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WEEKLY j OREGON : STATESMAN, TUESDAY; MARCH 13, 1900. A qilAND SUCCESS SEC050 ISSl'K Or THE PACIFIC UOMI STEAD 19 MAILED. Espaaloo sad ImproTcmmit th Order. Sobm of tha Cob trl Ira tors to tb Kew Agrlcaltaral Joarnat, 1 (From Daily, -March loth.) The mailing of tlie second issue of the Pacific Homestead, the new farm paper, was finished yesterday. It was a better number than the first, land it is promised that the next one will be an improvement on this thaty in fact, expansion and improvement will be the regular order of things with the new paper. 7 f 1 .-.j The Homestead is only a week old, bnt it is already a success. It is re ceiving j substantial : encouragement from all over -the j Northwest, and every ma;! brings in additional pledges of en cmTMeemcnt, The paper is alrcady the leading agricultural paper of the Northwest, and it has a larger circula tion in this field than any -other paper of its class. 'Its issue-is 5000 copies, and this number is expected to double wkhin a year. Quite a force is required each -week in the; mailing of the paper. Among the articles in the current issue of the Homestead is the address of I fort II. E. Dosch, secretary i of the State Board of j Horticulture. before the Farmers Congress, on "Horticul ture in Oregon and Markets for Ore gon Fruds;" an able paper. Also the add rcssr before tibc congress by Prof. J. B. Early, on ("Angora Goat Breed ing," arHffthe paper of R. F. Robinson, president Jpf the State Poultry Associ aton, oif "The Poultry Industry." Halftone pictures of these three gentle men are printed, There are alio sev eral other illustrations, including that f "Betsy Newton," one of; the most iaimms Jersey cows in the country. The different farm ; departments are well rcprcsnted in the publication and, all together, it is a very complete farm paper, and it is receiving commenda tion as sMch on all slides. It is a twenty-two page paper, and its size s will 4e maintained, and In creased on occasion. There is no bet ter .pv.blication than this to be sent to persons in the East inquirjjxg about Oregon. It is worth something to Sa lem to have thelargest and best farrrV paper in Hhe Northwest published here, and. though it is not a local institu tion, it Reserves the support of this dommnnity. in so far as it may serve the needs of any of the neonle" THE APPLE AND HOW TO 1 S GROW IT. The United States Department of Agriculture has in press and will soon issue Farmers' Bulletin No. 113. en titled "The apple and How to Grow it." .! I i ..j' .;. j The bulletin was prcbarcd by Mr. G. B. Brackctt, the poniologist of the de partment, and embraces topics intended especially for the guidance of the farmer in the propagation, cultivation, and care of the family orchard. lit, how ever., the farmer should, wish to consid er the commercial skle of the question, lie will find in the .bulletin the needed information for the enlargement of his orchard f so 33 to include market vari4 - eties. ! - The bulletin calls attention to the varied uses of the apple and says no fruit known to the cultivator in the north temperate zone can take the place 1 of the apple as a food product. Many other fruits, indeed most cultivated fruits, rank as luxuries, but the apple, in most parts of the Unhcd States, is one of the leading staple -redacts of the farm.': It graces the table in a greater variety of fornis than any other fruit, and as a,;dessert fruit. low are its equal and none its superior, f 4 The propagation of apple! trees Cr planting is not recommended for the average farmer, but as it is a good thing for him to know something of the processes and methods j of propa- - gation as commonly practiced, those Methods are described, including the different forms of budding and graft ing, i ; ' - ; . The selection of an orchard site is not governed by any arbitrary rale, but ex losurc, j soil, and drainage must be considered; and a site on a gentle east ern or northca.Ttcrn slope is favored, as orchards located on such sites suffer lc?s in both soil and tree from the ef fects of heat and drouth, j j Afttrj the site has been chosen, the land must be prepared for planting, . and the: trees must be selected, the lat ter being a very important part of or charding, for upon care j and judge fent in the selection of trees depend largely future profitsfot-the investment. 'the bulletin gives! suggestions as to preparing the land, distances for plrjiting, season for planting, selec tion of trces. and varieties to plant. A lis of 'varieties suited j to; large arras, arrange! by disricts, is also given. This is followed by directions for setting the j young ) trees, j culture, pruning and . training, shaping the tree, and gather ing the crop, j The buHetin contains ten illustrations. Copies may be ol- . tsined 1 from senators, representatives, or delegates in congress, or from the department of ; Agriculture. WHAT SHOULD A GARDEN j CONTAIN? ' E. S. Phelps, Nebraska. This i will depend large' upon the size and tastes of the family- It must contain what we might call the stand by s, such as 1 sweet corn, potatoes, beans, ! peas, cabbages, tomatoes and beets. In addition. I woufd add a large asparagus bed I of some mam moth variety, la good strawberry bed of the. best -Sorts, currairts, gooseberries, blackberries and other small fruits -with ' a god sized bed of rhubarb. I have tested I many varieties vi small fruits and vegetable and kave discarded the " creatcr cart. I No one can tell their value by.'tha testimony of seedsmen and peddler. A test is the only certain way. fin Illinois, I uscdLto raise many btishdi of rasobcrries. but here t ts . dtfiicuit to get; them to grow, Besides the vegetables and fruit mentioned above, ! would, add salsify, carrots, rad ishes . ;and parsnips. Of course the likes and dkHkcs of every family must . govern the plan to a large extent. In raising tomatoes. I put but one pbrl'in a ivate. , Set the plants in row's 4 ft apart and the plants 4 ft apart in the row. Get only the best kinds and those that you know are valuable. Of most vegetables, secure very early and late varieties, so that you will have them .throughout the season: A good garden must be well plowed and spad and then harrowed or raked, so as make tine th 4 Ki tv. . - - to seed mint -n . deep nor too shallow. After the plants arc up, give thorough cultivation, keep- iwmiu -wen surreo and clear of .weeds. The wheel hoe must be used freelv in 3 rrii . irnt O- . - ... k "--ne msin ran mnr-t : . u - ,t.v,. huh ii u 1; 'v nouTS than he can in a whok day with "- uiu-iastnonei iinq. PROPERTY IN HAWAII. Sugar Planters Are on the" Flood Tide 01 fortune and Are Getting Rich. Senator Clark, ol Wvomine. who has "been in the Hawaiian Islands this summer, speaking o the conditions thete, says: ' . ' : . I 'he sugar, -planters are on the flood tide of fortune, for the tro6ts on cane are heavy, and everyhody in the bus- sness ts getting rich. Coffee planting has not been so profitable, but I think that eventually it will be .made to oav. The material development of Hawaii has been greatly accelerated bv annex ation. ' Coming under our flag has been of enormous benefit. It has given confidence to the people and the guar antee of stable" government brightens the whole future. Even theniost ardent royalists are ; forced to "admit that rvmencan supremacy in the islands is the ' best thing that could have hop- pcnrj. , : . , What form cf government do the leading men of the country desire? They wish congress to bestow upon Hawaii a regular territorial system of government, such sis that of Arizona or New .Mexico. In my opinion that is the most desirable policy to jpursue. At present the government is very awkward and cumbersome. There is no municipal or county government, and people residing at a distance frcm Honolulu are put to great inconven ience, for public records are kept at no other place. Honolulu itself is making rapid strides in the march of progress. I Its harbor is crowded .with shipping nd its btKness men report unprecedented activity in trade. CONCERNING GEORGE. "Pa," said .Bobby, ''teacher told us in school today that George Washing ton didn't cut down his father's cherry tree." . "Didn't, hey?" said .Mr. Caus-tick. "Well, that simply confirms my re mark of the other night, when I said that great men arc -oecoming celcbra-; ted ior what they don't say, or do. For instance, there's William Tell. The only thing that -made him celebra ted was shooting an apple off his son's head. That act endeared him to ev ery childish heart as a sort of mediae val Buffalo Bill or Old Hawk-eye. Now they tell us he di3nt shoot at any I apple, or hide any arows in his breast to 'kill thee, tyrant, had I slain my boy. Therefore he is celebrated for not doing these tilings. . "General Stark is famous because he didn't say anything about Molly Stark's being a widow tonight. The Scotch girl I forget her name is fa mous because she didn't hear the pipes at Lucknow. -And now the great George didn't cut down any chcrry trce. or have any little hatchet, or 'go to his father's arms, noble boy. or perform any of those old hallowed feats that used to make tis rant to kick him." " "But. pa," said Bobby; "he couldn't, tell a lie. could he?" "I don't know, -mv boy," said Mr. Caustick. "I never heard that he did tell any himself. But this fact seems to be assured he , has been the inspi ration of some very able efforts in that line." Harper's Bazar. I VARIOUS INCOMES. "Not long before her (Mrs. Proc tor's! death. Mr. Browning, Mr. Mat rhem Arnold and I were standing in front 0 the fireplace one Sunday after noon, talking about the various in comes made by prominent" persons, and Mrs. Proctor was giving her own reminiscences of barristers' and physi cians' ices, and the sums obtained by literature by men known to her in her youth. "Mrs. Browning thereupon told how at the house of a distinguished surgeon he had met an exalted parsonage,, who, to much bonhomie joins on inordinate curiosity. He said to the surgeon, 'I should like to know, of course I do not speak to present company, what a first-fate surgeon makes in his profes sion." 'Well, sir, said .the host. 'I should say thjt about 15.000 pounds a year would be the mark.' 'What, said rhe prince, turning to the then acknowl edged leader of the English bar. 'what does a great barrister-make?' I sup pose, sir. 25.000 pounds would hit th. mark. Sir John Mil!ai3 was also pres ent, and he was the third asked. Pos sibly, sir. 35.000 pounds a year. Oh. come come.' said the questioner. WcIl, sir,' said Sir John 'MiUais, rather net tled, 'as' a matter of fact, last year I made 40.000 pounds,, and might have made more had I not been taking hol iday longer than usual i in Scotland. When be had finished speaking, Mr, Browning put hia arms through Mr. Arnold's and mine, and said: 'We don't make that by hterature, do we?" "Reminiscences," by J. Kegan Paul. i PROOFS OF PARESIS. Lawyers and loungers in the supreme court are testing themselves for par esis these days. In the course of the suit of Joseph W. Puliar against ex Governor Waller, oi Connecticut, and AWred R. Page, a lawyer, to reeovee $5,000 worth cf property. Counsel for the defense mentioned some of the common symptoms o paresis, and -explained how the tests can be applied. For instance, if the pupil of one rye is larger than that of the other it is a Led sign. Cross the legs so that knee of the other, and hit the upper leg sharply just r bcH?w the kneecap. It UH teg flies up job are an rigiu; if it does not. beware; Stand up" per fectly straight, with t your feet dose together and look at' a point ten feet away. It yoa swajrjrom siae to siac, you are in a bad way. Still another ttst is to stand on -one, foot, wkh the ether leg bent .-at the knee. If you can stand perfectly still for five sec onds withouidreppio the raised leg you are probably sound. Since- this testimony has been made .puWiccne r.iay ee business men in theif otqees, loungers in cafes, truckmen in their wagons, policemen 00 their bcats.-and men of ell' Tocations balancing them selves on one foot and going through other maneuvres to make ure that they are not disposed towards paresis, and tnost of them -easily -satisfy theru- ed selves. Incidentally, it tnay be re marked that PuDar was nonsuited this afternooavr-Pittsburg Dispatch. DERBY HATS THAT LAST." ; Some men fwlfl buy two or three black derby hats a season, and these vill-ialways look rusty and old. Other men will buy not tnore than one a year, and that; will never lose its deep and brilliant gloss, "Ill tell you why it is." said !ie, best dresser in German town the othejr day. "It. is because one man brushes his hat with -a stiff bristled whiski and the other rubs bis softly wkh a ipicce of woollen : cleth. The felt of the hat is such i a delicate stuff that whisk applied to it has pretty much the effett that a currycomb or a rake would have on a suit erf clothes. It wears the. nap off, exposing the bare gray foundation in short order. ; A piece of woollen cloth rubbed over a hat with a circular motion that con forms to the grain does'n't rub off the nap at all, btt keeps ft lustrous and firm and of jgood colcr. I ; buy one two-and-a-balfhat a year, ami rub it eacla morning with a bit; of flannel. I guarantee that it outlasts three five dollar hats thja are raked and scraped with whiiks every day." Philadelphia Record. I 1 NEWSBOY INTERRUPTS A QUIET SMOKE. A patient ooking, mud-bespattered carrying an advertising retriever dog sign, attracted considerable aienuon in -front of the 'Baltimore & Ohio buikiing.-whre', to the amazement of the pedestrians, he quietly smoked a clay pipe. At regular jmtervals he puffed smoke from his mojuth, and appeared to be in a ponderirig mood, utterly oblivious to the attention he was attracting. In vestigation fjroved that' the dog was smoking pretty good tobacco. He bothered nobody, ami did not himsalf obstruct the fsidewalk, but a mischiev ous newsboy-made several efforts to snatch the pipe from the canine smok er, but the dog held it 'fast between his teeth. 'Finally, th,e boy struck the pipe with his hand and knocked it half way acrbss the street The hith erto peacefulf-canine sprung at the boy and seized tbe back art of his ecat, making a ferocious attack xn his tor mentor. A istroke tfrom the cane of Office Raffefty caused the dog to let go, but he Ifollowcd the fleeing boy across the street, and only for the fact that the urclMn took refuge in a sto -e. the dog -wold have probably overtak en him. The poor brute barked vic iously for ajwhile, and then returned to the' othcrf side of the street, picked up his pipej and walked away. "It woultf serve that boy right if the dog hai,' bitten him." .remarked a compassionate lady.Baltimore Amcr icari. ' J - GOOD TIMES IN -GERMANf. Ln index of German prosperity has been found Hri the increasing fumter of Germans who visit Italy.- In , iKq6 the numbcrl of German tourists -who traveled on j the Gotthard railway -was 28,000; in iSpg it was 40.000, Of Sw'.ss cities; Lucerne benefit most by this annual migration.- New York Post. CRUEL. Parke -Wfhat an improvement' m Mrs. Gantlilig's speech since, she 'got married! She used to stutter "so." Lane Yes; but she acquired fluency in explaining to her husband how she exceeded hc- allowance. r&f PARATION rOB CCNSl'S WORI.' I - .. Very Few Applicants for the. Position of EnuAierators Are Received I from Salem. ' i (From) Daily, March 10th.) Hon. C 8. Winn, superintendent of the census for the first congressional district of Oregon, with headquarters in Albany, 4ame down from that city Snr a hrif 1 business visit yesterday. While in Saflem 'Mr. Winn consulled With many the leading citizens re garding the I taking of the census in this county. ! In speaking of the pre via rat ions for the w-ork, Mr. Winn said: . . - I V v "VV'c havei the preparations well un der way. ancft when the time comes for the field work to begur June Vt ac tive operations will be Nunder way in every enumeration district throughout the counties jcomprising the first con gressional district. "In order to do this, however, we must have a 3arge number of enumer ators from ctcry section of the conn try, and our 4n'y need at this time is, more cnunterators. Applications for these positions are pouring in from every portion j of the district, and over 700 are now on file. -But, strange to say, while cvtry portion of the con gressional 'district has more applicants for positions bf enumerators than enn be provided jwith positionsand the country preciiscis 5f Marion county are no exception to this rule the Salent districts are rot so well represented, : some of them having not a single applicant. As the appointments for each district will be madej if possible, from. witli5n the district, jt will be necessary for some of the rjesidents of Salem to ap ply for these positions, and it will have to be done at, an early date, as applica tions will be received for but a short time. If no residents of these districts apply, othcrsl will be appointed and sent in to do tire work. When more than one applies, merit will decide the choice of enumerator, and will control. 1 "The field work of enumerators will not be difficttvt, and the compensation will -be very j satisfactory."" , , , (Mr. Winn returned to his home In Albany last vening. " "Isn't it . istrange." ''remarked novelist, "that so many of our rich ; up to be so utterly worthless?" "Oh, ;- I don't kndw." rephed ' the cynic. looking aker their ancestors tj bother much aboufi their pesterity," Phila delphia PrCS&j. - :. ' ' ' .-':! ' m 1 1 .1 1 ' .. f , Poultney iBfgelow thinks the Yankee soldier and Tommy'Atkins have much to learn from ach other, but that both rffonld go to chool to the -Boer this, too, after an urtusually long silence on Mr.-Bigelow part. r ' : . From the beginning . just made bv von n T Mr. Macmnt. it looks as though William Jennings Bryan might ? have to-look' out ffr hi laureli. s Tw!ce-a-wee Sutesman, a. jear. LISTING OF VUTEllS B.VXU OF ELECTORS HAS DECKEASED BOMEWJ1AT. CMatrf Br(tatrmtk OBJcrr Arm Sloi Brpwrtlac to tha Clerk-XamtMr La Emci rreclnct. The registration- of voters for the coming election is continuing at the court house, though the rush of elect- prs, to ;be plated on the books of the county. clerk, is not as great as k was during ! the first month, following the opening of the term of registration. During the past week the work has been somewhat delayed by the bad weather, which naturally prevented many electors from the country from coming to Salem. ; ; The notaries public and justices of the peace throughout the county, who have blanks for registration in their possession, are probably doing consid crable in that direction, but they send in fewj reports to the county clerk, and there is no way of ascertaining the number of registrations not yet re ported. As the law provides that the reports shall be made forthwith, it is likely that they will not be? delayed much longer. 'y ; -. Manjy of these county registration officers have 'sufficient blanks in their possession to register al Ithe voters in their precincts, but report very few, although they constantly ask for more blank si In one case, in a precinct hav ing about 100 votes. there arc xxi blanks in the; hands of the registration offic ers 100 in possession of each but out of a total registration of less thin ninety only seventeen were listed by these two officers, the remainder ap pearing in the"" county, clerk's office to register. : Up to 5 o'clock last evening the to tal number of registrations since the books of the clerk were opened at the beginning of the year, was 3583, divid ed among the various precincts as fol lows: 1 . Aumsvillc. .... Aurora. .... Brcitenbush. . . 131 56 22 I06 57 , 2 189 37 69 108 5 68 11H Sj6 6t 28 57 85 6q 87 US 2I 98 197 54 138 III 57 Brooks. . . Butteville. ar Elkho Englewood. . Fairfield . Scotts 'Mills Gervais. .. .. Horeb. .. . . Howell. . .. . Hubbard. . . . Jefferson. . . . Maclcay Marion..... Mehama. ... Mt Angel Monitor. Prospect..... .. Salem; No. 1 . . . Salem No. a. .. , Salem: No. 3. .. Salem No. 4. .J, East Salem ..J North Salem , South Salem . . Sidney. . Silver Falls a . 12 . 62 . 94 . 76 74 -7 . 121 . 86 .237 . IJ9 ;3583 Sontlf "Silverton : . . J Silvertdn. . . .. j. . Nortih Silverton St. Paul StaytOn . . . . j . Sublimity. . . . ' . turner.. . Wood burn Yew 'Park Total.. . A I TEST ; CASE. An akernativc writ 6f marrdamus was yesterday issued by Judge R. P. Boise, directed to the state land board, returnable March 22.I. at 2 p. Mil. ordering the board to com pute and pay interest on $320, paid to the board by Dr. B. -F. .Hutchinson, in payment of 78 acres of land in Lin coln (county, i This interest is to be paid to Helen Williams, an heir of Dr. Hutchinson, deceased, and who peti tioned for the writ. The land origin ally purchased, was never lin possession of the grantcebut was, by the United States, patented to others, and t'ie money paid for it was repaid by the state, after many years' use, to the grantee of the land. The case will piobaoly go to the supreme court, as many similar claims against the land board wilt depend upon the termination of the present suit- E. P. McCorna;k and George G. Bingham are attorneys ior the petitioner, lleln Williams, and Attorney General D. R. N. Blackburn was given charge of the land board's defense. . A SPECIAL TRIP. The O. R. & N. Company's steamer Elmore carirc up from Portland yesterday morning on a specia Itrip, her mission being to remove to the metropolis all of the wheat on storage at the Salem Flour ing" Mills plant in this city. The cargo amounted to 150 tons and the? steamer left down the river at I o clock in the afternoon. ...The river yesterday regis tered twelve feet above low water mark and was at a standstill, the recent heavy rains resulted in an increase of about eight feet in the river's stage. HAS-A BAD RECOKI) CASK or URCEST AGA?t8T HILDA IIORSOX IS DISMISSED.. 8b la Kw PcnmUeM nt Fridl la j Com U U W mmm Is Ummwrn i . tm Sava rracla ; The charge of larceny that had been preferred against Hilda Hobson in the coufts at Corrallis was dismissed and the woman is now friendless and pen niless in Benton county. She has now assumed another alias, that of Miss Swame. Concerning her case the Cbrrallia Times, of Friday., has the 4bl!owing: "Hilda Hobson, who hired Livery- man Elgin s horse and buggy an d,l not bother to return it, is again in Corvallis. She arrived Tuesday in- cus tody of Sheriff Rickardrf and, being ill. was taken to tne tjccwcr.tai noici, where she was accorded kindly care. "Hilda U now known as Miss Swame-. That ts the name the gave to the Coburg constable when arrested. and ts the name she requires the sheriff and others to call her. She denies that she is Hilda. .Hobson, and says frt. . . . that her home is in (Missouri. t "Hilda was arrested a mile this side of Coburg. She wa about buying a ticket at the Coburg station tor :pnng field. when the local constable received a telegram asking for her arrest He looked at the woman and faltered in hia duty as the black eyes rested on him. lie went to the justice for ad vice and was told, 'Why, of course, ar rest her. AI1 right, then, I'll change clothes and take her in," he said. 1 he woman, given the tip by some, sympa thizer, was beyond the limks of the town when the constable, arrayed in a Sunday suit, appeared, on the scene. "Yesterday -afternoon the case against her was dismissou, on motion of the deputy district attorney. I he woman is penniless, and there ; are many who, in spite of her reputation, have sympatny tor cr. The Hobson woman evidently has a criminal record throughout the coasj. The following from the ban rrancisco Chronicle of the 9th tnst., shows that the woman has been engaged in ques tionable work for some . time; The imprisonment at Corvallis, Or egon, of Hilda Hobson, alias tjilda Tavlor. the fictitious- Red Cross nurse, on the charge of stealing a horse and buggy, will recall to many ban Iran ciscans the bold and persistent actions of this clever swindler during her so journ in this city. She was here only about tour months, but dunng tnat time she systematically preyed upon a public made sympathetic by the al nrost daily arrival of battle scarred and fever stricken soldiers and people in every walk of life were made her vic time. .. -. , . . - - "She -wore the emblem, of the Red Cross society on her, sleeve, but took care to keep it "from view while on the street. In a house or store she, would solicit financial assistance for the soci ety, and. display the cross to strength en her story. She also claimed to be looking for nurses to go to Luron. In order to keep informed of the actions of the army nurses she cultivated the acquaintance of . several officers and privates. . who were stationed at the Presidio at that time, being careful to keep them ignorant of her dual life; On the claim that she had several hun dred dollars coming to her as soon as her finals were received from Manila, she succeeded in obtaining several bil of goods from various . local stores, and the rooming house at which she lived during her stay here, is still awaiting' the arrival of the money." A BROKEN LIMB. While remov ing, stumps on hia farm near Spring brook, Yamhill county, last Monday, A. Acheson had the misfortune to sus tain a fracture of the right limb at a point just below the knee. The traces parted, releasing the sweep, which struck 'Mr. Acheson a very severe blow. Mr. Acheson is the father of Lee Ach eson. of this city, salesman Cor Buren & Hamilton. I Love In a Nursery. "Oh, iMiss Lawrence," said Jennie to me one day, clasping both her hands in theatrical fashion, "if I could only be before the public eye an object of interest! I'm sure there's .foundation enough.' Wasn't I born poor, as half the heroines of the . novels are born; rhen when I was 14 didn't Mr. Green take me and keep till -she died? Oh, such a beautiful life as I led there. She used to rise about noon, and as soon as she was dressed she sent for me. to read to her, and we read die most en trancing novels, until it was time to go for tlhe drive or make a call. . She told m? she was sure I had a 'history. Oh. if 1 could only find out what it is! I don't get mudt time to read here." - "So much the better," I answered, "your liead has enough trash in it now I imagine." . : "Miss Lawrence, say what you please, I am convinced I was not born to be a nursery, maid. I feel a moving spirit within me which says: "Jennie, you will be a great lady.' But 1 don't care for that; if I can only be interest ing. You see, in tJw nursery I have no chance." And this is only a mild type; of the conversations with which Jennie tor minted me whenever she' could per suade me to conie and sit awhile with her. True, she was pretty; had a lit tle, graceful figure, with big blue eyes, a mass of right hair, and the most beau tiful complexion that. I "have ever seen, but she was so erratic. She was near ly 18 when Mrs. Green died, and Mrs. Wood, a niece of Mrs. Green, took her into her household. Imagine a girl of her age and position wearing her hair falling in a mass of curls over her figure, Tim she did because Mr4. Green had said it reminded her of Sophonisba Araminta Monticclio in the "Love-Lorn C36cpherd." -" Then the mania Jennie had for nov els; rhe young ladies couldn't lay one down for five minutes , but she had taken it and popped down, no matter where, to read. Once I found . her curled up on a handsome parlor chair, the baby's clean clothes dumped down on the floor, and Miss Jennie crying her eyes out over the "Crazy Maid of Belfast." Next day she varied the performance by -sitting down on the baby's littler foot tub turned upside down, to.dcvour. sfoe said, "The Three Musketeers." With her head in a nov el and her mind after it, she would put Harold's trousers n Pauline, and Pau line's bonnet on Harold, and then if I c hided her. say: "Oh, dear, I was wishing 'Miss Fannie would put down 'Ben H:ir o I could see who won the chariot : race. I'm dying to know how it i going to end." . One day, hearing a dreadful crying in the nursery while I was in my room, I hastened to see .what was the mat ter. There sat Miss Jennie, with all her hair pulled down, and her f night gown on over her clothes, squatted in a eorner by the radiator, glaring like a maniac. Harold, ha3f-dreseL was cutting his coat to pieces with a knife he had gotten for Chrwtmag.' and Pau lne, ll ready for a walk, was scream ing with terror at Jennie's antics. "Are you cray, girl?". I tsked, an grily. ,..- ' : . . "Oh. Miss Lawrence, do I look cra ry? I tJiought I would just try how it wold seem to do the scene in the 'Bride of Lammermoor, wherr Lucie goes frantic. Mrs. Green often used to dress me like the heroines and let me do scenes, but here my soul starves for its wonted food." - It was no manner of use to complain. Mrs. Green had left her $1000, to be paid when she was married or came of age. nd she made te care oC Jennie until thai time Mrs.. Wood's charge -by the conditions of her will.- so ..Irs. Wood ttinfcd her oyer to me, and a nice time I had of it At last she fell in love. S.ie met a man whom she persisted in calling her fate in the street while she was wag ing with the children. Margaret, the cook, insisted upon it that it wa -the baker's boy, but Jennie scored the -gestion. No, he was a gentleman born, now in reduced circumstances, whose-, heart went out to her when they met. "I wish you could see him, Mi Lawrence, she would say. "Such an expression! 5ixh an altogether! I an just dying to get out. He promised to finish the forty-first canto of Ins Cocm and repeat it to me today. Oh, ow he does quote!" This is my last daj of trial. The chil- dren came alone, crept into the nursery, very muchr terrified, having been found by a policeman in a dreary part of the fark where they had wanJrf4 after ennie left tbem. Fortunately I had taught Harold to repeat his name and address, so they were brought directly home. There was a" dinner party in the even ing, . followed by a srmdl dance, and the children were allowed to come down and' look cn an adjoining room, where they could -see and not be seen. As Jennie had not yet made her ap pearance I went with them. We were all enjoying ourselves immensely, when bangJwent the door, and Jennie rushed in, her hair flying about, her hat on the side, and her dress general ly; looking as if some one had thrown it at her. She rubied at Mrs. Wood and fell down on her knees screaming: . "Pardon, pity and forgive me," and then sCic rumpled her .hair all up and glared at each guest in turn. I . I had not told Mrs. Wood about the children, so ihe sH in an astoni;hcd, tone: "What docs all this mean?" "Mean! ; Lo-e! Hopeless: love! I know my fault, let love be my excuse." "What is the "matter, girl? Arc you demented?" ' "Would yo"u have passion, listen to the voice ' of prudence We loved! Stern late would forbid our nuptials! Wc are one!" "In thenafne of common sene, what does all this mean?" asked 'Mr. Wood, in a 'horrified, tone, coming for wards '-; -... - As he spoke a tall, handsome young man stepped , from the hall into the room. 1 ; "It means, sir, 4hat this lady is my w.ife. 'She has Informed mc that her fortune is in your hands, and, fearing your opposition, we were privately married today. As your ward" I 'My ward, sir! That girl is my nurs ery maid!" It was now the young man's turn to glare, wliic h lie did. But when Mr; Wood inTormed hint that Jennie could receive her thousand dollars by callifTg at his office the next morning, he cool ed down, and, taking Jennie by the hand said: - - "Come, my love, we will got . A they left the room, Jennie caught 4 jrliinpse of me behind the porticrs, . Which 1 had d rawn back during the . Kcne. "Farcwetl!" cried Jctmic. "Fare well! my benefactress, friend and coun selor of tmy "wayward youth." Then to the children, f Farewell, ye cherubs,, whose rosy slumbers 1 have watched, whose walking joys I have shared. Farewell, scenes and. hauijtw of my )xiuth. A long, long farewell!" And with another j scream she fainted into her husband's arms, who carried tier into the hall.,! 1 I "I'm glad shc' gone," said Harold; ''she always washed my nose up." Well, it was more than a month af ter, when or.c day the nursery door opened and Jennie came in. She was so pale and seemed so quiet and sub dued that I scarcclykncw her. ' "Miss Lawrence," she said, humbly, "do you think Mrs. Wood would -let mc come back if-I tried to do belterr"' "Why, Jennie, girl," I said kindly, for her eyes were full Of tears, "what wrong?" - - - r ' - ' V .... "It'ti all wrong, Mis Lawrence, and all my own folly to blame for it. The day '1 1 went from here to Edgar, my husband, I mean, for I'm not sure that's -his real name, persuaded me to go to England with, hitrr. - le aid he was a gentleman there and would make mc a lady. So .1 gave him my j money, and we made ! preparations to .sail. All my things were sent on board and we were only waiting on the pier 'to watch the mert as they loaded the baggage on the ship. The people! were hurri edly going aboard, but he' kept saying there I was no hurry, and talking and chatting until they pulled In' the plank; then he cried: '"'Good bye, Jennie; thank you for the caslr,' and jumped aboard.' "Leaving you?" cried. "Yes,-. I couldn't jump, you know. He's gone and taken all my money except one $5 bill." "Well. Jennie, you are an object of interest." Oh, MisV Lawrence don't say those hateful words ' to mc If I had only minded my 'work and let novel read ing, alone I never, wcmld have fallen into uch a scrape. I will try, -indeed I, will, to do better if Mrs. Wood will lake me back." , Search tlie city over now and yon will not find a- tidier, handier Irt tie maid than Jennie the objert of inter est. New Orleans Times-Democrat. MEN'S HAIR. 'Men 1 wjtfi fine brown hair, light or dark, make the best husbands, being generous, considerate, aflcctionate and truthful. Tne darker the brown, how ever, the more likelihood that selfish: traits will assert themselves. - If a man's hair turns gray prcnia trrely, it is a sign that he is a good; fcflow. Such men -are always brainy, sympathetic and very honorable. The hair turns white from being overscru pulous iri money matters and friend ship oftene- than it does through griev ing tor shortcomings. HE KNEW. Pastor I suppose you know where the bad little boys go? Johnny, (who had been told to stay in the noose) Yes, I do. They. gr skatin' and sleddin' and have a jolly good time: Philadelphia Prcss. - Jones -Curry is an awfullv unfortu nate fellow. Jackson That so? Jones Yes: he snores so loud tint he always wakes the baby, ihen the l- s'y cries 0 ioud he wakes Curry, so thcy have to" walk together. Tit-Bits. Some men wouldn't want to go 1 Heaven if jhey thought they oul-fn t parade behind a brass band oecajion ally. Thicago Daily News -