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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-04
EASTERN STAR CONVOCATION
Annual Meeting for Vermont Held In
Observation-Disclosures Elected

Mortified. VT. June 3.-The grand
chapter Order of the Eastern Star. con-
Nened its j1st annual convocdtion in Ma
sonic hail last evening. The degrees
were conferred on two candidates by
Naomi Chapter of Mortified. in a man
nor which called forth strongest praise
from all present. The part sustained by
Mrs. Mcrtie l.. Davis matron of this
chlptcr, was especially noteworthy.
Among those present was Mrs. Ella Bige-
low, editor of The Mzpah. a paper de-
voted TO the interests of the Eastern Star
in New England. She presented Naomi
chapter with n handsome hand-paintcd
book mark Following tho work refresh
ments were served an orchestra furnish
ing music, and later there was a social
hour
The convocation opened this morning
at clock and settled down to the rou-
tine work. Reports of officers and COM
mittecs were read. At | o'clock the visi-
tors witnessed a military drill on tho
Norwich parade by the corps of cadets.
There were about 275 visitors in attend
ance and the sessions promise to he of
much interest and profit
Officers were elected at tho afternoon
session and installed this evening The
list of officers follows:
Grand patron. George F. Root. New
port; srand matron. Mrs Hattie .. Ty-
Ter. Brattleboro: assistant grand patron,
j. II. Mears. Cabot; assistant grand ma
tron Mrs. All Durham. Barre; grand sec
retary. II. l.. Stilson. Bennington; grand
treasurer: Mrs. II. NJ Whitney, Windsor;
grand conduCtress, Mrs. w. T.. Griswold
Sprineiicld grand assistant conductress
Mrs. L. G. Chase. Jeffcrsonvilc: grand
warden, Mrs. Jessie Birwood Of Winoo-
ski; grand chaplain, the Rev. l. p. Chase.
Newport Center; grand lecturer Mrs
Eima NJ. Miller. Newport; grand mar
shall, Mrs. Nellie Leland. Springfield:
Adah. Mrs. Phyllis Burdette of Walling-
ford Ruth, Mrs. Annie Wheatley, Mont
pclier. Esther, Mrs. Mcrtic Davis. North
field; Martha. Mrs. Ellen NJ. Woodcock.
Manchester: Electa. Mrs. Jennie Brown
White River Junction; sentinel. DR. f. G
Pcttce, Brattlehoro; committee foreign
rrespondtncc, Mrs. Ally f. Han, New
port.
Inc officers We're installed by Past
Grand Patron ]. II. Mcleod of IIardwicll
ard Past Grand Matron Mrs. Minnie II.
Parsons of Island Pond.
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FIRES ABOUT WATERBURY
Hills IN All Directions Are Turning
T'uriOusIy.

Waterbury, J're 3.-The worst forest
fires around Waterbury are rtriug 20
day lawn" begun yesterday. There 8 a
large one at the State farm IN DuNburv.
short distance from cerc. 1t started
several days ago and is now burning in
the best timber '7f. All the farm help and
many other men re fighting the fire but
it is nearly useless
The fires on IIogback I'D 7omis TIill
and Woodard Hin. which ave reon going
for several we"ls. re burning furiouslv
row. \ strong wind is flowing
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SHOREHAM.

Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank Moore and son.
Paul and Maud are at his fathers. l.. F..
Moore s.-Mlss Sueprcnant is i'm town
again plying her needle Several attended
a dance in Rridport Wednesday.-M and
Mrs, Cressey Of Glens Falls, who have
been at the Bissell, returned home Fri
day.-The school Memorial exercises on
Friday afternoon were a great success
Ihe teachers deserve much credit They
were ably assisted by Prof. Robair Of
Hurlington and the male quartet-Shel
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NORTH FERRISBURGH.

Wilson Ball, Joseph Stone and : T.
Martin went to Middlebury Tuesday morn
ing to attend court Mrs. Lorcttc Dean
of Monkton spent Sunday at her son :
W. NJ. Dcnn.-The Whist club was en-
tertained on Memorial day and evening
hv Mrs. Herbert Kngsland and Mrs Ed
gar Roberts at their cottage at Long
Point. Joseph Stone and niece Ida Ken
Won furnished music for dancing in the
evening MIR and Mrs. John Hammond
and MIR and Mrs. Seymour OF Middle
bury were guests at the Martin house on
Sunday
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SALISBURY.

Everyone seemed well pleased with the
Memorial exercises hero at the church
ana yard Saturday forenoon.-Roy Clap
per and Guy Sumner of Bristol. were in
town Monday.-Mr. Chandler put in tele-
phones for {, V. Holden and George
Farmer last week,-Ned Wainwright Of
Rochester, spent Saturday and Sunday
in town.
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ORWELL.

Miss Alice NJ. Kyle, field secretary Wo-
mons Board of Missions. spoke Sunday
evening in the vestry to a fun house,
Charles ]. Raymond has gone to Sandy
liill, r. Y, whore he has a position as a
short hand writcr-Fred o. Lewis Of
Plattsburgh, y. Y, Is in town for n few
Gays Mrs John w Clark and family of
Phwlet have been spending n few DAYS
with his parents, Judge and Mrs. II. d.
Branch.-Miss Sadie Wood OF Rutland
was In town ovor SundlN.-A rare sicht
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BIC FIRE NEaR CAsTLEroN.

Rutland. Juno 3.--Rutland had a yellow
to-day aS the result - the forest iirDs
raging north of Casticton. The fire Is
within ten miles of that village. Tho
Fmokc blown 10y a strong west wind sot.
tied over Rutland, obscuring the sun,
Which became invisible about o'clock
Tonight the streets are tull OF drifting
smoke
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WEYBRIDGE.

Childron's day will be celebrated with
appropriate exercises, at both the Meth
od!st and Congregational churches -
The new Conversational parsonage is
about completed, ana the pastors family
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a HORSE CASE IN COURT.

Woodstock, June 3.-Windsor County
Court took up tho first jury case this
morning. sumner Iull vs.. Peter T.. Jar
Wis. horse case from Windsor brought
TO recover 80, the purchase price of Ger
tain animals
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VERNON
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES

The Winooski Valley. Villages UP North
From the Island in the Lake to the
Pnssumpstc, Along otter Creek
and by the shores of White
River Covered by Spc
cial Correspondents.
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DIR. HARDNESS RELEASED.
sixteen Mntpciicr Men Furnish the
$4,000 Bail Required.

Montpelier juno DIR Waldo r. Hark-
ness, who has been in jail since March 6
last on the charge of forging a note for
5000 on which he obtained the money
at tho Montpelier Saving bank was to-
day brought before Assistant Judge s. J..
Dana of FaYston and was admitted to
bail in the sum of $500. Sixteen bust
ness men of Mcntpelier signed as surety
for the appearance Of DR.. darkness at
the September term of Washington
county court and the doctor has resumed
his practice. The original bail in the civil
case of the bank against Iarkness was
$1,000 This was cut to 1000 and the bail
in the case of state VS.. Hardness was cut
from $1,000 to S1.joO. The men who entered
as surety for Dr. Harkness were Doctors
William Lindsay. X. l.. Cleaves. L. H.
Tcmpleton. :. VI. Knauss. L. A. New
comb, Charles Newcomb and NJ. f. Me
Guire with w. L. Poole, G. e. Megrath
c. II. Heaton. l.. H. Deavitt. ]. T.. AL
mon, j. w. Peck. S. S. Ballard, c. A.
Gale and +. NJ. Bryan.
GRAND JURY AT WOODSTOCK.
Woodstock, June 2.-The June term of
Windsor county court opened to-day,
Judge Tyler presiding. There were about
IL cases left for jury trial after the docket
was cleared UP, so a shorter term than
usual is probable. The grand jury is now
in session.
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THE COMING AMERICAN RACE.

and an emotional character That is. the
immigrants who may be expected al
most exclusively during the present
decade viii be a desirable addition to
our population and 10 the elements from
which Is gradually developing a coming
American race.
This recent turn taken by iII4isTa-
ton" to use the words Of Mr. Michaud.
will deeply and in many ways modify
our national character" but not in the
way Of deterioration Physically. but
by a slow process. through intermaT-
riage. the skull will become shorter
and broader, a change Of which al
ready he dtscerns the beginning in New
York. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
the average stature will become less.
the brunette type will increase. OF the
mental changes produced, he instances
particularly stronger family ties. =
marked check in the pursuit as well
as in the display Of wealth. a greater
love for abstract knowledge, for the
science pure Of the French, and the
addition 10 our national Characters
ties Of the artistic temperament Of the
Italians.
The distinction between the eharac-
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teristics Of the people OF the Northern
and OF the Southern States. in many
ways so obvious. is referable largely if
not mainly to the notifications intro
duced into the North BY the great tuaraf-
grafton since 1885. Of this. the Southern
States have received so small a part
that Southerners are still of the old
American stock
OF the total of 10, $50. 0s5 foreign born
in the United States in 1900. only s5s.-
574 were in the eleven States OF the old
Southern Confederaey, and more than
half Of those III the single State of Tex.
as, yet the total population Of those
States was 1875. 665- Georgia. for in
stance. with a total population OF APIS
531. had only L. 400 foreigners: in North
Carolina. out OF 1885, $40, only 1872,
South Carolina, only 5,52s out of $780,
3l6; Virginia only 10, 4s1 out of 1854
1874; Mississippi only 1881 out OF / ,551,-
go To the population of the city OF
New York immigration is now adding
yearly about as many foreigners as are
in all those Southern States, with the ex-
ception of Texas, whose foreign popuia-
ton, large for the South, was 179 ,347 In
1900, out Of q total OF 3.O4S,7 no.
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An Infant With Bright Prospects.

Lord and Lady Che1sea's little son.
just born to them, after many years Of
marriage. viii. if ne lives. be an i'm
mensely wealthy man. For Lord Chel-
sea is the eldest son and heir of the
Earl Of Cadogan and the latter is one
OF the principal ground landlords OF
London. owning the greater part Of that
dfstricf anown rs Chelsea, which is year
by year increasing in value. Lord and
Lady Chelsea have a number of young
daughters but it is their first son. and
his appearance has brought them many
congratulations.
Lord and Lady Cadogan. by the VA.
no longer seem TO be on such cordial
terms with King Edward and his consort
as in days Of yore. Before Lord Cadogan
went to Ireland as vieeroy the then
Prince and Princess Of Wales we're fire.
quent guests at Chelsea House. and the
princess in particular would generally
dine there with her daughters as the
guests of Lord and Lady Cadogan on the
nights when the prince entertained par
ties Of men al Marlborough House, nota-
bly, in connection with the Derby
But since the return of the CadogaHs
10 London, on the completion Of their
viceroyaIty. neither the King nor the
Queen has crossed the threshold OF
Chelsea House, and Lord and Lady Cad
ogan hold aloof from court. Indeed. the
altered relations have aroused much
comm at, and while some aseribe it 10
the earl's disappointment in not receiv-
Ing the dukedom which was to be his re-
ward for his services as yiceFoy Of Ire
land. there are others who assert that it
is due to the attitude which both the
King and Queen felt themselves bound to
take up in connection with very painful
family affair affecting the Cadogan fam
IIy. hut which is known TO have been
keenIy resented by both the earl and his
countess. MARQUISE DE FONTENOE
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50 on, and SO on-for Sir Philip was
quite out Of sorts.
Now. Sir Philip Is one Of the few
Joneses to be congratulated on the
inheritance of the name, 1t Is al
very well to say, Whats IN a name ?"
But we venture the modest opinion
that without the "Burne-J ones" Sir
Philip would have painted no better
and certainly less probably during
his few months stay IN the United
States. Numbers of American ar
lists, cIeverer than he. would have
been extremely we'll pleased to have
received orders for a fourth part of
the forty-two portraits ne has been
able to turn off between his coming
and his going.
He was the victim Of great luck as
well as notoriety because Of the news
papers mcessant babhling about him.
Ii is ungracious in him to rail at
them, for his success was due more to
their critics gossiping pens than to
his own heavy brush Fortune Is
/ tickle, So he should be thankful that
/ he caught those rich Americans just
at a time when it Is the fashion &c
have portraits painted by thrifty for
eign artists who chance along this
way. Some day soon, let us hope, ouI
own American painters will come N
/ for the recognition they deserve.
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COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD World.
ThoneA Match Which Opposed by the Ca
Czrna-Kng Gibraltar Causes n-Fean in Spain

vorce by the Kaiser. who. espousing the
cause Of his cousin. the Grand Duke Of
Hesse. Immediately proceeded to de-
prive her Of the honorary colonelcy
which she held in the German army,
erasiag her name from the roster of the
latter, aud directing the removal Of her
monogram and crown from the shoulder
straps of the officers and men of the
regiment which she had commanded.
OF all her many dignities, this col
oneIcy was perhaps the one which she
priced more highly than any other. She
was never tired of having herself pho
tographed in her uniform, in which she
looked extremely fascinating; was hap
piest when riding at the head of her reg
fment. and the fact or being cashiered
out of the army was the aGront which
she felt the most bitterly. and which she
may be relied upon to never either for
give or forget
Her marriage to Grand Duke Cyril
and the, possibility of her becoming EN-
press of Russia. is not therefore pre-
ciseIy relfshed at Berlin. where it is
felt that she would take advantage
thereof to pay off old scores against
the Kaiser.
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EASTER GIFT GIVIAG"
HAS GAINED GREAT VOGUE
FestaI Season Occasion for Manifesto
ton of Friendship.

The Easter festivities Of the past few
years. and. even more. those Of the pres
ent year have been marked BY a striking
Increase in the practice Of gift giving
among friends. and the custom has
steadily assumed a greater diversity Of
forms
Instead Of the primitive dyed egg and
simple Easter card. the twentieth cen
fury child is the recipient OF candy eggs
Of great size. with peepnoles disclosing
ailuring woodland scenes with fetching
angels and airy nymphs. a basketflI Of
dyed OF candy eggs tastefuliy reposing n
+ a setting Of wool. cotton. or moss. aad
/ presided over by n solemn looking hen or
wooIIy bunny" i've rabbits ducks
and chickens. aud costly cards. deeorat-
ed with silk. satin. and lace.
( It is among adults. however. that the
most striking growth Of the Easter
/ gift habit" Is observable Jewelry
gloves, books. pictures. pot5ed plants.
boxes OF cit flowers, and odds and ends
/ that are likely to have the daily personal
use Of The receiver are being sent IN
I ever increasing numbers between
friends
/ round Of the large stores viii dis
close on every hand evidences Of this
+ growing custom. OB row after row Of
counters are displayed goods placarded
with Easter legends
All this is convincing evidence of the
growth Of the Easter gift custom and Ok
the readiness Of the merchant 70 cater
10 the demands which the season calls
forth. At a department store yesterday
q representative OF the firm confirmed
these statements in emphatic terms. and
said that 1t would he we'll within the
truth to say that in the past I'VE years
the giving Of presents at Easter among
adults had more than doubled.
A. another extensive establishment
the same report was made. No estimate
vas attempted as TO the ratio Of IL
crease in the past few years. except AZ
10 flowers. Il was stated that al Easter
it was nov quite a common thing for
customers 70 bring the names and adj
dresses Ct from ten TO a dozen friends.
and give orders for flowers 10 be sent 70
them
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BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT
PLACES ORDER FCP AREs

BIRMINGHAM, April 1.-THE post"
saws it Iaarns from q trustworthy source
that the Creusot-Snider hrm and we'll
known German firm of armament manu-
Cactrrers have received orders fer arms
in The past four months from The Bull
garian government.
The first condition was THAI the weap-
ons should be delivered eXpedit.ousIy-
Moreover, the orders we're accompanied
with financial assurances. which is rath-
er unusual in ease OF contracts with
Macedonia and other eastern countries.
but which was a sufficient stimulus 10
induce the acceptance OF the conditions.
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remainder of his life. and on the active
list This is one of the advantages and
prerogatives of the ofice-it emanei-
pates the holder from all the laws ana
regulations OF military retirement.
The promotion is popular one, and
is, Of course. recognition OF Sir
Georges defense of Ladysmith. Sir
George Is not great soldier, but a gal
liant one. and his refusal TO surrender
Dadysmith to the Beers was of incalcu-
liable W. Ie TO British arms. His ad-
vancers=ut, it may be added empha-
sizes tas ;Il-will on the part of the SOW
ereign and Of his government toward
Gen. Re+vers Butler who was Sir
Georges senior, and cannot fail TO re-
vive all the controversy regarding Sir
Redver Buffers attitude in connection
with the siege of Ladysmith-
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A good many of us are worried by the
rise IN diamonds. and no wonder; al
least one diamond is indispensable to
tire comfort of household For as The
ancient traveller observed: He that
bearerh the diamond upon him. it givetn
him hardness and manhood, and il
keereth the limbs of the body whole. Il
giveth him victory Of his enemies in
play and in war fif his cause be right
full and it keeDeth him that beareth 1t
in good wit; and it keepcth him from
strife and riot. from sorrows and from
entertainments. and from fantasies and IL
lusions Of wicked spirits. And II any
cursed wit or enchanter would bewitch
him that bearoth the diamond. all that
sorrow and mischance shall turn 10 him
self through virtue of that stone. And
also no wild beast dare assaij the man
that beareth it on him. Also the dia-
naond should be given freely without
coveting and without begging. and then
II IS Of greater virtue And It makcrh a
man more. strong and more sad against
his. enemies. And it healeth him that IS
Iunatic. and him that the fend purauetf
or travaileth And if Tenom or poison
be brought IA presence Of the diamond
anon ii begtDneth 10 wax moist and toT
10 sweat
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Aspires Again to a Throne.

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9''.h received ny IeI iio' o"iS %
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rue o't" inc I@ai anu 'SS,' $50
bitterly opposed 10 the match Iha' '"F'7
is but li5tIe prospect Of Nicholas giving
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"SIR CHENTUNG LANG
CHENGv IS PROPER

CHENGV IS PROPER
When the state Department officials
started to prepare the diplomatic list
for april, giving the names and ad-
dresses Of the foreign representatives 10
the United States. they became 50 be-
wiIdeFed IN trying 10 correctly spell.
capitalize. and hyphenate the name OF
the new Chinese minister that ii despair
they held up the publication untI per
sonal inquiry from the minister himself
could solve the puzzle.
The name. as thus obtained. IS as fol-
lows. Sir CheHtuHg Lang Cheng. the
English form Of which would be some
thing like sir Smith John Henry" ac-
cording to the usual Chinese custom OF
putting the surname in front Of the
given name The proper manner OF ad-
dressing the diplomat is therefore
Minister Chentung' or sir Lang
When this explanation was finally r.
t ceived the coIlators of the diplomatic
list, who had been noundering among
the various speHfngs printed IN the pub
lie press. breathed a sigh 81 relief. and
the belated list appears about week
later than usual
| Sir Lang denies the reports thar the
I Chinese empire is on The verge Of ter
ribIe uprising. or that there viii be
/ revival OF the Boxer outTages.
There are. 1t IS true said he. in
ternaI disturbances in China. but
/ they are not serious and net such as q
/ give the government grave apprehension.
/ They arise from local discomfort. ard
/ are not prompted by hostility 10 foreign
ers. notiee the newspapers here are
/ still publishing stories as news about
events, which occurred befsTe left
/ China. which was quite long time ag5.
/ If there was danger you may be sure
/ the ambassadors and ministers in Fekln
would know II. for they have had ezPe-
rience which enables them 10 correctly
/ analyze The situation. Recent inquiries
t addressed 10 them on the subject Of
possible trouble which would GndanEsr
foreign interests evoked nothing 10 cause
I alarm
I have seen the reports about need
/ for strengthening the defenses Of The
legations al Pelin. The American min
! lister. Mr. Conger. does not regard any
/ extensive scheme Of fortjfeations as
! necessary, nor do / appreneud danger for
the various legations g. the e7ljtaI The
/ yiceroy Of Chill is a strong man, II
great decision and force of character.
ana any disturbance within the terrI-
/ tory under his jurisdiction he can easily
( su5due
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Causes TlI-Feeling in Spain.


King Edwards visit 10 Gibraltar, the
first occasion of British sovereign
visiting the historic rock since the days
OF the Crusader King. Richard Occur de
Lion. is raising. it appears. much i'll
feeling in Spain. The people Of spain,
who have always resented the presence
of an English stronghold on Spanish
soil, are angered that Edwards stay al
Lisbon should have been folIowed-not
by trip to Marrid and call upon
King AIfonso-but by a visit TO just
that part Of Spain which remains in
English hands
Of course. it would have not been
etiquette for King Edward to have gone
TO Madrid until young King Alfonso
had called upon him in England But
on the other hand. a people so proud
and sensitive as the Spaniards would
have warmly appreciated the action Of
the English monarch had he. out Of re-
gard for their feelings. refrained from
totching at Gibraltar. As it is. the
/ bitterness OF the Spauiards toward
England. which the Iatter's pro-Ameri-
can attitude during the war of 1895
served to develop. is rendered much
more acute by King Edwards visit to
/ Gibraltar
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THE OLD CRAB APPLE TREE.

LittIcE@Zsz crab apple tree
Down beside the stream that goes
winding onward laziIy.
Never caring where ii flows.
Are you standing there today
As you did long, Ions ago
Waiting fragrance far away
When your sweet pink blossoms blow 2
Do the COWS. sedare. sad-eyed
Come TO rub against you there.
Polishing your gnarly side,
Leaving little tufts Of hair
Does the bIaekbird with his wings
Crimson-s plashed- stil come and 90.
AS If charmed with earthly things
When your sweet pink blossoms blow
Little old zap apple tree.
am goi1 back some day
To lie down and lazily
Hear the water sing away;
I am going back TO dream
Glad old dreams of Tong ago
Where the cows wade m he stream
And your sweet pink blossoms blow.
S. Z. ktser. il Chicago Record Herald
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Reflections of a Bachelor.

When woman begins To dye her hair IL Is a
sign that all the gray matter Of her head is on
the outside
Nothing pleases woman 81 much to have
find fault with a dTca because II does
not do her figure justice.
When "a is interested IN woman and
she gets married he can stiH Be interested in
her just the same unless II IS himself
1t Is the devil who is rocking the boat when
tbe woman IN It believes that is always what
happens when people really love each other
New Yorl- Iress-