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Ansteys cheeks flushed with anger. He was not sure whether to write back an an- swer and return Mrs. Brown her money, or to make further Inquiries about Carlo and then reply to the letter.
 "They must have been cruel to him, he said to his mother. "Carlo was too well bred to run away unless he was ill-treated. Prob ably Mrs. Brown didn't treat him badly, but somebody on her place did"
 Anstey was positive that Carlo had some good reason for leaving his home. It did not occur to him that Carlo would return to his old home, aud after few days he tried to forget all about his lost pet.
 It was fortnight after this when Anstey was leaving his uncle's store to go home for dinner that he heard q strange commo- ton down the street. There was crowd of people running, and many were wildly shout Ing and crying. Like any other boy Anstey was immediately interested, and he started on a run to see what had caused the disturb ance.
 Half way down the street he could dstln- guish the cry of Mad dog Mad dogl"
 There was a queer sensation n Anstey's breast nt hearing this shout He had never seen a mad dog. and he increased his pace. When be reached the crowd he saw that they were chasing and pelting dog covered with foam and lather Stones. sticks and other missiles were being thrown at the dog.
 The animal was vainly trying to escape the crowd, but whenever he stopped 10 face the pursuers they all turned and fled. They were ns much afraid of him as the animal was of them Finally, the animal was cornered in one end of the street where it had to turn on the crowd or be pelted to death.
 But 1t chose neither of these courses It jumped over one of the high iron fences and landed fin a yard where small child was playing The dog was unmistakably dam
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Godet Stories At Point Of Tbe Sword
BY WILLIAM WALLACE wHITELoCK.

tenants left over after the distribution of company captalncies. Thus only through the absence of number of higher ranking lieu tenants could Loomls be sent to the sixth company. One day, however. soon after the diseontinuance of squad drill, this contin- gency occurred, and Carson found himself under the watchful eye of his former in- structor.
 Fourth exercse Shoulder. front. rearI Head up. stomach In. MT. Carson,'' mu-- mured Shorty" in imitation of Loomis' sepulchral tones, loud enough for the neigh boring cadets to hear, and ripple of laugh ter passed through the ranks
 For while everything went smoothly. The new cadets were still little slow in grasp ing commands. but not enough so to cause confusion. Shorty was the right rear file of the next to the last set of fours and dI- rectly next to a quiet. lnoffensive boy by the name of Parsons. who later proved so vau- able member of Henry Haswelps tug Of war team. Military life was foreign to ths temperament of Parsons. despite his desire to be good soldier. and In consequence he not infreouently made mistakes and was be- hind hand In obeving orders.
 Close up. MT. Parsons!"
 Be quicker with that gun, Mir Parsonsw
 Such were the admonitlons constantly be- Ing given by Loomis. who had evidently made it his special calling in life to watch TOT the boys mistakes. Not word did the culprit venture in reply. keeping his eyes immovably fixed on the collar of the cadet Tn front of him, as be had been taught to do
 Close up, sir" and 10 accentuate his words, Loomis gave q sharp prick with hIs sword to the fieshy part of the offenders s leg.
 "Ouchr' cried Parsons in suppressed pain, and he sprang forward so sharply that be trod on the heels of the next cadet
 "Get off my heels. you chump." growled the boy he had trod on, and poor Parsons fell back Into place with the feeling that the world was against him. Five minutes later he again came under the ban of Loomis' dis pleasure. and again he received reminder from the ever-ready swordpoint.
 ''shorty's" blood began to boil. He knew that 1t was against regulations for an officer to touch an inferior, and that Loomis would
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HOW TO FLOAT
 C0RKS VERTICALLY

A wash basin or bathtub and seven corks are all the apparatus needed for this experiment, and it will, hope, be none the less interesting on account of Its sim pncity.
 The problem is, then. how to cause these corks to float vertically.
 Everybody knows that an ordinary cork being considerably longer than 1t Is broad Is forced to float, when put In water, upon It's long side. How can we make 1t float upon its head?
 Place one of the corSs on end on the ia. ble; surround 1t with the other six, all upon end: take these seven corks com pactiy in one hand and plunge them under water, so as to moisten them completely.
 Remove your hand and let them take their own position in the water.
 The water that has penetrated the corks will cause them to cling together, because their united width Is greater than their length.
 This effect ol capillary cohesion amusing ly demonstrates that "in union there Is strength.
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Rnstey's "Mod Dog" .-.
BY GEORGE nrHELBERT WALSH.

''I don't want to sell him. said Anstey stout1y, the tears almost in his eyes. But I'm going to the city to work, and can't take him along"
 T should think not; dogs ain't much use In the city; they're always homesIck for the country"
 "Then if sell him you'll give him a good home and see that he doesn't fall into cruel hands7"
 "of course will. my boy. I'm not cruel to animals You say he's a gentle and affec- donate dog7'
 The lady stepped down from her carriage and patted Carlo. The dog licked her hand, and then looked mp at Anstey to see If if was all right. Anstey stopped to hide biinding tear, and said:
 ''Yes, Carlo, she'll be good to you and you must be good to her.
 As if he understood this comma nd, the dog whgged his tall and licked the hand which patted him with renewed fervor.
 Well, I suppose I'll take him. Will he follow me home?"
 Anstey gulped back something hard in his throat and asked:
 Did you want to take him today?''
 Why, certainly I can't call again" half hour later, when Anstey walked up to the house. he tried to look brave and unconcerned Meeting his mother at the door. he said:
 well, Carlos gone. That Mrs. Brown took him"
 Mrs. Bellows tried to answer cbeerfully, but her own voice had little catch in 1t. 'I'm sure Carlo will have a good home with
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not have dared to abuse an old cadet In this manner. Tn an Instant the boys determina- tion was formed to give Loomis lesson such as he would not easily forget. Delib- erately therefore. he began to lag behind the line. inviting reprimand from the enemy.
 Sergeant report Mir. Carson for con tinued outrageous and wilful disobedienee of orders"
 shorty" might have been q block of stone 90 far AS regards the heed he gave to Loomis' words.
 If you don't close up there. I'll find way to make youi" cried Loomis. beside himself with anger.
 How" asked the offender. tauntingly.
 "How7-l'll show voul" said the peanut lieutenant between his teeth. and moment after a quick. sharp pain In his right leg told Shorty that he had at last provoked his enemy 70 the point desired. The prick, how ever. was deeper than LoomIs had intended or Shorty" had expected. and instantly the boys plan of protest was forgotten and sprnging from the ranks. he swung his gun over his shoulder and swept 1t fercely In a circle toward Loomls' shns. which. had 1t struck them. it would undoubtedly have splintered them like a twig. As 1t was, l quick backward spring saved the legs. but | the gun coming into contact with Loomis sword. 1t was sent flying 30 feet in the air almost directly to the feet of Lieutenant l Deagan.
 1 You dare stick me againr' cried Shorty" now forgetful of everything but | the insult which had been offered him, land Ill--"
 Ten minutes later drill was over, and Shorty" mounted to his room to put away his gun.
 Well. guess I'm in for the jug this | time. sure" he remarked phiIosophically to his roommate, as he took off his belt. Let me have that paper-hacked novel. will you, ] you were reading yesterday, and I'll stuff it under my shirt SO as to have something to read, anyhow. Keep my memory green"
 But to "Shorty's" astonishment, "Obser vant' Oscar. as the cadets had styled the factotum and quasI-policeman of the acad- 1 emy, did not come that evening to request
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only known this earlier Carlo need never have been sold. That night when he walked home he kept asking himself If there could be my possible chance of buying Carlo back.
 Mrs. Bellows was as much Interested in Carlos future as Anstey, and she immedi- ately helped him to prepare letter to send to Mrs Brown. She even offered to pay more for Carlo than they had received for him. It would seem so much more like their old home to have Carlo to take walks with, and on holidays they could go out into the country with him.
 It was a feverish, anxious five days that Anstey waited for reply to hls letter. Then when he opened 1t his face fell with dlsap- poinfment. The letter said. in part:
 Carlo Is no longer with me. If he was would gladly sell him to you. for he ran away every chance he had. The last time he disappeared l did not try 10 find him. l think you got the better of the bargain, for the most worthless of dogs Is runaway
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Ter. slE said. tpking Anstey by the Yrm and eading Nm to the supper table
 Yes Isuppose so; Autdoesn'tado dog want something besides al nomes mean-that ls"- A Sr
 ''Yes,' dear; he needs love, the same as boy, was the quick answer.
 Anstey was 14, and he was about to begin his lifework in the town where his future home would be. He and his mother would board with her sister in an apartment where dogs were decidedly out of place. Mrs. Bel lows had dreaded to speak to Anstey about selling Carlo, but there seemed no way out of the difficulty. Carlo could not be taken to the city, and as he was valuable dog they had decided they needed the money he would bring if sold.
 Anstey found his uncle's store in one of the best business streets of the city, but his nome was in less pretentious neighborhood, surrounded on all sides by great, towering apartment houses. During the first few
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his presence below stairs. nor the following morning, and nothing further was heard of the Incident. Nor did Shorty" ever learn what transpired between Lieutenant Deagan and Loomis during the latter's visit to the army officers room after the study hour.
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Punishment Of TantaluS

Put an ordinary chair, front downward, on the ground. Now ask some one to kneel on the lower back bar and to re-
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cover with his mouth a piece of candy or small article placed on the back of the uppermost part of the chair.
 1t seems very simple at first. but If the person attempting the experiment Is not very careful to crouch in such a way that the center of gravity falls back of the chair seat the chair will give him an un- pleasant tumble
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Case For Patterns.

A pattern case is a very useful ac-
cessory for the home seamstress. We
all know the Inconvenience of an over
flowing box, with the needed pattern
invariably at the very bottom. The
case requires strip of some heavy
material, such as cretonne or denim,
1 yard long and II inches wide. Three
strips of tape are put lengthwise of
this material equal distances apart.
The tapes are fastened down firmly
at spaces four inches apart and also
at the ends. Two long tapes are fas-
tened at one end, to tie the case when
rolled up. The case is bound with
tape, and the patterns are inserted by
slipping them under the lengthwise
tapes. Roll up and tie with the
strings.-Rural New Yorker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
How to Driuk water.

A beginning of kidney trouble lies in
the fact that people, especially women,
do not drink enough water. tumbler
of water slipped in the morning immedi-
ately on rising, another at night are
recommended by physicians. Try to
drink as little water as possible with
meals, but take glassful half an hour
to an hour before eating. This rule
persisted in day after day, month after
month, the complexion will improve
and the general health likewise. Water
drunk with meals should be slipped, as
we'll as taken sparingly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
.NARoLEoN,s. AWFUL HAND.

One Theory of the Great Mans Fail
ure at waterloo.
Napoleon, according to Alexander
Dumas, lost such battles as he did lose
because he wrote such flendish hand.
His generals could not read his notes
and letters, typewriting had not been
invented, and the trembling marshals,
afraid of disobeying and striving to in
terpret the indecipherable commands,
loitered, wandered and did not come up
to the scratch, or not to the right
scratch. Thus Waterloo was lost. Can
not you fancy Groucly handing round
Napoleon's notes on that sanguinary
Sunday? Il say" cries the marshal to
his aid-de-camp. 'is that word Gem
5louX or Wavre? Is this Butcher or
Bulow?" So probably Grouchy tossed
up for it, and the real words may have
been none of these at which he offered
his conjectures. Meanwhile OH the left
and center D'Erlon and Jerome and
Ney were equally puzzled and kept on
sending cavalry to places where it was
very uncomfortable Though our men
seldom managed to hit any of the cav
alters, firing too high and did no sort
of good. Napoleon may never have been
appraised of these circumstances. His
old writing master was not on the
scene of action. Nobody dared to say,
Sire, what does this figure of a cent?
ped mean, and how are we to construe
these two thick strokes thanked by
blots ?" The imperial temper was pep
perry; the great man would have torn
;,&
danced upon them. Did he not once
draw his pistol to shoot Il little dog
that barked at his horse? And when
the pistol missed fire the great soldier
threw it at the dog and did not hit him.
The little dog, retreated with the hon
ors of war.
Such was the temper of Napoleon,
and we know what Marlborough
thought of the value of an equable
temper. Nobody could ask Bonaparte
to write a legible hand, so his generals
lived Il life of conjecture as to his
meaning. and Waterloo was not sue
cess, and the emperor never knew why.
OF all his seven or eight theories of his
failure at Waterloo, his handwriting
was not one Yet if this explanation
had occurred to him Napoleon would
certainly have blamed his pens, ink
and paper. Those of Nelson at Copen-
hagen were very bad. IF your guns
are no better than your pens" said a
Danish officer who came in under
flag of truce before the fight and was
asked to put n message into writing,
you had better retire. Andrew Lang
in Longman's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Line. the Clothesbnslket.

To protect damp clothes from posi-
bic stains from n clothesbasket that
has seen many years usage 1 make n
loose removable lining, says a CORE
spondent Of American Agriculturist. l
use old sheets and always have two on
hand. Cut a piece the size and shape
of the bottom of the basket. Cut an
other piece as long as the circumfer-
ence of the basket at the top and as
deep as the sides and four inches more.
If the basket is round one, gather the
side lining after scanning up and sew
to the bottom piece. but If the basket is
of oval shape take two deep darts at
each end TO make the side lining fit the
bottom. Cut and bind two Sits four
inches from the top edge to slip the
handles through. turn over on the out
side. the superfiuous four inches, which
keeps the lining from slipping, and you
can always have a clean basket, no
matter how discolored or old it is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
umhrelIn NIendinr.

When tiny worn spots come to light
In favorite black or dark colored silk
umbrella, they can be mended neatly
by covering the place with black silk
courtplaster. Cut the plaster in little
round pieces slightly larger than the
holes to be mended, moisten and apply
on the inside of the open cover. If the
umbrella is saturated in a heavy show
er, the courtplaster must be applied
once more. incidentally it is allowing
an umbrella to dry while it is closed
and lie away in the folds which causes
these tiny cracks and holes in the
cover.
A still better way to mend these
Worn places, if one cares to take the
extra trouble, is to darken with black
ink glue which you know will defy
moisture. Only a small quantity need
be darkened, Apply this in thin coat
to some black silk cut out quite little
larger than is necessary for the court
plaster Apply on the inside of the UNI
brella with the umbrella open and set
it aside still open to dry. In this way
one can make an umbrella last much
longer than If the holes are neglected.
1t certainly proves economical to pur
chase good umbrella with a quiet
natural wooden handle whose appear
ance is always dainty and refined, for
the cover can be renewed for q dollar,
a good frame and handle outwearing
many pOvppS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
sICKROoM PHILOSOPHY.

Never confne Il patient to one room
if you can obtain the use of two.
Never play the piano to a sick person
if,you can play on strings or sing.
Never stand and fidget when a sick
person is talking to you. Sit down.
Never complain that you cannot get
a feeding cup if there is a teapot to be
had instead.
Never read fast to a sick person.
The way to make n story seem short
is TO tell it slowly.
Never judge the condition of your
patient from his appearance during a
conversation. See how he looks an
hour afterward.
Never put hot water bottle next to
the skin. Its efficiency and the pa
tents safety are both enhanced by
surrounding the bottle with flannel.
Never allow the patient to take the
temperature himself. Many patients
are more knowing than nurses where
there is a question of temperature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Hot Cross Buns.

In it's early days, when, it is to be
hoped, it was more toOthsome than it
is now, the hot cross bun played some
part in converting the people of these
islands to Christianity. Pagan England
was in the habit of eating cakes in
honor of the goddess of spring, and
Christian missionaries found that
though they could alter the views of
the people in reference to religious
matters they could not induce them to
withhold from the consumption of con-
fectionery. So they put the sign of the
cross upon The bun of the Saxon era
and launched it upon missionary enter
prise which has extended through the
Intervening centuries and survived till
now.-London Tit-BitS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
A Wet Umbrella.

Never leave an umbrella standing on
the point in the ordinary way when
wet. The water trickles down, spelling
the silk and making the wires rusty. 1t
is also a mistake to open it and leave 1t
standing, as this stretches the silk,
making it baggy so that it is impossi-
bic to fold it smoothly. The proper
way is to shake out as much of the
water as possible, then stand the UNI
brella on its handle to drain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
To Preserve salad Dressing.

To prevent the curdling of boiled
salad dressing mix teaspoonful of
flour with the sugar and mustard while
all three are dry. Then proceed with
the rule as usual. This will prevent
the dressing from curdling. Never
cook it too long over the fire. Over
cooking often curdles dressing that
would otherwise have been perfect
When removing it from the fire, set
the pan in a Lasin of cold water and
stir it until it has cooled a little. This
will make it more smooth and creamy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
tll.A,Ll
THE PIN ROX.

ing pieces of card with silk. They
should be the exact width of the box,
but half inch less in depth.
The lid is a straight piece of card, a
trifie smaller than the box, as it sinks
inside the box and rests ON the parti-
tons. 1t is padded at the top to form
a pincushion and is covered and lined
with silk. A tab of ribbon is sewed to
each end, so that it may be easily
raised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Comparison. &C odious.

Perkins, Jr.-Why don't We buy that
horse of Seth's, pop? He's got fine
pedigree.
Perkins, Sr.-Pedigree! The question
is, is he with anything? Why, boy,
them sassiety folks what comes here
in the summer has pedigrees.-Brook-
lVn Life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Rreaa Pudding.

Soak pint of stale bread in a quart
of cold milk for two hours. At the
end of that time mash the bread fine.
Beat together three tablespoonfuls of
slgar, a teaspoonful of salt and two
eggs Stir this into the bread and
milk Pour the mixture into an earth
en- pudding dish and bake IN slow
oven for three-quarters of an hour.
Serve with vanilla sauce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
A Barrier.

what have you in the way of beef
steak today?" asked the cheerful Gus.
toner who hadn't paid his bill.
WELL" replied the frank butcher, II
reckon about the only thing in the way
is its price ''-Baltimore News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
A Handy LittIe boz.

A long chocolate box makes a good
foundation for this pretty pin box.
Cover and line with silk, fixing it Ell
Their with vegetable glue or seccotine.
The little divisions in the ends are for
small pins. These are made by cover
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Investigatinr the Delny.

Sunday School Teacher-And it took
Noah 100 years to build the ark.
Street Arab-What was the matterf
Was there a strike?-Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
Mrs. Fred Wrath,
No. 22s Territorial Street Benton Harbor, Mich

hers, as are their ambitions,
triumphs and defeats.
Healthy women do not suf-
fer miscarriage nor does
a woman who is healthy
suffer fortunes at childbirth.
It is the woman who is all
ing-who has female weak
ness-who fears the ordeal
of becoming a mother. Wine
of Cardui builds up the wo-
manly in a woman. It stops
all unnatural drains and
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If it wasn't for silly hens the fox
would not have his reputation.-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-07
No. 22S Terrific

81 am pleased to give my
experience with Wine of
Cardai as l am very grateful
for its help. After my first
baby was born I could not
seem to regain my strength.
although the doctor gave me
a tonic which he considered
very superior, bot instead of
getting better / grew weaker
every day. My husband
came home one evening with
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sisted that take It for a week and see
what It would do for me. AS he seemed
to have so much faith IN IT did take the
imedicine and was very grateful to find
my strength slowly returning. In two
weeks was out Of bed and In month l
was able to take op my usual duties. /
am very enthusiastic Ia its praise"
TNW1OTHERHOOD is the noblest duty
NJ and highest privilege women
can achieve or aspire to. With
out this privilege women do not
get all there is in life-too often they
go through the world discontinued,
wrapped up in their own selfish cares
and troubles. How different is the
happy mother, watching her children
grow into manhood and womanhood.
A mother lives as many lives as she has
children-their joys and SORROWS are