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<<X you see," said Lieutenant
Aubrecht to Lieutenant
d'Albert, "you always

AuOTcCuC 10 IleUCcu6U
d'Albert, "you always
have to reckon on q
woman's will. You are wrong to ex.
asperate the pretty Rirette."
D'Albert uttered an oath and de-
clared that the firstsprinciple Of an
officer who zealously pursued his
career ought to be to avoid women
rs he would a pestilence.
Ambition had eaten into d'Albert's
soul as rust eats into iron. He sac
rificed everything else to it with
rigorous logic. This obsession had
oramped his youth; it had kept him
from enjoying life. 1t prevented him
from interesting himself in any
thing beyond the management Of his
squadron.
By a scientific calculation he had
discovered that he ought to be gen.
eral at the age of forty-eight. He
had allowed six years in the grade
Of lieutenant. He was now in his
fifth year. 1t was high time the
Colonel thought Of recommending
him for promotion.
The Colonel was a naughty man,
very precise, very insistent on all
the regulations. He was bringing
up an orphan niece, who was rich as
well as pretty, and for whom he felt
something more than an uncle's or
binary affection.
D,Albert had carefully avoided the
sng 81 II 81 - -
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"why, that's to-day! How did the
invitation happen to come so late?"
But he didn't speculate any fur
ther about it. He was too delighted.
To be invited to dine with the Colonel
was a signal favor. Only two off,
GERS in the regiment had been so hon.
ored before, and in each case it was
on the eve Of a promotion. So, with
out doubt, d'Albert was going to get
his third stripe.
He hurried to the regimental
tailor's to have some repairs made
to his full dress uniform. He passed
the day in high state of excite
ment. When he dressed for dinner
he rejected the English shoes which
the orderly had brought for him in
favor of his cavalry boots.
He wanted to go in regulation
style, from head to foot. Finally he
ordered a cab and started.
1t was raining hard and the Colo
mel lived outside the city, beyond
the suburbs. D'Albert found the
ride long and tedious. Nevertheless
he descended at the Colonel's gate on
the minute of 8. He rang the bell.
1t was pouring. The cab had gone.
There was no way Of protecting his
shining boots. He stood there in
torment.
After waiting five minutes he2saw
some one leave the house, run across
the garden and omen The oats. II
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On the Porch of Summer Hotel
Before Husbands Come Home

always make quick sale when put
upon the market. Evidently the de-
mand is large"
We overlooked Felice's frivolity.
She seldom spoke seriously. Chill
dren now came up for discussion.
"The world is over-populated,"
said Madam Bob Hair. Conditions
will be greatly improved when few
er children are born. Better opror-
tunities must be given those now
with u.s."
Once more the lady from the Mid
die West was Mortified. She had
reared a family Of three.
The connection may seem slight,
but we moved on from here to tho
question of matrimony.
"The root Of all the trouble" COM
mented Madam Bob Hair. Chow can
true love be founded upon anything
so binding as the marriage institu-
ton? It is impossible. Marriage
should be q relationship ending
when either the man or the woman
DESIRES"
"Don't you believe in getting mar
ried?" gasped the Middle West.
"Of course not" responded the
other YEARLY.
"But you did get married." &C.
cused the M. w.
In a Moment of Weakness
Under this indictment the woman
with the bobbed hair admitted that
in a moment Of weakness she per-
mitted the knot to be tied. Not that
she wanted any kind Of knot; no,
indeed. She and her husband had
relatives, and they expected that sort
of thing, and so what was the use of
starting an argument. She so dis
liked arguments.
Then, by way Of making herself
clear, she told a story current about
a well known British economist. To
all intent and purpose he was most
happily married during three years.
One morning after a most amiable
conversation with his wife at the
breakfast table he folded his napkin,
pushed back his chair, and got up
to say:
"My dear, I really can't stand this
any longer"
Thereupon his wife took the hint
and left him.
"That is an ideal relationship"
concluded the narrator. "It is just
what l would do, and what l would.
want my husband to do"
"Well, believe me, no man could
put anything like that over on me-"
spake the Middle West. "I'd GER
tainly cherchez la femme"
"And what would you do if you
found the woman?" some one asked.
"There's no telling what I wouldn't
do" was the emphatic reply.
Some time afterward there was a
lull in the argument, and we retired
to our rooms for a rest, Later in
the afternoon as we met upon the
porch again we reverted to several
points in the discussion. One could
never say our arguments ever end
and die; alone we cannot help but
think of some of the things we
might have said when stumped for
an answer. We think and think
about them, embroidering thought,
and then once together we send our
reenforcements into new drive.
Such a Sad Story
For instance, the lady from the
Middle West was not at all con-
WINGED that children without mar
riage was quite the proper thing.
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the West

She had remembered reading book
once-the irrepressible Felice want
ed to know why she even had read
one-in which the daughter born
out Of wedlock had repudiated her
mother, and right then and there
the mother repented her sin.
"It was such a sad story I can't
help remembering how awful it was
for both mother and daughter" said
she. "Now, what would you do in
a case like that?"
~ refuse to argue the viewpoints
Of a novelist as expressed in his
writings" replied the woman with
the bobbed hair.
"Be careful" warned Felice.
"Don't commit yourself. You may
be naming an unknown writer, a
novelist"
The shortchaired one ignored the
interruption. She continued:
"In the ideal state I am advocat-
ing there will be no marriage. All
children will be born out of wedlock.
No question Of reputation will
arise"
CHOW, once more I must disagree
and express my fears" said Felice.
"Since my early youth have wanted
a wedding and a bridal veil. If you
go abolishing marriage, how shall I
realize my desires?"
No one answered Felice, and we
argued no more.
End of Debate
When my husband came home
told him all about our discussion,
and asked whether he insisted upon
having his socks darned.
"Do as you darned please" he
replied, and so laughed at his pun.
81 don't guess we'll break up because
I find a few holes in my socks.
You're the best wife. How silly those
other women are!"
AS we went into dinner I noticed
the lady from the Middle West and
her husband walking down the hall
ahead of us. Entering the dining
room heard him say:
"They're too lazy. Be-
lieve me, would rather have a little
wife like you than hundred of
the other kind
! Madam Bob Hair and her husband
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this basisi Marriage Is an ideal
state when the man and the woman
share and share alike"
Certainly" agreed NJ. w. "What
my husband has is also mine, but he
does want his socks darned."
my dear lady, ] am trying to tell
you your husband is like most Of the
men in that he wants his socks
darned," said she of the bodied hair.
sit is plain selfshness, and matri-
mony will not be a success until we
change it."
"Well, doesn'. your husband ex-
pect you to darn his socks?"
whether he did or not, should
not darn them. Fortunately mar
ried man who believes ! ought 70
do just as ! wish"
The Outsiders View
This was an opening for the rest
Of the company. All together we
jumped into the breach and ex-
planned how we got along with our
respective husbands and just what
we expected of them and what they
expected of us. The sock market
showed decided break, darns fall
ing way below their weak opening.
When the rabble was dying away
and only two Of us were talking at
once I heard Felice saying:
'FYou women are just people, and,
therefore, like people. Such rubbish!
Women the world overland men,
TOGO in for matrimony for what
they can get out Of it. We are usu-
ally satisfied with a partnership
when we get the hest of the bargain.
! For myself I honestly confess to a
desire for the part of a baby vam-
pire. I'm human-I want what
want when I want it."
sWell, my husband gives me any
thing in the world I want" asserted
the Middle West. II am very glad
to do my duty by him, and I certain
ly consider darning his socks little
enough to do in return for what he
gives me. He likes for me to spend
his money, too, and dress we'll. He
is the most generous man. I have
never known him to refuse me one
solitary thing"
COR you to refuse a thing" was
the ladylike interruption.
"That isn't &c." returned the i'm
peached. "Why, only last week,
when Harold was out Of town,
wrote him I needed new dress for
that big wedding in Brooklyn next
month. He didn't write back and
say couldn't have the dress. If he
had you may be sure l would have
gone right out and bought one. But
he said he thought we could not very
well afford the dress now, and if 1
could possibly do without it he would
be pleased. Now, Of course, I won't
buy a Dress"
The Baby Vamp Market
We carried the discussion to lunch,
where our arguments piled up stead
lily for an hour or more. We talked
of the economic independence of
women and how peace, love and hap
piness would reign in the world with
the coming Of the independence.
II presume the men will welcome
the dawn Of this new day as readily
as the women" said Felice. 81 can
not refrain from saying I fear it, for
then I needs must go to work. But
somehow I do n,,t a1tooethar ho1;ovo
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Appeal, which, however, upheld the
original sentence, when the Lord
Chief Justice, Lord Reading, gave
the opinion that:
"The judge who passed the SEN
tence intended to impose an exem-
plary sentence as a deterrent to
others, and more especially imposed
the sentence Of the cat with the
object Of lettering persons. from
committing these very serious Of
lenses"
Lord Beverbrook's paper, "The
Daily Express" heartily supports
the principle of flogging. Referring
to the decision in the case, the paper
says:
Upheld by Judge
1T is a very proper view for the
bench to take. Very possibly, as
the result of five years of war, dur
ing which the value of human life
was deprecated and moral stand
ards upset, there are now preying
upon society number of desperate
criminals who do not hesitate to
take life in order to accomplish their
ends.
"Only the judges who administer
the law can end this state of things.
They must make their punishments
fit the crime; violence must be met
with violence, the bully must be
cowed. Mere Imprisonment will not
serve; the cat must play it's part.
The marked effect of the too rare
application Of the cat has proved
the proper course of justice"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11

There are no trumps and z leads
Y and 2 want five tricks. Solution
next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11
Auction Bridge

the following table, which Tribune
readers can verify for themselves:
Hand Aces & K'a Tr;cka W..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11
By Bessie Rowland James

<< x ND don't you believe =
~ wife should darn her
4 - husbands socks 7"
asked the lady from
the Middle West.
The woman with the bobbed hair
licked the ashes from her cigarette.
mo more than q husband should
darn his wife's stockings" she re-
piled calmly.
From the comfortable trough Of
my hammock. / groaned. Felice,
lately Of England, rolled over on the
wicker lounge and closed her maya
zine resignedly and forcefully. She,
too. groaned. The midday argu-
ment was on ahead Of time by half
an hour, for we usually began these
discussions of world problems at the
luncheon table.
Theory Shattered
Cartoonists would have you be-
lieve that all feminine conversation
at the summer hotels centers upon
clothes. This is not the case. Either
the public has been misled these
many years by the literature Of the
funny sheets or else styles in sum-
mer porch conversations are under
going a decided change.
In this haven Of rest we debated
the widely heralded revolution now
descending upon the United States
preference, "The Liberator," "The
New York CALL" etc.,. The day be-
fore we spoke most disapprovingly
Of the bourgeoisie, and some days
previous we gave freely and gener-
ously our solutions Of the high cost
of living problem. On nothing have
we agreed, even though we have
argued additionally and at length
about such matters as the World
War, the Bolsheviki, the League Of
Nations, Presidential candidates,
causes and effects Of President
DeschanePs fall from moving
train, the Mexican revolution, the
Standard Oil Company and many
other things.
We-excepting Felice, who is I'M
married-are five wives left upon
the porch of an inn thirty three
miles from New York, to which our
husbands commute forth and back
on each of the six working days of
the week in pursuit Of taxable
income.
Based on Trivial Things
While the Middle Western lady
spluttered her surprise in half
completed phrases I meditated upon
the aperture in the sock whose ap-
pearance in our midst was bid for
the record argument of the sum-
mer; the whole feminist question
was involved. 1t was always some
thing trivial-like a sock-which
precipitated the expression of our
unbiased opinions.
Owe always darned my husbands
socks" declared the daughter of the
Middle West. "What do you do if
you don't take care of his clothes?"
81 did not marry to assume the
drudgery Of a household" said the
other. GA woman should live her
life on as big and as-broad scale
as the man. How can she do that
if she is burdened with the detailed
care of a mans house? That is
where matrimony is unfair to the
, woman. 1t is expected of her that
she darn her husbands socks and
mend his clothes. Nothing of this
kind is expected of the husband. No
wonder matrimony is a failure on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-11
A WOMAN'S WILDLY BRUNO-RUBY
Translated by William l.. Mcpherson
Copyright, 1890, New York Tribune Ine.)

Here spirited little story told wt precision
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Such Sad Story
For instance, the lady from the
Middle West was not at all con-
WINGED that children without mar
rage was quite the proper thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-29
Health Department

Miss Florence Choate, for many
years connected with the Maine De-
partment of Health and during the
past year director of the Division of
Vital Statistics has resigned her posi-
ton with the department. Miss
Georgia Jackson, senior clerk of the
division, has been promoted to the
position of director. Miss Jackson.
who will direct the work of the staff
of the four clerks connected with the
division, has been with the Health
Department for about two years.
The Division of Vital Statistics has
complete charge of all matters of
record, concerning births, marriages,
deaths and divorces, and the accurate
keeping of such records is considered
one of the most important duties of
the health department. DR.. l.. d.
Bristol holds the appointment of
State Registrar of Vital Statistics as
well as of Commissioner of Health.
and has direct supervision of the
work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-29
E. X. Jenkins, Supervisor
OF Trades and Industries

The appointment of Everett X.
Jenkins Of Brewer as State super
visor of trades and industries in the
State Department of Education. an
nounced Wednesday, meets with the
hearty approval of school men inter-
ested in industrial education. He is a
graduate of the New Hampshire
State College with a B. S. Degree in
Mechanic Arts. Since his gradua
ton, he has had two years experience
as director of industrial work at The
Overlook School in Pennsylvania.
one year in the Brewer school and
two years in the Bangor schools. He
has been very successful teacher of
machine shop work, mechanical draw
ing, woodwork. sheet metal work and
vocational courses.
The duties of the new position will
involve two days teaching at the Cor
ham Normal School, the supervision
of all manual training courses in the
State and the supervision of Smith
Hughes trade and industrial courses.
In connection with the last named
duty he will work under the direction
of the State Board of Vocational ECU
cation. composed of DIR. Augustus Q.
Thomas, State superintendent of pub
lie schools. chairman. George E. Ma
ocmber of Augusta and Clement $.
Stetson of Greene, chairman Of the
Board of State Assessors. The other
members of the vocational staff with
Mr.. Jenkins are Paul w. Monohon.
director. Prof. H. S. Hill. supervisor
of agriculture, and Miss Bernardire
Cooney, supervisor of drawing.
Approximately 60 towns Of the
: State maintain manual training
courses which receive State aid
These courses aim to teach the boy
to do better the ordinary things of
life which his duties in the home will
require him to do" Boys in many Of
these courses will learn to do simple
carpentry, furniture repairing. simple
electrical wiring, simple cement con-
Struction. etc.
To pronerly assist in insnecting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-29
Guard Against Bubonie Plague

DR.. L. D. Bristol, State commits
sioner of health, has issued warning
to seaport towns q Maine, to protect
themselves against the entrance of
bubonic plague into this State.
The many harbors and the ire
mendous amount of shipping which
comes to the coast of Maine from
ports all over the world. make this
State a possible point of entrance of
the plague which has already gained
a foothold in some of the more
Southern coast cities. The plague is
beyond question brought to this
country by rat infested ships, and
these rats when freed from the ships
and allowed to infest the docks.
spread the contag1on and give OPP
portunity for the disease to gain en-
trance here.
The menace of the bubonic plague
in this country is SO real that the
United States Public Health Service
is making a health issue of the pos
sibility of the spread of the disease,
and state health authorities. especial
ly in coast states are spreading the
doctrine of rat determination.
DR.. Bristol emphasizes the need of
rat campaigns, not only in the coast
towns, but inland as we'll and not
only the determination of the rat, but
the rat proofing of buildings. cellars,
docks and whatever shelters the rats
may infest. Municipal and town au-
tnorities are asked to give the mat
ter gravest consideration, and take
the necessary steps for the prevention
of the plague while Maine is yet free
from it.
Prevention is better than cure. in
the opinion of Commissioner Bristol,
and he has accordingly taken all
possible steps to cooperate with fed
eral authorities to prevent this State
from becoming a victim of this
dreaded Eastern disease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-29

The Governor and Council on We'd
nesday had a long and unusually in
teresting session, it cleaning up lot
of routine matter. hearing more about
the application from South Carolina
for the extradition of J. Sam Morton
and John F. Dignam, now Of Show
hogan and formerly of Orangeburg, S.
c., Governor Milliken finally dismiss
ing the application without prejudice,
which means that new evidence may
at any time be introduced. 1t heard
more about the desire of Bath to have
an appropriation of $4,000 to assist in
properly observing as a part of that
city's Centennial program the fact
that Names first Governor-William
Kng-was a Bath man and the re-
mains now repose there in land own
ed and cared for by the State.
The pardon petition of Mrs. Her
nance Nelson, in Bangor Jail for
burning dwelling with intent to
defraud" occupied two hours of the
afternoon, presented by Major A. L.
Thayer Of Bangor. The details Of the
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site characters. and as one Of them
for the first time deserts her recog
nized metier-that of the refined,
gently reared home" girl.
Then, the plot of Rosalie Byrnes is
said to be something absolutely I'M
like anything that has ever been seen
on the screen, both in treatment and
handling. 1t is characterized by an
clement Of suspense which enters in
the first reel and stays by the pic
ture until the end.
An INSCRIPTIONS vaudeville actress
and a refined concert singer-these
are the parts Miss Hanmerstein por-
trays. The evil that one does makes
life difficult for the other, and a host
Of Implications ensue that make an
engrossing story and provide an
interesting study in contrasts.
The fifth episode of THE Invisible
Hand" with Antonio Moreno is one
that will make an audience grip the
seat arms while the Paramount Mag
azine has more unusually good things
to offer.-Adv.
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would soon need funds. He has con-
stantly refused to tell where it is. but
everyone knowing about the case. be-
lieves he has it. | thought If he
would tell it would give n tangible
point to present to you. But he wrote
O. letter to her. explaining what. be-
came of the pendulum.
Owing to conditions, he said he de-
termined to give her lesson. She
lost several valuable things. I found
them. She lost the pendulum. |
found it and put it in my pocket. to
later give her the lesson. Then l lost
it. To save her further imprisonment.
tell this. Don't know where l lost
it,"
Thayer-I have alleged that when
she plead guilty she did not under
stand the law and the facts. The
records show it. They were arrested
April l.. 1920 in Boston, on charge of
burning building with intent to de-
fraud. On April Il they had never
filed a proof of loss or claim for in
surance. They then told counsel
where part of goods were and put
them in their charge. So when ar
raiSned, the insurance company knew
nothing of any loss whatever. One of
the attorneys made up proof of loss,
signed it and filed on April 80, when
he knew where the goods were in
Boston. I don't doubt that she be-
lieved pleading guilty was the very
best thing to do to secure light sem
tence for her husband. The attorneys
took a bill of sale of $4,000 worth of
her property and advised her and
husband to get out of the country.
She has lost about 10000 in jewels
and bonds, which he jewed out of her.
Her attorneys charged her $1,000 and
here is their receipt.
Major Thayer filed a petition signed
by So of Carmel citizens including
every town officer. pastors. doctors.
etc. They came to me, asking if
they couldn't circulate petition.
A letter from Clerk of Court Sweet
of Bangor advises pardon. the sec
end case of such advice in his 80
years experience in court affairs.
Thayer-Mrs. Nelson asks full
and free pardon. Her attorneys had
suggested another plan. after they
had chatel mortgage of every dollar
she had / believe she will make good
as citizen in this country. Thank
you for your courtesy and patience.
CounciloI Swift-Was any insur-
ance collected?
Thayer-Not cent 1t is still pend
ing. The Merrill Trust Co. has a legal
claim on it and the insurance com
pany has paid that about $1,000
MIR. Butterfield and | also have a
$3.50 mortgage on the furniture. for
money we advanced to help start her
in business.
I'VE got the goods back after the
fire from Boston. have it in storage,
with $4,000 insurance on it."
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MARIEDOROIN
1910" WILL BE
HERE FRIDAY

Mystery-that's what motion pic
ture audience likes. Mystery is what
they will have a-plenty in "12.10." the
Republic super-feature in which Ma
RE Doro will be seen at the Colonial
theatre on Friday Miss Doro has
been recognized as one Of the most
successful stars Of the spoken stage
and she is one Of the few of this type
who have been equally successful as
a screen actress. The picture was di
rected by Herbert Brenon, the first
American director who was ever sue
cessful abroad. The scenes Of 1910"
are laid in France and England
Adv