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TRI ciEKLY EDITIO , { WINNSBORO, S.C., APRIL 15, 1899.
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S2n me a weet, (ow song of night
Betc- r:he oon is risen.
Aseg that tells of the -star's delight
Es.3 from dav's bright prison.
b:son-hat e.roon$ with the cricket's voice,
That sleeps with the shadowed trees,
A song that shall bid my heart rejoice
.t it'stendcrmysteries!
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THE DOCTC
Y- By Charles E
My diploma (dated 1878) four years
old, and from one of the best medical
rolleges in the land, had maintained
its pr6minent position on the wall of
my littl'e ceuntry - office for nearly
- three ars, and as I sat musing be
fore tN ges box st-ore and its roaring
wood fite oite wintry day, mentally
roveridg'a fiir countryside drive, I
concluded titat thosc three years had
been reasonably prosperous.
As3 lea ed along in this fashion
my oice doqr was opened,with a rush,
and 'Ir iusobison plunged before
me, ,Tory scant Qf breath, with the
newssthat hilittle boy was critically
ill of-oroup Ad that Dr. Squiers, who
had been attending him, had recom
mended thattI be called to "put a tube
or something in - the child's throat;"
that it'was a new but sure cure with
whioh Squiers was unacquainted, so
far as is'oa practice was concerned,
but lhit he had heard'of several suc
cessful $perations I had performed.
"Wilo'Yu cie,j doctor?" asked Rob
ison in'tanes and manner indicating
doubt and the gravest anxiety.
"Ceitalt, Mr.Robison," I replied;
"I will be there. cithin half an hour,"
at whiOhv iU.a ''Thank you, doctor,"
Darius,.bou'ce out of the ofice, and
the nest instant ie was running across
the street,tothe general store--a com
bination of .postoffice, drug store and
all kinus:of,merchandise.
Within five minutes I was ready
witi: an:y instruments and medicine
case, and a minute or two later the
stable boy Trought my horse and cat
ter overt ffom the country tavern,
where I boarded, and I was off. The
two-mile- dive ;over- good sleighing
with a fresh horse was a short one, so
that wthin~ 20 minttes I was at the
sideof-th 'suffering child with the..
grief:strcken parents and good ol4
Dr; SI nien,Je4y dignified but inter
ested, witching my movements with
the closest "serutiny.
I found the boy,abon four years old,
suf.eringr from acute- membraneous
Ia yngitis. He was creeping about
ov the bed, pursing his hips,opening
ut,jasping and reaching out
ith hands; as if to pull the air
,4 ~titte. a WS ace was
e es as~ fflta nea ane
ressed between the ribs and- above
the clavicles, and the pitch and char
acter of his very difficult breathing in
dicated the presence of membrancons
obstruction in the larynx and glottis.
Dr. Squiers administered the chloro
fom, and I performed the operation
of tracheotomy, inserting a tube. The
breathing of the chiild improved so
*ddenly and so well that the shock
used-the father, -who had watched
e.operation,to fall in a fainting con
tion,thus adding to the terror of the
other and wife, who was waiting in
adjoining room. Dr. Squiers-prompt
attended:to this side incident, how
er, and iin a short time the respira
'ons of the child were easy and regu
the natural color had returned to
face, and he had taken a small
rtionrof food. Meanwhile the father
4mothei had acquired a condition
self-control and happincss, so that
en I started home it was in the
o4. f one of those dense and wholly
antfiil halos of gratitude and adula
n which come so frequently to all
ctitioners of medicine and which go
1ng way toward wiping out the fa
,ajid'Adisappointments so common
te profession.
hyse details told,. today, in the
htai new instruments, new methods
dnew operations, sound common
ef but 20 years ago they were un
af ahd- dramatic, and besides, at
time of which I speak, Darius RBob
n was a county supervisor and was
supervisor- whose vote defeated my
~e to serve the county. Moreover,
had shown an unaccountable an
thy toward myself ever since I had
ted in the county.
obison,was raised a farmer and had
trict school education, but he was
an observing, investigating turn of
d, and, being industrious, frugal
aorrebt as to his habits, he was
nized as a valuable citizen who
11l infoined, interested in cu
aff'airs and sincere in his devotion
~he prosperity of his township.
g~ other things he had made a
-.study of the tramp problem
byxtnsive reading upon phil
- cal subjects, and the causes
are. supposed to lead to mendi
and itineracy, had views quite in
nee of those held by his neigh
wever, he was appreciative and
ful,as wereNhis wife and boy, over
servic4T Ihad performed, so that
I enjoye'd liearing the words of
de, sometimes quite fulsome,I did
~ nally grow weary over the same
sofgh,a same story and the same
ndation's which I was certain to
ach ti~mb I met him or any mem
his family.
refore when I learned, about a
ter; that the Robisons were
to tnova to the northern part of
usin to engage in the lumber
s, I felt some regret and some
'ion in that while I might be
a ideal friend, my reputation
be carried into the cuter world
y to my own advantage. They
e,gone a year or more when I
d'a lett telling me as to the
'NC.
And then when the song is ended,love,
Bend down your head unto me.
Whisper the word that was born above
Ete the moon had swayed the sea.
Ere the oldest star began to shiuo,
Or the farthest sun to burn.
The oldest of words, 0 heart of nine,
Yet newest, and sweet to l'-arn!
egarde Hawthorne, in Harper's MJagazine.
KR'S STORY.
Hathaway.
was inking money and urging me,
when I took a vacation, to pay them a
visit. I made proper acknowledgment
of the receipt of the letter and forgot
the matter until a year later I received
another letter of similar import, add
ing that the deer hunting in their vi
cinity was fine. Again I was obliged
to decline the invitation with thanks.
Then, for a couple of years, I heard
nothing further until one day I re
ceived a telegram summoning me to a
small lumber town but a few miles
from Robison's mill to perform an op
eration. 3
That evening I took the train, and
on the following afternoon I reached
the place,performed the operation and
was asking the proprietor of the hotel
where I was stopping as to a midaight
train I might take on my way home,
when I was very much asto ished to
see my old friend Robison enter the
hotel. He was cordial to enthusi
asm, told me how,hearing of my coni
ing,he had driven into town especially
to get me and take me to his home
for a visit, told what a fine lad his boy
had grown to be and all about the
prosperity and happiness of himself
and wife. He would not be put off, so
that finally I agreed to go, and we re
tired for the night.
The following morning I visited my
patient to find him doing nicely and
returned to the hotel just as m: friend
drove up.to.the offie door with a fine
dark bay horse hitched to an open
buggy. As I put my foot on the step
to climb to my seat 1 noticed, under
the seat partly covered by robes, two
or three large stones netted with ropes
like the stone .anchors improvised
sometimes by fishermen. These an
chors did not excite especial curiosity
at the time, bue,as we drove along,my
friend very exuberant and talkative,
those anchors would flash into my
mind every little while so that betwean
listening to my companion and musing
as to the stones I had little else to do.
I was. s.urprised at . Robison's volu
bility at -first, and then I was puzzled
by the variety of topics be discussed
and the unusual energy and excite
ment he showed a he taktl He was
st- iHerosta t ramp question
au said he' w'is abouf to solve it by
erecting two large trealmills which
he was going to turn in opposite di
rections:by.tramp power. The shafts
of these: 'treadmills were joined to
gether at an angle so that they would
press against each other, the ends of
the sh~afts.when :they came together
being protect4iby plates of iron and
a universal joiint. The friction result
ing from thaeopposi:temovemont of the
two treadmills-and thke . plates of iron
would generate :heatsiifficient to boil
water and prodiice steamu with which
to warm his mill, rurdiis electric lights
and grind wood into pulp for paper
making purposes.
Then I was certain I was driving
with a madman, and the cnriously
covered stones under the seat recurred
to my mind.
At this point Robison turned his
horse from the inain i-oad into-a little
wood road, remarking as he did so
that he wanted to leave the highway
and take a look at some shingle tim
ber- which he had skidded on the bank
of a lake nearby, preparatory to float
ing it over to his mill.
I was not frightened because physi
cally I felt far superior to my madman.
Reaching a point quite a distance
from the main road,xny friend stopped
his hors-e, and 4s -he jumped from the
buggy I observed that while his face
was covered with a strange pallor his
eyes were weirdly bright, whi'le a ner
vous twitching kept his lips in a rest
less state. Surely the climax was at
hand, but what was it?
Jumping from the buggy I saw, over
a slight eminence a very pretty little
lake,and on the hank in the foreground
was a .small boat-a scow mqde of
rough pine boards. I remarked the
presence of the beat and asked what it
was for.
"It is for you to i-ide in if you wish,"
he answer-ed is a quivering, shrill
voice at ivhich. I stepped more closely
to him. Then .he said, as :he stepped
upon a log, "let's get up on the logs;
we'll get a better view." As he did
this I saw, in the hand farthest fromt
me, the handle of a revolver-,and with
a powerful spring I leaped up at him,
seized the hand holding the pistol and
speaking with all the calmness I could
command said: "My dear- Robiseu.
you do not want to-shoot me; it would
be the mistake of your life to commit
such a crime."
Instantly his eyes filled with tears,
he released his hold upon the weapon
and answered: "Doctor, I did intend
to shoot yo.u; I have wanted to do it
for years, but, I.am very thankful I
have been prevented. As soon as I
heard you were coming up this way I
resolved to kill you and'end my suf-'
ferings."
"Sufferings?" I exclaimed in amaze
ment.
"Yes. They have -been dreadful for
years," he ans wer-ed. "Shortly after
we moved up here and when my boy
became old enough to talk ini a mature,
reasonable way, he would engage his
mother in conversation about his ill
ness, about the operation, about your
skill and about my opposition to you
when you desired the county appoint
the one topic in which they seemed to
find perfect happiness, and at lhst it
became almost unbearable, Why, I I
have had that boy and his mother tell
me over and over again that they loved
you better than they loved me."
"An:d you have brooded over this
delusion," I said, "until at last you
enticed me to this spot to shoot me,to
fasten the stone anchors in your buggy
to my body,take me out into this lake
and put me out of sight forever."
With a face instantly lighted by a
sort of fiendish glee and yet in a voice
decidedly normal and commonplace he
confessed that I had made a perfect
forecast of his designs. I continued
the ordinary demeanor, talked mod
erately and gently and at once realized
I was master of the situatiou. The
result was we re-entered the buggy,
drove to his home and rcceivcd a most
cordial welcome. There was not, so
far as Robison was concerned, the
slightest evidence of the dreadful trag
edy he had planned, -nd 1 fr.y there
was no sign given by myself. In fa.t,
save upon the single topic-and I had
that well under control-my friend
was not only wholly sane, but he was
exceptionally intelligent and intere-t
ing. I met the foreman of his mill and
his chief machinist, 1 walked through
the mill and about the entire premises
with Robison and his wife and child I
as my companions,learning all the de
tails large and small of their prosperity
and comfort; but during the entire
time I think I saw and noted every ar
ticle my friend touched and every time
he put his hand into his pocket. I
did not propose to be caught napping.
We had a superb dinner, the wife
seeming to oui. herself and her re
sources in the result, and when we
Robison and myself-entered the
buggy for the return trip to the town
on the railway, I was fully determined
to notify the local physician wit'l
whom I was acquainted as to the weak
spot in my friend's condition.
During the ride I kept my hand on
Robis':.'s re olver-I still have it in
my possession-a -d by great good
fortune so retained my control upon
his understanding that the ride was
without incident. At the hotel I
parte.l with him in the most friendly
way possible. After he had started
home I ascertained that the physician
I desired to consult was away on his
drive, and so, resolving to write to
him a complete history of the case as
soon I reached home, I boarded thre
cars.
For one reason and another it vas
nearly two weeks before I got my ?t
ter off to the Wisconsin physician, and
the day after it left my hands I read
the following in the general news col
umn of a Chicago paper:
"Darius Robison, a wealthy mill
owner and one of the most enteriris
ing, public-spirited citizens in the
tot nmitt,A enian an +a 1 Ath.
inst. by shooting himself through the
head in his mill at . Temporary
.insanity is believed to have been the
cause."-Detroit Free Press.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
The windows of Persian houses, as
a rule, are not visible from the street.
A resident of a Minnesota town
died recently of obesity. He weighed,
at his death, 438 pounds.
IThe most wonderful vegetable in the
world is the truffle; it has neither
roots, stem, leaves, flowers nor seeds.
IScientists say that the orange was
formerly a berry, and the't it has been
developed for over seven thousand
years..
Certain music nrevents the hair
from falling, according to one scien
tist, while other kinds have a disas
Ihina, which has long been
k-.-~ e.s "the land of opposites," the
dials of cloas5 are naade to turn round,
while the hands stand still.
Pekin is a city of dust, like most
Chinese towns. Nevertheless, the'
only stores that have glass windows
are those of the watchmakers.
Glass would be a better and more
lasting material than stone fc- making
-monments which are einosed to the
wearing action of the weather.
Wanted, Heavier Rtevolvers.
After the catpt.ure of Snakimn it was
alleged in the House of Commons
that the lances served out were totally
untit for use, bending directly they
were put to the trial. And now, as
the result of the experience of the re
cent campaign. the Mauser revolver is
being severely criticised. Officers de-I
clare that in many cases the revolver)
was absolutely useless, and rather
than lean on a broken reed they pre
ferred to discard the pistol alhogether,
for it is a serious affair to discover
that you have been relying upon a
weapon which is useless for its pur
pose. The same ver-dict comes from
the northwest frontier of India. What
seems to be wanted is an effective
"ma1-stopping' revolver which will
stand the test of a campaign. It is
suggested that too much has been
sacriiced for the sake of lightness.
Of course, wieight is an important
consideration, but officers would not
mind a little heavier pistol provided
it was additionally reliable.-Naval
and Militar-y Record.
Twenty Lash~es for Six Hairs.
A singular theft was tried by Mr.
Beal,- first-class magistrate, recently.
Superstitions Burmans rull out the
hairs of an elephant's tail foi- tals
mans, making rings out of them and
other charms. One Nge Tun Lin went
into an elephant's shed at Ahlone and
pulled six hairs out of a bull elephant's.
tail, secreting them in his umbrella.
The mahout challenged him, and he:
promptly shook the hairs out of the
umbrella. They fell on some straw,
were .picked up and put forward in
evidence of theft. The man was con
victed and sentenced to receive 20
CHILDREN'S COLUMN,
Kitty Knew About Sheep.
5even sheep were standing
By the pasture wall.
- Tell me." said the teacher
To her scholars small.
"One poor sheep was frightened,
Jumnped. and ran away,
On' from seven--how many
Woolly sheep would stay?"
Up went Kitty's iungers
A [armer's daughter she,
Not so bright at Ilguros.
Ac she onght to be.
' Picase, m a'amn"-"W. e1r,then.Kitty.
Tell us. if you know.".
"Please, if one j'lmped over,
Ail the rest woeM go!"
The Scots Guards' Pet.
"Regimental Jack," the Scots
Gnards' dog, took part in the hottest
6ghts in the Crimea. 4 He became the
pet of the guards in a curious fashion.
One cold winter's night he was
found by a sentryin St. James' Palace
gardens. Some one had been brutally
ill-treating him and had ended by
flinging him over the high wall.
In befriending the poor animal the
sentry left his post, and this derelic
tion of duty being discovered he was
placed in the guard room under arrest.
The dog f'llowed his protector, and
on hearing the story the officer was so
touched by the dog's gratitude that
the prisoner was released with the
proverbial caution.
Hencforth Jack's fortunes were to
be bound up with those of the Scots
Guards.
Whe,n the regiment went to the
Crimea he very soon showed the stuff
of whi-h he was made. At Alma he
saved the life of his protector, and
afterward carried restoratives to the
wounded.
At Inkernan he was wounded in
the right f->ot, after literally perform
ing prodigies of valor. With his two
legged comrades he charged, and with
tooth and nail went for his country's
enemies.
The fight over, the faithful animal
went joyfully to find his protector.
Fiud him he did, but it was among
the slain, and Jack was disconsolate.
When the reginent came ho-ne the
queen graciously noticed Jack, and he
was invested with a miniature Victoria
Cross and the Crimean medals, but he
pined away from sheer lack of interest
iu life, and one morning shortly after
ward he was fot d beneath the snow,
sleeping his last s,ep.
Margery's Pennies.
Little Margery bad two whole
pennies of her very own! Faer had
given them to her that ver morning,
sara-trequestien was w. .d
be done with them. Should s buy
a doll? She had seen some ver: nice
ones in a shi.p. They had ve y
cheeks and beautiful brown eyes with
ringlets to match; but, then, even two
whole pennies mightn't be enough to
buy them, for they were real beauties.
Perhaps it would be better to get two
penny tops,and then she could give
Bobby one, and they could have soe
fun together with thenm, or some
chocolates. It really was a long time
since she had tasted any-so long
that she almost forgot what they were
like. But chocolate drops would soon
be eaten up, and then there would be
uothing left of her two pennies.
No. She would not decide to'
quickly. She would go down to the
village and have a good look round.
So she Put on her hat and ran toward
the- village. Before she had gone very
far she stopped at a pond by the road
side to watch some ducks which were
swimming about on the water.
There was a little .ailing round this
pond, and Margery climbed on to it,
a a theu felt in her pockets to se'e if
she could find some crumbs to give
them; but, alas, in pulling out her
andkerchief sh'e pulled 'out her
pennies, too, and down they fell to.
the bottom of the pond!
Poor little Margery! What do you
think she did?
"Oh, cry!" you will say. No. She
got down from the railing and turned
a rather sorrowful face homeward. As
she went along she said to herselh:
"Never mind, Margery. It's better'n
if you had tumbled in instead of the
pnlnies."
And I think she was right. Don't
you ?-Tren ton (N. J.) American.
Filing His Application.
Thbere are many ways to achieve suc
css, but perhaps the doors of oppor
tuiy r pedoftene by the boy
who kows ow t usetools than by
ordinarily 'unhandy" mortals. One
man, who tells his story in the Cleve
land Plain Dealer, literally filed his
aplication for work in a new and
copletely successful manner. Hle
When I was fourteen years old it
be:ame necessary for me to go out in
to the world and earn my share of the
fa:ily expenses. I lot.ked about with
small success for a week or two, and
then I saw a ca-d hanging in at store
n in dow, "Boy Wanted."
I pulled down my hair, brushed the
font of my jacket, and walked in.
It was a chilly day in November,
and before I spoke to the proprietor,
wo was bending over a desk, [ turned
to cloe the door. It squeaked hor
rily as I pnshed it shut, and then I
iton that it wouldn't latch. It had
shrun k so that the socket which should
ha e caught the latch was a trifle too
hihi. I was a boy of some mechanical
geniais, and I noticed what the trouble
was i:umedliately.
"Where did you learn to close
doors?'' said the man at the desk.
I turned around quickly.
'"At home, sir"
"Well, what do you want?"
"I came in to see about the boy
wanted," I answered.
"Oh!" sai the man, with a grnn.
He seemed rather gruff but somehov
his crisp speedh didn't discourage me.
"Sit down," he added, "I'm busy."
I looked back at the door.
"If you don't mind," said I, and i
a little noise won't disturb you, I'l
fix thht door wnile I'm waiting.
"Eh," he said quickly. "All right,
Go ahead."
I had been sharpeniug my skat
that m, rning,and the short file-x usei
was still in my pocket. In a fev
minutes I had filed down the bras:
socket so that the latch fitted nicely
I closed the door two or three time:
to see that it was all right. When '
put my file back in my po&kct an
turned round the man at the desk wam
staring at me.
"Any parents?" he asked.
"Mother," I answered.
"Have her come in here with you a
2 o'clock," he said, and turned bael
to his writing.
At twenty-five I was a partner ii
the house; at thirty-five I hac a hal:
interest; and I have always attributei
the foundation of my good fortune t<
the only recommendation I then hai
in my possession--the file.
Baby 'lonkey in a Zoo.
Several weeks ago a monkey wat
born at the Philadelphia zoo, and the
I whole monkey colony fell in love wi 1
it. Diff-rent ones shared in fondliu,
and coddling it, and the quarrels ani
kudckdowns which occurred in th<
efforts of the monkeys to get posses
sion of it profuced some remarkabli
ludicrous scenes.
They all seemed to be just as thor
oughly in love w ith the little creature
as crer a family of girls were with at
infant brother. The mother appearei
to realize that they regarded it witl
affection, and she undertook to culti
vate this excellent feeling by loaninf
it out for others to nu. se.
The other morning there was snel
an uproar in the monkey house tha
the watchman hastened to the sceni
of the disturban:ce. He fc,und thi
army of monkeys in a circle round on
of their number, chattering ai
shrieking, while they clanbered ove:
one another, rolled about the floor
and indulged inipther strange an.1 un
accountable antics. If Bedlam hac
been turned loose in the big cage the
confusion could not have been more,
the uproar greater _ or the scene mor(
ludicrous.
For several moments the watchmar
stood, an amused spectator,astonishei
and bewildered at the strange per
formance, when suddenly one of th
larger of the cunning creatures ad
vanced to the monkey in the centre
Seizing the infant, which up to thi:
time was not observed by the man,thi
Targ3 .monkey gave a big leap an
made.off with it. Up the side of th
cage he ran like a squirrel, holdn
the 'Nvi
the other, while fifty more monkey:
with lungs like brass teakettles, fol
lowed.in hot pursuit, with the freuziei
mother, all screa:niag, chattering o0
shrieking to the full extent of thei
vocal capacity. Around and aroun<
the kidnapper, who seemed to be the
most agile and fleetest on foot of thi
lot, ran, holding his infant charge se
cure and protecting it from harm.
Finally the big monkey which hai
stolen the precions infant suddenl3
turned into the centre of the cage, t<
wThere the mother sat when he gtrabbel
it from her atrms. Stopping abruptly
he seemed to bid defiance to the pur.
sners, and while they, evidently seizei
with a feae to anlproflch, e,.llectei
about him and chattered as they hat
done about the mother, he held il
tenderly to his bosota in one arm and
stroked its little body a.Tectionately
with the other. Thus c'a'esing it foi
a moment, lie handed it back to its
glad mother, and there wac .iol
through the 'whole famtily. -Pbhiladlel
phia Inquirer.
The Exchange Hie M:.le'.
"3Iiss Williston," he pleaded, "]:
am going away. I shall travel thou
sands of miles before I return. MIay]
ask you for your phe lg.aph before:]
Jean netic Williston looked at spact
and sighed gently.
"'I don't kntow,"' she rcpliedt, "v.by
you should ask me for my picture.'
''Our friendlship,'" he said; "'sureIb
that is something."
"Yes," she auswered., "that it
something. But it docsn't seem t<
me that you have the rightr to carr~
my portrait near your heart--yet."
"Jeauette"libe cried. "wtll y'ou b(
minte?"
"Alh. Percy," she said, af'er it had
been arranged that they should be
married a week froam the following
Thursday, ''how nid you dare to a- L
me? What reaso i had you for' not
fearing that I would bid you g aaway
and nevet' show yourselif in my pres
ence again?"
"'I don't know," he humbly repied,
"perhaps it wvas iutuit ion: "- Chicagc
News.
Well Fixed for Traveling.
A small boy living in Park Ridge
recently called on a young iwly neigh
bor who was fond o.f enterta ning him.
She immediately produced a gor' oiu
picture book and sat down beside tbc
boy to explain the pictures. Tfurni.tg
to a bright-brown elenhant with au
exagerated trunk the boy was all at.
tenton.
"What's that?" he asked, with his
pink little fingEr ou the pictured
proboscis.
"That is the e ephant's trunk."
"UJmp!" said the child doubtfully,
and he soon left for' home with r
thoughtful look in his big, baby eyes.
Calling again the next day he immnedi
ately asked to see "that elephant."
The book was prodneed and again the~
child sat thoughtfully lookitng at the
picture. Finally he exclaimed with a
brightening look:
"Well, if that's his trunk, I guess
this little one at the other end tmust
behi alie."--sltimore Sun.
HELPS FOR HOUSEWINVE
Itules for Tea Making.
The rule of three holds good in tea
making and pouring:
1. Buy a good brand of tea.
2. The water must be boiling, and
on a fresh boil at that, before it has
hissed itself into flatness.
3. Pour out as soon as it is made.
Tea left to stand upon the leaves is
charged with tannic acid, signifying
bitter unwholesomeness.
The Indispensable Screen.
Screens have long been considered
indispensable in modern homes. From
the simple low fire screen to the mani
fold extension affair with the tapestry
panels or panels of semi-transparent
silken stun; their variety is great in
deed. Once upon a time o%e single
screen su*iiced for the adornment of a
drawing room, but now one can scarce
ly have too many, if the apartment be
large enough and they are judiciously
disposed-utilized as a background
for bric-a-brac, a setting for a stage
like group of palms, Japanese fans,
quaint chairs and fragile tea table.
Semi-occasionally one finds a screen
placed to serve its original purpose
that of a partition to shut off one part
of the room from another. But, how
ever utilized, screens are both useful
and ornamental.
Arrancing the Cabinet Maniel.
A householder who disliked the ugly
cabinet mantel of her dining room,
transformed it inexpressively with the
aid of a carpenter and a few yards of
denim. The central glass was left
untouched, except that its frame of
cherry was painted with white enamel.
The cabinet sides, including shelves
and little pillars supporting them,
were all taken away,a :d in their place
was fitted against the wall, and at a
slightly lower height than the glass, a
pointed wooden panel. This was cov
ered plainly with denim put on with
brass nails. At the upper part of the
panel, where it would make the third
side of a triangle, the other two being
formed by the sloping sides,there was
fitted a shallow half-moon shelf, also
denim-covered, and finished with a
blue and white fringe. From this
shelf to the manf4l board was strapped
in diaoni.$' g, half-inch wide
braid, securey the sides- with brass
nails. This network was used to hold
photographs, v hich were thrust in
through the braid loops. Finally the
mantel board was covered with denim,
and a lambrequin, edged-with the
white fringe, and put-on lith denim
covered buttons, strapped with white
cord, completed the arrangeinent.
Points on Ironing.
There are some things:.conce
ireailg w '*Dco ndre
s - - never - . A New
York public laundry, se'ding out its
cards, emphasizes sevgal points of
which it makes a specilty. The or
dinary laundress could read, mark and
learn them with muchb inefit to her
self and to the collari and shirts
given into her care.
"The starching," says the card,
C"should be solid,stiff enough to stand
wear, a2id flexible enough to give to
your movements. After ironing, the
work should have a perfectly smooth
surface and a fine, even finish,
without gloss. Open-front shirts
should be so ironed that the two sides
will lay perfectly flat and tbe stud
-holes come together- to allow the stud
to be inserted without bulging the bo
somn.
"The bosoms of shirts should be
free from wrinkles and blist-ers at the
neck; the neckbands should be ironed
in their original shaped and set up at
right angles with the bosom to allow
the neck free play. The wing points
of standing collars should have the
same finish as he balance of the col
lay, and the edges should be smooth
so that you can turn your head with
out scratching your neck. The very
stiff' work does more damage to your
linen than washing and wear comn
b ined. Solid and fiexible is the
thing."-New York Times.
Riecipes.
Egg Balls for Chicken Broth-Chop
chicken up tine, season -.ith pepper,
sait, butter and an egg; make into
balls the size oi man bies, roll in as
little flour .s possible and drop them
in the broth a few minutes before
Iserving.
Chke Sante, with Peas-Cut cold
cokdfowl into nice 1.ieces, season
with pepper and salt,iry in butter un
til a rich brown. i-our one cupful of
weak stock and a pint of green peas
into the frying pan, add one teaspoon
Iful of sugar, tnicaen with flour and
stew until t=uder. Eitner fresh or
Icanned peas may be used.I
Apple Cream-Select app!es of equal
size, wash and pohsh themn, remove
cores, piae.e in a basing tin and put a
little water in the bottom of the pan.
.bake in a maoderate even about thirty
minutes; taste fregnently. so tney
wlnoburu or blacken. j ill the cen
tr s with w-hipped creami or el-ie eerse
them with sagar and cream.
Choux Sans Eacon-Cut a small cab
bage fine an t boil in salted water for
twe.niy-live minutes, w,tth a teaspoon
ful of butter and an onion. Then
drain into a hot dish, rejecting the
onion. Take a half cup of the liquor,
add to it a teasp,oonful of butter-, a
saltsp..onful of white pepper and the
juice of a lemon; pour over the cab
bage, stirring well.
Fig Tarts-One cup of chopped figs,
one cup of water, half a cup of sugar,
the juice of one lemon. Stew the ligs
very slowly in the water three hours,
adding the sugar when near-ly d.ne.
More boiling water must be added if
the first boils away. When done add
the lemon iuce and till the shells,
which must be very small, the figs be
ing very rich. If liked, whipped
.rem in e Ijeapei over tl~ illing.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT
A happy family is but an earlier
heaven. -Bowring.
Early and provident fear is the
mo:her of safety.-Biirke.
A cheerful face is nearly as good for
an invalid as healthy weather.-Frank
lin.
There is a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough-hew them -as we will.
Shakespeare.
If you are pleased at finding faultr,
you are displeased at finding perfec
tions. -Lavater.
There is a noble forgetfulness-that
which does not remember injuries.
Thomas a'Kempis.
Nobody will use other people's
perience nor has any ? his own until1
it is too late to use it. -Hawthorne.
There is a strength of quiet endur
ance as significant of courage as the
-most daring ieaks of prowess.-Tucker
man.
The only benefit of flattery is that
by hearing whaz we are not, we may
be instructed what we ought to be.
Swift.
If we had no feelings ourselves we
should not take so much pleasure in
finding out those of 'othe.s.--Boche
foucauld.
Every lie, great or small, is the brink
of a precipice, the depth of which
nothing but Omniscience .an fathom.
-t,harles Reade.
SHE SAID "DITTO."
ft Was a New Word to the Voliee=a
and Caused Him Sorrow.
Even before the policeman gets so
quainted with the people on his beat,
he should seek an introduction to the
dictionary. The Plain Dealer proves
it by the experience of a Cleveland
officer who had loved a young woman
long and truly, but lacked courage to
tell her so.
Finally he mustered up all his b'av
ery-it required more nerve than to
face an ugly mob-and marched to her
home. " ary," he said, "I love
you."
Mary started slightly. She bad bees
expecting this re:nark for some time.
She blushed, however, and then coyly
said:
"Ditto, George."
To her surprise and chagrin G rge
changed the subject, and presently
took his departure.
A few nights later he- was on his
beat with two of his brother officers.
"Say, boys," he said, "I want to
ask you something. you knolvit..
been keeping company. with a gr
Cedar avenue, and the other
wea, I told her I loved sa , '
all. she. said was 'di. Now, w ?'; j
^lInder does 'dstt2 e "
o er offi laughed loud
and long.
"Don't you know what that means?"
one of them cried.
"No, I don't," said George.
"Well, it's easy," said his friend._
"Look over the fence." They; wers je -
just passing an East End- calZbage'
patch. "What do you see?"
"Cabbage," replied George.
"Well, now look at that partl if"
cabbae-head right there."
"Now look at the cabbage-he
next to it."
"Yes," said George.
"Well, that's it. The first cabbage*
head is a cabbage-head and the .other
one is ditto."
"What!" roared the irate George.
"Did that blamed girl call me ~a cab
bage-head?"
And he turned away and refused to
be comforted.
Impervious to a Joke.
Charles Sumner had but little sense
of humor, and was not at home In the
small cut and thrust skirmishes of
general society. He was made for
serious issues and for great contests;
Of his literalness some amusing anec.
dotes have been told. Al' an official
ball in Washington he remarked to a
young lady who stood besidi him.
We are fortunate in having these
places for standing here ; we shall see
the first entrance of the new English
and French ministers into Washingtoa
societ."
The young girl replied, "I am glad
to hear it. I like to see lions break
the ice."
Sumuner was silent for a few min
tes, but presently said, "Miss-, In
n country where lions live there is
I once invited Mr. Sumher to meet
a distinguished guest at my house.
He replied', "I do not know that I
wish to meet your friend. I have
outlive I the interest ia individuals.."
In my diary of the day, I recorded
the somewhat ungracious utterance,
with this comment; "GJod Almighty,
by the la:est accounts, had not got so
far as this." Mr. Sumaer-was told of
4, i in my presence, though not by me.
He said at once, "What a strange sort
of a book your diary must bel Yous
onuht to st.ike that out immediately."*
-Atlantic Monthly.
Tit Bits Story.
George NTewnes, now Sir George,.
not ma4ny y ars ago ran a small restaun
rant in a provincial town, and one of
his most populr dishes was a coneoo
tion of everything sold 'under the.
name of Tit Bits. The more'soli(,
drticles of diet were passed by for the
lighter and more attractive Tit Sit -
Applying the same reasoning to intek -'4
lectual food, he soon concluded that
it was the bright, pithy sayings largely
copied from the Americ.mn newspaperS
that formed the most interesting fe s
ture in the heavy English da. -
wvhich.he read; and as an exper at.
he issaed'an unnpretentions periodiest.
naed after the popu'ar dish in.fhe
restaurant. And thus began a care
which for meteoric splindor has rarely
been e nall d. in the annals of the.
pabihing busi.ess.--Art- in Avg