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THE BOASTFUL PUG.
Savings
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The monthly amount she jiai.l the hulhlin an.! loan a-.-oria-"o!i
is far less than she won!, I have ai. as rent for smli a house. She
lias had the joy of living in her own home an.l fixing it as it suited her
laney and she now has a oo. inve.-tnu nt.
Many a girl eonld do the same. Kvery city is surrounded with pretty
"Uhurhan place. I'.y a careful study of them, of their train and trolley
facilities, l.y a comparison of valuations .she can find a dc-irahlo lot at
modest cost. A huildinfj and loan association" will furnish the major
part of the money for ImiMinjr the house. This had hut i?30 in
ash to pay on the house. One should jio carefully to make sure of a
loteirahle location and of a house that will cither rent or sell if the need
.oiiics, for one wants her mmiey invested where she can e.ct an adequate
return for it.
Another husiness woman who had saved a few hundred and wanted
to jret more than the small per cent, the hank paid hou;hi an inexpen
sive sea.-hore lot and put up a simple little house. Mie gets her. vacation
there ipiite inexpensively and most enjoynhly. And so far she has always,
hecn able to rent it for two or three months during the season at a prolH
aUo rate. She takes jolly little week-end parties down in the spring ond
fall and altogether nets tptile as much pleasure as she does financial profit
out of her venture.
To work for some special oliject puts a lot more zest in one's work.
To .-ee one's savings materialize makes saving a far more pleasant 1a.sk
than merely to hand so many dollars into a bank each week and have
nothing more attractive lo show for them than some figures in a hank
hook. This, of course, is the necessary start, and figures are enjoyable
things t0 think .,1,0111 when one is sick and no salary coming in. l?ut
nothing oolite equals the delight of treading the iloors of your own home,
which you have paid for from your savings or which you are paying for
while you live in it and which you plan to make more beautiful as the
months go by.
The first essential is to make the start. Make the start if it is only
".'j or 50 cents a week.
Chinese
Patient,
Plodding
Diligent
By MARIE GORMAN
s;gn. .1 to them and never satisfied unle.-s
the result is perfect. Thev are ttiirl, attentive and orderly, never ghing
indication that they have any thought of us save as their teachers. Thev
show appreciation of truly good work, I'le.jueiitiy saying: "This is a good
lesson."' or "I like this lesson."
I classify my pupils whenever possible, regardless of nationality,
trading them wording to their knowledge op Jack 0f knowledge of Knir
lish. They are given !esons to prepare and miles. they reallv desire to
learn the Knglish language they very soon drop out, as they find wc are
(here to teach them and for nothing else.
I never use individual work save when absolutely iicccssarv, as it
occasionally is with pupils who are working and who come to school at
irregular hours. I do not believe the results are nearly as ijuiik or as
good as when the work is done in c-ln.c. 15ut the teachers in the mis--ions
are very few of iheni trained teaehcis and have little knowledge of
the science of teaching.
I do not believe any Chinese intelligenf enough to desire to learn the
English language will make advances to his teacher unless piv.u consid
erable, encouragement by her. us they are altogether too conservative ami
lautious. They have been taught from childhood to treat their teachers
with every possible respect, as they have a theory thai the teachers do
much for their country, in that they educate the young and that well
taught boys wilj strengthen the nation.
PrODCk I 110 U "li,t,( I' l'0,,l's''; if "iav be
y j excusable in Voting people, but even hus-
fVagCS j ''i,,,,s "iietimes act in the same way.
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Mother
By J. J. McGRATH
and those of (he smaller children.
She has no set sum for her own; father and (he earning children
expect to retain a proportion of tbeiv earnings for pocket nioiiev, but
mother has to satisfy all demands and lake what is left.
That this is a true picture will be admitted by those who ponder the
home conditions of many families, and among tho-e who doubt it there
will be many who in after years will look hack and say that perhaps thev.
even they, did i.ol api'ivtiatc mother at her true worth.
Unselfish mother are apt to make their children dlih l,v being too
Ulciitivc to them. In t!; ir own inieret the children should be made
lo pay mother's wages, pay them to her in money and allei tiuiiJtte service.
The laborer is worthy of her biro, even mother! Father and the bov:,
urn! Kirld should sie to it thai her po-ition is not too hard and that die
fins a ttity lumi ot money mat iicioiil-s to iter,
work than anv oilier member of (In- t'amilv.
one. oiilv oil ccnu i uv,.i- linf it
making Perhaps ilu next year a
a suouro. a iniiMinu ami loan mort-
Having had an unusually wide and va
ried experience in teaching foreigners, I
wish the public to know what my experi
ence has been relative to the Chinese. Dur
ing the la-'t year my pupils have numbered
ome ,1(it) and I have had representatives
of at least ".'0 different nationalities and of
the white, yellow ami black races. I can
honestly say that none have been more sat
isfactory as to their deportment and appli
cation to studies than the Chinese. They
are not brilliant, but patient and plodding,
working hours to prepare anv lessons as-
How infrequently mother's devotion is
unrecognized. Her incessant work is taken
notices tins indifference, uninten-
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dcr why she should be so lightly valued.
How is she paid in actual money? She
receive a certain sum weekly or monthly
and that is expend (o (over all the sup
plus for the home, nil repairs and renew
als and frequently enough her own clothes
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"FlOWM THAT DRCATHC AliO
Those who ouly visit (lift country at
weekends, or other intervals, cannot
help being struck with the fact thut
thero Is nearly always n dominating
flower; thnt fa to Fay. ono which In
full bloom takes posesr.lon of tho land
scape and attains a temporary inas;tery
over ull others. On a comparatively
small but definite scale, this Is wit
nessed In tho garden. "This Is daf
fodil time," we exclaim ono day in
our Joy at bcoIiik tho ground become
yellow with the bloomr: of Ihla lldvver.
Hut In a little while "we weep to seo
yen lmsto nvvuy so soon." Tho life
of a (lower has long been used as a
metaphor for all that Is most fair
and transient. For a llttlo while only
does tho fresh purity of tho color re
main. Sced poda are formed, tho pet
als wither, tho beauty passes. It Is
part of a procession, ond In the very
act of breathing a Blah of regret that
what Is so fair should bo so evanes
cent, attention Is caught by a new set
of florets that swell out till they oc
cupy the place of those that have
faded. The daffodil, cither Ir. the mass
or the Individual, possesses a kind of
wlstfulness such ns might come from
gazing from the outside of some Im
passable gate over those fabled plains
whereon tho ancient dreamed It grew.
Hut tho tulip when dominant Is of an
opposite character. An emobldlment
of color without fragrance, It com
bines with tho butterfly to show gay
ety unmixed with sentiment The daf
fodil la u romantic maiden, tho tulip
a tripping ballet girl, exquisitely
dressed, satisfying the tasto for color,
but touching no emotion. How differ
ent with the rose. "Age cannot wither
nor custom stale her Infinite variety."
In the rosary of the rich. In tho gar
den plot of the poor, embellishing a
pergola or covering (ho cottage walls,
it tells the same tale, and suggests
the same old song, "Oh, my luve Is
like a red, red rose that's newly
sprung in June." Oder and color and
form all unite, nnd when wo speak
of what transcends llfo, there is no
simile finer than that of tho "unfad
ing" rose. No wonder that Rosa Mun
(11 Is a name of highest honor.
Its mention carries uh hack to the
fields. A garden close Is well, but
"a diviner and more pellucid air"
hangs over tho wild thicket and hedge
row where the dog rose Is In Its glory.
The wind blowing over grass and half
grown corn when the wild rose Is at
Its height, dissipates fie garden senti
ment. It Is a dominating flower In
early July, and so we appear to be
talcing our pageant backward almost.
Hut. Indeed, tho beRt of a rrocesslon
Is not always to be seen from a fl.ied
point. Instead of watching all the
lowers of a season file past In order,
as though they were soldiers at a re
view, it Is more Interesting to take
n bit hero and a bit there according
ns caprice or Interest may dictate.
And the wild sweet summer, as
Wordsworth says, "flaunts" nil Its
beauty on the wild rose. It bursts out
on the thicket, it takes possession of
tho hedgerow, It blossoms on (he
waste place. Liko n million small
and happy faces its buds open, till the
earth Is glowing with their beauty.
Yet tho fragile bloom will scarcely
bear to bo plucked, and Its stay with
us Is as brief ns that of the daffodil.
Hut a very little while nni tho petals
flutter down nnd the rank grass and
summer's dark green reassert them
selves. Of wild flowering shrubs there is
nono more dominating whllo it lasts
than tho broom. Its rough predeces
sor, the gorse, only gives a taste of
the effect It produces. Tho gorse fa
always throwing out blossoms, but
even nt Its best H. Is as bronze to gold
compared with the great yellow mass
of the broom In flower. On the Surrey
commons It mnkes a brave show, but
Is not so commanding ns on the jsreat
wastes of (ho north, where It Fptvndu
out Into vast stretches of Mazing and
shining gold. In tho days of our youth
old men remembered, or (J thrm their
fathers had told them, the huge fields
of broom, the hushes of which were
taller tha the tallest man. dial
ftretcf. over what Is now a'cul'lvntcd
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ana of hedged fields and red-tiled
farmhouses where tho Cheviots slopu
to tho Till. Hut those noted agricul
turists, the brothers Culley, had more
appreciation of the homely turnip than
"the burning bush," and It was
their grubbing and plowing (hat
transformed a region so wildly pictur
esque Into a fruitful land. What It
was like before their operations b;
gan may be known from tho appear
and.' of the land that has proved Ir
reclaimable. How familiar and yet
how Impressive the broom was may
be Judged from the frequency with
which It finds a place In tho old bal
lads. Long after Its petal3 have fallen
to the ground In the south It contin
ues In Highland strath nnd glen what
time the angler penetrates them In
search of trout.
There aro several white flowers that
sweep past like visionary clouds in
the procession. First, tho "wee mod
est cilmson-tlpped" one that spreads
over meadow and golf course till, In
the sunny days of May when tho
nightingale Is In full song, they rest
llko sheets of snow on tlm warm
ground. Following close upon them Is
that truly English flower, the haw
thorn. It Is unobtrusive In the thicket
and well-trimmed hedge; bat when the
bushes have been allowed to grow tall
for (he sake of shelter, or where In
dividual trees abound, it assumes for
a brief period an unquestioned do
minion. The garlands of pure soft
white It hangs out make the color of
the landscape while they last, nnd the
fragrance It diffuses has no equal,
save It be that of an orchard when
the apple trees are In bloom and
resonnnt with (he humming of Innum
erable bees. With the decay of the
hawthorn comes a feeling of sadness.
It was with unmixed joy that wo
hailed (he early figures in the long
procession. Tho maids of January
whitening (he woodland while the
trees are bare are greeted as heralds,
cowslips In the meadow and primroses
on the steep sides of the deno are still
but harbingers. We have no thought
of the end when (ho marsh-marigold
shines like firo on swamps and hol
lows gray, nor when "tho faint sweet
cuckoo-flower" spreads nodding over
the low-lying meadows, till by force of
numbers Its exqulsito and delicate
shape and color master those of its
companions. Hut the fading of tho
hawthorn tells of spring's enrly ex
piry, and when the wild rose has blos
somed nnd faded wo know that anoth
er "pretty ring time" has been added
(o the past. No other occurrence In
the year strikes an equal note of sad
ness, especially among those or riper
years. It Is tho enviable privilege of
youth to live In the passing hour and
enjoy the mystic "Now," and lo be
ever looking forward to some new dis
covery or adventure. Hut as we grow
old and lose our Illusions, we gain the
dismal knowledge that the flight of
time Is much more likely to discover
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we also become more keenly nllvo to
the transient character of most things.
We know that we also are only fig
uies In a long procession of men
wending from one dark point to an
other, appearing as miraculously ns
tlm flowers, nnd at the end, passing
like them once more to "the soft amis
of earth" our Mother. And he who
realizes what Is meant by ages and
neons of time recognizes that the dif
ference between tho lifetime of a flow
er and of a man Is Imperceptible.
When you aro facing eternity, n day
"Is as a thousand years."
The Gatun Dam.
'The engineers find Catun dam
F.ile," read .Mr. Jones from Ms i ews
paper headlines at the other hide of
the table.
"Well," nhc said, looking up over
her ubiK-os In p.-.incd surprise, "I
don't know anything about the safety
of (iatun, hut 1 think a faml'y news
paper oughtn't to use such language
in print."
Man wants Put I. tile here below,
i -yept ihu ihleri lie l.i.ov.., he can t
get-
GARDENER USES NOVEL SIGN.
Card Arrangod in a Unique Manner
Gives All of toa Branches
o( His Trade.
A gardener placed this cu.l in his
window and said; "You will find all
the branches of my trade on It." Can
you find flowers, bulbs, bushes, leaves,
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Can You Figure It Out?
root, clover, weeds, herbs'.' You may
move any way you please, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, but you must
not skip. The same b tier may be
used as olten as you please.
fingers' "handy "calendar:
Unique Method of Recalling the Num
ber of Days in Each Month by
Aid of Knuckleo.
"Thirty days hath September, April,
June and November," etc., and many
oilier rhymes and devices art; used
to aid the memory to decide how
many days are in each mouth of the
year, says a writer in Popular Me
chanics. Herewith Is illustrated a
very simple method to determine the
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Apr. Now
Mar. Oct
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tlerv -'Aug.
A Handy Calendar.
number of days iu any month. 1'laee
the first linger of your right band on
(Iu; first knuckle of your left hand,
calling that knuckle January; then
drop your finger Info the depression
between tho lirst and second knuckles,
lalfing this felnuitry; then the second
knuckle will bo .March, nnd so on,
until you reach July on the knuckle
of the 111 tie linger,, then begin ov er
again with August 0:1 (be flist knuckle
ai!r continue until December s
readied. Kach month ns It falls upon
a knuckle will have :tl days and thoe
down between die knuckles "0 days
with the exception of February which
has only -X days.
HOW QUAINT SAYING BEGAN.
Expression, "You're a Brick," Came
from a King in Reference to
His Soldierc.
No doubt you have olten heard one
man say to another, when he Is very
much phased. "You are a bilck, old
fellow:"
Perhaps you will think it is a very
queer things to say, lint I will tell you
how such a saying is said to have
collie In use.
Many, many years ego a famous
kin;; sent an ambassador to another
famous king. The ambassador was
much surprised to find that the king
whom he was visiting had no walls
around his city.
In those days, of course, in order to
keep out enemies, nearly every city
was surrounded by strong and high
walls. So the surprised ambassador
said, to Hip king: "Why, you have no
walls for the city?"
"We have," said the king.
"Where, where?" asked the ambas
sador, luoro surprisciLthan ever.
The king then pointed to his large
army, which was not far away, and
mm, ivim a smile: i acre are ine
walls of my city, livery man you see
Is a brick!" I
. The king meant that an enemy j
would have to th'fi at those soldiers!
before they that Is, the enemy
could enter the city.
Unwritable Sentence.
There Is one sentence in the line
i"h language vUileh cannot be writ- j
t.n propel ly, though It Is correct
when spoken. Here Is the sentence,
though, of course there Is no rule for
writing it; "There are three twos In
the linglUh language." Hut the prob
lem Is, how Is one io know which (wo I
or to or too to write? We hav !
the ihree twos but, we must nel i
each of the three differently, so the I
senttnre cannot he written enrrectlv. i
The Feather,
llaviiq; ploMil'i.l ii kiii. ill, flossy
liaih'T i he players sit Ii a circle as
closely tngeth' I' lis po.-.-lhlc. one of
the party Hun ihrov.v the !e;.':"r a
hluh as possible Into the air and it
1 the duty of nil th players to pre
v.iji It tuna alighting on them by
Mewing at It whenever It comes their
ti ti ilon. Any player whom It lulls
.pen must pay a lorfHt.
Tin- lioi: HI I'll! pun H mi lMiXillK-KlOVI'8,
And III a l.iiiil tone n,ill lir:
"I'm i Lampion of nil the lit 1 1 - iIok;
Will anv en.' !!;ir with me?"
And Hie Midlife rat. from u le.fn pluei"
"To Hnr witli yon I'll uniw."
"Conn' ilov n on I lie ni onml, Men," "ill.)
tile .lli;.
S:il.l tlie .ill: "Voil t'OtnP Up In 111
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GAME OF TALKING AROUND.
Interesting and Instructive Pastime
That Will Test Ingenuity of
Dcys and Girls.
Hole Is a game (o test your Ingenu
ity. One player must stand In a
circle of others and ask some one
"What do jou know about the inootl?'
He need not necessarily say the moon,
he run choose any subject he wats
to, bul wc will suppose, lo Illustrate
(In game, that that is what he has
t hosen. The first player answers, foi
instance, "The moon Is made of green
cheese." Whereupon the questioner
Hhks the next person, "What do you
know about gieen cheese?" "I know
It Is eaten with crackers," that person
answers. "What do you know about
( rat hers?" he asks (he next one. "1
know they are baked in nn oven," it
the reply. "Win! do you know about
ovens?" falls to the next. "I know
that they are blackened with stove
polhh," Is the answer. "And what do
you know uboat stove polish?" con;
tltiuos the quest loner. "I know it lb
blacker than silver polish," Is the re
rponse. Now we have probably come to the
hint player and In his answer he must
bring the conversation back to tho
subject it started from, In this case
the moon. If he cannot do this before
the questioner counts ten he loses
and must be questioner himself. In
this particular case when asked what
l.e knows about silver polish we hope
he has pretence of mind enough to
answer, "I know It makes things
bright at' the moon."
Willi the next round the questioner
:-hould he.'Jn somewhere else In the'
circle so that the same person need
not finish the game.
METHOD OF SECURING LEVEL
! Directions and Illustration Showing
! How It Can Be Done by Aid
i of Square.
The drawing shows bow to get a
levd by aid of a simple square that
every fanner usually has In his tool
house. Saw a notch In oik entl of a
T-l 1 I I I 1 I I I
H3
Using a Square.
hoard, driving the opposite end Into
the soil. Put the square ns seen in
the figure, and by using a piece ol
string, having a light weight attached,
the leve' is obtained.
NUTS TO CRACK.
What are the lightest hats made of?
Ol material thut Is not felt.
What case Is the easiest to get up
even lor lawyers'.' -The staircase.
Why can a drunken man never
drown? Hecausc his head will bo
tore (o swim.
When has a man no room for his
dinner? When be Is 'filled with emo
tion." What pupil Is most to be pitied?
the pupil cf the eyi because it Is nl
wnys under (lie lash.
What if lb:' difference between a
hen and a ship? the hen lays nn egg,
and the ship lays to.
What Is that which a selfish man
never falls or objects to pay? Atten
tion lo bis own comfort.
Why Is a lost article like the fog?
lifcmise li s mist.
Why tin tramps walk from town to
town? -Ilecause they haven't a ultimo-
Idles.
What is it that has a tall like u
cat, ami has the same language? A
kitten.
Tired of It.
Small Kenneth was celebrating tho
anniversary tf bis birth. "How old
are you?" luked a neighbor.
"I tun four." replied Kenneth, "and
I am glr.il of It. I whs getting awfully
(red of beinu three nil the tl:n."
