L'FS. st ru.u n. awriT. V?l watch our bubbles fly iitaf, Or in the blowing break, !And like the children at their play, ' We other bubble make. t l Kut when our bubble are all made, And all mir siMpstnN spent. k Vnlike the children. I'm afraid ' We how our ducontonf. i Ram'a Horn. frwwwww-ww:w) The Unspoken Answer :OOK her. Digby." ob served tiny Maxwell to his rblltll with that air nf an. I t-'--i Hnr to him, "there's only lo-morrow loft, ami I must arrange to lave a few minutes with Miss I.yt Ueton. She's the ort of a girl wbo would make a fellow a rout good wife, t rather thinks she like me, nnd the Tact, that I nm ln-ir to a baronetcy, a good Income attached, will have tome weight. I intend to have a try to-morrow." Digby Grant blew out a cloud of Imoke In order to hide the expression Uint crept over his fuce. "Tlmt menus," said Digby, after a pause, "that you intend to propose to l r to-morrow?" "I don't see what other Interpreta liuii you can put on my words," re loined tiny, rather irritnh'.y. "You lon't seem very bright to-dny; you are tired after your walls. Your voice is bit shaky. Have sonieiL::;; to bra"? rou up." "Xo. thatik," s.iiil Dig'iy, forcing a 'a ugh. "Hut go on." "Well." continued Uuy, "I have fallen U love with tlmt jirl. My hfe will flot lie not be n happy one if I do not in her. I have mentioned uiy ii.ten--u to you, old f-'llow, because I wish to ask a favor." "What Is ity" inquired Digby, sur prised. "I can't h"i you to u in (trace -I ought to say. Miss jrace I.vtlie UinV "Yes. you cum"' was the astonished rejoinder. "I Minpiy want you to keep put of the way. You see," pursued liuy. n tritl.1 awkwardly, "we are al ways together. Now, I can't propose V her with you by my side, so I want " "Oh. I'll dear out for the day!" weed Digby. "You ought to get a lood chance. I'm going to turn in now. You will have to-morrow entirely, and n the following morning we start for town. ;ood flight'." Digby Grant was not in a pleasant tnood when he reached his own bed room. He, too. was In love with (irace I.Jttleton; he had been trying to ar rive at a decision us to whether she fared for him or not whether he would lie likely to stand any chance if e proposed. II? was not very well olT, lint nevertheless, he could offer her a food home, and he was rising in his profession. Now. at the last moment Uny had announced his Intention of essaying the capture of Grace's hand and heart. "I can't go behind his back," mut tered Digby, disconsolately, "so I Oiust stand aside. Is she the sort of tirl that would be captivated by the prospect of a titl"'.' I hardly think so. Tet she may be in love with him, for women like a masterful man. I don't ee that I have any tight to Inter f"re"' groaned Digby. -I might be tiff early and gj to somewhere for the day!" He was true to bis word, and Guy Maxwell watched for the opportunity. Miss Lyttleton a staying at the same hotel, where her father had taken a Suite of rooms io accommodate him self, his daughter and his young sou, boy of fourteen. Mr. Lyttleton thought It a bore to be compelled to spend two or three weeks away from his business, so be had letters sent on, and spent a fair proportion of his time In writing his Instructions, talking to London on the telephone or reflecting ever commercial problems In the smok ing room. Grace and Itoy were left much to themselves, which was for tunate from finy's point of view. "The boy will be off somewhere, nnd the will be alone, so far as her rela tive are concerned." mused Guy with ureat satisfaction. "I can manage to pet her to a quiet spot somewhere In side or out, and the thing will be done." He had to wait some time for his chance during the morning. Other jrentlemen appeared to claim a goodly share of her attention, and she was playing tennis In the spacious grounds cf the palatial hotel. Hoy, too, seemed to be "dodging about," as Guy Inele gantly phrased It. more than usual. However, the much desired opportun ity presented Itself at last, and he found jlmself a!one with Grace I.yt 1 1-ton. "May I have th pleasure of a walk nnd a talk with you In the garden. Miss I.yttletonr he a.ke.1 gallantly. "You feel warm after that game, nnd the f! owers are worth seeing. I am going way to-morrow, and I should, like tills last day of my stay to be the bap Jdest." Ah glanced at him shyly, half frightened, but said briefly that ah would like a walk among the flowers. "I think ahe guesses whnt Is com ing!" said Guy exultantly to himself. "That makes my task easier." They went Into the garden, and af ter few step be suggested that they should teat themselves on a rustic bench. la spits of bis masterfi'l disposition. Coy felt a little nervous about begin ning. He nerved himself and said: "Miss Lyttleton, I havs asked you to come here because" "Oh, thers you are!" chimed a shrill voice. "Nice lu here, Isn't It? Got room for me?" And Hoy Lyttleton took a seat next to bis sister. "What do you tblnk of Mr. Benson's play, Mr. Maxwell? Not up to much. Is Itr asked tbe boy. Guy made some kind of reply me efaaaically. He wished tbe young gen. tleman far away, but be bad to conoeal to aBoxce tad b pjea-ant. Guy Maxwell laid lilmsrtf out tti mnke another opportunity Tor the af teriioon. He suggested to Itoy that there was good scenery for an ama teur photographer In tbe neighborhood of Kookhum, about three miles sway, nnd that the day was a perfect one. Itoy appeared to cutch at the Idea, and Guy was hopeful. Guy felt just a trifle mean at the thought of spying on MNs Lyttleton In order to discover which way she went for a walk, but he did it. nnd was rewarded by seeing h'r uione on the cliffs. "This is a fortunate meeting. Miss Lyttleton!" he declared, raising his bat. "Suppose we go to the base nt thut cliff. There Is a pretty nook vis ible from here, and It would form a pleasunt afternoon excursion. Don't you think so?" Grace ..yttleton murmured that It might be so, but she was afraid to un dertake nn.v climbing on account ' the fatigue. "It is ri ally very good of yon to take so much trouble to m.nk" mj s.'y agreeable, Mr. Maxwell," she said charmingly, "but I fear that it is a thankless task for you." She looked at. linn with a s'.range ex pression, which h-. interruii.ed favor ably.. He stretched out his hand to take hers. "I'm going to I!oo!;li,un to-morrow or the next day. Mr. Maxwell," said a well-kno.n voice behind him. Guy nearly uttered a rude exclama tion, but lie siuother-d it and resigned himself to wait for another opportun Ity. The evening alone remained, and Gtiy vowed that, by book or by crook he would have bis answer then. There was a ball that evening, so he would certainly get (irace nlone at one por tion of tbe entertainment. Roy would be in bed: that was one thing to be thaimrul lor. and o.'d LyUIciou was nobody. fie secured thre- rr forr dimos, crrefully selected by himself for con venient times, and felt eer.aiu of vic tory. "She kcows what to exnct!" he murmured several times. "She's shy and restrained, whh Is a good sign." When his first dance with her was over be tried to I- 1 h-r away to the cors-rvato:y, but h -r u-xt partner claimed he:-. The neco ul dr,- " was lnfore the In t -.-val. so iie w: s safe from the intru sion of tin !ie::t partner. Without asking her he led her away to a quiet so,: she appeared reluctaut. but he paid no heed. If he lost this chance " "Miss Lyttleton Gracp! I must tell you!" he b "gan. losing no time in pre liminaries. "I cannot " "I say, it's late for me to be up, sis, and dad Is cross! Do y u think Mr. Maxwell . Oh, tiiat U Mr. Max well!" Roy looked as if he had said too much. Guy was on the point of tell ing him to clear off, wheu Grace spoke, "I'm afraid father will be cross, Roy. but I must take the blame. I'll go and II ml him and explain. You will ex cuse me, won't you. Mr. Maxwell';" She was gone before he hud time to realize the fact. He gazed sternly at Hoy; if he could get tiiat young rascal out of the way there would still be a chance after one of the other dances. "Itoy," said Maxwell, Impressively, "I want to have a quiet talk with your sister, and you come in every time. See here, I'll give you this half crown If you'll go to bed-go any where and leave us." Roy's face lighted up nnd his nrm began to stretch Itself In the direction of the piece of silver; then his face grew sombre and he shook his head. "That will be treachery," h" ex plained. "Grace told m:- this morning that sl:- expected you would try to say soni.'tliln? to her if you were with her a'.on1, and she didn't want you to. So sii gave me a shilling to keep neal her all day so you shouldn't have the chance, and I agreed. I'll stick to th bargain, even If I lu.ie by it!" M ex well paled. "Did she tell you why she didn't wish me to speak to her?" he ask:;d, as an Idea crossed his mind. "Yes," admitted the boy. "She said she didn't want to hurt your feeling by saying something you wouldn't like, so It would be better to prevent you from saying anything to her. Girls ure funny, aren't they?" "Hoy," said Maxwell rfter a pause, "I understand now. I'll give you thij half crown on coiulitlou that yon say nothing wbatev.fr clout IU:j chat we've had." "Done!" sa!d th? boy, and the money changed hands. "So that's my answer!" groaned Max. well, 01 lb made his way to his room. "Yet It was kindly on her part ti wish to spare me a refusal. A refusal! H'm! That must be pretty uncomfort able for a mail to hear when h ex pects to be accepted! Yes, It was a strauge way for doing It. but a will meaning way. Now I understand her apparently shy glances. I'n on by the earliest train to morrow. 1 wonder If she is in love and whom the loves?" The (iiestlou was ansvered six weeks later by the utinorncetnenU In the newspapers cf the engagement of Miss Grace Lyttleton and Mr. Digby Grant, the rising young barrister Saturday Evening Gazette. Brain Growth. Brain development is found by Pro fessor Seggel, of Munich, to have two periods of acceleration, from ten to eleven and from seventeen to eighteen In girls and from twelve to thirteen and nineteen to twenty la boys. At tbe period of most rapid increase In height, from twelve to fourteen years, the growth of tbe brain is less tbao one-hundredth that of the body, but at seveuteen to nineteen it grows one thirtieth as fast, and at tweuty reache one-seventh of tbe body growth. ' Tack-Crowing faupalllloa. Tbe feature of a carnival held at Sil ver tou. Devon, was a cock-crowing competition. Owners of birds bad to bring them to the village schoolroom and set them a-crowiug one against tbe other. For those cockerels ,blch crowed tbe loudest and longest prizes were given. Mr. Jennings' bird was easily ttrst, crowing flfty oue times In seveuteen minutes. Tbe second aud third birds crowd forty two stud thirty, three times respectively in tbe sevru , Uea .OijDute4-nt 81U, " AGRICULTURAL i ttec4 Maine Your Farm. Name the farm and bang the name board In a conspicuous place at the front entrance. Make the farm worth having a name, too. Fnuttry VersiiH Vt'aMe. There Is one economic merit In poul try keeping that many farmers do not take Into consideration, and that is the large amount of waste grain that they pick up and convert Into meat and eggs that would otherwise be wasted, says an exchange. It does not cost much to keep fowls on a farm, and no class of people etui pro duce eggs and fowl flesh as cheaply as the farmer. Alfalfa For Hogs. Wallaces' Farmer says alfalfa hay, when fml to brood sows in winter should be cut line and fed with i little meal. For two years now we have wintered our brood sows ou plain nl falt'a hay without cutting, ana they eat it up clean. Not a spoonful of grain Is given them until they farrow. The effect nf nlfalfn is Seen in the splendid finality of the pigs produced and the abundant yield of milk by the sows. Hoard's Dairyman. When to Dig Potatoes. Potatoes are ready fur digging ns soon as the tops fall down. It Is best to dig them early lu the day and al low them to remain on the ground for a few hours, when they should be tak en to the barn and stored In a cool, dark, dry place; but It Is not advis able to place too ninny in n single heap. All diseased or Injured potatoes should be removed from the lot. or they will have more or less effect upon the whole, as they will be the llrst to decay. I'otatoes may be stored in mounds during the winter, but are not easily utilized in that condition. Mullen vs. Wool. ft Is claimed that mutton nt Ave cents a pound will pay better than wool at tliiny-iive cents. Such claim dep -nds upon conditions. A good meri no will pay more In wool than can be derived from common sheep, while a breed of mutton sheep will give a greater proilt thau can be derived from sheep that are not bred with an object to be attained.. Farmers wbo keep sheep also make n profit In the ma nure and In the Utilization of the waste materials consumed, but sheep require feeding ns well as other stock, and should not be expected to seek their food entirely at any season of the )'ea r. IHeeaae Npota on Fruit. Writes a farmer to The Epitomlst: "I have found that from trees with their roots deep In the subsoil, even If they fruit freely, neither apples nor pears satisfy, because disease spots develop lu the fruit when they are on the verge of ripening. IT not before, rendering them of no value, because decay so quickly sets In. To have good fruit, either of apples or pears, the roots of the trees must be active surface, fibrous ones, otherwise the crop will be much reduced in value. Some sorts arc greater offenders than others, It is true, but even the best can be readily spoiled If thu conditions are hot right." Fattening Hoja. .Those who are fattening hogs on corn as an exclusive diet should try an experiment In feeding a variety. Take two lots of bogs, allowing one lot corn only nnd the oth er lot a variety, which may Include corn, bran, scalded chopped clover, skim milk or ground oats. The hogs will grow much faster aud Increase more in weight on the mixed food than ou corn, while the quality of the flesh will be Improved and the cost per pound of pork will be less than if corn Is used exclusively. The reason is that a variety promotes digestion nnd Is more "balanced" in the elements re quired by the animals. Incurable DUeasra. Scrofulu Is liable to exist as a dis ease in a flock, and to permit such birds to exist is to incur tbe liability of having the disease transmitted to succeeding generations us well as to become contagious. It Is cheaper and better to obtain better fowls, tirst de stroying those in the yard. When tu mors nppear they Indicate a diseased condition of the fowls, which place them outside of Hi uses of the farmer. Tumors, warts, sores and affections of the skin are peculiar to fowls as they are to some human individuals, and come from the same causes, being almost as difficult to cure. There are those who attempt to make cures of such cases, which Is wrong, as such fowls should be destroyed. Mirror mid Farmer. Ulna worm In Call This troublesome difllculty Is appar ent during the winter more than at any other time, and Is due to a vege table parasite. It Is not a dangerous disease, but Is far from pleasunt, and as It Is contagious, considerable effort should be made to overcome It It usually appears on the neck of the an imals, working toward the face, and soou leaving bare spots. If the trouble is noted ou tbe calves, treat them at once by taking one part of carbolic add, four parts of glycerin andslx parts of olive oil and mixing thorough ly. Rub thoroughly Into the akin about the parts Infested after first washing the parts thoroughly with warm water made soapy with carbolic soap. Other animals in the barn, es pecially calves, should also be washed with the mixture to preveut contagion. Wash every other day for ten days. Where to Plaea fha Inrabalor. There are good places for the Incu bator and bad places. Much depends upon the atmosphere of the room in which the Incubator is placed. The kitchen Is said to be a good place for lucubators, since the air In that room is usually moistened by tbe steam of pots and kettles upon tbe kitchen stove and cau be kept at about the right temperature. But remember that tbe Insurance compsuy which In sure! our farm house will probably object to your placing an Incttbrmr In your kitchen. Whenever you make changes In your buildings or addition thereto, or desire to put an Incubator In your cellar or any part of t" bouse you must get permission of the com pany who Insures your buildings, oth erwise you will make your Insurance policy invalid and thus secure nothing on Insurance In case jour buildings should burn. A Good Thirteen ffnutea We built a chicken house last spring Ike this one and lind It gives entire sat isfaction. Size ten by sixteen by eight feet high, from sill to eaves. We have n window in each side and back end and door in front. Now for the roosts. Take a two by four scantling and spike It above fine of the side win dows. then take some boards and make a trough about fourteen feet long and let two feet project out at the back end Of the building; put trough two feet anove the floor. Now take matched lumber or some that will fit up clesa. and nail one end to the trough and tbe other end to the two by four scantling and uiuke It full length of trough, then take boards that will reach from trough to the two by four and cut notches In them for the roosts to lay In and put upper end on hinges. When you want to clean the house, rake the droppings down Into the trough and then rake thum out the back end into a box or something tba can be hauled away. Tbe roosts will be high enough to wnlk under and put nests along the wall under them. Fig. 1 Is end of trough. Floor Is fifteen Inches off the ground. Fred E. Denny, in The Kplt- omist. Increasing Demands For Llveatorlc. The large nnd rapidly increasing city population of this country demands a large supply of meat each year, and farmers are coming to realize the im portance of livestock ns never before. Small farmers are breeding and feed ing more animals, and everywhere we see manifest Interest taken lu this Im portant branch of agriculture. In our agricultural schools young men are eager to study livestock with untiling interest. The Slate Livestock Associa tion meetings and short courses In stock judging at tbe vatious agricul tural schools are well patronized, and onlf go to show the attention that farmers are giving to this subject. Sev eral factors figure prominently lu the advancement and Improvement shown along this line. Through our county and State fairs, and larger expositions, farmers are coming to recognize the difference between superior nnd infer ior animals. The agricultural press has come to be a mighty potent agent in the work of education. Farmers and stockmen, particularly, read and study. The agricultural colleges and experiment stations are putting much important Information in livestock work. American farmers are coming to recognize the value of improved blood lu herd flock and stud. Breeders are breeding Better, feeders are feed ing better, and marked Improvement Is seen on every band. Among the va rious forces which are at work for the progress and advancement of agricul ture, there is no one agent doing so much for livestock Interests as the big livestock shows of the country. The State fairs have done much for all branches of agriculture, nnd particu larly livestock. They ufford splendid opportunity for the farmer wbo Is a student of his business, in that they give him new Ideals and inspiration to reach the higher degree of develop luent along some definite line. The modern State fair has grown to be a big thing, and one to be encouraged at every opportunity. It brings to get her the best there Is in the agricul lure of the State. Indiana Farmer. Maple Hyrup Making Concerning the niter or ma late of lime nuisance In maple syrup a New Knglnnd Homestead writer has said It is well under way where a reversi ble current evaporator Is used. By having the evaporating pun construct ed with partitions extending length wise Instead of crosswise and with a syrup fuueet on both sides at the buck end, as shown in the Illustration, then by changing the regulator gate from side to side and thus changing the cur. rent or flow of sap every few hours, KEVBHalBLR CURRENT EVAPORATOR. and by so doing bringing tbe syruplng off first on one side and then on the other, t.o niter will become burued on tbe bottom of the evaporator. It will come out with the syrup as a precipitate and can be entirely re moved by the use of a thick felt filter. The filtering must be done while the syrup la boiling hot, and In order to have all tue niter form In a precipi tate It is necessary to bring the syrup to 219 degrees F. If it Is filtered before that degree Is reached much of tbe piter will still be In solution and ap pear In tbe syrup if boiled afterward to atandard weight and In tbe sugar It sugared off. If syrup Is boiled to eleven pounds weight aud then "set tied" without filtering, It usually bat a cloudy appearance, aud if put up for market lu pana or bottles will deposit a sediment la tbe bottom after awhile. Tbe result of a cricket match In Mel bourne was cabled to Loudon, 17.U00 tulles, through uiua f 'ys, lu two aud a balf niluutca, jfr . rrlT rLooa, l j II l0rr 1 'g-ywi a ; JttauLATQ. Catc ' 1 i- i IN The Charm of the Veil. The European has awakened to the fact that veils. If not always graceful and becoming, nre convenient lu all styles. So the veil Is nn established mode In fashionable Talis, nnd Its puce may be said to be olllciully set two years and more ufter the American women introduced It ns a vogue. The automobile is responsible for uiuny tans; one or tue latest Is nn elongation of the already long auto mobile veil. The new veil to be fash bumble, must not be less 'than seven yards long. A tall woman wears one even longer, so that the cuds float across the bottom of her dress. These long veils have wide hems, usually headed with a fine needlework stitch. They are plain for the most part, nl though fashion shows n tendency to decorate them with big polka dots. The Champion t.mty Climber. Mrs. Funny Bullock Workman, news of whose sensational climb lu the Him nlayas to nn altitude of 'J-'.rlS feet has i come to hand, is an American, nnd bv far the most expert lady mountaineer In the world. Of medium height and not more robust looking thnn the aver age woman, there Is absolutely nothing In her appearance to suggest abnormal strength; yet the feats of endurance of which she is capable are quite phenom enal. When engaged on climbs involv ing days and days of hard and contin uous work she Is accustomed to be on her feet for eighteen hours out of the twenty-four, nnd no n mount of dis comfort causes her the least vexation. To be caught In n severe snowstorm nt a great height and to take her menls anyhow only adds to the pleasure she experiences in overcoming the difficulties. Mrs. Bullock Work man believes that women who possess the qualities of courage, endurance and patience, nnd nre willing to rough It make quite as good climbers as men, and her own exploits more than justify her contention. Men and Womeu (Lon don). Seen and Heard by a Woman, According to the recent discussion at the dressmakers' convention la Chi cago, the stout woman will not be really happy this season so far as the style of her summer gowns is con cerned. Fullness lu the skirts nnd large, flowing sleeves are the cry, and, stout or thin, the gowns must be made after this fashion if one would be up to date. Red, that blight red w hich Is such u pleasure to the sight I u cold weather, but toe bright for summer heat, is the correct shade at present for coat linings particularly the automobile linings. Strangely enougli, the only reason which seems to be given for this particular shade being used In summer garments Is the suggestion that "blight red pleases the men, and they like to gee a woman wear red." A lecturer who bos a very fine lec ture on "The Decadence of I'uie Eng lish." gave this address before a wo man's club, says the Woman's Home Companion. At the close of the talk a very much overdressed woman of the "fuss and feathers" type came up to him and said: "I did enjoy your talk ever and ever so miuii. and I ngree with you that the English langunge Is decadlng awfully. Hardly no one talks proper nowadays, and the land only knows what the next generation will tall; like if nothing ain't done about it." The "Hiinple Life. We are bearing a great deal now adays ubout the simple life, and we need to hear a good deul more. But we women nil know, don't we? that it is one thing to establish nu Ideal and another to live up to it in detail. Here, as ever, lies our strength and our weakness. It is we, after all, not tire good I'ustor Wagner nor any other man, who have to work out our own salvation from tbe fettering trifles that hold us back from our highest usefulness und happiness. We have to call upon the strength of our minds to order these little things so that neither they shall suffer nor the great things, but so that they, being lu order und fit subordination, shall add their beauty to life. To do It we need to take the broad view. However busy our hands may be with little things, our minds must see them In the large, lu the full sum of their little relation ships. We need to let the life of eter nul space in upon the confusing clut ter that distracts us. In that illumin ation we shall, by slow degrees. Hud a place for every genuine duty, put It in its place and with a firm bund keeo ft there. We shall see at once that we need a lurge supply of patience that we cannot expect to learn how to live until Just before we die, If then; but that by belug steady aud still we can move on and up a little at a time. Tbe comfort wilt be that we shall move others up with us Those We Love Best, Those We Love Next Best and Those of Whom We Are a Part. We shall see tbe righteousness of play aud rest and take our share nay, plan and look out for our share with a thank ful heart. And our happy husbands and children will rise up aud call us ' sed. Harper's Bazar, Vain of Dlrart Gaio. The effect of a full, straightforward gate on the person to whom one Is peaking is not, aa a rule, sufficiently considered. Aud yet there Is nothing In personal Intercourse that carries more weight than a direct guse. It is the medium for sympathy, the meu tal telegraphy that brings speaker aud bearer In touch with each other. Every oue has experienced the gene of talk ing to a person whose wondering glances betray their part of iuterest, but oue ofteu fail to analyse the tub- WOMANS REALM tie a. ractlon of nn attentive eye tlmt stimulates ami Inspires one all tin consciously while one converses, say the New York Tribune. Children should lie taught early Id life to look fearlessly and' confidingly Into the eyes of anyone wbo addresser them; the habit will be of good ser vice to them lu after years. The pre vailing Idea that shifty eyes betoken duplicity, however, while a steadfasl regard shows nn honest disposition Is not a correct one. Shyness is re sponsible In many cases for an averted glance, while' the bold, blight eyct of many a young vagabond often serve only as an aid to deception und fraud, so that it Is hardly fair to condemn a person who Is tumble, as the say . lug. is, to "look one straight lu the face," and It should be considered more of a misfortune than an evidence of untrtistworthiiiess. People who are called magnetic almost always. It may be noticed, have a pronounced visual power The interest thnt they feel, or profess to feel, lu others Is Inten sified by a certain concentration In their regard, which srems to Include alone the person addressed. It Is flat tering and attractive and Invariably affects the other person favorably. Biwira of the Hellttiera. r.eware of people who are constantly belittling others, finding flaws and de fects lu their characters or slyly in sinuating that they nre not quite what they ought to be. Such persons are dangerous and not to be trusted, say? Success. A large, henltby, normal mind will see the good In another much more quickly than the evil, but a narrow, belittling mind has an eye only for faults for the unlovely nnd the crook ed. The clean, the beautiful, the true and the magnanimous are too large for Its vision. It delights In tearing down or destroying, but It Is Incapable of upbuilding. Whenever yon henr a person trying to belittle another, discard him from your list of friends, unless you can help him to remedy his fault. Do not flatter yourself that those who tell you of the failings of other people and criticise and hold them up to ridicule will not treat you In the same way when an opportunity presents itself Such people are Incapable of true friendship, for true friendship helps Instead of hinders; It never exposes the weak point in a friend's character or suffers anyone to speak III of him. Oue 'of the finest fruits of culture Is the power to see the man or woman whom God made In-His own Image, and not the one who Is scarred by faults and deficiencies. It Is only the generous, loving soul who ever at tains to this degree of culture. It Is only the broad, charitable, magnani mous, great-hearted man or woman wbo Is blind to the defects of others and enlarges their good qualities. An opportunity of associating with people who see the best Instead of the worst In us is worth far, far more to us than nn opportunity to make money. It increases a hundredfold our power to develop noble characters We are all of us constantly but un consciously moulding others by out thoughts about them. The qualities you see in your friend and those with whom you come In contact you tend to enlarge. If you see only the little mean, contemptible side of people, you cannot help them out of their faults. for you ouly intensify and fix them; but if you see the good, the noble, the aspiring traits In them you will help to develop these qualities until they crowd out the base, unworthy ones. Everywhere, the world over, this un conscious Interchange of Influence Is at work, hindering or hclolug, accord ing to Its nature. Flue beading will be used to out line yokes and nrmboles. Granule shawls of embroidered crepe are to be u part of the summer girl's outfit. Waists made with surplice back and front are very pretty aud suitable to wear with shirred skirts. Renaissance will be very popular at a trimming this summer. Out blouse has a deslgu of It lu Its front panel with fourteen Que short tucks on either side. Many skirts have tbe fullness laid In graduated pleats to the knees. The secret of waking these skirts fit well over the hips is to run the stitching midway ou each pleat. A new wrinkle lu lingerie blouses Is the usti of flue luce edging on tucks but care should be tuken not to use toe much of it. Oue blouse tucked lu groups of three bad the lace lu the lust tuck of each group. There Is no luck of during lu tbi veil patterns. Among the latest nov elties is a veif of rich brown chinou appllqued with glided acorns. A vivid blue oue has a border of lozenges out lined In dots of dull sage green silk. Shopplug frocks to be In good taste should be simple. A very pretty one Is shown of open-mesh linen, or deep biscuit color, with embroidered dots The chemisette aud tie are of net, and bindings of crushed strawberry on the blouse give the necessary touch of celor. ' The International Exposition, to be held at Milan, Italy, baa beeu post Pob4 to April, ItHHi. household jVatters Tare of Flntlrcn". Flatirons lu the average household nre too often sadly neglected. They lire very apt to be left ou the back of the stove, where they can never be come thoroughly cold, nnd where Id time they lose their power to regalu heat. Like all Iron nnd sterl lustra mentu, they possess that peculiar qual ity called temper. Irons that are heat ed to a high temperature, and then, nt soon as the worker Is through witb them, but In n cool place to become thoroughly cold, will last for manj years. Irons grow more valuable witb time. If good care, in some other re snects. Is taken of them. For Instance, they should be kept In a dry place where they nr not s ibject to rust or moisture. Flatirons thnt have lost their temper nnd become rusted oi roughened should be disposed of, nnd not left to take up valuable sp-"e o kitchen shelves. New irons c.( lit tle, nnd It Is poor economy to use old sues that nre past their usefulness, For the Invalid. Ornntre pulp served In glasses may be used to Introduce either the break fast or luncheon. For the Invalid'! tray the fruit served in this wny is es pecially appropriate. Cut the fruit Id half crosswise, nnd scoop out the pulp, rejecting, all the seeds and white fibre. A sharp knife may be made to nid In the process, so thnt the delicate globules may be broken as little a? possible. Sprinkle with sugar nnd mud the glasses ou ice for ten min ntes. Pineapple syrup from a can of the preserved fruit may be added to give zest to the flavor. Jellied apples ure delicious served with whipped cream. Fill a baking dish with thinly sliced apples which have been sprink led with sugar as successive layers ot the fruit have been added. Turn in half a cupful of water. Fit over a dish, a cover or plate, which will serve as a slight weight. Bake very slowly for three hours. Let the apples res main in the dish until they are cold. rUen turn them out. New York News. Tetlow Pluno Rej. Many people who keep their pianos carefully closed find that the keys be come yellow. Because dust Is injuri ous to a pin no It Is a common belief that a piano should be closed when not in use. This Is a mistake. The majority of pianos made to-day are constructed so that dust cannot easily penetrate them even when they are open. Keys turn yellow from lack of light, and a piano should be open tbe larger part of the time. There is nothing like strong sunshine for bleaching yellowed piano keys. Rub the keys with powdered pumice stone moistened with water and then draw the piano up before a sunny window, while the keys are still moist. The woodwork of the piano should be care fully covered. This bleaching is a slow process nnd may need to be re peated several times before the keys assume their original color. Some housekeepers hnve bleached the keys of their plauos to a beautiful white by, simply letting strong sunlight rest fill.' ly on them hour after hour and day, after day. i Brend Ranilklns Rub together four tnblespoonfuh) of grated cheese, the yolk of one egg, one tablespoonful of melted butter, a little anchovy puste, salt and pepper; spread on toasted bread and brow.t In the oven. Beef Salad Cut into dice half a pound of lean roast beef; pour over a little French dressing and let stand two hours; then mix with one pint of cooked celery or a head of lettuce torn in strips; add more dressing and sprinkle with finely chopped paisley. Cheese Custards Grate three or four ounces of cheese; beat three -fc'vel table spoonfuls of butter to a cream; beat two eggs; mix tbe butter and cheese together; then add the beaten eggs and one tablespoonful of milk; beat all tbor oughly; turn Into a buttered dish ant bake iu a quick oVen until firm in tbe centre; serve as soon as removed from the oven. Mock Terrapin Scald half a cnir liver after slicing; fry tbe slices, then chop them rather coarse; flour It thick ly and add one teaspoonful of mixed mustard, a little cayenne pepper, two hard boiled eggs chopped, one table spoonful of butter) nnd one cupful of water; let simmer five minutes; season. Veal may be prepared iu the same maimer. Ham Patties nam patties give an opportunity to uso up scraps of boiled bam too email to slice nicely. One pint of cooked ham, chopped fine; mis with two parts of bread crumbs, wet With milk, a generous lump of butter, aud any other seasoning desired. Put the batter in bread pans and break au egg over each. Sprinkle the top thickly with bread crumbs. Bake till brown. Rural New Yorker. Salmi of Lamb Cook -two table spoonfuls of butter with half a table spoonful of minced onion five minutes. Add two tablcspoonfuls of flour and cook until brown, then pour ou grad ually one cup of brown stock or beef extract, with a tablespoonful of kitchen bouquet. Season with a quar ter teaspoonful of salt, a good spriukle of pepper and a teaspoonful of table sauce. Lay In slices of cold roast lamb and reheat. Serve with peas and mint jelly. Pneapaoted Boouel to SporUtnan's ftory A nearsighted sportsman strolled Into an hotel on the shore of Loch Carron, and said, "Just seen a seal, shot at It threo times, aud missed it each time. At dinner, an hour later, be sat next to a tourist, w ho bad a bandage round bis bead. "Had an accident?" asked tbe sportsman. "Accident." growled tbe other, "attempted murder. I was bating n bath when some lunatic Area at me three times from the shore, and) hot part of tuy ear off. I don't know, why such animals art allowed out without a license.' Then there tm ilJjuce.-LouUoa Palljr New. .- J - '; (
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