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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27
HOW A PRETTY PICTURE WAS
SPOILED

The New York World tells how a
pretty picture representing Mother
hood" in a tableaux shown in the
Maxine Elliott theater a few nights
ago was spoiled in delightfully."- hui
man way. Motherhood" said Mrs.
Mackay, who was representing the
part, ''is revealed in all it's beauty
religions, in all the achievements,
through all the miseries," she began
MAMMAL" came a wall from be-
hind the curtain.
That's the baby" said Mrs. Mac
kay, land the second baby at that"
She disappeared, and while an
ave Maria" was breathed by the
orchestra the curtains parted to re
veal Mrs Gibson with all the passion
of maternal love in her upturned face
But her arms were empty. When the
curtains parted a second time, how
ever, a tow-headed baby, with any
thing but seraphic peace on his tear
stained face, was wriggling out of the
mothers grasp, while he searched the
house with anguished eyes and howl
ed:
'Ma-a-a-a-ma-a-a!"
The house reared The Spencer
baby was hastily restored to the OBJ
iect of his clamorous appeal and In
terfered no further with the pro.
gramme.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27

The house committee favors a per-
manent tariff board
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-27

The R. F. D. carriers get an advance
under the new appropriation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-18


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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
The Polite Chiffonier.

"A certain woman while walking
the avenue one Thursday after.
her G maids "day out"
CHANGED to meet that young person
riding in an automobile with two col.
ored friends. The next day the mis-.
tress inquired how the maid had en-
toyed her ride.
ooh, it was cert'nly f1ne!" was the
reply. "And the way l came to go,
ma'am, was this. I was calm o. thy
cousin when a friend of hers, a chif-
fonier, came in. He said he had the
machine outside and asked her to
have a ride, and. as he concluded mo
in the invitation, of co'se / Went!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19

John Calhoun becomes secretary of
state in Tyler's cabinet with the fixed de-
termination to acquire both Texas and
Oregon. Nicholas Trist. his secretary. is
sent with a message to the Baroness Won
Ritz. spy and reputed mistress Of the
British minister, Pakenham. Trist en-
counters the baroness and assists her IN
escaping from pursuers. She agrees to
see Calhoun, and as a pledge that she
will tell him what he wants to know re-
garding the intentions of England toward
mate Of which has been lost. Trist is or
deTcd to Montreal on state business, and
oranges to be married to Elizabeth
Churchill before departing. The baroness
says she will try to prevent the marriage.
A drunken congressman who is assisting
TriSt in his wedding arrangements, blum
deTingly sends the baroness slipper to
Elizabeth instead Of the owner, and the
the baroness in Montreal, she having sue
Ceeded, where he failed, in discovering
IIngland's intentions regarding Oregon.
She tells him the slipper he had, con-
Pakenham, aying that if the United
States did not annex Texas within 80 days
she would lose both Texas and Oregon.
Calhoun orders Trist to head a party
jealousy Of Sonora Yturrio, and thereby
secures the signature of the Texas at
tache to i treaty of annexation. Nicholas
arrives in Oregon. Later the baroness ar
Nicholas that a note she placed in her
slipper caused the breaking off of his
marriage. and that she intends to return
70 Washington to repair the wrong.
way that Polk has been elected and
Texas annexed, and that there is to be
war with Mexico. The baroness tells
Trist that in return for a compromise Of
degree, she has sold herself to Pakenham.
She tells him the story of her life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19

ington! But all the time as I playe6
in my own little game-with no n
to enjoy it save myself saw myself
begin to lose. This country-th1s
great splendid country of savages-
began to take me by the hands, began
to look me in the eyes, and ask me:
Helena o Ritz, what are you? What
might you have been?'
$50 now" she concluded, you asked
me, asked me what I was, and I have
told you. 1 ask you myself, what am l.
what am 1 to be; and 1 say, l am un-
clean. But, being as I am, 1 have done
what I have done. 1t was for a prin-
ciple-Or it Was-fOr you! l do not
know"
There are those who can be moth
ing else but clean," l broke out. II
shall not endure to hear you speak
thus Of yourself. You-you, what
have you not done for US? Was not
your mother clean in her heart? Sins
such as you mention were never those
of scarlet. If o have sinned, your
sins are white as snow. 1 at least
am confessor enough to tell you
that"
|H1 LILY SO411CoOO4. S1IC oS1OO
out her hands to me, her eyes swim
ming wet. Then she pushed me back
suddenly, beating with her little
hands upon my breast as though I
were an enemy. do not!" she said.
"Go!"
My eye caught sight of the great
key, Pakenham's key, lying there on
the table. Maddened, I caught it up,
and, with a quick wrench Of my naked
hands, broke it in two, and threw the
halves on the floor to join the torn
scroll of England's pledge.
I divided Oregon at the forty-ninth
parallel and not at fifty-four forty,
when 1 broke Pakenham's key. But
you shall see why l have never re
GREETED that.
ASK Sir Richard Pakenham If he
wants his key now!" 1 said.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19

Let me, then, be your confessor!"
said I. Forget! Forget! You have
not been this which you say. Do l not
know?"
mo, you do not know. Well, let
be. Let me go on! I say l went to
Paris. l was close to the throne of
France. That little luke of Orleans,
son of Louis Philippe, was a puppet
in my hands. Oh, 1 do not doubt I
did mischief in that court, or at least
if I failed it was through no lack of
effort! I was called there America
Vespucci.' They thought me Italian!
At last they came to know who I was.
They dared not make open rupture
in the face of the courts of Europe.
Certain of their high officials came to
me and my young duke of Orleans.
They asked me to leave Paris. They
did not command 1.-THE duke of Or
leans cared for that part of it. But
they requested me outside-not in his
presence. They offered me a price, a
bribe-such an offering as would, I
fancied, leave me free to pursue my
own ideas in my own fashion and in
any corner of the world. You have
perhaps seen some of my little fan
cfes. I imagined that love and hap
piness were never for me-only am
bition and unrest. With these goes
luxury, sometimes. At least this sort
of personal liberty was offered me
the price of leaving Paris, and leaving
the son of Louis Philippe to his own
devices. l did So"
"And so. then you came to Wash
ington? That must have been some
years ago"
Eyes; some five years ago. I still
was young. I told you that you must
have known me, and so, no doubt, you
did. Did you ever hear of America
Vespucci'?"
A smile came to my face at the sug-
gestion of that celebrated adventures
| and mysterious impOstress who had
figured in the annals of Washington
a fair Italian, so the rumor ran, who
had come to this country to set up a
claim, upon our credulity at least, to
being the descendant of none less
than Amerigo Vespucci himself! This
~supposititious Italian had indeed gone
so far as to secure the introduction of
a bill in congress granting to her GER
tain lands. The fate of that bill even
then hung in the balance. I had no
reason to put anything beyond the au-
dacity of this woman with whom 1
spoke! My smile was simply that
which marked the eventual voting
down of this once celebrated measure,
as merry and as bold a jest as ever
was offered the credulity of a nation
one conceivable only in the mad and
bitter wit of Helena Won Ritz!
Yes, madam" 1 said, Il have heard
of America Vespucci.' 1 presume that
you are now about to repeat that you
are she!"
She nodded, the mischievous enjoy
ment of her colossal jest showing in
her eyes, in spite of all. Yes" said
she, among other things, 1 have been
America Vespucci!' There seemed
little to do here in intrigue, and that
was my first endeavor to amuse my
self. Then 1 found other employment.
England needed a skillful secret agent.
Why should 1 be faithful to England?
At least, why should / not also en-
joy intrigue with yonder government
of Mexico at the same time? There
came also Mr.. Van Zandt of this Re-
public of Texas. Yes, it is true, /
have sen some sport here in Wash
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
CHAPTER XXXIV.

The Victory.
She will not stay the siege Of loving
terms,
Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes,
Nor ope her lap to soul-seducinG
For She is wise, if I can judge of her;
And fair she is, if that mine eyes be
true;
And true she is, as she hath proved her
self. Shakespeare.
what have you done?" she ex-
claimed. care you mad? He may be
here at any moment now. Go, at
once!"
81 shall not go!"
my house is my own! I am my
own"
"You know it is not true, madam!"
1 saw the slow shudder hat crossed
her form, the fringe of wet which
sprang to her e~yelashes. Again tbs
pleading gesture of her ha1f-open fin
gers.
"Ah, what matter?" she said. ct
is only one woman more, against so
much. What is past, is past, o
sieur. Once down, a woman does not
rise"
"You forget history-you forget the
thief upon the cross!"
"The thief on the cross was not q
woman. No, I Am guilty beyond hope!"
Rather, you are only mad beyond
reason, madam. 1 shall not go so
long as you feel thus-although God
knows l am no cOnfessor."
81 confessed to you-told you my
story, so there could be no bridge
across the gulf between us. My hap
piness ended then"
at is Of 10 consequence that we
be happy, madam. 1 give you back
your own words about yon torch OF
principles"
For a time she sat and looked at
me steadily. There was, I say, some
sort of radiance on her face, though
1, dull of wit, could neither under
stand nor describe it.. I only knew
that she seemed to ponder for a long
time, seemed to resolve at last. Slow
ly she rose and left me, parting the
satin ~draperies which screened her
boudoir from the outer room. There
was silence for some time. Perhaps
she prayed|I do not know.
Now other events took this situa-
ton in hand. I heard a football on
the walk, a cautious knocking on the
great front door. So, my lord Paken-
ham was prompt. Now l could not
escape even if 1 liked.
CTO BE CONTINUED0
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19

tiers were to be hushed up. The court
of England began to take cOgniZance
of these things. Our government was
scandalized. They sent my father, on
pretext of scientific errands, into one
country n anOther-tO Sweden, to
England, to Africa, at last to America.
Thus it happened that you met him.
You must both have been very ear
to meeting me in Montreal. 1t was
fate, as we Of Hungary would say.
CAS- for me, l was no mere hare
Drained radical. l did not go to Rus
STA, did not join the revolutionary
circle of Paris, did not seek out Prus-
STA. That is folly. My father was
right. 1t must be the years, it must
be the good heritage, it must be the
good environment, it must be eve
opportunity for all, which alone can
produce good human beings! In short,
believe me, a victim, the hope of the
world is in a real democracy. Slowly,
gradually, I was coming to believe
that"
She paused g moment. Then, one
time, monsieur met you, here in
this very room! God pity me! You
were the first man | had ever seen.
God pity mel believe LOVED you
that night, that very first night! We
are friends. We are brave. You are
man and gentleman, so I may say
that, now. I am no longer woman.
l am but a sacrifice.
opportunity must exist, open and
free for all the world" she went on,
not looking at me more than l could
now at her. Il have set my life to
prove this thing. When I came here
to this America-Out Of pique, out of a
love of adventure, out of sheer daring
n exultation in imposture-then 1
saw why l was born, for h purpose!
It was to do such work as l might to
prove the theory of my father, and
to justify the life of my mother. For
that thing l vas born. For that thing
l have been damned on this earth; I
may be damned in the life to come,
unless l can make some great atone
ment. For these I suffer and shall al
ways suffer. But what of that? There
must always be a sacrifice"
The ~unspeakable tragedy of her
voice cut to my soul. But listen!"
broke out. You are young. You are
free. All the world is before you.
You can have anything you ike"
"Ah, do not talk to me of that" she
exclaimed imperiously. D not tempt
me to attempt the deceit of myself!
I made myself as l am, long ago.
did not love. l did not know it. AS
to marriage, I did no need 1t. 1 had
abundant means without. 1 was in the
upper ranks of society. l was there;
l was classified; I lived with them,
But always 1 had my purposes, my
plans. For them I paid, paid, paid,
as a woman must, with-what a won.
an has.
But now, I am far ahead of my
story. Let me bring it on. I went
to Paris. have sown some seeds
of venom some seeds of revolution, in
one place or another in Europe in my
time. All, it works; it will go! Here
and there l have cost a human life
Here and there work was to be done
which 1 disliked; but l did it. Mis-
guided, uncared for, m~ishandled as
had been-well, as I said, 1 vent tC
Paris.
"Ah, sir. viii you not, too, leave the
room, and let me tell on this story tC
myself, to my own soul? 1t is ftteI
for my conf0ssor than for you"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
Now What Did She Mean2

At a recent wedding a baby had
shrieked without intermission to the
great annoyance Of the guests, etc.
AS the bridal party was leaving the
church a slight delay occurred. One
Of the guests seized the opportunity
to say to the first bridesmaid:
What a nuisance babies are at a
wedding!"
Eyes, indeed!" answered the brides
maid, angrily. when 1 send out in
vitattons to my wedding 1 shall have
printed in the corner, No babies ex-
pected.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
Now He Doesn't Believe 1t.

A Cleveland man was reading some
Jokes about how the English weren't
so slow as they are supposed to be
to get a Joke. He believed 1t, too. So
he tried his theory on a British guest
Of his.
Did you ever hear Mark Twain's
Joke about how the report of his
death a been greatly exaggerated"
he asked.
mo" answered the EnglishmaAg
eagerly, "but I'll wager 1t was good
What was it?"-CleveIand Plain
Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
HopeIesslv OutcIassed,

Sighs?"
"Oh. yes: I saw what they called
that. But, my land, I've seen bridges
ten times its size without aver going
out Of Pennsylvania"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19

AND BUILD UP THE q
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are tSki1g.
showing 1t is simply Quinine and Iron in q t2st2-
less form. Tho Quinine drives out the malaria
and the iron builds up the system Sold By al
dealers for 30 Yoara. PHco 50 cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
Rare Old Wine,

Some wine has been discovered In
the cellars of the city hall. of Bremen.
which has been left there for iva and
a half centuriea
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
On the Level.

do you assimilate your food
Aunty?"
mo, 1 doesn't sab. 1 buys it oper
an honest, sah."-Woman's National
Daily.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19

Every man is Just enough Of a Liza
to keep himself amused.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-19
A Distinction,

"Jim may not be a successful man"
said the optimist, "but he's full Of pos
sibilities."
Perhaps" grunted the cynic, but
not Of probabilities"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04
HONOR MISS KNOTH.

Mrs. Knoth very charmingly enter
tanned company OF young people At
her home. 460 Summer street Saturday
evening in honor of her daughter. Miss
Amanda knoth. The party was given
to celebrate her eighteenth birthday
anniversary and she received many
pretty gifts in remembrance of the day.
Games and music were features or the
evening. Miss Marguerite Ulier. Miss
Genevive Mason ana Miss Amanda
Knoth gave the musical program. The
serving of a prettilv appointed supper
concluded the pleasant social affa IT,
Pretty decorations of red and white
were used in the home. Among the
guests were: Misses Jessie Rohde
Anna Doehring. Margaret Ulier. Olga
and IIilda Vandner, Marguerite Haefer,
Ruth Dufrane. Emma and Elsie Greb.
Freda Shallow. Edith Burns. Louise
Schneider. Geneveive Mason Martha
Haberman, Mary Holtz and the Misses
Sophie Mitchell and Gertrude Wilhelm
of Chicago and Messrs. Willis Nc
Dowell, Charles Wolf. Frank Hess.
Walter and Irwin Allen. Clarence bates.
Arthur Morrison, George Gauthier.
Louis Scnreiber, Walter Hensel. Donald
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04
x&-& CALL EQRhzA@
YDERHHMESMl!nTFIkX
" ECzEl!ACyIsB Burns IS nHuG STORE "
FUNERAL SERVICES.
Especial to THE TIMEs)

Indiana Harbor. Dec 4--Funeral
services will be held tomorrow over the
remains of Mrs. Marie Schalkenback.
aged 10 years. who died on Friday OF
pneum onia. Mrs. Schalkenback. who
has been living for the past eight years
in the Harbor. making her home with
her daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. P. Burdick, 341s Cedar street.
was taken sick a week ago today and
grew rapidly worse until her death.
Rev. NJ NJ. Day of the Episcopal church
will offciate at the funeral ceremonies
and interment will be in Waldheim.
Chicago. The pail bearers will be
Messrs. ". B. Van Horne, 7. f. Helm,
NJ Salmon. L Houtschilt. Frank Gala
han and Joseph Doppler. Mrs. Schalk-
enback left TO mourn her loss, Mrs. c.
p. Burdick, Mrs. Susie Sands, Mrs. Mar
tina oids of Houston. Texas, Mrs. Mar
garet Porter. Chicago. daughters; Mr..
Joseph Schalkenbach of Oshkosh. Wis,
is a son, and Mrs. Anna Miller OF San
Diego, a sister. Besides her family the
deceased had a large circle of friends
in Indiana Harbor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04
"TALLOW DIPS" SUBJECT
OF INTERESTING LECTURE

Robert Parker Miles, dramatic lee
turer. who is booked as the third of
the attractions to appear in Hammond
in a lecture and entertainment course,
under the auspices of the Hammond
Woman's club, speaks at the First NJ.
+. church tomorrow evening. His SUBJ
ject will be ''Tallow Dips" this being
one of a number that he has. This sub
ject gives him an opportunity to dis
play a charming eloquence and wonder
full powers of representation of great
and famous men he has me during his
extensive travels.
Mr.. Miles had made a reputation be-
fore he took up Lyeeum work.
He was newspaper man and reform
err He visited every court in greater
New York as well as the penal institu-
tons of the state of New York and re-
ported his impressions of the way JUS
tice and punishment We're administered,
and these articles created great sem
sation and brought about some reform
legislation which occupies a prominent
place on the statute books of the En-
pire state today
He fought the American Tobacco
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04
Club Meetings
A BRIDGE DINNER.

Mr. and Mrs. r. o. winckler were
host and hostess at a party social
event last Saturday evening AT their
home in Waltham street. Their guests
were the members of the Evening Whist
Club who met for the regular BIZ
monthly meeting. In the absence OK
DR.. and Mrs. Robert ellis and DIR. T
Edwin Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Winckler had
as their invited guests, DIR. and Mrs. Z
w. Oberlin and Miss Florence Lover
idge. a beautifully appointed Chinese
dinner was served at seven o'clock.
The decorations in the dining room
were dainty and exceedingly attrac-
tive. bouquet of hrysanthemum )
formed the center piece and the APP
pointments were Characteristic of the
Chinese. Following the serving of the
dinner the guests returned to the par
Tors where the evening was passed very
enjoyably at the card tables. Bridge
whist was played at three tables. High
scores were made by Mrs. 7. f. Bell
and Mr.. r. O. Winckler. In two weeks
on Saturday evening, December 18th
DIR. and Mrs. Robert Gilils will enter
tain a their home in Rimbach avenue.
They will entertain al a seven o'clock
dinner and cards will follow.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04

MIR. and Mrs. oliver Daugherty and
daughters, Lois and Grace, returned TO
Chicago last evening after an over
Thanksgiving visit with Mr.. and Mrs
l. L. DaugLerty of Logan street.
Miss Clara Fischer returned to her
home in Rensselaer, yesterday after
visiting Miss LYDIA Muenich at her home
in South Holman street for few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells of Hanna, Ind,
are spending a few days with their
daughter, Mrs. p. A. O'Ccnnell at her
home in South Holman street.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bowen spent Sun
day at the home of Cal Goodwin, in
Burnham. Ill.
Miss Mae O'Hara Of William street
spent the past week end in Kaukakee.
ILL.,, the guest of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Mack of Charlotte
avenue have been spending few days
with friends and relatives in Joliet, Ill.
The Misses Harriet and Grace Dahl
were the guests of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Dahl of DWELL, during
the Thanksgiving vacation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04
MISC CLUB MEETS.

A very delightful meeting OF the
Music Club occurred Saturday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hannauer in South Holman street II
was the evening for the bi-monthIy
meeting and many of the members
were present. The evenings study
was Chopin" and a pleasant program
was given. Miss Bertha Hansen read
a paper in which she told Of the life
of the great composer. Mrs. 2. J.
Lyons followed on the program ana
very beautifully rendered Chopin's
"Scherzo." The 'Polonaise' by Chopin
was given by Miss Beatrice Thomas. 4
group of three songs given by
Mrs. Waiter ID. Patton. Her seteetions
were very beautiful. Mrs. Lyons play
her accomplishments and also accom-
panied Mrs. II. r. Bell who read 4
Child Asleep" Mrs. Lyons played the
''Berceuse" by Chopin as the piano ac-
compartment Following the program
the members made preparations Tor the
next meeting to be held in two weeks
on Saturday evening, December 10th,
Mrs. julius Dunsing will entertain tlse
members at her home in Carroll street
A miscellaneous program will be given
The mebers and any of their friends
who desire to become members are IN
vited.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-04
PARTY At BuRNHAM.

number of friends from Hammond
and Burnham gave a surprise on CALVIN
Goodwin at his home i'll Park avenue.
Burnhan. Games and music were the
entertainment for the evening after
which a delicious supper was served.
The guests at the party were: Mr.. ana
Mrs Roy Warren. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Bowen. MIR. and Mrs. Eva Winkler. MIR
and Mrs. L. Grace, Mr.. and Mrs. Ella
Burns, Mr. and Mrs Archie Fox, Her
man Weber, Goldie Bolden. Leslie
Goodwin. Mrs. Bert Hayes. Alice Burns,
Zenas Bowen and Mr.. and Mrs. Good
win. Dorothy Warren. All reported a
very good time.