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•wjr «»««#« THE? OTHER >o)i-Invent n nickname for me? B* HOWARD nBLDDro,, Oomuonr, 18*e, »T CIUEUW w. HOOKS. n ntt n n i.. K me a r ^ r ‘ Wbo ° l , D0O * ld «oved tartar that they e#J?f‘ ,te “® d France »' *nd he used Above *1' AJ80 ’ be "Jdrea^d t»^rf lu tload. en *«Jln* term % bat lus a|>runK up h i o^'ine^ tke new laendeJ^J^ may call a girl “aweetheart” aa result Of a hgblt.of speech ac- fOlred before be knew her, and abe cannot detect the crime, bat If be per- rifcte In calling ber “dearest Fanny” When her name la Helen ahe will In- diet him for perjury. ' If la painful to apeak evil of a groman, but candor compels the state ment that Fanny waa a dressmaker’s dummy animated by a soul that' Would have been considered mercenary In a pawnbroker. Donald coaid not per ceive It Everybody else knew that her desertion of him and her marriage a man old enough to be her ought to have been pub lished by the press under the head of “Financial Transactions.” But Donald, .who was # highly Imaginative person and had always surrounded Fanny .with a mist of Illusions, believed that the occurrence was one of those subtle mysteries of love which. In the words of Lord Dundreary, no fellow can find •he was fluid dth wrath. For the P<*or little girl w» already In love with Donald, had already set bis Image on a lofty pinnacle, and she raged at the , ought that herjgol sbe^.’d have lout *l£e < Inf of simpler mind would have up a strong prayer of thankaglv- for a great deliverance, bat It this dreamer to Imagine that Ike had suffered a losa * Funny was a young lady with con- sMstuhle social pretensions, and. after she termsd her back upon Donald, be tamed his upon society. He wander ed Into artistic Bohemia, and there be met Helen, who waa regarded In that region as aa Infant phenomenon. As a matter of fact, ahe was 22 jtmn old asid had worked hard under be very teachers Mace the earliest day such Instruction could profitably fisgls. but she looked like a girl of 10 ,who had never done anything more eerloua than chase botterfllee In the flrlds Hence Bohemia, which Judges P7 appearances even when the facts ta the cast are perfectly well known, la holding ber to be an tn- cbild. more shocked than this Ideal of maidenly Invited him to come to see ber any time, adding the Information that ebe waa living In a big building full of bachelors of both sexes, in a little suit that was all ber own. Her quick eye caught the expression that his countenance, and she amused, perhaps a little piqued commonest of money hunters. > Delicacy restrained her from ex pressing her. real sentiments, and so she could say only that she was sorry he bad suffered so much pain. She said It so tenderly and so sincerely that It went straight to hla be&rC which was not really so seriously frac tured as be had supposed. ' After this experience there was a new joy In life for Donald. He could alt In Helen's studio and talk about Fanny. A beautiful girl was Fanny, If one would take Donald’s word for It, and she had f walk like Juno’a and a singing voice that made the nightin gales turn Into green poll parrots with envy. It seemed to Helen that whenever ahe herself felt, doubtful of her at tractions Fanny was an absolute Ideal. Tbls was bad enough, but she suffered worse, perhaps, when Donald described Fanny’s beautiful hands and never gave a bint or word that he thought Helen’s pretty. Now, Helen knew they were pretty. She could prove It by all the canops of art. but what was the use If Donald did not know? And then her eyes! People whom sbe (jldn’t care a penny about were always telling ber that she had the finest eyes In the world, yet Donald would sit there for an hour talking- about Fanny’s eyes and looking Into Helen's as If be saw nothing but two little glass marbles. All this the unhappy girl bore for many weeks, but sbe rebelled at last. It was after they bad become real good friends, so that the called him Donald and he called her Helen—that la. be called ber llglen part of the time and Fanny the rt*st. “Please, please', don’t call me Fan- ay.- she said la a moment of despera tion. “If yon can’t think of my real name. Cleopatra will do—or Bridget But Fanny 1 can't stand. Tbere’a ■*’ girl of that name that 1 bate.” He said that be wan very sorry. Such slips were very annoying to him I as well aa to her, bat tbs tongue was I an unruly member. -1 waa at a summer hotel one*** he , said, “and there waa a man at the same table who couldn’t depend upon himself lo the matter of language. When be wanted to say ‘Please pass j the butter,’ be was Just aa likely to era !• oo name like Donald.” she r ed. “I always loved It Why Id you worry If I have used It ore?” He came hastily across the room took her hands, holding them hard. “You don't lovs that fellow now, do you?” ho cried. “Jt’s a rude question, but I must know.” “He has passed entirely out of my life,” said she. “What sor# of a creature was he?” Donald demanded. “A handbome man,” she answered, mnslog, “as l.bave already told yon, with aucb a fti»e figure; you’ve no Idea!” And she looked right through him, as If at a vision. _ “Saints of paradise!” muttered Don ald, “This Is trying. Was there any thing about him that wasn’t perfect?*’ “His soul was cankered with the love of money,” she replied, “and he had silly notions about marrying for aU kinds of advantages except happlneSa Such Ideas must necessarily have sep arated us.” . ; ^“Db you mean to tell me,” cried Don ald, “that there Is on earth a creature so preposterous as to give you up for 1r* urn ms msn rw* ths axon or tttk BOOB. the sake of money or social position, or —or any of that honsvuae?- And did you Iqv» btin. Helen?” ”1 always lovod him. Donald.” The young mau seized his hat and put It on hind side before. “I'm golng'to take a little walk.” he ■aid. “1 waut to think this thing over. It conies to me suddenly that a good deal has been happening In the last few weeks that I didn't know about” “Happening?” sbe asked. “Where?" “Inside my poor carcass.” said he. “In my so called heart, that doesn't keep jiosted «n Its own business. Oh, to think that I shouldn't find It out till light now when this other man cornea In. by lieavew. to take away my very name. I guess I’ll walk around the park a bit” He laid tils hand upon the knob of the door. “You see,” l*e said, turning, “1 never fancied you a» having loved before. Yon’re such a < hild ' “Rut what of It, iHiuald. what of it?” He turned suddenly and seized her la bis anus, lifting her face toward hla “Why, you little blue eyed augel of paradise seut to redeem my soul from B0UND TO MEET. The fact that inoet of the marriages are, taking all things into considera tion, lit to be made, convinces us that they are divinely arranged. Almost every cradle has an affinity toward some other cradle. ’They maybe on the opiMisite sides of the earth. Hut one child gets out of this cradle aud another child gets out of that cradle, and with their fltit Steps they start for each other. They faay diverge from the straight path, going toward the north or south or east of west. They may fall down, but the two rise fatting each other. They are approaching ail through infancy. The one all through the years of boyhood is going to meet the one who is coming through al} the years of girlhood to.mctt liim. The decisiou of parents as to what is best concerning them, and the changes oil fortune may for a time seem to arrest the two journeys. Hut on they go. They may never have heard of each other, but the two pilgrimages which starteiLat th^ two cradles are nearing. After eighteen or twenty or thirty years the two come within sight. At first glance they may feel a dislike, and they may slkckeu their step. Yet something that the world calls fate, or that religion call's Providence, urges them on and on. They must meet. They come near enough to join hands in social acquaintance, after awhile to join hands in friendship, after awhile to join hearts. |Tbc delegate from the one cradle comes up the east aisle of the church with her father, the dele gate from the other cradle comes up 4 the west aisle of the church. The two long j iurueys end at the snow drift of the biidal Veil. The two chains made out of many years are forged together by the gold link which -the groom puls upon the third finger of the-Uft hand. One on earth! May they be one in heaven!—Christian Herald. Cl’SHlONfl run SIMM hit.—For cheap covers to summer sofa cushions, says the Southern Star, the new haudannas -from India" will recommend them selves. These novel aud modish look ing squares (they measure a yanP and a quarter) make up very effectively. A single square is large enough to sup ply a cover for a cushion. One cuts right through the square the entire length, aud this piece cut out is folded ouce for the cushion proper. A* ymi see, it forma both the back and the front. , The strips ajong the sides are left and from these the rutile is formed.* . Oriental yolor* in vivid or sombre schemes characterizes these squares. And the hesi of them is that while they are attractive they are so cheap that even the most frugal housekeeper will watch their ruin with equanimity. Aud that's a comfort in summer, when Cushions are likely to get left out in* the dew or otherwise maltreated. am chaperoned by a large bull ” said abe, “and when you tee hia tooth you will admit that ths strictest social code could require no any *Uo to bluo biases.’ Aphasia. I think they call It I must have a little | W*ck des|»alr. don’t you know that I love you?” he cried. “It seems to me I At an early day Donald made the ac quaintance of this novelty In chaper ons, and bo waa forced to confess that the animal waa competent to preserve the decorum of any company accord ing to auch Ideas aa ho might have on the subject. Yet the younf mao was still of the opinion that the me nace loft much to bo desired. He was so much older than Helen, having juat I flirfiil niUafitoflAAl flit ho venture^ TO bar advice. - “You’re going to bo famous some day.” aald 1m “and In my opinion It touch of It, Fan—Helen. It’a a shame, for you speak my name so sweetly. You never miscall me.” She laughed softly, and her eyes looked thoughtful -I have the advantage of. you there,” ahe aald. “Tbs last fellow that I waa In love with waa named Donald. It la the name that cornea moot readily to my lips.” liquid looked at_her nearly a min ute, bis mouth open aa If ho were will bo pretty soon. Then you’ll want te cot Into aocloty. and this sort of -thine wlU bo against you. If you only had an aunt or something like that”— "Why ta the world should I want to gat Into society f asked the girL Everybody wants to get Into so- JpiA Donald. “That’s where Is, and. of course, your Object In painting pictures la for the . best possible >ver, though you are too younc to think of It yet. there Is the question of matrimony.” *T asst a man or two, now and thoa," said Helen, “poor, hat honest, moot of them, and vet”— “My young friend.’’ rejoined Donald, marry except for love, but re- as an artist that you can .▼low a great deal more see aery from a hteam yacht than you can from the vstsoy City farryboat” i “Oerborua,” aald Helen to the dog, ’“do yon hoar what the young man Is Using about r ) Oerbenu growled. * *Toa do not practice Wbat yon preach,” continued the girt “If yon did. yon would not bo here.” • “Oh, tfs all-over with m*” be re- Mnod. “It makes no difference what you must Though, upon my word, 1 badu’t formulated the Idea myself up | to five minutes ago. Hut when yoa spoke of lovtug that man aud of pris ing my uaice because It used to.belong to him”— “Donald,” she Interrupted, “yon drove me to It It flashed across me In a second that I’d have revenge for Fanny. I’ve stood her week after week with the (istlttuce of a saint aud you couldn't stand a much less painful ordeal for ten minutes. Swear that you love me, Donald, and don't- call me Fanny by mistake while you’re swwjulux It‘doc pniim hpo.oyew seEHe~ ”1 HAVI THS ADVANTAGE Of TOD THUS,” SHI SAID. going to speak. His first Idea was that she Jested with him, but In an Instant he saw that she was serious. He rose and paced the floor, still si lent 'Helen,” he said at last, “do yon re member the other day when you asked me to look up something In your scrap book of quotations? Well, I saw a few lines In the back where you’d kept something like a diary, I didn’t mean to see them, but my name naturally caught my eye. The words I saw were somewhat — er — affectionate—that Is, they Indicated a rather more than friendly interest In Donald. “That was the other Donald,” Mid she. “He was a handsome fellow, and I loved him, though he had many faults. I still thlnk-of~Tiim ana seep" some little things that remind me of him. There are some roses In the top drawer over there”— “Great Scott! Aren’t those my roses?” “Bless the boy! Do yon think any roses of yours could be so dry?” didn’t know,” Mid Donald. “Flowers wither fast I happened to notice the roses the other day. There some violets”— those are yours, and the llong ribbon—no, that’s his. If It ? Tvs really forgotten,* Donald ran his hand through Hr that surmounted hla brow. •Mined to fesi strangely damp. heaven,” he said, “let’s get lights of this! I call you Fanny In awhile, and that’s not by the sainted Mdses, you I K> t-4 you’re looking Into mlue. Do thatf and I'll confess that the other Donald Is your old self as you were at first, with all your foolish notions, and the Donald 1 love best la you today, uow, now!” FUhea Need Air. Fishes, like all.other anlmata, need air. If they could not get It they would be suffocated Juat as you*would If you were locked up In an airtight trunk. When the sea la frozen for miles, aa In the Arctic ocean, the fishes find It very bard to come to the sur face, aud miiFt then “breathe” the air which la dissolved In the water. You have often seen the tiny bubbles which collect on the inside of a glass which has been standing full of water overnight Well, that Is the air which has been dissolved lu the water, and after the glass has been tapped, so that all these bubbles come to the top, fishes could not live lu that water. In other words, they would drown. h )the r. \ It Ib the Garden. While the farmer has been busy with his haying aud harvesting the garden has probably been more or less neglect ed. Weeds, grow very fast during July and August, as the warmth Induces the rapid decomposition of vegetable mat ter and Its cenverslon Into the most stlmulatlnl^fertilizer, ammonia. The early garden has had its day, and the land after early peas and potatoes will need to be plowed. If only to ^bep It from being ovefffown with weeds. Early In August Is not too late to set celery, which Is all the better for mak ing a quick growth. -The early celery set a mouth or. more ago should have earth drawn around It, taking care not to let the soil get between the growing stalks, as It will cause rust, advises an exchange. d that's not pleasant. ggpHNff. Ton ed Moses, you never t ftriftj ptents. bu ■met It's always atoWtuld prefer a < Hltrate of Seda oa fltrawberrtea. ^ In dry seasons nitrate of bods on strawberries often gives surprising re sults, says Rural New Yorker. It prob ably pays better to use the nitrate alone rather than a complete fertiliser. You can use 160 pounds per acre lu late July or August. This will force a heavy growth U-fore fall. It would be a mistake to use only nitrate this You will then have fine, but few fruit buds. Ws complete fertiliser for ftfc'v Many people who are <oM«taotl> trying to conchct new and tempting difthrs overstep the mark, i’vople who eat large quantities of the various pre served foods are not always the strong est. The old-fashioned nival of roast- ed or Itoiled beef served up with its own juices, with two plain vegetables and a pudding was far more whole some than the eight-course-dmoer which is served now-a-days. Few peo ple know the tree flavor of potatoes or rice. In this country Masoning too often means salt aud pep|>er oaiy. Peo ple in the Kaetern countries, es|iecially the Turks, miikc most delightful stews and sou|ts by using a combtuation of wg elablcs,cooking them slowly enough lo drjisf‘out the flavor. Kxlntets and sauces prepared chemically, and mus tard and horseradish, may be taken now and then, perhaps to advantage ; hut as a rule, things of this kind should be avoided or used sparingly. —latdies' Home Journal. SOME Of AUNT, MARY’S PERIMENTS. . EX- The following from the Mayflower is -very interestiug and amusing. It contains a warning to jet well enough alone. If jour plants are doiug well dq not try experimenta unless on plants you are williUgAo lose : One of my keenest delights was to visit my Aunt Mary at some time dur ing the summer. I had done so for many years past, and 1 returned to the city only to look forward to the time when. I should again find myself under her humWe but comfortable roof. One summer I came upon her partly unawares and found her in a de jected mood. I was surprised at this —Aunt Mary was usually so happy ‘Why, Aunt Mary,” I could not help crying out, ‘‘you look troubled What is'Ihe matter ?” Before she answered 1 had to sit down aud have a glass of milk and a doughnut. You may have had milk like that, but a doughnut—never. I defy anyoneproduce a doughnut that will equal one of Aunt Mary's. They are par excellence. After. I had partaken of the simple repasl Auuf Mary lad the way out into the garden. 1 followed meekly. Coming to a wire flower stand, she halted, pointing a treqiblihg linger at wbat stood upon it. “Did you ever ?” she asked. I had to acknow ledge that l “never.’-’ “Ef I wasn’t so all-fired foolish it never would a’ happened,” she began to explain. “I'm always in fur any kind of improvements, you know. It was through me that they drilled fur gas and found it. They’ve all been thankin’ me ever since fur the comfort it’s gtveo them. Well, my plants were doin’ nicely, .they looked thrifty, and they blossomed. John started to take one o’ them city newspaper—one o’ them that’s got ‘Women’s Pages,’ Children’s Pages,’ ‘Household Pages,’ and‘Floral Hints.’ It was‘Floral Hints' that done it.. 1 read 'em all. 1 started to do ’em. I done ’em. There’s thj* result !’’ We both stood looking in silence. “It’s my idee,” she went on, “that them that-wntes fioral hints fur city newspaper* never saw no (lower* at al), and don't know a .Carnation from a Kmhv Maybe it's them that sweep the tldhrs and dean out the spittoons a* doe* the floral hint# when they have a few spare minutes." “Hut why did • you do what they wrote a per*ou ought to do?" I asked, “Surely no one knows belter than you hew to take care of plants. Yours al ways ‘look thrifty, they are always blossoming.", “I'-m great fur experiments, you know,” she rambled on. “It was queer things they told a person to do, but I did 'em, fool that I was." “You take ihe Mayflower. Aunt Mary, ^on't you I asked, “That's a reliable publication.” -“Ob re*, 1 take lh*t,” she replied. “Hut John says newspaper* are up-lo- dater." When I looked al the flower stead 1 thought they were “up-to-datest.” Aunt 'Mary didn't say anything for sonic time, so 1 walked up to the stand and, touching a tall plant 'llial had hut one leal al its summit, I ask ed : - - >r tour beautiful llublier ’ “Ye*,” I replied. - ‘ “ Well, I got one o’ them newspaper* in my pocket.now, but !’m'frald to git It out. She won’t allow one in the bouse. When I want to read I have to >go out to the barn and up in the hay-loft. There I lay down in the hay and read, by the light that come* through the cracks.” When I returned to the city I pur chased a collection of plant* and had them sent to take the place of those ruined by Aunt Mary’* experiment*. A few day* later I received a letter from her, in which she expressed her thanks effusively and vowei^hever again to “expyiment.” ^ INFLUENCES FOR WOMAN. if th “And plant ?" “That’s it," Aunt Mary “•Fpr worms in ihe soil.” tinned, quoting from th< IliyA*’' she hail read, “ *iuak In this age of the evolution of wo man’s powers, we hear so much about their influence. It is women’s influ ence in the home circle, in society, in the school room, and now there is talk about her influence at the polls. I am, glad the world is waking up to a higher appreciatiou of woman’* worth, and 1 hope that as she becomes more con scious of her power, she will he more careful about the use sbe makes of it. We all desire to have some influence. It is but natural we should. Hut while woman musU.be always exerting an influence over others, from whence shall she receive any herself. Is she to be a sort of electric battery gener ating new force all the time ? I have been interested in these arti cle* on “Home Influence," “Woman’s 'Influence,” “A Mother’s Influence,” and others, and thought them well considered. Hut- not infrequently I feel the need of some cheering influ ence for woman, and wonder where H is to be got. • , Of course there is comfort, in the love of husband and friend*, if one i* fortunate enough to have these. There is pleasure in doing for tho*e we love, especially if they appreciate it. There is consolation in the sympathy of dear ones, when we feel discouraged anu sore-tried—and often sore-tired. Then there is some satisfaction in kuowing we are doing our duty—doing faith fully aud well, whether any mortal re gards it or uot. We are human enough to appreciate words of encouragement, and eveu a little praise, but it seem* the lot of Dome- never to hear these tiH after we die. Having our needs and conveniences supplied, is. in a measure, conducive to a happy frame of mind, but we must uot depend u|K>n these for happiness. We ought not to be influenced too much by our surroundings. While it is well to enjoy all the good aud beau tiful.in ihinirs about us, we should uot give up to despair aud impatience if we cannot have as much a# we want. Hut there are women who have none of these advantages. Wbat are they to do? It is hard for one who has n<>t been in a simitar place to reconmn-nd what i« best, -so 1 will leave it for eom^ more ex|H;rienced aisti-e to sug gest. Some of us, however,, having all these iHinrtiU, awaken several morn ing* in the year to find that something still i* wrong, somtjihiug it lacking still to make the day's business work with right good will. A few are so happily di«po*«-d they can avoid most THE DEADLY SKIRT. little dnat. Almost imper- , caught on the rug on the floor of the handsome hall. It was a Turkish ru* lying on the perfectly waxed hardwood floor, In a hall where neatness seemed to reign along with all 1 the appointments of wealth. But there was that almost imperceptible dust! How did it come to be there ? . If. you had ears that could hear its voices, it could tell you. It would say that it bad clulched a fold on the beautiful lady’s gown, and come in from the street. It was a beautiful gown as well as a beautiful lady. A tailor made gowu, and its fashionable bias flounce trailed stylishly on the ground. Everything was "stylish about the lady, from her fair face, With rather deep circles below the eyes, to her slender and handsome walking shoes. She walked trailing her gown properly, dust or no dust. Indeed, she ignored^ the dust of the street; but will the dust ignore her ? Let us ILten, if she will not, for this almost imperceptible dust moves and acts with fearful power, and, if we listen, we, possibly may understand its language. Soon after cotniDg in on the beauti ful lady’s gown, other steps followed . and otf.Cr gowns helped to move the dust along farther into the house ; hut it had a fancy for the beautiful lady. Her frailness attracted it, aud ij^ fol lowed her to the bedchamber. Her feet had never trod the loathsome pre cincts from whence it came, but it came to her own gown. Soon -there came to the chamber a little child ; a sweet, rosy cherub. In its romping it stirred the dust about. Then the dust began to be separated, being formed of many particles, and these talked among themselves. As they talked they danced back and forth-, waltzing, swirling, capering, with every motion of the child and its mam ma, the beautiful lady. A scientist could have understood them, if he had caught some of them under his microscope. He would have called ' them “genus.” With what alarm he would have recognized the dtplhtbcrelic germ, and i|ilh wbat dis may would he have seen the tubercu losis germ approaching the frail lady. Hack and forth, dancing, capering, waltzing, the germ* kept lime while baby ij it* mother's arm >aid, at thousands of other little one* were <my- ing : 'Now 1 lay me down to •leap. I pray tbee. Loill. my •ool t** keep If I •houlddiabe ore I wake, 1 pr*) the**, l/mt, my soul to take.'* the rest seem not so for- for and W If V v — Why let a 11 your neigh- bors and friends think you must be twenty years older than you are? Yet it’s impossible to look young with the color of 70 years in the hair. It’s sad to see young persons look prematurely old in this way. Sad be cause it’s all unneces sary; for gray hair may always be re stored to its n a t - u r a 1 color by us ing— For over half a cen- <' tury this has. been the standard Hair prepara tion. If is an elegant dressing* stops fall ing of the hair; makes ^»the hair grow; and cleanses the scalp from dandruff. 11,00 a bottle. AJ1 Uru grists, ‘•Ihs-a.becu n*tn* Ay<*r’s H*!r viror fnr nrrr On v<*«r* and I inn heartily momnmuud ic to tlm public * ' * dh ■ t hair t-iutc In e* Uti-nce." Mr*. O. L. AU»k- >. April M, law. ti lor, Tex. Ton rxyrrUxi froij* If yea S« net otoaiwaB tte J ‘ •pirn the Ytcur, wii»e DeeMr'K. AMrees, Dw. J. C. AVER. Lowell. w' ’tr "qr - T ▼ ▼ ▼ Nl ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ aa answered, ’ she coo- s “ Floral c a strung solution of baking Mala aud water. App’y twice a week. The worm* will come lii«»iiig l<> the surface, writhe aud then die in great agony, after which they may he gathered.up aud thrown away."’ Aunt* Mary folded her arms looted askance at the Rubber plant, “I didn't irather up no worms,” she went op. “but I dm gather up leaves. Anil now there’s only one more to gather up. it look* a* if R wanted lo be gathered right away,” and stye touch ed R lovingly. ‘ * j. gtfi Kp life lar* plant just mentioned. “>urely this is not your Coral Begonia ?“ I askei^ “ ‘A Coia! Begonia wifi bloom more freely,’ ” she,, fell to quoting again, “.‘if a little cayenne pepper is put into the water with which H is watered. This also has a tendency, jo make the blossom more brilliant in hue.” ' I felt like laughing, h(it the look on Aunt Mary's face prevented meT “Maybe it would make the flowers more brilliant,”'she said'sadly, “but I’ll never liud this out. It’s past flowering.” - . “You had such* a beautiful 1'alm. Where is that?” I next asked. • “It got scale on,” she said. “I used to pick it ofLuntil I read of some thing that was better. I don't remem ber what"it was, hut John got it from the drug store. I just put it on, and do you know, it eat the heart right out of tln-se, but tunaU*. Whether 4>ey are not it each one to prove for herself. Finding myself a member of the latter class, I Iw-gau lo work a reform. I looked for the cause of “everything going wrong” some days, that 1 might avoid it, and noticed that many of them were begun by finding some fault or speaking a hasty, word. My system labored, under.the shpek of such a greeting the whole Jay long, so that everything seemed to work “cro** grain.” Other mornings I would •bow some kindness, accidentally, or see anew some beauty or cause for thankfulness, and this* gave such a pleasant beginning to the new lay. Ho I resolved »o try ivery morning to waken with some happy, contenting — — that would help to give mu a ter appreciation oi fllV UIMI I1W Hflf* dilious. Each one can learn for her self wbat will best have this influence This baby was saying it for the last time. When night came again, thous ands of little voices seut up again the babies’ prayer*, but this one wa* gasp ing out its little life on mamma * tMieom, destroyed by a germ. A yellow card at tlie front «k or waru- ed all comers against dipthtbeiuk. .. The ImsuIiIuI lady rough! health vsio’y for a year or more, then found rest “beyond the sorrow and the part ing “Broken hi arted,” it was said, “Found death in the dust of the street,*’ *««d the microscope, A vic tim *•( the long skin ! A Belgian method of pieserving wood from decay consist# in exhaust ing the air from its |M>res, and tilling them with a melted mixture of two part* of guttali pereha and one part of paraffin. o' that plant.” ^Aunt Mary sighed. I could uot help doing the same. —> • “And your Cacti?’’ T questioned, merelyAo break the paitfful silence that followed. “(ione—all gone,” she said, wearily. “Aud your Qrango tree f” Tears now stood in Aunt Mary’s eyes, and I led her away. I wa^ sorry I had mentioned the Orange tree. It had always been her pet. It, too, had succumbed. Then she took me to the beds she had sown with seed. Here everything- wa» delightful to behold. The array of colors was gorgeous, the quantity of bloom# wonderful. Something like the old look came back to Aunt Mary’s face. Her eyes, too, regained their brilliancyi^ “It’s lucky them floral hints didn’t say anything ’bout seed plants,” she said, “or ^wouldn’t have these to fall back on. I guess them writers dou’t know plants go to seeds.” \Ye returned to the house. While Aunt Ma0 was getting supper I tat out on the steps with Uncle John. I saw hitn thrust' his hand into his pocket several tiroes, glance into the kitchen through the open doorway, then withdraw it agaiu, and look at me “What is. the matter. Uncle John ?’’ 1 finally asked. “IHdn’i she tell you 'bout the plants ?” be asked. • upon her own disposition. My next observation was that some- limes when things are running smooth ly we suddenly meet a cross that tries our patience sorely. Then if we give up to complaining, the day’s enjoy ment is marred sadly. JJut if we con trol our spirit* and make the best of existing circumstances we will have added to our peace and pleasure, and feel stronger t > meet the next trial, for there will certainly come others. Hhe who expects all smooth sailing in this world may suddenly find her hopes wrecked. That sailor makes the safest run who pfeparos for the storms. Then sometimes when we are dis couraged it msy be well to remember the old advice to contrast our circum stances with some that are worse. This will' not add to our store, but may make us feel more thankful and contented. So “to Sum up,” some of the pleas ant influences for woman are mutual love and sympathy of dear ones ex pressed, not repressed ; patience that restrains the hasty word ; appreciation of the good and beautiful in all about us, and thankfulness for the b'essmgs we have.. Besides these ir the won derful consolation to be found in our ■Christian faith and hope. These are a few thoughts of my own, but I would like some suggestions from others.—Aytche Ell Dee in Home and Farm. WHY DR. HATHAWAY CURES. His Marvelous Sucre— of treAUiM'iit Unoeiprn- nx-nt. It b the rmult of twenty year* of enefe in the nifwt'eueu * live prarttro of any •periaU.t in hit line In the world. He wa# urad uitted from one of the heat medical rolleKt*# In the country aud perfect ed lib medical aud lund- cal education by exten sive hospital practice. Karly In his professional career he made discov eries which placed blm at the head of his profes sion as a specialist In treating what are generally known as private diseases of men and women. Thfs system of treatment he has more and more perfected each your until today his cures are to Invariable as to be the marvel of tbe medical profession. Enjoying the largest practice of any specialist In the world he still maintains a system of nomi nal fees which makes It possible for all to obtain his services. Dr. Hathaway treats and cures Loss of Vitality, Varicocele, Stricture, Blood Poisoning In Its dif ferent stages. Rheumatism, Weak Hack. Nerv ousness. all manner of .Urinary Complaints, Ulcers. Sores and Skin Diseases, Brights Disease and all forms of Kidney Troubles. His treatment for undertoned men restores lost vitality and makes the patient a strong, well, vigorous man. Dr. Hathaway's success In the treatment ef Varicocele and Stricture without the aid of knlfa or cautery Is phenomenal. The patient Is treated by this method at hts own home without pain or loss of time from business. This Is positively the only treatment which cures without an operation. Dr. Hathaway calls the particular attention of sufferers from Varicocele and Stricture to pages 27, 28,29, 30 and 31 of his now book, entitled, “Manliness, Vigor, Health," a copy of which will he sent free on application. Write today for free book and symptom blank, mentioning your complaint. J J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D. Dr. Hathkway & Co.. %%H South Urnmd Street, Atlanta, Gfe msctjox this i*ai*bk when whiting* ORANGEBURG COLLEGE, ORANGEBURG, SC. CLARENCE J. OWENS, A. M, President/ Next Session Begins September xath, 1900. Session 1*90-1900 the mast successful since the Collage wa* founded. Karollinenl 171 Boarding Patronage 144: All student* over fourteen years of age. 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