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The Washington times., 1912-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Ballou will en-
tertan a small party informnlly at
luncheon tomorrow at the Chevy Chase
Club.
The Washington times., 1912-05-11

Miss Armstrong was the honor guest
of Miss katherine Elkins at dinner last
evening.
The Washington times., 1912-05-11

Miss Margery Cotton, who has recent
ly returned to Washington from Porto
RiCa, and is spending some time with
her father. will go to Chicago in June
with her brother, Governor Cotton, to
attend the Republican convention.
=
DR.. and Mrs. Louis c. Lehr have as
The Washington times., 1912-05-11

tantc daughter OF Senator and Mrs.
George f. Chamberlain, of Oregon who
has been making visits in Pittsburgh
and Cleveland. Ohio, have returned TO
Washington.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
Tailored Suits.

The skirts of tailored costumes con
tinue decidedly narrow, although suf
ficient fullness is allowed to give am
pie room for walking. The new jack
cts, with slightly cutaway fronts. ex
tend just to the hips at the sides and
a little longer in the back. The ad
vent of longer jackets, cut half and
three-quarter length, is rumored from
abroad, but for the remainder OF this
year at least hip-length Jackets are
considered the correct length.
Silk velvet is used for facing the
deep collars, wide revers and cuffs, IL
many instances forming simulated pet
ticoat effects at the lower edge of thf
skirt. The regulation coat sleeve
trimmed with a three to five-inch turn
back cuff, is the rule, the kimont
sleeve being confined to the extreme
ly dressy type OF suit.-Harper'i
Bazaar.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
WHITE HAVING GREAT VOGUE
Striking Novelties Shown in This
Most Approved of All CoIors for
the Winter.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

Among the most striking novelties
of the season are the gowns and tail
ored costumes of white corduroy,
cloth or serge. While corduroy suits
are made with little trimming other
than buttons and clever manipulations
of the material itself. Little panels in
which the thick ribs run horizontally
make surprisingly effective decora-
tions. On the cloth costumes corduroy
is often seen in collars, cuffs and but
tons. Among the more unusual white
cloth suits is one with bands Of wide
black silk braid running straight
around the skirt and sleeves and
adorning the large collar and revers.
One Of the handsomest of the white
cloth gowns has a plain skirt, with a
down the left side. Although the lines
of the skirt are Of tho straightest and
1t has the appearance in front OF be-
ing almost extremely narrow, there is
a single big pleat in the back that
gives it considerable actual width.
The waist of the gown is Of coarse
handmade lace, with wide collar
and cuffs of the cloth. There is q
rather wide, shaped, stitched cloth
belt, which is broken in front by the
lace of the waist coming over 1t. A
little satin vest and a stock, cascade
and undersleeves of fine creamy lace
complete the dress.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
CHAPTER Vi.-Continued.

A page boy knocked at the door and
came in holding out on a salver card
for Mr.. Ruggles, and at the Interrupt
ton Galorey rose and invited Ruggles
to go out with him that night to Os-
dene. Lady Galorey will be de-
lighted"
But Ruggles shook his head. THE
boy is coming back here tonight and
Galorey laughed.
Don't you believe It! You don't
know how deep in he is. You don't
know the Duchess Of Breakwater.
Once he is with her"
At the same time that the page boy
handed Mr.. Ruggles the card Of the
caller, he gave him as well small
envelope. which contained box tickets
for the Gaiety. Ruggles examined 1t.
IL have got some writing to do,' he
told Galorey, land I'm going to see
a show tonight, and ! think I'll just
stay here and watch my hole"
AS soon as Galorey had left the
Carlton, Mr.. Ruggles despatched his
letters and his visitor. made very
careful toilet, and after waiting until
past eight o'clock for Dan to return
to dinner, dined alone on roast beef
and a tart. and with perfect digestion,
II somewhat thoughtful mind, left the
hotel and walked down the dim street
TO the brilliant Strand, and on foot to
the Gaiety..
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

OF q theater we'll toward midnight. So
the naive Ruggles thought. and better
understood the appearance OF the
young fellows in evening clothes who
lowered on the extreme edge OF the
little crowd. Dan. however. was not
of these.
Look sharp, Cissy." the working
man spoke to his child. holding, ner
we'll up. when she comes hout she'll
pass close to- yer. and you sing hout,
God bless YER
Yes, Dad, WILL" shrilled the child.
The woman In the gray shawl drew
II close about her. Jaw she's a true
lidy. all right. amt she? | expect
you've had some kindness off her as
weil?"
The man nodded over the childs
shoulder. Used to be a scene shifter,
and Miss Lane found out about my lit
tie girl last year-not this lass. not
Cissy, Cissy's sister-and she sent 'er
to a place where it costs the eyes out
of yer head. She's gettin' well fast.
and we. none of us. has seen her or
spoken to Mis- Lane. She doesn't
know our names"
And the woman answered: "She
does lot like that. She's got heart
bigger'n her little body"
And big boy In the front row said
back to the others: We'll. she makes
a mint of money"
And the woman who had spoken be-
fore said: "She gives 1t nearly all
to the poor"
Ruggles was evidently on the poor
side Of the waiting crowd; the hand
full Of riffraff around him with its
stencil of dirt and gin. A better look
ing set collected opposite and there
was the gleam of white shirt fronts.
Now. there she comes" the father
saw her first. Sing out, Cissy."
The door opened and figure quick
ly floated from it. like white rose
blown out into the foggy darkness. 1t
foated down the few steps to the
street between the double row of spec
tators. A white cloak entirely COW
cred the actress Her head was hid
den by white scarf. and she almost
ran the short gantlet to her motor, be-
tween the cries Of God bless you'll
Three cheers for Lefty Lane"-"God
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
COSTS LESS THAN 55
CENTS A BUSHELT TO
RAISE WHEAT IN
CANADA.
A FREQUENT QUESTION AN
SWERED.

Western Canada probably suffered
less from weather conditions during
the year of 1911 than did almost any
other portion of the country. Seeding
was most successful and the growing
conditions up to July were never bet
ter. Crops of all kinds showed Won
derful growth at that time and were
universally good. but there was not
the usually excellent ripening weather
in August and the effects of this were
felt. Many fields that late in July
promised 40 and so bushels yield Cf
wheat were reduced to 25 and 80 bush
els, while some of course gave tho
full expectancy and others somewhat
less. The quality was also lowered.
In face of these conditions. 1t is found
that during the months Of September
and October, the total amount of con-
tract wheat marketed and inspected
was about 20 million bushels, which
realized a total of 1871 million dollars.
the average price for this wheat be-
ing 97A cents; that below contract
for the two months was little over
10 lullliOH Duoutlo, oil aver
age price of 891a cents per bushel
realized a little over eleven million
dollars, or grand total for all wheat
of 80 million bushels, which realized
total of a little over thirty-one mil
lion dollars.
On the first Of November, there
was in the hands of the farmers Of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
for sale and seed about 130 million
bushels of wheat, from which fact
some idea may be had of the value
of the wheat crop of 1911.
A careful canvass made by the Win
nipeg Free Press made of number
Gates that even with the extreme ex-
pense of harvesting the crop, which
has been caused by the bad weather
and difficulty in threshing, wheat has
been produced and put on the market
for less than SO cts. a bushel. The
average freight rate is not over 13
cts. per bushel. This would make the
cost of production and freight 6S cts.
and would leave the farmer an actual
margin on his low-grade wheat OF
17h cts and for his high-grade wheat
of 1914 cts; and though this is not
as large profit as the farmer has
every right to expect, it is a profit
not to be despised, and which should
leave a very fair amount Of money to
his credit when all the expenses OF
the year have been paid, unless tho
value of low-grade wheat sinks very
much below its present level.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
CHAPTER VII.
At the STAGE Entrance.

Ruggles, from his stall, for the
fourth time saw the curtain go up
on "Mandalay" and heard the temple
was not occupied until after the first
act and then the son of his friend
came in alone and sat far back out OF
sight of any eyes but the keenest.
and those eyes were Ruggles'. Lefty
Lane, delicious, fantastic, languishing,
sang to Dan; that was evident to Rug
giles. He was large man and filled
his stall comfortably. He sat through
the performance peacefully, his hands
In his pockets. his big face thought
full. his shirt front ruffled. To look at
him, one must have wondered why he
had come to 'Mandalay." He scarce
Iy lost any of the threads of his own
reflections, though when Miss Lane in
response to a call from the house,
sang her cradle song three times. he
seemed moved. The tones OF her pure
voice, the cradling In her arms OF an
imaginary child, her apparent dove
like purity. her grace and sweetness,
and her cooling, gentle tone, to judge
by the softening of the Westerner's
face. touched very much the big fell
low who listened like child. At the
end he drew his handkerchief slowly
across his eyes. but the tears, or
rather moisture. that rose there was
not all due to Miss Lanes song. for
Ruggles was extremely warm.
He could see that in his box the
boy sat transfixed and absorbed. Dan
Hwent out in the second entr'acte and
was absent when the curtain went
down. Ruggles, as well, left before
the performance was over, to make
his way outside the theater to the
stage exit, where there was already
gathered a little group. looked after
by a couple of policemen. Close to
the curb a cleaning motor waited. the
footman at its door. Ruggles but
toned his coat up to his chin and took
his place close to the door. over which
the electric light showed the words
stage Entrance" A poor woman ell
bowed him, her shabby hat adorned
by a scraggly plume, a gray shawl
wrapped round her shoulders. A girl
or two, who might have been flower
sellers in Piccadilly in the daytime. a
couple of toughs, handful of other
vagrants smelling of gin. decent
man in working clothes. child In his
arms, formed the human hedge Lefty
Lane was to pass between-a singular
group of people to spend an hour
hanging about the streets at the exit
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

II only know tho horrid things OF
business--debts, and loans. and bills,
and fussing."
Those things are not business.
Dan answered wisely; they are just
common or garden carelessness."
She asked him why he had not
brought Ruggles out to Osdene. and
he told her he couldn't have doue
stroke of work with the old boy down
here at the Park
Stirring his tea. he appreciated the
duchess. The agreeable picture she
made impressed him nightly.
do you know" he asked suddenly.
what you make me think Off"
And she responded softly: mo-
dear"
"A box of candy This room with
it's stuffed walls, and you In 1t are
good enough"
ITO eat?" she laughed aloud. "Oh,
you perfectly killing creature. what
an idea!"
And as he met her eyes with his
clear ones. with a simplicity she
could never hope to reach. he put his
tea-cup down; and as he did so the
duchess observed his strong hands
their vigor, well-kept and muscular
but not the dandified hands OF the
man who goes often to the manicure
IF 1T hadn't been for one thing.
the boy went on, Il would have
thought Of nothing else but you. every
minute I've been away"
Mr.. Ruggles?" suggested the duch
ess.
mo, the Gaiety girl. Lefty Lane
You know l told you In the box thai
she was from my town."
The young man, who had fiowr
back to Osdene Park In answer tc
a telegram, began to take his compan
ion into his confidence.
Il knew that girl" Dan said. "wher
she wasn't more than fourteen. She
sold me sodawater over the drug
store counter. always thought she
was bully, bright as button and pret
ty as a peach. Once, ! remember,
took six chocolate sodas in one day
Just to go in and see her. | had al
awful time. | most died OF that jag
and yet" he said meditatively, ..
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
CHAPTER VIII.
Dams Simplicity.

Dams Simplicity.
The Duchess OF Breakwater was not
sure how close Dan Blair's thoughts
were to marriage. but the boy from
Montana was the easiest prey that
had come across the beautiful and
unscrupulous woman's range. He had
told her that he stayed on up In Lon
don TO see a man from home. and
when after four days he still fingered
in town. she found his absence un-
bearable, and sent him wire SO
worded that IL he had d spark OF n
terest in her he must Immediately 5e-
turn to the Park. She had never been
more lovely than when Dan found her
waiting for him.
She had ordered tea in her sitting
room. She told him that he looked
frightfully seedy. asked him what he
had been doing and why he had
stopped SO long away. and Blair told
her that old Ruggles. his fathers
friend, had run over to see him with
a lot of papers for Dan to read and
sign and closed with a smile. telling
her that he guessed she didn't know
much about business
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

the matter of color because they
must. Great quantities of white, and
black and white, pieces are designed
and are salable every season. A we'll
made fancy feather is very salts.
factory trimming. When hats must
stand constant wear, there is nothing
to be preferred before them. They
stand wind and weather and many of
them may even be successfully clean
ed with soap and water.
The making of feather pieces is a
great industry. All domestic fowls
and many wild ones contribute plum
age for this purpose. Feathers are
so changed by clipping, bleaching,
dyeing and by combination with other
feathers that only the expert can tell
what the original raw" feathers
came from.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

don't think ] ever spoke three words
to her, just said 'sarsaparilla or
chocolate or whatever it might hap
pen to be. Ever since that day, ever
since that jag" he said with feeling,
Il couldn't see a stick OF chocolate
and keep my head up! Well" went
on the boy. Sarah Towney sang in
our church for missionary meeting.
and was there. l can remember the
song she sang" He spoke with un-
conscious ardor. He didn't refer to
the hymn, however. but went on with
his narrative. she disappeared from
Blairtown. never had peep at her
again until the other night. Gosh!"
he said fervently, when | saw her
there on the stage. why, felt as
though cold water was running up
and down my spine.
The duchess, as a rule, was amused
by his slang. 1t seemed vulgar TO her
now.
Heavens" she drawled. you are
really too dreadful"
He didn't seem to hear her.
shes turned out perfect wonder,
hasn't she? A world-beater! Why.
everybody tells me there isn't another
like her in her specially. or course
| have heard of Lefty Lane. but 1
haven't been out to things since |
went In mourning. and I've never run
up against her."
Really" drawled tho duchess
again. now that you havs van up
against her what are you g1,ng tc
do with her? Marry herr"
His honest stare was tho greatest
relief she had ever experienced. He
repeated bluntly: Marry hsr? Why
the dickens should ~"
You seem absorbed in her"
! He agreed with her. IL cm.
! think she's great. don't your"
Hardly"
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

n VERY season brings out many
Il things new and strange in fancy
feathers. AS a rule these feath-
er pieces are beautiful because
the feathers from which they are
made are beautiful, to start with, and
because the designers of feather trim
mings work with great enthusiasm.
A successful piece means great de-
mand, which spells profit for the
manufacturer. Then, the variety and
beauty of the markings in natural
feathers, and the wonderful changes
which can be made in them by proc
esses of bleaching. dyeing and piec-
ing make possible an inexhaustible
variety Of design.
Makers of fancy feathers govern
themselves, in a measure, by the hat
shapes which prove to be popular.
They follow the lead of fashion in
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
Proper wsy Go re Blouse.

Always begin at the shoulders In
fitting a blouse. II the shoulders tit
in the proper manner, you need have
no fear about the rest OF the bodice.
Always cut the center front OF a
bodice on the straight OF the material
IL necessary, it may be taken in very
slightly at the waist when being fitted
But il you slope it much the set OF
the blouse will be wrong. and this is
true even when it is to fit a very
stout figure.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

bless you, LADY," She didn't speak or
heed, however, or turn her head. but
held her scarf against her face, and
the man who slowly lounged behind
her to the car. and put her in and got
In after her, was not the man Joshua
Ruggles had waited there to see. He
hung about until the footman had
sprung up and the car moved softly
away, the stage entrance door shut.
then he followed along with the
crowd, with the few faithful who had
waited an hour In the cold mist TO
cry out their applause. not to singer
In "Mandalay," but to woman's
heart.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
(CopyrixhI. Isie. by tn s-hcrrin Cn-)
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair, the 22-year-old son of the
fifty million dollar copper king OF Blair
town, Mont. is guest at the Engnsh
home of Lady Galorey. Dams rather hau
been courteous to Lord Galorey during
his visit TO the United States and the
courtesy is now being returned TO the
young man. The youth has an ideal girl
in his mind. He meets Lily, Duchess OF
Breakwater, a beautiful widow. VINO Is
attracted by his immense fortune ana
takes a liking to her. When Dan was
boy. a girl sang a solo at church, and
he had never forgotten her. The Ga
loreys. Lily and Dan attend a LONDON
theater where one Lefty Lane is the star
Dan recognizes her as the girl from his
town. and going behind the scenes intro
duces himself and she remembers him.
He learns that Prince Poniotowsky Is
suitor and escort to Lefty. Lord Ga
lorey and n friend named RugSles deter
mine TO protect the westerner from Lily
and other fortune hunters.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
Velvet Duster.

There is nothing better than piece
of velvet for removing dust from vel
vet. 1t is equally good for cleaning
tafeta garments. If the velvet is made
into a cushion like the ones which
,ome with mems silk hats, 1t is a little
landier to work With.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
N,nny Children Are Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Breah
up Colds In "a hours relieve Fevershness. Head
ache, Stomach Troubles Teethng Disorders, movs
and regulate the bowels, and Destroy Worms. They
are so pleasant to take children like them. Used by
mothers for ~ years. At all druggists, Csc. ample
mailed FREE. Address, A. s. OiuIstcd Leroy, NY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
For Chapped Hands.

A remedy for chapped hands take
from an old country doctors not
book calls for one ounce each {
glycerine and aqua rosa, with s.
drops Of carbolic acid,
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13

Pericles wore his hair pretty close
to his eyes-but nobody ever called
him a low-brow!
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-01-13
More Like 1t.

do you wish to call your husband
up on the 'phone?"
mo. / don't; want to call him
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-15
PUTS OUT PETROLEUM FIRES
CaustIc Soda Solution Mixed With
Alum Is Found to Be Most
EfficacIous.

There are no fires more disastrous
than those in which petroleum min
eral essences, benzoin, ETC., play a
part, on account of the difficulty of
getting them under control. No real
ly efficacious method has ever been
put into use to extinguish fires OF
hydro-carbonic origin. Water is ut
terly useless. Danger may be at
times reduced to a minimum by pre-
venting contact of air with the fame,
choking it between blankets, mats,
damp cloth, earth, or sand, but this
is by no means always sufficient. For
this rsason scientists are interested
in some experiments made recently in
German laboratories bearing on the
possibility of controlling fires of vary.
ing chemical origin. It is said that
If a stated quantity of caustic soda
solution be mixed with an equal guam
tity Of alum it forms a dough-or NOR
tar-flfteen times as great as the or
iginal single quantities. This dough
is very light and foamy. II this sub
stance be flung over the petroleum,
ETC., and the entrance Of air impeded,
the fire will at once be put out.
An experiment was lately tried in
Germany to establish these facts be-
yond question. An improvised fire
extending over four cubic millimeters
was eztinguished in less than two
minutes by an eighty-per cent. solu-
tion Of the above mentioned sub
stance.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-15
WOULD HAVE MISSED FIRE
Julius kahn's Story Of Hoosier Who
Locked Himself Into His
Hotel Room.

Julius Kahn had just been reelected
to congress by a very small margin.
and one of his political supporters was
reminding him of the service he had
rendered in the campaign.
What would you have done if it
hadn't been for me?" he asked.
why, / would have been in the Do
sition of the HoOsier in the hotel" re-
piled Kahn. "He and two companions
occupied one large room together. Aft
er a day in the metropolis devoted
principally to following fire engines in
the hope Of seeing a conhagratiOn. the
cement sidewalks proved too much for
feet that were accustomed to plowed
ground, and he retired. When his
companions returned a few hours later
they found the door locked. They
kicked on the door until they awak-
ened him and asked for the key.
"T threw it over the transom,' he
replied.
when they had found it and I'M
locked the door one of them asked:
"'What would you have done IL
there had been a fre?'
Why. I wouldn't have went -
Saturday Evening Post
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-15
PERFUMER'S DAY WILL COME
Then He Will Have odors That win
Move Mankind Most
Profoundly.

A perfumer was talking shop.
when will my trade" he said, de
Velop as it should? When win perfume
sway mems minds as drink and fame
DO now?
81 have a dog. Often in the country
my dog will spy a dead, rotting, sun
dried bird or fish. The odOr of that
carcass fills my dog with ecstasy. He
rolls upon 1t in a delirium. 1t is diff
cult. even with a club, to make him
stop. Well, there, just there, Is the
perfume that sways dogs. and a dog
perfumer. patenting it, would become
Millionaire.
THE serpent arum Is plant Of
strong odor. The arum has. indeed, a
stencil. Well. this stencil attracts to
it from miles around all those insects
that fed on carriOn. If you look into
the cup of the serpent arum you are
sure to see a very inferno of insect
Observation-Disclosures of them, intoxi-
Gated by the arum's odor, whirling and
leaping and spinning in a mad dancce.
For the serpent arum's odOr is the
odor par excellence of insects, as the
rotten. sun-baked fish odor is the odor
par excellence of dogs.
Have l any perfume that sways
mankind like that? No. none. Imag-
Inc my new-mown hay drawing a
lady from her milliner's or her pet pi-
anist'si Imagine my girofie drawing a
man from his beer or his jackpot!
yet the day will come, l am con-
vinced, when we shall have perfumes
that will move mankind as profoundly
as the spoiled fish perfume moves a
dog and as the serpent arum perfume
moves the Dermestes and Saprinidae.
In that day my address will be River
side drive, Newport, Jekyl Island,
Monte Carlo and Los Angeles"