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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
!" Disiraciin Beautiful. "

Dear Miss Libbey We are three distract
ingly beautiful girls. We can dance, play the
piano, sing and carry ON very good con
rersatioli. We all have very good disposi-
lions We have numerous boy friends, but
The ones Ne care most for seem 10 care little
for Us. What can we do TO gain their ad-
nrations There is girl in orr crowd who
IL not nearly SO pretty as any one of us. but
she seems 10 have more admirers than We.
Why is IL? How late should girl stay AT
private dance? Should she wear low cut
sowns Is il proper for a boy 10 hold girl
tightly when dancing? Is Alma, Where DO
You IiyeT proper plas for girl 10 go with
boy 10 sees ~
Perhaps it is beeause the other girl does
not think she is distraetingly beautiful
Girls possessed Of this idea usually are not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Popular NTH Men. SO She Says.

Dear Miss Libbey: l am 23 very popular
with the men, much to the jealousy of my
girl acquaintanees. OF all my men friends
there is only one that | am madly in love
WITH and will go crazy unless you help me
out of my dilemma. He is college student
and although | have offered to pay his way
through until he graduates. lie insists upon
paying marked attentions to other girls TAX
ing them to theaters and dances, and always
leaves me in the SOUP | have requested
several times that he keep away from them,
and although he promises, he repeats his at
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other all the young men ! know seem to like
me, and those that do not know me manage
TO get acquainted through their friends. Now,
do you think II proper for me to have so
many different young men oallers3 And what
do you suppose is the attraction ] am not
a beautiful girl7-just good looking. | always
try 10 be modest and refined, and am a good
musician and a singer too. | don't mean to
be boastful, but am stating fncts ! am a
student in conservatory here, Would you
think my playing and singing would attract
them all alike. | don't care to have lots of
fellows, but don't know how to refuse them
dates without offending them. What can
do? This morning l received card through
the mail from some young man asking me to
meet him tonight at the postoiiice, one block
nway. | never have done that way before.
Don't you think the wisest way would be to
send him a card and tell him II he wants to
see me to call at the house? Is ii proper for
a girl 10 years old TO ever meet yot ng men in
that manner? Now, if you can make out
what is worrying me and answer all these
questions | will be very thankful to you.
ID
Yes. tell the young man if he cares to meet
YOU he will have to come to your home, Don't
think Of meeting any fellow by appointment
away from your home. A girl need never be
subjected to attention she does not want. If
YOU don't want all your time taken up with
boys, simply arrange to be away from home
when next they ask 10 come up to your house,
Or tell the boys that YOU 'annot give over
two evenings week to their company, MS
the rest of your time must be devoted to your
studies.
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narrowed down TO the gossip's groove.
deaf ear should be turned on her mean
tales, and no weight should be given TO her
opinions on companions that one has found
agreeable A gossip is malicious and I'M
trustworthy The person who gives ear TO
her stories is as unkind and as i'll bred as 5
the gossip.
reconsideration Of others often shows up
the i'll breeding Of the young people in the
boarding house who insist upon playing the
piano long after the other members of the
household have retired.
And The popular girl should not feel that
by right of her popularity she is entitled -
the use of the parlor every other night in
the week. She should remember that the
public parlor is the only place the other girl
boarders have to entertain their men friends.
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heu Are Engaged.

Dear Miss Libbey l am Is and have been
going with young man for one year, although
we have lived by each otler for eight years,
He is now II. We have been engaged for
about six months. When we first became
gagged .be talked of our future continually, but
all at once he ceased and never spoke a word
of it for a long time, and one day l asked him
if he ever intended to marry me and he said
Well, ! will tell you the truth: never in
tend to marry any one l was sad for quite
while, but he came up almost every evening
and / did not feel quite so bad; but had
severe spell of sickness last October and he
with much as he could be. He
went with me until the Both of January, 1912
then we quit. / asked him to explain. lie
told me that his folks did not like me- and
| could not see why, but maybe it was be-
cause | am not society girl. ] am not fast
in any way. We keep boarding house (t
Is private boarding house) and so do his
folks, but his mother and sister are always
ON the go. They so somewhere every day Of
the week. | loaned him $40 when ! was
going with him and he has given me but s.
since but he said he would give me the bal
ance on Saturday. have not gone with any
other fellow since, but he went with girl the
next night after | quit him. Yet he tells me
that he loves me and | know / love him
dearly lie CANDLES, but has no other bad
habits. Please tell me if you think he treated
me right. My folks want me to quit speaking
to him, but that would hurt me badly am
very nice, and every one thinks am too good
for him. Please help me- as | am in need of
your kind help. "
/ think he is not desirable sort of friend
and ! would advise you TO have nothing more
TO do with him. A fellow who will borrow
money from girl and fail to pay it back Is
lacking in deceney that no girl could ever
hope to be happy as his wife- Don't waste
your affections on a fellow undeserying
Try to get your money back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
What Shall Peter DO ,

Dear Miss Lbbey | have kept company
with girl for over two years in fact, this
girl sought my acquaintance in the first place.
She is just my ideal and have asked her to
be my wife. She has not yet given me a
definite answer, but she accepted all my atten-
tons and small presents, and feel quite sure
that | could depend ON her. Some time ago.
however, another fellow, her instructor be-
gan to pay her attention, and since then she
seems to ignore me entirely, and at present
we are not on speaking terms, although we
have had no duarrels. Now. for short time
| have been going to see another girl. and
ever since she found that out she has given
me some long looks whenever l have passed
by her on the street, like she was wishing |
was back with her again. but now she is
away TO college. | have desire to write her
a letter and try TO get some understanding
Would it, in your opinion, be advisable for
me to do SO? Do You think there is any hope
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10 the hearers. People usually have strong
prejudices on both these points, and it is
rule of good breeding to respect the prejudices
of those about you.
The punster is an objectionable type Of
fellow. pun is an insult to the person you
are talking with. II implies utter indiffer
ense 10 or sublime contempt for his remarks,
no matter how serious
Some people have the idea that friendship
authorizes one to say disagreeable things 10
their intimates. On tie contrary, the nearer
you come into relation with person the
more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
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"FauIt Finding, Grumblin9,
jealousy, and Chickering's Ar
the Disturbing Elements by
Which III-Mannered People
Can Convert Boarding
House Eden Into an Abode
of Torture.

excuse to display their very worst fea lures.
Fault finding, grumbling, jealousy, and bick-:
erings are the disturbing elements by which
i'll hammered people convert boarding
house Eden into an abode of torture.
Sometimes the fault lies with the andlady
-the one whose ideas of the comforts Of
home embrace the closest watch upon the
coming and going of her boarders, and who
has a presiding genius for extracting with
subtle inquiry such information as escapes
her in her watch, who keeps a close tab on
the amount Of mail and its source received,
by the individual members of her house.
hold, and whose all absorbing curiosity about
The friends of the boarders is discomforting
rather than kindly.
Another phase of i'll breeding certain
class of landlady reveals is a too evident rel
ish over an opportunity to produce the col
lection jurisdictions she has accumulated in
her years of boarding house keeping What
more unkind and i'll bred than a wholesale
dealer In misfortune7
But the faults of the average lnndlady are
few in comparison 10 the many faults of the
boarders
Table manners are an indication of breed
ing. They are just as important in board
ing house as at a Newport social function
Boiling the food with due-there-in-two.
minutes speed is most revolving, Unseemly
noises while swallowing soup or chewing
food is most Objectionable, and puts the i'll
bred stamp on one in short order Finding
fault with the food is vulgar. One usually
gels what he pays for. If the fault finder
were TO put himself in the landady's place
and were 10 figure out whether, his living
depending upon it, he could afford to do more
than she is doing, he would suffer few
conscience pricks, There is always the OPP
tion Of making a change If one is not salts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Turn Deaf Ear to Gossip.

1t is i'll bred and most unkind to join the
half hushed laughs or whispered criticisms
against a fellow creature. Put yourself N
his or her place long enough TO feel the sting
of such lack Of ldndiness.
One should be cheerful and pleasant with
The other boarders in the house, but the con
fidential person and the gossip should be
kept at considerable distance The mischief
maker of the boarding house is usually the
unemployed woman whose interests have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

~T~ HERE are few greater misfortunes
on the journey through life than 10
have either bad manners, rude man
ners, or no manners at all.
Good manners in a person does not neces
sarly imply that one must be acquainted
with all the fancy frills and furbeows Of
ceremonious politeness. One can be polite
10 the core without these social affeetations
Poor and hard working people, who have
never known a social advantage, may have
splendid manners. Manners have to do with
our daily conduct and our treatment of those
with whom we come in contact. Good man
ners are the expression Of noble spirit.
The spirit that prompts one TO give up to
an older person the most comfortable chair
in the room, that offers a seat TO a woman in
The street ear, whether she carry a laun-
lress' basket or a ieweled chatelaine: that
pnts itself out Of the, way to lend a helping
hand or an encouraging word, is the spirit
~ poteness. And lis a spirit that every
one who wills il may possess and be made
happy in lis possession
The agreeable living together usder one
roof Of people Of varied temperaments is
brought about largely through mutual con-
cessions aud kindly consideration Of others
The success of a home depends upon this
spirit of reeiproeation How necessary then
are good manners in a boarding house, where
there are no family ties TO hold together or
10 willingly excuse offenders, aud where the
emperaments and the individual interests
are much more varied than in the homel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

has met all mine My mother likes her quite
well, The last time l called ON her before
went home she started crying and told me
never to call on her again. Since then | have
written to her, but my letters were returned
unopened. | have called her up, but she
won't talk to me. I can hardly stand it any
longer and If don't see her soon ! am posi-
tive il win drive me insane. | love her and
always shall and win never marry any one
else. A
really cannot understand the girls actions
unless it is that she has become interested in
some one else for whom she cares more than
she cares for you. | do not believe | would
waste my time and affections ON her if were
you. just make up your mind that she was
not the girl for you. You are young and In a
couple of years no doubt sou win be very
glad you did not marry her You know the
girl man loves at 20 Is rarely the girl man
would marry at 20,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

- much love a good time. Is it all
right 10 let a bunch of boys
come around about three times Q week If our
parents do not object? Our parents do not
like us to run around the streets, but do not
care if We have boys at the house. Now, Miss
Libbey, there is boy that | like very much
who is not in the crowd that comes around,
aud in fact | don't even know him, but would
like very much to meet him. Shall ] have
one Of my boy friends introduce us? And one
msrs thing / would like 10 ask There is
going to be dance on the 31st Of this month,
and would like to know if it would be all
right TO ask boy TO go, even If it is not leap
year. II may be well to state that the person
who is getting this dance up said that the
girls should ask any boy they wanted. Please
print answers soon as possible
ANXIOUS"
! am always happy TO know that girls enjoy
going about when young. II Is entirely proper
TO have your boy friends come to your home
as long as your parents do not object, The
only way to secure an introduction would be
10 have some common friend introduce you.
Yes, If the girl is given the privilege of bring
ing escort 10 the dance sou may ask him
10 accompany you, even though 1T is not leap
year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

tentions to others. Now, | simply hate all
other men, who consider me exceptionally
beautiful and winning, and If you could only
advise me how to win the affections of my
college friend | shall be ever thankful to YOU.
shall grow furious unless you answer at
once. BEAUTIFUL Eyes
think you are extremely silly, indeed \
girl who makes such financial offers as you
did usually gets just the treatment you are
receiving. No fellow with spark of man
hood would consider accepting financial aid
from girl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Didn't Treat Him Far

q" Dear Miss Libbey; l am 20 aud for the
last two years | have been keeping company
with girl who is one year my Junior She is
nice girl and comes of good family.
have never asked her right out If she would
marry me, but il has always been understood
hetween rs aud we have talked about it quite
often. think her the dearest girl in the
world and ! know she loves me- We have
never auarreled and have never done any
thing that ] would be ashamed for her 10
know, We have been number OF places to-
sether | have met all her relatives and she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

attractive Ten thirty is late enough for
young girl 10 remain at a dance. simple
gown with aSsquare or Dutch neck is more
appropriate for a young girl | don't know
about the play you ask, but if there is any
doubt in yonr mind over the propriety of it
don't go to see it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
=" She Is SO Popular"

Dear Miss Libbey; | am in great pre-
dicament and wish to ask your advice. | am
a constant reader of your column and have
several times read Of girls who wished to be-
come popular, especially with young men.
Well. my case is exactly the opposite | am
50 besieged by friends of the opposite sex that
| have very few evenings or Sunday after
moons TO myself am not firt in any
sense of the word, but for some reason or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Real Life Romances Offered Miss Lbbey for Solution.

for me at all to get her back I am very
anxious for your advice. PETER'
Yes, Peter, | think il would be advisable to
write the girl and tell her how You feel to-
ward her. That will be the quickest and
suresNey of finding out just where you stand
with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
He's Awful Jealous.

Dear Miss Libbey | am IT, have been
keeping steady company with young man of
%, lie has an awful jealous disposition and
insists ON calling most every evening. When
ever we go to dance he does not like me to
dance with other fellows. ! love this fellow
and l should like your advice as to whether
I should give him up or not. b."
would advise you TO have little to do with
IA fellow of such a disposition. Jealousy
causes more unhappiness than any other evil
excepting drink. The girl who marries man
possessing this trait as strongly as your friend
does simply maps out for herself a mighty
unpleasant existence. | would mos certainly
advise YOU to give the fellow up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
+" Heart Aches NTH Woe"


" Dear Miss Libbey: My heart aches with
Woe. This trouble may not apply TO your
line but ! will tell you, Notwithstanding. Ny
wife has grown cold My heart is tender.
What can be done? She has left me and
taken with her our daughters aged 10 and
L. As you know, in all eases of this kind
there are two sides, Il. H."
Poor man. | am sorry, II rs really very
difficult for an outsider with no knowledge of
your domestic troubles to advise III case
such as yours. But wives, especially mothers,
rarely ever desert home without some very
seNous grievance. Are sou sure that You are
not responsible for her going away If you
still love her / would advise you to remedy
conditions in the home to such an extent that
she will want TO return, and continue your
kindness, so that she will wish to remain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

one should leave their friends to learn un-
pleasant truths from their enemies. They
will learn them soon enough that way. This
is an attitude often taken by an older woman
in a boarding house toward young woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16
Pleasant Word Brings Opn Reward,

\ pleasant word for ones table compan
ions usually brings its own reward in
smiling welcome. The business person should
avoid shop talk. Impersonal and amusing
incidents form the best table talk. Nobody
Is more dreaded than the person who is
known as a " great talker,' aud the well
bred person will not monopolze the whole
conversation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-16

Fault Finding Win Food Vulgar.
Yet fhe boarding house is bften provided
by young men and women as an excellent
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Ihep Love a Good inc
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right 10 let bunch of boys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-16
RE EDEIEED.

RoYden c. Leonard will preach IL
the Universalist church. Sunday p. NJ.
at o'clock, on the subject, Christ
and the Rich Young Ruler"
The concert given under the auspices
of the Ladies' Circle of the Universe
list church at Giles hall. Tuesday eve
ming, was largely attended and enjoy
ed by all. Mrs. Mona Elliott. contralto;
oft and Mrs. Kenaley are well konwn
several well selected solos. Mrs. Eli
oft and Mrs. Kenaly are well known
and their appearance is always well
coined. Mr. Stanley w. Clark, bari
tone, made his first appearance here
and the quality of his work gained him
many friends. Miss Clarabell Holmes
read several pleasing selections. The
feature of the evening was Mr.. Walter
Gile entertainer of Boston. This is
Mr.. Giles first appearance in his native
town for several years. and he was
greeted with generous applause. He
seemed equally we'll at home, whether
in light comic sketch or in something
more serious, and he pleased espec-
tally in his original character sketch,
The Country Store" Much praise is
due Mr.. Gle for the success of the
evening. Mrs. Ruba Hartman was
the accompanist, and the Readfield or
chestra furnished music for dancing.
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CHELSEA

Mrs. IL. NJ. Swift went, Thursday. to
Boston for a two weeks visit with
relatives.
Another successful social was held
at Chelsea Grange hall, Tuesday night,
about $1,000 being realized. There will
be II dance next Tuesday night
Mrs. Mary Allen WAS in Randolph,
Thursday, the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Sadie Farnsworth.
The farmers are busy threshing their
oats. They are taking their grain di-
rectiy from the field to the machines
thus saving much hard labor.
c. II. Collins and L. II. Libby were
in Augusta, Wednesday, Hanks races
being the attraction.
Mrs. w O. Thompson. who has been
guest at the Hemenway cottage re-
turned 10 her home in Somerville. Mass
Saturday, August 9th
Mr.. Enson Kalor has gone to Au-
burn, where he has employment in
the shoe factory.
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ASSAL BORO

Mrs. Ellen Garland and Mrs. Ruth
Robinson from Winslow, Mrs. Sarah
Narden from Hilltop farm were Fri
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w.
Pope.
Mrs. Willis Washburn of China pass
ed. Tuesday at Maple Hill Farm the
guest OF Mrs. u. b. Marden. Mr..
Washhurn was 4 guest at tea.
POPE AVENUE.-Justus Hanson,
NJ, D., Of Northampton, Mass, who has
been visiting relatives in China and
adjoining towns, was, Wednesday, an
automobile caller at Broadmead. DIR.
Hanson was accompanied by his
daughter and Mrs. Perkins from Wind
S1r
James Clark from Riverside was an
evening visitor, Tuesday. of E. +.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Weeks will close
their cottage, saturday, at Lake Grove
and return to Franklin. Mass. Mr..
Weeks Will later resume his duties as
instructor in wood carving at Moses
Brown School. Providence, Rhode Is
land.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Pope were eve-
ming visitors, Wednesday. at Frank
Taylor's. Priest Hill.
Mrs. T.. F.. Jones. who has been on
the sick list for several days, is some
what improved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-16
MARRIED..
FRANKLIN.

Strong-Aug. 9. Sumner G. Huff and
Zelda NJ Marsden, both of Avon.
Kingheld-Aug. 8. Vernon Staples and
Gladys Dyer.
HANCOCK.
Ellsworth-Aug I, Marion Il. Joy and
Charles w Campbell Aug. ., Hazel A.
Brown and Ralph Royal.
Winter Harbor-Aug. 2, w Tracy and
Dora Kelley.
Sedgwck-Aug Z. Ethel M Wilson and
Harry +. Eehternacht.
KNON.
Misunderstanding II. Walter +. Lyford
and Minnie Alice Vinal
Merchandising. 8, William Wallace
Dow and Lena NJ. Freeman; Aug. a.,
Herman NJ. Dane and Rae Isabelle Ro-
senbloom: Aug. I. Dorothy Il. Lurvey
and William w. Colby.
Camden--Aug 6, Horace a. Thurlow
and Annie l.. Richards
North Appeton-Aug. 2, Ralph Ham
mond and Josephine Dunlap.
OXFORD
Fryebufg-Au .. Harry u. McElroy
and Jennie Jennie h, Haley
Norwav-Aug. I, Carl L. Stone and Jo-
sephine B. Stearns.
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CHEWING TOBACCO
GROWING IN FAVOR.
Shown by Recent Large Increase 'r
Sales of a Popular Chewing Tobacco

Recent increases in the sales of PIPER
Heidsieck, high-grade chewing topac-
co. are pointed out by tobacco experts as
an indication that there is a decidedly
growing preference for plug tobacco. II
is the general opinion in the tobacco
trade that this is cue to wider appfecid-
ton of the fact that tobacco is most
satisfying when chewed. The mannf 81,
turers of Piper Heidsieck are taxing al
vantage of the present trend to bring
this tobacco to the general attention OF
tobacco users here.
Local tobacco dealers have been sur
plied with limited number of standai d
Pouches and are giving one to each Gus
toner who purchases ten cents worth OF
piper Heidsieck The Pouch Is gong so
fast. say the dealers. that the supply Is
being rapidly depleted They IN rho ad frs
Pouches to act quickly And experienced
tobacco users seem to be a unit in the
opinion that Piper Heidsieck is a very
fine. satisfying chewing tobacco. The oe-
ca sion. therefore, seems to be an all
around bargain,-AdV.