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Show ID MABBOIN -- JI r tf:r i -- . w ??:y7'''' INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER PRESS ASSOCIATION 1. mtiitntempt wjT is always a the thankless office to ruler of i m Rive advice In these matters, said Mrs. 8 8nd e!egant abodo an1, b(,hl,wlnS o wo., dreseed and well fort habit- he be she made nf Charles Romaine, Your discreetly. brother and I have decided not to attempt to .Influence you In any way, Constance; not to bias your judgment of or against Mr. Withers. You, Interested in tie oue most nearly of acceptance your consequences gal of his offer, 6hould surely mind how to able to make up your But I cannot." woman. In the handsome a was 0f early maturity, whose face Lam wore, In the presence of others, i perturbed expreeslon that now be- - It mat does not affect the fact of your L answered Mrs. Romaine, with l.lderable severity, "There are tlnws circumstances in which vacillation illy criminal weakness. You have Mr. Withers long enough to of his charac-I- n m s correct estimate In and means reputation he Is fiat could be desired, your brother s. Either you like him well enough slt-,8narry him, or you do not. Your bettered be by an In life will ance with him, or It will not. These the questions for your consldera-- ! And excuse me for saying that a of your age should not be at a pan ' In weighing these." aln Constance had nothing ready pt a weak phrase of reluctant I feel the weight of your de-l- a toning, Margaret. You cannot me more than I do myself for my Illsh, hesitancy. Mr. Withers any jsible and honorable man deserves irent treatment. If I could see the I clear before me I would walk In But, Indeed, I am in a sore dilem-Sh- e turned away, as her voice A on the last sentence, and affect-- o be busy with some papers upon a was Just In all her t Romaine with her husbands sister, and nga Con-ic- e respected her for her excellent her honesty of purpose and ut re, she was the last of her nls whom she would have select'd her free will, 89 the confidante 'Kb Joys and sorrows as shrink In the touch of hard natures refuse Jeawfessed to unsympathizing ears. I heart and eyes were very full now, I she would strangle sooner than jp a tear while those cold, light orbs her. consideration of the weakness and sensitiveness of her compan-Mr- s. Romaine forbore to speak the ain she felt at the Irresolution and ress she could not comprehend. "Is Withers personally disagreeable to V she demanded, In her atrong conuloa3 i o voice. liked him 1 ehoned1' lertuaTl Now I am embar-itockpresence so uneasy that sometimes I could never see or stammered. l8h I r nlr Jr of him again. fre shyness!" said Mrs. Romaine. lb as would be pardonable in a seventeen. In a woman of seven-twenit U absurd. Mr. Withers highly esteemed by all who know disrelish of his society Is eared a strt ty ter a! medii a ' rnbei la SYour ta lie the marble gray eyes ffcr searching1"unless you have attachment?" instance stnllcd drearily. "I have ir been in love in my llfo, that I two l andtt1 Tat the s, ihab o shir es It hs In his I y anp well very In fact, until he told me what l;ght him here so regularly, Con- - !C soDw tolerably J itely U h fro;1 ueroutJ crii'-n- l th tai- -' her P(,sslbl0 spiritual appetites. the? SDd for other whimsies, ewify ? "e had 1Ut,e thoug and no w'b ber waB a fabric made up of duties, various and many, but all double-twiste- d Into bempen strength and woven too closely for a shine of fancy or romance to strike through. She had coincided readily in her husband s plan to take charge of his young slater when her parents died. "Her brother s house is the fittest asylum for her," she had said. "I shall, do my best to render her comfortable and contented." She kept her word. Constances wardrobe was ample and handsome, her room elegantly furnished, and she entered society under the ebaperonage of her sister-in-laThe servants were trained to respect her; the children to regard her as their elder sister. What more could a penniless orphan require? Mrs. Romaine was not afraid to ask the question of her conscience and of heaven. Her "best" was no empty pro. fesslon. It was lucky for her that she never suspected what years of barrenness and longing these eight were to her protege, Constance was not a genius therefore she never breathed even to her-I- f: "I feel like a seed In the cold earth, quickening at heart, and longing for the air." Her temperament was not melancholic, nor did her taste run after poetry and martyrdom. She was simply a young, pretty and moderately woman, too sensible not to perceive that her temporal needs were conscientiously supplied, and too affectionate to be satisfied with the meager allowance of nourishment dealt out for her heart and sympathies, While the memory of her fathers proud affection and her mothers caresses was fresh upon her she had long and frequent spells of lonely weeping was wont to resign herself In the seclusion of her chamber to passionate lamentations over her orphanage and Isolation of spirit. Routine was Mrs. watchword, and In bodily exercise Constance conformed to her studied, despotism visited, quiet worked and took recreation by rule. The system wrought upon her beneficially so far as her physique was concerned. She grew from a slender, pale girl into ripe and healthy womanhood; than was more comely at twenty-seve- n Ro-mai- ne of." ur r'f Water for Fowls. The methods of supplying water to fowls are usually crude. On the An Early Day Incident Included In her reminiscences Roso Eytlnge tells of being a witness to a shooting scrape in Cheyenne years ago, when In the great West surh things were not as serious as they are "I was oneo walking along a street at Cheyenne, Wyo., writes Miss Eytlnge, "when I heard, Look out! Ware guns!. And none too soon was the warning given, for at that moment a pistol shot was heard and something passed mo with most ominous whistle. I scuttled Into a nearby shop door; behind tho counter stood a young woman calmly chewing gum. and while discreetly withdrawing herself close to the wall behind the counter, craning her neck and watching eagerly the direction of the shot. Two or three shots were fired In rapid succession; then offered for a song since F, A. Mills Tve Waited, Honey. purchased Waited Long for You" from George NIchals and Hugo Scblannu several years to-da- s Miss Russell's Bonnet. passes tho news relative to tho automobile mishap of Lillian Run-seand Blanche Bates Is becoming more accurate, and It now appears that, far from being an exaggerated story, Miss Russell was much more seriously hurt than at first imagined. Heretofore all stories of the mishap agreed that Miss Russell In a miraculous manner escaped Injury, but this, It seerna, was not the case. She had her left shoulder dislocated and her right arm so badly bruised that it has since been kept In splints. Her neck and both shoulders were t lr'P'C (I (.irf1 regis-ciaspe- a I" II, I'.tT-- linn n tiio'h Pt ve f salt, ile bef'f mill f cnp . prrpei. I, s of rb rJ nice tn I cut isn will Wb I. a get tJ Igar ben tbj om a1"1 Th Tr The weeping tree of the Canary Islands Is one of the wonders of plant life. It is of the laurel family, and rains down a copious shower of water drops from Its tufted foliage. The water Is often collected at the foot of the tree and forms a kind of pond, from which the Inhabitants of the neighborhood can supply themselves with a beverage that is absolutely fresh and pure. The water cornea out of the tree Itself through Innumerable pores situated at the margin of the leaves. It Issue from the.plant as vapor during the day time, when the heat Is sufficiently great to preserve It In that condition, but In the evening, when the temperature has lowered very much, a considerable quantity of It is exuded tn tbe form of twenty-onat liquid drops that collect near the edg-- s of the leaves until these members so CHAPTER II. down under their Increasing UT all this time she bend as to pass, for them, the limit was an hungered. weight of repose, when the tears tbe of angle She would cheertumble off on the ground below In a fully have refundveritable shower. ed to her brother of ber "Sir," said the citizen, "the car I rode liberal allowance of on last night was so crowded homo be if pocket money had granted to her that people, myself among them, had with Its quarterly to hang on by their eyelids, so to payment a sentence speak." The street railway magnate went on of fraternal fondness, a token, verbal or looked, that he writing. that the conduc"So crowded, In remembered whose child she was, and all the fares." oollect to unable was that the same mother love had guard- tor to the dropped slater-in-laThe pen magnate's Her ed their Infancy. What was the number of that wculd have been welcome to withhold floor. he asked eagerly. Clilcago Tost many of her gifts of wearing apparel car?" and Jowelry had she bethought herself SOME CUTTINC3. now and then how gratefuly kisses fall upon young lips, and that youthful Serial Gardening cultivating an acheads are often sadly weary for the quaintance. Punch. lack of a friendly shoulder, or a loving did not bosom, on which to rest. She unklnd-nes"Have you noticed, pater, how often s willful of relatives her accuse the mater says, And so on, and so because these were withheld. They on?" Yes, my son. but I notice it Interchanged no such unremuneratlve never applies to buttons." among themselves. demonstrations were courteous in wife and "What supports the sun In the heavHusband ens? asked the country school teachtheir demeanor, the one to the other; of er. Why, Its beams of course," their children were demure models at and Industry a precocious youngster. filial duty at home plied beschool; the training In both places feewhat "I suppose, he said, lt would be ing severe enough to quench for me to ask 7011 to be my have airless may ble glimmer of individuality wife?" "It would," she replied, If the of the with offspring born been lhata your style of going about 1L" methodical and practical parents. found them extremely uninterJones: Heavens! Ive left my purse the natural esting, notwithstanding Smith: Oh, well order my pillow. court to love for children which led her Is honest, ln't she?" servant your earlier tho their companionship during their Jones: 'Thats Just It sho'U take If weeks of her domestication in that to my wife!" house It was next to a miracle she did not stiffen in this atmosphere "Yes. sir," laid Callagher, "It was prointo a buckram Image of feminine enough to make a donkey laugh. funny and virtue, prodigy of starch till 1 cried." And then, at prietyI laughed calm desuch os would have brought smile a saw go round tho group ht mind of her he rod In the face and went away light to the grew 11 'chased exemplar, and effectually those or angry. from of matrimony thoughts disconher Had A little girl coming out of the field masculine beholders. loss been allotted sphere told her mother, who was at the cob tent with her a been certage door, that aho had Just seen active tbe result would have Instead, was. Her mothei She foot long. twenty snake tain and deplorable. o nd swallowed IL took It 11 In popular among her acquaintances If frlentla. many had Punch. and both sexes, This latter deficiency had of freeiJ the 9 fro' .0 hjJ i ll farm especially where the labor should bo reduced to a minimum, we find tho least attention paid to work-savinarrangements. The large poultry-keeper- s go about the matter In a business like way and make arrangement for tbe automatic watering of the fowls and thus save many steps and much attention. But on most farms the woman of tbe house or some member of the family has to keep watch of the hens to see that their water supply does not fall. This gives one more thing to think about In the care of poultry, and It makes many steps necessary. The opea pans get slimy, and the water gets warm in the summer sun and becomes a good breeding place for gorms that sometimes carry destruction to the flock. There la no doubt that the water trough Is a very common means of spreading roup from one fowl to another. There are numerous automatlo watering devices, but most of tbe commercial arrangements are too small to be serviceable. They bold enough water for a sluing hen and flock of chicks, but thut Is about all. In fact, for a flock of hen and cbicka little home-madarrangement will suffice.- - Take a shallow pan that will not rust and Invert in it a quart or larger bottle full of water. The water will flow out of It only till the air is shut off by the rising water In the pan. After that the water will run out of tbe bottle into the pan only fast as the water In the pan is lowered. This bottle will hold the water for several days supply. The pan that bolds It may be made of wood rather than of metal and this will save all tendency to rust in the g e Two of the leading exponents of the .Illustration shows them in their most I burlesque in America are Irene pleasing "turn" In the popular "Alad' Our Verona and Frankie Raymond. din, Jr." irt of two-thir- fa, w heard the fall of a body, after which there was silence. After a pause of a few minutes the young woman, who had not for a moment paused in her gum chewing, passed around to the front of the shop, went to the door, looked out and saw, what I also saw, a man lying apparently dead, and without glancing toward me she said, 'There, he's done it! Hal said hed git him end of the month, and 'fore th turned away from the door. In doing this sho saw me and said, You kin go out now; reckon thar wont be no mo fussln And tho young woman was quite correct In her brief summing up of the situation. There was no more fus'dn that night, and I learned afterward that tho seeno I had witnessed was an episode In a domestic difference between brothers-ln-Iaw.- figured for life was due to the fact badly cut, and that she was not di that she wore a hat very much like a As she struck the poke bonnet. ground head foremost tho peak of her hat was bent over her face, and thus saved It from all Injury. Curiously enough. Miss Russell, who has been an ardent adherent of Christian Scl enee, cried aloud and vehemently for a surgeon as soon as she could get her breath. Miss Bates, who went to her rescue, had found her pinned under the heavy car In a manner that led her to believe she was being slowly crushed to death. With the assist anee of the chauffeur and a passing postman Mias Bates Hiieeeeded In raising the car, so that Miss Russell could grope her way out. When, half an hour later, six men tried to lift the car, they wore unable to move It. Gustav Luders. Lion Swallow Money. Madame Schallo, a Hon tamer. Is mourning tho loss of a roll of bills l.mountlnp to (340, and one of her pets Is suffering from an attack of In digestion, or "greenback poisoning, n very rare disease. The trainer entered the engo with tho money carefully stowed away In her corsage, During the performance It slipped out and fell to the floor. "Brutus," one of the biggest lions, mistaking tho roll for some new delicacy, pounced upon It and swallowed It before hls mistress could stop him. Of course Madame Schalb- - could have had the animal shot and dimicctcd, and so have recovered her greenbacks, but as tho hcat Is worth a good deal more than (310 she derided to let him live. At any rate, she has the conaolatlon of knowing that her money Is safe as far as burglars are concerned. " As a writer of calchy and sparkling light opera music Guutav Luders is one ot the bext known of American composers. He Is credited with the ambition to wrtto moro serious muslo than ho has heretofore attempted. ' material. An automatic fountain of any size may be made for the large flock. A barrel may be used If it Is desired, A wine barrel should be fitted with an Iron pipe running from the bottom of the barrel to the trough in which the fowls are to receive their water. This pipe should have a faucet In it at some point so that the water may be turned off while the barrel Is being filled. This barrel full of water will last several days. It It is desired to give the fowls pure water all the time, a little hole may be bored In tbe trough that will allow the water to run out and this will lu turn draw the water from the barrel. The stream can be adjusted to ary size so that the water In the barrel will last as long a desired. Where the farmer has a wind mill, tank and hose, tne barrel may bo easily filled at any tlme.t and tbe owner will feel Ilka being more liberal with the water than would be the case had he to carry or haul the water for the fowls. Probably every farmer understand! the principle of air pressure, and the fact that up to a height of 31 feet watef will not run out of a vessel unless air can get In to fill Its place. It Is possible to Invent numerous methods of employing this principle. A little study of the matter will result In many happy arrangemnta to save labor. Wherever possible tbe water should be frequently changed either automatically or otherwise. Stagnant water aoou becomes foul with food, especially where the birds have soft food once or more times a day, as they will go to the drinking trough after eating and more or less of the material remaining on their bills got into the water. e. W?.!1! t As time TWO QUEENS OF BURLESQUE. Con-stan- , tat1 ago. e t'ou are none the worse for having pel an Infatuation that has wrcck-,aor- s women for time and for eter-- f thin all other delusions combined, atbnal marrlago founded upon ual esieem and the belief that the il and moral condition of the par-t- o the contract would be promot-I'bereb- y is thp only safe union. The Inexperienced and headstrong, j llato this principle. The mature l know U to be truo. But, as I 9ld, It Is not my Intention to Judgment. This Is a momen-r- a tn your life. I can only hope Pray that you may be guided In your decision." ft to herself to digest this morsel Pious encouragement, Constance a low seat to the d hearth her hands upon her knees. Wed, for the hundredth time that to weigh the facta of her position yand impartially, had been an orphan for eight " and a resident In the houao of oer brother. Her aenlot by more a dozen years, and In the exclt wing of successful mercantilo life, little leisure Tor tho atudy of r tastes and tralta, when aho wnr on(l conceived itn1"' n unnecessary I, . to one, nov fl i aha aE,r,Rri J atoflxtur ,n W fara h kt lf0, Jn get on amoothloc-truth, it never I few lovers. hlm to lay a DONE IN COOD FAITH. disturbing finger 1 aheel of the domestic Hlnn" At twenty-fiv- e yeirs. 4 rC!'lect for his spouse' Joint debate are usually disconIn n1 linlnlRtratlve abilities eyes L nected evonts. 0nly by hPr confidence lu Iowk . irtousiy to ponder the ttam that Sho i but never Iraaci- - gan If a womans glory is her hair, ho unsought, save by two very tncw that she would have had left her tho wig dealer? about u t aalwly la enetrgtlcally were, vr lures ffi ut depend- - s Some &tri llJEivds es re upon a t( a UPQ well-educat- i her way, to be kind. Con-stanc- h0xr; ent thn and glster-in-la- mt. In tf forgiven for ou t,r ,or when he did remember hrr for teresedSkih! rathPr UPn hls llUln him, ehould be, as you say," responded lomed ff ksb. d it It and 1 at ntfc'rt,rpnee n her opct the "terlor establishment he bv a sumption that was only too ridiculous to be Insulting. Ilgr quick wit and owledge of the world helped her to a solution of the problem. "I am poor andjlependent upon my brother charity. she concluded, with a new and stifling uprising of dissatisfaction with her condition. "Men rarely fall in love with such more rarely woo them." She never spoke the thought aloud, but it grew and strengthened until It received a startling blow from Mr, Withers proposal of marriage. He was & wealthy banker from neighboring city, whom business relations with Mr, Romaine drew to hia house and Into hls glsters company, Hls courtship was all Mrs. Romaine could desire. Ills visits were not too frequent, and were paid at stated Intervals, as befitted hls hajilts of order and punctuality. Hls manner to the lady honored by hls preference was replete with stately respect that was the antipodes of scmle devotion, while hls partiality for her society, and admiration for her person, were unmistakable, lie paid hls addresses through Mr. as hls fair ones guardian, offering voluntarily to give hls beloved whatever time for deliberation upon the proposal she desired. "You had better think It over for a week, advised her brother, when he had laid the case duly before Constance. It Is too serious a matter to be settled out of hand. After that, neither he nor hls wife obtruded their counsel upon her until the afternoon of the seventh day. Then Mrs. Romaine, going to her sisters chamber to communicate the substance of a telegram Just received by her husband to the effect that Mr. Wither would call that evening at 8 oclock, was moved to grave remonstrance by the discovery that she whom he came to woo had no answer prepared for him. Constance was no nearer ready after the conversation-beforrecorded, "I cannot afford to be romantic," 6he had reminded herself several times. "And who knows but this Irrational repugnance may pass away when I have once made up my mind to accept him? This may be In all llkell hood It Is my last chance of achieving an independent position. It has been a long time coming, and my charms will be on the wane soon. True, a marriage with Elnathan Withers is not the destiny of which I have dreamed, but then dreams are hut foolish vagaries after all. Life is real and earnest," to covrivreo.l 8ome Coming Melodramas. Here are the names of some of the promised melodramatic treats of the now season: "She Would Not Sin." "Through Eire and Water." "No Wedding Bells for Her." "Down the Old Mill Stream." Three Thousand for a 8ong. "A Working Girl s Wrongs." & Co., the muslo Shnplro, Bernstein "Out In the Cold World." for all offered $3,000 rights publishers, And when It Is known that "The and Interest In the new story ballad of the will "reFall written and published By Al. Trahcrn sume Its tour" it will be seen that All of Well Spoke and entitled "They has been made for Mr Trahrrn declined the offer, adequate provision You. form of entertainment. this will a realize he greatbehoving that er sum by controlling tho song, as Joseph Jefferson has purchased the the adv.oo orders he has received tu the past two weeks show every In- summer home of Edward A. Taft on dication of a phenomenal selling hit lluzzard'a bay. Mr. Jeffersons holdThis Is the largest sum that has boon ings there now exceed 200 ncrea. Dark Brahmas. From Farmers Review: tn breeding dark Brahmas I use tbe single mating system exclusively. I found It rather hard at first to get good males and females from the same mating, but think 1 have at last succeeded. The young birds are sturdy little fellows and begin to scratch and kick almost as soon as batched. I lose very few from bowel trouble or other causes. The Brahmas need to be some older than most breeds before they lay, but when they do lay they average an egg about all days out of seven. Hatched In spring they will lay about tbe first year, and their eggs are a good size. Two things which endear my Brahmas to me are their beauty and their aptitude for becoming pets. My birds are very much admired and my frlcnda think It almost wonderful that the chicks will eat out of my hand, answer to a name And even get In my lap to be petted like a. kitten. As they grow older they are more dignified, but they are never scary, like some other For the man or woman who breeds. wants a few thoroughbred fowls and has only a city lot I don't know of a better bred. They are easily kept In with a low fence and do very nicely when confined. 1 find they are not a lazy bird, as la often said of the large breeds, but that they like nothing better than to scratch and work for tholr feed, when given to them In litter. 1 would not feed them mash more than twlco a week. Considering the success I have had In competition and the pleasure and profits I derive from my birds at home 1 have every reason to be pleased with them, and I am sure when their good qualities are better known, they will be moro extensively bred In the west than they are at present. Mr. Josephine Griffith, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Cereal nares. require nltrogenoua ma '! t |