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for their Conduct. In fact, he couldn't
even see how Fellow could Bring
Himself to Act That Way.
Now, 1t happened. one Of these Fell
lows was a Golf Fiend. Indeed. II
portunity of an afternoon to Sneak
off a little Early and HE himself to
the Links. He was one of the hest
Business Getters in the Office, and ha
Earned every penny Of his Salary, but
he would have his Golf. He. nat
urally, came in for the Bulk Of Our
Heros facetious Remarks.
One day, said Fiend got o. H. when
he wasn't Looking, so to speak. That
is. he caught him in a Moment when
the Business Bee wasn't Buzzing away
inside his Noodle. Said Fiend urged
him to close down his Desk and go
out to the Country Club with him for \
Breath of Fresh Air. And, ficnd-like.
he kept on until he Put 1t over.
Our Hero went, feeling as though ha
were Robbing the Firm Of Million
Dollars. But-to his Amazement--ha
enjoyed himself. Nothing would do
but that he must Take a Club and
Whang away at the ball. Said Fiend
stood by to give him Pointers and
Encouragement
After Three Holes o. II. made VI
his mind he could Make the rest Of
them in Fewer Strokes. And he Be-
came really interested. That was tho
End, of course. They had to fairly
Drag him off the Links that evening.
Today. said Fiend isn't even in his
Glass. o. H. has applied his Princi-
pies Of Business to the Grand Old
Game and he Works hard at it. Whil3
he doesn't Skimp his work at ths
Office, he's possessed with a Fiendish
Desire to Do it Quick and then GeS
Out.
He Gets. too!
Moral-Never whang at a golf ball-<
not even once.
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high now"
"Oh. that doesn't really pay, Ruth
VIM" said Mrs. Townbred. why.
thirty-five cents net apiece for them"
"'Scuse me, Mr.. Townbred." said
John. shifting his weight to the other
foot and hanging his head. but Aid
hate fsee dem hens sent to market
Yassah, dat All would All done riz
dem mahsef en- All feeds dem en- dey
knows me-yassah, dey knows me by
name! Specially Biddy! Yassah!"
Mr.. Townbred, by main force, kept
back a smile and tried to speak stern
ly. That's all right. John, for you
to be interested in them in that way"
he said. but it costs money to feed
those hens-and they are losing money
for US. You can't have any senti-
ment In the chicken business, john"
"Yassah. yassah." answered John
sadly.
Now" continued Mr.. Townbred
turning to his wife. i've made all ar
rangements with a commission mer-
chant to ship all of our old hens into
him tomorrow or the next day and
he'll sell them for u.s."
you you you've WHAT" ex-
claimed Mrs. Townbred.
SO Mr.. Townbred explained again.
and by way of additional information
displayed the shipping tags.
We'll do nothing Of the sort!" de-
clared Mrs. Townbred in positive
tones. "Since when. may l ask, have
you been running this place? Do you
think I'd sell my good hens for any
such price as that commission mer-
chant would give? Market-price ?
Yes-minus his commission, and
freight and hauling charges and wal
tax and--no indeed"
Johns face broke into a broad grir
he wouldn't lose his chickens after
all!
1.-TWO months from now. Ruthvin,'
she continued, Chicken will be way
up-why, ones of this size will cos,
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an approximate one, anyway.
The fat dealer tilted his hat farther
back on his head and grinned. stating
that he wasn't prophet and that
were he able to foretell market price
of chickens or any other commodity
in advance he'd clean up a couple Of
times and retire from business. But,
as guess, he'd venture, say, eighteen
pound. And with that Mr.. Town
bred had to be content.
Arriving at Five Oaks he straight
way set to work. But he did 1t dis
creetly. On a pretext, he had Mrs.
Townbred accompany him to the
chicken yard. where John was giving
the feathered treasures their evening
feed.
Don't they look fine, Ruthvin ?"
asked Mrs. Townbred. Really, there
Isn't any one around here who has
chickens equal to ours"
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than to look ridiculous.

fashion than to look ridiculous.
Mrs. Robinson calls herself to your
attention by wearing a position hat.
The postillion hat, 1t is hardly nee
essary to explain, is that one now so
popular which resembles a mans silk
hat, only that its crown Is slightly
lower, Mrs. Robinson is not young.
Her face is worn; there are crows feet
about her eyes; her hair is tinged with
gray. A postillion hat Is about as suit
able to her as a baby's cap. Why does
she wear it?
Probably because 1t is a new shape.
She should have taken a sister with
her when she went to buy q hat; II
there is one person more than another
who tells you the truth about yourself
and your faults Of features 1t is a
sister.
And these are not all Of the horrible
examples that you could name. There
are stout ladies who wear pannier and
hustle drapery and short necked
ladies who wear collars SO high that
they look as IL their throats were
bandaged for tonsilitis. and tiny little
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had been raising chickens all his NE
and asked what price the commission
merchant was paying for hens year
and a half old, stating also that he
would have a number of them to sell
within a few days.
The fat merchant looked at him
quickly. blinked a few times and con-
cealed a smile as he replied that the
market price of the day Of sale would
determine that. Then he added that
he would be glad to take the chickens,
and gave Mr.. Townbred several Of his
shipping tags.
But Mr.. Townbred wasn't content.
He felt that, since this was his first
venture In the poultry business. it was
up to him to drive a good bargain and
show Mrs. Townbred how capable he
was of handling such matters. So he
insisted that the merchant fix a price
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Never Again for Mr.. Townbred
(By Edward Riddle Padgctt.)

FROM the very day the Town
- breds moved to their country
place at Five Oaks it was un-
derstood that Mrs. Townbred
should run it. And this understand
Ing was reached not through choice,
Or after argument and pleadings on
her 'part, but as a matter Of necessity
since Mr.. Townbred knew nothing
of the country. and his wife did.
Mrs. Townbred was delighted to as
sumo the responsibility. but she in
sisted that neither the servants nor
the chickens. nor the, pigs. nor any
other stock, for that matter-could
serve two masters. Wherefor. 1t was
distinctly and fatty understood that
MIR. Townbred should keep hands
off,"
Now, If the truth be told, Mr.. Town
bred had been perfectly willing at
first to abide by this agreement. In
deed, he was delighted with 1t; and
he had no false prido, in that respect
at least, about being master In his
own house. ETC."
But as time went OH he forgot the
obligation and decided to take hand
in affairs at Five Oaks. So, being
that sort, he did 1t first and then told
Mrs. Townbred about it afterwards.
For months now Mr.. Townbred had
been interested in chickenS-theoreti-
cally. He had subscribed to several
poultry journals and had perused them
avidly at his office; but his activities
had been confined to walking through
the chickenyard at home and occa-
sionally making n suggestion or two
which somewhat astonished his wife.
He was hoping eventually to become
Sc "up on chickens" that he would be
able to tell her few things about
raising them and then declare boldly
in favor Of conducting u regular
chicken business on a scale large
enough to make the profits worth
while. So, he was biding his time
And the other day IN his office he
became much interested in an article
in one of the journals to the effect that
as soon as hen had stopped laying
with regularity she should be sold for
table purposes. "Non-paying board
ers" the article called such hens when
their laying days over with. they were
allowed to live and eat their share OF
the daily rations. Perhaps few should
be saved to serve as mothers In the
Spring when the new matches were
out of the incubators; but even this
was something of an extravaganza. OF
course the article went into the matter
extensively; but the above was the
substance Of what impressed Mr.
Townbred so profoundly.
So, forthwith. he decided to act
Leaving the office a little early he wen
down along Commission Row. near thu
City Market, and presently found c
fat, perspiring and somewhat soilet
commission merchant who seemed II
have the time and inclination to spare
him few minutes at least. Mr.
rownbred sailed right in as though III
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any right to Loaf on the Job. He
wasn't in Business for himself, but
he did hold down Job which gave
him the Say-So over a number of
other employees. In fact, 1t was
Right Hefty one and he was Virtually
his own Boss
Did he Abuse 1t? Did he take 1t
Easy? Nary an Abuse; nor any Ease.
He worked like a pile Driver and
Drove himself Harder than he did
any who had to Take Orders from
him.
Not that he was a Slave-Driver. He
wasn't, for the simple reason that he
hadn't quite that much Authority. The
other chaps were all Specialists in
their line, more or less. and he was
sort of the Filing and Book Keeping
office that put System and Record into
their Work. So they never really
Trembled for their Jobs so far as he
was Concerned.
Now, they were not Loafers. for
they brought In Big Money for the
Boss and Worked when they did work.
But they knew their own Value and
didn't figure that they had any Blythe
Clock Job. Out of tho Office nearly
All Day, they managed to sandwich
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q
SEAS 5,NABI OIT|NGS'

wood, cretonne covered, and Is as cons
Portable as 1t is attractive looking.
Old fashioned couches with one high
end are also seen again.
Dead white materials are seldom
used for curtains now but ecru-t tinted
goods of lighter or darker shades that
give some little effect Of sunshine ara
preferred.
The dressing table draped in DUST
catching materials is luckily one Of tho
by-gone fads.
The tops OF many handsome pieces
OF furniture are covered with plate
glass to protect their surfaces from
burns and other accidents. This Is
especially true of dressing tables.
Mahogany is as popular as ever but
black walnut Is pushing 1t hard for
! first favor.
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~O say that fashions change is
merely to state a truism and
yet it does seem sad that we
~ must not only alter our petit
coats with the prevailing modes but
our furniture as we'll
This Is merely a preamble to com
ment on the fact that iron beds and
brass beds erstwhile so fashionable,
have disappeared and are no more
seen in the homes of those who follow
the styles.
1t seems but few short months ago
since we picked up our wooden beds
bodily as it were and cast them into
outer darkness, declaring that they
were unclean and generally pestifer-
Gus.
The four-poster on which Uncle
Michael died-and they were pine
apple posts too, think of lt!-you sold
to an old colored man for a song. II
you had that four-poster now and
were willing to part with 1t. which
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=, = I444zLFowNBREDs
~, &r<their Country Place

Yes, they certainly do, Frieda,
replied Mr.. Townbred. John is taking
mighty good care of them" Then,
casting his eye about critically. he
waited just the proper time and add
ed, But it seems to mo you have
lot Of old hens here that can't be earn
ing their salt"
Mrs. Townbred looked up at him in
surprise. Yes, dare say you're
right" she agreed slowly. But"
Are those old birds laying. John"
asked Mr. Townbred. determined to
drive home his point and drive it
quickly. Take that old Rhode Island
Red over there--she looks to mo as
though she has passed her laying
days"
You mean Biddy. sah?" said John.
"Well. sah she amt drappin' whole
lot Of aiSs now. But She"
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firmly, "he can keep on looking. but
he won't find any Of my chickens!
That's final! Do / tell you how to
run your office. Ruthvin? And didn't
YOU agree from the start that I should
manage the place. chickens and all.
without Interference Well-then-''
VERY well. Frieda--very well!' ex-
claimed Mr.. Townbred. Its the last
time l shall attempt to help you out.
! don't want to run the place; but
do know that the poultry journal I've
been reading says"
Poultry journal" cried Mrs. Town
bred, in pleased and amazed tones.
do you mean to say you've been
reading a poultry journal? Oh. Ruth
win, I'm SO glad! You are really be-
coming interested? l can hardly be-
liove it. I've wanted you to be for so
Ilong-so that we might run the place
together and talk over things and plan
into the house now
and III show you in figures why |
think it better business to save and
fatten these hens for our own use
rather than to sell them now-I'm
simply delighted!"
Huh" said John to himself, as Mr..
and Mrs Townbred. arm In arm,
walked away toward the house. And
again, Huh! All 'spects deys some
Oh desc hens gwinter be ct. But All
lows old Biddy amt gwinter ter be
ono OBJ dem-no, sab. not eff All has to
rob every hen-house in dis country ter
keep Misus Townbred In chicken dis
winter! Old Biddy gwinter die
materially. amt you Biddy?"
And Biddy cooked her head on one
side regarded John a moment solemn
ly and then clucked as though she
Thoroughly understood and-approved,
! (COnvright 1919 nv Edward Padpett \
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- HE open fireplace has returned
to favor and is a part of every
"a up-to-date living room even II
~ coal must be burned in 1t.
slack walnut furniture Is again con-
sidered smart and many of the new
Queen Anne dining room suites are
made of this wood, but the new pieces
Of furniture are not hideously carved
as were the old ones.
Tho Adam patterns lead In bed room
furniture and are very graceful and
lovely.
Upholstered pieces for living rooms
are covered usually either with velour
or with subdued tapestry, and in the
latter material the public taste seems
to run to rather large figures.
Among the pieces popular for bed
and living rooms is the chaise-longue.
This may be had either in wicker or
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"Then she's eating her head Off"
declared Mr.. Townbred promptly,
turning to Mrs. Townbred. She's
what you might call a--a-er--a non
paying boarder. Now. OF course ]
know nothing about chickens. my
dear. but 1t seems to me that isn't
good business"
Mrs. Townbred smiled. "Of course
It isn't, Ruthvin, If you consider 1t
only from the standpoint of eggs"
"She's de oldes' one OBJ de lot" said
John hopefully. but she am pow
erful fine mother. sab. She done riz
erbout two dozen OBJ desc fine, pullets
runnin' Ground heah--en she riz 'em
right"
Seems to me. Frieda," suggested
Mr. Townbred, ut might be wise to
gather up all these old hens that have
passed their laying days and send
Them into market--chiekens right
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Stout Ladies Wear Styles
Intended for Slender Girls
and Vice Versa.

duvetyn that ripples over her gener-
Gus hips as the marcel waves Of the
sea ripple over the beach; a great belt
encircles her waist making her girth
seem at least two yards around; the
skirt beneath the coat is as full as
the fullest Of this seasons skirts. and
as short as the shortest, revealing not
only plump ankles but plump calves
as we'll.
To top this picturesque costume Mrs.
Jones has squeezed upon her head a
tiny, tiny hat under which her face
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you would not be, you could sell 1t to
a dealer for the price Of another song
one of Schumann- Heinks say. Yes.
the wooden bed is back and more as
sertive than ever, and it's lucky
she who can produce from the celler
an old one of mahogany to put in the
guest chamber.
And yet the new wooden bed Is not
quite like the Old one after all. For
the old one was many cubits long and
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THAT this IL the sea
son Of seasons for en-
tcrtaining, what with
dcbutante luncheons
and after-the- thea
ire suppers and din
ner parties. and that
in consequence host
eSseS are racking
81 l~-o;~1 a. <htv,L
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swirling folds of material that they
look as broad as they are long and
very much like a line full of clothes
gone mad.
1t is surely q mad season my mas
ters, and yet here and there there
energies some figure which shows how
charming the new fashions really are
when they are worn by the right sort
Of people,
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that. The underskirt is Of silver lace,
tho full pleated tunic Of pink satin.
The latter stands out over her hips as
il it were wired. She is certainly four
yards in diameter.
speaking Of the Colossus Of
Rhodes" murmurs a man. looking at
her.
1t is cruel but then why do not wom-
en- realize that 1t Is better to be CARRIED
in something less than the extreme of
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them, instead Of spending good money
to buy chicken"
Johns face fell. And he glanced
sorrowfully at Biddy. his favorite.
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And In Its Place Stand
Twin Four Poster Beds
of Mahogany.

many cubits wide and about as big
overall as a city apartment; whereas,
the new wooden bed Is invariably a
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THE BRASS BED is OUT

single one, large enough for one per-
son and one person only.
In the olden days when a bed was
made 1t was made to accomm odate
the family-mother, father and at
least two children could sleep COM
fortably within its vast territory; but
now that we've grown hygienic and
modest nothing but the single bed OBJ
tains, and very single at that for It
does not allow even one person much
room to founder about in when his
conscience is troubling him and he
cannot sleep.
And so nowadays at the secon DE-
hand mans there is nothing SO cons
spicuous as the brass bed. There is
the ornate brass bed with jig-saw-like
trimmings for which your Aunt Jane
paid SIS. and the plain brass bed with
the brass wearing off most suspicious
~, for which your Cousin Lettice paid
a bare $40, and other brass beds which
you have known all twinklingly asking
someone to purchase them. And in
their places at home are twin beds OF
mahogany with four miniature posts,
looking as much like the old-time
tester beds as little elephant looks
like a big one.
1t does seem a shame that there
should be fashions in beds as we'll as
in petticoats, but there are!
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A pretty school frock for girl Is
Of navy blue serge. It Is box pleatod
from yoke back and front and has
a stitched belt of the material. The
hemsttched rolling collar is Of white
faille silk and Is finished with a plaid
bow,
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A Difference

nHERE was once certain Young
Man who was not only a Hog
for Work himself, but also
= Doped 1t that Nobody Else had
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Walking down town you see before
you what looks like hogshead except
that tapering pin point structure
tops 1t.
1t is walking and you have a weird
idea that there Is something familiar
to You in its motion. On coming closer
you discover that the hogshead Is real
~ your fat friend. Mrs. Jones' in her
new winter garb. Dressed sanely Mrs.
Jones does not look to weigh more
than her 100 pounds: in her new win
ter garb she gives the impression that
she would turn the scale at 400.
She has on q huge coat OF blue
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"But--but-I told him I'd send
them in" objected Mr.. Townbred, land
he'll be looking for them tomorrow"
"Wen" replied Mrs. Townbred
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~ II, the silly silhouette!
n Say what you like it Is really
~ worse this season than ever be-
" fore.
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us seventy-five or eighty cents. Now
you let me run this-I've already
planned that during the winter we'll
kill and eat these hens as we need
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~ROM the very day the Town
q breds moved to their country
place at Five Oaks 1t was un-
derstood that Mrs. Townbred
Evening journal., 1915-11-01
DEDICATE new Chapel
OF MISSIONARY alliance

The handsome new chapel OF the
Christian and Missionary Alliance.
in West Fifth street near Washing
ton street, was dedicated with ap-
propriate exercises yesterday after
noon. Dr. A. b. Simpson, of New
York. president of the Alliance.
preached at the morning and after
noon services The Rev. G. Werner
Brown. district superintendent. pre-
sided The new building Is of an
English mission type of construction
with oak interior decorations. The
chapel was designed by Edward
Candy May of this city
The Bird Sisters. Of Baltimore. sang
at all of the services. and other Sc
loctions were given by Wales Davis
and Miss Elizabeth Stirling Of this
city
Special services will be held all of
this week The Rev. Frank Mousley
will preach tonight. A rally meet
ing will be held Tuesday night. con-
Quoted by Neal Comfy. president of
the Sunday Breakfast Mission Mes
sages will be given by the Rev A. ].
DOlbow, the Rev. William Galloway,
George Dougherty and others.
The Rev. w. l. Pettingill will
preach Wednesday night
Evangelist Maxwell B. Houck. OF
Finleyville. Pa, will begin services
Thursday evening, and continue for
about two weeks to be followed by
the Rev f. J. Richards, home secre-
tary of the c. G NJ. A., closing Sunday,
November %.
Evening journal., 1915-11-01
KENNEDYvILLE PASTOR REsIGNs

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CECILTON, Md. Nov. 1.-The Rev
c. w Clews has rendered his resig-
nation as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Kennedyville and Worton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Taylor of Bal
timore, brought the body OF their in
fant son, John, here for burial, last
week.
Charles Griffith and w. II. Anderson
attended the State Sunday School Con-
vention held in Baltimore last week.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Manlove and Mrs. r. L.
Anderson visited friends at Betterton
last week.-Mrs. Edgar J. Davis enrer-
tanned a number of friends at cards
one day last week.-Mrs.. George w.
Padley and Miss Celeste Benson are
in Camden, n. j., for a visit with Mrs.
Howard Benson.-Miss Pauline Price
is staying with Miss Nora Robinson,
near Mt Pleasant. Del.-Miss NJ. T..
Richards was a Philadelphia visitor
last week.
Evening journal., 1915-11-01
REHODOTH Beach HAS
DELIGHTFUL FALL WEATHER

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL
REHOBoTH BEACH, Nov. 1.-The
woods are gorgeous this Fall and the
beach is enjoying beautiful autumn
weather.
Mrs. Anna Ross, of Clayton, was
here Tuesday between trains.
Luther Paris. formally with J. A.
Lingo, has accepted position with
the construction department of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Williams and
children left on Saturday morning for
a vacation of ten days in Philadelphia,
Atlantic City and New York.-Miss
Lydia Lindale had few friends at
her home on Monday evening" Mrs.
Emily Refs was the guest of Miss
Indiola Poynter, in Lewes. at
bridge and luncheon on Friday. Mrs.
Feaster Williams. of New York, vis-
tied Fred Williams for a week. re-
turning on Wednesday.-Ch 5.
Horn. 3rd. was surprised on Friday
evening by a number of his friends.