HELL DESCRIBED BY
WOMAN WHO'S IN IT
Miss Magie, Who Offered Self
as "Slave," Invokes Law as
Result of Her Experience
CASE OF NATURE'S ANGRY RE.V0LT
"Girl with Gray-Green Eyes" Again
Takes Society to Task for Its Neg
lect Tired of Brushing Against
Pigs and Being Slave of Ignorance.
Chicago. Lest the world fall back
to thinking that it is a good enough
place for a working girl to live in,
Miss Elizabeth .Magie, the "girl with
the gray-green eyes," who three years
ago offered herself for sale to the
highest bidder as an "American
slave," has exploded another set of
epigrammatic bombs calculated to dis
illusion the more smug and comforta
ble elements of society.
Miss Magie is plain of speech,
though not of feature, and her new
est reminder to civilization of its neg
lect toward the wago-earning woman
Is submitted as "a graphic descrip
tion of hell by one who is actually in
it"
Burled In comment on conditions as
she has found them is a clue which
may explain why Miss Magle has not
married any of the thousands of men
who offered themselves after she pre
sented herself for sale.
"It Is hell," she says, "to pray for
an angel and get a devil."
Whether all the wooers wore horns
is not stated, but there Is a hint that
one of them was not quite up to the
standard even of a heartless world in
that announcement that Miss Magie
has retained a lawyer to bring a dam
age suit because of something that
happened following her offer of her
self on the auction block.
One of the young woman's exclama
tions is not quite original, but it em
bodies the keynote of her complaint.
It is:
"Gee! Ain't it hell to be poor!"
Here are some of the epigrams from
the young woman's statement:
"It Is hell to have a superior educa
tion and to have to work for and
obey the commands of Ignorance.
"To have a sensitive and refined na
ture and have to bo forever brushing
up against pigs.
"To have an ear for line music and
have to be tortured by street organs.
"To know that you can do some
things better than other people and
never have an opportunity to prove
it
"To hitch your wagon to a star
and then have the darned star start
off before you can get into the wagon.
"To long for a little home where
you catu plant and tend a few flowers
and have'to live in a little 8x10 hall
room. "To hang on to a street car Btrap,
with seventeen bundles under your
other arm, and see sliver-harnessed
bulldogs riding v by in automobiles.
"To crave the society of clean, cul
tured people and have the Janitor in
vite you to an amusement park.
"To love the best candy and never
have any.
"To be a 'poor but honest' woman
and have men offer you financial as
sistance on Impossible conditions.
"To have a high standard of moral
ity and be called a fool for not vio
lating It for a 'price.'
"To have a clear conscience and a
clean record and go to bed hungry.
"To have long-faced sanctimonious
cusses tell you that 'the Lord loveth
whom He cbastcnelh.'
"To be always in debt to the land
lady. "To have these everlasting 'don't
worry' and 'keep smiling' signs staring
you in the face when you don't know
where your next meal is coming
from."
WANTS $200,000 TELESCOPE.
Better Way of Solving Mystery of
Mars Than $10,000,000 Mirror.
Berlin. Director Frledrlch S. Arch
enbold of the Treptow Observatory,
Berlin's official astronomer, dashes
cold water on the proposal of Prof.
Pickering of Harvard that a mirror
six-tenths of a mile square be used for
the purpose of establishing communi
cation with the Inhabitants of Mars.
Prof. Archenbold says that while he
respects Prof. Pickering as an able
and serious scientist he cannot agree
with him that optical understanding
with Mars is possible, because at the
time when Mars nears the earth the
inhabitants of that planet, if Jt has
any, would bo unable to see the
earth, since at that time the sun's
rays come between the two planets.
Prof. Archenbold thinks, moreover,
that it would be n waste of money
to spend $10,000,000 for such a mir
ror, as he feels sure that at a cost of
only $200,000 It would be possible to
construct a telescope by which any
body could see what is going on in
Mars. With such n telescope he is
convinced that positive results would
be obtainable.
Better Name Him "Nine."
Betauket L. I. -If Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick L. Johanns, of West Mead
ows, near Setauket, do not name their
uon "Nine," it will prove they havo no
faith in the luck attaching to a name.
The child was born at the ninth hour
f the ninth day of the ninth month
of the year 1909, after his parents had
been jnarried nine years.
Notes and
Comment
Of Interest to Women Readers
KEEP SCISSORS IN CA8E.
Design for Ornatnental and Useful
Contrivance.
Good scissors should always be
kept in a case, and as many of them
are sold without cases, such a little
ornamental one as we show here will
be found useful. Its size and shape
must, in a great measure, depend on
the scissors it is Intended for; and
this can easily be ascertained by trac
ing 'round them when they are laid
flat down.
Two-pieces of cardboard are cover
ed with silk that has been painted or
embroidered with somo pretty little
design; line each with plain silk and
bind the edgo with narrow ribbon or
else work round In buttonhole, form
ing tiny scallops. Narrow sarcenet
ribbon is then seamed to each edge
to form a border that separates the
two sides.
THE WAY TO ENCOURAGE YOUR !
HUSBAND WHO IS STRUG- X
t GLING FOR A LIVING. Z
Do not hesitate to remind him T
every few days that you have ?
nothing decent to wear never j
have had since you were mar-
X ried.
jj Ask him, every little while,
X "Why is it we never have any- X
ij thing like other people; never
X go anywhere?" X
JDo not fall to tell him now
and then that he has been hard T
X up for money ever since you X
T were married. Jg
T Do not forget to twit him X
X with the fact that he took you
T out of a comfortable home and
buried you in an obscure, out-
j of-the-way place, and that he
never has time to go anywhere
with you.
Do not forget to remind your
4, husband often that your chil- X
4" dren do not dress as other chil- f
X dren do; that the girls should
take music lessons from the X
best teachers, and that they
T should havo a first-class piano i
X and other things to correspond.
Do not encourage your chil-
J dren to wear their clothes a
long time; and never try to
T make them over. When a gar- X
X ment begins to show wear, to X
get a Uttlo out of date, just X
.j, cast it aside and get a new J
one. New clothes look so much
fresher and smarter than old
ones, and one feels so much j
4, better in them.
5 Do not try to economize too J
much. You know it Is the
5 liberal soul that gets fat. Be 5
generous with your husband's j
X money. Success Magazine. T
X
A Woman's Nature Story.
Mrs. William Holbrook of Harps
well, Me., is the owner of a cat which
was whipped by robins, and Mrs.
Thomas Welsh of the same town has
a cat that "permits deserted chickens
to nestle in her fur to keep warm."
Mrs. Holbrook says her cat, called
Jim Blaine, tried to catch a young
robin on the lawn, and that the par
ent birds called a score of robins to
their assistance. The birds were fight
ing mad, and two of them chased Jim
Blaine into the house. Mrs. Hol
brook took the cat and put it out on
the porch, and the robins formed a
line between the fledglings and the
porch and in bird language dared
Jim Blaine to come on. Jim refused
the call to combat Mrs. Welsh's cat
made friends with the fluffy, cheeping
chicks after her kittens had been
taken from her. The cat and the chick
ens have been photographed together.
Wedding Ring Finger.
The Idea that the wedding ring
should be worn on the third finger of
the left hand because "a nerve con
nects this finger with the heart" is of
Roman origin, but, oddly enough, is
not continued on the Continent as in
England, for in France, Belgium and
Germany, and most other European
nations, the 'engagement ring" flngor
Is the third finger of the left hand,
while the "wedding ring" finger is the
third flQEcr of tho right hand.
BY WIRELESS
j TELEPHONE.
bpi na Ha tin 1 in an hii -nj
Tho old apple treo was one soft
cloud of pink; but tho tramp who
rushed across tho orchard and clutch
ed and clawed his way so frantically
up among its beautiful blossoms out
of tho way of the teeth of the wiry
little fox terrier who raced so madly
after him never stopped to comment
on its loveliness.
As he climbed, something glittering
fell from his rags to the short young
grass; but the tramp didn't see it, and
when Bobs, tired of barking, ran off
to the other side of the orchard to
dig for woodchucks, the tramp drop
ped down on the other sldo of the
tree and silently stole away. When
ho was safe out of sight and hearing
of Bobs, ho searched anxiously among
his rags, and when ho found that the
glittering thing was gone he swore.
Mysle Woodford sat on tho wide
piazza, crying as if her heart would
break. When she went to make the
biscuits for dinner, she had laid her
diamond ring that her old Aunt Jano
had left to her on the pantry window
sill, and when she went to look for it
it was not there. As she raised her
head to wipe tho tears away she saw
a nice young man standing at the
gate looking at her. Ho raised his
hat and asked leave to rest for a
while on tho piazza. She brought out
a chair for him, stopping on the way
to bathe her tear-stained face with
Icy well water, and seating herself
gazed at him with frank amazement
as he put the small Instrument he
carried in his hand up to his ear and
began to talk, as If he were answering
someone who was at the other end of
a telephone wire.
"Yes!" ho said briskly. "It's a good
bit over a mile. They said it was a
mile at the last farmhouse." He turn
ed to Mysle. "How far is it from here
to the postofllce?" he asked.
"A mile and a quarter," said Mysle.
The nice young man resumed his con
versation with tho little Instrument
"She says It's a mile and a quarter,"
he said. "Yes! She! Yes! I'm resting
on her piazza." Then his face flushed.
"Aw, quit your kidding," he said an
grily and put down the receiver. Then
in answer to Mysie's frank look of
wonder, "It's a wireless telephone,"
ho explained. "My chum's tho Inven
tor. We're trying experiments to see
how far it will carry. He is in the
postofllce." Mysie looked' her utter
amazement and disbelief so frankly
that he added: "Wouldn't you like to
try it yourself?"
"Yes!" said Mysie promptly. "If it
really is a telephone, I'd like to tell
Kelly, the constable, to be on the look
out for a tramp who went by here to
ward the village just before dinner.
He must have' stolen my ring. I left
it on the pantry window while I mixed
the biscuits for dinner, and when I
looked for it It was gone."
"Have you looked everywhere for
It?" asked the nice young man, sym
pathetically, adding hesitatingly:
"Was it had it any particular
value?"
Mysie blushed she was only 17.
"My Aunt Jane loft it to me when
she died two years ago," she said,
with dignity. The nice young man
looked abashed but relieved.
"Oh!" he said. Then he added
quickly: "I I thought it might
be"
In spite of herself Mysle giggled.
"No! It isn't an engagement ring,"
she said.
The nice young man looked his de
light To tell tho truth the first sight
of that tear-stained face and those
yellow curls had wiled his young heart
quite away from him. Now he decided
that he had a fighting chance, any
way. "Are you sure you'vo looked every
where?" ho asked again.
Mysie nodded.
"Everywhere I can think of," she
said. "Can't you think of some place
to look?" she added abstractedly.
Then she dropped the little instru
ment as if It had bitten her and looked
up at him queerly.
"What is it? What's the matter?"
he asked anxiously.
"Why why that that thing said
when I asked if you couldn't think
of some place to look that thing said,
just as plain: 'In the shade of tho
old apple tree."
"Oh, that nothing," he said. "That's
only somo of Jim's funny business.
That's the name of an old song, you
know."
But Mysle didn't hear him. She had
jumped up and was just in the act of
running down the steps.
"Where are you going?" he cried.
"Down to tho old apple tree," she
said. "I heard Bobs barking like
mad down there this afternoon. Per
haps that tramp w,as there. Anyway,
I'm going to look," she added decisive
ly, as the nico young man tried to say
something to prevent her. So he fol
lowed her meekly.
It was quite a while before
the nice young man caught sight of
tho ring glittering and gleaming
among the short grass. He hesitated
about picking it up Just then thoy
were having such a delightful time.
But at lost ho did. Mysie put out her
hand for it with a cry of delight
"Lot me put it on for you," said the
nice young man. And when, blushing
and dimpling, Mysle put out her hand
he said very softly, but very decid
edly: "I'm going to put the mate to that
on your finger just as soon as we've
put our wireless 'phono on tho mar
ket." And Maysio didnt say "No." She
Just blushed pink a pink as beautiful
as tho blossoms on the old apple tree
J08EFHINE BRUORTON.
m m
A WANDERING) MONUMENT.
It Hat Slid 80 Far That No One li
Sura Where the Grave Is.
It is probable that no burial monu
ment in existence has a more pecu
liar history than that placed over the
grave of a young man who was burled
on tho banks of the Asslnibolne Riv
er in Manitoba, Canada.
Every one naturally supposed It
would remain there, says the Wide
World. The ground, however, Is
sloping and owing to the nature of the
soil tho bank, grave, monument and
all have been gradually sliding down
hill. Recently tho now Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway constructed its road
way some little distance away and
tho immense weight of the embank
ment greatly accelerated the pace of
the landslide.
The stone, still bravely endeavor
ing to preserve tho perpendicular, Is
now at least a hundred feet from Its
original position and the question
arises as to the whereabouts of tho
grave which it formerly covered.
Oh, Yes, We're Supertltlous.
A man stood on a lower Broadway
corner with a box of good luck rings.
They were horseshoe nails made into
rings, bright like silver, glittering In
the sun. It was amazing the number
of people who went up and bought
these rings of the man, fitting them
carefully on their fingers, paying for
them, walking off with them, turning
them this way and that to adnlre
them, though their price was only a
nickel.
"Do you make your living selling
them?" asked a woman who bought a
very fetching one for her third finger.
"Yes, madam," said he.
"There must bo a lot of superstiti
ous people In New York," said she, "If
a man can make his living by selling
horseshoe nail rings at a nickel
apiece."
"There are, madam," said he.
Spencer on Sports.
Herbert Spencer one time put very
neatly the distinction between sport
as an amusement and as an occupa
tion. Dropping in at his club, he met
a young friend who Invited him to
play billiards. Tho philosopher led
off and left the balls in a good posi
tion for his opponent, who dexterously
ran out, not allowing his companion
another shot.
After depositing his cue in the rack
the philosopher remarked: "Sir, a
certain proficiency in such a sport as
this is a sign of a good education of
the eye, the nerve, the hand, but the
mastership of billiards which you have
exhibited could have been acquired
only by an ill-spent youth."
Others' Troubles No Trouble.
Among the patients in the various
wards of a Philadelphia hospital there
was recently a testy old millionaire
of that city whose case gave his phy
sician considerable difficulty at first
"Well," said the crusty patient
one morning, "how do you find me
now, eh?"
"You're getting on fine," responded
the doctor, rubbing his hands with an
air of satisfaction. "Your legs are
still swollen, but that doesn't trouble
me."
"Of course, It doesn't!" howled the
old man. "And let me tell you this:
If your legs were swollen, it wouldn't
trouble me, either."
Sixth Toe Unwelcome.
On the line between Lincoln and
Sagadahoc counties, Maine, is a set
tlement of thrifty farmer folk pecu
liar for the number of people in the
settlement who have six toes on each
foot The sixth toe is an offshoot
from the little toe of the ordinary
foot It is perfect in shape, although
it is not always in alignment with
the other five toes of the foot. For
this reason it is troublesome and be
comes more troublesome as the peo
ple advance in years.
Appreciation Should Be a Stimulant.
Appreciation should be a stimulant,
not a sedative. Do not let yourself
be spoiled by words of praise. If
someone tells you that you have tal
ent, do not conclude that it will not
be necessary for you to work any
longer. One does not think much of
goods which fade when exposed to
the sunshine. There is a fatal lack
In the character which Is spoiled, in
stead of Inspired, by appreciation.
The Champion Hen.
Mrs. E. B. Estey of Tyson, Vt, is
satisfied sho possesses the champion
American hen. The prize of her barn
yard lays eggs weighing on an aver
age a little more than a quarter of a
pound. The largest egg so far is G 1-2
inches long and 7 1-2 inches in circum
ference. Mrs. Estey has refused an
offer of ?500 for tho hen.
Means Much for Egypt.
Oil has been struck 150 miles south
of Suez, on the Red sea coast, the
gusher giving increasing quantities
daily, and Indicating large reserves.
The possibility of a cheap supply of
fuel is a discovery of the greatest im
portance to Egypt
Attaining Success.
Success is a series of golden stairs
leading up to tho heights of fame and
fortune. On every stair Is a man who
knew how to make good use of time,
who grabbed the forelock of oppor
tunity, and held on with grim deter
mination until he got "there."
A Woman of 8ome Weight
A woman who welched 448 noiindn
was burled at Eye, Suffolk, Eng., ro-
cantly. The comn was six and a half
feet long, three foet across, and two
foot deep, and was taken to the cemo
tory on a dray, being lowered into
tho grave by chains and pulleys.
Tlio Kind Yon. Havo Always Bought, and -which lias boon
In uso for over SO years, has borno tho signature of
j0ind? ' r- and has been in ado under his pcr-
C&jL&VrEtfjfrffits Bonal supervision since its infancy.
wstfVJ -cciVK. Allow no ono to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good" aro but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
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Oastoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
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contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its ago is its guarantee It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishncss. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind
Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Pood, regulates tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend.
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