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What the Cat Said

work. at any rate There IS the cleaning
and there is the busting. You must have a
short, dark blue dress and this large calico
apron Of the same size to cover # up COM
pletey when you clean. II should be and
is ttifle larger than the dress. IL blew into
the window few minutes before you came
in. 1t is exactly suited to you. I was about
to take a nap and use it for q bed, but you
haven't given me time" ..,..-t
The first girl gasped and rubbed her
eyes "Oh, | must be having a nightmare"
she said; the cats talking"
Maybe she was, but the. cat went ont
THE cleaning apron is made OF solid dark
gray with black and white stripe in t.
1t looks as well as anything can look when
1t gets wet Have your dress blue-plain
Bingham. Here's a plain one-colot apron
Bingham edged, with a neat cflnkly braid
and this does not so completely cover your
dress. This suits you Well when you are
just busting and brushing up about the
house. In fact, it's a rather pretty shade
Of Alice blue, not too light nor too dark
becoming to you, too, with your blue eyes"
and the cat yawned so+hard that. her mouth
grinned-just the way the Cheshire }catadid,
which proves there really must have been
a Cheshire cat.
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permit her 80 Interfere in any way. there
We're others; in fact the whole village who
We're not involved in any way, who had
only the most friendly interest in the well
fare of both and who felt perfectly free TO
act The Royal Knights passed a resolu-
ton OF censure upon Mr.. Forth and two
ministers preached sermons in which they
discussed the case, without of course. men
uonlng any names. Mr.. Forth was made
to feel the sting Of his conduct by his as
sociates. An overwhelming moral pressure
was brought to bear on the young man.
Meanwhile Miss Pho went to visit an aunt
In Connecticut.
II would have been a pity II the young
man had been coerced into marrying Miss
Pho without loving her. In a short time
however, hR came to love her, her absence
no doubt conducting to this change. He
went over to her aunt's in Connecticut and
proposed a second time, and the two were
married at once Mr. Forth and his bride
will not live in Patchogne Mr. Forth hav-
ing said that he hated the whole village
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a a ball is that you can't dance all the
evening with just one or two people.
l should really like to, have it arranged
so that in between dancing with the few l
really wanted to ! could do some embroid-
cry. or reading Instead of that, lot of
pills come along, and because | haven't
the nerve to read or embroider, l dash off
with them. I've found It less firing to
dance with them than to sit it out. You
don't have TO make conversation while
careering madly around a crowded room
anyway. l waltzed with a great big onion
the other evening whose name l didn't
catch and never want to, and finally gave
myself up as lost.
He couldn't steer very well and l should
have thought he would have been knocked
senseless. Being so enormous, he saved
me some hard blows, but two couples
banged into us so hard that 1 didn't see
how we survived at all. One fat man
stepped on my ankle three times, and
was determined to give him a good kick if
l saw him coming my way again, but he
tried another room after that.
My dress was hanging In rags, and when,
bruised, dizzy and sore, we finally stopped,
| wished 1 was on desert island While
hopping his overheated brow he managed
to gasp how much he had enjoyed it.
didn't mop my overheated brow-it seemed
so unwomanly-and muTmured that l had
suffered much pleasure, too. Agnes seemed
to be having the time Of her life
She's a wonder in fight like that.
Her clothes never slip their mornings,
her hair never comes Off and 1 know she
never thinks OF desert islands. The com
Portable way to go TO large public ball
would be to hire a suite OF rooms for the
night, take a suitcase and a maid and
just before supper, go and change your
costume and have your hair redressed
You would then reappear in good form for
your supper party. II you get very dis
hevelled after supper, have a third gown
with you to fall back upon. Some simple
little morning frock by that time II your
party is doing the ball thoroughly, it's
much more sensible to order a cereal and
a poached egg and big cup of coffee for
your second supper. Next year / am going
TO follow these rules. As It was we had
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daring to go into the house after a sweater
for fear OF disturbing Her Husbands dream
OF spring and her own vision Of a new
spring hat. g..
He planted sweet peas and nasturtiums
pansies. peoples and even the old flash
toned phloX in every spot Of earth to be
found in their huge backyard.
i've done a good days work" announced
the triumphant gardener over a cold sun
day supper.
Indeed you have. dear" smiled the
Amateur wife. You've been almost as
busy I'll be tomorrow choosing my new
spring bonnet. I'm going in on your train
you know. How long do YOU think It will
be before the seeds come up?"
"Oh not long" the Post Graduate Hus-
band answered, loftily. "A few days Of
strong spring sunshine such as we had to-
day should bring them above ground It
looks as If tomorrow would be such an
other bright, warm day"
Then they fell to pleasant planning or
what they would do with all their flowers
We'll have ever so many more than we
can use" said the Ametaur Wife
'Of course" agreed Her Husband. but
we can give the surplus to our neighbors
or send them to the hospitals"
Yes, that's a beautiful idea" His wife
exclaimed, enthusiastically.
And shortly after she went to bed and
dreamed sweet dreams Of the new spring
millinery creation she was to choose the
next day
But when morning came the Amateur
Wife could not go to town.
All the trains out of Mountainville were
stalled in great drifts of snow!.
Copyright, 1910, by the N. Y. Herald Coz
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Her Husbands Voice Little Talk on the Superior Nat
- sy An,IsRt MN ura Instincts o Man

spring '-is variable quantity, and 1t IS
perhsps because Of this mutuability Of tenn
permanent that the vernal season is repre-
seated as damst In her FIRST youth.
Jnstrto show that no one can tell hex
what 70 DO, the young lady often makes a
Fugitive appearance IN midwinter. melts tv-
crything in sight Win a bright glance and
dsappears In a blizzard.
II was during one OF these spectacular
spparitions I'M the middle of February
when the cutters. Of Mountainvlle we're
running brooks and even last years birds
nest felt a thfili OF life that the Post
Graduate Husband decided Il was time FOR
him 20 begin, his gardening.
n Thick -Ilt dU1a little, planting today
he annouhced TO the amateur Wife during
their ieisureiy SUNDAY breakfast.
.sPlantingi, in February gasped His
astonished NVife
3nd why. notg' demanded Her Husband.
IA his lorif1iest manner Spring has come
to stay. Il Know all the signs You forget
I was brought us In the country" he added
Now sou know sou haven't been or a
farm since, sou were . years old, except
for q vacation and YOU don't know a bit
more abodt planting time than do" de-
ciAred His Wife. f- --
EucCetSAul IaIHnluk ~ eoulDiHduOl OF
science and Instinct" was Her Husbands
oraoular reply. L. have the instinct If
not tile science E,know this is an ideal
daS for pspfine and 30 would you know
"a n you hadn't liked. in the city all your
life H se .r
But dear. did you ever hear Of anyone
planting seeds in this climate in February
What has that got TO do with It? II
eSerYbodI Vent hy precedent the world
would neYer move an inch! Every year
Hpting comes earlier and earlier in New
Jersey There's no use arguing about IL
any longerl I'm, going down stairs to get
my garden tools now!"
A wise woman encounterlng the inevitable
knows that there is but one thing to do
Fylth II and that, j. to make 1t useful to
herself t-t
The Amateur.@yvife smiled her most radi-
ant smile
IAN right dear!' she acquiesed. But
II spring Is really here / need new hat
right away My black one Is dreadfully
shabby i 9aq -thousht 70 wait week or
so, huttif IFS going to stay as warm as this
simply can't dosuds.
f,';Why 81 course fSouyvaut a spring hiatt
Her Husband feplled, and his face assumed
the expression OF one who is determined to
be consistent at any price. How much
VIM e. bpst2' y
4. Then, sas the lady. hesitated, he added
unanimously. Never mind get some
thing Teu IKE and IN stand the bill"
Arfey f6iltd Tor two hours Her Husband
ihddsifousiS' dug away at the flower beI
wnile rshe Watched and shiyered, but not
' sc rt
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y Proposed, Forgot it, Loved Anew


,PsCeh6s'He = H'~Y'a'has been thrice shocked
sever els witlltn, The last six months A
recent dispatch mentions first a Masonic
fair last summer ct @bich leading persons
took chaHces On grand piano. etc. some
~ them. winning but more losing. Next
there was the election on November last
az which the county went democratic by
ntty votes. shoclSing everybody pleasurably
Of otherwise. Now every one is scandal
ined that a. Young; man should prove so
forgetfu1 as not to remember that he had
proposed marriage 70 a young woman
/ wiIhin the preceding twenty-four hours.
- The principals in the case are Miss Hya-
clnth PHO and Douglas Erskine Forth. For
some time, since June. 1906, in fact Mr..
Forth has been paying fairly strict atten-
ton 70 Miss Pho. i is widely known in the
village that he would have proposed TO
Miss Pho long ago IL he had not been so
bashfuI. Even Miss Pho Is known to have
recognized this defect in the young man
and TO have deptored II privately to her
friends
Things went on this way for months and
months and even the stout hearted young
lady has begun TO despair when a real
estate company gave a free excursion to its
property near Boolnertown, L. |. Fully 100
Forth invited Miss Plo,tu GO After a light
COLLATION. had been served by the promoters
the couple went and sat on log. AT length
be asked Miss Pho II she would be his wife
A young woman witness had made ar
fidavit that the proposal was made out
right and that Miss Pho accepted it.
The 'hext day Miss Plo in conversing with
ar. Forth said something about a ring. He
asked what ring Miss Plo replied an en-
% gagement ring. The young man replied
that he Was not engaged and did not pro-
pose ever to marry. Subsequent question
ing developed the terrible fact that Mr..
Forthawas suffering from amnesia Of the
most pronounced type. lie remembered all
the events OF his life except the last week
and OF the events Of those seven days he
retained seemingly not a trace Of recollec-
ten,
Gentle restorative methods were tried
without avail Mr.. Forth was led re-
beatedlyto the spot where he had proposed
to Miss Pho. His act was suggested 20 him
1OOtimes in vain.
Miss Pho took high moral ground assert
ing that she would not ceerce the young
man IN any way. that It was for him to
decide for himself whetherd he wanted
her or not; that she would not propose 70
him, and that, the would never be happy II
she felt thar she had brought undue
pressure 10 bear upon him.
But II Miss Pios scruples would not
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14

Ernst Truck went into Broadway cafe.
and found a notrious tightwad standing
before the bar enjoying drink. Ernest
was surprised, So far as he remembered
the other man had never been known 10
buy a drink-not even for himself
Well said the actor to the bartender
What's happened?"
The man behind the bar smiled
The dynamite explosion did it, / guess q,
he replied.
don't understand said Ernest.
why, the explosion must have iarred
him loose from the 10 cents he paid for
that highball," said the bartender-New
York Telegraph
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II dances continued any longer I should
hire a wheeled chair with an attendant
to be In readiness when became eX-
hausted. At about 2 o'clock the other
night at crowded bali ! wished for an
ambulance. I had JUST mad another fight
with Johnnie the day before, and I GER
tainly do despise that man, but couldn't
help looking around a little bit TO see,
out of mere curiosity. If he was there
My neck was awfully stiff after a while
Well, Of course, it is horrid TO have
misunderstanding with people. It was an
awfully sticky dance, anyway, and the
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Name and Address.

The entire family from father down TO
baby Jennie is agreed that there isn't
anything that cat can't do"-and there
isn't! II any doubt remains in the mind
Of anyone upon this point this tale will no
doubt dispel it, writes Anna NJ. Denniston
in the Chicago News.
> The cook is a large, tall woman and as
she stood before the new tangled kitchen
range she sighed, Then she sat down to
rest and rolled her weary hands I'm a mis-
fit Bingham apron. Dear me-" she said,
Il wish had an apron made FOR me by a
really talented party as Misses has her
gowns made-by a modiste. Then l think
I'll be looking like somebody while I'm at
my work and not as though I wore a meal
sack" The Old-fashioned black cat rose
from a deep sleep by the new tangled
range and stretched her long body till It
looked twice long as II really was, and
from a dark corner where she had laid
her round eyes shone out with their elilip-
teal centers shining like jewels-and spoke,
The cook jumped ana said.
"Oh. am ! dreaming-or-why. the cats
talkingr
Now maybe she was dreaming, but eats
have been said to talk for ages past and
maybe they do. Anyhow this cat was as
wise as an owl. oh, cook she said,
here's an apron for you. ! knew a tai
ented apron maker and she sent me this
apron Tor you. I've been sleeping on II,
but ! weigh little and so I've not crumpled
It badly at all. II blew into the window to-
day, and-well, here It Is!
Sensible people" said the cat, think
a good deal even about a kitchen apron.
Now. in kitchens we use flour a great deal,
and that shows on black. You are liable
that shows on white. Why not split the
difference cook and look fresh and clean
and neat at the same time? All aprons that
blow into the windows for people-ln other
words the ones that come to them because
they really belong to them in particular
and not just to anybody-have a great
many special features. Now, this one is
a black and white check, just large enough
to look sheer and clean. IL covers you all
up. II has elbow sleeves, because "A cook
always rolls her sleeves up, anyhow, and
il has q high round neck and Is fitted with
body seams like a dress il has strings
that are all in one piece. u has strings
10 the apron at the side seams. but they
emerge and pass over the back side pieces
and tie at the waist line. A string like
this never comes off or breaks, because #
goes all the way around and is wide enough
70 be strong. .
The cook put the apron on and in came
the first girl. with all the different kinds
OF homework / have 10 DO" she said, ~
need so many different kinds OF aprons
and nobody pays enough attention TO
aprons"
That's so said the cat
The first girl screamed.
you have TO scrub sometimes the voice
went on. "and sometimes you have TO
merely dust, and no telling what you may
have 20 do. Well. YOU should classify your
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only moments / really enjoyed were when
Bostoned in a corner of a room that
had a window wide open in It with Ned
Wmton.
There were only three other couples
there, who occupied the other corners.
Bostoning is so restful. You don't have
to make any effort. and Ned does il so we'll
that / almost fell asleep. We could see
the door from where we were, so / didn't
have to twist my neck around very much
to see II any one appeared. The trouble
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champagne and toast covered with sort OF
friccaseed grass and it didn't seem suit
able somehow don't see why some peo-
pie think champagne is such a treat
I'd rather have a good chocolate soda
any time. Just before we went home
rather enjoyed myself. l was introduced
to a man who danced perfectly beautiful
except for kicking occasionally. He
seemed to like me very much.
He was frightfully homely, but l looked
over his shoulder all the time we were
Waiting and forgot about his face. He
was awfully NICE but. goodness he did get
warm. l discovered TO my horror that
man named Biffin, who seemed to like me
a good deal too, was following us around
and asking me to dance every minute. As
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She was city bride who had never be-
fore taken hand in housekeeping and
knew but little about things in the kitchen
A few mornings ago she gotafter the milk
man. Hrr.r.--. ....r
What's the matter with your milk" she
said, with great yehemence.
Il don't know" he replied. What do
you find wrong with itP' a.-
We'll" she said. every morning Il Il
covered with nasty yellow scum"
And what do you do with the scum"
why, ! scim II off Of course, and throw
II in the garbage can."-Farmers' Guide.
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a Boon, 81. Valentine.

st. Valentine a boon, 1 crave;
boon OF your bestowing.
II Is a heart 1 would enssve
Without the owners knowing.
Some men are just a little shy,
And he among the number;
II would not do for me TO sigh
That would our friendship sunder.
For friendship Oft to love may turn.
But love 20 friendship, never
Dear Patron Saint. help him discern
That / am good-and clever.
would not, ask this, dear old Saint
But IL think he loves me;
And only has that heart so faint
That never won. fair ladye.-Ella Hutch
inson Ellwanger IN Lppincotts.
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Foor mother wears a worried look
And sister wears a frown
And In | venture up the stairs
Ihey send me straightway down
] m going TO the drug store now
Upon hurried trip
To get some other kind OF done
For father has the grip.
l hear him groaning in the night:
lie said his head would split
ana then he thought his back would brealf
In just little bit:
he told us that his legs were sore.
And soon Il was his hip.
~ seems that everything Is sick
When father has the grip
Inc doctor came today and left
some capsules and he said
% take one each three hours Until
Ihe pain had really fled
said pa; That means twelve bours b,fo,.
- give this pain the slip.
u pct he'd find a faster dope
II he had got the grip"
AND then he told ma that he Thought
that he was going TO die.
ana ma SAYS; No. that isn't so
And gave the reasons u,hv
lhen pa got mad and told her that
tie didn't want her lin.
IN, thergs no comfort in our fiat
When father has the gripl
II z. N. In New York Telegram.
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Would let Her or.

Didn't you promise never TO do ii
again."
Yes, sir"
And ] said I'd whip you II you did
didn't IL"
Yes. pa hut as 7 didn't keep my prom
lse won't hold you 70 yours,"-Cleveland
Leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14
Daily Health Hint

Says o. s, Marsden in The Miracle of
Right Thought: 1T is worth your while
to make determined effort TO form a
habit OF good cheer during meals and be-
fore going to sleep, because II will have a
powerful influence on your health"
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Offenses Without ImpunItv.

Killing-ume
Cutting-capers
Trespassing-on ones attention
Beating-carpets ..t
POachlng-eggs
smothering-the feelings. --
Murdering-an air
steaiing-kisses-Everybodys.
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he had famed me severely, besides tearing
whole yard OF my gown off, l got dread
fully tired trying to escape him. His idea
to completely win me seemed to be TO talk
sort OF gibberish while dancing.
/ think he must have been a little nutty.
was terribly glad to get home at last
without any more injuries than a large
blister on my foot.
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The February Horror.
q TIL admit RIGHT from tho sta -

The February Horror
Yes I'll admit, right from the start,
It's no affair Of mine;
But / don't call the fellow smart,
Or delicate or fine
In fact, l think he has demonstrated that
he was about seventeen kinds Of a lobster.
a witless slanderer, the cheapest kind Of an
idiot and other things too numerous TO mem
ton who first invented and brought forth
The comic valentine. IT. e. NJ.
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SURE

Shs-Ars you sure Il ISN'T for
my money you want to marry
mel ~
h. Perfectly sure ! don't care
Cor money 5, All 1 spend all. ]
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hShASrssHvsA -nltt,a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-16
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported at the health office during the past
twenty-four hours:
Annie F. Newman. y years. 1852 31st
street northwest.
Eliza A. Hester. so years. 2627 Connec-
ticut avenue northwest.
Thomas H. Hummer. so years, United
States Soldiers Home. District of Column
bia
Anna Roughley. 30 years. 1927 Florida
avenue northeast.
William A. Rector, "a years, 5s Rhode
Island avenue northwest
Mary Hagerty. 80 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
George B Ofenstein. IS years, 14o6
street southeast.
Ethel Compton. 10 years, Providence
Hospital.
John c. McGill. Is years. Emergency
Hospital.
Forrest Streeks, 81 years. tuberculosis
Hospital.
Infant of Ralph and Mary Barry. )
days. Providence Hospital.
Esau Pirkard, G0'years, Freedmens Hos
pital.
Eliza Selden, GO years. Nichols avenue
southeast.
Harry Shanklin. 4 years. Chrildren' S
Hospital
Irene c. Bellows. 9 months. 1926 Bells
court northwest.
Lemon Gaskins, 3 months, Freedmen S
Hospital
Infant of William and Mary Jackson. l
day, Good Hope road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-16
CHANGES BY HITCHCOCK.
Eight Clerks to Be Transferred From
Auditors Office.

Following his order OF few DAYS ago
transferring from the office of the auditor
ior the Post Office Department 10 the
several bureaus OF his own deoartment
the administrative jurisdiction over all
accounts, Postmaster Genera, Hitchcock
mas begun his plan OF organization A
request was made for the transfer of
eieht clerks from the auditors office
-FOUR or these clerks will examine the
stamp accounts with pos;mas;ers in the
bureau of the third assistant postmaster
general and two will he assigned to each
OF the bureaus OF the second and fourth
assistant postnlasters general. who will
examine all transportation accounts
The primary object OF this action is in
futherance of Mr.. Hitchcock's policy TO
bring all accounts of the postal service
under. the administrative supervision of
the department, thereby making the re-
view of these accounts by the auditor a
real double check" on the transactions
BY an order issued July last this prin-
clple was made TO applN To all stamp ac-
counts. After October |, when the pres.
ent order goes into effect. the only ac-
counts both approved and reviewed in
the auditors Office Will be those of the
expenditures of postmaSters over current
receipts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-16
AEROPLANE MAIL SERVICE.
Will Be Operated From Brooklyn to
International Aviation Meet.

An experimental mail service by aero
planes between one of the outlying
branches of the Brooklyn. N. Y. post
office and the aerodrome at Nassau
boulevard. Long Island. during the in
ternational aviation meet, which will be
held there until October l, has been
authorized by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. Aviators and their employees. who
will be stationed on the field through
out the meet, will therefore be able TO
receive their mail almost as quickly as
if they were in a large city.
The special postal station will
probably be Established at the aviation
field, and a temporary postmaster ap-
pointed to look after the mails and sell
postage stamps
The first successful official aeroplane
letter route was opened last Saturday
by the British postal administration.
which began a series of experiments
in the carrying of mail by aeroplanes
from Hendon, England. to Windsor
Castle a distance of twenty miles. Four
aviators with two biplanes and two
monoplanes, were engaged in the work.
and about 100000 letters constituted
the first delivery. These experiments
have been watched with considerable
interest by the United States postal
authorities, who are of the opinion that
the dav, when letters will be forwarded
from city to city by airship is not far
distant.