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Foreigners at the Money-Order Window

sum which shall go back to the makers
of this oriental merchandise.
To merely stand and watch is to learn
much of a people usually think very
little about. But a word with them will
reveal world which in its life and
emotions lies very close to ours. A young
German was folding an order slip be-
tween many closely written pages.
What for do l send money" For
Gretchen, my sweetheart, in Strassburs.
/ hat been here, one, two years Now she
will come, too, and l win be happy, oh,
SO happy
His arms had been flung wide as he be-
gan to speak. and now, as they folded
over his heart with the last words, his
expression told nothing IL not that
Gretchen would find loving husband
awaiting her.
Nearby a swarthy Italian. with the high
cheek bones which speak of Sicily, finger
ed a grimy roll of bills They were for
a farm there. he explained. Five acres
were onugh to make him a millionaire
among his people. A year more, and he
would go back to be looked up 10 and
respected for the rest of his days.
Waiting his turn was one of Hungary.
with tremendously bowed legs, the result
of three years sitting cross-legged on
tailor's bench, as he confided.
- Why uoii put NY ilioiey III d Ddhh
Cause de bank, some fine day. go bust,
No. / send home to my brother and he
put in a bank which do not bust. And
the air of finality with which he delivered
this ultimatum left no doubt OF his re-
spect for American banking institutions
So they come and go, each with his or
her little hoard, and each with the sat
isfied smile which tells palmer than words
Of prosperity.
American It is a fine country" is each
ones word, but they add, IT think I 70
home, by and by!'
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institutions, by no means least, the gen.
erous citizen. Between all these the agent
is constantly travelling, bringing the law
yer to the home, the child to school and
doing untold amount of other things.
A clearer idea of the amount of work
accomplished by this organization can
be gained by few figures Last Year
there we've 1859 cases dealt with. This
is taking each case as being family.
the total number in individuals being
1865 nearly half that number being peo
pie who had never applied before to the
organization. The number of volunteer
workers who assisted during the year was
81.
4 prominent feature in the work Of the
Associated Charities is their stamp say
ings system. Each person so desiring is
. furnished with book. When they have
pennies or nickels to save they buy
stamps equivalent to the amount and put
these in their book. These stamps can
be cashed at any time. When 81 has been
collected the person is advised to start
a bank account where the money will
draw interest This means a great
amount of work. The number of visits
paid last year. including collecting the
saving, visiting cases, and securing char
liable resources, amounted to over sixty
thousand The amount collected through
this stamp system reached total of over
$4,000.
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ASTER, 1917, Will marx the De-
ginning Of the reign Of a new
monarch. The rooster has been
named by fashions arbiters
king of Styles" His season
of power promises to be most spectacular
and Chandelier, his royal cognomen, will
be long remembered.
OF all the freakish fits Of fashion that
ever made one gasp with wonderment
the chanticleer craze is the limit-and
then some.
Edmond Rostand's long heralded
drama OF the farmyard, in which the
characters are all costumed to repre-
sent the animals and fowl OF the farm
and the birds of the forest, has achieved
such a marvellous popularity at Paris
that it's influence is spreading to the
four corners Of the civilized world, and
this influence. as is usual in great the
atrfcal sensations. is being felt first
through the medium of fashions. The
Easter promenade this season, IL the
busy milliners and cOstumers of Paris,
London and New York have their sweet
way, bids fair to be an unique exhi
bition and will resemble nothing more
than big ZOO" at large.
The modelers of hats and gowns are
spending much time In the country.
They are taking good hard looks at the
barnyard fowl, they are surreptitiously
practicing the strut OF the cock and the
harem. the hens; they are giving particu-
lar attention to the Doise Of the brilliant
ROSTERS glorious tail feathers, and gag
ing with critical eyes on the busy mo-
tions Of the fluffy yellow chicks. The
ideas they carry home from their trips
will be exemplified In this seasons gowns
ard hats.
Chanticleer hats. Chanticleer stockings
Chanticleer coats. Chandelier shoes
Chantic!eer everything. The shops are 9
beWildering display Of rooster heads ane
chicken tails and wings and feathers
Womankind is Chanticleer crazy
To the milliners and dressmakers the
production of Chanticleer is one Of the
The Merry Widow was an event. OF
course, as was Peter Pam and they
were kept busy for a time with Peter
Pan belts and Merry Widow" hats. etc.
but this present excitement is reaching
such proportions and is such an extraordi-
nary fad that they have found 1t neces-
sary to call all the ingenuity In their
craniumS to the rescue
The new hats and gowns are demand
ing almost terrific prices.
from Madame Simone Casimir Perier,
who impersonates the hen pheasant in
the play. Up very pretty. no matter what
you say about its outlandship shape. 1t
IS maze OF naturaI gOl0en pheasant
plumage in wonderful colors Of rich red,
gold, yellows and blue. Unless you have
$1,000 to spend for spring bonnet do
not trouble to price one.
The Guilty. toque, another model that
is achieving popularity, is named for
Chandelier himself or rather the actor
who portrays the part Of the King of the
Barnyard. 1t has the appearance of a
large black fowl and is made of real
rooster feathers. The cocks head worn
low over the forehead, Is surmounted
with a scarlet comb made of velvet. The
long tail feathers droop over the hair at
the back The creation is identical with
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of the situation which has rarely been
considered. And yet the Distribution OF
these various things forms one OF the
most interesting phases Of the work
Walter S. Ufrord. the general secretary
of the organization, has expressed IN
few words the main object OF the institu-
ton: Tuberculosis was considered at
one time TO he an incurable disease, but
today is no longer thought to be so. We
feel that poverty, too, can be cured.
In explaining more fully, Mr.. Uford
said:
Food, clothing. fuel and the various
other things which constitute the material
aid which we render are simply given in
cases of eme gency, i'll order to lift the
poor out OF their present abject poverty.
That done. our first aim is to inculcate In
them the desire to rise above their pres
ent conditions and surroundings, the de-
sire to be independent and Sc Prospecting,
and, in the case of families, the desire 70
give the little ones the best possible adj
vantage in order that they may never
know simila experience when grown.
It is in this aid, other than material,
that the agents of the Associated CAari-
ties find their most difficult task Ihey
not only must bring cheer and comfort 10
those suffering. but many times have to
fill the role of friend. counselor AMI
guide No clearer idea of their manifold
duties can be obtained than by trip with
one of the agents through the many ana
uniquely named streets where she visits,
comforts and advises nnumerable people,
as a part of her days duty.
Washington is divided into eight dis
tricts, each with its separate agent Hav-
ing a general supervision over all of these
divisions are: Mr.. Ufford. who spends
most of his time, however, studying the
financial end of the situation; Mrs. E la
Henderson West the general supervisor,
and T Hubert Jones, the assistant Secre-
tary who, besides working in that capacl-
ty takes charge of the cases of fr1endteSS
and homeless men as well as those cases
necessitating out-of-town work. Assisting
in the various districts are volunteer
workers. division conference members,
friendly visitors, savings collectors. con-
ductors of summer outings. or helpers in
special case work, and host of others,
all acting under the general agent and
for whose work she is responsible.
The mere act of visiting the various
families does not begin to complete the
days work of an agent. Usually, be-
ginning before 9 o'clock, she may make
a few visits, returning to her division Of
flee by IL &C ock. There she receives
applications, looks up old cases which re-
appear, and becomes a ways and means
committee before which all the situations
have to be brought and considered care
fully, in order that she may feel assured
that the association is helping only cases
where assistance is worthy, and then is
giving the best assistance possible. After
lunch the visiting is again resumed. Inc
agent usually returns to the Office again
to give dictatiOn to the visiting stenogra
pher That finished, once again the
visiting Is resumed and is continued until
the tasks have been completed as far as
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set In the midst of the most beautiful of
tropical yerdure and crossed, here and
there. with rustic and quaint bridges One
OF these lakes Is spanned by grotesque
bridge OF solid rock. On one side, near
the waters edge are the figures OF a
pair Of elephants carved in stone holding
young one poised on their outstretched
trunks. The bridge itself is a most fan
tastic array OF rough-hewn rock piled
high In grottO style and Astounding In
balustrades and seats.
Lake Villa Dolores, the largest of the
many lagoons, IL crossed by a bridge that
leads to an observatory tower built on
the top Of huge stone pedestal. On the
left Of the bridge, among the rocks at
the waters edge, is the nfe-size statue
Of dog watching the swans in a most
lifelike manner.
is surrounded by beautiful walks bor-
dered with luxuriant trees and queer.
red minarets placed at intervals along
the walk. The statue of a man. Hfesize. and
SO painted as to appear to be wearing
clothes, stands on one bank pointing out
over the lake. It takes q second glance
and some times more-to detect its char
acter. Figures of this sort are to be
found in all parts Of the garden. For
instance. there is the figure of a man
reclining on his elbow on the grass at
the turning OF q pathway. The posture Is
so ltfelike that one is apt to beg his
pardon for almost stepping upon him.
The animals. of course, are kept in
much the same manner as in any zoo.
But there Is q curious cemetery for the
burial OF the animals that die in the gar
den. Each has separate monument to
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the head dress worn by Monsieur Guitry
during the first act OF the play.
The white hem hat when worn cor
rectly looks as though a large white hen
had settled comfortably on the head of
the wearer.
But the Chandelier craze Is not con-
fined to hats. There are Chanticleer hat
pins, Chanticleer hairpins, purses, belt
buckles and handbags. There are rooster
napkin rings, rooster clocks. stationery,
and 1t is hard to say what the Chanti-
cleer craze will lead to before 1t finally
dies down.
Members Of the Audubon society, how
ever. are rejoicing Perhaps, they fig
ure, the wild birds, of gay piumage will
be given a rest now. Chanticleer hats
will be made from the feathers Of birds,
the carcasses of which have gone to the
butchers, and the most 'fnnicky" men,
Der of the organization cannot find any
thing to find fault with.
The pheasant opera cloak Is fair
sample of the way feathers are to be
used in gowns. A brilliant hood of feath-
ers covers the wearer's head and long
train of golden plumage trails behind. A
rear view of a person attired in the new
model makes one rub the eyes and wonder
what sort of mammoth bird has eS-
capped from custody. The cost of such a
robe lis said to be between $4,000 and
$4,000.
The owl. chief Of the night conspirators
In the wonderful Rostand play, is receiv-
ing it's share OF the popularity. Owls
heads are being used as shoe buckles and
as handles for parasols.
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The Automobile Ward.

Z. II. ELLIOTT, secretary of the Amer
lean Automobile Association, was dis
cussing at a dinner In New York the
automobilist's we'll known enthusiasm.
"A friend of mine.' he said visited
recently the automobile ward of a luna
tic asylum. They have. you know, au-
tomobile wards now.
1t was a large, airy room. and along
the wall were ranged some two dozen
cots; but of inmates not a trace was to
be seen.
But, where are the inmates?' my
friend asked the physician.
The inmates? was the reply. oh,
they're al here. They're under the beds
tinkering with the springs
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it's memory One is OF monkey leaning
on the shoulder Of its mate. The epitaph
Of this tombstone is, translated, "Trucho
and Family-Monkey Trucho died August
II, 1907 He was much loved and petted
by the public" :
On stone to favorite dog are these
words. translated, All, March 8, 1906
February 10, 1908. Here lie the remains
of one who was for us an exemplary
friend He will always be remembered
by his friends"
There is grave after grave to which
lie the remains Of lions, tigers, birds and
snakes. One especially Is peculiar. It is
a monument to pet rabbit and shows
the animal standing upright on it's hind
legs. with it's raws up to its lips. Be-
low it is inscribed the word 'Silencio,
meaning silence.
In time, no doubt, the remains of the
animals from the Zoo at Washington will
be inferred there, for their shipment
means that they will live and die In
foreign land
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lifted the curtain upon numberless little
dramas and sometimes comedy, which
to the nine-tenths OF Washington remain
unseen.
One of the most pitiful was the case Of
a white family living in a street other
wise entirely inhabited by colored people.
The family was large, and the two oldest
children. almost from babyhood. had had
to stay home and take care of their
younger brothers and sisters while both
the mother and father went to work. AS
1t stands the situation does not appear un-
usual. What made it SO in this case was
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HE domestic and
foreign money or
der offices of the
city post office ham
die over two mil
lion five hundred
thousand dollars
every year. For
this service the
government re :
ceiyes the sum OF
$50, coo in fees.
Considering I n e
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WO eagles, a bison,
an elk and several

gray squirrels now
residing In the
Geological p a T X
will sail the end OF
this m o n IN for
South A m Q ric a !.
They are being
packed and made
ready for their
long voyage of
over twenty-eight
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HAT the Associated
Charities IN Wash
ington Is other than
a medium through
which pass all the
CASTOR wearing ap-
parel of the wealthy
and the money do
mated by the gener-
Gus. on their way
to brightan the lives
of the Submerged
tenth" Is an aspect
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Rejecting Humanity.

From L'Univers Israelite, Paris.
The true mirror Of humanity, the Bible.
will always remain. for that very reason,
it's eternal inspiration. That is why the
study of it will not be readily abandoned
nor it's lessons neglected
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great clatter Of dishes, as if cleaning
away the remains of luncheon. The door
finally opened and q woman appeared
The situation was discussed and the
woman remarked on the joy of her
nieces having a position. A careful sur
vey of the room disclosed nothing but an
empty teacup. Finally the woman said
she would like to have work, but even
this request was couched in an optimistic
way.
my life. 1t don't seem natural for me to
be a holding my hands. I'm just as able
to be aworking as the rest Of 'em. I al
ways done powerful lot of hard work
and | could do as much now If l could
get it,
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Rostand's drama as far away from
America as Paris. Now that Charles
Frohman has bought the American rights
to the production and Is talking of stag
ing the play In this country 1t is probable
that the craze will reach even greater
proportions.
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Even after a day spent with the va
rious agents only a part of the work done
can be seen, and even the amount OF that
cannot be properly estimated. One real
ICES, however, that the motto Of the As
ISOLATED Charities could very properly be
''the middle man. as that seems to desig-
nate their position. On one hand there
stands that family in need. On the other
is the hospital the doctor, the nurse. the
school, the church, lawyers, the various
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extent OF territory over which these NIL
lions are distributed and the labor nee
essary to accomplish it. Uncle Sam seems
content with very moderate charge.
There is one window in this department
of especial interest. Over 1t is the sign
international Money Orders" To the
average person this means little, for he
seldom has the necessity for it's use. but
to the many Of foreign birth in Wash
ington It is the one confessor which hears
the tale of their chief object Of life in
America.
Here come dark sons of Italy, round
faced Teutons, swarthy believers in the
Little Father slant-eyed self-exiles
from the land of the dragon, all know
this window. They come with their let
tiers in many languages Of strange char
acters. but each tells the same story
an Enclosure of money to go to some one
back in his own land. It was thus that
500, coo took its way out OF the city last
year 1t is something of q price for the
city of Washington to pay, this fortune
which goes to draw interest in foreign
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World in ThroeS of
Chandelier Craze

~ ASTER, 1910, will mark the be-
ginning Of the reign Of a new
monarch. The rooster has been
IL named by fashions arbiters
king of Styles" His season
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sum which shall go back TO the makers
of this oriental merchandise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25

ns. s.1 Ia.
clr.rr 81 IN. bear
H. u was ShaTer was chawci and clavad
enough tn MAKE II interesting and Their.
wasn't "A word said until n. had rnonr-.d
IN. blood on hi4 hands and face "A Will,
Their Bert Hal"n said
What = your id-'. Gilbert Does baars
.tor.. yiCtuals FER winter. think? Or rlou't
ih"y1-
Gil didn't say anything jrist then. h.,
glanc!rR r'i"fully toward rho cave M.
-prang to hI- feet and hollercd
Well. -no"zIn spook-, Vendors an
other uni
Sur. enough a fourth bear was break .
ing through tn" laur''lS IN a new rIag.
with IN" evident intention or making IT.
e-cap" from that abiding place. RIt
HaZan was feeling "A iitl., vIudic,iy..
toward tho bear family vet and he nut a
bullet through this rn"rnbcr az " and :
went no further.
This wa- also a y"arling. They drug.
gpd ~ 0Ut from the laUr"lS and roli.d
the four bears together ami aft"~ ppnd..-.
ing over them Will" ilaz.n Eild.
Gil these her. aint the. bear ~. c,r,,..
out fer 20 git W.. mustn't kr thar "a,
gIt away from us
Oil said that was no. and away the.
started on IN. trail Of thu. t,aar th.,y IA, a
wounded when they started IN on th..,r
hunt Th"y didn hav" 20 follow ~ f,r
only "A nil- along IN" Knob. and th.r,.
IL had hOi"d ia "A hollow tree.
Tn. finishing 81 ih- bear Wa sirnpI..
and easy. and IN" fifth on" wis added tn
tn" -cor.. making IN" record bear hunt
of Pike county or any other county. ~.
bears in "A little less than AN hour. Bt
IN tn" flush ~ their triumph ShaTar fnr-
got To follow Ip the solution Of the st,i,.r
storing ~ yictBg!S by hears prpDl.u,
and ~ remains unsolvsd and still ia dlSpt,t.,
IN tbs Pike county back woods.
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who were wealthy and who wcrr nc, iaied
only hy "a desire fo possess or preserve
tho animals recent attempts hay" shown
thai she experiments can Ds ml1t' profit
able Ia - Srrir- 81 cDmmunIcai ions
which the biological survey carried on
with .ik hTJ~',ior- i'm various parts ~ tho
Jnii"d States IA" experiments w"r" re-
ported H. 10 for the most part -llrc"-sftii,
and Ia pr1rt ically all Instances tho men
und"r' lNing IN" work hav" mad" money.
In uu" letter 10 the Department George
W Il - - Eureka Springs, 'rk gave
soui-, interesting data concerning the
rai-,n: of clk. The increase Ia ok ~ 'sluai
To that II cattle. while elk give a greater
amount ~ dre;rci meat flk meat can
b. prod .r,d IN many sect ions Of the
country Tor l.asI a pound than beef.
pork ar mrtinC. - declares. Ia ,ea< ING
~ the chang. ns..nsd IN the state and
nat ruIl laws which wou ii make ELK and
da,,r raising profitable MIR. Rnss says
that all that would he needed - the IN
s..rtIon IT the word wild before the
name nf the animal protested,
Since th" Virginia deer - the most
widely distributed Of American deer there
j. no question a. :" its adapt liability IN
nearly all parts 81 IN" United States
Experiments ~ n" dO'neStiCation oi deer
have probably h,"l mad. with this species
oftenrr than any other One reason
for This H. IN. great beauty Of the fawns.
which are rea-ilv tanned When grown.
however. the deer. especially the males.
become. vicious This matter IL one which
has To be- faced in the case Of both elk
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effort m tn" East 10 r".tor, M tu their
s"-tunr rang In JIn". 1871. the Lu"
Nult'n Whitney presented 'r Iu'
stat" twenty two head 81 ,lr from hs-
Massachusetts herd ih.-... were. ula .'d
IN III. AdIruufarK- and IN 49, and 1888
other gifts Of larger h.rh- irnH ~"
sam" source. wh'l' Iu 1870 - hcrr ~
twenty TX Wa presented nv Nr turDin
from nj Blu" Mountain f"...r Paris ~
New Hamp-hir. In 1871 the uuu'b'. ~
ok amounted To- about tire" nm i and
MAY
pr" ~ h" "lrIi,-. attempts 10 dor r"-rI-
cat" "" r., fy Norman "i., At made. hv
Iul J"uu Mercer ~ cedar pars. West
River. VT. f." "ttalu"i ni- Stock FROM
~ Louis ithuuT -ey"nty.uy. vnrr. ago.
and TN" animals wrr" transported 10
Wheeling hy wafer and th"ur" TO- W.T.
River by WAY - tumb"rluni
In letter fifty years ODD Lorenzo
~trattDn ~ IItiI" VALLEY. IIttlrruglI-
county. y Y. wrote friend that
III" tm"riuan elk with al IT, claims tu
attention. ~ fast dISlpp.trIus from the
earth. with r'Arc"ly AN ..Tu~i for u.s.
preservation pr dOn",.i ir...iIDu Rv
demonstration ! do not mean -lupiy
tanning bul op,Ir-a ~ Intelligent hr,,d-
Ing and protection. I have nov herd 80
gsnt" that y visitor ~ my farm would
hardly !magin" ti,lt their ancestors only
'hr"" gcn"ratInnr. back we're wri
an nIais
while for the mosi part former az
,temptR 10 rear elk were made by mem