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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-04
WAR RumoRs DENIED

SOFIA, Oct 2. (Deisyed.l-
A Bulgarian news agency an
ncunced today u had been au-
shorixsd by the government 10
deny the following rumors:
That German officers
have arrived In Bulgaria 10
psrtlelpat In the opera
tiors OF railways and 10
command the army.
That Premier Rscosls-
vosf has declared Bulgaria
would receive from, Ger
many $4,000. 900 . month
after u entered war.
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STAR WANT ADS ARE co
GETTERS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-04
T AIDES
ARABIC
issue

WASHINGTON, ID.
c., Oct. 4.-While de-
tails are lacking. il is
known positively to-
day that Germany's
note on the Arabic
matter is not satisfac-
tory TO the United
States. This govern
ment has demanded
from the imperial gov
ernment a disavowal
of official responsible
ity for the destruction
of the vessel and for
compensation to the
families of the Ameri-
cans killed.
On these two points. Il is BELLE
ed. the American position will r,
main firm.
Final refusal by Germany 10 a,
cede to these demands would brin
about the iong-threatened diploma
ic rupture.
Secretary Lansing has refused /
comment on the situation. II /
known. however. that the Germa
ambassador. Won Bernstorff. will b
asked to come TO Washington frot
New York soon.
Germany, II is understood, want
to arbitrate the question Of comper
sation, but President Wilson take
the attitude that arbitration shoul
deal only with the amount of con
pensation. not with the question q
whether there should be compenss
ton at all.
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why NOT
GET 'EN|
HERE?

A TrAcHEn - isrs stp.-fsnes s..ir..
rasition - futar. siilinE to assia vhh
ss~inx or hoass~ors
This advertisement appeared in
a Seattle paper Saturday. Il gives
an insight into tho difficulties en-.
countered by Seattle teachers IN
getting employment
ls the city of Seattle discriminat-
Ink against Seattle teachcrNF
Are the school sperintendont and
school board deliberately importing
teachers from outside OF the state
OF Washington while hundreds of
qualified teachers. whose homes
haye been IN Seattle for yeara. re-
main on the unemployed Hat. or
else are forced % accept positions
else where.
Inquiry by The Star today re
veals an astounding condition OF
affairs. There are moro than !. 100
teachers In the Seattle grade and
hIgh schools. Less than 200 Of
these lived either In Seattle or IN
the state ~ Washington when they
secured their positions. Approx.
mateiy 500 came from outside the
state.
200 Out Of Positions
There are now approximately zoo
Seattle school teachers out OF en-.
ployment.
Girls. whose homes have been in
Seattle. whose parents live here.
who received their education here.
graduates OF the University OF
Washington and Of tho state nor.
NAL schools. have been turned down
time and time again. tho their quail.
ificatlons were satisfactory. while
teachers who had never set foot on
Washington soil. were recommend
ed for positions by the Seattle an.
thorities.
No competitive examinations are
held. The recommendation appear
to be made by School Sperintend.
ent Cooper and sanctioned by the
school board by an arbitrary Sc
cret' marking method. based. II Is
claimed. on tho records OF the
teachers
a regulation OF tho school board
requires that applicants must have
two years experience outside the
city Of Seattle before they can get
position here.
Judge Wlnsor Aroused
Scores OF Seattle girls have com
piled with this provision. They put
in their two years experience In
country towns. but when they later
made application with the Seattle
school board. they we're arbitrarily
turned down.
This situation has aroused Judge
Richard Winsor OF the school board
To such an extent that he resigned
the chairmanship OF the committee
on teachers.
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Happy
Wednesday

Why should Wednesday
be happier than any other
day of the week? Right
off-hand YOU might say
that there is no reason at
all-but a considerable
group of Seattle merchants
think otherwise -- theys
think that Wednesday can
be made a mighty joyful
day.
And their method is a
practical one-they pro
pose to offer such tempting
bargains on that day as
win bring Joy and happi-
ness to every one who par
Bticipates in them,
Z The first iustallment will
appear in Tuesday nights
Star, Watch and wait for
it.
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James Parsons. Seattle, won $50.
mile auto race at Fresno.
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IN Columbia
Y the Gem Of
~ the Ocean?

A IMPORTANT. Author
~ ItstiVe Series OF Up-to-
the-Seeond Articles on
Our American Navy.
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TEACHER - rcrg stp.risres desires
position - futrr uiiiins 10 assiss whh
sselnE n- hnasaa1rA
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Molly Picks Chad!

CuRpRISED you. didn't it9 We'll.
~ she surprised a lot OF us who had
AN idea it was going to be Pat. or
Jim Edie The whole thing is told
in today's Confessions OF WIFE"
on page !.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-03-17
SAMUEL J. NICHOLS.
Spartanburg Lawyer Weds Lady
From Wisconsin.

Spartanburg, March Especial:
Capt. Samuel J. Nichclls. of this city
and Miss Eloise Margaret Clark, Of
Green Bay, Wis, were married IN
Greenville Sunday night, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. E. P.
Davis, pastor of the Second Presby-
terian Church, at the parsonage.
The wedding is said to be the cnl-
mination of love-at-first-sight ro-
nance which had its beginning In
Spartanburg, only few weeks ago
when Mrs. Nichols, as Miss Clark,
came to this city as a representative
of the international lyceum bureau,
engaged 20 put on a benefit CONCERT
for the Good Samaritan Hospital.
Finishing her work here she went to
Greenvill,e. Capt. Nichols called
on her there Sunday and the wedding
followed. Capt. Nichols is promi-
nent socially and politically through,
out the State. He is an announced
candidate for Congress. The we'd
ding was a complete surprise to his
friends and relatives here.
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blackberry or green pepper leaves
were used for tea.

blackberry or green pepper leaves
were used for tea.
"Delicacies" and Necessities.
Fruit cake was made Of dried ap-
pies, cherries, pears or plums with
out spices. For medicines the woods
were searched for roots and herbs.
Ladies learned to make their own
toilet soaps and coarser kind for
the laundry. They used mistletoe
berries to make wax for their fancy
work and myrtle berries were made
into candles fit for the candelabra
of a king. Mustard seeds were
raised and old muslin dresses werk,
saved to make boiling cloths for the
mustard, after the seeds were
pounded.
Corn cobs were burned to make
soda; the dirt of old smoke houses
was dug up, boiled and drained off to
get salt. A favorite nights en-
ployment was found in making en-
velopes. No bits of white paper
suitable pen and ink could be wasted
for envelopes. So wall paper or
sheets of paper with pictures on one
side taken from "United States ex-
plorations" served to make envel-
opes. These were stuck together
with gum from peach trees. The
geese supplied the quills for pens.
Ink was made from ink balls or oak
bark or walnut juice or green per-
simmons colored with rusty nails in
stead of copperas.
In spite of all sorts of contrivan-
ces and the use of substitutes it was
wonderful how the war time women
made ends meet.
A few luxuries were procured by
running the blockade, but these were
only used on special occasions. Cow
peas was one of the principal arti-
cles of diet and sorghum pies were
used for desert.
High Cost of Living.
Flour cost $500 sack and one
lady was ingenious enough to hide
two sacks by slipping them into5a
pair of pillow cases on the bed when
her hiuse was raided. She saved
her watch by hiding it inside the
ball of knitting cotton that she
was using.
AS an example of the "high cost
of living" in 1865, we are told of a
whortleberry pie that cost $50, and
a pound cake that cost SIS.
Even when groceries could be pur-
chased the difficulties of transporta-
ton were great, particularly on ac-
count of the fear of confscation.
One housekeeper tells us that she
had lard sent to her in band box!
And so the years passed four
years of hardships endured and sor-
rows borne.
There has never been a more he
roic or self-sacrifcing people on the
face of the globe than the men and
women of our South
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THE WOMEN Of
THE SIXTIES

(From the State.)
BY Mrs. j. w. Nixon, William W

(rIOul IllS SCdIS.I
By Mrs. ]. w. Nixon, William Wal
lace, Chapter U. D. c., Union.
For four years the women of the
South not only lived through the an
guish of the terrible strife but show
ed themselves self-sacrificing hero
ines.
The daily life of these women was
one OF trial, privation and sorrow,
but it was borne with patience and
fortitude.
The customary pursuits of life
were interrupted. AS time went on
and there was no market for the cot
ton, the desolation of the fields was
widespread. Many of the slaves
left and the destitution in the South
ern homes increased each year. All
resources We're cut off and then it
was that our mothers wits were test
ed. Spinning wheels, looms and
dye pots were brought into requisi-
ton. Delicately nurtured women,
unaccustomed to labor, had to per-
form the most menial tasks.
The women We'd with each other
in working for the soldiers. Fairy
fingers" used to toy with the delicate
embroidery boldly seized and made
the coarse garments sent to the army
Wool of home production was speed
lily converted by loving hands into
warm fannels. Every available
material was used.
Blankets and carpets were given,
wool mattresses ripped. REGARDED and
woven into clothing and coverings.
Bits of woolen fabrics left over from
other garments were raveled and
mixed with cotton and knit into
socks. Even rabbit fur was used to
make gloves.
Every woman and girl learned to
knit. Young ladies carried their
knitting with them when they went
visiting or even strolling in the
moonlight
Supplied Home Needs:
But while the women worked for
the soldiers, they did not disregard
the needs at home. Every man and
boy was taken to keep up the ranks
of the army, and the women and
girls were obliged to look after home
matters. But the Southern women
met the stern duties, increased cares
and sad privations with unfaltering
bravery.
Household linen was hopelessly
short and the family larder down to
the lowest. Deprived of materials
for dress and the usual luxuries of
the culinary department the South
ern maid and matron resorted to
devices which would now seem most
ludicrous. Ingenuity and inven-
ton played an important part.
Worn dresses were replaced with
homespun, the colors being inter
mingled with professional skill.
The woods were searched for barks
and roots t. dye pleasing colors. A
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CHAPTER III.
Tho Irish Patriot.

no far no man in the little walled
~ in zone she had lived in had
~ ever stirred Angela to an even
momentary enthusiasm. They
were all so fatuously contented with
their environment. Sheltered from
birth, their anxiety was chiefly how
to make life pass the pleasantest
They occasionally showed spaSmod:c
excitement over the progress of a
cricket or polo match. Their achieve
ments were largely those of the stay
at home warriors who fought with
the quill what others faced death with
the sword for. Their inertia disguised
her. Their self satisfaction spurred
her to resentment.
Here was 4 man in the real heart of
life. He was engaged in struggle
that makes existence worth while-the
effort to bring message to his people.
Then arose a picture Of her sister.
Monica. with her puny social preten-
sions-recognition Of those in Il high
er grade, bread and meat and drink to
her; adulation and gross tlattery, the
very breath Of her nostrils; her broth
er's cheap. narrow platitudes about the
rights of rank and wealth.
The memory of her mother was the
only link that bound her to her child
hood-the gentle, accomplishing spir-
it of her, the unSelfish abnegation Of
her, the souls tragedy Of her, giving
up her life at the altar of duty at the
bidding Of hardened despot.
She was reused from her self search
ing thoughts by the doctors voice and
the touch of his hand.
"Goodby for the present, Miss Kings
north. Sure it's in good hands I'm
lawn him. But for you he'd be lyin'
in the black Jail with old DR.. Costello
.glarin' down at him with his gimlet
eyes,"
Angela sat down at little distance
from the sickbed and watched the
wounded man. His face was drawn
with pain. His eyes were closed. But
he was not sleeping. His fingers lock
ed and unlocked. His lips moved. he
opened his eyes and looked at her.
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beautiful red was made from poke
berries the color being set with vine
gar. Ivy and laurel made a nice
gray and red oak bark and walnut
root rich dark brown and black.
Silk stockings of ante-bellum days
were unraveled and transformed in
to neat fitting gloves. One writer
mentioned having trim pair of
boots made of the tanned skins of
squirrels.
A calico dress, if one were fortu-
nate enough to be able to find the
material, cost $100 or more and
thread was $40 or even $40 a spool.
Buttons were often made from a
gourd, cut in sizes required, and coy-
cred with cloth.
On children's clothes persimmon
seeds in their natural state with two
holes drilled through them were
found neat and durable. Confeder-
ate money got so cheap it was hard
to purchase anything with it.
Ladies who took in weaving re-
quired something more valuable
than money for their work. One
lady had 80 yards of cloth woven for
half a pint of castor oil.
War Styles.
Hats were made of palmetto and
rye straw.
Mrs. Bleckley, of Anderson, says.
eve had but one milliner in our vii
lage and we all looked upon her as
genus. She ripped up old hats and
bonnets, dyed them and made them
over. She had but two styles-a
"droop" or a"boulevard," so we had
to accept one or the other. The
'droop' was a wide brimmed hat,
strapped down with colored ribbon.
or scraps of old silk dresses. A
boulevard was a small round hat
that turned over the head like a
soup plate or a bowl and was usually
trimmed in rosettes made from the
native palmetto bark or leaf"
Cloaks were made of gray or
brown jeans. Pins and needles
were scarce. One-half dozen pins
did duty for year or two and were
stuck carefully ay in secret hid
ing place. The ladies borrowed
needles from each other. One old
lady had but one needle and she kept
it carefully hid away in the clock
"from meddlesome busy-bodies," she
said.
Shoe blacking was made from ell
der berries cooked and strained with
a little sorghum molasses stirred IN
the mixture to make it "glossy"
black.
Housekeepers felt the want of
many of the simplest articles OF
domestic use. Then began the les
sons of shift, makeshift and inven-
ton which developed so wonderfully
through the four years of struggle.
Even girls became adept in all house
hold arts, first making their own
vinegar and putting up their pickles.
In fact, the Southern matron learn
ed to evolve something out of moth
ing and from the slimmest materials
to fashion the greatest comforts.
All commodities went up in price
and such things as coffee and tea
were put away for sickness or some
State occasion and substitutes were
used. Coco was made of dried and
parched grain or sweet potatoes,
sweettned if at all with sorghum or
honey. Sassafras roots or dried
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Torture.
day had snapped his self control ut
last. The fioodgates were opened. He
sobbed and sobbed like some tired.
hurt child. Angela tried to comfort
him. In moment she was crying too.
He took her hand and kissed 1t repeat
edly. the tears falling on it as he did so
God bless We. God bless ye!" he
cried.
In that moment Of self revelation
their hearts went out to each other.
Neither had known happiness nor love
nor faith in mankind.
In that one enlightening moment of
emotion their hearts were laid bare to
each other. The great comedy Of life
between man and woman had begun.
Three days afterward O'Connell was
able to dress and move about bis room.
He was weak from loss Of blood and
the confinement that an active man re-
sents. But his brain was clear and
vivid. They had been three wonderful
days.
Angela had made them the most
amazing in his life. The memory Of
those hours spent. with her he would
carry to his grave.
She read to him and talked to him
and lectured him and comforted him.
And in little while be must leave II
all. He must stand his trial under the
"crimes act" for speaking ut a PRO
claimed meeting.
Well, whatever his torture. he knew
he would come out better equipped for
the struggle. He had learned some
thing Of himself he had SO far never
dreamed of in his bitter struggle with
the handicap of his life. He had
something to live for now besides the
call of his country-the call Of the
heart-the cry of beauty and truth and
reverence.
Angela inspired him with all these.
In the three days she ministered to
him she had opened up vista he had
hitherto never known. And now ne
had to leave it and face his accusers
and be hectored and jeered at In the
mockery they called trials" From
the courthouse he would 50 to the pris-
on, and thence he would be sent back
into the world with the brand OF
the prison cell upon him.
And back of it all the yearning that
at the end she would be waiting and
watching for his return to the conflict
for the great cause to which he had
dedicated his life.
On the morning Of the third day Mr..
Roche. the resident magistrate. was
sent for by Nathaniel Kingsnorth. Mr..
Roche found him firm and determined.
his back to the fireplace, in which
bright fire was burning, although the
month was July.
"I've sent for you to remove this
man O'ConneIl," added Nathaniel aft
er a pause.
"Certainly-if he is well enough to
be moved"
"The doctor, I understand. says that
be is"
Every we'll. I'll drive him down to
the courthouse. The court is sitting
now," said Roche, rising.
(To be continued.)
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Whole Family Dependent

Mr.. E. Williams, Hamilton, Ohio,
writes: "Our whole family depend on
Pine.Tar.Honey." Maybe someoneP'
your family has a severe Cold-pet
haps it ia the baby. The original DR..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey is an ever
ready household remedy-it gives i'm
mediate relief. Pine-Tar-Honey PEN
e trates the Innings of the Throat and
Lungs, destroys the Germs, and allows
Nature to act. At your Druggist, 25c
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smouthed back the shining .ilir-red.
shot through gold-from his forehead.
He thanked her with IL look. Suddenly
he burst into tears. The strain Of the
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-10
PROF. QUILLIAN IN WAYCROSs.

Prof. H. M. Quillian stopped over
Friday night in town on his way to
his new position in Waycross and in
cluded us among those he greeted.
His smiling face is always like
sunshine after rain and no wonder.
He has such good times every where
he goes. He has been visiting rel
tivesjn Commerce and camping out
in Nacoochee Valley where he in
spected the exploring of the great
Indian Mound on DR.. Hardman's
place. He wrote an account of that
for one of the Atlanta papers. An
other compensating experience he
has recently had was visit to the
saw mill at Helen where many kinds
of lumber are prepared for market.
400 men are employed, some in the
logging camps and some in the mills
Even giant chestnuts are sawn into
into great planks. because they are
so remote from human habitations
the nuts are food for squirrels only.
There are millions of feet of lum-
Der already sawn but the men must
be kept at work and market is ex-
pected when peace is restored to the
earth.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w. Murdoch, Mr.
and Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mrs. c. T. Webb,
and Mr.. Awtrey attended the sing
ing at Collins Spring last Sunday
and will go to Atlanta to the an
nual convention on Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Reinhardt this week orna-
mented and perfumed our fruit-bas-
ket with speciments from her garden
including white and purple onions,
yellow sweet peppers and peach to-
matoes of a beautiful tint almost like
American beauty roses.
We use the Goodyear Welt system,
lnsuring the best work. Marietta
Shoe Shop. 102 Washington Ave.
The Georgians have some old-fash-
Toned chivalry left when it comes to
Fighting a wrong and this is why
they took out the murderer Frank
and strangled him. There is one
law that stands above all others
Denver Field and Farm.
Mr.. Hubert Jones will leave for
California Monday morning to join
his brother, Mr.. Sam Jones, who has
been in that state for three years and
is now engaged in business for him
self. Both have many friends who
wish them well in this undertaking.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Kemper Smith
enjoyed most delightful visit Sun
day afternoon from Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank W. Burr, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
Carr, of Atlanta, and Mrs. o. G. Ba-
ker, of New York. Mrs. Baker is
the wife of one of the foremost Maya
zine illustrators of the day.
Cedar Oil Mops only 25f at Flaws
Mrs. Lem Chandler closed a sue
ceSsful term of school at New Hope
last Friday. Mr.. j. w. Gaines
made an earnest heartfelt talk to
the boys and girls and after a few
loving words from their teacher,
Mrs. Chandler, the children were
dismissed until the November term.
Five men were put to death yes
terday in the electric chair at Sing
Sing prison, N. Y, for crimes none
of which was committed as long ago
as two years. In this day of the
laws delay this is a pretty fair re-
cord. Still it may be worth while to
point out that none of the five was
rich.-Savannah Morning News.
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HUDsON--MozLEY.

Miss Ethel Hudson, of Dallas, and
Mr.. H. E. Motley, of Marietta, were
married at high noon Friday, Septem-
Der Srd, at the home of Col and Mrs.
j. E. Motley, Rev. G. S. Tumlin, Of
Floating.
Miss Hudson was in her car with
her friend, Miss Helms, of Atlanta.
who was returning from a visit to
Dallas. She told her parents she
would spend few days in Atlanta
but did not tell them she would come
by Marietta and be Joined by Mr.
Motley who would later become her
husband in Atlanta. There were no
objections to the match but the
young lovers preferred to be united
without church wedding.
When the bride arrived in Mari
eta the Motley family prevailed up
on her to allow the ceremony to take
place at once.
The bride and her maid of honor,
Miss Helms, were both dressed in
dark blue coat-suits and carried red
roses. Mr.. w. M. Murray was best
man.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridal party including Mr.. MOI
ley's entire family left for Atlanta
in automobiles enjoying wedding
breakfast at the Hotel Aragon in At
lanta.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Motley left for New Orleans to spend
a few days before going to Ell Paso,
Texas, to spend the winter.