The Reverie I i twiti nn im wn n.j Some occult power drove awny the reveries that gripped him. He awoke with a start and discovered that he was five stations beyond his destina tion. He also discovered a pair of most Interesting broftn ryes staring at him and a qnl.lenl smile dimpling the features of un exceedingly pretty young woman. He quickly crossed the car and seated himself by her side. "I have come live stations too far," he said, as he took her hand. "I thought you were going too far," she said, toughing quietly. "And your face! Why, you seemed to be In a trance." i guess I was. I was thinking of something, and even now I am not collected .enough to know whether I had dozed away and was dreaming, or whether I was what shall I sy? dopy!" "And the dream or 'dope,' as you call it?" "It's too long to relate now. It might Interest you, though. If " "Surely. Some other time. Say to morrow evening?" "I shall be delighted." "Come in time for dinner." He left the train at the next sta tion. The next evening they sat In a cozy parlor in an uptown apartment house. . pause folowed a half hour's conver sation on commonplace matters. "And now," bIic said, suggestively, 'Dow will we have the recital of your wanderings in the subway train?" He laughed lightly. "T was Just thinking of that," he ald. "I was wondering how to start -ay story. I guess I had better begin vhere I boarded the train. Will you stop me when I begin to bore?" "You won't be tiresome you never were." He smiled at the naive compliment. "I boarded the train at Brooklyn 3ridge," he began. "There was a Jam if people, but I managed to find a at at the window. I remember men ially commenting on the terrible roar n the subway and Its probable effect jpon the hearing organs of New Yorkers. I don't know how far I had gone before there was a silence that teemed to reach out and out, over a nreat distance of land. And when 1 was out of the subway fields and Mils stretched before me and the tonger I saw them the more familiar .hey became. A long, dur.ty road :llmbed a knobby bill and, romehow. t was driving over this ro , as real nd likellfe as I am sitting I ere. . "My mind was transformed. Busl ies cares were brushed away as dust a brushed from a picture frame or mantelpiece. The tinkle of cowbells "a the "distance lost their meti'.llc rfank and sounded sweet and utusl al the vespers of the farm land. "As I drove up the hill I knew that a the hollow on the other side I'd find great, rambling white house. On 'je summit I drew rein, searched with y eyes the long veranda and saw a ,rl in a white dress. She waved at j.e. I was to drive her to a dance ;Vut bIx miles across country. Doe3 at this strike you as being most un reasonably nunbllng?" The young woman, who was lls-ten-'g intently, started, dropped a fan ith which she had been toying, re r.'ered herself and amlled. "Not at all," she said. "Please go l." "I can't go on alone, for the little 'rl with the white dress Is now with e, you know. Wc mado good timo to ' e house, where the danco waa held. was a beautiful ride, too, through -o lines of ambitious katy-dlds raid . "ier night insects. I remember wc Iked about the habit of some birds d Insects singing only at night. The . rl In the white dress set me to think- ; by remarking that night timo .- emed to bo sweetly sorrowf ul, and was the best time for sons. I ro . that I thought about it at the ' ne and remembered that it was true ' at there was more slnnins In the enicg than any ot'.:er part of the y. "Well, It was or.!y n rr.'.iv.to rr t"vo -'til we were in t'.ie farmhouse danc . t. laughing, cujoyln ourselves. : mehow I don't remem'jer of having .ard laughter that meant as much as at heard at a country dance. "And the mr.r.lc you know there -isn't much to that music; Just two 'dies and a bas3 fiddle sawing away, " t somehow there was llghtnlrg in Wc danced, the little girl la white d I. Her cheeks and lips were glow ; and her eyes reemed to have ttol the glow from t'.ie la'.rps. Once ':url on her head touched my cheok. why, I cant bcc!n to te'.l you how .1 It all was. "Then came t'.ie rlue over V.:o s'.ir ' road, with the wild ca'j iippfo . , iBBoina scattering lncent'e before us - .11 the nijht birds singing In h ar my with the song In my heart. The ion dropped lower and lower to- rd the fringe of trees on the ridge. 4 ! was Just wishing that I might e on like that forever, for It seem that the little girl In white murt ve felt herpelf tiny and frightened the big. Btlll night, for sho uncon ously nestled close to me. i did not want to releare her hand en I left her ut the door to flic - ; white house; I did not wunt to e cijf'eyea awcy from her, and. I drove towrrd hon.c, somehow tin ';t was 'black and lonesome an re were no pictures J:i tho ehado-v : ut beauty U e yellow light of Un moon. When I unhitched my norm and turned him out to pasture I stood for a long time, with the bridle in my hand and leaning against a corn crib. When at last I slowly walked to the house I knew that something had come Into my life I loved the little girl In the white dress. I had known for a long time that I cared for her greatly, but I never before knew how much. "I guess I must have been passing the lirst station beyond my stopping place," he laughed, Interrupting a story he realized was being told In a voice growing more and more fervent and passionate. "With a suddenness that seemed perfectly reasonable to me, I fouud myself the day after the dance talk ing to the old gentleman who owned the white house; of hearing him ad vise me not to hope to win the hand of the little girl; of hearing" how, since oil had made the old man rich, his girl would not be married to any man In the farm land. Hers was to be n grand social success. After that tiie dear old familiar places no longer held beauty. The country was as dreary to me as if it had been swept by wnr or something else. "And then and then I woke up," he said, laughing, Jerkily, awkwardly. She rose, went to the window, look ing Into the street. "And tho rest?" She did not turn and she spoke softly. He arose and stood Just behind her. "I need not tell you who was the little girl in white," he continued, speaking quickly and Impulsively. "S'.ie has been before me ever slnco I left my home and came to New York. Siie was before me even after I heard she was engaged to marry Sam Wil- letts. I cursed the fate that brought about a discovery of oil on my own land after It was too late. Wealth was nothing to me without the girl In the white dress." "But but yeu never told the girl In tho white dress?" "No," he said bitterly. "I didn't. That was a great mistake, but I'was a simple-hearted fellow In those days. I thought the decision of her father ended my hopes." "And Sam Willctts? He did not marry ?" "No," he Interrupted hastily. "I don't know why, but I have often thought that she would discover that her nature would not harmonize with his as soon as she saw him continual ly. "Shall we shall we go back there In a more substantial manner than In reverie you and I?" he pleaded, wist fully and tenderly. She did not answer, but slowly, tenderly, she extended her hands. "Poor father," she said, "he told me before he died. He was sorry, very sorry, that sudden wealth had so nearly upset his better sense. He wanted well. Just this," she said im pulsively, her head resting lovingly on bis shoulder. Rats Aboard Ship. The executive ofllcer and his col leagues were talking of the old say ing that rats desert a sinking ship. "Rats play an Important part In a seaman's life," said one of the offi cers. "No submarine would put to sea without a cage of white mice. "You see, they detect In a minute If the air Is not pure. Noxious gases mean their death, and when they be gin to show signs of exhaustion or spasms the men know that the oxygen Is being used up or that carbonic acid Is In the air. "You see, if a leakage of any kind In the mechanism or gasoline tanks occurs this gas Is noticeable to the mice and it can nt .once be stopped, but if they waited till the men no ticed It the crew would be suffocated before they could get the boat up to the air." The Magical Mirror. An ordinary mirror of any size or shape, a piece of French chalk, point ed so that It can be used to write, and a silk handkerchief are the requisites. Draw upon the mirror with the chalk any design or words you choose. With tho handkerchief wipe the glass light ly, until the glass Is perfectly clear and no writing or design Is apparent. Having all this prepared beforehand, Dhow to some one and request that ho breathe gently on the face of the glass, when he will see say a picturo of his future wifo for tho design drawn wlil show very distinctly. This can. again be w'ped off, and if breath ed upon the design will bo again visi ble. Definitions. Economy A human eccentricity which will cause a woman to spend n half day and ten cents street-car fare in order to get a five-cent spool of threud for four. Love A tender passion which, how ever, does not preclude a man's scold ing his wife If the coffee Is too cold. Pride A persistent and potent pe cularity which will causo a man to put a silk tile on an empty head, and to button a hundred-and-flrty-dollar frock coat around an empty stomach. Prejudice A taste or distaste for something about which you know nothing. Ellis O. Jones. His Question. Tie rich bachelor sighed, and looked at the beautiful girl fixedly. 'Things ere at sixes and sevens with me. J feel the great need of a woman In try home, one who could ctraighten out my tangled affairs and make life worth living again." Her glance ppoke hn Interest which approximated expectation. "Yes?" she Queried soft ly. He blurted out: "Do you know of any tcnI, able-bodied woman whom I could cet to clean house?" THE COLUMBIAN, HAH0LIN8THE SAP Good Roads In the Maple Grove tho First Requisite. The first requisite for transporting sap to the sugarhouso Is a good sys tem of roads throughout the sugar- bush. In some respects sap is as deli cate A product as milk, and the meth od of bringing It from the tree to tho storage tank must be rapid and tya tematlc, says the American Cultivator. In small groves the carrying 'can bo done by hand, of course, or with tho old shoulder yoke, but with laiger operations the transportation must bo effected by horses, steam poVer or gravity, and must be fully organized. If the grove be of moderate size, from 15 to 25 acres, teams may be used to haul the sap in a gathering tank on sledges, or stone boats. The labor of carrying the sap by hand to the haM ing tank will be in proportion to tho number of roads and their proximity to the trees. The tank should be me tallic, but If of wood it should bo painted white on the outside, to keep the sap cooler and prevent souring. When the grove Is situated on a steep hillside It will often pay to run a pipe line, with receiving funnels at regular Intervals for the conveyance of the sap to n lower storage tank or directly to the sugar house. Tho storage tank should be of tin or gal vanized iron, Incased with wood and covered, to keep the sap cool and to prevent it from freezing. Every prac ticable precaution should be taken to keep the sap In good condition and free from Impurities. As it is very sensitive to changes in tho weather, and Is likely to sour If It becomes heated. It should be collected regular ly, and as soon as possible after It has left the tree. Some sugar makers begin to gather sap as soon as thero Is a quart or so In each bucket, even at the expense nf going over the ground twice In a sin gle day. The gathering tank Bhould have a strainer over the mouth, and the storage tank should be kept at an even temperature, even if it must be cooled with ice during a sudden per iod of heat Often during the season the sap runs slowly or stops altogeth er. Such an occurrence may be taken advantage of to wash and scald the gathering tanks, storage tank and evaporators. Furs. A single department alone of tho fur trade brings to the English mar ket an annual average value of 1C0, 000 ($750,000) in furs. Some furs which are favorite In one country are scorned in another; the American fox, which is generally dyed to please English taste, is very popular In Turkey, and about 120,000 skins dressed by English furriers are despatched there yearly, where they command a higher price than the white and the gray fox. The London fur-dressers possess the secret of dressing and dyeing the seal and transforming it from the palebrown color of the natural fur to the dark, rich shade which is so much valued. There Is a law In Russia by which all sables caught in the country be long to the Crown, but these rights have been waived on condition that tue Czar receives the best skins. It Is said that the Empress of Russia has a long sable cloak valued at 10,000 (J50.000). Splendid pelts are taken to London, dressed and bought by Rus sian merchants, who resell them In Et. Petersburg. They are worth from 70 to 80 each, while inferior skins, can be obtained as low as 2 10s. In olden days the furs of beasts were never used as clothing by tho cultured classes of Southern Europe, and those who wore them were look ed upon as akin to barbarians from Lie north. Old Italian Proverbs. An Iron anvil should have a hammer of feathers. Three things are well done In haste; flying from the plague, escap ing quarrels and catching dees. Love, knavery and necessity mako men good orators. Wealth is not his who gets it, but his who enjoys it. I once had, Is a poor man. He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon. Three littles make a man rich on a sudden; little wit, little shame and little honesty. Hope Is a pleasant kind of deceit. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. A beggar's wallet is a mile to tho bottom. The Purist and the Cook. The uso of the verb "to bounce" In connection with the act of discharging a conk is offensive to a nurlst who hun observed how little resilience there is In the average domestic, servant of that class. The proportion of renlt enco to flaccldity In the general run of cooks now within our reach Is as one to a thousand, so that the use of a term signifying elasticity In a case of this kind is manifestly im proper. The more descriptive words are "to discharge," "explode," "to pro pel," "fire." "eject," or even 'to chuck," but "to bounce" a cook that were as futile nn effort as to try to play tennis with a fish-ball. Harper's Weekly. A Hearty Eater. A story In which Webster Is said to have figured: Tho statesman wa3 once asked by a woman at a dinner given ill his honor, how he varied In his eating and what he generally ate. "Madam," the answer ran, "I vary In eating in this respect; sometimes l eat more, but never loss." BLOOMSBUJ5& Helpful Beauty Hints How lo Secure that Half Moon On ringer Many Useful Hint for the Caroof the Completion Harmless and Practical Method for Removing a Mole To Darken Eyebrows Tho latest way in which the half moon at the base o the nails Is Q sured Is through massage. It Is not enough to push back the cuticle with the nail tile or orange wood stick; It must be gently massaged Into posi tion. Too rougn treatment makes tho half-moon gray and dull looking nnd leaves scratches on the nails that show until they have grown out at th- finger tips. The art In this massaging Is to push back the cuticle In a regular ahai-o; above all It mrst not be cut. To at tempt manipulations when the (lei to harsh or dry is fatal to a good-lookin;; hand. Probably the best way to learn the correct treatment of the hand Is 1J numerous visits to a good manicure; but tills Is . ot necessary If one is will ing to faithfully follow directions ul home and keep up following them. Soak thj fingers In warm, soapy water, In which Is dissolved a little borax, scrub well with a nail brush and if the nails or finger tips appear stained rub In half a lemon or apply orgaline with a bit of cotton or un orange wood stick. When the flesh around the nails Is soft, nib It back gently with a bit of dry cotton wrapped on the blunt end of an orange wood stick, or push It back with the finger tips or tho fleshy part of the palm of the hand. This massaging should be a daily fas'.:, and time should be taken to do it gently and thoroughly. If the cutlcla seems very dry or tho nails brittle a drop or two of olive oil can be massaged In. Complexion Hints. "When preparing for bed the face should be thoroughly washed with warm water and a good soap or finely ground oatmeal," says Harper's Bazar, which knows all things. "After this a light massage with cold cream will be soothing and beneficial, followed by a douch with cold water to close the pores. If the cold cream has been rubbed thoroughly Into the skin which Is necessary for a dry skin or one dried by the wind and cold It Is better not to leave any superfluous cream on the skin for tne night. Even if the cold water is not used at the end the cream should be wiped off. Tho face may be washed In the same way in the morning with a ilttlo less joap and cold cream, but with more cold water at the end to prepare it for the cold air outside. One cannot he too careful about washing the hands carefully before washing the face, or anointing it with cold creams or lo tions. The necessity of having an ab solutely clean cloth, if a cloth Is used, Is too frequently overlooked. Bleaches ana lotions should be applied to the face and neck with pieces of antisep tic obsorbent cotton." Health and Beauty. Wrinkles in a young person's face nro often merely lines of congested pores. Steaming the face once a week rubbing In cold cream will produce a wonderful effect. When tired and dusty do not plunge the face in cold water but use tepid -.ter or buttermilk is better. This prevents Irritation. For a sprain boll cotton seed and n: ;.ly while hot. To prevent a felon, apply turpen tine frequently at Its first indication. Tender feet may be relieved by bath Iv.g them In salt water. Lettuce has a soothing effect on tin corves ar.d Is good for insomnia. A handkerchief saturated with cold water and tied about the throat will often relievo soreness. A dry clotli should cover the wet one. An cgs champoo stimulates tin srevth of tho hair. This should b3 dona or.iy once a month. The hair tiiouM bo brushed thoroughly every d-.; Removing a Mole. .Many persons go through the World with blemishes on their skin which ear.Ily could be removed, but fear tho preparations sold aro Injuries. One ugly mark which Is not difficult to remove Is a mole. It is unsightly, nnd will not go away of Itself, but with little attention it should disappear la a short time. The following remedy is harmlesn, and. Is used on the mole until It dis appears. Take salicylic acid and mois ten with alcohol or glycerine and bind around the mole for a half hour. The acid will eat away the morbid tlssuo. At each application It will become smaller, and It should disappear after the third application. Dark Circle Around the Neck. A complexion brush is as good as anything else for whitening the neck but you may make the dark ring dis appear Immediately by rubbing it with a soft cloth wet with either lem on Juice, peroxide of hydrogen or a lit tle diluted alcohol. To Darken Eyebrows. Cum arable, 4 drams; India Ink. 7 drams; rose water, 1 pint. Powder the Ink and the gum and triturate small quantities of the pow der with the roe water until a uni form black llnuld results free from granules. . THE FLYING PLUM Curious Story of Fruit In Now York Fot t!ie First Time. A New York florist had Introduced Me first (lying lum from Japan. It elongs to not h Kyoto and Chlku.en, .ml Is much used by the little brown a. en for spring Clivals. The dying ,;iuni gets Its name from two sources. m blossoms are like fairy wings, a choiev't bavin;; double petals, and . fruit resembles beautifully shaped !?x. I'.v.t any I..USH.-.! will tell you tho real sioiy of the. tn-o. A g.vid man named Mlchl;:ann had a i'.ivorlie plum tree in bin garden, beneath which he sat and wroio verses r.nd oilier things. In soma of fie oilier things he must have In K.Tibed thoughts that displeased his Hinnun, for h was exiled from Kyoto ( Clilkuxen. Mlehlzane bemoaned his f.ite, but wept hitt-rest over the loss of h!s plum iree. So he prnyed to tho gods to sen! It to him. tine April day as ho walii ' l forth from his bungalow the plu.ii tree came 'flying toward him. He greeli'i', It with prayer and called K Toblume. or sirred Hying plum. It Is prV.nlily the only tree In tho world that tablets, shrines, and p2-;'irlas built in its honor. The "Four Hundred" are making a fad of the (lyin;; plum, and the bios tiirlr.g tries are to be added to ninny r tntcs in New York's vicinity this F.irlm;. They will be planted and tr.ilaed as In tho homeland. Aesthetic Japanese gardeners like the tree to b" nil branches, with scarcely any trunk. Over the surface of the trunk that does show they grow a fine moss. Hence the Faying: "Plum blossoms p-em most delightful when growing from silver moss." Some tip-to-dale nitron Is hound to introduce the rirlnp.'lde festival to the flying plum. Tiny Invitations are sent out on red paper to this fete, and It Is held under the trees. Each guest writes a poem and hinrrs It on the blossoming branches. Sometimes birds In cages are placed In tfie bushes and fill the place with music. Then mooncakes, pickled plums, and sake or tea are s?rvcd, or perhaps the pickled plum song Is sung: I'mebofhl-Rnn To lu hlto wb, .shl kara kao made Shlwa-yntte Are wa fuI Kore wa sul Sul, sul, sul. An Aotomatic Tea Maker. To English inventiveness Is due the most recent acquisition In tho line of automatic contrivances, the Invention being one especially calculated to ap peal to the housewife. It Is termed an automatic tea maker and the ac companying illustration gives a com prehensive Idea of its appearance. From the London Queen comes the following description of the working of tho apparatus: "An alarm clock Is connected with a rpirit lamp and a kettle, and when the alarm goes off it releases a shutter which covers the spirit lamp, and as it Hies back the shutter strikes a match duly placed for the purpose which lights the lamp, and thus heats i he wa.er In the kettle. As soon as tl.is water boils, a deft arrangement of wires causes the kettle to tilt and pour Its contents Into the pot set reaJy to receive it, the same action ringing a little gong to announce the pouring out (,f the water, and also automatl-c-T.y extinguishing the lamp. The alum cr.n bo set for any time de tired, the result following as a matter cf course." The machlno Is provided with a sni.il and convenient traveling case nnd this being portable It is available fjr a variety of purposes. A Somnambulistic Dancer, r.or.inambiilistic dancing Is one of the latest methods of the expression of music. A young Russian girl Is t'.n "sleep dancer," as she Is called, ar.d her enigmatic ability was discov ered by a Parisian magnetopath. Whihi in a hypnotic condition this young woman, whose first name is Madeleine and whose last name is lo'.-.!giiated only by the Initial "G," will act out In pantomime tho feeling in a place of music that Is played be fore her. Her peculiar talent has ex--Led rr uch attention from writers, ar tins and students. Roosters That Do Not Crow. George F. Nachtway of Seattle owns two roosters, both full grown but silent. Neither of them has shown the slightest desire to crow. Whether they aro deaf and dumb, Nachtway does not know, but they can't, don't or won't crow. In all other respects they are like other roosters. The crowleBs fowls are hybrldsa cross ui uiacit bpanish with Wyandottes. A Large Diamond. There has been exhibited In London a diamond, which Is the second largest gem of Its description In the world It weighs 336K carats. It Is of a yellowish color and worth about $10,000. If the color had been bet ter, the stone would have been worth a fabulous amount. It was recently extracted from the Ottos Kopje dia mond mines at Klmberly. Scientlflo American. ANGLER'S BUTTLE WITH Doughty Cap'n Doughty's Hugs Feath ered Prize Rouses Curiosity Among Naturalists. Atlantic City, N. J. Some men say it is a roc; others pronounce it un auk; still others contend it's a cross between a pelican und a condor, end a few local scientists are positive It's the sole survivor of tho supposedly ex tinct phillyloo family. At any rate, It, which is nn iminenne bird, wel;,. Ing nioro than one hundred pound,-, with a beak capublo of tearing r,,s and taloned legs that strike like ti. kick of an outrlch, came near kli;::i ; dipt, (leoi'go Doughty In his fl.sli:l; boat off Lrlgnntino Itcach. In the battle for life the vete:.,:, bayiunn, whose family nnme fits li:... well, finally knocked out his featln-i , foe with n mlfehly sweep of an o .;. Knowing the sceptics might doubt Ci, . marvellous tale of tho sea, Cnu Doughty on his return to this ci:v showed not only arms pinched bin v.vA blue and torn clothing, but tl: Gtraiu;c bird Itself. Scoffers had to i silent then. Local faunal natural'..,. : pared in awe on tho bird, which I,; a tall ns some men, und then made '.-. before-mentioned guesses. Doughty says he was sculling hi.; b:ut along shortly beforo daylight, in n dense fog, wlu.it he heard the whirr of wings and the snap of the big hen',; of the strnr.go bird, which nnrrov, i missed his face. Hefore he recovers! from his scare the bird wheeled an. I er.:ne back, this time making a strob' r.t l.lm with Its taloned feet nnd miss Ing him by only a few Inches. Doughty grasped nn oar and fought. Illrrt and man bnttled for many iu!n utes. Doughty being forced to grali the gunwale several times to keep from going overboard when the bird struck him with full force. A lucky stroke with an oar at last knocked the bird down, and before It could re cover Doughty had wound It round ar.d round with a strong line, also ty ing Its beak and legs. One wondering fisherman hazarded the guess that he saw a bird of the species In this section, and there Is a gereral belief that the strange crea ture Is the much-discussed "Jersey Devil" which excited South Jersey several months ago. The bird will be presented to a museum. WOMEN'S HAT PINS MADE LESS DEADLY BY CORK SHIELD: Dangerous weapons are the enor mous hatpins worn by women at pr;s ent. In crowded places men fear far their eyes. Here Is a suggestion of cork shield that at least would lesse i the danger. OLD EGOS BETTER THAN FRESH. Prof. Coulter Says Most of Those Sold Are More Than a Year Old. Minneapolis, Minn. Professor John i L, Coulter of the economist depart I ment of the State University gave b! class a lesson on egg buying, Incident I ally, upsetting the time honored the ory of the housewife. Professor Coul ter Sftlri that rnM otnpa no tirvaa nrA ' V f U 1 U UQU t)DU ' much better than the so called fresh variety and grow better with age, and people make a mistake In demanding fresh eggs of their grocers. His theory Is that eggs put In cold storage and carefully Inspected are as good after three years as they were when packed away. "The fresh egg of commerce," said the professor, "Is In all probability an egg that would bo discarded in th-i storage house," and still further said Professor Coulter, "nine out of evfcrjr tea dozen so-called fresh eggs sold la ..t0Xl re mortf than $ ear oVd
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