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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-12-17
NAL aeakIna 1rouhIa.

II should think 1t would be the bug
bear of your life trying to get up new
brand-new Jokes" said the sympa-
thetic caller.
That" said the humorist, cheer.
fully, "is the least OF our troubles"
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Ii Want Afraid.

"oh, WE'LL" said the grocer to the
dissatisfied customer. as the argu-
ment waxsd warm. don't get put out
about It,"
II don't intend to-" snapped the Gus
toner. "And you can't put me out"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-12-17

There Is said to be professor Of
languages In an eastern college who
has mastered all the modern tongues
except his wife's.
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Sore throat leads to Tonsilitis, Quinsy
and Diphtheria. Hamlins Wizard Oil
used as q gargle upon the first symptoms
Of a sore throat will invariably prevent
all three of these dread diseases.
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Ono kind of q curiosity is q woman
who can talk but doesn't.
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A Sure sIan.

A Sure Sign.
II understand, Mr.. Reuben" said
~ - that your son Is devoted
10 the turf"
reckon he u.s." said the old
man. ''Jabez kin. lay down on the
grass for hull hours 'thout maxim no
Complaint ~. "kiy.
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The worst deadbeat is he who re-
fuses to pay a debt Of gratitude.
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Collateral

Collateral.
Can you offer any security
well. I'm willing to leave my
wife"
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Mrs.. wSassow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ssothing. softsns the gum H.
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important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
Colonel MapIeson's Story of the Cast
That First Sang the Opera
Carmen" In the United
States.

The cast that first sang the now
celebrated opera Carmen" in this
country consisted of the world famous
tenor, Italo Campanini; Del Puente
the, baritone, and the American stars
Minnie Hauck and Alwina Valeria
They sang the opera and scored a
great triumph therein under the direc-
ton of the late Col James Fl. Maple
son, the operatic impresario; and one
of the most amusing stories of the
troubles of an impresario that Colonel
Mapleson ever told me related to this
famous Carmen" cast.
Il had seen the opera In Paris, y
said Colonel Mapleson, and deciding
that it would be a great success in
London and the United States, made
arrangements to produce 1t In both
countries-at Drury Lane, In the early
summer, and at New York's Academy
of Music in the autumn. Then / sent
for Min ME Hauck, Alwina Valeria,
Campanfni and Del Puente.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30

cepted the terms that Mark Twain
proposed. I fondly counted on al
least $4,000 year for myself. his
royalties were to be paid on a rising
scale-and we have played at such
good houses that the scale has risen
out Of sight. How much, do YOU think,
l have paid Mark Twain this year in
royalties?"
l couldn't guess.
Well" said Raymond, Il have paid
him little more than 100000 and the
season isn't over yet In addition to
that have given part to his young
protege, William Gillette. He PLAYS
the lawyer in the courtroom scene
He's a family friend of Twain's and
lives in Hartford.
so, you see. here / am, the bigger
the profits the less John T, RAYMOND
makes-my fifty thousand year has
never materialized~ And that Is the
reason why have been looking for a
new play and why next season I shall
produce Lloyd's For Congress- and
open right here with 1t in Washing.
ton. Then let's see if Mark Twain
can find another Colonel Sellers on
the Rialto, In New York, or anywhere
else"
Copyright. 1910, by E. j. Edwards)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
Minister Plerrepont Convinced John
Russell That There Was Prece-
dent in Reception Given
l. Napoleon III.

When the world became aware of
the fact that General Grant was go
ing on world tour, our minister to
the court Of St James was Edward
Pferrepont, who two years before had
been appointed encouragement by
President Grant. He and General
Grant were warm personal friends,
and 1t was this friendship more than
anything else which caused him to do
all he could to see that Grant would
be received properly when he visited
England
Making an appointment with John
Russell, secretary for state in the
British cabinet, Judge Pierrepont
brought up the question as to how
General Grant would be received off.
ctaily. He found Lord Russell very
cordial and anxious. apparently, that
the reception should be worthy of
General Grant. But" added Lord
Russell, Il am not at all certain as
to the appropriate official procedure
for his reception"
What, in a general way. had you
thought of, Lord John?" politely asked
Mr.. Pierrepont
Well" was the reply 81 will an
swer your question I'm what is said to
be characteristic American way, by
asking you another: What do you
think the general character of the re-
ception should be-"
That, of course, is for you to say"
countered Minister Pierrepont, and I
feel sure that you must even now be
entertaining some idea of what would
be appropriate and sufficient recogni,
ton"
You are right" confessed Lord
Russell at seems to me that General
Grant should be received as the most
distinguished private citizen of the
United States and one of the great
military commanders of the worlds
history.
"Oh. no." replied Mr. Pierrepont
bluntly, that won't do at ALL"
Well then" said Lord Russell
Tel me what seems to you would bt
an nropriate official reception"
The reply was instantly given. Gen
eral Grant should be received with al
the honors that you are accustomed
to bestow upon any one who has serv
ed as a ruler Of great nation. He
has been not only great general, but
also president of the United States
for nearly eight years,
But" protested Lord Russell
-there isn't any precedent for official
recognition of that sort ="
III precedent be necessary, Lord
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the general order of affairs finds them
displaying their charms separately.
Most of the coats are cut straight at
the back and in the front, with long
collars turned down at the back with
velvet, and in the front with braid.
Variations of the Russian blouse order
are very difficult to find, which seems
TO me somewhat of a pity, since this
style is exceedingly becoming to many
figures. Becoming too is the straight
tunic dress of blue serge with turned
down lawn collar and patent leather
belts, and indeed these are hard to
beat: but as yet you cannot find them
ready-made, and must needs have
them especially achieved for your
satisfaction | commend their charms
to the many excellent and sympathetic
purveyors who have lately improved
their stock of ready-to-wear costumes,
and so often now step outside the
pale of the extremely ordinary into
the realms of the elegantly attractive.
A very long coat of dark blue serge
upon which / CHANGED in my travels
has much merit, with a straight plas-
iron vest In the 'front.' a few gathers
on the hips, which are held in straps
at the side about six inches from the
hem. and straight paneled back.
All Sorts of Styles Seen.
The most favored sort of blue serge
has very fine rib and very smooth
surface. but costumes of thick blue
frieze have been prepared in great
numbers for the travellers to the
north, and there are some excellent
suttings, smooth of surface. showing
many dark colors in striped combina-
tons These made in plain styls have
q small cravat Of white pique At the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
What Is an Equinox7

Parents, as well as teachers, have
sometimes to run the gauntlet OF awk-
ward questions
Father said little Tommy one
day, what is an equinox?"
Father-"Why, er--it is-aheml For
goodness sake, Tommy, don't you
know anything about mythology at
all9 An equinox was tabled animal
half horse, half COW. Its name is de-
rived from the words equine and OK
1t does seem as if these public schools
don't teach children anything nova.
days"
This is perhaps equaled by the def
milton given by proud father who de-
rived the word from equa. mare, "
and nox, night, and called it might.
mare. which may have expressed his
feelin gs fairly enough.
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Why England Hor,ored Grant

John, I can call one to your attention"
"Indeed?"
THE reception, Lord John, England
accorded to one who was an ex-presi-
dent of the French Republic and ex-
emperor Of F'rance-Napoleon III
when he came to your shores an
exile"
Lord John Russell's face went In
stantly blank Slowly he recovered
from his establishment.
Mr.. Pierrepont," he said finally,
you are right. General Grant shall
be received with all the ceremony and
etiquette properly appertaining to one
who has been the ruler of a great ma
ton"
And in such fashion Citizen Grant
was greeted and entertained some
months later by the representatives of
the British government.
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwardso
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
Grew Tired of Playing Colonel Sellers
to Big Houses and Paying Most
of the Receipts for
Royalties.

Some years after John T. Raymond,
who died in 1886, had made his great
historic hit as Col Mulberry Sell
lers in dramatization of Mark
Twain's book, The Gilded Age" a
character according to one authority,
that became completely identified
with his own breezy optimism" ! met
him one afternoon as he was enter
ing the old Willard hotel in Washing
ton. He beckoned me to one side.
Il have made up my mind to buy
a play written by David D. Lloyd, a
Washington newspaper correspondent
you probably know" he said ut is
called For Congress Mr. Lloyd read
it to me this morning, and am going
to produce it just as soon as | can
close my present contract"
Why" said. what do you want
with new play. Mr.. Raymond? The
Gilded Age ought to be good for ten
years yet. 1t has given you national
reputation, and should be making you
rich"
The comedian smiled 4 dry sort of
smile
'Oh, that play has given me a repu-
tation, all right" he said, but reputa-
ton is not milk and honey, and that's
why | am soon going to be done with
The Gilded Age forever, yes, forever.
| have got tired of playing Colonel
Sellers to packed houses and finding
out, when figuring up accounts, that
have made just about enough to pay
the expenses of my company and to
draw for myself ham fatters sal
ary."
Everybody has supposed that you
were making a fortune out of the
play" | said
Mr.. Raymond struck the familiar at.
titude of Colonel Sellers in the play,
when that worthy, in describing the
eye-wash says. There's millions in it,"
oh" exclaimed Raymond, with up
lifted hand, there's millions in it.
there's millions In it-but they are for
Mark Twain and not for John T. Ray.
mond
You see, It's this way. When the
book, The Gilded Age. appeared got
one of the first copies and the instant
] ran across the character of Colonel
Sellers a said, Raymond. that's your
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
Raymond Quit TlOain's Play

part. You're sort Of Colonel Sellers
off the stage, and you ought to be a
good Colonel Sellers on the stage So
| arranged for the decentralization Of
the book, got company together and
played it on the dog in western New
York, 1t was a go, and then, sudden
~, | heard from Mark Twain. l met
him by appointment,
Look here he said, you've been
trespassing on my domains. You've
been taking my goods The dramatic
rights of The Gilded Age are mine
But for all your trespassing there isn't
ar actor anywhere that can do Colo
mel Sellers as you can, because, John,
you know. you are Colonel Sellers to
the life
Glad to hear you say It. Mark /
replied, but what's in the wind?
Well said Mark, I want to do the
play over little differently. / want
you to play Colonel Sellers. want
you to get the company together and
rehearse 1t, and then Wen make
few dollars between us
We c0me to the contract and &C.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
Simple Economy.

An economical girl makes trim lit.
tie jabots out of the fine linen and
lawn turnover collars which used to
be worn with colored stocks. Each one
is cut in half The finished ends
which met at the back of the
neck are used as the bottom of the
jabot. the finished lower edge makes
the two outer sides. and between the
two halves is inserted a piece of lare
Insertion or embroidery If the cid
collar and the insertion together are
wide this makes the jabot full enough,
but when necessary lace matching the
insertion is put around the edges. or
two pieces of insertion or Lace and
insertion both are used in the centre
A hand embroidered collar with but.
tonholed edges is worth saving and
makes a handsome jabot when com
bined with irish lace
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49, Will yelCW SdUUS On WHICH
the sun amiably smiles with COLDER
glory, simplicity has marked costume
TOT Its own. All the girls are wearing
print dresses, and such pretty dresses
they are, too. Daily | admire blue
and white striped cotton of the, bed
ticking order Of stripe. the lines go
ing perpendicuhrly beyond the knees
the broad hem being cut with the
stripes roundwards. There is no sug
gestion of the hobble about this hem
for 1t is as wide as the gathered skirt
above it, and the little gathered bodice
is cut in one with the sleeves, while
the vest and collar and under-sleeves
are OF Madeira work, and the broad
brimmed white hat is bound with a
gathered blue velvet. while around the
crown is a small wreath of blue mus
lin cornfiowers.
Another worthy cotton frock is of
lavender spotted with white, worn
with white straw hat with a black
velvet ribbon. A black patent leather
belt is round the waist, and white
crochet buttons decorate the bodice
on either side of small vest of Irish
lace, an Irish lace collar extending
over the shoulders hiding the seam of
the sleeves, while black silk stockings
and patent leather shoes, albeit not
entirely suited to trudge through the
beach, put finishing touches of a most
satisfactory order
am told that more or less lib.
eral education in the art of dress is
to be gained by wandering over Lon
don in search of the blue serge cos
tune which may do smart service
now, and be confidently relied upon to
prove worthy of further patronage in
the late autumn.
Merits of Blue Serge.
Blue serge is an invaluable mate
RIAL and IL public benefactors had
their due, It's origin discoverer should
have memorial statue However, he
remains unhonored and unsung like
many others no less worthy who have
given their services to their country's
good. The blue serge dress is safe
refuge for the destitute in ideas, de-
clares the captious critic, who may.
perchance, have right upon her side.
Anyway all the coats labeled new"
are shorter than those of yesteryaar,
and their trimming alternates between
wide braid used as binding and mar
row satin roulades. In some few in
stances the satin roulades are used in
combination with the wide braids, but
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
MODES Of ohe MOMENT

ROUVILLE. France.-Here,
where am wandering a
while in full sight of a
glorious blue sea banked
with yellow sands on which
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reekoned quite Indispensable Rut on
the whole the best of the dresses
which found in my wanderings had
pam eorselet skirt of blue serge
with the front width buttoned over to
the back just below the knees. the
whole fitting quite lightly, but being
cut on different ways of the stuff
The buttons were of black braid. and
seemed TO be sufficiently decorative
Tor all purposes of fashion. The coat
mad very long and narrow revers OF
Dlack velvet. 1t was slightly full in
the bodice portion, and again slightly
tull In the skirt, with belt of patent
leather round the waist. no other
trimming being evident excepting a
little braiding down either side and
TINS represented the ideal of sim
pnclty; and it is noticeable that globu-
lar buttons of shining black metal are
IN iaVor' and that the very long per-
fectiy straight coats, fitting closely but
not tightly, are best when innocent of
collar, and these bear narrow strips
OF black braid set closely from neck
70 hem, each one conferred with
dome-shaped button. The skirt de.
signed to accompany this style is set
In three large boxpleats, one in the
center of the front, another at the
back, and the third on the hips. the
top being of limited corselet order.
Dark Blue and Chiffon.
The dark blue blouses appear to re-
tain our affection, chiffon to be their
mainstay at the moment, mounted
over embroidery or lace, with red and
green and gold of Oriental sugges.
tiyeness.
And so much for the autumn to
come. Now, again, to the summer
that is, after l have first mentioned
that there is a popular fancy to allow
these serge dresses to accompany
dome-crowned hats with out-spreading
wings at the side, but that the more
imaginative find pleasure in the soft.
rlbbon-crowned hats of satin-pleated
brlms, and that the narrow helmet
hats are popular encircled with ag
gressiye quilts. Velvet holds first
place in the regard of the milliners
Just now, and France is exhibiting
decided fancy towards wearing vel
vet hats with light linen and Shan
tung costumes.
And talking of France reminds me
OF bathing-frocks. Although we have
to certain degree extended our
dressful ambitions in this direction
we still remain conspicuously faithful!
TO the dark blue or red serge. But
this season new sort of cashmere
has offered itself persuasively for
bathing-gowns, and the authorities
have trimmed this in conventional de-
signs of narrow braid to match. Much
favor is shown to mignonette- green,
and the tunics have scarfs to match,
encircling the waist Black taffeta
and violet taffeta look particularly
well in the water, and the long cloaks
of bath toweling have now assumed
some gracious virtues, the material
being dyed pale grey or brown, and
bordered with a hem of contrastins
colors. The kimono-shaped bathing.
wrap is much appreciated, and an ex.
cellent example is in grey hemmed
with mauye. Another no less at.
tractive example | saw in sand-color
bordered with green.
Green In Light Reseda.
Green threatens to obtain much
recognition esuaeiaIIy I'm 1ioht racada
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-09-30
Green In Light Reseda.

Green threatens to obtain much
recognition, especially In light reseda,
and bathing dress of this in CON-
bination with a crossway band of
black and white stripes intersected
with design In dark blue braid, must
be written down as conspicuously
novel, and likely to look exceedingly
elegant when worn by woman OF
good figure with her fair hair held be-
meath one of the new silk rubber caps
checked with pale green and dark
blue, with a wide rosette over either
ear
Transparent wraps of divers details
have been distinguishing features oil
the season. Not, perchance, since
those elegant times when our fore
bears walked upon the Families has
the scarf been so popular, and every
diaphanous fabric has been expedited
to its service. Long nantes, too
alike of close-clinging and of kimone
form have been adopted in thin stuffs
ninon or chiffon for choice, while plain
and Powered and beaded and velvet
patterned grenadines have received
considerable recognition for such pur
pose; and satin hens have Wed in
favor with Melted fringes as the dec
grafton for the borders. And these
has been some attempt to revive the
black lace coat.
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Too Hnnest.

Senior Partner-Where is the of.
flee boy?
Junior Partner-He said that he
wanted to go to the baseball game
and I let him go
Senior Partner-TIe said that he
wanted to go TO the baseball game?
Junior Partner-That's what he
said
Senior Partner-Didn't say anything
about dead grandmother?
Junior Partner-Not a word.
Senior Partner--Discharge him to
morrow; he's too honest ever to sue
coed In this business.