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 a w a y a 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 c u r ta i n lectures w hen he c a m s 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.