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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
daily welcomed.
Approaching Weddings.

The marriage OF Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Meade. daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
George B. Reynolds, of SOC North
Charles Street. Baltimore. to Edward
stiles Donlphan. OF New York, Will
take place at 4 o'clock Tuesday. March
Is, at Grace and St Peters Church
Rev. Arthur Chiffon Powell will off,
ciate, and tho wedding will be quiet
one, no invitations being issued.
Invitations have been received In
Richmond TO the wedding OF Miss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16

continued on Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
Exposition of the New
Tailored Spring Costumes

Here assembled under the head
1.-TWO and Three-Piece Suits" every
new model that the best fashion ex-
perts in the world have deemed
correct.
We direct your attention to the
preference for the very short jacket
and the daring cutaway coat; to the
prominence Of the Russian Blouse,
to the concessions to femininity
that many tailored costumes have
made by girdling the waist with
crushed silk sash, by various slashings
and drapings Of the skirt, and by collars
and cuffs that portray hand work.
All the new corded fabrics, the soft
draping silks and satins, the silk-and-
wool materials. More novelties than
pen can tell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
French and American Waists

make their
Frenchy
with the Dutch collars in contrasting
hem vcrydi stnctvc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
A Fashion Event for Little Folks

II
in this
lawn acand
col ndcu hndcn,
bnderd OF hemp
o O 20
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
Gloves for Every Occasion

Woman ideas OF luxury realized in authentic showing
about by the careful selection skins The
woone contrasts
well as washable doeskns silk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
LINEN AND EPoNGE DRESSES
DRESSES FOR SPRING

The serges and corded fabrics the novelty wcayes
and slk-and-woo mixtures silk popn, smartened bv gen
daPery simulated sash skirt in contrast to the
blouse perhaps novelty buttons beauty
and clever arrangement.
You'll be enranced with the showing arc making this
season OF ocks and Gowns for evening scni-dress
OCCASIONS well for afternoon wear The nev, evlee
exhibit dominant OF drapcry The colornps are very
rich and the materials less so. Artistic TRIMMINGS and
graceful lines assure matter what your desire is it
be gratihed here Here you crepe meteor chareuse
and soft brocaded silks combining with chon and acc in
disnctiNcly ways. Dance and Party Frocks-an OK
position no woman afford pass by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
THE DAILY STORY.
The Old Birds.
Copyright, 1913. by W. werner)

Copyright. 1918. by W. werner.)
Mrs. Sherman was darning long.
black. distinctly girlish looking stock
ing. while her neighbor. Mrs. Potts.
watched her with curiosity.
Just look at it," said Mrs. Sher-
man. You can see my hand right
through il. 'Taint no better than a
cobweb Girls didn't dress their un-
derpinning so when / was a girl.
was brought up TO keep my feet out
OF sight under my skirts. They were
made to use, not to be looked at. The
same way with my hands. When
told Louise she laughed. Goodness,
mother, she said. all the beauty 1
have lies in my hands and feet What
would l do If i couldn't show them?"
Well, I've got the last of the skipped
stitches picked up. Seems like 1 amt
done nothing since my young folks
come home but darn stockings"
You won't have to do 1t much long
err" said Mrs. Potts. Il hear they're
going away next week. You'll be
dreadful lonesome You and Mr..
Sherman must get terribly tired of
Hving alone. It's a pity you couldn't
have kept one of your children with
you"
Yes, but ! don't know. Mrs. Potts:
they had their own way to make and
they're all terrible ambitious Be-
sides. think of the educations they've
had, Every one of ems been away
10 school OF course, they've all got
splendid positions up there in the city
and they're all together. 'Tisn't as
II they We're separated. Louise says
there amt hardly Sunday night
she don't have the boys in her rooms
TO IA chatting dish supper. L think
she calls IL. / guess they have high
old doings and IL makes the farm
seem pretty tedious by contrast
All the same. it's kinda hard on
YOU and Mr.. Sherman to be left alone
in your old age" sighed Mrs Potts.
Wouldn't seem so bad if they was
married even. You get along with II
better'n | should, Mrs. sherman
"Oh. yes" Mrs Sherman threaded
her darning needle with remarkable
steadiness. Il get along with IT.
hope I'm sensible enouh to- Pa and
! never expected to keep our children
with US always | wouldn't lay a
straw In the way OF their success or
happiness. If they're better suited up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Privilege of Crack-Nut Sunday.

From the New York Times.
The modern minister likes to have things
quiet when he talks. 1t diSconcerts him
to hear a baby cry or g. woman cough or
an old man snore. If he is put out by
such trifies as these it is Interesting to
conjecture what he would do IL he were
to take hold of a congregation where
everybody brought nuts to crack during
the sermon.
Worshlpers used to do this in England.
and even in our own states during colonial
days The disturbance was not a weekly
disturbances by any means; if it had been
the minister would have undoubtedly left
his congregation to administer spiritual
consolation to suit themselves. But as 1t
only happened once year he was forced
to endure 1t. This one day which was
attended by such remarkable license
came the Sunday before Michaelmas day,
and was called Crack-Nut Sunday.
Nobody, no matter how pious he might
be, hesitated to avail himself of the pc
culiar privilege granted him, and men,
women and children came to church with
their pockets stuffed with nuts, which
they complacently cracked and munched
during the sermon. 1t can be easily inn
agined that when forty or fifty people get
to cracking nuts with all their might the
noise Is apt to be disquieting, and many
times the minister was hard put to 1t to
"hear himself think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

far-off region of thought. Yes I was
just considering that very thing. Why,
Nick, I'll have to go this very after
noon. Nick. will you go right over
answer? And see about our trains.
For you boys might just as well go
back with me, since it's only two
days. anyway" She turned to her
mother. 'I'll have to fly in order to
get my trunk packed And; of course
I'll have to help the boys. Oh,
mothern She clasped her mother
about the neck.
Mrs. Potts was crying. Its taking
you away awful sudden, Louise, but
I'll try to comfort your mother. she
said.
For the next four or five hours the
house was in a turmoil from top to
bottom. Then the hack drove of.
couple who stood gazing witsfully
after it.
Well" said Mrs. Sherman. as the
hack disappeared around the corner.
seemed to bespeak both mental and
physical readjustment. WELL she
said again. and looked into her good
mans face. He was contemplating
the great yard with it's abandoned
tennis court, hammocks and swings.
Its going to take me one while to
clean up he commented. First
thing I've got to tack them palings
on the fence next to Parker's. And
there amt strap in the barn where
1t should be-
He turned away. Mrs. Sherman en-
tered the house. She heard him
whistling as he nailed on the palings.
which Tom had removed in order that
he might have easy entrance to the
Parker premises. She looked about the
house. Rugs were every which way.
the dinner table standing, everything
out OF order and out of place. Mrs.
Sherman smoothed a rug with her foot
set back chair. then looked about.
It'll take me week to get things
back where they was" she said,
aloud "And another week to get my
nerves quieted down after the late
hours and the racket. / suspect Pa
feels the same way l love my chill
dren, but they're young birds, and Pa
and are old ones. There's Jerushy
Potts looking oyer here. l hope the land
she'll have sense enough to stay away
till l get picked UP bit. Jerushys a
good soul, but she don't seem to under
stand that there are times when
woman of my age and disposition likes
to be living alone.'
tfHE END
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

linen shirt waist and tailored skirt
Good morning. Mrs Potts" she
cried. She went to her mother bent
over and kissed her, then dropped into
chair and pushed back flying lock
or two. I'VE had a glorious game OF
tennis. Nick and / beat, but we had
scramble for it, Tom and BOZ
fought US like Indians. / believe every
younGster in the village sat on the
fence cheering us on. Nick went TIC
the post office to see il there was any
mail. Bob has lit his meerschaun
and Tom-ah. Toms hanging over the
fence with Lettie Parker. He says
she's almost pretty enough to con-
vert him to rural domesticity," she
laughed. Mother, what are We going
to have good for dinner"
What do you want?" asked Mrs
Sherman calmly. Il made a fresh
raspberry pie, and there's chicken to
heat up"
.Splendidr' exclaimed Louise. But
there's one thing more. l want a
salad. / guess I'll go and make one.
Excuse me, Mrs. Potts. She ran out
of the room.
Mrs Sherman looked across at her
companion. There won't be clean
spot or dish anywhere when she gets
through with that salad she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
The Outlook for Sauerkraut.

From the st. Louis Republic.
We learn with regret that the outlook
for homemade sauerkraut is dark. The
local cabbage crop is a failure and prices
are on their way up.
There are those who do not like sauer-
kraut. They belong as general thing
to that gustatory type which takes four
Jumps of sugar in its cup of coffee. likes
sweet pickles instead of the sour kind
and eats quantities of cake In their
ignorance these persons have been known
to say that sauerkraut is merely cabbage
in a state of incipient decay. All such
should be told that there is more real
joy in savors than in sweets and that
sauerkraut is really cabbage picked by
the cleanly and sparkling fermentation Of
it's own juice. 1t liverfs the jaded appe-
lite, adds another flavor to the monoto-
nous round of winter dishes on the farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Learning a Language.
From the Atlantic.


The time to learn a language is when
you are young. the younger the better
We learn our own language as children.
The older we grow the harder it is, be-
cause it means not merely learning by
heart a great many words, not merely
training the palate and tongue to produce
different sounds. but adopting a new
attitude of mind. Nothing definite has
been discovered as to the localization Of
faculties in the brain, therefore nothing
certain is known, but it has always
seemed to me and to others whom l have
consulted that when you learn new
language you are exercising and develop
ing a new piece of BRAIN When you
know several languages and change from
one to another. you seem definitely to
change the piece of brain which actuates
your tongue. You switch off one center
and switch on to another. You Will al
ways notice in yourself and others that
there is definite pause when the change
of language is made. Now it becomes
every year more difficult to awaken an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

She'll have lettuce leaves and dress
ing from one end of the kitchen 10
the other. How she ever cooks in one
of them stewpans over an alcohol flame
beats me | guess III have to go and
| help her. Mrs Potts. Come along out
in the Kitchen.
Mrs. Potts followed Mrs Sherman into
the roomy. clean kitchen, where Louise
, was washing lettuce under the faucet
with a graceful disregard for flying
drops. Her brief stay in the kitchen
had indeed produced amazing results in
the way of disorder. Mrs. Sharman went
about setting things to rights and quiet
Is recommending orderliness.
One thing | was brought up to do
was 10 keep things where they belong,
she observed.
Louise cut an onion. smeared the in
side of a bowl with it, and discarded
il with a flourish Her mother picked
up the onion.
II was brought up in the same way.
mother" Louise said. with her frank
laugh, ..but I've since learned to diff
ferentiate between actual tasks and
trifies''
"Housework is made up Of some
thing more than trifles. / can tell you,
my dear" Mrs. Sherman responded.
quickly.
Isn't that all in the point of view
mother?' returned Louise There. I
guess you'll find that a salad to be
proud of. | wish you'd stay TO dinner.
Mrs Potts"
Mercy. I've got men folks to feed,'
| Mrs. Potts eyed the Strange-looking
conSlomeration in the salad bowl with
disfavor. Seems like you've just
/ spoiled nice batch Of clean lettuce
| with all them fixtures" she said
\ figure ran toward the open win
dow and projected itself halfway over
/ the sill. 1t was Nick-big healthy
| and tanned. He sent a letter spinning
| across the room TO Louise's feet Read
that, Lou. That's Mrs Brown Nor
| gan's handwriting. I'll bet
| 1T isn't a letter. it's an invitation y
| said Louise. Her eyes We're shining
/ Mrs. Brown Morgan wants me to
sing at her soiree. and she's giving il
| d fortnight earlier than she Intended
| because Dolly had been asked TO go
| with the Merithews yachting. and
| oh. I'm so glad. 1 was pretty sure
she'd ask me- Its splendid com
pliment."
shes invited me, too" Nick pulled
| an envelope from his pocket And
! there are similar invitations for Bob
, and Tom. / tell you, Mrs. Brown
| Morgan can say the last word when
| 1T comes to real courtesy But, ! saw
| Sis, this will start us off sooner than
we expected. eh?'
Yes. Louise came back from sons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
ARTESIAN WELLS.
Facts About Underground Water in
Vicinity of Washington.
From the Scientific American.

FROM the Scientific American.
Artesian basins, or the underground
water supply which furnishes artesian
wells with their constantly flowing
streams. sometimes spouting to a con-
siderable height above the surface are
often popularity referred to as 'subter-
ranean rivers which are believed to
flow" at great depths, eventually find
ing their way to the surface to feed some
visible stream. Or they are thought to
exist as great caverns or reservoirs deep
down in the earth, which, if tapped by
the drill, furnish the tremendous flows
OF water which characterize some of our
largest arteSian wells - several hundred
thousand-and even in some cases half a
million gallons day. 1t is true that ar
teSian waters are stored up in under
ground reservoirs but they are not of
this character. Most artesian water sup
plies consist simply of water-illed strata
of sandstone or other porous rock ma
terial through which the water very
slowly percOlates, confined from above
and below by other strata of impervious
rock or clay. Through this inclosed
layer of porous rock the water works its
way with infinite slowness, following the
dip or slant of the rock. and. where tap
ped, coming to the surface If the sur
face at this point be below the source
Of supply Coarse sandstone Is capable
OF holding great quantity of water, as
much as six quarts per cubic foot: but
rock is SO slow as TO be almost inap-
preciable.
To illustrate how slowly the water
travels: Many artesian or flowing wells
are found along the Potomac river at
Colonial Beach and other points in Vir-
ginta about sixty miles of Washington.
This water is obtained by drilling into a
sandstone formation which extends along
the Potomac valley and into Maryland
and outcrops near Frederick, Md, some
mi IN of hi ,rf II
takes abont 100 years for the water of
this "subterranean river to flow that
distance-that is. the rains falling upon
the exposed portions OF the porous rocks
near Frederick sink in and move south
ward at the rate of about one mile a
year. The water issuing from the wells
at Colonial Beach today fell as rain on
the uplands and mountains of Maryland
around about the time that Washington
was President of the young American re-
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

IN the city than they be here. why
that's their lookout They're all do
ing fine 'Tain't every girl can get
twelve hundred year by opening
way my Louise can Then. of course,
she makes lots of money besides
teaching and singing al concerts.
Twelve hundred "A Year is more'n pa
and ever had 10 raise the whole
four Of en- on AS for silk stock
ings. ! didn't know there was such
things till Louise came home a-wear-
Ing EN- These amt her best ones
and they cost 81 pair"
II know. They're drefful expensive"
sighed MrS Potts looking at the
stocking with interest. I've seen 'em
advertised in the Weekly Star
: beautiful contralto voice humming
air from Lucia" interrupted her.
The voice came nearer and burst into
the room along with tall straight.
wholesome looking young woman in q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Great Magazine.

Bingle What do you think of the
Monthly Megatherium?
Jingle-Great magazine. Fine fiction.
I've just read the opening seventy pages
about what it Will contain during the
next few months, and shall get right At
the following seAenty pages about what
it already has this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Amenities.
From Judge

Il don't care'' retorts the peeved wife
Il only married you because your hair
waved the same way as Harold Gallup's.'
That SOP jeered the jolted husband
well, l only married you because Won
used the same flavor of lip rouge as
Mile Willums!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Easy Money.

There" observed Grumley. goes a
man who has made a fortune out OF the
automobile business"
Manufacturer or sales AGENT
Neither. He's a notary public and gets
a fee for every mortgage he makes out :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

From Judge.
Your cows moo in a most peculiep
way"
THE instinct for self-preservation de-
velops animals remarked the farmer
Them cows don't want to be run over
by the pesky autos. SO they are learning
to honk."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
HOLSTERS Are Scarce.

Denmark used to be famous for its lob
ster fisheries, but lately the tasty she'll
fish has grown SO scarce that it has be-
come very costly, SO much so that the
market here has been successfully In
vaded by American canned lobster.
After long conference of scientific ex-
perts and practical fishermen it has been
decided to adopt the American methods
of Matching Holsters. and the work will
be taken up all over Denmark under gov
eminent auspices. The state will make a
large contribution to the project
The Danish papers are issuing warning
to bridegrooms under forty years of age
not to get married-this month II thew
persist in planning weddings they may be
missing when the hour arrives for this
is the month when the war department
is expected to give twelve hours notice
of mobilization for maneuvers All men
under forty years who are liable to bear
arms will be compelled to obey the sum-
mons, and not even wedding will serve
as an excuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Peace Plans.
Boston Transcrip

From the Boston Transcript.
Secretary Bryans new scheme to pre-
vent wars doubtless will be very effective
| among all nations that have no cause or
desire to fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

and sets or the November spare ribs a.
nothing else in the whole list Of things
comestible can do.
Again we regret the dark outlook for
homemade sauerkraut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

Office Eddie-I quit me job de boss
took away me personal liberty.
Messenger Joey-How, Ed?
Offica Eddie-Wanted me t'root for his
tavori3 ball team.-Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
HOMES ILLUMINATED
BY ENGINE HEADLIGHT
Shines Into Town Hour Before
Train Reaches Station at
Tyrone, Okla.

TYRONE, Okla, September 2O.-This
little town, Just over the Kansas border
in the northwestern panhandle OF Okla
homa, bids defiance to the Standard Oil
Company when John d. Rockefeller raises
the price of kerosene to meet the costs OF
a court fine. Here the women wash and
though there is not an electric light plant
within forty miles of the village.
From I to 8 o'clock each evening the
dozen homes of Tyrone are lighted by the
great headlight of Rock Island passen-
ger train. and the story of travelling
mans discontinue and the 50 1t cost him
for cigars for the men of the town ex-
plains the distinction held by this pan
handle metropolis.
Fooled by Headlight.
J. p. Bancroft, representing a Kansas
City house. had been sent down here to
establish a new customer. He had fin
ished his work and intended to take a
night train back to Liberal. With half
dozen men Bancroft sat in the hotel bal
cony playing cards. He looked down the
track and saw a great headlight looming
up. He made a rush for his grips and
yelled for the boy to take them over to
the depot quick. Bancroft rushed up to
the ticket window and demanded ticket
for Liberal.
"How's this he said to the agent. q
thought this train wasn't due for an hour,
and here she is not mile away"
Mister the agent replied, you had
better go back to the MOTEL and buy cigars
for that bunch. l guess this is your first
trip down here. That headlight is just
forty mine miles away; you've got nearly
an hour to finish that game of pinochle.
Longest Straight Track.
This Is the longest stretch of straight
track in the United Satisfactorily six
miles clear across the panhandle without
a curve. You see that house over there:
That's where live. l don't have to ligh
I'D until after o'clock winter nights
About twilight the Golden State limited
looms up down about Texhoma and she
] shines right into my kitchen window fol
an hour, finally getting so bright that my
wife has to pull the curtain, and ten min
utes behind her comes "a, and it takes
her seventy minutes to get by with her
light
Its great saving for me. and my
wife now won't wash dishes by anything
but electric light. ! never have to call the
dispatcher to get the time on trains.
climb to the roof of the station, get q
line on the headlight and make up my
board accordingly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

unused part of the brain and bring 1t
into active use, and to begin at twenty
three is late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21
Peculiar Wishes.

One wanted him TO buy what she said
was a lock of Abraham Lincolns hair,
and another wanted to sell the ironmas-
ter portrait of John Kelly at Saratoga.
People came from as far as Norway and
Sweden to interest Carnegie in charitable
institutions in their countries.
When the train arrived the station was
crowded with newspaper men and towns
people out to greet the Napoleon of chart
ty, but no one appeared. Some one in the
crowd heard quiet young man tell a
hotel porter that he had engaged rooms
at the hotel in the name of Carnegie
The shout went up, Here he is and
before George Lauder Carnegie could
| gain the shelter of the hotel omnibus he
was almost mobbed. Disappointed of the
greater celebrity the people had to con-
tent themselves with the lesser, and, dur
| ing his stay in Copenhagen, young Car
negie learned that being the nephew of 8
famous Uncle entails some disadvantages