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Scroliwork Drapery.

Soft satins are draped with mousse
line and chiffon, having covering OF
Renaissance scrollwork all over in a
darker shade, that Is most lovely. The
graceful drapery Of such gowns is
quite indescribab Bile. A very pretty soft
falling black satin has black lace
front over white chiffon, the vest all
puckered and white chiffon brought
to the neck with the black lace on
either side The sleeves are made of
black tulle puff1ngs over white to the
wrist. On many Of the black dresses
touch Of color is introduced ard has
a wonderful effect, seeing how little
is used-just a strip of ribbon intro
duced on one side Many of the gowns
made In diaphanous materials have
panel Of satin starting from above
the waist and carried down the en-
tire length of the skirt.
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fetches something At the same time.
he has no hooks attached to little
Melissa, auntie dear"
Aunt Jane took up her crochet
work and was silent for a moment or
two. Then she observed that Mr..
Mickser was still comparatively
young.
What effect Will that have on the
Knickerbocker company's ice crop
wild.
Il don't exactly understand what
you mean," said Aunt Jane, but
mean that there Is brilliant political
career open to him. He may be our
next mayor, and then governor, and
senate, there's no telling, and even
become president"
II suppose you open your windows
and air the room thoroughly after
you've been indulging, and that's why
I never suspected 1t before" said Mrs
Merriwid. What brand do you smoke,
dearie?"
lis there anything to prevent
him." asked Aunt Jane, def1antly.
"Some uninformed people might urge
a lack Of brains" said Mrs. Merriwid.
but it seems to be that intellect isn't
the essential quality, SO we'll say
that the brilliant career Is open They
may shut the door when they see him
coming, but he won't be delicate about
kicking it in. If anybody objects, he'll
try a jolly on them. and, If that
doesn't work, he'll see what a sand
bag will do in the way of quieting
them. Pretty soon I'll be looking for
a sinister bulge in his coat pocket,
myself, but he's only In the jollying
stage as yet"
Il think he's very good natured.
genial sort of man." said Aunt Jane.
Hes campaigning now, you see,
darling" explained Mrs. Merriwid.
Hes candidate for Melissa and he's
getting ready for the preferential pri-
mary and would like to have your in
f1oo-ence. OF course he's genial. He'd
kiss your baby, If you had one, dearie,
and you needn't worry about the tur-
Key at Thanksgiving; he'll attend to
It. All you've got to do is to vote
early and often. You're doing well
now Just keep it up"
I'm sure l don't care" Aunt Jane
ibridled. You can take him or leave
him. 1t doesn't make any difference
to me-"
Il guess it wouldn't do," said Mrs.
,,Merriwid, refiect.vely. "Of course. If
he were elected. he might attend to
the duties of his Office, but the
chances are that he'd neglect them
And as for that career, 1t would be
too much of strain on me. I'd lie
kEwako nights wondering how long b.
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Lad Was Merchant, Not Beggar.

An American lady in Rome bought
some matches from little match
vender. They were wax matches in lit
tie decorated boxes. She handed the
boy a flve-soldi piece and expected
to have two soldi in change, but the
little fellow shrugged his shoulders
and held the change tightly in his
hand, with begging expression on
his face, signifying that he wished to
have it given to him. whereupon a
second American lady who was accom-
panying the first Strengthened herself,
looked intently at the boy, and said:
"Merchante, non mendicahte!" ("You
are merchant, not beggar.") That
was an appeal to the boys self-respect,
and it so inspired him that he actually
laughed and pressed the change upon
his customer-The Christian Herald.
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Ono Hair Astrav.

A guest at a certain fashionable ho-
tel recently had crouch He carried
it to the proprietor.
Look here" he said, things around
here are just about as rotten as they
make them. When I went to lunch to-
day l found hair in the ice cream, hair
in the honey and hair in the apple
sauce. Now, what do y think O. that?
Is that a good hotel?"
Well replied the genial propri-
etor. Il can explain the hair in the ice
cream. That likely came from the
shaving OF the ice. And l suppose
that In the honey came CT the comb.
But don't understand about the hair
in the apples. they were every one
Bald-wins. "-Exchange.
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there. but he did not pay any atte:,.
tion to the audience after a sweeping
glance over it had told him that Madge
was not there.
Without interest, he gazed at a
thrilling Indian story. not caring in
the least If every white settler on the
film was. wiped out by the bloodthirsty
savages. What was the misery of
people long ago gone, if indeed they
ever existed, to his, deprived of his
faith in his love?
Listlessly he followed the story of
the next film. There was the usual
quarrel between two lovers, although
he reflected bitterly that neither had
his cause. Suddenly he Strengthened
up. The lover received letter from
the girl with whom he had quarreled,
and 1t was photographed on the film.
Dearest Ted
"Of course love you. Why doubt
me? AS long as l live, I'm yours"
AS on former occasion, Jack
stopped to read no further. He recog-
nized the clear, flowing hand. 1t was
Madge's penmanship, that he knew,
but he also understood that it was
never written to living person. The
thought famed through him that there
must be some heart-healing explana-
tion. Realizing how his cruelty must
have hurt her, he turned to leave,
Whsa In the seat by his side where
she had sat so often was-Madge!
1nstinctively his hand reached for
hers, and in the tender pressure CIV
en- and returned everything was for
gotten and forgiven.
Il saw you here" she whispered,
"and came here to sit by YOU"
Darling! How, though, did they
get that letter? l saw you write it, -
he confessed, though not Intentional
ly."
Il wrote the scenario of the photo
play" she said with proper pride.
They forgot the audience, sitting
there together again in the happiness
of their love, and he bent over and
whispered:
We'll be married tomorrow so you
can 60 out on the road with me. :"
Madge nodded happily. "Of course,
for as long as I live, I'm yours" she
murmured, and this time the words
carried joyous message to him.
copyright. 1872 by w. G. Chapman.)
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turned night into day, sending back
so much business that the firm be-
lieved they had secured the model
salesman, he could not forget Madge
or her thousand and one appealing
ways. 1t was all the harder because
she kept on writing to him, in the
same, clear, flowing hand that had
penned the fateful confession of her
love for another, begging him to let
her know the reason for his continued
silence.
Tom, his chum. wrote him that
Madge looked i'll.
shes awfuly close" Tom went on.
wont give US squint at your let
ters, though know she gets one per,
If not oitener. To write her love
song that often, with all the business
you're sending in, you can't be hitting
the feathers at all. Write her to be
less close, for we're all agog to know
how you are wrestling orders from the
populace as you are. But, honest. boy,
Madge is looking badly. l think she's
crying all night long. Better blow in
and try little consolation, or some
one else may. I'd like to. but I'm true
blue where my friends are concerned,
and SO won't ring in any of the COM
fort dope until I'm sure you're going
to stay away forevej and day; but
In case you do-well, I'll not let the
grass grow under my feet Madge is
q dear girl"
Jack groaned as he read the friend
ly words, and knew that in between
the lines was hint that all was not
we'll.
Things looked black to him, al
though he had made 1r1ch success in
business way that the office sent
for him to come home and make a
contract with the firm, and although
he would have rather remained away
forever, Jack obeyed, and once more
found himself in the same city with
Madge.
Being a salesman bow, he managed
to have his interview with tho man.
ager without going out among his old
associates, and so avoided Madge, al
though a sight of her sunny hair
through the open doorway turned him
sick at heart. AS soon as matters
were settled he made his escape al
though he knew that on the morrow
he would have to meet the others,
Madge among them, and receive their.
congratulations.
His business outlook was extremely
bright, much better than he had dared
to dream of for years to come, and
yet it was a very heavy heart that he
carried with him into the little motion
picture theater, where he sought a
few moments Of relaxation later on in
the evening. He and Madge had often
gone there In the days when he be-
lieved In her, and it was with the hope
Of seeing her at q distance, and II pos.
sib1e discovering, the identity 4of the
hated Ted, that he went.
YEARLY he made his way to the cor
ner seat in the box where they had
always sat- The house was lighted
up and be was conspicuous ~ he set
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-12-06
LONGEST Lived Animal.

Undoubtedly the longest lived an
imal on earth is the whale, its span
of existence being estimated by Gu
vier at one thousand years. The next
largest animal, the elephant, will, un-
der favorable conditions, live four
hundred years.. Ihe average age Of
cats is fifteen years, Of squirrels sew,
en- or eight years, Of rabbits. seven.
A bear rarely exceeds twenty years.
a wolf twenty, a fox fourteen to six
teen. Lions are comparatively long
lived, instances having been recorded
where they reached the age of seventy
years-Tit-Bits.
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bolt from the blue Mr. Mickser
will be showed under, overwhelmed,
crushed to earth, swamped, knocked
out and finally rejected. He will wan.
der out Of here with a dazed, stricken
expression on his genial face, bab
bling incoherently of green fields un.
til some plying soul takes him home
But he'll come to the next morning
auntie."
Come to where?" inquired Aunt
Jane.
ITO conclusion, dearie," said Mrs
Merriwid. II think he'll conclude !
don't want him."
copyright. 1912. by W. c. Chapman.)
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Most Prized Of Gems.

The sapphtres Of Ceylon are among
the most beautiful gems In the world.
They range from soft. velvety blue to
peacock blue, graduating to almost
fauitless white. Sapphires are also
found in green's and yellows. the for.
mer shade being known es the Orient
al emerald, and the latter as the Orr
entail topaz. There is also a red sap
phire, or Ceylon ruby, which is As
valuable as the finest Burmese rubies
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-12-06
Successful Family.

The greatest contribution tAat any
woman can make to civilization Is TO
found a successful home. The family
is the unit of the state and the home
is the center Of all social, economic
and educational good. The successful
family is the one that is strongly Gen.
tralized, and by GENERALIZATION we
mean that happy state of harmony for
which the mother is primarily respon.
sfble.-Agnes Edwards Rotherly in
Home Progress Magazine.
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MARRIAGE.

The couple were being married BY
an out-of-town justice of the peace.
Until death do you part?" the mag.
lstrate asked, in the usual FORM
The man hesitated.: "See here.
Judge, can't you make it an indeter-
inmate sentence?" quoth he, after
thinking a moment-Puck.
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BLOUSE TRIMMED WITH FUR
Showing the Possibilities Of This
Charming Ornamentation When
It Is Properly Applied.

Our artist has illustrated in the
sketch before you an excellent ex-
ample of the charm of fur trimming.
The alliance of lace waistcoat with
white panne gives added charm. This
blouse is especially suited to five
o'clock calls or bridge teas. especially
as it can be comfortably worn under
a fur or velvet coat The foundation
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French Artist. criticjsn.

Count Charles de C1ebannes, the
French portrait painter, who is now
in this country, says that the most
beautiful American women are In
Philadelphia, even the maids of that
city, he says, causing him to stop and
exclaim about their beauty. Wash
ington women use too much powder
and paint, he says, end do it 80 in
artistically, painting the same way I'm
the evening as they did in the suoeD.
Ing. with horrible results
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East Indian Effect,

East Indian effects in jewelry are
prominent this season. Heavily
chased and carved rings, bracelets,
necklaces, pendants, earrings and
mounted jewels for the hair are being
made in designs copied from the East
Indian museum pieces
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Plush az Coat TRIMMING.

One of the trimming notes that
have met with great success in coats
at the present time is plush, says the
Dry Goods Economist. The plush used
has a very deep nap, giving the effect
Of fur. It makes a most attractive
finish. Seal brown, which gives the
same effect as beaver, and taupe,
which gives the effect of moaar exr
among the popular colors.
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TIRED BLOOD
RETARDS DIGESTION

Copyright 1917 by the Tonitives Oo)
When the blood is tired, it fails to
supply sufficient gastric Juice to prop-
erly digest the food, and we have
pysDepsia, Indigestion, Nausea, Heart
burn, Gastritis, Bad Breath, etc. Build.
ing up the blood II the only way to
prevent and cure this condition. For
.I0N!l!I!!,!!'y!E d, " ssa':''.: sss ::5S1;:: III 5:
osoSss0V value, because a
their action on The blood, thsy help to
supply the necessary Ess1ic juios,
and also to increase tho strsGth g
the muscles Of tho stomach. 76c. per
>box o1 dealers Or by maa. !.
IL Ioeitiyel oQs 11a1o T. s. 4
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Color Beauty 7ouches

VOIoT 6edUty JOUCHe8.
The Roman sash lends a pretty ef-
fectiveness to the plain tailored vel
vet till the idea shall have been taken
up too commonly, and there are many
other little adaptations Of color that
enhance their beauty,
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Effective SuifR

Suits combining broadcloth and vel
vet are effective. Three-piece cos
tunes are made of charmeuse and vel
vet, the latter being used for the coat
and the dress trimming.
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Removed,

Removed.
Crawford-I hear he was operated
on. What did he have?
Crabshaw - Money. New York
Times.
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Dr.P1erce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inv1e.
orate stomach, liver and bowels. 6ugarcoated,
tiny grsnules. Easy to take - candy. Adv.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-12-06

Some Of us must save money In or
der that others may inherit 1t.
The Virginia enterprise., 1912-12-06

4rs. Windows Soothing Syrup for ChIdrea
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, nc bottle -
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A girl's idea of a tiresome man d
one who has good sense.
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No, Cordelia, a dancing academy Il
not necessarily a hop Joint.
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: CURES BURNS AND CUTS.
Cols's Carbolfsalve stops the pain fnstau99H
Crres ouick. No scar All druRgists Is and50c Adv
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If You make a remark don't you en-
icy having some one say, "Is that so?''
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1912-12-19
Curious Russian Law.

, Russia has a law which to outside
observers seems almost to put a
premium on theft by which stolen
goods become the property of the
thief II he can prove that he has had
possession of them for over five years.
In the thieves market-which is, Of
course, licensed by the police-goods
that admittedly have been stolen
(more than five years before) are
openly offered for sale, and the place
is veritable mecca for the light
fingered gentry and their enterprising
friends, as also for the more honest
members Of society, who secure many
tempting bargain.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1912-12-19
"THE LAST WAVE OF MY LILY
WHITE HAND FROM THE QUAY"

tell him. And know that he's got
plenty to tell me, SO that We won't
run out of topics of conversation in
the two or three weeks Of regular
honeymooning that are to follow. II
it were four weeks, of course, It
wouldn't be quite so enjoyable, and
We might get to squabhling in six;
but in three weeks at the outside,
thank heaven! I shall be weeping
scalding tears as I pack his cleaa
shirts in his sea chest"
'If you really loved him, you would
want him with you all the time" said
Aunt Jane.
"Of course" agreed Mrs. Merriwid.
Were always wanting green apples
and abslnthe cocktails and things that
are not at all good for us, and il we
didn't want anything, we'd want to
want something. So there you are.
and looking at it by and large and
allow and aloft, I think I'll marry q
sailor"
mot Captain Reefsr!" exclaimed
Aunt Jane. You don't tell me that
mot by any means, dearte," replied
Mrs. Merriwid. Captain Refer only
has q two weeks run to Buffalo, and
he could return Unexpectedly by train
at any time. No, really don't think
that Captain Refer would do at an
Copyright. 1912, by W. C. Chapman.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1912-12-19
MARROW ROADS ARE FAVORED
Agitation to Cut Width to Thirty Fee,
Has Been Taken Up In Kansas
Easier to Care For.

The agitation which was begun In
Iowa two years ago to cut down the
width Of country roads, allowing the
unused strips of land along each side
Of the highway to revert to the ae-
jacent property owner, has now been
taken up in Kansas, where the state
highway engineer is advocating plan
similar to that advocated in Iowa BY
Governor Carroll, says the Iowa Home
stead. The argument both in Iowa
and in Kansas is that by mar.
rowing the highways to thirty feet,
and maintaining the entire width
as a highway and drainage sys-
tenn, the wall Of weeds upon each side
of the roadway would be- dispensed
with and great waste of land would
be minimized. The Kansas highway
engineer has figured that a sixty-foot
roadway takes 14.55 acres from two
sides of each section Of land, or TWEEN
ty-nine acres from each section If
there Is road on all four sides. BY
abandoning thirty feet Of each road
that is now sixty feet wide, three and
two-thirds acres would revert to the
owner of each quarter section, thus
materially adding to the farm income.
The situation in Kansas is consider
ably akin to that in Iowa, only
portion (from one-thlrd to one-half) Of
the land allotted to highway being
used as an actual roadway. Those who
are back of the movement In both Of
the states believe that better results
will be obtained by narrowing the road
and keeping the narrower channel in
better repair, while at the same time
adding thousands Of acres of rich farm
land to the states aggregate. Wheth'
er the agitation bears fruit or not it
can hardly fail to be Of value In fur
thering the cause Of good roads by In.
creasing public interest in the subject.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1912-12-19

Merriwid. my sailor husband, bless
his true heart, gets away from re-
straint when he gets away from me.
When he's seen the last wave of my
lily white hand from the quay, heave
no! he turns around and knocks a
foremost hand down with a marlin
spike and gives the cabin boy ropes
ending The next day he keelhauls
the larboard watch and hangs a stow
away at the yard-arm. Then at night
under the bright, twinkling stars, he
PAGES the heaving deck and thinks of
me, and the farther his gallant bark
speeds before the swelling breeze, the
more he thinks of me and the more
he curses the crew. Well say it's
six months voyage. Well, by the
time that's over, he's worked all the
meanness out OF his system and he's
SO sentimental that he can't look at
my picture without crying. He's just
aching for restraint and refinement
and home cooking, and when he sees
me all prettied up, standing on the
same quay, just where he left me,
it isn't like coming in on the 4:45
from the Office, believe me-"
Naturally it isn't" observed Aunt
Jane, drily.
mo, because I'm just as glad to
see him." said Mrs. Merriwid. 1--WE
been having conniption fits every time
the wind blew since he was on the
rolling deep, and I've been wondering
If there really is anything in that
nonsense about a sailor having O
sweetheart in every port; then, I'm
anxious to know what he brought me
from Ind and Cathay and the Coral
islands, and I've got a lot Of interest.
ing things to tell him, and lot still
more interesting that l don't intend to
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1912-12-19

is that you never know who they are
until they're arrested or you catch one
under your bed. No, the chances are
pretty slim of getting a burglar. l
think I'll be a sailors bride, ira Ia"
And have your husband away at
sea all the time" suggested Aunt
Jane.
Mrs. Merriwid boamed upon her.
That's the idea exactly, darling" she
said. The great trouble with married
life, according to my observation, is
that the husband and wife see each
other nearly every day, and it takes
the cold, relentless hand of death, or
the stern decree Of the divorce court
to part them longer than a couple Of
weeks at a time. OF course, dearie,
your experience is somewhat limited,
so you'll have to take 1t frcm me that
it's a great strain on the average man
to keep amiable around the house.
When he's had trying day in the Of
fee, it's a tremendous relief for him
to come home and take 1t out of the
partner of his joys and sorrows. He
can throw off the CALLING trammels OF
common decency and relax and be
himself. He can sit down to the table
in his shirtsleeves and sop his bread
in the gravy dish, and kick the cat,
and use strong language without for
feitlng the regard of anybody but his
own family. He doesn't have to be
polite or considerable unless there is
company-and that's what makes 80
many hone.loving, domestic men. But
all the same. he ceases to become the
object of romantic devotion on tho
part Of little WHEY"
Il think that If q woman has hus-
band like that, she has herself TO
blame" declared Aunt Jane.
81 quite agree with you to q certain
extent" said Mrs. Merrlwid, but
you'll find that 1t isn't such an easy
thing to poison him and get away
with it as you might suppose. All that
a woman can safely do under the cir
cumstances is to stop taking care Of
her complexion, acquire the dressing
sack habit, and season her converse
ton with the vinegar cruet. It's diff
ferent altogether, though, when you
marry O sailor"
"I'm always anxious to learn" said
Aunt Jane. Perhaps you won't mind
enlightening me a little, my dear.
Admitting that you would see less Of
a sailor husband, would that make
him any more amiable when you did
SEQ him."
Its the one best bet" said Mrs,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1912-12-19
WHERE GOOD ROADS BENEFIT
CAGE Cited Where 1t Cost Farmer
Much Time and Money to Deliver
Small Load of Apples.

Recently my man went to the coun-
ty seat to deliver rs bushels of apples.
The mud was so deep that the team
was repeatedly stopped to wind on
level stretches and on many hills a
brake was not necessary, writes d. H.
Watts in the New England Homestead.
The time required to make the round
trip of 80 miles was Is hours, not
counting the time used feeding the
team and In unloading. Much less
time and scarcely any wear and tear
of team, wagon and harness would
have delivered rs bushels on mac
adam or a brick road bed.
II man and team are worth 81 a
day, and they are, then we lost IS
earning capacity that day and worked
very hard 10 hours (more than day
and half, by eight-hour day SYSTEM
to earn a days wages. The gigantic
question is not, do good roads cost
too much, but how much more do
bad roads cost US? Let every farmer
be a committee OF one to figure on
road profits and losses. The postof-
Gee department and many others might
we'll participate. The consumer of
farm products is q sufferer also, as
because of these ill-kept roads his sup
ply comes inadequately at times, and
again so as to demoralize the market
1t is true that difficult transportation
invariably means higher prices at the
consumers door.