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PUT UNITED STATES FIRST
Spansf.Americans in New Mexico
Have Nothing in Common With
People Across the Border.

1t is absurd to talk about any COM
munity of interest, sympathy or fell
low feeling for old Mexico MeXicans
among the native people of this state.
They have absolutely nothing in com
mon and the average New Mexico
Spanish-American doesn't take kindly
to being classed in the same category.
The New Mexico natives live "clOse
to the soil"; they are intensely local
in their affiliations and their loyalty
is based simply on the fact that their
home is the United States. New Mex
leo is their home state and they live
largely in the same spot where their
forefathers have lived for centuries.
With Mexico they have no more ties
than with any other foreign country.
save that they speak the same Ian.
guage. The fact that the native peO-
pie have furnished three companies OF
the National Guard at the border and
that the Spanish-American company ir
Santa Fe went off with a larger initial
number of recruits than any other
company In the state ought to be suf-
ficient answer to these intimations.
A well-knOwn wool grower declared
that in the lamhing season, when a
large extra number Of hands is en-
ployed, he never uses old Mexico labor
for the reason that the poems are lazy
and inefficient and never get along
with the native New Mexico labOrers
by reason Of the deep-seated antipathy
of the latter to the Mexicans.-Santa
Fe New Mexican.
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COMFORT IN MOTOR COAT
In This Garment, the Idea Of Practical
Designers, One May Enjoy Ride,
No Matter What the Weather.

Cozy, snug and cold-defying is the
motor coat with matching cap and like
wise "cozy" fur is the name by which
this fabric is sometimes known. There
Is richness and warmth, style and good
taste, practicability and fashionable
ness in this fabric, especially when
used in so clever a design us this smart
coat for travel wear.
The unique pockets are a special
feature for practical use. and at the
same time give an inkling of the i'm
portance of pockets on spring gar
ments. These pockets are but u fore
runner of vogue that is sure to be.
Pockets and more pockets. pockets or
every conceivable style and. variety.
put on in all kinds of ways, disable
pockets, decorative pockets. pockets
Of convenience and pockets without u
purpose ON earth except to attract and
please the eye.
We are tn ha "nocketed," the coming
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LONGER SKIRTS PROMISED

q safe guess that the low shoe and the
longer skirt will be inaugurated In the
springtime.
It is not easy to say whether the
oxford tie which has ruled in Paris
for IL months will be taken up In this
country, for we have. unfortunately.
gone quite mad over the subject OF
ugly shoes, and. although we owe the
inspiration for them to eccentric social
circles in Paris, we have done things
so much worse than France could
dream of doing that it Is only fair to
say that there is no allegiance be-
tween the two. We have not only twist
ed the shape of the foot into serious
bit of hideOusneSs. as the Chinese dc.
by exaggerating the length of the vamp
and running 1t out into point like
the One-piece shoe worn by the men III
the fourteenth century, but we have
added to the medieval vamp the totter-
ing spindle heel Of the seventeenth CEN
fury in France. The two In combination
make an ugliness that no one thought
nossibie in this dey when people really
struggle for beauty of line.
Points in French Shoes.
Throughout all this madness In
America, France has been steadily
wearing what is known as the sculp-
tural shoe; that is. the rounded toe.
the broad vamp and the side pieces
that cling to the instep and hold 1t
up. She has insisted upon straight
| Spanish heels for her walking shoes
| and in every way made herself com
Portable, and she has brought her foot
| which has never been notable for
beauty, into a well-rounded part of her
silhouette.
The leather men tell US that even
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Christine suIked-he wanted good
cheer; Christine was intoerant--he
wanted tolerance; she disapprOved OF
him and showed her disapproval-he
wanted approval. He wanted life to
be comfortable and cheerful. without
little work and mulch
play, q drink when one was thirsty.
Distorted though it was, and founded
on q wrong basis, perhaps. deep IN ms
heart Palmer's only longing was Tor
happiness; but this happiness must De
of an active sOrt-nOt content, which
is passive, but enjoyment.
Come on out" he said. I've got a
car now. No taxi working its head OH
for us. Just little run over the coun-
try roads. chg
It was the afternoon Of the day be-
fore Christine's night visit to Sidney.
The office had been closed, owing TO
death, and Palmer was in possession
of Il holiday.
"Come on" he coaxed. "We'll go out
to the Climbing Rose and have sup
per-"
Il don't want to GO
eThat's not true, Grace, and you
know it,
"You and are through
"It's your doing. not mine. The
roads are frozen hard; an hours run
into the country will bring your color
back"
"Much YOU care about that. Go and
ride with your wife," said the girl. anu
flung away from him.
The last few weeks had filled out her
thin figure, but she still bore traces or
her illness. Her short hair was curied
over her head. She looked curiOusly
boyish. almost sexless.
Because she saw him vince when
she mentioned Christine. her Ill temper
increased. She showed her teeth.
"You get out of here" she said sud-
denly. Il didn't ask you to come back.
I don't want YOU"
"Good heavens, Grace! You always
knew I would have to marry some
day."
81 was sick; nearly died. l didn't
hear any reports of you hanging around
the hospital to learn how l was get
ting along"
He laughed rather sheepishly.
81 had to be careful. You know that
as well as do know half the stall
there. Besides, one Of" He hesi'
tated over his wife's name. IA girl
know very well was in the training
school. There would have been the
devil to pay if I'd as much as called
up"
"You never told me you were going
to get married"
Cornered, he slipped an arm arounf
her. But she shook him off.
81 meant to tell you, honey; but yor
got sick. Anyhow, II hated to tel
you, honey"
He had furnished the fiat for her
There was comfortable feeling O
coming home about going there again
And, now that the worst minute o
their meeting was over. he was visibl,
happier But Grace continued to stant
eyeing him SOmberly.
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gowns shorter than these first ones
without O blush or an apology and.
sometimes. without good reason.
Low Shoes Worn in France.
The commercial interest in the
situation Is stirred on account OF the
vast output of high shoes in this coun-
try, In Paris there is good authority
for saying that this form of f00tgear
is not in first fashion and Is rapidly
disappearing. The reason Is simple.
France has no leather, and her women
have been wearing low shoes for
year. The oxford tie with the high
heel, round toe and broad ribbon bow
at the fnstep has for year been the
first choice of fashion in France, in
connection with street cOstumery. And
to meet the situation. France made her
skirts longer.
The scarcity of leather is pinching
the shoe industry on every side in
America. Shoes have advanced from
s6 a pair to $14, and even higher
prices will be asked this spring. Eight
dollars is asked for an ordinary pair
of laced street shoes at questionable
places, where the amount of leather
used is negligible and the amount OF
cloth substituted conspicuous.
Longer Skirts Probable.
II women can continue to pay the
exorbitant prices asked for high shoes
they may be able to continue to wear
short skirts, but If France insists
upon longer skirts and the bootmak-
ers insist upon frightful prices. 1t is
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CHAPTER XIII.

y lng Howe had been firmly re-
solved to give up all his bachelor hab-
it's with his wedding day. In his indo-
lent, rather selfish way. he was much
In love with his wife.
But with the inevitable misunder-
standings of the frat months of mar
riagc had come Guatr:. 20 be appreci-
ated once again at his face value,
Grace had taken him. not for what he
was, but for what he seemed to be-.
With Christine the veil was rent. Che
knew him now-all his small indo-
lences, his affectations, his weaknesses.
Later on, like other women since the
world began, she would learn to dis
scmble, to affect 70 believe him what
he was not.
Grace had learned this lesson long
ago. 1t was the A B c of her knowl-
edge. And so. back to Grace came
Palmer Howe, not with suggestion TO
renew the old relationship, but for
cOmradeshiD.
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Reasons Why New Styles for the
Spring Would Seem to
Be Inevitable.
LOW SHOES WORN IN PARIS
Scarcity Of Leather Responsible for
the Lengthening Of the Frock-
Present Style Of Shoes Cannot
Be Called Beautifui-Blue
Serge for Srringtime Wear.

New York.-The smart firms on
Fifth avenue are turning out severely
tailored and stitched suits of black
satin for the south and Offering them
as the first choice Of early spring. and
1t is quite probable that this fabric will
supersede all others for the street. as
the season turns from cold to balmy
weather.
There is more than uncommon inter-
est displayed in the rumor backed up
by facts that Paris will launch longer
skirts for spring than we have worn
for two years. There is no evidence of
this in the new Callot models. but.
then, Callot never cared for long skirts.
This house cut its evening gowns into
high arch or point in front that
showed half the leg to the knee, ut a
time when other dressmaIing houses
wouldn't consider such an innovation.
Years and years ago, CailOt and
Poiret joined hands on this fashion
and it was ridiculed by two conti-
nents; now every woman wears
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AT three o'clock one morning Sidney
reused from a light sleep to hear a
rapping on her door.
SIS that you, Aunt Harrict?' she
called.
Its Christine. May l come in?"
Sidney unlocked her door. Christine
slipped into the room. She carried
candle, and before she spoke she looked
at Sidney's watch on the bedside table.
Il hoped my clock was wrong" she
said. Il am sorry to waken you, Sid
rey, but don't know what to do"
"Are you ill?"
mo. Palmer has not come home"
What time is it?"
after three o'clock"
Sidney had lighted the gas and was
throwing on her dressing gown.
'When he went out did he say"
"IIe said nothing. We had been
cuarreling. Sidney, I am going home
il; the morning"
You don't mean that, do yOu?"
Don't l look as If mean 1t? HOW
|
suppose to endure?"
| Perhaps he has been delayed. These
| things always seem terrible In the
middle of the night but by morning
| Christine whirled on her.
| "This isn't the first time. You re-
member the letter got cn my wedding
day."
"Yes."
Hes gone back to her."
"Christine! Oh. I'm sure you're
wrong. He's devoted to you. Oh,
don't believe It'll"
Believe it or not" said Christine
dogge(lly, "that's exactly what has hap
pcned. I got something out of thai
little rat Of Rosenfeld boy, and the
rest ! know because l know Palmer
Hes out with her tonight"
The hospital had taught Sidney on'
thing: that it took many people tt
make a world, and that out Of these
some were inevitably vicious. But vic'
had remained for her clear abstrac
ton. There were such people, and be
cause one was In the world for service
one cared for them. Even the Saviou
had been kind to the woman of TIL
streets.
But here abruptly Sidney found TIL
!; great injustice OF the wOrld-that be
: cause OF this vice the good suffer NOR
than tl4e wicked. Her young spiri
rose III hot rebellion.
at isn't fair!" she cried. ut make
me hate ill the men in the worlt
Palmer cares for you, and yet he ca
: do a thing like thiSr'
Christine was pacing nervously Il
and down the room. Mere companion
2 shin had soothed her. She was nov
on the surface at least, less excite
tEan Sidney.
"They are not all like Palmer, than
] heaven she said. "There are decor
men. My father is one. and your K
here In the house. is another"
e at four O'Clock in the mornin
!. Palmer Howe came home. Christin
: met him i'll the lower hall. He wa
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ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY
most of his intimate friends. Last
Wednesday he was at his office, ap-
parently hale and hearty. The next
day he collapsed as he was preparing
to leave the house, and the beginning
of the end was at hand.
Third To Become Admiral.
Only two other men-Farragut and
Porter-have held the rank OF Admirai
of the American Navy, and since Clv1
War days no military figure has held
such a place as Dewey in the affection
and admiration Of the American peO-
pie. His death ended 81 years OF
active service. His baptism of frs
came in the Civil War, through which
he served with distinction. Promotion
followed promotion during the years
following, and he was commodore
commanding the Asiatic feet when the
orders capture and destroy the enemy
fleet" gave him the first news OF hos
tilities with Spain and sent him INTO
Manila Bay for the feat that won un-
dying fame and had far-reaching Ell
feet upon the position Of the United
States as a world power.
Immediately Dewey was advanced
to rear-admiral, and then Congress, BY
special act, made him Admiral OF the
Navy, grade that died with him.
Since 1900 he had been on duty az
the Navy Department as president OF
the General Board, constantly in touch
with all activities of the navy, adviser
of secretaries and a mighty champion
OF a greater feet.
President Pays Tribute.
When news of the Admiral's death
was received at the White House,
President Wilson authorized the fol-
lowing statement:
"In expressing his grief at the death
of Admiral Dewey, the President SAID
the whole nation would mourn the loss
of the most distinguished naval officer.
a man who has been as faithful, a
intelligent and as successful In the
performance Of his responsible duties
LlIll0 VI UcdCO tbo l0 p" 10 6<SAA~AAS e'>~>S
successful in time of war. It Is just
such men that gives the service dis
tinction and the nation just pride In
those who serve it"
Secretary Daniels paid this tribute:
"Up to the very last Admiral Dewey
kept in touch with every movement Of
progress not only in our navy but
throughout the world. On Wednesday
faternoon last, just before l left tho
department, he paid me call and
looked hale and hearty. I thought ho
would be spared to us for many years.
His death is an irreparable loss to our
country, but the American people win
ever cherish his memory.
"His counsel has meant more to mo
than words can express. His advice
to me since l have been Secretary OF
the Navy was more like that of Q
father to a son than Of high ranking
officer to a government Official"
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If we wear low shoes, the prices will
not be reduced, and this Is being said
to us in SO many ways about every
commodity of life, that we have be-
gun to cease thinking about unmeas-
ured prosperity and have turned to
face the possibility of the hardships
Of living that existed during the Civil
war in this country.
The Pinafore Sailor.
The world has blUsSOmed out in
spring hats at the first approach OF
winter. There is nothing startlingly
novel about the new shapes, except the
pinafore sailor that Reboux insists up
on. This is made in straw and faced
with bright color, but even this shape
has been seen for two months in q
modified form, built of satin. The Mus
covite turban, which comes In a
straight line down from high crown
to the eyebrows. Is not featured in
any strength in the new models. The
effort seems to be to turn the brims
away from the headline, with compro.
mise.
The dominating feature Of all the
new hats is the fact that they must be
worn straight across the forehead. can
rot be tilted right or left and must not
dip fraction Of an inch In the back
below the line which is established for
the front. In other words, there is no
cOquetry about the pose of the new
hat; it is as military as the men under
arms.
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate.)
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Picking a "Peach."

"Marcella?" 'Yes. Waverly-"
"Where is the milkY
"Right there in the bottle"
"This One?"
"No, the next one. That Is just
like you"
"What is?''
'"To reach right over the sweet one
and pick the sour one. You always
do that"
"Not always"
"Td like to know when you didn't"
"When I got yOu."
"Huh!"
"When I got you. Marcella. reached
over q whole bunch of lemons and
picked a peach"
"Oh, Wavetly!" -- Chicago Daily
News.
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New Uses for Link Buttons.

Link buttons are used in the front of
a Russian blouse holding the opening,
especially when the blouse is pulled
over the head. More sparingly they
can also be seen holding the fullness
at the sides or back of the waistline
A smart woman in New York hotel
xore a gaberdine dress, the sleeves of
which were slit almost to the elbow
and held by means of link buttons. In
another case q velour one-piece dress
was fastened in front with such but
tons and the hat. made of the same
velour, showed three such buttons In
front on the cuff-like brim.
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Bauxite F:om gs.ch Guiana.

Bauxite was discovered about IL
r1onths ago by mining engineer on
private properties situated on the
Surinam river. four hours journey
from Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. The
area over which the bauxite deposits
have been found and which disclOses
various outcrops. is 100 kilOmeters
long and ten kilOmeters wide (62 by G2
miles). 1t is not yet possible to give
any idea of the amount of bauxite
within this area. The bauxite COM
pany now operating seems interested
only in the highlands and hill depos-
ITS. 1t is in possession of the most
suitable land.-Commercial Reports.
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New Touch.

Attractive garters are made Of white
organdie hand hemstitched ruffies held
in the center with shir-ed blue satin
ribbon trimmed with satin rOsel'uds.
A narrow elastic runs through chs
dOChln rihh0n
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Sidney comes to know sorrow Intimately and Christine, the
BRIDE is disi1usioned about her ian.

a with gentle manners becomes
presided by Sidney her invalid mother
Harriet dressmaker
influence of Dr. Max Wilson, Dflah
H. loves her distance
hghschoo chum At the hospital
Sidney becomes acquainted with
Caroa intimate with Wilson ana IS jealous
of unonendng chum Christine Lorenz marres Palmer
Howe take at the Page nome
Doctor Max meets MIN one
Doctor Edwardes supposedly
thes at friends request
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COMB SAVES BRIDES LIFE.
Stray Bullet Fiattens Itself Against
Metal In Hair.

Benton. Ill.-Mrs. Harry Sutherland,
of West Frankfort, bride Of few
weeks, was struck by stray bullet,
which came through the door Of her
fathers home, and narrowly escaped
death. Mrs. Sutherland fell against q
stove. The bullet had struck the back
of her head and fiattened against a
metal comb. The comb practically
saved her life.
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rather pale, but entirely sober. She
confronted him in her straight white
gown and waited for him to speak.
Il am sorry to be so late, Chris" he
said. 1.-The fact is, am all in. l was
driving the car out Seven Mile run.
We blew out 3 tire and the thing
turned over"
Christine noticed that his right arm
wa hanging inert by his side.
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HERO OF MANILA
BAY IS DEAD f.
Busy Life Full Of Honor ana
Achievement.
ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY
The Gallant Sailor Held UP To the
Last, But His Age Was Against
Him-Declined Rapidly After
He Was Attacked.

Observation-Disclosures Dewey, cn0
nations Spanish War hero and oy
priority of grade the ranking naveA
officer of the world, died at his home
here. in his eightieth year.
Fought Disease Long.
A general breakdown accompanied
nv arterio sclerosis incident to old ago
was the cause of death. The disease
had been gradually spreading its hold
upon the powerful body for a year ana
a half, but the Admiral, proud OF mn
physical vigor. had fought 1t on anu
even kept its existence secret from
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BLUE SERGE APPEARS FOR sPRINGTiME.

Used Panel PIaits in Front and Back
Scutache.
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season as never before. and who will
admit that this fashion feature can
fail to please us and inspire in our
hearts and minds very strong and sub
stantial desire for new clothes?
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Do you think that Christine is
Justified, now that she has
learned her husbands true ma
ture, in going back to her folks
and in securing a divorce?
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GOVERNMENT WILL PROBE.

Compulsory investigation OF Railway
Disputes ls Assured.
Washington.-Compulsory investiga,
ton of disputes between railways and
their employees by Government bodies
was assured. when members Of the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee agreed on this feature of the Prest
dents railway program. but did not at
this time discuss the right of employees
to strike pending this investigation.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
BITS OF

NJ y AVAV1 IA i AVN
Canada has 23,OOO,OOO acres in tim
Der reserves.
Bacteria are killed by a pressure
of 5000 atmospheres.
Thomas Manion of Mt. Carmel, Pa,
owns a 80 year old hen.
Color blindness is believed to be
more common in men than in women.
The frigate bird is capable of get
ting up a speed of 80 miles an hour.
Last year 100, 10000 feet of tim
Der were cut in the national forests.
The 1ridescent fire in opals is said
to be due to the water in their make
up.
Platinum deposits rich enough for
their operation to be profitable have
been discovered in Germany.
An Englishman is the inventor of
an alarm to show when vapor is leak
ing from gasoline pipes in garages.
Missouri in the last fiscal year pro-
duced 446,484 barrels of cement
worth $4,088, 767, in five plants.
The Electrical World shows that
the worlds electrical industry has an
income of $4,000, OOO, 900 a year.
Bradford, Pa, recently celebrated
the 18th anniversary of the drilling
of the first oil we'll in Pennsylvania.
The same steam engine has been
pumping water out of an English coal
mine for more than a century.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-02-23
DISPLAY TYPE FACES CAST ON
SLUGS BY MACHINE

One Of the important improvements
effected in the printing industry of
late has been the invention of a ma
chine for casting display composition
on slugs. Some of the advantages
are that cost is reduced, an unlimited
supply of clean, new type furnished
for every piece of work, and time and
floor space materially saved. Fur
thermore, expensive foundry type is
conserved, and without reducing the
quality of the work. The matrices
which r used are set by hand in
sticks of a special kind, locked in the
machine, and the slug cast. Sticks
are made for lines as long as 1Ok
inches, but when these are used, more
than one casting is made, the machine
taking ARE of the justification auto
matically by indenting n slug and
overhanging the next. When many
duplicates are wanted, as in the cases
Of blanks, rules, borders, and similar
things, the machine will recast until
stopped.-From the February Popular
Mechanics Magazine.