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II dose Of TIamlins Wizard Oil taken
Mt night will prevent your having n bad
cold in the morning. isn't it n good idea
TO have il ready to take the moment you
feel the cold coming?
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Ten smiles for nicklc Always buy
Red Cross bag Blue: have beautiful clear
white clothes.
The Ordway new era., 1911-05-12

You cannot step twice into the same
stream. for as you are stepping In.
other. and yet other. waters flow on.
-lieraclitus.
The Ordway new era., 1911-05-12

lieroism Is endurance for one mo-
ment mOre.-W. T. Grcnfell
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Let amusement I'LL In the chinks of
your life. not the great spaces there.
of-Parker.
The Ordway new era., 1911-05-12
In the House.

The House passed on third reading
the bank guaranty bill with the Texas
mutual provision.
Passed on third reading the Car
pente: reservoir bill. protecting rights
Of reservoirs against junior dtches.
Killed the anti-pass bill. one OF the
platform pledges.
Passed on second reading the long
appropriation bill. providing for the
expenditure Of $1.500.OO0 by the execu.
tive department In the next biennial
period.
Passed three other important bills
on second reading providing for a new
system of taxing mining property: the
creating OF Hughes county out Of the
northern half OF Las Animas county
and a drastic employers liability bill.
abolishing contributory negligence.
Passed in great haste fourteen other
bills on second reading and killed
number OF unimportant measures.
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XIII the Flies Now and Keep
disease away. A DAISY FLY KILLER
Ask your dealer. or send 2Oc to II. SOM.
ERS, $50 DcKalb Ave-. Brooklyn, n. Y.
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The Carpenter bill. requiring irri.
CATION division engineers to maintain
offices in their respective divisions.
was passed on third reading In tho
Senate. The salary for division engi-
neers in the first and second divisions
is fixed at $500 per year. with $1,000
expenses: In the third. fourth and fifth
divisions the salary Is $500 per year
with $500 allowance for expenses.
Denver is made headquarters for the
first division. Pueblo for the second.
Alamosa for the third, Glenwood
Springs for the fourth and Montrose
TO, the fifth.
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Of them. I should be laughing all the
time
I'VE have a big place. almost six acres.
and corn patch and horses and chickens
and all the nice fresh fruit and berries
that we can eat Then my friends,
whom l have known and played with
since ] was a baby. are all there. and
that is different from Washington. for as
a rule you meet new people every school
term. But / have one or two chums
here. too, who have been going to school
with me for several years. We go horse
back riding and berrying and picnicking
and do all the nice things that are posi-
BILE only in summer and in your own
home.''
Honeyshuck at Bowling Green, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Champ Clark, is
one of the show places Of the pretty little
town, and is the dearest spot on earth to
all four members of this interesting
family. Mr.. Clark gets more enjoyment
out Of his small farm, in attending to the
corn and the general details. than the
whole year otherwise contains for him.
The residence at HOneyshuck Is roomy,
rambling, frame structure, painted white,
with green trimmings, and the verandaS
almost hidden in the vines and climbing
roses. The name comes from the pro-
fusion of thorn locusts on the place. the
variety that has the sweet creamy flow
ers in long graceful clusters, succeeded
by the dark brown shucks, in which the
seed is borne.
One feature of Honeyshuck is that the
library is all over the house, and that APP
peals to Miss Genevieve. She has in
herited the love of books from both sides
of her house. and that for many genera
tons back. Several of her immediate an
cestors were college presidents and pro-
fessors, and both parents have been COL
of he hn rIy
The Clarks get every conceivable kind of
magazine and papers from the four quar-
tiers of the globe. Tables in every part of
the house have books and magazines
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xxTHE average person might hardly
suppose" remarked an old te
legrapher of this city the other
DAY, 'the strange dangers that threaten
tho wires from the attacks of animals.
From ants to elephants and fishes to
birds are included the enemies TO teie
graph and cable lines in various parts of
the world. j have made it a point to
keep tab. as II We're, on some of the
more striking instances of these depreda-
tons In my Incl do not use the latter
expression IN its technical sense, for L
Lave noted curious occurrences of this
sort everywhere, as they have been re-
ported In the press and as told me by fell
low-operators-and some Of them are
strange enough
Not long ago newly erected line
which runs through the forests OF Aris-
took, in sfhe northern portion of Maine.
was attacked by the black bears of the
region, and these animals persisted in
climbing the poles and breaking off the
porcels n cups or insulators that support
the wires. What appealed to the minds
ur the animals IN the little glass or
ea;thenware KNOBS that they should have
:aken such pains 10 get at them and
break them from ;heir supports might
Torn. food for conjecture to one interest
ca n such matters. Ii may have been
that the animals mistook the insulatorS
fer some new and curious kind of fruit
growing on these unfamiliar t-ees-a sort
OF new variety OF plum or crabapple. At
all events, the damage thus inflicted to
tie r~es was considerable"
1t appears. from the "reminiscences OF
this knight of the key. that in tho Old
days, when the buffalo roaEed the
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prairies of the west in vast herds. the
newly erected telegraph lines suffered
from q propensity OH the part OF tle
animals to utilize the poles as scratching
posts, from which they seemed W ue
as much satisfaction as did the scotch
highlander of traditional fame from the
thoughtful provision OF the Duke U,
Argyll. An ingenious engineer. employees
on the building of the lines, thought 10
balk the buffalOes and safeguard the poles
bv studding 1.-THE lower part Of the latter
with iron spikes. So far from being de-
TERED in their novel use or the poies'
however, bv this means, the hirsute am
mails seemed greatly to appreciate inc
addition of the spikes. which they ap-
peared to regard as being intenoed 10
form a sort OF currycomb.
A large kind of woOdpecker has been
at work for some time past in Norway.
assiduously eating into the poles ana
forming cavities in various portions OF
the wood. The extraordinary persistence
shown by the birds In this apparently
aimless but carefully executed proceed
ing has recently been explained on the
hypothesis that the woodpecker, deluded
by the humming of the wires which Is
conveyed by the body of the pole to some
extent, fancies the latter to contain a
hidden swarm of insects which 1t is de-
termined to spare no efforts to discover
x
The green woodpecker OF California,
instead OF seeking phantom store OF
insects within the telegraph poles, mani
tests a more severely practical, II less
imaginative, instinct. by utilizing the RED
cedar posts as convenient and effective
places in which to store his food supply
The tops Of the poles are often found
riadled with small pits, which are nned
with acorEs-a nut being neatly stored ir
each cavity - thus providing the birds
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Apropos of Harem Skirts.

MISS ELLEN TERRY, at farewell
1V1 luncheon in New York, paid her re-
spects to the harem skirt.
IF it's pretty and becoming, let's well
come it, she said: for If it's pretty and
becoming it will stay, whether We wei
come it or not.
Il hate ignorance and bigotry, even in
the matter Of the harem skirt. The other
day a pretty girl IN riding dress was
stoned and hissed-the people took her
skirt for the harem sort.
That was sheer ignorance-as bad as
the school board kind. There was a
quarrel among the school boardmen once
in an Essex town, and an official from
London was sent down to settle 1T. The
,i.i gathered the board about him. He
said he would hear the chairman first.
What, Mr.. Chairman he began, was
the cause of this quarrel?'
We'll, We see. SIR said the chairman.
we had an argument over spellin', and
I wrote-to-'
You're a liar broke in another
boardman. You can't write.''
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taken as its permanent assignment the
task of imparting to the youth of the ma
tion the lesson of love of country. With
a national policy laid down in national
conclave at Washington, the work is being
extended to the chapters existing in every
state and territory in the nation, and the
world around wherever there is an Ameri-
can colony.
On the seventeenth of the present month
the twentieth annual convention of the
great society will be held in Washington,
and then more definite mapping out of
the general campaign will be effected
This meeting will be held in Memorial
Continental Hall, the new building of the
organization, not merely a monument to
the early days of the nation but to the
enterprise of these women, for the money
of no man went into it's construction. A
thousand accredited delegates will attend
this congress and participate i'm the map
ping out Of the new campaign. Then
each delegate will return to her own home
and lay down the plan to her associates
for the teaching of patriotism. Then each
of the 10000 members. with the money
and influence of the society back of her.
will bend her efforts to the carrying out
of the program. If any youngster escapes
lle will deserve any fate that may be-
fall him.
The work had its inception when the
Daughters. like Alexander. began to sigh
for, new worlds to conquer. They are all
descendants of men who fought in the
war for independence, which the colonies
waged against the British. Their first
task was to extend what recognition they
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Real Tip-Toppers.

9 ENATOR BROWN, apropos of the
- marital misadventures of a young
Washington:
THE trouble is that too many of Our
their many rights is included the right
to do wrong.
They are. in truth, as foolish in this
respect as the maid-servant who said:
I've got a place among the top-notch-
ers for sure, this time. They're bang-up
ariStOcratS / live with now
What do YOU mean by bang-up ar
istocratS?' a friend asked.
oh she replied, L mean places
where they have three kinds of wine,
and the ladies smoke and the men
swear"
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her as firmly as the Bowling Green Ioihs
believe in her father.
The Clarks live modestly in an apart
ment house just off Dupont Circle, ana
Miss Genevieve holds court in her own
way during the few leisure hours that she
can spare from her classes. She has peeh
having a hard year with mathematics
geometry, algebra and such things, when
nearly all girls dread. She does not care
for mathematics, her tastes, like her
mothers being literary. but she sticks
to all her work most resolutely.
Last summer Mrs. Clark took her
daughter on her first tour OF Europe,
and it was an experience in which shc
delighted, and which she never tires OF
describing.
when any one asks me what part
of Europe I like the best, l cannot
tell, and I can only answer that
liked it all SO much that / am just
longing to go again" she says. we
went to Scotland. and that is Inc
home Of my ancestors on poth sues
of my family. My mothers people
came of clan which for generations
lived in east Scotland, and their tofnpS
are to be seen i'll the Isle OF iona
We did not see this island, but L nope
to go there some time.
..Rrt we saw so much of Scotland
Glasgow. where we landed-and the
Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns
country and the lakes and all the IN =
teresting things about Edinburgh. We
STAYED for several days in London, ana
we made a sort of pilgrimage all over
literary London. and that was treat
Then we met some of the great men
whose books we read so much at home
including Thomas Hardy, who is my
mothers favorite novelist. Best of all,
we snent the Fourth of July going to
a reception at the American embassy,
with the Stars and Stripes floating
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the preservation of documents and relics
and of the records of the individual
services of soldiers and patriots, and
finally. patriotic education.
The first work was to raise funds for
the Mary Washington monument fund,
and the new Daughters raised over
three-fourths of the $1,000 needed. A
woman seated at the spinning wheel was
selected as the seal of the society. while
the distaff and flax of the wheel. in blue
and white. Washington's staff colors. has
made distinctive insignia for the men,
bers, who wear it as pin on the breast.
Early in the history of the society a
pathetic and heart interest entered into
its labors in the discovery that there
were in this country a number of aged
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NEMORLAL HALL


lecture bureau. has aided and encouraged
by word and deed and money the
women engaged in that great work of
teaching the poor whites Of the noun
tain district schools. These children are
often direct descendants OF real revolu--
tionary heroes, for the mountain men OF
the south fought bravely and well In the
days Of 10. and this is but tardily re-
turning them thanks for their valor.
Thousands of dollars to aid these
schools have been sent by chapters and
by individual members. The Fourth OF
July and it's proper celebration is another
special topic Of this committee, and chap
tiers of the D. A. r. throughout the country
are arranging patriotic celebrations for
the Fourth under the direction of this
committee.
Since the adoption Of the resolution last
year by which they promised to use
every effort to secure the passage Of a
federal law to prevent and punish the
dissertation Of the flag, chapters every
where have been busy. disseminating
knowledge of the state laws governing
the use of the flag. Nearly forty states
have enacted laws to prevent and punish
the dissertation OF the flag and follow
ing the plan pursued last year by the
Pittsburg chapter, the Daughters of Cali
fornia, Ohio and Rhode Island have had
copies of the flag law Of their respective
states printed and distributed. In Rhode
Island as in Pennsylvania copies Of the
law have been framed and placed In the
public schools.
In the following out OF the patriotic
education plan cooperation with the pub
lie schools is almost universal. Prizes
are offered by the D. A. r. for essays
on historical subjects and for proficiency
in the study of American history. Lee
lures are given by members chapters
have established libraries in public school
buildings and in foreign settlements, CIV.
ing to foreign people books and copies OF
our common laws in their mother tongue.
d. A. r chapters have arranged for
STORY hours in public schools and IL.
braries when members Of the chapter tell
the children about the men and women or
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BENNETT OF THE SPEAKERHE

about everywhere. II looked so good
to see our flag. And one thing I like
about London is that you see American
flags and American people SO fire.
quently.
We went to Oberammergau and to the
Passion Play. and that is something that
L shall remember with joy all my life. |
was simply entranced over this quaint
little village. and the Passion Play, in
stead of being disappointment. sur
passed all that we had hoped. But il is SO
sad and makes you feel so gloomy for
hours! But the houses and the people OF
the village were SO interesting. I liked
Munich. and. indeed. all Of Germany,
especially Cologne and the Rhine trip.
We went to Holland and that is the
dearest country. | have read so many
books about Holland. and it looked just
as / had hoped. Indeed. nothing disap
pointed me. except. really. did miss our
good American beeksteak, our nice hot
bread for breakfast. and such things as
that. When got to New York the
first thing We did was to order the things
that we had longed for all during our alb
sence. But, then, that is a small priva-
ton. and mother used to say that, to
hear me talk, one would think that / had
gone to Europe to get beefsteak and hot
rolls
Miss Clark already has written some
clever sketches of her travels. and the
diary OF her trip afforded untold pleasure
to her father and friends. Her ambition
is to he a great writer. She is making a
special study of the English language
and literature, although she is preparing
for the full classical course. with some Of
the modern romance languages added.
Miss Clark is as attractive III appearance
as she is in character. and she seems
destined to be one of the noted bellies OF
Washington. She is already one OF the
popular girls in the official set, and that.
with companions of her own age. with
their parents, and with older people gen.
orally.
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Odd Dangers Threatening the Telegraph Wires.

insulators, and these, in wet or dewy
weather, produce a leakage of the mes
sages. In this city, some years ago.
according to the veteran telegraph
chroniclcr. Il line was put out Of COM
mission for several hours on account
Of Il swarm of bees having taken up
their quarters in a box, and preventing
linemen from effecting some necessary
repairs. After great trouble the insects
were at length smoked out Of their i'm
prOviSed abode.
The small boy has been known to en-
ter the lists with the foes of the wire.
found desirable, in Belgium and other
countries. to employ insulators of an
inconspicuous gray color instead or
white ones, as Offering a less tempting
mark to aim at. In savage or pafnafous
countries the natives are prone to de-
stroy the lines. which, however. they
are sometimes induced to regard with
superstitious awe. Occasionally TINS
sentiment has been inculcated into their
minds by the expedient of letting a
shock from Il wire into their systems.
1t might be supposed that submarine
lines are securely placed out of the reach
of harm, but these, too, it appears have
their enemies The limnoria worm and
the xylophaga shellfish devour both the
hemp and guttapercha which protect the
wire, and permit the electric current to
escape into the sea. A single onslaught
of a certain marine maggot has cost the
shareholders of a cable company many
thousands of dollars, because 1t has en-
tailed the expensive proceeding of send
ing a cable ship to grapple for the cable
and cut out the fault This is said to be
an extremely trying operation. especially
when performed in unfavorable weather
Instances are on record where the dep
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might to these men, who had wrought in
the creation of the nation. Graves of the
men of IS were marked from one end
of the land to the other. Historic land
marks here and there were restored and
designated in accordance with their his
tOric connection. Then the great building.
a memorial in itself and a work Of art to
be handed down to posterity, was built.
Yet the great society piled in increasing
numbers upon itself and it's wealth pyra-
mided. 1t required an outlet for it's ener-
gies and for It's funds. 1t is finding that
outlet in the principle upon which 1t was
founded-patriotism.
-
The idea Of teaching patriotism is new
only as national policy Of the society.
Locally many chapters have been pushing
the movement to successful results in
many communities. There is Mrs. joan
Miller Horton, for instance. She is re-
gent of the Buffalo Chapter. with its
membership of 500 energetic Daughters,
mostly wealthy women and phiianthroplc.
They became convinced long ago that the
most practical work their chapter could
do was to educate the children Of the
immigrants who form large part OF
BuffalO's population in the ideals of
American citizenship. To this end Mrs,
Horton arranged for a series OF Illus
trated lectures on vital points in Ameri-
can history. They quickly became popu-
lar and have since continued, with uni
form success.
What Mrs. Horton did in Buffalo has
been accomplished in many other chap
tiers in perhaps lesser form. but all move
ments toward real patriotic education. 1t
is self-imposed task that the D. A. r.
has laid upon itself. and the following are
a few of the achievements already put
on the credit side of the ledger:
In Kentucky and Tennessee the pa
triotic education committee. which con-
sists of Mrs. Samuel A. Ammon. chair
man: Mrs. Charles H. Terry, vice chair
man; Miss Ellen Mecum. vice chairman,
and Mrs Henry M. Bowron, chairman
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On Old Age.

THE, late Archbishop Ryan illuminated
/ every subject he discussed, and once
at banquet in Philadelphia, he illumi-
mated strangely the subject of old age
1--WE, ourselves, he said. never seem
to grow old. Our hearts remain young.
and even our faces in the glass don
look old. as do our friends faces.
zone day on Chestnut street very
withercd, very bent graybeard accosted
me.
Why. he said, don't you remember
me? We were classmates at Carlow Col
lege.'"
Archbishop Ryan paused. then added
whimsically:
II was taken aback. I was shocked. l
knew he was my age, but | had no idea
l was his"
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she mingles with the groWn-ups VINO
frequent her fathers home as composed
ly as the experienced matron, and YET
with the unspoiled frankness Of child
of ten.
Miss Genevieve says concerning her fu-
tllre that she will continue to study at
the Friends School for two years longer
when she will complete her academic
course. Then it is her desire to go to
college but which one she is yet to de-
termine She has no definite end in view,
nor does she favor a career: but she be-
lieves in a good education, and as much
of it as she can absorb. She is one of
the most studious girls in her school, and
stands high in all of her classes. This
quality Mrs. Clark frankly credits to her
husband Mrs. Clark, according to her
own story, never got to the head of her
class, and the only prize that she ever
took was for regular attendance. Her
daughter, however, captures all the prizes.
and is a champion in debate. She reads
political speeches of the present and of
past times without flinching. and can
quote the great orations as glibly as the
Honorable Champ.
Like her mother, Miss Genevieve is a
fervent adherent of the Presbyterian
Church, although she frequently joins her
father when he journeys across Wash
ington to the Christian Church on Yer
mont avenue, which he attends. Mrs.
Clark since her earliest years in wash
inston has been a member Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church on Sd and
streets northwest. This church was
founded by her kinsman, Rev. DIR. Alex
ander White Pitzer. in 1867. and 1T had
the honor of having been for thirty-five
years the only Southern Presbyterian
Church at the National Capital
Miss Genevieve became member OF
this congregation as soon as she was
eligible, and she is a faithful attendant
For the past year she has taught in the
Sunday school and the members of her
class are quite devoted and believe in
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women who We're real daughters of men
who had served in the revolution. gen.
orally daughters Of second wives of very
aged veterans of the great revolutionary
strife. Up to date nearly 800 Of these
real daughters have been discovered
by the d. A. r. in different parts Of the
country and they have been shown every
honor an honorarium given them when
ever needful and their declining years
made bright and beautiful by the So
ciety's interest in them.
A gold souvenir spoon is presented to
each new real daughter as she is discoV-
cred. and many touching and beautiful
incidents have followed the presentation
of these spoons. One real daughter was
pictured not long ago with her rather