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HOUSEHOLD
TALKS
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Henrietta D. Grauel
Improving the Home
To "make two blades o£ grass grow
where only one blade grew before,"
was once the great ambition of well
meaning persons, but now men attempt
V grow a better quality of grass than
formerly for they have learned it is
quality, not quantity that counts.
The same demand for efficiency is
found in the home. Efficiency in spend
ing is an absolute requisite of the cents
in the dollars are to be made go as far
as possible.
As a usual thing women have too lit
tle money at a time to become good
financiers. Often money comes to
them at irregular times and there are
so many places for every cent that
there can be no planning for best re
mits. These things are unfortunate but
more unfortunate Btill is the woman
who desires to keep up with her neigh-
The Cook's Reputation
Yon know that without
good, reliable range coal all
the skill of the cook, her la
bor, her time and her reputa
tion for cooking and baking
—are in vain.
The cook doesn't want to
burn coal that requires con
stant watching.
The cook who burns Kel
ley's Coal has time to do her
work well.
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bor's expenditures ami is extravagant
for the snke of appearances.
Success in spending comes with a
sense of proportion and knowledge of
relative values. How muck worry some
women would be saved if they could
only spend the same dollar twice.
Cheap, showy furniture ami carpets
are purchased because a greater quan
tity of them can be had for a small
sum than can be had of good sub
stantial articles. The truth is that the
more shoddy furnishings one has the
worse the home appears.
A look of substantial comfort is a
welcome in any room and it gives the
appearance of beauty. If one buys
plain things that cost but little the
work on them is in the material and
the making and. though plain, they
will, in all likelihood, last a long time.
Extravagance is a relative term; if
money is spent for things worth while,
for tilings that last and give value for
price pahl the purchase is not extrava
gant.
Woman is really the object of much
that is produced for she spends eiglity
five per cent, of the money in circula
tion. All things, very nearly, are made
to attract her and to appeal to her eye,
so that she is a factor in the commer
cial world. Often women do not sus
pect this .economic power they hold.
When they do their conscience will
guide their expenditures.
A very little money will buy a great
amount of comfort for it is greatly
dependent on neatness and order.
Money or the mere possession of the
things bought for money cannot create
beauty in careless arrangement or in
disorder. Lovely pictures on the walls,
blooming plants in the windows, costly
brie-abrae may be pleasing but if they
represent worry, debt and trouble the
pleasure is lost in unpleasant thoughts.
We have been, critics tell us, a most
extravagant nation. In this present
time of financial stringency is an op
portunity to correct this and improve
our homes and our ways.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question. —Please tell me how to
make whitewash or kalsomine stick to
walls?
Reply.—Add two ounces of comluon
glue dissolved in water, to every two!
pounds of the whiting. After dissolv
ing the whiting in water add the glue I
and thin the mixture with skim-mild
to a consistency that will let it be ap-'
plied with brush. This will stick to i
any surface that is not oily. The white- !
wash can be colored with dry paint
powder to any desired shade.'
Principal of Altoona School Dies
Altoona, Pa., Mare'h 27.—'Professor
Henry Heverly, for twenty-five years a
principal in the Altoona public schools,
diied yesterday of a complication of das- j
eas<>s, aged 51. He was regarded as one
of the 'best instructors in history and
mathematics in Central Pennsylvania.
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ffiprSTOBY
ILLU ST MT IONS ERS
: CCf>Y*!C#r or 7H£ 00881-HSRRIU CX^PAtfY ~~~
UONXiJNUiUI
Aiinougn isuoron uaa nearu 11 btverai
times, he did not know the words or
that they were ot a semi-religious, ex
tremely sentimental character which
would have been difficult to translate
! Into French. He did not know that
they ran something like this:
Good keep you safe, m.v love.
All through the night;
Rest close In his encircling arms
Until the light.
And there was more ot it 1-Ie only
knew that there was a pathos in the
tune which spoke to his warm heart;
which caressed and captivated hlra
and which made him long deeply for a
happiness he thought It most unlikely
he would ever know.
There had been many pictures added
to his collection; Miss Redmond at
dinnei Miss Julia Redmond —he knew
hei first name now—before the piano;
Miss Rectmonct in a smart coat walk
llig with him down the alley while
Pitchoune «ihn:f<i livtne leaves nm an
parittons of rr.bbtts hither and tnitner.
The Count de Sabron had always
dreaded just what happened to him.
He had fallen in love with a woman
beyond his reach, for he had no for
tune whatsoever, nothing but his cap
tain's pay and his hard soldier's life,
a wanderer's life and one which he
hesitated to ask a woman to share.
In spite of the fact that Madame
d'Esclignac was agreeable to him,
she was not cordial, and he understood
that she did not consider him a parti
for her niece. Other guests, as well
as he, had shared her hospitality. He
had been jealous of them, thougb he
j could not help seeing Miss Redmond's
| preference for himself. Not that ha
wanted to help it. He recalled that
she had really sung to him, decidedly
j walked by his side when there had
I been more than the quartette, and lie
j felt, in short, her sympathy.
"Pitchoune," he said to his compan
| lon, "we are better off in Algiers, rnon
j vieux. The desert is the place for us.
j We shall get rid of fancies there and
j do some hard fighting one way or an
! other."
; Pitchoune, whose eyes had followed
the cat out of sight, sprang upon his
master and seemed quite ready for
the new departure.
"I shall at least have you," Sabron
said. "It will be your first campaign.
We shall have some famous runs and
I shall introduce you to a camel and
make you acquainted with several
donkeys, not to speak of the historic
j Arab steeds. You will see, my friend,
I that there are other animals besides
I yourself in creation."
" A telegram for mon capitaine."
| Brunet came in A ith the blue envelope
which Sabron tore open.
Tou will take with you neither horses
nor dogs.
It was an order from the minister of
war, just such a one as was sent to !
some half-dozen other young officers,
all of whom, no doubt, felt more or
less discomfited.
Sabron twisted the telegram, put it ;
in the fireplace and lighted his ciga
rette with It, watching Pitchoune who,
finding himself a comfortable corner
in the armchair, had settled down for
a nap.
"So," nodded the young man aloud, j
"I shall not even have Pitchoune."
He smoked, musing. In the rigid dis- ;
cipline of his soldier's life he was used ■
to obedience. His softened eyes, how
ever, and his nervous fingers as they
pulled at his mustache, showed that j
the command had touched him.
"What shall I do with you, old fel- '
low?"
Although Sabron's voice was low, I
the dog, whose head was down upon
his paws, turned his bright brown I
eyes on his master with so much con
fidence and affection that it completed
the work. Sabron walked across the :
floor, smoking, the spurs on his heels i
clanking, the light shining on his bril- ]
liant boots and on his uniform. He
was a splendid-looking man with race
and breeding, and he c6mbined with :
his masculine force the gentleness of ■
a woman.
"They want me to be lonely," he
thoughts "All that the chiefs consider
is the soldier—not the man—even the ;
companionship of my dog is denied
me. What do they think I am going
to do out there in the long eastern
evenings?" He reflected. "What does
the world expect an uncompanioned
wanderer to do?" There are many
things and the less thought about
them, the better.
"A letter for Monsieur le Capitaine." j
Brunet returned with a note which he 1
presented stiffly, and Pitchoune, who i
chose in his little brain to imagine i
Brunet an intruder, sprang from the
chair like lightning, rushed at the
servant, seized the leg of his panta- j
loons and began to worry them, growl
ing, Brunet regarding him with adora- |
tion. Sabron had not thought aloud ;
the last words of the telegram, which ;
he had used to light his cigarette. j
. . . Nor will It be necessary to take j
a personal servant. The Indigenes are I
capable ordonnances.
I
As he took the letter from Brunet's '
salver he said curtly:
"I am ordered to Algiers and I shall
not take horses nor Pitchoune."
The dog, at mention of his name,
eet Brunet's leg free and stood quiet,
his head lifted.
"Nor you either, mon brave Bru
net." Sabron put his hand on his
servant's shoulder, the first familiarity
he had ever shown a man who served
him with devotion, and who would
have given his life to save his mas
ter's. "Those." said the officer curtlv.
| "are the orders trom neaaquarters, ana
i ; the least eald about them the better."
- | The ruddy cheek of the servant
. | turned pale. He mechanically touched
t i his forehead.
i; "Bien. mon Capitaine," he mur
t i mured, with a little catch in his voice,
i He stood at attention, then wheeled
! and without being dismissed, stalked
out of the room.
Pitchoune did not follow. He re
mained immovable like a little dog cut
■ from bronze; he understood —who
r | shall £ay—how much of the conversa
s tion? Sabron threw away his ciga
rette, then read his letter by the man
i tleplece, leaning his arm upon It. He
i | read slowly. He had broken the sea)
' slowly. It was the first letter he had
] ever seen in this handwriting. It was
I | written in French and ran thus:
Monsieur—My aunt wishes me to ask
; you if you will come to us for a little
I muslcale tomorrow afternoon. We hope
you will be free, and I hope, she added.
; ! that you will bring Pitchoune. Not that
j I think he will care for the music, but
afterward perhaps he will run with us as
' we walk to the gate. My aunt wishes me
| to say that she has learned from the col
• j onel that you have oeen ordered to Al
l Kiel's. 11l this way she says that we shall
. - ave an opportunity ot wishing you bor
j
IHI A M
yy y wi
111
He Stood Long Musing.
voyage, and X say 1 hope Pitchoune will
be a comfort to you
The letter ended in the usual formal
French fashion Sabron, turning Hie
letter and rereading it, found that it
completed the work that had been go- j
ing on in his lonely heart. Ho stood j
long, musing.
Pitchoune laid himself down on the j
rug, his bright little head between his
paws, his affectionate eyes on his mas j
i ter. The firelight shone on them both, j
the musing young officer and the al- j
most human-hearted little beast. So j
Brunet found them when he came in j
with the lamp shortly, and as he set !
it down on the table and its light |
shone on him, Sabron, glancing at the
ordonnance, saw that his eyes were
I red, and liked him none the less for It
CHAPTER VII.
A Soldier's Dog.
"It Is just, as I thought," he told
Pitchoune. "I took you into my life,
i you little rascal, against my will, and i
! now, although it's not your fault, you I
' are making me regret it. I shall end, |
j Pitchoune, by being a cynic and mis- !
| cgynist, and learn to make idols of i
i my career and my troops alone i
! all, they may he tiresome, but they i
don't hurt as you do, and some other j
things as well."
Pitchoune, being invited to the
musicaie at the Chateau d'Esclignac, |
went along with his master, running be- ;
hind the captain's horse. It was a j
! heavenly January day,-soft and mild, j
i full of sunlight and delicious odors, '
and over the towers of King Rene's
; castle the sky banners were made of ;
celestial blue.
; The officer found the house full of j
people. He thought it hard that he
might not have had one more intimate
: picture to add to his collection. When j
! he entered the room a young man was
playing a violoncello. There was a
I group at the piano, and among the peo- j
| pie the only ones he clearly saw were 1
the hostess, Madame d'Esclignac in i
! a gorgeous velvet frock, then Miss j
: Redmond, who stood by the window,
I listening to the music. She Baw him
j come in and smiled to him, and from
that moment his eyes hardly left her. j
What the music was that afternoon j
the Count do Sabron could not have
; told very Intelligently. Much of it was
sweet, all of it was touching, but when
j Miss Redmond stood to sing and chose
: the little song of which he had made ;
; a lullaby, and sang it divinely, Sab
i ron, his hands clasped behind his back
; and his head a little bent, still looking
j at her, thought that his heart would
| break. It was horrible to go away and
j not tell her. It was cowardly to feel |
so much and not be able to speak it. ;
, And he felt that he might be equal I
to some wild deed, such as crossing
the room violently, putting his hand
over her slender one and saying:
"1 am a soldier; I have nothing but a
soldier's life. I am going to Africa
tomorrow. Come with me; I want you.
come!"
All of which, slightly impossible and !
quite out of the question, nevertheless
charmed and soothed him. The words
of her English song, almost barbaric
to him because incomprehensible, fell
on hia ear*. Its melody was already
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"Monsieur de Sabron," said Madame
d'Esclignac, "you are going away to
morrow?"
"Yes, Madame."
"I expect you will be engaged in
some awful native skirmishes. Per- ;
haps you will even be able to send i
back a tiger skin."
"There are no tigers in tliat part of
Africa, Madame."
The young soldier's dark eyes rest
ed almost hostilely on the gorgeous
marquise in ner red gown, ife felt
that she was glad to have him go. He
.wanted to say: "I shall come back,
however; 1 shall come back and when
I return" . . . but he knew that
such a boast, or even such a hope was
fruitless.
His colonel had told him only the
day before that Miss Redmond was
one of the richest American heiresses,
and there was a question of a duke or
a prince and heaven only knew what
in the way of titles. As the marquise
moved away tier progress was some- j
thing like the rolling of an elegant
velvet chair and while his feelings !
were still disturbed Miss Redmond
crowed the room to him. Before Sab
ron quite knew how thejr had been
able to escape the others or leave the
room, he was standing with her in the
winter garden where the sunlight
came in through trellises and tho
perfume of the warmed plants was
heavy and sweet. Before them flowed
the Rhone, aolden in the winter's light, j
The blue river swept its waves around j
old Tarascon and the battlements of
King Rene's towers.
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STATE HOSPITAL CROWDED j
Legislators Say Conditions at Shamokin
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Shamokin, Pa., (March 27.—©eclar-!
ing that the crowded conditions at the !
Shamokin State hospital are the worst j
that they ever encountered, members j
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j tee of the State 'Legislature who visited !
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use every means in tOieir power to re
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i hospital cots to accommodate all. Beds ■
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Structural Iron Worker Hangs Scared.
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Hazleton, Pa., March 27. —Frank i
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