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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

By Miss Edna Goodrich

face what sort OF heads were, they? Loose ana
had It's root not in the beauty Of the women but IN
their own vanity. These men want to be seen with
to envy them That which the poor beauty. yearninx
as all women do for sincere affection, mistook for
90 the .0r ya o not S.
woman who had been an enchantress Of interna-
GSst In Il. N, s been
lfe desired by above all things else the love Of
a manly man. is generally denied the beauty.
Middle Age Grief, Old Age Tragedy.
Consider the marriages Of great beauties which
Of them has been happy? The genuinely happy mar.
rage is generally unknown to them. Their fault.
you sayf In part. perhaps. for while q beauty NAV
gradually. unconscously Every foolish person Who
ishness and conceit in her. She is spoiled" when
she reaches the altar Of marriage. The arm on
strong trusty It cannot or does lot. suide
her into wise paths. nor toward the heights Of
"Al beauties are spoiled" remains true while under
kind. firm guidance they might become women Of
Certain sayings about beauties pass Into proverb.
ana beauties hear them 50 often th. they
do not together" This heard SO often discouraras
them. and hopeless Of living down this untrue sayns
And THIS brings me to the greatest dsadvant.r.
OF al the disadvantages of being beauty. Because
Of poor training in youth beautiful girl thinks that
Of the gods Creatures gather about the candle
OF her beauty. They are moths, but she mistaLas
them for men. She does not need to but forth .nv
effort to attract. There is need to cultivate har
brain or her character. she thinks. Everything ;N;
Gates that her beauty Is enough She wastes ha
youth. 'es ne1
She lays riches Of the charm of cu,trr.a
mind and harmonious character When middle
age comes it finds her empty hearted and emntw
handed, Often grieve to say empty.handed. Tbo,
deeper, richer charm which holds love to the ana "a
never had That is the reason middle age is cr Sas
and old age a tragedy to q beauty. e-Aei'
Two Portraits of Edna Goodrich Who
Is Generally Rated as Beauty
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

tue market as
a commercial
article. It has
been widely en-
ployed as .
basis for cos
metics. In itself
1t Is harmless
and even bene-
fetal - barring
one rather seri-
GUS drawback
which will pre-.
sently be men.
toned. But It
has been the
custom Of man.
ufacturers OF
uostrums to add
a little scent
q n d coloring
matter. and sell
1t at fancy
prices u n d . T
one trade name
or Another-tho
fraud In this
case consulting
In the sale q
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

deprived as 1t
Is Of the protec
ton which ma
ture has pro
vided for It
Further appH'
cations Of the
lotion do more
damage, pro-
ducing irrita-
ton. roughness
and cracking OF
the skin. These
symptoms flor
lack OF the out
or protective
coat are likely
to be followed
by germ infec-
ton. which re-
suits In .
"breaking out. =
or eruption Of .
most disagree
able and even
di0tr . . . ] Nc
character.
Recently the
Bureau Of Chem
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03
c.n,, Ear. Drink or Dress a. You Wish.


II ia hard work to keep ones reputation OF being
. heauty. You cannot dress your hair hurriedly in
= new mode and go down town to shop Not at ALL
You must IL you a beauty. Work hours at the
mirror studying yourself at every ANGLE to be sure
that YOUR couture adapted to yourself You cannot
~ Won are In high spirits, take hop. skip and jump
.,vwnere You must move slowly and gracefully
with a dignity betting the reputation you didn't
want hut which the public has forced upon you.
Won can't eat what you like because it may make
Won fat You can't drink ice cream soda lest Il.
muddy your complexion. You have to take horrid
exercises before going to bed and 60 through even
worse contortions when you get up to keep your
Aeure II you 60 to Sherrys to luncheon you cannot
forget that peoples eyes are focused upon you
Suddenly you feel though thrust into an 10y pool
Some woman is staring at you' ana saying why did
II costs a great deal of time to be beauty. You
must give twice much time to shopping as
palmer and more fortunate woman does You
cannot hurry through q months shopping in two
hours and dash on to a matinee You must keep
nj it steadily a galley slave at his oars You
must the lives out OF the snop girls and give
is as important an election. Instead OF spending
time with books with your friends you must rest
and take beauty treatments because you beauty.
II cnsts a great deal Of money You cannot anord
to wear coarse cloth nor have i-cut clothes. fine
picture must have good frame. Empty your purse
or to refunsh your apartment for clothes you must
have many Of them, and expensive ones
These the lesser dissdvanas gs. They In.
Of your beauty and your good disposition.
come now to the greater DISADVANTAGES affecting
the vital things in every womans Me-bs she artist
It is a fact known by beauties and suspected BY
Others that beautiful women do not attract the best
csor eoys Or ta men ~ so. about
Tor physical beauty. Men who are worth while are
Attracted but briefly by It II at All Recall ths sort
Of men who have lost their heads over . beautiful
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03
The World Is Cruel to { Beauty.

The World Is Cruel to Beauty.
IT, as is the case with some OF the most famous
beauties they are the stage, their deouts are
torment The audience notices when the unusuaV
handsome woman walks upon the stage an excep'ional
endowment of good looks and at once this purchases
her lack Of experience. ,,
"Pretty but gawky!" Handsome, but norriDle
actress!" These Encouraging phrases float up 10 ne
and nearly put end to her career throuSn nea.s
failure or apopexy. Year after year 1t Is the saT
and when, after she has gained experience anu sn
she improves, the improvement Is gruoihsy uo.e .
by the critics. The world is as cruel to peauey
as It is kind to lover. 1t seems TO oeny nes
everything but the beauty. and that II discounts on"
decries -. -. .o,orv
Soon a beauty learns that she does not pe,one
to herself but public. She may be the aaugne
OF a nauttmionaire the eighteen.ooiiai hort
girl at the end of the chorus line, but IN suois
time she will find that she is only hersel-n na
The public has part in her. 1t speaks OF our May.
ar New York's lovely Miss Smith, Her pesu..
is not her own. She is not her own Inc puolt ~
her and making rude personal remarks. as, ou AZ
not up to the mark to-day. Wonoer wna' ~.
matter? She is the kind that ages fast Inc puoi.o
feels 1t has the equal right to critlcze oea a
as freely as mayor the head OF tne stFee' ea
ing department -. 49, r,u.r
ho She is always on exhibition. She has the sense
NJ being always on parade. beautiful woman longs
TO get into a sweater and run about Win ner 1aI
mussed as other women do, but she must not: NV.
some one may be looking over back fence or Out
1T An attic window, training field glasses on neI:
and saving "She a beauty? Why, she's lrlgnt
This Is especially unforgivable in this country IN
rurone one is permitted to perspre. and wear
sweater and big loose boots and that Is the reason
IN efa
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

SIX any beautiful woman who thinks what
~ advantage her beauty has been to her anu
4 = she will None. On the contrary
Il has been decided disadvantage" She VIII DO
quite honest saying. for she will tell the truth
For this give reasons. convincing to myself
and, hope, satisfying to you. At any rate snaH
try and If can convey to you onehaf the earnest
protest that lies in the soul OF beauty against
her lot you will pity instead Of envy the woman who
Is beautiful
Beauty has always seemed to me beacon on the
high seas Of life. beacon suggests something nasn'
ing brilliant and wonderful. does 1t not? And yet
what is beacon on the high seas? lighthouse
calling attention to the rocks about 1t. That 10
precisely beauty does 1t calls attention to the
imperfections which it lights. throwing them into
more cruel relief. How often have you heard some
one exclam, What pretty girl! Isn't 1t pity
she is 80 fat?" or. what sweet face! Isn't 1t
q shame that she is AWKWARD" And most often
you have heard: "Shes pretty. but hasn't an ounce
OF brains" 49, ,....
Really, physical beauty only accentuates the Acks
which might pass unnoticed were the owner PLAIN
Of face or form. I am speaking honestly Wnen Ssy
that beauty is a cruel light turned garsny upU a
all the crudenesses of youth and faws OF Hinu a
character Were not for certain outward
these inward uglnesses would scarcely 20 ailt ~
certainly would not be thrown darngly upon Tug
screen of the public mind. Because woman u
beautiful too much Is expected of her, every Vely
good looking woman l have known l nave heaiu
moan at some time: $50 much IL expecteo u
beauty"
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he should take with him into eternity.
when just beyond him he saw Harriet.
She stood motionless with look OF
mute agony on her fair young face.
watching Stuart talk to Biyens' wife.
His finger slipped from the trigger.
and his hand loosed its deadly grip.
Have l forgotten my baby?" he cried
in sudden anguish. And then another
vision flashed through his excited
brain. A courtroom. Il prisoner. his
own bowed figure the center of thou
sand eyes while the jury brought in
their verdict.
His breath came in labored gaSps as
one mad thought succeeded another.
''Nor' be said hoarsely. Il must
save her. / must be cunning must
succeed-not fail. must get what
came here for. l must save my baby.
My own fate is Of no importance. She
is everything"
Bivens had taken from him by fraud
his formula. destroyed his business and
robbed him of all be possessed. The
law gave him power to hold it. He.
too. would appeal tc the same power
and take what belonged to him. No
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matter how, he would take it. and he
would take 1t tonight.
Bivens had boosted that his favorS
in jewery would be worth $4,000.
The doctor turned quickly and began
to search the house until he found the
half drunken servant arranging these
packages under the direction of Sec
rotary. These favors had been made
for the occasion by famous jeweler-
diamond pin of peculiar design. VI
gold deaths head with diamond teeth
and eyes surmounted by butterfly
and a caterpillar. The stones in each
piece were worth 500. They lay ON a
table In little open jewel boxes, fifty in
box. and each box contained $4,000
worth of gold and precious stones.
The doctor inspected the boxes With
EXPLANATIONS of wonder and admira-
ton. He bent low over the table for
an instant. and when he left one of the
Jewel cases rested securely in his
pocket.
He was amazed at his own skill
and a thrill of fierce triumph filed
his being as he realized that he had
succeeded and that his little girl would
go to Europe and complete her work.
He spoke pleasantly to the secretary
and congratulating him on his good
fortune in securing such a master.
turned and stroled leisurely back to
the ballroom.
Not for a moment did he doubt the
safety Of his act. He was chemist
and knew the secret of the laboratory.
He would melt the gold into single
bar and sell the diamonds as he need
| ed them. His only regret was that he
! could not have taken the full amount
| he had demanded of the little scOnn-
drel. He found Harriet and they start
| ed at once for home.
did you have good timer
"Yes, when could forget the pain
in my heart You succeeded? It's
all right? I'm going abroad at once
to study?"
The doctor laughed aloud in burst
Of fierce joy.
Certainly. my dear.
The tears sprang into the gentle eyes
as she answered gratefully.
"You can't know how happy you've
made me-
Bivens, who had heard the doctors
laughter. passed and said with exag-
| gerated courtesy:
81 trust you have enjoyed the even
ing. Woodman?''
The doctor laughed again in his face.
'More than l can possibly tell you"
Bivens followed to the door and
watched him slowly walk down the
| steps,
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who sat at Mans tables. there could
be no question about the quality OF
the dinner set before them.
When the feast ended at 1890 Nan
led the way to the ballroom. where
the entertainment by hired dancers,
singers and professional entertainers
began on an improvised stage.
During this part Of the program the
women and men of the banquetlng
party who were to appear in the fancy
dress ball at II. including Nan. retired
to the rooms above to dress for their
parts.
Stuart noted with some establishment
the peculiar somber effects of the ball
room. He had expected scene of
splendor. Instead the impression was
distinctly funeral. The lights were
dimmed like the interior of theater
during the performance. and the lofty
gilded ceilings with their mural decora-
tions seemed to be draped in tlmy
black Grape.
The professional entertainment be-
gan on the little stage amid univer-
sal gable which made it impossible
for anything save pantomime to be in
tellisible beyond the footlghts. Star
after star. whose services had cost
$1,000 each for one hour, appeared
without commanding the slightest at
tention.
Stuart turned to the program in his
hand and idly read the next number:
"A song by an unknown star"
He was wondering what Joke the
manager was about to perpetrate on
the crowd when his ear caught the nrst
sweet notes OF Harriet's voice singing
the old song he loved 50 well. the song
she had nrst sung the day he came
from the south.
His heart gave throb OF pain. Who
could have prepared this humiliation
for his little pal? He pushed his way
through the throng of chattering fools
until he stood alone straight in front OF
the slender little singer. She saw him
at once. smiled and sang as he had
never heard her sing. TO his further
surprise Stuart saw the doctor stand
ing in the shadows at the corner OF the
stags looking over the gossiping. noisy
crowd with look Of anger and horror.
When the last note Of the song died
away. Quivering with supernatural
tenderness and passion. be brushed Q
tear from his eyes. lifted his hands
high above his head and made q mo-
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spot I've brought back by magic to-
night from our youth?
Pm afraid I'll wake up and ma
I'm dreaming"
Stuart gazed with increasing astonish-
ment at the magniticently set table.
Winding in and out among the soma
silver candelabra a tiny stream or
crystal water flowed among miniature
trees and flowers on it's banks. The
flowers were all blooming orchids OF
rarest coloring and weirdly fantastic
shapes.
The service was all made for this
occasion. silver. cut glass and china.
Each piece had stamped or etched on
it the coat Of arms of his native state,
with the motto. Peace and Plenty"
"And you've done all this In six
weeks? It's Incredible"
',rhe world will say tomorrow morn
ing that | have given this lavish Ell
tertainment for vulgar display. In a
sense it's true. | am trying to eclipse
in splendor anything New York has
ScGA. KOul 1 NOuAt tLC wi ~ u.s.
we'll spent to have seen the smile on
your face when you looked at thai
painting of our old hills. would have
given FIVE times as much at any mo-
ment the past ten years to have known
that you didn't hate me-"
You know it now"
YES" she answered tenderly. "You
have said so with your lips before
now you mean it. You are your ole
handsome self tonight"
Apart from the charm of Mans pres
ence Stuart found the dinner itself
stupid affair. so solemnly stupid 1t a
last became funny. In all the mag
nificently dressed crowd he looked II
vain for man or woman OF real in
| tellectual distinction. He saw only
money. money, money!
in spite of the low murmurs of Mans
beautifully modulated voice In his ears
he found his anger slowly rising. NO
against any one in particular. bu
against the vulgar ostentation in which
these people moved. and the vapid as
sumption Of superiority with Whirt
they evidently looked out upon thu
world
But whatever might have been lack
ing in the wit and genius OF the guest:
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Dance of Death.

A FLUSH OF excited pleasure
a overspread Stuart's face as
~ he led his beautiful hostess to
SKA the dining room. Apparently
on entering the banquet hall they were
stepping outdoors into an enehanted
nine forest The walls were complete
" hidden by painted scenery repre-
senting the mountains OF western
North Carolina. The room had been
Transformed into a forest. trees and
shrubbery melting impercepdbly into
the scenery on the walls and mock
ing birds were singing in cages hldoen
high among the boughs OF the trees
"Why. Man," Stuart gasped. that
view of the river hills at home
where You and I used to roam"
.swell. If you hadn't recognized IT.
should never have forgiven you Are
Won pleased with my fantasy"
"Pieased ID not the word feF IL,
he replied quickly. I'm overwhelmed
I never thought you 80 sentimental
"Perhaps I'm not; perhaps I've only
done this to please a friend. DO you
BEGIN 70 feel at home in this little
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Imagination was vivid enough to have
dreamed half the splendors of such a
life when you turned from the little
cottage | built for YOU"
4 look of pain clouded the fair face
and she lifted her jeweled hand.
please. Jim, Id like to forget some
things"
''And you haven't forgotten"
She looked straight into his eyes and
answered in even tones:
mo"
Both were silent for q long while
and then they began to talk In low
tones Of the life they had lived AS boy
and girl In the old south and forgot
the flight OF time.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The PARTING of the WsyA.


THE two weeks which followed
the Bivens ball were the
happest Harriet Woodman
had known since Mans
shadow had fallen across her life.
Every moment was crowded with the
work of preparing for her trip. except
the hours she could not refuse Stuart.
who had suddenly walked to the fact
that something beautiful was going
out of his life
Harriet watched him with keen joy
and deep in her heart secret hope
began to grow slowly.
The day she sailed he refused to go
with her to the pier.
why. Jim. you must come with
me"' she protested.
"No, | can't. little pal. Goodby."
He watched the cab roll down Fourth
street toward the pier while great
wave of loneliness overwhelmed him.
At night the doctor was not at home.
Stuart raped on his door next morn
ing and got no answer The girl said
he had spent the night out-she didn't
know where.
AS Stuart was about to leave for his
office the doctor entered. His bloodshot
eyes were sunken deep behind his
brows. his face haggard and his
shoulders dropped. Stuart knew he
had tramped the streets all night in
stupor of hopeless misery.
Stuart took his outstretched hand
and led him into the library. Il
know why you tramped the streets: the
old house is very lonely"
II never knew what loneliness meant
beforew The big hand fell in a
gesture of despair.
Stuart pressed his hand.
81 understand. I'm younger than you.
DOCTOR but l, too, have walked that
way alone You're oil in: you must go
to bed and Sleep"
When Stuart returned early from his
work in the afternoon he found u
group of forlorn women and children
standing beside the stoop. pale. elf
ish looking boy Of ten. whose face APP,
peared to be five years older. sat ON the
lower step crying.
whats the matter. kiddie?" he ask
ed kindly.
II wants de doctor-ne mudder'sl
sick. She'll croak before mornin' eff he'll
don't come-dey all wants him." HcI
waved his dirty little hand toward theI
others. HE amt come around no morel
for a week. The goil says we can't see
him-he's asleep"
IN tell him you're here. The doc
tors been i'll himself"
He urged the doctor to so at once to-
see his patients. The work he loved
would restore his spirits. He was dunn
founded at the answer he received.
no. no! I'm in no mood TO work. I
couldn't help them. I'd poison and kill
them all. feeling as do today. A ply
sician can't heal the sick unless there's
healing in his own soul. I'd bring
death. not life. into their homes. Tell
them to go away"
Stuart emptied his pockets of all the
money he had in desperate effort to
break their disappointment.
THE doctors too i'll to see you now.
he explained HE sent this money for
you and hopes it viii help you over the
worst until he can come"
He divided the money among them,
and they looked at it with duh disap-
pointment. They were glad to get It.
but what they needed more than mon
ey was the hope and st .gth OF their
friends presence.
IT. L. oook;n,,n3 -, rA~k sccy1M
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-15
D0rOfhy'S
Campaign
Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary
preasl
By John Phirip orrh

Copyright, 1911. by Associated Literary
Press.)
State Senator John Andrews, widow.
err. with a daughter Dorothy, had heard
things, but had been too busy starting
his campaign for reelection to inves-
tigate them. Those things had been
about his daughter, and what they
were he finally got around to say:
Look here, they tell me you have
gone into this nonsensical suffragette
business" F"t
Eyes, father" was the quiet reply.
Il want you to drop it."
II will just as soon as my commit
tee reports" '
"CommitteeT ,4n
yes. We have a committee on leg
islative graft, and / am, the chairman
OF It. We have uncovered some things
to astonish the public"
'Eh? Eh2" queried the senator as
he sat up as
Il think we shalt be able,to CON-
Wet one or two senator's. 81 al, ,..ts,
do, eh? Well, you won't. and
don't want you fooling with such
things. All this talk about graft is
pure moonshine. Who has been tell
ing you lot OF stuff?"
"Mr Rayburn., He's a young man
on the Examiner you know"
What, you are acquainted with any
one on that dlsh-rag Of Sheet"
almost howled the father.
"Just Mr.. Rayburn, and he's awful
nice
"Nicel Nice! Why the whole pack
Of them on that paper are liars and
scoundrelsl Don't you know that
they are pitching into me in almost
every issue?"
Eyes, but I've heard you say that
your record was so pure that they
couldn't tarnish it." fttu.
"Of course they can't" replied the
senator as he hitched uneasily, "but
one doesn't want the ours yapping
at his heels all the time. You Just
drop that young Rayburn like a hot
potatol"
Il think he is thinking of calling on
you"
'If he does I'll throw him through
q windoWl" @"i4" ~ hb
Thinking of calling on you to ask
for my hand!" et. tqa
The senator gave three jumps. The
first carried him ten feet from his