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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

Washington, Aug 19.-Hoodoo num-
bers have no terrors for Miss Jessie
Woodrow Wilson, second daughter Of
President Wilson Her fathers career
has been strangely intermingled with
the supposedly unlucky number thir-
teen, and now Miss Wilson is to be-
come the thirteenth bride of the White
House.
Announcement of the engagement of
Miss Wilson and Francis Bowes Sayre
was made, by coincidence, on the.
first anniversary of Woodrow Wilson's
nomination at Baltimore for the presi-
dency
There have been some twenty odd
marriages in which either the bride
or bridegroom resided in the White
House, but the last wedding to take
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Historic Darien, Conn, to Celebrate.


Darien, Conn, Aug. 19.-NOt to be
behind other New England towns,
Darien. Conn., is to celebrate its local
history in a pageant to be given on
AUG. 20 and 80 and Sept. I. \ con-
siderable sum Of money has been sub
scribed by the townspeople and those
of the immediate neighborhoOd, with
the result that a fete is under way
which should prove not only of consld-
cradle credit to Darien, but to the
state While many important paSeants
have been given i'll various places in
New England this will be the first
one that has been given in Connecticut.
1t is expected that upward of 900
children and adults out of pOpula-
ton of over 1000 will take part in the
pageant.
This section is rich i'll historic inter
est and covers a period of nearly 90
wears. including the early Indian wars,
the passing of the Mohicans. the arr1-
val of the first settlers. the formation
of the ecclesiastical society of Middle
sex the building of the first church on
the land of Joshua MorehOuse. the cap
ture of the Rev Moses Mather, the
Revolution, the war of 1872, the com
ing of Noah Brown. the builder of vic
torious navies and the separation Of
Darien from Stamford in 1870.
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Philadelphia, Aug. 10. - Matthew F..
Griffin, captain of the United States
secret service bureau in this city, is
now on detail as bodyguard to Presi-
dent Wilson. Captain Griffin is guard
ing the president during the vacation
period while the regular secret service
guards are taking their vacations. 1t
is probable that the captain will re-
main in Washington permanently or
be transferred to San Francisco or
Boston.
Captain Griffin completed twenty
five years i'll the government service
July l.
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should have disjointed themselves and
crept into their cases for shame.
The grocer's young man stopped and
pushed back his cap until it hung on
his collar button behind.
That's out o. sight, kid" said he.
My name is Celia, if you please"
said the whistler, dazzling him with a
three inch smile.
That's all right. I'm Thomas Nc
Leod. What part of the house do you
work in?"
Pm the-second parlor maid"
DO you know the Failing Wa
ters?''
No" said Celia, I'VE don't know
anybody. We got rich too quick-that
is. Mr.. Spraggins did,
III make you acquainted" said
Thomas Mcleod. Its a strathspey-
first cousin to hornpipe.'
If Celia's whistling put the piccolos
out of commission. Thomas McLeod's
surely made the biggest flutes hunt
their holes. He could actually whistle
bass.
When he stopped Celia was ready to
jump into his delivery wagon and ride
with him clear to the end of the pier
and on to the ferryboat of the Charon
line.
"Tll be around tomorrow at 1915,
said Thomas, with some spinach and
a case of carbonic"
I'll practice that what-you-may-call-
it," said Celia. Il can whistle a fine
second"
The processes of courtship are per-
sonal and do not belong to general lit
erature. They should be chronicled in
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Aviation Corps For China.

San Diego, Cal, Aug. 1S.-AmOng the
progressive steps that will be taken
by the new Chinese republic is the es-
tablishment of an aviation corps in the
army. Att Lynn, one Of the brightest
and most progressive Chinese in Amer
lea, wants to have charge of it. He
used to edit Il Chinese paper in San
Francisco. but tired of the job and be-
gan a study of flying and flying ma
chimes. AS a result he soon became q
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capable aviator, obtained a license and
every afternoon could be found on the
aviation field together with many Amer
lean aviators.
AS he is the only Chinese that has
ever attempted to ascend i'll flying
machine in this country, it is probable
that he will get the appointment He
expects to take several Of the latest
flying machines to China and teach his
countrymen how to use them
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Twain Monument Delayed.

Hannibal, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Under a
provision of the constitution all money
appropriated by the legislature must
be expended, if at all, within the BIZ
ennial period. This fact will halt the
erection of monument here to Mark
Twain possibly for two years, the
state appropriation of $4,000, made i'll
1911. being unavailable to pay for the
expense as the time limit for the APP
preparation expired Dec. 81, 1872.
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Government kiIiinq Off SQUIRRELS.

Los Angeles, Aug. LIT is not gen
orally known that the national gov
eminent has appropriated money for
the purpose exterminating the ground
squirrels III the national forests. Ac-
trlai field work was commenced July
| and continued until the last Of the
month.
The appropriation of $4,000 for this
purpose was spent mostly III south
ern California and was conducted from
eight camps employing 4 total Of about
thirty men, most of them university
students, with ut least one local man
in each camp. There were from three
to five men in each camp.
The squirrels are poisoned with
strychnined barley. which is mixed by
the men doing the work.
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Governors Wife Glad to Vote,

Springfield. H.. Aug. 20.-Alrs. Ed
ward f. Dunno. wife of the governor
who signed the bill which enfranchises
5000 women in this state, 'rejOices
i'll common with the women of Hi
nois at his action Mrs. Dunno, who
is the mother of thirteen children. says
she will exercise her right to vote at
every opportunity.
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New York, Aug. 19.-That The CAM
pa;gn to educate mothers i'll the care
of children during the trying months
of hot weather is bearing fruit was
conclusively shown by the citys NOR
talitv statistics for the first two weeks
of July. LII the first fourteen days of
the month the death rate was less by
seventy-two babies under one year of
ace than for the corresponding period
last year and lower than for several
years.
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and then began a serious study of di-
plomacy. When Mr.. Cleveland came
Mr.. Penfield was for several months
administration adviser on the requi-
sites of an improved foreign service.
advocating fitness in preference to po-
litical influence in filling positions
abroad. In 1898 he was named as
minister to the Argentine Republic,
but before the appointment was pro-
mulgated was named diplomatic agent
and consul general to Egypt with the
rank of minister resident. 1874 b
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Plans to Beauty Canal.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The plans of
the fine arts commission for the beau
LITIGATION of the Panama canal embOdy
landscape effects to make artistic the
approaches to the canal. as we'll as the
locks. and the country through which
the great waterway has been cut.
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Alliance at Current Topics and Events

raise a fund of S1,0OO,OOo by popular
subscription. The fund is to be APP
piled to increasing the scope of work
of the association and to erecting
building in Washington.
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Education Body Raisi1q 100000.

Providence, r. l., Aug 19.-Thomas
w. Bicknel of this city as director
is in charge of the campaign of the
National Education association to
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
O. HENRY STORIES
No. 4
A Night In New
Arabia
PROLOGUE.
Copyright by Doubleday. Page & Co.

Jacob Spraggins, worth S20,OOO,OOO,
goes in for philanthrophy to appease
his conscience in a matter of a mere
$4,000 and meets with various disap,
pointments.
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The CaIiph's Daughter.

VI n Caliph Spraggins $3,OOO,OOo'home
81 lived his sister Henrietta, who
81 used to cook for the coal miners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
THE SUBDIVISIONS OF DUTY.

81 am Jacques Worth" he said WIN the
afr of one retailing delicious. side-spiit-
ting Joke, "and this is Jean. doh h"oW
anything about fashions ana ne hho"S a.,
about them. | know about business anu
he doesn't. He makes the money iol me
to look after. So there you nave US pot"'
And he glanced at Jean ana laughed
and Jean smiled family.
He is smaller and siighier. Is jean anu
he favors the latest thing IN lrooN
for morning wear. He has the race ol an
artjst-delicate features. soft Wa\y nan l
and soulful eyes lie Is Il dreamer oi c"li-
fons and laces. suppose ana ~ W.
gentle. kindly glance he east upo" nv
there was a world Of reckoning I'd "
what would suit my sveltc nsure oeS"
adjusted my hat consciously uhder HIS
scrutiny and tried to believe hau sun
above frilIs and furbelows anyhow
eve don't like being interviewed AT All,
continued the rollickins Jacques, evidehtly
determined to be master oil CEREMONIES
while Jean spoke never word' put hep'
his oo,,ararine eyes on the fur arouhd my
,broa, "And why should we be inter-
viou,ed? we don't like TO tax OF our
soIyee naturally. and what can one say
Of fashions?
ooh Oh" protested. surely you must
have much 10 say of them
NO. really. there Is little 10 te" you
inst now 1t is the 'morte' season. anu II
there are TO be any surprises we 10 io'
vet know them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23

NO you can't" broke IN Jacques
bluntly. before his confrere had chance
TO answer. Naturally, you can't We
have 10 buy that material In large guam
titles, so. OF course. we must make sew
eral gowns CT IT,; but We arc careful Tor
whom we make them. For instance, II
We fashion a frock of some rare fix Tor
New York society leader we do not
make one like il for another lady VIC
know TO be in her set; nor do we sell its
duplicate to a famous professional beauty.
And as things are. in many places a
woman sees her frocks repeated constant
u. The American Ambassadors may git
in box I'm beautiful gown. and In the
adjoining box will be one like II on a
theatrical star. At Deauville last summer
there were about thirty women wearing a
certain Callct model
Then he snickered. "It was funny about
our 'Recamier' gown. though" he volun-
tcered. Have you ever heard that storyY'
II don't think so.'
well. that was o.ooO-franc gown In
black and white chiffon. and II became
very popular, SO We simply had TO repeat
il many times. Several English ladies
encountered one another In the model, and
at last the Countess OF Mar and Kellie
gave tea, and on the invitations she
stipulated that only those women should
accept who had 'Recamer' frocks. About
seventeen or twenty came. l believe"
Oh, girls. I've heard that story before.
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haven't you? It's one OF those classic
tales that are repeated many times. win
different environments to suit the cases.
However. smiled a sort OF set smile.
Then Jean took up the thread once
more. "The ideal way TO conduct TINS
business" he purred. would be to have
a rich woman come TO you and be able TO
plan about eighteen costumes for her ana
then destroy the models. 80 that she alone
would have gowns like those. But that
could not be managed unless one could
charge about 1900 for each. which would
frighten even very rich women away
fear"
81 should think Il would" agreed pam
Kate, lingering her modest robe with
rueful smile. "Eut tell me. are Arneri-
can women good buyers? / mean are
they as thrifty and judicious as French
women
I heard Jacques chucklc and I feel nc
would have let himself go bit here
but he didr.'t get a look I'm for a second
They are excellent buyers" replied
Jean. quite as wise In their purchases
as French women and always equally
well dressed possibly even better.
do you think they wear their clothes
as unconsciously as the English women
"Oh. yes. quite, and with even more
craze for the most part Still. the Eng
rlisl women in London and the EnShsh
women In Paris are very different The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
pREsENT STYLES TO SURVIVE.

"yyeu first md foremost, relieve my
mind and tell me that narrow sklrts anu
graceful. clinging things are To endure
little longer" -.
We had formed ourselves into nice
u,re cosev triangle by this time. on
,b, eofa and a Worth on char cach
side of me; so / turned exclusively "
loan as | asked this vital question: anu
he RESPONDED before the JoVlai jacques
had chance. -, !,
Thee is y doubt that there VIII DE
vary little alteration in the present styies
for some time to come" he said graVeiy,
as IL we were discussing ques'oh u
o,ate They are very becoming anu
women will not discard them. Fashioh 10
- neculiar thing, mademoiselle. 1t is one
90, real and two parts imaginary IL IS
800 only TO be destroyed. Sometimes
:, oh.npes every two months AS mat
90 of fact. what we personally wish to
do is always to suit certain type rather
than to cate new fashioh'
"Thats It," cried Jacques enthusiast
oauy ."Then when we have made FOR
come tall. slender American a costume
.d,nirsbIv suited to her long lines. In
comes a stout little lacy from Shee-ca-So.
ooh what a lovely robe! / must have one
,,Le ,hatv she exclaims," and he gave
,.lsetto imitation of the Chicago woman.
Us II any use to turn her away from II?
No, AZ all. And oilers demand the same.
II becomes the fashion
put don't you insist upon women
,o,,pg only what suits them, as your
,-r- rdfather didf
Here gentle Jean took the hoor again.
ut is not possible TO do quite as our
crandfather did In that direction. he
eaid soothingly. IF we were 10 attempt
q we would be labelled old-fashioned. We
are still conservative. We do not deal In
sreak ideas. and we try TO suit our GUS
,omers' types as far as they VIII let us
ard vet please them with prevailing FASH
tbs Also. we still have those beautiful
materials especially designed for Us. as
ye nave always done. and If you get one
., those dresses of Worth you may be
.,ro mo other woman can so TO another
orn, and buy one like II"
"Ahv" I remarked shrewdy; but can
,,ou no sure that the other woman won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
WONDERFUL SOUTH AMERICANS.

what about South Americans? Aren't
they very good customers here at pres
ent?"
Jean opened his mouth to speak, but 1t
was no use ; he isn't quick his broth
or. That's why I always hate these trl-
angle interviews. The quicker one does
the taking. So again the irrepressible
Jacques held forth.
ooh. la! la - he cried. THE South
Americans are wonderful They buy and
buy. They never tire Of clothes. You
can understand that. Their climate makes
them lead indolent lives. They sleep
much. The choosing and buying of
dresses ana cioaks is an excitement for
them. 1t stimulates them"
l studied them both furtively for few
seconds, and l had a great longing to get
a, the psychology of the male dressmaker.
Why and wherefore is he?
! turned to Jean.
Can you explain the req III that man
seams to be able to dress woman better
than she Is able TO dress herself?'' | asked.
"Is II because he can look at her from 4
more impersonal point Of view than
woman CAM"
Jean seemed distinctly interested. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
THAT LONG, LAST LOOK.

At tie drawing room door the Worth
brothers left me and went out by pas
sage reserved for family use. They each
gave me a gay and gladstone smile as
thew vanished and l watched their re-
treating figures. Both were trim and
dapper in beautifully cut overcoats. with
beautifully shaped bowlers on their sleek
heads and slender canes In their we'll
gloved hands.
Out on the Rue de la Paix again hand
some Americans. English women and
French women hurried by me. all ex-
ouisitely gowned. all carrying themselves
like princesses. All on shopping bent.
took one backward look at the House
Of Worth.
There 1t stood. a substantial evidence OF
mans genius for dressing women, and as
l glanced at IL a light broke upon me.
or course. feminist movements and suf-
fragists and suffragettes couldn't posi-
bly, affect men who design clothes for
women and whose fathers and uncles and
grandfathers have done the same. II
isn't to be expected.
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THIS SANCTUM OF FASHIONS SLIPS KATE CAREW
From Venerated Lips Falls
the Dictum American
Women Dress Fully
as Well as French
Women.

mean to say that all women demand them.
On the contrary. We have customers.
women Of great taste and refinement. who
dress exquisitey. yet who change their
style very little from year to year. They
do not move with the crowd. They keep
to just what suits them. with certain
notifications in waistline. sleeves. ETC..
Jacques was drumming a little tune on
the arm Of his chair with his highly man.
toured nails. Now he burst out again.
"Oh, la! LAP he laughed. This decolle-
tage of the feet ard neck one sees In
the street to-day. A sable coat, SABLE
cap, a sable muff. low neck away down,
skirt slit away up to show gauze stock
ings--voila."
/ couldn't help but smile at the picture
he drew of the woman I've seen hun
dred times here and at the gestures with
which he rapidly sketched her costume.
but l was not feeling kindly toward him.
so I still shut him out. as l inquired
pointedly of Jean:
Hasn't the healthier. more outdoor life
women are leading also had some infu-
ence on fashions?'
Yes. yes" agreed Jean. THE present
craze for exercise and sports is having an
excellent influence In playing golf. for
instance, everything must be easy, so we
have looser garments, less restriction.
Even the corset gets smaller and softer
all the time. Every one wants a flexible
figure. Every one wants to be able to
bend and move each ! sic 90 --.y.'
What about the harem skirt-will It
ever come back?'
Not for time, certainly; but believe
that had IL not been presented so sensa-
tionally II would have had a vogue. or
course. it was practically killed IT birth.
though few women here In Paris still
wear It. They have their tea gowns made
In that fashion"
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JEAN WASN'T FUSED UP.

[ suppose ne was what schoolboys IN
England call Raging" us both, OUT Jean
is so used to him that he wasn't annoyed.
He simply turned to me and SAID Sentiy'
II think I've already told mademoiselle
that do not believe fashions Will change
much for some time. The present style
has lasted about three years. undergoing
only slight notifications. 1t is very be-
coming, you see. and SHOWS "oiheh us-
ures to best advantage.
Men like it," added Jacques, with the
nod of a man of the world. land, after
all that is what women most want. IL
husband or sweetheart doesn't care for
particular style of dress, naturally a
woman won't adopt 1t. She is not going
IN onnear at her worst In his eyes. so. you
see not only do men create fashions. but
they also pronounce upon them"
Here he gave his mustache a jaunty
little twist and cooked his head d bit on
the side.
| narrowed my eyes In a way have at
these times, and | nearly murmured a
strong minded thing or two, but | re-
Trained and merely turned straight round
to Jean, shutting the ubiquitous one out
U. the triangle Tor a rev fnOnleHtS, any
how and Jean took up the cue and began
talking in his delightful. dreamy manner.
Many things really influence fashions,
he said. Certain modes of dressing prev
alent to-day reflect the changes in women
which are taking place-the greater
freedom that they have. for instance.
Then, too habits and customs are more
lax at present. and in consequence there
is a certain extravaganza, lack OF mod
esty i'm dress. woman does not confine
her decolletage TO the evening. but she
also appears in almost as extreme decolle-
taee on the street And also she has
her skirt slit up the side or In the front
and draped so as TO show every line OF
her figure.
"A short while ago the Pope wrote an
omen letter condemning womens dress.
and some one came to ask me what |
thought about 1t. l did not say much al
the time but will tell you now that l
quite agreed with the Pope. | deplore
certain freak fashions because of what |
know has inspired them and because they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
PUT GARMENTS THROUGH PAGES.

There were six In this group, three
heavy. foreign looking men and three dis
tuctlv dowdy looking women, and before
them the rose-red and snow-white ladies'
bowed and curtsied and turned and twist
I'd like graceful sirens, so that every fold
of their garments was displayed 10 best
advantage, and as they went through
these snowy stunts" they murmured the
name Of the gown.
"Azalea," chanted a dark beauty, as
she drifted by. Dawn" whispered a
blonde in tender pink. "Regence, cooed
a red haired slip In deep purple. And 50
on. while the onlookers scrubbed notes
on cards, quite unmoved by the Dream OF
Fair Women.
II was very pleasant I'm that luAurlous
drawing room, with its rich hanglngs ana
furniture and its evidences Of perfect
taste. and there was a sense of repose III
the discreetly lowered voices. the soit
swish Of silks and the subtle scent OF
delicate perfumes, so, as I'm bit of
svbarite. | didn't do anything TO pFecipi-
tate matters.
Then, by and by. there came messeh-
ger from headquarters.
He was a pale and delicate YOUTH
faultlessly dressed in pastel shades which
blended nicely, and he, too. spoke III oui-
Get tones just a little above whisper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
WHAT! TROUSERS! NEVER!

II can't say / ever cared for It," VOL
unteered, but always felt that It might
be the high road to trousers. you know.
Do you think these will Gomez"
"Oh, no; women will never wear trou-
sersw cried Jean and Jacques, in perfect
unison. Men will never allow them to do
So"
Dear simple. young things! Wasn't
that naive Of them?
Men will never allow them! So early
Victorian. not to say antediluvian. a SEN
timent charmed me by its novelty In this
generation.
1t Is quite evident that, though they are
arbiters of fashion and princes In their
own domain. they don't know what Is
happening in the outside world of woman
hood. That they should feel that woman
wears what most pleases man is quite
natural. and from their wide experience
TO doubt they know whereof they speak;
but when they go back TO the days of
their revered grandfather and commence
to chat about what men will and will not
allow their womenfolk to indulge in, one
must pause for a v-st and comprehensive
smile.
| looked benevolently at them as 1
thought. Perhaps they stay In Paris all
the time and don't travel. and therefore
don't realize that things are moving
bit with us. though we still have a weak
ness for pretty clothes and have to put
ourselves more or less in mems hands for
the designing of them"