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The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
MIR. A. Good Fellow on the Why of 1t.

She'd been his stenograPher for 2 while
before they were married, and he'd had
many opportunities to admire her prompt
ness, honesty, precision, judgment
snd general business acumen- Final
y he concluded that a wcman who could
manage things at the Office so cspably
would be just the woman TO preside over
his home. WeIl-she d0esi He was right.
She manages him and his business to a
faTe-ye-Welli
Good humOr was cited By Chap No. as
the most likely tangible reason why be
lad decided 10 travel in double harness
And he told q touching little story Of
being caught in a dreRching rain away
out on a country road without an I'M
brella- His wife never grumbled nor
even whimpered-but trudged along. wet
70 the skin I noticed, however, that the
touching little episode happened before
they were married. Otherwise bis little
tale might have set me 10 thinking hard
Il struck me, though, that II his frau
Is so all fred jolly and good natured
he might have given a current illustra-
tiOn rather than 90 back into ancient
history.
Sympathy. It seems. caused Chap No.
10 cOuSloet hls DdcheioFncod single Gus
sedness- Sort Of an involuntary proposal,
you know. Found her all broken up one
night about something or other and-weH,
he Just couldn't stand to see her CRY.
Took her IN his arms and-right away
quick. just like that-he had asked her to
propose. Said be never regretted his
choice either. But I got to wondering
whether that Job Of ConsOler-in-Chief and
Main Tear-Drier doesn't get Jiresome
after while.
Nope, DO, I can't see why they DO It
It sort Of looks to me Ike it's simply
a case Of being Johnny-on-
at the right time. with the girl who hands
ont the right bait IN the right way How
somever. your Uncle William has con
cIuded that he's going to keep on the
left-hand side Of the road"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

may have and are entitled TO your own
opinion Of the employe whom he places
over you But this Is your own affair.
and the sooner you learn 10 keep your
mouth shut about It, the better OF you
VIII be An employe who gossips With
q half-dozen Of his fellow employees about
what tie nan higher up did that be
ought not TO have done, etc. is no differ
ent from the woman gossip who tells al
she knows TO her neighbor over the back
fence
Many nan IN charge Of & department
Of large business develops a case Of
'swelled-head" and becomes unfair and
obnoxious 10 the men under him He
may be al that you think he Is sDd ali
that the other men IN the once say he
is But don't join the procession OF
knockers A man in q mob Is lost sight
Of, but the fellow who stands in the
open with no one around him cannot be
overlooked even though be may be throw
ing bis money down a sewer. Attend 10
your work and strive 10 be transferred
10 another department or another firm, II
the worst comes 70 worst. But don't
knock the man higher up, for he has
you in position where you can't hit
back.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
ALITTLE NONSENSE

Hs exemplifed at the recent conven-
ton Of the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revelation in Washington a
crowd Of women can make things hum
when they get together
While man in his selhshness IS crit-
cis:ng women's hats and dresses. II
would be well to call his attention TO
his cool-IookinE little wife, with her
meshy waist. and contrast its appearance
with that Of the wilted collar and the
conventional garment from which he can
not venture away
II Is a wise woman who prevalent on
her husband to put In the winters coal
supply at this season OF the year and
thereby escape the growls that will come
with the advanced price il October.
Your youthful son VIZ gladly lessen
your labors By granting yoa permission
70 take 2 nap vixen yOu should be pad
ding him
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
BREAKFAST IN BED

"a o longer need the woman Of leisure
have a guilty conscience bout break
< fasting in bed-if the statement Of 4
German scientist Is reiiabie. This
blessed man among men has come cut
boldly and claimed that eating ones
breakfast in bed is a positive benefit 70
the nerves and the surest way TO ac-
0rire a good disposition The recIm-
bent position, be says, Is material aid
~ proper digestion He even hints that
In tine many physicians VIII prescribe
such a course Of treatment for the tired
housekeeper.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

- Mrs Justwed only hadn't mentioned
Il, everything would have been &C
eomplished smoothly without the har-
mony waves in the JUstwed house
hold being smote asunder and broken
into little chunks Of tempestuous stmos-
phere. Or K Homer-dear had been content
to attend 10 his side Of the family affairs
and not butt in on Mrs.s JustTed's realm
the spring cleaning IN the JustTed home
would not have been worthy Of note But
Mrs J. did mention the subjeet-snd Ar.
J. promptly sbutted IN.
Were going TO do our spring cleaning
tomorrow and I sure do dread It. Mrs. J.
had remarked quite casually az breakfast
Its an awful Job and In simply worn
20 a frszzlel' -
And Mrs. J. sighed long. deep sigh Of
despair at trouble to come.
Mr.. Justwed laid down bis fork. besl-
tated q moment and then Smiled-that
superior. condescending. smused sort OF a
smile that is 50 ezssperating 10 a woman,
when IL comes from her husband
Really, my dear he observed. the fuss
and fume you women make over a little
bit Of work would be tragic. were It not
so abSurdly amusing. Spring cleaning
Heavens. il is q frightful thing, Isn't It :
Suppose ! ragged and ranted around every
tine ] had a little bit Of work to DO al
the bank, It's simply q case Of the dogs
bark being worse than his bite. You
women wouldn't be able to do your spring
house cleaning, dare say. II you didn't
talk and fret and worry about It for g
week. at least. beforehand -
That * vnrv uuEf-I ~ -ors H0r~a- %
Mrs. J. retOrted. very unkiad-and-and
very unfair. ! an sure that If"
Enough - commanded Mr J. per
empJOEily. enough Just 10 show you
what mountain you are making out OF
q mole hill l viii be back home shortly
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

zach season adds its several cane nov
elites TO the already numerous mem
~ bers Of that family Of masculine
conceits. In fact. there seem to be as
decided iineszof fashion In walking sticks
as in clothing, ties or hats. In many
European countries there are canes for use
In the morning only, others for afternoon
wear. and stiIl others that are carried
only when evening dress IS worn.
Canes nowadays are made for all pur-
poses and for all men Many Of them
are suitable for offensive OF defensive use.
but the most Of them are harmless toys
made only to be carried by idle hands.
Character Of the owner is often denoted
BY the kind OF cane be uses. The man
who iseat heart a brute is generally seen
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

EA/OPEr" answered Mr.. A Good Fellow.
so decisively, 4 can't see It from any
standpoint-as far as I an con
cernedl And what's more. ny
dippy young benedict friend. ! can't
see Why any nan II do Il, The idea
OF giving up your freedom 10 become sn
everlasting cash register for q woman and
being bossed around By her IN addition
Uh-uh Nothing doin'-not Tor minei And
I ask you again-why do they do TT
I've only net one man who frankly
admitted that he married his wife because
be would De certain OF good dinner, q
comfortable home and an easy chair-bUI
be always was a cad and a fool So 1
guess his case isn't the answer.
The other day I was one Of a party
discussing connubial bliss and the why Of
q mans giving Up single blesSedness for
Il. One Of the fellows said it was beauty
that had turned the trick for him There
is doubt about It that be has a beautiful
wife-jOIly. vivacious. entertaining. So
her beauty is a little more. at least. than
skin deep. OF course I didn't say It, but
I couldn't help thinking thst there are
any number Of women in the world more
beautiful than his wife. Evidently ne
doesn't think $50 il was no place for
yours truly 70 butt IN.
Just then Chap No. > piped up to the
effect that beauty and dress and al
those sort Of gee-gaNs weren't one-two-
three with him No-siTee, He had mar
ried the girl that he did marry because
Of her practical common-sense. her cheer
ful optimism and her general sterling
worth All Of which sounded mighty high
faluting and heroic and all that-but your
Uncle William just couldn't help wonder
ing II. once in a while. when he's indUlg-
Ing IN a little necessary, foolish Tecrea-
ton. that fellow didn't find his wffe's
common-sense q hard thing TO get around
CT side-step-
Chap No. 3 was quite sure that his
vtfe's business qualities had won him
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
ARTISTIC DARNING.

- ARNING IS the bane Of the average
housekeeper's life. Il she be q woman
~ who Is lot fond Of sewing. And
the results OF her haif-hearted work II
this direction are Unattraetlye snd swk-
ward For the woman who prides her
self On her needlevOrk, however, here IS
a valuable suggestion Do not use SILK
or thread in -daruing tears o. holes. IN
stead -mske use OF rzvellings from the
material which IS being repaired With
care and ingenuity these rsveiliBgs nay
be obtained from leftover pieces or from
a straight edge somewhere IN the gar
ment- And il isn't necessary 70 open
seams, either. II the darnlBg Is done
with these raveilings the work can
scarcely be detected, as the Esveilings
are. Of course, Of the same texture and
cciOT as the garment repaired
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
Fashions in Walking Sticks.

with large, heavy stick. The timid man
prefers a slight, delicate one. The clergy
man carries a stick that somehow has a
churchly appearance. And the cane Of the
fop is 50 unmistakable that it seems al
most a 7art OF him.
In psst years the majority ef canes
have been made with crook Of embossed
silver or solid gold or Of the natural wood
This season, however. everything seems
to be the straight cane with a round
knob Of gold or silver Of a rather large
size One OF the most expensive canes
Of the season is the one made entirely
out Of the horn Of the rhinoceros. Others
have only the rhinOceros horn handle.
Many Of the newest canes show knobs Ia
the design Of animal heads The Amer
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

mission clock 10 the nail in the kitchen
on which the beer-opener is kept
She sails right in with a snpercilious
air that makes the occupant Of the fat
desire 10 heave the nearest maiden-hair
fern at her upturned nose. She wants 10
know all about the apartment at once
and asks question after question, ap-
parently considering II unnecessary 20
await an answer 70 any Of them
And this is your bedroom" she re-
marks patrOniZingly. Isn't il q cute little
placer But II doesn't leave you much
room after you've put IN your double
bed, does 1T Don't you ind It awfully
inconvenient having the bath at the
other end Of the apartment? Is that sol
Yes. I suppose one can become accUs-
toned 10 1t in time, but I've always lived
II such Z large, airy house that I fee
all shut IN and crowded for breath in
these stufy little apartments"
And she rEmbies on thusly:
The average amount OF the gas bill
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

- HE size Of this six-room brick cot
tage is q feet in width By "a feet
deep, including the front piazza.
- The construction is timber, the
lower part being sheathed and We
neered with brick, the brick carried out
around the piazza with a stone cap on
top OF g line with the windOw-sills, the
floor Of piazza and the steps are Of cement
There are six rooms in this cottage,
three on the first floor and three on the
second, with one chimney arranged with
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

TT depends which side OF the fence
you are on, Of course. but the woman
S fat hunter is certainly an interesting
specimen. And at this season Of the
year she seems TO be as prolific as
the proverbial flowers in May She Is IN
terested IN all sorts OF apartments and
she considers herself an adept at tell
ing exactly what is what along that line.
Flat hunters Of the genus female are
divided into two classes-those who hon
estly want q Fat, and those who do not
The first looks for apartments BECAUSE
she has 70. The second does so because
she is fond Of rubber-necking and pokinG
her own nose into other peoples busi-
ness. But, whichever motive prompts
her. the female Fat hunter is a happy
wOmsn-though she may vow and declare
It's the most tiresOme work she ever DID
Take the hrst species Ten 10 one she
simply has the moving fever, because II
IS springtime and familiarity with her
own apartment has bred In her contempt
for Il. Or maybe Mrs. Tom Jones on
the floor above her has found an spart-
ment house only Il few squares further
up town where the same number OF
rooms can be gotten for 20 cents month
less, and she is going 10 move-and pay
SIS for moving because II viii be more
economical in the long rum
The second species has no intention
whatsoever OF changing her abode But
she simply can't be left out OF the pro.
cession OF her friends who are looking
for new apartments. Apartments IN
furnished are Of no particular interest 70
her. But the furnished ones are irreSis-
tibie She simply cannot miss the Op-
portunity Of seeing exactly what a
woman whom she has never seen before
has in her apartment The woman has
given notice that she desires 10 rent her
apartment, and species number two feels
that she is entitled TO examine every
thing IN It from the second hand on tie
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

or course the oId-fashioned picnic
grounds are gradually giving way 10 the
spirit of commercislism that is in the
lard. And the beanty-Spots that the peo-
pie love are becoming the bread and
cheese providers Of a vast array OF gen
tiemen with an eye 10 business Where
formerly nature unadorned was the al
traction. oae now finds carrousels, dane
ing platforms. moving picture shows,
cheap photograph outfits. popcorn and
soft drink stands and such II IS the de-
vel0pment Of the spirit Of the age and
the young people enjoy H. The crowds
flock there and enjoy themselves. But the
very young. the middle-sged and the very
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
SPRING FASHION NOTES

"S the sack coat is about the only
one worn universally by men in the
b summer tine attention naturally
centers upon it. This year there viii
not be much variety IN its color. The
coat viii be made without padding and
viii 1T very closely over the shoulders
without artificial broadening. The lines
OF the figure are followed loosely With
ont emphasis upon the curve Of the
waist. The bottom OF the coat comes
wen over the hips and is medium full
without an exaggerated fare Another
stvle IS the double-breasted sack suit,
usually dark blue in color. There are
70 exaggerated features OF lapels or but
tons or turn-back cuffs.
FIannels this summer VIII be In rath-
OF bright eolors. Purples and blacks
ana dark greens with stripes VIII be
worn. From early indications It seems
that the colored fancy waistcoat viii
again be in favor. though It has not
been worn at all the past fall and winter
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

The latest hobby OF the Kaiser Is Nor
wegian furniture and domestic decors-
ton. He has ordered furnishings il this
style for the hail Of one Of his palaces,
and from a celebrated Norwegian artist
has had plans for furnishing the new pal
see at POsen, which is nearing compile
tion and is intended as a visible sign of
German domination in the eastern prov
inceS Of Prussia
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

4 fireplace in the liTing-roOm. n furnace
fiue and kitchen 1ue, with q basement
under the entire house. The appearance
IS substantial. snug and compact and the
shape is, such with gambTil roof as 10
require the smallest amount Of material
in construction.
The finish of the first floor is in natural
hard pine, or Washington fr. and the
second story a painted finish, all floors
OF hardwood and polished. good cedar
shingled roof, with the shingles stained
green and the gables shingled and stained.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

iesn eagle, the parrot. the bulldog, and
even the monkeys seems to be most gen
orally in use. Not infrequently they are
colored from life. A cane that It IS GER
tain viii not be popular IN this country
is the one containing a thin sword-blade
Of Damascus steel OF a stiletto- The
feature Of them this year "a that they
are 50 thin and fine that one would never
dream they contained a weapon for de-
fense or attack
He Knew.
winie-Law. Paw. do all roses have
thornsT'
Mr.. Wise-Sure.
wiIie-I don't feel any on these roses
on Mas hat.
Mt wise-YOu would If you had to pay
for the hat
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

mind you the average, not the actual
amout-the quantity OF electricity con-
sumed. the possibility Of getting along
comfortably with only one maid instead
Of two. the approximate cost OF running
such an apartment, the habits Of the
neighbors above and below and across
the hall-snd thousand and one things
Of this sort. which are none Of her bust
ness, she considers absolutely essential
information before she can decide
whether she wants the fat or not.
As a parting shot, when the occupant
is seriously constrained to shove her out
IN the hall and slam the door after her,
she inquiries the price desired.
Why, It is the very cheapest thing
ever heard Of, she comments in thst
superior tone I really don't see how
you car afford TO do It. OF course,
though. II you had expensive furniture !
don't suppose you would even consider
the matter. Well. l thank you very
much. The price is perfectly satisfsc-
tory to me-though ] am willing to pay
double that amount for an apartment
that suits me- Good day"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

The cost Of this cottage would be about
the same, If the outside Of the lower por-
ton was co-ered with metal lath and
cemented and the gables cemented-
The regularity Of the outline is re-
lieved somewhat By the gables on each
side and the plainness Of the front IS
helped By the brick columns, carried up
at each corner to the under side OF the
eorniee and the two pretty huted col
umns. The estimated cost is 5000, ex-
elusive OF heating or plumbing
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

DoShle entry bookkeeping was first used
fl the mercantile cities Of Italy in the
fifteenth century.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Tho weekly issue of the''FREIE
PREssE EJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. 1t Is
mailed TO $50 post-offices. and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico Ia the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t clrculates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly IN
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts OF the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlavellng men and our
very active local agents are con,
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the FREE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the lest adver-
Using medlum IN the State of
Texas. when 1t is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pnlatlon.
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Nn Oas Yublitnm

Die r5reie 8reiie fir Eeras" miro
on iber $50 Boitofficen berian6t,
uno fat cine sroBe 8erbreitung in
Der Nadbar-& epublif Merifo, I'M ST.
oianer Eerritorium uno oklahoma.
Sbr girfuIations -@ebiet in Seras
eritredt iid bon @albeitcn Big binauf
mod Denion, bonn daBeriten Often
Bis nod @I Yaio I'M ferniten @eiten;
es ldIieBt ielbltberitanolih NIT BE-
ionoers aabIreiden 2eiern oas oiht-
beiieoelte MitteI- geras uno ben Sio-
nelten Elm. Mu6 in Merifo bat 1ie
cine groBe 8erbreitung.
3mei Neiienoe iino belt1noig,
iabrein, iabralts I'M Sntereife oes
8Iattes unteripegs uno fiibren oeml-
felben i'm 8erein init unieren riibri-
gen 2ofal- Igenten fortmdbreno nelte
2eIer au.
Sn Mnbetra6t oieier Sltiaden 1T
Die u5reie Hreiie fir Ee1as", mo es
fih oarum banoelt, Die Oelitihe 8e-
b0Iferung gu errefhem bas bette Mn.
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Tiir $500 uad 9eutldlauo.

0entfa amerifanIlhe SeItnngen
perpen i'm aIten Baterlano NIT gro.
Bem Snterefie geIelen, neil iie iid
fret ousipreden uno b6ufig bon 6rii,
ben mebr N~euigfeiten uilo Gadridten
5ringen, als Die oentiden 3eitungell
felbft. Die uSreie Yrefi. fir Seros"
tit otiiben iiberal, pobin lie geIonot
miro, Elm iebr germ geIebener @att
lno fam iih riibmen, M%nerfennung
uno @iiroigling gu fir1oen, pie aus
5ablreiden 8riefen an uus, ioipie on
Dieienigen, melde oas Nlatt an ibre
Bertuanoten i6iden berborgebt. 8er
0aber ieinen Bertpan6ten uno Greun.
ben cine Greu6e ertpeiIen, ibnen Elm
millfommenes @eiGenf MAIDEN min,
Der beitene fir iie Die u5reie Yrefie
fir Geras1. 9as Sntereiie fir Geras,
iDie iiberbaupt fir oen Gtaat nno Die
@egen0, mo Die Nertpanoten ipobnen,
lit in Deuti1Iano iebr Iebbaft nn6 es
lit iinm6glih, in Yribatbriefen cine
70 griin0libe @uffl1rung uno Be
idreibung oes fremoen 2an6es al ae-
ben, pie Oies Die uGreie 8refie" an
tpodcntlih tut. Sir ben geringen
1xeis bon $500 S~erienoen mir porto.
FRET unier reihbaItiges @odenblafl
nuf Elm Sabr an irgeno cine More1s
i'm MrsInnoe.
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Sc fueroen iofort ei1ige tiidJ-
tige Ggenten geiudt, Die iih Inn oeil
8erforf bon Or. Hi6ter's @ifer
Bain<Grpeaer uno Or. Gidter's in-
portierte Oeuti6e @nfer &ansmittcI
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