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time. When she had them settled, her
husband and friends at the big table
had finished. .: -ss,
':Oh, dear, yes" Mrs. Kennett said
protestingly, when one of the guests
guessed she hadn't had a thing TO
eat,'' 1--WE quite finished" i e.
She led the way into the parlor and
entertained her guests brilliantly1till
ten O'clock, when they departed. Then
she disappeared. - p
Mr.. Kennett, instituting search1for
his wife, found her in the pantry with
heaping plate Of cold turkey, jelly and
cake. ,lt.. ~
He laughed amusedly.x "Well, Of all
things!" he remarked. :"Are you hun
cry after that layout we had three
hours ago?> Look out, Betty you'll
have to reduce your weight in year
if you keep on!'' 49,. :. e /.
Mrs. Kenneth heldaa large and solid
drumstick in her hand: For an In
slant her fingers clenched as do those
of one about to hurl an object, and
her eyes flashed. Then she thought
better Of it and instead ate the drum
stick. 4. ss 55s L., j. ST.
She says it would be arpity toHde-
sstroy. Mr.. Kennett's childlike wonder
at her marvellous appetite. Chicago
Daily News. ,.s. 8 .s a.: <.# #
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INTERESTING FIGURES.
The Exact Cost Of = Horse Power In
Different Varieties. of Motors
Now In General Use

The cost of a horse power per hour,
in different sorts of motors, has been
studied by NJ. Charvet, in special rela-
tion to agricultural machines. Some
of his results are of general interest.
A, French laborer working eight hours
In turning. crank at a wage of about
20 cents per day produces one horse
power hour at a cost of IS cents. An
OK turning 'horizontal bar l3 feet
long (ass in some grinding mills), pro-
duces the unit at q cost of % cents.
A horse doing the same kind of work
travels much faster than the OK, and
the unit of work costs little less than
20 cents. A six-horse power steam en-
gine (working $50 days each year at
ten hours per day-as is customary in
farm work) produces the unit of work
at a cost of about four cents. The pc
troleum engine is considerably more
economical in operation, but it's work
in France. costs about seven cents on
account of customs duties.
The windmill produces its unit of
work at two cents, but the most eco-
nomical form of motor is the water
wheel. A waterwheel whose first cost
is about $3.50 per horse power produces
q unit of work at q cost of less than
one cent, and turbine wheels are even
more economical .e*2s> :
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BIZ Ne delicate squalit wrllaich : we'll
known writer on the subject has
:aptly defined ~ fnesse :in embEo Eoidery
g .chayaetsristio, when worked st this
charming design. The inspira ation va
one of the aisitely worked waist
coats which. during the latter half
sof the eighteenth century, were dear
to the heart of the man Of afashion,
and equally satisfactory to the en-
sbroideress Of the day 90 affording
scope for her skill. succeeding gen
Grafton workers have good reason to
be grateful for the storehouse 81
J treasures = which this pleasing mode
of our ancestors has bequeathed to
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cURIOU co LoR EFFEc 4. 8


IS Tops have been made 10 yield the.
colors OF the rainbow when spinning,
although they have no hue but black
and whit E. An Englishman named
5Benham has produced q similar effect
with = disk Of card board. This should
be entirely blackened on one sid On
the other. between the center: where
there is q hole for reyolv living itpn q pin)
and the edgeone ma inscribe any sim-
pie figure or figures in black. Other
wise this side should be white. On that
part Of the disk which is furthest away
from the design one or more slits are
cut in the card board. These should lie
along lines radiating from the center,
sholud not be wider than the pupil Of
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us, and which is equally inexhaustible
as q source of instruction or of sug-
Egestion. Every variety Of refined and
delicate stitchery was called into
Erequisition to suit the fashionable
fancy, and the dandy of the period,
as NJ. Ernest Lefebure tells US, and
as examples preserved in museums
and private collections testify, used
even, when he felt he had exhausted
European resource, to send his coats
and waistSoats, ready cut, to be en-
brqidered in China; so that not only
does his luxurious wardrobe remain
as an object lesson to the worker of
to-day in the needlecraft of her own
country, but sometimes introduces
her to some Of the finest methods and
styles of oriental embroidery. The
specimen on which the design IL
based is a delightful example of Eng
lish embroidery of some century and
a half ago, preserved at the Victoria
and Albert museum, London. The
ground is a creamy white satin, and
the silks used the very finest floss;
the whole piece is, indeed, a marvel
Of .fineness, needle-painting of the
most delicate type. Very fine threads
of filo-foss might be used nowadays
for working it, care being taken to
select the shades together so as to
be sure that they harmonize. The
light trelliswork, for example, is in
the soft plum-bloom color, best de-
scribed by it's old-fashioned name of
'*puce," the dull tone of which, even
when fresh, makes it blend so restful-
ly with other hues. The small flow
ers intersected by the trellis are in
pale silvery blue, and the little sprays
filling the spaces 7are crimson flow
cred, with green leaves and stems.
The quaint posy at onescorner intro
duces a delightfully."- varied combine
ton of colors. The curious flower,
with its cluster of small blossoms
surrounding tall, outstanding stamens,
il worked in blue, shading from the
palest to deep, dull indigo; the sta
mems are in light green tipped with
maize and, coral tints. The poppy
shades from red to flesh pink; the
small shower spray OF flowers at the
lower part of the bouquet is blue,
while the pansy-shaped blossom
above it shows delicate shades of pale
mauve. The. foliage is in green's, fine
" shaded from light, to dark, and
there is q touch of crimson in the
|Aower-head standing erect above the
others.-St. Louis be-Democrat.
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Louise heard it, and duly wondered if
help were at hand. She paused and
listened. Did she hear footsteps in
the lower hall? Suddenly the mad
man by her side half sprang to his
feet and bent threateningly toward
her. Terrified, yet with renewed cour-
age, she opened her lips. Therescuers
on the steps halted in amaze at the
burst Of triumphant melody, while the
maniac, tranquilized, sat back to his
place..
The doctor turned to. his aids. t+Go
through to the other stairs,'' he whis-
pered, land up into the vestibule. I'll
wait here till I see you at the door
It's a lady that's singing, but my man
is in there beside her., 49,,
The men, obeyed, feeling their way
through the cellar dusk to the other
end of the church.
''God will hearken, God will save" )"
sang Louise, all the pathos of a prayer
in her voice. As the words left her
lips the curtain at the transept stair
way was thrust aside, revealing the
figure of the asylum superintendent.
Mechanically she sang on, while DIR.
Barton, his eyes fixed Upon his escaped
patient, advanced with measured tread
along the aisle. At sight of him, the
poor, mad creature sprang up. Then
he moved slowly backward, covering
lower and lower as the doctor. ap-
preached, till, crouching abjectly at
Louise's feet, he burst into q food, of
tears. .',> g.. >r',
They led him away, still weeping
and humble as q little child, while the
girl sat motionless, with whirling
brain and dazed eyes. Incuriously she
| had recognized the patrolman and
sexton as they came within her field
of vision; as in dream she had heard
the word of command from Dr.. Bar
ton and seen the lunatic rise; numbly
she watched until he was led from
her sight. Then, freed from the fears-
fp1 tension of the night. weary, ex-
hausted, her head fell backward, and
she 1apsed into .unconsciousness. !
When, after weeks Of illness. Louise
had fought her way back to health and
Fstrength again, it was found that, tho
strain of those frightful hours had
hopelessly injured the delicate vocal
chords, and her beautiful voice was
silenced forevers "A fearful sacri6ce,
yet one that had not been in vain, for
in those few hours of singing e mir
acle had been wrought. and the dis.
ordered mechanism Of brain had
found balance. The maniac, d afterleav-
ing the church, wept himself into :
quiet sleep, from which he awoke .
maniac no. longer, but sane man,
his mental Poise, ,permanentlyrestored
by the magic Of soice. ~ Voman's
Home ComDanion. & & 81
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AS lL "a rs HuNcRY 3


Mr. kennett 80 ~ genial sand we'll
meaning man, but he - upo Observing,
This failing Of his On occasion reducea
his wife TO the state 81 evaporation
which most women und derstand unless
they are married to trained detectives
OF the exceptional man who il too good
to be true. !. @ 81 Ss eE}
T Is 3 standing joke Al, the Kennett
house to remark on; Mrs. Kennett,l
appetite. Her husband treasures the
topic rs : subject to enliven any in.
formal dinners they give, and inveDts
fresh stories on the spur of the I'd.
ment If the conversation, lags. Yos
wouldn't thinkinow,'" he often says IN
mock wonder, ''to look at such !
fragile little person (Mrs. Kennett
is i've feet four and weighs about 10
pounds) that she eats twice as much
as I do. Yet Tn always through =
meal half again as quickly as she and
she 10 perfectly brazen about making
ME wait till she has finished. i can't
understand i'll" ssa.7 "a 4
3 Guests always laugh ripplingly at
this sally, and Mrs. Kennett smiles in
a'deprecatory way and holds her peace.
There were o lot Of friends in to5 in
formal Sunday night tea . short time
ago, and in consequence side table
was devoted to the Kennetts' five olive
branches and two visiting youngsters.
Every body waited on himself, and be-
tween whiles Mrs. Kenneth attended to
the side table. ~. ...>. s.... =,
Her portion Of cold turkey had just
been set before her when a vail arose
from the junior table. i: :.
tive drunk all my milk and Iwant
some more," announced Tommy Ken
nett.
sand I want another slice of bread
and JAM" added a six-year-old visitor.
Cant I have an olive?" piped the
baby, -. -. <.-:.l-~.--.. !.
Mrs. Kennett arose to still the tu-
multi. "Dear, dear!" sympathized q
guest, ''your coffee will get cold"
"Oh," said Mr.. Kennett, genially,
"she is used to that sort of thing.
Won't you have this wing?"
Mrs. Kenneth retied two bibs,. res
cued the sugar bowl and then dropped
into her chair smiling and breathless.
She enjoy ed two bites of turkey and then
had to arise and umpire a fight be-
tween Mildred Kennett and Harry,
whose idea of warfare was to plaster
his enemy with jelly. When she got
back the rest of the adults were fin
ishing some salad and had proceeded to
the cakes and sliced fruit. She re-
linquished her turkey with a sigh in
order to catch up with the procession,
and had succeeded in getting the
French dressing distributed over her
tomatoes when clamor again arose.. ;
please, mamma, s'more breadl"
shouted Harry.
me, too!" cried Mildred. .s<~s1'
y Sand I want fork like Tommy -
walled visitor. ''1t's bigger'n mine!"
my turkeys all gone" chimed In
Tommy. = II ,."::
And I'd like s'more milk, y conaaed
the chorus. "< - !,
Mrs. Kenneth patiently arose and
ministered to the tyrants. It took some
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.door, thinkinE perhaps to ring tie
he'll That, too, was locked. she
though of the windows, but tic
painted saints in the .chancel were,
gof course, immovab able, and for the
rest the church was lighted from the
clearstOry high above her head.
The basement! Surely she could
set out there! Through the deepen
ing shadows she hastened down the
stairs again. Again : bcked door
confronted her. q 81
II feel like mouse In = trap" she
said to herself. 'There's no use in
being SO frightened" She sat down
on the lower step and tried to face
the situation calmly. Here she was
. prisoner in dear old St. Stephens.
The SEXTON had undoubtedly gone
home for the night. Unless she wss
missed and searched for he would not
be back. until early morning, when he
would come to attend to the fires. Al
to the possibility that she might be
missed, it was very slight. Her moth
er supposed her to be at her aunt's,
while her aunt was not definitely ex.
pecting her, and would not be sur
prised at her nonappearance. ~
s. ."No two ways about It's thought
Louise. "I'm booked to spend the
night here. I might as well settle
down to it, and make myself as com.
Portable as possible" ~.
She rose and went slowly up the
stairs, humming a little tune to keep
up her courage.
As she entered the empty church a
slight noise startled her. She gave
herself little shake. ''Louise Mat
tison," she said TO herself, sternly,
II hope you are not afraid of a
mouse?" She passed down the aisle
and seated herself cozily in the snug
inner corner of the family pew.
The church was not wholly dark,
for the glare from an electric light
on a high mast at the corner fell
through the clearstory windows,
illuminating part OF the chancel quite
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he slept, and she w,loulld paase,s 6pt
saigns of rest tlessless ever forced her
to renewed effort. on and "a shs
sang chant and carols,
snat atches Of ORR toor'io Scotch shallads,
love lyrics, college son go, and even
nursery rhyute tes " u tie tardy
hours of the light dragged 81.
When midnight chimed from U =
neighboring tower the courageous
singer felt that she had reached cl-
most the end Of her strength. Yet
in desperation she sang on. repeat.
ing, improvising, singing scales and
exercises, now stopping TO take
breath, now impelled BY terror to be-
gin again, till one o'clock struck; and
two; and three; and then, slowly.
slowly, the blessed daylight began to
appear! The sexton Of st. Stephens,
peacefully snoring away the early
morning hours, was disturbed just g
the day was dawning by aloud rap
ping on the door. He raised the win
dow and testify inquired who was
there and what was wanted. &
r. IL AsDIs DdIIOu duO y Q4tGIOA1U8us9@
was the. reply. There is something
wrong at the church, and we want
you to bring the keys and come with
us at once. = The startled sexton
sprang into his clothing, seized the
keys and hurried out Of the door,. Z n. .
The patrolman stood waiting; Dr..
Barton, in his impatience, was already
half block away. Z t%z@i t:st*<: IS n n
"What's to pay?" painted the little
sexton, as his short legs tried to keep
pace with his companion's long ones.
The patrolman explained that he
had heard somebody singing in the
, church. Remembering the escaped
lunatic he had telephoned Dr.. Barton,
of the asylum. The doctor had Joined
him, and both had heard the singing,
although it was, evidently woman's
voice. 80 ssz b.
The three men entered the church
by q basement door. The bolt shot
back grudgingly, with grating sound.
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TAXES THEM OFF QUICKLY.
.Attendinr Sickness In
. the Late Queen v1ctoria's
Family.

It is a popularity of the members
Of the royal family that, however
healthy and hearty they may have
been, yet let them be once attacked
by serious illness in advanced miadle
life or old age and the malady quick
" proves fatal, says London Truth.
The queens father, the duke OF
Kent, was. the strongest among
strong men, and never had an hours
illness in his life, but at the age of
So he died at Sidmouth Of severe
cold after q few days illness, which
was caused by his sitting with wet
feet after taking q walk in the rain.
George III. was declared by his
doctor to. be likely to live for sew
:eral months, or perhaps years, hut
within a. week he was attacked with
some, illness Of old age and died in
q few hours. - y
The duke of York, as strong and
healthy a. man AZ his brother, Z the
duke, of, Kent, caught q chill while
on q visit to, the duke of Rutland at
Be1voir, was seized afterward by ILL
ness, broke down all at once, and
diedain three months. >.." .'.~. -
George ~. was expected to live for
years in. the early part Of 1880, but
he broke up exactly in the same
manner as his brother, ~ =,
William Nv. died in ten days from
hay fever, after having been for -
years = most healthy and, vigorous
man. The same thing happened
with other members of the family
Of George III. r .s zz+,ls..s. ss.....> :.
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ARTIFICIAL RUBIES.
some Are Made and Put TOEetheE
So Cleverly RI to Deceive Ex-
perts In Precious Stones.

IF you are not Judge of precious
stones don't buy rubies unless you
have them examined by an expert -
said well-known jeweler the other
day. "Artificial rubies are being con-
stantly sold as genuine stones. There
are any number of counterfeit rubies
on the market at present. An arti-
fetal ruby is not necessarily doub-
let nor a red stone of some other va
riety. It may be composed of gen.
uine rubies and yet not be real
ruby in the true sense of the word.
These are called vamped-up rubies.
"A vamped-up ruby can be bought
ten times cheaper than a natural one.
1t is made by melting number of
small rubies into one. The process
is secret. When cut it would de-
ceive the most expert lapidary if he
trusted to his eye only. He must
examine with microscope in order
to detect the vamped-up stone. Then
only few bubbles are visible in it..
That is absolutely the only differ
ence between the vamPed-up ruby and
the natural one, and yet it makes .
big difference in the price.
"This made ruby is quite as beauti-
full in appearance as the genuine.
It has the double refraction, the ex-
quisite depth of color and the rich
brilliancy of the finest real ruby. It
also possesses the hardness, of the
natural stone. But if yon have
bought it for the real thing and
afterward try to sell it you will find
that a jeweler will only pay for it
the price he would give Tor any other
artificial stone.
"Another device of the unscrupu-
lous dealer is to set a rose diamond
or halved brilliant on a foundation
of paste. The gold setting hides the
joint. The wide refraction, which is
the cause of the brilliant fireworks,
will be found in. the stones set this
way. The only way to detect the
imposition is by taking the stone out
of the setting. Necklaces are fire.
quently made in this way. Even q
good jeweler would not detect the
fraud unless he became suspicious
and submitted the setting to an ex-
pert. Many people are wearing imi-
tation stones under the impression
that they are genuine. There. are SO
many such excellent counterfeits sold
at present that those who consider
themselves judges of precious stones
are often taken in. Many people who
buy these limitations never discover
that they have been cheated" Buff
falo Enquirer.
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brightly, and casting broken lights
and shadows across the nave. Louise
leaned back in her pew-corner and
idly noted the effect of the aster
decorations as they were revealed in
the strange haf-light. As her: eye
fell on the left group of palms one
or two of the stiff, shining leaves
seemed to move. The girls heart
came to her throat. Assuring herself
that her fright was due solely to i'm
agination, she looked again. All was
quiet for moment. Then-yes, sure
ly that was movement, and surely
her ear caught a rustic. Louise
strained her frightened eyes to see
more clearly. Was there or was there
not a figure standing back of that
palm group? The electric light on
its high mast sputtered and almost
went out. For a moment the whole
church was in shadow. When the
light flashed up again the figure back
of the palms was certainty. Slow
", while Louise felt her blood con-
geal, a mans form moved from be-
hind the clustered leaves and slowly
moved across the chancel. Louise sat
motionless and dumb, her eyes fixed
on the advancing figure. OF what use
to scream? Of what use to flee? She
was a prisoner, powerless to escape,
powerless to defend herself! The
man advanced to the chancel steps
and came into the tull radiance of q
broad beam of light. His shadowy
features became suddenly distinct
Louise saw a frightfully SCARED face
In an agony of horror she recognized
the maniac whom she had seen al
the asylum, and OF whose escape An
toinette had told her.
| Scarcely breathing, numb with ter.
ror, she saw the dread figure slowly
descend the steps of the chancel and
come down the aisle. Now he was
only four pews away! Now three!
Now two! And now-oh, Heaven, be
merciful-he paused at the pew
Louise was in, slowly turned, eptered
it and sat down in the outer corner
For one deadly moment the girls
heart seemed to stop and all turned
black before her eyes. Then the
blood 'surged back to her brain and
thoughts came quickly, as they. dc
to bne drowning. She remembered
the insane asylum hall, and this dan
gerous maniac sitting mute and mo-
tionless, spellbound by the power o1
music. n - = z
A slight move made by her strange
seat-mate brought her back to the
present situation. No longer in /
crowded, brightly lighted hall; but ii
this dark and silent church she must
attempt to bind this man with
music's spell, and this time her life
perhaps, depended On her success
Another movement, slight but terri
flying, reused her to action. by m ~
full effort Of will she gained contro
Of her throat, which fear had almosl
Paralyzed, and there, in the darkness
with : maniac as sole auditor, an.
sang as never in her life before.
High and clear her voice rang ii
the joyous Easter carols, tender ans
rich il the minor strains Of aLentel
hymns. The listener sat motionles,
y a. 3 statue. ometimes Louise hopel
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At the Club.

DIR. Moke-I say, old man, have you
-aw-heard that Cholly Van Dusen-
bilt has actually eloped with ballet
|girl? - ...s ,.t ~
o. L. Mann-Great Scott! You sur
prise me. How evah in the world can
she support him m?Harlem Life.
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His Deep Laid Schemes.

eyes, that's my wife down in tho
cellar chopping kindlings." :.
"How does that happen?"
''She's got an idea that she's Sec
ond Mrs. Nation, and I'm encourag-
ing her to learn the use of the hatch
et.''-Ohio State journal. a., .l.- =.
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sIarriaxe Without Con.e.t.

Oh "a girls right IS to be married With
dignity from her father house, 3 writes
Margaret, =. Sangster in the Ladies'
Home journal. There are instances,
as in the ease Of Mrs. Browning, where
q parent IS relentl tlessly prejddice led aid
tyrannical, but they -are very excep-
tional. After . sufficient period sof
waiting, II the two are sure OF zeaeh
either md are Of mature age -o,v,e.ff over Is
.at lsastt If they. cannot obtain5I their
parents consent they may BE justified
. in marrying without-i Il, hoping Tor
time to bring shout : rsoonciliati tion -
the inEYitable.,s q 8 ssts @ ss.5 :3 5&s .4
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Inherited ma Graft

t'How does it happen" asked the hip-
popotamus, with some envy hat ma
ture has favored you with such = long
nsck?'''< ss y. 4 s% 5s3 ss >i s2 ts.5
II suppose responded the giraffe.
loftily, my original ancestor must
have had pull. Chicago Tribune. t5 4
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whea the Kettle Wnee.e

- WAeA tA05 Kettle VHAee0e1
Little three-ye year-old Clara, afters
Watching the lid OF the teakettle rise.
aud fall, emitting at the came tine tiny
puhs Of fsteam. exclaimed: s Look. mausrs
ma; the teakettle's rot the sthmsl'
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More NOnsen1e. Els ,t..;

81 think these jokes about Easter
3bonnets are downright stupid, = said
Mr. Neekt0n. 4: 81. .:: t.|55
Indeed B. 81. 5s#
S 5S, IS u. The idea 81 s woman asking
her husband for money to get = bon
net with! Just an II che didn't Inv.
it al the time and WASH i thinkingher
sell pretty generous if she gave hin
IS cents to buy lunch with Z" Wash
Lington Star.
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G0ing Into the Ministry.
What an Soutspoken girl Miss Pow

Yes; she's already asked our new
clergyman II she can't be his second
wife. Chicago Record,
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T WAS Easter eve,
and half q dozen
girls of the Altar