MY HOME.
ST AILBtH CLBVKLAlfD RIOOINS.
Yon think my home ia up the street
la that big house with lots of steps,
All worn in plnces by our feet
With tracks that look like mine and Jep'.
You think it's where I nlwnys eat
Where I can find my spoon and bowl,
Jly napkin folded clean and neat
And milk and sometimes jelly-roll.
You think it's where J always sleep
Where I net in mv duUV bed
And fall right in in
borne nights before
But that's not home just roof and walls-'
A place like anybody buys,
With shiny floors and stairs and halls
My home is in my mother's eyes.
-Harper's Weekly
The-World-at-the-End
- of the Road
By CHARLOTTE
In the cool, quiet woods of lovely
Long Island lived little Squirrel Gray.
Everything a squirrel could have to
iinake happiness he had, but since a
certain day discontented was little
8quirrel Gray.
I Early that mornlnghe had whisked
from tree to tree, until snddenJy he
had discovered the road, at the end
jet which, as far away as bis little
black eyes could see, was a won
irouly beautiful, rosy radiance In
the eastern sky.
Back home he flew, hurrying to tell
mother about It, and to ask her what
.Was In the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road.
i "Danger," mother had told him.
"But how do you know?" asked
Squirrel Gray.
"The crows say so, and they know;
for to and fro, from here they go, to .
the World-at-the-End-of-the-Rond."
his mother had said with a wise nod
ef her old gray head.
The beginning and end of each
slay afterward found him at the road,
and nil the way home he was longing
longinglonglng. ,
Every day he teased his mother to
let him go see the World-at-the-End-ef-the-Rbad.
But always she shook
her head, until finally she realized he
never would '.be contented again. One
morning to satisfy him she reluctant
ly told him he might go.
It was .nearly night when he ar
rived at the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road;
There he found houses and
torses, barking dogs and mewing
eats, crying babies and people, big
and little, talking and laughing. Oh!
what a noisy place the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road
was!
He soon found out what Danger
meant.
From tree to tree, along the fences,
ever roofs, scurried Squirrel Gray,
nntil darkness found him on a grape
arbor. There he tremblingly hid
himself under the big 'leaves, and
there he slept all that night, dream
ing of home and mother.
The next morning at first he
thought he was home, until he opened
his sleepy eyes. Then all the scared
feeling came back again, and he
hardly dared to move. But Danger
was still asleep, and, as all was quiet
se ventured to peep out. Through
the trees he caught a glimpse of
jomethine; that made his little heart
throb with gladness, and Danger was
forgotten.
'. There again was the alluring pink
Iky! Down from the
arbor he
prang. ' From tree to tree he trav
eled with long flying leaps, until he
eame to the last tree. Not another
Was in sight, but on he sped down a
rough, rutty road, which led him to a
long stretch ot pebbly beach. Yet on
he went, until he found himself at
the edge of water, the longest and
widest water he had ever seen. In
Ills Woodland homo had been only a
little pond or two that reflected the
green, leafy branches above and the
pretty ferns around, but this big wat
er whs not green just then, it was
pink like the sky.
As Squirrel Gray watched this In
wonder the rosiness from sky and
iwater faded and finally was gone.
JThen suddenly appeared a splendid
shining ball of gold in the sky, and
across the sleepy, satiny water was a
great, glorious golden pathway, ex-
tending from the shore at his feet, I
straight across to that woodland beyond.-
I With a glad little leap he started
to cross that gold path but dear,
Gear! there, too, was Danger,
thought Squirrel Gray, as he swiftly
sprang back again and stood shiver-
Ing' on the shore. The warm sun-!
shine- soon dried his fur coat, how
ever, and pretty soon the sun-ball
grew brighter and brighter, spang
Hrg the water with little sparkling
diamonds and making his eyes wink
and" blink. Warmer and warmer It
greWn. and he began to look around
lor the shelter of a shady tree.
. But ."11 that could be seen was a
little . square house painted green,
planted right there on the shore, and
tinder the house an open door.
I No cats, no doss, no people, were
around, so nearer he ventured; then
without a sound, into that cool dark
ness he went with a bound, landing
In a basket upon the ground. Then,
Burling himself up In a round gray
ball he went to sleep there, with no
(ear at all.
' Now the Boy in that-little bunga
low early that morning arose to go to
dig for clams, while the tide was
low; so down cellar he went to get
the noe. and what be found there of
course you know. When Boy spied
1 the little fur ball, quick as a flash
ever basket and all he let a big box
oftly fall. Then into the house he
swiftly sped, to wake E!g Brother,
Iwho was still in -bod. When they
softly peeped under the box there was
SO linger a Quiet gray ball. Instead
a comfy heap
my prayers are said.
BROOKS FLACK,
was a scared, squealing squirrel all
ready to bite and for his precious life
to fight.
Quickly they dropped the box, and,
while the two boys were wondering
what to do next, down came the coo
ing, gooing, Bungalow Baby In the
arms of the smiling Bungalow Lady,
followed by Little Sister and the Bun
galow Man. Then such a chattering
began! Squirrel Gray was more
frightened than ever. Pretty soon
Little Sister tried to poke a cracker
under the box and Into the basket.
Again that piteous, shrill squealing,
which sounded Just like "Skldoo!
Skidoo! Skldoo!" From that time
as long as Squirrel Gray lived with
them the Bungalow family called
him Skidoo. "What shall we do with
this little Skldoo?" was now the
question that each in turn asked the
Man.
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IN PARTING WITH FRIENDS.
If thon dost bid thy friend farewell,
But for one night though that farewell may be,
Press thou his hand In thine,
Bow canst thon tell how far from thee'
Fate or caprice may lead his steps ere that to-morrow comes ?
Men have been known to lightly turn the corner of a street,
And days have grown to months, and months to lagging years
Ere they have looked In loving eyes agaln
Farting at best Is underlaid with tears and paim
Therefore, lest sudden death should como between.
Or time, or distance, clasp with pressure firm
The hand ot blm who petti forth.
Unseen, Fate goetb, too.
Yea, find thou always time to say some earnest var1
Between the Idle talk,
Lest with thee, henceforth, night and day,
Begret Should walk. Cotunli-y Fatmore.
& CaES M tf5jS C&M ?m
iSl Pi tpi Q $& ipi iSl
They were all so eager to keep the
little stranger that the Man promised
to get them a cage from town.
So after breakfast Big Brother and
Boy climbed aboard the launch, and
with their father away they sailed
down the Bay, their little boat sing
ing "Katy-did, Katy-didn't," all the
way.
The big water was no longer Btlll,
for big, frolicsome Southwest Wind
had awakened every sleeping Wave.
So, with little white nightcaps still on
their heads, they had all gayly tum
bled out of their beds, and, merrily
laughing all drowsiness away, they
were now chasing each other in wild,
boisterous play.
But the little brave launch and Its
passengers gay sailed on right over
them without dismay; for you see
they knew them and every day had
seen these samo Waves act in just
this same way.
It wasn't long before back they
came with a cage and a supply of
mixed nuts. Baiting the cage with
Eomo of these nut8 tney somehow
succeeded In capturing poor little
hungry Sklddoo.
After a while he became very tired
ot his little prison house, and his lit
tle limbs became stiffer and stiffer,
until finally he curled himself up In
a uttie ban, in tne farthest corner
of his cage, and there he stayed, re
fusing to eat, but all the day mourn
ing mourning mourning.
The children felt very sorry for lit
tle Sklddoo and decided to let him
out to make him happy again.
So one day they opened his prison
door and anxiously waited for him to
creep out. Breathlessly they watched
htm spring up to the piazza rail.
Would he run away? No, he simply
sat down and looked around as it
begging for a nut. Captiously they
carried some to him, and he seized
them eager'.y as they laid them on
the rail. He elt hungry, now that
he was free once more, and soon be
gan to whisk: and frisk around the
piazza. Then down onto the board
walk he went, and, finally spying
that open door under the house, into
that cool, dark place he jumped
again. There he decided to go to
housekeeping. So there is where he
hid his nuts and where he slept while
he stayed with them.
All this time the lonely forgotten
mother was waiting for the return of
her little son Squirrel Gray.
The WTlnd ' brothers in Woodland
saw how she was worrying "and pitied
the mourning mother. So one day
they met together in Cloudland and
talked it all over, and each promised
to do what ha could to get BquI"!
Gray to go home to his mother.
one ciay soutn wind blew ovar
across the Bay the whistle of the
quail, and, when Skldoo heard that
familiar call, "Bob-White! Bob
White!", he stopped and listened and
thought: "Why, that sounds like my
chum, Bob-White, whistling to me.
Wonder where he can be."
Another day East Wind tried his
plan. He carried some oak leaves
down to the edge of the water, then
asked the Wave children If they
would please carry them across the
Bay. Of course they were willing, so
with the help of their Uncle Tide,
they left the leaves on the shore op
posite the bungalow.
There Skidoo found them as he
was whisking and frisking up and
down the beach. Oak leaves! What
a sad, homesick feeling they brought
to Skldoo! They were like letters
from loved ones at home. While he
stood there reading them he was
filled with longing for the cool home
tree, but where was It? How could
he get to it? He had forgotten the
way.
So, miserably he crept under the
house again, to get away from the
hot shine of the sun-ball.
Little Skldoo was now really and
truly homesick, and North Wind
thought it was just the right time to
try his plan.
The next morning early, when Skl
doo bopped feebly out along the
shore to get a cool breath of air be
fore the sun-ball appeared, he heard
something that startled him at first,
but then gladdened him. He heard
some one calling "Ma-Ma! Ma-Ma!"
and there, stepping slowly toward
him, was a big, black, solemn look
ing crow. Ah, well he knew that
this old black crow was telling him to
go back home to his Ma-Ma. So he
went.
NowNWh Wind was watching
with delight; for he It was who, In
the night, had told the crow just
where he must go, and just what he
niUBt say to Skldoo that day, and
how he must show him tho way back
to that woodland home where his
mother was waiting waiting wait
ing. Swiftly homeward flew little Skl
doo, leaving forever behind him the
World-at-the-End-of-the-Road.
Joyfully he entered Woodland,
springing from tree to tree, with
long flying leaps, until at last he
reached his own oak-tree home and
mother. Never a word said she, but
ho knew she was glad glad glad.
Never a word said he,- but she
knew that he knew that she knew
best and that he knew now that Dan
ger is In the World-at-the-End-of-the-Road.
Christian Register,
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Love is sweet. In fact a good bit
ot it Is taffy.
Time is money, especially if you
take it by the forelock.
Some men outlive their usefulness
and others never have any.
Some things go without saying,
but a woman isn't one of them.
Wisdom always knows when to
quit.
A man must marry before he can
fully realize how many faults he has.
Tell a woman you can read her like
a book, and she immediately gets red.
A woman savas money for a rainy
day in order that she may buy silk
stockings.
A little push will generally outlast
a strong pull.
Why should a church mouse be
considered so poor? He doesn't have
to live on the collections.
Many a man is offensive, even
when he is on the defensive.
He who takes things on faith gets
many a jolt.
Marriage is a contract, but there
are lots of contract jumpers.
The trouble with the upstart Is that
he never feels downcast.
If you would be popular, give more
applause and less advice.
Most young fellows who are dead
in love manage to come .to life again.
Even when we have no music in us
some people will try to play on our
sympathies.
An optimist is a man who believes
la mascots; a pessimist is one who' be
lieves in hoodoos. From "Dyspeptio
Philosophy," in the New York Times.
Jollying the Parents.
"Why did you chuck that baby
under the chin?" asked the man. "It
is such an ugly little sinner."
"That is why I chucked him," said
the woman. "I wanted to make his
parents feel happy. I always pet the
ugly babies. Pretty babies get so
much coddling from strangers that
their parents take it as a matter ot
course. It Is the fathers and moth
ers of homely babies who appreciate
attention. Didn't you notice how
pleased that couple looked? I don't
suppose anybody ever petted that
baby before except themselves.
They'll think a lot more of the
youngster after this." New York
Press.
Housemaid Peeress.
A romance of the peerage has just
been closed by the death of Lady
Robert Montagu. This lady, whose
maiden name was Miss Wade, began
life In the humble role of a house
maid. She was exceedingly attrac
tive In appearance, and her good
looks drew the attention ot Lord
Robert Montagu, who was living hard
by the residence in which Miss Wade
was employed. Lord Robert, having
fallen in love with the beautiful
housemaid, duly married her, and the
Miss Wade that was thereupon be
came related to some of the most dis
tinguished members of the English
peerage, Lord Robert having been
the son of the sixth Duke of Man
chester. London Leader.
Good Breeding.
Good breeding will tide over many
an awkward spot in life, and good
breeding Is not uncommon. It flour
ishes in several grades of society, and
Is often lacking in high circles, where
It is expected. Men and women who
are brought up to refined living sel
dom find employment in the other
kind, although a few are able to keep
to It in sordid surroundings.
Education is an important feature
ot modern life, but It is no way allied
with good breeding. There are edu
cated boors without number, and re-
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If
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Jellied Apples. Peel and core firm, tart apples. Put
them over the fire in just enough water to cover them,
sprinkling them generously with white sugar. Cook slowly
at the back of the fire until the apples are tender. Take
them out and arrange in a bowl. Bring the liquid left from
them to a boil and add to it a tablespoonful of gelatine
which has been soaked for half an hour in a very little cold
water. When this Is dissolved pour over all the apples.
fined men and women whose book
knowledge is of the scanty variety.
As a rule, a finishing school does a
girl more real good than a college
course, and this belief is based on
knowledge of woman from both
places. New Haven Register.
The "Oblong Woman."
The decision has been arrived at
among certain makers ot high-class
ready-to-wear suits and dresBes that
the oblong woman" is to continue,
and hi pi ess dress forms will be the
feature of future wearing apparel of
this class. Among individual makers,
however, practically nothing but the
princess dress obtains, but it is so
varied that each one seems to be in
a class by itself.
Some are so severely simple that
they really take the place of the
tailored suit. Many are "oblong,"
but many, too, are fitted to the figure
quite to the hip line. I have seen one
or two which were fitted to and cut
off at this line, the skirt below being
added there under flat stitching.
Sometimes the body portion is made
with pleats, stitched flat to the hips,
after which they fall free. Harper's
Bazar.
Women as Fighting Voters.
"Women are better prepared to
vote to-day than any class of people
who have the ballot were at the time
they received the franchise," said the
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw to the New
York Telegram.
"We are told that women' should
not vote because they cannot fight,"
she continued, "but the ablest states
men to-day are some of the men who
could not fight. Many men who could
not fight vote admirably; many men
able and willing to fight vote other
wise than admirably. If the ability
to fight is to be the basis of repre
sentation at the polls, then let all
people, male and female, who cannot
fight be disfranchised, and let all
those, male and female, who can fight
be enfranchised. You would be sur
prised, if this were done, at the num
ber ot women voters there would be.
"In a country where symbols a
rooster, an eagle, a man with a ham
merare required at the tops of bal
lots, surely the basis ot representa
tion is not education. No; the ideal
of democracy to-day is equal oppor
tunity for all, men and women
alike."
The Anto Woman's Face.
Motoring roughens the skin, and
the woman who motors, yet wishes to
preserve her complexion, must go to
some trouble. When she comes in
from a- spin her face must have a
bath of cold cream, which must be
massaged in till the skin feels as soft
ns velvet, and then there must come
a final rubbing with cream or milk,
or a little unsalted butter, which is a
good skin tonic. The essential ot
every complexion bath Is friction, for
the skin thrives under stimulation ot
the right sort. The woman who takes
a towel at night and rubs her cheeks
vigorously will have a pair ot pretty
pink cheeks In the morning. Warm
cream made from a cold cream recipe
Is a certain beauty's unfailing friend.
She heats it In a saucer held over a
pan ot boiling water, and with It she
rubs her face. She works from the
roots of the hair downward, until she
gets to the chin, which she massages
upward, to keep the cheeks and neck
from wrinkling. The cold cream is
permitted to remain on the face for
ten minutes. Then a chamois leather
Is taken and the cream is rubbed off,
following this process with another
dose of cream, which also is rubbed
off. The pores of the skin thus are
filled and the moisture which time
took out in the day has been restored.
New Tork Press.
The Girl We Like to Meet,
The girl who makes us think she
has been pining to see us. She may
have not been, but her assumption
Is pleasing to our self esteem.
She who has some graceful word
of praise. Pounds of taffy may cloy
but the occasional piece goes to the
spot.
The girl who laughs. '
The girl who can calm us down.
When the flame ot ire is stirred it
Is easier to find those who will throw
on fuel than be an extinguisher.
She who stops for a kindly greet
ing, though we know that she can 111
spare the time.. The few minutes ot
our busy friends are more prized than
hours from the girl who is trying to
kill time.
The girl who has the latest news.
We may disapprove of malice In gos
sip, but most of us will not seek for
ear cotton when simple gossip comes
our way.
The girl with whom we can afford
to let off steam. There are few
among our friends who are trust
worthy enough to prove safety valves.
Their intention Is usually better than
their discretion.
She who can make our day bright
er. There are some people who can
put a damper on our whole day with
out resorting to a word. A cheer
bringer is a mascot.
The girl who Is always the same.
Variety is . an over-estimated virtue
when it Is found In the disposition of
our friends. ;
The girl who leaves us quite In
love with ourselves. Meeting some
women is like an unexpected glimpse
in a distorting mirror; our after-humility
is painful. Buffalo Courier.
Tight bunches of pale pink moss
roses are used on a pink straw hat.
When two immense roses appear
on the same hat they are unusually
fiat In shape.
Small, light pink roses are alter
nated with forget-me-nots on a late
French creation.
It is still positively asserted from
over the water that sleeves really will
remain long and tight.
French serge is the particular
brand of this serviceable weave
which is always used but this season
will be fashionable.
"Puffed out very full at the back"
Is the Paris decree for the hair. The
puffing is accomplished by a wire
cage worn underneath.
Tulle and linen jabots are as pop
ular as ever in Paris. They range
from the simplest possible pleated
frill to the most complicated double
lace affairs.
Better than cloths that have to
be need time and again for putting
lotions on the face is a bit of absor
bent cotton fresh each time and
thrown away after using.
Have you noticed that the roses
which are so much used on the ad
vance spring hats are almost always
arranged in straight around bands,
circles and such set designs?
One of the new French toques is
termed the "Marie Antoinette." It
is made of soft straw or shirred lib
erty satin, and trimmed half way to
the high crown with a wreath ot hand
made tiny roses mixed with gold
oaes.
Washable tulle predominates for
the blouse, and Is predicted for "best
dresses" for the little children. The
tulle is arranged separately over pale
pink or blue slips, and the prettiest
among them are simple to a degree
hand tucked, without trimming,
and as washable as one's handkerchiefs.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
The price of copper metal declined
to the lowest point it has touched In
about a year.
Hereafter the English language
will be ta.ight In all the public
schools of Guatemala.
Two Japanese cruisers with cadets
have sailed a trip to San Francisco
and other Pacific Coast ports. ,
An investigator said Italian emi
gration officials did not watch care
fully where the country's criminals
went.
Mrs. Charles W. Morse began to
sell her jewels to help her convicted
husband, who Is In the Tombs, New
York-City.
Coffee dealers said the imposition
of a flve-cents-a-pouud-duty would
mean the addition of ten cents a
pound to the cost to the consumer.
Profits from manufacture and sale
of matches for 1908 were about the
same as for 1907, according to the
annual report of the Diamond Match
Company.
The autopsy on the body of Lieu
tenant Joseph Petroslno, assassin
ated at Palermo, Sicily, proved he
was shot from behind and that he '
was unarmed.
Police Lieutenant Peter W. Berry,
bead ot the staff attached to District
Attorney Jerome's office, was dis
missed by Commissioner Bingham in
New York City.
Combinations for begging, peda
ling, stealing, fences and gambling
were represented by boys who were
defendants in the Children's Court,
New York City.
Sir James Grant, vice-regal physi
cian in Canada, said the most Impor
tant question in North America was
the utilization of general sewage, fol
lowing Japan's example.
LABOR WORLD.
A trades and labor council has
been organized In Saskatoon, Canada.
Steps will be taken to organize the
freight handlers in San Francisco,
Cal.
The agreement of the Canadian
Pacific with Its mechanics expires in
the spring, and the men are Reorgan
izing. Manitoba's Attorney-General has (
Introduced a bill to prohibit usurious 1 .
money lending on assignments of sal
aries. The Scotch education department
has given $5000 toward the expense
of a mining school in course ot erec
tion at Cowdenheatb.
The Gould Injunction against the
Federation of Labor in the Bucks
range boycott case was modified by
the Court of Appeals of the District
ot Columbia.
A movement Is on foot to organize
a candy makers' union in Memphis,
Tenn., or to Incorporate them in the
Bakers' Union, as the two trades are
closely allied. '
Cleveland (England) ironstone ml-'
ners have decided unanimously to use
every endeavor to obtain a five per
cent, advance in wages on the present
existing base rule.
Hamilton (Scotland) corporation
will pay all workmen for holidays,
half pay to be given to employes in
cases of sickness, while foremen are
to be paid full money when ill.
Additional death benefits of $250
for a membership of seven or more
years and $300 for ten or more years
have been established by the Brother
hood of Painters, Decorators and Pa
perhangers. A Chicago judge says a stolen kiss
Is worth $10. It would have been
more gallant to have said "its weight
In gold."
Talks on Alveolar
TEETH
By
L Dayton Craig, D. D. S. 1
INVESTIGATE
MY
METHOD
I have heard a definition for a
skeptic, which reads something like
this, "A Skeptic is one who first
doubts, then investigates."
, If you are skeptic in regards my
Alveolar Method "Investigate" and
you will' be satisfied that It will do
all that Is claimed for It
Investigations are being made
daily and I wonder if you, who may
be reading this article, are ready to
start yours. There must be merit
In my method, else it would not
stand the test ot time. I can send "
you to patients who are wearing my
Alveolar teeth you can talk with
them and be satisfied for yourself.
But first of all I would have, to ex
amine your mouth. No charge is
made for examination and there ia
no obligation to have work done.
There is no two cases exactly
alike, hence each case has to be ex
amined carefully before I could eay
whether you could be supplied with
these Alveolar Teeth.
When by examination It is found- -
that you can have teeth put In that
will give you absolute satisfaction
I will be ready to proceed with ydu'
work.
If you cannot call at this time, send
for my booklet on "Alveolar Teeth"
which explains my method fully. It
is free on request
E. DAYTON CRAIG, D. D. S.
MONONGAHELA BANK BUILDING,
The Most Complete Dental. Office
In Pittsburgh,
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