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•? ;' • , \ ' ' > - t % " *'J, *» • - • "*'" & ? i- - - .Jim, mates TO THE mm m^w4 mmmm % V •'"T" - n,^,, \< . & w!" »T ttoor path and mine Ms *rtde apart; For you, the things of head and heart. The level of that loftier plane. Where soul draws near it* source Hor me, the sordid street and mart. • • •*: Tour choice has found "that better part," And, Martha-like, I feel the smart, And oft contrast, with secret pain. Your path and mine! J?£« Bat yet two vessels may depart On different tacks, yet by one chart , v Direct their c>urs6>across the main, £\ To dome fa* port, and so these twain ' , r; 1- i&mf finish closer than they start, *'• Your path and mine! --C. B. Going in Summer DICE PROPOSES. i 0|V h' %Jf :?< i'V: f i V: "Lo, Mag." "That you, Dick?" j < "Aye, it's rae, Maggte--booore "I'm brawly," said Mag, a little sau­ cily. "It's a fine nicht." 4'Aye, there's naething wrang wi* the nicht." "Fine nicht for a walk, Maggie." »\I£ that's sae, hoo dae ye no gae an tak' yer walk?" said Mag, pouting. Dick looked caxitiously into Mag's eyes and stroked his chin. "I heard ye were walkin wi' Bob Spaldin." lie said warily. "Did ye, tho'?" "An that you an him ware tae mak' amatcho't." "Did ye, tho'?" _ "Is't no true, Maggie?" ^ . . "Speer nae questions, Dick, an ffi tell ye nae lees." Dick stroked his chin again, looked up and down the road and changed the leg on which he had been resting. "If it's no true, Maggie," he said, "I'll stop the stories that are gain the roonds." "I'm much obleeged tae ye, Dick Lang," said Mag, giving her head a toes. j, , "It'll be nae bather at 4?*^ Ye ken i f me better than that, Maggie." "Dae I tho'? And what aboot yer- eef, wha kens mare aboot ine than ken I myself f" "Ah ye say it's no true--noo dinna thraw me, Maggie, but juist up an oot wi' the truth, an I--I" Mag was staring at him, and Dick's tongue clung to the rcof of his mouth, "fioo's Mary McDougal?" she asked. '*1 haena seen her in sax months tae speak \r« Dongal--michty.1 • :#VrC" •i-W • fe. I * . - i ' * v'M; MM: his mind what: to say and trying to gel courage at the same time to say it. When the;? leached a damp of trow not far from the bum, Mag. suggested that they ait down , remarfcUig ttw*tiwy had had a big waking at the house ̂ and she #ali a iittle tired. •*1 micht a thocht o' that afore, Mag­ gie, if ye'd only telt me," said Dick repentantly, "but lat's sit doon noo." "It's a foo' moon the nicht, isn't it, Dick?" asked Mag, looking up into Space. "What did ye say, Maggie?" "I asked ye if it was tae be ft foo' moon--man, whar's yer lugs?" "Oh--ah--I'm thinkin it is." Then Dick stroked his chin and tore up the sod with his heels. "It's a fine thing, a moon, Maggie, isn't it?" Dick at last found words to say, in order to break the monotony and gain time, but with­ out being able to explain why he had said so. "Hoo is't a good' thing?" asked Mag, looking at him with th% tails of her eyes. "Wool--a--I--I've heerd it said--a --that the moon, ye ken, was a gude thing for a-kirnin milk an preservin cheese," Dick said, looking very guilty, not by any means satisfied in his own mind that he had answered the question in the right way or had fully compre­ hended it, his thoughts at the moment being in an entirely different direction. There was a merry laugh in Mag's eyes, but she restrained its vocal expression. She merely shook foj a moment with the emotion and then Hried to appear serious. "Maggie," said Dick at length, still digging up the earth with his heel, "yer no engaged, are ye, tae anybody ?" "Engaged?--michty." "Weel--I was juist speerin, ye 'Did ye cast oot?" "There was nae casting oot aboot it, Maggie. There was mevez onything atween us. I've kent the lassie a' my days an gaed wi' 'ev at an anterin time juist for friendship's sake. Oh, no, Maggie, yer clean aff there." "So ye say, but maybe I've been hearin stories aboot you." "Wlia-what did ye hear?" **Oh, never mind." "Weel, there a' doon richt lees, every , aneo' them." • _ "Say as sure's death, an I'll believe y*" "As sure's death." **jYe ken what yer a ssyin, Dkjr^V. dae, if I should dee this minit." "Wha put on yer tie for ye, Dick-- michty, it's juist like a harran cloot thrown roond yer neck. Come 'ere, an I'll sort it for ye." Dick smiled affectionately, took a step toward Mag, placed his arms akimbo and held up his head. "There, now," said Mag, after hav­ ing taken off his tie and readjusted it a la mode. ? "Got year wark a' done, Maggi»r "Ouy aye--lang sine." "that's tak' a walk." r Mag ran into the house to "*node" herself up a bit, and Dick walked up and down in front, humming, "We're a' John Tamsan's Bairns." When Mag emerged, a tartan shawl was thrown over her shoulders, and a small bonnet adorned her head. Her cheeks were ruddy as the rose, and her hazel eyes sparkled with the happiness she felt. "Whaur'll we gae, Dick ?" she asked, looking Mm ip the face. "Whaur dae ye think?" asked Dick, returning the look with compound in­ terest. ^fjOny whaur ye like, Dick." "I think we'll gae doon by the burn an ft lang by the trees, whaur we used tae gae, Maggie, ye ken." It was a delightful evening in the fall of the year, and Dick Lang was never bappier in his life, with Maggie Woth- erspoon, the prettiest girl in the village, by his side. But Mag was a saucy girl at times, for she knew her charms, as every pretty girl does, and when she was in the mood she loved to tease those whose admiration or affections she had won. Nearly every young man in the village had made advances to her. and with one exception she had turned them all against her on account of her saucy, coquettish ways, which the young men failed to understand, and invariably sent them off in a huff. The one excep­ tion was Dick Lang, whose love for Mag was a passion. He had begun by eying her at a distance and gradually getting nearer. At first she treated him with indifference, and in his presence had always seemed to think more of some one else than of him. Bob Spald­ ing was a strapping young fellow and to all appearances made the most prog­ ress in his advances. Of course ¥a« ! had as much as denied • that there was anything between her and Bob, but she was so full of fun at times that in order to believe implicitly all she said it was necessary to have it in black and white. The fear that Bob would carry off Mag made Dick all the raore anxious to win her before it was too late. And the op­ portunity he was now given was all that he wanted. It was a common say­ ing about the village that Dick was rather long headed and knew a good thing when he saw it. He knew a lit­ tle of human nature, and below all •Mag's nonsense he could discern a true warm heart. At all events, Dick Mwas determined to have her if he could. t «They had walked nearly a mile with­ out saying much, beyond talking about the weather, for Dick was making up % "An what mak's ye speer a question like that, Dick?" "Weel--tae tell ye the honest God's truth, Maggie, I want tae be engaged taeyemysel'." » "Dick Lang." "Aye, 'at;s me that's speakin, Mag­ gie, an nae ither. Mag, flRsie, if ye only kent hoo muckle I loo ye. I haena had a nicht's sleep thinkin aboot ye for the last fornicht." "That's no muckle." "But that's no a', Maggie.. I was thinkin aboot Bob Spaldin. It was the thocht o' him takin ye frae me. That was it, lassie--that was it. I've been thinkin aboot ye for years." Mag looked across the fields at the red ball of fire that formed a great semi­ circle on top of a purple hill that bound* ed the far side of the distant glen. "Will ye hae me, Maggie?" asked Dick imploringly. "No, I winna," came promptly from her lips. "Ye winna--O Maggie, think again, for an answer like that gaes hame like the stab o' a knife. Is't possible that ye dinna ken I've never looed onybodj but yersel' ? I've hed nae heart tae gie tae onybody sin' I kent ye years lang gane by. I'm ho sae gude lookin as Bob Spaldin, an T dinna carry my haid sae high, an maybe that stands i' my wi noo. But, Maggie, I've a heart here that's yours as though it had never be- langed tae me. Whan my granny dees, I get 'er biggin, 'er coo an a' 'er chat­ tels--that 'a in 'er will, Maggie. The hoos wad be oor ain, an prood wad I be tae mak'ye its queen. But abune a' that, Maggie, I loo ye eairly, an I'll never loo anither. Think again afore ye answer me--will ye hae me, Mag­ gie?" Dick took Mag's hand in his, and she pressed it. She said nothing, but sim­ ply smiled. Her silence was accep­ tance. ---Detroit Free Press. A HOMEMADE COUCH. IT8 POSSIBILITIES WHEN THE HANOI- WORK OF AN INGENIOUS PER80N. Of Graeernl Fimm, Yielding SpUr**.. Soft $nafelons and Tasteftil Cover, it u • Have* of Beat For tbe HoiuwIkold- How ' toMatolt. ' The "settle" which Was a feature of the habitations of our grandfathers was Of home manufacture, and it was strong --so much at least can bo said for it, but when it comes to eulogizing those old settles on the score of comfort a very vivid imagination is required. Itsangn- Berinagur Casbmete. Rickety wooden houses, many stories high, seemed to lean all round us in every possible direction, each unlike its neighbor in color and height, thougL nearly all with beautifully carved shut­ ters, hanging in picturesque angle* from windows, innocent of all otbw protection. In the warm sunlight, the brown and white tones ripened into rich shades of yellow and red, and here and there a pale pink house, with em­ erald green window frames, threw in a strong dash of color, and over its neighbor's dark carved shutters would hang strings of red tomatoes drying in the hot sun. Most of the houses seemed full of people who looked out listlessly from behind their many colored draperies as we passed. Others, more curious, crowded together on overhanging ver­ andas, which had absolutely *' no visi­ ble means of support," but whose inse­ curity seemed in no way to affect tho laughing, chattering group of people upon them. Every here and there the irregular line of houses was broken by a narrow-street, winding away into al­ most black darkness, so sharp was the contrast between it and its sunny sur­ roundings. Serinagur has six bridges crossing the Jhelum at various intervals, and be­ tween two of these all fishing is prohib­ ited by the maharajah who nominally governs the land, the reason given be­ ing that the soul of a late maharajah has passed into a fish, who resides in this part of the river!---Cornhill Mag­ azine. THE COUCH COMPLETED. larity and hardness, however, were prob* ably not noticed in those days as they would be at present, because the people were not then familiar with many of the comforts and luxuries that pertain to living m the latter part of the nineteenth century. What a sigh of contentment "gran'- 817"' would have given could he have stretched himself out for an evening's nap after a hard day's toil upon such a couch as is figured herewith! There were no springs covered with soft material in the rough affair on which he stretched his weary limbs, but there are in this one. The slats across the frame are thickly set with the spiral springs that can be bought of the upholsterers, and these are then covered with a firm piece of "ticking" or burlap, and over this is evenly spread the material of which hair mattresses are made, or the finest and softest excelsior, or even a fine quality of a "springy" variety of meadow hay. Then comes the cover, but first it may be found best to secure the hair, excel­ sior or hay with a cover of calico or cot« ton cloth to keep, it properly in place and to make it feel softer beneath the outer covering which may be put on as suggested in the illustration, the sim- 5 |«ti 7 MM•»»«?» MAKING BRAID LACE. la;,̂ i»y ©««««. with sinpi* iMreetleAi For Reprodncln« «ft# fl|^me. Braid lace ought to Wppilar for two ĵ asons at least. It is easy to make for ' those who are acquainted With point lace making, and th&r ntanber is many. Then it affords a handsome trimming for linen articles, such as sideboard scarfs, table covers and the like. io LACE FOE TRIMMING LINEN ARTICLES. Those who have made point lace will need no directions for making the braid lace, but as the pattern calls for little skill a beginner may safely attempt it, so we will put them in the right way by giving the modern Priscilla's design and directions for working the same: The pattern may be traced on thick paper or it may be stamped on cloth. Baste the braid on the outline, miter the corners and run the curves with fine cotton and put in the twisted bars, darning those that intersect according to the design. Bear in mind that the right side of the work is next the cloth while working. u C* R ^ " : ' , • s, IN LABQX ••B1STT, . \ . V,' - , l -,f% Directly from first hands, st depression pritM, nd have mid* a cai eful selection of goods suitable to our trade, in cost and quantity. Messrs. Joseph Beifield & Co., Chicago, who are admitted ^ ̂ : , P • % by all to be the foremost ? - l*"' and largest manufacturers of *• ^ < 7/ "' \ , - P ^$ correct styles of ; ,-"W' MI«W .rfXUUwo* CLOAKS,; J 4< 1 - ^ ^ ' - vk',. SACQUES, II N C ..... v , v,'v5(i4, ' •* j-lfe '• ' t..,'. , A Hint From i© chic gown here illusfcrated ln ttii cut from the European edition of the New York Herald is designed to meet the requirements of a formal reception. nr PROCESS OP MAKING. plicity of the shape making the covering an easy matter, or, what is still easier, a portiere curtain can be bought and spread over the couch, with its ends and sides hanging gracefully down about it. They are used in this way at present and can be bought in rich, soft and handsome patterns, the portieres of the material known as "raw silk" being ex­ cellent for this purpose. The framework of this couch, origi­ nally designed for The Country Gentle­ man, is so plainly sbown that explana­ tion is hardly needed, and the young person or the older person who has some ingenuity and a bit of skill in handling tools ought to be able to make a couch of this sort that if not "a joy forever" will certainly prove 9 joy for no small number of years. A Wall Poefcet.. Wall pockets are conveniences that re» quire no recommendations. Everybody has one or more of them who has the time and ingenuity to make them. In the cut is illustrated a pocket shaped bag. It can of course be made •ECEPTION GOWN OF HOIRB AND VELVET, The skirt of white moire is finished with an embroidered border of pale yel­ low primroses. The three-quarters lacs bodice is rendered especially striking by having the corselet and upper part of the sleeves made in black velvet and furthermore furnishes a pleasing exam­ ple of the present popular combination of jhlspk and. white. > / 1 fOT -̂r«Tr Ways For Cleaning Laee. Tt^ere are two well tried recipes •leaning lace. One is to wind it around ft glass bottle and soak it all night in warm castile soapsuds and milk, rinse in warm water, soak in soap and warm water, rinse again without rubbing, bleach in the sun and dry. The second method recommends that the lace be spread out upon white paper, covered with calcined magnesia, another sheet of paper placed upon it and laid away for three days between the pages of & large •6- "A. • ;: m':: ?• JACKETS, L ' i V, z1* '"V " , r r v ' -• < t j And ULSTERS i In the United States- >1,- < 1 i' ".1 hi1 ,*' J*"«v* ! " A "• 'A*•• L*-!, •*' , -Jr.,- ^ ̂ , A| i < ' " t ' f ' 1 I We cat Tied ov*r a few garments last year whicti we Rhiped to att auction house of Messrs Geo, P, Oow & Co , tor cash, and this ^ will give? us'an exclusively new stock, free of all stickers, or out-of- sty'e garments Our styles are the newest, and we carry all sizes 1 in colore aud hlncks, ell well made and of the beat of .put stock is vcfry large, with prices the lowest# 4 ' \ k ' * V'"" -,: r We are now adding 10 our stock a large and new line of well made, well wearing^ stylish and cheap suits and overcoats, in all sizes, trom age 4 to size 46 or 50. from the well known mannlactnr- ers, Messrs# ,Jp^l§ Mathan and Fischer. Com© early and obtam first choicft. ' . Autumn and Winter Dress Storm Serges, Hop Sackings, Imported Serges, Henriettas, iantines, Flannels, Velyets. Plushes, Braids, Domestics, Warps, Battings. r- ^ . • . .."I'll •" • /"*-••*} • WOOL M MERINO UNDERWEAR. In scarlet, n«tural and white, in all sizes, for men, women and children, at popular prices. Swits Condes'fully Warranted goods in stock. Union suits for1 , ;,t iF ladies, misses and children. We hare *gsin bongbt a large stock ofthe Famona andfuUy warranted Badger state Overalls, Shirts, J^ke ̂ Buck Coats fanth tor the fall winter. We can fit and suit everybody. New Shawls, New r: k New Flannels, | a." felnds of TmiB. Wool u>d Cotton •*. .* i gray, tan and brown* 'M : Sleepiness In Chareb. Somebody has discovered that church sleepiness is to be explained on scientific principles. It is, in fact, a condition of hypnotism, and so far from .indi­ cating inattention to the sermon shows rather complete absorption by it. Fixing one's mind on the voice of the minister in the otherwise complete si­ lence of the audience room produces just the conditions necessary to domi­ nation by another's mind, and the nod­ ding head aud drooping, heavy eyelids are not eloquent of the preacher's dull­ ness, but rather inute testimonials of his powerful influence. Thus, one by one, are hoary traditions fading away before the searching light of science.-- Exchange. ! A POCKET SHAPED WA1A BAG. in any material, but the following will be extremely pretty: Make in antique brocade, with cream colored satin fao- togs, edge with gold cord and finish off with a loop in the center over the box plait. The shaped back is in pink silk and is crossed with a lattice work in fancv ealoon. ; A Provision In a Doctor's WUL -k, . A Philadelphia physician who died the other day left a will containing some queer provisions, including this one: "If my family never settled with Mr. Foster concerning the dog, I wish and want : them to give to the boy Foster who was bit the sum of $10, but if they have set­ tled with the said Foster, then they are not to pay any money to said boy. This is in fulfillment of a promise I made to j 11^^®u l wm f* te»aWe<ieiweaung He Made Up the Dozen. In tlmes pasfc fcbere was in a certain law -School an aged and eccentric professor. •'General information" was the old gentle­ man's hobby. He held it for incontrovert­ ible that if a young lawyer possessed a large fund of miscellaneous knowledge, combined with, an equal amount of com­ mon sense, he would be successful in life. Bo every year the professor put on his ex­ amination papers a question very far re­ moved from the subject of criminal law. One year it was, "How many kinds of trees are there in the college yard?" The next, "What is the makeup of the present Eng­ lish cabinet?" Finally the professor thought he had in­ vented the best question of his life. It was, "Name 12 animals that inhabit the polarff regions." The professor chuckled as he wrote this down. He was sure he could "pluck" half the students on that question. And it was beyond a doubt that that op­ probrious young loafer, Thompson, would fail. But when the professor read the ex­ amination papers Thompson, who had not answered another question, was the only man who had solved the polar problem. This was Thompson's answer, "Six seals and six polar bears." Thompson got his degree with distinction.--London Tit-Bits. One of the innumerable useful things accomplished by the New Century club of Philadelphia was to secure the appoint­ ment of women notaries public in Penn­ sylvania. The club has much legal busi­ ness in its hands, and the services of a< notary were needed constantly. Mrs.! Mary E. Hall, one of the officers, under-;.' took to supply the demand by taking out| a commission for herself. Governor1 Pattison informed her that a woman: could not be appointed to the office, be­ cause there was no precedent for it. The ladies of the New Century club took the? matter before the legislature, then in* session, and bombarded that body so ef­ fectually by arguments and sweet words that an enabling act was passed last April giving women power to be notaries. As a result there were within a few weeks 10 women notaries public in Phila­ delphia. Most of them are young lady.; typewriters and stenographers. The fees from their office add from to. to their annual incomes. Patterns. Window Shades, Curtains. HAND We are exclnsive agents for the fam­ ous and fully warranted Douglas $3.00 Shoes and also carry other grades of same factory, „ Firm's ^stom mtde Shoes in all sizes and various widths an< kinds, constantly in stock. Prices waj down. Fargo's $2,50 men's shoes ii lace or Congress is a |rreat Jwr^in. Hats^and Caps, Gloves and Mittens Lustre Band and White Granite Crockery, Rockingham Ware. Pure and unadulterated T*as, Coffees and r->f Spices, Canned Goods and Provisions. ^ ^ V i *• 7 ? I KXJL iNSmMHChT't In our old and reliable time-tried and fire and storm testGdNsai panies, on all classes of insurable property at jast rates. Our busj ness in this line is very ^tensive $nd your interests receiye W of attention possible. Respectfully, te.ip4"jf|" if A f jf -aU , , j v- ^ - r - • wzm* |rMtMoHeiiry SIMON y. IU., 18837 --V V, - !• •i£t >;< r- , ?' l h s -