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Another of LIES Little Comedies

me for the next day. Suddenly I looked
across the streets. | saw florist shop,
and looking into beauty under the cleo
trio lights l crossed and stood before 1t.
Eternal spring peeped forth from under
a bank of daffodils, the meadows of
Prosperips- from the sloughs of modest
violets. Some perverse impulse bade me
enter. Asparagus vines blurred the coun-
ter where lay many punches of scat
tered flowers"
I'll buy that" I said recklessy to the
blonde young man standing istlessly by
determined to sell my last loaf, and
buy white hyacinths to feed my SOUL
The blonde young man took one swift
glance at me and said:
II must leave here for half an hour.
viii you stay and take charge of the
shop? I have to go. Please don't re-
fuse."
1T seemed a mad thing for me to do"
the woman continued, "but l believed in
the blonde young man from the candid,
sincere look he held in his bright blue
eyes, and so | said I'd stay
'violets s1.o0 per 100 and carnations 20
cents a Dozen the blonde young man
repeated several times over. THANK
you, and please stay until | come back"
Cant you imagine my burst of laugh
ter?' the woman asked. One moment
before | had been pining for work-now
l had a whole florists shop on my
hands.
ut was a quick transaction" l OBJ
served.
THAT morning | had felt dangerously
fey as the Scotch say" the woman
went on, "as thoughsa miracle must hap
pen, and it had happened. Why not in
a florists shop? AS good place as any
for miracle. But this was not time
for speculation, for just at this moment
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ones gloves and shoes, unless starving
in the arctic regions, not yet can one
pay the rent with becoming bonnet or
gown. or course, it is possible to sell
ones coat, but l knew better than that.
Health was my sole asset, and 1 de-
termined to guard that like miser.''
Sensible woman I said.
I'm my pocketbook was a one-dollar
BILL" the woman continued, with no
collateral relations in coins. Behind me
were the frustrated efforts of weeks in
which had worn out shoe leather look
ing for work. which l thought that l
could do
"Aye-theres the rub. When a woman
is thrown out on her. own resources" 1
said seriously. what is the fitted for?"
EXACTLY she replied. Il knew I
could teach instrumental music, and 1
could sing passably we'll; these were my
sole assets. 1t occurred to me though
that my place in the music world after
being so long idle was a very meagre
one, and that it would have been better
had l learned to do fine laundry work or
even darning as a profession l had been
teaching a few music pupils, but one by
enc, they fell away, and i was left with
unpaid bills and no prospects so | was
about to choose between the stage and
domestic science, as a career / decided
that it was better to depend upon tall
ent rather than influence, but having
neither where the stage was concerned,
| thought it better to be a first class
housemaid, than second class actress"
y THE love of life the woman contin-
ued, lin some of us compels us to make
the best out of the second best situations,
and while indefinite sessions in inteli-
sence offices did not appeal to me- that
and nothing else seemed to lie ahead OF
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"COMRADE YETTA.''

''COMRADE YETTA.''
BY Albert Edwards. The Macmillan Co.
New York
When "A Mans World was first pub
lshed last fall it caused great comment
for its startling pictures of life in the
New York city underworld. No one be-
fore Mr.. Edwards had written so fear
lessly and vividly and out of such init.
mate knowledge of this particular phase
of society.
In this new novel. "Comrade Yetta," he
again paints the traa.c picture of life
In the East Side and shows the vast, in
siduous forces that are working their will
in this most pitiful part of great city.
He lays bare the industrial shame of the
metropolis in a novel that is rich in ex-
citement and action. The story is woven
around young Jewess--Yetta- girl
typical of thousands who fill our fac
tories and sweat shops and tells of her
evolution from worker at the machine
to a leader In the unions and a writer on
industrial and political topics
"Comrade Yetta" will undoubtedly call
protests from those Who wish to ignore
the crying shame of certain social con-
ditions, for it Is not a novel, In its pene-
trating realism, for the morris chair and
fireside: but for those who are enga ged
In the worlds work, for those of our.
great cities who are searching the causes
of burdening social evils and are Willing
to accept and face the truth, "Comra Ia
Yetta" will be a stirring and inspiring
novel,
Though even the casual summer
reader will find 'Comrade Yetta' an All
sorbing story, ono feels that this novel
will also contribute materially TO a
broader and more human understanding
OF conditions which arise in every
strike saws Miss Fola La Toilette ~
Mr.. Edwards book "ro those who ha We
an interest In social conflicts the hook
will have deeper import. Thev will
realize 1t is not the portrayal of an in
dividual story SO much as an interpreta-
ton OF general condition. Comrade
Yetta may be unusual In the good for
tune which attends her. But although
she is unique character in fiction she
is by no means unique in life; there Is
scarcely ever a strike that does not dis
close some comrade with the same latent
power and ideality Of vision"
"TKE MAKING OF THOMAS BAR.
Bye Anna Nicholas The Bohhs Merr,,,
Co. Indianapolis
Those who have had the pleasure of
reading Anna Nicholas stories and
sketches OF Hoosier life In IAN Idyl 81
the Wabash have at once been struck
by the appealing note of sympathy and
understanding which marks the authors
work. Again In these new stories. nnh-
lished under the title The Making NJ
Thomas Barton Miss Nicholas brings
the same forces in play. although her
horizon has been extended and she now
presents little tales,of everyday life not
only IN Indiana, but everywhere
having been actively ens9fsd In news
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paper work for many years, Miss Mich
olas has been close observer of the
dramas of the day. the big and little
tragedies of life, the comedies and the
farces. And in these stories she tells Of
them. She accepts them for what they
are worth; she neither oyerdraws or
underestimates their value. Her tales
ring true and in their quiet simplicity
and evident sincerity remind one of
those fascinating stories that Mary f..
Wilkins wrote.
1t is plain sort of beauty that marks
these sketches. Miss Nicholas has pre-
ferred for the most part to avoid adorn-
ment of phrase, and relies for her effect
rather ON the truth of her delineation
of character and upon the enduring ap-
peal that is made by the signal events
in life of which she tells Especially in
the country these events seem to take
on a poetic, even an epic character.
Birth, marriage and death mean more in
the lonely community than in the
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to a poet The Mermaid Tavern is 4
picturesque old inn at which gathered to-
sether many famous Elizabethans Here
were told stories of spirit and adventure,
wit and tragedy; and the good fellowship
of these picturesque figures forms de-
lightful subject for the imagination. II
was John Keats who wrote:
Souls of poets dead and gone,
What Elysium have We known,
Happy field or mossy cavern,
Chocer than the Mermaid Tavern
And long before that Francis Beaumont
wrote to Ben Johnson:
What things have we seen
Done at the Mermaid; heard words that
have been
So nimble, and so full of subtle flame
As if that every one from where they
Had meant to put his whole wit in a
And had resolved. to live fool the rest
OF his dull life'
The Mermaid Tavern was the gather
ing place of Ben Johnson, Shakespeare.
Nash, Kit Marlowe' and the rest. and
these beautiful and rollicking poems are
narratives imagined to have been told
there. The meter is varied, the interest
never lags, and the Singing quality" is
developed to degree higher even that
In Noyes' previous work. Never before
have we been given such an embodi-
ment of the izabethan age--its lyric pas
sion, its adventure, it's wit, and it's rich
colors. These poems, now published In
book form for the first time. are also
contained in the Complete Poetical
Works."
The reception given to lectures by Mr..
Alfred Noyes on poetry would make
green with envy many theatrical COM
panies whose productions are supposed
to be popular" At his lecture at Co
lumbia university 500 people were turned
away. At the University of Illinois Mr.
Moves was compelled to move from the
hall at which the lecture was announced,
to a larger one. and finally to the largest
in the university. This was insufficient
to hold the crowd on the second day
At Dartmouth, on account of the late
ness of Mr.. Noyes' train. an intercolle-
giate basketball game was postponed an
hour and one-half; as the spectators re-
fused to see. the game until they had
heard Mr.. Noyes. Similar things can be
told Of many of his other engagements.
THE QUARRY"
BY John A. Moroso. With Illustrations
by Thomas Fogarty. Little. Brown G.
Co. Boston.
THE Quarry" by John A. Moroso is
remarkable first" b-ox by an American
author whose realistic short stories Of
crime and detection have been appearing
in the leading magazines. Taking for his
hero country boy seeking work in New
York, Mr. Moroso vividly depicts the in
nocent young mant arrest for murder.
his treatment by the police; his trial and
conviction on circumstantial evidence
Sentenced to Sing Sing for life. he be-
comes model prisoner. and his ex-
istence there. his escape. and his subse-
quent fate the author narrates realisti-
caily. While Mr.. Moroso manifestly pos
sesses an intimate knowledge of police
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i q
ti0M O CATCH THE1l -
j Ella i -

Files spread. disease and multiply
I CATCHER" attracts flies quickly in
great numbers. Better than any fly
paper. The Sanitary can be set up
or hung up.t out of your way. hut in
the flies way. WRITE FUR FREE
SAMPLES Hang one each In your
Kitchen. dining room and bedroom.
CAAs. a. w. HERMANN, Dept. 3
n1B WSsth St. N. Y. City
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On | guess you know enough about
II all right, all right" said number one
and stopped instantly and then wheeled
about as the blonde young man appeared
IN the doorway, and before he could say
Jack Robinson the officers had him by
both arms"
Nice hospitable way to be treated in
ones own shop" said the blonde young
man quietly, and it seemed as If his
eyes directed me to the door,
Look after the woman said one OF
the officers later, but no sooner was
this said than all at once there was a
blur In which | could only see an officer
doubled up against the wall, and two
other men in an embrace which threat
ened to break one or the other, or both
of them right square in two
And your I inquired.
II had grabbed hat and coat" said
the woman. "and was dashing around
the corner at the rate of a Nancy Hanks,
and running like wild, / reached my lit
tie old boarding house and ran up to my
room and fell on the couch crying and
laughing Historically by turns
well at least there was no lack of
variety in your first business venture, !"
I suggested.
81 should say not" the woman replied
"but the worst of it was that in the first
experience I not only lost hope but | left
behind me my pocketbook and the prec-
ious one-dollar bil--the only capital
had on the face of the earth"
The sequel is fully as interesting. the
woman resumed after a moments pause
"rhe next morning 4 !, was summoned
downstairs and in the hallway stood the
blonde young man OF the evening be-
FORE, =
sested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Costly Inheritance

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
Why did you name the baby Nebuch-
adnezzar?'
His Uncle Nebuchadnezzar has prom
ised to leave him $4,000
The boy may not thank you in after
life. | think he'd rather go out and
earn 5000 than to carry around that
name"
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crowded city. and Miss Nicholas appre-
cjates the added Significance
An unfaltering realism and natural
ness of manner and a dry humor that is
all the more pleasing for it's unexpect-
edness mark all the authors work.
There is faithful, familiar use of the
yernacular and a brevity and absence of
comment. The author is content to tell
her story without undue enlargement:
she lets the humble lives with which she
deals sneak for themselves The descrip-
ton. narrative and dialogue are accorded
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There he STOOD the woman contin-
ued smiling. with my beloved pocket
pook in his hand, and an air of I've
come to clear up the mystery about
hin' that was very ingratiating" ss
And what was it all about?r | asked
ouriousiy the officers and all that?"
III SEEMS the woman told me, that
the florist himself-the blonde young man
was all right but he had a brother who
mad gotten into some sort of trouble.
and for whom the officers we're look
ing 1t seemed that the two brothers
were so precisely alike that the officers
mistaking one for the other, gave the
culprit plenty of time to skip while the
other was proving that he wasn't the
guilty party, much to the discomfort OF
the two policemen"
How did you know that could he
trusted with your shop?' the woman said
she asked the blonde young man, later.
AS rule he replied, .when ona
trusts human nature, one finds it trust
worthy"
And I was looking for work." the
woman said softly.
Then come back and get it, the
blonde young man proffered. Il have
more than l can handle"
That was my first business contract
the woman remarked laughingly. ~
never dreamed of being florist. 1t just
simply fell into my hands. | set 10
work. however, to learn the business, and
| put all my energy and taste into il
and today l have a lucrative business
paying me well, and of which | am very
proud"
nd you attribute your choice of pro-
tession to er-erg' 7 asked.
Now wasn't II because | crossed TO
the other side of the street that even-
ingY' she questioned in return
mo- told the flower lady, eit was
because YOU were not afraid to seize
opportunity and take with gladness thai
which opened before you"
Mrs. Humphrey Ward. Doubleday, Page
Co., New York
Charles NJ. Relyea Small. Maynard &
Co., Boston.
THE UNFORGIVING OFFENDER.''
BY John Reed Scott, With illustrations
in color by Clarence f. Underwood. j. b.
Lippincott Co, Philadelphia.
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The Truth

From the Boston Transcript,
Doctor-Why don't you seitle your
bill? You said when I was treating YOU
that you could never pay me for my ef-
Harduppe-I meant it, doctor.
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labor and personal sacrifice for the well
fare of the entire ssterhood" of won-
ankind-for the welfare of all the lionel,
women deprived of their just individual
ity by a public sentiment that discrimi-
mates against the sex. THE Woman
with Empty Hands is indeed a Bullet
for Ballots" but is is much more-it Ii
"A human testimonial of deep emotiona
value that will arouse kindred sympa
thies in the hearts 'of all who have ex.
periencerd the exaltation of self-forget.
ting service. both suffrage workers ant
''antis' alike.
THE ORDEAL"
By Charles Egbert Cra.dock J. B. Lin
pincott Company. Philadelphia.
In her delightful story, THE ordeal,
Charles Egbert craddock has placed tn,
scene in the Great Smoky mountains a
the summer bungalow of genial Mr. Bris
coe and his wife. whose hospitable ma
lures place them in difficult position
when two of their friends, a young wild
ow and a man she Tilted. all unsuspect
ing, come to visit them at the same
time. The bungalow is situated in d
wild location. where revenue officers ar,
constantly skirmishing, with mountain
distilleries. and the developments are as
exciting as those of detective story
with added interest of an unusual back
ground, and a literary quality in the
workmanship for which its authors name
is a guarantee
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
(REVIEWS LATER)
THE MATING OF LYDIA" BY
"VIRGINIA." BY Ellen Glasgow
DoubledasT Page & Co., New York.
"UNEARTHED SEAS" BY Robert
Adger Brown. With "a frontispiece by
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sPdPCr
the government
THE WOMAN WIT HEMPTY
HANDS"
Frontispiece. Dodd, Mead & Co. New
York.
The new book on woman suffrage,
"rhe Woman With the Empty Hands, ="
is Great Big Bullet for Ballots" 1t
is frankly an appeal to the sympathies
written by woman (name unknown to
describe her evolution from her narrow
domestic life to fervent advocacy of
the cause 1t is the psychology of the
maternal instinct for rrvice denied its
continued expression in family life and
seeking its development and fufillment
in a broader field. There comes a grow
ing race consciousness and consequent
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gay Lothario stepped into the shop and
asked for some American Beauties. IIav-
ing worn them in my time, | gladly sold
him $40 worth. and put the money under
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lDoLrrSnArrrrY,Sf
IpHILO5

Desc heah days, Ole Miss,
de AVERAGE HOME con-
sists NV TWO ROOMS AN
Err BATH, an de AVER
AGE FAMBLY NV ONE
WIFE AN Err DAWG.
Yassum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
EXPERIENCE
OF MOTHERHOOD
Advice to Expectant Mothers

The experience of Motherhood is try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her.
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
inyigorator of the female organism.
In many homes MNS~SSA
once childless there MT~&NN>VM
are now children be- (V E M
cause of the fact II 70 %NlT
that Lydia E. Pink ~ y
hams Vegetable ~ NJ * IL
Compound makes Nm xsSSax nm
women normal, ylE&1IMES1Nt
healthy and strong. S22sS
II You want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (c0nfl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by Z
woman and held In strict confidence.
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methods and prison system, this but
serves as a background for nose en-
crossing life story. Mike Tierney, the
New York police detective, relentless in
the search for his quarry, is a MASTER
piece of character delineation. while
Burglar Bill is constant delight.
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vase sitting on the counter. He looked
at. me curiously and presently glancing
at myself In a mirror, l discovered that
l hadn't removed my coat or hat. | did
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new newspaper job and resigned from
the government"
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to poet The Mermaid Tavern is a
picturesque old inn at which gathered to-
gether many famous Elizabethans. Here
were told stories of spirit and adventure,
wit and tragedy; and the good fellowship
of these picturesque figures forms de-
lightful subject for the imagination. II
was John Keats who wrote:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

"UNEARTHED SEAS" BY Robert
Adger Brown. With "a frontispiece by
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THE ORDEAL"
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED.

IREN IFWS LATERJ
THE MATING OF LYDIA" BY
VIRGINIA" BY Ellen Glasgow
DoubledasT Page & Co., New York.
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In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams v ege able
Compound m a k e s
W ON en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-11
PsENICkA TAILORED
MarshaIItown's Best Dressed Men Are
Tailored FautIessIy Correct by An
thony Psenieka, the Leading Tailor
Another Big Shipment Of Autumn
and Winter suitinss and overeoat.
inss Received.

Just this week a large shipment of
the seasons newest weaves in autumn
and winter suitings was received by
Anthony Psenicka Talking with Mr..
Psenicka he stated that the shipment
consists Of a fine lot 9 Of mixtures,
worsteds and tweeds =
one fact about Rsenicka tailored
clothes you can always tell the man
who wears them. First you notice
the style. later you viii observe the
workmanship, if close to him Further
more if you talk with man who has
MS clothes tailored by Psenicka. he will
smiling. inform you that he is always
we'll pleased
There is something about a suit or
overcoat that is made by Psenicka that
| is what the men want as we'll as the
women, in the clothes Now Mr.. Psen
lcka said that taking all in considera-
ton. he asked price for tailoring that
is reasonably fair. Mr. Psenicka has
been Marshalltown's leading tailor for
some years. HIS tailoring parlors are
located at 12O East Main street-Ad-
vertisement
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-11
Sunday Church Services

Church services and sermon SUBJECTS
Of pastors have been announced fot
Sunday as follows:
Central Church Of Christ, Third ana
Main, Rev. c. H. Notwithstanding
Jesus and the Young Folks; evening"
P. A. Conard, secretary Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. at Montevideo, Uruguay, VIII
speak on his life among the people OF
that country.
Presbyterian, Center and Church.
Rev. r. c. Observation-Disclosures. Is
Gods Hand in the Affairs Of Today
evening. Can Two Walk Together En-
cept They Be Agreed"
Elm Norwegian Lutheran, Church.
between Third and Fourth. Rev. Q.
notwithstanding. in Norwegian.
Holy Communion" with communion
service: evening. in English. the third
in the series Of five sermons on The
Requirements of the Kingdom OF
Heaven" Theme. "Childlikeness or
Childheart.''
Swedish Lutheran. Third and Church.
Rev. c. A. Carlson-Morning. Faith
and Obedience; evening. in English,
Hay. Wood and Stubble in Church
Building"
Bethany United Brethren. Seventh
and State, Rev. c. f. Pilgrim-.M or n-
ing. Echoes From Oar Annual Con-
ference: evening Goals For the New
Church Year."
Friends Third and Main. Rev. Isaac
\. Rich-Morning and evening" ser
mons by the pastor.
Iowa Soldiers Home-Afternoon. 3
o'clock, sermon by Rev. H. O. Pratt, of
Toledo.
CONGREGATIONAL. First and Church.
Rev. 3. F. notwithstanding. The
Power of Personality. or the Persona +.
Equation in Religion; evening, The
Lame Man at the Gate of the Modern
Temple
St Paul's Episcopal. Second avenue
and Church, Rev. H. VI. Babin-Morn-
ing. The Mystery of the Gospel: eve
ming. The World Problem in ST.
Luke" the second of a series of SER
mons.
First Church Of Christ. Scientist,
Fifth and Main-Subject for morning
lesson. are Sin, Disease and Death
Realo"
Baptist Second and State-Morning
and evening. Rev. John L. Beye. Of
Central College. Pella, will preach
Methodist. Second and Main. Rev r.
=. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ?. A. Conard,
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Monte
rideo Uruguay. will speak: evening.
Rev. II. o. Pratt. Of Toledo, a former
pastor of the church. will preach
State Street United Evangelical.
Fifth avenue and State, Rev. G. F.
Notwithstanding and evening. f. l..
Erickson will preach.