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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
The Manicure Lady

By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

so, because l have often had the feel
ing when some great big powerful
man went out of here that ] would
be willing to be his wife If he had
good bankroll with which to main
tain me proper, even If he did give me
a good shaking when l wouldn't
mind. Goodness knows, | would rath-
er have a husband like that than
some of the little fat-chested dudes
that nince in here just before the
matisee to get polished up to a per-
feet pink. / wouldn't care rap for
husband that ] could slam across
the room, and | am afraid If I should
marry that kind Of "A husband he
would be going across the room most
of the time.
But the ideal kind Of % man, I
think, for a husband for a emotional
yet gentle child like me. is a hus-
band who could be as rough as Sandy
Ferguson if he had to be, but who
could also be as gentle as q little
trained nurse-and .-Nlt is Che way 1
would want him to be most Of the
time, because my girHsh nature does
not lean none toward warfare. MY
father is the kind Of q man I mean
big and powerful enough 90 always
be the skipper of his own house, but
as gentle as a kitten most of the
time, especially when he has been out
with a few OF the old Romans trying
his best to get all the high proof
stuff off the market forever. No mat
ter how lit dear old dad is, ne always
totes that beaming smile around on
his map, and he has always been so
good to mother that she fairly wor-
ships him.
There amt many men left like
that now, George, at least among Inc
young stock The young men now
pave the muscles Of children, ana the
dispositions Of cave men. instead Of
the muscles Of cave men and the dis
positions of children. Here comes one
of them to get his nails did now"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
The Merry-G Round
AN AMUSING SHORT STORY.

old friend, the lawyers clerk, and sue
ceeds in getting thirty Kroner from
him on the express condition that they
must be repaid before 10 o'clock the
next day, as the money does not be-
long to the clerk himself. This does
not bother Helmer. He borrows the
thirty Kroner, pays the cigar dealer
back the twenty at 3 o'clock sharp and
eats a belated but very substantial
lunch at the "Pcrlina"
There is long, a very long time
until tomorrow,
".
Wednesday morning Helmer rushes
around like a mailman. 1t Is so an
noying not to be able to pay your
debt at the time promised and be-
sides, It hurts his credit, which is his
financial mainstay. At last he sue
ceeds in softening the heart Of an old
aunt, who lends him thirty Kroner to
be paid back when convenient. The
lawyers clerk gets them with pro-
fuse apologies.
In the evening Helmer paints the
town red In company with a Swedish
cousin, who has just come across the
sound to see Copenhagen. The cousin
pays and Helmer promises to pay his
share the next day.
V,
The next day It appears that his
share. as far as they are able to re-
member, amounts to about fifty
Kroner Helmer borrows seventy five
Kroner from his wine dealer, whom
he owes a considerable amount for
whisky. The money must be repaid
on Friday.
In the evening the cousin returns
to Sweden and Helmer invites his
sweetheart to take supper with him.
VI.
Friday comes. Helmer finds 1t nee
essary to do something. He writes
three long poems. digs up a couple OF
old short stories which he modernizes.
and rushes from one editor to another
to sell his products. He really sue
ceeds in selling the lot for 100 Kroner.
He pays the wine dealer and goes to
bed early, for he is dead tired.
VII.
Saturday night and evening Helmer
with the best conscience In the world
eats and drinks and smokes as long
as he has a penny left.
VIII.
Sunday he borrows fifteen Kroner
from Frau Jochumsen.
TX.
Monday he borrows twenty Kroner
from his cigar dealer, and pays Frau
Jochumsen.
Tuesday he realizes that life is
merry go round. and all you have To
do is to keep It moving. Whereupon
he telephones his friend, the lawyers
clerk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10

1--WE been reading a continued
story in one Of the evening
newspapers said the Manicure
Lady, land it is a kind of queer lay
out, the plot of it and all. 1t tells
about a strong, manly young gent
about six feet tall who wins the love
of a fair young society girl by acting
like a cave man. George, what is a
cave man."
81 remember reading something
about cave men in my school books, -
said the Head Barber. 'If l remem-
Der right, they was the first human
beings and lived a mighty long time
ago. They was bigger than the men
now. and more like big gorillas. They
had hair all over their big bodies and
lived in caves. That is all l know
about them, except that when 1t come
to a rough house fight they must have
been regular slasher3."
Dear me-" exclaimed the Manicure
Lady 81 don't see how no young
society lady could fall for that kind
of a gent. / amt no society queen
myself, but goodness knows. George,
| wouldn't marry no gent ana do light
Housekeeping IN cave. a nat IS Ddu
enough, but a cave-neVer,
This story didn't say, though, that
the hero was exactly a cave man-it
said he used cave-man methods. /
suppose it meant that he was kind of
rough and harsh to her, and maybe
he beat her up a little"
HE wouldn't have TO be no cave
man to do that, if we can believe the
papers at ALL" declared the Head
Barber There are plenty Of gents
moving in our best circles that have
been accused of beating up their
wives"
ut said in this story that all women
love to be mastered by some ruder.
stronger being than the women them
selves. Sometimes l believe that is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
D Advice to Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

that time learned to love him
dearly.
Recently he has been treating
me very cool and is going out
with another young lady.
AS | love this young man very
much, and as l want him back, !
am writing this letter to you hop
ing you will give me some advice
that will help. G. G.
When love grows cold, there is
nothing more futile than to try to far
it into life again. My advice may not
bring him back, but it, at least, will
save your pride, and that means a
great deal more than you may think
1t is this Don't let him see that you
care. Tell yourself you don't care
and bye and bye you will really fine
yourself caring less.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
r TELMER, the young poet, awak-
ems at 2 in the afternoon on a

uELMER the young poet awak-
ems at in the afternoon on a
Sunday because a ray Of the
sun strikes his face. He yawns
stretches himself, tries to go to sleep
again, but is forced to give it up
suddenly quite wide awake now. he
stretches out his hand and gets hold
of his pocketbook and his wallet He
examines both feverishly. only to lay
them aside with sigh of despair.
Then he remembers.
He remembers how last night he
drank just the glass of whisky and
soda he should not have drunk For ii
was that one glass which, in spite of
all his good resolutions, drew all the
others after IT,
1t was thar glass which caused him
to stay all night in the cafe with his
friends, who afterward treated him
to an early morning breakfast with
long schnapses, and caused his last
ten Kroner bill to disappear, though
he was to use it to-day to take din
ner with his sweetheart.
When Helmer, half an hour later
fully dressed and in the best Of spir-
its, lights his first cigarette, he real
ICES that his landlady, Frau Johum-
sen, whom he already owes four
weeks rent, IS his only possible sal
walton And he really succeeds in
making her lend him fifteen Kron y
but she must have them back by IL
o'clock sharp tomorrow (Monday), as
she has to pay an. annoying coal mer-
chant.
Every cent Of Helmer's fifteen
Kroners is gone, when, with his sweet
heart he leaves the restaurant where
they have dined.
Monday morning at 10 Helmer IS
standing in his cigar dealers shop.
He has patronized him for five years
and owes him 21O Kroner for cigars
and cigarettes but he has often bor-
rowed small amounts of cash from the
cigar dealer for a short time, and now
he borrows 90 Kroner
But | must have them tomorrow
at without fair the man insists,
for | need az the money | can lay
my hands on to pay a promissory
note"
In the afternoon Helmer is sitting
in cafe Dagmar with an absinth and
In the evening he spends his last two
Kroner for sandwiches and beer.
1t does not trouble him the least
that he has to pay the cigar dealer 20
Kroner before tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow seems infinitely far
away and he enjoys the fact that he
paid back Frau Jochumsen her If
teen Kroner In due time.
Tuesday morning Helmer gets up
late. At o'clock he telephones his
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
By FRANCES L. GARsIDE.

crowded closer to him, and he felt
a singing sensation in his left arm
And that is the last he remembers.
lie hsl a dim impression of being
led off the car and down a side street:
of a dark hallway, a brightly lighted
room and something sweet to drink.
The next he knew he was standing in
front of his own door and It was mid
night.
"a poisoned needle" he gasped,
land here It isl" pullin- a darning
needle from his left coat sleeve.
And such is the tie of dupllcity and
understanding between all male
kind that his son. Chauncey Devere,
pulled out of it's eye a pink wool
thread that matched the ball in his
mothers darning bag, before his
mother and sister had caught sight
Of It.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
THAT DEPENDS.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
have been keeping company
with a young man (two years my
senior) for one year, and as a
rule we are very happy when to-
gether; but every time he meets a
certain person in my family whom
he dislikes he is very cool with
me. When ] speak to him about
this he answers that he always
has the same good feeling toward
me. X.
II the person he dislikes is very
near TO you. and one he would Otter
meet after your marriage | hope yot
will not marry the man His intoler.
ance now will become active dislik,
then, and he will make you very un
happy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
FOLLOW YOUR HEART.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear MISS FAIRFAX:
For a month | have had atten-
ton paid to me by a gentleman
~ years of age who has me con-
fused whether or not / shall keep
company with him.
He is in love with me Still,
care very little for him. but | am
deeply in love with a young gem
tleman nineteen years old, who
also loves me. He has a wonder
full future and is very wealthy
and, although young, has a very
mannish way about him.
ALICE.
Never keep company with one man
If you love another one more. That
is an injustice to three.
The man you love is too young to
regard seriously. Go on loving him
if you heart so Wills; but give him
q chance to grow up before you let
that love becomes an obligation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Every Woman
Knows That

instead Of sallow skin and face
|oolemishes she ought to possess
ne clear complexion and the
9eauty of nature and good
lealth: Any woman afflicted
o. suffering at times from
headache, backache, nervous
ness languor and depression
" splrlts-ought to try
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
MOST DECIDEDLY NOT.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
/ am a Young man of seven
teen and am in love with girl
three years my junior. Is It prop
er for me to go out with her at
nights, which she does, although
her mother forbids herr
SAM.
only your extreme youth excuses
YOU fer influencing a girl of fourteen
90 disobey her mother. Let her alone
and don't go out nights with any girl
with or without her mothers consent
until you are older.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10


of he
n something Goddess o
he s a
1T
psyche xnoto a
In our vision
trimming for beauty.
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TO.DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

d.
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
twenty second Chapter-Continued.
Something in the voice made me
lrady something in the blue eyes
1rade me tremble. looked at him
krt did not speak.
Don't you know me, Mally?" he
bald.
| 7 felt as If a rosy veil were falling
liver my face and neck. A flood of
nv was sweeping through me. AT
last I knew who it was.
II was Martin Conrad, grown to be
I man, tall, powerful, manly man,
MI with the same face still-an elu-
i've ghost of the boys face l used
ID look up to and love.
few minutes later we were out
the piazza in front of the church,
Ind with a nervous rush of joyous
Eords he was telling me what had
bought him to Rome.
Having lust "scraped through" his
Examinations, and taken his degree
[mIldn't have done so If the exam
hers had not been Jolly good to
m-he had heard that Lieut.. 9.
WAS going down to the great ice
barrier that bounds the South Pole,
d investigate the sources Of winds
Ind tides. so he had offered himself
& doctor to the expedition and been
RCcepted.
| Sailing from the Thames ten days
go they had put into Naples that
Morning for coal, and taking advan-
Bge of the opportunity he had run
In to Rome, remembering that
Eas at school here, but never eX-
betting to see me, and coming upon
H. BY the merest accident in the
forld-something having said to him,
&Let's go in here and look at this
tueer old church"
| He had to leave tomorrow at two,
though. having to sail the same
hight but of course it would be luck
h go farther south than Charcot and
make another attack on the Antarctic
light.
could see that life was full of
bath and hope and all good things
tOr him, and remembering some cpl
BODIES of the past, l said;
SO you are going 'asploring' in
farnest at last?"
AT last" he answered, and we
BOXED into each others eyes and
laughed as we stood together on the
thurch steps, with little tender waves
n feeling from our childhood sweep
ng to our feet.
| And your" he said you look just
he same knew you instantly. Yet
ou are changed, too. So grown and
so wonderfully :"
Going to Marry
knew what he meant to say, and
eing too much of child to pretend
pot to know, and too much of a Wom-
n Notwithstanding my nunlike i'm
fulseS) not to find joy in it, | said |
FaS glad.
You've left the Convent, 1 seel
When did that happen?"
| told him three weeks ago-that
BY father had come for me and we
|ere going back to ELAN.
And then? What are you going to
70 them" he asked.
For moment I felt ashamed to
nswer, but at last l told him that l
fas going home to be married.
Married? When? To whom?"
said | did not know when, but it
Fas to be to the young Lord Raa.
Raa? Did YOU say Raa? That
Good G.! But surely you
tn0W & q"
He did not finish what he was going
say, so l told him l did not know
nything, not having seen Lord Raa
nee / came to school, and every
Ing having been arranged for me
my father.
Not seen him since every
ing arranged by your father"
Yes"
Then he asked me abruptly where
was staying, and when told him he
10 ne would walk back with me to
hotel.
MS manner had suddenly changed,
~ several times as we walked to-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
A Farewell.

Something in his tone must have
said more than his words to my
father and the Bishop, for I saw that
they looked at each other with sur
prise.
Then the bell rang again, the en-
CINE throbbed, and Martin said
Good bye! Good bye!"
While the train moved out of the
station, he stood bareheaded on the
platform with such woebegone face
that looking back at him my throat
began to hurt me as it used to do
when I was n child.
! was very glad that Gay as we
travelled north My adopted country
had become dear to me during my
ten years exile from home, and
thought L was seeing the last Of my
beautiful Italy, crowned with sun
shine and deCked with flowers.
But there was another cause Of
my Sadness and that was the
thought of Martins uneasiness about
my marriage and the feeling that he
had anything to say to my father he
ought to have said it then.
And there was yet another cause
of which | was quite unconscious
that like every other girl before love
dawns on her, half of my nature was
still asleep, the half that makes life
lovely and the world dear.
To think that Martin Conrad was
the one person who could have
awakened my sleeping heart! That q
word, a look, a smile from him that
day could have changed the whole
current Of my life, and that .
But no. / will not reproach him.
Have | rot known since the day on
st. Mary's Rock that above all else
he is a born gentleman?
And yet And yet e. o.. o..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10

At the left Of
the helmet trimmed
profile the appropriately wit Mer-
which Of
of
helmet hair of
In the middle front view which
beconngness Of the soft folds Mercury
of classical lovelness &C
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10

n T breakfast next morning my
! a father told me that something
| unexpected had occurred to re-
quire that we should return home i'm
mediately, and therefore he had sent
over to Cooks for seats by the noon
express.
! 1 was deeply disappointed, but
knew my father too well to demur, so
| slipped away to my room and sent
, a letter to Martin, explaining the
! change in our plans and saying good
! bye to him.
When we reached the station, how
ever, / found Martin waiting on the
platform in front of the compartment
that was labeled with our name
| | thought my father was even more
brusque with him than before, and
| the Bishop, who was to travel with
us, was curt almost to rudeness. But
| Martin did not seem to mind that
| this morning, for his lower lip had
| the stiff setting which I had seen in
1t when he was a boy. and after |
stepped into the carriage he stepped
in after me, leaving the two men on
| the platform.
/ Shall you be long away?" l asked
"Too long, unfortunately. Six
months, nine-perhaps twelve, worse
! luck! Wish l hadn't to go at all
he answered.
l was surprised and asked why
| whereupon he stammered some ex-
cuse and then said abruptly:
ct suppose you'll not be married
| for some time at all events?"
l told him that l did not know
/ everything depending on my father
"ApVhoW VOuuI see and hear for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
/ HAVE NON &,

Dear Miss Fairfax:
A young man has, or had, been
paying attention for the past
three or four months. and during
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Improve
Complexion

!, ~ everywhere. In boxes. I0c.. Csc.
should fail to read the valuable
slreetioss with every box.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
he Narrative of Mary 0'Neill.
First Part-My Girlhood.

ronvright. 1912, by Hearst's Magazine.
ronvright, 1918, by Hearst Magazine.
rouyright in Great Britain. Copyright,
INA BY ]. B. Lippincott Company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Twenty-third Chapter.

n T breakfast next morning my
n father told me that something
unexpected had occurred to re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10

T r RGENT occasions demand urg
| ent measures. When a little
lie will not save a man he feels
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13

AS the Wilson McAdoo wedding ia
to be quite private. the reporters will
print unusually full details.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
MILFORD CENTER ITEMS
+ **********+****+ +

Mrs. Vennink and daughter spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends at
Manila.
Henry Lackman was in Denison on
Wednesday consulting an eye special.
list.
Mrs. j. T. Byrnes was called to
Dewitt, Iowa. Thursday on account
of the serious illness of her father j.
F. Hogan.
Mrs. ]. F. Kral and daughters.
Francis and Angela, Of Vail, were
callers at the W. w. kral home Fri
day.
A ten pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Will Kral Friday, May Sth.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Breen and chill
dren motored to Denison Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hawley of
Denison Sundayed at the F. L. Haw-
ley home
Mrs. H. E. Miller and children were
over Sunday visitors at the G. Eide
ter home.
The Richard Robinson family were
visitors in Denison Sunday.
Miss Gertie Mitchell of Vail visit
ed Sunday with her friend Marcella
Byrnes.
Clarence and Rolla Whey autoed
to Manila Sunday.
The hail storm Sunday struck this
part of the country pretty hard, break
ing window panes and doing other
damage at nearly every place.
Clarence Chamberlin. Of Denison,
came out to the r. Robinson home
Thursday on his new motorcycle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
MANILA ITEMS
= = i ~ = + + + = : + + = !.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams. of Castana
spent few days here last week with
the formers parents.
Harry Hoffins was an Avoca visitor
Wednesday.
NJ. H. Berkemier transacted business
in Vail Tuesday.
w. l.. Butcher was an Omaha visit.
Or Tuesday.
John Menmann bought Ford tour
ing car Tuesday as did J. J. Meehan
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. c. Saunders made
a trip to Omaha Tuesday.
Mr.. J. II. Hill an expert electrician
Of Iowa City, has been secured to i'll
stall the Manila electric light plant
Mr.. Hill has also secured the install.
ment of the Denison electric light
plant and is said to be satisfactory in
every sense of the word.
Miss Vesta Hill who has been en-
ployed by Mrs. Rose Simpson left
last Tuesday for her home in Webster
City.
Mrs. G. w. Chapman visited with
friends in Mechlin, S. d. over Sunday.
Mrs. f. T.. Ferry OF Sioux City, Wis
tied Mrs. G. w. Chapman and other
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-13
Notice To Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Directors of the Independent
School District of Deloit, Iowa, at the
bank by M. Guy Martin, secretary, I'M
til o'clock p. M. June II. 1914, for
furnishing all materials and labor for
erecting a school building and INSTALL
ing heating system in same. The
work will be done under two separate
contracts, as follows:
A-Erecting school building.
B-Installing heating system.
All work and material must con
form with the plans and specifications
prepared by e. L. Barber, Architect
Denison, Iowa. Plans may be seen at
the bank or may be procured from the
architect after May o. 1914.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by certified check equal to 3 per
cent of the total proposal, made pay
able to the Independent School Dis
trict of Deloit, Iowa. The check OF
the successful bidder to be forfeited
as; liquidated damages in case said
bidder fails to enter into contract