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verse, and he had found its core. Lik,
a wonderfully deferred dream, the fiftl
dance came around, and waiting was a
an end.
mine, / think" he said
She folded her fan, smiled at tn.
man beside her. then laid her hand OF
Cranfield's arm.
"Shall we dancer" he asked
"Oh, please"
He hid his disappointment, though hi,
ideas were curiously upset. She seemed
so enthusiastic-so buoyantly young
He had never believed that married
women came to dances just to dance
She glanced UP at him, unconsciousIy
answering his thoughts.
Il think dancing is the loveliest thing
on earth-or nearly. Don't your"
He said nothing, but he slipped his
arm about her. In a moment they had
orifted into the circle of whirling feet
The music had quickened to its end
when he swung her out of the crush
His brain was still swaying to the beat
of the tune as he drew her down a
! passage to a distant seat. In ten min.
utes of companionship she had grown
straight into his life.
The carpet of the passage was very
soft; the light of the hanging lamp was
/ very dim. 1t seemed to him that he had
only existed until now. He arranged
the cushions on the divan and she sat
deva.
do you believe In infatuation?" he
asked suddenly. II suppose infatuation
is the word
/ He felt afraid OF what he was going
to say He felt that his principles, his
J honor-he used the word boldly-all
staple things were drifting from him
like a mirage. He sat down beside hes
and strove to call the thought of Creigh-
ton to his mind.
Have you ever heard of n man GO
ing off his head in a single night?" he
asked afresh.
With a rush the music came TO an
end.
She looked up at him, and behind the
uneasiness in her eyes he felt that she
was measuring him, inch by inch.
I'D like to ask you something" she
said. ''if you don't mind"
Some women ignore difficulties: the
method, II unscientiic. is concise
He felt rebuffed and bent his head.
She glanced down, then once more
glanced NJ.
II want you to tell me your name"
He met her gaze in blank surprise. II
was hard to be rebuked; it was inhu-
man to be orgotten--wiped off her
memory In six weeks.
She unbuttoned aud buttoned her
glove.
You've been puzzling me the whole
night she said. "Of course, know
that you're some friend of Tommy's;
but what friend--and where | met
you-.' She broke off sud
denly and looked at him once more.
Please do enlighten he. I'm just dy-
ing TO know"
He had vague idea that she was
talking against time. Desperation seiz.
ed him
Il suppose you're laughing at me. >
he said. II suppose yen think that be-
cause you're $3.50 horrible pretty you
can turn a mans head just for sport.
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But 1t isn't sport; at least. not for me.
I'm handicapped every way" he came
to a sharp stop.
The music of the next dance began.
I 1t appeared distant and much subdued.
His balance and his nerve seemed lost.
He rose slowly.
"At least" he said, grasping at a
thread, lat least, say that you remem-
Der giving me tea--Bisherthrope and
me, one day soon after you'd come
back from your honeymoon. Don't
make me feel quite an outsider"
His tone was ludicrous, but his face
was woefully perplexed.
She watched him curiously. Then an
expression-just the dawning of smile
stole into her eyes. She clasped her
hands and the smile crept very slowly
from her eyes to her mouth.
"How delicious!, she said. Glow
perfectly delicious! How absurd.
Cranfield was fidgeting with his pro-
gram. At her words he suddenly tore it
In two
She glanced at him, and there was a
glow like freight in her eyes.
II don't think" she said deliberately,
that l ever gave you any tea. I'm not
Daisy, you know, I'm Daisy's sister.
We are horribly alike, and | always
keep forgetting. Please forgive me
It's been all my fault"
Her glance suddenly fell.
The swish of the dancers and the
throb of The waltz came to Cranfield;
they were the accompaniment to his
tangling thoughts.
But you came with Tommy" he
said obstinately.
"Of course, in Daisy's place. Daisy
had a headache"
He passed his hand across his eyes,
brushing away many things. Then for
the first time that night he smiled
might I-?" He halted. Might
I-T
Their eyes met.
He suddenly bent near; so near that
his breath touched her cheek.
Nigh l.? Just to level things"
Her head dropped, and the color rush
ed into her face. Her answer, when 1t
came, was whisper-one of those In
audibly mysteries that are never really
placed. To this day Cranfeld insists
1t was YES" but Mrs. Cranfield is
quite persistently determined that it
was mo. New York News.
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fashions, any home dressmaker can
adapt to her needs For the hrst Of
these dresses, that Of til, initial, a light
gray 1un's yelling IS " posed. with
cresm lace plastron. bIzck velvet rib
bon and steel buttcas Tor trimmings. At
the left in the group in the FIRST large
picture Is a model for which is suggested
q combination Of blue and white striped
Saxony flannel and plain white flannel,
black velvet ribbon outlined with fancy
white silk braid as the battlement edg-
ing. Next this. see white etamine. Bul-
gsrian embroidery. gilt buttons and ruby
red velvet belt. and ponder tie last Of
the tho as in light green silk and wool
voiie. white silk embroidered in pale pink
chiffon roses and leaves for the front
band and yoke. and banding Of narrow
pink soutsche.
Coming to tAs leld ,lf tea gowns, end
the realm of elabarateness Is invaded
Really the proportion Of these gowns that
are as elaborate as evening OF reception
hnery is not small. This IS due. in some
degree. to the fact that the present man
ner Of tea gowa Nyill stand AL kinds cf
elaboration ara zln y Of it, While many
hang loosely all ariund. the old time TT
ted back gewn IS eapgczTias a beauti-
fuI maferisAs. TIE latter may be worn
until lat@z in the day. in appearances re
seznbIing . houy< gown Its skirt ard
bodice Usually fz~ cut IN one The back
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02

Select thrifty young trees in prefer
ence TO old or very large ones; the
roots are more tender AMI fibrous.
they bear itransplanting better and are
far more apt TO live. They can also
be more easily trimmed and shaped
to any desired form and iii the course
Of a few years will easily oitstrip the
older ones in growth. Choose good
rich soil with sufficient slope to the
north or northeast If convenient. Avoid
sandy bottoms or knobs anc points.
Prepare the soil thoroughly. laying off
in rows north and south with the pillow,
as deeply as possible; it VIII save half
the digging. Every sixteen 10 twenty
feet in the row dig a hole deep enough
to set the tree Ii; lie deeper than it
stood in the nursery. and large enough
to admit all the roots spread cut in
the natural position Greens Fruit
Grower.
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-
resources of the household We're being
slowly reduced to the starving point.
Autumn cLme, the snow and the cold
and the winter seclusion, and aftairr
grew desperate.
Mrs. Cove, who visited them at this
period. found the dying wife in the
summer sitting room, which had been
taken for her use. Tie scene Is thus
pictured by her; There was no cloth
ing ON the bed. which was only straw.
but a snow-whiie counterpane and
sheets. The weather was cold and the
sick lady had the dreadful chills that
accompany the hectic fever of con
sumption. She lay on the straw bed.
wrapped in her husbands great coat,
with a large tortoise-shell cat in her
bosom. The wonderful cat seemed con
scious of her great usefulness. The
coat and the cat we're the sufferers
only means of warmth. except AS her
husband held her hands. and her moth
er her feet. Mrs GLENN was passion
ately fond of her daughter, and her dis
tress on account Ok her illness and pow
erty and misery was dreadful to see"
Mrs, Poe died In the little sitting
room on Saturday, Jan. 80. lS47: and
from here her husband. wearing the
military coat that had but lately been
her bed covering. attended by few
friends. followed her body to Its last
resting place.
IL So.
the little house remained the home Of
Poe aud Mrs. GLENN. New there Is a
movement ON foot to purchase the
house and establish 1t as a memorial to
Poe
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American Gardening tells how some
have kept their potatoes intended for
seed. Selecting them when digging,
they store them In a dry shed or barn
until the weather gets cold. About the
middle of November they sort them,
rejecting all that show signs Of decay.
They then spread layer of straw eight
or ten inches thick upon the ground.
and place the potatoes on this. The best
results are from. mounds about three
feet wide at the base and rising like q
cone TO about the same height This IL
covered with straw, and then by layer
of soil from six to elghs inches thick
Before the weather gets too severe
more soil may be added, and when the
ground Is frozen put on more straw or
strawy manure. They seem TO winter
much better than In cellars or when put
In mounds or pits es soon as dry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02
WAY PYRAMIDS WE'RE BUILT.
Great Piles Erected for ADVERTISE
ment of the Pharaohs.

Great Piles Crested for ADVERTISE
ment of the Pharaohs.
The interest OF the Delhi and Benares
Iiobsarvatories lies for US In the fact that
thev recall a time in the past when
astronomers sought for exfystness by
the erection Of huge structures Of stone.
OF these the great pyramid is by far the
greatest and most perfect example.
Britain has Its own inonument-St0ne-
henge which has been claimed as, IL
not indeed an Astronomical observatory,
at least an Astronomical temple, and
many attempts nave been made to de-
termine the date at which ii was erect
ed. The difficulty, not to say impossi-
bility. of solving this problem In the
present state Of The monument may be
Inferred from the fact that the dates
which different cgreful observers have
dsduced for it's erection extend over a
period Of more than 1000 years.
Tie real work of astronomy was
never done ia ediaccs like these. says
writer in Kpow ledge. Nor, indeed.
does II require much knc-.ledge of hu,
mar nature. essentially the same 5000
years ago as to-day, to see that the true
secret Of the pyramid, the amply sufti-
eient cause for us building, was the
vanity of the ruling. Pharaoh. Alike at
Delhi, at Ghizeh ard on Salisbury plain.
as BY the Euphrates, to make name"
was tie exciting motive. Astronomers
may have been employed to superIn-
tend the work, astronomy, or the cult
Of the celestial bottles. may have been
the excuse. but THE. real object was sd
yertlsement
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and the upper part plated in a round
effect A small button OF ieweled orna-
ment is placed In the center. Another
dainty adjunct TO evening toilets consists
of large, full knot of illusion placed at
the side of the corsage All the delicate
shades are employed, but white is the
preference.
As cloth trimming in band form on silk
Is one of the newest notions. If you have
. separate silk waist and a skirt of the
same color trim the waist with bands Of
material 80 match the skirt and il viii
look like a whole costume after the new
style
Flannel of very fine quality and rosy
pink coloring is made dainty enough to
figure as a breakfast gown by means of
insertion bands of creamy lace. so AZ
ranged as TO produce the fashionable egD-
pire effect on the corSage. while then the
trailing skirt is striped with insertions
Of the lace which hnally cross tie deeply
vsndyE;ed facss heading the trailing
Hounce. Groaps Of Fucks and narrow
bands Of lace also pus il decorative APP
rearance on the sleeves. enefreiing alike
The closely sitting apper part ard cuffs
ard the pulled fuiiness q the eIhow.
wh:lp the whole gown IS lined vita white
aun's yelling and 50 will insure Eolr com
fort even when the coulness Of autumn
vDerges Info the frosty GOODNESS Of wiz
ter.
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as the principal matter Of interest.
:. No unnecessary accessories. The
camera takes In with too great sharp
ness all the details within range and
the tendency Of the inartistic amateur
Is to help il make a record Of all his
possessions at once
s There should be proper balance
between the amount Of light and
shade.
9. Don't omit to get some sort Of
sky into the picture. even If it is no
more than summing the print after it
comes from the printing frame. so that
the sky shades up from bright hori-
zon 10 somewhat deeper color shove.
10. Look out for the foreground and
the lower corners. They ought not to
look Ike a barre waste. nor onght
anything OF impors---> 49,. oear in
them
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The following rules lave been CON-
piled for amateurs:
l. 10 nos put the principal object OF
interest in the exact center Of the pic
ture.
>. Do not have the light and shade
IN patchy spots all over the picture.
S. DO not have the lines in the pic
tnre sloping or to enc side. nor have
figures apparently walking OF the pa
per.
l. DO not hsive prominent objects
i'm a straight line. not with equal
spaces between them
:. Remember tilsIt ain effecs Of dis
lance is produced by Lack OF sharpness
IL outline as well as by diminishing
size.
x The picture shomld tell but one
story. 50 that the hehalder may never
he In donaE whit the sathor intended
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02

There is no progress being made in
any line which is more noticeable than
that being made in agriculture. The
old slipshod. hit-anG-go- miss. back
breaking type of farming is rapidly
giving way before the newer and bet
ter way OF doing things. There is a
demand for scientific information on
soils, crops, breeding. feeding. an awak-
ening to the value of the improved
breeds Of stock of all kinds. remark
able interest in the farm institute work
and a growing appreciation of the fact
that agriculture offers as wide a field
and as rich returns for a man with
brains and education as any Of the so
called professions. Invention has rob
bed the farm Of most of its pitiful
drudgegy and made 1t possible TO do
fer-n work with dispatch. economy and
pleasure Guide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02

The efici-R= - kerosene eTnulzissa
depends on how it is made The most
important part Is the agitation Of the
materials. Simply stirring the mixture
xIlI not answer. as violent agitation,
By pumping the liquid back into itself.
is necessary. Use soft water. avoid that
containing lime. and also use plenty Of
soap. An excellent method Is 70 shave
8 half pound Of soap and add to It a
gallon Of boiling water. Let the water
boil until the soap is dissolved and then
remove the vessel from the fire. Next.
add two gaIloas Of kerosene and gill
Of crude carbolic acid. while the wafer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02
Feaches Shipped to Lona ON,

J. III. Hale. the Connecticut and
Georgia peach grower, experiment.
ed IN sending fruit to Europe
with unlooked-for success. BY putting
the fruit into cold storage at once on
picking and keeping it cool all the
way across the ocean, he delivered
it in as good condition in London as
in New York. 1t found ready
sale there, and netted from 2J to 90
per cent. A mistake was made in
shipping the first lot that went over.
The train was late and reached Jersey
City only two hours before the steam
er sailed from New York. The Penn
sylyania road got him a special tug.
and the cars were taken to the ship.
In the haste of loading the paper
wrapped and specially prepared peach
es were overlooked and those were
taken on board which had been in
tended for sale at home as seconds
Springfield Republican.
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ne IS CAPTAIN. SHE STEERS.

1t was a random rhymer,
Blithe-hearted as the May.
Who .plucked the Towering climber
Along the river way;
1t was the ferryman's daughter,
With gypsy rose and tan,
Who ferried DER the water
This straying minstrel man.
Her hair had purple tintings
Above her seashell ear;
Her eyes had starry glintings,
Her laugh was lyric clear.
He listened and he fingered
Oils tryst was one with faith.D
Till eve, the fairy-fngered,
Had shut days sunset gate.
Thus oft thy met thereafter,
At last no more to part.
For love Tor was it laughterD
Had shared the rhymer's heart.
And now upon life's ocean
The twain together float;
He's captain--that's his notion.
But she still steers the boat.
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is hot, and briskly sg1tate usltil the re.
suit Is substance having be appear
ance of rich cream. Ii rellIires about
ten minutes to agitate the paixtllre, as
no free kerosene should be- noticed.
When cold add twenty gallfns Of soft
water and spray with nozzle. The car
bolic acid is not included In the usual
formula, but it would be found of adj
vantage. Use the crude acid mot the
refined, which is cheap substance.
Kerosene and crude carbolie acid will
not mix with water. but both sub
stances form an emulsion with strong
SOapSuis.
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For Lifting Wagon Boxes.

Ivan Densmore of La Sale County.
Illinois, sends Iowa Homestead a
sketch of a device which he uses for
lifting off wagon boxes and racks. An
ordinary cedar post was peeled and
made smooth so as to answer for i
windlass, which is put in the wagon
shed as shown In the illustration. Holes
have been bored through the post
through which are thrust hickory levers
for doing the lifting. A system of ropes
is adjusted as will be seen In the Illus
tration, and when the two swings are
arranged under the box, one at the
front and the other at the rear, wind
ing of the windlass will lift the box off
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-02

A weak fence makes a weak farmer.
Don't let the noon hour eat Up the
other ten.
Keep a cat for the rat ard the pig
may get fat
Rats in the crib give the teams pains
In the ribs.
One fat COW is worth po5r coach
and scrubby six
A big farm sets too many chairs to
the dinner table.
A razorback hog is a bad beast to
ride to dinner on.
The corn row viii not be straight If
you look behind you.
A little salt on the farm helps to
put salt In the dish.
Elbow grease and seIf-denial will
make a farmer rich on trial.
Some hens VIII do a dimes worth OF
cackling ever a cents worth OF eggs.
The best coddling moth trap hrs not
been patented. 1t is the jaws of pig.
The farmer that burns nlucL gun.
powder viii soon md hole in his
pockeab0ok.
waste leads TO want, and Ersnt leads
we; before you start consider which
way to 60
Double the manure pile and yor msy
double the crop. II is better than buy
ing new farm.
II all that Is wasted in the kitchen
could get back TO the farmer the farm
CT would get rich.
II you have a jumping coW Ok a
pickle barrel for her TO jump Into and
she won't jump long
If nine-tenths Of the dogs tails were
emf of 10 the ears. rhe country TFouid
be better on a thousandfold-
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FALLAcY OF A FACE
RANFIELp holds that the be.

y.
= ginning of his courtship was
~ unIaue: but that may be Gran
aeld's one sided view. 1t was the night
of the hunt ball; and he leaned against
a pillar In the dancing room. AT no
time dancing man, on this occasion
ne was excessively bored; he was out of
sorts, the band was too loud; the crush
was too great He thought regretfully
Of his fine library fire and shiveringly
OF the long drive home.
After FIVE minutes of abstraction a
man touched him on the shoulder.
"Hullo, Cranfleldw he said. Been
looking for you. Counting on you to
see that Lady Marche dances"
The speaker darted into the crowd
aud Cranfield returned to his thoughts.
He fixed his eyeglass into his eye aAd
glanced slowly around.
Some men are so beastly optimis
tic" he said in his own mind.
At the end of the room he had caught
distorted glimpse Of Lady Marche.
He gazed at her for a space; then
his eyes wandered and his ideas came
TO a sudden halt Round about him he
saw preoccupation settled upon groups
az men; he saw heads turned toward
the door. Following a very human inn
mise he turned his own In the same
direction. He was not inquisitive but
the desire to know is quite as infec-
lious as disease.
In brief space the crowd about the
entrance parted and his curiosity melt
I'd before another feeling-a feeling as
rand. II Infinitely more strong. He
closed his eyes; then he readjusted his
glass.
IL was Creighton-TommyC Creighton
and his wife. He watched them move
slowly up the room. and as they moved
ne felt, rather than heard. the admira-
ton that hummed in their wake He
took long look: then he leant back
against the pillar. seeking to realize ex-
actly where he stood.
He had seen her before--once before.
That point alone wrought self-distrust.
He had called one day with Bisher-
threpe and she had given them tea. His
verdict had been. Extremely pretty.
sarcastic and trife cold" lie re-
called the criticism with a guilty pang.
and wondered whether 1t cGtsld be the
dress But he had never guessed a
-isiils in his life.
He screwed in his eyeglass and leant
stlll further back lie saw Creighton
Introduce ro0r men Then his control
gave way. He forced an opening In
the crowd: but when he reached her
side and scope his voice had a tone that
even TO him WAS new
MAY | have the pleasure27 z
She looked up with Just the faintest
surprise. Then her eyes fell on the fac
Ing of his red cost. aud she smiled-the
rriendliest and most perfect smile he
had ever seen. He realized with shame
that he had never known TIL then thar
basel eyes had shadows and reflections.
and positively shone With light.
81" She hesitated and glanced
ground.
She smiled again. and held out her
rard. Y can give you No. ;" she said.
~Wia you pat down your namey~
NO, { IS also free-.H be said.
MAY I-y'
You may.
The words seemed the frankest aud
most delightful he had ever heard.
There IS nothing II the world 50 viy.
H;ys.sS as hope. Granted gave the next
ahrse DIS 10 Lady Masche. His las.
sstude was gone. In single moment
NE shifting crowd had hec. me the uuf
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E5I iiTFfI
-.sls.- Csg n l|lIIfigylns No

fence and properly braced to kold the
wire taut, and in this opening made
between the posts has been made
semi-circle composed of some lath
fence, which is staked to the ground
and made fast. One can pass through
the semi-circle and thus keep out any
of the stock that is In the pasture.
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A Practical Fruit Drier.

A practical fruit drier that can be
ordered at any tin shop III made Of
desired size Of ordinary galvanized iron
with provision for holding several
trays. These trays are made of wood
in the shape of shallow box, open at
the top and the bottom formed OF
wooden stats. to allow the heat to rise
but sufficiently close so the fruit will
not drop through For drying corn cut
from the cob. spread piece OF cheese
cloth over the bottom Of each tray. The
drier is set upon cook stove.--Field
and Farm.
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ARELY do cur
rent fashions in
house dresses find
expression in high
ly wrought models,
nor is severity
their characters
tic. Rather are
they marked by an
attractive simple
ity from which
novelty of cut or
finish may or may
not stand out. On
the whole, few
novel fancies are
displayed in this
field. To put them
there would be.
you see, carrying
fine wares to the
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WHERE EDGAR ALLEN poE LIVED.
vsagic Story Of the Fordham Houee,
Where His Wife Died.

vsagic Story Of the Fordham Houee,
Where His Wife Died.
Few homes associated with men OF
Senius have attracted more sympa-
thet,c and melancholy interest than
the little cottage in Fordham. n. Y.
where the bitter tragedy of Edgar
Poe's life was played nearly to the
eid.
he established himself at Fordham
ir 1916 with his young wife and her
mother, TIE long-suffering and patient
MRS. GLENN. hoping by his work on
various newspapers and magazines in
tie great city near by to make enough