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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

why | should not continue going with him.
even though | do not intend to marry him +?
EDITH"
You should have told the man it was your
cousin. You only put yourself in bad light
with the friend. Men don't care to number
among their friends girls who allow familiari-
ties like that If you had been honest with
him your friendship would not have been
spoiled. II you want to continue his friend
ship you better write him note of explana-
ton. Another time, try to use better judg-
ment in thing of that sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

with him just one week and married him.
When 1 took the marriage vow | knew I was
telling a lie. Before l was married month
l received letter from the other man telling
me that he was just recovering from a dread
full illness that he was away out on a ranch
where he had no way of getting word to me.
The report of his marriage false
"I have very good health and have been
called nice looking. Have very black hair,
large dark eyes, well rounded form, very fair
skin but worry and uhhappiness have caused
the wrinkles to form and | am now "a and
must abide by the hand of destiny.
My husband is good and kind andstries
to make me happy. try to be good and kind
to him, too But l wish l could feel genuine
love for him. Try as | will, l cannot enjoy
his affections. There is always that cold,
marblelike feeling that creeps into my life
when he kisses me- There is never the warmth
of the kiss nor the warmth of the love l felt
for the other man. That is why l feel the
wasting away of my true life.
8 Sometimes | get so tired of trying to con-
eeal my real feelings | long to confess every
thing to my husband-to tell him that l de-
ceiyed him when | married him--to tell hirl
that / never did love him and never can love
him.
"He does not suspect for moment the
true state of affairs Sometimes | wish |
could run away and earn my own living some
where, but there is nothing really that | could
do / want to be happy. Don't you think,
Miss Libbey, that every individual in this
world has right to happiness? Even though
you make one mistake, must you go on to the
grave bearing the burden of that mistake! o,
what shall l do? Shall l confess to my hus-
band that | married him for spite or shall
l go ON day after day for time eternal always
struggling to hide the true state of my feel
ings from him? Mrs. J. ""
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Real Life Romances Offered Miss Lbbey for Solution

and he couldn't hardly stand to see boy in
her company. | do not objede to her show
ing my letters to him, however, l think she
is old enough to rely on her own judgment to
certain extent | was in her company recently
and l asked her to correspond with her while
she was away attending the summer school.
She said she would write me once every three
or four weeks, as she would be very busy. l
have reason to believe she cares for me. l
cannot understand why she treats me so
stra-ge | know her father talks to her and
persuades her not to marry. He told me that
he didn't have anything against me. Do you
think she really cares for me? Do you think
am doing anything wrong in trying to per-
suade her against her fathers will? l want
her but hate to persuade her against his will.
A certain friend told me that she talked to
her about me and cried because her father
objects to her keeping company with me. l
hold responsible position and command a
fair salary. feel without her cannot live.
lie doesn't want her to marry for three or
four years. l really think he will never
consent fr'her to marry. / know yor are
capable of giving me good advice, so please
help me- as my life is miserable. E."
II you are very much in love with the girl
and are persistent in your efforts you proba-
bly,. v'ill win out. l think her father is right
in not wanting her to marry for few years
more. BE just as nice and kind TO her as
you know how to be and think you will even
tually be able to persr~S her that YOU are
the man in the world for her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
No Desire 10 Marry.

Dear Miss Libbey / am 10, have been
going with young doctor for six months He
proposed to me and l told him that had no
desire to marry. Nevertheless, we have con-
tinued going together. My friend happened
to see my cousin, young college fellow, take
me in his arms and kiss me. My friend did
not know he was my cousin and afterwards
asked an explanation. I was rather piqued
at the time and told him that he had no
right to question my actions. We have not
spoken to each other since. When he coldly
bows to on the street it almost breaks
my heart, for | really like him very much
Do you think it was right for him to ask me
to explain my actions? Shall l write him
a note of explanation? Is there any reason
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Shall She Speak 10 Himo

Dear Miss Libbey: Is it improper for
girl to speak to her brothers friends if she
hasn't had an introduction? He comes to our
house quite often. NJ"
II the young man has been guest in your
home and you have spoken to him there it
is quite proper to recognize him when you
meet him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Truth Comes Too Late.

" was engaged to the other man for two
years. We were to have been married in
June. The February before he went down to
Texas to work. For while his letters came
regularly. Then they stopped suddenly.
report reached me that he was married to a
girl in Texas. My heart was broken. But
made up my mind that he would never know
| cared. Just then l met my husband. l went
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

"A GAIN the problem of whether or not
IN the woman should confess arises. This
4 \ time the happiness of a whole house
hold is involved-that of the father,
the mother, and two children.
Because the woman married for spite and
not for love.
When a woman deliberately marries one
man to spite another, does she or does she
not assume domestic liabilities toward the
one she marries?
Should she be encouraged to go scot free >
searching for the individual happiness she
claims a right to- or should she strive to bear
her self-infcted cross in silence and in a
measure try to atone for the injustice she has
done the man through her sel6shness and
deceit?
Read this unhappy letter.
Dear Miss Libbey: l have read many
times your writings love and the different
things that go to make true happiness. |
think you must be very sensible woman and
| write you confidently believing and trusting
that you will give me the advice | need
Many times l have thought of writing to you
and asking your opinion about my case, but
somehow / could never pick up the courage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
She appears Cool.

" Dear Miss Libbey / am "a, in love with
a girl four years my junior. I've been show
ing her attention for about eighteen months
and have been as TRUE to her as any one
could be. She has told me that she loved
mesand would some day become my wife. She
has shown me that she cared for me in sew
eral ways. Lately she has appeared cool
toward me, also told me that her home was
pleasant. and was pleased with her present
situation and position, and didn't think she
would give up her single life for me or any
man. I love her and am worrying my life
away over her. Her father is cranky about
her. He said he was actually Jealous of her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Wishes to Marry at Once.

Dear Miss Lbbey | am 90 My father
and mother are both dead have two broth
ers, but they are both married | do NOT liv.
with either of them. have been working
Tor four years as clerk, and am engaged to
q man of y. I've been going with him for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
When Innocent Suffer.

W hen innocent Suffer.
Has every individual in this world a right
to happiness?
Some philosopher has said that +" the indi-
vidual has no right to happiness other than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Lsn'i He Selfish ,

Isn't He Sclfsh3
Dear Miss Libbey l met a man about
four months ago and have been going out
with him ever since. He is % and | am 16.
] love him very dearly. But ne is going for
vacation to his home this week. He might
stay two weeks and probably month, if not
longer, and he asked me to keep steady com
pany. | would like your. advice whether
/ should or not Don't you think he should
have asked me that before and not week
before he left? Why do you suppose he asked
me just before he left? A."
l think you are just bit too young for
steady company, Angeline. lie probably asked
you that SO you would not go about with other
boys in his absence. A girl as young as you
are is foolish to tie herself down to any
promise like that. You really give yourself
no chance to have men friends if at 16 you
give promise to go about with one man only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

sure if you told her that you would rather
she would not go about with other men she
would do as you wish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26
Don cipriano. castili.n.

Cipriano Castro before he won By
force Of arms and ambition to the die.
tatorship of Venezuela was q cattle.
herder In the mountain region Of Los
Andes. Now that he Is an ex-dictator
1t Is his fancy to wear the airs Of q
Castilian and grandee Of Spain. Es.
pecially he deals in high flown com.
pliment when the ladies are in cues
ton.
Recently In New York he met in the
house Of friend a girl whose Elk feet
Of fair young womanhood offered 4
striking contrast to the figure Of the
little great man-all Of five foot sour
from heel to crown.
Dom Cipriano was presented ana
bent low over the tall eirrs hand.
Senorita, he said. 1t 10 the GODS
that give height"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26
Knew He Was Safe.

It was In the Office Of a frontier no.
tel wherein . score Of fully armed
miners and cowboys were sitting
about waiting for bedtime. A west.
erner and newcomer from back
East" entered Presently the latter
said something about the gentle.
men" present. Gentlemen" said the
westerner In loud tone Of voice.
with the exception Of two or three
men present there isn't q gentleman
In the room" The newcomer felt
sure something would happen, but
when none Of the crowd resented the
remark be cautiously asked the
westerner how he had dared to make
such . statement. "Oh, I know every
man present would deem himself one
Of the two or three gentlemen "a
whom had referred"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26

v0lOpo u30 IN increase 0u@Clent e
warrant . prettier gown, and CHI
spent less time in the back room.
Yet Lucy was strangely unhappy
Her dreams Of the country brought On
unaccountable ache to her heart. She
felt q dread Of seeing Falkner. His
presence had once seemed the only
link between her and her old. happy
life.
Lucy felt tired. too. Perhaps Il
was tho added responsibility and ex.
element Of the front room.
Month by month her improved ap-
pearance spoke of the increase in her
wages. But with all her prosperity.
the girls face held the same kind
look that made people trust her.
Lucy stood near the front door
the night before Easter. watching the
weary girls returning from their hasty
suppers. The rush for the past week
had been almost intolerable.
She did not notice Falkner's en-.
trance. until he spoke. close beside
her.
Good evening. Why, you are 90
hne. Miss Lane. hardly knew
you!"
Lucy tried to smile ~ she inquired
what he wished.
Nothing for the children this time.
have decided that their mother
ought to have her chance this trip.
Don't al the ladies' like new bonnets
and things 1t Easter time, Miss
Lucy?"
Lucy's courage faltered for IN in.
slant Then she sensibly remembered
that she was flrst Of al saleslady for
Madame Lorimer!
! should say that anything you can
wear would Just about At her. And
you'll Just have to 30 ahead BY your.
self: ] am more ct sea than I wss
With the childrens hxings."
The girl mechanically made selec.
ton Of ssrviceable garments that she
though suited = busy. country won.
IN.
Nov the bonnet" she said, SINH.
Ing.
Try them on" commanded Falknsr
sdmiringly. "But pick out something
sober--she isn't a very lively WON.
an any MORE
But she must be = very happy
one." exclaimed Lucy. imperiously.
why do you think that?"
How could she help being with
two dear little children, and a good
home, and--so kind a husband" Her
voice trailed OF. miserably.
But that Is just exactly what she
doesn't have. He Is worse than q fail.
ure as q husband, II he IL my own
brother. And her home IL about %
poor a. you can imagine. But she
sticks by him for some unaccountable
reason. try to do what / can for
her. Why. Lucy. did you think"
He paused and looked into her flush.
ed. embarrassed face.
And tell me, dear, did you carer
He crushed her hands In his own, to
the immediate peril Of the sober lit
tie hat she was holding.
H."
Listen" he said. IN a matter. of.fact
voice. this isn't much Of a time or
place to tell you what l wish to-but
I'm going to risk Il.
Lucy. I came especially to ask
you to come home with me- i've
dreamed all winter what life would
be like with you. Will you marry me.
tomorrow"
She looked deep into his eyes.
And now" he said with q happy
laugh. lets pick out your Easter
bonnet-dear!"
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Nev,-
paper Svndicate.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26
Not for Him.

Hello there, Mr.. Broadway" hailed
Woodleigh as he spied his friend com.
Ing out Of the theater. I've been
looking TOR you. want you to come
up to the Adirondacks With ne this
summer. You know the sceaery 10
simply great"
That may be-" YEARLY RESPONDED
Mt. Broadway. but what gooa = t>s
scenery without the choFuef'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26

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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
SHE'S PRETTY, GEMS ARE
MANY AND SHE HAS TITLE

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-No matter
what other people say, the Baroness
M. A. Radeck is perfectly sure that
she married a real baron and not a
bogus one. as some of her enemies
have reported. Before her marriage
last September the baroness was Mrs.
Burton Birch, of Burlington. N j.,
and today she was a passenger on the
Kronprinzessin Cecilie, which arrived
from Bremen.
All the baronesss trunks we're
stamped with a coronet and she was
very indignant to hear that enemies
had said she married bogus baron.
The baron himself did not arrive by
the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. He is ex-
pected to follow in few weeks and
until then his wife will reside with
her parents in Burlington.
Fhe baroness Is one of the prettiest
American girls who ever adopted q
title. She has more iewelry than
most women.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
COLLECTOR BOOTH HELD j.
FOR SALARY OF BERGEN
Essex Official Informed of His
Responsibility Under Ruling.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 29.-Accord-
ing to a resolution. adopted by the
Civil Service Commission at it's
meeting here County Collector
Booth, of Essex, will be held respon-
sible for the payment of the salary
to George Bergen, who is in the ems
ploy of the Essex freeholders in the
capacity of purchasing agent for that
body.
The commission placed the position
held by Bergen in the competitive
class. Judge Jones ruled that Ber-
gen was the head of department
and was therefore not under civil
service regulations.
The commission advised Coll
iector Booth that If he persisted in
paying Bergen his salary he would
be held personally responsible, as the
commission had placed Bergen in the
classified service.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
POLICE PLAN TO THWART
WORK OF SAFE-CRACKERS

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Because SO
many safes have been cracked in the
Bronx lately the police are now
quietly endeavoring to have the mer-
chants put their strong boxes out in
the front part of the stores, with a
light. hung over them at night. In
this way the safes can be seen from
the street.
Patrolmen have lists of merchants
with safes, and when steel chest
does not show up from the street a
lieutenant or the captain steps
around the next day and asks the
proprietor CT the store to move the
safe into view. In this way the
police hope to end the activities now
credited to two bands, one formed of
italians, the other of Western peter
men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
fFERS OF AID
PLEASE SICKLES
Little Annoyed by Debts-Son
Exposes Fathers Intimacy
With Unknwon Woman.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-General
1ckles mas made no apparent move
pay the S23. 647 he owes the State
custodian of the State Monument
,onmission fund. He sent word to
III inqlirers today he didn't care to
ak about the matter. From all in
lications he was waiting for nero
unds to be raised either in the
South by Mrs. Helen Longstreet, or
n the North by Sheriff Hamburger.
fmphaticalIy he did not accept the
erms of his wife and son, Stanton,
hat he should dismiss Miss Eleanor
earle Wilmerding. She was visible
tbout the Fifth avenue house all
yesterday.
The general received and chuckled
over dispatches that told of the will
ingness of other folk to help him
because of his services to the ma
lion.
Governor Sulzer, in Albany, had
his to say:
"Offictally / can do nothing, be-
cause I. am sworn to enforce the law
without fear or favor. Personally,
! shall do all 1 can. l would be glad
to give 500 toward a fund for the
general. The life of General Sickles
illustrates what / have always held
THAT some men live too long,
Sheriff hamburger received several
offers to add 500 to the Sickles
fund, but it amounted to less than
$1,000 at the end of the day.
In defense of my honor and that
of my maligned mother Stanton
Sickles has resumed the lombard
ment upon his warning father, which
was interrupted following a reconcile
alton effect six weeks ago
In a vault beneath the counting
chamber of a Fifth avenue bank
Stanton Sickles has box crammed
high with old family memoranda,
papers of all descriptions, mementoes.
are jewelry, etc. From an envelope
marked private letters the son OF
he aged hero of Gettysburg drew
Jut closely written crested double
sheet of note paper in the chirog-
Apply of his father and passed it to
he reporter with the explanation
that it was written after he (Stan-
toni had exposed and broken off the
iiaison. The letter was addressed to
Darling Blanche" (the generals pet
name for the society woman), and
read as follows:
you wonder I feel strange that
continue writing to you-receiving
no word or line from you! Yes, it is
unlike me, for you know l am a
proud man-but 1 can't help It'll
can't help It'll can't give you up.
I can't believe your nature hasN SO
changed that you are so different
from the woman I have loved for 50
many years and thought J. knew SO
we'll. Am l deceived? Can it be
true have never known you? Have
all the love and faith been mine?
Have your professions of love for
me been all false?"
This is the answer made by
"Blanche" to this touching appeal:
my Dear General-You were right
when you told me I had changed. l
have changed. I feel it myself and,
now that>I realize 1t, 1 shall not de-
,eive one whom I have always been
ruthful and candid with. I look at
things in different way from what
you do. I now agree with you that
it would be better for us to meet as
seldom as possible. Under these cir
cumstances you will understand that
in the future 1 can accept nothing
further
"BLANcHE."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
TWO WOMEN LEADING
PORCELAIN STRIKERS

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 29.-Two
women are in charge of the porcelain
workers strike, here, and the police
were called to East Trenton, where
most of the porcelain plants are To-
Gated, a number of times to prevent
rioting. The strikers became angry
when a number of porcelain workers
insisted upon going back to work.
Miss Helen Marat, secretary of the
Women's Trade Union League, of
New York, and Miss Melinda Scott.
organizer of the league, have as
sumed control of the situation. A
greater part Of the twelve hundred
strikers consist of women and girls.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
CHILD WILSON ADMIRED
TO BECOME AN ACTRESS

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-President-
elect Wilson's youngest friend has
gone on the stage. Yesterday little
Bertha KRISTEN, considered by many
competent Judges the most beautiful
chic in the country, was engaged for
a part in "Racketty-P acketty House.
in the CnIldren's Theatre.
Last fall, when the baby parade
was on In Asbury Park, little Bertha
won the. first prize, and Governor
Wilson complimented her. Where
upon Bertha spelled out nice long
letter telling the President-elect how
much lshe appreciated his courtesy,
adding "P. 81 to the effect that
herwas just the kind of a man she
would vote for if she had a vote.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
MILLIONAIRE" M'DEVITT
WOULD RAISE OWN STATUE

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Jan. %
John ]. McDevitt who went broke
playing millionaire for a day." has
petitioned the city councils for a
public site on which to erect
and dedicate monument to himself.
The "one-day millionaire asks that
a public site be set aside for him and
promises to have a costly monument
unveiled with appropriate exercises.
He states that he will provide his
own band and deliver speech that
VIII go down as masterpiece.
McDeVitt arranged some time ago
Tor the purchase of the monument.
1t has taken all his time since to
gather enough money to pay the
sculptor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
is BARRED
IN PHYSICIANS WILL


ATLANTA, Ca. Jan 29.-In his
Will published at his own suggestion,
Dr. Francis II. Orme, a physician,
who died yesterday made the request
that his wife. children and other
relatives should not wear mourning.
In some respects" DR.. Orme says,
1T Is barbarous custom. I desire
and especially enjoin that my wife
and children shall not wear mourn
ing because of my death. To mourn
at heart upon the loss of friends is
unavoidable; to wear the habiliments
Of mourning Is form. While the
practise may accord with the pomp
of courts and the parade of wealth.
it seems to me uniting in a repub-
lican country. Were it abolished 1t
would leave much bread for hungry
widows and orphans
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
TELLS CARNEGIE TO PAY
HIS $4,000, 900 TAXES

NEW YORK, jan 29,-Alfred
Bishop Mason, president of the Man
haitian Single Tax Club, who has been
writing letters to Andrew Carnegie
about his taxes. began by saying that
Mr.. Carnegie. who practically admit
ted the ownership of some $15O.00o,-
900 of bonds, should have paid in
taxes sS,000,000 a year more than he
did pay, or, in ALL not less than $780,
OOO 000
This sum-" he wrote, lawfully
and morally due from you, has been
collected from your poorer fellow cit
izens.''
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
AT 65 WILL MARCH
WITH SUFFRAGE HOST

WILMINGTON. Del. Jan. 90
Though she is IS years old, Mrs. John
A. Cranston has announced that she
intends hiking to Washington with
the suffragist army under COM
mand of General Resale Jones.
MRS. Cranston is president of the
Equal Suffrage Association of Della
ware, and lives at Newport.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-29
GOLD TEETH FOR HICKS"

ASlIEVILLE, N. c., Jan. 29.-Lum-
bermen Of the Southern Appalachian
mountain, known locally as "hicks''
and elsewhere as lumberjacks. have
adopted the suggestion that they haVe
:hsir aye teeth capped with gold as a
marx 10 distinguish them from other
men and idenlify themselves 20 one
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