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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-03-17
Les Pllules Rouges sont en- vente q la pharmacie de Patrce Dab6,
coin des avenues 2O6me ct Wash. N. qui les euverra par la MALE.

raft que lie rapport 6vite de pr6ci-
ser certalns details. ... J'interroge-
raj ce brigadier, Voyons d'abord
le citoyen Lopart.
L'entr6e de I'intendant inter-
rompit lie cours de ses r6fexions.
-Toutes mes excuses de to de-
ranger au milieu de tes importan-
tes occupations, citoyen Dorvo,
! d6buta emphatiquement Lopart,
mails lie motif qui m'am6ne est des
plus graves.
Dorvo lui r6pondit, avec une po-
~litesse IN peu 6tudi6e:
-Je suis toujours au service
] DIES bons patriotes, citoyen, ct mon
temps appart1ent q la chose publ
que.
II l'invita a %s'asseoir en- face de
lui.
-Tu as reeu lie proces-verbal
dun a%ssassinat commits de mutt
avec extraction, rue des Sans-Cu-
~lottes, a mon domicile particular,
reprit Lopart.
Dorvo SO tenaii sur la reserve.
-Je TAI reeu en- efet, r6pondit-
il, je TAI parcouru, je sails ce don't
il s'aglr a peu pres "a je mai pas
Gu le temps de r'elucider. As-tu
quelque renseignement compile
mentaire q me fournir, un indice
capable de m'aider q retrouver
Passassin, on q le decouvrir sill
nest pas connu?
-L'assassin! Je le connais, re-
pliqua effront6ment Lopart.
-Alors il ny a plus qua lie re-
trouver, fit Dorvo tranquillement;
celia aimplifera les recherches.
-C'est un brigand, I'm ci-devant
des bandes de Charette ct il sap
pelle de Nantilly. C'est IN gail
lard d6termin tres DANCE
reux.
-Quel motif Ia pouss6 a tuer
cette viellle femme?
-C6talt 3 mol quill en- voulalt.
II me croyait a la maison ;|mais ma
femme de menage n'ayant pas
voulu le :%laisser entrer il Ia bous-
cul6e, est entire de force, Ia as
somm6e ct jet6e dams la cave Oh il
Ia achevAe.
-Pourquoi cette femme a-t-elle
vouiu l'empecher d'entrer? de-
manda Dorvo.
-Parce que je mai pas lhabi-
tude de revoir des vlsitea q parell-
lie heure. Ellie lui aura dit de re-
passer lie lendemain, repondit Pin
tendant avec aplomb. Apres l'avoir
jetee q la cave. il fouille toute
la maison ct, ne me trouvant pas,
il a prls la fuite par lie jardin. II
ma r1en vole; c'est une vengean-
&c.
-As-tu des t6moins?
Mon.
-Alors, qui to prouve que c'est
lui?
-J'ai d6couvert, il y a deux
mois environ, que ma m%a1tresse la
cheyenne de Kermor, allait SOL
gn6 CO brigand chez des fermiers
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.6e, tn ne pleurait pas tant.

dee, tn ne pleurait pas tant.
-C'est vrai, ]e soufrais, CO.
pendant. MATS depuis quill s'est 81
h6roiquement vou6 a notre salut,
mon affection pour lui, ma recon
%naissance mont fait que s'accrof-
ire,
-Cette perspective m'afHige
CONNIE tot, mails ii faut Sc faire
une raison. M. de Nantilly ne
peut, dams les tristes temps Oh
nous vivons, roster les bras croi-
s6s. Brigand GU bleu, il a optic
pour les bleus. Sachons lui gre de
ce sacrifice qui a etc, zen suis ST,
re, bien douloureux pour IN gen
tilhomme ct armons-nous de resi-
gnation.
-J'essaieral, mere.
-Dieu lie protegera CONNIE il
nous protege on ce moment. Sc
che tes larmes ct %prions-le de nous
donner du courage. Nous avons
encore bien DIES dangers q sur
monter, malgr6 la protection du
procureur; il ne fault pas s'aban-
bonner.
En- sortant de chez la marquise,
lie comte appela Dominique ct lui
dit:
@Tu sails que les chevaux sont
d lh6tellerie du Massacre?
-Oui, monsieur lie comte, au
"Lapin en- goguette".
-Tu vas t'y rendre sur-le-
champ. Tu selleras ia bette ct tn
partlras aussitot pour l6tang, atm
de raconter excitement au solitair e
tout CO qui s'est pass6 lei depuis
notre arrlv6e. De Ia, tn lras q la
Robiuiere, chez Pierlaud. tn lui
rep6teras excitement le meme re-
cit, er tn dirss eIsuite 3 won d'a-
mener Juliette, non plus au Mas
sacre, CONNIE c'6tait convent, mails
re d'A1sen:6. a l'b6tel Rostre-
nen. II puufra Sc METRE en- route
a la pointe du jour, pour arriver
lei vers lei vers six heures, avec la
carriole.
Dominique s'appretait a partir.
-Je mai pas fni, reprit le COM
te. Celia fait, tn remonteras a che
val lestement ct tn reprendras la
route de Nantes q grande allure.
Au "Lapin en- Gorguette', tn
prendras mon cheval ct tn me lie
ram6neras,
Dominique partit aussit0t; ct
q l'heure dite, sans avoir rencon-
tr6 de visage suspect, il rentrait
par la porte de Vannes.
LIE endemain, a dix heures, To-
part SO pr6senta chez Dorvo qui
await sous les yeux. le proces-ver-
bal du brigadier de police ct, bien
quill ne NIT pas en- doute la since
rite du r6cit que M. de Nantilly
lui await la vellle, il 6tait curieux
de savoir a quot sen tenlr au sujet
de la mort de la viellle Gertrude.
Cette presumption d'assassinat lui
semblait d6nu6e de preuves ct le
proc4s.verbal fort incomplet.. -.
Dorvo le relut une seconde fois,
rapidement, en- hochant la tete.
-C'est bizarre, so dit-il. Quelle
reduction embrouill6e!. 0 d.
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propager encore advantage lie ION de,
plus en- plus %populaire des Pilu1es
Rouges, qui sont en- train d'operer une
veritable revolution dams 1'etat jusqu'ici
81 miserable de Ia pauvre femme tou jours
souffrante, ct en- butte a tous les incon-
venients de sa nature aussi fre1e que
capricieuse.
VOLTA certes, une personne qui en dira
encore beaucoup plus long femmes
qui voudraient bien a1ler la c%ousulter,
achievement au meilleur traitement a
suivre, dams touo les cas- de maladies
particulieres a 1eur sexe. Nous sommes
persuades que ces dernieres seraient
bien accueillies.
La fami1le Dufort est Pune des plus
avantageusement connues dams Pest de
la vile Oh ellie est hautement consideree,
tant a cause de son honorabi1ite que de
sa parfaite aisance ct de sa position
%sociale. Ma1gre celia, la maladie pro-
longee de cette e~xce1lente mere de
famille afectait serieusement tous les
stems. La gazette await disparu de &c
foyer, Oh regnent m%aintenant, depuis
deux ans, la plus franche humeur, Ia
joie ct lie bonheur parfait.
81 vous souffrez depuis 1ongtemps,
a1orsil est bien douteux qu'une on deux
bottles de Pilu1es Rouges puissent vou
guerir. Soyez consciencieuses, prenez-
en- assez pour 1eur bonner une chance
d'agir sur votre ma1adie. En- meme
temps, vous pouvez ecrire aux Medecins
SPECIALISTS des Pi1u1es Rouges, vous
n'aurez abso1u1nent rien a payer pour
les consultations par lettres. Ecrivez-
1eur une description bien complete de
votre naladie, NJ 1eur cachez rien.
Vous n'avez rien a craindre, car toutes
les lettres sont% ouvertes ct tenues abso-
1ument confdentielles par III Du
moment que les Medecins SPECIALISTS
DIES Pilules' Rouges auront recu votre
1ettre, lis y repondront wee soin, ct
vous verrez quels bons conseils lis peu-
vent vous donner.
Refusez CONNIE limitations toutes Pilu-
les Rouges que Pom vous offre q la dou-
zaine, al cent on a Csc. la boite. Les
vraies Pi1u1es Rouges sont touj ours VEN
dues en- bottles de bois contenant so Pilu-
les ct chaque bofte est entouree dune
etiquette imprimee en- rouge, qui porte
tou1ours lie nom de la Gle Chinique
Franco-Americaine. ST votre marchand
ne tent pas les Pi1ules Rouges, nous
vous les en%verrons sur reception du prix,
SOC. la bofte GU six bottles pour $3.50.
Adressez vos 1ettres /: Gle CHIMIQUE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 274 rue St.
Denis, Montreal.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-03-17
PREMIERE PARTIE: VINGT ANS APRES

Oh?
"A Nantes.
lie nom DIES criminels?
-L'un est le baron Lanteuil,
actuellement citoyen Lanteuil
l'autre, lie citoyen Lopart, inten-
dant du domaine de Nine de Ker-
NOR, qui habite, en- Sauteron le
domaine du meme nom, avec sa
file.
LIE procureur fit un mouve-
ment. ......
-Vous venez, citoyen, de pro-
noncer les noms de deux patriotes
r6put6s pour leur civisme. Etes-
vous blen sur que ce sont euX ct
qu'ils ont op6i au mobile que vous
leur attribuez?
-Je lafirme sur l'honneur, c1-
toyen procureur. D'ailleurs, q 81 u
teron ct dams le domaine, null ne
conserve aucun doute q Get 6gard
ct les MONS DIES coupables sont
dams toutes les pouches, depuis la
disparition DIES danes de Kermor.
Entin, leur lieu de s6questratlon,
preuve irr6futable, 6tait le domi-
cile meme du citoyen Lopart, rue
des Sans Culottee.
-Vous avez r6ussi a les sauver,
dites-vous? Comment?
M. de Nantilly expl1qua en- de-
tail ct avec une enti6re sinc6rit6
comment il sly 6tait pris.
~Je ne puts po%urtant exercer
DIES p%oursultes sur la simple d6po-
sition dun brigand qui est hors de
loi, fit observer Dorvo, d'autant
plus, je vous le r6pete, que les CT
toyens accns6s par YOU de CO de-
lit DIES plus graves, sont r6put6s
excellents patriotes.
-Je ne denande pas que ces
miserables soient poursuivit, CT
toyen procureur.
Que voulez-vous done. alors?
Vous faire justice vous-meme?
Mon, s'ils ne mettent pas dams
lie cas- de l6gitime defense. Je de
mande settlement, confant dams
votre Justice, deux sauf- conduits
qui permettent q ces deux NAL
heureuses femmes, priv6es de tout
appui par lie malheur des temps,
de gagner la cote a Saint azaire,
par exemple, sans etre inqui6t6es.
Je les accompagnerai. Files SEM
barqueront sur lie premier navire
Granger en- partance ct q%uitteront
la France momentan6ment.
Dorvo ne r6pondit pas tout
d'abord. II SO sentait porte a &C.
quiescer q la demande du comte;
mails, en- agissapt ainsi, il ne pou-
Wait SO dissimuler quill SO compro-
mettait lul-m6me terriblement.
-Cette demande est au moins
Grange, objecta-t.il. Vous venez
r6clamer de moi, procureur syn
die de la Commune de Nantes, de
prot6ger la fuite de deux arlsto-
crates En- v6rit6, tout au plus dois
je fermer les yeux; mails prot6ger
cette fulte....
-Citoyen procureur, s'6cria le
comte, votre conscience ne peut
rien vous reprocher, j'en su1s GER
tain. Ces femmes mont jamais
conspir6, elies mont nj mari, nj
frere, nj p6re dams les bandes ro-
yales; Giles sont v6n6r6es dams lie
paws, Oh Giles Sc bornent q faire le
bien DISAGREEMENT, sans ostention.
Files sont lnnocentes de tout COM
plot contre la ReDublique.
-Je connais cette famllle de-.
puts longtemps; Je sails aussi que
le citoven Lanteuil nest pas sans
reproche.
-Et l'%intendant, citoyen procu.
reur?
-Celui-la est IN ambit1eux, pa.
trlote par calcul.
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du domaine Oh il a 6t6 Transports
lie lendemain du siege, grievement
bless6. CONNIE tout le pays salt
que ]e suis I'm patriotic eprouve'
il Ia appris, naturellement. Ii ma
alors prevent qu'un jour GU rautre
il me reglerait mon afalre, 81 ]e
d6noncais la cheyenne pour CO
fat. Les missionaries sc soutlen-
nent entire eux, c'est connu.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-03-17
Il Faut Croire aux Effets Bienfai-
SAINTS des PiIu|es Rouges

PHYSIQUE LES GUERISONS QU'ELLES OPERENT SONT
RADICALES ET PERMANENTES
Tn second temoignaQe de Madame o. Dufort, 28 II Maisonneuve,
Montreal, ne 1asse pas lie moindre doute sur son
conplet ct parfait reimbursement.
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
TIE LIMIT.

A Scotch minister instructed his
clerk. who sat among the congrcgat ton
during service. TO give low whistle II
anything In his sermon appeared to be
exaggerated. On hearing the minister
say, I'm those days there were snakes
nifty feet long" the clerk gave sub.
dued whistle.
Il should have said thirty feet" add.
ed the minister.
Another whistle from the clerk.
"On consulting Thompson's Concord.
ancc,' said the minister. in confusion.
Il see the length is twenty feet"
Still another whistle; whereon the
preacher leaned over and said In n
stage whisper, 'Ye can whistle as
much MS ye like, MACPHERSON. but I'll
no take anither foot on for anybody
Harper's Weekly.
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
Beauty Matter of Personal Taste

ankle" Typically French, this! a.
The Mohammedans have great
ethical work called "El Ktab." which
defines the essentials for feminine
loveliness as follows:
-Four things must be of black color
hair. eyes, eyelashes and eyebrows.
Four things must be white-skin.
teeth. hands and the iris. Four things
must be red-lips, tongue. gums and
cheeks. Four things must be round
head. neck, arm and ankle. Four
things must be slender-fngers, arms.
legs and the back"
The final tests. however, are four
proofs OF ignorance. which are be-
trayed by the eyes. nostrils. lips and
fingers. So you see the French writer
and the Mohammedan sage prncti-
cally agree In raising the body Of
woman higher than her mind.
Edmund Burke was very particu-
lar chap. Here is his punctilious
recipe: "She must not be too tall.
but gentle and docile. She must hive
many varied spiritual qualities. She
must be extremely well built without
producing an impression Of strength
or power. She must have clear.
wholesome complexion.'-New York
Herald.
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
SOME MISTAKE, HE THouGHT

SOME MISTAKE. HE THOUGHT.
An Englishman. while passing along
the main street in Bangor. Me-, stepped
In hole in the sidewalk and. falling.
broke his leg. He brought suit against
the city for one thousand dollars, and
engaged Hannibal Hamlin for counsel.
Hamlin won his case. but the city ap-
pealed to the supreme court. Here
also the decision was for Hnmlln's
client. After settling up the claim.
Hamlln sent for his client and handed
him one dollar. whats this?" asked
the Englishman. "That's your dam.
ages. after taking out my fee. the cost
OF appeal. and several other expenses" :"
said IIamlin. The Englishman looked
mt the dollar and then at Hamlin.
whats the matter with thls:" lie
asked. sis II bad:"
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
JUST AS HE THorGHr.

A small boy was recitinG in n
geography class. says the Ladies'
Home Journal. The teacher was try
ing to teach him the points OF the com.
pass. She explained: "On your right
is the south. your left the north. and
In front of you is the east. Now. what
liz behind you:"
The boy studied for moment. then
pnckered up his face and bawled: Il
knew It, told ma you'd see that
patch in my pants"
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
Successful Air Sailing.

The degree to which the navigation
OF the air has now progressed is at
tested by the experiment OF Captain
Baldwin's airship. CITY OF Portland"
at the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds.
The airship was OF the ground for
forty-two minutes and during that time
II travelled distance OF seven miles.
reaching a maximum height OF thou.
sand feet and following prescribed
course and landing within three feet OF
the initial point. Part OF the course
was made in the face OF a breeze OF
from three to six miles an hour. and
during the tNp the aeronaut circled
around the tower OF the Oregonian
building.
This was a noteworthy trip. but its
chief importance lies In the demonstra-
tion that the essentials OF aerial navi-
cation have been mastered. To rise In
the air. to maintain equilibrium. and
to steer independently OF the wind,
these are the three great things. the
rest are mere details. Now the Bald
win airship has done all OF these
things. II has ascended to a height OF
u thousand feet. II has maintained Its
equilibrium for nearly three-quarters
OF an hour. so that It's occupant has not
been spilled upon the ground and so
that the ship itself has not been
wrecked upon any obstacle or upon the
ground. And 1t has pursued It's course
under control along a specified course.
returning to the point Of departure af-
ter large circuit and a smaller one.
After this. aerial navigation is only
matter OF improvement. The size of
the ship may be increased. The con-
struction OF the engines may be I'M
proved. The safety OF the occupants
may be greatly increased. The ability
to make way against wind currents
may be raised almost indefinitely. The
duration of the trip may be extended.
But with an airship that can raise IT.
self. balance itself and steer itself
against or across the wind. the main
problems have been solved and the in.
ventor finds himself in position
where he can make these improve
ments gradually and to an extent that
II is impossible to forecast.-Pueblo
Chieftain.
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
Cory Scene in Recent Popular Novel

Wayne of Ludworth's day was done,
and Red Ratcliffe. with little time to
spare II the oncoming Waynes were
to be met. set his two feet firmly on
the ground and tugged and tugged at
the az. where It lay in Wayue's big
skull. and wrenchee 1t loose In the
nick a. time. The STRIPPING Wayne.
lighter of foot than his kinsnan, had
outpaced him, and his sword was per-
ilously near TO Ratcliffe. when at last.
he wrenched the ax-head free and.
swung 1t high again; once more the.
sword was turned aside, lightly as.
with contempt, and foster.brother
whistled as II cut the air.
Shameless Wayne was close In nov
and made desperate leap to save the
lad; his fore foot lit upon a. patch OF
offal in the road and he stumbled un-
der the haft Of the big ak as It turned
and whistled down the wind and bit
the stripping through the bone. Fair
on the crown Shameless Wayne
caught half the blow as It descended-
ano the haft. with thick steel at it,
core. was weighty-and like q log ho
rolled beside his fallen kinsman.-
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
Japan Is But Reclaiming Her Own

ance in northern waters having reach
ed Yeddo. Kondo Juzo was sent to in
vestigate. He visited Etorafu island
in the kuriles and there found that
the Russians. true to the occidental
customs OF medieval days. had ap-
propriated the unguarded territory in
that region by the simple device Of
setting up pillars to announce its occu-
patton. kondo removed these wit
nesses OF theft and on his return to
feddo published a book dealing with
the questions of Sakhalin (Karafuto), +,
the kuriles (Chishima) and Kam-
chatka. The gist of his contention
was that the only tribunal to which
international disputes about boundar.
les could be appealed was the tribunal
OF arms and that II Japan hoped to
rest secure within closed gates she
must take steps to define those gates.
Now after the lapse OF more than
10 years Kondo's foresight is to re-
ceive national recognition. Thus Ja-
pan Is significantly pointing to tho
pages OF history, where in clear terms
her titles to this northern island arc
inscribed. She virtually announces
her intention Of not only recovering
but also keeping"
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
More Than a Century Ago Re-
conquered Territory Was In
tho Undisputed Possession Of
tho Island Empire.

An Englishman in Tokyo. writing OF
the japanese conquest OF Sakhalin
island, says: What the japanese
mean by their present operations may
easily be inferred from the nomen-
ciature they are adopting. They have
culled Aniwa bay by the name 'Higa-
shi-Fushimi bay to commemorate the
destruction Of the Novik by the Chi
tose and the Tsushima. In the former
OF which ships Prince Higashi-Fushi-
mi was then serving. So. too, Patience
point has been renamed 'Kataoka Mi
saki' and Patience bay 'ShIchiro Wan
Ia consideration of the fact that Ad-
niral Kataoka Shichiro commands
the naval expedition. Again. the two
pfomontories of Shiretako and MOTTO.
TO. on the east and west respectively
Of Aniwa bay, are to be called hence
forth Juzozaki' and 'Kondo zaki.'
inter Kondo Juzo. chief librarian OF
the Tokugawa government at the
close of the eighteenth century.
In 1898 news Of Russian appear.
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
When Men Fought with Battle.Ax
and Sword Before the Inven.
ton Of "villainous Saltpeter"
Made Such Weapons Obsolete.

Here is CORY scene from Halliwell
Sutcliffe's new novel. Red o. the
Feud." The scene is in England. the
time In the indefinite past and the
weapon used for the killings is called
a "foster-brother." kind Of pole.ax:
"He turned. to find Red Ratcliffe out
OF saddle. standing to the top of his
six feet four inches OF height and hold
ing the ak In his two brawny hands.
while he swayet II gently to and fro.
What followed passed with the speed
of tempest flung from the belly Of
a clear blue sky. Wayne Of Ludworth
got his sword out somehow and leaped
back; before his friends could get to
him Red Ratcliffe had run forward.
had parried his first wild sword thrust
as one turns aside bramble In ones
path, had lifted foster-bfother high
and higher yet. swinging It like fiaIl
above his head.
"And then the great Ak fell and
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
Amends Made by All the Defendant.

on II they behave themseives?" asked
Judge Fogarty.
"Ah is. jedge." replied Mandy. DE
Bible say ter fergib yo' ennymies en-
deze gemmen done made der poller-
gies ter me en- ak me ter 'scusn um
fer callen me err
Never mind what they called you."
interrupted his honor. IF they took
1t back and made proper amends. III
let them GO"
"Yaas, sub. jedge. dey done make
proper mems all right: dey men mef
front fence witch dey broke down, en-
Bill. dah, he men mer washtub witch
he hit me ov'r de haid wid en- Chink
men de kitch'n table witch he amt
bruk I all cause somebody else bruk
1t. Yaas, Lord! dey done mex all de
mems dey cud. jedge, en- Sam he
s~ynter men mer parler sette next
week"
That's all right. Mandy" interject-
ed his honor. Il guess you'il have
enough amends to last you a life
time. But If I ever get any OF you
up here again I'll amend my decision
and put you all 10 mending city prop
erty. Discharged"
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
LIGHTING LORE.
AcErYLENe ExcELs AS AN iLLu.
MiNANT.
Gas for Lighting Formerly Confined to
Cities and Large Towns, now In
General Use In the Country.

The satisfactory lighting of subur-
ban and country homes requires that
the means used shall be convenient.
safe. economical and furnish bill
liant. penetrating. effulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
not the characteristics OF the candle
or kerosene lamp. which. formerly.
were the only feasible means Of pro-
ducing light for domestic use In the
rural districts.
For generations there was a crying
need. yearning for something better.
which was not satisfied. few years
ago deliverance came in the shape Of
the chemical compound, Calcium Car
bide. from which, by the simple ap.
plication OF water, the gas Acetylere
ia derived. Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
is being generally used.
Common lime and carbon In the
form of coke or coal are the raw ma.
terials which. fused in an intensely
heated furnace. make Calcium Car
bide. and there is no difficulty in OBJ
tanning II In any part OF the country.
The machine into which the Cal
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene Is distributed through
the building to be lighted. is but little
larger than a thirty-gallon milk can.
and OF the same general form. 1t is
easily and cheaply installed, either In
the cellar or in an out-building.
The light from burning Acetylene
is exquisite, and lighting experts agree
that II surpasses all other known iilu-
minants. II does not taint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection
able in any respect. Every up-todate
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
The Ordway new era., 1905-09-29
Only General Agreement 10 That
tho Power to Attract 10 Un-
failing Evidence of lts Posses.
sion,

Beauty is question for the blind
to decide" remarked Aristotle when
pressed for a definition. Later on he
wrote treatise on the subject, but
the manuscript is not extant. and even
II 1t were would we ever be made to
agree on the subject of beauty?
Men like Hegel. Schelling. Fichte.
Emerson, Burke and Gautier wrote
philosophical volumes and essays on
this topic-none of them agreeing
however.
All the poets. the artists and the
musicians Of the world have tried to
tell what beauty is, and only on one
single point has general agreement
been made evident-the essence OF
beauty is the power to attract. AS
to the secret of this power all the
world disagrees.
The brilliant Gautier says: "a
woman who is beautiful is brainy
enough: that is. she has the quality
of being beautiful. I prefer a pretty
mouth to a fine mind. would give
fifty souls for single well.formed