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daughter"
The students. Jessie ?"

daughter"
The students Jsssie?"
The students great and small shall
wheedIed Jessie, this is really the only
one thing can do thoroughly. and why
net iS,nn make it p PAY: Whsrs, the use q
make something on the boys?"
Mrs. Power is a. last beginning 10 see
ddsay snss Ia, ana a dawning hope and con
eyes and u faint pink tinge for q mo-
memt Pushes the pale cheek.
h. That Is only roughly outlined as yet
gether; J am sure we will make sue
80, You would have 70 have printed cir,
and after while cal aud delivery
them myself"
What are YOU going to charge"
II think about ten cents pair would
be fair, unless the holes were unusually
large, and NUMEROUS, and then say-tif-
Don't you think that rather Steep"
Bless YOU, no. momsey. You know
yourself your that daLnlng makes a sock as
eer as sesnd aa e. sn II great deal
tive for new ones. and lots Of the rich
boys wear silk, I'm sure, and they
when are We going TO Begin" goes
on Mrs. Power who by this time Is quite
as enthusiastic as even Jessie could de-
sire.
'"ro-day now-!thls minute-I will 20
right down to the village and lay in d
stock OF darninS cotton and SILK. and
you may, while ! am gone, compose the
most taking circplar your fertile brain
can evolve"
A few days later Jessie, in her dainty
black gown with all her pretty golden
curls drawn into a most becoming fuffy
knot under the black toque, with bun
die OF circulars and an air OF business
unmistakable, made her appearance at
the Presidents house, aud after a little
pardonable fear In the august presence
laid bare their little plan.
The grave eyes of the Professor
watched the earnest young face as Jes-
sic warmed TO the subject and a suspi-
cious mist dimmed for moment the
keenness of the kindly eyes as the small
hands trembloi over 'hT refractory
of circulars, MY dear | viii help YOU
IN every way carr | consider II very
sensible plan, and | am sure the boys
viii be only 100 glad 10 put work into
such trustw orthy hands. Your dear
father VAS great friend OF mine and |
am sure that he would feel very proud
of his little daughter could he know
how bIaVely she had sci to work to be
81 real help to her mother" giving .
fatherly pat 10 the golden hair, With .
warm hand clasp Jessie left him and
hurried home to tell the gooi news TO
~" viitilc invalid.
4 very happy heart beat under the
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Agnes and Lee ana Their Friends.

To the Editor.
Agnes Mahonsy. nine years, ans Leo MeArs
six wears, held q fair in front Of $40 East EshtS.
sixth street. They were assisted by Harry Rose
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SAVERkRAIT DID TT.
4 Family Broken Up and n Farm
DepopuIrtcd bS the Pickle.

They were talking about the desertion
OF farms by the younger generations for
the alluriug charms of the cities, says
the Chicago Tribune; how young men
and women left the home nest In the
dence in themselves and focked to the
paved streets and brick walls Of urban
life in the hopes that work would not
lie so hard and money would come
easier. "Our family furnishes u case in
point said young German who has
iatterly appeared In minor roles In TWEEN
ty-fourth Ward Democratic politics.
old folks, who stick to the farm and are
doing pretty well. Our reasons for
abandoning the farm. however, were
thGie s.sy sSSs s io and 4 4Gs6 he
told his story.
with two brothers and two sisters he
lived on farm 100 miles from chicago
and they all aided ina PhesmI Was S'a
f,ne piece Of land and the family was
happy and prosperous. But dark dis
aster came one day in the shape OF a
showed a strong demand for sauerkraut,
and the farmer decided to go in for.
profitable crop, With the three boys ne
excellent results. The crop was cut up
and packed and when all was done there
were $50 barrels of the finest sauerkraut
made.
'oIiiiuhit htih6 WIN ~ ihu ~ VIC
grocery business on the North Side the
farmer received an order for ten bar
rels. A few days later the grocer an
nounced that the best he could offer was
s5 cents u barrel. the top market price
The old man couldn't stand such drop
as that, so he had the shipment re-
turned, paying freight charges both
ways. Purchasing forty -one fine young
| pigs he began fattening them on his
high grade sauerkraut. All went well
| for a few days. but the porkers soon
| tired of the diet and began to run from
it. The pile grew high and few Of the
| stronger pigs jumped the fence and ran
| away, while others sickened and grew
| weak from starvation.
1t was a puzzler for the old man. but
| he was determined to derive some bene-
Mt. and the boys lussed the stuff up to
the orchard near the house. where 1t
was spread about as a fertilizer. By
this time the entire family grew turbu-
lent at the mere mention Of sauerkraut,
on the picked cabbage the girls rebelled.
girls packed their effects and came to
the city. The kraut became SO powerful
that even the old man could not stand II
and the boys were instructed to cart IT
down to a distant field and spread It.
The boys had been on the verge OF
mutiny several times and this settled It.
They all "lit out" for Chicago and have
been here ever since. The girls are in
service, and once in great while they
all meet with the lonely and disap-
pointed old Teuton on the farm. When
II was all over the Chicago sauerkraut
market went booming again
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at times simply appalling.
"of course Sarah. We all know you
think that | am perfection. but II you
the sweat OF my brow will be cola.
clammy beads Of perspiration, for II Ii
chilly up here. and for mercys sake take
strong smell Of burnt cake now reminded
the young housekeeper that you cannot
successfully carry on two distinct opera
ton at the same time.
BY Saturday afternoon the socks In
great packages, with the owners name
and the bill on top, we're carried by the
little esNpressman up to the college. and
money carefully wrapped in a salt bag.
You are my little express messenger"
said Jessie; but you must not let any
employ you at rs cents week to carry
the socks 10 and fro and to look after
the money!
This plan was hailed with delight, and
there was never more faithful little
helper than the small man that trudEed
back and forth. taking the greatest pride
most accurately, carrying the money IN z
leather bag which Jessie provided and Of
which he was intensely proud.
Every week the business grew, ana
customed feeling of independence, went
about her daily task with heart that
had lost, all the old feeling OF repTes-
grow stronger under the health restor-
ing process Of constant occupation for
thought and hand. one day, as Jessie
was about starting on one of the neces-
sary shopping tours for silk and darn
ing cotton, there came ring at the
bell which she answered in person, !,
Sarah being al that moment particularly
busy below stairs preparing certain
dainty dessert OF which her young mis-
tress Was very fond. Standing on the
yeranda was a tall youth, whom Jessie
had prior TO this discovered TO be the
owner OF the many very holey but very
expensive silk socks. The NJ. W. Cham
berlain, whom all the students called
Familiarity Mac" and who voted him
the best fellow alive. Having heard
that Mrs. Power had been acquainted
with his father, he made up his mind
to use that as an excuse for calling.
Jessie's sweet face having been secret
y admired by him as he passed her
frequently on the streets ofShe eld col
lcSe town. His FIRST CALI was followed
by many others Mrs, Power heartily
approving of his gentle manners and
deterenlial attitude towards both Jessie
and herself, until one day, as was only
To be expected, he came TO her and told
her in frank and manly way Of his
love for Jessie OF course. gradua ton .
had 10 come first. But at the end Of .
two years the darning combine wsst
broken up and new partnership en-
tered upon. the one stipulation being
that Jessie should darn only those socks
belonging to a certain NJ, w. Chamber
lain,-Philadelphia Times.
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Coming Events.

Amsranth Association excursion to Cerswaltsa
Grove. 80.
The Workingwomens Association has ~
nrst annual picnic to-day at Fort WsndAl.
Free concerts this afternoon At CeDtrsl. -
Mary's Crotona and Bronx parks. BY the ooVs
enth REGIMENT Lieboldts Twelfth RsgMe1t,
Regiment bands .-.Fs Of Ha.
Seaside festival Of the Col. N. @. Murphy
Association THIS Afternoon and eyeatng ae
Feltmans Ocean Pavilion Coney Island.
ES-New York Turner Cadets picnic and SUM-
mer- nights festival ulmsr Park Benscuhurst-
by-the- Sea, Tomorrow.
The United Carriage and Wagon worksrs'
Union will make an excursion TO John Eblng's
westchester Park. near West Farms, tomorrow.
Adjt Sarah Wrsy, President OF the Win One
Chapter, OF st Bartholomew Mission. and late
OF the Salvation Army, will Conduct the SER
vices Of the Young Mems Rally in tbs Young
Mems Institute, 222 AID 22t Bowery. at p. ~.
tomorrow. Among other SELECTIONS Miss Wrsy
will sing her fayorite song: Il stood outside he
gate
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,,, ,,.t go, and ,and.r h,tI.
styiish sealskih cost shu 49, nu,S
smile hosered On t ,ha prnfessor's Ia.t
as sHe thoush' VI '"e '
"otus, ,.,,,,, - ,,,,,,ld onnroy.
Dear psPa ! kno" ne $500 pwsrs
aau sonis"o~ aesi aS ,"JS Iooriny
we, neab a III, ~, nI ,no, hnr, ''e
W ,oi te h'iie ,S H.. po.,.,as she
tIS Iasne iopheu n,s' h"t,n,nn
aas ~ ~, e"ss Ia. 80 e NV, ha,r 49,
staa sL'a'"s ~ ,ne sois u unnd.rIui
1880 .nsahsu WIN anu ~, 80 "a
W ~. 'ss 70 tniion
~ ,s ~ ,h 'ne ~ nirit ~,
he dsar one tSnt H. xons 6eS6re
INV darling how happy you look. I
know Won have heen surrassf,l fOr vour
ewes look all shiny as Won used 10 saw
Hhen Vru were a littIe girl Was the
Professor very stern and vas The ordeal
as had AZ Won anticipa,ed?"
"Oh. no. he was quite polite and grasp
ed my hand so light WIEN ! Went away
that he made my ring cit ne, see ana
she pulled OFF her glove and showed the
wound.
Poor little hand, To think hat II IL
really all We have 10 deptnd upon.
sighed Mrs. Power.
Nonsense, mother darling, your hand
is going 70 help, 100; ana WIN such
force as that We Will get along, never
fear The Professor said II was Aood
plan and that he would help me IN every
way he could
He was an old friend OF your
fathers ,.,.
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plano My daughter is taking music
lessons, and would like TO practise a
few hours every day.
And IL you will please change the
bed In my room for the one In the third
floor front and oh! l forgot, my husband
is likely TO be detained at the office sev,,
eral evenings in the week, and would
for him-which means course dinner"
rattles ON Jessie II know them. No,
ma am: this is ours alone-just yours and
mine, momsey-with all the pronts our
very own"
But what is it, deare?" Mrs Power is
by this time quite overcome by the flood
OF eloquence.
-, d dalnin?F combine, madame"
"A darning combine: there are coal
combines, iron combines, railroad com
bines, ana why not a darnins combine?
But to be serious, mother really | mean
Il. You see | just had a pretty hard
think this morning in the seclusion OF
my boudoir,' as they say In the moves,
and the end OF 1t all was | came to the
conclusion that | was about an useless
bit of humanity as you could find in d
days walk until this stocking, dear stock
ing" and she kisses enthusiastically that
just the loveliest Idea into my head,
which, with your help, Will be the grand
est and mos: novel scheme OF the nine
tenth century"
III NHdl way ain 10 Hcll,
You know. dear your mother cannot be
10 you as other girls mothers"-this with
such a tender, wistful look at the pretty
nushe3 face opposite,
you are ten times sweeter and
lovelier than any girls mother |
know, and wouldn't exchange
you for the biggest, stouteSt and heart
lest woman in the world though | would
gladly have you stronger for your own
sake
Even yet | am in the dark as TO the
scheme" gently smiles Mrs. Power after
the impetuous caress that her last re-
mark had called forth.
Now for the awful disclosure" laughs
Jessie.
"Unfortunately for you and me my nu-
merous ACCOMPLISHMENTS were not such
al could be turned into solid, actual cash
and having al last come to the concur
sion that | would have TO 20 into a
store
"Oh. Jessie"
Yes. indeed, | hai'determned 10 sWal-
low my pride aud go right down In the
village and apply from door 10 door Tor
a situation, but thank goodness, this
stocking came to my rescue. ! can darn
well. can't |. mother
Yes. dear ia really wonderful how
well you can make a darn look, and as
for picking IN a thread you are almost
my equal"
This town there are no less than loo
mortals who would like to have their
locks daTLsd IN the truly artistic style
commercial Oy Mrs. Ferris Power and
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bobbed about like a cork on an ocean
wave.
:" would suggest AS a senior member
OF this frm. Miss Bower, that YOU 60
and remove the dough from your hands
before We proceed to take accoun: OF
stock"
Isn't it just too delicious!' soliloquIzed
Jessie, as she retreated TO carry out the
order.
Mother, do not see What possible
at this bundle"
Who is the young Croesus?" laughed
Mrs. Power, as she sorted and arrange ed
d" ,an't quite make il out. but it
looks like NJ. W Chamberlain, Whoever
he Is. he writes fearfully, said Jessie.
as she scowled over the slip OF paper
that had accompanied the bundle.
" Chamberlain" unused Mrs. Power;
once knew a Jacob Chamberlain
when | was girl. | wonder II IL could
be any connection OF his?"
Now, dearest and best of mothers,
don't go weaving any romRnces over
these boys socks, for from the number
mig ut l rea ny don't. believe they ever
had any socks darned before"
This remark Of Jessie,s did seem
sorted out they made very. formidable
array. but II Jessie could have heard
the warm, earnest appeal OF the Profess
sor tn the students assembled iu The
chapel after her departure. and had
.sen the tremendous rummaGiuE
through bureaus and cIosets that fol-
lowed this speech, while her little cir
Culars We're soWn broadcast, she would
not have been surprised.
can you realize that every pair Of
these means 10 cents. madam, and
some OF them l5. smiled Jessie, with
IA comprehensive sweep OF the arm that
took In even those unsightly objects in
the l5-Cent corner, as she had laugh
ingly dubbed the table strewn with the
wrecks OF many struggle
Yes, dear, and ] can also realize that
unless We get to work We will never
earn even 10 ,ents-Nhat is IL. SARAH"
as this parsonage appeared In the door
way.
PLEASE MA am, the little boy that
,aue with the work Sarah would not
dsmeau herself by saying sock s''-"safd
az ! Was Ia tell Miss Jessie that he
would call for and deliver the bundles
in his little Wagon, 50 she would not
have the trouble OF that
Isn't that lust splendid, every one Is
so kind 10 me beamed Jessie,
And " ny shouldn't they" shifted Sarah,
They knoN a real lady when they see
one. even II she is obliged through nn-
fortunate circumsta noes 10 earn her liN-
ing by the sweat OF her brow
Sarah was an old and privileged ser
want who had been With Mrs, Power
since Jessie Was baby, and who in
dulged In lights of eloauence which were
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renely pitied those poor girls who had
actually learned trades or taken up
things we'll that really IT seemed folly to
apply herself persistently to one thing.
sudden when It came. Or. Power,
passed away. leaving his business af-
fairs in a tsngle that took months to
unravel, and which left TO Jessie and
her mother only the no use they lived in
and a small income not sufficient to pay
Grief at her fathers death had for
time bewildered and benumbed poor
dition. until the lawyer explained mat
tiers to her-then her dormant faculties
were aroured and she was forced to look
erie S Wss the m result Of this UNPLEASANT
knowledge, and in her pretty room had
come the bitter but sef-evident fact
that with all her society accomplish
ments and the compliments Of admirlns
friends. she was utterly unable to earn
one dollar for her mother and herself.
Wiping her eyes on the scrap OF black
handkerchief, she walked over to the
washstand to try. II possible. TO oblit-
crate the traces OF tears before she went
In TO talk to her mother. for must not
dear little woman who bore her great
trial so patiently?
Jessie had learned that lesson well.
With a deep sigh she twisted up the
sunny curls and turning to the work
basket picked out a pair OF silk stock
ings that needed darning sadly. For a
moment she stood regarding the sorry
looking hole in the toe, and then with
sudden flourish OF the black banner
and merry laugh that startled the
canary in his cage-so long had II been
since he had heard anything like it
rushed out OF the room pell nell into
the sitting room where Mrs. Power was
taking a sun bath. with weary face
that touched Jessie to the heart
Mother darling, I have It," she cried
joyfully as she kissed her.
Have WHAT" smiled bewildered Mrs.
Power.
such a grand scheme mother" and
Jessie waved triumphantly the black
stocking, from the toe OF which two
white fingers protruded And YOU are
in IT, too, dearest. You could never
guess II you sat here all day and
Thought and thought until you were
quite gray.
gently interposed Mrs. Power. the sight
OF her dear girls happiness being
enough TO bring brighter light into
her own tired eyes.
But what Is H. daughter? l hope not
boa rders.
suppose | would have lot OF trouble
life out OF us with their airs and gracesr
YOU won't object. Ms. Power. to my
just heating an iron. Will YOU: and, .!
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AGNES MAHoNEi.

AGNES MAHoNEy.
RALPH GRANiTzER HARRY RoSENAU.
LEO oMEARA.
nau. six years: Jerome shoemsn. six years, and
Ralph GranitEer. six Year,. We hope the In.
closed amount OF $40. the proceeds 81 our fair.
will gladden. some poor mothers heart. r.
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HOW WATCHES RlN.
Their Regularity Depends LargcI,
Upon the Owners Naructism.


Every man Is his own magnet" Il,
the proposition recently evolved by
Washington jeweller of mary years eX-
Eerience. according to the Washing ton
Post
1T is all dependent on tn. animal,
n agnetism OF the owner, whether or
rot his watch will run fast or slow, i"
said the jewellar when explaining his
theory. The same watch Will run at
ent persons. and no person is likely to
tut "a watch on and have II keep "a It's
factory tina without returning once or
twice to the jeweller to have the regula
keyed up TO the same pitch az that Of
Its owner,
Now, used to have friend who
nag nag an an excellent Swiss watch. while |
consent at one time we exchanged
watches. and, though they had gone ali
right before, they then changed their
gait entirely. mine running Ave minutes
ahead in couple OF days. and his run
ming Ave minutes behind. There was ten
minutes difference In our tempera ments
But that is nothing compared to the Diff
Terrence ias between TIVE n some me, people Some.
man Will not go with another. and there
are some people who cannot get a watch
that will run on them at all.
~ remember good many years ago
old-fashloned English lever watch to be
repaired. I had some very nice gold
watches in stock at the time. and as he
looked we'll of I tried to sell him one,
but he laughed and said IL any OF the
gold watches l had in the store would
run ,twenty-four hours in his pocket ne
would give me twice what asked for
1t. He said he had tried all sorts Of gold
watches and had never been able to gel
one that would run while he had It, He
had experimental with his brother :
watch only a little while before. III
| said. and 1t cost him $3.50 to have i
demagnetized after he had carried II II
his pocket two days. Most silver
watches acted the same way with him
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but the old English watch he was carry
ing had u double inside case to 1t and
worked fairly well.
i've never been able to tell whether
the average watch will run faster when
u Is in tts owners possession or not.
There seems tN be no rule on the subject.
but ] can never regulate u watch on my
swinghuaru there and ihen give II to
customer and have II keep good time
slower the longer 1t Is carried aftei
cleaning. because he oil dries and the
bearings are harder, hut | have had
customers come To me and say that their
watches had started M and gone to
gaining time several months after they
had been cleaned Just tell them that
cant account for II except on the
theory OF change in their own vitality
or temperament It's one Of those things
that cannot be explained, but 1t Is true,
nevertheless
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THE SHOW BUSTED UP.
Two-Turn Vaudeville nil Was
spoiled by Oversrecd.

~ once had an idea" said the show.
was brand new and a corker. | went
, Viii, See ,hsesbr srs circus one DAY snI
! would put variety show ON the roa d
with two separate and distinct turns
going ON al the same time the people
would be tickled with 1t and would
there are many times wnen a man goes
to variety show and yawns through a
turn turn because S, he has seen II bcfor. or
were two turns going on the man c5a,n
look at the other one. YOU know, and
would come away saying II was a great
We would strike a man who would be
bored by the two turns at the same
time:
got partner who had money, and We
started to put II into execution We
hired lot of people and put on show
ma ath was pretty good one. We had
st Time .urn For ana Instance, raT there hsm two
serio-comic on the stage we would
have a trapese act from the dome Of
ne theatre, and things went along as
VI they had been creased.
The partner | had was a man who
had never been In the show business
before. and he didn't know great dea,
ns hat ss had 1 pS, of s Ss See
let him have a few words to say about
the front OF the house. ON the NTH
night out we had row. and the show
busted then and there. Since then /
have never found anyone who would go
What was the row about" asked the
listener
on, my partner was in the box-office
and he tried to make q cross-eyed man
pay double, claiming that he could see
poth turns at once, and would get twice
MS moneys worth, The cross-eyed
man wouldn't have II. and there was a
night. That fight marked the death
or the greatest Idea in the show bust
my partner pulled out and bought an
interest in church furniture concern -
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A DARNINC COMBINATION.
Jessie POtcet's IDEA, Which Brought
Money! and MUtrinony.

mere isn't one thing that know how
'" 40 thoroughly" musei curly-hesded
Jessie Power as she wrlnkled her pretty
"hite forehead into a dozen fine little
"hes' the result OF the serious self-ex-
summation she was undergoing.
Let me see," and she sat bolt upright
@"ohg the numerous soft and downy
.ushions taat made the window-seat her
n'orlte retreat, III trim a hat i get
s'ohs pretty we'll II pin on the feathers
"'u dont have TO put In anything, but
"st would never do. People want their
"H's 10 look as though they came from
fashionable milliners and not be
ootehed together by a novice. It's all
I'sht Tor me" and she glanced over the
'aole where a jaunty little velvet toque
was lying. with, It mus be confessed,
several pins showing amid the nufy POM
pons that adorned the front.
1 know l have a taste in that direc-
''on' but l could not face hat brim
smoothly to save my life. II 1t needs a
pumns or stirring ! can manage. Mil
4hery Is out OF the question, for / would
nave TO take a course of lessons, and
nat would take time. and what l do
must be attended to at once"
Inc frown deepened on the girlsh face
one after the other the little accomp-
shmehts on which she had heretofore
pIued herself were now, one after an
'ner' discarded as being unworthy to
PING aid TO her mother and herself in
'n.s most trying time OF need
"he' Ike so many girls, had been
.ousht up to do nothing really sensible
nat could be depended on to earn her a
Nehhood, and which she would now
ave appreciated FAR more highly than
ne smatterinr OF music, the gay little
eneh sentences OF the W. Sless
Sehets and banners ~ i'm