The sun., 1900-12-16
DOBLEY'S NEW DICTIONARY
man HOPES AROUSED NJ rHE LAZY.
RISTH ~ MRS. DOBLEy.
n Hs. = Fsuitiess system and beautiful
Pink Maps. hut. Unfortunately. n Fsiis
To Contain Any Information on u Partic.
uiar subject known Only 70 Mr.. DobIry.

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| herself TO another spoonful In fact. I
think II i, the very incest ! ever tasted II
was perfectly lovely Of y ou TO bring IL home"
Il first tasted this sort Of jelly said Mr.,
Dobley reminiscently: while on a blcy Gle
tour in France FreshinRton and I had
stopped az a quaint old inn for breakfast
They brought in some of this jelly re-
member perfectly with some cream cheese
OH a crane vine leaf and some rolls and coffee
We had neither Of us tasted the Jelly before
and We thought IL superb The other day
while buying some fruit at Soakem's on
broadway | saw the same oddly shaped
little glass and | ordered some sent home
1T il better than American jeles. said
Mrs Dobley: Il wonder how they make it?"
"We asked the innkeepcr about II. said
Dobley, "and he told ~ thon tina, il was made
right in that little town. the town that it
IS named after and that has become famous
Just through this preserve II is put up
hy the women folks and the fruit is raised
by the men and marketed II is the one
industry Of the place. There are groves
OF the white and red currant bushes -thon-
sands Of 'cm. They live in an atmosphere
Of sweets Even the children all work pick
ing and stringing the currants
How charming It must have BEEN" said
Mrs Dobley; And what pretty name:
Bar le duc?' Do you know think II would
be most Interesting subject for paper
that am 10 read before the Domestic Science
Club on Thursday afternoon The superb
ority Of the French over the American jolly
That would be sure To create n discussion
And discussion always leads to quarrel
And when We have n quarrel AT our club
we know that we are really making progress
md taking the matter seriously ] wonder
where can find out all about the town and
the manufacture of the jelvf'
why, In the new Iabvrinth Encyclopedia,
of course" said Dobley: undoubtedly the
greatest work Of the age. copy of which |
purchased for YOU some six months ago. and
which presume you have never opened
you bought il for me?" asked Mrs.
Dobley in some surprise.
Il thought it would be handy for YOU to
have around in ease you might want 10 know
anything when happened Ia be away from
home explained Mr.. Dobley.
"Ch, see said Mrs Dobley: that was very
nice of you!"
There is no word in the English language
no name of any town or book or person.
no science, no study or art that IL not fully
and Comprchrn~ivelv explained in that won
derful work, said Doble". Great scientists
have worked for wears IN investigating and
! perfecting the definitions of simple words
| and writers have been paid thousands or
! dollars for certain descriptive articles HIS
. torians, photographers. mathematlclauS' ge-
ographers have labored over il - that II l.
! now the most c"mpete and rcliHh'" th!ng
I of the Kind IN pNi-tcn"c. Nnen go 10 tue
/ ofrlce to-day you take that Noiume IRON me
( shelf and read up on IN" subject ot III" ItHy
| YOU are - Interested ia. lou will learn when
, 4 wa first made and 10y whom how II has been
! improved in quality how the industry ma
nourishsd until the town has become known
Ia, nd
/ that j. exported the number ol bushes ,3i
! currants in the place and Their yearly ylelu
| the uroft- of the English and American trade
All there i to he known on this subject VII
! be spread before YOU aud Non VIII acquire
a store Of valuable knowledge instead 81 81
| wasting the morning over a friEnloue n9Ec,
| i shall certainly do 50, laid Mrs Dobi"y;
and shall have my papeer a,, reody y" r"aI
| ior uIr 10 explain that | have obtained the
facts from an cuoyClopediat -
| visited the town Will" on II bicycle trip ald
that | investigated the matter fuiiH Wh'le
That viii be quite Interesting. remarked
And It viii be also true" sa.d Dobey.
The slight additional details YOU can obtain
inat u.cht When Wr. pobey returned he
| found Mrs Doblry ia the library with a towel
about her head aud a worried look.
| I've hccn SEARCHING through this old
| boob an day," -he SAID. and | cau't find IT.
| / hated To- hav. 10 confess that / wa 80 stupid
| but cannot nrd one WORD about the Jelly
| Tut tut'" said Mr. Donl"y, sayly: "pon't
let that worry youi You probably don /
under. tand the Labyrin'hs system "l indehed
Mr, Dobey looked my.,ined 4 found
the word u my old ,choo dictionary r, she i,
ddn't speak Of Tho Jelly II Just said "a
Town In th" department of MeuNe on the
There. said Dohley: is where the super
iorty Of the Labyrinth system comes IN
| This is " here il simply LAYS over every work
| I,,t ba NJ -
| the pages we will get statistics. date
the cnlir" history IF re mo- MOI famous nous rrsii n'i
be pictures Of the peasant girls at work and
charts of the cuIran! groves Inc Iabytiniin
publishers no d9ne, Zen, lent abroad purpoSey
II couldn't find it," said Mrs Dobey.
holIGi,%,,N lIinreN continued Mr. Doblcv. never
bccd'nr We wiz VIII read or tho methods by
which they grow the superior fruit To begin
"Where?" Interrupted Mrs. Dobley, Il
tell YOU have been all through the book "
Why, child said bob!eIy hIs. of ne course ne,
81 through tho geographical names depart
"'""II mink so" said Mrs Dobley doubtfuliy.
! "But am all confused | read an article on
barley, water bu, ! conldn't find Bar 10 due
nGbey msd e'"sBy az he brd Tr9 baTsT rnfeT
brake barley corn no il. doesn't seem
10 be here hut oh yes Of coursc-it will
| he in tho geographical index
There isn't any index. said Mrs. Dobley
nournfulIy. there are Jus' lot of pink
| mans IN The back
| "h-h-h-h," sHid Dohoy rs though suddenly
| understanding the matter "Of course
these special subjects nre specially indoNed
| II WOULDN'T do 10 put Bar |" due next to barley
! water Can't you seq Il would he mixing
| no the subllm. and the ridiculous .
! II would he rather queer mixture.
coiu"idrd Mrs pohley.
4, Vow we will turn TO the man - st-'said
| Dohloy, "'Barkley East Barkley-Wost
Barklcy -Rar |" dnc'-her"it it is Bar lie due
| 40 y. :.
What does that mcan?- asked Mrs. Dohloy
why tho man If course. sal d DOblev-
! "ra-c 80 now turn TO othoee lines IN tho margin
| follow them at right angles here we have
it in heavy black tvne. tell yon. Won can't
/ beat the Labyrinth.
| Il cts SEQ Il requested Mrs nohley
"ncre il /, richt on the Canal dc Ia Marine
"Niv dictionary snvs n'S on the River Or
| main snid Mr. DohlcN.
! THAT hundred wears behind the times
| said Dohlev: "'he name hns heon changed
| Vow hero we have II aeain IN a larger mlr-.
| o7-W2 We turn ravldlN to nagC q.
! Here We n nd il situated on tho Narnr Riv"r.
| Now YOU will always r"co!lect where the
"nu. don; really care wherc II i,. cA-
nct'v." said Mrs Dohley, u want TO nnd
TO hc s,ira ~" said Mr. Dohey- let MS
! look now under rrorcr names. Ncrc II
! i. tho ca'ital Of Neuse Francc on the
| nr,,in In lnt as lonr. $40 T.