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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-04-10
CHAPTER xxvlll.-continued.


"Mademoiselle Lucy" he said. q
have something to ask of you"
81 will do it." Lucy promised blithe
ly, not waiting for details.
Francois laughed. "You trust one
Mademoiselle Lucy-that is plain
Then his face became serious. do you
remember talk we once had together
when l told you of my old playmate
Alixe?"
The bride-to-be flushed furiously as
she recalled that talk. Then she nod
ded in matter-of-fact manner. 81 re-
member very WELL" she said. 1T was
when threw myself at your head and
you said you didn't want me-"
Francois shoulders and hands and
eyes went upward together into an
eminently French gesture. What a
horror!" he cried. What an unspeak.
able manner to recollect that talk!
How can you? How can you be SO
brutal to me?"
Both of them, at that, burst into
light-hearted laughter. Lucy was grave
suddenly.
But you have something to ask
me, Francois. You spoke of your
Decentralization Alike"
ut is only you whom could ask to
do this, Mademoiselle Lucy. l have
never told anyone else about her. Only
you know of"-the words came slow
ly-"of my love for her. She does not
know 1t. Alike does not know. And
may be killed, one sees, in this fight
for the prince. Quite easily And
Alike will not know. l do not like
that. In fact cannot bear it. So this
is what ask of you, dear mademoi-
selle." He brought out letter and
held it to her. IF you hear that am
killed. will you send it to Alixe?"
Lucy took the letter and turned it
over doubtfully. Il do not like this
sort of post-mortem commission, Fran
co.'s. feel as if were holding your
death warrant"
'But it is not by bit of writing l
shall meet my finish, mademoiselle. l
promise not to die one minute sooner
for that letter. 1t is only that 1t will
make me happy to know you will send
It."
So Lucy, holding the letter gingerly,
agreed. But as Francois rose to go
she stood by him moment and laid
her hand on his coat sleeve. Fran
cois-I want to tell you something"
But yes, Observation-Disclosures, Lucy"
at is something wrong"
"Yes-Lucy."
II am going to tell Harry l said it,"
eyes"
This is it, then"-and Francois,
smiling, waited and there was deep
silence in the big, cool, quiet drawing
room for as long as minute. This is
It, then. don't know how can be so
unreasonable-bu am. love Harry
Il am happy. But am quite-jealous
of Alike. And think you are the most
wonderful person / have ever known
much more wonderful than Harry.
If there had been no Alike; If you had
liked mel can imagine having
adored you. do adore you, Francois.
Now, how is all that compatible with
my joy in marrying Harry? l don't
know how it is-but 1t is so. am a
wicked sinful person-but 1t Is So"
The next time Lucy Hampton saw
Francois it was when, white-robed and
sweet in her enveloping mist OF veil
she went up the chancel steps Of the
little Virginia country church, and
looking up met smile that was a
benediction from the man whom she
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-04-10
MS 6I ELLSWORTH YOVNG-
COPT|0eTT ISI2 ~ 60665 MEo2YL cOM2GYY

had loved, who stood close now at the
side of her lover, her husband.
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to be the results of this form every where that it has been tried At. tempts are constantly being made to develop and improve it, and the in- dications are that there will soon ba demand on the part of the people of every state for a thorough test ot this new method of managing the af- fairs of municipalities. Then, if so successful with others, why hould ii not apply with equal force to the cities and counties of our own state? Why not borrow of their wisdom, and profit by their experience? We do this without reserve in our business and industrial life. adopting at once any improved method that will save time, less en cost or increase returns. Why be unprogressive or indifferent when it comes to the direction and management of the one great business in which we are all partnars-the business of government?
 Recently, the citizens of Fort smith. after a hard struggle, wrested from the legislature a reluctant consent to make a trial of this new plan, but the law making agents arbitrarily denied this privilege to several of our other cities, so that it is evident that before we will be allowed to apply our own methods, in Our own way, to our own affairs, we must make an organic change in our laws
 Therefore, since it is apparent that our business of government is not satisfactorily administered l recon mend for discussion the following changes:
 First That the power of direct To- cal legislation be taken from the legislature, leaving to it the right to enact only those laws affecting the state as a whole.
 Second. That a practical system of local elf-government or home rule be provided for our cities and conn ties
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MOVEMENT FOR THE
 WAR DISTRESSED
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE WIVES
 AND CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS
Some of the Foremost Men and Wo- men of this Country Have interested Themselves In the Movement.

An international movement for the relief of the distressed wives, chi.- dren and other relatives and depend ents of soldiers involved in the World War has been organized and is conducting campaign for funds with which to carry on the Mercy Work
 The effort is being made by the Committee of Mercy which has it's headquarters at No. 336, Fifth Ave. Bldg New York
 The president of the organization is the Hon. Elihu Root, U. S. Senator from New York. It's treasurer, is August Belmont, to whom contribu- tions may be forwarded. The plan has the endorsement of President Woodrow Wilson, who, consistent with his attitude of neutrality, recog- nized the necessity for a movement to relieve the non-combatants of all nations involved in the struggle.
 The fled of the Red Cross is to ad- minister to the sick and wounded sol diers.
 The mission of the Committee of Mercy is to help those left behind by the soldiers. Relief will be given to such, no matter where they reside.
 The vast number in the United States will be aided as well as the indigent and suffering in the theatre of the European War.
 Among those interested in the movement and who have taken up the active work in New York are: Miss Katherine B. Davis, Chas. w. Eliot Mrs. Borden Hartman, Hon. John purroy Mitchell, Mr. Norman Hap good, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney Miss Ida Tarbell, Prof. Wm. NJ Sioane, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs Walter Maynard, Prince Paul Trou ! betskoy, Mr T. C. Glen-Coats, MT Frank Crowenshield, Count A. Siers | torpff, Mir. Vincent Astor, Mrs Charles R. Crane, Mir. c. Linden thai, Mrs. w. D. Sloane, Gertrude Atherton, Mrs. Melville E. Stone, MT Leon Schinasi, Professor NJ. I. Pupin Mir. John Moffat, MT. Carl Beck, Mrs w. K. Draper, secretary of the New York Chapter of the Red Cross ant l MT. Samuel Lewisohn.
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When you wish to buy solitaire diamond ring go to Jaccard's on Gen. tral Ave. Lowest prices in America for fine diamonds. If
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Take Liv-Ver-Lax
 and Feel Wei

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PHONE 1o11.
332 QUAPAW.

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 Ideal Iocation-Just far enough from busy traffic, yet close enough for every convenience. To Baths, Hot Wa ter and Business, 1-2 blocks.
 RATES TO SUIT THE TIMES. Here's a pleasant, cheery home for your sojourn in our green mountain valley.
 Also Single Rooms. MIR. AND MRS. R. A. WILLIAMS, Proprietors. Formerly of "Cozy Iln." Peg" Williams invites his friends to inspect.
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BETTER THAN SPANKING

Spanking. does not cure children of bed Fetting. There Is a constitutional cause for this trouble. Mrs. Nj. Summers, Box W, South Bend Ind, will send free to any aOther her successful home treatment. with full instructions. Send no money. but write her today fl your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child, the chAncen are 1t can't help 1t. This treatment also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine diFculties by day og plight.
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Toned In Whole System

Chamberlain Tablets have dont more for me than l ever dared hope for" writes Mrs. Esthem Mae Baker Spencerport. N. r. 'I used severn
 bottles of these tablets a few months ago They not only cured me of bil ious attacks. sick headaches and thai tired out feeling, but toned up my whole system" For sale by all dealers
Evening star., 1914-04-11
MUST STUDY PUBLIC.
Loan Brokerage Business Requires
Enhancement of Field

One of the secrets of successful busf-
ness in handling real estate loans is keep
ing in touch with the investing public
The loan broker who is satisfied TO main
tain an established clientele OF customers
and does not seek to enlarge his field
finds that eventually he must face a
proposition of waking up and going after
new business, SAYS a writer in Bonds and
Mortgages. While it is true that in
vestors in real estate loans are usually
those who wish to continue such form of
investment for many years and have no
desire to negotiate their securities. yet
naturally changes occur. and when a
mortgage is paid off it is not always that
the money is replaced through the same
agent.
So the loan broker is under the necessity
not only of keeping his regular custom
ers in touch with his business and its Of
ferings. but he must endeavor to reach
those who have not had experience in this
sort of security. Some must be reached
through personal solicitation, but usually
it is printers ink which counts, and loan
brokers who have been most successful
through a period of years have been those
who have never ceased to present their
securities through financial journals and
other means of attracting the attention Of
Investors.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
FROM FOREST TO HOME"
New Plan Formulated for Building
Houses at Lower Cost.

\ new idea for building houses cheapiy
has been formulated in the heart of the
timber regions OF four states-Michigan.
Florida. Texas and Oregon, says f. c.
Perkins in the National Real Estate
Journal. The plan is to sell direct from
the forest to the home; in other words,
to offer a ready-cut house. which may
very quickly be put together.
Ordinarily the home builder pays from
two to four times the actual cost of pro-
duction for every piece of material that
goes into his house. The reason for the
high cost is that the goods pass through
many hands and, of course with as
many profits added. First in this line of
toll takers comes the lumberman, who
cuts the timber: next. the mill owner;
the big wholesaler follows: then the PLAN
er must have his share, and finally the To-
cal dealer. All this is piled up in the re-
tail price and must be paid by the con-
sumer-
The ready-cut system OF house con-
struction obviates these difficulties. The
dwellings are SO designed that mill-run
lengths are Used almost throughout.
Using mill-run lengths makes unneces-
sary the cutting away of good lumber.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Where It Rains Some.

From the Chicago Evening Post.
For nine months of the year it rains
some on the Isthmus of Panama. The
precipitation of one month not long ago
was fifty-nine inches. This broke even
the Panama rainy season record and
nothing like it has occurred since. but
with something like an average of twelve
feet Of rainfall in nine months the
isthmus can keep up a showing of damp
ness without being worried about an abil-
ity to live up to soaking records.
Gatun lake, the artificial body of water
created by Lieut. Col. William L. Sibert
by the hard process of damming the
unruly ChaSres river, is now. at the
close of the rainy season, at the high
would reach. The Chagres pouring into
the valley made the lake, but the rains
made the Chagres. For the next three
months the river will be little more than
a trickling rill, but water enough has
been stored to keep the lake level as it
is until the rains descend and the floods
come once more as they have descended
and come uninterruptedly ever since the
day of Balboa, and since how long before
nobody knows The United States gov
ernment has built lock canal across
the Isthmus of Panama. sea-level
waterway would have been imperative If
the skies above the isthmus We're not
in the habit of weeping day in and
day out for nne-twelfths of the year.
Some of the Panamans through the
years probably looked upon the drench-
ings as a curse. but commerce must look
upon them as a blessing. Every mile of
the way through the canal. except for
the comparatively short distances of the
ocean approaches. the trading ships of
the world will sail through fresh rain
water All water is rain water, but down
at Panama, somehow or other. it seems
as if a Liquid differentiation" properly
might be made.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
ORIGIN OF WALL PAPER
COMPARATIVELY RECENT
Came Into Common Use in Europe
in the Eighteenth
Century.

Wall papers are now universally ac-
cepted by all classes of society as mural
decoration for enriching a plain plaster
surface. 1t may not, however. be general
y known that they are OF mparatlvely
recent origin. 1t IS PROBABLE that when
first introduced they were intended as
cheap limitations OF tapestry and other
testile hangings, says Me Decorative
Furnisher.
Wall papers did not come into common
use in Europe until the eighteenth CEN
tury, although it is very probable that
they were used at a much earlier date
by the Chinese. A few rare examples still
exist in England which are attributed to
the E.lizabethan period. These are imi-
tatons of old Florentine and Genoese vel
vets. and are generally Of flock tex
ture
Machinery for producing paper in long
strips and at 4 reduced cost was not in
vented till the end of the eighteenth CEN
tury. Before that date wall papers were
all hand-printed on small squares and
they We're extremely difficult to hang with
good effect. the surface was marred
with innumerable joints.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
HAPHAZARD METHODS
HAVE DISAPPEARED
Csie Vow Shown in Real Estate
Buying, Magazine
Declares.

Real estate is not bought and sold today
as ii was ten years ago. nor are office
buildings erected in the haphaZard way,
says the Real Estate News The very
definition of real estate has changed.
We used to think of it as a lot. bare
ground Today every building is real
estate. Before a building is erected the
owners know how many persons will pass
its portals in the course of day. They
know. as far as can be known. the num-
ber of vacancies in downtown office build
ings. They study downtown land values
and rental values. They study the trend
OF occupancy in various trades and pro
fessions. They study the service given
tenants by other office buildings.
II is in this way that the proft-makers
in improved real estate operations play
the game today. They look behind and
ahead: they seek tips from the assessed
valuations of former years. In short. so
far as il is possible. they become thor
oughIy familiar with all conditions. past,
present and future. which have affected.
affect or are likely 10 affect the property
they contemplate improving. And they
do not stick to one locality.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
HEATED BY ELECTRICITY
Said to Be Second Installation of
the Kind in the
World.

What is declared to be the first large
building in the world to be heated en-
tjrely by electricity is a high school
Lated in Rupert, Idaho. 1t is said to
be the second instance in the world of
the installation of this particular sys-
tenn of electric heat, the other being a
small Masonic temple in Florida. where
only occasional and small amount of
heat is required. The system is reported
to have been complete success. al
though it begun. work in the dead of
winter, with bitter cold, heavy winds
and a new and thoroughly cold build
ing. Yet it has never used more than
two thirds of the estimated amount OF
current required.
Electricity is also used in this build
ing for an elaborate system Of light
ing: for power: for cooking. each girl
of class of twenty having her in
dividual electric stove; for ironing; for
heating water for the shower baths,
lavatories. cooking room and science
room: for evaporation purposes in the
chemical hood: for lanterns. and now
apparatus is being prepared for taking
the place of Bunsen burners. In case
the odors from the cooking become
offensive the electrical engineers are
prepared to install an electric ozonfZer
TO destroy the odors.
Evening star., 1914-04-11

\ staircase apartment house" similar
H. many respects to a structure mentioned
in tho recent report of the height OF
buildings commission of New York city
as a possible solution of the light and air
problem in narrow. crowded streets, has
just been completed in Paris, France.
where it has attracted great attention
and much favorable comment.
The popularity of the staircase apart
ment." built at No 26 Rue Vavin on the
left bank of the Seine, a section crowded
with five and six story apartment build
ings is that the front of each floor is
some feet back from that of the floor i'm
mediately below il, thus providing ade-
quate light and ventilation to many
more apartments than would get them
under ordinary circumstances, and per-
mitting the architects to run the build
Evening star., 1914-04-11

ing mp to a greater height than would
be allowed by the Paris authorities if the
fronts of all the floors were directly
above one another in straight line.
The step. or staircase, arrangement
provides a number Of floors, all equally
well lighted from the street. Each of the
upper floors of the house has a terrace
garden on the roof of the floor immedi-
ately below. which enables its occupants
to be out in the fresh air as much as
they please without stirring from home
If all streets had such garden-b -bedecked
houses abuttinc on them. the architects
declare. they would resemble valleys
lined with huge stairways covered with
flowers and shrubs.
On account of the additional light which
reaches the street on which their novel
building is situated they say that it has
sunlight for almost one hour longer than
thoroughfareS parallel to it
The apartment house is built of re-
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GARDENS,

fnforced concrete III such a way that no
floor has to support the weight of those
above it. This is secured by pillars per-
pendicular to the street level. to which
beams supporting each floor are attached.
BY employing this methoS. the architects
claim to have provided something better
than the usual type of apartment house
construction at a smaller cost
The height of buildings commission has
paid special attention to the question of
protecting city dwellers from the evil re-
suits not only of overcrowding. but of
shutting off of light and air that may
occur, for instance, if twelve-story build
ings are erected on either side of one
that is only five or six stories high. In
Paris that particular problem does not
exist Buildings of all kinds are restricted
to seven stories, and a new structure
must be designed to harmonic with its
neighborS
Evening star., 1914-04-11

long rows of houses that are identical
in shape. size and finish. This has been
accomplished by erecting six or seven
houses of one type and then leaving an
open space and completing the row with
houses of different type and size.
In following this plan Kennedy Broth
ers have erected seven or eight short
rows no Two of which are alike. Where
an open space has been left to break
the monotony of one long row. two
houses of the semi-detached type have
been provided. The houses which the
range in size from six rooms and bath
to nine rooms and two baths.
The houses most recently completed
Evening star., 1914-04-11
What Did She Mean ?
From London Tit-Bits.

From London Tit-Bits.
commercial traveller went home one
day and said to his wife:
Il have done something today that l
should have done when I first started on
the road. I have taken out an accident
insurance policy on my life. If | am
killed the company pays $1,000. If | am
injured. then I get pound week.
"For how long?" she asked.
LAS long as 1 am laid up.
But it might be only week.
Yes
And you would only get a sovereign
THAT is ALL
"And if you get killed You get G1.0Oo?
'rYou would" he answered. patiently.
Well. the next morning, when he start
ed on his journey. she threw her arms
around him and cried:
Now, John, for heavens sake, what
ever you do, don't get injured
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Scarcely Complimentary.
From Pearson Weekly.

From Pearson $ Weekly.
Former President Roosevelt tells
many stories Illustrating the devotion
of the rough riders whom he COM
manded in the Cuban war.
Whenever he is fighting in an cleo
ton the ex-President can always count
on the hearty cooperation of his old
comrades. On one occasion. Buck Tay-
lor of Texas accompanied him on an
electioneering trip and made a speech.
The speech. Mr.. Roosevelt says in
telling the story, was not exactly a
tribute to his old leaders military
skill. but the audience was delighted.
My fellow w-citizens," roared Buck,
who was tremendously in earnest.
vote for, my colonel. Vote for my
colonel and he Will lead you, as he
led us. like sheep to the slaughter"
Evening star., 1914-04-11

Kennedy Brothers. Inc. builders, have
just completed the erection of seven
homes on the south side of Quebec
street. east of Georgia avenue. which
make total of ioI homes erected by
that firm in the subdivision known as
Princeton Heights This subdivision
comprises eighteen acres of ground which
formerly formed a part of the old Cam
mack homestead. at the corner OF
Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Church
road.
The development of the eastern end
of the tract has been done in such a
way as to provide economical homes
and yet have none of the monotony of
Evening star., 1914-04-11

contain eight rooms They are built of
rough texture brick of buff color. In
addition to a porch at the front, there
Is a two-story porch in the rear. The
upper porch has been arranged for sleep
ing purposes.
A striking feature of the houses is
their width of twenty-three feet. There
are front and rear entrances to the
cellar which is under the entire house.
A cold storage room. eight by ten feet,
of concrete construction, has been pro-
vded under the front porch. En-
circling it are shelves for the storage OF
lain laundry tubs have been installed in
the cellar. A built-in refrigerator has
been provided on the rear porch. 1t is
so arranged that the front is flush with
Evening star., 1914-04-11

other property, known as 1929 Wyoming
avenue, has been purchased by Col.
Henry P. Kingsbury, [. S. A. The sale
was made by Thomas ]. Fisher & Co, in
connection with Moore & Hill The con
sideration was $4,000.
The houses each contain eleven rooms
and three baths. The frontage of each
is twenty-five feet and they occupy lots
40 feet deep. The floors are of oak
throughout both houses. The fronts are
of brick with white mortar joints and
limestone trimmings.
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SALE INVOLVES S57,45O
Charles G. Allen Becomes Owner of
Apartment at 1884 Colum-
bia Road.

De,d a:s been placed on record trans
ferriii@ the ownership of the apartment
at 1881 Columbia road northwest from
the Union Trust Company, trustee for
the Van Wyck estate, to Charles C. Al
len. The sale was negotiated by Thomas
j. Fisher & Co.. and the consideration
was s5T.4JO
The apartment is a five-story building
of light brick construction. containing
twenty apartments. The transfer was
made subject to building restrictions and
a trust of $4,000.