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The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

You must have gotten those names in
the wrong order.'
Il tidn't, l tidn't." moaned Oberman.
I'm ruined!"
Herr Oberman wiped his Derspiring
brow and fat neck, too dazed to speak
He did, however. hear what Danny
said. and took bit of fresh courage.
The two waited for ten minutes, after
which time the operator announced
that the finish of the fourth race at
Los Angeles was o. K. and Danny
dragged the professor downstairs and
to the bar. Before they had taken
their drink Jack Cleland, alias Brown
of the Western Union, hurriedly en-
tered the bar.
"Give me my part of the money,
quick" he demanded.
My heavens, man. what have you
done?" exploded Danny The horses
didn't finish as you gave them to the
professor" And then he explained
that the horse they had played to win
had run second
why. you fat-headed Dutchman,
ought to break your head" was the in
dignant response of Cleland as he
glowered at the still dazed Oberman.
Serves me right for doing business
with fat-headed Dutch fiddler"
But" broke in Danny. Lets buck
up. Well have another chance at it
tomorrow and I'll take down the
names, SO there won't be such a mis-
take. Don't be too hard on our friend.
He was probably excited"
Tomorrow. hell" growled the
pseudo Western Union man.. The peo-
pie in the Office heard me telephoning
you and got on to me holding back the
returns and I've just been fired. I'll
never be able to get another Western
Union job
Mine Gott!" groaned the professor,
as he sunk into q chair beside q beer
stained table,
And there Danny Roberts and Jack
Cleland left him alone In his grief. BY
this time there was not soul left in
the supposed pool room. Even the fake
wires had been torn out and the place
was deserted.
copyright, 1909 by W. G. Chapman.)
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Tar more expensive. know a young
matron who has more than 1000 but.
tons Of all sizes and styles. and ma
.teriais. but she will never sew one on
q child's garment Il could never think
Of using a secondhand button!" she
says putting her little foot down
When she wants button she sends
to the shop for q card Of new ones.
Give the old ones to Johnny and let
him sell them" she said to her hus.
band: and the poor man has been try.
ing for 4 month to ind purchaser for
Johnny's stock.
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showed the aStonished German into an
other elevator At the second floor Of
the building a man in shirt sleeves
with pencil resting behind his ear in
business fashion. got into the same
car. The shirt-sleeved and hatless per
son got off the car at top floor, where
Danny and the professor also left it
With warning gesture. the shirt
sleeved and hatless one motioned the
other two to a distant corner of the
hall. There he was introduced to the
professor by Danny as an old friend
who had charge of the racing wires
over which the odds and results on all
races were transmitted to the pool.
rooms throughout the middle west.
rs it all right" whispered the
breathless Danny.
"As right as a compass. Does your
friend understand that I'm to get half
of the winnings
mo, haven't had time to explain to
him yet. l know he's all right,
though
The f1attered professor beamed at
Danny's enthusiastic words of indorse-
ment, and then it was explained to
him that Mr. Brown, the Western
Union race wire manager, could with
hold the result of each race after 1t
came in until he had telephoned Danny
and given him time to get down a good
bet in the pool room before they knew
that the race was OF. Danny promised
to explain matters more fully to the be-
fuddled professor on their way to the
pool room. AS soon as they had taken
leave of the fictitious Manager Brown,
the latter walked downstairs to the
second floor. where he had left q boy
holding his hat and coat, and donning
these he was out and away from the
building five minutes behind Danny
and the professor.
And now" said Danny to the by
this time thoroughly bewildered Herr
Oberman. when they had reached q
quiet little saloon on side street, "Tn
show you how We are going to get even
with the bookmakers. We want to
make a good thorough test Of the
scheme before we make any big bets.
There's a pool room over this saloon
where they don't have anything but
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21
Hats at an Evening Wedding.

Will you kindly inform me whether
it would be right for maid of honor
and bridesmaids (six) to wear hats at
an evening wedding Would it be
we'll to have the six bridesmaids
dressed alike or differently? The col
ors are blue and white Will you
please give me a few suggestions for
dress of maid of honor and brides
maids? Also what style hats and
what kind of flowers should be car.
ried to carry out the color scheme?
BLUE BIRD.
Hats of leghOrn with wreaths of
forget-me-nOts and blue tulle trim
ming would be lovely and perfectly
proper. The maid of honor could wear
blue. the maids white over blue. All
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he glowed all over in anticipation oil
, such wealth easily acquired from the
pool room men. He thought this about
| the cleverest scheme he had ever
heard of and SO expressed himself with
much show of enthusiasm. The two
cOnspiratOrs had just finished a drink
when the telephone bell rang and, ex.
planning to the bartender that he was
expecting call, Danny rushed into the
booth before anyone else could beat
him to it.
Hello! Yes; this is me. You say it's
NJ. NJ. All right, everything's O. X.
here"
Danny hung up the receiver and, mo-
tioning for the professor, he mounted
one fight of stairs and was admitted
to carefully guarded room in the rear
of the rickety old-time building. Herr
Oberman saw that the place was fire.
Quented by much smaller though a
more select crowd of patrons than the
ordinary pool room Danny whispered
to him that Military Man was the horse
in the fifth race, but that the odds
were only even money. He rendered a
hundred dollar bill to a, prosperous
looking person to bet on the horse in
the fifth race at Los Angeles.
The operator called of the descrip-
ton of the running of the race from
start to finish. and Military Man was
not beard from until the stretch was
reached; then he was making one of
his famous home stretch runs. and as
was expected by Danny and the pro-
lessor, Military Man was announced as
the winner. 3. -.
That night Danny Roberts reported
still further progress to Doc Floyd
and Jack Cieland. He had parted with
Herr Oberman with the understanding
that they were to meet at the lunch
hour ON the morrow and pick out q
race that gave promise Of paying big
odds for the winner. Accordingly the
appointment was kept and the fourth
race on the Los Angeles track was
selected "a the one giving greatest
promises to the conspirators.
Danny was waiting outside the little
saloon on the side street. over which
was the fake pool room fitted out by
I'D. % -
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Doc Floyd and Jack cie,and, wnen
Herr Oberman, pumng frOsl the exer.
ton Of brisk walk. arrived in due
time at the rendezvous.
There, you answer the phone this
time. and be sure you get the resulte
right" said Danny when the telephone
bell jingled.
Still trembling with excitement, Herr
Oberman grasped the receiver and was
informed that Mr.. Brown was talking.
He wrote down the names of three
horses: Wild Cat. first: Sweet Alice,
second. and Romeo. third.
"All tight. you bet your $4,000 on
Wild Cat. and I'll play Sweet Alice for
q place" Instructed Danny, when the
professor had showed the names he
had carefully penciled on the back of
an envelope.
Why prolong the agony:
A moment after the wagers had been
recorded the telegraph sounder began
a business-like clicking. The operator
announced in low tones that the race
was of. The bettors crowded close to
hear the calling OF the description of
the race. The three horses as given
Herr Oberman were all prominent In
the running throughout.
And then Romeo WINS"
What" shrieked the professor.
wild Cat, second"
HE'LL" shouted Danny.
Sweet Alice. third" continued the
operator in low. sing-song tones.
"Whipsawed, or I'm q goat" NUT
tered Danny. as he pulled the almost
Herr Oberman to one side.
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has to attend courses Of lectures. she
Is always accompanied by her gov
erness, who is bound to report II any
thing in any shape or form bordering
upon improperly has been said.
When. therefore, a French girl first
goes into the world she knows very
little.-London Saturday Review.
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gifts from the devotees. To-day an
electric light illumines the veil that
cOnceals the prophets tOmb-which is
about as great miracle as the hegira,
or flight of the prophet to Medina
Mecca is the ultimate end of the holy
railway. Into Mecca the pilgrim mus.
enter in the seamless garment, like Il
penitent, and performs all the cere-
monies as old as his faith
The great kaaba. the ancient pam
theon of Arabian idola:ry. must be
walked round seven times The Dill.
| grim must stone the devil. and listen
| to a sermon delivered from the gran
lite blocks of Arafat. Such are a few
Of the fervent devotions of the
hadjs." or pilgrims at Mecca
The Egyptian orator who spoke at
the Inauguration Of the holy railroad
said: THE prophet did not permit
the railway to reach Medina until the
khalif. or sultan. had granted a con-
stitution." which is now the cure-all
for every Moslem i'll.
For eight years the work on the
holy railway has gone on. and it is not
yet finished. The engineers say 1t will
not be until 1913. when the trains will
run through to Mecca. This huge IN
dertaking. it is estimated, will cost
$40 1000. 900. t..
Turkey has lost one after another of
her provinces in Europe. and Mace
Gonia is but a question Of time, but
she hopes by means of the Damascus
Mecca railway to have more intimate
contact with the Moslem world. and
to bind together her empire in Asia
for beyond a doubt with time this So
called holy railway will become a DO
litical railway. and the sultan has per.
fectly understood the Importance of II
from this point of view, leaving out
side its value as means of transport
for the military. Fifteen years ago.
80 or 60 miles south of Damascus. in
an independent little country. one of
the heads of the administration wrote
to Pierre Lott: In the name of Allah.
who is all in ALL and not in the name
of the sultan of STEAMBOAT. who is no
one."
AhS Suit0h SOuSut 10 give 10 the
Mecca road panislamic character
under the direction of Moslem enpi-
neers. Turks sent from Damascus
but this program has not been strict
ly carried out, for Germans. French
and Belgians have all been called In tn
push on the great enterprise. Sub
scriptions were opened in every mart
Of the world. The shah of Persia was
one of the first to head the list with
100000; the khedive of Egypt added
100000; from India many hundreds
Of thousands of dollars have come All
from Moslem sources, but finally these
Of the faithful were not
sufficient. SO the money of Christian
investors had to be accepted with a
good grace q, =
The sultan has even resorted 70 sell
ng decorations. which are 20 dear tn
he heart of the Turk. The first cl.s.
s medal In nickel. bestowed on those
Who subscribe from five to ten dol.
ars: the second class in silver for
he ofhcials. for those who subscribe
rom 80 to $50; and the thirdcl.ss
medal in gold. to be worn about the
eek. and bestowed on those who snh-
cribe more than $50.
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A number of men have been seen
recently wearing light gray overcoats
with black broadcloth collars and
cuffs.
Flowers. as usual. are important in
connection with spring headgear. and
wings are smart on hats of moderate
SIZE
Just now there seems to be a race
between the dyer and the dressmaker
to see which can produce the most
new effects.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21
EDUCATION OF FRENCH GIRL

fndiscretion. The expurgation of pro
fane history is still more complete,
and the average French girl grows
up with no idea that any scandal ever
occurred in the days Of the Bourbon
kings. As the "jeune nile" advances
In years she may have male profes-
sors OF history. Latin. dancing or mu-
Sic. but no carefully brought-up girl
Is ever left alone with . professor. II
she wishes to pass examinations and
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eliminated. And on all of these the
waist line has moved steadily down to
within an inch Of its old position.
Coats continue not to have any
waist line. but to hang straight from
the shoulders. This line is made
more definite by moving the shoulder
seams further in.
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First Care 70 to Shield Her fron, All
knowledge Of Evil.

Education IL under the mothers
constant supervision. The Bible Is
aever put into q child's hands. Scrip
.ural history IL very much bowdler-
lsed. and no story Is told In the works
reserved for the young that would i'm
ply that any of the kings of Judea
hsA ever been guilty Of the slightest
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heard of this scheme being car
ried out successfully and think would
suit you. Each member of the senior
class was asked to come wearing an
article indicating book studied, also
an article to indicate their chosen pro-
fession in life. Guessing the books
and prospective calling" made lots
of fun and there was no dulln,ss. /
assure you. Serve iced tea or lemon
ade with waters and ice cream with
strawberries: small cakes. can send
you the name of several books il you
will send to me personally in care of
the paper.
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Senior Entertainment,

l write you to aid me in an enter.
tainment for the seniors of the high
school. am the wife of the superin.
tendent and We have small cottage.
/ wish to serve refreshments in two or
three courses. The affair will be in
the evening in the month of May
about Is present Can you give me
some good ideas or tell me of some
good books that l may get?
MRS. J. H.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Why did you lift your hat to that
man? He didn't look like q preacher
and l haven't heard anything about a
great statesman or a renowned philos.
"pher living In this town"
Gee. didn't you know who that
was? That was old man McSveeney
He's the father Of one Of the ereatest
pitchers In this part of the country
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21
Charm Of Fluffy Jabot.

There Is an evasive charm about a
fluffy jabot. 1t gives an lair" that is
hard to define. One of its taking ways
is its absolute daintiness. The very
essence Of freshly laundered crispness
is the jabot. for. of course. no one
ever thinks of wearing one more than
once. or on rare occasions twice, with.
out submitting the lacy trile to the
laundress. This rule must hold good
with all launderable accessories il one
would be well groomed.
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Waist Line coina Down.

AS was predicted by those on the
inside two months ago. the waist line
is almost normal. The one-piecc
frock remains absolute. The three
piece suit has given way to the two
piece suit. as the separate bodice is
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21
Period Of Mourning.

VeSS00 OF mourning.
Please answer through your col
umn of Questions and Answers" these
questions: What is the proper length
OF time for q person to wear mourning
for husband. father or mother, sis
ter or child. and should q person
wearing black pay social calls II the
calls were made before the person
went In black? Should any persons
call be returned while in mourning?
X. Y.
Books Of etiquette prescribe two
years Of mourning for husband, one
year for parent and one year for a
child. A person in deep mourning is
not supposed to return calls for SIX
months. Personally think the
question Of mourning must be settled
individually, not by an outside person
who does not know the circumstances.
A 6ride-Eleet's Queries.
Should the bride and groom wear
gloves at small home wedding and
how is the wedding cake served now,
II at all? Also, wha, are the duties of
OF the maid of honor?
FRANCES H.
Gloves may or may not be worn. II
Is altogether question to be settled
by personal preference. The bride
makes the first cut in the wedding
cake; the waiter finishes and passes
to the guests. The maid of honor i'm
mediately precedes the bride in the
bridal procession. stands by her side,
holds the bouquet. puts back the veil
and arranges the glove (if one is
worm to receive the ring. the finger
having been previously ripped.
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seeond.Hand euttons.

What becomes Of all the old but.
tons! IL there q market for them?
There is no accounting for pins. need.
les or hooks and eyes: but buttons are
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Billiken belts for the children have
the smiling face Of the god of things
as they ought to be" cleaning from
the buckles
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Party Calls Necea4arv

Party Calls Necessary.
want to ask you a question. and
would be so glad If could have a re-
ply soon. II send regrets to invita-
ton to party do / make a party cal:
the same as II accepted?
CLARICE.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Pink IS one of the iavorite colors
in Paris at the moment. Most Of the
gowns Of this shade have a relieving
note Of black.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

You must pay a party call just ex
actly the same as II you had gone to
the party. Your obligation is just the
same.
MADAME NTEppT
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

A reply is imperative one way or
the other for a card party. Take your
visiting card. write accepts" with
day and date written. Send by post
or messenger.
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SUSV Opo 3n0 Downs,
bhnks-fou're not looking well.
old man.
Jenks-No; I'm all broken ND.
Bifnks-What's the trouble?
Jenks-My health Is broken dow
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Acceptance for Card Party.
Please tell me the proper form of
acceptance" for an invitation to an
afternoon card party. Should a reply
always be sent to such an invitation?
FAIRFAX
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tell you, Danny. it's hard
ly worth the candle. The
police are keeping. a close
watch on pool rooms and
are liable to- nab the
whole, bunch before you
could turn a trick" Doc
Floyd, master mind of the
High Rollers club, was
uttering words of wisdom
to Danny Roberts, player
OF juvenile roles in the
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21
FOR 1rHE HOS TESS
Advice apd Suggestions as to Social Etiquette
and FORMS Of ENTERTAINMENT. by
Nadarpe Nerri.

the gowns should be similar In char.
acter. White roses tied with blue
gauze would be pretty for bouquets.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Entertainments for . Sunday School
Social Club.
As . reader Of your question box I
am very much Interested, and will be
pleased II you will answer a few cues
tons for me.
! am q member Of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Sunday school, and the
class that 1 belong to has organized .
club and has elected me president. Al
] have never held office before would
you kindly give me q few pointers
as to how I should entertain. and
would 1t be suitable to serve cocoa
and rolls. or have you a menu that is
not common nor expensive?
I am is years Of age and the girls
are all younger than myself, and / am
a working girl How shall I open ND
and preside at the first meeting?
II you know anything more Of in
terest for our club your advice will be
appreciated. d. s.
As It Is social club do not think
you should be at all formal You
merely act as hostess. appoint the
hostess for next meeting and appoint
an entertainment committee, il you
think that is necessary. should serve
cocoa with a marshmallow in it and
dainty sandwiches. with chopped nuts.
raisins and dates between. all mixed
together with a bit of cream or syrup.
so that it will spread. You can bring
your fancy work. play guessing games.
have charades and do all sorts of
things. l think girls always have a
line time together
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Herr Oberman was just bewing his
LAST pupil Of the day out of the Ober.
man school of vocal culture. It was
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

MADAME MERRI.
The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

Danny was waiting outside the little
saloon on the side street, over which
was the fake pool room fitted out BY
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-22
WOLF CREEK NEWS.

T. D. Gilmore, Wolf Creek station
agent is back from his vacation and
will take charge of the depot this
week.
Chas. Johnson, section foreman,
won the premium of the Ashland
district for having the best kept
track in this division and was award
ed a silver medal and good recon-
mend from the Southern Pacific COM
pany for his excellent workmanship.
II. Voshell and family are expect
ing to move soon, having sold their
property here and found location
more suitable for their purposes.
Mr.. Litchenberger's new house is
nearly completed and he expects to
move in this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pinkerton are feeling
very badly over the loss of their pet
COW. which foundered herself and
died Saturday night.
A few of the most prominent bach
elors of Wolf Creek held a club
meeting in the Watson castle Satur-
day night. A very pleasant evening
was spent.
Mrs. e. j. Gilmore, of Gold Hill,
has been spending a few days here
with her son, T. d. Gilmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Farrar, OF
Murphy, passed through here on
their way to Myrtle Creek on busi-
ness and to visit few days with
relatives. SUNSHINE.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-22
MURPHY.

Mr.. and Mrs VIM Morris, of Rock
Point, were visiting at j. w. Gil
more's recently
Mrs, Frank Hin, Of Wilderylne.
is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Danollo.
w T. Perry Of Grants Pass. was
In our nclghborhood last week He
also visited the Alder Gulch mlno
whilo here.
II H. Reed and wife departed Mon
day for Ruttc Creek to visit at the
homo of d w. Daniels for a few
days.
On Thursday Of last week one of
Murphy popular young ladies', Miss
Pearl NoCullister, was unltod in mar
rlogo 20 Mr. Jones, q prominent
young business man OF Woodyillc.
We extend hearty congratulations.
base bah sccms to bc dying very
lingering death ON Applegatc Judging
from the way they played last sun
day In tho game between Missouri
Flat and Murphy, the score hclng 20
to 80 In favor Of Missouri Flat.
Mrs, Ida King and son. Homer.
OF Chicago, are visiting Mrs. Kings
sister Mrs. A, H. Carson. Mrs. King
and son have been visiting relatives
at Los Angeles foy several months
aud are now ON their way homo. They
are very much impressed with our
beautiful scenery and glorious cllm.
ate.
On Wednesday OF last week a
number of young people and neigh
bou of Nr and Mrs. Corsou's ga-
thercd at their homo In honor of
Mrs. klne and son. end spent the
eycnnr worry pleasantly M games.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-22

music and social converse and also
eating grapes.
Some Of our prominent citizens
are feeling pretty sore at being 50
completely turned down by the Com
mercial Club in their recent pilgrim
age. Some OF as fine farms as can
be found In the county are In the
vicinity of Murphy, yet they passed
them by without a glance. Within
half a mile of the road was the finest
tomato field in the county, the own
ers having marketed in the neigh
borhood Of 1000 boxes of tomatoes.
But we presume the club was in a
great hurry to get around to Red
lands vineyard and fill up on grapes.
However, Murphy don't need any
booming from the Commercial Club,
or any one else. Our fine farms
speak for themselves.
BUSTER BROWN
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-22

On November a. 3, aud Z. a
Forest Service Ranger Meeting will
DE held in Grants Pass. A fun at
tendance of the forestry men IN
SisNiyou Forest is expected and. as
This includes Josephine. Curry and
parts OF Coos and Douglas, a good
meeting will undoubtedly be had.
Members OF the different depart.
ments from the district office, az
Portland will be on hand and a cep.
eral discussion OF the regulations
for benefit Of field men ls me prln-
ciple object Of the gathering