rvrv r.. , v -s-.-v.:
"Glesboy,"
CHAPTER XIV. (Continued.) i
No sleep vUked her weary eyes until
Itag after midnight, she was so unnap
HudM unnerved by all the events of
Iks) laet twenty-four hours, and again and
gala ah prayed that all might go
sad nothing terrible result from tbe t
af that dreadful knife.
Rising with the alarm of the usual
pU that rang to awaken the household,
fa nuor rirl be&Id commenced to review
fee problem that had presented itself to
worked out the night before. Once she j
asked the question:
Should she worry Sir Reginald by te'l
Wm hiai the accident that bad befallen
tar, or should she not?
Before deciding positively, she resolv
ed to pay the corridor a morning visit,
Ad by listening, study out, if all was
telng on as usual.
This resolve she instantly carried Into
affect. Turning one more from her
Kwm, down the corridor, she placed her
mi close to the panel, aad listened In
tently to haar If any movement could be
lascovered within the concealed room.
II was still! Not the faintest mo
Ban was perceptible; therefore, feeling
Ketly relieved, she returned, quite sure
t ail must be well, and firmly resolved
! say nothing of what had happened,
and while keeping silent endeavor to
drive the entire circumstance from her
two mind, and so be at peace.
The day passed on as usual, and when
Bight brought her to the shelves, she once
acre found to her satisfaction silence
eigning, and felt that now, index-d. all
was right. Poor Ethel! Sue little knew
tb fearful consequences jet to ensue
atam her fir t blunder.
Tha third aflernoon had arrived, and
nothing had transpired to lead her to
apprehend the least trouble from that un
lortunate occurrence. She had, therefore,
gained the courage she had lost, snJ
era fast driving the entire circumstance
(torn her mind.
Thi afternoon Sir Reginald had ex
BfwitfJ a wish for music, iaerefore she
Vad brought her guitar to bis bedside,
auid had suag several ballads for his
amuf roent.
"I think," at length he said, Inti rrapt
Img her, "that it grows clomly. Tieise
took out and tell me if a shower ia ap
proaching." Bthel arose at his bidding, and af.er
aamlaing 'he sky returned, saying, ti
ate rpsutiie.l her seat:
"There is, indeed. A very black cloud
la lybig in the west, which foretells a
hard shower."
Then put aside you.- instrument and
iraw close to me, as I have some pri
vate Instructions to give you in regard
t a new work to be done to-night. Are
fM entirely alone?"
"We are. Mrs. Fredon left the rooim
(a prepare you some nourishment, and
assur wife and niece are in tlw grounds,"
Mpiied Ethel, trembling, she knew not
Why.
"Then listen intently to my inntrtic
ftens. If that storm races about h:ilf
fat nine or ten o'clock tonight, yon
ut visit the Haunted Tower and put in
jaatlon rcme machinery I have erected
tore."
"O. Sir Reginald." murmured tie
akrinking listener, "please do not ask that
at me."
fcYou just attend to my ord"rs. and do
arnat I te"!l you to do. Never dare dis
Mate my will."
The baronet then proceeded to give
afante directions for the lighting of each
ht, and also for the movements of
frightful and hideous image there
ajmce&led. At its conclusion he rem rk
i:
"Do you think yon understand every
rticular of the work 1 now require to
done?"
, "1 do," replied Ethel; "but, sir, my
Mul revolts from the whole thing. I
insider It a wicked deception, and I m
poa to excuse ma from undertaking it."
"Who cares what you think about it!
TH one asked your opinion. Do h you
, so do not dare to utter another
gainst it."
' "Sir Reginald, I have faithfully per
jrasd your wishes in regard to feeding
& animal, whose life you value so high
ly, knowing that to preserve the life of
vn th least of God's creatures is a
duty, bat 1 can see no poible necessity
lor striving to impose upon the credulity
sat & inhabitants of this quiet place."
"That, 1 tell you, is my business snd
sat yours," was the angry reply. "You
aara ber simply to attend to my work,
taxi I oav well paid you for doing so."
"I know that; but surely I am at lib-
arty to point out sn error in yonr wishes
u4 Judgment Sir Reginald, this thing
ion ask me to do is wrong, and
jou to carry it no lurther. lou
aay yon have done this yourself for twen
ty-five yoars; surely that can answer any
nrpcH you may have to effect by it
Ptoaao, then, be satisfied, and let this
kiu restl"
"I tell yon I will not," replied the
twoBtt, fairly purple from rage; "do
M not see that yonr obstinacy ia fchro-w-
nc naa into a remote ana injurious ex
ttsssant? I command yon to obey my
vlahea. If you dare refnse, yon shall
1mv my house thia night, tven though I
pbow you have not where to lay your
. toad. Do yon hear
"I do," mnrmured tha distressed girl.
"Will you obtyr
No answer cam, the only reply he
aamld makt being a burst of tears. Mad
4ad by her Hen and aoba, the baro
mt atarted no ntitll. laaning npon his 1
"m, tiling lit bad boon expreasly for
'Jm an do. aa It would jar hi hip
alkMk atU fit vloltntly In bar face,
Z km 4Jaandd in fury:
TWlM obtyf
:. tar MbV fitr girl! anting bit violent
v 1 imm ' til itmatnharinf ker aunt'i
I t ttavfa, an 4awa4 not rtfnnt.
tbtt yM k," b. ivtiira
, cstelyM b Mik back with a
t.-r-vUi pf3a.
i ' r srrrja fata tbt atta
' r -) rrt-J tst, aa at
MISSION
BY tMILV THORMOm
Author of ' Roy KcssrxL's Rrt-R,"
"The Fajhiosa.bl.k Mothh," Etc.
her usual time she toot the United can
die in her hand and started with tearful
yea to attend to the t;uk befor her.
CHATTER XV.
After Dr. Elfeostetn had asked per
mission cf Sir llejiaald Clendenning to
sean-h the Haunted Tower be felt ex
ceedingly puzzled over his future course,
IleaolveJ as he was to penetrate the mys
tery of that place, lie could not under
stand how the thing u to be accom-
plished
In ail his visits to Sir Reginald, al
though reserved in manner, his every
nerve had been on the alert He had
been told that the room occupied by the
present baronet was the one where Sir
Arrliur had met bis sad fate. Knowing
this, he fairly studied that room.
He noted it width, height and
breadth; the height of the two windows
from the floor, the size of thoe win
dows, and particularly he noted the one
from which tha rope had dangled that
had been used to lower the body to the
ground.
He had several times walked to that
window, as if meditating over b'.s pa
tient's cane, and looked out, surveying
the ground below, and the distance from
it to the lake, which was visible through
the trees.
From the house, which he visited daily
In his professional calling, he often drove
around, examining the stables and out-buiidiir-fs,
and sometimes slowly went
arouud the tower to view the ruined part,
and to tee if by any means be could ever
effect an entrance.
One day, It was the one on which
Ethel Flatted for the eventful walk, he
in S'.ieh a driv noticed a small, well-
trodden pathway leading up to a clump
of bushes. Instantly the thought struck
him thit behind tboe bnshee, conceal
ed from view, might be an open passaga
to the place, although be felt certain
there was no doorwey. Tie more he
thought of this tha more be wes sure it
mnst be the ca".
Wl.y th.it well used path through the
grass if not for some such purpose? Y s;
some human feet ere in the habit of en
tering there, and he resolved to return
to tha placv, unJt-r cover of darkness,
an invt-Kt;g.ite those bushes.
Tull of th; discowry, mid full of hope
that he might yet pt.-netr.it to the mys
tcrious tower, he t uched his horse with
tb whip and drove hastily away.
Il'it j it as he emerged again into the
ranitiie, he saw Mi-a 13?!!e l!endnning
gazing at bim from en upper window,
and felt mortified that she should have
noticed his ride around the premises, as
conscience whispered it mutt spe.-ik to
her of a prying nature.
Feeling, however, that It was done,
and cuid not now be recalled, he p.'itfd
on, and proceeded to vixit the homs of
several nick persons who needed hi ad
vice and assistance.
On his return it was that he suddenly
heard a wild hrii-k of terror, and looking
around, had seen Ethel in that dangerous
sit nation, while the Bearing train told
of flie d";ith that awaited her. Springing
to the ground, he had rushed to her as
pittance, and had wrenched apart those
ti:T fas;-nins and drawn her from her
peril.
After he had left her at the Hall It was
hard to recall his truant thought to their
proper sphere, but with set teeth and a
tiriu resolve, he plunged into study, and
active work, in order to be at peace with
himself.
The great suffering of a new patient
even detained him by bis side until, after
midnight the second evening, and a third
time had ni'at folded the earth before
relief came to the weary one, and Earle
Elfenetein was at liberty to pay the
lonely ruin the desired call.
Then a violent storm was raging! This
torm was. strange to y, tbe first that
had occurred In the evening since bis
night voew of tha haunted tower, and
its dancing demon, just five weak be
fore.
Not wishing to be seen by any of the
inmates, he did not venture out until af
ter nine o'clock. Then the wild wind and
drenching rain served to retard his prog
ress so much that it was full quarter to
ten before he felt the worn pathway
and crept behind the clump of thick, wet
bushes, where, once concealed from view,
he pawed to light a small dark lantern
he had wisely brought with him.
By the aid of this he procwded to ex
amine what only seemed a dull, blank
wall. Close Inspection, however, reveal
ed a large stone that was loose, which
he oasily drew forth, making a clean,
unobstructed passageway, through which
a man could creep, and without hesita
tion In he went, landing directly upon
an old, but still passable Door.
Lowering bis light, he paused to ex
amine this floor, and found to bla sur
prise, wet tracks upon it, that told plain
ly tbat very recent footsteps bad passed
that way. Following these , the young
man walked In a direct Una across the
building, until he reached a door, which,
upon trying, ha found to bia chagrin, at-
curely fastened.
Even while ba paused to reflect upon
his next movement, dlatant footsteps fell
upon his ear, just beyond tha door, and
hurriedly he darted back, extinguiahing
bta light aa ha did so.
Just in time was this movement made,
for a hand unhooked the fastening, open
ed the door, and there, to his unmitigat
ed surprise, stood Ethel Nevergsil, tbe
girl ao much tha object of hi thoughts
since that narrow tacapt of her, with a
lighted candlt in bar band, peering Into
tbe dark neat beyond.
Had aha seen Mm? be asked himself,
creeping Ilk a thief toward thia nnfor
tnnat house, and bearing bla etepe, had
she com to wan bhn away?
Ke! tbt tboofkt waa abturd, and he
ton taw that aba came Backing merely
a covered baaket, not obeerved until tbeu.
ataadia iu beyond the door.
How pale aha tanked, aa ba viewed for
aaa maaaea bar aad fact and yea! aure
ty, thee wen taan tbat Ml freaa bar
lrJ fcri rf rr kar atari
i ':t of tb rw te irs ei'C-! tin te
take oue '. p loarl her, bat sUe fonu-nau-ly
did nt -e Li n, b it drear ti tie
di-j, after -enr'.ii.c ti.e b!ss,-t. ai'd he
tlseo fcearj her lif.le feet 4a the
c-rr 1 r.
Kevolred n-.t to ) balked ia his ef
f ;r to uaravel thi; Lii.'l.t one n:vi-ry
at leant, Ir. K.feiisie.ii ju-hed Si-oa to
ward the d "r. si.d to ii joy, it this
tiine yiei.ld to his t ni -ti.
I'oiT Ertiel! this i::-'iit f..r the first
time had been r.-q iir.1 by ir Reginald
(ileudeuuiitg to visit the tower and follow
out directum le gave ber in fall. fr
Iiro-I.jci.na tl;e illusion that were to terri
fy the una-petting public.
Ia great sgitatioa then, M still weep
ing, she had proceeded to tile fulfillment
of ber los-iisouie daty, and in her grief
and excitement, for the firt tiuie forgot
to fasten the d xr, after posMutsiiig her
self of the food.
This forfetfulness accounts for the
entrance of the djctor into the corridor,
and enabled him to follow her advancirg
figure, softly in the distance.
CHATTER XVI.
Wiping away her tears, poor Ethel
p!acei tbe basket of food and knife upon
the fl.Kir, by the entrance of the tower,
as Sir Reginald had to'd ber to attend to
the business in that quarter before sd-minitrt-rsng
to tb siiiu of the conceal
ed quadruped.
At last the weary steps were climbed,
anud she stood pant.ng on the broad land
ing, jut below the upper windows of the
place. It was standing on this lauding
that ber part of the ghostly ork was to
be perforated.
Taking then a long handled torch, with
which the colored lights above were to b
touched In order to light them, she ap
plied the candle to it and reaching up
soon bad every one illuminated and Darn
ing away in ths usual unearthly looking
glare.
In doing so she never observed the
tall, silent figure of the man ho had
crept after her and now stood in tbe
shade below, Intently watching her every
motion.
The stuffed form before, her was next
to b attended to. Taking, therefore, tb
lamp from within the head she lighted it,
and putting It back alrao: exclaimed at
the effect the colored light gave the eyes.
Winding the crang slowly, the saw
that it worked as she supposed it would,
and soon the Impish figure was swung
aloft and stood dancing to and fro, to
the terror anil dismay of all outward be
holdiTs. With tears still falling over ber pal
cheeks, Ethel stood with her ejus fasten
ed above, upon the swaying motions of
that frightful looking Image, when her
hesrt almost stopped within her, end a
v.ild cry burnt frots her lips ss the1
words fell nxm her ears:
"It it poib!e that this i the occupa
tion cf Miss Ethel Nevcrjail this stormy
night?"
Turning, she saw advancing tr wards
her, and ful'y revealed by the lights
above, the form of Lr. E.fenstein.
"Oh, doctor," she wailed, as she buried
her fa-e in her bsnds. and burst bio low
sobs of shame and dismay, "how came
you here to witness my disgraceful
work?"
Then suddenly remembering her
charge, and true to the intere:s of ber
employer, she again seized the crank slid.
lowering the image, extinguished that
bend lamp, as well as the others, leaving
everything in darkness bnt for the feebi
flare of tbe one little candle she had plac
ed npon the floor. Then turning, she
faced her accuser.
"I came, no master how, suffice it that
was determined to unmask this daring
fraud, and so allay the fears of timid
women and children. Certsinly in doing
tlii I never expected to discover that
Miss Nevergail was the prime mover In
this outrageous piece of work!"
Ethel listened to the cold, hard words
in utter despair, then fluttering like a
wounded bird to the wde of the Indig
nant man, she laid one auiall, white band
on bis arm, wuien wit suaseu on in ui-
dain before she could utter one of the
following words:
It is the first time I ever did thi
thing. Oh', believe me; surely you mnst
remember that I was in Liverpool wtsn
you taw that tight tbe time when It last
appeared
Yes, that ia true; I had forgotten. But
that doe not absolve you from to-nlght'a
ghastly deception," waa the stiil coid r-
P"- . ...
(To be continued.
A BABY 8QUIRREL OVERBOARD.
With Bkltl and Gentleness the Mother
Bscd the Tosnfitsr.
"I waa very much amused and very.
much Instructed recently," said a man
who lives in tbe country, "ty the an
tic of a mother aqulrici in my section,
and while I have grown up, aa I might
ray, among aqulrrebj and cypres
trees. It was a revelation to me. The'
squirrel had nested In a low, dumpy
cypress tree close to the edge of a lake,
and the nest was probably thirty or
forty feet from the ground. Tha
mother squirrel happened to be In the
tree at the time, although I had no
occasion to notice either the old squir
rel or her young until something trag-,
leal happened In tbe family. In soma
way one of the little fellowa ecram-'
bled over the edge of the neat and
fell to the ground. I beard the noise,
and, looking In the direction of the
sound, I saw the baby squirrel
squirming around in great agony and
totally unable to get on lta feet Tha
mother aqulrrel rushed down the tide
of tbe cypresa like a streak, and al
most In an Instant the waa by tbt
side of her offspring. She took In the
situation at a glance, and set to work
to get tbt youngster back In tbe neat'
She awltcbed tbt body around and
turned It over and then grabbed It
with ber teeth Just nnder tbt smaller
portion of tbt back. Instinctively, I
suppose, tbe young aqulrrel threw lta
arma around the mother's body, and
after abt made aurt tbat tbt boM
waa good abt atarted cautiously back
to tbt neat Bhe reached there aafaly,
aad I aaw no more of the distressed
mother nor the youngster. I was very
much Impressed with tha gentleneta
and aklll aha displayed In handling tba
injured aby aqulrrel, aad really It
waa an Inspiring ecene." The Uafl
aad aTreaa.
Ca
i yawl w.afi tfrem back to
Ho me keep ax vs. Homefceen.nj.
The true: bomi-s are often lu
huilsee uot cspe. laby well k1t. wUr?
the comfort uul happiness f tl In
mate, rather tliaii extreme tidiue
and the pnservation of tbe furniture Is
first t-ousiil'.ed. Tbe object of tbe
bouse is to be the center, tbe l'ivot on
which tbe family life turns. Tbe first
requisite is to imike it u attractive
bat m.ue of Its meiultera shall rare to
linger long outside its limits. All legit
imate meus should be employed to
tills end and lio effort spared tbat can
contribute to this iurise. There are
many hoimes called Immc. kept with
such waxy neatness by painstaking,
nicxluiw women, that are oppress
ive lu their nicety as to exclude all
home f.-ellns from their spotiVss pre
clude The very name of home is
synonymous with personal freedom
and relaxation from care: solid com
fort. Rut neither of these can lie felt
where such a mania for external i I'Hii
line pervadm the household as to
render everything else subservient
thereto. Many housewives. If they see
a speck on floor or wall, or a bit of
thread or paper on the floor, rush ut
It a if it were the seed of pestilence
w hich must l)e removed on the Instant.
Their temper depends iimui their main
tenance of perfect purity and order.
If there lie any failure on their part
or any combination of cln-iiiiislanccs
asaiiist them, ami they fall into a pa
thetic despair and enn hardly le lifted
out. They do not see that cheerfulness
is more needful to home than all the
spotlessncss that ever Btione. Their
(lisiM.sitlou to wuge war uioii macu
lati he-s of any sort Increases until
they Imvoiiu- slaves of the lipxui) and
the dust pan. Neatness Is one tliinj.'.
and a s'aleof perpetual bouse clenulug
(ju'te another.
Oil! of tb. a j-Tovvk by decree tne
fei-li;i that ccriain thini:- apart
ment lire too Kfcxl for (billy ue.
II. -lice, chairs and sofas aie covered,
and r.snns s nit up. save for special
O'.'a-ioiis. when tiny are permitted to
reveal their violated sa.-re.iis hi n
m.iiitit r that mars every pn i. use of
lio-jiiiality. No'' sin mill Ik- e.l!it
Wlicll i- i-ot.v:.-ro;i to.) line for (lie
f.iiiost domestic appropriation. Far
bell".- is iho niaae-st furniture on
wl.l.-h the chlMr.-u cm climb than sat
in a-oi il.iuiak. which iiuiM be viewed
vvltU revcrcii.-e. Win il nuyilihis: Is re
se.'w-.l or M-c!n!ed, to iiisui-e I be fait
i .Mi-cinely different. A chilly air
wrajts il round, and the repulsion of
slraie.'i nes is experienced by the most
insensible.
Home is not a name, nor a form, nor
h routine. It is a spirit, a presence, a
principle. Material and method will
not and cannot make It. It must get
Its light and sweenies from those who
Inhabit It, from flowers and sunshine,
front the sympathetic natures which,
in their exercise of sympathy, can lay
aside the tyranny of the bro.mi and
tiie awful duly of endless scrubbing.
Cooking Club.
Just Like a Woman.
Miss Annie Hall, of Chicago, , has
been license by the Hoard of Exam
inlng Enirlncers to run a stationary en
gine, the only
woman so favored
in the city. She
was refused a li
cense on ber first
application. Then
she offered to Jt're
the examiners $1,
I0 ench If she
could not tnke an
engine ap.irt and
put It together lu
their presence, but
was told tbat waa
WISH A.N.Mfc UAI.I..
not the way to obtain the permit. IStie
submitted to an oral examination, but
failed bis'ause, she says, of the "rapid
fire" method of propounding wordy
questions. Later she took the written
examination and came off triumphant
with an average of M. After she re
ceived the license ulie whs asked what
she proposed to do with It. "Nothing,"
she said; "I only wanted it because I
was told I couldn't g' t It."
C-overinu Furniture.
When you decide to make your old
furniture look like new, better begin
w ith a common chair and some cheap
material: then. If you fail, the result
will not lie disastrous. Tropeed, as fol
lows: Over the cushion of your chair
pill a piece of I bin tough paper, and
cut out an exact pattern, carefully
marking all the plaits and Utile nicks
required lo make tbe cover lie smooth
and even. I.uy UiW flat on your ma
terial, which iiniHt be cut out exactly
like it; then, carefully rip off the gimp
of the chair, brush the cushion, and,
with benzine, remove any stain there
may be. If you do not do Ibis, you may
see It reappear through tbe new cover.
1'ln on the new cover, taking care to
get It exactly In pl ice; then nail It on
carefully with tiny furnllure tacks, and
finish wilh a gimp stitched lliinly all
around to hide ihe rough edges. If tie
seat I but timed down Instead of bring
quite plain. It Is more Irrtj'ilesoine. The
work must be done in ooe or Ihe other
of tbe following ways: Hemove the
buttons and fasten ou the cover (which
must lo cut larger than If It were put
ou plain), rather loosely. Cover the
buttons, then, with a lung, thin tack
Ing needle and stmie strung twine, sew
them In place. Or lay your ana ferial
over tbe eeU of tbe chair, pin it loosely
lata ptatltioo, then, with atrtfnc tbraad
of tbe proper color, pass your ne-lle
around the button, catching the new
cloth, and so eov-r the button as It
BtainLs, wind tbe thread around tbe
cloth lightly three or four time and
fasti u It. Iti-pe-nt lb e pro -eta for each
button, and then fit your cover on as
Ix-fore. This plau is inueli tbe Tie.ilr
way of i-overliiu furniture where but
tons are used, but ; oil must be sure to
hive the buttons firmly fasten! lu
place. A little practice will sou enable
you to do the work nicely, and you will
find It a great pleasure to lefitrnisli
your rooms at so ainull an expi i.se.
The Womt wilh a l!aly.
'Mid the hen! of l.uma.l porkers crowded
ou the trolley cur
All is selfishness and jostle, making up'
and sex no bar;
Men collapse in st-iits and slay tlnr.
b-tting hbriiiking ladies stand
With a bs.k of ind.giiatiou- and a strap
in either lir.ad.
Vet there's one thing that, you've noli.
ed, never fails to make n slir
When a woman with a lnil.v im-.. lie;
all make room for lo t.
I have sat in stuffy eoaches on a crowd
ed railw ay 'ruin,
I.ist'uing to ease hardened travelers who
declared with miht and llii!::i
That they'd see the railroad company ia
hades' fiercest bent
Long tiefore they'd even think of git lii
oiiyoiie a seat.
Then, ere they'd r eused tin ir boa.-iio,',
they would rise without dwnur-
For a woman with a babj, l hey ucii
all make room for ber.
There is something sweet. Mud mna bk"
in pictures H il li OS thai.
And it makes the lowest rulnim feel like
taking off his hut ;
For It bears him buck to babyhood, when
lovius mother iinns
Closely clung to bim and kept off e'en
the least of enrtli's nbcriiis.
fso, no nidtter what I. is station, he w ill
evermore ilcfcr
To a woman wilh Imby he has rever
inee for her.
Dm
! ,!rr
i!.-rr.!iic;i ! moo-I :
hea?
inside i In pearly ga'e.
to every a n ival jjood
While
I'eler siiid : " oii're la: ;
r .Ihe i.ho en nil .ire laken Mid
Fi
il..
hi'lps lire rll in us1,
tJoMen streets are ja?t so crowded that
1 had to call a true."
Then n little, tired out woman liisged a
baby inlo view,
And St. l'eter sai l: "We're fo'l up. but
we'll find a place for y n ."
S. W. Gillian ill Leslie's Week'. v.
l'jrroieraiitiy .Votes.
The wood for pyrography mut be
well seasoned, of it it evil grain, and
free from sap markings nntl knots.
Iliinit wo'sl is especially adapted for
t lit- decoration of bull ami dining
rooms, where dark wood furniture nud
paneling is so acceptable.
A good brown stain for wood is made,
from three ounces of pearl-hsli. two
drachms of dragon's blood, one ounce
of Y iimh ke brown, ami one quart of
Isiiling water.
In burning a flat piece of wood, burn
both sides, IIS It will keep It from
warping. Of course you need not burn
a pattern on Isitb sides, but "ml
(be back with tbe side of your burner.
Moss green velvet appliqued with
natural toned sunllowers marked with
brown shadings with the pyrogra-
pber's needle makes a picturesque pil
low, while a cushion of tan suede or
namcnted with poppy design In red
suede looks extremely well on a dark
couch.
Heaiitiful effects In leather are pro
duced by dyes and also by using pieces
of colored leather, l'lowers and leaves
are cut from colored leather and fast
ened with glue to a background of nat
ural color leather. After which the
burning is done around the applbjue
to cover the edges. Tula gives a rich
oriental effect and Is much used for
table mats, pillows, opera and shop'
ping bags, portieres and hangings.
Health of College (ilrl.
From a study of college girls and
school children In the University of
California. Mr-ry K. H. Hitter (Callfor
nia, hMate Journal of Medicine, August)
holds that the majority Improve lu
health during the four years of co'legu
life, that Is. those who take tin ir
studies seriously and rationally.
college education dues not necessarily
Injure tbe health of women. The seeds
of subsequent lll-lienlth are shown at
an earlier age, and are not the cense
quences of study. The causes of II!
healtn are iiiaJnly traceable to unhy
glenie lllvng, or the sequence of Infec
tious disease. In a large proportion of
women students college life, with the
mental stimulus of a purpose. Im
proves their health and fits them to
become belter disciplined and more In
telllgent mothers. More careful obsnp
vatloti on the part of physicians and
instructions to parents would, to
large measure, Improve Ihe existing
unsatisfactory conditions. The Sanl
tartan.
The Wife.
What it means to a man to come
home at night to a cheerful wife no
one but he who has had to light In
tbe hard battle of life knows. If be la
prosperous It la an added joy; but It
la In misfortune that It shines like
star In tbe darknea. A complaining
wlfa can kill the laat bit of hooe and
courage In a aorely troubled heart,
while a cheerful out glvea new conr
age to btfla tbt tjbt trat tfaia,
HEALTH AND SONd
i:retbia( Uimi Curt for Many
Complaint.
The l.o:el"ii eo.n e.T Miili ba call
! atientioii to d:si.ery tUc d o
i.rs have made tbat vocaonn is a
ben It by pioH-SM.m.
A qui't Imby who lievt r r'v- way
U tjiiir.iuH ami far Is not a ii sia.y
but a wmkly child. When bis voice is
raised in a piercing crescendo of
screams hi linii-'s are expanding, bis
blood Is circulating well, ami be is
training siren:!! ami beauty moment-
larlltr TnihIiiIh the sallltarV slllieki
of Infancy Into the educated singing of
maturity and the net result Is the sumo
namely, a large Increase of heulth
and comelint.
.Vnaeuile Ikijs anil girl are now be
ing ordered by doctor to take Kinginjr
lessons, liecaiise such persons lo not
know bow Ut breathe properly and llio
Singing inasier teaclon them the art.
Very few eople utilize the whole of
their lung power wtii-n they bn-ithc,
but get Into a lazy way of merely gasp
ing or breathing supertlclaUy.
Candidaii- for the army whose rhc-t
measurement lacks the requisite num
ber of Inches take singing b-ssons to
urease their girth, or. If lluir voices
ick the iimsi -al element, tin y attend
reathlng classes end learn where their
s jiiration should conie from that l
Jo nay. how tlr y snouei iniiw eacu
ireat.b. how- long ibey should retain It,
and how emit ii. I hough uiiinmiia
must breathe in order to live, few hi).
man beings know how to breathe prop.
rl.v.
After tbe anaemic girl with the Ixnv-
d shoulders ami the contracted chest
as taken u dozen lessons In singing
r back U'gius to tlitlen and her
best to i evi iop. Her complexion insn-
ns, and sue mil lees with pleasure a
rose-bsif stain reddening ber cheeks.
The professional sotigsiress retains
tbv freshness of youth into o.d age,
not entirely ;;s n result of the cure sha
ikes of her hi-il'.li and Ihe excellent
s.d she cats for the sake of le-r vob e,
Ut mnliily because s'ie breathes jut
I'ctly and exerclst s her vocal orgjiis
egiibirly. Ii Is a. -ling on tins pn:id
le that liilddle-ngtsl women inciined
eniliotipoint now take breathing les
;is at a f.islii'iiialile schiv-.l in Soii'h
.-iising!oii, wliere waists avc eoa.xeil
:;; to ijgure bing i'".oi. cf the.n.
ml in-'V vb-or Is giv n to (lie agin?
HliysMiie, ,oi:i!o;i .via n.
Sheep draw llllle e-.;,
S WllgollS
India and I er-ia.
l el-soliS Willi blue
'is tire rarely
el n ss.
affected Willi color U.
A stalk of Idian
colli ll-e.l
up
thirty-one pounds of wat r liuilng iU
n IISOll.
Mde by .-Ide III a t irit -nils Id (Ihss.I
it.se Is it p'. rlioii of a shell cxi"deil
In Paris at tiie time or ,!;" ' H'Hllif!
liisiirri'c'Joii. ai.d one of the fossil foot
prints made million of .veins ago m
mud which bi now our nil fiiiidslone.
The species of blid which made llm
track Is now extinct.
It Is couiiiionly iissiime! by ornitbol.
nglsts tbat every spi-cles of migi atory
i.li-d bret-ds In the miMt iiortlnrn puis
it Ion of lis range. It lias been found,
however. thit (lie Australian sand dot
terel goes south to bleed, tirivdiiig to
the south of New Zealand, or ns far
Inward Antarctic as it ian now get.
The He-t calculation that inn ba
made shows that ihe average number
of children In (be while tuithe family
a century ago In the I'nlti d States whs
more than six; In lWi It bad fallen to
l.-ss than five; In IKKi, to le than
four; In 1S72. to less than three; in
IlriO, among the "upper classes" In
I'.oston, to less than two.
The first typewriter that produced
00.1 rC-nUiU, nliiibiign it was very
'slow, was made by a Worcester man,
bharlea Tburbcr, In 1K13. The first
typewriters that were put on the mar
ket were made In 1871. Since Tuur
bcr's machine was made there have
been over two thousand patents grant
ed for machines and Improvement
There are but three primary colors a
pigments, red, yeliaw and blue. Tim
other four colors, green. Indigo, orange
and violet, shown lu the upectrum and
the rainbow, are In art forced out of
a combination of the three primary
'colors. All others, brown, pink, buff.
lavender, etc., are based upon and de-
Jrlved from the seven foundation colors.
In Alaskan waters Is found a mon
ster clam, the "geoiluck," one of which
would afford a menl for several per
sons; not so large, however, as tha
great Uidacna and Its species, which
weighs, with Its two valves, five hun
dred pounds, the animal alone weigh
ing thirty. Tills shell, though common
In California, Is from tbe equatorial re-
'glons of the Pacific, where, burled In
the soft rock, Its vlsellke Jaws partly
open. It is a menace .to the native
who wade along the reefs searching for
shells.
Figure tin I-.jnoh.lng.
All the lynching within twenty-ona
(rears, that ho could verify, have been
tabulated by Mr, Cutler, of Yale uni
versity. In that time 1,872 negroea
liave been lynched and 1,2,'ifl whltea.
Klnce the whites are about six timet
a numerous as the blacks, the pro
portion of negroes lynched Is, of
course, very much higher than figure
jliidicnte. Only 3T per cent of thee)
ti eg roes were lynched for tbe aoclal
crime that I usually asttoclated la tba
mind with thla method of pnnlabment
The number of lynch Inga baa dlmuv
1
labed since im.
Aflar alL a aaarrlaM llaaaaaa at bat
(knetker aaUea far a tottry tSctSt
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