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he broke AAu lnreW 50 few crumbs
where the timbers we're dry, near the
bird. For d long time itlooked at the
tiny white morsels, but, finally con-
quering shyness. hoped from It's perch
and tentatively approached the ban
quet. Hours went by. The man
chewed and the bird pecked. 'f@s
That night. it. rained In real, tropical
earnest, and he made q water vessel
Of his shoe, drank many times, ate a
few mouthfuls Of biscuit and then
placed the filled receptacle where he
had thrown the crumbs. AS he did
so he found himself wondering il the
dawn would reveal his little feathered
shipmate or whether 1T had been swept
away by the violence, Of the rain. The
early shafts Of day showed him. the
bird on It's perch. It had apparently
found shelter from the, heavy down
pour beneath some outjutting timber
and seemed no worse for the: expert
ence. The mans. second glance was
in the direction Of the island. What
he saw brought sudden exclamation
to his lips. The land certainly seemed
much nearer. Some current was
sweeping them toward it slowly but
irresistibly. The Frisco Pet. swore
joyfully. His eyes .shone. II may do
him yeti" he muttered. The bird chirp-
ed. He looked at it.. breakfast, ,ehY'
he said and tossed few more crumbs
near the shoe. ." -
The second day he brooded great
deal. The sharper pangs Of hunger
assailed him.. and he: grew desperate
~ impatient, the distance to the island
decreased so gradually.
Hardly knowing what, he did, he
drew forth the last little bit of the
biscuit, ground it between his teeth
and greedily swallowed 1t. The act
seemed to sober him. He raised his
big hand to his brow and looked at
Dearie. Through the confusion of his
thoughts he felt he had done some
despicable thing. ::
'That weren't. fair. play, were it
now?" he said, looking at, the bird.
"That amt like PAL" he repeated.
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are endless models made of linen,
,poplins, ,pongee, Bingham. figured
lawns and dimities, and numerous
fancy mercerized effects which closely
resemble silks and linens.
A great deal is done with self
trimmings in. these garments, but
laees, en1broideries, piping and wash
braids figure heavily in the adorn-
r1ent scheme.
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:
rushing through the water, he laid a
proprietary hand on the box,
A long time he battered and batter
ed in vain with: his rocks; but, after an
hour or SO, he. succeeded In spltntering
his way through the tough pine. In
his befuddled, half crazed condition he
had thought only Of bottles. What he
found proved different sort of mer-
chandise 5>>.: 80 ." $3.50 - i 49,, :
Maddehed. he tossed and scattered
the contents Of the box on the beach.
The ocean had deceived him, laughed
at him, cheated him. He turned from
the shore unsteadily, walked back to
his camp and knocked the neck from
one Of the two remaining bottles. A
few hours later, sodden. scottish, he
lay without motion, face to the sky.
And as he breathed thtckly, one bleed
ing hand still holding the empty bot
tie, a bird, from an overhanging branch
looked down upon htm--a tiny bird, lit
tie bigger than his thumb, that carried
a bright, beautiful spot 81 red on It'll
breast, cooked it's head ueationingly.
Z
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licked Ills "a ,s. kAO1 Ked ION ~ neck,
drank deep, and then, stopping many.
times. carried lhis treasure Is his bow.

licked & Ills ilps. knOI ked ION 4 as neck,
drank deep, and then. stopping many
times. carried hik treasure 70 his bow
er. n 3: t \ Ss
Day after day turned It's page, mers-]
ca into the past; sometimes, pertorce.
he, got up. and. not a pleasant thing
to look at, staggered to the beach
with his club: There he would STAY.
some crawling thing from the sea,
return with his prize to mingle eating
with drinking until, stated with both.
he would fall back, unconscious among
the flowers. But the prolonged IN
diligence began to have marked Of
feet on his store. Bottle after bottle
was tossed Cd, the empty shells flung
aside to the daisies. At length the
day came when only two bottles re-
manned in the case, one full pair. sole
survivors Of the lot. The man took
them out, set them up and regarded
them; a sense OF impending disaster,
Of imminent tragedy, shiyered through
for the bottles and foudled them,
started Ito knock the head from one
and put it down. Resisting desire, he
told himself he would have look at
the beach; the ocean had generously
cast: one BOX Of well primed bottles at
his feet; perhaps it would repeat its
-hospitable action and make him once
more the recipient of it's bounty. The
thought buoyed him to the shore; the
sea Tapped the sand with Lydian whis-
pers, and there, beyond the edge of
the soft singing ripples. he saw some
thing that made him rub his dazed
eyes. G* > @%7% :, >.'..,~~:' 49,. T.,
A box, a big box, box as tail as he
was!. No paltrysr dozen, or two this
time! Perhaps there was whisky. too,
and the bubbling stuff the long necked
lords had sometimes pressed upon him
In the past when be had 'ousted" his
man and put guilds in their pockets or
some Of that fiery something he
had once INDUCED in with q Johnny
.Frenchman before he took to the tun-
mel. when he had been free to swagger
through old Leicester square. Any
how he would soon find out, and,
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:W0IhA|hL'Y. HINTS
Fine Satin: Stitch,

A fine satin stitch, sometimes called
French stem stitch, IS among the most
difficult kinds of embroidery to do
well. A good substitute is what is
known as satin outline. It is much
used as an edge on figures to be
filled with: seeding or fancy stitches.
To work it, make fine outline
stitch along design, then cover. with
a close over-and-over stitch, taking
up only the stitch itself, not any of
the material. -.
Somewhat similar is the cording
stitch, except that the understanding
Is run and the. overstitch is taken
through the running stitches to form
a sort of diagonal cord. This makes
a good effect when the ,:overstitch is
done in color, as blue and white. red
and white.
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The bird remained silent. He fancied
reproach in it's beadlike eyes. They
seemed to bore into him. ;."And you
such small chap, too" he muttered!
Then he turned his back on the island
and with head resting on his, elbow
uttered no further complaint. i: -
That second day on the raft seemed
much longer than the. first, the Sec
ond night Of infinitely greater duration
than the preceding one, but dawn re-
vealed the island very ,near-so near,
indeed, the bird made up it's mind to
try to reach it. 1t looked at the man
for a moment and then few away.
Long he watched 1T, little dark spot,
now that he could no longer see the
ruby on its breast. At length it was
lost to sight, swallowed up by the
green blur. -. 49,. III
The small winged creature gone, the
man missed it. <'"~'Peared like twas
glad to leave such a pal" he thought
regretfully. The floating timbers be-
came well nigh intolerable. He kept
asking himself, II he could swim to
land; but, knowing his weakness from
long fasting, he curbed bis 1npatience.
His eyes grew tired with staring at
the longed tor spot. He suffered the
torments Of Tantalus and finally could:
endure them no longer, %, making his
clothes into a bundle, he tied them
around his neck and slipped into the
water. 81 / s.zs$ II ! u u
Half an hour later found him prone
and exhausted on the yellow sands.
Nearby tall and stately trees nodded
at him. Close at hand a great. crab
regarded him with reflective interest,
hesitating between prudence and car
;nivorous desire. Gluttonous inclina-
ton to sample the goods the gods had
provided prevailed over caution. It
moved quickly forward, when what It
had considered only an unexpected
and welcome piece de resistance al
ruptly got up. Tho ables were turn
ed. That which came 10 dine was
dined upon. 3 crushing blow demon.
strateG: the law Of the survival iof the:
fttest. The weaker. Cd orned the board.
The man tore it to bits ito It like the
sfamished animal he was. S:z s.s # 5$ s5:
For q. week nothing Of moment IN.
terrupted the even tenor Of his ex-.
istence. he led the life sof 81 sewage
and found It to his liking, pouncsd
upon turtleaa and, cooked than, kept
his Are going because Ne had but few
matches. One day q box washed:
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Drowned Rice.

Cook one cupful of rice, with three
cupfuls of milk in double. boiler
until soft. :: Season it with one tea.
spoonful of butter. Pack it closely in
a small breadpan. When, cold cut.
it. in half inch slices and brown them
delicately in hot butter. Or spread
the slices slightly with butter, put
them in a. fine, we'll buttered grid.
iron and color light brown over
a clear fire; = 49,. ,,N
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=. .fs7A - DOn'ts:

: Don't wash a>meat more than is
absolutely necessary, especially game
and. fowl, because it has a tendency
to destroy the natural sweetness. +.
Don't allow articles Of food or
other things to, accumulate :. when
cooking. clear up as you.go. 49,
Don't throw away sour milk. It
will make sweet light bread, griddle
cakes, tea cakes and pastry. ~
= Don't Keep, canned provisions in
the cans after being opened; the air.
renders them unwhoIesome. :
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Ready-to.Wear Gowns.

Ready -tO.Wear Gowns.
" Ready:-to-wear summer dresses are
made Of every material to be found
at the wash goods counters.
Designers of wash dresses usually
keep the. simple lines for practical
reasons. -5.' .. r..
Trimmings are Of the fiat, launder-
able varieties and the tunic- and
oversleeve are frequently shown in
simulated forms only. e.. =.
In style, the wash dress is adapted
from garments made Of non-wash-
able materials. ~. & Z. tt .< i :.
u Besides the lingerie dresses, there
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-06-11
Fried Chicken.

singe;~~eut at the points; remove
the breast bones. Wipe each piece
with a clean wet cloth; dredse with
salt. !! pepper and -four, and saltes
them in hot salt pork fat till brown
and !: tenders: but not burned. Ar
on. a, dish with boiled cauli-
flower or: potato balls, and pour a
white sauce: over :, them. Or dip in
eggaand crumbs and fry in deep hot
fat eaf1d serve with tomato, sauce. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-06-11
New Jabot Effect.

Chemisettes, and Jokes for wear
with the new spring costumes come
in great variety. The one new feat
IRE in these accessories is the one
side jabot effect which is introduced.
While the call is mostly for white
chen1isettes there are very handsome
assortnents of black for those who
desire: thena.. - 20, .~*=-s>~st- ~ =. ~
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Looking out of her window, Miss
Tabitha, far past middle age, saw her
young nephew walking on his hands
while his feet dangled ungracefully.
Johnny" she called, opening the
window and leaning far out 'tYou
Johnny! Behave yourself wouldn't
do that. Resuming his natural posi-
ton -Johnny looked up at her and
made this unpolite reply: wouldn't?
BY Jtnks. you: couldn't. !, -. :.-:r<.< -.
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The debonafr young man with the
plush hat and the Turkish cigarette
was patronizing the barber shop mani
cure. Don't you Know, the thought
often strikes me when I'm getting
shaved" he chatted, what terrible
position I'd be in If the barber sud
denly becamesa raving maniac!" .Oh,
don't worry about that said the
lady, sweetly. 'e1"I don't think any
body will ever go: crazy over you ::
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CHAPTER III.
AN uNAPpREc1ArED BOUNTY

a. %%. AN UNAPPRECIATED BOUNTY. ~
I'm the prime Of his belligerent ca
reer the Pet Of Frisco had under
gone many fierce contests and
Withstood some terrible punish
ments, but never had he undertaken
9 task calling for greater courage and.
power Of endurance than the one he
had this night voluntarily assumed.
4 verWhe y again and again By the
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Ants.

If you are troubled with ants try
a little quicklimer-in the infested
places. This will drive away any
kind of ants ~:
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Toughening Wash Lines.

!. Before using new wash line try
boiling it a few minutes in soapy
water, and see how much: longer it
will last. It should be taken down
and brought indoors after : every
washing, never allowed to remain out
to collect dust or. he rained upon
when not in use. -
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NIGHT TRY cIucAGol

tDiogenes was still looking for. that
honest man. .,2s,*s - :. :. =
what town is this?" he asked a
bystander. -. E= - :-..sES i
'Pittsburg;;" was the reply. :. -.
Whereupon the cynic viciously
smashed his lantern against the near
est lampost. .@--. .-..
Even a searchlight would be Of
no use here he growled, as he
struck; out fol, the nearest suburb. H.,
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CHAPTER ~.
THE .wHEELs sor JUSTICE.

= ..t. AAs I" 1ASsAsA|GS ~ SOoAASszs l.
= oNDoN in tho spring! snnshine,
the Thames ayleam With III
- ver ripp1ea, singing g Z
'.-'' lows; red. sailsl Joyous Lon
don that has emerged from fegs and
baska beneath blus skies! On such I
day about 10 o'clock r. the morning
three persons whose appearances dist1n-
guished them from the ordinary pasa.
ersby turned into . narrow thorough.
fare not far from tho Strand.
quite worth while going to hear
John Steele conduct Tor his client, !
assure you, Lord Ronsdale, /" observed
one, tall, military lookings mar, who
walked with q slight limp and carried
. cane. He's a new man, but he's
making his mark. when he asked to
be admitted to the English bar No sur
prised even his examiners. His sum.
ming up II the Douxhertie murdsE
case vas, / heard his lordship remark;
one >of the most, ma tAxly efforts NJ
ever listened to. Just tore the circum-
stantial evidence to pieces and freed
his man! Besides III prof ession At
the bar. he Z s. unusually sifted
criininologtst, taxes 8 struns persoual
1ntetast s. ths lowest l1nlatf, II writ
Ing 1 book. ! und one Of tho
1dnd that WIN throw nov Hight On
IL Suh3@ ,s= 5..sZ5I
's1uat What = i cri Tho
epea &or 4 'RafA AZ aflnlat ~ htnen1 tu1n.
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Maitre D'HOtel Butter

Beat half cupful of butter to a
cream, add two teaspoonfuls of lemon,
juice, salt to season, a pinch of
cayenne and a teaspoonful Of minced
parsley. Serve with all kinds of
fish. ss-.ts as 49, -.
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Moths,

; To get rid Of moths in furniture
and: cushions sprinkle with: benzine.
It will: not: spot or injure the most
delicate Of fabric, but it is sure death
to araoths.z The. work must be done
in a. place where there is neither a
fire:nor lighted lamp, as benzine is
explosive.
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Potato. Hint.

When there are almost but not
quite enough potatoes for luncheon
hard boil two or three eggs. slice.
mix with the cut up potatoes and
pour cream gravy over them. ?
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MoHsh- Gloves.

Instead Of wearing pure 1, white
Stoves IL the afternoon, the fashion,
able woman is inclining toward q
delicate pearl shade or pale apricot
and tan colorings s e. .ss g:Es s. !. !.
She 10 choosing for motor wear the
I. ".chevrette'' Of elbow length. with q
strap at the wrist to pull the leather
together. This II generally lined
with fur or wool. ... 5 .:t \,
Ss Women fnd It hard to approve
sof the sharp dividing line Sbetween
long sleeves and short gloves, and
are wearing with afternoon toilets
longer shapes. which pass IN wrinklsd
fullness over the cuffs,
Gloves Of two- button length are
worn with coat suits The buttons
are very largo aud are made Of
nnothfr-of-p Ss'-s
:s4S For driving. mocha gloves "a pale
.ooior1nss which, strange to nay, wear
n,nch better than the dark ones. are
popular. 81 3
of course. tho evening gloves are
Virtually the same. Long white
glace. with occasionally : dsoorat3on
to carry out the scheme u sc the
gown. m worn. ssiss@
B their xlovss you WIN know the.
well-dreseed women. .5..s II
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Lace Is Often Used.

Roses for the summer hat are
made Of whatever pretty lace you
have in the house. Cream, white or
black Is used, and sometimes a COM
binatton Of two tones, with the light
er for the center, will make more eff
feCtive work. ., -@> a :
The: formation of the rose de-
ponds upon the folding Of the lace
round q given center-upon the feel
ing OF the worker. It may be a thing
Of beauty, q triumph OF art such as
the French milliner will bring forth
by her genius, or 9 mere. stiff little
twisty thing Of lace looking very little
like the flower for which It is named.
Examine the hand made rose. The
art Of rose-making may be readily ac-s
Quired. r e - :. r 20: = z:
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them :berause they need no ironing
simply washing and pulling apart.
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fringe broke the sea line-a suggestion
Of foliage-an island or q mirage?
Tantalizing, it lay like a shadow, illu-
sfve, unattainable as the forgotten
isles" The man staggered to his feet.
His garments were torn. His hair
hung over his brow. He shook his
arms at the island-this phantasy, this
vain, empty vision. He regarded 1t
now as some savage creature might
bone just out Of it's reach. From his
lips vile words fell-to be suddenly
hushed. Between him and what he
gazed at along the range of vision an
object on one Of the projecting timbers
caught his eye. It was very small, but
1t cleaned like spark sprung from
the embers of the dawn. tttE&
'"The dicky birdv' His dried lips
tried to laugh. EFF it amt the dicky
bird" The bird looked at him. '''Df
that doesn't beat But he could not
think what it '"beat." The bird cock
ed its head, Amt you afeared o
me?" It gave a feeble chirp. Well,
I'm dashedr' said the man aud after
this mild expression Of his feelings
forgot to curse again. Y #=t ss...5
Toward noon the man began TO suf-
fer more acutely from thirst, and,
drawing out q sailors oilskin pouch,
one Of the few possessions he had
been allowed BY the police to retain.
he took from it q piece Of tobacco,
which , 8 he e began to chew. AT the same
time he eyed the rest Of the contents
half ships biscuit, some rnatehes
5and q mariner thi1nble. The biscuit
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TURKS
~
KILLED

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CONSTANTlNOPLE, March t8.
Despite the strict censorship of
dispatches from Athens, reports Of
further disorders between the
peasants and the soldiers reached
here today. 1t was Learned that
several wealthy Turkish Moham-
medan land owners have been
killed and their homes sacked by
the enraged Greeks, despite the
presence of strong forces of troops.
The disorders are the result Of
the governments refusal to grant
the demands Of the Christian peas
ants to dispossess the big land
owners, who are mostly Turks, and
divide their land among the peas
ants. There is little likelihood that
the government will accedc to
those demands owing to the Turko-
Greek treaty, which guarantees
the land owners their present
rights.
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O D D S
A N D
F. n y s

81 shall abide by the verdict Of
the primary in my campaign for
the United States senate" That's
what Congressman Miles Poindex-
ter says. He doesn't think the
legislature will ignore the popular
choice.
The Chicago Press club, enter
tanning Taft yesterday, sang this
trifle of a ditty:
There's man across the ocean
Who is coming home some day.
Will he stir up a commotion?
It's bet, SO some folks say.
Who's afraid, though,
OF the big stick?
Not a soul it friehten will,
For who's got a stout shIlelah
And the boys all answer Bill"
Governor Hay has chosen April
IA for state Arbor day.
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SIDES
. N0WSEEM
WILLING.
CITY BEING FLOODED WITH
FETiTiONS-ANCTHER COUN-
CILMANIC SOMERSAULT
DUE.

1t begins to appear that the last
word in the controversy over ter.
minal rates in the franchises Of the
Milwaukee and the North Coast will
finally rest with the people.
Both sides to the controversy as
sert their willingness to lay their
cases before the people for their ap-
proval and it will probably wind up
that way in the end
In case the council adheres to its
original stand for terminal rates
the franchises will reach the peo-
pie through an initiative backed by
the advocates of the new roads. In
the event that the city council turns
another of its famous somersaults
and passes the franchises. it will
be through the referendum on the
petition of the advocates Of ter
minal rates.
The situation is rapidly coming
to head and decisive action one
way or another is looked for within
the next two or three weeks.
The trades council has gone on
record in favor of terminal rates,
but asks the city council TO submit
the proposition to the people. Lead
ers on both sides of the question
(Contlnued on Pace 2.)
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The investigation by C. s. Watt,
special inspector, into the matter
of the payment of the wage scale
for labor in city work, has brought
some interesting facts to light.
Above are samples of two re-
ceipts issued by Thomas Malony
in lieu of the payment of the wage
scale of $275 per day required
under the existing city ordinance.
An attorney has just settled be-
tween $500 and $1,000 of this
scrip" issued on other jobs, at
from Is to 25 cents on the dollar.
Malony has employed on the
Cliff avenue job men who have not
been in the United States much
over six months and cannot yet
speak the English language. These
men are first initiated into Federal
union 11,624 and then put to work
in competition and to the exclusion
of Spokane home labor, who would
not consent to the cut-rate CO.
operative scheme conducted by
Malony.
On the Cliff avenue sewer, as on
all other jobs on which the so
called cooperative plan is carried
on, the men are paid 1925 per day
in hard money and 80 cents per
day in scrip" If the job pans
out the scrip may be redeemed
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at par. But this plan is in viola
ton of the city ordinance, yet the
mayors office, in the past, has up
held Mallory, because In politics
Malony upholds the mayor.
For two months the men on the
Cliff avenue sewer have drawn but
$3.50 per day, while the property
owners who pay for the work are
assessed on the basis of 1915. The
men employed on the job will tell
you that they are pointly inter-
ested in the contract with Mallory
and contractors along with him.
Yet on closer examination they
will admit they know nothing Of
how the money is spent and that
Malony is the. whole show, as alb
soiutely as if he hired the men out
right.
Malony takes the contract in his
own name, does the buying of ma
terials and looks after all the
financial details. One OF the men
seen says: I'VE often wonder how
the money is being spent. but Tom
keeps the books and we must leave
1t all to him."
Hill and Johnson, to whom the
above receipts were issued.
worked five and a half days on Ma
Longs job and received the scrip"
for $2.75 in return for the balance
due on their services.