The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, May 26, 1904, Image 3
INC FAVOmTC HAHa
In* ?. Kims, k Tto Ommmt.
Down in Bflkias* store Um other d>y
W# bad a t-hil of roaria' fa;
1 tnnUa' mmm dropped in that -way -
Am a gfowia' yara on "Health" he
Said he was aellin' a mw health food,
lUd? acicaiitic, and all of that;
Aad warranted wholesome, pur* and good*
t And calculated to make own fat.
Ho waa middlin' tall aad awful thia,
And pal* aad peaked around tha gills;
But a talker? wall, he waded in ?
Talked through valleys aad over hill*.
Said his preparation waa iaaen*
For musek buildin' and vdria' braia;
Put up pretty, and lb* prie* tea ceats,
Aad includin' all tb* best of grain.
And oM Si Hankins ? yon all know Si ?
He spoke right op ana be said, says he:
"All them tber* health foods are good,
and 1
Am ready to gir* my gaarantco."
Bays Si, a-stretchia' his six foot three.
And bulgin' hi* muscles like cords of
wood,
"What is your food msde of, now tell me.
For I'm ailin' and need what'a good."
And that there man without a halt
Just talked of pro-teen, and things like
that;
Predigestion. and sugar' n malt.
And muscle buildin' and makin' fat.
Says he, a smitin' hi* holler chest,
"Two yesrs ago I was nigh a wreck.
But this here health food ? which is the
best ?
Made me a new man right on deck."
Then old Si he says, says Si, says he,
"I waa just like you soma years sgo;
Little snd thin snd as poor's could be.
Blood all p'isoned and ruanin' slow.
"Thought I was done for, I did, by hen!
But I got some heslth food right in here.
And took it reeular a long time, then ?
Well, I guess I'm good for many a year/'
And the trsTelin* man. says he to Si,
Admirin' his tall and rugged frame,
"I was just a-wonderin', friend, if I
Might ask you for that there health
food's name?"
And Si? you know how Si can yell ?
Juat yelled till he shook the winder
screens,
"Of course I'm willin' the name to tell ?
'Twas nothin' on earth but pork and
beans."
THE MISTAKE
OF MARTINA.
o
X the short, dry grass In
the valley of the San Diego
River the fierce sun of
midsummer was pouring
its scorching rays.
'J. he brilliant wild flower* were dead
? ?^y t*?e darting lizards and
horned toads were enjoying the torrid
A solitary rider on a large bay horse
appeared along the dusty road.
Only a few miles farther. Don. to
i^f!?ade?f.the bl? oaks. Do a little
better old boy. and we ll soon be
*^ld o good natured volee.
The horse seemed to understand] for
In a short time they began to enter
-h?'?nT>W P*rt of th? . valley. Here
-M. il "ustard grew high on either
inn lf ? ?e/?,Ck' furni8hln8 protec
tion, if not shade.
Trickling down between some great
lt?K? ?a%a,!lnJ 8treon? of water, and
at sight of it the thirsty horse whin
nied plaintively.
.^?!uPat,eUt a ,Ut,p Don."
y<V,nff ,p,,ow kindly. "Cool off
ZrtZL 1m? the" you 0011 ,1BVe " Kood
m?!H li I86? if tbe bucket '? the
?"me ojd place."
enTE!LW?re nOW ,n th(% Picaresque
enclosure known as the "Monte." Un
.^Hde of t,le sr*at ,iv<> oaks
one eould be protected from the bright
eat rays of the California sun. In
their drapery of wild grape vines, the
wild sycamores looked like fairy pa
?22. or tbe retreats of 8yUaa ?od
Frank Gardner knew every foot of
ipn8pagr?Un(J for 1,0 had *P*?t the five
mnl? 1>re/. on a 8tock runfb ten
miles up the grade. Could It be really
Ave years since he left his desk at the
office exchanging his pale face for
one tanned and sunburned, and the
derby of civilization for the Jaunty
sombrero? ne whistled a gay fl?
from an opera heard In Kan Diego the
irasr* n"d s,ui,c" at ?
^alMZiUhL'".
Higher and blgller wo "a
tne road, sometimes only a gash in the
?mm* _a.de ?,7e
CanH.n /? t1hrou?h thp wickiups of
Capltan Grande, toward the heights
of the Santa Isabel.
?oki be!l(! ,n roatl brought n little
JVS*' b*" l"<l(len ln ""
slm dow of tho great pines. Frank
ind ?r.r?fe UP t(> the ?Ppn doorway
and waited a moment. An olive
?h? l! S !. P'1*""1'? at the sight of
Klrl's Joif ?ri hn,r^,(, Vou"ff man. The
- Jif v. blnr.; hair was tied with
shn I ?f r<H1, " r0*C of " ,0 "a me
shade was tucked above her .mall
nnd " br,,,,?nt arnrf of
Mexican national colors was knotted
Her white dro," "iJ
L !" <,|,l,fflr"" trimming of I
drawn work, and from the top of lit ??
head to the tips of her high heeled I
nlT/9 !hejrade B Picturesque little '
4n .l./Cid"g """ ><""<* 1
ln-?r?n? Vv'7-h Pn?r? W,M you com,. ;
in no? My father will be most glad
to pee you." 11
JZ.tr""' W"h Tom PMmlMlon 1
will ?(op * moment. Where mar I fl?,i
the 8?nor Pacheco?"
"He la down at the sheeppen but I
may call him?"
w'm Tri ln!nd- aenorlt". ?"other time
will do Just as well. By the way I
found a guitar arrangement of NBobre
a^if? V "ald Frank " he unrolled
a piece of music. "You know I said
? ??k for 11 the ncxt I
iwent down to the city."
nw'.f ml ,nd ?'?"'<>??? f?ee
th.7 How *,,<1 ???
I-*?-'?. "r? ' I >e had carofulty
dressed in her gala attire each after
noon, and listened eagerly for a well
remembered whlatle. Uokl
the young man she ventured softly:
*?.?? , bee* for ? >ong time
?way? It (t not ao?"
for three weeks. The prespect
of ?lag taek to tte'nack mm mom
loMij tkumr. You ul your father
have bus very ktod to Bwodta."
"It to but wry little ?? bar* dona.
Sener."
-b It? do 700 think It too lonely up
on our ranch for a young |Wr
Uo healtated. an^ It Waa bia iurn to
flush. Martina triad to look np, bat
could not. In all her sixteen rears she
had never felt her heart beast so fast,
or a Queer suffocated feeling almost
choke her. Finally she faltered:
"But. with you **
"Yes, of course. I would do my best
to be entertaining, for old Jose and Pe
dro are not specially lively. Still, as a
continuous show. I might pall on the
feminine mind."
Martina did not have the faintest
Idea what he meant, but she smiled
discreetly. The Senor was fond of bis
American Jokes, snd sbe slways knew
wben to smile if sbe watched for tbe
twinkle In his eyes.
"But what 1 want to ssy ts. that I. I
mean we ? shall depend on you for com.
pany, wben we ? I mesn. when I sm
obliged to be away from bome."
Martina's Angers clasped escb other
nervously snd she felt a curious tight
ening around her heart But the young
man was in love? and blind to tbe ef
fect of bis words.
"She? I mean Miss Sberwood. who
was up here last summer with ber
mother, la soon to be my wife. Sbe
says that she feels ss If sbe slready
knew you, and Is very grateful to you
for showing me so much kindness."
By this time the dsrk eyes were bias
ing and tbe small figure trembling with
anger.
"Will you not be her first visitor?" he
went on, wondering st tbe girl's
strange silence. Martina faced blm
like a young tigress.
"Caramba? I bate her. and you." Sbe
could say nothing more. and. turning,
fled through the cabin and out of the
back door, forgetting her kid slippers
and ber wblte frock and rushing wild
ly across the rough fields.
The young man looked after her a
moment, a bewildered expression on
his handsome face, then mounted and
rode away in the brief twilight. The
current of bis happy thoughts soon
hurried far past the little Mexican
matden, and he was gaily whistling
"La Goiondrlna" when he reached the
long, low adobe which was home to
him, and would soon be a nest for his
fnir young bride.? Mary Pea body Saw
rcr.
J*p?n*M BtblM.
Judging by Western ideas, Japanese
babies Lave a hard time; yet. says the
San Francisco Bulletin, there arc no
healthier children in the world. Th? I
Japanese baby is dressed and un- '
dressed in a frigid temperature In j
winter, and in summer no care is taken !
to protect its tender little eyes from the
full glare of the sun. in winter tb?
small head is covered with a worsted j
cap of the brightest and gayest de
sign and color. The black hair is cut |
In all sorts of fantastic ways. Just
like the hair of the Japanese dolls I
Imported Into this country.
The babies of the lower classes are
generally carried on the backs of the
mother or little sister; sometimes the
small brother is obliged to be th<?
nurse-maid. The kimono is made extra
large at the back, with a pocket of
?uitticient size to hold the baby, whose
round head reaches the back of the
neck of the person who is carrying
it. It is not an uncommon sight to
see children who are barely old enough
10 toddle burdened with n small broth
er or sister sleeping peacefully 011 their
back. At tirst one expects to see the
child stagger and fall beneath the
weight, but apparently none of its 1
movements are impeded, and it plays
with the other children as unconcern
edly as if it were not loaded down
with another member of the family.
At Nagasaki, among the women coal
ers who coal the ships, one sees many
who carry babies on their backs in
this way. The mothers work all day
in the rain or the sun or the snow,
and the baby suems IndiCTereiit to j
cvervthng. The top of its' head alone
is visible, wiille the movements of the
mother do not seem in the least hin
dered, and she accomplishes as much
work as the men.
A Frightful Accident,
A laborer whs on the way to work
the other morning as a "through" train
was about to pass a little station where
a crowd had assembled for the "way"
train, due in a few moments. A child
who had strayed to the edge of the
platform seemed about to lose her
bnlance In her effort to get u good
view of the oncoming cngiue.
Quick as a flash the workman
Jumped forward, tossed the child back
to a place of safety and was himself
grazed by the cylinder, which rolled
him over ou tho platform pretty
roughly.
Several people hastened to his assist
ance, but he rose uninjured, although
with a face expressive of grave con
cern.
"Confound It! Just my luck!" he ex
claimed. drawing a colored handker
chief, evidently one containing lunch
en, from his pocket and examining It
ruefully.
"What Is It?" Inquired the onlookers.
? Why, the salt and pepper's all over
?hr? rhubarb pie, and the eggs? well, I
>1 telling her something would hap
Men If she didn't boll 'em harder."
Bnlldlng t'p a Bualnei*.
An amusing fable, which bears evl
leiice of its Western origin, although
the author lays the scene in the Kast,
is that which relates the cleverness
of Tandy Chollc, the apothecary. One
day he transplanted an apple tree
from his orchard to the side of the
common road. While he was sur
veying bis handiwork with satisfac
tion there came along the road a learn
ed pundit.
"O what avail Is it to hare moved
the tree from its pleasant place in the
orchard to the sandy roadside?"
"Of much avail, most learned pun*
dlt," said the apothecary in a pitying
tone,* for thou must know that the
dreams of an apothecary who dwells
In a land of small boys and green ap*
plea are sweeter than those of the
poet slumbering In the rose garden of
Shlras? the knurller the apples, tfee
earlier the small boys, and in good
time myself to heal them for a con
sideration. Qo to, pundit! Thou art
too learned to be practical ? - ? -
New York City.? Waist ? of lace over |
chiffon or moussellne are eminently j
fashionable and are charmingly becorn- 1
Ins and attractive as well. This one|
BLOUSE WAIST.
la made of cream represe lace, tbe
yoke being composed of strips of in
sertion and bands of silk embroidered
with French knots, and is lined with
chiffon only, cnt exactly like the lace,
out the fitted foundation can be used
when liked. The cream lace over the
white muken a most attractive effect
and the deep belt of cream messallne
satin is both correct and In harmony
with the waist. When lace Is not de
sirable thin silks, chiffon and Indeed all
materials soft enough to allow of shir
cream or red art equally good) art
the rosette at the left back li part tea
Urljr good. And one word before w?
leave this subject. The short coa'
walking salt Is much more becomlni
to most of as than the short skirt wltk
n long coat
Pretty Neckwear.
Any woolen waist, and especlatlj
colored ones, are made twice as st
tractive if. instead of tight linen col
lara, airy lace or embroidered linen 01
lawn ties are worn with them. This it
a little femlolne touch never omitted
by a French woman. The fine hand
kerchief cravat, easily made at bom*
i? pretty, and the innumerable dalntj
and fragile neck pieces for sale In th?
shops arc also wound twice around the
neck and fastened with a gold pin al
the tbroat. Any of these lighten clotl!
or flatiuel waists wonderfully.
D??p Crram Bom.
In the short ostrich boss to be seen
thi* year a pretty one is a deep cream
Deep cream or pale tau is seen In man]
ways this year, in embroidery In whltt
or entire garments made of It, and the
cream ostrich boa matches costume*
better than the plain white as well at
being prettier and more becoming.
Pattm IvmIbk Gownfc
Fine silk nets are embroidered wltl
paillettes for pattern evening gowns
These come in delightful colors ant
combinations. A pale green net Is em
broldercd with the paillettes in th?
same shade, a brown net has applied
leaves of a dark brown velvet an<
brown gold paillettes, and one of thi
most elaborate gowns is of white ne'
A LATE DESIGN BY MAY MANTON.
ring will be found equally satisfac
tory, the deslgu oeing suited to all
?uch.
The waist consists of the fitted lin
ing. which Is optional, front, bucks and
yoke and Is closed invisibly at the
back. When the lining is used, yet a
transparent effect desired, It and the
material can be cut away beneath the
yoke. The sleeves are simply full,
finished with bands und frills of lace.
The quantity of material required for
tbe medium size Is six yards eighteen
Inches wide, five yards twenty-one
Inches wide, or two and five-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide, with four
and one-fourth ynrds of Insertion for
yoke, two yards of lace for sleeves and
three-eighth yards of silk for belt.
Ttiff Trlt-orn* KtiMpe.
A smart little hat is the tricorne
shape In pale blue fancy straw, soft
Japanese ribbon In blue and black be
ing threaded through little straw
straps on the brim, an effeetlve finish
being provided by a feather cockade
at one side, while the crown Is encir
cled with narrow black velvet ribbon.
It can be procured In other colors as
well, and In many instances it Is
threaded with the new Vienna scarf,
which is promised an Immense vogue
this season. White, cream and pale
yellow tints, with touches of black or
blue In the border or ends, are the
favorite colors for these scarfs. They
are very chic draped around a turban
or wide hat.
Kmart Walking Knit.
With the walking suit In the
height of favor this fetching model
comes as a particularly pleasing addi
tion to our wardrobes. The Eton Is
jauntlness personified with Its silken
frogs and olives, and the cleverly
gored skirt shows the necessary full
ness about the feet. Here we see the
one-color costume, the entire arrange
ment being carried out In a soft tan
shade. Colors may come, by the way,
?nd colors may go, but tan I* one of the
lasting favorites. The blouse worn
with this suit Is of creamy batiste, In
set with lace. Lace In the same shade
serves as an effective applique along
the edge of the modish tan sunshade.
Most richly does the natural shade of
! the modish stra*? hat blend in with the
tone of the cloth. It Is trimmed with
; velvet ribbon (emerald, brown, black.
embroidered with paillettes of the flab
scale variety, with theopalescent tones.
With these are Que fringes of the pall>
lettes.
Shirt Walat.
Shirt waists long ago came to be
numbered among the must-haves.
Whatever else the wardrobe may lack
they are certain to be found. This sea
son they are. if possible, more tempt
lng than ever before and are shown
In most alluring variety. The mode?
shown is new and smart and is suited
alike to washable and to silk and wool
walstlngs, but lit the case of the orlg
inal is made of ecru batiste piped with
brown and trimmed with little pearl
buttons.
The waist is made with fronts and
back that are fitted by means of shoul
der and under arm seams and over
which the yoke Is applied, the exten
slons over the shoulder giving the long
and drooping line that is so greatly
In vogue. The tucks at the back are
arranged to give the becoming taper
lng lines to the figure, while those of
the front and sleeves-extend for a part
of their length only and provide ful
ness below. The cuffs make a novel
feature and are shaped to match th?
yoke.
The quantity of material required foi
the medium size Is Ave and one-fourtb
SHIRT WAIST.
yards twenty-ono Inches wide, four and
three-fourth yards twenty-seven Inches
wide, or two and five eighth yards for*
ty-four inches wide.
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Clean, wash and dry the flab; mix
half pint bread crumb* with two
tablespoonfuls melted bntter, add half
teaapoonful aalt, a speck of pepper,
and stuff tbe flsb; then pot It In a
baking pan; baste with melted butter
and add half cupful boiling water;
dust the fish thickly and bake in a
quick oren for three-quarters ' of an
hour, basting several times; serve with
tomato sauce and potato balls.
Soap.
Boll two bunches fresh, tender as*
paragus In water with one slice of
onion and one tablespoonful salt
thirty minutes; throw away the onion;
remove the asparagus and cut off the
tender part and pound to a paste
wltb a little water; add to It a lump
of butter rolled In flour and one-half
teaspoonful sugar; mix over the fire
until It melts; now add all to the boil
ing water In which tbe asparagus wag
cooked; then beat the yolk of an egg
In half a pint of cream or milk and add
to soup; season with salt and pepper,
and as soon as It comes to boiling
point strain and serve; cnt one stalk
of asparagus in thin slices and add the
last Miing.
Chop Rd?7
Bone a small chicken and cut the
meat Into half-Inch strips; peel and
slice an onion; soak a dozen mush
rooms In cold water a few minutes,
then drain; cut up a stalk of celery
and six Chinese potatoes, washing
them well first; prepare the rice by
putting a cupful Into boiling salted
water, and When the grains are soft
drain the water off and set the sauce*
pan in the oven to dry the rice; cook
the chicken in a big spoonful of hot
butter well done, but not dry; add the
sliced onion and fry to a nice brown;
add the mushrooms and a small cupful
of Chinese sauce (this sauce takes the
place of salt); add a cup of boiling
water and cook fifteen minutes; stir
In the celery and cook ten minutes;
add the potatoes and cook three min
utes longer; rub a spoonful of flour
smooth In a little cold water and add
to thicken; boil up once well and serve
with the hot rice.
Hints for, we.
Housekeeper.
Cut-steel buttons nml buckles may
be polished with powdered pumice
stone slightly moistened and applied
with a soft brush or cloth.
To blacken tan leather boots and
shoes, rub every part of the boots well
with a Juicy potato cut in thick slices,
and when dry, clean in the usual way
with blacking, taking care to put the
blacking well on.
To fill cracks in plaster, mix plaster
of parls with vinegar instead of water
and it will not "set" for twenty or
thirty minutes. Push.it into the cracks
and smooth off evenly with a table
knife.? What to Eat.
Milk can be sterilized at home. Ab
solutely clean bottles are necessary.
Soak them in soda and hot water be
fore using, and scald just before the
milk is put Into them. The milk
should be perfectly fresh. Fill the
bottles, cork them tight with anti
septic cotton, lay them in cold water;
beat slowly to the boiling point, boil
Tor an hour anil let them cool In the
water. Do not uncork until the milk
is to be used.
What a hostess calls "rocks," though
the name Is wrongly suggestive, are de
licious little drop-cakes sure to bo
found on her five-o'clock tea table.
They are made from one cupful of
sugar, two-thirds of a cupful of but
ter, one and one-half cupfuls of flour,
two eggs, one pound each of chopped
English walnuts and dates or raisins,
one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one of
cloves and one of soda dissolved In hot
water. Drop by tenspoonfuls, as they
run easily, on buttered tins, and bake.
They are almost as rich as fruit cake
and Improve with age.
Boston baked benns are now served
as a salad. The quantity of oil to be
used depends on the quantity of pork
used in cooking the beans, and for se
dentary people It Is well to omit the
pork. In this case three or four table
spoonfuls of oil may be used for a
pint of beans. Stir Into It half a tea
spoonful of paprika, a few drops of
onion Juice and two toblespoonfuls of
vinegnr. Mix this through the beans
and turn them onto the serving dish.
Cover and let them stand half an hour
in a cool place. The salad mny be gar
Dished with plmotas and slices of tiny
cucumber pickles, and a teaspoonful
of finely cut chives may be added If
desired.
It Is almost time to begin to think
of moths, for the time to remember
them is before the first one appears.
With these pests prevention Is not
only better than cure, but It Is
absolutely essential. Moth bails, tor
paper. the most expensive cedar
fhests. are useless after one wretched
insect has found a lodging in a gar
ment. Therefore, before the moths ap
pear, take the necessary precautions.
Beat and brush furs and woolens, not
ovetooking a single pocket or fold,
and, when perfectly certain that not a
moth or an egg Is there, pack the
garments away where moths cannot
reach them. That Is the whole seorc
Furs should be sent to cold storage,
which Is safe and cheap. As a matter
?# precaution, It Is well to reserve one
closet, which line with tar paper,
covering the cracks around the door
?nd stuffing up the keyhole. Hang or
lay away winter garments in here,
?nd enjoy an additional feeling of se
enrity, ? ? j
JUST WOMAN'S WAY
EPISODES THAT ENLIVEN
THE AUCTION ROOMS
HY. good morning, my
dear.**
"Ob. good morning. Am
I late? I've simply been
rushed to death ever since
breakfast."
"No. They linveu't begun yet. You
haven't missed a thine.**
"Have you seen anything good this
morning?"
"Oh, simply loads! A perfect dream
of a highboy and a love of an old Eng
lish cream and sugar set. Sheffield,
you know. I think they almost match
that pot I got In New Orleaus six
years ago."
"Why. how lovely. Oh. there's Mrs.
Smithers."
"Yes. and yesterday she bid over me
and took the Chippendale desk I've
been waiting for ever since the sale
began. I think it was rude of lier."
"Perfectly horrid. I always did
think she ? why, how do you do. Mrs.
Smithers? How well you arc l?>oking.
I'm so glad to see you."
The three ladles kiss. That is al
ways a sign that hostilities are immi
nent.
"flood gracious! There's that man
again. He's a perfect brute. I'm not
going to bid against blm again. He
simply waits till he knows I've reached
my limit, and then ue bids fifty cents
more."
"Why don't you complain to the auc
tioneer?"
"I believe I will. Oh. just look at
that old copper pot! Isn't it a dear?"
"A perfect love. I wonder If we
have time to walk through again be
fore the auction begins?"
"Yes, but we mustn't miss getting
front seats. What are you looking
for this morning. Mrs. Smithers?"
"Oh, nothing in particular. I just
thought I'd drop In and see if I could
pick up anything good. I believe I'll
go back and sit down."
"I'm sure she's found something fine
and has got the auctioneer to put it
up. Let's hurry back."
"Ladies, the first thing I shall sell
this morning is this fine specimen of
old English ware. It was picked up
by one of our agents in the County of
Suffolk and originally came from one
of the stately old homes of the Eng
lish aristocracy. How much am I
bid? One dollar? Do I hear two? If
I see a hand raised I shall take it as
a bid. Thank you. Mrs. Smithers. Two
dollars? Two dollars for tills beauti
ful specimen of early Euglish ware
from one of the stately seats of the
British aristocracy? Why. ladies, it's
as if you handed me a fifty cent piece
and I handed you back a dollar. Two
dollars! Two dollars, once. And a
half. Mrs. Cary? And a half! Two and
a half. once, two ami a half, twice.
two and a , three. Thank you. Sirs.
Smithers."
"There! I told jou she was try Ins:
to play some underhand trick. And
it's Just what I needed to fill my set.
Would you go any higher?"
"Oh. I think It's a perfect love. I
believe I'd go $4."
"Mr*. Smithers l?ids $" for this rare
piece of pottery from the stately home
of a bolted earl. She bids $."?. I)o I
hear the four? Mrs. Cary raises her
hand. Mrs. Cary bids $4. Are you all
through? Third and last call. S? s? .
Thank you. Mr. Carter. Mr. Carter
bids four and a half. Once, twice,
throe times. Sold to Mr. Carter for
I fonr and a half dollars."
"Oh. Mrs. Carey. I'm so sorry you
didn't got that piece. You wanted it
bo badly."
"Oh. not at all. That's wjy I didn't
go any higher, my dear."
"Any way. now that I loot at It
closely, I don't believe it's genuine,
anyhow."
"Why. neither do I. It's a horrid
shape, too. What do you suppose any
body could do with a thing like that?
lint isn't it just like a man?"
"Yes. They are so pigheaded."
"The next thing I shall ofTor for sale,
ladies and gentlemen, is this exquis
ite highboy. It is a rare hit of colonial
workmanship. Its original owner
was one of the proud old I'ilgrim Fath
ers, of Massachusetts. I have no
doubt that this highboy was once
among the household goods of Klder
William Brewster. 1 am almost sure
that it came over in the Mayflower.
Why. ladies, the possession of this ex
quisite highboy is quite sudieiont to
qualify one for membership in the
Daughters of t lie American Revolution.
And how much am I bid for this an
tique relic of old Puritan days in mer
ry New KuKland? Mr. Carter bids $10.
Ten "
"I think it's a horrid old piece, don't
you? But if that man wants it lot's
all bid against him and pay him up for
taking that beautiful old Kugllsh set."
"Oh, good! Lot's all do!"'
"Mr. Carter bids $10. I?o I hear the
$20? Thank you. Mrs. Cary bids $20
for this unique and interesting spool
men of the furniture of our forefath
ers. Twenty dollars! Twenty dollars!
Mr. Carter bids twenty-live. Twenty
live! Twenty-five! Mrs. Suiithors
raises her hand. Mrs. Siulthors bids
thirty. Thirty dollars! forty from Mr.
Carter! Thank you, sir. Forty dollars,
once, forty dollars, twice, forty "
"Thank you. Mrs. Cary. Mrs. Cary
bids $15. Forty-five, once, forty-five,
twice, forty-five, three times? and sold
to Mrs. Cary for $45."
"Oh, what on earth shall I do? I
wouldn't have the thing for the world,
and besides, I've spent twice my al
lowance already."
"Oct tip and let the man have It."
"Since the gentleman who bid
against me seeius so much disappoint
ed. I'm willing to withdraw my bid
and let him have It."
"Mr. Carter says he couldn't think
of being so rude. Mrs. Cury. He Is
quite content that you should have It."
"Mrs. Suiithors, you take It. Your
house is so much largo than mine."
"Oh, no! You keep It. my dear. I'm
?nre It's a good piece. I guess I won't
wait any longer, flood morning."
"(Jood morning, my dear? the wretch'.
I honestly believe she Is ; lad that I
j got It. And I paid three prioes for It.
' too. I wish I could n.ake her take
1 Ui? old thing."
"Just look at that mail I actually
believe he Is smiling.*"
"Did yo*i ever see such a horrid look>
ing person?"
"A perfectly brutal face.**
"What shall I do with that old high*
boy? It's really a good piece, after air.
though. Don't you think you could
use It. my dear? It would look so well
in your dining-room."
"I'm afraid not. I have to deny my
?self a great many things, you know.
And. any how. I couldn't think of tak
lug it away from you, dear. '
"Well. I Just thought your dlninjr
room looked a trifle bare, that's all
There! That Carter man Is going out.
The very idea of his sitting there and
letting us have that highboy, when h?
knew perfectly well that I was Just
bidding against him as a Joke!" ? Chi
cago Tribune.
SPECIALISTS IN ARCHITECTURE.
A ClkM of Worker* Having Great Wmmt
In KngUad and L?M Her*.
Specialization lias made great strides
In the profession of architecture. Tims
was when a single architect with
skilled assistants planned and designed
buildings from cellar to roof, consult
ing an architectural engineer, perhaps.
If the work was of such size and form
as to involve serious englueerlng prob
lems.
Then came the era of architectural
Arms. One member of such a firm
would be specially skilled as a design
er. the artist of the combination; an
other acquainted with materials and
methods of construction, so that he
was abie to superintend the work of
the contractors: a third good at speclfl
cations or perhaps specially rich in
friends and able to deal with clients.
Architectural firms in which men ot
various gifts participate are still nu
merous, but specialization has devel
oped independent architects who are
consulted by many firms upon special
problems. There are men who do lit
tle or nothing but write specifications
and others who are employed by many,
of their fellow architects iu preparing
the colored drawings Intended to make
uulviagliiative clients see how a build.
Ing will look when completed. Archi
tectural engineering is more than ever
a profession in Itself.
Meanwhile the architectural draughts
man ha.* also had his development.
English architects are surprised to find
how large a share of important work
In the offices of New York architects
is left iu the hands of so-called
draughtsmen. These are often care
fully educated young architects who
hope sooner or later to set up indepen
dently or get into some established
firm as junior partners. In some cases
a draughtsman develops into a sort of
managing clerk, just as some law
clerks become the executive officers of
Important law firms.
Other (1 rati Klits men are prized for tlio
taste and skill in decorative design.
Such men are sometimes employed to
do a large part of {a competitive de
sign submitted for important building*,
public or private. However little the
employing architect may have advised
in this work, he and not the designer
gets the credit, and the prize if it is
successful.
New York tins few such architects as
have attracted special attention in I&ng
land by methods unusual in this coun
try. The Knglish architects in ques
tion are men who work largely alone,
having no partners and employing few
draughtsmen. They do not seek to
create a great business, but are con
tent to build comparatively few houses.
They do. however, place their individ
ual mark not only upon the general de
sign of the houses they build, but upon
every detail. This method of work
makes it impossible that they should
intrust to hired draughtsmen a great
variety of details such as iu this coun
try is done by draughtsmen.
This architect works almost purely
as an artist, with jealous care that
nothing shall go out. from his office that
he is not ready to father iu all its im
portant details.
Such architects do not earn great In
comes, for the comparatively small
volume of the business makes that Im
possible. but their fees for Individual
houses are relatively large, and only
the well to do can employ them. Their
work is known nil over the British
Isles and even in this country. The
few American architects who work iu
this fashion attract less attention lliau
like men in Kngland.? New York Sun.
The Country Nrwupaprr.
"Tiie country newspaper is the most
useful of all the agencies which stamp
the impress of progress upon villages
and inland cities. Without the aid of
local newspapers towns are, as a rule,
thriftless and dead. It Is common for
all great men to speak with contempt
of local newspapers, but the village
newspaper makes more great men out
of less material ? more bricks without
straw? than any other factor in poli
tics, and is the ladder on which men
climb to local distinction as the begin
ning of wider fame. The advent of
the local newspaper has always dated
the increased thrift of the community.
The local newspaper is the life of the
locality, nml the measure of Its sup
port. as a rule, measures the advance
ment of people."? Niles (Mich.) Dal*
Star.
Strung* l;li?nt?lng of PloW?r?.
Last September a large part of the
village of La t 'hausec-sur-Mnrne,
France, was destroyed by fire and
neighboring orchards were scorched.
A month liitcr many pear trees, tlio
branches of which had been scorched,
began to flower and were soon cov
ered with blossoms as iu the month
of May. The same thing occurred
with some lilac bushes that had been
exposed to the heat of the conflagra
tion without being seriously burned,
and a few plum trees also broke into
hlootn. It was remarked that nil th?
plants thus stimulated by the tire be
longed to species which are accus
tomed to form their next year's tr.idn
In the month of August. These ouds,
feeling the lire, burst forth ns If their
(?est i ned tiiu* Lv*d come,-- Youth"* Com
IKtniou,