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E 81 su vista esta empanaGa y ie es
dificil distinguir los objetos. 81 le
arden Y lie lloran los BIOS. 81 e. g.o-
DO del ojO tiene n apariencia en-
.sangrentada. s. sus parpados presen-
tan una apariencia de gr~anulccida-
tes o estan inf!amados ' tienen car
;Eosidad. eatonces no hay duaa al
tguaa de que su vista necesita 81
atenci6n Immediate. --ra
Is muy peligroso abandonar Ia
vista cuando Sc e%ncuentra en- este
estate tan delicado. pues pueden pre-
sentarse complicacjones que afccten
los n~e-yios 6ptjcos Y ~entonces que
dara listed ciego quieL sabe s. pa
"a toda 81 vida.
La vista es ej seatIGo mas del!ca-
do Y mas preciado que poseemos =
hay que poner en- 81 toda IA aten-
ci6n. no Sc descuide listed por mas
tempo! iCurese listed hoy, pues 81
10 deja para mas tarde lie costara mu-
cho mas dinero Y sGfrira listed mas.
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LUIEN NENlCANU hHnradO Y trabaiahOr.
sin y!rIrr de ningIna cNJcrIe. ron OficIO
que produce gananriaS >uIicicDic- para
,pfer -uSlrn"r hO@ar modesto. dhSra ienrr
harcuduSa y hnnrada. dc una cGad Ge IS
4 q amos. ObjctU iudlr.iHUnIO. Para me
inrc- infUrIncS f%!riJIrs" a Jos" J. Enhri-
rIcI. Oceanic Mine, Cambria, Cal GO26)
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SOLICITUDES MATRIMONIALES

lIuMEHE TnhBAItD0E Y hOrrado. desca
r"IlcIpnarSc cnn SciDTa - >ciiorita IfcNi-
rama Dc bGcna> "UStumbrcS Y Que este
rDnfprIuc rn vtvIr cn rancho, chictu ma'ri-
memo. Para inrjDrCS inrOrTmrS. cuv;r 81
rc;raip ? d"mi~ correspondence i Pedro
Narnla. CHSiIc Rock. Ilah. tiDalL
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MiTRIM0NIAL-Un dollar, aJTira TO-, e.
amino hacia Ia relicidad. Con ests can
tidad i$i.01l lc cnviaremOs nues,rO Gaia
loco MATRIMONIAL ILuSTIhDD. con
nOmbrcS V dirccCiOncS de muChaS damas
cue dcscaa caSarse prpnto. PuCde I'd.
csrribir a cnaluniera dc elias Y contraer
Il COSNOPOLITAN CLUB, Box ass, VENICE,
CALF.
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Cuando necesite lihros en- espanol
dirijase a Ignacio Z. Lozano.-lIS
4. Sta. Rosa Avs San Antonio, Tex.
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cha g~olitica del Condado. En- MeXt-
co, durante la guerra de interven-
ciGn V de Ia de Reforma, sirvi6 al
ejercito republican,.
Aver fallecio el senior Jose Ma
ria Gonzalez, persona bien cOnoclda
Y apreciada en- Laredo. FL extinto
era originate de Marin, N. l.. Y estu-
vc radicado en- esta ciudad ,durante
muchos amos. logrando hacerse de
una buena posici6n social. Su muer-
tie afecta a varias familias de IA
ciudad.
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81 RENTl hacienda. Dfgamc I'd. 81 ttiele
iIn]plcIncntDs Y InaQuinaria a~cricola Y SUI
vafOr. Y 20 le prop0rcIOnarc hacienda con
aqua cn Mexico. ". f. Flores, iOs Belvin
81. san Antonio. Texas. -iiis
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TALLER FONnGRAFTCO, Lcandro u. Ro-
d~ri=rez. Preparedness dc fcnografos 10
tOLdS classes. CompOStura de mauuinas
lie Coscr. armaS de rucgO, re!oIes, etc.
Sc GRAHAM CANCIONES MEXICANAS, CON
ACnNPASAMIENTO De GUITARfiA para
ron0grarn de cilindro de dos minutes.
los B~uENAVISTA St, San Antonio, Tex.
pOr Ell ST. RODRIGUEZ. uB22I
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Nunca sufrieron como ahora.

Nunca habiamos Sufrido tanto-sl-
guieron diciendo los humildes potos!-
nos. Jamas sc habia visto una mi
seria tan grande como Ia que ahora
nay en- los pueblos de donde sOmos
natives. Todavia hace I'm ano la ST.
tGaci6n no era tan mala, pues en-
contr&bamos trabajo y sobre TODD,
habia articulos alimenticios. Pcro a.
bora nj trabaio nj comestibles. 1odo
Sc ha agotado. Y entire tanto, la lu-
cha sigue, sigue con furia sin igual,
iSabe DiOs hasta donde Ircmos a pa
rar,
Tan luego como Sc restableci0 cl
trafico fcrrocarrilero, decidimos aban
donar nuestras t~ierras, de las que nun
ca habriamos salido. Algunos han
traido consigo a sus familias, porque
cstas han querido seguir la sucrte de
nosotros antes que quedarse a sufrir
mayores penalidades. Otros- hemos
hecho ell sacrificio de dejar a nuestras
familias ALA, donde han vivido STEM
pro, mientras conseguimos trabaio
Y ganamoS dinero para mandar por
elias.
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UI.~Eu SiEFR 81 paradrrG dc mi niio- InSh
Gloria. Ic ~ aiu>. dr "dHt. "statTra rerur
lar. r"lpT blanca. ujD, n"gruS. cara rcdnD+
ia. haze Tres amos que no :" dc RI. Is
isIvo ~ CIuGad JiihrcZ. de dDrdc ruc .
una ufIrina dc 'ng?nChc. no SabicEdO-n
Gc~lr rnionre~ NADIA d" 81. Dare una
rraiifirarl6n Il" ClNCCENTA DOLARES, a
Ia persona que M proportion" !Riormrs
]cierip>. DlriiIrsc 4 GrcgorIC Gloria. BON
- Tempo, Arizona. ti'i6l
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con ellos Y que con ellos comparten Ia
vida de miseria que llevan.
Estas muieres Sc We que aun estan
mas hambrientas que los hombres'
que 81 estado de saIud e5 ain peo'
V que u sufrimientos materlaIeS y
morales son mas Grandes Y que solo
han rcsistido debido Il csa ~e%traordi-
maria resistencia de rucstras mujeres
de ia mas humilde clasc. DcscalZas
andan Y sus cuerpos, apenas 81 los Gu
bren en- parte mos andrajos que lie
van encima. En- cuant0 a los nlnos,
da v~erdadera compassion el verlos. En-
clos ha hecho aun mayores estragos
G! hambre Y son los que mas urgen-
temente nccesitan de auXiiiOs.
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Ell viyir horrible.

Estas gcntes que vlcncn de los puc-
bios potosinos que han estado inco-
municados por largo tempo, a cauSa
dc la suspension del trafico f]errOca-
rrilero entire Tampico y la capital del
rccino Estado. Hace mucho que no
ticnen trabajo nj manera alguna dc
cncontrarlo: pero sobre TODD, mace
mucho tempo que no Sc alimentan,
Ducs los articu!os de primera nece-
cidad estan caros Y escasos, suma-
mente + y tan caros, que no a
podido, en- muchos mescS, comprar
un POGO de maiz nj IN POGO de frijol
para llcyar a sus bocas hambricn-
tas.
Aigunos de los ccntcnarcs de ira
Laiadores 10 dijcron: Hcmos sopOrta-
10 con resignation una vida horrl-
bic. pcro hemos llcgado va a IA descs-
D~eraci0n. No por nOsOtrOs, sinO por
majeres Y nuestros hljos.
.lieses Y meses nan pasado sin que
probemos una t~ortilla nj un plato de
frijoIes-Que no faltaron jamas en-
aingun tempo. rs tai la miseria que
cxistc en- nuestros pueblos, que TO-
sotroS Y con nosotros mucha mas
2'entc. nos hemos alimentado cen
frutas de Ia region: battles. palmito.
cocos, platanos. y NADIA mas; no
hemos probado siquiera nuestros an
,iguos alimentos. porque e. maiz va
sc cncuentra por ninguna parte y
81 10 hay, no esta sino a alcancc de
las gentcs acomodadas.
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VENTAS.

intcS de rcnder SuS StECES lc cStims-
raiunS darn0s 4 COnocer sus precios. Com
iTaM0s %cualgIlrr Cinlidad Y Ciasc. ". J.
and G. MarrOpVin, 406 DOiOrOSa Street. San
AnInnIn- TrXaS
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DE~En StHEN dc mi hLjo. Francisco Macs
ire. hGcc { Hin- qIr no h. v"1. II gfO
pa,rIp surc que "Slaba cn 81 hospital DE-
r. Pa-u. TEXAS. AhOra 81 que cSli ira
ba;arGp cn Un campo No. ; del EStaiIO d.
Illinois. Ti"nc .! aiiu> q. rdaG, moreno Y
r< g." rSIarurI regular. 'ira'IfI"O Si91 a
IL persona on" dIriia iifurIuc> ciGri"s.
Luis Mar~irr. Ron 49,. Ely. Iowa. fgS
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DaTaderO dc hi papa
Haze" : afIDS Gle no
CHcnta con S. amos
De I'M hprInanO TA(U
tccvefo. ~iaradeCcrr.
;" ln!' cnviru q Ia
Alnada tCovrdD.
IG23.J
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Escenas cOnmovedoras.

Y 81 los hombres todos prcsentan
un aspecto que causa una d]olorosa
impression, porque su salud Sc haIla
en- lamentable estado; porquc en- sus
rostros Sc retrata ell hambre que ha a.
zotado sus est0maGos durante largos
mcses Y porque su in~duinentaria la
formas verdaderoS harapos; mayor cs
la dolorosa impression que causan las
mujeres Y los ninos que han venido
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-REMl I

RENilTE: Traies, RDpa interior dc hombrC,
2apaius. \ los rcvcndednrcS Unicamentc.
81 MaricS. rrtuDr" T. a ~ a. M. ~ Y.
Flores =. E>ta> mcrcarri5S ne fusrbn en-
irrgada- COn Tr1rn terminate lie TcaiiZar-
liS en- totes de cum0 SiOO.D0 cada uuo. Con
solo que reStulron vGnG'IaS q - CentGYoS
rlda peso dc III EHIOr. 81 vendcrdn. Jay
l.. Adams, Ir. EOnsignatario, -i0iS
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En- busca de trabajo y de alimentos.

Los se~iscientos trabajadores potos!-
nos han venido a Tampico en- busca
de trabaio Y en- busca de alimeHto.
Green ~encontrar aqui 10 que buScan. 10
que ~necesitan para su sostenimlento.
Espcran que las autoridadcs les da-
ran Facilitates para e]ncontrar 10 que
tanto han mencster Y por de pronto,
10 cue ~neccsitan mas cs aIimentac1en.
Tn pcri6dico local ha dichC hoy, que
cs ncccsario que las autoridades pom
gan luna poca de atencion' sobre es-
tas infeliccs gentes que son vlctimaS
de la s]ituaci0n creada por los revolu-
cionarios. Y hace lin llamamientO q los
cue tanto provecho han sacado de Ia
revolution para que acudan en- auXilio
de los necesitados, proporcionando!es
una ~pequenisima parte De u ganan-
cias fabuiosas para remediar su situa-
ci6n. mientras Sc hallan Ell condiclo-
mes de poder TRAFALGAR. \ tambi6n m-I
de que eli producto de Ia corrida de to-
ros que Sc verified en- ell puerto. sea
empleado en- los desventuradcs que
nan venido a hacer el esfuerzo supre- !
mo para no MORN de hambrH Y de nj
seria.
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EStamnS paqandO ri mcIOr prccio ror NUE.
Iistieu0S I'd. q manGcnos mucStras.
]. u. and q. MarrOquin, 406 DolOrosa 81.
san antonio, Texas.
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VENn0 BAHATO rabaiiO. bUguc bucn cs-
iadn ! una mOntura nueya. Su preriD Is
ma verdadcra ganga j. 7. Smyth. zoe
Moore Bldg, TeletOno Crockett 3ii2.
{f0sil.
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rIaS one trahaicn GICiuSivancnte con MhIZ.
uTicrO haccr contracts impOrtantes para
nYpUr;acIGn a Mexico. hn!fcipo fOndoS.
Gu;lIrTu!o BarrciO, liidaiSo JOs. Laredo. Tr.
TTS. -i025
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EMPLEOS.

NECESlTO ScTS zapateroS. pagO Si2 4 s22.50
SenanarioS. Boston Shoe Repairing Co.
,i1 West Houston, -i03i
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81 NEEESITk oprrario cXpCrtO en- el ira
hain y rcplrari6Ti dc Dictclcta>. pIFIIIrse
>nS NNrSt Commerce (iG!7)
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
Even Cross, Sick
Children Love
Syrup of Figs
Look at tongue! If feverish,
bilious, constipated,
take no chances.
california Syrup Of Figs
can't harm tender stomach.
liver, bowels.

Don't scoId your frstfui. pesvish
child. See II tongue IL coated, this is
a sure sign It's little stomach. liver
and bowels are cloGEed with sour
waite.
when listIess. pale. fevsriGh. full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep cor act naturally, has stom-
ach ache, indigestion, diarrhoSa, give
- teAspoonful OF California Syrup of
FIgg." and in a few hours all the foul
weste, the sour bile. and fsFnsntink
food passes out OF the bowels. and
you have q we'll and playful child
again. Children lore this haFtAless
fruit LAXATIVE and mothers can rest
easy after giVlnS Il, because ~ never
falls to make their little ''ihsidesr'
clean and sweet
Keep 4 handy, merhert A little
given today saves Q sick shiid tOEo0F-
row, but get the geneiaA, Ask yoeF
druggist foF q bottle Of "CalifoTniS
Syrup OF FiEs~ Vhieh hSs diFections
fer babies, chiidYeH Of al ages, aad
for grown-ups plainly 81 the bottle:
Rsrember. there are coHatSTfsits sold
here, so surely look and see that yours
~ made by the "Califofnis Fig Syrup
Company Hand back with contsmpt
any other nS syrup.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
How to Join the Christmas Club


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The Washington times., 1917-10-30
HOW TO TELL F.DOG
HAS RABIES

A dog infected with rabies shows
a mean disposition and usually tries
to hide itself from view when it feels
an attack coming on, according to
DR.. W. C. Woodward. District health
officer.
A dog with rabies may suddenly
show an unusually affectionate dis
position just before going mad, DR..
Woodward says.
Here is how a canine looks who
Is sick with rabies. according TO the
description furnished by experts Of
the Health Department:
Eyes have a cunning souint. the
pupils dilatsd and the mouth is kept
open. The bark of the rabid dog is
a characteristic. long drawn-out howl.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
WIFE SEEKS MAINTENANCE.

Adam Leimbach, a plate printer
employed in the Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing was cited by an
order of the District Supreme Court
today to show cause why he should
not pay maintenance to his wife.
Mrs. Grace J. Leimbach, who has
filed suit through Attorneys Tobriner
and Graham. Mrs. Leimbach alleges
that her husband failed to pay the
rent, and that he pawned her jswslry,
including her wedding rings. He IS
also alleged to have spent his time
in bowling alleys and dance halls.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

Liberty loan committee. which will
tabulate the returns and forward
them to the reserve bank at Rich
mond.
The Washington total is slowly
climbing. and 1t will probably be $685.
OOO, 900 or more on the official count
with nearly $4,000 subscribers.
Practically every one OF the big
banks and trust companies have eX-
ceeded their allotment on the loan
and some have nearly doubled the
quota All of them have been delayed
in preSenting final figures, by the
necessary check up of subscriptions
that came from every quarter, even
from men overseas. who subscribed
through Washington banks.
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WOODWARD
RECOMMENDS
DOG AND CAT
EXTINCTION.
Health Officer Declares They
Are Dangerous to Children
and Eat Food Needed Tor
Humans.

DR.. ". C. Woodward, Health Of
feer Of the District, proposes the
determination of dogs and cats in
Washington,
He bases this suggestion on the
fact that they consume large
amounts Of food, and besides there
is an almost continuous record Of at
tacks Of dogs on children.
II believe every owner Of a dos
or cat shsuld be asked to produce
evidence that the animals are worthy
of their keep, said DR.. woodward
today. A few probably Kill an oeca-
sional rat, but the amount OF food
eaten by them is an item to be con-
sidered in these days when we are
al seeking TO eeonomize."
Asked il he Intended to offer such
a Recommendation officially, DR..
woodward said he felt Il should come
from the officials in charge Of the
food administration.
It is upon Recommendation Of
Health Officer Woodward that the
Commissioners. since July 1, 1911,
have ordered that all dogs running
ct large in the District be muzsied.
Owners OF dogs and cats desiring
to rid themselves of these animals
Will not find it necessary 70 use prim-
tive methods Of drowning or shoot
ing them. By calling the Animal
Rescue eLaGue. the Humane Society.
or the District pound, such animals
will be sent for and will be dispatch
ed painlessly and humanely.
1t is Illegal to spread poisoned food
about tn estrSets for undesired dogs
of this kind, and such an act will re-
suit in an arrest. IL the persons re-
sponsIbIe are detected.
Ne Rabies Cases Now.
Although, according TO the records
OF the Health Department there are
at present no cases Of rabies in thu
District, DR.. Woodward has consist
entity urged that every preeaution be
taken to prevent the appearance and
spread OF the disease. Z
The last muEEling order " emit into
effect July 1, 1917, and expires July ].
1918. The records Of the pound ser
vice, which Is under the supervision
OF the Health Department, show,
however, that the order Is not being
observed. The number of dogs H.
censed during the year ended June 80,
1917, was $500. During the year
there were impounded 3,o2s dogs,
] .65S of which were captured while
running at large and the remaining
were surrendered. or those captured
$50 were tagged but not muzzled and
1870 were neither tagged nor muz-
Eled.
An owner who allows an unmuEIlsd
dog to run at large 10 subject to q
fine of $50.
Every reported case OF dog bite in
the District is followed Immediately
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
ABOUT $23,OOO,OOO
CAPITALS LOAN TOTAL
WashingtOn's Exact Subscription to
Liberty May Be Known Tomorrow.

Final figures on Washington's sub
scription 10 the second Liberty loan
will probably be available tomorrow.
Official figures from the various
banks and trust COMPANIES of the
District are slow in coming in to the
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

by Investigation by the Health De
p6rtment.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
RABBIT HUNTING GOOD.

NEW WILMINGTON. Pa. Oct. 3o.-
Indications are that there will be .
great slaughter OF rabbits in Law
renee county this fall. although the
number Of hunters licenses taken out
Is much smaller than usual. Every
where throughout the country re-
ports are received that the bunnles
are more plentiful than ever.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
CONGRESSMAN MARTIN
OF ILLINOIS Is DEAD

CHICAGO. Oct. 3o.-congressman
Charles Martin died here yesterday
after a prolonged illness. He was
ffty-eight years old. and was born
at Syracuse. N. Y.
Congressman Martin was serving
his FIRST term from the fourth Illinois
(Chicago) district. Early in the
extraordinary session he was forced
to return to his home on account OF
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
LAFOLLETTE MAYDH
NEWSPAPER OF HIS OWN

Announcement is made. from Madi-
son that Senator La Toilette and
some OF his political and business A.
soclates viii start q new daily news
paper In Madison about December l.
The purpose VIII be to give express
sion TO sthe views which Seuator Ia
Toilette has expressed In t1e Senate
and elsewhere. The estaoiishment Of
ths new paper Is looked on a. Of %
little political Importance IN Wis
consin-
The Washington times., 1917-10-30
ADVERTISEMENT.
why HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes q fSverish irrita-
tion Of the scalp, the hair roots shrink,
loosen and then the hair comes out
fast. To stop falling hair At once
and rid the scalp OF every particle Of
dzndruff. get a small bottle Of Dan
oerine at any drug store for q few
cents, pour a little in your hand and
rub well into the sealp. After 4 few
applications all dandruff di6appears
and the hair stops coming out.
The Washington times., 1917-10-30

Illness. H. was elected on Demo
cratic ticket.
He leaves a widow. one son and one
daughter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-28
TUESDAY, AUGUST 70, 1917

the neutrality Of Luxembourg, which de
stroyed Belgium because that unhappy
land tried to preserve her neutrality,
which has constantly bdllied supplies
from Holland and Denmark, which has
compelled Norway TO trade fish for coai
this miltaristic. ruthless kaiserthum
pretends 70 weep over the Woes of the
neutrals.
The real trouble is that the editors
see the handwriting on the wall
They see a Germany which can no
longer depend upon meat and flour and
fats and metals and cotton being sneak
ed across the borders
They see a Germany which viii have
to face the fourth winter Of the war en-
trely dependent upon her own rapidly
diminishing resources.
They see Germany in which the
making every effort to feed and clothe
the armies at the front, will have 90
take with both hands from the scanty
store of the people back home.
They see Germany IN which the
seeds Of rebellion and discomfort VIII
thrive. because ~ a Germany underfed.
undeyclothed and underheatei
If the truth We're in them, they would
not weep crocodile tears over the neu-
trails for whose rights they do rot care
a snap of the finger
They would tell the German people
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Pointed Paragraphs

The wise guy and The FOOLS
money soon 7at together
n vas 81 hc; day IN Rome when
j. got up 10 nero.
s. girl'e watch "a usually more or
-a-lrntaf -han useful
Many man vho d willing 20 be
good is unable 20 make good
Philosophers arc mon who imagine
that they have ceased 70 bo fools
Tho man who "a near The bottom
70 The ladder hasn't far 20 fall.
In after wars man begins 70
arr-oofa'o rho woman who handed
him thc icy mitt
0r~ ifral az a true hero IS tho
man uho brings "a friend home to
lua.r ON wash day
n ls imp9 bio % live without
working EveD those who arc sup
posed 10 know how are really eel-
Gagged IN working son ebody
Some >mrn achieve ma'rimony.
Some have 81 thrust upon them and
others are lucky enough ~ escape
A.
II girls would cat moro onions
they would have fewer calls from
physicians" sav a scientist-also
from other young men.
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The Spider.
BY Or. FRANK CRANE ~
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

She was beautiful beyond all dreams,
with eyes of infinite sympathy (even to
understanding and calm, wide brow
from which the abundant hair waved
back as the sea rolls away from the
white sand, and mouth that seemed the
nest of sweet desires, and she sat in an
old Florentine chair among heaped up
pillows. and the lace upon her breast was
fmy rs n spiders web.
Upon the walls OF her room were
hangings of Flemish tapestries, of an
cient joustings and hawkings, fair cava-
liers aheld and graceful damsels sitting
beneath ems gazing at sailing swans in
a pool, and in the corner of the ceiling
a spider chung to the rupgs of his web.
The rug beneath her feet was price
less treasure from the East. blend Of
subdued, harmonious colors, rich and
quiet for many workers had toiled at
it thru hundred years, spinning their
dusky souls into it, as spiders weave
their webs with their own substance.
Upon her slender finger CLEANED
diamond that caught the light, broke it
into a thousand pieces and scattered it
thruout the air; il was a jewel men had
died for, and from his corner the spider
eyed il. and anon would shake his web.
She was very wonderful and divine to
see such a face had she as stopped
mans heart and then set it stumbling
on, such "a look as swept a mans being
with paralyzing sweetness such a smile
rs would send men daring to the ends
Of the earth, and be unto them sufficient
reward for all the perils of the seven
seas. as If here the Maker OF all things
had made the supremest of His works,
exhausting His last almighty skill Of
handiwork. so beautiful was she, as she
sat there and wove her fancies, as q
spider weaves his web
The table by her side was Of old wood
and dark, inlad with ivory her eye
lashes were long and languorous. the gar
ments that EMBODIED her white body we're
soft as filmy mists upon the morning
hills. the book in her hand was OF blue
and gold. and the lines upon the open
page spoke Of very curious things; the
echoes Of distant music crept into her
chamber. she was fresh and fragrant as
a newly opened rose all about her was
the atmosphere of innocence and fneness
and the suggestion Of things exquisite.
and the poet in the book she read was
speaking Of how strange thing il is
that the spider, little spot Of poison,
can spin so beautiful a web.