Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 9, Plymouth, Marshall County, 6 December 1906 — Page 3

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Hy F erg CIIA1TER VII. (Continued.) Kitty Marchurst was a veritable fairy (a size, and her hand and feet were exquisitely formed, while her figure had all the roundness of a girl of seventeen. An innocent, child-like face, two limpid blue .?yes, a straight little nose, and a charming rose-lipped mouth wero Kitty's principal attrac-tkms. and her. hair was really wonderful, growing all over her head in crisp golden curls. Child-like enough her face looked in repose, but with the smile came the woman such a smile ; a laughing, merry expression such as the Greeks gave to Hebe. Dressed in a rough white dress trimme! -with pale blue ribbons and her golden htad surmounted by a sailor hatMvkh ,a starf of the same azure hue tied around it Kitty looked really charming. Kitty had examined Gaston with a woman's quickness of taking in details, and she mentally decided he '.vas the bestlooking man she had ever seen, only she wished he would talk. Shyness was not a part of her nature, so after waiting a reasonable time for Vandeloup to commence, she determined to start herself. Im waiting to be entertained," she said, in a hurried voice, raising her eyes ; then afraid of her own temerity, she looked down again. Gaston sailed a little a Kitty' outspoken remark, but remembering Madame's injunction, he rather mischievously determined to carry out her desires to the lener. "It is 2 ery nice day, he said, gravely. Kitty looked up and laughed merrily. I don't think that's a very original remark, she said coolly, producing an apple from her pocket. "If that's all you've got to say. I hope Madame won't be long." Vandeloup laughed again at her petulance, an. eyed ber critically as she took bit out of thf red side cf the apple with her white teeth. "You like apples?" he aked, very much amused by her candor. "Pretty well," returned Miss Mar--"hurst eying the fruit in a disparaging manEer; "peaches are nicer; are Madaaie's peaches ripe? look in 2 anxiously at hiai. "I think they are, rejoined Gaston, gravely. "I don't like your eyes," said Miss Kitty, suddenly. "What's the matter with theai?" with a quizzical glance. "They look wicked." "Ah. then, they belie the soul within," returned Vandeloup. seriously. "I assure you. I'm a very good young man." She was about to reply when Madame Midas entered, and Kitty Hew to her with cry of delight. "Why. Kitty." said Madame, highly lIased, "I aia so glad to see you, my dar; bui keep off. or I'll be spoiling your dress." "Yes, so you will," said Kitty, retreatlug to a safe distance; "what a long time you have been." "Have I. dear?" said Madame; "I hope M. Vandeloup has proved a good substitute." ' 'Madame." answered Vandeloup. gaily, we have been talking about the crops and the weather." "Oh. indeed." replied Mrs. Villies, who saw the fluh on Kitty's cheek, an, by no tneans apprr ved of it; "it must hve been Very entert nin?." "Vry!" .vsented Gaston, going back to his desk. , "Come alor.g, Kitty," said Madame, with a keen glance at her clerk. "let us go to the house and see if we can find aay peaches." When Vandeloup came home to tea he found Kitty was as joyous and full of life -as ever. Madame Midas felt weary and worn out by the heat o'.' the day, and was sitting tranquilly by the window ; but Kitty, with bright eyes and restless feet, followed Selina all over the house, nnder the pretense ol helping her, an infliction which that sage spinster bore with patient tea it was too hot to light the lamp, and even Selina let the fire go out, while all the windows and doors were open to let the cool night wind blow in. Vandeloup sat on the verandah with Mcintosh, listening to Madame, ho was playing Mendelssohn's "In a Gondola." that dreamy melody full of the swing and rhythmic movement of the waves. Then to please old Archie she played "Auld Liang Syne" that tender, caressing air -which is one of the most pathetic and heart-stirring melodies in the world. Arc-hie leaned forward with bowed head as the sad melody floated on the air, and his thoughts went back to the heatheriad Scottish hills. And what was this Madame was now playing, with its piercing sorrow and sad refrain? Surely "Farewell to Lochaber," that bitter lament cf the exile leafing bonny Scotland far behind. Vandeloup, who wis not attending to the music, but thinking of Kitty, saw two big tears steal down Mcintosh's severe face. "Sentiment from him?" he muttered in a cynical tone: "Why, I should have as oon expected blood from a stone. Suddenly the sad air ceased, and after a few chords, Kitty commenced to sing to Madame' accompaniment- Gaston arose to his feet, and leaned up against the door, for she was singing Gounod's charming valse from "Mirella," the bird-like zKrlody of which suited her high, clear Toice to perfection. .Vandeloup was rather astonished at hearing this innocent little maiden execute the difficult valse with such ease, and her shake was as rapid and true as if she had been trained in the best schools of Europe. He did not know that Kitty bad naturally a very flexible voice,' and that Madame had trained her for nearly a year. When the song wa eaded Gaston entered the room to express bis thanks and astonishment. "You have a fortune in your throat, mademoiselle," he said, with a bow, "and I asure you I have beard all the great lingers of to-day from Patti downward." "I have only been able to teach her very little, said Madame, looking affectionately at Miss Marchurst who now stool, blushiDg at Vandelonp's praises, "but when we find the Devil's Lead I am goiitg to send her home to Italy to study singing. ! "For the stage?" asked Vandeloup. "That is as it may be," replied Madam, enigmatically. CHAPTER VIII. Slivers and his friend Villiers were by no means pleased with the existing state of things. In sending Vandeloup to the Pactolus claim, they had thought that Madame Midas would fall in love with the attractive Frenchman, and seek for a divorce in order to marry him which divorce Villiers would of course realst, unless she bribed him by giving him aa interest in the Pactolus. But they had both reckoned wrongly, for Madame was inot In love with Vandeloup, and acted with n-uch circumspection. Consequently Slivers and Co., not finding matters going to their satisfaction, met one day at the office of the senior partner for the purpose of discussing the affair and seeing what jcou'd be done toward bringing Madame JJIidas to their way of thinking. Then, suppose you go oat to the Pactolos and see your wife," suggested SHvers. 1 "No go," returned Villier, gloomily, ptia'a break qj fctad."

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u4 Harn "Bah! you ain't afraid of a woman, are you?" snarled Slivers, viciously. "No, but I am of Mcintosh and the rest of them," retorted Villiers. "What can one man do against twenty of these demons? Why, they'd kill me if I went out there; and that wife of mine wouldn't raise her little finger to save me." "It's no good beating about the bush," said the wooden-legged man. "You go out near the claim, and see if you can catch her; then give it to her hot." Villiers thought a moment, .then turned to go. "I'll try," be said, as he went out of the door, "but it's no go, I tell you, she's stone," and with a dismal nod he slouched away. "Stone, Is she?" cried the old man, pounding furiously on the floor with .his wooden leg. "then I'd smash her; I'd crush her; I'd grind her into little bits," and, overcome by his rage, Slivers shook Billy off his shoulder. Mr. Villiers went to the railway station and took the train to the Pactolus claim. Unluckily for Madame Midas, she had that day been to Ballarat, and was just returning. She had gone by train, and was now leaving the station and walk, ing home to the Pactolus along the road. Being absorbed in thought, she did not notice the dusty figure in front of her, otherwise she would have been sure to have recognized her husband, and would have given him a wide berth by crossing the fields Instead of going by the road. Mr. Villiers, therefore, tramped steadily on toward the Factolus, and his wife tramped steadily after him. until at last, at the turn of the road where it entered her property, she overtook him. A shudder of disgust pashed through her frame as she raised her eyes and saw him, and she made a sudden gesture as though to fall behind and thus avoid him. It was, however, too late, for Mr. Villiers, hearing footsteps, turned suddenly and saw the woman he had come to see standing in the middle of the road. Husband and wife stood glaring at each other for a few moments in silence, she looking at him with an expression of intense loathing on her fine face, and he vainly trying to assume a dignified carriage. At last, his wife, drawing her dress together as though his touch would have contaminated her, tried to pass, but on seeing tLis he sprang forward, before she could change her position, and caught her wrist. "Not yet !" be hissed through his clenched teeth : "first you must have a word with me." "What do you want?" she asked in a low. clear voice. "Money !" growled Villiers. insolently planting himself directly in front of her, "and I'm going to have it. "Money I" she echoed, in a tone of bitter irony ; "have you not had enough yet ? Have you not squandered eveTy penny I had from my father? What more do you want?" "A stare in your Pactolus, he said, sullenly. His wife laughed scornfully. Villiers writhed like a snake under her bitter scorn. "I understand," he said, in a taunting tone; "you want it for the man you are going to marry." "What do you mean?" "What I say," he retorted boldly ; "all Ballarat knows you are in love with that young Frenchman." Mrs. Villiers felt herself grow faint this man, who had embittered her life from the time she married him, was still her evil genius. A man she had seen on the road was now nearly np to them, and with a revulsion of feeling site saw that it was Vandeloup. Recovering herself with an effort, she turned steadily. "You lied "when you spoke just now. she said in a quiet voice. "I will not lower myself to reply to your accusation: but if you dare to cross my path again I will kill you." She looked so terrible when she said this that Villiers involuntarily drew back, but recovering himself in a moment, he sprang forward and caught her arm. "I'll make you pay for this," and he twisted her arm till she thought it was broken. "Youll kill me, will you? you I you!" he shrieked, still twisting her arm and causing her intense pain, "you viper r Suddenly, when Madame was almost fainting with pain, she heard a shout, and knew that Vandeloup had come to the rescue. He had recognized Madame Midas down the road, and saw that her companion was threatening her: so he made all possible speed, and arrived just in time. Madame turned round to see Vandelonp throw her husband into a ditch by the side of the road, and walk toward her. He was not at all excited, but seemed as cool and calm as if he had just been shaking hands with Mr. Villiers instead of treating him violently. "You had better go home, Madame," he said, in his usual cool voice, "and leave me to deal with this gentleman; you are not hurt?" "Only my arm," replied Mrs. Villiers, in a faint voice; "he nearly broke it. But 1 can walk borne alone." "If you can, do so," said Vandeloup, with a doubtful look at her. "I will send him away." "Don't let him hurt you." "I don't think there is much danger," replied the young man, with a glance at his arms. "I am stronger than I look." "Thank you. Monsieur," said Madame Midas, giving him her hand; "you have rendered me a great service, and one I will not forget." He bent down and kissed her hand, which action was seen by Mr. Villiers as he crawled out of the ditch. When Madame Midas was gone and Vandeloup could see her walking homeward, be turned to look for Mr. Villiers, and found him seated on the edge of the ditch, all covered with mud and streaming with water r-presenting a most pitiable appearance. "You can tell my wife I'll pay her for this. "Accounts are paid on Saturdays," called out M. Vandeloup, gaily; "If you call I will give you a receipt of the same kind as you had to-day." Villiers made no response, as he was already out of hearing, and went on his way to the station with mud on his clothes an4 rage in his heart. Vandeloup looked after him for a few minutes with a queer smile on his lips, then turned on his heel and walked home, humming a song. CHAPTER IX. It was now nearly six months since Vandeloup had become clerk of the Pactolus, and be was getting tired of it, only watching his opportunity to make a little money and go to Melbourne, where he had not much doubt as to his success. With a certain sum of money to work on, M. Vandeloup thought that with his talents and experience of human nature he would soon be able to make a fortune, particularly as he was quite unfettered by any scruples. With such an adaptable nature he could hardly help doing well, but in order to give him the start he required a little capital, so stayed on at the Pactolus and saved every penny he earned, . other thing that kept him there was lom in Kitty, and taudtloup couM n.

tear himself away from the place where she resided. He had called on Kitty's father, the Rev. Mark Marchurst, who lived at the top of Black Hill, near Ballarat. and did not like him. Mr. Marchurst. a grave, quiot man, who was the pastor of a particular sect, calling themselves very modestly "The Elect," was hardly the kind of individual to attract a brilliant young fellow like Vandeloup. Kitty had fallen dwply in love with Vandeloup, so as he told her he loved her in return, she thought that some day they would get married. "I doi-.'t want a wife to drag me back." he said to himself one day when Kitty had hiiued at matrimony; "when I am wealthy it will be time enough to think of marriage, but it will be long before I am rich, and can I wait for Bebe all that time?" Meanwhile, the Devil's Lead was still undiscovered, many people declaring It was a myth, and that a lead had never existed. Three people, however, had a firm belief in its existence, and were cer. tain it would be found some day this trio being Mcintosh, Madame Midas and Slivers. The Pactolus claim was a sort of Naboth's vineyard to Slivers, who, in company with Billy, used to sit in his dingy little office and grind his teeth as he thought of all the wealth lying beneath those green fields. He had once even gone so far as to offer to buy a share in the claim from Madame Midas, but had been promptly refused by that lady. Still the Devil's Lead was not found, and people were beginning to disbelieve in its existence, when suddenly indications appeared which showed that it -was near at hand. Nuggets, some large, some small, began to be constantly discovered, and every day news was brought into Ballarat .about the turning up of a thirtyounce or a twenty-ounce nugget in tht Pactolus, when, to crown all, the newi came and ran like wildfire through the city that a three hundred ounce nugget had been unearthed. . (To be continued.)

When I a. Man Reallr Deadf Floresco claims to have brought back life to dogs whose hearts have stopped from twenty-five to forty minutes. He applies electrodes directly 4 the heart, either on the outside or 1 needles to the' inside of the ventricle Janllewsky has started heart beats in a rabbit twenty-four hours after death, and In the aurices three days after death. This lie accomplished by perfusion of the heart by Locke's solution. Inhibition of this heart action can be brought about by applying electrodes at the root of the aorta. Lock and Rosenhelm perfused n heart that had been hanging in the laboratory for fire days since its removal from the rabbit's body, and caused It to give beats of considerable magnitude. Howell of Johns Hopkins concludes from bis experiments that Inhibition of the heart depends on the presence of diffusible potassium compounds of this character. From the physiological standpoint, therefore. It looks as If the day may come when death will be cheated of its prey, ami the heart forced to take up again the work that it has laid down. American Journal of Homeopathy. When the Uruout Ilesfatrra. A bachelor friend of mine who travels a great deal says he can always tell by the hotel register who are the newly-married people. "It is just this way," be explained. The masculine name Is written with the usual careless flourish, Indicating habit, hut In the words that follow and wife' there Is a noticeable change. The pen is evidently lingered over then, and they are written with a care and precision and plainness that annot be mistaken, with the least bit of awkwardness, too. It Is a sort of idiosyncrasy of these newly-anade husbands to use that special formula, while those to whom marriage Is an old story, who romance the years have not dimmed,' but made a part of everyday life, simply write In the register Mr. and Mrs. . Now, that is not merely a notion of my own; It Is backed np by expert evidence from experienced hotel Xroprietors find clerks. I had noticed it so frequently that I asked some questions c-oucernlng it, and found my observation to be correct." Boston Herald. Wanted a Ilearlrar. "Are you the editor that takes in the society news?" inquired the caller, an undersized man, with a timid, appealing look on his face. "Yes, sir," replied the young man at the desk. "I can take in any kind of news. What have you?" "Why, It's this way," said the caller, lowering his voice. "My wife gave a swell party last night and I'm willing to pay to have this report of the affair put In your paper." "We don't charge anything for publishing society niTalrs," observed the young man at the desk, taking the proffered manuscript and looking It over. "That's all right," was the reply. "You don't understand. I wrote this up myself and I put In a line or two that says: 'Mr. Halfstlck assisted his distinguished wife In receiving the guests.' That's the way I want It to go and I don't care if it costs a sovereign a line. I wan! my friends to know, by George, thai: I still belong to the family !" London Tit-Bits. Clothe and Conduct. Every man and every woman feeh the Influence of clothes and appearance upon conduct. You have beard of the lonely man in the Australian bush who always put on evening dress for dinner so that he might remember he was a gentleman. Addison could not write his best unless he was well dressed. Put a naughty girl Into her best Sunday clothes, and she will behave quite nicely; put a blackguard Into khaki, and he will be a hero; put an omnibus conductor Into uniform, and he will live up to his clothes. Indeed, In a millennium of free clothes of the latest fashion we shall nil be archangels. London Chronicle. "Sinful Luxury." Two gentlemen dining In a New York restaurant were surprised to find on the bill of fare the item, "green blueC.ih." "Walter," asked one, "what sort of blueflsh are green blueflsh?" "Fresh right from the water," said the waiter, offhand. "Nonsense!" said the man. "You know well enough they do not take blueflsh at this season." The waiter came up and looked at the dlspted item. "Oh, that, sir," he said, with an air of enlightenment, "that's hothouse blueflsh, sir!" Youth's Companion. Too Impressionable. Tenner will never do as a critic, said the managing editor. "No?" queried his assistant "Ivo. I noticed him at the premier performance of that comic opera and be actually smiled once or twice." Philadelphia Press,

Women Not All Hysterical. Women are sometimes regarded as likely to lose their heads and grow hysterical with fear In times of sudden danger, but every little while some Incident occurs which puts them in another light. An open car filled with passengers ran away down a long hill in New York the other day. When it was found that the car was beyond control many passengers screamed and Jumped, and some were badly hurt. A woman who had a baby In her arms stood calmly up in her place, motioned to a man on the street who was matching the approaching car, tossed the baby to him as the car passed, and then sat down. The man caught the baby, and in a few minutes the mother walked back, thanked him, and took the child. Nothing panicky about that! Good Home-Made Screen. This screen is made in three parts, the central part being Just twice the width of the outer sections. Height and width must be accommodated to the room in which it is to be used. Four uprights will be needed, and these will serve as the sides of the frame, which la to be made for each section. Two of the long uprights will be used for the central part, and one each for the outside parts, shorter pieces beirg used for the other uprights of the outside sections. ' There are crosspleccs at the top, bottom and middle (see dotted lines) of each section. When the three parts FINISHED SCBEEX MADE AT HOME. are completed they are hinged together, so they can be folded together when not In use, or placed at an angle to each other to permit the screen to stand alone. Do Men Understand Women f The national normal "school of acting in France employs Dnly men, and when there was some criticism of the school by Bernhardt and others for this reason. lecause they were obliged to teach women the emotion they should feel under different conditions, one of them paid: "Women have less of the critical faculty than men, and in all my career I have never known a woman to Invent a wise scene. Men write plays, draw women, . observe them, know them, understand them, at least as well as women understand themselves." Ciaa-Stove Hint. In using an oven the burners should be lighted for at least five minutes before any food is put in. Keep all gas stops closed unless In use, so that none of the fuel will be wasted and accidents from escaping gas avoided. The stop In the connecting pipe must also be turned off when the range Is not in flse for cooking, for n iel can then leak out. If the burner is a double one the outer circle is lighted first, then the stop of the other Is turned on, aud the flame spreads to the inner burner. As soon an any food comes to a boiling poiat the flame may be turned dowu to at least half of its original strength and the liquid will continue to bubble and cook. In lighting a burner the "stop" in the main pipe mut first be turned on, then the Jet in the burners oiened for two or three seconds to allow the gas to fill the piies, after which the match may be applied. The gas should burn clear and blue. If it Is yellow and starts off with a roar it Is burning In the air chamler and must be turued off at once until the g;i3 has flowed lu for a few econdx longer, when a match may again be applied. . . SeoldluK the Children. Supiiose you are the mother, and the children dash Into your presence with some experience of childish triumph to relate; now is 3-011 r test. The children's eyes are like diamonds as they tell their story, and all the eagerness of their sinless souls Is shining through tben, but from a large round bole in a new pair of stockings a little round knee stares at you a dear, soiled, plump, pink baby knee it Is, and you love the owner of It. Well, you know how it Irritates you when you see the bole in the stocking. What do you do then? Do -you still see the love and Joy shining In their eyes, or do you frown and scold and send t.ly children away to be cleaned up, as though the soil on their faces and clothes were spots on their souls Instead? Philadelphia Tress. ' A Linen Shower. The latest evolution of the shower Idea, which for so long has beea popular with brides and their friends, Is a set of linens for the table fifty-two pjeces In all stamped to match with the bride's favorite flower made into an effective design. One of the bride'a friends plans it and directs the stamping. Then the cost is divided among

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A woman living in New York has provided her fox terrier with India rubber boots, as a protection against damp and rheumatism. Solomontown, in south Australia, Is the proud possessor ot a lady church warden. She ierforms the duties cf the post with satisfaction to all concerned and has Just been re-elected, j Mr. Longworth has ordered a Cincinnati firm to make a piano for his wife, formerly Miss Alice Roosevelt, to whom he intends to present it It is to be decorated with gold and will cost not less than ? 10,000. Priucess Louise Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein lately paid a surprise visit to the Church Army Labor home in Marylebone. While there she sawed a iarge piece of wood and afterward chopped it into firewood and worked the bundling machine with the utmost dexterity. Habit Is Increasing-. A writer in Halifax. N. S., is very much concerned Itec-ause of the spread of the smoking habit among women, and thinks that the custom of some Englishwomen of rank has had much to -do with the spread of the habit among English and Canadian middleclass women, and also among some American women. He insists that the "itest" women do not smoke on the continent, and there is no reason why this class in Kngland should take up the habit. A Woman' Woe. It Is lack of appreciation. She wants everything appreciated. She desires her clothes appreciated. To this appreciation the French woman owes her supremacy. There's always a Frenchman, often a number, to appreciate every Frenchwoman. Very often he's an artist, and to his appreciation, on canvas or cardboard, the F" ithwoman owes much of her world .de fame. Laundering1 Inees. To wash laces make a suds with naptha soap and tepid water, put the laces in it and let them soak for half an hour; then souse them around and squeeze between the hands to get the LATEST CREATIONS IN MILLINERY. water out. Make fresh suds, souse laces around again, but do not rub lest you break the meshes; squeeze, then rinse In two waters, with a few drops of dissolved gum arable in the first water. If the lace Is cream or ecru add a few drops of orange dye to the last water, or. If pure white, a few drops of blu.ng. Spread on a sheet to dry; whin nearly dry pull gently Into shape and roll from one end, keeping edges even; then wrap in a damp cloth and let He for half an hour and press with a not too hot Iron. . MaUiuR a Shy Citri Talk. The girl who knows herself to be tongue-tied, tliough she regrets It, need not despair of popularity. Nobody is socially more disagreeable and more dreaded tban a woman who talks too much, monoiolizlng the conversation ami giving no one else a chance to sieak. People fly from this overglfted aud aggressive talker. A good chatterbox is equally disliked. A good listener is always sure of appreciation." If you can but muster the fine art of listening to each person with an air of deep Interest, just us if there were nobody else at the moment in the wide world, und as If your greatest wish were to understand what the other is trying to tell you, you will have the effect of talking well. All that Is really necessary Is not to let your attention wander, and at the right moment, in the right place, make some brief rejoinder In aflirmatlon. You need never fear that you will le thought too silent if you listen well and say yes or no at proier intervals. A good listener is never a bore, while a great talker frequently gains that unhappy distinction. CS iris are sometimes tongue-tied because of Indifference. A bashful manner, up to a certain ioint I attractive, says Wointui'H Life, liut when it has Its root in a hammering self-consciousness which makes one awkward and clumsy or surly or defiant, it is a fatal handicap. EE5 Skirts are much more severe than those of last year. A'l plaited skirts are stitched down to below the hips. Huge flowers of silk and velvet are used on the hats. Wide bands of braid are used oh both jacket and skirt. One sees quite a few Norfolk Jackets on the morning suits. An oddity of some evening gowns Is that the short puff sleeres are of dif-

ferent fabric from the rest of the gown. The principal millinery trimmings seen, however, are wings and feathers. The brownish gray of moleskin is a leading tone among dress fabrics, both In sheer stuffs and heavier cloths. Those long bar brooches that have been put aside for years are now brought out and used In pin veils in back. A trimming for a quiet taste was a graceful applique In garlands, silk embroidered with flowers, with n peachy pmk center -and deep iearl-colored foliage. Colored silk embroideries on white silk muslin ir. intense greens, blues and purples, with conventionalized scrolls brightened by touches of gold and silver, are most effective. Opalescent and gold spangles, with raised gold figures and tiny gold beads and colored embroidery outlined in gilt beads, are much used on net. Thee come in the very narrow edgings.

Two Childish Frock. Party frock for little girl under 6 years, of white batiste, laid In box plaits from a deep yoke of alternate strips of valenclennes lace and beading run with ribbon. Pale blue challls frock, with gulmpe and collar of finely tucked moussellne full bodice from strapped bretelles lelow the gulmpe. Skirt is shirred at the top and has groups of narrow tucks around the foot A to Introductions. On an at-home day a hostess Is not required to make introductions hetween her guests unless she wishes to do so; but when the callers number but one or two only 't Is Incumbent upon her to introduce them to each other. At a large luncheon party the numbers regulate whether or no general introductions are to be made. At a small luncheon party, on the contrary, to Introduce all the guests to each otlier is the received rule, and this is done immediately on arrival if possible formally or Informally, directly or indirectly. Can Lace It They Want to. A doctor who was talking to a women's club In New York about corsets declared that the women of America know what they are about "Before I made a visit to Europe," he said, MI was an enemy to the corset Seeing the shapes presented to public viewon the other side, I have been converted. Do es you please, ladles. It Is better to be shapely, even though you are a little constricted In th KruofliTniv n f iii in t mci " Complexion and Marriage. According to the "Family Doctor," the chances of dark women -obtaining husbands are, to those of fair women, ' In the proportion of three to two. This is all right so far as the definite brunettes and blondes are concerned, but how about girls with hair of old rose i sunset glory, copper-beech and the rest 1 of the color schemes? A table of the odds on or against each tint is eagerly awaited. Tribune. Woman Halse I'eppertulnt. An Indiana woman has a peppermint farm of eighty acres, which she Is making pay in every sense of the word. She harvests her mint Just at the right time for the menthol, and has a very superior grade to sell. There are only a few places in the United States where peppermint is raised on a large scale, and It Is said to be easy enough work for women. Delieves In Simplicity. The Empress of Russia has the English Ideas about the dress of children, and her little girls wear linen or serge dresses all the year, with sailor collars and black ties, the girls wearing black stockings, while the little boy wears white socks. No jewelry except of the simplest kind Is allowed and the dress Is not more exiensive than that of the children of the most ordinary American. The Ballooned Lady. , One of the moment's fads Is to draw the veil snugly around the chin and pin it twice very tightly In the back below the hat, once about midway between the neck and the hat and once at the neck. This is supposed to give one a most exclusive look. In reality It Is much more trying than the floating, graceful ends. Xaraea Much In Demand. The professional nurse seems to have the best opportunity for good work with good pay of any of the trained workers. Steamship companies now advertise a couple of professional nurses on their vessels and their services are constantly being required.

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Green pasture or forage is desirable for the growing pigs. Be sure there Is plenty of It Lime sprinkled in the farm water tank Is said to prevent scum rising on the surface of the water. . Beauty or color does not make the worth of the cow, but the amount of milk she yields and Its quality measure her value. Remove every possibility of the oolt getting hurt A large percentage of colts get hurt before they reach the marketable stage. Regularity is perhaps more Important In feeding sheep than is the case with other animals, for sheep are naturally regular in their, habits. The origin of many diseases among horse? can be traced directly to filthy stables, it Is, therefore, good economy to keep tlie stables scrupulously clean! Vhlle a small bunch of sheep can be kept on a farm to good advantage, tbej serve a double purpose, as they enrich the farm and bring a cash In cone at the same time. Cutting bands at the threshing machii?e? Why, there Is no more such werte to be done around the thresher. Self-feeders now take the place of band cutter and feeder. This U a 6aving of three men. (Jeese are more cheaply fattened than some other kinds of polltry, because tbey eat almost anything that Is green. They should be fed on some corn, or cornmeal may be added to the chopped green stuff. The best farm homes and the hap plest families are not always to be found where the most money is spent It takes something besides money to make a home. It takes congeniality, co operation and a willingness to make the best of things. It is said that man has invented some scheme whereby the art of rubbering can be prevented in the party-line telephones. This will be a great help to the efficiency of this very necessary convenience. What will become of the neighborhood gosslper? When a man is busy the weeks go by rapidly and a week is as a day. It appears Xhat a man has no more than finished one important job until another is on hand and a month has elapsed. The man Who Is not busy has time dragging on his hands. Many orchards are neither clean cultivated nor managed according to the Strlngfellow sod culture Idea. Their method Is frequently a hybrid a stab at cultivation, but a failure to keep it well cp and then the weeds grow as high as a man's head. Experiments have demonstrated that an acre of rape has the same value as has 2,000 pounds of barley and similar grains for hog feeding purposes. Additional, no time is spent feeding It andit has the further merit of adding succulence to the ration. It may not be possible to lncoriorate the absolutely ten-hour system on the farm, but it can be approached. TbfTe is more to a farm life than that of making money and saving time, even at the expense of arduous labor and excessive application of It Some people are ready to condemn a whole orchard Just because some small boy of the family Is indiscreet enough to fill himself with green apples and a doctor has to be called. What Is needed is a little well directed parental Influencein cases of this kind. It Is far better to let a neighboctall you of yottr good qualities than it is for you to proclaim them from the roadside. Keep the fields and crops looking well and your neighbors will do the rest, and If you rest too much they will have a bad name for you. It is estimated that 10,000,000 acm 9f timber land are annually devastated by forest fires. So long- as this destruction keeps up and lumber companies continue to denude the forest areas of the country with saw and ax, the question of tree- planting will always be a tlve one. A Georgia peach grower says some buyers want Iarge peaches and some prefer them only medium id size. R wants to contract for his crop early so he can grow them the 6lze wanted. Most persons are satisfied to get peach98 of any kind, without being particular as to size. A pig will get more satisfaction from 1 shingle or a piece of lath in the hands of its owner In scratching Its back than can be imagined. There Is a sort of an acquaintance that can spring up that will be both advantageous end profitable. How a pig enJoys it, and it is good for him. A an Illustration of what, can !e äoo In the matter of raising high grade and pure bred horses, we note the case of, the Michigan farmjs. who today lias a pair of Percheron mares sixteen years old. They have raised their owners twelve pairs of colts, nine 3f which have been sold for $:,S27..i0, ar an average of $423.27 per pair, while there are six more fine colts on the, farm too young to market. Chickens that are poor and not being cared for make but small progress In life and seldom, if ever, become the best egg producers. To have the best results with a quick sprlag growth necessary for the establishment of size and vigor they must be well fed, regularly fed and properly fed from shell to finish. Anything short of this Insures an advance to poor growth and poor results all along the line. Maahroomi ta a Mine. Mushrooms' are growing successfully in an old gypsum mine near Grand Rtlds, Mich, The old tonne Is and

galleries are about seventeen acres Is area, and were floored with soil taken from the open air. Several hundred pounds of mushrooms g t market from these mine beds each week and sell at full prices.

Getting; Rid of Striped Beeile. Remember this, from a Pennsylvania gardener, for next spring: This season the striped cucumber beetle attacked my cucumbers, squashes and melons bj the millions It seemed. Instead of a implying bone dust or tobacco dust I this season applied dried blood with most excellent results. The ground aniens the plants, as well as the leaves of the plants, were covered with the uttjjf. Of course, the dose must be repeated after a rain. I think I shall hereafter make ue of it, bugs or no bugs, s the deep green foliage of the plants is aapie evidence of its value as a fertilizer. Trap Nest Uaefal. The trap nest is playl'ig an Important part in the Improvement of the poujtry flocks of the country just now, and it Is safe to say that a hundred art in use today where one was In use five years ago. After once using trap beets no poultryman would thing of trylnj to get along without them. He cccld not afford to discard them, for their intelligent use means a doubly profitable flock of hens. The trap nest fcaf solved problems that could be sfrtvej In no other way. They not only stow which hens are laying the eggs, pud, more than this, they show up the loafers, the nonpnxi.ieers and the hens that are not paying for their car? and faed. Every pouUtryman who desires to Improve his flock and make it more profitable should install trap nests. Heat oris a an Orchard. In an endeavor to furnish an object lesson, Ernest Walker of the Arkansas experiment station took charge of a neglected apple orchard 1 and soon brought It around all right He mada up his mind that the trees needed the knife and started In on his surgical operations. The early fall pruning vai only moderate, as heavy pruning would have tended to cause a swelling of the buds, or even a late growth. The removal of large branches was avoided wherever possible; yet If a limb was weak or circumstances made it desirable to remove It it was promptly taken out When the top branches wwre weak or the head th'un, or the tree growing lop-sided, topping was done. Car was observed always to make the eut In this case Just above a good side branch a very important matter, as this avoids the danger of the dying back, frequently deemed an inevitable consequence of topping in trees. Where much twhjiness was noted considerable thinning out was done. On the south and southwest side of the trees, however, less pruning was done, as ehade In that, a In this, country is des i rat 12, and so much thinning is not necessary. Tb? spraying was' looked after assiduously and, the Invalided orchard was soon doing business again. White Clover. One of the most useful plants for lawns or pastures Is white clover. It does not compete with red clover for hay, but the white variety serves many excellent purposes on farms, which should commend it to all stock men. White clover In Indigenous on almost all moist clayey soils in this climate; It forms part of the sward, and even If not perceived at lirst sight, it is discovered on closer Inspection. It soon shows itself after the soil has been manured with substances congenial to Its nature, such as lime or ashes. Some cultivators also sow white clover wlfh the intention of mowing It, but It requires a very rich Mil to cause It to grow to any considerable height. On a soil of this description It will sometimes yield a crop nearly equal ia thickne to that of the common red clover, and, according to some persons, preferable to the latter as a fodder plant, being of better flavor, yielding mow nourishment and Is claimed to te more conducive to the production (J milk. But It yields only one crop, anc is certainly the most generally approved of all plants that are cultivated tor that purpose- It Is peculiarly fitted for a pasture plant by the disposition wtldi It has to send forth shoots, and the quickness with which its leaves are re produced a quality in which it surpasses the red clover. Again, white clover is not so easily choked by woeds, but exterminates them by means of its roots, which thrust their way through the soil; hence it does not re quire a soil so well cleared, and may with greater facility be sown after rs peated grain crops. Improvements la Dairying-. It Is probable that dairymen will make many Improvements In the future, for already there is a growing ten dency to begin reforms In the dairies. and there is no department on the farm which demands more consideration than the present methods of handling both the cows and their milk. It Is ä claimed that there is more filth and less care In dairying than Is creditable, but there are exceptions, as In other occu pations. The majority ' of consumers are usually in ignorance of any of the conditions affecting the preparation of milk. Ueforms are also possible In the treatment of the milk from fresh cows as well as care of the young calves. It being customary to remove the calve from the cows when the young things are but one or two days old, the milk from tiielr dams lelng added to that taken from other cows of the herd, although such milk may be unfit for use and lujnrioiis to children who are fed upon It. The milk from fresh cows should go to the calf until It Is at least two or three weeks old. but as the av erage dairyman milks his cows for the purimse of selling the product he will not willingly sacrifice to the calf an article that be can put on the market The result is that the milk sold in tM cities is of varied quality, much of It being unclean and untlt for use. ThereIs room for Improvement, aud there are hundreds of consumers ready and willing to pay the dairyman for his extra care If he will provide them with milk of the best quality. It may take time to build up such a trade, but a reputation for a choice article Is capital Invested, as confidence Insures a demand for all that can be produced. The disregard of the rights of consumers, especially on the part of some dealers, who seem to place no value upon cleanliness, cannot fail to Induce them ta purchase only from parties who are known to be rel'j&la. j