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The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

were so near the chamber of death,
with the facile light-heartedness of the
Latin race she banished its grim mem
ory. This woman had nerves of steel.
She moved in callous Indifference from
tragic scenes to those Of fiippant COM
edy. Or perhaps she saw the useless
ness Of enraging me.
IF compel you forcibly-"
do American gentlemen assault
their bostesses?"
She had me at complete disad
vantage. To Farr. out my threat was
irA Al'oss.Is.
Come, :nadam, :st Ia come to
terms"
Gladly, monsieur" She swept me
mock courtesy.
And they are?"
He shall walk ont OF the chateau
when you have heard my story"
Even If refuse TO help you?"
She hesitated a moment. YES" she
promised with a sigh.
| put no great faith in that promise
Nothing was simpler than for her to
promise But If presently she still re-
fused, | could reTort 20 extreme meas
ures then as readily as row. II Cap
tain Forbes was indeed = prisCaer of
Madame de Varnier, and she actually
did have in her possession the key
that would open the door of his prison,
held Madame de Vsrnier equally at a
disadvantage.
He is unharmed, them"
"a scratch or two, perhaps It -.
brave soldier 1t is nothing. He is a
tactless visitor, your Captain Forbes.
I confess that the methods of DR.. Star
va are not too delicate in finesse. But
since he has committed the blunder
of OBTAINING him. prefer not TO make
it worse by releasing him-just yet. "
accepted her decision in silence.
81 could have wished you in a more
favorable mood monsieur" she said
wistfully. Il am afraid you will listen
to me as a judge rather than as a
/ friend
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

"Be sure of this: II am to help you
it will be only to save you perhaps
from the consequences of your folly"
Myself" she protested passionate
ly. "Merciful Heaven, | am not think
ing of myself Sometimes the indi-
vidual must be sacrificed to save a
race. Did Joan of Arc or Charlotte
Corday think of themselves? Life,
honor-everything- sacrifice them a
thousand times to save my country"
She was no longer the saint praying
for the dead at the altar. A fierce en-
ergy possessed her Her words filled
me with something akin to horror.
She extolled a murderess. Were her
own hands red with murder?
1T is the price must pay" she con-
tinued gloomily. 81 pay it without
murmuring. If | were a man ! should
be fighting for my poor people with
the sword. l am a weak woman. |
must fight with a woman's weapons.
Sometimes those weapons have been
spying, even what you might call
treachery Say that you despise me-"
The story" | cried. Your prelude,
madam, is not fortunate"
She shook her head YEARLY. Did
she despair already of my aid?
Nevertheless, | say these weapons
are sometimes necessary in my un-
equal fight for an oppressed race.
When | use them against enemies, far
from feeling remorse or pity, | glory
in causing pain. But sometimes there
crosses my path one whom | respect,
who is generous and strong. 1t is
then that | shudder at the suffering |
must cause. But | do not spare him,
however brave and generous he may
be-"
such a one was Sir Mortimer
Brett" | interrupted sternly.
For my country | glory that Sir
Mortimer has stopped to dishonor. For
my country you must bear the burden
of his dlshonor."
She spoke rapidly, her voice rising
from a whisper to cry that was stri
dent and harsh. She made strange
gestures as though she were in physi
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
SPAIN FAR BEHIND NATIONS
Ililteracy Prevails There to a Most
Amazing Extent.

or the 2OOO0,0OO people inhabiting
Spain, only about 35 per cent. can
read and write; another two and one
half per cent. of the population can
read without being able to write, but
the remaining 62h per cent. are abb
solute illiterates. In the south Of
Spain 1t is impossible to get a serv-
ant who can read and write, and
many of the postmen are unable to
tell to whom the letters they carry
are addressed. They bring a bun
die CT letters to a house and the
owner looks through them and takes
those which are (or which he thinks
are) addressed to him. The Spanish
postmen are not paid by the state;
the recipient of the letters have to
remunerate them according to the
amount of their correspondence, and
each letter costs the addressee at
least one cent. 1t is a joke among
the oasy-going Spaniards that he who
treats the postmen best receives the
most letters-whether they are in
tended for him or not.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

wall was covered with brown cloth.
which is very durable and fresh
looking. This was topped by mold
ing, above which the wall space was
hung with two-tone buff paper. This
in turn had strip of molding above
it. The ceiling was covered with
cream colored paper.
The floor was of hard wood and
was covered with rugs of harmonic.
ing shades. The staircase was a SIM
pie colonial one, in a straight line
design, and a mahogany hall table
stood against the wall. Two oblong
pictures were on the wall and colo
nial mirror hung over the table, on
either side of the latter there was
double candlestick, made to fasten
to the wall.
In the hall or on the stairway
few pictures may be hung If the
width of the passage permits, but
there must not be the slightest chance
of jostling against them. They should
be of assorted sizes, some oblong
or square, others round or oval.
Fortunately, the picture molding
is fast losing its original use. Moth
ing is more hideous than the triangu-
lar shaped space formed by the pic
ture wire above a frame, particularly
if the frame be small and the wires
long. The screw-eyes should be about
one inch from the top of the frame,
and the wire should be so short that
it does not show. Pictures should be
hung flush with the wall, if they
slant they will be out of harmony
with the architectural lines of the
room.
For the formal drapery for the front
door or the window, nothing equals
the flet lace panel. There are sew
eral ways Of using this curtain; IL
may be stretched on frame and set
in the sash against the glass, or IL
may be attached to a small rod at the
top of the pane and allowed to hang
in folds to the bottom The frame,
however, has this advantage: when
the curtain has been cleaned it may
be stretched in the frame and dried
in position. Otherwise the lace will
] tend to dry out of shape and look
stringy and lacking in it's pristine
freshness.
One of the best frames comes with
a groove in each side in which is a
cotton cord. To this cord the lace
| panel is sewn. and when the curtain
is cleaned these stitches may readily
be taken out, and after washing be
| readily replaced.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too Stiff to Bend Over.

when I drank coffee I often had
sick headaches, nervousness and bill
iousness much of the time, but when l
went to visit friend l got in the habit
of drinking Postum.
Il gave up coffee entirely and the re-
suit has been that have been entire
ly relieved of all my stomach and ner-
vous trouble.
MY mother was just the same way.
We all drink Postum now, and with
out coffee in the house for 2 years, we
are all well.
"A neighbor of mine, great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains in
her side for years and was an invalid
She was not able TO do her work and
could not even mend clothes or do any
thing at all where she would have to
bend forward IL she tried to do a
little hard work she would get such
pains that she would have to lie down
for the rest of the day.
AT last 1 persuaded her to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did so and has used
Postum ever since; the result has been
that she can now do her work, can
sit for a whole day and mend and can
sew on the machine and she never
feels the least bit OF pain in her side,
in fact, she has got well and 1t shows
coffee was the cause of the rhcle trou-
BILE.
Il could also tell you about several
other neighbors who have been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
in its place" There's a Reason" +"
Look in pkg. for the famous little book,
THE Road to Wellville."
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
BELTS FOR THE SUMMER.
So Many Varieties That All Tastes
May Be Suited.

AS long as the shirt waist survives,
every year the variety appears new
and unlimited. Just now general at.
tention is centered upon belts for linen
and silk suits.
In white kid there are many novel.
ties, and all are more or less ornate,
at least so far as the detail work is
concerned, for the general effect is
sufficiently plain to go with tailored
suits. But the soft kid is tucked and
shirred and treated in marvellous fash
ion. as though IL were so much white
satin ribbon. Sometimes when the
pliable leather is quite wide 1t is
drawn through a smaller buckle. with
in which the surplus fullness is drawn
into the narrowest possible corded
tucks. Again the leather is ornament
ed with a delicately tinted floral de-
sign in silk embroidered applique. In
all these cases there are two buckles.
one front and one back These are
usually not ornate for ordinary wear.
Chamois and undressed suede are
also used for betting in natural colors
with plain gold buckles, and in the
elastic ribbons bead trimming is also
used. Taffeta ribbon belts to match
the tie are also perennial favorites,
and are always in good taste with the
linen suit.
A woman requires several belts for
summer If she wears tailored suits at
all. She should have one to match
the suit, and one elaborate jeweled or
handsome silver ceinture. For her
white linen suits and ginghams she
may add as many more as her fancy
and her pocketbook dictate.
The short-waisted frock has by no
means done away with the need for a
belt or girdle, It's position is shifted
upward, but wide belts or girdles of
satin ribbon with large buckles are
a feature of many of the modified EN-.
pire modes.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
"Japu Effect In Slneues

A variation of the fashionable Jana
nese and sling sleeve effects is found
IN some of the little coats of striped
silk, showing the sleeve and underarm
section cut in one. This is quite un-
like the Japanese sleeve, for, though
II gives the long shoulder effect. It fol.
lows the line Of the arm. The coat
has the most charming little empire
vest formed of embroidered taffeta.
the scallops of which are turned back
and stitched down very close over
fancy lace braid, of which only enough
shows to form a piping beyond the
edge of the scallops OF taffeta.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
THE NEW YORK LIFE's PROGRAM.
Economy, Publicity and the Paramount
Interest of PolicyhoIders.

President Kingsley, Of the New
York Life Insurance Company, says,
in an address to the policyholders,
that his plan of administration in.
wolves these points:
First: Strict economy; second,
the widest, fairest and fullest public
ity; third, the continuance of the New
York Life as a worldwide institution;
fourth, such an amount of new busi-
ness under the law as we can secure
while practicing intelligent economy,
and enforcing the idea that the inter
est of the policy-holder is paramount" +"
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
MAKE HALL PRETTY
TO NEGLECT ENTRANCE E
TO HOME.
Proper Decoration and arrangement
Gives Visitor Good impression of
House-llustration Shows APP
propriate Furnishings.

Our first impression of the nome
we enter is often decided by the halls
appearance. and if this is badly ar
ranged and decorated the other rooms
are likely to be in keeping with it.
Little can be done with the average
hall in narrow city houses, but it may
at least be kept from being dreary
and forbidding.
A well-chosen stair carpet, wall
coverings of good rich color, and
doorway draperies in tones to match
go far to bring about this result. The
less furniture the better. An um.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Watching the Knife Play.

There is an awful fascination
about seeing people eat with their
knives" said he who has just spent
a week on the farm for this health,
with retrospective look in his eyes
"A knife is such an unexpected in
strument. You never know just where
it is going to strike. You can't keep
your eyes off. You are afraid to look
for fear it might slip and cut the
mouth half in two and you are afraid
ii YOU don't look 1t might happen and
you won't get to see it,
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Took Exception.

Remember, brothers." shouted the
orator of the strenuous life, Il haven't
any use for mollycoGdles."
The very old gentleman who was
sitting in the last row removed his
pipe and retorted
wal, by heck, mister. even if you
haven't any use for Molly Coddles
yeou needn't to stand thar and talk
behind her back. seein' that she is
not present to defend herself"
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Too Much Exposure.

Elsie Is a laundress of color. She
is well past youth, wears a Parental
smile and sports a single front tooth
Of much prominence. Recently she
missed one of her visits to a patron,
and when she next put in an appear
ance she was suffering from a bad
cold. When asked how she took such
a serious cold she said:
During the recent festivities our
club gave a ball. The gentleman
what's paying attention to me is very
particular. so had to go in full even
ing dress, and l had to leave of
q few pieces, and it got me-"
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

She went to the door of the stair
case.
1T is locked" she cried, startled.
"Yes, | have taken the precaution of
seeing that we are not disturbed" |
said calmly. Now, madam, in which
of those two rooms is Captain Forbes
a prisoner"
If my knowledge surprised her. she
concealed her chagrin cleverly. She
gesticulated to the room at the right
of the oratory.
And perhaps the key of the stair
case unlocks that door as well?"
She shook her head, smiling at me
defantly.
Has your servant the key"
mo"
Then, where is it?"
Women are supposed not to have
pockets. But | can hide a key about
my person as well as you. How did
you find your way here?"
Il surprised Alphonse opening the
door of the staircase behind the tapes
try"
"Ah, you are clever. knew it," she
cried approvingly.
This is no time for compliments
Captain Forbes must be released"
And If | refuse?"
Il shall insist"
Very well. refuge"
locked my perplexity. ThoaEh We
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
Pin Cushion Covers.

Lingerie pin cushion covers are at
tractive for the daintily equipped
dressing table. They are oval in shape
and of sheerest linen, hand embroider-
ed, and finished with frills. which
are button holed in deep points, and
outlined in real Valenciennes lace.
The covers are fastened TO the cush-
ions with tiny buttons and can be
easily laundered. They sell for eight
dollars.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
The Sad Sea.

The thin. pale man in the large
bathing suit, standing knee-deep in the
water, sighed.
why" we asked, "are you so sad?"
Alas" he answered, "the sea is the
grave of my first wife"
Our lips curled superciliously.
But you married again." we MUIR
INJURED.
Yes" said he, "and my second wife
won't go near the water
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
CHAPTER XIV.

In the Tower Of the Three Rooms.
The great room of the central tower
was almost bare of furniture, as !
have said. In the center was a long
table such as one sometimes sees in
the refectory of a monastery. Half
a dozen cnairs stood against the walls.
placed two of these chairs near the
table.
Not here" she cried, glancing to-
ward the little room we had left.
"And why not?" Here at least we
shall be free from interruption.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
The New combInatlon % l.o.,

One of the combinations OF Iace
that seem the most modish this year
is that of Valenciennes and filet The
lighter lace is used to edge patterns
In the filet or. in the form of entire
deux, is incrusted in the heavier lace.
As rule a rather heavy valencienpes
and light filet are chosen. This
seems to replace the Irish and valen.
ciennes of last season.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

to the tidy. while they are also very
useful in keeping the sticks in place
The tidy itself is of pale linen made
in pocket form, and fairly deep, so
that the combings will always be out
of sight. 1t is bound at the edge with
heavy white cord, and finished in
front with a single pale pink rose with
green foliage, embroidered in washing
flax thread and in the natural tints OF
the flowers and the leaves. Linen Is
suggested rather than silk, as the tidy
can then be washed and replaced,
when occasion requires.
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
FOR THE DRESSING TABLE.
Novel Toilet-Tidy VIII Make a Pretty
Ornament.

The dainty little tcilet-tidy shown
in our sketch is made on something
the same principle as an easel or a
standing photo-frame, and would prove
a pretty ornament for the dressing
table.
1t is arranged with three long and
slender pieces of wood. some seven or
eight inches in length. and one short
er piece to go across the top. These
pieces of wood are kept in position by
firmly tied bows of pink satin ribbon,
which are connected by twisted ends,
and which serve to give pretty finish
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09

brella stand, chair a chest and mir.
ror with hooks, are all that is neces-
sary. Pictures should be of a rather
formal style, carefully chosen and
sparingly used.
In summer homes or suburban
houses the widest latitude is allowed
in the treatment of the hall. The
illustration shows a simple and at
tractive way to furnish the ordinary
hall. The first three feet of side
The Yale expositor., 1907-08-09
The Llsteners, Exnn..

II we always directly turned the
other way when we heard anything
obviously not intended for our ears
we should lose vast deal OF amuse.
ment-Eton College Chronicle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-25
Mr.. W. M. JACKSON
TAKES ACTIVE PART
II Financing a Large West
ern Enterprise
New Corporation Has Excellent
Prospects of Being Largest
Concerns in Nevada.

Through a Marion man, the Lincoln
Nevada Mining e. Milling company,
a million-dollar corporation, has
been financed and is now ready for
Operation. The last block of stock,
amounting to $4,000, was just taken
by John A. Scott and William Mar
vim. retired bankers of Findlay.
The achievement of financing this
big enterprise was accomplished by
William NJ. Jackson, the local in
surance man. The stock is held by
men in Marion, Columbus, Findlay
and Bucyrus.
The new corporation has excellent
prospects of being one OF the largest
of its kind in Nevada, the state which
is now in the eye of the commercial
world because of the wonderful strikes
in gold made there during the past
few years. The property of the Lin
coin Nevada company is located mt
Ploche, Nevada.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-25
INSPECTOR WILL
VISIT The CITY
Will Determine if More Car.
riers are Needed.
Notification That Marion Has Been
Made First Class Office is
Expected Soon.

The official notification that the
Marion postoffice has been raised
from the second to the first class is
iexpected to reach here within a few
'weeks. 1t has been more than a
month since Postmaster Dickerson
sent in his annual report showing
that the yearly receipts of the local
office have reached point which war
rant the city's being placed in the
| first class.
Business at the office still contin-
Iues to increase, and local business
men think that the increase will keep
up permanently. This increase, it is
said, may be taken as an excellent
indication OF the city's healthy and
STEADY growth.
The postuffice department at Wash
ington has notified Postmaster Dick
ierson that his request for an addition
of two men to the present force OF
mail carriers has been received. The
communication states that an inspect
or will be sent here in the near fu-
tdre and that he will investigate con-
Iditions to ascertain whether the in
crease in the force is needed. The
postmaster feels certain that his re-
quest will be granted and that as a
result, he will be able TO give daily
free delivery TO every person living
In the city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-25
MARION FAMILY THEATER

The bill for next week is as
good. If not better, than any one
that has been offered at Marion
for long time. The headliner
of the bril- is Francis Schwartz &
Co. in her sensational playlet,
"The End. " She is one of the
cleverest in the profession and
plays n dramatic part through the
entire act and carries the most
elaborate costumes that has ever
been worn on the local stage.
The Earle Sisters do % clever
act in character changing, wooden
shoe dancing and singing, and by
their winning ways always make
q great hit.
Bud Falnum, the musical come
dian, will muse you and give you
something TO laugh at.
The Beatties, the club iugglers
and hoop rollers, are the finest in
the business.
T.. p. Rowe, tenor, will sing
"Two Little Girls Loved One Lit
tle Boy"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-25
Condition Resulted From q
Big Spree.
BECAME VERY VIOLENT
And Was STRAPPED to Bunk
in the Prison.
Big Swede Remembers Nothing of
His Hard Battle with the Office rs
Nerr Martel Thursday.

Saturday morning Magnu Lanson,
the giant Swede who was taken into
custody near Martel, Thursday after
noon, after battling for 10 minutes
with Constable Laipply and three
deputies, partially regained his senses.
He remembered nothing of what had
happened and had difficulty In under
standing the officers, when they at
tempted to explain where he was.
How did / get here?" the Swede in
wildered way. When told of how he
had been found, Thursday afternoon,
waing deliriously back and forth in
IA stream near Martel, and of how
he battled ferociously with the Of
ficers, Lanson was unable TO believe
the story. He had no idea of how he
got TO Martel.
Saturday morning, Sheriff Drown
and Deputy Johnston took Lanson
from the city prison to the county
jail, where the accommodations are
better. 1t had been intended to take
him to the jail Friday night, but
about 6 O'Clock he became so violent
that he could not be moved. For
more than an hour, the big fellow
'raved in his cell and tore practically
every stitch Of clothing from his body.
Finally, fearing that he might dash
his brains out against the bars Of
his cell, the Officers strapped him to
his bunk. He apparently slept well
during the night and in the morning
awoke seemingly sane.
Lansen told the officers that his
present condition resulted from a pro-
llonged spree. According to his story,
he had been drunk six months. He
remembered having got aboard a
freight train at Chicago, Intending 10
go to New York City. He became
ldemented while on the train, but how
he happened to get off at Martel,
he can not remember. Lansen says
he Is a timer.
The Swede will be held at the
jail until Probate Judge Foster gets
an answer from, the letter he sent to
1.-THE Chicago police force, asking for
information regarding Lanson. The
authorities are not inclined to share
the belief of the Martel authorities
that Lanson is criminal, and it Is
thought the man will be given his
liberty.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-25

"Miss Reba Owen, 1878 North
High street, had been into the city
with the twins, and about 5 O'Clock
yesterday evening was returning
to her home AS she got off n
North High street car at Smith
place, one of the twins started to
cross the street in front of an APP
preaching car on the other track.
The car was too close to stop, and
Miss Owen and the other specta-
tors turned sick with fear that
the chird would he mangled before
her eyes. The boy was thrown
under the fender and rolled for
some distance, but when the car
stopped he got up uninjmed and
laughing.
Miss Owen almost suffered ner-
vous prostration asthe result OF
her experience and required medi-
cal attention from DIR. Charles
ireland. "
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-25
Noteworthy Savings at Uhler 8
Phillips Big May Sales Every
Afternoon Next Week

Some of the unusual bargains that
will hardly last the week out
&c colored batistes at &c yard.
Slightly soiled, bedspreads at cost.
Ladies 75c trimmed gowns at &c.,.
Ladies lace trimmed corset covers,
Sc.
S5c apron ginghams, 19c.
New Summer Corsets, at 19c.
l6x30-inch huck towels, &c.
65c foulard silks, 29c yard.
/ 27-inch guaranteed black taffeta,
Soc yard.
Infants 19c lawn caps, 1Oc.
81 and $1.25 novelty dress goods
I59c.
3S-inch all wool voiles at zoe.
25c crepe danish cloth at 19c.
soc embroidered swisses, II 1-2c.
ut UHLER & PHILLIPS