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( CoDyrhrht. by JOllcDh B. Dowles , )
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The mlnlotor hnd merely praclnhnod
for the first tlmo the bnnns at mnr-
rlago between John FerClIs , bncholor ,
and Mnry Jane Wllaon , or McGlaahan ,
. : wIdow , "both at this } 1arloh. "
"It's Indacent , that's what It Is I"
laid : Mr. Danka , the fiab morchant.
"When I say It la Indacent , I reter to
thla Intimation 0' merrlage thllt toll on
lIa 11' the day lIke a thunderbolt , and
I toll yo , Joseph Rldhorn , that ma
opoenlon 0' thla proposed morrlage
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I . " 0' nao value to anybody. "
"Wo'll aoo aboot that ! What has
that auld mIser , John Forgus , done tor
the kirk , I aak yo ? " demanded Danks
I fiorcely.
"Ho's novel' done anything to dls.
. grace It , onyway. "
" \Vhnt d''o mean 1"
"In Ithcr words , " replied Mr. Rod.
horn calmly , "I wud auggeat the ad.
vlaaboollly 0' yor keoptn' YOI' nose tor
: rer fish an' no' tor pokln' Into Ither
folka' artalrs. "
"EspecIally , " went on the palnler ,
'tho affairs o man that lost his best
. arm In a. railway acchIent when he
.was IIttlo mall' nor a youth. "
, "That's naethln' to dM wi' hIm beln'
a miser , " the elder anapped fiercely.
"It he lost 1ls arm , ProvldOI co sent
him a legacy 0' tully three thousnn'
pound the vera same year , an' Provl.
denc never Intendlt hIm to pit by
the bIgger haut 0' the Interest. "
"Maybo , Peter Danks , maybe. Dein'
nn elder , yovo dootloss ha' mlllr communIcations -
munIcations wI' ProvIdence than yor
humble servant. " .
"Humph ! Dae yo moan to tell mo
thllt Jane McGlashan , wha'a fitly if
she's a day , Is morryln' John Fergus
for onythlng but his siller ? " Mr. Dan1a
orled bItterly.
"I'm no' tellln' ye onything. Dut
supposln' srlO Is morryln' him tor hIs
siller , what busIness Is It 0' yours ermInes
mInes ? Nevertheless , I bellovo her
wee shop keeps her comfortable ,
though ) 'e wudna thInk there was
mucklo profit on sweotles an' tobaccy ,
an' newspapers , et cotera. Dtn.na ex-
clto yersel' further , Malstor Danles.
t1.- . .fl'hat's ma advlco to you. "
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, But Mr , Danles wall not satisfied.
"Ho'll be IIvln' on her , an' savIn'
every penny 0' hIs Interest , " he saId
vIcIously. .
Mr. Redhorn stopped ahort' In hIs
walk.
I "Soo , Malster Danks ! " ho said sharply -
ly , "John Fergus gl'ed mo ma first
job , an' dldna haggle aboot the prIce.
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As tor 1\1rs , McGlashan she gl'ed me n
bottle 0' medIcIne last year that cured
ma Indlgeestlon-an' I'm MIstress Mc-
Glashan's freen for lIfo. An' , mInd ye ,
Peter Dank3 , Ir ye try to mak' any
mlschlet abaot thIs merrlago , I'll target -
get ye're an elder , an'-as shall' as ma
. Damo's Joseph Rldhorn-I'll como
when YO'l'e nleopln' an' pont yer hoose
pea.green , wi' bad words In scarlet on
the door ! "
Whereupon Joseph lott the dum.
founded elder , and made tor hIs mod-
i est dwelling.
I As Joseph rcsted after a hearty meal
: a brilliant Idea suddenly struck hIm.
It took , hIm a full woele to acquIre
J courage sufficlont for the arrylng out
ot hIs brIlliant Idea.
At last , about eIght o'clock , on an
October evening , he stepped stealthily
from hIs door. About a turlong beyond -
yond the village he came to a co age
Btandlng by Itself on a halt-acro ot
ground. A faInt light filtered out be.
tween the closed shutters on the rIght-
hand wIndow.
" 'Voel , hero goes ! " ho said , halt
, aloud , as ho stood on the steps and
knocleed on the door.
The door was openod. an Inoh and a
.volce shouted , "Wha's that ? "
"It's me-Josoph Hldhorn , " replied
! the paInter.
Fergus hesitated. "Weel , ye best
'como ' In , " he said at last. "It's no' a
, nlcht ror the doorstep for man or
beast , "
Mr. Redhorn followed hIs unwillIng
host into the Idtchen.
"SIt doon , " said the other , pushIng
a chair neal'or the hearth , and takIng
another for hlmsolf ,
"Thenk ) ' 0 , " repliedIr. ! . Redhorn.
"Wud ye try a ceegaurotte ? "
"I dlnna smoke. " he saId quIetly.
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"Thonk ye a' the same , Joseph RId.
. . horn. "
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thIng had to be faced , and at last ho
forced hhpself Into speech ,
/ < "I was galln to tell yo , 1\II\1stor Fer-
, , ' gus , hoe I managed to commence the
smokln' . Ye see , I used to be l\ martyr -
, - tyr to dyspepsIa , If yo ken what that
Is , an' IJ thocht ma CaRl ) was hopeless
, . . ' till yer wlfeFergus started. "I
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. , mean yer Intondlt-gl'ed mo a sampl
-.S ( 0' a mlxturo. . An' nee I'm a new man !
. I can eat on.thlng ! "
" " 'Veol , weel , " saId Forgus , "I'm '
) shall' l'm glad to hear ) 'e'vo got quIt
I 0' yer troltble. "
"Ay , " went onII' ! . Redhorn aolomh.
Jy , "It's the Inner man that coonts.
Dut there's anlther thing. Dae ye ken
wha gl'od mo ma first job when I set
.up In Falrl10rt ? It was yersel' , John
Fergus , It was ) 'orsol' ! An' it I seeme ( ]
to forget It In the pust , Y maun
blame It to ma Internal organs that
- mado-me a dOllr. soar man for mon ) ' a
Jang year. An' that" contlnued Mr.
Redhorn exclteclly-"thal's the second
. reason fOI' ma comln' to see yo the
" nlcht-to-to ( 'on ratlllllte yo on the
important event tllat--that's loomln'
In the ' future an' I ' '
nelli' . , hope I'm no'
{ ntrudln' , "
. - ' . . "Ye'ro vera welc < : > llle here , Joseph. "
"Thenk yo , " the pn.1nter roturne(1.
"It-It yo'ro no' Itherwlso engacod , "
ho stammered , " 1-1 wud bo 1'11.10 prood
to bo yer-yer best man. I'vo hll.d nll.8
oxperlence , but- "
"Aro yo In earnest , Joseph Y"
"Ay , I'm In earnest ! "
"Ha'o yo no' heard what the to111
says aboot mo ? "
"I'm no' carin' a snuer tor pUblic
opeenlon , " returned Mr. Redhorn
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stoutly.
"I bellevo yo'ro a man , Joseph RId.
horn , " ho saId. "LIsten , an' I'll tell yo
somethIng. To begIn wI' , what dno
yo thInk 0' mo ( or savin' money a'
thao years 1"
"I novel' thocht aboot _ It. till the
Ithor day , and then I thocht. yo wud
ha'o a gulll reason tor the savin' . "
"Aweol , I'm gaun to telI yo. . . Mfnd ,
It's atweon oorsel's. LIsten ! I lost
ma arm when I was three an' twlnty.
I was coorUn' a lass at the time. Dut
yo canna keep a wJo , an' maybfl
weans , on the wark 0' yln nrm , an'
that the Joft yln. At lenst , I couldn't.
An' It came to pass that the lass mel'
rlt anlthor man. An' the next year
ma ( ayther's brlthel" dee'd an' left mo
near throe tlwusand pound. I had a
brlthe-r , but ho got naothln' lert hlm-
the reason ( or that I dlnna ken. He
was a clover lad. 110 inlcht ha'o been
chancellor .0' t.ho exchequer It ho had
otten th rl ht chanco. So I gl'od
hIm the threQ thousan' pound , an' he
was to pay mo five per cent. Dut ho
'lover managed to pay mall' nor yln
m' a quarter. It wasna hIs fau't.
rhlngs was aye agaInst him. Hooever
' 10 peyed that reg'lar for near thIrty
; , ear , but It dldna leave mo mucklo for
I'eln' away' to tUrl'ln mIssIons an' the
.Iko. I stol1plt gaun to the kirk , seoln'
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"Ye're Vera Welcome Here , Joseph. "
1 couJdna pay ma fooUn' . An' 1 wasnn
gaun to tell everybodY that mil brlther
had the len' 0' ma siller. Ho doe'd the
year afore last-bankrupt. I had been
Iavln' , Joseph , an' the savIn's ha'
kept mo up tllI noo. ThIs wee hoose
Is ma aln. That's a' . 1\Iary's keepln'
mo frae. the-the pulrhouso. That'a
the truth , Joseph. "
"I'm vexed for ye , John , " saId Mr.
Redhorn at last. "Dut-but. yer guld
tlme's com In' noo. "
"Ye'lI keep what I'vo said secret ,
J soph ? "
"I'm thln\dn' \ the talk should get 0
blt hInt 0' the truth. Will ye no' leave
the thIng to me , John , seeln' I'm to boyer
yor best man ? I'll be awfu' dIscreet.
I'll get Peter Brown to write trom
Glesca montlonln' casual that he wall
glad to hear 0' , the marrIage , but
vexed to hear by accIdent that ye had
never got the guld 0' yer tortuno 0'
thIrty year syne. Hoe wud thll. '
tIae ? "
"Man , man ! " crIed Fergus , " 0. body :
wud thInk wo was auld troens. "
"So we are , but wo dldna fin' It oot
till the nlcht. "
"I'm gled ye cam' to see mo. 'What
brochl yo , really ? " Fergus asked
rather abruptl- .
Mr. Hodhorn actually blushed.
"Woel , I decidet because I. was shall'
there maun bo somothlng ralo fiM
about twa follt that gets merrlt etter
wultln' thIrty year , whatever pUblic
eenlon says aboot them , "
The mornIng atter the weddIng Mr.
Rcdhorn entered the little shop.
"A packet 0' ceegaurottes , " he saId
In a very art-hand tone ,
The comely IIttlo woman behInd the
countel' looleed up at hIm wIth a smile
on her lips and a tear _ In each eye.
She may have been nearly fifty , but
she dId not look It then.
"John's up at the cottage , " she 1'0-
mal'ked. " 'Ve'ro thlnkln' 0' startln' a
wee uslness In vegetables an' trult
next year , torbyo wur s op. "
"I wIsh yo success , 1\IIstress Fel'
gUB. "
"I see yo're In a hurry-but Malstor
Rhlhorn , dId naobody say anythIng
nasty aboot John wantln' to merry me
when he had lost evorythlng ? Tell
me , please ? "
"Nnohody kens that ho had lost
everything' , MIstress Fergus , "
"Uut-but-.ou ken , 1\Ialster Rid ,
horn-you ken. What dId you thInk
0' John ? "
, , "I thocht 0' hIm wanUn' yo tat
I thIrty year , " snld Josoph.
"Oh , then , I'll toll yo the truth. Yo
see , I leent ahoot John's brother , an'
I hoard when he doe'd bankrupt , An'
then 1-1-1 asltlt John to merry mil.
lie couldna rotuse. "
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Mohammed-AII.Mlrza , whose reign has commenced with a series of pollt.
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TOWN , BORN , - OF . - SPITE.
VERONA , ME. , ONCE .KNOWN AS
- ORPHAN'S ISLAND.
Intended as a New England Metropo.
lis ; , But Pla - of Prom 1ers Failed
-No Church or Post Office -
fico In VlllaDo. .
Verona , Me.-The intensely Yankee
/Own of Verona , with Its Intensel ) '
Italian name , was born out of spite.
Long before the English fieet sailed
up the Penobscot rIver In the autumn
at 1814 and ) ald Bangor under heavy
trIbute , the present town was known
as Orphan's Island , and had been surveyed -
veyod and mapped out as the tuture
metropolis of New England.
A long brIdge , costing many thou.
sands of dollars , wasJmllt to connect
the Island with Ducksport and paId
tor from the sales at a tew choIce
Iota near the center of the unborI\
city.
city.Tho
The 'Vetmores and Hea'ths anel
Bowdolns and Brldgeses , who were
, Interested In the plan , looked down on
old John Jacob Astor as an amateur
In finance , and thought the rich mon
at Boston wore boggars.
. Latcr on It was dIscovered that the
drawIng of expenslvo maps and the
makh g of elaborate plans would not
Insure an ImmedIate sale of real es.
tate. The promoters ran short or
money and became plunged In dobt.
They appealed to Duclesport tor help
-In repairIng the great brIdge.
When theIr prayers were not grant.
od , out at splto they asked the logls.
Jaturo for a town charter , and were
made joyful when the new town at
Verona was born.
The decline at well' fishIng and
shIpbuildIng nea y depopulated the
Island acter the cIvil war , but reCDvery
hus tollowod slowly through close attention -
tention to agrlculturo.
Though the town Is seven mlleR
long and nearly three miles wI do at Its
bulge , though several at the residents
are _ wealthy , neIther as Orphans Islnnd
nor as Verona has there ever been a
settled clergyman or lawyer or doctor
on Its area.
There Is no church , and when a
cItizen dIes he has to be taken across
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the bridge to find burIal In a comotery.
'I'hol"e hus novoI' been a murder or
any sel'lous crlmo commltteed on the
Island , slnco Its first settlemont.
No post ofilco has ever bcen placed
on the charmed gl"ollnd by a benevolent -
lent aUII paternal nation.
No sherIffs ever cross the brldgo to
serve legal Instrllmonts.
No mInIster drops In to taIte supper
with worshlptul parlshlonors ,
When a doctor trom Bucksport rIdes
through the neIghborhood It creates
as much at a sensation as a cIrcus
parade.
If undortalcors rolled upon Verona
for patron ago they 'Would go Into In-
solvenc ) " .
It Is a place where no barb or's pole
hangs out to allure customors.
No book agent ver calls ,
BABE IN INCUBATOR ,
WeIghed Two Pounds at Birth , Four
Months Before Tlmo.
Elma , Wnph.-There was born 'to
the wlfo at Milton Spurgeon the ether
day a child whIch weIghed at birth
but two pounds , So lIg t anti frail
was the tiny ploco ot humanity when
It was born that Dr. Dlalr , ot Elma ,
the attendIng physicIan , In the absence -
senco of better facilities , ordered a
chicken Incubat r ImmedIately provided -
vided for the new-born babe , and mat
the child o placell In It at once and
the temperature ke , t at blood heat.
With careful watchIng and nttentlol1
the c'hlld has contlnuod to IIvo ; It Is
leept drappod In a finest .and softest
of batting.
Although the child was prematurely
born , tour months before Its time ,
It now gIves every promlso of living.
It Is not longer than a toot rule , and
Is' just able to make a nolso when It
crlcs. Its IIttlo hands , clinched , are
not larger than ordll1l\1'y marbles.
Its" breaUng Is perceptible and reg.
ular , the hIgh temperature that Is
maIntaIned causes the little thing to
perspIre treely. The father and
mother at the child are livIng on a
tarm about three miles from Elma ;
the babe Is theIr firstborn and Is a
gIrl ,
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ITH I -CHfATS--DEATH.----
Youth Supposed to Be Fatally Shot
Amazes Surgeons by Recovery.
Now York.-Wlth eIght pertora-
tlons In hIs Intestines and the
chance for lito 100 to ohe against
hIm , Frank GarrIson , 18 years old ,
walked a mlle to a hospItal , submItted
to an operation trom whIch there was
virtually no hope ot hIs emergIng
allvo , and finally amazed the physIcIans -
sIcIans who attended hIm by walkIng
mtt of the hospital the bther day ap.
parently as sound and sturdy a ho
had ever been In his lite. The surgeons -
geons say bls Is one of the most 1'0-
marlmblo recoverIes on record.
Young GarrIson , who lives on West
One Hundred and Thlrty-slxtb street ,
went hunting docIt rats In the neIghborhood -
borhood of Ono Hundred and Twenty-
flrat street and the Hudson rIver. lie
was examInIng a gun when It was din.
charged and Its entire load lodged In
hIs abdomen.
Strangely enough , the lad dId not
lose conscIousness , but realizIng that
he needed modlcal attention wIthout
delay , ho shouldered hl& gun and
pIcked hIs wlty palntully to hOSIltal ,
i at One Hundred and Thlrty.first
street and Amsterdam avenue , a good
mile's dlstanco.
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For sovet'al days afterwll\'d the
I boy's condlUon was desperate and the
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physIcIans looked tor hIs death at almost -
most any momont. Then there came
a sudden ! 'ally anel tram that _ mo.
ment the youthful patient steadily
Improved.
Old DOD Signed His Will ,
Now Augustu , 11lss'rho first case
on record In thIs state of a dog mal { .
Ing Its own will , and at It bOlng
ortered (01' pro ate , Is reported hero.
Fifteen years ago "Doc" I\IcA1I1ster ,
the largest plantel' In thIs section.
dIed , leavIng a pet hound. 1n hIs will
ho sot asIde $250 tor the care of the
dog until death. l'ortI ; MCAllister , the
eldest son at the deceased " , was glvon
control.
"To be , " the hound , dIed recently ,
leavIng numerous progeuy , ot whIch
young McAllister Is vcr ) ' tond. DesIrIng -
sIrIng to preserve the bequest tor the
benefit of the pups , when the old
hound was attuclCd by slclmess , the
boy drew up a will In proper form ,
witnessed by two cltlzons , and placlnl , ]
a pen between the claws at the aged
dog , the anImal l11ado Its cross mark
Necessary Then ,
"It aIn't true , " saId the milkman ,
"that wo always 11Ut chalk In 0111
mille. " "Do you meau to say , " do.
mandod Mrs. 1I0usekeep , "that you
never do It ? " " \VQII-er-ne\'or , ex.
cept after a heavy mln when the wa.
tel' glts brown and muddy , "
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BLIND KtY OPfRATOR
TELEGRAPHER I < EEPS FAMILY DV
HIS SKILL.
Left Without Father at Age of 12
He Learns to Send Out and Ro-
_ celve MCI8 gcs And Decomn
HIghly Proflclont ,
Carml , m.-BlInt ! IIlnco birth , 011-
bert McDonald , probably the most
wonderful telrgraphor In tbo world ,
1I\'es Ilt Maunle , a little village on the
I.oulsvllIo & Nashville rallrond , ant !
carns a livIng ( or hIs whlowet ! mother
nnd three sisters. He Is perhaps the
only blind telogrnl1h ollerator In the
worltl , and call llrt\ellco at the key
with as mnch dexterity us ono not
mInus hIs eyes. McDonaltl 10 2G
ycara ld uncI hns been n telegraph
operator about ten years. N'ot until
recentl ) ' , though , has ho been recoc-
nlzed by the rallroall and given pOl'-
manont e111plo'ment. Ho Is now as.
sistant operator I\t Maunlo I\ntl 'Utso
has charge of the Western UnIon
Telegrnlh COml\11y'8 office. -
l..efl without n father at the ngo of
12 , the .blind latl WitS ( orcecI to assIst
hIs mother In nll\lt1ng n living. 110
Was greatly Imn lcapped by the loss
of hIs e'eslghl , andmany nolghbors
sO\1ght to oontrlbuto to hIm through
har1tablo motives. Dut the lad woultl
have 110no or It , and worleed at what-
o\'er ho could find to do. Ho sold
Impel'S on the 8treets , blnckell shoos
nnd ran orrands.
Ho finally tlrifted to the depot , I\nd
a otrong att.achment grow between
John W. Foster , I\ent at the lIttle station -
tion , , and the blind Ind , For hours the
boy would sit and lIsten at the busy
cllolcety.cllck of the wire. Ono day
11'0stor nsleed him It ho would 1IIco to
lenrn t legraphY. The reply was at-
fil'1111ltlvo anti the boy wont to work.
. . In loss than a monlh 110 could send ,
anti In loss tllI\n half n ) 'ear hovas 11
Ilmrvol at the lcc ) ' . Each day ho.would
copy messages and take them homo ut
nIght. There hIs sisters would teach
him tI1elr meanIng. lIe ooon became
pl'oficlcnt on the typewriter and coultl
talce the 'fastest message that went
over the wll'o wIth easo.
PersIsting In thIs unlquo schooling ,
the boy loarncll the meaning at ever
2,000 words , Imowlng the spolllng and
proper WIO of each. IIo In tlmo learned
to make change , solI tlcleets and weIgh
baggage. 110 became an object of Interest - :
terest to railroad mon , and the agent I
at Maunlo eml110yed hIm to assIst hIm :
with hIs worle.
Ono day when the agent was nway
the tast St. LouIs mall and oxprcss
fiyer stopped at the stntlon. Superln-
tendont J. W. Logsdon stepped art and
ran Into the depot. Ho 100 Iced on In
wonder as the blind bo ) " sold t1cltela ,
made change and answered questions
as well apparently as one wIth oyes.
As soon as Mr. Logsdon returned
homo ho Interol\ted the rallrond of.
ficlllls In the blind boy tmtl McDonald
wns ccordlngly sent to the state
blind school at Jaclesonvlllo. Whllo
there he dlstlngulbhed hImself by
rapId Irogl'ess , 110 remaIned but 0.
few 1110nths anti returned to work at
hIs post at 1\Inunlo.
- McDonald Is one at the spoodlest
OpOl'lltors In the west.Vhen the
Shawnetown fiood threatened to submerge -
merge the town last January' ho was
ordol'ed to assIst the Western UnIon
operntor In handling press specIals.
The sender has to reael the copy to
"Glb , " as the rallroa mon call hIm ,
and ho gets It on the wIre almost as
fast as It Is read.
LONDON VOUTtiS WANT BEARDS.
Revulsion Against Clean Shaven Face -
Now Growing.
London.-Notwlthstandlng the example -
ample of the AmerIcan whIsker taxers
and theIr admIrers here , It Is contended -
ed that a revulsIon agaInst a clean
shaven face Is gradually growIng
among fashIonable Londoners.
An observer claIms to have notlcod
a tendenc ) ' on the part of the glided
youth of club land and the stock exchange -
change to grow "nlco lIttle curly
leardEl , which gIve thorn qulto a pootl-
cal aPlwuranco. "
A fashlonablo haIrdresser In Bond
street suld beards are slowly but certainly -
tainly comIng Into favor among the
young men deslrhlh to bo fashlonablo.
'I'hey have found beards , espoclally
fair ones , harmonlzo' excellently wIth a
sunburned skIn. The most fashIonable -
able cut Is a close chopped beard parted -
ed In the mlddlo , whIch gIves n dIstinguIshed -
guIshed alpearnnce.
'I'he RussIans , anel latterly some
AmerIcans , affect It consldorably.
This Is Why You Cough.
Vlonna-Helnrlch Albrecnt , pl " "es-
SOl' of lIatll010/lcal / anatomy In the
UnIversity of Vlonna , bas discovered
I a cough bacillus. I rom thIs bacllhts
I the profcssor 1111s ! 1roduced a serum
whIch , when Injucted Into rabbits ,
caUSDS acute Inflammation at the
heart , thu'3 showIng why It Is thll.t In-
I f1uenza exerts so InjurIous an elTect
upon the human heart. PhysIcIans
t bellove that Prof. Albrecht's dlscovory
I will prove mccecdlngly valuable In 1m-
, provln Iho serU111 treatment - ot Influ.
, enza and coughs.
Many Camels Named Roosevelt.
Wllshlngton.-W. W. Newell and 1.
S. 'I'rues ale of Broomo county , No"
York , who have been recently travel.
ling In guropo and AfrIca and elsewhere -
where , were among the presldont's
. visitors recentl ' . 'I'hey told the I1rosl-
I dent that ho was the bost.known man
In the world and that In Egypt tht'y
. Counel at least 10,000 camels 'named
after hIm.
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FORMS OF SOCIETY
ETIQUETTE THAT MARI < 8 THE
WELL IIRED ,
Time fer Rcturn1ng Firat . . . .aU. aM. ' .
ter on Which AuthorlUca DIU.
-"HousewIfe" fo. . . . .
Sewing Room ,
FIrst calls should be retttnlM " , Ub-
In a week , accordIng to "lIallaera and
SocIal Usagea" ( lIarl10r Drothers ) , or ,
ns S01110 nuthorltlos saT , wIthin a
fortnight. It a Il1dy Is Invited to an ) "
cntortalti'mont by I new nCllualntance ,
whether the Invitation come through
a trlond or not , she should lnuncdlato-
11 leave curds , and so1l11 elthor 1re -
grot. or an acucplance. To lese tlmo
tn this Illattor Is rudo. Whether she
attend t o entertaInment. or 110t , she
should call aCter It withIn a : weolt.
' 1'bon , havln done all that. ts polite ,
and 11I\vlng shown herself a , , .oman 0(1
good .breodlng , she can Iteep Ul > the
I1cQualntanco Ot. not as oho l > leases
Somotlmes there are rOMons why IIf
lady does not wlah to leoop up the acquaIntance -
quaIntance , but she must recognlzo
the 11OIItoness oxtendod.
No first vIsit nhoulll bo roturnell by
ca1'tl only ; thIs would bo conshltred !
n slight unlos8 followed by I\n Invl.
latlon. ' 1'he slzo of New Yorlt , the
great distances , the busy lICe of a
woman at charIties , largo ( amlly , and
Immense clrclo at acquaIntances l1ay
roncIer a 110rso11al vIsIt allnoot Impos. '
elblo. She may lIe consldorod to have
dOllo hel' dUl ) ' I [ she , In bor turn , nsks
her now acqualntanco to calI on her
on a spoclfiod day , It she' Is not hor-
seIr able to call'ln porson.
Aftel' balls. . nmatour concerts , theatrical -
rical parties , garden } Jartlos , "at
homes , " cnrda should bo loft by nIl In.
vlted guests wIthIn Do week after the
O\'ont , particularly It the Invited
gucst hils been obllgell to. dec11no.
These curds ma ) ' bo left without In.
qulrln for the hostess , If tlmo presseS -
eS or If the wenlher IB bad ; lIut It Is
11101'0 polllo to ask for her , ovcn If It
Is not her dt\ ) " . It It Is her reception
11 a ) ' , It would be rude not to InquIre ,
enlor , and 11ay a l1Orsonal vIsIt. ACter
a dInner 01' a formal luncheon , ono
Illust Imy personal vIsit. 'l'heso are
called "visIts of ( llgest/on / , " aud a pOl'-
son who fnlls to PI\Y thorn Is thought
to bo lacltlng In courtesy , especially
In the cuso of an Invltntloll to dIn.
nero
It la proper to call In person , or to
leave a card , nfter Iln acqualntanco
has lost a relatlvo , aflor al\ engagement -
ment Is announced , after 0. marrlago
has talton plnco , and after a return
from Eurollo ; but , as aocl ty grows
larger and larger , these visits may bo
omitted , nnd cards sent If It Is Impos.
sIble to pay the vIsits pers nally.
A novel and convenIent artlolo tor
the sowIng room Is the 110usowlfo
mndo on the plan of a suit caso. It
"tanl1s vcrtlcally , and Is made of
wood. The \1Plor Insldo Is fitted with
shelves and pegs for spools , hooks tor
scIssors , etc. , and also a small foldIng
shelt supported by hInges and chaIns.
'rho lower part Is lined with a pretty
desIgn of' cretonne , agaInst whIch Is'
tackcll several poclccls at the same
material for 1)lecos , tapes , etc. , three
on ono side and a largo dno on the
other. On each slllo at the large
Iockot ) Is a brass fixture to hold
hears. All Insldo metal fittings are
at brass. This particular housewife
Is staIned 11 darlt brown , with a'row
at 'nlcleel IIko a regular suit case , but
It can bo made in any color to match
the turnlturo at the sewIng room.
When not In use It can be closed , and
thus ho lOpt tree from dust. Although -
though thIs convenIent artlclo Is rath.
er expensIve to buy at the shops , any
compotcnt worlter In wood can make
It at slight cost.
HO.USEHOLD HINTS.
Add alum to the pas to used In scrap
booles and It wllI keep the moths out
of them.
Rub the bacles at old paIntings with
all of cedar to protect them from In.
jury by Insocts.
Add a pInch at soda In water In
whIch tresh-cut fiowors are put and
they wllJ keep longer.
Do not stretc11 table linen , but Iron
while damp , and press until quIte dry ;
otherwise It will bo too limp.
'I'here Is no better filling tor needle
and pIn cushIons than sheep's wool , as
Its ally qualities prevent the needles
from rusting.
After the carpet Is tacleed down , It
It \Iborally \ sprlnleled with salt and
SWC\lt \ with a clcan broom the colors
will bo brIghtened wonderfully.
Cut stale bread Into the thInnest
possIble slices and brown It In the
oven. Then crush It with' a r011lng
pIn , and you will have bread crumbs
for brownIng cutl ts , trlend oysters
und the IIlco.
How to Clean Brasil.
FIrst clean the brMB In the ordlnar '
way elthor with ot e of the reaely.mado
polishes , or with } lara \n nnd finely
powderell bath brIck mixed to a rather
soft conslstoncy. Polish with dry , finely -
ly powdered bathbrlclt , then rub
quIckly over with a lIttle petrol , and
afterward polish with dry whitenIng
and a leather , using a brush tor any
parts ILtO whIch the leather wllI not
go.
go.Uo
Uo Duro that aU stnlns are removed
beoro ) 'ou begin polishIng. Stains of
long standl\Ig , that bought ready.ml\d
pOllsbes will not move , wllI alwaYti
yIeld to a vIgorous treatnlCnt wltll
bathbrlcle and paramn ; In fact , thIs ,
1\IIIIIIod with rather stlrr nallbruslJ ,
Is what dealer ! ! U30 to clean old bra 3
that has become nbsolutoly bll1 < :11. .
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