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JUVENILE PRODIGIES.
**??*?* ??H> ?t the Age of TwtUt
W*ywl III.
Of all rrwtJpV* was thet*
?vn on* to war*'* witfc Master Pet
ty. the Infsnt Re^clrrs* The pne*s ?rf
the day Tvt?d bin "?? wy eitnoWll
twtt phenomenon. ? ? ? purine
ourhifK t? a n>or?1ng ??d Richard
111. in the ft-ralnc; * * * an In
spired be! at ? * ? of exquisite
jndgment ami ?rnsiNMty, ? ? ? the
energy of wk?* delivery was nwch as
To hwv* *11 description at a distance.
? ? * The intelligence of manner,
the etoqneoce of the eye when speech
n? denied, the rapid ret lodloloos
transitions from prostrate affliction to
dignified resentment. are QMltthw
which a Oarnci niicht display." The
Edinburgh manager was in fear that
the young r ;or's voice would not fill
the boose " My dear sir," said the
twelve-year-old grnins. "1 bog you will
he under no apprehonsh^ns upon tbat ,
scare. Per If nay voice does not 8U
yonr botr<* njy playinc will."
Wtltiac for the stage seems always
re have attracted the prodigy. IVujt
las Jerrold wrote his snocessfUl farvo>
??More Frightened Than Hurt," before
he was fifteen. and Lope de Vega, the <
famous Spaniard. wa> not fourteen ;
wN?n his first play was prodn.-ed. (
And Wllttam Ireland prodoced his ;
Shakespeare forgeries, which were j
good enough to deceive the horned,
when be was a Unit fifteen.?' LoatM '
Chronicle.
Measuring Moonlight.
The ful m.'wi is sniii to give a gm>t ,
de<i! more than twice the 'Icfct of the
ha:f moon Tbe ratio is approximately
ss nine to one Taking advantage of
the umt s*-nsiti\ encss to liebt of 1
a selenium cell experimenters have
measured tbe amount of light coming
from the moon at different i?haso>.
with tbe result above mentioned The
tvas?>n for tbe remsrkshlo different (
shown is to be formd in the varying
aug'os of reflection presented by the
ronghoned surface of onr satellite to
the s:;r. T' e moon is brighter be- j
tweea first quarter and full than be
tweer fall and last quarter. The
cau?e of this Is evident in tbe morr
highly reflective character of that
pan of the moon th.it lies west of its
meridian
Th# Old and the New.
He was an ok! timer slowly adapt"
inc himself to modern customs and '
acquired wealth. He had progressed '
as far as the open hack shirt and was i
prond of It. Tbe ooat front was yet
to be attained.
"Just look at me." be sa;d to soar
fr rds calling on him while he w ?
dressing. ~Ry heck ; \Thon I came tn i
this town I hadn^t a shirt to my back, t
and now? now 1 haven t a back to my i
shirt!"? Judce's Library.
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Darina and
The Agents
She Makes One Mistake
By WLWtEO STEVENS
1 ! ccfufWil bt American Prow A ??ch
elation. 13U.
j Miss Charity Pecker tied m knlttrf
?fascinator" ow her ?<*?& h?lr.
bundled h?^f lato * ,on*; **?
cape and drew on thick woolen mlt*
^"PartnaT' she ?"?* shrilly. and
when * git** slender form had ??
P^red to the *ltchen ******??
continued "Tb golncnow. Hannibal *
b?*n waiting fw ten minutes. an<l
expect that v!d horse's Vofs ?"? m?*t
f^re off. ltoo?i(?.-wltTW ?nt
mal? to twp '??? ?a?a!?K ,B
the like this. but I had to get
ready. and I couldn't fin-t my spec
tacles. and then ! ??* tuy hamlker
chief. and 1 found it and lost It. an.
I hJVfflt fWD<1 it ftp'? ^ ^
there it Is on the almanac. I was ?<**
h^nxw what the weather la going
to be tomorrow"?
The frtrl laoghed softly as abe push
the older woman gently toward
the door "There. Aunt Charity: If y.w
cjon *nd talk ranch longer the horae ?
hoofs will freeae off. and Hannibal la
loott* * Impatiently at the door 1
wont forget to put the bread in the
oven at It o'clock, and Tit water the
Plants and pat Toby la ^e woodshed
before 1 go over to Oooain Sarah a to
?)eep And I'll expect you home on
the 3 o'clock tralu tomorrow afternoon
without fall-therer
Miss CJiarity was on the porch k
this time nod wavlot a mlttened hand
to Hannibal .loDes. thestage drlver
?TU be there In a jiffy. Hannibal. Pre
pot to say something more to Pa
' Parina laughed merrily M i she
mired a farewell to Miss Charity s
pesrtctfattag mittens, and sbe ^ent
bavk into the bouse and clcwed and
*cked the door Mtss Oharity s de
parture for Greenville, the ne* t vll_
Up*. was an event that had been
talked about for a fortnight. ? t
since her brother's wife had Invited
her over to the Baptist donation party
and to spend one night. S he ha
a down different commands for her
crandnlece to carry out. and the last i
and the cutest of these was .the one
concerning agents of any description
Ohartty Pecker detested agents . he
was scarcity polite when memboHs oJ
that honorable calling knocked instep
stingly at her kitchen door. Her strict
orders for the reception of any Hw
might call during her absence had been
thoroughly drilled Into Partna-aunder
standing and out of the tenderness or ,
fcor heart the girl hoped that tbe agent,
would stay away.
-Tbev are not so plentiful In snowy
weather." thought Parina as she ro; od
-I bope none
out some ginger cookies. ' u >
of them will call, but somehow it does
pooni as If Little Blver harbored more
canvassers, and-tbere la one now.
Shr popped a pan of cookies In the
oven and pushed back her fair ha^r
with a floury hand, leaving * dab of
white on the rose of her cheek. ? he
SSL .* ? <M . 7"",?
dealer squatted on tbe doorstep. Miss
Charity's admonitions still tang in hor
**^v-o?-?*r said Parina emphati
cally In response to his appealing ges
tures as he dismayed his wares She j
closed the door and watched him
shamble down the path Her e .
,ospod with fright as she saw hUu
pause at the gate and make some sort
U ttwrtt on the Wh'te post with a bit
of red chalk. Then, with a sly look
his shoulder at the house, he went
on his way. r??rin? *?
-How dreadful!" thought Panna as
she returned to her baking. /"r ^
he has marked the house so he can
tvturi tonight and rob us-or perhaps
" Tbeti was another knock at the door
and Parina took her cookie* out of he
ot4e before she tiptoed
HMM and peered through the crack
In the door curtain. A man
;,M,c handled patent mop impatiently
waited on tbe doorstep.
Parina opened the door.
??Good morning," said the age
courteously. "Are you the lady of the
h -Yes." said Parina. "But 1 do not
wish to buy anything today. We have
a mop we bought from you last year .
-Verv good, ma'am; you cannot neea
another one now. and yoo will never
uaies? vours Is stolen, for. as I told
von last year, when I sold it to you.
our mop is practically Indestructible.
\ow let me show you the best clothes
brush you ever saw-there, ma'am
P?VThen 'mHm had finally added a
Hrmir voiced "No. nor to his mono
\ logoe he gathered up his wares, dis
? posed them about his person and ^
a lv>b of his bead was gone.
?i hope he doesn't mark tbe house
murmured Darina as she watched hi?
hurried departure. But the brush man
sevmed glad to get away from such
sn unpromising W-imty and paused to
look neither to the rtjht norleft as
he hastened down the road Presently
l^rrina saw him open Cousin Sarah
. ,-een gate and enter the yard
She went back to her cookies, and an
1 fc<wr passed rapidly. Just as she had
placed the last panful of crisp dalntlea |
frn (hp tnhle another llnock catne-iottd
and Imperative
Tlil* tM the a row*
mmt, tall an\l good locking. mnffled to
the eara <o a thick wnrm ulster, while
? ftrr op that rested on hi* dark he?d
wak whipped *tt *? Darin* opened the
door. Be did uot carry a bag nor ?
bundle, but l?*rina did not doubt that
somewhere concealed about bit person
was a capa< Ions pocket that would
hold IftnumersMe slimpMt of something
aalnhle? pnebabtjr subscription book#.
"Good rooming." ho said pleasantly
and In a very businesslike manner
"la Miss Charity Decker at home?"
?"No," she said coldly.
"AV he snld In a disappointed too#.
Then. tfubnttoning his eott, be thnist
a proved hsnrt Iftto fcn Inner pocket.
"I wonder If yod~- lie waa beginning
when Patina Intmnpted him coolly.
"We don't wtsh to boy a dictionary,
thank yon."
His hand dropped t>> bla aide, and be
flushed redly. "1 beii your pardon"?
he was beginning wbtfn Darlna'a mice,
a little sharjw this lime, bronght lire
to his brown eve*.
"Or a lilstta-y of the world or rem
TWscences of anybody," said Darin a
heartlessly.
"I'm not canvassing for book*." be
said grimly.
"Nor a patent mmwetrap or a carpet
l?ater or fancy note paper," continued
Darlna recklessly. "We're got a fold
ing sewing table that turns Into a
chair"?
"Do 1 look as If I had a folding
sewing table concealed about me 7* he
demanded scornfully, yet with a smile j
back of the glitter In hla rrea.
"We're pot a bread mixer and a pat ,
ent washer and a freeaer"?
"Pray spar* roe t;be Inventory of ;
your household poo<la," be aald cut I
tingly. "I may aa well tell yon as
rapidly as 1 can that"?
"And Vre don't want to purchase i
any fruit trees or shruba thia yearr j
ended Dartna brent hlesslj and rather :
frightened at her own lack of ccwr j
tesy
"All of which U very interesting,
madam; bat, as a matter ofr fact. Mr.
Joseph IVoker of Oreenvfrte asked
me to stop here for hi* sister. Miss
Charity, and drive her over to his
place. There! TtoaT'* why I'm hcrel"
he ejaculated. In a relieved tone
Darlna'8 floury Utile bands flew op
to her reddening cbpeks. "Oh. 1 am
so sorry! What ha to I said?'' she fal
tered. "My aunt went to Greenville
by train. She left about an hour ago
in the station stage "
"Then 1 may aa well drive along.*
he said, replacing bin cap and turning
away, hi* glance lingering In a trou
bled way on Darinn'a sweet, tearful
face. "You mustn't disturb yourself
over that. You see. 1 was so slow
about explaining who I was that no
wonder you thought 1 was a canvass
er of some sort. I suppose you're both
ered to death with tbetn."
"We are." said Patina fervently, and
In a few \ronJn she told him of Aont
Charity's last admonition and also of
her experience that morning. "I think
the brush man scattered my last atom
of patience." she explained.
"1 don't wonder," be consoled her.
"I believe the same fellow called at
the parsonage the other day and"?
"The parsonage!" e<hoed Darin*.
"Then you must bp Mr. Fleck, the
new minister at Greenville."
"I am," he smiled, baring his head
again. "1 believe there is some sort
of donation part* gning on for me
tonight, and my sister, who keeps
house for me. adv Ised me to keep out
of the way. That is how I happened to
call for Miss l>ecker."
"It was very kind of you. Indeed, and
1 am ashamed of the reception I gave
yon." said Darlna. Just aa he was
passing through the gate to enter the
little cutter that awaited him Darlna
remembered the red mark on the gate
post. Perhaps Mr. Fleck could reaa
sure her as to Ua meaning. She recol
lected hearing Miss Charity Bay that
he had been a missionary.
Instantly she was In the gateway
explaining her fears. The minister
looked at the rude character closely,
thought for a moment, and then a
smile broke over his face. "I was
connected with a mission In 8yrla for
n year, and 1 learned something of the
language. This merely says it ia the
house of avarice and merchanta will
do well to pass It by. It la too bad
that It Is not written In plain English
so all your obnoxious agents might be
discouraged."
Darlna watched him drive away
over the sparkllug crust of snow, cor
scions that her heart had thrilled
strangely at the clear, compelling
glance of his brown eyes. She went
back to her baking quite cured of her
ill humor and humming softly under
her breath.
The next day when Miss Charity re
turned home and had evolved from her
voluminous wrappings Into a very
small thin old lady she related with ;
much animation the events of the
evening before.
"It was the nicest donation party 1
ever went to. Darlna, and I like that
young minister. Why. the first thing
Td got there he singled me out and
told me about coming here and asked j
all sorts of questions about us. He's
coming to call, and I say it's very
kind and attentive, because Little
River is out of his parish. They're
going to have a sociable at the church
next week, and your Uncle Joe says
he wants us both to come over for It.
Don't you want to go?" Miss Charity
beamed proudly at her pretty niece.
"Yes. indeed." said Darina demurely, j
with a happy light in her Woe eyes.
Miss Charity shot a keen glance at
the girl. "Of course, you'll wear your
rose colored cashmere," she ?ald care
lessly.
"Of course." mgreed Ptrina, blushing
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UKIS 111!
Many Alaakan Paripla Know the
portanca of K>4M]ri.
The kidney* niter the blood.
They work nl?ht and day.
Wall kid tvor* renwrre ImpiirftV*
81 rk kidney* allow Impurltlae to
multiply.
No kidney HI nhmiM be nactwtad.
Thera Is grara darurnr hi dalay
If you hara backache or urinary
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If you are d!?ry, n?rroug or worn
out.
Dec In treating your kidmr* at
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I'm a proven k VI nay rainady
Nona andoraad Ilka Doan'i fUdasy
Ptlla
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John Cougar, 845 N. ?arantoantt
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PIN* hare baen n?#d In my family
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other people who h*ve taken Ut!? ram '
edy for kidney trouble with tha ba?t
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