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