I Women who work, whether in the house, J
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A lonely sail in the vast sea-room.
1 have put out for the port of gioom.
The voyage is far on the trackless tide.
The watch is long and the seas are wide.
The headlands blue in the sinking day
Kiss me a hand on the outward way.’
The fading gulls, as they dip and veer.
Lift me a voice that is good to hear.
The great winds come, end the heaving
sea.
The restless mother, is calling me.
The cry of her heart is lone and wild.
Searching the night for her wandered
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Beautiful, weariless mother of mine.
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—Unknown.
A GASOLINE CUPID
By CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT
"Teuf! Teuf! Teuf! Teuf! Hrrr!
Wough!” The automobile ceased its
monotonous chant, coughed once or
twice and subsided into a state of
silence, and, alas! immobility. In a
moment the chauffeur was off his seat
and poking about in the machinery.
Then he went to the door of the car
riage and touched his hat.
"Beg pardon, miss.” he said, "but
she's broke down an’Il have to go to
the shop. I’m sorry, but you’ll have
to get around the city some other
way.”
The girl on the hack seat—a tall,
handsome blonde with the bluest of
blue eyes—uttered an exclaimation.
"If that isn't too bad! And I've got
just two hours to see Washington be
| fore my train goes! Can't you call
; another auto for me?”
The chauffeur glanced around him.
"Oh. yes'm.” he said. "Of course,
j There ought to be some here on the
stand now, only there ain't. But I'll
go in an’ telephone for one right
away.”
The man looked doubtfully at the
machine indicated. “Don’t think so.
miss.” he answered. "That’s a private
machine, or I miss my guess; still.
! I'll ask.” Leaving the girl he walked
! over to the curb and addressed the
young man sitting on the box of a
handsome automobile.
No one familiar with the new horse
less vehicle would for one moment
have supposed that the one in ques
tion was for hire. “Racer'’ appeared
in every line of its build and costli
ness in the exquisite nicety of its con
struction.
That anythin? but an instant nega
tive would be the answer to his query
i “whether that machine was for hire?”
! had never passed his brain, so his as
! tonishment may be guessed when the
j young man on the box started,
gianced at the girl still sitting in the
injured vehicle a short distance away,
flushed deeply, and replied in the af
firmative. Then, without waiting for
further explanation, he promptly ran
his machine to the side of the other,
and halted to permit the girl to climb
in. The next moment they were
swinging down the avenue at a lively
gait.
The girl leaned forward. "Ahem!"
she said. “Did the other man tell you
where I wanted to go?’’
“Said you wanted to see the city,
ma’am.” returned the young man, re
spectfully. but in a curiously muffled
tone. He had kept his head averted,
almost as if he wished to conceal his
features—a wish—if it were a wish—
in which he had been successful; the
girl had looked at the machine, but
not at the driver.
When the chauffeur spoke she
started and glanced curiously at him.
as though his voice struck some dor
mant chord in her memory. ‘‘Yes,”
she said. “I do want to see the city,
but I want to get to the depot by S
o’clock. My train goes out then.”
“Yes'm. I’ll get you there in time.
Going East, ma'am?”
Again the girl looked at him curi
“She’s broke down an’II have to
go to the shop.”
ously. “Yes,” she answered slowly.
"I'm on my way to college.”
"Oh—er—you believe in the higher
education of women, then.”
The girl’s eyes were dancing with
fun now. “Under certain circum
stances,” she said. "Is that the capi
tol?"
“Yes’m, that’s the capitol. Under
certain circumstances. What circum
stances, for instance?”
“Oh, a stepmother at home, for in
stance. How many senators are
there?”
“Three hundred and eighty-six. I
believe. A stepmother might be a ter
ror to some girls, of course, but most
of them can get away from one home
to another without going to college.”
“How? By the way, is that the li
brary ?”
“Yes. Why, of course, most girls
have—have—can marry.” The man
was speaking eagerly now, but he still
kept his face turned away and threw
the words over his shoulder.
“Married! Whew!'. That’s a very
radical remedy. It might be worse
than the other trouble. How many
books are there in the library?”
“Two or three million. I believe. Oh,
no! You wouldn’t find it sn. I'm sure.
Think of growing into a spectacled
old maid! All college girls do, you
know. Then think of that young fel
low iust longing to make a home for
you-”
“What building is that?”
“That? Oh. the patent office w the
pension office or something! think
of-”
"But suppose the girl has sent him
away?”
“Then let her whistle him back and
see whether he won’t come.”
The girl glanced at the broad back \
of the man before her, while her J
shoulders quivered with silent mirth.
_ ———
—■ '
“ Bessie,” he exclaimed, “ Do you
mean it?”
Then she puckered up her lips and de
liberately emitted a dear, soft whistle.
The effort was magical. Instantly
the chauffeur swung around in his
seat and laced her. “Bessie!” he ex
claimed, “do you mean it?”
The girl smiled at him. tho”gh her
eyes were dewy. “Of course 1 do
Frank.” she said. “I never thought
you would go away as you did just
for a word. No! No! Keep your
seat. You can say all that’s really
necessary from where you are.”
“And you knew me all the time?”
“Of course. The minute 1 really
looked at you. But you'll make me
miss my train.”
“Train? No train for you! I’ll not
take any chances now. Your interest
in the city may have lapsed, but
here’s the city hall. Shall I go in and
get a marriage license, or—will you
go in with me?”
He had sprung from the seat and
stood holding out his hands, the light
of love pleading in his eyes. “Won't
you go in with me, Bessie?” he asked
again.
For an instant the girl hesitated:
then she took the proffered hand.
“Yes. Frank.” she said softly. “I will
go with you—now- and always.”
“Bless that old gasoline rattletrap
that broke down with you,” he cried.
“It must have been one of Cupid's up
to-date chariots in disguise.”—Boston
Globe.
Where the Line Is Drawn.
Congressman Joe T. Robinson of
Arkansas, who is serving his first
term in Washington, is authority for
the fact that while his state may have
its faults when it comes to gallantry
with the fair sex “old Arkansaw”
shows up grandly. During his term
in -the legislature a third assistant
clerk had to be elected and by unani
mous consent it was decided that the
place should go to a woman. The
energetic champions of three fair
(laughters of the state enlisted them
selves and only after twenty-four bal
lots. Miss Hicks, or, as a member des
ignated her. the "Lily of Lafayette,”
was chosen.
“Yes,” responded John R. Thayer,
to whom Robinson was telling the
interesting story. “Man's admiration
for woman never flags. He will give
her half his fortune; he will give her
his whole heart; in fact he seems
ready to give her every advantage ex
cept his seat in the street car. ’—Bos
ton Journal.
Head of British Army.
Lord Roberts, who has just retired,
was only the eighteenth commande,
in-chief that the British army has had
since the office was created in 1674.
This gives an average tenure of near
ly thirteen years, which is a long time
for any man to serve after working
his way up to so lofty a position.
But at times the office has been va
cant, and not all of the incumbents
put their feet on all the rounds of the
ladder. In earlier times the office
was a perquisite of the great. Charles
II. appointed his son. the^ Duke of
Monmouth, who was later beheaded.
He was followed by the Duke of Marl
borough. * The Duke of Wellington
was the fifteenth in succession, if re
appointments be counted
COULDN’T STAND FOR DEATH.
But Miser Was Willing to Go Hall
Way—for Money.
Mark Hanna's successor, Gen. Dick,
was in his youth a teller in an Akron
bank. Of his hanking experiences
he sometimes says:
“One of the depositors with our firm
had the reputation of being a miser
I don't know whether he was a miser
or not, but I do know that he would j
sometimes make in one day three or :
four deposits—now a dollar, now twc
dollars, now fifty cents. Did you ever
hear of such a thing?
“They used to tell a queer story
about this old fellow. They used tc
declare that a man once went to him
and said:
“ ‘I’m a doctor, and i’ll give you
$10,000 if you'll- let me kill you. 1
want to see hew, cut in a certain vein
a man dies.’
“The old miser wrinkled his fore ’
head.
“ ‘Let me think a bit,' he said.
"There was a long silence.
“‘Well?’ said the visitor.
“ 'Give me till to-morrow.' said th<
miser. 'I'll think this business out
thoroughly, and to-morrow I’ll give
you a decisive answer, yes cr no.’
“So the man went away, and tlu
next day he returned. The miser sai(
to him:
“ ’I can't let you kill me for $10,000
friend. I’ve figured if all out. anc
1 find that, your money would be nc
good to me after 1 was dead, I’ll tel.
you what. I will do. though. I'll lei
you half kill me for $5,000.’ ”
OLDTIMER WENT THE LIMIT.
Can Any One Remember a Windier
Day Than This?
The late William C. Whitney used
to relate a conversation that he heard
in his youth between two Connecticut
farmers during his student davs at
Yale.
"These two old men," he would be
gin, "always were contradicting and
deriding one another. They were
friends: they liked to be together; but
all their talk was made up of sneers
and scoffs.
“One windy March day they fell
into an argument on the question of
high winds. They disputed bitterly as
to which of them could remember
the most windy day.
"The younger of the two said:
" ‘Well, Josh, I mind the mornin' o'
April four; in the year '03. when
’tw-uz so all-fired windy that it took
the crows two tours to fly from the
ten-acre lot to Lheir roost by the
green barn—a fly o’ less'n a mile.’
"'Shucks, ’William.’ said the older
farmer. 'I mind days so windy that
the crows had to walk home.’”—New
York Notes.
His True Position.
The Celtic wit that bubbles forth
in the arguments of Lawyer Thomas
Riley is always refreshing, even his
opponents having to concede points
made by apt clauses in his jury ad
dresses. A brother lawyer, who had
settled a probate matter, had sent in
a bill for a very large fee and the
heirs thereupon engaged Mr. Riley to
contest the charge against their form
er counsel. Mr. Riley's plea ended in
this manner:
"I went to my brother attorney’s
office and I reasoned with him—1
begged him—I implored him—I be
seeched him to remember that he was
only a counsel in this case and not
one of the heirs.— Boston Journal.
Cut of Date.
Some twenty years ago. when Wil
ton Laekaye first went upon the
stage, he was rehearsing a part in
“Paul Kauvar.” under the direction
of the author, the late Steele Mack
aye. who, while he was admitted to
be a very capable stage manager, was
considered somewhat old-fashioned by
the more modern dramatic school.
During the rehearsal Mackaye and
Laekaye had a slight dispute as to
how a part should be acted.
“Do you pretend to argue with me?”
demanded Mackaye, magestically. “I
have been an acknowledged master oi
the dramatic art for twenty years.’
“Yes," said Laekaye, “but not this
twenty.”
A Gallant Butter-man.
When the Queen of England, daugh
ter of the King of Denmark, was the
Princess of Wales, she attended one
afternoon, a food show.
At this food sjiow there was a dis
play of butter that pleased the Prin
cess of Wales greatly. She praised
the butter, and to its exhibitor sht
said:
“Denmark sends us the best butter,
doesn't it?”
The dealer smiled, and shook his
head.
“No, your royal highness," he an
swered. gallantly. “Denmark sends us
the best princesses, but Devonshire
sends us the best butter."
A Child’s Thought of God.
They say that God lives very high:
But if you look above the pines
You cannot see our God; and why?
And if you dig down in the mines
You never see Him in the gold.
Though from Him all that's glory shines,
God is so good. He wears a fold
Of heaven and earth across His face—
Like secrets kept, for love, untold.
But still I feel that His embrace
Slides down by thrills, through all things
made.
Through sight and sound of every place:
As if my tender mother laid
On my shut lips her kisses' pressure.
Half-waking me at night, and said,
"Who kissed you through the dark, dear
guesser?"
—Elisabeth Barrett Browning.
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Several new devices are on the mar
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putting ice in it. One arrangement
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is poured around this, and even in the
hottest weather will keep cool for
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A new umbrella jar about nine by
twenty-seven inches is certainly mucB
more convenient than the tall ones
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Worn Out System.”
Hon Nelson Rice of St. Joseph, Mich., knows of a large number
grateful patients in his county who hare been cured by Peruna.
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praise ft above all other medicines. Peruna has my heartiest good
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Weak Nerves, Poor Digestion.
Impure Blood, Depressed
Spirits.
The sun has just crossed the equator on
its yearly trip north. The real equator is
shifted toward the north nearly eighteen
miles every day. Wilh the return of the
S sun comes the bodily ills pe -j'.Lir to spring.
With one person the nerves are weak • an
other persou. digestion poor; with other
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have depressed spirits and tired feeling.
All these things are especially true of
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It is an ideal spring medicine. Perun.t
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