Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1912 — Page 3

Various Signs and Customs of Spilling Salt Appear as Magical Agents—Many Paintings of “The Last Supper” Show the Salt Cellar Overturned—Proverbs of Many Countries Founded on Superstitions. •

long been known as a' wondrously powerful agent in magic. Perhaps that is whj children are advised to put some on a bird’s tail in order to catch-it The Germans of Lancaster County'believe that a boy may be cuied of homesickness by placing salt in the hems of bis trousers and making him look up the chimney In India the natives rub salt and wine on scorpion bite*, believing that this application will banish the de mons.of pains v tn Bavaria and the Ukraine. In order to ascertain whether a child has been the victim of enchantment, the mother! licks, its forehead. and if. she can distinguish a saline flavor, she is convinced that her offspring has been under the influence of the evil eye. But saft does’ not apear in folklore only as a magical agent. Being one of the principal isavors of food it is often mentioned in proverbs. In the Spanish province of Andalusia the word ' salt” is synonymous with gracefulness and' charm of manner and you cannot addresr your sweetheart more flatteringly than to call her "the salt-box of my love.” The phrase, “May you be well salted,” is also eui*remt in Spain as an expression of affectionate regard. “Cum granis sails” suggests the use of the ever sweetening grain of common sense while listening to sotne exaggerated story. Marco Polo tells us that in Thibet pieces of salt were used as currency,

as is the case in the Soudan at tha present day. The esteem with which salt is greeted, Is not unanimous, however. About the year 1830 there appeared in England a volume by a certain Dr. Howard with the following title: "Salt, the forbidden fruit or food: and the chief cause of diseases of body and mind of man and animals, as taught by the v ancient Egptlan priests and Wise then and hy scriptures, in accordance with the author's experience of many, years."

A Big Squab Farm.

The largest squab farm in the country has 17,500 pairs qf parent birds, tilth gives 175,000 squabs a year, which are sold at about 30 cents apiece, or 852,500 jin all. Then there is ai Income from old breeders weeded out and sold for pigeon shoots ft 35 cents a pair. The big hoot in Florida a couple of. months ago cleared all the Philadelphia squab farms of old blfds. The pigeons breed for five years, and by 8»t time make tough targets for the expert trap shooter. The squab business is expanding wonderfully. One farm is plannedjtn breed I(>o.oo<K\ pairs. The railroads now carry grain in carload lots to the farms. Squabs mean a saving of , game, as they go nqw instead of game birds at nine banquets out of ten. There Is all the possibility in them for a tidy little trust One of these days when your squab jumps suddenly in price, you will know that the Squab Trust is in being.

Paying Pecan Trees.

A stranger coming to Tallahassee is surprised at the great number of pecan tree? found in the yards, gardens and on the streets. They are everywhere, and thousands upon thoujgtgs spring up eyqry season, where thd nuts are washed by the rain or dropped by the birds which feast upon them. If these had.been budded With merchantable varieties —when young their would now be -producing nionp»n,ta 0 f bushels of the finest nuts annually, but nf even these Inferior varieties Tallahassee bells hundreds of dollars Worth each year.— Tallahassee Bulletin.

Wireless Typewriter.

A typewriter operated by wireless telegraphy is the wonderful production of a Danish inventor’s ingenuity. Hie apparatus is described Witfi‘ll* lnstr&ticm In Popular Mechanics. By working the keyboard of a sending typewriter, a little pin corresponding with that particular key comes in contact, with a traveling metal hand, and so starts an electee wave from the antenna# of the wireless apparatus. This wave is caught by the antennae at the distance station, is oommunlcatod to the receiving machine, ahd ? is recorded by ft on paper as a letter of th* alphabet

LIGHTNING DAMAGE MAY BE PREVENTED

Protection froth lightning Is Jept that recurs with the coming of each summer In violence of an atmospheric electric disturbance, accompanied by awe-inspiring flashes of .-figfctning there ar'e but "few who have not desired the protection of a lightning proof shelter. The prpfcabllity of an individual building; being struck by lightning is really very Slight but there is always a possibility of such an occurrence and also, that the stroke might be attended with considerable violence; more than that the building might take Are. That lightnfng rods are a real protection to buildings from lightning has beep proven so many times that their value la no longer questioned, but the possibility of obtaining experimental data is so limited that definite rules for the establishment of the rods and conductors have never been formulated. For many years, lightning rods were iookeu upon with suspicion in the country, because their sale for a considerable period was used as a means to-de? fraud the unwary. The formation of lightning is very imperfectly understood but experience with its vagaries and a knowledge of the laws of high-tension electric currents has established a fairly good understanding of -the methods of constructing lightning conductors for al) ordinary discharges. It is very well known i„at lightning is the discharge Of a large amount of electricity In a very short space of time and that whatever affords it a passage to the earth is apt to be badly damaged, unless the vehicle happens to be a good conductor of electricity and of sufficient size to transmit the amount of electric energy the flash contains; in which case it passes away doing no damage at all. As a storm developes the electrically charged clouds pass over the earth and when the electricall intensity becomes great enough to break down the resistance of the intervening air, the resulting charge, will pass into the earth by the most convenient path. This is commonly some high object of the lanflheape, a building, a pole, a tree or any other object that extends up from the earth. If the object,is a conductor of electricity and connected \f!th the earth, the lightning will pass into the ground without the lekst damage being done but If it is not a good conductor, the havqc that is wrought in an instant is sometimes appalling. - Building with metallic roofs that ire properly connected with the earth are far better protectors from lightning than could be given by Vods Building, that are completely covered with sheet metal and well connected with the earth are practically lightning proof. Covered in this manner, buildings have been known to be repeatedly struck by lightning without the least damage. The sheet-icon granary, so common in the west, token well conhected with the earth may be considered lightning proof. The ground connections mentioned above may be made of metallic rods that extend well into the earth and securely fastened to the metallic covering of the buildings. In considering the form of lightning conductors-it is well to keep in mind the fact thbt a metal covered building well connected with the earth is practically a lightning proof and that, one with a metallic roof, well grounded is excellently well pro- 1 tected if not perfectly safe. If then, the roof of a building possesses a netalic ridge, eave-troughs and down ipouts, these will afford very good protection it they are a)l connected »nd well grounded. A roof covered with a metallic screen, as a chicken screen, makes an-excellent protector whpn m-°P®rly grounded. It must he remembered that the ground connection is a positive necessity and too much care - cannot be exercised in Its construction. The earth is the great reservoir of electrical energy and it is always at zero potential. If a discharge, of lightning can be directed into' the moist earth by a conductor, its energy is soon dissipated but the ground connection must he of considerable area and extend well into the moist earth. A piece of galvanized pipe driven Into the ground seven or eight feet makes a good “ground,” Large buildings must have two or more such “ground.” The connecting wires must be securely fastened to tue ground connections. In the matter of conducting wires, the U. S. Weather Bureau recommends a number three, galvanized iron wire as amply sufficient in size for ordinary lightning protection. If metallic downspouts are used as conductors the connections should be made, with the "grounds," with rivited joints. Copper conductors give no better protection than iron if the iron is kept covered to prevent it from rusting. Wire fences are often the cause ol .damage by lightning because of the method of construction. If the fence wires are grounded the danger from this cause will disappear. Ground wires may be madekf ordinary fence wire and Should be connected with each of the wires of the fence and extend Into the,-ground three feet. 3uch “grounds” should be made for each 100 feet of fence. For early fruit of tomatoes, stake, tie and trim the vines. In this,way they receive the full benefit of the early season’s sun and_ new tomatoes witt ripen severs' weeks earlier.. although the plants will not -bear so much nor live so long. Why is It that when a man begins studying French the first thing he wants to learn to say is, ;* What’ll you tereT* • -r ; ■ - Never drive a horse with so loose a rata that you can not instantly command the, situation if necessary. 9 v • -. . . * V

Woman

OF COURSE EVERT woman’s did every man’s greatest desire Is tor happiness. That la A blanket wish that covers all other wishes, and every other wish is simply a mesas to that But If a good fairy should suddenly appear. as in the eld nursery tale, and otter Every woman her three resweets of the gods, it doesn’t take any prophetess to tell what she would ask. She would ask, without even stopping to debate the question, to be supernally beautiful, incredibly rich, and romantically and passionately loved, because to the feminine fancy to be a living picture, a millionairess, and an affinity, fills the cup of bliss so toll it slushes over. Yet the gratification of none, nor all of these w.shea, would make a women happy unless they could be backed up by two more wishes —one that they might be made eternal, and the woman a interest in them might not pall. It were folly to ask for be&nty unless it could be made perpetual, as, alas, it cannot be in this changing life. No agony can be greater than that of the woman who sees the years steal the bloom from her'cheek, the luster from her hair, the brilliance from her eyes, and knows herself powerless to prevent the ravages of age. It Is better to have been born homely than to have to listen to people toll you how you have faded. Nor is there any tragedy more complete than that of the woman, who, having had great wealth, loses It and ie reduced to poverty, unless it is that of the woman who has nothing but money and who starves in the midst of her gold for real, love, real friends, real interests In life. The wish to be loved of all of the average woman’s three wishes would come nearest to bringing her happiness wereit gratified, but even that would need to be accompanied by a large hill of particulars and specifications, such as (a) must be leved by the one particular HE; (b) love must Be of the especial variety that suite my taste; (e) the temperature of love must always be at the boiling point; (d) love must never falter, but must be good for as much poetry when I am fat and forty and when I am slim and twenty, and must be guaranteed to he water tight and weather proof and not to be affected by my temper, nor curl papers nor wrappers nor leathery steaks and heavy biscuits; (e), love must have enough ginger in It to keep my appetite for It perpetually keen, to I won’t tire of a dally diet of too much sweets. Now to my thinking if a woman were given three wishes she should ask: 1 , Fr good health. For a genius for little things. To love. j To have health '“means to posses/ beauty of a type that does not fade. It also includes good nature, because practically all irritability and illtemper are caused by shaken nerves, and it assures its happy possessor an unending fountain of enjoyment and pleasure, since whether life is worth living or not, depends entirely upon the liver. It is the mentally and physically diseased women who fill the divorce courts, and burden the air with their lamentations over being forsaken and neglected by their husbands and sweethearts. The woman who has good health bolds her own. Next to the good health 1 should wish, being a woman, for the genlue for small things —to be eternally interested in small-beer gossip—what the neighbors next door have tor dinner; hoar many nblfled petticoats Mrs. Smith has in wash; to be thrilled to my marrow about the cut of a sleeve qr the king of a skirt; le be ahle to he utterly absorbed in my own hops*. my own church, my . own Browning society. And, above all, I should pray the gods to grant me that I might always think my’ particular John the oracle of the world. Than I .should,#pk to love. For a woman not to have been loved is a misfortune, bur tor her not to love Is a tragedy. She may weary of the noblsstlove of the noblest heart; she mar find a thousand imperfections in the moat chivalrous lover,, but her own love knows no tiring, and it gilds the meanest object and turns it into a god. In love and In service to. the adored one, a .woman finds her highest happiness; .and, if she has of her own a mAn and a child on Whom to lavish her affections, she doeg not need to ask anything else of fate. She has all wishes bunched in one.

Dish Towels.

New crash fowling, is always too •tiff to wipe dishes easily, so at first it la a good plan to make it into roller towels, twice the size of dish towels, agd, after they have been laundered enough times to make them quits soft, eat titom in two and hem for dish towels. The dish towels, in torn, make good dish rags. When holes begin to appear cut each towel in two, doable each half, and stlch around tbe edge and through the center for strength. They are just tho right slse and last a long time.

MISUNDERSTOOD.

The hours were, firing by, and stll! Algy the bore remained with her. "Do you like music?” she inquired listlessly. “Yes," he replied, “I am always carried away by music.” She flew to tbe piano 'and played several airs. Then she turned and looked at him. "You are not gone yet?" “No,” he answered. “But you told me that music always carried you away." f "Yes.” he . retorted, ‘‘but. I - said moafc”’ . • -/■- '7 'J - ~ ■■ - ' *- -i

No Wonder.

Mrs. Baye. She is simply mad on tffe snbject of germs, and aferillsei or fitters everything In the 'fiOnii.*' "How does she get along with hei family’ ’‘Ob. even her relations an ■trained.."

Apple Butter

' -Reduce cider one-half by boiling When It Is time to make the appls butter, pare, core and quarter the desired quantity of apples, allowing one-third of sweet to two-thirda of sour apples. Have the cider boiling rapidly, throw in the apples'and keep constantly stirring until they are cooked and reduced. Then throw in more, and eo on, until yoq have the mixture the desired thickness. Cook slowly, skimming whenever necessary and stirring constantly. When it begins to break — that ia, when the appjee separate from the cider, add to each bushel of apples two pounds of sugar and a Httle cinnamon and continue the cooking 'until by trying a small quantity In a saucer it is found to be a smooth mass and does not separate. It requires as a rule”, hall a bushel of sw«et and one bushel ol soar apples to each gallon and a hail of boiled cider.

Tomato Waffles

Pare six medium sized ripe. tomatoes, chop fine, and one level teaspoonful of salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of white pepper, one tablespoonful oi butter, melted after measuring. Now add enough flour to make a thin griddle cake batter; then beat three egjp until foamy and add. Sift half a teaspoonful of baking soda Into a little of the flour before adding. Have the waffle Iron hot, grease both upper and under lids, place a cooking spoonful of the batter in each section, close lid upon it, ahd hake at least one minute on each side; when serving, cut the section apart and arrange on a napkin. Serve as an entree.

Angel Food

in a gallon crock beat the whites of eleven eggs, to-which one level tea Spoonful tartar has heen added, until fne cro6k can be Inverted without loss of contents; add one and one-half cups of granulated sugar, sifted five times; fold In one enp of caker flour sifted five times. Bake for one hour in medium oven, to the crock in which cake is mixed. Immediately on removing from oven, invert crock, placing it on saucers to order that the air may circulate freely underneath until cooL Remove froth crock and cover with any good white Icing.

Wash Cloths

Would you like to hear about my new wash Cloths that cost 2 cents apiece, wear ..belter and are nicer; .than any that cari be botight at from 10 to 15 cents? I buy a yard Of filaln, white serpentine crepe, which comes a yard wide, at 18 cents, fold It three times each way, cut it, hein the cloths and sew a tape hanger on each. They are superior to any riibber sponge, wash cloth or anything that can be bought for the purpose. ,

ALL ON A SCALE

“Nurse,” moaned the convalescent patient, “can't ! have something to eat? rra starring!” * ■ The nurae>,who. had just enjoyed a big breakfast, smiled amiably. “Yes. The doctor said yon coaid atari taking iolids Uhdt*. But we must begin slowly," she added, as she held ont a teaspoonful of tspioca. “We must .arty, advance by degree*.” He sucked the Spoon dry, and felt more tantzdizingly hungry than ever. He begged for a<second spoonful. But Abe, shook her head,, saying everything et the start must be done, to sinfilar small, proportion. Presently he summoned her again to hie bedside. HBhe hurried to him, and asked Mfiat ho roanirod. "Nurse," he gasped, “bring me • postage stamp. I wantJtoJ£*d.”W

PRIMITIVE REASONING.

“Did you, sell. your vote?” “No. elree- I voted tor that feller cause I liked him.” “But I understand he gave you *10?" “WeU, when a man gives you *!« ‘taint no more’n natural to like him is it?"—Washington Star.

A RED-LETTER DAY.

.Cowboy Editor—’Thja has been t lucky day for me. Wise —Has eome one been in to paj a subscription? Editor —Well, no. it wasn’t as luck) as that; bat I was shot at and missed

HIS REASON.

r never eat rice,” said "Hennery' Peck, Avoiding the gaze of Ms wife; * “I cannot but feel its relation will one Of the greatest mistakes of my life.'

The Villian Foiled.

The town hall was packed and th« village audience followed tbe heroine’! tribulations with bated breath, xl She was having a terrible time, to the space of .five short minutes sbe Was nearly run over by a mad horse bitten by a mad dog qnd drowned in s mad mill race. And she escaped these things only to fell finally Into thv hands of the vaunting vlllan. ' The audience strained forward at the Vttten led her to a lonely cave sad cast her into the" presence of a hug« gorilla., “R-r-r-tevenge at last!” muttered the -vlllan, “Oh, what shall I do?" cried the heroine as the gorilla approached with a toad, violent grimace. £ "Oh, what shall I dor -■¥ • ■*t waa too much. The strain, could not be borne any longer. In a frenzy of excitement, a member of the audience rose from his seat, clapped Ml hands to bis mouth and shouted: Vi -•-■ Answers.

An Up-to-Date Girl.

“1 -asked her to marry me and afa< cave me a supreme court answer." _ “What kind of aa answer is Uatr "Said she would give- me si* month* to readjust myeelf so as to be aocepb able."—Puck.

MOSQUITO NUISANCE AND SOME REMEDIES

Since the discovery that mosquitoes are not only nuisances, but afe also conveyors of malaria, yellow fever ahd other diseases, a great deal of remedial work has been done by individuals and communities, many remedies and plans of action having been tested on a large scale. Mosquitoes breed in all sorts of places where is to be found the least standing water. In pools, springs, marshy land, rain barrels, water tanks, old wells, fountains and ornamental ponds and every conceivable place. The writer knows of one instance where a veritable, plague of mosquitoes was traced to a case of empty beer bottles allowed to remain in a hack yard for some weeks in midsummer. Search carefully tor au such places and either abolish the standing water by carting ? way chance receptacles, by turning over vessels, by filling in excavations, or by treating other receptacles with a film of kerosene, or by introducing fish into fountains and artificial ponds. The tommon goldfish and silver fish destroy mosquito larvae and should be placed in park lakes and ponds. Drainage of all swampy or low areas needs no argument. This is a very important consideration in the treatment of breeding places of tnos~ quitoes. While it Is obviously best to abolish breeding places in the ways mentioned, it often happens that it is not possible to drain, and at least ap a temporary expedient it becomes desirable to treat the water so as to kill the mosquito larvae. Many substances have been tried, and, aside from cergi ven such good results as the use of oils. Efforts to find oils that can be used to better advantage than petroteum have failed. Common kerosene of low grade, or of the grade known is fuel oil, is the most satisfactory as regards efficiency and price. ~- In choosing the grade of oil two factors are to be considered: First, it should spread rapidly; second, it should not evaporate too quickly.' The heavier grades of oil will hot spread readily over the surface of the water but will cling together in spots ind the coating will be unnecessarily thick. The rapidity of spread of the Sim is also important. As to quantity, ander still conditions, an ounce of kerosene to 15 square feet of surface ipace is about the right proportion, ind in the absence of wind such a Sim will remain persistent for 10 days >r slightly longer. Even after the lrilescent scum apparently disappears .’.here is still an, odor of kerosene about the water. In a wind the film of lene Is frequently blown to one Bide, »ut with a change Will go back again, jo that larvae are destroyed. Not only ire larvae and pupae destroyed by the ■ kerosene film, but many adult mosluitoes alighting 6n the surface' of die water to drink or to lay their eggs , ire killed by it A common spray pump is very useful In applying the oil. Small ponds ;an be Sprinkled out of ah ordinary watering pot with a rose nozzle, or for that matter pouring it out of a dipper >r cup will be satisfactory, to larger ponds, pumps with a straight nozzle nay be used. A straight stream,will link and then rise and spread until the Whole surface of the pond can be lowered without waste. The English workers in Africa advise mopping the kerosene upon the surface bf the water by means of cloths tied to the rad of a long stick and saturated with teroseue. I •• ’ 3 , Many large cities are planning acdve campaigns against the mosquito peat, some on a very large scale- The ward of health of East St. Louis, 111., las recently directed tbe/heatth comnissioner to pour crude Oil on the waters of Pittsburg lake, Chhokla creek, ind all other streams and creeks near Cast St. Louis, with the hope that the mosquitoes will be exterminated. This s a long stride to the right direction. In Panama a larviclde ia being used which is madq as follows: 150 gallons of carbolic apld is heqted in a tank to. a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, then 150 pounds of powlered or finely broken, resin is poured in. The mixture is kept at a temper? iture of 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Thirty pounds of caustic soda is then added utd the solution is kept at the same temperature until a perfectly dark smulsion without sediment Is formed. The mixture is thoroughly stirred from the time the resin is used until the end. One part of this emulsion to 10,000 parts of water is said to kill Anopheles larvae In less than half an hour, while 1 part to 5,000 parts of water will kill them in from 5 to 10 minutes. At a larviclde plant at Anion 4,000 gallons of this mixture were made at a cost of g 0.1416 per gallon. Although this mixture has been used to a large extent to Panama, crude oil was also used for streams having a fair velocity.

PLANTING CORN

The illustration shows why deep mlUvatioi' of corn after the root sys-

terns have been formed id destructive After the corn is well started the roots spread out often from one row to another, interlacing in the middle. A ptow ripping along between the rows at a. depth cf from 5 to 8 inches will cat olf the roots and very slacken the growth of the plant and cut abort the yield. The first cultivation may be fairly deep, but after that the surfaee of the soil should only he stirred lightly. It should be stirred frequently, however, in order to create a dust mulch and maintain the moisture about the woofs <*f the .corn.

He Took Her For a Thief

By DANIEL WINSTON

vCopyright by American Press Asm- a - elation, 1911. J

Perry Atkinson, immaculately dressed and with n pearl stickpin to his cravat, was witting on the platform of s seaside station at tbe height of the summer season. A number of persons wipe there, some to receive friend*, some to see friends off. nil waiting fora (Mia When it roiled up to the station Atkinson craned bis neck with the seat, like n turkey gobbler bunting for some favorable point to fly over a fence. While thus looking np he suddenly felt two arm# thrown around his neck and a pair of lips pressed to bis. Now. at this especial resort situated not far from a large city, were many different classes of persons, from tbe highest to the lowest. When Atkinson felt himself to tbe embrace of a teeman wbo was a stranger to bim the first explanation of the situation tfilt entered his head was that ft waa ie game to relieve bim of his money. Disengaging himself as quickly as possible. he elapi>et! bis band to his hip, where he kept his pocketbook. He was relieved to find the wallet there. Then be instinctively felt for his peari scarfplo. and it was gone! By this time the woman who had emtwaced him—a itfirt of twenty—waa standing looking at-him with a puzzled expression which, as she gazed, developed into one of-borror. ? >. “I greatly fear.” she stammered, “that I have made a mistake.” “You certainly have made a mistake odf°my stickpto mighty quirk or 111 call the police.” At this the girl put on an expression to describe which language is inadequate. Her face was scaHet; beroye* flashed alternate indignation’ and fear. Then suddenly Atkinson made a fiive for her skirt, where he saw his sedrfpin hanging, and caught it as It' Was about to fail to the ground. Putting it to its proper place, be gave the'&fH a final glance and was about to turn aWay wbfen she said: “Do yon mean to tell me that yon are not Ben Willard.’' “I don’t know tbe gentleman.” ’; ,r Yon are the image of him,” the girt added, ready to burst into team. - ’ Atkinson gave ber another took.as.4f undecided whether to apologize or say something harsh, then walked away very much disgruntled. While he had been thus engaged a friend be had come to the station to receive had 'decapod him- As he walked to the'Summer residence where he was staying he began to see the episode to its true proportions and to become conscious of having made a guy of himself; Before the day was o ver be regretted not haying apologized to : the girl and longed for an opportunity to undo what he bacLdboe. ■ ■ Tlie neat time Mr. Atkinson me* the jouogjady whom^behjfi ladles was advancing towanf a line of gentlemen, and as the lines met the first gentleman whirled away with-the first 'lady. In, tbe coming line of UriMez Atkinson suddenly espied the bbtoine of the stickpin. This in itself was 1 embarrassing. bat when be cowated/the men J ahead of bim and tfie ladle* ahead of the girl to question and 1 diecovered that sbe would fall to him for a iferteer Ms heart took dowfi into the heels of bis patent leather boots- 'Z - When tbe couples ahead of them were reduced to three Atkinson iaw the girl’s eyes fixed upon him and shuddered. He saw by her expression that she was about to take bpr r» % venge. When all those wbo bafi preceded them had sailed away in the dance and they stood face to face the girl turned on her heel, presenting be* back to Atkinson in sight of ail present. and marched out of the room. Atkinson made way for the man next behind him. wishing that some of those standing about would sboot him. He made bis exit through a door opposite the one by which the young lady bad passed out and left tbe house. The rest of the evening was given up by these who were not dancing to a discussion of what Atkinson, who was known to be a gentleman and a favorite socially, had done to draw forth an expression of snob contempt. The next fortnight wa* one of profound suffering to Atktoßon. He sent friend after friend to tbe young lady. Miss Laugdon, with explanations and apologies. No reply came from any of them. When be met her an tbe beach •be did not notice him. Had she shown again signs of her contempt he would bare liked It better. He declined all Invitations, fearing that be would meet her. But when an intimate friend gave a cotillion party at which he waa obliged to be present he was horror stricken to see Miss Langdoa among the guests. He tried to shirk dancing the cotillion, but failed, Sitting in chair, the picture of misery, waiting while the ladies were offering favors, what was his astonishment to see the girl he bad taken for a thief advance toward him, smiling, and hand him a favor. It seemed as if the tortures of Tartarus were replaced by a heavenly halm. Placing Ms arm around l£r waist, he sailed away with her. neither speaking, yet both attracting, from tbe nature of the case, much attention. When they had finished their whir! Atkfasbn said to her: ' ~“Onty as angel would have forgiven a fiend would have denied yon torgtveuesA" .jjjr