\fr2o(Y)en r a AlnTeßg-sT&
WHY MY HUSBAND LEFT ME
By DOItOTHY MX. J
"X lost my husband," said the ninth ]
woman, "through trying to cut him i
over according to my own little per
forated pattern of what a man should
be and think and wear.
"The chief feminine vice is the
mania we women have for reforming
things. We never can be satisfied to
attend to our own business and let
other people manage their affairs as
they like, and there isn't a mother's
daughter of us who doesn't beleive in ■
her secret soul that if the Almighty
had consulted her at the creation of
the world a lot of blunders could havo ;
been avoided.
"Above all, every woman holds to I
the faith that if her husband would
only become as clay In her hands she
could fashion him into a thing of
beauty and wonder that would aston- i
ish the world. No matter how much a'
woman admires a man, or looks up
to him, or loves him, she wants to
change him. It's the same spirit that
makes her shift around the furniture 1
in her house to suit her own taste
after she's paid a professional decora
tor a thousand dollars to arrange it
for her.
People often marvel that an other- 1
wise sensible woman will marry a
drunkard or a rake, and they wonder
why she does It. The answer is plain.
The drunkard or the rake offers such
gorgeous and limitless reformation,
opportunities to her that she can't re- >
sist the temptation.
"I married an admirable young man j
who was moral, sober, industrious; a
man any woman might have been glad
to take as ho was and thank Qod
on her knees for what she was get- J
ting. Nevertheless, the curse of my
sex for altering things was upon me,
and I distinctly recall that even in '
the days of our betrothal I used to
enjoy myself by thinking that as soon
of I was married to Sidney 1 would
change the way ho had his hair cutt
HOMICIDE CASES
ARE NUMEROUS
State Board of Pardons Will Have
Much to Do at the Meeting
on Wednesday
Twenty-one of the fifty-four cases
listed for consideration by the State
Board of Pardons at Its meeting on
Wednesday involve homicide in one
degree or another, the list 1 eing one of
the largest, of the kind ever known as
far as such cases are concerned. The
board has no less than forty-three ap
plications for pardon, the greatest re
corded for any meeting and it happens
that Wednesday's session is the. last
for the board as at present constituted.
The terms of the four members ex
pire in January, although Secretary
of Internal Affairs Henry Houck has
been re-elected.
Two men sentenced to be electrocut
ed are asking commutation and one
is asking a rehearing after having
been refused. One man sentenced to
hang is asking commutation and the
case of an' ther is pending. There are
no less than eight second degree cases
and two for manslaughter while two
men granted commutation years ago
are asking pardon. Another commu
ted In 189G is asking a rehearing for
an application for pardon. Three ap
tlications for pardon by men convict
ed of homicide are held under advise
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jouble Year ,
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I M 1
TUESDAY EVENING,
land the style of collars ho wore, and
! buy ail hia neckties myself.
THE THEORY IN PRACTICE.
"No sooner had we returned from
our honeymoon than I proceeded to
put my amiable theories into prac
tice. I overhauled his wardrobe and
threw away all of his clothes that
did not meet with my taste, although
in doing so I discarded on old coat
. or two and a pair of well-worn slip
pers upon which ho placed a ridicu
lous value. I also put a strict taboo
lon free and easy dressing at home
| and forced him to make an elaborate
1 toilet for dinner every night.
"If I was good enough to dress up
for before we were married, I am good
enough to dress up for after we are
j married." I would say, which was an
unimpeachable sentiment, but re
sulted in his staying downtown for;
dinner on the days when he was espe
cially tired or rushed with work.
! "Sidney was a man or nearly forty
| when I married him. For twenty
years he had lived about in hotels
and clubs, and he was by way of
| being a bit of an epicure. He liked
' dainty food, highly seasoned, and
elaborate sauces, and had eaten them \
with no perceptible harm to his <ll-1
gestion. I had been reared on th«
plainest of cooking, and I conceived it
my duty at once to reform my hus- !
i band's taste in eating, and after we
| were married he never drank a glass
of wine in my presence without hav
ing to listen to a temperance sermon
or ate a morsel of food that he really
relished without my warning him
1 how bad it was for his stomach. I
j "I also conceived it to be ray duty
Ito correct his grammar and his pro
-1 nunciation, and to set him right when
!he made any statement that I did not
consider historically accurate. Worse,
still, I felt it to be my mission in life
to elevate him, and to drag him to
ment in addition to a first degree
case.
The first degree cases are those of
Rocco Tossone, Lancaster, and Ger
menia Acltello, Clearfield, sentenced
to be electrocuted and Grcgario Riz
zatto, Philadelphia, asking a rehear
i. all of whom are sentenced to the
chair, and Isaiah Creson, Fayette, and
Malena Massa, Schuylkill, sentenced
to be hanged. Massa's case has been
pending for some time. The commu
ted cases are William Webber, Berks,
held over: A. S. VonNelda, Philadel
phia, who asks a rehearing and R.
Perrie and Robert E. Brown, both of
Philadelphia.
There are also six forgery cases five
robbery, three arson, two embezzle
ment and four burglary cases in which
pardon is asked. In the latter is John
Lear, Allegheny, against whom there
were eleven indictments.
In addition to the forty-three ap
plications for pardon there are five
applications for rehearings and six
cases held over.
"SELF DENIAL DAY" BEING
OBSERVED IN HAGERSTOWN
Special to The Telegraph
Hagerstown. Md., Dec. 15.—T0-day
is being gnerftily observed in Hagers
town as "self-denial day" by the citi
zens at the request of Mayor J. Mc
pherson Scott for the purpose of aid
ing the fund being raised for the
worthy poor of the city. All citizens
have been asked by the mayor in his
p-oclamation to abstain from the luxu
ries they usually enjoy for the day and
to contribute the amount they would
spend to the poor fund. The charita
ble organizations of the city will take
charge of the proceeds of tho day and
see that they are properly distributed
among the poor and sick people of the
city for Christmas.
.see plays that were improving in
| stead of the gay musical comedies
'that he liked, and. to put a final
j touch to my folly. I even tried to pol
ish up his manners according to my
| standards of elegance.
, "In a word I became nothing but a
1 critic on the hearth. I was a perpet
ual reminder to my husband of his
faults. I was the thorn in the side
of his vanity, and I was blind and
stupid the only human being in the
| world that continually reminded him
i of what a poor weak creature he was,
land to think that T made home at
tractive by making it ttio only place
where he heard the bitter, stabbing
truth about himself.
I "I did not have sense enough to
. know that by the time a man is
grown up his tastes and habits are
formed and that a woman lntereferes
' with these at her peril. I was not
; worldly wise enough to know that
' being reformed is about as pleasant
jas being skinned alive, and that no
man marries to acquire a critic, and
,ao I prepared my own doom.
"Every man must have some woman
who admires >im, who flatters him,
some woman before whom he can pose
as an oracle, some woman in whose
! eyes ho is a little tin god—or who
; makes him think that he is. If he
doesn't find this woman at home, he
hunts her up elsewhere.
! "My husband was no exception to
the rule. I kept his vanity sore and
bleeding, and he found another wom
an who spread the salves on the
wounds I dealt him. I tried to make
him over, the other woman made him
feel that he was perfection as he was.
II criticized and she jollied, and I lost
and she won. _
( "The story always ends that way.
The woman who attempts to make
over her husband always falls, but
women keep on trying to do it. That's
why there are so many of us di
vorcees."
i| Miss Fairfax
Answers Queries
■ . j
ASK HIM TO CALL.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am twenty-five, and employed as
< a stenographer in a mercantile house.
11 he man under whom I am directly
i employed Is a widower, possibly thirty-
I f? r thirty-nine. He has always
(treated me with the utmost cour l esy,
, kindness and dignity. Although he
has frequently presented me with
flowers and other small tokens, which
attention other young laides in the
office did not receive, so that at
times I believe he thinks considerable
or me.
If opportunity offered, should I
apologize for a slighting remark I
made about him? At present I know
no is not accepting social engage
ments. Would it be proper for me
to invite him to call on me?
L. S. M.
Apologize for your frivolity by all
means. Then suggest in a quiet, dig
nified way that since the man has
been so kind to you in the office, you
thought you would like to suggest
lus coming to see you in your own
home. He may not care to do so but
it is perfectly proper undeiwthe cir
-1 cumstances to ask him. However
your friendship develops, you can feel
that he has treated you with the
chivalry a real gentleman has for all
women.
ASK AN EXPLANATION.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About six months ago I met a young
man, who, after going with me for
, two months, asked me to become his
wife. I asked him to ask my parents
which he did, and they having given
their consent, we were preparing to
be engaged.
Suddengly my intended informed
me that he was in serious trouble and
that our engagement would have to
be postponed. He told me If I had
other chances I should not discard
them, as he did not know how things
would turn out.
I am heartbroken, as my parents i
have asked me to give him up.
On his birthday, one day last week.
I sent him a card. Did I do wrong 9
He telephones occasionally.
HEARTBROKEN.
You must either dismiss all thoughts
of this young man from your mind
of persuade your father to Interview
him as to the cause of his peculiar
actions. Perhaps with the help of an
older man he might be able to extri
cate himself from his trouble, what
ever It is. In any case you ought to
be informed as to the cause of your
broken engagement.
"DUNNING" A DEBTOR.
, DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Will you kindly decide the follow
ing question. A says if a girl owes
: him money he has a perfect right to
ask for same.
B says he should wait until the girl
In question gets ready to pay it back
WILLIAM.
A girl should not borrow money
from a man. If she does, he is free
to treat her as he would any male
debtor. Ask once for your money, but
do not harass your debtor with duns.
| TIIE MARRIED WOMAN AS \
1 WAGE EARNER.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Is there any shame or harm for a
woman to work after she is married?
. I mean just for awhile to get things
straightened up. Have a nice posi
tion and wouldn't know what to do
■ at home all alone anyway.
A CONSTANT READER.
Married women arc moro and more
coming to see the wisdom of work
ing and helping their husbands bear
the financial burdens. Keep on work
ing and try to lay up something for
a rainy day.
JACOB BOWARD BURIED
Special to The Telegraph
Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 15—Tho body
of Jacob Boward, who died Saturday
. in Carlisle, Pa., was brought to this
f city yesterday and the funeral took
place to-dav, burial being in Rose Hill
Cemetery. Mr. Boward, who was a
. native and former resident tor Hagers
town, removed to Carlisle about three
years ago. His death was caused by
Bright'a disease. His age was 6 2
years. Mr. Boward was a eon of the
I late Joseph Boward, for many years
court crier in Hagerstown.
' WANT NEW TROLLEY LINE
Marietta, Pa., Dec. 15.—The citizens
of Maytown, a village of several hun
dred inhabitants above this place, are
anxious for a trolley line to connect
with Marietta. Several surveys have
been made and from all indications
the line will be started within a short
time. Those at the head of the pro-1
ject are the representative men of the
community.
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By MAY~M ANTON
846 2 Blouse with Vest Effect,
34 to 42 bust.
Here is a blouse which shows distinctly
new features, it is quite simple and
severe enough to be made of linen or
piqu6 and it also is well adapted to the
various tub silks and to combinations of
materials. Since the washable silks
launder quite as well as cotton and linen,
it is easy to combine them and the effect
is extremely handsome. In the illustra- i
tion, striped tub silk is made with vest, i
collar and cuffs of white piqu6 but, in
the back view, white linen Is combined
with colored. The long plain sleeves are
exceedingly fashionable but, in spite of
that fact, many women prefer the shorter
length and these can be cut off as shown
in the back view. There is iust fullness '
enough in the blouse itself to be becoming !
*liile the plain stitched vest gives a
tailored finish.
For the medium size, the blouse will
require 2?Z yds. of material 27, 2% vds.
36. iVi yds. 44 in. wide, with yd. 27 in.
wide for the vest, collar and cuffs.
The pattern of the blouse 8462 is cut in
sizes from 34 to 42 inches bust measure.
It will be mailed to any address by the
Fashion Department of this paper, 00 I
receipt of tea cents.
Bowman's sell May Man ton Patterns.
TRAINING CLASS GRADUATED
Hershey, Pa., Dec. 15.—Sunday
evening a teachers' training class was
graduated in the Derry Presbyterian
Church. The class was organized in
the Spring of 1913, with twenty-five
members on the roll, under the leader
ship of the Rev. I. Moyer Hershey,
who is now pastor of the Shamokin
United Hrethren Church. By special
request he was present and preached
an appropriate sermon.
MISS BARBARA BOEDDE DIES
Lykens, Pa., Dec. 15..—Miss Bar
bara Boedde, who had been ill for
more than a year died in Philadelphia
on Saturday. Miss Boedde was en
gaged in the millinery and ladles' fur
nishings business for many years and
was possibly the wealthiest woman in
Lykens. She was one of the foremost
members of St. Mary's Catholic
Church.
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JOS. D. BRENNER j
Diamond Merchant and Jeweler (
No. 1 North Third St.
Hhe^HanT'o^estipy 1 u
I -Is Upon The P ano (^^fcXTR V
1 Business inHarrisburg
Time and tide wait for no man—Tlie die lias been /^v\
9 east—The handwriting is on the wall. The sale can- J! ill 1/ Vtffw i\ '
B not, anil will not last forever, it must close. We give £'•/fnli' 1 j&f \4 \
I yon fair warning, the doors are apt to slam shut at M >Sl2a||i \ yv'
8 any moment, if you contemplate purchasing a piano, ■ ,I \c!^/
H don't wait, don't hesitate. Come to this great sale /ft! 1 \WBL f~jPj
■ while the opportunity lasts. You can buy a piano at j f i
5 two prices anytime from a doorbell ringer, but this Is /?/$
89 the one great and grand opportunity yon have lieen
B We liave shaved prices down to a shadow. We
fij have sold llanos to people within a radius of 300
H miles of Harrisburg, a man don't have to be clever f ..
H to pay SSOO for a piano. The only thing necessary In I
Sa that case Is to have the SSOO. But look at wliat we
Q are doing. llanos that have sold at SSOO are now
|3 reduced $»0, sllO, etc. S3OO. SIOO and $l5O pianos
are all included, and all must go. Tiicre is no dls- B Vw* ' ' 'tf'y'yS
Ftfl tlnctlon. A 5-year old child can buy a piano Just as 9
|1 cheap and on as convenient a basis as tlie millionaire. H ffifW vs
Kjfl Come in to-day or to-night. If not to-night DON'T I ~ (~\J
■ PAIL TO OOME TO-MOBROW. | I
II Now For The Big?est Sensation Of AJ: I
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1 FATHERS MOTHERS
How do you intend to please the entire family at "*•' nation-wide crusade against vice is caused
1 a ... prinuirily by lack ot attention to children s need* Sfffl
ffl Christmas.' Mhat would please your wife the for amusement in Uie home. You owe it to your M
l£f more? What would please the girls ami that l>oy children to see tliat they are provided with tlio H
B of yours on Christmas morning? Tlie answer Is A necessary means of pleasure at home. If you do
■ PIANO. There will be many a happy boy and girl not make the home tlie playground of your
■| ttirrl«biirLr o>> Christmas morning we have al- daughters they will look W/l< tlffc'iMrt'i'e aiid they
g ready over 25 orders to deliver pianos Christmas will lind It on the street corners and the dance
■ eve. This means that we will deliver tlie pianos at halls, under conditions that are not always ideal.
■ ten o'clock Chri aias eve after the children are What arc tlu; few miserable dollars that one
B gone to bed. How about your little girl, is she go- spends for a piano compared to the heartache
B ing to have one. Come down to tills store, select that follows a wayward child. Do your part. I'ro-
B the piano you want. We will look after the rest. vide your children with homo pleasures. A piano
H| Don't stay away because you cannot pay cash. Is the one sure way of keeping the children at the
B The honest man with H two dollar bill looks just fireside, under your own eyes. Come to this store
—select your piano now—save SIOO.
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rS 3 Winter Piano Co.
■9 0 CLOCK 23 N. 4th St., Harrisburg, Pa. H. M. Etdridge, Mgr. Buyers.
DECEMBER 15, 1914. /
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