OUR EIGHTH
W e d n e s d a y S u r p r is e S a le
JULY 3, WILL BE
and
T in w a re
D ay
On this day we will sell any article of
Granite or Tinware in our large stock at
10 p e r g e n t
,
orr
CLOVERDALE MERCANTILE CO.
d o w n s ta irs , and th e first Mrs. A xhalter, pockets?"
h a v in g becom e Mrs K irby, w e nt to
T h e horns w e re locked: n e ith e r could
live u p s ta irs
E very b o d y In th e neigh
move. So th e only th in g th ey could do
borhood said: " H o w p ra ctical a n d how w a s to unlock and begin ov er again.
sensible!
All has been done plens-
“ I ’d like’you to tell me. Mrs. K irb y .”
nntly. O f nil q u a r r e l s fam ily q u a r re ls said Mrs. A xhalter. " w h ic h of y our
a r e th e w o rst."
h u s b a n d s yon liked best."
It so hap p e n ed t h a t Mr. a n d Mrs.
“ Well, a s a m an who h ad been In
K irb y w e n t on a Journey, a n d while fluenced by som e one else 1 th in k som e
By M ARY CAN SEVOO RT
th ey w ere gone Mr
K irby died
tim e s K irb y w a s the best m an I e v e r
M eanw hile M r A x ha Iter died too. T h e k n ew
T h en , ag a in . 1 th in k A x h a lte r
T w o fam ily houses a r e v ery com m on d isconsolate w idow s m et In t h e hall. w a s even b e tte r th an he."
" W h a t do you m ean by Influenced
n o w a d a y s . T h e y a r e Inexpensive, a n d T h a t ’s n p a r t of a tw o fam ily house
ev ery th in g In expensive finds a ready w hich persons w ho h av e n e v e r fried by a n y o ne else?"
th e m d o n 't consider.
T h e o cc u p a n ts
“ Well, you k n ow , Mrs. A x h a lter. th a t
d e m a n d . In a tw o fam ily house In It
a r e a l w a y s m eetin g In th e hall
a m a n a f t e r he has been m a rrie d Isn’t
Mr. a n d Mrs. K irb y lived on t h e sec
“ W ell," said Mrs K i r b y —a n t e Ax t h e s a m e a s he w a s before.”
ond floor a n d Mr. a n d Mrs. A x h a lte r h a lte r —“T om has gone. I hear."
“ D o you m ean t h a t he has deterlo
on t h e llrst floor. C h e a p th in g s a r e a p t
“ Yes," said Mrs A x h a lt e r —a n t e K ir r a te d ? " a s k e d Mrs A x h a lter. looking
to be e x p e n s iv e In th e end. a n d It w a s by, " a n d J im . too. poor m an!"
She a t h e r wlfe-in-lnw severely.
wiped
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tear.
so w ith this tw o fam ily house. Mrs
“ 1 m ean t h a t If a m an has lived with
“ T h e y w e re tw o very good m en."
a w om an w ho has nagged at him he
K irb y b e c a m e I n f a t u a t e d w ith M r Ax
“ Very good
They w e re t w o very g ro w s Irrita b le ."
h a l t e r a n d Mr. K irby w ith Mrs. A x
good h u s b a n d s to me. I»»th of ’em ."
“ 1 noticed th a t my second h u s b a n d
halter. L iv in g u n d e r th e s a m e roof,
" A n d I have no co m p la in t to m a k e of w a s so m e tim e s a bit g rouchy."
th e r e w a s p lenty o f c h a n e e fo r on e o f either.
M> first h u s b a n d was very
“ You did. did you? M aybe It w as
t h e m en to m eet t h e w ife o f th e o th e r obliging In som e th in g s and my second l o t t i n g used to new conditions."
cla n d e s tin e ly , and bo th couples w ere In o t h e r t h i n g s "
A gain th e h o rn s w e re l o c k e d
Again
“ Both niv h u s b a n d s w e re good In all th e tw o la d ie s backed a w a y from each
p la y in g t h e s a m e gam e.
T h e r e w a s n 't a n y tro u b le a b o u t th e things." ^¡ild Mrs A xhalter. h eaving s o th e r
B ut only iu a n a r g u m e n t a t iv e
m a tte r.
W hy sho u ld th e re be, since d e e p s i g h
sense
" I l ' m ' IVd you And A x h a lte r a lw a y s
all w e re satisfied to s w a p p a r tn e r s ?
“ A re you going to h av e y o u r m ourn
B ut t h e expense! T w o single bouses liberal w ith th e c a sh ?"
lng d re s se s c u t hobble?" asked M rs
" In d e e d I did! But it d e p e n d s upon A x h a lter.
w ould h a v e cost
per ce n t more, but
w hat yon « all ¡literal. A nyw ay. 1 d id n 't
t h e d iv o rce s cost 1<K> | v r c e n t m ore
“ Not to th e e x tre m e .” replied Mrs
h a v e to go th ro u g h his pockets w hen Kirby.
Besides, t h e re w e re tw o n ew Irons
he w a s asleep."
seaux. t w o w e d d in g s Involving c a r
• T u i puzzled a b o u t m y h a ts
1 don't
“ W h o told you t h a t ? "
see how I ca n get a w id o w ’s c a p to
ring«*». w e d d in g b r e a k f a s t s a n d tlie
“T o ld m e w h a t? "
s h o w u n d e r ’em. t h e b rim s a r e so big "
p a rs o n 's fiv s. W ould It not h a v e b«*en
" T h a t to get money I had to go
“ A nd th e veil? H ow a re we to m an
b e t t e r h a d each couple ta k e n a single
th ro u g h his pockets when he w as my ag e t h a t ? "
h ouse?
A nyw ay, I d i d n ’t give him
“T h e y d o n ’t w e a r those long black
U n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e l e a s e s ra n fo r tw o h u s b a n d
any
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veils
nny m ore."
y e a rs , a n d th e n ew w e d d in g s o cc u rre d
“D m so glad W h a t a r e you going to
w ith in one. It w o u ld In* a pity to lose hom e la te n ig h ts "
" A n d w ho told you t h a t ? "
do a b o u t collars a n d cuffs?"
o n e y e a r 's r e n t on a c co u n t o f a n cm
"A little bird w hisp ered It Into my
“ I h a v e n ’t decided. C om e u p to my
h a r a s s i n g p ro x im ity b e tw e en t w o con
e a r."
floor a n d w e’ll ta lk It over."
pies w h o h a d s w a p p e d p a r tn e rs , es
"D id K lrhy tell you I g av e him c u r
'•Come Into m in e ’*
pec tally w h e n then* w a s no e m b a r r a s s
tain lectu res?"
“
It d o esn ’t m a k e any difference now
m e a t So tin* first Mrs. lvlrby, h aving
"D id A x h a lte r say I w ent th ro u g h his w hich floor w e go t o - w e’re a t hom e on
becom e M rs A x h a lter, w e n t to live
SWAPPED
WIVES
noth."
T h ey stood In th e hall a n d talked
Oh. hap p y d a y t h a t thev had found a
topic on which they could converse
w ith th e ir fo rm e r friendliness!
Tho P ow d erin g Closet.
W hen c a p ric io u s fashion ruled th a t
ladies should w e a r only w h ite Hair —
th e color su p p lied by n a t u r e being
af no Im p o rta n c e —t h e operatio n of
p u ttin g on th e pow d e r m a d e spe« iai a r
r a n g e m e n ts n ec essary. T h e s e took the
form of a special room or c a b in e t, a n d
in every house of any pretension a
sm all c h a m b e r w a s set aside for the
ex c lu siv e us»* of pow dering t h e hair.
A c u r ta i n divided hi th e middle, a
p o w d e rin g s ta n d to hold th e bowl of
pow der a n d possibly a s'ool w e re ail
t h a t th e closet co n ta in e d , a n d th r o u g h
this c u r ta in th e lady w hose head w as
to be pow dered p ro tru d e d her head, th e
m aid s ta n d i n g on the o th e r side uini
" th r o w in g " th e powdet at tier Head by
m e a n s ol a |H»wder puff. To p re s e rv e
th e eyes and com plexion a m ask w as
held to t h e fa ce U n fo rtu n a te ly , no il
lu s tra tio n o f a " p o w d e rin g closet"
s e e m s to h a v e been p re s e rv e d .—C o u rier
de Loudres.
An Amat eur .
“W h a t an a m a t e u r g a r d e n e r he I s ”’
“ W h a t's th e m a t t e r ? "
“ H e a c tu a lly b u y s the tools t h a t he
ca n In st a« well b orrow " —D etroit Kree
P re s s
O ptim istic.
C h eerfu l U n d e r t a k e r - B e a u t i f u l d ay
fo r th e fu n e ra l, s ir; Just enough breeze
to s t i r th e p lu m es
Now Jnm p In. sir.
p l e a s e .- L o n d o n T atler.
T h e only th in g th a t w a lk s back from
th e to m b w ith t h e m o u rn e rs and re fu ses
to be buried ie charset»-*- - W u H unt.