HIS TIME ALL TOO
SHORT
Dying Profltrer Coulg Not Mak* Cam
plate Conftaaian of Iniquity in
Ono Brief Day.
Armin W. Kiley, head of the "flying
squadron” that hunt! down profilecrs
for the dcparuu.nl of Justice, told a
profiteer story at a '-Vaxhingtou re-
ception.
“A sick profiteer,” he said, “was
told by his physlclau t.<at be had ouly
a sh irt time w live. Accordingly, he
expressed a dralre to confess his sltis.
ami a divine was sent for.
•The divine eo'ered the dying prof
iteer's chamber aud the door was
closed. An hour, two hours, three
hours passed. Nothing was to be heart!
by the attendant curses and physi
cians outside In the corridor save the
steady, monotonous flow of the prof
iteer's confession, punctured at brief
Intervals by exclamations of horror
and indignation on the part of the
divine.
■'Lunch was sent Into the sickroom,
and the confession went on. The af-
tension waned. The sun set. Night
felL The divine's dinner was carried
to hltn. And still the profiteer con
tinued to confess.
“Haggard and unstrung, the divine
at last tottered forth at daybreak.
“•Our unfortunate friend.' he said.
Is no more. He worked very, very-
hard ; but at the time he passed
away he had only carried his confes
sion through the tlrst year of the
war.”
lady slipped from her horse, and with
a laugh lifted her skirts and took off
a Jeweled garter which she bound
around her hastily replied hair. The
king eras delighted with the by play,
and upou arriving at the palace an
nouuced the mode the moat bccotqlng
In the world. Within 24 hours every
coquette and matron In the court had
adopted the fashion.
WON BY APPEAL TO VANITY
How Wily Diplomat Saved Lord Bsa-
consfleld From Bad “Break“
He Had Contemplated.
kite balloons la gravely Impulsevi. Al
though the substitution of helium for
thia purpose «malia a loss of 7 per
veut In liftlug power, this la uiorv than
compensated for hy the elimination of
all rlak of fire and explosion. Helium
suffers less Iosa hy diffusimi Ihau by
drogai, and cannot lie made Io burn
ur explode under nuy condii loua.
"But. at least. Mias Susan.” urged
the messenger, “you'll uot taka Miss
Emily with you."
"And. my dear," said the lady to
the woman, when she told her story
«ver ii cold lunch, "what do you »up
pose Miss Susan said? Herlously. In
her alow drawl, site replied: ‘Oh, I
couldn't leave Emily behind. You see
she has so little fun In her life.'"
Curiosity, says a London'cvirre-iMvnd-
ent of the Christian Scleuce Monitor,
la frequently expressed as to how the
prime minuter gels along lu bls con
ferencea with foreign uilldatera It Is
Learn From Laay Man.
Scraping the Ballet.
understood that, though he can make
At last some use has Iteen found out tbe purport of a printed parage
The woman who had charge of the
for a laay man. The secret was re In the French language, he never had voting machine placed lu one of the
vealed by F. B Gllbreth. an efficiency the opportunity of acquiring facility In downtown stores for use In the In
expert. In a rev-ent lecture before the the s|H>ken tongue. In this reaiwet be struction of women first voters, met
polytechnic sect Ion of the American finds a precedent In the caw of Lord a number of unvsual and suiuslug
institute^
A few days ago. a well-
Beaconsfield. When he went to the situations.
“When we go to Investigate a fac Berlin eougreaa In 18’8 be made .tressed woman who had all the ap
tory.” he said, “and wish to find the known to his faithful secretary hla lu- pearaneca of being well Informed on
swiftest worker, we naturally ask to tendon of addressing the conference matters political, entered th« section
are the men or girls who have the In French. Monty <\>ry. ha v lug suf where Instructions were being given,
fattest pay envelope*
fered scraps of hla chiefs colloquial and after making th« usual prelim
“But when we want to see the man French, was aghast. In despair he ap I miry a||>logles. asked th« young wom
who accomplishes a task with the least plied to tbe British minister at Iterllu an In chargv to demonstrate the oper
amount of lost motion, we hunt out fur assistance. Odo Bussell lived up ation of tlie machine. She was shown
the laxlest man In the factory. By to tin* occasion. In casual conversa what she should do In case she wished
Instinct, he learns tv do things tion with Lord Bencuusfield he meu- to vote a straight ticket, but this
without loss of motion, otherwise he tloued that be had heard a rumor that fall«! to satisfy her craving for In
could not hold bls Job.
the climax
was
he Intended to address the plenipo structions. and
“We study that man's movements tentiaries on the following day In reached when she Innocently request
and take motion pictures of him In French. "That would." the wily mln
««1: “And now would you mind allow
action. Then we show these pictures later said, “be a grave disappoint
ing me how I should work the machine
to the rapid, energetic worker, aud by meat. They know that they have here If I wish to ‘scrape’ my ballotF*
studying them he learns shorter meth
In you tbe greatest living master of
ods and becomes much more efficient English oratory, aud are looking for
Furs All Her Fortuna.
at his own work.—Cleveland Plain ward to your speech as the Intellectual
“Alaska produces a large variety of
Dealer.
treat of their Ilves." "Disay“ Imme-fiato- beautiful aud valuable furs upon
ly saw the reasonableness of thia ob land." mya Andrew J. lit one tn the
Playing at Soldiering.
jection and all bls «|>eechee during the Century. “It has 1.1 varieties of bears,
Some Australian Wellington will sittings of the congress were In Eng SIX species of fox black, blue, irosa,
probably trace a modern Waterloo to lish.
red. silver and white-and all com
mon land furs. The skins of Its foxes
COQUETTE SET NEW FASHION the playing fields of Melbourne or Syd
ney. Australia has recognised as the
COULDN’T LEAVE EMILY OUT are of the highest quality and are
result of her war lessons that tntelll
larger than th<>ae produced In any
Favorite of French Monarch Respon
gence. not monotony, la an Invaluable
Bible for Coiffure Which Became
Peculiar Reason Why Elderly Spinster other country. The Alaska moose la
test of the soldier. The old wqgri
the largest land animal found on the
a Universal Style.
Just Had to Attend the
some drill-ground system of training
western hemisphere. The meat la as
Funeral.
cadets Is fast giving way to the new
choice as the beat of beef and the
Styles have bad queer origins, and
plan which makes a play of work.
none more unique than the foatagne.
Word has come to the mld-VIctorlan akin makes excellent footwear ami la
While
the
boys
are
taught
discipline
a style of hair dressing popular In the
lady that an old friend of her moth much worn during the winter months
The caribou, like the reindeer. Ilves
early part of the eighteenth century. and drill they are mainly shown bow er's had diet! suddenly In her hoiue In
to play basket ball and to compete In
The dressing consisted largely of do
Maine. It was her duty to break tbe almost exclusively upon mosses, and
Jumping, tug ■
war and swimming
Ing the hair high and binding It tn
sad news to two elderly spinsters, Inhabits nearly all parts of the coun
place with a Jeweled fillet or ribbon. Those Intrusted with the making of a cousins of the dear departed “auntie.” try except the southern coast country.
At one time It was worn by every lady new Australian array are confident
She found Miss Susan at home, tend They are found In large herds and
that the beat soldier will be the happy,
tn the court of Louts XIV, and from
ing to her pet canary. Miss Susan la supply mnn with millions of pounds
sportsman.
who
has
there it spread to all parts of the civ well trained
78. but spry and alert, ready for any of meat.
ilized world where fnshion reigned. learned to play for his side, to keep emergency.
Miss Emily, five years
his temper and to think Intelligently.
Helium From Natural Gas.
The manner of Its origin Is this:
older, was out motoring with a kindly
There
can
be
little
doubt
that
the
The king went for a ride one r-.orn
Up to a little more tliau a year ago
benefactress. The alow tears of old
Ing with Mlle, de Fontagne. n lovely change la keenly appreciated by young age trickled down Miss Susan's cheeks helium was a laboratory product mails
Anstra fa.—Christian Science Monitor
girl with whom the king was madly In
at the word that another of her gener at a cost of fr..m Jl.."*»i i<> F-'< mxi per
love, and who was not cold to his t 1
in spite of all tbe reports of Infla ation had passed away.
And then, cubic foot, but toward tbe close of the
rances. In fact she shortly took h.r tion. at times we wonder If the paper with a quick transition, she began ex war Its production had been simpli
place as his favorite. As they role, j shortage Isn't having a tendency to cited plans for attending the funeral, fied to tbe point that H.UU0 cubic feet
her hair came tumbling down, and make federal reserve notes scarce.
which Involved a trip by boat to Port per day was produced In Texas alone
there Is reason to believe the little com
Tbe commercial production of be-
land and a long and arduous ride In
edy that followed had been staged In
Tbe unearthing of laws believed
a day coach. But the thought of all Hum has been stimulated by tbe ueed
in advance, even to the loosening of to have been In existence before 2100 this, coupled with midsummer heat, of a substitute tor hydrogen, which la
the pins that allowed her beautiful B. C. aids greatly one's research Into did not daunt the little lady. She so highly Inflammable that Its value
tresses to escape.
At any rate, the bow long there have been lobbyists.
for military purposes In dirigibles and
would go.
MATT GREENSLADE
Wagon Repairing
Hof seshotlnq A (icfl. Bldilumllhlnq
AUTO REPAIRING
»327 Foster Rood
I-anta
MRS. HELEN McCLURE
Th« uns|H>nkubi«. Turk Is breaking
out af. .-ah
No mamer is he released
troni npprelivsisl.m of being kept in
sub J--cl Ion hy ths allies than be be
gin . to run true to form.
Teacher of Piano
Ret. Studio bO44 42nd Ave.
1‘bona Tabor TtU
Mita. J. M. l.<>Vl-JOY
Instructor of Popular
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