The Athena press., June 28, 1907, Image 2

DID I BUT DARE!
!When Sylvia's checks by breezes blown
Assume a ruudy crimson flush,
The milky paleneas having grown
Into a peerless rony blush,
I feel an Impulse stealing on
To kiss the maiden then and Jhers;
And so I would, and so I would,
Did I but dare J ,
(When Sylvia sits with me alone,
While all within the house is hushed,
And prattles in far sweeter tone
Than ever robin redbreast gushed,
I fain would clasp her to my heart.
She seems so simply sweet and fair ;
And so I should, and so I should,
Did I but dare!
SVhen Sylvia's sparkling eyes shine bright,
ume twinkling starbeams in the sky,
And every glance seems to invite
My lips to hush her muffled sigh,
1 long in ardent soft caress
To twine mine arms about her hair ;
And so I could, I know I could.
Did I but dare I
tVhen Sylvia walks abroad with me
The world wears a brighter hue;
Her eyes seem fairer than the sea.
Her lips than roses kissed with dew.
1 long to tell her love's sweet tale,
To hymn her beauty, fresh and rare ;
And so I could, I know I could,
Did I but darel
And so my timid, craven heart
Is filled with mournful, bitter care:
For though I would, and should, and
could !
I do not dare.
New York Herald.
..
A FIRST TEMPTATION
"I suppose there Is no newg of Mary
Coverdale yet?"
"No, Jack ; the guv'nor has not been
able to trace her. It seems strange
that she doesn't turn up, with a big
fortune like that awaiting her."
"Perhaps ; but it's very rough on you,
Jack."
"Yes, It Is; and I can't understand
why Uncle Geoffrey made such a will.
Ever since he adopted me he has al
ways led me to believe that I was his
heir, and all he leaves me Is 200 a
year."
"Plus the Marley estate and 7,000 a
jrear If you marry Miss Coverdale."
"As I have told you before, I cannot
fio that, Fred, and, In any case, It is
absurd to suppose that I would marry,
or contemplate marriage, with a girl
whom I have never seen."
"You accepted the situation phil
osophically enough when the will was
read sis weeks ago."
"Ah I I had not met Miss Carson
then." . .
"But really, Jack, do you mean It
honestly that you are going to marry
Miss Carson without waiting to see
what Mary Coverdale is like?"
"I mean It so much, Fred, that I am
going to marry Miss Carson In two
J 1 A! - 1 . I .
uiijb ume, aim men we go on on our
honeymoon. You are coming down to
.Marley Hall to-night?"
"Yes. I say good-by to Messrs. Fos
ter and Arnold to-day for my usual
three weeks' holiday, and as I suppose
It will be the last vocation I shall spend
at the old place' I shall make the most
oXlt."
4rThnn T shall mim
to-n!ght, and as I am away again early
to-morrow morning you will have the
place to yourself."
"Oh, I shan't mind that ; I can al
ways amuse niyBelf at Marley Hall."
Jack Winter and Fred Blake were
couBlns, and until the death of their
old uncle, Geoffrey Winter, their lives
had run In very different grooves.
When Jack was left on orphan he had
been adopted by Geoffrey Winter and
led to believe that lie was heir to the
old. man's wealth, and had. In conse-
flllanea llVAri a lira nf ahba mtA 1..
Fred Blake, on the other hand, had al
ways had to work for his living, and
was now a clerk In the office of Messrs.
Foster and Arnold, a highly respected
firm of lawyers.
As the two men parted on the steps
of the fashionable restaurant where
they had been lunching, Fred stopped
and looked after his cousin.
. "Poor fool ioor love-sick fool!
Fancy giving up Mnrloy Hall and f7,
000 a year for the sake of Mary Carson
and her pretty face. Why, for a for
tune like that I'd marry Miss Cover
dale even If she was old enough to be
my mother and looked like a gargoyle
on St. Paul's."
With which elevating reflection he
walked back to the otlioe. He had only
been at work for a few minutes, how
ever, when Mr. Foster, the senior part
ner, sent for him.
"I think I understood you to say,
Mr. Blake, that you were going to spend
four vacation at Marley Hall."
"That Is so, sir."
"Shall you see Mr. Winter to-night?"
"Yes; 1 am dining with my cousin
this evening."
"Ah! Then In that case I will get
you to take a letter to him. He will
be glad to hear that I have been able to
trace Miss Coverdale."
"Indeed, sir!"
"Yes; and I have made careful In
quiry ahd have no doubt of her being
the right lady; but In accordance with
a promise made to Mr. Winter I have
not Informed her of her good fortune,
as your cousin had a desire to make
ber acquaintance while she was Ignor
ant of the terms of Geoffrey Winter's
111."
"A good Idea, air.
" '"Perhaps so, perhaps ao; anyway,
he must make up his mind soon. Come
to me for the letter before you go."
When Fred Blake was In the train
on his way to Marley Hall be was In
a very thoughtful frame of mind. He
had in his pocket a letter containing
the address of the lady who would be
mistress of Marley Hall If Jack Winter
refused to marry her. Jack was going
to marry Mary Carson In two days,
and Miss Coverdale was Ignorant of
the fortune coming to her. Jack would
be out of the way on his honeymoon ;
It was possible for a bold man to woo
and wed Miss Coverdale before she was
made aware that she was Geoffrey
Winter's heiress.
"It is the chance of a lifetime, and
I'll take It. Jack Winter has had the
best of things up to now, living in the
lap of luxury, while I have been slav
ing away for a pittance. I am now
going to have my revenge, and it will
be a glorious day for me when I can
shut the gates of Marley Hall in' his
face."
When he reached the hall he found
Jack Winter had already arrived and
was waiting him.
"Well, Fred, got here at last? Your
old rooms are ready for you, and so is
dinner. No news from Foster and
Arnold, I suppose?"
"Mr. Foster asked me to tell you that
he had no news yet, but he hoped to
be able to report success In a day or
two."
"Oh, there Is no hurry so far as I
am concerned. He can keep his report
until I come back from my honey
moon." "Then you are quite determined?"
"Determined! My boy, I wouldn't
give Mary Carson up for anything In
the world. No ; I am going to meet her
to-morrow, and then, as soon as I can
get a special license, we are going to
be married."
"Well. I wish you luck, old boy ; but
would do a lot to remain master of
Marley Hall."
When Fred Blake retired to his room
that night he took Mr. Foster's letter
from his pocket and broke the seal.
"Now to learn the place where my
little gold mine Is located:
" 'I am glad to be able to Inform you
that we have at last discovered the
whereabouts of Miss Cloverdale. She
Is living at D9A, The Grove, Fulham.
We have not yet apprised the lady of
the contents of your uncle's will, and
will refrain from doing so until we
hear from you. As the lady seems In
every way desirable, we hope you will
IX) YOU REALLY W1SU TO MABBY ME?"
communicate with us without undue de
lay.' .
"In every way desirable. By George,
Bhould Just thluk she was, with a
prospective Income of 7,000 a year ! I
shall see Jack safely off to-morrow.
and then make tracks for Fulham. I
have Just got three weeks In which to
manage the whole nffalr."
Jack Winter left Marley Hall early
on the following morning. Before he
went he had, a final look round with
Fred.
"I don't suppose I shall ever stay
here again, Fred. It Is a dear old
place, and I would have given anything
to see my wife the mistress of It."
"But they may not find Miss Clover-
dale. She may be dead or married."
"Possibly ; but there Is no use In Idle
speculation. Well, good by, Fred ; have
a good time."
"Thanks ; and good luck to you,"
Fred Blake stood and watched the
conveyance drive away.
"Thank goodness, he's gone, and now
I can start work."
Packing a small bag, he caught the
next train to London, and took a cab
from Victoria to Fulham., All the way
along he had been revolving plans In
his mind for making Miss Coverdale's
acquaintance, but as he could arrive at
no definite plan of action he resolved
to trust to chance.
And his trust was not misplaced. The
Grove, Fulham, proved to be a time
worn street of semi-respectability,
where dilapidated cards were displayed
In nearly all the bay windows bearing
the legend, "Lodgings" or "Apart
ments." . No. 09A was no exception In
this respect, and Fred Blake found
himself on the doorstep making eain-
st inquiries as to his prospect of being
accepted as a lodger.
I don't know, I'm sure, sir; but If
you'll come In I'll ask Miss Coverdale."
Fred accepted the invitation and was
shown Into a frowsy smelling parlor.
As the servant retired a voice shouted
down the stairs:
"Who Is it, Sarah?"
"A gentleman, 'bout lodgin's, mum."
Very well ; I will be down iu a
minute."
And as Fred listened to the voice a
shudder passed over him; It was the
shrill, high-pitched voice of a shrew.
In a few moments the door opened
and Miss Coverdale entered. She was
very tall and very gaunt, with thin
lips and high cheek bones. Her hair
was flattened to her head by a doien
curling pins, and a dirty dressing gown
trailed behind ber. She glared at Blake
through a pair of apectaclea as If she
bad discovered a new kind of Insect
"I understand you want lfdglnga.
What is your business?"
"I am a lawyer's clerk." :
"References?" ' ;
Fred placed a ten-pound note on the
table, which she Immediately pounced
on!
TThat's business. You ean have a
bed-sitting room for ten' shillings a
week without board, orjwith board one
guinea,"
"Thank you. " iil board." y
"Any luggage?" ,
"I have been staying at Marley Hall.
I must send there for my things."
"Marley Hall! Do you mean Geof
frey Winter's place "
"Yea Did you know him?"
"I did. Ah ! he was a good friend to
me, always sending a little help when
I was short; and keeping lodgers Is
not all profit, especially when they
leave without paying. May I ask your
name?".
"My name ls Blake Fred Blake;
and Geoffrey Winter was my uncle."
"Ah!. I see we shall be friends.
will do my best to make you comfort
able, but I am short-handed Just now.
My niece used to help me, but she left
me some time ago. If you will come I
will show you your room." '
When Fred Blake was left alone his
feelings were very mixed. '
"She's over forty-five If she's a day,
and her voice Is like a buzz-saw.
uoni Know wnat oia Foster meant
when be wrote that she was In every
way desirable; but, anyway, her for
tune is, and I can win her In a week."
After a very short acquaintance with
Miss Coverdale he came to the conclu
sion that he could win her In less than
a week. He flattered her, praised her,
took her to theaters and generally paid
her every attention, so that she began
to wonder what was going to happen.
"She will be so proud of the Idea of
getting married at all that I hardly
think she'll hesitate; so here goes."
And he straightway put his fortune
to the test
Miss Coverdale was silent for a min
ute.
"Do you really wish to marry me?"
"Would I ask you if I did not?"
"No, I don't suppose you would. You
have been very kind and attentive to
me, but I did not expect; this."
"You will not refuse, me?"
"No, Fred, I will marry you If you
wish It I know that I have not many
attractions, and I only wanted to make
sure that you were not asking me from
some mistaken motive."
"So much am I in earnest that I will
get a special license, and we can be
married as soon as possible."
"But why this haste?"
, "Because In a fortnight's time my
holiday will be up, and I want to spend
our ahoneymoon at Marley Hall."
"I should like that; I have never
seen the place where Geoffrey Winter
lived."'
Having once obtained Miss Cover-
dale's consent, Fred Blake lost no time,
and shortly after they were made inan
and wife.
Fred's first Impulse was to drive to
Messrs. Foster and Arnold at once and
establish his wife's claim to the prop
erty; but, after thinking It over, he
decided to proceed to the Hall, as
there were many things he waited to
arrange, f
Half an hour after his arrival Fred
received a wire from Jack Winter: ,
"Am bringing my wife down to see
the old Hall; have dinner ready." :
Fred hnd relied upon having a few
days to get his arrangements complet
ed, but he reflected that his wife's
claim to the property was Indisputable,
and the sooner explanations were over
the better. "
At half-past 7 Jack arrived with his
wife. Mrs. Blake was upstairs dress
ing for dinner, and Fred was standing
on the hearthrug with as much of an
air of ownership as he could assume.
"Mary, this Is my cousin Fred, one
of the best fellows I know."
"I am pleased to meet you, Mrs.
Winter, and to welcome you to the old
Hall."
"Thank you, Mr. Blake; I could not
rest until I had seen the old place, so
I made Jack bring me as soon as pos
sible. I have heard so much about It."
At this moment Fred's wife, arrayed
In a gorgeous costume, swept into the
room. At the sight of Mrs. Winter she
rushed forward with outstretched
arms.
"Mary!"
"Aunt!"
"Who Is this person?" asked Jack,
turning to Fred.
"This person, as you are pleased to
call her, was Miss Coverdale, but Is
now Mrs. Fred Blake, my wife, and
owner of this house."
"What!" exclaimed Mrs. Winter.
"My aunt the owner of this house!
There Is some mistake. I am, or was,
Miss Mary Coverdale, and therefore
Geoffrey Winter's heiress."
"You?"
"Yes; Geoffrey Winter was an old
lover of my mother's, and he came to
me some weeks before his death and
told me the contents of his wJH, and
suggested that I should take another
name and make the acquaintance of
Jack Winter. I did so, and to my sur
prise Jack fell in love with me and
was willing to renounce the Marley
estate for the sake of a penniless girl."
"That Is quite true, Fred, and Mary
did not reveal herself to me until I
was about to apply for the special li
cense." "Then then who Is this woman?"
asked Fred.
"This lady Is my aunt," answered
Mrs. Winter; "she bears the same
name as myself, and Is one of the best
in the world."
Do I understand," said Mrs. Blake
of Fred, "that you married me in the
belief that I was Geoffrey Winter's
heiress?"
"I thought you were, certainly."
' "And yet, when I asked you what
your motive for marrying me was you
answered that It was nothing but love
and affection."
"You seem to have made a mess of
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tmnsa, r reu. sam jac.
I must admit that In marrying Miss
Coverdale I thought she was the heir-
ess, out tne ract that she Is not does
not lessen the regard in which I now
. . v
seem likely to settle things comfortably'
all round. I have promised my wife
that, her aunt should come and Jive
with us, and as you are now man and
wife
.we can all live at the Hall to-
r-there Is plenty of room; and,
gether
In, order to stifle your scruples, you
can act as steward of the estate."
'That will be splendid," said Mrs.
Winter.
"You are very good to me. Jack."
said Fred, "and I accept your offer capital, tfenguest. lie had been seri
gratefully. I have always led a ously lu and Secretary Root cabled
straight life up to now. but the pros-jhlm askin8 hw he stood the voyage!
pect of a fortune proved too much forjMr- Taft answered: - "Stood it fine,
me. Since I have been married I have Rode uor8e yesterday to altitude of
learned to love my wife, and it Is pos- 5'000 feet Alr ,ike Adirondacks.
slble that In after years wemay both Taft" The next, day he received this
look hnok with 'a .rtnin flmminr nf cablegram: "How's the horse? Root."
pleasure to my 'first temptation."
Philadelphia Telegraph.
HYGIENIC AND SENTIMENTAL.
rMedlclne Teaches How Some Prac
tice Are Not Charity.
It must be admitted than In many
Instances hygiene Is directly opposed to
sentiment. The passing of the chalice
or the loving cup from mouth to mouth
is Instinctively regarded as a process
opposed to cleanly Ideas and medicine
teaches how objectionable such a pro
ceeding Is and how It may easily hand
on disease. .
But sentiment wins at every city
dinner. Hygiene declines to agree with
the sentiment that we must not dust an j haat a a who
old bottle of port or claret covered stiU 'a thf townT where the two
with cobwebs and mold and removed were J together. He gives this ac
from a cellar which must contain a de- on mem' 1 at ca" 1
posit alive with, it may be, appalling
bacteriological potentialities. .
Hygiene, again, would condemn the
highly seasoned and oil-stained meer
schaum or briar pipe, but sentiment
says" there is no pipe like It for a cool,
well-flavored and pleasing smoke, be
sides which such a pipe has number
less associations and the very sight of
It recalls pleasant personal experi
ences. Hygiene dictates the removal of
all so-called djrt films and the bringing
to light of an exquisitely cleaned and
smooth surface whereon no bacteria
can find lodgment ; sentiment prefers
the tone and dignity of deposit and
loathes a brand-new stone, brick or tile.
Hygiene would dispense with cur
tains and carpets and bid us live in
rooms with walls and floors polished
like a well-appointed dairy. To these
things the sentiments of some people,
at all events, naturally object Hy
giene has long attempted to banish the
open fire, ,but sentiment has strongly
and so far successfully resisted this at
tempt Neither must there be smoke
In the landscape If hygiene has Its full
sway, whatever art or sentiment may
say."
We can not be found as advocates,
however faint, of the smoklness of Lon
don, but the painters and etchers of
less murky cities are never tired of
pointing out the aesthetic possibilities
of our capital with Its blurred outlines
and suggestive shadows. Hygiene would
take away the Jelly from the dietary
because It is an excellent culture me
dium for micro-organisms ; sentiment
bids it stay. Instances could easily be
multiplied.
With hygiene there Is no middle
course. Its cry Is sterilize, sterilize,
scour, scour; but to sentiment sterili
zation and scouring mean often a lost
Joy. How, then, can the strife between
sentiment and hygiene be ended. UntilJ
knowledge Is absolute It Is impossible
to say, for much that may be demanded
In the name of hygiene now may be re
scinded to-morrow because our sight Is
defective. London Globe.
A fiolck-Dellverjr Letter.
It Is a curious fact that i eentury
and a half ago a letter traveled much
faster than ever It has done since. It
was in 1753 that Lord March made a
heavy wager that he would cause a
letter to be conveyed 100 miles with
in an hour. His Lordship' engaged a
score of cricketers, all expert throwers
afid catchers, had the missive Inclosed
In a ball, and arranging his men at In
tervals In a circle, got them to throw
the ball as swiftly as possible from
one to another. At the end of the
hour It was found that the letter had
traveled almost exactly 120 miles.
Era Magazine.
How the Melon Came.
'Lawd made a patch er melons,
En de cullud man he call,
Wen .'Ion? come de white man
An' took en pizened all 1
En sence dat day de cullud man.
While comiu' ter de scratch.
Is keerful w'en de moon shine
On de watermelon patch !"
Atlanta Constitution.
Ortg-ln of the Baronet.
The bayonet was so named because
It was Invented at Bayonne, France,
about 1647. It was used by the French
with success at the battle of Klllie
crankle In 16Sa The British army
adopted the bayonet In 1603.
Charity Is a cloak that covers a mul
titude of queer performances.
Some men are guided and ome oth
ers are guyed
GOOD
Shoftg
tories
4"t 111 1' M' t' till I' ! 1' M"'H
Huxjey wft8 once ta,kmg to g,f
wnlam Gull about tho healing power
of Xature- ..gtuff!.. miA GMt nine
times out o( ten Xature doM not want
to cure tnft man ghe want3 t0 put
him In his coffin.
De ,lf "0I?per had a 8,Isht
?ne ,M?I!d i?.a ?f,a T
'erred " ,n, Atafl: J1
Jf J dec,ar1' 'and th
m ,u ua" ,
nlt"f nus food, and mus stop it and
haven't been able to eat at all, for I
don't know what either word means."
When Mr. Taft first arrived In the
Philippines he went to its , summer
A Judge In Kentucky, by reason of
his bad temper, found considerable dif
ficulty in controlling individuals In the
courtroom. On one occasion there was
unusual disorder. At last the Judge
could stand It no longer. "It Is im-
I possible to allow this persistent con
tempt of exclamied hIs honori
..an(i j Bha forced to tQ th(
I extrme ,engtn Qf taki tne oue gt
;th t ... ,,
long silence in the court' Finally one
of the leading counsel arose and, with
out the suspicion of a smile, asked:
"If It please your honor, on what date
will your resignation take effct?"
An Ohio author, nowJ in Chicago, re-
i..; uc' l" l'"-wsl
" 7"U " " t
. - aiam
street where you were born?' When
be said that, It brought up a vision
of that house as clear as the reality.
I saw the queer little windows, the
nice, friendly door, the yard, the li
lacseverything. 'Yes, Bill,' I said with
emotion. 'I remember very well.
'Well,' he said, 'the folks have gone
and put a tablet on that old house.' At
first I couldn't ' speak. I had all I
Could do to keep the tears from com
ing. The folks hadn't lost sight of me,
then ! They knew what I had been do
ing. A tablet was, I admitted to my
self, somewhat beyond my deserts! but
but there It was. When I could
speak I ' said : 'And what does the
tablet say, Bill, old man?' Bill looked
away out of the window. 'aain
Street' said he, softly."
CAT'S EIGHTY-FOOT LEAP.
Admiral Togo Lands Safely and
Whips 1U Feline Uojeatvensky.
Admiral Togo, an Angora cat Jump
ed seven stories the other day, vaulted
a six-foot fence and whipped his rival
to , a standstill, says" the New York
World. This is the tale told by his
ronu possessors ana vouenea tor as
gospel truth by many who rushed to
Togo's aid, expecting to attend his
funeral. Togo makes his home with
the family of Charles Littlefleld in the
Wellington apartments, In New York.
Miss Helen Littlefleld Is his special
caretaker. Her uncle brought Togo
over from Japan three years ago,
By way of getting a reputation he
swallowed parls green and lived to (
fight again,
Miss Helen was playing with the
admiral on the roof of the apartment
house when Togo peeped around an
Island, so to speak, and spied his Ro
Jestvensky, who was seated on a six
foot fence eighty feet below. Togo
sailed through the air much like a fly
ing squirrel, alighted in the soft midst
of a flower bed and then mounted the
rence ana put his enemy to flight - For the protection of others It Is vi
Togo permitted himself to be car-'tally Important that the sufferer from;
rled upstairs and petted. Later Veterl-' granular lids should have his own tol
narlan Mulvery thumped .Togo from let articles soap, towels and even
neaa to root ana round nary a scratch. .
Atmospherie Pressure on Water. '
theoretically thirty-four feetJa the
limit to which thevpressure of the at-1
mosnhere can tmsh water un n th
.
nrlfh a vadium ohnrA tha nrnfn. XT
with a vacuum above the water. No
.... , - ,
pump can exhaust the air above-the
water perf ectly heneeno pump. can get
water thirty-four fee above the level
of the water below. The pump lifts
the air off the water in the pipe; thai
air outside the pipe pushes, on the
water in the well and pushes It up
into the partial vacuum in the pipe be-
low the valve of the pump.
Practical Nomenclature.
"So the name 'A Porous Plaster' got
the prize offered to christen that new '
play. Did they select that name be-
;ause they wanted it to stick?'' 1
"I rather imagine it was because
they wanted it to draw." Baltimore
American. -, - , .
: '
Cupid-. Throne i. Cold.
Next to a cemetery at , midnight
about the lonesomest sight la a fcam-j
aiock on the Jront porch after the first
big frost-Atchlson Globe,
The desire to be good la universal
but that's as near as some people tver '
get . ' ' ' '
Love and, logic are not on speaking
4 teruia.
JAP AS A BIO STEEL BUTEB.
Haa Placed SeTeral Lance Orders n
the Vnlted State.
In a quiet way the Imperial govern
ment of Japan haa been placing some
big orders In the fnarkets of the United
States which will help to keep our In
dustries tusy. Payment for the sup
plies ordered will distribute In thl
country some of the capital which Unit-
ar Stafea Im-iwtnra -nnrtpd with when
they bought the Japanese bonds.
From a reliable source It Is ascer
tained that the orders now placed In
this country by Japan for railroad sup
plies and In the course of execution ag-,
gregate In value the large sura of f7,-
with the United States SteeiCorpora
tion for 51,000 tons of rails to be deliv
ered in lots of 6.000 tons a month at
the standard price of $28 a ton.
These rails, with the fastenings, will
cost the imperial government about $30
a ton when they are delivered at
Dalny. They are to be used In the
construction of railroads la Manchuria
by Japan.
' Orders for 316 bridges have also re
cently been placed with the United
States' Steel Corporation by the Impe
rial government of Japan, while from
the same source orders for 600 cars and
115 locomotives have also been placed
In American shops. All the equipment
Is up to date In specifications.
During, the war Japan was so anx
ious to obtain locomotives and cars
that cast-off equipment was accepted
But' now the best that'Can be made Is
none too good to satisfy the exacting
demand for the government work. A
corps of afents Is stationed at the va
rious shops for the purpose of Inspect
ing materials and workmanship and to
see that the specifications are lived up
to In the minutest detail.
Granular Eyelids.
Trachoma, or granular eyelids, I
tho disease which the authorities are
striving so hard to keep from becom
ing established In this country. It al
ready prevails here to a considerable
extent, but it could be overcome If
fresh cases could be excluded; and It
is because many would-be Immigrants
suffer from it that they are turned
back from these shores every year.
It is a disease which afflicts chiefly
the poorest classes In Europe, especial
ly in Russia and Poland, and its spread
through contagion Is Increased by the
dirty and unhygienic surroundings in.
which these people live.
The disease Is extremely contagious,
and if introduced into a public school
Is likely to attack .a very large number
of the pupils unless It is early recog
nized and the. sufferers are excluded.
The Inflammation, which soon be
comes chronic ln Its course, Involves at .
first the mucous membrane whiclf lines
the lids, but Is almost certain, if neg
lected, to spread to the covering of t he-
eyeball. If the lid Is examined it will
I be seen to be studded on Its under sur-(
iace wun a numoer or uttie round ood
les of a grayish-white color, embedded
In the thickened mucous membrane.
The upper lids droop, so that the eyes
are only half open. After a time the
eye Itself , becomes affected and the
cornea grows opaque. This leads to
more or less complete blindness.
The treatment of granular lids must
be energetic, and begun early, if relief
is to be hoped for, since the disease
Is a progressive one, which advances
steadily to scarring and Impairment of
vision unless cheeked In time. ; "
, The treatment is one calling for the
skill of the physician. -: Domestic rem
edies are useless, even harmful, since
theN application of them causes danger
ous delay and postpones the Institution
0f scientific measures of relief.
wash basin which must on no account
be used by
others. The towels and
handkerchiefs used by him should not
go into the common wash, and should
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nrteen minutes and Ironed with as hot
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lng. tt !s ony tbe exerc,8e n
Bistent precautlos of this 8ort tha
ther ffiembers of the f ,
protected.
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Co "nd Vet Him.
A man accompanied by his wife vls-
lted a merchant tailor to order a suit
of clothes. The couple differed as to
the material and manner of, making,
and the wife lost her temper. "Oh,
well." she said. tnrnlnr ". .1
yourself ; I suppose you are the one
wh0 will wear the clothes " "Well "
observed the husband, meeklr "I don't
suppose you'd want to wear the coat
and waistcoat'WPhiladelphia Inquire.
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-A Small Target. '
"He said he would blow h!s brain
ont lf i refused him." .
..Did you accept him?"
So i knew he wasn't a good enough,
sbot to out bu th Jatf
lan1 Plaln Dealer.
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a Kindred Soul, It means trouble Is b
sight for her, and that she likes tha-
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