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right" said Warren. ignoring the
sentimental part OF the remark
And Helen. oiled to the brim with
her surprise. hardly noticed that he
had not responded The nrSt part
Of the evening she spent in catch
ing up on various household chores
There was dGrninE TO do. and GER
tain of winIfred's frocks to be
mended. There was her sweater
that she was making for the Red
Cross, and the sleeves in her plum
eoIorsd waist needed Tightening. Al
most before she knew II. Il was ten
thirty. and then there were Bundry
things to be done before she went
to bed.
Helen had q good book and she
proceeded to make the most OF IL.
She also dipped into 4 box of candy
occasionally. so that when she
finally heard wArrsn'S key in the
lock. she discovered that she had
not minded the time at all
well" he calculated. a. he came
softly into the bedroom to and his
wife proppsd up among pillows
with = book and = box OF candy.
what does this meant Are you
sIck7
"of oourss not dear, Just
thought ia wait up for you"
But there must have been some
reason" said warren suspieieusly.
only that I wanted to Do Il
dear" said Helen
But y6Tvs never done 81 before
Z know Il. and that's Just why
I'm doing It now. Aren't you sur
prissd WARREN
But warren looked anything but
surprised. He was still puEzling
over the reason for such . depar-
turS in the regular routine of the
family.
20. I'm surprised enough, but I
can't figure out yst why you hap
psnod 10 DO IL"
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The World Romance of the Sexes

Orosity, Self-dsnIaL starr psP-
haps more conspicuously exhibited
In the development Of the intslli-
gence of such simple-minded crea-
lures as birds, antH, bees. dogs and
many others, than in our own more
complicated case. without the sep
arate existence of the two sexes
among these animals Il ia highly
probable that they would never
have climbed to q stage OF intsln-
gsncs from which, In some places.
they seem almost capable OF step
ping upon the human level
With bees and ants. Of course, he
lack OF anything Approaching . nu-
msrical equality between sexes pre-
cludss the multiplicity Of reactinE
attractions that permeates human
society. but yet the sum OF the sex
ual influence may be a. great In
one case as in the other. II the af-
fecttons Of a whole hive are dxed
upon a single queen bee. the result
Is to cement the society into q hrmsR
union than could be obtained where
the lines OF attraction are not ra-
dial. all eonverEinE at q common
centre, but run between separate
objects, arranged In pairs mainly
independent OF one another. A GER
tain general level of intelligence.
without marked individual superb
critics, should characteri1s q bee
hive or an ant hill. while the slim
ulating effect OF sexual attraction
among birds. dogs. etc, should be
more variant as among human be-
inEs.
And. in fact. We ind such animals
differing In their individual intel
ligence. In a word, sexual sepa-
rateneSs, combined ith numerical
equality. insLres both the progress
Of race ard the dSvslopmsnt %
individuality.
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By Garrett p. Serviss.

Il have recently read the state
msnt that prehistoric man was BIZ
sexual what authority. II any, is
there for such q statement7-Mrs
p. n. G., Brooklyn.
-HERE 10 no authority for It.
II It is meant to assert that
l. prehistoric representatives.
ef the human race were not divided
between the two sexes, Just as to-
d.y. But what the maker of the
,t.t.ment probably had in mind
was that sex appears to be 4 sub
,.e, Of evolutionary development.
a. that in q very broad sense. man.
member of the animal king
aom, may have developed from
,r,mitiye forms which were either
.,xisss or else bI-seKuaI. lie. her
maphroditic, having the male and
,,nais reproductive principles COM
s,,ed In the same individual
u 10 q great scientific romance,
,ns story of the rise Of sex as q
1,,tlnetiVs characteristics. separat-
ia, living beings mto two Glasses
A. IndIvidui1s. each having an IRE
.Istibis attraction for the other and
,hus snsuring the happiness, the
,rogrsss and the perpetuatien of
the race.
suppose that the creature Man,
With all his intellectual gifts, had
become (as he might have done II
he had followed the line that IL
SIatsd st In the Vsrtsbrsts en-
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could not die And yet tkers he lay stu and
Efslsss. One gGuntIetsd hand, cIdsping the Other
glove, rested on a ittIs cluster of Vild fosDers
They iOsre the same, these foWers on a French
battlefield, as those he had once, as boy, helped
her gGther-the girl they both loved.
Somehow tho little starry fos0ers beside that
dead hand seemed strangely Symbolicdl. But
before the quick throb of his heart could trons-
late itsslf into thought, he sterply bdnisked Il,
out of loyalty to his friend, for his friend ,Cds
dead and had asked him to take his last massage
to the girl of his heart
AID the Ed0Let, remembering her sUsst, ropt
look az Shs listened to the Frsnchm0n's ezpIoits,
so m1odsStly told, sighed sadly. "Ske loved
hiDs," he soid, "dnd must be the one to bear
the news that trM break her heart"
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THEORY OF SUSPENDED
ANIMATION EXPoUNDED.

I'VE all know-because science has
vouched for the faet-that there have
been toads shut up in rocks for thou
sands Of years. shut in one so small
hole that only hold him since the
youth OF the world Can you tell me
how the Indian falSir can make him
self TO die and have been buried. and
his grave sealed and corn sowed on
Il, and the corn reaped and be cut
and sown and reaped and cut again.
and then men come and take away
the unbroken seal, and that there lie
the Indian fakir, not dead, but that
rise up and walk amongst them as
before7"
Here / interrupted him. I was get
ting bewildered: he so crowded on my
mind his list OF natures eccentricIties
and possible impossibilities that my
Imagination was getting fred. had
q dim idea that he was teaching me
some lesson. as long ago he used TO do in
his study at Amsterdam; but he used
then to tell me the thing. so that could
have the object OF thought In mind
all the time. But now was without
this help, yet wanted to follow him,
so / said:
Professor, let me be your pet stu
dent again. Tell me the thesis, so
that I may apply your knowledge as
you 90 on. At present am going in
my mind from point to point as a mad
man, and not a sane one, follows an
idea feel like a novice blundering
through 9 bog In a mist. jumping
from one tussock to another in the
mere blind effort to move on without
knowing where am going"
CTo be continued tomorrow.)
(Copyr1Ehted).
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of development when bi-sexuAlity
was widely prevalent. and II to-day
II is more Characteristic OF plants
than of animals. the reason IL to be
found only in the circumstance OF
their respective courses of evoiu-
tion, and not in any inherent ten
dency against II on one side more
other
Some Investigators aver that At
the present day the vertebrate en-
bryo passes through a bi-ssxual
condition, which. in accordance
with the accepted opinion that the
history OF the race IL summed up
or mirrored in the individual his
tory of the embryo. would prove
that bi-seIuality was once a COM
mon Characteristic OF vertebrate
animals. But whether 1t was .
primitive condition or a secondary
acquisition" Is stin q question to be
finally determined.
II has been remarked almost from
the beginning Of the study OF this
curious subject that bi-sexualism
Is most often found among sluggish
animals and those that are hxed in
location, such as worms, snails.
eorals, sponges and bivalves. Since
plants OF every kind are. with rare
or imperfect exceptions. non-loco-
motive. We can see In that circum-
stance the suggestion OF q reason
why hl-sexuality attaches to them
far more commonly than to animals.
and includes higher forms OF plants
as we'll as lower.
It is interesting to note that some
Of the same advantages that we
have derived from the existence of
distinct sexes have been shared by
Number members OF the animal
kingdom and with similar results.
Indeed. the effects OF the centrifu-
gal smotlons-loys, friendship, gen
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T N OLDEN times. when grand
mother was a girl market bas-
ketS were very popular. Since
then an elaborate system OF
delivery has been devised which
quite naturally increases the cost OF
living.
All over the country women have
organized clubs to keep down the
alarming prices that are soaring so
high and are doing their bit to con-
serve labor.
For this reason wartime economy
bags are being carried into the
shopping districts and markets so
that one may take her small pur-
chases home with her. The Govern
msnt Is backing the merchants In
this movement, and many stores
now show posters requesting Gus
toners not to have small packages
sent
These new economy bags are very
much like the large cretonne knit
ting bags that were carried every
where last summer, except that they
are not quite - open. On shopping
trips one may easily drop packages
into the accommodating bag.
A delightful shopping bag was
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THE battle So tie 0ir eas over. The enemy
stp6s routed. The Ea0Let kGstIy brought
his battered dirpI0ns dot0a to zee tOkGt
bs could do for those tCko tCere t0oURde6. = fer
PAGES GsCGy great flyer lay deHsoIisked. The
craft Of The gallant LestroHgs 10y G.cTHmpEsd
GHd sbdpeLeSs mass FrGnticGIly he tore at the
ckarred debris. At last he uncovered tke tckite
face of his friend. In gain he tried to release
him from tks tcreckdae.
"DoH't Try; time IS too preeioEs," ,0hispersd
Hks FrsnehmdH, smiling, though great drops of
agony gathered on has broU. PlIckins fesbIy at
bis ce6t, he drsV out the covsfsd decoration his
bravery had iOon, - - :
'sTGks Il to hsr," ks said simply and closed
his eyes The EGaIet could not believe his friend
vas decd. He had seemed 50 Vital, like one IrhO
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT

In almost every particular the
modern Cara 10 an Egyptian rather
than a Syrian town. 1t IL full Of
rich vegetation. and Its many
gIistenInE minArets show up
against the dull green Of innumsr-
able oliVs-trees. Casa 10 still, ~
Of old. . place OF trade. of eameis
and caravans. and its basGGFs are
loud with traffic and hllsd with
merchandise.
Electric tramcaFG water the
streets Of Milan. On these watering
carts reservoirs have been GdRvted
to the platforms, and these ressr-
voirs are emptisd a. the car runs
by means OF perforated tubes placed
fan-shaped at the front and the
back of the car.
The dark blue ribbon now worn
by the Knights of the Garter was
changed TO its present shade fsem
one much lighter In tone in the year
1877. The pictures Of Charles the
First by Vandyks always show tbs
lighter shade.
1t may not be generally knsvn
that with the issue Of pennies for
the Queens Diamond jubilee, in
1881. the lighthouse ana ship vs1.
omitted
The Washington times., 1917-11-18
BY DR. IRA s. VILE.
Associate Editor American Medicine
and Member Of n. \. City Board
of Education.

~ LAY is more than amusement.
- It Is life.
Play is an instrument of
education.
The body. mind, soul and charac-
ter are developed By and through
active play.
Spontaneous play possesses vital
values for self betterment.
Organized and supervised play
snriches life for children and ADULTS.
Play yourself into health and TO
retain health
Play conSsrTes health, counter
acts fatigue, offsets the depressions
and expressions OF daily living.
Through every game that involves
activity strength IL fostersd and
sOlf-contTol is encouraged.
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THE crystal oassr Vho looks into the future
through the solid facts of her oOn char
= octer Is going to SEE something. She Is
ooino to see that viSfuS IS its otUn TIUdrd, and
that vice Is its o1on punishment. She is going to
SEQ that svI does not spring from good, svsn ds
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DRACULA,
OR
THE VAMPIRE
By BRAN STOKER.

that he II II no more!-into the very
soul Of the patient that he influence.
No9 Then. friend John, am to take
It that you simply accept fact, ana
are satisfied TO let from premise 70
conclusion be q blank2 No? Then
, tell ms-for I am student Of the brain
how you accept the hypnotism ana
reject the thought reading.
SOME ADVANCED MEDICAL
THOUGHT INTRODUCED.
Let me tell you, my friend, that
there are things done today in cleo
trical science which would have been
deemed unholy Sy the very men who
discovered electricity who would
themselves not 50 long before have
been burned as wizards. There are
always mysteries in life. Why was II
that Methuselah lived 900 hundred
years, and old Parr' 169, and yet thai
poor Lucy. with four mems blood In
her poor veins, could not live sven
one day? For, had she lived one more
day, we could have saved her.
"Do you know all the mystery of
life and death7 Do you know the al
together Of comparative anatomy, and
can say wherefore the qualities OF
brutes are IN some men. and not 10
others? Can you tell me why, when
other spiders die small and soon, that
one great spider lived for centuries In
the tower Of the old Spanish church
and grew and grew, till, on descend
ing, he could drink the oil Of all the.
church lamps7
RocToR ASKS QUESTION
THAT PUZZLES HARKER.
Can you, tell me why IN the Pampas,
ay and elsewhere. there are bats that
como at night and open the veins OF
cattle and horses and suck dry their
veins; how In some islands OF the
Western seas there are bats which
hang In the trees all day. that those
who hays seen describe aS like giant
nuts or pods, and that when the
Il 10 hot, hit down on them. and then
and then u the morning are found
dead men, white a. even Miss Lucy
wasf"
GOOD God, Professor said. start
ing up do you mean to tell me that
Lucy was bitten by such q bat; and
| that such Q thing Is here In London
In the nineteenth century7" He
waved his hand for silence, and went
on:
"Can you tell me why the tortoise
lives more long than generations Of
mem why the elephant goes on and
on till he have seen dynasties; and
why the parrot never die only Of bite
OF cat or dog or other complaint Can
you tell me why men bellsve In all
ages and places that there are some
few who live on always II they be
permit: that there are men and wo-
men who cannot die?
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Then gently scan your brother
man,
Still gentler sister woman;
For though they gang AIKEN
MIN wrang,
To. step aside is human.
R. Burns.
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That best portion Of . good
mans life-his little name
less, unremembered acts Of
kindness and love.
-WiIHom Wordsvortk.
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get attention for some time, and while
waiting my turn I noticed two sadly
neglected looking little boys of about
six and eight years respectively stand
ing very close to the counter and look
ing, oh, so longingly at these same har-
monicons, when suddenly one of the
young saleSwOmen turned sharply
around and in loud voice said, "NOw,
then, If you two boys don't get away
from here at once I'll call the floor
walker and have you arrested" At the
time this sudden attack was made upon
these poor little waits I was holding
steal instruments, trying to decide
which of the two kinds would take.
The larger one of the boys looked up
at me with q frightened look, as if to
say, ooh, we didn't mean to steal any
thing" when I said, 'BOys, would you
each like one of these Harmonious"
They said nothing, but the look of sur
prise GRATITUDE they knew nothing Of)
when I put one in each boys dirty lit
tie hands shall not forget to my dying
day, and before you could say "Jack
Robinson" they were out Of the store
and out of sight. turned to the young
woman, saying, II will pay for them,"
when noticed the tears in her eyes.
When she finally found her voice she
said, "Oh, madam, am so sorry
spoke as I did" "We1l, never mind"
said; ''you didn't understand. I am
the mother of two boys and know what
q how craveS'' When she handed me
my change and package she said, 81
shall never forget this day; it has
taught me q lesson"
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Certainly you are not the first to
f1atter me nor the first that failed to
pay me, but" she added, and her eyes
filed with tears, 81 had better hopes
Of you. Fine words will not help me-"
81 know they will not. What have
I that will bring II livres? This ringT
"But that is a wedding ring"
"My mothers. And it is for my
wife. It is for you"
'"That is cruel jest. And I thought
you were so different. You have never
seen me before, but live not far
away, and I have often seen you. You
are not yourself now or you would not
mock me So"
"I was never myself BEFORE" insist
ed Dufresnay. .
At this moment q stately parsonage
appeared in the doorway and rang the
bell with great vigor.
Dufresnay greeted him with delight.
els his majesty returned to Paris?
No? He Is well?"
Turning to the girl, he said: II am,
as perhaps you know, the kings poor
kinsman, as poor as he Is rich. NJ.
Ribot has been the bearer Of many
good gifts. Monsieur, mademOiselle Is
my betrothed."
"Ahem! M. Dufresnay, his majesty
Entrusted me with this Christmas
present for youths purse of gold,
500 louis, I believe, and this commits
sion creating you valet de chambre du
roI, with stipend Of 100000 livres per
annum. I congratulate you, monsieur.
AS have many other commissions to
execute for his gracious majesty, /
must humbly take my leave"
present my grateful thanks and
Christmas wishes to his majesty"
M. Ribot made his departure with
somewhat the air Of one who gladly
takes leave of questionable company.
MAY also congratulate you, mon
sieur?" timidly ventured the girl. "You
can pay me now" she added rather
tamely.
''You see my establishment-how /
live. Gould not the order Of these
apartments be improved? Will you
abandon me amid such ruins? The
able who ministers in the church yOn-
der is my good friend"
'Why, he is also my abbe!"
"WOnderful White lambs and black
are alike his care. I am a most I'M
lucky gamester. And you can give me
better luck than ever came of winning.
On my honor, love you. And the
able will be very glad to see us. Shall
we not make the good old man happy2"
eff you will, mOnsieur."-W. r.. Van
Deusen in New York Evening Sun.
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Tuning Up For Christmas.

With q 1ohirl and s1oirI and a terri
bic roar
1t bzet0 IN at evening from an arctic
shore;
Traffic 1t blocked and the treGcherous
street
G1itters and ttotnkIes 1o1th silvery
Szeet.
Dolls IN armies and soldiers G-plenty
Gifts for Riddles and st0eet and taoenty,
Gifts for grGn1aies and Gumties and
dads,
Gifts for using and losing and fGdsl
Gifts for nurses and chGWfeurS and
cooks,
Gifts for Oooktoormas, a0ho read oil
their books!
Gifts for sinners and sneerers and
saints,
Tops for sptnners and paste1s and
paints
Music, mechanical mirrors or lamps,
Turkeys for orphans and 7leG0Sb0yS
and trGmps.
GIFTS that are fufy and gifts that are
gT1m;
4 necklace for Jessie, q scGT1pin for
Jim.
Full sets OF the classics and cleaning
gold pieces
SNttG0Ie-UeTy-f0r sweet little nieees.
Calendars, Dirtw0Ns, tottty or 10tse,
FIO1oers and b0nb0ns and buildings
and pieSI
CynicS there be 1Uh0 deTide and defV
them,
But zoe, In our dreams, eVen bug them
and tie them!
As e0er old 4o1nter, aodth smo.odritt and
sIeet,
I'rGsssntutes the 4Oh0Ie tOron into Santa
Claus street,
elizabeth Newport Hepburn in Ne40
York Times.
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A Christmas Prayer.

God grant no little child mag 90
With hungry heart or empty hand
Gtve this thy sO0rld one radiant dag
To understand, to understand.
G5Ve as the fitting s0ord to sag,
The spesdthTtft smile, the brace ca.
ress;
Disclose our hearts and Oive as ss0sO
The courage of our tenderness!
Lord, zoe are old 1Oith toll and tears,
Our souls are Veiled 1Oith VGrjoMs art,
Yet stall the little children keep
Thine ancient simpIeness of heGrt-
And they alone of al thy breath
N0y bind the burning angels eyes
And, striking laughter from the stUord,
Retrdce the years to paradise.
They are so brace 4ctth 1ove and
dreams,
SO eager eyed and, Gh, 90 deGrI
I think zoe must return them no1O
The faith they bore across the 1eor.
I think that 1re must OiUe them 4so1O
The spendthTtft smile, the kindly
1o0rd,
That earth mag keep its ancient hope
And zoe thy f~y commandments.
-DGB6 .3WS1get.
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Dufresnay's
Christmas
Awakening

IN Christmas morning of the year
~ 1851 M. Dufresnay's apartments
were in some confusion. Mon
sieur himself as he slept on a spindle
legged sofa was not the very image of
order. His rose colored satin coat was
under his head, and his silk stockinged
calves dangled over the end of his all
too brief bed. The cards of yesterday
and yesternight bestrewed the floor.
He was disturbed by the insistent
tinkling of bell. Dufresnay grOaned
and struggled to his feet.
On opening the door he beheld a
very beautiful young lady quantity dis
guised as working woman and carry
ing a large basket such as laundresses
use. Dufresnay retreated in confusion,
bowling profoundly and wrestling with
his coat.
II pray you pardon me, mademOiselle.
/ did not expect "a viSion!'
''And I pray you, monsieur, not to
mock me-" she replied, with a wry lit
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tie smile. 1.-THE last time I came your
servant said you had no money. You
owe me II Hvres.''
Dufresnay gazed in speeches. incre-
dulity for a moment and then burst
out laughing.
"a merry Christmas to you, made
moiselle! !" he cried. els the basket for
met"
II wish you also q merry Christmas.
But please, please listen to me. Per
haps the wine is not yet out of your
head. But must have money today.
Surely you can understands
Dufresnay partially mustered his
wits and attempted an elaborate COM
pliment.
II have seen all the shepherdesses of
our Arcadian Versailles and By the
goddess of the laundry, you are not
crying! The basket is very heavy.
And here are actual shirts 7"
He looked in comic perplexity from
the basket to the girl. Then he said
gently. HAS no one ever told you how
beautiful you areT'
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What the
Christmas
wait" Sing

CANTA CLAUS being about to de-
- sert the city streets for his annual
reindeer ride over the roofs, the
''waits" prepare to sing their centuries
old carols.
In several American cities has been
revived the beautiful old custom of the
''waits' going about from house to
house singing the familiar old songs.
Light the Christmas candles in your
window if you want them to stop be-
fore your home!
God rest yow merry, gentlemen; let
nothing you dtsmaGy-
they will surely sing that, perhaps the
best known of all old English carols.
And this too:
HGrE! The herald angels sing,
GI0rv to the ne1Ob0rp king.
And, of course, 20 Little Town of
Bethlehem"
Perhaps, too, they will sing what is
said to be the earliest known Christ
mas carol, dating from the Anglo-Noz~
man days Of the thirteenth century,
which begins:
LOrd1in0S, listen to our 10y
We haze come from far G1OGy
To seek Christmas.
In this mansion zoe are told
He his yearly feGsts doth holds
IT'S today!
May jog come from God Gb0ve
TO oil those 4OhO Christmas I0Ue.
This carol ends with the toast of
those days:
Here, then, bid you all wassail,
cursed be he who will not say drink
hail." Wassail" meaning your health
and "drinkhail" being the usual and
courteous acknowledgment.
One Of the best known Of all the old
carols, although not one of the oldest,
was written by Nahum Tate in 1903
and is called the 'Song of the Angels"
It begins:
While shepherds s0Gtched their focks
by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came dOa0n
And glory shOne around.
Many are the carols in which Brit
aims ancient holly figures. 'Then
drink to the holly berry," pledges one
writer of songs, while another in "Un-
der the Holy Bough" summons "All We