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Waits for His Master.

Hello. Ribs. he amt on this train"
Thus brakeman or baggagemaster
greets big black and white dos
which every evening trots down to
the station in a small Pennsylvania
town to meet the train on which his
master used to come home.
Ribs master has not come home or
the train for many months. He was
conductor of train which was
wrecked, and was killed. But Ribs
has never missed train He stands
on the platform wagging his tail, his
tongue hanging out, an expression of
anxious hope in his eyes, waiting for
his master.
When one of the trainmen explains
He amt on this train the red
tongue goes slowly back into the big
mouth. the strong jaws close, the
shaggy tail drops and Ribs turns and
walks back to his kennel. But on the
following day he appears promptly
in time for his masters usual train.
aDd waits until some one of the pity.
ing train hands tells him, He ART
come in yeti"
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Sentence Sermons.

Folly pays the orchestra.
All would be great by adoption.
Money makes the automobile go.
Hope is the salvation of happiness.
Do good, tho others do you-good.
Respect and love are twin brothers.
Love gets cold feet at a shiftless
fireplace.
Beware of the dog-he may not be
disinfected.
The blessings of health are best told
by sickness.
Wealth cannot put golden name.
plate on the heart.
FAme is transitory; the memory OF
mother, everlasting.
God made the universe, and the
trusts pre-empted his handiwork.
An unmarried man may marry, but
married mans goose is cooked!
The rifles run to still water: indis.
Greet youth to wisdom and the tran
guilty of old age.
When hungry. beg of the man whose
looks suggest he may have been hun.
CRY himself some day The rich. hav.
ing always been fed, cannot appre-
ciate the cravings Of non-sustenance.
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the fitted foundation can be used
whenever desirable. At the neck
is fancy stock and deep, point
ed cuffs finish the sleeves. When
a palmer waist is desired the yoke
collar can be omitted and the waist
made with yoke fronts and plain back
as shown in the small cut.
The waist consists of the fitted foun-
dation, fronts, back and yoke collar.
The fronts are gathered at their upper
edges and again at the waist line and
meet the yoke, but the back is plain
across the shoulders. The yoke collar
is quite separate and is arranged over
the waist. the closing being made in
visibly The sleeves are the favorite
ones that form full puffs below the ell
bows and are finished with deep, point
ed cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is Az yards 81
inches wide, 3k yards 81 inches wide
or yards "A inches wide.
The pattern 4627 is cut in sizes for
misses of -, IA and 16 years of age.
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Cling street. These new edifices were
for the most part used as business
places, the sorts of commerce being
but two-"general merchandise, :"
which meant chiefly saddles and fire.
arms, and that other industry of new
lands which tlaunts under such sign
boards as the Lone Star, the Happy
Home, the Quiet Place, the Cowboys
Dream and such descriptive nomencla-
ture. OF fourteen busines houses, nine
were saloons, and all these were pros
porous.
One by one. then in a body, as
though struck by panic, the white
tents of the railroad labOrers van
ished, passing on yet farther to the
West. only the engineers remaining
at Ellisville and prosecuting from the
haven of the stone hotel the work Of
continuing the line. The place of the
tents was taken by vast white-topped
wagons. the creaking cook carts of
the cattle trail. and the van of the
less nomadic man. 1t was the begin.
ming of the great cattle drive from
the Southern to the Northern ranges,
strange. wild movement in Ameri.
can life which carried in its train a
set Of conditions as vivid and peculiar
as they were transient
Ellsville lay at an eddy in the
Plains and gathered toll of the
strange driftwood which was then
atloat. Though the cbutcs at the rail.
way were busy. yet other herds of
cattle passed Ellisville and wandered
on north. crowding at the heels of
the passing Indians. who now began
to see their own cattle to be doomed.
The main herd of the buffalo was
now reported to be three or four DAYS
drive from Ellisville, and the men
who killed Cor the railroad camps ut
tered loud complaints. The skin
hunting still went on. Great wagons,
loaded with parties of rough men,
passed on out, bound for the inner
haunts. where they nigh. still find
their prey. The wagons came creak-
ing back loaded with bales of the
shaggy brown robes, which gave the
skin-hunters money with which to
join the cOwmen at the drinking
places. Not sinless was this society
at its incipiency. In any social at.
mosphere good and evil are necessary
concomitants. Sinless men would
form community at best but perish
able. Tolerance, submission. patriot
ism so called, brotherly love so
named-all these things were to come
later, as they have ever done in the
development of communities. builded
mainly upon the foundation of in
div.dual aggressiyeness and individual
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q Noteworthy the ould Forty-siv-
enth-yis, more, I'll say ye might be a
officer in the guards, or in the Rile
Irish itself, b'gad, yes, sir!-Curly, ye
divvil. what do ye mean by putin
me friend on such a brute, him the
first day in the land? And, Ned, how
are We goin' to like it here. me boy?"
Franklin wiped his forehead as he
replied to Battersleigh's running fire
of salutations.
We'll. Battersleigh," he said. 81
must say I've been pretty busy ever
since got here, and so far as l can
tell at this date, I'm much disposed to
think this is strange and rather rap
i'd sort of country you've got out
here.
Best d--n pilgrim ever hit this
rodeo" repeated Curly, with convic-
ton
shut up, Curly, ye divvil!" said
Battersleigh. Come into the house,
the both of you. It's but a poor house,
but ye're welcome An welcome ye
are, too, Ned, me boy, to the New
World"
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Beautiful Table Linens.

The array of beautiful table liners
shown this season is simply bewilder.
ing. Center pieces and doileys, which
three dozen, are shown in grass linen
with heavily embroidered white silk
borders in Chinese design upon spaces
of drawn work.
For general wear the Irish embroid.
cred linens are unequaled and in good
taste. The mosaic effect seems to be
new feature in the drawn work, and
is very neat and dainty. In some in
stances the pattern is worked about a
design in fruit and flowers, and these
are outlined in silk.
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Military Coat.

Military coats are the fancy of the
season and are peculiarly smart worn
with skirts of plaid. The costume
shown combines one of the latest
models in black cloth with the char
acteristic gold buttons, and Il plated
skirt OF blue and green plaid that is
most effective. The coat is an emf
Eently desirable one and includes a
cape Of novel sort with fiat collar
that gives the broad. dropping shoul-
der line. The skirt is plated and
Joined to yoke at sides and back
that avoids all bulk over the hips.
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he was the guiding mind in the al
fairs of the odd partnership which
now sprang between him and his
friend. Battersleigh would have lived
till autumn in his tent, but Franklin
saw that the need of a house was i'm
mediate. He took counsel OF Curly,
the cowboy. who proved guardian and
benefactor. Curly forthwith pro-
duced workman, a giant Mexican. a
half-witted moso, who had followed
the COW bands from the far South
west, and who had hung about Curly's
own place as a sort of menial, bound
to do lnquestionably whatever Curly
bade. This curious being. very CO.
lossus of strength, was found to be
Possessed of certain knowledge in
building houses after the fashion of
that land-that is to say, of sods and
earthen unbaked bricks-and since
under his masters direction he was
not less serviceable than dociie, it
was not long before the claim" Of
Battersleigh was adorned with COM
Portable house fit for either winter or
summer habitation.
Even in the first year" the settler
of the new West was able to make
his living. He killed off the buffalo
swiftly, but he killed them in num-
bers so desperately large that their
bones lay in uncounted tons all over
a desolated empire. First the hides
and then the bones Of the buffalo gave
the settler his hold upon the land.
which perhaps he could not else have
won.
Franklin saw many wagons coming
and unloading their cargoes of
bleached bones at the side of the
railroad tracks. There was a market
for all this back in that country which
had conceived this road across the
desert. Franklin put out a wagon at
this industry, hauling in the fuel and
the merchandise of the raw plains. He
bought the grim product of others who
were ready to sell and go out the ear
lier again.
Meantime the little town added
building after building along its strag-
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GirdIes Now Show Manv Buckles

Girdles in suede, with long buckle;
back and front, are extremely popular
The draped sirdles of satin, silk or
cloth have buckles on each side, as
well as in the back and front. These
buckles are connected with tiny chains
which reach from one to the other.
Handsome jeweled buttons are used
instead of buckles on some of the
smartest belts. Leather belts in tan.
green and red are handsome. Elastic
belts of various widths are in favor, as
are also kid belts, which can be en-
broidered or hand painted by the in.
genious maid or matron.
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\ % hz6MN6 6& y
&e a. *

absolutely fresh and even day s
wear in London's foggy atmosphere
takes their first charm away. Some
of the prettiest evening gowns in the
shops have long lace sashes, while for
the shoulders any number OF dainty
scarves of lG re are to be seen in fine
design, sometimes decorated with rib
bon or jewel work, and just as often
left plain. | think that lace adorned is
more or less spoiled, and most lace
lovers will agree with me. There are
however, numbers of people who like
to 'gild refined gold" and to them the
bejeweled varieties of lace will appeal
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No Love Of God in a Footnote

DR.. Charles Parkhurst of New York
believes in people saying just what
they mean. and says he has a horror
of footnotes. Whenever see a foot
note ne says. Il am always remind
ed of a certain Presbyterian church
meeting. One statute drawn I'D per-
tanned to the love of the Almighty,
and it was stated in the rigid, old
fashioned Presbyterian style, with
more of sternness than love in it.
One of the more gentle Presbyterian
brethren suggested that foot-note be
added, mitigating somewhat the
harsher statement. Then up jumped
the Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby. Il OBJ
ject. gentlemen he said. I will not
have the love Of God put in a foot
note"
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CHAPTER ViiI.
The Beginning.

Franklin's foot took hold upon the
Soil of the new land. His soul reached
out and laid hold upon the sky, the
harsh flowers, the rasping wind. He
gave, and he drank in. Thus grew
the people OF the West.
Think you, Ned, my boy" said Bat
tersleigh, one day. as they stood at
the tent door-"think you. this old
gray world has been inhabited mil
lion years, by billions of people. and
yet here we have chance to own a
part of it, each for himself here, at
this last minute of the worlds life,
Do you mind that, what it means?
Never you think a chance like that'l
last forever Yet here we are, before
the law, and almost antedatin' the
social lice. It's the beginnin', man,
it's the very beginnin' of things,
where we're standin' here, this very
blessed day of grace. It's Batty has
travelled all his life, and seen the
lands. but never did Batty live till
now!"
"It's grand" murmured Franklin,
half dreamily and unconsciously re-
peating the very words of his friend.
as he had done before.
Yet Franklin was well bitten of the
ambition germ. 1t would serve him
to run only in the front rank. He was
not content to dream. He saw sthe
great things ahead, and the small
things that lay between. In week
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CHAPTER VII.-Continued.

Franklin had small notion of Curly s
locality, but he heard his voice. half
taunting and half encouraging. and
calling on his pluck as he saw some
hope of successful issue. he resolved
to ride it out if it lay within him so
10 do. He was well on with his reso-
luton when he heard another voice,
which he recognized clearly.
Good boy. Ned" cried out this
some locality yet vague. "R-ride the
divil to finish. me boy! Git up his
head, Ned. Git up his head! The
murderin'. haythin' brute! Kill him!
Ride him OUT"
And ride him out Franklin did, per-
haps as much by good fortune as by
skill, though none but shrewd horse
man would have hoped to do this
feat. Hurt and Jared, he yet kept
upright, and at last he did get the
horses head up and saw the wild per-
formance close as quickly as it had
begun. The pony ceased his grunt
ing and fell into stiff trot, with little
W pSloISSAhIS
quality. Franklin whirled him around
and rode up to where Battersleigh
and Curly had now joined. He was a
bit pale, but he pulled himself togeth-
er well before he reached them and
dismounted with good front of un-
concern. Batterslegh grasped his
hand in both his own and greeted him
with a shower of welcomes and of
compliments. Curly slapped him
heartily upon the shoulders.
You're all right, pardner," said
he. You're the d-dest best pill
grim that ever struck this place. an
l kin lick ary man that says differ'nt.
He's yore horse. now, shore"
And how do ye do Ned? God bless
ye." said Battersleigh moment later,
after things had become more tran
quill. I'm glad to see ye; glad as
ivver was in all me life to see a liv-
in soul! Why didn't ye tell ye was
comm. and not come ridin' like a
nurderin Cintaur-but ay, boy. ye're
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CHAPTER TX.
The New Movers.

Far away. across the wide gray
plain, appeared tiny dot, apparent
an unimportant fixture of the Land.
scapc. An hour earlier it might not
have been observed at all bv even
the keenest eye. and it would have
needed yet more time to assure an
observer even now that the dot wa
moving object. Presently an occa.
sional side-blown puff of dust added a
certain heraldry. and thus finally the
white-topped wagon and its ploddjug
team came fully into view, crawling
ever persistently from the East 10
the West.
Meantime, from the direction of the
north. there came travelling across the
prairie another cloud of dust more
rapid than that stirred up by the SLOW
moving emigrant wagon. Sam, the
stage driver, was crossing on his reg
ular blackboard trip from Ellisville 10
Plum Centre, and was now nearly
halfway on his journey. Obviously
the courses of these two vehicles
must intersect, and at the natural
point of this intersection the driver
of the faster pulled up and waited for
the other. Movers" were not yet so
common in that region that the stage
driver, natural news agent, mist not
pause for investigation.
The driver of the wagon, tall,
dark man. drew rein with grave sal
utation, his tired horses standing with
dropping heads while there took place
one Of the pregnant conversations Of
the plains.
"Mornin'. FRIEND" said Sam.
"Mornin', SIR" said the other.
Which way you headIn', friend"
asked Sam.
well, sir" came the answer, slow
ly, Il rather reckon you've got me
I've just been movin' on out. want
to locate, but reckon my team could
travel little further II they had TO- "
This with certain grimness in his
smile, as though he realized the whim-
sicality of the average motive which
governed in that day in quests like
his. is there much travel comm
through here this season." he re-
sumed, turning in his seat and resting
one foot on the wheel as he sat still
perched on the high wagon seat.
We'll" replied Sam, they amt so
much just yet. but they will be pretty
soon. You see. the Land Office is
about sixty miles east of here yet,
and folks is mostly stoppin' in there
Land around here is pretty much all
open yet. If they move the Land Of
flee to the track-end, of course all this
land will be taken up good deal
faster"
rs it good farmin' land around
here?"
Sure. Better'n it is farther west,
and just as good as it is farther east
Wheatll do well here, and it amt too
cold for corn. Best COW country on
EARTH
How is Ellisville doing now?"
"Bloomin'."
Yes, sir, SO heard farther back.
Is it goin' to be real town."
That's whatever! How can it help
it? It's goin' to be a division point
on the road. It's goin' to have all the
cattle-shippin' trade. After a while
it'll have all the farmin' trade. It's
goin' to be the town, all right. don't
you neglect that Yes, sir. Ellisville
is the place!"
Which way are You bound, sir?'
asked the stranger. still sitting, ap-
parently in thought, with his chin
resting on his hand.
Go be continued.)
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Appropriate JeweIry for Mourner

Appropriate JeweIry for Mourners.
Women in mourning have so long
been denied the wearing of jewelry of
any sort that they will welcome the
new jet novelties which fashion de-
crees as appropriate for them.
Jet buckles for belts and hats. hat
pins of jet and pins and chains of jet
have taken the place of the dull black
beads and other accessories SO popu-
lar few months ago.
Nor are these jet things to be worn
only by those in mourning, for they
are much in favor with women who
wear black on occasions. because it is
becoming.
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Copyright. 1903. by Western NewspapeI
Union.
Maxim Yer "Pjtcher,"
Gee. Did we ever make yer pitcher in
III snow?
TumbliE' h..ck'ards with n snicker az
We go
Flat upon tn snow drifts breast?
While Yer mo seq. "I'll be blest
i:f that boy don't ketch his DEATH
CALM We all out u breath,
Come right in here!''
Gosh, Did We ever make Yer pitcher in
tn srow.
Printin' from yer old coon cap clean 10
yer toe?
Sink in almost 'bove yer head.
Jest cZZackly like mas bed:
While tn snow. all down yer neck
Never bothers We a speck.
Because its fun.
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Jewel Trimmed Lace,

Lace is the fashion of the moment.
and is by no means inexpensive wear.
says a writer in Home Chat | have
recently seen some delightful little
lace ties for wearing with fur coat !;
some are ready made up in bows. 9th
ers are nat: for Just as some men pre-.
fer to tie their own evening bows. so
do many women like to arrange their
neck adornment for themselves. For
winter wear these ties and wells Of
lace are dear wear, for they must be
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centrifusence. Having arrived rr
wave scented kerchiefs betwee, ~
and the thought of such beginu;1s
of our prosperity. Having lost to1
Of the earth, having lost sight of ,ae
sky. we opine there could ha~e ber1
small augur in land where ea.r
man found joy in an earth and s.g
which 10 him seemed his own. The
were those who knew that jov an
who foresaw its passing, yet thry
were happy.
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Elk DFsR II.
What! Didn't ever make yer pitcher in
tn snow!
Can't tell what OF joy you've missed, now
l jest know.
Makes yer red -pus -kles pure .
Course 1t dOes 1t does fer sure.
Drives away tn grip-and Group
Jest skedaddles with whoop.
Most scared t death!
Wel' Did ye ever make yer pitcher IN
tn snow?'
Thus seq to sister Sue a week ago
Then she up and tried 1t too!
Mister! how tn snow drift flew!
Got into her shoes an head
Now she's drea ful sick in bed
Jest like girl!
Say! Girls can't make much OF a pitcher
not a tail.
Don't look nothin like human where
they fall,
''rain't got legs 'er arms complete
Jest great big blotch. an feet!
Takes a boy. with ringin' shout
Fallin' down all spraddled out.
T. make snow pitchers!
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4628 Child's Tucked

is adapted to the hours of play and to
simpler materials.
The dress consists of front and
back, the tucks forming the yoke, with
full sleeves that are tucked above the
elbows in conformity with the latest
style. The bertha is circular and ar.
ranged over the dress on indicated
lines and at the lower edge is a gath
cred frill.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size G. years. is :
yards 81 inches wide, 2A yards 81
inches wide or 3 yards "A inches wide,
with 54 yards of insertion to trim rs
illustrated in the medium size.
The pattern 4628 is cut in sizes for
children of l, and 4 years of age.
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To make the coat for woman of
medium size will be required 4A
yards of material A or 35s yards so
inches wide. to make the skirt 5A
yards "A or 5 yards so inches wide. A
May Manton pattern Of the coat No.
4610, sizes SO to 40 or of skirt No.
426o, sizes % to so, will be mailed to
for each.
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ChiId's Tucked Erock,

Wee tots are always charming In
frocks of dainty material simply made.
The very pretty little model shown is
tucked to form yoke and can be fin
iShed plain or with the bertha as pre-
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ferred. The original
is made of fine
nainsOOk with trim
ming of embroid-
cry, but all fabrics
used for the dress
es of little children
are appropriate.
With the bertha
the frock becomes
suited to dress oc-
casions, without it
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Curiosity Rampant.

3ings-"What in the world is the
matter down at the Methodist church?
When l came by saw a great crowd
pressing toward the front door over
which was the sign: Danger! Keep
Odt!'"
Wings-"Smart young fellow. that
new minister. He put up that sign to
draw a big congregation to hear bis
morning sermon."
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The Sesame.

Piercing the azure of Heavens blue.
Where doth the Ladder of Fame lead to I
Ioes it's top rest 'painst Diana's tower?
3emple of Ephes, 5? Vesta's hover?
High in castle of wondrous gems.
Is there a crown with its diadems?
Why do men struggle in hope and hate.
Specks on the ladder. toward their Fate ?
Why not rejoice in the roses now?
Are they not laurel enough for the orow
Up midst the stars in the azure blue.
Where doth the Ladder of Fame lead to ?
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shirt waist includes
a novel yoke collar
that gives the de-
sired dropping line
and also a narrow
vest effect at the
front. AS illustrat-
ed it is made of
white merceriZed
vesting and is un-
lined, but all waist
ing materials are
=
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Leads to the sky's immortality;
Where. in a carol of rhapsody
Love hath its being. Ecstatc bliss.
Leadeth the way to woman's kiss
Straight to her love and the right to
shield
Her from the storms that the Wind Gods
WELD.
Leads to a Home and to baby curls.
Peace. and the joy that Success unfur!s
Leads. mid the stars. to an endless
name
THIS is the crown Of the Ladder of Farne!
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Misses Shirt Waist,

Long shoulder effects always are be-
coming to young girls and are seen in
the latest models for odd waists as
well as frocks and coats. This stylish
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Cleaninu laces.

Delicate white laces may be cleaned
by laying them smoothly on white
paper and covering them with mag
nesia; put another paper over this.
and place them between the leaves of
book for several days. Then brush
out the magnesia with a brush and
the lace will be found much improved
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Readers Of this paper can secure any May
Manton pattern Illustrated above by filling out
all blanks in coupon, and mailing. with 10 cents,
TO E. L. Harrison & Co, s. Plymouth Place, Chi.
cago Pattern will be mailed promptly
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Write plainly Fill out all blanks. Enclose
loc- Mail to T. E. Harrison Co. Is Plymo ltb
Place. Chicago.