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TWO SIDES OF A FENCE.

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Bn 8iD-.

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-—— . ■ iy■■ — —« — ■ ■ J> 1 hMLT T». »ou»d of^mlOB >w*W »»d olw, A bfMh. ■ p*UM. .nd than jaM .n.r, Barate of m.rry clrlUh Uu«hi»r -

OrwthMblf hoard two*. Jim; juU OT»r

that ucfy how!

1 can hoar II all. bnl I oanaot na My o.ighbor I. qUta airaom to na: Bui I'm «.» aa guab aha', a obaralhg With lip. JaM aauay aaoogh to hlaa— And •!>.> orar a blich board f«oo«. Jim;

oTor a bloomisc froca!

Om ih.t blgb'hoard faeoa rtaar . Tha aoaad of k vblsll*. ahriU aad olaar,' And a daap baaa toIo., «Hih a duMal Wblob alogt n. .'rfrala, "I am all Orw that *.•»«•. War* fb'aa*, daw; JagE^tCr'

thu rough old haea!

I aaa amall tha ai^oka of a good cigar. And boar tha tvaag of a .meat guitar. }>» bad io gaau at look, aa I oau-

Jut t knot

Orar that tall Ward fanco. daar;

face. :

7.

Wbaa IW juat dvvWura Otar a bla»t«if r.D«>. Jti

-V?'

immadlato offenao, and

It again u.clessly alth h's'father. Charles aauntered in when the storm

had spent Itaelf. "You’re a gay old

a f. a-. • y.,r o,- to’.rka aad aak hw'ln' ' " lK>y ' P *'" h * “ l<1 - ■‘•PPfO* frandpa on tiara', a Boi thiol olour bring dull my'dear. ,he Wk - ‘'* nd V™ nju » t *' rln S Mother

, w.at a aloa young man no Tory hoart — P°rter Up to fee U3."

r« ot. ? .a O.or a Jraadfaj f.ney. daar; 'way OT.r n •■.Vow that'* .^nothing like!” grand-

lUed. ahakli.g <ua hand warmly, lart hope gone, Mr*. John sub-

Dru ibrwkmIU lava thnl blook the way

'To my <lroppiagor-r.ora-0l-a«utd«y, Ofeoarna. 't would W an awful .In To thiuk of our Wing .lu I In a p a-.. For ui- lo will, aad aak him Ini'

ahe pained, laughed gayl; OranJpa'a i Charlea. In i

made their appearance. ^ Orandpa flew into

and the aauey minx other A wo aona. Eben and

r to

o a rage. “I wont | Idling uith ay af-

anybody _ _

fairs.” he Jeclarod. .tamping around nolally. ■Tl|. do aa I plea**, and It'a

none of your bualnesa."

Rbon re&on.lrated. and Charlea coaxed In rain, then they went off to tackle the Mins. Eben gave and took ledlatc offenao, and left to go over

I Maly •' *

\\ The Infatuation of Grandpa.

i

[ » Grandpa'Porter had become a source Tae child rln back with Wg eye*, j • of anxiety to hi. son nmd his son s j esclalmlr^: “You’d Just ougut to see

L: ’Wife. Mr*. John. They were fully pur- ^ grahdt>a!"

that he was in dagger of being,; •they ail looked "with big eyes"

and. that by j when he came in. He was shared

itiful. white beard.

grandpa bad learing only a mustache, and i girl they were j waxed till It shone; his hair was cut himself deeplr j m.the latest fashion and with hTs rud-

thfey ^gared. for 'he dy cheeks and twinkling eyes he look-

nbt his uaual-JolW careless old ed absurdIA yt

t he a

married for his money, i . 1 a young minx who might well, be his- 1 clean of all his beautil

granddaughter. That grandpa bad ; tearing only a mustache, and that «

Ucen a fancy to f

lire; that he l love'VltBTI

most younger

. choir abstraction; and he had hunted up

9ute that he had not touched for flftr years, and stayed out on the porch •renlngs playing "Robin’ Adair" and -'"Other bygone balldds. with a wbeety

wall that was distreaslng.

“I can hardly stand ly." Mrs. John ■aid. pinching up her pillow In the . vain rtiort to shut out the sound. “He •cts like a love-sick boy. I tel! you.

. John, we're got to get him

to Ebon's, or sock

pa rej

Her

rided In I grandpa s

i gone,

irs. and a headache; and

grandpa shut himself Up and played -air the old things be could-remember, triumphantly, but with a more distractlngly w-heexy wall than erer. Across the street an old lady lingered by the open window, listening . .hungrily, at times w iplng away- a fur-

live tear

ii pre^red for anytning now.” Mrs. John confided to her. husband, !%ter. "It's plain that she put him up to iL aMybe If she knew about his

bent on marry.

.• “Yes.'

. write to Eben

to go."

to get him away, up unewhere out of her ited John, drowsily, “ill if you'll persuade him

^Grandpa Porter, don't .you think i

Mr*. Jo£n p^irx : ben'll iaighii

.you

-. change would do you good’" M V .asked the next, morning.

aMybe If she knes

will she w ouldn't be so bee

in* him "

chance' and -fold hsr the other day.'

' What did she say*"

“Juxt. laughed and aaid

cbsnge 1 their will* sooeiimes.' She'e

hnad./I caa tell you; ahe

iust_ li igui. tl

got a.lcng h knew* that <

es.' She's wh#n * he flr

next.

come for you any time you want to go sp there for. a risiL' I “I won't go. to Eben s' I won’t stir one step: 1 don’t .like Mrs. Eben ' always quarrel. If you want me to turn out nfgo over to Widow Smith s ! and board. , ■ ‘ ' j And WMotr Smith was the mother -«( the minx. JH| j "Why. grandpa, nobody wants tarn you out,” Mrs. John cried, basU„I tng to appease hlm.' "It was Just that L you seem out of aorta lately, and I thought a change would perk you up;" | "I'm not out of sorts! I'm spry as I anybody"' be declared. “I you think I’m getting old, and sort o' j helpless, and harent much life left. L Look here!” and lik turned down a 1 skipped over it “And look

across tie-porch,

> the wood;

: he pranced d the steps, r rought In a/1

aa he threw It lata John couldn't beat

armful, aaylq

—e box. ”1 guet, that Tery much; i t go down .to ths i. gym for aothtagi k- “Why grandpa Porter"' Mrs. John ' axdalmcd. amaced at the exhiblUon. ' A laughing face looked tn at the ! aide door and a Wythe young roico j aaid gayly. “Goodfor you. Mr. Porte;-! | tow you the other day that You were I younger than half - the boys. You i ought no-see him on the turning bar, k Mrs. John.” 8b# set a basket bn the >bta, adding, "Here, are some

, Grandma Tayl

• bringing to y

i along to carry them for her. She I tired. Take this rocker, | grandma-" in anxious -solicitude: . . The brisk.. anything but-tired-lcijk-lag old lady -who had followed her in. L aat down stifly and -the giri rattled

ha . I

on.-Vo. 1 ate. Mr

t-

ti-X

Mm Joha l Porter, it s about

it stop % r mi >out time t

to go to, the gym. Wn/t :tr . f gbt kls hat with alacrity.

Ms buttonhole K'“Mr. Pocteri"• Mrs. John bum on. I aarcaeticdllr, as soon as they were j jjaae. It used to he grandpa. WBww he took this" silly nodes She i purpoee to get him. she * done , the bold piece:" ; -T didn't want any of bar help , she pak the fans** right out of my bands, tf I coaMa-t carry K across the mt One wbuM think me to old I. feeble to stand up- alone, to hear Taylor said.

- It’s dUgusUn* the way.an old/man will

ir.Js I b tin

Mte.-Tupted. - "He'd get mad and leave, in a minute. You know how tonchy ps is." - • Mrs. John groaned. She remembered the threat to go .and board at the Minx's borne: /like enough he'd be glad of an excuse to do so. Sunday grandpa came out dressed for church In the extreme of etyie. twirling a dainty case.as airily as any callow "dude," and Vboldiy marched away to where the Minx was waiting for him with a fresh rose for hia but-

"You M tna Taylor, as the two famliiss walked aion j, together "There's no fool Ifke aa old fool,-* quoted Mrs. Ray. grandma’s daugh-

ter.

"Old Mr. Porter is no fool, though he does net like one.” grandma re-,

marked.

' No. more's the pity." said John.

_ 1*4/interfere ' and

it if there was a ghost of a chance

half regretfully,

stop it If there was aghoi

that way.- But hr’s too sharp at hU bus:ness affair* to hare anything the

matter with his mind."

Oh, he knew well enough what he was about, grandmg^fiected. and he was a fine figure of a man and walked « supple aa a boy. She looked at the girl 'beside him. in white., fluffy array. th«n glanced at her own plain, sombre habiliments and - decided that ahe would uo longer drees for a .funeral, although it was considered proper for, old ladies to robe .themselves thus: "Mamma." Baule complained a few days later, “the children at schoooi laugh at me and say that Polly Smith

is going to be my grandma “

"Well, wouldn't she be a sweet little grandma ” grandpa, asked with a.'

Grandpa-and Minx were thicker than "peas inn pod." Mrs. John said, after hit declaration of Independence and victory, over her sons. And then ono day. after an early dinner, he dressed tn bis best and again took her for a long ride out in the country. It happened to b*,a day when Grandma Taylor. in lavender law n, white tie aad new bonnet, had gone to visit.aa oM'friend, and Mrs. Ray wag at liberty to run brei; and condole with Mrs. John. “I don’t know what I would do If it were ma. but I’d never consent to her marrying again.” "Pa Porter don’t ask anybody's coosent. unless it’s that girl's. I guess you couldn't help yourself. In my

PlACk-’* ' .

"Maybe *noL But ma knows my f ilnd too well ever to think of each a ■

she added laughingly, rat came here 1 was a Ut-

ile anxious about her and grandpa. [ they took to each other so. But she hasn't had much to say to him. since !

I spoke to her about/lt”

“That would have been a suitable |

match." Mrs. John replied, "and we couldn’t haye objected. But I suppose Grandpa Taylor Is too old and with- i cred. looking to suit Pa Porter.’’ [

■ She's younger than he is. and looks |

It. too. in her new things, said Mrs. : Ray. taking up the cudgels. Then she added. imlHafT rn We'w-ulklhg non- ! cense;' for no matter what anybody ! thought of ma. I'd never allow s'man in my father's place." j

"Well you can manage an old lady,

but you- can’t a headstrong old mfsn."

MTs. John reiterated with a sigh. Toward night Mrs. Ray hurried in

again. "Polly Smith has come home a-foot' and slope; what do you sup-

pose she’s dons with grandpa.:'" "Come with me and weTTfind

said Mrs John.

The Minx was at the gat*, appar rally ,on the lookout for some ooe. "How did you hearT' she asked, her I face one radiant smile. A'wv* heard nothing." Mrs. John answered shortly. "I want to know what # become^of Grandpa Porter." "Why. they’re riding around somewhere, I guess. I came away rightfefUr

the weeding ~

"What ' Mrs. John.

“Up to the parsouaga. of course. And you came off alone as soon ss jou were married*" interrupted Mrs. Ray; Mrs ,-JOhn was speechle*A ; "But I'm not '.married.*' said the Minx serenely. "Then who—began Mrs. Ray, a wild suspicion seising her. ~ - ’There they come!” the smiling Minx broke In. "Don't they look sweet!" as a buggy whlxsed around

the corner.

"Ma Taylor.!” gasped Mrs. Ray.

IT" '

1 out,"

Mra. John, bit her lips to keep the

K .words back.

T do believe It’s. catching." Mr*. *y ran across to confide to Mra. >h*. "Ma*s been and got a lavender colored lawn, and white tles. and a Jaunty bonnet with iavender -ribbon

and

• Oh mad never think of marrying -anybody. I Just Wouldn’t allow 'that -young or. old." Mra. Ray declared romewhat incoherently. —•"Wen. you can manage an old lady, but ah old ma* you can’t. I. fee*, aa it were diBeraeMl ~ UCra ' John r*.

The sleeves are shaped with the regu- j latlon -Inside • seam*, and also have j seams on the top. They fit the

top. They

arm closely. Material added aide of the top seam Is'gstbc

[ °W« |

top seam Is-gatl the elbow, falling

puff to the wrist, where It is with a velvet bau/1. Blbboi

sbAulder to

the seam from

icred and in a loose

finished

i cover*

elbow.

t backs, fitted smoo.b

Tbc skirt Is made with five well-pro-

and

»ibly

around the waist and hips without darts. The fulness In the centre back is arranged in an. underlying pleat at each side of the closing. These pleats are flatly. pressed and present a per-

fectly plain appearance. ,

The skirt Is sheath fitting from waist | to knee. The flounces are narrow In ! front and graduate in depth toward

p back. They are of cireti

Poorly?

“ for two years I suffered terdy from dyspepsia, with grist

I, sod was always fsallng

rtMy

depression, and was always 1 _ poorly. I then tried Ayer’e Sarsaparilla, and in on* week I was a . , *—John McDonald,

panus, sna in now rasn."Philadelpbis, P

Don’t forget that it’s “Ayer’s” Satpaparilla that will make you strong and hopeful. Don’t wasteyour time *pd money by trying some other kind. Use the old, tested, tried, and true Ayer’s SarsaparMa. sLMsMOf. mi tiwitau

Bilious?

Dizzy?

where the l

machine stitching. . To make thy skirt in the medium size

yards of forty-font* i

Inch material.

Headache? P*in

It’s .your

Is.

rcui.r jwAotyovr eyes? It’s;

and flare stylishly at the * lower j UVerl DSC Ayers Pill!

hems are finished with I — — *-—

.... . I

I by si

will require' sen

Waat your monttache or beard

beautiful brown or rich

and gray haonespun Is shown here de•eloped in strictly tailor-made style. The blouse is shaped with shoulder and underarm seams only. The hack Is plain and the garment smoothly

adjusted under the arms.

Two backward turning pleat* On the uoulder* are stitched dtjflrn a abort distance, providing becoming fulness over the bint that forms a blouse at the walat. The jacket Is completed

Effective combinations of

white are seen in children's garments j as well as those Intended "for grot folks this season, and ft must be ( mltted that they are very becoming

youthful wearers. # \

The coat shown here is made of white aatln'Vced cloth with black aat trimmings. The front shield la bra I In blackv^rijjbons. It Is narrow at the

beautiful brown or rich black f Us Buckingham's Oyi »0«« •UmgrvMwU- P HtJIACv., MmW N H.

little girl who belongs to an Indiana Jamily has been interested of late

Poor grandpa

"CrandM Taylor Porter.

the Minx7 v And< we’s had such a time wittf her. grandpa and Ii She waa so afraid of offending her folks that she wouldn’t listen to grandpa at all. ontil she got wretchedly Jealous of me.

' Vovar

py- ^ "No." added gryadma -seriously. "And I decided that you should not break, both our ( heoris with your now - ’ r -.tions. Emma" /

ao had. Mra. John Mr*. John went off Into psals of pbed. As long as A* don’t go gSjflpO laughter, sided; by the Minx and brld* - " spa* young tel- ' jtroom. Mrs. Ray turned Tier back on

groom.

the hilarious crowd and Had. Eventually ahe relented ^nd took the happy bid couple into favor, but . ahe never forgave Ms*. John that | laugh.—Ixralse J. Strong, In New Or-

•«J: i A

l -to j di»a_ _ , in the nickname* applied to the native* . , 01 different States, and has asked her istin i mothe r -many questions about "Wolilded I ver ‘ nes " an “ “'Buckeyes'' and "Siick«k. I l rs and <lcar only knows whst else. I Recently she was heard talking with I *' group. of playmates. The little girls j were evidently discussing their lathers I “My father's a minister." said one ; little giri. ’’He came from Kentucky

1 he’s a ;Christian.’’

~ , in offict

See," said a second

child, ^kaftn't know where he came from^h® I guess everybody in office

11 Tl littli _pem mad

man to live without any occupation. However, she couldn't let the other

LADIES' OUTDOOR COSTUME.

with a narrow velvet belt that fastens :

with acuftta^I buckle.

TheTronts /-lose in'double-breasted style, with t*ro rows of *r * ' “—

that are the only trimming

suit. Thu neck Is’ finished ^ Ur line with machine stitching and

On-dau. JMaT.ipy so. bat io Uli Uw wiodow open ,uf y-U y Aio* to graadssa.' Mem. M. and tk— h— t» Mra. Jaba^toTto sswd to Mil Mm ts esuw to

That a certain portion of the* blind ( may be tsuight to sae.ia IndlcaUJ^iy j the-striking success of M. Heller, of V 'enna-. ''wS«u brought' td him -three ysays ago two Hungartab boya. a 7 and 5 years, could *e« lidthlng,' their eras appeared to be non

team, has alight

ders.and U gathered at the wrist The sleeve U arranged on a wristband, with the gathers at the back, where It

droops stylishly.

The skirt Is made with ten.evenly- , proportioned gores fitted smoothly around the waist. It closes Invisibly at the centre back seam In habit effect. A narrow rock Is stitched at each aide of the gores and flatly pressed, ‘producing what U called the "alof To make- the Eton in the medium alse win require one and one half yards of forty-four-inch material. To make the skirt in the medium aUe will require fire and'obe-half yards of forty-four-lnck material.

Very'tight

green are to bo worn

lower edge aad U completed with ■k colUr. both dosing at the centi

teel buttons hack. . U used Ion the The coat is shaped with shoulder and I at tycoh. underarm seams, fin weti oh the shoulUng and the d^rs and flares in box effect at tbs

lo)rer edge, falling, In soft graceful Told*. Triple shoulder capeaVf ' ‘ ' satin are edged with band* of They give s becoming breadth to the

figure.' . -

The coat is fastened Invisibly from the neck to the point of the capes. Below that the dosing is made with biack satin buttons a and buttonholes worked In the edge* of the fronts. The slecvey are regulation coat sleeves, shaped with upper and under portions. They have alight fulnesr on the shoulders and are finished with flaring caffs of satin. To make the coat fbr a child of two

•«» uiuukiiz me suoject up to roe e girl of Indiana parentage. It haps that her father had a father wtio le it possible for the former gentltfi to live without any occupatic _ However, she couldn't let the oth giris brag of their fathers without put ting in some word for hsr own. ' My father came from India nape

she said, proudly; “ai

and that's why."

Msa*r Foilswteg^■•vaaa.

They were.» disgruntled lot of iporu homeward bound oo the owl car. They had played the races by the loing-di stance method, and. ergo, tbdy were that much jut They also had a vivid recoUectioo if what the bookies did. to them at Ben hings during the last meet Just then a pUsoan-of street-sweeping machines filed .part. Jearing clouds of dust in its wake. “See those fellows up ou those machines. almost too sleepy to hold the renu asked one of the sports. "Well, those fellows haven’t got the job In the world, but they are the

that make any money follow-

best poly

of gray, tau and

.ra tbi* fJL with velTs^triminlng* to give th«m-a fitavy npopearantv. A .smart coatutue' is shown In tb* large drawing.' developed de Nil wool canvas, haring

t tor