V
The Younger Set.
(Continued from pnee fi)
was high and her eyes met his, straight,
unwavering.
"I I knew It," she said. "I under
stood there was something. If It la
trouble, and I see It Is, bring It to me.
If I am tho woman you took me for,
give mo my part In this. It Is the
quickest way to my heart Captain Sel
wyn. I ask it."
"Why?"
Her eyes wavered, then returned his
gaze:
"For love of you," she Enid, as whlto
as death.
He caught his breath sharply and
straightened out, passing one hand
across his eyes. When she saw his
face again in the dim light It was
ghastly,
"There was a woman," he said, "for
whom I was once responsible." He
spoke wearily, head bent, resting the
weight of one arm on the table against
which she leaned. "Do you under
stand?" he asked.
"Yes. You mean Mrs. Ituthven."
"I mean her. Afterward, when mat
ters had altered, I came home."
He raised his head and looked about
him in the darkness.
"Camo home," he repeated, "no long
er a man the shadow of a man, with
no hope, no outlook, no right to hope."
He leaned heavily on the table, his
arm rigid, looking down at the floor as
he spoke.
"No right to hope. Others told me
that I still possessed that right. I
knew they were wrong. I do not mean
that they persuaded me. I persuaded
myself that, after all, perhaps my
right to hope remained to me. I per
suaded myself that I might be. after
nil, the substance, not the shadow."
He looked up at her.
"And so I dared to love you."
She gazed at him, scarcely breathing.
"Then," he said, "came the awaken
ing. My dream bad ended."
She waited, the lace on her breast
scarce stirring, so still she stood, so
pitifully still.
"Such responsibility cannot die while
those live who undertook It I be-'
lieved it until I desired to believe it no
longer."
He took one step toward her, and his
roice fell so low that she could just
hear him.
"She has lost her mind, and the case
Is hopeless. Those to whom -the laws
of the land have given care of her
turned on her, threatened her with dis
grace. And when one friend of hers
halted this miserable conspiracy her
malady came swiftly upon her, and
suddenly she found herself helpless,
penniless, abandoned, her mind already
clouded and clouding faster. Eileen,
was there then the shadow of a doubt
as to the responsibility? I dare not
utter one word of love to you. I dare
not touch you. What chance ia there
(or such a man as I?"
"No chance for us," she whispered.
Go!"
For a second he stood motionless,
then, swaying slightly, turned on his
heel.
Aad'long after he had left the house
she still stood there, eyes closed, col
orless lips set, her slender body quiv
ering, racked with the first fierce grief
of a woman's love for a man.'
To be Continued.
OATS FO.,
Comparative Value of Heavy and
Light Grain.
F. W. Taylor of the New Hampshire
experiment station has been Investigat
ing the comparative value of light and
heavy oats for draft animals. Three
pairs of work horses of Percheron
blood were used 111 the test, one In
each lot being fed heavy oats for thir
ty days and the others light oats. Dur
ing an additional period of thirty days
tho conditions wero reversed. In ev
ery case sixteen pounds of tho outs
that is five pounds In the morning, five
pounds at noon and six pounds at night
were fed with mixed hay of average
quality nd libitum. All the horses
were used for farm work, requiring
overage exertion and endurance. As
shown by weighings taken twice a
week, one horse lost on both light and
heavy oats, live gained on heavy oats
and four gained on light oats. The to
tal gain or loss In any case was not
material. The practical results of this
experiment seem to Indlcnte that,
pound for pound, tho light oats have
nearly the name feeding value as the
heavy oats.
Although the two grades are practical
ly equal pound for pound, they are
not equal quart for quart, and In feed
ing by measure, as is usually done,
duo allowance should bo made for the
heavy oats and a less quantity given.
Since oats are bought and sold by
weight instead of measure, there seems
to be no gain made In buying the
heavy oats at a much advanced price
over the light oats.
Growing Rich Forage.
It has been found at the Minnesota
experiment station that corn fodder.
timothy bay, rape, pasture grass and
hay crops from mixed grasses were
materially Influenced in composition
by the use of farm manures. Less
fiber and from 25 to 30 per cent more
protein were secured on soils In a good
tate of fertility than on similar soils
ocv In p'ant food.
The Time and the Offense.
"Oh, ma, teacher whipped Tommy
Crow today I"
".What for?"
"For five minutes." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Around the Eare.
"What are the usual earmarks of a
musician?"
"A bunch of stray locks that ought
to b amputated." Minneapolis Jour
nal.
Farm and
Garden
VARIETY TALK.
Some of the Taking Novelties and
Newer Specialties.
By' FRANK DEVON.
The golden yellow and extra sweet
varieties of corn for the table have
tnken the public almost by storm.
Golden IJnnlnm was nmong the first
of these delightful variations upon n
flOLDllN HONEY SWEET C011H.
favorite delicacy. It is very early, very
sweet by some considered the sweet
est corn that grows. As may be in
ferred from the name, it is dwarf,
growing not more than three feet
high, and makes a small, compact ear.
In their early stages the grains are
cream white, maturing to a beautiful
golden yellow.
At the head of these tempting gold
en sweet varieties some connoisseurs in
corn place Golden Honey sweet corn.
It Is medium early, quite prolific and
has cars of good size.
It Is claimed that both these yellow
corns keep in good eating condition
longer than the whlto sorts. The dis
tinctive points of the golden sweets are
their color and a certain "rich deli
cacy" of flavor, in which, those who
fancy them most say, they excel any
other kinds. They are pretty certain
to become favorites where introduced
into a community.
Another sweet coru. new this sea
son. Is Pocahontas, which makes Its
debut as "positively the earliest sweet
corn grown" three days earlier than
any other sweet sort and of fine quali
ty for so early a variety. It Is a
white corn.
Hiawatha, also new this season, is n
white "sugar sweet" variety. It Is
recommended as lusciously tender.
creamy aud sweet, melting In your
mouth and perfect for tho home table.
This year brings some specially at
tractive newcomers nmong potatoes,
two of much interest from "potato
paradise," otherwise Maine.
From Aroostook, the birthplace of
many varieties of national fame. Is
nig Cropper. This potato, J. .1. H.
Gregory says, yielded In a test on ex
perimental grounds S30 bushels per
acre. The Individual potatoes are
large, obloug. smooth and very white
of flesh; table quality first rate. One
Maine grower states that in some
places in the field Big Cropper ran
one barrel of merchantable potatoes to
the square rod.
Early Itusset, the second now .Maine
seedling alluded to, is said to lead the
field In earllness, being usunlly largo
enough for cooking In eight weeks
from plnnting and in nine to ten weeks
Is fully matured. Other points claim
ed are: "It Is a very handsome potato,
very uniform In shape and size, aver
NEW POTATO, EAIiLY ltUSSET.
aging four to five Inches In length
The eyes are on the surface and very
shallow. The skin of creamy buff is
netted golden russet, nature's hall
mark of potato quality. The flesh Is
fine grained, white as snow, cooks
dry and floury, and its flavor Is mild
and delicious. The tubers grow bunch
ed compactly In the hill, permitting
close planting. Under this method tho
potatoes will grow as nearly alike as
peas in a pod and yield surprisingly
largo crops."
The Individual Ear.
Germination tests indicate that ears
of corn may vary greatly in vitality,
regardless ef proper selection nnd pres
ervation, and that it is very important
that each ear of seed com be subject
ed to a germination test in order to
rcmovo those of low vitality.
Farm Dairy Butter,
Farm dairy butter of the highest
quality is always in demand at tho
best prices. Uniformity of excellence
must be maintained, and this requires
patient attention to details.
-gig'
A Gintlo Hint.
TtKy were out sleigh riding, and she
was driving.
"Did you ever see the 'Venus do
Milo?' " he asked.
"Oh, yes," was the girl's reply as she
looked out of the corner of her eye.
"Have you any idea how she came to
lose her arras?" was his next question.
"I suppose It was because she didn't
know how to use them," the sweet
thing giggled, with another side glance.
Yonkers Statesman.
Kindly Offer.
"Oh, dear," sighs the woman, drop
ping the fashion magazine sadly, "I
do wish I could have one of those
pretty new gowns!"
"I'll tell you what I'll do," suggest
ed her husband, who was working
away at the Illustration for a Berlal
story. "I'll draw your picture in a
stunning new dress and I'll by gra
cious! I'll draw In a lot of Jewelry
too!" Chicago Post.
Warned.
Oh, Dickey Bird upon the bough,
You think that spring Is coming now!
Therefore you blithely twitter.
But hear a warning word or two:
Before the April skies are blue
The March winds will be bitter.
Oh, maiden with the rosy checks.
Your little thin soled left shoe leaks.
But sayly you go sloshing!
Ah, havo a care or you may be
Ere June time where no lingerie
Has ever needed washing!
S. E. Klser In Chicago Record-Herald.
A Frivolous Person.
"A man about town, as near as I kin
flgger It out," remarked Uncle Goshall
Hemlock, "Is a feller who wants to
loaf around from pillar to post; ain't
satisfied to take up a place with the
solid citizens every evenin in the gro
cery store." Philadelphia Bulletin.
Says the Manager.
" 'Vice is a monster of such hideous
mien' "
"That it only needs to be reproduced
and the success of your play is as
sured." Cleveland Leader.
Woman.
Oh, woman, you are charming,
And poets long have sung
Their sweetest verses to you
In every written tongue,
But none of them has ever
Told why It Is that you
WU1 always leave a street car
.ot dne gnorW
Success.
Still at His Trade.
Jack Tar Hello, Jlngs! What, are
you doing nowadays?
Landlubber Carpentering.
Jack Tar What are you building?
Landlubber Air caBtles. Judge.
Morely a Suggestion.
"Yes," she said, "I have seen twenty-three
summers."
"Say," he queried, "do you think It
is too late to consult an eye special
ist?" Detroit Tribune.
No Call For an Increase.
In fashion's turns and changes swift
A woman cares not how they rig 'er.
(She'll wear thin skirt, a larger hat,
.Affect no hips or things like that.
Yet never wants her feet made bigger.
New York Press.
Classified.
"Mr. Bllggius Is quite a butterfly of
fashion, Isn't he?"
"No. He Isn't auy butterfly; he's u
butter-lu." Washington Star.
After Church.
"What was that sentence the choir
repeated so often during the litany?"
"As near as I could make out it was
'We are all miserable singers.' "
Alimony.
Oh, strenuous day for Cupid!
And Hymen's all astir.
A chap pays court to some fair lass.
The next we hear that comes to pass
The court Is paying her.
Pittsburg Post.
An Ingenious Fellow,
"Brown's an ingenious fellow."
"What's he doing now?"
"Teaching silkworms to sing cocoon
songs." Bellman.
Instance.
Knicker Povorty doesn't prevent a
man from rising.
Bocker No; a kite files better for a
tall of rags. Puck.
Looks So, Anyway.
Once on a time a woman's hat
Was made to fit her head,
But nowadays her head is built
To fit the hat Instead.
New York Telegram.
A Near One.
He Won't you miss me when I'm
far away?
She No; I'll always think of you as
very close. Cornell Widow.
The Limit of Loyalty.
"She's the most loyal of wives."
"Laughs at all the Jokes her hus
band tells at dinner, eh?" Kansas
City Times.
A Joyful Prediction.
The styles are to be smaller.
The "Merry Widow" hat
Is passing. Folk will Jeer it
By asking where It's at.
Baltimore American.
She Named It.
She (casually) What do you think U
the best fruit of courtship?
He (tenderly) The date. Baltimore
American.
Dumb' Mr. 8taylate.
"I don't believe in speeding the part
ing guest."
"Neither do I. He so rarely takes
the hint." Kansas City Times.
It Begins at Home.
When amateurs for "charity"
Present a little Dlay.
Oh. let them take whaU'er they make I
For who so poor as theyT
Catholla Standard and Times,
Woman'sWorM
A CABINET HOSTESS.
Mrs. Philander C. Knox, Wife of the
Now Secretary of State.
One of tho most popular women '.
the Taft 'cabinet will be Mrs. Philan
der C. Knox, wlfo of tho secretary ot
state. This gracious lady will fill her
new position with the same grace n'.n',
distinction she displayed as chatclahu
of the attorney general's home in the
Roosevelt administration.
Secretary and Mrs. Knox are the
most youthful looking couple In official
life. Jokes about their Identity bcliit;
submerged in their Juvenile nppear
awe are many. That of the old coun
tryman from Pittsburg when Mr.
Knox was attorney general who loi
tered about the official office nnd final
ly sidled In when the messenger was
not looking is one in which Mr. Knox
delights. The man approached him
MBS. rnrLAKDKB C. KNOX.
iitealthlly and, leaning ovef, whispered
hoarsely: "Son, I am from Pittsburg,
and I want to see Knox. Here's a dol
lar If you slip me in right now."
There Is another about the old lady
who called to see Mrs. Knox nnd was
kludly received by the hostess herself
and who sat and sat and finally blurt
ed out: "Miss Knox, you have been
very' good to me, but 1 want to see
your mother. Will you Just run and
call her?" Mrs. Knox Is petite, but
as her distinguished husband is less
than five feet seven she is Just the
right height to make the ideal couple.
Her gowns are gracefully chosen and
always in perfect harmony with .her
environs and the event. She does not
attach that superlative Importance to
her gowns as do some Washington
dames with much loss lucome, but she
is so exquisitely neat that she always
looks well. Some one said that she
reminds one of a little brown wren,
for sho Is partial to brown nnd other
subdued shades.
There are four Knox children, all
well known in Washington, Pittsburg
aud Valley Forge.
The eldest, Mrs. James Tludle, was
Itebecca Page Knox, a serious minded
young woman who refused to accept
the homage wulch comes to a cabinet
minister's daughter. Reed Knox, the
eldest son, startled Washington socie
ty by eloping with Miss Helen McCook,
one of the clan of the fighting Mc
Cooks. Perhaps Mrs. Knox Is prouder
of her second son, Hugh, who is v.'ry
like his father and a lawyer practicing
in Pittsburg. Philander C. Knox, Jr.,
the third son, has been a boon com
panion of Kermlt Roosevelt. He is
known as Phil, nnd he is one of the
young men who should be good poli
ticians, for he is such an excellent
mixer." Phil gave a Christmas party
In his early Washington career, and
his guests Included newsboys, mes
sengers and bootblacks, and he insist
ed upon the best In the bouse being
served for their delectation.
Mrs. Knox is the daughter of the
late Andrew D. Smith of Allegheny,
Pa., and as Miss Lillian Smith she
was as popular in her girlhood as in
her mature womanhood. Having en-
Joyed wealth all her life and being
Inured to social life, Mrs. Knox is an
admirable hostess In any circle.
Chasing Away the Blues.
Every once in awhile some one
learns something that he has known
all the time. Paradoxical as this may
seem, It is true. In a general way, you
know a hundred things you only half
stop to think about and really never
put Into practice. And then some day
by mere chance you find out this old
truth for yourself, and from then on it
seems like a brand new discovery to
you.
Perhaps, for Instance, you have of
ten heard that fresh air will do for
you what drugs couldn't accomplish,
A certain Cleveland girl who Just the
other day thought she was staring n
nervous collapse in the face had al
ways beard this, too, but It never oc
curred to bcr to take It seriously.
The nervous collapse she did take
seriously, however. So would you If
your head was throbbing and your
muscles fairly tense with overwrought
nerves. Things looked pretty black
There were hard things to bear, and
well, what the use? the world looked
pretty dark. Possibly a doctor could
help. Today there was no time, hut to
morrow she would surely go. in the
meantime there was an engagement
hlch drove her out of the house. The
car was not coming.
'Shall we wnlkV" a chance compan
ion raid.
It didn't matter nothing mattered
so they swung off down the street,
with n fresh breeze blowing against
their faces.
Perhaps thcro was something in the
way tho sun shone that day, but after
a few blocks things began to look Just
barely possible to that girl, and the
"nervous collapse" did not seem quite
so imminent. With another quarter
mile tense muscles were relaxed, and
there was only the faintest possible
throb perceptible In tho region of her
bead.
You'ro going to guess the end. but It
happens to be a true story, and so you
must hear It. By tho time tho errand
wan dono the world seemed like n very
livable sort of place to that girl, who
had been on the verge of a breakdown.
Of course you have always heard
about a brisk walk in the fresh air
and Its healing powers, and you al
ways have been perfectly willing to
tnke somebody else's word for it.
But Just suppose you actually try It
for yourself. Try It to cure headache
and blues and doubts and fears and all
manner of hobgoblins that threaten
and pursue nnd see for yourself what
A leveling, vision brightening Influence
there Is In Just plain sunshine and ntr.
If It doesn't work there is something
on your conscience.
Woman Who Knows Her Mind.
Tho Spaniards are beginning to re
alize that Vlctorin is made of stronger
stuff than her husband, and, despite
her open leaning to English ideas, she
continues to gain In popularity. It in
known she attends bullfights only as a
oncesslon to public wish and national
custom, and It would excite no aston
ishment were she to announce her ab
sence from all bullfights In the future.
Against determined opposition she has
effected a revision of the rules of the
Spanish court and has introduced a
system which makes for the liberality
it the English court, in which she was
raised and from which Alfonso carried
her off a bride less than three years
ago. Old fashioned Spaniards profess
to be shocked by tho reforms the
young queen has wrought, but Just the
tame they have been unable to with
hold admiration for her strength of
will. It has taken brief time, In truth.
to mark Victoria as the most authori
tative of the women sharing as con
sorts the thrones of the old world.
Domestic Elimination.
It seems to be one of the troubles
with any kind of elimination, whether
of custom or observance, books or
"truck," that what one person wants
to get rid of Is apt to Involve some
thing precious to some one else. No
sooner do you get a shelf cleared of
magazines that have been collecting,
neglected, for a year past than some
ono passionately laments a priceless
back number. You have only to throw
out an ornament or picture that seems
both faded and superfluous to hear
some voice utter the horrified expostu
lation, "You are not going to throw
that away!" But, apart from this dis
advantage, elimination takes so much
time and so much courage that it Is no
wonder that many of us, day after day,
give space for tliut which gives us nei
ther comfort nor pleasure. It is no
wonder that we accumulate nnd accu
mulate seemingly without our own vo
lition. Mary Stewart Cutting in Har
per's Bazar.
Unworried.
The Duchesse de Berry, whose hus
band was the sou of Charles X. of
France, was driving with her husband
when the horses took fright and ran
away. The duchess had continued tno
conversation without changing the
tone of her voice, and at last her hus
band exclaimed:
Why, Caroline, do you not see what
has happened?"
"Yes, I see. But as I cannot stop
the horses it is useless to trouble about
them."
The carriage wns upset, but no one
was hurt. Youth's Companion.
His Granddaughter Objects.
Miss Ethel Dickens, n granddaughter
of Charles Dickons, Is reported to be
violently opposed to the project now
on foot In England of erecting a statue
to the memory of the novelist. She
calls attention to the fact that her
grandfather in his will distinctly said
that he was to have no "monument,
memorial or testimonial." Miss Dick
ens is the head of a large typewriting
bureau in London and is described ns
a keen business woman.
Eating at Bedtime.
Do you go to bed hungry? This is
not a good thing to do. Nothing
should, of course, be eaten which is
hard to digest, but something should
be taken to stay the stomach's craving
and Insure sleep.
Wafers and warm milk, hot water
and brown bread or a few dates are
all good. They should be eaten slow
ly. If they are not well digested, in
itead of Inducing sleep they will cause
wakefulness.
Don't Do It.
Dr. Weir Mitchell declares that wo
men often talk themselves Into a nerv
ous collapse. "Talking," be says, "re
duces the vital force. One has only to
lose one's voce temporarily to find
out how many unnecessary remarks
ono makes."
With Roatt Lamb.
For a delicious salad to serve with
roast lamb sprinkle orange pulp with
minced mint leaves, dress with lemon
Juice and sugar and serve oa Uttoce
leaves.
Lost or Stolen.
All persons are herebv cautioned
against receiving or negotiating Interest
department uanK nook, No. 3t77, is
sued by the Honesdale National Bank to
Robert Rickcrt, as said book hac been
lost or Btolen. Payment haB bee:
inped, and I have mado annlicntinn
for the issue of a new book.
JOHN R1CKERT.
Honesdale, March 5, 1009. 20w3
NOTICE!
Notion Is hnrnhv rrlvnn fhnf nil nn,enii,
forbidden to harbor or trust my wife. Mrs.
Maude Noble, on mv account, ns T .hull m.
no debts contracted by her after this date,
unless compelled by law,
...... M. NOI1I.K,
Damascus. Va., March 1. hm lwJ
We have no Insurance against
panics, BUT
We want to sell
Kvcry business niun In Wayne
county a eood sized life or en
dowment policy that he may
use as collateral security for
borrowed money-tldcyou over
tight places when sales are
poor and collections slow-possibly
head off insolvency.
We want to sell
Every farmer a policy that will
absolutely protect his family
uud home.
We want to sell
Every laborer and mechanic, a
saving policy that will be im
possible for him to lapse or
lose.
If not Life Insurance
Let us write somcof your FIHE
INSURANCE. Htnndurd. re
liable companies only.
IT IS RKTTKK TO IK) IT NOW. THAN
TO WAIT AND SAY "IF"
HITTINGER & HAM,
General Agents.
WHITE MILLS, PA.
AfeKJK FOR SALE
NO DISTEMPER.
30 Head of Nice Horses... Native
ana Western. ..the latter are
8tnblel'in!seiarate barn.
SALE NOW ON, at
Sheriff Braman's
Rear of Allen House
LIVERY
Boarding and Sales
STABLE
Best Outfits in Town to
Hire for CASH.
Good Assortment of Wagons,
Sleighs, Harness and
Whips, ALWAYS ON HAND.
Tooth
Savers
We have the sort of tootti brushes that ore
made to thoroughly cleanse and savelUhe
c etb.
Theytere the kind that clean tcethjwlthoul
lea villi; vour mouth full ot bristles. f
We recommend those costing 25 cents or
more, as we can guarantee them and will re
place, free, any that show defects of manu
facture within three months.
O. T. CHAHBERS,
PHARHACIST.
Opp.D. & H. Station, HONESDALE. PA.
For New Late Novelties
-IN
JEWELRY
SILVERWARE
WATCHES
Try-
SPENCER, The Jeweler
Qnaranttcd article onlv aold."