Till? CITIZEN, FIU1JAY. OCTOHKIl I I, 1010.
HE FLOWERS
ON
How a Pink Geranium Made
Trouble In a Church Society.
By CLARISSA MACKIE.
tCopyrlght, 1910, by American Vruia Asso
ciation. Sirs. Wlxon paused outside the
church door and wnjtod, until two otb
jbr women "jblnod her; "thin the throe
'made their way slowly down thcpatli
Jind out Into tho dusty roml, where
their plodding feet left n white cloud
of dust In their wake.
Mrs. Wlxon was short nud stout nnd
red of ynce, with Iron gray hair, sur
mounted by u rusty blacU velvet tur
huu. nbovc which wnggled .a worn
ostrich feather. Her antiquated cape
Vas rusly. as was the blmsllk fcklri
she trailed,
illss LuoHn Barton wan tall nnd of
n sallow complexion. Her gown 'was
of better materia! and perhnps in u
"I'D MKE TO SPEAK A FEW W011D9 MY
SELF." better state of preservation than that
of her stout companion, but it was far
.from fresh or inviting.
Little Mrs.-Peters skipped along be
side the 'other women, a faded blue
straw hat askew on her white hair.
lA.ll three women wore exceedingly
Shabby shoes, and their garment eH
,d unsuitable for the hot June day
;They had been tho last ones to leave
;be church, '"and 'now' they bad the
Tvhlte. hot highway to themselves.
"Did you see it 5" asked Mrs. Wlii
?n breathlessly of her companions.
dldjj'greod Miss Barton acidly.
" !A n a jj? cuirnipedMrs. Peters.
"I guess we'll Jinye to pall a special
meeting, after all." murmured Mrs.
'VIxou, with a degree Tif 'relish In ner
tone.
"There ain't no use in having a so
ciety with nles to it if the rules ain't
kept," snorted Miss Barton.
" "My husband says c rule Isn't a rule
'unless it is enforced" remarked Mrs.
Peters Importantly.
"We're going to enforce this one."
said Mrs. Wlxon decidedly. "Cornelia
Rowland knows tho rules of the Give
It Up society of the First M. 13,
Church just as well is you and me do.
Klie knows she ought towyar her old
bonnet, no matter how poor it looks,
nntil the new organ Is paid for."
"I guess it won't hurt Cornelia to
give up buying flowers, .for her hat any
more'n It does for me- to wear my
Cousin Kmmeline's castoff clothes,"
commented Uiolla Barton gloomily.
"No, indeed," chimed in Mrs. Peters,
"or for me to wear this awful bonnet.
I ain't accustomed to wearing blue
'anyhow, nud"
"'Tnln't so much tho wearing the
clothes," interrupted Mrs. Wlxon.
"tossing the thin feather mujestically;
J'lt's the principle of the thing. Here's
Cornelia, one of tho charter members
pi tne society, cqming out with puilc
flowers in her. bonnet f.or tho last two
Sundays. She knew she "was breaking
the tenth rule, which says:
" 'No member shall purchnso any
new garment or articlo of adornment
for her person until the debt on the
.hurcli organ has been fully met and
paid,' " quoted "Mrs. Peters eagerly.
"As I was about to say," remarked
Mrs. Wlxon in an Injured tone.
"And there's still $50 due on the or
jnu," commented Miss Barton as she
took out a hnudkerchlef saturated with
Florida water and proceeded to dust
her square shoulders energetically.
"I huppose It will bo another year
before wo enn have any new-rthat Is,
I supposo It will bo another year be
fore the debt will bo paid," said Mrs.
Peters moodily.
"Mary Peters, I do bellcvo you aro
leellng bad because you can't go gal
livanting around with pink flowers In
rour bounet, too!" exclaimed Mrs.
tVlxon indignantly. "For my part,"
he continued virtuously, "I'm willing
lo wear my old clothes year In and
year out for tho Lord's sake."
"So am I," said Miss Barton. "I
jlvo $2 last winter that 1 was going
:o lay out on spring clothes."
"I guess Tvo dono my sharo," whim
pered Mrs. Peters angrily. "I guess I
3ono all -Uio cooking for tho fair nnd
rlvo"
"Th4t ain't either hero or therc.'ln"
terrupted Mrs. Wlxon decidedly "as'-slr,
paused at her front gate. "Tho mat
ter beforo tho society will bo this:
Cornelia Rowland has bought new
HER BONNET!
pink flowers for her bonnet nnd tins!
oro 'em to church two Sundays, i
Last Sunday t spoke to her about It!
nnd she said nothing and did nothing.
Today she wore Viln again, nnd now'
we've got to tnke Millie action, mint i
bunch of flowers never cost less thai
00 cents!"
''lluw do you know?" naked Lueila.
"I went into Miss Kline's millinery
s;qi;c and asked to see pink geranium
flowers, and she showed me u bunch
Just like Cornelia's, and it was OT
cents."
"Did Cornelia buy hers there?" nik
ed Oio other Women eagerly.
"I asked Miss Kline, and She w6uldn't
say. She's terrible close mouthed, you
know."'
"1 know," nodded Mrs. Peters sage
ly; ''When Is the meeting to' be?"
''Tomerrow nft'eriioon, here, to my
house," said Mrs. Wlxon, "and 1 hope
you'll both como., All the Other mem
bers will be hero and Cornelia too."
"We'll como." said tho other women,
moving along tho road.
"Goodby!" said Oil president of the
Give It Up society ns she panted up
the graveled vrnlk.
"Is thnt Cornelia ahead?" asked Mrs.
Pctors, peering nearsightedly up the
road.
"Yes," replied Luella Barton grimly.
"She's Just going In her gnte," .
"Cornelia's' terrible dressy,','. islghed
Mrs. Peters. i'.'I always, liked (jornclja
Rowland, but l always ,thoughf."8ho
wasi fond;of clothes-' , t . . ,t
"Pvciseou .other people Umt's fond of
clothes." sniffed Miss Barpn.-, wlfh. n
furtive glnncoat her friend.
"I suppose .you rapnn me." retorted
Mrs. Peters, wltn' nn ' offended laugh.
"I ddit'fcare If I: dO'liUc to 166k nice.
My hiiiband say's Tvo' lookcd'So'shah
V the; liist year that ' he's nslia'ihed to
bp .soph, with nic on the street.'"
"I upposp that's why ho spends so
much time down to the postolllcp." re
marked Luella maliciously, ,as she
stalked into her front yard nnd closed
the grite with a vicious (map.
Mrs. Peters, did not reply. Her blue
eyes grew watery, and" her Uiln' tittle
nose turned a deep pink, but she did
not weep. There were suppressed woe
and anger In the look that follqw.ed
Luolla's gaunt form, Into, Uio front
door. Then Mary Peters trotted along
home.
"Yes," said Mrs. Wlxon, btisUlng
about her small parlor hospitably the
following afternoon; "we're all here
except Cornelia Rowland herself. 1
expect she'll bo here presently."
There was n murmur of approval
among tho assembled ladled who com
prised the numbers of tho Give It Up
society- Seated about the stuffy lit
tle room they numbered about twon
tytflvo in all. Without exccpUon they
were shabbily attired. Some wore
even Blovenly in their dress, -while
many were neatly but poorly dressed:
but, representing, as they did. a pros
perous fanning community, a stranger
would have been surprised ,nt the lack
of taste or beauty in, their garments.
Even the younger women wore Uirend
bare gowns.
"Here , comes Cornelia," whispered
Mrs. Peters from her seat In the front
window- . ,
There were a shifting rof chairs and a
buzzing undertone as tho harsh bell
clanged through the house.
Then Mrs, Wlxon, with grave Impor
tance depicted on her round face, ush
ered into the room tho erring member
of the Give It Up society.
GqrnClIn Rowland was small and
thin, with a straight back and a trim
figure. She had meek brown eyes and
soft brown hair parted over her smooth
brow. Her skin ,wns faded, with a few
linen here, and tlere. She wore a spot
lessly clean white muslin dress, with a
while ribbon bolt, and her feet were
shod with old fashioned black pruuelja
gaiters. She wore no hat.
She nodded seriously to the assem
bled, women and took a chair which
Mrs. Nixon indicated. As she seated
herself she found that she was con
fronting the members of the society,
while Mrs. Wlxon, as its president, was
stated beside her In a hugo Boston
rocker.
They all rocked silently for a fow
Feconds; then Mrs. Wlxon got upon
her feet and adjusted a pair of steel
bowed spectacle.- upon her nose, Tho
women were looking nt Cornelia Row
laud's fresh atUro and whispering
among themselves.
"Silence!" commanded Mrs. Wlxon
stiarply. There was u rustle of protest
among tho members; then they settled
themselves expectantly.
"We are gathered hero this after
noon," continued tho president grave
ly, "to consider tho action of one of
our members in breaking the tenth
rule."
There wns a murmur of approval.
"I will give In n few words tho
hlst'ry of the Glvo It Up society, nnd
thou tho members can ngreo upon
whether Cornelia Rowland's behavior
Is becoming to a member."
"I guess I'd llko to speak a fow
words, for myself," said Cornelia Row-
lnnd, arislug with unexpected spirit
nnd fixing her mild eyes upon Mrs.
Wlxon's heated countenance.
"Anybody got any objection?"
wheezed Mrs. Wlxon, looking appre
hensively about the room.
Thcro was no answer, nnd Mrs. Wlx
on lurched Into her chair, leaving tho
floor to Cornelia Rowland.
The latter faced tho assembled wo
men. Thcro was an obstlnato lino
about her pleasant mouth, and her soft
eyes woro n look of new dctcrmlna
tlon. She fanned herself with n black;
Bilk fan for n fow moments before sho
began, and then, sho closed It with a
llttlo click.
"I nm n '.member of tho Glvo It TJn
Boclety," she said eirnestly. carf
rocito nil tho rules forward, andyback?
wnrd.'iand I'.v.c Jlved up tp, all pfHem
forward nnd backward. 1 ain't never
broke a rule."
jThere'was n gasp, of ho'rror,'frnin tho
A'oinen.
"1 nln't never broke a rule," rotated
Cornelia energetically. "Now. the
Glvo It Up society was formed for tBii
purpose of paying for the new oicmh.
Nobody asked the ladles of the ili.-,,'i
to give uii wearing any reipci, : '
clothes and going around limiting li' 1
ragpickers' Wives In ohlrr (KM .
First M, H. church should have u ti. -..
orgnn." Cornelia tlxetl mi 'acciis;..
eye upon Mrs. Wlxon's startled couu
tciinnce. "That organ could have Iw.i
paid for if It was needed In the re-'i.
lar way by fairs and xtippors' nnd iiu
like. But no: somebody with the him
of getting ii martyr'. crown organl'd
this .society, wttli the result tbti'l"p
per Village has not the.' reputation o;
having Uic shabbiest looking tut f
women In Suffolk county." ,, .
There wns n shrinking of feet un
flqr,, cjuiirs nnd n concealing -of wqrn
fi-Pflvcs.1,:.. rii i.,
"I want to know If,, (be -members tf
.$.? S!!llP,)I!R.t(ilM''l.1, fio5jRty?"i .
W.,9iw3.kWj ftWOiPMWitiry,, M"Cauii
HuSJn)fp3' Whiff, Wy old
fer-.-riiW. J"rtff, or, fiupbwlttiout
throwing the whole cpetlpn Into
aie-iioorhpusb l'tss Jlnjp.p Wvp If. in
th6 mbahUiilb, the Lo'rd wlll.liarkeii to
cWn'iaV boiigiit 'the! organ. The
Mt'alhVi'i'ry. ft' ulifa .tor Va,7t,
e'3 m dHWe WfetWi wanted 111
itffd-nbw -tliWAfii'll. and weV
working baud and foot and eyelash
nttrWtlg'i tb iWy 1 ' fb r ' it'!" Cotnh'l's
t'he!'Wottibri 'lfsti'nWii fcriforlr.
"WdVd'Itt We'd' bay for It, and weiVlf
Wo Vhat Ave promised, 'and 1 say to Hll
of you that while you're wearing thcile
terrible old garments you might as
well be clean nnd tidy about It and"-
"But that ain't explaining about the
pink geraniums in your hat," inter
rupted Luella Barton sourly.
"That's so. If you ladles will follow
me to my house I will explain about
tho pink flowers," replied Cornelia
amiably.
There was some protest at this sud
den adjournment o the meeting, but
presently they" all trailed down the
road toward tho small brown hou
where Cornelia Rowland lived bv her
self, Cornelia led the way with head
erect and white skirts billowing In the
breeze.
She led the way Into the house and
througlrtho hall to the sunny sitting
room. When they were all Inside she
left tho room nnd returned with r
small black .bonnet In her hand.
"This Is the bonnet," she said dryly,
thatihas-caused nil the 'trouble."
"Yes, yes. but you've taken the flow
ers off, Cornelia Rowland!" cried old
Mrs. Beers fiercely.
"Look here." said Cornelia, turning
to the' widow "This Is whore I get
.the flowers for my bonnet every S1111-
day. and they're a mite sweeter than
nnyiyou' can buy."
She indicated a largo potted gera
nium whph was covered with great
pink, ,splc(v blossoms.
jierp, was .a uenu silence wnue iui-wainen-
6tared first at Cornelia, thou
nt the geranium nnd Anally at the bou
net.
"I wnrit to .know!." .ejaculated Mi's
Peters, adulrjnglyi "I gu?ss I can di
that myself apd havo ;i new tlo-wor
e.vory Sunday."
"I know you are all looking at 111..
white dress," continued Cornelia p)-y.-
aiitJy, "but, if you'll look ,at It cloi
ly you , will .see It is made from Un
whlto. muslin curtain that used li
hang n my best bedroom. I had plen
VLL
JOtT
"TnKT'nE A MtTB SWEETEll : TIIiN YOU
CAN I1UY." 1
ty' of curfalns, but no dress, nnd so I
used them for that." She smoothed
town the crisp folds thoughtfully ami
then looked at her guests witlru brlgh:
Bmllc. J
"And nqw. ladles, you will ,seo Unit
In wearing tho. pink flowers hf my bon
net I was not breaking a rule of the
society," i
"That's so," they agreed heartily,
casting accusing glances at tho un
happy president.
"And I want you all to" stay and
havo tea with tne," continued Cor
nelia, "and we'll plan nn ontertnln
ment bo's to pay off tho church debt
this summer. Then wo can nil have
something decent to wear next win
ter." I
So the members of the .Glvp It Up
society of the Methodist church snt
down hir?lablyi.together"'aud'nto of the
jdaipu)ti cooktijt, of Cornelia Row
land, while tho pink gernnlum graced
tho center of tho tablo and shed beauty
nnd perfume over nil.
,.7 -My
1
ARID SOIL HOME OF ALFALFA.
Much Water Is Required for Success
ful Growing of Crop.
A vnluablo bullotin. on the Irriga
tion of alfalfa has just been Issued by
the department of ngrlculturo. Tho
material used in this report is based
upon the beBt Irrigation practiced In
tho arid regions nnd is intended for
Ufio of sottlors Under the largo canal
systems now under .construction.
Kxperlenco in Uio growing of al
falfa Xpr moro than 2,000 yenrs shows
that It thrives beat in tho soil and
climate of, arid and seml-arld regions.
Tho . abundant sunshine, itho warmth
nnd Oio deep ,rch soil prevailing
Uirottghout Uro wostorn halt of the
United Statos sodra to be well suited
to, its requirements.
Alfalfa- .rotiulroa1 mbro Water than
most croji.. This is1 accounted for by
tho chnrnctor of tho plant, tho rapid
ity w!Ui which It grows, the' riiimber
of crops producod In ono 'scjason ,and
Uio ' heavy tonnage obtained.. r If the
crop ,1S JntelHgontly 'handled, tho ro
port. states. It cannot be excelled In
valuo, and .a single ton may save Uio
llvos of many head of stock by pro
viding food during tho short porioda
of cold, stormy, woatbor.
How to Plant Shrubs.
. Correct way of 'making hblK "N6
tico how tho bottom" Is rounded. Tho
.roots lie with a downward turn. They
are not cramped or crowded, or bent
from their proper course;
Incorrecb way of making hole. Ob
lserra' hbw the roota are bent upward.
:If tho shrub; llvos .the roots must
tbend downward, again not lOlways
successfully accomplished.
Thorough Work.
To an American who Is accustomed
tnlflefecC plows that Win at plowing
contests bocauso of doing tho best
work-with tho lightest draft,, Uieae un
gainly rooting machines look: behind
tho tlmqs. .But .when you comq to
tthlnk pf ,itj, you begin to renllzo that
. tho mpst .sqjpntlflcally constructed
plow as tq draft ,may do Uio most un
BclenUflo wprk( you begin to think
,our American plows, aro not plowing
at all, but Instead xuc; Just turning a
furrow of earth upsjdo down with
hardly a break In it. The soil hardly
knows that anything ha3 happened to
disturb It. Is this plowing? l.a.B,k you
young gentlemen, to think this ques
Uon over carefully and perhaps you
.will cpmo to tho conclusipn that pos
sibly Uio best and mpst scjqnUflc plow
that money can buy, according to
American standard Qf excellence, does
not guaranteo tho beat or most scien
tific plowing.
Pumpkins with Corn.'
It has ohvays been my practlco to
plant .pumpkin sped with my cheek
rQwcd cprh with a hand' planter, and
as nlmoBt' hll of 'these planters are
oouioned with a numnkln Beed attach-
ment, .th,o orily expense of planting Is
fbr tie seed, "which Is not moro than
i5 or "26'cents an aero., says a writer
In tho Baltlinoro !Anicrlctin. This
amount Is "suffleleht for nn acre. Tho
cultivation Is done at the same time
as for corn, consequently tho only ex
pense of a crop of pumpkins Is for1 tlio
seed. I find pumpkins available as n
feed for cows and hogs. For' hogs
Bomo tarmors boll the pumpkins' In' 'a
largo kottlo unUl thoroughly) oooked
and mix with choppod1 feed when
cold., Ono of my neighbors rnisda
flno hogs in this way.
Corn on Large Cob.
Some cornigrowere llkeia large-cob
because it takes a lot of cam toi go
around It, other. profor less cob and
moro.icorn, says a .writer la nn ex
change. In our trials of many rarlo
Uesi of corn, wo find It Impossible to
get 1 a' largo yield without having a
large cob. A Btnnll, slim .corn le Qno
foiv.feeding cattle,, but after raising It
for 13 yoara It will be discarded when
W0; plant next spring.
Apple Trees In Autumn.
Apple treos should be carofully ex
amined aftor harvest tp sco that brok
en limbs aro removed and wounds
properly drossed "With good Unseed
oil paint This precaution will pre
vent the ontrnnco of decay and thus
lengthen tho II fo of the trees.
' Treat ManUre Properly,
if you do not put the manu
manuro on
Won'ok-lv treated ft1 Will
down In a Bhort'tinid 'tfltirTid7 losa'of
ammonia
' It-
He Told Her.
A young woman stenographer who
docs' n big business with the pntrons
of n busy hotel wns talking about the
peculiarities nf her clients.
"What I call a man In n hurry," Rhe
said. "Is a man who will hand mo a
card with nn nddress on It and a few
notes of what lie wnuts said and tell
'SMIMib AND BTltOIiLED AWaT.
me,to write thq 'letter, and, mall lt,a'nd
hurry away. I have quite a number of
thosp.
"The most interesting man 1 , ever
had was ono who stopped and gave mo
a Tisltlng card. Ills address was en
'graved In the lower-corner, no hand
ed me a dollar with tho card and said,
''Please write a letter for mo.'-
T snidl 'Certnlnly. Tp whom?'
'" To' my; wife,' he' answered: 'Tliat ls
iriy name you havo dn tho turd.' " '
'"':iM understand ' that.' "I told blm.
'but' what shall I write about?,',
," 'Oh,. write, about a page, he replied
aSj he snillcd nnd strode away." Chi
cago ;Trlhune
Rough on Irving,
In' the' excitement of tho moment
public speakers' often say the opposite
of what they moan 10 convey, and
'when Henry Irving' gave a reading in
the Ulster hall in 1878, says Brnm Sto
ker In "Personal Reminiscences of
Henry Irving,'! one speaker made as
pretty an Irish bull ns could be found,
though the bull is generally, bupposed
to ibelong; to other, provinces than the
hrird headed' Ulster. In descanting oh
tho many virtues of the guest of the
evening' lip 'mentioned the excellence of
(lis moral' naturp.nnd rectitude ,pf his
private, life in,, those terms; "Mr. .Ir
ving, sir, is a gentleman, what leads a
life of unbroken blemish."
Wanted.
Dentifrice to clean tho "teeth of the
wind." ''
Tho apparatus used in "coining new
phrases."
The, rule .used In measuring "broad
daylight."
The timid man- who wrote In "nerv
ous English,"
Portrait of a horse that has "eaten
ln ind "ft'," -T.ntulon Mail.
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' DEVELOPMENT OF' GENIUS.
Some Doubts as to the Benefits of tho
Aley Plan.
So much educational effort has
boon expended on tho improvement of
dofoctlvo nnd inefficient pupils that
Robert J. Aloy's plea fof correspond
ing school facilities for "gifted chil
dren" will appear to have a basis of
Justice. Speaking before tho Nation
nl Education Association Mr. Aley
said:
"The forward movements of civili
zation are never led by average men;
thoy ate always under the loftdershlp
of nn Individual who, beeauso of his
superior ability, had stepped out and
bpyond tho drowd. Tho ordinary
school has failed to meet the needs
of such students. It Is -worth more to
train tho genlous to thq realization of
his posslbillUos than to bring tho de
ficient child to the height of his capa
bility." Whether or nbt it is "worth moro
to dpvclqp precocity than mediocrity,
class dlstlnctlqnB even In education
are not wholly consistent with demo
cratic principles. It Is better to con
tinue to lean to tho side of special
help for the defective than to seek
to encourage "giftod children" with
an aid It is not pertain they need.
Genius has a way of training Itself
without regard to speclar currlculums.
Tho. llttlo red school house was suffi
cient In tho past and doubtless tho
school system as It Is s, adequate for
Uio present-1 " ' ' - - - '
Magnetic Lamps.
Among tho more recent forms of
arc-lamps are those In which a sUck
of mngnotltO'ls substituted for carbon
In tho ncgatlvo tormlnaL The mag
netic' lamp is tho result of efforts to
And' a substance capable of, with
standing exposure In an open arc, and
givlrig a whlto light Instead of the
orange color of tho brilliant flamo
carbon lamps. To Increase' Its effi
ciency, a small percentage of other
metallic oxlds is added ib the' mng
netlto. It Is found that tho flame In
thoso lamps Is fed only by the nega
tive olectrodo, tho magnelltq sUck,
which alone needs to bp replaced
from, Umo to tlmo, the pbsiUvo ter
minal composed of copper, not being
consumed.
Oatmeal and Stature,
Archdeacon Slnclnlr was tho guest
of Mr. Bbrdett-Coutta. M. P., at a dis
play1 of gymnastics given by members
of Uio Shorodltch Working Lads' Club,
London, which was founded by the
lato Baroness BurddU-Coutts. In
congratulating Uio members tho Arch
deacon said; "I go through many of
your exercises myself even to tho
.present day, and as a Scotsman I
.should like to recommend what I con
Blder one of the, best, preparations toe
..them, namely, good old Scotch oat
moal. I hod four brothers, all six feet
high, and my father bad fourteen
brothers and sisters, ranging from six
feet to six feet eight Inches all
brought up on Scotch oatmeal por-
1 ridge."
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