Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 23, Plymouth, Marshall County, 12 March 1908 — Page 3

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CHAPTER IX. Arthur Calthorpe had tried to give some tccount of the murderous attack that had een made upon him. lie had articulated three words, and then three more; and fifterward he fainted from exhaustion. nd now neither of the doctors wouia uffer him to be removed or spoken to. he patient was fain from loss of blood. le was propped up with pillows on the patin sofa in the yellow drawing room, land nurses crept about, and doctors sat consulting in a corner, and the carl sat jdozing in an armchair. The words which (Art&ur Calthorpe uttered were: "A tall man sudden blow head I" Those were all. He had not described ithe tall man ; he had not seemed to know vho he was. Arthur was an orphan, and the old earl, called uncle by courtesy, fwas in reality only a distant cousin of jhls young heir. ', Calthorpe was strong and handsome, jfull of life and energy to his very finger (tips, the most daring auntsman in three counties, the gayest sportsman, the greatjest flirt, the best match, the most sought pf mammas, the most admired of young )adies, and he was now dying with a jwhite fact and a battered skull, i 4Vho is tall here?" asked Major Barrett, a dark man, burly in build, but fchort in stature. ; "Who? Dozens of visitors who were here to-night, said Lieutenant Bricks, a jvoung gentleman, taller than either of his companions, but not rising to an altitude over five feet seven. ' ; "There's a blackguard brother about, aid Major Barrett. "The" earl turned him out three years ago, and he has lived by his wits ever since. He has been staying at Abbotshold, and to-night he came here with a foreign fellow, a tutor, a teacher of languages, and he ii a tall fellow ; and those two were in the garden, end the foreign fellow found pJor Calthorpe ! . One peculiarity of Calthorpe Court !was the number of rooms that led into pne another, in long rhains or suites of apartments. The small snuggery where fche three officerclustered about the fire .was the last of a long series of rooms, nd now, through the half-closed door of communication, they heard voices. "Oh! Dick. Dick, how cruel you have - been, never to come that night, and I dressed so nicely. And I was sent back to the house; and locked up like a thief In my room, and you never to write or explain! And now, to-night, I had hard work to get Madam Pritchard to allow me to come to this ball; and little did I expect to see you here. And when . I did you never took a morsel of notice of me, and went out with Mr. Leigh hours ago." . "Don't cry!" said Richard Barrington. "Whatever you do, Jenny, don't -cry! Nothing is to be gained by crying." "How cruel you are ! said Jenny, sobbing afresh. "I am .homeless, now, and Jielpless ; and you have deserted me. Oh ! jdear me, what shall I do?" and the school jgirl wrung her hands. i "If you would only hold your tongue, jMiss Wilkinson. You don't understand (what an awkward position I am placed in, honor bright! The Earl of Beryl my cousin, and my brother is Mr. Arthur jCaltborpe; and I went out to speak to :him, and could not find him. And when l returned to the house, Leigh met me, and told me somebody had knocked Arthur on the head, and that I was susIpected. So I went down into the village, 'and now I just came back agafn. for I don't see the good of hiding when I have done nothing. And then you must dart upon me and make a fool of yourself." "You are a traitor a false recreant !" said Jenny Wilkinson. "Sir, I will not survive your perfidy ; I will plunge a dagger into this breast, which has cherished !yoa too fondly! Traitor! you sting me i sting me to the death! Do you mean jyou never loved me?" said Jenny. "No, I never did. You were such a iittle spooney, and I knew you would ihave loads of tin some day; but I can't (wait for it, and keep dodging about after, la girl that's hemmed about by a lot of jhumbugging o!d women. It"- more trouble to get near you to speak than you're worth. "And if we had run away, why, iwe should have starved to death before ;yoa could get your money, for old Aunt ITabitha wouldn't have given us half a 'loaf. So go back to the old women, and forget me. I'm not cut out for matrijmony, n"t unless there's plenty, and to spare." Jenny ; nswer was to go off into violent, shrfci" hysterics. She flung hernelf upor. ts floor; she beat a tattoo with Lher heels. Tba three officers rushed in. Dick stared at them sullenly. At that jmoment a young woman in black came hastily into the room. There was a smile on her lips, but fear in her eye. Immediately behind her appeared in the doorway itwo grim faces those of the detectives from Abbotshold. Richard Barrington glared very stupidly at the detectives. lie knew them well. .The wild yoaTg gentleman had been inuring about Abbotshod and its precincts itoo long 'not to be well acquainted with 'the notorieties of the town, beginning 'with the Rev. Seymour Cummington, and 'ending with the little, saucy telegraph -messengers. He almost shook off the thin, long hand of the romantic school girl, for Jenny, surmising something wrong, had turned Iround, womanlike, to cling to the man whom she had been upbraiding. ! "Leave me alone, will you?" said young 'Barrington. Mullinser, the principal of the detectives, walked up to Richard. "Sir, I arrest you in the name of the Taw." "You will have to accompany us to jAbbctshold for this night, at least. Tomorrow, perhaps, something may transiplre to your advantage. Meanwhile, allow me to caution you not to commit yourself In any way." The sense of his critical position came ,upon Richard suddenly, and fortunately had an altogether sobering effect upon Jiim. He ceased to stare sullenly at the policemen ; his voi' cleared ; his wits and his eyes brightened. Transpire !" said he mockingly. "Why not say happen, Mr. Mullinger? For my 'part, I love plain language. When a man says something will transpire, I feel 'sure he wishes nothing to happen for my -good. I suppose you and your friend are 'about to escort me, to Abbotshold, there (to incarcerate me until such time as my i'i7J-$nftH be disT"Oved. i really can't .find afiner word for guilt, or I would use it. So you think that I, wishing to stand inj01 Arthur's boots, have maliciously aad designedly attempted to batter his sktll. I ain not a saint, good gentlemen'-VIxking waggishly from the police to tht officers! "but I am not an assassin; anM, please the powers, the truth will out in a day or two." f "There is another person whon we wish to examine," said Mullinger "a certain professor of languages, who walked lout with you. Mr. Calthorpe, through the 'French window, and who dragged the tody of Mr. Calthorpe,. senior, nund toward the servants offios." ! "Poor Leigh!" cried Dick impetuously. I hope they wca't fix it on him. He is la saint of the daily calendar a student p. bookworm. If h has turned man slayer, believe me, it mut be with philanthropic motives. V must have wished to disjcover some a entiSc secret in regard to the laws of IL s and death," L

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Before ten minutes were over Miss Wilkinson had told the officers all about her Aunt Tabitha, her large fortune, which she could not touch for a year, the perfidy of Richard, and the intolerable surveillance of Miss Pritchard and her teachers. The simple school girl had gained three lovers in place of one. All the officers vied with one another in paying attentions of the most respected kind to Jenny; and, finally, Major Barrett brought a kindly matron, a visitor, on the scene. A supper, and after that a spacious chamber, wiih a maid to attend her, were allotted to Jfcy for that night. The next morning Major Barrett hoped to be permitted to escort the young lady to St. Martha's. CHAPTER X. Who and what was the young woman in black, who, having ventured to seat herself upon a low chair a little apart, had listened to the whole of the talk, and watched all the persons present, a smile. half-nervous, half-mocking on her thin lips, a startled look in the cunning blue eyes? She was alone prescntlly, for the officers strolled away and Miss Wilkinson had left with the lady visitor. She peered about the room, then pulled some cotton from her pocket, and began some kind of fancy work. It was very late, but the young person in black went on with her work and smiled to herself, and every now and then paused to listen, when steps or voices sounded in the large mansion. Once she got up to put coal on the fire, and to stir it into a blaze ; but presently she sat down again, and resumed her work. At last the door burst open roughly, and a stout woman, In black silk and blue cap, came into the little room a woman of fifty, with red cheeks and rather angry black eyes. "Oh !" she said, "you are here still. It is very late, isn' it, to be in a strange house? I am the housekeeper Mrs. Nettleby and I have had the hiring of all the female servants at the Court, and of all the helpers who were wanted for this ball. I never hired you I "No, madam." 1 "And certainly," with a glance at the shabby black dress "you were not asked to the ball." "Oh! no, nJa'am, I was not Invited here." "Well," said the housekeeper, rubbing her chin and scanning the cunning young face thoughtfully; "you seem very cool, young woman." ' "No, I have made the fire up," She laughed as she said this laughed insolently, but as if she could not help it, as though she was bursting with the triumph of possessing some concealed power. Her manner had an irritating effect upon Mrs. Nettleby. "You know very well I don't care whether you are warm or cold. J mean that you are cool and insolent. I want to know what your business is in this house, uninvited! The police have laid hold of Mr. Leigh, the German teacher, and he says his sister heard you call the young master into the garden, and there he was some time with you Miss Leigh will have to come here to-morrow to swear to you." , "Is Arthur Calthorpe -dead?' asked the girl flippantly. "So; and how dare you speak of him as Arthur Calthorpe? a creature like you ! I believe you kn w more about his being hurt than you will say. I can't bear impudence ! You seem a regular brazen one, to my thinking." "Oh, thank you!" The woman tossed her head, and laughed. A little flush came to her cheeks, and the long, cunning face looked rather pretty for a moment. "What do you want at Beryl Court, eh?" "I never tell my business to strangers." "But, young woman, it is my business, as housekeeper, to inquire your business here in the house on such an evening as this; especially after the dreadful occurrence." "It is very dreadful, certainly," observed the young person, smiling at the thread which she was fastening off. "Out of the bouse you go. Now listen. Just now Mr. Arthur woke up, and seemed conscious, and so the policemen took Mr. Ricaard and the young (lor man master to him, and asked him plainly if either of them was the man who struck him. And he said, 'No; I did not aoe the face, but the man was much taller than either of them. I saw him run away, and leap the park paling, and dash into the wood, but Nellie Watson saw him. She knows Then he fainted. Now, are you Nellie Watson?" "No, madam; that is not my name at present." "Mr. Arthur called you so." "Well, he will have to alter his tone, that's all; and if it should happen that he is removed from this earthly scene, I must explain matters to the earl." "Do ycu mean to insinuate?' "I may as well tell you, plainly, I am Arthur Calthorpe's wife. He has treated me scandalously ; but he can't get out of it ; I am his wife by Scotch law, which is law for England, also. lie wants to get out of it, but I have proofs and my witnesses. I hope to be the Countess of Beryl some day, unless he happens to die ; but if he does, why, the old earl must make it up to me in money." At that moment the door burst open, and there rushed in Richard Barrington, or Calthorpe, as he Was now known, Lionel Leigh and the two detectives. The detectives were calm, but the two young men were excited. Lionel rushed up to Nellie. "Mr. Calthorpe is dying, and he asks for you, madam. Nellie Watson, he calls you." "That is not my name, sir," rejoined Nellie, bowing and blushing, while she looked Into the face of the tutor. With a stately step, her long black skirt sweeping after her, tils odd creature followed the two gentlemen and the detectives to the yellow drawing room, where Arthur Calthorpe, supported by pillows, white and ghastly, sat up, a pencil in his hand, a blank book before him. The earl held his left hand. Friends, doctors, servants crowded round the yellow sofa. Nellie walked up to it, and fixed her gleaming eyes on Arthur. She smiled faintly. Arthur drew a long breath, shivered, and pointed to Nellie. "She is not my wife," he said. ' Then lie fainted. And while the doctors were busy with him, the old earl walked as fast as his gout would let him up to Nellie. "Well," said he, looking at her bitterly ; "so you say you are my nephew's wife, do yo i?" "Y-s, my lord, I am, according to Scotch law." "Oh. indeed! and you have your witnesses?" "Yes, my lord." "Well," cried out the earl, in a burst of rage, "I give you, Ellen Watson, into custody, on a charge of suspected complicity in the murder of my nephew, Arthur Calthorpe." And Ellen Watson spent several days in the county jail at Abbotshold. CHAPTER XI. The ball at Calthorpe Court was the talk of Ei.g.nd for a fortnight. (The imprisoned woman, the suspected brother, the yourfg tutor, whose part in the proceedings' seemed limited to the fact that he had gone out to seek Mr. Calthorpe,

in order to assist In bringing about a reconciliation between two brothers, all became the characters of a romance in real life, which set the world wondering. Ellen Watson was not committed for trial. Arthur Calthorpe lingered for some days between life and death, and then began slowly to recover. Soon the doctors pronounced him out of danger. The wound in his head healed, and every care and att ntion helped to restore him to health. The earl's nephew lay one morning on the couch in a pleasant dressing room, where the window was open, admitting the brief, bright February sunshine that gleamed on the golden and pale-blue crocuses, in china vases, which adorned the wide balcony. A bright fire burned in the low grate. He read a little; then he looked restlessly at the door; then he ran? a silver bell and his valet entered. "I wish you would take a note down to Woodmancote, to Mr. Leigh, at Honeysuckle Cottage." (To be continued.)

CHARM, NOT BEAUTY, Capture the Masculine Heart in. This Dar Wit and Brains. The burden of a popular French novelist's arguments Is that beauty In the old classical sense is of no account ; it has been replaced by elegance. A worann would not be flattered If you told her she was very beautiful but dressed badly. She would show you the door if you praised her face, but criticised her dress and hat. It would be an unpardonable sin. Indeed, according to the novelist, a "belle femme" seems nowadays to signify a rather massive person, difficult to dress. Where are the glorious beauties that awakened the admiration and passion of our forefathers? Where are the modern Helens, the Mme. Recamiers, Mme. de Castigliones,. and Lady Hamiltons? Ordinary observations tell us that beauteous creatures of this type still exist among us, but without exciting our apparent homage. The handsome coquette who turned half the heads of the wits and gallants of the day might pass along unnoticed In Broadway. Teople might turn and say to their neighbors, "What a lovely woman," but no man among these adventitious admirers would sit up of nights composing a sonnet to her eyebrow. No, those days are gone killed by elegance and by Intelllgence. As to elegance. It has its hundred aids. There Is the dressmaker, perpetually striving to find new effects of costume to enhance the natural charms, to mitigate, to subtly conceal the natural defects of 'face and figure. And what need to speak of those other artificialities which reside In the skill of the "coiffeur," In the puffs and powders of the modern toilet table? It is an age of cunning Invention and conspiracy against the natural and simple. It is no longer beauty unadorned that flutters the masculine complacency, but mediocre features decked out in all the gawds of the Ruede la Paix and the Avenue de d'Opera. It must be confessed that since woman began to cultivate her brain she has been less exclusively occupied In making conquests of the other sex. "The happiness of the greatest number" Is the democratic rule presiding over the kingdom of "women to-day. It is easier to acquire the art of conversation than a classical beauty of face, if that can ever be attained, oven In the beauty institutes. The present disposition to award the palm to Intelligent and attractive plainness rather .than to witless physical perfection is eminently suited to the great bulk of the feminine world. The average French woman In society pleases because of her charm and piquancy, characteristic of her face as well as her Intellectual fortune, and not because she is a Venus of MIlo. Tha clear, cold, classical beauty has been dethroned, and In Its place reigns some usurper clad In Paqu'a gowns, crowned with towering feathers, perfumed wita the subtle aroma of the fashlonabl scent factory. She is piquant, she is vastly intelligent and able to discuss all subjects; 6he is emancipated from old fashioned prejudices, but she Is not beautiful. The War the Station. A party of uutoraobilists was touring through Virginia. An accident to the car forced them to take a train home. As they walked down the road seeking some one from' whom they could Inquire their way. they met an old darky. "Will yoa kindly direct us to the railroad station?" one of the party asked. "Cerfn'y. sir," he responded. "Keep a-goin right down dis road till you gets to where two mo roads brancLes out. Den yo take de lef one an keep on a-goin' tili yo' gets where de ole post office uster be." Sucre 3s Magazine. An Aid to Amb.'tlon. "I shall devote a great deal of time to study for my new career," said the statesman who had been promoted In congressional prominence. "Do you think that study necessarily prepares a man for the future?" "No. But it helps him to forget the past" Washington Star. A Real Pleas a re. "Yoa the proprietor?" began the angry patron. "Well, I want to complain about the waiter " "Glad to hear it," Interrupted the proprietor. "What! You are?" "Yes. It's a relief to hear a complaint that isn't about the food." Philadelphia Press. Poor Consolation. The man who languishes in Jail," remarked the home-grown philosopher, "has one consolation, at least." -What's that?" queried the easy one. "That he occupies a position from which most of the world Is barred out," answered the philosophy dispenser. For Fashion' Sake. She To satisfy me you must make my shoes Shoemaker Very large inside and very small cutside? Translated for Transatlantic Js from Meggendorfer Blatter. ;ool for Them. Hooke They told me it was a good stream for trout. Cooke And wasn't It? Hooke Well, I guess it was, for I couldn't induce any of the fish to leave it. Philadelphia Press. They Were Shown. "I see that a Kansas bank cashier embezzled $20,000 and spent it all for drink." "He must have shown the effects." "If he didn't the bank accounts did." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Rejected Advice. Blobbs Why don't you consult a doctor about your Insomnia? Slobs What! And run more bills? Why, It's because of what I owa him now that I can't sleep I . i

When a Irl Marries. So many women find matrimony a little disappointing, and though many confess the fact, they rarely see that they may themselves be to blame. When a girl is engaged she is always careful to look her lst, that her lover may admire her. She often fails to do the same for her husband. This is a mistake; men like always to admire their wives and they will do so all the more when they see that other people admire them, too. The untidy, dowdy woman may have solid virtue, but one lias to remember the fact as an excuse for her appearance, and the man who is mentally aiwlogizing for his wife's shortcomings Is in danger of finding some one else more attractive than she Is. Then it is a mistake of young wives to drop their old friends and expect their husbands to do the same. The married lovers may for a short time be intensely happy In each other's society, but sooner or later outside interests will be missed, and if happiness is to continue they must both mix with their fellows and take their share iu the Measures and the work of the world. Wider Interest will not make either less fond of the other, and the woman who wants to keep her husband's love will never do so by tying him to ber apron strings and expecting him to Vend all the time he can spare from his business within the four walls of home. A wife should not merge her individuality in her husband. An echo may be sweet, but it is always monotonous, so she should have her own ideas and opinions. She need not arguethat's fatal, but a little tact prevents the necessity. Health and Beauty. When a cut will not heal, saturate a piece of absorbent cotton with coal oil and bind on. To prevent hair from falling out, rub the scalp well with olive oil two or three times a week. Two-thirds hot water and one-third glycerin,' well mixed, makes an excellent gargle for a sore throat. Cloths wrung out of very hot water will relieve almost any pain and will act much more quickly than a plaster. In escaping from a fire crawl along the floor. Smoke ascends and there Is always a current of air along the floor. Dousing alternately hot and cold water on the head after a shampoo will make the hair soft and glossy and prevent a cold. Sprains should be treated as quickly as possible with hot water, after which the part affected should be rubbed with liniment ffireen figs form an excellent food. Dried figs contain nerve and muscie food and produce heat and waste, but they are considered bad for the liver. The best all-round softener for the skin that chaps is almond meal. A bbx of this should be kept on the washstand and used instead of soap. If you do not like the sensation of the raw grain of the meal It can be put Into small cheesecloth bags about four Inches square. Large 3Iushrooni Hat of DIack Satin. The hat illustrated is a most attractive model both for day and evening wear. The model was a very large mushroom of plain lustrous black satin, the crown being a tam o'shanter, extending quite far out over the brim. It was encircled by sprays of green rose leaves, and on one side of the center front was a huge pink rose, with a bud or two and foliage. The hat is especially recommended to the home milliner, as it Is not difficult to make, after the mushroom frame Is neatly covered, and no trimming Is required after the fine rose foliage. To Keep Domeillet. . Pay good wages and always be punctual in paying. Be liberal In the matter of food, remembering that good work cannot be done on an empty stomach. Never nag. When reproof is needed give it with firmness and without fear, but kindly. Give praise whenever it is due. It is well to acknowledge good work and thus encourage good service. Never allow yourself to get familiar nor in any way become Involved in the family affairs of the domestics. When things go wrong take time to Investigate before reproving, and never Bcold or rebuke when angry. ChanRe. of Collar. Changing the collar of a blouse will give the whole thing character. Ilighteuing the collar and boning it well is always necessary; adding lace bows, twists of narrow velvet ribbons and tin' buckles are all methods of resource which only depend upon whether they are becoming cr not. Black velvet ribbon run through the lace of a blouse Is often a smart touch for collar or sleeves. If extremely coarse lace Is used in a blouse this may be frequently made unusual by having the center motifs of the lace worked In silk floss, in black, white or color. Cultivate Happiness. Every girl can do one thing well If she will only take the trouble to find what that thing is. There are great talents in reach, If one will only look, and these talents may be a comfort In dark hours that will make life better and happier, both for ourselves and these about us. It Is the girl who does things that Is attractive. This

does not mean painting great pictures, or singing in grand opera, or writing the popular book, but it does mean cultivating the faculty of saying bright things, playing light, catchy airs, acquiring the art of being sympathetic. The girl who puts her own griefs as much as possible aside who takes a wholesome Interest in life, who cultivates looking for the best In the people with whom she comes in contact is happier herself and makes those about her happy.

Black silk hats are brightened with lace Insertion, though always of the very finest variety. Black hats for evening, trimmed with a mass of scarlet feathers, are the newest Paris wrinkle. Among the prettiest motifs in neck dressing are tiny lace bows as long as the finger, pinned by a brooch to the bas-e of the collar. Don't worry of your fur hat, muff, coat and scarf don't match. The chic thing Is to wear at least three different furs at one time. There Is a strong tendency to boned waists which follow the natural lines of the feminine figure, curving over the bust and tapering Into belt set at normal position. Toreador, ties of green satin or silk are fashionable. They are very ample, quite filling up the front of the Jacket, and It is a fad to have a belt of exactly the same shade of kid to match. French beauties have adopted the

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On the left the coronal plait Is shown, a fashion always selected by the dignified girl. The maid In the center has her hair adorned with a white aigrette, which protrudes from a bow of gold ribbon. The girl at the right has the simple, but picturesque, ribbon band, which Is always charming for young faces, If becoming.

Jiunty three-cornered hat of felt, velvet or beaver, edged with galou and trimmed on the sides with a dashing alrgette rising from a ribbon rosette. Posed smartly on the broadly waved hair, it has n most attractive appearance. For full evening dress there is a tendency to eliminate the sleeves entirely, a mere fold oi tulle or lace being made to serve, or a transparent drapery, more or less of the wlpg order. The elbow sleeve Is still in evidence, but upon the newest model It does not take the puff form so often ps it did. Instead, one fiuds the closely ' fitting sleeve or some form of the loose sleeve falling away from the arm. Retain I nfc One's Charm. The Ideal woman must not marry a man unless she can trust him; then. If she marries him, she must trust him absolutely. It is one thing to take an interest in all a man does, it is another to be inquisitive. But if the bachelor's dream were to be put into one brief prayer, It would be this: "Keep fresh for me the romance of life, and let me keep it fresh for j-ou!" Most men have a real strain of romance, they want some woman to live for, to be the gleam of poetry In their dull workday world. . The romance is easy in the early days; it's the priceless heritage of two unselfish lives as the years roll on. Have you ever noticed how engaged people have "little dinners" together, and how soon after marriage the "little" dinners become Just "dinners"? The bachelor man watches his friends who marry, and wonders, and the prayer of his soul 1 for a woman with whom the "little" dinners can ever keep their charm. Treatment for Sprains. The best treatment for a sprain is rest. At the time of the accident apply hot cloths to reduce the swelling and pain. If the skin Is not broken apply thirty drops of arnica In a wlneglassful of water by mear of linen bandages. If the skin is broken reduce the amount of arnica to five or ten drops. If any redness or Inflammation occurs in consequence of using the lotion discontinue its use. 'Sow the Illabolo Hat. Threatening to become fashionable is the diaholo hat, so named because Its high crown Is shaped like the spool used in playing that game that is, narrow in the middle and widening out toward top and Iwttom. Though softened by flowers, its offect is qceer, and it will be only a beauty that can defy all things that will venture to wear the diabolo hat. Air n Cold Cure. Take a long, deep breath as soon as you go out of doors. Then hold It as long as you possibly can. Repeat this several times as you waik along. You will be surprised the way It will make your blood circulate. Hence a sure preventive, also cure, If faithfully tried, as a cold can be summed up in the one word, "stagnation." To Clean AValls. Burlaped or papered walls may be brushed with a new broom covered with a hood of cheesecloth, which must be removed and shaken when dusty. Bread crumbs and a pencil eraser will remove mauy ugly marks from wall paper. Magnesia often removes grease marks. A weak solution of borax and

water will remove the greasy black stains that mar delicate wood or paints. Use kerosene In the water when wiping varnished wood work. No difference how good a furniture polish you use, always rub off every particle of grease with dry cloths, or It will accumulate dust and the dust is more difficult to remove than the grease.

jtn the Home. An open fire is certainly a happy feature in it Readable books and magazines lying around loose are one of the important things. Chairs that can be sat upon are a more necessary essential than some housewives think. In the living room there must be a softly shaded light placed low for reading and sewing. Stilted "suits" of furniture are a good thing to avoid; also loud papers and highly colored pictures. A carpet that can be walked on by the family is much better than one reserved for the sacred feet of strangers. As to tobacco smoke and dust well, there have been homes with them and places without them that utterly failed to be homes. Cheerfulness and love and mutual accommodations as to tastes go, farther to make a real home than overzealous spotlessness and everlasting oversight. Hair Curling Lotion. ' No preparation will make hair grow in curly. One may be able to make it wave by forming the new hairs into curls and dampening them so that they will dry into shape. This lotion may be of help to you: One ounce of gam arable, one-half ounce of gooi moist sugar, three-quarters of a pint of pure hot water, two fluid ounces of alcohol, six grains of bichloride of mercury, six grains of salammonlac. The last two should be dissolved in the alcohol before admixture. Lastly, add enough water to make the whole measure one pint. Perfume with cologne or lavender water. Moisten the hair with the fluid before putting it in the papers or curlers. This Is too strong a solution to be applied repeatedly, as It would surely have a destructive effect on the hair follicles. Therefore, It should not be too frequently applied and not at too short intervals. Occasional use, however, Is practically harmless. II r a Woman Hater. Cold cash covers a multitude ol freckles. A pound box of candy will win s. girl quicker than a COO-Hne poem. The man who trusts to luck and wo men. Is apt to get the short end of It. The society belle isn't satisfied until she is given an engagement ring. A wise man never tells a girl thai she Is pretty in the presence of her rival Wives should remember that they married for worse as well as for better and act accordingly. Cora Cosmetic. A cheap and most effective cosmetic because It gets at the root of the matter is white corn meal mixed with sour milk or buttermilk. Half a teacup full at a time is an abundance. Wash face and hands with it thoroughly. A little grated horseradish added will aid in removing the heaviest tan in a few hours. The Aesthetic Side of Cookery. The object of cooking is not merely hygienic, but aesthetic, also; for cooking improves the appearance of the food, develops new flavors and makes it more attractive, says the London Lancet. A mental process begins at the sight of pleasing fond, which reacts on the gastric organs In such a way as to promote digestion. Iteatorliijs Lore, Lace may be denned satisfactorily and will dye equally well. Of course, white will take any color preferred, as well as black. Dark colored laces do not, as a rule, take a good blak, but may be restored to their original tone and will look like new. To Front Class. Wash the glass over with a hot saturated solution of epsoni salts, or sal ammoniac, or 'bluestone, containing as much of the salt as the water will dissolve. The solution must be applied hot with a brush. Ilath Water. The water used in the bath should be softened either with borax or bicarbonate of soda; even ammonia will be effective, but of all three it is better to use too little than too much. Motherhood. The new movement for the teaching of motherhood is one which appeals alike to the humanitarian, to the biologist, the physician and the patriot Dr. Salccby, In the Lady's Realm. Spots on Table Tops. White siots on table tops may be removed by applying a wet cloth pressed down for a few minutes wlih a hot flatiron.

SPELLING . NAMES.

ThereWas So Doubt About Hannah When the English Ladr Finished. A bygone generation witnessed an acrimonious controversy In the Irish family of O'Conor In County Roscommon as to the right of any branch of the ancient race to spell the nanv thus with one "n." That right, It was maintained, was held only by the O'Conor Don as head of the house. So prolonged was the contest between the partisans of the O'Conor and O'Connor titles that it was called the "N-less" (standing for "endless") correspondence. Finally the question was referred to Sir J. Bernard Burke, the Ulster king of arms. Ills decision coincided with a decision In a certain Dther matter namely, that much might be said on either side. The two disputing families had a common origin, a king of Connaught, and could with propriety and In accordance with tradition spell the name one way or the other. Fortified by this "award," the two families have continued to spell their name with one "n" up to the present hour. Equally firm on the question as to how his name should be spelled was the witness in a case tried in the king's bench a few years ago. Asked his name, his prompt reply was "John 'Awkins." "Do you," queried counsel, "spell your name with or without an II?" The emphatic answer was, "J-o-h-n." As a rule, however, as we have sald( variety in the spelling of the names of people, as In that of the names of places, owes Its origlrf'to people not being so clear as was our friend regarding how a name should be spelled. Two stories in illustration of this occur to us. In the first Mrs. Quiverful was having christened her latest baby. The old minister was a little deaf. "What name did you say?" he queried. "I said," replied the mother, with some asperity, "Hannah." "Do you," said the other, "mean Anna or Hannah?" 'Look 'ere," exclaimed the now thoroughly exasperated lady, "I won't be hexamlned in this way. I mean 'Ilaitch-hay-hen-hen-hay-haitch Hannah ! The second Incident to which we refer is this. Here also there was "a lady In the case." She was on an errand, and she had to deal with the name of another party. In brief, she bad bought'a pair of sleeve links for her fiance when the shopman asked, "Any Initials, miss?" The rest may be stated thus: She Ohf yes; I forgot. Engrave "U" upon them for his first name. Shopman rardon me, is it Uriah or Ulysses? Names with "U" are rare, you know. She (proudly) His name Is Eugene London Globe. Crop Well Worth liaising-. A crop that will produce $15,400 tc the acre has been discovered in Brazil, according to a report to the department of commerce and labor from United States Consul General George E. Anderson at Rio de Janeiro. It Is the Brazilian linen and several experimental plantations are making an effort to put it into practical use. According to the consul general's r& port the plant grows twelve to eighteen feet high and somewhat resembles hemp: It matures so rapidly that a field will produce three crops a year. The fiber has strength, firmness, flexibility and adaptability for bleaching and dyeing. It may revolutionize the linen industry of the world and become an Important competitor of cotton. An acre will produce seventy-seven tons and the product includes not only the various grades of fiber for fine or coarse linen but stems and roots can be used for making paper. The suggestion is made that the agricultural department should investigate this wonderful plant and see If It can be produced In. the portions of the United States that are free from frost The plant is said to be 'absolutely hard, resisting alike the dry or rainy season, bearing equally well on dry or wet soil and not a prey to insects or mildew." Mr Choice. I'd rather be happy tnan sad, I'd rather be good than bad; I'd rather rejoice, yes, this is my choice. Than brood over the troubles I've had. I'd rather be modest than proud, I'd rather be quiet than loud ; I'd rather look up, to the sky's golden cup. Than walk with my head always bowed. I'd rather be healthy than sick, I'd rather be certain than quick; I'd rather be broke than have it b spoke I grew rich by an underhand trick. I'd rather be Bober than tight, I'd rather be kindly than fight. Unless, it were true, only fightin would do The work to establish the right. I'd rather be free than a slave, I'd rather be noble than brave; I'd rather.be me, with my babe on my knee, Than the richest old man near the grave. I'd rather be lavish than mean, I'd rather my wife than a queen. And I'd rather my home than the splendors of Rome Or the castles that Europe has seen. Detroit Free Press. The Fur Seal. The fur seal Is a land animal of perverted tastes, who, living at sea, has had his paws changed Into flippers very like the long black kid gloves of a woman. Ills heart, liver and kidneys are exactly the same as those of a sheep and jut as good to eat, but his flesh, although just like fat mutton to look at, Js rank and distasteful from his habit of eating fish. The whole package Is put up in a parcel of thick white fat to keep the body warm, while from the skin grows a heavy crop of beautiful brown fur, protected with large flat oil bearing hairs, making a glossy surface which slides through the water without friction. Perfectly fearless, overflowing with fun, a perfect little athlete, marvelously strong, the fur seal Is the most delightful of all wild creatures. Rut, although they live at sea, the seals, being heavily clothed in fat, skin and hair, find the temperate latitudes much too warm for comfort during the summer months. Since they cannot shed their garments like ourselves, they migrate to a subarctic climate, gathering in Immense multitudes where there are fisheries to support them. Their ration is fifty pounds of cod every day, which for a creature the size of a sheep is considerable. Some women just naturally look as if they made their husbands buy more than they can well afford. Industry Is a better friend than talent.

I Indiana I State News j

ARREST ENDS BOAT CHASE. Man Supposed to Have Deen Coanected with Murder Arrested. Following a chase of seven miles in a launch, the Viccrnnes police arrested August Draves on suspicion he was connected with the death of Michael Rich, whose body was fcund near the Draves houseboat. Draves wife and daughter and James De Moss and wife, who lived with Draves, are thought to have started away in other boats, and the police are now searching the river for them. The police declare Rich was lured to the houseboat, murdered, and his body brought to shore and placed where it was fcund. Draves denies this and says he knows nothing of how Rich met his death. He declares his companions in the . houseboat were carried away in the skiffs by high water and not because they sought to escape arrest. POWER OFF AT BAD TIME. Tractloa Car Was on Crossing aai Wa Struck by a Train. Temporary suspension of power resulted in a car on the Cincinnati, Lawrenceburg and Aurora eiectric street railway being- struck by a Baltimore and Ohk Southwestern railroad train at the intersection of the two roads in Aurora. The conductor on the traction car had inspected the crossing and signaled the motorman to proceed. Just, as the car was en the track the power gave out. The car was thrown over the embankment. Mrs. James Eierett, Jr., suffered a badly lacerated band and numerous bruises about the body. Mrs. Harry Dlyth and daughter Louisa, William Pcpingnon and Miss Leona Leindecker were slightly injured. The other passengers on the traction car escaped injury. ATTACKS WIFE; KILLED BY BOY. Coroner Justifies Youth Who Skt to Save Ills Sister. To save his sister in South Defid front death, Stephen Biro, aged 13 years, shot and killed his, brother-in-law, Louis Turok, a former member of the South Bend fire department. Vhen the boy fired the two shots which proved fatal Turok was emptying his revolver in an attempt to end the life of his wife, who lay in a ick bed at the home of her mother. The coroner declared the shooting justifiable and ordered the boy released. Orphans to Hare New Home. A handsome new building will be erect-. ed on the site of the present Warnte Orphans' Home in Richmond, as the old structure is no longer ruitable for the purpose to which it is being put. The home is supported by the Lutherans of Ohio and Indiana. The old building will be torn down and such material as it available will be made use of. The building will be in the shape of a capital) -T and will be AT, by 101) feet. It will be two stories hifth and will be of brickj with stone trimmings. The most will be. between $30,000 and $35,000. There will be accommodations ' for eighty children. , , Calls Stepsons "Little Devils. Married at Auburn on Christmas day, separated on Feb. 11, and divorce proceedings started on Feb. 22 is the record, that has been made by Amos Luttman of Corunna, and all because Mrs. Luttman saw fit to call the two children of her husband by a former wife "little devils." This allegation is the leading paragraph in the complaint filed in court. The bride was formerly Marie Furbush. Doic's Bone In Boy's Arm. A large bone from the arm of Verne Wolfe, 14 years old, of Oaktown, was removed ty Dr. W. H. Gilbert and the bone from the leg of a large St. Bernard dog. the boy's pet, was substituted. Tbr boy , has been a sufferer from rheumatism and for a time it wats feared that the condition of the bone resulting from the disease would make amputation of the arm necessary. "-" " ' " i He Xtm Cares to Wander. John W. Elder of Warsaw claims the world's record as a home stayer. He has not been away from his home city for fifty-two years, and has slept in Warsaw for 1S.9S0 consecutive nights. He has ben away from Warsaw on several occasions since his birth, but he always was able to return, in time to spend the night in the town of his birth. SHORT STATE ITEMS. All the factories of Shelhyville have Fumed operation, nearly all on full time. W. A. Sharp has been appointed arministrator of the estate of Jack Waldon of ICokomo, who was killed by a train in Tennessee. In the grip be carried was found nejily $2,"j00. He was a war veteran and pensioner. The Paoli town trustees have purchased the plant of the local light company, paying $1,700, and bonds calling for $8.000 have been sold to the Harris Trust Company, Chicago, the money to be used in improving the capacity of the plant. The bonds sold for $8,100. The jury in the case of John C Skinner, charged with the murder of Gola Eppard, brought in a verdict of not guilty in Moncie, after being oat seventeen hours. It is said that several members wanted to find Skinner guilty of manslaughter, and this was the cause of the delay. No juror voted for the death penalty. Ellis Personell. 05, a farmer living north of Charlottesville, committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. He had been despondent some time and it was believed he was losing his mind. Four children survive. Richard Adams, foreman in Griffin" harness shop in Bloomington, received word of the death of his father in Germany, through whom he inherits $125.000. Adams did not know his father was so wealthy. He ieft Germany twenty-seven years ago. lie will remain ia the !iarne.ss business notwithstanding his good fortune. The trial of Andrew Mohr f Batesvillt has ended in the conviction of the defendant on the indictment alleging that lie attempted to kill Prosecutor Davis last July. The jury was out all night before reaching an agreement. The sentence calls for from two to fourteen years imprisonment. . . The 13-year-6M daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cardcn Brewer of Greenwood was fatally burned while assisting her mother in household work. She attempted to put so:r.e trasji into the stove, and the blaie caught her sleeve and spread to her body, which was burned to a crisp before the fire could be extinguished. Joshua Gallagher of Windfall, found dead at the county infirmary, was committed to that institution fifteen years ago. after having been declared of unsound mind. His wife and children removed to (x!orad, paying no further attention to the unfortunate man. Many years ago Gallagher found a sack containing & large number of counterfeit silver dollars under his barn, but Investigation failed to show how and when it was pat there. From that time his mind began failing. At Crawfordsville the jury in the case of Otto Walker, charged with wife murder, reached a verdict of murder in the first degree, and fixed the punishment at life imprisonment.