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The Washington times., 1912-05-07
CONGRESS MAY NOT
ADJOURN BEFORE
MIDDLE Of AUGUST
Midsummer: Session Prac-
tically Agreed Upon With
Two-Week Adjournment.

A midsummer session Of Congress,
with a brief recess in June during the
Democratic and Republican conventions,
was unanimously predicted today by
the leaders of the House. Anywhere
from July Is to August l5 is the prob
able time for adjournment, the House
bosses assert.
Even Congressman Oscar Under
wood, House majority leader, has aban-
doned hope of adjourning early. He said
today appropriation bills will have the
right of way over all other business.
and predicted that alone will keep the
House busy far into June.
Chairman Henry Of the Rules Com
mittee, guessed" August as the
probable date of adjournment.
Adjournment before that time Is
hopeless" said Henry. The appro-
priation bills cannot be passed before
June 10, even II every minute is devoted
to them and nothing else considered"
Senate leaders, too, have practically
abandoned hope OF early adjournment,
They have passed only the two smallest
appropriation bills and scarcely
scratched the surface of great quanti-
ties OF tariff legislation turned over by
the House. final vote in the Lorimer
case is also an obstacle to an early
finale.
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FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW T.
What Is Seen in The Shops
BY THE SHOPPER.

Trimmed panamas are suitable for any
costume or any occasion, and may be
SO decorated as to carry out a color
scheme, no matter how unusual. At a
furnishing store on Eleventh street be-
tween r and G, saw trimmed pan
anna for $3.50. Around the brim was
blue velvet ribbon about two inches
wide and caught in several places by
silk shaded, blue and tan grapes. An
was very simply trimmed with a single
feathered novelty. A large white
voucher was fastened on one side, with
a black piece of paradise plume in the
center.
At a leather store on F street between
Twelfth. and Thirteenth. are some ther-
mos bottles at most reasonable prices.
Nickel plated bottles for holding any
liquid and keeping # at the same tenn
perature. are A.3. and hold a pint.
Food jars of the same capacity are $50.
An all-nickel bottle is S23S. Quart
nickel carafes are suitable for the
table and have vacuum shoppers. The
one ! saw was $500. A three pint
syphon was $276.
At the same store / saw some small
boudoir clocks for $500 They were
made OF bright and old brass and came
in a variety of shapes. One of bright
brass, was made in the shape of a pen
tagon, another was taller and rounded
at the top. They all have standard
works and are guaranteed for one year.
A tiny clock, which was made both in
two inches wide and one inch thick.
Flower pots of almost any size. and
rangin in price from 81 to $50 can be
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: CHAPTER Nv.
The Narrative Of Mrs. Rosalie Ford.

x/oU have asked me, Mr.. Gettys.
" to put in my own way and in
my own, words all that l told
Coroner McCready. l should
not do so were 1t not that I may ac-
oidentally throw light. upon this
dreadful mystery: and, besides that.
owe Mr.. Bellair what 1t may not be
altogether unwomanly or unchristian-
like to call a debt OF gratitude.
My maiden nam"-to hegin at the
beginning-was Rosalie Kemp. l was
born on the Guanaboa estate in the
bland of Trinidad. From my mothers s
side ] inherit a strain OF Spanish
blood, but my father was a Scotch,
man. / DO not remember my another,
but clearly recall my father, who
died about year ago.
MY father came to Trinidad when
he was a lad and was apprenticed on
q sugar estate, of which he afterward
became oVeTseer. He invested his
savings In cocoa, which was gradual
ly taking the place of sugar. and be-
fore he died he Was, perhaps, the
richest planter on the island.
Guanaboa, where l was brought up,
was a hne estate, and when used
n see the young overseers riding
Mt the cocoa groves, bossinR the
in the pulping and curing
+L4&5. or gallopinG after the steers,
quite sorry that I had not been
kcx. boy. Yet learned to ride at
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OSBON,
SA|LORO OF FORT UNE,
MAKES LAST PORT
Noted Hero of: Two Wars
Dies in Want at New
- York Home.

NEW YORK. May Capt Bradley
Sillick Osbon died yesterday in the
Post Graduate Hospital. He was aivet-
eran of the United States navy, and
was once honored by Congress for
bravery.
Dying. this remarkable old man
sailor of fortune" as he called him
self-received the strangest and the
proudest laurel of his storied life from
the brave woman who has shared his
fortunes for more than,forty years.
You are not going to'leave me now?"
the dying man said, ast he held weakly
the hand OF his wife in the final hour.
You are leaving me-" she answered,
with the gentle solcmntty. the tender
frankness that Is known only to those
who part at the graves verge.
when shall we meet again?" mur-
INJURED the dying man.
Two weeks from today; 1 will meet
you in heaven" she replied.
If the words of the strange conversa-
ton had not been repeated by the wife
herself. they would have been hardly
believable. But Mrs. Osbon recounted
the entire story of the deathbed scene
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HARD TO LEARN
Takes Hard Experience To Teach
People Some Truths.

Many people jeer at the idea that
coffee causes the aches and ails they
suffer from; and often such people
will go on for years sticking stead
fastly to the coffee and suffering
month in and month out but main .
tanning Coffee doesn't hurt me-"
(Tea is just as injurious as coffee
because 1t contains caffeine, the drug
in coffee.) @
A lady says:
81 did not learn the real truth until
I made the change, but 1 can now
positively state that the headaches 1
had for about seventeen years were
caused by drinking coffee for when I
changed and gave up coffee and used
Postum in its place I experienced en-
tire relief. l have not been troubled
with headache since I began Postum.
This, in brief, has been my expert
ence on the coffee question. Among
my friends I have seen many other
wonderful instances of the power of
this food drink when used in place
OF the drug drink, coffee. 80"
Among my friends there are those
who tell me of relief from kidney
trouble, neuralgia and eczema by
leaving off coffee and using Postum
and I have even known 1t to ease
rheumatic pains in limbs.
Il really believe these statements
for since l cut out coffee and used
Postum. never seem to have an ache
or pain and would not dare go back
to coffee again.
Not only myself but my family use
Postum exclusively and we think
there is 10 hot beverage that can take
Its place, Nearly seven years steady
use OF Postum ccnvinces me l know
what am talking about when / say
II is food as well as drink and most
valuable to build up, the system"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. g,
Look for the little book. "The Road
to Wellville." in pkgs.
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you know what will cure the boy Of
why, of course" laughed the step
mliE,her, blin6 r. In ,,'. her dreams: Il made him
nre over which he stood. II he viii
stand over the fire of fairy-weed, the
smoke VIII cure his eyes"
weed7" again asked the girl, in a very
ear.
That would be a difficult NATTER
fifteen miles north Of my hut on the
very top OF a huge rock, and there IL
only bundle Of It about as big as a
mans head" :
The sister crawled back to her bed OF
skins just as the woman woke UP.
Il do not think I will 60 out alone
today" she said to her stepmother at
breakfast. Il will Ak bit of food to
SO the girl packed some dry meat on
the back of the sled then wrapping ferL
self and brother up warmly, set out
over the snow, pulled by long team, Of
about two hours the woman began to
worry. She had feeling that they were
out hunting for the fairy-weed. So she
put on her snowshoes and started out
The SRI kept the dogs at full speed.
but presently when she looked around
she saw a dark figures following. But
bnt bAlo nOtHlHB " tAduu, IOT IL WOuiu
have frightened him. Around her head
she swung the long whip and called to,
the dogs, and onward over the snow
and ice they dashed. But faster and
faster came the figure on snowshoes,
At last they reached the tall rock on
top of which grew the fairy-weed, With
q jerk the sister sprang up the, face OF
the cliff, pulling her blind brother af-
ter her. The broken ice cut her hands,
the sharp rocks tore her face, but she
tugsed and pulled till at last they
both stood on the very top. But the
woman was at the bottom already.
In great haste the girl gathered the
weed into a bundle, then struck light.
In an instant the flame and smoke were
rising Hold your head over this,
Kanu," she cried. and the boy obeyed.
"I see,. seer he cried, in delight. as
the smoke touched his eyes.
Just then the head of the woman ap-
peared over the edge of the rock: TO
save themselves. Kanu seized the burn
ing weeds and thrust them into her
face. Her hair caught fire and with q
scream she fell. Then, running toward
the sea- she sprang into the water. AMI
at the spot where she dropped in there
in a moment appeared a big. ugly fish.
which all believe was. the wicked wofh-
an changed into a sea monster.
Tomorrow, "Why Frogs Have r NO
Teeth"
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WANTS THREE-CENT
AND HALF-PENNY COINS
Ohio Congressman Puts in Bill
:.~. for Additional
Coins.

Coinsge of three-cent and one-ha1f-
cent pieces in Government mints is
authorized in q bin introduced by Con-
gressman Bulkley, which passed the
House late this afternoon. The bill
also provides for new composition Of
pennies, OF substance similar to five-
cent pieces, to make them more clean
and sanitary.
Three-cent pieces are in great demand
In Ohio, where the street car fare is
cents. AS passed today by the House,
the bill provides for the new coins to
be made of, three-fourths of copper and
one-fourth of nickel. with scolloped
edEesG with the word Liberty" on one
side and the |"United States of America
on the reverse side. The three cent
pieces are to be legal tnders only to
the -etent of 80 cents, and the half-cent-
pieces to % cents.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
and Director of Mints Roberts favor
creating the new coins, as encourage
ment. of public economy.
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seen at garden shop, on Thirteenth
street just below +. They are of terra
Gotta, in Italian deBfsns, and come I'm
three colors, red, gray and India IA
limestone color, a sort of sage green.
fern dlshes In antique Wheatly pottery
70 cents up. Ono tall rectangular dish
Of tan color. was decorated on the, four
sioes. -ny ,synbolical figures, and soeRaA
In bas-relief, and was marked Is cents.
Slipper buckles have become SO popu-
lar that one sees them in almost. every
material. Some very attractive ones in
jet were seen at an r street depart
ment store that is near Eleventh. They
were $3.50, but other buckles of white
metal. gun metal and gilt. which will
not tarnish, are, only so cents. BY far
the most durable and attractive buckles
were those OF cut steel. They are as
brilliant as II they were set with rhine
stones and are very durable. The price
OF these was also $3.50. -
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MISS Helen Taft, With Horseback Party,
t1Q' Arrives at Virginia Hot Springs
MIR. and Mrs. ]. II. Purdy
Entertain Vanderbilts

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt. Of
New York, are the guests for a few DAYS
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Purdy at their
residence on Nineteenth street.
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M. and Nine. Dreyfuss- Barney, of
Paris, the latter formerly Miss Laura
Barney, of Washington, have arrived
In this country and win spend the sum-
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hem
mick. at their residence on Sheridan
circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Southack, of
New York, are spending few days at
the New Willard. They made the trip
Il '
George Cotton, and his sister. Miss
Marsery Cotton, will arrive in Wash
ington tomorrow for brief visit to
their father, Col. Francis Cotton, at his
residence on Connecticut avenue.
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Col. Robert M, Thompson went over
TO New York last night for a visit of
several days, Tomorrow night he win
Yacht Club, on which occasion the Duke
Of Sutherland will present to the club
the gold eagle from the yacht America
which won the cup from Great Britain
seNeIal years ago, ana whlch has been
In England since.
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Some of the society folk at the circus
last night were Capt. and Mrs. L.
Mason Quick, Y. s. M. c.; Mrs. Bid
die, wife of Major General Biddle, U. g.
NJ c.; Lieut. Commander and Mrs
Archibald II. Davis, y. s. NJ. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter. the Naval Attache
OF the French Embassy and Viscountess
Benoist day. pr. and Mrs, J. Brecken-
ridge Bayne. Miss Laura Merriam, Miss
Dorothy Williams. Oden Horstmann
Congressman Catlin. and Mr.. and Mrs
Gan
The Misses Greedy, daughters Of
Brig. Gen. A. w. Greely, U. s. A., and
Mrs. Greedy will leave Washington
early in June to make a series OF visits
in Maine before Joining their parents
at their country place at South Con-
way, N. H., for the remainder OF the
summer.
A musical entertainment will be given
at the home OF Mrs. Mearns, 2301 s
street. on Thursday afternoon, May q,
at 4 o'clock. for the benefit OF the Chill
dren's Hospital.
Miss Portner Is spending a few days
In New York
The engineer officers class 1910. will
entertain Mt an informal dance at the
Barracks, Friday evinins.
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stnopsis Of chapters Already Publishei

: William Gettys, while living with his
eccentric friend, Marcus Bellair. under
goes several strange experiences. Once
ee believes himself to be man named
arthur Tremlett, about to drown himself
patches German pianist, who said
khat he could not play a tune by ear,
bnder the Influence OF Marcus Bellair
clay with the ease of n master and then
ieayes the house and sails for the West
indies.
Detective-Sergeant Itemmers recounts
Some remarkable instances OF Bellair's
wonderful power of insight. He tells Of
his prevention of Arthur Tremletts sui
eide, and of Tremlett's amazement later
= peeting In a hotel lobby a man named
Robert Ford. of Trinidad, In the British
west Indies. 1t Is Ford. Remmers re-
tates. who is brought to headquarters q
few days later hopeless lunatic, charged
With the murder Of Marcus Bellair.
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Interest Evidenced
In Mothers Day Event

Many citizens associations and other
organizations are evincing interest IN
tho Efforts OF Commissioner Cuno Ru-
dolph 10 obtain a general Observance of
next Sunday as Mothers Day. Atten-
tion to this fete,. or memorial will be
directed by nearly every Washington
clergyman next Sunday morning. A
flower is the outward badge of observ-
ance. - 80
live this day as your mother would
have you live It," is one OF the sug-
gestions made here by members 'of the
International Mothers Day :Associa-
tion. Don't try to be an earthly saint.
bit lust the big bov or girl your moth
er believes you to be"
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the woman was very unkind in the
way she treated the two step children.
One day when Kanu was cooking
some fish over a fire before the hut the
woman threw a strange plant into the
flames, and as they touched his eyes
he became blind. So poor Kanu had to
sit alone in the hut all day, while his
sister went to hunt for fish and food
And even when the girl gave her brother
food, placing II within reach, the woman
would steal II away as soon as the
sister was out of sight, leaving a bare
bone in its place,
One night the stepmother began to
talk in her sleep, thinking In her dreams
that she was back among her own peo-
pie. The sister crept over to the wo-
mans bed and commenced to talk to
her, so that she answered in her sleep.
She imagined that she was holding a
conversation with a cousin she had left
In the far-off land and went on to tell
about her life in her new home.
The sister put her mouth to the sleep
ing wonan's ear and said softly. do
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Announce Engagement Of
u Miss Carusi to Viii
liam N. Taft,

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Delaney Carusi
announce the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss stella Carusi, to Will
nam N. Taft. the wedding to take place
In october. N
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant sailed for
Europe today with her daughter. Prin-
with the princess at her home in st.
CnpI. u. =. Grant third, who has been
at the Hotel Manhattan with his moth:
or and sister for several weeks, will
return to washington tonight.
Capt Edward Everett Hayden, U. 8.
Nj Mar, Nave Saydsn SsT sponISr snS Nss se wtsS
Havana. Will return to Washington
shortly.
Thompsons Are Hosts
At q Musicale.
Col. Robert M. Thompson and Mrs.
Thompson were hosts at a brilliant
musicale for a company of several
hundred last night, following q dinner
which Col. Thompson gave in honor
Of Baron Ozawa, the senior delegate
from Japan to the Red Cross Confer
ence. Mr.. Akiyama, Count Ogasawara,
Dr. Inouye. and Mr.. Togo. Of the Japan
~ eN>e NN'Nb" "SiS "aGD
present at the dinner, and asked to meet
the guest Of honor were Mr.. Justice
I.urton: the minister of Sweden, Mr..
Ekengren; former Speaker Cannon, Resr r
Admiral Seaton Schroeder, U. 8. N,
the former ambassador to France.
Henry White; Charles Francis Adams.
w. J. Boardman the Assistant Secre-
tary Of War, Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver;
Major General Carter, U. S. A., Gen.
Anson Mills, Rear Admiral O'Neil, u.
S. N. Rear Admiral Hemphill, Y. s. N,
Rear Admiral Richardson Clover. u. S.
N. w. r. Merriam. James Parish. and
II. II. Ward.
At the musicale, the artists Of the
occasion were the Misses Fuller and
Myron w. whitney, who sang old
time folk songs In mid Victorian cos
tune, with Charles Wark at the piano.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham will entertain at dinner Tues
day. MAY II.
Miss Estelle Crane, the dehutante
daughter OF Mrs. j. Burne. Crane. will
leave Washington Friday for West
Point. where she will be the guest of
Capt. and Mrs. X. G. Jewett. U. 8. A.,
for several days. She will then go to
Plaintieid. y. J.. to make a brief visit.
Miss Katherine Crane Is spending a
month in Plainfirld.
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FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman's Stories
THE FAIRY WEED.

T TITLE KANU lived far UP North
l. In the land Of everlasting ice
IL ana snow. He would hunt seals
over the big foes or cakes Of
ice' ana when he had killed them, drag
tne bodies back to the snow huts, where
MS sister would make the warm fur
INTO clothing and cut the meat up for
1000. so the children lived very happily
~ their tiny hut amid the wildness OF
the frozen North, caring for themselves
most OF the time, as their father was
absent great deal on hunting trips
one day he returned unexpectedly
Now this second wife had a son also
and took q great dislike to Kanu, for
her own child was a stupid, bad lad,
while Kanu was a pleasant boy who al.
ways brought home a lot of fish or a
sea- every time he went hunting So
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No Action. on Bill for
New Inauguration Date

This Senate Judiciary Committee ex-
pected today to consider the Galinger
bill 10 change the date of Inauguration.
the term. of the President TO six years.
Neither measure, however, came be-
fore the committee at today's meeting.
II was again declared In committee
circles today that II the inaugural date
is changed II will be made earlier in
the year. probably In January, instead
OF later. -
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last evening in her little apartment.
hfth floor back. 1872 East Twenty-third
street.
what she meant by her rinal words to
into tears and did not reply.
The interviewer looked around the
scrupulously clean room. Every article
there was q reminder Of the dead navi-
ed to the reporters mind that Captain
Osbon had protited little by his many
about his suspicious. She drew her
small frame up haughtily. but relented.
and with only touch Of resentment,
MY husband died because he was In
want Of food and medicine. He was III
and nnrsed him for three months here
before was told by a friend that IL !
did not take him to q hospital would
to the hospital"
Did Captain osbon have any regular
proud nature Of the little woman as
serted itself. but she replied that he had
pension from the Government, but she
added that the pension was only $50 a
month. For some time past the couple
had been endeavortng to live on that
amount.
Il believe my husband did more for
the Government than any other living
man." the widow declared. "and a $50
pension was all he received"
She spoke OF two swords that had
been owned by Captain Osbon. An old
brass sword she had polished until It
shone like gold. This was one he had
when under Admiral Farragut. The
other sword, a presentation one. had
been disposed of. she said. and the in
terviewer had not the heart TO suggest
that this had been sold to pay for ne
cessities of life. although he brought
away that impression.
Captain Osbon was the last OF his
line" Mrs. Osbon said There were
seven children OF their marriage. but all
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DR.. tWilliam G. Morgan
HostSto DR.. R.TT. Morris.

DR.. Robert T. Morris of New York
will beSthe guest in honor of whom DIR.
Williams Gerry, Morgan VIII entertain at
a large reception this afternoon at
Rauscher's from until 2 o'clock. AS
sisting DR.. Morgan in receiving his
guests will be,Dr. II. b. Deale, DIR. s. 8.
Adams and Dr. A. Camp Stanley.
Palms and quantities Of spring bios
SONS will form the decorations for the
occasion and a string orchestra will
play throughout the afternoon.
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Mrs John Warren is entertaining at q
tea this afternoon from, until 6
o'clock at her residence in Cleveland
Park.
Palms. ferns and branches of spring
blossoms adorn the drawing rooms
and In the dining room pink roses and
sweet peas form the chief decorations
Assisting Mrs Warren In receiving
her guests and dispensing the hospitali-
ties of the afternoon will be. Mrs. Jo-
seph Wright, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Lon
don, Mrs. Benz Warren, Miss de Graffen-
reid and Miss' Talliaferro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt will
close their Washington residence early
in June and go to their summer place,
The Lilacs, Sayvilia, L. l., for the
greater parttof the summer.
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And Times Change.

Customer (to contractor)-H a
plan Of a house that we were going
to erect for $4,000 back in 1895. Take
1t and make 1t up into a dog-kennel
for us will you?
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LOCAL MENTION.

"Thrown to the Lions," Thrilling Fea-
ture; Animated Weekly. great news fea-
ture, today, Virginia Theater, 606 st.
Shower Bath, Stag Hotel, COB 9th. Great
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will Visit Mrs. and Miss
SoutheulandlBefo
\ Returning.

Mas Helen TaftA who left washington
a wask ago with Mrs. Herbert wads-
worth's riding party, has arrived at the
Virginia Hot Springs, and will be the
guest there for q few' days Of Mrs. W.
III. H. Switzerland and Miss southsr-
land before returning 10 the Capital.
Her trunk was sent on to her yesterday.
Miss Josephine, hiather of Philadelphia
Twill continue on with Mrs. wadsworth
and her party, (which also includes
Capt. Mccoy, U. IS. A, sand Lieutenant
Rowclifr, u. 8. NJ Mrs. wadsworth is
thus making her annual horseback trip
TO her country home In the Geneseo
Valley, N. Y, various friends Joining
her for different Jstages of the journey.
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Mrs. Taft, who spent yesterday In
New York, hass returned eto the White
House.
Il
Countess des Chambrun, wine of the
military attache of the French embassy,
Ia spending a few days in Cincinnati
with her sister. MRS. Buckner, Walling-
ford. ...-
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Out of STYLE.

Husband-You look badly today, my
love. Is 1t that you are Ill?
Wife-No, John; it's this last years
hat I'm wearing.-Harper's Bazar.
The Washington times., 1912-05-07

Tomorrow, "why Frogs Have No
Teeth"