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wa.ts No "Maahstsaa state"

Wants No "Manhattan state"
n ths Editor Of Ths Evening World;
! read q letter advocating the making
Of Greater New YORK and Long Island
into . separate State and calling II
Manhattan State" Such a proposition.
II accepted. would. think. require more
than SzO.0o0 per year. Now. where 10
that $4,000 coming FRONT The answer
10 this question &c remarkably simple:
'yeom the taxpayers. carrying property
in tha district proposed as the new
State" As matters are at present, tho
property owner has to stand for from
three to five different taxations. and
with the faculty Of knowing that at any
lime an inspector Of either the Tene-
msnt House or Board OF Health Depart
mGuts may find defect connected with
the building. which Is likely to cost from
Is TO 800 to repair. And yet with five
tsxations 20 face and costly repairs to
be made. writer offers q plan by
which lin an expression Of vulgarity)
~ taxpayer must dig further down In
ne pockets 30 az 10 cover the, new
taS. The properly owner OF the present
Geueyation V already bound hand and
- aad just 70 satiaey . frsakish idss
q 1omo e1tnn11ee1lo hlo1DGlAA eneag
49, 1oooD - - - -
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: Co. rTsss New York Evening world.
Mrs. ID. (rcbelliously)-Of course. I'm
in. You don't suppose that I'm not 60
ing to take q dying chance. do your
Gimme four cards.
Mr. b. (warningIy)-.You better stay
out-you're beat already.
tMn. D. snifs. They all draw. Mr. ,. bets
. dime. Mr. b. rases. Mr. ID. calls. II comes
around 70 Ms. ID. She fslses)
chorus-Well! For goodness's sakei
What have you gotf
Mrs. ID. maintains her potter FACET
bluff me. Dora. Tt'n take mors'n Q
quarter to freeze me out
Mrs.. d. (nervously)-ril call that. Ny
hands too good to let 60.
Mr.. D.-In see It, too. Stop satins
those caramels, Dora You're getting
the cards all sticky! Well, are you 60
Ing to see tho raiser
MN. D. CONTINUES her disdainfui silence and
pshes smother stack Of ohips to Ne csntrs.)
Chorus (shrilly)-What! Are you 90.
ing TO raise again? ON A FOUR-CARD
DRAW!
CThey all CAL. She d,ms puts down .. 40,
and four nlnes.)
Mr.. 3 dn disyust)-say, what are We
playing? Pokerf Or GRAB BAGf
Mrs. ID. (angrily)-Don't you know IT.
not etiquette to play "fours" In q
friendly gamer You're Just supposed Il
throw them down and take the pot ~
II stands.
Mrs. d. (vibrantly)-I.iks fun. I would
I'd bet my own grandfather on "fours.'
Mr.. Dwell. come on. Pony Up tn,
two-twenty you owe me.
Mrs. ID. Qndlgnantly)--I will not,
guess l can owe money TO my own hus
band!
Mr. D.-Not ON YOUR LIFE! Com,
UP with the two-twsnty, kid
Mrs ID. (rising majestically)-An right
Then you'ii go out and pay for you
own beer. The bottles In the tcsbox
paid for out OF my table money. end 1
you think I'm going TO blow you're wsr
much mistaken. I'll LOCK Il W.
Mrs. b. (sneerinsly)-Coms. yach.
guess irs time for W TO sol
Mrs. d. (giowering at hsr)-Oh. v 70
think you'n offend ME- " going. prs!
d!sabuse your mind.
Mrs. b. (sweetly)-Not at all W
KNOW We couldn't offend. Very 70
things penetrate elephants hide. ! ~
lieve!
Duo Gas they ex,p-S3ss1 .u1t. Mn
TIER pAS
II sfrs d. tsavageiy)-say. WHO arst sal
~ words. Just . friendly aaoag -
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Just a Friendly Game.
n HR. d (dealing)-Ths next hand'I
WI ha thu cop uola Hon

NR. d (deallng)-The next handN
Nj be the consolation.
AVA Mrs. d. (plaintively)--Oh, no!
Why should It be? You ought to give
me a chance to win back a little.
Mr.. Dwell. you've got nerve!
Mrs. b. (eagerly)-And Dora, you owe
me fifty cents more'n your original
stakes. don't forget. The nifty I loaned
you before Freddie Allied that ace high
straight. Rememberf
Mrs. d. (darkly)-Oh. I remember all
right. My goodness. Eta, ia give a
! nickel-plated medal to any one who
could owe you . nickel for five minutes
without having you recite tho chorus
every two seconds!
Mrs II. (offended)-Why. Tn not .
bit stingy. Dora Day! Look how will
lingly ] loaned you that money!
Mrs. ID. (viciously)--Yes. In the hope.
no doubt. that ia forget tho exact
amount and you could ring in . dime
or two extra
Mrs. Il. Throwing down her hand)-
Why. the ideal You're insulting mo In
your own house. ] won't play another
cardl
Mr.. II. Quitting in)-Now you two quit
your scrapping. II you don't nnish on
the smooth tonight don't you ever
ask US to let you get in the game again
Hear?
Mrs. II. (piclinz up her cards)-well
don't think i ought to be insulted:
Mr.. d. (being the oil upon the waters
Come on. Dora What do you do
Can Won omen?
Mrs. d. Ucily)-I can NOT! I couldn'
get a pair OF openers n tho pack fel
In my lap!
Mrs IL. mot to be outdone)-weil, 20,
can't beat me for punk LUCK! Ever!
time DO get anything halfway decen
some one goes ana Grows four Aos
against me. I'm q dollar-six out now.
Mrs d. (sourly)--Oh. yesi But you'l
make II up before we stopi with usuc
dark emphasis). 1t certainly does seer
strange. now that come to think OF y
that, no matter how much IN hole 20
are. fifteen minutes before. when "
como TO cash In It's always a dollar q
y so the other way.
Mrs. b. (hotly)-If you mean 70 II
sinuats that
81 Mr.. d. lin mastery mannsrl-D dor,
. olay poker or Quit "S4 ~ ~ ~
m I'VE ssvssd ~ ~ An IsAhi
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Mr.. Jarr Discovers the Secret of
Looking Yellow and Losing Flesh

thing on their plates. But don't let
them have too much meat. II isn't good
for them at night.
And II you see little Emma biting her
nails punish her. think she's picking
up the dreadful habit from little Mary
Rangle. And see both children 20 over
their lessons after supper. and don't let
them stay up later than 8 o'clock. al
though I'll be pretty sure 20 DO homo
by that ume.. And you and the chill
dren be careful Of the tablecloth. Ger
trude 10 complaining
You'd better write down your IN
strnctions." Mr.. Jarr broke In. Il can't
remember half Of all that"
well. It doesn't matter. I've told
Gertrude" go
Il don't think Clara Mudridge- Smith
viii be With you on this shopping tour"
remarked Mr.. Jarr. "she was down at
the once in the automobile to take the
boss homo yesterday. and she's . sick
| woman. Gee! she looked terrible"
'Nonsensev' cried Mrs. Jar. II saw
her yesterday myself. and she never
looked better"
II tell you she's sick. Got the yellow
fever or something. And she didn't
smile ana she looked terrible"
that's the complexion a L. Chi
nois." said Mrs. Jarr. "Of course. she
couldn't smile; the makeup on the lips
10 90 heavy that one must maintain an
, earnest. demure expression or the make
up win crack. Was Clara wearing an
| aut~ IA ~ IL . tAxr.u~ AWAIT
II suppose co." growled MI. Jarr.
''she was dressed IKE . freak. But
she looked yellow and fevertsh."
That's tho new maIke-up. Q Ia Chi
nois: tie yellow. That's the new yell
low face powder
Crest Scott! Are tho fool women
painting their faces yellow now?" asked
Mr.. Jar.
why. certainly! A year or two ago
the Vampire makeup was all the
vogue-Greenish. with the eyes heavily
made-up and the long ear pendants
and now lts q n Chinofs. or yellow"
THAT alters the complexion of things,
90 10 speak" sighed Mr.. Jar. well
there'ii os blue faced ladies' next. I sup
pose. What are you going shopplns
for?''
MRS. Etryver has decided TO reduce
so she wants us to go along and he'll
her pdck out . good mechanical plano
player"
Is that a Ia Ohinois. too1" aske'
dr. Jar.
mo. but q mechanical piano-player
II the action 10 good and stiff. 10 tn
best thing IA the world to take fat OH
The Baroness Graboenstein took Of
twelve pounds Just playing the Fir
motif from Valkyris twenty times
day Tor fve days on q staff acton me
chanical plano player. Everybod
knows they viii take off fat better tina
, any other form Of exercise. and the
.eons has the charm Of music with It.
~0rsat" cried Mr.. Jarr BE sure
lee invited to the hrst obesity redue
ton VianoSeavAr recital Mrs. STRIVE
lgivss. WIN che wsaR n. 9 "a chinoi
Icomplsxiea. teo. 10 - thsakf Q
! 'essa'k thsg essallratisa ereaer Ia.
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York.
One of Mrs. Frances Hodgscn Bur-
netts means Of keeping close to child
lite Is a luxurious dolls house OF which
she takes great care At her Plandoms
Park home on Long Island. The struo-
ture Is an antique Jacobean cabinet. II
II divided onto rooms furnished with
copies OF originals she had admired. and
the tenants are dolls collected from
everywhere.
Some people know already that Conan
Doyle Is q doctor. A story has just been
told that his first patient. when no set
up at Southsea. was the wife OF a tailor
whom he had thrashed the night before
for beating up his nuptial partner.
The lady had taken her husbands side
when the doctor interfered. and WA
disposed Of by q sailor who was aroused
at tho spectacle Of two TO one" in a
night. Next day came Mrs. Toiler with
a baby and a black eye. each needing
attention. which Mr.. Doyle save fol-
nothing.
Rose O'Neili. whose latest fame has
come Of Tho Kempdes." returned from
Capri in time for Christmas and full Of
new ''Keanpie" ideas.
Iowa friends and neghbors OF Emile
Bla ccmore Stapp have discovered In tina
authors own father the iovable ordsina
Of Uncle Peter Heathen."
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The Folks That Write Our Books

. Co. TIM New York Evnans wosad,.
Mary Helen Fee. author Of '-hs u.
Gusts Years" 10 outspoken in her fem.
ininity. women" says she. ARE shs
victims caught between the hammer a
mans theory and the anvil Of his prao-
dee" Further. There may be some.
thing wrong In the educational system
which puts every woman who sincerely
accepts It and abldes by It at . dis.
advantage beside her fellow women
who. through effrontery or stupidity, ny
IN the face Of all that goes to the IDEAL
education OF fine woman"
James Oliver Curwood. author
| 'TNower Of the North" Is 10000 IN
and may do better yet through q eo!6
and silvor mine discovery in British hCd
lumbia- The pen 10 not Inevitably
miehtier than tho miners pick.
There has been no thrilling response
to the suggestion OF w. b. Maxwell,
author son OF the famous Miss Brad.
don. that novelists should QUIT Wrttine
FOR hve years in order to bring osst Of
meditation the perfect novel. PeyAAps
something Will happen II Cyrus Town
send Brady and e. Phillips Oppsnhsim
can be induced to lead the way.
Gerhart Hauptmann was tho 0oa of
a hotelkeeper and the grandson q .
poor weaver In siissia- His family
meant him to DO n farmer. but no found
his own vocation after making . nailure
IN SCULPTURE and a success in marriage.
Kathleen Norris discovers that dnding
4 title 10 the hardest thing about writ
Ing book. Tl-advised critics are say
ing already that the Rich" should
comp out of '~rhe Rich Mrs. Dour.
igoyne." II shouldn't.
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A High Cost" Reason.

A WOMAN went 70 a fruitsrer's to iuy apples
~ the other day. The price Of ths apples
shocked her.
"wby are these 90 hshf" she complained.
They're high, na'am." said the salesman.
with gallant smile, because they're 20 sosrcs."
But" said tho woman. II read In yesosr-
day's pApr that there WA such bumper crop
that the apples were rottns on tho trees
The salesman rubbed his hands. He smiled
more calamity than ever.
That's lust II. madam" hs said. 'Thats
why ehsy'rs scarce. of courss. 1t doesn't pay.
you ses, 70 ptck 'em."-PittSsunh Dispatca.
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His Dream.

1T was O'Clock In the morning - h
whole world VAS hushed In slesp. 40
denly there was piercing yell. ~ ~
house OF the milknan. What could Il nsaai
The miikmsns wife was rouscd from ~ -
by another gurshns shrek. Shaking ~ -
band BY the shouldets. she awakened I'm
What on earth is The matter with yuuYs =.
demanded.
a." he could only gasp as he 49, n.
beads o. penrtratlon from his brow, 'Tv, "a
q most horrible dreamr'
What was ~ demanded his wifs saznuufy
Il dreamed tho pump had been ssoluFs sn.
swersd the milkman. Philadelphia Record
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Why Consider Them,

SSy THINK the schooteaehers in Tn Su
i ought to get more money than shsy q. %
what put that kind Of an tdss /, ~,
headf"
why should we expect the people n, a
educating our children to work for SO ., ~
a month when we pay our chauffeur q l>ass
500 and furnish them with board and ,ode,ps
besidcsi"
but what does schoolteachin' snpuA ,oI
snyhowf Look At most q the teacAssA n,
sa.t ~ s'sala' W. sd0sstas~ "-0An6 -,
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80 ~ IN

Copyright, 1919. BY The russ l.aOishinS Co.
tile New iurk Evening Wordl.

w Jarr.
why do you always ask me that?'
retoNed Friend Husband. You know
where work. You know what the
ONCE hours are. And you know what
time l come home every evening. ex'
cept when ! have 10 work late on the
books or when there's a tie-up In the
subway"
Whats the matter with you that
you are cross as n bear when you are
asked simple question:" Mrs. Jar IN
quired. II didn't ask YOU 10 swear M
at New Years. And n you can't behave
az good husband ana father should, X
you can't give up your had habits with
out being in a perpetual bad humor. for
goodness sake start smoking again.!
| 'fIoo! What do care for smoking"
remarked Mr.. Jarr. Tin not cross
about that or about everything else.
But you know / come homo at about
the usual time when my works through
every evening. I'm not going to drop
In at the Millionaires' Club and play
pool or bowl, or I'm not going 10 drop
into Mrs Stryver's for ono OF her pink
lteasl"
'"Thats just why asked You what
time you'd be home" remarked Mrs
Jarr. TN be little late, perhaps; for
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Hit the Nail on the Head.
NV YHAT." esked tho Sunday .school teach,

<<VVyHAT," asked the Sunday school teacher.
w ~ meant by bearing false witness
sgainst ones neishborf"
ITS telling fAlsshoods shout thou." said one
small maid.
Partly right and partly WING" said the
tsacher.
81 know" aid snother little Cri holding her
hand hieh in the air. "It's when nobody did
snythlng and somebody went and told about IT,"
-l.ixApcotl's,
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well. you can stay home with the
children. then. after you've had dinner
with them. for I'll be at Mrs. stryvsrs."
interrupted Mrs. Jar. ''See that willie
washes his hands before he comes 10
the table. and see that both Of the chill
dren eat their soup. ana don't lot VAsm
have any Observation-Disclosures il going to
make custard-unless they eat every.
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s@g).%%$S }Sn

Q IA soing out shopping with Mrs. stry-
yer and Clara Niudridse- Smith. Aud
AFTER We are through shopping We are
coming back to Mrs. Stryvers for tea
so ! thought II you wsnted to 90 any
where after dinner
II don't want to 20 anywhere"
grumbled Mr.. Jarr. I'm a man that
Is fond OF his home"
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Of disease and war.

Farmer B. F. Yoakum, Of Parmingdae Long Island, offers to
supply strictly white eghorn eggs by mail each day for 70
dozen Thus does the parcel post constituted
"reduce" the cost OF livingi
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The Days Good Stories

into . single sentence This Is the Wv = ~:
Won Bcfkrn took small glass Of v1uy,
his hat his departure. no notice Of htS pssn.
revolver out Of his pocket, and. finally, ~
hfs '"-@Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
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Government BY dynamite. according 10 Mr. 0ompes may
bow up government BY Injunction the chance that the
pieces VII down and srsans themselves government by
lev. ieels Eskyl
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,opy,1sht. 1918. By The Press PubnAhin
HOPKENSON SMITH. sngi- I
neer. lighthouse builder. art
ht and story writer. was
born IN Baltimore. but lives
happily in the heart OF New
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nestle DialOsues
BY Alma woodward

Copyright. 1913. BY The Press =
Place: The Days fiat.
Time: 1O.45 4. N.
Evening journal., 1913-07-03
RENOUNCES
HER HUSBAND

Teresina Cotillo. Is years old, OF
this city who says sne was forced by
her father Generoso sasso. to we'd
Antonio Cotillo last April after the
latter has paid $3.50 to the childs
father was allowed TO go with her
sister after a hearing before Judge
Dougherty In the Quarter Sessions
Court Philadelphia yesterday.
When the case was called on a writ
OF habeas corpus by the father and
the husband the facts we're not dis
puted and the writ was withdrawn.
Assistant District Attorney Walsh
took the position that Teresina was
emancipated by her marriage and
should be entitled 10 make her own
charge Judge Dougherty agreed
with this version of the law and al
lowed the girl TO choose her father,
husband or her sister The child
promptly chose the sister, Consigha
Sasso Polcino. No. 10 East Seventh
street. Wilmington, where she is to-
day
An attempt is TO be made IN Court
of General Sessions TO annual tho
girls marriage to Gothic, who nov
is in Montana Attorney Genera
Wolcott rs 10 investigate the cast
and probably will lay il before th'
court Deputy Attorney Genera
Chaytor and Humane Agent stou
attended the hearing in Philadel
phia.
Evening journal., 1913-07-03
RIVER FRONT
REFERENDUM
UP TONIGHT

Because the evening was taken up
trying to decide on a candidate for
building inspector by the members OF
City Council last night there was no
meeting of the committee as a whole.
A recess will be taken at the regular
meeting tonight. however. to 90 into
committee meeting to consider sew
eral important subjects. Principal
among these is the river front ques-
tion and the matter of bonds. repre-
senting the citys share of the cost OF
joint city and county building.
Bonds to the amount of 100000 VIII
have to be issued but not all at one
time. It is thought that bids for
100000 will be asked for at the be-
ginning
The members of Council are some
what concerned over the money mar
ket bonds offered at and II per
cent interest in other places recently
having no takers The bonds for the
joint building are to be offered at this
rate and canpot be offered for more
as the ordinance providing for the
issue sets forth 4 and 1-2 PER cent
Just what procedure will be follow
ed concerning the proposed river
front is not determined. This VIII be
discussed tonight, however
Evening journal., 1913-07-03
FIREMEN FIGHT
CITY AID FOR
RELIEF FUND

The Delaware Fire Company will
protest to City Council against donat-
ing 500 TO the Wilmington Volun-
teer Firemens Relief Association. on
the ground that the cit yis donating
money to a private corporation, which
it claims is contrary to law. Some
time ago the Firemen's Relief Associ-
alton asked City Council to appropri-
ate a certain sum to the pension fund
of that organization annually. I'M
able legally to donate directly to the
association. Council decided 10 in
Grease each fire companys annual APP
preparation S100 with the understand
ing that the money would be turned
over to the pension fund by the twelve
companies The Delaware Fire Com
.pany objects to this proposition, aud
took action to this effect at meeting
held on Tuesday night. There arc
intimations that the matter may be
taken into court.
The Friendship Fire Company will
discuss the matter at a meeting this
evening
Evening journal., 1913-07-03
POWDER TRAIN
IS AT MEADVILLE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
MEADVILLE. Pa. July 3.-Mead-
Vile. whose citizens soldiers rushed
to the defense of Commodore Perry
when the feet he was constructing
al Erie was threatened. has captur-
cd the DUPONT powder wagon and its
escort The police force. of the city
has been ordered not to permit the
departure o. the wagon until after
the parade tomorrow morning.
In order to see that no hitch occur
ca. a delegation of prominent citizens
descended on the United states oava-
larymen, the director Samuel Wesley
Long and the teamster and hrakemen
al the Lafayette hotel. whore they
are quartered and carried them to the
country in automobiles. A policeman
is standing guard at the wagon.
which is parked on the diamond
In the independence day parade
the wagon and its party will hold the
right of line and will be escorted by
the Spirella rifles a local military
organization. Promptly at twelve
o'clock tomorrow the powder train
will leave Meadville and proceed. to
Cambridge Springs. where another
reception and parade in honor of the
outfit will be held
While enroute to Meadville vester-
day the entire party was held up on ;
| lonely stretch of road. A voice from
the bushes by the road side called
Hold up your hands" The drive
brought the wagon TO a standsul
while the troopers in the rear rod
forward ready 10 repulse the attack
ing party. II was composed OF mask
ed men and women armed with shot
guns and rifles. They stopped the IA
nous wagon until a battery OF cam
eras had secured pictures. after whicl
the powder train was permitted 4
proceed. The chief of the bandit
proved 10 be Mrs n w. Young, wifi
OF a representative of the duPon
| Powder Company.
Evening journal., 1913-07-03
DROP ONE CHARGE
TO BRING ANOTHER

The absence Of Theodore Pierson.
colored, Of Hockessin. in City Court
today resulted in a charge of selling
Intoxicating liquors without a license
against Eugene Cole. oolored, being
dismissed. As Cole left the court
room he looked back fearing arrest
Assistant City Solicitor Lynn inform
ed the Court that another charge
would he preferred against cole.
Cole was represented by Philip l..
Garrett who objected TO the informa-
ton in the case being amended to
name another prosecuting witness.
The court sustained the objection
thereupon it was stated that the
State could not proceed as pierson
had not been summoned. The case
vas then dismissed and orders were
given to issue another warrant for
the arrest OF Cole on a like charge.
Cole is accused Of selling liquors
ia the house of George Batson. col
ored, No. III elizabeth street. Bat
son was latter fined 500 and costs
or a like charge.
Evening journal., 1913-07-03
TIE MONTH MAGAZINE

The July number of Everybody's
Magazine is one Of particular interest,
containing. as it does. the first install
ment Of "The Uttermost South the
undying story of Captain Scott. as re-
told from his diaries Adding to the
Interest Of the recital are the numer-
GUS illustrative photographs by Cap
tain Robert f. Scott and H. c. Pom
ting. F. r. G. G.
Rex Beach's great serial story "The
Iron TRAIL with illustrations by
Leone Bracker, continues TO hold the
interest
Walter Lippman contributes a "prac-
thcal" article which contains much
food for thought.
Inis Weeds article. Instead OF
Strikes" brings the reader closely in
touch with individual conditions. and
treats of the Protocol Of Peace, which
to quote from Miss Webb marks a
new era in history"
In the Red Book for July James
iOliver Curwood's latest story of Kazan
and Gray Wolf-"The Famine" is one
of thrilling interest
An attractive sepia toned picture by
Frank Hoffman illustrating the vivid
description between the bull moose. is
shown as the frontispiece in the maga-
zine.
Edwin Bahner contributes an excit-
ing war story in Catherine, oi
Korisela."
John Bartin Oxford's story of "Ths
! Things Undone," borders on the oil,
familiar story of a wife's faith and a
/ visionary husband-character offer
/ found in real life. A romantic story
of the Hudson is told in the story of
"Mr Leander," by James Francis
Divers. The foregoing are but a few
Of the many short stories of interest
found in the Red Book for the month
] Replete with good reading for the
summer months is Harper's Magazine
for July.
The familiar work of w. IT, D. Koe-
ner, of the Wilmington colony of art
lists. is noted in the illustrations ac-
companying Elsie Singmaster's -tory
The Spite Fence"
In "The Dead Sea of the West,
Louise Rand Buscom contributes a
travel story of interest. which teens
with entertaining reading descriptive
of the Great Salt Lake, of which not
a great deal is known.