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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-07
OBITUARY NOTES.

scientific societies In the United States
England and Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-07

- OF OLE WORLD.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
DAINTY HOME FROCKS
SIMPLE TEXTURES ARE USED TO
ADVANTAGE.
TO Seem Up-to-Date Gowns Must Be
Skinny, Slim, Youthful and Eter-
nally Fresh--LittIe Material
Is Required.

The young and good-looking bust
ness girl naturally pines for new and
pretty clothes each season. II she
must buy her wardrobe ready made
she finds TIE outlay considerable, for
all the ell .cs of business life call for
quite good clothes. Hope comes with
the price reductions that follow Christ
mas, when everything falls from a
third to half Of the former price.
Then sometimes the most excellent
bargains may be picked up in the way
OF exclusive dress models. distinctive
ly winter hats, furs, etc. Knowing
this, indeed, many business women
wait until this time to do their winter
buying, going along content with last
years things, changed little with
home tinkering, until the great shops
announce the bargains.
This year there is a likelihood Of
finding the reduced things cheaper
than ever before, as the very eccen-
trfcity of present styles will make
shopkeepers chary of holding on to
their wares too long. Yet more than
three months of cold weather remain
for their usefulness, and there is great
satisfaction in having the stylish thing
at last.
A tour of the shops already display
Ing cut prices convinces me that vel
vet dresses are to be much cheaper
ed; velveteen, corduroy and velvet
trimmed cloth will also come under
the head of things the shops will want
TO dispose of at once And how
smart is velvet just now. any imita-
ton OF this soft and becoming mate
rial, so that even if the gown is some
what shopworp, with little fixing it
VIII be wearable and very up to date.
Costumes in materials adapted to
other seasons will be dearer, but a
warm gown, furs and winter hat are
the essentials now and SO why take
need of the distant morrow?
Here and there already one finds.
100, frock trimmed with a feather
or fur band. the material a pale cloth
OF a clinging yelling, that is just the
thing for the one smart frock a bust
ness woman needs. This purchase
would be the best bib and tucker. the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27


bartered in the markets at the coarse
behest of necessity Finley
bravely faced the gaunt wolf of want
and yielded her delicate body to his
fangs rather than lower the flag Of
her ideals by so much as an inch
For her, death from want a thousand
times rather than a stain upon the
art she loved; crust of bread and
a glass of water to prolong rather
than ease the slow torture of starya-
tion-these for her In preference to
the plenty and comfort which loving
friends gladly would have supplied
had they known. Mistaken sentiment?
False pride? Perhaps. And yet. some
how, one cannot but lift his hat to the
memory of Ella Finley, the woman
who held utilltarianism in contempt
and who bravely embraced death rath-
er than yield an iota of her sacred
ideals.
Daughter OF painter and reared In
an atmosphere of art, Ella Finley sur
rounded herself with all that appealed
to her finest sensibilities. Her studio
was the refinement of beauty and deli
cacy. Thirty years ago she conse-
Grated herself to her ideal in art
sculpture and painting Some of her
work won the highest praise of con-
noisseurs and occasionally she sold a
production-but never unless the work
had reached the point of perfection at
G OH
was urged to paint for the market. %
appeal to the tastes of those whose
pocketbooks are always open for that
which pleases them. But she shook
her head. She would not debase her
art by making sacrifice to the tastes
OF the unartistic. She would let no
painting leave her studio which she
did not believe would live during the
coming ages. Commercialism she
spurned. For years she lived in com
fort on the 500 a month allowed her
by a wealthy brother in the west. but
when he died this income was cut off.
Then grim want entered her door. But
she showed no sign. Her friends never
dreamed that the paleness of her face
and frailty of her form were due to
hunger - hunger prolonged through
the months and the years.
For so years she struggled for her
ideal. Then a friend found her dying,
hu, smiling. She was sitting before
an unfinished picture which she fond
" hoped would meet her own fullest
appreciation. Not a penny was in her
possession and the only food in her
stndio was a crust Of bread. She had
tasted for ys. She was hurried to a
hospital and all that love and skill
coald do was done to save her life.
but In vain. The doctors said she
died from starvation.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

Wen, don't you believe it, for a mo-
ment. friendlier, more genial soul
never lived than this same Justice
Aspinall. He simply has the courage
to state his convictions, that's all. And
the simple little fac. that he isn't
married yet proves that some DAY his
mind will be changed for him. That's
safe betting.
During the past week Justice AS
pinall presided in New York in the
case of William j. Mather against his
Wife The quarrel between Mr.. and
Mrs. Mather was over the custody Of
their children, and in handing down
decision the justice remarked:
We are always hearing of the
mother and her troubles, but of the
father-nothing, except when he
crosses the hill to the poor house.
Poor old father. l feel sorry for him
at times. / am glad TO be able to de-
eide in the fathers favor once in a
while.
"All things being equal always
give woman the benefit of any al
enough
for women, | can tell you. But can
not help little natural rejoicing now
and then, when a man has a perfectly
clear case and justice demands that
he gets the decision.
You see. mother may have all the
hard knocks, but she gets all the
eulogy, too. Did you ever go to the
theater and see play written around
poor, dear. long-suffering father? Did
you ever hear one of these heart
breaking songs sung about the dear
old man? Not a bit of it, Mother
gets 1t all.
When they want to compose a song
about father they write: Father, dear
father, come home with me now or
Over the hills to the poor house.
That is the sort of deal they give
father"
you don't believe in lover" he was
asked.
mot l." declared Judge Asphalt
stoutly. Love is nothing but a mat
ter of pink lampshades and caramels
and ice cream sodas, anyway Not
the sort of a basis two sensible peo-
pie want to build their lives on. II
man and a woman wish to get mar
ried they should go about it in a com
mon sense way. Choose the man or
woman best suited in class, education,
temperament, and all that sort OF
thing, and then go ahead and marry
If you care to-"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
FIREPLACES ARE POPULAR
Suitable Furnishings Are Hard to
Find Owing to tho Increased
Demand.

open fireplaces have become so pop
ular and are being used SO generally
In all the rooms of the home nova.
days that the demand for andirons has
increased accordingly. Suitable and.
irons are not always easy to find, and
frequently we see beautiful fireplace
spoiled because 1t has been supplied
with andirons out of proportion and OF
an altogether inappropriate style.
sometimes, too. a luxurious big liv.
Ing room fireplace is given a pair Of
dear little old-time irons which would
do exactly for cozy little bedroom.
while small freplaces are furnished
with huge. heavy modern brass and.
irons. Authorities on the subject
tell us that brass is suitable for the
formal rooms, while the simpler apart
ments should have iron. timed with
BRASS knobs. In spacious hall, where
the fireplace is CORRESPONDENCE large,
the hearth looks we'll If a heavy
wrought iron grille. with tall andirons
to match, is used.
FOR rooms done in 4 quaint old
Tune style of furnishing some of the
reproductions of the Hessian designs
OF andirons, painted in colors, are
rather good. One also sees occasion.
ally andirons of brass and copper, in
Italian designs-sea horses or carica-
lures of men and beasts. In roaming
through the shops one is fascinated
with the assortment of fireplace fur
nishings. a complete set included a
fine old brass fender with claw feet
pair of steeple topped andirons.
shovel, tongs and the heavy rings 10
hold them 10 the jam of the fireplace
These would fit well into a modern
colonial house
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
That Man Again.

The man with the iridescent whisk.
ers suddenly appeared at the desk of
the hireling slave with the intermit-
tent fountain pen and said, confiden-
TALLY:
I've been thinking one up for you
for two days"
Better take plenty Of time and get
1t good and right" suggested the
down-trodden serf.
I've got 1t right, and right now.
Here 1t is; you can use 1t any time
you want to. | don't want any credit
for It When have good idea be-
neve In giving it to some one who
needs 1t. Listen: What is the differ.
ence between the theory that the
earth Is hollow at the poles and the
interior Of wisdom tooth?"
That is obvious" asserts the
shackled hireling. "One is an aching
void and the other is. Well the an
swer is something like that"
mo, 1t isn't. One is the polar myth
and the other is the molar pith. There.
now. It's yours whenever you want
It"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

They took the pale and silent girl,
Who made no protest. gave no cry:
Her raiment they began to hurl
Upon heap that was near by,
They fastened her in strips of STEEL
They bound her till she could not bend
Vet not look of mute appeal
Nor any calling for a friend.
Her feet they framed in rigid things
That tilted her fair form awry;
To move 1t seemed she must have wings;
She might not walk; she fain must fly,
They placed garment over her
That would not let her lift her arms
And yet she did not even stir
Nor voice what should be her alarms
They heaped her head with this and that
With hair and feathers and with straw
And called the weighty thing a hat
Still she did not invoke the law.
Her bonny face they plastered then
With pigment and with fieckng dust
and smiled serenity at her when
She smiled at them with perfect trust.
At last they had her tied and bound
So that she could not stand nor sit
Nor even turn her head around
All, fiendish tortured Think of II!
And then they handed her the bill
That showed the summing of her fate
And said to her in accents shrill
mere now! You're truly up to datel"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

June 16. 1886. but grew to manhood
in Illinois, and received his appoint.
ment to the military academy at West
Point from that state N 1855. He
served throughout the civil war with
great distinction, being brevetted in
various grades for gallantry in the
battles of Gettysburg, Yellow Tavern,
Hawe's Shop, Va; Five Forks, Win.
chester and Fishers Hill. Va. He al
so received brevet commissions for
gallantry during the campaign ending
with the surrender of the confeder
ate army of North Virginia.
In 1876 he was commissioned col
onel of the Fifth cavalry and took
part in the expedition against the
Sioux under Gen. Crook. Later he
was appointed chief of cavalry of the
Big Horn and Yellowstone expedi.
tons and finally was placed in com.
mand of Forts d. A. Russell and Lara.
mic. Wyo. From 1882 tc 1887 he was
superintendent of the academy at
West Point In 1895 he was made
major general and assigned to com.
mand a department. with headquar.
ters in Chicago.
Two years later he was transferred
to command Of the department of the
east and in 1898 was detailed to sery.
ice in the Philippines as military gov
ernor being commander of the first
expedition sent to the islands. In Oc-
tober of the same year, after having
gone to Paris for conference with
the peace commission. he married
Miss Laura Williams, daughter Of
Norman Williams OF Chicago. His
first wife was Caroline Warren OF Gin
cinnati. He was retired from active
service June 16, 1900
Gen. Merritt's remains were laid at
rest in the Military Reservation GENE
terry at West Point, beside the body
of his first wife.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

There are certain laws that apply tn
mental processes with which everyone
Is familiar One of them relates to
the danger of idleness and its use by
an individual whose name is not men.
toned In polite society. There is
no class of people so apt to do fool.
ish and imprudent things as the girls
who have nothing to occupy their
minds, says the Newark News. The
girl that has to work for living is
really safer than the one who is un.
DER no such compulsion Where a
girl mas no serious interests her flu.
ture is largely dependent upon the
discretion and discernment of her par
ents or guardians. The Philadelphia
girl that ran away with a hotel wait,
err, according to reports. has been for
given. From what is known to the
public concerning the case, she should
have been. But has she forgiven her
guardians? She is not as much to
blame as those who neglected to take
care Of her If her life had been
normal she would not have been
seized by the notions that have drawn
a cloud over her.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
Leather Jewel Boxes

Attractive jewel boxes which make
most acceptable Christmas presents
are seen in green and red Russian
leather. They are shaped like tiny
steamer trunks. and have trays that
are lifted on hinges and stand out on
the side when the box is opened. This
is most convenient. as it obviates the
necessity of removing the trays from
the box They are lined with velvet
the green ones in deep orange and
the red in light tan.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
NEW USE OF scHooLHoUsEs.

The great success OF the series OF
free lectures which are bei.s given
In the various public school buildings
IN Milwaukee by one of the most noted
teachers OF cooking in the world. is
gratifying to those who believe in
utilizing the school houses for the
benefit OF the people. The thousands
of women and girls who have attended
a great deal that they never knew
before about housekeeping says the
Milwaukee Journal. They have heard
crisp. practical talks about marketing.
about cooking. about keeping the house
clean and healthful and about economy
In the household management They
have learned things which will help
them to achieve somewhat better re.
suits at somewhat smaller outlay OF
money. They have profited by person.
al contact with woman who is a
mistress OF domestic science. Their
families will enjoy better cooking and
VIII gain the advantage of little saw.
ing here and there. The city. as
whole. Will profit through some i'm
provement in household hygiene Tho
current lectures on cooking, the ex
pense OF which Is betrayed by private
capital. shows the great demand for
one use of the schoolhouses--that OF
capable instructions in household man
agement. Several civic clubs, through
the use of school buildings for the
purpose, are showing what can be
done In the way of enlightening the
people In che way of public affairs
Next month the Journal proposes, BY
giving series of ten public moving
picture shows of high order, to dem,
onstrate what can be done in the way
OF providing wholesome pubic amuse-
ment in the schoolhouses.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

The girl who sees a chance of the
long desired silver or gold mesh purse
coming her way this Christmas should
make the prospective giver under
stand that her heart will be broken
unless she gets the most up-todate
models of the mesh bags for the wrist.
This means an upper compartment
in two divisions, the one containing
a vanity compartment, the other a
coin purse.
These do not interfere with the
compactness OF the bag and prove
highly useful.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
TireIess Crusade.

What's all this stun in the papers
about Mars?' asks the chief of his
Eleuthy assistant
The planet will be 10000. 900 miles
closer to us than it has been for years.
and the astronomers think it is inhab-
tied"
Train squad Of picked men to
run air ships and use telescopes" or
ders the chief, who is YEARLY con-
Quoting an anti-graft crusade. There's
a chance they may locate the man
higher up
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

Chicago is leading the country these
days in reforming the curriculum of
the public schools. 1t has just kick
ed out algebra and a lot of the arith.
metic. compound interest for instance
The effort is being made to teach the
children only those things which are
likely to be useful to them and which
they are pretty certain to remember
For this reason history is being taught
in new fashion, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer. A child is no longer marked
upon its knowledge of the number of
men killed In any particular battle.
but upon the salient features in our
history which are of Importance now.
In most of the school histories a
large amount of space is given to colo.
NAL times. customs of the Indians. etc.
Ten pages at most will give the sa-
hent facts in our history up to the
time OF the revolution. Those who
are interested can find plenty of de-
tails for their delectation, but what
every child should know is something
about the origin and development OF
this government and his present or
prospective duties as a citizen.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

costume for half holiday visiting, Sun
day outings with friends, the restau-
rant dinner dress. Along with it will
be shown the skinny street suit OF
coat and skirt, the jacket single
breasted, youthful In slim cut, the
skirt narrow, short and very girlish.
This dress In a cloth or serge in
quiet color realizes the dapper bust
ness frock long needed, and if it is of
velvet, velveteen or corduroy, 1t may
be the one good frock in the smart
workers wardrobe. For the grandest
occasions elegant details may further
set off the dress worn with palmer
ones on usual days-a handsome col
lar made Of imitation Irish lace, a
white waist Of lace net or marquisette.
white gloves. fresh shoes, the Sunday
go-to-meeting hat and the brooch or
chain.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

shown In our Illustration. and the
shoe should then be lined with soft
silk and bound throughout with RIB
bon, and finished with two narrow
straps, on one end of which a button
Is placed, on the other a buttonhole.
The way in which the shoe is mount
ed is shown very clearly in the small
sketch at the top. and soles may be
made in the same way with an inter.
lining Of flannel between the material
and lining, the sides Of shoe and the
sole being scanned together.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

meantime he will undertake a search
fer sister who he has reason to be-
heve is as poor as he has been all his
life
John McClusky is an Irishman and
he was engaged in slicing turnips for
Scotch farmers cows near Glasgow
when New York lawyer approached
and gently broke the news that all
John would have to do in the future
would be to slice coupons from inter
est-bearing bonds and blow in the re-
sultant cash Was John excited? Not
a bit OF it. He told the lawyer that
he couldn't stop to talk until the
cows were fed and the rest of the
chores done. Afterwards they talked
1t over. Then John packed his bag
and came to New York with the law
yer. There he found that his brother.
Jim, whom he hadn't heard from for
years, had died and left him his en-
tire fortune of million dollars. made
in the contracting business.
Go back to work as farm laborer ?
Not much. After John finds his sister
and whacks up the million with her
he is going to buy himself farm in
Ireland. hire two or three men and
try how it feels TO be a boss farmer
himself. Perhaps he will get mar
ried--a luxury he has so far denied
himself But this is the extreme of
extravaganza to which he will permit
himself to 60 John is going to be
very sensible and help out lot of
poor fellows who have been good to
him and-so far as he figures now
that's all
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
WARM SHOE FOR THE BABY
Suggestion Which May Be Carried
Out In Satin, Fine Cloth, Kid
or Suede.

Soft warm shoes prettily embrolder-
ed always make nice present for
baby, and we give a suggestion for a
dainty little shoe which may be car
ried out in satin, very fine cloth kid
or suede; the top of long evening
gloves may be very successfully used
Tor the purpose.
The toe part should be embroider-
ed with some small floral design, such
as the conventionalized wild roses
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
Too Bad.

Wasn't it too bad that Mrs Tel.
lumwnot could not read her paper on
Why Women Should Marry at the
last club meeting?"
Eyes. Everyone was disappointod
Was she ill?'
mo. 1t was too exasperating. Inst
when she had her paper half finished
her cook quit. to get married"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
Where II Was Needed

There you go againl" exclaimed
the friend. Kicking, as usual. And
you are the man who said a month
ago that he intended making It a rule
TO speak all the kind words he could
each day to at least one person"
I'm following that rule" explained
the man with the frown. I'm follow
Ing it. I'm speaking the kind words
to myself each chance I get. found
that | needed them more than any.
body else"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

The secretary of the state board of
health of Kentucky has compiled the
cost to the people of the state brought
about last year by diseases that were
preventable, says the Boston Trans
script, Reports showed that there
were iS9.71T cases of sickness which
proper csre and regulation would have
prevepted OF these cases 1887 re.
suited Natally. The secretary esti-
mates That each case cost 1914 for the
care q the sick and loss of time,
and the average value of the life sac
rificed to preyentable disease is set
at sl.7oo
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
High Belt Modlsh.

A gown of foulard which had a
cream-colored ground with golden.
brown figures has a skirt which seems
10 be one big puff and is caught at the
hem into wide piece OF solid brown
satin. The corsage appears all belt.
for the belt is so high that II extends
under the arms
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

CURED fortune OF
such dimensions
as so much grease
to Intricate an
easy descent to
perdltion. b t
John II. McClus-
ky says he isn't
Of that kind. He
hasn't a very
clear idea of Just
what a million
dollars is, but he
Is trying to grasp
tho nation ,al
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

" HcI HlB ueSl
ideals Such was
Miss Ella Finley
who died the other
day in a Philadel-
phia hospital from
the effects of star
walton. Sensitive
to the finest degree
by nature, delicate
ly refined by edu-
cation and associa-
ton, revering her
art as something
too sacred to be
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

dian ngnter and
one of the three
federal commits
sioners who ar
ranged terms OF
peace at Appomat.
toX at the close OF
the rebellion. died
recently at Natural
Bridge. Va. He was
a resident of the
District of Colum.
bia.
Gen. Merritt was
born in New York
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27

New York. most
women are, more
or less, nuisances.
II this statement
makes you won
der just how
grouchy a being
the justice is
what will the fact
that he does not
approve of love
lead you to be-
heve? That his
honor is an all
rOu n d crank =?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-27
One Reason

Il cannot see why they ever said
war is like this place." remarked the
newly arrived spirit.
Neither can l." growled Satan
THE only explanation I can make IA
that there's an unusually large bunch
Of Shanghai liars here"