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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1901.
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BEAUTIES OF
MARDI-GRAS
ME. RICHMOND DESCRIBES THE
NEW ORLEANS CARNIVAL.
The Phantom Government Ruled by
the Mystical King Rex Whose
Reign Is Absoluto for Twenty-four
Hours The Qucon of the Carnival.
Trade of Now Orleans.
Ullllrti lor The Trlliimo.
NEW OKIjKANH, the carnival city
of America, should be soon by the
northern visitor In Its festive
spring uttlre, at the carnival of Miudl
Urns, the most picturesque find hilari
ous or the festivals seen In America.
It was an education and delight. These
mid-day and midnight nocturnal unci
river pageants surpass anything In the
way of masquerades und lableniis we
have scon, and the pen falls to describe
their splendor. .This carnival has
grown Into International fame and at
tracts by Its novel and enjoyable fea
tures, thousands of visitors from all
parts of the globe. The festival com
mencing the last Tuesday before Lent
bints for three days.
It Is celebrated after the style of
Venice, Home. Florence. Cologne ami
Paris. The chief attractions are the
ninny proeesslons.by day and by night,
of romlc characters and splendidly dec
orated Heats with living pictures em
bodying history, tradition, fairy tales
and buileiiie A dozen different soci
eties get up these various processions,
while the general arrangements are In
charge or u committee composed of tin
best and must public-spirited citizens.
The parade of the military, the music
mid decorations ore unexcelled. In fact
this carnival Is New Orleans" most dis
tinctive social feature. It embraces a
phantom government titled over by the
mythical King Hex. whose reign is ab
solute for lwenty-1'our hours, during
iihlch his ling Is alone permitted to
tly, and whose edicts are implicitly
obeyed. Ills power is supported by
several secret societies, each Independ
ent within Its-elf, but all co-operating
to a single end. Outside of Hex's
1'iiiirt, there are older secret associa
tions, such as the Mistlck Keewe. the
Twelfth Night llevelers, the Knights of
Momus, etc. Kacli has Its own distinct
gala night devoted to its street pro
cession and Us tableau balls. Through
the influence of King Hex, Mardi-Oras
was made !i legal holiday in New Or
leans. Mis llrsl appearance was in
IS"", when the Urand Duke Alexis, of
Itusslii. was the guest of the city.
run conn' of hhx
Hex is called the "King of the Car
nival" and his court Is composed of
dukes and peers of the realm, ap
pointed from the best circles of the
city. Like all the other organizations.
Hex chooses a iiuecii at his ball and
this lady, invested with royal symbols,
is known as "The Queen of the Car
nival." All the forms of loyalty are stud
iously observed. The Hex ball is the
popular one, the attendance often
numbering thirty thousand. To be
honored with tickets is supposed to
confer a certain rank not otherwise
obtainable.
It is customary for the mayor of the.
city the dav previous to Morde-C!ras,
to receive a visit from King Hex, and
to present him the keys of the city on
a velvet cushion, and thus inaugur
ate the Marill-Grus festivities. It is
truly a wonderful sight to see the
airy perches, the llarlng torches, the
glittering tableaux, the staring crowd,
the lionise voices shouting aiders and
above all the marvelous richness and
beauty of the continues which com
bined, render the scene one to remem
ber. The expense of a single display
langcs from $2D,lnn to $::o,000; the cost
of Hex display was more than this
amount. Knch association has a
meniberhhip of '.'.in, generally "club
men," who own twenty lloats with lad
ders, lights, disguises for the torch
bearers, housing for the draft horses,
but none of them are known to an
other organization, owing to an Im
penetrable secrecy.
Knjoying the acquaintance of Wil
liam U. Coyle, the coal baron of the
city, who was also ".Master of the
Mnrdl-Grus ceremonies," we were as
signed desirable quarters hi the pilot
ofllce of King Hex's steamer during the
river parade, and as the honored
guests of .Mr. Coyle attended King
Itex's ball and reception and paid our
respects to the veritable king and bis
beautiful "Creole Queen" and brilliant
suite, after which we were royally en
tertained by our host at the Pickwick
club rooms. These were red-letter
days In our history, never to be I'or
KOtten. TKADIO OR NEW OltLHANS.
New Orleans is the yreat cotton port
FATE.
is 'El t ABr
it Ef.B
IBxtzZtmBsk
Ifi IB&f'T tv0fl
It is very eon
veuient to attiihuta
the disasters which
overtake us to fate.
ltut tor the most
part man is the
urbiter of his own
fortunes. llusiness
men are struck
down suddenly as
by lightning. The
verdict is Generally
"heart failure.1' "His heart was weak.
It was fate for him to meet this end,"
But if we went behind the "weak " heart
we should find a " weak " stomach, prob
ably, and back of the weak stomach it
careless eating at irregular hours.
When the stomach is diseased tht
organs depending on the stomuch for
nutrition arc starved. Starvation means
weakness of the body and its organs.
Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomuch ami other
organs of digestion and nutrition. When
these organs are cured, diseases of heart,
liver, lungs and kidneys, caused by tho
diseased stomach, are cured also,
" In tin- fall (if iSq7 I was taken nllli (mother
lug' spells, palpitation pf thr. Iieait, auj a dh
tressed feefiuir la my ltouich," wrltw Mr.
II. W. Kiuiicy. of Knight. Doddridge Co., Wiit
V. ''I consulted a doctor and he said I had
oroante hpart Irnuhte. He uave me uome nltftl.
cine. Imt It did nie no good. I then tried differ.
nil kiuds of pHtcnt mediciuci, but they only
helped me a little. I then ceut und got five
bottlet of Dr. I'lerve'i l.oHltu Medical Discov.
try Uefore the Iir.t bottle was gone I lelt a
cliauge. When the five liottltr were gone I
began to work, I had not worked any for a
year before.
"I nm well nnd can .eat anything now with,
thtf exception of pork and greasy food.'
Doctor Tierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
WlloUMltM.
of the world, exporting annually nearly
two million bales. To receive, store,
sell nnd export this enormous amount
requires nn nnny or men and furnishes
occupation for nearly two-thirds of tho
population. The value of this crop an
nually exported Is estimated nt $100,
000,000. Hero Is the center nt several
largo steamship tines, nnd the loading
of cotton, riee, tobacco nnd sugar on
the levee Is one of tho characteristics
sights of the city. Sugar is next to
cotton us nn export, nnd Is claimed to
support liatf of the population of
Louisiana called the "Sugar Howl" of
the Union. Hero Is the largest rice mar
hot in the world the product of over
1,1500 plantntlons, employing some 50,000
hands-centers here. Cotton, however,
Is king, und covers about ono-thlrd of
the cultivated ground of the stnte. One
parish nlotio raises more cotton per ucre
tliuti any other region In the world.
One of the great sights of the city are
the cotton presses, tho cotton seed oil
mills and sugar refineries, etc., which 1
will describe In another paragraph.
I'UllMC liUILDlNG.
.Vew Orleans has several Imposing
anil historic structures, among them
the venerable cathedral und custom
house, the cotton exchange, the sugar
exchange, chamber of commerce, city
hull, the mine, produce exchnnge, the
universities, convents, churches and
.Masonic temple. The custom house Is
the principal government building, sit
uated on u square, bounded by three
streets, with a. frontage of over "00
feet on each and over SO feet In height;
is constructed of Qulncy, Mass., gran
ite, and although more than $4,000,000
have been expended on It, another mil
lion will bo required to complete It.
its marble hall Is said to be tho finest
room In tin world, nnd thoroughly fire
proof. This room Is 64 feet high anil
ii.'xISu feet, with fourteen marble Cor
inthian columns -II feet high, each cost
ing .'3.000.
Lack of space forestalls a description
of the other above named public build
ings worthy of any city in the Union,
save the mint, which is an Interesting
place to visit. Tt is capable of coining
$."..000,(100 per month. From the roof of
the mint, one William Multifont, wiio
tore down the United States Hag in
1,S0l', was bung, by order of General
llutler, and on the very spot where tho
flag- was torn down.
hi:autipuh parks.
.Vew Orleans bus some twelve
siiuares or parks, improved and unim
proved. The latter left in their nat
ural wild state, have features very at
tractive to the tourist. Here are
groves of gigantic live-oak trees, their
branches loaded down with tho long,
gray Spanish moss, which grows so
luxuriantly in the South, In one park
called "The Oaks" was for years the
favorite dueling ground of the city,
and where many desperate conlllcts
have been witnessed and chivalrous
gentlemen have been "killed on the
field of honor." To the credit of New
Orleans dueling is a tiling of the long,
dead past. Audubon Park Is the larg
est and finest In the city, containing
2,'U acres, celebrated for its groves of
live oak trees. Here is located the
"Louisiana state sugar experimental
station." In it is the largest conser
vatory In tin New World. This park
ulll interest the tourist.
CIU'IU'IIHS, SCHOOLS AND COL
LKGKS. The public school system and Us
school buildings are the equals of those
of most any city North or South. Here
are seven universities, eleven convents,
ten medical colleges, eighteen clubs,
seven theatres, eleven newspapers six
dailies and live weeklys of the dailies
the Picayune and Times-Democrat are
both progressive sheets, continually
leading the way In the advocacy of tho
various projects for the upbuilding and
improvements of tho city. Right here,
I acknowledge my indebtedness to the
Picayune for valuable information.
New Orleans has, all told, forty-five
churches, many of which are elegant
structures. The St. Paul (Episcopal)
and the Kirst Presbyterian are the
most imposing. Tin latter is a large
Gothic structure, T.'xiin feet, with a ceil
ing forty-two feet high, ami a slender
and graceful steeple Slfi feet from the
ground. The pulpit is still Illicit by
Hev. Dr. Henjaiulu V. Palmer. Although
past the age of eighty, his discourses
burn with the same lire as during the
Civil war, and later, when it was our
privilege, with Dr. It. AV. lirady, to
listen to his wonderful oratory. No
man ever wielded a greater intluence
among a people than Dr. Palmer, and
he stands today pre-eminent among
the Protestant clergy of the South.
WATKIt SUPPLY DRAINACSK AND
SKWKR.
The great diwback lo the health
and comfort of the city is the lack of
an ample water supply, street drainage
and a sanitary house sewer system.
The system of water for New Orleans
is very dellcient. At present the water
is pumped from the Mississippi (which
Is often extremely muddy) Into a tall
stand-pipe and reservoir for distribu
tion throughout the city, but owing to
Its muddlness it Is comparatively little
used, except for cleaning streets and
extinguishing llres, the people prefer
ing rain water for drinking and cook
ing. In nil yards, large cisterns are
seen nnd on these tho city depends for
Its drinking water supply. These vats
or cisterns are usually built beside the
house, resting on stilts connected with
the roof, reached by a ladder. These
receptacles being built in the air are
less liable lo contamination by Inani
mate insects, and embryo tadpoles,
etc,, than If placed beneath the sod,
where nothing could prevent them
house, resting on stilts connected with
the greatest river In the land (lowing
past her doors, water has often been
a scureity to tho great astonishment
of the world, One of tho first essen
tials to health In uny city Is clean
streets. This essential New Orleans
Is deficient in, At present there is no
public sower (save hero and there a
private enterprise like tho St. Charles
hotel) but cess pools are numerous, the
niglit-soll being dally enrted away.
This delightful city, in other respects
has a system of open sewerage which
Is a great discredit to say tho least. In
certain localities the streets reek with
tilth, that emit foul odors, The gut
ters on each sldo of tho street are more
or less full of dirty water of varying
width und depth Into these gutters
the house-drains How. All this waste
water, owing to the flat surface of the
ground, lias to be lifted from numer
ous pumping stations Into the Missis
sippi river und through tliu several
canals leading lo Lake Poncb irtrniu.
Though vastly more improved than nu
a previous visit they are ttlll In a
ulthy condition and this relic of me
dlovat days, this primitive method of
cleanliness should long since have
been done away with. The misfor
tunes of disease from which New
Orleans lias suffered so disastrously lu
the past was undoubtedly due to the
lack of drainage, sewerage, and u gen
erous water supply, With tho Inaug
uration und completion of these three
great necessities, New Orleans, now
tho greatest unique ancient city, can
become the model nnd tip-to-dato city
of tho south,
Among tho many hotels of New Or
leans the one deserving special men
tion Is tho Now St. Chnrles. It occu
pies tt block the present Is the third
hotel built Upon tills historic spot. It
cost, originally, over $760,000. It Is char
nctcrlKcd by a magnificent portico of
six Corinthian columns, from which a
lllght of marble steps lead to the
rotunda. It resembles more a slate
capltol than a hotel. Its lofty apart
ments, its elegant rotunda, Its Impos
ing appearance generally, Is the ad
miration of the tourist. It Is strictly
fireproof, contains 400 pnrlnrs und bed
rooms, nlcoved, single or en suite. It
hits 120 prlvnte bath-rooms with porce
lain lined tubs, marble floor, tiled walls
and the latest hygienic structural ap
pliances, It is heated by steam ind
lighted throughout by electricity. The
most Improved "Teleseme system" of
electric calls; everything required for
the comfort of guests. The proprietor,
A. It. Hlakely, Is one of the best all
round hotel men wo have met lu our
travels, besides one of, If not the fore
most of New Orleans progressive citi
zens. We arc Indebted to him for polite
attention and valuable assistance In
securing data pertaining to New Or
leuns. HV WAY OF RECAPITULATION.
New Orleans Is the "Carnival City' of
Ainerlcn. She has a population of
nearly 300,000. She lias the largest su
gar market In the world, The largest
rice market in the world. The largest
coastwise business lu the world. The
largest marine dry dock In tho world.
Flftten miles of river front and more
than six miles of wharves. Over 210
miles of paved streets. Track mileage
of street car systems, 1C0 miles. Mile
age owned by the New Orleans City
Railroad company. 111 miles. Car
routes of tho New Orleans City Hull
road company, 150 miles. New Orleans
lias voted an expenditure of $14,000,000
for sewerage, etc. According to data
furnished me by the chamber of com
merce, New Orleans: Kxports lor year
ending July liioi reached a total value
of $151,771,538. an Increase of $40,000,
000, or over thirty per cent, of 1000, niid
for the year ending July, 1901, Its for
eign shipments of cotton was 2.". IU.--S
bales again 1,!)H,2,S1 bales tho preceding
ing year. In addition to cotton ship
ments during the last trade year, some
:13,904,4s'1 bushels of cereals, 423.000
kharrels of rice, and 1,135.000.000 feet of
lumber and 9,431,000,000 staves, besides
an Immense amount of miscellaneous!
products, wlille its Imports are $10,000,
000. In wheat exports were double that
of last year, being over $15,000,000. Klour
exports Increased by :.'0ti,000 barrels and
oats by 392,000 busbls. Pig iron, 9.700
tons. While the trade In horses and
mules, owing to the Rritish-P.oer war,
reached 110,919 head, valued at $0,000,000.
Taken altogether, New Orleans ranks
as the second exporting city in the
United Slates. It will thus be seen
that in all that goes to build lit) a sea
port. New Orleans takes high rank
among the greatest or American cities.
She is blessed with an exceedingly
active and Intelligent chamber or cpm
mers, progressive union, cotton and
sugar exchange, and the people of the
city seem inspired by the motto, "One
for all, all for one." liigaiitic efforts
are being made to improve the sanitary
conditions and afford an adequate
water supply and improve and enlarge
the dock facilities and to attract rail
roads, manufacturers and other busi
ness enterprises. A port with so many
natural advantages, backed by a coun
try that Is possessed of illimitable
wealth in forestry, cotton, sugar and
rice, with such an active business popu
lation, must eventually win In the long
race for sectional and commercial su
premacy. J. e. Richmond.
WE TAKE FARES
IN ENGLAND
The Tuppenny Tube A Plan to Cob
web Britain with Ameri
can Trolleys.
Alien S.ni4iri' in Ahiilrv's.
London, of course, was the llrst place
our promoters reached. They found
there a population of six millions con
tent to travel in bus, hansoni and
steam underground trains, but sit great
disadvantage. On the former an Ameri
can business man could not afford to
ride unless time were no object, for,
though exhilarating us a novelty, con
stant blockades made speed Impossible.
The latter Is objectionable on account
of noxious steam, gas, and Ill-lighted
cars.
Kngllshmeii, however, would have
endured these Inconveniences indollnlte
ly had not their eyes been opened by
the tuppenny tube. The tuppenny tube,
so called, because one piny ride under
ground any distance In one direction
for two iienco (four cents) has now
been running two years, and Is the best
thing uf Its kind in existence. i"rom
Kensington, a residential section, its
brightly-lighted American cars shoot
out into the city through a tube, white,
calsonilned and clean, within a few
minutes. An American news-stand is
tit. each station. Sprague elevators drop
you from the sidewalk to the under
ground platform, and brilliant electric
.lights enable you to read.
Hal the tube Is only serviceable to a
small part of London, so Yerkcs and
his American syndicate bent every ef
fort to get control of tho District the
Metropolitan Underground Railways.
These two, with an Inner and outer
circle, fairly cover London, and for
years they have been the prldo of Kng
llshiuen, forerunners in underground
engineering.
Kill London, tired of the wretched
accommodations, grime that soled and
gas that choked, was ready for elec
tricity. Tho Aiuericuns know It,
Yerkes proposed to Install electric cars
equipped with the Sprague multiple
system, lu which each car has a sep
arate motor, so that If one ear breaks
down the train will still run. l'Var
iug that tho Yankees could not be
trusted, or perhaps Jealous, the Kngllsh
engineers advised the fjiiui! system,
where tho current Is fed by tremen
dous voltage and there Is no preventive
for tho contingency nietillniied. Hut
good sense prevailed, Yerkes1 Inten
tion now Is to Intersect theso two cir
cles with connecting lines and Inau
gurate a transfer system, when Lon
don's underground will be Ideal.
Meanwhile, great promoters like
Whitney, Widener, Hlklns, Cassatt,
Hlnlr and Kegan were not Idle, but
formed a project to cobweb lirltaln
with trolley lines. Their agents bought
up right of ways along the canals and
any unused tramways that hud not
heretofore paid the stockholders, until
the amount of American capital In
vested In Hngllsh electric surface roads
lias reached Immense proportions.
In order to keep up with the de
mands for American equipment the
Westlnghouse company built a new
plant on Kngllsh soil, where several
I thousand men are now employed
: The Loose Rein
4 my MAHY HEKQAN,
"W- W HS. MAJORItN!' hus-
lm n baud was a forgiving
mnn, So everybody said.
I W Tho remark was often
I f H supplemented by a sniff
1 ' -A. which was not flattering
to Mr. Majorlbnnks. But
Mr. Majorlbnnks did not
mind; rather, ho allowed no one to
guess that he might mind.
"For my part, I rattier think lie Is
shortsighted," exclaimed a sniffer over
a cup of ten. "For no man In his
senses could tolerate such peccadil
loes!" So even Mr. Majorlbnnks was not
given credit for his large-mlndcilness
nt least, not here. The sniff he brushed
from off his feelings as lie would a
mosquito from his hand. The pecca
dilloes well, no matter.
He would watch tho larger Insects
come and look, and sip and drink
deep often then go away when they
were fed. He smiled upon tho Insects,
one by one smiled when they came,
smiled when they went. Yet smiling
was not his expression habitually.
When ho was alone Ills countenance
changed materially. No one would
have believed him to be the same man.
Hut no one saw that sldo of him. Some
times, then, ho would unlock secret
drawers and take out revolvers, large
and small. He would examine them
carefully, sometimes polish them, then
put them back again quietly.
Ho had bottles, too locked carefully
away marked "poison." He poured
some out once into a small glass and
examined It erltlcully. It looked Inno
cent enough. Once a queer light scln
tilatcd on the edge of the glass. Tt
had nothing to do with the light In
the room. He looked up quickly. Pali!
He'd become as nervous as a womnn!
The moon was looking In at him. The
blind had not been lowered. Ho pulled
It down with nu Impatient jerk, then
emptied the contents of the glass back
into the bottle.
lie spent much of his time alone.
When he was not entertaining Insects
he was generally by himself. Mrs.
Majorlbnnks was usually out. He really
preferred to be alone. It was often an
effort to look debonair. He had an
idea, too, that his wife was beginning
to see through it. That troubled him.
Above all things he wished her to be
unconscious or bis worries. Her own
would come later on perhaps. Why
burden her now wltli Ills? She was
young, beautiful, lovable. Others saw
tt well, why shouldn't they? He was
proud of her. If she did not realize
the pain she gave him it was only be
cause she had not learned to suffer
yet. When she had learned to suffer
she would understand him better ev
erything better. Not that she Was any
thing but gentle only he saw so little
of her.
Was that her footstep? Ah! lie op
ened the door quickly. He wanted lo
take her in bis arms, but thought she
might not like it. He straightened the
cushions in a deep arm chair.
"lthunk you, C.eorge. Yes. I will
sit down. Arc you very busy?"
She looked round nt his books and
moved a small hand comprehensively.
"No not busy."
"Well, sit down. 1 want to talk to
you a little."
"That's good, dear! We don't often
have talks now, do we?"
"Not very," she answered coldly,
"perhaps, but pretty often, if you come
lo think of It, Cleorge. Why," brigh
tening, "we hud a talk, it must have
been a week ago "
"No; two, dear." N
"Really? I remember It quite well
something about golfing. wasn'L it. or
shrimping, here In this very room?"
"No, in the garden, dearest and
Hvelyn was with us."
"How odd! And it just happens lo
lie Harry Hvclyn I want to talk to you
about tonight."
"Kvelyn," said C.eorge, smiling,
"must be in the atmosphere."
"Ah! You don't like him! I do!"
"Dearest, I don't in the least dislike
Kvelyn; but why talk of Kvelyn?"
"Hecause I want to! 1 like him I
love him!"
(cargo looked at her a moment
gravely.
There she lay back among the cush
ions, exquisite in tier white silk gown,
a ltossettian head and throat. Her
voice fell soft in cadence. Her lips
were parted and her breath came
eagerly between. A little flush had
mounted to her face and gone away
again, leaving n spot of pink upon
each cheek, close to the eyes, giving
them extra brilliance.
"Are you sure?"
George spoke very quietly.
She turned her head and looked at
him, surprised.
"Of course!"
"I'm sorry."
"Aren't you angry?"
"No."
"Why aren't you angry? Husbands
should be under such circumstances."
"Should they? Then I am not a pat
tern husband!" he signed, "That is
the trouble, possibly."
"Y.'hnt trouble?"
"Well why you are lu love with
Kvelyn,"
A man is usually more at ease with
problems standing. At this point Ma
jorllianks rose and walked to the fire
place, There was no fire, hut lie
turned his back to an Imaginary one,
"Well?"
Oeorgo had not been looking ul her.
Her voice recalled htm,
"Oh! We were speaking of your af
fairs, I think?"
"Really, Cleorge, you ure most absent-minded!
And such affairs, too!
So Important!"
"Of course! Well, what do you
mean to do?"
"What can I do under the circum
stances?" she asked plaintively.
"Nothing, 1 suppose,"
"Nothing!"
Mrs, MnJorlbanUs1 voice expressed
consternation,
"Didn't 1 say 1 love liliuV"
"True. Well what aro you going to
do?'
"We've arranged to go to Hrussels
tomorrow. 1 thought I'd tell you tirst
you've always been so good!"
Cleorge was silent, Hy tliut light It
would have been dlfllcult to tell ho had
turned paler.
"You have nothing In suy, Cleorge?
Not even 'Thiink you?' We might have
gone without telling you anything
about It, you know, Most women would
not have been so frank."
"No I daresay you're right.-'
"To ho?"
"No! About most women."
"Oli! Why don't you suy
something? You're not angry, or even
surprised! 1 don't believe you care a
Gentlemen
If you knew how hard It is for us to maintain a full range of these swag
ger overcoats of ours, with the broad military shoulders, the loose but
shapely sleeves with turn over cud's, and the long, graceful, easy fitting
body, you would bear with us when we occasionally regretfully admit
that the size list is not complete in every number, but today, however,
we have all sizes in everything. How long it will remain so we cannot
sav. Hverythlng depends on how fast the tailoring establishments
where our garments are made can turn them out. The few exclusive
retail houses they work for are pushed just as badly as we are, and as
it takes skilled workmen to make proper clothing, the ordinary slop or
ready made clothing worker cannot be called In to help our tailors out,
no matter how great the push may be.
"J. J. C" CLOTHING
Has more than a name to it. It has an actuality based in merit, which
is not found in any other line of clothing shown in this city. If this
statement were not an incontrovertible lact, it is likely that we would
guarantee every garment bearing the "J. J. C' tab for one year from
date of purchase? Oh, no, it takes good clothing good custom tailor
clothing to successfully carry such a guarantee. He will not; he can
not afford to. Why? Because he knows that the clothing he sells is
simply ready made clothing.
Will the Average Seller of Ready Hade Clothing Do
As riuch for His Patrons?
There, that sums it all up in a nut shell. This, however, is a case
when a word to the wise ought to count for something, for our guar
anteed clothing cost you no more this season than the ordinary ready
made kind, and, oh! there's such a difference any and every way you
like to take it.
A Word on Smart Overcoats.
They left the tailors' hands on Wednesday night and have the
latest fashion touches about them none shorter than 49 inches; some
longer than that. Some have yoke shoulders; some are cut without;
but there is not a garment in the lot that the practical man would not
pronounce at a glance to be the very latest art.
Overcoats for Gentlemen.
Tailored as "J. J. C." CLOTHING ought to be, and properly
trimmed at
$9.00, $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00
Overcoats for Little Men.
Sizes 4 to 10 years and made just like papa's.
$1.50. $2.50, $3.90 and $5.00
Hen's Winter Trousers.
Made from pure wool trouserings and tailored in a way that will bring
no regret to the wearer. All the new patterns and effects tor the
present season are represented in these special values tomorrow at
$1.90, $2.50, $3.50 and $5.00
Cfi
J. J. C." CLOTHING
JOHN J. COLLINS,
Can be Had Only From
Clothier and Hen's Fur
nisher, 316 Lacka. Ave,
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snap of the finger whether I ro or stay!
I've spent sleepless nlfjhts wondering
how you'd bear it! I might have saved
myseir the pains!"
Mrs. Marjorlbanks dried her eyes
with some energy.
"Yes, you might."
"What do you mean?"
"What I say. It makes little matter
whether you tell me or whether you
don't. If you go, you go. If it's my ad
vice you want, it's quite another mat
ter "
"What would your advice ho?"
"Not to ko."
"You're unkind! What's the object
In keeping a woman against hpr will
her better judgment? A woman who
doesn't love vou?"
"There Is no object. I was not think
ing of myself at the moment."
"What? Of mo?"
"Yes."
"I can be happy only with Harry
Kvelyn. Wouldn't you have me hap
py'."' "Yes."
"You sound as If you meant it yet
you would advise me to give you hap
piness! I suppose you're thlnkins of
the scandal? Do you suppose I care
for anything anyone can have to say
of me? The people who'll talk can't
make me happy! Harry Kvelyn can."
"Are you sure?"
"Of cpurse, I'm sure. Harry Kvelyn
and 1 think tho same on every subject.
He is an artist; so am I, temperamen
tally. We understand each other ab
solutely, lie loves me with all Ill's soul
as I love him. We can never be hap
py apart."
Cieorge was silent.
"I'm sorry if 1 seem to spoil your lire,
George, but, you see, there's no use
our both being wretched, and I don't
really think when I am here, I fill
your life completely. You can divorce
me, cieorge, as soon as you like."
She looked up at him, a childish
pucker between her brows,
"You may divorce me, George,"
"Thank you," paid George,
"I won't protest lu any way, '
"Thank you,"
"And then you'll lie a bachelor
ngaln!"
"Yes."
"Pity you over married me. dear,
'Twus a bit of a mistake, I think,"
She rose and came to him Hid put
her soft, cool arm about his neck like
she used to do at first
George looked away. Ills face iiulv
oreil, Ho clenched his teeth. He must
be a man.
"1'eopte sometimes make mls
lake.i," lie answered in a strained way.
He could not think clearly while she
was so pear him. He took lior linn
gently from off tils shoulder, "Wo will
not talk of that now," he said. "The.e
tilings, no doubt, nro palpable, We
wilt speak of your uffalrs. Which boat
do you mean to lave by morning or
ufteruoon?"
"Morning. You might bo a Utile
kinder, George, seeing it's I lie last
time we shall over talk together!"
Her voice trembled.
"What would you like 1110 to do?" he
usked sharply.
"Well, not take things iiuito so mat
ter of course. I wish you'd be a little
angry."
"Why angry? Anger la n stupid
tiling, and wastes much time."
"In your place Hurry Kvelyn would
have lifted the roof,"
"Possibly. Take care you do not
give him the opportunity."
"Now, that's being nasty! You
needn't be nasty."
"If you're leaving by the early boat
1 would advise your going to bed at
once. Has your maid seen to the
packing yet?"
"No no: 1 shan't take much just a
handbag with a few handkerchiefs and
hairpins, and tilings of that sort."
"And tho maid?"
"Oil no! Harry's poor. I shall have
to do without Harper."
"Do you think you will like rough
ing it?"
"X shall love It! Wo mean to live a
sort of gypsy life, you know genuine
boliemlans. I shall take up painting.
Hiyry says I have great talent, and
it's a shame to bury It. AVe can work
side by side. He says presently I must
go into a studio in the Latin quarter
for a time and study the nude. He
thinks I'll bo a second JIarie P.asli
kirtseff, only more profound. Hnrry
lias very clear insight."
".Seemingly."
"You needn't hate Harry so!"
"My dear child. I think Harry Is a
young lunatic, that's all."
"You always hated enthusiasts. I
know! Crushed every scrap of talent
1 ever had by jeering ut it."
Mrs. Majorlbanks was In tears.
".My dear, I think you're quite mis
taken. 1 nppreclate your talent to the
full, Later on, when you can give
yourself a little time to think, you
will remember, I hope, that you were
somewhat unjust In tills."
"Later on! You menu when we have
passed out of each other's lives for
ever?" "Quite so. When you are famous,
and I nni "
"What? The father "f a lot of little
Majorlbankses? That reminds me
"Yes, I wondered whether you would
romenilier "
"Oil, I must say "good-by1 to her!
Uo you think nurse would let me come
up now?"
"I can't sav."
".Sho would, of course, If she know
(he circumstances, but I can't very
well explain "
"Sliull I?"
"You might go up first. George, dear.
If you wouldn't mind very much, and
-and prepare her. Say Pin " dread
fully afraid of her! You know how she
treats me! Would you mind.'
"I think we might go up together.
Hlia will hardly bo able to refuse such
ii iloputatlon."
"Very well! Keep close to me.
,t the second flight she had llinl
),.,r hand nervously under his sleeve
George rapped gently at the nursery
door. There was a wet sheet ovei It.
"Uoivstupldofnu.se! If ho wants
,v porllere, why doesn't she nsk for
"niii-so opened, half-undressed mi ex
pression or annoyance prevailing her
largo person. . ,
'Wo want to see the baby, Please,
nurse." said Sirs. Majorbanks, iiinlab-
'm agrald, in'm, 1 can't allow It!"
Nurse spoke with authority.
You must allow tt." said Jlrs. Ma
jorlbanks, reddening, "or I'll dismiss
you this very Instant!"
Nurse took It blandly, but looked
uestlonlngly at Mr. Slnjorlbanks, who
nodded gravely.
"Very well, m'm; you take the re
sponsibilities along with it, then. I'm
dlsobeyln' doctor's orders
" 'Doctor's orders'!" whispered Mrs.
Majorlbanks. "What do you mean?"
She rushed to the child's cot.
"For God's sake, m'm, don't waken
her!"
"How red her face It! What's the
matter?" She turned appeallngly to
nurse.
"She's had scarlet fever, m'm. The
crisis is passed, but the doctor says
she must be kept quiet and sleeping
for fear of a relapse."
"Scarlet fever!" she repeated low.
coming closer to George; "and you
never told me! Did you know?"
"Yes. You'd better come away!"
"No no, not yet!"
"Hut it is not safe for you to stay!"
"1 don't mind. I'd rather stay. I'm
her mother!"
Nurse smiled grimly.
"There's fear of you taking It, m'm."
"I don't care! I'll stay."
"Remember the first boat tomor
row," whispered George.
"I'm sorry, nurse, said Mrs. Majorl
banks: "T don't dismiss you."
"Thank you. m'm."
"Come away, dear!" said George
"Do as 1 say."
"Yes. Good night, nurse."
"Good night, m'm."
The light on the landing was dim,
but George saw tears upon tier face.
He put his hand on her head gently.
"You mnsn't fret, dear," he said
"The child is In good hands."
"But she's my child and yours anc
she's with strangers!"
"Nurse is very fond of her," said
George. .
"Hut she's my child! How is It I
wasn't told she was 111?"
"Well, dear, there was no use dis
tressing you unnecessarily."
"And you knew It all the llmo?"
"Yes."
"Anil I'd have gone away, 1 believe,
and only thought of tier after! What
sort of u mother am I?"
George smoothed her hair, but paid
untliinc
"Why are you so good to me,
George?"
He said nothing, only smoothing her
hair very gently,
"Why are you, George?"
"Well, perhaps, becnuse I think you
sweet and good."
"How can you, George? You are thr
only man I know who thinks mo good'
How can you?"
George was silent.
"Tell me why are you so kind and
gentle with me?"
"I love you," George spoke simply,
"Do you?" she asked, stepping back,
u thrill in her voice. "I thought you
had outlived that long ago!"
George shook his head.
"Oli, no!"
"The child has grown wonderfully
tall!" said Mrs. Majorlbnnks, turning
a rosy red. "She mustn't be lonely and
spoilt when sbo grows older. I was an
only child. George I want
something little to hold close In my
nrins! Don't you understand, George
ler lids were lowered. Her mouth
was wistful.
"Say what you were going to say,"
whispered George.
"How can I, when you smother me?"
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