TOPICS OF THE TIM ES
A CHOICE St -ECTION OF INTER
ESTING ITEMS.
U and CritieUaaa B Is
tags of ts Uay-Mlaiartmi aa
Bsws Ksaaa.
A ci a draw twenty times
iW own weight So can a uius.ard
piaster.
As thf rewards for successful ad
vertising grow larger, greater knowl
edge, akili and experience are required
to tocure them.
Par niTE men continue to shoot
dowi to the ground and get
kl led, but the voice or the f? u ma
chine Ceud is still loud 10 the land.
N w.im should be allowed to
vote until she baa learced to vet off
street car without facing io the
wrong direction, says the Albany
Argu
Ocida is said to spend more time
in pondering than in writing, but
happily the readers of ber works are
not obliged to devote much alientioo
to that .unction.
BAKPErts in the early days nf the
Christ an era were not permitted t
talk white shaving a pa' ron. Indeed,
silence was so much appreciated by
persons while UDder tbe barber" .
hands, that mute were preferiedlor
this servxe.
Ove of the largest problems In
Americ in life to-day, . say tbe Balti
more American, Is. how shall rich
people r isc their cbildieu so that
ibey will be of use to the wo Id:'
There is leu times more d inger In
luxury than In poverty.
Five man-eating sharks from the
Gulf of MeJco were embalmed in
Cincinnati. The stomach of the
largest one showed that be bad re
cently dined on eleven mullets, two
beep-hea s, one trout., one gar-fish,
and eight other finny victims.
Dragging the bottom of the sea
tor lost anchors is a profitable busi
ness at Vineyard Haven harbor,
which is a noted refuge ic heavy
weather, and wuose bottom is said to
be stuck full of derelict anch rs,
-slipped by vessels oblige! to run be
fore a gale or Lst by ibe parting of
cable.
A Jebpey City man has discovered
that the trolley cars are i minora'.
There are several road houses along
tbe line of suburban car 1 ne, and
"trolley parties'' have become popu
lar. But how about the railroad tuo
eel and the closed carriage as agen
cies for the encouragement of wick
adness?
L Lon
o there ire certain In
pectoral
and oth
employed
hygiene t
establish
supervisi
aie tilled
Kes are I
own tan:
tbe exam
,,..of work-n.in. laundries,
pl; -eg icre women are
wbei bv the cleanliness,
siturp -, ando''ier phases of
.tents .re kept under careful
11. These int ectorship
ry w.tMen, arcl their serv
'1 In bikcb steem. Cur
r- cf 1 os ir '.gh', w -II follow
e th-i set. ,er ire them.
Thf.rf nre brokers wl .cherish the
belief that some unie o other tbe
booming days of California m oing
tocks are going to return. The
"boom" that is always coming from
San Francisci, but never comes was
expected recently, but as usual failed
to materialize. There are mining
atocks selling In N w "1 ork to-day for
About the same number of cents a
share as they commanded dollars fif
teen years ago.
S iKNC Esays that a longer life than
200 years is now impossible among
men. Such aces as 0 years are in
some countries comparatively com
mon, and it is believed that in
stances of men living to 200 years in
modern times have been known. Be
yond the t years we can only under
stand life t be prolonged miracu
lously. Those of us who believe in
miracles ran believe this if we cao
aee a reason for the miracle.
Avot'No Lewlstoo (Me.) business
man is ready to welcome tbe f ol kill
era kiodly attentions. He was 00
the train the other day, and, spying
pretty glr , in whom no one seemed
Interested, went up to ber and did
Um , masher act. ' She responded
charmingly. He was happy till a tali,
bearded man came around, too the
young woman by the arm and
thanked the merchant politely for
having made the task of taking a
ra?y creature to an asylum easier
taa be bad dared to hope.
Dtrw ti MaeaaebusetU la a family
xZi aOar hart bad a most extra
C' T ru of hard lock or some
(' "rj la Witata a few years it
f J Ca ao teat ttto tweaty-li
- j izzzxti ! popart? ovawa
v iCTjt tti lata CM wad la
t rt3K ooeteatf.
- - - -
d rr. but said that be had no idea
who -el it. The icumiicecouipau e
refused to pay tbe k vo1 uit has
ien brought to compel them to pay.
It is alwetner 1 kely lint this
miller family' experience with Area
would influence a juiy.
Whin tbe (unard Coin piny
launched the Lucatiia and Campania
it enihusi.'ill ally tailed them
world-bea era." Nor w s tbe toast
vain -glorious, for 'he Campania has
just smashed into minute fiagmenta
Uith the ea-tern and we -tern records,
and brought tbe Atlantic passage
down ko near to the Ave-day limit
that she may confidently be ex
lot ted to reach it one day with a su
preme effort ncie Sam roust now
build some "world-1 eaters. " He
caun t afford to be outdone in ferry
ing tbe Atlantic: and Mr. bull
clearly means to bold .be record is be
can.
A-oRMNGto M. Eiffel, the cost, of
lives of any great engineering wore
can be estimated at least as accu
r tely as tbe cost in moiey. ' It has
been found, " be says, "by statistical
observation that in engineering en
terpr see o'o man is killed for every
m 11 00 francs spent on the work. If
you have to build a bri ge at a cost
of Id' ,000.000 francs, you know that
you w II kill MO workmen " Tnis
statement, while rather an ingenious
one, is not, it is flat d. home out by
facts. Tak the Uriel Tuw-r. tor
example Six and a half millions'
worth co-t only four lives. The Forth
Bridge, on the other hand, a con-'
temporary points out cost 45,0 0, 000
francs while the Ires of fifty-five
men were sacrificed in connection
with its co.mructi a.
The following from the Star of
Bethlehem published in Leeds En
gland, is tbe most graphic descrip
tion of the recent labor troubles in
Chicago tbat we have seen: "A big
revoiut on is now going on in the
UniU-d States of America, and there
is little doubt that tbe Goverumeut
will be defeated. The dictator, Leba,
has lieen driven from h h palac , and
he and his ministers are now h.dmg
in the mountains The greatest
trouble has U-en experience! in tbe
capital of. Chicago, where (.rover
Cleveland, the ring leader of the
reliels has o -tained complete control.
The railroad track at that place was
torn up and thrown into the Missis
sippi 1 iver, a stream considerable
longer thau tbe Seyern, and tbe stock
yards, where the Government palaces
are situated, have been razed to the
ground. Tbe trouble was started by
a man named Pullman, who had a
stronghold in tbe mountains of Illi
uois, one of tbe most considerable
provinces of tbe countrr. Tbe man
Full man manufactures a cattle car."
Ao vices from Adelaide, Australia,
relate that lx previously discouraged
miners have stumbled on a fortune
aliout el ven mile south 0' Cool
gard e. They have d.scovered a reef
three feet wide, jutting three fe;t
out of the ground, and length not
stated, one-tenth of the ore In which
is gold. Specimens the size of a cubic
foot are so heavy tbat one man an
not lift them, and 4,00 ) ounces of
gold were dollied out in three weeks,
a quarter of which was secuied in a
s mile day. Experts visiting the
n ine stated their Impression tbat
they were looking at the richest mine
of gold yet discovered io Australia,
and those who minutely inspected
tbe specimens estimated that about
one-iourtb of tbe ore is solid gold.
Tbe largest of these specimens has
been christened "Big ien." It was
among the first pieces that came
away from tbe reef, and is remarka
ble for tbe fact that It contains more
gold than all other mineral. It
weighs 2 0 pounds and is worth 1 .,
500. And this mine appears to be
but one of many in that region which
are awaiting work by tbe miners,
though it may prove to be tbe most
valuab e of tbe lot. An expert re
turned to Add ide from Cooigardie
gave a splendid account of tbe Held
In that vicinlt . He tiaye specimens
of ore hbow coarse ko d right through.
He believes that enormous quantities
ot gold are there, and tbat 00 account
of the cement format on of tbe
country tbe mines can be worked
easily on the open face system.
A l lli wilt) h Torch.
Scientists have recently introduced
a novelty in the aui.. al wold
in the shape of the ilnophryne u
cifer, out it is a deal easier
to tail it by its everyday name me
tor::htlsh- He it a deep sea fish
carrying on his nose an organ which
be can illuminate with phosphores
cent light or extinguish at p easure.
He doea not ua; b a lantern to guide
him on bis pathless course in -the
da K oeoths 0 oeeaoor enable him
to look around blm, but when meal
time comes he lights up to attract
mailer babea, which, mistaking tba
lantern for a pbospbo eeceut Into t,
dart traia-ht for It, only to Sad tbelr
way loto tbe capacious laws of liao
abryM laetfer.
lTaaw a mat tta too oil to tad
tswattiJMt, it to Us trt t Ktl
NEW FALL FABRICS
THEY MAKE A HANDSOME AND
VARIED SHOW.
ul CwM iiuki Ar a Ul Imj A
Fashion's rtrfcl fascia.
Maw Tort earrasooodanoe:
LTTING aside
many of summer's
4 fca.oiturea and
ttjcs areourtaeh
iooa 'U worn . a.
but Mi and wl tor
fabric mare a
handsome and
greatly varied
ehowing. Novelty
fods are on every
and, tad there fs
grvat favor a t
present for tboee
of very eoarse
weava. Tbey a e
woven like bur
la rs, feel like b ;r
lap and lo k ;ike
bur a, a, but of
course, are quite
dlffere t StllL
rrany of them are of a thick and rough
texture, and tbe e dors are startling
tnc'uding much p rple in several
shade . Tbe liking for prominent col
ors Id uouual x mbi atiou Is by tio
means pai-t only September la st eing
a diflerect terteo frm t .at which pre
vailed for the pat three months.
Plaid are found In thU style of get-up,
and are intended for street wear. Soi e
of them are enough to awaken the
echrs. Tb 'S, it i. lernrssSb e to wear
on the 1 romenade a twee i kirt of very
loud bar ed plaid, a hlh cut walste at
to match one of the brilliant haies of
the skirt, a cloe coat tbat opens a
mere slit all down the frrnt, and whxh
is of 'on e dUtlnct tbade tbat ears no
lelattonship at all to the rest o the
rig. A hig1) linen oolie , a black tie
and a wee bit ot linen shirt show at
ALL IK ZinZAOft.
tbe neck. The hair will be p eled back
close, arrange J in little oral is a. d
turned ab ut in bun fab!on. The hat
will be a ai or with scalloped brim
and stiff quil s. Glo e- a e red leather,
s i etiff tbat she can h.irdlv h 'ld on to
ber um rel a, and very lot g printed
fat nt leather shoes, are the con.plet
ne feature of distinctness.
To be sure this is the advanced tyre,
but the tame features in less startling
arrangement, or fewer of them in
cluded in one costume, are to be preva
ent tld snow flie-i. at least. Their
lasting longer depends oa whether
they will lose the ugliness when the
eye has be ome arc 11-tomed to them,
which atrsts'ght condemns. S0.1 e
la bl' ns. whi h at firt Be-md un
handsome outlive the flr.t impret lon
they create, a d end bv boiritf consid
ered slight v and distinct! ely stylish.
The plaids for indoor wear ar i"ieter
o tone, though 'he squares are of con
siderate hi e. They are usually cut
Umily, too, a fav ri-d st.le bcin that
shown bv the first picture, He.e the
checked sfutf is woolen ruiting, and
the plain gored skirt is four and a half
yards w de and furnished inrduo with
aailkruttie. The i revaliing shade of
tne g 'ods is a tan. the pl is ron being
of p ain stuff of lighter tan shade than
the other. The ful waist bus fitted
lining and cp-ng down the front, where
the fulne s Is gathered with a hed
lng Bretelle epaule t-s of tbe eneck
g ods cap the sleeves, which are ref er
large, their fulness drooping. The
belt, is tar;-colored ribbon, with bow
and Ions' ends at the I ack.
A difficult task for any dresaker
is the second iie- pictured, which is
from pale-blue and black striped silk,
taken bits fir the boii e, which is
worn oerthe skirt and has a jx)int in
back and front. Its garniture consists
szana row saiwr a so silk roa aoaioB
of a deep laoa collar whose ends ex
tend down tbo front as far as tba waist
as a labot, and a number ot tiny velvet
roMttas. Tbo st vas are ontirely of
pale bra silk aad flatab with laoa
frills. Tbo goroa of too skirt are cat
to atria ia ligtag etripoa, aad
arioaof NnMw aarki taoWft wUU
CMsMrwiw ua aurt is
r jo
d "1Vd, roW
I tun laxe a l me i-o.or o V o. iLeu
t ViH mriA .1.. 1.1 ... . 1
wwi b. w, 14U nn ti ji-
or taat make their cbeks take on
tbe same tot , dingy yellows tbat
make a disc noertirg match for Lair
wfcUh wi b half a chance ought to t
cola?1 The b unetVs with sti-ong col
or ng can do this sort of thine. The
bio -de t-h uld chooe pure e Iocs and
ilear tint. F.r her the-e are everal
s lades of gray which are s Usb e, and
they ar; now decidedly ttylisb. l
s eel gray U the next costume shown,
it p a n skirt 1- of serge a id is laid in
two double box pleats in back The
b.iic-i ha.aputied and rhlrred yoke
wita bunds of kuii.ure balneen. is
A HUD IW FALL COTTra
made of gray tdlk, has fitted muslin
lining and hooks in t'.e center. Its
folded colla- and tielt are of gray silk,
ard tbe glgot -leeve. remain plain.
This is a i-ui ab e modei for all serge
f owns, and o.ieis a change from the
Inzer ai.d ton style . It woi d be
cba ming in dark bl'ie, green, b oao,
or any other dark shade, with corre
sponding silk bodice.
Ibe fourth drss sketched Is from
brown novelty suiting, and its full bell
skirt has an c er.-ki t drapery fasten
ing with large buttons ai.d imitated
1 utton holes 01 cord, and edged with
wide dark-brown and pale-gold passe
irent'rl. His ues show the back of
the bodice, but the fronts are iooe
and are finished w.th arg.j rovers and
sailor collar banded with saloon. Pale
mal.e-co ored siln is usid fir the vest,
the collar mate 'ues, and the elbow
sleeves have deep turned-b.ck cuffs
with ornamenia 1 uttons like thoi-e on
tie fronts and ack of the bodice.
Highly ornamental i the yoke on
the last dre-s pic ure l if less elabor
ate of constru- tion than tbat -ust de-s-
riled. It is made of white watered
silk covered with fine yellow old lace,
with 1 ne big vandyke point for each
sh older, x eneatn the-e po nt the
sleeves are very full an t are draped
with white rosettes in the center of
the up er arm. pleated back and
crossed over fronts are supplied to he
bodice, and ft b -oks eneath the lat
te. . The skirt I. very wide and is laid
In a wide box-pleat on the ri?ht sid.
in three box-pleats on the lett am
again in three p ea's in tbe back A
ribbon belt fast.ns with a rosette, one
end extends over t e right, two over
the left, and all terminate in rosettes
which apparently hold the p eats in
pi 1 oe. lieige woolen crepon striked
with green, tha la: tor dotted with
white. Is tbe dro s stuff.
These tricks of ut lizing sasb ends as
part of the skirt's ornamentation are
eagerly seize 1 uoon just now, and tbey
are found unon the costlie-t dresses,
despite the fact that tbe devices are
simple and inexpensive This o:ie is
novel a d can lie used to give a touch
of 're?hno.-s to auo d dre-.s.
Tobacco wlor in combination w th
dull red makes a stvli-h fail co ti me,
suggestive of the rich coin -lug of the
fading oak leaf. An elegant crea'loii
along this line has the skirted ed
with a wide Crook design wrought in
applique of narrow reJ velvet ribb- n
on the tot) oco cloth. The ve t has an
all-over dotin of the red on the stu ,
and collar and culTs are finished to
match the border of the kirt This
notl in i't muking applique designs
w.th n r.'ow vehet on cloth of a c in
trusting color is to bo much in vogue,
and will a ways lend e egante of eiici t
that no 1 rdi nary sewed-on-a ter e.lort
can pr d co.
One of fasbi' n's ot ick turns als it
brings to the fo-e belt of o'a.tic iil
bon he.'.vil . ornamented with se uins
and so a ranged that ther'n-e'ins to 1 e
no a lenl g. Thus the buckleless
bolt Hppea a, a ter wonwn have sunt
a 1 theirs are ca h ou buckles. The
new ijclt 1 oks as if it had grown on
its wearer, and the elastic adjuntroent
to th figure m ikes even a sm: ll wa st
seom all the tinier. This boirg the
caa , away with b it buck es. After
all. the waist, not the buckle, la tba
thin;.
CopyrUbt, ISM.
T3 fTiKAN8K glass bottles tbat bare
bold oil, nlaoe ashes In each bolt e and
immerse in cold water; then beat tue
water gradually um U It bolls. After
boiling aa boar lot them lemaln till
xaea wasa toe aotua in soap
aad rlaea in oloar water.
Widoat baliavaa loM-halrad
Iraowa an aaora aboat ae m a
CartU&wd-caa
A BSLT WHICH CUDS ODm.V
THE LATEST FAD.
Iltrt Tmi ti nw JI-UI '
It ra fcava I. U In or.it i
a tan a-nb u it t outa wl saot salay.
It . c. ! apyaudirltll -tj
dlrraiit I so giitrl.'
Ot ;ba common irah ditaana ut UMSay.
It craaa bar!" frt!l
boma.L li ain ar eolie
: Ut h- ofii ar ri our I near organs torn;
OhIt itm'Ih wtU lb wm Why,
And nUrU uki t Uajlth-
Hal i,ut 11. ;hu oa ra Bih u kliioiu
eoloa.
Vidaat d wd Is rm-t IntMtloa,
Ila uitar:l r- ta'r Ml '.
Ua Hi 1 1 ill f b! nd aad dark at Dltnt,
I aa4iiif on inji noakara.
Ca ta i. all .tr tbii ni th' g" tn"r;
Aa a p ka , tl i clair.T ra. nf ist't.
It U 1 T in to t'p and gravi I
Veil fca ns! hi i an.i uppla
Ora wild tiutiou avaLo 1 witb 30 -T pirn
Ita Ian lv.a 1 int 1 1 aiw 1ml ta.h.
1 l-u ba.:n inia n-l l tt a
Tuat aia &. to and id mansions Id tba akjr
On lo-a e , n' sr dooli tt.
loavuldDaatbvarli htiui il.
It a l.d a uon avi't - bat far
Old ba t (a'lura ui paiai
Un da jdii td m-d on t pi"
ADdajr.pajiia bi. lallro by tba war.
Thau land ba k there, dla'w taa,
'or uara eoirra afi atid'citit.
Itb a brood of niiiKif woub aa on tba wlnf:
So, wruilfi.iu bcra t Loi!ng
Vou U elacd all draa'fc au UL
Amaarn t ba auu. llation, ' 1 ncr waad King!
- ; ew luik 1 araid.
CAUGHT BY A TRICK.
'It's a Jolly old place," said S julre
Fllex, nodd ng at tne are as though
the lire were pcrsuoa.ly interested in
the matter. "A line ance-tral man
sion, as tfcey say in the novels. Keen
in the family a hundred years and
shah tie a hundred more, if I b ve
unything to say about It! And,
i'.ertle, J'd advise you as a friend, to
think seriously over my proposition;
it's a chance you won't come across
every dav "
Herbert .Silex felt bis mustache
perplexedly.
tiut, uncle," he began, 'the Idea
of having one's fancies and pa tiall
ties put io harness, as it were "
Mother," uoeeremonlousiy Inter
rupted bis grand ncle. "Who wants
to do anything of the sort?"
'lou, I should supisi-e."
'Thai's just where your supposi
tions are at fault All 1 ask of you
is to tome down to the Cedars and
see the girls your e ond cousins,
you know, and ail that tbe most
natural thing in the world. Of
course they can't help being curious
to see you, after your lon absence In
Lurope; and if you like either ol Yiu,
and she chances to reta u the feeling,
why, you shad be my heir."
And If . ot "
Then," said Squire Silex, with a
curious contraction of the upper lip.
"you'll have to do as many a better
one has done tiefore you work your
own way in tbe world."
Herbert was silent
"At, a J events," wenton his grand-
mice, "you can come djwn and see
me and your cousins Call it next
week, on Haturday fine we ther,
seasonable and plenty of 1U No
place like tbe t edars."
ho Herbert Silex promised, and the
Squire went exultantly home to tell
bis widowed sister of tbe plans he
bad laid.
"t.h. Jared," said Mrs. Playlalr,
'you' e made a mistake"
Made a mistake:" e hoed the
Squire. "How I don't understand i
you, Matty."
' If you wanted him to fall In love '
with one of the girls, you never :
should have breathed a word of It; I
not a single word."
"But why not?" ' j
"Mecause, of course, he'll set him
self to work to imagine all sorts of '
obstacles aDd h ndrancea. Tue very
fact that you want him to marry his
cousin will he tbe best of reasons why
he shouldn't. It's hum, in nature.
Ten to one he'll take a dislike to his
cou-ins on the tlrst meeting, all be
cause you were too eager to (atry
your point"
' lie an do as be likes," sputtered
her brothel.
Of -ourse be can, and. probably
be will."
"Mut what would you have done?"
"Why, 1 should Just have asked
him down for a pleasant little visit,
and let the girls' eyes do the rest"
"Then why didn't you nay sov"
Why didn't you ask me."
"I wish I bad but it's too late
now "
'Thiit doesn't follow by any
means."
And Mrs. May fair, in a mysterious
series of whispers, told her brother
what she meant
It was a glorious winter twil ght,
when Herbert nilex reached the Ce
darsthe sky belted with orange, tbe j
moon just steering her silver crescent '
Into view ahove the western woods, j
while evergreens, veiled in whitencs-, !
kept guard around tbe old mansion, j
It seemed scarcely an Instant from I
the time the old knocker sounded a'
summons before he was In the old
hall, his uncle shaklDg his band, and j
four of the prcltievtgirls he had ever ;
een gathered around the Ure. I
Are all these my cousins?" t-aid '
Ilerliert, Internally cong atulating 1
himself upon bis new relatives
No such good luck, my boy:" sa d
Uncle bllcx, chuck lug. "Amy and
Clara, (tune here and kiss your !
cousin. Nonsense, nonsense; no shy- I
ness here! We are all one family, re-!
member. These yellow-haired lassie
are their visitors, Llit.ie and Lucy
r exon."
And so llerl ertbeiatne a quaintcd
all round.
Miss Amy Silex was a tall, grace-,
fui girl, wltb great dreamy eyes, and
a tremendous appet te for poetical
quotations. Clara was a brunette, ,
altogether on a smaller pattern, wbo '.
laughed and danced about as I the
world were all an amusing Joke. ,
Min Llnzle Saxon was allght-halred
beauty, wltb t berry cheeks and the 1
tu sit bewitching of tmUt; wuile I
Luc well, Herbert Silex came to1
tbe enaclusioo tbat Lacy wasn't!
pretty at alL Too pal, too night, !
too tkjt
"Ml Mla Clara I oartalaly u
relt et of the lo tbourbt Hci
U rt - Jie'uho! ii' a pit a fellow
tiu.Uu't lu.irry'iu dll. J'H do luf
in full in lir e w th ( I x"
i ut tote and laughter do not al
wayili4 Uii.n1e. i'letiy Clara waa
the uiost charm mg of corn pa ions for
h uf an hour, but when II rtH-rt came
to consider It a a life question, It
was ulte a othet thing. And Amy
was a little lireiii.e with ber poetry
and her re.er e. (. le.aion was
well enough but LI ic see tied to be
one ol thoe oung ladies wuo are
made lo look at only. And as for
Lucy
Tell me. Lucy what's tbe reason
you won't go with u to-morrow?"
Bertie Mlex I ad fairly cau-.-ht tha
little shy damsel on the broad stairs,
where the bars of moonlight from tbe
(oibic window made the floor luu aa
If It were nlald with pearl.
1 would rather not, Her!ertM
"Hut why? You are fond ot skat
ing" I Use It sometime," she an
swered, hanging down ber head lika
a lily of the valley.
"i'romlse me that you wii go.", j
Mut Lucy only shook her head.
Lucy, have I said or dune any
thing to .rfend you"
You! -h, Herbert, no" - ---"Then
why re you so cool and shy
to me?"
Am 1?"
You koow tbat you are?"
"I didn't mean it," she hesitated;
"but "
Well, what Is the 'hut? Come,
Lucy, you shall note-c pe me now.
1 will penetrate Into the mystery of
all this avoidance- tbis apparent
(oldness toward me."
I don't wish to interfere with
your uncle's plans," said Lucy.
"His pans. I don't understand
you."
"He wants to keep tbe Silex prop
erty In i he famt y," went on i ucv;
' he he wants you to like oue of the
girls "
"Lucy, if there wasn't another
woman on the surface of tbe globe,
I would not marry t liber Our a or
Amy."
"IJut why not? Tbey are beauti
ful." (, ranted; but you see I don't hap
pen to fancy them ''
"iiut you could if you were to try."
'1 don't believe I could. Love cao
not be guided or controlled. It, goes
whitheisievei It is sent At all
events, 1 don't mean V) try."
'iiut your uncle."
1 am very mu h obliged to him
for his kindness, as a matter of
course but 1 can't sell myself, not
even for the edars and bis wealth."
Lucy was silent
"Moreover," wesit on fierbcrt,
"there's anolher reason, more cogent
than all the lest, why I do not fancy
either one of my undeniably charm
ing cousins."
"And what is that?"
"Mecause I love some one ia"
She lifted her blue eyes to his. '
"Whom?" she ventured to ask.' .
"Yourself, Lucy."
"Oh, Herbert!"
"It Is tbe truth, nothing b it the
truth. Lxi you think 1 was wide of
cast Iron, or granite, to live a whole
month in the same house with vou
and not lose my heart? Do you think
you can learn to love me well enough
to become my wife? We shall bo
poor at tlrst but 1 can work valiant
ly for ua boih, and I shall not lie
afraid of anything the future has la
store for us If I can have vou."
'i bat was Herlrt SileA woo ng;
and Lucy answeied
' If If your uncle consents."
"Will you come to blm with me
now?"
Yes. '
So they went to Uncle Silex, arm
in arm.
"Hey! what's this?" cried Iho old
gentleman.
"Only that I love Lucy Saxon, and
want to marry her," taid Herbert
bravely,
"What! and lose the Cedar-.?"
"Lucy Is worth a thousand Cedars!"
Aunt Matty wiped her spectacle
glasses.
"IICn't I tell you how It would
be, Jared?" she whispered, beaming
all over.
" o you haven't told him?'
claimed the Squire.
ex-
Lucy shook her bead, blushing and
sm.ling.
It was your se-ret, not mine."
"Mert" said the Squire, gravely,
"look here Suppose 1 were to tell
you that if you took Lucy you would
have to take the edars too!"
"1 dou't exactly understand you.
sir."
Well, here it Is The girls have
changed names and identities for
this ncca-don only as the theater
bills say. t l 7le ar.d Lucy are mv
veritable granddaughter Clara and
Amy are tbe true owners of the name
Saxon. And you've fallen in lovo
with y.mr cousin, after all, Jui as 1
wanted you to do!"
And Squire Silex laughed heartily,
although there were tears In his eves.
And Lucy's blue orbs, tu ned to her
cousin, appealed mutely for the par
don that was already awarded.
"1 couldn't help It," she said
softly.
"Nor would I wish It otherwise,"
answered Ilerliert tenderly, "so long
as 1 have you "
And Aunt Matty's little rUse de
guerre bad succeeded. cw York
News.
Am.Ka should not be difficult to
keepdur ng winter. One dlfllcjlty
is not suilident are in harvesting
tbe crop, He sure the applet have
matured, and I ben pick them from
tbo tree in a mariner to avo d bruhv "
Ing them In the least Applet that
drop to tba ground will rot, as tbey
re Injured by tba falL Handle
carefully, select only wand speci
mens, pack la barrels and store la a
cool piaoa.
A pairrTYrlrl tblnka aa
aa no rtgat to lit
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