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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-08-16
THE GIRLS OF THE
PRESENT A PAR
ALYZING PROP
0SITI0N.
Modern Girls and Their
Mothers are Dressing Vici-
ously, Says Miss Tren-
holm.

A new York special to the
Times Democrat says: New
York's biggest problem is girls,
not police" SAID Miss Deg.
Trenholm today.
Miss Trenholm was the crea-
ater and is now the head of the
settlement. workers.
"You speak. especially of
working girls" she was asked.
''Yes," she answered, ''but the
, trouble is not exclusively with
with them; it is with girls in
general.
"There is subtle poison
harming all our femininity and
1t is not working upward from
poverty into prosperity, but
down ward from prosperity into
poverty. 1t is more virulent, of
course, when it has penetrated
poverty, for poverty has slight
resisting power. Foohshness is
far more likely to be fatal to the
shop girl than to the society
glrl, because the shop girl has
no guardians and is likely to be
ignorant, and through her igno-
rance unable to safeguard her.
self. The society girl has many
guardians, anxious and some
: times competent to save her
from herself and from bad in
fuences, and she, herself, is WIS.,
er, for she has had more chance
to learn.
1.-The two perils which especi-
ally confront the working girl
just now haye been bosn of the
Dress and of the dancing she
has copied from the girls who
don't have to work.
Problem ParaIyzing.
This problem of immodest
dress Is paralyzing. 1t did not
exist FIVE years ago. If we de-
terioate as much in the next five
years-lt makes me shudder.
Modern women. society girls
and the mothers of them both
are dressing viclously. They
might much better take to trous
ers. They would look decent
aud would eliminate the second
greatest peril of the problem
tnat of the mad extravaganza of
present fashions.
IA reform in dress must come,
and soon, If We are not to suffer
greatly as nation and 1t must
first come in society RECEIVERS
its old modesty, the working
girl will very quickly get back
hers. AS long as wealthy. girls
dress as they do. the working
girl will copy them.
Nov let us consider the evil
of the dance, as Cherry Hill has
borrowed it from Murry Hill.
With the sbuany hug and 'tur-
key trot' in vogue along Filth
avenue to do but follow suit and
introduce them,. too!
The East Side dances present
ly became shocklngly improper.
for. their imitation was not only
slavish but enthusiastic.
I'VE haven't danced here. at
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-08-16
County Sunday
6hool Convention,

When a few generations agosa
young man named Robert Paikes
in England gathered together a
few ragged and unkept children
out of the streets and taugh:
them the simple and beautiful
stories of the Bible on Sunday
afternoons. He little imagined
what blessings under God would
spring from such small beglnn-
ings. Seeing the success of his
works others were encouraged to
undertake a like work. Soon
Sunday Schools were springing
up all over Protestant England
and America. TO day-the Sun
day school is the handmade "of
the church for tits out or fcffris-
tain homes through the Sunday
schools.that most people come
1tlUO Oi1o3 o3CiluICu. - ''
The Sunday schools are found
ed upon the truth Of Gods Word.
"Train up child IN the way he
should go and when be it old he
will not depart from it." How
true! AS the twig is bent so Is
the tree is inclined.
The Roman Catholics say that
if you Will1et them Eavera child
until 1t is seven, you cah have it
for the rest of the timeftfo it's
heart will then be- fixed in the
Roman Catholic faith.
In view OF these facts how i'm
portant 1T then is that the church.
in allfits denominations should
earnestly endeaver to push for
ward the Sunday School work.
A convention OF the town and
county Sunday Schools is called
Ito meet for this very purpose in
Starkville on the 2Otfl of this
month. Mr.. Fred young state
Sunday School Secretary will
be on hand. Live speeches will
be made on all clases of S. S..
work. Entertainment will be pro-,
vided for all visitors in the
homes of the town, Will you
not attend the sessions of the
Convention? By so doing you
will both assist in giving or re-
ceive a blessing.
F. z. Browne.
Mr.. J. M. Montgomery spent
a week in the Delta at Deeson,
Bolivar county, visiting in the
home of Prof. w. r. Perkins.
He says that he was very favor
ably impressed with the fine
crops, corn and cotton, there are
large acreges OF corn planted
The growing Of corn in the
Delta is one of the most encour-
aging objects to the country, for,
in this section the people have
always entertained the idea that
nothing but cotton was raised
there to purchase every article
that the people consumed in that
section. -
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-08-16

Miss Ella Rodgers Gum and
Miss Tennie Hogan, ofrStarkviile
returned to their home yesterday.
after a pleasant visit to Miss
Nell Carter. Columbus Dispatch
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-08-16

Mr.. J. O. Thomas was visit.
or here wednesday and brought
with him a copy of The Oktibbe-
New Era. published 38 years ago
and we will from time to time
publish pieces from it. The
paper has to be handled with
great caution to keep it in tact,
as 1T has been folded many times
and the creases are eq ual to be-
ing cut almost. We are oblige
to MIR. Thomas and will endeav-
or to returnthe ancient journal in
as good state as presented, for
he wishes to. hand itdown to hls
children's children.
DIR, @. O. French, Of Bent Oak,
Lowndes County, spent Sunday
at home with his family, return.
ed Monday morning.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1912-08-16

the settlement for three months
now, because our East Side girls
too closely initiated in their
dances those of Newport and
Filth avenue.
The herald., 1912-12-12
WOODMEN CHRISTMAS TREE.

The Christmas tree committee o
Orange Camp No. s, WOodmen of the
World, met at Chairman Donner's res
idenCe. No. S07 Opelousas avenue, Mon
day, for the purpose of tabulating the
returns from the requests sent out fol-
the names of the members children
desiring to participate in the distribu
tiOn of toys and to arrange other de
tails with the result that there were
received requests for $50 children.
1t was decided to have the distribu
tion at Pythian Hall on Tuesday, Dec
"a. at o'clock p. m.
The committee has made prepare.
tions for the above number of children
only, and, therefore, wi
other children into the hall on that
night. 1t was agreed, however, that
adults, whether Woodmen or not.
would be admitted into the hall to
witness the celebration, but the only
children to be admitted would be those
in possession of the cards of admission
which the committee will issue in due
time.
Persons desiring information per-
tanning to this tree can procure same
from the committee, which is composed
as follows: Charles J. Bonner, chair
man; l.. F. Gisch, ex-officio; J. H. Keep.
The herald., 1912-12-12
MAYOR IN NEW YORK.

Acting Mayor Kicks received a tele
gram from Mayor Behrman Tuesday
advising that he would arrive Saturday
morning. The Mayor now is in New
York. He will stop on his way home
at Atlanta to attend the meeting OF
representatives of cities interested in
the Panama canal, to be held there
Wednesday and Thursday.
The herald., 1912-12-12
1ANcY ALMOND BOXES.

them between the finger and thumb
the skins will readily come of. Dry
In clean cloth.
Put tablespoonful or less of olive
oil, according to the quantity Of al.
monds, in another small bowl. Put in
the almonds and stir them round till
all are coated with oil. Then roll them
In salt Put them in the oven, which
should be moderately hot. and leave
them till pale brown. Take them out,
shake off the superfuous salt and
when cold they are ready to serve.
Sugared nuts are nice. Nearly all
nuts except peanuts are palatable in
this shape Hickory nuts and butter.
nuts are especially good.
Have the meats picked from the
shells. Boil granulated sugar with
enough water to dissolve It, stirring rs
little as possible. When It can be
drawn out In thread stir in the nuts
and let them cook a very little, for II
left too long on the stove the oils will
be drawn from them. Pour thInIy on
platters, and when cold they will he
found to separate easily.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Algerines at Law.

John Lamana ct al to Mrs. Carolina
DiCristina, interest, etc, in and to
lots. Homer Monroe, Nunez and New,
ton, S425 cash.-Patorno.
Estate of Peter Lamana TO same, in.
terest, etc, in and to property above,
$425 cash.-Patorno.
Mrs. Carolina DiCristina ct ais to
John Lamana, lots. Diana, Nunez,
Newton and Verret, $3.50 terms.-Pa-
torno.
Mrs. Chas. r. Corbett to John
Schroeder, , lots, Patterson, Vallette,
Belleville and Pelican, $4,000 terms
O'COnnOr
Eureka Homestead Society to Al
phonse Riquard, lot, Atlantic, Pacific,
Homer and Jackson, $l,1OO terms
Mahoney.
The herald., 1912-12-12
SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN.
Neither Original Nor Enlightened, 10
Helen keIler's Verdict.

Helen keIler's Verdict.
doubt il the women in Shake.
speare's comedies are to be taken Sc
riously. They are pretty creatures In
tended to be played by boys. They are
the vehicle of any more or less fitting
strain OF poetry which happens to
please the poet Alice in Wonderland
is very real little girl. but one would
not make a grave, scholarly analysis of
the traits OF character which she dis
plays In her encounter with the mock
turtle. Neither should we press too
heavily upon ShakeSpeares poetry to
extract his beliefs about women. The
unrivaled sonnets voice the praise and
also the petulant dissatisfaction Of n
man in love or pretending to be In love
for the purpose of poetry. The woman
worship in the sOnnets and in the glow
ing passages of the plays spoken by
gallants in pursuit of their ladies is
only the conventional romanticism com
mon in medieval and renaissance liter
AZURE
Shakespeare's phrasing outflies that
Of all other poets. But his ideas of
women are neither original nor en-
lightened. In studying the social ideas
OF a writer and his time we often learn
more from his unconscious testimony
than from his direct eloquence. Portia
is wise, witty. learned. disguised as
man; but she is disposed Of without
protest through her fathers will and its
irrational accidents to a commonplace
bankrupt courtier. and the tacit impli-
cation is that she is happily bestowed
Where Shakespeare brings Portals ca
reer to an. end a modern comedy would
begin. In the other plays the delight
full heroine is hurried off at the close
Of the fifth act into the possession of a
man whom she would not look at if she
were as wise and strong and witty as
the situations have represented her.
Helen Keller In Metropolitan.
The herald., 1912-12-12
FANCY DISHES.
Nodded Rice or Gelatin May Be Hand
comeIy Decorated.

Nodded Rice or Gelatin May Be Hand
comedy Decorated.
The side dishes for the Christmas
banquet should be made as attractive
as possible. Fruit and nuts may he
served in gelatin. Chicken salad may
go to the table in a rice mold or
sweets may be used in the same form
The mold chosen for the rice should be
one Of those with a hollow center. in
which the salad or dessert may be
placed Parsley or bits of holly can be
laid along the outside of the dish, and.
In the case of gelatin desserts, they
may be adorned with candied or mar
aschino cherries.
A delicious fruit cream Is thus
made: Take two tablespoonfuls of
graduated gelatin in a pan and cover
it with a cupful Of cold milk Soak
for an hour and then place it over a
saucepan OF boiling water that 1t may
dissolve slowly.
Whip half a pint of thick cream
sweeten 1t TO taste and flavor with
teaspoonful Of vanilla and a cupful of
chopped dates. Strain the gelatin slow
ly through muslin into the cream
(which must be evenly stirred mean.
while), place In a wet mold and when
set turn out and garnish with split
The herald., 1912-12-12
Another Kind.

The late Justice Wills once made a
rather cutting remark to a barrister.
The barrister was. in the judges pri-
vate opinion. simply wasting the time
OF the court. and in the course of a
long winded speech he dwelt at quite
unnecessary length on the appearance
OF certain bags connected with the
case.
They might" he went on pompous-
ly-they might have been full bags, or
they might have been half filed bags,
or they might even have been empty
bags, orr
"Or perhaps" dryly interpolated the
judge, "theS might have been wind
bagsF-London Answers.
The herald., 1912-12-12

glace cherries. Garnish with sprigs OF
holly or pine.
A handsome fruit mold may be
made as follows:
Prepare gelatin In the usual way
When slightly cooled pour It over Nal
aga grapes and halves of English wal.
nuts in the bottom of a china or crys
tai bowl.
The grapes should be halved and the
seeds removed. and If the gelatin is not
a tart flavor orange or lemon Juice
should be added.
Stir slightly to distribute the fruit.
stand in cold place to chill thorough
ly and serve with sweetened whipped
cream, Garnish with sprigs of holly.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Strenuous Training.

There Is good story Of 'th"pnv
WarbNrton. one time famous ~ =
runner. When Warburtou came L"
London and ran the southern contin
gent Off its feet some one asked hun
how he came to take up running.
"Well," replied the Lancastrian. Il
came from a large family. tha knows
We lads all worked at t mill. and il
wor a good mile from t house. As we
only had one spoon in t house at meal
times. we all ran home rs hard as we
could to get it, And | usually got
there first"-LondOn Answers
The herald., 1912-12-12
GET WHAT YOU WANT.
You Can Finally Grasp It if You Are
Persistent and Patient.

Get what you want In this world
It's here waiting for you. All you have
TO do is 10 reach for it If you reacl
hard enough and far enough and loul
enough you'll get il. no matter what il
is you want
Suppose you are foolish enough tC
want great wealth. You can get il
But to get IT you must make up youl
mind that you want wealth: that you
want 1t above everything else in the
world
Observe an industrious alien with a
pushcart He wants $1,000. He sleeps
in a cellar. He rises at 4. He works till
10 at night. He denies himself food to
save. Some day he will have his thou
sand dollars.
But" you protest, Il can't sleep in
a cellar. I'm above running q push
cart" Very well. then. There is little
likelihood that you will ever be rich
There are other things that you want
more than wealth-your comfort. your
social position.
y
pose that ii is success you want Good,
There are few joys in this world that
can compare with the joy of achieve
ment. Set your mark and start climb
ing toward it. You'll reach 1t If you
keep at it. BE persistent and be pa.
tent. II yOu are in Maine you can't
wish yourself in California. You can't
get there overnight. either. But you'n
get there some time IL you start and
keep going. even if you go on your
hands and knees
But remember this: No man ever
climbs higher than the mark he sets
himself. No man ever reaches the top
walking sideways No man achieves
who keeps turning back.
And one thing more:
Pick your apple carefully before you
start to climb the tree Some apples
are william Johnston IN Amer
lean Magazine.
The herald., 1912-12-12

per, A. Spitzfaden, Jr., F. c. Hymei
George G. Brunssann, w. F. Sperie
and Charles VI. McCloskey.
Returns received after the set date
Dec. :. will not be considered.
The committee has received mum
Der of requests for children whose
ages are below those set by the com
mittee, and these as well as the he
phews, grandchildren, etc, were SCI
aside and not provided for. as the orig
inal plans did not take such children
into it.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Punsters.

Douglas Jerrold. when challenged tc
make pun on the zodiac. replied, by
Geminl, ! Cancer"
Theodore Hook. when be was impro-
vtslng at a party, and a Mr.. Winter. a
well known inspector of taxes. was an
nounced. went on without a moments
break In his performance:
Here comes Mr.. Winter. inspector Of
taxes
I'd advise ye TO give him whatever he
axes.
I'd advise We to give him without any
fiummery.
For though his names Winter his actions
are summary.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Precocious Fox.

Charles James Fox is probably the
only man who ever made a maiden
speech in the commons while still a
youth In his teens He was nineteen
when he took his seat for Midhurst,
ana within few months he had made
three excellent speeches. And yet
even at this early age Fox used fire.
quently to sit up all night drinking and
gambling.
The herald., 1912-12-12
CHRISTMAS NUTS.
Served In Various Forum In Dainty
Souvenir Boxes.

Served In Various Forum In Oaint,
Souvenir Boxes.
Nuts or nut dainties are generally
part Of the Christmas feast Sugared
or sailed almonds may be served in
souvenir boxes like those illustrated
here. These are made of cotton to rep
resent snowballs, the eyes, nose and
mouth being painted on with water
colors. The tin cup and funnel make
quaint covers for the larger boxes
Fancy lids shaped out of pasteboard
may be covered with Grape paper.
When mixed nuts are served have
them cracked before they are taken
to the table. See that there Is a small
portion Of salt at each cover. Nuts
with salt are valuable as an aid to di
gestion.
II you prefer to make your own salt
ed almonds put an ounce or two of
almonds in a bowl, pour boiling water
over them, cover and let them stand
for FIVE or six minutes By pressing
The herald., 1912-12-12
FOR FIREMEN'S ELECTION.

At conference of candidates for
membership on the board of trustees of
the Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund
who were voted for Wednesday, officers
who presided at the election were Sc
lected Tuesday. Among them was
Capt. Joseph Caruso of Engine No. L..
The balloting was from O'Clock until
3 o'clock.
The herald., 1912-12-12
The Dancer.

A lawyer while conducting his case
cited the authority Of a doctor of law
yet alive.
My learned friend" interrupted the
Judge, you should never go upon the
authority Of any save that of the dead
The living may change their minds
Nos Loisirs.
The herald., 1912-12-12
8ackhapdad

Bess-I don't like that Mr.. Cutting.
Jess-That's unkind Of you. heard
him say something awfully sweet
about you yesterday. Bess-Oh, did he?
what was 1t? Jessie said he imag.
ined you must have been perfectly
charming as a girl.-Cleveland Leader
The herald., 1912-12-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Henry A. Tapie to American Home.
stead Company, lot. Opelousas. Allan.
tic, Pacific and Evelina, $1,000 CASH
CharbOnnet.
Purchaser to vendor, same property,
$1,000 ms.-CharbOnnet
The herald., 1912-12-12
He Marked.

"This." said the enthusiastic young
reporter. "is going to be one Of the
best stories the paper has had for
month Now. mark my words"
Whereupon the editor seized his large
club shaped blue pencil and so did.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Cause and Effect.

Mrs. Smythe has a beautiful new
plume for her hat"
Il thought so. just met her bus.
band"
Did be tell you about itY
mo- but he looked as If he had Just
been plucked. Houston Post.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Deadly.

Il understand that a number of wo-
men have learned to smoke cigars"
said the frivolous observer.
Il don't believe it." replied Mr.. Meek.
ton. THE kind Of cigars that women
buy nobody could smoke."-Washing.
ton Star.
The herald., 1912-12-12
A Buttonhole.

Little Bess-How do you make but.
ton holes, Nellie? Little Nell-Oh, Just
take a hole and sew eye winkers all
round it-Chicago News
The herald., 1912-12-12
The Medical Students.

The Medical Students.
PendletOn-W What are the two great
est wishes of a medical STUDENT
Kerfer-Give It up. What are they?
Pendleton-TO put DIR" before his
own name and DR." after the names
OF other people.
The herald., 1912-12-12

Riches are like sea water, the more
you drink the thirstier you become
Schopenhauer.
Preferred Shakespeare to Poetry.
Mrs. Wood B. Highbrow was outlin.
ing to her caller the program of her
literary club for the ensuing year.
"And will you study poetry also, Mrs
HighbrowT" inquired the caller.
"Oh. nor responded Mrs. Highbrow
pompously. I'VE intend to keep right
on with Shakespeare."-K City
Star.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Sarcastic.

softly-rd have you to understand
Sir, that I'm not such fool as / look
sarcast-Well, then, you have much to
be thankful for.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Jupiter.

Although Jupiter is 1887 times big
ger than the earth, it is only 800 times
heavier.
The herald., 1912-12-12
JUDICIAL MORTGAGES.

Pierre laurie and II. 4. Lieto in
solido 10 Carondelet Investment Co..
Aug. .Chabaud, proprietor: $40. inter
est and costs.
The herald., 1912-12-12
Looks Ominous,

LOOKS OminouS.
II fear l have made mistake"
"Whyy
HE proposed in a taxicab. The min.
ute ] accepted him he paid the bill
and we got out and walked"-Kansas
City journal.
The herald., 1912-12-12
CONVENTIONAL MORTGAGES.

Joseph F. 4. CAST to Paul II. Tes-
sier, 1925, note, year, per cent. 4
lots, Patterson, Wagner, Pelican ave-
nue. and Webster.-Ma honey.
The herald., 1912-12-12
The Talbot Palm.

The leaf Of the Ceylon TALBOT palm
which grows to 100 feet in height, is SO
wide that 1t will cover twenty men.
Putnam patriot., 1912-01-12

does he mean by risking his neck without any practice"
 "He came to see me" she whis- pered, and stood confessed.
 "Godl" said Bailey, quite reverently. after a moment of speeches. stupe- faction. "You, and himl"
 She lifted .confiding eyes to him, moving nearer.
 Tt is a secret, but I wanted you to know because you like us both. Dick said you loved MT. Lestrange."
 "Yes," was the dazed assent.
 well, then But come, he is waiting"
 She was sufficiently unlike the usual Miss French to bewilder any one. Bailey dumbly followed her across the park. carrying his hat in his hand.
 A short distance from the pavilion Emily stopped abruptly. turning a startled face to her companion.
 Some one is there" she said. Some one is speaking. I forgot that Uncle Ethan had gone out" 1 She heard Bailey catch his breath oddly. Her own pulses began to beat with heavy irregularity, as few steps farther brought the two opposite the open arcade There they halted, 1 frozen.
 In the place Emily had left, where all her feminine toys still lay, MT. French was seated as one exhausted by the force of overmastering emo- tion; his hands clenched on the arms | of the chair; his face drawn with pas sion. Opposite him stood Lestrange. l colorless and still as Emily had never