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By Hesba Strctton
( 'IIAPTHH XX IV.
1. ( lllvl.i Poster , mice up HIP thrertil or
< 1io story -tho wnfiil. v.ir.\ narrative of
my wanderings lifter leaving my Island
" friend *
Once more 1 fniiiiil myself In London.
I luul nioiv iioqiinlntniico with almost ov-
try grout city on tin.milmiit. ( . Form-
eately , Turd if luul giv n me iho address
f a hoarding house. or , rnthi'r : i small
family boh I , where he had stayed two
r three HIIKM , and I drnvo th ro at once.
1 weal fr > several governess nBonelow ,
which were advertising for toauhers l
Iho dully papers. When a fortnight had
jM.sscil with no opening for mo , I Ml
It necessary lo leave the honrdim ; bens
which luul born m.v temporarj Imme.
Wandering about the le.isi fii-bMiiablo
culiiirbs , where lo Igings Would i-ust Icnst.
I found n liodro.un in the third story of n
house In a loler.ildy ri'MpCd il'le street.
In thla ffveriili Hollttido oindn.v drnn-
cod ItHt'lf iiller nnotlier with aufal 1110-
uotoiiy. As they | in-e.I ; by , thu only
cliuiiKe they bnniKUt nni Hint the Riiliry
heiit grow ever cooler , .uid Hie lung days
horlor. Think \\liil n dn-nry life for a
young girl ! I wim .is I'und of oompaiiion-
ehlp , nnil neode I love us nnicli us nny
girl. Wns it -i i. nine that my thntilit
< l\volt wiiiewlini d.uigeroiiHly upon Hit ?
plt'flsnnt , penci'iitl iliiji in Stirk ?
Now ami Ilienvhen 1 ventnreil oil !
into tliu HlriM'tn , a pniili- would sel/e me ,
a ilreiul imutlcrnlily great , Hint I might
moot my liuxlmiiil ninldHl the crowd. 1
< lid not oven know thai lu > was In Lon
don ; hu hud alwn.vH sjiokou of il us n
plnci : lie deU'Mid. His hnbil made Hi"
Irec , imcoiivunlloiiMl life upon the < on
tincnt more agreeable to htm. IJow lie
wsifl living now , what he was doing ,
wliuro liu WHH , were MI m.iny eiilgmaH 10
, IH ; uuil I did not enre to run any risk
in finding out the iiiiNWef.s to thorn. Twice
1 piisscd tli Hank of Australia , where
very probably I rouH have learm-d if
ho WAN In the name city us mynrlf ; but F
lurcd not do It , and us soon an 1 knew
how to avoid that atroot , 1 never passed
long it.
I had boon allowed t'o leave my address
. with thu clerk of n large general ngonry
'
Jin th city. Towards ihu'closo of O -
tobor I received a unto from him , de.sir-
ling mo to call at Ilio ollleo at two o'clock
'thu followiiiK afteraoiiu , without t'nll. I
'hud ' a long time to : ihi. The olllcc cluck
ipoititod to half-past three before I caught
I tlio clerk' * , eye , and saw him beckon mo
"uii " to the connier. 1 luul thrown back
'my ' veil , for hero I wns perfectly safe
'from ' rucogiiltion. At the other end of
the counter .stoml a yonng man In con-
ultatlou with a elork. Ho looked car-
ueitly at mo , but 1 \\iis sure hu could
not know me.
"Miss 101'ou ' Mnrtlno.iu ? " snid the dork.
Tlmt WUH my mother s 11:11110 : , and 1 had
doptud It for my own , fooling us if 1
Lad sumo right to It.
Ten , " 1 answered.
'Would you object to go Into a French
ecliool as governess ? " ho iniiiirod. |
"Not in the loiiKt , " 1 said eagerly.
"And pay u small premium ? " 1m add
ed.
"How much ? " 1 nsked , my spirits fall
ing again.
"A inure trifle. " he suiil ; "about Jen
.pounds or no for twelve mouths. You
would perfect . \onwolf in Krone h , you
know ; and you would gala a rofureu for
the I'ul uro. "
"I must think about it. " I replied.
"Well , there is the address of a lady
who can give you nil the particulars , " lie
Biiid , handing me a writ ton paper.
I loft the ollleo liouvy hearted. Ton
pounds would ho more than the hah' of
the llttlu store loft to mo. Yet , would it
not bo wiser lo sei tire a refuge and shel
ter for twelve months than run the risk
of not finding any other situation V I
walked slowly along thu street towards
the hinder thoroughfares , with my head j
liciit down and my mind busy , \\lien snd-
donly a heavy hand was laid upon my
arm , grasping it with cru.sliiiiK foive , and
n harsh , thick voice shouted triumphant
ly in my oar ;
"I've caught you nt laat ! ' "
II was like the blttoruet.x of death , that
chill and terror swooping over mo. My
husband's hot breath was upon my cheek.
mid his oyea woiv looking closely into
mine. Hut before I could speak his xr.\x\t \ \ i
was torn iiway fioni mo , and he wns
sent whirling into the middle of the
road. 1 turned , almost In equal terror , to
u'o who had thnut hbiHolf between us.
It was n Mranger whom 1 Imd noticed
In the iiKonoy ollleo. Hut his fate was
now dark with passion , and as my hus
band staggered back ngain towards us.
his hand was ready to thrum him away
u second time.
"Sliu'H my wife , " ho Ktnmmorod , trying
to gut past the Mtrangor to mo. I'.y this
time a knot of upoftntors had funned
about u , and a polioomnn had conic up.
The ktrangor drew my arm through his ,
and faced thorn defiantly.
"He's a drunken vagabond ! " ho snid ;
"he has just conic out of ihoie spirit
viiuH.s. Thix young lady is no innro his
AVifu than she in mine , and 1 know 110
more of her than that she hns just come
uwny from Ridley's ollleo , where she IIIIK
been looking after a ultuntlon. < Joo'l '
lioavoiu ! cannot a lady \vnlk through the
itrot-U of London without being insult-
* < 1 by a drunken scoundrel like that ? " x
"Will you gho him In charge , sir ? "
e ked the polici-uiau , while llichanl Fos
ter was makiiiK vain efforts
to speak < > o-
liorontly , and explain bin claim upon mo.
I eluni : to the friendly nrin Hun had
to uid. sick and almot ,
my * * po ohl'Sj !
Ion r.
"Don't , " I whUperod ; "oh ! take mo
a way < uiickly. "
lie oluared a pussauo for us lioth with
a \\MV and docUiun that thorc wn * no iv-
sl tiuif. 1 Kluiu-od buck for mi iiutant ,
and mv my luubund KtrinexUn with the
polloemnu. lie looked .utterly unlike a
pay , proMpurouH , . oiiltli.v mto , with a
well-IUM piirso , Hiich a lie hnd used to
appear , lie \MI nhabhy anil poor 'uoini ) i
1 now for ilw puiic < < mau to be vtry hiinl >
on him , and to piovyiu him from fo'do\r-
Iim me. The utr.ituor kept my haul I
firmly on his ( inn , and nbnoit canl d 1
pte Into Fleet strict , nhcro in a uitatit * '
Jc-
or two we .wore quite lout In the ihrong ,
and I 'wns snfo from all pin-milt.
"I dp not know how to th.ink yon , " I
tmid , fnlloiiiul.v.
"You niv trembling still ! " ho replied.
"How IIH-I..V li tviin Hint I followed > ou
iliiveth out of ICIdic ) ' * ! If 1 overcome
aern-i Hint scoundrel ngiiiu 1 shall know
him. y ii mny Iv sure. M.v 11111110 is .lohn
FJiMii r. Perhaps you have heard of my
fiitlier. Dr. Senior of P.rook streetV"
" .So , " replied , " 1 know nobody in Lon
don. "
"TlnU's had , " be nnld. "I Wiwh I was
.lituo Senior ( intend of .lohn Senior ; 1 do
indeed. Do you fool hotter now , Mls-j
Martinet ! ii ? "
"lloiv do yon l.now my nnnteV' ' I ns's- '
0(1. (
"Tbo dork tit lilillcy's called you Mis *
I'jlleti Martini'm. " ho umworod. "M >
bonrlng N vor > good , and I wns not deep
ly engrossed in my Inisiness. J hoard and
saw n good doiil whilst 1 was there. "
lie oallud an empty cab that wn paus
ing bVo shook bunds warmly. There
W.IH no time for loiter.UK ; so I told him
Hio name of the suburb where I w.is
living , and be repeated it to tbo cabman , j
"All right , " bo Hdi.l , Hpo.i'in ' Hiro.igh J
the window , "the fnro Ls pnid and I've
taken cabby's number. If ho trios to
I'hont yon , let mo Iciiow ; Dr. John Senior.
lirooU xtrrct. 1 hope Hint Hltunllon will
lie a no'1.1 one , and very pleasant. Uood-
, ! . : - . "
1 ( 'ood-by , " I cried , laming forward nnd
lnolv'.iu at bis face till Hie crowd came
between iii , nnd I lost sight of it.
I felt Hifor when thu cabm.-in sot mo
down at ill'1 botHo vvboro 1 fudged , nnd
I run upstairs to my little room. I kin-
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"SrONT WlIIItl.INC INTO 'I'll
died the tiro. Then I snt down on my
box before it , tbini.ing.
Yes ; 1 must leave London. 1 must Uiko
this situation , the only one open to me ,
in a school in Franco. 1 should nt least
bo assured of a homo for twelve mouths ;
and. HS til" olork Imd said. I should per
fect myself in French nnd Kiiin u ref
eree. 1 should be ourniiiK a character in
fact. The sooner 1 llod from London
again the bettor , now th.it I know my
husband was somewhere in it. 1 unfold
ed tbo paper on which wns written the
nnmo of the lady to whom I was lo ap
ply. Mrs. Wilkinson , 10 P.ollrmijur
street. I r.m down to the sitting room ,
to ask my landlady where it was. nnd
told her , In my nuw hopefulness , that 1
had hoard of a situation In Fr.mco. 15o I-1
ringer street was loss than a mile away.
I could be there before seven o'elook , nd
too lalo perhaps for Mrs. Wilkinson in
give mo an interview.
No. 1 ! ) was not dlnloult to find , and I
pulled tbo hell handle with n gentle and
quiet pull. A slight , thin child in rusty
mourning opened it , with the chain
across , and asked In a timid voice who
1 wis.
"Does Mr.s. Wilkinson live hero ? " I
asked.
"Ye.aid thu child.
"Who is there ? " I beard a voice call
ing shrilly from within.
"I am come about a school In France , "
I said to the child.
"Ob , I'll lot you In. " she answered eag
erly ; " .sho will see you about that , I'm
Hiiro. I'm to go with you , if you go. " ;
She let down the chain , and opened the
door. There was a dim lisbt burning
in the hull , which looked shabby and
poverty Htriokon. 1 had only time to take
u vague general impression , before the
little girl conducted mo to a room on tbe
ground floor.
"I'm to K If you go , " he said again ;
"and , oh ! 1 do so hope you will ngroe to
"I think I Khali , " I answered.
"I daren't be1 sure , " nhe replied , nod
ding her head with n air of sagacity ;
"there have been four or five Ko-enief-ses
here , and none of them would v ° You'd
bavo to take me with you ; and , oh ! It is
such a lovely , beautiful plate. See ! here
U a picture of It. "
SUe ran eagerly to a aide table , en
which lay 11 book or two , one of whlih
she opened , and reached out a photograph -
graph , which hud l > en laid ther # for -
cnrliy. It was clear , hhurply donn d. At
( ho loft hand stood a ban Uiime ho\in ,
with window * covered with laee our-
tniiw , and proiidml with outer Venetian
Nhuttora. In llm center stood H large
* ( in ure garden , with fountains , and ar
bors nnd statue * ; and behind this rtood
a KiHK building of two storfeii , and a sta p
roof with dormer wiudowi , every cafc-
iiirtii o ! ' rhlch wa provided , like the
benne lu the front , with rich Uce curt -
t hn and Venotlun nhutterM. The whole
pl.i was clonrly in 8 od order and good
; txi' ; , and looked like n very pleasant
home.
"lnn't it a lovely plueeY" asked the
.lilM hesl'Kj me , wbh a deep sigh of long-
"Yen , " J Mil ) ; "I nhotild tike to go. "
1 bad had time * c make nil HICHC oil-
HorvntloiiK before the owner of ( lie for-
oltfii voiee , whlfh 1 hnil ln-ni" ) at the
door , ctime In. At the nrst xbincr I
knew her to b ta Krenehw.im.in. Ihr
hlnek oyovrro nt < 'ii < ly and cold , nil 1
her general expresMon ono of watclitul-
ness.
" 1 have not the honor of knowing > ou , "
who nl 1 polHr'v '
"J come froi , ] Hldlov'a Agoticy ollleo , "
I answered , "about n slhmiion UK liu -
llsh lonelier In a wliool In I'Vr.nco. "
"It is n jjreiU cl. IH-O , " ho swld , "my
friend , Madnnt. * iNn'o- ' , Is very goi/.I ,
very nmlnblo for ) teacheis. She ls
like a sister 'for ti'u. . The terms nro
very high , vets 'n-b ' for France ; but
there In ilb.solnl ' 1\ i-vt-cy comfort. 1 sup-
po.o you could liiti > i.iiiecn few English
ptinll.s. "
"No , " I nnsvxen-d. "I am afraid I could
not. I am sure I < "vild not , "
"That of mum * must ho cotmldered
In the premium , " | ii' rontitmed ; "If you
could hnvo inlro bit n I , - , nsK pupils ,
the premium woulH be low. I ilo not
ihink my friend would tnke one penny
less'llinn twenty pntinds f.ir thu firal yo.-ir ,
mid ton for the woi-ond. "
The tears stnrtol to my eyes , 1 had
felt HO sure of going if 1 would pay ton
pounds that I \VM quite unprepared for
fills disappointment. There wai still mj
tllaniond ring left ; mit how to illjpoho of
It. for anything like Its value , 1 did not
know.
"Wlmt were you prepared to give ? "
aaked Mrs. Wilkinson , whilst 1 hesltat-
i i :
"The clerk ut Hldley'H olllce told mo
the premium ould ho ton p > nmilV I : m-
swored ; "I do not see how I can j'i\o
more. "
"Well. " she said , sifter musing a little ,
"it is time this child \\int. Shu has boon
hero n iiinnlh , wailing lor somebody to
tnke her down to Noirenu. 1 will agree
With you , and will explain to Madame
I'orrior. How soon could . \mt go ? "
"I shonlil flko. 16 go to-mni > ro\ " I re
plied , fueling that the sooner I iiiittud |
London the bettor. Mrs. Wilkinson's
steady eyes fastened upon me again with
slmrp curiosity. "
"tlavo yon references , miss ? " she n&k-
ml. ' ,
*
K : MIDDLE OF T1IK KOAD.
"No , " I fullered , my hopes sinking
again before this old dilllcnlty.
"It will be necessary , then , " slio s.iid ,
"for you to give the money to me , and
.1 will forward it to Madame IVrrier.
Pardon , miss , but joii perceive 1 could
not send a teacher to them unless I know
Hint she could pay the money down. "
I did not waver any longer. Tbe pros
pect seemed too promising for me. to lu o
it by nny irresolution. I drew nut my
purse , and laid down two out of tbo time
live-pound notes left me. She pn\e im > a
formal receipt In the names of Kmilo nnd
Louisa Perrier and her
, sober face wo o
an expression of satisfaction.
yTboro ! it is dune. " s-lir said. "Y.m
will tnko los-snm , nnj IwKons yu.i plcise ,
from the prolVsM > who atti-nd tli ( . i
school. It is n grand obnneo , mint , u
grnnd chance. Let Us say you KO the d.iy
sifter to-morrow ; Hu > child will be quite
ready. She is .
gum. ? for four years to
that splendid plnee , a plaeo for indies of
tbo highest dogivi' "
At that nioiniiii nn Imperious kuo k
sounded upon tbo outer door , and the lit
tle girl ran to answer it , leaving the door
of our room open. A voice which 1 know
well , a voioo which made my heart stnnd
still and my veins curdle , spoke in sharp ,
loud tones in the hall.
"Is Mr. Foster "
come houip yrt ? worn
the words the terrible voice nttereil , quito
close to mo it seemed ; so close that I
shrank back shivering , as if evorj sylla
ble struck n separate blow. All my
senses were awake ; I could bear every
sound in the hall , < -.vh stop that OH mo
nearer and nearer. Was she about 10
outer the room where 1 wa ittiiiV |
Slu > stood still for half n minute as if
uncertain what to do.
"Ho i * upstairs. " said thn child a
voice. "Ho told mo he was 111 when I
opened the door for him. "
"Where is Mrs. Wilkinson J" the ask-
od.
"Sho Is hero. " said the child , "but
there's a lady with hor. "
Then Hio woman's footsteps wont on
up the * t a iron He. I listened to them
climbing up ono stop after another , my
bruin throbbing with each nonnd , nnd I
hoard a door opened and closed. Mrs.
Wilkinson had cone to the door , and
looked oat Into the hall , an If expecting
other questions to be risked. She hud
i < f.ecn my panic of despair. I mu t
away befo * I lost the ue of my
i , for I felt Kiddy and faint.
( To bo continued.J
Ainericmi Knpreniae.y.
Fitvt London Hnrjrlar I0h , Jimmy ,
yon doln" arouud here ? Wy alii't
you at is-orc.
Booond Biirslar A.W , I'm all r ! sht.
I'm waltln' .
" ' "
"Wultlu'forwhst ?
"li'or my new Yankee tools to arri * . "
Cleveland Plnln Doaler.
of Known Tides.
The lowest tides , where any exist at
nil , are nt Panama , AY hero two fwt ia
tbo avcrayo rise and falL
USELFSSNESS OF WORRY.
killed a eat , snyw the prov-
erl- the old Iradltlon that the an-
Imnl has nine lives being probably
the ivnfion why It WIIH chosen to e.\-
presH the ratal effect H of worry. Al
though we unfortunately cannot ellm-
dm to nnvloty from our daily existence ,
| we can certainly do much to prevent
It from spoiling onr lives. Hut while
tvery woman reall/.es the amount of
ieedless suffering that Rho entails upon
herself by fretting over what might
happen , but what In ninety-nine cases
5iit of a hundred never doen. she rare
ly makes the effort to conquer n dis
position which not only IH Injurious to
ber own Iwalth and happiness , but ex-
rrclsc.s a very depressing effect on
those about her.
"When I think of the amount of ab
solutely unnecessary agony of mind I
linve undergone by worrying , " remark-
Hi a middle-aged woman recently , "and
consider how It must hnvo affected the
family and my uf.efillness , I feel both
Isbamod and remorseful. "
Young mothers are the worst persons
lu this respect , for they conjure up
Imaginary dangers to their offspring on
ill sides , and seem lo feel that their fee
ble strength can shlelil their children
from harm If they only can extend their
maternal prnlcetlon sutliclontly hi ev-
jry direction , not realizing thai their
excessive rare Is really a upedcs of sel-
Qshnoss to give themselves ease of
ailnd Instead < .f the devotion they sup
pose It to be , and that by overcautlon
ind rest mint they will warp the Im
pressionable mil tires of the little ones ,
preventing the natural development of
lelf-conlldonce and courage , and possi
bly thereby all'ectlng ( heir whole fu
ture llvew. Mothers must make up their
minds , if they wish their sons lo be
manly and strong , that they must allow
them to tnke all reasonable risks , com
forting themselves with the undoubted
truth thnt timid people are In more dan-
per In an emergency than those who
> re accustomed to peril , and as we live
In jeopardy every hour , as St. Paul
says , no care can avert accident.
"An Instance told me once by a
friend of my mother Influenced me
rery much In the bringing up of my
boys , " raihl the still youthful mother
5f several sturdy suns. "One day ,
tyhcn she felt nervous , she asked her
boy not to go out In his sailboal , so to
plcuse ho'r he stayed at home , slipped
511 a banana skin , and injured his spine
to that he THIS laid up for years. How
many times must Hint poor mother
have regretted that she did not allow
him to 'gang bis atn gait. ' as every rest
less , healthy boy should be allowed to
do , providing there Is no wrongdoing
Involved V"
Asparagus Is inking the place of peas
to serve with sweet IIP ads.
A row of small baked tomatoes is n
new garnish fora i east fowl.
Fried chicken , wl.'h cream dressing ,
may be served with cauliflower on the
same dish ,
A baked fish stuffed with mashed
potatoes should Inerved with little
cakes of mashed potatoes rolled In egg
anil bread crumbs and fried.
Thin sliicc.s of breakfast bacon make
a savory garnish I'm steak ; thin slices
> f pork rolled In ega and bread crumbs
are fried IIH a garnish for fried chick-
in.
Cake tins with nn adjustable bottom
prevent tbe old trouble nf getting layer
take out In chnpoly form. No matter
how delicate the cake , by tbe use of
Ihcflc HUH It may be removed without
breaking.
If you wish lee crenm to be ornamen
tal you may use beet Juice for coloring ,
tt will give you any simile of pink
leslred. Spinach for green , or a little
utter color will make It a deep cream.
'
4.11 are perfectly harmless.
*
Onion Juice Improves the flavor of
icrnmblod eggs. If onion is liked at all.
TV'kllp a tnblospiii.iiful of butter Is melt-
JK lu the chafing dish add a teaspnon-
ral of onion Juice or graced onion. This
lunutity Is Hiilllfient for six eggs.
I'reH.v Ilulr ArranK-llli'iit.
For little girl * bt woen tbe ngox of
| nnd 11 ! tbo hair U parted on the side ,
rusbod forward ever the brows , and
( * cure < l with a Knot of i , fc , rather
Iroad ribbon. Some nrtbtr ! mothers
( ctitoii their ilnuziitum' hair in this
bunion -with huge rosettes of baby rib
bon in pale bine , pink or .unher color ,
Unking tbo IwHt i f ofVivtt- When the
Chrtd'r. fwitnivn HP < " r ? uuiHr , a charming
htiy to dress tin * hnlr l tti IMUI it In the
piddle of tbe fiuvhond sn < l brwih it Into
hro large tuils ; f i-nrln nt wieh sl < i < * of
| ho hofld. Kai-h liuiu-h of th > Be curls
to UWI up wlih li brltlH-folnrvd ribbon ,
ui < l the effect K iwtb ( jnnlnt HOI ! prig-
hul.
\Y iy *
First , we mint uinlprf.tiiml thnt \ \ h t
Attracts nu'n ' "d what they lll < c MIH-
cot by any nifann always tht > name
thing.
A man IP often attract * d b.r a IH -
iritchinp smile , but a LO ' < ! tcuiperi'd
lirouan In tin nvl nai ! , ' iptr * . ) 'udd
fen him and \\HH liit re r'ftft Is u
mistake to think that In these days
men prefer brainless , silly women. On
Hie conlrary. they like those who have
bright , quick brains , who take an In
terest In things around them and can
talk sensibly on subjects in which they
themselves are Interested , though If
the women possess superior knowledge
on any one topic they will do well to
keep that fact In the background and
play the part of Interested listeners.
Irreverent women are an abomination
to men. Whatever may be their own
religious opinions If they have any-
lit any rate , they like to feel that wom
en cling to the faith which they once
learned at their mother's knee.
T.-s on in Kiiiiic-S
All well-cut patterns necessitate the
stretching of those edge' ) which occur
on a bias threal of the texture , to In
sure that part setting without a wrin
kle ; for instance , a front shoulder ecU \
lo give that taut appearance we nil
wish , should be well stret"b"d. and
should dip downwards sliirluly , while
tbe'baek ono Is eased to It. and eltb-r
cut straight or with a slight upward
curve. The front neck edge , where it is
on the bias , is also usually a much bet
ter lit for a little stretching , which In
both eases must of course be done when
the lining and material arc together.
The following rules for fitting will be
found to be reliable :
First see that the bodice Is setting
well down fo the wnlst at back. Next
pin the front lines together from the
neck to the waist. At the latter place
do not let out If too tight , as by so do
ing yon Immediately alter the set of
the darts , and give a broad , straight
effect , which Is very ugly. Make the
required enlargement at the under-.irm
j seam , throwing the front of bodice
i more forward. .Make any required IIt-
I ting at the waist before touching the
| upper part unless the bodice Is a little
short-walsted. and by lowering tbo
shoulders a little this may be rectified ;
In such a case open the shoulders anil
phi them temporarily together , fitting
them properly after tilting the wuLsl.
If too long walstcd , pin a tuck all
round tbe waist line in the fining and
si Itch It along each piece when they
are all separated. If there is more
fullness than is needed Just in the front
of the arnihole , an Interlining of line
French canvas ( the-best kind of pud-
tlingt will make It sot quite smoot'ily.
Or take up a small dart from the armhole -
'
hole edge , tapering it off to nothing at
about the center ( or below the top ) of
the back dart. Harper's Ittr/ar.
Secret of a I < nnu Ulfc.
Yon sometimes see n woman whoso
old age Is as exquisite as was the per
fect bloom of * her youth. You wonder
how this has come about. You wonder
how It Is her life has been a long and
happy one. Here are some of the rea
sons :
Hhe knew how to forget disagreeable
things.
She kept ber nerves well In hand , and
inflicted them on no one.
She mastered the art of saying pleasIng -
Ing thlncs.
She did not expect too much from her
friends.
She made whatever work cnme to her
congenial.
She retained her Illusions , and did not
believe all the world wicked anil un
kind.
She relieved the miserable and sym
pathized with the sorrowful.
She never forgot that kind words and
a smile cost nothing , but are priceless
treasures to the discouraged.
She did unto others as she would bo
done b.\ , and now that old age has come
to her. and there Is a halo of white hair
about her ho d , she Is loved and consid
ered. This IK Hie secret of a long life ,
and a happy ono.
How 1i Stnml 1'roperly.
"I read much , " unyH a middle-aged
woman , whofie orect. graceful carriage ,
by the way , Is noticeable , "of this , that
and the other thing that should be douo
in order to stnnd properly nnd Improve
the figure ; but I norer pjiy nny atten
tion to nny of the suggestion * . I have
never done bnt one thing In this mutter ,
nnd that IB to follow the srtrleo given
to me when I was a girl of Hi by my
grandmother , whose Btntcly mien wis :
the admiration iW all her fru'iiUs. nn.l
which I could not hopo'to better or
even achieve. All that lo neMed , Hhe
usixl to tell mt . In order to stand
. IB to keep the legs st might.
yourself a half dozen Hmen during the
, dinnd ; . you will nee how useful Is
thlK adilfp. Constantly the fcijeo-i re
' too mm b bent. The figure Man In em ;
I hi-quouro. and Its UnoR of elepance nre
lobt. Strutehten the knee * every time
I you think of It , and the rest of Hing -
uro falls tiHturallv In the jvoyer posi
tion. " nnrp r' Harnr.
DISEASE THEIR UNDOING.
'e llt vice Mn'l < * IJet * . * . * 'lio
People In tlie Ml Hi- ' , - . \
III l.'MS u pestilence Hint H\vet ; "nr .
he greater part of Kuropo w clinch *
loatroyed the moral " -ens b litloH of Uic
luniaii nice. During Hie pre > alcuo : f
lie plnguo tlit'io Heoniod to lie no soi > e
if honor , no realization of duty to ( Ml
ir man In many purls of the continent
i. physician of Avignon , KTUIIC-O , write *
if the conditions tliat then existed :
'The father did not visit his son , nor
he KOII his father. Charity was dead. "
flllnnt says of his neighbors at Klor-
iiico that they W'huved UK "might per-
iiip.s be expected from Inildels and
iiivuges. Men gave themselves up to
ho enjoyment of the worldly riches to
vlilch they had succeeded. " The En-
; llsh manor court rolls record more
han one case where a house bereft of
ts occupants by the plague was plun-
lered by the neighbors and bodies of
.lie dead stripped by their own fellow
. Illagers. The wealthy , In the months
'ollowlng the plague , gambled , reveled ,
iteeped themselves in gluttony and
eehery ; the poor Idled , brawled , touk
idvantago of the necessities of their
ords and became Irreligious and rebel-
Ions.
Scarcely a writer falls to record the
Uter selllslme.ss of the period of the
. Isilulion and the dissoluteness and
owered morals which followed In Its
vako. The surviving 1-iborers insisted
> n hlglier wages and employers used
heir Inllnence with the government to
juss laws to compel the acceptance of
'he old rains. Contention raged bo-
: ween rich and poor , and the seeds
( vero sown for .Jacqueries and pens-
Hit s' rebellions.
The building of churches coasul for
t time. The newly laid foundations of
: ho vast nave and choir of the eaUie- jk
Jral at Siena we * > left as they were ,
uid have never been buHt upon to this
lay.
lay.A
A thousand partlnlly built churches
remained stationary for a tini and
their construction was resume I only
iVhen architectural style had i-hangeil
50 distinctly Unit Hie line of dhlslon
; an still be seen. At Oxford and
Cambridge and Paris the number of
students was depleted and never again
rose to Its former number. The clergy
suffered more than any other class In
the community. .Many a monastery
had lost Its whole body of occupants.
In others the few survivors , with di
minished income and discipline be
cause of the death of their leading
members , never refilled their numbers
or regained their old prosperity and
rigor. 1-ho bishops were compelled to
Drdalu to the service of the church the
voting , ( he inexperienced , the illltcr-
kle , and even then there wore too few
for its needs.
COLD ICE AND WARM ICE.
Compared with Srntie SnlistniiccH All
lc" li Keal'y Hot.
The college professor asked the rest
of us whether Ice was colder In win
ter than it was in summer. Now , to
the rest of us , ice was Ice , find therefore -
fore we could not see how it could re- ifc
tiiuln ice and be either colder or warm- i
cr. Then the professor explained the
thing in this fashion :
"If a thermometer is buried in ice in
summer it will Indicate : ! U degrees. If
you throw a piece of Ice into boiling
water , and leave it there until it Is al
most gone , what Is left would be still
nt I12 ! degrees. Ice can never be got
ten above that temperature.
"Hut while Ice can never be warmed
nbove " > i ! degrees. It will go as much
below that as the weather does. An
Iceman delivering ice one Hero day in
January was asked whether his lee
was any colder than In July. Ho
thought not. Hut , as a matter of fact ,
B piece of summer Ice , If he had had it ,
would have been something of a foot
warmer for hi in , as it would have been
50 degrees warmer than the air of ( ho
bottom of his wagon.
"Mixing salt with Ice makes It much
cooler. The Ice in a wine cooler goes
tlown to about zero. This Is why the
point zero on our common thermome
ters was fixed where It Is. It WHS
supposed lo be the lowest point which
could be reached by artificial means.
Since then we hnve reached about ! 18H
degrees below zero by chemical pro
cesses.
"Ice will cool down with everything
else on a cold night to zero or below.
What should prevent It ? On a day
when it Is just freezing a block of Iron
and a block of Ice outdoors will stay at
3'J degrees. If the weather grown
warmer the lion will warm up with s *
the weather , but the ice will stay at & *
I' ' . ! dcgreiM and melt away. Hut It' the
weather grows colder the iron and the
ice will cool off , and one just as much
us the other.
"As the Ice grows colder It gets hard
er and more brittle. There can be no
hickory bend on n skating pond on a
kin-o day , for ice IN then too brittle.
Slivers of Ice dipped In liquid air bo-
i-oino so hard that they will cut gluss.
Water thrown on ice In the Arctic ro-
glens will shiver It like pouring boM-
Ing water upon cold glass. This in be
cause the Ice Is so much colder Hutu
the water. " Coverages.
Till ! ll'C8011t
Servant A publisher at the door to
see you , sir.
Modern Author n.i\e .him come k
tnd wait ; tell him I just began wrltiuir
a book , anil won't have it finished for
tifte a mlnutes.-OhlA St.itp Journal.
We knock on the style 3 ? havlr
cushion cover * with pl lures of luilUn
head * on , of painted red skins on th
wall , and of tbe Indian In any kind of
decoration. W * n > terribly fnd ctrtiy
when wo make a parlor decoration f
the man who scalped onr H' ' ' < * .to * ,
ud would he scalping us If he vroro
t Aut-nnmbcred.