BY FORCE
OF CHEEK
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
(Copyright. 1910, by Attoclatad Literary Prass )
Col. Alexander Blufflngton of the
suburban Village of Grantvffie,"was a
terror. He had been retired on halt
pay, and be blamed the United States
for not retaining him ,1 fen years
longer. As the postmaster' was' the
only representative of the United
States at hand, the colonel made it a
1 practise to go to the office once a
day and tell him what he thought of
his old government.
The colonel was a terror to such of
his neighbors as kept a dog or
chickens. He was a terror to the
mayor and aldermen of the village.
1 He would stand at his gate and shake
bis fist .fit speeding autolsts; he
would timber at a tramp In a way
to make the poor fellow wish he bad
perished - in ' the California earth
quake; he would insist on telling war
stories to callers, and if they did not
shiver be had no further use for them,
People used to whisper that they
felt pity for the colonel's wife, and
more than pity for his daughter, Miss
Mamie, and yet, queerly enough,
those were the only two people for
miles around who were not afraid of
him. He blustered around home,
and almost daily threatened to dis
charge the cook, and to lead a riot
against the United States and many
other things, but neither wife nor
daughter called on the neighbors to
protect them. The daughter simply
said nothing, while the wife stood it
as long as possible and then mildly
observed:
"Alexander, If you keep on storm
ing around and talking so loud you
will end by drivingthe cat from the
house, and she Is one of the best
mousers we ever bad." ' :
Therefore the only fault to be
found with the colonel and his bluff
was the fact that he made young men
afraid of him, and In so doing he kept
them away from the house. There
were half a dozen who would have
liked to call on Miss Mamie. Indeed,
there were half a dozen who did call,
but only once. When the colonel got
through with them they were glad to
find themselves out doors and still
living. Many an,d many a time the
daughter wondered to herself If there
was not a young man somewhere in
this world who had the nerve to
stand up to her father, but the months
passed away, and he came not.
The aforesaid young man was on
the trail, however. His name was
Kenneth Aldrlch. He was a medical
graduate. He opened an office in
Orantville. He did It without con
sulting the colonel. He did it without
caring two cents whether the colonel
was at the battle of Dull Run or
Waterloo.
One day at the postofflce a mutual
acquaintance Introduced Miss Mamie
Blufflngton and Dr. Kenneth Aldrlch.
When they separated he said to him
self that there was the girl he was
going to make his wife, and she won
dered if he were the one to quiet her
father's roars.
It was less than a month after the
introduction, and the doctor had had
opportunities to lift his hat and bow
to the young lady several times, when
Col. Alexander Blufflngton went
down to the postofflce one day to tell
the postmaster that this republlo
could not possibly endure for another
five years. The postmaster said he
didn't care whether it could or
couldn't, and the colonel said he
would have him removed for a tory,
and then started for home. On the
way he encountered an automobile.
He had never turned out for anything
smaller than a house, and he held the
road this time. The result was that
he was knocked down and rolled about
In the most undignified way.
Dr. Aldrlch was at hand to pick the
His leg and back and wrist were hurt.
Even while the doctor was applying
the bandages, the mighty man of war
raised his wrathful voice and ordered
him out He wanted old Dr. Corwtn;
he didnt propose to be practised on
by a young student I It was a case of
cheek on the part of the young stu
dent to enterfere. Dr. Aldrlch fin
ished his work and then said:
"Stop that roaring! Dr. Corwta
wont come here. It's my case, and
no ether medical man will interfere.
Ton are not, badly hurt, but if you
go on roaring you will bring on fever.
You ought to be arrested for not get
ting out of the way. There, there
no use to explode. I shall call again
this evening." '' .
"And you'll : find the door ' locked
against you!" exclaimed the purple-
faced patient
Then I'll have you arrested for
wllfull neglect of your injuries
ineres a state law to cover your
case."
' Mother and daughter were not in
the room, but were within hearing
distance. . When the doctor had de
parted the mother said:
"Wonderful young ' doctor, isn't
he?" - ' .
i "Yes, really wonderful."
"He seems , to understand the
case."
"Oh, yes, he seem3 to understand."
That evening, when the doctor
called again Colonel Blufflngton was
ready for him. He had brought up
reinforcements and meant fight. The
door had not. been locked, but the
colonel was ready to say:
"Sir, I- forbid you to touch me!
If you do it will be assault and bat-
tery and you shall suffer."
The doctor continued to remove the
bandages.
"I will prosecute you to the dead
line!"
The doctor, gently massaged the
bruises and applied arnica.
I have witnesses that I ordered
you out of the house. You are as
saulting a helpless man, sir!"
The bandages were deftly replaced,
and the doctor said he was now quite
sure that no bones had been broken.
"And the United States government
shall be informed, sir the United
States government! If necessary,
troops, will be sent here!"
"This powder," said the doctor, as
he called in the ladies, "should be
given every three hours. It is to
guard against fever. I hope you will
not have to sit up with him more
than this one night."
"Wife daughter, my army revol
ver! demanded the colonel.
"His mind is wandering a little, but
the powders will have a good effect
I will look in in the morning."
The colonel swore he wouldn't take
the powders, but he did. He swore
that he would be prepared to shoot
next morning, but dropped to sleep
like a lamb. He was looking puzzled
and doubtful next morning when the
doctor called, but ho felt it his duty
to record to bristle up and say:
"As soon as I get out of this you
will get into Jail!"
The doctor felt his pulse, made him
run out his tongue, renewed the band
ages and whistled softly to 'himself,
Then he said:
"See here, colonel, I want to talk
to you."
Til have a Judge talking to you In
a week or so!"
All bluff! Drop It! I'm a young
doctor, but I mean to be an old one
some day. , I'm not a beggar. I've
got the money to see me through.
I've met your daughter and am inter
ested. I shall call here medically
about three times more, and then I
shall call socially. If. it's a case of
love, and I believe it will be, I shall
oecouie your son-in-iaw. on. you
neednt get ready to roar. You can't
beat destiny, and this is destiny.
You've got to have a medical man in
the family to guard you against apo
plexy, and I want a father-in-law who
can tell me war stories. That's all.
Keep qulot today and no one need
sit up with you ,ton!ght Morning, colo
nel."
Three days later the colonel sat up
in bod and told the doctor a war
story. At the end of the week he told
him two. At the end of three months,
when Miss Mamie sought her mother
one day and blushlngly whispered a
secret in her ear, the mother held up
her hands and exclaimed:
"Didn't I tell you he was a wonder
ful doctor the very first day he
came!"
"And and father?" asked the glrL
"Oh, he won't roar. He's got all
over that. It'll be bo nice to have
you live right along here with us!"
REPARTEE ON THE STAGE
Preserving Ginger In China.
The United States buys practically
all its preserved ginger from China,
600,000 pounds imported annually
having an invoiced unit value of six
and one-half cents, on which a duty
of one cent a pound and 35 per cent.
ad valorem 1b levied. As one-half of
the supply of preserved glngor comes
from Hong Kong, the following re
port by Vice Consul General Stuart 3.
Fuller will be of interest:
"The preserving of ginger is en
tirely in the hands of the Chinese,
and the ginger manufactured in Hong
Kong is famous over the world. Tal
Loong, Man Loong and Sun Sing ope
rate the largest plants. The raw gin
ger is brought into the colony from
the southern provinces of China, clean
ed and soaked, and then mixed with
sugar and boiled. After this it is
kept in casks for a number of days
until ready for packing. It Is ship
ped In bulk in casks and also packed
in Jars, the latter being packed so
many to the case or to the barrel. A
similar mode of procedure is followed
in preparing Chinese chow-chow, or
preserved fruit with a ginger base;
but in the case of the latter the fruit
must be stoned as well as cleaned,"
How He Knew.
Sanford How did you find that yout
wife had returned home?
Parsons By wire; I went into the
house after dark and ran Into one of
her hatpins.
Long Ago.
It la generally suspected that every
rich old bachelor has learned to say
no-
Some of the Amusing Remarks Which
Actors In Paris Make to One
. Another.
Paris actors are fond of saying
things to one another on the stage
which will confuse them and make
the answer very awkward. A few
days ago, during the progress of a
costume play, one of the actors who'
was wearing a sword knocked the
thunder plates down in the wings.
Thunder plates are sheets of tin
which are shaken to produce thunder!
and the noise of the fall of a couple
of them can he imagined. The king,
who was upon the stage, turned to
one of the pages and haughtily asked;
"Whatever's that?"
To his surprise the page, who, as
stage pages often are, was a charming
young lady In real life, answered
"Thirty deafmutes are down below,
sire, asking for conversation with
your majesty."
The king, without moving a muscle,
although the audience laughed, re
plied: "Are you quite certain they
are dumb?" '
"They say so, sire," replied the
page, with great solemnity.
"Well," said the king, "they make
an awful noise about it" "
It was in the same theater" that the
stage manager, who was playing the
part of a noble lord in the play, found
when he got on the stage, that only
two lords-In-waltlng, Instead of five,
were on the stage in one scene. He
could not leave the stage and fetch
them, and as five lords were indis
pensable, he gagged: "What do I see."
he said, "only two lords-in-waltlng on
the . king. What ho, without there i
bena me three more lords and let
them be clean ones!"
The entrance of the three "clean
lords" brought down the house.
PLANT THRIVES ON FLIES
Mttle Weed, Grown' In England, Helps
in Work of Ridding Homes
, of Pest
In England there grows a little re6
dish-leaved, odd-looking plant known
as sundew. It is but an Inconspicu
ous weed, and yet literary and scien-
tlflc honors have been heaped upon it
The leaf is round and flat, and Is
covered by a number of small red
glands, which act as the attractive
advertisement to the misguided in
sects. Their knobby ends are covered
with a glutinous secretion, which
glistens like honey in the sunlight
and so gains for the plant its common
English name. But the moment a
hapless fly, attracted by hopes of meat
or nectar, settles quietly in its midst
on hospitable thoughts intent, the
viscid liquid holds him tight immedi
ately, and clogs his legs and wings, so
that he is snared exactly as a sparrow
is snared in birdlime.,. .
Then the leaf closes over him slow.
ly but surely, and crushes him by
folding Its edges Inward gradually to
ward the center. The fly often lingers
long with Ineffectual struggles, while
the cruel, crawling leaf pours forth a
digestive fluid a , vegetable gastric
Juloe, as it were and dissolves him
alive piecemeal
, Sport and Morality.
There Is much more than a grain 01
truth in the contention of a Masso
chusetts woman that athletics will con-
duce to healthier and more normal
lives for women. The same may be
said for men. The men and women
who take plenty of exercise In golf,
tennis, swimming, baseball or rowing
will not be as often heard of in di
vorce courts as those whose leisure is
spent in idleness. Healthy bodies and
clean minds go oftenest together. That
is one reason why sports for youns: or
old are encouraged. It is the reason
colleges urge their students to do gym.
naslum work and Join the athletlo
teams. The recreation centers of large
cities, the playgrounds, football and
baseball parks, the full swimming
beaches and public golf links will all
have their beneficent effects on the
bodies and minds of the coming generation.
Did His Beat
The young politician was obliging
possible, but there was a limit to
his possibilities. When the reporter
asked him what his wife would wear
at the mayor's reception, he assumed
a confidential air.
"I'll tell you Just as much as I
know myself," be said. "Last night
she told me she should wear white;
this morning at breakfast she said
she'd decided on her rose-colored
gown, and when I said good by to her
she had spread a gray one beside the
rose-colored on one chair, and her
black lace beside the white on na-
other, and was taking something else
out of the closet If her hair hadn't
caught on a hook as she turned round
I might have been able to tell you
more." Youths Companion.
A New Kind ef Cud.
The family lived In a small town
and pastured their cow In an adja
cent lot from which she sometimes
escaped. ,
'Sammy," said mother one day, "
wish you would see what Daisy la
doing."
Sammy hurried to the window. "O.
she's Just lying out here chewing hef
kidney." said he in a satisfied tone.-
Delineator.
REV. THOMAS I. GASSON,
HEADS BOSTON COLLEGE
With the recent
development of
plans for a new
Boston college, on
U n I v e r s 1 1
Heights, Newton,
the name of its
president,- Rev
Thomas I. Gasson,
S. J., has been
brought promi
nently before the
public, says Hu
man Life.
He is a recog
nized authority in all that makes for
true progress, genial and easy of ap
proach in his personality, and stern
in his principles of right and wrong
His sense of humor is very keen, and
he has many an opportunity of exer
cising it. He tells a story of some
little boys in a sodality, several
years ago, who, when they found be
was to be their director, laid down
the law in no mistaken terms regard-
lng the sermons they wanted. "Don''
preach more than ten minutes," they
said; "we don't like long sermons
This to a man accustomed to told
his Jlsteners Interested for long dis
courses. .
Even when the Joke is against him
he enjoys it and his friends have
many a laugh over incidents droll
enough in themselves, but droller still
from his way of telling them. Intel
lectual though he is, he loves little
ones dearly, no matter what their
creed or color. At the close of a visit
to Oldtown, Me., recently, he brought
a little Indian lad back to Boston
.with him to see the sights. The lad'i
wonder grew with everything new
he saw, and the elevated railway ex
cited his intense admiration. He
wanted samples of everything to bring
back with him, but when the earn
pies Included such trivial things as
railways and typewriters, kind and
generous though Father Gasson was,
he had to refuse.
People from every walk of life come
to him for advice, from the day labor
er in his overalls to the polished pro
fessor with his "Ologies" and "Isms.1
As a lecturer Father Gasson Is also
well known, and of late years espe
cially, he has attracted large audi
ences at various literary organiza
tions. He is always to the fore when
there is a question of the uplifting of
the people, or raising the standard of
education. Questions, whether of men
tal or moral development, are each
and all of great importance to him
and each and all are treated ' in a
masterly way.
England's by nationality, but Amer
ica's by adoption, he has made him
self the friend and adviser of thou
sands of men and women, both
learned and unlearned. .
A Criticism.
First Angel What is that spirt
fussing about?
Second Angel She says her bat
pins stick out beyond her. halo, Har
per's Basar.
BARONESS VON SUTTNER
AN APOSTLE OF PEACE
All through her
life an ' advocate
and laborer for
the cause oi
peace, It Is not
surprising that
Baroness Bertha
von Suttner,
known throughout
Europe yes,
throughout the
civilized world
because of her
books and her ef
forts for universal
freedom from warfare, should again,
this year, be one of the winners of the
Nobel peace prize. This feminine
apostle of the splendid cause is a most
gracious woman and a clever conver
sationalist The friend of everyone in
terested in arbitration, she has met
celebrated people of many countries
and is therefore a most Interesting
speaker. She talks fluently in man;
languages and is a broad-minded, deep-
thinking woman, free from prejudice.
This devoted Austrian lady was born
67 years ago at Prague, daughter ol
the late Field Marshal Count Frane
von Kinsky, a member of one of the
most ancient and famous houses oi
Austria. One would hardly expect an
apostle of peace to arise from the war
like house of Kinsky, or that a mem
ber of that aristocratic family would
devote her entire life to working for
the people, persuading them that the
only thing that can save the nations is
a universal peace. The early life ol
the countess was passed at Vienna,
and, owing to her father's high posi
tion. It was very brilliant furnishing
her with much information that has
been useful In her work. The numer
ous books she has written show a
great knowledge of life in all Its
aspects.
When quite a young girl the Count
ess Kinsky was engaged to Prince
Wittgenstein, and it was his early
death in battle that brought to her
forcibly all the horrors of war. For
many years she mourned her lover
and she was no longer young when
she met and married Baron Gundacar
von Suttner. The baron sympathized
in all her views and with his help she
has accomplished much that she might
otherwise have been unable to fulfill.
He also was a writer, and he did much
for the cause of peace.
The baroness has a thorough knowl
edge of English literature and her
books are the result of her reasoning
and her wide reading. The baroness
Is president of the Austrian Peace so
ciety and is vice-president of the In
ternational Peace bureau at Berne.
One or T'other.
"I wish I were dead!"
"Heavens! Cant you marry he, or
did you?" Cleveland Leader.
Theater Waists
THE blouse at the left is of black
monsseline de sole made up over
black silk and trimmed with
bands of Jet embroidery.
The waistcoat IS of light blue silk
velvet trimmed with the black mous
sellne de sole and trimmed with a
motif of gold embroidery, as is also
the girdle, the latter of black liberty.
The yoke or guimpe is of white lace,
'"he sleeves are trimmed with the
FUR TRIMMING THE VOGUE
According to Fashion's Present Edict
It Is Almost Impossible to
; Overdo It
Surely there never was a time when
the economical woman could more
gladly bring out from the moth balls
all the fur she has Inherited ana
boueht She can have it dipped and
combed and put it on every gown that
she will wear this winter. The
nighteown is almost -the only robe
that is not fur trimmed, and one
would not be surprised to see one ap
pear with an edge of sable at sleeves
and hem.
Sable la In first style for everything.
It is used in 15-inch borders on eve
ning wraps, in ten-inch borders on
afternoon gowns, and in three-inch
borders on ball gowns. On the latter
it is combined, or rather held down
at intervals, with huge dull red silk
roses. . One sees It comblnea witn
flowers on a great majority of gowns,
not for street wear, of course, but
for all manner of house occasions.
Chinchilla Is shown again, but not
In dyed marten, sealskin, and dyed
otter, as well as its natural ' condi
tion, is very fashionable and Is used
on chiffon and satin or tunics and
coats, ' ' ' ':
Narrow edees of all the brown, furs
are run on sleeves and the drapery
on the bodice, and one sees it also
on tabs that hang from the waist In
severe elongated dlrectolre fashion.
It is supreme in . millinery. Hats
for all hours are trimmed with it
Every turban is to have a border of
It Fisher, badger, skunk and grebe
are used with lynx, dyed marten,
Pftlskln. and dyed otter. Sealskin
Is especially smart on hats and the
woman who has any of It In good
condition can turn It Into a high plait
ed turban and border it with three
inches of brown fur; if sable, all the
better. "
If she wants this hat for afternoon
wenr ahm can have one rose at the
side or front preferably a huge, dull
roA onfi. This black-red tone, which
Is the color of blood, Is very much
the fashion in gowns, In wraps ana
especially in roses.
The Paisley Blouse.
The craze for Paisley trimmings
and borderlngs which was so marked
this past season is by no means over.
A rather new form which it will take
in the early autumn is a blouse to
complete dark blue costumes.
Such a blouse will look well with
the tailored suit, but can be more ef
fectively treated with a one-piece
frock to wear for afternoon or un
der a long coat ..
The owner of an old Paisley shawl.
partially moth eaten, can get one of
these blouses cut on simple semi
tailored lines from the shawl and
have enough of the bordering left to
Introduce a touch of the coloring on
the skirt
Jet and finished at the elbows with
turnover cuffs of black liberty.
The other blouse is of black silk
voile trimmed with bands of Jet un
derneath and silk cord. ,It is trim
med underneath with a corslet of gold
embroidery headed by gold lace, these
showing through the voile in charm
ing effect The little guimpe is of
white lace. The sleeves - are made
and. trimmed to correspond.
TO FRESHEN UP RIBBONS
Many Methods May Bs Employed, and
With Care They. Will Appear
Like New
Messallne ribbons and those of ta.
feta can be washed In gasoline and
cornraeal mixed, if - but slightly soil
ed. Velvet can be cleaned In the
same way. 1 '
Certain ribbons can stand washing
in soap and water. Experiment first
with a small end. Take a thick suds
of white soap and rinse through sev
eral soapy waters and a final clear,
cool water. Press out most of the
moisture between cloths and dry on
a crock or press between linen cloths
while still damp. . , ., ( ,
Where it 13 proved that ribbon will
not wash without stiffening rinse
through gasoline or benzine several
times, then wipe dry with a piece of
flannel and stretchy , until dry.
-Ribbon belting can be stretched
tight on a boarder the edge of a
stationary washstand and scrubbed
with a clean nail brush and thick
white suds. Keep stretched until
dry. :.
Ribbons with nlcot edees must ' ba
carefully pinned into place through
each loop if it is to look fresh when
finished. Gauze ribbons rarely stand
washing, but with, care can be fresh
ened by using a little gum arablo
water.
Roman Scarfs of Woot -If
you would make a sensation with
your knitting start one of the new
Roman scarfs In fine Shetland wool.
They are the most fetching things In
light warm wraps that have ap
peared for many a day. These scarfs
are about a yard wide and as long
as one likes; from a yard and a half
to two yards is the average. They
are knit loosely with, huge wooden
needles, and any one who can knit
need not fear to attempt one. The
chief beauty lies In the coloring
which copies closely the Roman silk
scarfs of an earlier generation. The
stripes are knit across and - are
formed of four colors, each outlined
on both edges. Alternate stripes of
white of varying widtt
A ROBE GOWN
The sketch today allows for little
detailed description. It is a robe pat
tern In embroidered batiste combined
with lace. The'suggestlon is merely
to remind readers of the beautiful
things to be had at reasonable prices.
The wise woman will buy them now,
even though she does not make then;
up until next summer.
Novel Hemming Party. ,
A girl who was going to be marrlwi
varied the usual sewing party by In
viting her girl friends to loin
a hemming bee. Towels, napkins,
dish towels and tablecloths, were
hemmed during the afternoon, mad
pleasant by fruit lemonade and bis
cuit on the wide porch, and eacn guest
put her own Initials in the
each article hemmed by her a charm
ing reminder in days to aimn Th
silver thimble given to each girl on
her arrival' was kept as a souvenir.
Meanwhile the hostess found her linen
chest much fuller than at the Mn.
nlng of her uemm!ag Dart