New York City. Coats made In
f rlnec Albert stylo nre nmonu ilio lat
est Hliown nnd nre exceedingly smnrt.
This Mny Mnnton one Is made of plum
MIXCE ALBERT COAT.
colored slbellne simply stitched with
cortlcelll silk In tailor style nnd makes
part of a costume, liut tlu coat Ik also
appropriate for tin- separate wrap.
The cont I mmlo wltli fronts, under
arm gores, and side backs that aro cut
off below the waist line, full lenctli
back and skirt portioiiH. The fronts
are fitted by means of sinitlc darts
and closed with buttons nnd button
holes. The skirt portions nre seamed
to the body and ore laid In pleats at
the side back seams. The sleeves ran
be plnln ones In coat style with roll
over cuffs or the full ones shown In
the back view as preferred.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is two and seveu-
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eighth yards forty-four Inches wide,
two and one-hnlf yurds fifty-two Inches
wide.
A Seasonable Coatume.
Long coats aro much In vogue and
guln favor with each succeeding week.
The May Manton one shown In tho
large drawing Is made iu Russian
style and is well adapted both to the
entire suit and the generul wrap. Tho
model is made of black taffeta Btltched
with cortlcelll silk, but all coat and
tilt materials, both silk and wool, ure
equally appropriate.
The coat consists of a blouse portion,
that Is made with applied box pleats
at front and buck and Is fitted by
mnaus of shoulder and underarm
earns, and the skirt which Is attached
thereto beneath the belt. The skirt In
cludes applied pleats that form contin
uous lines with the boluse and Is laid
Id Inverted pleats at the rent re back,
which provide graceful fullness. The
right front laps over the left to close
In double-breasted style beueath the
edge of the pleat. The sleeves are
box pleated from the elbows to the
shoulders, so providing the sntig tit
required by fashion, but form full
puffs at the wrists, where they are
finished by flare cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is six and one
lialf yards twenty-seven inches wide,
four yards flfty-two Inches wide,
four yards forty-four Inches wide or
Kklrt s thut Just eleur the ground are
among the latest de reed by fashion
and can be relied upon as correct both
for the present and the season to come.
The very excellent one' lu the large
picture provides a graceful flure about
the feet and is available for tho entire
range of skirt and suit mnteriuls, but,
as shown. Is made of Sicilian mohulr
stitched with cortlcelll silk.
The skirt Is cut la five Borer, which
are so shaped as to lit with perfect
snugurss about tho hips, while they
Huro freely nnd gracefully below tho
knees. The fullness at the back is
laid In inverted pleats and can be
tltched as Illustrated or simply
pressed flat as preferred. The upper
edge con be finished with a belt or
mmRk
HESSIAN COAT AMI FIVE-GORED SKIRT.
cut In dip outline and under faced or
bound.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is six and one-fourth
yard: twenty-seven Inches wide, three
and three-fourth yards forty-four
Inches wide or three and one-fourth
yards fifty-two Inches wide when ma
terial has figure or nap; three yards
forty-four or two and three-fourth
yards flfty-two Inches wide when ma
terial has neither figure nor nap.
1'opnlnr Color For Hnte.
A very striking hat, an Importation,
Is made of that vivid dark blue color
w hich Is so popular this season, Tbers
1.4 a rolled brim of the blue, and the
top of the crown repeats the color.
The sides of the crown and tho edge
of the brim consist of rows of bright
red, white, and flax-blue braids. The
hat tilts well over the face of the
wearer, and is lifted behind with a
bunch of cherries and leaves. It hat
no other trimming.
IMctareeque Scurf..
Veils continue to grow lu length nnd
breadth ns woll ns thickness with the
coming of cold wenther, and tun lutest
"automobtllug rolls" are renlly plcturi
esque scarfs, passing completely
around the head nnd tied lu an artist
tically careless knot on tho left shoull
der that ran be accomplished only by
a study of the model, considerately
placed upon the veiling counters ot
tho leading department stores. New
York Mall and Express.
I A nantlftnmely Trhnmvl Waist
A dinner waist of tucked cafe au
lalt crepe do chine Is trimmed with
straps of brown velvet, ending In gold
and amber buttons. It has a vest of
Cluny lace over Ivory silk. The bolero'
Is fastened hy bows of brown velvet
tied through small round buckles of
gold nnd amber. The collar and cuffs
are of silk embroidery In delicate Ter
slan colors.
Knln Cost.
Coats that afford perfect protection
ngalust the rain nre essential to every
woman's health as well as comfort
This one is adapted to covert cloth
nnd all the materials used for coats of
the sort, but Is shown In Oxford gray
cruvenette cloth and stitched with
black cortlcelll silk.
The coat consists of the fronts, backs
and side backs. The fronts are with
out fullness, but the back is drawn In
at the waist line and held by meant
of the belt. Over the shouldert Is a
circular cape and the neck Is finished
with a shaped and stitched collar. The
s'.eeves are the ample oues of the tea-
son and are finished with straight cuffs
pointed at their ends.
The quantity of material required for
the medium slue is five and three
fourth yards forty-four inches wide or
five yards flfty-two Inches wide,
, BAI COAT.
The Change of Clothing.
In an excellent crtlele In The Delin
eator on the "Hygiene of Clothes," Dr.
C.race Pcckham Murray makes the fol
lowing point In regard to toasonahie
and unseasonable clothing, which aro
particularly appropriate at this tlmo:
The practical utility of clothing is to
retain the .heat of the body, and con
sequently It eliould be adapted to tho
climate and season. Too much cloth
ing Is as injurious as too little, for It
prevents free exercise and develop
ment. In changing tne clothing with,
the vcrioue sear on s one should exer
cise Judgment It Is a common prac
tice to fix a certain date as the time
for changing. Irrespective of the tem
perature; many persons will shiver In
light clothing because tho calendar has
not yet announced the appointed day,
and again will swelter In heavy cloth
ing when the temperature rises after
light clothing has been discarded.
These methods Dr. Murray rightly, con
demns, and makes the suggestion that
every house should have an out-of-doors
thormometor, preferably placed
outside a window of the bedroom, so
that the tempcratnre can be read each
morning and the clothing donned ac
cordingly. Lady Curzon as a Detective. '
A retired Indian judge tolls a curi
ous story about Lady Curzon, tho wife
of the viceroy of India, Ho was din
ing at the viceregal lodge one night,
and the conversation turned upon a
sensational murder trial which he was
conducting at the time.
After dinner Lady Curzon drew tho
judge aside and said:
'"I do not want to Interfere with
your judicial duties, but I know as an
absolute fact that the man who Is
charged wtth that murder Is Innocent.
If you will send a detective to me to
morrow morning I will direct him to
tho house where the real murderer Is
now hiding. I only discovered the fact
this afternoon, when I was down there
in (ilsgulso wtth one of our syces."
S.fo enough, the murderer was
caught, as Lady Curzon hod said, and
the Innocent man was released. This
incident, becoming known, has made
her very popular with the people of
Calcutta, who are not used to English
"mem-sahlbs" taking so much Inter
est In their humble lives.
Ivly Curzon would not toll how she
found out tho murderer. She said that
she made It a rule never to talk about
her excursions in native costume, lest
she should got her native guides and
friends Into trouble with their own
people.
Artlstie New Combs.
Some of the combs just sent from
France are exquisite. One is of amber
with a spray of flowers across the top.
Each petal of each flower Is formed of
a pearl, and the stems are leaves ot
tiny but very flory diamonds.
A Jet comb has a battlemented top,
but of fairy-like lightness and delica
cy, the ornamental, finely cut design
flashing like gems.
Tortoise-shell combs with ornamen
tations of paler shell or amber, and
dull, bronzy gold are very handsome.
The ivory combs of last year teem to
have gone out of fashion and tortoise
shell, gold, amber and Jet are the thing
now. 'A shell comb with a spray of
diamond morning glories at the top
kas a unique effect owing to the fact'
that each blossom holds In its calyx a
sapphire dewdrop.
An amber comb has a spray of deli
cate diamond foliage across the top,
terminating at one corner in a bouquet
of pearl and emerald flowers.
New and very fantastic are the but
terfly combs. They are carried out In
tortoise-shell, on a wide band ot which
It mounted a tingle gold butterfly, in
some instances gemmed with colored
stones. The combs are sold in sets of
three for the back and sides, and are
most effective. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
A Woman's Mouth.
Bawara of the rosebud mouth? That
mouth that is so tiny. The mouth that
finds its way into the pagot ot nov
els, that may be found In statuary. AU
the Venuses have rosebud mouths
for the rosebud mouth Is Dame Na
ture's label pinned to the face, declar
ing that its owner is vain, frivolous
and untruthful.
On the other hand, the larger mouth,
with full, well-proportioned Hps, which
when closed form almost a horizontal
line with the corners of the mouth,
neither elevated nor depressed is tho
indication for truthfulness, loyalty,
firmness, justice. A large mouth does
not look pretty, possibly, but It re
flects handsome and womanly qualities
which should always be in demand.
One often heart the statement, "Ob,
what a sfcort upper Up!" and the 'state
ment made in all sincerity. A short
upper lip is said to be a sign of beau
ty. Upon the point of beauty we have
nothing to say, but we do know the
g'Irl who has a short upper Up is gen
erally a very conceited creature, and
the only way to gain her heart Is to
flatter her. That it a point worth
knowing and recollecting.
Observe the wide mouth with down
ward curves at the corners. Notice
particularly the points mouth wide,
comers depressed. Women who have
a mouth like this would deprive their
stomachs of the best turkey dinner ever
cooked for the take of gossiping. A
woman of thlc kind will uegloct every
duty In Hfe for gossip. And she Is not
over kind-hearted or sympathetic,
either. It doea not require svny very
great brain to move this wide, low
cornered mouth. Phlladolphia Telo
graph. Helps for Young Mothers.
Don't be afraid to use common tense
In tho care of your baby.
Don't' forget that regularity In meal
time la just as necessary for your lit
tle one as for yourself.
Don't stuff the baby until na.ure
rcbols by an emesls.
Don't expect tho baby to be perfect
ly well unless you fed v. on nature's
food mother's milk.
Don't forget that It wants cool water
to drink occasionally.
Don't keep tne baby In the house one
minute that it Is possible to have it
out of doors. A baby kept out In tho
air and sunshine will not be cress and
Irritable.
At night be sure the mom Is well
ventilated. Its susceptibility to sick
ness Is In Inverse ratio to the amount
of good, pure air you provide for its
lungs.
Don't put too many clothes on the
baby, and, above all, don't inflict lit
with long clothes. Least of all should
this be done during Its first few months
of llfo, when It Is weaker than at any
other time.
Don't fasten Ita clothes like a vino,
and then think It is going to be com
fortable. A child can't be happy un
less it can move every muscle of Its
body freely.
Don't bundle up Its head to suffoca
tion. Don't cover up Its head except
in blast of wind.
Don't be cross and Irritable about the
baby, and then be surprised that it re
flects your mood.
Don't let people outside the famny
kiss the baby. Never so trample on
your child's rights as to make It sub
mit to an unwelcome caress from any
one.
A child has a natural dislike for
"showing oil," end If you mane It ac
quire a taste for such a proceeding
you will have to spank It later for be
ing forward and impudent,
Be calm cad eelf-contalned always
In the presence of your little one, frora
Its days of earnest babyhood. New
York Tribune.
The Logic of Economy.
"I've studied logic," said an unusu
ally bright and well educated young
woman the other day; "but what Eood
does It do me? I do just such foolish
things as the women who never have
heard the names of Kant or Locke, or
any slnglo philosopher that ever lived.
"Logic! I tell you, women weren't
meant to bo logical; we were meant,
as everybody knows, to use Intentions
Instead of syllogisms, feelings for ma
jor and minor premises, and to lot
conclusions take care of themselves.
"Some misguided soul told me that
I was paying too much for my shoes;
that for $1.98 at a place she knew, I
could get shoes such as she had tried,
which were good enough for anybody,
and would wear just as well as the It
ones I bad been buying. Two dollars
and two cents 1b worth saving, even If
coarse shoes are sure to hurt one's
feet, therefore I bought a pair of those
shoes. They hurt abominably, but I
couldn't think of giving them up. I
thought, maybe, if I wore stockings
thinner than the three pair for $1 kind
It would be a relief, so I bought at a
bargain two pairs of silk stockings
marked down to $1.49. I had to get two
more pairs at the regular price before
I Anally threw the half worn shoes
away, and sat down to consider that
I had spent nearly $9 to save my $2.02.
Besides, there was another dollar that
went to a chiropodist.
"Again, I took a notion to economize
In small things, like pins, hairpins and
car fare. I would lack tne comfort
of a 3 cent bunch ot Invisible hairpins
to keep my hair tidy and would wear
myself out In long, walks when I was
tired; then ail at once I saw such a
lovely white sash, marked down bar
gains are the Invention of one mors
evil than Satan and I Just felt as if I
must have it to wear with a white
dress I had, so I persuaded myBolf
against my Judgment that it was rea
sonable for me to give myself a pres
ent. And I bought the sash and re
pented at leisure. .
"I thought it the most amusing thing
I ever beard when some one told me a
new story of a woman famous for her
absurd sayings. Her home is in a
country town, and she was in New
York on a visit. 'Now,' She said to
tho friend she wrn staying wtth, 'ypu
complain of the expense ot living in
New York. Ot course, your rents aro
higher, but outaldo ot that things are
cheaper. Why, I was in a department
store today, and I saw that sarsaparllla
compound they sell at home for $1 a
bottle at 89 cents, and porous plasters
that cost us 25 cents, were marked at
16.
"Now, how many women reason with
any more real loglo about expenses?
Don't you know the apparently sensi
ble woman who takes a car further up
town because she can get one pineap
ple that she wauts 10 cents cheaper
there?
"Don't you know the well to uo wom
an who is teased by her husband be
cause she came home and told how
she wouldn't lot tl:at gyocor cheat, her
as he tried to do by trying to soil her
a pound of butter at 25 cbnts, when she
could go, as she did, on the car to a
place where they sold it for 21 cents."
New York Herald.
Double Pleasure.
Wife I wish we had a nice laige
country-place where I could give a
lawn parly.
Husband Just for the pleasure ot
Inviting some of your friends, eh?
Wife Well, yea; and the pleasure of
not Inviting some. Philadelphia Led
ger. ' " .
A God Gargle.
A simple remedy for hoarseness and
tictllng In the throat Is the gargle ot
tho white of an egg beaten to a froth
In halt a glous of warm, sweetened
water.
Preserve the Umbrella.
Never leave an umbrella standing
on the point In the ordinary way when
wet. The water trickles down, spoil
ing the silk, and making the wires rus
ty. It Is also a mistake to open It and
leave it standing, as this stretches the
silk, making it baggy, so that it Is Im
possible to fold It smoothly. Tho prop
er way Is to shake out as much of the
water as possible, then stand the um
brella on its handle to drain.
Laundry Conveniences.
A laundry convenience is a sleeve
board, which slips Inside shirtwaist
sleeves, and makes ironing them easy.
Properly used the aleove board ob
viates the ugly crease down the back
of the slcevo. This useful little appli
ance costs only twenty-flve cents.
Another laundry convenience which
Is coming in more general use Is the
gas iron. This is really a gas stove
with a tube attachment, and it is so
arranged that the flame may be regu
lated at wllL Much time, and prob
ably much gas also, may be saved by
tho use of this Iron, Alcohol irons are
useful for pressing small things, rib
bons, collars, and chiffon, where the
house or apartment Is fitted with elec
tric lights. New York Post.
New Effects In China.
The latest importations of china
rl:ow almost exclusively the border ef
fects. Flower decorations come in
conventional wreaths and set forms.
The new dinner sets are showing tho
Dresden pattern. The French china in
gold or gold and green trimming, and
white plates with wide borders aro
much sought Old fashioned china
baskets with quaint handles are used
for olives, salted nuts and relishes.
Cheaper novelties aro French plates
with scenes, jokes and reading which
will do for trench luncheons or Bo
hemian affairs. These cost but twenty
flve cents. It Is surprising how much
china is displayed this summer from
the far north. In one shop I noted
china from Russia, Finland, Scandin
avia, Denmark and Lapland. The Vik
ings furnish boat-shaped bowls wtth
eagle heads, coarse pottery in crude
colorings, peasant water Jug shapes in
plain reds and greens, the gourd fur
nishing the motif tor these odd ves
sels. Sweden sends underglazed porce
lain, with delicate tlntlngs and grace
ful designs. What To EaU
Recipes.
Hermits. Three eggs, one cup of
butter, one and one-half cupfuls of
sugar, one cup of seeded raisins chop
ped, two ounces of citron chopped fine,
one te&suoontul each, of cloves, allspice
and cinnamon, flour enough to roll
out; cut In rounds and bake in a mod
erate oven.
, Sweet Potato Pudding. Grate six
medium sized sweet potatoes; let stand
In cold water one hour; drain off the
water; add one egg, one tablespoonful
of sugar, one tablespoonful of butter,
one cup ot milk, cinnamon and allspice
! to taste; milk well; turn Into a pud
ding dish; bake one hour in a moder
ate oven; serve hot.
Chocolate Loaf Cake. Stir one cup
of sugar, one egg, one and one-half
cupful s of flour, two teaspoonfuls ot
baking powder; melt one tablespoon of
butter; add it to two squares ot melted
chocolate; add it to the first mixture;
halt a cup warm water and one tea
spoon of vanilla; beat well; turn Into
a greased pan and bake twenty-flvt
minutes in a moderate oven.
Tomato and Beef. Put half a can
of tomatoes in a small pan with half
a tablespoonful of butter, one table
spoonful each of minced parsley and
celery, one teaspoon ot minced onion,
little salt, pepper and table sauce to
taste; cook five minutes and lay In
slices ot rare roast beef; cover and let
simmer a few moments longer; Servt
on slices ot thin crisp toast.
Spanish Omelet. Beat three eggs
until light; add to them three table
spoonfuls ot milk, a little salt and pep
per; put in a frying pan one teaspoon
ot butter; when hot add the egg mix
ture; when the omelet Is slightly
browned add half a cup of ham mixed
with a little finely chopped onion and
a little minced green pepper; fold the
omelet in half, turn it out on a platter
and sprinkle over the top a little grat
ed cheese.
Velvet Cream. Soak half a box ot
gelatine in half a cup ot cold water;
add to It three cupfuls ot hot milk; stir
until gelatine is dissolved; beat the
yolks of three eggs with three table
spoonfuls of powdared sugar; pour-a
little of the hot milk over them; return
to the fire long enough to heat the
milk; remove, add one teaspoon ful of
vanilla extract; boat the whites of the
eggs to a stiff froth: dd three table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar to them;
add to the gelatine mixture; turn, lnte
a mold; serve very cold with cream.
Four and ono half tons of oak tim
ber make a ton of charcoal, while six
tons ot plus Umber are quired.
METHODICAL MARY.
Methodical Unry's a wonderful girl
Her motnir and teaohers dealer she's a
pearl.
Bhi nny-r is flurried or hurried or late,
She rises at seven, retires at eight.
Bhe wrapt her possessions In paper each
day,
Her elotem are with lavender all put awny,
A pin Is a thing never seen lo her d res.
Her head' never beat o'er "aooounu" In
dUtress.
Bhe sever finds two-penoe "most strangely
has gone,"
Bhe portloos eaoh day into "what's to be
done")
She's a model ot neatness from shoe-lsoe to
onrl
Methodical Mart's a wonderful girl I
Chicago Baoord-Herald,
Wired Through the Neat.
Birds are.fond ot building their nests
In curious places. On the ground at
the Crystal Palace, In London, where
the great football games are played,
an extra telegrapu offlce was erected
tor use on special occasions. Shortly
after the final tie for the English as
sociation cup in 1901 the office was re
opened. Then it was noticed that a
thrush had made her nest partly on
the gas pendant and partly on four
of the telegraph wires. She had found
her way in through a broken pane ot
glass. She was sitting on her eggs
when first ooeerved, and as she did not
seem to be alarmed a camera was
fetched and her portrait taken. It was
more than likely that most of the news
of the match was sent through the nest
while the bird was busy building It
Of course care was taken cot to scars
the thrush or destroy the nest,
Speckle.
A funny thing happened not long
ago on a farm nearby. It might have
turned out tragically had not the own
er come by in time. There was an old
hen named Speckle, who was such a
patient setter that nearly all the eggs
put under her came out well; so the
farmer bad, for some time past, put
valuable duck eggs In her nest, and
old Speckle grew accustomed to having
her brood of young hopefuls make for
the pond the first thing after they
were hatched. She used to stand on
the bank and watch her youngsters
sporting in the water with much the
tame manner as a human mother would
assume if ber children did unusual and
brilliant feats.
But one day the farmer, without any
real thought as to past habit, put a
lot of valuable hen eggs under Speckle
and In due time out came a brood ot
fluff balls that did the mother's heart
good. At the proper time she marched
them down to the pond and stood In
amaze as the balls refused to take the
plunge. She cackled angrily, evidently
scolding them for their stupid and sul
len behavior. Seeing that her words
had no Influence over this strange fam
ily, she started to drive them all in the
water willy-nilly. Just then the farm
er came along and saved the Uvea of
those poor Innocent chlciu. He
laughed heartily at Speckle's forgetful
but he decided to keep Speckle on ducks
but be decided to keep Specie on ducks
in the future, since she was such a
crsature of habit. Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Wild Carrot.
A weed has been defined as "a plant
(hat persists In growing where It Is not
desired." Surely the wild carrot Is a
most weedy weed from the point of
view of that definition and of the dis
like of toe farmer. As to the persis
tence, our veteran farmer-naturalist
John Burroughs tells us: "Cut off the
head ot the wild carrot, and in a week
there will be five heads in room of
one; cut off these, and by fall there are
ten looking defiance at you from the
same root," Tennyson's method of
studying a plant is the only one for
getting rid of this. The farmer, in ac
tions It not in words, must say to the
Wild carrot:
Flower.... I pluck you out.
Hold you here root and all, in my
hand.
The only fault of wild carrot, as of
other so-called weeds, Is too great
success In life. It Is guilty only ot per
sistence. But from a nature-lover's
point of view there are strictly speak
ing, no weeds. No plant is disliked.
On the contrary, the more a plant is
able to strive successfully for life, the
more ot interest it Is. We can also
see and appreciate the beauty without
the "weedy" dislike.
If In this spirit observers will exam
ine the wild carrot, the verdict will be
that It Is one of the prettiest and most
Interesting of our native plants. The
beauty is especially noticeable la the
full bloom, or "Queen Anne's lace,"
form; perhaps some may regard the
"blrd's-nest" form as the most inter
esting. St Nicholas.
"As Weak as a Cat."
Of all the animal adages founded on
the mistake of a fact, "as weak as a
cat" Is the most absurd. Really, the
cat is a most muscular animal. The
lion, the tiger and other so-called "big
cats," as you already know, are of the
same family with our common house
pussy; we shall not speak of them fur
ther. "As weak as a cat" is applied to
the house pussy; but to say "as weak
as a kitten" Is truer. One may then
mean the newborn kitten which comes
Into the world blind, softer aad more
helpless-looking than evea the blind
puppy; but which, however. Is not so
helplessly weak as the puppy, the kit
ten having sharp claws which the pup
py has cot. You know so much ot
cats; do you not, young people.
The cat's muscles are extraordinar
ily large and powerful in proportion to
the animal's size. Then, again those
muscles are attached to bones, fitted
together at such angles as to make
"the finest system of springs and lev
ers," said Dr. Huldoknpsr, "known In
the whole group; the ctaws as Bharper
and are curved into stronger hooks
than In any other mammal and by the
action of special muscles are with
drawn under the protection of shoath
Uke pads, that they may escape wear
and injury when not In use." The
slender, supple form of the cat makes
It capable ot the highest activity. The
heavy boy, you may have noticed, is
not always tho strongest; the thin, ac
tive boy Is the fastest runner and the
quicker at games which need both
strong and limber muscles.
The shoulder-blade, the arm and th
forearm, the thigh, the leg and thr
foot of the cat lie at what the veterln
ary surgeons call "closed angles." That
peculiar conformation shows that the
enormous Jumps which the cat can
take to the envy of any athlotlc boy
are due to tho great power and the
closed angles of the Joints; but the
conformation of the legs make the cat's
stride at a walk, a trot, or a run re
markably limited. The cat moves,
therefore, with wonderful quickness,
but with no great speed. The boy who
says he feels "as weak as a cat" if he
is at all like the cat should be splen
didly muscular. The truth Is that, In
proportion to the size of his body, he
can never hope to be as strong as a
cat Philadelphia Telegraph.
A Great Surprise.
It was just too queor for anything!
Tommy was walking slowly down be
hind the barn, wtth his usually merry
face all scowls; and Teddy was peep
ing through the slatted fence Into
Tommy's garden, with a whole great
family of wrinkles In his little fore
head. Now, what do you suppose that
it was all about?
Out In Teddy's yard grew a great,
tall horse-chestnut tree, and one crisp
October morning a shower of pretty
brown nuts came tumbling out of their
thick, green shells, down, down, '
down, until at last they reached the
broad gravel walk and smooth, green
lawn. Tommy spied them, as he come
hurrying home from school at noon,
and then the scowls came to make him
a visit
"That new boy has everything! " ht
exclaimed crossly. "He bos tops, an
balls, an' a bicycle! 'Taln't fair, so It
Isn't." Then poor little discontented
Tommy looked crosser than ever.
Tommy didn't realize that down In
his garden grew something that thi
new boy Teddy had always wished foi
and longed to have a bouncing yellow
pumpkin. How Teddy did wish that
his papa had bought Tommy's hous
and Tommy's garden and Tommy'l
pumpkin all three!
Teddy sighed as he thought of th
Jack-o'-lantern that he could make II
he only had one of those wonderful
yellow treasures for his very own. It
was a very loud and sorrowful sigh,
and Tommy heard it; and then be dis
covered the new boy peeping through
the fence.
"Hallo!" called Tommy, quickly.
Teddy jumped. He didn't know that
anybody was near.
"Don't you like living here?" Inquir
ed Tommy. "You look as If you wen
homesick. Won't you come over and
look at my pumpkins? I've got a dan
dy lot of tbem, and they are all mj
own, every one."
Teddy sighed sgaln. "I've been a
waltln' for a pumpkin for years an'
years," he said sadly. "But they don'l
have gardens wtth pumpkins In thi
city, an' so I never had any."
Tommy looked surprised. "WouK
you like one?" he asked quickly,
" 'Cause I'd be delighted to give yo
one of mine, if you would. Come over,
an' I'll give you one right now."
Teddy climbed over the fence In t
hurry, and be smiled and smiled ai
Tommy took his jackknife out of hit
trousers' pocket and cut off one of hit
biggest pumpkins with a snap.
"You have everything, don't you?
said Teddy, regretfully. "You havt
pumpkins whole garden full of then
e.ri apples an' grapes, an' "
This information was a great sur
prise to Tommy, "I have everything!"
be said In astonishment "Why, I
thought you were the one that had
everything a few minutes ago. You
have tops, an' balls, an' a bicycle, an'
horse-chestnuts," he said.
"Why, so I have," answered Teddy,
thoughtfully. "I wanted a pumpkin so
much that I most forgot all about
everything else. I didn't remember the
horse-chestnuts. Maybe you would
like some. Would you?"
Tommy's eyes danced with delight.1
"You can have a big bagful," de
clared Teddy. "An' If you'll get some
toothpicks I'll show you how to make
a Brownie man."
"An' I'll help you make your lantern
after school," said Tommy. "We'll
help each other, an' divide our things,
won't we? An' then we can both have
everything, really and truly."
"Why, so we can!" said Teddy.
Then those bad scowls and wrinkles)
had to run away In a hurry. They .
ran away to see it they could find two
cross, discontented little boys. I do
hope that they did not find you. The
Christian Register.
As It Were.
"So the audience Jumped on the
pianist, broke both his legs and both
arms, four ribs, cracked his skull and
swung him up to a pole." I
"And by that time, I suppose, be)
was a finished musician." Baltimore)
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