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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-19
BY ]. L. Harbour.

busted herself with SOME kitchen
duties. Her pantry )Shelves needed
clean papers on them. Martha re-
moved the things from the shelves,
and took several papers from a bundle
Mrs Marston Mad given her. She was
cutting a Strip from a newspaper,
when her EYE fell on this paragraph;
''Nir. EGstin d. eye, who has within
the past Ave years realized a fortune
Of fully a million dollars from his In
5estnents in Western mines and real
estate, proposes to erect magnificent
house on Gaynor HILL"
Martha looked at the title Of the
paper and read, the Louisborough Ga
zette.
tits the town where father lived
before he and mother were married.
i am sure that Justin D. wye and the
man who signed his name to that note
are the same. And he is worth
million dQll9rsw
She took her scissors, and cut out
the lines she had roo linen she got
an old atlas 49, iVVhSu w Nhe CITY
- zo..sUorough.
at must be a long distance from
here" she said, with a sigh. "If 1t
were only nearer, do believe IA go
reminfd Ms %yG OF his promise
70 pay and ask him IL he thought It
had been 'outlawed' in the sight Of
GodL"
Al day she pondered over what she
had read. Toward evening she had
to go down to one Of the village stores.
She was passing the railroad station,
when an idea suggested itself to her.
IN go In and ask the agent IL he
can tell me how far 1t is to Louis
borough, and how much 1t would cost
to go there"
The information she received was
Encouraging. 1t would cost at least
twenty-five dollars.
"And that is every dollar we have
in the world said Martha. "Pn have
tQ give Il up .-r',r
But the more she thought about 1t
the less willing she felt to give it
up, On the morning of the third day
she said to her sister:
Ann, do you think that you and the
little boys could get along without me
Tor two or three days and nights IL 1
got Jane Lewis, the seamstress, to
come In and stay nights with your"
I'D rather have her than any one
else, but where are you going, Mar
tha"
I'm going to place called Louis
borough on a matter of business" said
Martin, with n sense of Importance.
She would have liked to keep her
going secret, but this was impossible
~ little town like Osborne. BY the
iniA. She was ready to start, the entire
{lll4se Knew where she was going and
N'lil FAhkA purpose. The general
|i'l Nsta lat It was "a FOOLS
er1i'f PINK MeffAR. was not to be
- Il 90. sAiSAt to go
in we 90 thd l|li I.,SEy
9at INFUSED het N1iae n X 4, ,
M iAld her A. ask n ~. ,sA
pm '''hd Nj. GU lloFdIr! lila| 4. \ M
A'|t IB d blue .IA,pls plicer ~ |l.'D
~ aiat plNli,sfm, she went
.'|hb HIM and 7Ib'
', yaY Mere Mr.. Justin
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-19

HYHE day after the funeral Of
M Jared Coombs bis five
NIX orphaned children were sit
W. ting around the kitchen
M ing, as Martha, the eldest,
Sb look the situation In the
nv sixteen yee-5 old; Ann,
SIH ext oldest, was fourteen; then
III were three little boys-JeprS
liz Ter and Horace.
rW.eir mother had been dead three
lIlls, and their father had been an
invalid for two years. re had at
one time been r. Sv''s sperous MAN.
but not wi''n - memory Of his enn-
dren, and he had never SAID much
about bis "better days"
The people in the toy'h where the
Coombses lived Wondered vaguely
"what In the world those childrer
would do now" and Martha had laIn
awake nights trying to solve the SANE
problen:. w. up to
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-19
Q0HE REM which
TUT T. VGN artha
III the

tf&>SSSS~ mouse Tor dinner, and
% 81 the other children with
~ has been so kind" said
~ her sister and brothers.
- ID der. lap some papers that,
taken, from the tin box in
n father had kept them for
~ Most of them were yellow
Tht, and some of them fell apart
ing tcreases when they were UNI
tor, + Some had seals, and were
egal papers; Others seemed
The notes and bills, and there
900 taXd many business letters.
vsrioagombs bad told Martha that
le papers were Of any value,
Optadvised her to burn them,
IAon removed a lid OF the kitchen
mo T. began to drop them, one by
g.. he Goals. She had burned
them, when she picked up a
Tpaper, on the back Of which
An ritten in her fathers hand:-
lis man / trusted above all others,
my loss Of confidence in him
yes me more than the loss of the
ey he should have paid me. But
hat I know to be my death-bed,
eve Justin eye all the loss and
~ Vie has caused me-"
OF To could never hold a Kyudge
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-19

N China liquids are sold by weight
and grain by measure. w.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-04

In Mexico the sexes intermingle with
a freedom undreamed of in our more
northern ATTITUDES. Counting is done in
the open among the lower classes. You
notice men standing in the streets con-
versing with their dulcineas by means
OF pocket telephones, the private wire
extending from a small battery on their
person to the window of the second sto-
ry apartment occupied by the fair
maids. Occasionally a lover unable to
stand the expense Of a private t.helIo''
apparatus, enacts Romeo by mounting
a box, barrel or vehicle of some kind
and believing his affection at the win
dow above When you approach. he
walks away, up or down the street, to
return to his wooing as soon as you
have passed out Of hearing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-04
QUEEN DOWAGER
MARGHERITA'S GIFTS.

The fact is not generally known re-
garding Queen Dowager Margherita of
Italy that soon after the death of King
Hunbert she distributed all her per-
sonal effects, such as dresses and the
greater part of her jewels. among her
friends and relations before finally re-
firing from court life. Her majesty
gave away over 800 superb costumes,
and her famous collection of pearls has
also been divided up among those who
have been intimately associated with
her during the past Museums and art
galleries of Italy have also been made
the richer by many costly and unique
articles which had been sent to the
queen as gifts from all parts of the
world. Immediately after King Hum
bert's funeral she sent to the museum
at Florence the exquisite enbroideries
which made so fine a display at the
Chicago exhibition.
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player. She makes a face behind her
hand and whispers:
Il could throw papa and that poor
little wretch both down the front steps
together. But it pleases papa to think
he's the only person in the house, so we
fool him and let him think So"
The maid. Susan, was not so philo-
sophical- One Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Herman went toward the kitchen, sniff
fng at every step and saying:
Il smell musk and pomatum. want
to know where it comes FROM" burst
ing the door open suddenly to find sit
ting beside Susan likely young milk
man. with a broad. red face and his hair
slicked to kill. Susan was not pleased.
The elimination came a few days la
ter. Susan returned hastily from her
afternoon out to find Mr. Herman
reading a letter of hers from the milk
man. He had apologized to himself
thus for doing it:
IT'S rather an out of the way thing
to do, reading Susan's letter, but SUI
san is very young, and if anything
goes wrong with her in my house I'll be
blamed for it,
But Susan did not see it in that light.
She snatched the letter from him and
ran to her mistress.
Ma am, I give notice this minute. I
won't live in no house where there is an
old hen of man who pokes into my
business and reads my letters. There's
men who stays out nights and has late
breakfast, there's men you have to run
around after and pick up things for as
if they was a baby in long clothes, and
there's men who row you everlastin
about things that goes on the table to
eat All these 1 can stand if I have to,
because men is as the Lord made 'em.
and we must make allowance. But the
hen man, ma am. Aim that is always
in the house pickin round, him won't
put up with noways's
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becoming nodded in black velvet. L
was called upon to admire one of
these too. They resemble the marQuise
or tricorne shapes and are possessed of
jaunty prettiness. The Aiglon cravat,
with little ends each side of the chin, is
likewise affected. These signs Of the
times, together with the long popular
ity of Mime. Bernhardt's Bonapartist
play and other evidences of restless
ness, a scholar suggests. point unmis-
takably to certain political possibilities
in France. whence these fashions ema-
nate, that only the utmost tact and d.
plomacy on the part Of the republican
government can defeat, or perhaps one
had better say delay But I trust he is
mistaken, as war influences upon fash
ion are growing wearisone indeed.
I must be off now to madame's and
view myself in trousers. the while won
dering If the desired transformation
will be forthcoming. So au revoir.
New York.
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And Other Charming
Verses.

The double bereavement in TIE death
OF her husband and child Frustrated the
poetess. and a long illness followed.
When she recovered, she went back to
Portland and resumed work on The
Transcript. She afterWard resided In
Washington and was in Ford's theater
the night OF President Lincoln's as
sassination- In 1866 her second volume
of poetry, entitled Poems by Elizabeth
Akers, appeared. During the same year
she was married to Mr.. NJ. r. Allen and
removed to Richmond, Va About this
time began a dispute as to the author
ship of Rock Me to Sleep. Mother"
Mrs. Allen had little difficulty ia estate
fishing her authorship of the poem.
as none Of the other claimants could
show prior publication or had written
verses Of relative merit, and competent
critics agreed that. while no poem OF
hers attained the popularity Of the
verses in question, Mrs. Allen was the
undisputed author of several poems OF
SURPRISING strength and beauty In
1872. Mr.. Aliens business interests be-
ing in New York city, he removed with
his family to that city.
Her most famous poem has been
translated into every language. as IL
touches a chord in every human heart
Although II was composed when Mrs.
Allen was a young woman, it appeals
to persons of all ages. It is impossible
for many tc read the exquisite second
verse without a tear:
Backward, aow backward. 0 tide Of the yaanl
weary of toll and Of tears
Toll without recompense, tears all in vain,
Take them and give me my childhood araing
have grown weary Of dust and decay,
Weary Of ainging my soul wealth away
Weary Of sowing for others 20 reap;
Rock me to sleep, mother. rock me to slespl
The closing lines have found an echo
in millions of hearts:
Mother. dear mother, the years have been long
Since last listened your lullaby song.
Sing then, and unto my soul It shall seem
Womanhood's years have been only q dream
Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace.
With your Light lashes just sweeping my face.
Never hereafter to wake OF to weep;
Rock me to sleep. mother. rock ne to dsepI
Mrs. Allen now resides in the pictur-
esque Bronx district, Westchester coun-
ty N. 2, and her latest poem. "The
Ballad of the Bronx" treats OF that
beautiful section ETHEL KNOX.
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X LONG with ''Home, Sweet
~ Home" Rocked In the Cradle
g u of the Deep .'Suwannee Rfv-
err and odd Kentucky Home .
Rock Me to Sleep. Mother will hold a
pre- eminent place in the affections of
the ballad singers of America. Ameri-
cans seem born to write the songs Of
the nations
The poem Rock Me to Sleep. Moth
err" early recommended itself to the
composer. and it Immediately became a
popular song. 1t was written by Miss
Elizabeth Chase (now Mrs. Elizabeth
Akers Allen), a young poetess of great
promise. The verses were originally
published by the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post. The poem was widely
copied and at once esta bIished for its
author a permanent literary reputation.
Mrs Elizabeth Akers Allen was born
at Strong, Franklin county, Me-, Oct. 9,
1882, and is now 6S years of age. Her
mother died when she was an infant,
and her. father then removed to Farm
ington, Me, where her girIhood was
passed Her first poems were published
In a weekly newspaper under the pen
name of Florence Percy. Some Of her
verses, written when she was only u.
were without her knowledge published
IN Vermont paper, and in 1S47 she be-
gan to sign her own name to them. In
1855 she accepted an editorship on the
Portland (Me.) Transcript. Her first
volume Of poems, Forest Buds From
the Woods Of Maine" was published in
1856, and the profits from it enabled her
to travel extensively in Europe.
At the age of Is she was married to
Paul Akers. a young sculptor of Maine.
who died about IA months later in
Philadelphia, leaving his wife with one
child, a daughter, who died soon after.
Paul Akers was a genius. Though lack
ing in artistic training and instruction,
he determined to become q great scu1p-
tor, and so well did he succeed that,
while he died young, he achieved a
national reputation and made busts
and statues of many men prominent in
public life. He spent several years
abroad and IN 1S59-6O had studio in
Rome, where work amid the wet clay
undermined his health. He associated
with the statesmen and litterateurs of
his day and was himself a writer OF
ability. contributing to The Atlantic
Monthly noteworthy articles on sub
jects relating to art
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WOMEN ARE WEARING rRoU-


new claret coIored Hveries which were
worn almost without exception by the
auto attendants which term. I'm
told, is used in speaking Of the men on
the box For the most part, consid-
cred the regalia too snowy as the bod
les of the vehicles were in the same
color. banded by stripes OF green and
gold paint, but this is an age of bril-
hancy, and we are TO expect nothing
else until the century is well begun
As a matter of course, when we had
exhausted the wedding subject, the
new arbiter of the Four Hundred. Har-
~ Lenr. came in for a share of atten-
ton Opinion IS somewhat divided as
to his fitness for filing the place, but
since it is no less a parsonage than Mrs.
Astor who has proclaimed him Ward
McAIIister's successor criticism is soto
voce. He is nice. amiable chap who
has q faculty for making friends and
devoting himself to passe grandes
DANES.
Lend me your ears while tell you a
state secret. 1t is startling. Prepare
yourself for SURPRISE: Women are
wearing trousers. discovered this
while at Newport. They are the real
things too-not knickerbockers, nor
vet are they akin in the slightest to
the bloomer family, but snug. wen fit
ting bifurcates. They are of cheyiot or
wooden stuffs for ordinary wear and
silk jersey cloth for dress. have Of
ten looked with envy, and 50 no doubt
have others. upon the dead swell girl
whose perfectly fitting skirt caused ev-
cry good looking fellow within range to
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cast admiring gIances and wondered
until I was headachy how she man
aged it My tailor, one OF the best, and
my modesto an artist, have studied
the pett1coat problem until they have
reduced it to a science, vet the proper
emphasis somehow was lacking, and
not until tRis week did learn how one
woman in hundred looks the fashion
plate girl At this moment am due
to try on my first pair Madame Sc
cured the services of poor sweatshop
creature who has made pants for ten
years, and with tutoring viii doubtless
become an expert ladies breeches max
er." as madame insists on calling the
new helper I'm told they are the most
comfortable garments woman ever wore
They have not the surplus cloth of
boomers to hang full about the knees,
yet perfect freedom of limb is obtained
by buttons and elastic loops. One of
the chief requirements of the styles of
the moment Is a certain clinging pro-
pensfty not only about the hips. but
about the knees as we'll which object is
destroyed by either petticoats or any
species Of divided skirt. The outline of
the figure must be clearly and carefully
preserved if you would be au fait. This
cannot be accomplished except by wear
ing trousers. Drop skirts are under the
ban, therefore. and frocks are mounted
on lining stitched in place, so that the
two fabrics fall together
Many oddities attracted my attention,
and we will have no better opportunity
even at the dog show to review fash
ions than was afforded me at this derni-
season Newport dress exhibition. There
were lots of strangers who were unbid-
den guests coming to see and be seen
The ambitious ones. pretending to be of
the elect, followed the leaders along
the avenue and appeared at the Casino,
which was in sort a sartorial salon.
A mun and pelerine set, both a bris-
Ting mass of pinked silk frills, is one
whim 7 met They were distinctly fas-
cinating, these. and each had large
and wonderfully realistic pale pink rose
tucked attractively into the silky, bris-
Ting mass. This style of neckwear is
designed especially for willowy woman
kind. I heard of, though I didn't see.
another such set edged with chenille
instead Of pinking. These, you must
understand, are made of small stir
frilIs closely set together and are not
bit like the silk rufies and muffs Of
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so much affected. I noticed a very chic
woman among the unknown wearing
yellow chrysanthemums at the side of a
skunk mun and some others to CORE
spond on her skunk fur collarette. She
was very dark and rich complexioned.
and they suited her extremely well.
Here, too. the soft velvet sailor hat
for travelling or morning wear made it's
debut. I remember trying to get a
sailor Of @this variety in the early au-
tumn, but without success No one had
seen such a thing. 1 encountered a
half dozen OF these the other day. One
in a black and white fancy panne. fin
ished with just a simple chou and a
quill was the acme of good style. I
can imagine very chic demispring hats
in these soft, little sailors made Of
printed panne. miroir or ordinary silk
velvet or even IN stitched black taffeta,
which, by the way, would be delight
fully light. The eaglet shapes. of which
there are one or two varieties are very
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HAVE had a merry week at New

= HAVE had a merry week at New
port. which. though strange, Is
true. It being possible to enjoy one
self IN the deserted village at this time
of year only because many OF US re-
NAMED after "the wedding for series
of cottage frolics. Everybody prattieu
before Elsie French became Mrs Al
fred Cswynne Vanderbilt of the magnln-
renee and extravagance of the nupnat
preparations, but none really conceived
the magnitude Of il all Think OF cnaf
tering two special trains for - hours
and the expense of opening. half dozen
summer houses for a few days only. 70
saw nothing Of the floral display, Del
breakfast and the incidentals! Such
regal splendor was naturally attended
by much pOmp and ceremony, ana we
found quite as much food for gossip,
and much less speculative in character
after as before the wedding
Hereafter brides will probably choose
three attendants. not including the
maid of honor. They must never omit
he .dove luncheon which function
was revived by the celebrated bride
Costumes for the attendants go with
feweled favors and are planned by the
decorator who demands that, unmind-
f1ll of becomingness, they conform to
his vondrous color scheme, whatever it
he Every woman friend, whether she
is a deft needlewOman or otherwise,
must contribute a corset cover OF ner
own making to the trousseau- Such
tribute will hereafter be exacted, as the
oracle has said they be potent factors
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ing a family man, he was
drawn instinctively and ire
| sistibly to domestic life when he with
drew from active affairs. In the bosom
of his family he looks well to the ways
Of his household, as the Bible says of
the virtuous woman. He believes with
Paul that the man is the head of the
woman, but Mr.. Herman goes at least
five better than Paul, for he is the head
of half dozen women-at least he
thinks he is.
When he took charge, he tackled up
about the house rules for observance
by his women folk These related chief
ly to the expenditure of cash. In the
rooms of his wife and daughters was
pasted across the mirror the rule that
no money should be paid out in that
household without his knowledge and
consent In the kitchen another notice
warned how much butter and sugar
should be used each week
Mr.. Herman usually answers the
front door bell himself If perchance it
rings when he is not there to see, he
hears it invariably and hurries thither-
ward, asking, breathless:
who's there? What did he want?"
Thus is he able to exercise a wise,
eternal vigilance over every man, wo-
man and child, every parcel-yea, to
make dead sure even of every dictionary
peddler that touches his threshold. IN
like manner with the outgoings. If his
daughter Maud Mary raises the front
window to see whose funeral it is when
the German band on the next block be-
gins dolefuIly to unwind Il Dreamt
That I DweIt In Marble Halls her
papa hears and calls up the stairs:
whats the matter up there %
If one leaves the house by the front
door, she is met in the hall by Mr.. Hen
man with the question:
where are you going now? What
are you going to do?"
Thus is this estimable gentleman
able to watch both ways and tcotch
him a-comin and cotch him a-goin.'' as
1t WERE Now and then deadbeat or
a beggar calls to solicit aims. With a
brave, big front Mr. Herman dismisses
him. then turns to his women folk and
says.
That fellow was a little surprised to
see me open the door. I guess he
thought there wouldn't be anybody but
women around the house this time of
day. But I showed him. It always
wants man to talk UP to people"
Mr.. Herman is 5 feet s and weighs
120 pounds. His daughter Maud Mary
is feet and weighs 140. Besides. she
has gone IN for athletics and cross
country runs and is a champion golf
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A PECULIAR SUPERSTITION.

A valued and much sought after tall
isman is the pen that has signed the re-
prieve for a murderer. 1t is a strange
but true fact that many great singers
have a weakness for obtaining possess
sion of these pens, which are believed
to bring the owner good fortune, and it
is said that Queen Victoria kept
small collection of these reprieve pens
to bestow on famous singers whose per-
formances she had witnessed at Wind
sor. Nine. Patti. or. rather. Baroness
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Cederstronn, and Nine. AIbani both pos
sess- one Of these pens. which were
presented to them by the queen. The
latter prima donna has had her peculiar
gift or charm mounted in the form Of
brooch, and. II not wearing it, always
carries it on her person. Nine. Patti.
too. believes in the power of her tails
man, for when travelling she always
carries IL with her.
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In promoting good luck" OF course.
the proposition is most absurd, but so
are ali superstitions, apd it is forgiva-
bic to indulge in vagaries on these mo-
mentous occasions.
The aggregation of automobiles was
little less interesting than the Garden
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saIART sILvER nELr.

Silver waist belts and buttons are
adjuncts Of dress which are this winter
in extensive demand The belt shown Is
an excellent design, with repousse me-
dallions linked by small chains. and
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display OF weeks ago. Everybody
brought his or her vehicle, seemingly
intent upon having the affair strictly
up to date even to the smallest partic-
ular. was much impressed by the