Show FOREIGN BELIEFS panlah Wedding Person Appeare —Soma ARE QUEER la Ruined If On Entirely In Black Other 8lgns In Spain the wedding la spoiled If one of the guests appears entirely In black or If the bride looks Into a mirror after orange blossoms and veil are fast in her headdress When a person’s hair ends split it’s taken by the superstitious for a sign that she is either a witch or has been bewitched As blond hair splits more readily than dark hair all witches spirits and soroeresses have blond or red hair according to popular belief Likewise according to the standard of art On the marriage eve there U often much rivalry between the groom and the bride In the Slav countries as te who shall blow out the candle for the person who does will be "lint to die" It Is Impossible to trace the origin of this superstition yet It prevails in arlstocratlo society as well as in the peasant’s hut even as like this that “to insure the life and health ef the children” the worn an must ocoupy the right side of the bed In addition she must not smoke before her year There Is a superstition In this country and many others against burning a broom The bud of birch broom is used In Southern Germany as a preventive against erysipelas These buds a pleoe of yellow wax and some other articles are enclosed In a pink silk bag secured with red silk and worn on the back of the neck The person must change his shirt every Friday SELFISH? gHg Cupid Thought Not and Was Right By M DIBBELL “The game Isn’t w’orth the candle” said Jocelyn dejectedly "We positively can’t live on In this way the ends simply won’t meet— I must go to work at something “But what can do child?” you “You have never queried her sister learned anything but housekeeping well enough to teach It and nobody wants lessons at that” “Well I might at least keep somebody’s house” “Oh Jocelyn is It not better to starve respectably than to go out as a common servant?” “It certainly is not I have a good of my healthy appetite every day life and I intend to do my best to produce the three satisfactory meals which Providence intended me to have Besides a housekeeper Is an Important person nowadays — she oversees the doings of everybody else” “Where do you expect to find such a responsible position? They don’t go begging?” “Now my great secret shall be divulged" Jocelyn answered trium“I had a long talk with Mrs phantly Derment before she returned to the city this fall and she quite approved In her letter which came of my idea she today says that a dear friend of hers is in Buch poor health that she Is no longer able to look after household affairs but cannot bear to think of giving up her home Mrs Derment told her about me and was authorized to make me a proposal The and she is sure I salary Is generous will like Mrs Norton So can you suggest any reason why I should refuse such an offer?” Miriam only gasped as she gazed Into the eager face of her energetic young sister “You dear old Miriam — you Just can’t help knowing that it is the very best thing on earth I could do You can live here in peace and comfort and come over to see me if you get home village ana was severely taken ta task by him for leaving her Bister to die of loneliness When she tried to defend her action he waved aside her explanation but his next words opened the mental listener eyes of his bewildered “The only way out of It Is for Miriam to marry me I have been wantI am ing her to do It tor ten years not going to sit quietly and see her pine away before my eyes —I want you to tell Miriam that it is her duty to be my wife not to keep a home for Yon you as she has always insisted would be as dear as a sister to me and could have a home with us always If you would" Jocelyn gave a little laugh “You nearly scared me to death but now I see through your deep laid scheme You know I have always liked you Oliver to Why didn’t you ask me help you before instead of keeping your courting of Miriam secret all this time? Is my day for and I shall surely lay down visiting the law to my dear old goose of a Bister She shall be happy even If I have to force her into it” I have been” "What a remarked Oliver disgustedly “I never dared speak to you on the subject for fear you would go into hysterics — Miriam was svtre the mere suggestion He gave would break your heart” Jocelyn’s hand a brotherly squeeze as he took his departure Jocelyn kept her word and on the day following gave Miriam a severe lecture on her duty to the man who had loved her so long and waited for her so patiently Before she left a for herself had become an admitted possibility in the near future returning to the Norton resiafter this Interview its houseexfound unusual signs of citement “Oh Miss Newell" was the greet“Mrs ing of Mary the Norton's nephew has come and they have been talking together over an hour Mrs Norton said put him In the blue room and he would stay a long time she hoped” “I am glad he has come Mary it will do Mrs Norton good and we must make him comfortable" Jocelyn hastened to her room feeling to her own surprise decidedly blue Removing her wraps she threw a shawl about her shoulders and slipped Mrs Norton and her out of doors settled for nephew were evidently the evening and a lonely feeling came over the young housekeeper as she heard their voices In passing After rambling for some time In the City Cousin— The hotel you wera‘ moonlight Jocelyn seated herself on a stopping at was It on the American wall bench by the boundary and Or European plan? faced the situation “What a selfish — Country Cousin Waal I don’t Jest am! Just because Miriam is thing I exactly know but I think it must her to be made happy In spite of herself bin on th’ plan and Mrs Norton has the only person she has on earth left to love come English Honors Cost Money to brighten her up I fall into the patent granted for the It’s a nice way of practicing dumps! dignity of a baron cost £150 and for the Golden Rule” that of a baronet £100 payable to the But this self directed lecture failed board of Inland revenue Other exof Its" effect for to Jocelyn’s disgust penses to be incurred by the she found herself sobbing softly She s Include crests or new rubbed the tears fiercely away while some wish to have their W’hat Is the “Why Miss Newell trees” properly made “genealogical matter?” asked a sympathetic voice out Consequently the Heralds’ colShe as dab Is Issue of a Jocelyn gave a final after the list busy lege looked up with a start to find herself of honors and the total expenses of confronted a baron are not far short of £400 by a tall young man who continued “Aunt Alma sent me to and those of a baronet exceed £200 In bring her treasured housekeeper “You Don’t Know the Meaning of the out of the dew but she will be sorry Explained I found Can’t I do you in tears “He knows all the best people la Word” something to help you?” town” "No for I am crying because I am “Why doesn’t he associate with lonesome I have —kept the best part of It till the last Mrs Norton lives the most selfish creature on earth" them then?” “Should you sympaon over the highlands pnly thirty she answered “They know him" beminutes on the trolley” thize with some one who cried Relief succeeded in cause she was going to have for a dismay Miriam’s eyes a man she bad always "That will be conliked?” venient to have you so near at hand “I should was beginning to wonder how I with my sympathize aunt’s perfect housekeeper whatever could exist with you away off where all me I could never see you You are a her trouble — she has told no brave child and I believe you could about you — but I am glad it is not help succeeding at whatever you worse” woman “Mrs Norton Is tlie best undertook" The week following Jocelyn Newell that ever lived” Jocelyn rose as she “I must see that she Is propstarted for the Norton home to as- spoke sume her duties as its housekeeper erly fixed for the night Please don’t Tells How Sick She Was And “Remember I shall come to see you tell hpr what a goose I hRve been” “You need not fear that I will beshe afternoon” every Thursday What Saved Her From he answered called back to Miriam as the big tray a confidence” An Operation suburban trolley started Eugene Ralston proved a great adhe dition to the household carried Jocelyn received a cordial welcome Norton Mrs who from had taken a both Mrs Norton and her housekeepUpper SanduskyOhio — " Three yean liking to her young “I off on all sorts of excurflons er housekeeper at ago 1 was married and went to house want and am a to see the “I am so glad their first stranger iinniiimuuuuiimM inuuia keeping I was not that I am tomeeting nd Jocen have someone who can country” was his excuse and well feeling blessed him as she saw could hardly drag take charge of everything” she said lyn silently I can the pink beginning to creep back into “Now sigh wjth a relieved myself along I had rest in peace and rest seems to be a Mrs Norton’s cheeks such tired feelings was Miriam married to her patient me with nowamy back ached my perpetual demand and the couple Oliver in sides ached I bad days" but “When you don’t have anything to went for a short trip Jocelyn bladder trouble aw how to get well found that only Joy for her sister filled fully bad and I could think about except her thought find will yourself not eat or sleep Ihad nI strong you —I must less selfish be “I I am going before you know it growing too and to see that you do get well — that Is certainly hope so” sho said to herone of my duties as housekeeper” self On the night of the wedding Eugene gave I did and Jocelyn’s cheerful voice tor told me to go to a hospital Ralston and Jocelyn strolled together not like that idea very well so when I ber employer a pleasant thrill “It seems tyetter to have a brother-IMrs Norton was alone and her ill saw yonr advertisement in a paper I law that you feared doesn’t it?” wrote to you for advice and have done as health was largely the result of sorI have taken Lydia E row over the loss of both her hus- Eugene asked you told me “I am delighted —I begin to hope Pinkham’s Yegetable Compound and band and an only daughter Iler Inam I that selfishness” overcoming Liver Pills and now I have my health terest in life Beemed dead but the “The idea of your being selfish— " If sick and ailing women would only presence of her cheerful young house yon don’t know the meaning of the know enough to take your medicine they keeper caused It to show faint word" y wonld get relief "—Mrs Benj H months of life and as the Jocelyn laughed “That only shows Route 6 Box 18 Upper Sandusky passed she found that existence was how little you know of the real me" Ohio not after all an entire blank “I know that Aunt Alma found a If yon have mysterious pains irregubecame fond of The two women larity backache extreme nervousness each other for the girl made valiant new lease of life when she found you Inflammation ulceration or displace- efforts to interest and amuse her em- and I know that when I found you I found the one woman in the world ment don’t wait too long but try Lydia ployer and great was her satisfaction E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound now when she saw in Mrs Norton a for me Jocelyn will you marry me For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham’s both in health and let me love you forever?” marked Improvement roots from Vegetable Compound made Jocelyn's answer was peculiar but and spirits “1 and herbs has been the standard remedy The weekly visits to Miriam were entirely satisfactory to Eugene I was overcoming selfishness for female ills and such unquestionable paid 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