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SHE KNEW i'm.
And She Knew There Were Good
Reasons why He Would
Never Enlist.

Just about the time the war with
Spain broke out" remarked the veter-
an drummer, II started on trip
through the mountain towns of West
Virginia and Kentucky. Great en-
thusiasm was manifested everywhere
in that land where there is so little of
the eventful, and what struck me pc
culiarly was the nervous anxiety of
the women. They were enthusiastic,
of course, in way, but they wanted
other women's men folks to go to the
war, not their own. One of the noun
tain girls had known since my trip of
last season, and when got back ex-
pected to find her married to the
young fellow who had been sparkling
her for long time. When | met her
Mt her mothers, where l took dinner,
] thought would jolly her a bit on her
sweetheart.
"'By the way, Susan l said, 4
heard down in Slabtown as l came
through this morning that Jim had en-
listed and was going to the front with
the first companies sent away
"'1s that SOP she replied, in that pc
euliarly Indifferent way common
among rustics.
"'Yes, and there's chance YOU
won't see him again, as the company
is ordered to leave immediately
"'Is that SOP and she never STONED
her swinging of a peachtree branch
that she was using as fly-brush.
Don't you want to see him before
he goesP' asked, with much dramatic
effect, thinking I might move her in
that way.
"She laughed low sawmill buzz kind
of laugh.
" Law, Mr.. Barton she said, you
don't think Tn a-believin' what YOU mir
sayin' about Jim Short, do We? Well
I amt Do you reckon I'd be green
enough to think that a feller that
would spark a gal fer four years and
was too cowardly to even try TO hug
her on a summer night in the full of
the moon, had sand enough in his craw
TO jine the armyP No, stree. Jim amt
lined yit, and be amt a-goin' 10. till his
feelin's has underwent a consider.
ibble change, er I'm no jedge NV q
ducks nest. Have another silver nv
the pie7'
Il took another silver. washing.
ton Star.
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Toulouse Geese.

Toulouse geese are the largest of the
goose tribe, weighing, when fattened
and matured, as high as 60 pounds per
pair They have all the good points to
make them the best geese raised in the
northwest. In the first place, if you
want a goose for size and weight they
take the lead unchallenged. Second,
if you desire feathers of the finest
grade and one-third to two-thirds of
pound to picking" they will please
you. Third, as layers and good breed
ers, we can say that they lay from 30
to 40 eggs each season, commencing to
lay early in March; giving one a chance
to have the earliest of young geese
and of bringing the higest price.
Fourth, they are small feeders for
their size, and require no food in win
ter. Fifth, their disposition is gentle
not unruly. They do not wander,
and are quiet and satisfied. Sixth, we
find them easy to raise, much stronger
than common goslings, and they grow
rapidly. Geese are very profitable
fowls, especially where grain, potatoes,
bran or other light feed is cheap. One
does not need goose to get a start.
Get sitting of eggs and give two hens
four or five eggs each (they can not
well cover more, for the eggs are
large), and you can have every reason
to expect a good number of nice geese
in the fall.-Northwestern Agricul-
turist
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The German Feeder.

i does seem q little strange that
German farmers are able to import
American corn for hog and cattle food.
while southern farmers can not afford
20 raise pork On corn. Where is the
CifTerenee-in the stock or the feed
erst
The German farmer is a scientific
feeder. He is a believer in the bal
anceI F5fion. He makes large use Of
lis experiment stations. When a lit
re 10y. Il was taught the elements
~ agriculture in the primary school.
WEea lie became a man he was a read
er ard student of the science Of feed
ing. II ny professor. Ike Wolfe, had
patiently experimental on the feeding
question. the German farmer did not
sneer at him and call ii "all book
farming and theory" He reached out
after the truth wherever he could find
IT. As a consequence, he can pay the
freight on American corn for 1000
miles, pay the speculator's price for it
besides, and make money by feeding
it. When our American farmers
squeeze some of their conceit out of
them, put in its place a disposition to
respect what science is patiently do
ing for them, and the farmers become
more studious and intelligent, they
will make more money with their
farm animals, cows and hogs in par
ticular. We believe there is consider
able difference in the feeders.-South-
ern Farm Gazette.
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A NEW CHARM-STRING.
II Differs from the Old One with tho
Buttons and Is More In
teresting.

The up-to-date girl has a charm
string" Surely, you remember that
long string of buttons of every i'm
aginable size, color and design that
your old maid aunt, say, used to keep
hanging over a picture in her room
Her "charm string" she called IL
Ma'm'selle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mas
one nearly like it. The difference lies
in that while aunty was content win
any button, provided only it was uh-
like all the others she had, Miss Ninety
eight will have only buttons that mean
something. The army button hatpih'
she finds is common; the navy button
shirt waist studs are no longer unique
but it isn't every girl that can coilee'
enough buttons to string. The up-'o'
date girl is proud of her string
She has a button from the coat
grandfather wore on his wedding oay'
a button from Uncle Jacks conleu-
crate uniform, army buttons, navy
buttons, American, English, Frenen'
Italian.
She has militia buttons, she has cor
lege fraternity buttons, she mas
Loyal Legion button, she has the DuF
ton that a foreign cheyalier wore III
his lapel, she has campaign buttons
She has button from the NashVl,ie
exposition and one from Omaha. ons
has a button that adorned the coat Vi
somebody on a certain important oc.
oasion. She has. in short, the lates'
fad, and IL you say, Button, bu'ton,
who has the button?" she will be only
TOO happy to answer, ~"
The girl who hasn't the button col.
lecting fad has mania for gatherlns
what she calls-you know she has Juss
been "belluminaia. nav
is to say, she collects all the various
small patriotic devices the war nSo
called forth Flag pins, flag ties iias .as
parasol, cuff buttons and spoons WIZ
the flag on them, bon bon boxes IN 'no
shape of drums, prints of war seen.s
Il couldn't begin to tell you al 'n'
things "belluminaia" means. 1t means
and it's one Of its chief meanings u.
spending OF an inconscionable 10. =.
money for things that have no use Vu, Y,s
it's hobby that isn't expensive
like to hear about it.-Washlng'oA
Post.
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y the to- ard strife Of the borrower
FEr-ss-szskers are continually searcn-
~ for baryzias on easy payments'and
II easier the payments the greater
she temptation 10 wade in beyond
rhsir depth They buy 200 acres go-
Ing in debt for 10 acres Of II. whlie
- entire 20 acres is mortgaged for
The debt b the tine the last note IA
5ue L becomes a renter and the man
he bought from has added 10 his bank
account Al the net earnings OF the
purchaser. and probably holds Judg'
--eat against him for the difference De-
tween TIE prices Of the property al
1r7rz+e and q sheriff-s sale. II the
5oneseeker had bought 20 acres IN
stead Of 200. and paid for ii in cash.
MS condition might have been greatly
improved. OF. if he had bought 80
aerzs and paid half cash, he would
probably have been a contented home
owner. and really in better condition
shan II he nad bought and paid for 200
acres.
4 farmer who cannot make good
iriae and q moderate annual surplus
On 3 s0-acre farm ought to be in some
srhar business. He Is not competent
70 manage a farm He might succeed
as . politician or lawyer, or in mercan-
tfle or other pursuits requiring less
native ability and a narrower range OF
talent than farming. The acquisition
Of home IS the only purpose for
which any farmer should go in debt
F but this must be done before the yigor
E Il life Is spent in working for money
/ lenders and building up private for
! tunes for those who neither toll nor
f sufa. but outdress Solomon in his
F gIorF. The great difficulty that con-
F fronts the average homeseeker is greed
: for and He wants al the land he can
+ fence and as mnch outlying domain as
he can get credit for and pay taxes
on. He estimates carefully how many
acres he can cultivate in this crop and
that and what the average yield is
F likely 10 De and how much the price.
He viii give better than the average
cultivation and exceed the average
+ crop. On this basis he estimates how
much land he can pay for in a given
time. He makes no allowance for
F drought. boil worms. rust, hail or a
F bearish market: and as favorable and
unfaForable conditions are measured
F OUT 70 him as TO others. he misses the
marx and the sheriff does the rest
What the average farmer really needs
+ Is not -the earth" but only 50 much
F Of L as he can cultivate and beautify
and pay for, for no man owns home
until it is paid for in full.-Texas Farm
and Ranch.
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~ chuteL - pfneul,l...

One u the most Characteristic and
most charming Incidents in rural Nor
uegiaD life Is still. a. il must always
have been, 70 20 70 church On sunday in
q boat Tie parishes are of enOrDOlE
extent, and il is q common thing fyr
one old priest 10 have charge Of three
or four remote churches. Early in ths
morning. at distant points, the cOngre-
CATION puts out upon the ford, and
nothing is more picturesque than a. tho
close of the voyage TO see the little
tlotiila OF red-brown sails collecting
toward the point of worship. When
service is held but once in three or four
weeks, a short sermon would defraud
the congregation. ] sat out one Of 5J
minutes the other day in great bare
church that was all a-litter with the
enormous white head dresses Tor skoutJ
OF peasant women. This sermon seemed
lengthy, yet it was only an incident in
the services. which lasted four hours,
after three Of them, however, a stranger
may slip out, and will have done wise
ly II he brings some sandwiches with
him to eat under the birch trees by the
shore. The churches in these secluded
haveus, where never n tourist comes,
are marvelously large. Behind the
church, if we stroll about, we see a crowd
OF carriols, and many plump white
ponies eating their heads off, the moth
ers with their foals beside them. These
reopfa fhfux mt Hmm n 2 rcrnirrr 90 mill G
to service, by sea or land, and through
out theinterminable office they preserve
an earnest and hushed decorum.-Ed
mund Gosse, in North American Re
xfay-
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CARRYING A MILESTONE.
Possess More Than He Can Pay for
or Properly Cultivate.

Perhaps one man in ten thousand,
certainly not more, can carry on bust
ness with borrowed capital without
failure. To the other nine thousand.
nine hundred and ninety-nine debt is
milestone about their necks, that is
certain. ultimately TO pull them under.
while the creditors reap all the profits
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"Are You Good Enough to Fight,

This happened in Brazil; Felix Bo-
cayuva and one Zuccharini, Of Soa
Paulo, are both journalists, the latter
ar Italian. Zuccharini challenged Bo-
cayuva TO a duel. Certainly" replied
tie Brazilian, in effect; IF you are good
enough 10 fight with a gentleman. Get
a certificate OF character from your con-
sui and I'll meet you" So Zuccharini
epplied to the Italian consul in Rio for
d certificate Of character. Learning the
purpose, the consul refused and the
duel was off.-Boston Globe.
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His business Training

He had asked her to be his, but n''
answer was not forthcoming. o.,
"You must give me time she saig'
Instantly his face took on the co'O'
calculating look of business. c,,-
AT what per cent?" he asked'-eH'
capo Post,
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17
Couldn't See an Opportunity,

He-Do you know that for the lss, ga
hour l have been watching for go0N
chance to steal kiss from you 4.
She-Indeedl Don't you thlnA a
might be well for you to eonsui' %
pculist t7--chicsgo Evening News
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-17

cit is Fsid that in the disastrous
Russian campaign NapOieOn'E sDldjers
killed their horss2 and erspi into their
bodies in Ike manner. and thus Hith-
stood the terrible cold which assai ed
shszrT
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HANK BORROWS'
ADVENTURE.
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Cluny. and Flanders laces are all in great de-
mand for this purpose. and thousands OF yards
OF Valenciennes adorn our gowns. Real Val
enciennes with o lozenge pattern IL an es-
pecia ~favorite.
Anov feature OF the new muslin gowns Ia q
collar band, belt, and in some instances q
chemisette OF tucked white tafTeta silk; and
the other extreme. much more comfortable for
warm weather, is the collar band OF lace inser-
tion without any lining at all. and the trans
parent chemlsette. A pretty touch Of color for q
whitec crepe de chine gown is a collar band Of
turquoise blue with a narrow collar OF yellow
turning over II. Very novel effects are pro-
duced by using plain and figured foulard togeth-
or in one gown; for example. q blue and white
foulard has q bodice OF the plain blue with the
figured silk arranged over IL in the form
OF a bolero pointing down at either side
OF the back and front, where there is
a vest OF white chiffon finished with q
little frill edged with o ruche of blue mousse
line de sole. The edges OF the bolero are fin
ished around with a cream white lace sewn on
fiat. The plain blue forms q panel down the
back OF the skirt, beginning In o point at the
waist where the figured silk laps over. This is
trimmed Town either side with the cream lace
and appears again on the hips at either side,
where the plain blue forms deep points. A
ruffle OF accordion plated white moussellne de
sole with a narrow ruche Of blue on the edge
and at the top trims the bottom OF the skirt.
The latest things in foulards are those with
polka dots OF very large size evenly distributed
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600 for n Pie,
From the Washington Star


"One OF the pleasantest recollections I have
OF my army experiences was Of O little transac-
ton on a pretty June day when l sold a plain
old ,custard pic. for the gentle sum OF 500.
had disposed OF all my stock except this one old
pie that had been around with me all day. As
was coming across the Long bridge 1 met a
Jersey artilleryman, He stopped mo and asked
me t I had any pies. At fTst was tempted to
big basket and saw the one pie. Then he
rammed his hand deep into his trousers pocket
and pulled out o bill. Grabbing the pie with
one hand he showed the bill at me and went on.
ing 70 him.
"'Oh, go To- with your change was all
the politeness | got for my honesty. and I took
up my basket and went on.
hadnt gone far before Hooked at, the bill.
dred dollar bill Of the Allegheny Bank Of Gum
bertrand. That was In the last days OF the Wild
cat system OF banking. l thought i had been
fooled with some. worthless paper, but recon
eiled myself with the thought that the pie
wasn't any better than the bill. In fact, / was
sure the pie was had and there was. yet some
doubt about the bill, The next day / tool II 10
the. bank, and TO my everlasting surprise they
eashed II for 5000. The Jerseyman had eVf-
IDENTITY won II at poker and did not know Ito
value He probably thought he was playing a
good joke on me-"
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AMERICAN

Used About Everywhere OIL the HnbitablO
Globe Where the Wash 10 Hung Out to Dry.
Wherever the wash Ia hung out to dry, all the
world over. 1t Is more than likely to be pinned on
the line with American clothespins. Americans
sell clothespins practically everywhere-all
oyer Europe, IN South Africa, South America.
made. for the supply o., local markets, i4
Sweden and In Scotland, but they are big and
clumsy pins, twice, the size Of the Americans,
and whitfield out by hand. and American pins
are sold IN both these countries in competition
with the home production.
Clothespins are made chiefly of beech and OF
maple: some are made OF tupelo wood. They
are made entirely b, machinery. counted into
the heb boxes are nailed up by, machineyy: II
machines at one end come out boxed clothes
pins at the other. They are made and sold
GlI9ths : rs frstS end seconds, First grade
The production of clothespips is
miiii9ns OF boxes annually. The consumption
"a this country keeps pace with the growth Of
the population, and great numbers are OK
ported. Even people In the trade wonder what
becomes OF all the clothespins.
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with them. The matrons also teach them q

with them: The mstrons also teach them .
great deal about Kindergarten work.
Places are found, for the. pupils In private
families I'VE months before they graduate; The
school by the maid, and from the latter she
Err make frequent reports q the maids Saps:
S SspoFt on has ResP 4. Fsa s6Ssa si$Rs s. tie sefsSSSSSl
E gnf% FSs hd have been 1h takeR Por@Snsntly
probation before receiving their certificates OF
proficiency. A class Of eight graduated not
long ago. On leaving the school they had to
pledge themselves not to ask .above$ 81 week
during their first year OF service. This expert
mepbti s being watched with the greatest interest
In Boston. Some mothers have an idea that
they do not want trained nursery maids for fear
that they might prove too highty-tlghty, The
general opinion prevails. however, that intelli-
gent XopInG women. TRAPPED to a sense Of re-
sponsibility in the care OF children, will not only
revolutlonize life for the children. but for tho
notherS. For my Part. "a like to soc, the day
unframed nursery, maids should become SO
great as to drive all of the irresponsible crea-
lures who presume to make a business Of nurs-
ing children into q training school, or into some
other field Of labor"
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than In front, after the manner OF the circular
houncas. Grace Is the keynote Of all tho new
fashions In skirts and effects generally. How
ever the skirt may be fashioned II fails to be a
success unless 1t Is graceful in outline. dean-
ing the figure as much Rs possible with every
move. and entirely free from any stiffness
whatever. The skirt opening in front like q
polonaise Is one which lends itself to
grace very readily. us 1t is easily shaped
to At closely over the hip. 1t opens
very narrowly at the waist line, falling
over a bias front which extends around the
bottom in a circular f~lounce. showing a very
little below the upper skirt and edged with q
ruche Of silk like the gown or OF chiffon II 1t Ia
suitable for the material. This Is a pretty
model for batiste and muslin gowns as well as
silk, and 1t Is quite as pretty with q straight
front and straight gathered bounce made fancy
with rows Of lace insertion. which may also
trim the upper skirt, Any sort OF skirt which
has the double or triple effect is In good style II
properly made.
The overskirt In the form OF a pointed apron.
!, either real or simulated with trimming, Is one
OF the new features Of fashion. The point
varies In depth from between the knees 10 a
lew inches above the bottom, and the material
OF which 1t Is made may be entirely different
from the lower skirt. An apron OF g%uipure lace
is very effective on some gowns. and again 1t Is
made OF mousseline de sole over silk which Is
In contrast with the skirt. The bodice should
match the overskirt In this case. A short,
round apron OF lace fitting the hips perfectly all
around Is exceedingly pretty with the
blouse waist Of lace so much worn and
partially covered with a short decollete bolero.
Trimming the skirt down from the waist with
galloon braid or rows OF ribbon set together
with an openwork cross stitch and shaped In
the form Of an apron is still another form Of
decoration which helps to produce the effect OF
an overskirt. The lace oyerskiFt or apron has a
softer, prettier effect II chiffon is put between
the silk lining and the lace. Irish, Meehlin.
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all over o la graduated sizes. the large spots
on the eoges giving an effect Of shaded silk.
which ls very fashionable in Paris this season,
Some OF the new silk gowns have a bodice Of
chiffon. with heavy lace used in various ways,
one of which is shown in the Illustration. The
bands are Of renaissance lace, the belt Of silk
laid In folds and fastened across with cords and
buttons. and the sleeves of silk matching the
skirt, A model for white crepe de chine Is
draped across the front with two bands Of
mauve mousseline de sole finished with rosette
bows. The yoke is also OF mousseline, shirred,
and the reverse Is Of white silk covered with
lace. Rosette bows are one of many fads In Pari-
sian fashions Just at the moment, and are used
In skirts as well as bodices for a finish wherever
a bow can be applied. Points of insertion are
the feature OF another bodice, and still another
which is very effective is made OF frills Of en-
broidered white chiffon. Bands OF turquoise
blue velvet stripe across the vest and a jabot Of
chiffon falls over this. A pretty model for either
black or white lace Ia in coat form fastened
across the front with q band OF lace and n
rosette bow of satin. which Is black, like the
belt. A lace edging is used TO form the next
bodice with a tucked yoke Of white satin. A
gown OF China blue nun yelling trimmed with
black velvet ribbon has a yoke and sleeves Of
lace over pale blue.
The triple skirt is shown in another cut made
OF cream batiste, each flounce edged with two
narrow rows OF gathered white satin ribbon.