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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17
on! MY BACK!
The Expression Of Many Kidney
Sufferer.

The Expression Of Many Kidney
Sufferer.
a stubborn backache is cause to sus-
pect kidney trouble. When the kid
neys are inflamed and swollen, stoop-
ing brings a sharp twinge in the small
of the back that almost takes the
breath away. Doan's Kidney Pills re-
vive sluggish kidneys-relieve aching
backs. Here's convincing proof OF
merit.
L. Stoskopf, baker, Ala Washington
St., Docorah, Iowa, says: II was Gou:
bled off and on by kidney complaint
for two years. The pains through
my back and loins were very annoy
ing, causing me to lay off from work
many times. The kidney secretions
were too frequent and painful in pas
sage noan's Kidney Pills gave me
relief. l still take them when occa'
sion requires"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Stoskopf had. Foster-Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17
Houses for Sale

One s-room house with barn, well.
cistern and other buildings. lots.
Nine room house, all modern con-
veniences near German Catholic church
and school.
Seven room cottage, large plat Of
ground all in good repair, a nice home.
Seven room house with barn and hen
house and yard and coal house, well
and cistern.
Above are all in very fine locations
and should sell soon.
41-tf S. S. CULVER.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17
SARATOGA

Claude Weatherford has some beau
tiful monuments on hand at Cresco.
Call and see them.
Henry Henning and Adam Kempf
made trip to Alta Vista Wednesday.
Quite number from here autoed to
Waverly Wednesday to attend the fair.
VIM. Schaal called on his brother-in-
law, Henry Schahn, near LIE Roy, We'd
nesday.
August Lauck was seen in our will
age Thursday.
VIM. and Minnie Baethke autoed to
Cresco Thursday.
Those who attended the Ladies' Aid
at Mrs. Dickens at Davis Corners
Thursday, were Mrs. Chas. Viebrock,
Mrs. Carl Baethke, Mrs. August
Warnke and two daughters Frieda and
Amanda and son Will.
Joe Enos and wife are entertaining
company this week.
VIM. Schaal and family spent Thurs
dav evening at the Carl Baethke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kakac came
home from St. Paul Thursday.
VIM. Schaal and family autoed to
Hen1y Schahn's Friday evening.
VIM. Baethke autoed to VIM. Balls
Saturday.
C. F. Baethke and son VIM. made
trip to Elma Saturday.
VIM. Schaal and family were Cresco
shoppers Saturday.
Mildred Kakac and Libby Moses,
who are attending school at Cresco,
spent Sunday at home.
VIM. Ball and family spent Sunday
under the parental roof.
Fred Vagts and wife spent Sunday at
the home of Thomas Kakac.
Geo. hackney lost IL head of cattle
by lightning Sunday night.
A hail storm Monday morning did
considerable damage to corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Baethke and son
Will, E. Erbe and daughter Anna, and
A. Kempf spent Tuesday evening at
VIM. Schaal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17
NORTHWEST CRESCO.

Mrs. VIM. Owens and Mrs. Elmer
James called at the John Steinman
home Thursday evening.
Fred Rutsch attended the Minnesota
state fair last week.
The Drilling and Owens new houses
which are being erected are great
improvement to this neighborhood.
Elias Ferrie entertained relatives
Sunday.
Mrs. Will Aspel called on Mrs. John
McDermott in Cresco Thursday after
noon.
E. ]. Lamont spent Sunday evening
at the Adolph Kapler home.
Charles Kapler and family spent Fri
day evening at the Carl Aegler home.
Henry Leferink and family were Sun
day callers at the Theo. Raker home.
Quite a number from this neighbor-
hood attended the land sale on the
Woods farm in Albion last Saturday.
The picnic at the school was largely at
tended last Wednesday.
Ford for Sale. AHERN BROS.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17

1t pays to trade at Walsh's Racket
Store. 4Stf.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17
WEST VERNON.

Miss Montague, of St. Paul, is visit
ing her brother Joe and Frank a few
days this week.
Fred Fish autoed to Lime Springs
Thursday.
Mrs. Peter Hansen called on Mrs.
Leslie Sebastian Sunday.
Mrs. viii Coughlin and children
Susie and Daniel left for st. Paul Fri
day where they will visit relatives.
Henry Hansen and wife called at the
Bouska home Tuesday.
Fred Fish and wife spent Sunday
with relatives at Cresco.
Sorry to say that Raymond Bouska
is on the sick list.
Mrs. Adolph Peter entertained COM
pany Thursday.
Louis Hansen is visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hansen. few
days this week.
Will Rheinhart left for Minneapolis
"Wednesday where he will take in the
fair.
Will Theilen called on Adolph Peter
Sunday.
Mrs: Frank left for her home in Chi
cago Thursday. after visit at the Joe
Burnikel home.
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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-09-17
COUNTY NEWS.
LINE SPRINGS.

E. r. Jones D. c., Doctor of Chiro
Edna Anderson and Edna Omoth left
for Mortified Tuesday, where they are
attending St. Olaf College.
VIM. Mohs went to New Hampton
Tuesday on business.
August Prescott and Herbert Jones
left for Fayette Friday where they are
attending U. l. U.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams arrived
Friday night from North Dakota for q
brief visit with his father.
Jack Lean was business caller ir
Cresco Friday.
Paul Maggie went to Fayette Satur.
day to again take up his duties there as
a student in the U. /. U.
Prof. H. w. Fearing visited friends
in Cresco Saturday.
Rose M. Jones and Beryle Burns left
for Mortified Monday where they will
attend Carleton College.
Charles Pagan departed Monday
noon for Galesburg, ILL.,, for a brief
visit with his brother, who resides
there.
Jessie Cue went to Plymouth, Ia,
Saturday where she is engaged in the
public schools.
Nettie Smith and Ruth Cue went to
Fayette Tuesday to resume their duties
there.
Meta and Cecil Black returned to
Cresco Sunday night, after brief Wis
it with their brothers here.
Mrs. Alice Woods, Cora and Harry
Woods and G. A. Rowland returned
Saturday from Mora, Mimi, where
they visited Roy Woods. They made
the entire trip by auto.
Charles Hewitt and Lois Elwood
went to Fayette Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Luhman, who
have been visiting at the L. L. Horton
home for a few days, returned to their
home at Postville Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams left for
Charles City Tuesday for short visit
with his sister, Mrs C. E. Summers
who resides there.
Ned Carman went to Austin Monday.
Mrs. T. F. Van Leuven returned
from her business trip Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Taraldson and
Geneva Anderson attended the emil
lion Dollar Doll' at Cresco Thursday
evening.
Austin Sharp and Grant Jones, after
taking in the fair, returned home Mon
day evening.
A. C. McCulloch was in town Tues
day.
Laura Latcham, Helen Book, Walter
Smith and w. E. Kerr autoed to Ores.
co Thursday night and attended the
show.
c. w. Maehling was a business cal
Ter in Owatonna Monday.
Josie Taraldson, of Minneapolis, came
Sunday for brief visit with relative!
here.
Harry Gods, Harry Owens, Claude
Smith, Elsie Peterson and Cary HoveN
autoed to Cresco Monday night.
Mr., and Mrs. A. j. Baerman return
ed from their trip to Minneapolis Tues
day.
Miss Josie Taraldson went to Cresc,
Tuesday for short visit with Friends
there.
James P. Murphy returned from tn,
fair Sunday night.
DR.. Kessel was caller in this towr
Tuesday.
Tom Jones, Evan Parry, Augustus
Prescott, Donald Moore and Vale Frost
attended the show at Cresco THURSDAY
night.
R. E. Jones has purchased a new
Avery separator.
Harold Redmann, of Lawler, came
Friday to teach country school neal
here.
Miss Amy Peterson, of McIntire
came Monday for a visit with hel
cousin Elsie.
Chauncey Peck and Rufus Culve,
autoed up from Cresco last Wednes
day.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02

in the walls.
''The grains swelling" explained
Thompson. Maybe it'll stop before
it brushes us, if not"
It was a horrible situation. For,
inch by inch, the fermenting wheat
pushed them upward. Now they
could only kneel, and presently, even
kneeling, their heads grazed the roof
of the structure. Thousands of tons
of wheat were expanding, each MOLE
cule separating from its neighbors
as the ferment spread. The atmos-
phere was now intolerable. Their
hands and knees were blistered from
the excessive heat. rs
wen die like rats, said Old Karl
son. NAN, Pm sorry you're here
The girl shrank into Thompson's
arms. 'Td die happier to feel you
didn't mind about Sim, father, she
said. ia sf1o
Old Karlson hesitated. - He was the
most stubborn man in Upas City, and
had always been proud of his rePuta-
ton; however, he did not feel like
pride at that moment. e.ll.
eff 1 could burrow toward the vim
dow and get it open!" he whispered.
The fear of death was upon him
not for himself, however, but for the
girl. 'sYou can have her Thompson
he said. 81 wish I'd given her to you
before-this happened" asar
He felt Thompson's hand crap his.
And now the roof was pressing
against their heads even as they, sat,
and the hot grains were mounting,
IT was an atrocious sensation to feel
them creeping upward. The lower
parts of their bodies were completely
buried. With hands above their heads
they waited for the end. And already
they were in the wise, between, the
unyielding roof and the wheat. -r,ed
Thompson, his arm around the
girl. waited. They had exchanged
their last kiss, and a few minutes
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02

try. There was nothing but waste
of water for a mile on either hand
then came the sage brush and alkali
plain.
do you know where you're go
ing" asked Thompson. Into the
Salt sea. Yes, sir, that's where the
Divides taking U.S."
''Au the same, Nan don't get none
of my money" answered the old man.
81 think she'll ease up bit toward
morning" said Thompson, "and then
Wen try to let ourselves down
through the outside of the window.
Maybe she'll ground somewhere.
They drew together and consulted.
It seemed probable that the elevator
would ground; if so, it would be an
easy matter to get through the win
dow The wheat stretched to the
sill, and there was a space of about
five feet between the top of the pile
and the roof. Plenty of air came
through chinks in the walls. But it
was pretty warm for lying on.
SneS IeImenClng, sure enough,
said Thompson. He found some tar
pauIin and placed it over the wheat.
Let's try to get some sleep" he said,
They must have all slept, for sud
denly the young people started to
their feet at a cry from the old man.
Look! Where's the window? What
have you done with it?" he de-
manded.
To their astonishment the wheat
rose above the level of the window.
They were now lying in a little de-
preston and there was only two and
a half feet between the wheat and the
roof. The elevator had evidently
grounded, for there was no sense
of motion.
She's fermenting" yelled Thomp-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
SUFFRAGISTS CONVENE
TODTSCUSS NATIONAL
BALLOT AMENDMENT
Three Thousand Women Meet
in San Francisco to Debate
on Change in Federal
Constitution
RAP PARTISAN TACTICS
Dr.>Anna H. Shaw Opposes Proposed
Attack on Democratic
Party

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Sept. IA
About 5000 women suffragists are as
sembled here today for the first session
of the three-day convention called TO
indorse the Susan Il. Anthony amend
ment to the national Constitution, which
would give countrywide voting power TO
women.
There we're voting delegates present
from the 12 suffrage States, while the
States in which women cannot vote had
representatives without voting power on
hand.
A principal topic before the women
was the question of opposing the Demo-
cratic party because It has not come
out for national suffrage. The sentiment
against such opposition is led by DR..
Anna Howard Shaw, president of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, who declared that the women
their friends among the men by opposing
the party in power.
There was much discussion also Of
the present tactics of soliciting individual
members of Congress in an effort to
obtain support of the amendment.
This is a very active year for woman
suffrage, for the question will come be-
fore the voters in the four great States
of New York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and Massachusetts,. In Iowa the vote on
suffrage will be taken next spring, while
another twelvemonth will bring the issue
before the voters in West Virginia, Ten
nessee and Louisiana.
Besides considering the questions
brought up by the State campaigns, the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
The Snail's Journey
} SUIT

they each one reported. Nothing like a
spider TO be Scent II was most disap-
pointing
Again the snail sent out his feelers;
and again came the report No spider
TO be Reen,' and all the while the sun
crept lower IN the western sky and the
snail could not help realizing that the day
would soon be Overt
Imagine then how relieved and happy
he was 10 notice that Tommy Title
mouse himself was creeping toward the
hecgel Tommy. Tommy Tittls-
mouseF cried the snail IN panic OF fear
lest the mouse should pass BY without
noticing him. Come talk 70 mel ! am
hunting Mr.. Spider and 1 cannot ma
him.
Ohllgtng Tommy ran over 10 the hedge.
found the spider web and was Just ready
20 say. Here IS my friend the spideri''--
hut he couldnt ma the spider eltherl
lie huntod up and down the web: around
the edges; and every place that a spider
might hide--but not sign OF him could
he and I'm afraid you'll have % walt
til morning. he said reeretfully. FOR
It's late now You sleep here By the
hedge and nrsf thing IN the mofnina. IN
and him fol you" And with that the
funlI had 70 be content
cgpenohi Oilers fgorqm 5H1,en
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
Rv MTISS

ENARLY yesterday morning q, chit OF 2
T. cir! rushed into Broad Street Station
hurriedly and, throwing down her black
handbag, bought ticket for New York.
Two flights at a time she bounded up
the steps, her crop of brown curls bob
bing agitatedly, her brown eyes glisten-
ing with enthusiasm. She might have
been a college girl, eager to taste the
joys OF her first collegiate experience, so
and so intense her "get-there" expression.
MoMENToUs PHONE GALL.
Miss vivienne Segal, seemingly a bread
and-butter miss, straight from the Sc
cluded precincts of a convent school, is
a Philadelphia girl, who, by an unexpect-
ed stroke Of luck (people always do call
it an unexpected stroke OF luck when it
happens in this way), found herself cata-
pulled into the leading role Of The Blue
Paradise" over night. When she went to
bed on this rnomentous night there was
nothing more tangible to the realization
OF her aspirations than dreams. But at
some witching hour her good fairy ap-
peared, waved the magically potent wand
over her and in the morning the tele-
phone in the home of her father, Dr..
Bernard Segal, 1887 South 9Th street,
rang and the operator said New York
was calling for Miss Vivienne
Out of bed she sprang excitedly and
conversation soEHething like this en-
sued:
New York: Hello, Miss Segal? This IS
the ONCE of the Shubert Brothers calling.
Little Miss Philadelphia (breathlessly):
Yes?
New York: You are the young woman
who had a hearing in Mr.. Shuberts
office some time ago along with 2 crowd
Of other applicants?
Little Miss Philadelphia (nore breath
lessly): Yes.
New York: Mr. shubert would like
you TO report TO him Immediately.
STAR ROLE IN 4 HURRY
AS a result Of her interview with J. J..
shubert, the Philadelphia girl became a
member of the Blue Paradise company
and signed a three-year contract. But
the good fairy seemed to have a banker
ing after the little actress and a few days
afterward there was another call TO the
Shubert Office.
"The leading woman has been taken
ILL.," the girl, was told with the brevtty
that characterizes these big moments /;
''you are to take her place and you have
Just four days in which TO prepare your
self"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

Vivienne Segal isn't quite sure whether
those four days were a dream or a night
mare. but at any rate they passed and
the big night came, with all the New
York critics sitting like devilish monsters
outside. It was enough to take the ginger
out of a more robust person than the
slight girl. But she never wavered.
With poise that, according to her father.
has characterized her ever since she was
a child, she let her clear soprano out fear
lessly and threw herself into the part of
Mizzi, the little flower girl, with all the
dash of one used to the glare of the foot
lights and New York newspaper men
alike.
She made good. That was last week
On Sunday she came home to tell the
family all about it, and the neighborhood
SWANS, who always have been proud Of
knowing Vivienne, are now strutting
around the vicinity Of 9Th and Tasker
streets making chesty remarks and
proudly claiming mountaineering with
her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
TEACHER WILL BE GUEST
Alumni of Nazareth Hall Academv
Hosts Of Edwin T. Mack

Edwin T. Mack. for 30 years connected
with the teaching stan OF the Nazareth
Hall Military Academy at Nazareth, pa
will be the guest OF the Philadelphia
Association Of Nazareth Hall Alumni
when its weekly ''get-together" luncheon.
are resumed tomorrow at Green's Hotel
The association is preparing some spe-
cial features for the weekly iuncheons
which will be held throughout the win
ter, in order TO bring together the former
students and graduates for their mutual
old school
John e. Gapp, Of the Holmes Press
Printing Company, is president OF the
association. The other officers are John
r. Scattergood, vice president: Harry "
Schmidt. secretary, and Henry w. SteI.
wagon, treasurer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
About Clothes

Wonan's dress should be
appropriate for the occasion,
or the work 70 be done in
It. Il should always be easy
and the wearer must not
appear TO be uncomfortably
dressed up" Also il must
be becoming and graceful.
but. more than all else,
beautiful.
The wise woman does not
select her hat until she has
purchased her gown.
There must be harmon,
between these two impor-
tant details Of ones ward
robe, not only in color. but
IN mode.
The tailored gown has a
skirt that Is only moderately
full and the proper hat can
either be the nat, scantily
trimmed sailor or the cum
ming little toque with dec
orafione of the simplest
Ostrich plumes simply win
not DO for streets hats. They
are only for the modish
gown OF nun and fiutter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
THE ONE-PIECE TROTTEUR
RESEMBLES A TAILORED SUIT

nlzE newest and most
i significant tendencies in
tailored costumes for fall
wear are admirably set
forth in the new number of
the Dry Goods Economist
Eheir statement runs some
thing like this: For the
more mature figures suits
made on htted lines have
the preference. The ntted
idea, however, is only car
ried on 20 a modified degree.
as the more extreme types
nrst introduced did not meet
with general success.
THE fiare jacket, recently
brought out, Is selling quite
readily. This IS designed
mostly for misses and small
women. Box coats are good,
belne particularly adapted
% the more youthful type of
figure. Russian styles are
also featured 20 a consider
able degree. Many Of the
coats are made in TWO sec
t.ons, Joined together at the
normal waist line, the upper
portion showing a ftted
tendency and the lower with
considerable fare. Belted
coats are also included, and
q few redingetes are shown.
messy by high class
houses"
This Is the sum and sub
Rance OF the suit situation
Tor autumn, and a very
clear and comprehensive
resume II is, TOO. Today's
Illustration shows one Of the
most attractive suit dresses
for fan. II isn't a tailored
suit at all. although it looks
decidedly Ike one. The ac-
Gordon -plaited skirt and
the Russian blouse effect
which flts loosely over IL
form a one-piecs frock. The
material used is navy-blue
gabardine, with a self Nirdle,
trimmed at the ends with
long silk tassel. military
style. The front is severely
plain, with touches OF en-
broidery in blues ana black.
Il Is a most practical COS
tune for the college miss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

CLoWI.X and painstalkinsiy, quarter
- inch by quarter inch. Mr.. Snail
worked himself toward the hedge at the
s8<e % tbs garden. Such a long, Ions
<o,rnsS for such tiny crsaturei But
~. snail wished % see Dir. Spider-the
same Mr.. Spider that Tommy Title
mouse told such wonderful tales about
zno no journey was too great. no task
leo hard for little Mr.. Snail once he
made w his mind n was 20 be done
OF couae Tommy had been very kind
e11 had ttId tharsnai all thar the spider
h41 seId but that vas not enough for
.f Snail He wanted q hear with his
an fafh ana see with his own eyes all
81 Tommy had told Of
M so' With great patience and deter
1flon. be ere aNled toward the spiders
Tt
oH afton very well know, when any
ifItf nard tncp1h ana Ions enough,
'1o4f au1fhin7 can b done.
The 4un WAS only halfway down IT,
-1aufr toward The western horizon when
- En1I f&acte6 the oeaFe orange hedge
.| JeanF fIIf mouse had aald thai
.&E.E "a. NJ be e<fH
tna.ed Ihs u f.'nit ,I'''s fss.sIs .,'
tEa. ana his ee14iNF4
a| fIem ne she'll hat
T. ||'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

rNHE eldefly woman without home ties
4 ihs woman who is almost always
r|t|s1 ~ her fellow women, ana who gen
<taliy rejolces IN the opprobrious title Of
'p|d maid"
Pet have noticed that many Of these
se-cailed 'oid maids" are. to all appear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

suffrage leaders win also 70 over ~.
plans for the great demonstration vvh,rh
win be held m the national capital ,shc-
Congress convenes IN December.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

MEN GIVE AID.
Philadelphia men, including J. Jevering
Jones. Isaac Clothier William Draper
Lewis and Francis 4. Lewis, soon gave
their cooperation.
The first public action in the campaign
an action which meant a new era in
suffrage in Pennsylvania-was the draw
ing OF the bill for the presentation Of the
amendment to the Legislature in 1911.
J. Levering Lewis was chairman OF the
committee. There was then a first hear
ing in Harrisburg. soon followed by an
other in City Hail.
The atmosphere then changed as II by
magic. The suffrage cause, people saw,
was no longer a Joke. II was borne to
dignity. Philadelphia saw the cause grow
by tremendous strides in 1912. when the
convention of the National Suffrage As
Cociation was held in this city. Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis was chairman of the
Convention Committee, and through her
ingenuity and careful management, the
convention was able TO raise money for
the cause.
The year 1912 saw the first suffrage
meeting held in the streets OF Philadel-
phia Others have followed in rapid sue
cession. Another party. the Woman Suf-
frage party. meantime has sprung into
existence, and after the convention was
held here in 1912, the headquarters Of the
State association We're removed to Har-
risburg.
woMEN's HARD WORK.
What have the suffrage campsigneri
done to arouse interest for their cause
Meetings, almost innumerable, have beer
held all over the State. literature has beer
scattered widecast 70 sow the seeds oi
equal suffrage throughout the land. Tive
pageants and parades, with thousands OF
marchers. will have been held in this citS
before November election day; even th'
suffrage Liberty Bell has Travelled more
than 5000 miles in this State.
Rain or shine. win or lose, sufrragisi
leaders say they will not despair. The
work will continue, they say. right up &c
election day. when they will rest theii
case. Then, at least, having put theil
faith I'm Pennsylvania's manhood, they
will hope for the best.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

q Ms speecn. The woman Who DOESN'T
marry must have sufficient resources
within herself to take the place Of hus-
band and home and children. She must
be strong enough to do without sympathy
a great measure Of eompanionship and to
face the battle Of life-alone