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CHAPTER XXVIL names was written with the aid of the good Duturque, whose professional career had Tlin deliMstii eteeaetele, brought him into oonuuunioation with the Elderly men when they are in love, are art world of Parte, though it had not ere - the weakest of mortals, and weakness is prone to compromises. In his conduct toward hie beautiful young wife, Pedro Perez showed all the weakneas of an older- ly lover. He halted between two opinions. He wanted to keep his treasure secluded from the world, aeoure from the pursuit of Parisian treasure -seekers, and yet he want- ed to flaunt his happiness before the eyes of those half dozen or so of uompetitora with whom he had ridden neck and neck in the cheese aux millions—the great race for wealbh which is the favorite sport of this nineteenth century, whether the °aurae over which it is run be the Stook Exchange or the gaming saloon, the silver mine or the mature heap. For Pedro Perez the wired meant one partioular group of men at his club, one particular corner at his. restaurant, and all his ideas of society were limited to that narrow cirole of men who had begun a life with a five-frano piece and were ending it with four or five mil- lions sterling. To these few intimates Perez had boasted of his wife's beauty, and of the villa in which he enshirned his idol, as if it were a temple of silver and gold ; and these on more than one occasion had expressed their desire to be admitted with- in the veil of the temple and to behold the goddess. Perez coquetted with the situation. He declared that his young wife was of too re- tiring and modest a nature to endure the gaze of strangers ; he compared her to the violet shrinking within the shelter of its leaven; but his friends were not to be put off so easily. "There never was a woman yet who did not like to be admired," said ,Toffroy, the famous contractor, who, like Perez, had made his fortune in Spanish America, but in another line of business ; "and if your wife is a clever women she will like to make the acquaintance of the men of the world, like Hausroth yonder and rayself. I have heard of your wife when she was only Mademoiselle Quijada, living in retirement with her mother. A starveling pianoforte player who teaches my daughters was loud in his praises of the young lady. I can understand your not caring to introduce your friends to her while she was Madem- eoiselle Quijada, when you might have run the risk of losing her ; but now that she is your wife, it is a miserly thing to keep your friends on the outside qf your door, and I'll be bound the lady resents her aeclnaion." Perez could not bring himself to deny the charge. He argued with himself that there could be no danger in allowing Dolores to receive old fogies like Joffroy and Hausroth, thea whom Paris could hardly furnish two Iess attractive men ; the former, oily of complexion and obese of figure, with greasy iron -gray hair and abottle nose ; the latter, lean and lantern-jawed, with foxy hair and beard, and the features of a modern Shylock. The mon who begin life with five francs and die worth five millions sterling have very little leisure to sacrifice to the graces. Life with them means to eat and drink and calculate, to invest and reinvest, to watch the money-market with an un- wavering vigilance, and to concentrate all the forces of mind ana body upon one great aim. No, there would be no risk in tantalizing these old comrades of the Bourse with a glimpse of his elegant domicile and his lovely and amiable wife ; and in conceding thus much he would conciliate Dolores and her mother. He had refused to give a ball he might compromise the matter by an occasional dinner -party-- a small snug dinner, at which only wealth and mature years should be represented. " I have not many frien de, Dolores." he said to his wife that evening, as she eat yawning on a love ottoman in front of the wood fire, while he smoked his after dinner cigarette, " but the few I have are devoted to me,. and they are dying to know you. I don't care about giving a dance, as 1 told you the other day. I don't want to see my house turned out of windows to please a crowd of young fools whose only claim to notice is that they can imitate a tee-totum; but I've no objection to giving a dinner now and then, if you like." Dolores stifled a yawn before she answer- ed. She had been looking at the burning logs in a waking dream, and this suggestion of a dinner -party did not arouse any en- thusiasm in her, "The people you know are so dreadful," she said. "You have pointed out men in the Bois as your dearest friends, whose appearance positively made me shudder. A long lantern-jawed man with red hair, and a threadbare overcoat, for instance." " Where are yon to get your agreeable people ?" asked Perez, after a pause of dis- comfiture, vexed that his compromise found so little favor with his idol. " Oh, I will find them easily enough, if you only give me leave to send out a few invitations. Duturque knows lots of clever people, and ho can send out my Dards : ' Monsieur and Madame Perez invite Mon- aieur or Madame Chose to spend the even- ing with them'—with 'Monsieur Duturque's compliments' at the corner of the card," She lighted a cigarette for hint, as she talked, seating herself- caressingly upon the arm of his chair, and transferring the cigarette delicately from her lips to his. She know that he was yielding, and that a caress and a few sweet words would linoh the bargain. He did not yield without a struggle. He smoked a third and a fourth cigarette of his wife's lighting. Her gentleness, her grace- ful coquetries made him forget every reso- lution he had ever made to live his own life and to keep the tineel and folly at the pleasure -loving world outside his gate. He yielded after the fourth cigarette, as Ahasuerus might have yielded to Esther, when Bather wet still the latest novelty in the royal harem. " De what- you like, ma eherie. Invite whom you please," he mttrrnured ab leet, The eards ot invitation went out two days after that dieouadion., The lisb of vated him to iutilnaoy with celebrities. Dolores trusted muoh to her own reputation tee a beauty whose oherma had been hidden from she outer world. The cardsdispatch- ed, she went to the chief confectioners, electricians, florists, and wine merchants. of Paris. She called in upholsterers and tent. makers. She arranead for a series of three large marquees, which were to cover the lawn behind her villa. The house in, all its beauty and splendor was to be only a vestibule to these tented halls. The drat marquee was to be decorated with palms and tropical plants, and wee to serve as a promenade pure and simple. Her drawing -room was to be the entrance to this outer tent, and here she was to receive her guests. The second marquee was to be decorated contrastively with tapeetries and Oriental brocades, and here there was to be a oonoert by some of tho first artists in Paris and in the world. The, third and largest tent was the supper -room, a supper served upon small round tables, and which was to last from midnight till two o'clock. For this tent Dolores had imagined, and the electricians had parried out, the most distinguished feature of the entertain ment. From the silken dome in the Den- ter of the immense circular marquee hung a monster egg-shaped lamp, a lamp of opa- line hue, shedding the mildest, milkiest, :moonlight radiance upon the supper -tables and the supper -eaters. This was the roo's egg; and Dolores and her dress -maker had arranged a costume which, without being absolutely a fancy dress, should be so far Oriental in oharaoter as to suggest the Princess Badroulbadonr. Mme. Quijada had been allowed no active part in the preparation of her daughter's first party ; bat she expressed herself gratified that the gloomy spell was about to be lifted from the house. Louise Marcet assisted in all floral decorations, for in the arrangement of flowers her taste was unerring ; but she told her cousin that she should not appear at the party. " I should be like the skeleton at an Egptian banquet," she said, when Dolores preened her to share in the amusement of the evening. " It would make the people melancholy to see so gloomy a figure." " Poor old Louise !" murmured Dolores, "loved to pity by the thought of this blighted life, for which even pleasure had no charm, novelty no fascination ; "your misfortunes must have been very terrible to deaden all your delight in life, to make you so different from other women." CHAPTER XXVIII. TAB R00'S EGO. • It was within an hour of the dinner. party which was to precede Mme. Perez's reception, and Dolores was sitting before her dressing -table, while the most fashion- able hair -dresser in Paris brushed and divided the Iong tresses of raven hair be- fore building them up after the latest invention of his genius. " Nobody came for good or bad taste render the republlo," answered Dolores. "I want p tople to talk about my dress, and for that one must'be splendid and original; My fete to -night is to be. a Beene out of the Arabian Nights, Do you think 1 look like the Princess i3adroulbadour "You loop very lovely,' said Perez, who. had never heard of Aladdin's wife. "And you are proud of me, and that is all I want," answered Dolores, carltsaingly. "Your human iguots eau appear as soon as they please. Ah, here Domes mother." "I hope you are satisfied at lasb, madame," said her sou -in-law. "All Paris is coming to see what a fool an old man can make of himself for the sake of a pretty woman." " If the woman is only pretty enough, all Paris will go away convinced of your wood sense," retorted Dolores, gayly. M. and Mme Joffroy were announced in the next minute, and Dolores showed the most amiable empreesemeut in receiving a tall, gaunt personage in sapphire velvet and rubies, who twenty years earlier had been the cynosure of a drinking -cellar in the vicinity of the Boulevard St, Michel, and who was now the discontented wife of oue of the richest men in Paris. More guests arrived. Herr Hausroth and his daughters, young ladies who gave themselves tremendous airs on the strength of their father's wealth, and who were rendered miserable by their father's shabby coats, and by certain little miserly eccentricities of which he could not divest himself, although living in princely etyle and allowing his girls to get their gowns from the most expeneive faiseur in Paris, which meant a corresponding expensiveness in all the minor details of their toilet, the great faiaeur taking the word "Thorough" for his motto,and insist- ing upon his clients striving after ideal perfection in the art of drees. " A badly cut corset, or a hair's-breadth too much thickness in a petticoat, will spoil my fin- est conception, said the great faiseur. Two more financiers appeared, these without womankind,andin the little bustle and talk which followed upon their en- trance, Mme. Quijada drew her daughter aside. "He is in Paris," she whispered. " Nut Leon?" questioned Dolores, nor- vouely. "Yes, Leon. 1 received a letter him just now, while I was dressing." "I wish never to see nim again." "But he is coming to your party to -night. You must receive him civilly. "He has no business to invite himself to my party, after leaving Paris without a a word of adieu, and never writing to us in all these months." "He is your cousin. He heard of your party from strangers, and it was scarcely strange he should invite himself. You must be civil to hinh, Dolores. You were only too fond of him once, You can at least afford to be polite and friendly to him to -night." "I won't be uncivil," answered Dolores, moodily, "but I wish he were not coming. I don't want him to cross my threshold." Her face had clouded over, all the girl- ish gayety had gone from her manner, as she took M. Joffroy'e arm and led the way into the dining -room, where the arrange- ment of table, flowers, and lighting waa exquisite. All her pleasure in the prospect of the evening's triumph was damped by the re- turn of this man, whose coming had once been looked forward to with feverish im- patience, whose absence had made the world seem a blank. She had muoh time for quiet thought since her marriage with Pedro Perez, and her whole nature had changed for the better since her position` had been legitimatized, and she was able to look society straight in the face. Her heart was young enough and warm enough to be touched by an old man's affection; and now that she no longer considered her- self a prisoner and a slave, she felt sinter• ely grateful to her millionaire husband. Disenchantment had slowly followed upon Leon's prolonged absence. She had begun to question the merits of the man she had admired, and whose.miefortunes had appealed to her pity. Little by little she began to see the charlatan where she had seen the genius, and the cold- hearted adventurer where she had imagined the careless,happy-go-luckystudent, whose difficulties were a natural result of the ar- tistic temperament. She did not wish ever to see him again, and she dreaded any encounter between him and Pedro Perez. His presence at her reception to -night would be the snake among the flowers. As the evening went on, however, she tried to banish all thought about this un- bidden guest. He could only be one among many, she told herself. She could dismiss him with a word. , The dinner seemed aslow business to the women of the part?, but the financiers en- joyed themselves, and were unanimous in their approval of the menu. Joffroy told his old friend Perez that he had the prettiest wife and the best cook in Paris, Hausroth was green with envy, and the daughters Hausroth sniggered together at Mme. Perez Peru's Oriental costume, although their own famous faiseur had so cleverly planned the gown that it offered no marked eccentricity of character and might have been worn at a ball at the Elysee. At ten o'clock Mme. Perez was stationed in the drawing room at the entrance to the marquee, where the electric lamps were artfully dotted amidst the tropical foliage. The light here and in the adjoining tent was subdued in tone, so that when at the stroke of midnight the velvet curtains of the supper tent were drawn back the roc's egg lamp might burst upon the spectators with overpowering brilliance. The roe's egg was the one feature of the party with which Dolores hoped to startle the spoiled children of Paris. Leon Duverdier approached his cousin immediately after she had exchanged ccurt- esies with the ancient but beautiful Mar- quise Talonrouge and the lovely oomedi. enne, Clara Beauville. He bore himself with hie usual assured and supercilious air, but Dolores noted that he looked pale and ill, and that he was thinner than when she saw him last. "I congratulate you upon the success of your fete," he said, holding his cousin's hand with a lingering pressure. " All the notabilities of Paris are pouring in at your door. I am glad I returned in the nick of time to assist at your triumph." "Was it worth while to return at all after you had stayed away so long?" asked Dolores, looking at him with a deliberate disdain which had ES chilling an effect as a cold douche after the hot -room in a Turkish bath. "My dear Dolores, matrimony seems to have made a remarkable change in your manner to your own kith and kin," he said, ensiling at. her. "I hope your head is not going to be turned by socialsthooeas." "No, my head will not be turned ; but my eyes have been opened. You left Paris without a word to the people who—. who cared for yore. Can you wonder if they were eniighted by your conduct, and Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria " Remember, Monsieur Jeck, my coif- fure is to be Oriental—all that there it, of the most Oriental," said Dolores, decisive- l'M. Jock shrugged his shoulders despond- ently. Ail his inventive and imitative powers had of late been concentrated upon the school of Pompadour and Du Barry. His delight had been to pile a coiffure as high as art, horse -hair, and hairpins could raise the human hair. If he had token any step in another direction, it would have been a retrograde step. He would have gone back to the Montespan and the Fon- tenger; period, which was also an elevated school. But the Oriental, the school of drooping tresses and long plaits, the school which must needs restrict its operations to the hair that grew on the head of the subject, and could borrow nothing from art ! True, that in the subject now under his hands there was abundant material for artistic treatment, but the Oriental style offered ne scope for the caprices of genius. "Ha,s madame made up her mind irrevo- cably?" asked the hair -dresser. " Yes, yea, I tell you. My costume is Oriental." "Then I have only to submit; but I must warn madame that the Eastern style—the style of Rebecca of York—isnot not that which will most set off madame's beauty." "I detest Rebecca of York. Make me a coiffure a la Roxalane. Something light and gay. I don't want to look a tragedy queen." " Has madame any diamond c:•escents among her jewels ?" " As many as you like. Rosalie, bring me the case of crescents." The lady's maid brought a large purple velvet jewel -case, which she placed open on the marble dressing -table. There were °resents of diamonds and rubies, diamonds and sapphires, diamonds and emeralds, diamonds pure and simple. "Ciel !" said the coiffeur; "I see my way to a startling success." Ile wove the soft black hair into three long plaitc, and bound them round the small head in a triple coronet, and into this orown of plaited hair he stuck the jeweled crescents with an inimitable taste and lightness, until the dark hair served only as the background to a blaze of jewels. "Yes, that will do," said Dolores, sur- veying herself in her hand -glass. " That will do very well for the Princess Badroul- bador." "I could have pleased myself better had Madame given me greater liberty," said M. Jeck, sighing as he folded his apron. ' " You have pleased mo, and that is more to the point," replied Dolores, with the air of a Duchess, scarcely deigning to acknow• lodge the hair -dresser's departing saluta- tion. Half an hour later her toilet was com- plete, and she went down to the morning - room, where she was to receive her bus. band's guests, the drawing•roorn being transformed for the evening reception. Her Badroulbador gown was of palest rose brocade, Lalling in long straight folds from the shoulders, clasped across the bust with a splendid heart -shaped emerald, and opening over a white matin petticoat, embroidered with an artful and artistic adrnixtare of bow lee' wings and emeralds. To the superficial observer that glittering green embroidery looked one mass of emeralds, and seemed to represent wealth even greater than Perez I'eru(+mild tom - mend. Tho millionaire gazed at hie wife in a stupor of admiration. "Dolores, why on earth bane you put on all that splendor?" he exclaimed, "I have always understood that it is bad taste for a hostess to be finer than her guests." from left off caring for one who set so small e value upon the ties of kindred 7 I think I learned to understand your oharaoter dur- ing your long absence,and that I know you now 811110at as well as Louise knows you, His face darkened at the name, and he looked round the room and beyond into the erowded taut, as. if he were searohing out au enemy. "I see," he said. "Louise has been slandering me to you. I will not detain you from your guests but later you must give me a few minutes quiet conversation, I have something important to say to you. It is a matter of life and death." Leon Duverdier moved, onward into the tent where people were promenading amid a Babel of talk, and to the tent beyond, where Capoul was singing the " Alleluia d'amour." Yes, the party was a success ; and walk. ing about quietly among people who were for the most parb strangers to him, Pedro Perez was gratified by overhearing enthusi- astic praises of his wife's grace and beauty, her jewels, her costume, and the originality of her reception. True that he heard more than one witticism at his own expense, and was reminded of a fact which he had never ignored—the fact that he was old and plain. and insignificant, and that his only value in the eyes of the hours in blush rose satin and many -colored gems mush needs lie in his trillions. The concert closed with eclat in a new part -song, composed by M. Duturque, who had adroibly oonverted to his own nee a certain almost forgotten march in an opera by Lulli, a stirring melody which put the audience in good humor; and with the last ohord the velvet curtains which concealed the sapper tent were drawn suddenly apart, and the too's-egg lamp bathed the scene iu a soft yet dazzling light, which set off the vivid ooloring of fruit and flowers, silver - gilt, and Venetian glass, aaumon a la Chambord, and homard en aspio, on the fifty supper -tables. There was a lively chorus of approval from the guests, who had been wondering where the supper was to come from, and whether they were going to be put off with tea and coffee, ices and iced drinks at the buffet in the dining -room. The fifty tables occupied as if by magic, and two hundred and add tongues were chattering about the roc's egg. The supper -tables were occupied till nearly two o'clock, and there was no failure in the supplies. At two, everybody had supped,and almost everybody had departed, save a few night -bird journalists, who still sat drinking and talking at a couple of tables. Among these was Leon Duverdier. As the clock struck two the roo's-egg lamp was extinguished and the curtains fell, leaving the lingering guests in total darkness. "I call that about the broadest hint our fair hostess could give us," said the editor of a famous Parisian paper ; and there was a good deal of talk and laughter from the Bohemian band during some minutes of darkness, at the end of which interval the curtains were drawn back again by invisi- ble hands, and the last guest strolled through the empty tents to the drawing room, where Dolores was waiting to bid good -night, with the faithful Duturques to keep her company. Mine. Quijada had retired within the last hour, and Pedro Perez had sneaked off to his own apartment soon after the opening of the supper -room. The editor of the "Guerra aux Sots" was full of apologies. " That is the worst of the brotherhood of letters," he said, gayly ; " we are so fond of one another's society that it is muoh easier to assemble than to disperse us. ueeides, who would be in a hurry to leave fairy -land ? If it had not been for the sportiveness of the roc's egg we should have lingered till the sun put the emblem of magic power to shame." " I am sorry the lamp behaved so badly," said Dolores, with an arch smile. " Ah, madame, was there not a fairy in league with the lamp, a benevolent fairy, who knows that we are hard-working journalists, who can but snatch a few hours' rest between the tail of to -day's epigram and the head of to -morrow's, and that we need the quiet of the night to elaborate the impromptus of the day ?" must apologize for my husband, gentlemen," said Dolores. "He is not used to evening parties, so he stole away soon after midnight, leaving my mother and me to represent him." "Jupiter need not apologize for retiring to his tent of clouds when he leaves Juno and Venus in his place," said the youngest of the scribblers ; and then each made his farewell bow, till all was gone except Leon. He lingered, with a determined air, even after the Duturques had bade good -night, the pianist rapturous at the success of our party. (To BE CONTINUED.) STORIES OF THE CZAR. Anecdotes Snowing Some of the Character- istics of Russia s haler. The young Czar seems to be doing his best to make himself personally acquainted with his new subjects in a way little prac- tised by any other Emperor of Russia since the reign of Peter the Great. He walks daily along the streets of St Petersburg, generally quite unattended, and as he is seldom recognized he meets now and then with little adventures which cause him much amusement. During one of his pro- menades he saw a youth selling for 80 kopecks moat terribly unflattering pictures of himself, which so delighted him that ho immediately bought one and gave it to Princess Alix, with the remark: " It can- not be so very like me ae no one recognized me when I bought it." Nevertheless the work of art was put in a piece of honor in the Anitschkow Palace. On another occasion as he was driving slowly along the Nevski a man attempted to throw a letter, into the oarriage, but missed his aim and the petition fell under the wheels. His Majesty immediately ordered one of his terrified servants to pick it up and give it to him, and in spite of the almost tearful entreaties of a high police official, who was on the spot, insisted on opening it and reading it to himself, Calling the supplicant to the side 9f the carriage the Emperor promised to grant his petition, and turning to the officials, Said in a loud voice: "On no aeoount is the man to be punished or annoyed in auy way on account ot this letter." It is much commented upon iu courb circles that so far the Czar has recused to accede to the often -repeated wish of the Grand Duke Michael Nikolajewidsch and raise himself to the rank of General, though the whole court would be delighted to see him in tho becoming and glittering uniform. The reason he gives is that he prefers to retain the grade of Colonel, which was bestowed an him by his late father. The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia died at San Remo of consumption, for Infanta and Children "Castoria le eoweli rdapted to thiklreat that L recommend it as superior to any preecriptloa known to me," U. A, Arasan, M. D., 111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. T. "Tho use of'Oastoris`fs so universal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few arethe intelligent families who do not keep Oastoria within easy reach." Cantos MAUTsst, D, D, New York city, Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church. Castorsst cures Collo, Oonstipetlon, Sour Stomach, Diarnccsa, Eructation, Kills Wornm,s,'givea sleep, land promoter di g Wit tout tn;anous medication, " For several years I have recommended your (lastoria ' and shall always continue to do so as Oho invariably produced beneeole1 results." EDWIN F. Pentam. M. D., "The Winthrop," 1: 8th Street and 7th Ave, Now York Q1tyt - Tam CMIITAtm CohrnANT, 77 EnisaAY Draw, Nnw Yost*. THE FARM. A Useful Device for the Stable. The accompanying sketches show how he thille of a sleigh or wagon may be ele- ted oub of the way in a moment's time when the horse is res vved from them. Two SUPPORT TOR WAGON SHAFTS. strips of wood are hinged together by a bolt, the end of one being nailed, to a beam above. The lower end of the other piece has a stout screw eye, which meets a hook in another strip of wood nailed to the same beam when the hinged strip is raised to support the thilis. The perpendicular pieces may be straps of leather, if desired. Three Kinds of Farmers. Farmers might be divided into the scien- tific, the pleasure and the drudgery farmer. The scientific farmer unless he has plenty of money and help is apt to overrun. He pushes science a little beyond its limits in too short a time, thinking work but a cipher and pleasure out of the question. The pleasure farmer is generally en route from the oity, thinking farming is but fun. He has made a mistake. He knows noth- ing of the science and work the farm must have to gain success. The drudgery farmer toils from early morn until late night, invariably growling. He, too, has trade a mistake. Let two- thirds of drudgery step out and supplement with science and pleasure, then instead of dissatisfaction farming will become a pleas- ure. A successful farmer must he a reader of the daily, local and weekly agricultural papers ; he must attend meetings such as the grange, farmer's club and institute, and he must keep posted on whichever branch he is working. He musb love the great and wonderful works of nature. He should plan his work ahead, not forgetting to plan for emergencies. He should use soionce in so much that formerly what he had grown on two acres might be grown on one. Ho should study the wants of his land and by supplying chemicals make the worn out ready for use again. He should study the habits and wants of each of his animals, weeding out ouch as he receives little or nothing from. He should be a man of improvement, not letting roadside and pasture or even wall side look like forests. Finally, he should keep an exact account of income and expenditure and in order to ascertain the wear and tear of improve- ments, etc., an inventory once a year would be a great help, Planting Windbreaks, Pew people comparatively realize the great value of windbreaks afforded by treed. Any one can be made to see this faob by passing along any country road, for you. will notice here and there places with no protection of thin kind whatever, Many bleak homes and'farm yards might bo made cheerful and oomfortable if the owner would plant trees' in groups and hedges, along the north, west and east exposures, Soft maples planted thickly and in bolts or groups are excellent as windbreaks, making a wonderfully rapid growth. Of course evergreens are thefavorite' trees for hedges and groups, :and they aro- excellent in this regard, yet if a tense , growth is desired they will not do as well for high top protection as maple(' or some' other rapid growing trees. If a hedge ie., desired in a short time, it would be advl(1, able to plant rapid growingbade tre ' thickly and border them with e gree�ls,lf this is properly done an excellent fproteotloyi•,---- is afforded. We have seen such hedges and know what valuable service they render. While tall trees are sometimes dototmen• tel to the growth of some fruits by roitiop, of shade and root growth, yet it is a quer • tion whether they do not do more good than damage. The very often oast a bene• filing shade in time of a hot dry wind, and • are useful in warding off frosts which Qtighi otherwise work great damage to the fruill buds or blossoms, All these thing! collet e be taken into- consideration. Seaaoni are , fickle and differ greatly. There are many ways of planting hedge!, groups and thickets and it is a very inter- eating and useful thing to study about, For those who have not given this matter"' any thought we would suggest that you look your place over. See how you can benefit it by protection. It will pay yoB to do so in more ways than one. Just try ir • it and see. NEW USE FOR HUSBAND. £Way for Rlcyclists to nun Sewing Mach. ines While Getting Exercise. A new contrivance for making a huehana and his wheel both useful and agreeable sell suggested in the Album Industrie!, list • the bicycle be securely fastened to the ceiling, and raised sufficiently to alloy' the , wheels to turn in the air. Then oonneo, the wheel worked by the pedals with the wheel of your wife's sewing rnaohine by means of a strap, and when she 04 -ye "Go!' start off at a breakneck pace and ring tier bell furiously, until she shouts "Whoa!" • In this way a husband can make himself of. the greatest uee to his wife, and at the same time keep his muscles in splendid condition. Two Sorts of Pride. -Little Miss Mugg (proudly)—Pop has bought We house, and paid for lt,• too. Little Miss Freckles (lof tily) —We wouldn't want to be known as the owuors of euoh a miserable house as that, • Little Miss Muge (angrily)—You live in a worse one. Little Miss Freckles (triumphantly)—We only rent it, • Loved to See Her Happy. Little i3oy—I love to seo you happy. Vend Mother—My own little angel ! Little lioy-Yes'm; I wish you'd lot me go skating oftener, •beoaese you always look so happy when I come back alive, The English Langti.age. Collet (inquiring of hotel clerk at 9 til.)—Ia 1+ir, Jones up ? 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