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METHOD OF COOLING ASHES
Sprinkling Devloo Invented by Now
York Man Enables User to Kill
Firs Alio Good Protector.
A sprinkling dovioe has boon lmront
id by a Now York man that onabloa
tho uaer to put out tho flro In the rod
hot ejh b rakeA down and sift tbem
at once. An upright standard with a
horizontal arm Is fastened to a base
on tho floor In front of tho hoator.
This holds an L Bhapod plpo which
has a reservoir for water at tho top
and a sprinkler at tho othor ond and
which moves about so that tho sprin
kler at tho othor ond and which movos
about so that tho sprinkler can bo In-
FORTUNES MADE IN SEAWEEC
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Sprinkler for Ashes,
sorted In tho door of tho ash pit or
can be swung around out of tho war.
A stop cock regulates tho flow of wa
ter from tho reservoir to tho sprin
kler. It often happens that tho man who
tends tho furnace wants to sift the
ashes and recover tho good coal at the
Ufflo tlmo that ho rokos tho flro
down and builds It up fresh. Whon
the ashes are redhot this is an un
pleasant, If not practically Impossible,
operation. Tho sprinkling device horo
shown overcomes this difficulty and
also acts as an efficient protection
from fir os resulting from the removal
of too hot ashes.
Turned Into Food, Clothes, Boots, Med
lolne, Furniture, Fertilizer and
Many Other Articles.
Seaweed Is rapidly establishing e
claim as tho greatest friend of man,
and many now uses aro being dlscov
orod for It In foreign countries.
If the experience of tho Japanese
and tho dwellers on the western tfcMf
of Norway, Scotland and Iroland is ta
be accepted, thero ore huge fortunes
to be mado from seaweed. The Jap
anose, Including the Formosans, em
ploy Homo 600,000 persons In tho sea
weed Industries. These are mainly
engaged In preparing edlblo products.
China alono conBumos $GOO,000 worth
of tho golatlnouB articles every year.
Tho edible seaweeds of Great Brit
ain and Ireland aro advancing In pop
ularity oven among London oplcures.
Served with roast mcata thoy aro
said to be oxtremely palatable
Tho London Industry which employs
Devonshire and Jnpaneso seaweed In
tho manufacture of such dlvorso ob
jects as cloth, stout elioes, golf balls,
policemen's boots, picture frames,
marbled floors and electric switch
boards, by no menns monopolizes Its
ubos. In Cornwall seawood Is used aa
a fertilizer for tho land, In Franco It
flndn utility as a stlftoner for innt
tresses and a bIzo for straw hats. The
nntlvo flshormen of South Australia
mako ropos and Ashing nets from local
varieties.
Iodlno, u chemical of groat medicinal
valuo, claims soaweed as Its principal
source Tho production of "kelp," or
burned seaweod, which Is tho first
stago In Its preparation, Ib nn Industry
that Is rapidly developing In north
western Europe. Tho hardy kelp
burners of tho Hebrides and Irish
coaot havo now strong rivals In Scandi
navia, and In ono Norwegian province
nt least tho ro7cnuo from this work
nlrendy exceeds that derived from Ash
ing and agriculture
In America It has bcon found to bo
a valuablo Bourco of potash, greatly
needed as a fertilizer.
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PAINTERS' PISTOL AIR BRUSH
Paint Is Contained In Holder Above
Barrel and Conveyed to the
Surface by a Tube.
A fountain air bruah, shaped llko a
pistol, and deslgnod for elthor the flno
work of an artist or for spraying
(painting) largo surfaces, has been
SAW HANDLE IS REMOVABLE
Saves Carpenter Trouble of Carrying
Bulky Tools Can Be Attached
to Many Blades.
Heretofore to bo equipped for any
ort of work that would turn up a car
penter had to carry at least three or
four saws In his kit, and saws tnko
up room. Now a New York man has
dovlsed a removable saw bandlo, so
that all tho carpenter need take nlong
Is n variety of blades, which can bo
OUHLE ehlns arc said to disap
pear almost as If by magic when
subjected to treatment with a
BOt of little rollers, which arc
bolng used hero for the first time.
There Is a tiny Ivory and tortolso shell
roller for rubbing away superfluous
IIcbIi undor the chin nnd smoothing out
tho wrinkles which hnvo a provoking
wn of making thcmsolves vlslblo In
every young woman's face. This dell
cato tollot accessory must be manip
ulated with thu utmost enre. The set
Includes three rollers, llesldes this
sue, which In the simplest of tho throe,
thorn Is u roller somewhat, lnrg r, sup
plied with n tortolso shell or umber
handle and with four tiny Ivory hulls
Instead of tho familiar cylinder. This
luartctte, working together, yet each
having a rotary motion of Its own, Is
supposed to change llcsli Into thin air
3r something equally Invisible. The
third in tho sot has two rollers, ono
being attached to each end of tho tor
toise sholl handle. Kuch roller Is de
signed to work on n special part of
tho faco. A key to tho working plan Is
snclosod In each box with tho sot,
so that tho amateur will have no dif
ficulty whatever In managing the lit
tle cylinders nnd halls. And after Bhe
has learned tho use of each she need
not refer again to the chart.
There Ic a delightful new faco
cleanser which Is less harmful to the
finer skin than sonio of the soaps usod
by women nnd which, It Is claimed,
will accomplish the cleansing process
quicker and more pleasantly than a
water aplicatlon. The cleansing liquid
comes In two bottles, and they nro to
bo mixed In the proportions of two
of ono to ono of tho other. Tho solu
tion of which a smaller quantity is
used is pinkish In color and has a
clean, sweet odor. The other liquid
looks llko water. When the mixture
has been made the face Is cleansed
with It by dipping n piece of absorbent
cotton In tho liquid and rubbing it
gontly all over tho face Cold cream
applications nro not so effective as tho
liquid cleanser.
A delicious cold cream Intended for
day use, ono might say, to differentiate
It from tho cold creams put on at
night to remove soil nnd wrinkles,
comes In whlto Jars and Is a dellcato
pink In color. Tho cream Is velvety
smooth nnd hnB an exquisite odor. 'A
little or It should bo applied borore the
faco powder Is used. This keeps tho
skin smooth and protects it from tho
weather.
outfit. Imported pencils done up In
long, thin silver or gilt tubes can bo
hnd In black or shades of brown, so
thai when 'Wily used tho lines do
not show conspicuously, while the eye
brow Is effect I voly nccentunted.
Triangular bottles of perfume are a
novel Importation from a French spe
cialist In this lino of toilet articles.
Tho bottles arc shaped differently for
the different scents. There Is a squat,
wldo bottle, tapering toward tho top,
which holds a deep amber liquid of
rnro fragrance and allurement. An
other trlngulnr bottlo of blunter pro
portions contnlun a perfume of quite
a different odor. Theso nro sold In
leather cases, satin lined, Into which
the bottles fit perfectly.
Without the aid of scissors or knife
tho cuticle around the finger nails can
bo kept smooth nnd well pushed back
by using a device which has recently
been placed on the market The man
icure outfit contains a pair of metal
pincers about three Inches long, which
hold In their tip a tiny disk which
looks like rubber. This is about the
size of a small lozenge. Holding It
firmly In tho pincers tho disk Is first
dipped Into n box of salvo which Is a
part of tho nail Improving parapher
nalia, and nfterward It is rubbed and
rolled around the cutlclo to polish off
any ragged bits of skin nnd to keep
the nail smooth and delicately shaped.
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Satisfactory
Bargains
By Molly McMnsler
tCorrrltht. Ilil. br Anoclatcd Llttitrr Piatt.)
Cetla had chosen the suburb of Kow
as a splendid place for her experiment
In advertising. It was not far from
town, and the houses seemed to be
of a more or less distinctive charac
ter. "The people there no doubt would
appreciate artistic Interiors," argued
Cella as she boarded the train.
The train was crowded. "Thoy
are always crowded," was her com
ment an she trailed through tho car
looking for a scat. If sho could not
find an unoccupied seat Cella always
choso to sit beside a mnn. "They
usually sit quiet and read their pa
pers," sho ruminated as she sat down
bcsldo a good-looking man who,
though araplo of frame, did not oc
cupy more than half of the seat.
Ho Bcarcoly looked up when Cella
slipped quietly down besldo him. His
eyes when tho train had pulled out
of tho tunnel swept In every vestlgo
of tho passing landscape.
Once or twlco he Bat up quickly
and peered at somo vanishing scone
nnd onco his arm touched her shoul
der. Cella drew Into her corner of
tho seat. Tho young man evidently
mistook her drawing away for peev
ness and after apologizing with ex
aggerated politeness he returned to
a moro frigid contemplation of things
passing.
Colin felt a certain relief when tho
train pulled in at Kow. Nor did sho
observe, in her hurried exit that tho
young man also had left tho train.
Had she known it It would not havo
mattered now for Colla's mind was In
tent on looking for an old house that
would seem lost to all chance of ever
having another occupant
Sho strolled about nnd began to fear
that there woro no old houses In Kow
and that sho would havo to try anoth
er suburb. Sho turned a corner and
thero! A lovely old haunted-looklng
houso lay In the midst of a hopeless
ly dilapidated garden.
Celia drew a breath of Joy. The
sign that bore tho agent's nnmo was
ilmost a thing of tho past, but Cella
Pistol Air Brush for Painters.
placed on the mnrkot, says tho Popu
lar Mechanics. Tho paint Is contain
ed in tho holder ubovo thu barrel, and
tho compressed air, convoyed by a
lube, pnsses through tho hnnrita of thg
curlouB gun Into tho barrel, whero It
picks up the paint and sprays It onto
tho BUrface bolng painted.
The machine Is made In various
sizes, ranging from tho flno noodlo
polnt apparatus for artists' work to
tho sizes used for painting vehicle
bodies nnd llko tasks. It is also used
to aonio extent In painting tin and
metal ware
Saw Handle Removed.
-stowed awuy lu thu bottom of tho box
and not noticed. Each blado Is mado
with a slot In tho end that slldos Into
tho slot In tho handle Thero Is a
locking dovlco In tho handle which
holds tho blado ns firmly In placo as If
It wero thore to atay. Tho convent
onoo of this arrungemont can roadlly
bo understood, even by those who aro
not familiar with tools, and to tho
carpentor himsolf It Is a godsend. Ho
can carry a dozen saw blades, If ho
likes, In tho spaco needod for ono saw
with the handle fast
Keyless Lock Is Latest.
Tho old Joko about tho gontloman
returning homo very lato from his
club and vowing ho couldn't opou tho
front door bocauso somebody hnd
Btolen tho koyholo, 1b Badly out of
date at last A forolgnor has Invent
d u koyleos lock which requires
neither key nor koyholo. Tho lock Is
moved by tho knobs or buttons pro
jecting nt the right hnnft side. It
enn bo BOt In such a way that only
the members of tho houso to which It
belongs can unlock It, and It la mado
In no fowor thnn 38,005 combinations.
It Ib unlocked by pulling ono or mo.e
of tho knobs upwurds a certain num
ber of tlmeB.
Instead of using face powder many
women aro now applying cold cream
which has a becoming whitening ef
fect nnd really Is a substitute for tho
dry powder. Tho cream, it Is claimed
by tho makers, has absolutely no
grcaso In Its composition. It hns a
llesh tint, and after it has been al
lowed to soak well Into tho pores of
tho skin tho complexion looks pearly
whlto and pink, yet does not have a
powdered nppcarance. Tho cream
conies In Jars of difforcnt tints to
match different complexions.
An eyebrow pencil Is considered an
Important part of tho modern tollot
Tho skirts to the evening dresses
nro long, moat of them havo trains,
and the trains aro usually mado In tho
Ions court length.
Many of tho now street and nuto
coatB have their collars and cuffs trim
med with velvet, corduroy, ratine,
bcngallne, braid or satin.
There seems to be no end to tho de
signs In scarfs Just now and the ma
terials used also satin, velvet and
fur ns well as lace and batiste
The accordion plaited full, straight
Jabot Is tho very newest stylo of
jabot and appears In black and white.
Whether this will supersede tho popu
lar side rufllo remains to be seen.
Most fashlonablo materials nro rich
nnd heavy. Tailored costumes are
mado up of thick woolly goods and for
suits nnd dresses even plush is used,
with heavy chenlllo fringe as trim
ming. A double row of buttons of embroid
ered silk outlined with button loops
of silk on embroidery trim many of
tho smartest models from the neck
down to the bottom of the skirt, or
from the waist line down.
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Whlto Marabou the Fad.
In fancy feathers, tall military pom
pons aro approved, and nro worn in
mnrnbou, ostrich and coq. White
marabou Is tho current fad.
Paper Bottles.
Tho latest big monopoly Is said to
bo a trust which has obtalnod control
of every machlno devised for tho man
ufacture of paper bottles and other
containers for foodstuffs and liquids.
The now package or bottlo will bo
mado so that It will bo dostroyod when
lOpened and muat bo thrown away and
a new ono purchased with every pack
age of food or liquid. This moans
that bottles for milk, vinogar and all
liquids and paokagos for butter, oys
ters, mlncomoat and everything else
oan bo usod only once. This will
greatly lncreaso tho cost of living.
Extra Leaves for Table.
Tho oxtra leaves of an extension ta
ble invented by ii I'uiins.vlvtuiluu nro
carried beneath tho top when not In
use and raised Into place and fastonod
thero by turning a pair of thumbscrews.
Novel Teacup Cosy
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and it angered her to see this man
smilingly nppreclnte it.
"Not In tho least," ho told her, ge
nially. "In fact, I was regretting the
dilapidated condition of tho house. It
would bo a fenrful center for my beau
tiful gardens."
Colin repressed a smile and tnwnrd
ly admired his confidence.
"Thank you," sho said, a trifle less
coldly. "I wish you success," she add
ed, and turnod toward tho rouse.
"Tho same to you," he called after
her and turned to his plans.
Wooka sped swiftly by. Out of tho
mtns and negloct of years a house
that promlsod well far tho agent was
In rapid development. Already pco
plo passing In great motor cars slowed
up as thoy drew near, and many got
out to Investigate the artistic prop
erty. Tho spirit of antagonism that hnd
sprung up botween them on tho sub
urban train seemed only to grow in
proportion as Tom Gaynor mado of
tho gardens a coming show place of
Kow, and Cella Roane made of the
Interior a homo that niony prospec
tive buyers Inspected.
Cella, from behind the soft art
blinds In tho windows, looked out nt
tho big man In tho gnrdens. Each
day sho spent many hours looking at
tho beautiful flower kingdom that ho
had created, and always she tried to
carry out a sense of harmony In her
own work to match his.
Prospective buyers enmo dally to In
spect tho property, and as each ono
loft Cella heaved a sigh of relief. It
had begun to hurt her this showing
of peoplo through tho houso that had
become a part of her life. Sho won
dered If the landscape gardener felt
the same jealousy regarding tho place.
Onco she could havo sworn that sho
saw him turn away nn aristocratic
couple who stopped at the great en
trance Cella exulted In her heart and
resolved to go down In person and
ask Tom Gaynor to como In and look
at her work. He had not bo much as
cast a glanco In her direction during
tho long weeks of closo proximity.
"At least," thought Celiu, "he hasn't
while I was looking."
Sho approached her subject In a
roundabout way.
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Gaynor
are you busy?" She flushed slightly
when he smiled Into her eyes. "I
have been wondering for a long time
Just what objection peoplo have to thlg
beautiful house hundreds havo look
ed at It but nono of them buy."
Tho peculiar expression In Tom
Gaynor's eyes hold Cella's attention.
"If you promise not to be angry I
will tell you why." Gaynor's eyes
were serious, pleading. Cella caught
her breath sharply and something hap
py sang within her. Gaynor drew a
step nearer and spoke in a deep
voice that told Cella many things. "I
bought tho house the day I saw you
on tho train."
"O!" gasped Cella, "perhaps you
won't like tho lnsldo of"
"I already moro than llko every
thing in the houso," Gaynor said.
And Cella succumbed.
P0C0 CHARLIE'S HARD LUCK
Surely His Hoodoo Was on the Job
When He Selected New York's
Mayor as a Butt for Witticism.
If you happen to bo walking on a
Now York street, nnd n man ap
proaches you, wearing a shiny hat
and a V-shaped' beard, do not address
him ns "Llttlo Whiskers," no matter
how merry you may feel. For It Is
just possible that he may be Mayor
Gaynor. Everyone knows that Mayori
Gaynor bellovos In tho complete liber
ty nf tho citizen, and nbomlnntes th
misuse of power by tho police. Just
the same, Horace, have a care H
had Just completed writing an Impas
sioned letter ono recent day, In which
he hung the police force by a hair
over tho bottomless pit because one
of their number had nrrcstod a man
without evidence for a conviction.
And then Mayor Gnynor. who Is a
fond pedestrian, stamped out of hlsi
ofllco and across the Brooklyn bridge
on his way home. Ho encountered
ono Poco Charlie, who desired to be
comforted with food nnd drink.
"Got away," snapped his honor.
"Aw," said Mr. Poco Charlie, "yuh
ain't sore, aro yuh, Llttlo Whiskers?
Lcmmo rub youh'r brush for luck."
Mayor Gaynor's eyes are peculiarly
cold and gray. Mr. Poco Chnrllo
hastily abandoned his desire to stroke
tho mayor's whispers. "They was
brlstlln' so I think they'd a cut mo,"
ho confessed later, "and I'd likely
come down wit' blood polsonln'."
Mayor Gaynor went his way which
led to a police telephone on tho bridge.
Five minutes later the measured
clomp of flat feet might have been
heard approaching the spot. The
plain clothes men were ordered out,
to repress mendicancy In general, and
In particular to lead Into grief nnd
desolation the gent called Poco
Charlie, who had addressed the mayor
of our fair city as "Llttlo Whiskers."
For the remainder of tho winter Mr
Charlie will bo provided with quar
ters on BlnckwelPs Island. And the
mendicants who had begun to swarm
through tho BtreetB until thoy were
almost as common as In General Ding
ham's term as police commissioner,
havo largely faded. Ono mathematic
ally inclined pollco officer discussed
the event. "Poco Charlie," snld he,
"had C.000,047 chances according to
the latest cenBus of New York city
to win nnd one to lose. And when he
called the mayor 'Little Whiskers' ho
picked that ono chance and lost."
Now York Letter to tho Cincinnati
Times-Star.
THERE TO RESTOCK WARREN
INDUSTRIAL
MECHANICAL
NOTES
Cause of Gangrene.
Medical reports havo given many
cases of gnngrono as a result of dress
ing wounds with phenol, or carbolic
acid. In a recent cbbo, a mixture of
petrolatum and phenol was mado with
jno moans of acuratoly gauging tho
trongtb, and the preparation was ap
jpUed to a bruised flngor. All soomed
jto go woll for sovornl days. Thou gan
grene dovolopod, tho flngor turning
"completely black, and nmpututlon of
the entire flngor was nocosaary.
China Buys American Leather.
Ono of tho big Arms In Tlon-Tsln,
'China, has received an ordor to sup
ply tho Chlnose nrmy with C0.000
pairs of boots, at tho price of about
oao dollar gold a pair. Owing to the
inferiority of Chinese leather, tho firm
decided to buy In America and mako
tlie boots In Tlon-Tsln.
Cuba imports most of its stono from
Canada.
Snfoty matches wore first Invented
In Sweden In 1855.
liaising dogs for tholr skins Is n
great Industry In Manchuria.
Dy tho addition of pulvorlzod mica
concroto Is mado to lmltnto granite.
Soda will brighten china that hnB
been burned or darkened by long use
Egypt has but ono largo manufactur
ing Industry the making of ciga
rettes. A cloth dipped In hot wntor and
thon In bran will clonnso whlto paint
without Injury.
Last year tho number of cigars
smokod in tho United States was closo
to eight billion.
Pnoumatlo tools nro now used with
success In removing fossils from their
onensemont of rocks.
Tho tiro demands of American mo
tor cars during tho present yoar will
total at 4,000,000 tubos.
A thick pnBto mado of koroscno oil,
elftod coal ashes and air-slaked llmo
makes a flno polish for brass.
A process has bcon Invented In Eng
land tor tho artificial production of
wood from straw or straw grass.
Accumulated In tho mines of tho
world thero Ib cuough coal to create
1 5.000,000,000 horsepower for 12,000
Ueara.
I'll sketch Illustrates k little
homo-mndo contrivance thnt will
bo much appreciated by many
people ns it Is of sorvlcn for
keeping warm tho early morning bed-
oom cup of tea that nlways suffers so
unless the recipient happons to bo
lulto roady for It.
It was mado with tho aid of a square
tin biscuit box, nnd nB biscuit boxes
iro constructed In nlniost ovory con--clvablo
bIzo and shape It Is not dllll--ult
to obtain ono that will lit com
'ortnbly over a cup and saucer. For
:hls tin, and fitting it exactly, a cover
SIDE FRILL TO BE BANISHED
was mado In flannel and edged with a
colored cord carried into threo little
loops at each corner. Tho words "Good
Morning" wore worked upon ono Bide,
nnd tho rover wnH fastonod to the tin
by stlches run through tho matortal
ami a number of tiny holes pierced in
tho Bides of tho tin nonr tho corners.
Tho dotted lino In tho sketch Indicates
tho cup of tea underneath tho "cozy."
ThlB llttlo contrlvnnco will keop n
cup of tea warm for some tlmo, and t
is by no moans unsightly, and Is easily
removed from tho tenpot when tho
tea is required.
No Lonner Occupies Privileged Posi
tion, and Its Successor Is
Being Talked Of.
It must go.
Smart women havo dented It
Tho nbUHO of this pretty fushlon Is
r.ccountablo for Its downhill.
Somo of tho exaggerated examples
of tho sldo frills seen this winter have
been lnuglmblo.
"Heart guards," ono man humorous
ly dubbed them.
Whon a frill that Is ordinarily In
tended merely ub a finish to tho col
lar oxtonds so far that it Is necossary
to pin It to tho coat slcovo to keop it
out of tho way It Ib tlmo to call a halt.
What will tnko tho place of tho dis
carded sldo frill?
Who knows? Thoso who Invent
frlpporlos mny already havo tholr
brails together settling on somothlng
qulto now In neck fixings.
Just nt present tho return of tho
In vogue for so mnny years, is pre
dicted. Plaited tulle jnbots nro also candi
dates, but thoy are not practical, al
though UBiially most becoming.
The Evening Bag.
Tho evening bug Is finding a wel
come place In tho young girl's ward
robe Whether for theater, dinner or
dunce, tho satin bags aro very smart,
giving a placo for tho fan, opera
glasses, gloves or othor needed ac
cessories. Theso can bo embroidered
fringed with silk, gold or crystai
bends, and hnng from tho arm by soft
satin ribbons or a largo gold cord.
Tho velvot nnd tapestry bags and
thoso of cross-stltched Bcrim are moro
sovero In outline, but preforred by
mnny for moro general dress service
Harper's llazar.
Pardonable Enterprise.
"Nero llddled while Home biirued."
"Well, mnybo It was tho first chance
ho had over gotten to hold an audi
ence. Everybody will stand around to
Btralght laco trimmed Jabot, that was watch a big lire."
Cekz drew 3 JbreaM of joy.
managed by dint of closo scrutiny to
mako out tho nnmo of an agent In
Kew.
She peered into tho big rambling
rooms within and auother breath of
Joy escaped her. Genius lurked In
Colla's eyes. She know that with
time and tho consent of tho agent she
could turn the lnsldo of that old
houso Into a vcrltablo dream of
beauty. Sho cast a regretful glanco
at tho unkopt garden and shook her
head.
"My houso will havo to chine llko
a jewel If I want peoplo to seo It
through this awful ruin of grounds."
Hut her spirits wero in no way
dampened by tho outlook, but sho had
hnr drnamn about landscape garden
ing that would set oft tho houso.
Onco within tho tiny olllco of tho
ugenl, Cella made known her desire.
"Thero Ib an old tumble-down houso
down thero." Sho pointed her finger
in tho direction whence she had come.
"I want you to lot m mako over the
Interior at my own expense" Celia
6mlled upon tho agent.
"I am sorry," ho said, and renlly
felt so, "but a chap has only ten min
utes ago "
"Don't toll mo I can't havo It!"
Cella felt on tho vergo of tears.
"That houso has beon vacant about
fifteen years, and no two peoplo
want It. This young chap wanted to
do somothlng to tho garden ho says
U will enhanco tho valuo of tho prop
erty and glvo him tho advertising ho
needs."
"O!" Cella breathed Joyously. "My
plans wouldn't Interforo In the least
with his. Do you supposo ho would
tnind my doing tho Interior?"
Tho agent know that if tho girl
looked at tho laudscapo gardoner with
Miobo appealing gray eyes ho would
no doubt buy tho houso for hor.
"You might suggest it to him. His
nnmo Is Gaynor Tom Gaynor." Tho
agent smiled ns Cella hurriedly loft
tho ofllco. This was certainly his
lucky day.
Cella approached the man who was
sitting on n garden bench making a
mental picture of tho ruined garden.
He looked up, u tlngo of annoyance
on his faco.
"O!" Bald Cella and dropped back.
Tho young man was her companion
of tho train. Ho stood up, his hat In
hlB hand.
Hut Colin was not going to miss
this great opportunity to ndvortlso
her work. Sho gathered courago and
a great amount of aloofness Into her
voice
"I beg your pardou, but will it In
terfere with you lu any way if I decor
ate tho 'Interior of this houso?" A
M.i nnnr lin,1 innnti,J hor rhonkrt.
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Normandy Peasant as Ready to Rec
ognize Good Thing as Any
American Financier.
A distinguished Parisian, with a
country placo in Normandy, onco
maintained near that place a rabbit
warren of a few acres in the midst of
cultivated fields.
Tho enterprise was a source of
plentiful income to tho Normandy
peasants, who took tho opportunity
to plant cholco vegetables in tho ad
joining fields. Then thoy demanded
large compensation for the alleged
damage dono by tho rabbits.
After a while, however, tho owner
of the warren began to grow tired of
tho arrangements. Ho reckoned that
undor the existing state of things tho
few rabbits he shot cost him about
twenty dollars each, which was rather
too much, oven for an enthusiastic
sportsman. So ho determined to de
stroy tho gamo preserve.
Thoro wero only four or live bur
rows In tho lnclosure, nnd a few fer
rets Boon killed all tho occupants.
Ono night, nfter all tho rabbits had
been destroyed, tho owner happened
to visit his former preserve, nnd de
tected a man skulking nlong under
tho trees with n lwgo bag on his
back. Tho owner at once jumped to
the conclusion thnt tho mnn had come
to steal wood. When ho challenged
the Intruder, tho supposed thief took
to his heuls, leaving tho bag behind
him. It was found to bo filled with
rabbits of both Boxes.
Tho man was no thief, but a neigh
bor of tho Parisian, who, shrowdly
reasoning that thero could bo no moro
dnmages if thero wero no moro rab
bits, had thought it advisable to re
stock tho warren.
Got Rid of His Creditor.
Lespes, tho French journalist, known
as "Timotheo Trlram," was onco dis
agreeably Intruded on by a creditor,
who announced his intention of not de
parting until he was paid. Tho credi
tor planted himself on a chair, and
lospes beheld him, with consternation,
draw bread and cheese from his pock
ets, as though to fortify hjmselt
against events. Several hours glided
by; Lespes had resumed his writing
uu finished an article The creditor
showed no signs of moving. Suddenly
Lespes rose, and with bits of newspa
per began carefully blocking all tho
apertures through which air could
como into tho room. He theo made,
preparations for lighting a charcoal
fire; but before applying the match,
pasted on the wall, just opposite the
creditor's eyes, a paper thus laconical
ly worded: "Take notice that wo died
of our own will." "What are you do
ing?" exclaimed the creditor, uneasily.
"Your society would render life intol
erable, so we are going to commit sui
cide together," answered Timothee
tranquilly. It Is needless to say that
the creditor decamped.
Mule Had Peculiar Taste.
Tho following message: "Mule ate
piano shipped. Send another next
boat," was recolved by a local piano
houso In Now Orleans recently, from
an "up river" purchaser whoso $500
Instrument had beon forwarded via
Mississippi rlvor steamooot. In Its usu
al pine box tho piano was lnstnlled
on tho lower dock next to n lanky,
sleepy-looking mulo bound for tho cot
ton fields of tho upper bends. Al
though provided with plenty of oats
and liny, tho mulo ripped off a portion
of the plnno box, disposed of six
octavos of black and whlto Ivory keys
and ran tho chromatic scale up to
"g" In tho treblo clef. Ho bad gnawed
away tho mahogany panols in front,
masticated felt dampers nnd hammers
by tho dozens anu compiotoiy wrecked
tho melodious "Insldes" of tho Instrument.
Costly Job.
It was snowing and Miss Urban
looked out upon tho Newcomb's subur
ban garden and thought: "How can
anybody live In tho suburbs?" Just
then Mr. Ncwcomb wandered Into tho
room and sho asked: "Who clears
off that path to your front gate after a
snow?"
"Oh, I havo a man do It," Iip re
plied. "It's such a short path, I should
think you'd do It yourself," remarked
Miss Urban.
"It is less expensivo to hire a man,"
responded Mr. Newcomb. "I tried do
ing it onco myself nnd it cost mo sev
en dollars. You see, in tho first place,
I had to buy a snow shovel, that was
$1.50. Then I ruined a perfectly good
pair of buckskin gloves that was an
other $1.50 and then, Just as I was
In tho middle of tho job, 1 caught tho
string of my eyeglasses In tho handle
of tho shovel and sent the glnsscs
emash against ono of tho piazza posts;
that was four dollars more I can hire
a man to do the Job for n quarter."
A Slight Misapprehension.
"My son Is very strong," sold tho
proud mother of tho collego nthleto,
with a gratified smllo. "Ho told mo
ho put down a pony of spirit yester
day." "I'll bet," muttered tho disgruntled
neighbor, "that it was a pony of bran
dy." Explained.
"What hnvo you got in tho pnekago,
Mary?"
"My now ball gown."
"I know It was too small to bo your
lunch,"
Always Scored a Hit.
Tho aged, wrinkled gamekeeper
whistled his dog, and scratched his
towsled head before turning to tho
compnny.
"Yes, sir," said ho; "the rummlest
master I ever had wore old Parson
Sharpo. As blind as a bot ho were."
"And did ho go shooting?" ex
claimed tho audlonce in the village
worklngmen's club.
"Shooting!" replied tho gamekeep
er, with a sort of contempt at the
question. "Ay, that ho did. Yes, he
shot rog'lar. When ho was In the
woods and anything roBe, I'd cry:
'Birds, sir!' nnd then I'd run behind
the parson, and tho dogs'd run behind
me"
"And then?" asked tho nudience
"Then tho old gent'd blazo away
with both bnr'ls."
"And did ho over hit anything?"
"Oh, yes. Sometimes it wur a cow
or a horse or a pig or a dog. Now
and again It wur a man. Hut ho al
'ways hit something. Ho wero n cer
tain shot ho wore!" Answers.
The Difference.
Daughter (dollghtedly) And did
,you really consent? Father ConBont!
My stars. I had to! The man de
monded your hand llko n highwayman
.holding up a coach. Consent! I bo
llovo, from tho way ho lookod and
acted, ho would havo knocked mo
down If I hadn't Daughter Oh, It
can't bot You must havo been dream
ing. Why, when ho proposed to mo
ho trembled so that ho could hardly
speak.
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