PITY,

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Bitfltromd- He nreljr ud wcmld not be loo« detelned. Ho* cnrtowly *e fc>okrt «t Wm.

' power! ThU

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tittle ■hlny, fo!d cole nod three pieces of enter, nor cm 1 forget how eertCbUr be witched them while they tey to my bend* and prwently p«t them back Into his wallet. That wae long before the time of which '

year, when I

raked him *° take ns to the Caravan of Wild Bee ft* which wa» coming *"

Tm aorry, but If* been a hundred Snnd«y* bIzkn- I had e dollar in my wallet for more than ten minute*." I have hla old nccount book for the year* of 1837 and 1838. Here are aom- of the entrle*: “Balanced account* with 3. Dorothy and gave him my note for 82.15 to he paid in aalts January 1. 1838. BMd ton bushel* of wheat to E. Miner at 80 centa. to be paid in good*. “Sold two aberp to Flavins Curt la and took hi* not* for 80. payable In or before March the flrat."

I Bdyum. an otphan. goe* to Uve with hi* uncle. fvw>» afflO* Dee! on a farm on Rattleroad. In a dldddfVWUt about the year 1826. He meets Sally t Ifla own age) but socially of a eUs* above tbe by ha* pretty face and fine clothes. Barton I S*te, known In tbe neighborhood a* the “Silent r, a yotfig son of the richest man in tbe townvisitor at the Baynes home and Boeing Kate tell* the boy* 1 im ». pndlctlnK a bnght future for Barton and d-ath on tbe gallowa r Beper ved lor an act of boyish mischief. Barton ran* away, * to —be td* bome with tbe Donkelberg^ Be reache* Canton c asleep oo a porch. There he Is found by 811a* Wright, Jr., a at la public affairs, who, knowing Paabody Bayne*, take* after buying Wm new clothe*. Silas Wright evince* much [ in Barton sad sends a box of book* and magazines to tbe A abort time later the election of Mr. Wright to the senate is annoiiace*. t

dies and high oven and the shiny edge on its hearth 1 ! It rivaled. In its nor eity and charm.'any tin peddler’s cart that ever came to our door. Axtetl and bis wife, who bad s< iheir bouse, hurried over for a look at It Every hand was on the ■tove as we tenderly carried It into piece by piece, and *et It mi they cut e bole in tbe upper floor and the stone chimney and fitted the pipe. How keenly we watched the building of the fire. How quickly it roarvd and began to beat

•be room!

When the AxteUs had gone away Aunt Deel anM: “It's grand’ It is sarttn—but I’m fraid we can’t afford it—ayes I her “We cant afford to freeze any jnger. I made np my mind that eouldnt go through another winter as we have," was ray ancle’* answer. “How much did It costr she afked. "Not much differ'd from thirtyfour dollar* In sheep and grain.” be

"God o* Israeli Uncle Peabody. Down crashed the stick of wood

tt him to put tbe w. You’re got be-

tween Mm an’ hla prey. You’re taken e moose away from tbe cat." I remember tbe little panic that ..11 on ua thee. I could see tear* in tbe eye# of Aunt Deei a* the ‘sat with her head leaning wgarily on her

“If he does 1*11 do ‘al! I cs

Barnes, “Whatever I’ve g« wBJ be

Rodney Barnes left us, and I

member bow Unde Peabody stood In the middle of tbe floor and whistled

me with a Joy which mostly went ay with them. I regret to aay.'Hooe these, however, cppeslwl to my 3rr - *’ did oM Kate. But

“Stand right np her*." called ,n hla most cheerful tone. “Stand right up here before me. both o’ ye." I got Aunt Ded by the hand and led her toward my unde. We stood facing him. “Stand utralghter." he demanded. “Now. altogether. Oo*.

two, three, ready—dug."

He beat time with bis hand In imitation of the ringing master at the seboolhouse and we Joined him In singing an old tune which began: “Oh, keep my heart from Badneaa. God.’ This Irresistible spirit of tbe BH bridged a bad hour and got os off 1 to bed in fairly good condition. A few days later tbe note came doe and it* owner Insisted upon full payment. There was such a clamor for money those days! I remember that my aunt bad sixty dollars which she bad saved, little by UMe. by selling eggs and chicken*. She bad planned to use it to buy a tombstone for her mother and father—a long-cherished ambition. My uncle needed the most

rply. "I don't have much time get around. I have to work. There's some people seem to be able to git along without It. I aee you've got on* o' these newfangled atoveo.’ be added a* be looked It over. “Huh! Rich folk* can bate anything they

ant."

Uncle Peabody bad at *»llnterins: the long stick of yellow birch. 1 observed that the Jackknife trembled In bis hand. His tone bad a touch of onnaturalnBsa, proceeding no doubt from bis fear of the man before him.

as be said:

“When I bought that stove I felt richer tbak I do now. I had almost enough fo settle with yon up to date, but I signed a note for a friend and had to pay It" 'Ayuh! I suppose so." Grimshaw answered in a tone of blttar Irony which cot me like a knlfe blade. young 1 was. "What business have you glvln' away money which ain’t yours to give—Fd Uke to know? What l»slne« have you actin' Uke a rich man when you cant pey yer honest debt*? I’d lika to knoi

that, too?"

“If I’ve ever acted Uke a rich me IF* been when I wa’nt lookin’." aal Uncle Peabody. AVhut business have you to go enlargin’ yer family—takln’ another mouth to feed and another body spin for? That costa money. I want to tell yon one thing. Baynes, you've got to pay up or git <*' here." lie raised Ms cane and shook It the air as he spoke. “Oh, I ain’t no doubt o’ that," aid Unde Peabody. “Youll have to have yer money—tbaFs sure; an' you have d if 1 live, every cent of it. This boy Is goto' to be a great help to me—you don't know what a good boy be is aod what a comfort be’*

been to U*!"

These words of my beloved unde uncovered my emotions so that I put my elbow oa the wood-box and leaned my bead upon It aud sobbed. •T ain’t goln’ to be bard on ye, Bayne*." aid Mr. Grimshaw at be rose from his chair; ‘TU give ye three months to we what you can do. I wouldn’t' wonder If the boy would turn out all right. He’s big an’ cordy of his a .'* end u purty likely boy. they

CARING FOR THE HAIR

Wcohol, Orris Powder and Quick

Water Shampoo.

Treatment* That May Obviate the Annoying Inability to Obtain a Well-Coifed Head. There are time* when a woman feds that she Just can’t go another without shampooing her hair, yet she simply basn'tbthe time or the inclination to go through the usua. process. It may be. too, that she Is unexpectedly called upon to attend a function *t which a weU-colfed head Is an absolute necessity, and she knows that her hair simply will not go up *riy without a cleansing procaw

of aome aort.

Also, If the hair U to be dressed Immediately after tbe shampoo Uie rigorous soap shampoo can hardly be Indulged in, for acarcely a woman but voices the complaint, “Oh. I’ve trashed my hair and I can’t do anything with it !* The question Is, then, to hurriedly cleanse and fluff the hair with the least Inconvenience. There ore three ways, * an authority, fa which this can

tell t

not Uke th I am writ! cleanly an had •nd we I was ta gan to be family. A P'.-dr-i U;i-

wbw tbe i quicken Hi <« In Its

Rodney Barnes stayed to supper and spent a part ot the evening ’

c

Uke other settlers there. Mr. Barnes was 8 cheerful optimist. Everything looked good to him until it turned out badly. He told how he had heard that it was a growing country near the great water highway of the 8t- Lawrence. Prosperous towns were building up In K. There were going to be great cities In Northern New York. There were rich stores of lead and Iron In tbe rocks Mr. Barnes had bought two hundred acre* at ten dollar* .an acre. He had to pay a. fee of five per cent, to GrtmshaWs lawyer for the survey rand the papers. This left him ©wing fourteen hundred dollars on hla farm—much more than It was worth. Our cousin twisted tbe poker In Ms great hands until It squeaked r* he stood before uy unde and aid: “My wife and I have chopped and burnt and pried and hauled rocks an' shoveled lung an’ milked an' churned until we are worn out. Fbr almost twenty year* we've been workln’ days an' nights nn’ Sundays. My mortgage w as over-due. I ©wed rix hundred dollar* on H. I thought It all over one day an' wen’ up to Grimriuiw’s an' took him by the back of tbe neck am! shook him. He wild he would drive me out o’ tb© country. six mouth* to pay up. I had ur aae the laud. 1 got the a. Mm. note that you signed Nobody in Canto lend it to

and the tun bad g. The brfc hod notes, their enrdeo fell : bard to

Mr. Grimshaw opened the door and stood for u moment loosing at us and added m w milder tone: “You’ve got one o' tbe t'est farms tc this town an’ if ye work hard an’ use common isenae »c ought to be out o’ debt in five years—mebbe less." He -lim-d tbe door and went away. Nel'ber of us moved or spoke as we listened to his footsteps on tbe gravel pstn that went down to the road and the -ound of his buggy as he drove away. Then Uncle Peabody broke the dkace by saying: "He’s the dntu'd st—" He Mopped, set tbe half-splintered -stick aside, closed bis Jackknife and went to the water-pull to cool hi* emotions with n drink. Aunt Deel took up tbe subject where be hod dropped it. as If no-half-vx pcvKSUd sentiment would satisfy her,

saying:

-—old skinflint that ever lived iu this world, ayes! 1 ain’t goln' ti bold my opinion o’ that man no longer, ayes! I can’t. It’s too pow-

erful—ryes!”

Huvlt s recovered my composure I repeato! that I should like to give up school i:ud stay at home and work. Aunt Dee’ Interrupted me by sa

The alcohol method Is oxcellt First brash the scalp and hair thoroughly with a clean brush. Get all the dust and dandruff possible out of the hair and then rub the Scalp with alcohol and wipe the thick strand* of the hair with a dean doth. This will jit the same time remove dirt and oil. If the hair D put on curler* immediately after this treatment a good curl win result in a short time. Wet the hair well with alcohol for curling; it dries much faster than would water. Some women n*e a delicate toilet water for preparing the hair for curlers. Tbe second 1* the orris powder method. Sift It well through tbe scalp and t’j'ir and let it remain for 15 minute* or longer, so that It wUl absorb the olL Then brush It out and the dust wUl come with it- The powder will fluff the hair as weU as deanse U. wet the hair for ending or It

win become sticky.

The third method is tbe quick water mmpoo. It U the removal of the soap which takes so much pains and time. For on emergency you will And tint dousing the head In hot water and then la cold, the Utter to dose the oores. rubbing it a little and en-, Hrely omitting soap, will put tbe bnlr iu condition for dressing. Hair thus dipped in dear water wUl dry much more quickly than when given the regulation soap shampoo. Of coum. this eliminates some of the oil and add* a

g! uss to the hair.

NEW SPRING WAIST STYLE High Waistline to Be Feature ©f •«;» That Will Fit the Figure

Snugly.

A waistline Ju*t a trifle show normal U to be the feature of the spring •nit. according >o present iadirath-ns. TbU type of suit 1* featured especially for young women and women with deddedly youthful figure*, tome of the suit* promised for sfirthf fit tbe figure quite snugly to an inch or so above the normal waistline, at which point a flaring aklrt of pepUim. hip leh»tlf or longer, may be set on. Agaln-th© alt coat will be held In by a belt set oc Just above the normal waistline. The suit with high wmisted line In front anti waistline at all at .the back to also shown. This to arrived at by a panel arrangement at the back. A very graceful figure silhouette l* usually given by this type of coat. Skirts are just about the same as those shown for winter and now being worn. Toe perfectly stralght-lloe coat cot off chemise Une« and closely related to the chemise frock, to be worn over a sleeveless blouse or vest in con trusting color* and material, to also to be a fyvorlte for spring.

SMALL HAT FASHION’S DECREE

Among the very amall haU shown is this purple mllan with moire rbboe oses of th* same shade.

“One. Two, Thrae, Ready—Sing.’ of it fo help pay the ncte. We drove to Potsdam on that sad errand nod what a time we had getting there and I Mick in deep mod and sand and Jolting over corduroy*! “Bert." ray unde said the next evening, us 1 took down the book to rend. "I guv** we’d better talk thing* orar a little fiORigbt- Tt>w<are hard time*. If we can find anybody with money enough to buy 'em I dunoo but we better sell the

ty tatfeels of wheat for ■ cook ©tove nod brougot It home in the Mg wagoo. Rodney Itortu* rainc with him to help wt up the Move. He was a big rant of a mao with the longest none in the towtudiip. 1 have often -ondered how

srosM solve tb probton

hiving Mr. Barnes in • • Immediate region of hi* now. th me being In

the nature of a defen*'.

That evening 1 wn chiefly intere*,cd in the •tore. What a Joy It was to PW with Its uenipvr and grid-

“If you hadn’t been a foo ." my nunt cxeialine-t with a look of great distress—“ayes 1 if you hadn’t been

a fool."

“I’m Just what I be. an’ I ain’t *o big a fool that 1 need to be reminded of It." said my uncie. •Til stay home an’ work." I pro-

posed bravely.

"You ain’t old enough for that.'

sighed Aunt Deel.

“I want to keep you In School." said Uncle Peabody, who aat making

splint broom.

While we were talking In walked

Benjamin Grimshaw—the rich man «>f the hill*. He dldu t stop to knock bnt walked right iu ns If the houae were hi* own. It was common r"»alp that he held a mortgage •« "wry

acre of the countrydde. I t

liked him. for be was a stern-eyed

man who wa* always scolding

body, and I had tot forgotten what hi*

son had said of him.

“Good night!" he exclaimed curtly, ns be sat down and set bis ‘•one between hla feet and rested his hand* upon II. He apoke hoarsely and I remember the curious notion came to

, me that he looked like our old ram. mortgage until I can turn ; He wore n thin, grey beard under hi*

chin. His month *>a* shut tight In o long line curving downward a little ut the end*. My uncle used to ery that hla mouth was made to keep hi* thought* from !‘ »Mne »»d going to waste. He had u big body ■ Mg chin, n big mouth, n big mwe aod log mr* and hand*. HI* eye* lay small In this setting of bigm-**. "Why. Mr. Grinnhaw. IF* yenr*

W hymy unde asked.

“'FraM o' Oritariinw. He didn't want me to be able to pay It. the place ts worth more than six hundred doll nr* now—that’s the reason. I intend.*) to cut some timber an’ hatfl It to tbe village this winter ©o I could pay a part o’ the note an' git more time nt I told ye, bnt the ronds have been ac bad 1 couldn’t jte any haul-

in’."

My unde went and took a drink at the water palL I saw by hi* f

that b* wa* nnusuaUy wrought np.

“My heavens an* ©artk!” he ex-

dntrued as he ©at down ngein.

“It’s the brain coilc." I ©aid to

myself as 1 looked at him.

Mr. Barnes ©eemed to hare It atoo.

“Too much note." 1 whispered.

“I'm awful aorry. bnt Pve done everything I could," said Mr. Barnc*. “Ain’t there somebody that’ll take another mortgage?—it ought to be

ife now," my uncle suggested.

“Money ts so tight It can’t be doo-_ TUe bank has got nil tbe money so’ Grimshaw owns tbe bank. I’ve tried and tried, but I’ll make you ante. Til

give you ’round."

Bo I aaw how Rodney Burne*. like other settler© In Licfcltygpill, nad gone Into bondage io the landlord. “How much do yon owe on this

place 7" Barnes aske J.

“Seven hnndrud uu’ fifty dollars,"

said my oncl. "to it dner

“I have an Idee that Slto Wright will help us-nyes! He’s cornin’ bome an’ yon better go down nn’ see him—

aye*! Hadn't ye?”

“Burt an’ I'll go down to-morrer.

said Uncle Peabody.

Some fourteen months before that day my uncl» had taken me to Pot* dam aud traded grain and salts foi what he culled n “rip roarin’ flue null o' riotb**" with »>oots and cap and shirt ami coltor and necktie to match. I having earned them by sawing aud cording wood at three shilling* n cord. How often we looked back to hose better days! Tb- clothes bad been -too big for me and 1 bad bud to widt until ray growth bad taken up the “slack” in my coat and irousen. before 1 could venture cut of tbf ' ueighjH.rt-.nod. I bad tried them on every week or so for a long time. Now | ray stain, r filled them handsome I > | and th«y filled me with a pride and ; saUfa-llou which 1 bad never known

befi-rr.

“Now may tbe Lord help ye to be caraflil—■r.ful, terrible careful O , tb. m cloth' every minute o' tbl> .My.” Aunt Deei cautioned a* *h« look. .I rfi m« . “I *oo*t git no hoes, sweat nor wagon grease oo 'em."

HANGINGS KEEP HOUSE WARM Heavy Curtains an Effective Assistance in Cold Weather—Moist .Air

Easier Than Dry to Heat.

Several thing# beside* coal will he^> to keep the house comfortable. Windows not needed for ventilation purposm should be Stuffed all around with cotton or old newspapers. Storm door* and windows will aid materially In keeping out cold; so will heavy bunging* that may be drawn across baywindow apace* and other drafty place*. In all English country bouse* these heavy curtain* are a feature of winter furnlkliiug*; they are pushed buck during tb.- day and drawn cooPy at night when the family gathers at out the «U-

tirg room Ore

One ga* Jet. burning stead :iy, ralxe the temperature jf a room five degree*—and five deg-ee* count when your thermometer r«gl*trr# below 9): Spraying the room* often with water In an atomizer Iv.-lpa, too. for moist air l« easier to he-it than dry air.

ATTRACTIVE SKATING SUIT

to pay «u*t not* IU be short my Ifi-

>, aye©!’*'said Autt Deei.

Barton get* new Inspiration from th* words of the groat S.let Wright, who plans for the education of the boy when he ie old enough to leave home for

[TO IIK (X)NTIStIKD.) | Our Wonderf-l Language. A certain merchant died, leaving to hi© only son the conduct of his rxten kJvr business, and great doubt was expre©*ed In some quarters whether the young man possessed tbe ability to carry out the fhther's policies. "Weil." raid one kindly disposed friend, "for my part. 1 think Henry Is very bright and capabl:-. I’m rare he will succeed. “Pashap* youro right." wild another friend. “Henry to undoubtedly a clever fetlow. but, Uke It from roe. old man. he hasn't got the head to fill bl* fathers shoos.”

MAKE SCARF FROM OLD SHAWL Despite Ravages of Moth*. •Cram*, mother's Pride May Be Made Into Useful and Attractive GarmooL Poaglbiy you are one of those i>cople who got out grandmother'* old cashmere shawl which had been packed away in the trunk In the attic tor years, write* a correspondent, with plans for a wonderful new evening . coat, and were desolated to discover that it had been ulmoot riddled by moths. And when yon hung it out In the sun for day* end got rid of all tbo pesky nttlc animals and bod. seveled la It* gorgeoos colo.lng. and regretted the cout long and bard. jo« had wrapped tt up In tar paper and ixit It back taio the chert for another long period of oblivion. But here .* good n - ra for you- '~ OB can use the glorious thing after jU. Nothing Is more fetching or chic than of these new scarfs that aome fortunate people nre Uflng to Hven-op last year's blue serge or black velveteen suit, and they look a* If they were decigned for Just those of txs who have only bit* of our old shawls avail-

able.

Possibly It wasn't the moths that prevented you from using your shnwL Maybe grandma wa* a llojverirer. although *he didn't know it. and wore hers till it almost dropped '» P»ec«©L Whatever It may have bo-D. gd It out nad see bow many narrow ©trips you enn get from the good parts. Buy a piece of red enshmere. that same lovely red that the centers of Ui.-m- shawla were, cut the scarf from ft «>f tlw d“i,ired hi' ,*■, bind it round the ©ris* with a I imi two or three inrhr* wide made fxom the piece© of the shawl. nt>d line It with red crepe d.- (Mn*. georgette crope or two Unriromising color* of chfnou. one over Uw oUmr It will he so lovely when yon get It finished that y«u wUl want to make another, and you might make (me for inotlu-r. using black for tin-- foundation Instead of the red. lined with black shirred chiffon ov.-r red.

For Party Frock. Pastel shade- seem to rule for th© party friv-k. Sometimes several shade© ' are combined In one small drew, Ttos * is the ease in the dear little sliep- . j herd—* affair which combines txilr- ■ blue organdie with © lavender taffeta, g .a which wreath* of pale yellovr.gtwea aud ro*e flower* disport them--!»©a ■ml are tied with bine vrlvel ribbons. The organdie 1m* delirious little frills for edging anil lias in a lovely crl‘.p

bow la back.

Renovate Black Bilk.

To improv. * hubby black silk, sponge il with «tn • beer; sponge on both side* and roll up firmly In s cloth.

TuagWJ ' leave for al"*ut an to-ur. nr until It 1* AqHB >, • just d..inp then |>r, «» w ith ■ tnod'f-

— - atoly hot iron oo tb© pour ©Jdc of th" Th# above Is - h .rticnlarly »ni*r*|sllk. having omethlng thick and

•port sun Of green bombonettc With coder *' v ‘"

trimmin^i of white *ngcr«.

very nl co

and not b" to*