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The whole iicene wm dre*r and de*elate, and a pale face pressed against the window pane looked o\it upon It with sorrowful eyea. seeing In the gloom of the landscape and shadowy skies the symbol of her future life. The face Itself was not rema-kable; there was no special beamy of outline, no danllng complexion, no solft-col-ored wavy balr. It was white and slender, and would have been aplrlt less only for the restless eyes and blood-red lips. The forehead was broad and thought-impressed, with brown hair brushed back and closely braided from the face-which happiness might have beautified, but which was now undeniably plain, and tinged with the cold gray hue which pervaded earth, air and sky. Annie Raymond stood for an hour looking persistently out. not on the dreary landscape alone, but Into her drearier future. Since her mothers death, which occurred duringherchlldhood. she had experienced no bitter trials; but Httlc. trifling troubles had made her daily life unlovely and unpleasant. The family was large and In very moderate circumstances. anjJ. like all poor people of the present day. strug giing to make one dollar show for two, and so appear richer than they really

are.

Jane, the elder sister, took charge of the house and ruled the younger children with a rod of Iron. The two girls who came next were both married. and struggling with large families and poverty. A brother next younger had left home and was seeking his fortune—a hopeless task. Then came Annie, age 21. and then sisters younger still. The latfier was a grave, hard-working man, who usually dozed away the time he spent at home. Annie's life had been monotonous enough thus far. There was housework In the mornings, and In the afternoons the sisters sewed for a furnishing store in the village, barely earning a sufficient sum to clothe them in the plainest apparel. But they were sprightly. Intelligent girls, and were received in the society of the village upon an equal footing with those who were better supplied with this world's goods. There had been a time when Annie Indulged In rosy dreams of the luture. but her life* was too monotonous. so lacking In Incident, these were soon dispelled. Her older sisters fur; nlshed striking examples of what her own life 'would be. Should she choose single-blessed-ness and become a cross, unhappy old maid like Jane? or follow ip the footsteps of Sarah and Sue. and be a slckJy. task-burdened wife, with scarcely an hour's peace and quiet? Neither picture looked Inviting to a young girl who had a passionate longing fer the luxurious and beautiful things of this life. So she grew graver as she went about the same simple, homely tasks day after day. and Jane's reproving voice grated more and more harshly upon her sensitive ear. until it seemed as if shj must cry out like a hurt child under the pain of her life burden, and she was only dumb for very shame. For her sisters seemed happy In a certain degree, and was her life harder to bear than theirs? v •They never think." she said; “I do». so much the worse for me; but I cannot make them understand how terrible a life like theirs seems to me. it Is so utterly devoid of beauty, and even comfort." /

By W. X.

noon, and thinking desolately of the clouds hovering over her sky-life.

tings < er first

He was only a merchant's clerk, but capable and energetic, and a favorite with his employer. . When Annie met him first she only saw a rather small and uninterestingappearing young man, who conversed agreeably. When sne saw him for the second time she thought he hsd fine eyee, and before the evening was over she confessed that hi* smile was beautiful. Then, as their acquaintance progressed. she found their tastes were very similar In many things. After this he often called upon heevenings, and read aloud to her while she was busy with her sewlngr Numberless little attentions followed. rendered In .a tender, delicate way, and for a time was supremely happy. George wac slowly hot surely approaching a declaration—she was certain of this—and aa she thought it over in her mind, doubts began to creep In where contentment had

reigned.

She loved him so well, she could have died for him. and without him life would be utterly desolate. But he was very poor, with only a small sum as yet laid aside for a rainy day. Would her life, after all her tender dreams, be different from Sue's or Sarah's, if she married him? Jane, teeming to understand Annie's dilemma, lectured long and eloquently on the subject ot marriage. George Hat lugs was a fine you , man, aha told Annie, who would ma) hit mark in the world yet. If be waaut such u fool as to many and burden himself with u wife. A wife waa a fearful drag to aay man. Hi _ life tor either maa or woman, was tho oely true aad noble Bfe to lead, aad wm tired of taking cure of herself, uue a moral coward. »•. laulmfg upon Jaae% words

'Will It be always so?" she ssked herself bitterly, oh she turned away. "Oh. I sm so tired ot the clouds of sorrow Will the spntthlne of joy never come?" At this moment cne of her younger sisters came in with a letter for Annie. in some surprise—for It bore a city postmark—she opened It. With the early heat of summer a lady had come to board at Olenvillo, In search of country fare and country breezes, for she was a confirmed invalid.' She look lodgings across the way from Mr. Jtavmond's, and aeemcj to fancy Annie trem the first. She rote, asking Annie to come end live with her, as nurse and companion and offering a sum which seemed princely in Annie's eyes. She decided at once to go. for she longed for a glimpse of the world without, but she would wait until she George in the evening, for his opinion might influence her In some

degree.

So. when he came, she hastened to Impart the news. “Don't go. Annie." he urged. "You know—you must have known for a long time—that I love you dearly. I've only waited to tell you ^ecaus* I had n6t a suitable home to offer you as yet. But I'm saving for that pur pose every day. dear, and when wo can see each other so often It will not be so bard to wait a little longer. Stay, and promise mo you will be my wife Just as soon as 1 can provide for you properly." "George." she said, "you know I love you. but I am too much of a coward to bind myself to be a lifelong slave, like my sister. Sarah, for

Instance."

"Sarah was sickly before she married. I believe." he answered quietly, though his manner betrayed some surprise at such an outburst from the usually mild Annie. “Yes." reluctantly. "And peevish and fretful, too." "Yes." responded Annie, slowly. "You are neither." Annie burst Into tears, f "She was unhappy." she sail

so am I.”

George was puzzled. He used hiz powers of persuasion to the utmost, but she was inexorable. She would not consent to an engagement, and she would go to the city as a com] Ion to Mrs. Rcade. So. vexed with obstinacy, but thinking It best to give her her own way. aince he could not well do otherwise, he bade her good-

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Annie sobbed herself to sleep that night, and two days after—for there was slight preparation needed—the set out for the city. a time she was delighted with her situation. Mrs. Reade waa very captivating In manner, and treated' Annie almost like a sister. Annie bad intended to save her earnings, but. under Mrs. Reade's advice, she found' ample opportunity to Invest them In the purchase of better clothing than she had ever worn before. Bye and bye her situation became leas pleasant. Mrs. Reade waa very capricious, and sometimes hard to please. Another truth dawned upon Annie's mind about this time. Her mistress was a neglected, unloved wife, and though she had everything that wealth could procure, she was very unhappy, as much as either Sue or Sarah. "Oh. dear!" Annie sobbed to herself one day. when her patience was severely tried, "everyone has more or less trouble, and after all. poverty isn't the hardest thing in the world If I were at home now I could marry George and be contented with the inevitable outfit of six silver apoonc and two feather h<eds, and feel much happier than either of my sls-

tera."

However, she determined to remain aa long as she could bear with Mrs. Reade's unhappy temper and the unpleasant familiarity of the servants, thinking she would at least save her money and have something to begin life with If she ever did merry, which seemed very doubtful to

her no*.

Spring came on. and aa the weather

to have

aid. "and

mpan;h her

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warmer Annie

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She grew tired of the Ing row* of brick and brown-stone and longed foV the pleasant woods near her home, with their fresh, green leaves and early flowers. She felt If she could only have Jane tc scold her li would do her good. She grew homesick for ths very home she had despised. Mrs. Reade complained that she was growing heedless and Annie knew It was very true. One morning she woke feeling too 1U to rise. Mrs. Reade’s bell rang repeatedly. but Annie was too ill to heed It and lay dimly conscious of what was passing around bar. She knew they were holding a consultation over her, and afterward that they were re-

i far too After a few days of burning fever her senses returned, end she found herself In the hospital, with evtrythlag new and strange about her. Aa aeon aa she was able to Mt up she procured writlag. materials at nuns, aad wrote home. By this time Mrs. Reads had rot heneir to write alee. and. thoroai alarmed, ieae aet out to tad her r era peeled by Oeerp. Heetiags Oeerpe met Annie utoetiy. hut J as*** end ertad ewt her until *

feh that her sister really cared more for her than she bad ever known. They took her home, a shadow of her former self, but more contented In mind than she had been In years before. But It wss not until she was quite as well as ever. and had fallen readily Into tho old routine of dally labor, that George spoke again of love. He came ee her the same as before, and brought her trifles In the way of flowand books; and one evening, when they were sitting In the dusk and m of the twilight, with the cloudy November skies frowning without George said: “Do you think. Annie, yon ' could marry a poor man, after all?" “Oh. George!" deprecatingly. "And do you think you are brave enough to bind yourself to be a lifelong slave Wke your sister Sarah?” "Not to a husband 1 did not love, and who cared but little for me. That would be a fearful bondage for me, to any other woman.” "But I love you and you love me. Don't you think that makes a great difference? "AH the difference In the world. George.” "Then do you not think you could make up your mind to marry me?" "I think I could If you ssked me." "Oh!" with a laugh, and that was 1. Not a word was spoken by either for some time, but he took her hand and drew her silently to his side. At last he spoke: "Confess. Annie," he said, “that you are disappointed. I am not the hero you expected as a husband, am I?” "No,” ahe answered, "but you are a true, noblehearted man, and that is better. I forgot In all my senseless day-dreams and plans for the future, that I was only a woman, and a very foolish one at that. You have excel lent Judgement and sense, but you are Just my age, and, not so wise, I am afraid of you. I know you have faults, but so have I: and If you will have patience with mine, I can bear youri without a word." We shall have trials, too, dear," he said, "but we shall help each endure

the past year has not harmed you, Annie; you will be more contented all

your life for It"

• “It may have done me good, George; don't think that I'm one win I better than I was a year sgo. I have the same faults still. "Neither am 1 oetter than I was then. Annie: but I think we under

ind each other more fully.

as I

I I

never

lore you, faults and all,

could love another."

So at Christmas time they wej® married. And the finery In which Annie had Indulged the winter before, with slight remodeling, served a good purpose as a wedding trousseau. Hei faJier came forward with the spoon? and feather beds, and Jane exerted herself wonderfully, saying It was a pleasure to help Annie, she was so

grateful for everything

The Uttle sum which An:<le bad saved from her earnings helped to fur nlsh the pretty Uttle cottage which George’s Increased salary enabled him to rent; and though everything about It was very plain, it was neat and tasteful and homelike, and George and Annie were happier In It than many a pair, who have all that money can buy could ever dream of being. And busy with her dally cares which lore light ened. Annie forgot to mourn ovez clouded skies.—New York News.-

COVERNMINTS TINY HELPERS. Tli*jr Are Foralcner* and Work Wllhonl

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The most wonderful staff ot assist ants In the world Is employed by the department of agriculture of the Dnit ed States. These assistants are uL' foreigners and it may be suggested that they have been Imported In dell ance of the contract labor law. But none is likely to object, for they an doing a great work. As the result of the labor ot oof clas of these employes. It will be possl ble to put 76 tons of American growz figs on the market this year. This If due to the flg-fertlllxlng Insect which

was Imported from Syria and withonl which It was impossible to make s single fig tree yield fruit. It wss only this insect that could transfer tht pollen In such a way that the tree* were fertilised. Another employe comes from China The original home of the San Jom scale has been found, after long in vestlgation In the Orient, to be li northern China. The beetle that preys upon It is being brought now li considerable numbers to the United States for distribution to orchards The scale was found near the Great Wall, where no foreign nursery stock of any kind had ever been Introduced Its natural enemy keeps -it in sock check, that the native fruits grow sue

cessfnlly.

After eight yean of effort succesi has been reached in the Introductioa into the United States ot a caterplllai

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wash very gently with a small spongi moistened with spirits of wine or ol of turpentine, the sufficiently wet to fly marks. The frames should not be wiped, but left to dry of themselves.

will he spproved In the great hot bread belt of the south at least. She says that hot bread In itself Is not injurious. She argues that It Is not the fact of Its being hot which makes tie bread Injurious. Hot bread may be and the cause Is Identical In both cases. She says: "The fact that the bread Is hot has little to do with the matter. New bread, especially that from a large loaf, may be readily compressed Into more or less solid masses, and It Is possible that such bread would be much less finely masticated than crumbly stale bread, and that, therefore. it might offer more resistance to the digestive juices of the stomach. "However, when such- hot bread as rolls, biscuit cv other form In which the crust is very large In proportion to the crumb. Is oaten, the objection has little force. There Is Uttle difficulty jo masticating the crust and it is doubtless usually finely divided." Th* Jules of ■ Lemon. The Juice of a lemon In hot water on awakening in the morning Is an excellent liver corrective. A few drops of lemon juice In plain water is an excellent tooth wash. It not only removes tartar, but sweetens the

breath.

A teaspoonful of the juice In a small cup of black coffee will almost certainly relieve a bilious headache. The finest of manicure acids Is made by putting a teaspoonful of lemon juice In a cupful of warm water. This removes most stains from the fingers and nails and loosens the cuticle more satisfactorily than can be done by tho use of a sharp Instrument. /» I-emon juice and salt will remove rust stains from linen without Injury to the fabric. Wet the stains with tho mixture and pot the article In the sun. Two or three applications may bo necessary If the stain is of long standing. but the remedy never falls. Lemon juice (outward applications) will allay the Irritation caused by the

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Twentieth Century Waffles—Mix to gether just before time for baking, the

rwell-beatcn yolks of two eggs and the 'whites well beaten. _ Use.Just enough flour to make a soft batter (about a pint) sifted with two teasponfuls of baking powder and a saltspoonful heaping of salt Beat, the batter hard and fast a few minutes and hake immediately. Serve hot with a alrup

or shaved maple sugar.

Vienna Chocolate—Mix five heaping tablespoonfuls of grated chocolate with with enough water to beat It to a smooth paste, being careful that no lumps remain. Put It Into a chocolate pot and set the pot in a kettle of 'boiling water. Pour In two pints of new milk and one of cream (or three pints of new milk), aU boiling hot Stir until the chocolate paste la thoroughly Incorporated In the boiling milk, letting It boll two or three aoln-

ores: i stir In

remove from fire and briskly

ten whites of two

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To the aalmon add

cnopped parsley and sal (spoonful pep per. Mix meat and white sauce together and turn out to cool. When cold form into cylinders, dip In beaten egg, then roll In breadcrumbs and fry in smoking hot fat. Stewed Lettuce—Wash the lettuce carefully to remove the dust, take off the wilted leaves and cut out the root even with the head, tie the top.together, lay the heads aide by side in a baking pan, add enough stock to cover

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