THE MOUIH LIKE !
THE fO ROSE
Secrets That the Telltale Line*
About the Lip* of a Wo
man Reveal
0 TO MAKE THEM FRAGRANT
The Disposition Indicated by the (
Wrinkles About the Mouth—Sconts ]
f:>r the Lips—A Pretty Mouth a» a
Matter of Dentistry.
'Hiere are women whose mouths do
not suggest rosea. The main fault in
li i- shape. The rosebud mouth should
be lather short and a little wider than
it is long It is a little short to l>e
el; sic. The trouble with tbe faulty
n oi't.ii is generally first its shape,
then its expression, and lastly it* ap
pointments. The mouth should be
filled with rows of white, even teeth.
The lips nhould bo * deep pink, more
pink than red.
The rosebud mouth suggests the
. re-.'-hud in other trays t.hnn in *hape
ntid color. It must have tbe scer.t of
tie lose. Women who can afford it.
st i it.the lips with a drop of al tar of
ro.- eg.
't'iie attar being slightly oily will
no! dry out the lips. It may keep
them from chapping, and it certainly
u-tt'-os them pini: and fragrant.
Women who do not want to spend
h."i.!f a dollar a drop on attar can do
, vety well with substitutes. A drop of
any oily perfume will do the work j
iii: e!y. Oil of rosf geranium is one
substitute.
Of course one must not use a heavy
sweet odor. Then tlie personality of I
a v iir.ian must he taken into account.
One drop of the oil of pessamine just
sul* : one woman. Others prefer spice,
and if not used crudely tb«r«? is a cer
tain. fascination nbout Ihe slight odor
of rp.ee. |
The woman of judgment •will be
careful of the clove or the stick of j
cinnamon. She can use both or eit ler, j
ia connection with violet. A strong
1 .<) .> odor is not to be desired by the
v, op '.n.
Vre rosebud mouth must have no 1
v. les around it. There are wo.n- ;
( u •: ao carry n great number of deep ;
v..1. always around the mouth. j
in-se are the set wrinkles of deter- !
r ion. These are the shape of 1
ii . ntcsee, and they surround the
ii rv.ith as though one hsd marked
a.ov.nd it with a pencil. The deter-
m f tuition wrinkles look as though
■■•ere there to stny, as they gen- |
i > are unless treated.
"i'here are wrinkles that are really
i ; of happiness. They are the,
h' '• : g wrinkles. There a:.? always I
a m -v dimples along these happy I
lire;-, and the laughing woman need j
is- orry about them. They are piot
t;-. and people will tell her she has
t happy look.
T neve are other wrinkle' th.it are
i of Itappiness. There was a worn- j
;■■) v.o once had a rosebud mouth. :
O'.e day h couple of teeth were fa ten
oat on the same side of tlx mouth, j
Ti e result was a crooked mouth. j
,\'o mouth can stand two missing j
it-.lh on the same bide. The lips i
ou-,v a little to one side, and when j
i! woman smiled there was au ex-,
pre>s'on of sourness.
It took a dentist una a masseuse to
straighten her face. |
li' a woman has a crooked mouth •
Iter fust trip should be to the dentist.
ir.se will of course seek a cosmetic ,
dentist who aims to make her face '
better looking. Most dentists merely j
m pply fillings regardless of looks, hat
' c right kind of dentist will do work !
lis. t doee not show.
No mouth looks like a rosebud as ;
long as there is a deep wrinkle ex- I
tending from tic nose to the mouth. |
It is seldom seen in the young, hut !
it is almost always present in the ,
fat eof maturity.
.Mouth wrinkles are treated entirely
a'.i.etenUy from other wrinkles be- (
cause they ure of different origin. They
c;e disposition wrinklos. You can
j id-je a woman's disposition bj I'nem, j
"Don't marry a -woman whose mouth
is isot in deep round and round lines." j
advised a phrenologist. "Such a wom
an "ill Lave too much of a will of her |
own.
"Don't marry a woman with a Hue
running down one side of her mouth
to her chin. Such a woman will be
cranky. She will haie opinions. Mar
ry a wontsn with an evenly balanced
u. < u th.
"Don't marry a woman whose
a.outh linen* are heavy and whose up
;t :■ lip is long. This means selfish
utvs. The prominent mouth and the
i fi.-eating chin in all cases mean that
i .* oinan is looking out for herself and
he- own interests.
lion't marry a woman whose lines
i like spider webs enclosing the
th as in a network. This means
the woman is a worrier.
.Marry a woman with a ripe red
. :th set in a tranquil face. Don't,
afraid to tell your wife after you
married that yon married her for
ict pretty mouth. The woman who
iws that her nioutlf W< pretty will
much more apt to preserve her
uty than the one who is in isnor
e of the fact that a good mouth
i„ her chief feature."
Four-Flushing.
Women are four-flushers, too. Many
y time a woman says '"pass tbe cream,
•ase," when she knows well that
there's nothing but milk in the pitch
er, mighty thla milk at that.
! EXPERT MESS WANTED
Indian Service Will fay $1,290 a Year
to Graduates.
Washington, Jan. 10 —"Kxpei t farm
ers wanted: salary $1,200 per annum."
, The Indian Service is making this at
tractive offer to agriculture students
who itre sufficiently equipped to train
the brave;; on the ie:"rvatlons : .i rait
ing farm products.
The appointments will he resiicted
to graduates of agricultural colt.
The successful applicants will be des
ignated by Indian Co: • oner Yal
■ entine to manage model demonstra
tion farms on reservation:- in arid and
1 semi-ana r,f the \Vs . t.
I TUFT ITFFLI "HIED
Oft'err His Personal Support uf Lo'.id
Biii to That End.
Washington, Jan. 10-~Prc"ld«:nt T.'!'t
is heirtily In >avor of the plan to -e
the battleship .Maine from the bo: <- :i
; of Havana Harbor and suitably bury
the bodies of the sailors who Uvtif
down with the -'nip.
The I'residt at has In'rirmr-d It- "re
senlative I.oud, of Michigan. th: : he
desired to see the 1. iter's bill ap, o
; printing money for the purpose, enact
ed into law, and that he stood ready
to offnr any sort nfs :p; nrt to the | re
position that could be suggerrod. Mr.
I.«'td will pv„ h the measure in the
House.
mm iii TROUT
j .......
Department of Justice Informed cf
Combination on Prices.
Washington, Jan. 10 The utter. '.m
of the Department of Justice his been
. directed by the District-Attorre ':- of
: flee in Cleveland to information fur
nished by W. 11. 1J:" tt, public librar
ian at. that city, who, it is said, was
I unable to obtain discounts on a large
order for magazines. bei:v; told that
a periodical clearing house controlled
! prices.
In this the authorities s< j e a possi
' ble violation of the anti-trust law.
I M».dic?l Collegss Consolidate.
Richmond, Ya., .Inn. 11. —The t'ni
| varsity College of Medicine and the
Medical College of Virginia have < on
sol'dated and may absorb the medical
! department of the University of Yir-
I fiinia. It. is planned to make the com
] bined college the largest medical in
i stltution In the South.
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Saves Brother, Then is Drowned.
j Atlantic City, X. J., Jan. 11.—.Miss
Martha llalloway, fourteen years old
j saved the ltl'o of her brother I'd ward,
two years younger, but was herself
■ drowned when they broke through the
lee of Oaughiy'r- mill pond, oji which
they were skating. Mr. Hallo'Aay,
their father, is engineer of the Atlan
tic City water works, at Absecon.
A STATESMAN'S PLEA.
, Members from Shellback Tells Why
Hln Bill Should Be Passed.
' "Er -'l'm Mister Speuker—" bo
gan TIN' 1 IOSH grown member from
Shellback t oc.r.ty, rising in his place
ir. tbe ii Kl . of the Arkansas Leglsla
t iro, "I ask for the passage of tltid
y< e lier.-h wk bill o' mine in the in
! tcrests of religion, gjod morals and
e!v i ligation.
"'if we don't havo a law payin' a
boui'ty . !• iMUin* ' m, nobody will kill
hen hawks; if nobody kills the hawks
the feodi-takcd hawk will kill the
eiilckcus; i.v don't have no chick
ens we won't have no preachers after
a !l :|1 e whib 1 .' d v, bur there ain't 110
j>i•.. n< • il "re ain't no religion, and
v.hnr ;-e no re'igion there ain't
no '• orals; v,ifl.o« good morals there
ain't no happy homoa, and happy
hona'l is the bully-v.orka of the State
- without Mr. Speaker, our boast
el . :vi:i:sation br,'tunes a bowling wil
(!< i-r.« - 1 ■'- the preservation of civ
ii ; 'it.n v '.e got to have happy
hon in or midst, and in order to
h- . - *t:n v. <*'V• OL to have good .mor
xl i ■ .la depend upon religion,
K'.d io 11..•. e r< i ;vion we must have
pre-:; hiv.-. ; "i il 'peara like preachers
have just naUaally got to have cliiwk
c: ; if wo want 'em to hove chickens
v. a must slay off the hawks, and in
o. to git the hawks sie.v we are
fo'eed to l.i'iko it to the Interest of
.■son body lo kill "em. No bounty, r.o
ci.i '• i.'iis; no chickens, no preachers;
no i'i'eai bo.M. r.o religion; no religion,
nor morals; no morals, no honied.
Therefore, I rg'in ask that this ere
bill o' mine be passed."
GAINING RAPIDLY.
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I 14 •- ft
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£" " "
"H'm that's trange. I've only been
at tbe . a two hours and I have al
ready put on twelve pounds.
A Treat for the Doctor.
A Philadelphian, who lias since
then fta I'liuw'!'. regained bis health,
v. a.- last yem tho subject of an .x- ,
tended examination by specialists. j
"The examination seems to haca i
dt" btod I r !! .-aid tbe patient
to one of tiro do. tors, when they were ,
| alone for a moment, "for 1 have no I
roc,| that hi c-'os are positively
b. •!•!•'. I jr-iiife, then, that my
case is not a giavo one."
"W-!!," hesitated the physician ad
dres.-ed, "1 b-ni .. feel justified in ;
s:\ane II.;.:. I understand fu»m '
Dr. Bleu . that he I ■■ goin" to perform
,a ntnuboi o! i; eiostii.g operation-; on •
you."
Clerical Repartee.
A prominent rabbi of PUtsburg met
t re onliy at a dim ar a priest whom be
bad known i.in. 'ielv years before.
: During f be meal the conversation took !
a b turn, and the father, turn
ii,;: to , ie rabbi, Inquired:
y ft it rd, when an yon going to
beg s.i o . jug j i.rk ?"
I -tantiy tbe rabbi replied, "At
your vvf dding. sir.''
Price of o))portunity.
Town M. a-li il- Ye can't git a drink
undor any circumstances in this
, (own.
Stranger (fingering a roil of bills)— ,
Ti.. n I suppof e I'll have to give it .
Town hal (lowering voice)
| Well, ; y I'll make the circumstances
i iwo do. ;o . j-; t to a omrtod&tc yo.
A Wcatsrn Solon.
• l'nv.cv'i;' ing : .orney < l'rozen Flog) '
• —Your Honor, the Sheriff's bull pup
has gone and oaawtd up the court
i Ilible! i
Judg" We!!, ii;; !<o tiie witness kiss '
, the bull ; >. tin-! ' We can't adjourn
court for a w<. \ just to hunt up a new
Uible!
t His All.
Knox- There p, young Pe Short
I in .! iv Ore.-lie's automobile.
t'rox Viiy, I thoiig'.it He Short
I ov a1 it He told nie not an hour ago
i tha! la i.r i put all his money into it.
i Kno Well, lie probably told the
; truth. He bougat HO eeuts' worth of
I gasolin".
i Mo Value Whatever.
: i bolly Ho t.*', I want something
I for toy he d.
I roc-tor dy dear fellow, I wouldn't
; take it a: a gift.
In Price, not Size
He look d in a store window, and
saw, "Hat • reduced." "Heavens!" said
i he to 1' oil'. "What was their origi
nr i size?" ,
112 i Organic.
"Going up to hear -that lecture on
i appenriior -• to-day?"
"Maw, I'ai tired of these organ re
• citals."
r~ —i
I is Vacation I
i i
» T . „ BTT M ML M J
A little group of men stood in front
of tbe booiii where, visitors to the
summer amusement park, throw ba!ls
at a row of grotesque dolls.
A big fellow with a hoarse voice
and a very red face was disputing
with tiie proprietor.
"1 gave you a dime," be snarled.
"It wasn't a nickel, it was a dime."
Tiie proprietor of the booth, a mild
little man with weak blue eyes, shook
his head.
"1 haven't taken in a dime to-day,"
he said. "Here's my bank." And be
pushed an open ciy'r box toward the
big fellow.
"I don't care anything about your
bank." tbe bis fellow cried. "I tell
you I give you a di ce. I've bad my
three shots now gimme my change."
The little nmti loo\eu »i.uul l "S- ,
pairingly. No pa.k policeman was in
sig'.t. Tbe crowd was growing larger.
You (.;!vo me a nickel,' said tho |
little man. "bat 1 dont' want any
fuss."
Tiie big man snorted. .1
"Do you no an to say I'm a liar?"
he demanded.
"That's what you are," came a
voice from the rear of the crowd.
The big man whirled around.
"Who said that?" he roared. j
"I did," the voii e replied.
The big man straightened up on tip- ;
toe
"V.'l ere are you?" he cried.
"Here." replied the voice. It j
sounded from the left of the crowd, i
which had now grown to considerable
proportions,
i "I.entitle git at him!" roared tiie big ,
man.
And lie pushed into the graup.
"Look out where you're going,"
. cautioned a stout mail as he thrust !
an elbow inlo tbe fellow's side.
"Kasy there." snapped a little man. •
You're on my feet." And he kicked j
tiie big fellow vie iously.
In an h,"'.'!!! tho KCjtitiment of the j
group chin." I. The loungers had en- j
I joyed s.a 'ua il.e little proprietor !
i baited by the red faced man. Now it |
i turned sgaliift ihe bully, it pushed j
aral lit: If eh .1 him and when he was I
clear of it he bad lost all desire to
find the map who bad impeached his j
. voracity. As for the latter, he seemed i
to have melted int< tbe air.
Tbe crowd broke up with the dei
i parture of the bully and in a ino |
mont or two th> e was no one left in j
front of the booth save a boy.
lie was a boy perhaps nineteen, a !
Clear eyed lad with a sunburnt skhi j
and dark curly hair. He was neatly |
dressed, but his clothes were old fash- !
loned in cut, and he wore a broad •
( brimmed straw hat that had seen ;
other summers.
The boy looked up at tbe little pro- {
j prietor.
! "Had man,"he raid.
The proprietor nodded.
"Yep He was out for troub'e all j
i right. That v.as a big bluPi", of course, j
but what could I do? I couldn't af- j
ford to have any troabie with him. !
Business is bad enough as it is."
He sighed ns be spoke.
The boy looked at him curiously.
"Had efisou, eh?"
) I
"Worst 1 ever knew. An' I've had 1
some pretty tough ones." His eye ■
i wondered ov. ' the grounds. "There's j
, that loafer, now. He's having a f'.iss j
i over there at tii*» chutes. He'd bet- j
1 trr not fool with tho ,e fellows. They'll ;
i drop him in the pond." He eoTily |
chuckled. "I wonder who 'twas t ailed
, him a liar?"
"1 did." said the boy.
"You! Why, you wasn't even iook- j
in' at him."
The boy laughed.
"Guess I hadn't the courage to look j
nt him when I said it."
"But the voice came from over ;
there," persisted the proprietor.
"It was my voice." The boy surt
denly stooped as if to pick something >
from the ground. As he did so a dog i
snarled and barked at the proprietor's j
' lieels.
"Get out!" the little man shouted
as he quickly looked around- and lo! i
there was no <loa there. He turned
to Hit; boy. ' Did you do that?"
i "Yes."
The little proprietor pushed the
balls toward him.
"As many shots as you like," he ,
said.
j "Thank you." said the boy. "Not i
now. Business is bad, eh? Want a '
partner?" |
"There aint' a livin' in it for one.
let. alone Iuo."
"But suppose a partner could build
it up and put il on a paying basis?" j
"That's the kind o' partner I want." .
The boy nodded.
"I'm looking 'round," he said.
"You've noticed I'm from tbe country.
I had a chance togo on a farm after
I finished school, but 1 thought I'd
j rather go up to the city and see if I
couldn't find so.ne sort of opening. I
don't want anything permanent just
yet—l've got. too much to learn. At
the same time. I've got (o gel a living.
I Maybe you'd better take nie on a sal
ary for a spell. I dont." want to tie up
for long. Wait. You needn't give IUG
! a cent if I don', put your business
here on a fair paying basis. When
I do 1 want a reasonable share of the
profits. What do you say?"
The little man stared at him.
j "You beat anything I ever saw." he
; said. "Who did you learn that ♦en
triloquia! bia-ln. -a?"
The boy laughed.
"Out in the woods." he answered.
"I was cutting « ;• i.l last fall, and,
being alone, 1 foil to trying tricks with
my voic*. Pretty soon I found I •
could ralk to myself lu quite a so- 1
clable fashion."
"I'll give you a job right away at ;
the terms you mention." said the lit
tie proprietor. "What do you propose
to do to bejp the business?"
"I propose to look around the park
first of all," the boy replied. I'll co.ue
back again a little later."
"You'll be sure to come?"
"I'll come." said the boy as he
turned and walked away.
He uut his hand in his trousers
pocket and jingled a few coins. His j
finances were getting low. At the
same time he realized that he was
hungry.
He stepped into the restaurant near j
the big gateis and Fought a seat at one j
of the small tables. A waiter took ;
his simple order and while he was !
gone the boy studied bis surround
ings. Ho w:is Interrupted by there- !
turn of his order and by the appear- i
ance of a tall man who took a seat j
opposite to him. The boy looked at '
the man. lie was slender and a little i
gray—a man close to forty. He had
sharp eyes and a firm month ami Jae
shrtip e.rcs w*-.o uow bent on some j
slips of paper that be scanned pencil ;
in hand.
He looked up suddenly and caught
the boy's curious glance.
"Bad th.ing to bring your business
to the table with you," he said with '
a quick smile. "You must never let j
the thought of money intrude tij on j
your diet."
"Wouldn't the present price of beef !
excuse it?" drawled the boy.
"Good," said tbe tall man. "First
time here?"
"Yes. I'm enjoying my first sum
mer vacation."
"How do you like It?"
"It's line.
The tall man smiled.
"See any chance of improving the
place?"
"I see a chance of adding to the
attractions."
"Eh! Perhaps you'll kindly en- j
lighten me."
"I'd run a monorail line across the ;
eiuir ilaza."
The tall man stared at the boy.
'A monorail line! May 1 ask what
you know about monorails?"
"I knew something." replied the
boy with a quick laugh. "We have
mi old inventor down at our village,
t>ml what be doesn't know about me
chanics old principles and new—
isn't worth knowing. But be hasn't
the ambition to carry out. any of his
own schemes. He's just contented to
be the village gunsmith. We are
great friends and I've spent a good j
many Saturdays in his old shop. ;
That's where 1 found out about mon i
orails."
The keen gray eyes were studying !
the boy.
"Would your car be on the princi- !
pie of the Englishman's invention - I
the gyroscope idea?"
"No," replied the boy. "I would j
use a narrow car seating four people. |
I would balance it on llie rail by four
twenty-foot rods, depending on i
either side and weighted at the ke- er !
ends. I would have It run by gravity.
When it reached the opposite side I
would have it hoisted by an elevr-or I
and sent back on another rail. It |
would be safe, speedy and a great i
curiosity."
"When did this scheme occur to
you my boy?" the tall man asked.
"Five minutes ago. 1 picked out
the locations for the two platforms."
' Oh, you have. What are you going
to do this afternoon?"
The boy laughed. ,
"I've got an engagement, to put a
man's business on a sound financial '
basis."
"Eh. Who is tbe man?"
"He's the man who runs the booth 1
with the dolls that you throw at."
"Oh. yes. Old Tommy Carter. !
Tommy's in hard luck. And you're 1
goin? to help him out?"
"lie has my promise."
"Good. But you mustn't make any j
further engagements without consult- j
ing me? Wait. I'm John Temple, en
gineer and showman. People usually i
call nie Colonel John Temple. I'm j
one of tbe owners of this and a hall' |
do?en other parks. That's why I
don't want you to be running about I
wild with that monorail idea."
"My name is James Harrison," said j
the boy. "Where I'm known they call j
me Jim."
The tall man laughed and put out
his hand.
"Glad to know you, Jim," he srid.
"Here's to -mir better acquaintance."
He looked at his watch. "When <an ;
I see you again, my boy?"
"Will vott be in tbe park this even- !
ing?"
"Yes."
"You'll find me at Tommy Carter's
booth.'
"Goodby, boy."
"Goodby, colonel."
The attendance was large in the
park that evening. And those who;
strolled near the Carter booth no
ticed that the little proprietor had
labelled his dolls.
There were only five of them now, j
and above the quintet stretched a
placard which announced in large let
ters that they were the Original
Gooseberry Family. Thcio were "Pa
Gooseberry" and "Ma Gooseberry"
and"l ittle Willie," and "Sister Sue"
and \unt Jane."
To my Carter's weak eyes ala
sparkled as he chanted the merits . 112 ■
his show.
"Right this way," he called. "An"
take a whack at the only original
Gooseberry family. Three throws for
a nickel an' three elegant cigars for
a hit. You cant' miss 'em. Three
throws for a nickel. There's Sister '
Sue and Aunt lane. too. You can't
miss 'em." And he turned around
and winked at Jim Harrison, who was
standing: back
up the balls.
Ills voice was .
crowd speedily satin
nickel was tendered.
The marksman drew back
"Stpp, sir." cried Aunt
high cracked voice, "would J
a lady?"
"Wh-what's that?" stammei
marksman.
"Take one of your own size." .
Aunt Jane; "hit the boy."
i 'I he crowd roared and the ma
man threw wild. lie threw wild \
the second ball and the third,
then he bought six more.
"Why, that's Pel eg Saunders." sa.
Pa Gooseberry, "llowdedo. Peleg."
Again the crowd roared and again
and again the chuckling marksman
threw wild.
It was a big crowd now and all the
new comers wanted to see and hear
the talking dolls. The nickels
streamed in.and there were dimes,
too, and even quarters.
"Hit me if you can." screamed Sis
ter Sue. "I do.i't care, I don't care!"
"She's nailed on." said little Willie.
"iNaub'.itj, mjiighty!" cried Aunt
Jane.
"Bow, wow, wow!' barked Little
; Willie, and the bark was so ft«v ce and
: so natural that the man with the ball
nervously jumped and almost hit
Tommy Carter in ilie ear.
And the crowd roared with laughter
■ and pressed in closer.
" 'Tis tlx' last rose of summer," sang
| Ma Gooseberry in a cracked soprano.
| "Hit 1 r! hit lxer!" shouted the un
dutiful WiPie.
Rut every thrower who came for
ward was so convulsed with laughter
that anything like [rood marksman
ship was impossible. Old Tommy Car
tor's stock of cheap cigars was scarce
ly broken into.
And still the crowd pressed for
ward and still the nickels and dimes
poured in.
"Getting tired" Tot Carter found
the oppo "til! • iy.
T! , !■ 'g.!t< -p with a
'Mi! :ii his hand.
".No," he answered, "this is only
fun. How's the financial basis?"
"Its Dickie plated an' a yard wide,"
chuckled Tommy Carter.
"What a very handsome yorng
man," said Aunt Jane in her mincing
tones as the next thrower poised (.lie
ball.
"Don't you believe a word she saya,"
ad' in d little Willie.
"Willynm!" said I'a Gooseberry se
verely.
"Dodge, pa, dodge!" shouted little
■ Willie. "That's the champion thrower
takln' aim at you!"
I And the crowd roared, and 'he
I nickels flowed in and Tommy Carter
| wore an indelible smile, and the blg
j gest crowd in the paik pressed around
; and fought for chftnees to throw.
And when the time was up and the
big hell over the main guto.j sound.-d
the signal for clearing the grounds
the crowd reluctantly dispersed.
Tommy Carter turned and caur.hr
the boy by the shoulder.
"Yon're all right, lad," he said and
Ills voice broke a little, "You're .ill
rig's t, partner."
The boy had suddenly turned at
Tommy's words. Now lie just as sud
denly turned ba< k.
"Why, it's Colonel Temple," cried
Aunt Jane. "Howdedo. colonel? I
lie"" you're quite pornlokotty?"
Tommy Carter looked around wi'ti
a frightened start.
'Hush," he hoarsely whispered to
the boy.
The tall man strode forward, ilo
had laughed until his eyes were wet.
"It's all right, Tommy." he said.
"Jim and 1 are on the best of terms.
I'll forgive you both for drawing the
crowd away from the other shows.
Where are you stopping. Jim?"
"Anywhere, colonel."
"Then you'll stop with me to-night.
You needn't be afraid, Tommy; I'm
not going to steal your partner away
from you. I'm going to make him a
proposition for use later on. Come,
my boy."
The lad looked abound.
"I'm not quite ready to settle down
to anything permanent, colonel."
"And when will you be ready, nxy
boy?"
"As soon as I finish my summer va
cation. Good-night, partner."
"Good night," Tommy called after
them.- W. R. Rose, in Cleveland Plain
Healer.
Try a Change.
Drop persecuting your wife with
growls about how big the bills are for
the children's shoe: Carry her away
for a day of spring rest and recrea
tion, and get a new viewpoint your
self. Take your eyes off the stO"k
ticker and freshen them with an after
noon's vision of the blue sky. Pull
your head out of your cash drawer, go
to a baseball game and blow some
sunshiny air through your musty
brain. Give over 1 ,g a worm m re
ly grubbing for money, run out into
the open and he a red-blooded, virile
human being for a change. Then you
will have some real work in you fight
ing to come out like steam out of a
boiler under JOO pounds' pressure. The
problem of the children's shoe bills
will be solved and i more be
sides. Quit ii>ing.—
New Vr ■. r..
Cow Never said a Word.
When one of the fenders of the City
railway cars picked up a young heifer
at the corm r of Third and Jersey
streets the conductor filled out the re
quired report blank to Superintendent
Edward Howell. In answer to the
question: "What did the victim say?"
the employe wrote: "She was >ar
ried along on the fender for a short
d stance, then rolled otX and ran away
without saying a word." —Dayton Co
lumbus Dispatch.