THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOM riRUPO tgii " 1111 "" ww tin -.mi Bachelor Queen IM WW WW WW Mil lltl .11 "Old maids are a nulHance and o!d bachelor are an abomination," rx clnlmod sprightly Mnrlo CotirtlciRh. The Klrls at the summer Institute oi Forest Lake were busy at work at their benches preparing lettuco slips for transplanting. They wore enjoy ItiK camp life with Its attondunt dlo cipline and studying school garden n at the same time. At the bugle call of "reveille" they arono each niornln3 and worked, studied and recrented at stated periods. Kvery night when the sad echoes of "taps" reverberated from the surrounding hllltop3, all lights were out, the camp was still and Morpheus reigned supremo. "Oh, the odium attached to spinier hood," laughingly Interposed MIhs Cordon, one of the summer school In structors and matrons of the dormi tory, suddenly appearing In the door way. "What horrible creatures old mBlds are. Why does not Osie r ad minster some of his soothing chloro form to these useless creatures and consign them to sweet oblivion? Girls, I beg of you, escape If possible this sad state of single blessedness; but If Fate should unkindly relegate you to sip your cup of tea In a lonely cor ner when you ere old and gray, reject the odious title of 'old maid and aiopt the modern term of 'bachelor girl.' " The girls stood aghast at this unex pected speech from their beloved teacher. She was a woman In mlcMle life, Intellectual, refined and sympa thetic, the Idol of her girls because of her scholarly attainments and her sterling qualities. In youth she had been fair as a goddess. Her Grecian head, crowned with a glory of sliver gray hair waved over a smooth, broad forehead; graylbh blue eyes, patrician nose and firm mouth bespoke honora ble ancestry and gentle breeding. The years had dealt kindly with 1 er; nature had not robbed her of many ot her youthful charms, for she proved a kind mother to her ardent devotees. Marie felt that she must redeem herself In her favorite's estimation, and apologetically added, "Miss Gor don, when girls get together, 'the eter nal he' Is generally the subject of con sideration. I wonder If 'the eternal she' Is the topic when the lords of creation assemble." "Undoubtedly it Is," said Miss Gor don, "although I say so tentatively, ns I have not had the opportunities af forded me to settle that question be yond the shadow of a doubt. But. jesting aside, girls, I have come to ask you to honor me with your pres ence at a farewell chafing dish, and marshraallow party to-morrow, even ing at the 'Bungalow.' The board of administration has allowed us the use of the building until the first call of 'taps.' Will you come, my friends?" "Of course we will," chimed all the girls, surrounding their "summer mother," dancing and singing a song composed In her honor by one of their number. The next evening the "Bungalow" presented a scene from fairyland. A log Are was burning in the open fire pluce, lighted Japanese lanterns swung galy to and fro, and the girls In their airy muslin gowns gave the final touch of fresh, vivacious, bubbling, mirthful life. Miss Gordon presided at the chafing dish, assisted by her dancing butterflies. Marshmallows galore were toasted on hatpins before the open fire. Finally, the repast of fudge, sandwiches and fancy cakes was Bpread upon the floor, and all sat In a circle around the fireplace. "A story, a story from Miss Gor don," shouted athletic Alice Burk hardt when interest In eating began to wane. ' Miss Gordon bowed graci ously, saying, "I will tell you a true story of 'A Girl That I Have Known.' "Some years ago In New York I knew a young woman of 19 who was preparing to be a teacher. She was of an Intense nature, strong In her likes and dislikes. The mediocre nev er satisfied her; she was seeking the Ideal In life. Her friends said she would never marry because the para gon she sought did not exist In hu man form. Yet they were wrong In their conclusion. "When her training was over she elected to work In the East Side, In that congested district where the stunted flowers In the Lord's garden do not enjoy their rightful heritage of fresh air, sunshine and cleanliness. Here she met a young physician, an other enthusiast, aiming to be a lead er In his profession. His specialty was the study of the 'Great White Plague,' Its cause, treatment and era dication. These two Idealists became engaged, but their hopes of marriage were never realized, as he died a vic tim of typhoid. She still labors in her chosen sphere, teaching the beau ties of God's creation to the children "f the Ghetto. Her labor may not hear fruit In this generation, but it cannot fail to reap results in the next." Just then Miss Gordon arose to sound the first call of "taps.1 The K'rls remained motionless, awed by the Bubdued voice of the narrator and the dull flashes of light reflected on l'ie rafters from the dying embers. "It Is the story of her own life," whispered Alice to the wondering Group. "A toast, a toast to Miss Gordon," tried the irrepressible Marie Court lelgh, "All stand and lift your glasses high In her honor." As each girl was bout to drain the cup of sparkling beverage, Marie proclaimed, "To Miss Oordon, Queen of Bachelor Girls," and with a wonderfully sweet but sad smile Miss Gordon silently accepted he homage. ELIZABETH E. HAG-UERTY. WASHINGTON From our Kegular Correspondent, Washington, I). C, lfcb. 12. 1910. The "joy tiJes of j mkcters" might he used as a litle lur the side line of investigation which is being conducted by the lower House of Congress. The tntis Atlantic ex pense account of the travels of the Immigration Committee in 1907 is being examined by unfeeling fel low Representatives who didn't go and take delight in pointing out that the commission spent nearly seven hundred thousand dollars in its summer jaunt. The records 1 t ,. 1 . .. w;ie oeen scarcnou ana 1 11c items of expense show that the junketers 111 quest lor immigration tacts v s ited catacombs nnd ancient tombs. sailed on the blue lakes of Killam ey, trekked in fashion through the popjoy plains of Palestine, loitered in the spicy gardens of Venke. In the intervals ot travel they drank wines nnd highballs without stint I hey were shaved and manicured and brushed nnd massaged at Gov eminent expense. They rode in automobiles on the Annian Way. took carriages back and forth from clinuerj and luncheons at the Em bassies, attended the Operas, jolted in jaunting cars, in Ireland, rode in broughams to the Tower of London, the British Museum, the shopping districts of London, the House of Lords and to cut it short, did a vast number of agreeable things at considerable expense to Uncle Sam that cannot be figured out as necessary in a quest for 1111 migration tacts. There were six members of the Commission and seven employes. Most of them were accompanied by their wives and various other members of their familits. One ot the ladies of the party was invested with the Order of Kindnes-s by the Sultan after the party had participated in the gor geous festivities ',t the Turkish Court for a period long enough, an unsympathetic legislator from the South asserts, would have been sufficient for the whole investiga tion. It is up to the Commission now to show what the Government got in return for all this luxurious "investigiting." What did the Commission fin&J out about the White Slave trade while it explored the catacombs of Syracuse? What helpful discover ies were made in the ruins of Mes sina ? What immigration reforms were plauned and executed over all those bottles of black and white and siphons of soda ? The immi gration has been very busy ever since its return telling how little the country paid for the benefits that resulted from the trip. It employs more clerks than any other Com mittee to sift, sort, and compile the masses of discoveries it has made with reference to immigrants nnd immigration conditions. As one member puts it, "their clerks are under every one's feet." The truth of it is though, no one cares what they did or how much they learned. The time is. ripe to eliminate the junket from the ua tionaljexpense account. Railroad passes and corporation favors have been cut out of the legislators per quisites. The idea that the public office is a private graft has been slowly going out of fashion. From the view point of an outsider one junket is as bad as another. They are all based on the grasping mania to get something without paying for it. The idea is that Uncle Sam is rich enough to give members of Congress and their families trips to Europe. If the Immigration Com mission is to be made the scape goat for all the offenses of the kind of which Congress is guilty, it is unfortunate for the Immigration Commission but the public stand ready to forgive and forget if all the other committees sighing for travel will promise not to do it a gain. The fact that the President, then Secretary of War, led one of the largest and most extravagant paries around the world on a gov ernment junket need not figure in the scandal. The public is tired of muck raking but it want! Congress to sit tight on the lid of the treas ury when Committees propose trav eling "investigations." The senate has adopted a resolu tion which inaugurates the official attempt of Congress to find out what is the matter with the prices. Senator Elkins and Senator Lodge have jointly worked out the pro gram for the investigation into the high cost of living. Washington ap pears to be a kind of center of high food price disturbance. Prices are frrm 10 per cent, to 30 per cent higher here than in other eastern CASTOR I A Va Tn fonts and Children, m Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of cities. The bill which the Senate has just passed h.is had a stormy history. Son e weeks ago Senator Elkins of West Virginia presented a bill in the Senate during the absence of Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, who has been in Florida for his health. Simultane ously with his return, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts presented a bill much less searching than the one presented by Senator Elkins, but Lodge's bill was immediately taken up and reported, while Sen ator Elkins' bill had long been pigeon-holed. The reporting of Lodge's bill and the ignoring of that of Elkins caused the belliger ent West Virginia Senator to make some remarks in the Senate parlia mcntary but severe, directed main ly to Senator Aldrich. He plainly indicated that it was the intention of Mr. Lodge's bill to play around the subject with a view to excul pate the tariff influences on high prices. Mr, Elkins evidently struck a popular chord, for the responses through the press, by letter and telegram from different parts of the country have influenced the major ity in the Senate to accept and present a bill sufficiently searching in terms to make the investigation under it find whatever there is. It seems strange indeed, that bread and meat and other substantial should be higher in this country of plenty than in the densely crowded countries of Europe strange that we are exporting food stuffs to different parts of the world where the ultimate consumer pays less than do our own citizens. Granted that we are extravagent and wasteful and that we lack thrift such as is practiced in France, Germany, Italy and in the Scandi navian countries. There would ap pear to be other reason why house keepers pay more for their substan tials of life in America and why the $3 hotels in Europe are better than the $6 hotels in the Uuitcd States. NEW YORK MARKETS. Wholesale Prices of Farm Products Quoted for the Week. MILK Per quart. 4c. BUTTER Western extra, 29g30c.; State dairy, 242Dc. . CHEESE State. Full cream, special, 17418c. EGGS State. Fair to choice, 25 26 k c; do, western firsts, 27 29c. APPLES Baldwin, per bbl., $2.25 4.25. DRESSED POULTRY Chickens, per lb., 1521c; Cocks, per lb., 14c; Squabs, per dozen, $1.50 5.50. HAY Prime, per 100 lbs.. $1.20. STRAW Long Rye, per 100 lbs., 80 yoc. POTATOES State, per bag, 4085o. ONIONS White, per crate, 2550c. FLOUR Winter patents, $5.506.00; Spring patents, $5.506.85. WHEAT No. 2, red. $1.30; No. 1, Northern Diiluth, $1.25. CORN No. 2. 70i(ffi72ic.. WHAT IS WRONG with cur Public Schools By JOSEPH M. ROGERS A series of articles creating widespread comment from the press and educators of America. Now running in LIPPINCOTPS MAGAZINE- GET IT. SPECIAL RATES GIVEN TO TEACHERS. ADDRESS Lippincott's Magazine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Tours Old Mexico SSo ALL THE DELIGHTS OF TRAVEL Mardi Florida Pinehlirst February n. FOR FULL INFORMATION J. It. WOOD, Passenger Trallio Manager. 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