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f AILHM CLEVELAND HIOCISS.
You think my home is up the street
In that big home with Iota of atepa,
All worn in place by our feet
With track that look like mine and Jep's.
You think it'i where I always eat
Where I can find my apoon and bow'
My napkin folded clean and neat
And milk and sometimea jelly-roll.
You think it'a where I alwaya aleep
Where I net in my puffy lied
And fall right in in comfy heap
Some nights before my prayers are aaid.
But that'a not home just roof and walls-
A place iike anybody buya,
With shiny Moors and ataira and halls
My home is id my mother a eyes.
Harper's Weekly.
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The-World-at-the-End-of
-the -Road
By CHARLOTTE BROOKS FLACK;
m
in the cool, quiet woods of lovely
frong Island lived llttleSqulrrel Gray.
Everything a squirrel could have to
jmake happiness he had, but since a
tertaln day discontented wag little
jBqtilrrel Oray.
j Early that mornlnghe had whisked
JTrom tree to tree, until suddenly he
Siad discovered the road, at the end
jrif which, as far away as his little
jlilack eyes could see, was a won-
(irously beautiful, rosy radiance In
the eastern sky.
Back home he flew, hurrying to tell
mother about tt, and to ask her what
was in the World-at-the-End-of-the-,Koad.
"Danger,' mother had told him.
I "But how do you know?" asked
Jsquirrel Gray.
"The crows say so, and they know;
which sounded just like "Skltloo!
Skldoo! Skldoo!" From that time
as long as Squirrel Gray lived with
them the Bungalow family called
him Skldoo. "What shall we do with
this little Skldoo?" was now the
question that each In turn asked the
Man.
They were all so eager to keep the
little stranger that the Man promised
to get them a cage from town.
So after breakfast Big Brother and
Boy climbed aboard the launch, and
with their father away they sailed
down the Bay, their little boat sing
ing "Katy-dld, Katy-dldn't," all the
way.
The big water was no longer still,
for big, frolicsome Southwest Wind
had awakened every sleeping Wave.
So, with little white nightcaps still on
J house again, to get away from the
OOt IUIHU Ul IDH BJUU-UU11,
Little Skldoo was now really and
truly homesick, and North Wind
thought It was JuBt the right time tc
try his plan.
The ne:ct morning early, when Ski.
doo hopped feebly out along the
shore to get a cool breath of air be
fore the sun-ball appeared, he heard
something that startled him at first,
but then gladdened him. He heard
some one calling "Ma-Ma! Ma-Ma!"
and there, stepping slowly toward
him, was a big, black, solemn look
Ing crow. Ah, well he knew that
this old black crow was telling him to
go back home to his Ma-Ma. So he
went.
Now North Wind was watching
with delight; for he It was who, In
the night, had told the crow just
where he must go, and Just what he
must say to Skldoo that day, and
how he must show him the way back
to that woodland home where his
mother was waiting waiting wait
ing. Swiftly homeward flew little Skl
doo, leaving forever behind him the
World-at-the-End-of-the-Road.
Joyfully he entered Woodland,
springing from tree to tree, with
long flying leaps, until at last he
reached his own oak-tree home and
mother. Never a word said she, but
he knew she was glad glad glad.
Never a word said he, but she
knew that he knew that Bhe knew
best and that he knew now that Dan
ger Is In the World-at-the-End-of-tho-Road.
Christian Register.
for to and fro, from here they go, to ( their heads, they had all gayly tum
bled out of their beds, and, merrily
laughing all drowsiness away, they
were now chasing each other In wild,
boisterous play.
But the little brave launch and Its
passengers gay sailed on right over
them without dismay; for you sen
they knew them and every day had
seen these same Waves act In just
this same way.
It wasn't long before back they
came with a cage and a supply of
mixed nuts. Baiting the cage with
some of these nuts they somehow
the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road."
his mother had said with a wise nod
at her old gray head.
The beginning and end of each
day afterward found him at the road,
and all the way home he was longing
longing longing.
Every day he teased hla mother to
let him go see the World-at-the-End-of-lhe-Road.
But always she shook
her head, until finally she realized he
never would be contented again. One
morning to satisfy him she reluctant
ly tola him he might go.
It was nearly night, when he ar
rived at the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road.
There he found houses and
horses, barking dogs and mewing
cats, crying babies and people, big
and little, talking and laughing. Oh!
what a noisy place the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road
was!
He soon found out what Danger
meant.
From tree to tree, along the fences,
over uroofs, scurried Squirrel Gray,
until darkness found him on a grape
arbor. There he tremblingly hid
himself under the big leaves, and
there he slept all that night, dream
ing of home and mother.
The next morning at first he
thought he was home, until he opened
his sleepy eyes. Then all the scared
feeling came back again, and he
hardly dared to move. But Danger
was still asleep, and, as all wag quiet
he ventured to peep out. Through
the trees he caught a glimpse of
something that made his little heart
throb with gladness, and Danger wag
forgotten.
There again wag the alluring pink
sky! Down from the arbor he
sprang. From tree to tree he trav
eled with long flying leaps, until he
came to the last tree. Not another
was In sight, but on he sped down a
rough, rutty road, which led him to a
long stretch of pebbly beach. Yet on
he went, until he found himself at
the edge of water, the longest and
widest water he had ever seen. In
his woodland home had been only a
little pond or two that reflected the
green, leafy branches above and the
pretty ferns around, but this big wat
er was not green just then, it was
pinn mte the sky.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS, i
MVST KISS WITH JUDGMENT.
Osculation Not Xeccusurily Total Nor
Attended With Danger.
"Kissing is all right if Indulged In
with judgment." This Cictum by Dr.
Chaptn may set at rest the minds of
those fussy sanitarians who see germs
everywhere and believe that
Death ride on every passing breeze,
He lurka in every flower.
But more romantic persons, young
In years or feelings, will quarrel with
the qualification. They have no de
sire to kiss "with judgment." Oue
may kiss "with Judgment" an unat
tractive cousin or a maiden aunt.
But the heyday of the blood which
youth experiences is not easily made
tame and humble; it will not wait
upon the Judgment. "Whoever loved
IN PARTING WITH FRIENDS.
.1 taou dost bid toy friend farewell.
Sut for one night though that farewell mat
Press thon his hand Id thine.
How canst thou tell how far from thee
Fate or caprice may lead his steps ere that to-morrow comes ? vT
Men have been known to lightly turn the corner of a street,
And days have grown to months, end months to lagging years &
Ere they have looked In loving eyes again,
Parting at best Is underlaid with tears and paln
Therefore, lest sudden death should come between.
Or time, or distance, clasp with pressure firm
The hand ot him who goetn forth
Unseen, fate goetn, too,
Yea, find thou always time to say some earnest worn
Between the Idle talk, "
Lest with thee, henceforth, night and day, T
Jollying the Parents.
' "Why did you chuck that baby
under the shin?" asked the man. "It
la such an ugly little sinner."
"That la why I chucked him,'.' said
the woman. "I wanted to make his
parents feel happy. I always pet the
ugly babies. Pretty babies get so
much coddling from strangers that
their parents take it as a matter of
course. It Is the fathers and moth
ers of homely babies who appreciate
attention. Didn't you notice how
pleased that couple looked? I don't
suppose anybody ever petted that
baby before except themselves.
They'll think a lot. more of the
youngster after this." New York
Press.
Housemaid! I'ecresn.
A romance of the peerage has Just
been closed by the death of Lady
Robert Montagu. This lady, whose
maiden name was Miss Wade, began
life in the humble role of a house
maid. She was exceedingly attrac
tive' in appearance, and her good
looks drew the attention of Lord
Robert Montagu, who was living hard
by the residence in which Miss Wade
was employed. Lord Robert, having
fallen in love with the beautiful
housemaid, duly married her, and the
Miss Wade that was thereupon be
came related to some of the most dis
tinguished members of the English
peerage. Lord Robert having been
the son of the sixth Duke of Man
chester. London Leader.
Good Tlrcedlng.
Good breeding will tide over many
an awkward spot In life, and good
breeding is not uncommon. It flour
ishes in several grades of society, and
Is often lacking In high circles, where
it is expected. Men and women who
are brought up to refined living sel
dom find employment In the other
kind, although a few are able to keep
to It in sordid surroundings.
Education Is an important feature
of modern life, but it is no way allied
with good breeding. There are edu
cated boors without number, and re-
of democracy to-day Is equal oppor
tunity for nil, men. and womeu
alike "
The Auto Woman's Face.
Motoring roughens the skin, and
the woman who motors, yet wishes to
preserve her complexion, must go to
some trouble. When she comes In
from a spin her face must have a
bath of cold cream, which "must be
massaged In till the skin feels as soft
as velvet, and then there must come
a final rubbing with cream or milk,
or a little unsalted butter, which Is a
good skin tonic. The essential of
every complexion bnth is friction, for
the skin thrives under stimulation of
the right sort. The woman who takes
a towel at night and rubs her cheeks
vigorously will have a pair of pretty
pink cheeks in the morning. Warm
cream made from a cold cream recipe
Is a certain beauty's unfailing friend.
She heats it in n saucer held over a
pan of boiling water, and with It she
rubs her face. She works from the
roots of the hair downward, until she
gets to the chin, which she massages
upward, to keep the cheeks and neck
from wrinkling. The cold cream Is
permitted to remain on the face for
ten minutes. Then a chamois leather
is taken and the cream is rubbed off,
following this process with another
dose ot cream, which also Is rubbed
off. The pores of the skin thus are
filled and the moisture which time
took out in the day has been restored.'
New York Press.
For Cracked Stove.
Take an equal part ot wood ashes
nd common salt; mix them to a
proper consistency with water; wlU
this fill the cracks. Boston Post.
To Color Canned Cherries. '
If when the fruit Is turned out of
the can it has a dingy, faded look,
dd a small quantity of cranberry
jnice JuBt before serving. This will
greatly Improve the appearance of
the dish without affecting the flavor
of the fruit. New York World.
A Refrigerator Suggestion.
To prevent the ice pan from get
ting rusty and leaking wash the pan
clean, and dry thoroughly; melt
enough parafflne to cover the bottom
of the pan about one-half an Inch.
Besides preserving the pan the
sediment washes out very easily with
cold water, and the pan always looks
clean. Boston Post.
The Girl We Like to Meet.
The girl who makes us think she
has been pining to see us. She may
have not been, but her assumption
is pleasing to our gelt esteem.
She who has some graceful word
of praise. Pounds of taffy may cloy
but the occasional piece goes to the
spot.
The girl who laughs.
The girl who can calm us down.
When the flame of ire is stirred it
is easier to find those who will throw
on fuel than be an extinguisher.
She who stops for a kindly greet.
A Simple Device.
Some time when you are In need of
a little hot water and tho fire is low,
take two wooden chairs, stand thera
back to back about two feet apart,
hang a tin pall full of water on a
pole (the broom handle will do), and
rest either end of the polo on the
top ot the chairs with the pail In the
middle. Then set a lighted lamp,
tho larger the better, on tho floor
under the pall, and the water will
quickly heat. One can make tea, or
In time boll eggs or potatoes In that
way. Boston Post.
The Kitchen Linen.
A convenient place to hold the
dish towels, roller towels and kitchen
tablecloths and napkins has been hit
upon by a young housekeeper who
has to utilize every inch of space In
her small apartment. It Is a box put
under one of the windows, that does
duty both as a seat and chest.
The box was an ordinary store box
with a hinged lid. It was covered
with a tight woven matting that could
easily be kept elean. A layer ot pad
ding was put underneath. Rollers
were added, so that the box could
easily be moved.
The Interior was provided with a
tray, which was divided Into three di
visions, so that the different kinds of
towels could be kept separate. New
Haven Register.
BITTER WAR ON INTEMPERANCE
SOLDIF.RS FIGHTING THIS CVRSB
GREATLY CHEERED.
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Jellied Apples. Peel and core firm, tart apples. Put
them over the fire In Just enough water to cover them,
sprinkling tham generously with white sugar. Cook slowly
at the back of the fire until the apples are tender. Take
them out and arrange In a bowl. Bring the liquid left from
them to a boll and add to it a tablespoonful of gelatine
which has been soaked for half an hour in a very little cold
water. When this is dissolved pour over all the apples.
Regret should walk.
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little
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succeeded In capturing poor
hungry Skiddoo.
After a while he became very tired
of hlB little prison house, and his lit
tle limbs became stirrer and suffer,
until finally he curled himself up in
a little ball, in the farthest corner
I of his cage, and there he stayed, re-
Ag Squirrel Gray watched this In fusine to eat hut nil the rtav mourn
wonder the rosiness from sky and ing mourning mourning,
water faded and finally was gone. 1 The children felt very sorry for lit
Then suddenly appeared a splendid tie Skiddoo and decided to let him
shining ball of gold in the sky. and out to make him happy again,
acrosa the sleepy, satiny water wag a So one dav thev onened hia nrlaon
Bini, fcfuriuus somen pathway, ex
tending from the shore at his feet,
straight across to that woodland be
yond. With a glad little leap he started
to cross that gold path but dear,
dear! there, too, was Danger,
thought Squirrel Gray, as he swiftly
prang back again and stood shiver
ing on the shore. The warm sun
shine soon dried his fur coat, how
ever, and pretty soon the sun-ball
grew brighter and brighter, spang
ling the water with little- sparkling
diamonds and making his eyes wink
and blink. Warmer and warmer It
grew, and he began to look around
for the shelter of a shady tree.
But all that could be seen w. .
little square house nainted I
door and anxiously waited tor him to
creep out. Breathlessly they watched
him spring up to the piazza rail.
J Would he run away? No, he simply
sat aown ana looked around as 11
begging for a nut. Captiously they
carried some to him, and he seized
them eagerly as they laid them on
the rail. He felt hungry, now that
he was free once more, and soon be
gan to whisk and frisk around the
piazza. Then down onto the board
walk he went, and, finally spying
that open door under the bouse. Into
that cool, dark place he jumped
again. There he decided to go to
housekeeping. 80 there is where he
hid his nuts and where he slept while
he stayed with them.
All this time the lonely forgotten
.1..1.J ,w " . - 1 mi hub lime luo luueijr lurguunu
under the hoUB n " thehore- " mother was waiting for the return of
under the house an open door. 1 hBr .., . Sn, " , r.rov
INJrt Jtnta tin Anam -- . . -"J
uu peupie, were
around, so nearer he ventured; then
without a sound. Into that cool dark
ness he went with a bound, landing
in a basket upon the ground. Then
curling himself up In a round gray
ball he went to sleep there, with no
rear at all. I
Now the Boy In that little bun.
low early that morning arose to go to
dig for clams, while the tide was
low; so down cellar be went to get
the hoe, and what he found there of
course you know. When Eoy spied
the little fur ball, quick as a flash
over busket and all he let a big box
softly fall. Thon Into the bouse he
swiftly sped, to wake Big Brother,
who was Btill in bed. When they
softly peeped under the box there was
no longer a quiet gray ball. Instead
was a scared, squealing squirrel all
ready to bite and for his precious life
to fight.
Quickly they dropped the box. and,
while the two boys were wondering
what to do next, down came the coo
ing, goolng. Bungalow Baby in the
arms of the smiling Bungalow Lady,
followed by Little Sister and the Bon
alow Mao. Thet such a chattering
begant Squirrel Gray was more
frightened than ever. Pretty soon
I4ttie Sister tried to poke a cracker
under the box and into the basket.
Again that piteous, shrill squealing.
The Wind "brothers in Woodland
saw bow she was worrying and pitied
the mourning mother. So one day
they met together in Cloudland and
talked it all over, and each promised
to do what he could to get Squirrel
Gray to go home to his mother.
One day South Wind blew over
across the Bay the whistle of the
Quail, and, when Skldoo heard that
familiar call, "Bob-White! Bob
White!" he stopped and listened and
thought: "Why, that sounds like my
chum Bob-Whlte. whistling to me.
Wonder where he can be."
Another day East Wind tried bis
plan. He carried some oak leaves
down to the edge of the water, then
asked the Wave children if they
would please carry them across the
Bay. Of course they were willing, so
with the help of their Uncle Tide,
they left the leaves on h .v. '
I- - . ,uu(9 uy
poiite the bungalow.
I There Skldoo found them as he
was wnisKing ana making up and
down the beach. Oak leaves! What
a sad, homesick feeling they brought
to Skldoo! They were like letters
from loved ones at home. While he
stood there reading them he was
filled with longing for the cool home
tree, but where was it? How could
be get to it? He bad forgotten the
way.
Bo, miserably he crept under the
Vovenlry I'utmon.
990
that loved not at first sight?" asked
Marlowe a question quoted by
Shakespeare as a "saw of might."
And it was Marlowe's Faustus who
set forth in matchless verse the
rapture of a kiss from the most beau
tiful woman In the world.
Was thia the face that launched a thousand
ships,
And burnt the topless towera of Ilium?
.Sweet Helen, make nio immortal with a
Who will say that there was Judg
ment in this aspiration? Tho kisses
of Helen brought misery la the end.
A mere physical contact of llpe
means nothing of itself. We may be
sure that the kiss which Ben Johnson
asked to have left within the cup was
sweeter far than any actual kiss be
stowed "with Judgment." Kissing
goes by favor, says the old proverb,
which is only another way of saying
that a kiss gains in value by the
caprice by which it Is bestowed. How
perfunctory Is the salute sanctioned
by duty! Martial said that he did not
care for kisses unless he bad stolen
thera In spite ot resistance. But this
Is perhaps a counsel of perfection.
Besides, must there not be a degree
of consent from the party of the sec
ond part to make the bliss complete?
Is not the kiss lightly exchanged a
kind of dead sea fruit?
And the beat and the wont of thia is
That neither ia most to blame,
If you've forgotten my kiaaea
And I've forgotten your name.
Such kisses may not show judg
ment, but then, on the other hand,
they leave no sting behind them.
When Sir Lancelot rode with Queen
Guinevere, "in the boyhood ot the
year"
She look'd ao lovely, o slie awny'd
The rein with dainty tinner-tip,
A limn had given all other blow,
And all hia worldly worth for ti,
To wants hia whole heart iii oue kiss
Upon her perfect lipa.
Lancelot had his desire and was
not happy having It, but prayed God
to send a sudden angel down to fling
him deep In ths forgotten mere. Per
haps, however, he would not have
kissed with judgment, despite all
proof of the folly ot klniing other
wise. No, Judgment does not rule in
such matters. Dr. Chapln'a assurance
may be welcome In the domestlo cir
cle, but who that Is passion's slave
will care for it. Providence Journal.
fined men and women whose book
knowledge is of the scanty variety.
As a rule, a finishing school does a
girl more real good than' a college
course, and this belief Is based on
knowledge of woman from both
places. New Haven Register.
Chinese Women Want Suffrage.
Women of China are said to be
keenly anxious to have a voice In
public affairs, and a movement it
afoot among the daughters of the
Orient to establish themielvea on a
level with men as far as social and
political affaire are concerned.
The ''Oblong Woman."
The decision has been arrived at
among certain makers of high-class
ready-to-wear suits and dresses that
"the oblong woman" Is to continue,
and hlpless dress forms will be the
feature of future wearing apparel of
this class. Among Individual makers,
however, practically nothing but the
princess dress obtains, but it is so
varied that each one seems to be In
a class by Itself.
Some are so severely simple that
they realty take the place of the
tailored suit. Many are "oblong,"
but many, too, are fitted to the figure
quite to the hip line. I have seen one
or two which were fitted to and cut
off at this line, the skirt below being
added there under flat stitching.
Sometimes the body portion Is made
wl-h pleats, stitched flat to the hips,
after which they fall free. Harper's
Bazar.
Member of the Dnmes.
.Mrs. William Howard Ta'ft, wife
of the President, has been elect
ed a member of the Connecticut
Society of Colonial Dames of Amer
ica, by right of her descent from one
of the early governors of that State,
Thomas Welles, who was born In
1598 and died in 1C60. He held
many Important offices during his
life, and was magistrate from 1637 to
1653, treasurer of the colony from
1639 to 1641 and from 1648 to 1652,
secretary of the colony from 1641
to 1648, commissioner of the United
Colonies from 1649 to 1650, deputy
overnor in 1654, '56, '58 and '59,
nd governor of Connecticut from
1655 to 1658. Mrs. Taft numbers
many Connecticut persons among
her ancestors. He mother was Har
riet Collins, whose maternal grand
father, the Rer, Isaac Clinton, of Mil
ford, was graduated from Yale in the
class of 1786. His wife was Charity
Welles, whose lines go back to Gov
ernor Welles and Lieutenant John
Holllster, both of Wethersfleld.
Boston Transcript.
Women as Fighting Voters.
"Women are better prepared to
vote to-day than any class of people
who have the ballot were at the time
they received the franchise," said the
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw to the New
York Telegram.
"We are told that women should
not vote because they cannot fight,"
she continued, "but the ablest states
men to-day are some of the men who
could not fight. Many men who could
not fight vote admirably; many men
able and willing to fight vote other
wise than admirably. If the ability
to fight is to be the basis of repre
sentation at the polls, then let all
people, male and female, who cannot
fight be disfranchised, and let all
those, male and female, who can fight
be enfranchised. You would be sur
prised, if this were done, at the num
ber of women voters there would be.
; "la a country where symbols a
rooster, an eagle, a man with a ham
merare required at the tops ot bal
tats, surely the basis ot representa
tion la not education. No; the Ideal
Ing, though we know that she can lit
Bpare the time. The few minutes of
our busy friends are more prized than
hours from the girl who is trying to
kill time.
The girl who has the latest news.
We may disapprove of malice in gos
sip, but most of us will not seek for
ear cotton when simple gossip comes
our way.
The girl with whom we can afford
to let off steam. There are few
among our friends who are trust
worthy enough to prove safety valves.
Tfielr Intention is usually better than
their discretion.
She who can make our day bright
er. There are some people who can
I put a damper on our whole day with
out resorting to a word. A cheer
brlnger Is a mascot.
The girl who is always the same.
Variety is an over-estimated virtu"
when it is found In the disposition of
our friends.
The girl who leaves us quite in
love with ourselves. Meeting some
women is like an unexpected gllmpso
in a distorting mirror; our after-humility
Is painful. Buffalo Courier.
Science of Washing Pishes.
One ot the unnecessary things In
housekeeping Is the continuous wash
ing and wiping of dishes, says a wom
an In the Housekeeper. Many women
have nevertheless at one time or an
other rebelled against the stack ot
dishes which looms up, like a school
boy's hash, "three times a day."
It Is queer how some women will
wear themselves out rather than step
aside from the beaten path. They
have yet to learn the Joy that comes
from taking an Independent tack and
making the work subservient to the
worker, from being the master In
stead of the slave.
To many women the bugbear of
housework is washing dishes. Why
wash dishes three times a day? Do
it in the morning when fresh. Scrape
the dinner dishes, stack in a large
pan filled with cold water and cover.
Treat the supper dishes the same
way, and do not allow your conscience
to keep you awake one single hour.
It will not make the task too heavy
the next morning if you try this way.
After washing each piece in hot
suds and rinsing in hot (not warm)
water, put them, piece by piece, in
the wire drainer as nearly on edge or
aslant as possible and let stand until
dry.
Glasses, of course, and silver, must
bo wiped, but the former can be left
filled after using and the latter put
Ino a pitcher or deep Jug unt,Nl some
odd minute when ono is not so weary
with well doing thai, another turn of
the screw seems next to Impossible.
Ml
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Tight bunches of pale pink moss
roses are used on a pink straw hat.
When two immense roses appear
on the same bat they are unusually
flat in shape.
Small, light pink roses are alter
nated with forget-me-nots on a late
French creation.
It Is still positively asserted from
over the water that sleeves really will
remain long and tight.
French serge is the particular
brand of this serviceable weave
which is always used but this season
will be fashionable.
"Puffed out very full at the back"
Is the Paris decree for the hair. The
puffing 1b accomplished by a wire
cage worn underneath.
Tulle and linen jabots are as pop
ular as ever In Paris. They range
from the simplest possible pleated
frill to the most complicated double
lace affairs.
Better than cloths that have to
be used time and again for putting
lotions on the face is a bit ot absor
bent cotton fresh each time and
thrown away after using.
Have you noticed that the rosci
which are so much used on the ad
vance spring hats are almost always
arranged In straight around bands,
circles and such set designs?
One of the new French toques If
termed the "Marie Antoinette." It
Is made of soft straw or shirred lib
erty satin, and trimmed halt way to
the high crown with a wreath of hand
made tiny roses mixed with gold
ones,
Washable tulle predominates for
the blouse, and Is predicted for "best
dresses" for the little children. The
tulle Is arranged separately over pale
pink or blue slips, and the prettiest
among them are simple to a degree
bund tucked, without trimming,
and as washable as one's bandker
cLlefa, '
The touch of the right band la gen
erally mora leniltlve than the left.
Stuffed Prunes. WaBh the prunes
thoroughly, steam until tender, p!t
and fill each one with cream cheese,
plain fondant, fondant and nuts or
chopped preserved ginger.
Beef For Eswnce. One-half pound
round steak, broil two or three min
utes, turning every ten seconds; cut
up In email pieces and squeeze
through squeezer to obtain juice.
CranU-rry Jelly. One quart of cran.
berries, two cupfuls of cold water;
let it boil ten minutes; add two cup
fuls of sugar; let boll ten miuutea;
strain. It will soon harden.
Lightning Cake. One cup of
sugar, one cup of flour, one teaspoon
ful of cream of tartar, one-half of
Boda or two teaspoonfuls ot baking
powder; melt one-fourth ot a cup of
butter, then into this break two eggi
and fill cup with sweet milk that has
the chill taken off, then turn onto the
dry ingredients and beat briskly flvv
minutes; flavor with lemon; bake in
a moderate over.
Lrmon Sponge Cuke. Eight eggs,
two cups sugar, two cups flour, one
levon. Beat the yolks of eggs and
add gradually the sugar, which bat
been sifted. Add Juice and grated
rind ot lemon, then the whites ol
eggs, which have been beaten stiff,
Sift the flour three times and add te
the mixture with a little salt. Don'l
beat after the flour has been well
mixed. Bake in a moderate oven.
Chicken Stew. Cut in pieces a
good sized chicken. In a deep sauce
pan have ready two tablespouufuU
olive oil. Add the chicken and onion
chopped line, and a clove of garlic;
setson with salt and pepper and add
a sprinkling of flour to assist in the
browning. When a golden brown
add a eaa ot tomatoes with a Uttli
uar to taste, and simmer gently un
til tender. 8erre with 8paol rice.
Jim Jrnklna.
Jim .Tcnlonn was born with a pinhead
mentality
All thioiigli hia life waa too ahiftleas to
think.
Cut atill by a kindly and lucky fatalitr
lie early became much addicted to drink.
So he aat about bar-rooma and aought the
aorietv
Of low-minded peraona of liberal views,
And every one grieved at the man's in
ebriety, And aaid he'd lie great if it waan't for
booe.
lie hadn't the aenae of a yapping atrye
terrier.
And aober or drunk he was alwaya a
fool,
But drink waa held up liy hia frienda aa the
harrier
Tlint blocked hia aucc-eaa when he flunked
out at achool.
Ilm think tank waa addled by notion the
ttiiihtiefit.
Ilia vi. hud a sodden and meaningless
blink.
Yet people insiated that he'd he th
iniliht ipt
Leader of men if he juat didn't drink.
Jim .lenkin' prototypes swarm through
humntiitv,
All of them sodden, and hopeleaa and
lost,
lint each elinginn nt ill to some remnants
of vanitv.
Thinking what honor their habits hav
eoat.
And the faliioua world takes a serious view
of them.
Saving, "All! if they only had turned
down the rnp,"
t"ntil now and then an occasional few) of
them
Still remain fools after sobering up!
Chicago Kxaminer.
Arguments Tlint (Vet Home.
Poor old John Barleycorn; what
hard, hard days these are for him'.
What hard, hard knocks he is gat
ting! Such effective blows as are be
ing planted on him now we do not
remember to have seen handed t;o
htm before. Indeed, the statistical
Information that gives them their
strength Is largely a product of mod
ern and fairly recent Investigatiop.
Gough and the rum-fighters of his
school were largely sentimental.
The Woman's Christian Temperanca
Vnlon and like organizations have
not appealed strongly either in their
reasoning or their methods to the
1 neutral bystanders. But the new
processes of attack reach many per
sons In whom the old processes mere-
! ly raised a derisory antagonism.
I Such pieces ns Dr. Williams has con
tributed to McClure's Magazine, such
declarations ns Dr. Frederick Peter
son made in his address last month
at the Charities and Correction Con
ference, seem to us to be somewhat
extreme, but put out as they are by.
medical men of considerable authoiy
Ity, they are very effective. To say,
"You sha'n't have any rum!" is not
of much use. To say, "Rum doss
you no good. Is dangerous, and di
rectly or Indirectly has done you a
lot of damage," counts for something,
provided the person to whom It is
said can he made to believe it. Tha
reason why Mr. Taft has turned down
his wineglasses if he has is doubt
less because he has use for every
ounce of energy and thinking capacity
his machinery can generate, and noth
ing to spare for any amusement that
Is not a true recreation. He is prob
ably convinced that alcohol in the
long run is a hindrance to health
and work, and feels unwilling to put
up with any hindrances that he can
avoir!, His position, of course, is
peculiar, for ho is the strong man
, fitting himself to run a hard race, and
I willing to take measures that another
j man, Just as sane, but with easier
times ahead of him, would not con
I slder either necessary or expedient.
Wo like to see such men as Dr. Man
' sterherg and Dr. Duna Interpose their
moderate counsels and protests
, against the sweeping condemnation ot
I alcoholic beverages, for it would be
a pity to see a strong and tinic'.y
1 movement towards great and neat-F-I
sary reforms sweep on into extremes
or opinion and action which Justice
could i.i' tountenunco or moderation
accept. For the rise against alcohol
all over the world Is the most Inter
esting movement of social reforma
tion in sight, and none of the energy
enlisted in it should be wasted In ex
cesses that will lead to reaction, or
methods that ore ill ndvls'd. The
groat weapons against alcohol are
sound knowledge and persuasion.
Compulsion is of little use. and re
striction, to be salutary, must rest
1111011 the consent and approval of the
communities in which it operates.
Harper's Weekly.
Itiice Separation in Saloons.
"We have a new liquor law down
In Louisiana, that has perhaps no
duplicate in any State," said George
M. Chester, a cotton planter of Baton
Rouge.
"I'mler this statute the retail
liquor places are classed as either
white or negro saloons, and those of
which colored men are proprietors
aro forbidden to sell drinks to white
customers. The idea of the makers
of the law was to keep a certain dis
reputable element of both rrs from
commingling in barrooms and hatch
ing up schemes of an Illegal nature
while under the Influence of Intox
icants. In Baton Rogue there will be
twelve saloons operated by blacks,
and the effects of confining theii
business to negro patrons exclusively
will be well worth studying." Haiti
more American.
New Movement in Cariiuln.
A new movement among young
men connected with various Christian
churches, against the liquor evil. Is
taking shape In Toronto. It Is In the
form of organizations known as Antl-Uar-Room
Leagues.
I'Cgnry Cost of a lrink.
The will of Mrs. Marianna A. Og
den, who died at Leuox, Mais., r.n.l
which disposes of nearly $600,000 In
cash, besides a large quantity of real
estate, was filed recently In the Sur
rogate's office In New York City.
Among other legacies wag $5U0l) to a
nephew, John Arnot Ratbbone, on
condition that he does riot drink until
he attains the age of twenty-one and
an additional (5000 should he ab
stain from drink and also from the
- of toUccco until he is twenty-five.
A Depraved lluaincss.
Tcmpt-rancs experts declare that
every effort, to regulate the trafiic by
license laws has been a failure; that
while the law forbids any one to en
gage In the traffic who is nor ot good
moral character, that there Is that
Inherent in the traffic which inev
itably subverts moral character, and
as a result the busiueta drifts Into the
hands ot men who are morally depraved.
From the army of rioirt H -inkers
ot 101 will be recruited tte
Crunkarda of l0.