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The times., 1901-05-12
Trnmc in sInve Girls.

It is not creditable to the city govern
ment of San Francisco that it was found
necessary to call in the Federal authori-
ties to break up the traffic in slave girls
in Chinatown. For years this traffic has
been going on. and by various cunning
frauds young Chinese gir1s have secured
entrance to the city either-by false GER
tifcates al this port or by being smuggled
over the British Columbia border says
the New York Tribune" As a good look
ing Chinese girl is worth several thousand
dollars, there was a large profit in the
business to the slave dealers, and these
men are now lighting in the courts
against the Federal officials movements
to clean Chinatown of this infamous traf-
fic Several raids haye been made by
United States District Attorney Wood
worth and a number of slave girls have
been seized. 1t is the Governments plan
to deport to China these girls as fast as
proof can be established that they are
illegally held. AS this win mean a dead
loss of from = 900 to $1,000 on each girl
the Shareholders cannot long endure such
drain on their resources, and the result
will be that the practice viii be broken
up, and this foul business viii cease A
good beginning was made this week. when
one girl. recently arrested. was ordered
deported, as she had no certificate. and
il was proved that she was not born here
The times., 1901-05-12
A Uninue Portrait

Senorita Herminia DaviIa, who>has been
proprietor and head teacher of a school
for art needlework in Porto Rico. has re-
Gently arrived in this country for the ex-
press purpose of exhibiting at the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo
the art to which she has devot-
ed her life. This is a portrait of
Washington, which is at once an excellent
likeness of the Father of His Country,
according to accepted portraiture, and an
example of the finest kind of delicate
work with the needle.
The composition, of which the portrait
is the centre, is enclosed in a massive
giIded frame, which was made to order
for the artist after her arrival in New
York, says the Evening Post" An inner
frame surrounding the glass was made
by Miss Davila (she prefers to drop the
Spanish ''SenOrita'), and is in itself q
very curious and interesting piece of work.
1t consists OF flowers and leaves, in
beautiful forms. very slIillfully cut out of
undressed leather, and deftly pinned to-
gether The foundation of the compost
tion is white China silk, stretched tightly
The times., 1901-05-12
A Tip to Bridegrooms.

A young clerk in a downtown Office ex-
poets to be married next week, and never
before has he been arrayed in such gor-
geous splendor. He has heretofore been
regarded as a youth who would rather
save his money for a rainy day than put
it on his back while the sun shines, and
his remarkable conduct on the eve of his
wedding has aroused all sorts of specula-
, tion. A new suit of clothes every day,
and especially to business. has caused
much comment.
why don't you wait until after you
are married before you air your trous-
seau2" asked one of his fellow clerks.
You'll be as shabby as ever before the
great event comes off. Then, when you
bride is all decked out in her new friils,
she'll be downright ashamed OF you.
What dye mean, anyhow?
The prospective Benedict glanced fur
lively about like the villain in the play.
"Sh-h-hi'' he whispered It's a secret,
but I'll let you in on it, It's little scheme
of our own-I mean the girls and mine.
We've been talking it all over. We've
read all about how brides and grooms are
always spotted on trains and in hotels
and everywhere they go, so we want TO
get the newneSs of our clothes worn of
before we start That's the reason I'm
wearing mine around the office.
but I'm afraid she has fallen down on
the ARA ngement. You see, when girl
gets a whole lot of new pretty things
made she hates like sin to wear EN-
around and get EN- mussed UP. She
wears her travelling dress around the
house, though and that's getting to look
as though il wasn't very new. Oh, we re
foxy, we are, if we never have been mar
ried before.
And he smiled broad smile as he no
ticed that his spring trousers We're get
ting baggy at the Knees.
The times., 1901-05-12
A Momnn non Mnker.

Miss Nellie Morrison. of Salina, Kan,
has made a small fortune manufacturing
corn husk dolls. Her trade extends all
over the United States ara Europe. When
a child she made these dolls for her little
friends. The demand was so great that
she sold them for % cents each. Now she
is twenty-eight years old and sells the
dolls by The hundred at the same price.
The first corn carnival held in Atchison
in 1895 brought Miss Morrison prominent
" before the public. Her dolls exhibited
there leaped at once into popular favor,
could possibly fill She has never been
able to find an assistant who could put
the corn husks together as skillfulIy as
she herself does the work. She is kept
busy day and night supplying the demand.
She has sent the queer dolls TO Germany
and France and recently shipped a large
lot 10 England. She says she does not
know exactly how many dolls she has
made, but the number would run into the
thousands.
Miss Morrison uses about as many
husks as are found on an ordinary ear
of corn to make each doll. The cob serves
for the body The face is covered with a
husk and the features painted on. The
corn silk is used for the hair The dress
is a full skirt of husks. with a shirtwa1st
and EtOn Jacket. \ corn husk Sashs en-
circles the waist. The hat IS big scoop
bonnet trimmed with tassels. IN her right
hand the dol holds dainty parasol made
of firm straw with a particularly silky
Irrci for
The times., 1901-05-12
For the woman who Gives.

The maiden sister of the married man
was visiting him and his wife On the
! occasion of an anniversary Of their join
4 ing the unmarried relative felt II incun-
! bent upon her TO remember the time with
/ appropriate gifts. She presented both with
/ what she fondly imagined to be fitting
/ tributes
/ What she gave to the sister-in-law, says
1 the st Louis Star doesn't very much
/ signify. Women can always give each
/ other something and be within bounds. No
matter what it is, il is always Just the
thing l wanted, dear" As for her brother
she gave him a charming addition to his
shaving set, a handsome gotten together
camel's hair brush. set in solid silver, with
his initials on the handle together with
an equally desirable silver topped glass
box Of a shallow depth, designed to hold
his cake OF shaving soap.
The brother expressed his sincerest ap-
probation. 1t was so thoughtful of the
dear girl 10 give him a nice new brush and
glass. The very things he needed most
The donor was complacent. At the close
Of her visit she was willing TO affirm that
she was the prize picker of presents.
The next time she came TO see the man
and his wife she blundered on an unnerv-
ing discovery. The cameTs nair shaving
brush was where it had formerly reposed.
The silver topped cup was nowhere in evil
| dence on the table reserved for the mans
shaving things. Later in the course of her
| second visit she learned that the brush
was doing duty as a painting tool. and
with its assistance gilt tints were spread
on fragile chairs that had borne many
weights in the drawing room AS for the
cup. she found that on the dresser of her
sister-in-law, filed to the brim with cold
cream.
Il fear" said the spinster. making
frank confession; Il fear 1 am not with
out my limitations in the matter of pre-
senting people with things appropriate"
You're a dear old girl" said her
brother, and as long as you've found out
The times., 1901-05-12
nrihret,s Griernncs.

The wife of a clever detective is said
to have powers nearly equal TO those pos
sessed by her husband. Not long ago she
began to notice that dimes and quarters
were daily disappearing as If by magic
from the change purse in which she
kept silver for small purchases She was
inclined TO suspect one of her two maids,
a Sullen Irish girl but was unwilling 20
accuse her- After some thought she wrote
on a slip OF paper, Neither Bridget nor
Celia must take any money from this
purse This slip she put into the purse
with some silver and awaited develop
mentS.
Two days later Bridget came to her and
gave warning.
what is the matter2' asked the mis-
tress innoceutly.
I'm be going 70 another place" said
Bridget viudictively. and it's yourself
that knows the rayson. I'll not stay in
house where I'm accused of stealing
money out of a little ould purse that's
niVver had more than g In II since I
took service here1 -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The times., 1901-05-12

the situation, | don't mind telling you
that no man ever uses camels hair,
silver handled brush. The hairs all come
out, and besides, they are too short. As
for the cup, it is entirely too pretty to
spoil with lathery soap. 1 just use the
old teacup and let it go at that"
Il once gave you a little silver stamp
case said the sister. Il never see you
using it.
We'll, you see" said the man, guiltily,
I'm not much of writing man anyway,
and 1 never think of carrying stamps"
'Well, how about the cigar cutter that
/ gave you on your birthday" this fierce
ly.
u bite my cigars
"The next occasion" said the sister.
I'm going to give you the money and let
you pick your own present
The times., 1901-05-12

wears that combination she exclaimed
! tragically. she is the false ingenue, and
! her age may be anywhere from twenty to
thirty. But she has had experience and is
"a very serpent Of wisdom. No real young
Ettl ingcnue could possibly wear such
costume WITH any effect She would look
like dowdy. Besides. the young girl
does not cultivate any such effects. Her
taste runs too much 10 frils The demure
girl who tucks a rose behind her ear and
who Affects white is merely setting a trap
for some unwary man. As rule, it is
trap which does not fail"
And what about colors? Do they
mean anything
.Do thcy9' Repeated the blase girl, sar-
castically. oh. no, of course not, Just
try and see. For instance, play the in
geuue some evening when YOU are wear
ing the red net gown and watch how you
don't succeed. ON the other hand, put on
a pale blue muslin and see how easy II
viii Doe TO make people believe In YOU
BE seen once in a pink gown with lot
of rufiles and your reputation as CO
quette is established. ON the other hand
affect Ereys and mouse colorings ana you
may do about what you please Why,
even dress materials talk
Nonsense.
Nonsense. if you will. but isn't white
muslin connected in your mind with girl
ishness? Doesn't challie stand for sim
pliCityt Cashmere for reSpectability2
Broadcloth for wealth and a fat income2
Satin spells elegance, taffeta vanity, chif
fon gcnteness. and mousseline de sole
deceitfulness, and spangles downright
Worldliness."
Then YOU actually mean to say that
You can tell any girls character by the
colors she wears?'
If / can't tell the whole of it, | can
make pretty shrewd guess at the rest.
The artful girl wears big rosettes and
hchus saucily tied, black velvet bows and
distractingly spotted wells. The unso-
phlsticated girls clothes hardly ever fit,
and If they do she hardly ever looks at
home in them. The prim woman has
every bow pinned at the four corners.
The fluffy girl is usually disorderly, and
she never wears her hat straight, while
the orderly woman cant tie a stylish
bow 20 save her life.
Lazy women's skirts stick un in front
Tailor-made women are brisk and uncom-
promising. Girls who affect polka dots are
apt to be frivolous. and those who wear
plaids are, as a rule. open hearted. The
mannish girl is known by the shoulder
seams of her coat, and the narrow mind
ed woman invariably has her waists mar
row across the chest. The
Hold on!' gasped the debutante, as
she hastily clutched her samples. rs
there any way a girl can clothe herself
50 that her thoughts won't be known?"
The blase girl sank back among the
cushions and closed her eyes YEARLY.
Yes, she murmured. Adopt dress re-
form"
The times., 1901-05-12
She stan Has Her Uses

TriIby dies hard After the exhausting
| Of the craze of several years ago it was
reasonably to be thought that we had
heard the last Of the girl with the be-
witching feet. Apparently the thought
was premature.
A certain progressive proprietor OF a
Long Island summer hotel mas decided
TO call upon the faVorite of the Latin
Quarter to help him start his season. lie
has made no public announcement OF ms
plans as yet, but he is quietly working
up the details OF plan OF entertainment
which he is sure will make his house no
table for the period of rest and recred-
ton. To this end he has engaged num-
Der of pleasingly endowed young women,
who are to make the opening a success.
1t is his present plan 10 have 100 neatly
footed members Of the captivating sex
on hand when his house throws open It's
doors The season Will be started with a
Trlby social. The young women Will
have been seen to advantage on the piaz-
Zas and in the parlors OF the hotel during
the day When the evening comes
monster white curtain will be stretched
across one end of the ballroom. Behind
this will stand the young women. Each
will be costumed in the most fetching of
shoes and hosiery, and the curtain Will pc
at an elevation of about six inches from
the floor, in order that the pedal points
of the Trilbys may be seen TO the best ad-
vantage.
on the other side of the curtain, in the
greater part of the ballroom. the men
guests of the hotel will be stationed. and
win bid for the privilege of possessing this
or that pair of feet as dancing partners
for the evening. A well-known monologist
has been engaged to act as auotioneer,
and it would be strange, indeed, If he
did not keep everybody in good humor
during the sale. When a pair of feet
have been sold. their owner will step from
behind the curtain and join the gentleman
whose bid secured her company. The
proceeds of the sale will be devoted to
charity, so that the scheme will probably
prove agreeable all around.
The times., 1901-05-12

inches. Neither of the men moved after
she sat down. And yet there is now no
space in sight.
The deduction is simple. Granting the
woman a legitimate width of twelve
inches-a liberal estimate-and considering
the available space prior to her occu-
pancy forty-eight inches, it follows that
the woman is now in possession of an
overplus of thirty-six inches. which it
would be interesting to account for. In
behalf of the considerations of research
and examination, l shall endeavor to learn
the inwardness, of the phenomenon"
HUH" said the conductor.
But the thoughtful man was standing
before the woman and politely requesting
her to make room. When she gathered in
about two feet of skirting the thoughtful
man smiled peacefully. But the woman s
eyes snapped fire.
The times., 1901-05-12
Lieutenant Morris Reappointed.

Miss Norris has just been reappOinted
lieutenant colonel on the staff of Govern
or Gambler, of Georgia. 1t is only in the
South that women are appointed on a
Governors staff. A woman holding such
a place assists at social functions Of a
state character and on great state occa-
sions of a military character Miss Nor
ris is secretary of the Georgia Society Of
Chattanooga. She is an accomplished
horsewoman, linguist, and musician.
The times., 1901-05-12
woman. Mathematicany Considered.

Looking at her from mathematical
point of view" said the thoughtful man
on the rear platform, she Is something
worthy the study of all"
"Huh?" said the conductor. What did
you say?'.
Il was thinking of something" said the
thoughtful man, dreamily. Go on col
Iecting your fares. Never mind me-" The
conductor stared unutterable things,
while the thoughtful man went on, softly:
Il saw her when she got on, She
weighs probably 100 pounds net. Her
height / should put at about five feet
three inches. Her width is somewhat
problematicaI Let us say, for the pur-
pose of argument, that she could natural
iy occupy a 12-inch seating capacity, and
have an inch or two left over in case of
emergency.
many vacant spaces. She took up her
position in one of these. After she had
Settled herself down there was no longer
a gap between her neighbor on the right
and her neighbor on the left. Nor was
there a gap between either of her neigh
bors and herself Before she sat down
there was an opening between the two
neighbors of the width of two car win
doWs. or q total chasm of forty eight
The times., 1901-05-12
THE DOCTRINE OF DRESS
You Can Read a W0man's Heart by
the Clothes She Wears.

AT Least, That L. What Blnse GIRL
Tells the DebutHnte Who IL in the
Dotted Muslin StnGe - Beware of
Her Who Wears n Rose in Her Hair
The rain dashed against the windows.
The blase sirI piled the divan cushions
higher and sank among them with sigh
of content on the floor by her side l5neit
the debut1nte. surrounded 10y sea OF
dress samples
Aren't they too sweet for anything?'
she eushed, as she looked up for ap-
provaL
The blase girl half opened her eyes.
Pink, baby blue, white. organdie, chal-
lie dotted muslin. she murmured. NO,
The times., 1901-05-12
OF course it happened in the West

OF course it happened in the West, where
women have full suffrage.
How is it., the political manager was
asked. that you failed 10 get the woman
yote?"
i've were caught mapping he answer
ed frankly. I'VE thought everything was
graved ballot, while ours was only print
ed''-Chicago Post.
The times., 1901-05-12
FASHIONS FROM FRANCE
The Long Coat of Light Cloth or
Taifeta Is indispensable.

Dinner Gowns Are Less Extravagant
Now in Fabric and Cut - New
sleeves Fall on From the shoui-
ders-Buttons Are Nuch Smaller.
a long coat or cloak is Indispensable to
every thorough outfit. and so convenient
and useful are these garments that they
are made in several different weights, to
be in keeping for the different seasons OF
the year. The most useful are those of
lightweight cloth. made with interIining
for the winter and with silk and satin
lining for the spring and summer. Grey.
tan. or black are considered the smartest
eolors, ali made Ia the same style and
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salad Eating Good Sense.

Even men are progressing gastronom-
ieally Scientific dleteties has at last
revealed to us the fact that the woman
who eats salad ON n hot day in July,
August or September is displaying
sound gastronomic sense. says What to
Eat. The long haired dreamer in the
restaurant may have been nineteen diff
ferent kinds of fool upon every other
proposition In life, but he knew what
TO eat ON hot day. The human AMI
NAL needs grass or its equivalent In
summer With their oil the salads sup
ply everything a man physically needs
in hot weather. All the civilized races
of the world are salad eaters, but Amer
leans eat less than do any other people.
1t is not sign of mental decay or NOR
al degeneracy for man to eat salad: it
is gastronomic sense.
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Another Opportunity 10 Visit California
under the Auspices of the Pennsylvania
Railroads Conducted system.
In view of the great popularity Of transcnn-
tinental travel under the Personally " onduct-
ed System, as eYineed in The recent Pennsyl
Yana Railroad Iour TO the Pacific Goast and
Canadian Northwest, that company has de
cidod to run another tour to the Pacific Coaat,
including in the itinerary visit Ia the world
famous Grand Canon of Arizona IN the early
Fall The tour will leave New York Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, and other
stations ON the Pennsylvania Railroad east
of PittsburR on Monday, September -, and
reach New lorl on the homeward "trip Tue
day, October -
Az in former tours To California under the
auspices of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, a
special train, composed of the highest class
of Pullman equipment, will be utilized during
the entire trip. Excellent meals will be sere-
ed in the dining care attached to the train
during the entire journey, except during The
stops nj san Francisco and in Chicago An
observation car will appeal to all who delight
in scenery Few trips afford so great di-
vcrsity in Natures beauties as the ono out
lined below Westward bound, the tourists
will pass through the wild slopes Of the Colo
RADIO Rockies arepnd the Great Salt Lake,
and over the Businesses of the Sierra Nevada.
After visiting all the beautiful resorts on the
sunny California slopes, the eastward Journey
will be through the Arizona desert to the
Grand Canon of Arizona Its beauties can
not be painted in mere words. Magnificent in
eoloring, awful in its depths, il stands among
the natural wonders of the world Thence
across the plains to st. Louis, and eastward
through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsyl-
yania, the tourists reach their destination
Just thirty days after leaving home.
The various transcontnental lines having
made low rates on account of the General
Triennia Convention of tho Protestant Epis-
eopal thurch, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is enabled to offer this superb vacation
trip at the low rate of Als5 for the round trip
from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, or any point ON Pennsylvania
Railroad east of Pittsburg, ono in n berth;
and $iGa for the round trip, two persons oc-
cupying the same birth The rate from
Pittsburg will he Is less
Diagrams are now open, and ms the number
limited, names should be registered immediu-
tely.
For further Information and descriptive
phamphlot, apply to George W Boyd, Assist
tant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia
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New Jersey Building and Loan Invest
llGnt Company.
THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite as Fatal. The Best Treatment.
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

The Disease More Prevalent than Ever and
Quite AS Fatal. The Best Treatment.
The grip has surprised the doc
tors and health authorities this season
by its rapid spread and by some novel
symptoms. While it spares nobody
it is proving especially dangerous to
middle-aged and elderly persons. In
many cases either a fatal onset of
pneumonia, or complete breakdown
of health and strength, is apt to fol-
low an attack of grip.
The wise course for all is preven-
ton. BY wearing Reasons Porous
Plaster ON the chest and back you
protect the lungs from cold and chill
and with ordinary eare) you are
safe from grip.
For those who are already suffer-
ing from grip, or from the usual VIM
ter coughsand colds, Benson's Plasters
are a sure and speedy relief and cure.
Highly medicinal and scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes.
Only the genuine are effective. Ex-
anime when You buy. Seabury q
johnson, Manufacturing Chemists,
New York.
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HarnPra Ferry.

Harpers Ferry was named after
Robert Harper, an architect and mill
builder born In 1903 In the town Of
oxford, England. He came to Amer
lea in 1875 with his brother Joseph
and located In Philadelphia, where for
n time he prospered but, failing later
concluded to join the Friends OF Lou
doun county, Va. En- route to his new
home he came upon the gap In the
Blue Ridge mountains, where he made
Ills home
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Dedication DAY ran-Amcriean Exposition

Dedication Day Pan-Amcriean Exposition
Low Fares via the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, Five day tickets, good only
in day coaches, will be sold on Tues
days ard Saturdays. May list to Oct.
3lst, from Phillipsburg, at the rate OF
~. 90 for the round trip.
Ten-d day tickets will be sold from
Phillipsburg every day from May 1st
to October 31st, good on any train ex-
cept the Black Diamond Express, at
the rate of $40. SO for the round trip.
Write f. N. Arnold, Agent at
Phillipsburg, N. j., for further par
ticulars.