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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-07-12

Not only arc the patriotic citizens
OF Iowa uniting In a demand that the
good name of the state be vindlcated
BY a prosecution against the hoodlums
who engaged In this mob. but outside
influences are being brought 90 bear
IN the form of letters and resolutions.
A. an example. note the following reso-
luton. adopted by ElFin Court No. 2i,
corr on RESOLUTIONS.
Eigin. III. June as, isiL
Mr. jeremiah J. Crowley.
Cincinnati. Ohio.
Dear sir-Eigin Court No. ai. Guard
ians Of Liberty, In regular meeting.
June ~. 1913, instructed its committee
on resolutions 20 extend 60 you our
sympathy In the recent attack made
upon you In Oclwein. Iowa. by Roman
let thugs. Further. that We protest
against such unwarranted attacks as
opposed TO the principles Of free speech
In this country. Respectfully yours,
(SiEnedl HENRY SHEL1NROVE.
(signed) GEORGE -. BULL
Committee on Resolutions.
Every patriotic organization In the
country should adopt resolutions simi-
lar 10 tho one above, except that they
should be drafted for the benefit OF the
governor OF the state Of Iowa and ad.
dressed TO him at Des Moines.
A letter from a citizen OF Oelweln
makes this statement: sit 10 reported
that the county attorney ls going 70
prosecute Ed Murray, who ls said 20
have struck Crowley with the Iron
weight II is also reported that Muir.
rag has left town."
Why should the county attorney stop
with the prosecution OF Murray
Every Romanist in that mob, as we'll
as those who inspired II, including
"Father' Pat and the Judge, should be
prosecuted!
Why make n scape goat out OF Muir
ray and let the higher ups" 90 free?
Why not get Hanlon, the bar tender,
who struck Crowley a vicious blow and
blackened his eye, with the intention,
no doubt, OF binding him2
They are all equally guilty-men,
women, boys and girls-and should
not be permitted TO 90 unpunished.
II the civil authorities-municipal,
county, state or federal-neglect or re.
fuse to do their duty, Mr.. Crowley's
life is In greater danger than ever, as
such negligence or refusal will encour.
age the papal authorities and their
thugs to murder him in some other part
Of "the land OF the free and the home
OF the brave"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-07-12

The great dread Of the paplsts in
Spain Is that the modern schools may
yet gain a foothold In. spite OF the fact
that they killed Ferrer, the founder OF
them. RoRish writer's say now that
the league for the defense OF the clergy
Is growing rapidly. having spread TO
many OF the dioceses of that country.
It's membership Of 1850 consists Of
priests, nuns, monks and all the other
dupes OF Rome, for. as has been said.
every fifth man In Spain Is either a
priest or Catholic beggar monk, or
NUM-
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Hum Manning. a bartender in the
-lagt chanee- saloon ought 90 know
considerable about the Rev. Crowley
being struck with q chair. When The
reporter called at the HLast Chance
aaioon- and asked for Manning. BE- vas
told that Manning had moved TO the
-oolden oraln Belt saloon.- on Pred.
erick street Manning. Who ia blond.
haired, about ave feet seven inches In
height, with q sharp nose. was passing
schooncrt Of frothy beer over the bar
when the reporter entered the &C. c.
o. Galoon."
To all questions that the reporter
asked. High" Manning made the uni.
form reply. = oo~t know notHnn
about a." until he Was asked what
church be attended. when Manning
answered. "The Sacred Heart"
That name sacred Heart" had stuck
out 20 prominently In an parts Of the
Investigation made by the reporter.
that he decided 20 look the "saercd
Heart" over In general and Father
=. S. OConnor In particular. So the
reporter called Al the parsonage of the
Sacred Heart" and rang the bell
O'Connor's buXom. smiling. young
Irish female housekceper answered
the door. Father O'Connor has gone
10 a retreat In Dubuque and viii not
be back for a'fow days." she said. and
the reporter left much disappointed.
In passing the Sacred Heart church
Itself, nearby, the reporter noticed In.
scriptlons on the two faces OF n cor.
ner stone at tho top Of the stepa As
II In irony the inscriptions read:
"ThOu art Peter and upon thIs rock
. will build NY church and the gates
Of hell shall not prevail against H."
This Is none other than the house Of
God and the gate Of heaVen.S
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n UntlEHED for ne prsssrvntioa e ubsru.
~ n promofioa q prorrsss and ths afrancs-
neat a ciFiiirntioa. "A q means - tkia ead
vs advocafs the absoluts aspGrafioa e ehurch
ard stats. TIE tAEntion q al church properly and
tks oompulnory etucatioa % an ckiltren ~ %
tbs are o. fourtsea ysars IN ne puhlie schoolA
puHD At rusIuFBuL EunoEL - a. - On ann
REv. THO. c. wALKKR. Ednsr
MARvIN Brown. As.ssl.,. Kxass
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OELWEIN, IOWA, RONIE'S WATERLOO
ave Are Whipped an Over the Country the Spirit Manifested
IN 0eHein Is the Spirit Of the People Everywhere" Says
7. Ole Larson Knight Of Columbus and Roman Ting

f0HE town OF oelwcln. Iowa. situ-
ated at the junction OF the
i" Rock Island and Chicago. Orcat
Western railroads. hfty-thrce
(miics from Cedar Rapids. boasts of a
population OF 1000 inhabitants. i.Bop
of whom are Roman Catholics n
~Father- Patrfek s. o'connor. % the
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church.
Il not lying.
Father o'connor. also called The
Pope OF oelweln.- Il "a well 10 remom-
Der. n the brother Of Judge r. J.
o'Connor. who set. free two Roman
Catholic rowdies and lncipient erin.
inals. named George Moaloy and James
HAnlon after they had been arrested
for lighting and participating 10 tho
riot In which the Rev. Mr. Crowley
was murdorously assaulted.
A large number OF the Inhabitants OF
Oelweln are employed In the shops Of
the Chicago. Great Western railroad
located In Oelweln. and for this rea-
son Il Is called a railroad town" Most
OF the Roman Catholic men In the town
are members OF the Knights OF Colum.
bus, while OF Fearless Court No. II.
Guardians OF Liberty. all the Ameri-
can patriots In the town are members.
Il was az the Invitation OF this
court OF the Guardians OF Liberty that
the Rev. Jeremiah J. Crowley was In
vited to deliver. az the Phillips opera
house, on June 18th and 18th, his two
famous patriotic lectures. entitled
~Rome's Real Attitude Toward the
Public sehooi- and "The immortal
savanarola. Sacrificed TO Poplsh Greed
and Luat.H
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Ask every friend you meet for .
yearly subscription to the Nsnaes-ls
cents Is club rate.
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The PapaI System
S8Ss9

F no measure Il, HnayIe Il, comprehend ~ The
W weapons Of appear to fall mPOiont before lie
~ naughty dogmasm. Genius not reconcile ts incOn-
1s9 ss,enccs Sereney il sits, unmOved amid all the az
gons Of human thought and all the tumPhs Of modern science
1t both lofty and degraded simple yet worldly vsoj humble Jet
Oiu and proud washing bcggr feet yet imposing commands
the pOnates Of EARTH bengnut yet all who rbo here
clothed rags and there rcyeng palaces; supported BY charities
yet ng the princes Of the earth assuming the title Of servant Of
the servants Of Cod yet aOang the highest seat among worldly
dignaes Was there such cOntrAdctOngO in aebass
ment and debaemnt in gope Of the misery and greatness Of
man9 Was there such mystery occult its s subtle
its pocyso plausible its preiensons certain its hSfs7-Bsa0s
Lights Of History" By John Lord ILL., D. Volume " page 90
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Outside Influence at Work

Pastor Wesleyan Methodist Chur,
Guthrie Center. Iowa.
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Rev. W. Russell Collins, ID. D., In the
Converted Catholic.
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Beauty Secrets
y .s.s" OF Famous Women
YORK E'ssts wodD
THE "BEAUTIFIERS" or MME DE- LAFAYETTE.

are goo. and xenerou. above all other womsn ..a .i.sssss -
world and manses to hide your sess
blamed for IT.
de
Granddaughter OF the
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commit himself or even to he mis-
understood.
Kennedy had sat silently for some
minutes, turning the thing over In his
mind. Apparently disregarding An
drews entirely. he now asked: doctor.
suppOsing II had been cyanOEen gas
which caused the congestion OF the
lungs, and supposing II had not been
inhaled In quantities large enough to
Kill outright, do you nevertheless feel
that Mr.. Morowitch was in weak
enough condition to die as "a result of
the congestion produced by the gas
after the traces OF the cyanoGen had
bssn perhaps thrown Or?'
That IN precisely the impression
which I wished 70 convey"
Might ask whether In his seni-con-
sclous state he said anything that might
At all serve as u clue"
He talked rambllnGly, incoher~ntly.
A. near as l can remember It he seemed
to believe himself to have become a mill
ionaire. a Millionaire. lie talked OF dis-
monds. diamonds. diamonds, Tie seemed
to be picking them up. running his An
gers throuEh them, and once ! remem-
Der he seemed TO want to send for Mr..
kahan and tell him sonnet thing. 7 can
make ttssn, Kahan.' he said. the finest.
the largest, tho wh!tes'-I can make
them"
Kennedy was all attention as DR..
Thornton added his now evidence.
You know" concluded the doctor.
that In cyanogen poisoning there might
be Authorizations OF the widest kind.
But then. too, In the del!rlum OF pneu-
monia II might be the same
! could see by the way Kennedy acted
that for the first time ray Of light
had dawned upon him In tracing out the
case. As We rose 10 go the doctor
shook hands With ~. His last words
we're said with an ar ~ great relief,
'Gsntlsmen, ! have eascd ms con
science considerably,
As We parted for the night Kennedy
faced Andrews You recall that YOU
promised me one thing when i<took M
this case?' he asked
Andrews nodded,
'Then take no steps until ! tell YOU
Shadow Mrs. Morowitch and Mr.. Eahar
out do not Lee, them know you suspect
them OF Anything. Let me run howr
this Polssah clue. In ot1cr words
leave the case entirely In my hands IN
other respe It's. Let ne know any new
facts YOU may unesrth, and some time
tomorrow shall call on YOU. and W.
viii determine what the next step Is
20 he. Good night, ! want To thank
You for putting me IN the way Of thl'
at the outcome
II was late the foiiowins Afternoon
before ! saw Kennedy again, lie wa'
in his laboratory winding two strands
Of platinum wire csrssulU aSovt Z
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MRS. yARR STARTS AN
ANTI.HUSBAND CLUB

s<N husband began Mrs.
M stryver.
AVA My husband'-- said Mrs.
Gratch-Dinkston.
My husband Clara Mud
ridge-smith.
MY gracious cried Mrs Jarr. don't
'ets TAX shop'
A. they were all assembled in Mrs.
Jars front ROOM courtesy iorpade
'helr taxing exception 10 the ruhhs OF
the hostess'
But MRS. s'ryVer rocked 70 ana Ir0
sho ehokeu DacK SOD Mrs' "ra.s"
n"s'oh '"'pa''eh,'! 'appeu ''e "oo
WIN 'nA' Soou ris"' i'o'' ""'s"'
wa inc n'Nere'.e s"oe' "Ao
sunrase .'"o',s W 's ~"
80 - ,,,,.,.
$3.50. ~, ,,,,.o.'I .,.,.
~. a.. - '' .,v"...s p,.,. T..
t., ~. tIo,na. o.. ...r., ,h.v ,h.r.-.
" .h,s .,,n uas a,ova IN. vindox
,,r.a no IN. ap,,.sufrap.,,es for their
cnuntar demonstration. Mrs. Gratch-
r,,nhston.. defian, stand Mt this point
,nd h.r cheering NJ the Militant's De-
aarc. had caused her 10 he noted in the
n.v.r.nar. "a ..The Roadicea OF the
Raiiotv'
All This ia mentioned because these
v,.,. also the came devoted feet that
en-. n Cavalry had charged across
a. w..hi,p,on a, the great Suffrage
demonstration. the dav before the in
.uuratlon.
Th.se characteristics attitudes and
.t a. 49,, ....,
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The Silent Bullet a &C.,. H s's3 p A::s=


piece Of porcelain and smearing ON II
some peculiar black glossy granular
substance that came In q sort OF pen I'll.
like n stick OF seRlinK-wax. ] Noticed
that he was very particular to keep the
two wires exactly thu same distance
from each other throughout the entire
length Of porcelain, but ! said Rothinx
to distract his attention. though Q thou
sand questions about the progress Of the
case were at my tongues end.
Instead I watched him intently. The
black substance formed v sort OF bridge
connecting and covering the wires. When
he had finished no said: "Now you can
ask me your questions. while ] heat and
ann~al this little continuance. see you
are bursting with curiosity"
We'll. did you see PoissAn!" asked.
Kennedy continued to heat, the wire
covered porcelain. II DID. and he 10
going to give me u demonstration Of his
discovery tonight"
Tia discovery"
You remember MorOwitoh's 'hallucI-
nation. as tho doctor called II? That
was no Authorization; that was a reality.
This man Poisson says he has discoy-
cred a way to make diamonds arttfc tall Y
out Of pure carbon In an electric fur
mace. Morowitch. ! believe. was TO buy
his secret. His dream of millions was a
reality--at least to him.
And did Kahan and Mrs. Morowftch
know it?" ! asked quickly.
II don't know vet" replied Crais,
finishing the snnealinE.
The black CLASSY substance was now
q duh gray.
What's that stun you were putting
on the wire?' ! asked.
"Oh. Just a by-product made IN the
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FoIssan's laboratory was Al the ton u !,
a sort Of loft building a dozen storioS
or 80 high. N was q peculiar 'buildiu3
with several entrances besides O lrsiodgs
elevator ~ the rear and IRE Socane01
that led to adjoining lower rooSs III,
We stopped around the corner In ~
shadow, and Kennedy and Andrew
talked earnestly. A near az I c0u34
make out Kennedy was Insisting that q
would be best for Andrews and his mep
not TO enter the building at all. but NaN'
downstairs while he and Z went up. al
last the arrangement was agreed ON.
Here said Kennedy. undoins 4
package he had carried. ~ o. little e1ec.
trio bell with a couple of ftesh dry
batteries attached to II. and wires that
will reach at least four hundred feat
You and the men wait In the sha1nv
here by this side entrance for ~
minutes after Jameson and ] 20 .up.
Then you must ensage the nl0hl
Waterman in some way. While ~ y
away you Will md two wires ldangll1e
down the elevator SHAFT. Attach thOW,
To these wires from the bell and The
batteries--thess two-you know ~
to do that. The wires will be han61nf
in the third shaft--oniy one slsva1eS
IL rnanng at night, the hrst. To -,
ment you hear the bell begin to sloS
Jump into the elevator and como up 81
the twelfth foor-well need you" g'
As kennedy and I rode up In ~
elevator could not help thinking uho1.
an ideal place a downtown once bvl1
ing Is for committing a crime. svstsal
this early hour OF the evening. 49,
streets were deserted the once 49,
ings We're positively uncanny 10. tt,
grim. black, silspce with only herr r.
there . light !, ". al,
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phv.,cia ~. -, 49,. ,.,
t,,i "A. =, =. 80 Iu'pa"'
vague -, 49," 80.
..n,,on -, 81. .a -.
v,or,iJ ~ ..,m,,.. : 800 u..,
,or ,h., .. o., ~ ~ "''' wv
ds.,r. ,,,h,,c,.,, 800 Wv Wv NV
w. .o,,,s 49,. ~ 49, ."s" ~" ao
W. oN'u ""' TUG o'uy OF MT MORO
VIZ" eA"u"so ana examined. but
prefer TO get the facts In the case with
out resorting to sucn extreme meas
ures."
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few minutes I had a tank OF oxygen
from the hospital
In the mean time | had thought over
that swedish odor. and II flashed IN
my mind that It might. after all. he =
case OF poisoning. When the oxygen
arrived ] administered II at once. As
II happens. the Rockefeller Institute
has Just published a report of expert
msnts with a new antidote for various
polsons. which consists simply In a new
method Of enforced breathing and
throwing of the poison by ox!diz!ng Il
In that way. In either Cause.-The pneu-
monla theory or the poison theory
this line Of action was the hest that
could have adopted on the spur Of the
moment.
II gave him some strychnine 10
strengthen hts heart. and by hard work
| had him resting apparently 4 little
easier. nurse had been sent FOR. but
had not arrived when messenger
came to me telling Of very sudden
illness Of Mrs. Morey. the wife Of the
only b half block away. I LEFT Mr..
Morowltch. with very particular In
structiors to his wife as TO what to do.
Il had Intended to return lmmedi-
ately. but hefore I got back Mr. Moro
witch WAS dead. Now I think I've told
YOU all You see. 4 was nothing but q
supplementary enough to , warrant
making n fuss about. I made out the
death certificate. as you see. Probably
that would have been all there was to
II II I hadn't heard Of this incompre-
hensible robbery. That set me thinking
again. There, I'm glad I've got II out
OF my system. I've though. about II a
good deal since your man vas here 10
see me"
what do YOU suspect was the cause
% that sweetish odor?" asked Ken
needy.
The doctor hesltzted. Mind. 4 10 only
d suspicion, Cyanide OF potassium ~
cyano9e' gas; either would give such
Al .odor,"
Your treatment would have heen just
the same had you been certa!n'"
Practically the same, the Rock
Teller treatment"
Gould II have been suclde?" asked
Andrews.
There was no motive for II, be-
iieve.' replied the doctor,
but was there any such poison .
tho Morowltch house,"
II know that they we're much in'or'
ested IN phOtosraphv. Cyanide OF %
tsssium 10 used In certain processes a
photographs"
"Who was interested IN ?hotosrapa,
Mr., or Mrs. Morrow itch"'
''Both Of them"
Was Mrs. Morowitch?
Both Of them repeated the do1to
hastily, II was evident how Andrews
questions were tending. and It was ala
evaltat thet tie Doctor I'D aov wish :
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&S 52z9||s1!!

Cara Mudridxe-5mith. or that your
husband is n poetic phllanderer--as you
do Mrs. -Dinkston. Then. after
having good cry and getting me all
worked up. you 20 home and effect .
reconciliation with your respective
husban ds'-
Would you have US be estra nGed
from those we love, forever" asked
Mrs. Omission. For her husband was so
utterly worthless she did really and truly
love him.
NO. would not keep fond hearts
sundered." retorted Mrs. Jarr, but
when they are sundered. when they
are weeping and wailing. I get the full
beneht Of II. But when they ar, recon,
ciled and all 10 Joy and GlsdneA. once
again, you all 60 on on trips to Atlantic
City Of bermuda or Palm Beach
Not me. Not u.s." whimpersd the
Militant SufrrsGette. Michael Angelo
IN n pastoral poet and won't leave the
city. I have been to Washington and
Albany on our wedding trips. but had
TO 20 alone. 30 far as my husband 10
concerned. for he hates to Walk
! well, anyway. I never see you wine o
you are living happily with your hus-
, band. Mrs. Dinkston: and when you.
Mrs Stryver. and you. Clara Mudr.dyr-
Smith, are reconciled with your hus.
! Nonds You also are of with them 10
dnIsrs and suppsrs and theatres and
! dances'----.
| Mr.. Smith can't dance. That's just
what We quarrelled about" cried the
former clara MudridEe.
Mr.. Stryver WON'T dance. And
! that's what We had words overt" ex-
planned the brokers' bride.
| Angelo CAN dance. He Is known as
The Noted Plantagenet. Teacher OF the
Tango But he won't dance with ME-.
and that Is why we parted" shifted the
suffragette.
Great goodness" cried Mrs. Jar.
'Is the dance craze another thing to
quarrel over? Aren't politics, religion.
clothes. jealousy, clubs and all the old
reasons enough"
well. everybody's dancing II makes
you graceful" moaned Mrs. Omission.
And 1t takes OF the fat" within.
pered Mrs, Stryver.
And enjoy it 50" declared Mrs
Mudrldse-Smith.
We'll, then for goodness sake don't
lot us sit here and cry about H. Let vi
ione-or-other!" cried Mrs. Jarr. Come
Mrs. Omission. our friends Mrs. Stryvef
and Mrs. Smith have the money. Lei
them Day for us. I'll leave . note for
Mr.. Jarr, Gone to turkey-trot"
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Betty Vincent's
, Advice to Lovers


A BIT OF old-fashioned advice which every modern
~ mother should give her daughter In this: Don't
Let any young think you're running after hint"
was amazed the other day TO receive letter from
girl asking with all seriousness II she her father
brother should not hunt young man who had made
appointment to ca her and then broken It, Just
what she thought such chase would accomplish can't
make And fancy the impression II would leave
young mans mind!
II Is true OF course that the attitude
perfectly nice modern girl toward her friends is
formal than that which girls found necessary genera
ton But informally should lead display
OF unsought aRection.-never, never.
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Copyright. 1912. b. hold. Mead 4 Co..
SYNOPSIS OF PRECsDING CHAPTERS

.Crag k~nnsis V = dsse.tlve scientist. . genius
who sp.les brilliant scientific principlts To the
him II = Newspaper man. Walter Jameson. vino
nsi rates the story Andrvws. ucs. president II an
ny diamond robbsv. 4 ieweller named Morn
witch. on Maiden Lane. has lust died apparent,
u va, found that 9 huge hole had been made in
the top d his burglar prod'' safe and u
hole xas burned through by : little. known chsmi.
cal known as HERMIT" His suspicious fall on
kshAn. the dead nAn's partner Kennedy. after
Morowitctl's physician.
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No kiss.

u. H." writes a younS man has
been paying me attention for four
months, and we think treat deal OF
eaci, other. But he is angry nd calls
me Independent because | do not kiss
him. ought to do so"'
4 S,yl Is not supposed to kiss a yoans
man unless she is engaged to him,
"a. b." writes: In spirit ~ mis-
chief ] refused to shake hands the
other day with a man VINO works In
or once and who has been very kind
60 me. He must have been much Of
tended. for he hasn't spoken to me
since. What shall I do?'
% ID nm and apologize s0r your
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Meanwhile ssissd his WIFE,
Of
Of
n
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ana ruiz ontin sHirU OF ner eoriy youth
to the more natural coihures and
skinny Empire frocks OF the latter end
Of her life.
She did not approve Of the artificial
compilations favored BY many ladies OF
ner time. but she In said to have en-
HANGED the beauty ~ her soft white
hands by the use Of q paste OF orange
flowers. This was made by boiling hve
or six ounces Of bitter almonds In water
until soft and then beating them to a
paste In a mortar with two pounds Of
orange blossoms,
When she was relc assd from prison
after the downfs.l OF Robes pierre she
petitionsd the Austrian Emperor to be
allowed to share her husbands impris-
Onment. Hut when she first saw 'he
Marquis she scarcely knew him. as he
was so changed by all the sufferinxs he
had Undergone Under the window Of
the room which she shared with him
was an open sewer. the effects OF which
she attempted 10 mitigate by burning
Ribbon OF Bruges." which was thought
to be distnfectant In those days.
This Was simpiy . long piece Of tape
dipped In nitre. allowed to dry. and then
stepped In = tincture composed OF aicol
and orris II was thoroughly dried again
on 4 sweet OdOr. The perfumed sn,oke
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rhouEhuess rudeness, telling him what
you've told me.
M. b." writes, What do the letters
=, W. A, T. X mean at the end OF an
afrectionate note?"
sealed With a Tender Kiss"
"P. f." writes: II am engaged to a
young man. but though love him dear
~, he IL much less affectionate than
formerly. Nor has he said anything
definite about getting married, al
though he doesn't want To he released
from his engagement. What shall
do?"
Tell him that II he cares for you You
will dx the wedding day; II not. you will
break the snSsSsmsnt