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whiskers grow Eventually they made Duluth ard with the usual longing Of
good sailors, couldn't resist going ashore. Whskers, by that time lux
urant. were sacrificed, but the mustaches we're left I. BY the time Chicago
a again reached Mr. NetIetons facial attainment had become a matter Of
pride. He has nourihed IT tendery eve since. But, alas! 1t will probably
have to go after all.
1t is either the loss Of my mustache or of the kisses oil one of m dearest
friend" said Mr. Netleton And guess it will have t be the musache
When threeyearo old Paul Henderson, J, Mr. Maddens grandson. "a making
the round of the family the other night kissing them good night, he w
looked me
pointed to my priced mustache. and declared in a lsping voice that it ickled.
He compromised by kissing what my friends know to be a high forehead
noted for its scarcity Of hair
81 guess the mustache will have to go"
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fads about different kinds Of entrance
ways and different arrangements Of
rooms; we may do away with the front
ROOM; but after we have experimental
with all the different arrangements
possible to make. we shall come back
to the front hall and front stairway
going up from 1t, with a good. com
Portable living Don to n side. as an
old standby for the most satisfactory
and desirable entrance to a dwelling
Every woman likes to have a front
hall and a front stairway, and she
doesn't care to have the stairway
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this way, probably a ton Of coal would
be saved during the winter.
But there Is a greater advantage
than this. The open fire is not only
the most cheerful fire that you can
have, but it is the best ventilator that
was ever put into a house. You can
not have good air in a dwelling with
out some proper means Of changing 1t,
and this should be continuous. You
can open the doors and windows once
in a while, and let the foul air out and
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placed in some inconvenient r
Just because that happens to be a fad.
Some of the peculiar structures that
are now being built will be considered
freaky and undesirable in a few years
time. They may look very pretty
when new. and the oddities worked In
to them may appeal for a time to GER
tain young folk who think they want
something smart or a little different
from the ordinary; but such people
usually acknowledge after q while that
they made a mistake In selecting the
house plan they did.
One of the most desirable features
IN this house is the two open fire.
places-one in the living room and the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-02-20
WILLIAM A. RADfORD, LDITOR,

other in the dining room. 1t is intend
ed, of course. to heat the house with
a small furnace in the cellar; but there
are many days in the spring and fall
when we do not want a furnace fire,
and yet the house is too chilly and un-
comfortable without some artificial
heat. Then, too, there is a saving In
the winter time by running the fur
mace low and having a crate fire to
keep n room war; enough to sit
in. A temperature of go or 65 is warm
enough for the whole house II you
have the dining room or living room
heated up to about Y. By managing
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mere idle experimenting. The result of the bureau are published broadcast
by the newspapers and millions of people in the United States follow,
without knowing it. the advice to these two scientists in matters Of food.
They are given chief credit for the recent popularity Of mutton-not lamb, but
good old English mutton.
1t was Dr. Miners idea that if more people would. eat mI+grown sheep Ia
stead of lambs the supply of meat. in the United States would be perceplbls
increased. Coming from old English stock himself and approaching the value
of roper recipes for cooking mutton. which has a peculiarly strong odor, he
set nut to carry the ideas into effect
That he ws wonderfully successful a subsequently, attesed by requests
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Under me consideration only was thu story of te pictures contents
of the letter which accompanied them revealed by h phnanthropsts and
that as absolute secrecy as to the prisoners and the details OF hs
crime.
The convicts letter to the president was as follows:
TO tn President of the United States
Your Excelency; II is OF a desire to present a work Of art which
prompts me to send o this picture, fol realize there must be man crudi
ties owing to the fact that never took a drawing lesson n IN y life; rather is
1t a token of highest regard and sincerest esteem which have been engendered
within ne of your humblest admirers
This picture and that of Mrs Wilson are the only ones l have eve at
tempted: there were no mechanical ads-just the naked eye All the work
was done with a ordinary lead pencil. and to it wre devoted the leisure
moments of three months 1t a executed in a cell whose dimensions are
sa by : by 6 feet. The cell as illuminated by a Scandlepower lamp. and
the enlargement wa made from a newspaper print. which accompanies the
pictures
In view of these things it is hoped thu crudies shall be overlooked, and
each line and plane will testify to he respect and generation in which the
president is held by a n obscure young a so low down in the social scale
Raspactfmlv -"
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dish, and the result of these expert
ments are duly set forth by Uncle Sam
in his official cook-books. One time
they started on tomatoes. They sue
ceeded in doing things to tomatoes
that the most imaginative tomato on
earth never anticipated. They achiev'
ed stews that were wonders, and
everybody duly performed the rite OF
gastronomy, f~ietcherizing the food and
giving comfortable consideration to
the progress of digestion.
II NAV mt ha c~unpocad that this is
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uace O the second floor where he had written his Wake Robin, pub
ushed in 1871. the second book compiled by this low famous nan of let
tes He met several lei whom he had not seen since he worked with them
noe han 40 years ago and shook hands with several women who had
served with him al clerks. and several men who had served him as messen
in the long ago
Mr. burroughs was introduced to United States Treasurer John Burke
who showed him about that portion of the building he had. never before seen
Earlier in the day Mr. Burroughs called n President Wilson
Since 1874 Mr. Burroughs hs lived o a farm, devoung ais IN to fruit
allure and literature.
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Politics.

Mexico lies PROSTATE, bleeding and
America lies PROSTATE. its men out OF
employment and its factories closed
Congressman Mann.
o, fudge! Keep your hullabaloo for
campaign time. Mr.. Mann.-Milwau-
kee Sentinel (Rep.).
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places that are now viewed daily by
thousands of tourists, who on coming
TO the capital make the treasury one
of Their, chief points of interest, were
as virgin territory to Mr.. Burroughs,
although he had a half century ago
worked in the treasury building for
nine pears as clerk and later as ma
tiona. bank examiner for II years.
Mr.. Burroughs found some places in
the treasury unchanged despite the
lapse of time since he had before
Hsited them and nointed out the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-02-20

black mustache. Here Is the history
OF the hirsute adornment
Mr.. and Mrs. Nettleton had tired of
conventional vacations. They wanted
something out of the ordinary. and so
they engaged passage on a lumber
boat on the great lakes last summer.
The itinerary took the vessel to
many places, with most of the time
passed in open lake. Shaving seemed
a loss of time and somewhat of a use
less effort. Therefore the captain and
Mr. Nettleton decided to let their
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day since he entered the White House
The pictures are the work OF a con-
vict in Sing Sing prison. and the story
is that of his life. Doth pictures and
story are remarkable, 50 much so that
several philanthropists in New York
city. which was the scene in recent
years of the crime OF which the pris-
oner was convicted. saw to it that the
pictures were sem to the White House,
and have tried to implant a bit of hope
In the man behind the bars.
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Always Eating Something at the Food Bureau

r HEY are always eating something down at he bureau of food hygiene. In
al best be combined with a ceraIn brand Of nutrlment to make a pleasant
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-02-20
WOULD SIT DOWN
COULDN'T GET UP
And This Lady Would Do a Little
Work and Have to Go to
Bed for an Hour.

Coiumpia, Ienn.-Mrs. jessie sharp,
OF TINS town. says: i was a suf1erer
from womaniy troubles for nve years,
anq 1t got me down SO, l could not do
any OF my work. Would nave TO lie In
ped nearly all the time. Wnen l
"ouiu ~ uo"", 'oun' SO. up' WILL
out pulling at something to help me.
would do n little work. and have
low
70 go to bed for an hour.
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Treasury Clerk" Comes Back After Fifty Years

John BURROUGHS of Roxbury' N Y, naturalist, the other day unostenta
j ttously visited with Representative Edmund Plat the scene OF his labors
Of 50 ear g when he ws a clerk. and saw for tn first time the SHOW
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NettIeton Declares Mustache Will Have to Go

7 Ohm GILBERT NETTLETON, secretary to Congressman Martin Z. Mad.
J den of Chicago. is having a hard time convincing hi. friends in the capital
that he is the said Netteton. The difficulty is all due to a small and a vey
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Prisoner Sends Pictures to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson

W AsHINGTON-when President Wilson reached Washington after his
W vacation O the gulf coast. he found awaiting him two pencil portraits,
one OF himself and the other OF Mrs. Wilson. There as also a story. the IKE
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Over 100000 women voted in Aus.
tralia in 1918.
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Constipation causes and seriously aggra-
Yates many diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured
by DR.. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar-coated
granules. Adv.
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The fellow who has a free foot has
no business to be kicker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
BEES AMERICANS TO SEND
WOOLLEN YARN TO FRANCE
Prncesse de Polk Makes Appeal Through The
oun tor Material for Warm Winter Garments
for Her Poverty Stricken Compatriots

who never stopped knitting during an
interview Of an hours duration.
The Princess explained that friend
, had sent the yarn she Was using, but
. 1t was impossible to obtain supplies now
that the English and French product
was reserved for the armies. The
Princess said
We hope to supply all the needy, not
merely the wounded men. but the
refugees who have lost their homes,
especially the children with warm
winter wear The Princess Murat tells
me she has six knitting machines at her
chateau az Chamh.y and would guaran-
tee 10 make up 10000 pounds weight "
wool II she could get It, I have myself
several ouvroirs where I could employ
knitters. The Mattresses az Columhin's.
Rumpemayei's and other tea rooms
who are occupied only between the
hours OF and I. have promised TO knit
the remainder " tho time. school girls
are willing To work on holidays Thurs
days and sundays The Catholic Sisters
want 20 do knitting, while the nursing
ana aged sisters beyond the nursing
age would gladly help. hut everything
has been brought 20 n standstill by lnck
Of material
M Delcasse tho Minister " Foreign
Affairs, has expressed approval of the
appeal for contributions Of yarn OF any
color. They could hc centralized by
THE SUN and shipped to the Red Cross
here. No duty would he eXacted and
yarn ,s rot coutrnband of war.
splendid ~ IS the idea " Americans
to send Christmas presents to the chill
drml. Il IS better still 10 assure them
and their poverty stricken parents warm
clothing FOR the winter
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Sp, I.i. be.pa,r' to Tus srx.

PARIS. Nov. The official reports by
the French Government to-day indl-
cate that In belgium tho allies SUCCESS
fully defended ground won yesterday
while steadfastly holding positions north
of the Aisne and making progress In
the centre and in the east.
It would appear that the fighting vas
less violent To-day in Flanders and in
:he north of France probably because
each SIDE found 10 necessary to s.ack"n
the effort Allies and Germans have
suffered terribly in these hard fought,
prolonged and udrcisive struggles
Each side. Z rs assumed, rs bringing up
reenforcemcnts to III ranks depleted
10y exhaustion and injuries.
Powericss to make progress in the
extreme north. the Germans strength
"ned their attack today near the hinge
of the old battle line northeast OF
scissors and along the heights Of the
Aisnc. They wcr" beaten back AT
lAhuns-eu- Santerre, he Quesnoy-en-
Sautcrre and Nai.ly-sur-Aisne In the
region northeast OF Rheims. where the
French have developed powerful Of
fensiVc. they continued to bend back
the German line north of Souain.
At the east of the battle line the
fighting was severe. The German army
in the Argonue renewed It's attempt
to approach Ncrdun from tho northwest
and was checked in the forest of GrurIc
simultaneously tho French made prog
rcss to the cast of Nerdun and cap
tured the heights around Satnte Marie
There is unofficial news that Germany
is determined To break the allied lin"
even at the cost Of her offensive In East
Prussia and Silesia, and is sending army
corps westward "a rapidly as possible.
This report causes no apprehension
here because complete confidence is felt
In the ability of Gen. Joffre to check
every new effort against the allies. Tho
confidence is supported by a review of
operations I'm belgium and France.
For hf'y DAYS the Germans have
struggled with ever increasing energy
to put in motion new advance and
are actually in less favorable position
on November than they were on Sep
temher l3 The allies have matched
reenforcemcnts with reenforcements
manmuvre with manpuvre. For seven
teen days the Germans have sought
to profit by their occupation Of Ant
wcrp and Ostend but are as far a,
least from DunkIrk and Calais as they
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02

The allies occupied Ypres on Octob,r
n. Two days later the Germans marched
into Ostcud and began Immediately a
drive down the coast toward Dunkirk.
When this WAS blocked by the Belgian
army and a British fleet, tho Germans
transferred their main point 0f attack
to the region OF Yprcs, where the allies
occupied series of heights For the
past week the most violent German at
taCks nave been made In this region.
Official reports and dispatches from cor
respondents agree that this effort was
wholly unsuccessful and that the Ger
mans have actually lost ground north and
east Of Ypres
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
RACING AUTO
HIT BYTRAIN:
THREE KILLED
DR.. G. VI. West, Mother and
Cousin Die in Crossing
Accident.
RELATIVES OF CARRIERS:
TRAGEDY Is RECALLED

IrAvrnsrHAw. y. Y. Nov. Three
persons were killed and one was seriously
injured az result Of Il race between
an automobile and train on the New
York and New Jersey Railroad here this
afternoon.
Tho dead are
Mas Gernldlne Johnson, 90, o, Wash
lnston. n. c.
pr. Gerald NJ West 81, % Garner
VILE. until lately OF 40 West Eighty
attn street. New York
Mrs James West 70. Of Garnervilie.
mother " Or. West
Or William Z. West. also lately o,
100 Wet Eighty-nfth street. the driver
Of the car, sustained n fractured skull.
hut ~ no internal injuries develop q =
expected that no will live
Tee four autonobiists set out carly
yesterday afternoon, ana when driving
alons "A stretch OF road that runs paral-
lei TO the New York and New Jersey Rail-
road Just west OF Trinity Church cross
ing spccded the car 70 keep up with the
eastbolnd train which arrives NJ Gar
rtrvtlie AZ ii;i7 on SUNDAYS At tho
crossing tho road turns suddenly md
crosses the tracks
Or william West. who was AZ the
wheel. saw that hls machine could not
cross In front Of the train and II IS sur
missed. attempted to apply the foot brake
In hts haste however, he placed his foot
on the accelcrator. The car shot directly
in front OF the engine and In the result
ing crash i;s occupants We're thrown ATTY
feet three being instantly killed The car
was of course demolished.
The Vests are an old and wealthy
Garncrv!lle family, being closely con-
nectcd with the Gamers. for whom tho
town was named Mrs. James West was
a nrS, cousin OF william L. Garner. the
cotton manufacturer. who, with his wife.
went down on the Inflated Mohawk ia
1876. Her husband was a lawyer in Gar
nsryill,. Besldcs the two sons that wcro
In the accident with her, she was III"
moth"~ OF Il th'r- Harry = West. a min
Ing engineer.
Dr. Gerald NJ. West, her oldest son.
was born In Garnerville IN 1863. lie WAS
graduated from Columbia. where Na frat
studied Law and later dentistry, aud huaiiv
took up the depta. profession 10 Nev
York. where ne has had n Largo practice.
lie Is survived by wife and Ave-
year-old daughter.
Miss johnson was p member of ~"
Washington branch OF the family a
brother Of Dr Harry Johnson. on" of
the prominent physicians Of IN" capital
and had come to visit in Garrorvill" only
on Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
ANOTHER LA TOILETTE
BREAKDOWN FEARED
Senator viii Not Deliver Six
Speeches Planned for
To-day.

MILWAUKEE,. Nov. Senator la Fol
leftc v'N not dcl!ve~ tomorrow thc elk
addresses no was 90 mako 70 SIX cities o.
the state
REPORTS Of h.a condition are such that
his friends ar grsaly worried ahou, his
mental as well az MS rhy,.co, condition.
The Senator came 20 Wisconsin ,o-
;h-rr days 90 clmpa.p~ fo- John J. Blaine.
tho independent P~.rr. ssigc candidate.
against the two conservative candidates
Tor Governor Of -" old PARTIES after the
Ia Toilette candidates ned been aon;er
In She primary elections
HIS failure to attract audiences has so
aeltated the Senator that hts appearance
IN at least two " thc upstate cl:I,7
aroused the Grav'st approximations on tho
part OK his friends
~ Chippewa Falls ne ~ ssyageiy at
tackled the Republican candidate Cor Gov
ornor TINT col John Hannah. the Sen
t,or's secretary. was forced repeatedly to
make him stop and calm himself At
Stevens Point he lenped from the plat
form into tho crowd and behaved in such
r. dlstraught manner that Col Hannah
put An end to the meeting after eight
minutes of speaking.
At Neerah a physician who "aA ~
hand ordered col Hannah to stop La Fol
le,te after no had been speaking for ten
minutes. but II wa, denied later thot y
had been necessary TO administer q soda
tive to the Senator.
In two days of campaigning La Fol -
lette cut of four speeches becaus" o!
lack OF audiences, and In three other
cases his condition was such ns 20 com
mel MIN 10 discontinue his efforts TO speak.
During the Presidential campaign Do
1912 Senator La Toilette suffered Sc
we're breakdown and was compelled 10
discontinue speeChmakug.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
FRENCH ADVANCE LINES.
Progress IL Reported at the Centre
and on Right wing.


PARIS. Nov. THE Government re.
port tonight contained assurances. now
fPmiliar to the public that the allies
are not 10 be crushed at any part Of
their long line by German attacks, no
matter how violent. In Belgium, where
the casualties from food. shell. bullet
and hayonet have been appalling. there
was apparently lull. and there were no
operations reported from the west fiank
In France. Along tine centre the allies
either held their ground or made slight
advances and continued to menace Ger
man positions around Nerdun. The
text of the Cpwmuniquo was as follows (.
Belgium-There is nothing new
10 report.
During the day we have repulsed
violent attacks by the enemy in
the neighhorhood of Lihons-en-
Santerre. lie Quesnoy -Santerre.
Nailly-sur- AiSne ana in the Grurie
forest. In the Argonnc. north Of
Souain, We continue to make slight
progress. In the Nosgrs through
our offensive We are masters of the
heights around Saiute Marie
Gihons-en-S anterre is close n tho
railroad near Roslercs on the main
line running east from Amiens. lie
Quesnoy- -Santcrrc is southwest
OF LihNns, about ten miles north Of
Montdldior. Nailly Is southeast Of
these points, on the French centre.
about eleven miles northeast Of
Scissors. The Grurie forest is on
the edge Of the Argonne. Souain is
on the western edge OF the Argonne
district. Sa.ntc Marie In a noun
tain pass In the Vosges on the from
ticrD
The report Of the afternoon. which
summarized the news OF yesterdays
fighting, indicated that there were no
operations Of importance between the
Belgian coast and DiXmudc, but that
Continued on Second PoON
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Auto Recently Purchased.

Dr. Gerald West. MS wiso ana some
times his two brothers have lived 'n the
ST. Elmo apartments, at IN, corner ot
E!ghty-afth street and West End avenue,
New York, for twelve years. Their sum
mors have Always been spent I'm Garner
vile This year they decided not to I"-
turn 20 New York and about October
moved to the old family nome. Their car
was purchased not more than two month"
ago nA they had been great lovers OF
horses previously. Indeed, j. Garner
West, a relative. Of Garnerville, is noted
as a horscrnan and has won many prizes
NJ the Madison Square Garden. Nj Wee
parlshioners OF the ST. lRnatius Church, ~
the corner Il West Eighty second street
and West End avenue.
II IL remarked ~ a singular stroke OF
fate that they should have been so closely
connected with the iornorf' ana the
tragedy of the Mohawk, which capsizcd
IN staten Island and caused the death
Of the heads OF hat family, was quick
recalled to-day. Following the drowning
Of their father and mother the three Gar
uer daughters were sent abroad [" b"
educated. There they married three
nohlenen-the famous Lord Gordon cum
mings OF the Trauby croft incident IA
which the Prince OF wales was Impll-
Gated Comte Leon Won u.u'!dt
and the Marquis de Bret, uil.
\ peculiar story OF superstition is re-
lated I'm connection with III" tragedy.
When Mr.. AMI Mrs Edward Jack, care
takers Of the -. Elmo APARTMENTS for %
number OF years were told Of tho accident
they Immediately began 10 talk Of a
hpllucinauou that had troubled Mrs Jack
for three nisht3 previous. some unknown
hand, she said. had switched on the lights
IN their sitting room while she was asleep.
Her husband had tried 20 calm her, but at
a result OF the dream or III omen she has
been nervous and apprehonsvs through
ench day following. They had not seen
the Vests since their removal % the
country, but as they had long known them
they Immediately saw In the omen "A
prophecy OF the fact.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-02
AIMS AT BIRD; HITS DYNAMITE,
Hunter Injured as Erpios'"n nip"
on Tree Brancb.

MANSON. y. y, Nov. While hunting
woodcock with Harry Doyle, Edward Har,
vey Of Florham Park shot AT several
started up by his dog, some Of the shot
hit a white bag which was In the crotcn
Of "A nearby tree There was terrific rX-
plusion and Harvey was hit on the head
by IA hoayy branch that was torn loose.
DOYLE carried him mile to a farm
house, where Il doctor found that harveys
head had been BADLY cut II IL thought
that the bag contained dynamite which
had been hidden in the tire" BOY come
laborer who stole Il from IA nnighhortns
quarry.