CONFIEH.
Khouldrt thou bring to, me a joy of thin
And bid mo hold it m trust for thee
Secure B ueneaicwu am
Or priceless pearl from !
J would keep thy ti wt aa 11
e...M na a Benedictine ehrine.
a sacrament
?.!.. k Ifniv ('trail from Heaven aent.
Until thy joy would be mine would be
By the happy token that made it thine!
Should thou bring to me a grief to keep
That tirred thy breuat with it piteous
Knen,
T would bear it in my boaom deep
And never word of ita aadneaa tell;
I would hold thy trust a a warder, true,
And my heart would mourn thy bitter rue
Until thy grief Would be mine would be
mine
By the tragical token that made it thinel
ShouMst thou bring to me a love to hide
And bid me bind'it a thing apart
I would deem ita npirit defiled
And aeal it aafe in the cell of my heart,
More hallowed than holy offerings.
And royal above the jewels of kings;
Until thy love would be mine would be
minA
By the pricelee token that made it thinel
Stephen Henry Thayer, in The People's.
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The Heiress From England.
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tree rattled against the chimney.
With sudden resolution the man
spoke:
"I am His Excellency's secretary."
She turned and flashed on htm two
"Captain Pakenham," said His Ex
cellency, the Governor, turning
toward the hearth where a figure
stood like some superb young Mars,
"you are Into, sir; what do you mean
by such delay? I was obliged to send
a servant to search for you."
"I crave your Excellency's pardon,"
he answered. "I was playing bowls
with Miss Margaret, and so gave little
hoed to time."
The socretary at the Governor'
side thrust the goose quill hard Into
the Ink horn, and a blot fell on bis
paper.
His Excellency had come to this,
his favorite country house, with a
retinue of guests and servants, to
celebrate not the New Year, but an
event at once uncommon and Interest
ing a double marriage.
Pakenham," said the Governor,
you hoar the preparations for your
wedding on the morrow. I marvel
that you should waste time at bowls
with my nloce, Margaret, or forget
for a moment the Importance of the
occasion, when the lady who has come
from England to marry you Is already
approaching the bouse. Let me re
mind you, sir, that your father has
sent Miss Keppel to mend with her
wealth the wasted fortunes of your
family, as well as to make you happy
by the gift of her youth and beauty.
"Now, If you would save your repu
tation as a lover and a gentleman,
mount and make such speed as you
can to meet Miss Keppel's coach."
"I make haste to obey your com
mands," said Pakenham, and he
bowed and went jauntily out of the
council chamber.
But the moment Its door closed
upon htm his countenance changed.
With a groan he started to desceud
the staircase, and In Its first turn
found himself face to face with a slen
der, brunette girl, who was just com
ing up.
He bent hia fair, tall head, and
kissed her on the lips; then tore down
the stair, his sword clattering against
the stout oak as he went.
Meanwhile In the council chamber
the Governor was talking to his sec
retary. "It Is well for the boy to go with
you to the altar to-morrow," Bald the
Governor. "Soeing you so happy In
the love of Margaret, he may pause
to reflect upon his own folly, and,
haply, awake to some sense of grati
tude and duty. I am fond of Paken
ham, and desire his welfare. He has
been a great favorite, too, with Mar
garet." "Yes." assented the secretary.
Ills Excellency withdrew. , A light
tap sounded on tho door, and Mar
garet Wlnslow, the niece of the Gov
ernor, stepped into the room.
As she advanced to meet her lover
(he Involuntarily cast down her eyes.
He tried to take her hand, but she
broke from him, and ran to a window
that commanded a view of the high
way. "Let us watch for Miss Keppel's
coach, Jasper. I have a secret to tell
you, and oh, I am sore afraid my
heart ii beating fast."
"Eh? Afraid? Of what, pray of
whom?" -
"Of you and my uncle. Do you
think the English girl can be far
away? It is hard for me to make my
confession It will be harder for you
to hear It!"
"Margaret, what Jest Is this? Your
face Is like chalk you tremble!"
"And well I may! Look! the is at
hand! I see the outriders the
heads of the horses, yonder In the
curve of the road, where the tall cedar
tands. Oh, I must tell you now, or
our lives will be forever wrecked! It
m Pakenham whom I love, Jasper
not you and alas! he loves me. If
he marries the English heiress to
morrow, and If I am forced to wed
you. my heart win break."
The blow was cruet. Never till that
moment bad he doubted her faith.
ine coach turned la at the gate.
The bleak winter ntfrfit won
Ing on the marshes.
Over the barren waste a man came,
tunning like a fox. looking behind
him now and then as he fled. Far
away lu the distance twinkled a light,
instinctively he Bet his face toward
It shone from a low black house
on the edge of the marsh.
He rapped on the door and a hand
ome young woman opened to him.
"Madam," he said, "may I ask a
place by your fire and a morsel of
His voice and bearing betokened a
man of breeding. She drew back that
he might enter.
"The fire is free to 11 wayfarers,"
he said, "and as for supper here Is
glad!"""0 lr me I give it to you
She motioned toward a table spread
Kh coarse bread and a mesa of pot-
l",UDU,Ud' " H was
watching her closely, and a she
moved to take a pewter pute from
the dresser, he saw a hem of stiff,
costly silk under the homeapun cloak
nat was throwa about her shoulders
--also suin of miry travel that
mind trnM ausplcloa In hit
" ta ldent that you art not the
owner of this house?"
fm'fc ok her hel ta,r
xui head, with hair like the silk of
torn. , i
"Flaherfolk live here. They are
eoMnt now on an errand for .
. It wln1 Cleched around tb
Mvinj the bougha ct tht aerobian)
wide blue eyes.
"Ahl the man who will wed the
Governor's nleco to-morrow?"
"Pardon the man who will wed
the Governor's nleco never! Miss
Wlnslow has thrown me over for a
happier lover. Two marriages were
arranged for the Governor's house on
New Year's morning neither w ill be
celebrated."
She looked gravely perplexed.
"I am also a wanderer to-night,"
she said, sadly, "and, worse yet, I
am a stranger in a strange, inhospita
ble land."
"Then," replied the secretary,
"there is but one name ty which I
can call you. You are you must
be the English maid. Miss Keppel?
Though when I left the Governor's
dwelling I supposed that lady to bo
safely housed there. To encounter
her miles away, in a fisherman's but,
and at this hour, seems strange be
yond belief."
"I am lost on the marshes, sir," she
said, with quiet dignity.
"And why did you leave the Gov-
"What! have you rtme'd to com
back, sirrah?" he cried, and fumbled
for hia gold snuffbox.
"Yes. answered the secretary, "to
! take my punishment."
"Punishment for what?" ?
"The Blaying of Pakenham, In your
Excellency's garden."'
"Humph!" said tho Governor, "and
who la this with you? Ah, the Eng
lish maid! A pretty kettle of fish we
have In the house! Well, sir, Pak
enham is not dead. Your, sword
missed his heart by an inch or two
he will recover."
The secretary had expected other
tidings. He threw up bis head and
breathed freely again.
"Ye3, yes," said the Governor, "he
will survive your thrust, fast enough,
for his new-made wife In now nursing
him a clergyman wedded him to
Margaret several hours ago. She
thought him dying at the time and
would not be gainsaid. As for you,
secretary, since Margaret is tho fire
brand that has" lighted the tow, I can
not punish you as I ought the scan
dal would be too great. Therefore,
you take care not to talk of this New
Year's Eve, and you will Immediately
depart from this place and remain In
er.ile until Pakenham recovers and 1
can pack him and his wife oft to Eng
land." "And what will you do with Mis
Keppel?" queried the secretary. "To
gether we havo made a Btrange Joui
ney to-night, and I would know youf
plans for her future."
"She shall remain with me till some
suitor more worthy than Pakenhan
asks her in marriage."
The secretary raised Miss Keppel'
hand to his lips.
"Will you wait for rne till I re
turn?" "I will wait," and the tear3 shnne
In her eye3. Richmond Times-Dispatch.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Weak the conflict of one hand.
Euripides.
Do not put off under falae pretexts.
Homer.
Nothing can bo great which Is not
right. Dr. Johnson.
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T.iia Is what she had on Monday:
Breakfast Spanish mackerel
English muffins
Brazilian coffee
Luncheon French chops
Hungarian stew
Swiss cheese
Japanese tea '.
Belgian hare
' Spanish beans
' Irish potatoes
Vienna rolls
French pastry
Afi:i ihratre Welsh rarebit
German nicklea M. Q- Jones.
Munich beer
And thj is
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ernor? But I see! Pakenham con
fessed the truth to you even as Miss
Wlnslow did to me."
"Not so; I needed no confession,"
she answered, bitterly. "At the har
bor he failed to meet me. I was left
to mako tho journey alone, almost to
the Governor's gate.
"No. I sent my maid to demand
speech with Pakenhan. He could not
be found he had vanished. I waited
for no words with the Governor.
While he and his household fancied
me to be resting from my journey I
put on this cloak, took my purse and
Jewels, and stole with my maid from
the house. We thought to make our
way to the harbor and there seek a
ship ready for sea, but In the dark
ness we missed the road, and found
ourselves astray in the marshes. My
maid was overcome with fright, and
wept and wailed so much that I per
mitted her to turn back; but I myself
continued on alone."
"Alone! " echoed the secretary, with
a vivid remembrance of the marsh by
night, "you have a brave heart."
"Suddenly the socretary arose and
pushed back his chair.
"Miss Keppel," he said, "I omitted
(o tell you one trifling Incident In my
own story--I have killed Captain
Pakenham!"
She sat as if turning to stone.
"You said a moment ago that when
Kind words are the music o! the
world. F. W. Faber.
Wisdom, like flcwers, requires cul
tivation. Hosea Ballou.
Men prize a thing ungained more
than It is. Shakespeare.
The pure in heart are slow to credit
calumnies. Jane Porter.
In this world a man must be either
hammer or anvil. Longfellow.
The man who would climb the lad
der of fame mustn't linger tco Ions
on each round of applause. Puck.
Education is the only Interest wor
thy the deep, controlling anxiety of
the thoughtful man. Wendell Phil
Hps. If there is a man who has no right
to land, then my right to land, your
right and the rlg'at of every nan is
unlawful. Emerson.
"Patience," caid Undo Eben. "is
sumpin' dat everybody keeps losln"
because he thinks nobody else has
it." Washington Star.
' Give Joyous greeting to every morn.
Ing have you counted the mornings
coming to you that you can afford to
get up with a grouch? Florida
Times-Union.
Blessed are they who with pure
hearts and clean hands can go up into
the mountain of the Lord and sur
vey and enjoy the wonders of His
you sent for him at the Governor's) creation. Christian Herald.
house he could not be , found. Doubt- Tfae fundamental dBCeptlon ,tai ,a
ess he was lying under the trees at fc coarg9 4 momUrous assertion
the toot of the garden with my sword fc
T , .7 TL V , . """""V mankind, may be somebody's private
ately after the arrival of your coach.' ' ' ,. t. ' ,,s
as slavery. Newman.
When Socratea was asked to what
country he belonged by virtue of his
birth, he said that he was a citizen of
Miss Keppel, you need wander no
further. I have rid you of that for
tune hunter that blind mole, who
could prefor Margaret Wlnslow to
rout "
Ha walked toward the door. She tne whole world; he considered him.
seir a reeiaeni ana citizen or. ine en
tire universe. Cicero.
started to her feet and took a step
after him.
"Oh, sir, what would you do
where would you go?"
"Back to the Governor to surren
der myself and take my punishment
like a man."
She tried to bar his way with' im
ploring bands.
"Oh, sir, stay! Continue your
flight! No one shall know that you
have been here that I have seen
you. Do not surrender yourself.
Colonial Judges have little mercjf
they will demand a life for a life.
Pray, pray, listen to me!"
He looked at her with a smile.
. "You pity me that la aweet. But
X will not fly further."
Argument seemed to fall her. Her
hands fell at her aide.
"Then, if you go back, I will go
with you that U, If you will accept
my poor company. I will plead your
causa with the Governor. After all
that has happened, ha owe ma some
consideration. Maybe we can reach
the town before the Old Year dies."
"Come, then," aald the secretary,
"and Ood bless you for a brave and
genernni maid!"
HI Excellency waa walking bis
council chamber in great disturbance
of mind. The houae was atill all
aounda of festivity had long since died
in it.
Steps sounded in the corridor, and
aa the maid opened the door, His Ex
cellency taw on the threshold two dis
heveled, anow-covered figures. Ilka
ptotert bio nn out of darkness.
Waate of Oak Trees.
There is no more striking example
on the Pacific Coast of the ruthless
destruction of timber than that which,
follows the gathering of oak tanbark.
In the counties of Humboldt and
Mendocino in California the Industry
of securing onk tanbark has attained
considerable proportions. Oak trees
eighteen Inches to three and a halt
feet In diameter, up to forty feet to
the limbs, are not uncommon. To
secure this bark the trees are felled
and tho bark Is stripped. The timber
ia left untouched on the ground to
rot. Until railroad transportation
can be furnished thia waste will prob
ably continue. Tbe bark in many in
stance is secured from individual
claims, taken up by homesteaders,
the timber growth being practically
all oak, which is sacrificed in order to
eke out a precarious livelihood. From
400 to tOO cord of bark can be ob
tained from a claim. Thousands of
feet of good oak timber are sacrificed
each year to the bark gatherer. Tha
Tlmberman.
Their Purpose.
"Mirrors," says tbe thoughtful
man, "were given to woman ao that
she may. see herself aa other
her."
"Hardly," comments the man with
the faded whisker. "They wera giv
en to ber ao she may make herielf
aee herself aa she wanti othera to a
her." CWcago Poat,
Mlfef1 woman's!
REALM S
MJ III w V As f .r.k'M
Author Lays Down Pen.
"Helen Mather," who In private
life Is Mrs. Reeves, and who Is known
over the English-speaking world as
the author of the novel of country
life, "Comin" Thro' the Rye," has de
cided definitely to lay down her pen.
She has refused all offers by publish
ers, and Intends to devote herself in
the future to a home for poor boys,
which she has built as a memorial to
her son, who died a short time ago.
Mrs. Reeves enjoys a strange distinc
tion in being the only woman who
ever has written a realistic racing
novel. In "Tally Ho" she caught the
spirit of the race track, and showed
an intimate knowledge of all the fine
points of the sport. Mrs. Reeves al
ways has been a horse lover, and
once was one of the best whips, and
also rider to hounds, in England.
New York Press.
Meddling
Don't meddle. This Injunction de
serves to be written In glowing let
ters and blazoned from the housetops.
For in every community is found a
meddling female who Is responsible
for two-thirds of the misunderstand
ings that make life so burdensome.
The broken friendship that no
amount of bridging over can entirely
cement again and the domestic trage
dies that bring so much misery and
remorse in their wake are her doing.
And, after all. what is the reward
of the meddler? Satisfaction, per
haps, for a season, but It is short
one of them is late, do not wait for
more than ten minutes. At the ex
piration of that time the meal should
be served. This is only fair to your
punctual guests, who deserve to have
a good dinner, and not one that ha
been spoiled by standing. In order to
get their guests together at JiiBt the
right time some hostesses resort to
the subterfuRo of naming a dinner
hour half an hour earlier than they
mean to have the meal served. This
gets the tardy ones there on time, but
la not quite fulr to the punctual ones,
who are kept waiting. That old
adage, "Punctuality Is the courtesy of
kings," should he observed by every
one. New York Telegram.
Trade Developed by a Woman.
There may be a thousand and one
ways of going Into business for one'a
self, but Mrs. Augusta Matzner, of
Now York City, seems to have found
the one thousand and second. It was
while she was on a trip to Europe a
number of years ago that a merchant
with whom ahe was talking at a re
ception remarked casually that he
wondered whether there was any
market in America for old rubbers
and overshoes. Mrs. Matzner thought
this request strange, and on Inquiring
found that many tons of worn out
rubber footgear were being thrown
away or used for small profit In Eu
rope. When she returned to America,
Mrs. Matzner had something more
valuable than Parisian frocks. It
Household Affairs
Krotrli Stew.
A Scotch stew makes a tasty and
nourishing meat, dish of moderate
cost. Procure the neck of two lambs,
cut them Into pieces nnd roll In flour
that ha been well salted and pep
pered. Cook a finely minced onion
in two tablespoonfuls of drippings
until It is a golden brown and then
put In the meat pieces and fry until
they are well browned. Add the
contents of a quart can. of tomatoes
which have been strained and when
they are heated through a bit of bay
leaf and a teaspoonful of kitchen bou
quet. Cover the pot and simmer until
.the bones will drop out of the meat.
Remove the meat, take out the bones
and cook until very tender. Sarve
in a border of rice. The kitchen bou
quet and bay leaf may ba omitted.
New Yorlc Sun.
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Drawn-Hutter Simce. Tho drawn-butter sauce ordinarily
served with boiled or baked fish is often imperfectly pre
pared. Melt three tablespoonfuls of butter, add three
tablespoonfuls of flour mixed with one-half teaspoonful of
salt and one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper, and stir until
woll blended, then pour on gradually, while stirring and
beating constantly, one and one-half cupfula of freshly
boiled water. Let boil five minutes, and add two and one
half tablespoonfuls of butter, bit by bit. Add two hard
boiled eggs cut in one-fourth Inch slices to a drawn-butter
sauce and the result Is 'an egg sauce. Another delicious
egg sauce is made by adding the yolks of two eggs slightly
beaten to a drawn-butter sauce. One and one-half tea
spoonfuls of lemon Juice are an acceptable addition. It a
drawn-butter sauce is to be served with boiled mutton,
add one-half cupful of capers drained from their liquor.
lived. Sooner or later the price of
her Interference Is exacted, and she
becomes the target for both of the in
jured parties and wakens too late to
the tantalizing realization that in try
ing to gain the confidence of one she
has won for herself the contempt of
both.
Don't complain. That Is, perhaps,
the least attractive of all the don'ts,
for, being so easy to acquire, the com
plaining habit has a largo following.
The explanation lies in the fact that
it is vastly more human, with most of
us, at least, to recognize imperfections
than virtues.
The chronic complalner travels a
hard road and pays heavy toll in the
way of lost opportunities and pleas
ures that pass by blm while he plods
along searching for the rough places
and pointing out the flaws.
That the majority of the great
army of complalner are of the fem
inine gender only makes it the more
deplorable. Lovely woman was sure
ly created for some other mission
than that of enveloping herself and
those that have the right to look to
her for cheer and encouragement In
the cloud of discontent which the
complaining habit begets.
No; don't complain. It really
doesn't help matters.
Accept your lot with the grace that
Is born of that faith which teaches
that there ia some good In every
thing, and that no situation Is so bad
that it cannot be alleviated. New
Haven Register.
Call Not Prolonged.
When paying calls to one's friends,
whether formally or informally, do
not utterly disregard the hour for
meals, tor It 1 not good form to
linger until the lunch or the dinner
hour, when you have not been Invited
for the meal. It you do you are likely
to place your friend in an awkward
position. Either Bhe must ask you
to remain because she feels it necea
sary, or she has the meal delayed,
waiting for you to .take your de
parture.
Do not put yourself In tbe position
of allowing either of these alterna
tive to occur, for no housekeeper
likes the routine interfered with, and
unexpected guest are not apt to be
popular, for in all well regulated
household the table 1 as conven
tionally laid for luncheon a for din
ner, and to rearrange it at the last
moment necessitate considerable
change and ' special orders to the
kitchen. All of which many house
keepers dislike, and therefore do not
ioel obliged to invite callers at tho
last moment.
It you are really wanted, you will
be asked during the early part 'of
your call, for the hoatesa who wants
you will Insist that you take off your
hat and stay for a long visit. It she
does not ask you in this spontaneous
way, do not embarrass her by remain
ing until tho moment tbe meal is an
nounced. No well mannered hostes allows
her maid to announce a meal while a
caller la preseut, and if tu visitor I
tboughtlesa the lunch or dinner I
often delayed until it 1 almost
spoiled, for cooked food should be
aten as soon as they are done. This
waiting is a trial to the housekeeper
and a cause ot irritation to her hus
band, if ah has one, and the visitor
responsible for such a tat is never
popular In that family.
When you ask meats to t meal. If
was something on which the custom
Inspectors could not assess duty, for
It was an Idea. She made a round ot
the New York rubber redeemers and
manufacturers and learned that old
rubber was In demand all the time.
She cabled the European merchant
with whom she had first talked to
send her all the old rubbers ho could
get. She sold the shipment at a good
profit. For two years she did busi
ness in this way, depositing her pro
fits always In the same bank. Finally
she found that she could get the
trade ot a number of tho largest Eu
ropean firms, and for this she needed
much more capital than she pos
sessed. She went to tbe president of
tho bank with which she had done
business and asked for a large loan.
If the president had been at all skep
tical as to ber ability, the explanation
she gave him of the future of the old
rubber trade convinced him and she
got. the loan. To-day she receives old
rubber from Europe in thousand-ton
lots, and Is one of the largest ' indi
vidual factors In the rubber redeem
ing trade. From "Women as Busi
ness Builders," by E. W. Gearing, in
The Bookkeeper.
Macaroon Mousse.
The favorite dessert of a young
French bride was a mousse made of
macaroons and whipped cream.
A quart of thick double cream is
whipped in a churn until thick. It is
then sweetened with half a cupful of
confectioner's sugar.
A half-pound of maearaons are
soaked until soft In syrup and put in
alternate layers with the cream Into
a melon or square ice cream mould.
The top and bottom layer Is of the
cream.
Seal the joint of the mould after
the lid t fastened on with a cloth
dipped In melted butter, and pack in
salt and ice for several hours.
Servo with candled cherries dotted
over tho top. If liked, more whipped
cream can bo piled around the
uioucse. New Haven Register.
Str.ffcd Cabbage
To stii.7 cabbage, select a compact
head that Is not too large, wash it
thoroughly, cover with boiling water
and let it stand until the leaves are
softened entirely through the head.
Then pull the loaves apart (do not
loosen thorn) until the cabbage looks
like a great green rose. Meanwhile
make a mixture of a cupful of minced
cold tongue and ham, a cupful of
boilad rice, a little onion juke, salt
and pepper. Moisten with a taMe
aponnful of melted butter and put a
little of tho dressing In the centre of
the cabbage. Fold tho lcavos over
this and put a layer of the dressing
around the next foliation. Again fold
the leaves over It and continue until
every layor of leaves has a layer of
dresslns. Then wrap the cabbage
securely In cheesecloth and boil for
at least an hour In saltei water.
When it is tender, remove from the
cloth, drain thoroughly, put into a hot
dish nnd cover with white sauce. It
may be sprinkled with minced green
and red pepper. New York Sun.
LIMITED KNOWLEDGE.
He doesn't know that Homer ever anng a
thrilling aong.
He doenn't know who won at Waterloo:
He doesn't know that Caesar every ewayea
a cheering throng,
Or wiint it waa that Guy Fawkea tried
to do;
But he c an tell you quickly, if you have the
wish to know.
Who have led the Leagues in batting for
a dozen years or ao.
lie doesn't know an adverb from a pro
noun or a noun,
He mixea up hia tenses when he apeak:
He doesn't know wan Lyron waa, or that
he won renown.
But he can give you quickly and without a
moment's thought
All the detail of the battles that old John
L. ever fought.
He couldn't name a dozen of thia country's
President,
He doesn't know who lost at Hunker
Hill;
Once he saw displayed a copy of "Poor
Richard" for ten cents,
And lie nought it, but regret ia with,
him still,
"For," he says, "I looked all through it,
nnd dere'a nutin' dere at all
Like dire is in dis here guide-book wit' its
rcjorda of bnseball."
C'luingo Reccrd-ITcrald.
Long sashes are worn with coat
suit.
Neckpiece are very wide and muffs
are huge.
Rat-tall braid seems to be sup
planting soutache.
This season probably will see but
few hats in felt.
Tbe jet button craze already shows
signs of waning.
Paris la offering all sorts of hats ex
cept small one.
Many double veils of contrasting
color are offered.
Brown, In tbe kahki and leather
order, are promised for out-of-door
wear.
Sleeves in little girls' dresses are
fuiler, long, and have often one or
two puffs.
Dog collars In velvet are being em
broidered In tiny buds and flowers In
natural colors.
The general tendency Is away from
vivid coloring, and few luatrou sur
faces are seen.
A travel hat likely to become pop
ular la a felt, turned up all the way
around In back.
The craze for shawls has brought
with it renewed and welcome d rap
In ga on dresses.
Smart tailored suits are being made
of the new diagonals, which are very
rich in coloring.
The use of panne is a millinery fea
ture, especially for the purpose of
fashioning turbans.
The Hutch and Eton collars ar
prom lieu a renewed popularity
through tht, winter aeason.
Superb ambroldery trimming
schemes in color show touches of 1st
introduced into the designs.
Many ot thv old oolora bav reap
peared, but with a new face, an Inde-
serlbabls bloom or aaaen tint. Such
effects are sea btt U the rich Bilk
and velvet.
Scissor in Kitchen.
Not "a" slnglo scissors In the
kitchen, but several; for the kero
sene scissors intended for wicks and
rough usage generally Is sacred to
some shod or closet to which Is ban
ished the kerosene can.
There is the pineapple snipper,
which may be used, because of its
unusual Bhape, only for cutting out
pineapple eyes.
There is the grape scissors a valu
able pair, indeed, for autumn, which
Is grapo time, end all through the
winter, because grape season stretches
out over a long long period. The
grape scissors, unless it be too dainty
and silvered, may be used for the
preparing of the grapefruit. The
tough fiber can be managed with dif
ficulty if a knife be rolled upon, and
t'me, as well as rich Juice, may be
saved by the use of scissors blades.
A vegetable scissors should be
found on a peg In every well ordered
kitchen; for have we not all seen the
lima bean pods that will not yield to
ordinary pressure , when fall tough
ens them on the outside, while the
bean is still now inside? The kitchen
garden, too, will demand a share In
the vegetable scissors.
Fish shears are not so pleasant
sounding, but the pereou who pre
pare the uncooked sea food will ap
preciate the disappearance of the
sharp, finger-sticking fins between
the sharp blades.
A reasonable pair or two of well
polished scissors over and above the
special kerosene blades will prove
more useful than the unprepared
housekeeper has ever contemplated.
Harper's Weekly.
aVab.'T -M Sjr
Ham Dull. Chop fine cold cooked
ham; add one egg and a little Hour;
beat together; make into balls and
fry brown in drippings.
Sauted Potatoes. Cut cold boiled
potatoes In quarter-Inch slices, sea
son with suit and pepper, put In a hot
well greased frying pan, brown one
side, turn, brown the other side.
One h'gff Mufllni. Three and one
half cup ot flour, six teaspoon bak
ing powder, one teaspoon salt, one
and one-third cup milk, three table
spoonful ot melted butter, on egg,
three tablespoons sugar.
llacon and Hweet Potato. Slice
the bacon very thin, cut off the rind
and hard part before slicing, fill a
shallow pan with cold sweet potatoes
sliced, cover the potatoes with bacon
and bake until pork is crisp.
Short Cak. Sift one quart of fine
white flour, rub Into it three table
spoons of cold butter, a teiapoon ot
salt, a tabUapoon vf white sugar; add
a beaten egg to a cup ot aour cream;
turn it luto the other ingredients;
dUaolv a teaspoon of soda in a
spoonful of water; mix all together,
handling as little a possible; roll
lightly Into two round sheets; place
on pi tins and bake from twenty to
Itwenty-Ov minutes in a quick oven,
hrhls crust is delloleu for fruit short
take.
PITH AND POINT.
"What a Juno!" "That s'.iort girl?
Do:i't you think that a misnomer?"
"No; she's a Miss Smith." Balti
uore American.
Said He "Since I met you I havsj
only one thought." Said Slie "Well,
that's cne more than you had when
we met." Chicago Dally News.
Now goes the city girl afar,
And shins to the top bough
Of some tall tree and culls for hcW
When first alio meets a cow.
"Lady," said Workless Walter, "I
have had a checkered career." "And
it's your move now," replied the Lady
as she reached for Tlge's chain.
Frinceton Tiger.
"And did you enjoy your trip
through Switzerland?" "Yes, very
nuch. They had such attractive post
cards all through that country."
Chicago Record-Herald.
First Doctor "That nurse 13 an
Indian fron the Carlisle School. Sto
has an awful temper." Second Doc
tor "Ah, I see. A red cross nurse,
eh?" Philadelphia Record.
"And where is jour husband."
"Alas! Ho Is in the future state!"
"ParJon no; I didn't know he was
dead." "Ho ain't. He's homestead
lr.g a clr.in in Arizona." Cleveland
Leader.
The Pastor (dining with the fam
ily) "Ah, yes. Brother Sraithers, it
is tho little things of this life that
count." Little Willie (in a loud whis
per) "Maw, that's tho si::th biscuit
he's took." Chicago Tribune.
"I 8ur.pose your remarks In Con
gress will be listened to with great
interest?" "My friend," said tho
statesman, "in Congress a man is
lucky to get a chance to make a
speech without expecting people) fco
listen to it." Washington Star.
The hat are now so very larga '
I really think we might '
Just nut a niot ir on behind.
And Hy like Wilbur Wright. 1
Minna Irving, in the New York Times.
"I want to make a name for my
self in politics," said the ambitious
youth. "Well," answered Senator
Sorghum, "It's liable to be a long and
difficult enterprise. You'll probably
have to put in a considerable r-haro
of your time allowing your enenlea
to call you any names they happen to
think of." Washington Star.
"What do you want?" asked the
farmer's wife, as the lll-locklng tramp
came shuffling up to the door. "I
want to get a blto or two and I want
It quick, see?" replied the tramp.
"Oh, certainly," said the good woman
with a prompt cheerfulness and free
dom from alim which made the ugly
visitor turn apprehensively. "You
can have all the bites you want. Here,
Towser!" Baltimore American.
Draining Yazoo Kasln.
One of the greatest undertakings
ever entered upon by the U. S. Oso
logical Survey is the draining ot tba
tamouB Yazee Basin that portion ot
the State of Mississippi lying between
the Mississippi and tho Yazoo Rivers
and commonly known as the delta.
The first project surveyed contains
00 square miles, and State and Na
tion are co-oporating In the work.
During the last twenty-four years.
$9,700,000 has been expanded for tho
building and maintenance ot the
levees of tbe delta region, about one
seventh of this amount being con
tributed by the Federal Government
and tbe balance by the State. These
levee are supposed to be fairly dura
ble, though the levee commission does
not trust the lordly Mississippi for a
second, and is ever on the watch.
This reclamation work It a tremen
dously difficult task, however, and
the least ot the troubles ot the engi
neers now at work there is battling
with snakes, mosquitoes and malaria.
It 1 generally believed by those liv
ing remote from tbe delta that Its
land is of a twampy character. Tho
belief 1 unfounded. There are few.
It any, swamps, in the general accept
ance ot the term, to be found. It is
an area of narrow lakes, bayous and
rlvars with deep hanks and tortuous
course. Vaa Norden'.
Falae Economy,
John D. Rockefeller, ere he adopted
the policy of alienee, said one day to
a reporter:
"Young nen must not think that I
advocate miserly bablta. Economy f
advocate, of course; but wise pend
ing I advocate, too. The miser, lay
lag nothing out. can never advance.
"In faot. the miser has no better -understaadlng
of economy than little
Tommy Wstberlll, of Cleveland, has.
"Tommy listened to a lesson oa
economy from hia father one da;. Ho
learned that nothing good or whole
was ever to ba thrown away, and ao
forth, and that evening he came ia to
aupper swinging by tha tall a fragrant
dead cat.
i - 'Look, father.' be said. 'Look
wha I found oa the dump a perfect
ly good cat that somebody throwed '
away.' " Washington Star.
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