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the body of the hat in grenadine. In
this and all the other hats the trim
ming is made up of the fabrics.
A tongue made entirely of Grape
has the coronet covered with narrow
folds and large buckle covered in
the same way. The crown Of the
shape is covered with the Grape
draped gracefully and apparently
fastened to place by the buckle.
A turban shape, made entirely Of
rounded folds. is trimmed with a pair
of wings made in the same way and
mounted by means Of buckle Of dull
jet. The iolds are cut in such a way
that the rib runs across them on the
straight, instead of diagonally.
One should test Grape when buying
it, to see that it has been properly
waterproofed. Since some manufac-
turers have SO improved this fabric
that rain and moisture, or even i'm
mersing in water, do not hurt it, it
has become one of the most durable
Of materials. A small piece dipped
in glass of water will not run" or
discolor the water nor be affected by
it, if it is Of the durable kind and
worth having.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
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olates 5eoiosivai survey, working IN
conjunction with the surveyors Of the
state of Missouri, have been establish
ing the levels in this state and plac-
ing tablets or bench marks" in many
places. These markers show the
height of that point above the sea
level.
These bench marks are Of two
forms. One is circular bronze or
aluminium table three and one-half
inches in diameter and one-fourth
inch thick, having 3-inch stem which
Is cemented in drill hole in solid
rock in the wall of some public build
ing, bridge abutment or other SUBJ
stantial masonry structure or in tie
solid rock.
The second form to be set in the
ground where there is no rock or ma
sonry. consists of a hollow wrought
iron post four feet long. A bronze or
aluminium table is riveted over the top
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Picture Gown.

On override one sees the revival
of picture 'cks that are most suit.
able for ye girls and even for Ger.
tain types older women. That
quaint old.or known as forget-me-
not blue igain in fashion and is
used for 81 gowns as well as floral
taffeta, VIII has scattered bouquets
over the slce or single flowers.
One gomade Of the former fab
ric had It skirt, was high.waist-
ed and wiraped with eyelet en-
broidered ste in a strong ivory
tone. Yarf fringed ruching made
of the taffwas used as trimming,
and the cry of the top of the
tunic wasd in at the left side of
the waista a bunch of forget-me-
nots madtblue velvet.
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"a store or serving the public In any
Industrial way outside of the home
was an almost unheard-of thing. But
from 1850 to 1875 was the period OF
their emancipation. Public schools
were opened to them not only to att
tend but they became dominant fac-i
tors In the teaching force. Colleges
for co-education were established in;
large numbers and women showed.
themselves the equals Of their broth
ers In educational attainments. Be-,
fore the close of the century 80 per,
cent. of the teachers in the public.
schools of the country were women
Practically all avenues of business
were open to them and all professions
welcomed them. Verify there was
neither male nor female.
The last quarter of century We
began to realize, 'Ye are all one In
Christ Jesus" 1t was the quarter OF
brotherhood. Trade, travel, educa-
ton and religion began to bring men
to see things from the same angle i
We began to know each other, we
learned we were brethren. We had
one common interest. We served to
one common end. Christianity makes
no distinction between races. It's
aim and purpose is to lift humanity
up to better things.
These great movements have be-
queathed to the young life of this
century rich heritage. In all depart
ments of life we are asking the quea-
ton: "Is the product worth whfle?-
We ask of the public school, is thu
product worth while? Does 1t pay the
cost of its production? OF the eof-'
lege and university we are asking the
same question. The same Is being
asked of the saloon and of the great
Industrial organizations; the same OF
the church of Jesus Christ The same
of the Sunday school and of the Ep-i
worth League and Of every other So
ciety of young people organized for
Christian work.
This is the opportunity Of tbs
ages. Are we meeting 1t? Manhood.
integrity in business.
honesty in trade, sincerity In services
sacrifice in relation to others, these
are things the age is calling for. VIII
we measure up to our part in the use
Of our inheritance which the last CEN
tury has handed down to us and
which this century demands We use
TO the glory of God and to the edifica'
ton Of man.
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! And Anne guessed Kitchen" a,
once. Kit, you know, and the pans
and-all that" she said, vaguely. Al
that they all took to guessing! And
sat still, until Mr.. HARRISON saw the
storm in my eyes and came over to
me.
Have you hurt your ankle?" he
said in an undertone. let me help
you up"
Il am not hurt," 1 said, coldly,
"and even if l were, 1t would be un.
necessary to trouble you"
II cannot help being troubled" he
returned, just as evenly. You see,
1t makes me Ill for days if my car
runs over dog"
Luckily, at that moment Dal came
IN. He pushed his way through the
crowd without a word, shut off the
lights, crashed through the pans and
slammed the shutters close. Then he
turned and addressed the rest.
"Of all the lunatics-!" he began,
only there was more to it than that.
"A fellow goes to all kinds of trouble
to put an end to this miserable situa-
tion, and the entire household turns
out and sets to work to Illustrate the
whole scheme. You like to stay here,
don't you, like chickens in a coop?
Where's Flannigan?"
Nobody understood Dals wrath then,
but it seems he meant to arrange the
plot himself, and when it was ripe,
and the hour nearly come, he intend
ed to wager that he could break the
quarantine, and to take any odds he
could get that he would free the en-
tire party in half an hour. AS for the
plan itself, it was idiotically simple;
we were perfectly delighted when we
heard it. 1t was so simple and yet so
We didn't see how it
could fail. Both the Mercer girls
kissed Dal on the strength Of it, and
Anne was furious. Jim was so much
pleased. for some reason or other, and
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the windows was an array Of pans OF
various sizes, dish pans, cake tlns'
and a metal foot tub. The pans were
raised from the floor on bricks, and
seemed TO be full Of paper. All tne
chairs and tables were pushed oack
against the wall, and the bric-a-orac
was. stacked on the mantel.
Half an hour yet,"S Dal said, clos
ing his watch. Plenty of time. and
remember the signal, four short and
| two long"
-Four short and two long-ah right'
sir"
"And-Flannigan, here's something
for you, on account"
Thank you, sir"
Dal turned to go ont, tripped over
the rug. said something, and passed
me without an idea of my presence.
moment later Flanagan went out
and I was left, huddled against the
wall, and alone.
1t was puzzling enough. -Four
long and two short!" "All but the
nowder." Not that / believed for. q
moment what Max had said, and any
how Flannigan was the sanest person
I ever saw in my life. But 1t al
seemed a part of the mystery that hae
been hanging over us for severa
days. felt my way across the roolr
and knelt by the pans. Yes, they were
, there. full Of paper and mounted OF
bricks. 1t had not been delusion.
And then l Strengthened on m!
i knees suddenly, for an automobile
passing under the window had sounde'
four short honks and two long ones
/ The signal was followed instantly b!
4 a crash. The foot bath had fallel
9 from its supports. and lay. Quiverini
|. and vibrating with horrid noises
|, my feet. The next moment Mr.. Harp
!, SON had thrown open the door an
t leaped into the room.
o "Who's there?" he demanded
Against the light I could see hir
b reaching for his hip pocket, and tn
8 rest crowding up around him.
d "It's only me-" / quavered. that II
= The dish pan upset"
"Dish PAM" Bella said from bac
< IN the crowd. Kit, Of course"
a Jim forced his way through the
j. and turned on the lights. have n
a donbt I looked very strange, kneelin
y there on the bare floor, with row
% mans mounted on bricks behind M
o. and the furniture all piled on itse
in a back corner.
10 kit! What in the world Jim b
ID gan, and stopped. He stared from N
to the pans. to the windows, to tt
ID bric-abrac on the mantel, and bae
Is to me.
g. I sat stonily silent. Why should
- explain? Whenever I got into foe
ish position. and tried to explain, al
20 tell how it happened, and who WI
ce really to blame, they always broug
I'd 1t back to me somehow. So | s.
70 there on the floor and let them star
IT. And finally Lollie Mercer got h
n breath and said: How perfect
m lovely; it's charade!"
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wash textures that might be used for
frocks, word regarding the doctor
ing of black and white with color
is in order. The shops are using
edges of plain red or blue or green
lawn, together with a line of plain
black. on black and white wash frocks
OF all sorts, so. of course, the unmade
materials are provided for private
making. With little coarse lace for
the yoke and undersleeve edges, these
lawn bands put on the bottom of the
skirt apd in some manner on the
bodice transform a cheap goods into
something that seems expensive. So
treat the lawns in this manner, and
at the same time try and keep the
frock as long as possible without
washing. For although accounted tub
colors, there are many summer dyes
that respond with bad grace to soap
and water.
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A Housepiant Item.

Houseplants of any kind that seem
to need more life and energy will
thrive by submitting 1t to a course OF
ammonia water applications, that is,
the soil. Ammonia when diluted in
the proportions that one makes it to
wash windows is, a fertilizer. Soap
water is quite as good and a combina-
tion Of soapy water and ammonia is
still better. Give the poor house
plants a drink that is also food to
them when you are about to throw
into drain a material which they actu.
ally require to appear at their best.
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SYNOPSIS.
&S0STNG/7Z /9O2S> .LGE Z

. James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
ny his friends. Jimmy was rotund aIgl
hooked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously.
out people steadily refused to do so, his
art is considered a huge joke. except to
himself. II he asked people to dinner ev-
.sryone expected a frohc. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles: they live together q year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce. The party is in full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma. who will arrive in four hours
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
tell her of his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
Into his confidence. He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one. night. be Mrs;
the deception works out as planned.
Jim's Jap servant is taken Ill. Bella.
Jtmmy's divorced wife. enters the house
the ambulance? Belle insists it is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim is we'll and is in the
mouse HARRISON steps out on the porch
and discovers man tacking card on
the door. He demands an explanation
The man points to the placard and Har-
bison sees the word Smallpox" printed
on 1t. He tells him the guests cannot
Seave the house until the quarantine is
several letters are found in the mail box
undelivered. one is addressed to Henry
Leiwe,'yh; ,,LiT,er IguiSne, Chile. which was
infatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
is taken III with la grippe. Betty acts as
nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
roof. She tells him that. Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
downstairs. when suddenly she is grasped
In the arms Of a man who kisses her sew
sFal times; She believes that HARRISON
did II and Is humiliated. Aunt Selma tells |
Jimmy that. her cameo breastpin and |
other articles OF jewelry have been stolen. |
She accuses Betty Of the theft Jimmy |
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange |
Betty Of the theft Of her valuables.
HARRISON demands an explanation from
At as to her conduct towards him. she
:eils him OF the incident on the roof, he>l
'oes not deny nor confirm her accusation.
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BEEN MISSING THREE YEARS
Rich Texan Who Wandered Away
From Home and "Woke Up"
In Ireland.

San Antonio, Tex.-James McFar-
lane, who owns $500 acres OF farm
land in Edwards county, Texas, and
who has been mourned as dead for
three years, has been heard from in
his native County Cork, Ireland. How
he reached there he knows not, and
his memoi7 IS blank from the day
he left his home in Edwards county,
where he has a wife and two sons.
McFA'1&ne had suffered from insan-
ity fous years ago and was placed in
R::@aie sanitarium in Dallas, where
he S-ecovered. One afternoon in
h'..1, 1908, he left home Or ,snrseback
10 look after some land s.s tnat was
the last seen or heard :" sim until
two weeks ago, whea 4 cablegram
was received from bs.s :asalowed by
letter seceived later.
While suffering loss of identity he
wandered about the earth and finally
turned up in his native land. His
health has been restored and he has,
started home.
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CHAPTER xllI.-continued.

@1 think you are very rude" 1 sait
at last. you fell over there and
thought you were killed. The nerv
Gus shock l experienced is Just as bat
as if you had gone-all the way"
He put down the hammer and came
over to me without speaking. Then
when he was quite close, he said:
l am very sorry if l startled you
did not flatter myself that you would
be profoundly affected, in any event
"Oh, as to that" / said lightly, 'it
makes me i'll for days if my car runs
over dog" He looked at me in 81.
lence. You are not going to get up
on that parapet again."
Mrs. Wilson," he said, without pay
ing the slightest attention to my ques.
zion, will you tell me what have
done?"
''Done?"
"Or have not done? have racked
my brains-stayed awake all of last
night At first hoped it was imper-
'sonal. that, womanlike, you were mere
iy venting general disfavor, on one
particular indiHjagaJla H5jaaIgaJlas1E 1REp,t-yo~--
raised my eyebrows, coldly inter-
-sogative.
perhaps" he, went On, calmly
perhaps was fool here on the roof
the night before last. If said any
thing that 1 should not, l ask your
pardon. If it is not that, l think you
ought to ask mine!"
was angry enough then.
There can be only one opinion
about your conduct i retorted, warm
y. "It was worse than brutal. it
il was unspeakable. have no words
Cor it-except that l loathe it-and
-ou."
He was very grim by this time. "l
eave heard you say something like
that before-only was not the un
fortunate in that case
"Oh!" 1 was choking.
Under different circumstances
should be the last person to recall
anything so-personal But the cir
eumstances are unusual" He took al
angry step toward me. "Will yo'
Sell me what 1 have done? Or shal
: go down and ask the others"
You wouldn't dare" l cried, "or
will tell them what you did! How
7ou waylaid me ON those stairs there
md forced your caresses, your kisses
On me! Oh, I could die wit!
Shame!"
The silence that followed was a
unexpected as it was ominous.
aiznew he was staring at me, and wa
furious to find myself so emotional, s
Gnuch more excited of the two. Fina
ly, looked up.
"You cannot deny it," I said. in
sort of anti-clima1.
mo" He was very quiet, yer
grim. quite composed. mo-" he r
oeated, judicially. II do not den
It"
He did not! He would not? Which
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26

Mr.. HARRISON looked thoughtful rather
than merry. Aunt Selma had gone to
bed.
The idea, Of course, was to start an
embryo ire just inside the windows,
in the pans, TO feed it with the orange
fire powder that is used on the Fourth
of July, and when we had thrown
open the windows and yelled fire"
and all the guards and reporters had
rushed to the front of the house, to
escaps quietly by rear door from
the basement kitchen, get into ma
chimes Dal had in waiting, and lose
ourselves as quickly as we could.
You can see how simple it was.
Everyone rushed madly for motor
coats and wells, and Dal shuffled the
numbers so the people going the same
direction would have tue same ma
chine. We called to each other as we
dressed about Marmaroneck or Lake
wood or wherever we happened to
have relatives. Everybody knew
everybody else, and his friends. The
Mercer girls were going to cruise un
til the trouble blew over, the Browns
were going to Pinehurst and Jim was
going to Africa to hunt. II he could
get out of the harbor.
Only the HARRISON man seemed te
have no plans; quite suddenly with the
world so near again, the world OF coun
try houses and steam yachts and al
the rest of it, he ceased to be one o.
US. 1t was not his world at all. He
stood back and watched the kaleido
scope of our coats and wells, half-qutz
zically, but with something in hi
face that l had not seen there before
II he had not been so self-reliant ant
big, l would have said he was lonely
Not that he was pathetic in any sens
Of the word. OF course, he avoided
me, which was natural and exactl.
what / wished. Belle never was ia
from him, and at the last she loade
him with her jewel case and a mui
and travelling bag and asked him t
her cousins on Long Island. 1 fel
sure he was going to decline, when b
glanced across at me.
< do go" said, very politely. 1.-THE
are charming people" And he accep
, ed at once!
fro pE coNTJNITED)
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WHEN AkLAN
N1ARI(IES III 6#&S
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [l1E1[{ENlRT M
gAlZHOR,,%esJHE; E;C!RCULAR S7AlRCA5E-
.IHEMAN. IN LOWER TEN, ETC.
-EE7RRXks.OoAa4v>

so crazy about you; always meant to
love 3 girl with nice disposition"
left him then. Dal had gone into
the reception room and closed the
doors. And because he had been act
ing so strangely, and partly to escape
from Max, whose eyes looked threat
| ening, 1 followed him. Just as 1
opened the door quietly and looked in,
Dallas switched off the lights, and
could hear him cropping his way across
the room. Then somebody-not Dal
spoke from the corner, cautiously.
"Is that you, Mr.. Brown, sir?" 1t
was Flanagan.
Yes Is everything here?"
"All but the powder, sir. Don't
step too close. They're spread all over
the place."
Have you taken the curtains
DOWN."
"Yes, sir"
"Matches?"
Here, sir"
Light one, will you,' Flanagan?
want to see the time"
The flare showed Dallas and Elan
nigan bent over the timepiece. And
it showed something else. The rug
had been turned back from the win
dows which opened on the street, and
the curtains had been removed. On
the bare hardwood floor just beneath
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CHAPTER XIV.
Almost. Blu. Not Quite.


Dal had been acting strangely all
day. Once, early in the evening, when
I had doubled no trump. he led me
a club without apology, and later on.
during his dummy. saw him writing
our names on the back Of an envelope,
and putting numbers after them. At
my earliest opportunity ! went to
Max.
There is something the matter with
Dal, Max" 1 volunteered. HE has
been acting strangely all day, and
Sust now he was making out list
names and numbers.
You're to blame for that, Kit" Max
said seriously. "You put washing soda
znstead Of baking soda in those bis
,cuds today, and he thinks he Is a
xteam laundry. Those are laundry
f;sts he's making out. He asked me
a little while ago IL I wanted do
nestle finish.
Yes, had put washing soda in the
biscuits. The book said soda, and
how is one to know which is meant?
T do not think you are calculated
eor domestic fnish."I said. coldly, as
L turned away. "In any case | dis
claim any such responsibility. But
there is something on Daps mind.
Max came after me. Don't bt
cross. Kit. You haven't said nice
ordfto me today, and you go aroun'
/ dstiing with your chin up and tW'
d spots on your cheeks-like what
l-her-name-was with the snakes IN
cad of hair. / don't know why In
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Fall Lines of chIIdren,s Coats.

Buyers are we'll pleased with the
fall lines of children's coats. The
new materials brought out this season
are so rich in themselves that it re-
quires very little trimming to make
the garments attractive. says the Dry
Goods Economist. Rich Scotch mix
lures, fancy cheviots and double
faced materials are among the sea-
sons novelties which promise to meet
with great success. In the double.face
fabrics the reverse side is frequently
used for the trimming, and is either in
plaid or striped effect or in a con-
tracing color.
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Tablet or Marker.

Of the post and 1t Is sunk into the
ground so that the top protrudes
about six inches.
The tablets are stamped with the
words: "U. s. Geological Survey.
Missouri" The eleyation in feet above
sea level Is marked on the tablet and
the words: 1.-TWO hundred and fifty
dollars fine for disturbing this mark"
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This is lite simple and might be
made in len and embroidery, or
cashmere d foulard.
The ski is plain to about the
knees. thehas q deep band OF trim
ming taketo foot.
The bod has the upper part Of
trimming. g material being used for
the lower rt, which is taken up to
neck at tter of back and front,
where a dar of the same finishes
the neck; g cuffs and sleeve bands
are also ohis.
Hat of silk or tulle. drawn up
with a rin.
Materialrequired: 2 yards A
inches wit 81 yards trimming, 20
inches wild
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MendIno a Macintosh.

C.ten by accident macintosh may
be damaged to the extent of slight
rent. While the rent impairs its use-
fulness, the garment may still be too
good to throw away. To mend it
sandpaper the edges to keep them
free from grit. Then get solution
of gutta percha, spread it thinly along
the seam, stroke down the other seam
on 1t and leave heavy weight on 1t
for some hours.
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(To BE CoNTINUED)
The oyeramused Children.

Don't make your children blase by
giving them too many treats. Young
children do not need amusements; the
more simply and quietly they live the
more chance is there that they will
grow up strong and healthy. Over
amused children are never happy; the,
are always craving for more excite
ment, and, consequently. are discon
tented.
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Would Show Her.

Little johnny was found In the II.
brary, busily shipping away at the
open dictionary.
Johnnie" the father asked. what
in the world are you doing?
You see. father" answered the
bright. shining light Of the household,
today at school the teacher said there
was no such word as fall and so I'm
cutting it out of the dictionary
Judge.
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No Substitute.

Interest in art, letters and architec-
ture. success in business politics and
social life, loyalty to clubs, creeds and
rituals will not satisfy the souls ma
tive thirst for God. There are no sub.
stitutes for God.-Rev. A. Petty, Con-.
Springfield, Mass.
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To ihen Suede Shoes.

1t is plan to include a piece
of emery r in the household shoe
cleaning & When the suede shoes
have beet and the nap has be-
come ma down a gentle rubbing
with the y paper will raise 1t and
restore tblvetlike softness of fin
ish.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26
Need Of Ideals,

If men did not have ideals what
would they think about and what
could they live by?-Rev. c. K. Car
penter, Methodist Episcopalian, Chi
caga.