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Forty Miles Enough for Him

rs all very we'll to rave about tho
it's me for the good old Pullman"
n said the man and puffed modify
at his cigarette before he deigned TO
explain. II started from Philadelphia
to go to San Francisco In n motor car,
but we had barely covered a hundred
miles before I rebelled, turned back
and took train. Motoring is roman
tic all right, but steam travel Is more
reliable.
what happened? Well just about
everything. In the first place our
chauffeur had a road directory that
was two years old. Now in this coun-
try that's an ancient volume indeed.
become an old one by our system and
an old one become new. At oil events
he consulted his book and selected a
highway that was marked in 1t as
excellent, yet we had not gone eight
miles on 1t before we came to a closed
bridge; In turning from 1t our car
sank into mire over the wheel hubs
and there we sat and were eaten by
for three mortal hours be-
fore we could find some mules to pull
us out. When those noble animals
finally arrived in charge of their owner
the mules pulled and their owner
cursed, and our engine pulled and we
with our shoulders at the wheels
pushed like mad. 1t was a hot day.
Finally we succeeded in rescung the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23

~HEsF. in the time Of our great
II grandmothers, were houseclean-
ing days. IT was always about
~ the middle Of September in that
ancient period that tho carpets were
brought from their summer hiding
places and nailed TO tho floors, that
stoves were busted and polished and
put up, and that strips of felt were
tackled about doors and windows to
keep out the chill airs Of winter.
housekeeping then was not a casual
putting TO rights Of the home; 1t was
rather q revolution laboriously carried
out; or the preparing Of fortress
against the sharp attacks Of Old
Boreas.
And the housewife had problems
Of grave importance to solve. Thus
when the heavy Brussels carpet all
a-riot with huge sprawling roses and
other flowers was decided to be too
worn to use again in the drawing
room It was cut to fit the library.
taking care that the worn places wero
turned toward the wall where they
might be covered with sofas and 9TH
er large pieces of furniture. while the
brighter parts wero placed in the
center Of the room. 1t required pro-
fessional to put down this heavy floor
covering, and he brought a helper
with him. and the helper brought a
stretcher. and by dint OF working for
q week they finally succeeded in car
peting all Of the floors. the best parts
OF the old library carpet being put
In the sewing room,- and the spare bed
room having q new rug to cover the
worn place In tho mating in front Of
the bureau.
Before the carpets were laid, how
ever, paints and windows had been
cleaned and floors scrubbed by hired
maids and men, and over all Of these
workers the housekeeper watched.
darting backward and forward from
one point Of vantage to another: CIV
ing an order here and advice there,
and not scorning to wash tho pictures
and brio a-brac herself.
And when, after what for the fam
lily was a rather uncomfortable week
or ten days, the last tack was put In
and the last bit of surface had been
scrubbed that house was clean. Not
even old Eagle Eye himself could
have found q grain Of dust in II.
But they do things differently now.
The lady who cleans houses for q liv-
ing can tell you that. There is such
q person you know. a number Of her
indeed. and she finds hers q most
lucrative work.
Comes to her In September letter
from some northern coast resort. It
encloses a key. "My dear Miss
Blank" says the letter. II send the
key to my town house ut 500 Cathe-
dral street Will you please have 1t
cleaned for me-the house not the key
by September 2sth when the family
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LITTLE FABLES OF THE
BUSINESS WORLD

But he Set 1t Down as Good Playing.
He walked off with Scven-twenty
which was Some Killing. More than
that o. Y. II. figured that Money on
the Side that way was Just about the
Easiest Proposition he had ever run
across: and he began to Figure 1t In
as a part Of his Income.
And so-its an Old Stery@it wasn't
long before he was Regular. He
didn't always win; but wasn't Dis
couraged by his Losses. On the con-
trary. they merely made him all the
moro Determined to Get 1t Back" the
Next Time. Whenever he Cashed In
on the Minus Side he figured that he
had just Loaned 1t to the other chaps
for a while. "Chips have no home"
listened mighty we'll to him. And he
believed 1t, too-concerning the 9th
er Fellows chips!
At first he had Kept Books to see
how he Came Out each month. And
he discovered that One time he would
be Ahead OF the Game: and Another
time he was Trailing. So he argued
that as long as he Broke Even. or near
to it, he Should Worry. So he Kept
On enjoying the Easy Money when 1t
did Come his Way and Economizing
when he Got Hit.
Things went along without his hav.
ing the slightest Temptation to Raise
a Check or Monkey with his Employ
er's Books He didn't develope into
Booze Fighter nor did he find that
Wine Woman and-Song were any
moro Attractive to him than they had
been before he began to sit In" But
after @ while, he did Discover a Few
Things worth thinking about.
He was pretty Well-Balanced chap
SO he sat down and Took Stock.
Financially, he couldn't say that he
had been Soaked or that he had Laid
Anything BY. Easy come. easy Co.,"
seemed to be Holding True concerning
his Winnings, Yet he found that a
Course of Study no had been working
on, In preparation for q Better Job.
had been knocked Galley-West. And.
somehow. ne couldn't find much Pleas
ure In an evening spent Anywhere
away from a Sheet-Covered Table.
Also. he found himself laundering
After a big game where-all In imag-
ination, OF course--he could make q
Big killing and Retire for Life. as II
were. Tho Gambling Spirit seemed to
be Spelling his Perspective for Serious
Endeavor, and Chance seemed to be
Worth Figuring On in any PROPOSE
ton.
In the old days. he had planned the
Destination of Quarters and Dimes out
Of his Pay Envelope. But now Fifty
Cents had become nothing moro than
a Ticket Of Admission to O Jack Pot
And that was Bad.
He thought the whole thing over to
n Finish. And then, being a chap with
Bono In his back and not in his
Noodle, he concluded to Cut 1t Out
He did. too, for he saw that:
Moral: The Man who CANDLES
picks his Own Pocket--but not nec-
sssarily Of Money!"
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housekeeping a New Occupation

will engage servants for the family
and order the dinner for them on tho
night Of their return 30 that when
they arrive from their vacation they
will find the house open and brilliant
" lighted, n delicious meal awaiting
them, and everything as homelike and
attractive as II the domicile had not
been closed and uninhabited for four
months or SO.
For her services the professional
housecleaner is paid according to the
size of the house. For one Of medium
number of rooms she receives $50: for
n very large one 800. In addition
the expense Of her workers must be
borne by the family, for women 81
a day: for men $3.50.
It's enough to make great grand
mother turn over In her grave. for
with a much harder house to clean
witness those tackled down carpets and
those base burner stoves-she did It at
a quarter Of the cost
But what Is the use Of money II not
to buy comfort and the professional
housecleaner can be afforded only by
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fff h SUE
| JAM

lour quarts Of water. Cover and let
stand for thirty-six hours; boil for
two hours, add eight pounds Of sugar
and boil one hour longer. This Is an
extremely healthful sweet, is very
cheap SO made. Is much esteemed by
the children In their school lunches
and has the advantage OF being make
able at any season Of the year.
THAT she keeps the rinds OF
oranges and grapefruits used in the
family and candies them. gives them
to her brood instead OF expensive
bon-bons. She cuts the peel into strips
with the scissors. puts 1t In a bowl
and covers with water allowing a
tablespoonful Of salt to each quart OF
water. The next day she boils the
rind slowly until tender. possibly five
or six hours. changing the water three
or four times. and always putting in
cold water. When very tender she
drains it and adds an equal weight Of
sugar. allowing O cup Of water to each
pound of fruit. Then she cooks this
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80, If we name this calf we are very
apt to find it unpleasant when the time
comes to send him to the butcher"
THE butcher!" exclaimed Mr..
Townbred. "Aw-Frieda-don't let's
sell him-he's such a cute little
rascal"
Mrs. Townbred smiled. but we
| don't want q bull. Ruthvin."
And he's sukey's calf. too-see how
proud she is OF him." pleaded Mr..
Townbred.
Are you In earnest, Ruthvin? I'd
like to keep him. too. for I hate the
very Idea Of killing anything we've
raised ourselves. Why. I never really
enjoy fried chicken when it's out OF
our own chicken house. But-but We
couldn't think OF raising q bull ana.
besides. can get at least eleven dol.
lars for this calf when he's nine weeks
old. So"
Bother the eleven dollars!" de-
clared Mr. Townbred. TITS worth that
much just to look at tim!"
Now Mr.. Townbred was even morn
in earnest than his wife had at hrst
supposed. So. instead OF making
facetious answer she saw instantly
that the matter should be handled in
somewhat delicate fashion. And she
also saw that a glorious opportunity
had presented itself to impress a few
things upon her husband
But that will be eleven dollars clear
prof1t to US. Ruthvin." she urged. And
--and-it'1l be one thing at least that
has made money for us. Do you re.
member how anxious you were to sell
the pigs last year? Well, they were
OF real use to us. But a calf-why-
why--don't you see, Ruthvin. that
and Just think how much be would
eat! 1t would be another mouth open
waiting to be fed. as you phrase IT."
Mr.. Townbred saw
VERY weil" ne growled. But let
me tell you right here and now that
Sukey isn't going to have any more
calves! a pigs only pig. but calf
is-weli. when 1t comes to our calf It's
too darn good for any butcher that
ever lived"
And he turned on his heel and
stormed into the house. banging the
screen door to behind him viciously.
copyright. 1913, by Edward Riddle
Padgett)
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An Ingenious Maiden
and Her Hat

Hats of cane, woven, have been
popular with women all summer. but
IL remained for one ingenious young
person to utilize part of an old
chair TO make her stylish chapeau.
The story goes that she cut out the
seat Of the chair. shaped 1t into brim
and crown. bound the edge with pink
SIR. lined the brim with pink chiffon
and put scarf of chiffon around
the crown for trimming. The
result Is reported to have been quite
pretty and pleasing, but it seems likely
that 1t resembled the pig in Alice,
which you will remember was a very
handsome pig but made an unpleas-
ant baby.
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dem penned in now an"
us It," interrupted Mr.. Townbred
uncertainty. "a-er-ah-a calf or a--er-
ah-ah-a calfess. John?"
John looked up in Amusement. He
scratched his head the better to COM
prehend Mr.. Townbred's query. "Yas-
suh." he replied presently. ''yassuh. It
am q calf"
II know. john" persisted Mr.. Town
bred, Enthusiastically mean Is IL
a-a-a-?"
1T isn't o heifer-calf. is 1t. John!"
asked Mrs. Townbred quickly.
Nom, faint no heifer." answered
John. vastly relieved.
Come on. Ruthvin." cried Mrs.
Townbred gaily. lets go down and
see IL" And on the way down to
the barnyard she explained how dis
appointed she was that 1.-The arrival"
was Of the masculine persuasion, since
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Our LH8Auc xuHeOp anu we FuShc0.
I'VE ate what we could and went
on. The chauffeur now lost his way
and took US FIVE miles along a cordu-
roy road, the boulders in which ratified
the very teeth in our heads. Then
he turned back and went over it again
to reach the State road and speeding
along trying TO make up for lost time
he ran over and killed q collie dog.
I'VE stopped to pay whatever
charges the owner assessed and that
gentleman being a sentimental and
not practical person held the poor
brute's paw until 1t breathed its las.
and then ran us of the place with a
shot gun.
1T was three in the morning when
we reached the hotel where we were
to spend the night and on our arrival
we found that a county fair was in
progress in the place and that every
bed was filled. Our party slept or
tried to sleep sitting up In rocking
chairs.
1T was then that I bethought me
Of the commonplace Pullman and
determined to go to San Francisco
on Its green plush cushions. I left the
party then and there. told the fell
lows that riding In a motor car gave
me hay fever and that as much as
should like to stay with them it would
be necessary for me to go by train.
'"They were nice about It; they ex-
cused me and they all looked haggard
and envious when left. Give you my
word I think the Joys Of motoring are
greatly exaggerated. Forty miles are
enough for me at one stretch"
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" HEN Mr.. Townbred happened
to return to their country
place at Five Oaks in a par
w ticularly unpleasant frame Of
mind-which was the case not infro-
quently and always around the first Of
the month-he seemed to find rare
solace in declaiming to Mrs. Town
bred. Everything around here has Its
mouth openl"
Which was merely another way of
saying that tho monthly feed bills
for the chickens. pigs. horses. dogs.
servants and Sukey. the cow-were so
appalling In size that he couldn't SEE
where his wife's contention that It IL
cheaper to live In the country than
in the city held true.
And then, maybe. he would long for
the old days when all In tho shape OF
bills that came at the first Of the
month wero apartment rent, gas and
the grocer's statement. The longing.
please note. was generally audible.
Whereupon, Mrs.. Townbred would
straightway feel called upon to defend
her theory. She, however. when hard
pressed, found effective refuge In ex-
planning that no one can reasonably
expect to make profit the first year
since the necessary expenditures for
stock and "a start" are peculiar unto
that year and not an annual item Of
expense.
Take tho matter Of pigs. for in
stance. A short while after they had
moved to Five Oaks they had pur-
chased three little pigs, aged six weeks
each, at q total cost OF $3.50. When
some few months had rolled around
each little piggie tipped tho scales at
very near q hundred and seventy-Hve
pounds. and Mr.. Townbred was all for
sending them into the city and getting
the cash, pork" being way up. But
Mrs. Townbred had explained, argued.
insisted and even pleaded that the
cash profit possible be forgotten and
the pigs kept as breeders" and as
"the start Of their hog industry"
That's Just the way II goes!" Mr..
Townbred had declared with no little
heat. We've been here almost a year
now and ! haven't seen where we've
sold q single thing! We're always
buying buying - buying! Eggs
mustn't be sold-because we need
them for the incubators, our own use
and a few Of our friends in the city
whom We want to impress with our
agricultural efforts.
Chickens can't be killed for the
table because they are our own strain
as you call it-eo we plank down good
money at tho store for other chickens
for the table! And now. by George.
when pork Is way up and there's
flne opportunity to make whaling
big profit on each pig. you say they
can't be sold because we need them as
breeders! Honest, Frieda. II listens
we'll to talk about making money off
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= - = J44EzTowNBREDS
/ ~ c:their { Country Place

OF a place in the country. but In our
case It's been Everything going out
and nothing coming in!'"
Now all OF this. remember. was quite
some months ago. And Mr.. Townbred
had gotten over his peevishness and
was. moro or less. beginning to see the
wisdom OF his wife's contentious.
The other evening they were sitting
on the front porch specializing idly
upon the possibility OF 1t not raining
at some time during the next twenty
four hours when John. tho colored
hired man. came around tho side Of
the house.
"'Scuse me. Mis- Townbred." he
said. his face a grin from ear to ear,
but Sukey done had dat calf dis
mawnin.'"
What? She has?" exclaimed Mrs.
Townbred in delighted tones. where
Ia II, John? I'm just crazy to SEQ H."
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Sitting In"

- HERE was once Young Man
4 who suddenly Fell for this
10 Gambling Stuff and then-Let It
~ Alone. And thereby hangs
Tale. But 1t isn't one which Winds
Up with a Prison Sentence and a
Pauper's Grave. In Its way. however,
It does point q Moral So If you aren't
Interested in Morals. don't Read any
Further.
Now this Young Man was a chap
on q Small but Livable Salary and he
wasn't particularly Bad or particu-
larly Good. He was a Regular Teller
all right, but he wasn't q Rummy.
Yet somehow, sitting in" at poker
sessions and Swapping Up Bets on any
ana all occasions had never Appealed
10 him.
But one evening he Fell. That Is
TO say, he made the Fifth Hand at
"sitting" Just to oblige Friend who
lived In the Same Boarding House..
He won Sixty-Five Cents that night
and found It Kind OF Pleasant to. use
It to Pay for his Lunch the next two
DAYS. He figured It as That Much to
the Good.
Then One Of tho Losers In the party
had a sitting in his room and In
vited Our Young Hero. The game
was Straight and there wasn't q
Champeen Poker Player in the Bunch.
Luck, too, was With him. So o. Y. H.
copped out Two-thirty-ive that Even
ing and Enjoyed spending 1t. 1t looked
like Easy Pickup to him. So he con-
cluded to have his Ear TO the Ground
whenever any more Sessions" were
framed up.
The next time he Cleaned Up. The
other fellows swore he must have run
across Something that gave him Luck.
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PEAS lNABIE Is,

topped, has q high heel. a pointed toe,
and is buttoned.
There are laced boots to be had also.
but the buttoned one Is most favored
OF fashion.
The sleeveless everybody. sleeveless
bolero. and various bretelle-like ar
engagements are still In order and will
probably continue so all winter.
Many OF the new blouses shown in
the shops have high collars. some Of
them chin enveloping while others are
higher In the back than in the front.
but all promise to be becoming par.
ticulariy to the thin woman whose
bare bones have been showing for so
long.
Fur coats both long and short are
to DO worn and the cheaper pelts will
probably flourish like a green bay tree.
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now It would have to be sold as veal
when about nine weeks old: whereas.
had 1t been Of the weaker sex, they
would eventually have had another
fine COW that could be kept for their
own use or sold for. maybe. a hundred
dollars.
Sukey and her offspring were "cun-
ming" There was no denying that.
Also. Sukey was mighty proud moth
er. And Mr.. Townbred seemed to
share Sukey's feelings instantly.
Somehow, that calf caught his eye.
Ho was all legs that knocked and
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grapefruit. one orange and one lemon
and after washing them cut them up
and put rind and all through a meat
chopper. Then add to the pulp a
cupful Of sugar for each cupful of
pulp and boil together for two hours
when the marmalade is done. The
young housekeeper says that she has
never tried this exceedingly simple
process and therefore does not recon-
mend 1t. That the rule she uses is as
follows: Slice nine oranges and six
lemons crosswise with sharp knife
as thinly as possible. remove the seeds
and put in q preserving kettle with
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Mr.. Townbred. too. got 70 his feet
Not that there was anything amazing
In Johns announcement-for the AR
rival" had been expected for long
time. But. q born calf Is we'll
worth seeing, particularly II 1t belongs
to you.
"Dey's up In de bahn-ya'd now,
ma'am." John answered "Ah done
manage ter drive dem up out OBJ de
lower pasture. Sukey. she de mos
jealous COW An cher see. an seems
ike she done got her min sot on not
lettin' nobody see dat calf. But ] got
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VELVET IN GREAT VOGUE,

What with velvet hats. velvet par
asols. and velvet boleros or peasant
jackets we are having warm
autumn. This is said to be only the
forerunner OF the real Juror for vel
vet which will begin as soon as cold
weather sets In. Then little else will
be worn,
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approval Of such world. tickled MI
Townbred's funny bone"
Some calf! Some calf" he cried
joyously. why, he's better than a
side-show! WhatYl we name him,
Frieda7 vote for Legs How about
IT."
Mrs. Townbred looked at her hus-
band solemnly. II don't believe I
would name him at all. Ruthvin," she
replied slowly. Somehow, you know,
when any Of your stock Is named you
become more attached TO it-and II
seems moro like a pet than tust stock.
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OME Of the now silk sweaters
have Innings of wool which rem.

>OME Of the new silk sweaters
have Innings Of wool which rem
X der them very much more USE
~ full for chilly days than are the
all-silk ones.
And by-the-bye in sweaters all that
glisters Is not silk.
Coque feathers are likely to be
enormously popular this fall. Whole
turbans are made Of them. and hats
Of all sorts OF shapes are trimmed
with them. There Is even revival OF
the coQue feather boa
High collars are coming in. many
with lingerie tabs In front,
Boots and shoes Of two-colored
feathers are out, 1t Is to be hoped for
ever. But the fancy shoe is still with
us and models are shown In dark blue,
tan and gray as we'll as In black. The
shoe Of this season IL very high
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bumped together In most ludicrous
fashion as he tried to follow after his
mother In her peregrinations around
the barnyard. The way the younester
got In his own way and stumbled over
himself. all the while voicing his dis
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THE BLACKBIRD SKIRT.

The new skirts in black and white
stripes Of cloth and silk are made
so that the black stripe overlaps the
white one and at the hips only the
black shows. Lower where the stripes
open out the white is visible.
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THAT for familie.

THAT for families
which are fond Of
orange narmalade 1t
Is a far cheaper thing
to make 1t than to
buy it. The recipe
given here for this
dainty by a famous
colored cook was as
follows: "TalSe ono
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car and we started of again.
by this timo we were as hungry az
hounds and so we made for the near
est inn. shall mover forget the meal
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As Great Grandmother's Ever Was.
those who have a plentitude of this
worlds goods so no one Is hurt II this
be extravaganza. and the professional
housecleaner-well she Is very much
helped!
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they gave us canned things to eat
Timed corhed beef and mouldy to.
matoes.
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BY Edward Riddle Padgett.
One More Mouth To Feed

HEN Mr.. Townbred happened
to return to their country
place at Five Oaks in a par
" ticularly unpleasant frame Of