The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, August 10, 1910, Image 2
FIRST LOVE.
"Why do you look from t.ho ^rindo* ?o,
Little Felicia, daughter of mine''
There still is the lona; white seam to sow
And the white lambs' woo! to spin."
"Oh, mother, below here in the snow
Stands a little lad with a mouth like
wine?
A little lad with a carven bow
And he makes as though he would eater
in.
Mother of mine." .
"Nay?there is no one there it all,
Little Felicia, my idle one,
Xaught I see but the whtte snow's fall
And thy task is still the same "
"Oh. mother, harken, I hear him call.
'Pray, sweetheart, is the door undone?
Let me in who am weak and small.'
May I bid him enter in Pity's name,
Mother of mine?"
"Nothing I hear and naught I see.
Little Felicia, who works so ill.
And there's much to do ere darkness be?
Lome uaugtuer. tny t.asu oegm.
But little Felicia blushingly
Turned away from the window-sill:
"Oh, mother, I spake no word," quoth she,
"But I fear?I fear he hath entered in.
Mother of mine."
?Theodosia Garrison.
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The last stroke of midnight solemnly
boomed over the sleeping city
as Edward Brewster laid aside his
pen with infinite weariness. All the
world was at rest but him. he
thought, bitterly; and yet. he, too,
might have been at peace in his old
home to-night in Lindenlea had the
wanderlust never seized him.
He stirred uneasily; around his
desk seemed to cling the faint haunting
fragrance of the lilac bush, although
no spray of the blossom could
he find in the room. It was a forbidden
flower in the Brewster mansion.
Twenty years it was since he had
touched a spray of white lilac, and
that was the night he had bidden Evelyn
Leicester and Lindenlea a long,
' < last farewell.
It was spring time now in Lindenlea,
he mused dreamily, and the lilac
bush by the fountain had donned her
bridal robe of misty, shimmering
* white, and the dew was lying on the
gently waving branches like fairy
jewels.
Evelyn had come to him that night
down the shadow haunted path that
* le? to the fountain, her regret at his
1 * v going plainly visible in the sweet,
dark eyes. Of all his friends, she
alone believed in him; the others
called him a dreamer. The wide,wide
world was not for such as him,
they said, he who had never known
labor. But Evelyn Leicester was not
one of these. "I will believe in you
always, Ned, come what may," she
? had told him, her beautiful head
tilted back, and a light in her eyes
that rivalled the starshine in the
' heavens above.
"Because I love you. Evelyn," he
had answered, "and desire your happiness
above everything else in the
world, always during your life remember
that somewhere I am near,
waiting to do something to prove my
love for you. and that a spray of this
flower, however small, sent to me at
any time or any place, will grant
whatever wish you may make, that
it mr.y be in my power to grant, even
at the cost of unhappiness to myself.
Years and oceans may divide us. but
tne wmte mac will always oe to us
the emblem of our unity."
Bird-wing and bird-song were silent
as they parted; the wind sighed
softly through the weeping willows,
and the great, white moon shone full
upon the lilac bush.
He would return, he told her. when
he had become rich and famous; they
would be married in the little stone
church on the hill half buried in ivy,
and together they would roam
through the broad, beautiful world
like children on a holiday.
He had fought his way in the city
step by step until he had secured a
foothold; the way was hard and
paved with many difficulties, and left
him little time for the sweeter things
of life. His letters to Evelyn were
short, and as he now remembered,
must have been unsatisfactory, and
yet she was ever in his thoughts,
queen of his castles in Spain, the
bright particular star of his lonely
life.
The blow that had shattered his
every dream came with terrific suddenness.
In a paper from his home
town he read the notice of her marriage
to John Brinslee, the rich man
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V*. (.lie ?i4*U5W. lie XIUU UtlCICU uv
sound as he read it, the wound was
too deep. For Evelyn he had no
blame, but in his heart he registered
a vow of vengeance against the man
who had taken her from him. Fate
had early taken a hand in the game,"
for Edward Brewster had risen to the
office of president of an immense
corporation in which John Brinslee
held a high and trusted position.
T^ie two men never made any pretense
of friendship; each cue was
wary of the other.
Wearily the great financier rose
from his desk, at the same time opening
an important looking envelope
that had escaped his attention.
As he read its contents the shadows
dropped from his face as by magic,
and a light of almost insane triumph
dawned in his eyes. The moment fc
which he had longed, prayed and
hoped for twenty years had come at
last.
During his absence abroad Jchn j
Brinslee's enemie.. had been busy
weaving a web around him from
w V\ 5 / > V\ Krt ! > o A f Aim/I if m nr*r?t U! a * r.
extricate himself, and they had compelled
him to resign his positicn. His
friends, claiming him innocent of the
chargcs brought against him. had forwarded
his reinstatement to the
president with the request thar he
sign it and place John Brinslee back
in his old position.
Would he sign it? Yes. when John
Brinslee could give him back the
vanished years of iii.s life with the
fulfilment of his youthful dreams;
when he could repay him even in
part lor the loneliness and misery of
twenty years. Then and not till then
would he sign it.
He threw the paper on his desk,
and a little white box hitherto unnoticed
brushed his hand. Mechanicaly
he opened it and shook from its
satin bed a spray of white lilac. He
[fell heavily into a chair aud his heai
sank forward on his outstretche<
hands. He remembered his promisi
and she had remembered it. too, bu
surely no human beating heart tha
had suffered as he had for twent;
years could be expected to relinquisl
this cherished dream of revenge fo
a buried romance. And still the lit
tie spray of fragrance pleaded silent
ly for its own and finally won. Wit!
trembling hands and eyes that sav
not, Edward Brewster signed hi!
name to John Brinslee'3 reinstate
ment.
The shadows of twilight quietl;
fell in John Brinslee's office. th?
room was deserted save for the bo wee
figure sitting silently at his desk. I
was not the attitude of a triumphan
man, rather of one who had failed
And yet. in his hand he held his rein
statement, besides the knowledgf
that he had bested Edward Brewste:
in a battle of wits.
When Brinslee had felt the web o
his enemies drawing closer arounc
him a wild plan had flashed into hi!
whirling brain. He knew the ro
mance of the white lilac, and one daj
a message had gone from his office t(
his old home in Lindenlea: "Send m<
a spray of lilac from the white busl
by the fountain."
The flower had arrived and beer
sent on its silent mission to Edwarc
Brewster, and the reinstatemen
signed by the great "financier hac
come back almost immediately^ anc
yet John Brinsleefelthimselt crnsnec
and humiliated by the deception h(
had practiced
As if acting on a sudden impuls<
he arose from his desk and tearing
the paper before him into piece;
threw it on the glowing flames. Ther
he squared his shoulders as one wh(
accepts a heavy burden, and passec
out into the night and its shadows.?
Boston Post.
HISTORIC TEXAS POST.
Where the Experiment Was Madt
With Camels For Classing Desert.
The destruction by fire of Camr
Verde on the morning of March 2G re
moved from Southwestern Texas i
landmark of more than passing inter
est to many people, not only in this
section, but in various parts of th<
TTnifoH Cifaf-os;
The old house, located on Verd(
Creek, eight miles from Centre Poini
and thirteen from Kerrvllle, was th(
last remaining building of Camr
Verde military post. It was built ir
1857 and wa3 originally the officers
quarters of the garrison. Construct
ed of concrete, with walls two feel
thick, and all the finishing lumbei
freighted by ox wagon from Indian
ola, the nearest shipping port at thai
time, the building cost the Govern'
ment $14,000.
Camp Verde post was established
as a station from which experiments
could be made in using camels tc
cross the desert to California. Ic
185 7 a consignment of forty camel:
was brought from Asia Minor and
Egypt on 'he United States steamei
Supply to the Texas coast and eventually
to Camp Verde. Twelve Araerican
camel drivers accompanied then
and a caravan master. To the lattei
the Government had guaranteed a
salary of $100 a month for the re
mainder of his life, and he was still
drawing it up to a few years ago and
may be even now.
A large caravansary was built foi
the accommodation of the camels and
a well dug and fitted np with a sweej
for drawing water after the anqjenl
Egyptian fashion. Traces of both the
corral and well are still in evidence
The experiment, however, proved impractical,
and while the camels were
kept there eleven 3'ears, no use was
made of them, and in 18,68 they were
sold and 3ent to Meiico! and California.
Many United States prisoners ol
war were kept at Camp Verde by the
Confederates until their exchange
could be effected. During its occu
pation by Federal troops many distiii
guished visitors had been entertained
there. General Robert E. Lee and Jos
E. Johnston as a Lieutenant-Colonel
being among these. Following the
war the post was again occupied bj
United States troops until 18Y0, wner
It was formally evacuated. Later i
company of State Rangers were sta
tioned there, but eventually- it was
abandoned altogether and became ?
stopping place for any wayfarer whc
cared to seek shelter in passing by
The hospital, barracks, stables anc
other buildings, by pillages and fire
were gradually destroyed and obliter
ated.
In 1S75 Camp Verde became th<
property of Judge John A. Bonnell, o
Ohio, in the pofossion of whose fam
ily it has since emained.
The walls withstood the fierce on
slaught of flame and rise above th<
ruins, but old Camp Verde is no more
?San Antonio Express.
^
nunuiur s nuaircvu.
As old Knute goes 3o goes Minne
sota." That is the theory on whicl
the great mass of Republican voter
in Minnesota decide public question;
of moment, according to a membe;
of the House from that State.
They tell a story in the Senat<
cloakrooms about a campaign oratoi
who was delivering speeches in Min
nesota. He marvelled at the hol<
Nelson had on the people of the State
One day he was discussing the subjec
with a Norwegian political boss. T<
his amazement he discovered that thi
rest of the folks in Washington wh<
were generally supposed to have some
thing to do with shaping the destin:
of the nation were a lot of amateur
when compared with Nelson. Hi
, therefore decided to put the matte
I to a supreme test.
"Knute Nelson." the Norwegiai
[ boss had declared, ' he ban smart fel
lar. Smartes' fellar in whole world.'
"Do you think Nelson is as smar
as the Almighty?" the campaigne
asked.
' Wal," answered the Norwegian
scratching his head reflectively
"Knute, he ban young fellar yet."?
Washington Times.
At 10 a. ni. every day (.he entir
Great Western railway system of Ens
land receives the exact Greeuwic
tiaie.
j Girl, Eleven, a Telegraph Operator.
f j Frankie McClure is only eleven
; i years old, but she can dispatch trains
1 j and operate the telegraph key just as
t i cleverly as her foster father, who has
t been in the business for more than a
score of years. "She is the best trair
. dispatcher along the line," said hei
? foster father, George Moore, of Gabr
bettsville, Ga. Frankie passes much
of her spare time with her father
f every day. Telegraphy provides as
1 much amusement for her as her dolls,
3 She learned telegraphy when she was
- six years old, and her proficiency has
r been increasing ever since. Often she
) sends messages as her father stands
? at her elbow and watches carefully
l that no slip occurs. She never has
made a mistake, and Moore says she
i is perfectly reliable, but he never lets
1 i her send a message unless he is al
t hand to oversee her work. The offi1
j cials of the railroad know Frankie
1 and they never make an inspection
I I trip without stopping to call on hei
; J and inquire as to her progress both as
j a telegrapher and as a gardener.?
; i New York Press.
i
? I
s ; Organize to Elevate the Drama.
II Mrs. A. Starr Best, society and lit'
> i erary woman, of Chicago, is presidenl
1 of the Drama League of America, s
new association that has undertaker
to improve the moral and intellectua
tone of the stage. She is one of sev<
eral Chicago women who have de^
clared a war on the chorus girl ir
; tights and upon suggestive plays
Their method is to stimulate the besl
drama by encouraging an interest ir
' plays as literature. In this way it is
hoped to awaken a keener interest ir
1 plays as art and not as mere amuse'
ment. "We aim," says Mrs. Best, "tc
5 work with the public in an endeavoi
! to organize it into a trained audience
capable of enjoying and demanding
' j the best plays. Thus far, the publii
f i has been too good natured. It accept;
k
> Jelly Pancakes.?M
\ ci j of sifted flour and one
j .S" J ( Mix until perfectly smo
"| 5 X j frying-pan well, pour 11
; I 02 S > nicely browned, then tu
3 M | Turn out on a hot sen
' i ? I ) any preferred jelly, an<
; 3 | method is to make the
'I O ~ | the first is cooked spr
| ^ ? second pancake on top,
! O ^ | one on top of the othei
( pieces, sprinkle with pc
j what the producing managers give in
. I stead of making a fight against inde
. i cent shows and demanding attraction,1
! of a higher class. We intend to earn
: on our campaign by organizing club!
in cities and towns throughout th<
, J country and by sending lecturers tc
I these places."?New York Press.
[ i Don'ts For Stout Women.
[ i The stout woman must no
j "slump.'.' Her one safeguard is a.i
erect carriage?head up, chest up, ab
\ J thaf floshl
L i aomen ill. luia waiuo uvm^,
) back.
; Nor must she permit herself to re
s lax. Negligees, comfort, and down
, at-the heel attire are not for her. Sh<
. should keep trim, though she nearl;
> j passes away with heat.
; } Sh must watch her manners, par
; ticularly her table manners. Sh<
may not take liberties with her el
bows, lop over the table, or eat care
f j lessly. Daintiness is essential if sh<
; j would not be repulsive.
? The stout woman must train her
- i self to light walking. Nothing show:
. ! her weight like dragging her feet an<
L 1 clumping heavily.
. ! She must discriminate in styles
, j Put her in a bicorne hat, peasan
i j drapery, and chantecler colorings
r I and she need not be surprised at crit
1 ; icism.
i She must learn to take life quiet
- ; ly. Excitement, rushing, and tempe
j ; are conducive to apoplexy and do no
i ! improve looks. The red-faced stou
> | woman, looking ready for apoplexy
. is not a pleasing vision.
1 She must be dignified. It move
, the onlooker to tears to see the stou
- full of airs, graces, and kittenish coy
ness. Her dignity should not inter
; fere with jollity; the hearty laugh i
C a hallmark of avoirdupois.
She must learn to toy with food
Fasting is not healthful, banting is i
- trial to the soul, but greediness ii
- the stout is as unpleasant as it i
. fleshmaking.
Beyond all, she must wear gooi
corsets and learn how to put then
on. It makes just the difference be
tween mountains of flesh and a trim
stylish figure, a trifle too large, bu
| not repellent.?New York Times.
3 j
r Suggestions For Mourning.
j Simple black will be correct fo
2' j mourning for a sister-in-law. Onl;
r blood relations affect conventiona
- I wnnrninc
1 You should confine yourself to dul
materials, such as voile, Panama
t j plain black net, dull wool batiste
5 j thin, dull surah, serge, dull chiffoi
i taffeta and crepe de Chine. Fabric
3 j that are not appropriate for mourn
- ins garments are brilliantine, silk
V I that show a bright, glittering surfac
s : and laces of all kinds. Suitable trim
a I mings are braids, dull ribbon, faggot
? I ? i-: ? M??l- fr,Mc nf rl 1111 sill
* I nig, piaiii uicn i\ Iiv;v, iuivi
; and dull passementerie.
1 j In millinery such straws as dul
* chip and dull finished hemp may b
worn; also frames covered with nel
t dull soft silk and dull gauze.
r ! The trimmings may be black flOw
1 ers (110 yellow centres), dull blac
' j ribbon, large bows of net. also blac
'? i wings. Moire and velvet are no
~ ! mourning.
Hose and shoes should be blacli
the latter in a dull finish.
e Patent leather is incorrect fo
r. mourning.
^ Belts must also he in dull finish
such as suede or dull ribbon. Rucli
ing, if worn, should be a plain lisse 1
white or black, without lace edging of
t any sort. s
i White linen collars and cuft3 are il
i admissible. These accessories in a
i plain lawn are only worn by near rel- o
i atives. b
i The frilled collars and cuffs known a
as claudine may be adopted if fash- t
ioned from strips of hemmed or hem- t
t stitched white lawn.
A mourning veil is unnecessary, a
? but the mesh chosen should prefeT- d
. ably be a plain one, as the Russian ii
? and the octagon weaves. b
: Dots are not considered in good i
! taste. Gloves, both of silk and kid, r
; are correct. p
' It is not necessary to confine your>
self entirely to black gowns all sura- i
s mer. Plain white toilets finished with a
i black accessories may be worn. c
: For morning you could have a i li
plain white linen or duck skirt and a t
j simple white lawn shirt waist, fin- i
l ished at the neck with a white linen
collar and black tie. c
> The cuff buttons should be black, t
and the belt also. For street wear j "
you might add a coat to match the |
skirt and a plain banded black sailor | i.
hat. The gloves may be of white j 1
. chamois, ho:3e black and ties of white t
t or black. ?
11 frr\r>VQ nf I 1
r or anemuuua nnui>i& -- : plain
black or white lawn, mull and : i
Swiss are correct. Dull dotted Swiss J s
is also considered in good taste for j c
slight mourning. ' j a
In making transparent goods a little
tucking should form the yoke 01 t
rows of ribbons faggoted together e
When this is unlined the relief is suf- t
ficient without any addition. The c
collar should be carried out in yoke ; f
effect and edged with a cord or a strip j a
of ruching. There is no objection to ! 3
a collarless waist, the neck to be fln- j g
ished with a turn back Dutch collar i l
without either lace or embroidery. I t
For more formal wear choose voile I i
or any of the dull finished fabrics : t
T?to intn a thin batter half a pound j
cupful of milk, then add three eggs,
oth and free from lumps. Butter the
1 some of the mixture and cook until
irn on the other side and brown this,
ring dish, spread rather thickly with
i fold the pancake in half. Another j
pancakes any preferred size. When j
ead it with the jelly and place the |
, As many as liked may be placed,
r, like layer cake. Cut in triangular I
iwdered sugar and serve piping hot. j
- j mentioned. These could be made
- J with guimpes or yokes of plain black
3 net tucked, and trimmings of ribbons
r or silk are allowable. j
3 Your evening gown could be of net
i or crepe de Chine, copying any simple
> j model that you consider becoming. j
A light wrap of black pongee or ra- !
jah will be necessary. !
, Black skirts with plain white |
t j blouses may be worn for morning.
1 U..4. ,?;U V>ha in crnoH tncfo for after.
^ UUl. Will UUl UM lu av?<. ...w ( noon.
i ]
Your tailored suit could be of thin i
black serge or a closely woven Pan- j
ama. ? Elizabeth Lee, in the New I
York Telegram. ]
? '
t ;
PiR TTY S| :
JJfHlNGS j
TO "WEAR.;
Blue reigns supreme.
s Pongee petticoats are new.
* Tighter than ever are the skirts ai
the bottom. j
j Some of the pleatings come with a j
border in color.
Tulle makes a simple yet attractive '
ooiffure ornament. | |
- v Neck ruffs of tulle, the exact tone J ;
r of one's costume, are sean whenever j j
t a cooler day comes. i
* Crocluited pearl collar pins are one I I
? of the latest fads, and very much in J 3
keeping with seasonable toilets.
? The Persian belts are usually fin- ' 1
ished with a very narrow edge of pat- I 1
ent leather or dark yellow suede.
- - ... J
s I Parasol handles are a compromise |
I between the very long Directoire '
I stick and the short English style.
U <
a An odd bizarre style of dress may (
a "go" in the house as a quaint conceit,
s but never should be seen on tha
street.
3 The ! '"'t things in night caps are
a made of very sheer India linen, with a
- simple design done in shadow ern^
broidery.
* Suede gloves are more worn than a ,
glace kid, probably because the fit is j ]
much better and the hand looks !
smaller in it.
r Black and white is not a becoming (
y combination for a pale face with light
1 eyes and dull hair. Such a face needs
warm colors.
1 Gray and white, brown and yellow. ]
> violet and white and especially green- i
! white are the colors chosen for lovely ;
a striped linen dresses. i
s The very smartest tiling which a
woman can have to complete a toilet
s is a handbag of Irish crochet for hold- !
e ing calling cards, purse or bandker- j
chief.
^ Dainty bags of pongee and linen
are seen. Some are embroidered in j
^ flower designs, others with small fly- i
ing birds, while others still are quite I i
6 plain.
Patent leather ties, wiui sueue 1
_ vamps in lighter shades, are worn on
^ the street. With these stockings arc
Ij worn that uia'.ch the walking costume*
lt | exactly.
Belt:* are a distinctive feature of
many of the new coats. This does
not mean that the belt completely der
fines the waist line. Sometimes it
appears only at. the side and back,
i, and again it may he in evidence at
i- f both back and trout. buf. not at the
n sides.
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY.
roblenis of Dress and Jewelry?Tlio
Ait of Resting.
Into the task o? growing old gracejlly
must enter a very large proporon
of disbelief in old saws and
aditions. There must be no giving
1 to such excuses as "at my age" it
rouUl be foolish to do so and so. or
I must expect" not to be able to enjr
into this or that pursuit with the
est of long ago.
Health is the first precious possesion
to conserve or to cultivate if
; be not already possessed. There
re many women who as they grow
lder grow stronger, and should such
e the case, instead of accepting the
ltered conditions passively, though
hankfully, nr;ang should be taken
o make them a source of enjoyment.
It is never too late to travel, for exmple.
if there be opportunities for
loing so to be seized, and as to travel
3 not to rust, but to be kept young
y the sovereign method of receivng
new impressions, it is an excellent
esource for all who would renew or
rolong their youth.
To breakfast in retirement !3 to
nsure a calm beginning to the day
,nd is a plan that is strongly advoated
for the busy woman who is no
anger young as birthdays go, but who
Irishes to remain young in r.pirit and
n appearance.
There is much that can be thought
>ut then instead of at night, when all
hought should be abandoned and
beauty sleep" be sought early.
The woman who loses her hold
tpon that which formerly interested
ier is not going the right way
oward securing a graceful old age.
ihould she abandon her liking for
lecoming clothes, lose her zest for
>ictures' and poetry and for concerts
ind the drama she will find her life
onsiderably narrowed in a very
hort space of .time.
What she should wear is a quesirm
nnmpfimes desnairinely consid
;red by the woman who- imagines
hat the dressmakers and milliners
lespise any customers save the youthul
and lovely. As a matter of fact
ige is as satisfactory to dress as
'outh and in many cases far more
io, provided the figure has been kept
issome and graceful by exercise and
jy a judicious diet, .he result of actng
upon the well established fact
hat less food is needed as age in:reases.
The woman who is growing old
gracefully has an almost limitless
:hoice In dress, but it must be made
vith circumspection. A great authorty
actually recommends his clients
:o choose white silk and crepe de
:hine for the evening, brocaded with
silver and softened with beautiful
ace. He never consents that the
lark and dreary colors relegated to
ige by usage shall fall to their lot,
)ut tinds ror eaca inquirer iue pie:isely
suitable shade of gray, blue,
nauve. green, fawn or rose that will
luit her.
His ideal of graceful age is a white
laired, clear complexioned and slenler
woman, with coloring like a
^ameo. whom he dresses in white and
he most delicate grays and fawns,
:ouched with tender rose and pale
jlue.
The sparkling of jet and diamante
vork he reserves for more robust
clients, but to all he gives lace and
plenty of it, both black and ivory
white.
Hats instead of bonnets or even
.oques, softened with prettily draped
tace veils, he recommends as a rule,
ind mantles sufficiently definite of
lesign to be differentiated from the
shapeless and meaningless draperies
that sometimes pass as cloaks.
Concerning jewelry, he suggests
plexion.?London Daily Mail.
rery good diamonds, worn away from
the face, where tbey are apt to chalIrnge
comparison with the complexion.?London
Dail Mail.
Intolerance ia Alsace-Lorraine.
Tolerance is not the most important
factor in the German rule of the conquered
provinces of Alsace-Lorraine
is an instance from Guebwiller shows.
A. merchant had his telephone number.
together with his name, painted
ibove his door, forgetful that an ordinance
passed about two years age
required authorization to put an>
legend in French on a building. The
merchant spelled his name "Camille"
ind "telephone" as in French, "telephone."
The police soon discovered
the breach of the law, and forthwith
the merchant received a formal letter
intimating that his name must appeal
is "Camil" and "telephone" as "telephon,"
otherwise he would be consid
?red contumacious and treated accordingly.?London
Globe.
. Lands in Southern France.
Intensely cultivated aliuvial iandi
in Southern France are worth $65C
to $800 an acre, especially in the Valley
of Basse-Durance, where fruit and
vegetable growing is carried on. This
is the statement of an agricultural
?1.1 :i... ~i\t? Pnncn 1_flon prn)
iiULllUriLJ qUULCU u; uuuau<
A.. Gaulin, of Marseilles. On the hillsides
of Roquevaire, where many apricat
trees are planted among other
vegetation, the value of the land does
not exceed $80 to $240 an acre. This
range of $80 to $S00 represents the
limit of variation in the value of lands
!)n which fruit is cultivated. Another
authority says that vineyards iu
Southern France are worth $240 tc
$400 and flower and vegetable lands
$400 to $S00 an acre.?Daily Con
jular and Trade Reports.
Eye as Disease Indicator.
Tn an address before the Interna
r.ioiuil Electro - Homoeopathy Coii'
gress. Dr. W. Anderschon, of Norway
described how the new system of dis
ease diagnosis uy iue v)>- ?a.->
covered by Professor Peozely. ol
Poland. In capturing an owl as .1
l).jy Professor Peozely broke its righl
leg and he noticed that a black litis
:it once appeared in its right eye
which laded away as the fracturc
!iea led.
Many years later he became a professor
of medicine, and by studying
1 lie eyes of hundred of patients
formed the theory of diagnosis of diseases
by lines on the iris. ? Lsn.fsu
Daily Mail.
! eo??os?c?9e??ooe>oo?a?ooooo
! ! SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING I
j S ALMSHOUSE CONDITIONS S
! ?
; caaot>a???a??oeeo<?o?*??o???
j After exposing the terrible condi
tlons prevailing in the County Alms|
houses in New York, Mr. James OpI
penheim, who contributes his irn
mec.sely interesting article to the
I American Magazine, suggests the folI
loving changes whereby the condi;
tions he describes can be ameliorated:
"First, put the almshouses in
charge of the State. Centralize the
control and the responsibility. Our
State institutions are all modern?
the buildings are fitted to their purj
pose, the superintendents are trained,
j and they are run on economic, human
: and scientific principles. It is estimated
that the insane receive fifty
I times the amo.unt and quality of- care
! given to the almshouse inmates, and
; this at a less per capita expense
j Under the State, the best experts
j could be secured and could be beW
responsible.
| "Second, drain the almshouses ol
all inmates not properly there. Pul
, vagrants in jail, idiots In asylums foi
| the feeble-minded, the sick in hospl
j tals. If this were done, instead ol
j fifty houses in the State, a dozer
j would be sufficient. This would meai
' economy and a concentration of en
I lightened effort.
"Third, make the position ol
j keeper a civil service job. Put ir
, charge a trained man. For instar.ne
| the Woman's Reformatory at Bed
ford, Westchester County, is in charg<
of Miss Davis, a doctor of philosophy
I and an expert on dietetics. She ha;
; with her a resident woman physiciai
j and a staff of teachers. Or the Girls
i Reformatory at Hudson, in charge ol
Dr. Hortense B. Bruce, a physician
i Under such enlightened supervision
there is apt to be good housing, gooc
food, good clothing, good care.
"Fourth, do some constructs
! work with the inmates to make theii
j lives worth while. This experimen
I has already been tried with great sue
j cess by the Committee on Employ
j inent of Infirm of the State Charltiei
Aid Association of New York.
"Fifth, and finally, install the cot
tage system of buildings. That is, s
number of small connected buildings
instead of one large building, witl
separate rooms for inmates instea(
of dormitories. This will make foi
I privacy and decency and happiness
' and friends or like-minded inmate:
may be housed together."
WpRDS OF WISDOM.
i Many a family tree springs fron
1 the root of all evil. ,
Any English butler will tell yoi
, that the proof of the pudding is ii
the heating.
! The courage that can only bi
| screwed up with a corkscrew suffers ?
quick relapse.
Most of us can get used to povert;
more readily than to wealth. Wi
iiave more prauuuc.
Women also are but children of :
larger growth. They soon get tirei
of their toys and break them.
The lack of a seventh son may con
i si3t of having to wear all the cast-ol
j clothes of the other six.
i One man may admire another mai
almost as much as one woman ad
i mires another woman's clothes.
Many a man who tries to be a bul
! in the stock market would meet witl
just as much success in a china shop,
A fighting chance is all that quar
1 relsome people want.
| I
| No man is so rich that he doesn'
! want something, even if it's only
[ good cook.
A talkative woman is always popu
i lar with the men because there isn'
; any other kind.
A man's heart is frequently touchei
through sympathy, his pocketboo!
through flattery.
The fellow who tries to swear ol
: generally discovers that the spirit
I nptt Tirillincr hut" thf> flpsh is Weak.
, j It is comforting to think we're a
. old a3 we feel, but the stubborn fac
[ remains that we're as old as we are.
! Extremes rarely meet, as for in
? j stance the man who wants somethin
f some other man wants to give away.
A little misdirected enthusiasm i
j better than a life membership in th
' j Ancient Order of the Wet Blanket.
1 j The fellow who declares that h
| j will never marry may eventually (lis
cover that he hasn't much voice in th
matter. ? From "Dyspeptic Philoso
phy," in the^'ew York Times.
'I ? ? ? Not
Aptly Worded.
An absurdly worded statement o
a fact which was not in itself remark
j able recently tried the gravity of th
I listeners. It was on the occasion o
. j the funeral of an elderly woman in
I I New England town. She had left a
t j old mother, nearly ninety years o
I j age. and an oniy son who was well o:
i i fi-vn/arri fiftv
II ? .
. ! The services were conducted by ;
. timid young clergyman, recently set
i tied over the parish. After prayin,
. [ for many and various tilings, lie said
; j "And two. we especially pray tha
, the Lord will comfort and sustai!
, j in their sorrow. One is the orphan
. j who. although no longer young, is ai
, j orphan still, and must continue so
, the other is the mother, far advance)
. in years, who has survived her daugh
ter, although considerably her sen
ior."
Carrying i'lagut* From Rats.
Egyptian or rat fleas had beei
. spread all over the warm countrie
of the world by the rats which the;
worry and ride. It lias neen prove*
tliat man fleas aad cat fleas can carr;
> the plague, but not so strong or dead
, ly ns the rat Ilea's plague One ilea'
stomach and gizzard hold r>()00 plagu
i germs, where germs can further gro\
and keep alive for fifteen days, bu
, after fifteen days wlute Mood cell
in the rat's jr flea's blood kill th
, plague germs. Fleas suck the rat'
blood and so get white cells from th
, rats. Both rats and ileas become s
. charged that the plague stops owin;
, to '.nimuuity.?Tip, in the New Yor]
J Press. **
Dangerous Fish.
K. M. Wharry was telling some
Mends about a proposed fishing trip
to a lake in Colorado he had In contemplation.
,
"Are there any trout out there?'*
asked one friend.
"Thousands of 'em," replied Mr.
Wharry.
"Will they bite easily?" asked another
friend.
' i "Will they?" said Mr. Wharry.
| "Why. they're absolutely vicious. A
man has to hide behind a tree to bait
his hook."?Denver Post.
SOFT, WHITE HANDS
' 1 ??^ f
i May Be Obtained In One Night.
For preserving the hands as well
; as for preventing redness, roughness,
' i and chapping, and Imparting that vel'
. vety softness and whiteness much de!
| sired by women Cuticura Soap, assisfc1
; ed by Cuticura Ointment, Is believed
I to be superior to all other skin soaps.
! For those who work In corrosive
1 | liquids, or at occupations which tend
to Injure the hands, It Is Invaluable.
Treatment.?Bathe and soak the
t hands on retiring in a strong, not,
*; creamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry
- 1 and anoint freely with Cuticura Ointt
ment, &nd In severe cases spread the
l ! Cuticura Ointment on thin pieces of
1 old linen or cotton. Wear during the
- | night old, loose gloves, or a light
; bandage of old cotton or linen to proE
tect the clothing from stain. For red,
i i rough, and chapped hands, dry, fls,
sured, itching, feverish palms, and
. | shapeless nails with painful finger
? ; ends, this treatment is most effective,
r i Cuticura Remedies are sold through3
out the world, Poster Drug & Chem.
i Corfe., sole proprietors, Boston, Mass.
I
E Careful experiments have proved
! " a# +V*a onsti/mf V\a1 Iflf fhof 1
by letting down Its tail and linking
[ the end the rat extracts oil, njllk,
i wine, molasses, etc., from .deep or
; ' narrow-necked vessels.
r!
t I A R'tre Good Thing.
"Am using Allen's Foot-Ease, the Aoti*
I septic Powder, and can truly sav I would not
" J have been without it so long, had I known
3 : the relief it would give ray aching feet. I
! think it a rare good thinfr for sore, sweat|
ing or tired feet?Mrs. Matilda Holtwert,
Providence,R.I." Sold byallDruggists,25c.
l > !
The colonies of France every year pro'
| duce half the vanilla beans used in thff
1 , world.
1 1
. Try Marine Eye Remedy
For Red, Weak. Weary, Watery Eyes and
Granulated Eyelids. It Soothes Eye Pain.
3 Murine Eye Remedy Liquid. 29c. and 50c.
Murine Eye Salve, 25c. and $1.00.
There is a difference between a hoodoo
{ and a who don't.
! Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething,softens thegums, reduces inflammap
2 tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle
Unemployed in Great Britain.
i Statistics covering the labor exi
changes which were established in the
United Kingdom in February in
5 the effort to find work for the unemi
; ployed, show how many men over
, there are looking for one job. In
Y I February 12,628 vacancies were filled
a ; through the exchanges; 112,424.applications
remaining at the end of th?
I month. In March 20,335 vacanclen
, | were filled, 96,627 applications rei
maining at the end of the month,
j This improvement was due to the.re"
| vival of building with the close o!
* j winter. > There fa great difficulty In
; finding work for general laborers,
a In February* 1383 places were ob
: tained, nearly 21,000 applications re!
maining. In March 2222 places were
I filled. These remaining applicirtiona
h , are after others have been sifted out
; The original applications were nearly
217,000 in February and more than
126,000 in March?applicants, overt
whelmingly men.?New York Press.
a j
Hint For Wash Day.
"Every Monday morning I hear tin
t i thump of a baby carriage on the
j stairs leading to the roof," said a flat
d ! dweller the other day. "Being curik
ous about this regular weekly airing;
j especially as I knew there were no
I babies In the house, I accosted the B
j maid as she was returning with the 0
s empty carriage one morning. I
; " 'Have you left the baby on the I
s j roof?' I inquired. I
:t i *' 'Sh'ure, it's; no baby,' she B
I chuckled; it's the week's wash I ieft H
i- , up there. There's nothing like aa I
g old baby carriage when it comes to I
hanging out clothes.' "?New York I
s ' Sun. M
i H
HARD TO PLEASE I
e ; Regarding the Morning Cap. H
e ! ."Oh, how hard it was to part with I
coffee, but the continued trouble with I
| constipation and belching was such
that I finally brought my?elf to leave I
| it off.
j "Then the question was, what H
f should we use for the morning drink? B
| Tea was worse for us than coffee; H
e ' chocolate and cocoa were soon tired H
f of; milk was not liked very w^ll, and
a ; hot water we aould not endure/ M
u j "About two years ago we 6truck H
f ! upon Postum and have never been H
u : without it since. fl
"We have seven children. Our H
a baby, now eighteen months old, would H
> j not take milk, so we tried Postum, H
S and found she liked it ana it agwu n
with her perfectly. She is to-day, H
t , and has been, one of the healthiest H
a 1 babies in the State. H
' "I use about two-thirds Postum and H
11 one-third milk and a teaspoon of su- H
gar, and put it into her bottle. If H
^ j you could have seen her eyes sparkl? H
and hear her say "good" to-day when I B
' gave It to her, you would believe me H
that she likes it. H
"If I was matron of an infants' H
home, every child would be raised on H
Vfanv of my friends say,
II * __
s 'Yott are looking ?o well!' I reply, 'I H
,! am well; I drink Postum. I have no H
j ' more trouble with constipation, and H
j know that I owe my good health to H
_ J God and Postum.' H
"I am writing this letter because I
j want to tell you how much good Pos-lfl
turn has done for us, but if you knew Hj
t ' how I shrink from publicity you would
. j not publish this letter, at least not^B
* ; over my name."
j Read the little book, "The Road t?^B
^ j Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a Rea-^B
g Ever read the above letter? A newflj
I- ono appears from time to time. Thef ^Bj
are genuine, true, and full of hamMH
:Jiterest. BH