father, who under the
most adverse circumstances, has on
the esteem and respect of all with
he has come in contact since re
siding in Australia. only made one
slip in his life, but it has cost him—
well, God only knows a Whe he
left he expressed a hope to me that, if
he married, I would take care of any
children with he as blessed
and bring them up in total ignorance
of their father was. This I prom
ised to do. He married out there aud
you were born, but in giving birth to
your mother died. Whe wtere
four years old he sent you to me
When attained your majority he
instructed me to tell the secret of
his life, and begged that you would
not judge him too harshly. Through
hard work he has gained a substantial
fortune, and this day you will
receive from the lawyers sufficient
capital that will yield an income of
$1,500 a year. will now hear—"
"Stop!" said Harry, quietly, with a
strange, hard look in his face. "I can
not and will not touch one penny of
my father's money. has deceived
me. had no right to bring me- up
with the thought that his life had
been beyond reproach. It as cruel—
cruel—cruel!"
was pacing the room his
face as white and set.
"Jessie—the girl to I am en
gaged—wha will she say Wha am
I to tell her?—I, have always
been a to be truthful and open
ever since I learned to speak. I have
been kept in ignorance of at which
I ought to have known and at she
ought to have known.
"It as done with a noble purpose,
and of the noble mind that en
tertained it," broke in his guardian
quickly. "Were your fiancee to
the whole story she would revere
and hono the name bear."
"I shall hear nothing until we are
married," retorted Harry, withj-apid
ly rising anger. "Is it not enough that
my—m father has killed my faith in
him N wish to kill her faith
in me. N no no I can't hear the
truth and he strode from the room.
staggered blindly into the din
ing-room. But he paused on the
threshold. a Jessie standing near
the window, and by her, with his hand
roughly seizing hers, stood a Ban
ton, his rival.
"Jessie, I desire an explanation," he
said, quietly, but with a voice that
shook with suppressed passion and
jealousy.
With a startled cry the girl turned
round.
"My explanation is this," put in
Banton, with a sneer, "that the son of a
on forger is not a suitable hus
band for Miss Payne's niece!
"Recall those words! shouted Har
ry, "you lying scoundrel!"
"They are true," sneered Banton
"Twenty-three years ago your father
forged a check, as convicted, impris
oned, and finally left for Australia,
where he has since lived. If you don't
believe it, I have ample proof. Go and
ask Kev. William Nayland."
"It is a lie! a lie! liar!" thundered
Harry.
"It isn't true, it isn't true," cried
Jessie, moving towards him.
The shout had brought Miss Payn
and Kev. Nayland into the room.
"You are not the son of Henr Dain
ing, as think, but of a Tren
ton, the forger, one and the same
a
At these statements Miss Payn gave
a strange cry. Jessie ran to her.
"Auntie, auntie, say it's not true."
The Kev. Nayland stepped forward
and told a tale of a an had
fallen a evil companions, had
into debt and had forged a check
he had once been engaged to Miss Pris
cilla Payne and he had gone to
Australia to start life afresh, feeling
that he as unworthy of her great
love. told of the honored
name he had won of his hard, bitter
struggle, and of his fortune reaped by
long years of toil, of his marriage to a
an who in giving birth to Harry,
had died he father swore at
his child should never know at his
father had been, so he sent him to live
in America at a sacrifice at none
would ever know
"And you, a Banton, thun
dered the clergyman, with righteous
wrath, "you, the only one in the fam
ily knows the secret, through
jealousy use your knowledge in
a base and foul way in order to crush
the love of that true, pure girl there
—pointing to Jessie—"for Harry, he
son of at splendid spirit, a
Trenton threatening disclosures un
less he sent more money Check
after check received—"
"It is a scandalous lie!" gaspedfBan
ton, it a livid face. "No one can
gainsa it."
"Yes, I will gainsa it said a low,
quiet voice: "I arrived from Australia
last night. I am a Trenton, alias
William Daining."
All looked up startled. I he door
a stood an old an with bowed
head. Miss Priscalla looked up
"O, James a she cried, run
nin to him, "you cosa* basil uit« ail
these years Than God!
God!"—Chicago Tribune.
An' things ma baked to last a month,
Like bubbles fadeaway.
An' soon we live from, hand to mouth,
An' pine an' all grow thin
An' we are tickled mos' to death
When ma comes home ag'in.
—Joe Cone, in Four-Track News.
Didn't Hops
Congressman Kuppert, of N
»rk, is one of the best brew
ers in at city. I is of this same
brewer that a story is told which is
repeating.
He as traveling in he upper part
of N Yor a along he line of
the N Yor Central" railroad, When
he noticed so me vines in in
great profusion.
"What kind of vines are those con
ductor? asked Mr. Kuppert. "I no*
tice a at a of a he
railroad here.!'
W said fire* conductor, a re
hops."—Washington Port
IDEA FROM ENGLAND.
an for a in Seed Potatoe
W I* Quite Popula In the
United in
Th Market Gardener, of London,
gives the details of a plan for handling
seed potatoes, quite generally used
throughout the British Isles. It con
sists in storing the seed tubers in shal
low boxes in such a way that they de
velop strong sprouts before planting
time, and a be taken to the field
without breaking the sprouts. A com
mon size for the boxes is 2%xl% feet
BOXES IN STORAGE ROOM.
by four inches deep, with upright
pieces at each corner four inches above
the sides, so that he boxes a be
piled up. There a be handles on
each end, or a cross bar lengthwise
through the middle will answer the
same purpose. 30 to 40 of these
boxes are required to hold seed enough
for an acre. For storing, a building
where the tubers a be kept cool and
be exposed to light is preferable, as
tough, stocky sprouts are thus induced.
The cut shows the manner in which the
boxes are piled in the storage room.
Potatoe sprouted thus may be planted
from one to three weeks later than
usual, all danger of frost is past
and the soil is in condition for rapid
growth The average of a large num
ber of tests shows a gain in yield of
about 1,200poundsper acre over the old
methods.
TREES ALONG ROADS.
W a S a a a
Scientifically Ar I
a Constan Blessing
A in tree, however young is
a a attractive and inspiring, es
pecially to those have to pass
often as the days and years go
by. We drive many miles every
to view the scattering "stately old set
tlers at are left, after all
there is a world of satisfaction in a
thrifty tree, all the time before it as
reached its prime. N I fully real
ize he danger of shading a country
road, and I would never a hedge
or build a style of fence at would
to he snow. he time has come
when at is an inexcusable offense
and wherever a tree causes serious
trouble by keeping he road muddy
I would cut it down. Nevertheles I
would set trees along the thorough
fare—100 feet apart.
On roads running east and
they need only to be set on he south
side in which case draw from
he adjoining fields ^but very little.
On roads running north and south
should be 200 feet on a side set
alternatively (not referring to he
front of dwellings). Thi would give
the air and sun free access, and pro
duce a class of trees at would
"astonish the natives." W do
realize much beauty there is in
outline, and he attractiveness of oar
lovely to would be re
than doubled if half he trees re
taken out.
A to position, I would put as
near he line as possible, but never
outside the wall, as is customary If
are allowed three feet inside he
Une, so he better.
A to variety any one good kind
would produce a pleasanter effect (in
rows an to have change to
often. I would use maple or elm
re there is no objection, and the
Baldwin apple re he farms re
small. A a rate let us find a place,
if possible, for some enduring natives
of the forest that will keep its
or green, but let us not ruin he
roads by setting.—Charles D.
Tryon, in Ohio Farmer. ..
a a Milk Standard.
A eastern professor suggests that
he proper milk standard for cities is
a variable one founded on the actual
contents of milk. Thus instead of 3 or
3.5 per cent, being fixed by law as the
legal fat content of milk, that content
should be he fat as it comes from he
cow- would prevent adulteration
and skimming by publication. That is
he milk inspector of each city would
a samples of each milkman' milk
from me to time and submit them to
anaylsis. The an milk showed
he best would then more of the
trade an would he an milk
is to be skimmed or adulterated.
he an at produced high quality
milk would he benefit of he ad
vertisemen Thi scheme an be
at a me it even abol
ishin he milk inspection laws we
have.
Daat for Melo in
arsenite to dust on your melons
and cucumber vines at first appear
ance of the vitora and other beetles
should be made in this a Boil one
half pound of white arsenic, one
pound of salsoda in one-third gallon
of water, until he arsenic is all dis
solved. Take some quicklime and
slake it it the arsenic solution un
til the lime is a powder, and it will
a about a gallon of lime, perhaps
less to take up the arsenical water
dilute this with re lime to
make five gallons of dry lime and
arsenic to dust on the plants.
Make dry Bordeau for fungus by dis
solving your bluestone in water then,
.taking he bine.water to slake enough
quicklime to a a dry, dust to
a on.—Fruit W
*$ stjjfc ^^s^j^yisiyBiis^
NEEDED VERY BADLY.
Good a Are No
Upon as an Idle Luxur by
iv a
F. G. Tice, of Oswego, N. Y„ ad
dressed the N York farmers' insti
tute on the subject of "Road build
ing" last winter. said "to reduce
cost of transporting a farm crop from
the farm to market, or railroad sta
tion, is the same as reducing the cost
of in the crop."
"The first thing to consider in mak
ing a good road is drainage. Tiles laid
in the center of the roadbed are he
best two and one-half inch tiles are
sufficient. The a of drainage
cannot be neglected, if we are to have
good roads, as it is the foundation of
road building."
"When we have obtained a dry road,
we a a road. This is
most cheaply accomplished by the
proper use of the road machine. The
road machine should be used as the
carpenter uses the plane—to level and
smooth the surface. Raise the scrap
ers high enough, that will hit
and miss, and in this a will
level the surface of the road.
"I advise working the road very
early in the spring. If rightly used
the stones can be raked from the road
with the road machine. Roads should
not be fenced with stone walls, or rail
fences, which are cause of snow drifts
in the winter. Orchard grass is good
for sowin on the road sides, for
it once started no other plant will
grow."
Mr. Tice gave instructions for build
ing the country road where the ex
pense of macadamized roads is sup
posed to be too.great but doubtless
there are localities in the country
where the expense of building a piece
of macadamized road every year could
be afforded, especially if stone crush
ers were furnished by the to
With the of road making
generally practiced in the country,
good roads are had for only three or
four in the year and perhaps
no other subject is more important to
farmers than economical road making
Much labor is wasted in making roads
that are good for only a short time
during the year, and the roads
are used, as are in my sec
tion, loads must be dragged through
the mud. Farmer in this section buy
the grain for their cows in he
spring, and a of buy only
it is wanted and draw it over
the muddy roads. Koads that are not
well drained do not dry off and settle
until late in the spring, so it would
at Mr. Tice's advice about
drainage is well of considera
tion. There is nothing that is more
needed in the rural districts than
good roads, and doubtless much of
the labor is not expended so as to
obtain best results.—W. H. Jenkins,
in Ohio Farmer.
STRONG STONE SKID.
Its Ha lined It for an
a Says It Is E a to Handl
Tha a
or loading heavy stone on a on
or sleigh take round poles about
four inches in diameter and about
seven feet long, as in the illus
tration. Bolt cleats on the to
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STONE SKID.
sides, say 18 inches from lower end
and five inches the upper end
which rests against rack on a
Cleats should be about 2x3 inches.
Have poles about seven inches apart
at he top or upper end and nin«
inches at the lower end, inside meas
ure. Taper poles at to as well as
top ends. I have used this with great
success, and it is much easier to handle
an plank.—W. Walters, in Epitomist
Th Man W A a W in
A farmer planted corn and
his first planting as destroyed by
cutworms A second planting as ru
ined by a flood, but he planted he
field a third time and harvested he
best crop of corn at as in
at section. Will not stop to
consider of his success as
due to in the land three times
in preparing it for he last crop,
say, we admire his spunk in not giv
in up at he second failure. Th an
can change defeat into victory
will succeed finally. If his third crop
had destroyed and it had been
to late to replant it corn, such a
an probably have tried an
other crop and found it quite as
profitable as the corn crop. Others
have given up in despair and
nothing.—OrfiE's a and
Poultr Journal.
Mouse Colonie on Sheep.
Adsit Bailey, an Urbana farmer, a
he Ontario county (N. Y.) Times, no
ticed a black spot on one of his sheep
he other day, and as he looked closer
it disappeared. The another black
spot came, and this time he a at
it as a mouse concluded that it
as time to investigate, and, thrust
in his hand into the sheep's thick
coat of wool,, found three and
cozy nests, each with a new
born litter of ones in it.
lost no time in breaking up these odd
colonies, and looked over
others of his sheep, it the result
at he found four more in he
depths of wool mice had
chosen a places to build
and bring forth their young Ten
nests re found in all, containing an
a a of 70 mice.
for Sting*.
Salicylic acid is useful in case of
bee stings. First, remove the sting
as quickly as possible it he finger
nail. The it the and finger
squeeze he until the blood
starts it. apply an alco
holic solution of he acid, after which
paint he spot with collodion, so as
to exclude he air. Sting treated
in this a will cause but little pain
and hardly any inflammation or swell
ing. he acid and collodion a be
obtained at a drug store at small
expense and kept on hand, ready or
at a -,'\.
WOMEN IN LOUISIANA.
Can Vote on Ta Proposition
at Cannot Act as W it
to a Signature
"It will be rather disappointing for
the Alabama in charge of the
Jefferson a is relics at Montgomery
to learn they have made an error,"
said a visitor at Birmingham to an
Age-Herald reporter.
"A few weeks ago, at their conven
tion, it was announced that Mrs. Davis
had conveyed these relics of her il
lustrious husband by will to the or
ganization. The document, as printed
in full, showed that it was executed in
N Orleans, duly signed by Mrs. Da
vis and two of the committee
appointed to attend to the matter. Ap
parently the document fills all legal re
quirements, and in most states it would
be so, but not in Louisiana. Law in
at state was fashioned on the old
Frenc model, which subordinated
very much in a legal way. As
a result, a an cannot be a witness
in the signature of a legal document.
Such being the case, the will made by
Mrs. Davis is void.
"This fact, that cannot wit
ness legal documents was brought out
strongly a few years ago. Wome
are taxpayers can vote on bond propo
sitions in Louisiana. Also, if a
an does not desire to go to the polls
personally, she can issue a prox
signed by herself and two witnesses,
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
and he holder thereof can vote in
her stead.
"When I was in N Orleans they
were voting on the proposition to is
sue bonds for the extensive sewer sys
tem Miss Gordon undertook the
of collecting proxies to vote in
favor of the bonds. Fo awhile she
paid no special attention to the per
sons signed as witnesses but her
attention as called to the fact that
while a an could sign a prox as
principal, she could not sign as a wit
ness. Consequently a good a
proxies had to be made over
again.
"It's the same a with this will
made by Mrs. Davis.
signed as witnesses, but their attesta
tion will not be considered in a Louis
iana court, according to the a I un
derstand things. A legal document
conform to the laws of the local
it in which it is made, hence, it will
be necessary for the Alabama women
if they a to be sure of the will, to
have it out once more and in strict
conformity with local law."
THEReE
is a tendency toward slightly
mor pointed shoes, but otherwise lit
tle change in the models for this summer,
days the Chicago Journal. The flat last
will continue to be the smart sole for all
shoes, whether they are of patent leather,
calf or tan, and should be of the extension
kind and fairly thick.
The Colonial shoe is the very newest for
summer wear and comes in both the high
and low models, and also in slippers. The
low Colonial will be the most popular, as
It has tae Spanish heel and makes a very
comfortable walking shoe.
The slipper of this style is very stylish
a Mil for Children.
Bake milk is a good food, for deli
cat children, and it a be given
flavored in any a wi rice, fruit or
biscuits. Se quarts of milk in
a jar and tie it down with writing pa
per. Le this stand in a moderately
oven for eight or hours. I
should be of he consistency of
cream sure at he oven is quite
clean before baking the milk.
A Pointer
eat stale bread an be ill-
bred.—Chicago Daily N
4 J' iv'r
USEFUL TOILET DEVICE.
It E a Madam or Miss to
the a of Her ad as She
is He Hair.
N another little convenience as
been designed whereby lovely an
may view the back of her head as she
twists and loops her hair into a mod
ish coiffure. This novelty is in he form
of a small mirror, which is so arranged
that it a be fastened to a corner of
the dressing chair.
This device leaves both hands per
fectly free for the puffing of the full
pompadour and gathering all a
locks into a very neat twist, while he
effect of the front, as well as the back,
a be seen by the aid of the double
ADJUSTABLE TOILET MIRROR.
mirrors—a decided advantage
one hasn't a maid to rely upon.
Whe treating he face the mirror
is also an excellent accessory. at
tachin it to the window sill or casing,
the best possible light is on
the skin, so that blemishes and disfig
uring marks are clearly up.
Altogether, this adjustable mirror
will be found decidedly useful a
my lady's up-to-date toilet articles.
Since curling irons were decclared
harmful to the hair ,and nobody but
a*, experienced coiffure dares to manip
ulate them, all manner of devices have
been invented for the purpose of im
parting a natural looking as well as
a lasting undulation to one's locks.
While some of these arrangements
are really good, others are absolutely
worthless and in the end do more
harm than singing irons.
A new shell hairpin which seems to
supply the much desired wave is rec
ommende as being perfectly safe and
simple to manage
Tortoise shell, of course, is far bet
te than wires or irons, as it does not
break the hair, and this little affair is
made to hold the hair, which is loosely
woven around the shank, while a
small clasp holds it in place at the
to
THE CORRECT THING IN SUMMER FOOTWEAR
Anothe equally simple contrivance
for producing soft waves in the hair
it heat or injury is a of
rubber, in colors to match he shade
of the hair. This resembles a bodkin
more than anything else, for it is flat,
about a quarter of an inch at he
broadest part, and has a small ring at
one end, while a tiny knob finishes he
other and through the cente runs a
narrow slit.
The strand of hair is first drawn
this opening, and with he un
even ends firmly held in place the hair
is loosely wound around he curler,
while a rubber cord loops into the
ring and is pulled out and a on
he opposite knob.
The soft rubber does not break the
hair, and it will be found at undula
are secured in a much shorter
time with this curler an by means of
ordinary methods.—Kansas City Star.
and dainty with summer gowns and for
evening wear. Al of the Colonial shoes
have the large gold or silver buckle on the
vamp.
The regulation low shoe is just as popu
lar as ever, and comes in no end of differ
ent styles.
Patent leather continues to be the correct
thing for dress, and there is really nothing
that can take its place.
The new street shoes are extremely
sensible, with medium soles and hiels and
a good broad last. A woman cannot display
poorer taste than to wear highheel a on ifa«
street.
Conld Not Say.
She—So asked papa for raj
hand by telephone W at did
a
He—Well, I don't he
said something or lightning
struck he transmitter.—Puck.
Accident W Happen
Landlady—Yes, sir chickens
into at soup.
Boarder—Never mind, ma'am
never mind. N a done no
would ever suspect it, I assure »om»—
Brookly Life.
HER VIEW OF WESTERNERS.
a W re
a Bu the. Men Didn't
He Much.
"I think that the people of the west are
exceedingly interesting, but I do not
their ways." eaid t£e spinster a
she began her nightly attack with the carv
ing kniie on a leg of cold mutton, relates the
New York Tribune.
"What don't you like about them? asked
her nephew, who sat next to her and otten
embarrassed the boarders by saying there
wc» too much water the soup.
"Why, I think they are too forward,
said the woman with the knife, as she peeled
off a thin slice for a hard working politician
and officeholder, who often entei tamed the
re»t of the boarders by telling them ot his
campaign experiences.
"Have vou met many westerners.' asked
the politician, as he saw his almost empty
plate set before him.
"Yes," was the prompt reply. I was out
in California and the people out there en
tertained me almost to death. The women
1 met at noon acted as if they had known
aie their whole lives by two o'clock. Iney
were altogether too forward. I didn like
it."
"But the men didn't bother you, aunty,
did they?" piped up the nephew.
NOVELTIES FOR THE HOME.
A desk clock which serves he pur
pose of a paper-weight is a novelty
for desk furniture.
One of the modish bookcases of
the day is the colonial, made in a
a with leaded glass doors.
A paperweigh small and oblong in
shape is covered it pigskin and
decorated with a hunting scene in
colors.
A lovely set of dinnerware is of
white china with a plain border
edge of soft green, below, which is
a garland border of pale pink wild
roses.
Inexpensive vases of green Spanish
faience a admirable flower hold
ers for the table.
vases come in decidedly artistic
shapes, too.
Ratta furniture stained a strong
chrom yellow is one of he novel
ties in furnishings. This is
usually upholstered in yellow and
white cretonne.
A the lovely cushions are
those of Japanes design, made of
white silk and embroidered in gold
thread in the quaint and charming
designs so typical of he flowery
kingdom.
Japanes temple in the form
of round bells, shaped like one end
of a long, narrow watermelon are
used for announcing meals. The
are of bronze, inlaid with copper, and
cost from $5 up to $50. More mod
ern are made to set in a frame
of a and stand upon he
floor. Some are even small enough
to stand upon a table.
PHYSICIANS PUZZLED.
St. Aubert, Mo., Aug. 4th.—Mr. E R.
Langendoefer of this place suffered
very severely with a peculiar case of
Kidney Trouble which completely baf
fled the skill of the local physicians
and instead of getting any better he
was gradually in worse
says "A friend advised me to take
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and after I had
used two boxes I as entirely cured
and have not since had the slightest
to of the return of my trouble.
"I'had tried all the surrounding phy
sicians, but they did me no good, and
instead of in better I
till I used Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"I can sincerely say to everyoue
suffering with Kidney Trouble at
Dodd's Kidney Pills will re them for
they cured me satisfactorily and com
pletely when, all the doctors had failed"
L. DOUGLAS
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those costing $5.00 a $6.00.
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