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Hard Roads and Horses.

Tip has seen many a good horse go
wrong, and no veterinarian was able
to cure or help. Horse would seem
all right as long as he was out in the
pasture loafing, but once he was har-
messed up or saddled and taken out
on hard streets he was all "stove up"
Now, a horse stands on his toes like
a ballet dancer. for horses heels
never touch the ground, so it is
strange that, shod with iron shoes,
they stand stony streets. Many
horses cannot trot hard roads without
rubber shoes, and many a "stove-up"
horse is about as good as ever when
so shod, for these shoes seem TO make
a hard street as pleasant to walk up
no as a grass plot or q Turkey carpet.
New York Press.
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than ever this season owing to the
extraordinary popularity of jet and
the new favor extended to Chantilly.
The run on black Chantilly has been
so great that the French makers are
having positively to refuse to take
any more orders for the present for
This beautiful lace.
Many handsome evening frocks are
being made of rich black velvet with
dull silver embroideries. The trans
parent black jet studded net evening
frock also has its place in the spring
fashions, with trimmings and reliev-
ing notes of color on the corsage and
the waist belt. Often the jet appears
only in fine embroideries or paillettes
on a tunic or net, which falls over
a soft clinglng robe of mousseline de
sole or satin charmeuse.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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Sometimes they put people in jail
who get money, under false pre-
lenses" she went on bravely. Il was
thinking that if we were to see a
lawyer perhaps We could get a di-
vorce. It's worse getting a husband
under false ~pretenses."
Her face flushed scarlet as she
made the suggestion. She did not
look up. but Dave knew that the
kindly brown eyes must be moist and
troubled. The hair was still softly
brown and the thin cheeks were un-
wrinkled. Miss Abbie had been
deemed an old maid at %thirty-fve.
His glance travelled from the bowed
head to the well-set table and the
tidy room, and then roughly he
pushed back his chair and went
around the table.
"Abbie," he said, as he knelt be-
side her and drew her within the
circle of his strong arms, Il did
marry you because 1 wanted that
twenty-acre lot, and thought 1 could
get it with your legacy. But I don't
care about the legacy now; I'm glad
you didn't get me-. I got nor than
I deserved. I was marrying a couple
of thousand dollars and instead O.
that l got the best little woman in
the whole United States-and she's
worth more to me than a whole
Stateful of t~wenty-acre lots.'-New
Haven Register.
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The Girl.

She is more than five feet tall. she
is n~inety-fve per cent. unmarried, sne
is neat, she is quick, she is never lear
nor dumb, she Is invisible when most
effective-she is the girl who must be
consulted before you can get the tele-
nhone YOU want. Though not mucn
of a mathematician, she deals in num-
hers wholesale and retail-adds st.
Paul 4S6 to Mount Vernon 2749 n
subtracts Tuxedo 48-M from Madison
s246 X with l~ightninglike rapidlty.
The government experts find that
she can answer 225 calls a minute
without shedding a hairpin, but 90
not mention that she can give o
the same wrong number three times
n five minutes and cause attacks OF
apoplexy and indignation at both ends
of the wire.
She must be either very patient
or very Indifferent, this operator IN
the conversation exchange, for she
deals with many men of many tenn
pers and many women OF many
tongues. And if she can manage this
successfully and emerge from a day
of conflict with %unrufled temper n
smiling face, she must be a wonder.
There she sits, this lady of the tele-
phone, calm, polite, like Patience Oh
a monument smiling at Rage. From
ont the wreck of matter and the ruin
of worlds comes un%disturbed her even
tones. Number, please!"-Baltimore
Sun,
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Diamonds and pearls are the ruling
jewels for great occasions.
Attractive skirts and waists are
joined in semi-princess style.
~Broadcloth, in pale shades, IS high.
ly popular for evening gowns.
Skirts of zibeline, in stripes and
plaids, are, worn with plain coats.
Collars and lappels are wide and
long on nearly all coats and jackets.
Coats dsstinctively separate and for
dressy wear are long and rather full.
Gold and silver cloth is used as lin
ing to the sheer net yoke and sleeves.
For evening wear satins of more or
less lustre are holding on tenaciously.
Fur trimming has appeared on
some of the most notable opera
gowns.
Jersey top petticoats are still pop
ular and promise to increase in de-
mand.
White gilt buckles are still in evil
dence; some fancy footwear has buck
les matching the color of the gown.
The tucked sleeve is smaller than
the one which is plain and either
may be made in the full or shorter
length.
White jet plays a leading part in
decorating young girls dance frocks,
and it also decorates white and black
gowns.
Instead of satin Tor brides, this
year will witness the dawning star
of all dull finish crepe surface ma
terial.
For dressing sacques flannel: and
albatross are very appropriate as we'll
as cotton crepe and other wash ma
terials.
Dutch collars will be worn in the
house because of their comfort, but
for modish street wear they will be
less seen.
The beautiful willow plumes are
coming into their own again after the
rage for fruit trimmings on late sea-
son hats.
There is DO trimming on a waist
which gives it so much individuality
as a touch of hand embroidery work
or braiding.
Pekin messaline is the name given
to a particularly alluring silk striped
chiffon cloth that is quite a favorite
for blouses.
Among the new umbrellas are
those with palmetto handles. The
handles are handsomely carved and
highly polished.
Very pretty with coats and colored
blouses is the deep cuff of linen with
embroidery b~uttonholed scallops and
pleated lace frill.
Sumptuous wraps for the afternoon
as we'll as for the evening are made
with wide, loose sleeves, and many
have the burnous drapery.
Beads and braid combine to make
some of the new and unusual caboch-
ons on hats and gowns. They. are
to be had in a variety of colors.
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change" as proposed at present,
would be established in some healthy
country district not too far from town
and conducted by a regular staff OF
physicians, nurses and matrons. Due
scrutiny would be made as to the
character and motives of the parents
to guard against the abuse of the in
stitution by the neglectful or improv-
ident; but it is believed by the group
of women who are now working out
the details of the scheme that such an
institution might prove of the utmost
general advantage, relieving the chill
dren from poverty and suffering and
simplifying the problem for those who
wish to adopt a baby. New York
Press.
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THE HAPPY DAYS.

Singing of the happy ~days-that's the way
to sing! .
When the desert feels the freshness and
the ~fullness of the spring:
When the hills stand clear to heaven, and
the bells of Hope shall ring
Singing of the happy days-Oh, that's the
way to sing.
Singing of the happy days. when all the
stars above,
In azure fields of glory, are but sentinels
of Love.
When the ripple of the rivers, and the
melody of birds
Shall only match the meaning of the
sweetest human words.
Singing of the happy days-and let us
sing 'em true
Their symphonies of sunlight, their mys-
teries of dew!
The spring is wrecked by winter-the
withered blossoms fall;
But Love makes bright the future, and
Gods above us all!
Atlanta Constitution.
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CARSON CITY'S HIRED GIRL.
She is Apt to Be a Squaw and at First
to Startle the Eastern Woman.

to Startle the Eastern Woman.
Carson City, the capital of Nevada,
is probably the only city in the coun-
try where the hired girl is a squaw.
To the Carson City housewife every
Indian man is Jim and every Indian
woman is Sally. Neither Jim nor Sal
ly can ever be depended OF to work
regularly, but as other help is scarce
and high priced the occasional SER
vices which they deign to render are
always welcome.
When Sally wants to work she al
ways opens the kitchen door without
the formality of a knock and says,
'Mahaylie (woman), you want work
done?" Or simply, "Me heap hoga-
d." which cal that she is hungry
and wants to work for meal.
An Eastern woman is apt to be
frightened the first time this happens
or the first time she looks up and sees
a bucks swarthy face pressed against
the outside of the window, but she
soon learns that Jim and Sally are
quite tame.
Sometimes Sally comes shivering to
the door in winter with a baby under
her blanket. She is heap cold and
wants to toast herself and the queer
little morsel of humanity on her back
at the kitchen fire. Sometimes Sally
will bring an armful of baskets to sell
at the door and then the Eastern wo-
man rejoices exceedingly, for she
knows that she can pick up for a few
cents baskets that she would have
to pay dollars for in the stores.
The housewife likes to get a Piute
Sally to work for her if possible, for
she is cleaner, more industrious and
more adaptable than the Shoshone or
Washoe Sallies. The remnants of
these three tribes have their homes
up in the high hills above Carson,
where no one else wants the land.
They come down to the city every
day, but they never, stay there over
night.
The Eastern woman in Carson new
er fails to looks from her window at
the sunset and watch them making
their way along the trail, Indian file.
In and out winds the long line, across
the face of the d%arkening mountain,
always ascending, the last sunbeams
flashing on their red blankets. Each
Jim is invariably with his own Sally,
the squaw always carrying the pa
poose, but the father sometimes
shouldering a tired toddler. Up winds
the long file to the brush tepees at
timberline, where each tribe in its
own place, separate from the other
two, cooks its scanty food at its little
camp fire and goes to sleep among
the moaning pinesl-New York Sun.
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Commercial Ii ctinct.

cit is the fashion nowadays to
sheer at the commercial instinct, and
to despise it as something common
and vulgar; but in reality it Is moth
ing of IT,; sort. The essence of yul-
garity is the colcealment of v~ulgarity.
The common man who knows that he
is common ceases to be common by
this knowledge; by realizing that he
is not a gentleman he almost becomes
one. The really vulgar people are the
people who are forever pretending
that they are not vulgar; the truly
ill-bred arc those who are constantly
oarading their gentility. There is
nothing that is vulgar in itself; it
only becomes vulgar when It pretends
to be something else. Therefore the
commercial instinct Is never a COM
mon instinct, except when it sets it.
self up as not being commercial at
all."-Ellen Thornycroft Fowler, in
Home Notes.
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Too Wise For That.

Rupert Guinness was defeated lot
Parliament" said a magazine editor.
"Guinness I know we'll. He is q
great admirer of our American DOCK
beer. He imports a key of book peer
every spring.
Guinness, the famous stout ma
ker, told me a book beer story last
month. $50.
HE said that about this time last
wear he heard that ar American
friend, being i'll, had attempted sui
eide. So he wired to America to ask
if this was true. His friend Wlreo
back:
"'Suicide story false. u t
be such a fool as to kill myself be-
fore the book beer season. WASH
ington Star.
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A Short Biography.

"This is the life of little me. I am
the wife of Beerbohm Tree" Thus
Lady Beerbohm Tree when asked to
write her "life"-surely the shortest
autobiography on record. Lady Tree
is shortly to appear on the variety
stage, and patrons of the music halls
will then have an opportunity of see
ing one of our very ~cleverest and
most distinguished actresses: for, be-
side her histrionic gifts, Lady Tree
from an early age developed a taste
for classics and mathematics. Her
favorite subject was Greek, at which
she was most learned, and many years
ago she took part in a Greek play
before an audience which included
so distinguished a classical authority
as the late MI. Gladstone.-Tit-Bits.
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Settling o Dispute.

Richard LIE Gallienne, the poet,
said at a dinner:
Literary disputes are interesting
If properly conducted. Too many Oh
them, however, are suggestive OF the
SLakespearian dispute in Tin Can.
Professor Bill Billus, of the Tin
Can Dancing Academy, delivered a
lecture in the Lone Hand saloon, and
in the course of his argument recited
The boy stood on the burning deck,
a gem, he declared, from Shake
speare's 'Othello.'
But an interrupter rose and
strobe forward.
"I am a Boston gent said the in
terrupter, and I certify that no
Shakespeare never wrote that piece
"'Friend,' said Professor Bilius.
gently, I can convince you that he
done So
"'Convince away said the Bos-
tonian, specifically.
$50 Professor Billus led off with
his right foot, and followed up the
argument with a brass cuspidor, fall
ing, in the subsequent clinch, on top.
"'Who writ the piece?' he shouted
as he pummelled his opponent stead
lily.
"'shakespeare,' the Bostonian an
swered in smothered tones from De-
meath.
care you sure?' asked the Drofes.
sor.
dead sure was the reply, / seen
him do it.'"-Washington Star.
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Dressmakcrs Haunt Picture Galleries.

Partisan dressmakers are seeking
inspiration for evening modes in the
picture galleries. There is always
more latitude allowed in the fashion
ing of dresses that are to be worn
by night than in the tailor made, or
even the elegant afternoon gown; and
it is safe to prophesy that for even
ing the period gown will have a sue
cessful vogue. The terms are almost
synonymous. for it is the paintings
of the Louis XIV. and XVI. period
that are guiding the modistes.
This means the coming of the
pointed, tight fitting corsage, the
tucks, and the draped skirt.
The vieux rose tints which have
had such a long inning are to be al
lowed to have a rest, perhaps only a
brief one. A pale amber shade, Gu
riously becoming to both fair and
dark haired women, is n of the
newest colors for evening. Inciden-
tally it is a perfect background to the
mass of cleaning jet which trims so
many of the smartest gowns. The
delicate mignorette green Of the sum
mer is another shade which shows up
we'll under the electric light. Blue
Is a color that has often been es-
chewed in the past because of the diff
fculty of choosing a shade which
looks we'll under artificial light.
There are several blues notably the
pastel tones. Serves and Natter,
which can be worn with safety in the
evening.
White is, of course, always worn,
and the indispensable black evening
gown is, if anything, more d%elec:able
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No Shame.

IN Turkey there is no shame at
tached to slavery. Can the same be
said of our domestic service? Should
a servant marry a rich man here and
be raised into the ornamental class
would she not find it hard to live
down her former state? In Turkey
the mother of Sultan Abdul was e.
slave, as is the wife of the KhediVe
of Egypt, and no disgrace attaches
to the fact. 1T is this which primarily
~differentia.es Turkish slavery from
what we are accustomed to associate
with the word-this and the fact that
the slaves do not come from an in
ferior and servile race, but from
among themselves. There is no caste
in Turkey. All persons below the
Sultan are equal before Allah. Every
man and woman has a chance to rise,
according to his personality-his in
telligence, charm or beauty.--Metro-
politan Magazine.
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Success With Dinners.

Success in dinner giving is some
thing like success with flowers. The
guests must be grouped as artistically
with regard to congeniality as the
flowers are with reference to color
and form, and both must have the
right sort of environment. The room
must be S5ol, but not too cool, and
the viands must be we'll chosen, we'll
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cooked and we'll served. The lights
must neither be too dim o too
bright, and the flowers should have
but little odor, for, however delicious,
the fragrance of flowers grows heavy
as the evening wear on. With all
this and congeniality, a dinner cannot
fail, and in those few hours n can
get better acquainted with those on
either side than would be possible in
weeks under less favorable circum-
stances.-NeW York Tribune.
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A BoOkWOrm.

mo one meets such various kinds
of people as we do" said a librarian.
"You see that little old man over
there? He is going through the en-
cyclopedias, one volume at a time.
He comes in every day and begins
where he left off the day before. He
has read through an entire set and is
beginning another. Pretty dry read
ing, some of it, one would say
New York Sun.
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Cheerful Dining.

Where nourishmea at and health are
concerned laughter AID good will are
vigorous promoters of the digestive
functions. The court jester was a
valuable piece of dining room furni-
ture in olden times, and a good
natured and cheerful guest who keeps
up a lively and entertaining converse
ton at table does more to aid diges-
lion than all the nostrums ever in
Embellishments Life.
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There are no coroners in Russia.
The burials are under the control OF
the church and the police, and all
cemeteries are owned by the church
and the municipality. Cremation Is
contrary to law. but it has been sug-
gested from Official sources.
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In point of commercial value, the
silver product Of the United States
last year was the smallest since 1871.
Mint bureau figures give the gold
value of the 53,849,0O0 ounces fine
produced in 1909 as $~28,010,100,
making the price 52.O16 cents an
ounce. N. Y.-12 [,
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How He Escaped.

The One-"What was the result OF
Miss De Sweets suit for breach OF
promise?' =,
The Othcr-"Tne voung man got
off on the plea Of temporary insan-
ity." 49,.
The One-'How did that happen?"
The Other-"His letters to her
were read to the jury.'-Chicago
News.
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Opponents of the use OF concrete
for floors in factories contend that
the stonelike surface is injurious to
the feet and backs Of workmen, and
that dust ground from the concrete
finds it's way into and Injuries the ma
chine bearings.
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TooISinp Backward.

Looking BackWaru:
"I always inherited the hand-me
downs as a kid"
Got the old things, eh?'
Some of EN-. My older brothers
soon outgrew their coats and Shoes
but they never seemed to outgroW
their skates" - Louisville Courier
Journal.
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The Gentle Reminder.

Bride-"Here you are at last. ]
thought you were never coming"
Bridegroom-"There was no dan
ger of my forgetting it. I tied a knot
in nv handkerchief. "-Pele Mele.
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A Trifing Debt.

Sapphead-"You saved me from
being killed by that auto. 1 owe my
life to you. How shall I ever repay
you?"
Stouten-"Young man, don't you
let trifing debts like that worry you.
Life.
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4 Natural Inference.

Judge Tin breach of promise suit
when you told your fiancee to go
to hades. did you not consider that
equivalent to breaking your engage
ment?"
Young Lady-"No, Your Honor"
Judge-"Ah, then you intended to
accompany him thore.' - Boston
Transcript
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Causing Headaches.

what are you doing to boom your
headache remedy?'
I'm giving away sheet music, all
the popular songs.
Il see. You are not only adVertis-
inc the remedy, but creating a de-
mand for it as we'll" Louisville
Courie:-Journal.
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I am now enjoy1ng."-Mrs. SARAH
LoUs1GNoNT, 414 s. Livingston Street,
Brookfeld, Nc.
The Change Of Life is the most crid
cal period Of q woman's existence, and
neglect Of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Women everywhere should remem-
Der that there is no other remedy
known to medicine that will so sue.
cessfully carry women through this
trying period as Lydia E. Pinkhap's
Vegetable Compound, made from ma
tive roots and herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing wo-
men from the worst forms Of female
INSTRUMENTATION, liberation, dis
placements, fbroid tumors, irregulart-
Ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfaden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free
and always helpful
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Her Guess,

Hubby - There's another chap
committed suicide because his home
was unhappy"
Wife-"I daresay it will be hap
pier now."-Illustrated Bits.
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Her Reason.

He-"If you dislike me, why did
you permitme to kiss you last night?'
She-"I felt that a really ought to
make one Lenten sacrifice. boston
Transcript.
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Since 1873 there have been 1871
in Germany. In the
States in the last year alone
there were 34,5C0.
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Motor Gossip.

ct think pedestrians ought to carry
horns"
And be equipped with shock abb
sorbers, eh?" - Louisville Courier
Journal.
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OF the First Water.

what did Cholly give you in the
way of a wedding PRESENT."
"a tiara set with perfectly matched
pork chops" - Louisville Courier
Journal.
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Sounds Startling.

"she began as a chorus girl
"Well?"
But recently she outstripped some
of the leading prima donnas."
Are you referring to her progress
or her costumes?"-Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal.
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Nowadays.

"I've simply got to, reduce some
how, May. I've gained another
pound!"
Don't you think it might be the
buttons on your gown, dear?"-New
York Telegram.
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Cocoanut Pudding.-One pint of milk, two eggs, two Ia
blespoonfuls of cocoanut, one-half cup cracker scrumbs, one
saltspoonful Of salt, one teaspoonful Of vanilla. Beat eggs
separately, adding yolks to the milk and then mixing with
cocoanut and sailed cracker crumbs; flavor and bake a half
hour. Make a meringue of the whites of two eggs and one
cup of sugar. Put on pudding after it is baked and return 1t
to oven to brown. Serve with cream. This is good either
hot or cold.