SE ——— fsA MISCHIEVOUS SIGH. b Botty sighed. Now why she should have sighed at this particular moment no one on earsh could tell, And it was all the more exasperating because John had just generously put into her little shapely hand a brand new ton dollar bill. And here began the trouble. % “What's the matter?’ he sald, his face falling at the faint sound, and his mouth clapping together in what those who knew him but little called an * ob stinate pucker.” Now whatis it?" i Betty, who had just begun | sigh Into a merry little laugh all over the corners of tho stopped suddenly, tos sed hor hi with a small jerk no way conciiating, gent out tho words: v * You neadn't insinuate, John, that I'm always troublesome id «1 didn't insinuate insinuating?" eried censed at the very 3 away a few steps, he glare his tremendous height in « ene irri tation. “It's yourself that's forever insinuating and all that, and then for you to put it on me—it's really innble I” I'he volee was that looked down pleasant to behold “And if you think, that I'll stand and have sus said to me, you miss your gue that's all!" eried Betty. ** Forever it I guess you wouldn't have sald that be fore I married you!” 31 “Didn't you say it first, I'd like to know?” eried John in great excitement. « J can't endure everything !” “And if you bear mq cried Betty, wholly beyond ¢ £y i who's talking of abom and the eves hors were not harsh, into John Peabody h thin sinuating! wre than A ~~ \ | \¢ lf > » So \\ \\\ OS WAY Didn't you say it firs, I'd like to know “why, then I'll give up,” an a bitter little laugh and toss again Here tl rel! 71 had ay were ir of th 2 Tew Pp His face AOU tl | the mouth 80 drawl have gone to any one’s heart to have seen their expres » i nl slor wht} Ww HOY You will ly returned, still smiling | Wag ped up in a clean towel hersell and remove porad) all traces of her OUDIe, "ne i The visitor was the worst possible one she could have under the cireum- stances, Crowding herself on terms of the closest intimacy with the pretty bride, | who with her hushand had moved into the village a twelvemonth previous, Miss Elvira Simmons had made the very most of her opportunities, and by dint of making great parade over helping her in some domestic work, such as house- keeping, dressmaking and the the maiden lady had managed to ply her other vocation, that of news-gatherer, at one and the same time pretty effect ually. Sho always name, though i FHL called her by her first Betty resented it; and made a great handle of her friend ship on every occasion, making John rage violently and vow a thousand the “old mald ” should walk ! But she never had and now, scenting like a carrion after its prey, that might come to the pretty little house, the make-mischisf had to do her work If devast mn had roally commenced, dimly, trouble white come lit * Bean erying I" she sald, Ly “Only folks that you and your husband don't live happy—but Ja! I wouldu't mind I know "tain't your fault Botty's heart stood still, ! (Gos tome ily} ppily ! Te 0 of rotten toy wd hot tempers; bul ind 80 Koon SLOTY In ev With all her distr saved from Simmons, wily's mind mouth, was opening | falling dy thins, n I} rocking s the Lt to i{ things Betty, rstand . LJ v r was vacant th chal “" Hold! and it eut me how you might have married richer. 1 longed to put ten times ten Into your hand, Betty and it galled me because 1 couldn’ swiled aud twisted away from You're talking against my wife! to the heart Pp ng into the bed room she present with a bundle This she put on her } whand's knee, who stared at her wonderingly. “ I know “taint your fault,” ™> and, flinging herself on the comfortable’ : old sols, Poke lute a flood of bitter tears . rst sho shed during her mar ried life. (ng i » “If ho kuew why I sighed” : moaned. * Oh, my husband !' Birthdays, | nothing will make any difference now. | Oh, why ean't I die?” t+ How long she staged there, crouched down on the old sofa, she never know, ' + Over and over the dreadful scene she wont, realizing Ita worst features each | time in d r, until heavy ! proclaimed that a Sous a on ae point break u un vited, and a voles In the Hitls kitohen | in tty po oe DRIER, | Ton think 3 Eiod WIR al DOF BARRE 40 UDONG Of Te wactat / b “1 didn't mean.” she sald, the bundle, “to let 1 vi! morrow {8 your birthday “So ts!” sald John y it come round so soon?” “And you, dear boy." sald Betty, shaking out before his eyes a pretty brown affair, all edged with silk of the bluest shade, that presently assumed the proportions of a dressing-gown, “this is to be your present. But you must be dreadfully surprised, John, when you ot It, for oh, I didn’t want you to now y A John made the answer he thought best. When he spoke again, he said, petRiaxedly. while a small pucker of tlderment settled between his eyes : “But 1 don't ses, Betty, what this thing.” laying one finger on the dressing. gown “had to do with the sigh.” “That.” sald Petty, and then she broke into a merry laugh that got so mised up with the dimples and the denclag brown eyes that for & moment she could not "Oh, John, I was worrying #0 't but do “ And when hadn't waited buying Sham Hl today.” quar. board Rai Tt 1 unpinning now but to- “Gracious! had over those buttons! Th they ware the bast I ould do on. And I'd only bought them yesterday. Two whole dozen, + . os bill in my hand pr know but 1 1 did give one n sigh, for | John oaught = little woman, all, HA gk REY ‘ 1 don they pany vi ' Jgast | have © Po NE like, | times | "4 together HOUSKHOLD GERMAN TOAST. Cut in thin slices a loaf of bread, sonk haf wo hour fo sweet wi'k; beat [two egee, a smal spoontul of bucier, s nod after tukiog the slices out of the milk dip them in this wixtoure and fry brosu; sprivkle with siger and [Cl nasmon, Sxow Puppisa —QOove-balf uw box «f gelatine in a pint of water; when disolved and nearly cold beat briskly with the whites of four eggs two cups of ¢. flee sugar, the juice of a lemor ; make a custard of the yolks acd pour over it; add the greated rind of the lemon to the custard, | Doveaxurs.—Two cups of water, one cup of sugar, two tablespooniuis of shortening, one quart of sifted flor two tablspoounfuls of crea n of tarter and one wblespoonful of salt. Flavor Lo taste Oarmear Grippre Cakes. — To pint bowl of cold oatmeal mush, stir in about half a cup of hot waler (use cnly enough to moisten it and beat it beaten light; sdd cold milk 10 make a thin batter, n smooth) add three eggr, | one teaspoon of baking powder, one ha!f cop of flour; if they break in bak ing add more flour. Bake ona gnd dle, Roast Pioeons.—Pick, draw, and truss them, kKeepiog on the feet; chop the liver with some parsley, add crumbs of bread, pepper, salt and a little butter; put this dressing inside; split open one of the legs sod slip the other through it; skewer and roast for half an hour baste them well with butter. Serve with bread sauce, How to prevent the breakage glase jars in canning. —Now froi canning season, the women the household. to whom we are so des ply indebted for the good thing eat, should be told that the trouble many of them take in warming cans before putting hot fruit them to prevent breaking ll less, Lhat result more than it saves by 1 CO of in of 5 we wo) glass 100 need gin breaking is 8 in fact, it } iach [4 the from can on 8 wel rag taken a {| water may } » i be hile witho saturated—and with cid =» KALTE SHaLe 0} Choose a number ater APRICOTS of fine, Tipe apricots half of the with peal, halve, sud cul one iu fine slices, which sugar the other half you can rub raw or previously cooked sugar and water) through a break the stones, blatich the kernels, bol in sugar and water and pound them to a paste, and mix the wh - slew fine in seiv: them le with hottie of white wine and a iittle water if not sweet enough add sogar Lo laste, and the sl ces of apricot and a These shalens served usually at beginning dipner or | of soup, refreshing gar and butter mpa oe Kalle ne the instead very Ol uncle n slices of bread strewn with so glezed 10 Lhe fe generally « fered a8 ap or fried 10 aco Yen. A refre sh eaten be along s made of cucumbers » cucumbers are to be ced Crosswise as ne or (wo large ne same “ ced cucumberr salt water: this the Jui dish, they sre eppered and hall or cider vir | may be added if iis sn lad may also be {rozen hoiled fish the rubber rugs r rings by the use cans are made air-tight (fier | g hard and anyielding, so moch 80 that froit sel- dom keeps as well as when used the second time, Though new ones cost | but little it is not slways convenient | to get them. Every one should know that the elasticity of the old ones | ean be restored, and that they can be made as good as new by baking them half au hour in a mixture of ammo- {nia and water—two-thirds ammonia | and one-third water. Try it. Bracknerry Corvian—Warm | and squeeze the berries, add to one mant ul LITACLS BL How CRUE w= { ch fruit » used” b ot he rubbe Ww in ecOme : ! one-fourth ounce of mace, iwo tea spoousful ot Graves Boil all together for one-fourth of an hour stra the French brandy. Two of three doses of a tablespoonful or less will check any slight diarrhea. When the at tack is violent give a tablespoonful after each discharge until the com- plaint is in subjection. It will arrest dysentery if given io season, and is a ensant and safe remedy, Prox Preserves. —Allow equal quanticies of sagar and fruit; add water to make a rich syrap; boil and pour over the plums; let stand over night, drain off the sirup and boll half an hour, pour over the plums and put in glass jars. Pran Preserves. Peal out in halves, core and weigh; allow (hree quarters of a pound of sugar to a pound of fruit, when done skim oui the fruit hd put in glass $ Joes. Bal syrup low, pour over Bax Bour——Take one bear, thor y washed In two buckets of ovghl water, one stock of hl Wasihe oto Shicis of putviey shat y | highly | | people i 1ablespoon{ul of cornstarch in milk,’ Cthorvughly € joy 1, pint of juice one pound of white sogar | one-half ounce of powdered cinnamon | sirup and to each plot add a glues of | recomm nn bed oo —— — TIPPLING DOGS, —— A corresponding writs: I have for dyspeptic | Try a dish and be convineed, kiown many dogs that would readily | deink bar or prior, and I knew two ter seemingly | riers belonging (0 mun ina dragom | get helplessly drunk aud have he carried home from the canteen. Lo of the dogs in particular was fond of fighting when in his cops, hut in suber senses ed I well remember one night this ‘guard regiment who would absolutely | One | his | Was very good Lempers dog was bitten inn fight by another, | and his owoer said it was no! his dog was too drank to fight, slate ment but having been in voueh for the fad 10 put fal”, a 1 bis seemed Rimost the regent It was of he « some dog would be sure to help self to drink out of it, Another corr 8 rondent says that the well-known bullsterrier Victor was a beer~drink er, , he dog's drink ny proj sities was the property of Mr. C. Chorley who at that time kept a public at Bo wness-on- Windermere ie gale your beer out of your hand while can in peer; uve the when he ’ wis here the champion (00K 10 his Lo 4 issipated Dalits (Or as 8 mailer | deink beer until came quite intox: ated, when asleep and Keeping so act, he woul he be falling itil moraing afd appear quite un brought of *mild and bitter.’ Mr. Ch srley, however then id that Victo. prefer.d the choice. While der the ut liquor the old d nud w uot when oat of Field au he would awake easy until Lis master round with a glass me J e¢ Ol g hecame qu - docile Amiabie, i be his certainly Was Lo don Cups ry io heat B00 » b health, ripe in wisdom and exp with Sympailiies me Wed DY sg "i At s SH na fanities the such persons them also be careful tut ke with ease mended BL an y tree bends ! {4 nog One si Rilw Bw an single hard ifr, and b heating work an evening of «xXposn to 180 or ann, & severe chill ol food, » unusual Indulgence Of appe- 1 Bl ¢ XUOSS n. a sudden fit of aoger, a0 mp. | these OF sit iable life in an the fair bh er joyment but wa a less 5 Ah A i diva f medion any ol 1 : of Ar thilugs may ca i a hb And leave VA ur pres Ol yee {ul ess snd Ms) ho wi r Ls Ibert, ol I-kn M his eigh'y sixth w wn ue nurs ro Mrih the Ag i davs Dy doing work offi x Palm . He is hail hearty, and delights oth t that be - any al the case In Lhe yra (onrier ana i an young’ PE ROO ! : a Aay BUA K er an the bo ach f pism printed from i the Book hen be s0ld kK orn until & 8&0 it for 8 dv the bur Richmond, Va large numb. r ' Among them bets | the sta‘e. ing ol ater al D ' 1811, a of people lost their lives g the Goveraor of .- It has been calculated that if 32, 000,000 people should clasp hands, they could reach around the globe Very likely, but some of them would get their feet very wet ——— | A storersom should be well venti. lated and so arranged that it will not freeze in winter, - The federal system was introduced into Englavd by William the Conquer. | | or about 1070, pr —— a] — ~DrusgENNEss On THE Liquor Hane Posiriveey CURED BY ADMINISTERING Dr. Haixa's Goromx Sexciric.~It oan be given in a cup of coffee or Loa Fithot the knowlea,® of the person iaking it; iv Stmiuly ban ess 804 11 SCL | permanent and spe. Ta drinker of ah | the patient is a moder. ™ ole 4 ke | alcoholic wreek. Thoum. “0 oon ards have been made temps. 000 who have taken Golden Specifies. + coffee without their knowledge, ana day believe they quit drinking of their own free will. IT NEVER FAILS, The system once impregnated with the Specific it becomes an utter im possibilis ty for the liquor appetite to exist. For artion ars, ete, address GOLDEN PECIFIC CO, 185 Race #t., Cinocin- nati 0, - —— Ul IIT——— 5 News About Town *4is the current report aboul town that Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs is making some ours with people who are troubled with Coughs, Asthma, Bronchitis and Con. sumption, Any druggin i} give you ‘ ped ns and sessoned to taste. This In a trial bottle Err Lh li and $100, inercdible, | | can | for | THE BOAT ly | hime | CENTRE DEMOCRAT! | i house | Possibly | him | : ONEYE AR, The L.ar Pa eS gest, Cheapest and per in the County. The Democrat is bound to be abreat of the times and will constantly and con= sistently advocate what it believes to be in the inter= ests of the people. : 0 ” . QQ Lh a "na No man can afford to be with= out a county paper and at ONE DOLLOR The Democrat is plac- ed in reach of all. SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE! EI EE SE —————
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