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EVENING LEDGEBPHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1914.
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO KNOW-THINGS THAT INTEREST MAID AND MATRON
MILITANT MMD'S
"VALOR" REWARDED
BY DEATH AS SUICIDE
Strange S I o r y of Laura
Gray's Career Revealed in
Letter Accompanying Pre
sentation of Medal.
CHURCH FEELS WAR BURDEN
Gcminii Methodists, Crushed Under
Heavy Taxes, May Close Temples.
N'RW TO UK. Sept. IS. A letter was re
ceived here from Bishop t. Nelson, direc
tor of the work ot the Methodist Epls
copal Church, by tho Hoard of Torelgn
Missions of that fnlth, statins that tho
C'erninn Methodist congregations nio
crushed under the heavy burdens imposed
upon them bv the war.
The congregations are face to face with
tho necessity of closing their churches
temporarily, he says.
V
A really gifted and brilliant joung
tvoman, nlioao llto might well linvt been
diverted Into th highest channels, has
undsr tho saddest ot nil circumstances
Bone over to Join the great majority. Iter
nulolde by nil overdose ot a drtu; to
svhleh sho became addicted utter Joining
tho militant BUffingiS forrcs, took place In i
" b Hat In Jorniyn street. London. Irut lime. (
Joan Ia vendor duthiie, ot, ns nhe called
herself, "Lutim amy," froquetith I'd hn .
militant stiftr.agHttcs m wild uxpedUlons. ,
ITntll hor Slst birthday, a couple or
years ago, she lived with her widowed
mother undet tho most comfortable cir
cumstances in Kensington. Highly edu
cated and ot brilliant abilities, she de
veloped a. leaning for socialistic literature
nnd became it militant MilTratjettr. ,llt
until the following lc'tt and Its accom
jianylng medal lor " nloi" was tit hr,
the young girl i life. was falrlv normal.
Tho medal was from the V . H V. f. to
mllltnuts. and ths h'ttor reads -Dear
Soldier In tho Women's Army.
No mero words con possibly xpresi
tho feelings ot the committer toward
you and tins other comrades who have
so noblv and with utter disregard of
self suffered tho oaln of the hunger
strike, and thn horrors of forcible
feeding In prison, at tho prompting
of duty and loyalty to tho cause jou
passionately love, and which Is tho
dearest in life to us all. I send you
therefore. In all honor, find on behalf
of the committee of tho W. 3. P. V.,
tho medal for valoi In action, and my
personal wish th.it you have not suf
fered too serliutslv In health as the
result of your heroic light for prin
ciple. Tours, with all greetings.
MAHEt, Tl'KE.
When the Coninn. MaM-v riddle.
nmmed up, his vuh e trembled with erno
tlon. and there win scan ely a dry ovo
Jn tho loom. He n-nou-lv lingered tho
above letter, and then "aid
'Can nnvthlng be more eatculatul to
upset the mind of a younc girl such as
receiving this document and thl3 travesty
cf a medal? After this l.e began to eae
Kerate her own importance. The weak
mind probably gave wnv. She leaves h-r
home, her istr. her mother, for a gar
ret tn order tu earn her own living and
probably devote herself to the cause She
Js next on the stage as a pantomim- lr).
nd when n young girl, brought up ns she
was. starts to live the free and Indi
dependent existence we hear so much
about tn England, men of the world know
tho danger she tuns, a danger of which
this girl unfortunatelv did not ccupf.
'Next we find her In the comnanv of
men frequenting night clubs and taking
money from them. Thre Is no more
about the suffragist movement. The girl
I'm'" m tu Vits been absolutely degraded,
and from then her whole history is one of
drink. drugs, Immorality and death from
her own hand "
The Coroner read aloud a letter written
by the unfnrtunati Mi" iluthtie, to her
mother, in which she sajs-
"My Beii Little Mother Whatever
wretchedness T have had ha come to me
through my own doing, and during this
last year, In particular, I hue met some
very dc.ir souls, both men and women.
If you ever come across them and they
speak to you of me give them a welcome
for my sake, even though I may htte
wet taem hi bad and immoral ways.
Please don't Imagine for a moment that
what I have done was suggested bv our
last convcrsat'on. I have been taking
drugs for the last six months practically
every night. I onl lied to jou about It.
because I knew you would worry If I
told you the truth r course, the kindl
Coroner will call it "temporary Insanitj '
Hut. as a matter of ta t, T think this Is
about the sanest thtna I 1ihv jet done
I am simply voi; . "very tired of things
In general t cannot see that the world
will progress on the iuie for nn living
out of It. It s'erns ow irdlv. I know, hut
I should only go on causing you more un.
happiness, denr uul. for there are i attain
ways of life which it I absolutely Impos
sible to give up In fact, one does not
want to. You are mi pure and good that
It is hard to write this to you. hut I feel
It to be the nbsulutp truth. I belleio
there must hi. a furtlie sphere fr people
like you. where unuupplneks and d!iip
polntment are smoothed away. No one
In this wurld K.uld half had a better (.r
Wore sympathetic mother than - .1. '". I.. '
CHICAGO MUNICIPAL
MARKET MANAGERS
ISSUE "DON'T" LIST
Tell Housewives Not to Ex
pect All Fancy Grocery
Store Frills at Far in
Wagons.
CHICAGO, Sept. in. "noa't-i" fot
housewives dealing at the now municipal
markets, work on two of which was be
gun ypsturdaj, have been issued with the
approval of the Municipal Markets Com
mlsHloti. Tlwto tule are laid down as
a guide 1o women eager to cut tho cot
of living, but who may expect the frills
of faniy grocery storo servlo on the
school lota whore farm wagons leaded
with garden truck will be found.
Tho marketK to be opened this week, as
thu rwautt of an Inspection tour made by
Alderman James H. Uiwlor nnd his aids.
will bo at Maxwell and Union streets,
and on the Washington School property,
Morgan and Ohio streets.
Following are the "don'ts" for munic
ipal marketers.
Ion't expect the farmeis to telephone
you nt your jesldonco nnd tnke your or
der over the wire,
Don't ask to havo an ear of corn and a
bunch of onions dellveied.
Don't demand credit fiom the sturdy
t'Sricultuiist who soils uiu tomatoes at
bottom price. Spot cash talks.
licm't hunt for premiums at tho munic
ipal market". The tnrnvr cannot gle
oit n inks of so.ip or a sllvei -handled
inop-stlck with ery .v-cont purchase.
Don't expect the municipal market to
deal in toilet good, tazorp. imported
olH.'s. cailar. roller skates, hair tonic,
pickled ojsters and gasoline. Go to an
up-to-diite grocery store.
Don't tome to market without a basket.
It may not look Htyllsh. bnt what ou
save might buv a now winter lmt.
Don't expect that your purchases are
going to be wrapped up like Christmas
tree ornaments.
If you don't sto what you want, ask a
policeman.
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BLOUSE OF PEACHBLOW MOIRE FASTENED WITH JET BUTTONS
BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES
WAITERS OUTNUMBER GUESTS
IN BIG PARIS HOTELS
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Assistant Secretary Breckimidge
Lea-es Capital to Aid Refugees.
TAP. 13, Sept. Ik
The hotels are ru'fer'ng fium a scarcity
of gut-sts. At the ('oiitinental there am
only seven guests in all. Each has fhe
waiters to attend him.
A party of Americans went to ths
Hotel d'lena a few days ago and asked:
"What are jour prices?"
"What are you willing to pay?" asked
the manage! .
Hcnrv S Urocklnridgo. A&sistant Sec
retary of War. in charge of tho relief
of Americans, went to London today. He
expects to arrive bock in America be
)oie tin end of tho month
Mr, Brecklnrldco probably han seen
more r the actual fighting than any
other uoncombatant.
TODAY 44 YEARS AGO
Geruiau forces Had Reached Fortifi
cations of Paris.
NEW YORK. Fept 13 --On this d.it
tl jvar ago tho Prussian adance
rrached the Paris fmt Ideations ap,
tioops were forwarder to surroimd the
clti.
THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
"At tho ago of two," lie said, ai urding
to an exchange, "my parntaall mv
relatives, in fact, were imp'nwd with
the range and vulumo of my vok. af
raised In Joy or woe. So, from two to 13
years ot age, I took volc lesons frujn
Slgnor Splllonl. who chargwl i a min
ute, but who, let me assure ou. Wd
worth it.
'From 1! until I wai SO ais o d, I
came under the tutelage of Moruteur
G'atln, who used to make Pattl's hats
for her and who. therefore, knew the
human voice from A to Gizzard.
"M Gratln taught mo for five years at
the rata of $M0O r ear, nd then I whs
nent to Europe, where I spent my time
studying under tl.e best mast'-ri In
Stoodleburg and Booden.Riiadn uitil I
Wis DO vears old, when I 'i pronouneed
pi-rfeet."
He smiled sorrow ful' yet sweet!;- irij
mlded. "And m. thanks tf. the l .piid
clear purity of m t'ine- and no -,upi!ni
enunciation 1 ,-au sill twite u l4n
Xcgotnbles as any other huckster In
towns."
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CONTENT 'VTITK SCQT&JII
An extremely svlMmpor'anl mMdle
elass I-ondoner. isitmB- tkntiand fir the
first time in hla lite uihiiit.-trfd to a
kindly but shaip "id lllghlandei that no
Englishman -outd cvti Bud Hcotlam any
thing but a pla.ee to loae- nri tnat
rapidlj.
"I'n nae so sure o' that," returned the
old man. drly. "I'll tali" e to a pla
no' far frae Stirlliuf, whur thretts
thousand o' yer countrymen tut' hen
content for Ave hundred year, and they're
we thocht o' 1-avlns yet!"
"What is the place?" beUowad tlw Uou.
doner.
"Bannockburn' ' snapped the Stot.
waving his hand In tlw dlrtcti.in f tlw
battlefield
STEANOE
Craig Blddte. tail, brouaed and nth-
Mtlc was dining in -Munte LrIo. after
Urn Nice tennis tournament.
"Do you av that girir au tuglUh-
n mid to Sir. iliddle. und tie noddett
ward a beautiful gill in a wUHe gown
, dto without let-. tlwt wcraed to be
ally falling from her 1om-I sliuuldvis
V Veil, that girl 1 a ",thli . n i-
A FRIENDLY TIP
Hit hard Bennett, the actor, was . pru
buxi-r when li was . oung man, and as
a. result of thiti uccompllshment he has
tn mv frlTid In the ranlm of puslllam.
one evening during a performance In
thtt Jtlddl" West Abe Attell weut behind
the scenes and called on Eonnatt tn his
Ur.'sslng room.
"Are ou going to play Ban Francisco?"
aked the pugilist
"Vs," repli.d the actor. "I thtnk we'll
put on tha plav tn the Greek Theatre over
at Berkeley fir one or two apodal pr
forniui.ee!? "
"Take h tip from mo, Bennett." cau
tloneu Attell, not getting the real sig
nirtcame of the theatre' name: "don't dn
that. It you do ou'll lose a lot of moi.rj
There ftm't enough Groelts In that town
to flu u movins picture house."-Tiw
Popular Magaclne.
MORE ABOUT JIMMY SOUTH
BREEZE
L the afternoon and
evening Jimmy hunted
around in search of
trouble, but fiyund
none.
True enough, he saw
an old owl bitting tip
in a tree, and he aid
to himsch. "There' i
sleepy old fellow; I'll
wake linn up n a hurry! ' So lie blew
i tery liard and waked the old owl up.
"Oh, thank you so much, Jimmy,"
said the owl, the minute lie was
awake. "I wa-, having such very bad
dreams it was a real kind act for you
to wake nic up. And anyway, it is
high time 1 was about my business.
Thank you again," and he flew away.
Oh. but Jimmy was angry!
He went from there directly oer
to the cornfield. "I know what I'll
do I'll blow the corn down, then
they will all think I'm dreadful I
gue?s!" So he blew and blew. The
long corn leaves rustled and shook
iiid Jimmy thought he was being
crv successfully bad. Till one enrn
talk spoiled it all by aying: "You
are ahas so thoughtful and kind,
Jimmy South-breeze all the other
winds hu've gone rift" and left us, but
ou stay and fan us and make us
very happy. We thank you cry
imtth" And all the cornstalks rus
tled a "thank you" so shyly and hap
pdj that Jimmy had no heart for say
ing an angry word, though he felt
verv cross in his heart.
He even stayed and fanned them a
little longer, while he was lrjmg to
decide w hat to attempt next
"I ktiowl Why didn't I think nf
it betore'" he exclaimed Middcnlv.
"It's just the very worst thing
bieeze (.an do I'll blow tin habj
robins out of their nest!"
Chuckling with naughty delight, he
hurried over toward a robin's nest,
and pushed two little babies off the
edge of the net!
But before he even had time to
think how smart and wicked he was.
Mrs. Uohm spoilt it all by saying
u.itefully! "Thank you o much, Jim
my, they weic plenty sttong to fly,
but a little atraid to begin. All they
needed was your kind help!"
"It's just no use to try lo be bad,"'
groaned Jimmy in despair. "I think 1
might as well give up and go home.''
So he Marled back.
On his way he passed a fine gar
den. The flowers were. all dead and
the tops were full of ripe brown
seeds.
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neat, and puahnl little bnbifa
t the tiie tij tin iir. it!
' My last chance'" exclaimed Jim
my. ""I'll tear those -eeds awav from
their home and spread them all over
the garden."
lie shook the plant-, fiercely and
scattered the seeds hither and yon.
nd just as he wa finishing, his
mother blew up. "Thai's a nice boy,"
'be complimented him, "you couldn't
do anything better than that now
ne.t ear we'll have pretty flowers
all oter the garden."
Jimmy said not a word he simply
gave up trying to be bad and went
to bed!
Tomorrow Four o'Clockb.
r'opvrlsht. 10H, Clara In era in Juilnon
CUBE FOJl NEURASTHENIA
Th little ml .i digging tn hej tini i
garden, whm old John appeared, with an
antuaed J me on his old blatk faie, anil
lii Utter.4 hat In hand, bowing and
apulogixmg ni"tt humbly, ea Youth
t'npipanii.n in ril to Little Miss' " -qulii.
as to w Mt had mada him ao late,
ha 4ld:
Well. Wttto Mlaa. It's jesf this wa
Ws I wu luiniii" hi Miss Haini-y's blie
aa-d. 'lohti can't you come tn oud fix
thin finrr bed fur me.' And I jes' went
in and rsiul her a minute and come
right on. And. Uttle JUss. as I gits In
aiaht. and hues yo.i a-apadln' and a-rakln'
I km to j.i ir lr. 'John, ef mo hlgh-bawn-el
ladies struik n hones' sweat. thy
vru ildn I le so much of this hoali nenous
perspuat on. Tiny sholy wouldn't."
HOW HE PORGAVE MCNAB
A Ktotihman on his deathbed was le
minded by tho attending minister that
tl hour of death U an hour for the
banUhir.g of all lll.feelins a time for mil
leraal forgiveness.
( McGregor, and his faud with '
n aicr.ao nan uetn notable. So the
clergyman with the famH'k permissiun
and asUUH'' suBitiiotik"! tiie heml m
clan iKNub to th.o dying SIc-Qfeeor'a bed
aid'. "T foiglve e. MeN'ab," wblspared tht
aspiring man. "wi" all my heart but ma
tay cursfi teat on my ssa lereyer if he
vr 4ftsl"
sad she's rjimd
my bast 'rieu i
a on lier in tri
ange, ' said M
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, irfriffiiiii 'Man' -wmmmn inlt
In Legal Phraseology
Kn.m i hi- Plttbh Pos
"Who writes vou so many
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nd aots he write nice letters'"
it, a legal wa es lie says I have
beautiful eyes and is constantly alludine
to whit he calls ths aforesaid eyes, orba
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BATHING,
TXIII-N' in my bulhiuti uu
I play upon the sand;
bc say 1 lunl; so ciltC.
With skin ait browo ami
tanned,
Why ahpuld they coax me so
to get
My pretty suit all iissly ct?
ut when out in lite laLc
My father goc t swim,
sometimes like ta take
A walk to, gQi to IlitU.
M mother fcays, 'Do mi
suppose .
llc"d ratlier ItalUe in all hi;
clothes?"
K'ipriisl l i
A Mit of Iiliii' clifvlot with the redln
poto coat havliiR u elvct collar and a
bro.inl ffinllc, nnd a skirt with plaits at
bulb Miles that ll.ire at the foot costs ?20.
-l ?.'., a Niilt similar in cut is seen in
both blue and black cheviot. The skirt
1 plain, but is buttoned In front down
Its cntltc length.
Their, ate soft ki fens and browns among
tho hlRhr-pilcid suits. 'Wlno color In
seen, and many shadcB of violet and dull
purple.
In Krcsodfl, or gray si con, a suit Is
pi iced at $17.50 that has Krent Individu
ality. Hoth skirt and coat aro trimmed with
tows of buttons made of a combination
of bono nnd of the material Itself.
The coat is cut to almost knee-lcnsth in
the buck, and It ban the high Napoleonic
collar that Ih beconihiR to so many faces.
It Is bound with black slllc braid that
cairics out the military effect, and is cut
nway to partially ievcal a waistcoat of
tho material, buttoned and braided.
The Mtirt has thieo narrow plait' at
"u el i sldo that widen toward tho foot
and that aie uuconllned from the kn
down.
It would seem that wo need no longer
mlui'o uloiiK tho sticet. but that wo may
wall; with the natural stildo of the free
bom unco ngalu.
It In haul to tell Just what i elation color
has to price, but as one departs ftom the
him. nnd black th" nrlccn .soar upward.
Tlieio Is pcihaps more hidUidiiality In
tin cut or trimming of each suit, but the
outlinei ain pictty much tun same and
the iidliiKoto is ween moio oftr n than any
oihci foi in uf out-of-door sarment.
one of tho exclusive shops is showing a
salt at JIS..VJ in a dull tobacco blown that
has tho Napoleonic collar, tho cdKes
bound with black silk lrald and the red
insnto coat with its wide Hare.
Th) Individual nolo In struck by th
lil.uk satin fiingcd Mih and the way It
Is iliaK'd about the hips.
Nevertheless, one can buj a Mill of blue
or black foi f:) or JjJ wltliout tearliiEr to
hi' loo iiiiiny duplicates. Thu shops have
lf.uii.il to miuril nKniiiNt this erv thlliB,
und by riiiRliiR Mlirht ihangcH on tho same
whim n vnilety Is ofteied from which to
t house.
And It is Just hero that the Individuality
ot tho wcaier comes Into play und can
And cspicfcMon.
yr-ftA'a. t,r"t
THE INDEPENDENT GIRL
THINKS MAN BEST "PAL"
Platonic Friendship nn Aid to Mental
Development.
With the recent triumphant rise of the
bai'lii-lor eirl, and tho subsequent discard.
ItiB -if that opprobrious term, old maid,
v truer i ainatudurie has sprunij- up be
twmi the sexes, and many aro the advnn.
in'.s 1. 1 be leaped therefrom bi both
IMIIli -.
l'l linn, fiieurtbhlp has until leceutlj
i ,1 i.Miuli'd with a Biisplclous ec and
- 1'i.ilh luiidciiuicd ns being something
inn ui.iiii und ijuter, mid, anyhow, supu.
ihi" i- ' What is the (jood of platonUs.'"
f.ml a hanty younir man unci, "if I wanl
u Hal tiirnd I go to a man who cm
tnik Uci'iutly and who understands ihint-s,
and who can knock iiruiiud with (JIe.
Hut uls aio different. When you Ku
out with them thy expect ou In s,iciiil
a lot A muney on their ainusemciit, ami,
unhow, girls aro not meniii to be real
pal-, m nipli nio tu each other."
Hut, imiu.'il, it is time these foolish
still mentis weru conliailktcl The iiule
l ndi'iit uiil deshes ciiuiilUy in hei frl.n.i.
1 Mliips. und is much too proud tu a-tept
! tavori fur whlcli she oannut nturn full
1 measure.
Instead of belnif nn expensive luxury,
she wishes to be a true friend, Kivim;
as much pleasure us sho gets, and she
regard Iter friendships with nun nut only
as it pleasure, lint as an education and an
expurlenco, and truntiary to some
opinions not u- a patliwav that, If suc
. eksftilly and d)ouiniticall tiudden. leads
to lu inevitable uitui. Her uutluok i.i
bruadfiitd ami hti luhul cntei tallied
through m.iseuliiu tomparuonship, Allli
the man. on the utber hand, ilnds that he
too, aalns both plvasuif and pioilt from
the friendship.
lie dljcuveis the niiud of l.ls woman
friend, if nbo be tlever and Intorastin,?
to be ut once tuoic complex and more
incjinprtiieiwible than that of his uidl
oaiy male toiiipaiii.iij ,t the lu fuend
mn d.es ,t n n, , u(jl ei, lude ,h.
otmr t i Hie fri ua.-i,,,, between men
aod in. mil liiu . d,ffcr tl0,n thg
fii'mi- i I, (who mm and tvomep, the
I m a initio,; c naln rcervs, certain
' -"i" " cuii'r,-, anq always and
v v ' ' 'o"i curious ct Ann of rr.ci,n.a.,
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.'. i-v tv vb iy-na in toe former.
MISS A. MORGAN IN FRANCE
Miss Elsie de Wolfe With Late Finan
cier's Daughter at Biarritz.
NEW" YORK, Sept. 15,-ISlslo Do Wolfe,
actress, In writing to a friend In this
city, says that Miss Anne Morgan,
daughter of the late .1. P. Moritan, 1b
staying at IJInrriti:, France, with Mies
Elizabeth Marbttry.
Miss Ds Wolfo says bIio was motorlnff
from Avlcnon to Spain when tho war
broko out. She reached IJIarrltz on
August 15 nnd two weeks later alio was
Joined by Miss Morgan nnd Miss Mar
bury. BLOUSES RETAIN
HOLD ON FASHION
DESPITE CRITICISM
New Basque Is but a First
Cousin American Mod
istes Will Have Oppor
tunity to Show Skill.
Onre In so often the rumor Is hinted
abroad that the separate Wousn Is con
demned to death, fashionable death, that
Is, Hut It reappears quite brazenly and In
ineslstibly tempting Kiilse. Before the
season l over wo will perhaps the ot
tho basque, for oven the blouse Is tarred
slightly with the same brush. It is al
tered or modified, but there l at least n
BUggestion of It In mnny that aro de
signed of tho heavier materials.
The illustration shows a blouse of
moire, cut with tho kimono shoulder and
th now ouff that comos down over the
hand almost to the fingers. This cuff Is
the Inst word of the modiste, at present,
and while it mny be shaped In vailous
ways, left open or closed, It must bo
not only long but vory long. Indeed.
Tho blouse Is finished with a sailor col
lar at the throat, and tho vest and girdle
are cut In one piece nnd ntted snuglv
to give the basque effect. The vest but
tons noticeably higher than those we have
been wearing; it would seem almost ns
If tho higher the fastening tlm smarter
the effect.
This argues a gradual disappearance of
the chain and beads, often ot such bnr
barle color nnd splendor, and n reappeat
nnce of smart llttlo hows and neckties,
of the kind that were high favorites a
fow years ago. Here, there Is neither
bow nor tie, Just buttons, but beautifully
cut jet buttons that are very decorative
on a delicate color. Tho buttons are also
used on the cuffs whero they hold tho
pointed ends of the cuffs In position
against the sleeve itself.
There Is homething essentially French
nbout the use of Jet for this putpose. The
blouse Is trimmed with Its own material
for both collar and cuffs, nnd It needs
Just tho daring touch that tho glistening
black buttons give
It 13 an artistic touch, for when all is
said and done the French modistes nre
artists whero color Is concerned.
Just what effect the war will have In
giving American designers an oppoitun
ity to create fashions after their own
stj.le and taste will perhaps depend on
how long tho war lasts. Certainly they
have never had a fair chance, for tho
public demand Is for French fashions In
clothes nnd millinery.
It is not a matter of fad or fancy, nor
a lack of patriotism. Amcilean artistes
hae jot to prove themselves when it
comes to a really fine feeling for olor.
In this respect It can certainly be ad
mitted still, that "they do those things
bolter In France."
WHEN JONES SUBSIDED
A well-known Illustrator, who makes In
tel esting Western pictures, once uiado
the acquaintance of a noisy but good
humored cowboy, who rejoiced tn tho ap
pellation of "Hollering Jones "
In physical appearance this man was
typical of his kind, and the nttist made
several studies ot him, both in rcposo and
in his fnvorito dlveision of "holleilng."
fioino of the studies weio sold by the
arflst to nn Eastern magazine. They
showed Jones in his most violent state.
A jear later the artist again visited tho
region, lie was soon approached by Mr.
Jones himself, bearing ono of the pic
tures, which he hnd torn from the maga
zine In which It was printed. Pulntlng to
It, ha nsked:
'Is that me?"
"Well," replied the aitist, cvaslveh, "I
got the general idea from you, of cuiirse,
but"
"Oh, 1 ain't takln' no offense," Jones
made hasto to say. "It's nil right; only
If It's me, say so "
"If ou put It to me that wa," said
the artist, "I can only icply that It is a
fairly good portrait of jou,"
"The men here on tho much agree with
you. 8o I look like that when 1 holler,
do IV"
"I think you do."
"In that case," said Hollering Jones,
"nil I'vo got to hay is that Hnlleiing
Jones lias holloied Ills last holler. Here
after, when I celebrates, I does so with
a tin horn In my opinion, no man has a
right to look llko that-uot round white
folks, anyhow." Youth's Companion.
THE LAST COMPLIMENTS
I heard of the most peifcut man-servant
In the world recently. Ho had waited
fifty years upon an aged and crus.ty
IlaTonet m hi lndon lodgings, nnd IiIh
servility and obeiulouni'ss wer with
out bounds.
Presently. In the fashion of all aged
Haronets, our gouti and rheumatic ciank
died. His funcial hour l)eln- .sit mid
Klvi-ii out. the attending clergyman ami.
denly found hiiiisilf unable to attend. In
haste he summoned tho servant, and undo
him fcend mil notlte of the rhango in tho
time of funeral ten monks.
The old man thought u very long tunc
Then he took up hla pep and liibiuiuuslt
indited many little notes, i:ach oiiu
mad. ''Tho mastt'i scads ids lomplt
incnth to jou and fays as how he won't
ho buried till tnmurion evening at j."
FINANCIAL REVERSES
FORCE ELLEN ADAIR
TO LEATHER HOME
Death of Mother Makes
Her an Orphan Without
Friends Pictures Amer
ica as Land of Promise.
A RETROSPECTIVE SENTENCE
Justice Manic ntue addnssed a phe
nomenon of innocwice in a suiock-fiouk in
the following words: "Prisoner at tho bur
your counsel thinks sou innuteut, I think
you Innocent; but a jur of oqr own
countrymen, in the eternise of such com.
mon sense as they possess, which does
not appear to be much, have found jott
guilty, and H remains that l should pass
upon ou the sentenco of the law. That
sentence is thut, you be kept lu Impiisuii.
ment lur one day, and, us that day was
yesterday, ou ma go about voui busl-iic-bfi."
The unrortuuato main-, rather
stared, went about his business but
thought that the law was an uniominoiilv
puzzling "thing."
FIRED
A wdl-lcnovsn Judge often rtllcved Ids
judicial wisdom with a toutli of humor
Une da, duung the Hiul of a case Jl,
ijuiiu u lilies in i ne t,u unij
h. hesitated a good deal and r.eemed 'un
willing, nfter much persistent ouestiunlng
l I.? U1L?hat J? k,KIW " Jl,J8c a'd to
him t ome, Mr Ounn, don't hang fire '
After h .Tomlnallnh i , .- . r.
i ";..;:-r:.. :c" '"v ri? "e bar
...a " i mn gunge adding- "Mr
Ounn you can bo off, you are discharged '
II
The sorrows of youth aro so often B.
noted and yet, ah, so pltlfull For It x
only in youth that ono really "tourhes
uotiom-j it is only in youth that tht
blackest nbjsses of sorrow nro gauged
For In youth, and In youth onlv. th
power to "feel" Is nt Its keenest, and
this tho older folks nro slow to rcallis
Tho child sonowlng over her liiokcu doll
-tho llttlo boy lamenting the death ot a
favorite vdog tho itlsnstrotiH ending to ,
young gill's love afTalr why, the tinl.
verso for the nonco Is blotted out for
thesol The pain of It nil would ba too
great, too overwhelming, were It pot for
tho blessed twin capacity for Joy,
And I, Kllen Adnlr, nlone In Anicilca.
and without one real friend In the wutld,
can jet thank heaven for this capacity
for derp feeling. For the pendulum v.H
smely hwIiik aioitnd and liappluass out
day ooine to mo again. "Klleti, dear
child," iny mother used to say, "never
grow hard and never grow wot Idly. And
If sorrow comes, let It only serve to
soften you.
"The mark of rank In nature Is capacity for
Ana Iho nnsulsh of the slasrcr maUi th.
ATieetnoss ot the strain."
" Dear mother, how lightly I listened to
your gentle mornllzlns and how gladly
would I listen now.
For tho peaceful llfo in tho English M.
lage had a sad, and sudden ending, I
remember spring had como lu a ilot uf
turbulent green, In wonderful Stirling
of wood und field. In tender tipshools-and
I l had been strangely icstlcss. Tho
young sap una il.sliig In the trees, the
birds weio mating In tho brunches ami
singing their henits out in u veil eistan
of Joy. "Oh, to be in Kuglatul, now Hut
April's thuio! No earthly nitHt could
ever hope to pilnt an Hngllsh spiing.
lime. The hedges weio a mass of temler
green, the thorn trees budding in u Mis
profusion, m the sun glittered In n thou
sand lights on tho dow-spangled gin"
Oh, those dewy Apill mornings and my
oung lebt'llloiii, heuit "iloro llfo! .Mora
life" I was crjliig to myself in a nntie
and groping way. "My youth Is pacing
and I havo novcr lived!" and my heait
nche deepened with tho singing of the
nesting birds.
Two ilval blids were com ting their
lady-love on n neighboring ticc, und the
beauty of their song brought leari to
my eves. "I,lf0 and love'" .said I. "-uid
lovo is the only thing that mntleri And
love, In this sleepy place, is passing me
by," nnd with a dull heaitiiehn I walked
back lo our cottage on tho moor But
even there the birds weio courting be
neath the gables and the doinior win
dows. To shut out their tender song I
hurried Indoois nnd seated tujsclf In our
little parlor. Hut oppositt mn on tli
wall was the same old theme, for time,
hung by a careful hand, was Watt's great
picture, and I giued upon It for tht. first
time with in vv and tedug cjes- 'f.ovs
and Life," and In the shelter ot Love's
wings l,Ifo rested.
I burled my head on the tablo to shut
It out. and the tears ran down mv ehei K
"Why, L'llon." said a gentle voire, "tell
me tho trouble, deur," ami mothet t .oil
by my aide. 1 could not speak, foi wo ds
weio futile to e-piess tho vagiiu stltilims
at my heait.
"is it the artist mnn who was hue list
summery" (-aid she. "lie rmn com. ba.k
to us, Hllen. Do not weep so, deui '
And then into her kindly eai 1 poured
my longings und my fcais. It was not
any special lovo 1 wanted, but Iovi and
life together. And I told her of the
artist man's Mud wonls, "hive up lo
the highest tiluajH." nli i. i t,f in"
sudden rebellion at uur narrow lite ant
of the Miance hunt stirrings that ths
spring bad awal.uned within ino I t ilkml
for un hour in mv selfish absorption ne I
then 1 caught sight of mothei i f.'c.
How thin and wan it looked, how 0 !)
cately transpatent! My In art smote nn
'Oh. mothei, my place is hen- with m "
I filed "Vii nu., lno lmiht- ,i (()P
tho tit st time 1 noticed the fiailu of
hei iiieltj ll-uro nnd tho droop or 'ier
slendci shoulders.
"I 1IIUJ not pied jou Ioiir, deal Lib u "
fcald she, "und then lovi and lift mil
come nnd ou will bo fie." And lonl im
at her dun, thin tuee. I think the i am in
wolds came true; my sof-e. nti.dnr't
fell from me, my until woke up, mv mi-hI
began to gOVV. 1 mii.st novel Iom Ihi
that dear mother of mine; I would I -vote
inj U(u !,, ml nml ,,,,!,,
elusive Xtlue lllid, in Its true plan ..t
home,
Tho spring slipped by and tht tun
leiislhciied toward iiild.snmuiei vi d
Juno und the honojMicklo and the u.ei
eamo in tiltimphnnt. I thought tin
clover In a neighboring field had n er
smtllfd so sweet bofore. And then the
sudden tragic Hiding came-for n.uiher
had betui ailing slnco tho coming of ths
fcprliiK and onu June overling tin iud.r
coul gavo wa, and .she qtiiotlv almil
bo) oud tho palo ot cuddy tbiin-s ti
"vvhcie beyond tlicso voices Uina
peace" i cannot talk about It t.i tin
pain U still to,, tn-sli. too new
And lattr, tho pompous lanvu fi n
tho neatest town ariivul. t,u ii.
livid a unions, shut-in lir . -aid he 'e
lltf ' Vin mv dun jnuiii, l.idi
pom mother has shuvvn .i htimie hn. '
l'Ufcill.-JM tllpudly. l.if iK'I- wuiidi "
utiii sunk in a small iinuiiiiv, tvhitb I "
l.ovv, of tuuisc, tt'imiuated ut hei drat''
And 1 llnd uur cottage mortgngui n
jou no Hdatlvm, no Intimate tin ml-
I lailad my puzzled In.nn.- - md
shaiiicfaitdly confessed that. bt.m.l I
vunr and the paiUI) doctor, wi li id o
f I lends.
"Hill, ut rtiur luung lad;," -nl
liompous llttlt- liiwyci. "juiu in '
position is now u at nous one I t ' l
Inform you that even this cuttafct "
tutu out nt our bunds for toui m t
although nut in debt to un of th- ' j'
trailespeuple, has borrowed fium a ' ' "
In town. And ou aro prncticatl in"
less. Jluvo you really no nlatlveu'
"Jly inuthei-'a brother in Amciuit !
only one- i ever knew." said I
" ud him I liqvo not so u lui
cmis. I was at boarding siho.d m I
don llini. am he cumn kvci fiom i
dtlpliU to Unglaud un ,l l.n-in '
Vt .p. nt a d.j tufcttlicr at tin '
ilincd at ftuinaiiou. It was it i"l
day foi me, 1 ifiijuliibei'"
"Villi bad tulUr udvie linn Hi
dlutt'ly oi itmr uvvkwurd pi.siti.
child," said the llttlo luwv.i
worldly-all constats of a Uu-puuiuI
III tho locul I4.ivhife'u bank," and ! d'
parted
And aluwl I resulted i i, '
skivvlj inj detciiuliiution hit i N ' '
wuuld I write lu th.a un ! ti ' '
across tli Mia. but i UP n Voj'
quest of advtntuie and lu unr v f I'
would t.et forth to sek Inn i '
Aeros Iho ran 1 pictured A'vil i ' d
Land of l'romw, tlie hi Uorjdo ' '
tvrpiiniuir outh.
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