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20 be: the seashore. or trip to the
mountains?'
The young woman. who is sensible,
earnestly weighed the pros and cons,
and decided upon both.
This reasoning was to nv neiphbor's
taste. There was not . moment to be
lcek
..Ry the wav," said he. as he was 90
ine out, 81 met Cousin Falengois. Re-
aliy, poor Faiengois has no luck. He
= always overwhelmed on the eve of
coueluding transactions which never
anount 70 anything. But what cour.
80 he has. 1t was not enough for him
8 take care of his crippled father-in-
saw. His sister was left . widow. with.
ort resources and with two children
Woald you believe. my dear, that he
s.,ear them into his home?"
s.Poor cousin" she said, with emo
Hon
..I,ct MS see!" he continued. ..Sunnose
- ehould lay aside part of what we
eeye 80 unexpectedly received for the
s..eAt Of the poor? What do vou
ehinlr Of giving them a thousand
hpncsy"
ne young woman appeared moved
.Ah!" she said. that's right! That's
s-.t like you! All. how l love you.
6cw kiu1 you arc!"
..It,e settled then. replied the Young
ss0o to your dressmaler. and.
49, / In through with my errands,
~ ~o = 20 fslengois"
..ft wiI bring Us luck!" she said, - .
Tssv set again at lunch. With All
-. ecod humor they felt at ha.ins
eerrsd Aind set they exchanged
e.ess slln xhat they had hastily done
.eS-~ - forenoon. He would s..
~ rn1kuo moterial she had choeer
!. ., 81 The way" inquired she
.s.s:e : 6oat Fnlengosss"
- - fsle for me to 60 tAa
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SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.

A Grammar SeAo0l60y's Simple AceooeS
OF Hts Anatomy.
Martin" said . wise grammar-school
boy to his little brother of six. ''come
here and tell me what you have inside
of you"
Nothing" said Martin.
"Yes, YOU have Listen! You've Rot
. whole telegraph slowed away In you'
body. with wires running down to youl
very toes and out to your finger tipA
II haven't" said Martin. looking ai
his feet and hands.
You have. through. and that isn't all
There's big force pump In the middle
of you. pumping. pumping. seventy
times . minute, all day long. like the
great engine I showed you the othe'
day ut the locomotive workA"
There is NO such thing
But there il, though: and besides
all these things, tree 10 growing in
you. with over two hundred different
branches. tied together with ever q
many bands and tough stTin9A"
THAT isn't % at all" persisted the
little boy about ready to cry. y en-
feel myself all over. and there's No tree
or engine, or nything else. except hesh
and blood"
.'Oh. that isn't Aesh and blood; that's
most of it water. That Is what You are
made Ola few gallons OF water, : lit
tie lime. phosphorua, salt and sosna
other things thrown In" aaid hid
other.-Union Signal
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WOMAN AND HOME.
DAINTY AND BEAUTIFUL
Honey-Scented Sweet Alyssum and
Its Possibilities.


Could have but one plant either for
the border or the window garden IL
should be that dainty, honey-scented
little darling, sweet alyssun, says Dart
Fairthorn In vick's Magazine. Small
Of growth and bloom, by those who
never see beauty except in dazzle It
might be considered Insignificant. but
to the real flower-lover who will not
be entirely given over to scarlet ger
aniums and hollyhocks It possesses .
beauty all its own. There is such .
distinct individuality about its dainty
blossoms. such an air of good cheer
and comfortable adaptability to cir.
cumstances-entirel borne out, too,
BY its life-such . winsome sprightli.
ness and altogether lovableness that it
always reminds me of bright-faced
children whenever SEQ It.
1t is the laugh Of the flowers. Some
OF them preach and some of them pray.
but the sweet alyssum laughs fright
out loud" The whole border may
preach, the lilies droop their lovely
heads, 'like penitents in prayer" the
callas lift their snowy chalices in mute
protest against the whole worlds
wickedness and the impurity Of earth
generally; but the sweet little alyssum
nothing daunted by the sermonizing
Of statelier Aowers-will run riot over
the ground, screening its impurities
from. sight, filing in chinks with its
beauty, caressing the feet of roses and
rue alike. and seeming to my Grant
fancy to be keeping mp running 20
compartment Of cheerful comment or
IN undercurrent Of perpetual merri-
ment all the while. Like childhood It
is irrepressible.
The seed Of the sweet alyssum, not
20 fine rs to be difficult to manage, II
fat and round, of light brown or tan
color, and stored full of vitality. Plant
twenty-five Of them in . fine sandy
loan. and with ordinary treatment you
may be reasonably sure of as many
plants, each one of which will be
Of interest from the first moment Il
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WHAT MATTERs

What ~su
WheeA.. 80. Hs sef. nv an oy,
Untnnrn.s e save US our desire
WhesN.- " sacrinciai hre:
C>r,s .p ~ toat seemed so dear
o. n ~ ~ fingered many year;
He0 st tn2t ioomed SO large
Perrh.-o =. oiessing In It's charge!
A -. s0e loss that fell SO keen
whssAs.aa s1aa losing might have been:
o. snssfe more peace than pain were oufs
r..-~s snorns or fewer flowers,
Wrso Wre. or tears that ne'er run dry
~ u matter, by and by:
What I'm
NheaAer vs .o."ss ,o ~ ana os,
RsccS - ..ss'c nights, trod desert sands.
r nS.a 70 Isoe WIN mans best thought
A,a y. s'Osc. OF granite wrought
R.vss.. tegend, deed ana place.
o. .s me history OF rsces
n~...S - os1tO~er nfe were spent
n. ~s.~,. - cnAngeiess nrmament
G..SsNA Ss.aus Hne our iarthest bound!
~ vur oeine secret springs
me OF common thingA
H.s.V s.tt 10 oeiiy need
A.s.s" mloR up the oahy oeeo;
ouneatn oroooing SKY:
W u matter oy ana oys
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A FEW SUGGESTIONS
About Growing sweet Potatoes Ia thu
Orchard

Aboat Growing sweet Potatoes In the
Orchard
''In the SOUTH" says an exchange.
''the sweet potato is q good crop to
plant in an orchard. The potato vines
cover the soil early in the season, pre-
venting the sun from drying the land
and scorching the trees Not alone SO.
but the sweet potato is fertilizer like
the pea, and improves the soil all the
while; and It is q surprise to us that
orange growers have not learned these
facts long since, and used the potato to
keep mp the fertility OF their orchards.
"Plant the potatoes in rows four feet
apart Cultivate fat, or a. near so as
possible. The result will be favorable
to both land and trees"
While it is quite true that the sweet
potato is one of the very best crops
that can be planted in an orchard,
where the intention is to take the crop
from the land, still, growing such a
crop as this should not be allowed after
the third year of the planting ont tho
young trees After the roots Of tho
trees have extended out into the mid
die, as they will have done by the
third or fourth year, further disturb
ing of the soil should cease entirely.
There is such a thing as an exhibi-
tion of greediness that nature is quite
likely to resent. After one has under
taken to establish an orchard the
first regard ever afterward should he
for the welfare of the trees. Every
thine A1v~A ~N@,~1l nA - AhNso s~-
terest, and when the trees begin
to bear all plowing should cease.
The roots should no longer be
cut or broken by the plow. What
ever crop is grown upon the lar d
should be purely for the benefit of the
trees. If the growth of the trees indi.
cate lack of thriftiness in the growth
of foliage, showing lack Of the neces-
sary nitrogen, some pure ground raw
bone should be worked in around the
trees out As far as the limbs extend.
and in September and October bur
clover should be sown in the orchard
(six or seven bushels per acre), and this
crop should be allowed to die on the
land in May or June, at the furtherest,
pasturing this clover crop in the spring
with calves.
A great deal of harm has been done
to orchards by growing crops between
the trees after the trees had begun to
bear. Where this is done it is done at
the expense of the well-being and
longevity of the orchard. Do not be
greedy. For the first year or two it is
permissible togrow sweet potatoes, but
no later
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far. my dear. would have kept you
waiting for lunch. But as soon as have
taken my coffee I'll leave my orders at
the shoemaker's and run up to Fallen
goiA" After a few moments of refiec-
tion, the young man added: Besides,
l thought about something"
"What is it, love?"
"You know how he is: an excellent
fellow. but SO thoughtless. SO weak
minded! Seeing himself suddenly with
a thousand francs at his disposal. will
he have the prudence. the strength Of
mind to use it wisely? In his interest,
and on that account only, would it not
be better to give him the amount in
two installments? You know how he
is, love"
"You are right" replied the young
woman. I'm his kindness he would be
capable Of using the greater part Of IL
for the benefit of those whom he sup
portA That's foolishncss- We must
guard against his weakness II l were
in your place. I would say to him:
Here are two hundred and fifty francs,
and"
"And next month-you are right"
do not say: next month Do not
say anything at all. Then. Is he will
not expect anything more, he will save
what he has"
'Quite so! On leaving the shoemaker
Ill run straight to Falengoia You
may be sure of that"
Ibid you go thers?" she asked when,
toward three o'clock in the afternoon,
her husband came back, loaded with
bundles
'.No," said he; 81 did not have mon
ey enough about me after my pur-
chascS You see. we were forgetting
the principal thing"
"What is that?''
"A lunch box for our travels Look
at this"
And he showed her an ebony box
full OF ingenious compartments How
beautiful it was! More than that, in
dispense bic. One has not always time
to leave the train 20 60 to the buffet
This lunch box would allow them to
satisfy their hunger. 1t was = good
idea Only the price was rather steep.
A red-letter day 1t was for them.
Having begun so auspieiously, it could
not end in q commonplace way.
do you know" said the young hus-
band. "we'll 60 and have dinner 1t some
restaurant"
''All right
Lets keep out Of the crowd. Well
take . carriage, we'll have . nice little
dinner, and in the evening we'll stroll
through the woods. Wen have to get
ready-it's getting later
Goodness gracious!'' said she; I'VE
are forgetting Falengois!"
1.-The deuce! That's 90! For the pres
ent Ill mail him . hundred francs.
with short note"
mo. It would hurt his feelings. Go
yourself. my, dear. 1t il such . delicate
matter"
"Well! I'll take . cab to get through
quicker. will not delay. assure
you"
Three-quarters of m hour later the
young man came back. looking very
serious.
"You saw him?" asked madame.
'sYesv' said he, with . sigh. 'Iam
xwfully sorry. It's worse than I
thought The sheriff Is after him
now"
ssAnd?"
'.What could do? thought . hum
dred francs will not get him ont Of
trouble"
'tOf course not-poor fellowl"
Then"
Naturally"
..What elss?''
That's 20"
Hell do the best he can"
slope %! But how hard it is to help
anyone!"
Lets 20 TO dinner"
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DO NOT GROW OLD.


Hints 70 Ladies Whoss YeaEo Nay 0ooo
Become . 8ardsn.
In Paris elderly ladies are now wesr
ing almost exclusively velvet dresseA
trimmed with costly lace, disposed In
basques, collars and sleeve sabots O.
frills, says tho New York Tribune.
This combination IS extremely becom.
ing and stately.
A woman il never old enough 10
neglect her appearance. Nothing can
be more diaagreeable to the sight than
. negligee old lady.
Unfortunately. one often sees one
with the hair dragged In the most uts'
compromising fashion away from the
face, brushed close to the head and
fastened under the cap In . little knot
about the size of . walnut at the back.
NO further attempt at any arrange
ment of the coihure being made; and
this carelessness results in dreadfully
bald appearance, - the spaces between
hair and ears and hair and neck are
thereby rendered conspicuously promi-
nent
Moreover. many dear old DANES fail
to realize that ut their time of life the
neck should be q little exposed - poe
sible. for 1t Il only too frequently
brown and wrinkled. It would Be easy
to dispose little lace about It In order
70 conceal the scraggy neck revealed
with too scrupulous honesty.
It may be added that women over
forty should carefully avoid becoming
too stout, . misfortune brought about
generally by, self-indulgence in the
pleasures Of the table, In afternoon
maps. and in lazy neglect Of daily ex-
ercise.
Avoid candies Never eat pastry o.
buttered toast. Prefer biscuits or dry
toast to bread whenever possible.
Drink - little n possible. Aecus'
tom yourself to taking tea or coffee
without sugar. Never touch jam. and
il you cannot do without butter
spread il Is sparingly ~ possible.
Lemonade, II made from fresh lem
ons, is good for the health, and tends
70 reduce flesh.
Growing old is always, Of con. se. .
little tragic. especially nDAWapen ~
main young and fresh in mind. 1at
she need not grow fat, coarse and
ruddy a. well - old.
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THE OLDEST DOLL.
Il II Enorustcd with jewels and u lD .
Church at RonU,

Crancella A. Hitchcock. IN the Dolls
Dressmake-, tells an interesting story
Of the famous Bambino di Ara Coeli.
which Is far older than our grand
mothers or our great-grandmothers for
many generations back. Il in tho old
est doll in the world, and. II tradition
is true, almost Is old as the Christian
religion. for it is claimed to have been
carved out Of tree from the Mount Of
Olives In the time Of the apostles, and
to have been painted by st. Luke.
However, be this true Or not, it has
been in the Eternal City" many hum
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HERE AND THERE.

The secretary Of agriculture esti.
mates that this country can spare SO,
OOO, 900 bushels of wheat Tor export be.
tween now and the harvest Of the new
crop.
The best way to stock q dairy farm
with cows is to raise them. It is slow
cr than outright purchase. but yor
know what you have in the former
case, and do not in the latter.
Common sense is \ wonderful
thing and can be applied in the poul.
try yard to good advantage. Cleanli.
ness. good. clean, wholesome food com.
bined with common sense will &C
complish wonders
Green bones are one thing and dry
bones are another. The former, il prop
erly crushed or cut up 50 that the fowls
can eat them, are the best food for
fowls; the latter about as valueless for
poultry food rs so much chip dust.
-Intelligence among the farming
population always produces thrift, and
thrift produces wealth. As . good
grange always results in . greater de.
XISS VI AuUCAAA&CuCC oluOuk ItS uCu-
bers. there ought to be no serious ques-
tion rs to whether the grange pays or
not
"A well-made and y well-kept vege.
table garden is almost As pretty . sight
to look upon rs flower garden. The
coloring and the fragrance may be ab.
sent in the former, comparatively
speaking. but it has elements of gen-
uinc beauty that claims the homage Of
the eye as well as the palate.
Kentucky. Tennessee and the west
have been taxing the cotton states
long enough. The way they do it is
by raising large numbers of mules
which they know we must have. anG
then shipping them south, pocketing
q price 1t least double what it would
cost the buyers to raise them; Some
Of M farmers down south are as green
n wheat in April. while the mule rais
ers are fully rips and their heads ful
of common business sense.-Texya
Farm and Raneh
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One and half teacupfuls sugar. X
teacupful each Of butter and sweet
milk, 81 teacupfuls -four. 2 teaspoon
fuls baking powder and 3 eggA Stir
together quickly and bake in three
layers. Filling: Pare and CRATE two
large apples, add teacupful sugar
and the juice and grated rind Of .
lemon. Place this on the stove and let
It cook until It jells; then remove and
add the yolk Of I egg. When the cake
and Jelly are both cold spread the lat
ter over the layers and serve.
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my wife's got excellent intentions,
Dixon" said Enpeck in feeble apology.
Yes" said Dixon. in his mean. low
way. II noticed when yor and wcr,
there that she wns very we'll n;als:.;.' =
Chicago Recoe.l.
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WHERE he FOUND HIS NAME


0e~tlennnly Dsek. 'Bus Driver. Wh0 D.
feaAoA the Fair Zen.
sGentlemsuly Dick he was called,
and the speaker took his pipe out OF
his mouth and glanced around the
waiting-room where he and two com
rades were sitting watching for the
night express with the hope Of getting
. few passengers for the hotels They
were al 'bus-drivera young and hearty
looking fellows
YES" unused one o. the men, ~
know who he is seen him one day
not long aimee. He had just rescued .
poor. 'croppy' lool<in' dog from some
boys and said he was goiu' TO take Il
home to his gals What was the rea-
SON of his bein' called eGentlemanly
Dick@"
Didn't you never known asked the
first speaker.
"Nope. Let's hear about it I've
had some curiosity to know" and the
other two men lit their pipes sfresh
and settled themselves comfortably in
expectation of the forthcoming inter.
esting narrative.
"Well you see, he uster drive for
the Brown house. Drove their beat
bus for eight years. and he allua
tipped his hat to the passengerA Some
Of them he seen SO often he got ia
know 'em, and they'd say some pleas
ant thing now and then to make Z
feller feel good. One night him and
me wos settin' round this here stove.
-
They sat down In that there corner.
and the speaker jerleed his thumb 10
ward the spot indicated. ''and begun
70 talk. wos settin' here smokin' and
Dick wos smokiu' too He wasn't
sayin' much. but seemed 70 Be doin
some deep thinkin'-every little while
he would run his fingers through hia
thin gray hair.
"All of sudden one Of them fellsra
let ont . string Of oaths - long - my
arm. /" and the speaker held out good
brawny specimen for illustrstion.
''Dick didn't say nothin'. but h>
looked up sudden and scowled; then he
pulled away ON his pipe again. Final.
" one of them made . remark. Well,
It was pretty swecpin.. Twas about
women in general, and there wasn't nc
gettin' round It It made me hot! Well,
sir. Dick got right up and walked ovs1
to them
".Boys, he ser, I've lived nearly six
ty years, and in the same space Of timl
I've never heard - much profanity,
vile talk and slander - I've heard from
you fellows tonight in twenty min.
uteA' Then he went on: Il had Z
mother and wife. God bless EN-. and
I've got one sister still livin', though
hain't seen her for years, and it nskea
me shiver in my boots 70 hear the way
you speak. You are all good loolxia
chaps and seem well dressed and 10
spectacle. For the sake OF your moth
ers, sweethearts Or wives. quit talking
such wickednesA I don't mean to b
harsh. I only speak with the privfsgs
which comes Of old age.'
"Them fellers. sir, il you'll believt
me, sat still and never spoke al tn
while that Dick was talkin,. Finally
ono feller-who knew Dick-the big
eest one in the crowd. said. in hearty
| way: Thanks. old fellow. say, boys
three cheers for gcntlemanly Dick.
| and they were given with hearty will
Their one after another rot mp and
snSeked out in the night Halloa. herr
Sooes the express! Hope she's loaded
for this here town." and the men al
left. The little waiting room which
| had served - . lecture room was VI
l cant -Chi0n1o TribunA
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talk about their having no drawing
and no winning numbers?
On the contrary. they Are an indis-
putable reality. So much so that it
has become impossible to exchange
. few words with . friend ON
tho boulevard ON account Of the
number of people loudly shout
Ing: Here's the official list of the
winning numbers of the X lottery" !"
For-aud this il remarkable-sincel lot
teries have been forbidden in France
Well and good. But do they have
winning numbers? That's the capital
point Do they have winning num-
bers? Why, saw one myself-snd 1t
Il . very pretty thing to look It!
Ny neighbor had it Therefore he
won. Better than that he drew his
money. Not the capital prize. but ten
thousand francs That was . nice
little amount to win, was it not?
Besides, he deserves it. He Is = very
nice fellow. generous, recently married
TO = beautiful young lady who brought
him . large dowry just at the time
when he was getting to the end of his
string. He i . lucky dog. but IN ex-
eell0nt fellow.
Having cashed and pocketed the
amount. having spread it out under his
wife's eyes. he said to her: Listen; it's
. regular windfall We don't need It;
%. II you are willing, we'll have . good
time"
''Oh! yes!" said she, artlessly.
''Well, take your choice. What's It
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HIs Habit.

Tanks lat the club,-Roun dc Bout Is
preparing TO go homs.
Eanls-Ic isn't looking for his hat:
he is taking OF his shoes
Taal:s-'r;,at's the way he prepares
~. y. World.
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Guest-Ssy. boy, what's al this coll
of ropes under this window for?
Hotel Boy-Oh, that? That's bur.
glar escape sir. When he tries to get
down on it he breaks his neck. sir.-
Judge
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InfnllIhle SIGNS.

''Colonel's goin' to run for Office"
"How do you know
'.Dought barrel o whia1y. give ten
dollars to the orphan asylum an
painted the church,! Consti-
tuition.
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sends mp its initial four trim. pretty.
light green leaves. When once these
are thriftily growing you may be al-
most sure Of your plant.
l like to sow the seed in boxes in the
house; 1t is so very interesting to watch
them grow. II takes such . very little
time for the seeds to poke their little
green promise above the soil, and 80
very soon the smiling blooms appear.
It Is o good plant for the amateur to
begin with, being such slight tax on
the patience, rs few plants admit
When your tiny plants arc two inches
high transplant into thumbs and pinch
out the top. Going ON with the growth.
continue the shifting and piuchinR
processes until they are in four-inch
pots, then desist; you will have finely
rounded compact little plants which
will soon be perfect little pyramids OF
fragrant blooms.
A convenient and effective way Of
growing the slyssum Is to SOW the
seed directly in long narrow boxes
fitted TO the window sill and about
four inches deep. Its needs, grown
thus, will be light, moisture. not too
hot sunshine, very occasionally weak
liquid manure and-room to spread II
self. Given these, It will moro than
rewnrd you for your care Of It by send.
ing ont, surprisingly soon. . munif-
cence of dainty bloom, small and shyly
ut first, as though half afraid of ita
first impression upon you. but waxing
stronger and stronger, and sweetcz
and sweeter. until you grow to love II
in the heartwhole way its winsome'
ness deserves. The seed may bo sown
directly in the border where it is "a
bloom or it may be transplauted with
perfect case. Sown thickly, it makes
. beautiful edging plant or distinct
line in . ribbon bed. But do not lei
It grow too rankly, keep it trimmed
and pinched in, and In place, and II
after awhile 1t IL going too much to
seed shear it back sharply. It will
then spring up to fresh growth and
be all tho lovelier for the seemingly
rough treatment. Then in the autumn
you will find around the larger plants
the tiny four-leaved ones springing up
which are just what you want in quan'
tity for your window garden. A pretty
effect is produced by growing the
alyssum In clumps between taller
plants It will spread itself ont like
an oval mat and be o mass of bloom.
Sweet alyssum makes beautiful
bracket plant. 1t should then b
pinched in less, rather allowed to grow
in its natural wayward beauty, and
though the branches attain no grea,
length it is pretty in such position.