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Tact and UnseiGshness.

A pretty girls story by this title gives
briefly and broadly some idea OF the
fashion after which n sweet, graceful
maiden may beautify the lives of those
around her by her tact and unselfshncss
and the proverbially farreaching little
deeds of kindness, little words Of love.
We older ones might take the same
lesson to heart to our own profit and to
the lasting good of our neighbors. There
is deal Of talk nowadays about environ
ment and its effect upon MS. There is no
talk at all about our effect upon our en-
yironment. tits still subject for study
When one goes away from home, for
instance-goes to new people and sur
roundings-there are sure 10 arise op-
portunitics when one can shed little
light, do n little good, teach little. IL
it is only ones superior way of cutting
n collar or doing up pickles. Against
the most unpromisingly somber back
ground the bit Of color is most beauti-
full as it is most needed
Nor should its delights be reserved for
those strangers TO whom We are only too
likely TO give our best and show our
lovelier side. Neither, emphatically.
should it all be reserved for home con-
sumption. Both at home and abroad
must the CLEAN Of brightness shine out
serenely--here again using the same
analogy-all the more distinct IL the rest
be dark around it, We all admire cheer
fulness so greatly and love readiness
and willingness so dearly that 1t does
seem a trihe peculiar that the most Of
us are so prone to wish those virtues to
our fellows, and manage some way 10
get along without them for ourselves
If we should start out with the deter
mination to be our homes color and
light we probably would not meet with
any obstacle save those Of circumstances.
Our family would not object.
Except in this one ways A humorist
spoke once a deep truth in some lively
verses describing his fondness for his
brother as such that he was determined
10 give him what he liked himself The
bit Of color must not shine ia peoples
eyes. RUTH HALL
Catskill, N. Y.
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Congress by thrusting upon them the
recommendation to strengthen the Treas
ury, and the second is that he has hoped
that the government revenues would SO
increase as to make Congressional action
unnecessary.
This hope has not yet been realized
and number of financial propositions
for the purpose of building up the Treas
ury cash are under discussion. The one
that seems to meet with the most favor
in official circles is to have passed by
Congress joint resolution permitting
the Secretary of the Treasury to antici-
pate the coinage of the 1876, 100000 ounces
of silver now in the Treasury and to issue
silver notes against the seigniorage. This,
it is stated, would Immediately place
100000 600 to the credit of the Treasury
available to meet current expenses. This
proposition, however, like all other fl
nancial propositions and schemes, has
opposition, and it is not probable that
this or any other scheme will be submit
ted to Congress by Secretary Carlisle I'M
til the silver question is disposed of one
way or the other
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apd called 70 her. She came out from
beneath hsr blanket. glided forward and
r6assd herself up. She knows me well
nov and viii allow me to take any
ssspsctful liberties with her. For my
part feel an affection for the beautiful,
deadly creature that would seem absurd
10 my one else.
Thds world is the heaven of animals
Thare is no past or future to them, no
memory or hope. nothing but the full
nesa a the present. They are born into
their sphere Of life, and they fill it COM
plstsly. whether It be mischievous or
beas6csnt But man, poor fellowl is
little more than . striving. regret, a
folly and . disappointment He never
becomes what he Is capable of being, and
he = never satis6ed with what he is. II
it were not for this effortless self fulfill
nent that We see in animals, the world
would be . grim place indeed!
And 50 it was o comfort to me to play
With my queen Of cobras, knowing that
she Was sntrouhlod and content, and
that no rumor Of the grief and dread and
evil that made the day hateful to the rest
Of Us would ever pass the portals of her
Consciousness or alter the serenity of her
demesnor. Icould hold her in my arms
and let her coil around my neck; but,
though she could feel the beating of my
heart, no knowledge of what stirred it
could ever cross the bottomless spiritual
gulf between animal and human. Were
| the wickedest or the most faultless be-
Ing that ever lived on earth her relation
to me would remain unchanged, pro-
vidsd ] treated her with the same atten-
ton Ths deRuncistions Of my bitterest
enemy would leave her as unmoved as
the eulogies Of my dearest friend. No
ons but myself can disturb her conf
dence In me; the whole world would be
poveriess to shake Il. Such an attitude
has in 1t something Of the sublime safety
of eternity itself.
Presently heard noises and voices
without. and left Saprani with mind
once more composed. Tom had re-
turned. bringing the coroner and the vii
lage doctor with him. They made their
examination and took my deposition, and
by the time that was over the wagon
with mother and the rest had arrived.
Sinfrs rode up to the door on her horse
and gave me look as she dismounted to
cay that all was well
lTo BE CONTINUED.
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CHAPTER XIII

There was nothing miraculous in her
appearing at that moment, but it is GER
tain that | was never more startled in
my life. So far as have noticed genuine
surprises are not nearly SO common as
they are popularity supposed to be. For
my own part ut any rate / have gener-
ally found myself in an attitude to &C
cept whatever happens as something to
be more or less expected. 1t is not a
conscious premonition, but a kind Of in
slant and instructive accommodation of
ones self TO circumstances. 1t simply
means that the man and his environment
are essentially in harmony. But now
and then there is an abrupt exception
to this rule, and then everything seems to
break away, and there is chaos
The news of Henry's death, profound
ly though it affected me and amazed
me, too. did not startle me at all. Per-
haps it struck too deep for that; perhaps
the dream from which had just swak-
ened had been dream of foreboding. Be
that as it may, it steadied even while it
appalled, me. But this sudden appari-
ton of Sinfire at my elbow unnamed
me completely. | had not been think
ing of her directly at all; she had formed
in my mind no more than feature of
the general circumstances; l was not
prepared to consider her separate rela-
ton to the event; she was 10 miles away,
as | supposed, and hours would pass
before any hint of what had occurred
would reach her. Yet here she was mys-
teriously ON the spot-almost before the
corpse of the man she had loved and
hated had stiffened into its final rigidity.
! stared at her in silence, striving to
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prepare myself for tnsv not whist
other shock. Had sha witnessed til
mnrderi Had ahs sny puTpess to ful-
iilil A score ct wiId eonisctures flsv
through my bad. I loved her; abs Wa
the great and only passion Of my life;
she had trensigured ne-slmost created
me; whatever / mightd do or be hwSafteE
would be due to her. but there sss .
time and . mood for an things, and !
was in no mood. standing whore did,
to think Of anything tender and sacred.
Ny nerves and faculties wsrs tuned
to something different, and ! oeuld not
divest myself Of the idea that she was
about to connect herself. In some way
with tho omnipresant horror.
She was dressed in her scarlet riding
habit, which she had taken with her to
the lake, intending. as she said. 10 ride
back the next day. In the darkness .of
the night it would have been indistin-
guishable from any other color. but with
the rays Of the lamplight falling upoafit
its vivid hue CLEANED out with Q strik-
ing intensity. Her derringer hung In .
sling from her belt on the right side.
Her lips were compressed. har eyes bril-
liant with concentrated light. Her glance
seemed to question OF challenge me. but
after few silent moments she turned
her face slowly toward the couch, which
she approached lingsrinsly. Within .
few feet Of 1t she par,eed and gased down
ur,on the dead ~ = r -. -. =
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SUEDE PICTURE FRAMES.

Attractive For Holding Cabinet Size Pho
graphs.
The most attractive frame made for
photographs, cabinet size, are of suede
kid. The soft texture of the undressed
kid and the mode shades that it comes in
seem to blend better than any other ma
terial with the particularly glazed ap-
pearance of q photograph. These frames
have been commanding goodly price at
the shops and seemed at the first glance to
defy the skill of nimble fingers at home,
but a successful attempt gives us conf
dence to present an exact detail of their
construction, with assurance of a COM
plete piece of work at the end at once
useful in holding the loved face of a
friend ahd pretty in harmonizing not
only with the photograph, but also with
the sillen cover ON which it may be placed
and with the surrounding bric-a-brac
Two sheets of cotton wadding, a bottle
of mucilage or some -four paste made at
home will answer, and some stout paste.
board saved from old boxes, with sharp
pair of scissors and small ruler and
pencil, is required. The pasteboard may
be first cut into the desired shape, but
previous to cutting it is well to draw the
design carefully upon the board and cut
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DEGRADED EUROPEAN WOMEN,

ately kick over the tea table and another
honorable" slap his wife's face before
whole roomful. A woman must bear
all these things for her childrens sake,
for she cannot take them away from
him, but he can take them away from
her; in short, he makes her aware that
he is her "lord and master"
There is not one country that know
of where women are as happy and enjoy
as many blessings, have such a field of
honest labor, so much consideration from
the other sex, so many wise and just laws
for their benefit, where there are so
many avenues for the development Of in
tellectual gifts as there are here, and
there certainly isno land wherea wife and
mother is so well protected in her rights.
For men in America to realize a wrong
or injustice to women is to set in motion
that complicated machinery that results
in new law for her fuller protection.
Women in this country are to all intents
and purposes free agents. They can buy
and sell, have u separate bank account,
will away their property, enter into u
business partnership with another than
their husbands, and do everything that
man does, even to holding public offices,
but they cannot all vote and when they
do get that long fought for privilege they
will not be satisfied until they have dis.
franchised man. Then they will possibly
be satisfied, but until that time it might
relieve their discomfort and unhappiness
by seriously comparing their legal, social
and physical condition with that of tho
women of all classes in foreign countries.
OF course this is more or less super
fetal treatment Of a wide and deep sub.
ject, but the deeper thinkers go into IL
and the more they study the different
phases of the condition of women in other
countries, the more they ought to be sat
isfed with the existing state of things in
America. And it is not TO women's leg
islation that we owe it. but to our men,
who are not such bad creatures after all.
OLIVE HARPER.
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tinD.l
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Dr. Frank Mainwaring, a
student and recluse, lives on the family
estates at Cedarcliffe with his mother and
eldest brother, John. Another brother,
Henry, is rowing abroad. The Mainwar-
ings are 4 mericaniZed English people,
i and the estate. with an income of $50, 600
year, is subject to the laws of primo
geniture. lI-Miss Sinfire Forrestal, a
hitherto unheard of niece of Mrs. Main
waring, arrives at Cedarcliffe from Eng
land, bringing letter from her father
written on his deathbed and committing
the girl to the care of his American rela-
tivos. Sinfire was reared in India. Ill
Sintre betrays deep interest in the alb
sent Henry Mainwaring, and John be-
comes infatuated with his beautiful cous-
in. An accident reveals to Dr. Frank
MainwaIing that John has the heart dis
ease, and the ownership of Cedarclitfe
may change at any moment. lV-Sinfire
| becomes mystery in the Msinwaring
household John makes a confidant of
Frank and acknowledges his love for
her. lie declares that he will shoot any
rival who thwarts him and asks Frank s
aid in finding out whether her heart is
| free or otherwise. V-The mystery sur
rounding Sintire grows deeper. Frank
saves her from the deadly stroke of CO.
bra in his collection, and bond of SYM
pathy is established between the two.
The announcement Of Henry's expected
return causes confusion to Sinfire. VI
and FII-IIenry arrives at Cedarclilfe.
He makes coniidant of Frank and in a
joking way advises him TO get rid of John
and marry Sintire. He processes to have
had no communication with the Forres-
tai family while abroad. VIIf-The de-
probation of a gang of burglars in the
neighborhood cause the Mainwarings to
look TO their weapons. Sinfire carries a
derringer constantly. John and Henry
have harshwords concerning their beauti-
fIlcousin and quickly following that Sin
fire tells Frank that she hates some man
unnamed. IX-Sinfre tells Frank that
she has a bitter reckoning. to make with
one of his brothers, but punishment is
withheld out of regard for Frank.
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exactly by Che pencil lines. A square or
round may first be drawn and cut out.
allowing the frame to be from 81 to 5
inches wide about the square or round
opening iii the center for the insertion of
the photograph.
Designate the opening for the photo
graph By means of pencil and ruler in
the center of the square or circle Of
pasteboarG and cut it out. The SIM
plest manner of making a frame is to
cut the back of similar pasteboard. Then
cut an interstice in the center to admit
the brace In the back instead of the
large opening for the photograph which
the front piece has in it. The brace is
piece Of pasteboard also cut wide at the
bottom and diminishing at the top to
slip through the interstice, where, with
firm thread and needle, it may be
tackled to the back and then carefully
creased without breaking where it passes
| through the interstice to form support
at the back by springing outward.
The pieces are now in readiness to be
covered. The cotton batting may be
| pulled apart and the glazed sides put in
side toward each other, leaving the feecy
sides out. This is laid smoothly over the
| face of the frame and cut its exact size
and the center cut out most carefully
also. a delicate spray of sachet powder
will only enhance the fragrance of the
dainty suede covering. The suede Is
then laid out smoothly and the fall of
pasteboard placed upon it, with the bat
ting next the suede. Cut half inch
larger cell about the edges, which are
drawn smoothly over and patted into
place. Cat from the center of the open.
| ing in toward the corners and draw the
suede neatly through to the back and
paste into place, and you will find that
the face is complete for square frame,
/ and the other shapes are to be worked on
exactly the same principle, the paste
board fan being cut into any design.
A bit of glass for further protection Of
the photograph may be fastened over the
! opening On the wrong side by means of
strips of paper pasted securely over the
| glass corners to the face. The back is
then nicely covered with silk and pasted
| evenly to the face, all except the open
space, and straight down toward the
bottom, where the photograph is to be
inserted. One skin will make several
frames Of medium size, and they may be
backed with watered or brocade silk,
which comes in suitable quality and col
or for 80 cents per yard. These frames
find place naturally beside the silver and
metal ones and lend variety as well as
charm wherever they are placed.
FLORENCE TYING ELLIS
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Foreign men will not admit woman's
possession of intellect, business capacity.
or right to a proper consideration fol-
such qualities. The French cover their
contempt for women sometimes, but
generally it is patent enough.
In short. the German sees in woman
an OK to work, tina oriental toy to play
with, the Russian brute beast, the Eng.
lishman butt for his i'll humor and in.
herent tyranny, and the Frenchman q
frivolous creature of no use, unless she
either contributes to his financial sup.
port or his hidden pleasures, and neither
does he feel that even the outside polish
and veneer of politeness is due, unless
she is young and pretty or very rich.
English women, we all know, are
groaning under burden of brutality
and injustice. which it will take cen.
fury of the practice of the new agitation
of the question there to make bearable.
II is wonder how any woman marries.
knowing how abject acreature she must
become if her husband chooses to exer-
else upon her all the cruelties the law
permits him. The poor girls and wom-
en- there have to toll in the coal mines,
in agricultural labor and in factories,
and there is no escape from such life,
and the gentry find life has its burdens,
which are born of their unjust laws and
the inherent brutality of their hus-
bands. l have seen baronet deiber
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Sheep and hens are recommended by
The Rural New Yorker as the proper
farm partners for women.
The much abused skunk is at last
valued for the good work he does in de-
stroying cut worms and other insect
pests.
An International Irrigation congress
Is to be held at Los Angeles, Oct 1918.
Cloyerfelds badly infested so that ths
soil is well stocked with dodder seeds
ought to be plowed up and planted with
some crop like wheat, potatoes or corn
| ON which the dodder cannot thrive.
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A Successful Woman Editor.

The late Colonel John G. Bundy Of
Chicago devoted all the later years of
his life TO placing psychic and spiritual
istic research upon common sense sci
entific basis. For this purpose ne found
ed and conducted his paper, The Religio-
Philosophical Journal Since his death
his wife. Mrs Mary E. BuDdy. ably con-
tinues the paper along the same lines,
keeping it upon clear. high ground.
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raped with his life. He was white in the
face, hatless, his dress disordered and
his hand bloody. He was shaking all
over like man chilled to the marrow,
and he could not command his tongue to
speak clearly. asked him several ques-
tons before getting any coherent or
comprehensive reply. At last he said:
Its murder-that's what it is! And
somebody's got to swing for it."
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edge is gathered to fit the bottom and
the lining is tackled in place the upper
edge will project far enough beyond the
top of the basket TO form a cover. allow
ing for the amount turned down to form
casing for the two gathering strings
The basket is ornamented ON opposite
sides with bows Of ribbon matching the
lining in color ISABELLA PROCTOR
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The large, round japanese basket il
Illustrated may be either bronzed or left
the natural color. 1t is lined with a
strip of eoft silk as long as the largest
circumference of the basket 1t should
be wide enough so that when the lower
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-09-09

T MAY be that
taking the needs
of American wo
men as they are
developed by our
advanced civil
liza ton, there
lacks as much in
life here to com
plete their happi-
ness as there is
lacking to that of
the most wretch
oil of har sictarS
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OUR LUCKY FAIR SEX
GOO D READING FOR AMERICAN WON
EN- or TODAY.

Olive Harper Says They Are Treated Bet
ter Than Anywhere Else on Esrth-How
Not Bad Creatures.
Copyright, 1895, by American Press Associa.
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around the four sides This Is worked
in solid embroidery in light green wash
silk. The initial in the middle Is worked
In still lighter shade Of the same color.
so pale as 10 be almost white. These dol
lies are intended TO be placed under VS.
ter green finger bowls,
KATE CHASE,
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This design is embroidered on hem
stitched dolly square Of fine white linen.
Just inside the line Of hemstitching Is n
conventional pattern of trefoil running
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In the saiesroons.

Mr.. Hazeed-win 1t pIsy-er-"Ta-
ra-ra Doon-de-ay?"
salesman-It Is a regular piano, sir. Il
will play anything.
Mr.. Hazeed-Play hymn tunes?
Salesman--Q course.
Mr.. Hazsed-An George an Sweet
Violets" tool
Salesman Certainly.
Mr.. Hazeed-Wai. dunno as wants
my hymn tunes an them concert haIl
things mixed up. Show me pianner
as plays only hymn tunes. Harpers
Weekly.
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BERKELEY FEMALE SEMINARY
MARTINSBURG, w. VA.

This school, which has been IN operation
many years, will resume its exercises ON
Tuesday September II, 1888, and continue
until June :. 1891
Miss A. Kate Wisner has, for the past two
years. taught Latin aud assisted IN Other
school work aud has had a class IN Delsartt
drills Mrs. John II. Doll has charge OF the
musical department of the school
For further particulars apply for circular
MISS BETTY ]. HUNTER. Principal
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'SINFIRE
By JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
SYNOPSIS.

copyright, 1893, by American Press Associa-
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