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the Aban Appointed By Governor Senator Johnston

political society. Mrs. Clayton was chair
man or an important committee, worked
ike a beaver for the success of the
chiHon democratic rally, made an excel
lent address at the breakfast and. best
of all, looked raGiantly beautiful. as she
does on most occasions
Being of the spirituelle type. she is
partial to filmy blacks. The memory OF
her at that breakfast-in black silk and
tulle and big black tulle hat crowned
with pale yellow roses and her place a,
the table surrounded by yellow roses
VIII be one OF the visions 10 recall when
other features of the affair have passed
away.
Among her other accomplishments Mrs
Clayton thoroughly appreciates the NH
losophy of dress. She is frequently de.
scribed ope OF the best goWned woma,
at the capital. Last winter the modisf
appearance and perfect gowns of a small
coterie of women from Kentucky created
almost furOre. Mrs. Clayton has led
movement in favor of Louisville mo-
distes against rival claimants in IN,
cities of the seaboard
Mrs. Clayton. is fond of following tn,
debates OF Congress. and makes attend
ance at the national houses of legisla-
ture a part of the days routine and one
of the Smartest ways to entertain visitinc
friends Mrs Clayton almost daily visits
the House gallery, and the distinguished
looking chairman of the judiciary commit
tee never falls to smile UP and make a
perfectly charming bow, for rarely does
his beautiful wife come alone.
Luncheon at the capital, especially in
busy times, is part of the household ar
rangement of Mrs. Clayton, and their ia
BILE in the House cafe, filled with wit and
power from the masculine standpoint and
wit and power and beauty from the femi-
nine never fails to attract admirine
slances Occasionally, rumor has it, Mrs
CLAYTON and other political hostesses
would like to have better equipment for
such delightful interludes In the stern
business of lawmaking as luncheons
dinners and late suppers after night SEES
sonS are ended.
The glories of the British houses 81
parliament with their charming acces-
series for tea on the verandas shaded by
palms and Towering shrubs. with the
Thames in full view, are we'll known
and then. too, that perfectly furnished
dining hall where a dinner may be or
dered in environment suitable to the oc-
casion. Mrs. Clayton has been known
to approve palm gardens and spacious
rooms not I'm q dingy basement as at
present. and it may be this reform will
be among the many proposed and exc
cuted under the influence of the woman
movement
But the debates are the attraction. to
this astute leader, and the personality OF
men as prefigured in their affiliations
their speeches and rejoinders. Few can
tell story OF a debate with Mrs. Clay
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ton and few can bring out the salient
points as We'll as the flashes of humor
which often ilumine the driest and most
unpromising theme. Very quietly and
unobtrusively has she been educating her
friends into taking this view of attend
ance on Congress.
Judge and Mrs Clayton have a COM
Portable home in that picturesque Ala
bama city, Eufaula, which according to
Mrs. Clayton is as pretty as its name.
Down there the Claytons belong to
the ancient noblesse and the name is
a power in the community. Judge
Clayton, senior. removed from South
Carolina where the family held es-
tates since the colonial days, to the
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heroic memories handed down by his
father and the gentler traits con-
nected with his mother, the name of
Clayton is esteemed not only through
the broad valleys about Barbour
county, but in every section of the
state.
Progressive in all her ideals, Mrs.
Clayton subscribeS to the conservatism
of her section on all questions. Suf-
frage, for instance, remains mere
academic question in nearly all the
southern states. Judge Clayton is
credited with observing that his wife
surely did not wish to vote, for, he ar
gued, "she has always had my vote.
What would she do with two?" Mrs.
Clayton. however, has looked deeply
into the subject and her influence will
always be thrown in the direction of
improving the laws for the benefit of
women and children.
Mrs Clayton has not been prominently
connected with clubs in the general way.
She joined the Congressional Club and
has been a strong advocate OF its social
mission as against getting 1t entangled
with extraneous matters such as philan-
thropy, no matter how worthy. This club
was inaugurated for social purposes only,
to give opportunity for the women living
one another.
For this reason Mrs. Clayton has been
with those who desired to plan all the
fetes with forethought and to decorate
the home of the club as attract1vely as
possible and to have everything in the
way Of CONNECTIONS as dainty and pala-
table as possible. This nicely Of detail it
was whimsically explained, Is part of the
public duty of the woman in public life
When the members Of the Congressional
Club entertain they represent the entire
country and they should set the most
complishments. For some seasons past,
n diversity of opinion has existed be-
tween the authorities about what its ex-
act mission is. Some profess to see 1t a
sheer waste of time to conduct a club
just for mere polite intercourse when
so many other organizations for this DUR
pose already exist.
They believe these congressional women
should take up more serious interests
and, for instance, aid their much har-
rowed husbands In finding places for
claimants for aid. Not in the way of
distributing patronage, for this Is too am
bilious even for the most valiant, but in
getting minor posts for those who appeal
in such dsheartening numbers to public
men.
Quite sharp line is drawn between the
southern leaders and those of the north
and middle west on this issue. The con-
trolling factor in the situation. contend
the southerners who stand for sociability
alone. Is that the constitution Of the club
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Subtle Advertising.

A SUCCESSFUL hotel manager point
"A ed to the advertisement Of a hotel
in Atlantic City. This advertisement read:
Special rates to single men,"
1.-THE proprietor Of that hotel" said he.
deserves to succeed. He lays In his ad-
yertisement q subtle trap for mothers
with marriageable daughters. They read
the advertisement and they conclude
that given lower rates at this hotel, sin
gle men will be plentiful. They therefore
decide that there is the place undoubted-
ly to take their daughters"
Then, laughing, he concluded:
'.These mothers quite correctly believe
that as far as their daughters chances
of matrimony are concerned the more the
marryer."
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The Difference.

n hrs STUYVESA1sT FISH. at one OF
AVA those sumptuous Newport entertain
ments that have made her famous. talked
with her shrewd humor of a mercenary
marriage.
terlocutor i'm a shocked tone-"and that
man to marry that beautiful girl! But
isn't there a tremendous difference in
their ages?'
Yes said Mrs. Fish. 'iebout $szeeo.-
oOO."
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Sadder Still.

DISCUSSING a recent political scan
- dial. in which an official was accused
OF dishonesty. Richard Harding Davis,
lunching with a number of theatrical
stars at fashionable roof garden in
New York, said, with a sigh:
HE is q man / would have thought in
capable of baseness. IL is sad to think
that every man has his price"
YES" said a comedian, but a sadder
fact still is that half the time he can't
get it,
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entered by act of Congress four years
ago distinctly shows its mission is social
only. As the southern contingent is pow
erful in the Congressional Club now and
its president is Mrs King Duncan Upshur
Fletcher, wife of the senator from Flor
ida, it may be taken for granted that the
fetes this year will be brilliantly planned
to prove this point.
Mrs Clayton, however, clings to the old
idea of giving private entertainments in
ones own home and not In club. Though
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she gives her aid and prestige to all gen.
eral affairs, she has rarely Joined the
many hostesses who send out cards for re-
ceptions, card parties and other ameni-
ties at any clubhouse. The coming winter
will offer many exceedingly entertaining
aspects not the least of them being the
procedure of the younger women who
will control the helm.
Mrs. Clayton believes in the philosophy
of wearing always the most becoming and
the richest clothing one can afford and of
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Second-Have faith in mania.
great fault of our scholarship is that
it is not sufficiently sympathetic. 1t
holds itself aloof from the struggling
cal 1t is better to trust your fellow
men and be occasionally deceived than
to be distrustful and live alone.
Mankind deserves to be trusted
There is something good In every one
and that good responds to sympathy
If you speak to the multitude and they
do not respond, do not despise them
but rather examine what you have said
If you speak from your heart you will
very quickly whether you are interest
ed in them or simply in yourself The
heart of mankind is sound; the sense
of justice is universal Trust it, ap-
peal to it, do not violate it,
People differ in race characteristics,
in national traditions. in language, in
ideas of government and in forms of
religion, but at heart they are very
much alike. l fear the plutocracy of
wealth; | respect the pfutocracy Of
learning; l thank God for the democ-
racy of the heart. You must love il
you would be loved. They. loved Him
because He first loved them''-this is
the verdict pronounced where men have
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and in the form of government under
which we hve. but IL you would do a
great work you must have faith in
God.
Do not call me a preacher. for 1 am
but a layman: yet / am not willing
that the minister shall monopouze the
blessings OF Christianity. and / do nor
know OF any moral precept binding
upon the preacher behind the pulpit
that fs not binding upon the Christian
whose acceptance would not be helpful
ID every one. i am not speaking from
the minister's standpoint. but from the
observation of every day life when I
say that there is a wide difference be-
tween the desire to live so that men
VIII applaud you and the desire to live
SO that God will be satisfied with you.
Man needs the inner strength that
comes from faith in God and belief IN
His constant presence.
Man needs faith in God. therefore. TO
strengthen him in his hours of trial
and he needs 1t to give him courage to
do the work of life. How can one
fight for principle unless he believes
in the triumph of the right? How can
he believe in the triumph of the right
IL he does not believe that God stands
back of the truth and that God is able
to bring victory to truth?
The man of faith. believing that every
word spoken for truth will have its
influence and that no blow struck for
on without asking whether he is to
fall in the beginning of the battle or
live to join in the shouts of triumph.
He knows not whether he is to live for
the truth or to die for il, and IL he
has the faith he ought to have he is
as ready to die for it as to live for il.
Faith will not only give you strength
when you fight for righteousness, but
your faith will bring dismay to your
enemies. There is power in the pres
ence of an honest man who does right
because it is right and dares to do the
right in the face of all opposition. 1t
is true today, and has been true
through all history. that "One with
God shall chase thousand. and two
put ten thousand to flight"
II your preparation is complete so
that you are conscious of your ability
to do great things: IL you have faith in
your fellowmen and become a cola.
borer with them in the raising of the
general level of society: If you have
faith in our form of government and
seek to purge it of its own Imperfect
tons so as to make 1t more and more
acceptable to our own people and to
the oppressed of other naions. and il.
in addition, you have faith in God and
limits to your achievements.
This is the greatest of all ages in
which to live. The railroads and the
telegraph wires have brought the cor
ners Of the earth close together and IL
is easier today for one to be helpful
to the world than it was a few GEN.
turtles ago to be helpful to the inhabi-
tants of a single valley. This is the
age of great opportunity and of great
responsibility. Let your faith be
large. and let this large faith inspire
you to perform large service.
Copyright, 1913. by William J. Bryant
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he does not act. and, in accordance
with his faith, so will be his deeds.
Abraham. called of God, went forth
in faith 70 establish race and a re-
iision AS Il result of his faith race
has been produced not surpassed in
its achievements ny any other race In
history. and AS a result of his faith
nearly 400 000 600 Of human beings are
adherents of monotheistic religion. 1t
was faith that led Columbus to dis
cover America. and faith again that
conducted the early settlers to James
town. the Dutch to New York and the
IiIgrims to Plymouth Rock. Faith has
led the pioneer across deserts and
through trackless forests, and faith
has brought others in his footsteps to
las ia our land the foundations of a
civilization the highest that the world
has known. Without faith. we are told.
81 is impossible TO please God, and l
nay add that without faith it is i'm
possible TO meet the expectations of
those who are most interested in us.
Let me present this subject under
four heads:
First-You must have faith in your
selves. Not that you should carry con-
fidence in yourselves to the point of
GOT &c
not the worst possible fault My father
was wont to say that if man had
the big head you could whittle it down.
but if he had the little head there was
NJ hope for him. If YOU have the big
head others will help you reduce il,
but if YOU have the little head they
cannot help you. You must believe
that YOU can do things or you will not
undertake them. Those who lack faith
attempt nothing and therefore cannot
possibly succeed: those with great
faith attempt the seemingly impossible
and by attempting prove what man can
do.
selves unless you are conscious that
you are prepared for your work. If
one is feeble in body he cannot have
the confidence in his physical strength
that the athlete has. and as physical
strength is necessary. one is justified
i'll devoting TO exercise and to the
strengthening of the body such time
- may be necessary.
Intellectual training is also neces-
ssry. and more necessary than it used
10 be. When but few had the advan-
taGes of a college education the lack
of such advantages was not so appar-
emit Now. when so many of the law
yers. physicians, journalists and even
business men are college graduates
one cannot afford to enter any field
without the best possible intellectual
preparation.
When one comes into competition
with his fellows he soon recognizes his
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oeived BY the mind of mon, and n In
spreading throughout tho world. n b
best not because 1t Is perfect but be-
cause Il oan be made as perfect as the
people deserve to have. It Is a peoples
government and It reflects tho virtue
and Intelligence OF tho people.
As the people make progress in vir-
tue and In intelligence tho government
ought to approach more and moro
nearly to perfection. It will mover, OF
course. be entirely free from faults,
because It must be administered By
human beings, and imperfection is to be
expected In the work OF human hands
Jefferson said a century ago that
there were naturally two parties in
every country-one which drew to IT
self those who trusted the people, the
other which as naturally drew to 1T
self those who distrusted the people.
That was true when Jefferson said It,
and IL 10 true today.
In every country there is a party
which is seeking to enlarge the par
ticipation Of the people in government,
and that party is the growing party.
In every country there is a party which
is endeavoring to obstruct each step
toward popular government and it is
the dying party. In this country the
tendency Is constantly toward more
popular government and every effort
which has for Its object the bringing of
the government into closer touch with
the people is sure Of ultimate triumph
Our form OF government is good
Call 1t democracy IL you are a demo-
crat. or republic IL you are a re-
publican, but help to make 1t a gov
eminent Of the people, by the people
and for the people.
A democracy is wiser than an aristoc-
racy because a democracy can draw
from the wisdom Of the people, and all
of the people know more than any part
OF the people. A democracy is strong
er than a monarchy because as the
historian Bancroft has said: 1T dares
to discard the implements of terror
and build its citadel in the hearts of
men," And democracy is the most
just form Of government because it is
built upon the doctrine that men are
created equal, that governments are in
stituted to protect the inalienable
rights of the people and that govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed.
We know that a grain of wheat
planted in the ground will. under the
influence OF the sunshine and rain,
send forth a blade and then a stalk
and then the full head, because there
is behind the grain of wheat a force
irresistible and constantly at work.
There is behind moral and political
truth a force equally irresistible and
always operating. and just as we may
expect the harvest in due season we
may be sure of the triumph of these
eternal forces that make for mans
uplifting. Have faith in your form of
government for it rests upon a grow
ing idea, and if you will but attach
yourself to that idea you will grow
with 1t.
!: x
But the subject presents itself in
another aspect. You must not only
have. faith in yourselves, in humanity
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IT. for instance dozen are entered
they all begin to sing Justify. but as
they sing one after another recog-
nizes that II is outclassed and gets down
off its perch. puts it's head under its
wing and will not sing any more. At
last there is just one bird left singing
shows that it recognizes its victory.
So it is in all intellectual contests.
Put twenty men in a room and let
them discuss any important question.
At first all will take part in the dis
cUssion, but as the discussion proceeds
one after another drops out until finally
and one on the other. The rest are con-
tent to have their ideas presented by
those who can present them best. If
you are going to have faith, therefore,
in yourselves you must be prepared to
meet your competitors upon an equal
plane. and if you are prepared they
will be conscious of it as we'll as you.
A high purpose is also a necessary
part of your preparation. You cannot
afford to put low purpose in compe-
tition with high one. If you go out
to work from a purely selfish stand
point YOU will be ashamed to stand
in the presence of those who have
higher aims and nobler ambitions
Have faith in yourselves, but to have
faith YOU must be prepared for your
work, and this preparation must be
moral and intellectual as well as rhys;-
cal
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~ Washington. Possessing pre-emi-
nently the grace of form and feature
wh+ch seems the heritage Of the daugh-
tiers Of the Blue Grass state. Mrs. Clay
ton rei2ns supremely as brilliant
young matron. following the old tradi-
tons. and leaves the laurels of belleship
70 the unmarried.
Her beauty. wit and social tact are the
boast OF her state or. rather, her two
states. for Kentucky takes as much
pride IN her achievements as Alabama.
The new honors coming to her husband
only increase her opportunities. but add
nothing to her already established pres
uge.
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g Man Is Careless
About Buying His Shoes"
Says the BouIevardier
Continued From Second Page.l

quently il It worn. When I say that,
mean In general way.
During the present summer / have
seen hundreds of men with white trous-
ers and tan shoes or (crime Of crimes)
with plain black shoes On the other
hand l have seen men in correct dark
suits who wore shrieking yellow shoes
which emphasized the size of their feet
and destroyed the perfection of their ap-
pearance. AS for gray shoes, they are
hardly ever worn, and most managers
have given up in despair the task of try
Ing to sell them. It is utterly hopeless.'
This winter the shoes will go through
the old routine Of favor. Managers will
try in a general way to encourage tne
similitude Of suits and shoes. but with no
great hope Of success. Black shoes will
not be able to compete with tan among
the swell dressers'' Of the Avenue: and
the occasional idealist who tries to in
struct the reluctant shoe buyer will I'M
doubleday be fired for losing trade for
the firm.
1T is a mystery to NO. said one man.
that the average man can take such an
absurd view Of shoebuying. He will put
1t of as long as possible. and then he
Will Sink into a shoe store. make his
purchase as quickly as possible and hurry
away. II Is q proceeding that doesn't
mark his procedure in anything else
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giving the utmost thought to appearance
in public places-in fact, i'm all places.
She thinks ii immensely beneficial TO as
semble about her all the bright and con-
genial people possible To discuss the times
and their changes and national policies as
affecting both political p.,~ties
She has mastered that essential quality
of the successful political hostess, to an
derstand the minutiae of debate and the
history of national legislation from the
days Of the continental congresses.
cobblers ever did. Why 7 have seen a
man step into pair of shoes that fitted
him comfortably and refuse TO accept
them because they We're too large. The
fact that they felt comfortable made him
suspicious. They shouldn't be comfort
able, he argued
What is more preposterous than such
an idea? Yet IL prevails. man getting
a pair of shoes that fit him demands TO
see something smaller: then he demands
something a little larger; then something
wider and so until the Imagination
staggers. And the salesman must put up
with the whims-for that is his business,"
The shoe managers of Washington have
no hope that the great male purchasing
public will soon become appreciative OF
the necessity of more care in shoe buying
On the contrary, they anticipate hat
their work will be slow. But, as one
manager said:
Everything that is said which will
awaken men to a more thorough appre-
citation of footwear is helpful. So we will
work and watch hopefully for results"
THE BOULEVARDIER
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But" l protested. this won't hold.
I've talked to any number OF men who
tell me the long hours they spend in
shoe shops trying to get fitted"
"Undoubtedly,' replied the man, land
yet In most cases 1t is purely imagination.
The mere sight of the inside of a shoe
store paralyzes man into singleness of
thought and that is that his shoe shall be
small-small-smalli
He does not regard the shape of his
foot He refuses to understand that the
modern shoe manufacturers devote as
much time to individual shapes as the old
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Attn exerts a
controlling inhu :
ence over o u I
lives. : If. it is
a rig u e d. I h a [
works are more
important I h a n
faith. / reply that
faith comes first.
works afterward.
Until one believes
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- - ~ ~
Mrs. Henry II.
Clayton. wife of
the chief justice,
so 10 speak, OF
the judicial COM
mittee OF the
House. that II she
were less conserv-
alive and pattern
ed after modern
m e I h o d S she
would be the belle