Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 44, Plymouth, Marshall County, 8 August 1907 — Page 3

FENIKOIiE COOPER

A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION

CHAPTER XIII. While his comrades wre slepin? in perfect forsetfulness of their hardships and dangers, the slumbers of Dunwoodie were broken and unquiet- After spending a night of restlessness, le arose, unrefreshed, and. without awaking any of the group around him. he wandered into the open air in search of relief. The soft rays of the moon were just passing away in the n.ore distinct light of the morn in?. lie strolled toward the scene of the Skinners' punishment, musing upon the embarrassments of his situation, and uncertain how he should reconcile his sense of duty with his love- In this disturbed state of mind, the major was stopped in his walk by arriving at the base of those rocks which had protected the Skinners in their flight. He was about to turn and retrace his path to hU quarters, when he was startled by a voice, bidding him : "Stand or die I" Dunwoodie turned in amazcDnt, and beheld the figure of a man placed at a little distance above bim on a helvin? rock, vith a musket levelled at himself. A second look was necessary before he discovered, to his astonishment, that the peddler stood before him. Comprehending the danger cf his situation, the youth cried firmly : "If I am to be murdered, fire! I will never become your prisoner." "No, Major Dunwoodie, said Birch, lowering his musket, "it is neither my intention to capture nor to slay." "What then would you have, mysterious being?" said Dunwoodie. "Your good opinion." answered the peddler, with emotion ; "I would wish all good men to "judge me with lenity." "To you it must be indifferent what may be the judgment of men; for you seem to be beyond the reach of their sentence." "God spares the lives of his servants to Iiis own time," said the peddler, solemnly; "a few hours ago I was your prisoner, anil threatened with the gallows; now you are mine ; but. Major Dunwoodie, you are free. There are men abroad who would treat you less kindly. Of what service would that sword be to you against my weapon and a steady hatid? Take the advice of one who has never harmed you, and who never will. Do not trust yourself in the skirts of any wood, unless in company and mounted." "And have you comrades, who have assisted you to escape?" "No no, I am alone truly none know me but my God and Kim." "And who?" asked the major, with an interest he could not control. "None," continued the peddler, recovering his composure. "But such is not jour case. Major Dunwoodie; you are youn? and happy ; there are those that are quit to you, ard such are not far away danger is nea. them you love most danger within and without ; double your watchfulness; strengthen your patrols and be silent. With your opinion of me, should I tell you more, you would suspect an ambush. But remember and guard them you love best." The peJJler discharged the musket in the air, and threw it at the feet of his astonished auditor. When surprise and the smoke allowed Dunwoodie to look again on the rock where he had stood, the spot was vacant. The youth was aroused from the stupor created by this strange scene by the trampling of horses. A patrol was drawn to the spot by the report of the musket. Without entering into any explanation, the "major returned quickly to hU quarters, where he found the whole squadron tinder arms. The officer whose duty it was to superintend such matters, had directed a party xo lower the sign of the Hotel Flanagan, and the post was already arranged for the execution of the spy. On Learing from the major that the musket was discharged by himself and was prob ably one of those dropped by the Skinners, his officers suggested the propriety f executing their prisoner before they marched. Unable to believe that all he bad seen was not a dream, 'Dunwoodie went to the place which was supposed to contain the peddler. "Well, sir," faid the major to the sentinel who guarded the door. "I trust you Lave your prisoner in safety." "lie is yet asleep," replied the man, "and he makes such a noise, I could hardly h ar the bugles sound the alarm." "Open the door and bririgJiim forth." The order was obeyed ; but to the utter amazement of the honest veteran he fonnd the room In no little disorder the coat of the peddler, whert his body ought to have teen, and part of .he wardrobe of Betty scattered in disorder on the floor. The washerwoman herself occupied the pallet, in profound mental oblivion. The noise of their entrance and the exclamations of the party awake the woman. "Is it the breakfast that's wanting? said Betty, rubbing her eyes; "but patience a little, darlings, and ye'Il see sich a fry as never was." "Fry 1" echoed the sergeant ; "well have you roasted, Jezebel ! you Lave helped that peddler to escape." "Jezebel back agin In your teeth Mister Sargeant !" cried Betty ; "what have I to do with pidlers, or escapes?" "Silence!" said Dunwoodie. "This must be inquired into closely, gentlemen ; there is no outlet but the door, and he could not pass, unless the sentinel connived at his escape, or was asleep on his post. Call up the guard." As these men were not paraded, curiosity had already, drawn them to the place, and they one and all denied that any person had passed out. The sentinel acknowledged that Betty had gone by him, but pleaded his orders in justification. "You lie, you tief you lie!" shouted Betty, who had impatiently listened to his exculpation; "would yee slanderi;e a lone womnn, by saying she walks a camp at midnight? Here have I been slaaping the long night." "Here, sir," said the sergeant, turning respectfully to Dunwoodie, "is something written on a slip of paper." One of the officers read aloud: "These certify, that if suffered to get free, it is by God's help alone, to whose divine aid I humbly ricommind myself. I am forced to take the woman's clothes, but in her pocket is a ricoapinse. Witness my hand Harvey Birch." "What !" roared Betty, "has the tief robbed a lone woman? Ilfing him catch him and hang him. major; if there's law or justice in the land." 4iTt examine your pocket, sam one 01 the youngsters, who was enjoying the scene. "Ah ! faith," cried the washerwoman, producing a, guinea, "Lut he is a jewel of a pidler! Long life and a brisk trade to him, slj I ; he is wilcome to thi duds and if he is ever hanged, many a bigger rogue will go free." Dunwoodie turned to leave the apartment, and he saw Captain Lawton standing with folded arms, contemplating the sceno in profound silence. His manner, so different from his usual impetuosity and zeal, struck his commander as singular. Their eyes met, and they walked together for a few mimtrs in close conversation, when Dunwoodie returned, and dismissed the guard. Duritg the breakfast several expresses arrived, one of which brought intelligence of h actual force and destination of the enemy's expcdlticn that was out on the Hudson; and another, orders to send

Captain Wharton to the first post above, nnder the escort of a body of dragoons. These instructions completed the sum of Dunwoodie's uneasiness. The dspair and misery of Frances were constancy before his eyes. In obedience to the commands of his superior, an officer, with a small party, was sent to the cottage to conduct Henry Wharton to the place di-

rected: and the gentleman who was intrusted with the execution of the order was charged with a letter from Dunwoodie to his friend, containing the most cheering assurances of his safety, as well as the strongest pledges of his own unceasing exertions in his favor. Lawton was left with part of his own troop, in charge of the few wounded; and as foon as the men were refreshed, the encampment broke up, the main body marching toward the Hudson. Dunwoodie repeated his injunctions to Captain Liwton dwelt on every word that had fallen from the peddler, and canvassed, in every possible manner that his ingenuity could devise, the probable meaning of his mysterious warnings. Suddenly recollecting that no directions had been given for the disposal of Colonel Wellmcre, instead of following the rear of the column, the major yielded to his desires, and turned down the road which led to the Locusts. As he was plunging into the bottom hinds he caught a glimpse of Henry Wharton and his escort, defiling through a pass which led to the posts above. This' sight added to the speed of the anxious youth, who now turned the angle of the hill that opened to the valley, and came suddenly on the object of his search. Frances had followed the party which guarded her ! brother at a distance; and as they vnni.shed from her sight, she felt deserted by all that she most prized in this world. The unaccountable absence of Dunwoodie, with the shock of parting from Henry under such circumstances, had entirely subdued her fortitude, and she had sunk on a stone by the roadside, sobbing as if her heart would break. Dunwoodie sprang from his charger, and iL a moment he was by the side of the weeping girl. "Frances my own 1-rances !" he exclaimed, "why this distress? Let not the situation of your brother create any alarm. As soon as the duty I am now on is completed, I will hasten to the feet of Washington and beg his release." "Major Dunwoodie, for your interest in behalf of my poor brother, I thank you," said the trembling girl, rising with dignity; "but such language addrosed to me is surely improper." "Improper ! are you not mine, my sweet Frances?" "I wish not. Major Dunwoodie, to interfere with the prior claims that any other lady may have to your affections," said Frances, struggling to speak with firmness. "None other, I swear by heaven, none other has any claim oa me!" cried Dunwoodie, with fervor. "You have practiced so rauch, and so successfully. Major Dunwoodie, that it is no wonder you excel in deceiving the credulity of my sex," returned Frances, attempting a smile, which the tremulousness of her muscles smothered - in its birth. "Am I a villain. Miss Wharton, that you receive me with such language? When have I ever deceived you, Frances ?" "Vthy has not Major Dunwoodie honored the dwelling of his intended father with his presence lately? Did he forget it contained one friend on a bed of sickness, and another in deep distress? Has it escaped his memory that it held his intended wife? Or is he fearful of meeting more than one that can lay a claim to that title? Oh, Peyton Peyton, how have I been deceived in you !" "Frances, I see how you have deceived yourself," cried Dunwoodie, his face Sn a .glow of fire ; "you do me injustice ; I swear by all that is most dear to me that you do me injustice." "Swear not, Major Dunwoodie," interrupted Frances ; "the time is gone for me to credit oaths." "Miss Wharton, would you have me a coxcomb make me contemptible in my own eyes, by boasting with the hope of raising myself in your estimation?" "Flatter not yourself that the task is so easy, ir," returned Frances, moving toward the cottage; "we converse together in private for the last time; but possibly my father would welcome my mother's kinsman." "No, Miss Wharton, I canaot enter his dwelling now. You drive me from you, Frances, in despair. I am going on desperate service, and may not live to return- Should fortune prove severe,' at least do my memory justice; reinember that the last breathings of my soul will be for your happiness." Sc saying, he had already placed his foot in he stirrup. t 1 mm V V 'JEZEBEL BACK IN TOCR TEETII.' but his youthful mistress turning on him an eye that pierced his soul, arrested the action. "Peyton Major Dunwoodie," she said, "can you eviv forgtt the sacred cause in which you are enlisted? Duty both to your God and to your country forbids you doing anything rashly. The latter has need of your services; besides " but her voice became choked, and she was unable to proceed. "Besides what?" echoed the youth, springing to her side. Frances having, however, recovered herself, coldly repulsed him, and continued her walk homeward. "Is this our parting?" cried Dunwoodie, in agony ; "am I a wretch, that you treat me so cruelly? You have never Io7ed me, and wish to conceal your own fickleness by accusations that yon will not explain." "Hear me. Major Dunwoodie. for the last time; it is a bitter knowledge when we first discover our own inferiority; but it is a truth that I have lately learnt. Against you I bring no charges. Were my claims to your heart just. I am not worthy of you. It is not a feeble, timid girl llike me that could make you happy. No, l'eyton, you are lormea lor great and glorious actions, deeds of daring and renown, and should be united to a soul like your own; one that can rise above the weakness of her sex. I should be a weight to drag you to the dust ; but with a different spirit in your companion, you might soar to the very pinnacle of earthly glory. To such a one, therefore, I resign

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you freely, if not cheerfully i and pray, oh, how fervently do I pray! that with such a one you may be happy." "Lovely enthusiast!" cried Dunwoodie, "you know not yourself, nor me. It is a woman, mild and gentle, and dependent ns yourself, that my very nature loves; deceive not yourself with visionary ioas of generosity, which will only make me miserable." "Farewell. Major Dunwoodie," said the agitated girl, pausing for a moment to gasp for breath; "forget that you ever knew me remember the claims of your bleeding country; and be happy." Painful as were the feelings of Dunwoodie at this unexpected termination of the interview, they were but light compared with those vYich were experienced by the fond gir! herself. Frances had, with the keen ?jf of jealous lov, easily detected the attachment of Isabella Singleton U- Dunwoodie. Delicate and retiring herself, it never could present itsell to her mind that this love had been unsought. Dunwoodie had no sooner disappeared than oar heroine felt all the misery of her

kJ4 t T ft H I . I 'FRANCES, WHY TIII3 DISTRESS?" situation; and if the youth found soma relief in the cares of his command, Frances was less fortunate in the performance of a duty imposed on her by filial piety. The removal of his son had nearly destroyed the little energy of Mr. Wharton, who required all the tenderness of his remaining children to convince htm that he was able to perform the ordinary functions of life. (To be continued.) FOND OF HORSE SAUSAGES. Tbonaands of Animals Exported tt the Continent for Food. Thousands of the best horses in the United Kingdom, thrown out of employment by the advent of the motor car, are being exported to the continent for food, many of them being made Into sausages. The United Kingdom, the largest Importer ii the world of cattle and sheep for slaughtering purposes, is oddly enough, now the largest exporter of horses for the same purpose. Consul D. W. Williams at Cardiff says the number of horses, which now average one for every twenty-two inhabitants, has varied very little from 11,100,000 for fifteen years, but the number exported for all purposes rose from 27,012 in 1901 to 47.70S In 1005 and C0.414 In 100G. The exporting of horse? for breeding and other purposes had been profitable for many years, but the Increase sine 1001 Is altogether due to the trade in horse meat In certain continental countries. This Is apparent from the fact thai only 10,900 of the number exported li 1905 were valued at more than $10C each. Belgium seems to be the principal buyer of old horses and the British exports to that country In 1905 showed 3,000 at under $25 aud 13,454 at $25 tc $50. The average price of ordinary horses, ponies excepted. Is $27.35, but fat horses have sold for $50 or more. The best horseflesh Is sold for 10 tc 12 cents a pound, ooorer parts for 7 to 9Vä cents, and the residue Is made Into sausage. This sausage Is reddei than the ordinary kinds and Is "dimpled with pieces of fat" It is said to be the staple food of many people It appears that the trade In the Netherlands Is also growing, for the British exports were 2.333 In 1004, valued each under $25, and 3,898 at $2? to $50, and in 11)05 the number .was 11.101 under $25 and 3.G93 at $25 td $50. The growing demand for horse meat on .the continent Is due chiefly to the shortage and high prices of other meats. Sausage Is also a popular form of meat in several countries among classes who for various reasons have no Inclination to buy canned meats. Too Longr Winded. The Inhabitants of the Canary Isles, finding themselves oppressed by famine, sent to the governor of Gallcla one of their head men as an ambassador. They advised him not to lose himself la long winded talk. He promised and kept his word- lie took with him a large number of sacks, and, arriving at the town where the governor was on the circuit, bs opened one of them before him, saying only theso words: "It is empty. Fill it." The governor ordered this sack and the rest to be filled with meal, but he said to the speaker. "You had no need to tell us that the sack was empty nor that 11 was necessary to fill It We should have readily guessed that. Another time be briefer in your talk." Von Vlvant Their Kind. Jocose Magistrate I suppose you ore merely unfortunate financiers who made unfortunate Investments? Sneak Thief Dat's it, Jedge ; but we didn't go Into no trust in corners o' copper J. M. I guess you kept far enough away from the copper corner. Your trust was steal preferred. Baltimore American. "FrlKhted by I'nle Tire." "I'm afraid to take fencin? lessons, for 'tis such an exhausting exercise." 'Not a bit of it. Who told you so?" "Maizie is taking them, and she always Is talking about how she feints so often while shes practicing." Baltimore American. Heard Out of Meeting. MI never hear you abusin the devil?' "Too wise. How do I know but he may be the feller that'll have the last lick at me?" Atlanta Constitution. It Is predicted that cement will sooa be shipped largely In bulk on account of the Increasing cast of bags and barrels. There were 4,000,000 barrels of cement made la this country last year.

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Ilnme-Mad Mnrcel. For a long time the professional hairdrcsser had a monopoly of the marcel wave business. The fashionable coiffure required a professional touch which, it seems, could not be secured it the hands of the amateur. Many a girl, in the privacy of her, bedroom, has wasted hour after hour in the endeavor to "marcel" her own hair only to fob maccei. waving succeed In making a mass of burned or tangled tresses not to be likened, for a moment, to the beautiful undulation of the ocean's waves, but rather to a knotted bunch of seaweed thrown up on the shore. The Inventor has come to her relief in the presentation of a tool by which, so It is claimed, she can herself give her hair a "marcel" which will put the professional dresser to blush. At first glance this device looks like something which might be found in the doctor's kit, but its mission is entirely harmless ind it can do no more danger than possibly burn a lock of hair if handled too carelessly. The teeth shown are sliding In a groove, and after the thing has been heated the hair is wound around one of the arms of the tongs, pnd when the hair has been drawn tight, by pulling the teeth along the slot, the other Jaw of the tong Is closed down and Its heat gives the hair the desired curl. Health and lieaatx Hints. After using borax and rosewater for the removal of tan and freckles, a little cold cream should be applied, as borax makes the skin dry. Large pores on the nose and chin may be reduced by applying several times a day a lotion made of lemon juice and glycerin, or one of alum and water. Lemon sirup, made by baking a lemon twenty minutes and then squeezing the juice upon half a cupful of sugar, is excellent for hoarseness and to break up a cold. A cure for hiccoughs Is to Inhale as much air as the lungs will hold and retain It as long as possible. If one inhalation Is not enough repeat as often as necessary. Should anything get into the eyes one drop of sweet oil should be dropped In the corner of It, but if It be mortar or lime bathe with a weak solution of water and vinegar. A simple mixture of equal parts of lemon Juice, honey and cologne Is an" excellent lotion for whitening the hands If they are abnormally red. Apply at night, rubbing well Into the skin. For an ordinary sore throat, with loss of voice or huskiness, dp a folded handkerchief In cold water. Encircle the neck with the wet hr ndkerehief and cover It with several folds of old flannels One night's applies tion is usually sufficient to relieve sligjt cases. Chic Setttliore KrocU. A delightful design for a morning rock for seashore wear Is shown in above sketch. It is white serge and the wide sailor collar and turned cuffs are prettily trimmed with write soutache braid. Three deep tucks finish the bottom of skirt which is In walking length. Worn with this is a large bleached leghorn hat, the crown of which Is encircled with a scarf or brown taffeta. A huge pink rose Is fetch ingly arranged on right side near front. Use Hat am Table Ornament. What's the use of harping on the extravagance of women when new and attractive millinery confronts their vision? One might as well take it philosophically and feel the worst Is yet to come. It is said, In ' fact, that not only will hats be used In their proper place, but the tyrant behind the bonnet counter Is handing them out to serve as decorations and to masquerade as table ornaments. At a luncheon the other day the center of the table bore a flat, hat of Tuscan straw ns large as the great hat through which Mrs. John Jacob Astor talked to the King at Ascot, and which made society forget the Derby debacle. The tabled hat was pink and was tied with ribbon in a way that made It resemble a basket. A bowl of water stood in the upturned crown and was filled with Lawson pinks. From It green vines trailed gracefully over the table. AVhlte ltnbber Ovemhocn. White rubber overshoes for white canvas or other light ties will come as an added source of joy to the woman with an eye to harmony in such small details, especially as Ihcy ea.i be bought for $1 a pair. Xot only will the while costume be kept to its snowy effect, but the shoes will not be stained, which was frequently the case with the dark rubbers, the lining of which absorbed dire from the other shoes they were worn with, and promptly, smudged the white or delicately tinted ties they were used to cover in emergencies. To Freshen Flower. It always seems so distressing to see beautiful cut flowers wither and fade, and to revive flowers that are not actually dead try this plan: Cut a tiny piece from each stem and place the stems In a large glass, or, even better, jar of cold water; then submerge the jar In a bucket of cold water, allowing the entire bunch to be almost covered.

Put all In a dark place, cover' with a newspaper to exclude the air; let them remain thus over night ; in the morning they will be as fresh as new, even to the glistening "dew drops." Roses and carnations respond better than other flowers treated In this manner, but so far there has not been found any way to freshen violets satisfactoriiy. It might not be amiss to add that wilted green vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce and celery, are to bo freshened by this same means, and may be kept for days, changing the water every morning, of course. However, we all know that the fresher all vegetables the better they are.

The fine art of dressing Is to wear good clothes and be unmindful of them. To be able to be "unmindful," one must feel that all her clothes are In order and becoming. Then, and then only, can she forget her appearance entirely. One Idea to be borne In mind In choosing a hat for the hot weather Is that It shall be some protection to the face. It really is more sensible to keep what complexion you have thau to have to bother with pastes and washes. The absurdly small and tilled hats worn early In the seasou are useless for protecting the face." The sailor Is still a favorite and is being made In lighter and daintier straws. While it continues to be trimmed simply, with a band and bow, it Is brought up to date by a bandeau covered with ribbon bows, worn in the back under the rim. A shade hat made of rustic, soft green straws, and trimmed with wild flowers, Is most attractive. Care of the Hand. For well-kept hands the nails are of prime importance. In the first place they must be properly cut, following the outline of the finger tips. When the hands are washed the skin at the base should be gently pushed back with a towel or orange stick, so as to disclose the little white halfmoon. When the hand Is held up before the face with the palm Inward, a tiny rim of nail should show around the end of each finger. The corners should be cut round but not too closely, or they will become sore. Sharp Instruments should be kept from the nails, and cutting away the loose skin should be avoided, -as It is apt to produce soreness. Lemon juice Is useful In taking, off stains. Should they look dull or rough, a little vaseline or beeswax may be rubbed on nnd then polished with a soft cloth. Scwlnic-Itoom Xovelt y. A convenient thing for the sewing room Is made by suspending a broomstick from the picture laolding by means of a strong string or wire attached to each end of the stick. Articles which need to be mended may be hung over it from time to time through the week. If suspended near a wall register In winter, it is an excellent place to hang wet leggings, stockings or coats when the children come in from playing fn the snow. For Sanken Cheek. Sunken cheeks usually denote malnutrition of the body. Those affected should follow a few simple rules of hygiene; eat simple nourishing food, take a glass of hot milk at bedtime, take a salt rub every day and Join a gymnasium class. Every morning, immediately upon arising, bathe the face with very cold water. Every night rub into the hollow places all the skin food that you can force the pores to absorb. Stationery Styles. Square envelopes are out The oblong is the favored shape. Note paper measures six inches each way. The Initials no longer occupy the center top. Bordered stationery shows a pretty ed.ue of cadet blue, saj But the latest wrinkle shows a sheer white paper lined with old rose. Toppy Summer lint. Summer hats are having their innings despite the lack of encouragement In the weather, and flower trimming is rivaling plumes on hats designed for wear with muslins and other airy summer 'frocks. Huge roses, exquisite in coloring, are chief floral favorites. A charming model in light blue strawhas a band of brown silk around crown and a cluster of lwautifully shaded roses are artistically arranged on left side, falling gracefully over the hair at back. Itelax the Nerve. "What many of the human race need," said an English paper, "is not stimulants. Lut n narcotic." This might 1k read In regard 'to Americans what many American women need is not stimulants, but a narcotic. We nave. It Is true, quite a number of ladies who take life easy and let the world wag on, as the old song says, as It will, but they are In the mlnorltj'. The rest of us go at high pressure. Witness the woman who goes on

sprees of housecleaning. the lady who goes on mad shopping jamborees, the frenzied one bent on the instant achievement of clothes and hats, the person who goes In for dogs, the one who dotes on birds, the embroidery fiend each and every specimen of the variety of the universal feminine who does not believe In doing things by halves. She Is so determined uot to do it by half that she does it about twice too much ; she goes to the other extreme and oversteps the bounds of common sense. The American woman Is intense, she Is generally In a hurry, she is thoroughly In earnest; life Is real, she chants; life is earnest, and therewith she proceeds to make it hectic; If she Is In society she means to be up at the head of the procession; If she is a wife and mother she too often kills herself serving her husband and children and taking care of her home; if 6he is on the intellectual order of women she overstudies and reads herself Into nervous prostration ; if she Is an ambitious business woman she Is so dead in earnest that half the time she moves around in a sort of financial trance. She certainly does need a narcotic, something which would force her to relax, to take time to laugh and indulge now and then in a sweet and wholesome Idleness; so she would be a saner and a less nervous woman, and consequently a more healthy one. But this narcotic has not as yet been discovered ; only when she comes to the end of her strength does ehe give up, and then this giving up is a complete prostration. The sanitariums and health resorts, both here and in Europe, are largely recruited from this class. Exchange.

A rich cream voile skirt was made attractive by a neat trimming around the bottom. The skirt was plaited in box plaits about two and one-half inches wide around the entire breadth. The bottom of each plait was trimmed with a narrow pyramid of lace, possibly seven. Inches long. The lace was ns wide as each plait, gradually tapering to a point The effect for a dress skirt was becoming Indeed-Ready-made riding clothes are row offered in great variety and excellent quality, and many women buy these In expensive habits for summer wear, even thonga they may prefer a made-to-order habit for park use. The readymade habits are furnished In paddock. semi-fitting and Norfolk coat styles and in both cross saddle and side saddle skirts. It Is possible, too, to buy sep arate riding skirts of whipcord, cheviot, khaki and linen for summer wear with shirt waists. Where Luce la Made. In West Flanders there . are 400 schools where 00,000 children are taught the art of lacemaklng. There are besides many institutions, presided over by the Catholic sisters, where lacemaklng Is taught It Is a much more artistic and healthful occupation than making lace In an American fac tor'. The Linen Shower. When giving a linen shower send out the Invftatlon on paper which looks like hemstitched linen. It is best for the guests to meet before calling upon the bride-elect and arrange what pres ents are to be sent Xo difference what marked pieces you give the young worn an, the monogram should be with b?r maiden initials. Resting: the liar. To let down the hair for an hour daily Is one of the best and easiest methods of encouraging it to grow, and is one which is both practically possi ble to everyone and at the same time costs nothing. Fresh air flowing freely through the hair stimulates the roots, while sunlight cannot bo beaten as a color and tone restorer. Oxalic Acid In IVaahlnpr. Good laundresses when washing white stockings, whether of silk or thread, add a few drops of oxalic acid to the water. The reason of this is that the acid has th effect of removing the stains caused byt the boots and shoes, which are only "set" when washed with ordinary soap and water. Popular Shoe Color. .Pale gray shoes and stockings are chosen in preference to white by some women whose feet do not need the enlarging effect of white. Dark smoke gray Is another tone popular in shoes and stockings, which do not necessarily match the gown with which they are worn. Meddle vrifh Politic. Queen Margherita of Italy, a was to be expected, has been meddling with jKlitics, and in consequence has many of her ttuir.trymen opposed to her. as it is felt that she is certain to do more harm than good, as a woman generally does, in this field. 140111(7 the Hut ton. The washing is often returned with buttons off and material underneath torn out Put a piece of 5-cent tape Inside the hem on the button side of the garment; then, when sewi:jf on the buttons, sew through the strong tape. To Keep Your Violet. Those who wear violets end desire them to last as long as possible should keep them in glasses of water slightly tinctured with salt, and the glasses inclosed in airtight pails or jars. I Any Woman Herself f Life seems to have become a masquerade for half the girls and women one meets at the present day.

HARRY A. GARFIELD.

Another Son of the PreIdent IIa Vitted HlntMclf for Large Thins. Williams College in Massachusetts has selected Prof. Harry Augustus Garfield of Princeton as its president to succeed Rev. Dr. Henry Hopkins. viuiuciu is tug eiuesi tm vi James A. Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, and was born Oct 11, 1SC3, at Hiram, Tortage county, Ohio. He was graduated from Williams in 188Ö, studied law at the Co lumbia Law School and then went abroad and spent a year at Oxford and the Inns of Court in London. On June 14, 1SSS, he married Miss Belle Hartford Mason of Mentor, Ohio, and the same year began law practice In Cleveland. He rapidly became prominent in the commercial and railroad business of Cleveland as a director of the Cleveland Trust Company, vi president and director of the Garfield Savings and Banking Company, and Id 1S0S president of the Cleveland Cham ber of Commerce. He was an organize! and afterward president of the Municipal Association of that city, a mem ter of the National Municipal Leagui it :: .-.' .v.v.v.:.:.;-.-yyv PCOF. HABET L. GARFIELD. Executive Committee, a rice president of the National Civil Service Reform League, a director of the American Social Science Association, chairman of the social committee of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce on the reorganization of the United States consular service and .a trustee or director of several other Cleveland business and civic associations. Since December, 1903, he has been professor of politics in Princeton university. He Is an Intimate friend of ex-President Cleveland and Is popular at Princeton. Prof. Garnelds wide experience wltt men and affairs and the practical character of his career make him, in th opinion of the trustees of Williams, an Ideal choice for executive of that college. 'Of late years trustees of colleges and universities have been inclined to select for executives men whe are comparatively young and who arc practical business men as well as scholars. Prof. Garfield Is regarded as an excellent example of the modern college president By signing a petition for the establishment of a rural delivery mall route, the signers do not bind themselves tc complete the road ; we know of no lav? requiring ordinary highways to be kept free from snow drifts, by either the county, town or the Individual owners over whose lands the roads pass. A homestead relinquismment necessarily runs to the United States government Nobody acquires any title when a homesteader relinquishes his claim except the government The title, legal and equitable, goes back to the government after relinquishment, and the land can be entered upon by another claimant For this reason th sale of a rellqulshment would carry no interest to the purchaser. The re linquishment may be made by th homesteader without his wife Joining, and even without her knowledge. The efforts of insurance companies to show breaches of warranties often lead to unusual contentions, but the case of Scofleld's Admx. t. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 04 Atlan tic Reporter, 1107, probably represents the limit. The company showed that a brother of the Insured had received a letter from him mailed In Colorado, and as a result contended that they bs permitted to argue to the jury that California and Colorado were resorts for consumptives, and on appeal contended that the court should take Ju dicial notice of .the fact that Colorado was the place to which consumptivei resort The Supreme Court of Vermont, however, refuses to sustain these contentions, and points out that the mere fact that a letter had been mailed In Colorado by the Insured would have no . tendency to prove that the Insured even resided In Colorado, much less a tendency to prove that he had consumption. The court adds that It wotdd hesitate to hold that a temporary or permanent residence In Colorado would have a tendency to prove that the insured was suffering from consumption. X Quaint Scotch, Wedding Cnitom. A quaint wedding custom still prevails In many of the little country towns and mining villages In Scotland. When a wedding Ig held the contracting parties make their guests pay In full for the eating, drinking and dancing facilities which are usually pro. vlded on such occasions. ' The practice still seems to survive even in Glasgow. A correspondent observed a notice posted up in the Cowcaddens, a low class GlasgoT thoroughfare, Informing the public that a soldier would shortly enter into the bonds of wedlock ind that twopence would be charged for admission to the ceremony and an additional sixpence imposed for attendance at the wedding feast The practice seems to be peculiarly Scotch, but sixpence certainly seems moderate enough for a marriage supper. Westminster Gazette. Handicapped. "Too bad about Keene. There's a fund of good humorous stuff In the antics, of the would-be society people In !hls new neighborhood." "Well, he's just the fellow to take advantage of that for his funny sketches." "Yes, but Ids wife Is trying to get Into society there." Catholic Standard and Times. 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A Leap for Life. Old Ironsides at anchor lay. In the harbor of Mahon; A dead calm rested on the bay The waves to sleep had gone; When little Hal, the captain's son, A lad both brave and good. In sport, up shroud and rising ran. And on the main-truck stood! A shudder shot through every vein; All eyes were turned on high ! There stood the boy, with dizzy braia. Between the sea and sky. No hold had he above, below ; Alone he stood in air; To that far height none dared to go No aid could reach him there. We gazed, but not a man could speak t With horror all aghast In groups, with pallid brow and cheek. We watched the auivprin mast The atmosphere grew thick and hot. And of a lurid hue , As riveted unto the spot i Stood officer and crew. 1 The father came on deck. II gaaped. 0 God! Thy will be tlone V Then suddenly a rifle grasped And aimed it at his son. "Jump, far out, boy, into the wave! Jump, or I fire," he said. "That only chance your life can save ; Jump, jump, boy!" He obeyed. He sank be rose he lived he moved, And for the ship struck out On board we hailed the lad beloved With many a manly shout. The father drew, in silent joy, Thoe wet arms round his neck. And folded to his heart his boy Then fainted on the deck. Walter Colton. RYAN TO GROW PEANUTS. May Go to Africa Sooa to Look Orel 'evr Interest. When Thomas F. Ityan Interests himself In any enterprise he is more than likely to get everything out of it thai can be made to yield a profit, say th New York Tribune. When he acquired the 70,000 acres in the Kongo distrid It was generally supposed that ht would be satisfied with the gold, coppei and rubber in sight there. But Mr. Ryan, as a Virginian, knows the potentiality of rich soil, and as there would be many thousands of Idle acres In tht Kongo principality which he had ao quired, and as his idle land would not yield sny of the three great crops from which the greater part of his profit wai supposed to come, he determined to put It to practical use. Virginia Is a great peanut State. Thi . soil conditions In Mr. Ryan's Kons domain arc peculiarly well fitted foi peanut culture. The best-paying gradi of peanuts that come from the Vlrginli market are the so-called Jumbo variety, a large, rich nut abounding In oil and g jneral all-around nutrition. Mr. Ryan is going to raise JumN peanuts In his mid-African property. These Jumbo peanuts will bring a bi price In this market, and will be h strumental in breaking many a cornel as now engineered by the shellers Ii Mr. Ryan's "own State. Men with al technical knowledge of the matter hav been sent to the Kongo. , rrobably the most-used peanut Ii what is called the Spanish, an offsbool of what used to be exclusively grown In Qnain This la tlto llt-tlo Trn n tl km. nut so much used for salting. In Vir; ginia a greater part cf the crop growi there Is called Spanish No. 1. Wbea the crop Is short there the original Spanish Is Imported from Spain, bul in fact it Is crown In Northern Africa, The conditions of the Virginia soC make It superior for this nut over any other section ia the world except thi Kongo district The Jumbo variety brings i he higbesl price, however, and naturally It wai that variety that Mr. Ryan selected foi his crop. He will later grow the Spanish peanut, which, although cheaper, has a greater sale than the Jumbo. But Mr. Ryan's advisers, knowing that tb Jumbo would have the greater sale II the price were lower, advised him to try that grade rlrst And that Is th grade that Mr. Ityan will grow in th Kongo district, and from the proceedt thereof he hopes to be able to pay m Inconsiderable part of the expenses ol the working of his rubber plantations, gold mines and copper enterprises. He Won Ilia Case. A number of years ago Gen. Benjamin F. Butler was a guest of frlendi In Brooklyn- During his visit he noted the rule of the street rt.Mway companiei compelling conductors to register farei as soon as passengers entered the can and before the fares were actually collected. . Two or three years afterward he represented the plaintiff in a damage suit for $13,000 In which a Brooklyn street railway company was the de fendant The principal witness for the company was the conductor of the cat on which the accident occurred, and his testimony was so strong as to maki things look bad for Butler's client Bul Butler recalled the unusual rule he had remarked years before, and on crossexamination ho said: "Your company requires you to ring up fares as soon as passengers entex the car, doesn't it?" "Yes." "Suppose a passenger boards yom car and then finds he Is ou the wrong line. Do you state that fact to your superiors, and do they make allowance on your returns for that fare?" "Xo. I lose the nickel." "Do you mean to wy the company won't take your word for 5 cents? "Xo, they won't." "Yet," said the shrewd veteran, turning to the jury, "the company asks you to take this conductor's word for $13, 000." Butler's client received a verdict Brooklyn Eagle. Could Thin Them Oat. The lion. II. L. Dawes In his young manhood was an indifferent speaker. Participating In a law case soon after his admission to the bar lefore a North Adams justice of the peace, Dawes was opposed by an older attorney whose eloquence attracted a crowd that packed the courtroom. The Justice was freely perspiring, and, drawing off his coat in the midst of the lawyer's eloquent address, he said: "Mr. Attorney, supiwse ycu sit down and let Dawes begin to speak. I -want to tnin out uns crowa. tsosron uiobe. - Wanted to Keep Them. "You seem to like his attentions. Why don't you marry him?" "Because I like his attentions."Town and Country. , , , .