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cleared his mind. What you name, lit
Me not no any dirl." replied Billy
notify. Mine muvver name me Will
liam; but mine nunky name me Billy
Bistit."
Roby Ransom stopped his team and
crawled back into the body of the
wagon, and put his hands on the child.
If Billy had betrayed any fear, there
Is no telling what the crazy man would
have. done, but the little boy looked 'n-
70 Ransoms face and smiled, and the
luhatic smiled back at him, and strok-
ed his hair. Then his eyes fell on the
box OF crackers, and he plunged his
hand into IL and brought forth enough
10 satisfy Bilfs hunger for the time be-
Ing Thereupon he crawled back on the
drivers seat and urged the mules for
ward.
Billy was very comfortable with his
keg Of crackers, especially after Ran.
som had stopped at a roadside house
and called for water. The frightened
woman who had come 10 the door in
response TO the yells OF the crazy man
mace haste 70 comply with his surly
demand. Billy, In turn, demanded wa.
Yer from Ransom, and the younRstar
old not forget 10 thank him when ha
had drank his hll
The mules had been well fed IN .ha
early morning hours, and they pushed
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York, it took her little mama nearly
an hour to unpack and look over that
marvellous little trousseau which had
been made by a real dresmaker, who
had spared neither trimmings, buttons
nor hooks and eyes. Everything came
Off and on with perfect ease, and o,
how the little frocks did fit.
OF course as Henrietta Louise has to
travel constantly with her new mama,
a travelling frock was of first impor-
lance. 1t is made of dark blue double
faced cloth, with a flaring skirt, a golf
cape of the latest cut, a striped silk
shirtwaist and a tam o. shanter with
a diminutive quill. With this she wears
a silk petticoat of cadet blue.
AS Frances dances at night, and
sleeps late the next morning, the din
ing room is nearly empty when thew
go down to breakfast, so Henrietta
Louise wears a dark blue Wrapper with
an immaculate white apron, which has
pocket just large enough for her bit
of hand. If the morning be cold
there is a knitted shawl for her should
ers. These sudden changes in climate
are trying, even to dolls. For the after
noon' she has sailor suit of striped
linen, over silk drop skirt, and with
the smartest dickies. OF If Mama.
FRANCES feels that Henrietta is getting
too cold, she brings forth a real baby
dress OF white lawn and lace and an
eloer down cloak and bonnet to match.
AT night, If Henrietta has been par
tlcularly good she is permitted to wear
ner party dress, very Frenchy frock
Oh striped SILK, trimmed with lace, and
= oelt OF pink silk with jeweled clasps
that would turn any dolls head Wiz
TINS goes an opera cloak of yellow vel
vet trimmed with swandown.
On their return from the theatre
FRANCES must have her hair braided
SO IL VIII be wavy next day. so
henrietta goes through the same pro-
ceeulns. For this purpose she wears
d klIhona In wee Persian pattern
raced with plain blue. Her night gown
is trimmed with embroidery. run with
Dlue ribbon. as all her underwear IS
ana ana think OF 1t, with her best dresses
henrietta wears a trim hustle. stuff
gu with white hair, so the skirts viii
stand out nicely.
Being very fine lady. Henrietta hoe
her personal toilet articles incl,,d-
ing silver backed mirror, brush and
coiro, powder box and puff, sponge,
SCISSORS nail file, soap, perfume, tape
measure and pincushion. Her handker-
Cnleis are edged with narrow lace. and
sne mas stickpin jeweled brooches and
bracelets that would fit a fairy.
IN spite of all this gorgeousness.
Henrietta Louise is a modest. we'll
behaved doll. In the dining room. she
permits her little mother to tuck a
small napkin under her chin. Nor does
she ever interfere with predicting
which that same little mother must
90 but waits patiently until time
comes to don the golf suit and go for
ner morning walk And a better dou
never sat up straight and stiff In a
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-s--e-
Barring the Feet at worship.
From the Athenaeum.


In India Hindus and Mussulmans
alike wear both sandals and shoes.
(slippers), and the latter boots also.
The sandal (the word is Persian) was
evidently the original covering for the
feet over all Southern and Eastern
Asia, while the shoe was probably in
troduced into India by the Persians,
Afghans and Mo(n)gols, together with
the tip tilted" (Hittie and Etruscan)
boot. Both are usually made in India
of leather, but never of pigskin; and
while the shoes are always colored red
or yellow, the boots are generally
brightly parti-colored; both, among the
upper classes, being also richly en-
broidered in gold and silver and varie-
gated silk thread, and with bangles,
bugles and seed pearls, after the man
ner of the ancient Persian boots repre-
sented on Greek vases. But, of how
ever rare and costly elaboration, the
invariable rule is to remove them after
entering a private house. just when
stepping on to the mat or carpet on
which the visitor takes his seat. They
must be cast off-the right boot or shoe
hrst-before the worshipper enters
temple or mosque. and 1t is still re-
garded as an absolute proclamation to
attempt to enter either fully shod. But
the domestic habit arose out of its OBJ
vious propriety, and the religious ritual
OF the Shoes of the Faithful" now and
for centuries past observed throughout
Islam, can be demonstrated TO have
been dictated by, II indeed Il be not
derived directly from, the universal SO
cial etiquette OF the Eag n
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THE DANCING GIRLS DOLL.


Two years ago, a little western girl
York to go on the stage. She was such
a quiet little thing, with such a serious
face that the managers were surprised
when she danced across the stage like
a bit of thistle down. They were more
surprised when her mama told them
that Frances had never been trained
for the stage, but had simply come
into the world dancing, and had been
dancing ever since, whether playing at
home or on her way to school. Indeed,
it had been very hard for her teachers
to keep her quiet during schol hours.
In short time, little Frances got an
engagement, and commenced to travel
from city to city, a week here. week
there, dancing every night and often
at matinees. At first she thought 1t
great fun, for she really loves to dance,
and people sent her flowers and told
her how clever she was. But she was
not always in the bright theatre and
sometimes she got very tired of the
poky boarding house and hotel rooms,
and the long rides on trains. Then she
began to think of her old home in
Council Bluffs, Ia, and the girls all go
ing to school together, while she had
to recite her lessons every morning to
her mama, quite alone. Then there
was the hill back of the house where
her cousins, she knew, must be riding
on their sleds-and-well, there is no
telling what might have happened if
Henrietta Louise had not come at that
very time.
Henrietta Louise is nothing remark
able as dolls go these days. She has
the usual yellow hair and bright blue
eyes, and she came originally in a
pasteboard box, labelled Made in Ger
many" but she has a wardrobe that
makes all the dolls of her acquaintance
wild with envy. In fact, When Hen
rietta Louis came to Frances in New
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possible. When Billy saw Buster John
disappear he scrambled up from the
bedding and made his appearance at
the back of the wagon. The sight Of
the children caused Billy to think Of
his own home, and he fell back with a.
cry that sounded as If he were in an
agony of pain.
Sweetest Susan was almost in tears.
but Buster John was angry. He ran
along the road till he came abreast Of
the driver, and asked him in a loud
voice what his baby was crying about.
The only reply that Roby Ransom
made was to tell Buster John and
Sweetest Susan to get in the wagon IL
they wanted to ride, because he didn't
nave time to stop. In a little while
Buster John and Sweetest Susan, in
Following the wagon, came TO their
place, and they were glad to see their
grandfather standing on the hill near
the spring and close to the road. They
lost no time in telling him about the
baby In the wagon. They also tried to
describe 10 their grandfather how
queerly the man had acted. But the
old gentleman shook his head. He
knew how far the imagination OF chill
dren can lead them astray. and he
was not disposed 20 interfere with a
stranger going along the road; yet he
thought II was queer that a traveller
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till the supper bell rang, and then he,
too, went.
When the children returned they
were reinforced by Drusilla, q negro
girl 13 or IL years old, who came,
bearing a walter loaded with food for
Billy. Sweetest Susan took the child
from the wagon, and he seemed to be
very well content with the affairs OF
this world, as he sat in her lap and
ate his supper. When the time came
for the children to go to the house,
Sweetest Susan would have placed Bill
ly in the wagon, but he insisted that
she get in with him. To comfort and
console the child, she was perfectly
willing TO do this, and both she and
Drusilla crawled in the wagon, and
lay beside him.
Buster John was impatient, rs boys
will oe sometimes, and declared he
was going to bed. AS he started off
Sweetest Susan told him to tell their
mamma that she and Drusilla would
come as soon as the baby was asleep.
But as matters Tell out, both Sweet
est Susan and Drusilla were asleep as
soon as Billy was, and while they lay
there Roby Ransom silently hitched
the mules 10 the wagon and drove
away. He had been gone an hour per-
hape an hour and a half before Sweet
est Susan's mother began 20 grow I'M
easy. And then when the awful fact
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A SEARCH FOR SANTA CLAUS.
A Three Part story.
BY Joe Chandler Harris,
PART II.

PAKI IL.
BILLY AND RANSOM RUN AWAY.
The voice that Billy thought he had
heard was that of Mr. Roby Ransom,
and the wagon in which the little chap
was so comfortably slumbering was the
one which Ransom had seized when
he robbed the stupefied teamster of
his overcoat and cap. When he mount
ed the drivers seat and drove away all
the circumstances favored him. The
same town was full of these army wag-
ons, moving to and fro. while others
were parked and at rest. while the
teams were feeding.
Ransom had been a farmer in Nor
gan county and he knew well how to
handle a team. He left the main streets
and drove out into the meadow land.
At the clump of trees he came to a
halt A passer- by would have said
that the teamster had selected a good
place to feed or rest his mules, but in
Ransom's mind the clump of trees
took the shape of a church. He brought
the mules to a halt dismounted from
the wagon and disappeared among the
trees. He remained there until he had,
preached furious and eXhausting ser
mon.
When Bill, the biscuit eater, appear
ed on the scene Ransom, was stertched
on the ground, where he had fallen
after his paroXysm of religious fury.
After a time he sat up, felt of his
head and found it uncovered, rose to
his feet and hunted for the cap until
he found it, and then mounted the
wagon and drove off as though haste
had seized him. Crazy as he might be,
he was sane enough to take the road
that led to Eatonton-or it may be that
the mules were anxious to return to
their old quarters in Greene county
and took the right road of their own
accord.
Billy slept a long time. He woke
once, and in a dreamy sort of way felt
the wagon moving, but the motion was
so pleasant that it soothed him back
TO sleep again. When he finally awoke,
refreshed but hungry, he sat up. rub
bed his eyes, and looked hard at the
back of the man who was driving. At
first he thought it was his Uncle
George, who had been the driver of The
wagon in which the Tunisons had come
10 Georgia; so he called out, "Nunky!
Nunkyl me want one biscuit"
Ransom turned quickly around, and
looked at Billy with shifty eyes.
aShuh, Shuh, Shuh!' he exclaimed;
my goodness! my graciousl Where'd
you come from, and how'd you git
here?"
Me tum fun mine muvver's house."
replied Billy, very solemnly. Mine
inuvver will be mad wifi you If you
don't dive me one bistit"
"Well-O, shucks! shucks, shucks!"
exclaimed Roby Ransom. The presence
OF the child gave him something new to
think about, and that fact rather
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! should be passing by in wagon drawn
| by two fine mules. At that time all
! the stock that had not been captured
by the federals had been run to places
of safety.
Buster John was very angry at the
Indifference of his grandfather, and
! Sweetest Susan was so close to the
point of crying that her eyes were
| full of tears. She said she would
dream about the poor little baby all
night. Whereupon her grandfather
told her not to cry, that he would look
into the matter. By this time the
wagon had come up, and Mr.. Aber-
| crombie motioned to the driver to stop.
Roby Ransom did as he was bid, but
his face WIS not a pretty one as he
scowled on the children and their
grandfather. Mr.. Abercrombie asked
him several questions, but the manner
of his answering was enough to create
suspicion. Billy began to cry again,
and presently lifted the cover of the
wagon and put his head out.
Me wanter to see mine muvver," he
said.
Roby Ransom, seeing from the face
of the old gentleman that he would
be likely to get into trouble, If he fail
ed to tell straight tale, declared that
the child was irritated from the long
ride in the covered wagon, and he
postponed an explanation by asking if
he could camp for the night under the
trees by the spring inside the lot. Per-
mission was promptly given him, and
Buster John opened the big gate so
that the wagon could be driven
through.
Mr.. Abercrombie showed Ransom
where to build his fire, and warned
him to be careful not to burn the fenc-
ing. The wagon once in, Roby Ran
som showed that he was a veteran
teamster. He watered the mules
without taking the harness off, and
gave them two bundles Of fodder
apiece to MUNICH on. Then he got out
his frying pan and skillet, his coffee
pot and an allowance of provisions, and
hustled around as though he were ia
miliar with all the requirements of
camp life: and, indeed, he was, for he
had many a time hauled cotton from
his farm to the Augusta market. The
children including Billy, stood around
and watched his proceedings with
great interest, but Roby Ransom paid
no attention to them: he went about
his work muttering and talking to him.
self
Billy had not joined the group near
Mr.. Ransom, but looked on from the
wagon. He had been in the habit of
going to bed early, and Nanny Rose
had taught him how to pull off his
shoes and stockings. When he sue
ceeded. she praised him so that he
made a habit of surprising her every
night. The habit stuck to him now,
and by the time the wagon had come
in sight of the children, Billy's shoes
and stockings were off, and all he
needed to put him asleep was a full
stomach.
Sweetest Susan was all solicitude for
the child. She went to the wagon, and
Billy reached his soft little hand out
and patted her gently on her cheek.
The caress won her completely, and
she made bold to ask Ransom If she
might fetch the little one some sup
per. He was quite willing, and she
ran to the house to arrange for bring
ing supper to the child, while Buster
John remained and watched the man
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little actress dressing room. She
never topples over with sleep, but
watches steadily while the pretty dan
cling dress is put on Frances, and
the paint and powder daubed on her
face. Her eyes seem always a bit
brighter when her little mother is
dancing, and it would not be strange
If she fairly held her breath until the
burst of applause is heard. The first
thing when Frances returns to the
dressing room, she stops to kiss the
patient dolly, and tell her how people
laughed and clapped their hands.
Dressing rooms are not always safe
places to leave dollies or anything else
af value, and one night Mama Frances
had terrible fright. She went on to
the stage, forgetting to close the dress
inf room door behind her. Right in
the middle of the play, she remember
ed that in the next dressing room to
hers was a poodle, one of those naugh-
ty dogs that just love to take dollies
by their hair and mopse them all over
dirty floors.
For one little second Frances felt
as if her heart did not beat, and she
almost screamed. But pretty soon she
had a chance to run off the stage,
Just for minute. A man was stand
big and tall, and who drew a great
deal more salary than Frances does,
which is a great deal in a theatre, you
know, and his name was Mr.. Harry
Lacey, Frances, ran straight UP to
him, whispering:
80, Mr.. Lacey-my dear Henrietta
Louise-the doors open, and Miss
King has a dog"
She had to run back on the stage.
but Mr.. Lacey understood. Away he
flew to the rescue of Henrietta and
carefully closed her door. When he
cam back to the wings he nodded to
Frances that Henrietta Louise was
quite safe, and everybody wondered
why the little girl threw all her kisses
that night to some one in the wings
instead of the audience. But then
everybody did not know the awful dan
ger which had threatened Henrietta
or that a very big man had run ac-
tually run, to save her life and make
her little mother happy!
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flying, noiseless kiss on the soft shrink
ing cheek.
She's afraid the lights will come
on" he said to himself, much delight
ed with his success, and removing his
arm.
Funny about these matches" he
went on.
Suddenly the lamps flared up and
everyone jumped. Miss Dillway gave
vent to an hysterical giggle. Moses
did not look at her-his eyes were fixed
lovingly upon his fiancee, who appear
ed very unconcerned.
Cant phase her!" he thought, in
admiration.
II must CO." he remarked, looking
at his watch; it's half-past ten. Come
along, Jackson! Well be up late to-
morrow night"
1t was very dark on the piazza
well, good night" said Eff1e. I'm
going to bed" She stepped inside, and
Jackson started down the walk, while
Moses stopped to tumble in his pocket
for a cigar. ID
you were very bold" whispered a
voice in his ear; how dared you do It,,
you naughty boy!"
Then he received a sudden, swift
peck on his cheek, and Seraph Dillway
filed into the house.
What's the matter, Browning? ?"
asked Mr.. Jackson. as Moses, hurrying
along, gave vent to an inadvertent
groan. Are you in pain?"
NO" groaned his companion. II
feel kind of sick, that's ALL"
The next day he avoided the domi-
cile of the Winships. The following
afternoon he received a tear blurred
note from Effie.
"Be sure and come tonight" it ran.
II must see you at once"
She's told them I kissed her."
thought Moses in dismay. How can
I go up there?"
Ellie met him at the door. Her ewes
seemingly. You'll never desert me,
will you, Moses?" she walled.
"Efie!" cried her lover, sit was all
a mistaken"
"What?" exclaimed the girl. "all a
mistake! Then you don't love me?"
she sobbed.
mol moi" groaned Browning, "of
course I love you. What is the mat
ter, tell me quick!"
"She hasn't told" he thought, 'it's
something else"
ooh. 1 had to tell pa" wept his be-
trothed. HE called me into the Ii
brary and pumped me, and got it all
out. He says we're fools! He's wait
ing for you now. Moses, dear, be
brave, won't your"
Gracious guns" moaned the young
man. appalled,. II can't tonight, II
don't feel like it."
Come into the library, Mr.. Brown
ing" said Mai. Winship marching
through the hall. II want a minute
with you"
Moses was having a bad quarter Of
an hour. His case seemed almost
hopeless, and he stammered hopeless
ly before the Majors pitiless questions
regarding his circumstances.
Then the door opened softly and Miss
Dillway stepped in. About me?" she
asked coyly, looking from one to the
other.
"You-no!" thundered her uncle,
why, Seraph, this boy here wants to
marry Ellie, and they"
Wants to what?" screamed the as
tonished girl. She sat down and glared
cat Moses. What do you mean, sir?"
she said, sharply. "I'll not be trifed
with--I can tell you that"
Maj. Winship stared at her III open
mouthed amazement. Are you crazy,
or what?'' he inquired angrily.
ut was meant for another" began
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ToRTUREs OF THE HABARA.
Wretched Existence of the Married
Women of Mt. Lebanon.

The married Druse women of Mt
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cushion. These habaras are OF an
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with tassels, bands of embroidery and
fringes. Underneath this again is worn
face veil of coarse thick net so
heavily embroidered that one can
scarcely see or breathe through it.
This is fastened close to the face and
the habara drawn tightly over 1t.
They are so muffled in the folds OF
these clumsy stuffs that the stranger
has to look twice before he can de-
eide whether they are advancing or
retreating. and the poor wretches suf-
fer actutely under the weight of their
wells,
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became known, you may we'll relieve
that there was trouble and terror on
that plantation
TO be Continued.)
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Prof. Style of the State University
of California cannot tolerate snobbish-
ness on the part of his scholars, and
any such offense is sure to call forth
some keen, sarcastic comment. The
other day, while calling the roll of one
of his classes, he came upon the card
of a Miss Greene. He paused and ex-
pressed his disapproval of the final "e"
in her name by saying: "G-r-e-e-n-e,
does that spell Green or Greene %
Miss Greene promptly replied: Style,
does that spell Style or Sillie?"