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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1899)
v. M LI I I LE hand. A little Land lies on my knee, Two -UUHtful pyeo look up to me, . A thrill the childless cauuot kuow -. Sets all my quickened blood aglow. And io 'tig given me to feel What power Is in this soft appeal, While these bright eyes his mothm gave Are holding ,uie a willing slaved This little, five-lc'ii'd, Tosji.fuit, . . BjkJ6viug ilps'so uften kissed! " "WMs'ver,' force more'.bcautiful? "' . 'I; Ca u i reii'jft b ir greater beauty hide? . . f , ' ' . ' tlnHtefiiljre his st;ps just now, . Hut 'kW kite locks lie on 'iny brow, And ase-frps , with-vision dim; My waning strvngth may trust In him. . Then ho will be the strong,-and I Tlieweak and trusting one! I sigh , To think it, but I see that day, And acquiesce in Nature's way. For thus the links of life connect, ' In love we give, and so expect That love and life will ever spring Where hearts and hopes their treasures bring. And so In giving and receiving Is found the best and sweetest living; So life to life renewal gives, And in the young the parent lives. WhateVr mitjy comof good or 111 ""TIb good to have these loved one fill The measure of domestic joy . My sweetheart-wife, uiy bouncing boy! Youth's Companion. THE EXTRAVA GANCE OF DAN. "To think," exclaimed Farmer Biggs, solemnly, as In either hand he held up right the carving kulfe and fork, their . .butts resting upon the table-cloth; "to think as I should 'a' ruined up a boy to be as extravagant as this!" Aunt Annabel shook her head sor rowfully; Mis. Biggs gave a low moan of grief, ami little .'Llz'beth, with eyes big and wondering, stared full at ber brother Dan. Dan himself stood beside the break fast table, half defiant, more than half embarrassed, and feeling uncommonly like a fish out of water. It Was Sun day morning, and Dan, who had driven to town the evening before ana return ed lute, had just sprung a genuine sur- Drlse upon the family circle. "Jest look," continued his father, se verely, as he pointed full at the culprit with the carving kulfe, "at that red shirt an' high dude collar!" . "It ain't red," protested Dan, eager ly. "It's pink, with white strips." "An' the blue necktie!" gasped Aunt Annabel, with another reproachful shake of her head. "An' the bran' new suit!" said Dan's mother, striving to conceal the tone of pride that crept into her voice. "An' oh, Fop!-look at his shoes!" rrM little 'Llz'beth. clapping her bands. They all looked flown at Dan's feet, and stared in amazement at the shiny, patent-leathers that glistened In all their newness. "'Twere my money," said Dan, the blood surging Into his round, beardless face, "an' I don't know as it's anybody's business 'cent mine. Can't a feller be a gentleman If he wants tor "Not with them hands," said his father, sternly. Dan looked down at the big, red fists that hung far out of his sleeves, and then put them behind his back. "Ner with them feet," declared Aunt Annabel with evident contempt. Dan shifted them uneasily. "Ner with that head o' hair," said his moffier, critically. Dan's hands sought his head, and he ran bis fingers slowly through the sandy shock of hair that adorned it. "You can cut It, can't ye, mar?" he 'asked, anxiously. "I kin, o' course," replied Mrs. Biggs, "but I dunno as it would be a Christian act to encourage you In your foolish extravagance." . "Foolish ain't no name for It," an nounced Mr. Biggs; "it's downright wicked." "'Twere my money," repeated Dan, but the tears stood In his blue eyes as be realized the Impossibility of Justify ing himself to bis unsympathetic friends. "You set down here an' eat youT . breakfast," said his mother, giving her husband a warning look; "we'll see about that halr-eut afterward." Dan meekly took bis place at the table, and the meal proceeded In si- leuce, although 'Llz'beth could not keep her admiring eyes off her big brother. "Arter you've finished, Dan'l," said his father, as he rose from his chair, "lit see you In the barn," Dan's appetite was Indifferent, and as he pushed back from the table, his mother said: ' ": .. "Come over here by the winder, son, an' I'll see what can be done with that hair. "Father can wait a bit, I guess." ; ' Dan removed his coat and sat down obediently by the window. Mrs. Biggs tooS her scissors out of the work bas- , ket.apd pinned a calico apron arouud Dan's neck.- ' " - - . "'lilVr8.1!1' alu't';so bad," she said, mus(!ritlyV-"lt looks like good stuff, an' ' It's pretty- well, made. ' ' ."My:" BlikjJi'tt said it- was -the latest siyCCVtfeuMckeVE Dttn,"pWuHly. .. .-"Oh,. "uQU gof.lt over to Blodgett's VstVre7&i' yxtt n$y"inucb i didlTreost, ',?se;NV"ve jon ftHvmar," J63:lj?a'ft' - -failing back iipoijrfil" j?rigtoal' dfefense; "I earned the nioneyVV'- " . Mrs.'Biggs sighed and snipped busily ' away with tbe scissors. - ;ym -glad you wasn't reckless enough ' " to go to due of them; barber fellers over ; i .town," she said. '"-' "Oh7 1 were reckless 'nough; 'twarn't - Ubnautv .1 clean forgot all about It" 4, "I'm afraid, Dan'l," sighed Aunt Annabel, "that you're gittln' into bad ways. I never Knew your iamer i spend so much money at one time In . , am his lfe. It.niusta, cost a neap. Dan was sneui auu mc- us"ii clipped away briskly, until Mrs. Biggs announced the job was complete to ner satisfaction. "Now for two," said Dan, and he put on his coat and walked resolutely to the barn. Ills father sat upon an upturned pall In moody reflection, end when his son hnn. before hlinue loosea up and said;-'-- r . . -.''v Dan, I alius tried to. pel good father to you. i,Wuen you come 21 this spring I let the hired, mart go an' took you In his place on naif wages. 'Taln't ev'ry father would 'a done that. An' when you come to me' last night an' wanted fifteen dollars, I made sure you was goln' to put It In the bank, Sech a thought as your spendln' of It reckless ly never entered my head. Whatever made you do it mnwiiatever ruaue yon do It?" , , '. ' Loon here, pop; we ve had doui noi'gh o' this kind o' talk," said Dan, with spirit; "I've worked steady an I've earned the money, an' It's my business. I'd got tired o' them baggy old clo's an' home-made shirts, an' mnde up my mind I'd dress as a feller should dress; an' now Its aia, an there's no backln out. So you Jest take It qulei f'ieUtpass. said Mr. Biggs, after aJ little thought, "you never did seen a thing afore, an' so we'll let It pass, as you say. Mebbe It'll be a good lesson to you." He arose from his seat, as If to indi cate that the Interview was at an end, but Dan hung around as though there was something more he wished to say. Finally he mustered up courage to ask; Kin I take the brown mare an the top buggy to drive to church?" , The top buggy! Air y too proud to ride wi' the reat of us In the waginT' "I thought I'd go over to the Larklns- vllle church this mornln'." "An' why?" questioned his father In surprise. "Ain't the church at the Corners good" enough fer you?" Oh, It's good 'nough; but all the best folks go to Larklnsville." The rich farmers as live on the turnpike go there," said his father, sharply,. "but you ain't got no call to associate with the Larklns an' Teutons an Abbeys. Why, they's stick up their noses at the son o' a poor farmer like me." ' Anyhow," persisted Dan, stublwrn- Ir, I'd like to go." 1 Then go!" growled the farmer; "you'll know more the next time. I s'pose you want to show off them new clo's an' the red shirt." So Dan drove over to the Larklnsville church, and, strange to say, seemed in high spirits on his return. And on Mon day morning he put on his old clothes again and went to work with his usual energy and good will. During the week, Farmer. Larklns, reputed the richest man in the county, rode up to the Bigg farm to arrange for the purchase of uome milch cows. While he was talking with Dan's father the boy passed by and touched his hat respectfully to the great man. "That's a good lad you have there, said Mr. Larklns, looking after him; "he was over to our church Sunday an' set In our pew; an' Sally 'lowed as he was the best behaved young man at the ineetlu'." Mr. Biggs reddened with pleasure at this praise from so high an authority. ''Dan's a raw worker," he said, "an" I'm payln' him half wages now for takin' the "hired man's place. He'll make a right smart farmer one o' these days." . . " - 'Yes," replied Mr. Larklns, thought fully, "he has a likely look. I wish 1 had" a son like him," and he mounted his gray nag and rode slowly away The next Sunday there was no oppo sltlon to Dan's driving the bay mare to the Larklnsville church, and Mrs. Biggs was really proud of her boy as she watched him drive away, so spruce ly dressed In his new clothes. It was nearly dark when he returned, but no one questioned him, and he made no explanation as to what had detained him. And so the summer passed away, and Sunday became Dan's day off. Some times he would not return until the family was in bed, and his father and mother spoke to each other anxiously about his "carrytn's on" and feared his bad habits were growing on him. But Dan's newly developed stubbornness restrained them from remonstrating seriously. Dan asked permission to attend the county fair In October, and to drive the brown- mare with the top buggy, and his' rather reluctantly consented. But when the young man,, after much hesitation, asked for two dollars spend, Mr. Biggs firmly refused. to "Fifty cents -was all I ever spent at a fair when I was aboy," he said, "an1 chuck away two dollars for seen non sense would be downright sinful. I'll give you 50 cents if you want It, but no more." . Dan looked him stralgtit.Ih the eye. "There'.bjujuty$o3lar8 comln' to me, aln't thiWr-he asked. - "'Bout that. ' But I aln'tgoln' to en courage you. la extravagant habits." "I'll trouble j-ou for two dollars," said Dan. .white wilth anger, "or I'll take what's due me an' you can find another hand. Fur 2V an' I'm my own mas; ter.? . . . : His fattier eyed him curiously a m0: mttbuiteiia.wJDM1 &Bjs;..B,.exheiuV ;in"fi1wjt protest 4ook the'ifioujfriluAlij pe'fceV'and'.gave It to him.1 ' " " "I s'pose "you re goln' to take that red-beaded gal o' Jenkinses with you, an' squander the money buyln her pea nuts an candy." "he said spitefully; "them red-headed gals has ruined more men th.n you, Pan, But I see you're bejadedfor detraction, -an'- you. xuust go y'our'owa bent'' " - Dan did not reply. He put the money In his pocket, climbed Into the buggy and drove away without a word. After that Dan got Into the habit of absenting tiiniself more than one even ing In the week, and his parents be came so worried that Mr. Biggs began praying earnestly for him at family prayers. But nothing seemed to move Dan; even the prayers were ineffectual to stop him In what Aunt Annabel called his down'ard course." One uiorulug in December, Dan, hav ing returned" exceptionally late the pre ceding evening, remarked calmly at the breaktast'table: "You'd better -look up a hired man, pop; I'm goln' to be'.marrled New Year's Day." If. a bomb had been exploded In their midst the Biggs family could not have been more startled. His mother lay back In her chair and stared with eyes and mouth wide open; Aunt Annabel screamed and scared little 'Lli'beth into tears, and the farmer uttered words under his breat'a. Mrs. Biggs recovered herself first. "Who to, Dan?" she inquired, breath lessly. "To Sally Larklns." " "Sally Larklns!" they echoed, with one voice. "Why, she's the richest gal In the county," said Aunt Annabel, la amaze- ment." ' ' '-'' "An the prettiest!" said 'Lle'betti. Dan caught his little sister In his arms and kissed her rapturously. "An' she's an only child!" cried bis mother, as the Importance of the an nouncement came home to her. "Dan," said bis father, rising from the able and trembling with excite ment, "I'll see you in the barn arter you're through your breakfast" Dan kissed his mother ana Aunt Annabel and 'Llz'beth with happiness shining from every feature of bis round face, and thtin he sought his father. - Dan," said that parent impressive ly, "how air you goln' to support a. wife, to say nothln' o supportin' your self V "Mr. Larklns has promised to give us the Downs Farm for a weddln' present. There ain't no better piece o' land lu the county." Mr. Biggs sat silently upon the UP; turned pall, evidently engaged In deep thought. . ! Dan," be said, at length, "I may have kicked a little at yer extra vygenc now an' them,, but let bygones be by gones. A business deal is a business deal, an' to tell you the truth, that bit o' money o' youru were mighty " well In vested." MOUSE ON A MONUMENT. Explorers Find a Rodent 10,000 Feet Above the Bea. When the vanguard of the recent Mazama expedition to the summit ot Mount St Helens arrived at the top of the mountain they moved some of th fragments of rocks to get at the bo containing the' record of mountain climbers who had reached the pea'., i This disturbed a mouse that had bis habitation In that desolate spot and to escape from the men who were tak ing such unauthorized liberties with his home he left the two or three square yards of rocks and scampered out over the snow that stretched an unbroken surface away on all sides. There ha was easily caught and Charles II. Sholes brought the timid creature back to Portland with him. The mouse took kindly to his new environment and Is alive and flourishing now, not having suffered any appreciable discomfort by the great change in the altitude of his abiding place. The top of the moun tain ls-nearly 10,000 feet above the sea. The rodent Is described as rather large for a wood mouse, having very large ears and a very long tall, being the usual mouse color above and white underneath. He Is active and silent but watchful. He Is believed to be of the same kind as the mouse found a few years ago. on the top of Mount Hood. His description has been sent to Professor Merrlam, who was to have been the biologist of the expedition, but failed to make connections In time. If be shall find the little beast to be a new mountain climber a special ex amination will be made into his case and the mouse may become famous and have his portrait In the learned booka of science. Portland Oregoulan. A COSTLY DINNER. First of Expensire Entertainments in New York. Writing of the lavish expenditures of New Yorkers, Euretta Van Vorst re calls, In the Ladles' Home Journal, a dinner given in 1884 by a luan of wealth which cost 10,0O0, and which astonished his most extravagant asso ciates, as it was the most expensive feast given up to that time. "Delmontco, the helpful resource of both those who know and thowe who do not know how to spend their money, was at a loss to know bow to dispose of thts' then fabulous amount upon a sin gle meal There .were seventy-two guests, and they were 'entertained In the large ballroom which In Delmonl- cb's Fourteenth street establishment has seen so many social triumphs. The hQUSfl bad..been Moses Grinnell's, and ever "bore-'ttie Imprint of a gentleman's realdenco. even when transformed Into ; a pubrlc place f- entertainment The T&SSi& pccjipIedyeL whole ; length . and frradtaof-the room; the waiters had .UMufebr space to move about It It was a long's oval table, round which a mas sive- wfliiib 'bl.rexQUisite flowers was laid guarding a miniature lake thirty feet long. Tbe water, by mechanical contrivance, undslated gently, and on its breast floated four living swans, a golden network keeping them In place, We often think that people should pay less attention to society, and more to being tomfortabie, in winter. Bald-htfided friends find it difficult to part LADY CURZON IN INDIA. What Jt Means to Be a Vtceroj'e -Vla -Social Demand en Vlcerojeltj. Under the title "The American Girl Who Leads an Empire," Edward Page Qnston writes interestingly In the Wo man's Home Companion of the respon sibilities undertaken by Lady Curzou: "It sometimes devolves upou the w ife of the Viceroy to give audience to a na tive Maharajah alone, when It is her duty to advance and meet him on the threshold, and duly wave him to a scat after which ber American tact prompts her to speak of the satisfaction It Is to see him In her home, to inquire after the health of her distinguished guest and his family, and to pay him all the usual compliments of the season. As the ladies of the vlceroyalty generally make it understood that they can ac cept no gifts .of value from their sub lects the exchange of tokens Is confined to photographs. "Two thousand guests are sometimes present at tho state balls, when the vice-royal party is conducted by an im posing procession to and from the as sembly, which is opened by the quad rille of honor at about ten o'clock. After this Lord and Lady Curzon hold a reception, and the warm climate makes these wearing eveuts upon the hosts and hostess. That the social ad- nilnlstpitloujTf Lady Curzon Jill not, fall behind Tliose of her preiloWssors was evidenced by orders for thirty-five thousand invitations, programs and cards of various sorts being given In Loudon previous to ber departure for India. "One of the delicate duties of the lady of the vlceroyal mansion Is to learn the rules of management govern ing the native servants, for these havt their places as unalterably fixed by caste as persons In higher stations. In the bedchamber service there is not ono or two brisk chambermaids to do up a room as In America, but the various items In the almost tflfllng work are divided among seven or eight men ser vants, and this. Is the rule throughout an Indian establishment. I-ady Cur eon's body servant stands or sleeps out side the door to her room constantly, and when she goes to drive alone an other attendant rides In the carriage with her, and at any time would glva his life for her protection." FURNISHED HOUSES. Are Rented by tbe Feehlonablee for tbe short Term 8eelon. Now that It has become the habit of New-Y'orkers to remain out of the city for longer periods than they formerly did. the furnished house has become a much more Important element in tbe real estate business. This same ten- Aanflv ha heon noted in London, where It Is no longer considered necessary to woman's second husband usually re the maintenance of one's position that celve more love than the flrst-Demo- . t,mi which is to be occupied for only a few mouths should be kept through- out the entire year. It Is Baia tuai i - ii..A ah ami ai " : IV" V.ki f kin . house imorwinni wim vit i ii-i rr sri iuu ruuvu - aWU"" "'""'-:. V"-of..I - u-hon nHH bin ratner man iiviur hi a ,.... r uoiei at a KicttLc less certainty of comfort The con venience of the furnished house may be a very great one to the tenant but It Is a highly profitable form of enter prise to the landlords, who, In addition to the advance in price paid for the use of furniture, are in tbe habit of receiv ing for a few months 'the same price that would be paid for a whole year. The prices demanded for furnisueu houses are very high, and they are dan gerous speculations only when they are not taken by the beginning of every winter season, which is commonly sup posed to be from about the middle of November to the 1st of December. After this later date the rent asked for the furnished house declines steadily and the profits of the landlord are di minished. This loss is less lu the case of those who are In the habit of occu pying the house until it is rented, bul as a general rule the percentage of loss is likely to be considerable when the house Is not rented promptly. The de mand for such house has been so great In recent years that the number avail able has Increased In spite of the risks, New York Sun. Two Irish bcor.ee. One day, hearing a knock at the door, a mistress asked her Irish servant wbc it was that called. "It was a gintleman, ma'am, looking for the wrong house," was the reply A workman repairing the roof of one of the highest buildings in Dublin losl his footing and fell. Striking a tele graph line In his fall, he managed to grasp It "Hang on for your life! shouted a fellow workman. Some oi the spectators rushed off to get a mat tress on which he could drop. But tb workman, after holding on for a few seconds longer, suddenly cried out "Sthand from under!" dropped and lay senseless In the street He was brought to the hospital, and on recovery was asked why be did not bang on longer, "Shure, I was afraid the wire wud brake," be feebly replied. Trouble in the Camp. "There seemed to be a rather acrimo nious discussion going on as I went by headquarters." "Yes," said the Salvation Army cap tain sadly. ."Brother Jones,' who beati the drum, happened to say .to. Brother. Smith, Who does most of tte preaching, that actions spoke louder than words." Indianapolis Journal. . Other Troubles. -"Doesn't your broken engagement at the beginning of a new year make you unutterably sad, Archibald?" "No; a man can't die of a broken heart wben be has to bustle for hii next meal or go hungry." "I have a splendid ear for music," ( said the complacent young man. "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, regret,'" fully, "but you don t sing wltft, joui eai.w " WHEN WOMAN LOVES BEST. THE typical American girl often blooms into premature young womanhood, and falls in love before she makes her "teeus." When the girl In her teens falls in love, how ever well developed her physical charms may be, her powers of loving are yet Immature. A young girl is fascinated by a man and she allows her sentiment to dominate her good sense. She mistakes her soul of Mug loved for the love of a lover. After the honeymoon Is over, and the realities of life begin to engage tbe attention of loth parties, tbe wife sees the man as he is-a mere boy often, who, save In tbe role of Borneo, Is utterly devoid of Interest or attraction and who Is quite ber inferior In every respect. It Is then the tragedy of life begins for her. A woman of 2H or 82 Judges men from an entirely dlnrw"WrmlrH.lut and Is capable of a depth of feeling wholly unknown to the girl of 18 or 20. Her nature Is rlier, her emotions more lutense, her Judgments more ma ture. An old lady of 70 told a stranger she had been three times married. She seemed greatly surprised when the lady remarked: "And you loved your second husband best of the three "Yes." she said, "but how did you know?" That conclusion was formed on gen eral principles. The woman who has been married three times usually be gins early too early to know what real love is. Her choice Is usually one of caprice or accident Her jecond mar rinire would under ordinary clrcum tances occur In the thirties, and it would be 'a marriage based on strong magnetic attraction. The third hus band would more than likely be se lected merely as a companion for ber declining years; one to whom she gave respect and affection, but not ardent love. Of course, we find people who have wedded In very early life and loved un til an old age; but those cases are rare. Were statistics made of the greatest and most enduring passions the world has'ever known, no doubt it would be found that the women lovers were nenrlv nlwavs oast twenty-five; and as a rule a man's second wife and crat and Chronicle, Wants Hanalna Stopped. Miss Alice Carey Harlow, of Charles ' ton, 111., the originator of ue movement ...... . l - fnr th abolition of cMlhrfruWhnv n . --- - . ... . ,n THinols. is a cuiturea ana sympa thetlc lady who occupies a prominent position as an educator. Miss Harlow was drawn lnt ber anti-capital pun lshment crusade by the circumstance c f the execution of Carter Martin, who was hanged on Dec. 16 for murder. The horror of that affair so deeply stirred her human sympathies that she has since been unable to rest To re lieve the stress she labored under she prepared a petition addressed to the legislature now In session asking that capital punishment be abolished. Copies of the Instrument were circu lated over the State and thousands signed It Harried Life in Albania. An Albanian woman expects to be beaten if she misbehaves, this being tbe prerogative of the Albanian hus band. He must be careful, however, not to draw blood during his castiga tion, or the wife can complain to the authorities, who will fine the husband and give his property to his' wife. When an Albanian marries he la bound to provide his wife with food, clothes, and a home In keeping with his station and means, and cannot require her to earn money for herself or him by her labor. Divorce ia quite common. Will Be a None, Lady Terrence Blackwood, before her marriage a New York belle, is learning to tie a trained nurse. She will serve only in emer gency cases. Princess Victoria recently express ed a desire to be come a nurse, but was prevent ed by her father. LADT BLACKWOOD. The Art of Crrins "Very few women know how to cry properly," sai-i a cold-blooded observer, "but If they realize how potent tears are as a weapon they would spare no " - li s 77! MM V HISS ALICE O. HARLOW. 'Z i I!na In trying to shed them grace fully. Aa rule brunettes cry" much better than blondes. I call to mind, for Instance, a very pretty little lady who was a litigant In court some years ago, and who wept when a certain por tion of the testimony was reached. As the critical moment approached her eyes lwgan to swim. They seemed to grow larger and darker, and they took on a wistful and appealing- look that made every man In the Jury box feel as though he wanted to climb right out and hit the plaintiff with a club. Her Hps were quivering and presently two great tears rolled softly down her cheeks. That settled It. I was fore man of the Jury, and we were exactly minute and a half lu giving her a verdict. Now. if that bad hapenea to some other woman, equally worthy, but of lighter complexion, the chances are ber nose would have turned pink and her eyes would have assumed a slightly inflamed jippearuiite that would nave been er-very durnngmg to her cause. If she had sniffed, as they usually do, I can't say what the result might have been. A woman who can cry artistically can have any thing she wants. I'm surprised It Isn't taught like Delsarte move ments." (Samoa's Prettiest "Woman. Miss Fa'inuu Is the daughter of ex King Malletoa, and a German officer desires to marry her. About Cnlle. A first call Is made on the newcomer by the older resident without waiting for the formality of an introduction. It Is returned within ten days. If the acquaintance proves undesirable. It may cease after the first Interchange Of visits." - . .. The fashionable calling hour for la dles Is from 11 to VI and from 3 to 6. For men, from 8 to 10 when the day Is occupied. A formal or first call lasts fifteen minutes, a friendly call twice as long. A man must ask permission before he may call, or bear a letter of introduc tion from another city. An Invitation to any entertainment, whether accepted or not, necessitate a call from the recipient within a month. "' --' -Calls should be made on the hostess' day, If she have one. ; The guests of a dinner call upon their hostess within a week. , A bride does not call upon her friend until they have called upon her after the wedding reception. , Calls of congratulation are made on the young mother, the fiancee or a friend to whom unexpected Joy or suc cess have come. The Ladles' World. Handy Writing Table. A pretty accessory for a bedroom in a country house Is a pretty writing tablet or board, to be placed on a small table. It Is first covered with ciiinta' to match the furniture, and then elas-1 tic silk ribbon of a corresponding shade is sewn on in straps to bold, first the blotter In the center, then different sizes of paper and envelopes; next tele- BEDROOM WR1TIXO-TA.BLK. grahph blanks, and then pens and sealing-wax, etc. A safety topped Inkstand firmly glued Into place, with penwiper, match-box and stampbox, completes the accoutrement Take What ion Cb Get' ', One of tbe most helpful qualities for the winning of success Is that, ability which enables one to take philosophic ally what one can get If one -cannot get what one wants 'That is, to bo contented with second best If the best Is unattainable.' ' " ; '. ; It is certainly hard to be sufficiently philosophic to carry this principle Into everyday practice,, although to' desire the unattainable Is worse than ' fool ish, and to know our limitations and to act accordingly ' insures - a certain amount of success. Young people especially cannot help feeling, for the time being at leaBf, that the second best, or what they consider the best 1 not worth the taking,, and so opportunities are lost, which, can never be - regaIned.-PItUburg Dl patch. - js.ttmi. ' f 1