CALLED, Yam coming, I have heard you, I am coming, O my dear! 1 have heard you calling, calling, ‘Whan the night was darkly falling, Calling through the midnight When the dark was deep and clear, Softly in the midnight I have heard you calling, dear. I have heard you in the morning, Heard your whisper at my ear; Like a sleeping bird that singeth Or a low sweet wind that bringeth The summer blossoms here. I have listened for you, darling, I have waited for you, dear, . Till my soul was faint with rapture and | with fear, Come once again and call me; Call me very clear and loud, As the thunder calls from heaven Through the listening summer even, In its solemn silver cloud. Call me upward to your dwelling, Tho' the river waves be swelling, And the valley dark with shadoz X shall answer you aloud, I have waited long and lonely, So lonely, O my dear! My sad thoughts cling about you, I cannot live without you, I am coming to your calling I cannot linger here; When dawn is on the mountains I am com ing to you, dear. I have done with time and sorrow, I am ready for you, dear; In your dumb and pallid sleeping, You could not hear my weeping, But I wept my soul away staying here. 0, seraphs! hush your singing, O, bells of heaven, cease ringing! OQ, waters of the river, moan no more; For my peace has cope forever, I shall weep and wander never, I shall bo alone and lonely nevermore. — Rose Terry Cooke, THE ROOMMATES “How do you like it, Ginnie Miss Virginia Van« fleecy pile over and flounce, and critically viewed the color of the muslin. “Well, it over, will said she, *‘It's rather yellow, isn't And I wish jy hadn't put quite so much starch in it Flora Spencer le “I had to dry room," } rainy, so of co white. A you wante “I dare say it will indifferently. Flora hesitated am “If you « mld gi conts now" “But I can't!” Ginnie, Vase. “Do you think I am made of money! You'll have to wait until I get next week's pay.” Flora Spencer and Virgini fellow-workers in a down town, and, for rented the same ro and boarded that Flora did most of the work and Vir ginia did all the promises There are more partnerships than one conducted on the these days. Virginia Vane was a beauty, with large, melting eyes of the with plection which she to ‘‘improve.” Flora was pretty, in a dimpled, insig nificant way: but, observed, ‘No her." Ginnpie's failing was extravagant dress, to ##t off her charms; and if Flora had & weakness, it was charity toward those still poorer than herself. She had, herself, washed and ironed Ginnie's white Bwiss dress, to be worn on 8 projected picnic, to earn a little money to help buy a straw hat for Widow Mul. rooney ’s little girl to go to Sunday-school, and now Ginnie was falling back on the credit system, Flora frowned and shook her head, “I have earned the money,” said she, “‘and you ought to pay me.” ‘“‘How can I pay what I haven't got rallied Ginnie. *‘Look here, Flor, I've a mind to retrim my Gainsboro’ hat with a wreath of those lovely roses in M window, Wouldn't it be pretty I" “Those lovely roses,” ironically retorted Flora, ‘cost a dollar a wreath!” “Bat I must have something to wear. Only think, Flo, how beautiful it will be to spend a whole long day on the river, with music and dancing, and unlimited peaches and cream! No thought of sew. ing-machines and bias folds and yards of hideous material ; no counting of pennies no ringing of the discordant time-bell. Oh, how I do hate work!” “It will bo only for a day, Ginnie.” “‘But one can live on the memory of it for un week, a month, any length of time!” eried Ginnie, dancing merrily about the room. “‘And Will Ormand will be my riner— I'm almost sure of that and Di orris will be ready to burst with envy!” Flora was silent. : Ginnie glanced sidelong at her, think ing mischievously to herself: ‘And some one else wi’. be just a hit. tle jealous, I think, too. As if Will Or. mond would ever look twice at such a plain little dowdy as Flora Spencer!” “Come, Flo," she utterad aloud. tdy hurry up with those dishes and come out with me!” “If you are in such & hurry, Ginnie, you might help me,” said Florence re. proachfully. Ginnie glansed down at her pretty, tapering fingers, with their pink, pointed nai Is. “I would ruin my hands,” said she. “1 like to have aristocratic hands, if I am only a working girl!" “Other e's hands don't signify, 1 " drily remarked Flora, “You do sey such funny things, Flo,” said she. yu oked disappointed. it in Mrs. Perkins's back said she. “The week has been uldn't look so yours if that ' said Gianie, sie sharply interrupted 2 Vane suit were great factory grea y +s SIM tame principles in softest brown, hair lit auburn-gold gle and a com gleams, was already beginning as (rinnie triumphantly " . me would look twice at IH 8 in Indpendent, of the firm. wear n simple blue gingham, freshened last year's hat, pressed over, The blessings of the poor, the incense of good works secretly done, were not things that could be worn at a picnic. “1 shouldn’t wonder,” thoughtfully observed Ginnie, as she walked down the street, side by side with Flora, ‘*if Mr. Ormond proposed on Tuesday. There's be plenty of opportunities, I'm | sure.” { “Dao you think he loves you, Ginnie?” “Oh, I've an idea or two on the sub- { ject!” said the beauty, with a conscious the head, “To -besure, a fore man in a suit factory isn’t much; but in | time he'll aspire to something better, | | don't doubt. And I'm tired of this drudging, penny-counting life! Beside,” { and she suddenly brightened up, “Alma toss of i Grover says he's got a rich, eccentric old uncle, who can leave him a pot of money { one of these days. There's that to be | considered!” ‘Dead quoted Flora “You remember the proverb? ‘It's ill waiting for them!" " SProverbs are nonsense ! men's shoes," ” said Ginnie. you into this dismal for, Floral” “I'm having a parasol said Flora. ‘It mont. Like going repaired here,” detain wont mean H hard earns they are Virg “Let them starve nia tossed think it would make m anybody whetl ] The her. “Young lady,” YO. NBRvEe 8 Tad umbrella-mender said he, his quaint ¢ like like those that in , but vou talk herd for with a freezing “It may do ve this s spend all 124 rt married to Will Orm The up HOrmond,” said he It isnota woman the Orient Suit street?” Virginia co hair. In her silly exultation she had al lowed herself to speak most indiscreetly. “What business is it of yours?” she retorted, | her of mand still further. “Nothing,” said the umbrella-mender “Only he happens to be my nephew.” Virginia escaped from the little store, dragging amazed Flora after her, “I knew there was ill luck in that hide- ous hole, Flo,” she gasped. ‘Do you think he spoke the truth! Or was it only to frighten me! Oh, Flo! what had 1 better dot” The old umbrella mender smiled, and looked after the retreating forms, and took snuff, and then smiled again. When Wiliam Ormond came in as usual to sit half an hour in the back shop with his eccentric relative, Alexan- umbrella-mender loo “Will Common name. Ormond | Factory, in Penrogel ored to the roots of her osing presence | der Dowd (commonly called *Sandy’), | the old man gave him a vivid word pic. ture of the late occurrence, “Two of 'em,"” said he—*‘one as pretty as any picture, the other just a health. some, soncy lass, but with a heart of gold, Will, lad, you're all the same ns a {#on to me, but if you married that girl | with the pink cheeks and the dark, sparkling eyes, 1 should feel as if you { were dead and buried to me. But Flora Spencer, she's a girl in ten thousand—n ministering angel to the poor, one of God's own almoners!” William Ormond listened silently, “Uncle,” said he of think 1 These impromptu lunch furnished by the head up by a few yards of new ribbon, and | She had no | money to spare for gauds and frillings. | looked hard at 3 one of God's | Is this young | engaged to William Ormond, of | | he, tome before?! And if she says ‘yes’ to But she, poor child, would have to! you, you'll have an angel to walk side by | side with youll the days of your life. | {1's a lot that God sends to some men— not to all.” Flora Spencer became Will Ormond’s wife after all, and nothing could persuade Virginia Vane that it was not all a deep plot on her room-mate's part—that visit to the umbrella-mender's store, H8he she never dreamed that Bandy Dowd was any relation to Will Ormond, or that Will could possible care for her!” sad the excited beauty, “but of course I know better. She meant to draw me out and me say what ] did; and nere she's living in her own house, with a perfect wardrobe given her by that very old umbrella man for a wed- ding present, and me toiling that hateful suit factory just as ever, It's too bad!" And the tears sparkled on the bem checks like diamonds on says make on in the samo a newly somed rose Saturday Night. n——— His Grandpa Got Even, “Ht A man but it is is hard to fix the exact date when he it s £4 out the tl forgets that CYEr Was 8 boy, usually i a his oldest son s two boys enough to cut up That and: be sassy to their gran'ther thie i wns L811 grand row in Bucks ( Hi er two gentleman lived Was neariy hundred s the He It led wine wand the his cane and we and end knotted to my wrist, tfWhack, whack, whack, whack! “] got at least a dozen good blows all over my eyes and body before 1 could wake and scape from the bedclothes and that hardwood cane. | was covered with black and blue welts for a week. and the did gentleman was happy for at least days.” 4 A. Americans and Mustard, “Have Wervant yo vou ever noticed.” inquired ar mg man with whom [I was lunching the other day, “how few Ameri- cans eat mustard?” I confessed un lack of study in that di rection, and he continued “in England mustard national condiment. An is the great Englishman beef, bacon, ham or steak without it, and many of them mutton with it. An English tramp to whom you gave an unseasoned beef sandwich would stop and ask you for mustard before he commenced to de- vour it. With Americans it is qifferent. They never take mustard with beef, and rarely with anything else, unless it is very fat ham. Americans deluge their meat with hot Indian and other sauces, but they let mustard alone. My proof, gay you. My proof is right here. Ex- amine every mustard cruet in this res. taurant and you will find that its con- tents might have been mixed ten years | ago, for they look as old as Methuselah and smell twice as musty. [don’t be- lieve that there's & restaurant in this city that uses a pound of mustard a week." Chicago Journal, will never eat seaLon The Bug That Saved the 0 range Trees | The Australian ladybug has apparently about accomplished its mission in Sierra | Madre, and is becoming very scarce here, | It is less than three months ago that this {wonderful little insect was first intro. | duced by placing. colonies in a few of | our orange orchards, and without further Leare or attention they bave multiplied and spread, and have at absolutely no cost done what, without them, not lished with unlimited “Why have you never spoken of it | of their stock. | them in good repair, | the hiring of [cheap help, mere eye ser | wants, and leaving them to the work, i while the proprietor is in town talking pol- "THE FARM AND GARDEN. IMPURE ATR IN THE STABLES, Now that horses will be stabled at! | night, or shouid be, the most perfect cleanliness should be observed. The floors, if of wood, should be fraquently drenched with water, and then sprinkled | with finely ground gypsum (plaster), by which the strong, pungent odor common to stables will be neutralized and sorbed. This strong odor of ammonia, which often pains the eves and nostrils of a man, is exceedingly injurious to horses It rots leather and corrodes varnish, and what must be its effect on the eyes and lungs of the horses confi i whole nights? Foul ders, farcy, blindness monia, heaves, all horses: and the acrid horses are compelled to ab ed in it during alr promotes olan influenza, pne common disentes o manure in w stand. caus iDUrious The 1 ing a the most i thi prose nts itself, cure In which E Set it) ANG Nropa with very Shropwhire one hun pounds shire flee pounds, when leaving furrow or the wanted the next spris where in #tubblefield. until and losing val unable time in goin in goin shop for ne or. what is going to the for Have fa pl Oe Or shelter for every machine, and when the hired help or the owner himself through using, put in the place signed for it Some will say that takes time, To does; but it not better to have toold that are fit to use at any time than itis to stop the team when busy to go to town to get them fixed and thereby cause a leak in the pocketbook? Again, many will Keep scrub stock and breed from year after year because the owners of the blooded stock ask too high a price for the service Then, you may see, on riding through the country, dilapidated buildings, and the owner will say he is not able to repair them, but on inquiry pars, stom new is it ne be sure it i% you will nnd that he will spend enough i money for whisky and tobacco fo keep Arvother leak is itics or sitting on the fence discussing neighborhood gossip with some ono as shiftless as himself, | of the lenks that might be mentioned, | for pages might be filled in enumerating the things, both small and great, that keep the farmer plodding along, always in debt and eternally growling about hard times, — Western Plowman. TREATMENT OF MILOR COWRA, tand September. These are but i few | ner to resent fancied or real provocation, Nothing but the geniiest and kindest | treatment should rule in the dairy; so, to cure a eow of this disagreeable habit, a brusque manner should be avoided, To milk un inveterate kicker. treat her as you would a heifer. Give her no chance whatever to use her heels Put a broad strap around her hind legs over the gam. brels, and, drawing them snugly together, buckle it tight. Place her in a stanchion next to the wall, and from a ring in the latter let a long strap depend, which, after passing around her lank, draw taut to the stanchi nest on her head. The cow is then practically right DIPRC 28 helpless so far as any vicious manifesta tions are concerned to milk her, and If pe 1K reassuringly, the H herself, ire Ww trssororleg COW BIraggic pat of the hand and a persuasive tone of Milk her in the { volee, the same place and after dav, months she unaer BANE restr ut day OW wees ’ Pn) 1 Of Kicking nieekest cows tem porar tract the } ing in defer we from some i InLxer fie Hn passion. wd be perfectly § fTerent to thelr Inn Perinand very caudal ap th a trier 4 i rs aay $ make o An 1 HL expe. / under even fine quality the art, : y the hue, in re betug fully retain. 4 it on the let gh 10 i the flavor. It will not take a very expert judge to de- toct distinct flavors in such week's make of cheese. The cheese hav- ing been produced st the hands of a trade expert, no diversity of flavor due to faulty manufacture is present, and the discrepancy can be laid entirely at the door of patural milk condition, I do not mean a condition implying taint, for then milk is in a diseased state, but I mean the normal quality of a healthy cow's milk as yielded from day to day. As nature thus controls flavor, and it is liable to frequently vary, we can there. fore Inde that exact uniformity in this direction is impossible of attainment, The distinctions are so subtle, however, paial mg =n your judgement pass on several «Con that they have no bearing of importance | on the geneml quality, unless we compare | the productions of different seasons of the year. cheese of best quality. It lacks body and the flavor is flat, compared to that made Bit down quietly soothingly and | to | calm her fears with a gentle | abit | NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN “Sunshine yellow” i» the latest, Enameled jewelry, which is now made perfection, is as popular as ever, Irish poplins in light evening colon will be worn for dressy occasions, Mre. J. Redding, editor of the Art Journad, is an expert bicycle rider, Miss Olive Schreiner, the novelist, pro. poses to come to America next year, Mme, Marchesi, the famous teacher of singing in Paris, has written her memoirs, There are 62,000 women in the United States interested cultivation of fruit, The free public library at Concord, N. H., is to have a statue of Louis M. Alcott An English devoted in the the inte lady has left £50,000 to be } the photographing to wlars, nebule ndkerchief in the possession of the £2500. i is said to have eo JK Keven venrs LO maki of Denma has § Queen Louise, rk, the mother y Princess wt passed ang and elderly there are other a ad and with ren I arh, Sued the daughter of the gas io of sixteen. new this o y, is a She has the hair and eyes and a creamy inister untry complexion It is predicted that Miss Wanamaker, whiter of the Postmaste belle od her charms. r-{yeneral, will in Washin and vi - rg winning N . N thi muanent 1 Sis Her ro fense Ar and bonnets onee reserved now just the thing Flowers or silver fi steel are the most line cut stylish ornaments for them. The insatiate demand for small presents in silver has met with a wonder. ous variety of patterns in the form of book marks and envelope openers, which sell from $1 to $5 a piece. or The “reefer,” in blue, mahoggny or Roman red cloth, will be a popular jacket for youthful wearers during the entire autumn, and like models in heavy cloak- ing goods are also made ready for winter uses. Among the prettiest and neatest of traveling garments are long wraps which completely envelope the person, in striped silk-~usually gray and black. Ther are much on the Connemara o¢ peasant cloak style. A directory fiend is a woman who fre. . quents drug stores and other public For example, take hay-made | Lon June grass, and even more so when placed against the production of August | There is no part of the gonson in which climatic and grazing | conditions are better adapted to the pro. | duction of rich, fine flavored cheese, than | the last two months mentioned, Farmers, mechanics and artisans, those | tures glaim that they have who esteem cheese as a daily article of | | diet, and who buy it in bulk for family wee, select full cream, full-made stock, for your winter larder, Sweet and nutty lof taste when newly cured, it does not take on that sharp acidity so characteristic of six-months-old mid-Sammer-made stock. The little variations that nature places where she can glance over a diree- tory and at the same time pose gracefully for the admiration of strangers. Detver is this woman's more particular home. The desire manifested by the fair sex for miniature paintings set as brooches amounts to almost a craze. These paint. ings are imported, and beading manufac. J ifficulty in mounting them fast enough to supply the demand. A Contented People,
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