4 SHOULD HE COME BACK. (Translation from Maoterlinck.) “Should he come back this way To seek your gate?” “Tell him how each long day 1 did but wait.” “And should he question still, Knowing me aot?” “Pity, as sisters will, His grievous lot." “Aad if he ask your place? How speak the thing?” “Give him (and turn your fac#; My golden ring.” “And if he quest the damp, Dull dwelling o'er?” “show him the lightless lamp, The open door.” “An if his heart ask wild How fell your sleep?” “Then tell him that I Lest he should weep.” +—Agnes Lee in The smiled, Bookman. Gasp seseseseses2sesesese! His Lost 2523 3 seSe5eseseseseses - From the German of Joseph Siklosy. On a beautiful autuma day [ made a bicyele trip from Paris te Chartres, where | dismounted at the &otel. As I was very hungry and the clock had just struck six, [ at once directed my steps toward tbe dining room, the lo- cation of which was known to me from earlier visits. I found the room better than before, and flowers on the bles. But where were the guests? I took a seat and began to dram on the table with my knife fork A waiter who looked ia at Lhe response to the noise, asked if dinner soon replied, in a tone aimost of re- buke, “Very soon, sir.” Some ladies and gentiemen in, comversing. To my sur were all in evening dreas more of them came, until was quite full, but not took a seat at the tables alone munching found stuck in my tion of the soup. take any notice of who had come be shocked flected that probably the <f the Hotel had introduc new eti- quette at the table d'hote It waa not long before the up me and asked: “Pardon me, sir, but are you one of the wedding guests?” “Wedding gueat—I? What do mean? Ob, Is there to dinner?” “Yen sir. | you were in the This evening the table served in the billiard count of the show you the way." Laughing over my m and followed the waiter, was out of the room | we a loud “Sir, sir!” ITT in the d Beriot, father of caliing me. H bride and groom, yin in. The young smiling at me. and M. Beriot called out: “My dear sir. you are hereby vited to kz2ep your place at tte table, Pray, do us the hoaor to dine with us. We have a vacant seat, for my friend Bidochard was obliged to leave before the dinner, and we shall glad to have you take his place” I looked at. the faces around me, and saw that I should be laugted at if I refus:d. “1 am to stay, then?” I asked, hesitatingly. “Yes, stay, stay!” replied a chorus of voices, and all clapped thei: hands A vivacious woman came forward and nd t 5 whom I would not be and g6N ed came More the one of I sat which I and Toom there the roll napkin, in expecta- Nobody seemed to me; but the waiter, in again, by my conduct. 1 seemed new od owner host came you be a wedding SUDDOSe 1 ypos aii hile pu bil wedding stake, but be heard [ turned or. It waa M who was standing by who had the bride, was the just tne couple were if do, M. Bidochard?” Under such circumstances 1 felt at home in the charming circle, waa to sit beside his sistesindaw, a young widow, whom I had already no ticed among the guests “ During the twenty or more courses 1 TOnversed diligently with my charm: ing neighbor, and my favor. especially in me was that talk with me about everything. she could that I knew Franz and could tell Liszt for me. for my wheel and was settling my bill a carriage drove up to the door. Soon the widow and a friend, whom I had also met the evening before, came down in traveling costume. [I understood, from the way in which the friend looked at me, that [| had been a subject of conversation be tween the two women. Returning my groethng, the lovely Mme. Beriot asked whither I was bound, and when ‘1 replied that I had no fixed destinag tion, Bhe suggested, blushing slightly, that [ should go a little way with them on the road to Dreux, in order that they might see me on my wheel. 1 assisted the two women into the carriage and accempanled them on my bleycle to Dreux. In spite of the dust which I was obliged to swallow, —- i SAA HBA UR SPA T { falt proud and h@ppy to play the | cavalier to my lovely acquaintance, Of eourse, no conversation was pos- sible on account of the rattling of the wheels. The widow talked exclu. gively with her friend, but often look- ad at me with an enchanting smile. From time to time she rajsed her volce to ask me if | did not wish to flirn back, and when I declared that no power on earth could Induce me to leave them until they had reached their destination she blushed and seemed pleased, which completely turned my head. When we arrived at Dreux M. Ber fot. of course, invitad me to luacheon. Her friend was present at the meal, | but left us afterward. Then, partly to start the conversation, partly be- cause I really longed to hear her play, | [ reminded Mme. Beriot of her prom- | ise of the evening before. She at once declared herself ready to comply with | me to the took pains preceded Then mfort. in a large armchair, coffee was brought she | table at my side. | that it how brought | and room. my sit my wish drawing to insure I was Of when the small smiling, in my face smoke, and As she of- she od a ‘ was | She a remarked, much | for a me an expensive Havana. fered it to me with her beautiful, | aristocratic fingers, | my =ead. 1 | saized one of her hands and pressed a upon it When I 7e- | hand go, she gave | with the other, then, fled to piano ! longed lost passionate Kiss me a alight in confusion, and began to play She played on for more than an hour-—played excellently, classic and modern compositions, and perhaps her | improvisations among them, My glance re on her: sometimes I closed my eves in the ecstacy of lia tening to music I my splendid cigar, while enchantin dreams of the future passed through my brain. Then something happened : I can never t is always my habit to | ly. My found had set before me a rich repast, tap ghe the own vated smoked the forget. unch fight. new friend, however, and, physically exhausted as [ was, [ went to sleep during a wonderfully soft pl anissimo. . That is truth When I again apened my eyes her place at the piano was empty, and I was alone in the room My only thought flight. My cap was in| hall my wheel was leaning against stairs. At the apeed with which I fled I could have won | a race, awful bs i the was and the the QUEER INDUSTRIES. Alligator Farms, Elk Pastures, Skunk Ranches and Leech Ponds. It was not practically extinct generally known were until the buffaloes were that it became that robes” Warm iesirable increased of the ry of same axed and velopment The ste t He Florida that dealers are swamps ung alll | purp It is | according to a Florida an | thority, to estal of a farm for propagation saurians, Alligator skin is made into leather that seems to strike the French assth taste as the | neatest for all forms of ornamental work, as weil as for bags and shoes It is not generally known, perhaps, | that a number of industries quite as queer as alligatcr farming have been | established in this country. A Ver mont man is sald to make $4500 a year ralsing elk, and a New York newsboy a number of years ago went West and in time had an extensive elk pasture at the foot cf the Rocky Mountains. He got customers from the owners of game preserves all over the country, and found it dificult to supply the demand. The man who proposes to establish a skunk ranch in the South said of his plan: “The skunks feed upon anything so jong ia good, but they like grass. hoppers better than anything else, After being killed and skinned the skunk is roasted over a slow fire for its oil. This usually sells for $5 a gallon to druggists. The black skins fetch about $1.26. A skunk will yield The average is about a quart.” The lpech farmer has no auch cheerful word It is true that leeches feed upon “any- thing so long as it is good,” but they have decided that few things are In apite, therofore, of the fact that a fine, hungry leech has a good market value, there are only five farms where they are cultivated in the country. -— New York Post. A Russian Heroine. The doughty deeds of a brave Rus. sian girl, who on close acquaintance proves to be a Karaim Jewess, are reported from Mukdm. This courageous Hebrew, who is only 20, dresses as a man, calls herself Michael 8B8molko and has played a brilliant and helpful part as scout and dragoman. Recently, when some specially dangerous work was neces. sary, and qualified military men were called upon to volunteer, she was the first to offer hor services and recon nolter the Japanese position in the forest. On June 21 she headed a small party of Comsacks and not only obtained Information needed by the Russian commander, but successfully drove back a large number of cattle which, having been looted by the Jap anese, were being taken to their camp by Chinese auxiliaries. At the University of Heidelberg the first women student of theology was regularly matriculated this year. on io breeding "ER proposed, lish in the sout £5 wi 82 France $im tic COURTESY AT SEA. Impressive Experience When Ships Exchange Salutations. An The passing of two vessels within gpeaking distance in mid-ocean is al ays an impressive experience. Even the most indifferent of travelers must feo! a thrill at the exchange of salu- tations in auch circumstances. The account of such a meeting, told by a sailor on the United States trainin ship Hartford, and reported in the New York Tribune, is of more than ordinary interest. The Hartford, Farragut's old flagship, was ten days out from Madeira. Supper was over of moon, when a full-rigged ship was sighted, every stitch of can Sie was bound to cross ¢lose Hartford's wake, but the the full in the cried from watch officer flash Presently the out, “lI saw a whits where the ship ought We thought it might be the gilisten moon on her salls; ap Might to be but i plainly visibie.'a gizgnal of dis aid. Many were the it could mean Probably the crew were short of wa Was iil a surgeon was wanted from our steamer, the might have for ter, or someone desperately or vesael leak Without a moment's delay our tain ordered the helm The great SWUng bore CAD starboard. slowly the to about stranger Gradually two drew gether lights clear and the outlines were well defined Now order rang out, distinct ship down the swtil LaLa upon VeBEels Lo- the shoae the quick and clear ths lifeboat “Stand by to make ready to The approaching vessel close lower!” to our port bow, no hall Try her “Hall her with ‘Ship ahoy! ordered the m Can wy istance?” No.” did not war.” “Wo light, and you signaled for help.” “No and bore help.” “No, “Same “What Is your nations “German.” Our ship struck up tional anthem, while the stranger gathered gave rousfag were with good band played German squared passed on like a wed her, and, running in stern, back the “We Know you came anawer were a man-of- HAW hought your thank you. We saw 3 to assist if yo cown your light u needed thanks.” to you" ity? the German th La na saliors on on her poop cheers, which by our “Colum on Yision us three returned and as the will our bia” her course 3 ad and we follo hailed her once are Hartford; “The the United States what ship are you? Ariadne, of ship Bremen, bound ome." Our band struck Rhein,” and with cheers from the from the we parted, great toward She had up "Die Wacht am three more lusty Ariadne and three 500 throats on our we to the west: abe, gleaming spread of the rising moon. mistaken the glectrie lights of our band for distress signals, and we hed thought the same of her an swering light. Each had gone miles out of her course to aid the other, mare ship with her How the House Happened. “Yea,” sald Mr. Mutt, “it was rather odd, the way | came to rebuild my house, You Mrs. Mutt was in town one day and happened to buy a very handsome hall lamp--one of the kind that stands on the post of the stair banisters,” and then, says London Tit-Bits, he went on to de scribe the development of the house: “Well, as soon as she got the lamp home, we saw that it was too large see, get the carpenters to come in and widen them and put in new balus trades and posts, and set them over more toward the center of the hall When that was done the hall didn’t look like a hall at all, and | had to have the carpenters tear out the walls a new hall “Then, of course, the kitchen had to be torn away and rebuilt at the back of the house, so that the old kitchen would do for a sitting room, and there had to be a new dining room built to match the finish in the hall. And when things got so far we saw at once that we had to have a library off the hall, and then the ve randa had to go to make room for the library, and my pet rose bushes “Well, to make a long story short, I had to remodel the second story to match the first, and put a third story on in order to take care of the rooms that were crowded out by the changes in the second. And so | had a new house all round.” “And was your wife pleased?” “Only partly. You see, just on the last day when the carpenters had completed the third story and were fiinishing work on the whole job, one of them dropped his hammer through the skylight and it fell to the hall and smashed the lamp that had start. ed the whole thing.” Both at Boen and at Breslau new colleges for girls has been opened, offering a six-year course after gradu. BYRON'S OWN OPINION. It would be rather interesting to says that of his tal from Byron sflered for sale. In it she “lI had a letter yesterday, and he abuses Himself worse than the Edinburgh Reviewer. He says if | have any regard for him { never will as he nts.” forget it; as a but 10 well wishes i at ph ithool hoy It enough + man he has done wi was Fo DUR BOYS SHOULD LEARN To laugh; run: to swim; to be geat: to make a fire; to be punctual; to do an errand: to cut kindlings; to sing, If they can; to help their moth- to respect to ars: to hang up their hats; their teachers, hold their HOW own buttons; the mat; to their on rect, to on boots in iis hats upon to attend strictly to be as kind and as to other put place; tering a their own every garment remove thelr house, mn business; helpful to thelr aisters boys’ sisters SIMPLE NEEDLEWORK Here ing a whi ite elala is a suggestion for ornament te caminic Bi nist w looks qu rata { Draw or trace 8 life Cut | that has from uit to manage size butterfly on white out, pin it on a been tucked a neck, and with a on the 3 LA paper front distance shirt ghort draw iis itiine muslin hen cut out material and lay 8 plece and m in of point d’esprit narrow and cover the The of the butterfly can be embroidered with linen and markings of wings put in with a darning stitch As many butterflies can ingerted as desired, and © ran dif- ferent thereby adding to the effect WHEN What i= marry” Warfield, a clas braid tu wash edges of the musiin 3 body the the La Le floss i oy be of sizes GIRLS the SHOULD WED ideal age for a girl to Twenty-six years Edwin Governor of Maryland, told of graduates the other day “1 do think.” he sald, many made fallures by persons marryin beef sweet girl “that lives we thelr You rarely BAYINg nable and fred rs Di been formed ' % whom first + ve This is a Young people are romante, and, if left ] apt to properly snow we wed.’ very true impress to ther own rush into matrimony wilaou grave responsibilities Many cases have servation marriages ness, come 11 and hast) ave resulted in unhappl- and he old saying where youthful discontent iifes of ery and often Young should remember dttachmentas of ally lasting “1 would not as laying down cerning the exact ghould marry: it might at 22 25 or 26 years—it all depends the phyerical and mental development of the girl, | meant rather to cate that a gir! should not marry un. til #he was over 21 and of an age to comprehend the responsibility of the intelligent choice of the man whose companionship will be either a help or a hindrance te her life” AS TO THE DRESS Marry In repent a ialstre.’ proves 100 trae men and women that younh are the the not gener wish to iron<iad age be regarded rules con be WAIST dress waists will be more next fall than tailored The former are prettiest some dainty material, net, crepe de chine, or Liberty chif fon. In the allover lace the point de Paris and the new Valenciennes seem to be moat favored Point d’esprit and bobinette come in this class, and both bid fair to be frequently seen made up in the dressy waist A pretty effect is given when these thin stuffs are made on foundations of contrasting color. According to an authority: “With the printed nets, black grounds with trailing motifs in colors, pink, green, blue or violet, the {luminating ailk wollld be of pale pink or coral, reseda green, wistaria or old bide. with an outside suggestion of color at the throat, the girdle or tJe walst.” Taffeta waists will not be left out of the wardrobe for the autumn of 1804. Plain colors will stand before checks or stripes in popularity, al though the two latter will be used as trimming to a noticeable extent. Narrow, fancy ailk bradd Is also counted upon as a tripping acces: sory. Two materials which are pretty certain to be revived are wmolre and brocades. They are most appropriate in these days of “Louis tendencies” and are centainly charming made with yokes of lace, girdles and sleeves with puffs oa sleoyes at the elbow, \ popular shirtwaists. made of lace, allover “NGS SHE To care for butter SHOULD KNOW. milk and mak ce good To sweep a room and nes doors To make the fit for hedy To read and emjoy the week, especially those farmers, pul To get ready for company to do it read upon, To wall everyday doings of the ¥ herself To and speak be enough posted world to talk or write about them whenever neces To them en read good books and to when she gees then know cow if hs Progress ¥ o milk a work ip ng hors IRINESE A “re write a letter and 0 that no matter no may have correspondent is p her own room when WAY BOME MONE who ar J UCaAting tars wiv! Mans Eirias ives summer as the when hey must most earn One at numers and waltreasos this sm anrrun | dy UBeIDAIUER from girls who home ANNO EAE wineer (= or summer and work and winter (for IT hints from Harper's pnd wsefu Often the mothe: wat IN children cannot! affory nurse nto the cou paying both board would thankfu telligent girl are for a few hours if th irl wanting work A) that she pressing and delicate She had all that mending varied nered tear in the i lace the could from the small waists: tt sailor chiffon gown, from cod ' boas! home, but child's ing from a boy's tumbled ty .the most delicate and the delicate washing web handkerchiefs All this work was done to ince at {zing tHe convenience to their guests, ing and she has someone to help her bexide Girls who are clever in putting up can often secure many orders summer visitors, and home made cakes find a ready sale to boarders tired of the monotony of FASHION NOTES. Girdles of taffeta are platted or shirred to. fit the curves of the figure. Taffeta sunshades are frilled their entire surface with tiniest ruffles, Quaint percales — for instance, a white ground sprigged with tiny rose clusters on a lattice of littie gray dots—are French fancies copied from old designs. Piques make simple little frocks for very small girls, and the one piece Russian dress is In favor. The most popular fad which has struck New York for many years ia the wearing of colored spats, Something really quite new, which has come to us from Paris, is to line your little Eton jacket with chiffon instead of silk. A pongee petticoat will be found of greatest service for morning wear. These petticoats are light, but have sufficient body to be worn with com- fort, shed the dust as well or betier than brilllantine, launder perfectly and wear extremely well A bat made of coarse brown straw fs trimmed with & leather peacock feather. The hat is In sailor shape Around the low crown is a stitched a handsome peacock feather made of leather and painted in the natural oolors. Vest effects, both for simple and elaborate styles of tallor gowns, are going to be very popular thescomtng BeAB0N. TO AIR THE CELLAR. When cellars become musty or fou and odors are noticed the best thing to is to clogs all the and windows and burn eaough sulphur Lo fill the cellar room with dense fumes leave it closed for an hour two, and then open doors and i dows. Next whitewash the wails ceilings with two coats of good white Suiphur gas is heavy anc hence care murzt be used to tate the air in the cellar by windy day for work. Bu on will destroy all do doors or the wash ties, B04 ': “we HELPFUL HINTS saved in SOME labor wash out after the may be pans if they are wiped 1 a piece of ed fre paper before taey The paper should also have soda water two L2ings 3 Amnon To onion mix it with an © a glassfu tity of shredd in a larg are don ingice Remove Be then squeez HOUSEKEEPER io oave knife thing a board twenty inch have about io els of we gim bout EDO ap wOooaq pon % brackets these han Do one hook. It 3 iy ei c crowded, make another One of dish cloths the nicest materials for ap grade of three cents a stores; it oot t is & che cheese or department work well and grease or gather the dishwater, and can tTean and dried in sun. It fe enough to admit of burning when It shows too much sign of usage The cloth when new does not dry well but serves for a wash cioth admirably It is also serviceable for the tollet and the bath. it clioth—1{wo the yard. ip does he hol scum from be easily washed does no sid the the the Minced Meat on Toast-—Prepare the toast, arrange on a platter and keep hot; remove gristle, fat, eto. from cold, cooked meat; chop. the meat very fine, measure it and pat it into a saucepan; add oaehalf cup of gravy for each cup of meat: season to tazte with salt, pepper and, if liked with fine chopped or grated onion, or a few drops of onion juice. or a ifttle peppery sauce; grated nutmeg may be added to lamb or mutton if lHked; place saucepan fover the heat and at! until meat is heated; pour over hot toast and serve at once; the toast hot wd Broiled Tomatoes—Thie is especial ly easy to do over a gas fire, but can Select fresh, firm slices, leaving the skin om to hold Heat and grease the salted and peppered, and bref! quick: ly. Season with a little butter and serve while hot. A variation is afford. broiling. Chocolate Sandwiches —Moisten un awéetened, grated chocolate with sweet cream; sprinkle with powdered sugar, and fil] in bread ent round, Chocolate Wafers—Twodthirds cwp butter, one cup powdered sugar, ome half teaspoon salt, onehalf teaspoon cinnamon, two ounces grated checo- late, melted; one teaspoon baking powder, two tablespoons milk, twa using as little flour as possible, and bake in a hot oven. A de
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