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Show A WOMAN ATJHER BEST. "Why Is It," X Baked, Bitting down Polly's trunk anS dangling my legs over the side, "that a woman Is always at her best when she is acting?" Polly lifted ber haresroot and carefully spread a delicate coating of rouge under on eye before replying. Til tell you," Elie said at length, leaning back and squinting Into the xnfrror to get the effect, "when you toll tne why It is that a man, knowing that, never is soUafled unQ he gees behind the scenes and Bees the rouge wiped o2 and the wixjag side of the calcium." "Oh. bosh," said I, -- that's easy. Df3a't you eer want to seo the wheels go round, or stick a pin Into your doll to get at the sawdust, or wonder what was on the other side of the moon, when you were a youngster? Everything attractive ia always oa the 'other Bide,' even heaven." "Well," eald Polly, touching the Up end of her aose with a dash of powder, "so Is a woman when she is most attractive. But, Mr. Ueavyfeather, the lady manager would object if she knew tlfat you were bothering around tao tar's dressing room, even If this is only an amateur performance. I've got that rou on Quite crooked, and I can't find my curling tongs, and you're spoiling my temper and shattering your illusions." "I suppose you mean,' said I, "settling myself well back on the slippery edge of the trunk and lighting a cigarette with a grim determination, "that a woman's attraction is all In the perspective " """1 don't," eald Polly, rubbing the cold cream into ber nose and eyes until they were nothing but smudge, "if ou moan that you wont go away. A fwoman U most attractive when she Is most engaged. It doesn't make any ilfferenoe whether she la playing JuTlot or making biscuits." " I declared, look"Or making-up- , at ing admiringly Polly through a cloud man smoke. "A f ought always to watch a woman 'making-up- ' If he rcall7 wants to ere her at her best." "A man." said Polly, scrubbing her Eeek violently with a towel, "never sees any woman at her best. That Is the tad part of It The minute a man comes around, the average girl drops ker rolilngpin, or her ping-ponracket, r her water color brush, or her powder puff, and Immediately begins to try to be fascinating. If she should only go on ust being herself, regardless of his presence, and would look at life and at what she Is doing through a transparent medium composed of hU bead and body, he would Mr. Heavy-feathewill you please stop playing on that trunk and hand me the big hat with tho feathers? You'io distracting me ao " "Why don't you look at what you are doing through a transparent composed of my head and body?" I asked sweetly, as I hold the bat out ty one feather. "Some men," laid Tolly, Ignoring my suggestion as she rescued the feather and put the hat down carefully out of reach of my boots, "fancy that it is youth that makes a woman attractive." That depends," I remarked, "on whether you like them ateixteea, when they are unsophisticated and unconscious, or at 20, when they know bow to wear their frocks properly and hide their emotions." "Exactly." said Polly; "It Is merely the difference between getting the raw auaterial and tho finished article, or ordering four dinner on the European plan and eating at a table d'hote. It ia ail a matter of taste, Besides, there ire lots of women who are fascinating from the time they begin to crow in the cradle until tho crow's feet begin to com,around their eyes." -And yet," said I, watching Polly dust the rioc powder over here nose, "Cere Is always a time when a women ts most braullfuL" "That is not neccssarOy tho time when tia Is most fascinating," rejoined Polly, as she moistened hex little hater between ber lips and wiped the towder off one eyebrow. "Beauty is uly powdar deep, you know. I never found that a snub nose and a few freckles prevented anybody from filing a dance programme, nor that a Uck of height or the want of Titian locks made a man less anxious to have lay her head on his coal i fi women," broke la Polly, "who make And it is always the beet looking the worst matches. Are you Bitting on thoso curling tangs, Jack?" I felt under the trunk cover and extracted what looked like sTpair of Iron plncners or a dentist's tool with a wooden handle. Polly grasped it Joyfully and then gave me aa Injured look through a stray lock of tKnt over one hung eye. "lou were sitting oa them," she said reproachfully, "just as a men always sits on anything pertaining to beauty or Btylc when there are more fascinating things about." "Thero lent anything more fascinating than stylti when It is represented p by a smartly groomed, Alter such a wciaoa Is always at her best " ""In a kimono, with, ber hair falling down ber back." Interrupted Poily. l never yet saw a man who could distinguish betweoa an imported gown worth fifteen hundred dollars and a Htr tie homemade cotton frock worth fifteen cents a yard And I've soeo many a man gaze straight through a girl in a Worth creation at a little In muslin with a rose In her hair. It's the picture girl, and not the fashion piate, who catches the masculine eje and it isn't when she Is youngest or oldest or cleverest or prettiest or best dossed that a girl Is at her best, Ifs )ast at unexpected momenta, wben Ae'a not posed or primed or primped when she has forgotten that such a thing as a man exists and is wrapped up in something else, when she is moet indifferent and, consequently, most natural, when she Is making no effort to be fascinating or anything else aiui " I know," I agreed, enthusiastically. "I once saw a girl tumbling about on the grass with hex dog, when Siie ffiought nobody was looking." Polly blushed. "And once," I went on, I danced with a girl until her cheeks were on fire and her hair tumbled down her back in a heap of funny little curia" Polly looked straight in the glass as she drew a fine, black line through an eyebrow. "And another time," I continued, catching the eye of the reflection In the mirror, "I went into my sister's room to look for something and found another girl in a kimono" "Mr. Ueavyfeather!" said Polly, dropping the hairpin she had Just started to put into her curls and letting the whole masj stip over her shoulders. "And once," I went on brazenly, "I caught the same girl lo the midst of a lot of other girls, doing a Eklrt dance " Polly gasped and rose from ter chair. "And once," I declared, "I saw her when eomctody was teaching her how to smoke a cigarette, and ane was making funny little faces and trying not to cough." Pdly stood up suddenly very straight. With a flutter, fhe make-utowel she had planed about her slipped from ber throat and fell to the Boor. A vision of white Ghoiurs above a mass of tulle and tinaol, with Boating curls and blazing eyes, tuide me dro my cigarette and catch my breath. "Polly I" I exclaimed. "Polly! Yon are beautiful" "Mr. Ueavyfeather ," said Polly, between clinched teeth, "did you ever aee a girl when fhe was furious?" "Polly." I pleaded, "please stay furU.es! It re altos your eyes so bright and your cheeks so rod and your lipa curve so " Tosty's rage Ml from her liko a mac-tiand a clow smile began to creep about her lips. 1 flung down my reeoued cigarette and caught thn bundle of tulle and tinsel and curls in my arms. "gwcXhrart " I brgan sottljt "Why, Jack Ueavyfeather!" cried the lady rnanajETcresfl, sudtleoly oprnlag the door. "What on earth Oh, 1 !i." she laughed softly, aa Polly crarobcd and struggled to get out of my arms, "yoti were rehearsing the third act." And the door dosed behind her gently. I glanced at Polly's dowocart laal.es and flushed checks. "That." I said, "was one of those unexpected momenta." Hen Rowland, In Washington Poet well-set-u- THE BSN DAVIS APPLE. POUUTKY NOTES. Commission Man's Eatlmata of Its According to Information; from St. Commercial Value. the Russian government Petersburg, The above was the heading of an has forbidden the exportation of eggs. article that appeared In the April nume war Is mention! The ber of tha Western Fruit "Grower, but action. cause as of this the alleged there was more In this article in favor of Ben Davis than against it, and there Poultry, bees and fruit growing work is no use of trying to down a good splendidly together. The nens are tha thing until its day has come, but the live it is safe to give the run only thing days of Ben Davis are a long ways from the orchard of to, and they do a good being numbered. After the paper preon and grubs, while tha work the bugs pared and read by Mr. Erb on the apple, beee beneficial mission most a perform at tho Louisville convention, and espec of tSo fruit bloom la the fertilizing ially what he said about the virtues ' and Quality of the Ben Davis, I did not trees, think any one would have the nerve to American hens during the winter were come out In print and abuse Ben Davis, A Russo-Japanes- at least until taey had something as good or better to offer In Its place. The writer m this article, Mr. Wampler referred to, says, "the Elberta peach Is a wo-ma- xu better poach than Ben Davis to an aDDle." (who says it Is not?) This is Ha Wai WIm. no argument whatever for condemning Tommy Say, pop, what part of Ben Davis. He says the demand for BDeech is woman? this fruit is increasing while the deShe Peck She's alat part, mand for Ben Davis apple is decreasHenry the whole thing. ing. I do not Question his statement as regards the coach, but I do Question GLOBE SIGHTS. statement as to the Bon Davis. The tne The best way to educate a bright writer says, that an effort shourd be young man is to put him to work. made in the direction of producing a If your enthusiasm lasts only forty better apple than the BoifDavta, Why minutes, you can't expect It to buy you dTd he not start the effort instead of anything. growing wooden pears, "which go by the If a child thoroughly enjoys playing name of Keiffer. A little story that our with a kitten, the kitten doesn't Uvt friend, Mr. Isaac Tuck, told about the to grow up. Keiffer pear comes la very good here. He said while he was ta the commissicn a There are great many people who In New York, some of his business to with pride aside can be pointed sent him a consignment of Keiffriends from the "prominent citizen." could not sell them In He fer pears. It matces an old fashioned woman New York the New Yorkers (because very mad for any one to call a doctoe had been so he ship up them), against when a person Is in a faint arrived in to them pears ped Europe; The average woman seems to take It due was sold promptly on arrival harder when she loses a handkerchief at a time, big price, and the result wired to than when she loses a friend. Mr. Tuck was more than satisfactory. Children soon learn that It is father Mr. Tuck wired his shippers the result. wEo has the money, and mother who Mr. Tuck got another large shipment has the generous disposition. arOne of the wonderful things in trade of Kelffers, and by the time tSey m New York Mr. Tuck received Is that a woman's bat can cost so much rived another wire from his foreign conin early spring, and so little la midsignees, aa follows "Don't snip any summer. more Keiffer pears," and any one Four pianos were all going at ocee ever tried to eat a Keiffer la one neighborhood recently, and knows, thatMr. Tuck received that kind why when it was over it was decided thai pear, el" a telegram. Mr. Tuck said his Bedciia had won. second shipment of pears (Ud not bring Speaking of the good points of Tin freight charges, so I would advise our Globe: An tight column paper Is I friend to dig up his Keiffer pears and good deal handier for tying up thing! make aa effort to grow sonTe kind of an than a seven column paper. that win supersede the Den No woman can entirely get rid of tha apple If he is a young man, be will Daia notion that whenever a tired man U have of t!meTelore" the J3en plenly worked in the Interest of ao Idle wo- Davis is relegated to the rear. Another man. The Cause has been advanced. rn the same number of the tTult writer Dr. Evans, who Is In town today aft Grower says, oat Ben Davis apples and ter an adsence of many years, ia mak- you wGl never be sick (most of these ing himself very popular by toUfng pem kickers must be doctors). What better pie that they do "not look a day older." recommendation do you want than this, Ever hear a butcher abuse his rival? Mr. Consumer? Saying nothing of Its Tie always says his rival has dried be f commercial value, and as to this we on the hocf. (Chart: The T?ef critters only have to refer you to our different killed by the rival are so poor that Uartetg. cot only In this country, but are fit only for dried becf.)- - Atlchisoa In foreign markets as well At this Globe. present writing In Chicago, Ben Davis are Quoted at $3.50 to f 4.00 per barrel, RHODES SCHOLARS AT OXFOD. while Baldwins are Quoted at 13.25 ti The only Rhodes scholars nt Oxforl 13.60, and about the same prices p re so far are the Colonials and Germans. Enrooran market. in our The Americans will go there next year. Earkct (KanwuJ City). Ben Davis are The Colonials are saia u do $3.50 to W.OO per barrel, KWcg at My o1(t rough, without the Eton polish, but Dildir1n9 year has done wonders with them. Bi 'Drlca Af thte time of the season and the great successes among the Khodct trU Baldwin and Greenings are Germans. "I believe," ea'4 ehce to scald and get so bad that they ao observant don, "that the most cap' almo6t 0Deabl, wtule old Bon Lie man in tte college Is a German, obtains his color. Is firm, sound and who cane t.cre with a Ithodcs ecbola aH Um9 taDnrvtng in Quality. I I should say, the la also. He ol(1 e ship. frjend . Klley, takes another wir In the college," ccn.Bliot at t most popular (Mr. Klley heard Mr. Erb's don. "I think 'pap tlnucd the rry). and suggests that Ben will underfitaml and be Germany England subjected to a rote of the members one another better if we get a fe he Apple Consumers' League, and more like him. 1 asked him bow b wnat they think of Ben Davis. I raid thr to of Oxford," wmjld suggest to Mr. Klley, tliat he cosing thought ctservart don "Waa there an examu(1ralt until the apple tree Qrat rw Is aticn, cr what?" "There is no cxaraln prorogatlag In his bock yard begins to atlon." explained the young German ta bear, then take his apples and some of "The kai?er look! Ben Davis and submit them to the vote exrrlieri round acd sc'.octa On Thursday 1 re'cf the nvmbrs of the Commercial telvct a trlecram from the kaiser. 'Vnn'Apple Dealers' League. He would soon to to Oxford on Tuesday. and I arn what thy think of the Ben Davis,1 rame." j'r- Klley fays. "When Apple Day lobrerved at the World's Faff, the fruit Aieonoi Cheop Fni. pAmi The ns" of potato ajcohol to farnlsl not distribute Ben Davis prfwrs to encourage Its consumption," light, heat and motive power tua ran'idlv to a blch decree in Perhaps not, but If he la there on Apple Germany, which produces U.000.003 Dav, he wri see plenty of Ben Davis, tons of potatoes a year, and uses fof and he will hnr such remarks ae these, food and starch about 25.000,000 tons. b.Mh from rroweru and dealers, viz: The remainder is converted into alco There Ta the mort prolific producer bol. and used as a power generator (at that gTows seldom fails of a crop; one motors, and for cooking, heating and of the longest keepers, a fine looker and lighting. The alcohol vapor Is burned one of the best money makers that 1'ke gai in chandeliers and atrest prow; In fact, the only commercial the write. Some especially critics, limps, and glvts a bright light In dis- apple." lapel" aaaerted Jokal wts that have sees Gyulay, U "I've said tricts distant from mlnea It la cheapef In conclusion, until the enemies of "That's acnovel a of good writing In Pari Incapable than coal. DaVta can give us something better Cozens of raving beauties ruW-of novelist's the :he t wall cording m a commercial apple, unfll then, hold towns standing round against the art. and Jokal at the latest Hungarian d Notwithstanding the fact that every jrorr peace. C. C Clemons, in the Mis- trying to lot,k comfortabls while a a humorous took census revenga and ty with cloud has a silver lining, only a smaX PjUTi anj Kansas Farmer. green eyes little thing "Can the you Question, her answering to divide had number rf people are trying c2: crcfWj a badly fitting frock ub'o-io"Jn the with T' my wordj: write sixeven of people are prospecting ia', The and number dances Into quarters, of ft famly u often but to. sas " Gyulay the sky. yai; j t.e teenths, to satisfy tigering iaiy caller. r, tlt-tat-to- e me-Tu- m t"g -- p J corn-schola- J e, v" ih. - bn:n crr ln s red-leade- n. ,7 rs ia competition with the hens of Europe. On account of the high prices here eggs are being Imported from abroad in quite large quantities. Unusually American eggs dominate the homo market, as Imports average only about $17,000 in value per year. The best currier pigeons are worth several hundred dollars in the market, and some cannot be purcEased at any price, During the annual pigeon show tn New York last year $20u and avea $200 was refused by the owners for some of their choicest pets. The aver--! age. exhibits weae valued at $25 and $50, j Eggs hatching may Be secure! any time after March 1, provided sulv J able Quarters are supplied for early , hatching and care of the newly hatchet chicks. Without suitable accommodations early chickens are a great nuisance, and without special care they art sure to lead to disappointment Loca tion of the poultry house makes a difference of from one to three weeks la the profitable season for raising early chicks. With a slope to the south or southeast and with a suitable northern wind break adds materially to the possibility of raising chickens la March and April with satisfaction. fOT Pfne Stump Vafuabte. In very truth this is the age of tha utilitarian, and that thing in the world for which some use or place ha3 not been found is very InsigniStant indeed. Even the old Norway pine stump has large value and it Is being extracted. A dispatch from Hinckley, Minn., says that experiments are being made her In the line of boiling pino stumps for the 5 dilation of tar and turpentins. and utilizing the charcoal residuum. A critical test win be made, and there Is great Interest in the experiments. It la claimed that the stump boiler to be used la the only one ta the United States, though It has been used la Russia and Scandinavia for many generations, The Norway pine stumps which are being used here are said to turn out products to the amount of $18.50 a cord of stumps. Turpentine Is the most valuable product, but the money value of the tar and charcoal Is said to equal the cost of running tha plant The pi ant constructed for tha experiments consists of four boilers encased In brick. Each holds fire cords of stumps, and It requires four days of boiling to complete the process. 1 Parm Wage m Oldan ; J. Day. Farm wages and the cost of living la "Mcxrie England" of &0 years ago present an Interestmg and suggestive subject for reflection. Dr. W. J. Rolf, fn an article ta the April 7th tesue at the Youth's Companion, entitled "A Warwickshire Farmer la Shakespeare Day," says: 'Tn 11M a laborer gai fourpcace a day, "with meat and drink or eightpeaoo to tenpeaoo, finding him-- ; self. Mowers got elghtoence with food or fourteonpcDce without it; reapera,j sixpence or twelvepcnce. In 15S2 a oapoo onet sixpence, a calf five shill- -' in ps a Crkla of butter srvea shillings seven prnoe, a cock (for fighting) iour--1 pence, a pullet threepence. In 1853 a) mlVTi cow cuet thirty shillings, a bul-- i . 1.1 . m. .,.ttii ca.11 BuntturnKuiutuga, ings, six horses seven pounds, a periling twenty-eigh- t pence. The prices of other farm stock and produce were on the same scala If wages were low, the cost of living was proportionately low, and the fare of the laboring cla&acs was more plentiful than oflea in more recent time a" i 1 V- ot-w- u ie 1 Iowa makes 10 per cent of all tha bnttrr in the United States and 20 per cent of the entire creamery butter supThe value ot ply of this country. Iowa's butter output has averaged $30. 000,000 a T ar for the past lea years. No country In the world of equal area has a similar record, save Denmark, There are 800 creameries Sn Iowa. The feet of some ladles are too large t3 hide, while others are too small hide. t |