Deflalaa; a Stork flaatMe.
Senator La Follette was discussing
with great approbation tht Preslieat's
suggestions toward the a boll ties of
took gambling.
"Such marginal transactions ara not
business," said Senater La Follette.
"Look at them. After all, what la a
successful atock gamble?"
He paused and smiled. Then ba an
swered his own question neatly.
"In a successful atock gambit, be
said, "you pay for something that you
don't get, with money that you haTen't
got, then you sell what you neTer bad
for more than It ever cost."
Aunt Diana :
PATIENT SUFFERING.
Many
Ara
Womra Think They
Deemed Backache.
Tt Is not right for women to be al
ways ailing with backache, urinary ills,
headache and other symptesss of kid
ney disease, 'mere
Is a way to end these
troubles quickly.
Mn. John II.
Wright, 606 Knst
First St, Mitchell,
8. D., saya: "I suf
fered ten years with
kidney complaint,
and a doctor told m
I would aerer get more than tempor
ary relief. A dragging pain and lauio
ness In my back almost disabled me.
Dizzy spells came aud went and th
kidney secretions were irregular
Doan'a Kidney Fills rid me of these
troubles and I feel better than for
fears past"
Sold by all dealers. 00c a box
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Took I'.cr .suter'a lap.
An Interesting picture of a war relle
has recently appeared Id an English
periodical. It is a French "Cap of Lib
erty," carved and gilded and taken from
the masthead of a war vessel.
In 1704, during the war botween Eng
land and France the Revolutlonnatre, a
splendid French ship of eleven hundred
and forty-eight tons, was taken by n
British vessel and added to the British
navy. Two years Inter the Revolutlon
nalre. still keeping her old name under
the English flag, commanded by Capt
Fronds Cole, captured her former sis
ter ship, the Unite, a frigate of thirty
tlx guns.
The liberty cap from the main mast
was appropriated by Capt Cole and Is
now owned h" some of his descendants.
The Limitation of Royalty,
The late King Oscar of Sweden was
the least conventional of monarcha, but
he had to courtesy to custom, neverthe
less. The king and Monsieur Bonnier, the
botanist, met as strangers, the New
Tork Sun's foreign correspondent says,
while out In search of flowers near
Stockholm. They were soon the best of
friends and Bonnier suggested lunch at
tls Inn.
"Come borne with me, Instead," said
the other.
When the way led to tho palace gates
Bonnier hesitated.
"I'm sorry," said his companion, "but
I happen to be the king of this country
and this Is the only place where I can
entertain ni frlei"' "
CHAPTKK VII.
"Here beginnetb the first chapter of
Al linn's failures," whispered Alison, in a
funny little voire, as s!ie encountered Rog
er on her way nownstnira on Monday
morning, and slie laughed merrily as she
hook lier kev basket exultantly in his
face. KofcPr opened his eyes very widely
his, then lie stepped hack n, few pace
and looked at lier admiringly.
'How ever did yon got possession of
It.
A nursemaid In Irkutsk, Siberia, pol
oncd the child given In her care to gel
rid of the trouble of watching It.
.Only Oaa "1IKOSIO
Thst ti LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature of K. W. OROVB. 1'itd tht
World over to Cure a Cold la Oat Daj. 25c.
Whistler's Odd Waya. -
i'.cr' Hedesdale once gave a descrip
tion of Whistler's methods to a meet
lng In London In support of a memo
rial to tin great artist. He was paint
In;;, he said, a portrait of a lady.
Whistler took up his position at one
end of the room with his sitter and
the canvas at the other end. For a
long time be stood looking at bis modal,
holding in his hand a huge brush full
of color, such a brush as a man would
ose to whitewash a bouse. Then ha
rushed forward and smashed the brush
full of color Into tho canvas. Then he
ran back, and forty or fifty tlir.es be
repeated this. At the end of that
time there stood out on the canvas
pace which exactly Indicated the fig
ure, the form and the expression of
the sitter. There was a pathetic stery
attaching to the picture. The bailiffs
were In 'the house when the picture
was finished. That was quite a eem
mon occurrence, and Whistler alf
laughed, but he went round his ituttU
with a knife and deliberately destroy!
all his canvases, including thla picture,
which was to have been hie (LeH
Redcadalc's). Dundee Advertiser.
The Sunshine
of the Family
Alison was eoon toe onsy to remember
Ikf tale's existence. Miss Leigh, who was
desirous of resigning her household duties
Into Alison 's hands, keeping herself In the
background nnd only acting as aide-de-camp,
was soon explaining to the bewil
dered girl all her little pet theories with
regard to kitchen and store room.
When Aliss Ieizb and Topple went
hark to the school room, Alison settled
herself and her painting apparatus In the
furthest window, and tried to forget all
her perplexities in hnrd work, but while
roppie droned over her lessons, Alison'
thoughts would stray to a far different
scene to a shady room full of sweet
tlower scents, with a tell figure standing
before an essl. "Oh, Aunt Di, if 1 were
only pointing beside yo:i now I" slie
thought, with a shsrp, involuntary pain.
"Oh, how beautiful I if I could only
paint like that." The words were spoken,
with a sigh. Just behind her. AIImoii
started; she had been dreaming indeed;
the midday sun was streaming into the
room. Popple had put away, her lesnn
books, and had run off, nnd Miss Iigh'a
tion between Miks Iitfli arid Mis.sie lor
the last month. Mi Leigh clings to It
her sole hope, and refuses to give It
Up. It has ended ly Missips neatly an-
trading it at night. She has done it
three or four times."
"Yes, I know. Popple told me all about
Well." In on amused tone, "I have
only paid Mlssie in her own coin. Thanks
to my good habits, I was dressed before
she thought of waking, so I Htole in, got
my key basket, and wished Missie good
morning at the same time. 1 o:n afraid
he will come down dreadfully cross."
"As though that were anything new,"
returned Hoger, contemptuously, as he
took up the paper and retired with It to
the window, while Alison busied herself
ilh the coffee pot. Shortly afterward
there was an unwonted sound on the
stairs.
If It were not perfectly incredible, I
should say that was Kudel's footstep,
Roger observed, in a doubtful tone.
"Oh, yes, it is IJudel," returned All-
son, brightly. 1 woke him, and maae
hira promise to set up. Miss Leigh says
ho has got Into sad ways. Good boy,
li Rudel entered, looking very much pleas
ed at himself, and he bore without mak-
ng a very wry face his sister's kiss on
his forehead, Foppie, who come in a
moment afterward with Miss Leigh, was
Dot quite so reticent.
"What is that for?" she ssked, with
child's innocency of grammar, but in
much surprise, as Alison kissed her warm
ly, and said, "Good morning, Poppie,
dear."
"Popple means that we are not accus
tomed to these little civilities," put in
Roger, as Alison looked perplexed for a
aioment, "nobody says good morning to
anybody else at The Holms except Miss
Leigh and I ; we always do, don t we?
shaking bads with her as he spoke.
Father jui' Wes an Inclusive good morn
lng at the door."
"I am afraid you are very much shock'
ed, Alison," observed Miss Leigh, mourn
fully. "Mabel sets Rudel and Poppie
such a bad example In this ; no one thinks
of such a thing except Mr. Roger, and he
la always so very thoughtful."
When Mr. Merle came into the room a
few minutes later he seemed quite surpris
ed at the unwonted cheerfulness. He
nodded to Alison, and then took up his
letters, but she wua not satisfied
"You have not kissed me, papa," she
said, as she carried him round his cup
of coffee,
"Oh, I thought only Pussie cared for
klnses," lie said, good-humorediy j "Pop
ple never comes to me for one.
Poppie reddened, and bent over her
plate in much confusion. Roger, who
was next to her, saw the child s eyes were
full of tears.
"I expect Popple Is afraid of bothering
roti," ho observed. "You would like fath
er to kiss you sometimes, as he doe:
Missie," he said, kindly.
Is that true, my little girl'" asked
Mr. Merle, who had just caught sight of
Popple's quivering lip. The poor child.
who was very sensitive, was on the point
of bursting into tears, hut Alison happily
Interposed.
"Pupa is too busy to think much about
such things. You must go round to-mor
row and ask him for one, as I did Jo-day;
he won't refuse either of us," and she
looked laughingly at him from behind her
urn.
The brightness seemed to rouse him ef
fectually, lie had looked pale and weary
when he entered the room, but good-humor
is Infectious.
"You look very nice, dear," he said, ap
provingly. "I like to see you there. All
son."
"I like to sec., her there, too," ob
served Roger, boldly ; "It is her proper
place," Misste, who had Just opened the
door, caught both these remarks; they
did not evidently conduce to her amla
blllty. She gave Alison a withering glance
as she passed by lier. to greet her father.
and, taking no notice of her or the others,
that thing'" he exclniined. "Do you
now, Allie, my dear, tint shabby little place was empty, nnd standing just behind
In-own basket has hern a bone of conten- Alison's chair was a young lady dressed
very simply In a gray linen dress and a
broad-brimmed hat. At Alison's obvious
start the young lady blushed and seemed
confused
"Oil," she stammered, "I am afraid I
startled you. You were so busy that you
did not see me come in.. 1 have been
watching you ever so long."
"I must have been painting in my
sleep.' returned Alison, wmi n ir.nm
laugh, hut as she put aside her palette
and rose, she cast a scrutinizing glance
on the young jrirl beside her
She was a slight, pale girl, evidently a
little younger than herseir; somewhat
nlain In feature, but with a pleasing,
gentle expression, though a painful hesi
tatlon in her speech, almost amounting
to a stammer, marred the effect of a sin
gularly sweet voice. Kven In that first
moment Alison, who had a true artistic
taste in all matters pertaining to dress,
wondered at the bad judgment that could
select dull, ueutral tints for a complexion
so colorless: the largo hat overshadowed
her features, and bid the soft hair that
was her only beauty,
"You are Miss Hardwick, I suppose
observed Alison, with a shrewd guess
that this was the young sister of whom
Miss Leigh spoke.
"Not Miss Hardwick, corrected the
girl; "I sm only Anna. Kva and Mabel
sent me here because they wanted to talk
to each other, and they always find tne
In the way. Will it trouble you If I stop
here a little end watch you painting
"Oh. no: not at all. We shall be nice
company for each other," returned All-
son. In a friendly voice. "I have only
this little bit of background to finish, and
then I shall be free to talk to you."
Alison painted for a few minutes si
lently: she was thinking. Then she laid
aside her brush.
"If you will excuse me a moment I
want to spesk to your sister and Mabel,"
she said, rather quickly, "and then, If you
like, we will go and sit In the garden un
til luncheon is ready
CHAPTER VIII
Missie loked up with a frown as her
sister entered the room, but Alison took
no notice of her. She walked up straight
to Miss Hardwick, and held out her hand
with one of her pleasant smiles.
I have just made acquaintance with
your sister," she said, with quiet tact;
we are going in the garden, as the house
feels so close this lovely day. 1 shall
be so glud, and I am sure Mabel will be,
too. if you will both stay with us to
luncheon." .
'I thought you knew better, Alison,"
Missie luterrupted, pettishly, before her
friend' could speak. "Dear papa is so
nervous and worried aoouc nusines ana
Roger's wretched management that be Is
not able to bear luncheon visitors. Eva
understands this, don't you. dear?"
Oh, yes, darling," returned Miss Hard
wick, with effusion: "but perhaps your
sister, being a stranger and not quite
used to all the ways at 1 he Holms. .m
made a mistake. That is very natural."
Oh, no," returned Alison, trying to
keep cool. "I ara making no mistake.
Pnpa will not be In to luncheon, or my
brother, either, as they have business a
little way out or town. Mo l thought, os
errawherrlee, and a fttfla vase of roies I
In the center. Even Missie looked pleased
when, on returning from their hot walk,
she caught sight of tho snowy cloth under
the trees.
"That Is renlly a good Idea," she ob
served, in a grudging tone, however; bnt
Eva very nearly made her cross again by
saying:
"How delicious of yonr sister! I really
would hng her for this. What a pity we
never theught of this before, desr, snd
then Tony might have joined us!"
When Roger returned from his work,
an hour earlier than he expected, he stood
quite transfixed on the gravel walk ; for
eertslnly smh a pleasant little picture
had never been seen before in the gnrden
of The Holms.
"Yon mny have my chair by Miss
T-eigh," exclaimed Topple, eagerly. "Oh,
the cakes are so nice, Roger, and there
eire two left."
"I must make you some fresh tea, you
peor tired day laborer," observed Alison,
ns Itoecr threw himself Into the wicker
chnir nnd removed his hat.
"Oh. let me do It j" exclaimed Anna,
eagerly. "I know the way to the kitchen
quite well."
"Yes, nnd I will go, too," added Pop
pie. "There are some more strawberries,
I know."
"Bring me a big plateful," called out
Roger, as Poppie frisked away; but he
looked nfler them both rather curiously.
His little friend looked different, some
how, he thought. Was It Alison, he won
dered, who had put those coquettish look
ing roses into the little gray gown 7
Anna's face looked dimpled and smiling.
Her blue eyes quite shone when she came
back. She snd Alison and Roger had a
long talk, while Miss Leigh listened and
knitted Industriously. Missie and Eva
had wandered away again most likely
to avoid Roger. He had addressed Miss
Hardwick with studied politeness, but she
had tossed her head and hardly answered
him. She would make no terms with the
enemy who had wounded her vanity so
grievously.
"We will take one more turn, oarnng,
ml then we must really go," she had
said to Missie; and in a few more minutes
thev heard her colling for Anna.
"Come, Anna, don't dawdle. We must
really go now."
"Good by. I have had tech ft happy
afternoon, thank you so much," whispered
Anna, with a timid kiss that Alison
warmly returned. "One day you will
have me again, will you not?"
"Come whenever you like, dear. I am
.nr. w shall be good friends," returned
Alison, forgetting the necessity of lower
Ins? her voice.
Miss Hardwick laughed affectedly as
the heard the speech.
"You are a lucky girl to have got
irlend so quickly. Is she not. Mr. Roger?
Oh! I forgot; you are her friend, too,"
with a little snice of venom In ner tone.
"I shall be most happy to be consid-
i-ut XfUa Anna's friend : and I am sure
Alison will sav the same." rejoined Roger,
In his downright manner. "Good by,
Miss Anna."
(To be continued.)
I Old Favorites 1
6 &
f'hrlatma Bella,
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play.
And wild and sweet
The words repent
Of "Pence on earth, good-will to men."
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Now roll along
The unbroken song
Of "Peace on earth, good-will to men."
Till ringing, sinking, on its v.,
The world revolved fro-n night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime,
Of "Peace on earth, good-will to rcen."
But in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth, I said;
"For hnto is Htrong,
And mocks the song
Of 'Peace on earth, good-will to men.'"
Then pealed the bells, more loud snd deep,
'God is not dead; nor doth He sleep!
The Wrong shall fail, the Risht prevail.
With peace on earth, good-will to men."
Henry W. Ixmgfellow.
WHEN HAITI WAS AN EMPIBE
An Account of nathe Fanny Inci
dent In lllsturr of tle llepubllc.
The little republic of Haytl, which
now and then chooses to enliven her
domestic and foreign affairs with a so-
cnlled reolutlon, can boast of a rather
funny period of her history, says Har
per's Wckly. In 1811 the negro gen
eral. Christophe, proclaimed himself
emperor anil, In spite of the smallness
of his empire, surrounded himself with
a pompous olliclnl household like the
grand inouarchs of Europe. He ended
in 18:20 by suicide nnd up to IS 10 the
little state could again enjoy its party
hVlits nnd revolutions ns a republic. Iu
tho latter year another negro, tieu.
I'm list In Koulouquc, seized the govern
inent, and on Aug. 20 took possession of
the state as Us proclaimed emperor,
calling himself Pnustin I.
He established his government upon
the pattern of Napoleon s. J bat he
who was born as n slave, had some dif
ficulty in reading and writing did not
we should be quite alone, that it would he )ollicr him. For his corountlou he or
a good opportunity, Mabel, for you to dired exact reproductions ot tue crown
have your friends." and the coronation robo of the enuicror
Missie's pink cheeks beeamo crimson I of the French; to pay for theui, of
with vexation ; It aggravated her to see course, he deemed unnecessary, nnd the
Alison taking upon herself so quietly the "purveyors to his nmjesty" were glad
duties of the mistress of the house; and to r0(.0ve Bome pnrt payments by and
.... w ..... iuu.c .UJu.vu w.u. u . u , h , u u t f the clnncror was
er's movements had not been hrst notied " , t , , ,
t W.lf Klio tok no notlre of her .1 nXCU Ul JUtl.UW goiuuieo Ki guurme
ter's remarks, and added no word, as Miss equal to UBVa cents) ; mat or tnc em
Hardwick accepted the invitation with press, bllack as her spouse, at ou.uwo
line Tt. In Mure.
A young lady wliime beauty Is equn.
to her bluntncss In conversation wn
Isltlng n bouse where other guest t
were assembled, among them the eldest
on of a rich manufacturer. The talk
turned on matrimonial squabbles,. Said
the eligible parti: "I bold that the cor
rect thing for the husband la to begin
as he Intends to go on. Say that the
question was one of smoking. Almost
immediately I would settle the question
by lighting a cigar and settling the
question forevr."
"And I would knock the thing out ot
your mouth," cried the imperious beau
ty."
"Do you know." rejoined the young
man, "I don't think you would M
there." Evervh'wlv's Magazine.
' EOSY AND PLUMP.
Good Health from lUsht Food.
"It's not a new food to me," remarked
a Va. man, lu speaking of Grape-Nuta
"About twelve months ago my wlfi
was In very bad health, could not keep
anything on her stomach. The Doctoi
recommended milk half water but U
was not sulllcieiitly nourishing.
"A friend of mine toM me one day to
try .fJrupe-Nuts and cream. The result
wa-i really marvelous. My wife soob
regained her usual strength and to-daj
Is as rosy and plump as when a girl
of sixteen.
"These are plain facts and nothin
I could say In praise of Grape-Nutf
would exaggerate in the leust, tho value
of this great fo;d.
Name given by Posiuui Co., Rattlf
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well
vUle," In pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read the above letter?
new one mppcar$ from time te
time. They are genuine, true, 4
sired Rudel rather crossly to give her
more room, and begun her breakfast rath
er sulkily.
Rut for once her humors were disre
garded. Nq one troubled themselves about
er, and the conversation was renewed
with scarcely a break. Perhaps both
Roger sud Alison were doing their best to
carry It on, but their sense of effort was
lost in the general gcod
When break fust was over, and Rudel
had rushed off to school, and Mr. Merle
and Roger had gone over to the mill, Ali
son asked her sister pleasantly how she
proposed to spend the morning.
That is my affair, she answered, very
rudely. "I sin not accustomed to give an
account of myself to gratify people's curl
ealty. I may as well tell you, once for
all, that I dislike interference."
Alison felt inclined to laugh there was
something comical in Missie's mode of
showing her temper, but she knew nothing
provokes v no pis more than to laugh at
then sc she prudently refrained '.r:n
showing her mirth. "I ain Just going
rolled the house with Miss l!ljh while
Popple prepares her lessons," she return-
td, ns coolly as though Missie had given
her a fair answer. "Iu another hour I
shall he quite at your convenience, if you
would like to practice with me."
"Thank you," returned Missie, with
freezing politeness. "I have uo need to
trespass ou your valuable time; Kva will
be here soon."
"(J very, well," returned Alison, still
In perfect good-butnor; "then 1 will get
niy easel ready in the school room and
paint a little, if Miss Ieigh will allow
Die."
"Of course you must paint in the school
room," returned her sister, tartly; "I sup
pose you do r.ot iutend to litter up this
room with that great ugly easel, and Eva
and I will be in the drawing room."
"I dare say when I hnvs finished you
will let nia join you there," replied All-
son, In a conciliatory tone. As she was
bent ou making Miss Hardwlck's ae
oiuiliiisnce for nor own purposes aha took
no notice of sundry remarks In an under
tone, that were fully meant to reach her
ears, about people never knowinj wfcsn
they were not wanted.
great alacrity. When Alison left them,
after a few more words, she listened re
luctantly to Eva's criticism.
I had no idea your sister was such a
stylmb person," she slid, when the door
closed on Alison; sue tins tine eyes and a
good figure, and she knows how to snit her
own style in dress. She is not as pretty
us you, darling, of course, but she ha
some claims to good looks."
Alison did not return these moderate
compliments; she was not at all attract
ed by Miss Hardwick. She was a large,
heavy looking girl, rather handsome, but
her face had no play of expression, and
her manner was decidedly artificial.
Alison spent a pleasant hour with her
new friend uuder the lime trees. She
soon grew interested in Annus artless
talk. She was evidently very young for
her sge ; though she was seventeen, shs
was still childish in manners. Probably
aha had been repressed and kept in the
background by her sister.
"It is so good of you to let me tslk to
Aim of Life.
We live in deeds, not years ; in thoughts,
not breaths ;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.
We should count time by heart throbs. He
most lives
Who thinks" most, feels the noblest, acts
the best.
And he whose heart beats quickest lives
the longest ;
lives In one hour more than m years do
some
WhoBe fat blood sleeps, as it slips along
their veins,
Life Is but a means unto an end; that
end,
Beginning, mean, and end to all things
God. .
The dead have all the glory of the world
Philip James Bniley.
A SEA CHANGE.
and
come In small boxes, but the majority
f visitors do not possess those. ,
The large hangers are Inconvenient
to put In a trunk, or n dress suit case,
and therefore tbey arc gratefully re
ceived when found hanging In the
closet
A girl should not only empty tint
closet and the bureau drawers for her
guest, but she should hnve fresh paper
laid In both. It Is not pleasant for a
visitor to have to put all her nice ac
cessories and clothes over shreds, dust,
crooked pins, and possibly a soiled
handkerchief or colluc.
The girl who does not empty the
closet for the guest and oxcets her to
luitig up her nicest clothes on any hook
or lu any crevice she can find among
other people's clothes Is a cnreless host
ess nnd does not deserve the visits of
interesting friends.
Another thing that n girl should al
ways provide for her guest Is enough
light. Kvfty one lias possibly gone
through the experience of being shown
tip to tt'C guest room, where one Is to
live tt a while, and finds, upon trying
to dtess for dinner, that the light Is
dint and bndly placed.
One can't see In the mirror or hr.w
to fasten n frock. She Is conscious of
the distressing fact thnt for the entire
time of her stay she will never know
how her hnlr looks nnd whether her
gown Is fastened upside down or not.
In these days of easy lighting a girl
slionld see to It thnt each mirror in a
bedroom has the proper light at the
side or above It. If she can't manage
this she must be sure to get two or four
candle, put them In any kind of can
dlestick and place them In n row In
front of the looking glass.
She should put a half-dozen fresh
ones lu the room so that the visitor will
feel sure of having enough light.
gourdres. Her court attendants Includ
ed two Indies of honor, fifty ladles of
the court and , twenty-two waiting
maids.
The court had n grand almoner, a
manager of the Imperial theater, a gov
ernor of the imperlul palaces, etc. The
emperor founded two orders of knight
hood; tho order of St. Faustlu of
military merit and the order of the le
gion of honor. Ills division generals
and vice admirals he made princes and
dukes, and tho brigadier generals
counts; every superior customs oflieer
became a baron. All at once Haytl
with Its not quite 10,000 square miles
and Its population of about 000,000,
had fifty nine dukes, 100 counts, 330
barons nnd 340 knighta.
The names of the brand-new aris
tocracy were taken from farms and
fantastic fendal estates which Faustln
Bathlnar Costumes of Todar
Those of a Centorr Ago,
A brisk little old grandmother, cozlly
established on the beach, chatted rem
lniscently not long ago, as she watched
her pretty granddaughters, short-skirt
ed an J sandaled, their heads pictures
quely bound with gay kerchiefs disport
ing themselves In the surf.
"I went In bathing when I was
young, she confessed, Dut waen i
look at those girls today, and refaeiuber
how I used to look and behave, It act
ually hurts my vanity, ten now.
"My bathing suit was of the heaviest
dark blue flannel, iuae with long
sleeves, full Turkish trousers and a
full skirt half way beijw my knees. As
soon as I was fairly In the water the
skirt flopped and "oallooned about me.
The trousers sagged nround my ankles
and my hair, worn free and flowing,
whipped my face or clung In wet
strands over my eyes I didn't BWim
girls dldu't then. We merely danced up
and down nnd squealed and thought
ourselves very bravo if wo ducked In
stead of Jumping as high as possible
when a wave came. When we came
out, looking awful frights, our water
(Kmked toggery was so heavy we could
scarcely stumble up the beach.
"Yet we girls wouldn't have worn
the things girls do today, pretty and
convenient ns they are. We should
have fceen shocked at them. But I'm
not shocked now. Yon see, I remember
that unprogresslve people were shocked
at us. My great aunt Ann remon
strated seriously with mother on the
indelicacy of public bathing and the
positive disgrace to the family of a cos
tume that was unfemlnlne nnd grotes
que. Though I don't think I disgraced
the family, she was right about that
costume. I'm glad there were no snap
shots then."
The old lady laughed, sighed and
lifted her opera glass to follow the
scarlet kerchiefed heads bobbing far
beyond the line of surf.
"It's always good to see young folks
having good times," she said, reflective
ly, "but particularly the kind of good
times we never had ourselves."
Times have changed, Indeed. But two
generations farther back than the brisk
old trrandmother nnd Madame de
Bolgne, a distinguished French woman,
visiting Dleppe now one of the best
known of French shoro resorts to take
sea baths for her health, found the
place a hamlet of fishermen nnd curious
housewives, who tuougnt ner Datns a
mad whim. At first they thought her
mad in another sense; they believed
her a helpless victim of hydrophobia
whom her relatives In pity for her and
precaution for others, had brought
there to drown.
you," Anns said. "Mamma and Kva say had created by mere word and given
I am such a chatterbox, when I begin
to ask them question. I thick I am
fonder of talking than most people. An
tluiny says that nukes me so trouble
some."
W no Is Anthony? oueried Alison, a
little curiously.
"Oh, he is our cousin ; he Is stny'u.g
with us now. Kva says it is so nice, be
cause we nave no brothers, and be can
take us about, l.vs and he are great
friends; she always calls him Tony. He
is such a handsome fellow, with a big
black mustache like a cavalry officer. He
is in the army, you know. I am dread
fully frightened of him, because he loughs
at me, but it is only bis way, he ineun
to be good-natured,"
Alison prudently refrained from all
comments, but said, lightly, ".Now we
have talked oil this time, and I wonder
what has become of your sister and Ma
bet? I propose that we have afternoon
tea under these trees, and that you and
1, with Sarah's help, should prepare a
little surprise for them. Will not Poppi
bs delighted?"
Anna might have been a child from
the way she clapped her hands; she Lad
never enjoyed herself so much in all her
Ufa aa during the next halt hour, as she
and Alison dragged chairs across the
lawn, and arranged tha UUle tta table,
with
ridiculous and burlesque names. John
Joseph, the emperor's brother, was
imined duke of Port-de-lliix (Port-
epe) ; Ch rles Alerte. great-bread-cham
berlnln, was Duke ties Caehotsj (1. e.,
of the prisons) ; de Mare, Duke de la
Llmonade; Llndlng, Duke de Marine
lade. The most humorous names were
those of some of ttie counts
There were the Count des Cotes de
Fcr du Nord ; Noel Jeau Jacques, Count
de Coupe lliilelne (be was the llbrnrlnn
general of the empire) ; Dumas Lab
routlic. Count de la Tortue; one Count
du Nuincro-Doux. one do Grand dossier
(large throat); des Geupes (wasps)
du Dluumiit. de la Bombarde, etc. One
of tho knights had to hear himself
called Knight Coco. In 1ST8 a military
revolt made an end to this glorious
nmniircbv nnd wilM'd all these fine
names, titles nnd dignities out of exist
ence aa quickly aa they had sprung up.
A Dear l'rlead.
"I hear ycr frlen' Ta.v.sou'a married
again."
"Aye, so he Is. He's been a dear
frlen' tae me. He's cost me three wad-
tha nice basket of hot calta that presents au' twa wroaths,"-Duo-
oil Nanny had prepared, soma frsa fee Advertiser.
lVn Battre la Cireat Britain.
The British Isles are is the throes efj
a butter famine. The state of affairs
which now exists in Ixndon has never
been experienced before In the memery
of the oldest living merchant. That
city. Liverpool. Manchester, Glasgow,
I'.rlstol and other great centers of trade
may ) said to he In a state of panle.
There is no rercrve of cold stored but
ler at all. Many of the prominent mar
gaein manufacturei In Kngland re
port Hint not for many years have they
been working at such high pressure to
fill their preKsliig orders, .it Is antici
pated that during the present high price
of butter It will ni(N-t with an enormous
sale.
VV -m 0011
POK THE GIRLS' QCST BOOM.
Tim el r Saga-cations Which Will Help
to Make the Visit rieaaant.
Every girl cannot afford a guest
room into wmcn sue can pui ner
friends, but if possible, she should al
ways arrange one room in the house
for a1 guest, says the New York Times.
It may be her own room or that of
some member of the family. In It she
can put nil the attractive kulckknacks
that make a room attractive to any oc
cupant, theu she can go Into a smaller
or less comfortable room when tho
guest arrives.
It is much nicer for a girl to share
a room with some member of her fain
lly than share it with a guest. There
are very few visitors who like to share
a room with any one. They may not
object to It In their own house as much
as they do in another's house.
It la not an easy matter to accommo
date one's self to another iktsou's way
of living or slipping or dressing. No
matter how well a girl kuows her
truest, tho should give her a room to
herself.
If she vacates her bwu room, which
is often the case, she snould see to it
that enough bureau drawers and cloe
ets are left empty for ttie guest to ar
range her clothes In them.
In tho closet should ulways da four
or six Bitit hungers, possibly there Is
no one small thing which a guest ap
preciates ns much a this. True, there
are collapsible coat bangers now which
In ContiianUnople Hnrtauun Olian
neslan nnd Mesrob Mn mooting were
fast frieti' indeed, were like blood
brothers. They came to America and
lived In New York. Had they remained
In tho East they might never have
quarfeted. However, they quarreled In
tha Occident. Mesrob struck his for
u.er friend, Hnrtauan, with n copper
coffee-pot. -Mesrob was arrested by the
officer ou the liont, culled in to soothe
the fracas by an olliclous neighbor.
In the court much perturbation was
crtsited In the mind of the son of Erin
upon' whose; broad, blue shoulders the
responsibility of presenting the case
to the judge was placed.
Who's this und whut's to be done.
Pasey?" demanded his honor, eying the
rather bedraggled Turk before the bar
of Justice.
The olllcer screwed up his face and
took another sldewlse squint at the
slip of paper In his hand, muttering:
Phat lver Is thlm names? Huh!
Is ut Harrlgan, I dunno?"
"Come, olllcer, speak up!" command
ed the Justice, with some briskness.
Thus admonished, nnd Iielug one of
those men nnable to admit a lack of
knowledge upon any point, Casey made
an attempt at the names.
" 'Tls liar Harrlgan O'llennessey
complains against Mum Mum bad
cess to 'em !M Mike MeMuUIn:"
gasped the disturbed oflieer. "He bit
'lm over the head."
A tall, stately figure, In the garb of
the Orient, was already gliding for
ward, making low obeisance to the
magistrate.
Who's this?" demanded tho magis
trate.
Ch-huh?" muttered Cnsey, looking
from one to the other of the Turks.
"This must be O'llennessey!"
The bowing Hartanan presented the
following document, translated by one
of bis countrymen ;
Most Royal and Gracious Sir: With
my countenance facing the bright stars
of the East and the rising sun, I plead
for the freedom of my kinsman, loved
and revered, Mesrob Mamooling. Be
it known, your excellency, that we, the
Sultan's subjects, are not prone to fight
ing or quarreling among ourselves. We
aro a peaceful family
rrostrated, in deference to your high
ness, I nuniDiy oeciare inai in my
heart I believe that had -my beloved
countryman, Mesrob Mamooling, not
felt In his heart that I contemplated
striking him first, he would not hnve
allowed his anger to rise.
He struck me with the coffee-pot,
such Is the truth; but I, too, would
have hit him had he not acted as
quickly ns he did. It was an unfor
tunate misunderstanding.
How can I, with these truths In my
mind conscientiously appear as a wit
ness against the good fellow? Allah
be praised! I see the bright light of
the East. Do him Justice nnd let him
depart from the dungeon of the law
I am, most esteemed plr. your hum'.ile.
and obedient servant.
HAKTANAN OHAXNEuSIAN.
The Judge blushlngly allowed the
nlen and discharged the prisoner. But
Cnsey ejaculated :
"An" they told me thlm fellows was
Tur-rks. Why, they're dagos! N'aytlier
of 'em lver seen th on id sod!'
I
Paper from Corn-S talks.
Uncle Sam's busy ehemhits In Wash
ington havo decided that cheap paper
can lie made from corn-stalk. Wo
have long known that wrapping paper
Is manufactured out of old rags, that
the back fence can be turned Into per
fumed and tinted stationery, and that
newspapers are made of primeval for
ests and damaged reputations. Now
they tell us that a common rural nui
sance Is an nsset that some day every
farmer can !e his own paper trust.
This proposition from Washington is
music to our ears. The disappearance
of our forests and the machinations of
the Paper Trust have made the price
of paper soar like a Wright aeroplane.
At the rate we are going now paper Is
destined to be beyond the reach of or
dinary mortals paper railroads will
cost more than real ones, nnd paper
soled Bhoes will be a luxury which only
the rich can enjoy. If something Isn't
done nlKnit it, a day may come when
the Sunday newspaper will be no larger
than the ntlas of the world, and maga
zines will cost so much to get out that
there will be no room for the advertisements.
But It seems we are to be saved
from these awful possibilities. With
every farmer growing cook-books and
par-wheels and fire-proof theater cur
tains In the vacant lot behind the barn,
there Is little danger of a world-wide
famine in paper. Success Magazine.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.
Girl's Head Encruatcd Feared Lo
ot All Her Hair Daby Had Milk
Crast Missionary's Wife Mad
Perfect dares by Cntlcara.
"For several years my husband was
a missionary In the Southwest. Every
one In that high and dry atmosphere
has more or less trouble with dandruff
and my daughter's scalp became so en
crusted with It that I was alarmed for
fear she would lose till her hair. After
trying various remedies, In desperation
I bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and
a box of Cuticura Ointment. They left
the scalp beautifully clean and free
from dandruff and I am happy to say
that the Cuticura Remedies were a
complete success. I have also used
successfully the Cuticura Remedies for
so-called 'milk-crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura is a blessing. Mrs. J. A. Dar
ling, 310 Fifth St., Cartilage, Ohio,
Jan. 20, 1008."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sol
Props, of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Over the Kkk uikI IIhcou.
He scraped with his knife a bit of
butter off the sporting page.
"The writer of that poem on flying Is
accused of plagiarism now," he said.
"It's awful," she exclaimed, "the
way these men go about the country
marrying Innocent women' Wipe your
mustache, dear."
He wiped his mustache, and, with a
frown, Inspected the result upon his
napkin. -
"Plagiarism," he said, "means a lit
erary theft."
"Stole some books, did be?"
"No, no; be stole ideas. They say a
woman wrote the poem years ago."
"And now they bring it up against
her, eh? Oh, these newspapers! But
look at the mess you've made there
with your coffee! I do wish you'd try
to be a little more careful." New Or
leans. Times-Democra t .
linn-
Shied Off.
"We used to be terribly bothered bj
t ramus.
"That was because you always rca
them."
"Well, I can't turn a man nwny
gry."
"How d you ever get rni oi mom?
"I don't know ; they stopped coming
shortly after my wife started to do !nr
own cooking. Houston post.
lea. Indeed.
"Some people are puzzled about bow
nn apple gei u.i uiiiiiub.
More are pu.i.icii anotit uow a
dumpling P'ts Into a Klicuth skirt."
Houston Post.
A woman's Idea of i-coniuny Is to buy
5 cents' worth of niiytning ou iwo sep
arate occasions Instead of blowing in
a dime ull at once.
If n woman will give u man time.
she will hear lilm say ot other women
nil the nice thlugu he his sutd about
her.
Tired Women
can et buck the
strength they
us . lo have if
they will take a
treatment of the
famous tonic
laxative herb
tea,
Lane's Family
Medicine
(called also Lane's Tea)
n cost is only 25 cents a
package ami a package will
last a mouth.
Itcure.-ljackache, sideache,
bearing-down pains, indiges
tion aud constipation.
All druggists sell it, 25c.
full of human Inte'