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The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

Under existing conditions most Of the
Eskimos are now either bigamists or CO
habiting illegally. Until recently the Es-
hmos have been thoroughly satisfied with
their own marriage customs. Living IN
Q country which Il free from ice only four
months In the year their own customs
and laws have been devised for their own
peculiar needs. They constitute the moral
standard among these people.
The laws Of the United States are
definite on the marriage question. With
the advent Of missionaries to the trading
posts north Of Bshfing Strait an e@o!e
was made TO enforce IN the case Of this
ancient race those laws which had been
made b. whits msa for the governing Of
whita psoplA The result has been do
astrous.
When he Xsiamos wiiA 10 marry ne
shaman, o. medicine man. performs the
eoremeuy, whieA becomes pefmanent
marriage q ne ooatfaeting parties deeirs
e % relnaiA sueA. n The maech proves
unsaEs8hstasy ne union tefmipatss auto.
aa1ieally g 0e end e The seasea. p
~ - go g - Dare3ee nay "a -
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
Divorce for Eskimo Whether He Wants 1t Or Not!

other mate and wed anew. This has been
the custom from time immemorial.
II was the desire Of the missionaries
that the native marriage should be con-
sidered invalid and that trial marriage
should be abolished. With this end in view
they performed the ceremonies themselves.
The difference between the two ceremo-
mics was not understood by the Eskimos.
Al the end Of the year, ~ before. II the
newly married couple disagreed they
parted according to their old custom. In
past years . second marriage had meant
bigAmy. A. the condition increased year
By year the missionaries appealed to Uncle
Sam TO punish the bigamists and thus
arose the question Of the divorce court
The nearest divorces oourt Of the NS11mo
10 Nome. But that d - fAf distant from.
the northern DslHmo colony % New York
q from NOM Scotia TIE only mode q
travel On land 70 b. means Of dogs and
he food necessaTy - foed . team during
such Q 3ourney might constitute the entire
wealth of IN Eskima Il The ship Bear
attempted 20 bring % Nome III the Eski.
1ee Who WANTED . - 11yoseo4 & wou4
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

r. seems that Mrs. De Lancey Nicoll.
Mrs De Lancey Nicoll the beauti-
full darling of New York society
and the most famous woman gene
illogical expert in the United States.
was as serious when she took that swift
course in hospital nursing last winter as
soon as the gay part Of the season was
over as she has been with everything
else she has ever undertaken.
She is now in the French war zone,
dressed in her blue and white. and seri-
ously giving her services wherever they
are needed, she the only one OF that bevy
Of society women who took up rapfd-hre
courses In nursing when II became the
fashion last season.
Her companion students, Esther Cleve-
land. Bess Hibben and Mrs. Guy van
Arminge, were graduated from their
hurry-up course and have their diplomas
nicely framed and hung in their boudoirs
or other convenient places where they
can show them to their friends and sweet
ly accept the praise that their friends
shower upon them for their unselfsh-
ness and bravery.
The three near-nurses In question were
intelligent enough. of course. to know
that q few weeks Of training does not
produce a nurse who would be of any
more use to q hospital than an ordinary
housemaid In fact, such q nurse cannot
be used to as good advantage as house
maid, for the lady ;nurse" finds 1t I'M
possible to bring herself to perform
mental duties. Nevertheless nurse diplo-
mas do look well-to the unthinking.
But the case Of Esther Cleveland has
some extenuating circumstances connect
cd with It, She took her training in nurs-
ing seriously and attended her classes
regularly at the Y. ". c. A. school for
nurses in New York. The course which
she took is known as the''trained attend
ance" course. II consisted Of daily In
struction for eleven weeks with three
Afternoons of work q week In the hospi-
tai. Its purpose is for the training OF
women to take care Of convalescents and
invalids.
Esther Cleveland did everything she
was supposed to do satisfactorily. But
when the time came for sailing the
young lady rather lost interest In her
profession. It must be remembered that
the late Presidents daughter. who used
to be known over the country far and
wide a. the white House baby" 10 an
extremely attractive young lady.
Il must be remembered, too. that ~ IN
attractive young lady she has many de-
sirsble young men dancing attendance
upon her, any one Of whom II more than
Wiling to take the serious and decisive
step. Quite lately her name has been CON-
nected yery often with those Of three
prominent young society men Of the sase
Especially during the time sho vas train
~ end planning = 50 y Darooe - .
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

about depopulate all Of northern Alaska.
Another dificulty the commissioners
face Is the tnfraction of laws relating to
life and property. There are no tails In
the Arctic circle. When crime IL sui.
nciently serious the culrdt is usually sen.
fenced to one or two days confinement in
the ships brig. As the Bear 10 cruising
all the time the prisoner generally finds
himself far from homo at the end Of the
second day. With only sufficient food the
prisoner Il put ashore and is obliged to
make his way back ~ best he can. Thus
Q two days sentence 10 very serious.
But ut that the Eskimos are not bad
people. Alone Of all primitive nations
they have shown q high order Of self re-
straint They had enough self control to
abolish the manufacture Of whisky In
troduesd among them IN 1890 b. white
men. When the nvag,s G: alcohol were
pointed out b the Dsk1mes and - soon
g eood HeAsoas were given them Tor
stopping Il the inhabitants Of the villages
voluntarily jotned n The work of atoppins
sAe NQuor tsafao9 They brought n ~ the
WAisay ai1ls 81 1oo1seved them Sablieiy.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

r rs Bear. it's Bear. It actually is
q Bear that your Uncle Samuel IL
sending up to that almost inaccessi-
BILE part Of the United States which
lies beyond Behring Strait to carry to
the Inhabitants of the region the bless
ings of divorce and such other delicious
delicacies Of modern civilization.
The Bear Is the name Of the boat-tho
floating courtroom-which left Nome.
Alaska. the other day with q special com
missioner on board who 10 to dispense
law and Justice to the Eskimos Of Uncle
Sans holdings fsrthest north.
The commissioner has been invested
with special powers 70 adjudSe mdsde
meanors occurring among the Dskimos.
for the laws Of the Dskimos and the laws
Of Uncle Sam ara widely e variance In
more than one section.
The problem Of dealing WIN these N
conscious breakers q Uncle SANS Aws
becomes increasingly more compiler -
civilization brings With Il : reah9a1loo e
crime. Among The Uskimo0 he Gvueoo
yroelsm. = particular - asleeh
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

she took It up In q mood of curiosity
and fun more than anything else.
"If it hadn't been for some time on my
hands and little occurrence that made
me angry and curious and immensely
amused all at once, suppose l never
should have taken up this sort Of thing
at all" she explains.
1t was the visit of a scientist that
started Mrs. Nicoll on her family search.
He told her he was preparing a wonder
full book to prove a wonderful theory.
His theory was that the Knickerbocker,
the Puritan and other families of New
England had degenerated terribly and
the descendants were cursed with various
kinds of bad blood" He explained
that he knew that both Mr.. and Mrs. Nj
coll came from old families, and wanted
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

and from her Investigations concerning Il
she emerged a recognized authority on
genealogy.
When she became interested in her
family tree she did not employ experts to
Investigate its roots and branches, as
ninety-nine out of q hundred society
women would have done. With character
istic energy she set to work to find out
things for herself. She has conducted
more exhaustive original investigations
In genealogy since she became interested
in it than any other woman in America.
She has not only made her own investi-
cations, but has made them in a much
more difficult and thoroughgoing way
than that which contents most genealo-
gists. She has not been satisfied to trace
any line Of descent through only one d.
rect Inheritance; she has gone from son
to father and mother, to all four grand
parents, to all the ramihcations Of a pos
Sible heritage.
She has traced out her own family and
that Of her husband, and has taken time to
work out the charts Of several friends
besides. She has written q book on the
subject and several magazine articles.
1t is the most fascinating work in the
world, she declares, despite the fact that
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
photo by HAapIs sud EWING.

that she was temporarily marooned In
Germany during the early part of the
war. She was taken Dr spy before she
got out Of that country, and only her
ability to speak the German tongue f1u-
entity kept her out of prison. In more
than one way she is q capable and re-
markable woman.
The thoroughness and persistency
which marked Mrs. De Lancey Nicolls
attitude toward nursing have also been
characteristic Of her attitude toward
every other subject in which she has been
interested. Not SO long ago she wanted
to learn something Of her family tree.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

T seems that Mrs. De Lancey Nicoll.
Mrs. De Lancey Nicoll the beauti-
full darling of New York society
and the most famous woman gene
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01

mand large pieces OF household furni-
ture. or else the modern heavy upho1-
stored chairs and davenports demand
large living rooms TO properly place
them. At any rate, large living rooms
and comfortable furniture have grown
to III each other and the two together
have added more comfort TO the So
ciable end of a modern house than
any other combination.
In this particular plan the loggia
may be enclosed with easement win
dows to shut tight in winter, so that
the loggia becomes a sun parlor at
tachment to the big living room. This
arrangement requires some means OF
heating the sun parlor
There is one large chimney III the
center Of the house with three tiues,
one for the furnace and one for the
kitchen range. besides center fiue
which goes up directly over the fire.
place.
The value of a fireplace depends
principally upon the tlue. 1t is more
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01

bedrooms and a bathroom. A num-
Der Of clothes closets and a linen
closet help to make up the necessary
conveniences of a modern house.
There also is an alcove opening of
from the front bedroom, which is in
tended to be furnished with a crib for
young children.
1t will be noticed that the space on
the upper floor is practically all util.
lied for useful purposes. There is
very little room taken up in the hall
way. In fact. there is just enough
wall space to accommodate the diff.
ferent doors opening into the rooms.
The outside appearance of the
house may be much improved at
slight expense by training climbing
vines against the sides of the front
porch, also the loggia may be deco.
rated in the same way by hanging
wire trellis supports from the caves.
The best trellises for climbing vines
are made of square mesh wire fencing
with wires six or eight inches apart.
Such trellis supports are good for all
kinds Of climbers that hang by ten
drills or by winding about the sup
port. Trumpet vines and others that
climb by rootlets should not be plant
ed near a house. They are better on
heavy wooden trellises out in the
yard.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01

teresting because of the two box seats
at the sides Of the entrance and the
little gable end roof supported by
heavy brackets that protects the front
door and porch seats from the wealth
er. On summer evenings such porch
seats are occupied by the men, who
like to sit and smoke and talk. Such
a porch is an invitation to enjoy sum.
mer evening sociability.
Opening on from the large living
room Is a splendid loggia. A loggia
differs from porch or veranda in
not having an outside entrance. It
makes very pleasant outdoor sum-
mer living room that usually is fur
nished to suit the fancies Of the young.
er members Of the family. Some
times loggias are fitted up extrava-
gantly, but in most instances good
taste is displayed. with comfort as the
object rather than ostentation.
The main feature downstairs Is the
large living room Is feet 6 inches by
13 feet. Large living rooms are de-
signed to accommodate all the MEM
bers of the family and their friends,
and are supposed to be furnished &C
cordingly.
The plan here shown provides two
corners for large davenports and
plenty Of floor space for large uphol-
stored chairs. Large liv,us rooms de-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DEVELOP.
MENT OF AMERICAN SHIPPING
INCORPORATED

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City OF
New Orleans
Be 1t known that, on this the 18th day OF
the month of February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen
and of the independence of the United States
OF America the one hundred and thirty-ninth,
before me, Charles F. Fletchinger, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and tor the State, Parish and City aforesaid
therein residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigIed
personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed.
who declared that. availing themselves of the
laws OF this state relative TO the formation
and organization of corporations, they have
covenanted aid agreed, and do by these
presents, covenant, agree and bind themselves
as well as those who may hereafter become
associated with them, to form themselves into
a corporation for the objects and purposes.
with the name and under the stipulations
following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this Cor.
poratlon shall be 'the Society for the De-
velopmeft of American Shipping, Incorpor-
ated, and by said corporate name it shall
have succession and enjoy existence for a
teriod OF ninety-nine years, unless sooner
dissolved IN the manner provided by law and
the Articles OF this charter; and under said
corporate name it shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal, the same 20 alter
or break at pleasure, to make all necessary
rules and regulations for its corporate man
agement and control, and shall have and
enjoy all the rights, privileges and immuni.
ties which are now conferred upon, or NAV
hereafter be grated to corporations of the
same kind and character.
Article 1.-The domicile Of this CORPORA.
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans
state of louisiana, and all citations and other
legal processes shall be served upon the pres.
ident, or, in his absence or inability TO act.
upon any other officer Of the corporation.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation - organized and the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
Activities Of Women,

Among the over four thousand five
hundred applicants for positions in
New York city one recent week there
were 573 women.
Unemployment caused by the wal
increases among women in London al
the rate Of 1000 a week.
Many women are among the 12C
volunteers who are furnishing blood
for the wounded soldiers in the Lyons
(France) hospital.
Miss Lillian Scott has been elected
president Of the Kansas State Teach.
ers' association, and 1t is the first
time in 50 years history of the asso
citation that a woman has been so hon.
ored. Miss Scott has been head of the
department Of pedagogy in Baker uni.
versity since 1894.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
Second Floor Plan.

important to have a good draft for a
fireplace than for stove, because the
fireplace is open and the draft cannot
be so easily controlled. If fireplace
smokes it is not used. Fireplaces with
fires in them are valuable as ventila-
tors because heated air goes up with
a rush that carries impurities with it,
A comfortable way to heat house
of this kind is to run the furnace low
so as to take the chill out of the air
in all the rooms in the house; then
the additional heat from the fire.
place keeps the living room comfort
able.
Upstairs there are three splendid
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
CHARTER
OF CRESCENT PAPER BOX FACTORY,


United States Of America, State of Louisiana
City of New Orleans
BE IT known, That on this tenth day of
the month of March, in the year one thousand,
nine hundred and fifteen; before me, Felix
J: Dreyfous, notary public, duly commits.
stoned al sworn in for the Parish of Or.
leans and City of New Orleans, therein re-
siding. personally appeared, Messrs John
L. Dietze, all of the fuil age of majority
and residents of this city Who declared
that, availing themselves of the provisions
OF the laws of this State, relative to the or.
cularly Act 267 of the General Assembly Of
this State, approved July 9, 1914, they have
covenanted and agreed and do, by these
presents, covenant and agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as we'll as such per-
sons who may hereafter Join or become asso
ciated with them, into a corporation ard bodv
polite IN law, for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and stpulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this co--
poration shall be: Crescent PAPER Box Far.
tory, Inc" and, under that name. il shall
have aid enjoy all the rights, advantages and
privileges granted by law to corporations: II
shall exist for the period of ninety.nine vears
from this day; it shall have power 10 con-
tract, sue and be sued in its corporate name !;
TO make and use a corporate seal and the
same to break or alter at pleasure; TO hold
receive purchase, convey, mortgage, hypo-
personal; TO issue bonds, notes and other Oh
legations or negotiable instruments; 70 have
and employ such managers, directors. officers
agents and other employees as the interest
ana convenience OF said corporation may re-
qui1e or demand; to make and establish sncb
bylaws, rules and regulations for the cor
porate management and control of the affairs
OF the corporation! as may be deemed neces-
sary or expedient.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora.
ton shall be established In the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and ali Citations
and other legal process shall be served on the
president; in his absence, on the vice-presi-
dent; and in the absence of both, on the sec
rotary or treasurer.
Article III-The objects ard purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the
nature Of the business to be carried on by il
struct, own, lease and operate one or more
establishments for the manufacture of boxes
of every kind and description and other de-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
Duck Turns Into Soap,

AT the State University museum Il
the body Of a duck that has turned
largely into soap. Doctor wolcott
found the bird up in the sandhill re
gion on recent specimen huntins
trip. This is the first known specimen
of the kind. Doctor Wolcott explains
the phenomenon by saying that the
duck was fat and the water, alkali and
sun hot The action of the latter on
the alkali and the fat simply made
soap Of that portion of the duck that
was susceptible of being so trans
formed.-Lincoln (Neb) correspond.
ent Omaha Bee.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
Letter Of the Law.

The little stenographer had been
typewriting so steadily all day that
at bedtime her tired brain kept work
ing in the same way, and she found
herself murmuring: "Capital-Our
space capital-Father comma-(Good-
ness! what am l sayingD" So she
conscientiously began again. But, in
spite of her efforts, the prayer ended
with "Capital-Amen period" and
a sleepy. apologize giggle.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01

and the lumber is covered with build
ing paper and metal lath. The metal
lath is filled with stucco.
In cold climates especial attention
is given to the window and door
frames to have the stucco carefully
worked into the cracks and crevices
and to have the outside window cas-
ings at close against the outside
stucco finish. Sometimes fresh stucco
mortar is troweled up close to the
window and door frames just before
mailing on the casing. so that the
casing settles into the fresh, soft
mortar
The outside appearance OF the
house Is distinguished by an old-fash-
Toned English entrance porch at the
side. This porch is artistic and in
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
His Speciality.

My young friend. who, as you
know. Is a mechanical genius, wants
to try his hand at authorship
Then. suppose, his ambition is for
polite literature. since he is a civil en-
gineef."
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01

The Hero-Harm one hair of her
head and your life shall pay the pen.
atty.
The Villain (aside)-Why go to such
extremes? A wig like hers doesn't
cost more than IS.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
Enlarge Your Day

Thousands of people already lcarne' 10 enIar,
they devote H d
- tbout sacrificing work that must be- dom. ecreadO
They first discovered the quickest and s3tist,o.
down town by the telephone '@
Next they applied principle their of town. -,
social trips and found satisfactory and
much cheaper.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01

A square built, full two-story house
is shown in this design. 1t is intended
for family of four or five who like
10 entertain their friends in a mod
crate way.
A house that is nearly square cuts
up into comfortable rooms to better
advantage than almost any other
house plan. There is a great advan-
tage in square corners that are free
from roof interference. because of
light and ventilation. In northern sec
tons a house that is nearly square
and is built two stories high is easily
heated There is economy in build
ing after this fashion because the
same foundation wall and the same
size roof covers both floors. Such
houses always look we'll from the
street. They never go out of fashion.
This house is built of ordinary
two by tours in plank frame construc-
ton manner. The studding is board
ed on the outside with cheap lumber,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
By WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
20 William A. Radford, No. 1897 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. Ill, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-01
SQUARE DESIGN
IN HIGH FAVOR
This Style Of House Has Many
Advantages That Combine
to Make II Popular.
MONEY SAVED IN BUILDING

Same Foundation Wall and Same Size
Roof Covers Both FIoors-Interior
Arrangement Admirable in Its
Command Of Light
and Air.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-08-13
SCAR MARKS EVERY FACE
Mysterious AtlictIon That Is Common
to All the Inhabitants OF
Bagdad.

An uncanny, pernicious pest called
the date boil' scars the face of every
human born in Bagdad, writes cor
respondent OF the National Geographic
Magazine. Children invariably have
this dreadful sore on their faces
Throughout the middle east this mys'
terious scourge is known by various
names--"Bouton d'Alep." nile sore.
Delhi button" etc.
It's cause and it's cure are unknown.
First a faint red spot appears, growing
larger and running a course OFTEN
eighteen months long.
White men from foreign lands have
lived years In Arabia, only to have
this boil appear upon their return TO
civilization, where its presence Is en-
barrassing and hard 10 explain.
Maybe 1t was date boils" that JOB
had! Once British consul at Aleppo
lost almost his whole nose from one
OF these boils. Nearly every Bagdad
native you meet has this date marx
on his face.