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New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
CE Mt OF THE Sc XES

attests our superior nature Maturity comes quickly 70
the hChen but slowly TO the mammal grant th--
lead many things; but only the donkey doe the
cart-though he leads. he pulls No, l had het be
dOdO a
The writer of this letter is too weIl-known 10 be
mentioned even by her initials. while her character
is singular that the slightest reference thereto
might betray her identity, certain spices are
betrayed by the least whiff OF their pungent
TIE next letter that comes TO hand expresses
different mood. 1t IS pOstmarked Chicago.
piece of machinery but long stroke
another woman would horse dog. What would
not give 10 be and qualify for machInSt
gneer of some kind Perhaps, by the time old
woman the automobile Will have altered present
toms that woman may work in nachineshop well
as IN sweat-ShOp without unSeXIng herself
There remain eighteen letters ten signed BY
women and eight by men. In every case the men
are cynical and in only one instance do they
press the slightest desire to be a woman That
solitary exceP- on is scientist, who states that he
would not geatlv mind being woman an hour
day for week, that he might better study the
OF the sex They like certain stock quota
tions, he says: subject to change without notice,
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
Sentiments of Ten Women
THE sentiments of the ten women
L Marie briefly:

THE sentiments of the ten women l shall sum-
Marie briefly:
Two would not be men, neither in a state of
relnCarnatiOnS
One would be if she could dress in color and res
dressed in former times.
One would like to be a to and go as she
pleased
One loves horses we'll she would like to be man 'st
times, that she could be a Jockey.
One would like TO be a that could get twice
the salary for the work
One woad like to be for awhile because she would
have much TO be thanku for when She got back 10 her
One wishes to be she could fix auto when
II breaks down the road
One would like to be treat the employed of her
a gentleman should
As the reader must have observed the sex dis
content seems all on side. Is il that women as
a general rule are unsatsfed with their SEX while
men not
No, writes woman to whom | put this Ot1es-
ton; when we women wish ourselves men we
have present IN our minds purely ideal type of man
hood. Indeed we do not YOUR sex at all but
merely the larger liberties and greater strength that
accompany Your sex, which, if we had we would ust,
better to accomplish finer and purely feminine
ends We wish TO be men, only TO be more abun-
DAINTY feminine MaSCuhnIty is TO us women
merely another name for opportunity"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
By Don Mark Lemon

dreadful unknd of Fate And don't You dare Taught
Dear debutante, believe me- would as soon laugh
at this natural wholesome wish of yours as laugh
This letter is from lawyer, who escapes con-
fessiOn with opinion:
y second thought would have aside Your question
Sex distinction practically eraGiCated modern life
Barring there barrier between the
which either overleap The achievements of the
the achievements possibilities of the other
Remove the arbitrary and unhealthy distinction of dress
and will be found that the sole line of demarcaon has
been done away with Why, then, should a wish
be = woman verSas
y trife heavy; will leave the lawyer and
return to human nature expressed by a woman
who resides in Buffalo She writes:
No, | have cared to be a man; but how | would
love have his pockets Oh have a pocket worthy
the name-a big, deep. wide, roomy pocket NY huS-
band has eighteen counting those his while
the mother of five children, have to clutch purse
hand whenever want to go forth and spend niCkel'
Sometimes | feel like going right down my knees in
church and praying Oh Lord forgive SINS and send
me pocket
No never wanted be a man. but would do a pretty
mean thing just to have of my husbands eighteen
pockets
Before any reader of this letter smiles at the
woman and her complaint let him thoughtfulv con-
slider how long he could go pocketless and remain a
mt member of society. Indeed, am of the opinion
bold as 1t may SEEM that civilization began with
clothes, but pockets
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Not to him." His eyes rested on
the package on the girls knees, and
drew her eyes to it.
Suddenly she stiffened and pulled
away her hands. A little gasp broke
sharply from her lips. Huntingdon
reached toward her, then checked him
self Something held him back. He
remained awkwardly bent forward, his
mouth set, trying desperately hard to
speak He wanted to help her. He
wanted to thrust himself between her
and this danger from which she had
shrunk But he knew that he was too
late, and he did not know what to say.
Edith" he whispered, and that was all
Ideas whirled through his braln-at
first detached, almost without relevancc
to himself. Somehow, she was apart
from hm-her life without relation to
his own And it was only of the effect
upon her of what he had told, of what
she might vet decide to see for herself,
of her happiness, that he thought. Even
then it was not as if she was Edith, the
woman he loved, that he thought of her;
but rather as if she was the girl of a
story, which was only story though its
ending meant great deal to her. But
gradually this sense of detachment left
him. AS though coming out of dream,
his ideas began to group themselves
about realities. He awoke to himself
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words would. Men since the beginning almost.
had written such letters thousand times, and would
write them again; but it was he, Huntington, who
had written these letters and they were TO another
woman Into their dead ashes she would plunge
her hands to find the lingering coal with which she
might torture her breast. Why should she be al
lowed to do this 1t folly. She must never see
the letters-never read them.
And vet if she did not? 1t would never be quite
the same He was sure of that. All her faith, ali
his honesty would never prevent her wondering
Always when he called her by those little name
which had been dear to him and TO her, she
would be asking herself question Always over his
shoulder she would see the face of the other woman
smiling at the recollection of a secret-a secret
which She Edith, did not share. No, no, that would
never do From the start there must be no question
asked and unanswered
Edith he said slowly, those are my letters to
her / never thought she would send them TO YOU
Somehow even now. / cannot think OF her doing
this thing. But they have come, they are here-tO-
night. 1t is part of my punishment, suppose And
vor-vou must suffer with me. 1t could only put
this away from youl But | can't. The letters were
nine-they mine | give them TO YOU L want
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE H. lSOo

and TO the fact that the woman who had promised to
marry him tomorrow sat beside him, and that the
ending of the story. which was no story at ALL lay
with her No, not with her entirely. tie knew her
TOO well to think that She would do as he asked.
And now she was waiting for him to speak.
If he asked her to allow this package to remain
unopened to destroy it in its wrapper, he beheved
She would do So And why not? He had told her
everything He could not remember that he had
missed anything Yet she waiting for him to say
to her open the packagel" Yes, for all her behet
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honest with her: perhaps he was too honest. But
She gave no sign that he was-then. She was very
quiet so quiet that it made him trembe, Tor what
he did not know. She told him to go. Alter awhlle
she said she would return to him something that
was his You remember, they had been living IN
different cities for long time and there had been
letters-a good many of them"
Huntingdon came to abrupt stop, his hands
fell from his face and he Strengthened up. 1t
seemed to him that he had made it clear.
But after a minute Edith asked: And did she
New-York tribune., 1906-06-17

in him, that was what
she expected him to
say to her. And If
she did open it? In
stinctively his arm
was lifted as if to
ward her from a
blow, and he realized
that, though he
might tell this story
over and over, again
and again, in every
little circumstance
he could recall, it
would never mean to
her what the written
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you 10 ltetu lIItIII- It = UOoUI uCetI ;, .
heve me, it is.
For a minute afterward the girl was
motionless and did not speak. Then she
turned her face upon him. Inher clear gaze
was no question, no doubt. only peace and
understanding. Her hands sought the
package and lifted it. Bending forward,
She laid it upon the smOldering logs
The paper smoked and glowed, the
string binding IL burned through Then
the wrapping blazed and fell apart, and
upon the hearth dropped little reHquary
of wrought silver, within its frame the
the frame was card which bore only
the name of the other woman.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
FEAT OF AMATEUR ROBBER.
Met With Entire Success in Separa
ting Man From His Watch.

If a man who was robbed of a gold
watch in Chicago, under peculiar CON
ditions which he will recognize from
the recital of the adventure by the rob
ber, will communicate with Hobart j.
Allen, of Irving Park, Chicago, he can
have back his timepiece, along with a
profuse apology.
Mr. Allen recently bought revolver
to protect himself from hold-up men
who have fleeced several victims in
long subway under the Northwestern
Railway tracks. He was kept at his
business until quite late one night re
Gently, and starting home he put his
pistol in his pocket with feeling of
much satisfaction.
The approach to the subway was
dimly lighted by single lamp. He
plunged into the cavern and walked
through figure dimmed the exit
and as the two men met, the roar OF
passing trains startled them, and they
brushed each other in passing. A mo-
ment later Allen felt for his watch
1t was not in his pocket He ran back
through the subway and overlook the
other man just as he was emerging.
Hand over that watch or I'll blow
your head off" he shouted. The man
leaped over a stone abutment and ran.
Allen followed and cornered him a
gairst wall.
"I'll give you another chance" he
said leveling his revolver. The man
apparently too frightened to speak
gave him the watch.
Allen went home and told his wife
of his adventure.
why, your watch is in there on the
dresser; you didn't take it with YOU
she exclaimed. Now Allen is looking
for the man he held up.
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Home from the PhiIiDi1es.

I've been thinking. since our boy returned
10 us one morning.
And in spite of all our doubts and fears
lie stood before our view,
What was written by a friend Of his, so
heerily and brightly.
troubles you"
The lad returned in safety. spite of chIlls
and spite of fever,
Spite of all the many dangers of the land
and of the sea,
Spite of anything We dreaded, spite OF
1alth eyinced by neither.
Hereafter let no trouble trouble you nor
trouble me;
For when the skies are darkest and a
threatened storm surrounds us,
shutting out the glorious sunlight from
our nearer sighted view.
Then appears The "silver lining that on
every cloud is shining
So never trouble trouble till trouble
troubles you.
That every back is fitted for the burden
that is given
Is saying trite, If ancient. while It's
always proven true.
And II the burdens grievous, the good
Lord will arrange 1t
That the trouble will be gone before the
trouble troubles you.
"Tls shown that both our hopes and fears
are half anticipation,
For midnight terrors vanish with the
carly morning dew.
And when the night Is darkest the dawr
Is Just abreaking;
Then don't c-er trouble trouble till trou
| bio troubles you.
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Someone whispered nervousIy to a
neishLor. One or two men lifted their
heads and drew quick breaths. People
glanced from side to side, and few
feet sAuiAei uneasily. Then a tiny
puif of smoke came from the lett
wing and travelled as far as the middle
of tne stage. 1t was followed by a
larger, rolling cloud. The effect was in.
stantaneous.
"F!Te!" slrieked a shrill voice, and
a woman started up frantically. Fire!
Fire!"
In an instant the huge theatre was
seethirg, swaying mass; from all
sides burst screams, sobs, and oaths
For a few seconds people were pushed
in purpogeless groups hither and thith.
er. Then suddenly the crowd broke
into rocking unwieldly sections, each
pushing, fighting, tearing towards the
nearest exit.
In the middle of the house. very
still, sat group of three. The Woman
was in the middle, the Husband on her
Aght. the Other Man on her left. For
he first few seconds 1t seemed as II
they must be swept off their seats
Then with a quick movement, the
other Man wheeled half round on his
chair. put one hand on the back Of
seat before her. The Husband silent,
ly followed his example. They were
both big. strong men. Their hands
met in n steady grip behind and in
front of her. Thus till the rush was
over they formed n human cage for
Ter protection, shunting of by their
braced rigid frames, their crowding.
frantic neighbors.
THANK you she said quitely. when
the middle of the theatre was deserted
Il couldn't have borne to be touched
by such-animals." She gave a hur
ried glance ct the nearest mass of hu
manity and then fixed her eyes whim
sically on the smoke-clouded stage IN
front. "What do they remind one off"
she asked as though thinking aloud.
1t was the Other Man who answered
pigs" he said contemptuously; pigs
when the trough has just been filed
-crowding toward it,
She half turned her head towards
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
Character of EngIand's King.

The character of King Edward.
while Prince of Wales, appears to
have been greatly misunderstood.
Many scandals We're laid at his door;
many journalists and prominent writ
ers found themselves unable to resist
temptation of making him the theme
of extravagant stories without foun-
dnton, or at best based only upon
hcarsay evidence.
While making no pretcnce to be-
ing saint, his morals were neither
better nor worse than the majority of
his countrymen and it was precisely
that fact that endcarcd him to them.
The great influence that no other
Prince possessed, and which was pos
sessed by him in n superlative degree,
was very largely due to his remarka-
bic tact
thanks more to him than to any
other, hard drinking. C" -ousals, coarse
and profane language went out of
fashion. He would tolerate in the
houses of respectable people no men
and women who had forfeit d their
right to remain within their pale,
and no woman of questionable ante
cedents could with his sanction con-
sort with ladies or with innocent
girls. Few people had any idea how
well read he was. 1t was generally
reported that his reaGing was very
limited, and yet the reverse was true.
NJ new book of Importance, whether
in German, English or French. appear
ed that failed to receive his attention,
and many such We're read and dis
cussed at Marlborough House before
their review appeared in print. Not
few of the French authors were ac-
customed to send him their first
copies.
His faults, never grave or serious,
simply served to bring out in greater
prominence the many attractive
points of his character, and since his
accession to the throne even those
faults have grown less and his vir
tues and ability become brighter and
greater.
From Diplomats Diary.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02

Washington society. The woman's
love. however, still went out to the
poor artist and her husband. who had
been informed of the peculiar state of
affairs, could do nothing to win his
wife's Affection. All the gifts that
money could buy were showered upon
her, but to no purpose.
To his horror, one day several
months after their marriage .e fouu |
his wife lying dead in a room in their
house, the poor girl having died of n
broken heart. Although deeply at
tachcd TO his Wife, he was struck with
admiration by her devotion to his rival,
and when she WIS buried in the family
lot in Rock Creek Cemetery, he COM
missioncd st. Gaudcns, the sculptor. 10
make 4 bronze statue of heroic size
depicting her as she was found. dead
and covered with her bathrobe.
The figure of the woman is seated
with the bathrobe drawn about her
and the work is one of great strength
The bronze is surrounded by marble
beautifully carved. In front of it is a
long marble seat, where one may ad
mire Tie work of art No name MARKS
the spot Int at each corner of the lot
is a small marble block, about six
inches square, with the letter "a
carved in the top. The entire lot IS
surrounded by a dense growth of pine
trees, so that one not familiar with the
spot looks in vain for the figure.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
In. YES" she said gravely; "they
hot

In. yes" she said gravely; they
do look like that"
Suddenly the fireproof curtain be.
gan to move.
oh. thank Cod." shrieked fashion
ably dressed woman, her face made
hideous by fear.
A sea of other faces, stamped with
every shade of terror and ferocity,
>urned towards the stage at the cry.
ran instant the tumult sank to some
thing like silence. Hope and thankful
ness arose in thousand breasts. Then
the tumult began again.
Its stuck! Oh. it's stuck! the
fight for life continued in all its
sickening cowardly savagery.
Have we any chance!" asked the
Woman simply. For moment neither
answered. Then again it was the Other
Man who spoke.
"unless they get the curtain down
in time, none" he answered.
There are no other exits; know
the place we'll 1t won't be the fire
probably, but the-smoke. In minute
or two we must move further back
from it." He spoke with admirable
restraint.
And then suddenly the Husband
stood IN. They both turned toward;
him. Ills face was gray, and his lips
trembled.
mot this way" he murn'ured In
shaking Soice. "Ah. merciful heaven
not again this way!"
The Woman quivered as beneath
lash, and her face became drawn.
"John!" she said sharply, "John!"
He started slightly. ''Yes?"
She would not let her ewes meet his
"Please go away" she said in loy
voice.
. He hesitated a moment. "What for?
he asked She stirred inpatient
"Oh. don't care. Get whisky and
soda IL You know where to find 1t. or
or perhaps you'd better leave out tn
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soda; I mean-' She paused, shud
| dering only co. she added family
What did she mean? Did she know
what she was saying. Probably not,
he decided. What had he said himself
minute ago? He could not remember.
What did anything matter now? He
went without a word.
The Other Man stared straight in
front OF him. his face was q mask.
For a minute they sat very still. Then
he turned round.
Come" he said in an ordinary voice,
it is time to move
She gave him her hand, and he help
ed her over chairs and wooden forms
till they were at the back of the build
ing. "Here?" she asked.
No" he said. anu spread his coat
on the floor; Here, please. The nearer
the ground. the less smoke. you know .
She sat down silently, and motioned
him to share the coat. Then suddenly
she laughed
Its queer. isn't it." she said, that
we should think about getting our
clothes dusty-now?"
He did not answer. He was twisting
a button on his overcoat round and
round; it came off in his hand. Sud-
denly he spoke. You are very brave"
he said.
She drew a quivering breath. I'm
trying to be brave enough for two"
she said in a low voice.
He made no reply: he did not want
to understand.
I'm glad" she added hurriedly
that We moved. Perhaps-he will
not find us here"
He turned swiftly, with rush Of
joy. Elizabeth" he cried.
Then you are content here with
me?"
She brushed her hand across her
eyes. ooh, l don't know what I'm say
ing. I'm angry and distressed and
aumiliated. l don't want to die: but
If Pve got to, I'd rather be near some
body brave like-like you.
Elizabeth" he said passionately,
Don't you know-?"
She started. "Oh, hush!" she muir
INJURED. "It is so near-the end"
THAT is just why" he said. and
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02
TIE lI0M4N ~ BRONZE.
Striking Figure of a Woman Who
Died OF IA Broken Heart.

story of unrequited love is mutely
told IN cold bronze and marble in one
OF the cemeteries in the city of Wash.
ington, d. c.
The story runs that a beautiful
young woman, daughter of rich par
ents, Iell in love with a poor and
struggling artist. The attraction was
mutual, hut her family aspired to a
wealthy alliance. Finally, filial duty
won the day and the girl was led to
the altar by rich suitor. They lived
together for some time. and the bril-
liancy OF the match was the talk ot
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laughed recklessly. "In few minutes
it must all be over. Haven't we a
right to make the most of them? Do
you love me, Elizabeth" He drew her
towards him, and she did not resist
She was thinking shamefacedly Of the
.grayness of her husbands face as she
had last seen it. The blood of n dozen
generations of pioneers and warriors
was surging through her own veins
and she scorned impending fate.
YES" she said absently, Il believe
1 do
"Ah, say it again. he urged, "with-
out the believe"
The smoke was rapidly thickening.
She tried not to think of it. II love my
love with B." she said fiippantly. "be'
cause he is brave. and I hate my
him with a C, because he is a Coward
"a Coward"
His arms relaxed suddenly. "Ah
dear don't!" he cried. "Is that all? Is
that the reasor?"
"All?" she echoed isn't it enough?'
NO." he said bitterly; I'm a cad
hut not as bad as all that. Are you
blind? Don't you know what was the
matter with him?"
"He was afraid" she whispered. my
husband. afraid"
| Neither Of them noticed that in from,
of the blazing stage the fireproof cur
tain had suddenly finished its arrested
descent and that semi-lull ensued.
"Yes" he cried with a revulsion OF
loyalty to his friend. "afraid of losins
YOU. Surely you know what happened
to his father and mother? Didn't vol
even wonder what he meant by mo
again this wav?"
She shook her head. "Wives know 81
little OF their husbands bachelor ex
rerience" she reminded him with
wan smile.
"Thev we're burnt to death, when h
was a bow" he said. '1il5s this. In
], theatre. He was with them, the floor
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-02

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Bacon-That man is always on the
wrong side of question.
Egbert-Uow do YOU know?
Bacon-Why. I've known him for
twenty years, and in all that time
I never knew him to think the same
way as l have.