Sunny Bank Farm
BY
FLOYD LIVINGSTON
CII VITLit VI11.
" "WEetrfeFPr. CTTij rotT'cared fnr -oie- -er-
aot, he cxer,. u i:is Influence in my be-
half, plain'y U'.iing John 1 bonvpson that
be ought to be ashamed to annoy me as
ha. did; and dropping a few hints to Mrs.
Thoripson, who -now tried tj restrain her
ion, so tnai aiur tne party uiunu m .
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Bat the
(Hal q.liir.ei lchip u, ...
ball v. is i-i .:ion, and could not 'veil
be at'i 'ti d: r what the Thompsons now
laikif. ti
lt V.11 t
that '..it
save H f
had do:ie
To ti:
r. si of the district made up.
''er;l i'npression, I lcliov.?.
oioo.rs h:id learned nothing
tie,-.- of poetry, and that I
;hii!K but whip, scold and t ry.
-.ois u'.o-is I pieau guui . ;
and v.'.u.i r. i.ahdill one day prop.ised
to nie :o my labors to a close, I
rt.,:;t! thnt 'nothing couid please me
better." though there was a tremor in my
voice fs I thought how the people of
Sunny B.iti would laugh. Mr. Randall
pri.bil.'.y divined my thoughts, for he
quickly r -joined, "The weather is gettin'
so hot that the youngsters need a vaca
tion. Mebhy, in the fall, when it is Cool
er, we siuiil b ;ve you hack."
And so it wis settled that school
sho i!d cl.e the next week on Satur
day. When the time came around Dr.
Clayton came to say good-by, and when
he left me he pl.-iccd ou my hand at part
tag a lirtit- go-d ring, ou which was in
scribed simply, "Rosa."
"it was the gift of friendship," he
aid, "notuing more;" and he wished me
to wear it "for the sake of the few
pleasant hours we had spent together."
I suppose it was wrong in me to ac
cept it. 1 thought so then, but I -;ould
not refuse it; and remembering the fate
of the tyie ser.t by Herbert Langley to
Anna, I resolved upon keeping it a secret,
and wearing it when I was alone. For a
long time I s.it. in the deserted school
room, while the damp air came through
the open window; nor was 1 reminded of
the lapse of time until it began to grovv
dark around me; then hastily throwing
ou my things, I started for Mr. Ran
dall's, wetting my feet, for I hud no
rubbers with me. As the result of this,
when I awoke next morning I was con
scious of a pain in my head, a soreness
iii my throat, and an aching of my back,
quite unexpected as it was disagreeable.
I had taken a violent cold. At night,
when my father came for me. I was al
most too weak to stand alone; but the
excitement of riding imparted to me nn
artificial strength, which wholly desert
ed me the moment I reached borne, sud
for many d-iyg I kept my bed, attended
by Dr. Clajton, who accidentally heard
of my illness, and who came daily to
see me. Grandma asked him how he ac
counted for my rapid pulse and flushed
cheeks, and he very gravely replied that
"uossihlv mv heart might lie affeet-d
the symptom seem id much like it," ad-ling,
ns he saw the look of concern on
grandma's face, "hut I think I can cure
that, dou't you, Rosa?" turning to me,
and taking my haud to see how fast my
pulse did heat.
After this grandma made no further
objections to his visits. "If Rosa had
the heart disease, and he could cure it,
he ought to do so."
But alas! for the heart disease which
feeds upon the smile of one who, when
ure that he holds it in bis grasp, casts
it from him. as children do a. long-coveted
toy of which they have grown weary.
Alas, for thee, Rosa! A few miles to
the soul h ward, and the same sun which
now shines softly nn you, looks in through
a richly curtained window, and its gold
en rays fall on the queenly form of your
nvai, woo, wun a 100s. 01 vjuu.uou
ou ber finely cast features, listens to the
words sho bus iotig waited is hear, aud
which have now been spoken; while be,
of whom you dream, bends gently over
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cornea up before him a pale, childish ,
face, which, with, its dream eyes of 1
XtuT C,s rVracbfully upon him. But
. ,;' . ' .,
tride and ambition weave together a veil
" ' m
rhich hides the linage from nis new,
bidding him forget that any other ave
the peerless Dell e'er stirred the foun
tain of his love. 1
y Would it be well for us always to '
know what i passing in tne minos 01 our
friends, whether present or absent?
Could Rosa Lee have known what had
transpired she would not have darted
away so quickly as she did, when told
that Dr. Clayton was coining through the
gale one afternoon. Taking from Its
hiding place the ring his gift she plac
ed it upon her finger, and with heighten
ed color nent down to greet the doctor,
who had come to make hi farewell visit
for four weeks from that night Dell
Thompsou would be hi wife. Long had
he debated the propriety of seeing Rosa
again, conscience bidding him leave ber
aloue, while inclination clamored loudly
for one more quiet talk with her, one
uorcXwulk by moonlight, one more look,
Into her childish face, and then he would
leave her forever; never again auftVring
a thought of her to come between him
and the bride of his choice.
And for this purpose he had come; bat
when he saw how joyfully Rosa met bim,
and how the bloom deepened on her usu
ally pale cheeks. Ids heart misgave him,
and fur the first time he began to real
be the wrong he had done ber. Bat it
was now too late to remedy It, he
thought; and as if bent npon making mat
tern worse, be asked her to accompany
lili,. in s walk down the green lane, to the
fcatt.its he knew ahe loved the liesf. Oh,
that walk! how kmg It lingered in the
memory of Rosa, for never before bad
the doctor manner been so marked, or
hi word ao kind a when together tby
at niKrti the moM-growo bank, beneath
the pred! vine, while be talked to bet
f the pnt, of th hspplnesa be had e
. rlt.c". In her ctety. and which he
' I w.iold be one of the few greea (pots,
' ft vrliirrf. In the rear to come, he hould
- k-tik back with plraenre. The drawing
brr m ciotwdy to him that her head laoat
i ! d upon 1l shooMer. he aaked of
'YtVf th prlvtWe of "once kleatoff
' 'fur.' Ihejr porj-d" be did Mot ajr for
' T, bit! the rustling leave and the
rriermg brook whimpered It la
,c Lr granted ht rrqiwwt. ah adder
Tr Vtttle. and wnt derf N O
hla auwDdr. raii-"7
bad it in hi mind to tell her, but if so,
-Irf found iimself- unequal tA-the taslsand
be left her without a word of the com
ing events, ot wnicn sne nau not tne
slightest suspicion.
CHAPTER IX.
Although Snnnv Bank and Pine Di-
trict were distant frorn each other ouly
four or five miles, there was between the
t .vo neighborhoods but little communi
cation: and this, added to the fact that
Aunt Sally Wright u confined to ber
bed, was undoubtedly the reason why
the news of the approaching nuptials
i 1,1 nut ruHnh us until the week before
.1,, timB ,,,mojritwi for them to take place.
It was a warm, suitry day in July that
Aunt Sally, who was now conva!eeent,
sent us word that she would visit us that
afternoon; the little girl who brought the
message adding that "Miss Wright said
Miss Lee needn't put herself out an atom,
as she wasn't a bit particular what she
ett."
About one o'clock she came, talkative
and full of news as ever. I was suffer
ing from a severe headache, which dur
ing the morning had kept me confined to
the bed; but knowing how much Aunt
Sally would have to tell, and feeling curi
ous to hear it all, I weut down to the
sitting room, where her first exclamation
was, "Now do tell, what makes you look
so down in the mouth? But law; it's no
wonder, seem" you've lost the doctor slick
and clean."
A dim foreshadowing of the truth
came over me; but with a strong effort I
controlled my feelings, and in a very in
different manner a.sked her what she
meant.
"Now I'll give up," said she. "if yon
hain't heerd on't. Why, it's in every
body's mouth. They are to be married
next Thursday night at nine o'clock; and
the dress is white satin, with a veil that
comes most to the floor."
"Who is to be married?" asked Anna,
eagerly, her interest all awakened by the
mention of white satin and lace veils.
"Why, Dr. Clayton and Dell Thomp
son." returned Aunt Sally. "They was
published last Sunday; Andy Slosson see
it himself and told me. They are goin'
first out to York State, to see them great
Falls, and then they are goin' to live in
Boston, boardin' at some 0' them big tav
erns; and Dell has got six br.m'-new
gowns a-purpose to wear to breakfast.
Hut goodness alive! look at Rosa I" she
continued, pointing toward me, who,
weary and faint, had lain my head upon
the window stooL
"She's got the sick headache," said
Anna, while Lizzie, with a delicate tact,
for which in my heart I blessed her. came
up to me. saying, "1 don't believe you
are able to sit up; 1 d grt to bed.
Glad of any excuse to be alone, I left
the room, going to my chamber, where I
wept myself to sleep. When I awoke
the sun had set. but 1 heard the voices
of the family below, and once, when I
thought I caught the sound of Dr. Clay
ton's name, I involuntarily stopped my
ears to shut out the sound. A moment
after, the door of my room was softly
opened, and Carrie came stealing in on
tiptoe. learning that I was awake, she
advanced toward me. holding to view a
note, which she said bad ben left there
for me by Captain Thompson's hired
man, and was an invitation to the wed
ding! It was still sufileienaly light for
me to see, and leaning upon my elbow, I
read on a card that Mrs. Thompson
would be "at home" from eight to eleven
on the evening of the 25ih, while in the
comer were he namM o .-Ur clavton
, , T1,.m..n
There was no longer a shadow of hope
it was all true, and he had iniiited
me with an invitaT ,-n to witness his
marriage with another! I did not know
then, as I afterward did. that the inn
"'on Purposely sent by De 1 to
f "f ,m "r ''"
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returned in a Its force, and iT the next
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. h.(iche continued with unabat-
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eU MTTeillJ, It " OJ "hhwul a u uj
cicnt cause, for aleepless nights are sel
dom conducive to one's health. Of
course I did not attend the wedding,
which was said to have been a brilliant
the br1de and the tabe )0kinir
fuiiy .while the bridegroom .it was
rmored wat pa, nnd nervous, making
the response in a carce!j audible tone
of voice.
The next morning, between eight and
nine o'clock, a I was on my way to
school. I met the traveling carriage of
Captain Thompson, which wa taking
the newly married couple to the depot.
John waa driving, while on the back seat,
with his arm partly around his bride, was
the doctor. My first impulse was not to
look at them, but thia act pride forbid.
and very civilly I returned the nod of
IM1 and the polite bow of the doctor,
whoe face turned crimson when be saw
me. A moment more, and a turn of the
road hid them from my view; then seat
ing myself upon a large flat stone beneath
a tree, where were the remains or a
play house built by my own hands only
the autumn before, I cried out loud,
thinking myself the most wretched of be
ings, and wondering if ever any one be
fore had such trouble as I! As nearly ns
I am able to judge, I was taking my flrst
lesson in lovesickness! a kind of disease
which Is seldom dangerous, but, like the
toothache, very disagreeable while It
Insts. At least I found It eo, and for
week I pined away with a kind of sen
timental melancholy, which now appear
to me wholly foolish and ridiculous.
ftomehow I got the Impression that my
heart waa all broken to piece; and this
fact satisfactorily settled, I began to
take a melancholy pleaaura.- in brooding
over my early death, and thinking how
Dr. Clayton would feel when be hes.'-l
the aad now. Almoat every week I wii
weighed, feeling each time a good deal
chagrined to Bnd that I waa not lonlng
leak aa faat a a person In a decline
woaJd naturally do. In thia state of af
fain. I on day cane aero a little
hatch of Hannah More, In which her
earl disappointment waa described, and
fatthwlu I llioned myseii to tier, ana
tahlsjei eowrage from her example. I tin ai
re aaadadtd that If I emild not have the
darter I mJ at Iroat writ for tlkt
I newapaper. and some day I might per- j
bap be able to make a book. j
The bridal party returned from the j
Fall, and after spending a week or I
1 more at Captain Thompsou', the doctor I
; took down hi sign, boxed up his books, j
; pills, powders and skeleton, which some ,
j called his " 'natomy," while Dell packed (
I up her six morning gown with hosts of j
other finery, and then one day in August 1
tbey started for Boston, where the dictor )
hoped for a wider field of labor, fully
expecting to be aided by the powerful
influence of Mr. Marshall, hi wife's un
cle, whose high station in the city he
never opce doubted. For thia opinion
had. as the world goes, some well-
founded reason; for not only did Del!
often quote "my aunt Marshall of Bos
ton," but the lady herself also managed
to impres the people of Pine District
with her superiority over them, ana her
treat importance at home.
It was a dark, rainy night when Uiey
arrived, and aa it waa cold for. the sea-
their room seemed cheerless and
dreary, while, to crown all, the bride of
six weeks wa undeniably and decidedly
out of temper; finding fault with every
thing, even to her handsome husband.
who fidgeted and fussed, brought b.T tne
bottle of hair oil instead of cologne, step
ped ou her linen traveling dress with hi
muddy boot, thought of Rosa Lee and
wondered if ahe were ever cross, and ask
ed Dell how old her grandmother wis.
received for an answer. "I don't know
and I don't care;" after which ha went
downstair until Informed that supper
wis ready. Eat all alone. Dell refusing
to go down found her in tears on return
ing to his room, was told that slie was
"homesick, and wished she'd never
come." He began to wish ao, too, but
said "she'd feel better by and by. ' Sat
for an hour or more cross-logged, listen
ing to the rain, and wondering if there
wa a cure for nervousness; finally went
to bed and dreamed of Rosa Lee and the
moonlit night when they sat under the
old oak tree and of the little gold ring.
The next morning Mrs. Dr. Clayton
waa all smiles, and when, with her hand
some eyes, shining hair, and t.ist'ful
wrapper, she descended to the breakfast
room, be attracted much attention.
Nothing of this escaped the doctor, m d
with a glow of pride he forgot the vexa
tions of the night previous, for well he
knew that the little plain-faced Rosa
could not compare with the splendid wom
an at his side. Breakfast being over,
he ventured to suggest the possibility of
their soon receiving a call from her aunt;
but Dell hastily replied that such a
thing was hardly probable, as her aunt
had her own affairs to attend to, and
would not trouble herself about them.
"I don't know where you got the idea
that Cncle Marshall is such a great man
not from me, certainly," she said.
"But got it you have, and it's time you
knew the truth. He is a good, honest
man, I dare say. and respectable, too;
but he is not one of the ton, by any
means. Why, he's nothing more nor less
than a tailor, and earns his bread i'rom
day to day."'
"But hi wife." interrupted the doctor,
"how happens it that she a u porta such
style r
"Oh. that' easily accounted for." re
turned Dell. "They have no children
she is fond of dress, ami sends all she
can get for that purpose. She was an
apprentice girl and learned ber trade in
my uncle's shop, and it is said sometimes
helps him now when he is pressed hard."
"Why did you never tell me this be
fore?" asked the doctor, his brow grow
not for my relations."
"And why should I tell you?" answer
ed Dell. "What did I suppose you rimd
whether he were a prince or a tailor?
You married me. I hope, for myself, and
not for my relntinns.H"
The doctor thought of the ten hou
sand dollars just in time to force down
the answer which sprung to his lips, and
which was far better to lie unutlered; m),
in its place, he asked. "Where do they
live?"
"On a back street, some distance from
here," said Dell; adding that their house,
though small, was pleasant and neatly
furnished. "It is well enough in the
country to have a city aunt on which to
pinme one a self, she continued, laugh
ingly; "but here, where she is known,
I do not intend havhig much intercourse
with her. for a physician and a tailor
will, of course, occupy entirely diff-rent
positions. However. I must treat her.
at first, with a show of politeness, and
if you are o disposed, we II go round
there and call this morning."
The doctor made no objections. The
house, at which they finally stopped, wa
a pleasant little cottage, with a nicely
kept yard in front, while the parlor ma
quite tastefully furnished. Mrs. Mar
shall herself answered their ring, ap
pearing' greatly surprised when she sow
them, but not mora so than lit. Clayton
who would never have recognized the
dashing lady of Pine District in the plain
looking moman who. In a cheap calico
wrapper, un brushed hair and checked
apron, now sat before him his aunt.
And yet he could not help thinking her
far more agreeable than he had ever seen
ber before. The truth was that Mr.
Marshall was one of those weak-minded
women who, being nothing at home
strove to make amends by "making be
lieve" abroad." After the first flutter of
meeting the doctor wsa over, she set
about entertaining them to the best of
her ability, inviting them to it with
ber to dinner, and urging a an induce
ment that she wa going to have "peacie
and cream lor dessert." Hut Dell rath
haughtily declined, whereupon l.er aunt
asked, "Wlipn ahe would come round
and spend the day?" saying, "she mu-t
do so before long, or they might not be
In that house."
"Not be in thia Tiouse! Why not?"
asked Dell; and Mrs. Marshall replied,
"Why, you know, we have always rented
it of Mr. Loe, and he talks of selling it.
lie ha a brother In Sunny B.ink whom
you mny know."
"Is he wealthy?" asked the doctor.
"Why. ye-e, I suppose so," sni-l Mrs.
Marshall, hesitatingly, a If tinwilliiu to
admit what abe could not deny. "He
Uvea in a big house on Beacon street
keeps hi carriage and they aay the
curtain in the front parlor cost a thou
sand dollar, and there arc ouly tn'o win
dowa. either."
Here ahe caat a deprecating gln- to
ward ber own eery prettily e mbrci.l r-rcl
n.uslin ctirtalna. which probably cost
about a hundredth part of that sum.
Hoon after, the uewly married pair arose
to go, the doctor feeling, in spile of him
self, a little uncomfortable, though at
what he hardly knew; for he would not
acknowledge to himself that he nn It
all disappointed bee use Dell's uncle was
tailor Instead of a millionaire, or be
cause Rosi'i uncle lived ' on Beacon
street, and sported curtalua which cost
a thousand dollar. This did not In the
leaitt affect Dell. She waa hia wife, and
as such be would love and cherish her,
miuieteriug a far a possible to her
wants, and overlooking the fault which
he knew sh possessed. Thus reasoned
his better nature as he rode houw, un
conscious that the object of hie thoughts
was at that very moment misconstruing
his silence into disappointment, and writ
ing against him bitter thing in her hea-"t-It
wa a peculiarity of iHfU'e to get
angry when people least expected it, and
then to sulk until such time a she saw
fit to bctgrscious: so when tbey reached
the "hotel her peht-up wfartrrirpiode;
acd, in angry tones, she accused him of
feeling aorry that he had married ber,
because her uncle didn't prove to be a
great man a be bad eupposed.
(To be continued.)
UNIVERSITY STATISTICS, 1002.
Colombia Leads All the West in Num
ber, with Harvard beconJ.
Bcieuce priutu a detailed table giviug
the uumeu of eighteen American uni
versities and under each uaine the
nutulH-r of lu atddeuts. w ho were, Ui
November, llsC, pursuing studies lii
arts, science, law, medicine, agricul
ture, tine art, dtMitlntry, divinity, for
estry, uiusic, pharmacy, pedagogy, vet
erinary art. In graduate work, lu huui
uier aehools and In special courses for
teachers. From this very instructive
table the following excerpt is made
Total
Graduate
College.
California .
Chicago . . .
Columbia ,
students
. .3.i7'i
..5.3M
...X-'Sl
students.
Fnt
172 3
427 I'.t'i
513
13 421
314 5:::j
1)1 M
17!J 147
fel 120
7!) 25-".
1(() 20
53 !'2
311s 173
45 2S5
1H7 27'.)
H3 101
45 170
102 l.V
350 307
Cornell
Harvard . ,
5.-K.S
Indiana l.'HS
Johns Hopkins... iSta
Stanford 1.3. S
Michigan 3.7iH
Minnesota 3..j."
Missouri l.-f'H
Nebraska 2.1!K
Northwestern ...2.ST5
Pennsylvania .. ..2,iH!
Princeton 1,345
Syracuse 2.112't
Wisconsin .. 2.NH4
Vale 2.S04
Tables of this sort are Interesting In
themselves as showing the wonderful
numerical growth of institutions, and
they are very Instructive wlicu the
ratios of total nuuiier of students to
total number of faculties or to total
uuiulier of graduate students are work
ed out. Their diversities of purpose
and organization are obvious at a
glance, and tills is a very bopefu!
sign. It I very well U insist on uni
formity In entrance requirements, lint
it is to be ardently denlred that the
university cxnerlment may be tried
abm' very various lines In our varying
communities.
PAWPAW IS DISAPPEARING.
Luscious Fruit Passing Away with
the 'Possum.
Soon nothing will remain from the
g iOd old times. A Missouri writer is la
menting the gradual disappearance 01
the pawpaw. "The persimmou is left,"
he sava, "though it In becoming scarce!
with each succeeding year. There are
possums yet to lie found, and tjuall
may be seen in smaller (locks than for
merly. The typical fruit of Missouri.
the luscious pawpaw. Is fast disappear
ing, along with the red Indian and Hi
buffalo. There are Rome pawpaw
bushes lu obscure place, where the
rude hand of the iconoclast lias not
reached, and there are some cultlvattd
pawpaws to be found lu gardens ben
and there. But, speaking generally,
tbe Missouri pawpaw is becoming a
thing of yester'Uiy.
- "As a State, we have gone from the
p.gtyj.ioflT tn the banana stage. We buy
our fruit at street stands Instead of
wandering out In the wild wood In the
fall time and finding It. We have
reached the breakfast food stage of
civilization. We eat soft stuff with a
spoon, Instead of scrambling over the
hills and through the brlara In search
of tbe forest fruits. What will liecome
of a generation thus brought up, in
stead of one fed upon persimmons and
pawpaws? We fear it will lack iron
In its blood, strength in Its muscles and
the ability to stand up alone underneath
the blue sky. The pawpaw and the
persimmon period passing takes with
it tbe day of the pioneer who worked
long hour and played hard, who knew
nature and man. The banana age bring
In leisure hours and flabby tnornls and
sot! silken ways. Alas, that tbe paw
paw should perish from the earth."
"Watered 8u-k."
The expression "watered stock,"
Which describes so well the expansion
of the stock of a company leyond the
value of the property, originated. It Is
said, in connection with Daniel Drew,
who was once the wealthiest manlpu
lator In Wall street. Drew had been a
drover In his younger days, and It was
said of blm that before selling his cattle
In the market be would first give them
large tinntltle of salt to make them
thirsty, and then provide them with all
tbe water they could drink, lu this way
their weight was greatly Increased, and
the imrcliaser was buying "watered
stock." Ieslle's Weekly,
Quite a Htreak of I.eick.
Kitty I am going to see the new
problem play thl evenlug.
Aunt Hannah I'm surprised, Kitty.
They say the play Isn't fit for a young-
lady to listen to,
Kitty Yea. I only beard that to-day
I waa lucky enough to (ret tickets, how
ever, for to-night. Boston Transcript.
Mr. Barton of Kanssa.
For clearness of articulation there
Is 00 United Mate Senator who can
eiiccwinfully compete with Mr. Barton.
of Kansas.
Homo people are lo
company when atoM.
ilgbty poor
11
DOINGS OTVOTJf
The Wnmea on the Farm.
Womankind may be divided into two
classes; thoee who live In towns or
cltlee, and time who live in the coun
try. Bn'h class liajs lu own peculiar
advantages, though a,t first sight it
may seed aa though the former pos
sess the greater number. A closer
tlRKiglrt, however, will show that the
woman 00 the farm can lead an equal
ly happy life If she will make use of
the advantages within her reach. Hut
therein Ilea the trouble. The average
farmer's wife does not accept the
chances for Increasing her hnpplJiesa.
One by one she lets them slip past,
intent on her many duties. She cer
tainly has to work very bard, doing
very often tasks which are beyond her
strength; and In doing them, too. in
such an uncomplaining- way that sel
dom Is her labor appreciated at its
real worth. In this way she makes
the mistake of thinking that for her
life means simply long periods for
work and shorter ones for rest. Day
after day brings the same monotonous
routine, and gradually life narrows
down to a circle of never ending du
ties, with little pleasure or recreation,
not a pleasant prospect, and yet a
true one in many cu.ses.
But all this can be changed by
means of common sense and determi
nation. Life was never Intended to be
spent by anyone wholly In tolling.
Happiness can be had for the seek
ing; and very necessary is it for the
fanner's wife to seek earnestly for
it. She must remember that work is
not the only duty. There are others
equally important reUliln? her atten
tion, and among them comes first the
tnjoyment of ns many pleasures as she
can obtain; and they enn be found In
the country as well as lu the town.
There are various ways by which the
woman on the farm can make her life
more Joyous. One Is by taking good
care of her health and saving herself
as much a possible. This Is her first
duty to her husband and children, ar.d
In accomplishing it she needs all the
help she can get Tln-re Is no reason
why there should not be In many
farmhouses, where circumstances al
low It, modern Inventions and lalxir
saving devices which would materially
lighten the housework. The practical
farmer prides himself ou keeping up
with the times la the implements he
uses. Then why should not his wife
do tbe same, nnd thus lengthen her life
by years? Let her see to It, then, that
attention is persistently called to this
matter, until the desired results are se
cured.
Lastly, there Is tbe virtue of hospital- !
Uy. which can be practiced ou the
farm In winter as well as in summer.
Why not plan an occasional social
gathering. Invite si few of the neigh
boring women over to tea. and have a
pleasant time together? Only extra
work, perhaps, you think, and what
good would It do? Ah, much; try the
experiment yourself and se.
Like everyone else, however, the
woman on the farm must early di"-
t-lde for herself what things In life are
really worth living for. She must
choose between the trivial and the Im
portant, and aim at beautiful sim
plicity in every;hing. Many pressing
duties may be near at hand, but, tak
ing them In the best way, she will
soon realize that they are not the main
ends to keep In view, but are only
steps lu making a happy, cheerful
home. For, after all, it is not ao much
the place where we live, be It town or
r-'aiutry; not so milch how large or
how small tbe Income may be, aa It Is
the cultivation of a sunny disposi
tion, a hopeful spirit, which seeks and
finds joy everywhere. And In these
and In many other blessings the wom
an on the farm may freely and con
stantly share. If she will but iihisv an
effort to gain and give the best re
wards of life Joy and hupplness.
Fartuera' Advocate.
Why They Ioa't Marry.
Will it be too much for human
credulity If I assert that the woman
professor doe have love affulrs? Al
though not a statement which can, be
proved by statistics, I am. prepared to
stake much upon the universality of
Us troth. I would add that some of
the peculiar features of her social po
sition and of her usual views of life
tend to complicate the matrimonial
problem as h Is presented to her to
solve. More thati one suitor
and I have split ujion such rock as
whether in furnishing our home his In
come (It always et-uiH to be "his")
would more properly be expended upon
the purchase of a piano or a sewing
machine. To descend from metaphor,
I have not found that ready
masculine comprehension which I
could have m-lshed of my very dop
seated, and aa I think legitimate, feel
ing that It would be an unspeakable
sacrifice to exchange the work to
which tny best efforts and deareat am
bitions bar been glren for a life of
pure domesticity merely for the con
siderably overestimated boon of being
supported, no matter bow well.
To those gentlemen who are at pres
ent disquieting themselves over the
momentous question why tbe higher
educated woman will not marry, per
haps tb foitfUag m; off 4 klat
May it not be " bevause'when "Ber feia- "
tions with ail men are so agreeaWe
she hesitates to exchange them for
the highly problematical delights of
a relation with one? Being the super
ficial sex, we naturally value more
highly the bird in hand of congenial
interenta than the two of a conjugal
felicity which is very much In tha
bush. Confession of a Woman Pro
fessor In Indepmdetit.
When Mother Died.
They told me in the night that she waa
dead.
And theu 1 knew from out my life had
tied
All beauty; that thenceforth my pathway
led
In lonely lands; that I should mis the
red
Of woodland roses and the morning's
glow.
Tor she wa my best friend! The words
ri,f said
In praver each night beside my trundle
bed
I still recall: the pillow then she spread
With such a touch that I no more can
knowl
She sought the smoothest ways for me
to go,
And her sweet faith brought all the
mountains low!
The seeds of kindness that she planted
grow
Are blooming now unharmed by froat or
, mow, ,
By crystal dews from heaven nightly
fed!
And when I dwell upon the long ago
Her smiie to me is bright as wa the
bow
To those upon the flood; I miss it so
Now when the winds unbridled wildly
blow
And rain descended on my defcnsele
bead!
An Accomplished Girl.
A girl's education Is most iucompleta
unless she has learuedt
To sew.
To cook.
To mend.
To dress neatly.
To keep a secret.
To avoid Idleness.
To lie self reliant
To darn stockings.
To respect old age.
To make good bread.
To keep a house tidy.
To be alwve gossiping.
To make home happy.
To control ber temper.
To take cfcre of the sick.
To take care of the baby.
To sweep down cobwebs.
To marry a man for his worth.
To take plenty of active exercise.
To be a helpmate to her husband.
To keep clear of trashy literature.
To be light-hearted and fleet-footed.
To be a womanly woman under all
circumstances.
Woman Tandidate Uefeated.
Mrrf. Nettie Catlin, who ran for May
or of Hartvllle,' Wyo., stands as a novel
figure In politics. Although she waa
defeated the cam
pa I g n doubtless
will be a precede ut
that will be follow
ed lu other Wyom
ing cttien. Tha
women of Hart
rille, not being
pleased with the
city government,
held a caucus and
named an IndcDen-
MTts. catmx. d(,Jlt t!(.ket wlth
Mrs. Catlin at the head. The race waa
a close one, but Judge J. J. Hauphauff
waa re-elected Mayor for the third
time. . No woman ever ran for Mayor
In Wyoming before, Mrs. (Vitlln la
the wife of Dr. George H. Ontlln, a
prominent mining man, well known
throughout Wyoming and Colorado.
llatiy's Thirst and HbT', Veil.'
fJlve the baby water six time a day.
I cannot dwell upon this command
with too much earnestness. 'Babies
suffer with a thirst that nothing but
water can effectually satisfy, and
those who have them In tbelr car
should see lo It that this Important
fact is never forgotten.
And do not smother the helplesa In
fant In heavy knit face covering. m Tble
Is a barbaric custom. Make Its veil
of silk or chiffon selected especially for
this purpose, edged with a dellcato
lace heading, tlirougb which baby rib
bon Is drawn and finished In ''s-ttea
on eaci side. These are held lu p!nca
over the cap with baby plus. '
Marries; in Tnrkey.
The dowry of a Turkish bride la
flied by, eustom at about 11.70, which
amount, for politic reasons, is seldom
departed from, even by tbe rich. Tha
wedding day la Invariably Thursday,
and tha customary wadding festivities
tmgln on Monday and last four days,
Tbey are carried on by men and wom
en aparately, and each day la d!tl
gulahed by a different ceremony. No
spoons or forka or wine are used at
tha wadding feast
lakstained Plnaera.
Dip your Augers Into lemon froa
which much of tha Juice has
squseced, and the Ink stains wfll 1
lly disappear. It is always bast to rs
movs sutna bsfors wtshag las
with swap.