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PACIFIC TREE AND VINE 



ini; the bridle Molly bent over 

 Duke, and patted liiin geutly (/ii the 

 neck. Ihen she raised her whip 

 and brought it down with all her 

 might on his flank. He reared 

 wildly, and with a furious plunge 

 that would have unseated a less 

 skillful rider than Molly, he freed 

 himself from his captor, dashed 

 across the green, and, with ears 

 laid flat against his neck and his 

 tail streaming out like a white 

 banner, he darted like an arrow up 

 the road. 



Ruth w.is partly thrown from the 

 pillion, hut Molly's strong arm was 

 around her, and her calm voice 

 sounded re-assuringly : 



"Pull yourself up to the pillion ! 

 Never fear ! I can hold you;" and 

 even in that mad flight the little 

 girl was able to draw herself up to 

 a secure position As they reached 

 the top of a long hill, Molly drew 

 rein and looked back A few 

 mounted men had started in pur- 

 suit but Duke was ton fleet for 

 them, and they had turned hack. 



"O, my brave Duke," .said Molly; 

 "may > ou always carr\' your rider 

 as swiftly from danger as you have 

 carried us today!" 



Duke bore them swiftl\- up the 

 old road to Canaan Parish, and as 

 soon as they reached home safely, 

 the alarm was given by the ringing 

 of I ells and ihe firing of gnns and 

 several of the men started at once 

 lor Middle^ex. But they weie to > 

 1 ite ! The pris' ners had been car- 

 ried across the Sound, and from 

 thence they were .sent to the prison - 

 ships in New York Bay, where 

 some of them languished and died, 

 and others, among them Parson 

 Mather, after a long delay were re 

 turned to their homes. 



Meantime, Duke was .sent to the 

 headquarters of the Continental 

 Array, and it was the proudest day 

 of Molly's life when, soon after the 

 declaration of peace, slie stood on a 

 balcony with Edward and the child- 

 ren beside her, and heaid the 

 thiuider of artillery, the ringing of 

 bells, and the wild cheers of the 

 people. For, as she tooked up the 

 street she saw, amid the waving of 

 flags and the fluttering of handker- 

 chiefs, passing under the triumphal 

 arch, with proudly arched neck and 

 t|uivering nostrils, a magnificent 

 gray horse, bearing on his back 

 that martial figure so well known 

 and loved — the noble Washington. 



Household Columns 



Very beautiful curtains may be 

 made of ecru net, on which is ap- 

 plied borders of Point de Arabe lace 

 of the same color. 



A new idea is to have a linen case 

 for holding handsome household 

 linen. The case has embroidered 

 on it the word, "sheets," "pillow 

 cases," etc. These cases have rib- 

 bon ties. 



Hot alum water is the best insect 

 destroyer known. Put the alum 

 into hot water, and let it boil until 

 it is dissolved; then apply the solu- 

 tion with a brus to all cracks, 

 closets, bedsteads, and other places 

 where any insects may be found. 



T ' preserve a broom always hang 

 it by the little device attached to 

 the handle, or in the absence of this 

 tack on a loop in a convenient 

 place, but in any event do not let 

 the straws stand on the floor. A 

 good plan, when through sweeping, 

 is to soak the broom a few moments 

 in warm soapsuds. Shake it thor- 

 oughly and hang it up immediately. 

 A broom treated this way will last 

 twice the time of one standing on 

 the floor. When the straws become 

 bent a broom is very soon rendered 

 useless 



The airing of a sick-room in win- 

 ter need not be difficult. Throw 

 something lightly over the patient 

 (large blankets are best), sheltering 

 even the head and face; and, in ser- 

 ious cases, set a screen along the 

 edge of the bed. Immediately open 

 all the windows, top and bottom. 

 If they are numerous, and it is blow- 

 ing hard, that may be sufficient, 

 and you can go around and close 

 them; remove the blankttsby de- 

 grees, and consider vour task done. 



If, however, the wind does not 

 rush in freely be ready — one, two, 

 or even three of you — with towels 

 and stout fans, and hurriedly beat 

 out the air from the corners and 

 from under beds, towards the win- 



dows, avoiding, so far as possible, 

 fanning the patient, which might 

 prove harmful. 



A towel grasped by two corners 

 and sharply flapped (as if shaking 

 dust out of it), downward near the 

 floor, upward near the ceiling, 

 brings about a very speedy change 

 of air. In the contracted spaces, 

 u.se a fan Two or three minutes 

 will do the work, and you can shut 

 up. Then promptly begin to draw 

 off the extra cover. Study the sud- 

 den coldness of the room and leave 

 enough on for a time, but do not 

 cause over-heating. 



That is one evil more easily pre- 

 vented in a hasty than in a gradual 

 airing, another being a heavy, slug- 

 gish chilling of the sick person; an- 

 other, a too lasting cooling of the 

 solid wood- work, walls, etc. 



Finally, it may seem worth while 

 to fan again a little, close to the 

 heater, so as to spread the warmth 

 more rapidly. 



If it is bedtime, do not adjust the 

 ventilation for the night until the 

 temperature rises somewhat, and 

 probably yon should not remove 

 much of the added bedclothes until 

 the room feels warm. 



All is plain sailing, except the 

 altering of the cover, which requires 

 care. 



This process, modified for ordi- 

 nary use, would gi\e a more healthy 

 night's re^t to a child sleeping 

 where people have been sitting dur- 

 ing the evening. 



Something New 



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 strengthens the entire nervous sj's- 

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 natural means. Scientific Body 

 Building prevents and cures paral- 

 ysis, obesity, spinal trouble, nervous 

 prostration, rheumatism, gout, in- 

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 kidney and liver troubles. No 

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 45 North P'irsl street, Theatre bldg., 

 San Jose. 



