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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

too typical man to know much about the details of feminine garb only knew that she wore something blue,
 which was his favorite color. that there seemed to be line and form to her frock instead of fussy bagginess that was a feature of that seasons mode He liked things to fit"
 Cora saw instantly that Janet Thayer was a girl with personality. who chose garments that expressed herself rathen than the edicts of Dictator. Her gown was simple silk of rich toned royal blue. with a bit of beadwork here and there.
 Her hair. light brown and beauti- fully glossy. was dressed with a neat ness that suggested something busi- nessli<e without being stiff or prudish. She look ed that she was--a self-re . liant young woman of insight and character. normal and sensible. neither q 'highbrow' nor blue stocking" She might have had for her motto the single word, Moderation" thought Cora. for she seemed to be every thing that was sensible and modern without being crank on anything. The Temples liked her decidedly.
 Dinner had included Wanda and Dr. Hartley, and the talk had taken a natural turn along Davids new work as tenement house commissioner
 q can't imagine bigger field to work in,' said Janet I've been in so many offices and secretaried for so many kinds of men in such varied lines that I've seen little behind the SUI : face of life and things"-her smile took the edge off her seriousness-
 enough to suspect" she added. thar
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HER SIIDE---ANID HIS
ENTER JANET 

And now, old man said Dr. Hart ley, skipping David on the back af. fectionately. you'll be needing a secre- tary. Shall Mrs. Temple pick her out?'' he went on with twinkling glance at Cora. "or will you trust me with the job? I know 8 corking girl for the place-intelligent, capable, expert : enced and--er-well, not hard to look att
 "oh, you can't frighten me with your pretty secretaries" Cora spoke up making a defiant face" at the doctor. followed up friendly squeeze of the arm. "Trot her right out I'll take ehance-if Dave will.p
 ''Tell us about her put in David with exaggerated enthusiasm. drawing up his chair and pretending to take notes on his cuff.
 'I'1l do better than that" said Hart ley. s'1'll bring her for dinner if you say so. You can look her over before we mention the prospective job. Then if you like her, you can talk business.
 So it was agreed that Janet Thayer bushes woman, was to dine at the Temples next evening and be Hooked over''
 Miss Thayer appeared precisely at 1.-the hour set. David made a mental note of that, and Cora, too, blessed her for a promptness which every house mistress who is her own cook must appreciate.
 Janet was wholesome looking girl of A or a, clear eyed, clean skinned and brisk of manner. She had no af- fections and was easy to get ac- quainted with without being too read ily intimate.
 Her clothes were right" David.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
Ages of Stage Folk

You can find out in an article about the age of stage folk in the American Magazine. The author says:
 May Irwin was born in 1862 (these dates are taken from Who's Who on the Stage and Who's Who in Ameri- caD. Margaret Ellington confesses to 1881 as her birth date. Grace George, who conducted a repertoire company in New York last winter with eonspic- uous success, was acting in 1893, at the same time Maude Adams was be- ginning. Billie Burke, the golden haired idol of certain matinee misses, and Williams College, is 30. and not so long ago to be 30 was to be consid : cred middle-aged. Margaret Anglin, one of the most conspicuously suc- cessful and highly gifted of our act resses, is 10 years older than Miss Burke. Charlotte Walker now a hero inc in the films, is 3S Beverly Sit- greaves. who was so excellent with Leo Ditrichstein in The Great Lover, was acting in 1888. Julia Marlowe is now 46, and was close to 45 when she retired from the stage, still be- loved, still admired"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
Call of the White Outdoors

From American Universities and the
 White Outdoors" by Lawrence Perry
 in the Scribner.
 Out of the white, gleaming, open spaces has come to the students of our northern colleges and universities the ringing out door call. The response to it marks one of the significant phases of xtra-currlcular life in seats of learning which look fre- quently upon areas of snow and ice be- tween early December and March, while the young men of institutions situated Tn less vigorous environment who are obliged, as one may say, to take their winter weather when they can get it. have begun to recognize the opportuni- ties for exhilarating sport that turk in the heart of the so-called closed months
 It Is thoroughly wholesome condition; it makes for husky physique. singing blood and clear heads. Probing deeper we find in faculty circles a well estab- lished theory that this modern outdoor tendency serves in considerable degree to amelorate problems of student control; Tor be 1t known that your average college boy lacks something of that complete repose In his hibernating period which marks the ursing species. If may be only coincidence, but the fact remains that old barns and hayricks contiguous to northern centres of education are no longer burned on winter nights, and that heterogeneous of dormitory lighting sys- tems and other manifestations of youth ful exuberance are rapidly passing into the limbo of tradition.
 Dartmouth makes, as much of winter sports as she does of football. Activities on snow and ice are conducted on definite, organized basis. and she is spon- sor for brave, inspiring out-of-door in tercollegiate contests, with dark, uuiver- ing pines and silent white mountains as a background, at time when her south erly friends are shivering over steam radiators. There may be no doubt that eventually every college and university which is situated in a region where snow and ice obtain over at least few week S of winter will go in for winter sports along definite. organized lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
PRATT CITY

l Mrs. c. D. Comstock, Mrs. s l.. Baty
 | and Mrs. A. ]. Monfee were joint host esses at the home of Mrs. Monfee last
 week to the Woman's Missionary society
 of the Baptist church. An interesting
 l programme for the afternoon was as fol-
 lows Subject Building For the King
 dom.'' Mrs. M. P. HoN'ngsworth leader; | talks by Mrs. Guiddian and Mrs. Over 1 street; poem, Mrs, Cleveland Seay; paper, Mrs. ". w. Worrell; talk on Church l Building oan Fund" Mrs. R. l.. Durant; object lesaon of the "Church Building Loan Funde Miss Clara Smith Miss Katherine Gurley, Miss Eva Smarth and Miss Ruby Guillan; solo. Teach Me to Pray, Miss LaRue Worrel. After the programme missionary offering was taken. The guests were Mrs. J. E. Wood, Mrs. w. P Hollingsworth, Mrs. c. D. Gaines, Mrs. Berry Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. 1 Cleveland Seay Mrs Custard, Mrs. J. E. Lacy; Mrs. Alfred Carraway. Mrs. Len Williams, Mrs, Overstreet Mrs. B. Guil- lian Mrs. J. c. Hall Mrs. Folmar, Mrs D. E. Cook. Mrs. E. r. Phillips, Mrs. Joe Jackson Mrs R. L. Durant and Miss IaRue Worrel
 Mrs. L. A. Golden entertained few friends at a spend-the-day party Thurs day. The guests were Mrs. Wallace smith, Mrs. Johnson, Miss Mary Lee Burk and Mrs. Golden.
 Mrs. James Almon was hostess Wednes- uay dILSrnOOn tO lHe bOn tAlIl cluD anu a few friends. Several talks were ar ranged for the club game, five hundred after which salad plate was served to Mrs. A. J. McRimmon, Mrs. Harry Elliott, Mrs. G. ". Burk, Mrs. J. J. Nickel, Mrs. Alfred Carraway, Mrs. H. M. Almon, Mrs. Henry Donaldson, Mrs. J. s. Lee. Mrs. c. l.. Lee of Cedartown, Ga, and Miss
 Ella Shumate. The meeting next week will be with Mrs. Alfred Carraway. Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Doorhies of Ten nessee are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. A. D. Praytor.
 The Woman's Literary club. held an in teresting meeting at the school building Friday afternoon. An interesting pro- gramme was carried out and was enjoyed very much
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Gale left Wednesday morning for Chattanooga. to attend the Tri-State Rexall convention. They will be joined by many others from Georgia and Alabama and will return the latter part of the week.
 Mrs. J. l.. Little is improving from an illness of several weeks
 Dr. ulman Turner left Saturday to spend few days in Pell City with his brother. Aubrie. who will leave in a few days for Denver, Col
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write. When half the population grows up practically illiterate the incentive to education in the other half must be ssnsibly lowered: and. when home edu cation is thing almost unknown the figures of literacy are affected and education does not bulk as a custom ary adjunct of life.
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SOClE T Y

versions of the evening. Later refresh ments were served.
 Mrs A. J. Letson of McCalla spent the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. B. E. Lambert.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace Letson of Cor dova were the guests of Mir. and Mrs B. E.. Lambert. The Missionary society will meet Thurs day morning with Mrs Rains.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist church Will meet Thursday morning al the church for an all-day quilting The Sewing club will meet Rriday afternoon with Mrs. Whitehouse at Ivanhoe. Boy Scouts of America held an enthu- siastie meeting Friday evening at the Methodist church. Plans for the efficiency contests were made and others business was taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

most of our troubles can be traced to living conditions. often wonder how what we call tenement population ever manages to produce so many worthwhile people-people who've sur vived because they were "fit. I sup pose You will have wonderful chance 10 improve things. Mfr. Temple ito make it easier for them to sur vive."
 And before the evening was over Janet Thayer.who had worked for a living since she was 1e. was engaged as David Temples secretary.
 About 10 o'clock the telephone boy
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downstairs announced that &Mr. sted- man was calling N
 Janet looked at small watch she wore on her wrist and with a bit of d blush and glance toward Cora said MT. stedman offered to stop by for me. We've expect 10 be maEried sometime"
 A half -rueful smile accompanied the last word. which Cora promptly inter preted to mean when we can afford it." Somehow she liked Miss Thayer more than ever, and together they went to greet Walter Sfedman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
What Is "A Good Complexion 2"

good complexion means q healthv skin," says pr. A. R. Reynolds in the American Magazine. "and Is not confined to the face alone but applies to the cov-
 cring of the entire body. It means that tho skin is normal An olive skin. or bad complexion and pallor or white ness may not be good complexion. for complexion is the bloom of health. It is not only attractive or clean looking but 1t indicates that the tissues and cavities of the body are clean throughout It's en- tirety. It Is not confined to youth. as it is frequently seen in those advanced in years. Good complexions are found in al
 walks of l'fe Wealth gives no guarantee of a good complexion and poverty does not bar It. Men should have good com
 plexions. but every woman needs a good colnplexion and every woman wants it.
 There can be no real beauty without it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11

In selecting laying hens look for a full. well-developed breast and crop. showing large pocket in which to carry the food supply. This indicates strength and vigor and ability to consume suffi- cient food to produce eggs
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Annette, of Raleigh. N. C., are the guests Of Mrs H. B. Patterson
 Miss Lela Hood spent the week end With her parents at Cordova
 Mrs. Fred Patterson and daughter, La aeen, of Spartanburg, N. C., are the guests of R. M. WallSley
 Mrs. Roy King is visiting friends in Roanoke, Va.
 MT. and Mrs. John William Pope. who were the guests of Mrs. H. B. McI.au- rine during the past week. have returned to their home in Jacksonville. Tenn.
 Mrs lrby Manlxin and little son are visiting relatives in Jasper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-11
GIRLS NOT CONSIDERED

The education of girls is almost non- existent. The female population in Brit ish India is nearly 119.000 000.O00. But not much more than 100000 girls are under instruction. Of the male population 5.l per cent are under instruction; of the female, 1 per cent; of both together, 31 per cent. It is only in the higher educa- tion of boys that our figures will stand comparison with European countries, with America, with Japan. etc.,
 The commissioner was asked what the mass education.
 of the country where there is no tra- dition of education at all. Life goes on apparently much as it did cen turies ago. Second, India is essential ly an agricultural country and many of the people do not see the value of education and they prefer to put their children early to work. Third there is the caste system Millions of the pop- ulation are regarded as doomed to be hewers of wood and drawers of water. Till recently it was regarded as almost an impious act for a member of low caste to attain learning. Doubtless there are many who still so regard it. though in many quarters opinion has recently been liberalized. Some people say that the caste system is breaking up. It is still very deep-rooted It's rules are loosening in some directions, but they are also tightening in oth- CTS
 There is also the reaction on the male population and its educational ideals which is exercised by the fact that the female population is illiterate only 1 per cent of it can read and
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Of 244, 100000 People 94 Per Cent Are Absolutely
 IlIiterate
HIGHER LEARNING IS ;.
 OF VERY HIGH ORDER
While Few Are Being Taught in Col leges of Splendid Rank, Great Mass of Population Is
 Untouched

Delhi India, January 30,-(Correspon- dence of the Associated Press.)-No more important and difficult task faces British GOO people, of whom 94 per cent are il- lterate Many thousands are literally primitive folk who are treading the same paths that their ancestors trod centuries ago, and who not only have no desire for learning themselves, but in many cases regard the introduction of schools with suspicion.
 Incongrous as it may seem, British In- dia ranks fairly well among the nations in higher education-so far at least as quantity is concerned-whi1e in the mat ter of elementary training, upon which the enlightenment of the masses depends, it is exceedingly backward
 The man who is reputed to have a more intimate knowledge of the Indian educa- tional question than any other person in the country is H. Sharp, educational commissioner, with the governor of h. dia. Mir Sharp spoke, not as an official of the government, but in his private capacity, expressing his personal views to a correspondent of the Associated Press.
 Higher education is now well advanced at least in quantity he said. Out of total of 7,509,0OO under instruction just over 100000 pupils are in colleges or secondary schools. These million pu- pills however, comprise only per cent of the total population of British In-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
GUS PICKkBDT
UNDER ARREST
Former Madison Railway Promot-
er Grows Weary of
Being Hunted

Gus Pickardt, aged SO, of Madison,
who in 1913 sold alleged bogus stock
to Robert HimmeI of Chicago for
$500, surrendered at the detective
bureau after he had conferred with
an attorney.
Pickardt, for whose arrest a war
rant was issued on complaint of
Himmel, said he became tired of be-
ing hunted. He consulted with an at
torney and on the latter's advice gave
himself up. He was booked on a
charge of obtaining money through a
confidence game.
Pickardt was the promoter of the
Janesville-Madison Traction company
which has built two miles of road in
Blooming Grove. About year ago
he was brought back from California
on serious charge, but he settled
and escaped prosecution.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
''yE OLDEN time"
BY BARABOO CLUB

The Inter Sc club, with their guests,
held their annual social number at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. R. Bent
ley Tuesday evening. Several of the
members are out of town, and others
are sick, but those present spent a
very delightful evening in very So
cial and informal manner. The COM
mittee arranged to have the meeting
like one of "Ye Olden Time" Nearly
everyone present related some story
or experience of early life, that was
exceedingly interesting.
Miss Lucy Morley favored the com,
pany with piano music, and mum.
ber of selections on the Edison were
highly appreciated. The ladies' cos
tunes were in keeping with the pro
gram Of the evening. Light refresh
ments were served. The next club
viii be with Mira. e. J. Battles.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
Il Mieht Still Be So

I wish to say that my story is ev.
cry word true. But after reading the
uncalled for criticism of w. H. Nc
Fetridge, it came to me that my ques-
ton at the closing of my story might
make it appear criticism Of this
department, though not intended.
Just TO laugh. The whole world has
gone mad over the war, and every
thing else; and no one dares to smile.
l guess / am getting old. Leaving out
the question and the few words per-
tanning to the question; and closing
with the remark that Expectations
often fail u.s." it might still do; IL
not, I wish to take it back.
BENZ. SIMONDs.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
BANKRUPTCY IN
VALECIA CASE COSTS
CREDITORS FORTUNE
LAWYERS. Referees. Trustees and
Others About Wipe out
the Assets

The Madison Journal says that
about S25,000 has been spent in the
administration of the Valecia bank
ruptcy cases--the Valecia, Footville
and Denmark plants. Since the peo-
pie at Reedsburg lost about $4,000
in the plant erected in the Second
City, the figures are interesting. The
crash came in March, 1915, and the
end is not yet. Here are the totals
as compiled by the Journal:
Sanborn & Blake, lawyers 1915
Richmond, Jackman & Swan
sen, lawyers ------------- 5,94S.14
Other attorneys ----------- 1,900.51
Referees (H. M. Lewis and
C. F. LAMB ------------- 2,s43.0S
Trustee and receiver, Paul S.
Warner - ------------ 3,011.S2
Trustee and receiver, w. B.
Roys - ------------- 1,695.29
Stenographers and appraisers 1,902.70
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
VIII Write Again

We leave tomorrow. January "a, FOL
the Hawaiian islands. OF course
most of our time will be spent in
Honolulu. Do not knew when We
will return to Los Angeles--nor for
several months; pc "haps year.
Some day I am going TO write you
will tell you some things about San
Diego. Have planned to do so ever
since we received yeUr papers In
which you wrote up the city of old
San Diego. How you did sit down on
her. You were not there long
enough to see and know Of her in
dusrries and I am sure you will be
surprised at some Of the things 1 may
tell you.
IL. MACKEY CLARKE.
Los Angeles, Calf.
Mrs. Clarke formerly resided in
Reedsburg and Baraboo. Her home
in this city was in the red brick on
Ash street.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
Total cost up to date----$24,569. 80
All Comes Out of Creditors

And this expense all comes out OF
tho creditors, in these cases for the
Iaost part out of the unsecured cred
itors, as the assured creditors have al
most all been paid, and the amounts
on hand indicate that all preferred
creditors will be paid practically in
full The unsecured creditors are in
terested in knowing how much they
will get at the finish. With the pend
ing litigation, which may result in q
change in the classification of some
of the. assets from preferred to unse-
cured Iiaims, and the attendant legal
expense, the outcome is so uncertain
as to make futile any guess or esti-
mate as to what the unsecured credi-
tors will get when the last fee is paid.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
DEER DIE AFTER
LON, JOURNEY

Eighteen deer shipped from Allen
town, Pa, to the Clifton game pre-
serve at Bear Creek, were kept cramp-
ed in small crates for such a great
length of time and sent over such a
circuitous route that two of the deer
died and fourteen others had to be
massaged and treated for several
hours before they could stand.
Ordinarily the express journey from
Allentown to Bear Creek requires
eight hours. The eighteen deer, how
ever, were kept on the way seventy
hours and were sent around by the
way of Scranton and Stroudsburg, the
company evidently getting every mile
possible for express charges, sports
men say.
When the deer finally reached the
preserve, having been without food
or water on their trip, their condition
was pitiful When uncrated, fourteen
Of the sixteen which were alive were
unable to move. They were para
lyzed from their cramped positions in
the crates. Sportsmen massaged their
front and rear legs, gave them small
quantities of food and worked long,
hard hours before results were ac-
complished. Finally, fourteen of the
sixteen were able to go into the
woods. Two are still unable to walk,
and whether they will live is a ques-
ton.
Local people who massaged and
treated the deer say that the manner
in which the deer were treated was
shameful, and they have sent a com
plant against the express company
to the state game commission.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-08
The Woodchuck and the Weather

The Chicago papers have been Civ
ing much free advertising to a man
in that city VINO predicts a mild Feb
ruary They claim he deserves rec
ognition for the reason that he pre-
dicted President Wilson's reelection
when most of that, gentleman's sup
porters were in despair. Well, now,
that's all right, but they had best
step light think it's easier to elect
a president than to get any mild
weather out of this winter. Some
OF these weather prophets amuse me;
others disgust me, while still others
give me bad case of indigestion.
II we have had plenty of warm rains
during the summer, causing an extra
growth Of vegetation, then we're go
ing to have hard winter, because
the husks on the corn are thick. Mild
winter if dry parching winds have
blown the husks apart, exposing the
sgTain. Il the woodchuck see his
SHADOW the second Of February, then
Wen have six weeks more winter.
Well, good heavens, we're sure of
two months more winter If the chuck
were born blind (this is not intended
as pun.) If the wind is in the south
when the sun crosses the line that
will be the prevailing wind for the
next six months, and perhaps the
wind was blowing in three or four
different directions within radius
OF 100 miles on that day. If they get
hold Of goose that happened to fall
of the roost when a small bird and
changed ends with its wish-bone then
We'll have had winter. No matter
how cold nature turns them down
this season, they'll bob up again Sc
rene as ever next year. Pay no atten-
ton to them-like a peacock crying
in the night, they're disagreeable, but
quite harmless. The best way to get
through a Wisconsin winter is to
trust in Providence and keep your
feece-lined underwear where you
can get hold of it in hurry.
HUGH KELLEY.