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No.
/. Vanity Fair.
2. Last Days of Pompeii.

no.
!. Vanity Fair.
2. Last Days of Pompeii.
q. Willy Reilly and his Dear
Colleen Bawn.
6. Vicar of Wakefield.
2. Grimm's Fairy Tales.
s. Andersen's Fairy Tales.
o. <Esop's Fables.
II. Children of the Abbey.
IL. Scottish Chiefs.
10. Thaddeus of Warsaw.
IA. Treasures from FairyLand.
Is. Robinson Crusoe.
10. Arabian Nights Entertain
mentS.
II. Don Quixote de Ia Mancha.
IL. Gulliver's Travels.
20. The Pilgrims Progress.
81. Daniel Boone.
&c. Waverley.
90. Guy Mannering.
80 Hume's England. Vol. 1.
81. " Vol. 9.
". -" Vol. 8.
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English classic will increase its attractions for those
home book for the whole reading world Gold
smith has shed over the work the tenderest light of
his genius, and the pastoral scenes in are
wehad almost said unapproached, by any other
writer of fiction.
-. Cwicc=uoIo Gales,
BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
Hawthorne the most distinctly American and by
far the most popular Of writers. has given the
They have all the felicity of expression, well as the
subt!ety of thought and insight which are the spc-
cial charm OF the author Of The Scarlet Letter"
Is. paul ano uirgtnia,
by BERNARDIN DE SAINT PIERRE
THIS idyllic story. by classic French writer of the
wholesome romantic school, is immortal book
and has won place for itself in the homes OF almost
every people who possess literature and can apprc
cate the work OF genius.
10. Story OF all Hfrican Farm,
by (RALrH IRoN) OLIVE SclIREINER
o, Under the nom 3f tlnme Of Ralph Iron. Miss
erful story Her novel consists OF series of studies
illustrating the wild life of an ostrich farm in South
A,Ica, ana setting before the reader. with striking
gencc and an imaginative ambition, remote from
any possibility of culture.
II. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers.
By WM. EDMoNSToUNE AYToUN
These stirring ballads Of Professor Ayoun, of
Ibiackwood fame. have their only rival in Macau-
not lessened BY the fact that they be met With
IN every school reader and in the repertoire of most
eiocutioniss and platform declaimers.
is. Lucille, By OWEN MEREDITH
(RoBERr LORD LyTroM)
Lucille" by the second Lord Lytton, late Gov.
ernor-General of India and British Ambassador al
Paris, is novel IN verse, with rhymed couplets cast
somewhat in the mould of Mrs. Brownng's :" Au-
rora Leigh"
TO- Dreams, By OLIVE ScHREINER
:, Though unlike the Story of an African Farm"
Dreams" has many of the characteristics which
made made Miss Schreiner's early work famous The
book IS both interesting ind suggestive and besides
its high medaive qualities, is rich in the discussion
OF those mental and moral problems which this clever
writer delights to PROFOUND herself nd lay before
the thoughtful reader.
20. Blaek Beauty, By ANNA SEwELL
The tale we'll deserves its great popularity. for il
is wonderfully realistic and makes a strong appeal
TO those who love dumb animals and possess the
instinct OF common humanity. it is book to charm
ana ! impress all who have to do with horses espec-
OF all vices, cruelty 20 animals.
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Is. ufcar OF WakeheIo.
BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH

This beautifully illustrated edition of 4 famous
English classic will increase its attractions for those
' home book for the whole reading world. Gold
smith has shed the work the tenderest light of
ms genus and the pastoral scenes in it unrivaed
writer of fiction.
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100. Nor IS Love Test.
ITO. Old Myddlcton's Money.
Ill. Victor and vanquished.
1l2. Rory O'Morc.
113. Michael StrogoF.
ZIG. Terrible Temptation.
lis. Life Of Kit Carson.
119. Lady Audley's Secret.
100. Captains of Old World.
lei. Aurora Floyd.
1es. Captains Of Great Roman
Republic.
l25. First Violin.
l26. March i'll the Ranks.
~. Deemster.
100. Search Tor Basil Lynd-
hurst.
1873. Widow Bedott Papers.
1874. Woman's Face.
136 Wee Wife.
1877. Romance of a Poor Young
Man.
1873. Wooed and Married.
ITO. The Vidocq of New York,
1i1. Lorna Doonc.
142 Woman in White.
1i3. House on the Marsh.
IA. Dawn.
li5 Lover or Friend.
lag. kith and Kin.
li1. LIES Rcmorse.
liS. Kit aud Kitty.
149. Hcrio;'s Choice.
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48. The Pathfinder.
80. By Woman's Wit.
81. Cobwcbs and Cables.
81. Dora Thorne.
6s. Loves Conflict.
CT. Allen Quatermain.
62. A Modern Gree.
g.. Tour Of the World in so
Days.
&c. Oliver Twist.
Go. Dickens Child's History
Of England.
n. Hautf's Fairy Tales.
az. Sketches by Boz.
20. Christmas Stories.
Is. She.
az Through n Needles Eye.
a. Hester Morlcy's Promise.
az. In Prison and Out.
40. Broken TO Harness.
So. The Last of the Mohicars.
81. Bcde's Charity.
Is. Star of India.
81. Young Mrs. Jardine.
50. Cast Up by the Sea.
10. Old Mam'sellc's Secret.
100. Alice.
1O2. Rob Roy.
1903. Prairie.
l0i. Pioneers.
1O7. Woman Halter.
los. Arundel Motto.
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sank to sleep, and forgot alike his
trials and his ambitions in the sweet
refreshing slumber of boyhood.
In the morning when he went down
stairs into the kitchen the squire spoke
to him as though nothing had hap
pened, and he went out and fed the
cattle as usual. At the breakfast table
his uncle said:
"You may ride over to Googin's mill
to-day, John, and get load of corn
ground Mother says we are out OF
meal, and I've no mind to give up my
johnny-cake in the morning. You may
take the gray mare, and while the
corn's being ground you can call on
Maj. Frye, just beyond, and ask him If
he can pay the interest due on that
note. 1t is two pounds and sixpence.
Don't forget now, and don't make O
blunder. I've got the corn put up"
"All right" answered John, cheer
fully
And he went out and saddled old
Sulse, the gray mare, and in huff an
hour WAS ready to start.
Here's some cheese and doughnuts
for your luncheon" said Mrs. Holton,
giving him small parcel which he
placed in his coat pocket; land here's
new pair of mittens that l knit for
you. You'll need them to-day, for
there is q raw cold air."
"Oh, thank you, aunt! They will
| keep my hands warm as toast" replied
John, with good deal of feeling.
Tell Googins to take good toll, and
get back before dark il you can"
This was the squire's parting injunc-
ton as this hoy of seventy-six" start
cd on his journey to the distant grist
mill.
1t was not exactly seventy-six, but 1t
was the 22d of February, ITS.
Going to mill in those days was a
different affair from what il is in this
year of grace.
John Russell. dressed in coarse
homcspun, with knee-buclslcs and
shoe buckles, coon-skin cap on his
head, and wearing his thick wooden
mittens, mounted upon the staid old
farm horse, bag of corn behind his
saddle and another in front of him.
presented a picture that is not likely
to have its counterpart in modern
times.
He whistled mcrrily as he rode for
ward through the cold February day
on his errand, for it. was pleasant
change from driving oxen and telling
trees.
Googins' mill, SO called after the pro-
prietor, who was German of the name
Of Hans Googins, was eight or nine
miles from Squire Holton's place, down
on French creek.
About mile this side of the mill the
road branched, the left hand leading
on to the mill, the other taking one to
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Tea tables continue to grow in favor
and to multiply In design. The two
latest shown are admirable In every
sense and provide for the convenience
of the hostess as well MS for the beauty
OF her room. One, the larger Of the
two, is combination Of bamboo frame
and fine porcelain shelves, and the
other unites q handsome kettle with q
stand and portable tray. They are ex-
cellent both in form and general style,
and despite their moderate cost a great
Improvement upon tho over-dainty
rifles that look too frail to support
the weight of cups. Hospitality is the
virtue supposed to prompt the exist
ence of q table that is ever ready to
offer refreshment to a guest, and it can
hardly be saying too much to urge the
wisdom Of sufficient substantially to
suggest security and sufficient size to
allow O generous number of cups.
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" READ THAT, SIR "

OF that on which the major had writ
ten the receipt, and John had put 1t in
his pocket with the silver
He stopped to pick it up, and as he
did SO his quick eye caught name,
written in u bold, clear hand, that was
famous just then throughout the Amer.
lean colonies.
With a swiftly-beating heart and q
flushed brow, he glanced over the few
lines that preceded the autograph. The
first part Of the letter was on the piece
on which he had rcceipted for the mon
ey, but there was enough to make his
young blood thrill In his veins, This
is what he read'
- received. II you mean business,
think the plan can be successfully carried out
My aid-decamp, Mai Singleton, will ride
over tomorrow to see you and arrange the de-
tails Of the capture. He will pay into your
hands half OF the money you ask-hfty pounds
II we succeed in our enterprise and capture
the general the rest shall be paid you down.
You may trust Maj Singleton as you would
! myself
i II have the honor to be, yours, for peace and
unity, GEN WILLIAM HOWE
no Mai Daniel Frye"
~ WA WI ciedF rs suHliRHg w vOuH
in moment. Maj Frye seas traitor,
and the plot In which he was engaged
was nothing less than the seizure Of
the commander in chief.
There was no time to be lost WASH
, ington must be warned, and he was the
one to do it.
HWhat time Of day is it?" he asked
the miller
Hans pulled out big silver watch.
"Vel. it pc tree minutes past two
O'clock" he said.
"All right! Now, you take this money
and keep it till l cali for it ! am not
going home with the grist-at least,
not just yet. Good-by"
The next moment he was on the back
af old Sake and galloping down thu
road at q wild speed
nAiine Gott, dot poy ish crazy!" ex-
claimed Hans, ~ he stood IN the door.
way, his hands in his pockets, gazing
after the rctreating figure. II gifts 1t
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WISE AND GOOD AND GREAT.

Thomas Jefferson's Tribute to the Char
acter Of George Washington.
The best character of George WASH
ington that ever has been drawn was
penned by Thomas jefferson in 1914.
differed from President Washington
on all the leading political issues OF
his second term, and there was for
some years the GOODNESS between them
which naturally arises from political
differences during periods of excite
ment But Washington had then been
dead fourteen years, and jefferson was
an old man, living in retirement at his
seat in Virginia. The passions OF 179S
were extinct in the bosom Of the great
democrat; and it was then that, in
private letter to one Of his New York
friends, he put on record his deliberate
judgment of Washington, which, he
says: X would youch at the Judgment
seat of God, having been formed on an
acquaintance OF thirty years"
His integrity" says Mr.. Jefferson, twas
most pure his justice the most inflexible have
ever known; no motives of interest or consan-
guinity, OF friendship or hatred, being able to
bias hts decision. He was, indeed, In every sense
OF the words, wise, o good and great man
His temper was naturally irritable and high
toned; but reflection and resolution had obtained
o firm and habitual asccndency over It II ever,
however, 1t broke its bounds, he was most tre-
mendous In his wrath. In his expenses he was
honorable but exact; liberal in contributions
10 whateyer promised utility, but frowning and
unyieding on all visionary projects and oil un-
worthy calls on his charity His heart was not
warm In its affections; but he exactly calcu'
lated every mans value. and gave him solid
esteem proportional to It His person, you
know, was fine, his stature exactly what one
would WISH his department. easy, erect and no.
ble the best horseman Of his age, and the most
graceful figure that could be seen on horse
back"
Reader, here you have the true WASH
ington. have become, from necessity,
extremely familiar with his works, his
actions, the political conflicts that
ragged about him, and the attitude of
the man toward friend and foe. Know
ing him thus intimately, l feel the
literal truth of MIR. Jefferson's Ian
guage when he says: HE was, in
every sense of the words, wise, q
good and q great man." With regard
to Washington, we may abandon with
out any fear that more familiar knowl-
edge viii modify our opinion or lessen
the warmth Of our esteem. james
Parton, in N. Y. Ledger
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was saying. "Thcre will be no mis-
take The general is to be here at
eight precisely. this evening. 1t will
be your fault If you don't secure him. "
Then, seeing the newcomer, he hes
itated, and, as his countenance changed,
he whispered something to his English
visitor, who, with slight inclination
of the head, muttered the one word:
"Remember!'' and then hurriedly re-
mounted his horse and rode away with
his orderly.
"Well, young sir, am glad to see
you," said the major, with well-feigned
cordiality, addressing John. II know
the errand you have come for, and have
got the money. SO lead your horse
into the barn and come in. have
reckoned up the interest on the squire's
note, and it is two pounds and four
pence" he femarled, as they entered
the house.
"Uncle called it two pounds and six
pence" said John, land he told me to
collect IT,"
"Oh, that isn't much difference! I
guess it's all right, anyhow. l don't
know as should have had the money
il hadn't just sold some fat cattle to
the British. They offered me little
more than the Americans would, and
l let them CO."
II wouldn't have done Ill" declared
John, with emphasis.
IL hated to. But, you see, ! knew
the squire would be after the money.
1t was due yesterday, and he's ns reg
to let Washington have q yoke of fat
oxen tonight. It's his birthday, and
the commander in chief Is going to
make feast for the patriots He is
coming himself tonight to get them,
as he wishes to surprise them"
John felt all his nerves Jingle with o
sudden thought Was this man q
traitor, and had he bargained with the
British to betray Washington?
The suspicion was strong in his mind,
but he said nothing as the major paid
over the money in brand new English
pieces.
you may sign this receipt" said
Frye, as he took folded paper from
his pocket, tore it in two, and scrubbed
a few lines on one of the pieces
The boy looked over what had been
written, and wrote his name rs re-
quested. The silver pieces he carefully
slowed away in the inside pocket of his
wooden spenser, and after Sulse had
eaten her generous foddering Of hay he
started on his way back to the mill. y
His grist wns ground and waiting for
him, but, before he loaded the bags. he
looked once more to see that his money
was oil right
As he pulled it from his pocket, u
piece Of torn paper futtered to the
ground. 1t was the companion piece
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CARRYING THE PURSE.
A Problem Which II Seriously Troubling
the Fair Sex.

GLOW and where shall I carry my
money!" is an important question to .
woman who has had her pockets
picked twice within week. Once her
purse was in the chatelaine bag, sus-
pended from her belt, and which she
found yawning and empty upon reach-
ing home. "And the clasp to that bag
was one l often had to work over to
desperation myself" she remarked
plaintively. ut bothered me dread
fully when I was in o hurry, but that
very fact gave me sense of security"
Tho second time her pocket-one of
those un-get-at-able pockets, too, in
the rear region, where its unhappy
possessor is forced to sit upon its con-
tents : was ignominiously turned
wrong side out. She tried carrying her
purse in her hand, and nn elderly man.
with a benevolent face, stopped her
feel constrained to tell you that have
just seen lady's purse snatched out Of
her hand and the thief escape with it."
The next time she sailed forth her
money was pinned securely inside her
dress waist. When she had selected
certain purchases she told the clerk she
would return soon and pay for them,
and proceeded to the ladies' dressing
room, where there were eight other
women engaged in extricating money
from similar places of security and one
deity removing garter and turning
down her shapely hosiery. These
methods are pretty safe, but decidedly
inconvenient, especially when one has
purchases to make at different places.
Some women have adopted the separ.
ate pocket tied around the waist, un-
der the dress skirt, but this, of course,
necessitates raising the skirt to reach
the pocket, and not infrequently, by
some method best known to them
selves, thieves manage to rife them or
remove them altogether. It really
seems as II till some as yet untried
method of carrying it is devised women
must depend more upon good fortune
than any better security for the con-
tinued possession Of the little article
whose purloiner is said to steal trash,
but which is nevertheless trash of .
kind which commends itself strongly
and almost universally to poor human
Observation-Disclosures Press.
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WOMAN AND HOME.
HALL AND STAIRWAY.

They Play an Important Part In Modern
Houses-A Fashion Of Centuries Ago In
Vogue Once Morc-IIow the First steps
to the Staircase Are Arranged = Tho
Novel Post.
House planning, Hike everything else
on this globe Of earth, develops in
cycles. Fashions come and go. What
was in vogue in one century goes out
in the next, and hundred years or SO
later it comes back again. Centuries
ago in castles oil over Europe the hall
was the one chamber In which most Of
the domestic life of the time was lived.
The hearthstonc Of hospitality was
found there. Docs not the reader of
lie Morte D'Arthur" remember how
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and Its ends twisted firmly about the
other reed. The cross braces, one foot
long, are similarly fastened. The bas-
ket requires apiece Of China silk or
French satin. twenty-four inches
square, lined with contrasting shade
Of plain silk. The four sides are
shirred on tape, drawing each up to
half its length. A heading OF IN inch
forms finishing rufflc. Each corner
of the pocket is tackled to the support
with fancy brass tacks. The place Of
joining is concealed by full double
rosettes. This idea carried out In white
and gold makes beautiful bridal gift.
For this, gild the reeds, and make the
pocket OF white satin hrocade, that is,
q white satin ground with yellow silk
figures. Line with plain white China
silk, and decorate the support with full
bows Of white and yellow No. satin
New Yorker.