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Show w was shortly wafted up tha stairs which caused her to sniff approvingly mint. . Her eyes, Inand murmur voluntarily, wandered to the window as if expecting to see, Instead of the muddy river, the wide expanse of the Chesapeake Bay. At ten p. m. Tom Duncan assisted Mr. Fargls to his home. At the door the old gentleman remarked: Tom, my boy, you mush come over and shee Shallle." Frost Claims His Otvn "This Is mine," said the old frost king; AnH Ha lAft hli mab! of whltA LEADS PROSPECTOR THE WAY. Bears Rightful Title a Pioneer of the West New York Sun. 1c (PeMu: GUffi jtySC jztmzzH? (Copyright, 1905, bjr Dally Slory Pub. Co.) From tho wooded banka of the river the country gradually became treeless, great grassy plain stretching to the horizon and in all this wide expanse there was not a spring of mint. Tbcre were spots alongside the river and its tributary brooks which should have been the abiding place of the herb; marshy lowlands the true habitat of mint, but the four winds either re fused to bear the seeds or they died of hopeless nostalgia when they fell, for mint had been neither tasted nor smelled In Barlow. Those native to the place did not repine, they had never bad its scent permeate their nostrils nor had the delicate touch of the mint Julep rested upon their pal gtes. William Duncan, of Maryland, and Henry Fargls, of Virginia, bow ever, missed it sadly. While they held the two states on either side of the Potomac to be a special work of the Creator and possessing perfections that no other region might aspire to, they could not Imagine a beneficent Providence denying any part of the world such a prerequisite of human happiness as mint It was especially ice cold springs annoying since abounded, sugar was readily obtainable and whiskey, legal or Illegal, was in plenteous supply. It was the play of Hamlet with the mlse en scene and minor actors all present and Hamlet absent words. He did not care to burn all the bridges between himself and Sal Ue. "I know, Mr. Fargls," he replied, "you and bad are not friends, but I've nothing against you and have never done you any harm. Yes, you have," retorted Fargls, you are William Duncan's son and you exist. I'd rather see my daughter sitting alongside a copperhead snake than a man of the tribe of Duncan. You see that snake fence beyond the wheat field? That's the llue fence betwee.i your father's ground and mine. You keep on his side of It The prospector Is the real pioneer of the West; he blazed the trail for the railroad, for the merchant, the capitalist and the professional man; to him belongs the honor of the present condition of the mining Industry, The prospector has made It possible for the makirg of the great fortunes of Haggln, Fair, Flood, Hearst, Daly and Clark, Where would the Butte, Coeur dAlene and other notable camps be, had It not been for the prospector and his burro? The life of the prospector is not a round of pleasure; he sleeps In the snow and rain as often as not; his fare Is bacon and beans; dollars are few with him, yet he may be hunting for a new location for you to go to. When he asks you for a grub stake, help him out; his burro found the Bunker Hill and Sullivan; bis rifle killed the mountain sheep that found and exposed the rich ores of the Rams Horn mine; the man who found the vein named after him, died a poor man, but he did more for Ills country than President Roosevelt has. Marcus Daly came to Butte with his blankets on bis back, but he did more for Montana than John D. Rockefeller; W. A. Clark drove a bull team into Montana, placer mined In Deer Lodge and made a fortune, which he earned by hardships endured which the average Butte citizen would not care to go through. When Stratton found Cripple Creek he was a poor carpenter, said to be too lazy to woik, but he paved the way for thousands to earn a livelihood and himself a fortune- .- Butte Mining Review. Corn-stoc- Corn-stoc- dog was valueless, indeed Mr. Duncan had sought to give him sway a nura-e- r of times, but violent hands laid upon his dog made his Maryland blood boll. A truculent messuge was sent to Fargls and one In the same tenor returned. Then the feud grew each day as a noxious weed does In height until the two farmers were bitter enemies. Etiquette Insisted that the feud Should Include the family and Mcsdames Fargls and Duncan, loyal spouses, spoke not as they met but looked, the one at the other, out of the tall of their eyes as if they would have enjoyed a long chat especially In preserving season when the feminine mind sorely craves encouragement and counsel. Here the feud suddenly vanished for Tom Duncan, son of William, and Sallle Fargls, daughter of Henry, dearly loved each other. The method of love making they were obliged to pursue was rapidly making diplomatists of both, as neither dared allow the knowledge of their attachment to reach their respective parents and their meetings called for the skill and ability of an In dlan scout. Nevertheless, they met at intervals but with a Lopeless prospect of ever being more than lovers. One soft April day when the trees trail-hidin- Are You people simply own the town these days," said an oculist. "If the prominence and Importance of that cptlc continues to increase we shall cne day be a race. In more than half the patients I treat the left eye Is already considerable larger than the right. It is brighter and It lasts longer. If you want to find out which eye is stronger try to read first with one then with the other unassisted by Its mate. Nine times out of Duncan's hand was at the throat of ten that test shows how much more useful the left-eyIs than the right. Fargua. I devoutly hope that I shall never Come home, Sallle," and pointing with lose either of If his cane to the tence be led his tearful to go I Just asmy eyes, but one has devoutly hope that it daughter away. will be the right. There was a time In the ensuing three weeks the lovwhen the superstitious, and even ers managed to meet once and a sad on eyes believed that only specialists meeting It was, for Sallie, amid tears, people were also left-eyeInformed her lover that she was to be sent East to Virginia, for an In- That theory is now exploded. Overdefinite time. With that pessimism development of the left eye Is In danwhich is ono of the extremes to which ger of becoming a disease, the pelovers are prone to fly they accepted culiar effects of which are already It as a permanent separation and be- apparent in many faces. moaned accordingly. Large Enough.' Tom Duncan, mad with desire to Senator Foraker was talking about confide In some one, told hts trouble to bis mother, and she retailed It to a politician whose erratic conduct had bis father. Mr. Duncan fumed at estranged him from his party. This man, said the Senator, "was white heat. With remarkable Incona visitor over his new house showing he reviled for sistency Fargls doing exactly wbat he would have done, for in Washington the other day. He exhibited the large drawinghe would have most savagely refused his consent had his son sought per- room, in white and gold; the spacious mission to wed Fargls' daughter, and diningroom, in mahogany; the vast the fires of the feud were fanned to ebony hall, with its onyx pillars, and then he led his visitor Into the little renewed brightness. Back of the two farms was a bit of a room off the hall a mere stretch of woodland containing a de- cubby hole, containing but a table and pression through which ran a breok two chairs. with marshy land on each side. As "Not very large, eh? he said. the most direct course to the village Small and cozy, isnt It? Here I enwas through the wood a large tree tertain my political frlenda. hurled by the wind across this gully "Ah, said the visitor, it will ha was utilized as a foot bridge. As large enough for that'" William Duncan started across this bridge a few days after Tom's confiModern Version. dence to his mother, he beheld Henry The king had just opened his lusFargls place his foot on the other ex- cious pie and the birds began to tremity. Courtesy and necessity both sing. framed the law that the passenger on "Ye crowns," spoke the king, smackthe bridge first had the right of way, his "but this Is a dainty dish. ing as two could not pass, and Duncan I shall lips, eat until I cannot cat more." strode forward. So did Fargls, until But then the court physician the two men stood midway glaring arrived. just at each other. "Hold on, your majesty," called the "Go back," snarled Duncan. medical adviser, lifting his hand In Fargls smiled derisively. know I forbid you eatDuncan raised his hand and In an wornlng, "you of all kinds and limited pastry ing Instant the two men, clinched, were your diet to health food." With a precipitated some four feet to the soft loam. Duncan's hand was at the sigh the king dosed up the pie and throat of Furgis, while that gentle- told the slaves to hand it out to some man twisted at his enemy's collar. passing tramp. They struyglcd, breathing short, for Furniture Used by Napoleon. several moments then Fargls' hold When he retimed to Washington relaxed. "Mint," ho gurgled, "I smell mint." recently Ambassador Von Sternberg brought a complete suite of drawingDuncan loosened his grip and sniffroom furniture that had adorned the ed the air. "By the Lord, It Is mint," he cried, rooms occupied by Napoleon In I.clp-sic- . There treasures were bequeathed "where Is It?" The two foes released each other to the ambassador by a relative whose and began crawling about In the grandfather had owned the place a where the Corslcau elected to abide. marsh, sniffing like (logs The furniture Is ancient Flemish and trail. "Here It Is," shouted Fargls, "I in ths tapestry are woven mythollglcnl was lying on It A whole patch of It." designa. The frames bear a gold deEach man snatched a hunch and sign A desk at which Napoleon wrote plunging his nose therein luhalcd the vlgoroua messages Is part of the leg-acperfume. "Come," shouted Duncan, excitedly, Do It. "my houso Is nearer." ou hats a thing to say, The spectacle of two mortal ene- If Kav tt. mies hurrying towards the douse, be- It you have a debt to pay, It. spattered with mud and earn bearing If l'ay something lr than men a green bunch of herbs aroused the Hsvyou're that you ars just a hen, an to With egg lay, why, than, curlouslty of ths Dunrac homestead. it. Mrs. Duncan's wonder grew as evidences came from down stairs of ths If no hats a log to hew, it. Invasion of her pantry whers the tf Hew there something you should rut It. and Hue were sugar whiskey kept and also For all thine beneath the eun at the sight of Henry Fargls making Teseh ue this ss on we run: a spirited dash, pall In hand, for ths If there's ausht that should he done I m n spring behind the dairy. An Inceliss 'n Funset s nest-makin- Now Its the Empire. The empire style Is a good deal to the fore in lingeries Just now. It Is especially noticeable In night gowns, many of which have the characteristic Empire feature, which may be called with equal variety the long yoke or the short waist. It is much used In the finest grade of night robes, and In fact, in the daintiest of all lingerie. Frequently the Bhort waist or yoke is entirely of lace or embroidery. Low necks and short or elbow sleeves characterize all fine underwear at present Violet Broadcloth 8ult. Left-eye- d ur Muntne THE MOMENT material Is gathered across front and back, coming high up to the neck and beginning with a heading.. Over the shoulders the material Is gathered not across but up and down, and falls In bolero effect front and back. The sleeves are short. The puff at the top is quite full. Above the elbow the fulness Is confined in five rows of gathering. The sleeve Is trimmed with a choux of fine lace which comes down in Jabot effect on the forearm. ent Small Pajamas. Is the pajama age, and not alone for grownups, but for the small folks as well. Mothers find them very practical for little girls and boys because they are warmer than nightgowns and cant be so easily kicked off on cool nights. A suit of pajamas are very simply made and yet quite attractive. Tbs upper part has seams under the arms and on the shoulders and then buttons up snugly to the throat. They may be made of gingham, madras or outing flannel, and a plain cotton or wool braid makes a pretty finish for the edge of neck and front For the meDlrectolre coat with Inner vest of dium size four and yards material are needed. embroidered velvet and ruffle of fine of lace. Darker velvet hat, trimmed An Imported Skirt with white wings. A very beautiful evening petticoat recently exhibited In one of the shops Real Mulligatawney Soup. h taffeta. It was Pound fine In a mortar and mix and was of white twelve-incbordered a accordion-plaiteby sift well a quarter of an ounce China point desprlt ruffle, appllquod ounce of cassia, turmeric, three drachms of black pepper, two with a design of roses in black French drachus cayenne and an ounce of co- lace. The bottom of the ruffle had an Inch-wid- e edge of black French lace, riander seeds. This makes sufficient curry powder for the following amount and the same headed the ruffle. of soup. Two large chickens or three pounds of lean veal. Cut the meat from the bones In small ptcces, and put It In a pan with two quarts of water. Boll slowly for half an hour, skimming It well. Mince four good sized onions and fry them In two ounces of butter. An occasional chiffon frock Is still Add these to the curry powder and about under a coat going moisten the whole mixture with a litboot are the fashiontle broth from the pan, stirring In a able footwear for autumn. small quantity of rice flour. When Dark, Invisible plaid Is a favorite thoroughly mixed pour Into the soup choice for a separate skirt and let It almrner gently until It la aa Tan are atlll the choice gloves smooth and thick as cream and the for street wear. chicken or veal la quite tender. At Gray or white fura are the best thta point atlr Into the soup the juice choice for wear with a gray suit. of a lemon and serve at once. one-quart- thlrty-slx-lnc- h soft-finis- h d boudoir PConfiden&j Red-toppe- tand-coverln- g d sllghtly gathered. The yoke forma a scalloped strap In front ornamented with gold buttons. The sleeves, cut with epaulets, under which they are gathered, are finished with deep scalloped cuffs ornamented with gold buttons. English Mince Meat. Cook two pounds of lean meat In a little water until tender. Cool and chop or grind as finely as possible.. Add one pound of finely shredded suet, four pounds of peeled, cored, and chopped apples, six cups of sugar, three pounds of currants, two pounds of seeded raisins, one grated nutmeg, f teaspoon of mace, the grated rind and juice of six oranges and two lemons, cup of juice from any kind of preserve, four tablespoons of sweet pickle vinegar, and one-hal- one-hal- f one tablespoon of salt Hints for Dressing 8acqueo Among the dressing sacques a new Idea Is a loose garment of china silk, accordion plaited and covered entirely " with the Valenciennes lace mesh bordered by the edging. The yoke has three lattice-worarrangements with half-incribbon, bunches of long and short ends of the ribbon This Idea Is decorating the front. carried out In long wrappers also all etc. !l pink or blue, or lavander or green. "all-over- k Blue and Pink. The French have not hesitated this year to bring blue into contact with pink a combination we have not seen before In years, and very refreshing and beautiful and girlish It Is. -- Fashion Welcomed Back. Dressmakers as well as their feminine clientele rejoice over the return of the Henrietta cloth Bhecnlng over a silk warp and woven In fine textures In ths most glorious colors. Albatross and nun's veiling and veilings of other kinds and soft new weaves may be had to fashion afternoon and evening toilets. A virtue worth heeding In these cloths Is that they clean perfectly. l The textures may bo washed In the tub with soap Imrk or a good soap and Ironed and still look well. Our economical housewife of the cardinal red and delft blue cashmere dresses her school girls In the same materials. Including the soft serges, and these go Into the washtnb as soon as they show the shadows of everyday wear. With ths Cathsrcd Skirt Any number of pretty waist models may bs made up with the gathered skirt. The material Is soft and pita l.lo and can he used in almost any ray. Whatever else It la, of course, It will be short sleeved, for all the fretty evening bodice or waist for dree are made that way. On of tha prettiest of the new designs In a shirred mode has a slightly low neck, the eollar being dispensed with, and tha neck opening cur square, The f. About Fur Coats. Short blouse jackets of gray squirrel are popular. The long fur coat Is only for motorists or persons contemplating a trip to Siberia. Little jackets of brown mink are especially good this winter. The short close coat of black Persian lamb, with the sable collar, is as enviable a garment as ever. Astrakhan Jackets are good form. Some squirrel jackets dyed brown can't be told by an amateur from sable or mink. Seal is as good a skin as ever auu the woman wto owns a loose coat of that fur, with reasonably wide sleeves, can hold her head In the air, though the aforesaid garment be a decade old. It one-thir- The long paddock coat, such as men wear, Is being adopted by women. Buckles of light shell and amber are a good deal used on the French hats. The newest scarf for head and shoulders is of flowered radium silk. More red hats than usual are abroad and they look better than ever. A real lace purse with mounting of silver gilt makes a nice wedding pres- Gray veils are something of a novelty, when worn with hats of any color. Beaver tricornes seem to be the thing to wear with the dlrectolre coats. Taffeta frocks will be worn throughout the winter under long redlngotes 1ub kerosene on the zinc under the of velvet. stove once a day and It will always look bright. Empire Teagown Negliges. Brass work can be kept beautifully Empire effects are splendidly adaptbright by occasionally rubbing with ed to the teagown neglige. With cashmeres and other soft wool ma salt and vinegar. Tea should be kept in either a tin terlals, wide braids, showing silver or or glass vessel which has a lid, as gilt threads, form the entire corslet. It Is necessary to keep It tightly cov- In other instances, white cotton gimp ered. produces a similar effect and display, Mirrors and glasses In furniture are a color note like that in the material best cleaned with a mixture of water, of the gown. Still a third yoke bolero ammonia and whiting and rubbed dry Is ornamentel with an embroidered a single orchid with a clean cheesecloth. r.otlf In self-tonA frying pan should never be scrapbloom worked in pale blue silk deced. Instead, fill it with cold water, orating the cape collar of pale blue to which a little soda has been added, crepe de chine robe and the points of and let it stand for several hours. the loose oriental sleeves. Black oak or Flemish oak, and all other furniture finished with what Is Pretty Dress for Young Girl. called a wax finish should not be Blouse of changeable taffeta form- cleaned with the regular furniture Ing a yoke, below which the fronts are-polish, but with a wax polish. e se-ki- ng "I'd rather see my daughter sitting alongside a copperhead snake." bad opened their buds to the caress of the warm south wind and the new ly arrived birds were twittering of g In their branches the two lovers, sitting on a recumbent tree In a copse, were alarmed by a heavy tread behind them, and turning looked Into the angry eye of Henry Fargls. "1 don't know as any of Cie Duncan family bas ever been luvtted to my place," he said, drawllngly. Tom Duncan was no coward, neither was he a foul. He gulped down his rsMntmcnt at there inhospitable k, Colors to 8uit Complexions. The brunette, genuine, dark eyed dark haired, and of good color, lg not a difficult type to deal with, given a good complexion and almost every color Is hers, brown hair harmonizing with almost every shade. Black Is seldom becoming to this type, but she can wear cream, Ivory, yellow, Indian red, claret, cardinal, deep and pale blue, golden brown, fawn, putty color, tans, coral pink, rose pink, old rose, terra cotta, and silver gray. Paid green, white, pale blue, and yellow may be safely chosen for evening wear.. The fair brunette, she of dark hair and eyes of blue, blue gray, or violet, roust use discretion in choosing her colors. No strong, vivid tints for her nothing, In fact, that will destroy the delicate tints of her skin. This does not mean that neutral tones should be selected, but that delicate shades of the chosen colors should be adopted. For instance, delicate yellow will suit her better than bright orange, and ivory better than deep cream. Gray, from dove color to pepper and salt, will become her, and so will golden brown, golden tans, navy blue, pale coral, and pale salmon pink, maize, lemon, and silver blue. Left-Eyed- ? left-eye- Fargls and Duncan had been planters In tbclr respective states and their fortunes having been marred by the Civil War they had emigrated to the Southwest and bought contiguous farms. They hated each othei. The feud began as sometimes a great war begins from trivial happenings. Far gls hogs broke Into Duncan's enclosure and damaged a crop. They were ejected, but so strong was the memory of the Dunckn turnip that they repeated the trespass and a hog was hot. Then Duncans dog, oblivous of boundary lines trotted across a Fargls field and he was shot. The or GOWNS! Toun girl's walking gown of red with strappings of the eloth. Red velvet turban wlih black feathers. 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