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CORVAI
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SEMI-WEEKLY.
CORVAIililS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1903.
VOL. IV. NO. 18.
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CHAPTER XX.
.'Mrs. Clayton was stiii a rich woman,
although she did not, of course, possess
' inore than a tithe Qf her husband's in
r cipme.. Still, that was enough to give her
"eyery iuxury that she had been accus
tomed !to, and to keep her in a manner
he'fkting her station. She couid not pre
tend any deep sorrow for the loss of a
...tnanwho had been cruel, neglectful , and
almost' brutal to her; but the, time she
had been absent from him had in a meas
tvare softened the harshness of the previ
ous memories, and the sad fate which
fead Overtaken him forbade in her forgiv
" ing heart the angry remembrance of past
. wrongs." "
; "Perhaps, aunt," she said, in a low, re
' igretf til' voice, -"if I. had been more tor-
.bearing and less provoking to him he
. might have been different all the time."
Lady Marion looked Tip from her book.
,.;A."It is always right, dear, to think kind
'Jyof people, who are gone, and I should
.. feel it wrong ' to speak against Francis
. Clayton now; but I cannot help thinking
' that no amount of goodness or gentleness
could have touched a heart so bitter and
cynical as his." i
Mrs.' 'Maxwell declined absolutely to be
: present at Winifred's wedding. As she
was utterly indifferent now to the favor
nr d I cf aF haw KAlntiAno ch tlrt Tint
wuuuic i-v lii urvc auj cav, unt , 1 1 1. .vubvuv
ed herself with saying she did not feel
,t inclined to be one of the party. '
"P ! "I always disliked the girl, and thought
' 'her intriguante, she wrote to her moth
er... "It would be a perfect farce for me
to, be present at her marriage, I have
not the least sympathy with her success,
although I admit she has played her
cards well." . .
jLne weuuing was none tue less nappy
or. magnificent for Mrs. Maxwell's ab
sence; everyone pronounced it a very
splendid affair;- and this time the sympa-
m i i i - a i i j v.
: tines or all were enlisted ior tne onae
and bridegroom were both young and
. 'handsome and happy. .Sir Howard gave
'"''' Winifred away, and. her husband receiv
ed ner wnn mnnite gladness ana tenaer-
-fAaa i All tTha f armara. and-Villlnrira IITY1A
round to' see Miss Eyre, "that, they had
: "Ijno.wn from a child," married. . , --
A . T T 1, t . . 1 i m
-ii xxazeii vourx mere were great fes
tivities; dinners for all the tenants, and
games and fireworks in the evening, and
w u ifub i TiniirHrir n a n ra Tvnm 1 (inn
5 i 'i- ;' Captain Je Marchant. was best man, of
-. course; aui j? orayce ciuei onaesmaia,
and. Lord. Harold Erskine was able to be
- . 1 T7 J 1 . 1 - 1 1
present without suffering any pangs of
. 'jealousy. - He was to be married himself
. - In? a month a rime. Madame do Monto-
... - v lieu . uuu Bauniij unru iiersunueu iu uc
- 1 : l .1 1 1 - . j t i
:i . present at tne weaamg.
- i "When we come back yon will always
'"live with us, dear madame," . Winifred
- had said. . '-.
s.-.i'Not ,yet, jny love," the old lady an
swered." "Young people are best by them-
selves at first.- I shall ask Lady Grace
. .. Itaayi mA a il!-lA tin trot tirA tlion 1 1 in
15 ' six months or a year's time you care to
have me, I shall rejoice to' come to you."
. ' Mr. and Mrs. Hastings were at Hazell
uourt. airs, uiayton was staying witn
them. She was herself again now not
so bright and sparkling, perhaps, as in
the old days, but very sweet and good.
She and Winifred were sitting together
in the green morning room as the twilight
was coming on-;, . t .'- .3 ;
"I think the old Court is decidedly im
proved by the presence of a mistress,"
colli TiiG fl 11 A" t" i"iTl ni-Acuntlv - "T. olipava
. Of. 'M.' . " , J V J X r X-U V. 11. A U I II J
.,"'-ti6aght it harming rnow it is perfect.".
.." Oh, do you really think so? It seems
4't-0.'me,.the place ought to have : a much
T'"graBder mistress tnan I. t ancy a girl
brought up to a simple country life coin
ing to such, state and grandeur! I feel
. an- if I ought to bie like Lady Burleigh,
and,' instead of making myself so thor
. -:s oughly, at home, to pine away and die."
, . it is a gooa ining jiirroi is not nere
. to bear you., or he. would be very angry
-at your saying such foolish things. If
ever anyone- was 'born with a thorough
appreciation of the pomp's and vanities of,
I fixe' world, it is you. i I think.' ' It makes
0., we.iaga wnen i rememoer now you used
to preach, to ,me about love in a cottage,
" :' 'njarryiag- the man you ..loved if he
" "j Vail not a shilling." , ; .. ,. , , : ;
'rr;iAjiI's6 I .would have niarvied Errol if
i'lie,b.ad.:been. as: pppr -as-Tf-' :4 .
'Be;thankfTil, .ma belle,; that your love
' was not put to such a terrible test." .'
. There, was silence. 'for a few moments,
and then Mrs. Clayton spoke again, with
a voice that.. betrayed some agitation:-
"Winifred. ' did. .you ever know how
liiiclx.I cared for Col. d'Aguilar?"' - J
."I -knew-he cared a great deal for you,
.Fee," : - - : -;
".'i r "And :-you thought . because I could sot
; ' make-Hip my mind to share" poverty with
c him, that I did not love' him ?" 7
."Xay, Fee. I would not' say. that.'''
Well, then," cried. Mrs. Clayton im-
periioiisly. "I tell yoii I loved hini both
' ton better after, perhaps," than before.
I may as well confess the whole; I am
not afraid of your repeating it. When I
was so miserable we met again in Lon
don., and it seemed my only comfort to
get his sympathy-for my trouble. At
last we parted, with the intention of not
meeting again. I have never seen or heard
' : of- him . since. I can gues why he keeps
' away."
' "You think he does not like to- seek
.you- because you are rich as weii as
free?" Winifred suggested.
Mrs. Clayton bent her head.
"And I want you to do something for
me," she said, after a pause.
. j.o ass mm nere, aariiagi saia tyiui
f red. eentlv.
"Yes," answered Fee, simply. -"Errol
shall write to him at. once. I
know he likes him. I suppose he is in
England?'
V"I should tfcink so." and Mrs. Clayton
rose slowly and left the room."
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NLY A FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
- FORRESTER.
. Presently Mr. Hastings came in.
"Errol!" said his wife.
"Yes, my pet."
'"I want you to write at once and in
vite Col. d'Aguilar to come and stay."
. "E)o you, dear-why?"
"Never mind. You are not to ask any
questions. I cannot tell you the reasons
at all events, not now."
He went up and kissed her.
"You seem to have an equal opinion of
your husband's powers of divination and
discretion," he said, laughing. , .
"Welt, Errol, but will you?" pleaded
Winifred.
"Of course. I will do anything you
like," he answered. "It is too late to
write to-night."
"Not if you send the letter over to Hol
ton, Errol."
, "What! is it so important as all that?"
"Yes, darling," she answered coaxingly,
pushing him into a chair, and bringing
the writing materials to him.
"Very well, little tyrant. But where
is he? what is his address?"
"O, Errol, I can't tell you," cried Wini
fred, looking blank. "Do you not know?"
"I don't, indeed. I believe his regiment
has left Hounslow."
"Well, cannot you send it to his club?"
"Yes, I can do that; but you seemed in
such a terrible hurry, and if he is not in
town, the chances are he may not get it
for days. Perhaps Fee knows." i
"Now, Errol, how should she?" '
"I don't know, darlings I always
thought they were such great friends."
"Why, they have not met for months
and months." - -
"Perhaps they might not like to meet,
then," said Mr. Hastings, looking up at
Winifred, and smiling a little malicious
ly. "Had you not better consult Fee first?"
and then Winifred fairly laughed, but
would not be indiiced to say anything
more on the subject. However, the let
ter 'was duly written and sent, and in
three days time the answer arrived. Col.
d'Aguilar would have much pleasure in
spending a , few dagrs at the Court, and
Mr. Hastings; might expect him the fol
lowing, day
- - CHAPTER XXI. . - -
When the Colonel came there was an
embarrassment in his manner towards
Mrs. Clayton; he was grave, kind and
courteous, as though there had been no
more than an ordinary friendship be
tween, them. He was resolved not to
speak a single word of love to her. He
felt her wealth to be a barrier between
them, and could not bear to say what
was in his heart for her, for fear
any doubt of his great love should come
between them for fear any base thought
should creep in and see a sordid desire
in the renewal of his passion for her.
-The last few months 'had been 'very
painful to him. When he heard of Fran
cis Glayton's sudden death, a feeling that
he was ashamed of came over him. He
was not glad, not actually glad nay, he
felt a kind of pity for the man who had
been cut off in the prime of his life,, self
ish and ill-spent though it had been; but
he could not forget that Fee was free.
He felt that she must be the first to hold
communication with him. Would she do
so? Did she still care for him. and had
she believed .-truly in the unselfishness
of his renunciation of her?
Mrs. Hastings was by no means satis
fied with the progress of the affairs. In
stead of the first natural reserve between
Col. d'Aguilar and her friend being dissi
pated it seemed to grow stronger each
day.- They avoided, above all things, be
ing left alone together. Winifred want
ed to help them; she felt certain they car
ed for each, other, and, besides, women
in the first flush of a happy marriage are
always inveterate match makers.
"Errol," said his wife'one day at lunch.
"I want to drive you over to the Manor
this afternoon. I am going to see grand
papa, and he has gtawn so fond of you
he never likes me to go without you."
"You forget, dear," replied Mr. Hast
ings, "we cannot be so uncourteous as to
leave our guests." -
"How stupid and provoking men are!"
Winifred thought, pettishly. She look
ed up at Col. d'Aguilar pleadingly.
"You will excuse him, will you not?"
"I was intending to ask permission to
ride over and call on Lord Lancing this
afternoon," he answered, fabricating a
polite fiction for the occasion.
"And I have a headache and do not
care to go but," said Mrs. Clayton.
"Then we shall go over to the Manor
as you wish,-Winifred. Have you order
ed the ponies?"
"No, please ring the bell, and say 3
o'clock." .
"I am just going round to the stables.
Will .you come, d'Aguilar? What will
you vride this afternoon?" and the two
gentlemen went off together.
"Fee," sa'id Winifred, suddenly, "you
and. Col. d'Aguilar are very provoking."
"How, Winifred ?"
"You are so strange and distant to each
other. Why do you not let him see you
care for him?"
"I do not think he eares for me any
longer." Mrs. Clayton answered, despond
ingly. - 4 '
' "How can you be so blind. Fee? You
must know what he feels." Is it not quite
natural that he should hesitate to remind
you of the past now that you are rich?"
"But, Winifred, a woman cannot speak
first." , .
"Of course you cannot ask him to mar
ry you, but you can let him see that you
are not utterly indifferent to him."
Mrs. Clayton made no answer.
"It is so tiresome of him to go out,"
continued Winifred, presently.
: "And defeat your intentions, little
match maker," added Fee, looking up.
When Errol and his wife had started
Mrs. Clayton took her book to the green
room and began to read. Col. d'Aguilar
came to fetch a letter he had written in
the. morning. A sadden thught crossed
Fee's mind that sent the blood rushing
over neck and brow and made her hearf
beat in great throbs.
"Col. d'Aguilar," she said, with a voic
almost inarticulate with nervousness.
"Yes, Mrs. Clayton."
"Are you really going out?"
- "I am just starting for Holton."
"Won't you stay with me? I shall be
so dull all alone."
He hesitated for a moment.
1 "If you really wish it I will."
"Of course I wish it or I should not
ask," Fee responded, a little petulantly.
"Then I will go and send the groom
back to the stables." And he, left the
room.
Mrs. Clayton was excessively uneasy in
her mind. She could not form the least
resolve what she should say to him when
he returned.
"You will not thank me for spoiling
your ride," were her hrst words to him.
"I would much rather be here. I only
proposed riding to Holton .because 1
thought Mrs. Hastings was anxious for
her husband's company."
"Are they not devoted?" sighed Fee.
"I never saw a man fonder of a woman.
I do believe he fancies there is no one
like her so graceful, so amiable, so
clever." . .
"That is as it should be. is it not?"
asked Col. d'Aguilar, smiling.
"Of course. He intends her to make
quite an impression this season. He has
taken a mansion for three months and an
opera box, and I know he means her to
have her handsomest carriage-and horses
in London. Fancy a woman" having all
that and a handsome husband whom she
loves besides!" And there were tears in
Mrs. Clayton's eyes.
"She is very sweet-mannered. I think
she deserves her happiness."
"I am sure she does," responded Mrs.
Clayton, warmly. "She would have mar
ried him just the same if he had been
poor. She was not like me. Col. d'Agui
lar." . : -,-.
"You forget how differently you were
brought up." he exclaimed, eager to de
fend her from any imputation, even
though it came from her own liDs. "Pov
erty would have been a terrible hardship
to you, who had been used all your life to
luxury." -
"It is very generons in you to excuse
my selfishness," Fee said, softly, "since
you suffered by it. Did you suffer?" she
asked, with a quiak alteration of mood.
"Hardly." she added, with the slightest
tinge of bitterness, "or you would not
save been so ready to .give me up." .
It was Col. d'Aguilar's turn to feel hurt
and bitter now.
"I believe women never give men credit
for real unselfishness," he said. . "A wom
an has more faith in the passion that
sacrifices than 'in the love that spares
her."
"Col, d'Aguilar." said Mrs. Clayton,
with bright tears standing in.her eyes, "I
would give the world to know if you left
me because you really loved me."
"My ' lovecoutd have ; little worth for
you," he answered, sadly, "if a doubt
of my motive could have found room in
your heart."
There came then a long silence between
them, and ' both looked straight away
from each other, as though they feared
the next words that might be spoken. At
last Mrs. Clayton twned her face toward
the man, whom she loved and esteemed
more bow than she had ever done in her
life before. ,
"Ivors." she said, in a low voice, that
trembled from the deep under-current of
emotion "Ivors, do you not know how
hard it is for a woman to ask for a man's
lover' ' ; -
He turned quickly toward hert
"My darling! do you think it necessary
to ask for what I have given yon, wholly
and entirely, from the time I first saw
you? Do I need to toll you that I love
you heart and soul, and that I can never
cease to care for the little fairy who first
bewitched me until the day I die?"
(The end.)
' Not Pampered.
The professor who was the chief in
structor of the present King of Italy
during, his boytfoed has lately made
some interesting statements as to the
method pursued in the education of the
prince.
"The first day I went to instruct the
prince," says the author. "I was in
formed by those in authority that I was
to treat him as I would any other pupil,
neither showing hlui any undue respect
nor any iudulgence even . in trifling
matters. For example, if anything, was
needed during the lesson it was the
prince who should get it, and not I; and
if a book or anything like it were to
fall from the table it was the prince
who should pick It up."
The tutor was sharp in his repri
mands if the prince slighted his les
soiwt. ; ' . '
"Your royal highness should remem
ber." he said, on one occasion, "that a
king's son. if he is a blockhead, will
remain a blockhead, for in this respect
there is no difference between him and'
the son of a shoemaker."
At another time the prince asked to
be relieved from exercise on horseback
on the plea that he had a headache. -"If
a battle were to be fought to-day,
do you think a pain in the head ought
to prevent your royal highness from
appearing at the head of his troops?"
asked the tuter.
The prince rode that day. as usual.
Influence of Food.
"What do you think of the theory
that food has a potent influence in de
termining character?" asked Mr.
Smithfield. as he put three lumps of
sugar in his coffee. ;
"I guess it's all right." replied Mr.
Wood, as he severed, a portion of his
beefsteak. "It always seems a little
cannibalistic to me when you order
lobster."
"Well," retorted Mr. Smithfield, good
humoredly, " Iought to have known it
was dangerous to lend you money after
I discovered your fondness for beets.
But. seriously, if there were anything
In the theory, wouldn't ft make a man
sheepish to eat mutton?"
"It would, and prize fighters ought
to restrict themselves to a diet of
scraps." Pittsburg Gazette.
Hm a Thick Hide.
The bide of the hippopotamus . in
some carts is fully two inches thick.
House for Dryina: Sweet Corn.
I have for several years been rais
ing sweet corn under contract, and the
accompanying illustration will convey
some idea of my drying "house. It is
also my granary, the upper floor con
taining grain bins on one side. The
lower floor and south side of the up
per floor are arranged for sweet corn.
The most essential part of drying
sweet corn is to have a free -circulation
of air. Therefore I cut doors through
as shown. These doors are on both
sides and, on the back. They are hung
on binges and can be opened and shut
when needed. The rweet corn should
t spread in layers; therefore w use
racks made of 1 by 3 Inch slats placed
twenty inches to two feet apart, one
above the other. If the corn Is green
and milky when husked it should be
put on the racks very thin, not more
than two orvthree ears in depth, and
turned,, frequently, but if it is more
matured and the kernels are glazed it
COKX DByHCO HOTT6B.
may be put on , thicker. . I can dry
600-or 606 bqcbals ia. .tMt uadln.--
CorrespondenceMoFarmer..
A Hanrlj Wood Block.
.On every farm there -is more or less
wood-chopping to do, and, as a rule,
it is back-breaking work unless some
device, something like that shown in
the cut, is used. .This is simply made
and constats mainly of two pieces of
logs sawed smooth so that they will
stand firmly. These are set about four
feet apart and each log is about three
feet high. On top of these logs is
placed another, which reaches from
end to end of the base logs, as shown
In the cut. Stakes are cut and fasten
ed to the log as shown, so as to hold
it firmly in position. The whole ar
rangement is planned so that the log
will be of the right height for cutting
without causing one to bend over too
far. In order to prevent danger from
flying pieces of wood, such as small
twigs of trees, an iron, bent as shown
in figure B, is fastened to the chop
ping log, and under this iron is placed
A HANDY WOOD BLOCK.
the small twig or limb to be cut, the
ax striking it on the side nearest the
chopper, and the bent iron preventing
it from flying up and striking , the
worker. A wood block arranged In the
manner indicated will be found to
save many backaches and can be
worked on quite as well as if the block
were lower. Indianapolis News.
Graining: Cows in Simmer. ' -
While- in many sections grain feed
ing must be done this summer, the or
dinary practice is not to feed grain to
cows that are on pasture. This is ac
knowledged to be a mistake by those
who have tried .both methods, provid
ed their cows were grade or thorough
breds. In some sections the belief in
grain has been carried to the extent
that the cows are barn-fed the year
through. That this results in a good
milk flow cannot be denied, but. there
is some question as to the advisability
of depriving cows of grass entirely.;
On the other hand, there can be no
question about the value of graining:
to a moderate extent in connection
with pasturing. T,o commence with,
the supply of grain should be small-,
say a pint a day, Increasing the quan
tity as the value of the . grass de
creases. The expense of this plan is
certainly tunall compared with the re
sults, and during this month and Au
gust is a good time to test it. St.
Paul Dispatch.
A Grand Old Cherry Tree.
Sometimes the fruit on a single tree
is worth more than tww or three acres
of wheat. There is a tree in northern
Delaware, seventy or. eighty years old,
that has produced an average of $50
worth of Iruit annually for nearly
twenty years. One year the cherries
sold for $80. Six yearsrago this old
patriarch bore fiftyf our; peach" baskets
of delicious fruit, or about .eleven hun
dred pounds. And all of this fruit has
been a free gift from nature,' as the
. ... .
eld tree has stood In a dooryard all
ths years unattended and uhcared
for except In cherry time. Country
Life In America.
Testing for Plant Food.
One of the simplest methods of as
certaining what plant food' is needed In
a soil is to test the soil with a grow
ing plant. If the soil is deficient in
nitrogen the leaVes of grasses and cer
eal grains will -be either bluish or yel
lowish, the latter in thet case of the
grain, while a deep, vivid green indi
cates a good supply of nitrogen in the
soil. Any soil in which rape, cab
bages and other members of the turnip
family thrive indicates that such soil
has a good supply of phosphoric acid.
Where potash in the soil is abundant
the leaves of the growing plants have
a yellowish green cast, while- If potash
is deficient the shade of green is of a
bluish color. Naturally it requires a
practiced and observant eye to deter
mine accurately these things, but the
plan is correct and worth following.
The indication of sorrel in a meadow
seeded to mixtures such as redtop,
timothy and clovers, is a pretty good
indication that the soil needs lime.
However, the litmus paper test for
acia soil is the quickest and is thor
oughly reliable. Indianapolis 'News.
Valne of Dry Barth.
It Is well known that fine, dry dirt i
is one of the best absorbents and dis-1
ihfectants known. It is also plentiful
and costs nothing but the labor of :
handling. It makes excellent bedding
if covered over with a few inches of
straw, and it really keeps the cows
clean, even when used in the stalls
without straw, aa it ia easllr removed '
rv h-i- . u,.u a tn
bedded with drv o.rrh-oan b rfmd
out in a much shorter time, and, as it
absorbs the liquids and gases, quite a
saTlng Is effected in that manner. Its
iia r,. havATi t -foil a a th
stable should be cleaned daliv.' auite a
h.rr oimntitv of drv earth will be"
nH in th mnru f . rr ' anA -or in
a year.
necessarily be added to the fnanure
heap. Although it adds nothing to the
heap itself, yet its presence therein
will double the value of the manure
by preventing loss of fertilizing ma
teria L It is a better absorbent than
straw or cornstalks, and is easily han
dled when the manure is ha-uled to
the fields.
,. - Pruninajr Orchard.
I am opposed to - the too common
practice of trimming trees as high as
a man's head, leaving the long, naked
stem exposed to the ravages of insects
j . .. , , .
and the damaging influence of the sun
and winds. - If the'tfeeTs" low and
branching near the ground . dangers
from these difficulties are lessened. It
will grow faster and stronger and bear
more fruit, which is more easily gath
ered. If v.atched closely when young
and growing it will not be necessary to -
take off the young limbs. . Occasionally
clipping off the ends of the branches to
give proper shape and removing twigs
that cross or crowd, each other is , all
that will be required for most trees. !
The tree is easily trained if the work, ;
is accomplished at the - right ' time.
Pruning should not be neglected E. B.
Jones in American Agriculturist. y
. Oata. for Plar Keedine.
We have been feedlng oats to pigs
for the past few winters and consider
it the best feed we have ever used. It
is one of the best bone and muscle
builders that I know of, says a corre
spondent in Successful Farming. Un
like corn, it does not tend to produce
fattening. As a food for brood sows
it is -hard to beat. We plan to grind
our oats with one-third cornmeal.
Where possible we add to this skim
med milk, making a slop which is
Ideal In the production of growth.
Those farmers who have plenty of
oats will fnd that they can be used
as a hog food to an excellent advan
tage. ... ,
Beea and Damacee.
The Supreme Court of Iowa has
held, in the case of Parsons vs. Mau
ser, 93 Northwestern Reporter, 86, that
the owner of bees, who knows that
they are prone to attack horses, 'if
near them, is liable to one whose
horses were stung to death by the
bees while fastened to a hitching post
in the vicinity of the. hives. The lat
ter were near the highway, and the
post was erected by the owner of the
bees for the purpose of hitching
horses, and was in the course usually
taken by " the bees In going to, and
from their hives. ' V '
Start. with Good Birda,.
A few extra good birds for the foun
dation stock is far better than twice
the same number of ordinary ones. A
good beginning is the ', "short cut" to
success. Life is too short to breed
from inferior birds. It may be cheap
at the. beginning,, but expensive in the
end. American Poultry Advocate.
Ponltrjr !tntti, .
Stone drinking . vessels are cooler
than tin . ones..
- A quart 'of feed for -twelve hens ia a
good measurement ' .;
Air-slaked ;' -liine- dusted' over the
yards is a good preventive of gapes."
When the egg shells are thin it is an
indication that the hens need lime; '
Don't forget to chop up dandelions
for the little ducks if kept where they
cannot get grass. - ,
Boiling the milk -.fed to poultry will
check looseness of the bowels, a com
mon trouble In hot weather.
Market all the early chicks not want
ed for next year's breeding. If you
caponize any, let it be the later
hatches. ' v - : '.;
If done hatching send the useless
roosters to market or to the pot in
stanter. Overfat and broken-dowa
hens, ditto. . '
Never give crushed oats to 'young
chicks - without first sifting out the
hulls. 'The. hulls, either on or off , the
kernel, are liable to produce a stop
page in the crop. ; ....
Boasiam in the Home..
At least, that Is the happy conclu
sion drawn by Lavlnia Hart, writing
in Collier's Weekly on "Social Prob
lems In the Home." '
Most girls about to marry, says the
writer, tell each of their girl friends,
In strictest confidence, that they have
made up their mfnda. to be "boss." ;
All men about to marry swell with
the consciousness that they were born
to boss and their lives must justify
their birthright. ,
The attitude of the man is a relic
of prehistoric times, when man con
sidered himself the chosen sex, and
woman was of a different mental and
moral construction from the woman of
today.
The attitude of the girl Is more
often a matter of self-defense. She
makes what she considers deep deduc
tions from the lives of married folk
around her and decides that she must
boss or be bossed. She chooses the
former.
Sometimes she is very successful
as a boss. The man she marries , is a
peace-loving individual who would
rather give in that have scenes. . The
species is seen much abroad. He has
the out-habit and- never goes home
until all the other places are closed.
Sometimes she marries a man who
has the boss bee In his bonnet.
Thl 1 Tery bard on the natives with
ta bearing distance, and not easy for
the children. With both parents
one is apt to get petted or
pounded to death. Time does not ad-
' Just.caSes of this kind, which go on
untl1 one 0088 or -the other expires
from the wear and tear of friction
Then sometimes the girl who would
be boss marries a man who never
thought about being one of the chosen
sex, who cares neither to boss nor be
bossed, whose sole motive and every
means are to make the girl he marries
the happiest woman In the world. And
If such a one's skill in loving be as
great as his good intention, hJs wife
forgets all about wanting to boss, she
obeys his unspoken wish as he fulfills
hers, they mutually serve and sacrifice
and yield, their house progresses with
Allf Villi, lllatliv KV
. ... . ' , . .
without a master, but wholly mas
tered, and in co-operation they : solve
the problem" of domestic' bissism. -
So Longfellow solved it in ."Hia
watha:" As unto the bow the cord Is,
So unto the man is woman;
Though she bends him she obeys him,
Though she draws him, yet she . fol
lows;
wltflou
.
L A H, ,n Black and Whrte.
This smart little hat Is intended for
wear with shirt waist and tailor-made
gowns. Of hand-plaited rice straw,
black' velvet ribbon is the sole trim
ming. The Tarn O'Shanter crown ex
tends almost to the brim and a bow
f the velvet rests on the hair.
Qaeen Helena a Cook. ,
Queen Helena of Italy is a royal ledy
who has a very practical knowledge of
cooking. At her father's .curiously
homely and unpretentious court Queen
Helena, learned many useful things,
and among them, the art of 'cookteg.
The Prince of Montenegro insisted
that 'all his - children should learn a
trade a rule which, by the way,ob
tains In the Gerniaii Imperial family-i-r
and the future Queen of Italy became
not merely ,.: good plain cook but also
skilled in the preparation of the"curi-
bus sweetmeats and patisserie of which
orientals are so fond. The late King
Humbert insisted on tasting hisdaugh-tef-in-law's
cookery,. and so pleased
was he with the dainty faro she set
before him that he conferred on her,
with mock ceremony, the title of "lady
high cook to the King of Itaiy."
Onr Spoiled Children.
The girls of today have been petted
and made much of from their cradles.
Everything has been done to make the
hard places easy and the rough roads
smooth. There is a grading and level
ing in the schools nowadays In order
that children may learn without their
knowing It. A sort of -"Ignorance ex-tracted-without-pain
system" it is,
from kindergarten to college. At home,
if not at school, American children are
regularly and unblushlngly spoiled;
and while the effects of such whole
sale injury to the childish life often
wear, off with boys as. soon as they
go out into the world to compete 'with
their equals on every side, in the case
of girls the tonic of mingling in the
affairs of life and work, without flat
tery or favors of any kind, is usually
denied. With girls the petting and
coddling continue long after woman
hood is reached, and so the daughters
do not get over the effects of the
American manner of spoiling children
as promptly and as thoroughly as do
the sons. These spoiled children will
have to love very . earnestly and; ten
derly If they are to be really suc
cessful home-makers. ' The ability
they have; the training needed, they
often have, and can always get if they
see, their need of it, even if the Illu
mination comes after marriage. It is
the disciplined nature which will be
most needed; the habit of doing dis
tasteful things, and doing them cheer
fully and continually; the power to
give up cherished plans; to ; devise
ways of helpfulness about things of
small "interest in themselves, and the
regular practice of forgetfulness of
self and remembrance, of others in the
recurring trifles .of,- daUy ; life. Wo
man's Home Companion.
Hinta CnncernloK Toor Canarv.
Put slippery elm bark in the drink
ing vessels. ,
For colds give a canary one drop of
sweet oil at a dose. ' "
A bit of 'fig or apple, and for one of
the larger birds a live worm, will
prove a tonic. ' : .
Taste the bird seed yourself to be
sure it is pure.: Never use hemp' seed.
Be careful to dry thoroughly the
perches after cleaning the cage. Damp
perches are the chief cause of rheuma
tism. ,v " . "
Never hang the bird out of doors.
Some one is sure to forget to bring
him in when it grows too hot or too
cooL .
Thoroughly wash out all the vessels
with hot water every day. The aphae,
the parasite that forms in water left
standing in a cage, is , the deadliest
enemy of a bird life. , . -
If the bird shows signs of general
debility, as : moulting out of season,
give him iron in much greater strength
than he can get from a rusty nail in
the water, and counteract the one bad
effect of iron with sulphur.
Keep the bird out , of draughts. It
is best to hang his cage about five feet
from the floor. If hung higher than
that he will be too warm, for heat
rises, and the hottest place in ,a room .
is near the ceiling. Philadelphia In
quirer.. v." . ' . ,
' Old Malda and Bachelor Glrla.
. .The Old Maid was a . woman .who
couldn't " iDATrsrJ ,,, ' ',1
The Bachelor Girl Is one who won't.
The Old Maid was a creature of tea
and toast and tabby cats, and a fringe
on the edge of somebody else's family.
The Bachelor Girl is up on fashions
and sport, football and polo, and the
backbone of the community In which
she lives. ' ' '- "
The Old Maid was an object of pity.
The independent, joyous . lot of the
Bachelor Girl makes her an' object of
envy. - " , ' ; .
All of which goes to show the change
in the attitude vf .the .publics toward;;.
the status of womian. Philadelphia
"Evening Bulletin. - ! ,
Venezuelan Women.
Venezuelan women are indeed beau
tiful. Descended -from Spanish and
Indian ancestors, they combine in; their
persons the beauty of the two races
and with their lovely faces ,and grace
ful figures make a ty"pe , of feminine
loveliness ' that Js unsurpassed; The
Venezuelan woman's complexion is
clear olive, but her rounded cheeks are
painted by nature with the loveliest
crimson and her beautiful darkv eyes
seem to express "all the Vnjot'io ,pf ..her
heart. When she smiles "nVr cneery
lipr reveal the most perfect r eth
and she looks so absolutel'ibewftctting
that you long to see her smite again.'
...
.'Why She Iveft. '
Mistress What! going to lea vev al
ready? Why, you have not been here
a week!
Maid I know It,: mum; but I can't -
stand it here. Things run too smooth
like, mum:
Mistress-Why, what can you mean?
Maid You see,' mum. vJ has always
been in places where. tbriC'k'eep "three
servants. XV, u. " "
s.Mhtress Oh, .you ftfe ? lonesome,
then? ' ''' ' -
Maid No, mum,, not lonesome; but,
you' see,' I misses .the confusion. '$
Kffect of High Hcela.
L .
The picture shows the bones of the
foojt according to nature -and as they
are deformed by wearing high-heeled
shoes.
No Klapaitttt Teara.
Claude Miss Thirtyodd A seems to
hold her age well.
.Maude Hold . her agel ; Why ' she
hasn't let go ; of a single year since
she's , been twenty-five! Baltimore
Herald. - : -
The Height of 6hrewdnesa. .. .
V Tdrs. Muggins -Mrs. t BjbnesC'is a
pretty shrewd- shopper, isn't ;ifce.ftrYt
Mrs. Buggins Yes, indeed. JiVjg
I have actually known; that woman to
get a bargain at a church fair. Se
attle Times. ' . i .V -
.1, -v; 'i ' , '',;i
"If They Live.
" Mr. Cawket' (quoting) Boys win be
boys. ) -!4' J -. ';,' yv-- ;f, ' -
Mrs. Cawker (correcting) N; boys
will be men-
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