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Defuncicnc
Ell OLA DCCE SERA ALBERTO Ell
PAROUE NACIONAL

En- los circulos tcatrales V de es-
p~ectacuics de esta ciudad, sc aSc-
gura que q domingo locc del Co
~rriente seri i~naugurado cl Parquc
Nacional, donde imperard ell dos Mar
te, por estar ahora e. muUdo bajo
su dominic; ell gercnte de la nucva
empresa teatral Sc propone hacer cue
ell publico que asista a dicho loca! pa
Sc horas de verdadcra algeria Y fell
cidad.
Con la aperture del Parquc Nacio-
nal, el proXimo dia doce, el pu5lico
en- general Y de habla espanola en-
particular, tendra I'm centre dc reu-
MON al que concurriran noche a no.
che o mayor entusiasmo.
Segun podr& verse mas adelante,
habra toda clase de distracciones dc
manera de satisfaccr 81 gusto de cada
uno de los concurrcntss al Parquc,
los que tendran entrada libre d to-
dos las exh;5iciones, una vez cue en-
Ia pucrta principal hayan pagado
diez c~entavos, valor de cada boleto
que concedc derecho q penetrar al %
cal. En- pala0ra. e! gerentc esta
nroDuc=to q dejar complacido al pu-
aico quo ~favorczca eli cspectacu!o.
Cno de los principales atractivos
sera el bale. para 10 cual ia quedado
perfectamente acondicionado el salon
donde las p~arejas Sc entreguen 4 las
dslicias del fox-trot; otro de los es-
~Pe":acuIos que llamara Ia atencion,
. no dudarlo. es Ia villa Hawayana,
dorGe n troupe de artistas de las
islas Hawai-, ejecUtarap pleas musl,
cafes : cantos de aquella pintoresca
terra, asi ono composiciones mexi,
caras.
Hay que recordar Ia fecha de la
| aperture del Parque Nacional, Ell do.
mingo y de Mayo. todos los hahi
tantes de San Antonio deben asis,
tir a IA inauguration Y pasaran una
tarde en- extreme agradable.
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brsYes, de Ia ciudad
NUEVO CENTRIC SOCIAL.

En- Houston, Texas, ha ~quedado
organizado con fecha u de Abrii un
Club Recreativo que l!eva el nombre
'Ignacio Zaragoza' cuyo lena es:
Crden y Moralidad, La Mesa Direc-
tiva qued6 tornado como sigue: Pre-
sidente, j. T. Garcia; Se~cretario, N.
C. Lugo; J. Arenas, Tesorero. La
primera fiesta que dara el Club Re
creative, sera un bale que tendra
verificativo el dia de hoy, en- memo
ria del hecho glorioso llevado a Ca
DO por ell heroe cuyo nombre fue a
doptado para distinguir a Ia n~aciente
corporation.
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CUADRO DE ZARZUELA EN- Ell
TEATRO NACiONAL

La Empresa Luchesse ha comen-
zado a anunciar por medic de Ia pam
ITALIA del Teatro Nacional Y en- PRO
graE2as dc manc, el pr6Nimo debut
N SUI teatro. de la compaNia de Ore
:@ta Y Zarzuela de que cs empresa-
rio Y director el viejo artista don
Ricardo de Ia Vega, quien en- Ia &C
tualidad trabaja con su cuadro en-
al Teatro Estrella de FL PasQ, Texas,
de donde vcndra 4 inaugurar su tenn
porada en- el coliseo que por anora
cs cl favorito del elemento mexica-
no dc San Antonio.
Scgun las cronicas que hemos lei
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MANUALES PRACTICES
Ga IN peso cada uno.l
Manual de AceiteS Y jabOneS.
Manual de Agriculture
Manual de Aries Y OncioS
Manual de AlbaiiIleria
Manual de CaTplnteria de Taller
Manual de CerraIe-ia : ObraS de Hero
Manual del CoheierO ' PotyoriSia
Manual del CurIidor de PieleS
Manual del ConiiterO-PaSteleTo
Manual del DeSIiladuT- LtcoriSta
Manual dC ElectrtCItat
Manual de FOtOgTdfia
Manual del HujalalerO
Manual de Jardinerta Y Horticulture
Manual del LabOreo de MinaS
Manual de-Lecheria
Manual DC McCinlCa Industrial
Manual del pintOr
Manual del TelegrafiSla y T~elefoniSia
Manual del Rcloiero
Manual del Sa>ire
Manual del FdbriCanie de EeiaS
Manual lie Seterinaria y EquiiacIon
Manual del ZapaIero
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NOVELAS DIyERSAS

A.siucia. o los CharroS ConlrabaRdiStaS.
Nuycla meNlCana- Dos t0mo>......Si.7O
Don Quljoic de IN Mlncha. Ed,ridn de
luin $500
Carlomagno o los pocc Fares de Fran
cha. \ Ia rnStica .............-... Csc.
Eel PactO de Sangrc. NOvela en- , to-
Il Martlr del GOigOta. liermoSa ObTa.
baSada en- In vida del Rcdcnior Gel
Nundo. In tom0 Srande, cmpdStadO $50
II DInanliieTo. Dor II. l.. stevenson. SOC.
II CaSamicn;o de oucyedO ........... GDc.
Fl Amor dc los AnloreS. NOyela Seati-
mentaT. Cuairr toino>. pasta icla...S3-GJ
II Inferno de los CeloS. SeEunda par
lie de Il anterior. Cuatro ,OmOs. tela $3.50
Eml-r2ClGn. pOr Alfonso DC NicnIc... soc.
~EXplaCi0n. o el MartiriO de una Mare Si.G0
Fl SitiO dc Il R0Chcia. -.
FIaTueZa de He.oc, pOr Prerosi......$i.Oo
Flor to Pa>:0n. NOveia de amor. coo.
Gil Bias de >antillana. Edtcion dc III.
Juan de Kcrdren. p0r J. Schultz. J0c.
iiiia, ESpoSa Y MadTc. por Aivaro Ia
rrIllO. ; GrandeS tUrnS. con llUS;ra-
cones. cmpasjad0S en- tela........ .SiGA
la IilJa DC MOcieZuma .....-..........sl.D
Las E"ndlclOncS de QacvtdD.......... ojc.
Los PcTCalccS de pueredO..-......... tlc.
Los AnorcS De oUe"edo --........... 6lc.
Los Bandidos del Amor. por Alarc6n
Y Puyol. NOvcia i!Istrada. , tOmoS
grandes. pasta tela .....-.....::..SiO1
| La Mujcr del Traje BlancO. pOr Wilkie
! La Muller hdllie-a. Cuatro iomoS t%ia $8.CD
Ia FIcCha NcSra. pOr Il. L.. stevenson SOC.
! Ia lsla del Tc>oru. por el mlsmo -. DOC.
La Ley de Dos
Los GltImOS DlaS de rOInpeya- Una
de las obrlS mas .uicresanteS de Ia
| cpocd rumdua- Ed,CIGn dc lujC.....S2W)
La HJa del CaCdenal .........-...... soc.
Ia JUyentud de Enrique Cuarto.....-.S2I|
! Los N!SteriOs dc ia !nqulSlCi0D ....... Wc.
| NpyciaS Eieui'idreS por ...Si.%
! Memorials de III RevOluciOuariO.......$!.h
/ Napoleon, pOr Dumas ................. Soc.
.oD mo- fnrnDS .St.0O
! TtrSurnrr SOC.
| IN uii0 Natural sc.
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30O,O 900 REGISTRAD0S SERAN LILA
MADOS EN- ESTE MES.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Mayo e
Aproximadamente 800, 900 hombres de
los comprendidos en- el registro para
el servicio militar ~obligatorio, van j
ser llamados durantc ell mes dc Mayo,
como ell contingente correspondence a
dicho mes para ell Ejercito Nacional.
La information ~relativa a este nue.
vo llamado Sc supo anoche. anteS de
que 81 S~ecretario dc la Guerra, Mr..
Baker, Giera a conocer el proyecto re-
lativo al effective del Ejercito, 4 Ia
Comisi0n de Asuntos Militares de Ia
Camara de Diputados.
Esperase que el proximo contin-
genie de ~reclutas sc %anunciara ell sa-
bado. V segun Sc dice, sera e. doble
del que constituyo la Quota del mes
de Abril. FL continge1te del mes ell
trante de Jufio, sera todavia mayor.
10 CT los p~eri6dicos de E! Paso, Ia
comcaEia de don Ricardo de Ia We
ga cuenta con ~magnificos elementos
artisticos, habiendo contratado I'LL
tir:amcntc a Una primera soprano Y
a IN primer baritone, ambos de
magnificas facultades para la esce-
na.
La ohra con que hari sr presen-
taci6n en- ell Nacional ia compania en-
question, sera "El So!dado de Cho-
colate"
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O8RAS De EMILIO SALGARi
a S1.20 cada una.)

Los MiSi"ri0S de n India.
Los PirataS Gc n MALAYSIA.
la CUDqui>ta Ic I'm lmpcriO.
Ia Nen-anZa de SandOkan.
la ~RccunQu.Sla de MompraCcm.
Fl nCy cl Are.
Ia Destruction dc Carriage.
In las NOnralaS de Africa.
Fl TeSOrO dc Ia Montana !AZul.
Ell fiijO del COrSarIU ROiO.
Los UlllmOS FilihuSlerOS.
Los PirataS dc las BCrmudaS.
FL EIiermInio Dc una Tribu.
Las ASuilaS dc Ia ESiepa.
la ES,rella dc IL Araucania.
En- el Mar de las PerlaS.
Los ESiragOS de Ia China.
La Montana de orc.
Las MarlyiIlaS del aGo 1000.
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VIAJERO.


PaS6 por esta ciudad procedente
del Norte de los Estados UnidoS, Ell
senior Ramon Morones, quien va pa
IA Ia ciudad de Aguascalientas, Me-
Xico, dondc residen sus padres Y de
donde es originario. Anoche debe
haber salido con direction a Laredo.
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CurId,ia> rois aIambrr de rua>. de>aga-
rV3dIira, ! heridaS. Ge>olladuraS DO cola
rc> \ suarniCiuues. Saildn viutcutan!cnie
cuaadu ~ les aplira cl ~LlNlMsNro EA-
IiAEr'S SNuW. Is ri miSuIo tempo GU
rItiv2 Y 4ntiSepr'co. pr"ciu. PC. - ' Sl.gO
peE bUie!i2. Dc vent2 por Il. lchn and Ce.
ADV.
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NOVELAS A 50 CENTAVOS

Arte &c BuScar Mar!do
CalyaTiO de amor.
e NoviO PreSidGo
FL PUrgatoTIO Ge las SolieraS
FL Paradise dc las NulereS.
Il Hada de los Mares
Il NlGO &c RUlScrOreS-
FL Collar de ESmeTalGaS
Fl 81 de las NilaS
Il Alma en- TN BcSO-
Ia Hlia de las Flores
La Hlei en- los LaJlOS
la Mia de los JdZmIneS
La Viuda Aiesre
~ COr;e del Amor
La PrinceSa del Dollar
La Eija de Venus
Las E-aS MOderniS
Las Obreras del Amor.
Las HijaS del Champagne
Marina o "a Hiia de las OlaS
MdldIiaS sean las NulerPS
MaidI5oS Seaa los Homb:eS
&aldltoS sean las SucsraS.
HllditO sea el Amor
IaldltOS sean dos Cel1S
PdSionaTiaS de Amor
PoTGue Sc CaSan los ilombre5
PorQue Sc CaSal las NujereS.
rorIue Pecan las MUierSe
Porque Murmuran las Vieias
For SeSUir a L Mu!er
ST. MaieStad ell Amor
viva mi Novia,
Maria, por Jorge ISaacS
FL lilo Maldito
I'll Secerro de GRO
Il hanuScrito de mi Madre.
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Cuando ~neceSite listed fhros en- Es-
aano! diriiase a le hibrcris de ig-
aacio Lozano lis N. Santa Rosa Ave
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NOYENAS
OBRAS DE GRANDES AUTORES

EaIremeSc$ de Ccrvantes -.............Si.D
Hamlet y Romeo ) Julteta, por Shak-
e>pcaFe $50
RI BsrberO de Sevilld Y Las BOdaS dc
Figaro. pOr BedUnlarchaIS. .........Si. 20
IL P1ralSO PerdidO, de Milton .......si.j0
Ia Nova dc LamermOOr. por Walter
Slu' ..si"S
FL EandOlero. p0r TirSo de Molina. ...Si.J0
Fl ROmancerU del Cid so
AnIadO llaSid Ell Patibulo ............ $3.50
FL AbUelo del Rey. por Gabriel Miro. $50
La EDeida, por Ylrgilio .............SI.5O
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REGISTRO CIVIL
Licencias matrinoriales.

-iScNCiSS ir1oEia
John Welton V Alicia Garcia.
Victor Cadena V Maria Vizqucz.
Rosalio Gomez Y MERGED Garcia.
Samuel Flores V ConSdelo Olivas.
Guadalupe MGnGez Y Trinidad Ire
vino.
Defuncicnes.
Juan R. Navarro, % amos, 3l2
Gale Lachspellc.
Epifania Aguilar, dos amos dos ne
ses. 9iS Gale Sur Laredo.
Juan Soriano, % amos, Gale San
Fernando, casa SIM numcro.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-15
Friday. November IL. 1918.

During the busy hours of this day
the influences of the stars are good,
according to astrology. Mercury st.,o
Neptune are in benefic aspect
The sway is most propitious ior oub-
licity of every sort and newspaper
writers should benefit.
Contracts signed today should be
profitable. This includes leases, part
nerships and all similar agreements.
Great profit through a food prepara-
ton or a campaign that concerns the
problem of proper nutrition is FORE
told.
There is a sign today that is favor
able to whatever is connected with
the use or the sale of oils. paints and
unguents.
According to ancien. lore all treat
ments in which Nliniments or greasy
applications were applied benefited
greatly under the friendly sway ct
Neptune.
All the indications are that shipping
will prosper during the lext few
months. This is a good day for Begin
ming ocean journeys CT Tor any COM
mercial venture in inpo, ing or ex-
porting.
The stars today prom .Se many reve-
lationS concerning the occult world,
Again a new teacher is heralded.
Churches come under fortunate
direction today and their field of use
fulness is likely to be broadened
greatly in the coming year.
In the annular eclipse of the Moon
next month astrologers read signs of
epidemics among cattle that chew the
cud. This representation applies to
camels as well as other animals, and
therefore has a peculiar Significance
at this time.
Serious earthquakes are threatened
in Italy and Southern Europe. E
Buenos Aires also will suffer from,
seismic disturbances, the seers be-
lieve .
Mexico will again demand the at
tention of the President and probably
of Congress before the new year, fl ia
foretold.
Persons whose birthdate 1t is should
safeguard the health and be careful
in money affairs. They are likely to
have year of much dctivity that
may not be altogether profitable.
Children born on this day may be ex-
travagant and lacking in financial
Judgment. These subjects Of Scorpio
often are advanced in their views and
many succeed in psychical expert.
ments.
(Copsrisht. isaAl
The Washington herald., 1918-11-15
SENSITIVE PLANTS
By DOROTHY DIX
THE WORLDS HIGHEST PAID WOMAN WRITE

having been on the stage for twenty
years. Aunt Hannah, who has a dis
position that is a cross between a
cat and a vinegar cruet, is sensitive
about people not asking her to visit
them.
And so IT goes. Men and women
call their laziness and their lack OF
ability, and their disagreeable traits
of character sensitiveness, and they
persuade themselves that the reason
that they have never gotten on in the
world. and the reason they are not
beloved is because OF their sensitive
ness. They say that they are too fine
and delicately attuned for this coarse
and cruel world. whereas the truth
OF the matter is they are merely
cutters and slackers who were not
willing to pay the price OF the thing
they wanted. but expected it to be
given them free. gratis. for nothing.
You never hear of successful people
being sensitive. They are too busy
doing things to be on the lookout for
sights. They are too much absorbed
in getting results TO notice whether
the world is standing around admirins
them or not. They are perfectly aware
that they are not the only pebbles on
the beach, and that It is no more lese
majesty for other people to criuse
them than ii is for them to knock
other people. and so they do not worry
about what others may be saying OF
them.
Oversensitiveness is one OF the
most despicable faults that anyone
can have. 1t is also handicap that
effectually bars one from winning
the race of life, because 1t makes lS
unhappy possessor persona non grata
to the balance OF the world.
The sensitive man and woman are
about as agreeable to have around
the premises as a bristling porcu-
pine. Every time you step you
tread on one Of their precious feel
ings, and nobody in this hustling
age has got time or inclination to
be side stepping the little peculiari-
ties of those with whom they must
deal.
Probably there is not one Of us
who hasn't had IL in our power,
time and again. to throw some good
job in the way of a certain man or
woman, but we refrain from doing
It because experience has taught us
that the particular individual we
had in mind can never get along
with anybody else, and would be
sure to get insulted. or have his or
her feelings hurt. and leave at some
critical moment. So we gave the
place to somebody with less ability
and thicker skin.
In speaking of jealousy the poet
declared that he would pluck it from
his bosom though his heart was at
its root. The supersensitive should
follow the same heroic treatment,
and have major operation per-
formed on their delicate feelings,
but they won't, because instead or
The Washington herald., 1918-11-15

ana Mrs. samuel Nicholson of Provi-
dance have returned to Washington,
where they are living for the pres-
ent.
Miss Henrietta Waring HILL daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill, will
make her formal debut at tea
which her parents viii give later IN
the season.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston and
her daughter. Miss Sophy Johnston.
have gone. to Atlanta, Ca, to make
a short visit.
Mrs. Russell sard. who was at Hot
snrinrs, Va. most of the summer,
has returned to her apartment at
1902 Eighteenth Street for the win
ter. Lieut.. Sard, u. S. N. is in
France.
The usual Thanksgiving entertain-
ment of the Navy Relief Society will
be held at the Marine Barracks on
the night of Thanksgiving. November
2s at 9 o'clock, in the form of prom
enade concert.
a special feature of the program. AS
there is limited number of cards
of admission those wishing them for
dinner guests should make early ap-
plication.
Mrs. Alexander Sharp is chairman
of the committee of arrangements.
Mrs. Joe Henry Eagle, wife of Rep
resentative Eagle. of Texas, who has
gone to New York for short visit,
win return to Washington on Sun
daA
DR.. and Mrs. William Gerry Nor
gan. with their daughters. Miss Myra
Morgan and Miss Ruth Morgan, are
occupying their residence. 1851 Bel
mont street, for the winter season.
The Washington Golf and Country
Club will hold its regular club dances
on Saturday nights, November 16 and
December and 2S.
The District of Columbia Chapter
workrooms OF the Red Cross, at 1920
and 1926 Connecticut avenue. will be
open in the mornings from $50 to
i O'Clock. The afternoon and even
ing work has been discontinued.
One of the most interesting of the
series of Friday afternoon lectures
given at the Theodorus Bailey Meyers
Mason House, 1905 Twentieth street
northwest, in connection with the re-
construction crafts work, will take
place this afternoon at 1880, with DR..
Franz. of St, Elizabeth's. as the
speaker. All those interested are in
vited to attend.
The speaker next Friday will be
Mr.. George Julian Zolney, the noted
sculptor.
A thrift stamp dance will be held
in the main corridor of the Interior
Department Building. Eighteenth and
F streets, this evening, at o'clock,
under auspices of the Indian Office
The Interior Department orchestra
will furnish the music for waltzes,
one-steps and lively fox-trots.
Mrs. David Kincheloe, wife of
Congressman Kincheloe. will give a
tea on Tuesday afternoon in honor
of her guests, Mrs. Edgar Taylor
Mrs. William Hammock, and Mrs
The Washington herald., 1918-11-15
Copyright. 1918

discovered that she carried the very
same message, how j had abandoned
her on a hill way up the Hudson.
how had met Bren,cr. and sent him
OF repeating a little prayer.
The mans amusement took lay mind
off my other troubles. but he deyel-
oped another neat little worry quite
suddenly.
Mrs Lorimer, can you catch a
train back home at once?'' he In
quired There's one on the Penn In
half an hour. Please take it." he
urged. 'I can't stay to help You of,
you understand. But-promise me to
go at once!" His manner as well as
his words warned me OF a danger I
had scarcely realized.
''Of course ] can make it." ! said
rising from the table.
Don't worry about the success of
your trip here" he paused to say.
Unless you read In tomorrow's pa
pers that a hole has been blown in a
certain corner of the map, You'll be
sure that thanks to Yourself that
special cargo of Lorimer extract is
floating safely on the bosom Of the
Atlantic"
"Just one second more" 1 broke
in. where's the pipe liner
1T doesn't leak at this end" he as
serted positively.
But IL can't at the o:her end"
protested Indignantly why only
daddy and Chrys have the code!
''And / am as sure as ycu are that
Mr.. Lorimer IS not at fault"
Then it must be Chrys. The
words were out of my mouth before
I knew it. But Alexander Brown
made no comment. He only took my
arm and hurried me from the tea
y oom.
"Please-please-don' miss that
train, Mrs. Lorimer," he said. "you
don't know what 1t is to be alb
.ducted"
"'oh. la! ls"' / thought. Neverthe-
less, l hurried.
(To Be Contiuued)
The Washington herald., 1918-11-15

Are you looking forward. dear pro-
spective mother. to the wonderful,
glorious time when you shall hold in
your arms the little mite, which is of
your flesh and blood, with feelings of
misgiving?
Now is the time to get in good con-
dition to meet the crisis, and three
generations of women have found in
the time-honored preparation, Moth
ers Friend. grateful, penetrating
remedy TO prepare their systems to
Withstand the shock.
The action of this famous remedy is
TO reiieVe tension on drawn nerves,
cords, tendons and ligaments. to re-
heve strain and discomforts. such as
nausea, nervousness, bearing down
and stretching pains. BY regular use
during the period the muscles expand
easily when baby is born; pain and
danger at the crisis is naturally less
and the hours are fewer. Do not neg
lect the use of Mothers Friend. 1t is
for external application only, is abso-
lutely safe and wonderfully effective
Write the Bradfield Regulator Com
pany, Dept. N. Lamar Building, At
lanta, Georgia, for their Motherhood
Book, and obtain bottle of Mothers
Friend from the drug store 1t is just
as standard as anything you can think
of,-Adv.
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i Deliver My Message and
Then Told to Hasten Home.

was not dismaye6 by the hand
some U-boat officers threat, but, as
I watched him disappear into the
elevator l was as confused as a
small girl who has been caught in
mischief. / couldn't denounce him.
couldn't take time to turn him
over to the police. 1 could run no
risk of missing my appointment
with the agent of the .Lorimer
Chemical Company.
/ was getting twice as much ad-
venture out of. this trip as l had
anticipated. In fact, 1 was sated
with intrigue. Bremen would prove
serious menace to my safety, I
was sure, just as soon as he should
discover the deception. But the
Queen of Smiles" was off from
my conscience. l resolved never to
waste sympathy or sentiment on
Mary Thomas henceforth.
As Bremen entered the elevator. a
small man left it.. I knew him at
once. 1t was Alexander Brown,
Daddy Lorimer's former secretary.
Everybody at home supposed that
he had enlisted In the navy.
Over the tea tray he produced
daddy's card with daddy's almost
unreadable scribble. Seeing 1t. re-
peated my foolish little nursery
rhyme-and / was almost in tears
as the words left my lips:
Mary had a little lamb"
Good Good" Alexander Brown
repeated. And he seemed to gather
a vast significance from the line.
THE affair will go off without a
hitch this time, thanks to you. Mrs.
Lorime"."
Maybe not. You don't KNOW I
hastened to warn him. Then / told
him about Mary Thomas, how I had
The Washington herald., 1918-11-15

/ have a letter from a young man
who says that he likes nobody and
nobody likes him because he is of a
melancholy and sensitive tempera-
ment. He says that he just freezes
up" in company-that he can't say
word, or make himself agreeable
to others because he thinks that they
are ridiculing him. In consequence
of this he never goes anywhere, and
he is very lonely and unhappy, and
he wants to know what to do about IT.
There is just one remedy for over
sensitiveness, and that is to cure
oneself of selfshness and vanity. For
that is what sensitiveness Is when
YOU strip il of all OF the chiffons
and adornments with which those who
are afflicted with this malady camou-
flage ii.
People are sensitive because their
vanity makes them imagine that pub
lie attention is focused upon them,
and that whatever they do is of such
great Importance that 1t is a matter
of grave discussion. II they can
only get rid of their exaggerated ego,
and realize that no other human being
in the world but themselves takes
the slightest interest in how they
look, what they have got on. what
they think, or say. their sensitiyeness
dies of inanition because IL has got
nothing to feed upon. Just quit turn
ing the limelight on yourself and
you won't be bothered any more with
that sensitive feeling.
The part of sensitiveness that isn't
overwhelming vanity is rank SELFISH
ness. People are sensitive because
they are greedy. because they want
the prizes in life handed to them on
silver salver. They want success,
fame, riches. love. devotion, friend
ship. attention; and when they don't
get them their precious feelings are
hurt
They never ask why the gods should
have bestowed these blessings on
them instead of another. They never
inquire what peculiar merits they
have got that they should have been
especially singled out for high favors.
And they are never willing to toll and
sacrifice to attain their hearts desire,
as the balance of US do.
If you will notice. you will observe
that the overly sensitive are invari-
ably failures. Smithkins. who has
never knuckled down TO a real days
work, is sensitive about never having
succeeded in life. Jonesby, who hasn' {
a particle of real talent, is sensitive
about still playing thinking parts after