Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 12, Plymouth, Marshall County, 26 December 1907 — Page 3

VIXEN By Miss M. E. Braddon.

CIIAITER XVI Continued. "I will not hear you speak ill of them,- cried Lord Mallow, indignantly. "You have but shared the common fate of genius, in having a mind in advance of your age." Lady Mabel breathed a gentle sigh of resignation. "I am not so weak as to think myself a genius," she murmured; "but I venture to hope my poor verses will be better understood twenty years hence than they are now." "Undoubtedly!" cried Lord Mallow, with conviction. Lady Mabel looked at her watch. "I think I will go in and giv mamma her afternoon cup of tea," sbe said. "Don't go yet," replied Lord Mallow, "it is only four, and I know the duchess does not take tea till five. Give me one of you last hours. A lady who is just going to be married is something like Socrates after his sentence. Her friends surround her; she is In their midst smiling, serene, diffusing sweetness and light; but they know she is going from them they are to lose her, yes, to lose her almost as utterly as if she weie doomed to dir." "That Ts taking a very dismal view of marriage," said Mabel, pale, and triflying nervously " with her watch chain. This wa3 the first time Lord Mallow had spoken to her of the approaching event. "Is it not like death? Does it not bring change and parting to. old friends? '.When you are Lady Mabel Vawdrey can I ever be with you as I am now,?' You will have new interests, you w,M be shut in by a network of new ties. I sha!l come some morning to see you amidst your new surroundlags, and shall find a stranger. My Lady y.abel will be dead and buried." There is no knowing how long Lord Mallow might have meandered on in this dismal strain, if he had not been seasonably Interrupted by the arrival - of Mr. Vawdrey, who came sauntering along the winding shrubberw walk, with his favorite pointer Hecate at his heels. He advanced toward his betrothed at the leisurely pace of a man whose courtship is over, whose fate is sealed, and from whom society exacts nothing further, except a decent compliance with the arrangements other people made for him. lie seemed In no wise disconcerted at finding his sweetheart and Lord Mallow seated side by side, alone, in that romantic aad solitary spot. He pressed Mabel's hand kit dly and gave the Irishman a friendly nod. "What have you been doing with yourself all the morning, Roder? cv" asked Lady Mabel, with her hal proachful air which Is almost the no. mal exrpession of a betrothed young lady in her converse with her lover. "Oh, pottering about at Briarwood. The workmen are such fools. I am making some slight alterations In the stables, on a plan of my own putting " in mangers, and racks, and pillars, and partitions, from the St. Pancras Iron works, making sanitary Improvements and so on and I have to contend with so much Idiocy in our local workmen. If I did not stand by and see drain pipes put in and connections made, I believe the whole thing would go wrong." "It must be very dreadful to you," exclaimed Lady Mate!. 'It must be intolerable," crted Lord Mallow; "what, when the moments are golden, whe 1 'Love takes up the glass of Time, and turns It in his glowing handf when 'Love taks up the harp of life, and smites 01 all the chords with might,' you have to devote your morning to watching the laying of drain pipes and digging c sewers! I cannot imagine a more afflicted man." ! Lady Mabel saw the sneer, but her betrothed calmly ignored it. "I am going to pour out mamma's tea," Lady Mabel said, presently, keenly sensible to the stupidity of her position. "Will you come,. Roderick? Mamma will be glad to know that you are alive. She wa3 wondering about you all the time we were at luncheon." "I ought not to have been off duty bo long," Mr. Vawdrey answered, meek, ly; "but If you only imagine the stupidity of those bricklayers! The day before yesterday I found half a dozen stalwart fellows sitting upon a wall, with their hands in their corduroy pockets, smoking short pipes, and, I believe, talking politics. They pretended to be at a standstill because their sattellites the men who hold their hods and mix their mortar had not turned up. 'Don't disturb yourselves, gentlemen, I said. 'There's nothing like taking things ea3y. It's a time-job. Ill send you the morning papers and a can of beer. And so I did, and since that day, the fellows have worked twice as hard. They don't mind being bullied, but they can't stand chaff." fWhat an Interesting bit of character," said Lady Mabel, with a faintly perceptible sneer. "Worthy of Henri Constant." "May I come to the Duchess's kettledrum?" asked Lord Mallow, humbly. "By all means," answered Mabel. "How fond you gentlemen pretend to be of afternoon tea nowadays! But don't believe It is the tea you really care for. It is the gossip you like. Darwin has found out that the male sex Is the vain sex; but I don't thiak he ha3 gone so far as to discover another great truth. It is the superior sex for whom scandal has the keenest charm." "I have never heard the faintest hiss of the serpent slander a the duchess's tea-table," said Lord Mallow. They all three sauntered toward the house, choosing the sheltered way, and skirting the broad sunny lawn, whose velvet swards, green even in thl3 tropical July, was the result of the latest improvements in cultivation. "There are some more parcels for you, Mabel," said the fond mother, presently, glancing at a side table, where sundry neatly papered packets suggested jewelry. "More presents, I suppose," the young lady murmured, languidly. "Now I do bo?e people have not sent me any more je elry. I wear so little, and I . Have so m ich, she was going to say, but checked herself on the verge of a remark thaz savored of vulgar arrogance. She went on with the tea-making, uncurious as to the inside of those dainty looking parcels. She had been surfeited with presents before she left ber nursery. "Don't you war.t to see your Res

ents?" asked Rorie, looking at her In half-stupid wonder at such calm superiority. "They will keep till we have done tea. I can guess pretty well what they are like. Lady Mabel opened her parcels, in the hope of distracting her father from the contemplation of his trouble. "From whom can this be?" she asked wonderingly, with the Jersey postmark? Do I know any one in Jersey?" She" broke tbe seal, and tore the cover off small morocco case. "What a lovely pair of ear-rings!" she exclaimed. Each eardrop was a single turquois, almost as large and quite as clear in color as a helge-sparrow's egg. The settin,; was of Roman, exquisitely artistic. "There is a letter," said Lady Mabel. "Now I shall find out all about my mystci ious Jersey friend." She read the letter aloud. "Les Tourelles, Jersey, July 25. "Dear Lady Mabel I cannot tear that your wedding day should go by without bringing you some small token of regard from your husband's old friend. Will you wear these ear-r.'ngs now and then, and believe that they come from one who has nothing bnt good wishes for Rorie's wife? Yours, very truly, "VIOLET TEMPEST." "Why, they are actually from your old playfellow!" cried Mabel, with a lau?h that had not qr.ite a genuine ring in its mirth. "She has behaved very sweetly In sending me such a pretty letter, and when she is at home again I shall be very happy to see her at my garden parties." Thi little party dispersed soon after this. Later on In the evening Lady Mabel and Lord Mallow sat in the conservatory and talked Irish politics. Their voices were hushed; there were pauses of silence In their talk. Never had the stirring question of Home Rule been more interesting. Lady Mabel did not go back to the draw'ng-room that evening. There was a door leading from the conservatory to the hall. Lady Mabel went out to the hall, with Lord Mallow attendance upon her. He stood at her very

earnestly as she stood at the foot of the staircase, with saddened face and downcast eyes, gravely contemplative of the stair carpet. "Is it positively too late?" ho asked. . "You must feel and know that it is so," she answered. "But It might have been?" "Yes," she murmured, wit a faint sigh, " it might have been. She went slowly upstairs, without a word of goodnight lie stood In the hall, watching the slim figure as it ascended, aerial and elegant in its pale(1 drapery. CHAPTER XVII. Vixen had been jnore than a year In the Island of Jersey. She had lived and made no moan. It was a dreary exile, but It seemed to her that there was little else for her to do in life but dawdle through the long, slow days, and bear the burden of living; at least until she came of age, and was Independent, and could go where she pleased. She had reasons of her own for quietly submitting to this joyless life. Mrs. Carmichael kept her informed of all tfiat was doing in Hampshire, and een at the Queen Ann house at Kensington. She knew that Roderick Vawdrey's wedding day was fixed for August 1. Was it not better than she should be far away, hidden from her small world, while those rlage bells were ringing across the darkening beech-woods? Her sacrifice had not been vain. Her lover had speedily forgotten that brief madness of last midsummer and had returned to his allegiance. "Lady Mabel is looking prettier 'than ever, her mother wrote. "I cannot find out who makes her dresses, but they are exquisitely becoming to her, though, for my own part, I do not think the style equal to Theodore's. But then I always supplemented Theodore's ideas with my own suggestions. "I hear that the trousseau is some1' thing wonderful. The lingerie is in quite a new style; a special mark of lines has been Introduced at Bruges on purpose for the occasion, and I have heard that the loom is to be broken and -no moe made But tbis Is perhaps exaggeration. The lace has all been made in Buckinghamshire, from patterns a hundred year3 old very quaint and i retty. There is an elegant simplicity about everything, Mrs. Scobel tells me, which is verycharming. The costumes for the Norwegian tour are heather-colored water-proof cloth, with stitched borders, plain to the last degree, but with a chic that redeems their i-Iainness. "Conrad and I received an early invitation to the wedding. He will go; but I have refused, on the ground of ill-health. And, indeed, my dear Violet, thi3 Is no idle excuse. My health has been declining ever since you left us. I was always a fragile creature, as you know, even in your dear papa's time; but of late the least exertion has made me tremble like a leaf. "Your old friend. Mr. Vawdrey, looks well and happy, but I do not see much of him. Believe me, dear, you acted well and wisely in leaving home when you did. It would have been a dreadful thing If Lady Mabel's engagement had been broken off on account of an idle flirtation between you and Rorie. "Roderick is making considerable Improvements and alterations at Briarwood. He Is trying to make the house pretty I feAr an impossible task. There is a commonplace tone about the building that defies improvement. The orchid-houses at Ashbourne are to be taken down and removed to Briarwood. Lord Mallow is staying at Ashbourne fT the wedding. His success in the House of Commons has made him quite a lion. He called and took tea with me the other day. He i3 very nice. Ah, my dearest Violet, what a pity you could not like. him. It would have been such a splendid match for you, and would have made Conrad and me so proud and happy." Vixen folded the letter with a sigh. She was sitting In her favorite place in the neglected garden, the figs ripening above her among their broad ragged leaves, and the green Slopes and valleys lying beneath her orchards and meadows, and pink homesteads, under a sultry Summer haze. Poor mamma!" she said to herself. with a half-pitying tenderness, "it has alwnys been her particular vanity toj

fancy herself an Invalid; and yet no doctor has ever been able to find out

anything amis. She ought to be very happy now, poor dear; she has the husband of her choice and no rebellious daughter to make the atmosphere stormy. I must write to Mrs. Scobel and ask if mamma is really not quite so well as when I left home." And when Vixen's thoughts wandered away to Rorie, and the alterations that are being made at Briarwood, lie was preparing a bright home for his young wife, and they would be very happy together, and it would be as if Violet had never crossed hi3 path. "But he was fond of me, last midsummer twelvemonth," thought Viven, half-seated, half reclining againt a grassy bank, with her hands clasped above her head, with her open book flung aside upon the long grass, where the daises and dandelions grow in such wild abundance. "Yes, he loved me dearly then and would have sacrificed his honor, all the world for my sake. Can he forget those days, when they are thus ever presented to my mind? He seemed more in love than I; yet, a little year, and he is rolng to be married. Have men no memories? I do not believe that he loves Lady Mabel any better than he did a year ago, when he asked me to be his wife. (To be Continued.) STARTING THE DAY ARIGHT. Some Rales for the Guidance of a Man Who Ha to Get Up. Tersuade yourself that it Is time to get up. An alarm clock would do this. It 13 like a discarded girl it only annoys you. A little German band playing under your window just when you are enjoying your luxurious last nap will produce the required anger sufficiently to arouse you; a rap at tbe door and a whining voice announcing that it is 10 o'clock, If repeated often, may make you mad enough to pull the clothes up over your head or impel you to jump out of bed; a pet fox terrier let into the room to run around, bark and paw you is e-ffectire; in midsummer leave the window open and the curtains up, the Hies will do the rest at sunrise. When, half awake, you jump 1eo the batb, thinking tbat it is tepid or hot, and find that some kind hand hag drawn ice water for you, the exhilaration of extreme irritation at the world in general is complete. Now use bar soap on your face and scratch it well with the sand the soap has collected; took, around for a towel and find that they air have been used ind thrown into the corner; drop the tail of your bathrobe !n the water and also a worsted slipper; drop your tooth brush on the floor, meet a screaming young ladr boarder in the hall on your way ba to your room and you are ready to dress. " A summons at the door saying that the lajndryman is there and wants $4 at this juncture will reconcile you to the fact that you can not find a collar In the drawer tbat Is not broken and knife edged at the meeting point; holler for. coffee and boiled eggs and swear softly it will soothe you; "upsetting a box of neckties on the floor will add to the excitement; discovering that your studs and cuff buttons have just been sent to the wash in the shirt you took off last night will Increase the intensity of the atmosphere; shaving with cold water will give you plenty of time In which to cool down; unearthing the circumstance that some one has taken the violet tale powder to some other part of the house will not ruffle you much, for the toilet water Is also missing; a dull razor is another essential feature of the situation ; tumbling down a pile of troupers on your head and having to fold them all up again gives you timely exercise; your straw hat being imbedded In dust on the shelf provides you a chance to illustrate how well you can clean it ; your fingers are now in condition to soil shirt and other white things you may have to put on; finger marks seen later on give you

Leasing memories; after you are ill mar-(dressed and have to unbutton your

vest, change your watch chain to the other side, take the pin out of ytur scarf and generally disarrange yourself In order to put on your eyeglasses, you are ready for breakfast. Portland Ore gonian. MOROCCO'S POSTAL SYSTEM. It I Conducted by Several Enmpea Nations on Their Own Hook. Since the sultan of Morocco, he o the euphonious name, provides neitbei j postoflices nor postage stamps nor post men, certain foreign powers Laving dealings with Morocco decided not long since to establish their own rural aud International service. Thu:3, along the "Little Socco," the boulevard of Tangier, may be read the following signs: "British Postoffice," 'Toste Francalse" and "Correo Espanol." Now another sign has Leen put up. It bears at the top an emblazoned blacii Prussian eagle, and reads, "Deutsche Reichspost." "Verily the flag follows the stamp," writes M. Mennevee in tbe Echo do la l'lmbrologie, and he draws attention to the curious fact that this latest comer has created a special staff for dealing with the postal service in Morocco, while France has seen fit to leave its service in the hand of Its consular officials. The amount of business transacted at the German postoffice In the "Little Socco" is said to be unprecedented In Tangier. For ten years the French postoffice disposed of 1,120,300 letters, while the German postoflice, although its career has been brief, has speeded to their destination no less than 727.S00 letters. In the light of bis patriotism if not In that of the above figures, M. Mennevee is astonished that the French authorities should have allowed another nation, with certainly comparatively small local Interests of every kind, to have gained stKdi k strong foothold In Morocco. Voice of Experience. "In mailing an article to a magazine, asked the literary tyro, "is there any peculiar way of arranging the stamps so as to convey the idea to the editor that I am an old hand?" "You bet there is," answered Percollum. "lie sure to arrange enough of them oa the inside to prepay the return postage, if you expect ever to see the article again." Book. The origin of the word "book" Is perhaps known to few of us. Before paper came Into use, our forefathers Inscribed their letters on wood. The "boc" or "beech," a close grained, white wood which was plentiful in Northern Europe, was used for this purpose, and hence our word "book. Made Him Rich. "IIow ridiculous it is," remarked the wealthy tailor, "to say that clothes don't make the man." "Think so?" queried his friend. "Whv. of course: thev'veamAda m" Philadelphia Pres

To Girls Abont to Mnrrj-. The chances of a girl making a good wife depend entirely upon herself. It takes force of character to love deeply and to be worthy of deep love. Whatever the amount of love meted out to a good husband, he will return it with just equal zeal, and will study his wife's interest with the greatest care and thought. Those of us who, by force of circumstance, are obliged to work for our living, have brains enough to appreciate a good man and a pretty home when such delightful links of happiness come our way. Money gained by the toil of our hands Is a splendid thing; it is excellent training in any -way. A hardearned salary is a delight, especially if by the making of it we help to keep others as well as ourselves. We were not, put into this world to drift. We are here to work to fill the appointed places which have been allotted us. Work is part of our portion here, part of the Divine scheme. When we think about marrying we must not give up work just because we shall expect our dear chosen partner to keep the little home together. The girl who really loves, and has had to scrape together hard-earned wages, will appreciate tbe joy and beauty of a quiet, calm, domestic life. When she sees the image of her own bright young beauty growing up around her, hears the pattering of little feet and the sweet childish voices, she will be thankful she once worked for her own living, which gave her so excellent a training for being a wife and a mother.

When Shopping. Make a list of needed things and adhere to it. Decide exactly what you want to buy, color, quality and price you can pay. De amiable to the clerk. She Is a human being and not a machine. She will reward you by kindness and attention. Order what you want pleasantly, but very decisively, leaving no room for an overpersuasive clerk to Inveigle you Into buying what you do not want. Know exactlj what you want and take nothing else. Shop In the morning while you are fresh, besides avoiding the crowded stores and cars of later hours. You will notice that you remain fresh, and the housework you leave In order to go early looks a mere trifle uion your return. Count your cash and plan to make it cover all necessaries. If you must economize, study the art of doing without unneeessarles. Buying a few things that are actually needed gives far more satisfaction than the accumulation of oceans of superfluous things. To Clenn C'ont Collar. Apply turpentine to the soiled places, letting the fluid dry, and apply more several times; then gently scrape off the loosened dirt. .Wet again with turpentine and scrape, repeating this until all spots live been removed. Then sponge with a clean cloth and turpentine, or, better still, alcohol or chloroform and wipe dry. A fresher and smoother looking surface Is obtained when alcohol or chloroform Is used, as these two substances evaporate more quickly than does turpentine. Iconic. Stralffht I.Ines. One of the new princess dresses is sketched here. It Is made In eleven sections, each one flaring wide below the hips. The material is military blue cloth, and shaped bauds of the material form the decoration. The square openings have Insets of velvet and a simple design, done in soutache. Paper Clothing nnd Carped. There is a fruitful Held for the Imagination In forecasting the possible advertisement of our tailors a few years hence, if the success of one firm in manufacturing serviceable suits and skirts out of paper fabric leads to a general adoption of similar material for our clothing. Instead of the "all-wool aud a yard wide," which is now supposed to stand for the superiority of dress goods, we may be reading of the "finest Irish linen" or "imported bond." And the possibilities of cuffs and shirt fronts of such material for the absentminded poet are incalculable. Cleaning Fun. Itub ermine and minerva with a soft piece of white flannel dipped in flour. Bub against the grain, and continue rubbing till the fur is clean. Shake out, and then rub off the remaining flour with a clean flannel. Sable, squirrel, etcft are cleaned by rubbing with warm bran, and are then shaken and brushed to free the fur of bran. It is best to lay articles to be cleaned on a flat bc.rd or table, and to remove linings anO stuffings, if possible. Scientific Shirking. The woman who does her own work should learn how to shirk scientifically. This does not mean that she should neglect work which should by rights be done, or that she should do it in a slovenly way. But there are times when every housekeeper must choose what shall be crowded out her rest, her chance to read a little, to keep in touch

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with what is going on in the world, or the laborious and unnecessarily thorough accomplishment of an insignificant task. In that case she should unhesitatingly decide that the latter is of less importance and let it go to the wall. Health and IJennty Hints. Linseed oil and lime water, equal parts; white paint spread on the surface burned will quickly relieve burns. Coal oil is an. excellent remedy also. For croup apply a cloth wrung out of cold water to the neck and chest, cover with dry cloth to exclude the air and put a bottle of hot water to the feet Lemon juice has a place on the toilet table of the careful girl. It removes stains from the hands and whitens tbe skin. Marks cn the neck made by wearing a high collar may be removed by lemon juice. "The cure for burnt skins or smarting eyes is always at hand," says a beauty specialist. "It Is a cupful of milk heated to blood temperature and applied every morning. Afterward a little toilet water should be used on tbe face." y The very practical hat is oye that strikes a happy medium between the elaborate and the severely plain, and serves for many purposes. Especially is it useful to the woman who lives In the country and often comes into town for the play or a restaurant dinner, with only a bag, and who must wear a hat pretty enough for the occaFASHIONABLE sion, yet not too light for the train or automobile trip, It Is a simple large black satin one with a very generous, though not exaggerated, bow of heavy black moire riblwn some three Inches wide placed a little to the left' The back of the crown is left entirely tindecorated, not even a band circling it. One could wear such a hat for calling or afternoon tea with the satisfaction of its being In suitable taste. Dont'a ff the Hostess. Don't" invite more guests than you can seat comfortably at your table. A space of two feet should be allowed for each iersoa. Don't send your plate away, or appear to have done eating, till your guests have all finished. Don't discuss iolitics or religious matters unless you know your guests are all in sympathy with you. Don't notice if your guests drink water. They may or may not be teetotalers from principle, but in any case they drink what they like and prefer to do so without attracting attention. Don't press your guests to take more or to partake of any special kind of food. They know they are welcome to all they want, and such pressing is embarrassing. The Tired Woman. For the guidance of the tired woman there are these six rules: Lie in bed in the morning until jou wake up of your own accord. Put on loose clothing and if ossible change It completely in the middle of the day. Don't sufbolt upright if you can heli it. Select chairs with restful backs and try to favor yourself a little. Coddle your nerves also; don't listen to harrowing stories and don't allow yourself to become disturbed. Above all things don't worry. Try to rest your eyesight and don't read before breakfast nor directly after a meal. Cleaning Gilt Frames. Don't attempt to clean picture frames covered with gold leaf, as the finest and most beautiful of the gold frames are. You can tell them by the way the gold, as you look at It closely, seems laid on, here and there curling ever so slightly away from the frame. Auy sort of cleaning, except the most casual dusting, is bound to make the gold scale off In unsightly fashion. OAMEr Skirts enwrap the figure very tightly from waist to hips, whence they fall in softly supple godets or plaits. Velvet will be the material used to produce the clinging soft draperies which all the great couturiers are aiming at this season. Symphonies in brown are as popular as they were last summer. That brown shoes are to be wovn all winter helps this fad for brown along. Girls to whom the color Is becoming are taking unto themselves brown shoes and stock-

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Ings and gloves, with which will be worn brawn suits, hats and veils. All the scale of blues seems to be favored at present, old biue, royal blue, peacock, pastel and Nattier; those especially are the mode and are replacing the popular violet and purple of last season. The width of the fancy girdle, worn with blouses depends whclly upon the length and circumference of the wearer's .waist. But whether high or low, straight or pointed, it fits perfectly and is usually draped and 'joined with bows or rosettes of ribbon, buckles being resumed for the leather belts worn with tailored shirtwaists. Tbe latest coats show Louis XIV. waistcoats of Japanese or other oriental embroideries, fastened with small rhlnestone buttons, while the sleeves, turned back with revers "a la religieuse," exhibit cunning lace sleeves of filet or ether lace, fastened at the wrists with similar buttons fo those upon the waistcoat. Canary yellow Is much seen In the hats for evening and reception wear. One stunning affair in a huge cloche shape was of yellow satin bound with an inch-wide band of black satin nnd trimmed with a band of soft folds' of yellow tulle with yellow and white coque plumes going straight back from the center of the front, the quills covered by a huge cut-jet buckle.

Stain on Linen. To remove tea, coffee, fruit and tomato stains, stretch the stained portion over a bowl and pour boiling water through thevcloth. If tea stains resist this treatment, rub well with glycerine let stand five minutes and wash in suds. ' Padding for Ironing Boards. Old blankets make the best sort of padding for ironing boards, and old pillow and bolster cases are invaluable for cleaning rags but only an old COIFFURES. housekeeper knows the value of r-gs, and she only because she has, at some time or other In her experience, found herself without old muslin and flannel when some emergency arose which called for just such an every-day need. 11 ich and Simple Wrap. This evening coat Is rich in effect and simple in construction. The foundation is flame-colored 'satin, and over this is gathered black chiffon cloth. The collar, cuffs and the band at the lower edge are of black velvet, heavily embroidered with pink flowers, with green and bronze leaves. Above the velvet are black soutache braidings, and above these are two wide tucks in the chiffon cloth. I'Tnger-Xnll Character. Short-nailed men never give up nn argument. A keen sense of humor accompanies short nails. Short nails, thin and flat at the base. Long-nailed people arc apt to be very visionary and hate to face disagreeblo facts. They are less critical and more impressionable than those with short nails. i A AVlfe's "Crueltr." Because his wife persisted, despite his continued remonstrances. In going through his pockets at night, David Walker of Lawrence, Kan., has been granted a divorce. "Persistent nnd 'ontinucd intrusion of his wife into the personal affairs particularly the pockets of the plaintiff cuctain, in the opinion of the court, the charge of cruelty," said Judge Sanborn in granting the decree. Cure Sall;MT Skin. Sallow skin is often due to stomach trouble and the treatment should begin there. Eating plenty of fruit juices and taking long hours of sleep will assist greatly la the cure. For Insomnia. A basin of water placed close to the bed Is a great relief. It is also a great germ catcher and purifier. England I to-day the virtual ruler of 3,300,000 square miles of AfrlcaU territory.

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Fancy 111 on nc Valt. The later developments of the over waist idea are exceedingly attractive and charming, many of them being made with much modified loose sleeves. This one is exceptionllly desirable and can be made to match the skirt or as a separate blouse as liked, while it is adapted to all the light weight materials of indoor wear. In the illustration It is made of crepe de chine piped with velvet with the fancy collar of taffeta embroidered, while the guimpe is of a simple embroidered net. But while the crepe de chine Is both graceful and very fashionable, it Is only one of a great many suitable things. All the pretty soft silks and wools are adapted to the design, and It can be varied In a number of ways. Tbe guimpe is a simpie one with plain front and backs and with the full elbow sleeves. The over blouse is tucked in a novel and becoming fashion, and includes sleeves that are graceful and that fall in pretty folds and lines. The above pattern will be mailed to your address on receipt of 10 cents. Send all orders to the Tattern Department of this paper. Be sure to give loth the number and size of pattern wanted, and write very plainly. For convenience, write your order on the following coupon: Order Coupon. No. 57S8. SIZE NAME ADDRESS Infant Dress. The baby's layette is always a question of grave Importance, and this little dress is sure to be of interest. It makes the best possible model for all of the better sort, and, as it allows a choice of yokes pf Uhree' shapes, the one design makeV all the. variety possible for the tiny infant. As illustrated it is made of a very flue Persian lawn with trimming of embroidery, the' round yoke being edged with a frill that is quitev certain to ue becoming, it couiu. However, be made with the square or pointed yoke and there are a great many materials that are appropriate, all the fine, soft finished lawns and batistes are in vogue and any fine lace or needlework makes an ' appropriate trimming. The above pattern will be mailed to your address on receipt of 10 ents. Send all orders to the Pattern Department of this paper. Be sure to give both the number and 6ize of pattern wanted, and write very plainly. Order Coupon. Xo. 57S7. SIZE j NAME J ADDRESS Interesting Items. English is compulsory in all Japanese schools. Russia celebrates SG general holidays each year. Cannibals do not like civilized flesh it is too salty. St. Joseph, Mo., Is the healthiest towi in the world. The only country In the world where the fashions In women's dress do not change Is Japan. The United States has a greater proportion of working women than any other country In the world. Nearly half the meat eaten in Berlin is beef; porkcomcs next, then mutton, while veal is fourth. The Nile overflows its banks from July to October. This is due to the rainfall of the Abyssinian highlands. The impression given at the latest exposition in Berlin of invention is that liquid air will soon enter the field as a very serious competitor of steam and electric power. The Ilamstead (England) boroHgh council has instructed a committee to draft by-laws dealing with street noises, ''especially the intolerable nuisance of organ grinding and church bells." Professor Carl C. Lorentzen, of New York University, has arrived In Copenhagen with the object of furthering a scheme for an exchange of professors between Danish and American universities similar to that In vogue between Germany and the United States. Th matter will comi before 'the Danish parliament

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NO WOES; KILLS HER BABY.

Girl Wife of Convict S offers Stlffi of Relationship. Mrs. Frances Cooper, 18 years old, confessed that sbe killed her 10-mcnlhs-ohl baby. Her husband was sent to the penitentiary recently. According to Mrs. Cooper's story, she tried to get employment, but the stigma of relationship to a convict causfnl her to lose one place after another until in desperation she killed th child, and attempted to drown herself in a little stream in Bartholomew County, where she left her baby's bodj File Salts for Heavy Damages. The Dupont Powder Company having given its ultimatum that it will settle for df.mages only on the basis of assessment made by its own board of appraisers of thf effect of the powder mill explosion at I'ontanet, many suits are being filed among owners of 27.j houses damaged and by injured persons. A mother and daughter N&ked for an aggregate of $23,000 for personal injuries. lllnkle Confesses Killing Rival. Harvey Ilinkle, under arrest at Poplar Bluffs, Mo, for the murder of John IL McClintock of Bloomington, bis rival in love, and the wounding of his former sweetheart, Mis Edna Rogers, has made a complete confession of his guilt, according to dispatches. The reward of ?20f will be given to R. R. Lee. Indians Mnn Killed In Flicht. Artliur Killing was killed, Clarence Scott was fatally wounded and a third man, a woman and a little girl . received less serious gunshot wounds in a battle between two shanty-boat men and a posse fiom Kentucky, at Bethlehem. Youths Held as Barslars. John Partenheirner, aged 18, and Ed ward Harvey, aged 19, wanted at Fre mont, Neb., on charges of burglary and grand larceny, were arrested at Fort Bianch, and are being held for the Nebraska officials. Wound Proves Fatal. Otto Seidel, wealthy member of tbe Fort Wayne City Council, who shot himself with suicidal intent, is dead. Tbe stcoting was the result of a threat of impeachment proceedings for his removal from the Council. Dor Steps on Gang Shoots Slaster. v James Gerardot, an Allen County farmer, received a double charge of shot in the1 left thigh, when his dog stepped on the pen which was lying on a log. It is aid that Gerardot cannot recover. -V Heiress to Get $500,000. Mrs. Charles Drulincr of South Bend was notified that by the death of an uncle, John Reese, in New York, she had fallen heir to a half million dollars. Killed In Troller Car Wreelc A north bound car on the Indianapolis Sc Cincinnati Traction line ran into an open switch near Acton and turned over, killing Donal F.,Sleeth. SHORT STATE ITEMS. Miss Kate Johnson was burned to death in Bedford when her clothing caught fire from an open grate. Rev. David L. Wright, aged SO years, minister of the Church of Christ in Bedford, went to his barn to get his horse, intending to go to a nearby country church, and was found two hours later lying in the yard by his son. He had been attracted by the' hogs, which were tearing his father. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. D. M. Richardson of Clayton says the farmers of Indiana have lost a million dollars by selling their hogs at present pi ices. He urges farmers to hold their hogs for thirty days, as do the bankers with the money dejosited with them. Sell .only one bog a day," he' says, "and in thirty days the price will be up to five, cents, which will make you Ü0 cents a bushel for your corn.' The public school, building burned in Shirley, fire being discovcroJ about 1) p. m., but so far advanced that nothing could be done to save the building. The loss is $10,000, partly covered by insurance. Three hundred children are deprived of school privleges, as no room i available, where they cau be sheltered. J. S. Mooney, township trulee, will begin the erection of a new building without delay. As a result of the temperance agitation L. F. Allmack, a Pierccfown maurfs out of a home, his wife haviug refused to live with him because he signed a remonstrance. He was pirked up bodily by hi spouse and was thrown through a front door, while neighbors looked ou and smiled. His clothing was dumped into the yard after him. Allmack, bolstered up bj the temperance people of Washington county, declares that he is happy and that he is glad that he signed. After sixtcn years of divorcd life FJlery Morrison and Mrs. Letitia Morrison were reunited in marriage the ether evening. Tlie ceremony was porforned by the Rev. William Clinton of Inaiauapolis, brother of the bride, at the home of a son, Bert Morrison. Tw grandchildren were among the guests Mr. Morrison U a wealthy farmer, near Lyunville, His wife has been making her home in Princeton and 'elsewhere with relatives since the two were divorced in the winter of 1SU1. Fach of the principals is neirly sixty years of age. Jack Anderson, son of John B. Andersen, deputy county auditor, is quarantined at his home in Klizabethtown, by an attack of smallpox. There are only two cases of the disease in the county, the Anderson case and one at Hope. The School Board in Fort Wayne has issued an ultimatum to parents of all high school pupils susiected of being members of fraternities, insisting that they must either leave the fraternity or the school. This is the last warning, and after Christmas all who are still connected with the Greek letter societies will be ousted ffom school. So many are the nationalities of the miners employed in the mines about Jasonville that they have begun to study Esperanto in order to be able to understand each other. Shopkeepers are learning it also in order better to conduct their business. The body of Herman Shun1, a switchman in the employ of the Michigan Central railway, aged 47 years, who disappeared from his home in Michigan City six weeks ago, was found floating in the harbor. It i supposed that Shure lost .his way at night and stepped off the dock into deep water, and was drowned. lie was a man of family. The Gospel Trumpet Publishing Company of Anderson suffered a loss of $20,(MM by the burning of a building that was nteinhtl to be an Old people's home. The walls are of cement, and the building was not completed. Only a few of the rooms on the first floor vere occupied. The fire originated in the second story and, liecause the building was so far from the wrter mains, the fire gained great headway before the arrival of the departmentThere W'iS no insurance, but a petition had beeit tiled and the insurance would have been taken. Diphtheria has been reported at Walkerville, a new suburb of Shelbyville, and uro homes have bc?n quarantined.