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The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
INDIAN HAD SENSE OF HUM0R
At Least Enough to Get of Good
Joke on the Cross-Examin-
ing Lawyer.

From Fenimore Cooper and other
authorities We have gained the i'm
preston that the Indian is a stolid,
severe individual, with no sense of
the white mans humor, but one red
brother showed himself quite a civ
lized joker the other day in the Unit
ed States court at ST. Paul. He was
a witness in a hotly contested case,
and a lawyer was after him in the
most approved style to cast discredit
on his testimony. After apparently
frightening the Indian with the awful
consequences which would follow the
slightest deviation from the truth, the
lawyer solemnly said:
''Now, sir, want you to tell me the
exact truth, without any shuflling or
evasion. want you to look me square
in the eye and tell me how you get
your living?"
The Indian looked straight at the
lawyer and, with that grave air ia
miliar to all acquainted with the red
man, simply said: Eat"
The courtroom roared and the law
yer let the witness go.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
COVER FOR.TROOPS
Moving Shields Advocated in
Warfare.
Idea Has Been Seriously Put Forth
and Is Being Considered by Pow
ers at War--lts Method
OF Operation.

AS for French officers suggestion
OF moving shields, an American has
already invented one and has written
about it TO the heads of the belliger-
ent governments. He offers to demon.
stratc the efficiency of his device.
The bullet deflector," as he calls
it, is made of two sheets of steel six
feet wide, eight to ten feet high and
one-quarter-inch thick. The sheets
are jointed at an acute angle, so as
to make a triangular shield, the base
Of which is open. The device, which
weighs 1,200 pounds, is mounted or
wheels and can be trundled along by
the ten men 1t can shelter. At a suit
able height are holes through which
rifles can be aimed. It has compart-
ments for water and food, and a top
to protect its occupants from sun and
rain and shrapnel
1t can be used, he thinks, to great
advantage in infantry advances when
the supporting artillery has cleared
the way, as the attackers would be
safe from rife fire until Shey got close
enough to charge with the bayonet if
they desired He says that a bullet
striking one of the faces of the bar
bette would glance off harmlessly, and
that it would be impervious to ma
chine-gun fire.
For defense he thinks a cavalry
charge or a bayonet charge would
beat itself to pieces against a wall of
Steel Folding shelves could be put
into 1t, and they would make hunks
for the crew. On the march it could
be drawn by cavalry horses. It's cost
would be relatively small.
Il would consider one soldier
equipped with the defector," he says,
''of more service to his country and
his cause than so not so protected, for
the simple reason that he can operate
all the time during long campaign
In hundred battles while the so are
dead In the trenches. | am aware
that many objections will be made to
its use in battle, all of which l can
easily answer. It's advantage over the
stationary defenses, such as sandbags
and barricades, would be many
I'm the first place, the men would
not have to lie down on the ground
or remain in cramped, stopped posi-
tion for many hours. They can shoot
without exposing their heads to the
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
Hlah.erade plain Rlhhons.

For dressing garniture, very wide,
plain ribbons are in high esteem. says
the Dry Goods Economist. Failles,
satlns. moires and ottoman effects In
the better grades of gods are all sched-
uled for attention. Failles, perhaps.
enjoy the greatest confidence, but,
this season, styles in dresses are SUM-
ciently varied to offer opportunity for
all the varieties mentioned. They
will be used chiefly In glrdle forms to
aid in accentuating this smart high
and semihigh-waistsd lines.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
Had Eight Sets Of Twins.

Squire Robert l. Mitchsll, who Wis.
tied his old home near Ridgeville re-
Gently, brought back bit of rare
news. The wife of West Graves, ne.
gro of that section, has just presented
her husband with the eighth consecu.
tive set of twins. The young couple
have been married about thirteen
years, the knot having been tied by
Squire Mitchell when he was a Jus
tice of the peace. A remarkable cir
cumstance thereof is the fact that in
each set of twins was boy and a girl.
There are eight children living. one of
each set having died.-Caswell IN. CO
Dispatch to New York Tribune.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
RIDES IN NIGHTlE FOR AID
Jersey Woman, in Zero Weather, Goes
for Firemen to Save
Her Home.

Roseland, n. J-For the second
time within year Austin Philhower
and his family are homeless as a re-
suit of fire, and for the second time
Philhower rescued his two youngest
children from death. After wrapping
them in bedding, he took one in each
arm and dropped from a window on
January 6 last
Sparks from the kitchen fire are sup
posed to have started the fire. A wom-
an driving past saw the fire and
alarmed the family. Mrs. Philhower
took the two older children and her
husband got the others.
Mrs. Philhower, clad only in a night
gown, jumped on horse without wait
ing for saddle and rode into the viii
lage, two miles away, although the
temperature was below zero. Finding
the rim of a locomotive wheel, she
beat tattoo. Firemen responded, but
the house was in ruins when they got
to IL.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
Heavy Wood Best Fuel.

Equal weights of dry, nonresinous
wood are said to have practically the
same heat regardless of species, and
as a consequence 1t can be stated as
a general proposition that the heav-
ier the wood the more heat to the
cord. Weight for weight, however
there is very little difference between
various species; the average heat for
all that have been calculated is 1900
calories, or heat units, per kilogram.
A kilogram OF resin will develop 9,4O0
heat units, or about twice the average
for wood. AS a consequence, resinous
woods have a greater heat value per
pound than nonresinous woods, and
this increased value varies, of course,
with the resin content.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
Escorts for Hire in Kansas City.

The young man of engaging man
ners who is willing to hire himself out
as an escort to women is said to have
a field for his activities these days.
Even in Kansas City the new profess
sion has made its appearance, but it is
said to have originated in New York.
Parents who wish to send their daugh-
ters to a concert have only to tele-
phone the beaux's bureau, indicate the
mental complexion they expect Of the
young man and say whether or not
they want him to wear evening dress.
The bureau fills the order, the girl
hears the concert and the young man
is we'll paid for his trouble.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
CALLS THE SOPHOMORE DOWN
When Student Acquires Little Learn
ing He VIII Know Why II Is Dam
oerous, Says Maize.

"The varsity graduate has a good
deal Of conceit. He is nothing. though,
beside the undergraduate-the junior
or sophomore"
The speaker was Chomley Porter,
the brilliant varsity oarsman of Itha-
ca. He resumed:
ION a white beach there lolled be-
side pretty girl a sunburnt, bare
headed sophomore In one OF those
queer SIS suits that the advertisements
call 'ready-built,' or 'ready-to-put-on,'
or ailored'-anything. in short,
'ready-made'
The sophomore blew a cloud Of
nasty-smelling smoke from his cheap
cigarette, yawned and said:
Maize, why do they says a little
learning is a dangerous thing.
Maize touched impatiently with her
brown finger a long ladder that had
appeared on the ankle OF her brand
new pair of 39-cent silk stockings. just
put on for the first time that morn
ing.
What did you say, Gus?' she muir
INJURED absently
Why, It is claimed the sophomore
repeated, that a little learning Ia a
dangerous thing
"Mazie's calm, clear eyes look at
him thoughtfully.
Well, Gus she said, II you ever
get any you'll know Minneapolis
Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04

THE cloth-topped shoe continues TO
i reign supreme as the favorite in
the realm of footwear. With black
leather vamp and uppers of cloth In
tan, chamois, gray or fawn color, aud
in many shades of these, it extends
it's conquests. Many styles in all-black
are made for those of the quietest
taste, with leather vamps and cloth
tops in which little intricacies OF de-
sign and stitching supply novelty and
distinction. Shoes having bronze
vamps are made with uppers in brown
cloth.
Whether these shoes will be super
seded by others cut low and worn with
colored stockings remains for the
spring and summer to disclose. But
for the present, and for some months
to come, the boot with the colored
cloth vamp and sometimes a cloth
covered heel is the only wear for
those who keep up with the mandates
OF fashion.
Certain expedients that make for
economy are noticed in the showings
OF footwear. Caters, or spats, OF light
weight cloth have been made, to be
worn over black shoes OF with low
shoes, to give the effect OF the shoe
with light-colored uppers. They At
smoothly, and II one wishes to use
black shoes already in the wardrobe,
instead OF buying an extra pair or two,
the light gaiter answers the purpose
perfectly.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
MURDER is CLIMAX
OF MEXICAN SONG
Goaded to Fury by Sentimental
Ditty Man Shoots off
Rivals Fingers.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Two men were
slain and a third dangerously wound
ed in a gun and knife fight caused by
love song and a guitar at Monte
bello.
Famed into frenzy by the melodi-
Gus strains of a Mexican love ditty,
sung and picked on a two-stringed
guitar by Manuel Arroyo, his rival for
the hand of a pretty senorita of
Montebello, Robert Martinez first shot
the fingers from the hand at the
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
DIE TOGETHER, AT 86 AND 81
Hearts Of Pennsylvania Brother and
Sister Stop on the Same
Night

Brookville, Pa.-Neighbors found
the bodies of Mrs. Mary Stewart,
eighty-six, a widow, and her brother,
George Wiley, eighty-four, in the Wiley
home here.
The aged pair we're in good health
and when they did not appear as usual
the house was broken into.
A physician said both had died of
heart disease. Fears that they had
been asphyxiated we're dispelled when
1t was discovered that all gas valves
had been turned off.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
zuingo Shot Martinez, Killing Him In
stantly.

strings, then crushed Arroyo's head
with the gun butt, and turned to go.
AS Martinez reached the door he
was confronted by Victor Arroyo,
brother of the dead man, and Juan
Zuingo, a friend. Martinez grappled
with Zuingo and beat him on the head
with the gun butt. Victor Arroyo was
begging his brother TO speak to him.
Martinez floored Zuingo and started
for the door. Zuingo pulled his re-
volver and shot Martinez, killing him
instantly.
Half an hour later Deputy Sheriffs
Fox, Nolan, Reeder and Mode were
at the scene of the fierce battle, near
the Simons brick yard. Victor Arroyo
had disappeared in the meantime, and
none Of the Mexican residents was
able to give the officers valuable in
formation. The deputies later learned
through friends of the dead men that
each was desperately in love with a
black-eyed girl, daughter of Mexican
ranchman, living near by.
According to Deputy Sheriff Fox,
Martinez, who bunked a few feet from
the Arroyo house, heard Arroyo sing
ing his love song to his sweetheart.
Insane from jealousy and strong
drink, he quietly crept from his bunk
to the window of Arroyos bunkhouse
and shot the fingers from his right
hand. Then he rushed into the house
and battered him to death.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
CAUSE A SMILE NOW
Exhibition of Crude Old Surgical
instruments.
Modern Scientists Amused at Fossils
Of Ancient Learning and supersti-
tion-Some Rare Medical Vol.
umes Also Shown.

Like a museum of geology of the
medical profession was the exhibit Of
rare old tones and crude surgical in
struments which was held by the Mis-
souri, Historical society, assisted by
the st. Louis Medical society Dig
ging down into forgotten strata OF
medical evolution. the exhibitors ex-
humed a throng of fossils of ancient
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
Collector Took WAGON for Taxes

Portsmouth, N. H.-During a thun-
1erstorm Tax Collector Page ran for
the nearest shelter, covered wagon.
When In 1t he discovered that IL be-
Ionged to a delinquent taxpayer, so
he took the wagon to the town hall
and requested the owner to call for
It and pay his bill
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
A Disguise.

What are you going to wear at the
fancy dress ball, Mabel?"
I'm going to wear two skirts and
a petticoat and go as an old-fashioned
matron."
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04

enemy. A bullet striking the barrier
will not throw dust into their eyes TO
blind them. They will not be ex-
hausted by the laborious process OF
digging in."
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
Going Them One Better.

Mrs. Newrich-She has "Wednes-
days" on her card.
Newrich-Well, well put "paydays"
on ours.
The Yale expositor., 1915-02-04
He "Wonn Out.

Were you gambling last night?"
mo, indeed. 1t was donation party.
! came away a hundred to the good"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

beauty which is commonly described as
being composed of regular features,
perfect complexion, a Venus-like figure,
soulful eyes, a wealth of wavy tresses"
and all the other points that go In such
the ideal classification?
Being women, our great actresses
would give much to possess such beauty,
but they are great artists in spite Of the
absence of these distinguishing marks.
Duse, Bernhard, Fiske-do they come
under the classification of great stage
artists and does any one Of them At into
the ideal classification"
The hardest reputation in the world
to live down is the reputation of beauty
especially for one who aspires to real
fame rather than a passing reputation.
You can live down a reputation for wick
edness, for cruelty, for ugliness. but once
you have become noted as a beautiful
woman you can no more get away from
1t than you can get away from your con-
science. Once a beauty always beauty.
And once beauty you can never be
considered from any other standpoint.
Whenever my manager sends me to
pA0toCapAor feel like making faces ct
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

the camera, because know the operator
ture," by which he means the sort of
picture that the press agent can most
readily land on the beauty page of q
newspaper.
Instead of expressing any character
or inward purpose this sort of picture
must be sweet and simpering. 1t must
not be so beautiful as it must be silly in
its affectation. The whole thing is quite
disgusting to me.
The most delightful experience of my
life occurred in Boston a couple of years
ago. had promised to appear at a very
small charity entertainment. l did not
announce what my contribution to the
program would be. / simply said
would be on hand at a certain hour.
All of the announcements as usual
and to my chagrin spoke Of the beau
tiful Miss Frederick as one of the en-
tertainers. When l arrived at the big
hotel where the affair was to be held
couldn't get to the assembly room until
I swore that 1 was the maid of GER
tain famous actress who knew was
taking part that day.
l finally reached the stage just as the
manager was apologizing for my alb
sence and when he saw me walk down to
the footlights he almost tainted. didn't
wait for an introduction but fairly push
ing him into the wings, / returned to
the center Of the stage and began reci-
tation that soon had the audience howl
ing with merriment.
For an encore gave a serious recl-
tation that brought tears to the eyes Of
many-and they weren't tears Of laugh
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
Hardest Reputation in the World Live Down the Reputation
of Being Beauty--Even Husband Couldn't Forget It.

Just as every woman is glad when she
has good looks. But you can't realize
how keenly disappointed l am when val
liable space in the newspapers is devoted
to a description Of my good looks in
stead of to comment upon my work.
OF course l would not deny that
beauty is an asset and a very great
asset to a person who intends to en-
bark upon a stage career. But beauty
without anything else to go with it is
useless, worthless. There are many
girls with good looks who seek a place
on the stage and think that their good
looks are going to carry them to sue
cess. They stick in one place, haven't
the sense to realize why they get no
farther, and then berate the stage be-
cause 1t doesn't know ability wheE 1t
sees iti
Good looks are helpful to success but
they are only one Of the things and not
by any means the most important one
that brings success. Many Of the great
est actresses in the world possessed lit
tie real beauty.
Surely you can think Of no great
actress who possessed or posssases tie
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
Talking by Gestures

TO the ordinary American the ges-
lures and signs made by the Span
L iards in the course of their con-
versstion appear to be very singular;
but to those who are conversing these
gestures add an additional emphasis.
c. Bogne Luffman, in Quiet Days in
Spain," says:
Rubbing the thumb on the forefnger,
as If sprinkling salt. means robbery, job
berry, or something to do with money. The
forefnger wagged in front of the face
means decided negative. All the fingers
pinched up and jerked towards the mouth
or throat means an invitation to dine, or
that food is abundant or good, or would
be welcome, or that one should hurry
and eat more. It is a sign of want, a
boast of plenty, and of hospitality, and
always reveals more of human character
than any words.
"The hand wide open and the little
finger and thumb wide apart bears a
rough resemblance to the cantara-drink-
ing pitcher. Held in this manner and
tipped towards the mouth, the hands sug-
gest q drink OF that plenty Of wine Is
about. The wide-open and trembling
hand, held tFansversely to the body.
means disgust. indignation, or plea for
fairness. The sudden clapping of the
hands against the hips means, I give
IL up, Enough 1t Is fate I drink
your health in VINEGAR. Pressing down
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
Cossacks' Superstitions.

~OSSACKS cannot be got to surren-
der. They have martial supersti-
tions about keeping their horses
and lances, preferring death to aban-
doning either Before the Grand
Duke Nicholas armies reached the
Warthe at Kolo the Cossack Nikita
Tchumakoff, with ten comrades, was cap
tured through falling into an ambuscade
Three days later Tchumakoff turned up
with two bullets through his clothes and
one through his thigh. He was horse
less. but carried his long lance. Tehumak-
on, without horse or weapons, had crept
during darkness from the tent in which
he slept. He got safely past the German
sentries. Then he reflected that 1t was q
shame for a Cossack to lose his horse and
lance. So he crept back, facing the risk
of being killed or recaptured. He re-
covered both horse and lance and gal
loped away. The horse was killed by q
shot from an outpost. From his lance
Tchumakor would not be parted
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

him if had asked him to forsake It an
and to pay attention to only me.
Imagine what it would mean to a man
who has directed the political move
ments of his community to be compelled
to drop politics at the behest of a wife
who believed that politics was good for
everybody but her husband.
That was Just the position | was in
Everything l did my husband thought
was all right-except for me- He want
ed me to give up every real interest in
life and be just a we'll dressed doll in his
home He wanted me to be a society
woman.
Imagine me trying to play bridge,
bridge all day long with women who
never had a real idea in all their lives.
We didn't live in Brooklyn. you know.
where bridge is perhaps the last refuge
of a lonely mind.
No people on earth so love a home as
stage folk They realize what lovely
thing it is to have a clean, healthy.
wholesome atmosphere to go to after
emerging from the personality Of some
stage character. believe in the repub-
lie of the home and the democracy Of
the freside.
Stage women when they marry are
no different from other women. But the
excitement and exhilaration of success,
of their own mental activities, makes
impossible a do-nOthing life such as q
society girl or woman who lives by busi-
ness routine enjoys.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

ter either. l thought they would never
let me go but finally reached the wings
and removing my wig, a clumsy travel
stained ulster and as much of my make
up as possible. l transformed myself
from an awkward Swedish servant girl
to the Beautiful Pauline Frederick"
left the gasping stage manager to an
nounce my identity to the audience while
l fed from the place. The applause that
1 received that day was sweeter on my
ears than any l have received since. l
appreciated it because it was given to
me for my ability as an actress and not
because l was the beautiful Pauline
Frederick"
l very often feel that one of the rea-
sons my marriage was not a success was
that my husband, Frank NJ. Andrews, of
New York, considered me as a beautiful
my marriage was going to be door to
a career But my husbands idea OF it
was a wall which should be built around
a woman.
had MADE 10000 people a week
laugh. had made 10000 people week
cry. And yet was asked to give up all
this to be a chatelaine in the apartment
of a busy architect, intent-upon his own
devices and satisfied that l would appear
across the dinner table from him every
night.
My husband was a famous architect
a millionaire architect. He was the ar
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

the little finger with the thumb Of the
other hand is equal to Here you have
the truth in its essence or Accept it
from me-. The arms curved over the
head and the fingers snapped is an un-
mistakable sign of Joy or happiness, al
at sudden good news. or at a feast, or
merrymaking. Stifening the arm and
Jerking a thumb towards a shoulder i'm
plies strength for any task or scheme"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07

chttect of the Hotel McAlpin, the new
Equitable building and a score of other
skyscrapers. He was a business and So
ciaI associate Of Charles P. Taft.
Now. he was living a full. big mans
life. He was coming into contact with
the world every minute of his time and
with men and women of the world.
Imagine what it would have meant to
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
By PAULINE FREDERICK.

q beauty!
| don't mind IL you call me a
great artist. l don't mind if you refer
to me as the Forty-second Street Duse,
or the Sarah Bernhardt of America, but
II you have any regard whatever for my
feelings l beg of you not to refer to
me as a beautiful woman.
And why? / will tell you why. /
have spent ten of the best years of my
life trying to become a real artist OF the
stage. ] have studied. late and long, l
have observed life and people to the best
Of my ability, have observed actors and
actresses in an endeavor to perfect my
self in every branch and angle of my art
And now after l have done this and
60 upon the stage in a part everybody
forgetE the part and how l am playing
1t and all / hear is What . beauty
Pauline Frederick isl"
Like every other woman in the world
1 want to be as attractive as nature will
~ me. am glad have good looks
The Washington herald., 1915-02-07
~ paq1inue Frederick
Beauty Only Skin Deep;
Ugliness Goes to the Bone

GIT IS good be ugly" says Arthur Stinger the novel;
ist. "f had small daughter whose face long
and suggesting the horse; short and broad
gestng the ow if her of plumb and her
crooked and her inclined monopoIize her face
would give her this counsel: My daughter be glad
ugly for will what want and keep what
you get, and that is life all want it to be-
at is the imperfect that really appeals to He
cherishes the Venus with the lost There a chill in
both the interior and exterior of beauty refrigerator
Beauty only skin deep, but ugness goes the bone.
Uginess aid both love and Who
Bernhard and who ugly and of compelling fascina
ton?"