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problem of existence on ,i5 per week.
panty dishes for souhretto supper,.
ny FLORIDA rISN1dAN.


Many dainty devices can enhance tho
pleasure oI your guests II you take care to
decorate the dining room suitably for the
occasion
OF course II you wish TO dine at Sherry's
or Del's. and have several gentlemen friends
who would I've only too delighted TO I've num-
bered among your paying guests, then you
need not worry about such triles "a table
decorations. This article, however, Is in
tended for those unfortunates who have TO
eat supper in their own fats, after the show
when few friends drop in 20 pass away the
time until the janitor notifies you that It ia
A. NJ
Every girl. assume. has at some time
or another dlnedi in publicat a hotel. Those
who have dined out moro than once should
easily be able to carry out the few hints
in this article.
For the centrepiece. II possible, use a
large silver candelabrum One girl have In
mind secured magni fl cent silver Candida
brum at the Hotel Manhattan, which she
skilfully conc ,aled beneath her o. era cape
az she took her departure.
She told mo afterward that tho walter
looked puzzled. but she passed him with a
naughty stare that forbade questioning,
while her escort slipped him a dollar. !
mention this only to show that any enter
prisinG girl can have plenty of silver deco
ration- for her table If she wishes even
candalabrum
Much Amusement may be accorded your
guests II you can manage to have the silver
pieces all different and each bearing the
name of different hotel This will lead TO
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F'on NJ Fr,noh Of Marine ,Autotr,
That fellow Yves had never known what
y vas TO have a mother or father, much
. less single friend With him the most
important fact vas that he was strong.
. bis two arms were all he had 10 keep HIM
/. from starvation He was handsome, but
ne did not know Il, nor would he have
. cared n he had known il. his regular fea-
lures and proud carriage told Of noble
blood
The men in the village hated him because
be Was d stranger and because his courage
vas greater than their o zen, and they were
jealous too because his good looks pleased
the women. Both men and women feared
him Why. be did NOT know or care.
Yves lived In a stone cabin that he had
hunt himself. During the winter when
he fsninR season was at an end. he carved
itile boats and playthings that he sold
dn0ns 'he season 10 the tourists. And
Because he never spent his money in getting
drum ar me tavern. the villagers called
him sringv
Furthermore. they hated him because.
one terrible night. during the equinoctial
gale, vhen not a single sailor dared TO go
out Yves vent alone in his light boat o the
rescue q a schooner upon the rocks After
ms th@il hatred rcdoubled; but hatred
is no. enough N xiii q man who desires 20
1--we
''re evening II vas three years after the
rescue n the schooner, Yves was alone
N bis cabin when he heard feeble cries
outside his door 1t was IN winter and
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the hand whut lays EN- down, II it don't
mean suthn' wuss.
ZONES, lie nevah said nuthin'. He jes'
quit, the game apparetn,t y: letun' OF II 60
mind He couldn't seem somehow to
think of nuthin' tall but them theah five
aces. every time he begun TO think.
If that had been the end Of it theah
wouldn't a been no story, but II want.
Jones he shook hands with tho ole man
yo'y amicable, but the next mawnin' he
sent his little boy ovah bright and early to
ask if he mightn't borrow ole man Cold
rains chain shirt. Ole man Coldrain all
unsurpcctin'. sent II ovah with his comph-
meuts.
That night. as ole man Coldrain was on
His way to the post office. a unknown panty
took a shot ut him from behind big rock.
The bullet neatly broke his ahm, but that
didn't hut so much IA the fac that he didn't
have the satisfacshun Of KNOWN who
flahd it.
-Howsomevah he sent immediate 10
Cincinnati TO one of the new fashioned
chain shirts whut didn't weigh enough TO
drown "A man.
to send back the old fifteen pound chain
shirt he had borrowed, and ole man Cold
rain. whut WIZ afeahd TO 40 neah the watah
with it on anyway, let bin keep it
Then one cfhah night - he was gong
10 the post Office, again ole man COldrain
was sH5t at once mo- from behind big
rock lie stood mp and toos them theah
shots laik a man with a chUhmed life.
Neyah feazed him. Nnoerah II was
shootin' might = well "a been @hootin' at a
bouldah TO- all the hahn .' dit.
But bet eeen shots Ole man Coldrain,
who want no idIit. I.t bind, netthah
caught sight Of the would-h. murderer 4;
II WANT nobody mo .'"r boss than his oid
time pnhtner az cyuhd-, Jones, standin,
up theth lAhge a. lie ald wlcr s na'ohui
in his own chain shirt whist be had borrowed
of him. a shr otiu at hin
You'll say 10 yo'se T that that was addn
insult 10 injury II WAS all right 20 shoot
at him Il he wanted TO. theah wa mt no law
az IN that in Breathitt county, but TO pro-
tect hissef with the ole mans own chain
shirt When It comes TO a question OF limit,
I il was wuss than five aces. III leave IT 70
/ you now, If it want.
NO. They don't all1is do the squah
, thing in Breathitt county when they get "a
shootin'. no mo than they do III Harrods-
{ burg. seems laik the thust TO- blood goes
to the brain.
But to naik a long story short, ole man
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Monsieur. his face beaming at the warm
welcome he had received, and also at the
sight Of a savory beefsteak surTnounted by
golden brown potatoes--Ies ! have diued-
or rather ! have not.
Miss Alice NV dear Roger. it certainly
l. good go ~,s you! | know you wont
mind taking poi luclL You can see the
principal article; but there is a salad and
nate. and this wine isn't 70 bad either,
though not much iilia what you get in the
country. II had known you were coming
I'd have prepared something different.
But Monsieur IL radiant. He eats bis
beef-teak i'm hlissful content. ell the time
looking admiringly at Miss Alice. At last
he can contain himself no longer.
Monsieur. in ecstasy--Alce, You are de-
liciolis you are the kind Of woman to make
a man proud and happy Any one who can
eat and drink az you dol All! that Is what
renders true union possible
Miss Alice. astonis he'd fY''i
Monsieur. npturously-Aice, | adore
you! Once doubted 1t, but now I am sure
Of IT, Your beefsteak L. perfection and you
also. Do not laugh. l am speaking seri-
ously. Tell me, will you be my wife?
Miss Alice. overcome by emotion, is
client
Cook, who had Just entered--Oh, Mise
Alicel How glad am. Now you can live
like lady and always have enough to eat
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From whut can gathah, said the
Kentucky Colonel. -chain shirts are bern
ve'v much worn again IN Breathitt county
Since the last little iracas they an an the
style once mo-, they tell me.
Chain shirts has had good deal to do
with brealdu up feuds in Breathitt county
fust and last, | knew feud whut was
almos' bloodless on account OF chain
shirt. Only one killed.
"Twan't gennully known TO long
while that chain shirts wjis fashionah!e IN
Breathitt county. They KEEP it dahk, 1t
was an ole man named Wesley Coldraln
whut accidentally give II away.
He wo' one One day he fell In tho
rivah and come putty nigh drownin' When
they flshed him out they found that he had
one o. them heavy fifteen pound chain
shirts on.
Didn't no soonah get about than people
come from miles around a borowin' Of IT,
They sent their ohildun.
Please. Mr. ColdGdn,' the childun
would implo', 'fathah says will you be 80
kinds to lend him your chain shirt tonight
He's goin' TO a PATTY
In Breathtt county its the same s in
Harrodsburg 4 PATTY staht7 oil innocent
enough. but whut with the fab watah and
the boss pistols and the double barrelled
shotguns theah amt neyah no teliin' J st
wheah 1t will end
The fndin' out about the chain shirt
was the beginnin OF the almos' bloodless
feud was a tellin' you about, 1t was laik
this!
ole man Coldrain and friend Of his'n
named Jones wah In the habit of jedgin'
of the cyahds Of evenins when theah want
nuthln' special dom in the shootin' line.
Now, ole man Coldrain. while he was
a putty fair ali round shot, want to say
exactly squah when it come TO jedgin of
/ the cyahds. So one night when Jones he
/ lays down TO aces old man Coldrain he
! ups and lays down five
| -Of oose. you don't undahstan' much
| about cyahds, but you ought 10 undahstan'
! enough to know that five aces in any paht
! Of the country ~ goin' beyond the limit
| 1t gennuly means knife stuck through
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he stretched out both hands, pleadingly,
regardless OF the fact that he was sun
holding his palette and brushes, and cried:
Young lady. ! beg and entreat you 10
remain lust where you are, without moving
IL only for an instant
rosily. ,.s
behind Ills canvas and the brushes lew last
az ne worked. Halt an hour later he asked
his model o Inspect his first sketch
Margariton hastened 70 his side, her
curiosity stronger than her FEAR. AZ me
sight of the canvas on the easel she stopped
short in ecgtacy. without a word 10 express
her rapturous admiration.
All my beautiful stranger ] ms means
the salon for me- cried the ARTIST en- %
Enthusiastically. lell me will you come nack
10 .murrow at this Same time ma "hai
is your name;
she nodded her head In consent
The next day MHrGariton was prompt az
the meeting She had not -aid ANYTHING 20
Yves II her chance encounter WITH me
stronger. nor OF her promise Noi thdt Nhe
felt thnt she he'd done wrong, ult IRON ID
quick instinct ~ prudence. "a ~ y were q
ureseniiment OF the pain size inlphi cause
her brother. /. was the first secret there
had ever been between them.
A week passed and still another week
and If the portrait had not advanced n
was different with the friendship between
the artist and HE nrodel. Frten dship, Nay
lean Verme,ln knew veil enough u was no
rnere feeling Of friendship that made his
heart beat so hard at the sight Of The OeauL-
Ne loved her with all the strength Of his
being. and resolved that, could he WIN
her love, he would marry he-. But what
Of tho brother Yves, to whom Margarlton
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Extracts Out of the
Chronicles of Utopia

zation IL became evident that the era OF
universal peace had arrived The nations
discovered that the great gun had been
invented that would send a projectile
through any armor. while, on the other
hand the armor had been invented that
would resist the attack of any gun The
submarine boat had been tested that would
destiny any battleship, that in. il not caught
by the submarine destroyer, which in its
turn might succumb to the submarine
destroyer destroyer.
Quite naturally this deplorable condition
of worldwide peace frightened the Anal
CANA ted Conclave Of War Correspondents.
whose members found their occupation
gone. Accordingly at a meeting the presi-
dent arose and presented n resolution for
disarmament.
There are no moro conflicts. Cruelty
and carnage is IA thing Of the past. We
mi ght as well go into other Professions hs
said
Just then Richard Chefoo O'Higgins
arose and objected in speech that proved
war correspondents TO be still necessary
mo carnage no conficts!' ne roaIed.
why, the editors can still send us 10 write
up womans suffrage meetings. college hnL-
ing and the Brooklyn Bridge crush at six -
TO TIN srohK
Tie apartment houses 81 TINS age had now
r jched stage Of such magniticencs that
! tenants were willing TO give up all their
liberties and salnri for the privilege Of
| livinT in them. By eoict the prattis OF
! children was forever barred from them
/ Situated in the Understandable district
was the magnificent apartment house
Race Suicide through which the agent
was showing prospective tenant and
dazzling him with the latest Improvement
OF the Utopian age
Magnificent :" said the gentleman, "bu,
your roof looks rather untidy. Why. ia
this roof strewn with bits OF broken glass
and the chimneys studded with rusty nails?'
Clever idea Of mine said the agent
naivey. "That Is TO prevent the stork
/ from alightmR on the premises" - ~
Being philosopher. the Utopian said
! nothing but stood gazing far into the dis
lance where an ocean liner from the tropics
was making her way up .Le harbor crowded
I TO the rails with immigrants
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Monsieur ironically-Do not forget the
mnera water
Madame. counting two little pills from a
golden box beside her-Ah! You are jest
ing now. One-two, that is enough.
Monsieur. horriGsd--What are you doing
now? Putting medicine into the camo-
milcy
Madame. with 4 look Of superior pity
80. indeed THIS is sugar specially pre-
pared. free from all danger. 1t does not
lattcu.
Mon-ieur, in the tone Of man who-e
patience j. exhausted-S Sugar. Free from
all ciauEeri
An hour later Monsieur rings at the door
of tiny apartment on the fourth floor Of
a cheap fiat house An old woman wearing
cooks apron opens the door and smiles
AZ the sight OF the visitor.
Cook Mis- Alice viii BE- glad 70 see you,
sir. Walk iu she i -tll at the table; that
l.. she has just az this minute sat down.
Poor child, She works crGel hard with her
classes.
Monsieur enters a tiny. cheery dining
room where young lady II seated, reading
"a she eats Al the sight of her visitor
she springs mp with hands outstretched.
Miss Alice-Hou. al Paris! What funl
SIT down You must have dinner with
me, unless you hive already dined. II Is
late. know.
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teenI
Day after day ! walked the streets, trying
to conceal the truth from little Willie aged
3, and little Eddie aged l. forgot to men
ton that mother had married again. and
as my stepfather was Wall Street broker,
who never had any money, my earnings
helped to support him.
Then l decided to 60 on the stage. 7
had no trouble in securing position. for
I was young and pretty. | was called a
-broiler.- and received at first sl2 week
but when | explained TO the manager that
it was preposterous for me TO try and live
on that he consented gridgingly 10 give
me SIS week.
Goodness knows it was hard enough to
live on the SIS per week. though once had
been able TO support the whole family
on s.. But manifestly ] could no longer
live in Brooklyn while II chorus girl on
Broadway.
Then, too. was becoming tired OF sup
porting Wall Street broker, so my step
father undertook the task OF supporting
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preach. fair lady. II Is very seldom that
you grace your charming country home.
You ara cruel to your ueighhors and be-
sides, how can | eat all the paTndger alonef
Madame. coldlvl do not eat game.
Silence Madame Hh-ently plays with
the edge Of her empty plate. Monsieur.
who adores partudges and has helped
himself plentfuily, draws long sigh.
He swallows one or two monthiulS MUIR
riedly and pushes away his plate.
Madame 10 surprise Haze y9g !!i3isheds
Why, l always thought you were most
valiant trenCheuman,
Monsieur, too polite 10 admit that his
hunger ceases at the sight Of a companion
who does not eat a mouthiul, murmus
some vague remark
The plates are changed and juicy roast
il brought in, at the ght Of which Mon
sieur's appetite returns with a hound
Surely his delicate hostess will bear him
company now.
But the butler is we'll trained in the ways
Of his mistress. He passes her by aud
offers the roast directly TO Monsieur who
turns eagerly to Madame.
Monsieur Pray allow me the pleasure
OF serving you.
| Never. sirl
Monsieur discouraged. waving awny
the roast--No, thank you.
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'I'i et hat this Bull Thompson that
YLo,l'rs 1lwavs talking about didn't have
Inv te.,er batting average in his day than
Sapoleon Iaioe or Hans Wagner has
nov aid baseball crank who was glanc-
Ing over the records Of the past season.
Possibly not. retored the fat fan.
trnr If he didn't it was only because he
was wiling to sacrifice his individual record
TO the welfare Of his team by always strik-
ing out tho first few times ne came to bat
That must have hclped bis team lot,
}Fhp hail crank -neered
= 1t did said the fat fan, though ] dare
INV that Won who have never seen base-
ball a. n was played in the old Jones county
J davs are at lo-- to understand just how.
Il, was in the spring Of 's3 when Cy
Priest the Ringtail Roarers' famous itcher'
was in his prime that We accidentally
stumbled upon the desirability of having
the Bull strike out
when Bull tocd the plate for the Tight
foot Lilies the crowd waited with bated
! breath for the coming duel between the
heaviest hitter the world has ever seen
and the most deceptive pitcher that ever
ktwirled a hor=ehidc.
: Priest slowly raised his arm.
zip, came the ball,
swish! went Bull Thompson's mighty
abat
7 strike one the umpire said
pink Dooey. the Roarers' cat cher,
q neeZed
again Priest ialsed his arm
Zip. whizzed the ball a second time
swish. and the Bulls bat again cut
<Sthe air
q -'Strike two the umpire said.
, "Dink DoOey suUtiled.
Zip came the third ball.
sS9ish' sent the Bulls bat once more.
@'Strlke three the umpire said.
pink Dooley -neezed snuffied and
sFnsezed again -,
Capt Sugger Burrows. the next Lily
70 bat, al-o succumbed to Priest a UuZzlinG
bshoots BIT Dink Dooley who was snutfling
I, end coughing worse than broken down
! motor car. dropped the third strike. and
only picked tie ball up in time TO send 1t 10
fTs, poor ais, ran to the Slugger
= On the next bail pitched SlUgger was
I'M for second Ike tidgety fash.
-Dink pooey made stab at cutting him
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York oabman must DO rebuked. he has
at last reached the limit of chorus girl
patience.
Why, the other night, when l vsa on
Forty-second street and wished To 60 to
Forty-first. the oahman actually charged
me 81 for the trip, Sooner than ruin my
$50 hat in the drilling rain, paid the high
wayman, but vowed never again to patron
We one of these vulturos masquersding as
oabmen.
Most girls, am we'll aware, use their own
automobiles, but all of us are not fortunate
enough 10 have imported maohinee ano
private chButfeurs The street cars arr
out Of the question, We cannot have our
PaqWn gowns ruined by the ru1e teet OF
common laboring men. and ride from
Harlem to the theatre district would be an
awful nightmare in a street car
The elevated road has even more disad-
vantages than the surface cars. Not only
is II "a great Inconvenience TO Gimp the
steps, and then descend. hut one meets tho
game class of persons in the trans over
head IA on the street below.
In London we can patronize tho two
penny bus and excuse the action by telllng
our friends we ara Summing but over here
one cannot perjure oneself every day'
IT really seems to mo- therefore, that
unless one can secure a male escort TO pay
for the hanson cab. one should not Use
private vehicle at all.
would caution my young readers. how
ever. that if they permit . gentleman 70
escort them TO and from the theatre, #
would be far wiser to insist upon getting
a four wheeler instead of a hanson cab
The drivers on hanson cabs have an indis-
Greet way Of lifting the trapdoor 70 listen
to the conversation going on inside, and.
| of course, a modest retiring, sensitive
soul objects 10 curiosity of that nature.
For those who are unable TO secure an
/ escort, and are compelled 10 go TO and
/ from the theatre unattended, there is but
| one alternative to the use Of the hanson
/ cab-use the subway.
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room in disorder. not only because Of the
unhealthful condition OF such room but
because il means s. fine II the wardrobe
mist ress catches You.
An articles not being worn should be
suspended from hooks provided for that
purpose. Your own street clothes should
be carefully separated from the costumes
provided by me management.
If Won are not careful about this rule
voii may accidentally appropriate some
article belonging to the management, and
II this happens nesr the end Of the engage
ment. you might even be- accused OF theft
To avoid such contingency keep your
own clothes separate from your costumes,
Shoes and slippers should not hang from
the chandelier and electric light fixtures
There are boxes aud cupboards provided
FOR such articles.
Cigarette stumps and ashes should always
be concealed. II s against the strict rules
of theatres to smoke in the dressing rooms.
but of course such an natural rule de-
serves TO be Ignored privately II one can
escape detection. Therefore, keep ashes
and stumps ont OF sight, and have ono Of
the girls on guard TO notify you II the stage
manager Is coming.
One last word OF caution about your
garments. Every girl will I've Judged from
the front of the house by the care and
ncltncss Displayed in the clothes she wears.
! Don't use too much perfume, see that your
/ wigs are always freshly curlcd, and girls
above all other things, always be sure 10
/ have your tights freshly starched and
/ carefully creased down the front
A Substitute for Hanson Cabs
by HENRIETTA HARLEM.
Tho rrnrr.inr q tN-rnnnv ~ tho nXnrn 90 Nnrz
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nm gratifed that you did not forget ma
utterly. You are the one being on earth
that | love you know it well. and your
happiness Is all | seek. Marry the man
you love, little one; be happy 81 ways
Yves placed bag Of gold in her hand.
This Is for your wedding dress, be
said, j have had it ready for you a long
time
Then, with long kiss on the girls fore
head. Yves went out. but this time he did
not turn at her signals Of farewell.
Sitting proudly erect in his boat, balancing
easily with the rise and fall Of the waves,
a single fisherman was daIkly outlined
against the sunset colored waters Of the
bay. Alone upon The beach. Jean Yer
metil watched him ~ admiration.
What a splendid fellow be cried. Il
must ark him 10 pose for me come day.
He watched the boat glide cas- lily upon
the surface 81 the water. carried by tho
current out toward the open sea and %
the heart Of the golden sun. soon the
man was but black dot on the horizon.
Then he disappeared forever
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The butler appears with sherbet OF
tempting appearance.
Monsieur. e1asperated-fou do not drink
wine and you refuse meat! / am sur" You
must mn Yourself with sweets
Madame. with a low cry of horror-Sugarl
What can you be thinking Of. my tuendf
/ had the shcrbet prepared especially for
Won / never allow myself 10 touch any
thing sweet. Sugar j. so iattening, you
know.
Monsieur refuses the sherbet.
Madame. sisil!ng and aandid-foH viii
not takeany?
Monsieur. sarcastically-I am afraid It
would make mo too fat
They leave the table and enter a dainty.
feminine parlor. where the butler presently
serves the coffee.
Madame. pouring it--A cup of coffee. dear
fuerdt
Monsieur somewhat revived by the clear
frazrance-Th you. And your
Nadane-No. none for me. drink
nothing but oamomile. SEQ. this is my
little tea ball.
Moneicur-Why do you do that?
Madame in a tone of pity for such lgno-
ranos--For my digestion.
Monsieur BUT what is there 20 diRe5t7
few spoonfuls Of buttered eggs.
Madame And the spinach and my
potato.
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BIT OF Fourth Century Advice.
From As Ln.do,l pallp lfall.

From hs LOTldOTl DdiEV Matt
Among the antiduitios recently exosvated
At Bath was leaden tablet covered with
Latin characters which no one could de-
cipher until Mr. Nicholson, Bodl"y Ii
brarien at oxford. took N In hand, He
declares il to BE- At fourth century Latin letter
written by Christian man az Niriconium.
whichi.now probably NroNeter. toa Christian
woman 40 Bath named Nigra-
n. writer. having heard OF the faults
Of Nigra'- husband iraparIs much sound ad-
vice One sentence IL Unless IN just con
dicts avoid ienlousies more abundnntlv
Mr. Nicholson thinks the tablet was thrown
into n spring 40 a votive Offering 20 the spirits
who we're supposed 10 raise the healing
water
A COPPER tablet. discovered also In an On
closure about the principal spring. was de-
ciphered wears ago ns containing curses on
a girl who had stolen bathing towel.