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Just tire handsomcst and smartest
thing in new handbags is called the
Tokyo" or "Netsuke," and IL Is made
of Tokyo leather. This is soft, vel.
vety looking embossed leather show
ing Japanese figures In rich colors
against backgrounds of various Colors.
1t is used for belts, collars and cuffs
and other dress trimmings. and for
chic turbans. which are usually
trimmed with small fruits or flowers.
made of plain colored feathers.
1t is quite impossible to describe the
rich and intricate surfaces that make
the new Tokyo such a brilliant adjunct
to the toilet, but the colors remind
one of those in an India shawl, and
the agures lure one to study them. All
the colors are soft but full of life. The
bags are lined with plain faille silks
and furnished with the usual compart-
ments and fittings such as are seen in
bags of plain leather. They are fin
ished with the regulation Japanese
handle of silver beads and embossed
The Ordway new era., 1915-12-24
CHAPTER ~.
Too Many Men:

"A conscience must be a nuisance
to a rector" sympathized Gall Sar
gent. as she walked up the hill beside
Rev. Smith Boyd.
The tall young rector shifted the
thin rope Of the sled to his other hand
"Epigrams are usually more clever
than true" he finally responded, with
a twinkle in his eyes. 1t had been In
his mind to sharply defend that
charge. but he reflected that 1t was
unwise to assume the speech worth
serious consideration. Moreover. be
had come to this toboggan party for
healthful physical exercise!
Then you're guilty OF an epigram,"
retorted Gail. who was annoyed with
Rev. Smith Boyd without quite know.
ing why. You cahf believe all you
are compelled. as . minister. to say"
THAT" returned Rev. Smith Boyd
coldly, "is a matter Of Interpretation" +"
He commended himself for his pa
tience, as he proceeded to instruct
this mistaken young person. She was
a lovable girl. in spite OF the many
things he found in her of which to
disapprove. THE eye, Of the needle
through which the camel was sup
posed not to be able to pass. was. In
reality. a narrow city gate called the
Needles Eye" 9
Gail looked at him with that little
smile at the corners Of her red lips,
eyelids down. curved lashes on her
cheeks, and beneath the lashes .
sparkle brighter than the moonlight
on the snow crystals in the adjoining
field. - n r-..
ut seems to me there was some
thing about wealth in that metaphor"
she observed. her round eyes flashing
open as she smiled up at him III It
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Tribute to Treea,

The trees formed the first temples
of the gods. and even at the present
day the country people. preserving in
all their simplicity their ancient rites.
consecrate the finest Of their trees to
some divinity. Indeed. we feel our.
selves inspired to alteration not less
by the sacred groves. and their very
stiffness. than by the statues of the
gods. resplendent as they are with
gold and ivory. Each kind of tree re.
mains immutably consecrated to some
divinity; the beech to Jupiter. the
laurel to Apollo. the olive to Minerva.
the myrtle to Venus and the poplar to
Hercules. In more recent times 1t
was the trees that. by their juices,
more soothing even than corn. first
notified the natural asperity OF man.
-Pliny.
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There is at the present time no dis.
tinct or predominating mode of hair
dressing which II not followed will
make one appear out of date. On the
contrary. the styles are varied enough
to allow milady to select one which is
best suited to her particular type.
For the youthful face the Bobby ef-
feet is the most successful and at
tractive. giving the appearance of hav-
ing the hair bobbed while 1t Is merely
pinned under This is accomplished
by the arrangement of hair around
the ears, regardless of the finish at
the back or forehead, and may be
combined with either pompadour, side
part or center part.
The soft, slightly waved pompadoGr
is always worn by both young and
older women. Middle-aged women nre
inclined to like pompadour and high
coiffure. while the younger woman usu.
ally favors the more girlish arrange
ment of the back hair dressed low.
The back hair is dressed in coils,
two or three In number. according to
size. with careful attention to the colt
tour when finished. Short puffs and
curls are sometimes added.
A fact not to be overlooked is that
1t is we'll to consider the gown In
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SHORTER FORM WELL CHOSEN
State Departments Use Of the Word
"Identle" Altogether Proper and
Orthodox.

To not a few readers Of the Eng.
lish and American notes" the word
"identic." which was used by both gov.
srnments, must have seemed q novel
and rather unpleasing substitute for
or shortening OF. the familiar identi'
cal"
The word has long been used. how.
ever, in diplomatic correspondents
and documents, no doubt because OF
the influence exerted by the French.
once the common language Of inter
national exchanges. and still familiar
to more diplomats than any other one
tongue. The French say and write
"identique." and OF that "identic"
Is a natural translation.
The shorter form, however. has .
valid claim for preference. In that It
says exactly what identical" says.
and does 1t without the pleonasm or
redundancy which marks SO many Of
our words ending In "ical." Why we
persist in lengthening such sufficiently
long words as "philosophic" and geo
graphic" with a wholly needless al"
It would be hard to explain-almost as
hard as to explain the frequent ap.
pearance Of such absurdities as dis
embark" "disassociate." "coincident-
ally" and 'superimpose."
One should not be too fussy about
such things. however. for in language
whatever is. is right. and enough u.s.
age makes any usage right.
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countryside with mellow light. an
strewed upon earth's fresh robe, t
wealth of countless sparkling sema
This ID . wonderful Sermon
unused Gail: then she turned to th'
rector She softened toward him. a
she saw that he. too, had partaken o
the awe and majesty of this scene HI
stood straight and tall. his splendid.
poised head thrown back, and his Gaz'
resting far OF where the hills Gu
against the sky in tree.clad scallops
1T is an Inspiration" he told her
with tone in his vibrant voice whicl
she had not heard before; and for tina
brief instant these two. between whom
there had seemed some instinctiv'
antagonism, were nearer In sympath!
than either had thought It possible T.
be. Then Rev. Smith Boyd hap
pened to remember something. "Th'
morality or immortality Of riches de
pends upon its use." he sonorousl!
stated. as he stepped out into the roat
again, dragging his sled behind him
following the noisy. lettering GROVE
with the number two bobsled. MAR
ket Square church. which is the ont
l suppose you meant In your compart
son with the rich man, intends to de
vote all the means with which q kine
Providence has blessed 1t. to the glory
of God"
And the glorification of the billion
aire vestry," she added. still annoyed
with Rev. Smith Boyd. though she die
not know why.
Again Rev. Smith Boyd drew hei
out of the road. almost urgently. ant
unnecessarily in advance Of need. tc
permit thick man to glide leisurelJ
by on his stomach on handsled. He
slid majestically onward. with happy
forgetfulness of the dignity belonging
to the president OF the Towando Val
ley railroad and a vestryman Of Mar
ket Square church.
THAT used to be lots of fun" re-
membered Gail. looking after her
Uncle Jim in envy.
Market Square church has dis
pensed millions In charity" the rector
felt 1t his duty to inform her. as they
started up the hill again.
"If it's like our church at home 1t
costs ninety cents to deliver dime.'
she retorted. bristling anew with BY.
gone aggravations. 80 long as you
can deliver baskets Of provisions IN
person, 1t is all right. but the minute
you let the money out Of your sight 1t
filters through too many paid hands.
l found this out just before resigned
from our charity committee"
He looked at her in perplexity. She
was SO young and SO pretty. so charm.
ing in the ermine which framed her
pink face. SO gentle of speech and
movement, that her visible self and
her tncisive mind seemed to be two
different creatures.
why are you SO bitter against the
church," and his tone was troubled.
not SO much about what she had said.
but about her.
(To BE coNrINUED.)-
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CHAPTER ~.
rhs Change In the Rector. Eyes.

rhs Change In the Reetor's Eyes.
The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim
Sargent's happy life was to worry all
seven chairs and the four benches Of
the mahogany panelled library, amid
a wealth OF serious.minded sculpture
and painting and rare old prints. she
was bathed in a new ecstasy Of painful
enjoyment. She was worried about
Gail! II was six-thirty now. and Gail
had not yet returned from Lucile's.
Mrs. Helen Davies. dressed for din
ner with as much care as II she had
been about to attend one Of the unat-
tainabie Mrs. Waverly-Gaites' annu.
ais. came sweeping down the marble
stairs with the calm aplomb Of one
whom nothing can disturb and. lorg.
nette In hand. turned into the library.
.I'fh SO glad you came down. Helen!"
breathed Mrs. Sargent. with a sigh OF
relief. I'm SO worried! Gail hasn't
come home from Lucile's!"
Mrs. Helen Davies sat beneath the
statue of Minerva presenting wisdom
to the world. and arranged the folds
Of her gown to the most graceful ad.
vantage.
you shouldn't expect her on time.
coming from Lucile's." she observed
with q smile OF proper pride. She was
immensely fond Of her daughter Lu.
cile; but she preferred to live with her
sister. II have brilliant idea. Grace.
I'll telephone" and without seeming to
exert herself in the least, she glided
from her picturesque high-backed
Flemish chair, and sat at the library
table, and drew the phone to her. and
secured her daughters number
Hello. Lucille" she called. In the
most friendly of tones. You'd better
send Gail home. before your Aunt
Grace develops wrinkles
Mrs. Helen Davies listened to the
answer. a sparkle in her black eyes.
"Where is she?" interrupted Mrs.
Sargent, holding her thumb.
out driving" reported sister Heieh.
Have you sent your invitations tor
the house party. Lucile?" and she us
cussed that important subject uh''i
Mrs. Sargent's thumb ached.
with whom is Gail driving. aho
where?" asked sister Grace. anxious
for detail.
Mrs Helen Davies touched all OF her
fingertips together in front oil her ou
the. library table. and oeameo on
Grace.
Don't worry about Gail" she snail
Inxly advised. ""She is driving with
edward E. Allison. He is the riches'
bachelor in New York. though not so.
:tally prominent No one has eve, eve,
sscn able to interest him. ! predict
= ueC = er<.nant future" and sse
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disk set IN an ivory or metal ring.
In promoting the idea OF making tho
bag and suit to match much interchang-
ing of materials has come about. Bags
are made OF silk. velvet or other fab.
rics, trimmed with leather. shell or
metal frames and mountings and often
attached to shell or other ring to be-
worn as bracelet. The leather used
for trimming the bag appears in the
trimming OF the dress. Faille and taf-
feta are often combined with velvet
in these bags. and bead embroideries
are featured on them. Black velvet
bags, embroidered with jet beads. arc
stately and rich. and dark blue satin.
embroidered with colored beads, fills
the requirements of those who wish
these elements In n colored bag. Lin
ings OF figured silk are used for these
fabric bags.
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was so difficult even In those days for
a rich man to enter the kingdom Of
heaven, how can a rich church hope
to enter the spirit Of the gospel?"
Rev. Smith Boyd hastily. and almost
roughly. drew her aside, as a long. low
bobsled. accompanied by appropriate
screams. came streakins down the hill.
and passed them. They both turned
and followed It's progress down the
narrowing white road, to where II
curved away in a silver line far at
the bottom OF hill. Hills and val
leys. and fences and trees. and even
"a distant stream were covered with
the fieecy mantle OF winter. while
high overhead in sky OF blue. hung .
round, white moon. which flooded the
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THE BALL OF FIRE
By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
and LILLIAN CHESTER
ILLUSTRATED BY c. D. RHODES
Copyright. 1914. by the Red Book Corporation.

moved over contentedly to her favor
lite contrast with Minerva.
Gail would attract anyone. re-
turned Mrs. Sargent complacently. and
then little crease came in her brow.
Il wonder where she met him"
AT the vestry meeting. Lucille said
"Oh." and Mrs. Sargent's brow
cleared instantly. Jim introduced
them / wonder where Jim is?"
The door opened, and Jim Sargent
came in. wiping the snow from his
stubby mustache before he distributed
his customary hearty greetings to the
family.
where's Gail?" he wanted to know.
Out driving with Edward E. ALL
son." answered both ladies'.
"Still?" inquired Jim Sargent. and
then he laughed. shes clever girl
Smart as whip! She nearly started
a riot in the vestry."
WAS Willis Cunningham there? In
quired Mrs. Davies nte=estedly.
took me in a corner after the meet,
ing and told me that Gail bore re-
markable resemblance to the Fratelli
Madonna. and might he call"
The telephone bell rang. and Sar-
gent. who could not train himself to
wait for servant to sift the mes
sages. answered 1t Immediately. with
his characteristic explosive-first-syl-
labled:
"Hello!" -.H
"Oh. it's you. Uncle Jim," called q
buoyant voice. mir. Allison and have
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For Her travelling BAG.

Among the leather novelties there
is the case containing tiny clothespins
and clotheslines with glass, fasteners.
Just the very outfit for the woman
who is travelling and desires to rinse
out a handkerchief or two Or perhaps
a pair of stockings.
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connection with the coiffure in order
to have harmony in makeup. Reserve
the conservative style of .hairdrcssins
for the business gown, or afternoon
gown, and the elaborate style for the
drcssy frock. -.s.
For evening wear brilliant hair
ornaments are worn. and they are,
very important factors In the coihure
for dress occasions. Even high fore
heads are loft uncovered in the ma
jority of coiffurcs for evening, but
the headbands of velvet or spangles or
rhinestones relieve the severity OF the
hair dress.
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Out to KIN,

Bacon-The quantity of cattle in
this country has decreased in recent
years. while the poultry flock has
grown larger
Egbert-Which would seem to prove
that the poor-shot gunner is more dan
Rerous than the automobile driver.
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nsiIv Thouoht.

The great guiding marks OF a wise
life are indeed few and simple; to do
our duty. to avoid useless sorrow and
to acquiesce patiently In the newt
able.-W. Lecky.
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SYNOPSIS.

Al n vestry meeting OF the Market
discussion about the sale of the church
:enements to Edward e. Allison. local
traction king. and when asked her opin-
on of the church by Rev. Smith Boyd.
,ays Il Is apparently q lucrative business
Enterprise. Allison takes Gall riding In
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The worahlpefS,

He-I didn't see you at church this
morning.
She-No; / was late and went IN
while you we're ssleep.-Boston TrAa.
script '.Fr- fa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
ROAD WORK OF CONVICTS
Is BEING INVESTIGATED
National Committee on Prisons md CO.
iumhin Universally Making study
of the Question

Road work for misdemeannnt prison
ers Is the subject Of an Investigation
which liz being conducted under tho
JOINT direction of the National Com
inittee on Prisons and Prison Labor
ana the graduate highway department
OF Columbia University James LELAND
Stamford. b. $. G. T., who Is in charge
OF the investigation. has had consid :
cradle experience In the road camps Of
Georgia, where the majority Of able
bodied male prisoners are WORKED -,
the roads
The study will consider in detail sucb
matters rs the most economic siz. of
Il road gang, the cost for guarding
supervising and maintenance, and the
approximate value OF a days work I,
VIII also show the possibility Of In
crcasing efficiency by means Of ~.
payment OF wages. recreation after
work hours. and the shortening of SEN
tencc for good conduct. Conditions in
the different sections q. the country.
are to be dealt with. especially as to
the effect OF weather conditions and
the cost OF stock
ldleness prevails in many county ~,
situations. while in others the work 10
not OF value either to the prisoners or
to the county In Kalamazoo County
Mich. and other counties where road
work has been tried. even under cy-
detrimental conditions. IT has been
round eminently successful. In fact.
the knowledge that a Jail sentence will
mean hard work on tho roads has n
tendency to decrease the number of
commitments. Migrants keeping away
from counties where they will be sub
jected TO work of this character.
Already much valuable material has
been gathered, and by the time the
study Is completed Information will be
at the disposal Of all counties under
taking convict road week., which will
enhpie the1n TO conduct it in scien-
tihc manner. The National Committee
on Prisons and Prison Labor hopes in
this way to lessen the evils of the
county jail, and to benefit both the
prisoners and the counties through
the impetus which will be given 10
the building OF good roads.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
new RECORDS SURE IN
AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS
Exposition Course at San Francisco
Likely to See Record OF 30
Mile Average.
BILLY CARLsoN's PREDICTION
Driver of Maxwell Inspects Tracks
and Says Sensational Time Will BE
Made-Grand Prize and Wander
bilt Cup Events on February 22-27.

That the course inside the exposition
grounds at San Francisco will offer the
crack motor car race drivers opportuni-
TIES greater in several respects than
those Of the Indianapolis Speedway IL
INC prediction OF Billy Carlson. now
worlds nonstop champion. who is now
IN the exposition city, and who has
just madc an inspection of the course.
Carlson predicts that, as the result of
'he two fine straightawuys on the four
milc course, new records will be cstab-
iished for both the grand prize and the
vanderbilt cup events, which viii be
raced Februsry 22 and 81, rcspective-
~. ie believes that the winner of the
FORMER event will log close to seventy
hihe miles an hour. and that the Van
oerbilt winner Will DC able TO go about
a mile an hour faster. due to the fact
mat this event Is for 300 miles, Instead
oi the 400 In the grand prize.
AS Carlson predicted accurately the
sensational time mt Corona and San
Diego--the last two big events on the
road racing calcndar---racc critics are
Justly expecting his promised sensation
TO DC fully realized.
mere are two stretches in tho ex-
position course whcro my Maxwell will
travel for more than mile at from
ITO TO 40 miles an hour" asserts Carl
So"' nut lib faster IMAM any speedway
nave ever drivcny Were II not for the
TACT that the course Includes two nat.
fght-angled turns, where we Will have
10 apply brakes. we would havc a fine
chance OF equallng or lettering the
worlds road record Of c!ghty-seven
miles an hour. set ut Corona"
Tho fact that the course is entirely
within the exposition grounds and will
he thoroughly guarded Will also enable
the racers to add to their wild flights
OF speed. in Carlson's opinion. Most of
the San Francisco race will be over
asphalt streets OF the exposition
broad, level and straight. At one cnd
the racers will make their turn on the
banked end Of mile dirt track.
Recent racing events have plainly
shown that the cars which will figure
In the classics OF 1915 arc faster by
six or seven miles an hour than those
which contested the road events OF las,
year. That they arc also able 10 run
continuously much farther has heen
proven Mt both Corona and san Diego,
IN each OF which races one OF the Max
wells went the entire d!stance-ovcr
200 milea-without n stop for any cause.
Both performances were worlds roc
ords Tor automobile endurance.
houHh these cars have motors Of
relatively small Size, they excclled i'm
speed and endurance as well. and by n
margin OF six miles an hour or over al,
prior records for the respective courses
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
EMBARGO ON RAW RUBBER
is RAISED BY ENGLAND
u. 6. Work, President of Goodrich Com
pnny, Successful In Efforts
for Rubber Club.

NEW YORK. February 6.-Thc broad
smile which bcamcd from the face of
big American business man as he
landed from the Lusitania spread rap
idly to the faces Of thousands OF auto
mobile owners as soon as 1t was
learned that this man was the diplo-
mat with n punch who had lifted the
English rubber embargo which had
threatened to send tire prices soaring.
The business man was B. G. Work,
president Of the b. +. Goodrich Co. OF
Akron. o. He was sent by the Rubber
Club Of America to England where.
after hohnobbing with Sir William
Tyrrell of the British Foreign Office
and Sir Francis Hopwood. of the Ad-
miralty. he accomplished what Ameri-
can diplomacy had failed to do. and
brought home the bacon-rather the
rubber. because the boat that brought
him home carried several hundred tons
of crude rubber for the relief OF the
American situation.
The cause OF the embargo was an
effort on the part of England to keep
crude rubber from her colonies from
getting into the hands Of Germany for
use in the making of more Zeppelins,
tires. boots. ground blankets and other
military equipment The d!scomforture
OF American automobile owners was
incidental but none the less severe.
Modesty, Mr.. Work disclaims full
credit for his feat, protesting that on
the day of his arrival in London 1t
had been decided to raise the embargo,
although the details were 10 he per-
fected later 1t was Mr.. Works blunt
business methods pitted against the
highly skilled diplomacy OF England.
however, that worked out complete
solution OF the vexing problem.
II don't believe we need fear any
further interruption in the rubber sup
ply was the businesslike report of
the new direct diplomat. Tho English
supply Will soon be taken by Ameri-
can manufacturers at the rate of $780,
900 worth day"
Any American manufacturer may
now import British rubber by giving
bond that he will not export It to Ger
many. The effect of this agreement
on the American rubber market was
instantaneous. Brazilian rubber
dropped pr cents pound with n thud.
and did not show the rubber charac-
teristic OF rebounding. and thousands
of idle rubber workers are going back
to work, all Of which Is Works work.