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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08
By Hiss MARY DONNELEY

HAVE LETT Mrs. o. H P Belmonts combined SUI
frage, restaurant and beauty parIor because can
not work out the exact relations between women's
rights and pasters; political equality and hair
tonics and because while realize that restaurant
where q working girl and working man can receive
excellent food at reasonable rates is good thing
color mind toward suffrage, perfectly sure that
the combination Of society, suffrage food and hygiene
is terribly indigestible for our cause
There lots Of just as important to
cause Mrs. Belmont, who object to this potpOurn
of industries It is a fact that Miss Inez Mhoand.
the prettest suragete in America, has tried to
as balance wheel AS for me- I am for Suffrage for
women and only suffrage, and do not believe that
society methods how-tobebeautifu IDEAS or pink pills
bring about votes for women That is why have
cut away from my position as first aidess to Mrs o.
r. P Belmont the leader Of the Political Equality
League as it stands.
going to give you part Of the inside story Of
my experiences at society suhragetting
Mrs. Clarence Mackay founded the Equal Franchise
Society for idle rich Mrs. Belmont founded the Polit
cal Equality League for the working poor She spent
thousands Of dollars branch clubs. She provided
free gymnasiums. Tree dancing lessons free books
Hundreds OF girls, and many men, joined under her
banner Every Few weeks she arranged entertainments
for her combined organizations
4 year ago, IN September, she opened clubhouse
and lunch room on IhirtyfOurth street This the
gathering place for the Fourteenth Assembly District
All sorts OF working people came to eat Artists,
writer's, doctors, bankers This enterprise was fnan
cial and suffrage success There is and always viii
be- a close connection between suffrage and food
In the evenings the young Of the district met
there and, naturally the men followed They talked
suhrage and Down with man" and danced the Roetn1
dip and twOstep. Those were happy days for surage
But they all now, and the songs OF the
suagees have given way to the songs Of the Beauty
Barkers. It is SOAP not votes for women it is down
with cOrns, not with man, to-day
Mrs Belmont at heart means we'll Whatever she
does is for the good Of the cause But in her recent
experiments that she is using bad judgment is the
cpnlon OF the majority OF the prominent women asso-
ciated with her OF course the Political Fl1nsi5fv
League IS one-woman organization It is Mrs Bel
mOnts club supported by her money Consequently
whatever she says, goes. In Mrs Mackays club +bere
is Board OF Governors Mrs Belmont has thus been
free to work out her projects Many of them have
succeeded admirably. 'S
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08
Here the Artist Has Given His
Idea Of Miss DOnneleys
nae---s-Fs,v, oe Me-

age any one to speak TO her on any othsr
subject One day she sat in my Office
counting the customers A woman cane
in and said: Els this Mrs. Belmont!'
''No," she replied. i an Mrs. Belmont's
secretary" (He's a man.)
ooh. I wanted some hair tonic" the
woman said. And right there Mrs. Bel
mont's business instinct got the better Of
her exclusiTeness and she said: Come
right upstairs. It's the best stun I ever
used. It keeps my hair On" And OF they
went ike twins.
The soap and drug department S her
pride She fixes the shelves, fills the bot
ties and dusts everything, with her foot
man to help. One DAY when she was
perched high on the step-ladder busting,
DR.. Mary Walker came in. Mrs. Belmont
at first thought she was a man, and vas
quite annoyed at being caught.
Then there was the farm L 70 an
broken up. That farm had been on the
market for four years. When the public
read about the fsrmerettes. It got busy
buying, and today the last acre has been
sold.
When the farmerestes went 70 Brock
holt they signed an agreement TO stay two
years. This was last March. In Septsm-
Der Mrs. Belmont sent them all away.
They could not pack their trunks Hrs.
DGA4DAL AA4A-g scAL 4GA AAAlA1A 81 1Alt
to pack for them Selim IS a fun FLOODED
Turk. He wears the Turkish costume.
tunic, turban and trousers. Oh. it was
funny to see him buried under pillows Of
lingerie and fuzzy frocksl
Selim did not like the Job. He IS used
to forming part Of the dscoretions OF the
reception hall at BrOokhOlt Manor House
and not to working
With all It's drawbacks. the farm vas
better for Suffrage than the Department
Of Hygiene! One could draw in desB
breaths OF ozone without getting SOAP, hair
tonic, pills and corn plaster Odors all
mixed together
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

mat Mrs. Belmont works hard enough 70
succeed. Every morning she arrives az
the headquarters at 10 O'Clock Her foot
man hops down from the box, opens the
door Of the limousine and stands at atten-
ton until she enters the building. Then
he drops his grand manner and hustles in
10 help His mistress is already hard at l.
by that time. First she rushes into the
restaurant. oversees the setting Of the
tables, helps I'LL salt cellars, dusts the
chairs and inspects the kitchens. And she
knows just how things should be.
She won't have any loud talking or any
noise. One day she objected TO the
Mattresses calling out: Beans and-for
tWol" Mercy mel" sh@ calculated, this
is no hash houc You must walk slowly,
but gracefully to the left an7 gently say:
Pork and beans for two, please
One day the Mattresses struck-it seems
hard to keep help at the headquarters
Id Mrs. Belmont ordered her butler down
to help. e is awfully English and grand.
and he did look funny in a b. white apron
over his handsome livery! But this did
r. help our cause! It turned him. voter,
against it.
The next day sLere we're no dishwash-
e-s, nd she ordered her footman in to
help to clear up Here, take my apron
and wash those plates" she SAID. But )he
refused, and she fired him. And turned
him against US, too! Next day his mother
came around and demonstrated Why, my
son. never had to wait on the table even
at his own hOmei" she said.
But Mrs. Belmont believes that II she is
willing to do things, every one else should
=. After the tables are ready. she goes
out and pastes up the cards announcing
r. specials "Sauerkraut and Frankfurt
ers IS cents "Pork. and leans 10 cents"
81 anb Stew % cents" And she is the
mother Of the Duchess OF Marlborough.
pills and hair tOnics are great social
jewellers. Mrs. Belmont does not encour-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

sauce. and other made dishes from
iuexpenslve materials. This has
already proved very profitable.
Until recently it never occurred to
anybody TO imagine that prairie
grass had any value; yet at the pres
ent time many square miles OF
grass carpets, attractive to the eve
and Of excellent wearing quality, ara
being manufactured annually from
this very material In New Jersey
and many other States there are
vast areas OF marshes covered with
coarse. grasses and rushes which
some day viii be harvested and util-
lied. The rushes, for Instance, now
permitted to go to waste. viii be
turned TO account for making chair
seats and for many other purposs1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

- 2SpUenoer, Just when great success was smiling
On me 1nlT(yfourth street lunch room, Mrs Belmont
aaHqonec II and opened the headquarters East
eOIynIsJ street She had spent thousands Of dollars
IN Transforming the original building When all was
ready she told the members Of the ThiyOurh street
DIaHcn lhaL they must move on to the new mead
quarters Iney moved And what did they hndg
instead OF old neighborly hospitality there
formal talks in hygiene and to be pretty though
plain. Instead Of coy sitting rooms and reading
tables there were soap counters and shelves filed
with pills and dandruf cures
Mrs Belmont sent forth circulars into New Jersey,
Connecticut and up the State advertising her hygiene
department. and suffrage became subservient to
hygiene.
Well, at first the idea worked we'll Soaps, skin
foods hair tOncs and plasters sold like hot cakes
dental treatment and free doctors attendance They
thought hygiene covered everything.
A few weeks ago the business dropped of. The
demand was for food, not soap and pills.
Mrs Belmont is a good business woman. She
ages the big estate left by her husband and takes
charge Of her investments. She saw that to get
business, she must go after it. and she established
her Beauty Barkers, and this is the which
servative suffragists deplOre as undignihed.
OF course the pills and hair tonic are not sold on
the same counter as the pies and sauerkraut The
medicated restaurant is the ground floor
You go in the street door and tn eright You
stop at the desk in the Office cit used to be my des)
and pay in advance for what you want Then you go
into the restaurant and help yourself At least YOU do
II you escape Mrs. Belmont and her beauty
barkers. Right at the door they stand and sing the
songs have mentioned at the beginning Of my tale
The Hygiene Department Is up one fight over the
restaurant There is one street door, Customers who
the perfectly delicious food served there enter
and turn to the right where had my Office There
stop and talk suffrage on their way in. This was ali
changed a few weeks ago.
Mrs Belmont stationed her barkers at the 5oor and
a woman entered she was greeted with:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

States-the total money loss by this
particular waste being not less than
S45,OOO,OOO annually. Nearly all Of
the loss IS due to improper methods
OF handling eggs on the farm and at
the rural store, and every penny Of
II comes out Of the farmers pocket
This is only one Of many food
wastes There are many parts OF
this country where actually it does
not pay to harvest apples It is
cheaper to let them rot than to pay
tor labor to pick them and barrels
TO hold them, the price the farmer
can get for them being so low. Yet
apples OF the same kind are selling
IN our markets at prices so high
that only well-to-do people can az
ford to buy them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

Have you tried
our hair tonics
and pink pills."
If a man entered,
another barker
would sing out:
Won't you try
our corn plasters
and dandruff
cure?"
Now, I ask you,
was this the way
TO advance our
great cause !
Was this the
way to convert
nan to our
standard2
Mrs. BelmOnts
contention is
that as she loses
money on the
restaurant, she
must make good
on the Hygiene
Department.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

~ A4L INTO Jam ana
10 do this. Of course,
dgs and some little
capital
An In n enSe
amount Of garden
truck goes to waste
which might be
put up By similar
homecoming out
fits. using factory
methods STUDY
Of this particular
problem has been
taken Up recently
IN NOEIn Carolina
and some other
States by the State
Boards Of Agricul-
ture.
n a ny vegetable
and other Gamer
les have OF sea
sons, during which
their plants are
idle In Germany
the expedient has
been adopted OF
utilizing the equip
ment Of such can
neries, during the
on time Of the
year, for putting
Up meat and fish
q q ~Aron & % With
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08
Because She =
Couldn't
Approve of
Fashion, Food,
Beauty and
Votes for
Women as
Team Workers

liver since the Political Equality League
started Miss Mary DoHHeley has been
one Of its actiUe a10nGgeresses. The P.
E. L. Is tie central orgaNSatioH of the american
UiilitaHt safragettes. rs headquarters are in
NezU York and It IS controlled By Mrs O. II. P.
Belmont. Miss DOHneley is nO1V no longer
hrs. BebaOnfs first aidess. Here she tells zUEy;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08

-gHREE hundred million eggs
are thrown away in this
country every year. accord
ing to the figures Of the Department
Of Agriculture.
These represent Is per cent Of all
the eggs produced in the United
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-08
WasteTha CanBe Turned to Money

It IS the same way with other
kinds Of fruit One solution Of the
problem suggested IS that small
communities shall establish Co
operative plants for the conversion
Of such waste fruit into Jam and
Jam stock. But to do this, Of course.
demands knowledge and some little
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25
Remember This

Beginning with Jan. lst all
Water Rents to the City of
Meade are to be paid at the
Meake State Bank. Bills are
made out and mailed on the first
of every month by the City Clerk
which bills are to be taken to the
Bank to be paved and recelpted
for. All Rents must be paid by
the 10th of each month. The
Bank is instructed not to receive
rents after that date, and in case
any rents are unpaid at that time
the water will be turned off as
provided by City Ordinance No.
102 without further notice.
S. w. ELLIS, Water Com'r.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25

DuvA SteAW Hsts for Her Tsibs q
tiopSfuis at tis0 Harness
Shop.

Edmund Roberts Of tho 'SalVattM
Nell" company, tens good story and
tells it we'll. He has the faculty OF
seeing the funny things in the little
happenings of every day life.
Last season, in one night stand
In Pennsylvania, l met An old school
chum, and not having seen him for
years, / was more than pleased to
spend as much of my one day with
him as 1 could" says Mr.. Roberts.
HE was in the harness business and
/ spent the best part Of the day in
the back part Of the shop keeping him
company, while he worked.
During the afternoon he had occa-
sion to go to the bank and left me in
charge of the place until his return,
with joking rejoinder to sell all l
could during his absence.
He had scarcely gone when in
came a lady with four small boys in
quarter sizes, she took four straw
hats out of a basket and placed one on
each small head and handed me a
dollar, as there was a sign in the
basket stating that they were 20 cents
each. She tied the strings under each
small chin and left the store.
81 was naturally somewhat elated
at my ability as a salesman and when
my friend returned, told him of my
sale and gave him the dollar. Then
he informed me that those hats were
for horses during hot weather and he
had good laugh on me. Well 1 sold
a dollars worth of hats and il the
lady ever discovered that the hats
were for horses and not for small
boys 1 was not there to hear the fin
ish"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25
Methodist


There were 1o1 at Sunday School
and an offering of $2.96. Many in
the infant class are not able to come
this weather which cuts down the
attendance.
The League service Sunday hight
was turned into testimany meeting
and many responded with earnest
words of experience.
The Revival meetings are increas-
ing in interest and favor. Quite a
number have com: forward to sur
render their life to God.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25
Publication Notice.
Firstpublished in the Meade County News,
January II, 1912.
Court No. 2oIo.
In the district court of Meade comfy Kansas

First published in the Meade County News,
January II, 1912.
Court No. 2oIo.
In the district court Of Meade county Kansas.
Edna Henderson, Plaintiff
VS..
Lewis Wagner, Thomas Pennington,
ct al, Defendants
The State of Kansas, to Thomas PEN
nington, defendant, Greeting:
You are hereby notified that you have been
sued in the District Court of Meade county,
Kansas, by Lewis Wagner, Margaret Butler,
Nellie Mckinley, Charles w. Butler, Bessie
Stewart, and Ruth Butler, minor, by IL.
Llewelyn Jones, her duly appointed, quail
fled, and acting Guardian ad Item, in the
above entitled action, and that unless you
answer the cross petition of SAID defendants,
filed herein, ON or before the 10Th day of
February, tgI1, the same VIII be taken -
true and a Judgment and decree rendered
against you, quoting the title of said herein
namcd defendants 10 The Northeast Quarter
of Section fourteen (T4l, in Township thirty
(3o) south, Of Range twentv-seven (27i.
West Of the 9th p. NJ, in Meade county;
Kansas, and forever barring and enioiuinl
you, and all persons claiming by. through Oh
nnder you from claiming or asserting any
interest or estate in or To said real estate, %,
any part thereof, and for such other and
further relief as may be just and equitable
In Witness Whereof. have hcreun;o SCI
my hand and seal of said court on this OH
day of January 1917
Seal JoHN ELLIOTT,
Clerk of District court, Meade county. kansa,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25

An illustration of an everlasting"
pen found with description in man.
uscript dated 1925, and signed by
Sieur Bion, "purveyor to the king and
maker of mathematical instruments"
Paris, appears in Popular Mechan-
les" Like the modern fountain pen,
it was made with three principal
pieces. The central section contained
the ink, which flowed to the pen
through a perforation. The lower cap
had a threaded rod in its center,
which closed the perforation in the ink
container when screwed into place.
The upper end of the ink container
was closed by a theaded cap provid-
ed with a lead pencil point covered
by still another cap.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25
Baptist
All Sunday services as usual.

Our Sunday school reached its
highest mark in nine months last
Sunday.
The following is talk made by
a member of the c. Z. on the ques-
ton, "What is your ambition as a
father?" 81 suppose there is no
father worthy of the name that is
not ambitious for his children.
Most of us fail so signally in attain
ing the goal that we set, that it is a
matter of pain rather than of pleas
ure TO refer to it. Failure and blu
initiation rather than successful a.
chievement is what we accomplish.
Possibly great many of us have
never analysed our ambitions. In
fact, | know that | never had. Bur
in thinking the matter over / realize
that | have been ambitious 10 be
successful in financial way in or
der to enable me to ftuugiy provide
tor their temporal welfare II has
been my ambition to bring them up
cultured and refined, flung them t.
I'LL places of honor and respect in
the best society. Again, | am am
bilious to give them well trained
minds, stored with knowledge pre-
pairing them to grapple with the ser
ious problems of lie and to be sue
cessful in the affairs of men. l GOV
Ell the love of my children. I want
20 live such life before them as to
compel their honor and respect, and
to leave behind me such a loving
recollection that their thoughts OF
me will recall only tender memories
OF the past. But far above any OF
these things, it has been and is my
greatest desire to lead them ia taai
straight and narrowway --the Heag
emily path--that leads to the great
white throne where can go before
my Lord and say, Here, Lord, are
all the treasures Thou hast given
me, and none of them are lost, no,
not one @
! J. Frank Moore, Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25
Episcopal

St. Augustnes Church.
Rev. Father Richard Cox, Priest.
Robert Hill, in charge.
Services Sunday.
l.itany and sermon, II a. NJ, end
and 4'h Sundays.
Nespers and sermon 4 p. M,
every Sunday.
Sunday School 500 p. m.
Monday, Confirmation Lecture at
700 P. NJ.
Tuesdays, young Knights" 7 p.
Thursdays, "Womans Guild ?
p. m.
Fridays, Choir practice, 7 p, m.
Due notice will be given of the
celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
Seats free. Everybody welcome.
Don't forget the new hour for
Sunday School, SOP p. m.
A beautiful Missal has te:n pre-
sented to St. Augustsne's Church in
memory of Anna Raymond Boards
ley Warren, who was born Marc h
a2nd 1887 and died December 10,
1894.
Vespers and address at 4 P. NJ.
Subject "Self knowledge. Self
Reverence, and Self Control"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25

All persons knowing them
selves indebted to me will kindly
call and settle same by January
LIST 1912. All accounts that are
not satisfactorily adjusted shall
be put in the hands of collection
agency for mmeniate settlement.
Trusting that you will manifest
your gratitude for past favors by
prompt settlement of your ac-
count.
Yours Respectfully,
f. w. flick
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25
SHERIPF,s SALE.

ShEklft' . DALE.
First published Jan. 4, 1879
BY virtue of an Order Of Sale, issued uut Of
the District Court OF Meade county Kansas, ac-
ton No. 2l8 wherein A. J. Parsons and L. r.
Parsons copartnerS are Piaiati6's and Maurice
b. CASTOR and Anna Gasten, are Defendants.
will on Monday the sth day Of Feb, 1912, at
the boar q ten o'cSOck a. N. at the front deor d
the Court House in the City Of Meade, County Of
Meade and State Of Kansas, offer for sale at pub-
lie auction and sell To the highest bidder Tor cash
in hand, all the right, title and interest Of the
above named deiendents in and To the following
described real property. situated in the County
Of Meade and state Of Kansas towit: The South
east quarter Of section IS in Township - south
Of Range 20 west II the 9th principal meridian.
Said property Is levied upon as the property Of
the above named defendants and will be sold to
satisfy the plaintiffs claim OF 1914 and interest
herein, and costs and accruing costs. according
to said order Of sale
Sherir's Office, this 2nd day q January 1917
ThoS. Martin,
Sheriff Meade County, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25

Directly across the aisle from him,
two rows down, sat Jeanette! Turning
her head she saw him and smiled
sweetly. It was not at all look of
indignation. Jeanette's mind seemed
quite at peace Grampell reached her
side in three strides.
"Where were you?" he inquired,
"Why didn't you wait for me? And
what Smiths were you at
what are you talking about?" de-
manded the young woman. Didn't you
get my letter? ! wrote you that
had already promised to go to the OPP
era tonight. The Smiths? That was
message / left for the superintend-
ent of my mission-he was to go to
the Smiths for some books we had
collected for the children. Isn't the
music lovely tonight?'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-01-25

Grampell invited Jeanette to join an
opera party recently and when her an
swer came he knew it was short be-
fore he opened 1t.
"Good!" he murmured, pulling out
the sheet. He fingered over throwing
it away, because for some reason of
late Jeanette had grown to interest
him a good deal. But Grampell hates
to break habit. There were about six
lines on the front page and he tossed
the missive away cheerfully.
It was eight o'clock when Grampell
in full regalia drew up at Jeanette's
house and mounted the steps. The maid
delivered her message as soon as she
opened the door. Miss Tripps,' she
recited, said when you came you
were to go to Mrs. Smiths II you
please"
"Oh,". said Grampell blankly. Then
no decided that she must be dining
out. The only Smiths who save din
ners were the Algernon Smiths, and
they lived 20 blocks away.
Three policemen strained their
voices shouting after Grampeirs taxi
as he shot through the streets. He
was host at the opera party and would
be late an It was. Dashing up the
steps Of the Algernon Smiths, on
whom he had not q calling acquaint-
ance. Grampell was ushered In. From
the dining room came the CLICK and.
hum OF large dinner party. Present.
ly Smith appeared. He was polite. but
decidedly curious. Most evidently he
could not recall having invited GrAmp-
ell to dine. Also Miss Trips was not
there
It was very awkward. Grampeli had
the consciousness that Smith would
tell the servants Immediately on his
departure to watch the upstairs win
dows and the silver safe. Once out
side Grampell wiped his wet brow and
gazed wildly about in the cold night.
Where in creation was jeanette? Find
ing I drug store he called up her
house. Nobody was at home. The maid
he had talked with was out The 9TH
er maid didn't know anything about 1t.
Grampell arrived at the theater pale
and melted as to collar and he skunk
down to his block Of six seats like a
criminal The four persons already
there greeted him with becoming haht-
eur and said: SSH" when he agonized-
ly started to apologize.
Something was happening on the
stage, but Grampell never knew what
it was. He was picturing the wrath of
Jeanette waiting, hopelessly waiting
for him at some mythical Smiths,
Waiting and growing to hate him.
Then the curtain fell and the lights
went up.