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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07
DEATH IN STORMS
DISASTROUS WIND VISITS MS SISSIPPI, ALABAMA AND
 GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, Ga. February GA doz- en deaths was the toll taken last night in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia in the first serious windstorm of this year.
 In the district or Moultrie. Ga, where dangerous forest fires ragged, the flames moderated during the heavy rain which fell early today. Fires were burning in many places tonight, but with the weather calm, there was every assur-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07
SENATE DENOTES DAY ID.
 EULOGIES ID ALD'

WASHINGTON, D. C., FebrnatI The splendid qualities of mlna character of the late Senator "D B. Allison, for thirty-fve y'' United States senator, and eigH' a member of the house of rePi'~ tives, were the subject of many e'' in the senate today.
 Nineteen senators spoke m Pia. .s.. the public services of Senator ~
 The addresses consumed the I day.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07

''It's terrible 10 have to bring ehil- dren into the world and know that you won't have money enough to care for them and educate them and give them a right start in life.
 That s what 1 cali slavery.
 "Wasn f that one of the strongest points against slavery, that mothers
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07

it---men don t see that is slavery.
 "And my woman lawyer under stoodp s.1Ai &
 Mrs. Strong permitted her picture to be taken after she had retired to change her wrapper and to put the "romper in the baby.
 q wanted q boy baby, but this is a girl, said Mrs. Strong, as she posed the child in her lap, "lt's so much worse to have a girl that you can't raise rightly. "
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07
THIS AMENDMENT FREED SLAVES; DOES IT APPLY
 TO WIVES?

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall ex- ist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Thirteenth amendment to the federal constitution.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07
When House Foil and Ivory Dri0e
 Away WJes Loue, ls She Slaueo

cry knew that no man lawyer could understand it.
 Men seem to think that washing, scrubbing, taking care of a house with out means; worrying about bills you can t pay, wanting clothes you can t get, wishing the very best for your children and knowing they mt have
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-07

ance that little more serious '' will be done.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

eslnH. TEX, ArFll 23 Thn Waco
Mfn son their first game Il tho aeas.
on Is hiitlus slaier At oppartane
Inlea. Sfplluas relieved elater N ihe
0Fozlsh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

New York, April 23-The New York
Americans making their FIRST appear
anca Of the season. defe1ted wash
Ington S 10 +. The visitors we're un
able TO lunch hits On Quinn. while
The home players were ahln e make
their safetsea count.
ecorc~ II. IT.. y
Washington 1000 000 010-i Q
New York .s...0 05 020 0iH--s .
Batteries-Smlth and Street: Quinn
and Kleinow.
summary-Two base hltsr Klein
nw. Dolhanty. Engle. Home mus~
Engle. faerlnce hita-Ganlcy. 'sfoiel
hases-Kilmer. Double plays Mc
Bride aud Freeman; Quinn meCnn
nell aud Elberhelds Knight. Laports
and Mcdonnell. Struck out,-by Quinn
81 smith 9. Bare on bali on quinn
I'll ur Smith q Hit hy pitcher~b
smith 4. by Quinn i.
Umpirea -liurst aud Evans
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Baiiolies-Elater Hellman end
IyaiE; Kerenkimp and Powell.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Broollyn, April &3-Twenty.nye
thousand spectators saw the season
opened here, New YORK. defeating
Brooklyt s 10 6 iii 6 game marked
with hard hitting aud plenty Of err.
.rors.
Score r. r. n.
New york ...0lN i0l Hos II 3
Brooklyn .0gt OO2 000-5 3 s
Batteries-Amcs, Wiltsg and schloi,
Wilhelm and bergen.
Two base hits O'Hara, Alperman,
Home runs Murray. Sacrifice hits
.0'Hara. jordan. Lennox = stolen
bascs-LcnpOx. Double pl'ys-Dcyle
TO Birdwell. TO renney Base on ball
on nmes 2: on Wilhelm 3. struck
.onl hy Ames q; wilhelm z, Umpiros
Rigiof and TRULY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Pltisbnrg. April a3-The National
league season was opened locally with
s game at Exposition park, Cincin.
natl defeating Plttsbnlg By q score q
seven % four, thus advancing INTO
'arst place. Score.
.pittsburs ....... 100 0Ol O2O- To 2
Cincinnati COZ 100 O04-7 40 !
Naturalization Lefeid and
Gibson Ewing and Mclean. two
base hit. Leach. Three base hits
Wagner Mitchell. paskerL Stolen
.bases-W. Miller, Clarke, J.. Miller,
Higgins 2, Double playa-Leah tl
Ahstein, Ewing unasslsted Mslean
TO Hoblitxel Base on ball-oR Bran
dom q; Leitheld 3; Ewing 2; Struck
out-Brandom Il Ewing 2. Passed
ball-McLean umplres KLEIN end Ka.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Cleveland. Anfll ga CleFei9ndt
postponed opening of the season waF
held yesterday only i small cFowd be-.
INK present 81, Louis son 10 the four.
tenth timing on i've bascH Of 0alls.
LnJoie'a enron and Ferfls' sacrifice
IT, Joss and Graham were knocked
ont or The hex, ~nlrmlngEam's Holding
twlqr saved the eame, end clarke's
batting vase features.
Spore n II. Il,
EieNNlHnd 900 NOf snnn t0u0 0Q-A.l6
St ilbuis uV0 NV QUO .pfa
nafierlea-Joss, Rhodes and Clark
Graham. Powell ana crlaer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23
NORMAL WAS
EASY FOR Senators

witt q drlzgllng rain falling and q
cold wind blowing che scneiogs eaal-
n took The game from the Edmond
Normal school team Thursday by the
Acore 81 8 10 .. II was 50 cold that
The pitchers we're warmed up az 2
huge honnre which SERVED 70 keep
The players' bands from eeiiins 80
stlg they could not play. The ground
was alsn heavy on account " recent
rains.
Qelst started che game OK Tor the
Senators and did not allow 2 man
10 see FIRST base during the three in'
uines he pitched. suddeth VINO sue
ccedai him pitched famous bail nut
allowed an Edmondite to get TO ilrsi
on 4 walk. Nelson who succeeded
suadeth gave two walks and FOR iaii'
Inr ID get under an infe,d Nv IN time
ire only hit of the game marked
against him
Listen was In the box for he visit
ors and pitched coed ball, but was
POORLY supported by bis team several
gross errors being made.
In the FIRST inning hits BY Gowen'
Price and Anderson ami a Wild throw
Nv Hughes over first base we're pro-
ductive oil two runs. The Senators
made two more runs IN The third IN
ming on two hits. q sacrifice and an
error. A we'll placed hlt by Adkins,
q stolen base and a single BY Sud-
deth were productive OF G. run Ia the
fourth. The Senators succeeded IN
getting three more runs IN the sew
enth inning making the score 3 70 o.,
Tho iabulpted score follows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23
nhIIaaalnhla noslon 3.

philadelphia April 2Srha Boston
team WIS dcgeniod IA me OPENING
game of enc locsl Naiipnai league
season here hy 4 10 q before Q large
crowd. eovalcsEe WIS an enigma TO
Buston and only u 81 The visitors
got All far IA third base,
score- r. n. y.
poston n10 0O0 O00 20 |
Philadelphia 200 Dol 2lx-t 0
Batteries CoY8lesklo and Doom;
ferguson aud Sinlth,
Two base hits Doom, Knahe, Dan'
len. Sacrifice hits ransiield. Oa
borne. Grant. Fates. Stolen bases
Magee. Double nlays-Dooln ans
n~ransfeld Ferguson and Smith, Base
on balloon Coyaieslie ~ OF FesRa
son s. struck out~by coYaieskle O.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

During ihp sDrlnS every une WVuld.
be benefited by taking Foley's Kid
nny Remedy, VI furnishes a needed
tonic % die Kidneys after the extra
strain Of winter, aud II purifies the
blood BY stimulating the kidneys. and
causing them 10 elemlnaie the lmpurl-
tlea from It. Foley's Kidney Remedy
lmparts rev life and Ylgor. Pleasant
70 take. For sale By G. r. Reniro-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23
~ n&aNa Ssxsss# k~&&.
In the World Of Sports. \
nATIoNAL LEAGUE
81. Louie 8. Chicago 4.

81 louis. Arrll 2a~-The Chloago
National league won The lnaugnfnl
game Of The season from The 81. A.oAis
team II New League park z %
Score r. n. r.
81. Louis ..44..0u0 003 O00-3
Chicago 600 020 060-7 10
Batteries -Oyerall, Brown aud Nor
nm; Salleo ana Bresnuhsn'
Two base hits Moran = Stolen
bases- sleinheld. Delehanty. Donnli
playe-Eyans to Charles. Base on
billion Overall g. Struck ont by
galleet 2: ty Brown 2; by overall z;
Wild pitch Oycfal 2. umpifes ODaS
and EmAlia
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Fort Worth s, Qfiahcua 5lF
FORT Worth. Tex April 25-The beas
,aal the Nets could DO was % break
sen with the fort Worth men ~ mF
lur aaleda Ok sha sariea played here
nn~~ RITZ. u.
tehrlf 1909 600 t2v5
fltlsaonss ell 1909 500 0so
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23
AmERlcAA LEAGUE,


ML4~IAt~L4w 4 gnnt.n "A
poslop April 23 MeConnclTs error
III the eighth inning followed hy o
aaeri Eco end TWO timely hits allowed
Philadelphia 20 the only Kun
9f a pitchers battle batwctr coombs
and Morgan.
Score. r. Fl. r.
phliadolphi8 1000 900 0l0-l s
Boston ..*.....0 600 900 0O0A~0 / !
natterlcs-Coombs end Thomas
Morgan and Corrigan.
Three base hits-speakes sacrl
bee hiia-M Morgan. Murphy coombs.
Stolen hQaes- Baker, Murphy Speaker
Davis. Double plays corrigan and
Lori Hit by pitcher Cnombs 4
struck out-by Morgan z; by Coombs
b.
Empires Connolly and Eagarl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

summary Struck out. by listen 4.
by Giest 3 b. suddeth 4, by Mel.
son 3. Hits -oa Nelson +. on Listen
.. Basos On baiis-Llsten 4; Nelson
q suddeth I. stolen bases-Listen
price, Anderson, Burhett. Patterson
Umpire-Grayes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Aoueton z, Ssn Antonio g.
Roustcn, April 23-ean Antonio oui'
balied and tGaldcd Houston bat Che
home men punched enough hlla ia
he ihlri Inning 10 win
score Il. q. E.
houston ~09a 600 00x-2 Q 3
San Antonio 81. 600 900 0N0--o s 0
Batteries Ross and Gordon; Quick
.nnd Shane,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

ht 81. Paul. minneapolis NJ. Paul
b
All Milwaukee Kansas Guy & Mil.
Wauker !
AZ Columbus Louisville 2; Coium.
bus q tl5 in1ingal
"a lndianapclls lodelo Y indian.
ap1iis ?.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23
chicago 3, Detroit I

ChicasO april 28-rhe Chicago
Americans opened their local season
today by beating Detroit 3 10 1, Smith
who pitched well, won the game with
& single that scored two Of the runs
III TIE eighth. Cobb made a great
catch oK Tannehlll's long az IN the
second.
Score II. ii. y
Detrolt 200 900 0l0--f 6 0
Chicago ....s...0 00 600 000-g 2
hatteries-Wiilet and Schmidt;
smith and sullivan.
summsry-sacrinc hits-schasfe
Hahn. CrayRth stolen hases-isbell
2; Hahn Double play8-Smith 20
Wiliett &: of Smith 2. Hit BY
p~itcher--by Wiliot. Hahn. Tannehill
Struck out--by Wlllet 1; hy Smith Y
UmnirN--perrine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

Dallas. Tex. april 23-Tha locai
team Aelded III goaa fora and haried
Harmon al VIII Tho blizz9rd Beomed
AZ take lae nerve ON Of Shreveport,
rup gam Was called Ia rho fiih ln,
plns 70 enabis shreveport g catch 8
iloiu.
scofa III. e.
dallas s2k 2i9 p q
NhrAnAnhfA Am MIA 6 In
HzsEe lp ussas END Millers Hsr.
mon and HafYla
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-23

10y Ferguson Umnifes Johnston
and Cusack,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20
MEMS SHOES

A variety in both working ana
dress shoes, all leather and mary
hapca
$500 Grade, closing sac price 1921
$3.50 Grade closing sale pr S2O8
500 Grade closing sale price S21S
$3.50 Grade. closing sale price SfO3
$500 G3aGc COS ng sale price 81 81
A fun line Of Oevrshocs In stock.
hey have been cut to a figure mat
VIII make them sell. Remember
That you VIII need them soon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20

We win e. hank our
patrons for their hearty
patronage during the
past six y ars and hope
they will take advantage
Of our Closing Out Sale.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20
UHOE NEAR riEASg ana
mEDlJM WEIGHS

Wrights Health Underwear, 81.
SUIT, Closing out price .....$t.18
or zoe. per garment.
Red Flannel. same price.
Heavy Fleeced Lined Tn 'erweir.
$500 Grade per suit, clio ing out
price ............ ............ &c.
suit or SOC. the garment
Heavy Ribbed Underwear, per
suit $500, closing out price, &c.
per suit or 30c. per Garment.
All mi underwear is first quality
d extra good values at original
price IT'S big saving 20 you at
t..e CLOS ng out Price Sale.
we have one lot OF underwear in
cheaper grade SOC per suit value,
clo.ine out price 3Sc per suit or
f0c per garment 90.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20

The Leader i the best advorfis-
l-. medium boo this eaction
go .r 80 Kos 1tsslsss - -LE s
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20
NECKTIES

y superb variety, all shade Sure
some to suit your Individual taste.
ooc. Variety, closing out prlcb SIC.
Wash Ties, 15c. Grade, closing out
IIiCc .............. ........... DC,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20


sand .aiiorca, al wool s.uueals
Late sty es in th- pe.om n @
colors, $500 and $500 suits,
closing out price ........ .Si0.gS
$4,000 ana $3.50 sui, exec tim
al good yalue. at the n gInal price
closing out price ......... S1G.OS
$3.50 ana $3.50 SUITS, olysn5
out price ....,.............. St1.Oo
$500 aad $3.50 suits, uicuy
al wool, hand tailored garments
Extremely low at the original price,
closing OFT pr.ee ......... $I2.is
$3.50 and $3.50 suits. ia hlo
able service giving suits, veu -aie
ard shape retaining, clon g out
prlcc .-............... .&D..<
$l2.5O suits, osiug out price SO.0s
$1,000 and $1,000 suit. l. st va
ne on the market even at the
inal pr &C. Iyun jump at # at our
closing out price .......... S7.Is
$500, $3.50. $3.50 suits and
more than worth IT., clio ing ont
price OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S5.gS
20 odd coats, worth from 81 to
50, sizes range from SO to AZ. clos
inc, out pric, o., 40
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-20
CH LORGN'S HEAVY
CEERCOATS

10 sell quick we have priced
them as follow
We have jus. a rev in stock Tn,y
must co.
$500 Grade. c.osl.g on, price s8.1s
$3.50 Craft, clo.iap out price S-.Is
$3.50 ANA S2.75 Grades closing out
price ....... ........... $1.OS
$50 Grade, clio ,at price PIC
0 sra IS
Painters White Oyoraus $500
Grade closing out pr.ce..... Csc.
Painter White ogeraus SOC
Grade closing ou' price. SOC.
sfO0 Grade Tms nd striped
orerals closing on. pic... 81.
Can rurni Goa to macth any
Of the above at Inc me price.
PIN cheek 1901, Pants 800
Grade, closing ,u. g-ee 5oc.
Youths oy-ru SOC. Grade. clos
'oe out price 30.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-30
Statement of Orde
The Year Ending 4
1909, Pay8bleI
The Water &


Vim. Hennlc. labor.
q r. III SW ih1er, EdinU
W. Royce, salary
n r. Klrtf. aalnry
y ~ Swisl'er, ren1lu
o mo s Bc1t conn
r. q, AulfI1au j
BOILER
s. ChAn C1vnuuu
81. Geo, utnIuu.
10. frdnk Erul
IL. Joe Hchiu
~. John 9ur
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-09-24

2isbe fiirs 2.b,n eutTstsn iolIts. 70
mar id sntidIoH.n. e5er msin.n Be-
ruf, uls Sic aufju9e6en.
sic bdben meiu g6r.ntpprt .rtaIs
Ten, bab sic unter msinem S1uB
10 ii9cr iinp, pis unter Dem zines
SruOers, uno BADEN bod an mir
g.5psifelt. Das ALIEN piiroe uns
fir inner trsunen. nit msinem
0illen lperben mir uns ni6t msbr
tpieoerIsben. - 9ehen Sic tpp5I!"
gr ma6t. cine tnappe, porI9rifts.
mdBi9e 8~srbeusune. obne lie angus
isheH, unO ging pom baRrsn.
Oabeim lieB er Ii6 bonn 8urI9eu
ben Saul fottsIr urS iogte oqppn,
eaB Der bi.bere BONNER meinte, in
ieinsn 2eutrant lei Der SeufcI sss
fahreu.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-09-24
I|=sDW. WALL. /.
COAX WOOD SALOON j
.~gcsenabsr Der gsabIe
berntann, =; mo.

herntdfn, =: ITO.
Dies 1T Der clcsanteite Saloon in .Ser'
mann uno finhet man bort aud) bic bciten
Setrante Mno 6igorren,
8clonoerS quite WbiStpS. 9lacini9er
Nges,t in Sermani fir ben beriibmter rno
edlien Bourbon mb 3ipe Wbisfn ben 6er'
monu Diltiatng 60. ptciS bcriclbe iuie in
Ter DiIiiIerp.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-09-24

Sit faTen Die Gdbc fa!IM auf,
IIeran0sr -. i4 Iu4te feline 0iebes>
bGnrel -. bic Sadie mar bitter
emit"
n9siliger gtepomut, iteb ibm bel!
SD claude, sic mdrcr tod genug
JcrpeIen, lie 81 tstratbsn!"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-23
MILLIONS IN LIVE STOCK.
Great Show In Denver viii Be Object
Lesson for Stockmen and
Earmera


1t is estimated that the value OF he
live stock that win be on exhibition at
the National Stock Show at Denver
during the week OF January SIS. will
be in excess of s2.00O.00O. The show
will be the greatest exhibition of live
stock ever seen west of Chicago and
will be far ahead of any of the previ-
GUS exhibitions given by the Western
Stock Show Association. The railroads
have made low rate of fare from all
points in the West and a large attend
ance Is expected. The horse show fea-
ture every evening will attract the
Denver people in large numbers and 1t
is expected that the attendance ut the
show for the week will exceed 100000.
The association has determined to
make only nominal charge for admis-
sion, % cents general admission. with
an additional charge of 25 cents for
seats at night. This will not result in
enough money to pay the cost, but 1t
is the desire to popularize the show.
THE show is not intended as
money making affair" said General
Manager Skinner. I'VE expect our
profit in the Increased knowledge con-
cerning modern methods of growing
and feeding live stock. Through this
hnoW We upoi ait tnt
people the Importance of the live
stock industry to the West and
through 1t we can also distribute
among the western breeders some OF
the choicest blood for breeding. This
is the fifth of these annual shows and
all eady we can see great improve
ment which has resulted from the
four shows that have preceded. We
want all the farmers and stockmen OF
the West to attend this show and we
feel certain each will secure some e1-
ceedingly valuable knowledge by st
tending"
One of the features of show week
will be the public sales of pure bred
cattle under the auspices of the ma
ticnal breed associations. The Here
ford Association will sell on Tuesday.
January IL; on Wednesday the Short
horn Association will sell fifty head.
and on Thursday the Aberdeen-Angus
Association will sell fifty head. These
cattle are all selected by committees
from the best herds in the country
and each animal is guaranteed by the
association and is sold without reserve
at the highest bid. 1t is an opportu-
nifty for the breeders OF the West to
secure the very choicest blood at rea-
sonable prices and 1t is hoped that
the offerings will be distributed widely
over the West where they will do
the most good.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-23
OF HC1W ar 5ECREZHRY ar .U1A7E KbUX
/WEsRE the GRS1T 'DHkZ ZO/zN7IC
~6PEHh>E4ST" rs .ERNED QHNEW WARS R4y

der Knox. Then. too. the same importance at
taches as at the White House. to who goes
first. so that servants have to be carefully
drilled and the utmost exercised lest some
lesser diplomat receive more honor than is
his due. while some greater luminary is cor
respondingly sighted.
The entire afternoon of New Years day the
diplomats devote to making ceremonial calls
Almost all the prominent hostesses in Wash
receptions on this eventful afternoon. Most of
the diplomats go first to the home of the vice
president then down the line" of cabinet
horres in the order of their official standing:
after which they pay their respects at the resi-
dence of the speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, and then follows indiscriminate
calling upon the wives of senators, represent
atives. army and navy officers and other Off
cial hostesses who keeping open house.
Everywhere they meet other diplomats and
public officials OF all grades. for calling is gen.
eral at the seat of government on the first day
of the year. In accordance with the Yankee
idea, only the men OF the American households
go calling on New Years afternoon but the
diplomats are in almost every instance accom-
panied by the ladies' OF their households 1t
is past sundown when this round of calling is
concluded, but that does not end the day for
the tired diplomats Most of them have been
invited to the ceremonial dinners that in great
numbers, close the day in Washington hence
they must hurry home and change to evening
attire in order to greet yet another hostess be-
fore o'clock
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-23
A RUSKM STORY

In 1858. when Ruskin was in his fortieth
year. he was asked by friend to give some
lessons in drawing to child named Rose La
Touche-whose name indeed was French but
whose family were Irish. There sprang up be-
tween Ruskin and this young girl very charm
ing friendship. which. of course. at the time
could be nothing but friendship. They wrote
each other letters and exchanged drawings and
then for awhile they did not meet
Ten years passed by before they saw each
other Meanwhile the child whom he had re-
membered as blue-eyed. saucy. clever little
blonde with ripe. red lips and hair like fine
spun gold, had become a very lovely young
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-23

woman OF 10 years. They resumed their old &C
quaintance. but in very different way. Though
Ruskin was nearly SO. he gave to Rose La
Touche alteration and a passion such as he
had never felt before. On her side she no long.
er thought of him very ugly" but was sin
guarly drawn to him. despite the difference
in their years.
The two met often. They took long strolls
together in the pleasant fields OF Surrey. and
at last Ruskin begged her to make him happy
and to be his wife. Oddly enough. however.
she hesitated not because he was SO much old
er than herseuf. but because he had ceased to
be what she regarded "a true believer"
Some of the things that he had written shocked
her as being almost atheistic She was her
self, underneath all her gayety OF manner, a
rigid and uncompromising Protestant She
used phrases from the Bible in her ordinary
talk and when she spoke of marriage with John
Ruskln she said that she could not endure to be
"yoked with unbeever"
Yet her heart torn at the thought of
sending him away; and so for several years
their intimacy continued. he pleading with her
and striving hard to make her see that love
was everything. She, on the other hand, read
over those passages Of the Old Testament
which seemed to bar all compromise.
At last. in 1872. when she was "a and he
was SO. she gave him her final answer. She
would not marry him unless he could believe
she did. His honesty forbade him to de-
ceive her by a pretended conversion and SO
they parted, never to see each other again.
How deeply she was affected Is shown by the
fact that she soon fell Ill. She grew worse
and worse. until at last 1t was quite certain
that she could not live. Then Ruskin wrote
to her and begged that he might see her She
answered with note in which she feebly
traced the words:
You may come II you can tell me that you
love God more than you love me-"
When Rusiin read this his very soul was
racked with agony and he cried out:
NO. no-then cannot come to her; for
love her even more than Cod"
When she died. as she did soon after. the
light of his life went out for Ruskin.-Mun-
sey's.