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to Life and Love ; OR, WAITING THROUGH WEARY YEARS. llip hott'l. and to got the tanner toTtr liis help. Her coufiilence was en "W'li.U ti .nollu-r sh<' wiil iiiukc, soniw <liiv !' said her pcxir ncigh- horn. "What an excellent, nurpe she wouUl be; wliat a troasuj-e in a household of children 1" said her rich noinhburR. But Marie's chance of being hap- pv in'the position of ''ithrr mother or nurso s.cpnicd \er.v remote. It is true that nian.v of the young farmers of the neighhoiliood were struck i)y her rare 'jcaiity, but part- ly because she wa.s a]wa.\:s so busily at work cullivating her gar<lcn, [cotliiig her j)oultry, milking lier cnw, or carryiiia; fruit and \ege- iablcs. niilk, butter, and eggs to til!' \illagp, that she iiad no time to listen to them ; partly because, when she did play, the played with children only, so tliat she seeaied to bo stlH but a diild herself; an<l partly. al*o. because sIr' was so c.k CHArTKH HI. Marie Seralinne lived near the •mall hamlet of Pine Cliffs, on the Bhenandoa'i Hiver. Tlieugh her father and her mo- ther ha<l long pasKed t(j the spirit world, she could not be calletl an erphan, for slie was tenderly carcAl for by her aged grandmother. 'fliey were \ory pt>or an<l lived in • hut <if <me room witli a loft above it, a she<l bcliin<l it, and a rude icnco enclosing a little bit of a gar- den around it;- just so nnicli land «h lav in the hollow under the lofty ihching cliff that <nerhving the ri\ - •r at that point, seeming ready to tiipplc down anil crush the little hut like an eggshell. But as the shch ing cliff had ovcr- Jiung t)ie ri\pr for thounands of jxiars u itluiut falling, its great pro- tecting roof was trusted as u safe •heller rather than feared as a p.is- •ihic danger. Here Marie and her granny lived. Here thoy cultivated their Rniall garden, kept a cow, and raised poultry. From these resources, garden, row and poultry-yard, they got freth vegetables und fruit, milk, butter and eggs enough for their own consumption, besides ha\ ing a Urge surplus for sale, which ' and ladles and gentlemen, nurses! me, but 1 was afraidâ€" I Avas Uarie took in every day to the vil- jaiid children, were gathered upon ufraiidâ€" " she stopped and blushed, lag© an<l sold to the hotel <liiring I ihe front porch enjoving the morn- 1 ".Xfraid !' echi)(d the young man tlie whole of the summer season, Jng air and the magiiiticent inoun- with an interest he could not con when the village was full of tour- ! tain scenery before them. j«ts. <'orap and take away the body of poor Mooley. And slie succeeded in both mis- sions. After this Marie worked harder than ever, for she found washing and ir<jniiig more laborious than milking and butter making, while it was not cpiile so profitable. Yet Marie 'would not, for this cause, Irt her poor old granny suf for for the want of any of her ac- customed comforts. She bought milk und butter ecougii for their simple meals from a ncigh'boring fanner. .•\nd now her busy life for a few <lays kept her thoughts from <lwel- ling on the <lark, handsome face that had made such an imi)r«;ssion on her imagination, especially as she had not seen tliat face since it first glowed upon her. But one <lay, about a week after that first accidental nieetir.^, she went to the village to carry a bas- ket of clean clothes, and she was returning with a basket heavily laden with soiled line.i, when, feel- ing great fatigue, she laid down her burden for a inumeut, and sat down t<; rest in the wood. She tlirew off her '^at to co 1 her head, and as she did so she saw for tiie first time, a young man seated on a rock near by, w-ith a portfolio on his knees and a pencil in his haiui. At the same moment that she per- ceived him, lie also looked up. .\nd vv' th strangely blended emo- tieincly shy, none of h'jr ycjung dis- tant a<lniirers e\cr approached heri lions of delight and dread, she re with words of lo\e. I cognized the dark handsome stran But. ah! there came a time when ] ger she had seen at the hotel. tirely won Ho walked bj* her side, convers- ing pleasantly on such topics as came by the way. "I am told that there is a very fiiv'li'. resque scene along this road, that has never yet been sketched. It is a rock sheh ing far over the river, and having at its base and un<ler the shadow of its shelf a small Cottage with a garden. l.)o you know where it is!" he enquir- ed as they walked on. "Yes, sir; it is our rock and our cottag-e and garden that you mean. The rock is called the Anvil, from it? shape, which ib just like that of a blacksmith's anvil, reaching fur forward and having a flat top. We live under it," answered Marie. ".-\h ! indeed! Then we are on our way there now." •\Ve are very near it, sir. ' "How near/" enquired the young man an-viously, as it he were not at all desirous to shorten the distance, but quite the reverse. "About a quarter of a mile, sir." ".\h : ' he said, and slackened his steps, walking very slpwly. During that walk, the artist man- aged to become possessed not only of the girl's full confidence, but aJ- s<i of her whole history, even down to the calamity of the cow's death, death- When they came in sight of the hut under the cliff, the artist broke out into enthusiastic praise of the beauty of the scene. "I must cer- tainly sketch tliis, Marie," he said â€""Will you permit me to come here the c!iiJ<l woman loved "with a love that was her doom.'' One bright summer morning she went, as usual, to the village iio tel with a, basket of fruit to offer for sale lo the visitors there. ft was a simple, country place, She quietly put on her hat, took up her hca\y basket and arose to go- "Pray do not leave. If I diaiturb you 1 will my.s.'lf move off," said the young man rising. "Oh, no, no, you do not disturb •K>*0^0*0^0*0*0^0^<^tO*« On the Farm WINTER CARE OF POULTRY Keeping fowls over winter costs nvoncy. Nothing should be kept that does not pay its debts with interest. At the fall roundup make a thorough sorting. Kvcry fowl should stand squarely upon strong, well-developed legs, whose scales are clear and distinct, overlapping each other neetly. Next in im- portance is the head, which should be rather sroall with a compact comb of clear, healthy rose color, a firm beak and bright eyes. Though much more rare, there are defects in the 'oody to be looked after, such as crooke<l backs, clog- ged oil-glands, etc. The too num- erous males, and the late pullets that will eat all winter and then help flood the markets with nine- cent eggs in the spring, should be sorted out. If there is a swelled head or a consumptive have it killed immediately. It is the more merciful way. With a flck of sturdy, healthv fowls, not too numerous for their quarters, poultry keeping is usual- ly successful ; but to bring best re- sults loving care ia needed. Loving is used advisedly. Be careful of the roosting places. on the farm as in th« city, but =♦ men are able to save more of them^ and at Jhe end of the month or year, the farm hand.often has more- money than had he been working ill the city. Probably a reason why- there is such an apparent antipar thy to working on i e farm is th» false opinion men entertain that farm labor is degrading. .\t tt'-e present day, when farm work i* performed by machinery largely, and business methods obtain to a great extent, there is n> groundj for such a thought. A more logi-t cal reason is perhaps the usu.allyf long hours for labor i.n the farm.. everv dav and sit upon that bans . ,, , u^ n • u» â-  j.- f,^ _•- -_^i „.,.u ..„»;i T fi.,;.v, fi,« A colddraught all night is as dan With the price of this iir«>duce Marie bought tea and sugar, fhjur and salt, and also other simple iiec- els^uries such as they could not raise en their own little place. The summer was their busy and profitable season. But it needed •Iriot economy lo enable them to Marie, who went in and out the house like any pet kitten, -^topped on the iHirch. as usual, and passed among the ladies, <iffering her fruit. ceal. ".\frai«l 1 might be intruding on you, 1 mean to say," added Marie looking dt>wii. "Jf there bo an intruder, it is While <loing so, she oM'rheard u ' <T;taiiily myself- I am a trespasser voice murmur: I here on your native soil, and if you "Wh;i.t a heaufiful face I Ju-t i leave on my account 1 shall take my ide'i of the Virgin before tuo it as a rebuke," said the stranger anniinciatiiin, while she was sti'.l | gravely. The simple girl did not more than half understand him, but she gath- ered enough of his meaning to en- ile her to answer Vou lia.e as much right here as' lay up a little each summer for the an uncf)nsci<)us child in Judea ! vJb (Coming winter. Kor in the winter, serve that pure, white forehea'i, their only source of revenue was with its aureole of golden curls H'aO from the woolen socks and iiiilt<'ns ' a halo 'around it ; those clean, which they knil and sold to tlie liight blue eyes, full of s<ift splen- villagers. d<'r: that perfect inoiiih" Marie Seraliniie was a favorite in! Marie had no suspicion that tiie!bir<ls. The Lord lets us all come. ' tlie village, and. indeed, in the 'speaker was talking of her; initl "Will you sit down then and rest she iiivoliiutarily turned arouuv.', ! as; you meant to t'o i If you don't, land as she did so, she met the gaz". ' 1 will ro away, " said the stranger, 14. f a pair of l«rge, <lark eyes fi.xc; giUhcrlng up his portfolio and pen- I in adoration upon her face. Marie blushed deeply, and avevt ed her head. And soon she took her basket aiul niove<l from the spot. But slie (arrieil with her a vision of a line dark face, shaded with silk en black <urls and moustache, an.] lighted by a [lair of targe, soft, ! tieeply slia<led black eves. [ .'Vnd witiiinit suspicion of wrong jcrdniiger, she Ihought of tliat liuo dark face with innocent delight, i .'\s she walked home with lier enip- I ty basket, the wondered who the ' a<lmiration upon himself. I owner was, whether he was a visi- j She <'olored <leeply and turned tor at the hotel, and how long he! away her head in confusion. And llii'u Granny Thompson [was goine; lo slay, an<l if she should j The arl'ist smiled, not without w<ail<l groan aiul dfclare it was the | t>vor see him again. .\nd then, with I satisfaction. French blood of iier father, and it u slight feeling of pain for which j "Vou are wondering what I am wiis H pity her own oiilv "darter'' Uhc coiihl not account, she tried to doing I" be said quietly, to reassure had "married of a I'renchiiiaii. " ! guess which of those rilh, happy, j her. "Well, little daughter of F.ve, One time, returning with emjily I jjaiitlsoniely dresse<i ladj visitors it' I will satisfy your curiosity. 1 am Lasktts, Marie would be airai^ncd [ v. as whom he thought to he as beau- ! sketching from nature. 1 am mak- %'ith: I tifiil as the blessed Virgin! ; ing a picture. 1 will show it to you dear me ! l)i<lii'l I send i .So <|eep was her reverie, that she ! and you shall tell me what you think I reached lurme before she was, of it, for I know you will be a com- Awure. Indeed, she might have | petent and honest leritic." passed the little gate, and gone on unconsciously, hud she not heard cries of distress which iinme«liatcly Ri rrste<l her steps. Thinking onl.\ of her granny then, ,slie turned hastily into the garden, and followed the suuiul of the cries. It le<l her through the hut inl«i the back shed, where she foiin<l the there and work until I finish the picture?'' he softly enquired. "Oh, yes, sir; certainly. lliat is, I mean, I have got no right to stop you. The place is free to you as it is to all, sir." The artist was not quite satisfied with this reply, so he enquired far- ther. "But. shall 1 be in any way dis- turbing you, Marie i" "Oh, no, sir; no indeed," she an- swered earnestly. They had now reached the gate of the cottage and Marie hospitab- l.> invited her companion to come in and see her granny. But the artist thanked her and declined the invitation. Ho set down the basket, lifte*' his; hat and bowed to her as if she had been a princess, aixl turned and left tlie spot. Marie stood tran.'fixed, gazing af- ter his receding form, until he sud- denly turned and looked back, when meeting 'his eyes, she started wJKile iieigliliorhood--"welc<inie in' hall and hut." All lyved the gentle girl. Hut nxist especially children Uned lier, l»ii she loved children. Often when in suaiiner she would return home from the village and bring empty buckets and a half till- ed purse, her granny, <-ounting tlu- Dioiiey with the avarice of ago, would say to her : "Why, Marie, you took out leu qiij'.rls of milk at ton cents a quart, *nd her y<ju lia\e brought nie <'iiip 1y pails an<l only ninety cent".'' "Well, but granny, I met l''.niiiia and Willy, and they asked n:e for milk anil 1 gave them each a diink," c'.ls. l''or all reply, Marie put down her bas'-'et and resumed her seat, and sat there hlushinv: and tremb- ling - half pleased and half fright- ened. .â- \iul the artist resumed his seat, re-opened his portfolio, and recom- menced his work. He worked on in silence for a few n!iinut«'s and then l(i')ke<l arcumd at his quiet companion, an<l mi-t her CCS fixed in childlike wonder and "Dear, deiir me j-«iu out with lifleeii quarts of ra. P berries at five cents a quart, a.Kl bere .vou have brought nie only six- ty-five cents. Whcies llie other tent" "(Iranny, 1 met Susy and Nelly and Kanny, ami I gave ea<-h of em • hiindful of hrrrics. I couldn't help it, graiin.v !" Another time ; "H..W is this Marie I I Bcnt you | (lilt with a peck of sugar pears, and ' ,,]<) woman uttering hiiid lanienta- Itrre you ha\n brought back only [ tions. )t three quarters of a I tlie price I-eck!" "0, (Jranny ! there was .Jenny and ' .i\lly and Minnie and Ida khw 1 be j nears, and I ga\e them some ! It li HO natural for <liildren to love, fiiiit. granny! And if ,vou had only | fM'iitliem a putting their /'fiir lili'c (iifl pji,-] ;„ well-fouii<led fear, for teciii into till! pears, you'd a '«''- indeed the cow was half their li\- Marje had srar«ely time to ask what the ni.'itter was when the <ild woman ex<lainied : "Oh, Marie! M<Milev is dead! .Mooley is <lead ! .An<l now we too .shall <lie ! shall starve to death! "How <lid it liappeii.'' faltered if v<Hi w«s paid ! ' 'No, I woiiUlii'l, neither 1 don t ing. "Oh, she fell over the cliff! .She toy it at all! .\iid no -more wouhl fpH „v,.,- (he oliff! Slie missed her voii, tpiilv for your fathers 1' rench , ^,,„t jng, uiid fell over the cliff and liloml ! Pity your mother ever mar [,|.|,to ||p|- neck, a'ld died at once! ried of a l.afnvetle I'rencli soldi ; c,,,,,.,.^ )<,„k aif i,,.,. ! er ' Min<l, now, it's going to be IhCj woman, sobbing aii< Vuin on you! Vou can't siiy nf) to i hands. nobtxly ! And you'd give awiiy .v our \f,<j „),<, i,,,| ^ai\ very feet, if auvliody wanted them, j j,ack door of the sheil base of the cliff, until they came to the spot>wliere the body of the cow I have, for I fiave no more than the I »'th some confusion and hurried into the hut. First she threw off her hat and went into the back shed and put the soiled linen in soik, to be washed the next day, and then she went into the one room of thj: hut, where her granny was nodding over her knitting. She sat down beside her and told her all about tlie artist she had met on the road, and about his wanting to paint the cottage, and especially about his kinduess in iuinging home her heavy basket, even tt> the cottage gate. "That's all well enough for a Dig man to gin a lift for a little gal. But if he wants to draw off a picter of our house, he's got to pay for it- Poor folks like us, as has lost our cow too, can't afford to give away everything, even to the wery pic- ter of our house," grumbled the dame. "Oh 1 granny I You would never want to take the genlleman'.>4 mon- ey for that!" said Marie, feeling deeply ashamed. "I would then ! And I will too, before he gets a chance to steal the picter offen it tor nothing ! Let him up with it indeed!" growled the old -woman. Marie made no further answer; hut meekly went about her little household duties, hanging the tea- kettle over the fire and setting the t-able for supper. (To be continued.) gerous as roosting in the open air; corn fodder set up around the w ind- iest sort of a ben house will make it habitable. As for the roof, if no water drips directly on t'ue roosts, and holes are not large enough for the hens to fly through, it will do. Most important of allâ€" feed and water, water and feed continually. Feed with a liberal but judicious hand as great a variety as possible, but regularly. A good ration is to feed whole wheat one morning and on the next a warm mash of table scraps, meat, cooked vegetables or anything ob- tainable mi.xed up with hot water and meal into a thick mash, wh> should he carefully seasoned with pepper and salt. This is a handy way to feed a, few red peppers oc- casionally or poultry food, for a tonic. Every night, half an hour before sunset, give a good ration of corn heated until some of the kernels are brown. The fowls should have fresh wa- ter or milk slightly warmed twice a day and plenty of cracked »n< ground earth ami bone, beside hav- ing water-slacked lime by them all the time. If some snowy morning, the zephyrs are rather rough as you go fo-.th broom in hand to sweep chick en paths, it may he some comfort U< remember that business is busi- ness, and th<At profit and pains tak- ing go hand in hand. and go oil <-ruU'hes all y.inr life!' This was strongly put, but it was nearly true of Marin Scrafinne. jiove'of self had no place in her B4>ul. It was filled with the love of others To see others happy was, with her, lo be \ery happy; to see others nii-.erabU was, with her. to be very miserable. .And she kuesv to other happiness, no other mis- ery. But in the innocent joy and glad- neaii of chikiren slie became ecsta- tic, -aixi in their sorrow or suffering •he, suffered intensely until she coil hi relieve them. It was from this trait of charac- ter ili;:t Maria was h- -.t known and <rie<l the oLiI wringing her lliroiigh the and along the Marie knelt <l(iwn and teiKlerly stroked the face of her poor <luml) friend, aiul saw that she was dead indeetl. "Don't cry, dear granny! I'm sorry for jxior Mooley; but don't ,voii be afraid; wo shall not starve! I know they want another hiuii dress at the hotel, an<l 1 can take in washing enough to iiiake up for the loss of the milk and butter,' she said cheerfully, as she iielped the dame bai-k to the hut. An<l tliat same afternoon Marie went back to the village on a d;'ublp errand- t-o engage washing from .\ii<l he arose and took the sketch from his portfolio, and came and (.'lit in into her hands. She looke<l at him in a sweet sur- prise, then fixed her eyes upon the sketch, and then raised them to the •scene from which it was taken. "How do yiiu like it i'' he enquir- ed, taking the seat by her side. "It is beautiful !" she murmured. "It i» uiagica!. i wish 1 could <.<o it" Then she stopped and flushed, and taking up her basket, she ad- ded : "I must go now." "What, do 1 drive vou away after airi" "Oh no; but I must go now, please. I must carry this basket of clothes home." "What! this heavy basket J you w ill faint by the way ! Let me carry it for you, " he said, lifting it upon his arm. "Oh, no, no, please! Indeeti, in- deed I would rather you wouldu i she ((leaded trembling. Chikl, 1 have a little sister at home just about your age. .\nd 1 carry all her bur<I«ns. It would give me pain to see her carrying anything heavy. pain now to hear you speak of car ryiiig tliix. You would not wish to give any one, even me, pain, would vou '." "Oh, no!" "Then let me carry this for you. .Slid see how strong I am in com- parison to you !' .\nd so saying he carried tlie bas- ket to the rock where he had left his ilrawing materials, ami set it down there while he strapped his portfolio to his shoulders. Then he took up her basket and rejoinfd her. She made i.o further resistance SENTENCE SERMONS. Malice always miscoutrups. Long prayers often bide wrong practice- Formation is always better than reformation. No man can save men without suffering with men. It is hard work growing saints in the soil of the pit. You can measure any man's as- piration by his perspiration. No man has a large mission wh"> neglects the little ministries. lieligious forms easily become cas- kets in which faith is buried. This is a godless world whenever the divine is all in the past tense When a man is ethically wabbly te is usually theologically rigid. Real prayers and real mountains always put a pick in your hand. You will not help the man who \nd it gives me j i,^ looking lo you by looking TELLING AGE OF CATfLE. At twelve months, an animal should have its milk (calf) incisors in place. Fifteen months. .\t this age the central pair of incisors (milk te-^ may be replaced by a pair of per- manent incisors (pincers), these be- ing through the gums, but not in wear. Eighteen months. The middh pair of centra) incisors at this age should be fully up, and in wear, but the next pair (first intermed- iary) not yet through the gums. Twenty-four months. The mouth at this age will show two iriM(<i (permanent broad) incisors, fully up and in wear. Thirty months generally shows six broad permanent incisiors, the middle and first intermediary fully up and in wear. The next pair (second interir.ediary) well up but not in use. Thirty-six months shows three pairs of broad teeth, which should be fully up an<l in wear, and the corner milk teeth may be shedding with, 'he Corner perinanents just appearing through the Kum. Thirty-nine months. Three pairs of broa<l teeth will be fully up and in wear; ihe corner teeth (incisors) through the gums are not in wear. yourself. Greatness of character rises in willingncs.-i tu make small begin- nings. There's nothing a lazy man er- joys belter than designing "Bus.." signs. The worst fools are those .vh.> worship a God in the hope of foci ing him. Some men use the beam in their eye to pick out the mote in th'ir 1 lolher's. Too mary measure their mo.-ai soundness by the amount of souiM' they make. FARM NOTKS. Keep Ihe churnHigrooni as near 60 degrees as possible. Never fill the churn more lh,iu half full of cream. Churn at medium speed. Always use a thermometer, and m summer churn at GO degrees. Of the absolute necessity of pot- ash for plant food there <'an be no doubt. It is essential to the life of plants, and there seems lo be no end to its combinations with other atjcomponent parts of the soil, which I are thus dissolved and made assi- milable. It would be folly for any farmer to attempt to manufaetnre acid phosphate or dissolve bone fertiliz- er at home. The making of high- grade commercial fertilizer is a business requiring technical train- ing, and for one who knows noth- ing about it, failure will almost certainly result. Before the bones are treated, they should be ground very fine, and the liner the grind- ing the more perfect will the acid act. The wages may Qot be so high FL.INT 1!STF>LI.IGENC£. Defensive Meann Knipluyt'd .Vgainst Insects. ^ Writing of the Italian catchfly in. his essay, "The Intelligence of the^ Flowers," Maurice Maeter!i:l " the Belgian poet and philosophy shows how this simple little whi^ flower goes with seemingly intelli' gent thought about the business oi ita own preservation. Apparent" very timorous, very susceptible, to avoid the visits of importunate and indelicate insects the Silene Italica furnishes its stalks with glandular hairs, when ce oozes a viscid fluid in which the parasites are caught with such success that the peasants <,{ the south use the plant as a fly- catcher in their houses. Certain kinds of catchflios. more- over, have ingeniously simplified the system. Dreading the ants in particular, they discovered that it was enough, in order to prevent them from passing, to place a wide viscid ring under the node of each stalk. This is exactly what our gardeners do when they draw a cir- cle of tar or other sticky substance round the trunks of the apple-trees to slop the ascent of the caterpil- lars. In a popular work. •'"Les Plantea Originales," Mons. Henri Coupin examines some of the defensive means employed by plants. Some cf these weapons are quaint and startling. Monsieur Lotheljer, a student at the Sorbonne. has made a number Oi interesting experiments with thorns, resulting in the conclusion that shade and damp tend to sup- press the prickly parts of the plants. On the other hand, whenever th» place in which it grows is dry and burned by the sun. the plant brist- les and multiplies its spikes, as if it felt that, being almost the sole survivor among the rocks or in the hot sand, it is called upon to uiake> a mighty effort to redouble its de- fenses against aii enemy that no longer has a choice of victims to piey upon. It is a remarkable fact, moreover, that, when cultivated by. man, most of the thorny plants' gradually lay aside their weapons,' leaving the care of their safety toj the supernatural protector who has adopted them in his fenced grounds.. ' Among th." plats that have ceased to defend themselves the most striking case is that of the lettuce.' "In its wild stale," says Mon-' sieur Coupon, "if we break a stalk or a leaf, we see a white juice ex-., ude from it. the latex, a substanc« ftirmcd of different matters which, vigorously defend the plant againstj the assaults of the slugs. On the! other hand, in the cultivated spec-' es derived from the former, the la-^ te.x is almost musing. For which reason the plant, to the despair of the gardeners, is no longer able to resist, and allows the slugs to eat it." It is nevertheless right, comirents Maeterlinck, to add that latex is rarely lacking except in the young plants, whereas it becomes quit« abundant when the lettuce begint to "cabbage, " and when it run» to seed. Now it is especially at th« commencement of its life, at the budding of its first tender leaves that the plant needs to defend it- self. One is inclined to think that the cultivat-cd lettuce loses its head a little, so to speak, and that it no longer knows exactly where it stands. Certain plants, among otiiersUii» Boraginaceac, supply the place ot thorns with very hard bristles. Others, such as the nettle, add poi- son. Oolhers, the geranium, the mint, the rue, steep themselves in powerful odors lo kt^p off the ani- mals. But the strangest are those which defend themselves mechanically. Monsieur Maeterlinck lupntiont only the horsetail, which surrounds itself with a vertiable armour of microscopic silicae. Moreover, al- most all the Orauiiiicip. in order to discourage the gathering of slugs and snails, ad<i lime to their tis- sues. -♦ DIFFKRF.NT. "Mrs. Jones is different from most women." "How do you make that out?" "I was invited up there lo din- ner the other night, and she didn'% once apologize for the meal she was serving." A NEW WRINKLE "Thar's a sign up there, daddj, what savs : 'Don't blow out t)w gas!' " "Well, who blowed it out? l' jest hit it a lick with my brit«he«| an' I hain't teen othin' cr >%. fteuce,"