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The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Through a Woman's Eyes
XII.-THE WOMEN OF FRANCE.
BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR.
BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAR.
By MAY CHRISTIE.
Copyright. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

In the old pre-war days, I had
many friends among the women of
France. But up till now I never fully
realized the excellence of their quail
ity. One never does when life is
sweet and smiling. when all the world
is at peace and prosperity is the
magic key that opens every heart.
They were cheerful. kindly. eminent
ly attractive women. Even now I
can picture them as they used to be,
careful about their household mat
sentially practical. a little hard, per-
haps, but always charming. Gifted
with keen business sense, they al
ways proved their husbands right
hand in finance. and, unlike the
women OF both England and America,
insisted on being au fait with every
detail Of his income and every transac-
ton OF his business.
Rather tiresome for the husbandr'
said the critic. But. no-monsieur
was delighted over little madame's
craftiness. But she is of a clever
ness truly amazing" he would say.
and her economies-mon Dieu! they
are marvellous! In the markets no
one can deceive her. She is a woman
Of heaven-sent powers-so practical
and yet Of a charm quite undeniabler
Although the men and women of
other nations have criticised French
marriages as being unromantic. love-
less affairs, arranged entirely by the
parents of the young couple and
largely founded on financial basis and
convenience. I have always thought
that in the majority OF cases they
turned out remarkably well. True, the
parents probably did arrange the mat
ter, and the keenness of the BRIDE
groom's relatives anent the all-im-
portant dot would scarcely strike an
outsider as quite nice" Neither was
there much delicacy in the hawklike
inquiries of the little brides papa into
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6be Gown Grier

A mass meeting wtn-be held Tues
day evening at the Cosmopolitan
Baptist Church under auspices of
Henderson National Civial Rights
League for discussion of Shall the
bodies Of the colored soldiers of the
Tenth United States Calvary be buried
In Arlington?
The District Board and LADIES'
Auxiliary, A. o. H, will Join with
their fellow Hibernians from Balti-
more and Alexandria. in an outing
and field day at Chesapeake Beacn
next Thursday.
The new film s@rhe National Capital
Prepared" which will be shown all
over the United States to advertise
the National Capital, will be run on
for the first time at Polls Theater
this afternoon.
The Engineers Band win give =
concert in Lincoln Park this even
ing. beginning at 1880 o'clock.
The Adas Israel Biblical and
Literary Society will hold a meeting
at the Adas Israel Synagogue tonight
at s o'clock.
The District ONCE Managers, work
ing 70 increase American outputs, win
Commerce Building Nineteenth and
ginning at $3.50 o'clock.
A .grand tournament ana ball FOR
the benefit of the new Roman Catholic
church to " erected in Congress
Heights, will be given IN that suburb
Tuesday evening.
The Marine Band Will give an open
air concert at the Marine Barracks
this afternoon, beginning at 4:30
o'clock.
horse show and riding carnival
will be held at the Brigatwood Res
. srvoir tomorrow afternoon, beginning
at $3.50 o'clock
long series of track and field
contest will be held all day at the
Monument Grounds tomorrow, be-
ginning at $50 o'clock.
Members of the Piney Branch
Citizens Association will celebrate In
dependence Day with a street carnival
and parade on Delafield place, be-
Eweeen Georgia avenue and Fourteenth
street. Prizes will be awarded for
the most striking costumes in the
parade.
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the settlements and the bridegroom's
financial status.
But. despite all this, the great event
would turn out happily. The lovers
probably had managed a few stolen
interviews during the unseemly bick-
ering of their seniors. They were
quite well suited to each other. For
those same seniors had shown a good
deal of perspicuity in the pairing off
scheme. The French are level headed
in matters other than financial. Papa
had chosen a son-in-law whom he
really thought would meet his little
daughters wishes. He had looked for
more than money. 1t is even possible
that the little daughter had hinted
she was not averse to the gallant
lover to be. And as for the latter, he
had often seen her walking primly
with her mother in the Bois and
thought her quite adorable.
Occasionally I have met q French
woman whose marriage was not quite
successful from the romantic point of
view. She admitted that she really
did not love her husband, and that
had she had her wish. she would have
married elsewhere But he Is bon
garcon, mon mari" she would hastily
add, determined to make the best of
things, and of a kindness quite sur
prising! We are the best of friends.
To be the best of lovers also is the
truly heaven-sent union. But. indeed.
that comes to few. STILL" signing
philosophically. half a loaf Is better
than no bread. Better a life Of small
disappointments than a life without
husband. To Golf St Catherine
be vieille flle-ah. mon Dieu, what a
tragedy"
This fear of approaching old maid
hood used certainly to be a bogy to
the average French woman. Any al
tentative was preferable. In the
France of pre-war days the elderly
unmarried woman had but a poor time
Of 1t. She had not found her particu-
lar niche, so speak. She was looked
upon as a failure, a vie manquee.
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1t seemed to me that all the love in
the world was shining in the pretty
eyes of the little bride. and that in
those eyes the young captain was Just
as handsome-nay more so-than be-
fore the accident She held her head
up proudly, as though to say: Have
l not got the dearest, handsomest.
bravest most wonderful man in the
world for a husband?"
And when she said goodby to all her
old friends, and the motor was wait
Ing to take her and her bridegroom
off to their enchanted forest, she
whispered joyously to those who were
wishing her godspeed. AT last I have
met real man-and. VOLTA, ! have
married HIM" ~
"Ah. ma cherie." murmured a young
girl who was standing near. and who
was dressed in the sombre black of
widows clothes. may le bon Dieu
watch over him and you and give
you longer happines than rhine has
been"
Thus did little Hortense drive off on
her honeymoon. And IL seemed to me
like the tale of the enchanted princess
who had been sleeping for so long. but
who had at last wakened up and found
her soul The poor. disfigured face
of her brave prince had helped in the
awakening process. Adversely and
anxiety had helped. too. For little
Hortense. and with her many other
little butterflies, had realized at last
that the world holds nothing finer
than a brave man who has done his
duty and accomplished all he had to
do without a murmur.
The women Of France. then, have
grown fine and strong and nobler
through their very sorrows. They
hayA shouIdsred all tbeir burdsps and
more than their burdens, with cour-
ageous heart. They have given TO
other women of the world an example
of fortitude and bravery, and in the
best meaning of the term they have
indeed carried on"
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ONE COUPLE; SIX DIVORCES.
Wife Had Credit For Four ''Mis-
takeGo-Husba nd Two

Detroit. Mich. July 2.-Score other hit
for Cupid in the case OF Mrs. Ida NJ.
Miner. 80 years old, of Detroit. The little
bow and arrow artist put across four
mistakes" on Mrs. Miner in the way OF
husbands, necessitating four divorces, but
she bravely walked into the marriage IL
cense bureau here again and obtained a
fifth license, allowing her TO wed Ar
thur NJ. Watkins, IS years old.
Watson proved a good second to his
bride-to-be in the matter Of divorces.
having two to his credit. He said he
had been married three times.
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MACHINE GUNS SHIPPED.
$50 of weapons Started For "some
where in Texas"

Utica, y. Y. July A freight car.
loaded with go Lewis machine guns, was
hauled out of the yards Of the Savage
Arms Company in this city today and
started for somewhere In Texas"
Early in the day there was a deal OF
loading and unloading of the long. green
lsh trunks, in which the machine guns
are shipped. while a detail Of Savage
Arms Company guards surrounded the
car and kept the curious away.
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VILLA COMMITS SUICIDE.
Yes and Pancho Did IT Right in tn,
Hudson River. Too.

New York. July 2-Pancho Villa was
up to his old tricks today He stole: he
ragged; he assaulted anybody near at
hand; he threw missiles at everybody he
saw and just naturally acted as bump
tous as his reputation in the past has
indicated
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Pancho Villa, be it known. was a mon
key belonging TO trainer who brought
him down the Hudson on the liner Berk-
shire Villa showed he ran true to type
when he escaped confinement, and from
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then Up TO the time he jumped overheard
and committed suicide he terror1zed the
ship When he got 70 heavtns GOAL Jumps
at the engineers and hremen the vessel
had to shut down for a time.
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Which
Attitude Will You Take e?

Washington HERALD the fact that soap Will remove
tin the well a n
Washington HERALD further that human the smesood
bad or ndfrent-mornns
The HERALD the
honxiIrem 'front.' jusd amew whether
is read the of the day the
before.
And The HERALD adds that advertising
in will eater reurnsta
the advertising columns of other Wash
for gantedethe the things don't think
thoeyou buying
The HERALD Half Million Lines of Advertising Last
Year Its Way Gain Another Million and Half This
Year Which Will Make Three Successive Years of
Member Audit Bureau of Circuatons.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13


omal ruling a
known as the man who sunk the k n Merrimack"
object anything be
would not . river be harder to take had
representative Manu. the Republican
True" remarked Representative
Thereupon the house soemnly voted
All those
whole and there q ayes"
Those opposed"
Thereupon Nick Lonsworth bawd o
he believed schedule danger
Division" called out Representative
feet in favor putting the
voted in the Affirmative laughing the stop
Therefore in the house Il
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

ny EMPLOYEES OF the biological its various
country which
crops timber As each Of the official
ana the skins Of animals
lent
The bulk tho skins sold
from the active campaigns determination
raising districts Of the West Those
pt growing popularity
for these skins at the auctions have steadily increasing
With
will
received
the
about ten days prior
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

boushs and branches American elk wap
canadenss which had wide distribution
confined chiefly the
provinces Manitoba Alberta
the Yellowstone
trbued
Congress recently
refuge sufficient be raised
This
Hole two miles north Of the town Of Jackson,
Elk polygamous captivity
Montana Wyoming
hunting licenses guides fees and by
small herds elk from the Yellowstone park and jackson Hole other
localities
About
captivity about
In this
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Jacob Rogers who highly cultured
the house afternoon during the debate
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
The French inventor Of Q machine

The French inventor Of q machine
to measure fatigue says that 95 per
cent Of corpulent persons are 90 be.
cause they have given In when they
felt tired, and that It 10 practically i'm.
possible to tire out q fat person In
good health.
To permit escape from steam or
gas'filled rooms in emergencies q wa.
ter seal exit has been invented. Q
tank filled with water being installed
beneath the floor, wall extending In.
to the water preventing the passage
OF steam or Gas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
WORTH KNOWING

Bananas are immune from insect at.
tacks and most fruit diseases.
Up to date about 1850 miles Of
steam railroads in the United States
have been electrified.
A German electrician claims to have
invented an apparatus by which he
can measure one ten.millionth part Of
q second Of time.
Shafts sunk into burning coal field
In Germany revealed 10 distinct veins
Of blazing coal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Adam Wolf 10 one Of the most popu.
lar men In Chicago. You can't beat
him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

ers. It was explained that the con.
sumption Of 100000 packages Of seeds
by the youngsters has attracted large
numbers Of new recruits this year. And
every effort will be strained, 1t Is said.
to hold the interest Of ell at present
engaged in the work Of making the
most Of the great possibilities Of Wash.
ington as q garden city"
The work IL under the general di.
rectiOn Of Miss Susan b. Sipe. This
work is encouraged and supported by
the Peoples Gardens association of tn
tary. This organization. working on tn
toward identifying Washington by inst
generation, has lately concerned itself
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

Hampstead Washburne. the popular
former mayor. 10 active In many
branches OF public life.
Home Brewery beer 10 appreciated
and extolled 0y oil who have used II.
Humbold sS10.-Advertisement.
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cially collected for the Smithsonian,
through the courtesy Of the interior
department, from one of the herds Of
elk under government protection. The
group was prepared originally for the
Panama'Pacific exposition at San
Francisco and was exhibited there In
the Palace Of Agriculture.
This group shows q family Of elk
In the Yellowstone National park at
the first sign Of winter. Snow has
fallen during the night while there was
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13
Uncle Sam Now Selling His Superauous Pe|ts

GO MANY skins BY IL ohciai
hunters that the agriculture
the pes not required for scientific public
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

fur business which nets tidy sums for
the federal treasury has been devel.
oped as q side line. In the last four
months 1899 pelts useful for manu-.
facture into furs, muffs, or rugs have
been sold in four sales for S2,552, the
last sale, late in March, yielding
l,155.55.
The skins disposed Of include the
following: Coyote. bobcat, skunk, bad.
ger. opossum. lynx, gray fox. kit fox,
raccoon. civet cat and ring.tailed cat.
All Of these animals have been killed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-13

OemOaned the fact that bis favOrite
rivers name was spelled wrong in the
bill. Il 10 "Merrimack," and John Ja.
cob called attention to the fact that
the bill has It "Merrimac."
II have been struggling ever since
I came to congress to have the Merit.
mack river spelled correctly" he said.
THE government printing Office has
an aversion to spelling II the original
and Indian way. The geographic
board was asked for the correct spell.
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Elk From the Yellowstone in National Museum

FAMILY Of American
~ park has been exhibition
the United States National The animals
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Children Beautifyng Capital by Garden Work

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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-04

themselves Of the hospitality ot tho
club 20 view the pictures ana several
sales have been made.
MI Parsons forte is the portrayal
Of New Mexico landscapes OF the typo
that abound near Santa Fc. yistas 81
scenes m The quaint older portions
OF the own ana lacy trcs- m gorgeous
but delicate tones. MIR. Parsons usos
color dnringlY. but always dclic,tcly.
Ills technique reminds one OF the
Japanese.
The exhibit al the club VIII con-
tiuue until the end ~ the week or
thor,a1uuts While ina the city "
Parsons has visited many .icturcsquo
spots near here, declaring this morn
ing that hc mad no idea thcr, Was such
10 wealth Of rcHl material 30 easily
available from Albuquerque az a
headquarters
With the artist hero ~ his daughter.
Miss Sarah Parsons
The following Is \ list Of the pic
lures on display Golden Days, To-
layl mn Lomhardi's santa Cruz
River, \ Ncw Mexico symphony Tho
Golden screen chm. The Black
Mcsp sunlight and shadow October.
Santa Re. Gale de Vargas. Santa Pcs
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-04
TO MAKE PAYING
OUT CITY CASH 4
LITTLE HARDER
Council Will Take Up 0rdin.
ance Requiring Signature of
Finance Chairman Before
Warrants Are Drawn.

AS an aftermath Of the payment OF
December salaries To the members or
IA" fire department without the sig
nature OF the chairman Of m" finance
committee council at ite next mootiug
viii take up an |oruinlne, forhiddins
the mayor ana city clerk tn slgl war
rants without the finance haIrmau's
approval
Alderman SChoor. chairman OF the
committee. refused e. approve the
payroll with Acting Firc Chicf Burt
less name on u. lie took the ground.
hc explained To council last night,
that Burtless' appointment was not Of
%icctiyo because 10 had NOT been cone
hrmcd uy council as rtg4lr.u 1y lw.
By a vote OF five tu one Chairman
Schccr was sustained iu lis action.
Mr. Srhccr admit vote uud Nj. nata-
mond voted IN the negative. Mr..
Hammond signed the payroll as chair
man of the fire committee. and MAYOR
Boatright ordered the warrant
drawn. city Attorney Nil,yrsuu said
the signature OF the finance chairman
was no required hy law
After the vote approving Mr.
Scheer's course, Alderman Grunsfoid
introduced "a resolution i]nstructiuE the
city CLERK Ca present the proposed ore
dinancc making the signature 81 tho
finance chairman necessary at tho
next council meeting II went through
by a vote of six 10 one, Mr.. Hammond
voting nay.
chief Burtloss made a report for
December q VAS promptly sholycd
on motion hy Alderman Grunsfcld
why go asked Mr. Hammond
"Bocause there is no firc chief Cd
drily replied Mr.. Grunsfcld.
Mr.. Hammond voted q lonesome
nay on tho motion 10 table.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-04
FINANCE BOARD
CENTRAL FIGURE
IN FIRE PROBE
Council Refers to Money Com
mittee Mayors Application
for Funds to Investigate
Suspected Misconduct.

Having played his ace IN the aro
department probe. Mayor Boatrisht
today turned q Wat, tfuily waiting eye
uu the finance committee 81. the city
council Thu mayors umnuuioattor
disclosing suspicious uf sIHu lu COM
ucoi,Hu with the ARE department Hul
lsi,ius for an appropriation uf 5000
with which Co. carry thr,Isn 600 u-
N%estigaiIuu was referred los |.uuupil
o. the Cummlttco after the ,omuuunI-
cation was read last night
A. already toid the mayors d.-
closures included Photographic repro
auctions OF letters alleged To- have
been cent h' julius Pear, president
col the wire Department supply com
pauy uf Denver to Councilman s. o..
tu,u when he latter wa chairman
of tho ire committee TN" letters re-
torrod 10 questioned dealings. The
mayors communication and the u.At
at the alleged letters are appended iu
iull.
Ready Ia Probe.
The mayor said today that u ,oun.
ca appropriated the money necessary
tor b. nc would push through q thor
uuph investigation II Is said that
tbc executives first moNr would bee
t. nriug IN the Turns detective agency
and turn 1t loose 60 follow thc clues
wherever thcy led.
Mir Boatright minated thut he had
other material M hand Tor IN" '"v"s-
tiEatlon beside the alleged .etters
'ucn L. i,c,iccnt.
Councilman Coon SAID last uiEnt
after council meeting that there vas
nothing Ia IT." but had no other
statement To make. He is said to bc
on the point of leaving Tor California
with his family for % visit 10 his wifo's
relatives, but II Is said the trip was
planned some time ago ana II would
nc unjust to hint that Mr.. Cocn was
Withdrawing under lire. 1t j. said
that his wnc's parents viii celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary this
month ana that the trir was planned
Ions bcfur" there was n hin OF the
disclosures made hy the mayor,
IN a statement gNcn out IA conucc
iiou with the Cucn matter Mayor
ioltrieht raised the veil ct mystery
surrounding t1cn's suddcn rcsigna-
non as chairman aud monihcr of the
iirc committee last summer At tho
,imo no explanation 81 his act was
made or subsequently, untll the may
or's statement. The mayor said ho
forced the resignation when tho
Pcnrse letters came into ms posses
Zion.
one of the letters Is dated May 10,
1gii, aud the other April T. 1915,
Mayor statement,
in mis- statement regarding the de
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-04

a March Morning Arroyo de lns Mas
carcnas, Midsummer. Santa r.. \
Mexican Home, Adoucs. Golden Cot-
tonwopj-. October Afternoon, mn
side Avenue, santa ~. Tho Golden
Pool september. santa Fo Rio do
Santa re. Bend the River. Corner
Santa Fc. Cottouwouds Summer;
GREY day. Santa Fc. pld Santa 10
.Trt.l III" ola Portal. Tho stepping
stones Over old Santa re. Late AT
crn"on. SANTA Pc Autumn Days, Taos
Pueblo. pvuusro.
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Sale Opens Thursday Morning, Jan. 9th

guarded action or remarks, az letters
from one principal a. confederate TO
another. Disagreement over the dNl-
sion of the spoils. and buldness on the
part of principals due To- long contin-
ued escape or belief of immunity from
discovery. mention these matters
go that the council Will more clearly
see the difficulties confronting the in
~vostigntion.
The -antagonism OF the majority of
the council To- efforts of min" ~ mayor
To- improve the administration of the
city affairs In it, several departments.
particularly the fire department.
forces me- to conclude tina; the coun
eli viii not f.vurahly consider this re-
quest unless ! submit some uf the cyi-
dcncc that I have uncovered showing
prima-iaCio evidence of graft. /
therefore submit tvo letters. photo
graphic copies OF which are attached
hereto, and hercv tn set forth IN
words and figures : follows
Following is the text of the alleged
photographs OF tn letters;
Denver, colo May ION, 1914
Nj : q. Cocn.
city Council,
Albuquerque, Jew Mex.
Dear Sir.
Complying with your request We
, have quoted chief Klein on he fire
alarm apparatus =, luirod as follows
! automatic whistl, blower aud
! valve ....,..... ........ .Si''.""
! Non-lnt. T.. NJ. re- eater on, 10000
30 signal wheels ....,..... 1900
$40 90
ON this order v, viii allow you
5000. aud send yui the $4,000 due
Won heretofore 81 $1,000 in all, as
soon as the apparai Is rs delivered.
Hoping that sou viii see your way
clear To place TINS order vl;h us as
soon as possible. ma enable us I"
| square up with We are,
Yours vetr truly.
T.. S.-Thc write. will oc In your
| CITY again the latte part of next week
! and would be- pleased a. see - then.
Denver colo, Apl. 9TH, 1915,
Mi. : y. Coon,
as " Hnzcldin, st,
Albuquerque, y NJ.
Dear sir
am in receipt If your favor OF
| cath ult., and wish q advise you that
! have been cnnfinco Ia my nome WIN
"A seriously injured DOT since last De-
/ ccmber and am at this time expecting
to have an operatioH performed Win
n the next ten dag
OWING To- the fac that this injury
has caused mo co siderable loss IN
| business In addition 20 the doctor bills
and the hospital bils when the opef-
| alton is made. | am unahl" to comply
with your request, put YOU can resi-
assured that the Il ST money earned
will be yours.
Hoping this viii explain matters
and that YOU viii eel that q little
more lcnioncy ON yolr part will great
~ assist me, ! am,
Yours We V truly,
II IUS PEARsE.
The statement go unucd'
Large amounts Il money have
been expended by he civ for two
fir. engines. chiefs ar. hose and oth-
or equipment throush the fire COM
mittcc. Alderman Cocn chairman
spproNimating in amount twenty-five
thousand dollars Cl5% 100000. TINS
does not include IN, fire department.
pay roll.
"RespectfullA submitted,
Cd. II BOATRlGhT. Mayor.
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WANT ADS PAY. TRY ONE.