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FHE NATIONAL BAHKOflUGUSl fi L. C. HAYNS, Pm't P. Q. PORD, Cashier. Capital, $250,000. ! $125,000 Sarplus and Undivided Profits I ParillMea of our magnificent New Vault] tooMsining 410 Saiety-Loefc Boxea. Differ. jj?nt Sizes am offortxl to our patrons and I the public at 99.00 to $10.00 par annum. VOL LXVIII. THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, AUGUSTA? GA. Pays Interest on Deposit!. Accounts Solicited. L. C. Ha jue, President. Chas, C. Howard, Cashier. EDGEF?ELD, S. C.. \li>N,ESDAY. A ?G?8T 5, 1903. NO 32. I . - " Z ?y Leslie The coach laid down the paper 01. which he had been figuring, and looked at tho members of the track team. "To win," he said, slowly, "we must get e place on the mile run." There was co response at first. Ovct in the corner the big football player who threw tho hammer straightened ap as if to make a speech. Then he seemed -to chance his mind, and turne'; slowly toward another part ot the room. "Well, Dcnty?" he said in a chal leging tone. Denty, the mile runner, shrugged his shoulders. "I'll do my best," he declared, slowly, "but you all know my time in the trial race was no whero near the record." The gaze of the football player wan dered on round the room. "Baby Elton!" he said, sternly. Elton flushed with embarrassment. Denty won from me in the trial race," he said, simply. "I-I-" then he stopped. The football player turned to the coach. "Who else can run a mile?" he de manded. "I don't know of any others," con fessed the ccach. 'Then," said thc football player, with slow precision, "the race must be won either by Denty or Elton-or by the other team." "Yes, that's it," said the coach. He was glad thc others wore beginning to realize the cares of his position. "I see," said the football player. "Denty, can you win that race?" Denty fcrccd a smile. "I might try," he said vaguely. "That's not the question," said the football player, sharply. "We do not want ta rely on mere chance. Elton, can you win the milo run?' Down in his heart Elton believed he was capable of taking at least sec ond place in the event. Denty had beaten him in the trial race, to bc sure, but of the two runners Denty was at the time in far better condi tion. The reverse, however, was now the case. But Elton was modest-too modest, he told himself at times. Just now the searching eyes of the big football player embarrassed him; he flushed painfully. He was conscious that his little body was trembling all over. He felt like crying out at tho top of his voice that he could win the race. In stead, however, he meekly answered, "I don't know; perhaps I could." The football player brought his fist' down on tho table. r'What we want," he said, "ie confi dence in ourselves. Neither of you ^two fellows can expect to win that hope of capturing a place. "W?yrtnc^ other team will have runners who know positively they are going to win. They will win. too; and they will win because they know they are going to do it, not because they hope to get a place. You fellows-" But he stopped suddenly at a look in Elton's face. Be neath his great muscular bulk the football player had a kind heart "Our only chance ta win the mile run," broke in the coach, "lies in our 'pulling' their runners. It is old, I know, but a man isn't himself in a race, and the best runner in the world is apt to misjudge his speed." "Yes, that's true," agreed the foot ball player. "Then," said the coach with a sigh of relief, "that is settled. Elton, you will do the 'pulling' and let Denty win the race. Be out on the track at? 4 sharp every day from now on! That's all, fellows." The members of the track team rose slowly from their lounging positions and straggled out of the little room. Elton was the last to go. He was still thinking of the coach's decision, and was just beginning to realize what it meant. He, who had trained all the spring and half the winter before, was to come in last in the mile run! Even now he could see the race. At the start tho runners would be off at the same instant and break into the same swinging gait. Then he would increase bis pace a little and draw away from the rest. Bit by bit he would lengthen ? he distance until the runners of th? .. team would become alarmed anc udeavor to gain his side. Still h< would keep up the rapid gait until hi? own runner should be far to the rear coming with long, easy strides ii sharp contrast to fhe short, distress lng steps of the others. And then, 01 the last lap of the track, his runnlni partner would quicken his stride, and still comparatively fresh, pass him am the others with a burst of speed. It was probable his opponents won! by this time have discovered the trar and h%ve dropped back; but he knen that it would be too late and that the would pass him, trembling and almos exhausted, in a futile effort to cate the other man, who had harbored hi strength by runing throughout at tb same pace he ?Bed in practice six a: ternoons a week. Then wouldr come the finish. Fir bis running mate would break tl tape, well in advance of the other Next the two runners of the othi team, completely exhausted, would fa across the line into the arms of the comrades. And last, far to the rea he Would straggle on the finish, t< tired to hear the laughs and taunts those who did-not recognize the saci flee. But it was not alone the thought the crowd's verdict that hurt him; was willing to make the sacrifice ? his university. But he had train *iong and faithfully with the hope ?winning, and the thou?ht that might be debarred frcuft even tryi to do so had not entered his head. His father had written that he woi come down to see him run, and h told him with gruff kindness that was a "plucky boy." At home 1 friends would hear of the race a chuckle knowingly; for they ? laughed at him when he spoke of t " lng athletics, and had smiled from ; perior head on his 130 pounds weight. What could a boy of his E ds? they asked. B&9B& LE RUN. M; Qui: ; He had meant to show then worth some day, and had thougl time at hand. ,Now, however, was nothing to do but to forgi ambitions and help win the rai his university. Sd he Wrote t father explaining the circuirisl and suggesting that lt would t ' .> worth his while to come ti meet But his father, who was a college man himself, answered h ter in a way that made Elton's leap. "I am proud of you," the f wrote, "and under the circumst would prefer having your team the meet than seeing you get a fii "that race. You have the true ct spirit, my boy, which, ls an impo element in a higher education. I come to see you lese the race, shall be glad when you do ii." The day of the dual track meet almost before Elton realized lt air was heavy with the soft iaz of early spring, yet there was a ness in the atmosphere that for* fast races. Both universities had a large lowing. Each was confident of ning; each cheered its men frantic Followers of college athletes wen the field in large numbers, for the i was practically to decide the cl pionship of the west, j Down under the grand stand, in dressing rooms, the members of track team lounged about in luxur idleness. The coaches, judges, ti keepers and other officials rushed 1 and there in greatest haste, endea ing to get the great athletic meet st ed on time. It was, as usual, a full half-hour ter the advertised time when the 1 event occurred. But from that ment there was no hitch, and slo the spectators checked off their i grams as each race was ended, the coaches there were no surpri Each had figured out the results of various events from the previous ords of the contestants, and each ? his prophecies, one by one, fulfillec Almost before he knew it, Elton 1 laid down on the great bare table, i had his muscles loosened by care rubbing and kneading, and then t slipped on his running suit and tali his place on the cinder track. As ho waited for the signel ho membered the coach's last advice, looked now" at the three other runne Denty was on the outer edge of t track, smiling and confident, c of the other team's men was on ea side of him. Elton looked curiously them, and wondered if they would fooled by thc simple game he was play. He doubted It, but he detf 'then came the sharp commanTTs" the starter, the pistol shot and th were off, each running with a loi measured 3tride. For a time they r together, with feet that touched t cinders underneath in perfect unisi After a moment. Elton, almost afra took a little longer step, and quic ?ned his stride. For a minute feared the change in the pace \\ enough to be noticed, but a quick si glance showed the other runners at 1 elbow. So bit by bit he Increased 1 speed until he knew he must be s ting a pace that would soon Ure t others. And still they clung to ] side. At the second lap of the quarti mile track, when the race was h ended, Elton was full 50 yards ahead the nearest man. The runners of 1 other team had by this time disci ered the attempt to tire them at 1 start, and had dropped back until tl were midway between Elton a Denty. Just how well the plan had worl could not be decided until thc i lap, when the critical sprint at I finish took place. It seemed to : ton. however, that the two other n ners must be much more exhaus than Denty. Elton himself v breathing hard, and keeping step oi In a mechanical way. He was g he was not expected to sprint the 1 , few yards. As he rounded the curve of the tr: i at the finish of the last lap but oi ) Elton took a quick glance back at I other runners. Then he gasped si ? denly, lost step and nearly fell, j could not see Denty! There was a blurred sight of the t i other runners, already beginning - gain upon him, but back of tht i where Denty had been a moment I fore, the track lay black and desert I, Had he fallen? Had he given up I i race? There was no time, howev for conjectures. But one thought \ d in Elton's mind; Denty was gone; >, must win the race himself. N He crossed the line and started y the last lap. Well in the rear, 1 it two other runners quickened th h pace, and began to draw nearer ? is nearer. Up in the grand stand so ie one yelled a word of encourageme [- and Elton tried to moVe his legs little faster. His breath was com: 3t in queer, choking gasps now, and ie lips were burning hot and dry. s. Half-way round tho track he sti ?r bled from sheer exhaustion, and 1 ill a yard or two. By the time he li lr forced his legs into the stride agc ir, he could hear the labored breath jo of some other runner close behi of With desperate energy he dug ?i- spikes of his running shoes into cinder track, and leaped ahead as 0f would with a long stroke in skati ne For an instant he lost the prodd or sounds behind, and hope return e(l Then once more, seemingly doser i 0f louder than ever, he heard the brea he ing\ ng He faltered again and almost f He began to count now, out loud, t lld he might keep the stride, for he kr ad if he lost it once his chance of w he ning the race would go with lt. Ai lis a time, when his legs were mov .nd better, be caught the thud! thud! lad the other runner, and he stop] ry- counting and listened eagerly to su- crunching footfalls, of Elton fully realized that his cha iize of winning was small. He had de erately tired himself out at the st? with nd thought bf being forced, to the terrible strain of a sprint on ttt? last lap of tho track. As he ran now, his eyes burned with sharp pains, the mus cles in his legs jerked and tugged, his breath rushed in and out through K thro?t Sore anti p?Fched ttith dust. Try a? he might his body refused io swing evenly and his steps faltered with growing frequency. He kept his eyes fixed on the track as he ran. It seemed to be rushing to meet him, and he fancied it swayed and reeled. Sometimes his foot hit the clndci's too soon, sometimes tho track dropped down, almost out of reach, But still he forced his 1*? up and doWn; tip and down, up and down, until it seemed that tho terrible, mon otonous stride must finally give way to the toddling gait of a little baby just learning to walk. Elton lost all count of his position on the track until his gaze fell upon the little" holes the runners of the hun dred-yard dash had dug in starting. Then he knew the race was almost ended, and he tried to put forth the whole strength of his body. Could he nm those last 100 yards without fall ing? ? Up in the grand stand the crowd was yelling madly. He heard his own. name shouted again and again, but the sounds seemed to come from a great distance. The footfalls of the other runner had died out now, and he won dered if it were possible that the man had passed him without his noticing it. He looked at the track ahead, half expecting to see the runner, but it was deserted clear up to the taut little string that marked the finish. So he lowered his head and began to count once more as his feet hit the cinders. He was close to the finish now, run ning with month open and eyes half shut. He staggered from side to sid? of the track, only dimly seeing the crowd that lined it. Then, through his half-closed eyes, ho saw the tape just ahead. The sight seemed to put new strength into him. He opened his eyes wide and threw back his head, squaring his shoulders. His legs thumped up and down with more evenness. There was ono awful second when the tape, just as he reached it, seemed to melt away into the distance. But the next instant he tame full upon lt, and with anns high in the air felt It break across his breast. He had won the race. A dozen friends rushed out to catch him. As he fell into their arms there was a quick sweep of air behind him, and the runner who had followed close at his heels crossed the line, a good second. Elton looked curiously at him for a minute, too tired to grasp the truth. Then he blinked wonderingly, rubbed his eyes once or twice, and started to speak. ' But before he had uttereo^HH words, the announcer of the racesT^H lowed through a great megaphone: "Result of the milo run: First, Elton; ton had feared would pass him was none other than Dehty, his own man. The thing was explained simply enough. At -the time when Elton glanced over his shoulder, to find his mate apparently missing, Dcnty had just come up rapidly into the place ol ene of the other runners who dropped out exhausted. Elton's blurred vision had been unable to distinguish faces. Instead of getting first place by a nar row margin, his team had taken sec ond as well. The meet was unques tionably won. For the first time since the race, El ton smiled broadly. His university had wo? thc meet; he had taken first place in the mile run. Such a combi nation he had long ago regarded as Im possible. While he was still smiling, tho meg aphone bellowed out some other an nouncement. In an instant the crowd was yelling and cheering in a perfect fury. The coach of the team rushed up and grasped Elton's hand. "What is it?" asked Elton half dazed. "Don't you know?" demanded th< coach, with happy face. "You brok( the intercollegiate record for the mlU run." They were crowding round him nov in great numbers, each ready wit! congratulations. The coach thumpei him on the back with great heartiness The big football player scattered th crowd right and left as he made hi way to Elton's side, and Blipped on of the runner's white hands into hi great brown one. But best of all, a pleasant-faced ma authoritatively pushed his way throug the group of Elton's admirers, an reaching him at last, threw an an affectionately round his shoulders an turned to introduce him to the me who had followed him. "Gentlemen." ho said, with pron emphasis, "this is my son!"-Youth Companion. A Shocking Ride. Whether any of the people who no ride on the elevated trains will 1 in New York when the world com? to an end is a question, but if any them happen to be doing business this neighborhood they will be ab to stand the shock better than othe who have never traveled on the "L The sensation will be nothing new them, because they get a foretaste the final shake-up every time tl train stops. There are other movements a ntv<>r cessations of movement th p.oduce strange, indescribable thri In the human frame, but none sen the same shiver from head to too the spasdomic jerking of thc elevat train when slowing up or getting \ der way. It may be the new elect system, but, whatever the cause, t paisengers.spccially those that happ to bc standing when the train ste and starts again, feel as if the <-b tom was dropping out of every th i and they arc sinking down, doi down luto a fathomless abyss, course, that may not be at all i way people will foci on the last d but all elevated train sufferers ; willing to take oath that they can feel any worse.-New York Press With wireless telegraphy recently Kaiser Wilhelm II spoke with the Iv neapolls at a distance of 210 mile! record distance for communicatio*] sea. is & The People Are Ch Religious===So Their C By Emrri? Pfi ^O?^>. HE Servians, who call J?? themselves Serbs or Sorbs, O 1^ O claim descent from a com q A J? niunity of Slavs invited by "WOW the Emperor Kornelius to peopie the Danubian lands laid waste by :lie Avars. This stock tooday, in Europe, numbers over 80,000,000^ 1,500,000 bein.? settled in Servia. By language and race they belong to Rus sia, and a common saying with them Ie: ''The Germans have reached their day; the English their midday; the. French their afternoon; the Italians their evening; the Spaniards their night; but the Slavs stand on ttigj I threshold of their morning." The* Servians are more purely Slavs than their neighbors, tile Bulgarians. When they adopted Christianity, part of the I people joined the Greek Church and part the Church of Borne. For a brief period during the reign )f one man, Stephen Dushau from 1333" to 13f?r>, there was n powerful Servian kingdom, including Bosnia, Herzegov I ina and much of Macedonia. But after his downfall and the disastrous flight of his successor at Kassova thc com muent paris of this Servia fell asunder. Many of the Servians remain In Macedonia to-day-in the sections :nowu as Old Servia-while tho wnr lke Montenegrins are the descendants )<" thc aristocracy of ancient Servia, ?vho fled to the mountain fastnesses be :ween the Adriatic and thc Valley of Seta after the defeat at Kassova. In the Ottoman invasion the Servians ilong thc Danube were conquered, nany of the nobles, ?ii order to pre ?orve their privileges, adopting Mo lammedanism. They are a gentle-man ?ered people, however, and do not in terfere with their Christian brothers )f the Greek or Romish Church. Tue Servian language Is flexible, musical and powerful. Song is heard KINO TETEU I. OF SEBVIA. ?vcrywhere, and the wandering ?nlnstrel still traverses thc country .'rom castle to castle, singing of thc {lories zt Servia as she was prior to :he defeat of Kassova. They arc very .'ond of the grand old hymns of fit Sreek Church. One noticeable feature )f their songs is the keynote of hope fulness and brightness. Many of theil ballads arc like Longfellow's "Hin tvatha" In meter. Of their poetry i ans boon said to bo "like their owl aiotmtainous land, wild, stern am rugged, but diversified by smiling val leys and fruitful fields, showing that I is capable of development and cultiva .ion." The versification is regular. m KING ALEXANDER AND QU VIA. WHO AVERE As a people the Servians are sin: minded, hospita hie, honest, digni There is a great prejudice against '. yers all through the land, and have lu thc interior what are knuw "reconciliation houses," iii which c f?t~~ Mospit?fcrl? and jftthii?g About 'SJ so m s. ??wjc Telford. S decided by die riikg? Miters With jflexpense to the Ilri?dnt?i The etfuH p# people are grave and religion's bf retractor, many of them holding three |.# Prayer meetings. At the table mm individual asks a blessing on the ma'' 111 drinking, oven, the toast of xulServlaiiM j? -to th0 glory of (Jod." ftnii? oho, it ls M?71, would talco his ? at tlie hoad of a convivial party could not extC?n?orfze a suitable SERVIAN NOBLEMEN -: :iyer. There are few great land fn.ct tbat'theio ai When a cultivator is not able with thc help of his family to harvest his owr hay or wheat he rall?: upon his neigh hors, and in return offers his own sor vicos. At tho end of each harvest ls ? festival called the inobn, when all mei and women engage In the kola, o national dance. An Immense circle i formed of men and women alternating and holding each other by the hand o waist. In thc centre the gypsy ban plays the national airs. riihe circle revolves slowly. In curve -the stops, a series of small sta nd in jumps, executed willi great decorum. No Servian will consent to be a hom servant-even the cooks and ino servants coining from Croatia. Aiulr! or Hungary. Maize is r?io prinelpi crop, the rest of tho arable land heir given to pot.-.toes, hemp, vines, tobacc rye, wheat and corn. The climate und vegetation nrc mm like tlie South of England. Tho slop are covered with strawberries, the f< est glades with raspberries and lilac horries, wliile pears, cherries, pim and apples grow oven in the woods. jijiSM DRAGA, THE RULERS OE J?VE GENTLY A SSASSI NATED. iple fied. la w thoy n hs ases Lilies bloom on all tho hill side) flowers are everywhere. The pig has always boon to ,s the chief source of her comm wealth and thc prime factor in po Until twenty years ago, iunumc herds of fliege animals. almost Ariki fattened In the glade* of the vas* beechen forests. They If ere brough In droves toward the Danube nnd sole for consumption in Austria n.in Hun gary. Now the oak forests nrc de vas tn tod io :i great extent, for the Ser vlan takes from the soil but uerer give, harU - ? ml American bacon is used PV erywherft Small wonder that Prion Alexis fl few years ago should have fe! emboldened to modi rn tc an nlllnnci between ?l/iftsclf and tho daughter o! nu American millionaire p< k packer ai "all in tho trade." Thc Servian woman, according ia an Clent tradition, holds an inferior anr somewhat servile position, and not vu <il she becomes the mother of cbildroi does aim amount to much in the esti niatlon of her family. This was one of Dip reasons that Im polled Queen Draga to try and pain off her sister's child as her own. Ii the wedding ceremony the prcsenci of a new boru child is deemed n mos iS THEY ARE AT HOME. B?ro. When King Alex . : inge ..:?. piece^osmi"-' ground. As soon as the bride crossed it, it was rolled up in order that nc other foot might tread upon lt. At the entrance door of the Kouak, bei aunt preseuted a sieve of seed com. of which thc Queen took three hand fuis, tossing then over her head. Shi then emptied the sieve upon thc \ ground. i On the threshold the bride was pre ! sented with a plate of bonbons, one o: A MIDI II"?-CLASS SEICVIAN WOMAN HOME ur.Ess. which she placed between her Iii while thc King bit ort the other ha The bridegroom then took Imo -1 arms a new boru boy, lout for tl special occasion by the minister. Ah auder kissed him, thou laid him in t arms of the Queen, who. after kiss! him three times, returned with him his mother with the present of a iii shirt. This child ls called Xakonyo "the most essential." The scattered corn denotes that t bride brings with her joy and prosp Hy, while the divided bonbon men Hint no bitterness shall divide thc After nil these ceremonies the br must still stand at the threshold un provided with a loaf of bread um either arm and a bottle of wine In ; hands, she enters her future ?iome. Servian women are good housekc ors and travelers rejoice to find sc ru lons cleanliness, snowy sheets and o for ta ble bedding-essentials lacking most of the other Balkan states. ' people are extremely fond of tah their meals al fresco, and nearly thc hotels of the cities and hu towns have charming gardens inch in the quadrilateral formed by t dependencies, where all sup in open air, surrounded by trees and 1! crs. Thc women of thc cities combine ropenn and Oriental fashions In t dress. All embroidered skirt and n erehief cover the bust, held in l with Howers or a gold pin. A IK brocaded sash Is usually tin around thc waist and hangs in ! of tin* gay silk dress, which ls mai European style. An abundance of elry com]dotes Hie costume, w beauty is marred by the foolish cu of dyeing tho hair and staining thc brows and lips. Thc arrangemei the hair is peculiar, a slick black coiled around a light scarlet fe; crown covered with cmbroldi Brooklyn Eagle. agons. FURN!' Large SIiipmentB of the best mak recdvcd. Our stock of furnitur p?ete. Large stock COFFINS an always ou hand. All calls for our to. All goods sold on a small mar, I will save you money. G. P. COBB, J( W. J. Rutherford. MANUFACT1 AND DEM Cement, Plas Fire Bri Ready Roofing and Write Us F Corner Reynolds and AUGUSTA, = Very Ancient. Archimedes ci Syracuse, when he? v.-as in Egypt, invented tho earliest ;i:r.cbine for pumping bilge water out of tho holds of ships. The instrument .vas also U6ed in the Delta for the pur posos of irrigation. Dlodorus Siculus twice refers to it in his writings. A curious, model of such an Instrument, Egypt. It represent footholds and suggest that the machine was worked after the manner of the treadmill. Such screws were probably made of wood. TRAVELED WITH HIRED ESCORT. Escapade of New York Girl Cost Her a Home. In these days when women travel unescorted all over the world, it is odd to run across a girl who is afraid to go from New York to Boston unaccom panied. MaudLind green, who first gave her name as Maud Wayne, ls the girl, who ls a blonde, short and plump. Concern ing her adventure she says: Maud Lindgren. "I did engage a messenger hoy to escort me to Boston. Why I wanted to go there is my own business, lt has been a great misfor tune for me to have had the Incident made public, for the people with whom I was living while temporarily out ol employment will not have me auy more, and I will have to go back to papa in Seattle. "About a year ago I came to New York to look for an engagement as an opera singer. The only place I could get, however, was in the chorus. 3 lost that job in a little while, anc* have not succeeded in getting another." Frank Torres, officially known ai No. 1,957, the telegraph messengei who was the young woman's escort tc Boston, said that on the way to Bostor the young woman told him that sh< was to meet her sweetheart, an office: on the cruiser Olympia. She understood that the ship ha< left Hampton Roads, headed for Bos ton. When she reached the Charles town navy yard she learned that th' vessel had been recalled, and afte driving aoout the city with her escor they returned to New York. The c penses of the trip were about $50. For Slumber. While searching for the north po the Duke d'Abruzzi kept warm night by sleeping in a sack like th! BEDSPREADS OF NET. Bedspreads of net are part?cula dainty and summery for thc bedroo for Hie warm weather. A hea coarse-meshed net, designed parti larly for this purpose, may be had any decorator's shop. An edge of bei Russian lace, four or fiv? inches wi is a decided addition'. The ruffles valance, when used, may be made one piece with the spread by sett the lace edge on as ?. ruffle above or It may be attached to the bed, the spread fall over il. The c pleted dressing, in either case, she tust clear the floor on three sides. Buggies T?RE. es of wagons and buggies Just e, housefurnishings is com d CASKETS Hearse promptly responded gin of profit. Call to see me, vhnston, S. C. R. B. Morris. ford & Co., JEERS OF LERS IN ter, Hair, ck, Fire Clay, I Other Material. or Prices. Washington Stmts, - GEORGIA. . * * ' ==a| 11...j RUTS OR RAILS? A good deal of wheat comes to the railway over roads where the ruts aro deep. But when it gets on the splen did steel rail, carriage is easy. It may take a long time to build the railroad. But It will cost less in the long run to have rails than ruts. Some there had been rails on the roads lead ing to them. To accomplish great things one must travel on rails. To have rails, there must be patience to build. Pa tience in preparation means rut? be hind and rails ahead for tho great work and the long journey. Young people should endeavor to keep on ihe rails and out of the ruts. It is the way to "accomplish things."-Our Young Folk?. LAUNDRY BAGS. ! It is woll to keep a laundry bag on each Voor, one down stairs for table linen, and roller towols, etc., and the other hanging upstairs, ir the garret stairway, for bed linen and clothing. It is a good plan to have a small fancy bag hanging in each room beside the dresser for small articles, such as col lars, cuffs, wash ties, and handker chiefs. When gathering the laundry, this will save many steps. Bags are nice for lors of things Have one hanging on baby's chair, containing his bib. Have a button bag and a spool bag hanging near, the machine. Have a bag for your pat terns, a bag for the new scraps, one for the stockings; a bag for clean rags. An emengency bag with worn-out mus lin, the children are liable at any time to come in with cuts, burns or bruises, and soft old muslins for bandages are then in demand. Rags galore are use ful, if each is kent for its own indidu al purpose and kept tidy.-Indiana Farmer, FOR OUTDOOR LUNCHEONS. , /, For an outdoor luncheon table of ,' -. weathered oak, centrepiece and doilies of blue grass cloth are effective, orna mented perhaps with a bit of Japan ese embroidery in blue, verging on white. Blue Canton ware ls simple and artistic for such service, and a broad, low jardinere of the same may be filled with the fragrant, lacelike elder blossoms now in bloom, relieved with some spears of tall grass, tipped with clusters of yellow seeds. Knives and forks with blue decorated Dresden china handles, and pear shaped goblets for water, with tall, slender tumblers for lemonade, are novel and attractive. Doilies of cream tinted grass linen daintily hemstitched are also much used A large round cover of grass cloth, with a centrpiece of coarsely embroidered flowers is often placed on such a table when Hie luncheon ser vice is removed.-New York Tribune CANNING CORN. Cut thc corn from the cob and put it in a jar. Have a toy potato masher and press the corn with this until the juice begins to run. Then pivt in an other handful of corn and pound .this down as you did the ;s Continuo this until the jar is full. When tho jars arc all filled, put on the tops and set them in a boiler. Fill this almost to tho tops of the jars with cold water, bring lt to a boil and boil three hour? and a half. At the end of this tim? rake out the jars, one at a time, and tasten the tops securely.