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Teleâ€" PIMPLES, RINGWORM, or my disease th Barristers, opposite SMITH loaning ut th? ECEMBER 17th, 1903- .“It seems to me, Tabitha: that some- hmes you think I don’t know any- thing,” observed Peter in a tone of ruetul impatience as he stood just in-‘ side the kitchen door. His hand held it sufficiently ajar to admit a draft of icy air which circulated freezingly about, Miss Groot’s well developed shoulders as she kneaded her dough in the bread pan with sounding thumps. “Observin' man!” responded the lady. “At certain periods, Pete, I have dis- cerned faint glimmerin’s of intelli- gence under that shock of tow coverin what in most folks is considered a brain cavity, but not oftenâ€"not 'often. 1 Boo! What’s open?” She wheeled her plump figure with an emphatic movement and transfixed the thoughtless Peter with a glare of fliggnnrnva l- pliment was cut 01! by a lump of dough 3 striking him squarely in the mouth. He : darted out, sputtering. Tabitha raged across the room and shot the bolt, her round countenance ?; flaming. Then she bit hard on her rosy {under lip and sat down to recover. a . precept of learning being an attempt at i philosophic calm under trying circum- ' stances. _ 1 “Let’s see,” she ruminated. “Go slow. i now, Tab. Think. Pete’s edgin’ up to I; â€"to matrimonial overtoorsâ€"that’s right lâ€"correct, I mean. You’re assistin’ his ma in household duties an’ just as good as he isâ€"hired gal lâ€"that was mean. The flesh is willin’, but the spirit is weakenin’. I swanâ€"that is. I ; utterly swearâ€"that I won‘t give such ';a fool another thought. ’Twill be a : mistake. My ideas is more elevated. ' an’ I’ll rise with ’em. Oh, ginger, my i bread!” “Observin' man!” responded the lady. “At certain periods, Pete, I have dis- cerned faint glimmerin’s of intelli- gence under that shock of tow coverin’ what in most folks is considered a brain cavity, but not oftenâ€"not 'often. Boo! What’s open?” She wheeled her plump figure with an emphatic movement and transfixed the thoughtless Peter with a glare of disapproval. - Tabitha was a student, not in the ordinary sense, but of the rare variety which assiduously seeks for an en- largement or knowledge, her special ambition being the acquisition of lan- guage. Unhappily, or perhaps other- wise, her opportunities were limited. The Bunfield Gazette was her princi- pal source of material and, coming reg- ularly once a week, supplied an effec- tive course of general information. In this sheet of wisdom Tabitha delved for words of ambitious length. These nuggets after proper mental as- similation were applied to Peter as a test. If he endured them without wincing and with some degree of com- prehension Miss Groot felt secure in broader paths. Peter had served time at the district school in the heyday of early youth and was therefore a fit subject. Being consumed with admira- tion for Tabitha’s qualities, physical as well as mental, he was also a willing one. u [‘77 __A_ vu». Now he stood with a ready finger on the door latch, for Miss Groot could propel dough halls unerringly when aroused, and eyed her with an expres- sion of sheepish pacification. “Come in or go out!" cried Tabitha in high wrath, forgetting her scholar- ship. “Here’m I, all het up workin’, an’ you tryin’ to fix consumption on to me. Shet that door one way or t‘oth- er. ,9 “It’s worth while gettin’ you mad to 9” have you talk like a human bein, grinned the culprit, with a horrible ab- mnm of fact. "My head gcyes {gt sence of 919t- holds a. position unr blood media” “a " Dr. 08‘“ Wfifi unrivalled by L3 ., cure for TABLE fa Drug Stor‘ any other "tré'm‘ the dose yo‘h gm memst night. Folks will be laflin" at you first. you know. Fact is. pa an’ m does now behind your back. an’, while I believe! in eddication, havin’ had some myself. you’re slingin’ too many long‘ word! for a hired gal, it you are the purtiest woman in Pa’tridge Corners. L’am all you want, Tabitha. but don’t shoot 7* Aâ€"-â€"- :0 This speech of minded common sense and unintentional insult and com. pliment was cut of! by a lump of dough striking him squarely in the mouth. He darted out, sputtering. 4“ Miss Groot sighed as culinary opera- . tions were resumed. “The farm will 1 come to Peter in the ordinary course a of events.” she reflected sorr‘owt'ully. “It‘s a good one. an’ his pa's failin'; but no; an editied mind has higher as- pirations than cows an’ pigs. an’ I’ll be at the head of a woman’s college it I keep on. I ain’t only nineteen an’ impressive of bearin’, if I do say it. \Yonder how I‘ll look in one of them gowns with a four cornered hat atop of my auburn locks. Imposin‘ as any of ’em. I guess." This modest View of the future ex- alted Tabitha’s spirit as she shoved her leaves into the oven. “Pshawl” she exclaimed. striking an attitude. “Laugh at me, will they? I‘ll start the laugh t'other way an’ do it today. ‘Hitch your wagon to a star.’ as Emerson says. He oughter have said ‘unite’ or ‘attaeh.’ but the idea ain‘t ‘ di5couragin,’ an’ I’ll pitch right in an' i get attention attracted. Then Mis’ Shields can look round for other help. Maybe they’ll want me in their office right away.” LIEU» on. \v lu.v - Poor Peter! During the ensuing ten ‘ days he was frozen with a succession of refrigerating snubs and acid re- pulses which cast him into the depths of despondoncy. Tabitha appeared ab- sorbed in rapt contemplation of aflairs beyond the mundane. She was silent. yet expectant. as one waiting for a message of unbounded import. Still he lingered mournfully about the region i of Miss Groot‘s performances. with an eye to lending an ‘assisting hand. It was not desired. Neither was conver- sation. Peter visibly drooped. ' Then came Thursday evening and the Bunneld Gazette. Peter welcomed it and at once repaired to the kitchen and held it out as a peace altering. Perhaps this beloved messenger would produce a beneficent thaw. The girl's eyes shone. and her cheeks were like peonies. “Look it over.” she remarked in a lofty mice. “If you find . anything about me read it aloud.” - _.....,... -na Peter 3 started. have got “Read it." sitting “P c} you want to.” The young 1 :Uu n u ...... The young man commenced: A GENEROUS OFFER. “'e are greatly indebted to Miss Tabitha 3 Groot of Partridge Corners [a satisfied smile from that lady] for the extremely kind communication herewith printed at her request. Our readers, we are positive. will appreciate it as a contribution to be valued: “To the Editor of The Gazette: “Admired Sirâ€"Eighteen months of pe- rusal of your esteemed publication has endowed me with undoubted qualification! for achievements along educational lines. and I hereby proffer to you the advan- tages of my services for $10 a weekâ€"hem now attained to the age of nineteen years. strong, healthy and et commendable ap- pearances-tor the furtherance of the in- terests of your interesting periodical and to enable myself to be elevated to be an inmate et some desirable institution in future where my talents will receive due appreciation. , ,_ ,,,, e- A.“ A, “1-1 moth, argfi-Ed Eree. You’ll hear from it. We deeply deplore our inability to even oumlveo e! Hlu Groot'l courteous prop- osltlon and trust our correspondent will pardon us for trifling change- In her let- ter, made necessary for the enlighten- um and some knowledge 0! English composition. also her “desirable institu- tion" will surely b0 the poet-houseâ€" A cry of anguish tram Tabitha stop- ped Peter’s labored enundatlon. Ho did not laugh, but sprung tron: his chair and held the bowed head in his great bands. with his face against hot bright hair. “Never mind. dear," he whispgreq. Whistler Wu rm. I saw that marvelous set of etching! printed. In fact. the bulk or them were printed in my own printing room. a mom which I had eSpedally arrang- ed for the master. and It was in this little printing room of mine that Whis- tler taught me the art of printing from the copper plate. This was my first a UV”V--â€"â€"rv .rl‘s eyes shone. and her cheeks e peonies. “Look it over.” she :d in a lofty voice. “It you find g about me read it aloud.” ~ glanced through the pages and I “Lox-0y!" he exclaimed. “You i t in the pupcri" ' . it." commanded Miss Groot, up excitedly, “then laugh it I.\\JUU ndebted to Miss Tabitha. ge Corners [a satisfied Lady] for the extremely Lon herewith printed at readers, we are positive. as a contribution to ho mgon to a star.’ as oughter have said Jut the idea ain‘t Ditch right in an' gln with. he always insisted upon hav- ing old paper upon which to print hb etchings and preferably Dutch because of a certain golden tone; nnobtainablo with new paper, which this particular kind gave to a proof. Many a time Whistler and I have spent weeks in Holland poking about dirty little shop. in search of old paper. and sometimes. after having discovered a fine collec- tion of 3,000 or 4.000 sheets. I have seen Whistler literally tremble with __ ‘5- tion of 3,000 or LUUU sheet». . u... .. seen Whistler literally tremble with excitement and scarcely know how to ask the pnce for joy. Then. again he was very particular as to the choice of oil for mixing with the ink; also with regard to the temperature of the plate. the pressure of the press, the condi- tion of the blankets, and, in fact. ev- erything had to be absolutely right.â€" Mortimer Menpes in Studio. The Top Hat. Tall hats, “pearking up like the spire of a steeple a quarter of a yard above the crowne," as a sixteenth century writer describes them, were known in the time of Elizabeth. and the Purl- tans aflected them until they merged into the old fashioned beaver of our great-grandfathers’ days. Top hats of silk appeared first in Florence about 1800, and twenty years later silk hats with felt bodies were introduced into England. About 1840 the French silk hat was placed on the market and at once adopted in the familiar “chimney pot” shape. lth‘here were several varieties of it, such as the Wellington hat, with the yeoman crown; the Anglesea hat. bell shaped at the top, and the D’Omy hat, with ribbed silk binding and a his - - ml.__ ‘fi- UVII. Earl of Harrington started a craze for green top hats by wearing one in his garden with the idea or not (tighten- ing the birds. He also tested his silk hats by standing upon them. The top hat, however, was never so favored by any great personage as to account for its general adoptionâ€"London Am SWCX'Bu Ten Departments Always Goods Suitable for Christ mas Gifts to be Seen in Any Department of This Store. len’s N eckwear Grocery 1189mm“! Tailoring Dem-fit Early musing londay, Vellum, Friday Evenings It 60’6ch Fancy Glassware. Crockery, Fancy Lamps. Carving Betta, Toys, Pic- ture Books. 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They (Arabian babies) are rubbed with brown powder as soon as they are born. and their eyelids are painted; then instead of being dreSsed in soft flannels they are wrapped in calico and tied up like a bundle so tight that they cannot move hands or feet; then tight hoods are put on their heads with blue beads sewed on the front to keep oi! the evil eye. These babies cry a good They cannot move, no me- uuu w.-- insects crawl over them and bite them, and the and get: In their eyes and hurts them. - A -- ._...,. all! mamas AND CHM? JAKE. My would withthecase. tinâ€"111k their “0““- ”d m and qmer Opposite Benson House shameful!" _ __. “_‘___ an. The matter of feed is a tremendous importinm to the farmer. Wrong feeding is loss. Right feeding is profit. The up-to-date farmer knows what to feed his cows to get the most milk, his pigs to get the most pork, his hens to get the most eggs. Science. Emmerson grevaflng. “3°- and brain. It is the sands!!! scientific food for debut children. “I; "’ suggested WHEN!“ ” anbY. slew ’thcauw’abg it?"