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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
The Real Du Barry

~HERE are some women in history
who shine out like stars and whose
l. memories cannot flicker out, ana
IN every case it will be found that
these women live by the power of love
alone; by either the love they have
given, good or bad, or their capacity
for loving when love has been denied
them. This is always felt; 1t stlrs
other hearts in the reading and telling
of it until it carries ages down-eVer
finding fresh home in the hearts OF
painters. sculptors, writer's.
La Du Barry was one of this class
of women. Two powerful ingredients
went to make up the composition OF
her character-passion and simple
truth. An obscure little milliner, whose
narentage was clouded, whose mother
was creature who walked the
gardens of the Tuileries by night,
whose ways in the beginning were
humble and lowly, La Du Barry, first
known as Jeanette Vaubernier. re-
mained to the end unchanged and un-
affected by the pomp which eventually
surrounded her. This girl loved moth
ing in the world as we'll as love, yet
nv her utter frankness and simplicity
she kept her strange charm over the
powerful and weary Louis XIV, for
whom she made no pretense of real
affection.
In spite of her frivolity, the enchant-
ment which surrounded La Du Barry
never deserted her for a moment, not
even in the tumbril bearing her away
for all time. Her Yagabond nature,
made for love, was always within the
reach of it, yet was never satisfied
and her heart, while often full of pain,
dreampt happil:' still of love and lent
itself to moments of rapture which do
not come to every one. Inc mysteries
to the heart the tears, the sighs,
laughter-how we'll she knew them all;
and sorrow too, although she bent her
head under it without losing her youth,
her grace, her spirits.
Poor Du Barry! Poor misplaced mil
liner! So high-so low. Grand dame
prisette, lady and vagabond; insolent,
humble. "a creature of fate" as she
herself said. always being carried on
and on-and always the wrong way
Redoubtable, faulty and charming, her
personality comes down to us as utter
ly feminine. She is the gamut of the
woman who has always been, who VIII
always be. We see in her, Eve with
all her faults, standing in naked frank
ness. quite as unclothed morally.
In what a world did La Du Barry
live! Opening the book of her life, an
almost fugitive odor of musk and
patchouli escapes from the pages to
remind us of the scented, brigt y
spiced and corrupt court in which she
dwelt. untouched by manner or custom,
always a milliner at heart.
And if we look for the moral 2 1t lies
before our eyes; we see it day by day.
1t is the one eternal moral EVERY
woman is as God would have her, II
she but meet the one man. Women
are created to redeem the world. and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
Stage Partial to Young People

TT IS a far cry from Browning to
George Cohan, but if they are alike
in nothing else they are alike in the
fact that Cohan's 1.-THE Governors Son"
as we'll as Browning's Stafford" was
produced when it's author was "a years
old. Upon Cohan's twenty-eighth birth
day, which occurred upon July last.
he was the guest at big stag dinner
party. He was the youngest man pres
ent. He also was one OF the best known
and one of the richest.
London Assurance" one of the best
of the more than 400 plays that Dion
Boucicault wrote, was written when
Boucicault was 19 years old Richard
Brinsley Sheridan wrote 1.-THE Rivals"
when he was %. 1t was produced at
Covent Garden when he was in his
twenty-fourth year. His father, Thorn
as Sheridan, had been an actor and the
author of several books, and Richard
Brinsley's mother herself had written
a couple of plays, 1.-THE Dupe" and 1.-THE
Discovery" both of which had received
the appreciation of David Garrick.
One of the youngsters now at WORK
upon a play is Elsie Janis. She has
just passed her eighteenth birthday.
The two Aarons brothers have been
paying her $500 a week. Through legal
proceedings they have tried to prevent
her from going into vaudeville. Percy
williams, head of a vaudeville circuit.
has offered her $4,000 week. This is
half a thousand week more than the
top notch salary paid to Mrs. Langtry
during her last tour of the United
States. Elsie Janis had her brother
and a cousin working in "The Wander
bilt Cup" with her, and 500 a week was
allowed in her contract for her carriage
and her maid. Few children have done
better.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

there is no such thing as a really bad
woman at heart. There is no other
moral than this.
Given the one man, jeanette Vauber-
nier Ola du Barry would have been
good, simple. happy little grisette.
VOLTA tout! However, in that case,
her story would not have proved an
inspiration to those who follow the
strange profession of creating human
beings afresh on the blank pages which
go to form peoples library, or else
are soon lost and utterly forgotten.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

collective strength of the Burbank
company.
FISCHER 'S-With Sunday evenings g
performance, "Phedre," at Fischer's.
will give way to the latest musical
farce by Harry Montague. entitled.
"Jingo Daughter" Billy Onslow will
have the part of the pirate king:
Dick Burton is tramp cowboy from
Idaho: Montague is seen as a broken
down actor, with Bessie Jardiniere as
his friend; Caroline Duncan is Jingo's
wife Lew Dunbar, his friend; Mile.
Lorraine will have the part of Jingo's
niece, while Gladys Middleton, the
leading lady, will carry out the role of
Jingo's daughter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

London's dramatic critics have taken
kindly to Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" With one accord the review
ers treat the piece, not as a play. but
as a picture of life, and, though noEe
of them is able to say of his own
knowledge that it is true, they all seem
convinced that just such persons as
appear in it really exist.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
SOC Dresser Scarfs for SIC

A good silver bleached dresser
scarf, size 17x49; good style; will
wear and wash well; a soc value;
on Bargain Friday ...........3 2c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
The Daily Short Story

from the humanity pathetic eyes.
Upon entering the house with Tom
the dog walked straight upon to
Daisy, thrust his nose against her
cheek and licked the caressing lit
tie hand
When Tom advanced to fulfill
his wife's frantic adjurations to
/ take the horrid brute away" the
poor creature raised it's head and
gave him a look from the strange
1 ly familiar eyes.
81 tell you, boys" recounting his
find" at the office, when that dog
looked at me the shivers went
over me. If there be any truth in
the TRANSPORTATION of souls, the old
mans looked at me out Of that
dogs eyes"
He harped upon this at home
until his wife "fancied spooks" ev-
cry time she looked over her
shoulder"
Clear skies and financially
! smooth sailing once more prevail
ed. But like a blot upon a sunny
| perspective was the old dog,
Daisy's constant companion; and,
for some occult dog reason, an oc-
cupant of what had been the old
mans favorite chair.
81 could stand his being here, y
said Mrs. Tom, 'if he would stay
in the kitchen or woodshedi it is
notifying to have such a disrepu-
table object in the very best rooms
in the house"-voicing her FREEDOM
inant feeling during old Maginnis
occupancy of the same position.
That night the dog was missing
Disasters, losses of money and pc.
sition followed his disappearance,
Walking the streets in frfuitless
search for work, Tom felt that the
light of a certain rough-haired dog
would pressage an upward turn OF
[ fortunes wheel. One afternoon the
dog returned; renewing his rela'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST.

These are Kipng's words
ooh, East is East and West is West, and the
twain shall meet"
1t the question of oriental immigration that made
think of them
This antagonsm against the japanese is racial. 1t
broke out in the west 1t blazed up in Canada Australia
under British rule already refuses the japanese citizen
ship
Why'
Because they know what it means.
vast part of the world does not know. There is
Jap here and Jap there They have their pursuits.
They live their own lives. They into appreciate
with the citizens around them The Chinese
less conspicuous People do not know they there
They do not know what it would mean to be obliged to
recognize them.
The West does know.
Suppose hordes of orientals should pour into New
England Suppose they should say owe are here! We
have to work! We have to be citizens hous
ands and tens of thousands of us We have come with
customs manners our point OF vlew our stand
ards of life! We expect to gain. We do not expect to
contribute because do not think as you think Give
room!'
If they came like this-and this is the way they are
coming in the West-there would be another Boston tea
party, and it would ring the bulseye OF history louder
than it rng in 1913.
1t is the inherited feeling Of race. 1t is everlasting
and restless S the tides. 1t more be talked
down argued down egsated down than men can
talk argue egisae out of existence the principle OF
sefpreservation.
Labor contributes to it. The school question con-
tributes to it. Commerce contributes to it. Religion con-
tributes it, The economics Of citizenship contributes
to it.
But back of all is-race because is impossible that
the Anglo-Saxon and the oriental should unite.
That is why stand for oriental exclusion.
1t is not necessarily any reflection upon the oriental
If he builds up great world power of his if he
transforms his mud huts into marble palaces his stand
ards of life into lofty ideals his centuries of darkness into
surprising light, well and good
1t will be magnificent We will glory in his achieve
ment
But let him do it in Asia, not in America.
This is not sehsmess any than the mprison-
of criminals is selsness 1t is not sacrificing ethics
any than the exclusion of epeptcs is sacrificing
ethics 1t is blow at the foundations of the republic
any than is any other principle which will not per-
init the welfare of the republic to be menaced.
Keep out the orientals.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
THE REORGANIZATION OF
MAGlNNiS

Old man Maginnls had come to
stay.
Mrs. Tom had rebelled, but Tom
was obdurate.
Tom considered himself an i'm
provement upon exceedingly crude
material; an obvious contrast to
the old mans brogue, slouching
gait and inseparable, ill-smelling
"dudgeen."
To Mrs. Tom the comparisons
were odious. All her efforts to
smooth down the old mans rough
angles or mend his broken speech
were met by serene impassiveness
or by a twinkle in as incompre-
hensible pair of eyes as ever
graced an Irishman's face.
Daisy took him to her heart I'M
reservedly; nestled in his arms,
she went into fairy land through
enchanted haze from the old pipe
as he told her between whiffs-
| malodorous to her mothers nos
trils-of the wee people" of his
| beloved Erin.
|
lay cold, and Daisy cried in vain
for "dran-dad," whose only solace
she had been through loveless
unwelcomed existence.
Following Maginnis' advent ha(
been four years financial increase
after his death, general cloud
brewing toward a storm center o.
loss and trouble, broken by an oc
currence whose mysterious signi
ficance was recognized too late as
a possible angelic ministratior
through an absurdly unpromisins
medium.
Mongrel, sandy-haired, rough
an outcast in exclusive Office pre-
cincts-a push from the toe o
Toms foot and a sharp "get out
J elieited no movement, but a lool
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03

ness and forced sale of everything
available followed.
In time Tom became an eager de-
vourer of odd job" crusts; and his
wife drudged.
The world prates of "reversion
to type" and like jargon. Tom and
his wife know better; and acknowl'
edge in remorse the one forlorn
hope that, in some phase OF
spiritual embodiment, the spirit OF
! old man Maginnis may again rein
4 carnate itself.
In that hope, no homeless, friend
! less object-be it man or beast
but shares their scanty fare and a
| corner by their humble fireside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Bargain Friday Sale Of
C0rsetS.

lions with Daisy and occupancy of
his favorite chair.
The rainbow of hope, with pros
perity at one end and the dog
promptly christened ''Mascot"-at
the other, rose in the clouds of
past misfortunes.
Mrs. Tom endeavored by kind
ness hitherto unshown to strength
! en- the gossamer thread invisible
forces. In time, and the arrogance
of assured success. reason laugh
ed so scornfully at superstition
that the old dogs shadow grew
ever blacker across the woman's
vision.
After a trying day, in which he
seemed to be everywhere under
foot, Mrs. Toms long-pent-up in
dignation vented itself in push
scarce removed from a kick-ant
the audibly fervent wish that she
had never laid eyes on him."
To the woman's horror, the un
couth form seemed to dilate, tt
take on human outline; he raised
himself slowly, and laid one paw
upon her shoulder. The eyes were
fixed upon her; the face blended in
outline with that other face, now
! dead. but hated as this one hat
been. Before her shrek of terror
died the semblance vanished, ant
the place where the dog stood was
| vacant.
The Maginnis' sun was forever
set. Loss of position, his wife's i'll
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
10c Towelling for 7 1-2c

Stack mill cotton towelling is al
ways a good seller at 10c. People
like the make of it. We will sell
you all you Want of it
tomorrow at mo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
ACCUSED OF ZlEMENT

SEATTLE, Oct. 3.-Charged
with embezzling an amount aggre
eating $3.50 of the company funds
A. M. Aldrich, local manager of a
barber college at 100 First av. s.,
was arrested and lodged in Jail
The charge was preferred by G. W.
Haight, general manager, with Of
fees in Los Angeles, the head.
quarters for the institution, which
operates barber colleges in various
parts of the country.
Aldrich insists that his arrest is
the result of spite work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03

Special Correspondence to The Press.
VICTORIA, b. c., Oct. 3.-Since
the first Of August, when Captain
Mikkelsen, the explorer, started on
his ice Quincy with four others,
no word has been received from
the party.
Mikkelsen started from Victoria
on May %. after having dreamed
of continent north OF Alaska and
Banks Land. The expedition sail
ed on the tiny vessel Duchess of
Bedford. The little ship was sur
rounded by ice. waterlogged and
abandoned. Then Mikkelsen start
ed on foot three months ago. His
little party had provisions for only
go days, and for that reason fears
for their safety are entertained.
A message received from Ste
tsnssen, the ethnographer, that all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
INVESTIGATES TENDERS

SEATTLE, Oct. 3.-Labor Com
missioner Charles Hubbard this
morning began an Investigation OF
the Seattle Electric Co.. as demand
ed by the city authorities. The
commissioner met the city authori-
ties at the city hall and took up the
inadequate fender question.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Curtain Madras.

On sale tomorrow in the base
ment, white curtain madras with
col0red figure design; full &c inch
es wide; worth up to zoe a yard;
on sale as long as they last
on Friday .......... ........ 12Lac
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
Bargain Sale of Handker
chiefs.

Ladies' fine cambria handker-
chiefs. with any initial you want;
put up in, box and sold usually
at 75c for the six. On sale
Bargain Friday, box. ....... Soc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03

A full 12-4 size Of cotton sheet
blankets fine for the cold wealth
err; have them in gray and white;
sold regularly at 1925;
friday price SIZE
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-03
A Good Lace Special.

A big assortment of Plat Val
enciennes and English TOrchon
lace, new goods and pretty pat
terms. The whole lot laid out ON
table for Friday Bargain
buyers at, yard. Sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19
CRUELTY TO HUMBLE HEN.
Man Complains of Mean Trick Played 2. on DefenseIess Biddy.

"The meanest trick I ever heard of," said poulterer, ''is now being played on certain family of New Jersey hens. This trick comes under two heads. It comes under the head of cruelty to animals and under the head of giving intoxicating drinks to minors. It should be taken up and put stop to by our female societies. Let the sex stand by one another all the way down the line" But I thought you were talking about eggs" T am talking about eggs. That is the point to my story. You know how hens only want to set at certain times after they've laid a couple of dozen eggs running? We'll, on this New Jersey hen farm I speak of they feed the hens alcoholized grain, and while the poor. unprotected creatures are under the influence they place them on top of nests of eggs, and when they come to themselves the past is a blank, they think they laid the eggs beneath them, and for many days squat there dutifully until the chicks are matched. It's money-making trick. but it ain't right. To make a poor hen drunk-to deceive her be- . sides in so important matter as that O: offspring, How would you like to be deceived about your offspring? No, sir. it ain't right, and it ought to be put a stop to-"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19

With an only half.suppressed scream of rage Lady Massingham sprang to her feet, and Lady Isabel drew me quickly back to the little ante-room again.
 4 Well, she's doing poor old .lassing. ham a good turn, anyway; but she'll never make that cat amiable, in spite of"
 She broke of suddenly as Lady Mas singham came sweeping out of the room. looking very flushed and very angry, and, without even seeing us. passed down the stairs.
 Now. Marjorie, it's your turn" said Lady Isabel. But for once l ig- nored the compelling hand and. run ming down the stairs, stepped into the automobile and drew deep. glad breath of London air.
 ''Of all the rubbish"
 Marjorie! don't you believe in it?''
 My dear Isabel" I said grossly, please don't think I'm such an abso. lute fool. That sickly scent, the wom. ans ridiculous pose and voice. the whole thing was an obvious fraud"
 "Unbeliever," she said gaily, Ego yourself and see how soon you'll be converted"
 In the park we ran across Lady Massingham.
 T saw you at Fanfare's,' said Lady Isabel. speaking very -sweetly. just as you were coming out. Isn't she mar. vel? She told me such wonderful, wonderful things"
 "She is very uncanny," said Lady Massingham with slight shudder; but would rather not talk about her please"
 Lady Isabel deftly changed the con. versation and soon afterwards we drove away.
 What did that fraud charge you, Isabel?"
 Charge me? Why. nothing at all, of course"
 When I say you. I mean her ell. ents," said. What does she charge the silly women who go to her?"
 Three guineas a visit. believe"
 Three guineas!" I echoed, aghast. Why. thought the very worst of them only charged guinea"
 Well" said Lady Isabel. you see. she isn't real clairvoyant. so there's my share too for her to pay"
 Your share" I echoed; but where do you come in?"
 "Oh! I don't come in." said Lady Is. abel. as she gracefully bowed to a passing man. T only give her the in. formation"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19
TEMPLES OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Great Areas Enclosed by soIidIy Built
 Stone Walls.

The temple ruins at Rhodesia are puzzlers. The erudite folks used to say they were ancient, but Dr. Ran. dall Macivers, their latest explorer, says they were built in the Middle Ages. He says the great 'elliptical temple" was the fortified residence of the great chief or Monomortapa, whose sway extended over an enor. nous area and an extensive popula. tion. To understand how architectural feats like the finer Rhodesian build ings can have been achieved by the precursors of the modern South Afri- can natives it is necessary to assume that in those days there was organi- zation of far higher character than has obtained in recent years, organi- zation under great chiefs whose pow. CT and intelligence were of a relative ly high order. From the Portuguese and their records this would appear to have been the case in the days of the Monomortapan empire of the Mid dle Ages down to the close of the six teenth century. The organization of labor implied by the elaborate and decorated stone architecture is re- markable. Even more remarkable than the fortified castles are the ter race walls. These stone built walls form irregular concentric rings around the hills upon which the vil- lages were situated. and althougI structurally simple, cover an enor. nous area. extending in close forma- ton over space of upward of 50 square miles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19
Got His Revenge.

It was during a Christmas dinner Christmas dinners are but occasional things Many of the society folk of the city were seated around the great table. They were happy and many were the witty remarks passed
 At the end of the table a young man was engaging lady in conver- sation Why shouldn't he engage her in conversation? There was nc req sen why he should not There was no one else to talk to her.
 He helped her plate He was do- ing this when he was interrupted.
 The young lady broke the silence. The young man was evidently giving her too much.
 ~why-why. my plate is not a cart"
 "of-of course not replied the young man. and des;sted
 So the dinner went on- Everyone was merry. Why not? IL was Christ mas. Jokes were passed. witticisms were current. The man at the end of the table was as happy as anyone there.
 The lady in the course of time ate all that the young man had given her and still her appetite was not ap- peasei
 John. will you help me to the tur- key7
 Sure replied the faithful John, back up your car..-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19
OAKVlLlE HAPPENINGS

Charles Hubbell of the Row is un- able to attend to his duties at the Ipin factory owing to an accident with Ia machine while in the act of cutting fodder in Judds barn on Davis street recently. MT Hubbell caught his shoulder in the machine and nar- rowly escaped serious injury.
 Mrs Ferguson and son Roy have moved from Railroad street to 9Hig-' ganum, Conn, where they have rent ed a farm.
 Miss Natalie Smith, of Main street, is attending Monroe's business col Ilege, Waterbury.
 Thomas Shields, jr, visited friends in New Haven yesterday.
 Mrs Mary Tyler of Fort Trumbull beach, is a visitor at the home of Eugene Skilton on Main street.
 Mrs Marshall Johnson and daugh- ter of Knob hill were recent visitors with relatives in New Haven.
 James Cummings has purchased a building lot near the home of John Ineson, on Knob hill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-19
In Gray Shades.

In striped fabrics some of the most pleasing color schemes are in gray, varying shades being used. If a bit of contrasting color is introduced it is used sraringly. and employed as a trimming for the neck and vest. with probably a suggestion added to the cuffs. Bat, faume and the light French grays occupy a place all to themselves in the realm of spring modes. and are quite as pretty in this fabric as in the stripes and cheeks. The new pale greens are also execc,.. ingly pretty. but are not capable q. the varied treatment that one finds so advantageous in some of the othe. coIors. The complementary tints lock well in voIles. chiffons. muslins. etc. and are delightfully."- fashioned ~iti various laces and braids.