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CORVAIiLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1903.
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CHAPTER VII. (Continued.)
And Fenner, trembling and cringi
like a betaten spaniel, went quickly oJ
Errol returned to his writing table, a
commenced a letter to Winifred Ky
He had served her now; would she
more disposed to look leniently oa a
offense, and let her lore conquer Her wo
anlv Dride. "I will at least make the tr
before I go," he said to himself, and thJ
he took np his pen and wrote thus
"I inclose you a note, Miss Eyre, frf
the man Fenner. You will see by u
that he engages to discontinue his
noyance of you, and to leave you for
future free and unmolested. And net
before I leave England on my long v
aee. I pray of you to hear the appeal
my heart to yours. Winifred, I love jj
with all my soul, with the truest, del
est strength of which passion is capat,
and I come to you to decide my futw
My happiness, my misery, are m 7
hands. It is for you to seal my pert
bliss by "consenting to become my chen
ed wife, or to punish a fault born of lo
and to condemn nfe to a lifelong sorrol
by driving me away from the sunshine
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your presence. jo not decide nastuy,
stiiy.
and I
dare I
at al
e, won!
vn All
shall not leave this for a week, and
your answer is what I scarcely dare
hope it will be, I shall not leave
If you cannot find it in your gentle,
anly heart to forgive me, I shall go ou
into the world and seek to f OTget the on
woman in the world I ever really loved?
- When Winifred broke the seal, and rea
ErroFs letter, her first emotion was one
of intense relief. Then, reading the avow
al of Errol's love, for a moment her heart
relented to him, and a sad, fond recollec
tion of the handsome hero of her past
worship made the tears start into her
eyes. Then her quick pride came to the
rescue she tore the letter to atoms and
threw them from her. "I will never for
give him never!" she cried, passionately;
and then she thought what that letter
would have been to her if it had come a
few days sooner.
It wanted but one day to the comple
tion of the week, when Arthur Le Mar
chant rushed into Errol's room.
"My dear Errol," he exclaimed, "what
Is this I hear about your- leaving - the
Court? It surely is not true!"
"My dear fellow," said Errol gentty,
1 cannot teliNwhether I am going or not;
You shall know to-morrow. I am wait
ing for my verdict, and if it is adverse to
me I shall go away, and try to forget my
tronble."
Two days after Errol said to Le Mar
chant: "It's all over, and I'm going. Don't
ask me any questions, old fellow I'm
hard hit."
Before Mr. Hastings left the Court he
made his friend promise to play host
there in the shooting season during his
absence; and on the last day of August
he was standing on the deck of his beau
tiful yacht Oenone looking down into the
blue waters of the Mediterranean. His
thoughts were full of tenderness to the j
woman who had scorned him.
"She is right," he said, "but I think, if
she had known how I loved her, she
would have found it in her heart to for
give me." r
A fortnight later Lady Grace Farquhar,
by dint of subtle diplomacy, managed to
secure what she had for some time past
set her heart upon, and that was to prac
tically adopt Winifred Eyre as her pro
tege, if not as a daughter. She was very
anxious that Winifred should have an
opportunity of being introduced to so
ciety and the coming shooting season at
Sir Claxton's estate. Endon Vale seemed
to afford Lady : Grace' the opportunity.
Among those who would be present for
the shooting, her nephew, Lord Harold
Erskine, who was quite taken with Flora
Champion and -whom she knew that
young lady, in default of becoming Mrs.
Hastings, would only too gladly accept.
With this trump card in her hand. Lady
Grace accepted a dinner invitation at
Hurst Manor, the home of the Cham
pions, and while there delicately, yet
plainly insinuated to Sir Howard and to
Mrs. Champion that unless Mrs. Cham
pion and Flora would drive with her to
Mr. Eyre's farm and second her invita
tion to Winifred to come to Endon Vale
there would be no invitation for Miss
Champion. Moreover, Flora would have
to bind herself to treat her cousin with
at least ordinary courtesy during their
stay in the same house.
Sir Howard acceded readily enough to
this arrangement ,as long as he was not
obliged to speak to his granddaughter,
whom he had never spoken to or even
seen in his life or in any way to recog
nize her father." It was a bitter pill for
Mrs. Champion and Flora to swallow, but
the thought that if Flora did not go to
Endon Vale, Sir Harold Erskine might
possibly fall in love and propose to Wini
fred, obliged them to give a grudging con
sent. The young girl was gathering roses ia
the garden as the carriage faom the
Manor drove up the road. v She turned
away to the house. She could not bear
the contemptuous, looks the Champions
cast on her as they went by. But then
she heard the carriage stop, and she look
ed back in surprise. The footman was
letting down the steps, and Mrs. Cham
pion was descending, followed by Lady
Grace Farquhar. What could it mean?
The blood rushed to her face, and for a
moment she hesitated. Then she went
forward.
"You did not expect visitors so early,
my dear?" said Lady Grace, kissing her.
"Mrs. Champion has come to call upon
you."
, Mrs. Champion came forward and
shook hands with her, and uttered a few
polite commonplaces, which put Wini
fred at her ease. She had a great deal
too much tact to allude to the past In
deed, she behaved precisely as though she
and Winifred saw and heard of eachl
other for the first time,
Winifred soon recovered her compos-
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dear, kind Lady Grace, but to the rest
I seem perfectly indifferent. Are we never
to be happy in this world, but to go oa
longing keenly after something we think
happiness, and when we at last attain
to it, ,to find we have lost the desire for
it, and that it gives us no pleasure?"
CHAPTER VIII.
AH Lady Grace Farquhar's guests had
arrived, save one. That one was Wini
fred Eyre. On the morning of the day
on which she and her cousin were to have
appeared at Endon Vale, a letter came
to Lady Grace, saying that Madame de
Montolieu was seriously ill with an at
tack of bronchitis, .and that until she
was sufficiently recovered Winifred could
not leave her,
. Miss Champion, of course, arrived -all
the same, and, if the truth must be told,
she was very well satisfied with what
had occurred. The idea of driving over
to Endon Vale with her cousin had been
most distasteful to her; and now that she
was relieved from that unpleasant neces
sity she was radiant, and, as her broth
er, who accompanied her, remarked, in a
most unusually good temper.
The greater part of Lady Grace Far
quhar's guests were strangers to her.
Those she knew were Lord Harold Ers
kins, Miss Alton, the Honorable Evelyn
Van and his sister. As the reader will
pass some time in the company of the
visitors at Endon Vale, it may not be
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kine has already been mentioned; so we
will begin with Mr. Francis Clayton,
who from his cousinship to the host
claims priority of mention.
Francis Clayton was a man who would
have completely baffled the researches of
those estimable people who persistently
find good in everyone. , There was not an
amiable trait in his character, nor a kind
action of his on record; and yet he" passed
muster in society, because he possessed
a certain degree of manner, and because
his income was a very large one. He was
not a man to charm women, and yet there
was many a one who would have been
content to ignore his evil qualities and
take him for the sake of his rent roll.
Francis Clayton was 37, and it was his
boast that he had never made any woman
an offer of marriage.
Miss Alton had been at Endon Vale,
some days, and was a great favorite with
everyone in the house. Her aunt, Lady
Marion, was in Ireland, and as she was
not particularly attached to her prim old
grandfather and grandmother, .whom her
aunt visited annually, she had been very
glad to accept Lady Grace's invitation to
spend a month with her. Marion, or
Fee Alton, as her fond aunt had chris
tened her, was the prettiest, sprightliest
little coquet in the world. Her mother
and Lady Marion were twin sisters, and
the former having formed an attachment
for a handsome young captain in the army
whom her father would not hear of ran
off with him, and subsequently accom
panied him to India with his regiment,
where she died. Two years after, her
handsome young husband caught a fever,
which carried him off in less than a week,
and then their two children were sent to
England. The elder, a boy, died on the
passage home, and the' little girl was
received with open arms by her aunt as
a precious charge from her dearly belov
ed sister.
Lady Marion was by this time married
to a baronet of considerable wealth, but
she had no children; and when Sir Mar
maduke Alton died, ten years after therr
marriage, the title . went to a yoanger
brother. He was, however, able to leave
her a handsome income for her life, and
Lady Marion Alton lived in very good
style. - She was devoted to her niece, who
she insisted should take her name; and
to prevent any inconvenience from their
both having the same Christian name
Lady Marion rechristened her pretty lit
tle niece Fee, and a very appropriate
name it was.
At the time we write Fee Alton was
18, and just through her first season. She
was small, but perfectly symmetrical; it
was only envy that prompted people to
say sometimes she was nothing but an
animated wax doll. Everyone admired
and liked her, and she liked everyone in
return. She was the life and soul of a
party, with her quick wit and keen sense
of the ridiculous, and if she was a little
malicious sometimes it was impossible to
be angry with her, she was always so
eager to atone for it.
As opposite frequently attract each
ed in a desperate flirtation with Cec
Ivers d'Aguilar, a tall, dark, melancholy
looking man (albeit decidedly handsome),
who was very much in love with her. Hs
had been all through the Indian war, and
on his return to England, looking very
thin and worn, he was made quite a hero
of by all the women, and looked his part
extremely well.
I suppose that if two men from the op
posite poles . had been brought together
under one roof, they could not have dif
fered more essentially than" Col. d'Agui
lar and Mr. Clayton. One was generous
in heart and mmd, chivalrous to women,
irresolute, diffident in himself, and with
the courage of a lion; the other well, we
already know what Francis Clayton was.
And yet these two men had something in
common a sentiment which in one was a
tender, chivalrous affection; in the other
a base, selfish passion. This sentiment
was love of Fee Alton. For the first.
absolutely the first time in his life, Mr.
Clayton was, as he confessed to himself.
in love confoundedly in love with a pret
ty, little, malicious, teasing, impertiasnt
fairy, and could not help himself.
Lady Grace's guests included Mr,
Frale, a connection of her husband's, who
had recently come into a very good living,
but had strong sporting tendencies; Cap
tain Culloden, of the Guards, a very plain,
quiet individual, with a good income and
considerably less brains; and the Mon-
orable John Fielden, a universal and most
accommodating genius, who was always
happy to repay hospitality by making
himself agreeable, and- amusing the com
pany. These were the people Whom Miss
Champion found assembled at Endon
Vale, and I think her first sensation on
being introduced to them was a slight
chagrin at finding no great people amoBg
them.
Winifred had arrived at Endon Vale,
and was sitting in her room, dressed for
dinner, until Lady Grace should come in,
as she had promised, and take her dowa
stairs into the drawing room.
Mrs. Champion had been prevented
paying a visit to Ltfdy Grace, as she had
intended; but she, nevertheless, fulfilled
her promise of sending Winifred in hei
carriage. .
When the latter arrived she found her
kind hostess alone, all her guests being
away on an excursion to the neighboring
woods. They had spent a pleasant after
noon together, and just as the wheels of
the returning carriages were heard, Lady
Grace sent her young friend- away to
dress, promising to call for her on hex
way to the drawing room. This she did,
and when they entered the drawing room
there was no one in it but Lord Harold
Erskine, who came up immediately to be
introduced.
"Harold," said his aunt, "I leave Miss
Eyre to your charge until dinner time, so
do your best to amuse her."
Lord Harold forthwith devoted himsell
to being agreeable to his-new acquaint
ance, and succeeded perfectly. She felt
quite at her ease, and chatted gayly to
him." Presently the" door at the further
end of the room opened and a magnifi
cent young lady, attired in sweeping lace
and silk, entered. The crimson color
Hushed into Winifred's cheeks as she
recognized her haughty cousin. They
had never met since it had been agreed
the farmer's daughter was to be noticed.
"What will she do?" wondered Wini
fred. "Will she speak to me, or will she
wait until Lady Grace introduces us?"
(To be continued.)
IS A RAINY-DAY FINANCIER.
A Small Boy , Who Hu an Original
Plan for Earning Money.
"The small boy or at least one small
boy has found a new way of making
money," said a young woman the other
day who had made the discovery.
"Recently," she continued, "I went
down town to do some shopping. When
I left the sun was shining brightly and
the skies were blue. Through the vag
aries of our delightful New York cli
mate, when I got out at the 116th street
station on my way home it was raining
cats and dogs, or hailing cabs and om
nibuses, as you prefer. I was gathering
my skirts for a frantic rush when a
boy's voice accosted me. -
" 'Take you home cheap under an
umbrella, lady?' he inquired.
" 'How much ?' I said.
"'Where to?' he asked, promptly.
" 'One Hundred and Nineteenth
street.' ,
"'Three blocks for 5 cents,' he re
sponded. We were off in a moment,
and I questioned him.
" 'Yes'm; soon as school's out, when
it rains, I get our umbrella and go over
to the elevated station and take 'em
home, three blocks for 5 cents for one
person. When they's two together, I
walk behind in the rain and let 'em
carry the umbrella 'emselves. Oh, yes,
I generally make about 25 cents at reg
ular pay from the ladies, but always
more if it don't look like rain early in
the afternoon and the rain comes sud
den. " 'I could make more if I had rub
bers with me, but ladies' feet (is such
different sizes I'd have to carry a whole
store to fit 'em. No, 25 cents isn't a
great deal, but it's money for a 10-year
kid. , -
" 'And then, you know, a good many
of the ladies pays me extra. There was
a lady before you, a few minutes, that
gave me a quarter. You look so mucft
like her I'd almost think you was her.
A quarter? Oh, thank you, thank you
very much, ma'am.'
"Yes, it's a paying scheme," said the
young woman, according to the New
York Times. "That chap is the sort,"
she went on, "who'll grow into a penni
less young man, persuade some clever
heiresi to marry him, and then make
people say they wonder how he ever
happened to bind himself to such a
girl."
Style.
"And have you, seen your little baby
brother yet?" inquired the caller.
"Yes," replied little Ethel Blugore,
"and I was so disappointed in it."
"Why?"
"Because it doesn't look a bit more
stylish than the one our washwoman's
got" Philadelphia Press'.,
Too much style is apt to produce thai
COST OF LIVING MUCH
THAN IT IS
FROM many persons the complain is heard that the cost of living in
American cities Is increasing. Year by year rents have been rising,
building material has become dearer, while prices of food-stuffs have
steadily advanced. Persons disposed to be economical find it necessary
to live on the plainest fare, says the World.
As for the important Items of fuel, coal and wood were never before
so hard to get. Clothing, too, has gone up; at least, tailor-made clothes of
the same quality cost more than in 1900 and 1001. In general. It may be said
that the things that go to make life enjoyable are much higher than they
were a few years ago.
Europeans who come to America flted it more difficult to get along here
with the same degree of comfort as they could in the old world, and, on
-the other band, Americans who go abroad find many Items much less costly
than here. Those emigrating from southern Europe, Spain, Italy, Greece,
etc., to Mexico or South America note great differences in values. They can
not make ends meet without working harder and figuring closer than they did
In the old country. For instance. Spaniards are astonished at the dearness
of everything in Mexico. A house renting for 9100 a month In Madrid costs
$400 a month in Mexico City, and a fiat renting from $18 to $25 a month in
Madrid Is held at $125 or more In Mexico City. So says the Mexican Herald.'
According to the British Consul in Buenos Ayres, the cost of living Is
considerable in that city, and he is of the opinion that in the other towns
of Argentina living Is no cheaper. The farm laborer has a hard struggle to
get along The monthly expenses of the workingman of Buenos Ayres
amoant to $63.20, or 5 (about $25 m our money), of which rent Is the
largest item, nearly one-third, and meat one-seventh, while fire, light, and
clothes cost but little in the warm ellmate. As wages are small, he con
cludes that "unless the wife Is also a wage-earner, there is a small margin
between earnings and spending. The ordinary workman has to live poorly
and sparingly." Thehighest rates of wages are paid to harvest hands In
the province of Buenos Ayres, who receive from 10 to 12 shillings a day,
while carpenters receive from 4 to 5 shillings a day and blacksmiths the
same. The wages of other artisans are as low In some instances as 2 shil
lings (50 cents in United States currency). Probably the laborers and artisans
of other Spanish-American countries are not much better off than those
In Argentina. Chicago Tribune.
AIINETY-TWO YEARS OLD
AND STILL WORKING
At 92 years of age William Matthews
of Bloomington, 111., runs a cigar and
peanut stand in the corridors of the
court house. ,
Kvery morning
he comes down to
Els place of busi
ness long before
the Judges, the bail
iffs or the lawyers
are stirring, and by
the time they com
mence to drift in
the old man behind
the peanut stand is
ready to sell them
wnxiAic MATTHirws chewing gum to
ruminate on until the noon intermis
sion, and then as they come back
from lunch he supplies them with cigars
to puff on as they stand about the
lobby talking politics.- He Is busy all
day long, and at night walks home as
nimbly as a boy In his teens.
Mr. Matthews was born June 14,
1810, in Vermont. In 1835 he came
to Illinois at the solicitation of his
brother, who had previously gone to
Tazewell county. He- first Tlslted
Clarksville. Despairing of the future
of Clarksville, Mr. Matthews trudged
on foot across the open prairie to
Bloomington, and secured employment
in a woolen mill. In 18S7 he was
elected constable and served six years.
I tell you those were great days,"
said Mr, Matthews, in speaking of his
experiences. "As a constable I 'had
to make long trips over the billowy
prairies of McLean county. No roads.
seldom any paths, no fences, and the
Inhabitants exceedingly few and far
between. When riding across the prai
rie I would keep my direction by
picking out some object in front of
me and riding- straight for it, and
then taking some object ahead of that,
and so keeping straight on my course.
Many a night I would have to camp
out on the prairie or in a woods bor
dering some little stream."
BUOY IS LIGHTED BY THE
ACTION OF THE WAVES.
An inventor In Germany has pro
posed a novel method of supplying
electricity to light a harbor buoy at
night. He dispenses with a cable from
a power-house on land and generates
his own current by the rocking of the
buoy. The audible signals given by
bell buoys in a fog are produced hi the
same manner. The motion of the waves
tilts the apparatus first in one direction
and then in the other and makes the
clapper strike at short Intervals.
A full description of the mechanism
employed in the new buoy is not yet
at hand, but one can easily fancy how
It is arranged. A small dynamo is
operated by the motion of the appar
atus, and the current is first fed into
a storage battery, so that the supply
to the lamp may be kept uniform. If
the brilliancy of this light varied with
the condition of the sea this system
would be unsatisfactory. Hence it
-would not do to lead the electricity di
rectly to the lamp. It is said that ex
periments with the invention are al
ready in progress on the German
coast.. . ' '
Old-Fashioned Bout Best.
It is to be feared that, many excel
lent modes of cooking which prevailed
in the Dast are now abandoned simply
BUOT LIGHTED BY THE WAYE8.
HIGHER HERE,
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
cet. The modern cook or the person
who calls herself such, although she
may be positively instructed to roast
meat in the good old-fashioned way,
in a screen in front of the fire, com
monly Ignores her instructions at every
possible opportunity and puts the Joint
In the oven. The introduction of the
"kitchener," or the closed range, and of
the gas cooker, probably accounts for
the preference which is given to bak
ing, while it does away with the neces
sity of basting and other little but im
portant culinary attentions which
roasting Involves. There can be little
doubt that by this exchange of method
not a few persons are dietetic suffer
ers. Thepreference for meat openly roast
ed before the fire Is not a mere sen
timent, for the flavor of meat so cook
ed is Infinitely superior and the tissue
Is generally more tender than when It
Is baked. Now, the flavor and tender
ness of meat have much to do with its
digestibility land'consuentiy with Its
real value as a food. Without relish
and appetite digestion is sluggish and
heavy. Indeed, it has been said that
the process of digestion commences
before indigestion and certainly the
digestive functions are stimulated to
healthy activity by the sight of a ten
der and well-cooked morsel as well as
by an excellent flavor or aroma.
mm
Frank L. Mayes, editor and manager
of the Pensacola Journal, is a news
paper man of genius, enterprise and
ability.
On a Saturday morning recently the
Journal contained a serious typograph
ical error. A large mercantile house
advertised thirty pieces of wash silk
at 29 cents per yard, but when the ad.
appeared in the Journal it read "thir
ty pieces of wash silk at 10 cents per
yard."
Early In the morning the ladles of
Pensacola began a raid on the silk
counter, calling for that "ten cent
silk." The merchant was wild. His
reputation was at stake. He could not
afford to refuse to sell goods as ad
vertised. He asked Mr. Mayes for an
explanation over the telephone. Back
came the answer from Mayes. "Sell
your goods Just as advertised and
charge up the difference to the Jour
nal." '
By noon Saturday every yard of the
thirty bolts of silk was sold, the pur
chasers paying 10 cents per yard and
Mr. Mayes paying the other 19 cents
per yard.
"It was a costly mistake," says the
Journal, "but we paid it. The reputa
tion of the merchant to sell goods as
advertised was maintained, and the
reputation of the Journal to make good
its mistakes was again and forever es
tablished. But the advertisement, the
mistake and the swarm of ladies who
hurried down that morning to buy silk
did more than all this.
"They established' the fact that peo
ple do read advertisements and that
they trade with the merchant who
advertises." Daytona (Fla.) Gazette
News. '
Followed Directions.
A school teacher in Kentucky- had
some trouble In teaching a little fel
low -to say "double 1," "double " e,"
"double s," etc. But after a while
his efforts were fruitful, and he was
gratified by an extraordinary appear
ance of interest on the pupil's part.
In fact, the boy became a double let
ter hunter, and ceased altogether to re
quire attention at that point. . About
that time they reached the lesson con
cerning the early riser, beginning "Up!
Up! and see the sun!" . v
He read it "Double up! and see the
sun!" . .
A pretty girl 'is apt to be her own
-t . S
15
DOINGS OrWQM
The Women on the Farm.
Womankind may be divided into two
classes; those who live in towns or
cities, and those wbo live in the coun
try. Each class has its own peculiar
advantages, though at first sight it
may seem as though the former pos
sess the greater number. A closer
thought, hoWever, will show that the
woman on the farm can lead an equal
ly happy life If she will make use of
the advantages within her reach. But
therein lies the trouble. The average
farmer's wife does not accept the
chances for increasing her happiness,
One by one she lets them slip past.
Intent on her many duties. She cer
tainly has to work very hard, doing
very often tasks which are beyond her
strength; and in doing them, too. In
such an uncomplaining way that sel
dom is her labor appreciated at its
real worth. In this " way she makes
the mistake of thinking that for her
life means simply long periods for
work and shorter ones for rest. Day
after day brings the same monotonous
routine, and gradually life narrows
down to a circle of never-ending du
ties, with little pleasure or recreation,
not a pleasant prospect, and yet a
true one in many cases.
But all this can be changed by
means of common sense and determi
nation. Life was never Intended to be
Bpent by anyone wholly in toiling.
Happiness can be had for the seek
Ing; and very necessary is it for the
farmer's wife to seek earnestly for
it. She must remember that work is
not the only duty. There are others
equally important requiring her atten
tion, and among them comes first the
Enjoyment of as many pleasures as she
can obtain; and they can be found in
the country as well as In the town,
There are various ways by which the
woman on the farm can make her life
more Joyous. One is by taking good
care of her health and saving herself
as much as possible. This is her first
dutyjto her husband and children, . and
In accomplishing it she needs all the
help she can get. There is no reason
why there should not be In many
farmhouses, where circumstances al
low It, modern inventions and labor-
saving devices which would materially
lighten the .housework. The practical
farmer prides himself on keeping up
with the times in the implements he
uses. Then why should not his wife
do the same, and thus lengthen her life
by years? Let her see to it, then, that
attention is persistently called to this
matter, until the desired results are se
cured.
Lastly, there is the virtue of hospital
ity, which can be practiced on the
farm in winter as well as In summer.
Why not plan an occasional social
gathering, invite a few of the neigh
boring women over to tea, and have a
pleasant time together? Only extra
work, perhaps, you think, and what
good would it do? Ah, much; try the
experiment yourself and see.
Like everyone else, however, the
woman on the farm must early de
cide for herself what things in life are
really worth 'living for. She must
choose between the trivial and the im
portant, and aim at beautiful sini
plicity in everything. Many pressing
duties may be near at hand, but, tak
ing them in the best way, she will
soon realize that they are not the main
ends to ' keep in view, but are only
steps in making a happy, cheerful
home. For, after all, it is not so much
the place where we live, be it town or
country; not so much how large or
how small the income may be, as It is
the cultivation of a sunny disposi
tion, a hopeful spirit, which seeks and
finds Joy everywhere. And in these
and in many other blessings the wom
an on the farm , may freely and con
stantly share, if she will but make an
effort to gain and give the best re
wards of life joy and happiness.
Farmers' Advocate.
Why They Don't Marry.
Will it be too much for human
credulity if I assert that the -woman
professor does have love affairs? Al
though not a statement which can be
proved by statistics, I am prepared to
stake much upon the universality of
its truth. I would add that some of
the peculiar features of her social po
sition and of her usual views of life
tend to complicate the . matrimonial
problem as it is presented to her to
solve. . More than one suitor
and I have split upon such rocks as
whether in furnishing our home his In
come (it always seems to be "his")
would more properly be expended upon
the purchase of a piano or a sewing
machine. To descend from metaphor,
I have' not found that ready
masculine comprehension which I
could, have wished of my very deep
seated, and as I think legitimate, feel
ing that it would be an unspeakable
sacrifice to exchange the work to
which my best efforts and dearest am
bitions have, been given for a life of
pure domesticity merely for the con
siderably overestimated boon of being
supported, no matter, how well. .
To those gentlemen who are at pres
ent ttsquleting themselves over the
momentous question why the higher
educated woman will not marry, per-
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May it not be because when her rela
tions with all men are so agreeable
she hesitates to exchange them for
the highly, problematical delights of
a relation wiiji one? Being the super
ficial sex, -we naturally value more
highly the bird in hand of congenial
interests than the two of a conjugal
felicity which is very much in the
bush. Confessions of a Woman Pro
fessor in Independent.
When Mother Died.
They told me in the night that she was
dead,
And then I knew from out my life had
fled
All beauty; that thenceforth my pathway
led
In lonely lands; that I should miss the
red '
Of woodland roses and the morning's
glow.
For she was my best friend! The words
she s"aid
In prayer each' night beside my trundle
bed
I still recall; the pillow then she spTead
With such a touch that I no more can
know!
She sought the smoothest ways for me
to go,
And her sweet faith brought all the
mountains low!
The seeds of kindness that she planted
grow
Are blooming now unharmed by frost or
mow,
By crystal dews from heaven nightly
fed!
And when I dwell upon the long ago
Her smile to me is bright as was the
bow
To those upon the flood; I miss it so
Now when the winds unbridled wildly
blow
And rain descended on my defenseless
head!
An Accomplished Girl.
A girl's education is most incomplete
unless she has learned: . .
To sew.
To cook.
. To mend,
"T6J'dress'" neatly."
To keep a secret.
To avoid idleness.
To be self reliant.
To darn stockings.
To respect old age.
To make good bread.
To keep a house tidy.
- To be above gossiping.
To make home happy.
To control her. temper.
To take care of the sick.
To take care of the baby.
To sweep down cobwebs.
To marry a man for his worth.
To take plenty of active exercise.
To be a helpmate to her husband.
To keep clear of trashy , literature. .
To be light-hearted and fleet-footed.
To be a womanly woman under all
circumstances.
Woman Candidate Defeated.
Mrs. Nettle Catlin, who ran for May
or of Hartville, Wyo., stands as a novel
figure in politics. Although she was
defeated the cam
pa I g n doubtless
will be a precedent
that will be follow
ed in other Wyom
ing cities. The
women of Hart
ville, not being
pleased with the'
city government,
held a caucus and
named an indepen
dent ticket, with
MRS. CATLIN.
Mrs. Catlin at the head. The race was
a close one, but Judge J. J. Hauphauff
was re-elected . Mayor for the. third
time. No woman ever ran for Mayor
in Wyoming before. Mrs. Catlin is
the wife of Dr. George S. Catlin, a
prominent mining man, well ,- known
throughout Wyoming and Colorado. -
Baby's Thirst and Baby's Veil.
Give the baby water six times a day.
I cannot dwell upon this command
with too much earnestness. Babies
suffer with a thirst that nothing but
water can effectually satisfy, and
those who have them In their care
should see to it that this important
fact is never forgotten.
And do not smother the helpless in
fant in heavy knit face covering. This
Is a barbaric custom. Make its veil
of silk or chiffon selected especially for
this purpose, edged with a delicate
lae heading, through which baby rib
bon is drawn and finished in rosettes
on each side. These are held in place
over the cap with baby pins.
Marriage la Turkey.
The dowry of a Turkish bride is
fixed by custom at about $1.70, which
amount, for politic reasons, is seldom
departed from, even by the rich. The
wedding day is invariably Thursday,
and the customary wedding festivities
begin on Monday and last four days.
They are carried on by men and wom
en separately, and each day Is distin
guished by a different ceremony. No
spoons or forks or wines are used at
the wedding feast ' .V
Inkstained Fingers.
Dip your fingers Into a lemon from
which much of the juice has been
squeezed, and the ink stains will speed
ily disappear. It Is always best to re
move stains before washing the hands.
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