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Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
What Became of It?

"Want more string?" said Mrs. Hop.
per as she drew her arms out of the
washtub. Anybody might think
was made of string, the way you go
on. Why. | gave you great. long
piece of string only yesterday. Can't
think what you do with all the string
"Well. mother" said Dick, 81 know
what I did with that piece. First you
took half of it back again.
Il don't want no impertinence II
parcels have to be done up whose
faults that?"
Then Tom took half Of what was
left to go fishing for sticky backs in
the canal, where there amt none"
'Tom's your elder brother. and it's
your place to give way to him.
''Yes, dare say; but it didn't leave
much, and father took half of that to
mend his braces what he broke
through laughing at the motor acci-
dent, and sister had three-fifths OF
what was left after to tie her hail
back"
"Ah. but what did you do with ali
the rest"
"All the rest of it! Why. there
wasn't but nine inches left to myself,
and how was l going to make tele
phone of that?"-London Strand.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
BE A MAN Or ACTION.
Don't Fall Into the an Do 1t Some
Day" Hasit.

"Some day" is the one day of the
365 that has no place in the calendar
and is still the most popular day for
making dsagreeable engagements. Ii
is the day that every idle dreamer
chooses to begin the monumental work
that it is to make his fame and for
tune.
Today is always hu6dled, crowded
too hot or too cold. too wet or too dry
Today is out of the question. But
"some day" lies in the far golden haze
of the future that seems to have in ii
the infinite leisure Of eternity. And So
we defer till the more convenient sea-
son that never comes what ought To
be done instanter. without taking heed
ef our own feelings. our plausible oh
Iections, and permitting the creeping
paralysis of overmuch debate that
keeps the arm from striking while the
ron is hot.
These prophecies that begin with
ssome day" and a good resolution are
rarely converted into the past tense.
The man of action makes his plans so
berly and takes the facts where be
san get them that will help him to de-
eide what to do. But when his mind
is once made up he goes ahead without
telling you much about it. He does not
boast. He is too conscious of his own
fallibility to be cocksure of brilliant
and secure Philadelphia Led.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
SHE SToPPED The PAPER.
The Editor Didn't knowlWhy, but Fol-
lowed Instructions.

The Editor Didn't knowlWl,y, but Fol.
lowed Instructions.
CHE came down the street three
y steps at a time and sailed into the
newspaper office like n whirlwind.
She waited for no ceremony, but wildly
asked:
is this the printin' Officer
"Yes, madam"
II want to stop my paper"
"All right, madam"
"Stop it right away too"
"It's stopped we replied, making a
blue line through her husbands name
on the subscription list
"Mebbe that will learn you some boss
sense and how to do the square thing
next time and not to slight people just
because they are poor If some rich.
stuck up folks happen to have home
ly baldheaded baby born to 'em you're
In an awful hurry to put it in the paper
and make it out an angel. but when
poor people have baby you can't say
word about it. even if it is the pur
tiest child borned That's what I'm
stoppin' the paper fur. This ort to be
a lesson to every paper in the United
States"
And she went out of the Office as mad
as a wet hen-Kaw City (Okla) Trib.
une.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
When the Waltz Was New.

I have letter in my possession writ
ten by a friend to my great-grand.
mother in the year 1917. at Christmas
time. in which the lady expresses he,
grave disapproval of the modern" ten.
dency toward rapid dancing. The para.
graph runs as follows:
II was yester evening at your Cousin
Betty's, where was much struck with
the new fashioned dances, which seem
ed, to me at any rate. to be out OF
keeping with the propriety and mod
esty which we look for in young ladies
Of our class. can only regret the dis
appearance of those "mazurkas' and ga
VOTES as well as the 'minuets' and
hope that these new dances or 'valses.
as think they are named, will quick
~ disappear from respectable society,"
Letter in London Telegraph.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
"OLDGLORy'
SMITH
A Story of a Mexican
Raid
BY CLARISSA MAckIE

"Never!" declared Ellen Bradley,
with emphasis.
Mark Smith frowned impatiently.
"But, Ellen, listen for a moment" he
said
"Never!" repeated Miss Bradley i'm
placably.
"Then it's all off. You won't marry
me, after allg' Mark moved toward
the door of the adobe house.
Never unless you get rid of that
ridiculous nickname"
"How can | help it if my neighbors
call me old Glory Smith?' demanded
Mark heatedly. 1T might be worse"
"Of course you can stop it." she re-
torted "Just cease waving the stars
and stripes every time you open your
lips. believe in being patriotic. You
know am proud of being an Ameri-
can and a Texan, but no one ever
called my father by such a name, and
Every Mexican
That's enough, Ellen" interrupted
Mark hoarsely. 'I thought you under
stood the reason why, but I am mis-
taken. Perhaps you are right in send
ing me away. Goodby."
He disappeared down the path, and
moment later came the thudding sound
of horses hoofs as he rode away.
Ellen's father stirred from his seat
on the veranda and spoke through the
open window.
II s'pose you know what you're
about, Ellen, sending Mark off that
way?"
"Of course do, father" returned
Ellen in a strained voice. "He is so
sensational about his patriotism that
If / married him every one would be
calling me Mrs. old Glory Smith,"
well. reckon there's more dishon-
orable appellations than that sup
pose even your female brain has a
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
SHIPPING A
SKELETON
1t Required Very Careful
Handling
BY OSCAR cox

Mark Hudson was station agent at
Pembuton Junction. Mark was in the
freight house one morning looking over
the boxes and bales scattered about
when he heard wagon drive up out
side and stop. A young man about
eighteen years of age entered and said:
1--WE got a box out here I'd like to
ship to Hallowell. You want to be
mighty particular about it because 1t
contains something breakable."
That's all very well so far as am
concerned, but 1 can't answer for the
case after the box leaves my keeping"
"I've marked instructions on the ld,"
replied the youngster Come out and
have look"
The agent went out with the shipper
and saw a box about five and a half
feet long, two feet wide and eighteen
inches high.
"Corpse?" he asked.
"No, but it's the next thing to it; it's
a skeleton"
"A ohCiCtOhs ISL lhoI q HuCCA LhAh6
for you to be shipping from this
point?" exclaimed the agent suspi-
ciously.
"Well, yes; it would be without an
explanation. l saw an ad. in a news
paper the other day for skeleton. 1
knew they had one they didn't need In
the physiology lecture room Of our
college. I'm a Merton student, and 1
bought it. I've sold it to the advertiser
and have made some money on it-that
is, If I get it there without breaking
any of the bones"
Merton college was six miles dis
tant from the junction. There was q
coed institution connected with it.
The box was lying on its bottom, and
tackled to the cover was a card On
which were written the instructions:
Breakable. Keep this side up most of
the time. Stand on end occasionally for
awhile.
On one end was another card stating
that when the box was stood on end
that end was to be up. In no case
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
There's No Use STALKING.

farmer was approached by tramp,
who asked for something to eat and a
nights lodging. 1t was pretty well
toward evening. and the work was all
done. so the farmer gave the tramp his
supper and sent him to the barn to
sleep, agreeing that he was to call him
the next morning in time to work out
his keep"
About half past in the morning the
farmer routed out the tramp.
whats all this. boss? ?" said the
hobo, rubbing his eyes,
Time to get up and work"
"What doing?"
"We're going to reap"
"Reap whatY'
Goats"
"Are they wild oats, boss?"
mo; of course not. Why?'
swell, if they amt wild oats why do
you have to sneak up on 'em like this
In the dark k?"-Lippincott's
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09

glimmer of the reason why Mark has
whooped up the stars and stripes all
along the border. eh?''
Il don't see any special reason why
he should make himself ridiculous in
that manner. I'm patriotic. father.
but
"Humph.' interrupted Mr.. Bradley.
"A lot you wimmen know about the
meaning of such words. There's
Smith. He's patriotic and democratic
and polite, and when the varmints
will let him he's pacific; but, above
all, he's patriotic. and he advertises it
loud and long, so that every greaser
along the border will understand that
there's one little settlement that won't
stand for cattle stealing and incendia-
rism, and that's the little town of
Yeager, U. S. A."
Mr.. Bradley's chair came down with
thump, and Ellen heard the scratch
of a match as her father relighted his
pipe.
Within the cool dimness of the living
room Ellen stood with lifted chin and
stormy eyes.
That was always the way, she
thought-her father invariably took
sides with Mark Smith in the younger
mans campaign of blazing enthusiasm.
but now for the first time Ellen began
TO realize that there might be reason
for her lovers attitude.
But it was too late for repentance.
Mark had gone for good.
Out on the edge of the settlement
Mark Smith stood in the doorway of
his adobe ranch house and talked
rapidly with the travel stained half
breed who had tumbled wearily Off his
horse moment before.
"You are sure. .Manuel?' questioned
Smith sharply.
"Sure. senior heard yados himself
he was drunk with pulque-boastino
that he would burn Yeager fat to the
earth and bring back Senor Smith n
prisoner to the Hacienda yados before
another day
"They will not dare" laughed .Old
Glory Smith.
mo. senior; they would not dare If
they were not wild with drink. Now
they will dare anything"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09

was the other end to be up. Hudson
looked at the box meditatively and
read the directions.
whats the use of being so careful
with a skeleton% he asked. ''If it isn't
packed properly l don't want to ship
1t, or if l do it must be at the owners
risk. If it is packed properly it should
stand ordinary handling"
'Pll tell you" said the shipper, as
suming a faraway expression. "Those
bones were once the framework of a
beautiful girl"
"How do you know that?" interrupt
ed the agent.
That's the tradition in college," re-
sumed the youth. 'Now, in packing it
! couldn't divest my mind of what it
had been in life. 1t seemed horrible to
put the poor creature in cotton or ex-
celsior or anything like that. l couldn't
do 1t. I've put her in just as she
would like to be put in If she were
alive, lying peacefully upon her back,
or when that end is up and this one
down she stands like beautiful statue
'-Lne venus Ue Meulcl, lot instance.
The speaker was so affected that he
wiped moisture from his eyes with his
handkerchief.
II don't think" said the agent, 'that
TIL receipt for the article. If l should
make myself responsible for medical
Venus or anything like that and there
should be a breakage. with claims
against the road for big damages, I'd
get fred
There were a few moments of delib-
erative silence between the two, after
which the shipper said:
II expect you're right about it.
wouldn't assume the risk if I were
you. If some galoot of fhandlel
should stand the box wrong side up IL
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
At Performances Of "Haml.+.p y

"My, did you ever hear so many Ia
nous quotations in any one play be
fore? 1t must have taken long time
to piece them all together so nicely"
almost long enough to have writ,
ten an original play said the other
Christian Science Monitor.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
Not Him.

"Has my husband been in here?" in.
auired woman of the bartender.
Hes a tall, red faced man, no over
soat, soft hat
"a man answering that description
got bottle of whisky here about ten
minutes ago.
How big bottle?"
Half pint, a'am."
"Some other man. said the woman
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
On the Links.

Sympathetic Voice Tin the distance)-
How are you getting on, old man?
Sanguine Beginner-First rate lust
made three perfect puts on the last
green.-Punch
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
Too Old or Too YOUNG.

Little Boy with swollen face)-OL,
dear! wish l was grandpa or else
the baby.
Mother-Why?
Little Boy-Grandpa's teeth are all
gone, and baby's hasn't come yet-Tit
Bits.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09

what your wife needs is more phys.
zeal exercise
"But, doctor, can't induce her to go
outside the house.
"Oh, yes. you can! Mark all the bar
gain advertisements in the paper and
give her $5O."-St Louis Globe-Demo
crat.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
One Horne.

Teacher-What little boy can tell me
where the home of the swallow is?
Small Boy-Is 1t the stummick? p
Columbia Jester.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
His Limit.

"And before we We're married yo,,
said you would be willing to die fo.
me-"
~ know it,
"And yet you refuse to beat tbp
rugs"
"sure! Dying is my limit" ."-Hous
ton Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09

Always take the short cut. and tba,
Is the rational one. Therefore say and
do everything according to the SOUND.
est reason.-Marcus Aurelius.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-10-09
Spoiled.

"His popularity is spelling him..
Whats the matter now?'
He's got so that he can't enjoy /.
banquet unless he's at the speakers
table. e."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE WITCH AND THE KANGAROO.

nee upon a time there lived a
Bushman in the wilds of Au-
stralia. Now a Bushman is a
person that is not civilized. and
just goes about very much like the ami
mails Of the forest, and their dress is
Of the skins of beasts. But they arc
very fond of their families and live with
them in grass huts. while the little chill
dren play about on the hot sands.
This Bushman was a great hunter and
brought home every day a great deal of
meat and wild fruits from the forests,
for his wife was dead and there were a
great many children to care for. But
he soon found that he could not look
after them and hunt for their food. too
One main reason was that near his hut
was big swamp and IN the center OF
this a black pool in which lived a green
witch. This witch would get any of the
Children that strayed away from home
and put them in the swamp. where in 4
few weeks they became frogs.
So one day the Bushman saw a queer
animal which had long body and four
snort legs. The animal was tame. so
he asked 1t If it would look after his
children when he was away. This crea-
ture was kangaroo, but at this time
millions and millions of wears aso-tbe
Kangaroo was not like he is TODAY. For
lhen all his legs were short and ne had
hard time TO run at all. But he was
a kind-hearted fellow.
1 will be very glad to look after the
children, he told the Bushman. 80
you need not worry. will see that
they do not stray down by the swamp"
So the Bushman went off next da;
for long hunt, and the kangaroo
stayed with the children. At noon the
little ones were playing, and as it was
very hot, the kangaroo dozed off Ser a.
moment under a big banyan tree. Sud
denly he was awakened by screams.
and, jumping up, saw the old witch Of
the pool coming across the swamp.
riding on an alligator that breathed
fire
The children were too frightened to
move. They simply stood still and
Sazed at the witch, but the kangaroo
ran toward them at once.
Jump on my back. all six of you,"
said the kind kangaroo. Sit tight and
hold each other around the waist"
So all the little Bush children crawled
on the animals back. They were heavy,
but the kangaroo started off on a run
just as the witch climbed the bank of
the swamp. All the frogs in the swamp
commenced to croak, for they did not
want the rest of the Bush children to
be turned into frogs like they had been.
so the noise was dreadful.
Now the old witch could run only in
straight line. and when she got 60
ing il was hard for her TO stop. The
kangaroo knew this, so he determined
The Washington times., 1913-04-24
Julia Murdock Says Lena Robinson
Is One of Great Character Actresses

gowns which constitute such a feature
Of the production.
1t should be explained that the Grand
Duchess Alexia appears at the end of
the second act. She Is the most glort-
fled Of all the patrons who have been
drawn to the Rue de la Paix ladies
tailoring establishment by the fame OF
Leo Won Laubenheim, the head filter,
as impersonated by Sam Bernard
Before she appears on the scene the
audience is worked up to a great pitch
OF expectancy by references to her
grandeur introduced in the dialogue.
and by the playing of the Russian ma
tional anthem for her -entrance. The
great surprise comes when the grand
duchess appears. not as a most beautiful
and regal woman, but as the veriest
fright that ever wore a thousand-dol-
lar gown.
She is tall. she is thin. she is haggard
and of an age that may be uncertain.
but she is far past fifty. Consequently.
the moment she appears on the scene.
the audience bursts into a roar Of
laughter.
This is not my first attempt as an
actress says Miss Robinson in describ-
ing her histrionic achievement az q
character woman when Adele Rtt-
chic starred In Fascinating Flora, sew
erai years ago, 1 did an eccentric bit
as the mother of the character played
by Ada Lewis. Also went on tour one
season with second-class company.
playing 4 role.
1T is true. however. that ell my roles
have been thinking parts only. My only
serious worry is that I shall get brain
fever from so much thinking.
JULIA MURDOCH
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

w HEN a woman deliberately
NM goes to work to hide her good
" looks behind horrible make
up, I contend that she is as
much deserving Of Carnegie hero
medal as the one who goes through fire
and water to save her pet poodle or her
diamonds.
There isn't a woman on earth who
doesn't value her good looks and who
strives with all her might to keep them
1t must be a tempting offer that will
dissuade her from making herself into
a stage beauty and induce her to be-
come a freak.
This. however, is what Miss Lena
Robinson does.
Miss Robinson is the young actress
who comes to Washington next week
in Sam Bernard's show. "All For the
Ladies'" In private life Miss Robinson
is rather good-looking girl. a trife
slender. but with features as clear as a
cameo and expressive eyes.
This little actress. who essays the
role. OF the Grand Duchess Alexia Of
Russia. has character part that keeps
the audience in a roar Of leaghter from
the time she appears upon the stage
until she leaves 1t. 1t is not SO much
on account Of the lines she speaks as in
the way she speaks them and the man.
ner in which she has disguised her
identity and made herself over into a
freak.
Once. and not so very long ago. Miss
Robinson was wardrobe mistress of Mr.
Bernard's company. She is still the
wardrobe mistress. but she is also one
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Tomorrow's story, How Peggy
Saved Polly"
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

to play a trick on her. as the children
were heavy and he could not run fast
anyway.
So when the witch ran fast toward
him he sprang in the air when she got
near. SO she passed under him and went
far beyond. while he ran in the opposite
direction. But it was growing late, and
the Kangaroo was getting awfully tired.
The children were heavy, his legs
trembling from jumping. but still the
witch came dashing at him.
Then out of the jungle sprang the
Bushman. His arrow was tipped with
silver, he shot, and in a moment the
witch lay at his feet. The kangaroo
dropped breathless from exhaustion,
but the children were saved.
Then the Bushman said to the kan
garoo. "You have been faithful to your
trust and cared well for my children.
Tell me what you will have?"
Il wish above all things to have long,
strong hind legs, so / can jump well"
returned the kangaroo. And a little
pocket in my skin to carry my children
in on journeys. Fighting with that old
witch has shown me that such legs and
such a pocket would be the most use
full things in the world 20 me-"
So the Bushman sprinkled some ashes
on the kangaroo and great change
took place. His short hind legs grew
long and strong. and right down his
breast the skin became a nice, warm.
deep pocket. in which many little kan
garoos could sleep.
Then up from the swamp came all the
little Bush children that had been frogs.
for as soon as the witch was dead they
were free from her spells. And that
night the Bushman and his little chill
dren and the kangaroo had a big feast.
and when they woke up late the next
morning the swamp was gone. and in
it's place was a beautiful garden in
which the little Bushmen made their
playground.
Tomorrow's story, How Peggy
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Mrs. Albert B. Fall viii he at home
this afternoon and the first and third
Thursday of each month. ....
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Wife Of CONGRESSMAN Hobson Of Ala
bama, who will assist at the reception
and tea to be held in the headquarters
Of the Southern Educational Association
this afternoon.
The German ambassador will so TO
New York early in May and will be
present at the unveiling of the Karl
Schurz monument on Riverside Drive,
on May 10. At the end of next month
he will go to st. Louis. to remain for
some DAYS, and attend some German
ceremonies.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock entertained
at dinner last night in compliment to
the Secretary OF War and Mrs. Garri-
son, and had as other guests the Post
master General and Mrs. Burleson, the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Dan
iels, Judge and Mrs. Francis Scott. of
New York; Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Senator Hoke Smith, Senator Branda-
gee, Senator du Pont, Senator and Mrs.
Sheppard, Col. and Mrs. Henry May.
Rear Admiral O'Neil. Mrs. Hope
Slater, Mrs. Robert Patterson. Miss
Glider. of New York; Mrs. Dimock-
Hutchinson. Miss Gywnn, and John
Barrett.
The former Secretary of War and
Mrs ]. McGavock Dickinson entertain
ed at dinner last night at the Shore
ham in honor OF the Chief Justice ard
Mrs. z. d. White Their other guests
were the Attorney General. Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Lurton, Nine. Christian
Hauge, Mr.. and Mrs John Hays Ham
mond, Mr. and Mrs. James Harlan,
Major General Crozier, DR.. Ruffin. Mr..
and Mis-. James Parmalee, Major ard
Mrs. Connor and Mr.. and Mrs. Chand-
Ter Anderson.
Gen. and Mrs. William p. Biddle en-
tertained guests at a small dinner and
dance at the Marine Barracks last
night. for their daughter, Mrs. lizard, of
ST. Louis. Mrs. lizard will go to New
York and West Point this week, and
will make several visits before going to
st. Louis.
=
A wedding dinner party in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Clarke. whose
marriage occurred last Saturday at
Winchester, Mass, was given last even
ing by Assistant Attorney Generai Den
ison, Felix Frankfurter, and Arthur
Ludington at their bachelor hall. Mr..
Justice, and Mrs. Holmes and other in
innate friends of the bride and BRIDE
groom were among the guests. who. in
cIuded, Miss Nagel, Miss Ludington,
Miss HELEN, Miss Fiske, and Elliot
Goodwin.
s.-- -. = . ..--..,
Rear Admiral and. Mrs. Ffslte' enter
tanned guests at dinner last night and
later took them TO the >Belasco for The
Passing show. With them were Capt.
and Mrs. Harold p. Norton, Judge and
Mrs. Sidney Ballou, from Honolulu; Mr..
ana Mrs. Charles de van Drayton. and
Captain Bricker, L. S. n.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bentley enter
tanned a number Of young people al a
dance last night. ....-.-.---.- -.t
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Miss Nora Meyer left today for five
days visit in Philadelphia.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Scenes from Little Women" Louise
Alcotts famous book, will be given by
the st. Thomas branch Of the Girls'
Friendly Society on Saturday. April &c.
from 5 to o'clock. at 22l7 q street. and
a sale of fancy articles will also be held.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

Gen. and Mrs. William p. Biddle en-
tertained guests at a small dinner ant
dance at the Marine Barracks las
night. for their daughter, Mrs. lizard. o
ST. Louis. Mrs. lizard will go to New
York and West Point this week. ant
will make several visits before going t.
st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1913-04-24

of the hits of the piece. Her bit in the
play is supplementary to the regular