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2 Winnie and The WdOVGr. 2
BY EMERic HvLME-eEAMAN.

"Of course" he admitted, with an
amiable smile.
Winnie was silent for a moment.
Then she looked up suddenly, fixing
her large, blue, childish eyes on the
Widower's distracted countenance.
II can't think" she protested,
what on earth ever made you marry
her."
The Widower withdrew his gaze
slowly from vacancy and let 1t rest
on her face with mild wonder.
you didn't know my wife," he re-
marked graphically.
Il don't see that that would have
helped to explain what made you
marry her." persisted Winnie.
at would have helped immensely"
he corrected. 1T would have afford
ed complete and satisfactory expla-
nation in fact"
Winnie shook her head.
"I don't understand" she admitted.
at has puzzled me ever since-es-
peclally as as" She fall
tered and blushed.
Exactly" said the Widower. "Es-
pecially as that was the case"
Don't be absurd" exclaimed Win
ME wrathfully. "All the same, I
should like to know" she added,
with true feminine pertinacity, what
made you marry her."
shall tell you?" he asked calmly.
"Do, please" entreated Winnie.
"She did," said the Widower.
"She did? What do you mean?"
81 mean that she made me marry
her." explained the Widower pa
tiently.
your wife?" demanded Winnie,
opening wide eyes of amazement up
on him.
"Yes. She was a woman of the
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Table Fruit Trees.

The little tree, gnarled and gray.
was only two feet high. yet in its
thick green foliage many small red
and yellow apples cleaned.
Yes, It is the very latest idea,-
said the florist. "We hope to have II
well under way in time for the social
season that begins at Easter We
hope to have ready for the market
the innumerable apples, peaches,
pears and oranges that are now be.
ing grown on dwarf trees in our
nurseries. The new idea is to bring
on the fruit, at dinners end, not
piled helter-skelter on a great dish,
but growing on its own tiny tree.
The guest extends her bare white arm
and plucks with her slim hand from
the tree the fruit she desires. Could
anything be more charming?
Our fairy groves of fruit trees
at the nursery are none of them over
two feet high. They vary in age
from three to seven years. A Jap.
anese taught us the dwarfing process.
OF course, this new idea won't catch
on unless the dwarf fruit are per.
feet. We haven't got them quite per.
feet yet. They are just shade sour.
But R0me wasn't built in a day.
New York Press.
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occurred to me that 1 was most
frightfully fond of you"
Oh" said Winnie, rising. "There's
the next dance beginning, and /"
"Sit down." said the Widower,
placing a OBTAINING hand on her arm.
Never mind the next dance. What
do you think l came here for to-
night? l didn't come to dance.
came to see you. l have been wait
ing to see you for-for months; but
they told me you were engaged, and
l kept away"
"I-I broke it off," she murmured,
looking down.
"Was-was he vegetarian"
asked the Widower anxiously.
Winnie raised her eyes TO his, and
her cheeks turned suddenly crimson.
"No, but |, -
The Widower gave a little triumph
ant laugh.
"My darling" he whispered in her
ear, 1--WE can make 1t up to each
other all the rest of our lives! THE
Sketch.
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"Cases have been known" he OBJ
served, in an impersonal tone,
"where there has been quite a re-
grettable absence of this particular
ingredient, l believe. For instance,
II your wife is vegetarian"
Food has nothing to do with mar
riage," retorted Winnie.
The Widower shook his head sadly.
you've not been married." he
sighed, $50 you don't know"
That's true" conceded Winnie
medtatively. 81 don't know-at
least not yet"
There's no reason why you
shouldn't" put in the Widower, with
sudden eagerness.
"Oh, but l am not sure that I want
to-" she objected.
"You would then enjoy the advan-
tage of being in a position to prove
your assertion" he urged.
About food?" she inquired inno-
Gently.
"And-the other things he
added. "The romantic beauty and
the blissfulness, you know"
"And supposing / found-when it
was too late-that l was wrong?"
she demurred
"You wouldn't" said the Widower,
with emphasis. You would find that
in your case-theory and practice
would entirely coincide. To begin
with, you-are not a vegetarian"
But" protested Winnie, "my hus-
band might insist upon making me
become one."
, II can answer for him." said the
Widower decisively. DO you know,
Winn's-by the way, you don't mind
my calling you Winnie do you?
You see, have known you ever since
you we're little baby"
You have known me Just six
years." corrected Winnie sternly.
"Since I was sixteen"
Really" said the Wldower in as.
tonishment. II fancied-I imagined
i was quite under the impression,
in fact, that l had known you muc.
longer"
well, you haven't" said Winnie.
And should think that's quite long
| enough"
"Quite," he agreed, "for the pur-
pose. And Winnie has always struck
me as being the very prettiest name
girl could have-Winnie."
II didn't say you could!" she ex-
claimed.
II have wonderful way of taking
things for granted" explained the
Widower airily. But, do you know,
it just occurred to melville you
were talking and while you were
showing me what a beautiful thing
marriage might be with sweet girl
| (who wasn't a vegetarian)- just
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&-DrefIY-
AA -Nmgs-
1g~m~Ws'5

Raincoats in rose color are particu,
larly fascinating.
Envelopes have pointed flaps rath.
er than square ones.
Hardly a collar, except the stiff
linen one, but has its ruche.
Green is very popular just now, es.
pecially as an accessory color.
Tucking plays a prominent part in
the waists and guimpes this winter.
Rose color is growing more and
more fayorite as shade for chill.
dren's garments.
All of the beautiful soft fabrics
are used for indoor wear where any
style of dressy gown is in demand.
Black and white gowns are SC
much worn Just now that Jet jewels
have been taken up by old and young
alike.
The fashions of to-day are emin.
emily youthful. They demand the
straight, Uniformed figure of the
school girl.
After all. there is d good deal tc
be said in favor of wearing bright
colors on a dark day when the world
itself is dark and gloomy.
Merely touch of the new metal
embroideries will transform gowr
that has always done good service
into one that is quite up to date.
Yellowish tones in the greens will
be noticeable. Reds are always at.
tractive for cooler days and we are
shown garnet, terra Gotta. old rose
and its ashes.
The apron or tablier effects seer
on trained gowns offer splendid op.
portunities for the rich trimmings
which are a feature OF our present
season.
The quaint Quaker bonnets are as
becoming. as far as | can see. for au.
tOmobile wear as those OF French de.
sign. They are covered with silb
and equally good as the others.
The fad for artificial flowers for
the corsage has reached proportions
beyond anything ever expected or an.
ticlpated even by the makers of these
beautiful blossoms so like the real
and SO much more lasting.
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Home Training.

Our old home culture. and, worse
still, the old home pieties, are dis
appearing. The church and Sunday
school have not kept pace with mod
ern pedagogy, and are losing their
hold on society at large. In the in
crease of hoodlumism, divorce, child
labor, luxury, and extravaganza,
there is a relaxation of moral muscle,
and in distress We are turning to the
schools to stem the tide of moral in
sufficiency. President Eliot said
spend more money for education;
but 1t is a mistake. We cannot trans
fer the duties of the home or of the
church to the school, In his social
environment, in the time he spends
out OF school, the child gets more ed
ucation or miseducation than he gets
in it. We have to come back to the
old idea OF having the parents purge
out the moral malaria.-Indianapolis
News.
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A Possible Reason.

One never knows just what is the
power behind the throne. The true
motive often lies buried deep under
a pile OF plausibilities. Perhaps the
clergyman in the skit taken from
London Opinion probed down to a
true spring OF action. The good par
son was summoned for driving his
automobile beyond the speed limit.
Now said the magistrate. "you
say you were going at only eighteen
miles an hour, but the constable still
declares you were travelling at thirty.
Now ! don't like to doubt either OF
you. Can you think why he declares
you were going at that rate? Is
there any grudge he owes your"
NO. replied the clergyman. mo. I
can't think OF anytbing-unless It is
that married him three years ago"
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Changes in business Mcthotls.

AS result of the panic there have
been many changes in business meth.
DDS, and where one was made By
those whose business It is to handle
money, as a matter OF coed business
policy 1t was 50 arranged that they
left a little more at home fer those
who are doing the handling. regard
less of the former proAt. For n long
while II has been the custcm of banks
In the large cities to charge an ex-
change on checks cashad or deposited.
In the smaller cities and towns where
the banking business was not so for
mally conducted the banks handled
deposits without cost TO the depos-
itors. Within the past year Il has,
however. become very generally the
custom for banks - caargs exchange
on all paper which they handle, and
IN some business this VIII cut quite
figure in the course o; a year.
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most extraordinary determination.
She was very rich, too" He sighed.
Money is such power" he added.
Then" said Winnie, with an air
of stern rebuke, ut was not love
match at all?"
well, perhaps not exactly what
you would describe as a love match, u
he conceded, although she pretended
to be very devoted to me. j may add
that she had rather remarkable
way of showing her devotion at all
times"
What sort of remarkable way?'
inquired Winnie, becoming interested
Did she pet you too much?"
Hardly too much?" replied the
Widower refiectively.. "You see the
poor girl had somewhat fiery tenn
per. She was terribly jealous-en-
tirely, oh, quite entirely without
cause" he fastened to add. "Never-
theless, she would not allow me on
any consideration to speak to a
woman under forty-five."
That must have been a great hard
ship" murmured Winnie.
Il could have supported it with
equanimity, he sighed. but she
latterly developed various uncomfort-
able eccentricities. Among other
things she became a vegetarian, and
compelled me to live on herbs like
herself. She embraced the absurd
theory that two meals a day were
enough for human beings to subsist
upon. and from that moment / never
knew what 1t was not to feel hungry.
1t was this practice. believe, that
eventually carried her off,"
"She-she was not very young?"
hazarded Winnie.
Poor girl-no She-she had
been, believe. But she outgrew il.
She was in her sixty-fourth year
when she expired
"Sixty-four!" exclaimed Winnie.
"Sixty~three." he corrected.
"o-oh!' calculated Winnie in a
long-drawn gasp. "And you--you
were only twenty-five when you mar
ried her."
When she married me-" the Wild
over interposed mildly. "Yes; |
couldn't help that, you know. II was
three years ago now, so | became
considerably older as we went along. "
She was old enough to have been
your grandmother" exclaimed Win
ME Indignantly.
True; but she would never have
consented to act in that relation to-
wards me-though. of course, /
should have preferred 1t, II 1t could
have been arranged.
II feel declared Winnie severely,
that We are treating the subject
much too fiippantly."
II feel that, too" he agreed.
Marriage" she continued. ignor-
ing his interruption, even with an
elderly lady. is a subject that should
be discussed in a spirit OF proper rev.
erence. Marriage is beautiful and
romantic idea"
"Yes." he said. go on"
at is," said Winnie, warming TO
her theme. "the most blissful state In
which human beings can exist"
Pardon me- interrupted the Wild
over, "but do you think 'blissful is
exactly the right word TOTO express
your idea?"
4certaiaIy.' said Winnie. with a.
perity.
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roo FEW COLLEGE WOMEN WED
go Says DIR. Eliot, But He Hopes II
Isn't Higher Education's Fault.

Charles w. Eliot, the retiring pres
dent of Harvard University, ad-
dressed the Brearley League at its
annual luncheon held in the Hotel
Gotham. The organization is COM
posed of alumnae of the Brearley
School, II West Forty-fourth street,
and numbers among It's members
many women prominent in New York
society. About 200 attended the
luncheon. Miss Ethel Ward. 1875 w.
Seventy-fourth street, president of
.he league. presided, with DR.. Eliot
at her right and Professor Henry
Fairfield Osborn, president of the
American Museum of Natural History
and of the New York Geological So
tiety, on her left
DR.. Eliot responded to the toast,
"The Advantages of Higher Educa-
ton for Women" He said in part:
81 have been very much interested
10 hear Mr.. Croswell, your headmas-
ter, say that you ladies we're his
teachers and not his pupils. At Har-
vard have had several groups whom
[ held in very much the same regard.
One of the chief joys of elderly teach
ers and parents Is to see the young
child's mind expand. 1t is a great
Joy to a mother or father to see in
The mind of their child some quality
that they themselves do not possess.
A teachers greatest satisfaction is to
learn to respect the attainment of his
pupils mind. | have seen hundreds
and thousands of cases where the
growth of faculties has come under
the teachers notice, which were not
possible of acquisition, and which he
had not known to exist. This Is a
constant JOY to the teacher.
twenty-five years ago there were
many problems in women's educa-
lion. One was: Will prolonged ed
ucation for girls injure health? An
other was: Are girls capable and
competent to undertake higher edu-
cation? And. lastly. and most impor-
tant: Does higher education i'm
pair a womans chance of getting
married?
"All these questions have now
been satisfactorily settled. We have
come to see that health is improved,
II anything, by higher education.
Further. it has been shown in thou
sands of cases that young women are
as capable as young men to under
take mems studies.
And are the prospects OF marriage
interfered with by college? Certain
ly not by going to college. Twenty
five years ago the sort of women who
went to college were not the most at
tractively physically, however they
may have been mentally. but now all
is changed. You find the same di-
versity in the colleges among women
as everywhere else.
Nevertheless, too small a proper
ton of college women marry. ] have
heard that too small a proportion of
Brearley girls marry, but hope this
Is not true
1T is just as important for young
women as young men to have col
lege education The real reason of a
mans going to college is to get pro-
longed training which makes his af-
ter life more useful to himself and to
the world. Another reason for pro-
longed education is the inculcation
of ideals in the mind. and not only
raising but fixing high standards OF
morals and conduct. This is exactly
as true for women as for men, and
we ought to have the same results
from them. New York Times.
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To Prennre a Floor.

Some girls who love to get up an
Informal dance in the evening had
some difficulty with the floors of their
country house, which were not very
smooth. 1t was too much trouble
to have them waxed, and they began
experimenting with various things.
One of them sprinkled some talcum
powder on the boards and began
shufling around with her feet. She
found that It made an excellent dance
floor, and the girls have "waxed" with
talcum ever since.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Blueberry Cake.-One egg, wen
beaten, one cup sugar. one cup sour
cream, one teaspoonful soda, one
half teaspoonful salt. two cups -four.
one large cup blueberries added the
last thing.
Fine Cookies.-Two cups of sugar,
one cup of butter. three eggs, one
cup sour cream. one teaspoonful soda,
two teaspoonfuls baking powder. -four
to thicken.
Sponge Cake.-Four eggs, one cup
sugar, one-half cup potato -four, one.
half teaspoonful baking powder, little
salt; beat whites separate; to the
whites add the sugar, then the yolks,
flour and baking powder. This makes
one good-sized loaf. Bake in a mod.
crate oven for thirty minutes.
Banana Cream Ple.-Yolks OF two
eggs. one-half cupful of sugar, and a
small ptace of butter, one teaspoon
eornstarch, one pint milk. Put milk
on TO scald; add rest and cook until
thick. Put layer of cream In crust,
then a layer of bananas, then cream,
and frost with whites OF two eggs.
Fruit Cake.-Ona cup of butter,
two cups Of sugar. three cups OF -four,
one cup OF sweet milk. four eggs,
one cup OF molasses, one teaspoon.
full OF cream of tartar, one-half tea.
spoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls OF
cinnamon. one teaspoonful of cloves
and nutmeg; bake slowly one hour.
Sour Milk Cake.-One-half cup OF
butter, one and one-half cups OF
sugar, one cup of sour milk, one egg.
little salt. three cups -four. oae tea
spoonful of soda. one cup of ralslns,
one cup OF currants and citron. one
half teaspoonful OF cloves. nutmeg
and cinnamon. Ono or two more
eggs can be used.
Pumpkin Pielcts.-Mix one-half
cupful OF sugar. one egg beaten, two
tablespoonfuls OF mashed stewed
pumpkin and one-half capful of fresh
rich milk. Season highly with pow
dered cinnamon and grated nutmeg.
Add pinch of salt and small por-
tion OF pulyerized ginger. Line In
| divldual heart-shaped pie pans with
, light, fialky pun PASTE. FIJI these
shells with the pumpkin mixture and
bake In a steady oven. When done.
cover with meringue. return to the
! oven and brown to golden coicx.
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Wall Rack For Books.

Take three pieces of board one and
half feet long and six inches wide.
Make a hole in the four corners OF
each piece. take a strong cord and
put through one piece at each corner.
then put three empty spools on the
cord, then another piece of board
and spools in the same way until you
have the three pieces on. Bring the
cords together at the top, making
them as long as you desire and tie.
Paint or varnish any color you wish
hang up. You will then have a very
handy book rack.
BY using larger or smaller boards
and more or less spools you can make
the rack any size you wish.-Boston
Post
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night? The story of her life is or.
of sadness. It's whist parties and
dances. It's neglect Of home and
husband. It's going to theatres and
dances and coming back late at night
or early in the morning. You who
do this don't know the true meaning
of woman's best nature. You never
knew and never will know the mean
ing of the cooling of little child, the
voice of an angels song. Do you
know what It means? 1t means God
has given you pair of hands to
guide those little feet. II means that
God is using you to help Him make
true man or a true woman"
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To Extract n Cork.

Everyone has had that annoying
and Irritating experience of having
cork shove down into a bottle. It
may be removed with little trouble
IL the right method is used. Take
piece Of string that will stand some
strain. fold It to form loop and IN
sert it into the bottle; by gently
shaking or tapping the bottle the cork
may be shaken into the loop, pull
the string and the cork will pop out
with little or no difficulty.-Boston
Post.
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French Omeet For Two.-Beat whole
yolks until full spoonful be taken add three table,
spoonuls of cold one-fourth easpoonfuI
dash of pepper and beat until all evenly blended
gether II be the fuel, have the lid"
evenly heated Melt tablespoonful of butter in the
omeet and let it the entire surface
the mixture pan and forth upon the
lid The mixture should and slide upon
the smooth surface of the and give place for the
mixture to down to the pan To insure this
the side of the next the handle the pushed
forward and raise the opposite side the brought
back When the mixture is throughout begin with
the side next the handle, and roll the omeet
rolled let stand instant the slightly
turn to hot dish. bit of butter added the
moment will aid in giving color to the omele-B
Cooking School Magazine.
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Among Those Present When tn Automobile Breaks

yne obnoxious onlooker offering ofcous observations.
Two troublesome tourists tamperng with the tank.
Three thickheaded thinkers laundering out theories.
Four fat ussy females, finding fault.
Five foolish fops fngng fun
Six saucy soubrettes singing slang.
Seven solemn sages shifting the sestarter
Eight experts eagerly examining everything
Nine nmble noodles nudgng their neighbors.
Ten tnkers trying to tend to the tires
Eleven eloquent electricians elucdang elusive elements
Twelve toddlng tattered tots timidy talking twadde.
Carolyn Wells, in Life.
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skNA HOUSEHOLD pATQH
W 'lN1nrseS n YSg
Cure For Chapped Hands.

Take common starch and grind
with knife until you get a smooth
powder. Put this in a clean Jar or
tin box handy to reach. After wash
ing your hands, rinse in clean water.
wipe, and while still damp rub a
pinch of the powder thoroughly over
them. Be very sure to cover the
whole surface and you will fnA a true
remedy.-Boston Post
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That's

Ing the war spirit alive. That's
where women are at fault"
Among the other speakers were
Joseph |. c. Clarke, the Right Rev.
Frederic Courtney and Mrs. Lille
DevereuX Blake. Nine. Alma Web
ster Powell sang and Miss Cecilia
Bradford gave some violin solos.
Miss Dorothy Dix gave a monologue
and Edwin Markham read some OF his
poems.-New York Tribune
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Lemon Baths.

Among West Indian ladies a lemon
bath is almost daily luxury. Sew
.ral lines or lemons are sliced into
he water and allowed to lie for half
IN hour in order that the juice may
Sc extracted. A remarkable sense
II freshness and cleanliness is given
20 the skin.-Health.
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The STRENGTHENING commission OF
baltimore has opened an ''old horse
farm" and now Ave mules are re.
cuperating from their hard expert.
ences. BY this system OF rest and re.
cuperation the commissioner believes
that the usefulness OF the horses and
mules OF his department win be
greatly iengihened. -
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If flowers and novelty straws. Ger
tain women always begin the month
If February with straw hats, no mat
.er how the wind blows nor what the
mercury egisters.-New York Press.
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According to the market records the
consumption OF eggs in New York
City annually is 6s2 for each inhab-
liant.
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Caviar Is now made In large Quan-
titles at Lake Winnipeg from stur-
geon roe. 1t Is shipped to Hamburg
in kegs and comes back to this coun-
tsy in fans Nnd Jars as Russian caviar.