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How It All SCENES ALONG LINE OF .NEW NORTH : BANK
Game About
I By Eben E. Rexford,
DON'T b'lleve Mary goln to
the sewln society," Mrs, Dawley
' Bald to herself. as she passed the
Stephens place, v "Sue's out In
the backyard to work now. If
she was goin", she'd ba'n gettta' ready,
or gone, 'fore this time, I guess.-. She
never was one o' the las' mlnnlt kind
o' folks. Dear mel I never used to -think,
when she an" J was girls together
that things would C" happen so i we'd .
sca'cely speak to each, other, an" both '
of us livln right In the same neighbor
hood, tool . But she was al'ays dretful
est the Farkses al'ays was an' I dun-
no's our folks was, much dlf rent. I
don t s'posa all the blame was on her
side. I know I wan t. In fact I balnt"
never felt Ilka admlttin' as much to her.
I wonder If she's ever been sorry over
our Tallin out? 'Tain't like her to say
so, If she was. But sometimes in meet
in' I ve ketched her a lookln' our way an'
I can't help feelin' she looked kind o'
sorry. It does seem queer to think of
u two women, porn an' brought right
up together, an' members o' the same'
church, a boldm' a grudge against each
other for mora'n 15 year, an' all about
somethln' very likely neither was much
to blame for. I've al'ays thought. If we
could hava got together an' talked It
over peaceable, there wouldn't ha' baen
no trouble, but wa didn't do that." and
Mrs. Dawley sighed, as she rave one
backward look at tha Stephens place.
"Dear me, what a queer world It is!
but I rueii ina fmita in it an a vnnn
jtght Queerer. I al'ays liked Mary bet- First Switch Engine on North Ban
rn any v me ouw girts, an' I aon l Pailrnad "Kiimh - Ona H
b'lleve but she thought mora o me itauroaq, mumper une.
than she did of her own slater, an' , . . .
to think , we're hardly on speakin' would, if I'd carried my head as high
terms, alone." How often she and Mary as she has. I think It's a kind of iuda
Z.fiVZrfJZ W ln the old went ag-inst her, after sayln' what she
' . " "'vm ... aauaaiuQ 1 Ufuj lUKBUiai l UlU SDOUt JO1
oui nun men wouia
ro a
around, or oross-lota, to avoid
-Tna Dfinnur
rolarneeU rif 5" mmorr in't'enUrely at fault.
ng tha Other yu iuu a uiuun wj jr
The tewlnr aocletv haM it. .nu. about Joe Bonner as anybody," said
nuul meeting at Deacon Croasford's to- Mr Dawley while her eyes flashed,
day. and Mr Dawley found nearly all an1 hermch,oekJ .r"lde2?d wlth 'n21""na-
ihe members of it already there, and tlon J8" if Mls Stephens did say
ready to begin work, when she arrived. om ard things about him, she was
"You didn't sea anything of Mrs. Juetlfled in it, for nothin' ever happened
Stephens, did- you, when you cams by!"' hara.that was quite as mean an' coward
asked Mrs. Jones, tha president of tha ly what Joa Bonner did, an' you know
society. 1 evrybody thought so. You thought so,
"Yes, I did," answered Mrs. Dawley. and you wa'n't a bit backwards in ex-
"She was doln aomethln in the back- pressin' your mind. So why should you
yard. I don't think she's comln'." blame Mis' Stephens for sayln' what you
"I hardly thought she would," re- said? Hain't she as good a right to say
sponded Mrs. Jones. i what she thinks as you hava? You
"'Tain't 't all likely she will, under) seem to be real glad to think she's got
the circumstances," remarked Mrs. trouble, I ain't I'm oorry for her.
Spooner, meaningly. "I wouldn't If I I was sorry for Joa Bonner's mother,
was her. I wouldn't feel like aeeln' I'm' sorry for anybody that's ln trouble,
anybody." I don't think It shows the right kind o'
"Nor I,' said Mrs. Barnes, in her spirit to say such things as you've said
sharp, rasping tones. "I'd be ashamed about Mis' Stephens, an' rm free to
to look folks In tha face. Au'you say so, an' if it don't suit you to have
may be sure she la She's proud, Mrs. ma say right out, fair an' square, what
Stephens la, an' I know she's dmtfully I think, I can't help it I've said it,
cut up oyer what's happened. I'm an' I ain't goln' to take back a word of
real aorry for her, of course, but It's no it."
worse for It to happen to her than to "Why thought you wa'n't on
V?fT f , !?,' nov1,i mtr take down bBT. ral F1 terms with Mis' Stephens,"
Sri"!? i'l"!" 8h " A5"! h6ld ner Bead 11 Mrs. Barnes, with a flushed face,
pretty hltrh. an' on that account aha g, snap of her eyes
won t net as much avmnathv as a ronrl t . . ' a-m ir n-
m ,?'? tMi, -hl.l.J "i frea to "?7. ley. "But that's no reason why I should
L&HrJ&jS.! rn'Z": l-e,to.runnln' her down, as I know of."
never1 liked Mrs. Stephens, because Mrs.
Stephens had given her to understand
very plainly, long ago, that she did not
care to listen to her gossip.
Mrs. .Dawley wondered what had hap
pened. She nad heard nothing. But
aoavu iiu uiisTajiiuui, mill UlfJ ClEi VaJF- I. . . . . -
saUon went on. Mrs. Barnes, and two h1 2 nTr da" ? hfJ f?-
or three parfoular frlendsof hera flon inat ,way- dePl it Its
seemed delighted at this opportunity oi "ke tak, advantage of a man when he's
airing their grudges and grievances d.own- . 1 kno'V,MI?, Stephens an' I
V 'k. ' v -v ' ' . . " 7ff,r -'l hsf flL .
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RAILROAD Queer Things
- . That Some
Women Wear
I don't know"s anybody's been fun-
nln' her down," said Mra Barnes, with
an attempt at dignity,
"Yes you do," said Mra Dawley, spir
itedly. "You've been sayln thlnars
ag'tnst her. If we'd all fell tn with you.
you'd have said lots of things about her
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Building the North Bank Railroad, Showing New Roundhouse.
As Mra Dawley walked homeward,
against the absent member of the sew- bain t been on friendly terms for quite after tha adjournment of the society, said Mrs. Dawley. "He'll b
irig society, and they improved it to the a "P". but that don t keep me from her heart wae full of sympathy for her the 6 o'clock train. I'll tell
utmost Presently Mra Barnes turned "ojln' sorry for her. An I know she old friend and her trouble. you'd better do, Mary you
"Ha couldn't get back before tonight," sea you back. I have been watehln' for
De noma on you. xour wire s nere. v-ome ngm in.
you what "My wife here?" cried Stephens. "I a
utmost Presently Mra Barnes turned ree!fn. rry tor her. An I know she old friend and her trouble. you'd better do, Mary you get your like to know how that happens."
to her. sin t. to niame ir her boy has gone "I know juat how she must feel," bonnet an' come home with me, an "I can't tell," . answered Mr. Dawley.
"I don't s'posa you feel as sorry for wrong. She always tried to make him she thought. "I know how I'd feel if It we'll keep watch for your husban" "You'll have to ask them. She's here.
MIS' Stephens as you would If she'd what any of us mothers'd Ilka to have was una of my boys. ''An' It might be when tha train comes ln. Now, don't That's all I know about It I've just
used you different," she said. oar boys be. I know Mary Stephens them as well as one of Mary's boys, say no. I ain't goln' to listen to it. heard about about the trouble. I'm
"I don't know what you are talkln' well enoi'h to know she'd be sorry for She's tried to bring her boys up right You must coma." sorry. I hope you found out it wasn't
aoout," answered Mrs. Dawley, frostily, you, mis uamea, ir your poy aid some- just tha same as I have mine. j. ae- Could the Sewing society hava seen o "au as you thought.
hm turn nrnmAn rnlnr un and nnr tha 1 rouna everytlllng'
North Bank Coal Bunkers at Cliffs,
' Wash.
tha edges, apd neckties grow soiled, and
coa's and hats shiny, just as fast as
ever when one is out or work as when
one is ln employment; and sometimes
even faster, owing to tha wearing of
tha best in celebration of the enforced
holidays. Then the stomach cries out
for three meals a day, and there, must
be soma spot , where the hat may hang
up, and there is usually a landlady.
But the only reason for referring to
all this is that you may be encouraged
to keep a steady head on your shoul
ders and have a little thought as to
certain proprieties. For instance, it is
?oor taste, is It not, to boast of your
lna Job and prospect of promotion be
fore the youth who Is living from hand
to mouth during this shutdown season,
and who is twice as skillful as you are?
It is poor policy, too, to smile or to
wink an eyelid when some applicant
for work is politely shown the door.
And it is very poor citizenship to ba
flippant or daring or too conspicuous ln
extravagance, or to make a smart re
mark where men are lined up anywhere,
either for food or tha hope of selection
for -labor. .
In tha main, you are rather adapta
ble to conditions, son: you are a Judge
of times and seasons in tha way of pro
priety in Jest and Joke; and you gen
erally know whan you may shirk a lit
tle ,at your tasks and whan you must
keep your sleeves rolled up in earnest
Still, you are too much of a Yankee to
let pass by any real good chanca for
fun or gibes, and ln ordinary times, this
is all Hght -
But hearts are sensitive these days
and feelings are easily wounded; more
over, you are not a fixture. Be care
ful, or you will be put back where you
belong and at a lower figure!
Oh, Oh!
From tha San Antonio Express;
"Do women dress to please men?"
Inquires a contemporary. Well, at any
rate, their dresses vary seldom please
another woman.
Five hundred and fifty dollars has
been paid for a single specimen of tha
Antlmacus butterfly.
By Mrs, John AK togan.
IT IS TOO much to txpect that tha
tlmo will aver coma when all women
wlll act with wisdom and cease to
ba tha victims of fashion's fads, but
It Is surprising that In this ago of
Intelligence and culture of woman there
could ba found so many who would
adopt the extremes of fashion as ex
emplified by the ."Merry Widow Hat"
and tha "Sheath Gown." Both ara such
preposterous exaggerations ' of tha ar
ticles of woman's apparel which they
represent that they suggest escaped lu
natics or that their wearers ara fit sub
jects for incarcerations in asylums for
the insane.
Tha wearers of these ridiculous fads
must realise that they attract unenvia
ble attention and unfavorable comment
from all observers, A woman who haw
not thrown all her modesty to tha winds
Should hesitate to wear a hat that ln
too wide for an ordinary doorway and
that must inconvenience those near her.
They have been seen with hats so broad
from rim to rim of the brim that two
ladles so chapeaued could hardly sit in
the same seat in the cars or in a car
riage without disagreeably . scraping
against each other. .
The sheath gown is something- dis
gusting and Hsuredly belongs to wo
men who tre,d the boards of a stage '
and who are not over modest in expos
ing the outlines of their natural or
artificial figures. The wonder is that
good women will follow styles that are
invariably started by others of ques-
tlonablo character, No . pure-minded
diffident - woman ever conceived any
thing so vulgar as the r.iieath gown and
it is regrettable that any woman of re
finement should have copied the vagar
ies of the recklessly inclined.
A desire for novelty h.v- led many
women into absurdities o t'.ivss. They
Ignore the fact that anything bordering
on the ulrar is dangerously near the
preposterous line and is afways affected
by frivolous persons who have little .
brains and whose vanity carries them
to extremes.
The costumes of women of refine
ment and good taste are not often cop
ied by the fashionable class. They ore
not showy enough and fall to please the
fancy of vulgarians who revel in strik
ing colors and startling creations in
hats and gowns.
A modiste once said: "There Is a
streak of barbarism in most people and
they usually betray it ln their dress.
Many are color blind and nave no Idea
of the amaslng combinations they some
times Insist upon introducing In their -dress.
As for hats, the war bonnet of
an Indian chief is tame beside tha hats -they
would wear If their friends or mil
liners did not prevent them."
It is an Interesting study to watch ,
an assemblage of women. Sometimes
in a company of fashionables you will
see women decked out in all the colors
of the rainbow, their hats and gowns
being fearfully and wonderfully made
ln atyles that are unlike anything ever
worn before by any female since Eve .
constructed tha famous garment out of
fig leaves.
My advioe to Woman young and old,
is to avoid extremes of fashion, gaudy
colors or extravagances of any kind.'
If you are plain, ultra styles and glar
ing colors only serve to emphasise your
plainness. The beauty of face or form
was never enhanced by trying colors or
style of dress.
Softness and other unfavorable qual-,
Hies of aluminum may be overcome. It
Is now claimed, by alloying It with mag
nesium. An alloy of this kind, to
which the name of "magnallum" has
been given. Is now manufactured in
tier many, ana tta makers "betlew That "
..a use will shortly supersede that of
pure aluminum. .
You don't?" exclaimed Mrs. Barnes, thin' he hadn't ousrht to. I know she clare. I don't feel's if I could go by ,u. and ne tha
Why! It can't be you hain't heard about don't like you none too well, but she the bouse 'thout etoppln' ln to teli her v,lil toirather -there would have been John," answered Mr. Stephens, as he
what John Stephens has done?"
wouldn't let that keep her from sympa- how sorry I- be. I I will!
many comments made about tha un-
e very thing" all right witM
ered Mr. Stephens, as he
grabbed his neighbor's hand and shook
"I have heard nothing," answered Mrs. thlzln' with you. An' I don't b'lleve. yet When she reached the Stephens place usual sight and soma of Its members lr ina act afforded him oosltive
gate, it made ner would have wondered how it came . iur , "r'i""?,:
HERE IS THE NEW SHEATH
STOCKING WHAT NEXT?
Daw'.ey.
"Weil. I declare! that beata alL" said money
that John Stenhens has stole anybody's aha tnrnAfi in at tha
1 shan't b ueve it till I Know heart beat fast to think of what she about.
But these two women knew. "Yesslree, my John's all right, an' don't
un, oMiiw m. pvseo bt ryoouy anew somexnin mora aDOut it man what tha was doing. She didn't know whatMary The smoldering Ufa of friendship haa 1"rB' " WI""J"
about It Its in ail the papers!" paper says." would say. But she'd take the chances! been fanned to a blase at last and by "P ,Thaj ? " Sla(1 tori Why
,i. 1 ve been so busy, for the last week. There was a faint attempt at applause "It's what I'd like to have her do if I its warmth the chill of anger and dis- f eel s ef I d like to holler, or do some-
that I haln t read thB papers," responded in the room when Mrs. Dawley conclud- was ln her place," she said, as she went cord was being driven out forever " Jo kind o celebrate things. Its
Hit n ,ST' ... ed her little speech. But the majority up tha path between the hollyhocks and through the heart's open door. "ely n ?.ourt,'l .f, Ju'y t0 me-! ...
-Well, Its like this," explained Mra of the members of the society stood so southernwood. How many years It had Mr nawlev-s face was a Derfeot Die- w. M". 8ai.d Mr' Pawly. J""hln
Barnes. "John Stephens, so the papers much in awe' of Mrs. Barnei and. the been since she had passed the Stephens tJi r' tltoriShmeSt when, he , saw his hU neighborlnto the house. "There's
say. has robbed the man he was to work president who was one of her strongest gateway! How much happiness both sTephenTcclng up the y,?ur ,ma?' kMr8-,terP5len.?' tn he "ay"
for of ever so manv thousand dollar. ,v.. .k. ,.- . . V S- i. hn.. Hi th. .t. W1I na Mrs. oiepnens It B all rlsrht with John."
wife, slm-
feels like death about It you know
what a proud sort of a ereatur she al
ways was an as I've been sayln' "to
some or em,
for her as I
folks. I haln1
Poor Mrs. Stephens rose to her feet
and took a step or two toward her hus
band. Then she stopped and stood there
an' they've got him locked up. an' Mr. somethlng'of a failure. But Mrs. Daw- ence of fhe bitterness between them, "f miracles oomi iiin?
Stephens he's gone down to the city to i.y had the satisfaction of knowing that growing out of something they had both "art- n " M hi.
see ahout it. nf roneaa vfia s mhuia m .i . . . . sin.-., tn-mtt-w, .vnti sh. tiumt Ta ve made ud. said his
lid ZZ"Z- .7" "I Wl- wwniwi inuur-eu wnl sne nl, ln ..nl.mllnn r,t th. nnt.rv nnr ,l,h . .. 1 ...!
had said, and, now that she had dared tresenuy sne near a steps -mow, neavy, -vi r- u,-'.?, , ' rjidanf "w- tmhT iiC- -
tn sneak hor minrt ihnnt Mr nimu sorrowful steDS they sounded to her' which his surprise was so evident, we trembling like a leaf,
she felt a aVeatdeal mora ru Sin and then the door opened and she o" to have done it years ago. but "It s all right Mary." said her hus-
E h-H J-irh-L looked into the face of her old friend, we didn't, an' it's bettor late than never, band'. as he came and put his arms
a -av . .--- K. v . wa w uvwa B vaiuaa , . . . . x, m. Mi a WA rl fl
i oon r imi nHir mn anrrv aVia w.a1 kAfina k . s - iookro in to ini r&CH or nr run iriena. " w t - - - ..r . r.. VCUju, uu vnum iu
would for lots of other o-r, ., , iT.LZ 7h.: but a face so ohanred. since the last ??t right down In this rockin' chair, about her. and kissed her. "One of the
I't fora-ot what nKa m h.. .h uaZ o;-'::7-,.r,'.i. time she had seen it at church, that it wary, an" resi yerseti. Mane yourseu clerks stole the old man's
r . . . "". " ""in j i- - - i - rr. rlirht t
money, but it
aoout Joa Bonner, whan he , was took up aalf someone ought to tell Mrs T Barnes eemed the face of someone else. There JJf:t' rj ' u"f 1 w,BBn 1 Jf, " a D.ee.1. "ent l? om
for stealin' from the postoffice. Now, the plain truth T but she had never felt were tear-marks on its cheeks, and lines .flH"?1h iLua'mh.- S- Pit06 onbusln5f8J!. Bn the reporter got
I guess it'll kind o' come right home as if she dared do it Rut oar about W that told of a tea ketUe on while Im changin my things all muddled up, an' laid It all to
?U,TTo feXdg4?-dirrfL.f 'pIS S&P-Jtt SST wSSj Sr. J '.beenlo dfdt tha" f i'r's" ffi
5 SHF krlirS hfS &t nuor 82 I'Sff lIf kh. aSSSJK V. moneyM.9 SSK T 2?
rtJlLW1! Xv.US "."he haa iffl-Uffl; t iSTJ a. ha wa. told, won- S S. ffi&.ta 1' ffiK
WILL APPEAR IN SOCIETY
THIS FALL
her eye and ran down her cheeks and deHng if wonders would never cease, about our John."
V.aa nn.iM .aa nAr.ln. rs.m a 13 a T3,. Tm twin A it lf" Via aM kliMsalf "ThflTl V (tfi tTtkA . Trtri'sl MtKava
but aha heard a great sob and then felt "I'm awful glad of it. It's what ought and her face was bright with Joy. "I
the arms of her old friend about her to have happened long ago. In fact, it knew he couldn't be a thief!" Then she
neck, and the two women stood there never ought to hava happened at all." "e." down ln the old rocking-chair and
crying together. Sorrow and sympathy His incoheren'cy must be pardoned be- cried softly.
made their hearts warm and tender, and cause of the suddenness with which the 'Let her enr ItH do her good," said
though no word was spoken about their change in affairs had come about He Mrs. Dawley. "You go right out ln the
old trouble, it seemed to be mutually somehow felt as If he must be dream- kitchen an' git ready for supper. Mr.
understood that it was a thing of the ing. "Stephens'll be glad. too. He's Stephens. It's on the table waftin'."
past, and that at some more conven- told me, niore'n once, that he didn't see When they sat down to the supper
lent time they would bury it out of why they couldn't drop it an' I al'ays table, Mr. Dawley asked a blessing, and
eight ln the grave of forgetfulness. told him I oouldn't But bain' wimmen, it ended In this way:
TI don't b'leeve It's true about John," I s'pose it aeemed dlffrent to them. An wa thank thee. Father, that
said Mrs. Dawley, by and by, after they Wlmmen's such queer things." When eVrythlng's coming out all right,
had "had their cry out" together. "I Mr. Dawley could not explain to him- Amen.
cant b'leeve it. I'd as soon b'leeve It self what seemed to be a woman's in- They were homely, simple words, but
of one of my boys, an" I 'most know consistency he always set It down to there was a world of meaning in them,
they wouldn't do such a thing. I feel "queerness." This was simply another and from the hearts of those who
sure It'll all coma out all right You'll Instance of it heard them rose up a kindred thankful-
find out there waa a mistake somewhere While the tea kettle was getting ready ness which was none the less fervent
when your husband comas back. You to boll, Mrs. Dawley found time to ex- end sincere, because It did not find ex
see If you don't." plain to her husband about the trou- presslon ln speech.
"I hope so," responded Mrs. Stephens, bles which had come to - the Stephens I've so much to be thankful for,"
"I hain't lost faith ln John. I never family. - aid Mrs. Stephens when she and her
brought him up to steal, an' I can't "You don't know how I pity poor husband rose up to go. "I've got my
b'leeve he's forgot what I triad to teach Mary," said his wife, as she wiped her ooy, and there's nothin' to be ashamed
him. as soon aa this. But the man eyes on her apron. "She's all broken '. an I've got an old friend back," and
whose money was stole is the man he's up over it I can't help thinkln' how then she put her arms about Mrs. Daw
been workin' for, an' that makes It seem we'd feet If it 'twas our boy." ley's neck and they cried together again,
as if there must be somethln' In the The shadows were beginning to gath- "More of wlmmen's queerness," whts
story. It don't seem aa if I could wait r in the corners of tha garden whan pered Mr. Dawley to Mr. Stephens, who
for Joseph to come. I've felt as if I'd Mr. Dawley saw a man coming up the nodded assent and added: "But I'm
got to start for the city myself. It road. It was the man ha was looking' Klad to see 4t ln this case." "So'm I,"
seems as if he'd been gone a year, out for. He went to tha gate to meet responded Mr. Dawley. "So'm I. Some
though 'twas only day before yesterday him. how it makes me feel kind o' queer my
he went" ' "ello, Stephens, he said. "Glad to self." he added as he cleared his throat
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Who Makes Her Debut fa Washington Society
This Fall.
g RITICS may storm at the door of
jf the strenuous president of the
1 United States, but his second
daughter. Miss Ethal Roosevelt.
finds few critics, toft she Is uni
versally beloved. Possessed of a fund
of stable, old-fashioned common sense,
combined with good looks" and many
accomplishments, jlhls new favorite- of
"Washington society U most popular.
Miss Ethel Is only a UtUe past 17 years
of age, Which Is, indeed, young for a
Washington belle to make her bow to
eocietv. Even the modt Miss Koose
Velt however, cannot bring, herself tt
jprego tha honor and social diaUngtioa "
of holding , sway over Washington's
younger set for one season. She real
izes fully this will be her. last oppor
tunity to do this from the White House
and has decided to make the best of
her exceptional opportunity.
To ba the leader of Washington so
ciety Is an honor . which Miss Roose
velt has carefully studied and trained
herself to. When tha diplomats of tha
various, countries - with 7 their various'
customs and social distinctions appear
at her reception. Miss Roosevelt will
know exactly what to say and what
not to say to each. She is proficient
in three modern languages, besides her
own tongue and can converse .fluently
in mese. sne win aouDtiess make a
eocial record equal toff that ot her sis
ter, Mrs. liongwerth. -jl . '
Beware of
Evil Thoughts
By Maurice Maesterlinck,
THB human soul is a plant of
matchless unity,' whose branches,
when, the hour is come, all
burst Into blossom at onoe.
The peasant to whom the power
of expressing that which lies ln his
soul should .' suddenly be given, would '
at this moment pour fourth Ideas that
were not yt in the head of Racine.
And thus It Is that men of a genius
much inferior to that of Shakespeare
or Racine hava yet had revealed to
them a glimpse of a secretly luminous
life whose outer crust alone, had come
within the ken of those masters.
For however great the soul, it avails
not that It should wander in Isolation
throurh artace or - time. Unaided. It
can do but little. It is the flower of
the multitude. .
When th-spiritual - sea Is storm
tossed and Its whole surface restless
and troubled, then Is the moment Hps
for the mighty soul to appear, but if
It coma at the time of slumber Its ut
terances will be but of the dreams ef
sleep. Hamlet, to take the most fa
mous" of all examples, Hamlet at Els
more at every moment .advances to the
Very - brink- of awakening, 'and , yet .
though his haggard face Is damp with -cold
sweat there are words he can not
alter, words that today without a doubt.
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would readily flow from his Hps, be
cause the soul of the passerby, be he
tramp or vagrant would be there to as
sist him. For truly, It seems that there
are today fewer veils that cloud the
soul, and were Hamlet now to look into
the eyes of his mother there would ba
revealed to him the things that then he
did not know.
Is It clear to youT This is one of tha
strangest most troublesome truths. Is
it clear to you that if there be evil
thoughts In your soul, your mere pres
ence will probably proclaim it today a
hundred times more plainly than would
have been the case two or three cen
turies ago.
Do you realise that If you have per
haps this morning done anything "that
has saddened the heart of any human
being, the peasant with whom you are
to talk about the weather, will know it
his soul will have been -warned even
before his hand has opened the door to
you.
Though you put on the expression of
a sainta hero or a martyr, evien the
eye of a passing child will not greet
rou with tha aame pleasant smile if
here lie hidden ln your soul an evil
thought, . an injustice, or a brother's
tears.
It Is becoming difficult to harbor
hatred, envy or treachery In one's heart
undetected, for the souls even of the.
most indifferent ara constantly watch
Ing you. Our forefathera did not speak
of tbesa things, and wa realise that life
of today la quite' different 'from theirs.
D14 they deceive us, or did they notf
It..ls felt on all sides that everyday ,
life. is rapidly-changing and the young-,
eat of .us already dltfer entirely In
epeecn and action from those of the
preceding generation. ., ,i, ,, ,.. . - .,:., -
The lime to
Be Careful
' By Cara Reese.
BE careful, son, or youwtll be put
back where you belong: you will
be back at the drawing board.
, or among the laboring hands, or
doing the errands as pf yore!
You cannot ba so . consequential in
dull seasons as when work is plentiful
and positions are begging for occupants.
There are times and places for giddi
ness and mirth ln business enterprises
as well as in other affairs, but such
times and places are not here at pres
ent. These are days for solemnity of
countenance, for diligence In pursuit,
for deference toward the guarantors of
pay rolls, and not days for executing
war-whoops. Interpolating tha olog
dance, or Indulging ln grimace at tha
expense of your superiors.
Most young men in your circum
stances are developing remarkable qual
ities of obedience, correct deportment
and habits of discreet silence, and this
will doubtlessly continue until the out
side olamor for ' Jobs Ilka theirs sub-,
sides or tha needy onea have vanished.
Say. 'how long could you hold out finan
cially If. Instead of being retrograded
in the paying ranks. : you were elimi
nated 'therefrom entirely? y- -- - l
The shoes keep wearing out, heels run.
alp dowond trousers ig frayin at
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j'. Gil -
til SW) IIE? f
Th New Sheath -Stocking.
a T LEFT Is shown the new laee
A applique stockings worn' with
short vamp "Pompadour" slip
& JL pers. At right the very latest
ln stockings embroidered front
with ibeath effect at the. side. . iv
New York. Nov. 14. ''Ain't It orful.
Maggie," a Bowery girl was heard to
exclaim as she was standing ln front
of the display window of, a large de
partment store viewing the new sheath
stocking. "But I Juat wish, I could have
a pair, too," she finished with a sigh.
Shocking or not tha sheath gown and
tha new sheath stocking to match are
here to stay. One New York hosier has
sent an order to France for 20,000 pairs
of these atocklngs and already the ma
jor part of them have been taken by
advance.: orders. ' '
"I had thought-that the tafs of
Anarlcau weuea wouia xeveit at this
vulgarity,' he said, whan asked about
his order. "But at last X have b
coerced Into ordering these, for tha de
mand is great aad must be filled."
The sheath stocking should be XAmM
or a dark shade of blue, or brown, or
green, or red, the bet'.er to ehow t:
contrast with the flesh tints rv"il
by the slash. . Over the o.n n . .
whloh Is two Inebee wide at tha to i t
tha stocking and graduat4 t a .,
tef of an Inch at the fot, U l .-.. i a,
half loch wide black rii-bo. ti. j .
bon Is finished hy a lara f!t l... r
the top. To meci tha !ir fUu.i v , i .
cold winds of rniii'iirr a H ,., .
flesh-oolorad facjt.e" fcf t '.i m, ,
Inside tha alei. If . i. ) i .
worn with tha dirM . ,,.,
match er har'orilra -i , t '. n.
Of course., 't t ' ' i i l
as warm as f . , j ,
is.. In-lee I, rv i i
f .rrvli i - -
t.-a. a t ., i.t '