GERALDINE BANKS
widow , of Chicago , and her
daughter Dorothy were at Rye
Beach. Mrs. Banks had enough money
something like three millions to
make her last name eminently fitting
tier father , who had made a fortune
ta transforming rank Chicago fat Into
lellcate French aoap , had given her
( he millions outright at her marriage
/vith / John Banks , now deceased.
Father and daughter didn't see each
other often in the
later days. They
moved in different
social circles. Mrs.
Banks had a great
gray stone palace
within sound of the
lashing lake wat
ers , while the
father preferred to
live in something
little bigger than a
cottage on the
Southwest Side un
der the very shad
ow of the chimneys
and within smell
ing range , so "
speak , of the fac
tory that had
brought htm his
DOBOTHY.
fortune ,
Dorothy Banks was delightfully
pretty , aristocratic looking withal , and
is sweetly disposed toward humanity
in general as a girl possibly could be
whose mother was constantly remind
ing her of her station In life and that
the hol-pollol were Interesting chiefly
It a distance.
Mrs. Banks wished her daughter to
narry , as she put it , a gentleman and
I man of lineage. "I want you to mar
ry a 'Mayflower' man if you can , Dor
othy , " she said , "a man whose ances
try has been college bred for genera
tions. But , of course , my dear , he
taust be all right himself. "
There came to Rye Beach that sum
mer young Peabotly Standlsh of Bos
ton. He was "Mayflower" all right ,
fc Harvard man and one whose ances
tors' names had been borne on the rolls
of that school ever since John Har
vard's day. Now , Peabody Standish
ivas a fine young fellow , athletic , hand-
lorne and with a manner which New
England fogs and frosts had failed to
chill.
Peabody Standish and Dorothy
3anks met The Boston man liked
the beauty and the breeziness of the
Western girl , and Dorothy , with never
& thought of what her mother had said
nbout aristocracy and Mayflower llne-
ige , liked the eastern man for himself.
It Is perhaps needless to say that
klrs. Banks looked on approvingly. She
took pains to find out all about Peabody -
body Standish. and the finding out
tais satisfactory.
The young fellow from Boston" lin
gered longer at Rye Beach that sum
mer tnan lie had
intended. He knew
in a general way
who Mrs. Banks of
Chicago was , for
he had a bit of law
business with a
Chicago client in
which some of the
B a n k s' holdings
had figured. He
didn't make any In- ,
quirles. Had he
"momentarily felt
so inclined a look
at Dorothy would
. , liave checked him ,
for she was sweet
and winsome
enough to make up
a
ror a ramny skeleton v
MRS * BA2fKS- ii
in
ton every closet iiG
of a Chicago mansion. G
Dorothy Banks and Peabody Stand it
ish were engaged. Mrs. Banks and
her daughter were back in Chicago >
and the marriage was set for the
spring. Once in a while through the
winter a shadow would come into Dor
othy's face. "Mamma , " she- would say , hi
"we ought to have told Peabody about tl
tlai
grandpa. I know he's what you call ai
aiei
vulgar , but he's good and kind-hearted ei
eidi
and would be affectionate if you'd only di
diw
let him. " w
' "Your grandfather and Mr. Standish ct
cthi
will have to meet some day , Dorothy , hi
but there's no particular hurry about ei
it. I want you to get married first. et
Your grandfather Is going to California ri
In February , and he won't be back'tlll su
after the wedding , about which , by the cr
way , he doesn't know anything. Ev th
erything will be all right if you do as hiH
I tell you. " H
And Dorothy , though secretly trou in
bled , did what long custom had inured Pi
her to do , to abide by what her mother fo
said. spIn
said.They
They were married in April. Peabody -
body Standish , yielding to his mother-
in-law's request , agreed to make Chicago
cage his home , and to look after her In
property interests. With Dorothy im
mediately after the wedding he went of
abroad and remained there eight
months. When they returned to Chicago st
cage he secured an office and buckled
down to business.
It was Standlsh's second day at his ne
work. He and Dorothy were living thin
with Mra. Banks. At 5 o'clock that af thw
ternoon the Banks carriage was sent w
'to ' Standlsh's office to take him home.
Peabody woalti have preferred walkIng - in
Ing , but he took his seat In the car- he ;
riage and started homeward. At a
street corner he saw the bent but
sturdy figure of an old man , who was
plodding along with his eyes on the
ground. Standish looked at the bowed
figure for a moment , then a pleased
look came into his eyes and he shout
ed a rather peremptory "Stop" to the
coachman. Standish jumped from the
carriage and In an instant was by the
side of the old fellow on the sidewalk ,
and was grasping him by the hand.
"Mr. Chandler , is it really you ? " said
Standish , with a ring of genuine pleas
ure In his voice and his eyes fairly
dancing.
"Well , bless me , If It ain't young
Standish. Yes , it's me , Jabez Chand
ler , all right , but I didn't suppose you'd
remember me. "
"Remember you. Do you suppose
I'd forget the man who came to my
father's rescue and made it possible
for me to go through college ? Forget
you ? I should think not. "
"Well , Mr. Standish , your grand
father did me a turn in the past , when
I was a boy , that I ain't forgot yet ,
and ain't likely to. "
"I looked you up as soon as I reach
ed Chicago , Mr. Chandler , and found
you were in California. "
The old man smiled a little.
Standish beckoned to the coachman.
The man drove up alongside the curb
and Standish , turning to the old man ,
said : "You're coming home to dinner
with me to-night. I won't take no for
an answer ! You must meet my wife , "
and Standish fairly forced the old man
into the carriage.
They drove along in silence for a
few minutes , and then Jabez Chandler
said : "I've kept track of you , Mr.
Standish , but I guess you didn't know
it There is some things that even
you college fellows can't see through. "
The old man had a queer expression
on his face as he mounted the steps
of the Banks mansion , arm in arm
with the younger man. Standish led
him into the great room off the hall ,
The younger man was as exuberant
is a schoolboy. "Dorothy , " he called ,
'Dorothy ! " 1
Dorothy came from a recess in a dim
corner of the room. "Dorothy , I've
brought home the best friend , barring
my parents , I ever had in my life.
This Is Mr. Chandler , dear. "
Dorothy came forward , her face
showing white in the half light of the i.
room , and with a frightened look in
n
her eyes. Then the look fled , she went
forward. "Grandpa , " she said , and
held out both hands. The old man
dssed her quickly with something of
yearning in his look.
There was something stern in Stan-
dish's face. "Dorothy , " he said , "why
did I not know this ? "
Dorothy turned , and the old man
quickly left the room. "You ought to
have known , dear , " she said. "I don't
know what to tell you. We thought
"I think I see it , but I don't believe
rou thought it. You told me something
once of your mother's ideas of birth ii
iiS
find education and refinement. Thank S
God , Dorothy , those things don't make CJ
CJSI
man forget his friends nor make him SI
SIC
ashamed of his relatives. I know C
you're not ashamed , dear ; I think I SI
know all about it , " and he kissed'her l
softly. a
Standish turned from his wife and d
sveut straight to the room of Mrs. a
Banks. He was there about fifteen
minutes. g !
That night in a box at the opera an c
jld man in a business suit sat at the el
rery front by the side of his daughter. 81
81St
Pwo j'oung people in evening dress St
StT
ind looking happy , sat Just behind. A T
laughter is a daughter , come what 1 *
ivill , and there was actually a soft ai
ight that night in the eyes of Mrs. aim
jreraldine Banks , for that day her di
dini
nlnd had learned a lesson and her ni
leart hud lost a burden. Chicago Rec- in
inai
rd-Herald. ai
la
Uulnofey Little Charms : is
Unlucky charms ! -The Parisienne si
las an idea that when all else fails sihi
hese must bring her good fortune , hi
ind so she collects these curious Httle
smblems with an eagerness not often
llsplayed. A round tablet of gold on m
vhich the number 13 is largely mark- fo
serves as one ; a similar little plague nc
las a large eye upon it , assuredly an hi
ivil eye ; a peacock's tail feather in cl
clPi
inamels ; a little bunch of bright green Pi
ibbons ; a tiny pair of crossed knives ar
uspended from a ring ; a mirror charm ,
racked right across the center all -z
hese and many others are used worn
langing on to a ring of gold , says
lome Chat. By day they are caught
the corner of a handkerchief bag or
iurse ; at night , if not secreted in- the
olds of a corsage , they will hang con-
fij
picuously In miladi's boudoir.
cli
Slang LiiteraliKcd. sh
First Crook Whatcher been a-doin' de
amongst de side-show freaks ?
Second Crook I Just sold the pair
dwarfs a gold brick.
First Crook Humph ! Been a-doln' in
tunts , eh ? Baltimore American. inbe
be >
It is a wonder that some one has heT
ever placed advertising circulars in T (
be hymn racks at church ; they would
read through forward and back
ward. in
inm
If a single man knew how much less m <
ateresting he becomes by marriage , ' ]
would never do it j pl <
INJUSTICE TO ANIMAL&
Undeserved Criticism * Inrolved ia
Popular Adsze * .
"As stupid as a donkey : " When on *
'
boy tells another not to make "an ass"
of himself , or says that7 the other is as
stupid as "a donkey" or as obstinate
as "a mule , " he does not mean the re
mark for a compliment , and the other
boy never accepts ir for one. But is
the donkey really a stupid animal , Is
the ass anything , like so "great a fool
as the human being who is supposed
to behave like an ass , and Is the mule
only obstinate or has he a "firm char
acter ? " Ask any one who associates
with the donkey beast. He will tell
you at once that the little animal Is as
Intelligent a creature of Its class as
you can flnd. There are donkeys that
seem to show a contempt for the hu
man understanding by not always car
ing to do what a human being asks
of them , but make a donkey love you
and you will flnd him docile enough.
There are stupid donkeys and Intelli
gent donkeys , as there are stupid and
intelligent horses , dogs , and persons.
An ass has never been known to do
anything so absolutely silly as to make
it excusable to give the poor creature
the bad name he has borne for ages.
He is patient. He is long-suffering.
Much abuse makes him appear indiffer
ent to the treatment he receives. It
is , however , a little too unjust to sup
pose that he is originally stupid be
cause his Inhuman master is cruel.
"As silly as a goose. " What Is there
particularly silly about a goose ? Does
It follow Its animal instincts In caring
for Itself and its young ? Before you
accept the adage about a goose's silli
ness watch it for yourself. The com
mon barnyard geese need not be
ashamed to be studied with the ducks
and the chickens of the poultry house ;
they bear the comparison very well
indeed. The wild geese , however , ,
which never associate with human be
ings In or about a barnyard are re
markably intelligent birds. No one is
called "as silly as a wild goose , " while
to lead one "a wild-goose chase" Is to
lead him one knows not where , so
cunning Is the bird in its strong , un-
rrapped fight
"As wise as an owl. " If ever the ap
pearance of wisdom was mistaken foi ?
the quality it is In the extraordinary
intelligence attributed to the owl. Why
Is it , do you suppose , that the owl
looks so much wiser than other birds ,
not to particularize some other ani
mals ? Science can tell you the reason.
In the frontal bones over the brain
of the owl is an immense number of
air cells. They give the forehead that1 t
Imposing ; appearance which has com
manded the respect of human beings
from the days of the worship of Miner
va down to the more prosaic present. a
To look wise when one makes as little
fuss and noise as the owl is no mean q
accomplishment Looking wise and
.
being generally silent Is one way to i
make yourself respected. It may make *
you rather tiresome in general company -
pany , but think how much more tire- si
gome you are if too noisy ! The quiet ]
of the owl is an example some boister
ous young people might do well to Imi
tate. It has a wisdom quite Its own. PI
We have not a word to say against it 51
Our Animal Friends. Co
LIGHTING SWINDLE.
th
Is Beine Worked In Ohio by Smooth thy
Klcctrical Fakers. | y
A new swindle It Is reported Is being - cc
ing worked on the rural population of pi >
Northern Ohio. A man bearing the ?
sard of an electric lighting company ,
supposed to be located in New York BE
City , calls on the farmer. He has a in
small box bearing on the top a closed ta
lamp with a frosted globe of the ex- et
etm
ict appearance of a large size Incan- m
lescent electric light The turning of haw
button serves to light the lamp , w
lYhleh burns brilliantly. The solicitor
Foes < on to tell the farmer that his
company < is the proprietor of a patent
jlectric light plant occupying a very
mall space and which they will in-
jtall at the small cost of $2 per light
Phe lighting of the average sized farm
louse will cost but little at this rating be
ind the farmer is only too willing to
nake the purchase. A contract is pro-
luced and signed. This is sealed up in
m envelope and left with the farmer
intil another representative shall comq af
ind install the plant A few days
ater this man appears. The contract I
produced and read. To the farmer's by
mrprise and consternationf it calls for so
G4 per light. Of course a refusal to
uive the plant installed follows , the < ec
igent threatens suit , and in order to
ivoid trouble the matter is compro- i
nised by the farmer giving his note
or $200 , which the agent takes to the ihi
learest town and sells. The light ex-
libited is an acetylene one , and a le
lever substitution of contracts com-
letes the deception , at which so nianv
Wfl
ire biting , It is said. Electrical
art
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Meekest Man of All. 1
Me Jigger Chicken-hearted ? Well , I ? 1et
hould say ; he's the limit.
Thingumbob Is that so ? the
McJlgger Nothing can make him
ight Why , I've seen him let a man Oo <
heat him out of his turn in the barber 1
hop and he never said a word. Phlla- >
Press.
lelphia
Jmi
bri
Keeping Her Good Ear on Watch.
"You should sleep on your right side , e
aadam. "
'I really can't do It , doctor. my hus-
and talks in his sleep , and I can't
lear a thing with my left ear. " Town
opics.
Ian
To some people there comes no prom eve
lence whatever In life ; not even that cur
signing their names to a call for a apj
leeting. am
Every great talker thinks other pee req
talk too much. f 1
Mock Duck.
Cut a veal cutlet an inch thick , flat-
n It with a mallet and spread with a
forcemeat of ham and bread crumbs ,
Seasoned well and bound with butter.
boll the meat up over this forcemeat
Ind tie It in shape with strong string.
Lay In a roasting pan and pour over It
I pint of boiling stock. Put the cover
In the roaster and cook for an hour
Ind a half , basting several times dur
ing the first hour. Transfer to a hot
Bh , thicken the gravy with browned
iour , season well , boil up. and pour
tome of It over the "mock duck , " pass-
hg the restwith _ the meat , In a gravy
Canned Toxnatoee.
Pour boiling water over tomatoes and
Ulp from them the loosened skin.
jtVhen this has been done drain off the
liquid , lay your tomatoes in a preserv
ing kettle and heat them to a boil.
When this point is reached take them
from the fire , rub them through a col-
knder and return them to the kettle.
teoll for ten minutes , drain off what
luice you do not want and put the
tomatoes , boiling hot , into self-sealing
'ars. Fill to overflowing with the boil-
Tig Juice and seal at once.
Chocolate
Place in a saucepan a quarter of a
pound of icing or caster sugar , one
junce of grated chocolate and a table-
ipoonful of water , or a little more if
fiecessary. Stir over a moderate fire
until the icing becomes as thick as
cream. Lay this evenly on the cake
with a knife , which should occasional
ly be dipped into boiling water. When
finished set in a cool oven for a few
minutes Just to harden the icing.
Whole Fried PotataeB.
In no other way , except baking , is
the whole flavor so retained. Boil
whole potatoes , first removing a single
strip of skin all around , about twenty
minutes. Drain , pour a cupful of cold
water over them , drain again , and
wipe off the skins In a clean cloth.
Then drop into a kettle of hot fat and
brown nicely. Serve immediately , (
rhese make a delicious breakfast dish
to serve with chops or cutlets. .
Cold Strawberry Shortcake.
Rub to a cream a cup of sugar and
heaping tablespoonful of butter , add
the well-beaten yolks of three eggs , .1
quarter of a cup of milk , a heaping
cup of prepared flour , and last of all
fold In the stiffened whites of the eggs.
|
Bake In layer cake tins , and when cold
rurn out Put berries sprinkled with
mgar between the Ia3ers of cake and
serve with whipped cream.
,
Cherry Tart and Tartleto. 1
Prepare a light , flaky puff paste , and.
rat into a large pie plate and several .a
imall ones. Flute the edges with a s
ork. Stone the cherries and stew in s
heir own Juice , well sweetened. When
lone , take off the fire , let them cool ,
hen fill the pastry and sprinkle thlck- v
with white sugar. Or they may be
covered with pastry and served hot if A
referred. v
Irish Colcannon. .
n
Peel and cut a large parsnip lute ,
mall pieces , cook for fifteen minutes
boiling water , then add peeled po-
atoes and on onion. When the veg- P
tables are very tender drain and
uash , adding milk or cream until you 1
lave a smooth mass. Season to taste t\ :
t1)
1th salt and pepper. 1)
. tl
One TVay of Uslns ; Ftale Bread.
Soak a small loaf of bread In warn ,
y
rater , then squeeze and mash to a ai
ulp. Add a minced onion , a little
age , pepper , salt and minced parsley
nd a dash of red pepper. Put into a
reused pan and bake. Eat with roast , a
eef , pouring a good gravy over it. :
si
Hoasehold Hints.
To take the stains out of knife ban ine
les , rub with lemon Juice and salt ; di
fterward ; polish with dry flour.
A black mark upon the ceiling , eaus-
by the lamp smoke , can be removed
:
washing it with a little luke-warm
th
xla < water.
63
A heavy broom should always be se bi >
ated in preference to a light one for ei ;
lorough sweeping , as the weight aids a. L
the process. a.si
When making pea soup always
irow in a slice of bread , for It pre- bz >
snts the peas sinking to the bottom of
bj
pan and burning. bjm
Cakes keep best in tin canisters ; he
ooden boxes , unless well seasoned , hew
e apt to give them a disagreeable test
.ste ; brown paper should be avoided
the same reason.
e7
To render boots waterproof , melt to- ' st
jther a little mutton fat and beexwax ,
id , when liquid , rub a little 01 < t over
ra
edges of the soles , wheis > the , lif
itches are. This will render your lie
xts waterproof.
) quite rii
Don't keep the dampers open when riim <
u are not using the fire. It not only dii
irns away the coal , but ruins the fire- rii
Ick as well. Don't stand brooms in fa
corner resting on their ends. Han o un
tern up by the handles , or turn them eit
ide down.
Economical mince pie filling can be
ade as follows : Procure of a pork Th
itcher some scraps from boiling down
rd. Chop these very finely , and tq
ery half-pound add ten ounces of ; n
irrants , the same quantity of chopped . t
ple and sugar , a teaspoonf ul of spice tCT
a little chopped lemon rind. If
quired to be kept , add a wineglassful "
brandy.
The University of Zurich is about to-
establish a chair of Journalism.
A flock of ostriches at Phoenix ,
Ariz. , now numbers more than 1,000
birds. - - " '
The United States has 78,000 post-
oofflces. Germany Is next with 45-
023. and Great Britain third with 22-
400.
Golden eagles are increasing In the
Scottish highlands , owing to the ef
forts made by large landowner * for
their preservation.
Flower growers In the South of
France and other favored clime * flnd
it profitable to send the products of
their skill to British markets.
The navy , which gives England the
supremacy of the seas , costs $155-
000,000 a year , or a little more than
the United States pays in pensions.
Berlin has now a "bachelors' club"
divided into small flats , with smok
ing and dining-rooms In common ,
where single men can live at moderate
rates.
The number of theological students
In Germany has diminished gradually
from 4,267 In 1830 , .to 2,149 , or less
than half , although the population has
doubled since 1830.
Oregon spends for the education of
children $12 a year per capita ; Col
orado , $11 ; Illinois , $11 ; California ,
$10 ; while Kentucky expends only
$3.32 ; South Carolina , $1.39 ; Missis
sippi , $2.00.
The Patron Your picture Isn't bad ,
but the drawing's a bit off , Isn't It ?
TD.e Artist How's that ? The Patron
Why , the clock says ten past ten ,
and the right time now is a quarter
to four. Plck-Me-Up.
The United States is almost a goat-
less country compared with others ,
and the importations of goatskins ,
young and old , aggregate $8,500,000 a
ye&r which represents the slaughter
of 17,000,000 goats and kids.
TTMil lately children under fourteen
used to pay half fare on the Vienna
tramways , but the rule has been alter
ed so that any child above three feet
and one and one-half inches in height
will in future have to pay the full
fare.
fare.King
King Leopold of Belgium never
.wears gloves. He is very proud of
hands , which are perfect in shape
appearance , and on which he
spends a great deal of time. His
beard also comes in for a large share
of attention.
That low lying territory of the Mis
sissippi should'at times be overflow
ed is not surprising if one considers
that the "Fathers of Waters" draws
supplies from twenty-eight States ,
draining one-third of the area of the
United States.
The Brooklyn bridge has lost place
as one of the wonders of the world
since the building of the Williamsburg
steel bridge , a mile farther up the
East river , and the bridge now build
ing to Blackwell's island will be more
wonderful than either.
Captivity changes animal's nature.
A lion captured when it is full grown
will always be treacherous , but lions ,
tigers , leopards or other carnivorous
animals that have been born in cap
tivity can be tamed till they are as 1
gentle and affectionate and safe as
t
poodle dogs.
There are in New York City to-day n
1,320 millionaires , as against 21)4 )
wenty years and in
ago twenty-five is
1853. ) There were no millionaires in
the-city 100 years ago. The first per 13
son'to reach that distinction was John 13b 13ri
Jacob , Astor , who became a niilliou- ri
lire about the year 1820. # ii
iici
Breaking away from a wagon at ci
Rheims , France , a horse dashed into
passing motor car , and leaped into a
lie back seats.
The chauffeur was h
struck by its forelegs and thrown ti
nto the road. Passers-by were treat- tim
id to the novel spectacle of a horse hi
iriving alone in an automobile.
The Berlin newspapers tell of a
vonderful baby giant which was re- ai
ently brought by his parents before inh
he medical faculty of that city for h
sxamination. He.is . the son of a aSI
aker at Drievers , and , although only SI
ighteen months old , stands three and te
half feet high. He measures thirty-
iix : inches round the chest si
sibi
The bi
in
difficulty damaging a war
alloon in midair was recently shown rii
tests made in Austria. The experl- sy
oenters anchored ar
a balloon at a
leight of 7,000 feet and had gunners ,
vho had not been given the distance , m
try to disable , it It required sea
wenty-two shots to find the range , a
ven approximately , and not until the
Ixty-fourth round was the balloon hit. stj
That each ring on a rattlesnake's
attle represents a year of the snake's
ife Is a popular but an erroneous be-
ief. As a matter of fact , a new of
Ing develops every two or three in
lonths , and the snake , by the time it
led , would have sixty or seventy tuiM
ings at least , were It not for the M (
act that when the rattle becomes (
nduly long , accident breaks It off , of t
Ither wholly or in part. cei
NO DIAMONDS , NO FIXIN'S.
his Heiress Had no Use fer Anything ; an
bnt & Home. anMi
sat crowded into seat
They a narrow
3
a Wabash avenue grip car. He was ha.
with babe in his
tired-looking man a
kn
ms ; she was a tired-looking little wo-
an. G
"Ain't you glad we're goin' to get it , vei
eorge ? " she said , with more enthu- Ite
' 5.l
siasm than any one would ever barf
suspected "her of having stored away ,
in her anaemic-looking body. "Alart1
you glad -we're goin' to get it ? " sh
.went on. "Just think. $3,000 , George ,
and it'll all be our own. "
George grunted.
"Ain't it grand , $3,000 ? " she repeat
ed.
ed."I
"I can fix up the barber shop a little
now , I guess , and you can get a diamond
mend * If you want it , " the husband
said , as he shifted the sleeping babe
from one arm to the other.
"No , we don't fix up no barber shops
and we don't wear no diamonds.
We're going to hang on to that $3,000
like It was all the money in the world. "
"I know , but I could make a lot
more money if the shop had a few of
those factory flxin's. Fixln's draws
trade. "
"Yes , but George , you don't get any
fixin's with my money. It was my pa
that died , and he didn't leave no $3.-
000 for barber flxin's , and I'll be
thinkln' a long time afore I say buy
any flxin's with my $3,000. I'm goin'
to buy us a home , and there won't be f
any fancy flxin's. I want just a plain
little home. "
"Ain't you even goin' to buy a diamond
mend ? " asked the husband in astonish
ment.
"No , I ain't a goin' to buy no dia
mond. "
"Well , you're the funniest woman I
ever saw. Now that we're rich you
don't want to do a thing with the.
money. I wish your pa had. never died
and left us anything. "
The wife said something as the two
go off the car. It was something about
diamonds , but she said It in a way
to let those who heard her know that'
she didn't hanker much after any of
Klmberly's gems. Chicago Inter
Ocean. . -
It Was True , After All.
The penalties of being "too smart"
are sure and always unpleasant. Stray
Stories gives a new Instance. The
clever young man was wandering up
and down the platform of an Engllshi
railway station , Intent on finding anj
empty carriage in the express which'
was almost due to start.
His search was In vain. An Ideaj
which he considered very clever , oc
curred to him , and assuming an offi
cial air , he stalked up to the last ,
carriage and cried in a stentorian voice ,
"All change here ! This carriage is
not going ! " *
There were exclamations , low but
deep , from the occupants of the' crowd
ed , compartments ; .but nevertheless
they \ scurried out of the carriage , and
packed j themselves away in other parts
of the train.
The smile on the face of the young
man was childlike , and bland as he ?
settled himself comfortably In a corner - /
ner of the empty carriage and lighted1
a cigar.
"Ah , " he murmured , "It's a good ]
thing for me that I was born cleverl
I wish they'd hurry up and start. "
Presently the station-master put his
head In at the window and said :
"I s'pose you're the smart young fel
low who told the people this carriage
wasn't going ? "
"Yes , " said the clever one. And he
smiled.
"Well , " said the station master , with
a grin , "you were right ; it isn't go
ing. The porter heard you telling the
people , and so he uncoupled it He
thought you were a director. "
Girl Miller of Perkiomen.
On the Perkiomen River , n ar Val
ley Forge , is a flour mm which has
the ] distinction of behig owned and op
erated personally by the only woman
miller in the United States. She Is
hardly even a "woman miller , " for she
only 17. Miss Sallie Frelchler , the
girl miller , is her own master entire
ly , makes her own rules , does her own
business , keeps hei own books and car
ries on her own correspondence , obey
ing nobody's orders but those of hep
customers.
She played in the mill as a child , and
is ; she grew up helped her daddy , and ,
ialf ; unconsciously and half with
thought of the future , learned the
filler's business thoroughly. . When ,
ie died there was no one else to carT -
T it on. so Miss Sallie took his place.
For two years now she has oper-
ited the mill entirely alone , only.call- "
ng in assistance when there is ai
leavy ; load of rye to be taken in or-
large invoice of flour to be shipped
5he is at work before sunrise in win-
er and keeps hard at it all day.
And she seems to like the respon-
ibility and the clean dollars her work
ring3 in. She caters to one of the
leiiest farming communities In Penn-
ylvania and the community likes her
.nd helps her to get along.
Besides being a thoroughly capable
ailler , Miss Sallie has won another
ort of reputation in the last year and ,
half. The farmers round about , con-
icier her an expert on ryeIn ; ) all its
tages , from the seed to the Around
roduet.
Friendly Criticism , i * ?
Criticus i Say , what was your idea -
painting that picture of a. fried eggV
a hayloft ? -M
De Auber Why , you idiot , that pic-
ire represents a sunset In the Rocky
fountains.
Criticus Well , I don't think much
the sunset , but the mountains are
irtainly the rockiest ever.
An Acquired Habit.
Mrs. Gramercy Do you think it vraa
intentional slight on the part of
Crs. Newrich ?
Mrs. Park Why , no , my dear. She
isn't been a lady long enough to
now how to be rude. Puck.
The blindness of justice should pre-
jnt her from winking at her favor
es.
