Plymouth Tribune, Volume 8, Number 38, Plymouth, Marshall County, 24 June 1909 — Page 3

The Great

Tonti ine HAWLEY SMART AutW sf "BroWn Bonds. "Bund to "Xln. Eu. nnntrannrmnnn CHAPTER XVI. (Continued.) The testatrix, with the exception of two or three trifling legacies to servants, bequeathed what little she had to leave, Including the furniture of the cottage, to Mary Chichester. This seemed all very natural and just as it should be to the half-dozen auditors, with the exception of Carbuckle end Ringwood. These two could not refrain from exchanging a glance of astonishment. What on earth has she done with, her Tontine share?" thought Mr. Carbuckle; "she cannot surely have forgotten all about iL If so, and it should by any fluke happen to come off in her favor, there will be a pretty miscarriage of my poor old friend's intentions. She has I don't know how many nephews and nieces, while Alary Chichester is only her greatniece, and raturally all these others would come before her. Here his reflections were interrupted by the attorney, who handed him a packet. "This, you will perceive, Mr. Carbuckle, is addressed to yourself. I know the contents, having indeed written them out at the widh of my late client ; but as it is a matter placed by tho deceased lady entirely in your hands, it is, of course, a private communication." This packet," said Carbuckle, as he and IUngwood returned together to town, I have no doubt refers to that Tontine ehare. I wonder why poor Miss Caterham has enclosed it to me in this mysterious manner ; however, as soon as we get to my rooms we will see what she has done. You have been, and are, so deeply engaged in the affair, that I intend to take you into confidence at once." As soon äs they were comfortably installed in Mr. Carbuckle's chambers, that gentleman broke the seal, and drew two documents from the envelope. The first was a short legal document, by which the share, numbered 1477, of the "Great Tontine," life nominee, Terence Finnigun, was bequeathed to Mary Chichester; the second was a letter, written at Miss Caterham's dictation, in which she told him that she placed this share in his hands in trust for Mary Chichester, with the earnest injunction that the girl was to know nothing about it unless the thing should be actually decided in her favor. The upshot of all this was that Ronald ' IUngwood came to a fresh determination with regard to Miss Chichester. Man has a natural desire to console a pretty woman in her affliction, and Ilingwood felt that he could not sw Mary ia . her sorrow without offering consolation ; and that, over head and ears in love as he was, that must, of necessity, be of a somewhat impassioned kind, such, as would be certain to result ia a downright avowal of his love. The objections that stood in his way before Miss Caterham's death were there still ; and it seemed to Lim that it would be now a downright mean thing to do to ask Mary to marry him while in ignorance of ber possibly brilliant prospects. He resolved to hold aloof from her till the "Great Tontine" was decided. He would rather she said to him "nay as possessor of eight thousand a year than she should unwittingly come into it as his wife. chapter xrir. Pegram & Son were considerably astonished upon the return of younz Blinks, their spy, with his information. The boy had tracked Jack Phillimore to his hotel, and contrived to get hold of his name from come of the under servants, and the knowledge that Jack Phillimore in person had been playing the spy down in Rydland set them thinking, to say the least of it. Of course they knew perfectly well who Jack Phillimore was. Pegram senior had made it his business long ago to know everything connected with Lord Lakington' family that was to be got at. But what could have been Jack Phillimore's object in seeking information about old Krabbe, and, further, in going to see him? 'There is only one possible solution to the question," argued the old lawyer. "Mr. Phillimore could have no object in doing this on his account; he must be simply acting as the agent of Lord Lakington. Now what on earth is his lordship's motive? and what could have made him think of wanting to know all about Kiabbe? Somebody must have got hold of the Viscount, and been whispering stories to our disparagement. I suspect that is about what it is." Dut lawyer Pegram. as Hemmingby aid. was not the man to be frightened out of his game lightly. "We must b unrelaxing in our vigilance during the next three weeks," he remarked to his son, "and we mast strengously oppose any attempt to postpone the marriage. In the meantime, I will just slip over to Slackpool Super-Mare. It is Just possible that inquiring young people like Mr. Phillimore may take it into their head to follow old Krabbe all through that little tour of ours. I should be sorry. Bob, if they did not get every possible . Information ; should not you? I will just make matters smooth, for them," and the old gentleman chuckled slyly as he thought of an unsophisticated tracker like Phillimore seeking to follow a trail that ke had been at some trouble to blind. Next day Mr. Hemmingby visited the cottage to see Krabbe, but was not admitted. Pob Pegram went out to the cottage to hear about Hemmingby's visit, -and he found Mrs. Clark in no slight state of perturbation. "It's what I have always dreaded, ever line you first told me t:iat he had talked of coming out to see the old man. He took me so much aback that I declare to goodness I very nearly called him by his name straight out. I had no time to change my cap for one of a deeper border, to bring my hair more down, nor nything. I never dreamt of its being him, and opened the door as I might have done to any one. I did my best. After the first glance I kept my eyes well down, and no man ever got shorter answers to his questions ; I gave hira as little chance lo hear my voice as might be. Put mark, Robert; for all that, he knew me." "Do you mean to say," exclaimed Bob Pegram, "that he recognized you?" "He did, in a way. He could not quite put a name to be, but I know he felt rertain that I was some one he had seen before." "What is to be done?" "Ah! that is just what I want you to fell me. I thought you would be here, or I should have sent a note up to say that I wanted to see you. Mr. Hemmingby certainly did not recollect me precisely when he went away.' He might call me to mind afterwards, though I don't think he would; but if he sees me nce or twice mora he is sure to recollect me. Now, you know what my orders have been, always to let anybody see Mr. Krabbe when Mr. Krabbe is ready to receive. "You have managed admirably, Kitty, o far; but this is awkward. The governor is from home, oo, to make matters worse." "I say, Uob dar, do yoa think he has the slightest suspicion who I am?" "No, Kitty; he tckos you simply for what you represent yourself to be takes you simply for what all Ilydland does, as ft &urse that I picked cp in London to

take care of old Mr. Krabbe." "If I had thought it was intended that that old gentleman was to live so long I'd have thought twice before I would have taken the situation." "Come, come, Kitty; don't be cross. I know it is wcatisorue work for you, my dear; but remember, the thins is drawing to a finish now." Old Pegram returned the next day in high spirits. "Ail! Bob. my boy," he exclaimed, "it is a wonderful thing what a little gold does, if you only apply it judiciously. If Mr. Phillimore and his friends ever get at our last lodgings they'll be pretty cfever. The landlady and her sister were sensible women, and quite agreeable to know nothing when I produced my arguments. While as for the servant, she is luckily a new one since we were there ; so I think that is pretty fairly settled. I don't suppose that blundering young fellow that was down here ever would have made anything out of it; but though I don't throw my money about, it was just as well to spend a little there to make sure." "I tell you what, father, something much more serious has taken place while you were away. Hemmingby has been down to see. old Krabbe." "Ahem! tiat is curious, lie did not sei him. I suppose." "No," replied Bob. with a grin. "He was asleep, and could not be disturbed; but what is to be done if he comes down here again wanting to see him? I suppose we must let him do so." "No. Bob," replied the old lawyer quickly; "I don't tiiink that would do. Sam Hemmingby must be content to wait till after your marriage before he sees his old friend Mr. Krabbe. You may be clever. Bob, but you are no match for Hemmingby. I can't think myself it was anything more than a mere freak his wanting to see the old man. He always did ask after him, you know, and has talked half a dozen times of going to see him. What earthly motive could Hemmingby have for interfering in any way? why, he was out of the Tontine five months ago or more. Pooh ! a mere whim, you may depend upon it. I don't suppose he will even think of asking to see him again." "He knows Lord Lakington, remenn ber." "Of course he does," replied the old lawyer: "didn't he come here to try and compromise the 'Tontine' on his lordship's part in the first Instance? It Is hardly likely he would have done that if he had any evil suspicions about us." "But you must recollect this Phillimore, this sailor; he is, a relation of Lord Lakington's." "Quite so; he is nephew and heir. I looked him out in the reerage long ago; that is, I presume the young man who was here is the John Phillimore therein mentioned. But what of that? you never heard Hemmingby say anything about him. I doubt if Hemmingby even knows him." "Well," rejoined Bob, "of course, we must do as you say; but I don't like Hemmingby's visit, and it is my opinion it would be less dangerous for hira to see old Krabbe than not." "Stuff and nonsense ! I will have nothing of the kind. I don't at all suppose that he will call again; but if he doo, the old man must be asleep or unwell, or something or other." Bob Pegram did not dare tell his father what was really the most alarming sign in Hemmingby's visit, viz., his seeming recognition of Kitty Clyde. To do that would have been to confess who Kitty Clyde really was, and to admit that the manager's memory of her might at length go back to the times in which she played non-speaking parts in the Vivacity Theater. So that, after all, his father's return brought but small, comfort to the embarrassed Bob,- who, as if the web of his father's scheme was not complicated enough, had thought fit to graft oh it another of his own. '

CHAPTER XVIII. The day fixed for the wedding draws very near, and it would be hard to say whether the Honorable Beatrice Phillimor or Robert Pegram regards it with most uneasiness.' The more Beatrice thinks over this marriage, the more is she convinced that it is throwing away her life's happiness. She never half knew how dearly she loved her cousin till now, nor was she thoroughly alive to the wide difference between herself and her betrothed. They bad not a sentiment in common. Jack Phillimore is as general in his condemnation of things. "What are we to do, Ranald?" he exclaimed. "You say you have completely lost all trace of old Pegram and old Krabbe." "yes, replied Ringwood moodily; "I am dead beat at present. It Is very doubtful whether we unravel the mystery of old Krabbe in time. I tell you what ; you must go straight to Lord Lakington, tell him what we suspect, and point out that it would be advisable to postpone the marriage for a month, or till such time as the thing Is clearea up. "You don't know my uncle, Ronald," rejoined Jack ; "he would not listen to me. He sees a big pile of money coming into the family through this marriage, and would be loath to believe it was not so. And then, what can I say? nothing, but that Pegram and his invalid clerk changed their lodgings surprisingly. often." "I will own, Jack, I would infinitely prefer to thoroughly expose the Pegrams. I am pretty well convinced, in my own mind, that the old man they took away from Rydland is not, the old man they brought back, the old man you saw ; but we certainly cannot prove this as yet." That Jack Phillimore should be on his way to Rydland by an early train the next morning was not much to be wondered at. Between his passion for his cousin, 'and his firm belief that she was about to sacrifice herself to an Impostor whom she despised. Jack was wound up to a pitch of nervous excitement which made it a relief to do anything. Denunciation of the Pegrams, father and son, was the only thing that seemed to clearly point itself out to bim, and that he could deliver that with considerable energy and figurative embellishment he entertained no doubrf. He walked up the street towards Pegram & Son's office, he muttered to himself, "Be cool, Jack, my boy, be cool; cutting if you like, but be cool." He gave his card as he entered the office, and was speedily ushered into the presence of Mr. Pegram. The old man was in the office alone, and bowed courteously to Jack. "Some relation, I presume, of Lord Lakington's, Mr. Phillimore; and, under the present circumstances, I am only too delighted to see you. I trust yoa will dine with us to-night?" Jack rhlHImore was taken most thoroughly aback. He had fully expected to be received as an enemy endeavoring to pry Into the secrets of Pegram & Son; instad of which he was welcomed as one of the f imily. "Yes, I am a nephew of Lord Lakington's; I am afraid when you hear what I have to say that you will not feel disposed to be so friendly towards" me. Hae it never occurred to you, Mr.' Pegram, that the proposed marriage between your son and my cousin is hardly suitable?" "May I ask," replied the old lawyer dryly, "if you are speaking on behalf of his lordship? "Not exactly; I am speaking as one of the family. As next heir to the title, I should imagine I have soma right to express an opinion on the subject. And I tIl you," continued Jack, "that no man of the world could have two opinions abou; it. I am not for one moment impugning the respectacility of your family, Mr. Pegram, but you must be aware that you are not exactly of the clas3 with whom the Phillimores are wont to marry." "Lord Lakington and Miss Beatrice appear to differ with you upon this point."

"Don't mention my cousin's name, exclaimed Jack sharply; "some nndue influence has been brought to bear upon her, or else, I feel assured, she would nevel have given her assent to such a union. I know the whole story of the 'Great Tontine, and how you have taken advantag of your share ia it to make this infamous arrangement with my uncle. Beatrice is being sacrificed blindly that you may share this big lottery between you." "You will allow me to remark, in th first place, that you can not possibly even know who my nominee is." "There you are wrong ; it is your old clerk, Mr. Krabb" "I decline to admit for one moment that you are right," rejoined Pegram; "but admitting that Mr. Krabbe is my nominee, may I ask you to point out where tha fraud exists?" "I don't believe that old mummy I saw was Mr. Krabbe a bit, returned Jack furiously. "And I don't believe, for one moment, that you are Lieutenant Phillimore of the Royal Navy," rejoined the old lawyer coolly ; "and am at this instant debating whether I shall send for a constable and give you in charge as a suspicious character. Now, mark me, my man, it you are to be found in Rydland to-morrow morning I'll give yoa in charge, as sure as you stand there; and you won't find it quite so easy to find bail down here, I am thinking." "Very well," replied Jack, in a voic which shook with passion. "It is war, then, without quarter, between us; you may rest assured, you insolent old pettifogger, that neither shall this marriage ever take place, nor another shilling of the Tontine' find its way into your avaricious old fingers." With which strong and personal, but hardly cool and cutting, climax, Phillimore took his departure (To be continued.)

1 A PIONEER. 1 I When Mrs. Sarah Stuart Robbins, the author of "Old Anddver Days," was a schoolgirl, and Oliver Wendell Holmes very small beside her three tall brothers, and resentful of his littleness whenever he stopped being Jolly long enough to remember It was a bright-faced student at the academy, perhaps the gayest times permitted to the young folks of the staid old town were their winter sports on the ice. "A little brook," sho records, "if dammed at the proper time, could be made to overflow the meadow, and also, unfortunately, the cellars of coa tlguous houses, Phillips Academy had Doy engineers always ready in the face of law and as it was Andover gospel to dam it; and our skating and slld-lng-place was of the best "Girls upon skates were unheard-of then ; but we had feet of our own, and knew well how to use them. Sitting oa these feet, our short skirts tucked well out of the way, we would clasp in our little red-inittened hands a long stick held out to us by some chivalrous .boy ou skates. "Thus prepared the couples went swiftly flying over the smooth glare ice, happy being too tame a word to describe their blissful condition." A spirited old lady In her eighties told her grandchildren not long ago of the commotion created in her girlhood in another old town, when her big brother gave her a pair of skates. Her parents were remonstrated with on grounds both of danger and decorum ; and there was spirited discussion nmong the parents of her girl friends as to whether it was proper to allow their daughters to continue to associate with a companion whose "hoidenIsh ways and lack of maidenly aversion to be conspicuous" might bring them, too, to undesirable public notice. "My parents were ' perturbed, but they upheld me until, unfortunately, I fell while skating and sprained my ankle. Then I was told that, really. It would not do, and my precious skates must be confiscated. I was In despair. "The next day, however, a coastingparty of boys and girls In the field on the slope of Meeting-House Hill overshot a drift-covered fence and collided on the main street with of all things! a funeral, breaking a boy's collarbone, and the leg of a horse and the leg3 of two girls. Here was my argument, and It was irrefutable. Coasting had always been countenanced, yet what damage could skating do compared to this? My rarents again 'became my champions, and I overheard my mother shortly afterward informing one of my critics with much spirit that, whatever else I might have done, I had at least broken neither niy own bones nor the town ordinances, nor upset a hearse. "I continued to skate, and soon the other girls were skating, too." Speaker Play Doth Ends. Thousands and thousands of persons have done a good deal of wondering of late they have wondered, among other things, why It U that It has been so utterly Impossible to get the House of Representatives to pass certain legisla tion clearly desired by the country ab large why It has even been impossible to get the House to bring this legislation to a vote. Such legislation, foi example. Is the bill for a White Mountain and Southern Appalachian Forest reserve. This bill, with others equally popular, has been chloroformed sweetly in one of Uncle Joe's committees. Not only does It slumber, but Uncle Joe has ern forgotten to leave a call. This and similar measures that the public approve have not been passed or even considered on the floor of the House for the simple reason that Uncle Joe and Company do not want' them considered. But if you are interested In one of those slumbering bills and you appeal to Uncle Joe for help you are likely to come from his pres ence. In the celebrated Red Room j where he reigns, convinced that the speaker Is, as he will tell you, only one among S91 members of the House, whereas, as a matter of fact, the rest of the House are only 300 members among one Uncle Joe. A. E. Thomas In Success Magazine. Juvenile Art. Teacher Why, Willie, what are you drawing? Willie I'm drawing a picture of God. Teacher But, Willie, you mustn't do that; nobody knows how God looks. Willie Well, they will when I get this done. Success Magazine. The Sequel. Stabb My parents were thrifty. I was often . strapped when a boy for spending money foolishly. Penn (gloomily) I wasn't and that is why I am strapped now. The French ministry of marine Is contemplating an order for fifty, aeroplanes for the coast guard serrlct. .

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Women' Part in World's Proare. America has proven a pretty good place for women. In Virginia a good many years ago, we are told the planters bought their wives, good, estimable women brought from the old country, for one hundred pounds of tobacco each, and an inferior quality of the weed at that. Inside of two hundred and fifty years the descendants of those tobacco-bought wives have blossomed out into the Old Colonial Dames. Helen of Troy wa3 a beautiful woman and yet almost her entire time was taken up in creating dissensions in the army and with very little evidence of patriotism. Dido wa3 a pretty woman and yet we are told she was capricious and coy and (if they had such things in those days) almost broke her husband up with her millinery bills. Cleopatra was a woman of beauty and influence, and yet, if the stories told about her are true, it would almost make a convention of Sunday School superintendents wild with rage. There was a time within the last span of centuries when woman left those old ties and those old trodden tracks and started out on these new opportunities, writes Le.'t P. Goodale. We find oa the pages o history the counterpart for the old historic women when we read of those noble women who have devoted their lives to the advancement of the human race. Take Dido, for instance, and what a striking opposition is there in Lady Henry Somerset, who devoted her whole life to the amelioration of the human race. What a striking opposition are the Booths, who gave their live3 and every moment of their time to work in the sluni3; between them and Cleopatra of old. Elizabeth Fry, the friend of the black man; Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the sweet-voiced woman; the austere but upright Susan B. Anthony, and the gifted and genial Julius Gladdis, three noble women who devoted their li:e3 and their money to the betterment of woman's condition, giving them opportunities both in the w orkshop and . in the home. To-day there is no page writtea on the history of the world that has not on it the hand of woman, whether it be in the home or in the school, whether It be In the church or In the hospital, whether it be in the broal land, carrying forth light and education, or whether it be in the homo, of the Japanese mother, who give3 her only child and herself for the cause of patriotism. lfaiitne. The sum of happiness is made up of a thousand details. A little kindness done to ore less fortunate gives the heart a beat of pleasure that no millinery or laces cr jewels can possibly inspire. To overcome prejudice is more satisfying than a ten-course dinner. To subdue a difficulty and smother a selfish desire 13 to become strong and spkndld. If life i3 worth living at all. It Is worth living in a state of progress and improvement. If we moan and groan, filling the air with dissatisfaction and gloom, we can scarcely hope to partake of much contentment. All you need is a good thump on the back by some cheerful soul who has faith in you, and a promise to yourself that you will face your work and your worries cheerfully. Linen mouse. A very attractive blouse is this. It may be developed in either linen or shantung to be worn as part of a three-piece suit or with a coat suit of wool. It fastens at the left side of the front, and on either side of the broad center panel are two vertical tucks with space between for lace or embroidery. The sleeves are long and clo.sfittlng and composed of groups of cross-tucks and embroidery. Across the front are strips of the insertion arranged in military effect, and each terminating at the closing with buttons covered with the goods. A pleated ruffle also trims this closing from neck to waist. Ileel Were Too High. A California woman lost a suit for damages' which she brought against a street car company because of having fallen In alighting from a car, on the grounds that the heels of her shoes were too high to allow her to step safely. Evidently. If the gentler sex will persist in following fashion to the extent of crippling and deforming themselves, that judge does not Intend to make the railroad company responsible for the results. Don't Worry. The thin, angular woman is usually the nervous one, and the overburdened Martha who "takes her washing and Ironing to bed with her." Worry and hurry are vices, and women who destroy the harmony of a whole household with their constant fretting and nagging are as wicked as drunkards. No woman can be healthy and happy whose face looks like a bottle of chow-chow. Paste for Paper Hang-lnsr. For use on very delicate paper, finest sifted wheat flour; for ordinary paper, dark rye flour. To make an ordinary pail of paste, two pounds of either kind of flour; mix with cold water, beating to a stiff pasre until all the lumps are broken up. Then stir heaping teaspoonful finely pulverized alum into

paste. Then stir into the mass gradually six quarts boiling water, beating the mas3 until smooth. Should paste on standing over night show separation of the water it may be boiled at lowheat while being constantly stirred for 15 or 20 minutes. To keep from souring put in the quantity mentioned 30 drops of carbolic acid.

Current statistics show a notable increase in marriages in France. Berlin has a divorce club with S00 members, all of whom are divorced. Woman clerks outnumber the man clerks in the census bureau at Washington. Dr. Clara M. Moore of Denver ha3 just been appointed physician of the woman's department of the state hospital for the Insane at Pueblo. How many people know that Miss Elizabeth Marbury, the pioneer play broker and Sardou's representative, once ran a poultry farm? She earned her first dollars from chickens raised at Oyster Bay. The woman school teachers throughout the country are looking longingly toward Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, as in these state3 woman teachers reFOULARD GOWNS celve the same salaries as do man teachers. In Switzerland any woman wearing a hat with a diameter of more than eighty centimeters must pay for it as if It were a bicycle or a cart. It is estimated by a New York1 woman shopper that the time lost 'e'ich day in one of the large depart ment stores in waiting ior cnange is equal to the time of one person for seventy days. Mme. Henrietta Ronner, who died rccentiy in Brussels, aged 90, had most remarkable eyesight, which she attributed to the wisdom of her father. He lost his eyesight when quite young and so required her to remain an hour each day at noontime in a totally dark room. She kept up the custom a3 long as she lived. Three Priceless Possessions. The three great priceless possesions in life as well as the most valuable bequests to posterity are declared to be good character, good health and a good education. A good character i3 an investment la honor and virtue, not for time only, but for all eternity. It 13 the first essential of citizenship, the foundation of every stable government, the key to success, and a synonym for happiness. But In order to make that Investment yield the greatest benefits, we must have for our support good health, and for our constant guide, a good education. 3Ien Slaves to t'ostom. The wbmen may be the slaves of fashion. They may waste precious mental power in an effort to make last year's garments conform to thi3 year's decrees. They may go to business meetings laden with a foolish amount of luggage. But there is nothing In all the demands of women's fashlon3 as inexorable a3 the requirement, among men, for uncomfortable and ungraceful starched shirt fronts and stiff collars. Men may not be slaves to fashion, but they do seem to be slaves to custom. Dutch Collars. A pretty woman of acknowledged good taste was asked her opinion of Dutch collars, and this wa3 the answer: "They are bewitching for children and young girls. After twentyfive the neck bears unmistakable signs of the abuse of high, tight collars and looks much older than It really is. I think it disgusting to show one's dejects to the public." 1 Seonr the Irons. One point on which the novice in ironing often fail3 lies in not having the Irons perfectly clean before beginning work. To do really good work, begin by scouring the irons thoroughly with soap and water, then dry thoroughly with a soft rag. They must not be dried on the fire, as this creates an immediate rust, which work3 off on the clothes. Help IJaby to Walk. To teach baby to walk take a large muff, put baby's arm into it to the elbow. Biby will think she has a good hold on something solid and will start off. By doing this, if baby falls the arms are in a good position, for they will naturally fall forward and he will land on the muff. Sending a Wedding Gift. In sending a wedding gift, have It arranged as neatly as possible In a plain white box, unless the gift Is contained ia a fine box of its own. A tactful girl in sending a little trinket of silver will write a friendly not and mention the name of the article sent. The reason for thi3 is that it J assists the recipient In knowing just

who sent certain gifts, also It 13 a help to those who receive an article for the table which looks like a cross between the golden gates and a hay rake, but when properly named 13 merely a cheese fork, yet a mystery to the recipient, who do93 not know whether it is a fish fork or a fancy can opener. Right in the midst of the favored gods and goddesses of society these puzzles occur.

Quaint Cap. A quaint fad are the new cap3 used now by fashionable women for covering their tumbled locke before these are "dressed for company." For passing through the halls while visiting at country houses, or receiving the call of a physician. bef,re my lady'3 locks have assumed the pad3 and puffs of the conventional coiffure, they are certainly useful and the height of coquetry. The one pictured is of all-over English eyelet embroidery, with ruffles of the same around the face and two lace motifs which hang over the ears much In the fashion of .the Dutch national headdress. Preserving Cnt Flowers. To preserve cut flowers, at the same time save changing the water, fill the vase two-thirds full of clean sand. Stick your rose3 or other flowers so they will remain just as you put them; then add water and see how much longer they will keep fresh. Sometimes the stems of roses and carnations will root In the sand. The neam In Thine Own Eye. Very few women are ignorant fools, and when they are married to a man who i3 getting $1,500 a year salary FOR SUMMEE WEAR. and they are living at the rate of $3,000 a year, they know the money la coming from some Illegitimate source. The woman who help3 a man to spend more money than he is honestly making 13 accessory before the fact, and is every whit as guilty as if she put her hand into the cash drawer of the man he robs and took out the money herself. Women have spent much time In trying to reform men."-Might they not with advantage turn their attention to the peculating propensities of , their own sex? It is a disagreeable truth to hear, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that If there were more honest women there would be fewer dishonest men. ABl The next time baby screams with colic, instead of dosing It with soothing syrups or old nurse remedies, such as catnip tea and other decoctions to which our grandmothers pinned their faith, try what hot water sipped from a spoon or taken through a bottle will do to relieve the pain. The water should be fresh and boiled, but not belling. Care must be taken that it Is not hot enough to burn the delicate tongue and gums. This will usually give relief and can , be repeated frequently with no danger to the child. Monuments That Endare. Monuments of marble and brass crumble into dust, but monuments built of good deeds, whose corner stone is love, will withstand the storms of time, and glitter in the sunlight of God's adorable Majesty, upon the shores of Eternity. , To Stop Conffhlniar. If a child begins to cough at night raise the pillow slightly and lay him en his side. Then draw the sheet loosely over his .mouth. This prevents the Irritation caused by the cold air, and coughing will almost invariably stop. To Remove. Spots. Spots In light dresses may generally be removed by laying on them a paste iade of fuller's earth and eau de cologne. Let It dry and then brush it off. A second application may be necessary. Camphor Disinfectants. A good dexlorizer Is made by applying a hot poker to a lump of camphor gum In a saucer. The strong fumes will clear the atmosphere of a room ia a few moments. Tea Removes Frnlt Stains. When the fingers are stained from peeling fruits, dip them in strong tea, rub with a nail brush, then wash in warm water. Soda Cleans Paint. Common baking soda on a wet cloth will never fall to remove finger marks and dirt from white woodwork and white beds. To Clean Glass Dottle. Take warm water, with one teaspoon baking soda; shake it well, and you will find it cleaned perfectly. Usually on Her Feet. It is seldom that a woman wishes to stand up for her rights in a street car. Chicago Record-Herald.

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CIAL CHICAGO. Business shows prompt response to the more seasonable weather and broadening of . demands in the leading industries. Heavy financial operations in part account for the sustained high level of payments through the banks, but -there is a notably better absorption of money for commercial use, together with a discount rate, which favors enterprise. Less complaint arises as to the course of dealings in the prominent retail lines, there being Improved absorption of light weight apparel and general merchandise and an adequate reduction of stocks here and In the country. Wholesale dealing is well maintained in the staples, bookings showing further increase for fall deliveries of dry goods, footwear, suits and clothing. Improvement is also seen in the buying of furniture, carpets and draperies. The general demand for food products, jewelry, art wares and sporting goods makes a substantial advance. Heavy contracts are booked, for future outputs in iron, steel, wood and leather working, the principal products now drawing upon capacity closer to the normal, while further progress Is made in machinery and hands eraployed. Track needs furnish considerable tonnage for the rail mills, quite a portion being for South America. The demand for light rails is the best in almost two years. The conversion of raw materials exhibits expansion and the prices are very firm for pig iron, lumber, minor metals, hides and. wool. Bank clearings, $282,037,718, exceed those of the corresponding week in 1908 by 2S per cent and compare with $243,541,754 in 1907. Failures reported in the Chicago district number 26, against 21 last week, S3 in 1903 and 22 in 1907. Those with liabilities over $3,000 number 9, against 4 last wwk. 9 In 190S and 9 la 1907. Dun's W.?ekly Review. NEW YORK. The tendency is still toward Improvement, the general crop situation, manufacturing industry and bookings for fall showing further gains, but irregularities of weather still retari the fullest development of retail trade and thereby affect re-order' business with jobbers. In industrial lines the tendency Is toward further expansion of operations. Numerous early cuts in wages have been restored and employment is more widely diffused. The building trades probably lead in volume of activity, but there are still complaints that lumber Is not selling as freely as expected. Business failures In the United States for the week ending with Juno 17 were 213, against 197 last week, 254 In the like week of 1908, 1C3 in 1907, 173 in 1006 and 157 in 1905. Busness failures for the week in Canada number 2S, against 29 last week and 23 in the same week of 190S. Bradstreet's. ' Chicago Cattle, common to prime, $4.00 to $7.20; hogs, prime heavy, $4.30 to $8.10; sheep, fair to choice, $4.23 to $6.10; wheat. No. 2, $1.50 to $1.55; corn, No. 2, 72c to 74c; eats, standard, 56c to 57c: rye, No. 2, SSc to 90c; hay, timothy, $8.00 to $16.00; prairie, $S.OO to $14.00; butter, choice creamery, 24c to 26c; eggs, fresh, 18c to 21c; potatoes, new, per bushel, 75c to 90c. Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, food to choice heavy, $3.50 to $7.80; sheep, good to choice, $2.50 to $6.15; wheat,' No. 2, $1.56 to $1.57; corn, No. 2 white, 73c to 74c; oats, No. 2 white, 54c to 55c. St. Louis Cattle, $4.00 to $7.15; hogs, $4.00 to $S.03; sheep, i$3.00 to $3.50; wheat. No. 2, $1.43 to $1.53; corn. No. 2, 71c to72c; oats, No. 2.. 53c to 54c; rye, No. 2, 84c to 87c Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $6.35; hogs, $4.00 Co $7.45; sheep, $2.50 ttf $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.46 to $1.47; corn, No. 3 yellow, 76c to 77c; oats, No. 3 white, COc to 61c; rye, No. 2, 91c to 92c. Milwaukee Wheat,' No. 2 northern, $1.33 to $1.30; corn. No. 3, 69c to 70c; oats, standard, 56c to 57c; rye. No. 1, 87c to 89c; barley, standard, 80c to Sic; pork, mess, $19.23. Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers. $4.00 to $7.00; hogs, fair to qhoice, $4.00 to $8.25; sheep, common to good mixed, $4.00 to $4.73; lambs, fair to choice, $3.00 to $9.00. Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, $1.49 to $1.50; corn. No. 2 mixed, 73c to 76c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 58c to 59c; rye, No. 2, S9c to 90c; clover seed, $6.40. Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $6.75; hogs. $4.00 to $8.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.57 to $1.59; corn, No. 2 mixed, 75c to 77c; oat3, No. 2 mixed, 59c to 60c; rye, No. 2, 90c to 92c. New York Cattle, $4.00 to $6.65; hogs, $3.5C to $8.00; sheep, $3.00 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.50 to $1.51: corn, No. 2, 83c to 85c; oats, natural white, 61c to 64c; butter, creamery, 22c to 2Jc; eggs, western, 17c to 22c. Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, has secured 6,000 kernels of corn from ears which won prizes at the national corn show. He will plant some of them on his own farm and distribute others to carefully selected farms In Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana for propagation. Stale Pure Fod Commissioner Abbott at Fort Worth, Tex., seized and confiscated $10,000 worth of wheat. Abbott says the poor and good grain was mixed, but sold as the best. An aged resident of Rice Lake, Wis., met a horrible death by being gored by an angry bull. He was In the act of driving the animal from one field to another, as he had done numerous times before, and carried a small stick with which he struck the animal on the nose, which angered him. F. W. Fitzpatrick, formerly of Duluth but now of Washington, is advocnMng state inspection of farms to prevent the spread ol foul weeds and the depletion of the soil.

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BEATEN TO DEATH IN FIGHT. I rouble Said to Hare Started Over Collection of Debt. John McDougal, a leading merchant if Van Buren, was beaten to death ia i struggle with Francis Miller. Miller md his brothers, Alva and Lester, were arrested, the latter two beins ield as accessories to the crime. Francis Miller, it is alleged, was angered iecause McDougal had collected a lebt through Miller's employers. He met McDougal on the street, the two clinched and the brothers interfered. HcDougal's death is said to have been causd by a blow over the heart. Xotre Dame Student Drowns. A boat ride of two students at Notre Dame University had a fatal ending in the St. Joseph River at South Bend. One was drowned but the other reached the shore. Lois Del Torra, a Cuban, ,16 years old, was drowned. IL Gturia, a Mexican, 17 years old, was his companion who escaped. Their canoe was caught fn an eddy and swirled against a bridge pier, upsetting. Violates Daelina; Codes Shot. Because Antonio Mascari violated the Siciliaiii code of chivalry he is in the hospital In Indianapolis with three bullet wounds. His assailant, Gustave Guiffre, is ia jail. It i3 alleged that Mascarl attempted to stab Guiffre while arrangements were being made for a duel. Che trouble occurred over a woman. Farmer's Body Found In Stream. The body of Charles Clouser, a wealthy farmer, was found floating in an open ditch near Frankfort The unprecedented rain caused the stream to rise and washxout a culvert Mr. Clouser's horse and buggy were also found In the stream, and it is supposed he started to drive where he supposed the culvert to be. Two Caadldates for Mayor. Clinton Democrats held a convention and nominated a city ticket with H. M. Ferguson, general manager of the Clinton Coal Company, as the candidate for mayor. The Republican candidate is J. Frank Bence, a druggist. Ilrothers Killed by Train. Tom and Tim Elliott, brothers, aged 10 and 8, were knocked Into St. Mary's River by Pennsylvania fast train No. 16 west of Fort Wayne. Their bodies were hurled high into the air and they were no doubt dead bei ore they struck the water. Teacuer Drowned In Gravel Pit. Dwight York, age 21, was drowned in a gravel pit on the Teeple farm, near Decatur. He was seized with jramps. When the body was recovered efforts were made to restore life, but they were fruitless. York was a school teacher. Brothers Are Drowned. Leo Young, aged 14 years, and bia brother, Walter Young, aged 12, while' fishins In a pond, near Evansville, were drowned. They were trying to wade to a raft In tha middle of the pond on which several of their companions were seated. liana way- Girls CaasTst. Lottie Coons, age 14, and Stella Hanley, age 16, two girls who left their home in Shalbyvllle, recently, are accused of taking a horse and buggy, and driving to Madison, where they were arrested. Salelde of a Yoans; Girl. Miss Lillian Brlzius. aged 16, committed suicide in Evansville by Jumping Into a cistern.- It is said the girl was deeply in love and had an engagement to, meet her lover, but why she 6hould take her life is not known. Indiana Coal 3IIne on Fire. A fire which, it is believed, was started by a 'windy" shot, is burning in the Falrvlew mine of the Carllsl Coal and Clay Company, just north of Carlisle. Lad Drowns While . Bathing. A lad belleveu" to be Leslie Smith, of Mier, was drowned while bathing In Pearson's mill, a summer resort west of Wabash. STATE NEWS HZ BRIEF. Charles Fair was struck dead by lightning while standing under a tree at Wabash. Mrs. Fair, his wife, wai seriously burned fighting flames in his clothing. Burglars broke into Edward Harrell's store, at Fairland, and took $40 worth of knives and razors and a large flour sack to carry the articles. They were seen the next morning boarding a west-bound freight train for Indianapolis. Porter County joined the wet column Thursday, the wets winning out by 200 majority, carrying ten out of the twelve townships. Valparaiso voted wet by 102 majority. Nearly th full vote was cast Alfred Buress, 69 years old, th? wealthiest colored citizen of Pik County, who had operated a barber shop in Petersburg ever since the war, when he was liberated from slavery under an act passed by the State Legislature, died. Earlham College at Richmond, in it semi-centennial commencement exer clses, conferred the degree of bacheloi of science on Wilbur and Orvillt Wright, the aeroplanists. Judge Cobb, of the Knox Circuit Court overruled the county commissioners' objections to the "drys'' amending the complaint in their alter nate writ, of mandate in the mandamus proceedings against the board for an option election, and the "drys" at once moved for an order on the commissioners to make a return of thj writ Miss Ellen French. 18 years old, lir. Ing near Evansville, said to be despondent over a love affair, committed suicide by jumping into a pond. The body was recovered by her brother. Richard Walters, 11 years old, was killed Instantly by electricity in Peru, He was wading in a pond of water with S2veral other boys, when he toolt hold of a guy wire attached to a pole us3d in suspending the trolley wire o! the Winona interurban line. When ha fell his head rested under water, and for a time his companions thought h was playing a joke on them.