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Mr. William A. Radford will anawer
queatlona and clvo ndvlco FRKE OF
COST on all subject pertaining to tho
subject of building;, (or the readers of this
paper. On account of his wldo experience
aa Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Id, without doubt, the hlgheat authority
on all theie subject. Addrees all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 178 Weit
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, III., and only
enclose two-cent atatnp for reply.
For economy in apace and careful
planning of the roomi to utilize tho
last inch to advantage, tho house de
sign hore shown Is exceptionally good.
It is that of a medium-sized square
built house, 24 by 30 feet In ground
plan.
These dimensions may seem rath
er small to work Into soven rooms,
besides a good bathroom, plonty of
closets, and u good lower hall with an
open stairway. Yet these rooms aro
as large as tho averago rooms In now
houses, as houses go at tho pres
ent time; and they are a good deal
larger than some. Years ago, rooms
were larger; but that was whon build
ing material and labor were very
much cheaper than thoy are now. A
bulldor can almost tell the ago of
a house by the size of tho rooms. But
there are other contributing causes.
One is that we understand building
better, and it is not necessary to
build so large to get the samo amount
of comfort Aa one lady expressed It,
"I have learned to like my small
kitchen; there are places for every
thing, and 1 do not have to walk so
much."
We have learned how to ventilate
bouses so that the air in small rooms
in new houses Is better than the air
In large booms in houses built 20 or
80 years ago. One reason for better
ventilation is that houses now are
set up well from the ground. It Is a
rare thing lo see a ueW house less
than three feet above grado, and many
of them aro more than four feet up.
There waa a tlmo when collars were
confined to one corner of tho house,
and they were often dark, damp, dingy
affairs.' Modern houses, however,
practically all have cellars the full
size of the house, divided into com
partments one for tho furnace, one
for coal and one for the storage of
fruit and vegetables, A furnace in
the cellar is in itself a splendid ven
tilator; It keeps the cellar dry and
warm, and the heat from it will force
ventilation. Then, the circulation ot
air in the pipes and through the reg
isters carries the warm circulating me
dium to every corner la the building.
Nine out of ten of the smaller house)
probably are heated by means of a
botralr furnace, and there is no fett-
First Floor Plan,
ter heating apparatus tor a house of
this size.
Another improvement In the modern
house is In making larger ohlmneys
and putting more flues In them. There
Is a constant current of air going up
through the chimney. If a flue Is built
right, It works night and day, purify
ing the air In the house. It does not
make any noise, and we are likely
to forget that It is there; but the
work goes on whether we kaow it
and appreciate the fact or not Thou
sands of people owe their lives un
knowingly to Just such protection.
I know families who habitually sleep
wick the windows all down tight. You
toy pass tkeir basses at any Urn
i at flat er night, and never see a win-
;Ww . Tkijy trust la Provident
t supply fret air, and they never
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net It is a great tktng to
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Th ee tm watar eating
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snm tfce Brent It Is reUeved by a
,pe4 Tsrasda that MpseUlly 1U tbe
run! sjisUsi. It is, however, bet
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attach too many ornaments. There Is
something about a plain, neat houso,
If well proportioned, that you never
get tired of. Fancy balconies and odd
shaped roofs look well when they are
new, but such things seldom wear
well. For steady diet, there U noth
ing so satisfying as plain bread and
butter, meat and potatoes. A little
cake and a few candles may bo all
right by way of variety, but you can
not live on such things. You build
a good, solid, plain, square house
that Is light, airy, well ventilated, and
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easily heated, and you have something
to be satisfied with as long as you
live. But you let some archltoct coax
you into building somo fancy gothlo
arrangement, or add a lot of gewgaws
to an otherwise senslblo plan, and you
will have a job of alterations on your
hands before many years.
A study of Uio rooms in the present
design will convinco anyone that this
plan offers a good deal of comfort for
the amount ot money the house will
cost. Commencing with the front hall,
thero Is a good-looking open stair
lighted both from the top and the
bottom a feature that you do not al
ways moot with. Then thero Is a
oloset for coats, and room behind this
and under the main stair for an en
trance to the cellar from the kitch
en. There Is a good hall big enough
without using up a whole lot of un
necessary space.
The living room and dining room
are supposed to ocoupy the south ot
west side of the house, which is the
sunny side, as these rooms are used
the most When it comes to the kitch
en and pantry, with a back porch en
trance, the arrangement is good and
pretty handy. I do not advocate put
ting the kttoken on the north side o!
the house, because I think a kitchen
should be as bright and cheerful aa
any other room; but on the other
band, a northern or eastern room Is
cooler than one facing the south or
west, and you have too much heat In
the kitchen anyway.
It .la Impossible to have everything
Just exactly right; but taking this
houno on the Whole, the plan is a good
one, and It is- not very expensive.
With careful inoangemont It may be
built In most towns for about $2,000,
complete with piping for gas and with
electric wiring. An exceptionally
good manager mtght get the furnace
put In, and still keep the price within
12,000.
Measuring a Plant's Drink.
'When we cut flowers we put them
in water to keep them fresh. Like hu
man beings, they can exist for long
periods on water alone, as the liquid
forms a considerable portion of their
bulk. Tbe drinking capabilities ot
plants vary a great deal, and at a
recent scientific exhibition held at
Surblton, England, some Ingenious de
vices were shown to register the dif
ferent actions ot plant life. The appa
ratus consists of a twin glass tube
with a colled formation at its base.
The flower Is placed through a cork
Into the water In the upper end ot
the branch tube, and the lower and.
which ! Inaertod in a vessel filled
with water, Is lifted out and replaced,
thus allowing an air bubble to enter
the tube. As the plant drinks the
water bubble la forced along the colled
glass tube as fresh water enters be
hind It, and the amount taken by the
flower Is, ot course, the quantity be
hind the air lobe.
PlanU Uae Poison as Protection.
Many plants use poison as a means
of protection. The sun cpvrge has a
poisonous Jttlo which kHW any In
sects wkleh approaok It, while the
poisonous properties of the deadly
lnMtfcale are well known. The
imak fern baa such a bitter taste
that oews and sheep feeding near It
will net touch it, and tho leaves of
tbe bHttercup have a bitter taste
which Is rauou disliked by plant-eating
animals.
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NEW YORK. Who says that
morican r,Irl8 win hearts by
their inonoy and not by tholi
beauty? Whoever says so
speaks contrary to truth, for facts
provo that American chnrtn can win
out even when Mammon has no power
to sway tho balance. If any one
doubts this let him read tho following
story:
Not many months ago his Imperial
majesty of Germai.y relegated his
sixth and youngest son to the solltudo
Of Egyptian lands, "for the benoflt of
his health,1' said tho dlscreot. Tho
only Indisposition from which his
royal hlghnesB suffered, however, was
his royal father's displeasure. And
that was incurred under circum
stances which proved not tho prlnco's
Iniquity but his good nature.
Princo Joachim is young and no
milksop. Ho had a friend who was
oven loss of a milksop. This friend,
in straitened circumstances, as the
story 1b told, secured tho prince's in
dorsoment of a note for $10,000,
which, however, ho was not able to
meet when tho tlmo fell due. Tho
result was that Princo Joachim left
tho Strassburg unlvorslty suddenly
last March and was sent Into banish
ment which was Intended to bo pun
ishment for an Indoflnite period. But
tho Fates, more kindly than the fa
thor, ordained otherwise
Last Easter tho principal of tho
Willnrd Bchool, Berlin, determined to
Bend the pupils on a vacation trip.
Tho girls wore placed under tho
chargo of Dr. Luce, and Dr. Luce
chose Egypt as tho Bceno ot tho visit.
Easter. 1913, camo in March.
Prince Meets American Girl.
Among tho pupils of the Wlllard
school was a young American girl
named Olive Huntington ot Norwich,
Conn. It happened that Dr. Luce's
party met Prince Joachim and his
aulto. In fact, they were very much
thrown togothor. The Fates began to
get less busy. All they had to do
now was sit and look on, for history
goes to indicate that with the advent
ot a young lady from" tho U. S. A.,
entertaining the German princo would
bo a matter of small difficulty.
Whoever reads with oven cursory
interest tho annals of the kaiser's
sons will rendlly recall the names of
Amorlcan girls who, ut difTorout pe
riods, caused no small heartburning
and Anxiety in tho imperial palace.
Yes, of courso, you remember the
name of Doacon and tho history of
tho infatuation of no leas a personage
than the crown prince himself, au In
fatuation so deop as to inspire torror
into tho hearts of his royal parontB.
Mlsa Deacon, however, allayed their
fears and earned tho eternal gratitude
of the kaiser.
Other Charmers Involved,
But the end of hlB troubles was not
yot, however. In 1912 rumor connect
ed tho nomo of Miss Alma Orlthweln
of St. Louis, Mo., with that of Prince
Adalbert, third nnd most often turned
down of tho imperial family. They
wore convnleBcIng In tho same sana
torium near Augsburg, Bavaria. Tho
rumor died and was no more heard
of. But America's T daughters wero
yet to crosB tho path of tho Emperor
William.
Next camo Miss Mildred Dovoroux to
tho German capital and shortly after
followed tho surrender of Princo Joa
chim to her charms, But his royal high
nosd was not mortally wounded In
this oncounter, and Ills susceptibili
ties wero not tested by any more
Amorlcan beauties until his royal fa
ther sent him Into oxllo and the Wll
lard bchool conspired with tho Fates
POWER TO BE CONSIDERED
British Trade Unions Have a Strength
In Numbers and In Financial
Standing.
A published report by the chlot reg
istrar ot Friendly societies in the
United Kingdom bIiows that In the
ton years ending with 1911 tho num
ber of unlotiB decreased from 754 to
CSO, but the membership Increased by
ucarly 800,000, which was practically
to turn tho exile into a pleasant va
cation In March of this year.
Ollvo Huntington Is young sho is
not yet nineteen years old. Sho Is
also petlto and pretty. Dark, liquid
eyes gleam out of a face whoso
creamy complexion 1b the onvy of all
who behold her. Add to these points
a wealth of brown hair, an attractive
manner and a fund of wit. Then
place tho owner of these charms In
a group of solid daughters of the
fatherland a fatherland JuBt then
frowning on an exiled son. Loyal
German, as he was, Prince Joachim
can scarcely be blamed for preferring
the sparkling gem to Its heavy sot
ting. But Ollvo Is more than beauti
ful. Sho Is daring. Even royal
princes cannot overawe her, and this
particular royal prince had more than
one reason for delighting in her im
pertinent but witty comments on his
sedato countrymen.
Many Claims to Admiration.
But Olive had still further attrac
tions for the young oxllo. She dances
well, and Prince Joachim likes ddnc
lng. Moreover, sho plays tennis, and
ovory ono knows tho story of how
the kaiser's third son lost his heart
and was likely to lose his rank for a
tennis player.
Then Ollvo Is a sweot, kind-hearted
girl. Witness the fact that though
tho major share of tho attentions of
tho young men of Norwich, Conn.,
has always fallen to her lot sho baa
never aroused tho jealousy of her girl
friends. On tho contrary, thoy aro
numerous and sincere. Then, site Is
accomplished. She can draw and
paint But that 1b not all. German
girls may bo as insistent as they
please In advancing their claim to
precodence In the world of house
keepers, but who over heard of a
New Englander who would yield place
to them? Olive is trun to the tra
ditions of the distaff side of her fam
ily. And Olive Is a Huntington! a
Channlng-Huntlngton! If those names
do not at once Inspire you with awe
look up the annalo of the American
nobility and you will reallzo your own
shortcomings In the matter ot history.
BesldeB.the Huntingtons wero "some
body" even before tho Mayflower car
ried them to thoso shores In 1G33.
Joachim Has Talent.
But what of Princo Joachim? Had
ho nothing lo offer for tho favor of
tho young American girl?
Well, tho daughters of tho U. S. A.
aro supposed to nil ml re, abova all,
men who are practical. Who could
bo more so than a Hohcnzollern?
This royal family does not rely on
mere rank. If a revolution should
upBet the throno ot their fathers to
morrow not ono of the kaiser's six
eons but could earn hla living. Prince
Joachim might bo a Binlthl But ho
Is much mora llkoly to choose the
career of a musician, and he would
be no Insignificant ono, either. Only
last June a phantasy of his In E
minor was performed with marked
success at Carlsbad. Again, not many
years ago, thero was talk of Bonding
him In for competition at tho Olympic
games, for tho princo Is also an ath
lete. But why enumerate his various
cfatms to boauty'a regard? Suffice it
Is to' say that ho .Inherits from his
ancestors thoso qualities, both physi
cal and mental, that helped them to
mako a groat kingdom out of a small
eloctorato and a consolidated omplre
out of a host of struggling and squab
bling principalities. And who could
expect or deserve more?
Dan Cupid at Work.
Well, whether theso young people
wero attracted by each othor's many
und oatlmablo qualities la doubtful.
one-halt of tho total membership at
close of tho first year of the decade.
The only union which showed a de
crease In membership was the South
Wales Miners' federation, with 20,690
fewer at tho close than at the be
ginning ot 1911.
At the close of 1911 the total funds
of all the registered trade unions
nmounted to $30,788,944, a gain of 2.
213,635 over the previous year. The
per capita Interest of members In the
funds of their several organizations
varied from $0.83 In tho South Waloa
It 1b much moro probable that mla
chlovous Dan Cupid was performing
ono of his usual tricks and shooting
his nrrowB whoro ho thought they
would bo likely to causo most trouble.
This tlmo, howevor, he was doomod
to disappointment, for thero wbb no
trouble. No parents wero distracted,
no boy and girl lovors heartbroken.
Tho kaiser did not need to play the
stern parent nor tho knlsorln to lose
her sleep.
To bo suro, MIbb Ollvo Huntington
and her family would not bo over
whelmed by tho Idea of an alliance
with ovon a Hohenzollorn, oven if
ouch a question should arlsd'. After
all, that family was only beginning
to bo known In 1C33. A contury was
yet to clapso beforo thoy assumed
tho rank of royalty. And oven if
Undo Sum confers no titles he never
thoIesM hub an aristocracy, and an ox
clusivo ono, too.
However," such problems did not
bother either tho twcnty-two-year-old
princo or his little Ynnkoo frlond.
Thoy wero tho best of chums and
thoy enjoyed the Eastern vacation
very, very much. Rumor Bays they
were very sad at parting and who
isn't Bad at tho end of a good tlmo?
However that may be, Princo Joa
chim returned to tho fatherland
"much benefited in health." Mflsa
Ollvo Huntington returned to schpol
and is now about to revisit her na
tivo country both heart wholo tmd
fancy freo. That tho youth of Nor
wich, Conn., will bo neither ono nor
tho other in a very short time, how
over, Is a matter of small doubt. But
thoy havo a high standard to reach,
set as it Is by a German princo. .
Now York World.
TWO HIGH FAMILIES UNITED
Native Rulers of Indian States Sub
ject to British Rule Become Al
lied by Marriage.
Two of the most powerful native
ruling families of British India wero
united when Princess Indira, only
daughter of tho reigning maharajah
Goekwar of Baroda, was married In
London to Princo Jitondra, son of tho
maharajah of Cooch-Behar, after a ro
mantic courtship.
Tho Initial ceremony, which took
place in tho strictest privacy, was
performed at tho hotel whero the
young brldo had been staying,
and was accompanied by the
customary Hindu rites. Prior to tho
mnrrlago Princess Indira had been ro
celved in to tho Brnhnmlst faith, tho
creed of tho bridegroom. Subsequent
ly the forms of a civil marrlago were
gone through at a registry office.
Intonso interest had been aroused
In tho attachment of the couple,
whose wedding had first been fixed to
take place In India May 5, but was
suddenly called off. Immediately af
terward the bride and her parents
sailed from Bombay for England, and
wore followed by Princo Pitendra.
It 1b undorBtood that the gaekwar
finally yielded to tho importunities of
his daughter and consented to tho
marriage, at which, however, ho was
not present
Tho bridegroom created a sensation
by appearing at the hotel in his mag
nificent Indian robes of white Bilk,
heavily ombrolderod with gold.
The brido's father and brother.
Shrmlal Jalsingrao, are both well
known In the United States, whero
the latter studied at Harvard. Her
mother, tho maharanl, Is a woman of
advanced Ideas and is the author of
a book on tho position of women in
India.
FORETELL COMING OF RAIN
Animal Weather Prophets Are Among
the Most Reliable of Which There
Is Any Record.
Cat's fur la full of electricity, and
beforo a thunderstorm a cat la always
extremely lively and playful, probably
on account of ltn electrical condition.
Before rata is expected, you will boo a
cat assiduously washing Its face.
Donkeys will bray loudly and con
tinuously at the approach of a storm.
If cows He down In the early morn
ing instead of feeding, or huddle to
gether with their tails to windward,
then there Is rain about.
Like cats, tho approach of a thun
derstorm makes cows extremely
frisky. They run up and down the
field and butt imaginary obstacles at
such times.
Sheep turn their heads to the wind
whon tho day Is to be fine. But It
they graze with their talis to wind
ward It is a suro sign ot rain, eo ex
perienced shepherds say. Like cows,
too, thoy show an unusual liveliness
at the approach of a storm. Even tho
sedato pig 1b watched by country
weather prophets, for It 1b alwayB
uneasy when rain is coming.
Most birds aro restless when a
change Is oxpected. Rnln Is Indicated
by gulneafowls and peacocks squall
ing, by parrots whistling, nnd by
pigeons returning homo unusually
early.
Royal Tattooing.
King George of England Is tattooed.
When ho was duko of York ho had
some elaborato Japaneso designs
pricked on his arms and chest and
personally ho used to take great
prtdo In tho excellences of theso skin
pictures. But Queen Mary dislikes
tattooing, and it is because of her
pleadings that King Georgo has just
cautioned tho princo of Wales not to
walk in IiIb father's footsteps, as far
as tattooing Is concorned. It Is a cu
rious coincidence thnt tho czar, who
boars bucIi a resemblance to King
George that ho may bo described as
hla "double," was tattoed with tho
similar designs by the same artist
who tattooed King George.
Miners' federation to $93.92 In the
Amalgamated Cotton Spinners' unions.
Tho funds in the Derbyshire Miners'
association amounted to $43.19 per
member; Associated Locomotive En
gineers, $38.62; Steam Englno Mak
ers' society, $34.69; Ship Constructors'
and Shipwrights' association; $21.78,
and the unions connected with the
boot and Bhoe industries, $20.66 for
each member.
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VEST HAND.
"Men aro not angels, my dear Me
lissa," observed Mrs. Morrlwld's mater
nal maldon Aunt Jano, threading her
embroidery neodlo with a strand of
moss-green silk nnd simpering a little
as Hhe spoke.
" 'A little lowor than tho angels' we
are told, I believe," agreed Mrs. Merrl
wld, whose nimlo white fingers wero
occupied with French knots. "I should
say that Mr. Uisterbeo was quite a few
nptches below tho angelic standard.
That's what makes him so oxtremely
entertaining."
"Exactly what I say," remarked
Aunt Jane, with an air of triumph.
"But considered as a matrimonial
proposition "
"Yes?" said Aunt Jane.
"Well, you know what people say
nbout him."
"People exaggerate," said Aunt Jane.
"At all events, nobody can find any
fault with hla conduct now."
"I suppose not," mUBed Mrs. Meiri
wid, "and I suppose he has been Just
as much Binned against as sinning."
"No doubt of it," said Aunt Jane.
"And it's natural that a man should
bow his wild oats."
"Thero are very few who do not, I'm
afraid," sighed Aunt Jane. "The great
thing is that ho Is reformed," she
ndded. m
"And they say a reformed rake
makes tho best husband," Mrs. Merrl
wld supplemented.
Aunt Jano said she had always
"I Think He's Sorry for
heard so and was disposed to think It
true.
Mrs. Merrlwid laughed. "You love
ly darling!" she exclaimed.
"I didn't think you knew how to
wink, and hero you are fluttering both
oycs at Mr. Ulsterbee's frailties. If a
bad, naughty man wants a charitable
judgment of his Iniquities, his one best
bot is certainly the nice, innocent
lady who doesn't know what Iniquity
Is. I believe you would approve of
our engagement. You would, wouldn't
you?"
"I don't Bee any good reason why I
should disapprove," replied Aunt Jane.
"I believe that I'll take you down
town with me this, afternoon and get
your eyes examined, dearie," said Mrs.
Merrlwid. "Do you mean to tell me
that you haven't Been the bilious tlngo
in Mr. Ulsterbeo's complexion?
Haven't you noticed the lines around
his- mouth and tho dark pouches un
der his eyes, and the little network of
red veins In his handsome noso or
how unsteady his hand is? My dear, a
rako never reforms until It has lost
all Its teeth, believe me. When lliul
happens, you may ubo what's left of It
for some domestic purpose, but you
won't find It Satisfactory. A rake 1b
a ruke just tho samo as a spade is a
spado. As for sowing wild oats, that
wouldu't be so bad if n man had to
harvest his crop himself. Tho trou
ble Is that his family and friends al
ways have to turn In and help and
there's never any telling when tho Job
Is done. Another thing, there's never
n year when a clump Isn't apt to
spring Up In some fence corner and
seed another patch somewhere else. I
don't know much about agriculture,
auntie dear, but I understand wild
oatB are meaner and harder to get out
of tho ground than Canada thistles."
"I don't know what Canada thistles
are, but I think If a man Is sincerely
sorry for the errors of his past and
tries to lead a better life, it Is our
duty to help him." Aunt Jano said
this very seriously.
"I think he'B sorry for the errors of
tho paBt," replied Mrs. Merrlwid.
"Poor man! it's pretty hard on him
to be obliged to lead a strictly tern
porate und virtuous existence at his
time of life. If he had only been vici
ous In moderation, he wouldn't be
obliged to ndopt regular habits now.
Why, auntie, just think of the pink
facod, bald-headed old reprobates that
you see In every theater and restau
rant sitting up to all hours of tho night
and dissipating in the most perfectly
ridiculous way. And here's poor Mr.
Ulsterbee condemned to absolute so
briety In his prime."
"I think you take a very cynical
view of tho matter, my dear," Aunt
-Jane objected.
"Perhaps I do," Mrs. Merrlwid con
ceded; "but thero aro bo very many
men who think It's awfully wrong to
drink because it gives them such per
fectly terrible headaches, and who
daren't smoke because smoking Is a
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and gives them acuto nausea. Mr.
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honey, but I suspect his liver has more
to do with his reformation than any
conviction of sin.
"Apart from that, I don't like peopla
with shady pasts," Mrs, Morrlwld con
tinued. "A shady past always sug
gests to mo a gloomy old swamp
sllmo and bad-smelling mud nnd dirty
water with creepy, wlggly things In It
and malaria and jungle fever. I like
tho sunlight and tho open for past,
present und future, myself.
"And I don't want any husband with
llttlo red veins over his nose and a
shaky hand," said the lady, after n
pause. "He may be distinguished look
ing and interesting and elegant and
beautifully tnllored and know no end
of racy little anecdotes about people
and havo nn nnnuity under his father's
will and bo able to order a dinner and
havo good taste in neckties and the
very nicest kind of manners, but my
gracious, auntlo! He's too shaky to
oven hook up a dress for me."
"Hooking dresses isn't all there Is
to married lifo, Is It, my dear?" asked
Aunt "Jane, gently.
"Poor dear Henry Merrlwid used to
Intimate that It was," replied her
niece. "Well, Henry couldn't order n
dinner intelligently, but ho could eat
ono all right, especially if it happened
to be corned beef and cabbage. He
was exceedingly partial to corned beef
and cabbage, poor Henry was. You
wouldn't havo called him Interesting
and elegant, either, but he didn't havo
,rK
the Errors of the Past."
any past and never raised enough wild
oats to make a dish of mush."
"Of courso bad health Is an objec
tion," admitted Aunt Jane.
"Oh, it Isn't Mr. Ulsterbee's bad
health that I'm worrying about," said
Mrs. Merrlwid. "It's tho awful thought
of what would happen if by any chance
ho got perfectly well."
(Copyright X913. by W. G. Chapman.)
Renaissance of Poetry.
That there Is today whatever may
have been the cose a few years ago
an increasing public which Is eagerly
on the lookout for new volumes ot
worthy verse by present lay wrltere
is evidently recognized by those whose
business It is to know what literary
wares are In current demand; and we
must no longer be asked to believe
that any bard of really appreciable
talent need languish In enforced si
lence through inability to find a pub
lisher. As for the cause of this agree
ably unexpected revival, 1 am myself
inclined to look for It though this
may sound paradoxical In the very
conditions which mako It no tuirp ris
ing. What I mean is that I bollove the
working of tho law of reaction to havo
set up a revived hankering after
poetry as a kind of respite from the
ultra-prosalc materialism and "prac
tlcallsm," If one may coin such a
word, of every day life In this ma
chine ridden twentieth century.
Bookseller.
Made Matters Worse.
A Toronto newspaper recently
printed an account of an accident
which befell 'two well-known men who
are acknowledged leaders In the prea
ont prohibition movement. The acci
dent occurred on their way homo from
a temperance meeting. The newspa
per in its desire to bo funny added to
tho news item this closing sentence:
"Fortunately both gentlemen wero
sober at tho time." This made the vie
tlms of the accident pretty cross, and
thoy demanded nn lmmedlnte public
apology from the newspaper. In the
next Issue of the paper this Item ap-
pearod: "Hon. and J. B ,
Esq., demanded an apology for our
having stated that they were both so
ber at the time ot tho recent accl
dont. We have pleasure In withdraw
ing our previous observation."
Talking.
"I hear Mrs. Dinks 1b suffering from
kleptomania," said the good old soul.
"Are you giving her anything for It?"
"No," replied Dr. Wise, "but I under
stand she Is taking a number ot
things."
Woman's Impelling Idea.
Every woman feels that she ought
to Join a society for the suppression
of something or other,
Accidents on British Streets.
About 100 street accidents a dny oc
cur In tho wholo of Great Britain
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