ffllLACRE HOMESTEAD S
HY. it's redikliH ! " declared
Aunt Melzena Mellen.
"P e rf e c 11 y owdacious ! "
agreed Uncle Simeon.
"Docs the gal expect to live on grass
'an' yjirbs. like the cow-brutes ? " grum
bled Cousin Gideon.
"She butter of took the five hundred
dollars Squire Stafford offered her ,
fiaUl Uncle Simeon , sagely. "It's more'n
the olc placets wuth , half rocks , an *
the rest growed up with mullein stalks
ten' hoarhor.n' an * wild chamomile. "
And so the chorus went on among
the Mellen and Hillacre relations , far
and near , and all because Mollie Hill-
acre , self-willed girl , refused to part
with the old homestead and its twenty
acres of sterile soil , which had be
come hers on the death of Grandpa
Hiilucre , some few months previous.
Among all the clan there was no one
to take Mollic's side of the question
'but old Uncle Dabney Mellen , who oc
cupied the adjoining farm.
"Mollie ain't nobody's fool , I kin tell
ye , " he would say , nodding his head
wisely. "An' ef she hangs ohter the
old homestead she'll make it pay , one
.way or anuther , or my name ain't Dab-
'ney ' Melleu. "
But the other relatives only shook
their heads forebodingly and declared
'that "a willful woman must have her
.own way , " and they washed their
thands of her entirely.
"As she makes her bed , so she must
"lay " In it , " declared Uncle Simeon , trite-
Jly. "An' if she comes to grief she
needn't spect us to help her out. "
. "Of course not" echoed the rest.
But still Mollie persisted in "taking
'her ' own head , " in spite of their predic-
'tions ' and prognostications.
'
. Even Steve Kimble , Mollle's af
fianced lover , sided against her. He
was a distant cousin on the Mellen
side
"What could , we ever do here , Mol
lie ? " he argued. "I couldn't make a
livln' on this old worn-out ground !
'Tain't fit fur nothin' but black-eyed
peas. Why , it wouldn't grow a bushel
o' wheat to the acre ! An' look at the
\ \ ole sheep pastur * . The' ain't skeersely
a blade o ! grass on it all summer. But
if we had the five hundred dollars I
could set up a store at the crossroads ,
an' we'd soon be a gittin' rich. "
"But I love the old .place , Steve , "
persisted Mollie. "I was born here ,
you know , and "
"Shuck ! What If you was ? " inter
rupted Steve , Impatiently. "Well , you
kin have your choice , Mollie. If you
think more o' the ole place than you do
of me , why , keep It But you can't
have both , that's all. "
"Steve , " cried Mollie , "do you mean
it ? "
"Yes , " returned Steve , sullenly , "I demean
mean it"
"There's your ring , then , " said Mol
lie , quietly , "and good evening. "
And she walked proudly up the
grass-grown walk to the house , while
Steve slung himself angrily away.
1 Here was fresh food for the gossips ,
for the news of Mollie's broken en
gagement soon spread abroadand the
tongues wagged and heads were shak
en more than ever. I
But Mollie paid no heed to their
faultfinding.
! ' 1 must contrive some way to make
a living , " she told herself , "and why
not try keeping boarders ? If the place
is worth five hundred dollars to Squire
Stafford , It's worth that much to me.
.The old house has rooms enough to
'quarter ' a regiment , nearly , and , if the
furniture is old-fashioned , it's well pre
served , and I must make it do. I
think I can get grandpa's old house
keeper , Mrs. Hall , to stay and help
me , as she has not made any engage
ment yet And now for ways and
means. The place is rocky , and worn
out , to be sure , but I'll have the old
stable torn away it's ready to tumble
down anyway and take that place for
my garden , and a shed will do for the
cow. I can raise vegetables enough ,
with a little outside help , to pay for
most of my groceries , and the old or
chard and the berry patch , hilltops"I
up a little , will bring quite a crop of
fruit. "
And having laid her plans , like a
skillful general , Mollie went to work
with a will.
Mrs. Hull's se | ices were soon se
cured , and the ola house put into "ap
ple-pie" order.
The windows were scoured , curtains
taken down , washed and ironed , and
put up again. Carpets were taken up ,
cleaned , and put .down again.
The old-fashioned , ponderous furni
ture was rubbed with turpentine till
you could see yourself in the tall bed
posts and chair backs , and the mirrors
and brass fire irons vrere polished till
they shone again.
Uncle Dabney Mellen , with his hired
hand , case und pulled down the rick
ety stable , chopped up the old logs
into firewood , and plowed and har
rowed the garden , besides helping Mol
lie to plant it * #
And when all was ready a few judi
cious advertisements brought Mollia
the requisite number of boarders.
There were Mr. and Mrs. Smythe , a
wealthy elderly couple , who were
charmed with the big rooms , the old-
fashioned , claw-legged tables and
chairs , the vine-hung porches and
verandas and the wholesome country
fare.
There was Mrs. Fenshawe , a gushing
widow , who went into raptures over
the beautiful view of crusted hilltops
and .shadowy'Valleys , bounded by the
far , blue-tinted horizon. .
And there was Miss Tufton , a good-
natured , placid-faced maiden lady , who
was quietly content with everything
about her.
Besides those already mentioned ,
Mollie's boarders numbered a sallowE
faced young gentleman , who had
sought the country in quest of health ,
and , a brisk , wide-awake geologist , Professor -
fessor Tallman , whose chief delight
and occupation was in gathering
"specimens. "
The garden throve luxuriantly , and
once a week Mollie took her early peas
and cucumbers , mountain sweet corn
and young cauliflowers to the neigh
boring village of Sweet-briar , where
she readily disposed of them , bring
ing back their value In coffee , tea ,
sugar , and other necessary commodi
ties.
ties.Uncle
Uncle Dabney's horse and wagon
were always at Mollie's service on Sat
urdays to convey herself and her
"truck" to market , which proved quite
a convenience to the young house
holder.
The old orchard , too , which had been
well trimmed and cared for , showed its
gratitude by producing quite a crop of
Harvest Sweetings and Red Astra-
chans , affording Mrs. Hull ample
means for the exercise of her culinary
skill In the construction of luxuriousa
"pan-dowdies , " apple cobblers , and the
like , while the milk from "Buttercup , "
the little Jersey cow , furnished butter
for the table and cream for the tea
and for the big bowl of raspberries or
blackberries which figured daily at the
evening meal.
But , while affairs continued to go
swimmingly for Mollie , the croakers
found fresh cause for gossip In that
very fact.
"They Uve mighty fine , an' set a tip
top table , " admitted Aunt Molzena ,
who had been "spending the day" at
the old homestead. "But I dunne how
Mollie works it I'm feared she goes
In debt fur all them nick-nax. "
But Mollie was too smart a girl to
go in debt , and , if she did not lay up
much , she paid her way as she went.
"Miss Mollie , " said the professor one
day , taking a seat on the porch beside
Mollie , who was scraping carrots for
dinner , "what do you think these are ? "
Mollie gave a cursor glance at the
rough-looking bits held out to * her. The
professor was always exhibiting
"specimens" of one kind or another.
I should say they were rocks , " re
turned Mollie , in true Western dialect
"Exactly , " smiled the professor. "But
what kind of rocks ? " :
"I doa't know , " was the answer. "I
don't know one kind of rock from an-
other. "
*
"So 1 thought" returned the professor -
ser , gravely. "If you did , you would
not be keeping boarders for a living. " '
Mollie looked up in surprise.
"Why ? " she asked , with some curl-
osity. "What have rocks to do Avith
my keeping boarders ? "
" .Tust this , " was the answer. "This
bit of white rock here I chipped off a
ledge in the old sheep pasture , on the
w
hillside. And to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief , that ledge is magne
sian limestone , a superior kind of build
ing stone which is in great demand.
la
This other bit is of a different kind of
sh
rock , but quite valuable also , and is
used for door and window sills. It Is „
worth forty cents a square foot , and ,
there is no doubt but what it exists In
abundance on your farm. But , If the ?
other proves to be really magnesian , -
limestone , you could sell out to-morrow
for ten thousand dollars , Miss Mollie ! " w
" 0 , Professor Tallman ! But how
but how should I go to work t" find
out ? " asked Mollie , clasping her hands m
excitedly. fa
po
"Leave it to me , " said the professor ,
nc
kindly. "I am going to the city to- N
morrow on business , and I will'take
cr
these bits of 'rock' and exhibit them
to the proper authorities. Then , Miss
Mollie , you can either lease or sell your
property to good advantage. " w
"I shall not sell , " declared Mollie , "If w
I can help it" of
In due time the professor returned , one
The specimen he nad exhibited proved of
to be magnesian limestone , and two su
business men accompanied him to in got
spect the ledge. mi
Before they left Mollie was offered sa
a.good price for her farm , or one thou
sand dollars a year and a certain share mi
in the profits of the quarry. and
She accepted the latter offer , and sh
soon the sound of hammer rfnd drill of
was heard in the once despised sheep rej
pasture. gii
The news was a nine days' wonder lei
among the neighbors. on
"As rocky as the Hillacre farm" had he
heW
been a byword in that locality for W
years , and now to think those self
same rocks were to be coined into Wf
noney before their very eyes !
The astonished relatives flocked to tel
he old homestead to congratulate Mol- hii
hiiW
ie on her good fortune. W
Steve Kimble was one of the first to the
thiWJ
put Ju an appearance. was
"You was right in hold in' onto the the
ld place , Mollie , after all , " he de- de
larqd , radiantly. "And and , of for
curse , you didn't think I meant to
break off with you , fur good and all , ]
Mollie ? "
"Indeed ! " answered Mollie , with a po
JuSt
smile.
St
'Of course not ! I only wanted to try
you , an' see if you wouldn't give in to
my way o' thinkin' . But it's Inel / rw
didn't , after what's happrn- ' ' > r on
say , Mollie , when shall the weddln *
be ? "
But Mollie drew herself up .with a
show of spirit , as she retorted , coolly :
"I don't know when your wedding
will be , Mr. Kimble , but mine is to be
the 1st of September. I've been en
gaged to Professor Tallman for two
months. "
And there was nothing for the disap
pointed Steve to do but hastily to take
himself I : off.
Before Mollie's boarders left , In Sep
tember , there was a merry wedding at
the old homestead , to which all her rel
ative's were invited ; but the most hon
ored among the guests was Uncle Dab
ney Mellen , his genial face aglow with
, good-natured triumph.
I said our Mollie'wasn't nobody's
fool , " he asserted , produly. "An *
reckon she's proved it"
And nobody felt disposed to dispute
'
the assertion. The Housewife.
PUCK'S MODERN COOKBOOK.
Advance Sheets Secured from Publish *
era' at Great Cost.
JDressed celery Bathe the celery
carefully in tepid , soapy water. A
Turkish bath , though advocated by
some , is not necessary unless the
celery has been playing out iu the
dirt Dress each stalk daintily in va
rious colors. A white Swiss muslin
frock , with blue ribbons , is pretty , era
a pale pink chiffon made up over green
taffeta.
Cup cake Take two coffee cups and
a tea cup. Dresden china is best , but
cauldron or other English ware will
do. Break the cups into small bits
after which pound them into powder
Sift this carefully into a bowl and
add six eggs , also broken. Bake In a
quick oven and when done sift a powcf
dered sugar bowl over them. "Llitlt
cup ' cakes are especially nice for af
ternoon teas. f
Waffles Take a large piece of solo
f
leather , cut it into oblong shapes and
mark It off into small squares. Fry
u any old grease and serve with hot
sirup. These are just too waflle for
v
anything. * "
Ribbon cake Take four yards , or
say four yards and a half , of narrow
blue ribbon , and a yard of light pink
ribbon. Place these in a chopping
bowl and mince into fine shreds. Add
a spool of sewing silk and a paper of
needles. Mix thoroughly and spread
be.tween layers of well-pounded cake.
Bath buns In a good-sized bath tub
set several bath sponges to rise over
night In the morning remove the
sponges , squeeze well and add two es
ounces of powdered soap and an ounce CO
of orris root Make up into small buns ,
place carefully in a sponge basket and is
isbe
fry in boiling lard. When done sprin be t
kle thickly with powdered sugar and
serve with a whisk broom. In
foi
Live Woman Farmer.
Mrs. Nellie E. Lakin , of Boscawen , as
N. H. , is said during the last year to
pol
have carried over $500 worth of farm
wo ;
produce to the stores of Boscawen and the
Penacock , $400 worth of which she
ma
raised ] on her own farm , doing the Yo
work almost wholly herself. Last sum YeA
mer she loaded and stowed away forty of
loads of hay. She raised 100 bushels sid
Of corn , cutting most of it up and flai
husking all of It ; also raised eighty- sel
five , bushels of potatoes , digging most dai
of them herself and putting them into nei
the cellar. Last fall she picked 200 vel
bushels of apples. She did all the Th
work in her garden , and had four cart ha
loads of veget : is. She drove to Pen- an
acock once a week , missing but four :
weeks during the year , and all through om
last spring and since last September An
she has driven to Franklin twice a n
week to carry her 16-year-old son hos
George ' to the ( Franklin High School. neg
In addition to all this work , she has On
performed the household duties
In a wo
family , . of five , continues the Woman's ion
Home Journal. When New Hampshire ri
women can do farming in this ener nei
getic it is wonder that In
way , no 103 sup
granges of that State a majority of the neg
members have recorded themselves in enc
favor of female suffrage. Yet the op gee
ponents of equal rights for women will wis
doubt assure the public that the
New ) Hampshire woman would be
crushed under he burden of a ballot
lis
Pat's Plea.
r
The victory is not necessarily to the
wordy. Some three years ago there
was a strike of ore-handlers in one
the lake towns , and two gentlemen ,
of whom was L. C. Hanna , brother
Senator Hanna , undertook to per-
suide the men to return to work. They
on very well chiefly by compro
mise with all except the engineers ,
says the New York Evening Post
Finally a merchant of the town was
mutually agreed upon as arbitrator ,
it was arranged that both sides HI
should argue before him the question nc
an increase in wages. Mr. Hanna ihc
represented tie employers , while an en ioi
gineer Pat Ryan , spoke for his fel her
lows. Mr. Hanua made a long , elab
orate argument , covering all the points ial
expected his opponent to raise.
When he finished Pat got up.
Misther Ref'ree , " said he , "th' byes n
wants th' raise ! " Then he sat down.
Ul
A few hours later Mr. Hanna was
telling of this , and had just expressed cia
himself as certain that the decision ? [
would be in the employers' favor , when
telephone bell rang. The referee hei
at the other end. He informed ante
< employers that he had reache'd a to
decision in favor of the men's demand grc
. OU1 GYM
more wages.
not
Grand Ceremonies at St. Peter's. In\
Being in unusually good health , the'
pope intends closing his pontiflcial ba <
jubilee year with grand ceremonies at
Peter's. I [
hai
n't think a man can't keep a secret ; ,
r
think of the bad things he knows
himself.
DOINGS
Tasks Performed by Women.
Man does a great task when he
earns . the money for the family. Soine-
Jmes he imagines that he then does all
hat can be expected of him. There
.18 is wrong , for a comparison of his
t.ibor with the many tasks a mother
performs [ . in a day would leave him at
the little end of the argument. In
> ouie cases be would feel ashamed of
i he unequal division and would re
form. That is precisely where we
would ( like to corner him , wouldn't
Vv
\ve < ? We don't want to foster a pride
that will permit us to silently accept
bu . We want to find a way to
sh them to broader shoulders with
out raising unpleasant feelings.
When financiers find themselves con
fronting an appalling mountain they do
not attempt to climb it and waste both
time and strength , and they will not
sit down resignedly at its foot They
put their brains to work in solving out
an easy and profitable way of skirt
ing ; it. The same methods can be ap
plied to the little things of life. We
must refuse to climb mountains , which
exhaust our strength , then find a
means of getting around them , practi
cally speaking , of finding somebody
who has strength upon which we can
call. Sons should be brought up to
spare mothers and sisters , and hus
bands should be" allowed to do as much
for J wives. If it is necessary to train
them , do it , but so nicely that they
,
will enjoy it. There is one splendid
trait Southern men possess they are
protectors to women of all ages and
static % . They are born to it. Why
ca"
cannot Northern men be brought up in
the ( same fashion ? Because women
tere are more self-reliant and show it ?
Perhaps. Boston Traveler.
# . .
To Be Popular Keep Your Friends.
So many people lose really valuable
friends out of their lives simply
through carelessness and a certain in
ertia that prevents them from keeping
up the apparently immaterial court
esies ! of intercourse , which , however
conventional ! they may be , are the
links holding Individuals together. "It
well to be off with the old love
efore : you are on with the new , " says
the old song. But this is a mistake
regard to friends. No one can af-
iord to lose tue kindly regard and
jood word of any of his or her former
issociates , if only as a matter of
jolicy. And surely in this indifferent
vorld it is a pity to forfeit through
houghtlessness any cordial liking that
nay have been ours , says the New
Cork Tribune.
A certain young woman who Is fond
being popular would have been cou-
iiderably astonished and not at all
lattered if she coujd have heard her-
ielf discussed by a croup of her quon-
lam associates recently whom In the
lew interests which her life had de-
sloped she had greatly neglected ,
fhe verdict finally agreed upon was
hat she was mercenary , self-seeking v
ind heartless. It takes so little to
eep the world in good humor with
that It is surely worth the effect
occasional invitation , a call once
a while , a cordial greeting , and the
lostile feeling engendered by complete
leglect would never materialize.
ne's possessions are too few in this
rorld to undervalue the good will and
ommendation of associates. Old
riends are not to be treated lightly ,
lelther must It be for one moment
upposed that friendship will survive
ieglect or subside again into indiffer-
nce. Hurt feeling almost always en-
Anders active hostility , which it is not
rise to evoke.
"An Official Mother. " :
A curious distinction has come to it
liss Bessie Johnson , daughter of May-
Tom L. Johnson , the widely known rl
and variously
viewed executive a
of Cleveland , Ohio. h
Miss Johnson has it
itsi
the distinction of si
having been named siai
as an official moth aim
er by the judge of ui
the Juvenile Court
of Cleveland. Miss
ei
Johnson is well
tl ;
known for her tlhi
iss B. JOHNSON
. , kindly disposition
ge
d the sweetness of her character ,
date
e is quite a student of social condi-
to :
ns and has been active of late in
wm
;
The Popular "Woman.
rhe wife who receives a few of her ;
isband's friends with some such re- :
irk as "just in time for a rubber of
list and a rabbit , " is cutting one of
Q links in that chain which binds : il
r husband to his bachelor pleasures
d < his club. And if she knows how
concoct a rabbit without making a
eat how-de-do over it , if she is deft
tiling ac ( ! graceful , the men will pro-
unce her as charming as if she had
rited them to a state dinner , and
ie chances out of ten , if they be r
chelors , they will sigh and announce
at "Jones is a lucky dog. " ; n
t pays to cultivate the chafing dish
bit. If one wants to'entertain sim- he
, ° asily and often. There are so
my jolly little dishes to be evolved s
from a chafing dish that a small book
devoted to the art is worth buying and
using. Remember always that elab
oration in connection with a chafing
dish is bad form. Philadelphia In
quirer.
Type of the Women Waee Worker.
Beyond Her Years.
"Why Is it , " queried the girl who ii
trying to solve the problem of how ta
dress < well to the girl who thinks she
knows , "that you wear all your pretti
est pins and brooches at the back of
your dress collars and the more ordinary -
nary ones in front ? I do exactly the
opposite.M
"I don't mind so much that is ,
within reason about what people
think who see me face to face , " said
the girl who dresses well , "but the pee
pie who criticise me behind my back
do it more deliberately. Whatever my
appearance may be , as I see myself
face to face In the glass , I am resolv
ed that no one shall say that my mir
ror has not two sides. One can protect
one's face with a smile or a gesture ,
but the critic at the back has one en
tirely at his mercy. " Philadelphia
public Ledger.
The Effective Pepper-Baff.
If you have not a pepper-bag safelj
packed in your medicine chest , it is
time you had. By the application of
a pepper-bag the ineffable suffering T
that sometimes comes from a diseased
tooth is often avoided. You can pur .
chase these little pain-killers from your a
dentist ; or one can easily make them.
They are made of muslin ( three-
fourths of an inch in diameter ) lined
with rubber to protect the lips and
mouth from the pepper and ginger.
Apply this directly to the spot and it
will usually check the pain , for the
time at least.
"
nih
The young maidens of Syria on the
ive of Palm Sunday gather on the hill ;
sides and sing ballads on the resurrec-
ion of Lazarus. The next morning
sunrise they go to the nearest well ;
ind draw water. Then they form a
ing and dance ana sing songs.
The native Andamanese women have
curious custom. When a man dies ?
lis : wife prepares his skull and wears "e
hanging at her side. There it answers - „
swers the purpose of a treasure box
ind in it she carries her jewels , her
noney and as much more of her val-
lable property as it will contain.
Danish girls never receive diamond
mgagement rings. On their betrothal
pf
hey are presented with a plain gold
jand , which is worn on the third finBt
jer of the left hand. On the wedding
lay the bridegroom removes that ring ing
the third finger of the right hand ,
ivhich is the marriage finger In Den-
nark. :
Persian women are among the most
graceful , the most accomplished and
he most intellectual of oriental fe- the
nales. In the upper class , however ,
he peculiar education of Persian girls
ends to make them rather silly. They
ire handed over to a narrow-minded ,
gnorant molia badji , or governess , un-
they are ready for matrimony. On
he other hand , the women of inferior * th
locial position enjoy considerably im
nore freedom in Persia than even
hose of the west They can work
vith their husbands and make their
ndividuality and their influence felt as
Carriages are conducted on the short
long term system , which is said to cy
vork extremely well. In Persia wom-
vocalists and dancers are held in
ilgh estimation. Out of the ranks of "
Persian female entertainers have Re
itepped women who are famous , such
Mabmoubeh Aboida and Bacbae.
we
ViER VALUE
The Quiet Woman Who Wouldn't
tbe Movement Fail.
The ladles had gathered to sew teethe
the new hospital , and the room buzzed
with enthusiasm. Every one was laughing - )
ing , chattering , hurrying and full of
ardor every one but little Miss Jen-
ness , who worked slowly , painstaking
ly and placidly , exactly as she might
have darned stockings at home.
"Do look at her ! " whispered one lady
to another. "She's positively exasper
ating , with her stolidity. Here we are
on the verge of triumph after ten yeais
struggle , and she doesn't seem to care
a bit. Is the woman iucapabale of en-
tfcysiasm , I'd like to know ? "
Tes , " was the answer , "I think she
is ; it is a temperamental deficiency. To
day she doesn't show to advantage ; it
makes her seem aloof , almost alion. But
five years ago , when the first wave of
enthusiasm was spent , the first gifts
had been all given , the first laborers
were stepping aside and saying they
hsid done their share then she was of
more value than all the rest of us.
"We had grown tired , discouraged ,
almost ashamed of our first high hopes ;
we had resigned oursulvis to failure or
half-success. But Miss .Tcnness simply ;
paid no attention to the chang ? . She
had thought out the possibiliti s in the
beginning , before she took up the work ;
she was as sure it was possible as she
was that it was good , and she wouldn't
let it fail. She's not gifted with nat
ural leadership , either : not at all. But
lie simply wouldn't let the thing stop ,
wouldn't let it drop , wouldn't let it be
forgotten.
"She did what she could , and went
about wearing that same puzzled little
smile at people's coldness that sha
wears to-day at their ardor ; and grad
ually she led them , won them , shamed
them .back , till now the work is as
good as done.
"She isn't in the usual way inspiring ;
she isn't responsive or emotional or
imaginative. She is the kind of person -
son who never gives even a pat of
applause at a concert , and who shuts
her windows tight when there's a cele
bration to keep out the cheers. But if
you can't exhilarate her , yoircan't dis
courage ( her ; she is impervious to thg
chill of reaction , the atmosphere of depression
clP
pression , the foreboding of failure. Shq
never did anything more martial in hei
life than sew for fairs and collect charitable
. ,
itable dues , I suppose ; but all the same ,
there's something in little Miss Jennesg
that always makes me think of the ' 3
o'clock in the morning courage * that
Napoleon prized.
"Enthusiasm is helpful , and it's finej
but it's fine , too , and it's rare , to be able
to do without it. " Youth's Compan.
ion.
"LARN UP" THE SPOTTED STEER.
What an Ambitions * Youns : Man In *
tended to Do at College.
A young man entered a college office
and , touching the president's aim. asked
in a peculiar mountain brogue : "Be ya
the man who sells laming ? " Befora
the president could answer , he asked
again : "Look here , mister , do you ung
run this here thing ? "
The president replied : "Yes , my man ,
when the thing is not running me.
"What can I do for you ? "
"Heaps , " was the only .reply. "Then ,
after a pause , he s-aid : "I has leara
that you uns edecate poor boys here ,
and. being as I am poor , thought I'd
come and see if 'twas so. Do ye ? "
The president replied that poor loya :
attended the college , but that it took
money to provide for them , that they
were expected to pay something. Ha
was greatly troubled.
"Have you anything to pay for your
food and lodging ? "
His face brightened as he replied :
"Yes , sir ; I have a little spotted steerj
and , if you uns will let me , I'll stay
wid you till I lurn him up. " Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
The Frills Did It.
Titles sometimes impress even the
messengers who are in attendance at
the doors of the secretaries of the va-t
ious departments.
"Take my card to Mr. Root , " said
Representative Sulzer , walking up to
he messenger on duty at the door of
the Secretary of War.
"Sorry , sir , but the Secretary ain't
leeing anyone to-day , " answered the
nessenger , who had been turning away
Senators and Representatives all day.
"But I'm Representative Sulzer ot
New York. "
"Can't take your card in , sir. "
"You tell the Secretary Represeata
Uve Sulzer of New York , the ranking
member of the minority of the com-
oiittee on military affairs of the House
Representatives , wants to see him. "
The messenger was overpowered and
Stepped inside the room , and , return
, threw the door wide open , saying :
"Walk right in , sir. The Secretary
will see you. " New York World.
Frencn Colonies Backward.
France spends annually for her cote *
nies a little more than $23,000,000 , while
aggregate of its business with them ,
export and import , is but $62,000,000 ,
and but 4,000 a year emigrate to French
colonies. But France has not been the 4
least successful country in building a
colonial empire , for Germany's geographically
graphically large possessions cost mora
than ; the aggregate of the exports and
imports from them.
Hard Lrack in Texas.
"Why are you crying , little boyT
asked the tourist in Texas.
"Boo-hoo ! " sobbed the youngster , "da
cyclone blew down every house In
town but one. "
"What one was that ? "
"The 'schoolhouse. " Philadelphia
Record.
Never demand that a busy man stop
work to applaud you.
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