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world of lights and music and ap.
plause seemed to go into darkness
like a blown out candle. The next
moment the door opened and some one
entered her room.
"All dressed, my DEAR"
Yes, except for little more powder
You look very nice, Miss Carlsbad"
Clarice Carlstadt smiled family. She
was the soprano of the Carlstadt quar-
tet and her voice was still fairly good
after the wear and tear of twenty
years spent in chasing about the coun-
try at the command of an exactins
lyceum bureau. She was tall.
straight, slender woman with per-
ceptibly graying hair and keen. small
eyes Her golden dress was very hand
some. but it did not light her up any.
She was too tired for that.
You need rouge more than powder"
she said. studying the girl. II never
saw you pale before. Anything gone
wrong?" She had seen the letter in
Ethels hand.
NO Only-read that"
Ethel die not know what made her
offer Rodneys letter to Clarice Carl
stadt She was not usually impulsive.
But it seemed to her that If she could
not have a word of comfort she would
die.
"Ah" Clarice said. She took the let
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1t was but the first step toward fame.
And then he came-the inevitable man.
you know. He always comes to every
girl once in her lifetime. Well. he
him. When he asked me to marry him
and cook his dinners for him laughed.
Cook dinners i, who could sing in
three lansuages! ! told him I pre-
honor he would do me; he could get
somebody who couldn't sing to cook his
dinners for him. Then 1 went away,
and for some time ] thought I had for
forget. l had my career. such as it
was. 1 never got out of concert
troupe I no longer have any ambi-
ton. My one thought now Is to keep
is possible. In two or three years
moro at most ! shall be a discard
Then I shall settle down in a cheap
boarding house and give lessons So
yours will be anywise different
Ethel shuddered You scare me-"
she gasped
With the truth 1t is the truth.
don't You see? Do You know what I'd
do IL ] were back twenty years I'd
marry my man and kiss my fingers
good bye to the career. ia he happy
! And that's what I'm urging yom 10 do g
on. clarice Ethel said She put
her arms about the woman's neck and
laid her face on her shoulder. IF I'd
only talked to you two DAYS ago Bnt
its too late now. He's gone-he's"'
Hush the older woman commanded
sharply. Don't cry now. It's time
went to the hall"
An hour later Ethel Hobart lifted her
eyes from the flying bow to be startled
by the glimpse of face at the very
back of the crowded hall Afterward
alone in tho dressing room, she half
sighed, half sobbed. at her own folly
Il only imagined I saw him It's be-
! cause he Is on my mind SO much"
ct, when she went upon the stage
again, she looked eagerly toward the
place where she had fancied him to be
A grinning boys face met her eyes
Not much like Rodney's I must be
getting crazy. she thought
1t was raining when. at the close or
tho concert, they approached the stage
door. Miss Moran and Miss Porter un-
furled their umbrellas and stepped
boldly out. Ethel. delayed by an un-
| ruly sandal, expected Clarice Carlsbad
| to wait for her. But when at last shs
stepped out she confronted not Clar-
Ices lfght-colored raincoat, but a big
| dark ulster with stern mans fac.
above 1T. II couldn't accept that tele-
gram Rodney Ware said. merely.
Ethel caught at his arm with both
hands You know didn't want YOU
to" she sobbed.
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a green jacketed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
single disc: the record black and glossy
and the envelop as fresh as new.
Why, son. dime Is no price Tor
that Let me see."
The boy passed it over and the wom-
an read the title: a Brahms solo by
the greatest violinist Of today. Price,
s1.50.
Mind telling mo where you got
this?'
The boy didn't mind in the least The
picturesqueness of his explanation
would have made Scherenazadi stand
from under His father had bought it.
but got tired of it after he played it
once. and his mother didn't like 1t. and
his little sister
There are some things one cannot do.
So the woman handed back the
Brahms.
And before her car came by the boy
had sold his record to a man.
Evening star., 1915-04-25
CAREER OF TURKEY.
Glory of the Empire eliminated
With Suleimau the MAGNIFICENT.

From the American Review OF Reviews
The strength and glory of the Otto
man empire eliminated during the
long reign of Suleiman the "Magnifi-
cent" 152o-l5s6. His empire extended
from near the border of Germany to
the frontiers of Persia, It included, in
addition to what we Of this and the
preceding generation have been accus-
toned to think of as European Tur-
key-that is, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria,
Thrace, Macedonia. Montenegro-the
whole Balkan peninsula-Greece, Ru-
mania. and nearly the whole of Hun
gary also. The empire in Africa also
was of immense extent. covering near
ly all Of the African which was then in
cluded within the zone of civilization
There was no state then comparable
to the Ottoman in extent of territory
in population and in the number of diff
ferent peoples ruled. The OTTOMAN
power was the terror Of Europe and of
Asia. both on land and on the sea.
Twice did the armies of the Turks
reach the very walls of Vienna As
compared with Turkey how small was
England or France or Germany.
The time since the Ottomans first
appeared in human history till now
when they seem about to make their
exit from the world stage, is 6S8 years
The death Of Suleiman falls almost
midway-that is, the periods of growth
and of decay are equal
The breakup of the empire, which we
think of as occurring little by little
during the last hundred years. actually
began when Suleiman was scarcely
cold in his grave. Internal moral de-
cay set in. effeminacy in high life. a
riot of base intrigue. sultans deposed
by the power of the Janizaries-picked
soldiers of Christian origin, intro
duced by Orkman. destroyed by NAH
moud II in 1926. never more than twen-
ty thousand in number-t is a record
of degeneracy from that day to this.
When suleiman died Russia was, in
comparison with Turkey, a weak, al
most negligible. power. Compare the
two states today. Intelligent Turks
have themselves been making the com
parison. in keen consciousness of the
height from which they have fallen
and of the depth to which they have
descended In profound humiliation
they face the record of their national
decay.
Evening star., 1915-04-25
THE DAILY STORY.
YOUNGEST member.
Copyright, 1915. by ". werner)


She was dressing with cold fingers.
1t seemed she had CHANGED upon two
abominations-a cold wave and a
hostess who practiced economy Of fuel.
The room was well enough otherwise,
II one could endure the atmosphere.
1t came to her that she ought to be
putting on a thick gown instead of
this shimmery evening dress, necessar
lily decollete.
She wished there were no public
just for that one night. She would
nave been glad of the opportunity to
creep into bed and cry. The fact that
she must face strangers with a smile
seemed to make her trouble harder to
pear. Who would guess or care what
was going on behind that smile? Even
the other members of her company
did not know how her heart had ached
since she opened that special delivery
letter two days before.
1t had taken her by surprise. She
had not dreamed of a climax then.
She felt that she had cleverly warded
IT on last summer for an indefinite
period. His last letter had been quite
normal. Then suddenly had come that
hastily scrawled message
She thrust her hands in among the
lace folds of her corsage and drew
out the letter. She had said to her
self when she put 1t there that 1t was
only because she did not want it ly-
ing about where 1t might be seen AS
for destroying it, she could not do
that. Unfolding the paper now she
read again the half dozen lines it con-
tained-read them with that strange
sense of suffocation which began at
her heart and ended in her throat:
Ethel, dear, II you'll marry me now
TIL give up that business trip to Alas
ka which I told you about in my last
letter. Otherwise / shall go. It's either
you or that. l must know at once.
Telegraph. RODNEY WARE"
She had telegraphed. Suddenly she
put the letter to her lips and her little
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rom the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Times may be hard, provisions may
be hard to get, but some people al
ways have enough money to provide
themselves with pistols of the latest
patterns. A farmer and his tenant lfv-
ing near Fulton began a quarrel. One
man used a bed slat as an arbiter. Tho
other man drew and began to fire his
trusty .3S. Then the tenant dropped
the bed slat. and drawing on his re-
serve also whipped out a .3S. Both men
are dead. The abolition OF, the carrying
of deadly weapons would result in
more lives saved than have been de-
stroyed by liquor. Once We charged up
shooting scrapes to liquor. but where
the anti-liquor laws are enforced kill
ing by firearms is still a going and
prospering business.
Evening star., 1915-04-25

She was an old. old lady. in black
brocade. and over that a Lyons velvet
mantilla, trimmed with thread lace
real. A bonnet of bugles and chin
ribbons framed the white hair, looped
over her ears, and, honest to goodness,
she wore mitts---Iong ones of black
silk mesh with roses crocheted over
the knuckles.
The oldish man. on whose arm she
leaned. had just lifted her from a ma
chine. that crawled along the curb
Evening star., 1915-04-25
California Power Plants.

Hydro electricity is said to have been
developed to higher degree Of efficiency
in California than in any other part Of
the world. The hydro electric plants in
that state at present claim an estimated
storage capacity of 235, 7s0, 600. 900 gallons,
distributed among 40 reservoirs. These
plants produce at least a million horse
power in electric current, which is used
for lighting, for running car lines, for fac
tories and for other purposes.
This power Is frequently carried many
miles from the plant where it is gener-
ated to the place where 1t is used. AS
much as 100000 volts are carried on some
of the lines.
The peculiar efficiency Of the hydro
electric development Of California is in
the utilization of the water for irriga
ton purposes after it has already per-
formed the work of generating electricity.
This is being done upon thousands Of
acres. Where the water cannot be ap-
piled directly. 1t has been found feasible
to carry 1t long distances in order to
utilize what would otherwise be unpro-
ductive and
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time an extra gust came along was
snug in it's gray castor glove.
After a bit. the wind swept them
by another young woman. who was
blowing up town. and who laughed
out a greeting as she passed. She was
still faithful to her winter suit; her one
concession of the season being a big
yellow jonquil tucked at her jackets
throat. And her eyes had the sparkle
of wine.
Talk about your Gibson girls" It
was the big young mans tribute to
the passing girl. Give me Miss
Pauline every time! Say If / could
paint that girl in that rig. bright as
a sunbeam and as warm as a toast and
with just that one blossom at her
throat I'd call her the spirit of the
April wind and make fortune-oh.
confound it.
For just then particularly extra
gust spun the young mans derby across
to the car track. Which served him
right.
And the girl who would have looked
like a magazine cover except that she
didn't snuffed to herself. or sobbed,
you couldn't tell which. because 1t
sounded like both.
A small newsboy who united foreign
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ter in at a glance. Well. of course.
you telegraphed him to stay at home"
NO" Ethel Quavered.
'No?' The woman faced her aghast
You mean that you refused him?"
Yes" Ethel confessed. "Oh, don't
you see couldn't do anything elsec /
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A Young Skeptic.

From the Boston Transcript,
Caller-Marjorie, IL you drink so
much tea you will be an old maid.
Marjorie-I don't believe that at all.
Mamma drinks lots OF tea and she
been married twice an isn't an old
maid yet.
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fnhe Searchli8l,fE /
Photographers Waste Silver.

A greater amount Of pure silver is
used each year in this country in pho
Biography and photo-engraving than
for any other purpose except the coin
age of the United States. By the
methods in general use only about 10
per cent of the silver consumed in
these industries is actually utilized.
The remainder is simply wasted in the
solutions which are thrown daily into
the sinks to go out through the drain
pipes
Several schemes for conserving this
waste are now being considered. One
consists in saving the solutions In Jars
and barrels to be refined or evaporated
to regain the silver. Another method.
which is really quite practical, Is to
bath for silver plating.
The process is SO simple that 1t can
readily be carried on even by an anna
teur. The liquid Is strained or filtered
and placed in a hard rubber box. An
ordinary galvanic cell is attached by
copper wires to copper plate in one
end of the receptacle. The articles to
be plated should be well cleaned and
placed in the solution opposite the cop
per plate. The silver will begin to de-
posit it Immediately. Fifteen or twen-
ty minutes will suffice for thorough
plating. In most Photographic estab-
lishments enough silver solution is
thrown away each day to plate
couple of dozen spoons or forks.
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Instructing Recruits.

From the Boston Transcript
Drill Sergeant O'Flaherty-Now whin
the command bout face is given yez
advance the right fut three inches to
the rear and turin.
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FRIENDSHIP NURSERY CLUB.

FRIENDSHIP NURSERY CLUB.
The Friendship Nursery Club met
Monday at the home of Mrs. ]. r. Reed
1913 Vernon street. The president
Mrs. F. W. Garden. presided. Thirty
five of the fifty members responded to
roll call.
After the usual routine business a
report was read by Mrs. John Haley,
stating net profit Of $40 from bene-
fit given by the club in March.
Miss Mabel Peabody, treasurer. re-
ported that she had forwarded $25 to
Friendship House as an Easter gift
from the club. besides the monthly do
nation. Judge J. Wilmer Latimer OF
the Juvenile Court spoke of his work
and of the child problem here in Wash
ington.
A social hour was enjoyed. during
which afternoon tea was served. Mrs.
Greer and Mrs. Reed poured. assisted
by Mrs. A. B. Chatfield, Mrs. Jason
Waterman, Mrs. Garden. Mrs. Paul
Grove and Mrs. Horace Chatfeld.
The guests of the club included Mrs.
Barrows, Mrs. Denmark and Mrs.
Logan.
The May meeting will be with Mrs.
Walter Cliff, 143i Chaplin street. May
10, at 1:30.
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marking time to the old, old ladys
progress from one shop window to the
next. In the middle of her almost
childish astonishment at the chain of
fashions on display, she clutched at the
helpful arm and quaYered out:
Son, there goes the bell! Somebody's 8
child is lost. Oh. the poor mother.
Run. son. and ask the ringer If 1t Is a
boy or girl. Oh. the poor, innocent
lamb"
Son patted the tremulous hand as
suringly and explained. with no hint
in his voice of the fun that fiickered
in his eyes:
Don't worry, little mother"
That's all, only:
Where do you suppose such an old.
old lady, with her before-the-war finery
and customs. can have been keeping
herself all these progressive years?
A cream cloth brunette with two
curls skewered in the center of a lot
of puffs-What you could see, under
Tommy Atkins cap-was taking car
ride with distinguished looking blond
man.
For the length of about ten squares
they said no word to each other, the
man looking straight ahead. and the
woman looking from the window with
her profile showing, SO that the pas
sengers behind could see that she was
chewing gum.
Two women who sat directly in the
rear. felt called upon to discuss the
couple with the frankness characteristic
of people who meddle in affairs with
which they have nothing to do:
suppose sS,, he .h;n Is too "a disgusted .sn, to to
ashamed to be caught with a woman
who chews gum in public. like that"
Nice looking man, tool suppose
its habit that girls get into at school
realizing how repulsive it is to other
people, should think he'd break her
of it, seeing he's going to marry
her.
Maybe they are married already"
mo. they aren't, but they are en-
gaged-see the Solitaire-real, too
We'll. 1t certainly seems a pity
seems to me he might do better than
take gum chewer like that around
with him-I reckon she's rich
Looks like it-those combs shine
like sure enough gold, and when roses
have kid stems like that. they cost
something awful, still. money isn't
everything
''Oh, we'll. maybe he can persuade her
out Of it after they are married, poor
Then the distinguished looking man
turned to the cream cloth brunette, so
file.
He was chewing gum, too.
They were blowing along in an April
wind.
The young woman looked like n
magazine covers idea of spring, in a
changeable green taffeta befiounced
and bolero'd according to the latest
fashion plate, and cream chip hat
garlanded with bloomy vine and
stick-ups of pink blossoms. At least,
she would have looked like the maya
zine. etc. except that her shoulders were
bumped to withstand chill that was
almost a freeze and her nose was of the
snuffy red that comes from focing the
season.
Any woman could tell that she had
forced the season, dear, foolish little
soul, for the sake of looking fine in
the eyes of her companion. Most of us
are that way!
The companion was a big young
man in a lightweight overcoat And
the hand that went up to his hat every
Evening star., 1915-04-25
Information.

From the Boston Transcript
PA what's the silent ma jority'?"
1.-TWO men when there's woman
present, my SON.
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STRAUSS CHARITY CLU1


The Strauss Charity Club announces
the disbanding of that organization
The members, through their president,
Leah Cooper. make the formal state
ment that after various efforts to pre-
vent this step "it has become neces-
of lack of funds with which to continue
work. The calls upon charity hCe
recently become SO great that IT was
impossible to meet the demands
The Strauss Charity Club was organ
lied in January, 1912. for the purpose
posed of young girls only it met with
a success which enabled them to ao-
complish much good. The public ls
thanked for the interest taken in the
club and for the help extended toward
making each affair a success.
D. B. N C. NJ.
The District Branch Of the National
Congress of Mothers held its annual
meeting and election of officers Tuesday
afternoon at the Raleigh Hotel.
The president, officers and chairmen OF
all committees gave reports Of work ac-
complished during the year, which was
gratifying particularly as to the increase
in membership and in the activity in par
ent-teachers association organization.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter was reelected to
the presidency by large majority. The
following vice presidents were elected:
First, Miss Elizabeth Timlow; second. Mrs.
James Lansburgh; third. Mrs ]. N. Gull
bertson; fourth. Mrs Susan R. Marshall;
fifth. Mrs. B. L. Heustis. Mrs Charles
Burnside was made recording secretary.
Mrs. E. H. Daniel corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. S. E. Stoddard, treasurer;
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey, director to the
Federated Woman's Clubs. and Mrs. Rev
erdy Johnson Claggett, auditor.
SUFFRAGIsTS, MONTGOMERY CO.,
MD.
The suffragists of Montgomery county,
Nd. will hold a rally meeting Saturday
at the residence of Mrs. NJ. A. Keys. near
Forest Glen. There will be a basket
lunch and social time at noon and speak
ing in the afternoon. All are invited to
attend and bring the children.
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having the largest percentage Of in
crease in membership. Mrs. Mabel
Ramsey Frost will preside at the
organ.
Evening star., 1915-04-25

WASHINGTON BRANCH. W. NJ c. P
A special meeting of the Washing.
ION branch of the Woman's Peace
Party was held Wednesday at the new
headquarters. 1903 F street. Mrs
Christian Hemmick, the president. pre-
sided.
Great enthusiasm for the play OF
The Trojan Women" to be produced
under the auspices of the peace party,
was shown and much of the meeting
was given up to plans ana TO tne
appointment of committees
Mrs. George Odell. Mrs. ]. l. Cham
berIain Mrs Francis Adams, Mrs. j.
y SpeeI and Mrs Nina f. Allender are
the chairmen selected.
Miss Janet Richards gave a short
hut forceful talk and explanation OF
the mission Of the women who nave
gone to the peace conference at the
Hague.
The Fuller Sisters. who are in Wash
ington for a few days, sang one OF
their new songs. Five Souls particu-
IsrIv interesting to peace associations.
The meeting adjourned, but became
an informal reception.
STANTON SUFFRAGE CLUB
The stanton Suffrage Club met
Thursday evening at the Pubic
Library. Mrs. John Jay White. vice
president. presiding.
A discussion of the two Suffrage
amendments now before Congress was
followed by paper by Miss Nora Der
rien of the Washington College OF Law
on What the Law Owes to Women
Delegates were elected to the Feder-
alton of Women's Clubs. which meets
in May-Mrs. John Jay White, MIS-
ellison Gardner and Mrs. Allender.
Attention of the club was called TO
two plays OF great interest to sunra :
gists War Brides and The Trojan
Women"
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TWENTIETH CENTURY c1rR

TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
The last meeting for the season of
the literature section will be held to-
morrow at o'clock, at the Parker.
Mrs Scudder will read a paper on
Margaret Fuller" The French sec
tion will meet Wednesday at O'Clock
with Mrs. Abner Taylor, the Laclede,
1928 Vermont avenue
Evening star., 1915-04-25

SUSAN REVERE HETzEL CHAPTER.
Mrs. Edmund Pendleton was hostess
to the Susan Revere Hetzel Chapter re-
Gently at Stoneleigh Court. the occa-
sion being in honor Of the birthday an
niversary of her sister. whose name the
chapter bears. At the request of the
chapter the life of Miss Hetzel, de-
scriptive of her patriotic and literary
work, was written, to be read on that
gay each member receiving a copy.
Tea was served
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YOUNG PEOfLES . bnANlH, W. =.
T. L.
A public meeting Of the Young Peo-
pies Branch, w. c. T. u, will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
Mount Vernon M. E. Church. gen.
eral massing of both Juveniles and
young men and women who are active
ly organized for temperance work In
tie District has been arranged for as
a elimination Of the work of April, the
campaign month for increase of mem
bership throughout the country. The
Young Peoples Branch Of the w. c.
dent: the Loyal Temperance Legion.
Mrs. Edna Proctor, secretary. and the
White Ribbon Recruits. Mrs. b. P.
Whalen, superintendent, Will march
into the auditorium in full force, where
they will present separate exercises.
The Rev f. K. Hardin, pastor OF the
church, will offer the invocation.
Tho young people will be addressed
by the Rev. Edwin c. Dinwiddie. leg
islative superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League of America. national
electoral superintendent of the inter-
national order of good templars. su-
perintendent Of the National Inter
church federation, and chairman OF the
executive committee of the National
Abstainers' Union.
A flag will be presented to the branch
having the greatest percentage OF at
tendance and to the branch bringing
in the greatest number of pledge cards,
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton, president
of tho District w. c. T. u. making the
presentation speech. The District BAN
ner will be presented to the L. 7. l..
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Supply of Pistols.

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