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to take flight, and yet loved to linger
amid such beauty. White, wind
tossed clouds were overhead, and the
glorious light of morning tinged the
entire painting with an ethereal glow.
Marguerite felt as if the ground
were slowly slipping from beneath
her feet, for the girl on the canvas
was herself. Bewildered, she sought
her catalogue. Opposite the number
of the picture she read. "Marguer-
ites," by Paul Clyde Worthington.
A mist swan before her eyes and
she swayed slightly. Suddenly the
crowd parted and a tall, commanding
figure stood before the picture. Mar
guerite felt her icy fingers caught in
a strong, warm grasp and a voice vi
brant with tenderness whispered,
marguerite"
In silent wonder they both exam
ined the product of his brush and
brain; truly it was his masterpiece.
Slowly the truth dawned on Marguer-
tie. It was she alone who had been
his model-she. alone for whom he
had done this thing-and while her
fingers trembled in his strong clasp
like a frightened bird, he drew her
gently through the crowd to her wait
ing carriage.-Boston Post.
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LADY Warrender No Suffragette.

Lady Maud Warrender, popular ID
British society, has resisted much
persuasion by the Suffragettes to join
their ranks. Her refusal bears out
the belief in London that all women
enjoying the friendship of Queen
Alexandra are set against equal suf-
frage. It has been observed that as
soon as a woman is taken in by the
Queen she begins to talk against
women entering politics, and all this
is attributed to Alexandra's infu-
ence. The Queen never has limited
openly at her opinion of the Suffra-
gettes, but the feeling is general that
she is opposed to them. Lady War
render says that women have enough
liberty as conditions prevail Today.
and that in politics they would be
out of their natural sphere. Instead
of accepting overtures to take part
in the aggressive campaign for the
ballot, Lady Warrender busies her
self with society, golf and singing.
She has a fine contralto voice, and is
heard frequently in concerts for char
ities.-New York Press.
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Worlds LARGEST Beast.

What is claimed as the largest anil
NAL IN the world is represented by a
colossal skeleton in the museum Of
Christchurch, New Zealand. This is
the remains of a large specimen of
the blue whale stranded on the coast
Of that country. This species Is prob
ably the largest of all living animals.
The length of the skeleton is eighty
seven feet and the head alone is TWEEN
ty-one feet. The weight Of the bones
is estimated at nine tons. This gi-
gantic whale gets its name of blue
whale from the dark blush gray Of
it's upper surface. The tinge of yell
low on its lower part has led to the
name sulphur bottom" by which it
is known on the western side Of the
Atlantic. It is otherwise known as
Sibbald's rorqual (Balenoptera sib-
baldi).
The chief food of this gigantic anil
NAL is a small marine c~rustacean
(Trysanopodra inermis) known to
the whalers as "kril." Another spe-
cies of the same shrimp-like group
has been obtained in thousands from
the stomachs of mackerel caught on
the Cornish. coast. The nearly re.
lated opossum shrimps, found in
enormous numbers in the Greenland
seas, form the chief food of the COM
mon whale. Some of the trysanopoda
are phosphorescent and contribute to
the luminosity of the sea.-Atchison
Globe.
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Traits Of a Great Man.

Cesare Lombroso, the noted Italian
criminologist and ~allenist, who died
October -, is thus described by a
former member Of the scholars
household in Turin: Gin appearance
he was most unimposing. Diminu-
tive, very stout, with a stiff, project
ing bit of chin beard, he had a very
long waist and very short legs. This
gave him in walking the effect of
pushing along over the ground. He
took small steps and was always the
same distracted, faraway visionary
thinking of something that had little
or nothing to do with the present. ]
think that it was his prosaic, almost
comical appearance that prevented us
as children from appreciating with
what a great man we were associated
with some amusement I now re.
call how his family were forced to
guard him from the depredations Of a
world he was ill-ftted to resist. In
fact, it was no exaggeration to say
that without his devoted wife he
would have been pennilesS in no time.
A man of unbounded kindness, he
could never resist appeals for assist
ence. He received countless such ap-
teals, and, needless to say, most OF
them were impostures.
"I have a vivid memory Of his I'M
concern about dress. Many a time
--1-~- L. -l.-k2l ~,.t - kh~ ,,n{xynrc{fvr
his wife had to run after him and
bring him back to put on his necktie.
Equally careful she had to be to see
that he did not wander forth on cold
evenings without an overcoat. Dress
in general Professor Lombroso re-
garded as a bothersome necessity; he
considered that he lacked the time to
give to such niceties Chicago
News.
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We forget that silence is golden
sometimes. To be miserly is another,
for the world says: "The love Of
money is the root of all evil" A
miser is the poorest person on earth
in the sight of his Maker. Give and
it shall be given you, good measure
pressed down and running over. / If
you are miserly fight it to the death
or you will wish you had some time.
There are many other besetting
sins too numerous to mention, such
as drinking, smoking, gambling and
swearing, which if followed leads to
a demoralized condition Of life. We
each know the M that besets US
most, and we may be thankful that
we can by Gods help conquer every
one If we want to, and by so doing
lead a truer, happier, nobler life on
earth, and be missed when we have
passed away.
Is there a sin that besets us, be-
And seems to follow us~on.
Help us, great Master, to fight it
: Until we know it is gone.
M. A.. Powell, in the New Haven
Register.
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4 Drink III GothenburS.

From Gothenburg, Sweden. a cor
respondent writes: THE difficulties
under which wine and spirit mer-
chants labor nowadays here may be
judged from the following incident.
When I went to buy a bottle of whis-
ky the other day I was told: We
are not allowed to sell wine or spir-
its over the counter What in the
world do you mean?' 1 asked. No.
it must be ordered in advance But
I want the whisky at once!' The as
sistant meditated and then said: If
you go across the street and tele-
phone to US from the cigar shop we
can supply you I telephoned, and
five minutes later I had the whisky.
I wort for another bottle the next
day and found that the regulations
had become more stringent. AL
though I had ordered it by telephone,
I was not allowed to take it home
myself! I expostulated and the wine
merchant said: But if your son here
with you will accept siXpence for de-
livering the bottle at your home I
could let you have the whisky at
once My son had no OBJECTION
Chicago News. - ..s
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Besetting Sins.

There is rarely found q person
who has not q besetting sin. BY this
I mean a certain special sin OF some
kind, which seems to cling to US in
spite of our effort to ward it OF. 1t
can be compared to a disease that
follows one through life or a weak
ness of some part of the body, not
necessarily fatal, yet we are told III
the medical world this special weak
ness will in time undermine the
health and be the cause of death.
1t is just so with our besettlng
sins. If we do not conquer them
they will conquer US. Bad temper Is
one. In some it is a demon in dis
guise, making home and all around
unhappy. The one who has it sut-
fers none the less than those around
him. King Solomon said: He that
is slow to anger is better than the
mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit
than he that takes a city" Another
is ~tale-bearing. 1t is like a canker
that corrodes ones life until we are
disliked by all. even our best friends.
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Mrs. Iongworth Ambitious.

Mrs. Nicholas L%ongworth continues
in her opposition to women voting
For several years she has been pc
titioned to express herself in favor OF
equal suffrage, but she has the Roose-
welt spirit of sticking determinedly to
her convictions. She refuses TO be
budged from her attitude OF compla-
cent indifference. She does not openly
commit herself one way or the other,
but many times she has left no doubt
Of her opinion that the world will not
gain by women voting. but may es-
cape harm by refusing them the bal
lot. Mrs. Longworth now is prepar-
ing for the social campaign in Wash
ington, D. c. She has become am
bilious to establish herself as a social
leader, and the way seems to be open
to her. In the last year she has be-
come keenly interested in her dress
maker, who previously had found her
almost careless about dress.-NeW
York Press.
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No Cheaper Shoes at Present.

1t can be truthfully said that the
shoe manufacturing business is barely
a profitable one under the ruling con-
ditions. Raw calfskins are to-day
selling at a record high price, and the
tanner has no voice in the matter.
The supply of domestic skins is of
little account as far as supplying the
tanners of them, and they must i'm
port skins in enormous quantities. If
they do not want to pay the price
they cannot buy them.
Raw goatskins and picked sheep
skins are selling at abnormally high
prices with no relief in sight for the
tanner. While these conditions OBJ
tain, shoes cannot be made and sold
at any lower prices.-Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
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r OF
The Rush For Land Twenty Years
Ago and the Feuds it Has Left.

1t is not strange that Oklahoma
has grown with a rush, for SO it was
created. Scattered here and there on
its farms, behind the counters of it's
| stores, in the Offices of its banks, is
many a man whose eyes CLINT as he
tells of that April day in 1889 when
the prize was to the swiftest, the day
when 10000 human beings were
massed on the frontier awaiting the
| gunshot which was to start them like
so many hounds in their race for the
land. Some had put their last dollar,
into the f~leetest horse they could buy,
well knowing the value of getting
there first. But there were the hack,
the pony, even the humble mule, each
with it's eager rider. Boomers who
had been living in their canvas wa
CONS for months on the edge of the
promised land grasped the reins,
ready at the signal to bring into it
their entire outfit, from the tea ket-
tie to the last baby. And down in the
draws" and gulches, concealed amid
the timber, were hundreds Of others
who had stolen over the border by
night and had skulked under cover
like animals in their effort to elude
the vigilant soldiery. "
Before the smoke of the rgunshot
cleared away, the leaders in the COX
lahoma run" as it is known to this
day, had disappeared from sight.
Struggling out yer mile after mile Of
prairie and valley, the multitude of
home. seekers followed, gradually
spreading over more and more area
as each individual or family sought
some particular goal. They knew
the choioer sites, where pure water
was abundant, the soil more fertile
and. the woodland afforded shade and
fuel. As fast as the, lucky %adventurer
reached one Of these spots, quickly
did he drive a stake into the earth
and nail his claim board, if he did
not plant a flag or pitch a tent. Often
that day and the next and the next
was heard the crack Of the rifle.
Many a rider about to claim his prize
fell in his tracks, and the man with
the gun stepped in. '
&All this was nearly twenty years
ago, yet to-day there are families liv-
ing within a stones throw of each
other who neither speak nor look as
they meet. They have land feuds in
Oklahoma dating back to the run of
1889, when two claim boards were
put up on the same home site, and
the holders built their houses side by
side, each refusing to give down
Lippincott's Magazine.
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more lovely than the popular panne
ribbons. II
Velvet is again in fourishing style
both in millinery and in coats and
dresses.
Nuns again are of mammoth pro.
poStions, but this year they are round
instead Of fat.
The military coat. simply bloused
and belted, will be prominent in tall
ored suitings.
A newcomer among hatpins has a
big head of wood carved in bird OF
insect shape. ~
Gold bands are now much more
fashionable for the hair than the erst-
while ribbon ones.
Irish crochet buttons and lace ap-
pear as trimming upon some of the
crepe-like tissues.
The MILDLY sweater has made Its
appearance. It is the successor to the
MILDLY blouse so much in use last sea-
son. .fr ".
Soft, thick silks of the poplin de-
scription, as well as MORE antique
and velvet, are generally finished
with buttons.
Moire bands r used for trim
ming the tailored hat this season IN
much the same way that velvet has
been and still is being used.
It is no longer necessary to have
stockings match the footwear; IN
stead they match the skirt, the head
gear, and even the gloves.
Cloths of the short-haired zibeline
look are again seen, though the vogue
for rough fabrics has not yet reached
the stage, of the long-haired, shaggy
zibeline of a few years ago.
In some of the afternoon tailor
mades there is a relief from the dark
foundation color on the lapels of the
coat which are often. of Oriental EN-,
broidery or its effect, while the col
lar is of black velvet, satin or moire.
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Explaining an Excuse.

An Atlanta merchant has frequent
occasion to rebuke Ike, his darby
porter, for his hardness in reporting
for duty in the morning. Ike is al.
ways ready with a more or less in
geniouS excuse
You're two hours late, Ike!" ex-
claimed the employer n morning,
"This sort of thing must stop! 9th.
erwise I'm going to fire you. Under
.stand?"
Deed, Mistah Edward" replied
Ike, "it want nah fault dis time!
Honest! I was kicked by a mule!"
"Kicked by a mule? Well, even if
that were so, it wouldn't delay you
for more than an hour. You'll have
to. think Of a better exuse than
that" ~,
Ike looked aggrieved. "Mistah Ed
ward" he continued solemnly, cit
might have been all right eff dat
mule kicked me in dis direction, but
he kicked me de odder way."-Atlan-
ia Journal.
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The Amenities.
They met at the elevator.

They met at the elevator.
"Why, where have you been?
haven't seen you for a long time
says the first girl.
"oh, I've been busy" says the sec
ond girl.
Catching sight /of the second girls
new chapeau. "My, what a pretty
fall hat!" says the first girl. "You
bought it rather early, didn't your"
"Well-yes, I had tony summer
one was all faded and battered out of
shape"
Turn round and let me- see It. It's
very becoming. And you have used
your cog from your last winters tur-
ban?"
"No-if you recall didn't have
a cog last year. I had a stiff feather
that curled at the ends."
"Oh!"-New York Times.
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Ballooning Advocated.

The Hon. Mrs. Assheton Hartford,
of England, maintains that balloon
ing is not only less dangerous but
also far less expensive than motor
ing. She was once caught in an cleo
trio storm while crossing the English
Channel in a balloon, and on another
occasion was obliged to make a de-
scent at such speed that the members
of her ballooning party entered Hol-
land on their heads. In neither in
stance did Mrs. Harbord or any OF
her party experience anything worse
than a severe shaking up.-New York
Sun. ~
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The Growth OF Genius.

The man who succeeds above his
fellows in the one who, early in life,
clearly discerns his object, and to-
ward that object h~abitually directs
his powers. Even genius itself is but
fine observation strengthened by fix
ity of purpose. Every man who OBJ
serves vigilantly and resolves stead
lastly grows unconsciously into gen.
ius.-BulWer-Lytton.
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and misery. I advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable COMPOUND" -MRs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medl.
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, fror women who have been
cured from almost every form OF
female complaints, Inflammation, I'LL
ceration, displacements, ibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostratloA
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia E: Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnHden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
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Why They Resigned.

Former Commissioner of Immigra-
ton Robert Watchorn said recently
ci an immigrant:
"He was a bad case. He was as
ignorant Of government as the two
Polish policemen were. Two new
policemen were once put on the War
saw force. They did good work. they
arrested Il lot of people, then sudden
ly they resigned.
why are you r~esigning?' the SUI
p~erintendent asked.
THE older of the two men an
swered respectfully:
1--WE are going to start a police
station of our own, sir. Boris here
will make the arrests, and I will do
the fning.' "-Washington Star.
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Tommy to the Fore.

Just before the performance was
about to commence at a certain music
hall in Newcastle-on-Tyne, a soldier.
arriving late, found all the cheaper
seats occupied. Seeing, however, a
few of the more expensive places va
cant, he made toward them.
Here, where are you golng?"
called an attendant.
"Where am I going?" replied Tom
my, cheerfully. "Where a good SOL
dier should go-to the front, of
course And he went, amid the
cheers of the audience.-Home Notes.
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Mrs. Rice In Charge.

Mrs. Isaac L. Rice, of New York,
was chosen at the recent conference
in London of the International So
ciety for the SUPPRESSION of Street
Noises to have charge Of the second
congress of the society, which is to
be held in New York City in 1912.
The first congress- is to meet in Ber-
lin.in June, 191O.-New York Sun.
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7m
EMAAEAsS9oMe4

Handkerchiefs are now chiefly In
solid colorings.
Four out of five women now wear
buttoned shoes. T
j The cameo holds a prominent place
in new jewelry. >
Hand-painted belts will be worn
with evening gowns.
The Henry VIII. and Marquise hats
enjoy considerable favor. Z
For children's hats nothing Is
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Outdoor Sports.

The girls of the Boston public
schools are to have an opportunity of
taking part in outdoor sports on the
same terms as their brothers when
the school term begins this autumn.
Outdoor games and gymnastics will
be made part of the curriculum just
as soon as Fairgrounds for girls can
be fitted up. Baseball, basketball,
running, jumping and all sorts OF
other games will be taught. New
York Sun.
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Sure of Himself.

It'll give you a position as clerk to
start with" said the merchant, "and
pay you what you are worth. Is that
satisfactory"
ooh, perfectly" replied the college
graduate, "but-er-do you think the
firm can afford it?"-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
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They Were Good Mothers.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is quoted
as saying that a woman's first duty
is to develop all herSpowers and pos
sibilities, that she may better guide
and serve the next generation. Mrs.
Stanton raised seven uncommonly
healthy and handsome children. says
an admirer of hers, and the children
of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe testify to
tho virtues of the noted woman as a
mother. The eagle may be as good
a mother as the hen or the goose.
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looking for farmhands. Loungers IN
the town refused to work, and the
farmer had to face the possibility 0
losing part Of his crop. He went into
a restaurant, and when waiting to De
served was struck with the idea OF
bidding for the Mattresses as harvest
ers. He offered themS$3 a day, and
every waitress threw aside her apron
and went to the farm. They did sucn
efficient work that other farmers
sought women, and they drew school
teachers, stenegraphers' and college
girls as well.-New York Press.
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cannot describe mysuffering from ter.
rible bearing down pains, dizzy spells,
headaches and periods Of partial
blindness. The urine was full Of sedi-
ment. I was in the hospital three
weeks. Doan's Kidney Pills we're
quick to bring relief and soon made
me we'll and strong again"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. -
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Good For u Laugh.

miss Prue has a theory for reform
ing the world
What is it,"
"That mothers ought to exchange
children, because they always have
such strict ideas how other women's
children should be brought up
st. Louis Times.
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Vegetable Suspension Bridge.

A remarkable suspension bridge
spans the river Apurimac in central
Peru. The ropes of this bridge are
composed of pliable roots and vines,
while the planks are made of
branches. In the humid climate of
Peru It would be by NO means extra
ordinary if this vegetable bridge were
n day to start growing. - Wide
World Magazine.
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ness,
tired feeling, URN
airy troubles. Doan's
Kidney Pills cure
the cause. Mrs,
Virginia Splitter
Ruena Vista, Va,
says: "For thirty
years I suffered
everything but death
with my kidneys. ]
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~: Mayonnaise Dressing-Three eggs one teaspoon Q
nv.+ard three tablespoons sugar, butter the size OF an
: IS egg, seven tablespoons vinegar, salt ana pepper 70 .ssae
20 en- Boat the eggs. then add the other articles I'M let an COZ ONE
! sS 10 a boil Remove quickly and set away &c COOL iMs
sS mixture will keep for some time If let IN a coo ol plaee e. =
= 90 h q used to make any kind Of salad IN snort ouc
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women HARVEST Crops well.

Many hundreds of women assisted
in gathering the harvest around Bea-
triee, Neb. They we're lured to the
fields by the offer of board and SO a
day. A farmer went into Beatrice
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E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compounds
Eleven years ago 1:
was a walking,
shadow. Ihad been
under the doctors
arebutgotnore relief.
My HI sban per.
suaded me to try
Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vege Com.
pound anditworked
like a charm. 1t re-
1iave6 all NV mains
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WHY PEOPLE F

Too often the kidneys are the cause
and the sufferer is not aware of it.
Sick kidneys bring headache and side
pains, lameness and stiffness, diZzi-