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Teoov’s QUERY
One brother was tall
and slim,
The other chubby
and short.
Teddy sat looking at
them one night.
Apparently lost in
thought.
"Mamma,” he asked at length
“Which would you like the best,
For me to grow north and south, like Tom,
Or like Willie from east to west?”
Arlv’lrince of the Blood.
“I say, Martin, stop that! How‘s a
fellow going to drink with Niagara
Falls coming down on him?"
Louis Ray, or “Rufus,” as the boys.
called him, rose up angrily, with a
face as red as his head.
“All right,” said Martin Stone,
laughing: “Go ahead and drink; ['11
pump easy for you."
Louis bent over again and put his
thirsty lips to the spout. This time
his tormentor moved the pump handle
about as fast as the hour hand" of a
watch, and about three drops trickled'
out.
“Pump, will you?” cried Louis.
“0 yes,” roared the other, and
Louis was sputtering in a rush of' the.
water, while the boys exploded with‘
laughter.,
Louis sprang at Martin, shaking
his wet head like a Newfoundland
dog, and grappled him fiercely. But,
after all, it was only a friendly tussle; g
the bell rang, and they all went back ‘ {
Into the schoolroom as good friends'
as ever. ,
But Martin's bag-strap gave way in
the scuffle, his bOOks tumbled out on
the ground, and a closely written
sheet of paper Went across the
school’s tennis court, thrbugh the iron
fence railings out into' the road, there
to be trampled into an early grave by
a great drove of cattle passing that
way.
“Put up your books, boys,” said the
teacher; “I shall let you decide who
shall get the English prize. I gave
Martin and Louis each a composition
. to write, and I am going to' read
them, and let the class award the
prize ”
Louis got his paper ready, and stood
ready to march up with Martin.
But where was Martin‘s paper? He
was sure it' was in his algebra. No.
Well, in his history of the United
States; andso he went through every
book.
“Well, well, where are the papers?"
“I have lost mine," said Martin.
1‘Tfien there will be les's' trouble;
Louis, where is yours?"
There was silence in the schoolroom;
Louis turned red, then pale; then he
quietly tore his paper across the mid-
dle, and said, in a respectful tone:'
“I have none to hand in, sii. ”
Instantly the class broke into irre-
pressible applause.
“Silence!" thundered the teacher.
"‘Boys," the major said, in a tone
they had never heard: him use before.
“I would rather have seen a generous
thing like that among you than to
have a prince of the blood in. my
schooll That is what I call loving
your neighbor as yourself, and you
know who gave us that command and
set us the great example."—The Pub-
lic Schools.
A Rat with :1 Wooden Log.
A rat with a wooden leg is a curi-
osity, as curiosities go nowadays.
Yet such an animal can be seen any
day at a certain residence in the
southwestern section of the city. A
short time ago Willie, the son of the
house, a lad of 12 years, found the
little rodent in a trap in the cellar.
His first impulse was to brain the
pest with a baseball bat, but the rat
looked at him so pleadingly that Wil-
lie’s heart was touched, and he de.
cided to take the trap to'an adjoin-
ing vacant lot and liberate the uni;
mal. This he did, 'but instead of
scamperiug off, as he expected, the rat
limped painfully up to'him and be-
gan to lick his hand. Willie then dis
Covered that one of_the animal‘s legs
had been almost severed by the trap.
Taking the rat'home, he cut the leg
01f and then bandaged the wound, us-
ing as a liuiment a little vaseline.
He then put-the-rat into a cage and
carefully fed and nursed it for a week.
He then removed the bandage and
/found that the wound had completely
healed. The rat Was, however, un-
able to walk, and \Villie decided he
would make' for it an artificial leg.
Going dOWn to the cellar, he obtained
a piece of pine, and after some whit-
tling succeeded 'in making a leg. This
be fastened on with a string, and was
delighted to see that his plan was on-
111er successful. The rat is now the
family pet and can be seen any day
hobb’ling about the kitchen or teas-
ing a little Irish terrier, of which it
has made a lifelong friend—Phila-
delphia Times. '
Two Little Sleepers.
Mary and Marthaftwo little sisters.
liad been promoted to the dignity of
a big bed, where they slept together.
"I Slept on the front side,” announced
Mary, with an air of importance.
‘And where do ybu sleep, Martha?"
“I sleep where
M.1ry doesn’t,” replied Martha, With
.11 rueful glance at here restless little
sister. ——Current Literature.
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“ ives in Lapland.
As civilization advanced these real
pursuits degenerated happily into
races, and among the La‘pla‘nders rac-
ing for a bride still prevails. When a
young Laplander is in leve with a
girl he and she 11m 11 race; he is heav-
ily handicapped so that she may win
if she chooses, for if she outruns him
he cannot propose again, as it is penal
to do so. Of course she suffers he1self
to be overtaken if she cares for him.
but the consent of her parents must
be obtained before they can be mar-
ried. The law of the land is very
strict on this point, and in olden times
the man was subject to capital pun-
ishment if he married without the
consent of the girl’s parents. After a
Laplander has chosen a bride he sends
her a'pre‘sent by his friends of a gir-
dle, a ring and a quantity of brandy;
he goes as far as the door of her but,
but remains outside until invited to
enter, when a bumper of brandy is
offered to the girl‘s father; if he
drinks it, it is a sign he consents _to
the marriage, and the young lover
then promises to give her some
clothes, and pays a sum of money,
generally a hundredcopper dollars.
down on the spot. This of course is
a remnant of marriage by purchase,
which in primitive times succeeded
marriage by capture, Bans are pub-
lished once in Lapland, and the mar—
riage ceremony is very Short. The
bride wears her hair loose, and has a
gold band round her head. Her pres
cuts and dowry are generally rein-
deer, and she and her bridegroom re-
main with her parents for a year at
ter her marriage. —- Philadelphia
Times.
Art of Dressing Properly.
A girl who is dainty and'neat about
her room is, as a rule, not often to be
seen going about the house minus her
waist belt or With her shoes unfasten-
ed or with that painful eyesore—bod-
ice skirt dividing at the back.
Nothing seems to give anyone such
a hopeless look of untidiness as to
have their things all ill-fitting and al-
together badly put on. And what a
blessing, dear girls, if you 'could only
remember that it is often not the gar-
ment you have on your backs that
makes you look untidy, but the Way it
is put on.
'E Some girls do not seem as if they
had an idea beyond fastening on the
garment; theysee it is on, and they
are satisfied.
Should the garment come from the
shop with the waist belt attached to
the neck of the dress, it would never
enter their heads to remove it, be-
cause coming from the shop like that.
they—if they thought about it at all—
. would presume it tobe quite right.
Such a person, who doesn’t see the
small defects, will never be well
dressed. She is the woman who takes
' a certain material, whether she likés
it or not,‘because the anxious shop
‘seller says it is nice.
; It is one of woman’s duties to make
the'most of her perSonal appearance;
but until she learns the art of dressing
herself properly all other eflorts will
be lost, For, however a woman may
be favored with regard to her looks.
,whether she be beautiful or plain; it
"is the dressing that shows her 011'.
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Buttons. ..
“When I get a bright'idca, I always
want to pass it along,” said a lady, as
she sat watching a young girl sew-
ing. “Do your buttons ever come off,
Lena?"
"Ever? They’ re always doing 'it.
They are ironed off, washed off, and
pulled 011?, until I despair. I seem to
shed buttons at every step.”
I “Make use of these two hints when
13'0“ are sewing them on, then, and
see if they make any difference. When
you begin, before you lay the button
on the cloth, put the thread through,
so that the knot will be on the right
side. That leaves it under the but?
ton, and prevents it from being worn
'or ironed away, and thus beginning
the loosening process.
a large pin across the button, so that
all your threads will go over the pin
After you have finished filling the
holes with th',read draw out the pin,
and Wind your thread round and
round beneath the button. That
makes a compact stem, to sustain the
possible pulling and Wear of the but
tonhole.
“It is no exaggeration to say that
my buttons never come off, and I'm
sure yours won’t, if you use my
method of sewing."
Be Reasonable With Servants.
“Themore I look into the subject
of household science,” said the wom-
an who is making the subject a study,
“the more I see the need of educating
the mistresses. The amount of work
they expect from a single servant is
marvellous. I know one woman who
has a large family and one servant,
and she does not expect to do any of
the work of the house herself. She
does not even make her own beds.
To be sure they are only pulled open,
the clothes pulled over the foot, and
then pulled back again, but the one
maid has to do it. And I have knoWn
her to call this one girl from her gen-
eral housework to bring her a glaSs
of water up stairs and take the glass
down again. and she doesth uesi-
tale to call her to bring a tape'meas-
are or something that she needs for
her sewing. She expects personal
waiting upon in addition to all the
work of hei house. We cannot expect
servants to be reasonable when so
much Athat is unreasonable...,is,de~
l manded of them. ' "
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, grows,
Then, before you begin sewing, lay-
The Right Way to Set Fruit Trees.
When any, kind of a plant has its
roots exposed, it is sure to suffer loss
of‘vitality by evaporation. These
should be'kép't covered with damp
straw or cloth, and if tribe kept sev-
eral days before setting, placed in a
cool place. Trees sometimes arrive in
ashriveled couditiOu, caused by delay
in shipment or transportation. These
should immediately be place horizon-
tally in a trench and covered with
puddled earth and allowed to remain
for several days. 4
still shriveled, they are worthless.
They should be plump when removed.
Remove all bruised and injured
roots with a sharp knife or pruning
shears. Also cut off all fibrous root~
lots, as new growth starts from the
large roots. Cut back the top quite
severely,'the peach to a whip and the
pear and apple to three or four short
branches equally distributed around
the trunk and not moi‘e than three
feet from the ground. The branches
should not exceed the roots in length
and Quantity. Dig a' hole large enough
to admit the roots in a natural posi-
tion. In the center of the hole place
a small amount of earth. On this
setsthe tree and gently press it into
the earth. This insures sufficient soil
among the roots to prevent any open
space. It is these open spaces which
often cause the death of a tree. Pack
the soil above the roots as fast as it
is filled in, leaving the upper three
inches loose to act as mulch to pro-
servc the moisture. _
It is best to set the trees a little
deeper than they stood in the nursery.
This place may be known by the dif-
ference in color in the bark. \It is
customary to set a tree as near ver-
tical as possible, but I have learned
that it should be set so as to lean
slightly toward the direction of the
prevailing winds, then as the tree
it gradually straightens and
at maturity is able to maintain that
position. A tree should never be
» mulched the first year, as it Will cause
the roots to grow near the surface.
There is nothing better than frequent
and shallow cultivation to conserve
moisture and promote new growth. It
is better to grow some cultivated crop
among the trees than to allow the
ground to become occupied by weeds
and grass, but all seeds should not be
planted closer than four feet to the
tree.
on to the new growth, cutting back
any branches which are growing out
of proportion to the others, keeping
the- top as nearly...ba.lanced as possible.
Rub off all shoots'ou the trunk which
are not needed as main branches.—
Agriculturist.
Curing Bay. Early,
I am a stanch believer in early har-
vesting of hay. Almost anything of
grass nature will make hay that stock
will eat With a‘ relish if out and well
cured in June. While this is true, it
is also true that the choicest grasses
if allowed to stand a month or six
weeks longer may make- nice Icokiug
hay that Will command a gobd price
in the market, but if fed 'to mllch
cows we Will find that We‘ are 'obllgcd
to supplement With heavfer 3111111 111-
110113. one of the most Important
things the hay maker has to consider
is selecting the right kind of weather
to cure the crop after it is grown, for
as yet we are dependent upou out of
door conditions. Select days that are
full of sunshine, and nights devoid of
déw. To make hay in such Weather
is a light and inexpensive task. The
horse rake shOuld be in the field early
in the afternoon that the bays may go
in windrows while it is Warm. But
little wo1k will be required the next
day to prepare it fer the 111111.11 We
a1e obliged to make hay when clouds
are more prevalent‘tha'n sunshine, we
work and worry some, and use the
teddcr more—J. Dwight Judd in Agri
culturist.
Why Frost Destroys Plants.
Plant early blooming varieties where
they will not, be exposed to the early
morning sun and will thus have a
chance to thaw out if frosted in com-
parative shade. Otherwise, plant
trees and shrubs, Whose blossoms 01
foliage are likely to be caught by late
frosts, to the north or west of a Wall
or house or group of trees, or bill-
side.
It is not freezing that does the in-
jury, but the rapid thawing under the
sun’s rays. Examination of fruit
2.. many orchards and gardens
shows injury from the April
saw... 11.: be wherever the morn-
ing sun shone upon frozen blossoms.
A row of gooseberries and currants
on an eastern slope were covered at
night, the foliage then being stiff with
ice. and the gunny sacks and old car
pets were not removed until the next
afternoon. Not a leaf was lost, and
there was no check to the growth.
One bush from which the cover was
blown oil? had every leaf blasted.
\‘Lllfll Cabbage Grows too Rapidly.
When cabbages are making too
rapid growth pulling them just
enough to‘ loosen the roots will pre-
vent splitting g, and yet not stop the
growing. , The reason in this is that
the rapid growth favors the pushing
of the seed. shoot and consequent
bursting of the head, and this is re-
tarded by the shock to the plant, and
the extra vigor not being sufficient
to develop the seed shoot it goes to
making head. Cabbage growers usu-
ally push the plant first to one side,
then after a week 01' two push to the
other.
If the branches are .
Careful attention should be giv- _
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NEWXIORIK FASHIONS
The patriotic American woman is
showing her loyalty to her country by,
omitting to send heryearly order for.
handsome garments and dainty bon-
nets to her Parisian dressmaker and
milliner. And the antagonistic man- .
ner which France has evinccd'towards
the United States since the beginning
of hostilities with Spain, will be ex-
tremely detrimental to the conturleres
of that country in as much as thou-
sands of American dollars are deposit-
ed in their coffers yearly by their rich
patrons from the land of the free and
the home of the brave. _
But in spite of the all-absorbing in-
terest of the war question the latest
fashions still continue to play an im-
portant part in the daily rantine of a
woman’s life. In fact to keepjtrack of
th'e'changing styles is almost an im-
possibility. There are some exquisite
‘patterns from Paris, however, 'S-WIi'ich
may be copied by the home drésjsmaker
and which it is safe to say Willy’prove
almost if not entirely as satisfactory
as the importation.
veiling, albatross, _ , _-._
and tifé like will be '- _,
this season. In washyfio E énghams
dimlties, organdlu and grass linen:
still hold sway, while for evening wear
silk grenadines and satin striped Brus
sel's net is quite the newest thin":r and
make charming and novel gowns;A11'
the thin silks, i'oul'ardsr especially are
included in the materials designed £01
summer dresses, and these soft pliable
textures lend themselves very easily to
fashiou’s whims in the tucks, shirrlngs
and cox-dings which constitute such an
important part in the composition or
the summer frocks.
White will be Worn very extensively
this season and White muslin gowns for
morning wear are so becoming and so
easily laundeied they are baund to
prove fashionable. An important item
in the wardrobe is the pettlcoat. Very
few of the summer frocks ai'e lined
therefore it is imperative that the un
derskirt should be made With as much
caré as the outer one. They are on:
quite long, just escaping the floor. To
wear with delicate reception or evening
gowns, white taffeta is the most satis-
factory material to use, while lawn is a
geod', substitute for lining simple sum,
mer frocks; as it keeps its stiffness and
gives a pretty effect to thin goods.
In the matter of trimming ribbon
plays 'a very important part. Plain
and fancy, gathered and ruched it will
be employed on our summer frocks
Velvet ribbon is an especially dainty
mode of ornamentation, and nothing
could be daintier than a fine whltt
uun's veiling dress trimmed with rowa'
upon rows of bebe velvet ribbon. In
addition to this mode of trimming em~
broideries, tucks and ' cordings ant
every conceivable conceit in the way 01
decoration will be seen.
Parasols desig. ed for the summe1
girl surpass all p1 ev10us years in gor
geousness and elaborate decoration
There are 93F3591§H made of plain
morning, but these are a small .tenr
comparéd' With the confectibns design-
ed for'dressy occasions. Tiny rudie1
are a_ popular fancy, while filmy lace
chiffon and gauze will plays. apromi
nent part. Canopy tops are often séer
and are one Of the popular shapes The
sticks on paraSOIs are not as thin a1
formerly and the club sticks With nat
ural wood handles are novel and pret-
ty.
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Of'lVo Consequence. '
Augustus and Clara became engagec
after the usual manner of young peoplg
who haven’t anything elSe to' (10, am
Clara manifested a. disposition after
some time to dissolve the tie.
“Augustus,” she said one evening
"let’s don’t be engaged any longer."
“What’ s that for?” he inquired, with
some surprise. '
{‘Oh, I’m tired; and besides it Wm
only 21 Sharp engagement on my part
anyway Here’s your 1-.”iug
“Don’t trouble yourself about the
ring, Clara; it’s only a sham diamond
anyWay. I baught half a dozen for three
Shillings, just to has in little engage
ments like this. Good- bye. Don’t tel-
, any of the other girls about the ring
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