CONFUSION . OF TONGUES.
By MAROARF.T JOHKHON.
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Known to ui as scream o' tartar
i-ulti". explained reier, aside, pass-
kt tb Plate t0 bl COU8ln with a dry
Lmkle in tali eye. "Have one, Hll-
i? And some butter? It'i the best
latter.
I Hilda bad not lived for three
Lathi In the Parlln household with
L learning to know her "Alice" aa
(ell m they did. "Thank you," aha
fniwered, with a twinkling eye.
Too mild! Too mild!" deprecated
Lter, shaking his head with an air
if gentle rebuke. "Might . mean
task you, yes, or might mean thank
00, no. We generally say, 'Not on
oar life!' here, when we don't want
thing. A little deflntteness like
3t eaves many mistakes. May I
jer you some more of these prunes,
,unt Hilda? No? I always try to
-,!; as if I liked prunes myself,
hen there's company, but I often
,ih Mr. Burbank could see his way
;,jr to turning them Into say,
eaches. No reflection on Emily's
ousekeeplng, understand. Every
rij knows that housekeeping with
it prunes Is as bad as bricks with-
fct"-
"I suggested," said Rex to Letty,
Irther down the table Rex's air of
risk and spirited earnestness was
(most as irresistible as his brother's
and whimsical drawl "I sug-
sted that If we undertook a mission
I'.ool over there, they run out a
it from the railroad, to land us
'ht at the door. Good scheme,
pn't you think? It didn't seem to
Leal to them, though. Isolated?
h the contrary! In the few mln
j "s I was there I saw every sign of
fi most advanced civilization In
i. Jlng that of Horton's ice-cream,
1 13 last refinement of Yes, there's
i saloon just moving out of one of
; ie corner shops the teetologlcal
I oment for our enterprise, I should
Emily and the minister, austaln
B at the head of the table a tome
)at labored conversation on recent
Fcoverles In Crete, were both aware
th a difference of the sparkling
idercurrent which flowed beneath
e other's talk, bubbling up spon
ueously through Its real earnest
ss wherever and whenever occasion
lowed.
Emily caught Its play with the in
Itable response of her bright face,
ting with amused dismay the blunt,
comprehending gaze of the mlnls
i dark eyes. She glanced from
i robust and stocky figure
ength and vigor In every line of
as In the crisp growth of his black
ir, the set of his determined chin
i the ring of his resonant voice
her brother, Blight, fair, wiry, with
! alertness of the nervous temper
lent and the slender fingers of the
list, and her mouth twitched.
They had all taken up the subject
the proposed mission now, and she
I s free to apply her mind to the
)re Immediate and pressing prob
n of pillows and blankets. Would
ere be enough to go round, with
ca a family and on such a bitter
!ht?
During the long, although not serl
s Illness of Mrs. Parlln, her house
stained nobly In the hands of her
Hdren its reputation of being the
ist hospitable in the parish. It
is as much a matter of course that
t prospective new minister should
end. his Sunday there as that Aunt
len, losing the last train home on
turday, should appear Just before
PPer and ask for a corner for the
sht. There always was a corner at
6 Pftrlins', even for Aunt Helen
d her nerves; and the appearance
th her on this occasion of Cousin
ith. although a trifle more discon
rIng, did not In the least diminish
s warmth of her welcome.
A for beds Emily thought It out
pldly Hilda could have a cot with
r and Letty; that would leave Hil-
room for Cousin Ruth, and the
room for Aunt Helen. The
sister must have the boys' room,
1 one of them could go over to
Pearson's, and
'8omebody will hare to eleep on
oemoth," said Letty, stopping for
basty consultation with her slater
the hall after supper.
T& minister, coming out to get
methlng from his coat pocket, over-
f'u, sua Letty was so upset by the
fwilderment on hla face that aha hin
r OWn fnr a mnmont nf V .)..!.....
a, w ..... v . Ub.iuil
fnb oil Kmllv'. ahmiMar
"The confusion of tonarues!" ahe
poured. "He doesn't speak our
Muage. and I don't wnnw ha
J'Bks we're all crazy!"
"out- Mrs. Parlln smiled expec
ot'y at the family, who, the minis-
r hsTlnar ann nut hail irslho..,!
lout her couch, as was their wont
' meal-times.
reter answarait tha onaatlnn with
Jarful promntnesa.
'No
ense of humor," be declared.
...
r"'n to the window with his
fir" " his pockets. "Not a spark."
'"re was a murmur of assent
jn the others.
I had htm out fnr a walk harm-it
wntlnued Peter, the whimsical
.ln- about his mouth, "and
didn't. ... m .
. uu ior a ceni. tie asaea
,.'0' course what I thought
the problem of how to keep
-b man in me cnurcn, ana I
eted, with mv WAll.Vnnwn llcrht
1,.$'a.y,ul numr. that I thought
F 01 those earntntln .,(,.,... th.t
" you mBP,ii " ..
a - -aaa U fc W4JV1 IDUU JUU IU
L. r.p,et department, and then sud
L ppe,r ,n tn A0"', leaving
r1 with hn - ...
ban 'ibiuio means ot getting
i " aln, might be applied with
lUCI'All"
"Zl" they a gnouted ,t h,m
loolrari . . -
id D " jubi earnest, '
" peter. with .n i.i..j a
uea he didn't ..., .i.
N " IU1U lUUlf
blink . . ...
4i., m mechanical de-
"Pter!', .
Tfia .. ' "Uieo v mm
I. Ha .iu.'i ... ..4,
SOU',. . ' " ua:
. t v.'" " up!" "Uow C0U'J
"Well words to that effect. It
wasn't flippant," protested Peter,
looking affectionately at his mother,
"much less disrespect. Why would
I go for to be disrespectful to a min
ister, even If he Isn't any older than
I am and I a pillow of the church,
aa you well know? It was only my
way ot admitting the difficulty and
opening the subject. I said aa much
to dear old Doctor Bourne the other
day, and he took me Instantly. We
bad a heart-to-heart talk on the sub
ject afterward. But when a man Is
so hopelessly matter-of-fact"
"He thought you were In earnest
about the prunes at supper!" bub
bled Hilda. "But really, Peter,
there's a subtlety about the Parlin
humor yours particularly that It
takes a little time to acquire."
Peter looked at his cousin toler
antly. "You've been pretty quick at It,
Hilda," he observed. "I'll say that
for you. You'll be quite one of us
In another year. But as for Mr. Pren
tiss I know I should be In hot
water with him all the time. I put
It to you if I can work with a man
who doesn't know my speech? We
should"
"His preaching is quite all right
now," broke In Rex, with some
warmth. "I like to hear a. man give
it to you straight from the shoulder
like that. He touched on dishonesty
In politics last Sunday night, and I
tell you, the way he threw those ad
jectives at us, we could hear them
rattle on the gallery behind! He
has the force of five ordinary men, I
believe, when he lets it out."
"I like his eyes," said Letty, some
what Irrelevantly.
Peter's face had become pleasant
ly blank. His silence always meant
more than his words, and there was
a finality about his dropping ot the
subject now that would have been
discouraging to John Prentiss, had
he witnessed It and known his man.
"Pillows" of the church they were,
Indeed, the young Parllns. John
looked as cool as If turning oft peo
pie's water for them In the dead of
night was the most ordinary of at
tentions.
"May I come In?" he tsked. "I
couldn't help hearing Miss Letty, and
I thought I might be able to help. I
know something about"
"Ankles?" cried Letty, fervently
"Ankles." hi agreed, briefly. "If
Miss Parlln will let me look at
hers
ne looKoa, surrounded by a re
spectful group. An unmistakable
and consoling auhorlty was In his
eye, his touch, hlj vigorous and off
hand manner.
Nothing broken," he declared. "A
sprain only, and not a oad one.
What? Oh. when I went Into settle
ment work I found I had to know
something about such .things. I took
two courses evenings. You'll be all
right, Miss Parlln, with a llttlo rest,
and If I had something to malte
bandages of"
The girls flew to provide him.
They arranged that Emily Blio-.ild
finish the night on the dinlng-ronm
sofa, and sent Peter, subdued and
bedtent, to bring down pillows and
wraps. Stealing out Into the kitchen
when all was accomplished, and Hilda
and Ruth had gone bark to bed, he
found Letty mopping up the floor,
big-eyed with a wonder of which he
dimly suspected the caii3e.
"Where's the minister?" he asked.
"In the cellar," she replied. "Sh!
Don't shout like that! He cornered
me out here. Peter, and said, wasn't
it going to be bad for us over Sun
day, with such a family, and mother
sick, and no fire and no water, and
probably no chance of getting a
plumber, and hadn't he better fix the
pipe himself? And I asked him could
he plumb, and he said he could and
he's down tbere doing it now!"
Her look was Intense with the feel
ing she did not express.
"Great Scott!" said Peter. "The
minister plumb!"
He turned and marched past her
down the cellar stairs.
"Mr. Prentiss!" he said.
The minister, heaving a mighty
shovelful of coal, and preparing to
plant It cautiously upon the furnace
fire, turned an absorbed glance upon
his visitor.
"I'm being as quiet about this as I
can." he remarked, "but I've got to
brisk up this fire a little to melt my
lead. Lucky your last plumber left
his chunk where Miss Letty could
An Euemy oF Humanitg.
Ho who depresses wages, or makes the conditions or
labor harder and the hours longer, is an enrmy of humanity;
who, for selfish ends, robs little children, defiles and degrades
woman and debases mnn. Instead of love be sows hatred,
distrust and dishonesty. Instead of lightening loads and
relieving distress, he deepens misery and adds to the bur
dens of those who have already more than they can bear.
Prentiss knew this, and knew, too, find it. If you could lay your hands
that a whole group of other young on an old piece of canvas, now."
Deonle were influenced largely by the "Mr. Prentiss! You're not going
attitude of these same active and to" Peter stumbled and stopped.
sniritert vounz Parllns. How he had "Did you ever Hear ot 'wiping a
failed to strike the note of sympathy Joint?' " The minister's Bmile was
with them, sincerely as he longed to still absorbed and earnest. "That s
do so. he did not Quito know. rather technical, perhaps, but I m go-
Their home was delightful; they mg to wrap mis ieaa arouna tne
were delightful; Peter himself, with break in the pipe, If I can manage at
all his oddity, was delightful. They this distance."
bad been all that was courteous to iut, sir r eter s tone was sure
him? ha fnu-.id evidence on every with remonstrance "to-morrow
side of their Interest in what Inter-1 " s Sunday you ve got to preach"
ested him; and yet "I couldn't preach If I didn't live.
The young minister pondered over could I : demanded the minister,
the Question with bent brows as he with cool good humor. "And living
went to bed that night In "the boys' " well, making a ladle at this mo-
room, while In the curtained alcove ment. Will you hold the end of that
adjoining, Peter composed himself wire, Mr. i-ariin, u you aon t mma
grimly to doubtful rest on the huge being plumber's assistant for an
and clumsy old sofa, known lmme- hour?"
morlally In the family aa "Belre- reter opened his mouth once .more
moth." and shut It again without speaking.
Uneasy as wore Peter's slumberB, His Incredulous look fell before the
they were deeD. It was some time minister's unconcerned open gaze.
after his dreams had been disturbed So entirely, so Joyously competent
that he really woko to hear the tap- looked John Prentiss, his sturdy fig
ping at.his door. A voice followed, ure and determined face lit up by
cautious but desperate. "Peter! tne reu nreugnt, mat remonstrance
Quick! Iwaniyou!" (seemed suddenly uncalled for and
Ho sprang up and looked out, to acsura.
see Letty standing In the hall, her I "Plumber's assistant It is," said
face pallid above her little pink ! Peter, subsiding meekly.
wrapper. I Obedient to instructions, he sought
"It's Emily and the pipe In the out the needed tol n appliances.
laundry! She thinks It's broken j ?f lne,r 'ns"'0" auosututes, toot:
oh, not the pipe, Peter-her ankle! hla turn n' noldln8 the meltln? ladle.
It froze, you see. and then burst 1 Iarovised from a piece of stouc
Peter! the pipe! We heard it drip-1 w're " old saucepan, over the fire,
nm- a .n afrairt w'rt and pattered gingerly up and down
wake up mother or Aunt Helen or
the minister and Emily said she
could turn off the. water herself, and
she slipped on the cellar stairs and
turned her ankle, It isn't broken!
Anyway, it's Just pouring Into the
kitchen now"
"I see," said Peter, with prompt
the stairs with the melted lead.
"You took courses in plumbing
j evenings, I suppose, while you were
at the Bemlnary," he observed gently,
watching, with the admiring Letty,
' the deft "wiping" of tb.3 broken pipe
with the hot metal.
"No," said the minister. "No, I
though hazy reassurance. "Go down, I 'eoarned m Pl"nblng first That and
Letty. I'll be with you In a second." , "rnPt!te'lDB-1 mt pre"hy, ffc
In not much more, wildly but auf- ?! thou,f hiK?1
flclently clothed, he appeared among ,"d helpe1, a lot " " A little
h. oiiu i I nearer, please, Mr. Parlin. One
r r d I
What hoi" be cried, with nervous
but rallying cheerfulness. "Hilda
here, too? Come Emily first! An
kle. Is It? Let me see there was
something -wait!"
Dashing- Into the parlor, he rum
maged blindly among the table. "I'd
give something nrettv If Rex had
stayed at home Instead of me!" he'
more trip and we're through."
"You're a wonder!" said Peter,
They were In the cellar again. The
Job was finished, Letty had gone back
to bed. It remained only to test the
repairs and leave the fire right tor
the night.
The minister stooped to shut the
draft ot the furnace. HI face was
i grimy, ms cioiues were covered wun
,T"' "! dust and soot, hi bands black. Peter
case like this. I am Now what do iooked Bt them the capable hands
you do with a frosen ankleI mean ! wMch had boumI hli il8ter..
I ?7 k "Vie. ahoveled the coal and mended
pounced triumphantly upon a fat .h .hi..h .h,.M .mnh....
brown book which he vaguely remem. wlth'orator,cftl grac9 th9 morrow..
ucicu sK:tj,u uia luuiuvr UBS IU vm0r
encles, and opened It at random as
he dashed back. "Here you are,
Letty! Here's the very thing! TelVi
you Just what to do. Let' see. 'Beat
tha company In a circle around the
room, and take two' '.'
"Peter!" Letty' voice struggled
with hysterical laughter. "That
Isn't Itt That's 'One Hundred and
Dne Parlor Amusements'!"
Peter cast the book from him. "It
looks Just like that!" he said, bitter
ly. "Why It should want to go and
be something else I shall have to
call up a doctor. It It does rouse the
house. Tell Emily to hold on till 1
go aud turn the water off"
"I've turned it off."
Tb crisp, strong tc!p broke Iq
upon tnem without preiud. Tre
sermon and at hi own slender fing
er, seldom stained with anything
deeper than scholarly Ink.
He was looking singularly small
to himself In th lljnt ot the night'
experience. A minister who could
plumb as well as preach, whose mas
terful energy and resource were as
ready and effective with pipes and
ankle as with argument and exhor
tation "You're certainly a wonder!" said
Peter, and a tremor stirred hi whim,
leal, grave mouth.
"No," the minister shook off th
compliment In hi vlgorou. matter-of-fact
way a he shook the thick
black lock from his forehead, "no,
not at all. I've bad to go through a
lot of t'tngs to get where I wanted
to ne, that all. Mr neocle didn't
posed It bitterly, in fact, though lt'l
fair to say they're satisfied now. It
was make my own way or never get
there, and I was In dead earnest
about getting there, of course."
"Yes," assented Peter.
He was humorously aware that he
probably thought whatever this man
thought about It, and continued tc
feel smaller and smaller as he consid
ered the rather complacent pride he
had been accustomed to take In hti
own industry he to whom opportu
nity had come by natural Inheritance,
and who had only Just found the wit
to appreciate at Its true value an en
dowment of force and ability won by
concentrated purpose, by hardy and
Indomitable struggle, before which
his lightly clerical attitude stood
ashamed.
"If as diverting as 'Alice,'" he
assured himself, gravely. "If I keep
on like this I shall soon become en
tirely invisible, hook out you'll
break It!" he cried aloud. The faucet
was tight and the minister had caught
up his hammer and swung it with a
vigorous wrist.
"You hit so hard!" complained Pe
ter, wrinkling his brows.
The minister laughed and dropped
the hammer. "That's what conies of
being too dead earnest." he said,
working away with his hand.
Peter watched him.
"Pipe wiped, ankle mended, circu
lation started, confidence restored,"
he commented dryly. "I won't try
to express the feelings of this family
toward you and your dead earnest
ness, Mr. PrentisB, or say what might
have happened if I hadn't been sleep
ing on Behemoth I beg pardon!"
"You needn't!" retorted the minis
ter, quickly. "I've worked out Behe
moth, Mr. Parlln and some other
things, for myself." He looked up
at the other with a little flash In his
eyes, to meet a queer but responsive
flash In Peter's.
"I thought " began Peter lamely.
"You thought," the minister
caught him up with sturdy frankness,
"you thought I was rather slow, I
dare say, and so I am. Well, now, see
here I've gone at things with a
sledge hammer all my life had to.
I'm not sorry for all It's brought
about I can use every bit of knowl
edge I have about everything, from
pipes to pulpits but It naturally
hasn't left much time for well, for
the butterfly touches."
The smile that lighted up the
strong lines of his face had in it sud
denly something boyish and appeal
ing. Peter's face glowed. At the mo
ment he found no answer, and the
minister went on, unconsciously echo
ing Letty 's words:
"So I think there's been some con
fusion of tongues between us, Mr.
Parlln. I hope it's no deeper than
that. If I haven't always understood
your language "
"You don't have to," broke In Pe
ter, curtly but heartily. "I under
stand yours the sort of language
you've used to-night and It's a sort
I'd be proud to speak with any man!"
"Thank you." The minister stood
up, etill smiling. "I don't despair
even of the butterfly touches," he
said, "if you will let me come some
times and take my turn at sleeping on
Behemoth."
Again Peter's silence spoke louder
than any words, and in the new sym
pathy between them, John Prentiss
knew it and understood.
"Do we go way over to the new
mission on Bitch a night?" asked Mrs.
Parlin, a month later, as Rex entered
the room after dinner, with a fine
"booted-and-spurred-for-actlon" air.
"Vb do!" replied Rex, breezily,
answering for his brother and him
self. "When Mr. Prentiss says 'Go!'
we go, and when he says 'Come!' we
come, I can tell you that."
"I thought," began his mother,
with a teasing twinkle, "I thought
he hadn't any"
Peter looked at her with an ans
wering twinkle, dry but apprecia
tive. "He may not have any sense of hu
mor, but he knows how to keep the
young man in the church," ha said.
Youth's Companion.
Taper the Fingers.
Most women In trying to make
their fingers more tapering will stroke
them from the base to the tip. A
well known manicure has said that
ihe process should be reversed.
Clasp the tip of each finger be
tween the thumb and first finger of
opposite hand, and stroke firmly but
?ently backward from the tip as when
working on a glove. New York
Times.
Piazza Shoes.
Piazza shoes and walking shoes
are to be of two quite distinct va
rieties. Those In which pretty feet
are displayed on porches are much
more elaborate than and not half bo
substantial as those Intended .to tran
sport the same feminine trotters over
the earth. Whether a girl is to say,
"Jirst wait till I get my other shoes
on before I step off the piazza," or
whether she Is to keep the other pair
handy and make a lightning change
In public, has not yet been announced.
New York Globe.
Anna Hamurd's Will.
When Anna Barnard died in Paris,
she left a will containing this pro
vision: "Should my llfu become so
Intolerable that I be obliged to com
mit suicide, and in which case I shall
not have the right to a religious ser
vice, I beg my friend. Mme. Nevada
Palmer, Instead of slnslng at the
church, to sing with her daughter,
Mile. Mignon Palmer, at my house,
alther the 'Mors et Vita' of Gounard
or the 'Ave Maria' of Faure." She
left 5000 francs to the Boston Chil
dren's Aid Society in memory of Mrs.
Susan Livingston Barnard. Hartford
Courant.
Hull, Dnrk Color.
The faded, washed-out dyes con
tinue to be modish. In fact, nothing
else Is seen.
All the new frocks annear old from
a color point of view, and every wom
an looks alike as to figure. She Is
long and lanky, no hips, no shoulders,
about keeping up appearances; about
this and that Imaginary happening
that might not c6me to pass in a
thousand years. For the major part
of all the woes which come to us are
merely the outgrowth of our own
foolish fears.
Of course, we could tell the moth
er to look at the beautiful golden
sunshine, and let the clouds (that
might, or might not, come bye and
bye) alone to gather the flowers
blooming along the pathway Instead
of wandering out In the Jungle for
thistles. Maltby Davenport Babcock
says: "We should see the glorious
daybreak and be glad it Is so beau
tiful and not look forward to the
dark and stormy evening." And the
Giver of nil things has told us that
sufficient unto the day Is the evil
thereof."
But these commands probably have
to do with something else beside
everyday wonie3. At any rato, we
do not presume to ask the mothers
to Htop worrying. That would be
adding insult to injury. If they could
throw off this stupefying Influenri
they would do bo without a preach
ment from anyone.
But wo would suggest a remedy
a "counter-irrltiint," as the M. D.'s
say. When you are weai'lti? your
blue glasses and can not get them
off, go forthwith and do something
cheerful. In other words, turn the
much exploited treatment around and
let the physical being predominate
over the mental. For instance, toll a
humorous story. No matter it' It
does go terribly "aeainst the grain"
do It and keep a stiff upper lip until
It Is finished. First thing you know,
you'll be laughing heartily ot your
own ludicrous attempt at jollity a
"Bure-enough" laugh, and behold you
have accomplished your purpose. You
have cured, or at least alleviated,
your mental sickness by a physical
exertion, pure and simple. Or, If tho
story of joke tiieraputics Is not prac
ticable, take a walk in the open air;
stroll along through the scented
woods, and "list to Nature's teach-
IMfousehoId
A A ....Matters
Tomato Omrlcta.
Beat up the yolk of one egg and
mix with It one tablespoonful of fine
ly chopped tomato freed from skin,
and seeds; add seasoning of salt and
pepper. Beat up the white ot the egg
stiffly and mix in thoroughly, but
lightly. Melt one teaspoonfut ot but
ter in a small, smooth frying pan.
Pour in the mixture. Hold over a
clear, brisk Are for halt a minute till
a nice brown color on the under sidet
turn and brown on the other side.
Fold over and serve very hot. New
York Press.
Vegetable Curry.
Into a saucepan put one heaping
tablespoonful of butter and In this
place some slices of carrot. Turn
these about in the butter and add tur
nip cut In dice or slices, potatoes
sliced, also cue onion cut up. Season
with salt and add a little water.
When' the water reaches boiling
point add two teuspoonfuls of curry
powder and a tablespoonful ot flour
moistened with cold water.
Stir It again till It reaches boiling
point and allow it to simmer gently
till the vegetables arc perfectly ten
der. If green peas are In season they
may bo added, or cooked beans make
a nice addition, also cold boiled rice
may be added to the currv. New
York Press.
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lOnglisli Meat l'ie. If you should some day, instead of
getting a tender beefsteak, find yourself the possessor of a
tough piece of beef, do not despair. There are wonderful
possibilities in such meat when converted into a meat pie.
Cut It into small pieces and put It on t. boil, bones and all.
Three or four slices of salt pork parboiled with it is an im
provement. Put the meat on In time for It to get well
cooked. Make a crust, and line the sides of a pan or dish
with it. Select the best of the meat, excluding bones, skins
aud stringy pieces, and put a layer on tli.i bottom ot the
dish. On this put a layer of dumplings cut from the crust
dough. Now another layer of meat and more dumplings.
Pepper tho top, drop a few small pieces of butter and a little
flour over It. Half fill the pan with tho water In which the
meat was boiled, and put on a top crust. It should cook with
but moderate heat for almost an hour. London Farm
and Home.
Milk Soup.
Six potatoes, one white turnip, on
parsnip, two onions, stalk of celery,
one tablespoonful of butter, one ta.
blespoonful Hour, one teaspoonful su
gar, two cuyfuls milk, two quarts of
water, salt find pepper to taste.
Put the butter into a saucepan and
let it melt, but it must not get brown.
Put in tho cut vegetables, and stir
them until they are hot. Now put In
the sugar, pour on the water, and let
all boil for one and a half hours.
Dissolve the flour in a little cold
milk, add pepper and salt, and stir it
in. Let it boil for ten minutes to
cook the flour.
Boll the mill: separately, and add
it last of all. Taste If It Is salted
enough, and servo hot.
It Is a good plan to have dishes
properly seasoned before they are
sent to table. Tho first mouthful ol
anything new is enough to creatj
prejudice if it doej not exactly suit
the palate. New York Press.
and there must be absolutely no shape
to anything she wears. That Is grand
chic.
Fleshy women are caricatures. But
then thin ones are, too. The new
dyes seem to take better In home
spuns, serges, etc. The brighter dyes
are seen in cashmere de sole, satin
mervellleux, etc.
The latter stuffs are much prettier,
because more vivid, yet by tho side of
the rusty shades they appear abso
lutely loud.
There Is no doubt that an epoch of
dark or dull colors Is upon us, to re
main perhaps some years. It began
early In the autumn, when black and
black trimmings were nil the rage.
This spring it has been continued,
though In duller results.
There Is no lite whatever about the
dark tones, and the lighter ones are
faded aud hard, yet qulta attractive.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Ings." In a little while you will hear
the "weo small voice" whispering all
kinds of bright and gladsome things
in your heart. You will look up, and
behold the blue glasses have
changed to a beautiful rose-colored.
Or, if the case is a mighty desperate
one, bring thos? weary, lagging feet
to call upon a particularly jolly
friend, or go to so-.ne place of amuse- '
ment for a few hours. Any one of
these physical - lualings." if relig
iously follow.nl. will brliiR results,
and all your liule woes will "fold up
their tents lll;o tha Arabs and silently
Sceal away."
You know it was old Peter I'lndar
who said: I
"Care to our coCln adds a nail, no
doubt:
And every grin, so merry, draws one
out."
Indiana Farmer.
" Cliickcn With r.ice.
Cut one thoroughly roasting chick
en into piece.) of any desired size.
Place these ia th3 kettle, add on
pint of strained tomatoes, one heap
ing cupful of celery cut Into half
Inch pieces, one small onion, a few
sprigs of rarsley tied together, salt,
pepper, and one pint of hot water
Put this on tho stovo and when it
begins to boil add one-half cupful of
well washed rice. Let the whole boil
for one-half hour, then plac? it In a
llrele3s cooker and allow it to remain
there for at least four hours. Chick
en prepared lu this way may be served
directly from the cooker, only the
parsley s!nu!J be removed, but tha
dish is far more attractive aud seems
to taste bettor if pieces of chlrken
are .taken up with a skimmer, ar
ranged in a low baking dish, the rics
poured over all, and then placed un
der the broiling llama or in tho oven
for about fil'teo.i minutes just before
serving. Garnish with fresh parslej
and serve just a-i it comes from t!.
oven. New York World.
(HQ V S H OLD JgSa
WORDS OF WISDOM.
It doesn't make a man smaller to
have a shrinking disposition.
Why does the actor always fjel
that it is necessary to make a show
of himseir?
No man can Invent an excuse orlg
leal enough to be patented.
The man who can make a dollar
go furthest can't always make It
come quickest.
The trouble about looking up to
people is that it encourage them to
look down on us.
Don't kick. Even the butcher are
not all beefers.
The father of twins can't be
blamed If he bag a deuce ot a time
over them.
Many a fellow get a skate on who
was never In a rink in hi life.
The average clerk has bis hopes
raised more frequently than bis salary.
A clock ha mora sense than a
man. When it' all run down It stops
working. '
Riches take unto themselves wing.
A flier in the stock market often
proves it.
Don't drink beer in hot weather.
especially in dog day. It will make
you froth at the mouth.
It take a lot ot faith for a roan
to convince himself that hi wife be
lieves everything ba tells her.
The fellow who feels that the
world owe him a living stack ud
against a mighty poor paymaster.
Many a fellow gets all broken ud
over a girl, but some girl can break
a fellow quicker than other.
Some few people are so consti
tuted that even when they have
nothing to do they can do it grace
fully. From "Dyspeptic Philoso
phy," In the New York Times.
1 minuter, standing la the doorway, vast m to go into th ministry op.
Expensive Grafting Job.
A Chicago elevator man bad a
of lamb grafted on him. He must
be excused If Be grow a little chest y
over bis nfw acquisition. Few men
can afford to sacrifice a roast ot :amb
In tbat faiVon at twenty-two r-nti
a pound. Cleveland Tlatn Dealer
Girl You'd Hate to Trust.
She who Is sugary sweet until B!ie
thinks she Is alone. Far bettor 1)3
like an alligator pear with the rough
ness on the outside, than resemble
the tempting wild plum with bitter
ness within
Tho girl wno is careless to return ,
small loans. This habit may spring f
from heedlessness, but it bear water
ing. I
She who flatters you, whllo sho
never has a good word for anyone
else.
The girl who openly bcast3 of the
married men who are In love with
ber.
The girl who gushes over her love
for her parents, while she lets b?r I
overworked mother mend and latin-'
der for her, and spends more than her
father can afford. j
She who dresses lavishly on a small
Income. There is a distinction be-,
tween looking well on little and cut
ting a splurge on nothing a year. I
The girl who says she "dotes on '
children," but whose small brothers ,
and sisters shun her. I
SSe who is prinked out for show ,
views and a sight when caught una-
wares. The man who contemplates
matrimony should make It a point to
see hi Angelina off guard.
The girl who 1 horrified at calling
a spade by Its "right name," but
whose taste in literature is lurid. I
She who has great tales ot her j
prowesa aa a worker, but who never
sees any work to be done. The real I
worker ot the world rarely discus
what they do, and never need Jog for
it doing. New York Herald.
I
: HINTS Tj
Tho Foil ot Fretting.
"Taking the year together, dear,
There Isn't more night than dy."
Wa all, especially the mother of
the household, worry too much. We
see old Mr. (or shall I say Mrs ?)
Trouble away down the road, and
run with outstretched band to meet
him, oftentimes more than bait way.
We worry about the children
Johnny has such a cold; surely It will
develop into pneumonia. We're ao !
afraid tbat Ethel or Rob will not pa
the examination and be promoted.
Mildred' dresa Isn't mora than half
finished; we shall never have It reedy
for- her to wear to the party. We
voir) about th household xpena;
Short skirts ar tho rule for r.il
e::c3ptlug hjue, reception and even
ing dresses.
In adopting th sloevele.s coat it
should be remembered that extreme i
styles are taboo. j
All of the new outing hats, as well j
aa the finer straws, show a decided I
roll at the brim.
The scarf which matches the gown I
Is becoming one of the famaliar feat- I
urea for the light wrap.
Foulard facing for the smart re- '
vers sounds a new note in tailoring I
and dress combinations.
At the resort it Is noticeable that
almont all the best dressed people
wear bats In the evening.
The culrasi has developed Into a
lllp yoke,, which Is out In reaJy-to-wear
two and three piece suits.
The craze for the Creek filet bus 1
led girls to wearing even long bar
rettss across the top of their heads.
Bibs with quaint design done in
cress stitch make attractive and use
ful gift with the small boy or girl.
Rosettes of all kinds are the fash
ion this scajon, from the tiny allpper
ornament to the larger dress rosette.
The untrlmmed gown la very smart,
but th current of the fashionable'
dress seem to be moving away from
Some of the smartest clothes for
little girls are ot white pique and
rep, trimmed with band embroidered
bands.
Pari I making a great run on
blgh, voluminous neck rucblngs,
which are mostly white or the color
ot old lace.
A number of th wide brtirmed
hats have loose, floating strings that
tie on th shoulder or knot well be
low th bust.
Satin charmeusa remain the fav
orite fabric for ball and dinner gown,
nd, In tact, for evening gown of all
description.
The long coat without revers, with
out sleeves id with pcar-alapd
armholes, bits become quit a teatur
of the baoa. ' '
Put a bit of camphor away with
silver not in use; it will prevent tar
ntshlng. To k?cp woo Ion bread boards In
good condition scrub them with sanl
or salt instead of soap.
After greasing p.'.ns for 6r.nl! cakoj
dust with Hour thickly, shading out
all that is lo )s. TUI.i traa.tm.fut pre
vents clicking.
To revive flowers 6:it by pest,
pluugo the su-rr.s int ) hat water and
let them remain uutll the water ia
cold, then cut the endj of tho stems
afresh and put the flowers Into fresh
cold water.
Match marks on the kitchen wall
will disappear if rubbed first with the
cut surface of a lemon, then with a
clean cloth dipped In whiting. After
ward wash the surface with warm
water and soap, and then quickly
wipe with a clean cloth wrung out of
clear water.
It water has a slight taste or smell
It Is impure. Filtering Is then cot
quite enough. A small piece of alum
to each bucketful drawn will purify
water wonderfully and couduce to
health. Water should be all negative
without taste, smell, color or de
posit after standing.
There are so many little things In
one's work bag or basket that are apt
to get snarled together from much,
handling that It I well to have a
little case which Is a series ot tiny
pocket to bold tb tapes, mending
cotton, etc. Such a pocket U much
appreciated by travelers.
Make your own night light. It
you run short of night light try thla
plan: Take an ordinary max candla
and some finely powdered salt. Bura
the candle o aa to get it lev, and
then cover the top with a layer of
alt, leaving only th blackeued end
of th wick exposed. Light th can
dle, and It will burn slowly, giving a
taint, but steady light.
While maple augar tlU ha th
delicate spring flavor remember to
erv It at least one, a a kot yru
on plain vanilla Ice cream or over
crushed We. Th maple syrup should
be boiled until It spin a thin thread,
and then the dUh containing it ahould
b put in hot water to keep It at that
tag. If crushed Ice 1 uned serve It '
la deep soup piste with a llttl pitch.
er ot the syrup to eau diner, lot
.itbor case turn th hot syrup over
the cream or c and at it fioi- ie
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