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n he proposed tariff dyestuffs is fine example of the
= workings of protective" tariffs
The theory of the bill is that will protect American
capital which TO be invested dyeworkng plants supply
the deficit caused by cutting of the supply dye from
many.
Assuming that infant dye industry should Tor could
DC protected let us what the effect will be upon textile
INDUSTRY Let remember that textile industry is
thousand times greater than the dye industry be
Suppose the duty dye suifs equals cot enough
color to dye yard of cloth The American textile manuac
turcr will have to pay the and will add il his
prioe-pass 1t on to the consumer. He buy German
dyes and American dyes the price only
the custom house gets the and in the other the
American dye manufacturer gets IT, In either the
OF the cloth ultimately pays
But it, account of hghpeed dye every yard OF cloth
made in the United States yard than
cloth made anywhere world we have handicapped
American textile manufacturer in his efforts
foreign trade
II he sells half the product of his mills half
in the foreign markets there is the usual OF for
him. He ask congress for OF pro
tecton cloth the ground that because OF the high
cost of dyes he cannot compete with foreign
This being secured he again the price OF his
cloth to American yard and having rccouped
the dyctax he canand wilse his cloth in foreign
kets for yard less than home So the American
buyers will the duty the dye the cloth they and
the dye in the cloth they do
This is what has been done for 80 years but the dye
problem. standing alone makes easily understandable
ample.
The lesson is that people here at home pay all the
tariff and that OF living expenses is made
OF these invisible taxes-o per OF which Tor ess) go
the and the balance the pockets OF the
privileged few.
This hurts farmer worker and merchant 1t helps il att
III, where help is least needed
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DON'T be AL work and play" fellow.
- Take tramp into the woods. horseback ride
country roads, swim in the creek pond lake. trip
the ball park aunt the chdrens Fairgrounds that
off Saturday afternoon
In the woods you will find in and she will
1mpart OF her peace and quiet TO you.
Astrde good piece OF horseiesh Gathering country
roads, the cobwebs will be logged from your brain.
Swimming will exercise every muscle in your body and
make you feel fit for the next weeks six-day grind.
AT THE BALL GAME YOU WILL FORGET
EVERYTHING IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE
BLEACHERS. IN "FANDOM" YOU WILL FIND ORIG
INALITY AND SPONTANIETY THAT ARE REFRESH
INGLY AMERICAN
Two hours spent with the kddes at the playground will
throw off months OF age He is human who could join
in childrcns games without having comeback physically
Hentsuy and spiritually You needn't feel foolish either
fen playing with the kids for you making envious the
5enow who can't.
Get the vacation week habit and watch the wrinkles
disappear!
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of the Parsonage Ethel .a:s 5Sss10'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;

Copyright. 1915.
Bobbs. Morriii co.

they rallied swiftly. and called them
Carol and Lark.
Carol can carry tune II there's
a strong voice beside her. but Lark
can hardly tell the difference be.
tween Star spangled Banner and
Rock OF Ages.
The neighbors were kind Of
amused by them. and mother was
very sensitive about II. 80 the
next time she determined TO get
ahead OF Fate. No more nonsense
now. said mother. It's almost Ger
tain TO be n boy. and we'll call him
William after father-and Billy for
Shorthand then they changed II in
a hurry 20 Constance.
After that. father and mother
gave the whole thing up as a bad
Job. Connie settled the baby bust.
ness In our family"
Mrs. Adams wiped her eyes, and
leaned weakly back in her chair.
gasping for breath. We'll. I
swami" was all she could say al the
moment
Connie In only nine" Prudence
continued. Fairy Is sixteen. and
the twins are thirteen. They are n
very clever lot OF girls. Fairy. as
told you, aims TO be a college
professor. Lark In going 20 be an
author. Carol is pretty. and lovable.
but not deep. She Ia going TO be
Red Cross nurse and 20 TO war
The twAs have It all planned out
Carol IA going 10 war as a Red
Cross nurse. and Lark Is going. too.
so she can write book about H..
and they are both going TO marry
soldiers dashing young
generals'
Connie IL a sober. odd. sensitive
little thing. and hasn't decided
whether she wants 10 be a foreign
missionary. or get married and have
ten children. But they are all
clever, and I'm proud OF every one
OF them"
And what are you going 10 be ?"
inquired Mrs. Adams. looking with
real affection at the bright. sweet
face.
But Prudence laughed. "oh. dear
me. Mrs. Adams. seems 10 me II ]
Just get tho others raised up proper.
ly. I'll have my hands full"
IL seems TO me" said Mrs.
adams. that | know more about
your sisters than ! do about you. ="
That's So" said Prudence. nod.
ding. But they are the ones that
really count. you know. I'm just
common little Prudence OF the
parsonage-but the others'" And
Prudence flung out her hands dra-
matically.
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age girl In dismay.

age Girl In dismay.
Prudence Was nineteen from al
account. but abe looked like n child
Yet this girl had full charge Of four
younger children. and was further
hurdoned with the entire caro- OF q
rninlsterfathcr, Well. well. Mrs
Adams sighed 4 little.
You are tired" said Prudence
alphabetically. Let's aft on the
porch until you are nicely rested.
This II n fine chance for us tc
get acquainted" said tho good
woman with eagerness. Il want &c
know all about every one Of you
Tell me everything"
There isn't much 20 tell" said
Prudence. smiling. There are five
Of us: am the oldest. I am nine
teen. Then comes Fairy. then the
twins. and then the baby"
Are the twins boys. or a boy
and a girlT"
Neither" said Prudence. they
are both girls"
More girlsl" Easpcd Mrs. Adams
And the baby7"
she IL n girl. too And pru-
deneo laughed.
Prudence IN a very nice name FOL
a minister's daughter" said Mrs
Adams sugrestively.
'Yes-for some ministers daugh'
ters." assented Prudence. But Is
sadly unsuitable for me. You see
father and mother were very en-
thusiastic about the first baby who
hadn't arrived. They had two
names all picked out months
aheai-prudence and John Wesley
That's how happened to he Pru'
dence.
Il was only three years old when
Fairy WAS horn. but already they
realized that they had made a mis-.
take. SO they decided 20 christen
baby number two more appropri
atcly. They chose Frank and Fairy
both liEhthearted. happy. cheerful
names. It's Fairy"
Prudence smiled reflectively.
But things went badly again.
Fairy Is Prudence by nature. and
| am Fairy. She IL tall and n little
inclined to be fat. She IL reliable
and clever.
she can do anything. and do II
hight. and Is going to be n college
professor. II IL a sad thing 10 think
Of college professor being called
Fairy all her life. isn't it,
Father and mother were sure
the next would be a hoy. So they
chose good old Methodist name
--Charles-and-it was twin girls,
II was quite blow. guess. But
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o.-Plesse tell me what will Kill
flies. mean something ether
than tanglefoot. My room is 100
feet long and IS feet wide. I'd be
grateful for any remedy. PEGGY.
A.-Eucalyptol. 10 parts: berra.
mot oil. 3 parts: acetic ether. 10
parts; cologne water. so parts:
alcohol. 3 per cent. 100 parts. Mix.
One part OF this essence il TO be
added to 10 parts OF water and
sprayed around the rooms FIRE.
quently.
One clever woman. who evident
ly knows the mind OF ny. has de-
vised the following method for rid
ding a house OF flies: Screen the
windows tightly at the bottom and
sides. The screening extends about
six inches higher than the top OF
the bottom sash When the bot
tom sash is up there Is space of
about half an inch between the
window and the screening. The
top of the screening is not fastened
10 the sash. but a space OF about
half an inch Is left between II and
the window.
Flies always go to the screens.
especially II the room is darkened
for few minutes. When they
alight on the screens they always
crawl up, then thru the half-inch
fissure at the top of the sash. then
thru the half.inch fissure at the
top OF the screen. whereupon. they
find that they have walked or
orawled out OF the house.
o.-Wlll you please print " the
siamese twins were boys or girls
and " they ever got married. and
anything In particular you can tell
mo about them7 will anslousiy
await your answer. n. G. A.
A.-The original Siamese Twins
were born at Bangesau. Slam.
April 10, 1911. They were OF Chi.
nese extraction. named Chang and
Eng. Because OF the manner of
their physiological connection. they
were regarded as examples OF AN
terror duplicity.' They grew to be
almost 5 seet . inches in height.
ttuiu WAN, run anu SNlHl. III
April. 1929. they were brought to
America and exhibited turnout the
United States and later in Europe.
They finally settled at Mount Airy.
adopted the occupation of farming
and lived there until their death.
which was Jan. II. 1874.
Two other similar cases were re.
ported in 1914 Suzanne and Mad
cline. the "Siamese" twin girls.
four months old. who we're Joined
together In the region OF the stom-
ach. face 10 face. had their hands
swathed with cotton to prevent
them from scratching one another
and were operated on by a Paris
surgeon and separated. Maria and
Maria Ann, who had been Joined
together since birth by ligament
at the base of the vertebrate. were
separated by IN operation per.
formed by DR.. Mignot.
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ii:t,;,tu:i.ti;,t.
A Novel
A Week
Eis.i.!Igsisss.ss..

at random turnout the country
consideration, five hundred dollars
But here-why, Mount Mark lad
population Of fully three thou
sand, and the Presbyterian College
small, 10 be Eure-but the name
had n grand and inspiring sound.
And Mr. Starr had 10 fill only one
pulpit IL was heavenly. that's
what Il was. The salary was six
hundred and fifty dollars. and the
parsonage WIS adorable, The par
ronase family could see nothing at
oil wrong with the world that day,
and the future vas rainbow'tinted.
The family had been Ia the new
parsonage only three weeks, when
the Ladies' Aid society announced
that II would hold its next meeting
at the parsonage.
Ladies' Aids have way OF con-
sidering a parsonage church prop
erty. TO be used at their conyen,
fence.
Prudence viewed the coming
event with misgiying. She knew
that the ladies did not approve OF
her small nineteen-year-old self as
guide for tho four younger girls.
And when her father was called TO
the country the afternoon of the
meeting she was almost In despair.
Now" said Prudence. Il want TO
make a bargain with you. girls. IL
you'll stay clear away from the
Ladies'. and be very good and or
derby, I'll give you all the lemonade
and cake afterward."
And let us make taffy after sup
peri" wheedled Carol.
Prudence hesitated. and the
three young faces hardened. Then
Prudence relented and hastily
agreed.
We have an hour and half
yet" continued Prudence. Twins
and Connie. you go upstairs, and
dress--just wear your plain little
ginghams. the clean ones OF course'
Then II they do catch a glimpse Of
you. you will be presentable. Now
hurry"
Then Prudence and Fairy set 10
work again In good earnest The
house was already well cleaned.
The sandwiches we're made. But
there were the last rites" and
every detail must be religlously al.
tended to.
The three main downstairs rooms
OF the parsonage we're connected by
double doors. The front room, sci.
dom used by the parsonage family.
opened on the right OF the narrow
hallway. Beyond 1t was the living
room.
To the ief, OF the livingroom
was the dining.room. The double
doors between them were always
open. The other pair was closed.
except on occasions OF importance
"ThereIi be a crowd. OF course. 4"
said Fairy Wen just leave The
doors between the front rooms
open"
Yes. But Wen close the dining.
room doors. Then wen have the
refreshments all ont on the table.
and when we are ready well just
fling back the doors csrelessly and
there you are"
Continued In Our Next Issue)
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town"
"oh. that's a lovely place over
there. fatherl" exclaimed Prudence.
looking from the living.room win.
dows toward tho south. Isn't e
beautiful"
Yes. Tho Avery family lives
there. Tho parents are very old
and feeble. and the daughters are
ail-elderly--and all sehooltcach.
era. Dear ne. II IL two o'clock al.
ready. and must 70 at once. Mrs.
Adams will be here In a few min.
utes. and you will not be lonely"
But when Mrs. Adams arrived a,
the parsonage. she Knocked In vain.
Finally she went into tho back yard.
Sh. peered into tho woodshed. and
saw no one. She went into the
bsrn-iot. and found I, empty. In
despair. she plunged into tho barn
and stopped abruptly.
In q shadowy corner was q
slender figure kneelinE beside an
overturned nail keg. Evidently
this was Prudence engaged In
praycr-and In the barn, OF all
places In tho world
"A--a---a--heml" stammercd Mira
Adams inquiringiy.
Amen" This was spoken aloud
and hurriedly. and Prudence leaped
TO her feet
She ran forward eagerly. thrust.
ing forth a slim and grimy hand.
you are Mrs. Adams. aren't
YOU am Prudence Starr. II Is
so kind OF you TO come the very
first day" she cried.
"Ye-yes, I am Mrs. Adams. ="
Mrs. Adams was embarrassed. In.
terrogation was written all over
her ample face. and Prudence
promptly read Il and FASTENED to
reply.
Il do not generally say my pray.
ers In the barn. Mrs. Adams. I as.
rure you. But--well. when I found
this grand. old. rambling barn. |
was so thankful couldn't resist
praying about H."
But a BARN." calculated the per.
picked member" DO you call tha,
a blessing7"
Yes. indeed do" declared Pru.
dence. Then she explained pa.
tiently: "oh. Il is on the children's
account. you know. They have al.
ways longed for big romantic
barn TO play ia. That's why I
couldn't resist saying my prayers
was so happy | couldn't hold in.
As they walked toward the house.
Mrs. Adams looked at this parson-
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A small special constable when
on top OF a London tramcar was
requested by the conductor to come
down TO deal with a man who was
inclined to be abusive. Reluctantly
the special constable complied with
the request, but found himself con
fronted by a huge fellow, over six
feet tall.
There he u.s." said the conductor.
He won't pay his fare
The small special constable re-
Elected, and then said, We'll, I sup
pose must pay II for him."
LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE: AN
EMPTY PURSE USUALLY GOES
WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH.
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CHAPTER H.
The Res, OF the Family

II was Saturday morning when
the four young girls arrived In
Mount Mark and the gray old ugly
parsonage was full to overlooking
with satisfaction and happiness.
Tho STAIRS had never had an APP
polntment Ike this before. They
had Jus, come from the village OF
Exminster. OF five hundred inhshi.
tants. There the Reverend Mr.
Starr had filled the pulpits OF three
small Methodist churches. scattered
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All. now, liant it cute. Timsthyf
I don't know WHISTLER h DIP ny -
or throw IA y kiss.
You'd better not do e4ther. Haswjd.
There may be one a those womsu csps
around an pinch you for flirting.
You know. Mike. This 10 one Of thsao
feather pebs. the pretty boy. whs's b
love with himseif The Kind that oaa't
pass up q gum slot without looking -
the mirror to see II his tie 10 ereoAed -
n his eyebrows are muss~d up.
In other werds. he's . mirror lanAh.
Etc has - stock Of different poses thas -
thinks are lady killer. He enrrasS .
memorandum book stuffed full of fFalIs'
name, addresses and teiepbone nuSnbaRA
On h~'s some dog. He thinks every sid
he me-fs ought tn 20 daffy ever htA.
The, must be N they do. huh. Geoeges
When some bird smiles ~ him he's
conceited he imsgipes MS quite
natural. hut maybe The s1n h dstng ~
bret 10 Keep from busting oct HAWe
HAVING, ~ n. huh. Ciareaos?
Why are they Just killing 81 -
sharks,
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DISQUALIFIED

III a man called me q iisr." -
serted a braggart, I'D sail in and
lick him II he weighed 400 pounds."
We'll, you big bluff" answered
one who was tired OF listening, II
call YOU that here and now. You're
liar"
Bluff Yourself" came back the
artist, without a minutes hesita-
ton. You don't weigh more than
$50. and YOU know what ! said"
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vi e9tcrs Es 2Hthin Grey

al arm a country girl Of II and
graduate OF high school. ! wish
you would advise me about getting
vsork n, YOUR city. AMY.
A.-Be very certain. before you
leave home, that you are not need
cd more there than in the city. |
know how tho city appeals TO an In
experienced girl from the country.
IL looms like a great golden ball,
filled to OVERLOOKING with the most
delectable OF Life's nectar. From
a little distance II seems TO beckon
you: and you feel sure that 1t is
big and kind, and that Il will vel
come you into the heart OF its
warmth: that Il will shelter and
protect you. But Il is very deceiv-
ing. ia the city. The mirage in the
desert ia not more deluding. II you
have wealth. or influence, or
friends. or experience. the bright
lights OF the city MAY spell happi-
ness for you. II you are ineXperk
enced and alone. they spell untold
desolation. disappointment The
only way you can penetrate the
heart of the golden ball is TO spend
long days at hard work, lonely
evenings in dingy room. where
you must endeavor 10 learn the
things that will launch you out on
successful career in the city.
You are very young. Amy. to
seek your fortune in a strange
place. aud unless you have an in
domitable will and the courage OF
your convictions. you should not
think OF attempting it--that il. I'M
less you have relatives or tried
friends with whom you may board.
When seeking work. do not fail TO
place yourself under the guidance
of a friend or some well.known so.
ciety.
al have completed grammar
school and business college. But !
do not converse we'll and would
like TO have you tell me how to I'm.
prove my grammar and general
talking ability. A. 3. c.
A.-This Is a case In which one
learns best "by doing" Practice
makes perfect In talking. as in 9th.
or lines OF endeavor. Use every
opportunity TO formulate nara
tive or an argument. Do not be.
come a bore to your friends, but in
terest them also by putting their
thoughts into speech. When you
are conscious that you have made
a grammatical error, consult your
old textbook or the dictionary. and
the correct use OF the word will be
80 impressed on your memory that
YOU will not repeat the mistake
Odd the Germans carry out
gas attacks prior to the use Of that
chemical by the Frenoh7 Ny friend
contends that the French were the
fret to use deadly fumes. Which
10 right? ELLEN.
AIN late September. 1914. the
press OF this country published ac-
counts OF the use by the French, in
the Champagne region. OF gas
called turpenite. This was tho
first mention OF the use OF gas In
the war. but the use appears TO
have been soon abandoned. as II
seems TO have proved as dangerous
to the users as to the enemy.
o.-What 10 the premium, " any,
on a twenty.flvc-cent piece dated
t8547 BARBARA.
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o.-What 10 the premium, " any,
on twenty.flve-cent piece dated
t8547 BARBARA,
A.-There Is no premium.
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THIS WOULD BE A HAPPIER
WORLD. VIE BELIEVE. IF Ev-
ERYBODY WORE A SIZE
LARGER SHOE. FOR COMFORTS
SAKE.
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A BIRD IN THE HAND, etc.
John Campbell planted peanuts
the other day. but got afraid he
would die before they made any
thing. so he scratched them up and
ate them.-The Franklin County
(Ark.) News.
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HISTORY REPEATS ITsELF

THE PRETTY BOT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-29
FRATERCIDE IN MARYLAND.
Brother Kills Brother in Caroline
County in Quarrel Over a
Woman.

Easton. Md, Feb. 29.-George- -Hig-
mutt. a young married man, near
Concord. who was shot by his broth
er. Albert Hignutt, while attending
a public sale at Hickman. Caroline
County, Saturday, died at the Emer-
gency Hospital here yesterday. The
brothers has been quarreling, and.
it is said. George made two advances
toward his brother as if to strike
him. when Albert drew his pistol and
fired, the ball striking him in the
stomach.
In his declaration to States At
torney Butler, just before he died
Hignutt said the quarrel was over
woman, He said that his brother
was quite smitten over Laura Breed
ing. Saturday afternoon they were
all sitting in the kitchen of his house
when he told a man by the name of
Victor to kiss Laura. This made Al
bert furious. and when they went out
to the sale his brother shot him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-29
WATCHING FELIN DlAI.
Mexican Reported 10 he Creeping
Back to Country to Launch
Revolution.

Washington. Feb. 29.--Felix Diaz.
who has been watched for several
months by Department Of Justice
agents because of suspected actlvl-
ties in violation of American ncu-
trality, apparently has left the United
States for Mexico with the intention
of launching a new revolution against
the CarranZa de facto government.
Information reaching o>:cIals here in
licate that he hopes to organize and
lead the troops of his native State,
Oaxaca. and such other forces in
Southern Mexico as he can gather
about him.
General DiaZ left New Orleans
Friday for Havana where several
Mcxicans whose names have been as
sociated with him in reports Of a
revolutionary movement were un-
derstood to he awaiting him. Teo-
doro Dehesa. Il former governor OF
Vera Cruz, and Gen. Aurelioano
Banquet, war minister under Hucrta
were reported to he among them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-29
"FOLIES MAKE BIG HIT
Plays to Well Pleased Capacity Aud
ience at New Opera House.

An exceptionally good show was
presented at the New Opera House
last evening. 1t may be consider
ed without a doubt the best produc-
ton that has been placed before the
patrons of this popular house. Ed
die Collins "Follies IF Broadway Co."
provided an entertainment that has
been unequalled here. From start to
finish a crowded house was kept in
an uproarious state of merrimcnt.
Clever comedians together with
good singing and dancing by an ell
aborately costumed chorus made up
an attractive bill that met with the
appreciation of all present. Eddie
Collins as principal .funmaker, made
good, and met with generous ap-
plause. Florence Wilmot, with pleas
ing personality, made hit in her
eXcellently rendered vocal numbers,
and other members of the troupe as
sisted in making most enjoyable and
successful bill. Special mention should
be made of the work of Hal Pine,
who was we'll received by a delight
ed audience. An entire change of bill
will be given by this company to-
| morrow night, and also on Friday
evening.
| This evening the management has
secured one Of the VIM. Fox Inc, best
films, entitled, princess Romanof,,
and featuring the popular actress
Nance O'Neill. This drama in five
reels give the utmost scope to the
emotional. and dramatic talent that
this artistic possesses, and has scored
a'success wherever it has been throwr
upon the screen.