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The Washington times., 1910-01-02
THE OTHER WOMAN
SEQUEL TO
The Journal of a Neglected Wife

day, instead Of attempting 10 swallow
a whole rose bush. thorns and all
She has one hold on him that she
can depend upon, however-the legal
one In theory a woman never wants
to hold a man against his wishes, by
the power Of the law but in practice
its quite different However, It seems
always possible 10 purchase freedom If
you paw enough for il, and If a man
buys a wife, a woman sells a husband
as dearly as the courts VIII let her If
divorces did not cost so much. ! trembie
TO think what would happen 70 the ma
jority Of marriages
Wednesday
I have had black thoughts all day
I wonder If IL would be utterly wrong,
since only two can walk upon that
narrow path, to push her Out2
Thursday.
The letter that came from Jim to-
day tells me that hr loves me as madiy.
Is cruelty, as do him He is coming
here again in two weeks What shall
I 90 until becomes
Monday
had hoped for a letter from Jim
today, but none came What has nap
pened. I wonder? Sometimes II seems
chain of circumstances Of which /
can see neither the beginning nor the
end It may be that we are insane,
even TO think OF such a thing as low
ing each other. but II Fl be insanity.
/ hope I shall be insane for the rest
OF my life
Jim. my dearest. If 7 could only see
YOU tonight.
There was no letter today I can
scarcely believe that only a week ago
1 was madly happy, but the lonely
present is. after all very real fact,
and the future-for Us there can be
no future-not even the possibility Of
one. I wish that were dead !
Wednesday
Nv dearest what Is the trouble
Your letter was like Pandora : box
have read IL over and over an"
there Is nothing in IL TO make IN"
feel as 7 feel tonight yet I am suffer
some SubtT . essence not In me words
themseIvee has flown out of your let
ter and COMPOUNDED me. What has
happened is happening II Is
because YOU have seen her. On my
dearest dear. I wish 7 were away OF
on the water. somewhere I'm q little
white boat with You How can
write when 7 have nothing TO write.
and everything To say All these
things from my soul ! set down here
here vo1 viii never read them dear
7 am sending YOU little note, though
tears. Has she made you 50 miser-
able. deareSt-yOu do not tell me-oT
CONTINUED TOMORROW
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
Meeting of Eyebrows
Sign of Good Health

The person whose eyebrows meet may
rest co0te-.r in the knowledge that ne is
the posSessor Of q vigorous constitution
The growth Of hair above the nose IS as
rule fairly sound proof OF good
health
That is what the scientists tell you.
b1t the sEperstit5ous have much more
to say In the northern part " Abe--
dsenshIre there Is a common belief that
a close b-oO't" man. or one whose eve
broTS meet. is foredoomed 10 end q
wicked Caree- on the eeaFoId. This
may he COMPARED with the view held in
parts Of the English CIidIa7ds, that the
glose-broved person }s destined for fame
and fortune On the Continent there
are several s1persritio7s on this subject
The eyebrows Of the Eypsies are often
formed IN this way-a fact which they
turn 10 good account. for IN many parts
IL f. believed that the owner Of meeting
eyebrows IS also the possessor Of what
IS called the evil eye and therefore
a persoG whose good VIII must AT all
costs he retained The E-pSies. espe-
ciaflv in Germany and Austria use this
belief TO extract money from the credu-
ious peasants
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
NEW YORK MEN
ALWAYS SEEM BUSY

New York men seem always to he
awful busy 70 use an Americanisnl,
says famous foreigner. They
make a lot Of fuss about Il, but they
are no buster than the avera &c
Frenchman- They ike to make you
think so. however I an sstOnished
AT the dress which New Workers
adopt who profess 10 be gentlemen
II is surprising 10 see members OF
the best clubs going TO business IN
derby hats and sack coats A French
gentleman wears his fTock coat and
silk hat always 70 business, as does
the English gentleman
It VIII say this for the avera &c
New Yorker. however. 5fe - active
He generally knows Just what he
wants to DO
Eve have heard great deal
broad OF how he worships his
women He has made each one OF
them = goddess Yes. but whv2 Just
20 seize the opportunity TO exhibit
his riches The average man here
simply uses a woman 70 show of his
own success He cant do Il himself.
so he uses his wife OF his sister
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FAMOUS EXPLORERS
THIS WEEKS PUZZLE

IA round body and map for
the week
Not genuine and level ground.
"A bene6ce and a weight.
"A legislative body
"A girls name and a fool
"a fowl.
To talk.
S-A drink, not out, letter Of
the alphabet.
"a musical sound and a lock.
ia metal worker.
IA staff.
IA halo and musical note.
ia girls nickname and a for
eign coin.
IA human being and an evil
spirit.
ia pillar and an sbbreviation Of
a public vehicle.
ia German coin. an exclamation
and an athletic sport.
IA metal and measure.
lS-A Scotch river, to plant, and a
coarse linen
ia fowl, part Of the body, and
a fastening
pa free pass and a waterfall
2I-To bind and a weight.
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The Bedtime Story.
neither who wish
THE TINDER-BOX.

the do-. and the soldier had kissed her
That would ne a fine history SAID
the Queen.
So one Of the old court ladies had TO
watch the next night BY the princess 8
bed. to see II this vas really 2 dream,
or what # might be
TIE soldier had q great longing 70
see the lovely princess again. so the
dog came in the night. took her away.
and ran as fast as he could But the
old lady put on water-bOOts. and ran
Just as fast after him When she saw
that they both entered a great house,
she thought Now I know where it is
and with a bit Of chalk she drew a
great cross on the door Then she went
home and lay down. and the dog came
up with the princess; but when he saw
that there was a cross drawn on the
door where the soldier lived, he took
a piece Of chalk too. and drew crosses
on all the doors in the town And that
was cievsrIy done. for now the lady
could not find the right door, because
all the doors had crosses upon them.
In the morning early came the King
and the Queen. the old court lady. and
al the officers, 10 see where II was
the princess had been. Here il iS,''
said The King, when he saw the first
''+- VII - -AoSS eA-Du II No -le
dear husband, L IS there said the
Queen VINO deserted another door which
also showed q cross But there is one
and there is one-' said all, for wher-
ever they looked there were crosses on
the doors So they saw that It would
avail them nothing r they searched on.
But the Queen was an exceedingly
clever woman, VINO could do more than
ride in coach. She took her great
gold scissors. cut a piece Of silk into
pieces, and made a neat little bag. this
bag she filed with fine wheat flour AMI
tied Il o. the princess back and when
that was zone she cut little hole in
the bag. 80 that the -four would be scat
tered along all the way which the
princess should take
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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HOME BRIGHTNESS
MAKES ALL HAPPY

Don't Be afraid Of little fun az home.
Don't shut your house lest the sun
fade your carpets, and your hearts, lest
a hearty laugh shake down some OF rre
mUsty old CObWebs there II you want
70 ruin your sons, let them think that
all mirth and social enjoyment must
be left on TIE threshold without when
they come home at night
Young people must have fun and re-
Taxation somewhere II they do not find
II at their own hearChstOnes e viii be
sought at other less p-ofJs bic places.
Don't repress the buCvaut spirits OF
your children half ar hour uerrineu-
around the lamp and firesjfe Of home
blOts out the reTnem bTauCes OF many
care and annoyance during the day. and
the best safeguard they can take Wit
them into the world Is the influence Of
a bright little domestic sanctum.
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
Search for Jumbled Explorers
Is Work of PuZZlers This Week

r 7 OW- goes for the first puzzle OF
Somebody sent this IN to me
and did not place his or. her
name or address upon II. consequently
We viii be All in the dark unless the
author discovers himself
However 7 think you viii enjoy the
work Of diggiHg out the names Of great
explorers
These pioneer wanderers are NOT
confined TO any period Of tine nor n
any country The author Of the puzzle
CHS them famous explorers" and 7
think you VIII agree with him when
you all have brought them out OF thef-
mystic disguise
FRANCES CARROLL.
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SLACKNESS MAKES
SLOVENLY HOMES

Be careful care prevents nan
dropped stitches and bad breaks Be
prompt. Slsckness makes SlOvenlE
homes and weary world wanderers b
faithful. Be thou faithful unto death.
and ] viii give thee a crown Of life
Be cheerful Cheerfuluess tends 10
length OF days and 10 days that are
worth the frightening. BE 5hcuShtfu.-
TbOughtfUIness is TOO tender q plant -
blessed fragrance and beauty 70 b.
born unseen. etc Be gO0d-numOTsG-
Good humor II better than medicine To
matter how wei the uI-nstUTed pin be
STIZar-Coa ted
The Washington times., 1910-01-02

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Wv aWd-- away Win ne anu never
Thursday
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
THIRD INsTALL1IENT

THIRD INST ALL1TENT-
IT WAS quite dark one evening and
no could not even buy himself a
candle when II occurred TO him that
there was a csudle-end in the tlnoe-
box which he had taken out Of the mol
Low tree into which the witch had
r-arDe4 him He brought out the finder
box and the can6-e-eud- but as soon as
he struck fire and the sparks rose up
from the flint. the door few open ana
the dog who had eyes as big as cou-
ME Of rea-cuus. and whom he had seen
in the tree. stood before him. and said
What are my lords commands
.EVhat IS this1- said the soldier
That's a famous tinder-box- Il can
get everything with it that I want!
Pv5nr me some money" said he 10 the
dog. and whisk. the dog was gone. and
vvhisk. he was back again. with great
bag full Of shlI-ings In his mouth
Now the soldier knew what q capital
Undertook this was. II he struck II
once the dog came who sat upon the
chest of copper money If he struck II
twice. the dog came who had the silver
and II ne struck It three times then
appeared The dog who had the gold.
Now the soldier moved back into the
fine rooms. and appeared again IN hand
some clothes and all his friends knew
him again. and cared very much for
him indeed
Once he thought 10 himself, 1t IS a
very strange thing that one cannot get
20 see the Princess They all say she
Is very beautiful; but what IS the use Of
that. Z she has always 20 sit IN the
great. COPPER castle with the many tow
ers2 Can I not set 20 see her at aH2
Where is nv undertook And so he
struck a light, and whisz- came the dog
With ewes as big as rea-cups-
cit is midnight. certainly" said the
soldier. ''but 7 should very much ike
to see the Princess. only for one little
moment
And the dog was outside the door d.
-cCtIv. and. before the soldier thought
il. came back with the Princess. She
sat upon the dogs back and slept and
every one could see she was a real
Princess. for she was so lovely. The
soldier could not refrain from kissing
her. fer he was thorough soldier
Then the dog ran back again with the
Princess But when morning came. and
the King and Queen were drinking tea
the Princess said she had had a strange
dream. tho night before. about dog
and a soIdier-Ihat she had ridden upon
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
Timeliness and Originality
Figure in Last Weeks Puzzle

Z UST as I expected. 8 he work Of adj
Judging the prizes this week was
Ho easy matter. From the start
the consideration Of CORRECTNESS
was eliminated. since Of the several
hundred solutions which came uiIluE iu
20 my desk as early yS = 1dav eveuiuE.
there were less than half a dozen shat
did not have every number correctly
solved
The matter Of umeIircse and orig
Luality I'm presentation were the Two
things therefore when weighed strong
est in the balance
am - too. that 7 heard from
every one ~ ever has taken any In
terest IN the puzzle corner-hiE and
little. old and young. caine along with
their solutions and their comments. and
had really very entertaining and
interesting time OF It Keeping tab on
the contributions
As 20 the prize winners they are
FTrs--Nrs- p r. Allen. - Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
Secoud-NIiSs Ruth r. Brock, g1l
x street northwest
-hird-Nrs. r. ~ GATES.
BY the way. viii AIRS Gates kindly
toward her address, II some way. ir
has been mislaid or lost
Mrs. Allen won out 10y presenting a
list that looked like coppapIate- Fur
tbarmore, timeIiness and absolute cor
rectness helped along TO victory
Miss Brooks oriEiuai5ty helped her
score not a little q Liberty Bell book
Tor with the Siguers' names beautifully
inscribed being her contribution
Mrs Gates special distinction came
IN leading the vanguard OF me pUzzlers
FRANCES CARROLL
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The other woman IS a client OF
a lawyer named Folbrook- As her
case progresses his interest in her
takes a personal turn. and he begins
to overstep purely professional
bounds Her reserve is a barrier at
first but her loneliness fights with
his magnetism. and she finds her
self yielding. Her diary during this
time = a record of al soul-strUggle-
with limitations that the head viii
win over the heart When this final
" occurs she sends tire diary to Mr.
HolbrOolz and goes away. and mis-
wife. left alone while ne follows the
''other woman" has found It and
Is reading il.
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
WOMAN-S EXCLUSIVENESS

Why does the normal woman hate TO
see haI resembling heT own on anyone
else's head or 10 so into her neiEhbor's
draw ng--OCm and discover IL contains
-aCsImlleS Of the curtains or the table
cloth she has left behind at home2 The
Vyrarer OF any specially cha ming article
Of attire feels herself exceedingly Ill
uSeG II the friend who has admired u
buys another like IL. and the very closest
affection does not Justify sue. q
breach OF the unW--irten laws that gov
eTn the sex
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
HAPPIEST AGE.

What Is the age or happiness a
great man Of science has lately de
cIared his belief that pessinliSn. Ike
measles Is a complaint OF youth and
a calm iOE the Charac teriE1iC o. age
The Women Workers Of England have
been told by Mrs Creighton that middle
age Is happier than the sprinztime ~
Nfe
The Washington times., 1910-01-02
LAST WEEKS PUZZLE
CORRECTLY ANSWERED

Josiah Bartlett
Samuel Adam.
3-EIbridre Germ
4-StepbcH Hupkiu-.
William EIiery-
g-OIiver WoIcotf.
Roger Sherman
s-WilIiam Floyd.
o-Ieuis Morris.
l0-John Hart.
II-Abrabsm CLARK
I2-Rohert Morris.
I3-Tames Smith.
I4-Caesar Rodney.
I5-George Real.
I6-SamueI Chase
I7-Chsrles Carroll.
IS-Richsrd Henry Lee.
l9--Benismin Harrison.
Z0-Ioseph HeweS.
2l-William Hooper.
edward Rutledgc.
Z2-ArthUr Middleton
24-Lyman Hail
25-teorge Walton.
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would come nearer my notion OF
comfort"
Slowly he pulled OF his boos and
Sc; ,hem heel 20 heel in orderly ar
ray. He was surprised at himself.
There was something about thai
room thlt compelled neatness and
system. and Rufus felt the touch OF
II.
Pulling off his coat he hung Il on
the back of his chair. then he sank
back, whited his cigar and became
conscious Of something else II was
an odor of violets, or new-mOwn hny.
or frangpanni-Rufus didn't know
what-struggling Intellectually with
the aroma of George Augustus Two
for-a-quarter pcrfecto.
Well. speak to ne about that! "
murmured Rufus, after two or three
reassming shifts. This place looks
like the inside Of Windsor Castle
and smells like Tony PaSet,'s bar
Der shop, back home
There Hls small ebony loX oil
the tab'e It looked as though II
nigh. be q tobacco-5oX. Rufus open
ed It and. with thumb and finger,
extracted !ittle disc of crump,ed
chamois-sain. The elusive fragrance
that seemed native in me room was
more pronounced.
! must have tapped the reserve r
where George Augustus Keeps his
porfumery" he thought Hello!
WHAT'S this? Cards. or I'm a maver
ick!"
lie opened the little silver case h
had taken from the hoX and ran the
enameled, gold-edged paste5oards
through his fingers. Then he began
;o shuttle, and the Ornate backs sem
such an appeal to his trained eye
that he gAsped
Readers" he mumbled We'll I'd
never have picked George Augustus
for a card sharp, but what's he do.
ing with pack of readers
Rufus cropped the cards on the
table. sent several wreaths OF very
thoughtful smoke into the air, shooS
his head hopelessly and removed
the photograph from the pocket OF
his swinging coat. Propling the
photograph against the ebony toV
he studied 1t critically and hungrily.
This is pretty sizable town.
ma'am." he remarked. addressing the
face that scmiled at him, but don't
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-jeeline at him and knocking h's ig-
norance.
Il reckon I'm black-balled, all
right" lie muttered dejectedly THE
chap that put up that row OF dobes
ought to be prosecuted for his fai'-
ure TO break the monotony A bay
window here and there, or a little
gingerbread work, would have made
difference and acted Ike a sign
board. But no, Mr.. Man had to make
'em all alike and here am, strand
ed on the city wsterwOrks, near
enough to George Augustus hangout
to shy stone into It, but not know
ing the first thing how to get there. -
He studied awhile, then put on his
hat, an3 got up, an original idea
taking hold of him.
why didn't hitch up wi tha;
before?" he asked himself. III have
to try il; it's case OF up-sticks
and there's nothing else ! can do"
He strode along the block counting
at every flight of steps.
Erie. riie, ickery Ann philisy,
pholisy. Nicholas. John"
BY the time he had worked through
the rigamarole down to whoa. haw,
buck" he was in the middle OF the
block. coming the other way.
Here's where / turn !n," he NUT.
tered If George Augustus latch-key
is a fit. then / reckon | can call
myself at the home ranch"
He ascended the steps and was
about to apply the key when the
5bor opened in his face A gentleman
appeared
"Hah," exclaimed Rufus with a
long breath of relief. can you tell
me, neighbor, If Mr.. Smith spreads
his blankets in this wickiup?"
The gentleman appeared startled
for a moment: then he answered, as
he held the door open:
Yes. l believe there IS a Mr.. Smith
who has roms here"
Rufus passed into the hall. The
colored man who had taken his car.
pet bag was not in evidence, but
the stairs stretched inyitingly up
ward, and he ascended 20 the second
floor
"Second-floor. 'front.'" he kept re-
neating unier his breath. as he turn
ed the angle of the banisters and
gained the only door at the end of
the hall. The key failed to throw the
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hand to out-of-town buyers. Such
man had just reached the city from
up state, and his first ac. after reach.
ing the hotel was to send a four
eleven call to George Augustus to
come and show him the sights.
The matter was explained to Ru-
fus, and George Augustus sugges ed
that he come along.
Not any, George" said Rufus,
quantity. Some other night ! will
put my little hand in yours and well
go out and get a bird's-eye view of
everything on the Great White Trail;
but for now I'm SO plumb tuckerCd
and full of canvas-back and other
forms of godo cheer feel like pira
ana reflections, and then bed and
happy dreams
George Augustus continued 10 pro
| test. He didn't want to leave Rufus
like this just when he had struck
town, and besides, he'd forget he
was tired before they'd gone far with
their sightseeing.
Pleasure is the keynote Of your
eastern trip, Rufe," he finished, and
the quicker you begin the more yo1'll
enjoy yourself"
You're OFF the chalk-marH, George,
I'm east on business"
George Augustus pulled up his eye.
broNs.
Nov what in the world"
Gaze" interrupted Rufus. taking
photograph from his pocket and
propping it against a finger-bowl in
front OF George Augustus. Did YOU
ever see finer tyne of the man
destroyer, parsed in the singular
number, feminine genier? Ponder a
little and let me know whether you
have ever seen that face before
and where"
George Augustus grabbed the pho
tograph with both hands; grew red
an the face and rocked in his chair
"lou've-you've come east to find
2 woman!" he gasped
Keep on your chaik-mark, George
urged Rufus. The LADY made a deep
er impression on my pocket-book
than she did on my heart. In fact
! shc worked ahollt the slickest game
Of getting something for nothing you
ever heard about. I'll take time to
tell, you about 1t, and when you're
not in so much OF hurry well
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bolt. He uiad the knob. found the
door unlocked, an walked in.
Certainly It was a fine 9ooh
There was genuine brussels on tho
floor, and the real thing in easy
chairs just simpy crowded the place.
Rufus turned up the dimly burning
gasligh' and took In more o. the
luxurious letails
Taking It by ana .rge, he said,
letting himself down dclightedly into
the soft cushions Of a sleepy-hol!oR
chair. this is whaI J call snug
George Augustus must be doing
well-better than | had any no ion
III bet he don't get this short OF ten
a week anyhow"
The bed was a brass affair with
blue ribbons threaded into the pill
low-shams and spread The rug was
blue, the ceiling a shade ligh.cr ,A7n
the cerulean walls and chairs Nee
u'4O'"'''.u ~ ma
'oiol S'"e'i'e'
huIus tHIe" mas HAT "i '"' "'1'
drew cigar from his pocket anu
scratche- a match on the soIe oI
ais boot i emma aish. oe'ora -"
with blue corn.flowers, was on the
table. The dish mas recep'a''e Io'
pins-and Rufus cropped the Du'"'
match soicItousIy among 'ne pms.
, or in one corner was bureau
with a big mirror There wore tides
all over the bureau and silver-2lat'd
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90 over the various dips angles
ami formations, and you can let me
know what you think. The lady's in
New York. Have you ever seen her?
well. no." answered George Au-
gustus, returning the photo graph
New York IS quite a little 'arSeI
than Ouray, Rufe. and quite num-
her Of people are born, live and die
righ. in the city without ever get.
ting acquainted. I'm curious 20 near
that yarn, and wen have it at
breakfas. in the morning"
When they left the restaurant,
George Augustus gave Rufus two
keys and told him to 60 back 10 the
lod floor front--and
turn in. Then George Augustus made
a rush for the subway and Rufus
stroll ed back into the small but 1or-
m;dable dilemma already mentioned.
4 forlorn feeling of being out in
the cos quivered along Rufus
nerves. Sitting down on hydTant.
he pulled off his broad brimmed
black hat and ran his fingers through
his hair.
The electric lights cleaned upon
him chillingly, and many dim gas
Jet Haunted a transon into his eyes
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believe it's Dig enough to keep my
trail from crossing yours. Something
for-N1thlng is "a one. sidedgame, but
-"
Just then key was thrust into
the lock by some person in the hall.
Rufus squared around in his chair.
suddenly remembering that he had
MT locked the door, ami that he
had put George Augustus key in
his pocket. The key turned uselessly
in the lock. Just as Rufus had done.
and a hand caught the knob and
pushed open the door.
\ woman entered. A young wom
an she was. slender, fair-faced and
Of certain aggressiveness which
seemed rather strange TO Rufus, un-
der the circumstances.
She halted thunderstruck a. sight
OF the man in the chair. Rufus hrew
In his unshod feet and awaited de-
yelopments with a sinking heart
tro be Continued)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-27

The price of cotton stin remains
good, the receipts, however, were not
as good today as they have been for
the past few days, the cold weather
last week delayed the picking, put
with the present weather the crop Will
be harvested rapidly. The lowest
price paid for cotton today was thir-
teen cents and it sold as nign ss
1880.