THE $1Q BILL. Its Surprising Consequences In the Life of Allan IYIerllng. -:- (W. R. Rose, in Cleveland Plain Dealer.) He bad been Idling away his time, u usual. He had piayea a game 01 and won a little money. This m gomothlng l.e didn't care to do. n never played for high stakes, and h preferred to lose. It would make Mm feel uncomfortable to take other people S raoue no um tiunv euuugu ef tils own. That was the trouble. He knew It. flls father's money had made him an Idler and a profligate and he was only twenty-seven. He bad taken too much wine at dinner. His mind was a little con fused. His tongue was not as nimble u usual. He bad left his compan ionsIdlers like himself, only with Jess money and started to walk oft Ills Indisposition. His legs were steady enough, and the cool evening air refreshed him. He wandered along aimlessly, and the trifle he had won continued to be an annoyance. He would give It away. That was the thing to do. There was only $10 of It. He looked around. A milliner's shop window was close at hand. It was brilliantly lighted, and the hats within on their wire pedestals were displayed to the best advantage. In front of the window stood a girl, a slender, young girl, pale and rather shabbily dressed, and the gaze of this girl seemed fixed on one particular hat in the glowing Window. She stared at this hat with ler head very much on one side and she touched her nose to the pane in her effort to get nearer to It. She looked at It from the side window, too. It was a very fascinating hat. The man near the curb watched this exhibition of beauty worship with an amused smile. Then an idea came to him. He crossed the walk and en tered the store. A stout woman with a smiling face greeted him. He noticed In. a hazy way that a younger woman was stand ing near, a young woman with whom the stout woman had been in conver sation. "Madam," he said, as he lifted his bat, "I wish to know the price of the marvelous chapeau on the left side of the window." The stout lady opened her eyes Wry wide. "It is U0, Blr." ' He drew a bill from his vest pocket and handed it to her. "The hat Is mine, madam. Do you notice a girl lingering outside with her nose against the pane? She looks as if she meant to devour the bat, and I want to gratify her appe tite." He suddenly held up his hand. "Understand me, madam," he said With lahi.p&4 it 1 never seen this girl before; In all probability I will never see her again. I am giving her this, hat because she wants It. I am Investing a sawbuck In personal gratification. Call It a whim if you like call It anything you please, but don't let the girl get way without the hat." He smiled and nodded, and sud denly seating himself on the divan near the door remained there, Idly tapping bis foot with his cane. The stout woman looked at the young man and at the bill In her hand. Then her gaze wandered to the younger woman, and the younger .Woman nodded very slightly. The milliner went to the door and sked the girl to come In. The girl came, wondering and a little re luctant. "My dear," said the milliner, "I bave a hat here I would like to have you try on.." She opened the inner door of the window quickly and brought forward the coveted hat. Try it on." The girl's face flushed and Bhe threw a . half frightened glance Around. "It la very becoming," said the milliner, as she settled the hat on the lrl's dark hair and adjusted the mir rors. "Do you like It?" The girl drew her breath sharply. u very beautiful," she said, ltn a little catch In her voice, "but -I can't afford It." "Ah, wait," said the milliner, with w dimpling smile. "This Is the day Before Easter, you know, and a cer ln person who must remain . un known has put It In my power to pre sent some worthy girl with a hat an paster gift, you know. Will you take we hat with you?" ' Tbe girl's face wore a troubled ex pression.' 8he looked from the mllll f to the young woman standing near. "It Is quite true," said the young woman. "The hat la yours." And In a moment the square white Do containing the precious treasure as in the girl's eager hand. Does it come from yout" she kea the young woman. No," the latter replied. I would like," said the girl slowly, tfc the one wno g8ve lt know '"at it makes me very happy. I I couldn't afford a hat this Easter we ave had sickness at home and this makes it seem so much more like a ,.rem-" Bbe clutched the box string "'7' Qood night," she hurriedly tni i.'n went awa M tearing she might be called back. Tbe young man slowly arose. f.11 thBt'" h "Qenulno 1 you know. Surprising, what ' ?ony w do. You must let mLV, you' matlam. tor the ad orable way ,a whlch you M e), regarded Easter In Just this light be in iurned t0 th ona wom- tadr 1 W'Dt t0 thank ou' to. 1 'ou W,U Pardoa pre amptton. Your word, were timely ana xhy carried weight." He paused abrnpty. The young 7thBK ? 'Wdlng him intently w?. Vemembered that hl t"8-u was thick and his mind was muddled. Jull red surged into his cheeks. Would be glad to know," th young woman said, "that your gift was backed by the right spirit." She was young. Not much more than a girl. Yet her voice was grave and earnest and her tone Impressive. He realized that she was talking to Urn as she might have talked to a little child. And he realized, too, that she knew why his tongue was stubborn and his mind misty. "I don't know about that," he mur mured, a little obscurely. "I haven't thought much along those lines. It isn'-t always necessary is it?" The young woman waved the ques tion aside. "If you gave the hat to the girl be cause you felt sorry to think -she couldn't have finery of that sort, and you wanted to bring a little sunshine Into her life, that was well and good." He shook his head. "I'm afraid that nothing of the kind happened," he said. "I guess I dropped that tenner merely for my own gratification." The glance from the clear gray eyeB seemed to soften a little. "Wouldn't you like to learn to be helpful In a better way?" There was something very at tractive In the question as the young woman put lt. "Why, yes," he answered. "But who will teach me?" She drew a card from her purse. "There Is to be a little gathering of helpful people at my home to-morrow evening," she said. "I would be glad to have you meet with them." He looked from the card to the young woman. "Thank you," he said. "I will be there." "At S o'clock." "Good night." "Good night." The milliner looked at tho young woman curiously. "Do you know him, MIs3 Ed wards?" "I know who he Is." "Yes," replied Laura. "And I hope you will accept the trust." He looked around. "If there Is anyone present," he slowly said, "who has reason to bo llovn that the work would be abused in tnv bands, It would be a kindness to me and to the cause to say so." Laura looked about her. "We do things In an Informal way, Mr. Merllng," she said, "but they are none the less binding. I ask approval of Mr. Allan Merllng's appointment as executive agent of this organiza tion." "Always subject to the advice and approval of Miss Edwards," said the newcomer. And the ayes were unanimous. Allan Merllng went at his new duties with a will. Perhaps his vim was strengthened by the fact that these duties had to be created. He had never worked with an object be fore. He found it a pleasant novelty. He rented a room in a downtown business block and hired a stenogra pher. And here Laura Edwards came for reports of the progress he was mak ing. At times this progress was slow, but lt was always perceptible. He petitioned the city council, he fol lowed up the building inspector, he complained to the board of health. The slum districts began tJ feel the effects of his efforts. When a build ing was once condemned Allan didn't rest until it was razed. In a little while several new brick and stone structures were taking the place of the decaying framo tenements. Allan had to face a fierce opposi tion. The landlords opposed him as a wrecker and robber. The politicians looked upon him as an intruder and meddler. He rather liked this oppo sition. It developed his fighting re sources. One day Laura Edwards passed an angry man on the stairway. She knew he was angry by his mutter ings and his heavy tread and his fiery face. "Did you Just have a caller?" she asked Allan. He laughed. "Yes. That was the great McCool." "The boss!" "Yes. He came here to have lt out with me. He warned me to keep off tiie grass. He even used threats." The girl's face suddenly grew pale. "You mustn't be rash," Bhe said. Then she hastily added. "The league can't spare such a valuable official." What Thomas B. Reed Said of Congress "There are many interests which are concerned to per petuate the rule of the few. The same may be said of all vested interests and vested wrongs. They are all enlisted on the side of repression. But the great immediate power which has for bo many years kept the control in the hands of the few is the combination or con cert of old members who, knowing the rules and being skilled in all the arts of killing bills without being caught, and of depriving the community of what it wants while ex hibiting zeal the other way, are enabled to govern the House and perpetuate their own rule." That, in a single paragraph by one who had the best means in the world for knowing, Is the whole situation. The milliner hesitated. "He wasn't quite right, was he, miss?" "I'm afraid he wasn't." The milliner nodded. "Oh, well," Bhe philosophically re marked, "be made that girl happy and he helped me, and he helped my girls and I gueBS that makes some amends for his weakness. And now about my Johnnie." In the library of the Edwards home the next evening a group of young men and women laughed and chatted. They-were there for a purpose, and they were called together by the young hostess. They were Interested in a humanitarian venture, a plan for the betterment of the homes of the poor for the abolishment of tene ments that were no longer fit for hab itation, and the replacement of these hovels with buildings of a modern type. It was Laura Edwards' scheme; It was Laura Edwards who Inspired her friends with an Interest In the work and called them together. Laura Edwards rapped for order and J us then a newcomer entered the room. It was the young man ot the Incident In the millinery shop. Laura advanced to meet him. "ThanK you for coming," she said, as she gave him her hand. She turned to her friends. "Let me pre sent Mr. Allan Merllng. I hope we can Interest him In our cause." They looked at the newcomer a little curiously. They knew his name, they had heard ot him as an Idler and a profligate. It seemed strange that Laura should Invite him to her home. No doubt It was bis money that she hoped to win over to the good cause. Then. Laura gave her listeners a little review ot the work accom plished. It wasn't much and there had been considerable opposition. "It U the dollar that blocks our hopes," she said. "The property owner, and the landlord, and tbe politician stand like lions In the way of progress. Tbe building Inspectors report and complain, and the property owner delays and litigates and tires us out. After all the many attempts to have the Crlmmlns hovels razed they still stand a disgrace to our city and to civilization. But we mustn't be weary In well doing. Something has been accomplished more will follow." She paused and looked around. The newcomer caught her eye. "May I ask." he Inquired, "If money Is needed? If so " But Laura quickly checked him. "No." she replied. "What we need la personal effort. The money can be used afterwards la building sani tary homes. We need an agent, a representative, a man who la afraid ot neither politicians nor landlords. We want a representative who can give his time to this splendid work, a man who will find bla reward large ly In the consciousness that he la do ing good to his fellowmen, and min istering to the pride that every man should feel In the city that la his home." She paused. "I have in view such a man," she said. Then she ab ruptly added, "It la Mr. Allan Merl lng." ; There was a brief alienee. It was broken by the young man, "Do you consider me qualified and fitt'1 tor this work?" be asked. "The great McCool Is a good deal of a bluffer," he said. "Besides, I fancy I have trimmed hia tangs." "How?" "There is a certain man who feels Indebted to me. I have helped him at times helped him when his need was urgent. He Is a weak creature with bad associates." He flushed a little at this In the light ot those gray eyes, remembering his own weakness. "In some way be has come Into possession of certain facts regarding the great McCool, facts which are not to that eminent politician's credit. I used a little of this material In my talk with him, and he straightway collapsed. In fact. I don't expect he will trouble us again." "Why, that's splendid!" Laura cried. "He was such a stumbling block." Allan, glowed at this praise. "And I have more good news for you," he said. "I am to have an in terview Thursday morning with the dreadful Crlmmlns. It is the first time he has consented to see me." "Be careful," said Laura. "He is called a revengeful man. May I come Thursday afternoon and hear the re sult ot the meeting?" "May you come?" echoed Allan. "I shall feel much hurt lt you fall to come." When Laura entered the office ot the League that Thursday afternoon, Allan was sitting at his desk with a bandage about his head. Bhe gave a little gasp. "Wh-what has happened?" she cried. He turned about with a quick smile. "Nothing serlou3," he answered. "Merely a bump with Mr. Crlmmlns' compliments." . "Tell me about it?" "There Is little to tell," Allan an swered. "After Mr. Crlmmlns pre sumed upon our brief acquaintance by handing me this souvenir, the dis cussion became absorbing. It ended In my favor. Mr. Crlmmlns seemed to accept his defeat with a poor grace. This obliged me to use an argument that I bad hoped to hold In reserve." ' "What was the argument?" "It was based upon my ability and willingness to hunt up Mr. Crlmmlns at any time and beat blm to a frazzle if he persisted In annoying us." Laura was a little horrified, and yet could not help smiling. "And what was the result of this heroic form of persuasion?" "The wreckers will begin to de molish the Crlmmlns tenement! next Monday morning." "Splendid!" crleJ the girl. Allan was a busy man whl.e the dreadful old buildings gave up their horde of lodgers. There were homes to be found, there were hungry mouth to be fed. And then one morning a man In a blue uniform came to tbe Edwards home. "I'm a sanitary officer, miss," be aid to Laura, "and I bring you a mes sage from Mr. Merllng. He has been taking care of a sick boy, miss, and we find It's smallpox, and they've both been sent to the hospital for con tagious diseases." He saw that Laura' face suddenly blanched. "Everything will be done for blm, miss, that can be done. He sent you bia kindest regarti and asked you to visit the office occasionally, lt con venient, miss. If you wish lt, miss, I will let you know how he Is faring from time to time.." Ho paused on the steps. "He Is a fine young man, miss, and has done a splendid work, and we all hope It will go light with him." He saw that Laura wag crying and said no more. ' The weeks that passed were anx ious ones tor others beside tbe girl. The story of Allan's labors, of the sacrifices he had made, was told throughout the busy city. All men spoke well of him and the pastors from their pulpits asked the Most High to look with favor upon this suffering servant of the people. 80 the weeks went by and then a letter came to Laura. Allan was no longer In the hospital. He was at a sanitarium where they were trying to build him up so that he could go away to Colorado or Arizona, the doctor wasn't sure which. "I am coming to see you before I go, although lt will hurt my pride," he wrote. "I'm not Ecarred up so much, but bony, painfully bony and unpleasant to look upon. Eut I want to see you, I want to tell you what you have done for me. I had a lot ot time to think it over there in the hospital. If lt hadn't been for you I would have gone on in the old profligate way. You saw (something in me that nobody else knew I pos sessed. I didn't know it myself. They tell me I've done a few worthy things, but lt Is to you the credit is due. In all things I have only been your agent." Three days later he followed the letter. Laura heard the carriage and ran to moot him, and drew him Into the library and put him in the big easy chair. He was Just a little overcome by these attentions, but tried to con ceal lt. "This Is fine," he said. "Everybody is so good to me. Such funny things happen. That carriage driver out there asked me if he might shake hands with me. And do you see this little bunch of flowers? A woman was waiting at the door of the sani tarium. Sho gave me that. She's the mother of that sick boy, you re member the one I helped. You are looking very well, Hiss Laura only a little pale." She didn't answer him. She couldn't quite control her voice. He was so woefully thin and pale, but the old smile was still there. "They are having such a time," he said, "finding the right sort of nurse to go with me. I'm quite fussy, you know, and need such a lot of care. Why, what's wrong?" She was looking down at him, and her eyes were filled with tears. "Don't," he whispered. "I shall be sorry I came. Can't you see how I'm trying .to brace up? Don't you realize how lt hurts me to go away from you?" She suddenly stooped and put her arms around him and kissed his scarred face. "Oh, my dear," she murmured, "you will take me with you and let me care for you always." Womun Around World Alone. When Mrs. Winifred Sercombe, of Minneapolis, Minn., reached her home Bhe had made a trip around the world unattended except by an occa sional boy guide In India. She start ed on her Journey about three years ago. She did not carry a revolver, and never was insulted In Asia, Africa or Europe by any man. Girl Bachelor. I Girl bachelors that go off camping ; are almost out of date, but the real ! bachelor has taken up this way of ; life more ardently than ever. As va I lets and men servants completo the ! menage, the hated petticoat does not flutter even In the service of the elect, and the bliss of a coatless dinner and even of a collorless luncheon Is freely Indulged In. New lork Tribune. rocket Money. Throughout the Koason a young woman in society makes a goodly sum for pocket money by taking photo graphs of the really idyllic scenery on her country place and disposing of them to the various mngazines for Illustrations. As she is gifted in the line of short-story writing, she con tributes stories as well, when the mood seizes her, and usually makes them fit with the picturesque bits she ends with them. She also makes the most ' charming calendars, getting great variety for each month, and ac cordingly sends to her publishers sev eral hundred, no two of which are alike. New York Tribune. The White Petticoat. The woman who has Indulged her fondness for silk in all forms has worn the silk petticoat In season and out. To-day, If she would be fashion able, her petticoats are of lingerie. These have returned to the highest favor. They will not be worn In city streets under dark coat suits, for they soil too easily, but they will be worn under everything else, and especially under evening gowns. j They are made of thin cotton and I muslin and handsomely trimmed with college woman herself, and she say the girl who Is graduated from a uni versity is the best fitted of all for the responsibilities of maternity and the family circle. New York PresB. try daily ran&e 1 1 Vrit I might dejpair.-W v&t TT""W, "vSoVff for my dolly ranee j V or no toy Writ I TIIE STRAY LAMB. Color on Handkerchiefs. Paris leads the colored' handker chief fad. The bright and gaudy ker. chief Is never a success except with outdoor sporting clothes or for small j children who delight In lt. j But the tender shades that Paris puts upon her lint of favorites for the season are reproduced in the dain- tiest spots of coloring mingled with i the embroidery on fine handker- chiefs. Tho color appears in the pe- j tal or lenf. surrounded by an emlirold- ! ered edge. A band of color nn the I edge la employed as another style ol ! decoration, with embroidery upon the color. Colors are woven Into some of the ; fine linens by the U8 of a tlned i thread forming tho crossbars. Ma- derlu eyelet work is the season's fa- vorite among the finest white hand- 1 kerchiefs. Boston Post. ! Good Taste. There are women whose dressing la renowned for Its exquisite harmony, in whose bouse you could not find an ornament out of keeping or a color that Jarred, yet who are devoid of good taste In the real sense. Good taste. In Its truest sense is an Innate sense of fitness. Possessed of It we need not fear proprieties being outraged, though social training may be slight. The woman who hnB really good taste never Jars. Instinctively she says the right thing and could not be guilty of thoughtless rudeness. Good taste never boasts, avoids flaunting, never parades superior ad vantages, is reticent even to a fault about happenings and honors in her life that others have not shared. Good taste frowns on lavish dis play, even when money is not an ob ject; it forbids personalities In pub lic places, loud talking or laughing at A little Innib vent utrnying Amimit tho liilln one ilnv, Le.iving it faithful shepherd, liccnuso it loved to stray; And while the un hnnc l'lriuhtly, It know no tlieuyht or fear, For flo'er Brouwf were blooming. And balmy wna the air. But niirht came nvnr oiiirtily, The hollow tireracn blew The sun oon ceaed fr.nn nhining, All dark and disin.il crew. The little lamb stood bWting, A well indeed it miRht, So far from home and shepherd, And on so dark a night! I!'it nlil the faithful shepherd !'"m mH.rMl the little thing, AiM onward wont to seek it. It home nuain to brine: He solicit on hill, in vallev. An I :dVl it In- its name He o.-ht. !,r r,..,.0d his (seeking, Llitil he foinid h.s lamb. Th?n to his ccn'le bosom The little l.imb he proved, ' And, ii he bore it homeward, ile fondly it catevl. The little lamb w.m h.n.j.r To lillll itself senile; Atid happy, too, the -In -pherd, i'uruu.te bin lamb he bore. And won't yon love the Shepherd, So (ientle and so kind, Who came from biiirhie-t elory His little lambs to find? To make them, oh, so happv, Itejoicimr in His love. Till every lamb be gathered Safe in His home above. Albert MidUiie, in Loudon Christian. 1 I- O CJ O o 3 f ' 0 o WORDS OP WISDOM. He's a wise motorist who knows his own machine. If you need exercise, It's not nec essary to buy an auto Just dodge. Motoring improves the lungs. You have to shout to make the chauffeur hear. Many a six-cylinder car is the sub stance of things owed, the odor of things not Seen. If odor, not speed, were the stan dard unit, many a small car would bo rated as at least 100 HP. It's hard to rise above trouble, when the trouble Is a balky car. Usually you have to crawl under lt. A motor car is something like a wife; you must own one to know whether or not you can manage one. When a motor boat breaks down one wishes for a motor car unless he's a mighty good swimmer. The acme of politeness, when your host's car breaks down, Is to persuade him you'd rather walk anyhow. There are degrees of hard luck, but thfc limit is to be run over by an auto while dodging sand ballast from an airship. It's said that running a car brings wrinkles to one's face, but dodging accomplishes. exactly the same result. The California man, named Leg gett, who bought his first auto the other day, declares he already knows what's In a name. No chauffeur need complain of tbe names be may be called In this coun try, In Germany be has become an "Oberhofwagonfuehrer." The automobile throws new light upon the old phrase: "Tbe quick and the dead." The quick are the ones smart enough to dodge. From "Mobile Mots," In the Bohemian. To Caramelize Sugar. Put sugar in a smooth granite saucepan or omelet pan, place over the hot part of the range and stir constantly until melted and the color of maple sugar. Care must be taken to prevent sugar from adhering to the sides of the pan or spoon. Philadelphia Ledger. lace when they are for house wear. The best model for the street or for everyday wear under light frocks has a deep ruffle finished with scalloped edge, heavy buttonholed. New York Times. Kegardlng Titles. "When you're In doubt about a I man's title," said General Jared A. 8m!th, U., 8.. A., than whom there is no better authority on the subject of military courtesy, "try hlra with a ! title higher than you think he Is entl-J tiea 10. it you overshoot tbe mark he will Invariably correct you, but no matter how often you miscall his rank by falling to extend to him the courtesy ot the title which is his own be will never fall to answer, thus off setting yo.r bad manners by his po liteness. "Remember that it's the height ot bad manners to call your medical frlenda 'Doc' or even 'Doctor,' unless you add tbe name to the title." Cleveland Leader. , Kept Lighthouse Fifty-one Years. Ida Lewis has spent fifty-one years ot service as keeper of the Lime Rock lighthouse in the southern end of Newport Harbor. Miss Lewis was on duty as keeper many years before Newport became a chief resort of the millionaire families of New York. Old Newport, with Its simple and In expensive ease, has declined and giv en way to the showy, extravagant Newport of to-day since Miss Lewis njst trimmed lamps to guide marin ers. She passed her halt century ot service without formality ot any kind, and It has been against her wish that the celebration this year has been planned. Miss Lewis ex pects to continue as lighthouse keep er for many more years. New York Press. Much a Lady. Have you ever thought how painful lt is to an unexpected visitor to bo entreated to overlook this, that and tbe other domestic shortcomings? "Please excuse the tablecloth. Es ther has Just upset the flowers so tiresome of her!- Pray, don't notice the dish John insists on having 'hot pot' served this way! Excuse the pudding, won't you? It's very plain, but the children do love these little currant dumplings!" If John's wife were "much of a lady" she would find an easier way out of her little embarrassments and recommend the currant dumplings with a simple enthusiasm that would make the unexpected guest feci that they were the Identical sweet which he would have repeated on his own dinner table. Indianapolis News. Disappointing Hoiihe. The owner ot a newly built home of stately dimensions complains bit terly ot the different way it looks as lt Is, as against Its appearance In the archltects's drawings. The propor tions ot the bouse are superb, but It requires 'Immense forest trees to give. Stockings of lisle with self-colored 1 . .! I I... .1.1. . . . V. J . . . I. ' ' ' . 1 e 1. U ' ' VA nnn....lln . U r. n.n... r. . 11 uiguiiy any time; lt puts the ban on being conspicuous. Good taste Is never argumentative, unduly aggressive or ruthless of oth. er's feelings. Sycophancy is as Im possible to lt as la the blatant democ racy that Is worked overtime. To needlessly wound, to patronize, even to be gushingly kind are impos sible to one who has an inner sense of propriety. There are people whose favors we scorn merely because a lack of delicacy In offering them hurts our Belf-respect. Good taste frowns on malicious scandal and hesitates to repeat even a witticism if it carries a personal sting. Nor does it smile on showy talk and a monopoly of conversation, New Haven Kegfster. Many long coats are seen In white serge. Net la to play a leading part this season. The latest agony Is tho tasscllcd silk stocking. One hairdresser dries her hair over a tissue paper roll. The newest skirts are mado with a ttv gathers at the top. Jet bracelets seemingly cannot bo too wide nor too heavy. For run-around frocks nothing Is more popular than serge. It is an unusual notion to combine very heavy trimming with sheer ma terial. So far no bustle, but the dress makers seem to be leading us along that road. Charming for women With fresh faces and fair skins are the new a me thyst bats. The unllned transparent coat is one of the most pronounced fads of the season. White grounds sprinkled with col ored dots are to be found among the ' new embroideries. Not What He Meant. The Liverpool Post tells of a Birk enhead church secretary who an nounced. In church on Sunday that a Shakespearean recital In character would be given. When he was In-! formed that the recital would not be "In character" he corrected himself by saying, "None of those Uklng part In Um recital will be dressed." Cimarron 1s tbe latest town to eon tract the slo-un bablt. The one cho sen 1s: "Simmer on, Cimarron."- Kansas City Star. Without them lt has the bald, bard look of a huge Institution, a suggestion which Is intensified by the red brick of which lt Is built and the rows ot sbutterless windows. The drawings included drooping elms and spreading oaks, which would take a century to grow, and the land at present provides only sparsely some straggling white beeches and dog wood. The owner will have to wait for years before bis place will resem ble the glorious picture as drawn by the generous minded architect. New York Tribune. . College Woman and th Family. Mrs. Balllnger, wife of the Secre tary of tbe Interior, Is a firm believer In higher learning for women. There are many women In Washington who oppose exhaustive college education tor Ibelr sex, and Mrs. Balllnger Is never happier than when trying to prove they are In error. She holds that the State owes aa big a debt to women at to men, and that It is only the part of simple Justice to throw all avenues of education open to Women, providing they past the requi site examinations. Mrs. Balllnger also vehemently denies that college women art sot as likely to marry aa their sisters ot lass accomplishment in aa educational sense. She Is a ; row, black velvet cravat clocks" are generally the most sat Isfactory for every day. Among the half precious stones so much in vogue there Is none more popular than the lapis lazuli. Bangles and beads and fringes of silk and leather were never so popu lar as at tbe present moment among the leathern girdles and shopping bags. Brocades In extremely large pat terns and gorgeously flowered designs will be de rlguer for the niatron. They come stiff enough to stand alone, and the price Is not weak kneed. While shoes colored to match the costume are rampant even to bold ness, all shades of brown and tan may be worn with mixtures or colored cos tumes; In fact, everything except black. Strings, usually not serving any practical purpose, but caught up and knotted in some graceful fashion, ap pear upon a number of the most pic turesque broad brimmed bata this season. Dutch necks are In evidence among the blouses. Just as they are among tbe gowns, and the stock that fastens at the back Is shown without even a suggestion ot a Jabot, or with a' nar- Forgiveness. The first prayer of every awakened soul is, "Forgive, O Lord, forgive!" and the answer of God Is. "Forgive. O man, forslve!" and In this answer He does not mock us. When He says, "Forgive, and you shall be for given," He only reveals the law of grace. The Kincdom of God is within you. Ho has planted it there. It lies in tlr! heart lilie a grain of mustard seed, lost In the dust of a sordid life. There is no magician In Heaven or on earth that can make it Bprins up all at once Into the greatest of herb.s. It must be watered, lt must be cultivated, and the culture must be diligent and patient. It is so of the Kingdom and it Is so of each of Its graces. Only the merciful can ob tain mercy; only the peacemakers can have the peace of God; only those) who love even the unthankful and the unworthy can be conscious of God's love; only those who forglva can be forgiven. 4 There is such a thing as Insuffi cient grace grace that falls short of salvation. It is only full grown grace that saves, and grace reaches Its ma turity only by cultivation. The grace of forgiveness can grow only by for giving, and only as lt grows can it bring forgiveness. "But, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? till seven times?" "I say not unto to thee, until seven times; but. until seventy times seven." Never cease to forgive until you no longer need to be for given; and then you will still forgive, for you will have become like Ood. The grace that forgives you is God's grace, and it Is as truly Divine in the heart of a sinner as lt is in God Him self, nut lt requires much grace, and grace matured by much forgiving, to take away sin. Nashville Christian Advocate. ,,. . - j . v A New, Complete nenrt. It Is nothing less than character, nothing less than a new, complete, heart, a fulfilled manhood, that Christ is trying to give us. Therefore, wo moy bo patient, and be sure that tho perfection of His gift cannot be all at onco. He who enters Into Christ enters Into a region of life and growth which stretches far away before him. He steps ncross tho threshold and hia feet are glad with the very touching of tho blessed soil. Chrl9t is so Ona that all which He Is ever to be to the soul Ho Is in some true sense already. But none tho less there Is much which He cannot be until the soul Is more, and so can take more of the life to live by. The world can give you blessings which will ho complete to you at once. It Is able and glad to set forth for you at the beginning of the feast the beBt wine ll has. But Christ will take you, if you let Him, into Hi3 calm, strong power, and lead you on to ever richer capacity and ever rich er blessing, till at last only at tho end of eternity shall your soul be sat isfied and be sure that lt has touched the height and depth ot His great grace, and say: "Now I know Thy goodness wholly." Oh, at the end of our eternity may those wordH bo ours! Phillips Brooks. What God Sends Is Always Good. Whatever falls from the skies Is. sooner or later, good for the land; whatever comes to us from God Is worth having, even though It be a rod. We cannot by nature like trouble any more than a mouse can fall in love with a cat, and yet Paul by grace came to "glory in tribula tion also." Losses and crosses are heavy to bear, but when our hearts are right with God, it is wonderful how easy the yoke becomes. Spur--eon. The Sovereign of Will. Christ Is sovereign of the will. To will to do a thing Is almost to do It. But we must have a sanctified will. God helps a man who helps himself. You can become mentally, spiritually and physically what you will to be. Rev. A. T. Osborn. Greed For Gain. It Is tbe greed for gain that la wrecking society. Money making is all right; but It should b made le gltlmately. Rev. J. Wesley Hill. ' Good Work of Rat Hab. An object lesson la rat extermlns tlon la provided by tba operation ot th Rat Club of Weatwell, near Ash ford, which sine Its formation baa been the means of destroying nearly 10,000 of ths pests. Last yar alon 4J0J wer accounted for, on member having a bag ot 1463 and another 1811. Prizes are given to those who kill th most, and. In this way the village Is slowly but surcljt being cleared of th rodent. Lou don Standard.
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