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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
ALIVE AND KICKING
Jabez Thorpe's Manipulation OF
Real Affection for the De-
serving One.
BY VICTOR REocLlFFE.

'One foot In the grave and the
other on a banana peel-that's Jabez
Thorpe, to my way of thinking"
Exactly my opinion. A man of his
age crossing the ocean! Never was
a hundred miles away from his
own hearthstone before. It's a ter
rible risk he is taking."
Thus the gossiping neighbors Of the
reputed wealthy proprietor of Thorpe
Farm. II was an echo of the current
chatter Of the village. When hard
listed, misery old Jabez Thorpe an
nounced that he was going to Eng
land to settle the estate of a dis
tant relative, it had been a nine days
wonder. 1t had been reported that
the interest of old Jabez in the estate
was uncertain. He was a fighter, how
ever, and strenuously declared that
he was going to see 1t that he got
his rights.
Thorpe Farm was not the pleasant
est place in the world. 1t had pref
ty fair house on 1t, but poorly furn-
ished. AS Thorpe grew older he had
enclosed three acres near the house.
and rented out the rest OF his land.
Ten years previous he had adopted
the child Of second cousin. Nellie
Thorpe. She had grown into his life
more of comfort, guide and support
than he realized. 1t was when he
came to give up to Nellie the entire
charge of his business during his abb
sence, that he began to understand
how much he depended on her. II
Nellie felt that he was loading down
upon her vast responsibility, she re-
flected upon the gratitude she owed
him. Jabez Thorpe had given her a
shelter when she was homeless, and
she took up her new duties seriously,
but with her bright little heart full of
confidence and cheer.
1T is not SO hard as I fancied,"
Nellie wrote to Evan Pearson, her
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
That Was Mike, Sure EnouahI

Sometimes beggars make mistakes
In their calls as the following Incl
dent shows.
By mistake tramp knocked at a
wayside cottage in Scotland inhabited
by a policeman, and was astonished
when that official answered the door
himself. With evident alarm the man
hiurted out. Does Mike So-and-so stay
about here?"
What is he like?" said the police
man, and receiving a very vague de-
scription In reply, he made pretense
of going inside to ask his wife. Re-
appearing In q minute or so with his
hand held behind his neck, he said:
Would you know Mike If you saw
himT YES" replied the tramp. rs
this anything like him?" asked the
goodnatured policeman, and he held
out substantial buttered scone. With
a broad grin of relief and satisfaction
the tramp said, That's the very
chap"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
MAKE SOUP FROM PEA WATER
Flavor and Valuable Salts of Veeet-
abIes Are Often Thrown
Away.

1t is waste OF good material not
to make pea soup every time you have
peas for dinner. Much of the flavor
and valuable salts of the peas are left
In the water they were boiled In, and
when this 10 thrown away half the
good OF them is lost To make it,
wash the peas, shell them and put the
bulls to cook In just enough water to
cover them. Let them simmer until
they look faded, then throw them
away and put the peas to boil In
the same water. and when done dish
as usual They are improved by the
additional favor given by the hulls.
Add some new milk to the water and
thicken 1t slightly with tablespoon
full each of butter and -four rubbed
TO a paste, or with a beaten egg, add
ed just as the soup is taken from the
fire. Season with salt and pepper.
When peas are too old to be good, use
them to thicken the soup by putting
them through the colander. 1t is true
OF any boiled vegetable that much OF
its value stays in the water in which
1t was cooked, and any one of them
can be made into soup in the same
manner as peas.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
TAN BOOTS EASILY CLEANED
and Mud From Washable
Footwear.

The washable tan boot is luxury
to the woman who is constitutionally
In hurry and cannot take time for
the ever-recurring cleaning and polish
ing necessary to the average foot
wear. All that is necessary to reju-
venate the tan boot is to wipe over
its surface with a sponge or cloth
dipped in ordinary soap and water.
when the boot emerges as bright as
the day it was bought No polishing
necessary and no carrying Of pre-
pared dressings in ones trunk with
the danger of disaster to ones sum
mer finery. Another good point about
this new tan leather is its immunity
from stains. Even mud will not dis
color 1t and II marches scatheless
through wet underbrush and owe,
soaking turf.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
NET TO MATCH GOWNS
WIDE AMOUNT OF ACCESSORIES
FOR SUMNER DRESSES.
Gowns Of Net Made High and Low,
GirdIes and Sashes of Net, Long
and Short sleeved Gulmpes,
Some Varieties.

So enamored have women become
OF the various and interesting things
that have been invented In net that
they are getting together a wide
amount of accessories for the sum-
mer made of this fabric.
Just think for moment what can
be done. There are gowns of net,
made high and low; there are girdles
and Japanese sashes of net, there
are long-sleeved and short-sleeved
guimpes. there are parasols lined with
silk or made of several layers Of
white and colored net, there are pet
ticoats and brassieres and fancy cor
set covers trimmed with chiffon roses.
And this is not all
There are small hats and large hats
Of black, white and colored tulle:
there are Medici collars and Robes
pierre ones OF net that is plain and
net that is sprinkled with figures.
There are net neck ruffs, there are
huge roses and little violets and
broad green leaves and pink moss
rosebuds made of net to use as trim
ming on underwear, on room robes,
on boudoir caps and on evening
gowns. And the end is not yet. All
any woman would have to do to en-.
large her vision concerning the pos
sibilities of net would be to make a
tour through the shops.
II was some time before those who
sell caught the contagion, but when
they did catch 1t, net garments and
accessories sprang into being over.
night, and everyone who had an idea
Immediately worked 1t out, and there
fore the windows and the counters
to say nothing of the advertisements
In the papers-were filled with in.
genious possibilities in this one fab
ric.
Where women once bought net or
tulle by the yard they now buy it by
the piece. They use 1t In a dozen
ways to vary gown, to add to its
color scheme. to achieve some OF
those clever individual touches over
which women have become enthusiasts.
tic since the cut-and-dried fashions In
clothes have gone out
1t is an interesting subject, this one
Of individuality, and 1t. has arisen
with much gusto in the last few
months; whether the cry for 1t pro-
duced the supply or whether. the
women's apparel produced the talk is
hard to tell. What matters the
cause? We are in the stir OF the
movement and 1t is one to develop
and encourage. although 1t may pro.
duce during short life more mis-
takes than successes.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
PIumeIess Hats Fashion Now.

Featherless hats provided one of
the features of an exhibition and con.
ference held in London lately for the
purpose of bringing together societies
and individuals interested in the sup
preston of cruelty to animals.
The exhibits were intended to prove
that women's hats may be both beau
tifhl and fashionable without the aid
of feathers and plumes, the plucking
of which, 1t is said, causes unneces-
sary pain to the birds.
A hat with large plume made of
grasses. stiffened and colored, won
general approval from fashion ex-
perts. Ribbons. played a great part
In the trimming. Other exhibits fash
Toned in the shapes of plumes and
feathers proved most effective.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Hat Receptacles.

Make your own hatbox of paste
board and cover it with wall paper or
cretonne. Hinge the sides to the bot.
tom of the box with baby ribbon run
through eyelets. Make the top to
hinge to one of the sides This can
be folded and carried In a trunk, and
is more convenient than regular hat
bcx.
For travelling on the train make a
gray summer silk bag to cover the hat
when placed on the car rack. Silk
sheds the dust and will not permit
1t to sift through. Close both ends Of
the bag with dEawstring, and 1t
will not then be necessary to draw the
hat out from one end only, which
sometimes breaks fragile trimmings
when the hat is thrust into the bag.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
BLUE FLANNEL FOR SILVER
White Cloth, Commonly Used, Con-
talns Sulphur and Causes Ar
ticles to Tarnish.

Did you ever notice that the silver
you stow carefully away in neat white
canton flannel bags. presumably to
keep 1t from furnishing. is blacker
and more stained with tarnfsh when
You go to get it out of its bag than
the silver that has been in use all the
time? And did you ever notice. If the
silver is kept in long case that is
wound about itself, that the silver
best protected, nearest the middle, is
most badly furnished?
A teweler says that the reason for
this is that white canton flannel Ii
bleached with a mixture containing
sulphur, which spots and furnishes
silver very quickly. So when your
extra dozen silver forks are carefully
packed away in their white canton
flannel case. of course those in the
middle, farthest from the air. become
the most badly furnished.
II is for this reason that silver
smiths always use blue canton flannel
bags and cases for their silver. not,
as many persons think. because blue
is more beautiful than white. No
sulphur Is used in the preparation OF
blue canton flannel and so none lin
gers in its folds after it is made uF
into bags and cases for silver.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17

lover, who was filling a clerkship in
another town. "A sister of the man
who rents the west farm is seeking to
restore her broken health through
sunshine, garden work and good food.
She helps me with the milking and
chickens daytimes, and stays at the
lonely old homestead nights. Uncle
Jabez does not know that l am keep
ing right on with my little business. l
want to prove to him what a busy
housekeeper l am when he returns.
Besides that, I must fit myself for our
own home-long, long ahead, dear, but
sure to come If you long for 1t as /
do"
Nellie's business" was selling milk
and eggs. Her exacting relative had
cut her down to a minimum as to
household expenses, but the economi-
cal little housekeeper had managed
to save something even out of that
AS to the eggs and milk, at the end
of a month, Nellie's bookkeeping
showed such splendid results that she
worked with added pleasure and inter
est
Then there was an Interruption
sad, sudden and overwhelming The
steamer in which Abner Thorpe had
sailed on his homeward trip was re
ported lost off the Canada coast. Only
few of the passengers had been
saved. The name of Jabez Thorpe was
not among the list. A week later
1t was generally accepted In the vii.
lage that he had met watery fate.
Nellie went to his lawyer, who was q
sensible, kind-hearted old man. He
told Nellie to remain right at her post
Of duty. So far as he knew, no will
had been left. This being true, the
nearest Of kin would inherit. Nellie
was not in that list, but he encouraged
her to believe that the heirs would
make some provision for her.
And then, much to the discomfort
Of Nellie, the heirs apparent began to
arrive. There was the reHct Of O
brother of Jabez Thorpe, in weeds,
and always snuffling and plying her
self. There was fantastic, fussy old
maid cousin who entertained great
hopes because Jabez Thorpe had once
sent her a birthday gift. There was
. callow youth studying for the bar,
who claimed near relationship, and
vast deal Of knowledge as to the le-
-
q shiftless youth, besides, and all
these planted themselves about the
premises. For two days Nellie welcom-
ed them. Then she thought the sit.
uation all over. She went modestly
but firmly before them one morn
ing.
Il have only the directions of the
lawyer, Mr.. Randall" she said, as to
hetns In charge here. but he has told
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17

me to go right on doing my dutJ In
Mr.. Thorpe's interests until the es-
tate is settled. Mr.. Thorpe left me
only enough money to cover the regu-
lar expenses, and l fear | cannot af-
ford to entertain so much company"
Thereupon the lazy young man
growled out something about mig
gardly treatment, the lady in mourn
ing fiounced out of the room in hys-
terics, and the fussy old maid fared
ND like an offended pussy cat. The
young legal sprig walked out on his
dignity. There was no dinner that
day.
The tribe thereafter got their meals
at the village hotel They by no
means deserted the old homestead,
however. There was too much envy
and suspicion among them for that.
They watched one another as though
afraid that some one was going to
carry of the estate-house, farm and
all.
Never would the faithful, perseyer-
ing Nellie forget one bright afternoon
as she went about the house attend
ing to her manifold duties. The young
limb of the law was smoking pipe
In the sitting room, the other male
watcher of the slow development Of
the estate was asleep with his feet
on the table. In the parlor the snuff
fling relict and the fussy old maid
were chattering away like magpies,
when Nellie heard roar.
She dropped the plate she was hold
ing, and 1t was smashed to smither-
Gems at her feet. Then with scream
of delight she darted into the sit
ting room, gave one glance at
sturdy, wrathful figure filling the
doorway, and bounded straight into
the arms of-Jabez Thorpe.
"oh, uncle! uncle" she cried. II
am 80 glad-so glad"
Yes, and the only one who is,' re-
piled the old man, as he placed a
sheltering arm about her you young
sprig Of insolence!" he shouted at the
astonished smoker, "out of here with
that vile pipe of yours! Here, wake
up and march," he added, pulling the
sleeper from his chair. "As to you,
ladies'" he sang out to the occupants
Of the parlor, I've heard in the viii
lage of how you've all focked here
like set of crows after a carcass.
Well, old Jabez is alive and kicking,
after all. And before the day is over
he's going to save you the expense
and trouble of coming to any more fu-
nerals by leaving what he's got, when
it's ready to leave, to the only one
among the crowd of you who is worth
two pins-and that's Nellie"
1t was after the detected, disap-
pointed mob of fortune seekers had
left that Nellie proudly exhibited her
bookkeeping. 1t ended by the old
man manifesting real affection for his
loyal and faithful housekeeper in the
words:
You have proved what you are.
dear child-true and good, with a
heart Of gold. We will have Evan
Pearson down here Saturday evening
and make new deal all around"
Copyright, 1918. by W. @. Chapman.)
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
ONE OF WORST WEEDS
Quack Grass Is Propagated by
Stems and Seeds.
smotherine by Flowing and Thour-
ough Bare Cultivation is Best
Means Of Graduating Pest
Thrives In Rich Soil.

Farmers should study weeds, learn
how they should grow, when they ma
ture seed, whether they come from
the seeds or from roots each year, in
what soil they thrive best, and many
similar feature of weeds. Then the
question of eradication would be more
easily solved. A weed is most com
monty known when it is IN flower or
In fruit Very few persons know
weeds when they first come up. Know
the weeds at every stage and condi-
ton. Start with a few Of the worst
kind and gradually extend your &C
quaintance. When you know the
weeds, learn the methods Of eradica'
ton.
Quack grass, which is one Of the
worst seed pests, flowers during the
latter part of June and ripens its
seeds in July. II Is propagated by
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Attractive Tahln Plant.

Break off the top leaves OF pine
apple by gently working them from
side to side until they come out quite
clean. Now put two spoonfuls Of
coarse sand in the bottom of a glass
jar, and fill with water. Place the
pineapple top in 1t where 1t broke on.
and always keep 1t little under wa
ter. Be sure and keep in the light,
and after Q few weeks roots will
sprout. AS soon as they are strong
enough, put in pot. and then in q
small jardiniere. With a little care
a lovely evergreen table plant will
spread ont which Will last for wears.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
BIRDS DESTROY MANY WEEDS
Many Of Feathered Tribe Depend Al
most Exclusively on Weed Seed
for Their Sustenance.

Weeds. as well as insects, are enc
mics Of the farmer. Most weeds are
short-lived and depend for their con.
tinuance on prolific seed production.
There Is class of birds that, in ma.
turity, feeds almost exclusively on
weed seeds, among which the gros.
beaks. goldfinches, native sparrows,
quail and doves are the more impor.
tant. Probably the greediest seed-ea.-
ing birds. according to Mr.. Pratt, are
the native American tree sparrow and
the chipping sparrow. Their cousins,
the English sparrows. however, can by
no means be included In the list.
Rats, mice and snakes are the prey
Of numerous class of birds, many Of
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
SOME DISEASES or THE HOG.
Garbage Poisoning Is One Troubts
Sometimes Mistaken for Cholera
Serum Often Blamed.

By II. P. HOPKINS. Assistant veter
Mimi
Ninety per cent. of the losses from
disease among hogs are due to chol-
era, but other diseases are often mis-
taken for it. This sometimes leads
owners to blame serum because they
have used it without benefit.
Garbage poisoning is one trouble
sometimes mistaken for cholera It
results from feeding hotel and restau-
rant table refuse containing large
quantities of soap. The soap causes
severe Inflammation and II or other IT.
ritating substances produce symptoms
much like those Of cholera.
Worms cause troubles mistaken for
cholera by multiplying in the lungs.
causing irritation. stopping the air
passages and giving rise to a cough
and pneumonia. The animal becomes
unthrifty and loses flesh but does not
die quickly or show the other charac-
teristic symptoms of true cholera
Worms in the intestines cause diar-
rhea, dullness and lack of thrift but
their presence can usually be detected
in the droppings. Cholera is not pres
ent II the animal does not show the
other symptoms, including fever, red.
ness OF the skin and sudden death.
When worms are present the appetite
remains good. Loss of appetite is usu.
ally an early symptom of cholera
tuberculosis rarely runs a rapid
course in hogs and should not be mis-.
taken for cholera. 1t occurs most fire.
quently among hogs fed on slaughter.
house refuse, creamery or other skim
milk containing tubercle bacilli, OF
those following cattle.
II in doubt as to the presence OF
cholera have a competent veterinarian
examine one or more of the dead hogs,
but do not expect serum to protect
against any Of these other diseases
Hogs entirely immune to cholera may
die from one of these other troubles.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
MAI!YRYNOITy

Never buy COW whose milk tests
below three per cent.
If you wet your hands before milk.
ing, you flavor the milk.
A good brush is necessary for thor.
ough cleansing of strsiners.
Rinse all milk vessels with cold
water before scalding them.
For udder inflammation or similar
troubles try camphorated oil.
Dairy farming should be made the
means Of improving the land.
If the sire is to count for one-half Of
the herd he must be good one.
Fresh clean grass, pure water and
some grain is what the cows want
now.
II pays In more ways than one to
be friendly with the young dairy
stock.
Too often the profits from the best
cows go to defray the losses on the
others.
A good point In dairy COW is to
have the milking habit well estab.
lished.
The large udder Is a good indication
but not proof that COW is a good
mixer.
Good rich cream with large per
cent. of butter fat will keep sweet the
longest.
Care should be taken never to over.
work butter, or the grain will be
spoiled.
Butter and cream may be hauled to
market at less expense than any other
farm crop.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Friends Of Farmer.

which are often hunted and branded
as great destroyers of property. II It
were not for owls and hawks the coun.
try would be overrun with rodents, &C.
cording to Mr.. Pratt. The crow has
his place for good as a destroyer OF
field mice and the farm owl is the
night Waterman who hunts gophers,
mice and snakes.
Not all hawks are useful. Those that
circle around in the sky and swoop
down with stealthy movement on their
prey are great boons, but the darters,
those that take their prey on the wing
are ruthless destroyers.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Surprised Her.

The stout party had been in the
oootshop for over an hour, and the
patient shop assistant had had half
the shop down for her inspection. She
found fault with them all, until his pa
thence became quite exhausted.
These should suit you," he said.
taking another pair down as the last
resource.
Still the lady was not satisfied. "T
don't like this Sort she said; they
have a tendency to get wider when
they are bit old
Well, madam" retorted the exas
perated assistant, politely, "didna
your"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Mint Salad.

Wash and crisp sufficient guam.
tity of young lettuce. Sprinkle liber.
ally with chopped mint and little
minced mest-lamb. veal or chicken
is best-then dress with a French
dressing. Garnish with sprays of mint
and serve.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
To Prevent Eco curdIIno,

To prevent the curding of the yolk
of an egg when adding to boiling milk
al in making certain eustards, add to
the yolk, after beating. one table
spoonful of sweet milk. Stir thor
oughly, then stir into the boiling milb
or pie filling. and 1t will not curdle.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17

lace; the neck and armholes are
edged with narrow lace.
Materials required for drawers: 1
yard SO inches wide, q yard insertion,
l yard lace. For the petticoat, IL
yard SO inches wide, 1k yard lace Z
inches wide, IL yard insertion, IL
yard narrow lace.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Draped skirts.

Dressy tailored suits for summer
made of line, ratine, eponge, wolfe,
silk, etc, show the belts completed
by sash ends of satin with tasseled or
fringed ends. They also show draped
skirts, which increase in favor.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Gnnd for Both.

One farmer has given his boy the
privilege of raising all he can in the
tree rows Of young orchard. A
mighty good thing for the orchard and
still better for the boy.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Dull Finish ses. to Dust,

When you are buying furniture,
thiRk of busting. Dull, rubbed finish
VOID does not show the dust nearly so
readily as that with highly polished
surface. The fewer grooves the better.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17

After tins have been washed and
dried | always place them near the
fire for few minutes before putting
them away, as this prevents them frou
rusting.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Canned Rhubarh.

Clean the rhubarb. but do not peel,
cut in inch-long pieces, fill the Jars
and fill with cold water. shaking to
exclude the air. Put on rubbers and
seal. Set in dark part Of cellar.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17

Rock salt is dangerous In the poul-
try yard. Particles may be mistaken
by the hens for pieces Of rock crystal,
With bad, II not fatal. results.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-07-17
Dainty Summer Portiere.

Red bordered white toweling, held
together with wide rick-rack braid,
makes pretty portiere to hang in a
girls room.