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WOOING HER HUSBAND By J. S. COYNE. Mrs. Swandown-I hope, now, you have come to spend a long day with me-we shall have Buch a delightful chat about old times-but where is your husband? I'm dying to see him. Why did you not bring him with you? Mrs. Featherley-Oh, he was en gaged-he generally is engaged. Mrs. S.-Come, sit down. Tell me, what is he like-is he good looking, kind, affectionate, domestic-does he, in short, resemble the fancy portrait you used to draw of the man whom you would select as your life partner? I remember how you painted this im aginary paragon of yours-youthful as love-handsome a3 Adonis-brave as a lion-gay as a summer bird-witty, without malice, and learned, without display-kind and affable to all, but tender, loving and constant only to you. Mrs. F. (sighs)-Ah, that was a schoolgirl's idea: reality paints with very different colors. Mrs. S.-Ah, then you have discov ered the delusions we practice on our selves and fancy that the idol you fancied was pure gold has proved to be an image of common clay. Mrs. F.-'Tis too true. We have only been married twelve months and already my husband treats me with a coldness that his politeness cannot conceal. Mrs. S.-Impossible, my dear Eu genia, impossible! if he ever loved you. Mrs. F.-He did love me-oh, most devotedly! Mrs. S.-And how have you let his heart escape? Mrs. F.-I know not-I am sure, to please him, I have neglected the world -his interests have engrossed all my thoughts; the hours which a woman of my age usually spends at her toilet, I have given to regulating his house hold. Mrs. S.-Hem! Interests-house holld-go on, my dear. Mrs. F.-No wife ever attended more closely to her domestic duties-to de vote myself to them I have given up my music, drawing and accomplish ments-as for my economy, I have car ried it even to my own dress, which you see is ot the plainest description. Mrs. S.-Plain indeed-and men, un fortunately, are too apt to confound a woman with her dress. Mr. Feather ley is doubtless a man of taste. Mrs. F.-Exquisite. And you think, then . Mrs. S-I think you have neglected the very means by which you could have retained his affections. Instead of worrying him with details of house keeping and monotonous lectures on domestic economy you should endeav or to charm him as you used to do, by your wit, your gayety and your ac complishments-sing to him, play to him, dance with him, if he will; fas cinate him by your graces-even pique him by your coquetry, for these are the cages in which we keep men's hearts our prisoners. Mrs. F.-How. Julia, do you recom mend me to employ such frivolous arts with a sensible man? Mrs. S.-Ah, my dear, the most sen sible men are fools where our sex is concerned. As to those arts you call frivolous, they are the only weapons nature has given us; and if we em ploy them to gain a victory why should we neglect them to secure a conquest? Mrs. F.-Perhaps you aro right; but ds a wife's truth, her airection, her virtue, to go for nothing? Mrs. S.-Oh, no; they will always command the respect and esteem of a husband; but if you want to fix his love you must employ a little artifice, a little delicate management. Be yourself the center of those pleasures which attract him; surround yourself with all that he admires, all that can please him, and never neglect those accomplishments which first charmed him in you. Mrs. F.-And then? Mrs. S.-Then, my dear, the neglect ed wife will become the enthroned mistress of his heart. Mrs. F.-But if Featherley, as I dread, has formed an attachment else where? x Mrs. S-Ah, that would be serious. Still, I see no occasion to despair of bringing back the wanderer. I will lay my life that your rival, if you have one, cannot boast the graces of mind and person which you possess but want confidence to you. Artist's Love at First Sight. The great Gainsborough, the painter of the celebrated "Stolen Duchess'' and "The Boy Blue" and many iovely landscapes, fell in love at a glance! He was painting a lanscape near Sud bury, when he was interrupted in his ?work by a lady coming between him and the sunlight. Her shadow fell upon his work, for she was wholly unconscious that she was interrupting a work of a genius. Gainsborough looked up, perhaps thinking it was a cow that was wandering by. It hap pened to be a very attractive woman, with, whom the artist was instantly smitten. She proved a very helpful rwife, and used to save every scrap of [work her husband did, although he ?would dash off a lovely sketch and fling it under the table. These cast offs brought a large sum at auction af ter the artist's death. Probably a Poet, j "It is hard to be poor." "Then if that's the case I am an expert in at least one thing.** "What ls that?" ! "I being poor. Being poor Is one of the easiest things I do." WAY BEHIND THE TIMES By JULIA CUNEO. Mrs. Preston felt sure that she waa not going to like her new neighbors. "What's the matter with them?** asked Preston in some surprise. "Oh. they are sort of slow and thousands of years behind the times," his wife replied. "And. Tom, I do be lieve the head of the household was out on the back porch in his stocking feet the other day! Just think! In his stocking feet!" "My! what a savage performance!" "And. you know, they didn't have much furniture-just some old fash ioned things. Nothing new and mas sive." "Well, that may be," said Preston, "but I'm for the old man who dares to walk about on his own back porch in comfort." "Oh. of course, they are respectable people," Mrs. Preston conceded. "They surely are." said Preston. "The mother looks like one of the white-haired home-sweet-home kind." Mrs. Preston hesitated a moment, weighing honesty against femininity. "Yes," she admitted, "the mother does look comfy, and the two girls are rath er pretty too." "I haven't noticed them." remarked Preston almost overdoing the tone of indifference. He had to be careful about such things, for though they had been married for three years. Mrs. Preston could not yet understand that a happy marriage does not necessarily blind a man to the existence of all other women. "Oh, well, perhaps it's just as well that they are old fashioned and slow." said his wife. "It will leave us nicely to ourselves. I shall be pleasant and neighborly, but nothing more." Mrs. Preston was. The new neigh bors seemed to love peace and quiet too, for they passed most of their time at home The world rolled smoothly. One morning Mrs. Preston had a telephone call from town. Mrs. Van Dyke wanted her to put on her pret tiest gown and come to luncheon to meet two cousins of Van Dykes', "lovely girls, and so talented." said Mrs. Van Dyke "They live some where in your suburb-moved in a month or two ago. I am sure you will enjoy knowing them." Mrs Preston scarcely breathed. The Van Dykes headed her Hst of friends and the cousins were well known young women and had a wonderful country place somewhere or other. She hastened to put on her newest gown. The gown was very becoming, but, with the perversity peculiar to such garments, it refused to button Itself, and Mrs. Preston was powerless to coerce it There was only one thing for her to do-go over, to the new neighbors' to be hooked up. So Mrs. Preston went, serene in the free mas only of woman kind. The white haired mother did the hooking up, praising the gown and complimenting its wearer. An hour later Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Van Dyke chatted pleasantly in the fragrantly dim restaurant while they waited for the young women. The hostess leaned forward. "There they are-those two girls in the love ly gowns, just speaking to the head waiter. Gertrude designs all their clothes. Aren't the girls pretty? So often, you know, bright people are positively ill looking." Mrs. Preston gasped. The two graceful giris coming toward them were the daughters of the whited haired woman who had hooked her up! "You ought to see," murmured Mrs. Van Dyke, "their home in the country. It is a gem. People rave over it-and them. Such exquisite old furniture." Mrs. Preston sat still and vowed many vows.-Chicago Daily News, What's the Use? "Unless you raise my salary $50 a week," said the beautiful actress, "I shall refuse to go on tonight." "But," the manager protested, "you have signed a contract to play during the entire season for the salary you are getting now." "Do you think I care anything for your old contract? It isn't worth the paper it's printed on. I've been mar ried dince I signed that contract, and a married woman can't make a con tract that's binding." "Who told you that?" "My husband. He studied law for nearly a year." "What's he doing now?" "That isn't any of your busi enss." "Ch. isn't it? Well. ITt show yon whether it is or not. Tour contract pro vi (J es that you are not to get mar ried while you are under my manage ment." "That just shows you that the con tract i-; no good, doesn't it? You soe it -udn't ke~n me from getting marrie.; " "Oh, .' ish it, what's the uso of ar guing v h a woman?"-Chicago Rec ord-Here'.!. Kniting Helps Irish Poor. Lace and crochet making and the knitting of golf coats are helping to regenerate the hitherto most squalid districts o?' -he Irish northwestern sea board. Mcv.'o, the poorest county in Ireland, earned ?16,377 last year by clashes which the congested districts board recently started to teach girls lace and crochet making. The board in their report issued also state, in regard to Donegal, that "the demand for knitted golf coats and various such articles of clothing has Increased enor mously during the past >^ar." MADE UP OF HANDKERCHIEFS Useful Bag to Hold the "Mouchoir" May Be Fashioned in a Very Few Minutes. A useful handkerchief bag can be made from two handkerchiefs. One pretty shape has the side edges seam ed together, while the lower ones are laced together with ribbon. The top is drawn up with ribbon run through eyelet holes, and then extended into double hangers joined by a small bow. Another style of ftag is broad at the bottom, where the lower edges of the handkerchiefs are sewn together to form a frill. From the corners lt grad ually tapers toward the top, where it is drawn over an embroidery ring large enough to admit the hand. This ring also supports the handle, which may be of embroidered batiste or of satin ribbon. MAKE FILET LACE AT HOME Few Materials and Little Skill Needed for the Construction of This Most Effective Trimming. "Filet lace is undoubtedly the fash ion, nd deservedly so, for it ie one of the n st effective of all laces," says an article in Harper's Bazar. "With a little patience and the expenditure of a very small amount of time every woman, even she who 'never could learn to sew,' can have lovely filet, for it is very easy to make. "For making filet lace the only tools needed are a good linen thread, a frame on which to stretch the net, and a dull needle. I always buy my ground net, for, though not difficult to make, it is tedious work. It ie simplv a minia ture fish or tennis net. The only dif ficulty is to keep the distances be tween the knots even, but this soon comes with practice. However, when perfect handmade net can be bought for very little abroad, It hardly seems worth while to make lt I send to the Galerie Lafayette, in Paris, for what I use. Net four inches wide costs only 65 cents a meter, and squares suitable for setting in linen cost from five cents each up, according to the size. In the department stores ia New York filet lace four inches wide with a mediocre design costs from four to six dollars a yard. When one can easily make it with a beautiful design for a few cents a yard it seems a waste not to do so." COMFORTER FOR BABY'S COT Pretty Adornment Expensive to Buy, but May Easily Be Made in the Leisure Moments. An exclusive shop is displaying a lovely comforter for baby which can easily be duplicated at home. It is of white china silk trimmed with small pink roses. The materials re quired for this fascinating article are two yards of silk, three and one-half yards of pink ribbon and one pound of cotton batting. Take one yard of the silk and mark the position of the roses. Arrange these in seven rows across the width and 8even across the length, alternat ing four and three roses. Start the rows four inches from the edge. Baste one piece of the silk to a layer of cotton before joining the other piece. Sew through the two pieces of silk and the cotton at the places marked for the roses, and neatly whipstitch the four sides of the comforter togeth er. To fashion the ribbon roses take one-eighth of a yard of ribbon a half inch in width. Turn under the edges and crease the ribbon at the center. Roll thy ribbon around until a center is formed and sew firmly in position. Swirl the remainder of the ribbon loosely around the heart of the rose until it is completed. Fasten a rose securely to each place marked on the comforter. This is a lovely gift for the layette, for it is extremely dainty and not diffi cult to make. Crepe de chine or satin may be substituted for tho silk if de sired.-Boston Globe. Trimming for Small Hats. Soft and airy are thc. crowns of hats covered with mahne or crepe. Some times the material extends over the entire shape. It may be placed in folds or gathers, over both tho crown and upper brim Sometimes a portion of the side crown and upper brim are covered with maline or crepe, and the top of the crown and under brim are of milan or hemp. Printed crepes in oriental colors are effectively used in the latter form. Pipings of a contrasting color usually head the top of the side crown cover ing. Maline or crepe in a contrasting color is fitted over the upper portion of many small shapes of milan, hemp, hair or leghorn, and sometimes this soft material is made in a loose puff ed effect, giving the appearance of a soft tam-o'-shanter. NOT III REAL NEED Ship Subsidy "Wail" Has No Foundation in Fact Device by Which lt Is Sought to Hand Over Public Money to Private Shipowners ls Altogether Too Transparent. The old ahip subsidy wail is re Hounding again. The old cry ls raised that this nation is lost, strayed or stolen if it does not hand over public money to private shipowners. ?s usual, subsidy seekers profess to be most anxious about "trade with our neighbors of the western hemis phere." All trade suffers from lack of subsidies, but this trade suffers most. Germany, France, England and other countries are ?"strangling" United States commerce in South and Central America and in the Weat In dies; and will continue strangling till we have "our own ships." When figures for 1912 are sorted and added it will be found that United States trade with South Amer ica, Central America and the Weat Indies waa weil above $600,000,000 for the year. These are rock bottom fig ures; complete returns will raise them from 10 to 20 per cent. But on this basts we soid the above-named countries $250,000,000 and bought from them $350,000,000 worth of goods In twelve months. For a ""strangled" trade, this is do ing pretty well.-Chicago Journal. Means to Guard Prosperity. "Honest business and honest men have nothing to fear," said the presi dent in reference to the anti-trust bills ! which he has been instrumental ia putting through the New Jersey legis lature. He spoke of his work at Trenton, but lt is safe to say that he means to hold to the same line of ac tion at Washington. There is nothing the president de sires more than prosperity, under righteous laws faithfully administer ed. No m?n could want . his term darkened by business reaction and industrial distress. Nor could any partisan face a worse disaster to his party than conditions which might seem to brand lt with the responsibil ity for hard times. It is entirely safe to say that Wood row Wilson will strive earnestly to prevent anything which might fix up on him and his party just blame for adverse changes In legitimate busi ness. He will seek from the outset to make his statement concerning new trust laws in New Jersey apply with entire accuracy to national affairs. Steel Trust Treason. William E. Corey, former president of the steel trust, has testified that his corporation took part In an Inter national pool to boost the price of ar mor plate for battleships. At the very time the steel trust was keeping a lobby to wheedle tariff sub sidies out of the United States gov ernment lt was combining with for eign corporations to cheat that gov ernment in materials for the natioual defense. Any less liberal constitution than that of the United States would call such work treason-and would not be far wrong. The steel trust plays beggar or highwayman with equal readiness. It has ?ad plenty of practice in both roles. Just and Fair Taxation. A tax on sugar, for example, is a tax on a common household necessity. As a rule, the miner eats as much sugar as the millionaire and contrib utes as much to the public revenue. Ihe same thing may be said of beer, tobacco and other luxuries and neces sities that are of common consump tion by rich and poor. But when by reason of the imposition of an income tax tiie load of indirect customs and excise taxation may be in whole or In part abandoned every man will thereafter pay In proportion to his ability That ls fair. That will cut down the cost of living in cases where life is hardly worth living at present prices of necessaries. "Playing Politics." Of course, the belated report of the senate committee on finance in favor of the creation of a permanent tariff commission is not to be taken seri ously. Neither are the reports in favor of the establishment ot' a body analogous to the interstate commerce commission tor th? purpose ot' regu lating industrial and commercial mo nopolies. The senators are not en gaged in th? recommendation of legis lation which has not the remotest chance of being considered: they are preparing planks for future use in tho construction of party platforms. Philadelphia. Inner Workings of the Tariff. Raw silk worth $77,000,000 was im ported free last year. Silk clothing is taxed 60 per cent. Pig tin worth $50, 000,000 came in without paying a cent. Tin plate is "protected" by a duty of $24 per ton; and tin cans or containers are taxed "not less than 50 per centum, ad valorem." That Proverbial Beam. Something is the matter with our eyes when we see plainly the mote in another's eye and don't even notice the beam in our own. GRACEFUL IN DESIGN COSTUME OF GREY CHARMEUSE PARTICULARLY APPEALING. Embodies All the Best Style Features of the Season-Hat and Parasol to Match Add Brightness to the Toilette. A costume shown here of grey char meuse must appeal to everyone of refined taste. The style features of the season are embodied in it, and it Is designed along very graceful lines, following those of the figure cleverly. The draped skirts are bunglesome and ungraceful except when managed care fully. Such good management ls shown in this case. The round neck with turn-back collar admits a guimpe of lace If desired. The drop shoulder joins a small 'puffed sleeve terminating in a turn-back cuff. The collar and cuffs are made of brocade matching the gown in color. The modest split or curved seam at the left is about anklo high. Grey silk stockings and satin slippers are worn with the gown. ? finishing touch is shown in the hat and parasol made to match. . They brighten the toilette delightfully. The hat ls of leghorn with a drapery of checked silk and trimming of broad velvet ribbon with a big cluster of roses at the back. For this particu lar gown the combination could not be better. The silk is In black and white check with cerise border and the roses are in shades of cerise mounted with broad velvet ribbon in black. OLD CHINESE BELT BUCKLES Among the Most Alluring of the Offer ings in Antiques, Which Are Just Now All the Rage. Oblong belt buckles of ancient Chi nese workmanship are among the al luring offerings in antique. The buck les of metal heavily plated with dull, greenish gold, are set with huge cir cles and squares of green, blue, am ber and rose mottled quartz so highly polished that it appears to be overlaid with crystal. On the under side the buckles are of the gilded metal richly chased or engraved, and near one end of each is a slide through which the belt ribbon may be forced, while at the opposite end is a broad, flat sort of hook, which readily catches into and holds the girdle's fabric. It is possi ble, by joining four to six of these buckles, to make a wonderfully unique looking girdle of the sort now worn with "classic"' tea gowns and with tailored white crash or toweling frocks. The ornaments bear the ear marks of great age, their fine work manship is obvious at a glance and they are not prohibitively costly. FASHION HINTS Few long coats are seen this spring. A novelty cotton crepe has chenille borders. White and magpie veilings are the favorites Hemp continues to be the favorite hat material. Lace trimmed gloves are an inter esting novelty. Colors in the new silks are brighter and brighter. A few plaited skirts are seen in the tailored suits. The new warp print ribbons have dark rich grounds. Bright green and cerise are much used in silk hosiery. Hairpins Small. The wearing of the huir in simple, close styles has put the big, cumber some hairpin that has been a favorite for a long time quite out of favor. The new hairpins are all email and of curved shape, so that they fit the head curves. The combs that are being worn are very light of weight and all of them have narrow rolled tops. A narrow comb straight across the head near the brow is a favorite. Amber and semi-amber combs, pins and burettes are In the best of taste. The light ambers are being worn by the brunette as well as the blonde. PRO SESSIONAL DR. J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. R?sidence 'Phone J7-R. Office 3. James A. Dobey, Dental Surgeon Johnston, S. C. OFFICE OVER JOHNSTON DRUG CO. A. H. Curley,! Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. Crown and Bridge work a Specialty Ice Cream Delivered in Quantities. We are now prepared to fill or ders for ice cream delivered in any quantities at your residence. Or ders sent in Saturday for Sunday will he delivered Sunday morning:. Wc can furnish all of the popular flavors. Give us a trial. Timmons & Morgan. Pasturing Stock. I solicit vour stock for pasture* Have ??? acres under wire on Horn's Creek, will give stock my personal attention. See me for prices. L. Y. Bryan. 4-23-4L Liijht Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines, Boilers, S upplies and repairs, Porta qle , Steam and Gasoline Er> gines, Saw Teeth, Files, Belts and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS Gins and Press Repairs. Try LOMBARD, AUGUSTA, GA. Make the Old Suit Look New We are better prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning and press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and press them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Edgefteld Pressing Chib WALLACE HARRIS PROP. The Ideal Pressing Club Neat Cleaning And Pressing. We can p'ease the most fastidious person. AU kinds of repairing and .dyeing. We make a specialty of cleaning and pressing-ladies coat suits and skirts-and do the work nicely. We appreciate your patron age. Guarantee satisfaction. FRANK MAYNARD, Prop., Beaver D. Mill St.. Edgefield. S. C. IVery Serious I It is a very serious matter to ask a ' for one medicine and have the m wrong one given you. For this fl reason we urge you in buying to B bc careful to get the genuine- IB BU<K-?DR?UGHT Liver Medicine The reputation of this old, relia ble medicine, for constipation, in digestion and liver trouble, is firm ly established. It does not imitate other medicines. It is better than others, or it would not be the fa vorite liver powder, with a larger sale than all others combined. SOLD ?N TOWN F2