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The evening world., 1911-12-05

about the same time links began TO
remove everything from my villa save
the mortgages. Has name was Pierce
Joralemon Pierce. He was named after
q street in Brooklyn he at one time In
tested.
When I say J. Pierce fastened on me
I mean It. He nailed me as n lamprey
eel nails it's victim. with the single pur-
pose OF pumping me dry OF every drop
OF information In my system. and no
had got well along into the crimes OF
my ancestors before I was fully swal,e
TO what he was doing.
He disarmed me at nrst by his In
~genuousness. winning my sympathy by
tearing into the servan girl problem
and doing 1t up brown, He knew the
general housework tragedy In every
home In Dogwood Terrace. lie kne "
that links had given his Hibernlau
paragon a chattel mortgage on hi.
plano for back wages. and he knew
how my neighbor Anthony Brittle had
got a black eye for accusing his cook
OF invading his wine cellar,
He knew how Mrs. Feeble had Dor,
roved her upstairs girls hat to go Il
a reception in, and he knew that Wal
ter Hawkins brought oysters HON.
from Fulton Market In q hat box GOV
cred with steamship and hotel labels.
Anybody but a harassed new com
Lmutss wha W. attng W piGbts ioy
The evening world., 1911-12-05

Mrs. Jarr at Last Meets
"A Perfectly Happy Woman"


cloth, and everybody eats spaghetti till
they can't eat anything else. which 10
Just as well because the rest Of the din
ner isn't fit to eat. But It's Just grand.
when you consider II only costs forty
cents. with wine. You'd Just love IT,"
oh. no doubt OF that" said Mrs.
Jarr coldly.
And i want you to come with me
this afternoon and meet my new
friends" Mrs. Jarr's visitor went on.
They are all writer's and artists and
they borrow money from each other in
the most delightful manner I'm real
ly one OF them because they have let
me into their set and will borrow from
me any time I am with them
THAT must be grand!' said Mrs. Jarr.
"Oh, II ISL was the reply. And I
want you especially to come with me
right away and meet Gloria Gushford.'
Gloria Gushford?" echoed Mrs. Jarr.
why. yes. You must have heard OF
her," said Mrs. Mudrldge-Smith. "Ev-
erybody knows the famous Gloria Gush-
ford. who conducts the How Girls Can
Make Pin Money department In The
Perfect Lady's Magazine"
"Oh. yes" ssid Mrs. Jarr, She's the
one who tells you how to make home
made Christmas p%resents2"
Mrs. Misunderstanding eyes beamed.
That's tho one! That's hertz she
said excitedly. And she's the happiest
creature on earth. She Is to be mar
ried to a gentleman connected with the
arts-he Is a picture Trainer. And the
wne OF The Perfect Ladies' Maya
zine thought this pretty romance. con-
nected with the favorite contributing
writer on Its stan. would Increase cir
culatlon II 1t were noted in the period
ical. So all the ONE readers who
are interested In o to make pin
money through Gloria Gushford's ad-
vice have written they are going to
send her presents. and I want YOU to
come along with me and meet Gloria
Gushford hat you may see there is al
least one happy woman in the world!"
Mrs. Jarr hurrledly donned her street
attire and accompanied her friend te
ever-fair Bohemia.
Ever-fair Bohemia in this case was a
shabby and rickety old business build
Ing on the west side of New York In
the middle twenties. They climbed
seven flights OF dirty warehouse stors
and arrived at the top lofts. which hoc
been converted into studios.
Here they found tho top landing
Uttered with parcels and a very tear
full woman of forty with her hair ir
kid curriers' and wearing a solled rec
Nmono arguing with three express
men through a but slightly opened
door.
"Oh. my lear Miss Gushford, what !.
the matter 2" asked Mrs. Mudridge
Smith.
MATTER" sobbed the unfortunat,
woman's page editress, every foo
woman In the United States is sending
' me the trash I've taught them how I,
Rska ~ wsaaipg prssaatA"
The evening world., 1911-12-05
For Half-Cent Currency.

10 the Editoc Of Tho Evening World
NOW that everybody seems 10 be agi-
tating the question OF the high cost of
living. why should we be obliged TO pay
4 whole cent for every half-cent sue on
our purchases? Why should we not have
half-cent or fve-mill pieces no that We
may pay half q cent for half a cents
WORTH Why cannot the Government
Issue such pieces OF money. which would
materially reduce the cost OF foods,urr,
70 poor people forced 20 buy IN small
quantities. For instance. II We buy
butter at 42 cents In quar- ter-pound lots
one quarter-pound Is ten and a half
cents. or las now) eleven cents. Al
that rate. we really pay ~ cents a pound
for butter. w cents more than the
~shopkeeper Is entitled 10. Two cents on
several articles would soon amount 10
enough for two loaves OF bread, and
makes q big difference when every
penny counts. Tve-mill pieces couli
b made a were the old three-cen,
plssea MRS. w. I. TURcK.
A Weight Problem.
10 ~ Editor d The Evening World;
\ business man has no weights IN his
store. but instead has four stone OF diff
fsrent denominations. all OF which
weigh forty pounds. Now. II customers
sbeuid want TO buy articles weighing
from one 70 forty pounds. how would he
- able 70 weigh them correctly withou,
tsnAaps eng y sbass stsRlA Esaasra'
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ishins Co. CThs New York World.
ing. with differential calculus in an Of
fort to figure out how he was going to
keep his income in the running with
tho interest on his third mortgage
would have taken warning from Joral-
emon P,erce's vast fund OF anecdotes
and facts. I never paused to deduce
that he must have pr!ed the informa-
ton loose from some original source.
He made himself so mighty entertain
Ing In the beginning that I was COM
pletely disarmed and went the full
route under his third degree like a man
In a trance.
He began with my wife's maiden
salary I married on and the value of
our wedding presents. Did I purchase
my plano outright or on the instalment
plan2 l told him. How much OF my
furniture had ] bought and how much
had been given to me? l gave him an
inventory. Did I pay my bills by the
week or the month"; I didn't run any.
How interesting. Possibly I couldn't
get credit. l didn't answer that. but
he put II down that I couldn't.
He wouldn't ask many questions at a
time, but he never repeated. He had
been building up a list for years an
had worked mp a catoch!sm longer tina
the hypothetical question In the Thaw
case. He even got the dates and num-
bers Of my mortgages and would re-
mind me with a gay laugh Of when the
Interest was due
lie learned how many dog biscuits
my purp. Willie John (oh. yes, he go,
the dogs name and the number OF tho
iicenseo consumed in a week, and thai
We took cream on Wednesdays ant
SUNDAYS. lie looked up the ~obituarie,
and Wills Of all my deceased relatives
m asked what | had done with tn,
$500 legacy left by a great aunt.
Thinking back ! cannot recall an
personal query that man Pierce failet
to put across. But there came q HIM
when / pulled him up short n Gu
him or from his source of supply 81
far as the Wfiberforce Riddles wer,
concerned.
4 CUp h Coutnved.l
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SAhn9 ", Niuc NcW 10TH N0rlD.
should be Finished abroad. Everybody
else thought so. too.
After talking II over with Father who
was not so fond. anu making him sec
with the fond mothers eyes how with
a little skimplng and saving-wel!
No need to go into that.
Elsie was taken by the lily-white hand
and led across the water on a-"per-
sonally conducted tour"
This is not a long story. She cana
back with a trunk-full Of notions and a
line Of talk of the same goods.
We will pass by the trunk, but the
line of ak was something like this
(after she had been home a few days),
Dear me! What q boresome life one
leads over here! We are such a
plebedan pe%ople-no caste whatever. Wa
have absolutely no art or literature.
And ones people does not understand
one. Would you believe II, the other
day just as I was in the midst OF some
wonderful Greek mythology. Father In
terrupted me by asking mo II I had
sewed that rip In my coat. Fancy
breaking into ones thoughts like that
in the development Of ones better self"
But n day Father did more than
break in on the thoughts Of ones bet
ter self. He acted.
Just about twilight Father entered
her oriental den and Just as she was
lisplng poetry to the Evening Star he
spoke this-wise:
I reckon you've had about enough
education. Just take on that new-fan-
The evening world., 1911-12-05


n A RS. MUDRIDGE-sMITH adjusted
I\/U the six largest OF her diamond
AvA rings where they were hurting
her fingers from the pressure Of her kid
gloves and sighed:
"Oh. dearl I Am 30 tired Of every
thing
"Oh. that's n new ring. that big BAN
quet setting in the shape Of a peacock.
isn't it?' asked Mrs. Jarr eagerly.
Mrs. Mudridge-smith nodded her head
In assent. but with no great show OF in
terest.
But what pleasure does one got out
of them?' asked the young woman
married TO the rioh old man. MY hus-
band Is always buying me the things
and I've got to wear them to please him.
And when one mas a lot Of rings and one
put ones gloves on over them. they hurt
TIL II takes all ones pleasure away
And abe sighed and shook her head
again. to indicate that Mrs. Jarr should
have no thought but pity for the burdens
the rich endure.
Great Scott, Clara Mudridge-Smith
you give me a painl" cried Mrs. Jarr I'm
patiently. you WOULD marry your
rich old man and 10Y you are hndins
fault because he Il generous to you
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20 Is l%%S%@50v

How would o like It II he were
stingy? Rich old husbands often are.
II must pay the penalty. I suppose"
The penalty for what7" asked Mrs.
Jarr. You were always looking for .
rich husband. young or old. and now
you've got one. you're not satisfied.
What 10 II you DO want7"
"oh, I have met the dearest and most
charming set OF people recently" pushed
Mrs. Mudridge - Smith. They live In
The evening world., 1911-12-05

fond mothers have
one propensity
coddling.
This mother had
a daughter whose
name was Elsie.
She wanted to ed
ucate her. as all
fond mothers do.
There are two
kinds OF educa-
o The kind you
achieve and the
kind you have
thrust upon you
for no one Wal
The evening world., 1911-12-05

CurlOuo Nel8hOor
as o on the
list OF pestiferous
products that as
sault the atten-
ton of the ex-ur-
banite who has
sought that vale
OF a within the
committing cit I.
My Curious Neigh
Dor lived across
the way from my
Borrowing Neigh
Dor. links. He
"a atapaI unnn mo
The evening world., 1911-12-05
EA'Nr WELL,

He-They asked nc 70 their r,,.p-
tion' but 1t wasn't because they like
me-; 1t was only because I can sing.
She-Oh. I'm sure you're mistaken.
R0RtQn NTsnAcyioe
The evening world., 1911-12-05
Memoirs of a
By Barton Wood Currie

Copyright. 1911. BY The Pres Pub
OOKIN0 back through tho dolor-
u pages OF my suburban dia-,
- res. I nnd hat I set down the
The evening world., 1911-12-05
Fables of
Everyday Folks

BY Sophie Irene Loeb

Cor wright. 1911. by The Pres Pull
The Pampered Child.
nee upon a time there was a fond
mother; which Is the usual way
- with mothers. But sometimes
The evening world., 1911-12-05
Great NJ O m e
p IN A "a
Told by Living Generals
By Philip X. Dillon

cwynsht isiim Ths PS Publishing Co. The New Yt world.
. Gen. Cyrus Bussev's Ride to KeOkuk.
~1lREvET MAJoRGBN. CYRUS BUssEY, o. nvns in Washington
IL j II ID C, a bon In Ohio in 1881 moved to lowe IN 1885,. N q q n lowan
n n served with distinction throughout the civil war He "a especially
prominent al Grants thief of cavalry in te Hese O VtckS9ur1 ~ IN
command of Shermans advance guard at jackson, Miss II VA
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19

Fletcher Maddox treasury department will adudca matters concerning internal The sat UnaasSa July IT, Dillingham; and Nushaga July 26; Unga will be reached August 21 Koda- August
 has been estimated that the marines from the cruiser uf ao spent the average 5O0 per hour while Nome It's bad they could have stayed another A hoursNome Nugget
 Henry Croos who is present operating Ester creek Fairbanks district bought B. third the Craig stby drill and will the claim above the rich ground Eva being worked by Wagner Bglow Wheeler and Wchman, and proceed punch the gravel bedrock of the paystreaE
 On both Sullivan and American the Hot Springs dis rct extensions payseas have recently found which lead the residents of that believe that they the greater prosperity than has visited that seon and there among the business which good behold
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19
NOR RTHERV PER SIGNALS

George LamontaGne formerly ayman 17 Godstream, gently went to Seward where he has acquired valuable min ing interests.
 George H. GoebeI, Socialist orator, is touring Alaska
 Charley Johnson of Nome has imported Siberian ing dogs which he will enter in the sweepsake
 Capt Ferguson who vsor Idtarod weeks ago, is in Nome He says that the dtarod is ather dead
 Editor Russell Of the Juneau Dispatch has gone south vacation.
 W. G. Beatte has been appointed superintendent of native schools in Southeastern Alaska succeeding F. J. Wadron signed.
 F. Rer of Seattle, shipping 500 head of sheep the Westward with view of starting sheep ranch Raspberry island Seldovia.
 H. T. Curry we'll known in the Copper river district where he was employed engineer by the late Contractor Heney has gone to Prince Rupert where he will enter the employ of the Grand Trunk Pacific.
 R F. Hoffman, who time employed on the Panama canal in the capacity engineer has been appointed road commssoner for the Seward peninsula.
 Clarence Berry reported to be doing very we'll With hs ground the Circle district also Jensen erngton and P J. Anderson Mastodon creek
 Miss Daphne Moody graduated from the Fairbanks high school last has Outside She direct to Cali lorna, where she will enter Berkeley.
 H. S. Tyor representative of the Mining and Engineering Word of Chicago visiting Alaska in the interest of his pubca ton.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the CO., partnership firm composed of Ray Brum- baugh H. C. Hamilton and E. E. Kel- logg, doing business as Brumbaugh, Hamilton SI Kellogg, i'll the general business of machinery, hardware and mechanical appliances at Fairbanks and Iditarod Alaska, and engaged i'll the transportation business under the firm name and style of the Samson Trans portation Company, upon the Iditarod river, Alaska, between Holy Cross on the Yukon river and Iditarod and Dike- man, has this day been dissolved by mu- tual consent. All accounts due to or owing by said Samson Transportation Company will be collected and paid by said E. E. Kellogg, and all accounts due to or owing by said Brunlbaugh Hamil- ton & Kellogg arising from the business heretofore conducted by them ill ma Chinerv, hardware and mechanical ap. pliances will be collected and paid by said Ray Brumbaugh and said II. C. Hamilton, who will continue said busi- ness under the firm name and style of Brumbaugh & Hamilton.
 Dated at Iditarod, Alaska, this I7th day of July, 1911.
 RAY BRUMBAUGH.
 H. c. HAMILTON,
 By Ray Brumbaugh,
 his attorney in fact
 I. F.. KELLOGG.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19
From Our" Exchanges

The Pioneer Mining Company, Nome, plant Glacier creek and moved Anvil where active mining operations have commenced.
 reported that the Guggenhems have agents to the upper prospect hydraulic propositions there,
 Reports the Squirrel country tell rich strike Keary creek predicted be only the forerunne of other great finds to be made
 Engineers representing English syndicate have to mountain they will look into the placer prospects of the district.
 Owing to the encouraging roofing of the wives and families the Married"
 steamship Umatila which Seattle for Nome July 25, twostamp which will be used demonstrate possibilities in the Seward peninsula
 United States cruiser Buffalo visited during part of July.
 Natives Seward peninsula have organized aternal ciety which they be ducted the lines similar organizations among white people.
 The schooner seddon has returned Nome from Siberia She brought S25 .000 worth of furs and ivory.
 According the Nome Industrial Worker, the general Siberia the governor Kamschatka will visit Nome shortly
 Fairbanks Democrats preparing for the delegate cleo ton. It is believed that either Robert Jennings of Juneau, Major J. F. A. Strong of Idaod will be asked for Con gress the Democratic ticket
 The Eskmos the Seward peninsula have peoned Wash ngon for postal savings bank.
 native in the vicinity of Nome stole reindeer He got six months.
 Campbell partners None installing dredge American river
 new hydraulic gold saving device is being operated by Gil the beach in the vicinity of Nome is said very successful and more will be installed next season.
 The Three Friends Mining Company, which the pioneer dredging of Aasa has sold it's dredging property the Solomon rve Nome New York syndicate of closely connected with the American Tobacco Company.
 Plans have completed residence for the of Alaska which the federal will of S4OOOO They story structure about 50 by 60 feet in dimensions The
  ocon and augmented by the of wide porco that extends the depth of the building and beyond
 The floating United States court which visits the remote Western Alaska, decide which have accumulated the preceding summer left Valdez the middle July the Alaska peninsula the Thes The members the judicial party Judge Thomas L. Lyon Clerk Lakn De putty Marshal GoshoW Assistant District Attorney J. ndey Green Secretary Robnson Charles Scott who will be appointed attorney the defense of where lawyer provided and
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19
World We Ws

The new Anglo-Jap treaty has a pro vision by which Great Britain will not be expected to go to Sthe assistance of Japan in the event of the latter nation going to war with the United States.
 Thomas w. Lawson. the stock mar ket gambler, is touring the West in search of recreation and rest
 Freak. Taylor of Colorado, has been appointed director of agriculture in the Philippines.
 The Moran company of Seattle will construct two submarines for the gov ernmcnt of Chile. The cost will ap- proximate $l, ,00O, 900.
 A ball game at Honolulu nearly pre- cipitated a racewar. It was a question of Japs vs Chinese, and when the lat ter showed signs of speed the Japs got slightly annoyed and started to make trouble. To prevent bloodshed the police stopped the game.
 A Belgian aviator covered 388 miles without a stop last week-a record
 Aviator Atwood wanted to take President Taft for a fly recently. I'm little too old," said the President, 'and prefer to leave flying to the birds and young aviators like you"
 Grand Forks, B. C., was nearly wiped out by fire last week.
 Clarence Darrow, who is defending the McNamara brothers at Los Angeles, charges that M'Manigal is being paid for his confession" He is prepared to prove his statement when the right time arrives.
 The joint committee which was to visit Alaska this year has been called off.
 Washington Vanderlip, the quartz expert, was formerly associated with Augustus Heinz. He ayers that if Nevada or any other place had half the quartz showings of a single Alaska district there would ensue the biggest stampede in history to those places.
 Georgia legislature demands the resignation of Governor Hoke Smith. Hoke Smith has been elected to the Senate against his will. He likes the governors job and doesn't want to quit. Georgia insists that he go to Washing ton, so that the state hlll be adequately represented in the upper house.
 Bobby Carruthers, the famous pit cher, is dying at Peoria, Illinois.
 Former President Castro of Vene- zuela is reported to be marching on Caracas, the capital, at the head of 5000 armed rebels
 Russia has determined to train her sons to arms from early childhood and nation wide "boy-scout" movement is being organized by the government. The military training will be rigid and compulsory.
 The Worlds Work conducted straw ballot for President. The result was a big majority for Woodrow Wilson. W. J. B. was bottom of the list. Presi- dent Taft was not in the first three.
 Try a POrtOla FrUnOo cold and TO-
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19
"PeIuk" JOhnStOn0
 Receives Insurance

By the last mail from the Outside J. l. Johnstone, of the Johnstone cigar store, was the recipient of draft for the sum of $4,OOO, being the amount for which he had insured his property on First street which was destroyed by Iditarod's first big fire.
 Mr. Johnstone had forwarded his premium early in February and it reached New York and was acted upon by the company only one day before the fire occurred. He was thus the gainer oi $4,OO0 by the narrow margin of 24 hours, in journey occupying several weeks.
 Il 2..Lni- 1atc
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19

Try Portola Eggnog, cold and re- freshing, at Johnstone's.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-19

Ramps Pioneer sells Book cigars.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-07-06
American Awarded Medal On
a Rupture Devise

Mr.. F. T. Stuart, an American resid-
ing in ST. Louis, was recently awarded
medal and diploma showing certif-
cate of merit of the first class, by
London Institute. Mr.. Stuart is inven-
tor of the STUART PLAS-TR-PAD for
rupture. Letters patent have been
granted by many governments on this
form of Hernia support, and medicine
port is to, securely hold the rupture in
place, and also supply a soothing and
healing remedy thereto, which will be
taken up and absorbed by the. pores to
heal and relieve the parts of pain.
When patent was granted in Great
Britain, Mr.. Stuart also obtained the
Medal and Diploma. Truss wearers
will no doubt appreciate an invention
Of such exceeding worth as to merit
such notice. BY addressing Mr.. Stuart
at ST. Louis, Mo, those interested will
probably be furnished full Informal
ton