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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
Playing the Martyr


seeing her w preferences and tastes
are by some chance fatal to her mar
tyrdom being too much considered;
h will endure a raging sick head
ache or a violent toothache with a
smile sooner than disturb the party"
and when by chance you find this out,
oh. what a selfish pig you think your
self; in short, discomfort for herself
and mental Indebtedness for others is
her motto and she lives up to 1t nobly.
l would not encourage selishness and
bad manners. but ultra-unselishness,
which is denying ones self harmless
comforts for no reason in the world
save to pose as an untranslated angel.
is a real vice. The most of us are
pretty average sort of humans. We
like the low chair by the fire, the I'M
burnt mullins, the first go at the morn
ing paper, and so on and so on, but we
are not especially greedy about them.
We can give them up when real cour-
tesy demands them. though we may re-
press a sigh, and a very natural one,
for u small comfort lost. But when
some n is everlastingly underfoot,
pressing these things on us to her own
deprivation and discomfort. it gives us
a feeling of blind rage quite out of pro-
portion with the offense.
| would suggest that IL you have any
in your family in danger of becom-
ing a martyr. cure her at once, though
1t take drastic measures. Some mar
tyrs are cured by having all their sac
rifces accepted without any apparent
realization that any sacrifice has been
made. There is precious little fun in
being a martyr. you know, unless your
m%artyrdom is seen by every one. other
martyrs may be cured by gently but
firmly pointing out to them the error of
their ways. In n case. and by any
method, cure them, else they will inc
vitality make martyrs (of a different
sort) of the rest Of the family.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
rHE woma who martyrs herself to

THE woman who martyrs herself to
make others happy usually sue
ceeds in making them very unhappy,
or, at least, very uncomfortable. OF
course, in these good modern days we
do not put our martyrs on the gridiron,
though 1 must confess there nav been
moments when a certain martyr l know
for all 1 cared. l could have seen her
writings with perfect complacency.
/ suppose everyone knows a martyr
like mine, though for your own sakes l
hope you don't. She's the unselfsh
woman who always sits in the draught,
chooses the uncomfortable chair no one
else wants to take, eats the neck of the
chicken, wears her old hat in order that
her sister or daughter or mother may
have a new one, gives up the concert
with a determined cheerfulness that the
cousin from the country may go in her
place, and SO on ad nauseum. For
spreading family turbulence and pro-
noting bad temper In others, commend
me to this sort of martyr. And do not,
l beg of you, follow her example.
With an ordinarily selfish person you
know just what to expect. If Emily
likes to empty the cream jug on her
Strawberries, you will keep your wits
about you and see that you get a
bit of the cream before Emily can
SO much as reach out her hand for
1t. But If Emily. whom you know
loves cream, sits sweetly and unself-
ishly beside you and insists, nay al
most fOrrac yoii m de1i1Co Hott. otro NJ.
berries with the precious fluid before
she will touch 1t, you become an out
ragged b~eing-and very properly. 1t
would. to my mind, serve Emily jolly
we'll right If you took all the cream
and let her be a real martyr. But no,
shame drives you into an ~insincere
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

F1owered and figured batistes are
being much used for little girls dresses
this season, and here Is one that Is
dainty and charming. 1t is trimmed
with insertions of lace applied on a
pointed outline, and a very dressy eff
feet is obtained with little labor. The
skirt is straight and gathered, and, in
this instance, 1t is trimmed with a
straight fiounce that is pointed at the
upper edge, but it can be made without
the fiounce and finished with a hem
only, or with a. hem and trimming, as
liked. The blouse portion is made with
yoke and plastron to which the full
pieces are Joined. This dress is made
without a collar and with short sleeves,
and the style is a very charming, as
we'll as fashionable one, but there may
be girls who like a collar and long
sleeves, and the dress can be finished
in either way. Suitable materials are
many. All the pretty thin washable
materials are quite appropriate, and
many simple silks are used. For more
dressy occasions plain white is always
desirable and white muslin Of any
kind, trimmed with lace, makes an ex-
ceedingly dainty frock. If still greater
elaboration is wanted, a second row of
insertion can be added above the bands
on blouse and skirt, and the lower
edge of the flounce can be finished with
straight rows. The yoke with plastron
can be cut from fancy material. too,
If liked, and all-over embroidery and
all-oyer lace are well adapted to such
use. White dotted muslin with the
yoke, with plastron of eyelet embroid-
cry. would be charming. White or col
ored crepe de chine with yoke, with
plastron of white baby Irish, would
make an attractive dress.
For the 12-year size will be required
81 yards of material q inches wide,
AZ yards So or 3% yards A, with 8
yards of banding to trim as illus
trated.
A May Manton pattern, No. 1898, in
sizes for girls of 10. IL and IA years Of
age, will be mailed to any address by
the Fashion Department of this paper,
on receipt of ten cents.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
He Paid Her Carfare.

Dear Margery Doom:
When down town the other day I
met a gentleman whom I only know
through business transactions/ We
stood talking while waitingffo my
car. l did not know that he intended
to take the SANE car, and when enter
ing the car he paid my fare. Is it
prope for a gentleman to pay a lady's
fare when meeting accidentally? Please
answer and oblige. yours.
A CONSTANT READER,
Yes, it is quite customary for a man
to pay the fare. If, however. he had
not done so he would not have violated
a rule of etiquette.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
One to Choose the Ushers.

Dear MISS doom:
Kindly publish in the Evening STAR
II it is proper for a young lady who
has been asked to be bridesmaid to ask
a gentleman to be usher or Is it the
brides place to select the ushers.
Thanking you in advance. 1 am, yours
respectfully, A. K.
No. The bridegroom is the one who
usually chooses the ushers, or the brid :
proper for a young woman who has
been asked to be a bridesmaid to taks
the privilege Of selecting an usher.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

Stir together one cupful of cold
water. one cupful of sugar, and one
level tablespoonful of c~ornstarch. Add
the grated yellow rind and juice Of a
lemon, a cupful of chopped raislns and
a part of the lemon peel chopped fine.
Cook all together until the cornstarch
has well thickened, stirring constantly
to prevent burning. Prepare this be-
fore mixing the crust, and set aside to
cool until that is ready, then bake with
an upper crust and under crust. This
makes a lemon pie more relished by
many than the ordinary kind with a
meringue covering.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
A Kitchen PARTY


- ONE girls and boys in a suburban place where therew vas little chance
to obtan novelties from large stores 1t short notice, nd where the
~ only amusements were of al original character, had lots Of fun at
doughnut party. -
Invitations were written on rough art paper u tinted to repre-
sent doughnuts or rather crullers). and invited the guests to come make
|doughnuts and at them mex Wednesday evening, at $3.50 sharp" IS
1t as naturally a Kitchen frohc. The hostess provided aprons fol all
the girls and paper hats suggesting pastry cooks attire fora all embers Of
the party When these were donned the scene became a picturesque n
The girls prepared the batter some n who understood the process
directing the others, and arerward the men were detailed to form the crulers
or doughnuts d to fry them. That u.s., each nan prepared n fred n
usually with very laughable results A prize al awarded for the n which
was least a failure.
The girls then prepared and fried theirs, and a second prize vas
awarded for the m which vas thought most artistic. Another batch a -
fried and another until the large amount of batter prepared was used up.
after which all gathered around the big kitchen able to enjoy the fruit of
their labors served with hot coffee and cream. Funny stories were told and
the company declared their intention II arranging the same afar again.
1t being all too short
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

The girl and boy who send in the
neatest correct answers car have their
choice of a baseball, a box of paints,
a good book, a penknife or any one OF
several very fascinating games. II me
writing is no legible the coupon VIII
he rejected. Uncle Jack will publish
the picture of any prize-winner who
cares TO send him a photograph. Ping
pong and tintype pictures cannot be
used.
ONLY children under Is years of age
are eligible to compete. Be sure to
Mace a two-cent stamp on the en-
velope. to avoid delay at the p~ostofice.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
Rolls
THE MENU RECIPES.


Put a little butter into the bottom Of
individual shirred egg dishes and
when it melts drop in an egg without
breaking the yolk. Cook in a pan OF
water until the yolk and white are sci
and then turn around the egg the fol-
lowing sauce. dot with butter and dust
with salt and pepper. For the sauce,
cook a little minced onion In butter
until it begins to look yellow and then
turn In three Spanish red peppers cut
Into strips and a cupful of canned to-
mato pulp drained from the liquor
Season with salt and paprika and lei
the Il simmer for ten minutes OF
more.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

After you, my dear" attitude. which
is highly unnecessary and wholly mad
dening.
But the little amenities of the table
are not to be compared with the life
you VIII lead If you ever try to travel
with one of these self-made martyrs.
She will insist that you have the win
dow down because she herself would
prefer 1t up; she will take the room
on the air-shaft because it's least de-
sirable n make you always take
your bath first because she wants to
take hers first; she will be d~readfully
worried all the time lest in your sight
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
Automobile Etiquette.

My Dear Margery Doom:
Is it considered improper for a girl
and man to stop at a hotel or board
ing house in the country if they are
out automobiling and there Is no one
else with them? Please give me an
answer in the Evening STAR and obliee,
yours, PROPRIETY.
Yes!T This is n of the occasions
where Mrs. Grundy'' disapp-oves. As
this is n of the privileges accorded
to engaged couples, it is well for thoss
not engaged to avoid criticism and
gossip.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
STYLE IN IEWELRY.

Jewelry shops display adorable little
pendants or lavallieres in the form OF
pansies, with each color carried out
solidly in gems; rows of purple anne
thysts, rows of yellow topazes and a
diamond in the centre. Less costly are
the popular enamel lavallieres. In these
the dark French blue, the color of
lapis-lazuil. is a favorite. On this
background Of dark-bfue enamel will
be set some design, such as a little
old-fashioned basket of flowers in tiny
paste brilliants.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
When Using a Bare Table.

Dear Margery Doom:
VIII you kindly tell me the number
of mats to use when luncheon is served
on a polished table without a table,
cloth? BY. so doing you will greatly
oblige
A READER OF YOUR COLUMN.
If you use a large centrepiece on "a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
THE pRIzE.wINNERS.

Many children were smart enough to
find the correct answer to last Mon
days rebus puzzle. which was Coney
Island. The two following children
were awarded the prizes:
HELEN SHERIDAN. aged 70, 90
Goble street, Newark (book); FELIX
MOSTRANGLEO, aged u, 299 Morris
avenue, Newark (baseball.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

bare table have doilies for the plates,
the butter plates and the glasses and
cups. as well as mats for the chief
dishes used ON the table. If you use a
small centrepiece you must increase
the number of large doi1ies and group
them more in the middle. under the
dishes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

Mistress t%engaging new servant)-
And why did you leave your last mis-
tress?
New Maid-Goodness, did you expect
me to bring her along with me?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

Gifts of silverware for weddings and
anniversaries may be purchased very
reasonably at ). Wiss & Sons, and in
q%uadruple plate may be had casseroles,
soup tureens, candlesticks, bon-bon
dishes and a variety of other articles.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

At the David Straus store may be
found the Naushon silks, this seasons
fashionable material. in the new shades
of Helen pink, Alice blue, navy, jas
per, cadet blue. lavender, brown, rose,
green, tan, champagne, Copenhagen
and reseda, also white and black.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

In the basement of L. Bamberger &
Co.'S are dainty Japanese cups and
saucers in Geisha patterns Of thir
transparent china. and cut glass ice
tubs that are selling at a third less
than the regular price.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

At oppenheim, Collins & Co.'S may be
seen marquisette. wolfe and lingerie
dresses in tempting styles, as we'll as
tailored linen suits in white, natural
gray, blue and heliotrope.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

The names of the ize-winners will be
announced in the STAR on Monday
evening. May %.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22

r + you place the of he object is shown abov in their proper order
the inial letters will spell HI ma me of IN avenue in the westerns section
i of Newark. Can you guess its ma me? after you have found the nswe
fill out the coupon below and send 1t to Uncle Jack, Evening STAR, New
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-22
News Top SHOPPERS

High grade skirts of pure linen,
trimmed width embroidery, stylish and
natty, plain gored and pleated. are
shown at l.. S. Plaut and Co.'S.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-15
WEDDING B0OUETS,

Plain or showered. Made of Roses.
Lily of Valley or Orchids in a proper
manner.
FALLoN, Florist,
Roanoke, Va.
j. B. Boyer & Co., Agents. 3~
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-15

it If there were not autos to show it to
them. They not only show the country
to the people, but show the people to
the country. The country likes and
needs to see people. 1t makes the
farmers feel nearer the center of pop
ulation, and makes farmers children
feel that, after all, they are not neces-
sarily ''out of it" and that these are
things to be had, which are sure to be
more generally attainable presently.
that will divide all rural distances by
four or five, and increase neighborliness
and diversions.
Let US leave the pleasure part of the
auto-that will take care of itself. Peo-
pie will spend for pleasure before they
will for utility. Is the automobile
adapted for the usual work on the farm?
On the larger ranches in the West it is
used now for all the work formerly done
by horses, but as yet the initial cost
would prevent general use on
small farms or hilly countries, but con-
sldering the vast progress so far made
It is not an idle dream to think suit
able form of combined motor-driven We
hicle will be perfected that will answer
the purpose. The call is urgent, and
American ingenuity has not, as vet,
failed to find device for every need.
And what an economy compared with
the horse. A horse is a constant care
almost as much trouble as a baby.
Three times day some one must give
him food and water. You can't leave
him in the staNle two or three DAYS
without attention. He is on somebody's 8
mind all the time. If not exercised
there is trouble. If you lay him off in
winter you have to pay his board But
fIlFn tho tnrE hn
bile and go away for time and know it
will not suffer from hunger or thirst or
cold. If busy all week it will stand pa
tlently until Saturday or Sunday.
Statistics as to the use of autos on a
farm are not general yet. We only
know the western farmers have found
them economical compared with horses
In prairie countries. Experiments made
IN cities, however, have shown that on
commercial motor-driven h cl e 8
freight is handled for 4-10 of a cent to
one cent ton mile. While the paved
streets of city's are usually better than
the best of country roads, against this
may be placed the delay and numerous
stoppages necessary in cities, so it is
safe to say freight could be handled
in the country for not over two cents a
ton mile against eight cents on the
best roads and twenty-five cents on the
average roads by horses-an economy
that farmers cannot afford to overlook.
1t will not be long until the stores in
towns and villages will have their auto
delivery trucks making regular sched-
uled trips throughout the territory trib-
utary to them, and the farmers wife
can phone her order to the store with
the assurance that at a stated time the
goods will be delivered at her door with
the regularity the city dweller receives
her goods, and when that time comes
the slogan, Back to the farm" will be
heard no more, and instead, the cities
will have hard time to secure recruits
to be ground up and cast aside into the
reslstless nav of city life.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-15
ONE FARMER AND HIS AUTO.

With good roads an assured fact how
shall the citizens of Southwest Virginia
make the most of them? The above
picture shows how a farmer in one Sec
tion of the country where they are in
the van of progress takes advantage of
good roads to give his family the com
bined pleasures of city and country.
That the country people are constantly
drifting to the villages or smaller cities
and the citizens of the smaller cities
look to the larger cities for livelier and
richer opportunities than a life at home
IS undeniable. Country boys and girls
feel strongly that they have small op-
portunity of having a due amount of
fun In their present environment 1t is
no. that the average of wealth and ease
IS so much higher in cities but that there
is more society, and life is more stimu-
latinR and seems to be more interesting
People can live and make livings in the
country if they know how and will work.
The greatest problem of today is to
make life in the country interesting.
Successive things have helped of late
years to bring this about. The tele-
phone has helped, so has the bicycle, so
has the trolley car, so have electric DOW
er and light, so has rural delivery, and
latest of all, the automot lie, and Taze-
well county now with good roads is
ready to share the advantage of the au-
tomobile.
No farmers here have an automobile,
but they may profit by the experience
of others and know what it has done
elsewhere. 1t has extended the suburbs
of the cities, has been the biggest force
in improving the roads, and has drawn
upon the taxpayers of the cities to
share in the cost. Good roads make an
enormous difference in the liveliness of
country life.
In matters of innocent pleasures, es-
pecialiy of the sort that men and wo-
men can enjoy together, we Americans
are not over-well provided. Among the
most attractive claims that can be made
for the automobile are these-that ir
helps to promote social relations, to
bring villages and small cities into closer
touch with their surrounding country,
to increase knowledge of local geogra-
ply and to make village and farm life
livelier and more attractive. These
claims seem already to be well founded.
A little while ago any village that was
not on railway was apt to be pretty
dead. 1t is benumbing to the mind to
live out of the circuit of contemporary
affairs. That has been the worst feat
ure of American country life for the
last half century. The people on the
back roads lived too isolated They did
not see enough people go by the door.
Take your own experience of the road
by your door. 1t may be a macadam
road kept in semi-repair or it may be a
dirt road not even kept in semi-repair,
but spasmodically worked at in an in
different manner. A trip of eight or
ten miles was a task, but with good
roads and an automobile a trip of thirty
or forty miles through villages and
country you have heard of since child
hood but never seen, is a matter of a
two hours journey. That is what the
autos are doing every day-showing the
country to people who never would see
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-15
BURKES GARDEN NEWS
Items Of Interest From the Garden
Spot Of Virginia.
Burkes Garden. Va. June 13

Burkes Garden, Va, June 13
David Crockett will return from Rich
mond College this week
Miss Dora Meek will return from
Holhns Institute this week.
George Kelly returned from school at
Portsmouth, Va, last Friday.
r. M. Lawson returned last week
from Wytheville and other points.
Misses Sarah and Ruth Davis are at
tending commencement at Blacksburg.
Miss Myrtle Rosenbaum, of Graham.
Is visiting friends in the Garden this
week
Mrs. Attelia Crockett and daughter.
Miss Anise, are visiting relatives in
Bluefeld.
Mrs. John H. Thompson and dsuph-
ter, BERTHE, were shopping in Tszewell
last week
DR.. Higginbotham went TO Cove
Creek last Thursday to see his mother
who is very i'll.
Mrs. James T. Peery is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peck, on
Clinch this week.
Rev. w. H. Greever's children. of
Columbia, S. c.. are spending the sum
mer in the Garden.
Miss Garnet Lawson who has been
visiting relatives in Canada since last
fall, returned home last Friday.
Miss Carrie Mahood, of Ceres, and
her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Greever. and Will
Woods attended the burial of their rel
ative, Mrs. Geo. Mahood, in Graham
last week.
Mrs. Geo. Mahood died June 5th at
her home in Graham. She was always
delicate woman, and death resulted
from pneumonia. She leaves a husband
and seven children. She was consist
ent member of the Lutheran church, a
devoted wife and mother, and was al
ways q great home woman. She was
Miss Nellie Woods, raised on Clinch in
Iazewell county. Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
hood lived in Burkes Garden until they
moved to Graham two years ago.