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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
THE COUNTRY WEEKLY

Al Is saddeulus to tendency che bF city dass to
at the EXPENSE o. the country weekly and It's dadnaea'
editor
In hs day Of quick auspor taon delivery there
Intelligent people 30 far back not 10 take daily pa
per nowadays has his city 4ab just a. roHfy as
the In che city aud De gcta II only little later AMI II II
be live dsb be vii uud Ia IL much that Is 81 interest concerning
nut it Is obvious hat be city daily cannot give quarter
space tam effect that AR soandso OF the -Four
building Yet that news b just a. IN
tcestng people the -Four coa Roads some ey pa
psr news 20 eu people that department ef' ID 70 De "psasa
poa the civ da and the eeoanry weekly their
Fields ont THE weekly ellis most Important place
journalistic is province to tell che happen
community look funny In print
to The editor OF daily bot aot for him that the country
weekly Is published.
And the country weekly Is not rad In the way sua
takes from large affairs "a
eff the little weekly and forget the hts
world about him and the biz city das while he reads about the
old folks down home
city thinks only millions mFht be supposed to
the fat that Miss Bessie
married 70 John Jones Hut
may soys ether. many youthful
adventure ana Ianehen Jane smlhmay have been his n
sweetheart
Who can know ali The reasons why many city
weekly fom his old homef II
5 enough that his heart Knows
country editors calling which promises
devotion his work and eouderng What
be delivers prsnsly hEh class 81 goods
= II eonnry realizes
influence he has and his A matter Of fact
he the ropte whom he appeals than other
who spreads black uk white
The who make dalte da Tor large portion
Of the time dosay beds Of but after all the editor Of the
weekly hardest DO OF The
business he Is generally his printers foreman pres
foreman ADVERTISING collector edtornshrt and whole
pora nothinE Do he kek off
hand balls buane cards such he Is MS
plant also.
ne country editor may not ius exactly up
the editor he his subscribers and
even editors Of y dAss kaov that nat The highest test
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Stated With rapture. III steal "a
mo bid
With a Eiaw In my heart and 3 cold
in my head
Isn't it hong past your dinner
hour asked because I'll eK.
ruse YOU whenever you want q 60
You uecin be- late on ms account %
Why it isn't pm O'Clock What
afe you thinking OF Tell me come
more about EIFIa and grip
don't kuaN anything about
either : said iu despair oa
ourh'" really couldn't help h
That wreiehrd heci vas thorn Boz
ms flesh
What's the mattere" ~ asked
anEiousiY na yuu Gee a frog OF a
spider or anything
Nothing u the matter ID SOU
think n Z HaW e. spider ! WnHIH
calmly slt auii and rlaeuIafes
happened - remember about some
iFterH { must write
do you always scream when ynur
correspondence occurs % FuuHz
= didn't scream merely eE.
claimed And Wiah you'd afup pes
ttring me aith questions I'm sirl
and tired OF explaining things to
you
Something Is the matter Do
said firmly Is If the heat Or Rhat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
On Account of a Coat

BY NoRVulL HARRBoR

leunyHEht 1000. tf the Frank Uaa
llr Publishing Housed
There they stand before me the
mau / luyo. and the mun who loves
me Thu are not sell matched pie
tufea at an The man love il PIE
scented tu my loving gaze clad Iu an
outing shirt udihH pants and worn
lurEiuRa while the other photograph
represents e handsome follow in a
fraek coat and beautifully creased
truuHerH ! think II was hia ffueh
that lnstiEntrd my refusal OF him
lie proposed IN mr az O'Clock
one afternoon In my own parlaf
w had discussed the musicale the
day before aud had speguAtrl upon
the aleighlur party the day after
ll-had asked me what thought nf
hgrnhnrdt a. uaWict aud had
given him mY Views concerning
female impurHunatiou' lu general
! vas Just on the point OF trllIuE
him the plot Of a new book / va
reading when he leaned the fra
tlaa 81 an Inch nearer 60 me aud
said
7 came this afternoon 90 ask yuu
TO marry me- Marion You must
know that love you. VIII sou be
ms AlfeF"
can YOU imagine anything more
conventional aud orthodox and har5
rldf / felt M II some one had
thrown a glass af Ice water In my
face had always liked Mr Her
minKham and perhaps. 10 b. had
waited till Ne we're thrown together
In some unusual ard romantic way
In an elevator STRANDED between
tNa fluarH or on q desert Isle or
something and then whispered one
mad swift word ar even looked one
mad swim look I might have aaIa
yes nut. instead bis declaration
vas 50 erli.tlmed that it became
extremely illflmed hated hlm fuF
having come on purpose to propose
illa absolutely correct frurk eaaf
maadened the The absolutely cor
rect ails hat which I knrw WAa on
the hat rack atiII further cnraked
me Even the absolutely correct
bunch 70 Yiolefa which De- bad seat
me that morning flashed fhruuEh
ny mind aud filled me atth intense
dlaplsaaure
NJ Mr. Birmingham I aid
aHaHnfuliY. Il Nfll not may 20
naf any man Who ia saiisfrd elfh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
CHURCHES

sd Marka-Rrv J = u LlWyd
A m a. m. The Essential %
Christianity SD m. The sights
and Sounds Of Chuateuaam
Trinity Parish Rev II n Cow
en-. Al II a IN Having Done An
to Stand 1d8 p m. "A Israel
iie without Guile"
FIRST Methodist Prot atanf Rev.
T. y RaRelle A. III a. M. Per.
fcrfrd strength" evening service.
The Timely Helping ifand The
pastor has returned from biz Yaca-
tiuu and Nill occupy the pulpit
North Baptist Church = rFeae hinN
az N a. m There sill BE- ~ eve
ming service on account Of union
tent meetings Al FIRST avenue and
Denny Wa
Lane Street PrcHbyierian Res. y.
T. Forbes. d u. ~ n a. m.
what shall We Do With the sab-
bathT' $50. Paul aud sllaa In
Prison.
United Brethren Ia Christ scry-
Ices. % and 7 30 D M.
Tabernacle Baptist Church Pr
tenth avenue north. corner Harri.
son street John Marvin Dean. min
lister. Chrueh Bible school az 90
a m Morning worship AZ II a. M.
With sermon by pastor. theme
Reasons for Expecting Success Iu
Spiritual Enterprise Young poo-
plies service az D. m evening
a0whlp AZ 8 . M The Chriatian
and the Amusement Quest on
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

life spent ln making fhlnra on the
ehafiug diah and leading endless
uaFiof outlliona
lie looked Tremendously sur.
prtaed
4 didnt kuoW Ynn uere 30 dnNu
on society. h. said sitter a little
pause You dance rutilliona your
self. sou kuow Auf InfrcqusutiT
you have BED one With me And Il
occurs - me that I have more than
once met you NJ euehre parties aud
afternoon teas
That's entirely different 4 Is
piaiusd coldly I have a duty a
perform. which owe % myseH aha
my parents position Hut yon ~. 4
man and you needn't devote yoaf
life - thinking and saying ami do
inE and wearing the conventional
things
4 don't believe undehtana
you he said. alouly "uut / IL
understand that you don't care 10
me. and nothing else matters. |
don't blame you. either. 10 yau
think I'm the kind 81 a fellow
you We described Then he went
without even shaking hands n be
had stayed and allowed mo 20 point
out % him but. how can I wish
that he had stayed Rhen my other
proposal from the man love uaa
So perfect
/ NaH visiting an aunt of mine In
Virginia and be Was learning farm.
ing on an adjoining plantation /
fell in love with him the fret time
! saw him Eail0plnR down the road
In the costume be- has on ln the pie
ture But { couldn't find ont wheth
er he cared Tor me or not because.
while ] avn ahaurdlr rich. no De- very
poor and didn't know whether To
put his not proposing 20 me down
- indifference or 90 fathers bank
account something happened
which made it necessary fnr me 10
hint - him that money o. not the
nuly thing I care for
II vas the brook running through
the woods back OF the house that
helped We. had gone into the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

woods Ia be cool and quiet while ]
Thought about uiDk and wondered
if hc waH thinking about me when
suddenly In tho midst Of my sweet
reycrln. "a picture I had Once areu
flashed through my mind n WuH
called One Hour of uliHH and DO
portrayed tWu children. clad Boo
bright red uIuafur,B standing ankle
deep lu IA bright green stream
Whether It was that the title inl
f'rd mo ct thv heat drove me. !
don't know but iu lpaa than He time
I bad made the necessary prepare
tluu tp follow the example, Of those
Wrvt,hed. thrice blessed bright rod
children uuH IuHt about 10 BEGIN
my hour Of blIaa when / heard "a
cracking If twice and uftdur
Through the branches. SAW man
aupruathIuE and the man af Hll
Others that / least wanted - Zee at
that moment had barely time to
hurl myself upon my discarded foot
gear when he caught sight If me
What on earth are Yuu doing
herof ke cried hurryinE towards
me
q am looking f0r four leaf GLOW.
era. ! said atIffly Tho heel 1f ono
shoe wa uppefmuu' aud pressed
.difaErcehhlY against my ankle
hut there aren any glaKefa here
aud youti catch your death ~ cold
Get up and so an this log
Tim not going fo get up and Hlt
anywhere / cried dUIsfmiunIiy
I'm Eoina a. stay here for houu
and hours narhapa an day
"All right he said. sitting down
bY nae III stay too Perhaps
smoke viii keep you from catching
diseases
"uh you'd better not STAY pro.
tested You are no aWfaiiy SUE
reptible
no far from a." be- interrupted
Z can look into an shades ~ eyss
without being In the least affect
-
q wasn't speaking Of summer
Klrls. said. eoldly I dldnt Ike
what be said either "Hm ~ Strip
and bronchitis and lnnammataD
Rheumatism They are easier Co
catch and harder to shake than We
are YOU kuuu
feas Vel t'li riak atraetiue
both And II the wofst should hap
pen then
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
TO PROTECT THE WATER SUPPLY

q the ey water system re-
griinE the poutioa Of Cedar
shouid ie taking STEPS protect public
BY abaing the alleged unlsancea
Ne what he people
protection it surprise citizens ESQ
assured Il certainly the GENERAL belief that the
shed 1 Cedar lake and above
and bought by the city for the
further condemnation proceedings they should Be b.
In the meantime that Law might Be found pre-
vent The sewage Of the VILLAGE Of Barneon from hnE
the conditions thorough
invessaton BY the hea department and problem
sqaarely n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Sc Mars Pafish-Hev - s Meta
Church corner - Twentieth avenue
and JarkaeH street EariF mass ard
sermon fthfldgeua maaaI. 80 a. ~
GuufnF school ~ D. m destruction
aud bcnrdlefian. ~ o. m
church n our Lady ~ Coed Help
Third avenue ard Washington street
Sunday. iaW masses ~ a. M and 1
a. M. hiah mess 1919 a. N Sunday.
school - m veHperu. ID D. "a
Werk days. mass a. m
SACRED Heart Church Rev Geo A
ma A. a ~ and q m los
mess. IN p. m. vcapera. sermon and
befrdirfian
Church q the Immaculate caueer-
ton Rev 4 awcern A. - ard -
a. m. low masa o. m a N hiah maat
and sermon. 10 . M, rosary enc
bsnrdf fti8u.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
SPAIN IN TROUBLE

The former vifc 81 Thomas spain
caused hia arrest last night by IA
troimen Chiuman and Rosaier She
vas found In a faiutiua condition
la her faam ln the Toufalne hotel
and after belnE revived told a Wild
tale Of hos Der former husband
breaking iuto che roam. threatened
% kili her
Spain hes been under arrest a
number It times before
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Elder Webb will preach at Twen-
ty-fourth avenue and Atlantic
street. N 9 30 d. M. aud At the COLI
orcd Baptist church at North Seat
tie az D. m.
Members OF the Friends church
are invited 70 meet al Hetheada
Faith home on First day. ~ no
o'clock for Bible school. and AT n
a m. for praaf hing
The Theas0phical Society Seat
lie Lodge meets MS Third avenue
sunday. p M Public lecture.
subject. TheoHophy and Mind
Cure. By Mrs Wardall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Fresh testimony in great aHan-
utF lH 9aHafHHtIF coming I'M. H#HiHr.
inE Dr. kline New Discovery for
Consumption. coughs and gaIda to
be unrquaied a recent expression
from r. J. Mcfarland HaHtareulr.
Va serves aH example he writes
7 had bronchitis Tor three years
and do.t0rnd an thr time without
being benefited Then Z began take
inE nr Kings Nea Discovery. and
few bottles wholly cured me d"
Equally effective tn curing an Lung
and Throat troubles. Consumption.
Pneumonia and Grip Guaranteed
hy G. o. Guy. Inc. Second avenue
and Iesler. druggiat Trial huttiea
nee. regular aizea Zoe and tt.00. 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Wen { gro up / want tWa be a doc
tuf.
want twa b. a doctur.
I want tea luok perfaWni aud urfui
smart
And iiHaan tNn yurv hart.
And aiwala Luah aruNud tao see
the slice.
And hnv a WHtrh that ties
And Weu sea a kid be- sIte arownd
the EiIls.
ide aoe him f1il of pills
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Perhaps pin la sticking YOU o.
maybe YOU have HnBlnrd your
ankle be- added. aukiaualy
] couldn't stand If another minute
I ] kuHH If hu kept On guessing the
/ whole truth would soon De- lui1 bare
/ before h.m
I'm Hat hot or anfained of any
tbHH miiI ON the verge 81
tears HHf ! wBut 70 be boy myself
] I've tried tu ah1W you that delicate
D.. hHf you wouldn't take che hint
I Cant YOU understand that thrtr are
times when q person would rather
. De- bY heraeltryeu II she's mot doiHH
anything special hHt sitting down
yes. / understand hf said slow
] D.. TINT little of a common mfm
efH #aHIsIF goes "a long wuN lis
cause you have TnHda##Hnhrd ln be
1 Kind h inc. when son had nothing
[ better ~ umuHe yourself Win does
not eKHHHn mY thIeE Hsadfhcnraa. !
Imagine there arc number of times
I whom fau don't rHrrs about having
me around
You know YOU haven't amy rea=
ron f. talk ln such horrid VA
Dick said H'hhinE nero are
never any times when I Don Z want
Yau. but sou are 90 stupid about
seeding thInF aud don't you aas. I
cant talk t1 you HHHu haven't
when So been getting ffalf 90 20
in WadtuK ? Nov do }'h uhast=
stand
7 II - away ana HkahA N'hlAa
I that tree Whtn haH tell mr "Hat
. Won mean hf ihefs never H'ihE any
TINE Nhsh you noh I want in' ns
aalaH Hamihs tI'tsi - Ms. anu WIN
! out Haf ing ihr lst#l alI'N'''u p
shat satd about my hefrii ''hai=
tinH.
t.Hsa.f lrafr me Al1h" Ahn H9
hNa1 aha""i'a without l''hihA
at MIN
hsh f"n nave tall me NhAA
anH meant
HHph'a' J meant hh az .hla
Ana taa uHthi - s# aanANn'l OF
euafHstI TOT lhtlhE AafahiAt'
10 you mean mat sou want me
az az ll.h'H az "AAA you
alah I answer Athisl l' .'A
some mote nul it.t p ! p'l'l 20
maatH N1llA HhA HH.l'hN 20
feifaihsa IRON 'pshtHH IT.
asestheaft. Dr. Hsli hh''iihH
down - me. DO you Htfa iN'l faH
are NtllihE 70 marry poor man
Who intea YOU l"tatsai5
"a not WllllnK u become en-
gagged tn any N'A1 ahHif pm .'HA
rated Ifam ml .HaeH HIa .iH. .IHH#.
! Whispered tia asa4 ana l'i me
put hem un. ana tHsH Jon ''h pia=
Tufr e me properly
So Hs RFAi And #5aaa HIAA
tree until I pui those Hatfiai ih'hF
where thrf belonged Then h' came
laHH ana tnnb me ih hiH ai .h. Am
We iaHFat AT about anHtAff ptH#
plaalH hs.ns necessary ...
We aHen z EuiuE 10 be married TIT
Dies gets richer lie #afH h' never
ought - have pfunuHsH ta Hlf nhits
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

tIFIuE ~ an out ~ IT, eaf place.
rrmaEH ffaH civilization. a family
o. afEAH driven ta HaHHef fInH ia
rsaH - HHH Sent HaHHif.HF iu Hurna
g.uta Wounds Ulcers. ct 1aF lu
HaHHIf - Hgrkien AfnIea saiKH.
Tee fHa hHaf nu rHffh #af nf 81 %
Guy Ine. dfuE store. second avenue
and NeaIHf way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Alice Roosevelt has a snake for a
pet ~ least. a lot o. newspapers
aaY she has. but maybe Alice has
2 press agent who starts those
things.
Anyway she doesn't spell her
name A-l-y-H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
BISHOP WILL RECEIVE

Ia honor - MonaslEusr n J.
OCouuaII fsstnr 81 the Catholic
Unltcultf u America bishop o Dra
viii receive at bis residence 80 go
az Z an oia6nek
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Ralph Dimon and Joe Wells. Who.
short time ago started out 10 en-
Joy the free and easy life Of sailors
on the great lakes. have returned
home, satisfied IL may be free and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
~ STAR DUST "a


A Berlin scientist has found a
coin that proved % be the oldest IN
the world. Strange % say. u didu' Z
belong % Russell Sage.
Some Wise guy who likes 10 fig
ger says that 81 .oqa coo in Amsri-
can eagles shows Ices ot/ti00 from
abraA.ou In shipment from New
York q Paris. what's the usc ~
stopping there7 II e wefe shipped
across the Atlantic 5000 times u
would shrink o. bali 4 million and
In i0aq0 trips there wouldn't be a
cent LEFT.
Aud one time a fellow started for
Paris with so 600. aud be didn't
have q cent when be arrived there.
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

/ question she should talk on aHap.
plness en- Divorce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

We wsd b. see Charlie Cannon ga
cast Through here on aHnaaFa head
rd fuf the athuulmafm but We Haw
bur flruua with the late returned
Jessie COLLINS tho itb Ne think
maybe she has quit ghaHlie% Rock
willie tud Clipper
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

easy, bat they have had a Hutfl
cheney for tho present NofWaik
Chronicle.
There's many n Elfl shaving her
plhnVu WITHIN Rilung nn the down
town atgeea wltaN afraid 60 show
her wfmH la q kt.Hgus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27
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aud women with
out operation
Cured by power
fui Chin@c root
barks bud
table
h wonderful
Cline rrmciIio
have cured hun
of cases
fl have been
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IARANVEE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

LILLIAN Russell has been airing
her views on happiness IN marriage.
IA cant expect anybody 10 rec0g-
nize bef as an authority on that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

40 eura fhsumatim. asthma. cd.
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eases. Call aud ace this wonderful
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lie Va before EiviuE up your case
a. hopeless Consultation FREE
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

II there ta any
sui stantiat fWn
dalton fuf the
atlunai stories
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Now it, reported that John W.
Gates Is willing % bet 800 600 he
didn't lose 800 900 IN wheat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

tn Teller TIT en-
see things he's look
ln' Ter don't have a
very hard tia Eettiu'
along in this world
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

KING Edward has pruramed rnr
llameut How does IL feel u be- pro
mrupd3
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

wouldn't It make yau delIrluua
m china should wake up and ick
the Buaaiaua and Iapa BOTH uui
don't lets dream
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

4 baltimore boy has committed
to mcmaY ilomerH Odyssey 49,
600 lines Exchange
Aw. fsnal ll'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

Port Arthur should emulate Kos
,Iusko. lie fell
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

WEN I GRO UP
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-27

TREAT For THE FAtR SEX
Il. &. Harris was smiling uu one
of the fair sex at poaaam rrat Fri
day Xefdle Cor spring city
trvuul star.
The Iapa did pretty we'll but WE
never had To- stink Ceteraa ships
but once
Xsstssf ono -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01
ABOUT THE STATE.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges
The electric power company at the FalI
fax falls Is shipping some Of his machinery
back to Boston, the work being nearly
completed here.
Carl Thompson Of East Craftsbury has
a COW five years old this spring that during
her career has given birth 10 seven calves,
all Of which are alive
Rev, S F. Goodheart has resigned his
signed bis position as pastor Of the Con.
gregati0nal church at Lowell aud Is going
70 Fairfield to visit relatives.
Articles Of association have been filed
IN the Office OF the secretary Of state at
Montpelier for the Hunt Cemetery Asso-
citation OF Tunhridge and the White River
Lumber Co. of Rochester. The latter com
pany has a capital stock Of $4,000.
The Q. II. Moore residence on lower
state street, Montpelier, has been pur-
chased by James b Estee, second vice
president Of the National Life Insurance
Go Mr. Estees home has for many years
been IN Milwaukee but the growing bust
ness Of the National Life necessitated his
removal to Montpelier to reside.
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S27 ~.
II has paid out during this period Of
time in the homes Of its deceased and dis
tFessed members the great sum Of 81, 1885,
337 40, aud every dollar has gone into
some home in time Of distress and want.
It has Oh its disability. list SIS permanent
and total disability members, who being
unable to help themselves. receive during
life one-tenth annually Of the amount Of
their certificates, Id sums Of $50 90,
$4,000 or 100000 year, as the case may
be. This Is one OF the most benefoent
features Of the Supreme Hive Of the
Ladies Of the Maecabees Of the World.
There are over ll2,25l members carry.
ing life benefits Ia the Order, q total pro-
lection IN force Of over S92, 449. 4S5 Ts.
making the Ladies Of the Maeeabees of
the World the greatest financial institution
among women of modern times Probably
there Is no other Institution of women to-
day having the direction of business OF
such magnitude, and the business of this
great Order Is handled wholly BY women.
Women il subordinate hives preside
over the meetings, and Ia this way get a
knowledge Of parliamentary law and pro
eedure, as the business meetings Of the
Order are conducted under regularly de-
lined rules. The subordinate finance
keepers and record keepers Of the hives
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-01

sight Of some such change will be nee.
essary. AS now constituted the patriot
ism Of most people spends itself in wit
Messing the parade Of the G. a. r. men
and the few organizations that display
enough interest to march with them, and
then IN giving themselves up TO the plea
sures that are presented. The decorating
Of the graves Of the veterans aud the pub
lie exercises are forgotten. These matters
are left to the comparatively few, while
the great majority Of people turn to some
thing more exciting, forgetting the mean
ing Of the day and just remembering that
II Is one Of listo holidays on which
there is a surcease Of labor and a surren-
der to enjoyment While the crowds are
iudulging IN sports and recreation, the
handful of veterans and those who are
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