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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-11-20
GRAN COLLECTION DE
NOVELAS

Las noVelas anotadas a CONT
nuacl6n estan seleccionadas en-
ire las mejores, siendo gu precio:
A Ia rustica--. O.S5
Empastadss en- tela---,, l.25
HE AQU1 LA LISTA:
La Herencia de Bellecroix.
Los hijos del Aire.
81 Bale de las Vfctimas.
El secreto de la Solterona.
Ell hombre sin cara.
Uarda.
Sc ha cometido un crfmen.
FL Sill0n Tragico.
La Reina Misterio.
Sin nombre.
81 Rey de la Pradera.
Fl Secretario Millionaire.
En- las fronteras del Fart West.
La Montana de Luz. g..
FL Captain del Djumpa
Ell Misterio del Coraz6n Verde.
Los Bandidos del Sahara.
Tn viaje al Polo.
La Casa de T6came Rogue.
Ell Punal de Orc.
La Campala de Huesca.
La Costa de Marfl.
FL Dorcel de D. Enrique ell Do.
liente.
La Aldea Perdida.
La Nina Robada.
La Ciudad del Rey Leproso.
Ell Heroe y ell Cesar
El Testamento de IN Conspira-
dor.
Amaya o los VascOs en- ell Siglo
W..
Aventuras de Mr.. Pickwick.
Cowa la Misteriosa.
su importe a:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-11-20
NOyENAS.

Del Sa15O NnO de Atecha, 8 Is
re-G1 r05 CaGa una.
Env-Ia , Tgiduo de Nuestra Sc
nra del PerDstuo Socorro, q 20
C.-tayOs cada una.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

would 60 with her to the theatre,
explaining that she was very much
interested in the drama, but was
afraid to 60 alone. | accepted. She
was in town for three weeks, and
quite naturally it came about that l
went about with her every day. l
really had a splendid time and saw
iUts Z. things which l, who nav.
lived in New York most of my life,
had never seen,
Her Career Begins.
After a day or two the woman
suggested that she would like to
pay me for my services. OF course,
l refused, explaining to her that |
was MOI working anyway, and that
her generosity was giving nc many
pleasant outings.
lust before she was TO leave for
her home in the West. she received a
latter from a friend whose daughter
was in a boarding school in Con-
necticut. The girl was 20 come to
New Yorl: for her Easter vacation
and the mother wanted her friend to
look after her. AS she was leaving
the city, she turned the young girl
over 20 me. I was glad to defer 60
ing back to the Office for two more
weeks, especially as l could make
money by being guide, philosopher
and friend
LAS a matter OF fact, never went
back to the Office at all. The board
ing school girl had no more than lett
the city when an old lady who was
: friend of the timid little Western
woman came TO the city to have her
ewes treated. She wanted some one
TO 90 with her TO the doctors office
each day and then, in her free time,
TO take her around the city. BY the
time she had left, / felt quite like
professional woman in my strange
business.
Her Patrons Schoolgirls.
There are certain seasons OF the
year which arc busy ones for me, and
then there are others when there is
not much to do. A great number OF
my patrons or clients or customers
or whatever one would call them
make all arrangements for board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
SJSrRY OF HER CATS, AND
OTHER EARNS HER LIVING BY THE INDUSTRY or hh~ W
q THIRD BECOMES "rFEE SIGHTSEEING PERSON

things for them. when they were at
school? Sometimes l have long lists
OF things to buy at the same time 1
am conducting women about New
York. But, thanks to the fact that
women love to be in shops, one line
of work does not necessarily inter
fere with the other. | just take my
list along, and oftentires the person
I'm showing New York to is of great
help in selecting things to fill the
order.
Wanted to See Women Smoke.
Some very strangs things have
happened through my work. One
very prim-looking woman seemed to
me to have something on her mind.
We had gone to many places and she
had seemed interested, but all the
time l felt she was q trifie disap-
pointed. At last, efficiently, she told
me. She longed more than anything
else in the world to sec a woman
smoke a cigarette! She had read of
such things in the stories of 'Bohe-
mian' life, but she had never dared
hope to see woman smoke. On this
trip, could it be arranged? said it
could. shall never forget that din
ner in the restaurant where all about
us women were smoking. Finally
she turned to me and said: 1t
doesn't look as if it would be such a
hard thing to do, does it?' I've al
ways had suspicion that the prim
cid lady bought herself a package
and smoked them in her room after
that.
Visiting Cemeteries Her Dissipation.
Then there was another sweet
faced old lady from the South,
whose great desire seemed to be to
sit around in cemeteries. OF course,
every one wants to see the church.
yards of Trinity and St. Paul, so
when she asked the first day to be
taken to them | was not surprised.
But when she wanted 10 90 TO all the
outlying cemeteries | began to won
der what the motive was. To my
self l told fine romance of her
hunting for the grave of her youth
full sweetheart.
"She was in town six days and
never saw so many tombstones in all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

pink geraniums. The ivy falls deep
struggling stems of varying lengths
forming a swaying fringe over the
English basement windows.
Near by is a set of awnings IN
brown with broad white stripe. In
this house a high balustrade reaches
from the doorway to the elaborate
grilling of the iron fence, at the end
of which is high pillared iron lamp
lost. On the balustrade rests
SQUARE wooden box with simple
applied design. painted and sand
stoned. 1t holds a broad spreading
palm with spiked leaves, the talIest
enc reaching half way up the lamp
post. Beneath the lower spikes are
green plants, green and white vines
end a few pink geraniums.
Another house has an awning OF
natural linen with a fringed edge.
There are no flowers and vines, but
q trim lockwood pyramid is formal
and fitting against the big stone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
KEEPING HOUSE FOR A SN

was telling about my cats to some
one who had tea room. Would l
20 over there, for price? though.
that Z great joke at first. As
such l told it to several people. and
almost before l knew it people be-
gan to ask me to lend them my cats.
Keeps Building Free of Mice.
My first big order as it were,
came from the superintendent Of an
Office building. Would I agree to
keep the building free from mice for
a certain fixed sum? After that the
business grew, until now l have as
much as l can handle
Usually my plan is to 60 to a
building as soon as it is empty and
let the cats out, although some
times they work in the daytime,
when the place is busy. But usually
il is better to 90 to building about
S in the evening. The matter OF
transportation became problem.
So / have an eXpress-rnan to carry
the cats to and from the place where
they are to work.
MY friends have nicknamed me
The Pied Piper I wish Hamelin
Town had called me in to rid it Of its
rats, for some way have more faith
in my cats than in any playing of a
pipe. Anyway, they make me a nice
little sum Of money each month +;
nothing fabulous, OF course, but
enough to be grateful to them"
"The Sightseeing Person"
Miss Adeline Powers refers to
herself laughingly as THE Seeing
New York Person" She hasn't a
large rumbling car with a man with
a megaphone on it, but nevertheless,
she succeeds in showing strangers
what they want to see in the city.
Like Miss Conroy, her work began
in an accidental way.
ut was one spring, while ] was
recuperating from an illness, that /
began this work" said Miss Powers.
Il was not able TO go back to the Of
fee where l had worked, and the
doctor had told me 70 be out of
doors as much as | could.
For several days there had been
a strange woman at the same table
with me in my boarding house. She
was a timid little thing and one day
she asked me to give her some street
directions. Then she asked me it /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
rs ONE WOMAN'S JOB

my life as saw in that time. AS l
put her on the train, still wondering
about that romance, she said: I've
had such a good time, dear. l was
afraid the strain of a great city
would be too much for me. That is
why I wanted to go to the burying
grounds. They are so restful!
One gil desired above all things
to walk the whole length of Broad
way She said when she was little
girl she loved best of all to read any
thing about that wonderful street,
and she had determined some day to
walk from one end to the other. /
was glad that day that l an a good
walker.
Il have the best time while l am
doing my work, and I've made real
friends of some of the people I've
conducted. And now there is a
chance that l may take a party to
Europe next year"
Housekeeper for a Sky scraper.
Quite different from the work of
Miss Conroy or Miss Powers is
that Of Mrs. Addison. In fact, het
work hes so we'll within the scope
of what has always been called
"women's work" that it is surprising
that more women are not engaged in
it.
"Housekeeper of skyscraper is
what / am" said Mrs. Addison.
This is something which a few
women have taken up, and / predict
that within few years almost every
big Office building will have woman
to look after it. My work is an out
growth of position l had with tho
superintendent of large building.
was his stenographer, but soon / was
attending to so many of the details
OF keeping the building in good con-
dition that had little or no time
for the ordinary work of a stenogra-
pher. So he secured another
woman to attend to his correspond
ence and gave all my time to the
ether work.
Nov / have an assistant who
works part time for me, so much
have we found to do. l am not a
superintendent at all, for nave
nothing to do with renting Offices or
collecting rents or anything like
that. I give all my time to seeing
that the building is properly cleaned
and to attending to the complaints
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

ton of green plants is one of the
hardest.
A little further or is low window
box that extends across double win.
dows. Pink geraniums in solid row
are massed against the ivy, which
is short and tackled to the box. Low
Palms mark each end of the box and
a slightly higher palm in the centre
appears to excellent advantage
against the Corinthian pillar which
divides the windows. The charm of
this decoration is sccentuated by a
background of lace curtains, straight
hung, the flowers and ferns blending
into the lesfy design of the lace.
Bay Trees as Sentinels.
Two tall bay tres stand at the
broad entry way, at the top of three
granite steps which lead to home
modern in its architecture. Two
heavy circular pillars on each side
form an effective setting, for the
trees are in tapering green tubs. A
cement box with a heavy conven-
tional design covers the top of the
balustrade at the side of the steps.
1t is filled with tall red geraniums,
and a few long pieces of ivy trail
down to the steps. Three narrow
windows at one side of the doorway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
E(CTOW can I make money!?
Everybody seems to be
.el,;ro that question. And

can make money!
II Everybody seems to be
asking that question. And
some women are answering it in an
unusual manner. Just to mention
three women who are doing things
out of the ordinary for a livelihood
there are Mrs. M. A. Addison, Miss
Adeline Powers and Miss Susan
Conroy. They are making money
much money, too-and each one has
developed her own line Of work,
There is no adequate name for the
work Of any one of them.
Strangest OF the three, undoubt-
edly. is the work of Miss Susan Con-
roy. AS a matter Of fact she doesn't
do the work herself. She has cats
do il for her. Yet this is no case for
the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Animals. Far from 1t.
The cats in Miss Conroy's employ
ment lead unusually happy and
healthful lives, according to feline
standards. All they have to do IS to
catch mice in restaurants and Hat
buildings and Office skyscrapers and
anywhere else that Miss Conroy has
engagements for them.
Her Cats Help Friend.
My business started in = small
way" said Miss Convoy the other
day. Il was talking 70 friend OF
mine who is manager Of fashion
able dressmaking establishment. She
was saying that they had so much
trouble with mice. ! asked her why
they didn't have a cat, and she said
il was too much trouble to have a
cat around the place.
Il had some cats at the time
which had bought from small boys
who. l feared, were going to torture
them. For a long time I've PAID
children in our neighborhood FIVE
cents for every neglected cat
brought to me. Many Of these cats
] had cared for and fed and then
given to friends. When my friend
told me of her troubls. offered to
bring over the three cats for several
evenings and see If they couldn't rid
the place Of mice.
That was FIVE years ago. For sew
teral months whenever the mice ven
stured back into that abode Of silks
oand lsces l took my cats over. Then
zone day my friend told me that she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

of the tenants. l inspect each Office
in the building regularly to see if
anything needs to be done
Inspects Every Office.
Then, of course, complaints come
in to my office. One tenant wants
a shade mended. l must see that il
is put in running order. Another re-
ports that the messenger call is OUT
Of commission. Another says that
the hot water tap in his lavatory
Grips all the time. Another COM
plains that the scrubwoman seems
to slight the hall in front of his
door Such are the things which
make up my work. They are just
the things, as you can see. which all
housekeepers have to contend with;
so all I am doing is being a house
keeper for big Office building, in
stead of an ordinary house or apart
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

THE ROUND WOODEN TUB
FORMS 4 FITTING BASE FOR
THIS CONICALLY SHAPED
This is a green year in window
boxes. and masses of English
ivy. American ivy and privet
are seen everywhere. That fact does
not make for monotony, however, as
nearly all the hardy plants have been
brought into service for outdoor dec
Grafton, and foliage with the under
part of the leaf tinged with red. and
vines touched with white and yellow
distinguish many window boxes.
There are still many daisies and
eeraniums to be seen, for flower low
ers arc faithful to their old
favorites.
Bay trees and lockwood prevail
among the shrubs. which flank Por-
tails this year. But there is new
isvorite-a golden privet. a magnih-
cent bush whose green leaves are
tingsd with gold.
Already the window box combina-
ton OF this season is giving way to
the new combination announced for
1915. 1t is lockwood, dwarf daisies,
scuba. with its notified leaf of green
and white, and ivy. Already orders
are being placed for next year.
1t is on upper Fifth av. that the
best specimens Of the window boz
and door shrubs can be seen. And
while the general floral effect is that
Of similarity in the plants used to MI
boxes. close inspection reveals the
particular differences which give in
dividuality TO each grouping. But
in front Of the two big front win
dows OF an imposing brownstone
house are boxes almost tropical IN
effect. Green plants of many kinds
are interspersed with graceful ferns
and sspititues, and the heavy ivy
falls long and loose. Such a combina-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Good Manners

THE wide diversity OF nursery
methods in this country is no
where more noticeable than
at the summer hotel. Here one sees
children, who, if they were not born
with the idea that courteous atten-
ton should be accorded their elders
have had this truth instilled into
them so early that it seems part
of them.
In a certain summer hotel one
table exhibits two girls, in the rosy
flush of their teens, accompanied ~
a mother to whom they pay delight
full little attentions. They remain
standing until she is seated or Il
her entrance to the dining room has
been delayed, they always rise as
she draws near.
Courteous TO Mother.
Equally pleasant to watch Is INC
devotion of very fat, chubby tell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
A BIT OF COUNTRYSIDEIS BROUGHT
INTO CITY HOMES BY WINDOW
AND DOOR GREENERY.

have three small boxes, planted in
the same manner, A green and white
plant with spreading leaves, little
higher than the geraniums, is in the
centre of the middle box, The boxes
are OF wood, painted green.
High Nodding Daisies.
High daisies in profusion are
framed in two wide, deep windows,
separated by two-toot solid brick
column. The daisies reach third
o; the way up the window. Broad
leaved plants form the lower decora-
ton, and three ropes of ivy swing
from each box.
A wonderful effect in daisies is pro-
Guced at a four story house on the
next corner. Round bay windows
form the corners of the second and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

lockwood ~ 4 CEMENT M
or EGYPTIAN DESIGN.
vesr-old son to his mother. The
glorious appetite of youth drives him
70 the table the minute the meal IS
served. but the entrance OF his
mother is the signal for her sons
graceful drawing out of her chair, a
service performed with the manner
of a Chesterfield.
1t is also refreshing TO watch
third table, at which a father and
son-the latter probably in his
thirties, though he looks like
Younger brother-take their meals.
The younger man always stands I'M
til his father is seated and never fails
to rise should the father be the last
to enter the room.
When the meal is over he may be
observed to step aside to allow the
older man to precede him. He has
done this from a mere child and It
has now become a part of his being
A large, round table accommodat.
&c a family the parents OF which
say they never intend to grow old.
Handsome themselves, they were
surrounded by four beautiful chill
dren, two sons and two daughter.
The mother remarked, with pride
that each boy had sister to care
for until he or she married.
Attention TO Women in Family.
The effect of the arrangement was
plainly evident to those who noted
the attention the girls received. The
boys had been taught to place their
sisters chairs at the table, to help
them with their wraps, to see that
they had all the necessary attention
at the informal hotel parties-in
short, to do all those pretty things
that many boys never dream of do
ing until they have met the "one
girl" who probably is some one
else's sister
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

THE NEW COMBINATION FOR 1913
INCLUDES lockwood, DWARF
DAISIES, ACUBI AND IVY.

lifetime. 1t will be late in the fall
before the window boxes OF to-day
have outlived their beauty. Then the
haywood and evergreen will replace
them.
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column at the door.

column at the door.
Red geraniums' some one asks
Yes. hundreds of blooms. Red geran-
iums always have been and florists
say they will continue to be the stand
ard bloom for window boxes, be-
caus. they are so bright and cheerful,
bloom so freely, and thrive so well
with little care. The pink geranium,
however, is the correct Hover IL
one has a stucco or light granite
Rouse.
A Year of Window Boxes.
A few weeks ago the window
boxes were heavy with hydrangeaS
in white and delicate green, and law
enders shading into soft blues ana
pinks. But these are short lived as
FIVE weeks at the best mark their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

friends about it. AS a result l often
receive telegram or telephone mes
sage from the principal of that
school asking if can care for one
or more girls for a weekend. 1t is
such fun taking the girls around.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

and room for them, meet them at
the train. and in addition to enter
tanning them do all the unpleasant
things connected with travelling.
That first girl whom l conducted
through New York told all her girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

third stories. The windows arc d.
vided into two parts, each fitted with
= window box full OF large daisies
and ivy, which forms deep luxur-
liant border. The window box at the
ton of the third story window fol-
lows the entire curve OF a small
balcony which opens from a wide
window.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28

when l don't have much to do l
am glad to do professional shopping
on the side. That started quite by
chance, too. 1t so happened that
several girls who were going of to
school stopped in New York for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Awnings Add Striking Note.

Awnings Add SHINING NOTe'
Awnings often add to the effective
ness of the window boxes. One OF
the most striking instances is shown
On brown stone house, Of severe
lines, which has tiers Of three win
dows with green and white striped
awnings.
A simple design in stone marks the
top of the centre window Below
this window is a narrow ledge, on
which is placed the window box, re-
Gently d mass OF many tinted hy-
drsngcas but now blooming with
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their clothes. They were girls who
lived in small towns, where it was
not possible to get what they
wanted. | helped them with their
purchases. What more natural than
that they should write to me TO buy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-03
HOLLAND TO BAR FOOD
EXPORTS TO GERMANY
Assurance Allows England to Seize
and Investigate Cargoes Con-
signed to Dutch Dealers.

LONDON. October 3-Holland has
given assurances that it will prevent
the expectation Of foodstufrs from Hol-
land to Germany or to other countries
now at war
This action by the Dutch government
greatly simplifles the differences which
have arisen concerning cargoes of food
destined for the Netherlands, and
makes 1t possible for the British gov
eminent to cease the seizure and in
vestigation of cargoes of foodstuffs
consigned to Dutch dealers
The decision will eliminate also the
caused by the seizure Of food
stuffs bound from the United States to
Rotterdam. 1t is described as crafty
ing both to the British foreign secre-
tary, Sir Edward Grey, and the. Ameri-
who have been comforting daily as to
what shipments may be properly con-
sidered contraband. A great percent
age of the American exports to Hol-
status of which Is now thoroughly de-
fined. The British and American gov
ernments are still exchanging repre-
sehtations regarding copper and some
other commodities shipped from
American ports to Holland, and con-
'sidered by Great Britain as contraband
rof war. The negotiations, 1t is made
known, are proceeding amicably. Much
American copper shipped to Dutch
ports Is reported as being sent for
sale In the open market without con-
sixnment to definite customer.
Great Britain pays for the copper SELF
ed. and the question has arisen whether
such seizure is an interruption OF
ttrade inasmuch as the cargo Is not
deffnftely sold and billed to q desig-
mated hrm- >