Kavani'V* r>*dm»n>. CarOlnty. Bdle—So Maude Tiai accepted Qrs'cy’ Would you have accepted him if iou had been in her place? Lena—Very likely. (She was in his ap at the time, • \

ll«f*rmlng III* l+ngumgr.

ll It'were of broader scope. It iitUtcd that Ivngllah Is a diflTicult to master) that it is constantly spreading to new ijtiancra o( the globe; that Uic population of Englisn-spcaUng countries is steadily . increasing; that year by year a greater and greater number ol persons arc required to learn the tongue; that its dllntultiej. therefore, impose a continually growing burden I upon the menial energies of tne world; 1 and that to remove as many as possible ol lliese ditiiculllcs would release a great quantity of brain power which wouid I be available for other uses. I All this, which constitutes the arguj meet of the simplifiers, Is readily con- ! ceded, liut why do they stop with the mere patching of simpler oriitography ? I The spelling, after all, is only one oi

anyway, whether a man says I had gone" or 1 had went ? Consider how much easier it would be if English were written tms way: * “l standed on the brij at midnite As the kloks was striking the owr And the moon riled over Me sity From behind the dark church towr.” Let Ihc new generation say: "We goed to skul and was leached gramcr." Let the reform be thorough. Herahanlt,’. Vocattoc. Madame Sarah Bernhardt is such a superb actress that it is difficult to conceive that she has ever had any other profession in her *mtnd. But the fol-low-leg story shews how her first choice of a profession was vetoed by her family. and her present -v ocation suggested.

' Hospitals in our groat cities, aro sad places to visit ‘ Throe-fourths of the patients lying on those snow-white

beds are women and girls. Why should this be' the case f

Because they have neglected themselves.

Every one of these patients in the hospital beds had nlenty of warning in that bearing-down feeling, pain at the left or right of the womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in the small of the back. All of these things are indications of an unhealthy

condition of the ovaries or womb.

What a terrifying thought! these poor souls are lying there on those hospital beds awaiting a fearful operation. Do not drag along at home or in your place of employment until you are obliged to go to the hospital and submit tc

an examination and poasil' system, cure the r*

selves by danger

Pinftham'

of womei . v r with the full consent of the writer, and see how she escaped the knife by a faithful reliance on Mrs. Pinkham's advice

and the consistent treatment of her medicines. Mrs. Knapp tells of her Great Gratitude.

u are obliged to go to the hospital and submit to du and possible operation. Build up the female the derangements which have signified themdanger signals, and remember that Lydia E. i*s Vegetable Compound has saved tnoiu from the hospital. Head the letter here publ

mt of the

lere pul iw she e

cr my enuu waa oorn, otooa poison »Ct in, which left me with granulated inflammation of the womb and congealed ovaries.

i'eah. to, w . _ m of the womb and congested ovaries, I had Buffered .from suppressed and palnfnl menstruation from a girl. The doctors told me the ovaries would have to bo removed. I took treatment two years to escape an operation, but still remained in miserable health in both body and mind, expecting to part with my reason with each coming month. After using one bottle of the Compound, I became entirely rid of the trouble in my bead. ' I continued to use your remedies untU cured. “The last nine months have been passed in perfect good hailth. This, I know, I owe entirely to Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. '» “ My gratitude is great indeed to the one to bom so many women owe their health and ."—Mm. F. M. Kx-u-r. 1

REWARD

writes. Vit consisted „ my aunt, my godfatlii friend of the family.

friend of the family. My own wishes were Consulted, and I .said timidly that 1 thought I should likr to be-a painter. — : nst which audacious proposal/every

protested energetically.

‘Well, make an actress of her, 1 put

lought I shoi

against which audacious propoi one protested energetically. " ‘Well, make an actress of I in the family-friend. ^

‘“An actress! She’s as ugly as she can he,’ said my godfather, kindly. " ‘Ugly!’ cried my mother, up in arms at this insult to her maternal pride. "My daughter ugly? You are mad. man! She is charming, with that wild air of hers. Look at. her eyes: aren’t they superb? Ugly! You are crazy, tny dear sir.’ And wounded in her feelings, my mother marched up and down the room till in the end my future vocation was definitely decided.” -

A Waieh Stot WesrDix Apparel.

Judge Lowell held recently, in tha United States District Court at Boston, that a watch was .not an article of wearing apparel, and therefore was not exempt from the provisions of -the bankruptcy law vesting the bankrupt's property in his trustee. Tbe bankrupt claimed that the watch was exempted from the law by virtue of the Massachusetts statute exempting from exccutioa “the necessary wearing apparel" and "the tools, implements, and fixtures necessary for the carrvirig on of a trad* or business.” because by the bankruptcy law the bankrupt was allowed tbe exemptions prescribed by State laws.

of Comfort. wake me

-morrow morn-'

Don't forget s usual, to-m

^Yife—Why. you don’t have to go to the gffice. It's a holiday. . ■ Husband—I know, but wake me'at 7. I want to have the satisfaction of rolling over and going to sleep again;

*-Kltch»Jat*ntio<>*.

A little thrcc-ycar-old miss, after watching -the cook scouring the pots and pans, reported to her mother that "June has scrubbed all the kitchen in-

LION COFFEE A LUXURY WITHIN THE REACH OF XLL.

AH Alike!

LION COFFEE is always tbe same. One package is just like another. It Js uniform in every respect. IT NEVER VARIES.>> If you like one package you will like aH XsIOJNT OOZPngEEL LIOJM COFFEE is sot glared or coated with egg mixtures and ehansh-ale, but is 1 absolutely pure coffee, full of strength and flavor.

la wary poekaca of UM COmS yoawm ftwl a (ally OhMWatsd aa« dea face, aa womao. maa. boy or girl will Uil to And In the list sccoe article which caesfartaafl convankncs, ood which they nosy have by simply catting oat a certain mnabor 4 tta—Ft"*-akdrs^soa^wOkHslbas^yfamla«kh*ttkwn>H»ai

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BV EDWARD ELLIOTT,

saying s'/tm thing unpleasant about bis shooting. After that j no time for talking; It wi ! for 10 mlnut<-i aud a big mixed I

■» wm t work

Every room In Harley Hall was occupied; omqlbus. brougham and luggage cart bad boen to and from the station so often that Mr, Binder, t head of the stable department, h been heard to murmur something r... very complimentary about people who went about with "trunks as big as 'aystacks." and who expected to And "carriages and 'osacs awaiting for 'em evorywhere to drag 'em up Uui 'IHs." Mon were-glad to bo bidden to Harley; they found they could kill time and pheasant more 1 spUiei

covs

ly attractive stretch of lowland, thiough which a small river ran. which

produced a great variety fowl, and which enabled about sport to get away

from the cverlastlnj

mg. bang

ally and

every respect as two uld bo. Gilbert Hurst

sport to get away occasional

ting

barn door fowl buslni Among the latest arrivals were two young men who were as unlike

each other-. In young men couh

was a barrister, whose father owned a certain number of acres of land in rho found like man be present day thi farming your own land and feeding, clothing and educating a family were

bah

_ sleet nights. Gilbert was doing fairly well at the Bar. and was a steady, rightminded. level-headed young man. with a pair of honest gray eyes that told

ley, b

arriving, was tall. fair, narrow aldered, well groomed and very rich. His father had made a large fortune out of small beer and

Ipe fi

smiled on John Beasley, but John

tore.

>hn Beasley, bis companion

.sley.

Beasley smiled mostly (when he had

se) t

Sou Jttt

draped with art silks that It

sley 1

chance) on a certain enterprising ow at South Kensington, who gave charming .little dinner parties In a

therefore ripe for the peerage. Moth-

lied c

I

was called “‘Liberty Hall." the only object In the bouse that was not overdraped being tho widow herself. ~ ‘ ‘ \ something son. and advised him to marry as soon as possible, and It ^MSlble to

oney." ‘ -

As Gilbert entered the drawjng-room

ip wbe

‘marry money,

lllbei ut g at D

been fer two years desperately

helping Lady Harl

his heart gave a mighty leap when he that Dorothy Lane, whom he had

desi

with the distribution of teacups, had met Dorothy often In London, and to make her his wife was the cherished dream of his life, but be reared she would think he cared for he thousand a year which she was supposed to possess, that be was cot well off eppugh to marry, and more than all. he feared she did not care

for him.

John saw her. too. His heart-gave no leap—It was not of tho leap!

as she stood in tho sc shaded lamps.'her ^ di edged with sable at 1

soft light of the dark red dress

edged with sable at tho throat and wrists, fitting her to perfection, and showing every carve of her graceful figure. John remembered his father’s advice, and. like a dutiful son, promptly rushed into conversation with a Miss Green, who was among the

leets assembled, and who

a y

the most charming men of her ac-

gueei

ored by a fortune to the extent of $5000 year, and who thought John ono of

iMiimaiicc. He was not pleased later In the retting to find himself next Dorothy at dinner, while opposite him sat Gilbert ~

Miss Omen. After answering some sOon of Lady Harley's respecting journey be looked across the table sold:

"By the way., Hnrst I did not see yon in the train. Did yon get tn at

•Tea," answered Gilbert. *1 came by tha two-10, and was dose to you on tbe platform some time." "Ob, yes. I remember now. I saw you get into a third-class carRge with ter- icrranL” Lady Hartley looked ap. and wondered why her husband hod asked John- Beasley to stay Wth him. But John did not wonder at all. and be felt a.glow of satisfaction when his servant opened the shutters of his bedroom next morning and his eyes _ ted on his coronet worked In red wool on tho blankets, and he thought of ths society be was going to distinguish himself In daring the next 10 days. In the half hour devoted to his-toilet be mode three" resolves— first, that ho s^ptfld mak^ himself so agreeable to every one that he would be asked again to stay at Harley; secondly, that he would "make tha running" with Mias Green, with a view to matrimony and the possession of $$00« a year, at the some time amusing himself with Dorothy, whoee looks pleased him mightily; thirdly, that he

■mow, omitting in his letter ear mention od either Dorothy or Mlse Green.

ill. U M nlbl MU I

He played his cards very well, be thought, during tbe days that followed —days In which Gilbert had plenty of ppportunities for finding himself with a had headache, as he watched Job;, making secret l*ve to the girl he cared

for so much.

The men started early one morning for an outlying cover i|mt was generally supposed to produce rocketers. and that was kept as a bonne

t that bad*

a Afresh

(rs. and that was kept

bouche fog the end of tho week's shoot. The ladles were to drive to lunch, and Dorothy and MU* G;

X and Dorothy and MU* Green, ero rival photographers, were their cameras out* in the lurf - -

who- wen

to send their cbeon carts.

On arriving at the side of tbe wood, Mr. Ridge, the head keeper had a few minutes’ conservation with Lord Harley. and then set about placing their

guns.

"W.

you please. Mr. BMslcy. and stanu at the end of UiafMdge; and you. Mr. Hurst, if you please, will you nop about where you are now?" and Ridge hurried off to place the great men Of the party at the corner of the Covert, at which point the birds were

ted to bre Idle place.

Soon silence reigned in the ranks;

It was a perfect early winter as Gilbert turned his hu

away over tbe beautiful English landscape his thoughts were far more of Dorofhy than of pheasants, and It was in til a great hare had tome loping oat of the covert and had run almost between the feet of the. keeper's son. who. wreighed down with Importance and cartridges, was acting as a loader, that he turned his'thoughts to the business - before him. Soon something more than the "tap-la]

the “stops" could bo heard,

sound aa though Bedlam was let loose

was time to'

doing.

A few shots at aom'e stray birds, then a muttered “Hero they come"

from lord Harley, and

as blazing away.

Contrary to Ridge's expectation, the

v day and ind look d

>-ta#" of ; and a

Green preparing for action, a young man attendance busy *lth the tripod

.tad the lew

John helped her with her wraps,

he did so:

ai

ay Ing a “I am

: home.

In the

.Miss Lain-. I v-anu-d you to b

group;” and then In a lower voice, “you kno"' very well 1 shall not care to have a copy unless you are in It." , "Never mind. Mi*s Green will be there." said Dorothy, as she clam-

bered up Into the dog cart.

John made a pretense of settling the mgs around* her feet, and whis-

pered:

"Thank goodness rho will be busy with her camera; I have had enough of Miss Green's society for ono day. and you know very well that at all los I ftCnltely prefer yours." Sccionbtfo" look In I

t me, DofOthy. but 1* In true, i swear I will not go pear Miss Green today. Tho cart^moved off and Dorothy had plenty to think of during her home-

ay." itm-d off and Dorothy ity to thl ward d-’lve. She knew very well that she cared for Gilbert Hurst, and that

met him on t

i river two years ago;

had often met since, and : for r. v-eefc together ui roof. Surely he must hare

meant something just now—or was he j only amusing him:a-!f. and did John really care more for her-than Gilbert

did?

After dinner that evening she was playing some dreamy German music that seemed to have a particularly soothing effect on Lord Harley, who was half bailed and half asleep in a big armchair before the fire, when John came up and leaned over her

d soon every one

that came

rarj

birds bjpke John Beasley’s end of tbe covert, and not only did thgt gentleman let fly at everything that cami '. but ho ' '

that was

more aysemotlc

perpetrated; and Lord Harley, who was not getting much shooting, had plenty of time to see what was going on. and to wonder, as Lady Harley had wondered,* why he hod naked John to

stay with them.'

Gilbert, though a very good shot, bad lest his temper and bad shot badly: he swore at the lad fer not being quicker with the cartridges, and could have kicked Beasley when he sauntered np to him after the beaters

were through, and remarked:

"Not qalta np to the mark today, Hurst; you let a lot of these birds get

Heavily handicapped, not hav;ood loader; my maa Is a capl-

chap. was with Jx>rd Greystonc, know, six years, and has - been two with me—ought to know some-

thing about it." t “l am afraid you were

»U placed Hurst.” *

ilng Hip and ca

Ing a good

tal chap, was yon know, six

i not very >rd Harley,

coming *tap and casting a glance full of meaningJohn; “we must look

and there old man's

much to soothe Gil-

after yon better next time;" was a kindly ring in the 1 voice that did much to s<

bert's ruffled temper.

Dorothy and Miss Green came out before lunch to enable them to sec a drive down In tbe low ground. As tho guns were placed behind a high.

icdgerow John was sorely ask Dorothy to stand

him to witness his skin and prowess, but prudence conquered, and Miss Green was selected as his companion. "WlU you stand by me. Miss Lane?" asked Gilbert. “I am afraid yen will not.see any brilliant shooting, but I will do my best. Lot me unroll your waterproof and I can make you a comfortable seat here in these dry leaves, and yon will be kbcltered from the

wind."

"I am so afraid." said Dorothy, scanning the aky- that had become somewhat overcast since morning, "that it will be too dork for photography. and I wanted so to get a group; it Is getting late. too. and the eaten seem a Ipng time getting into.

Ine."

She knelt down ^6 the leave* that carpeted ths side of the hedge, and peered through a small opening. ‘ ,Xif can see them now quite plainly. Just look—they are down by the osiers, and will soon be .here.? Gilbert knelt by her side, and Md back some brambles that Intercepted hie view, his heart beating furiously and his hands trembling as he found his face so dangerously near to Dorothy's.

“Are yon two saying year prayers?" brought Gilbert to hU feet mod the (hood to Dorothy's face. . Angry words apraag to his Him. but he was silenced by am appeal from a fealr of very soft brow* eyes and turatag toward Dorothy^be said: ^ ire’s a lot of dock This from tho loader tvt» to a

"I kept my word this afternoon; rhat Is to be- my reward?" “That you shall be allowed to tur*

Gilbert's Jealous oars beard the answer and he went off with a rage at his heart to ifce billiard room. The following day It rained in top-

hborhood. 1 all in o

1 of

the house to develop some negattvM that ebe.bad taken of a ruined castle

In the nei'hbc She found ■

left it and soon bad everything ready for business, developing solution, alum. hpyo. all In their p

red I e nt h

blown out. She reached up to the shelf for the slide, took out the- negative. and slipped it quickly Into the developing tray for the prellmi wash, and then poured the soli •over Its surface. She gently ro

to v and fro in the dim

order as she had

hpyo.

places, the red lamp lighted, the matches clcce nt hand and the candle

iveloplng tray for the preliminary wash, and then poured the solution

She gently rocked

and fro in the dim red

light, and saw the high lights make their appearance one by one. She searched in vain for the turrets of the ruined castle, and for the high belt of trees on the hlH beyond, and began AO'foar she had taken two pictures on the same plate. Presently odd shapes and strange figures began to appear which! after a little fresh developer had been poured over them, took the form of folding chairs and benches, end Dorothy saw the shooting party at lunch before her. Her hand groped about for the match box, but the thought struck her that the negative was not hors and mutt not be wasted, so' it was left ig the alum a few minutes and after a wash was left in v tbe hypo bath; but her quick eyes had seen enough to tell her that John Beasley had lied to her, tor fixed In her memory as sorely as it was now being fixed on the plate was the picture of that young man sitting by the side of Miss Green, bis head turned toward her. his hand almost touching hers. She sat think-

aroused by bearing footsteps in the followed by a knock at the

1 itr

isweret

door.

“Yes, arto is II

"It is I." answered Gilbert's voice. "They ore trying some new music la the drawing-room, and Cady Harley •wants your help. Ma> I come In?" "Yea; the negative is fixed now. tbs

hurt It. .You can come

Ugh I in."

Yea; th< it will n

Gilbert groped his way into tbs room, and found Dorothy seated at tha

developing table.

“May I see the photograph yon have taken? hA the old castle cams eat

running water tap. and held 1 fore the red lamp for him to see. 8b* turned her bead, and their eyes mat 'for a second aa he leaned over km shoulder, but before be could say 4 word of surprise there was a sudden flare, a snap and a gurgling sound, and with one wild flicker ths lamp went out -and they were ta daHmen* w Whsr* Is tbe door? I know ( shall , tumble over something and do sans* damage, wm yon lead met Ton know this roam better than I do." A small soft hand his. and though Dorot the room mas very dark, and tore tbe? left It Dorothy Uao d