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The Washington times., 1908-05-18
W0MAN'SLIFEH HARD
SAYS FRENCHMAN
OF AMERICA.

PARIS. May 1s.-"America Is not 'wo-
mans Fl Dorado: the American woman
OF today is very far from being a
queen. says Stephen Lausanne In lie
Matin.
"The American king leaves his hous .
at a. m. and remains down town until
4 D. m. All sorts OF things happen in
the United States. except one: That an
American man snail take lunch at home
with his wife
-Four IN the afternoon. The rich
American closes his office and goes to
his club. When he finds interesting COM
pany he more often dimes there unless
he prefers to go 10 one OF tie thirty
banquets in New York ever night in
the year. where our Yankee friend eats
seventeen courses and listens to wenty-
three speeches. He doesn't get home
until in the morning
VIVA has the American woman been
doing all this time? She breakfasted
alone or with her children. She had
the same company for lunch, for after
noon tea. for dinner and supper.
After her lonesome lunch, she prom
enades IN enchantingly brief skirts on
Fifth avenue. Between the hours of 10
a m and 6 .. m. only women are seen
whers fashion walks Women. women.
and again women. drowslly or jaun-ily,
tripping before the marble fronts %
gigantic palaces. They are beautiful
YES. but nine out Of ten faces express
that WEAKNESS that gives the northern
landscape a touch Of melancholy.
IF. however. occasionally, very oc-
casionally, a man comes into sight toe
tired look on those classic faces changes
10 agreeable surprise Their littls hearts
are gladdened. indeed-gladdened Ike
winter scenery kissed. lit up, and gilded
by the sun
For in America, man Is master and
potentate. He Is the worker, lis brain
is q gold mine. And the American wO-
man. Ike other natural porducts, bows
before the genius or trickster furnishing
money even quicker than she spends Il.
GAS a good servant knows only one
thing. TO give good service. so the Amer
lean woman recognizes only one duty,
To keep her lord AID master amused
The American husband doesn't ask
much OF his wife II she looks pretty
ana smiles he is quite content.
Accordingly, she dresses Ike
French actress Of the hrst luster and al
WAYS shows hubby a laughing face
TIE American woman wouldn't be her
self unless she smiled IN mans pres
euce ] have been 20 many American
dinners. The lady Of the house always
led tho CONVEX sation. her smile animated
everything and everybody. Without
woman. without her smile. American
life would be a Conglomerauon Of clph-
ers,"
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
DAINTY GIRLISH FROCK
By NAY MANTON.

The early summer is certain to
bring the demand for pretty and
attractive frocks for young girls.
There is commencement day to be
considered. there are all sorts Of
fetes likely tc be planned and for
one and for all something pretty
and attractive VII be needed.
Here is a dress that is made 4
white lawn with trimming OF lace
insertion and frills and worn with
6 guimpe Of all-over embrofdery
and which IS absolutely simple
and gtrlish. yet sufficiently drsssy
fer almost any occasion that may
arise. The blouse Is trimmed 10
give the effect CT kimono sleeves
while the Ski; IS made with a
straight upper portion and hounce,
consequently 1t suits bouncing
and bOrdered materials admirably
well, and there are so many Of
these this season that the suEges-
ton IS worth needing. White
frooks are always pretty and al
ways dainty. but color is 10 be
much used during the summer
and the dress made from bordered
lawn or bE&s>s with the border
used TO trim ~ blouse would be
exceedingly charming, while the
effect would DO quite different
from TIE one illustrated.
For a girl O. sixteen years OF
age tho OveTWaist will require ~
yards OF material "A. Iss yards q
or a inches wide with 3 yards Of
banding: for the guimps IL yards
IS inches wide with ~ yards OF
allover embroidery; for the skirt
80 yards y. ~ yards q or 3
yards ~ inches wide; or. 81 yards
Of bordered material q inches
wide.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18

duckling 20 one who might honestly be
sSerloed as pretty under the charm and
excitement Of these last days Of her
Elrlhood, l made the rather startling
Sseoycry that I had yet 10 look upon
homely BRIDE. All the brides I have
ever seen In my life. no matter what
their previous claim to beauty or ordi-
nary good looks, haye been pretty, II
nor beautiful. under the spell OF the
great happiness OF the moment.
Did YOU ever see a homely. unat-
tractive bride?" I asked a minister who
has married his full quota OF men and
women. 4 cant say 1 ever did" he
replied after some deliberation. ESen
the runaway bride. minus al the Mt
tings and settings Of the usual we'd
ding ceremony, manages 10 look beau
u-uL There IS something that shines
IN her eyes and KtJrifes her whole
counJenance ana form. no matter how
plain she IS unoer ordinary circum-
stances"
Until my minister conndant exploded
my theory with the few words rela-
tive 10 runaway brides, I had believed
that the wonderful clothes worn by
brides IS q usual thing were RESPONSE
Ole Lor the transformation in the ap-
pearance % most Of those whom / had
seen, OF course. many brides are really
beautiful, but the sight OF others on
their wedding nlorns Is a revelation
10 those who have always believed
them plain, graCeless beings
think, however. the minister is
right and thar Il IS the supreme han
piness or the moment. when a loving
woman is made the wife OF the man
who has chosen her from among All
others. that makes her into the vision
beautsous and not the luny. ruflv
clothes which we are inclined 10 mink
play the all-important part Surely
a woman deserves 10 look pretty on
her wedding day. ana from NV obsar-
walton she does though she returns 10
her former state Of psssable good looks
the next day. PEGGY OT-TNCY
The Washington times., 1908-05-18

eighteen inches wide: turn down a hem
two and one half inches wide a. one
end. and put IN a piece Of elastic nine
inches long just below the hem. Gather
the lower end of the chintz, and sew II
aud the sides neatly to the cardboard.
Trim the top of the back, which stands
abCve the rocket with a ruche Of rib
boz or lace. Finish the bottom OF the
case W., h a twist OF ribbon ana a bow
az one side. put bow o. ribbon at each
corner Of the top, and add a loop with
q how. BY which TO hang Up the case.
Put another twist Of ribbon finished
across the pocket just below the frill
where the elastic is run.
Chiffon and lace trimmed para soils,
which should be carefully kept from
the dust, are safely and daintiIy
housed in one OF these useful cases.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
MISS ALICE KRAFT BENTSON,
Washington Singer, leading
Company n Philadelphia

Miss Bentson was formerly known
here as a concert and church singer.
She was the soprano scioIst OF St
JOseph's Church Second and @ streets
northeast until she decided 10 adopt the
professional stage Several ysars ago
she made a world tour with Frank Per
iey's company, and last season she was
Conspicu0us.y identified with the Van
Den Berg Opera Company in New York.
She sang the pTima donna role last sum
meT In Lolita a comic opera. which
received its premiere in Atlantic CITY.
and early this spring Joined the Aborn
forces. Miss Bentson is an ~xcee InRIv
pretty girl. and has p voice OF axcep.
uonal purity and tone. She is gaining
wide favor in Philadelphia and is count
Cd among the genuinely popular slnaers
or the summer stock season there.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18

Why put your chiffon parasol. or six
sUnshade, for that matter. AT the mercy
Of dust and light when II is so easy to
make an attractive case2 Old-fashioned
chintz or CretOnne are coming back into
vogue again and with these one may
make not only fascinating parasol cover,
but add another charming addition TO
your room. il Is easy TO make and for
the girl who has the time this is the
W&y.
Cut a piece Of cardboard ono gard
long and seven inches wide. Cover one
third of it on one side with n pretty
patterned chintz or cretonne. and the
rest with plain sateen OF a harmonizing
color.
chintz about thirty-two inches long and
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
A PARAGRAPHER'S REVIEWS.

Mary Wilson Little IS the author OF a
bright book entitled a Photographers
Review and here is a lively sample OF
her work:
In the music Of life man blows the
bellows. woman touches the keys.
"Politeness IS one-haH good nature
and the other half good lying.
Nature made a great mistake when
she gave cats nine lives and turkeys
only one.
''Fhe penalty Of success IS to be bored
by the attention OF people who formerly
snubbed you"
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
Washington Girls Find
Chance to Show Talent
in Summer Plays.

Through the medium OF summer opera
clever Washington giIls are being given
an opportunity 10 win signal success
The latest and most encouraging re-
ports come from Philadelphia, where
Miss Alice Kraft Bentson, a former
Washington singer. is singing principal
roles with the Aborn Opera Company.
She Will sing the name part In Verd's
Aida" tonight, opening the weeks en-
gagement OF that opera
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
CASES ARE
EASILY MADE AT
HOME.
Three Working RuieS

Live in the open air as much as
you can.
Touch elbows with the rank and
file.
Speak every day 20 some one
whom you know 10 be your su-
perior.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
LOCAL MENTION.
Proper Diet for Children

IS especially important in hot weather.
Schneider's Malt" Bread supplies the
requisite amount OF nOuriShnent IN a.
readily digested form. This delicious,
wholesome loaf should have a place on
your table three times a day. All grocers
sell Malt" Bread. Ask for It; sc loaf.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
All 1sc and 2oc Fancy Cakes From

sc to nc: Fig Bars. SC: Lemon Jumbles
SC: Dewey Mixed. 10C; Lemonade Waters
10c: Brown Edge Waters. lie; CRYSTAL
Bars. 12c. 1888 p ST. NV and J. T. d.
Pyles' u other places.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
The Very Best Pies.

Holmes Genuine Homemade Pies-made
IN the real home way OF the best in
gredientS-are the best and most delicious
pies you can buy. All favOrite kinds de-
iivered direct, zoe Holmes Bakery, 1st
and z SITS. Phones Linen. 1440 and 1441.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
Careful Rug and Carpet Cleaning.

An invisible. instantaneous skin pertaining
beautiher. describes satin skin powder.
The Washington times., 1908-05-18

Satisfaction guaranteed. Taking UP,
cleaning, storing and laying. Let US es-
tim ate. Phone West 425. Conger's Car
The Washington times., 1908-05-18

IS Different Rlitds-Each the Most
Delicious Pie you ever ate-Crispy
Crusts distinguish the Connecticut Pie
Co. s Pies
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
KONG WAX HING ComPANY

IaU5 Q street. =, W.
Importers and dealers Fl all kinds OF Chinsss
aud japanese Art Goods silks linens 49,
Embroidered Silks for ladies' summer an
winter wear
The Washington times., 1908-05-18
Gas Rangeg-Water Heaters.

1905 C. c a. Muddiman & Co. GIG 18th.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
WIZARD WITH worries
Eugene Shaw Gives Great Exhibition
Of Billiard and Poo Playing
Last Night.

"One of the finest exhibitions Of pool
and billiard playing ever given In the
city was the testimony OF old time
billiard players In talking Of the work
that was done last evening by wig
ard" Eugene shaw, who gave the ex-
hibition at the Broadway billiard par
lors.
large number of lovers of the sport
gathered to witness the exhibition and
they were well satisfied with the en-
tertainment provided. Mr.. Shaw first
played 100 run or no count game at
billiards against one OF the best pay
ers in the city and in the tenth inning
the wizard got the balls rolling right
and chased them around the table for
run OF hundred. 1t looked to the
players as IL he could have kept on
all night without miss. Many fine
draw and hard masse shots were
made in the 100 run. After the game
Shaw gave many, fancy shots both
with the cue and with his fingers, and
his work was simply marvellous.
This afternoon and evening he viii
give other exhibitions at the Broadway
parlors. He will play both balk line
and straight rail Billiards and WIN give
q demonstration of HIS wonderful feat
OF pocketing IA balls with one shot,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
Declares the Country Must
Move Slowly
PEOPLE MUST COOPERATE
CHAIRMAN or GREAT NORTHERN
ROAD IN NEW YORK SAYS THE
COUNTRY IS MOVING ALONG
ALRIGHT BUT TAFT MUST NOT
BE GIVEN TOO BIG A LOAD.

New York. Nov. 2o.--Whlle inclined
to view the business and industrial
outlook optimistically and industria.
chairman OF the board OF directors ot
the Great Northern railway. who Is
in the city. declares that matters must
move slowly. He said:
Things are moving forward all over
the country. but 1t is not we'll to move
forward too rapidly and we must not
put too much on Brother Taft's shoul-
ders at once. A good deal OF work
remains to be done. Taft can not dc
1t 2il Several million of people must
cooperate in doing 1t.
New construction" he continued
whether In new roads or branches Is
going to be carried on conservatively
Railroad managers are going to look
into propositions Of new construction
much more closely before they author
lze extraordinary expenditures"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
scHWAB's PLACE CLOSED.
------------
His $1,000, 900 Mansion Found to Be
Too Expensive d Luxury.

New York American: After expend-
ing $1,000, 900 in the erection OF his
magnificent mansion on Riverside
Drive, Charles M. Schwab, the steel
nagnate, is said to have come to the
conclusion that the palace is too ex-
pensive luxury 1t now has the APP
pearance of a deserted castle. The
servants have been discharged, the
windows and doors boarded up. and
burglar alarras installed.
The abandonment by Mr.. Schwab
of his ambitious design OF maintains
ing the finest town house in America
is said to be one OF the. aftermaths OF
the financial panic.
The grounds on which the edifice is
located comprise the block bounded by
Riverside Drive, West End avenue,
and Seventy third and Seventy fourth
streets. The stables are at No. 209
West Seventy sixth street. A string
OF blooded horses and fashionable
turnouts was installed there, but they
have been sold
Some time ago II was announced
that Mr.. Schwab would make his per-
rnanent home In Bethlehem, Pa.
where his duties as president OF the
bethlehem Steel Company require his
time. His position at the head OF the
steel company. however. antedatcd by
many years the erection OF the expens-
i've Riverside establishment, SO that
he must have contemplated originally
keeping the New York and Bethlehem
homes oDen contemporaneouslv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
THINK RUSSIA
PLANNING TO
GRAB PERSIA

London. Nov. 2O.---A eliminating
step in Russia's plan for Persian
lnad grab is seen throughout Europe
in the refusal of the shah Tuesday TO
revive the Persian constitution or TO
summon parliament except under the
impossible guarantee from the foreign
diplomats at Teheran that they will
guard the safety Of himself and throne.
This decision by the shah has pre-
cipitated outbreaks In many pal g of
Persia and the situation, II is expect
ed, will soon grow SO threatening that
Russit will "step in to restore order"
Once in, there is small chance OF the
czar ever voluntarily removing his au-
thority over Persia.
1t is thought Russia is planning the
wsole Persian movement and that the
shah is either in connivance with Rus
sia or Is it's dupe
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
REFORMERS IN
CHINA BEGIN
TO ORGANIZE

st. Petersburg. Nov. 2O.-one OF
the high ofTicials Of the Russian for
eign Office is authority for the state
ment that the government has re-
ceived the most disqnieting reports
of the activity or Chinese reformers
in central China.
The leaders Of the movement are
hurriedly organizing TO take. advan-
tage Of the disorders attending the
establishment Of the new regime.
They doubt the genuineness OF
Prince Chun's promise OF more lib
eral government and also are actu-
ated by the long standing discrfmin-
alton to overthrow the Manchu dy-
nasty.
The Chinese foreign office has as
last issued details Of the deaths Of
the emperor and dowager empress /.
denying that they were poisoned.
This statement II not given great
weigis<.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
WIRELESS MESSAGE
ANNOUNCES DEATH
MENTED, ARRESTED BY
THE NEW YORK ,t.4
POLICE. isilAEt

New York, Nov. 20.-DeclarinR that
she had received a wireless message
from Detroit informing her that her
mother and sister had died last night
and that she must die today, Gene 0g-
den, a woman artist. was found wan
dering about Fifth avenue today and
was taken to the phySchopatt1sc ward
Of Bellevue hospital
AS a policeman approached hsr shs'
asked:
DO you feel the SilocAV7 asn Eet-,
ting wireless messaEes." She inatsteSy
that she was about 10 die and tha&:
help would be OF no avail. She told the
policeman that Gene Ogden was thes
name she had adopted when she was.
on the vaudeville stage In FFances
England and this country. that her hus-s
bands name is Brogonos and that ha,
is now returning from italy wa1aTe he
went for his health.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
devil IS WHAT
He CALLED Her
SOCIAL AND CHURCH LEADER
SUES PREACHER FOR $4,000
pAhsAeEs. .~.z- 81

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 2o.--Mrs. Sadie
b. Bean, social leader OF Jonesboro
Atlanta's suburb, has brought suit for
$4,000 against Rev. j. c. Atkinson
pastor Of the Methodist church, whom
she charges with having DETAINED her
in a recent sermon. 80
Mrs. Bean was chairman Of the mis-
sionary society OF the church and was
accused by the minister of having
dissented from discipline.
According to Mrs. Bean, the pastor
referred to her as "a devil incarnate; a
devil from hell" 4
Mrs. Bean is the wife OF r. o. Bean,
who represents the Hartman line as
passenger agent in Atlanta
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20

That he was not in Fargo at all on
the day Of the alleged crime with
which he is charged, is the sole de-
tense Of w. F. Ward, who is charged
with the crime Of sodomy and whose
case has occupied the attention Of the
district court FOR the past two days.
The case went to the jury at 11:2o
this forenoon, after a long, bitter fight
on the part Of both attorneys in the
case.
Attorney r.. Fl. McEnroe surprised
those who are familiar with the case
by the strong ALI testimony which
he put on to prove that Ward was not
in the city on the afternoon In ques-
tion, and he has put up a very game
fight in this case against seemingly
overwhelming odds against him.
He put on two witnesses from
Moorhead today. who swore positively
that Ward spent the afternoon OF the
day on which the crime was commit
ted in a Moorhead saloon.
At $3.50 this afternoon the jury was
stiil out
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
Brooklyn Street Torn to Pieces
for Rods
LADORERS BURIED In TRENCH
FIRE THAT FOLLOWED ExPLo--
SION EITHER sMoTHERso THEI
VICTIMS OR THEY WERE BURN
Ed TO DEATH-oNE MAN GAVE
LIFE FOR A WOMAN.

New York. Nov. 20 - More than.
twenty persons are believed to have
lost their lives as the result OF am
explosion Of a gas main at Gcld aod,
Front streets. Brooklyn, today. Rrac-d
tically the whole street from stOop-s
line to stooplIns between Gold and.
Front streets was tumbled into q netE-5
foot excavation In which htteen o.
more men were working and seweuAIs
persons who were walking along the
street are believed to have been CAR
ried down. The fifty tenement houssst
of the block are In sHch danger ofl
falling into the trench that the oean-
pants have been ordered Qua by tfWa
police.
The most intense exciteznsnt pnsla
walls for blocks around the scenO atI
the accident.
Early Story Of DisaSesh 4
New York, Nov. 2O-Twelve nmsuj
were killed by the explosion o. a gas
main in an excavation at Gold and
Front street, Brooklyn The exploSton
tore the street to pieces for RODS os
either side and twelve men who were
working in the excavation for the bigi
sewer pipe were buried by the detrisl
which fell in upon them and are be-
lteved to have smothered orr
burned to death Ia the rre that follow
ed the explosion.
Samuel Trout who lives near the
scene lost his life in attempting toi
save a woman who was passing
through Gold street at the time of the
explosion and fell into a trench,
Trout was caught by the flames from
the blazing gas main and roasted
alive. The woman was dragged out
OF the trench and saved by a boy.
Workmen were digging a trench
through Gold street for the installation
of thirty six inich sewer pipe.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-11-20
HIGHBINDER
VAR INDENVER
Body Of Chinese Gambler Is
Found IN Alley
POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING
OWNERS or GAMBLING "JoINTs"-
IN CHINATOWN IN DENVER RE-
SORT TO DEADLY MEASURES
IN ORDER TO GET RIGHT TO
RUN FANTAN GAMES.

Denver. Colo, Nov 20 Chinatown
here is In the tnroes of its first high
binder war brought on by a fight bet
tween the owners of gambling houses
for the executive right to operate fan
tan tables and lotteries. The death
yesterday OF Yee Lefg, a gambler, is
ascribed to a battle of Tongs. The
body of Yee was found in an alley in
the Chinese quarters. That he died
of poison was made evident by his con-
torted face: and twisted limbs and a
note in Chinese, found in his blouse.
The note reads: "rhcy are here
from San Francisco. Soon must go
TO my fathers. Whether by broad
bladed axe or by the dust Of the
dragons tail it matters not. know
] so. / commend my spirit to Buddha.
al wise and mercifu1."
Search of the Body.
A searching examination of the body
failed to reveal any marks OF violence.
1t /, is believed that by ''dust of the
Dragons tail" zee referred to some
potent oriental poison
If the crime can be traced to any Of
the Cinnamon who have recently come
to Denver, Chief of Police Armstrong
says that he will order a clean up Of
the district and depoft the new ar
rivals from San Francisco"