Ligonier Banner., Volume 36, Number 12, Ligonier, Noble County, 20 June 1901 — Page 2

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. OUSE and tea gowns and tea H jackets are quite as essential for the completion of the summer wardrobe as for that of other seasons of the year. In fact the house gowns -of the summer are, if possible, more elaborate and dainty than those that Shave been designed for other and colder seasons. For my lady who goes away for the summer, whether she go to the fashionable summer hotel or live in her own country or wateringplace cottage, these summer house gowns are indispensable and greatly

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worn. The models that have been shown for the present summer are of wunusual extravagance both in the mat~€er of material and the mode in which ‘fhey are made. But to get the beauty 4t is not necessary to have the expense as well. Of course, the silk tea gown ‘elaborately trimmed with lace is a luxury that but few women can afford, though there are but few indeed who do not like to see them, but there are the less expensive French challies, <ashmeres, nun’s veiling, and the pret€ty summer silks, and for extremely warm days there are dimities, muslins and lawns, all of which make up into attractive garments of this variety. These are all trimmed with more or less lace, velvet ribbon, satin -or taffeta. One of the sort of garments of the “¢ea gown order that the majority of women like to look at, but that few ~can buy,.is an elaborate affair made «of soft blue silk, and trimmed with an <elaborate design of lace insertion. The :g#own is in gracefully hanging loose “folds in both the front and back, which iin the back sweep out into a slight %rain. Four rows of/lace insertion is armfng the skirt,%h a narrow ruffle to finish. Rows ©6f insertion run up and down the ]OOWS in front and dback. The outline of the figure is preserved by the clever arrangement of bands of silk, which curve under the arms, and are fastened with cut steel ‘buckles on to the transparent lace voke. The hanging sleeves are closely inserted with lace, and they fall away -at the elbow, revealing undersleeves of lace and silk. A fea gown that is more durable and comes nearer being within the means of every woman is of a pink summer siik, trimmed with lace and ribbon ~velvet, It is made a princess, with a :slight train. It has a square neck with ~a full front of lace, and two narrow

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ruffles at the foot, headed with three } rows of black velvet. A deep sailor .collar of lace, finished with three rows, of velvet ribbon, and bows and buckles! -..at each ecorner, with rosettes in front,; - .and two bands across the front. It is held at the waist line with a velvet! ‘band and buckle. A cascade of lace falls down each side of the front to the bottom. Rather full sleeves, with dace held at the wrists with loops of: welvet, and a ruffle of lace falling over the hand. Ehtige ik 4l A dainty tea jacket is of red silk, fitting the figure snugly, and made with a pointed front and a rounded Dack. It has a vest of creamiace apPpliqué, with deep pointed revers of the applique edged with full ruffie of wide ‘lacé, this extending across the ack and forming a collar. Elbow _sleeves, slashed on the inside, with £ull ruffles of wide lace.. e ~ Women who are making efforts to get away from the city for she sum__smer by the first of July find it a diffi- - «ult matter to get their new summer ~ %oilettes from the dressmakers when ~they are wanted. This is because of - ~the vast amount of needlework that - e seialiing esblons ki doc. What

appliques and insertions of lace, and rows of machine stitching, every dress demands a length of time for its con‘struction that must be as troublesome to the workwomen as it is certainly costly to the wearer. For instance, here is a blue and white foulard gown, a simple little frock in its nature, turned into an elaborate work of art by being strapped all over in a perfect maze of tracery with white satin stitched on with blue silk. The vest is white plaited mousseline, with an outer vest of turquoise velvet sprinkled with tiny gold buttons. Without the white satin strappings it would be quite as pretty and perfectly simple. Another gown is of duck’s-egg taffeia and dove-colored cloth; the cloth is cut out as if it were a fretwork design and laid over the taffetas from waist to knees and all over the bolero-bodice, and_ it is, of course, everywhere stitched on elaborately. The vest under the bolero fits close to the figure, and is composed of the dove-colored cloth design just outlined with .the greeny-blue taffetas and stitched on a gold tissue ground.

Parisian models of hats are of the light and airy description in every particular. They are just the style of hats that every woman, whether she be French, English, American, glories in. Billowy clouds of tulle and chiffon, posed and swathed one upon another, supported only by a few wires, construct many of the toques; a few flowers or a buckle, mounted on and concealing a velvet bandeau, throw the shape up at the left side. Perhaps the wires are so bent as to give the aureole effect to the light clouds of chiffon posed above the brow; and a few flowers may be laid flatly on the middle of the back, indicating what may be called the crown, though it is not really in any other respect distinet from the brim. This serves

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as a general description of many of the best specimens of millinery ot the moment: "assign the tones of the fragile fabric and the harmonizing blossoms as you choose. These look, when fresh from their maker’s hands, as if they had grown of themselves; no crumples, no vestiges of stitching are seen—“the rose of the gardem blooms not more free.” Then there are the shapes in erinoline, bent about so lightly and carelessly, with their chiffon-lined brims and their twists of tulle and their wreaths of flowers that appear dropped so earelessly, yet are so exactly where they ought to be found for the general effect. The positive “aureole” front that is se muech admired in Paris—the wide brim standing up above the face all round, hehind a similar but smaller pompadour front dressing of the hair—appears too startling to the average American woman, it seems. But as the progress of the seasom produeces smarter dressing, we shall see this style, so very becoming to the comparatively few whom it suits, at the resorts. The elevated brim is peculiarly a youthful fashion; the closerfitting toque raised by its bandeau at the left side is more generally suitable. SARAH DAVIIDSON.

He Needed a Bath, A young man who has a fine bird dog was overhead bragging to his best girl the other day about the wonderfully keen scent of the animal. “Why,” he said, I wanted to go to the northwestern part of the county on business, and fearing that the dog would follow me I chained him up. I had been gone two hours and was 15 mviles from home when he broke loose and tracked me and found me merely by seent. What do you think of that?” “Well, T think you ought to take a bath,” replied the young lady. And then he went homé and licked the dog.—Tit-Bits. : : His Mean Insinuation, 3 As usual he was monopolizing the newspaper. “Please let me have the woman’s page,” she said. ' He carefully tore off a page and handed it to her. ‘lt was a full-page advertisement of a millinery opening, and he chuckled at his own little joke, ; Still, she was revenged. Shz went to the opening and he paid the bill, —Chicago Post, """ bt _ Hard to Be Twins, Visitor—You and your brother are twins, are you not, my boy? - = . "él‘;;“y‘gm sz Itﬁibim to be twins, _ Visitor—How fsthat? . . . ~_ Boy—When father don’t know which

TROUBLE IN TARIFF CAMP. Certain Republicans Are Raising a Row Over McKinley’s Re‘eiproeity Toy. Representative Dalzell, who represents the gigantic industrial infants of Pennsylvania on the ways and means committee, is badly frightened. When Mr. McKinley assured him | that the Babcock bill and similar measures would amount to nothing he replied: “They will split the republican party. They amount to that much at' least.” Therefore, Mr. Dalzell is urging all congressmen who look upon the Dingley fetich as too sacred te be. touched to meet him in Washington, that they may take counsel together. - It is safe to say- that Mr. McKinley himself is not so confident as he pretends to be. His outgivings for the past two years and more to the effect that we must seek foreign markets by means of reciprocity treaties show that he perceives tae danger to the fetich. He sees that something must be done to pacify such republicans as Mr. Babcocls, who are able to see the connection between monopoly combines and the tariff, and who think the people can see it and will make trouble unless something is done to remove the great bulwark of the confederated momnopolies. The McKinley plan for saving the Dingley tariff is to make ‘a Tot of reciprocity dickets and parade them before the people as the only thing to build up the export trade. His theory is that if the people are amused with reciprocity treaties and colonial toys they will think mo more about the tariff-fattened combines and the Dingley tariff except as it i touched in spots by the treaties. - But Mr. Dalzell and his like are no better pleased with reciprocity treaties than they are with Babcock bills. They regard both as wicked devices of the enemy of sacred Dingleyism. Besides, they perceive that men like Mr. Babcock are not goingto rest content with the reciprocity” mode of favoritism, because they" know that manufacturers who camn export their products and sell themr under the very noses of their most formidable rivals do not need protec+ tion at all. The McKinley attempt to substitute reciprocity treaties of more than doubtful constitutionality for the removal of duties which serve oniy to enable their beneficiaries to exact far more from Americans than they" are glad to get from foreigners will not work. _ It will not satisfy the Dalzell protectionists, who mean to fight to the death against reduction of duties in any degree or manner. It will not satisfy such republicans as Mr. Babcoeck, who do not believe that those who need no protection should have a tariff to shield them in robbing their own countrymen while supplying foreigners at competitive prices. It will not satisfy the victims of the tariff-buttressed ecombines — victims who cannot be kept in ignorance of the fact that they are forced to pay from $l5 to $2O for an article which the same American manufacturer sells to foreigners for ten dollars. ‘ The president’s reciprocity toy will not satisfy anybody, because it will not fool anybody. Kepublicans who want a tariff for protection stand face to face with republicans who want a tariff for robbery only. The conflict between them is irrepressi-‘ ble. ‘ No reciprocity dickers or jugglery of adroit politicians can reconcile them or avert the impending struggle for mastery.—Chicago Chronicle. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. ——Why de we wish to hold the colonies .for their trade, and then force the Dingley tariffs against them?—lndianapolis News (Ind.). ——The American solider will be given the opportunity to still further acclimate himself to the climate of Cuba. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. : ——~—Whatever the president may think, the trusts have too great a hold upon the machinery which governs the republican party to permit: any change in the law which has been | declared by competent authority to: be their mother.—Johnstown BPemo--crat. ' 4 | ——As a matter of fact McKinley las. shown more imperialism than Grant did, but the country is becoming moreaccustomed to it, and there is somedelusion in the fact that McKinley is not a military man. Itisvery probable that the republican nomination can be secured for him.—lndianapolis Senti~ nel. : ——llf Mr. McKinley is the proteetionist that he once was why does he never say so himself? He has qarefully avoided the issue in all his recent state papers and was very reticent about it during his canvass for reelection. The plain fact is that imperialism and the “protective principle” are two things that do not belong in the same wash. Mr. McKinley had to give up either the one or the other, and he has done so with all the grace and dexterity of a finished politician.—Boston Globe. —— The supreme court has decided that toward the outlying possessions of the United States congress stands in the position of an imperial parliament, with power to impose its will upon the inhabitants. The administration goes a step further and agsumes that all powersin this territox:yig%:; for the time being vested in the president, not by act of congress, but by virtue of Ais authority as the head of the army. It is well to have the theory of the administration thus elearly stated. It is quite evident why, in adopting this theory, the president did not deem it _advisable to summon congress in extra session to consider it.—Philadelphia Tmed. ; o - ——What has become of the “home ‘market” theory? A few years ago we ‘heard nothing from the g. o. p. spell‘binders but frantic appeals to save ‘the home market from the despoiling ‘hands of foreigners. “Give us the the world!” shouted the g. o. p. spellDindeg. Yo begEwptning ot th Jomme“world’s markets.” Tt e protected in%ﬂ‘%@‘i’gl’; ,?“ﬁ%%g&g;g; ;ﬁgﬁat’iﬂﬂ,;, VBV AAR Y BNy Ay PR R A‘ &’Wﬁﬁhﬁtwfm* ers. Protection logic is suffering from eurvature of the spine, & Omaha WESHRErRIO. - e o

l - MENDING THINGS. Cements for Broken China or Glass | =Value of & Sand Box to Hold" Fractured Parts, Broken glass, china, bric-a-brac and picture frames, not to name -casts, require each a different cement—in fact, several different cements. Glass may be beautifully mended, to look at, but seldom so as to be safely used. For clear glass the best cement is (isinglass dissolved in gin. Put twe ounces of isinglass in a clean, widemouthed bottle, add half a pint of gin and set in the sun until dissolved. Shake well every day, and before using strain through double lawn, squeezing very lightly, says the Washington Star. Spread a white cloth over the mending table and supply it with plenty of clean linen rags, strong rubber bands and parrow white tape, also a basin of tepid water and a clean, soft towel. Wash the broken glass very clean, especially along the break, but take care not to chip it further. Wet both broken edges well with the glue, using a camel's hair pencil. Fit the break to a nicety, then slip on rubber bands length and crosswise—every way they will hold. 1f they will not hold true, as upon a stemmed thing, a vase, or jug, or scent bottle, string half a dowzen bands of the same size and strength upon a bit of tape and tie the tape about neck or base before beginning the gluing. After the parts are joined! slip the tape through the same bands: and tie it up above the fracture; tﬂusj with all their strength the bands pull the break together. The bands cami be used thus on e¢asts or china—im: faet, to hold together anything mend?able. Im glass mending the greater: the pressure the better—if only it" stops short of the breaking point. Properly made, the isinglass cement is: as elear as water. When the pieces fit true, ome on the other, the break should be hardly visible, if the pressure: has been great enough to force out the timy bubbles, which otherwise refract the light and make the line of cleavage distressingly apparent. Mended glass may be used to hold dry things—as rose leaves, sachets and’ violet powder—even candies and fruits:.. But it will not bear to have any sort of liquid left standing in it, nor to be washed beyond a quick rinsing in tepid water. In wiping it, always use a very soft towel, and pat the vessel dry, with due regard for its: infirmities.. - :

Mend a lamp loese in the collar with sifted plaster of paris of parts mixed to a very soft paste with beatem white: of am egg.. Have everything ready before wetting up the plaster and work quiclly se it may be set in place. With several lamps to mend wet enough plaster for one at a time. It takes Tess than five minutes to: set, and' is utterly worthless if" one tries workimg it over. Metal work apart-from the glass needs the soldering iron.. Dust the break well with powdered rosinm, tie the -parts firmly togetler; fay the stick of solder above the break and fetch the iron down' on it lightly but firmly. When the' solder cools remove the melted rosin with a cloth dipped in alcohol. )

Since breakables have so malicious a knack of fracturing themselves in such fashion they cannot possibly stand upright one meeds a sand box, It is only a box of handy size with eight inches of" cleam, coarsish sand in the bottom.. Alomg with it there ‘should be some: small feaden weights, with rings cast in them, running from an ounce to a quarter pound. Two of each weight are meeded. In use, tapes are tied im: the rings, and the pair of weights swung outside the edges of the box, so as to press in place the upper part of a broken thing in which the tapes have been fastened.

Set broken platters on edge in the sand box;, with the break up. The sand willi hold them firm, and the broken: bit can be slapped on. It is the same with plates and saucers. None of these ecommonly require weighting:. But wery fine pieces where invisible seam is wanted should be Held firmly until partly set, then have the pair of heaviest weights accurateIy balanced across the broken piece. The: weights: are also very useful to prop and stay top-heavy, and balance them so that they shall not get out of kilter. A eup broken, as is so common with them, can have the tape passed around it, erossing inside the handle, them be set firmly in ‘the sand, face down, and be held by the hanging weights pulling one against the ether.

The most dependable cement : for china is pure white lead, ground im: linseed oil, so thick it will barelyspread smoothly with a knife. Givem time enough to harden, some three: months, it makes a seam practically indestructible. The objection to it is that it always shows a staring white: line. A bette.gr cement for fine china: is white of egg and plaster. Sift the plaster three times, and tie a gem~ erous pinch of it loosely in mosquito: netting. Then beat the egg until it’ will stick to the plaster. Have the broken egg very clean, cover: hoth, with . the beaten egg, dust well -with the plaster, fit together at omee, tie, using rubber bands, if possible, wrap loesely in very soft tissue paper | and bury head and ears in the sand box, taking care that the break lies: so that the sand will hold it together. | Leave in the box 24 hours. After a week the superfluous plaster may be gently scraped away. . - Trying to Dodge It. : Young Wife—John, dear, I'm so _glad you are coming home to dinner. Now I am going to mgke a pie for you by my very own self. : John (mervously)—Very well, dear, mingpu do, but not too much crust, you know. I never teuch pie crust. “All right, Johnny, then the pie -shall be extra nice inside, with a lovely gravy.” : E - (Trying to speak cheerfully)—“Yes, ~darling, but don* put too much inside, you know. 1 never eat the inside of pies, and I don’t care much for gravy.—Harlem Life. ; - L ¥ New Toy. ' = - Berlin is afflicted by a new toy im- - ported from Paris. It is a pocket “ whistle that emits a whine, winding _wp with a shriek of “Mamma, mam-« el e i Fldsh e aadag es e e

MEET AT BOSTON. ¥. M, C. A’s Open Their Jubilee Cons vention at the Hub City—i 'Q&eers Chosen, Boston, June 12.—Mechanics building was filled to overflowing when the ijubilee conventien of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America was formally opened Tuesday ‘morning at 11 o’clock. Delegates from every country in the world are ‘here and the city wherein was organ‘ized the first Young Men’s Christian ‘association in the United States 50 years ago has the honor of entertaining the thousands of association workers who have gathered for the ‘week of sessions. The opening session was devoted to addresses of weleome delivered by the mayor of the city, governor of the state and other leading citizens. In ;the evening Mechanics’ hall was filled. William E. Dodge, of New York, presided, and the singing was led by Mr. S. B. Stebbins. Welcome addresses were delivered by Mayor Thomas N. Hart, Lieut. Gov. John L. Bates, Henry M. Ward, of the international committee, and Rev. A. M. Plumb, D. D. Re~ sponses were made by C. T. Williams, of Montreal, and Mr. Dodge. Songs were sung Dy the Yfowa State association quartette and by Mr. Ira D. Sankey. Secretary D. A. Budge, of Montreal, presented the report of the committee on nemimation of officers, as follows: President, William E. Podge, New York; honorary president, Howard Williams, London, England; wiece presidents, C. T. Williamrs, Montreal, Que.; James Stokes, New York; H. BE Thoernton, 'Atlanta, Ga.; 8. P. Spencer, St. Louis; C. H. McCormick,. Chicago; H.. M. Moore, Boston; D: Y .8: Fattee, Minneapelis; S. W. Woodwars,. Weashington, I». €.; J. Thoburn Ross;. Portland, Ore.; J. €. Gass,” Nova Scotia; James: E.. Hardy; LLouisville; Henry Waterhouse, Hawail; secretary, C. G. Michener, Chicago;: assistant secretaries, Al.Gi. Knobel, AsHeville, N. €., and Henry W-.. Stone,. Bortland,. Qre.. The- report was adopted, and those named became: the: permranent officers of the' convention. Boston;. June: 13.—THhe great influx of delegates largely augmented the audiences that filled Mechanies’ hall Wednesday at the various sessions of the'Y. M. C. A international conventiom,. which were chiefly devoted to the presentation by able speakers of subjects and problems bearing on the progress of the Y. M. C. A. work during the past 50 yearss Anmong the speakers in the evening were Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeier, Rear Admiral F. J! Higginsen, Capt.. A.. V. Wadhams, United States navy: Capt. Richmond Pearsonm Hobson and Col. Curtis Guild, Jr., who presided.. + Boston, June 14.—The great enthusiasm created’ during Wednesday’s meeting inr. conmection with the Y. M. C.. A. international convention was at" a: high pitech for Thursday’s sessions,. which were to make up the events of*‘“Jubilee day.” In order to emphasize the event four special meetings had been arranged including the usual morniny devotional and praise service in Association hall; a very interesting service in the historic Old South meetirig house in commemoration of the adoption of the Y. M. C. A. constitution by the Boston association: a service of equal interest in Faneuil hall, and finally a meeting for the railrcad branech in Associa}ion hall in the evening:

CUBANS ACCEPT. Platt Amendment Is Adopted With=- : out Discassion by Vote of 16 to»11}. _ Havana, June 13.—The Cubam constitutional convention on Wednesday accepted the Platt amendment by a vote of 16 to 11. The resolution to accept was carried without diseussion. Immediately afterrthe opening of the session Senors Tamayo, Villuendas and Quesada, constituting a majority: of the committee on relations, submitted as a substitwte for the committee’s former report the Platt amendment' as passed by congress, recommending: that it be accepted 'and made am appendix to the constitutiom. Washingtomn; . Juner 18:—THe mews of the adoption: of the Platt amendment* by thee Guban constitutional convention: was- received! with genuine. gratification Here:. The administration officials: all! along have felt confident* that its- ratifieatiom would be aecomplished” when the Cubans realized’ that: this: government was firmr i its attitude regarding the amendinent: and’ that its aceeptance would'be neeessany before the United States- would: consent to withdraw its supesrwvision from: the islamd. ENGLISH CITIES. Census: Stntistics: Giwe Peopulation of Fiwve of Them—Teotal of England andi Wales, 32.526,075. London, June 15.— A preliminary census volume just issued gives the population: of the five largest cities of England, exclusive of London, as follows: Liverpool, 634,947; Manchester, 543,969; Birmingham. 522,182; Leeds, 428,953; Sheflield, 386,717. The total number of males in England and Wales is 15,721,728; of females, 16,804,347; men serving abroad in the army, navy aud merchant marine being excluded. Seventy-seven per cent. of the total population is in the cities and 23 per cent. is in rural ‘districts, as against 75 and 25 per cent. in 1891, ‘ ; Illinois a Speedy Ship. Boston, June 13.—With the proud distinetion of being the fastest bat‘tleship in America and the speediest of her class in the world, the new sea fighter Illinois lies at anchor in President’s Roads after a most successful trial. Over the government .course from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise and return, a distance of 66 nautical miles, she raced Wednesday ‘under the watchful eyes of United States naval representatives and established a new record by maintaining an average speed of 17.31 knots for four consecutive hours. - Disaster to Transport. ~ New York, June 15.—While the United States transport Ingalls was ‘in the balance dry dock at the Erie ‘basin, South Brooklyn, Fridaysafter‘noon, where she was about to undergo. ‘extensive repairs, she suddenly slipped Wﬂ*”ﬁﬂkﬁ and capsized. One tﬁﬁﬁkﬂm‘*ﬂhﬁtw”ﬂﬂm

. FAILURE OR SUCCESS? - I said: ‘““The crimson glory that enrays The warrior shall be mine, in coming days; My blade will reap, on many a stricken field, Stern harvests that the bloody furrows yield.” . And now, Old age has set its chaplet on my brow— White laurels, culled fro~ vears of perfect peace, ; : Wherein were reveille of ebanticleer, And bannered woods, and glint of grassy spear, And march of Spring, to give the flelds release - From Winter’'s ice-mailed legions—this : was all - I knew of warfare. So, the #rst desire, ~ Begot of fervent blood and geuthful fire, Through mists of memory I scarce recall. I sought the sword, 1 found the fruitful ? flail— e . By purpose passed, perchance,. but—did ; I fail? I said: “Where councils of the nation meet, . My wvoice shall Right exalt, shall 111 defeat; A grateful people will their plaudits speed, And call me one who knew his counizy's need.” And now, No cares of state are etched upon nmy ' brow. : Content to be my humble household's head., I rule the spaces which the hearth-light warms, 'M§ true mate m2ar, my grandchild in my : arms, . And l4owe’s broad pinions o’er the roofi tree spread. : :No honors perilous to me belong, ! The public joys, the irksome, vain delights:.. : For me,. the quiet days, the dreamless nights;. . The benison. of stars, the matin song . Of greeting fromx a bird. I do not rail Because unknown I am; but—did I tail? —Herbert:M.. L.ome, in “Sueccess.”’ ‘ Sz’:’é Q\QY/‘ gg‘ NI RIS MW S MN2 Sl S\gé s‘é’é ;\‘l:'é 2 Dr.. Bolton’s Patient 4 Dr.. Bolton’s Patient | 3 S E g; By Jolin: Gaston. , E (Copyrighs, 1901, by AuthorsSyrdicate.)

R. BOLTON: looked up from his D book, . sank: a little: deeper into his chair;.moved: his: feet nearer the roaring grate:fire and. gave a sigh of comfort.. How well. it seemed to be at home, surrounded witlh beoks and magazines,. and: conscious. that he would be-disturbedi by no eall to go out in the:storm. He was just beginning to get used to his new-found freedom.. Six months ago he had decided to retire from all practice with. the exception of office consultation, and . his work at the hospitals and:.colleges:. He had worked hard for 20¢years- and had attained a large measure of success.. He found himself at 43 with.an. income independent of his-practice sufficient to maintain him in the way he desired to live. After cutting off his outside practice, there still remained a professional income of very respectable proportions. So he had ordered the telephone out of his apartments and given strict orders to his man that under no circumstamneces. should a summons be brought to. hHim: from a patient, but to direect all: messengers ‘\ to Dr. Sames, across the street, with whom he had made arrangements. i How he had ernjoyed.the long evenings. He had reveled:in the buwoks he had long wanted to read.. He could sit down secure in the assurance that he would not be called out, in the midst of the first chapter. All tliese things passed through Dr. Bolton’ss mind as he gazed with half-closed eyes at the rings of smoke from his. cigar. He glanced at the place where the telephone used to be, and chuckled aloud at the thought that no infernal “ting-a-ling” could call him from his fire. All that was necessary to complete his contentment was a wife.. For Dr. Bolton had never found time in his busy life to marry. Now if— - ' “Clang! clang! clang!” went the door beli. The doctor-chucitled again at the thought that James. knmew it was worth his position.to let any summons come to him. There was a:seund of words in the hall. They greav louder and finally threatening. Then a masterful voice: “I tell you I will see him. Stand aside.” Then acheavy fallj.and the door opened and a tall man of striking appearance, stylishly dressed, stepped into the roonm.. - Dr. Bolton had sprung to his feet at the sound of the fall’and hi's hand had - instinctively grasped: tlie: poker. “Do not be-alarmed). Dy: Bolton. I am noWlar nor-aicrank. Isimply must See you forra moment, and your man is-certainly faithful. I eongratulate you.” : “Weil; sir?” replied the doetor, in uncompromising> tones,. dropping the poker;. : : “A! maost: serious. calamity has occurred. A young woman—my cousin and’ affianced: wife—has accidentally takem a; dose: of poisem. She simply must: not: die: T comwe to you, knowing that- yjou: bear the highest reputation in: sueh: cases.. I beseech you to come withyme:. I know you will not do it for monay; but yow ean name your own fee. I beg you in the name of humanity:.”” ‘ THhe doetor imvoluntarily began to remove his smoking jacket. Then he frowmed and paused, one sleeve off. “lit; is in absolute opposition to my resolution.” - “I kmow. Make this an exception. For: God’s sake come and be quick.” “There are other physicians,” replied the doctor, argumentatively. “No other will do in this case. Come; - don’s delay.” The stranger made a quick, impatient gesture.. Under the commanding gaze of the ~wonderful black eyes the doctor we- . moved his) smoking jacket, and am instant later was out in the stormy !fnight,, with his long-neglected medicine case. A carriage was in waiting and the ~driver drove with reckless speed under the commands of the stranger. ~ “My name is Vincent Dupont,” said he. briefly. *“My cousin is Miss Virginia ‘Blake. She is at my house, 243 Thirty~seventh street. It is not far.” The ~doctor recognized the pames as belonging to families of distinction. - They were met by Dupont’s sister, & tall, stately woman, with the same _masterful black eyes and the same im-~ ~perious manner as the brother. There _was something about both which repelled Dr. Bolton. There was an at- | about the house, too, and a subsery&WM W AME B 0 AN ~ patient

eR R R R ORI~ was a fair young girl of 18, worn and thin, with great black circles under Ber eyes, and a frightened expression on her face, even in unconsciousness.. ~ DPr. Bolton noticed that during his work either the brother or sister was always at his side. He was never left alone with the patient. It was apparent to him at once that the case was not s¢ serious as the Duponts feared, but hix interest was aroused, and he determined to find out the true inwardness of the situation. So he put on a grave face- and shook his head ominously. “Don’t tell me it ishopeless, doctor,” cried Dupont. *‘She mrust be saved. I tell you she-must. Do you want coun~ sel?” “I think we may be able to pull her through, but it is very bad,” replied the doctor. “No, I can do all that can be done. It all depends om her rallying power.” . . -As he saw the patient begin to rally ' ander his treatment he gave her a i%werful - stimulant and sent the ‘{fn’other and sister hurrying in differ'ent directions for things to assist him ’in his work. As she opened her eyes [ she glanced about’ im evident terror !‘arn‘d‘ said: - “Go away; oh, gb'away and let me -die.”™ - The doctor’s face was close to hers, amd he held up a warning finger. “Keep vour eyes closed,” he whis‘pered. - “Do not let them know youw have rallied. I want to:talk with yow alonex™” ) ~Shelooked into his frfank and kindly face: and’ the terror faded from her eyes: Somdthing like a smile took its place: She closed her-eyes wearily. The* Duponts came - running back with the things sent forand found Dr. Bolton standing over his:patient with alarmed fhce: “A turn for the worse;” said' he: “Here, Dupont, I must have' this,” writinghurriedly on a piece'of paper: “Go to Milan’s to get it: I Knowit is a long way, but it cannot'be'had anywhere else in the form I want'it. Take the carriage and go quick. Don’ttrust to anybody: Wait and bring-it: your= self. It’s a’lastchance.”’ Dupont was out of the room before: the doctor had finished the sentence: - “Miss Dupont,” 'said the:doctor: *“T have changed my mind. I'want counsel. Go to Dr. Mendil. He never goes: out, but you must make him. Youcan appeal to him as a woman.””’ Miss Dupont. glanced at the'girl and hesjtated. “Can’t I-send Peéeterwith a'note—"~ she began, but Dr. Bolton interrupted her. “No, he will not come. Go, if you value the girl’s life.”” The cab was secured ‘in-a moment and Dr. Bolton was arone with the girl. “Now, tell me,” he said, simply, “what is the matter? Whydid you try to take your life?”” ' “Oh, it is a wretched busiiess. I amr simply tired of fighting,” she said. “Grandma died and left a lot of money ‘to Vincent and I, providing we would marry. Otherwise it goes to an institution. I don’t like-Vincent that way. I ecan’t marry him. I don’t want the money, but he is bound to have it. Papa and mamma are dead. Tam alone. They got me here a month agzo and have kept me practically a prisoner ever since—and always under the influence of that horrible drug. It has broken me down, and when I am weakest Vincent tries to force me to marry him. He is so strong and cruel and I am so weak. Twicelnearly gave in. Once he went so far as to get a clergyman. I became frightened lest I might give in—and I grow weaker every day. They say the drugis necessary for me in my weakened condition, but 1 know it is what has been breaking me down. So I got hold of the bottle and took it all. Oh, why did you bring me back to all this misery? I am so tired of it.”” Dr. Bolton was standing with flaming eyes. “I will take you away fromwit,” he said. “Here, Peter, this girl must be taken to a hospital at once. Get- a cab, quick.” - . He lifted her,-bedclothes-and ail, in his strong arms-and carried her dowmn. Then he told Peter to tell the Duponts he had’taken the patient to St. James’ hospital, and in-amoment theywere speeding-toward that instifution: He carried her-in and 'laid her- om a. lounge in the reception room: “Order the ambulance at onece;”>" he= commanded. His word was.law, anda the ambuldnce~was soon at the-doer: Virginia was-carried gently toit;.and Dr. Bolton, whispered the -nyme-of a private hespital into the driser’s ear, with the injumetion to *“forg:tit-imme~ diately upon:leaving there.” He smiled griinly as-he enfered’ the ambulance. ; “Let them:ftind her-now, if they are good hunters;” said he: ‘They never-did find her until’ some three months: later they read of her marriage to Dr. Bolton. : When Dn: Bolton now sits in his easy chaip- before: his comfortable grate firer with his: fair young wife upon hig Knee: he: laughs in ridicule at his old idea- of comfort and joy, and fervently blesses Vinecent Dupont’s persistence.and masterful ways which forced him out in;to the stormy night. ~ May Ba the National Flower. The idea of making the carnaticn the national flower, a plan favored by President MeKinley, finds adve-~ cates among the expert florists at Joliet, lil. The summer home of Harlow K. Higinbotham oz the outskirts of Joliet is the headquarters of the Chicago Carnatiom company, and jus¢ now it is resplemdent with acres of carnations, the fragrance of whieh perfumes the air for miles. | Hundreds of car loads of carnations are sent from here to Chicago every year. James Hartshorn, the chief florist and manager of the ime stitugion, is making many importany experiments in hybridizing care ~ “The credit for the evolution of the carnation belongs exclusively to Americs,” he mﬁmm this should count in its favor when a national flower is chosen. L thoughl vou suid ome of youe. e i D