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wigi t? make it Uo? '
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?ott.jr t'.unj; to <?t>
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Us:t tli?? ?>??!> tli'wjj to? \oj to da /think
<?. ?f(.r ??>'* '? id 01 in'
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- - Kdtuumi V'.iacei
Tfe Judge"/ &ri.
tit RICHARD S.yMAVES.
^(?r. jo*eth. yi?r?. '
M
ICAJAll/ BOX.KAX had
b#en n Li aliee of the peace
many and nobody
had ywr <jue?tluned his
rlarhr/lt? hold the office the
roq^lndlr of |i/? ? life, for he was a
??ripple. )Oar ofr.er ymr bin naaie w 'tut
ou tU?? tffeiTot^At every electiou and
lie w.i s uut mpoMcd after tbe flrst
?year. j
Auotuet imiu had iuadi? the raoe
Against hi iu the tirst tiuie he was a
< undid:* br the oilier, and It waa
si; UI fiat ** opponent did not receive
it single 'J^te. N? other candidate for
?i>c plaaft eould Ik* found after that.
iiii'1 uySody hut Micnjah Bolean
wantewthe office.
"Hejfcoows nothing hut justice." the
used to be told. "He aeut
' liifp owi^boy to jail once, and the un
grateful little wretch ran away from
liorte oud never cainc back."
The ofilce of the Justice of the peacfc
wnfl overs grocery store and bin home
vras ou a quiet street where his wife.
? sad faced woman witli streaks of
gray in her brown hair, busied her
self ait day with her household duties.
It. was piaJn that noinc great sorrow
had hefftl'cii her at some tlnce In her
life. ?\
TliPretfiras no trace of sorrow on the
face of the Justice of the peace,
??spwMlijf when he had once turned it
in tin- direction of his home. He had
el ways ?a.d that he knew right from
wroug. ami when he stated that any
thing w.ifs eight nothing ou earth could
change 'him. He was as Urm as a
rock K" had been ttnn the day he
aenteiuert id* own son to Jail, and
that tinnt:*sa wa* witii him still.
Th/lioy iiad contended that he waa
of the charge against him?
that lie bad been fighting in seif-de
fcnsi?? t?u: the rtnn old magistrate be
lieved (-W evidence of other witnesses
and wohld not listen to him. lie had
made up UU uiiud. and refused to
change it. The l>oy threatened that
if his fath?r sent him to jail he would
leave Uoiue and never return, and the
th.*e:it li.nl soniu bearing on the case.
It w;is true that lie had been u good
bo* aud gave promise of being a good
men. Kven his stern father waa
forced io uinke that admission when be
argued ywllh himself and tried to
justify hl> action.
In !!?.? oltlce of the justice of the
pence there was an old table littered
with book* and papers, and over all i
fbe dust of years had settled. When j
u law suit wds tried there, at long
intervals, toe dust was brushed away
by {be use that wac made of tlie tables,
but the ooc#!i8 and papers ivere not dis
rurbeJ.
ed*4e? of the papers were frayed
anil ragged, and they were all yellow
with '?ge. Sometimes the pile was
moved a little by sonic one slipping
a sheet of foolscap oil I 'to' mate ;i
nri?!nar mdtim. On the table was a
??opy of the revised statutes with one
in" th.* covers torn off and many of
Hie missing. 1 1\. the corner stood ,
the Move, from which the ashes leaked
the wlioie year through. In summer it
whs the receptacle for trash, and tlie
? .lojiv-c section was always a spittoon.
Tl)<? Jteuch wan represented by tiie
long t?? Uto. behind whIHi the Justice
snt, iinl in front of him bad been
cleared small space among the aged,
dust covered papers.
In tin* pigeon holes of Hie tall case
tLut stood againM I lie wall were
papers that huuian cyr? had not Keen
for twenty year*? parU of the record
in forgotten Inn* suits, and unpaid fee
bill* of eaies in which tlie litigants
were loug fclncc deinf. The window
&l:afles wero frayed at the lower end
and com id not be moved up or down.
When if wan desired to keep the sun
light out. newspapers were pinned
jKToaji tue windows.
It was (a the old wall ease, among
the papers that had heen touched nud
turned yellow by the hand of time,
thtit M'cajab Koleau found, while
searching one day for n lost document,
the plcli'-e of a boy. He looked ut it
furiously nt flrst. for his sight was
?I'm ;uiil he di<J.,.tioL ..rccoftnlxe 1t.
Then ii ? turned it toward the light
?ind pu-hctl hi* spectacles tip on his
nose. . f
For ,i moment he stood there un
moved. tailed by tlio flnnness that
hud lifeu his lifelong pride. Home
body ope Ved the door h<* bo fell to
11m H i ' .;tterlu.!{ a herrsv c;*,* . ii \C
?jin : that hud l?een given a
<U?tl> ^nound, .and with the picture
?clniJiH It- tils hand.
Tt tviih a picture of (lie boy he had
s? .if u? ?;?:{? a boy with laughing blue
? ?Ves rul bah1 thai curled about hi* !
forcli" u*.
triii* iii?o^ ii. which .Mica. I till llolcan
TWert wn-. n aruat contract to his
dingy o'ti< for 11 was clean and an
fire fro.n dust as tlio willing hands of
liis n?fo could make it. Trees grew
aromul If and vines covered the long
j?Oit1i. Vila street In front and the
silry Hi the rear ended abruptly n fow
yards a v\ y in a ntcep cmbankineiit.
over . which the tops of freight car*
ir.oTlng t.? nn.l fro and the I?>iik frclwlil
train* passinst through the yards
could lie seen. Weeds grew in the
street in front of tne house and tlie
n'ley in tiie rear was overrun with
tl-.rui for the two thoroughfares were
seldom traveled. The shrieks of the
online* at work in the yuvds could be
brard .-ill day and ail night, and the
r?t*le of the Jangling cars, as heavy
as tlufodcr at tirst. and gradually
<1yiii3 Mway down tlie tracks, was a
?auiUiv *-,,ir.<l In the IllVe houso on
/he hill. The wife mi the magistrate
f iat t??ere boors at a time, watching
th? t?p? of the cars and aeaaniaf the
'freight tralus as they came in. The
hrakemen ran aldng tMe tops of moving
train*. twisting a brake bere and
loosening one bere. waving their arms
and giving signal* in pantomime.
It xr as because she once bad beard
' that their son became a railroad
brakeuuui that the wife of the Justice
of the peace sat ami watched the
train* all day aud listened to their
noise* at night. When Mica Jab Bolean
was away from the bouse she wept
silently many times and felt as though
ber old heart would break. It would
have been a relief to have talked
about the missing boy. but his father
never permitted his name to be men*
tioned.
So she watched the faces of the
brakeman. hoping that the lost boy
would some day come back aud steal
into the bouse. 8be was a prim old
lady, always neat and clean, but she
knew that If ever he came home and
klipped into the bouse while bis father
was away, she would take blm In her
arms as she had when he was a child,
even though he were as black with
smoke and grime as auy'of the .brake*
xAen Or flremenkbe could see from her
window.
It had been twenty years since be
\ffent away, and in all that time the
stern old man had not once relented.
The white haired ' mother bad often
trted-to Imagine how ber sou looked
jvith those years added to his age.
She knew he would be large and
strong, and she thought his eyes would
still be bright and his face as cheerful
and smiling as the boy she remem
bered m> well.
One night a man whose face was
corcred with a thick growth of beard,
in which there were streaks of gray,
slouched through the streets. His
clothes were ragged, his eyes down
cast aud his hall* unkempt. He was
a vagrant, and as he walked he cast
furtive glances about to see that no
officer was in sight. _ He came from
the directum of the railroad yards
and crept through the weeds growing
rank and tall back of Micajab Bolean'*
house. His feet, covered by ragged
shoes, made no souud as he stepped
upon the porch, where he stood looking
in through the window.
The vagrant uncovered his head as
lie stood there. He saw Mieajah
Bolean and his wife, silting with the
weight of years upon them. He
waited for the souud oi their voices
ami when Mieajah Bolean spoke he
noted the flrui. harsh tone? the same
harsh voice that uiauy a vagrant bad
heard when he was sentenced to jail.
It was when the aged woman spoke,
in a sad. sweet voice, that the tears
started to the vagrant's eyes. He
made a slep toward the door, butdrew
bark when his ragged garments came
within range of the shaft of dim light'--'
through the window.
Down in the railroad yards he could
hear the noise of the moving trains,
the clang of hells and the shrieking
signals of the englues. In an Interval
of silence in all that Jargou of noise ?
an interval so brief that only a prac
ticed ear could detect it? he heard a
clear note whistled as a signal to blm
seif. It soynded far away, for at that
moment the vagrant was dreaming,
and in the dream he was a boy again.
He looked onec more through the
window at the two old people sitting
there, and with a sigh that would
have wrung even the hard heart of
Mieajah Bolean. he turned away.
A few moments later the vagrant
climbed upon a car loaded with coal
an<l was followed by another man.
very like him In appearance. As lie
stretched himself out on the hard bed
Hi" speed of the train Increased.. Wis
companion crawled close to him and
atked:
"What luck. Bill? Did you get any
thing V"
The vagrant did not answer. lie
was looking up at the stars, shining
down on them from a clear, blue sky.
He did not even hear the words of his
companion.? National Magazine.
Tit* Nfriftevt Stenographer.
Tin* world's typewriting record on ac
iuul practical work baa been broken
by Mr-. Margaret Cunningham. steno
grapher in the office of the Supreme
Court, Trenton, N. .1. She wrote 21.081)
words of a legal decision requiring the
utmost rare in six and one-half hours'
actual time, and not a correction had
to be made on the flfty-seven pages
covered. The record discounts the oue
made recently in the Washington Pat*
ent Office, by Miss Olive R. Cameron,
of Tennessee, who wrote 32,000 words
In a working day of seven and one
half hours, using only one sheet at a
time. Mrs. Cunningham was compelled
to make eight manifold copies^ which
necessitated the handling of B13 sheets
of paper and 309 carbon sheets, nearly
eight times as many as used by Mis*
Cameron. Mrs. Cunningham was high
ly complimented by the justices of the
court.
Origin of "Unci* Main,"
A curious version of the origin of
"Uncle Sam" hns been discovered in an
old almanac published In Lexington.
ri. .. !:i 1811. The* phrase Is explained
in the following words: "'Uncle 8am'
I* a' scant phrase significant of the Uni
ted States, as John Bull Is significant
of ftngiaud. The origin of it seems to
be this; In the^vear 1807 there was au
thorised by law the raising of a regi
ment of llglil dragoons. When tin
company first appeared their caps bore
the letter* 'U. S. L. O..' signifying the
l/nlted States l.lght Dragoons. A
countryman, seeing the company in
dress parade, .asked a bystander what
the letters stood for. 'Why,' whs tin*
answer, 'that means Uncle Ham's Lazy
l>og*.' Since that time the use of the
t?*rm lias become general/' ? London
Chronicle.
_
A Typewritten Treaty.
Probably the tirst treaty of peace to
be typewritten is the South African
pence document. The signatures of
the Boer leaders form an Interesting
part of ii. Thev are all lu different
styles, l/ouls Botha's is described as
being in a lint hand, and though the
others arc somewhat rougher, Dela
rc.v's Is the roughest of all. He has
spelled his name split Into three sylla
bles. de la Hey. Christian d? Wet is al
so unfiled with a smull d*
? THE CONDITION,
To be a eolhw pr? idnt
Requires no limed toil;
Yoa need not delve in ancient Greece;
Get next to Standard Oil.
Brooklyn Life.
- IT DEPENDS.
lira. Bacon? "Which do you think Is
the beet talker? he or his wife?"
Mr. Bacon? "Well, do you mean for
quality or quantity?"? Yonkers States
KEPT HIM ' GUESSING.
"Suppose I were to tell you you must
not so to the matinee to-day," said Mr.
Nagglt. "How would you like that?"
"Ob," ajmhlKttously?repllcd hia young
wife, with a steely slitter in her eye,
*# wouldn't mind."? Philadelphia
Press.
AMONG THE FISHES.
Mr. Carp ? "What made your trolley
line a failure?"
Mr. Pike? "Well, you see, the hog
flsh always wanted the end seats, aud
then the dogilsli and the catilsli
couldn't be carried without separate
cars."
HELPING HAND.
"I ain awfully poor, you know," be
gan the smitten young man. "but "
"Well," Interrupted the frigld
liearted heiress. "I am willing to help I
you along iu the world. Here's a
nickel to pny your carfare home."?
Chicago News.
SOURCE OF SUPPLIES.
.Mr*. Wedderly? "This paper says ,
the original calender was arranged in
the Far East."
Wedderly ? "Yes; I suppose some en
terprising fruit grower in that section
wanted to create a demand for his
dates." ?Ch i cago News.
Miss Debutante? "Ho must be finite
wealthy."
.Miss Si x t iisea son ?"Why ?"
Miss Debutante? "He spends his
money very freely."
Miss S!xths?asoii? "My dear, that's
the ljest evidence tbat he's not."
SOMETHING WllONG.
"Now. Henry." she began. With set
jaw. "1 mu*t have X5U to-day."
"All right." rsplied her husband;
"here it Is."
"Gnu -ions. Ilenry!" she exclaimed,
suddenly paling. "What's the matter?
Are you sick?"? Philadelphia Press.
man.
EVEUY TIME.
IIE COULD.
"I 'till 1 see tlic master oC Ibe hoiwe."
"Yes. you can. and do. Nov.-, what
do you want?" ? runeli.
LONGING.
Tlic Liitle Sister? "I wish I could ilo
Ibat Tvllb my hair."
Tt)c Big Sister?' "Ob, iu?. you don't
dearie! Your curls nro pretty jus: as
they arc." N
The Little Sister -"They're horrid!
I tv tint n sty llnh curfew, like mamma
said yon had."? Puck.
OF THB SAME MIND.
Fond Father? "How arc you geUiug
along with Miss Gush?"
Young Brtdk? "She say? she would
like me better if 1 were doing some
thing to carve my own way In the
world."
Fond Father? 'Sensible girl.' Ihat!
So would I."? Detroit Free Press.
A SEEKEIl A FT ion KNOWLEDGE.
Mamma? "Johnny, I'm ashamed or
you for keeping ut the bottom ot your
class In school."
Johnny? "I keep there for tlic advan
tages of (he plac?. mamma, it's tny
last guess nt a question, you know.
When all the others have failed. ll't
almoKt impossible for me not to
right." ? Bo> ion Transcript.
QUITE Tin: FONT it All Y.
Traveler?' "I tyi^d to know a man of
Scainboge, who came out hero several
years ago and set up for a doctor, but
he didn't stay long. I presume he
found the town too healthy."
Comanche Jim (of frontier tor.ni -
"No, It weren't that, adzackly. pur J.
lie (vied to introduce a new remedy
for snake bite, an' the^own got too
unhealthy fer 'im."? Chicago Tribune.
Tl?? "Coo**" Htmp.
The congress of naturalists ami pby*
siclans which recently mel in Breslau
strongly condemned (be "goose ?lep"
n* practiced In the domain and othei
armies. Dr. Thalwitzer read a papet
on the subject, in which he showed
that the adoption of this ridiculous
step account* for numerous knre and
foot complaints among the troops. Six
ty per cent, of the sores on the feet of
the men are in consequence of persist
enl adherence (o this antiquated ?ley>
IN WOMAN'S
REALM
A fad r?C ?l llt Wrto.
The girls looked upon as leader* of
the younger contingent of the smart
set now greet ud farewell en mlll
t:.lre. Instead of recognising a friend
by bowing in the old-time, conven
tional way they giro a sharp, short
military salnte. It is the neweft fad.
brought back to town from the country
and the shore, and it Is well to say
right here that?-the .awkward, self
conscious girl shouMU-not attempt It.
says the Woman's Home Companion.
To be at all a success the military
salute must be done gracefully anil iu
an offhand, natural manner.
A SekMl F?r Mother*.
"The School for Mothers." originated
by lime. Moll- Weiss in Bordeaux, is
being much discussed. There Im a
question of starting similar educational
establishments In Paris and other
large centres in France on the same
system, and thinking people are ap
plauding the measures taken to further
the Interests of humanity. Hitherto,
young girls were brought up to ignore
the Very things they should be taught.
They had no notion of the elementary
principles of hygiene, of the dressing
of infants, of the management of,
household expenses, the price of food,
etc. All this will be taught them, and
prepare them for the position of wives
and mothers.? New York Globe.
A Po?lry Part*.
When the season makes ft seem
delightful to be again indoor*, girls
often like to have suggestions for
methods of making their meetings at
tractive?something besides the usual
"talk and refreshments"? what some
eminent man of letters In a waggish
way described as "giggle, gabble, gob
ble and git." .
? series of little meetings. eac!t In
celebration of some poet's birthday or
other anniversary, would be anrexcuse
tor making some interesting additions
to the usual program. Thus there
would be no great difficulty In arrang
ing a Shakespeare parly . or a Milton
party, in which quotations from the
works of either poet were used in iu
vitatlons, dinner cards, bills of fare
and so no. Or an American poet
might be chosen. Oliver Wendell
Ho'mes would furnish Hues of a
cheering nature lit for mild festivl
t<*s; or you might introduce your
guest? +9 some of the beautify! poems
of Cella Thaxter, or of Jean Ingelow,
if yon do not mind going outside of
our own land. ? From Books and Au
thors, iu St. Nicholas.
Valqae CoU actio*.
A New York woman has made a
unique collection of teapots. During
residence in Japan she managed to ac
cumulate more than a thousand exam
ples. of which no two are alike. There
were black pots and white, blue pots
and gray, big itots, little ones, pots in
glaze, in crackle, iu yellow and browns
and reds and blacks. One was like an
old mau, whose head formed the lid
and could be set at any angle. Others
were In the form of birds, beasts and
fowls, tisli, frogs and actually a beetle
or two. Buddha, even, was pressed In
to service as a model. There were
lotus-bud pots and other pots In sem
blance of a teahouse. One enormous
caldronlike affair held three gallons,
but at least a dozen specimens would
not have contained a thimbleful.
Among the teapots were several in the
form of' swans, correct to the last curl
of neck and feather, and of a size to
be hidden In the hand. The materials
used for these treasures were inlaid
sliver, hammered copper, Iron? most
exquUitely wrought? silver-gilt alloys
and all the myriad sorts of Japanese
pattern. j
The fashionable colors this season,
writes "Ninette" from Paris, are
browns In every shade; a new "vert
Empire," or tIpux vert, a shade be
tween moss and laurel green, nnd
"bronze," a tint that Is likely to be
come the favorite In the fashion han
dicap to be run this winter.
Theu comes the manifold shades of
pnrple, containing a warm dosing of
crimson in tbe dye; aubergine,
amethyst, pansy and fuchsia-purple
are tbi newest, especially the last
named, that; Jn combination, with crim
son, rose-red, ornnge or heliotrope,
look very rich and lovely.
Hats naturally follow suit, and quills,
ostrich feathers? the latter more often
shaded than not and rich velvet
flowers, dahlia*, begonias, fuchsias?
the purple ancl red variety especially
?marigolds, oreilles, d'ors. crimson
and golden browu dahlias, small and
compact, and the entire scale o{ deep
tloted roses are to be found on autumn
and winter hats.
Small velvet sunflowers are also
sparingly employed In seasonable mil
linery.
Hats and large bonnets will be emi
nently picturesque.
A Wortl About Pur*.
Furs are a bit of a problem for the
woman who wants to dross well on
a moderate sum of money. They are
expensive to begin with, nnd vary in
style almost a* ofteu as frocks and
hats do. There Is a new cut in
sleeves every winter, a different
le ^th, a variation In collar nnd some
n<- elty In lining.
1 urs used to be a real comfort. You
pa ;ed them away with blankets and
cut afns, and borax powder to outwit
moths, nnd ail .vou had to do In the
fall was to shake them, bang them
out to air, and theu be comfortable.
But nowadays women begin In
August to wonder how they ran get
their furs up to date without bank
rupting tbe family exchequer. I'or
furriers are u heartless ai plumbers
and almost as essential to happiness.
Of course tbis season's furs differ
fc?ood deal from last season's, but bere
is a word of comfort, they suggest
all sorts of practical schemes for tbe
artistic remodelling of old garments.
Almost all furs are trimmed or made
up wltb other furs. Ermine Is com
bined '-with almost everything but
seal, deer snd baby calf skin; chin
chilla combines with seal nicely,
especially tbe Russian chinchilla,
which has n brownish cast. It Is also
used with deer and mink, with Persian
lamb and fine dog skin. Usually the
light fur is tbe trimming; but squirrel,
beaver, tibet and mole skin are ail
very smart trimmed with lamb or with
monkey skin.
When furs sre not combined, any
one fur may be trimmed with *uede
leather, or for dressy occasions with
embroidery. This use of leather is
new. and you have no Idea what a
Kmart" touch it gives an old eoat |>ut
over collar, cuffs or set in a double
breasted tailor vest.
It comes in all tbe dull vegetable
dyes, lu hunting green, golf red,
mahogany, bluet blue, navy blue and
every conceivable shade of brown, light
and dark. Sometimes it is em
broidered with outline work in gold
| thread or silk.
The embroideries most lu vogue for
fur trimmings are straps from old
Chinese silk petticoats, to bp found
in any Chinese shop, bands from
Persian towels, strip* of Russian or
Hungarian peasant work and ail the
rich Turkish, India and Japanese hand
embrcldcrle?. The colors are selected
to match the color scheme of fur and
llniug as closely as possible. It woiilj,
be very easy for a clever girl to imi
tate Russian or Japanese embroidery
and make ber own trimming just to
match her coat.
There Is one bit of good fortune In
this season's furs, they arc fashionable
all lengths, and both loose and tight
fitting. You are in the style whether
your coat is a reefer, blouse or basque,
and your sleeves may have fulness at
the shoulder, or a trifle at the elbow,
and the stole effect of last winter is
quite gone out.
Nearly all coats, plain as well as
fancy, have light linings this seasou,
satin-brocade, da masse and broche
silk and plain light twilled taffeta. As
this was somewhat tbe vogue in 1903-4,
many women will unpack their furs
with a sense of dismay over the soiled
conditions of their pretty coat linings.
But there Is no need to worry, for a
soiled lining that is still in good con
dition otherwise can be made as good
as new by the right sort of home clean
ing.
Linings for fur coats are lltted In
after the coat is quite tinished ami
may be removed without any ripping
beyond brush with a velvet whisk,
then regularly wash in a luke wnrm
suds of castlle soap and borax, two
teaspoon fuls ,of borj\x and a handful
of soap shavings to a bowl of 'fPjjRM',
and let drip in tbe wind. When almti^t
dry roll over a curtain pole, pull taut
and pin. stand near the tire, Unroll
the next morning and you will" lliidVflJ
all intents and purposes a new coat
lining.
| If the lining is in a pale tint, soak
Jr. cold borax water, two teaspoon fuls
to a basin of water, for hulC an hour
before washing.
! It is not Impossible for the amateur
dressmaker to do over her own furs,
with a hint or two about the work.
Use always a seamless pattern: place
it on the leather side, tack with pins,
then cut without any seam allowance,
using a sharp pen knife. The scams
are overhanded with fine stitches. It
Is wise to first cut a cambric pattern,
see- that it fits perfectly and make a
stiff paper pattern from that, as any
wrong cutting In fur work is serious.
In piecing, make sure that the nap of
the fur runs In the same direction and
that your ?colors are what furriers
call "closs."
For evening wear the palest tints
are chosen.
There will be a perfect craze for
Irish lace and fur combined.
Hilks will no doubt continue popular,
but they will be of a heavier quality.
Satins and cashmeres will l>?? the
most popular materials for both vuuug
and old.
Black will not be worn lo any ex
lent, excepting, possibly, the all-black
evening gown.
Leather enters conspicuously Into the
fashionable "motor" outllt both for
coats and headgear.
The envelope bop. so eagerly
heralded by the shops, lias found scant
favor with femininity.
Clone fitting turbans of suede
trimmed, with quills or a harness
buckle are also good style.
In handles the tendency Is away
from braids nnd straps and toward
plain stiff handles, preferably flat.
T.lttle change purses of pigskin are
on view, with long handles of the
same length and variety as are seen
on ilie "Ceggy from I'uris" bag.
A greater fullness and breadth at
the bottom maYks the new carriage
bags. Some are corded and stitched
in contrasting colors, others have two
small buckle straps, with pearl or gilt ,
buckles,
HOUSEHOLD ?? r
? ? * ? MATTE&S
. ????? mmm VI T IM1M.
Arrange on a bed of carefully trash
ed watercress, ? alternate thin slices of
red skinned radishes and- cucumber*,
and pour over a Freuch dressing. The
combination of scarlet, w-.lte and tiro
shades of green is attractive, while the
crispness and blending of spicincss and
coolness pleases the palate.
CklfkM girt? ? ? .
Hare the chicken disjointed aud conk
ontll nearly done; then drain from the
broth. Put one-half cup of butter in
a frying pan and fry the cblckeu until
brown. Pour the broth into the pan
and thicken by allowing one level
tablespoon of flour to each cup of
broth. Put the chicken In a deep dish
and pour the gravy over.
Soap.
Artichoke soup !? ssoiiicr variant,
but it needs to be thickened with a
Uttle white roux. The artichoke*
^peeled and put for a few minutes into
cold water) must be boiled In a quart
of milk, rubbed through a sieve and
seasoned: and if cream is at hand a
spoonful or two may be added. Cream
always adds to the velvet smoothness
it thick soups.
For Soar Milk.
Here is a new use for sour milk:
Put your silver into the mi!k wben it
Is thick: let it stand for liftlf an hour:
take the pieces out and wash them in
clean hot soapsuds; wipe dry. and you
have clear, bright silver. It would
pay a busy housekeeper who has to
do her own polishing to buy two or
Ihree quarts of milk and let il sour
for the purpose.? Deborah.
Crap* Catsup.
Cook five pounds of ripe grapes with
a little water until soft and slraiu
through a colander. Add Ave cups of
sugar, two cups of vinegar, one level
tablespoonful each of cinauioti. cloves,
allspice and black pepper and salt. If
this is not spired enough to suit the
taste add a little tnorc of si II kinds
in the same proportion. Cook together
until thickened, then seal in bottles
or jars.
f*?r?nl|> Frttl?r?.
Cook parsnips in boiling water until
tender and then press through a river
or sieve. Measure two cups of sifted
pSstry flour and sift with one and one
half level teaspoons of baking powder.
Beat two eggs light, and two cups of
milk, then add the flour: heal and add
the cold sifted parsnip. Beat well and
fry in tablespoonfuls in deep hot fat.
In dropping the spoonful into the t'at
hold the spoon near to top of the fat.
When a light brown drain the frit
tens and serve at once.
Squ*ih Pic*.
l'"or two squash pies allow three cups
of stewed and sifted squash, two cups
of boiling milk, one cup of sugar, one
level teaspoon of salt, one-half level
teaspoon of cinnamon and two eggs
beaten slightly. If the squash is very
dry a little more milk put in a round
ing tablespoon of powdered cracker.
Neither squash nor pumpkin pies
should be made with many eggs, for
they should retain the taste of the
vegetable from which they are made
and not taste like a custard pie.
For spousing out bureau drawers or
sideboards use tepid water containing
pCsuuill quantity of thymolln.
The old Idea of putting oilcloth under
tho waslistand cover in now adopted
for dollies on highly polished tables.
Jars aud bottles that smell of onions
will bo quite sweet and odorless If left
out of doors tilled with sand or garden
wold.
Raisins for fruit cake are much Im
proved by cooking. Let them soak
slowly aud then simmer until the skin
is tender.
A great convenience, at trilling cost,
when building a new house, is a dumb
waiter connecting the kitchen with the
floors above.
If salt is sprinkled over the range
before frying 1* commenced, there will
be no disagreeable odor if the fat
spatters over.
Varnished walls in the bathroom and
halls are easily washed off. and it costs
little iu either money, time or trouble
to varnish them.
If silver Is washed every week in
warm suds containing a tablespoonful
of ammonia the polish can be pre
served for a long time.
?When using a broom don't swejp
with' your back: use your arms. .Sweety
in one direction with long, light
strokes. Sweep tho cirpot with I he
pile, not against II.
Nuts are said to make a great im
provement in chicken salad. A cup
of English walnut meats to a cup o!
celery cubed and one of chicken also
cut In cubes ii the proper proportion.
The cane furniture, with white and
gilded woodword, so much in vogue in
the eighteenth century, I* having
quite a fashionable revival at present
for elaborate roor/.s or the French
style.
T>esk sets oi brilliant scarlet leather
give a pretty touch of color to sombre
desks of weathered oak. The brpuze
furnishings now so much in vogue har
monize beautifully with the dull brown
of Ibis wood.
When the eyes are tired from too
long use or reading by Insufficient
light, moisten pieces of old linen or
Absorbent cotton with some good ex
tract. and place them on the closed
eyelids for fifteen minutes or longer
While you lie down In a quiet room.
For bachelor apartments of re
stricted dimensions, a shaving stand
that is really a small chiffonier, raised
(?n legs, is a Liost convenient article.
This has a square swinging mirror at
the top and six shallow drawers. Just
large enough to accommodate a pile
of folded thirls
Humor of
Tcxtav
>o? Th*I.
There was a younjt lady from I(*?wuh
Who had t *?? large inoitH on hvi" lipa wuiclt
Prevented all chaps
(sivf the vcritut y?|?
From kissing tlu? lady from IpsnkU*
Tm, ladetd.
Mr. 8taylate ? "After nil, society Is a
deuced bore. don't you know.'*
Miss Weery <yawuii?sV? "Yea, some
people's society."? Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
W?alil Ec rmyarH.
She? "Suppose, dear. 1 find you
haven't given me money enough *:"
He? "Then telegraph for more."
She? "Have you r. telegraph blank?"
?Detroit Free Press.
Coilda't Hat* ?*???
"I have always been a prouiineut
figure." boasted the self-made man.
"The* you were ?evvr a sweet boy
graduate or a bridegroom," replied his
listener.? Houston Post.
Dttectlf*.
"Ma. I don't like our 'new coot:** re
claimed Willie, disappointedly.
"What's the matter with her. dear?**
"She doesn't fry any holes in the
fried cakes!"? Detroit Free Press.
Supplied l?jr M?f Nrl(hlM>i<.
"Do you keep any vats':" asked the
caller from the city.
# "Y-yes." replied the suburbanite.
"The ground in the barnyard Is pretty
well tilled with Vui." ? Chit-ago Trib
une.
i
HU Worldlv Cnndi.
De Fly- "Were you ever held r.pV"
Blazaway ?"Well, I was relieved of
all 1 had."
De Fly ? "Where was it';**
j Blaznwa.v? "At the altar." I'etruit
| Free Press.
I Stopped at Ilia "I'ltrlt'i"
Cireen (looking for :? trade* "ll??\v
I long have you owned tbal wateh":"
Brown? "About two years."
tlreen? "Docs it gain or lo.se:"
Brown? "Well, it losi thirty days riot
j long ago."? Chicago News.
i
Woman'* Wur.
Percy "Young ltapidgail had hard
lurk. lie was disinherited recent iy."
Harold "Cut off with a dollar, eh 7"
j Percy -"No; bis mother did the disin
i iieriting. He was cut off with nincty
! eight cents."? Houston Chronicle.
Oult? Nuliinl.
Scrybbler? "Jules Verne says nil h's
writing has been done on :tu empty
stomach."
Nokker ? "Of course. When il w:i?
full there was no room for the writ
ing."? Cincinnati Coiiuue.'cia! Tribune.
Hardest Cart.
t "I suppose," said t lt?> drummer. "you
| labor oil the Sabbath and its I the re
mainder of the week."
I "Not ou your order book." replied the
?village i?arson. "I Iry to co'.lect my
1 salary on week days."? Chicago News.
Vtlng Lofty l.anxuage.
J Bystander -"I expected Jo see you
shoot Chat Boston man when bo gave
I y;?u the lie."
Ceorginn "He didn't give mo the
j lie. He only said that in his jinlg
i inent 1 was habitually iiniriillii'ul."?
I Soinervllle .lournal.
?"> That'* Always Altrarllvr.
"Well." remarked th?? man who was
j fond of uttering platitudes, "there'.'*
; certainly. nothing attractive in pov
j erty."
"Oh. I don't "Itnow." r????! ietl Bur
i roughs, "there's a *v" in it." IMiiladel
! phia Public Ledger.
Too t'uitty A?|?! rat l.m.
Godfrey? "I atu sorry to hear that
Squallop is in a bud way financially.
What is the cause of it V"
Seorjel? "As nearly as I can l?arn.
he lias been trying to maintain an
automobile position in society on a
bicycle income."? Chicago Tribune.
Stern Parent.
"Yes," said Harker, "it's l*ap year.
Did Estelle propose to yon
"So," sighed young I. inker.
"But I heard you say. 'This is so
sudden" "
"Yes, that. "was when her failier made
bis appearance with a club."? Chicago
News.
Perennial Blossom, 'Dili!
Papa? "Your mother tells me yon
liaven't been a very good boy to-day,
j Johnny."
Johnny? "Between lis. pa. I think
she's a little prejudiced against me.
It was only the other day she tohl
| Aunt Kate I wns Just like you."- Bos
I ton Transcript. ^
Improvident Men.
"My husband is the most extra ra?
gant man," walled little All's. Bacguiti
'hunt. i
"Yes?" said the sympathetic friend.
"Yes. He paid %'l for a hat, when
by looking around for a day or t?vt? he
: eeuhl probably have go;;<-n im'
1 $1.08."- Pittsburg Post.
What He fculri.
Toss? "Yes, he was an old flame of
mine. Did you tell him I \v;t? engaged
to Jack Hansom?''
Jess? "Oh, yes."
Teas? "I suppose he wondered how
soon I would be married to him."
Jess? "No; not 'how soon,' but 'how
long.' "?Philadelphia Press.
Perfidy.
Slip? "Jack played an awl'uliy i. 'art
less trick on Flossie."
He? "How's that?"
Hhe? "Why, they wore engaged, voti
know, and last nlglit, at the I..M1
masque. Jack made up s:? that Flossie
didn't know him. I !*? proposed and
was accepted again!"? Puck.
j V
The Young Fnpa.'
"Popley's baby is beginning to talk
now."
"Has he been boring you with somo
stories about It?"
"No; but I sat next to hiin at tho
lunch counter to-day, and I heard hint
r.iy, absent-mindedly, to the waiter:
'Dlmnie a .link o' water, p'ease,'
Philadelphia Press.