llhilth are various factors In solved In Ilia iltoUv uf a hue bund and Rita I angtl* n tried It) cmisldcr them all Not I hut deliberately set lieraelf to the of achieving nmitlmnny That would have been uo tusk at all. hut ev en the moat confirmed busliutaa woman looks forward eveniunlly to a husband. huhles ami a homo. And Itlta was uo exception For Ihv proaent aim was well sails fled with her position In the office of the t ’urpo book bindery There vvere a number of nice hoys employed In the bookhlmlery, but one uftei another Itltn had eliminated them ns pro* peetlve suitors. Then two new addl lion* to the office staff came to claim her lagging liilereat— the ho«» »on and the new young nmn. And Itltn took «pci lul cure with her fluffy brown hair, her clear young‘complexion and her tidy dresses. lilts was sitting very quid hut quite occupied. In an obscure corner of the dingy Stockroom . Soon John llenson, the new young mun. came In and busied himself with a pile of book cover* on a bench aero«» the room Itlta remained silent, hut observant In a few minute* the apple man came Into the mom. Every one In that ills trlct knew the apply nmn. a «mall gray, bent and feeble old man who tot tered from office to office selllnu ap pies to clerks, bookkeepers and suu dry workers. "Hello, Dad." greeted Henson as the old man shambled Into the room "Fellng pretty spry today?" “ Pretty spry for my age. I reckon,' ans.vercd the apple vender. “ And I've got another birthday today." "Really! Congratulations And how old »■-» you. If I may ask?’ “Cluees ,'1 invited th* old fellow Henson wrinkled hi« lirows In nn ap praising look whtrh was enbuinted to convey the Impression of being itiy keen and searching. "Not much over elxty, I should Judge." he finally ventured. “I’d sat about sixty-four.” “lie-he-he-he. you’re way off." cack led Ihe old chap la delight. " I ’m eighty-four today." “ No," gasped Henson, as If greatly astonished. "You surely don't look It. Why. you're as spry and youthful as a man of sixty." "Yes, str.” chuckled the octogens rian, * Taln't many men of my age can get around like I can." Just then Ham Carp«, son ot the boas, came Into the room. The apple man turned to him iu anticipated de ligh t . "Got a birthday today, bet you can't gueas how old 1 am.” " Carpo glanced casually at the wrtn kled face end stooped flgurs. then re piled: "Ob, about eighty four or eighty- five.” Th e old mnn'e face drooped per ceptlbly and hla body sagged even more. If that were possible. All the Joy went out of hie dim eye*. "D o I look that old 7" be asked slowly. "Oh. he Just overheard you telling me, that'e how he knew." exclaimed John Beneon. striving hastily tn reas sure the old man. "And say I'm Just starving for tome apples. give me about a dozen of them." After the apple man had left Henson turned angrily upon ths haughty off aprlng of his employer “ Bny. you're s line egg. you are," be accused. "Couldn't you have lied a little to the old nun— told him he looked younger. Just It make him feel good?" "W ell, he iooke all of eighty -four, doesn’t he?“ argued Carpo. “ Sure be does.” agreed Benson, "but It wouldn’t have hurt you to gness twenty less Just to make the old fel low happy. There* so much misery and grief In this »Id world that It Isn't often you can make a persno happy with Just a simple little lie.” “ Huh. why should I worry?" an swered f'arpo nonchalantly as he left ths room. A t ths do v slammed behind him Rita cams out of the concealment of her obscure corner and confronted John Benson. "Pardon me for listening In." she announced, "but I heard you lls to the old man.” Bensoo turned with s start. "Didn't know yoo were In here." he said. "I'm afraid you ve got me rntn logued now as s — er— a penurious fab rlcator." "Not at all." HRs replied sweetly "I think that an adoiahl* lie. It was really a gallant gesture and shows a fine consideration for other people's feelings. I like folks who are kind and thoughtful of others." "Thanks— or— have an apple." the young man stammered Now. this tale I* morel) Intended to T x THS BATTLS 0SNCXZSNS 'NOCH ÇAmntiaf ¿y fe rrisi Courtesy Giens Jails Insurance C<\ H IS la the story of a forgotten hat- tie In American history and of a y m I which decided definitely the ques tion of French or English suprem acy on the continent of North America. So that may be why It Is forgotten. He made an enviable record during those wars bnt when there came the war from which we date the his tory of the United States as a nation, be "guessed wrong" as to where his allegiance should be. And that may he the reason why be is forgotten. Hut in the military annals of America the Battle of Rogers’ Rock, fought on March IS, 1758. near Lake George tn New York holds a place that Is almost unique. Attacked by a force of 100 French and 600 Indiana MaJ. Robert Rogers and ISO of bis Rogers’ Rangers, fought from three o'clock In the afternoon ant!! nightfall before retreating. In that battle the Rangers killed ISO of the enemy but they suffered a loss of 100 killed— one of the largest casualty lists. In proportion to the num ber of men engaged. It is believed, in American warfare. Yet this was only one of a number of desperate enterprises which made the name Rogers’ Rangers • synonym for a daring and resourceful type of fighting man and which caused his enemies to regard him as a "dreaded partisan." Rogers was born In Dunbarton. N. U „ In 1727. the son of Janies Rogers, an early settler of that place. His couth was spent as a hunter and trapper In the forests of New F.ngland and Canada and his familiarity with the Indians and Indian methods yf warfare were to make him Invaluable to the British generals in the French and Indian war. At the opening of that conflict tn 1755 Rogers 'ed a force of hardy woodsmen from New Hamp shire to Albany. N. Y „ where the British and Colonial forces were being assembled for an at tack on the French forts at Crown Point and Tlconderoga. He Is described at that time as "over six feet high and physically the moot pow erful man In the anny.” Sir William Johnson, the treat Colonial leader, knowing of Rogers’ reputa Mon. used him and his men as scouts. Making bis headquarters at Fort William Heory. a new post erected by the British at the south eod of Lake George. Rogers began a series of forays against the French and their Indian allies. His courage and skill exceeded only by his noldnesa. Rogers' exploits have made him an al most legendary figure so that It is difficult to separate the Action from the fact In some of the stories told about him. One Incident is typical Accompanied by two companions. Rogers set out tn s canoe on a scooting expedition toward 71 con deroga. They were discovered by a party of French encamped on the shore of Lake George but Instead of beating a hasty retreat they pre tended to be fishermen and all day long they floated within gunshot distance of the enemy bait ing their books and dropping them Into the clear waters of the lake Then, so the story goes, they bad the effrontery to sell their catch to the French and at evening pushed on toward Tlconderoga Falling In their desire to capture a prisoner, they made their way back to the British lines under cover of a snowstorm. So valuable did Rogers and his New Hampshire woodsmen prove to be as scouts and fighters that at the opening of the spring campaign In 1756, he was given a special commission by the Earl of Loudon, commander In chief of the British forces In America, to raise a picked corps of bush fighters who were to receive the same pay as the regu lars but who were to carry on their operations In their own way. Thus came Into existence that splendid body of military irregulars, known as Rogers' Rangers, whose prowess woo the respect of both the British and the French. One of Rog ers’ lieutenants was another New Hampshireman, John Stark, later the victor at the battle of Ben nlngton. Another who was closely associated with Rogers tn some of his most daring exploits was from Connecticut— Israel Putnam. "Old Put" of Bunker Hill and Long Island. Both Stark and Putnam received from Rogers training In military leadership which stood them In good steej during the Revolution. But the fame which It brought them passed by their old commander and comrade In arms. From time to time during the war the Ranrers were gradually Increased from their original strength of 62 men to more than a thousand. Their ••IBclal Instructions were "to use their best en deacon to distress the French and their allies, by sacking, burning and destroying their bouses barns, barracks, canoes, bateaux. ete_ and by kill Ing their cattle of every kind; and at all tlinee to endeavor to destroy their convoys of provision bv land and water. In every part of the country." And no body of troops ever carried out their orders more thoroughly than did these partisans. At that time the French were offering the Indians glxfv franca for every English scalp taken but they would willingly have paid a hundred times that amonnt for the scalp of Robert Rogers. All dur Ing 1756 the Rangers harassed the enemy. In May. 1757. the Rangers were sent to Hallfas to Join the expedition against l>oulgl>ourg and dor Ing the absence occurred In August the siege and capture of the fort and the terrible massacre whirl! followed. By December, however. Rogers and hi- men were back on their old stamping ground ar xJQ H Sf S T A J lJt S IA JON HOSSHT HO GSHJ again giving the French commanders something to worry about One of bis most dating, as well as most Impudent, exploits took place on Christmas eve of 1757. In a sudden dash against Tlconder oga he set fire to the woodpiles of the garrison and killed seventeen head of cattle. T o the horns of one of the beeves he attached a note to the commander In the fort which said: " I am obliged to you, sir. for the repose you have allowed me to take. I thank you for the fresh meat you have sent me. I will take care of my prisoners. I re; quest you to present my compliments to the Mar quis de Montcalm. (Signed) Rogers, Commander of the Independent Companies." But the French were soon to have an oppor tunity to pay off some old scores against the dar ing Ranger. On March 10. 1758, Rogers was or dered to lead an expedition of 180 Rangers against Tlconderoga. Since the capture of Fort William Henry, the enemy had been very active and strong forces of the Indians were scouting the country in every direction. Knowing this, Rogers pro tested that the force given him was too large for a scouting party and too small to hold Its own In a pitched battle. He asked for 400 men but his request was refused. With 15 Rangers on skates as an advance guard. Rogers’ little army advanced by night over the frozen surface of Lake George to within eight miles of Tlconderoga. There bis advance guard saw what they believed to be the glow of a campfire. But when Rogers marched forward swlfrly to attack, no sign of an enemy could be found and the commander concluded that bis scouts bad been mistaken. As a matter of fact, they had not been. For the enemy had hastily extinguished their camp fire when the approach of the Rangers was dis covered and had sent word to the fort of the com Ing of the English. Early the next morning Bog era and hia men resumed their march on snow- shoes through snow four feet deep. Early In the afternoon the Rangers discovered a party of about 100 hostile Indians near at hand and Immedl ately attacked, killing nearly half of them. Be lieving this was the entire force of the enemy. Rogers pushed on. only to find himself facing over 600 well-armed Indians and Canadians who bad been sent from Tlconderoga to meet him. T h e Ranger captain, seeing that his little force would soon be wiped out. ordered them to retreat to their former position near what Is now known as Rogers’ Rock. But before they had reached there more than a third of their number had been slain. With cool desperation, Rogers and his men made a stand there and tried to beat off th« angry horde which surged around them. On the left of bis line, where he had posted a detach ment to prevent bis being flanked. Ueutenonf Phillips and ten men were taken prisoners by the enemy, tied to trees In sight of their friends and hacked to pieces hy the Indians. Seeing that his command was doomed If be tried to hold his ground. Rogers, with 20 men. rushed to an Icy precipice over a hundred fee* high which sloped abruptly down to the lake lumped over the brink and slid dvwn to the lake with terrific fores. This place, on the shores ot I.«k r George, known as “ Rogers’ Slide” or "Rog era’ Leap." is pointed out to the tourist of today who Is told how the Ranger leader escaped there from the Indians who. believing he had slid down the precipice under the protection of fhe Great S p irit made not attempt at further pursuit How ever. Windsor, the historian, says. "Th e legend of Rogers’ slide near the lower end of Lake George has no stable foundation.” Reports on the casualties of the two forces also vary. One version la that Rogers had 170 men end Inst 100. as against the enemy's haul of 150 of their 700. Another version says that Rogers lost “ 106 of his force of 180." Au official French re port sta’ ea that Monsieur de la Purentaye. "an officer of the colony at the head of 200 savages and some Canadians, entirely destroyed a detach ment of 100 English whom they met three leagues from the fort. We lost In this occasion, 20 sav ages killed and wounded." There was great rejoicing among the French that this “dreaded partisan" bad been killed and bis followers annihilated. But they were mistaken in regard to Rogers. During the tray Rogers had cast aside his coat. In the pocket of which the French found his commission. This gave rise to the belief that he was dead. Rut he was very much alive and early In 1759 he was again at the head of a party of ItaDgera, acting ns advance guard for the magnificent English army which General Abercrombie was preparing to hurl against Tlconderoga. He served valiantly In that campaign which ended In such a dismal failure, due to the stupidity of the English general, and distinguished himself by cutting to pieces the ad vance party of 3DO French under l-angy In this fight Rogers raptured 150. killed 100. leaving only 50 to escape to Montcalm's party. loiter that year Sir Jeffrey Amherst sent Rog era and his Rangers tn destroy the Indian village of 8 t. Francis near the St. I-awrenc* river, which be did successfully, killing 200 Indians, taking many prisoners and laying the village utterly to waste. “Then, to elude parties endeavoring to cut him off. he retreated to Luke Memphremagog to Charlestown, on the Connecticut, enduring as be went the excruciating horrors of famine and ex haustlon." Th e next year he was ordered by Am herst to take possession of Detroit and other western posts that were ceded by the French after the fall of Quebec. Ascending the St. Lawrence with 200 Rangers, he visited Fort P itt bad an Interview with the great chief Pontiac at a place which Is believed to have been the present site of Cleveland. Ohio, and successfully took posses slon of Detroit. After the war he visited England and suffered from poverty until he borrowed money with which to print bis Journal, wblrh Is the principal source of Information about his famous corps. He pre sented this to the king and In 1765 was appointed commandant at Mlchllllmarklnac. While holding this office he was accused of plotting to plunder his own fort and hand It over to the Frenrh He was sent to Montreal In Irons and court-martialed, (n 176» he revisited England but was soon Im prisoned for debt. Later he returned to thla enun try and as the Revolutionary struggle drew near It became apparent that he was doubtful whether to cast his lot with the Patriots or fhe Tories In 1775 It was rumored that he had been In Canada and had accepted a commission under the king. He was also accused of dressing as an In dlan and acting as a spy on the Patriots. Wash Ington was so suspicious of him that he ordered him arrested, although Stark and others who had served with him In the Rangers do not seem tr- have shared the distrust of him Eventually he was placed upon parole, hut. embittered. It Is said by his treatment, broke his parole and openly Joined the British forces. He accepted a commis sion of colonel and raised a command called the Queen's Rangers. In 1776 he narrowly escaped capture hy the Continentals and noon after this returned tn Eng land. In 1778 he was proserllted snd formally banished. In England hla Inter career was de scrlbei) as “wild. Improvident and extravagant.’ He was divorced hy his wife and la said tn hnve died some time after 1800. “a victim to his evil habits.” Prejudice against the Tories among the earl* American historians, no doubt. Is largely reaponsl ble for the fact that MaJ. Robert Rogers Is a "for gotten leader" llad fate Intervened differently when he was wsverlng between hla king and hie native land, he might have shared with Gen Donlel Morgan that Intrepid lender’s fame an s commander of a “partisan corps" during the Rev olutlonary struggle. For certainty Morgan's Rifle men served no more brilliantly during the stm t file for American Independence than did Rogers Rangers during the struggle to estnhllsh Engllsl supremacy over the French a decade earlier. Illustrale the great lulliiem* of amali svelila III shupliig mir desllliy. Of course, II may lie Ihm J o h n »nd lilts would Imv* fallen In love an I married even without rim Infilai Impilila of lids "sdornfil* II*” Incident. I don't pretend to know wind iiilglil have hap- pe lied. lini I do know limi on rid* after noon they sul pervio-«’ oll blüh office »tool* illuni hing Apples, lunching, swapping family historic* and Idling acervi*. I nui also lofi! limi young people work iu*l these do.v* and llil« Information I deem quii* co n e d , for I hut very sanie night Jo in took Ulta lo a theater. V\ It Hin two weeks they were engaged and wlildli two months they were innrrlcth The following yeai John sol lip tn business for himself, with R u ns help, und established the Henson book- bindery A year Islet Rita dropped definitely out of all huslur** acllvlly, for a certain John Itensmi J r , de manded much lime and aricnilon Every ilay a decrepit old mull lient and gray, conica Into Hie Henson bool/- bindery with a basket of sppl*-s over Ids arm. The head n> the llrm In- variably buys an apple, llien remarks how young and sprv ih » vender ap pears. "Yes, sir," Cackles the old man, happily. " 'T a ln ’t tunny men my ngs cun gel around like I can." And John Itensmi und» In fervid agreement, for he I« conscious of a deep obligation to the old man. He- sides, he muti maintain Ills reputa tion ns ah "adornhle liar." EAS I LY EXPLAINED Dear Old Lnily — You »ay you wer* rim only survivor of all (lie iwelvt ship wrecked sailors? Old Hall— Yessuin. Dear Old L a d y - How was II you llvrd when all the real died? Old Hall — IVell. you see all we had to eat wan our »linos. Dear Old (only— Yea hill how did you — Old Salt— Oh. I wore blggei slums. W ID O W ’S WEEDS Falls of Niagara as Pictured by Hennepin Father I .mils Hennepin saw Niagara when he went West to the up|>cr Mis sissippi with l.a Halles expedition In 1079. lie hnd s |nn>r eye for ilia, Miss I’erch — llow nice id you lo lances, for In successive narratives lia trim your hat with widow's weed* tn measures Niagara's height as 5*ki and sttmory of your dear husband. l)l»l feet. Instead of II* tliuxltniim of Mrs. Trout ts widow! — And so In 162. hul he had a flair for vivid word •xpenslv *. too It's sen tv red I picture*: "Betwixt the l.nk* Ontario ami Erie W a l l i n * for » Kid* there Is a vast and prodigious endenc# Th* a s f is s ia r » lim e slips on I I» w ay. W i th car* tv* mu si employ l l of wilier which falls down after u sur It* araba s f o r u m » In s ilsy. prising and astonishing manner. In tlul can't llv* lo *fl|nv It. form in h that the universe tinea not sf- ford 11» parallel. ’Tl* true Italy and As A d vertised Switzerland fioast of some such tlilius. Installment Collect **f He* hero, but w* may well say they are hut rou te several Insialluu-ut» behind 00 sorry pallerns when compared to ltd* , your piano. of which we now speak. . It Purchaser— Well, the rwtnpaDf ad- iihe River Niagara) Is so rapid abova ] reni se*. “ Pay as you piny " the desceiil that ll violently hurries Collector— Wbal'a timi got lo do down Ihe wild hen*!» while endeavor i with It? ing tn pass li to feed on riie other side, Purchaser— 1 play very poorly. they not tielng »M e to withstand the fore# of lls current, which Inevitably C e l l i s t Thaw ed O et casts them down headlong above Out) mink* Ills Wir« look* like *ho foot . . ."— New York Tim e». .night h»*e been » « n e l on snowballs sad brought up In a refrigerator Jinks— Yes. and living with a ho N o r w o g ls o H*ro Olnv I Trvggvesson was king of Nor man Icicle Ilk* that you can'i Main# way from Ikgi iikki II* began Ills ca him for sneaking out with s red hot reer In exll*. fought for th* Emperor mamma aow and then to get thawed Olbo III and frequently rulded Ilia out coast of Franco and the llrlllsli Isle* Absol utel y Fresh until be became converted to Chrlstl- Customer— A re three egge r*ally anlty. He went to Norway and was accepted a* king In IKK), lie immedi 1 fre*h? O rocer-M adam . If you'll *iep over ately began tn convert the country to Christianity. O lnr was defeated In lo the ‘phone and call up my poultry battle by Ihe combined Swedish and j farro you will be ablr lo hear Iho Danish fleets, lie fought lo Ihe last •arkle of Ihe hrna that laid those very on hi* great ship known a* the Long *gga. Snake, and Anally leaped overboard Why th* Traffic J a ms and was seen no more. After hi* "I bale Ihoae Impromptu complex- death b* became Ihe hero of his peo ple. who constantly looked for hi* on*, don't you?" "W hal do you mean?" return. "Thosa they make up as they go along." W a s te d R e g re ts Regrets are a sheer wsst* of tlrno When we Indulge In B a m . up again comes Ibe experience we are regret ting. 80 In a measure we suffer our sorrow and discontent again Surely, to live over again Ihe unhappiness of life ts folly of the worst kind. And yet muny of ua love to keep friend* with the untoward happenings of our liasL Strictly speaking, w# ought to have dime with them. They belong lo the limbo of Ihe past— there let them lie.— London Tlt-BIte. D a h lia O r ig in a lly O V ER TR A IN E D W ild Th* dahlia s o first discovered In Mexico to 1615. where it was growing I d ihe wilderness of Ihe Sierras In myriads of colors. The Spanish bota nists Cervantes and Cavanllie* were the Aral lo appreciate the grealneao of this flower. Seeila of the dahlia were received at Ihe royal gnnlena at Madrid In 178» hy Abho Cavanlllca. The first of these seeds flowered in 1790. producing semi douhl* finwera. which were named after Dr. Andrew Dahl, a Swedish botanist. C ra s s m a tic a l An authority on correct English speak* as follows In regard to the position of peraonal pronouns con nected by th* conjunction: "When two or more peraonnl pronouns In ib# sing ular are connected by ‘and. th* sec ond person precedes th* flnrt and tha third, and the third person precedes the first; when the pronouns are used together In the plural numlier. the first person precede* the second and th* third, and »he second person precede* Ihe 1 bird." Standards of Beauty Vary the World Over Standards of beauty differ all over the world and, aa the modern western woman know* to her coat, with her decade. In Morocco a bride is dellh erately fattened up with nil *«r»« of "beauty food*." mostly cereals, milk and date*: In New Ireland In Hie South sen* they will keep a girl lit ernllj years to make her plump enough for loveliness aeenrding to Ihe local standard. I have seen utterly “fat” heiiuller In the Near East and the utterly flat, unfemlnlne-looking womanhood of China, where curves are regarded as Ihe height of Im modesty. Clilneee women strap down their breasts from girlhood. In every way suppressing any suggeatlon of femininity. Care »1 the hair I* an inexhaustible subject; th« Eskimo Isdy use* rein deer marrow for pomatum; In FIJI they use scented oil snd the gum of th* breadfruit tree as a kind of stiff ener; In the Society Islands of the South seas, where burnt coral serve* ss heir dye. there Is even s god of hair dresser*. Totoropolan Is nls J l Few "The great athlete dieu because he vas overtrained?" “ Yee: fell under the cars and wee -•I lo h alf" L e a r n in g t* Show* Thsrs, lllll* bo* king. Don’t you c ry . You’ll b* a sunmaa By» sad bvst N s Q w a rrw l Possible 'D o you ever quarrel with yoar s lfe r "Never.* asnwered U r. Mevkton. ’My parent* thoroughly Impressed me ellb Ihe Impropriety of Interrupting « lady when she Is talking.”— Wash- ngton Star. Restless “Jim. I hear you’ve retired " •Yeh ." “ Well how are you nfil nos*?” “ Well, 1 mise III* bn m esa.” Issa* Undecided “ Why didn't you go 1 » the help of the defendant?" asked Ihe examining rounsel. “You saw that the two men wer* fighi Ing." "Yea," said the witness, “hul I hnd no menni then uf telling which noe was going in be the defendant.” name. Th* Japanese womnn, whoa* coiffure* tell the history of her Ilf* ami status, sleep* on a wooden pillow In order not 10 disturb the arrange ment wide h take* hour* to achieve, a* I know 1 » my m e t having nwalted "my turn" In a Japanese Imlr tires* er's simp. M a il S ta d s n t I’eruinnent waving was known to "W hy (In you always address Ihe henutle* In Ihe lime of Nero, accord letter carrier as pmfeasor?" ing to lilsloriiin* wlm credit a favorite "It's a sort of honorary iltl*. I'm of ihe emiieror wlih having mnde the inking s course hy mn'I.” Initial experiment by remaining three weeks In a hot Roman hath, her hair H o ld in g rhenv in L in e In curlers securely packed with clay. "However do you manage 10 hold Chinese wear a “hang" plastered down with gum ; the Near Eastern your cornuItiient* I d Hue?" “ By inenns of the social instinct.* woman rejoices I. henna dy* which strengthens and thlrkena the locks answered Senator Sorghum. “ For soma and Is valued not only as a hair dye mysterious reason every laxly likes ta tiul also to lint toe*, heels snd linger shake hands.*— Washington Star. tl|or The great majority of Women In oriental countries slain their feet In g é n io n s Idea with henna, sometimes binding their list Shop Asalatant— Whal six# of legs with ribbons snndalwlse before nut does your husband lake madam? applying the dye. In order to produce Customer— I’m noi aure ol ihe size, a patterned effect -l,n d y Drummond hul Iry them on rids melon, ill* liais liny la Ihe Mentor Magazine. IU It exactly.— Humorist.