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''Yes, think it is the best thing I have ever done," said Madame Bisson, looking affectionately at her portroit of Madame Mercadier and her little boy, and my husband thinks so, too"
 The portrait represents the most fasci- hating Parisienne imaginable and hand some little fair-haired boy Both are dressed for going out but the background is indoor. Questioned as to the relative merits of oil and pastel work, Madame Bisson said that she considered it pos sible to get much softer tones with pas tels. and consequently to get nearer to nature. 'T think 1t Is impossible" she said, Ito reproduce the rich soft tones of the human face by means of oils. There is always certain hardness about oil paintings which 1t is impossible to avoid-a certain gloss or shine if you see what l mean. But with pastels 1t is diff ferent. There Is peculiar velvetiness about them which exactly initiates the skins delicate tints''
 Certainly this theory is amply justified in Madame Bisson's latest portrait, but there are not many artists who can han de pastels with her consummate skill.
 Copyright, 1914, by Curtis Brown)
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Madame Prisons oldest son by Hen ner.
 Besides her paper, she has founded an- other work of immense educational value the ''Universite des Annales." Twice week, in the great hall of the "Annales' building, the most famous lecturers in France continue the education of the French girl, who owes great debt of gratitude to "Cousine Yvonne.'
 A third eminent woman holding the red ribbon is Madame -Bisson, a pastel list, whose works almost as well known in the United States and England as they are in France. As a child she showed a decided taste for drawing. and she persuaded her parents to send her to the famous "Ecole Julien as soon as she left school. There she worked for four or five years under Jules Lefevre. who advised her to concentrate on pastel work. She scored her first success about 25 years ago when she took silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Francais' with the portrait of a Madame Rostande She has exhibited regularly at the same salon ever since, and has taken all the possible rewards from honorable mentions to gold medals. For the past five years Madame Valet -Bisson has been "hors concours,' For the coming salon which will open in May, Madame Bisson is showing two portraits, one of Madame Mercadier and her little son Andre, and the other of Baroness Chamorin
 Several of Madame Bisson's works have been purchased by the state, and figure in the national museums at Brest and Orleans. In England her pastels occupy q prominent place in the galleries of the Cunards and the Rothschilds.
 Madame Bisson and her husband. who is also well known painter and Cheva- Her of the Legion of Honor, work to- gether in large sunny studio overlook ing the Pare Monceau" They were put ting the finishing touches to their cx- hibits for the approaching salon when the writer called.
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of the Legion d'Honneur," she joined a no means small company of Frenchwom- en of conspicuous work in many walks of life who already have received the decoration. Although the fact is real of Madame Bernhardt's fellow country women have been so honored. Some Of these women, of course, are known all over the world for their achievements. but the vast majority are of no i'm portance, especially when compared with the great actress, who waited so many years for the honor she so richly de- served.
 of the more famous women members of the great French order, one of the most widely known is Madame Jane Dieu- lafoy, who was made a member some 20 years ago. She enjoys the distinction of being the only woman in France who is entitled to wear masculine costume. She was born in 1852 and was educated in a convent until she reached her 18th year. According to the custom in those days, she left the convent to get married. Three months later the great war of 1870 broke out and her husband volunteered for service in the field. Madame Dieulafoy
 
 from her husband and asked permission to accompany him to the front. Although this was an unprecedented request, it was granted by the French war office, which also gave her permission to don a soldiers uniform. The young 1S-year- old heroine accompanied her husband during the whole campaign and underwent the same hardships and privations as the other soldiers. She had, however, over taxed her strength, and was seriously ill for several months after the conclusion of peace.
 After having fought by her husbands s side 1t was only natural that she should share his labors. Possessing the same taste for literature and travel their A years of married life have been, as Mad anne Dieulafoy said the other day, just like long and happy holiday"
 'Tt was in 1884," said the indefatigab ble old lady to the writer. that my husband and went on our first official trip to Persia, where we covered over 4O0O miles on horseback. Sometimes we remained nearly fortnight in our saddles, only resting for few hours every other day. We slept on the ground and occasionally went two days without drinking We were lucky enough to make some inter- esting finds at Suse, just when we were going to give up in despair. After & months work with 300 Arabs without any result we were about to abandon the camp when one of the men who was sweeping a trench laid bare the nose of a marble horse. We set to work with renewed vigor and soon unearthed the famous bas- reliefs which are to be seen in the Louvre We took a short rest after bringing our discoveries back to France. We returned to our work three months later with a subvention of $10,OOO from the French gov ernment and a marine crane of excep- tional power. Six months afterwards we were back at Marseilles with the well known Persian archers'' and other finds of great value. When we landed we had just 5 left between us. After we re- turned to Paris we spent several hours
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tirfng energy, they founded the pop ular "Annales Politiques ct Litteraires," which Is now one of the most widely read weeklies in France, and has sub scribers in every part of the world. The most eminent writers, politicians, scientists and artists contribute to it and it has an enormous influence among the present generation of Frenchwomen.
 Madame Adolphe Brisson is manag- ing editor of the paper and contributes long article every week under the signature of "Cousine Yvonne." This ar ticle is especially addressed to her girl readers. ho call themselves her "cous- ins,' and contains helpful advice on all sorts of subjects. As the circula- tion of Hes Annales," as the paper Is generally called. is over a million a week, it may be safely asserted that two or three million French girls wait impatiently every week for "Cousine Yvonne's' article. Tn addition to this she personally conducts the Answers to Correspondents" column, in which she shows herself to be a guide, phil osopher and friend of almost encyclo- paedic knowledge.
 All this hard work has not had the effect of writing any wrinkle on her azure brow.' She has two married daughters and is the most surprisingly young looking grandmother of 40 that it is possible to meet. 'I might truly say I was 39 for few days longer" she said the other day, but is it worth while?"
 Madame Brisson lives in pictur- esque old house within stones throw of her office. These old French houses have the advantage of containing rooms big enough to hold q modern Parisian flat. Her drawing room con- tains number of paintings by modern French masters among others there is a very fine family group by Marcel Baschet, who is now member of the "Institut." representing three genera tions of the Sarceys, and a portrait of
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a day for two years at the Louvre, arranging our finds and experimenting their classification. Several more years were spent in writing up our travels and discoveries. These fill two enormous volumes of a thousand pages. Shall we go back to Persia again? I hardly think so. Other explorers better equipped than we were, have followed in our paths, and I don't think they have overlooked much Besides, we are rather too old to go so far afield. There is great deal b be done in Spain and Portugal and this is where we propose to go next. There are regions in these countries which are al- most as unexplored as the wlds of Peru"
 Madame Dieulafoy has already publish ed two interesting books about Spain and is now engaged on an historical work dealing with Isabella the Catholic.
 Madame Adobe Brisson nee Yvonne Sarcey) is the youngest woman in France who has been made a member of the Legion.
 She is a daughter of the popular Sarcey who was the foremost literary and dramatic critic of the last gener- ation. She inherited her fathers talent and has been prolific journalist for the last 20 years. She was fortunate enough, at the age of IS, to meet a very promising young writer a few years older than herself. This was Adolphe Brisson, now dramatic critic of the Temps, paper which wields as much influence as did the Endinburgh Review ir Macauley's time.
 Both husband and wife are indefat- igable workers and conceived the idea, some 15 years ago of starting a lit- erary and political review for family reading. The majority of French re- views cannot be placed in the hands of young people and Madame Brisson had noticed, from her own experience, that a literary publication which could be placed in the hands of cultured girls was badly needed. With a modest sup ply of capital. supplemented by un-
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With a crash the concert ended. Dense grew the murmurs as the crowd arising from seats and from the sward punched together and gay laughter rang out from the jostling, good-natured mass. Batson threw his cigarette aside and shaking himself together threw off his dreamy lethargy and joined the crowd going to their homes-Batson was going to the po- lice station to make a few notes on a few sordid arrests. His days work then begun. And the dream girl-selah!
 PART ONE.
 A raid was being made in Alley B. It high in the sky. It was in the early morning, and there in an "old shotgun" shack as the police scouts burst through tlie door, 'hop-heads" with wild glassy eyes started stupidly at the intruders. They were crouched in corners like rats and the searchlights of the officers re- vealed three victims of the siren-Queen Morphine. Batson shuddered in horror of the scene.
 Batson had long ceased to think of his idyl of the summer before, though he had never forgotten, and always saw the face in the crowd Tonight feeling nerv- ous and seeking excitement he had gone along with the scouts to raid a cocaine hut. He was disgusted with his trip the moment the sordidness of the scene struck him until gazing into one of the darkest corners of the shack he perceived that one of the "dopes was a woman. He grew mildly interested
 The scouts were already busy taking the names of the drug dullards Two of them were old offenders well known to the officers. and as they were recog- nized were greeted with easy familiarity by the policemen, who joked at the pre- dicament of the drug fiends. However the third member of the pale trembling group of slaves of the devil incarnate was woman-as Batson had already
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One glance at the girl and pr. Whelan pursed his lips in whistle.
 Say, grille" he said, "did you try to sniff all the coke in the world2"
 There was no answer, only a dumb stare.
 Well, we'll fix you up." continued the doc "and maybe pretty soon you'll be hungry"
 Turning to Batson, who was still watching with staring eyes the girl on the cot the doctor said:
 Boy, this poor child is starved nearly to death. She's suffering from asthenla starvation Of the tissues. You see cocaine takes away the appetite and I guess this fair maid has not had a square meal in six months"
 "Is she going to dle?' inquired Bat son.
 Sure, she's going to die" brutally replied Dr. Whelan, some day or other. It may be this morning or next week or next year-but she's going to die We've all got to die"
 Good n ght on that stuff" said Bat son, what S the real dope; is she low?"
 q don't know. kid" said the doctor. I'm going to shake her up bit and maybe she'll come too and talk"
 Dr. Whelan then started to work on the patient and in an hour had revived her, There was, however, no hope, ac- cording to the whispered words of the physician. An ambulance had been summoned and she was to be taken to an infirmary. Doc" Whelan thought she- might live another day. While awaiting the ambulance the girl talked, not very distinctly. but it was undef- stood by her audience. composed of Bat son, Dr. Whelan, Warden Glover and a negro stevedore. Her story at times was marred by the drunken howls of several negro wenches who were in adjoining cells. It was a commonplace story.
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Poured Oil on Kitchen Fires

Winchester, ya.-A mania for pouring kerosene on torpid kitchen fires brought up to Il the number of victims burned to death within week in the Shenandoah valley, when Iva, aged 6, and Elmer, aged 15, children of James Lake of Strasburg, were killed through such an explosion, as Elmer poured oil into d stove Sunday evening. Three other children severely burned may recover
 Mrs. A. w Shade, aged 20, this county, Is dead from the same cause Mrs. Jeff ferson Mennefield, who poured oil upon fire today, Is dying tonight in Memo rial hospital.
 As many victims as died are lingering between life and death
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More Than 100 Women Wear Highest Decorations

ARIS, March 21.-(Special.) ]
 When, a few weeks ago, Sarah
 Bernhardt-the Divine Sarah secured the coveted red ribbon
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pROInGIrE

PROLOGUE.
 fNYY0r would be a poor world this I81 of ours if it were not for y6TrSe, each of us, for day or for a v3svs&J year, having the opportunity of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-06

derrate the strength of your adver-
sary, and if we are successfully to
combat such theories, we must be
prepared to recognize all that can be
said in their favor.
What About Germany Today?
An important question, to which We
still lack conclusive answer, Is, how
far are the theories of Treitschke
shared by men of the present day In
Germany. Anyone who reads the book
Of Bernhard on Germany and the
Next War will find at least one able
exponent Of them writing from the
military point Of view. We are told
however, by some, that Bernhardis
views are not popular in Germany.
One bit of evidence has come which
is worth mentioning, though II may
not be final A number OF publicas
tons have recently been sent TO me
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by German friends, setting forth the
German point Of view, and designed 70
influence public opinion in this coun-
try. Comparatively few references
are made in these to Belgium. but one
author, who Is professor Of history IN
the University Of Berlin, makes the
following statement: The fate that
Belgium has conjured up for itself Is
hard for the individual, but not too
hard fer this state fStaatsgebilde), for
the fates Of the immortal great nations
stand too high to not override, in case
of need, existences which are not able
to protect themselves. but live parn-
sitically on the antagonisms Of the
great. That such a plea should be
offered to the American public ex-
plains much in the history Of the sum.
mer. Il j
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fact the supreme test Of institutions.
1t is not perhaps the ideal test. The
world might be better IL the rivalry
of nations could take some different
form, and we may hope that some
time in the future the world may have
advanced sufficiently to apply better
test But there is no doubt that the
test is at this very moment being car
ried out on a terrific scale, and that
whichever state wins in the fight, the
institutions Of that state will obtain
an Increased prestige in the world.
We must also recognize that the
theories which have been referred to
are not only held by men who, like
Treitschke, are of the highest person
al character and absolute sincerity,
but that their advocates consider them
to represent the highest type OF NOR
atty. It is always mistake to- un.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-14

The Tie That Binds.-When Mary
and John are lovers, and John wants
Mary and Mary wants John, each is
careful not to go too far in being self
ish for fear the other will break off
the match.
For instance, if John is unreason-
ably jealous and kicks up fuss every
time Mary looks out of the corner
of her eye at another fellow, and gem
orally gets disagreeable, Mary may
get tired of having him around and
cans him.
And if Mary feels too sure of John
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-14

and wants her own. selfish way too
much before the knot is ted John
may get wise and make his getaway,
while the escaping is still good.
The point is that Mary still owns
Mary and John is still the owner Of
John.
But did you ever notice how some
folks change their dispositions after
some man has said the words that tie
them together for better or for worse,
until death do you part, etc?
At that stage of the game love is
good deal like friendship. We are
all particular not to go too far in self
ishness in our relation with our
friends. There is no legal tie, you
know; and it is easy for friends to
part. Each owns himself and the tie
is one of free will on both sides.
Either may break the friendly part
nership any minute he feels like it.
But if often happens that when
some words are mumbled over and
the tie is made legally binding, so that
lawyers and judges would say there
was no flaw in the title of each to the
other, one of the parties to the con-
tract goes on the assumption that he
or she can go the human limit and
get away with it.
l sometimes think that husbands
could be happy if they could be
friends in spite of the fact that they
are legally married.
The marriage license was never in
tended to be merely legal license to
fight.
give this pointer to married men:
A wife makes the best pal on earth if
you give her an even break and never
get over being lover.
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number of business men on the wit
ness stand to prove that he was
prominent in church work and was a
man of good character.
The district attorney told the
court that ten other women had iden-
titled Mendel as~the man who had
robbed them as he had the woman
referred to-.
Undoubtedly all of the witnesses
told the truth. The business men
and ministers testified to the good
character of the Mendel they knew,
and the women told of the Mendel
who had robbed them.
However, it-does not appear that
Mendel was a good business men,
even if he was prominent in church
work. Had he been good business
man he would have found it easier
and much safer to branch out into
some business where he could rob
women successfully and according to
law by paying them starvation wages.
Trying to outrage a women in a
railroad yard and then swiping her
jewelry wasn't good business. 1t
was course work.
AS for the two Mendels, one the
robber and the other the good Chris
tan, or Jew, there's nothing unusual
about that. Nearly every men is at
least two men, or lead two lives.
Some men have two homes.
The news story doesn't tell what
business Mendel happened to be in,
but with his inclination he should
have been proprietor of big depart
ment store in a large city.
The Tie That Binds.-When Mary
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NEVER EXPOSED

81. am afraid your husband is of
a choleric temperament, madam"
Good heavens doctor, and not
one of us has ever had the cholery,
either"- Baltimor American.
Much of the success of Kansas
farming may be due to the manage
ment of women, for there are 1,2OO
who are active managers of farms.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-16
OUR GROWING ARMY OF MOTORISTS.

The rapid increase in the army of New Jersey
motorists is shown by the fact that on two days of
last week there 725 licenses issued in the three
cities of Newark Camden and Morristown, which Is
only 1877 less than the number for the entire State in
the whole month of May last year. Applications for
licenses to drive in New Jersey this year have
reached the 5000 mark, and the fact that 700 of
them were refused indicates that the Department OF
Motor Vehicles is exercising some degree of care
about placing this dangerous playthng in the hands
of the unsked.
This great increase of automobiles in New Jersey
is surely an evidence of prosperity. When times are
hard and money is people do not invest in
automobiles anything else that may be regarded in
the light of luxury. They more inclined to dis
pose of their possessions to reduce their ex-
penses
But in fact, the automobile has come TO be an
article of necessity. Civilization creates new needs
for man. and to most of the of motorcars the
use of them has got to be almost indispensable. In
business this is especially true In suburban places
which the automobile is helping to build up, the loss
of the auto would be serious deprivation
II is the fact, then, that motorcars have changed
from pleasure machines to utilities, from the dis
pensabe luxury the indispensable necessity that
explains the remarkable increase of cars in New Jer
sey within a short period this year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-16
WHY A STRONG MAN DIED.

The sudden death of former Commissioners James
Ferris. of Jersey City, yesterday was a profound
shock to the community of Jersey City because Mr.
Ferris was suddenly cut down in the prime of life
and in the full vigor of manhood Comparatively few
men could compare with him in physique.
Mr. Ferris had lately gone through some trying
experiences in office and It is believed they affected
his nervous system to such extent as to fatally
impair his power of resistance to temporary dis
order which ordinarily he would have recovered from
in few hours.
Mr. Ferris was, then, the victim of partisan poll
tics business man, he took public office. Yester-
day the Jersey Journal which had not yet been in
formed of the death of Mr. Ferris thus testified to
his public worth:
Until Commissioner Ferris showed us how the
peope of Jersey City knew comparatively little about
what could and should done for the city in the De-
partment of Public Works. Now we understand more
fully than we ever did before the necessity for
capable man in that office.
And yet Mr. Ferris was subjected to acrimonious
abuse while in Office, and, being sensitive man. he
was so weakened by it that the tragedy of yesterday
was the result
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BLESSING THE RICE FIELDS

the signal for the women to rush to
the inundated field and to commence
throwing clods of earth and splashes
of muddy water on the men below as
they tried to climb up. Then fol-
lowed wild and mad, though always
good natured, struggle between the
men and the women in the water, the
men doing their utmost to take pos
session of the water field, the women
equally determined to keep them out
1.-THE 'donyer, the leader of the
men, suffered severely, though the
courtesies of war were strictly OBJ
served. and if one of the aSsailants
fell his opponents helped him up and
gave him breathing space to recover
before another onslaught was made.
But gradually the women drove the
men slowly down the whole length of
the field, until the last stand was
made by a very stout and powerful
official, who clinging to an over
hanging rock. with his back TO his
foes, used his feet to scoop up such
quantities of mud and water that no
one was able to come near him.
However, all the other men having
been driven off, he and the 'donyer'
were allowed at last to crawl up on
the path and the combat for the year
was over. The victory of the women
was looked upon as very propitious
ending. so they dispersed to their
various homes rejoicing"