The Harvesters.
The rippling flelds of ripened grain
Stretch out, like lakes of shim.
mering gold.
To where the cloudless skies en-
fold
The sunlit plain,
hum
The binders their
take,
Tireless and strong; and in their
wake
The shockers come,
Patient they follow in the way,
Grasping the sheaves with eager
hands:
They may not
the lands,
So short the
pause—so wide
day.
Perspiring. tired, no idle
They backward cast;
turns,
Tho’ all
burns,
And heat waveg dance.
glance
aside none
around the sun-glare
Hard are their tasks,
give
A joy that sloth or
vields;
And by the harvest from these
flelds
The nations live,
-. BE. Miller, in Farmers’ Volce.
and yet they
ease
>
The
Unlucky
Dress
BY FLORENCE GADDIS PIPER.
$0 -P+lie
30-9099 9°9-0-90
“Well, I suppose [ must wear tha!
white silk of mine, and I do hate
to,” sald Janet Winton
“What's the matter
white silk? 1 think it's
dress you have,” spoke up
“lI know {t's pretty enough”
plied Janet, “but ing unlucky
always happens to when |
it on. The
come home in time
dance, you know, Clara;
time I did wear it th at
Natling whirled a cup of coffees |
lap and none of us could :
right thing to
I tried all the sure
skirt had to be made
then only last week
called to take us
concert | again put it on
ing through the hallway
to the stairs in the
against a cupboard door that
ajar and my PUR nose Was near
ly smashed flat for a minute or two
and then it became the
noses and 1 had to
Janet Winton was
troubles with a lugubrious
ance to some of the
ternoon sewing ©
were talking over a
they were to he
“Why don't
dotted muslin?”
Field.
“Oh,
on the
besides,
are all
“Dr. Natling
fng all your
ave him around if
tive?” asked one of
Janet blushed
swered, “I don’t
you put it Nellie. It
whenever | see him he
all feet and hands”
“And heart,
with your
the prettiest
Ma irgaret.
ro
someth
me
very first
to wear to
en the first
Yrpovs - :
ciumsy br.
over agalr
when Mr
to the Stein
and in go
from my
4
dark 1 dashed
Poor
stay home.”
relating
:
ris
jance at which
hostesses
wear
You that pretty
Howoestod
suggested
Dr
of
because
flounce
ling
and
it's soiled 2 Atngy
fo .
now,
é Janet
bent on mutiiat
Why
he is
the
LAE
my
seems
dresses,
20
girls
as
ad ers
aun
she
around.
happens
rosily
have
just
seems
added
too,” Margaret
i
i
|
|
i
there could not have been a daintier
disastrous white silk. It was a pret
prettier little maid than Janet in the
ty dress, all tucks and ruffles and
chiffon. A deep red rose tucked In
the belt gave the color it needed and
Janet tripped up and down the draw
ing room waiting for her mother.
“f wonder if Dr. Natling will really
call and go with us. [I don’t care [i
he doesn't—yes, 1 do care,” mused
Janet. “1 know that he Is awkward
and shy and is afraid to ask any of
the girls to dance with him because
he steps on their toes more than the
floor, but, then. most clever men are
ungraceful. What was it Margaret
sald about his heart? There's the
bell—maybe it's the doctor,” and Ja
net stopped her pacing and sat decor
ously in a low chair by the fireplace.
The ruddy glow of the burning wood
flashing brightly on her and then
flickering down, made a very pretty
picture. So, thought Dr. Natling, any.
how, as he entered the room,
Janet arose and held out a welcom-
fing hand, which the doctor took in
his timidly.
‘I thought, Miss Janet, 1 would stop
fn on my way to thé Leonard School,
where | address the class tonight”
sald the doctor.
“Why, are you not going to Mrs
Nelson's dance?” asked Janet.
“No, but I suppose you are” re
plied the doctor. “Won't you sit
where you were when [ came in”
fe continued. “I don’t want to dis
turb sou.” The fact was he wanted
the chance to further admire the cosey
ploture the girl made, though he didn’t
think of telling her so.
Janet turned towards the fire
again, Not for the world would she
let him see the tears that threatened
to overflow, but the fire had partly
burned down by now ‘and the light
was rather dull
“It's Just as well
Miss Janet, for you know how clumsy
1 am. It's an infliction to ask any
one to dance with me. My feet don't |
seem to propel as they should”
“Well dcctor, 1 must confess that
I have known better dancers, but you
should not becoma discouraged,” sald
Janet.
“That's comforting, and
have tried again tonight”
good naturedly, “but the
are rather backward on a
branch of surgery, 80 you
1 might |
the doctor!
boys
i
|
{
|
|
|
i
{
ner."
“Don't doctor,
shut up all
excuse yourself,
you'd rather be
jecture room
students things about their ana
tomy that they are too sleepy to lis
ten to than to dance to talk to
the wittiest or the prettiest girl in
Turville.”
Janet smiled
ve
or
sald
1
merrily as she
this, for she wag still striving,
hide the pain and disappointment that
was in her heart because the doctor
would not be one the guests at the
dance
“I wonder why
It's time
fire a
of
mother doesn't come
wag ready. I'll
bit and then [ will
seized the
she
poke up the
call her’ and then
tongs, gave one log a vigorous pull
lifted another, but her mn was
blurred or her hand unsteady. The
log suddenly drepped on the burn
ing one underneath, Sparks flew up
the chimney and over the fenders
and one glowing one nestled itsell
in the gauze flounce of Janet's
and in a second her frock
ablaze
Dr. Natling may
and awkward on a
he was quick enough In emergencies
though Janet's peril almost terrified
his senses. He rushed to the win
dow seat, grasped an armful of cush
ions and by the time Janet's screams
had brought in all the family he had
thrown ber on the floor, smothering
the flames and the girl, too, with the
cushions and a heavy rug that was
near. Then he carried Janet
who by this time had fainted, to the
nearest the unlucky white
black and charred and hanging
in shreds
Janet
ghe
visi
dreasg
Wa?
been slow
bu!
have
waxed floor,
rr
poor
couch,
e
silk
on
scarcely conscious, heard a
“Oh,
Janet, speak
I not
Janet
and
the
dance, but next
garet, who had heard o
find a very
none the worse
n.
“Now, Janet, | suppose was a!
on account of having on th unlucky
white silk dress,” sald Margaret
“1 don't know that it is so unlugky
all.” replied Janet, “and [ shall
“nt
alter
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keen forever. Ros
ton Post
Marvels About a Watch
A watch is the smallest, most deli
that struct
game umber
WAS ever cons
of af
the
ge
parts
f ma
mn, and
operations
ture
{ with
red!
different opleces ©
ita consiru
geparate
manuf
CONN
are simply ind
in total A
geveral
in a day,
Sunday
§
in its
the facts te
erformance
ble. when
onside
re
th hundrell
and is
comes
roller }§ of a
watch makes every day, and day al
day, 432.000 impacts against the
fork, or 157.080.000 blows in a year
without a stop or rest, or 3,153,600,001
in the short space of twenty years
says a watchmaker in the Chicago
Nows,
These figures are beyond the grasp
of our feeble intellects, but the mar
vel does not stop here. It has heen
estimated that the power that moves
the watch is equivalent to only four
times the force used in a flea’s jump;
consequently it might be called a
fourflea power. One horsepower
would suffice run 270,000,000
watches,
Now the balance of a
moved by this four-flea
and forty-thresone-hundredths
with each vibrdtion--3 558%
continuously in one year
It you would presegve the time
keeping qualities of your watch you
should take it to a competent watch.
maker once every eighteen months —
New York World.
An Artful Pleader,
“Look here,” said the lawyer, “I en
joy a ball game as much as anybody
But the next time you get off you
mustn't tell me you are going to some
body's funeral. Nobody can have so
many grandmothers and aunts and
other near relations.”
“Our family lan’t like the general
strikes
anvil
blackemi
blows on his
right glad when
around: but the
wel
wel
to
watch ia
power one
inches
miles
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IN THE PARIS SHOPS.
With the shorter, more simple din
that have become the mode,
the Paris correspondent ol
Vogue, the luxury and the variety of
the table decorations and fittings have
increased. As table decorations flow.
are, | belleve, far less used In
Paris than in New York. Their place
here is taken by groups of Saxe or
other rare porcelain, bits of fine old
crystal, rare silver, or the dainty
Tanagra statuettes.
These little statuettes or
biscuit groups ornament the centre
of the table, posed on the crystal lake
gtand at the corners or gurround
the flat glass, relleved by tiny vases
holding an odd flower or two,
At a shop wl! the finest table
decorationg are sold I was shown a
biscuit porcelain centrepiece, quite
large, called the Triumph of Bac
chus. Beautifully designed and full
of an airy grace, it was pictorially
decorative. The price is 150 francs,
A smaller biscuit group, a Faun
and Bacchante, designed for the
same purpose, is 85 francs. A temp
of Trianon of bronze and crystal, with
the foundation, is 800 francs
Of splendid old Saxe is a Temple
costing 950 francs, There vases
of veritable Saxe for 35 and 55 fraaes,
and fascinating boudoir lamps ready
to be fitted gas or electricity
in lovely porcelain, with shades
matching exactly in color and design
the porcelain of the lamps
Te mark a place at table are sil
ver plated vases. Two small vases
are held together by winding sliver
wire that forms initials. Single vases
are arranged to support the name
card, or a menu.
At a smart novelty shop 1 saw ex-
auisitgly fine, hand embroidered and
hemstitched glove handkerchiefs with
A Darrow gad of flying
birds iingled with
pretty A tiny In-
itial
T
ag
pilaster
here
le
mirror
are
to oil,
border
or odd
flowers
in
here
compo
insects
and leaves.
one corner
attractive
oy
furks
saw
gowns in
ularly
WOMEN IN
The
seoms
TROUSERS
the moder:
i“¢ un
world where
ments as A 1
heavens have no
even contrive
them.
Swit
garm
as wel
tha 3] “
Tha
white bodi
hair
train
of thelr
of
ent
the
astride, 1
the
skirts
The
loose,
of Switzerland are
baggy affairs, sometimes al
as cumbersome as skirts, bat
peasant malds the Austrian
wear short, close-fitting
which cannot impede
movements in any way. and which
are not particularly becoming, Io
judge Gy th pictures which have
reacted civilization The gocks do
meet the trousers and the kne»
is left bare, like a Highlander's, The
upner nart of the costume has some
feminine touches, the
« is a short drag
be the remains of a
women work in the flelds an
and are
dispense +v'th
French and Pelgian fisherwomen
tousers. They wade through
the water, pushing their nets before
them, and the heavy waves would
goon sweep them off their feet if
they wore skirts. Even without them
they are obliged to go out in little
parties for mutual protection.
in China, where they do most
things d'fferéntly from the rest of
the world, the women wear trousers
and the men do not disdain skirts
The women also smoke. In Turkey,
before Paris faghions Invadsd the
harem, trousers were worn by the
women, while the clzarette is an In
dispensable part of their lives —New
trousers
most
the of
gmall
the'r
Tyrol
clothes
not
and over trons
which
skirt
ra mas
The
1d sta
lite to
Vary
og
oe
compelled by their
superfluous draperies.
wear
i
ot
A Straight Tip.
Customer—Quick shave, please,
Narber—Close, sir?
Customer-See here;
fas it of yours whether I'm close ot
not?
i.
COMFORT IN TRAVELING.
it la amid the diMiculties and Meon.
| that one appreciates to the full the
enjoy it are simple and occupy but
little space. First of all, the face
must be wiped with a soft linen
want to know. Puck.
An ow! with a nest of young win |
Sn
and dirt that inevitably fall upon it
a journey. After a trace of ones
dao cold cream or skin food
offspring,
wiped, sta those to whom this method
“
of washing is new will be horrified
at the revelations of dirt removed
thereby, Next a soft handkerchief Is
moistened with some tonic lotion and
thd face is carefully wiped with this,
when it is ready dor the powder,
Powder is soothing and helps to
keep the face clean, but if used with
out » preparatory wash, wet or dry, is
apt to stop up the pores and produce
a feeling of dryness and discomfort
As to the care of the hands, it is well
not to yield to the temptation to re
move the gloves when with
ticket buving, change counting and
80 To select gloves that are
comfortable and interfere as little as
may with the of the hands
and then keep them on religiously,
nerhaps the most comfortable thing
after all, even In
er.— New York Tribune,
CARE OF CHILDREN.
Charles H. Israels
of a committee on am !
and vacation resources in New York
city for working Miss Julia
Schoenfield, who Iinvestight the
city’s summer amusement litles
for the tee, (es the
girls who
resorts
busy
on
be use
is
the weath
Mrs.
man
ed
faci
that
frequent the out of
usually between the
of 14 and 18. As a rule they
fer soft drinks, but are
persuaded to take ay
The committee wrote to e¢ thap
a thousand churches and synagogues
for as thelr vacation
ung working girls and
seven that IE any
thing along this line. mimi!
tee will prepar
resorts to be sent to the various
tiements and will try 1 some
of the amusements at Be.
It has already written companies
running excursion reference
to undesir
osived
nearly
commit belley
doo
AgCE
Dre
i
are
often
mor
information to
facilities for
found only were doin
The
of safe
a list
set
wer
to
boats in
ns and
a promise of cooperation
all them. —New York
osrielie
Conall
has ro
from
Sun.
able
of
STUDENTS
Bix yo
fOUNTAINS
1.1
21d
SIRE
nad
ng We
men f 1
eS ret
)
3
hav
AN WOMEN
Le Reins
waved ti
3s rs oo
UTA
AMERIC
M
, Who
iT
hes tw
Amer
ents
is the
w
an
ee
Ars.
onvent
woman
Bake
0 208 f the
All
AR
the two
she
Asia, ralia
Lmer
Africa,
and save
Uncle
than any
New York
laker
ighters
her
sieters
As
Of
on a hig plane
foreign
DOCTOR TO CHINESE COURT.
Mrs. Isaac Taylor Headland
phrsician to the Manchu princesses
and the other women in the court
at Pekin. Her husband is professor
of science in the Pekin University
She did not intend to practice when
che went to Pekin, but the oppor
tunity came when one of the prin
cesses at court was stricken with
The native doctors could no*
her relief, and Mrs. Headland
wag requested to take up the case
She wrought a speedy cure, and now
tas a large and remunerative prac
in addition she treats the wives
and daughters of many of the leadina
Pekin merchants and Government of
ficiale.~New York Presa
ACTIVE A8 PHYSICIANS.
is
fever.
give
Dr.
[.eague, has returned from Panama,
where her work is said to bave been
kighly commended by the
ment authorities,
Hoap'tal for Women and Children
Dr. Mary Dennon of Manchester haa
been appointed assistant physician
at the Norristown (Pa), State Hos
pital for the Insane~—~New York Sun.
ART OF PERFUMERSY
The cult of perfumes has so ad
vanced that a woman with a rose
tinted gown now demands as a ma‘
ter of course a haunting rose odor;
and a violet costume must corres
pondingly have a violet perfume. In
short, perfumery has risen to be an
art.—From the World and His Wife.
—————"
FASHION NOTES.
New silk parasols have handles to
match, made of enamelled or lac
quered wood. :
Stockings match every vaglety of
ghoes and -the more fashionable
dress shades.
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EXPERTS SAY THIS
NATION IS WASTEFUL.
Engineers Meet and Discuss
Measures For Preserving Nat.
ural! Resources.
Four National engineering socle.
ties, having a membership of 20,000
distributed throughout the country,
undertaken to forward the
n to conserve the natural re.
# of this country, which
of life
soil, waters, miner
ws ton,
have
are
means and
welfare”
These societies
of 1
believe
the forces
in engine
conservi
neer
He
LE
1din
OE
Eee
mmitiee
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ply was 1.3 .
the growing » of consumptic
annual
wroduct in
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zation of culm, this sup-
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There are annual wastes in
counting fire losses, equal.
ing three and one-half times their
annual growth. Half the natural gas
escaping into the air would light all
the great cities of the United States.
The waste of certain base and prec-
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1, and
allowing for waste ¢
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he tho 18
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i UNeCononii-
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ply
or
fone ta
forests, not
burning
THE DEAD! JY C ROQUE
secs strange that
Northern Russi
should not be
The tropics, even, adopt foot
ball and other athletic
the land of the white bear
woems to hibernate under its cover
ng of ice and snow. An article ig
~hambers’ Journal speaks of this fact
ind tells of the suspicion aroused,
aumber of years ago, by the intro
inction of an innocent form of diver
5100.
Unfortunately, the Russian school
soy has not the faintest knowledgs
»f the practice, even of the existence
yf football, cricket, fours, golf
hockey, and so forth. Most of his
time is loafed away. He skates @
little in the winter if he lives near
the ice, but he will not go far for it
in summer he walks up and down the
village street, plays cup and ball ik
the garden, fishes a little, and lazies
away his time withoutexertion. Lawg
tennis is slightly attempted, but not
really liked
Many years ago, when | was »
schoolboy,
It
0 C4
in a country
a the spirit
more devel
id as
¥ »
i sport
¥ wid
sped
all, base
tames, but
the time unknown by the Russians.
ed in horror at its awe inspiring con
Bombs, mysterious weapons!
it was an awful box.
1 drew forth one of the bombs and
placed it on the floor, to the accom
paniment of cries of consternation
and terror. I took one of the mallets
dnd to the Inexpressible alarm of al
I began a little exhibition of the
game. As I could not use the hoop
on the fJoor, the custom house offi
clals grimly suspected them to by
boomerangs of novel description,
The box was seized and examined
1 got the croquet sct after a while
but it bore marks of severe Resting.
A SQUATTER.
“Hey, you!" yelled the first humor
“Well?” sald the second humorisy.
“You've been using one of my wit.
ticlsms as your own.”
“Excuse me. 1 thought it was an
abandoned joke, "Washington Her-
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