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whatever tack woman takes
said Uncle Henry with conviction, and
a cautious glance through the crack
of the door into the next room. lyon
can bet it means something entirely
different from what you think it does.
That may be a rough way of getting
at 1t, but I'm in no mood for gems OF
thought.
when you see a lady person tearing
down the street early in the morning,
is she going on an errand? She is not.
Else 1t would be her husband who
would be doing the rush act. She is
going down town shopping with just j
cents car fare in her kick. They fool
you. son. they fool you.
Ever come home at night, slough off
your shoes, adorn yourself with your
old slippers and sit down some place
where you can get your feet up. and
start in to spend a pleasant evening at
home: Make the mos. of it. son. the
best of US are likely as not to be mar
ried up any time.
First the little bright eyes who
took you away from your mother will
choose out the particular paper you
want to get the fight news out of.
Then she'll read all the pictures out
loud.
Oh she'll say. here is picture OF
the woman whose husband beat her to
death every week last SATURDAY., and
now she's wearing those old style
sleeves. and they won't let her see her
baby" she says. What is it about
herr she says. I didn't see it about her
BEFORE she says.
Sure she didn't see 1t about her be-
fore. She don't know what she's see
ing now And she's asking me. What
is it about herr and, by gracious shes
got the paper.
She Needs the Conversation.
she could read the story if she
wanted to know She's looking at it.
But. take it from me. son, il l don I
make some kind of a noise intended to
sound like conversation-sho. you
wouldn't understand. You haven't
been married yet.
We'll. sir. dig into my paper for a
minute and just get started on the
schedule or the batting average or
something important when she says.
'O-h-h,' she says Look out for 'em
when they say Oh-h-h.' like that. It's
beginning of something. Always
beware of a woman lady when she's
about to begin something. She takes
your life in her hands every time.
''Oh-h-h.' she says. isn't that spring
model-one-piece suit just perfect
dreamr Yes-it isn't. IT is inst an
other thing you've got to look at And
smile. dog-gone you. smile You bet
ter had smile. They like you to smile
when you talk-when you're reading.
Then she'll keep still just long
enough for you to get started on some
thing else and all of sudden she'll
read ont some kind of a word like re-
porters use when they want to say
something the worst way. Henry
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she'll say. what IS: whatever
the word is.
She won't read up to it or away
from it. Just bats i. out all by its
little self. Nobody can tell what a
word means that way. Words don't
mean anything alone. You ask some
body who's studying French and see.
Ell. what was the context:' they say.
like that. Even then some of 'em
| can't tell you.
I'm no human encyclopedia with a
telephone book attachment. but know
a pretty good deal at that. OF course.
I can't always think of it. But
know it just the same. Lots of folks
can't spell things anyhow. and some
times they're the most intellectual ones
in the family.
Tries = New Frameup.
well, sir. was Illuminating. AMI
that. you understand. is some word it
self. l was Eliminating the other day
on the proper sort of plans and specifi-
| cations to get my she to sort of let me
| alone. And between you and me and
the town pump. ran across a pretty
II
little tryout the other night. Yes.
We. that is to say the household
! and little I, were sitting among the
papers after dinner the other evening.
and I says to myself. says l. The next
time she springs anything on me in the
way Of answers to correspondents
work, that is, anything that I know.
I says to myself. I'll stop reading and
tell her about it. I've got a Fremont
ton that il she thinks I know these
things she'll let me alone I says.
so 1 kept reading along nice as pie
saying Yes to the pictures and NO to
the advertisements. when by and by
noticed she wasn't having much to
say at all. After about five minutes
, things began to occur. Henry she
says, what does angina pectoris
mean?" she says. turning over the pa
per and beginning to read something
else on the other side.
You know me. son: that was my
chance. That's some word. angina
pectoris. 1t had me for a minute.
| Very unusual says. sparring for
wind. Read the sentence it was in.
says She turns back and reads
about some man dying of angina pee
toris. Say. in an instant I had it.
tell you. son. when you get we'll found
ed in the classics it never leaves you.
All right.
But as Usual It Fails.
Rosebud I says. laying down my
paper. and putting on a sort Of dis
tant first message to congress look,
Rosebud. says. the word you men
ton is the name of patent medicine, :
says It is more properly spoken
of as the Angina Bros. Pectoris or Pee
toral. which means the same thing. A
pectorai is something made from cher
ries.' I says. that cures you of 4 hack
ing cough says I know these An
gina Bros. we'll says. and their Pee
toris Is likely to kill anybody. says
They are a Greek firm ! SAYS and
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or book she intends looking at, or
any other excuse that appears to her
to be good and leaves her to her own
time to attend to her affairs.
In about an hour the friend goes to
the living room and from that time
on studies the habits of her hostess,
although she may feel free to 90 to
her room for a time in the afternoon
on the plea of wanting rest. To
spend all the afternoon alone, though,
can hardly be considered polite.
To be invited to pour tea, coffee or
chocolate at an "at home" is one of
the most graceful compliments hos
tess may pay a friend. for much of
the responsibility for the success of
the afternoon rests upon the women
at the tea table. who. from their
seats. must see to the comfort of all
guests In the dining room.
Where the woman who pours knows
all the guests her task is easier. but
when, as is more often the case, she
knows only few. it REQUIRES tact to
carry out her share.
The costume that she should wear
varies trifle. according to the Gus
toms Of the city in which she lives.
Those pouring or receiving at New
York tea wear what might be termed
are as elaborate as the purse affords
In smaller cities, where dressing is
less ostentatious. the robe would be
modified: that ola light summer silk
or light cloth, provided it were dres-
sy. would be suitable.
Wearing hats is optional and is us
ually decided by each hostess If one
is worn, it should be a large picture
model or other equally effective de-
sign. Those serving tea do not wear
gloves, as the latter would interfere
with their duties
1t is expected that all who are as
sisting at tea shall arrive ten or fiji
teen minutes before the hour set on
the cards. that the hostess may show
them their respective places.
Having their seats at the table as
signed, it remains for those so honor
ed to do all in their power to make
the guests feel welcome
This duty consists in consulting
their wants, asking when they will
have tea. coffee or whatever the re-
freshment may be.
1ntroductions are entirely unneces-
sary, and one woman does not avoid
speaking to another because her name
Is unknown. For the moment all are
friends. because they are under the
roof OF their hostess.
One OF the difficult parts of the af-
ternoon is to bring the shy guests in
to the circle There are always few
women who stand wistfully aloof from
the table, seemingly not quite sure
whether they may approach or not 1t
q not permitted that those seated
shall leave their posts behind teapot
and urn, and It is necessary to wait
until the attention Of the outsider may
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not the original men that years arc
used to make it, says.
Say. son I wasn't looking at her. OF
course. but she was just n still. Al
most too still for lady woman wife.
but could see that she Was plumb I'm
terested in what I was telling her, be-
cause she wasn't interrupting me. Wo-
men are great on taking Quack medi-
cines. anyhow. and that sort Of thing
interests 'em.
Yes l says. many men die from
taking this SO called Angina Pectoris
every year. says. and you will be
interested to know that
Henry she says, all OF q sudden.
I don't see why you persist In bother
ing me. Can't you see I'm reading.'
Honest. can you beat II? Can JON
come up alongside SO you make believe
you are in the same race: No you
can't. You are a man. you are. Bn.
my wife is . regular kind Of . wife wo-
man. She can beat II. Yes. sir, she
beats anything"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-28

Deposits OF pitchblende have been
discovered in the old Cornish tin mines
while new and quicker way has been
found to extract radium from the
pstchblende. The yield of radium
from 200 tons OF pitchblende is only
= grain or 80 II the pulverixed ore
can be made available By science In
curing disease. the saving viii be
enormous.
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Attractive Gowns

Ecclesiastical gown of Egyptian red
Ottoman silk. with the wine stoles,
back and front. made of Chinese en-
broidery In old red. blue and black.
The upper bodice is of chiffon cloth
to match the skirt.
One-piece frock of bishops violet
cloth, with upper bodice Of gold en-
broidered filet net and long. tight
sleeves to match yoke of violet chif-
fon. The bretelles are OF the cloth
and there is lace collar outlining the
yoke.
Long coat of black liberty cloth to
frocks. 1t is trimmed with bands of
black velvet ribbon and large oblong
velvet buttons.
= = -
1t is quite the fashion to trim the
upper part of satin empire gown
with a spray of ivy leaves. This is
part of the Napoleonic era in clothes.
The modern ivy leaf. as it is wore
today is of black satin or velvet, u.s.
ually the former.
A spray of them in different sizes
is worn over the right shoulder. some
resting on the top OF arm. This is in
keeping with the popular fashion of
using a startling decoration on one
arm and shoulder that is not repeated
ON the other.
= = - -~.
In sheer despair women have turn
ed to wigs. They have tortured their
hair into so many kinds of shapes de-
manded by fashion. and have spent
SO many wearisome hours doing it,
that the wig is a relief from trouble
These are beautifully made of CLOS
!sy hair on gauze foundation that
has neither weight nor warmth. There
| is enough hair for it to be arranged
in any becoming and leading fashion
and one does not have to submit to
the annoyance of sitting to have it
waved and arranged into an elaborate
couture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-28

Housekeeper-You're big. healthy
man. Why don't ron work.
Tramp-Lady. III tell ye me trouble
I'm an unhappy medium.
What do you mean by thaty'
We'll, re see. lady. I'm too heavy
for light work an too light for heavy
w0Ek."-LOn1on Man.
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mon ana gold when melted toOs0R
may be mixed In vartous pr0peet1sas
and hardened or crystallised- Alloys
containing 10 per TENT of eull ore
harder than pure ID %. hat - - psO-
portion Of gold fndbeases above Dat
amount the alloy becomeD ooiaee. M
yer and iron do not form anoys.
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e.r,y N.ttess Of c.r;.s ssrs.s.

EARLY Astiseds 81 cusiWo oesDaA
The original process Of curing okio0
was probably the simple one Of e1eaa-
ing and drying them. Removal ~ IT,
hair by maceration In water oee0s -
early tribes. aad one writer - sse-
gested that the idea was Obtained IRON
the natural process Of depilatioo. Thy
must certainly have been familiar WITH
II in the case Of drowned animale,
where maceration can be plalnly o.
served Following this smoke, oour
milk, OIL and the brains Of tie ananals
themselves were found e0coe1oua.
Many Of these primitive methods afU
employed IN remote places at tie pe0-
e0t II
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Opposite
Reading Evening
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eheoe.cuelk 0lalso.

ohese.lvek 0laIso.
The modern Sexton Blake cslmbol
through the kitchen window, followed
By his faithful ally. Bunny-ee was e
watson?
"Ah." exclaimed Blake. 0ulveyinG
the surroundings. Il ind that ~ wife
- away"
And how long has she besa awayr
asked his ally.
Exactly thirty dayu.~
And how on earth arc 20 ahlo -
tell that?'
my dear fellow. by the 1oWushel
dishes and cups and saucess. Theeo
are ninety Of each In MI. which ohoWD
that be has used three . day for thirty
days and left them for her % WaGA
when she comes home-same - ~ N
do. Simplest thing In the Weg1l, NJ
dear fellow: simplest thing IN ths
world.''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-10-21
Sig Dollars For a Cent

A penny saved is penny earned
may be good maxim" said the occu-
pant Of bachelor apartment No. S07.
but it doesn't always apply Econ
omy means bankruptcy sometimes"
How do you figure that" asked the
occupant Of apartment No. 500.
Il tried to save a penny this morn
ing" said SO7. with disastrous and
expensive results. | had opened my
hall door IA pick up my morning pa
per As | stopped a cent dropped
from my trousers pocket and began to
roll down the hallway. | ignored the
paper and made a snatch Mt the cent
which. however, eludcd my grasp The
sudden eXertion and strain caused my
eyeglasses 70 fall from my nose. both
lenses being broken. of course. Just
then a gust of wind from the open
windows Of my apartment caused the
door TO close bchi1d me. and there
stood in my shirt sleeves in the hall
my penny gone. my glasses gone and
my newspapers. too. for that had in
the meantime blown down the hall
and out of the window. In addition
my rear SuSnendcr buttons were torn
Off by my sudden lurch at the penny.
and incidentally crushed half dol.
lars worth of cigars in my vest peck.
ct. Altogether | calculate that that
cent cost me just $G"-Ncw York
Tribune.
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Sickroom Visitors.


Three days after the operation the
doctor told the patient that she could
have company. Not too many N
first. you know he said, "but two OF
three visitors a day"
But | don't want company" the
patient surprised him by saying.
Don't want company? Well. you're
the first person I've heard say that"
Very little | mean. doctor. ! don't
want to SEE many Of my friends
Didn't Won ever notice the manner
ismS that everybody has? It's Just
the little habits that people get into
that are most wearing when YOU are
sick, and I'm always inclined to tell
persons right out that they annoy.
ing me. Then. of course. if do they re
hurt You know the sort of little char.
aCteriStics that are often noted in the
glasses and the lawyer twists his hair
and the prisoner swings his foot back
and forth. When | am sick there's
nothing more annoying than those lit
tie habits ! don't know a soul who
hasn't got some few habits that are
very unpleasant when | am sick. and
| think everybody will agree with me
People are not good in a sickroom. as
a rule. just because they have some
harmless little habit like rocking VIC.
lently in chair or beating a tattoo on
the table or fiddIing with something in
the hands" New York Press.
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about her head she waited Tor him IN
de- the great tree in front of the hotel
She was hatleSs. but she carried Il par
asoi dotted with tiny silk rosebuds.
Even in their envy of her the mem
bers of the r., king chair fleet could
not help the admiration that forced il
self into their g.ances as they beheld
her. She was iniced pretty.
Davis and Marguerite stroIIpd along
the country road listening ia the birds
and t. the steady cIick-cIick of a
moving machine in a field near by
For time they walked in silence.
neither one finding words To fit into
the exquisite tranquility of the scene
At length they came to a running
brook and halted by its side They
stood on the bank gazing into the mir
rOr-like water. AS Davis studied the
reflection of the girl in the brook he
fancied he saw her brush away tear.
He turned suddenly toward her TO
make sure. He sought her eyes and
saw within them unShed tears. With
fervent cry. he stepped toward her
Marguerite Shrank back nervously.
Historically. IL can't" she said.
looking into his OutStretched arms. Il
II have deceived you. | am moth
ing but an impostor, ! am not at all
what YOU think | am. y But she
could say no more. She burst into
sobs and covered her face with her
hands
Davis. abaShrd. drew back FOR a mo-
mcnt. Only the girls SobhinG and the
whispering Of the wind To the leaves
all about them broke the silence
Tell me-" said the man very softly
at last
you see" said the girl. her face
turned from him. Il am not Mar@arcttc
Aston mt all-Im only Mabel Arndt-
and work-for living | haven't
always had to work, but-but thos"
days We're long ago. so long that no
one remembers them, no one whom
know now" she said wpariiy.
The man waited for her to 90 on.
Each year instead of taking the va
cation that was due me. have saved
my money until | could accumulate
enough to spend a short time in the
way that | used TO live-the way | al
ways dream of living again. Perhaps
you think I'm foolish. but I've pinchcd
and saved and waited and managed
and dreamed. I've saved even car
fares to have these few days of ideal
living. free from work and care and
worry. II even changed my name 50
as to make my castle more nearly
real" She paused. GREATNESS. and a
weary little sigh escaped her
"What clse:" asked the man.
There isn't anything elsc-only /
I'm not the girl you believed me to be"
The man put his hand beneath her
chin and raised her face to his own
would you commemorative love-" he
asked earnestly would you care less
for a man who was poor"
"NO-hut'-
lie drew her to himself and kissed
her. And only tiny frolicking spur
rel pcrchcd high on a nearby pine saw
what followed.
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firm hand, and many Of the guests
had looked more than once upon the
signature as if therein might lie the
key to the mystery.
The feminine guests who were wont
to sit on the veranda rocking their
chairs from the first of June until the
middle of September, discussing SoCia!
events and comparing husbands ana
incomes, now had a new theme. Who
might Miss Astor be? What was her
past? Why did she so pointedly avoid
the Monday night card party and shun
their sacred circle?
ANY one can see" said Miss Her
relia Morton, a person of doubtful age.
whose family consisted of two brindlc
bulldogs, that she has plenty of
money and-and that she's very young
to be travelling alone"
But Miss Astor continued to keep t.
herself, in spite of her intutive knowl-
edge that she was doing herself no
good in the eyes of the porch brigade
morning. climbed nearby mountain
at sunrise the second. and on the thirc
day she set out in search of blueber-
ries
1t was on the fourth morning of hcg
stay that Harry Davis, young and
wealthy lumberman, was strollin2
through a lonely lane not far from
the hotel. All at once he heard a shrill
cry, and at the same moment he no.
ticed Il riderleSs horse leap over the
fence.
Rushing quickly to the spot whence
the sound had come, he behed a some
what frightened, dust begrimed young
woman She had been picking berries
when the runaway horse daShnd
through the bushes and frightened her
She gave vent to little cry at the
sight of Davis and as he offered her
his strong arm TO assist her she looked
into his eyes. She murmUred her thanks
and wondered at the luttering of her
usually well behaved heart
Much as Davis disliked the averag &c
wealthy girl and the summer resort
type Of young womanhcod. he became
greatly interested in Miss Aston
Though he had intended to spend only
a day or two in the country he found
himself postpOning his return indcf-
nitely There seemed to be 50 mi. u
to talk about, there were 50 many
places round about the hotel that Miss
Aston never had seen, and. altogether.
lie found the time passing far too
quickly.
The tongues on the ycranda began {,
wag vOciferously. Fond mothers who
yearly spent small fortunes ut summer
resorts trying to find eligible partners
for their daughters longingly wished
that these same daughters had DlGcs
hair and appealing blue eyes. While
their daughters sat in detected tWos
and threes wishing vainly that they
might travel alone, Miss Astor and
Harry Davis wandered here and there
in utter oblivion to it all.
On the very day on which Davis
had decided in his own heart that he
loved Marguerite Astor and could not
be happy without her he received
telegram urging his immediate return
to the office Business that could not
be transacted by his subordinates
called him home.
He sought the girl ana told her what
had happened asking her at the same
time to go for a last walk with him.
In he' simple white frock and with
her shining golden hair coile1 softly
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.aSS
MYSTERIOUS
MISS ASTOR.
The Finishing Touch to Her Castle
In the Air.
BY WILLIAM D. WHITE.

Copyright, 1909. 10y Associated Literary
Whence she had come no one knew.
The guests at the hotel had spent DAYS
trying to solve this mystery. for every
one knew there was mystery-evcry
one, from the round faced bcllboy 70
the rheumatic old millionaire who
smilingly nodded from his seat in the
sunlight whenever she passed 10y.
The girl wore plain clothes. but they
were so dainty, SO well worn and 50
tastefully chosen that no one guessed
that she possessed Il single evening
gown. She was retiring. almost shy.
and seemed to be herself only when
with children. The presence of Stran-
gers seemed to render her most uu-
happy.
She had rented large front room
and had sought tiny table in the din
ing room away from the others She
had registered as Margarctte Astor in
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II haven't any appetite"
"Any ailmcnt?"
"Yes."
what is it,"
Last nights banquet"
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"What kind OF trees do tree toads
grow on?"
"Thcy grow on bush"
''Is that so?"
"Nes-the hop"
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Everything comes TO him who
waits" quoted the moraIizpr.
"HoW about the opposite side Of the
streetT asked the demoralizer Judge.
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He Had Evoluted.

81 could Il tail unfold began the
newly tieGgrd frog
Then he paused and seemed to be-
wrapped in meditation
But" he concluded, that is a thing
Of the past, I'm no longer tadpole"
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Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Schedule effective June2, 1907.
o K l. A N D.

tDally. Daily except Sunday. sSunday
only.
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE. PHILA
DELPHIA & NEW YORK. Depart *l227 a
m, 1871 a. m, 4.l7 p. m, sap. m, Arrive
F7.l2 a. M, 1913 p m, 1925 p, m, I'll. "a d. m
For CT MBDELAN d and Way Points, Depart
1000 "a. m, ti.iO p. m. Arrive 1926 a. M,
*7.26 p, m.
For COLUMBUS n CHICAGO, Depart 81
p. m. Arrive 500 a. m, *4.lT p. nj.
For GRAFTON (AccomD, Depart ~. 20 a. M
1925 p. m. Arrive 1000 a. m. t4.40 y. m.
For FAIRMONT and WHEELING, Depart
t9.2b a; m. uocaQ, '3:S3 p m: VI % p. m. Ar
rive 1901 a. m, q II p, m. fl2.25 night.
For FAIRMONT ACCOM-, Depart "1.26 p m
Arrive 'l0.0Oa. m.
For CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE and ST
LOUIS, Depart '7l2 a. M, 1888 y. M, 100
y. III. Arrive 'i2.27 a. m, 1871 u. m. q. % D IN
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The sun is mighty scorching these
days, but
But what"
81 notice women still hate to be
thrown into the shade"
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Always FLASHING Il.

isn't May the lucky grip
"Yes. She's got an engagement
ring"
Yes. and. what's more, she's left
handed"