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~ NE frien gotta hees wife ees
~ pretty hard foola when he wanta
go out weeth da boys. He tella me eef
,he 60 out late she know every time.
He say one time he comes home late,
TAXA da shoes off, 60 cen da house so
up for heem.
She raisa devil and almosta br0ka
hees head. So he tella me he never
try to 60 out seence dat night. He
say would be ALA right eef hees wife
no wait up.
You know I am preety smarta guy
and somatime can feegure out good
idee. l lika see my frien go out some
night for leetle fun, so l geeva heem
gooda suggest.
He teila me da olda lady was
stronga for da airship. Everytime she
see one she wanta 60 for da ride.
She tella heem meEbe somaday she
gonna buy one dat ting.
Righta Queeck I gotta scheme for
getta my frien out. l tella heem buy
her da airship SO Queeck he can.
Preety soon she learna how maka da
fly and every day she 60 for da Joy
ride.
1 tella my frien eef he do dot he no
gotta trouble 60 out every night. l
say BETA seexa bits eef hees wife
gotta airship he can 80 out so moocha
he n1QQSQ-Sho M Caif nm for hoo,v,
I feegure eef she wait up cen dat ting
sOmating 60 wrong and she come down
cen da smash.
l tink l am preety smarta guy ALA
right.
W0t You tink?
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sorts of novelties and oddities everv
season in the hope Of stimulating =
big business in suits. Bargain sales
at the end of each season USUALLY find
good many of these novelties and
oddities waiting for purchasers. This
season sees suit line featuring the
lifted basque bodice, the redingote or
directofre type of garment. the straight
nip length coat and the conventional
semi-fitted coat. strictly tailored.
With all this variety, however. ac.
cording to present indications. the
straight line conventional cu.t will he
the favorite.
Plaids and checks and q few attrnc.
ti4e mixtures give variety to the fab.
ric lineup.
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The lronjno Board

An ironing board should be padded
50 that 1t has spring. but not 30 that
it Is like a cushion; IL padded too
much. the iron will sink down and
mark the garment that is being
ironed. Heavy felt or the double.
faced cotton flannel such as is .se,, an
a dining table makes an especially
good pad for an ironing board. The
width of this material will cover the
length OF the board. The pad should
be made wide enough to turn over the
sides. and about two inches shoul,, no
allowed on all sides for shrinkare
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the open window to make hot water
for tea.
Soon all was quiet. Aunt Pauline
was sleeping soundly and did not
know that the curtains were caught
by the breeze and blown direct into
the flame of the lamp.
They caught fire and soon flame and
smoke began to fill the fiat. Fluffy
woke up. Quick as wink she tore
down the hall and into Aunt Pauline's
room, where the sleeper still lay, un-
conscious of harm.
Jumping on the bed, Fluffy began
to bark and scratch at the covers in
the widest fashion. Then she pushed
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Moyen Ace Frocks.

Everywhere, at the openings Of the
great Paris houses, were high collars.
long sleeves, and lines reminiscent of
the moyeD age. Though this high.
necked and long-sleeved mode is new
An ultra note-it is not likely to he
the prevailing style In America this
winter, though It with make it's first
appearance. 1t will have a tendency.
however. to make the open-necked
dress a little higher. aud the sleeves
undoubtedly will he long, sometimes
close fitting or sometimes flarin:.-
Good Housekeeping.
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~ 4 -
MAPS.

THE earliest known maps wert
i those of Sargon, king of Akaad
in Babyl0nia, which existed $500 b. C.
These were Typographical plans used
for purposes Of taxation. The first
map Of the world Is credited to An.
aximander, who lived about $50 b. c.;
but the real founder of map-makine
and the study Of geography was Aris.
totle. who first exploited the theory
that the earth is round.
(Copyright.)
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Mrs. Hicks Relieved
BYfour Eatonics

II have taken four Eatonic tablets
and they relieved me Of sour stomach.
I recommend it to everybody" says
Mrs. G. p. Hicks.
II stomach is not digesting your
food; II you have sourness, bloating,
food repeating. indigestion or acid
stomach, Eat0nic will remove the
cause By taking up and carrying cut
the acidity and gases, bringing quick
relief and healthy digestion. Why suf-
fer stomach trouble? Why not keep
your digestion normal and enjoy good
Aealthf An Eat0nic taken after each
meal win prevent discomfort and pain.
Make the test today and see how
quickly this wonderful remedy acts.
Il comes In handy tablet form. Garry
it with you. A big box costs only 4
txiae with your druggists guarantee.
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Nllio,is|lsso; Il
t.NiA IS n;sss S,ssHsty III.
veIU Stomach

o. * tho IL greatest Amsliean, niilisoa-
aizss said to his physieian; "a million
Asilsis, Doctor, ialpot' casi snd n6 grum.
III, III for : new stomach. = and thsa
,ths sisk man frsansd and turned away.
tAn his wealth could NOT make him
Aipw d eoatented, for happinsas large
y depends upon digestion. Without
health where does happiness como sins
Aftst IN the stomach plays, ! great
plit s. everyday life. Without :
Aealthy stomaeh and COED digestion our
blsod Is tAin,s watsfy' anAF poor; our
hart action il weak. our liver does not
DO ii duty, and man is miserable and
nnhappy. Prevent disease BY putting
ths house In order ard strengthening
tho system against the germs Of disease.
I aDr. Pierce, Of the Jnvalids Hotel and
Surgical Institute, At Buffalo, N. T.,
yeazs ago understood diseases and their
prevention, and Ae Discovered certain
a
roots' and herbs which were natures
remedies, and sncceeded In putting them
up IN . form that could be easily pro-
cured 1t ths drug store (liquid OF
Asblets). TAis he called DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery. This Dis
oovesy gives no false stimulation b.
cause it contains no alcohol o. any mar.
sotie. It helps digestion and tho A.
simila1ion Of such elements in the food
. aye required for the blood. It gives
- he blood the food elements tho tiD-
Snss require. For over AfI years i
~ enjoyed the eonhdsnes 'of tas
American publie. Try It nowl
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A LINE o. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
THE MAIN POINT.

The Scientists are worrying
About the Course Of Light,
Some say 1t comes In swerving
curves
On through the spacious night.
While others state
1t travels straight
I don't know which is right,
And what Is more I do not care
As long as can get my share
To brighten up the path tread
From now to days that lie ahead.
(Copyright.)
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Beaded Bags In Lead,

Beaded bags are much in style and
handsomer than ever. There are still
newer creations on the market in leath.
er. but the beaded ones are uppermost
in favor. t
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The Kitchen eolshexlst

Are you parlor bolshevistw
mo. The humber phases Of life In
tefest me. The lettuce sandwich and
- eup II tea are no inducements. ]
~ @reellng my attention to the kttch-
/ /. sss they really have something
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Model Showing the Fashionable Slavic
infiuence-Developed in Black Satin
and Henna Duvetyn.
several feet. The belt Is more than
snug and the round girlish neck is fin
isled with a cascade Of old lace. The
same design is developed in olive
colored velvet most effectively.
However. although the smart houses
are showing these models, society Is
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sanphine and BLACK.

Combinations Of sapphire and blaek
are favored IN miIllnssy. .
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

son Of middle class, commonplace peo-
Pile. The author hints of hidden fires
in him, Of vivid responsiveness TO-
ward life and an intellectual capacity
for valuing it afresh His adolescence
is POLITICALLY and charmingly written
Of, thing Of pastel tones. But this
same nastcl treatment Of his life at
Harvard is disturbing. There the
dreamy, poetic attitude hardens into
lmmobility and becomes something
pr;ggish and irritating The only in
tellectual excitement of his university
life is a faint sophomore flicker kindled
by vague philosophical cult. He finds
the social revelation at teas and the
cultural revelation at Boston "pop"
concerts. He Is a picture Of conform
ity, perfectly refined, sapless, slightly
snobbish Harvard intellectual. And.
fittingly enough, he falls in love with
snd rarries Radcliffe bluestockins,
Peter Kindred" is a little overly am
bilious and therefore somewhat preten-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
OjER o y. II. Hudsons "Biyds IN Tozxu and Villn0e
~ published By E. p. Dutton e Co.

should have the honor of being the Arst
man TO land on Elephant Island
He seemed to be in state almost Of
coma," writes Sir Ernest, and in order
to avoid delay l helped him, perhaps a
little roughly over .he side of the boat
de promptly sat down In the surf and
did not move. Then suddenly realized
what / had forgotten, that both his feet
were frostbitten badly. Some Of US
jumped over and pulled him In to dry
place. II was & rather rough expert
ence for Blackborrow, but, anyhow, he
is now able to say that he was the first
man to sit on Elephant Island"
Probably Sir Ernest Is right In think
ing that this will always mean a great
deal 10 Blackborrow, and 1t may be that
there are many men who would suffer
frostbite and immersion to be the frs.
20 Sit on Elephant Island, but 1t Is tbs
explanation about which we are curious
rather than the incident. OF course
Elephant Island seemed a green haven
after the Journey In the open boats
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
HE beginning of the end of Shackleton's Ship From
Shackletoms book, "South, published bv Macmillan

pecting and lo~esick Sonia in ignorance
Of Chatterton's nobility she finds 1t out
after all, and they are promptly re-
united. This tends to weaken the case
for suDpressing cheap melodramatic
desires.
Sonia herself is feeble attempt at
Clara Middleton. She acts on impulse,
but all along she intends to act on i'm
pulse Her Inconsistencies are not
charming or interesting, but merely
ridiculous Her attitude toward the war
is intended TO be decidedly heroine-like.
1t is true that no patriot could demand
more undiminished service from the
mentolk than Sonia, but, unlike the con-
vcntional war heroi=e, she forgets to SO
much as roll bandagc herself.
This is book Of love and war. More
over, 1t is a book which does not shrink
a showing the insignicancs Of any
war, in comparison with the strategic
battles that are waged in the parlors OF
the English aristocracy.
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Zes Hudson to High and Lofty Thoughts

during which time Sir Ernest was
obliged to give orders thst NO ono should
be allowed to drink anything until it
WAS evident that he was about to 90 IN
sane from thirst. 1t was during that
journey that one member Of the erpedi-
tion records, elm the height Of the gale
that night Cheetam WAS buying matches
from mo for bottles Of champagne, one
bottle per match Coco cheap; I should
have charged him two bottles). The
champagne is to be paid when he opens
his pub in Hull, and I am able to coil
that way"
Even on Elephant Island conditions
were, perhaps. not altosethsr Jolly, for
sleep Is difficult achievement in the
polar regions. ut is blowing hard this
evening" writes Sir Ernest, "cold, too.
Another wonderful sunset. Golden
colors illuminate the sky. Tho moon
casts beautiful rays in combination
with moro vivid ones from the dipping
sun. If all was as beautiful as the scene
we could consider ourselves In some
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paradise, but it is dark and cold in the
tent and | shiver in frozen sleeping
bag. The inside fur is a mass of ice.
CONCEALED from my breath. One Greens
into the bag, toggles up with half
frozen fingers and hears the cracking
OF the ice. Presently, drops of thawing
ice are falling on ones head. Then comes
a tlt of shivers You rub yourself and
turn over TO warm the side Of the bag
which has been uppermost. 4 puddle
Of water forms under the body. After
about two hours you may doze off,, but
l always wake with the feeling that
have not slept wink
Oh, no, we should not be inclined 70
say that young man was sitting on the
world, even thoNgh he was ihe first tc
sit on Elephant Island
No book which we have read recentl,
Is so convincing in its implication ..
the advance Of feminism as "BasketbalI
and Indoor Baseball for Women" (Scrib.
ner's>, by Helen Frost and c. q. Ward
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too, q youth with . ruddy complexion
and Jolly quick temper.

Although tho plot Is exciting enough
FOR melodrama, its logic is wholly de-
pendent on the development Of the
characters. Tho actions of the charac-
ters are 20 unusual, psychologically.
that 1t would take George Meredith
to do Justice to them, and some one
with far greater gift for character
analysis than Miss Ayres to make them
comprehensive. We are urged to ad-
mire Richard Chatterton, although at
the outset he is depicted as Stacker
and a fortune hunter; and when
he finally enlists and loves the heroine
more than her money It, Is clear that
these pure emotions Of patriotism and
love are the direct results Of pique and
Jealousy. Although the hero realizes
his past unworthiness lie withholds the
news of his enlistment from his fancee
for fear he will win her back in the
manner Of cheap melodrama Afte,
about three hundred pages Of half.
hearted intriguing to keep the unsus-
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about to leave me. III return. We
will talk together. Yes, don't
know eXactly--but we will exchange
ideas. Anyway, please wait for
me-
He led the priest into a little room,
where only single gas jet was
burning.
Able Billioux knelt and prayed.
An hour later he left Grise!ier's s
house and returned home.
Good morning, monsieur lie cure
I thought you would be still In bed.
But here you are in your otfice!"
Good morning, Suzanne! What
time is it?"
"Six o'clock. was delayed a lit
tie because of what happened last
night
What happened last night?" the
able asked, strengthening up in his
chair.
: ut was no great misfortune,' the
servant answered shrilly. That un.
believer Griselier, the Mayors as
sistant. ended his sinful life sud
denly, exactly at midnight"
The priest got up. The old Su
zanne checked herself.
He is dead?" the abbe asked
after'a moments Hesitation.
"Yes. monsieur lie cure"
Thank lyou.'
The selg..:nt without saying an
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Romance as History
Royalist View of French Revolution Based
Upon Imagination Rather Than Facts

erty, equality and fraternity that have
been . vital force In every fight for
freedom that has been waged down to
our own time. And there can be no
question that tho majority Of the
French people preferred Jacobinism to
Bourbonism.
Many reasons contributed to this
preference. and the most important Of
them is not even mentioned In Mrs
Webster's royalist rhapsody. In 1889
France was a country of large land
owners and starving peasants. In 1794
most OF these landowners had been
guillotined or had emigrated, and the
land was in the hands Of peasants, who
have retained It ever since. The dan
ger Of losing their newly acquired
land, of coming again under the harsh
yoke of feudal impostions, induced
the great body Of the peasants to sup
port the Jacobin government, despite
its excuses, to enlist in the national
armies raised by Carnot, "the organ
izer OF victory" and to beat back the
foreigners and counter revolutionists
who were trying to restore monarchs,n
and feudalism. Mrs. Webster alto
gether fails to appreciate this attitude
of the French peasants toward the Rev
olution--a failure which is 20 be ex-
pected In an author who seriously rep
resents the shepherds and shepherd
esses Of Vatican as typical peasant
figures III the reign Of Louis XIV
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Mystery Tales
Melville Davisson Posts
Stories Are fascinating

There is q wide range Of merit IN
stories entitled "The Mystery at The
Blue Villa" (Appleton). There Is q re
narkable contrast, for instance, be
,een the somber power of Baron
;tarkheim," the tale Of German sub
marine commander, driven mad by his
atrocities, and the inept banality Of
The Pacifist," a singularly thin and
anconvincing story, based upon the
familiar theme Of the omnipresent Ger
man spy.
As . rule, however, Mr.. Posts sver~
age 10 high, in baseball parlancs he
may be called 800 batter. he is
clever and resourceful IN hts plots. and
he almost invariably contrives to in
troduce an unexpected twist at the end
The war furnishes him with a gocd
deal of material. Occasionally he dives
into strange countries and draws q
weird tale from mysterious Asia Or the
deserts Of Africa There Is touch
Of the exotic about the book. The
author delights in strange characters
and out-of-the-way places.
Mr.. Post possesses the technique Of
the mysterious. At his best he main
tains the readers interes. and curl
osity at high pitch until the last de
tails Of the problem are solved. Ar
element Of disillusion often enters into
his stories; the fond lover frequently
discovers too late that the girl whom
he has been pursuing is a spy or 81
adventures. Full Of romance, mys
terry and excitement, Mr.. Posts new
book Of stories Is certain to appeal to
the wide circle of readers who have
been attracted by his earlier works.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

ONE tim. ago Nesta Fl. Webster
wrote romance Of the French
x Revoluti0n, entitled '"The Cheva-
Her do BoufY1ers," which was
chiefly characterized by its strong roy
alist bias Her present book, "Thc
French Revoiutien A Study in Dcmoc-
racy," is ostenst ly history, bat IL
ls fully IS romantic and fully as
biased as its predecessor. The author
proceeds on the theo.y that the French
people under Louis XVI were happy.
prosperous and contented, and that all
the uphcavals from the fall Of the Bas-
tile TO the fall Of Robesperre can be
accounted for as the handiwork Of a
ieW wicked agitators in the pay of for
cign powers and Of the Duke Of Or
leans.
Mrs. Webster carefully arranges the
facts Of the case to suit her preiudices. 8.
Louis XVI is hero and Marie An
toinette a saint. The revolutionary
leaders are all monsters ncarna.e. All
the good French people are royalists;
the republicans are pack of brigands
and ruflians. The author carries hcr
convection OF the opposition of the
frcnch people 20 the Revolution TO the
point Of declaring that in 1873 three
rourths of France opposed the rule Of
the Convention, while the other fourth
was terrorized into accepting it, She
makes no effort to explain he rather
puzzling problem of how the terrorzed
republican one-fourth was able not
only 10 repress the ardently monarch
ist threefourths but also to repulse
the coalition of European states which
had banded themselves together against
revolutionary France.
There is much that can Justly be
said against the Jacobins. Outside OF
Danton and Carnot, they did not pro
duce any men of commanding ability
end it was their ignorance and narrow
ness rather than any spirit of inherent
bestialty that led them to employ
measures Of sanguinary repression
Their system OF government, cruel and
arbitrary AT best. became senseless
and disgusting orgy OF bloodshed il
the six weeks before Robespierre's
death But, nevertheless, in their owr
fierce and imperfect way they accom-
plished great work Of social justice
They delivered France forever from the
iniquities of the old regime, and they
gave the world the conceptions Of lib
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and got up noiselessly. He had been
watching the garden, still bathed in
vague light. Why hadn't he seen
the visitor who had just approached?
He carried the lamp into the mar
row hallway and put it down on
chair, Then he pulled back the
bolts. Involuntarily he gave q sigh.
Then he opened the door and saw a
woman on the steps.
"Madame?"
She answered very quickly, in an
indistinct voice, but with the tone Of
a suppliant:
Come at once to NJ. Griselier's
house, monsieur e cure. He is at the
point of death"
The able lifted the lamp and held
it at arms length. In its light the
face Of his visitor appeared almost
livid. Her eyes were fixed, without
life, like those Of blind person.
II will 60 Immediately. NJ. Girl
seller is the Mayors assistant, isn't
he? ! will be there in a quarter Of
an hour"
He closed the door brusquely.
Then he picked up his hat and keys,
put out the lamp and hurried away.
While he walked he thought of the
life of struggle which he had cho-
sen; for this time, too, he .foxesaw
resistance, perhaps insult. He knew
who Griselier was--that the city
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contained no more aggressive unbe-
lever.
He asked his way of an old lady
who seemed scandalized at the ques-
tion. But having got the informa-
tion he needed, he soon arrived be-
fore a handsome house, brilliantly
lighted. Without any hesitation he
rang the bell and then walked into
an antechamber. A servant ap-
peared and stared at him with sur
prise
"May / see M. Griselier?"
Before the servant could answer a
door opened. A man appeared. i'm
posing In figure, with a ruddy face
and an athletic carriage.
Behind him, in neighboring
room, the cure saw three guests, sit
ting about table covered with
wines and liqueurs and half hidden
in cigar smoke.
What is it? Does some one want
to see me?"
II must have made mistake ~
the able said. ~ was going to see
NJ. Griselier."
IN. Griselier? Well, am he,
What? Who are you? / beg ydl lur
pardon" he added more gently. ~
am not used to seeing priests in thy
house."
He smiled. Then he made sia1
to the servant, who disappeared.
What can / do for you?''
"Monsieur," answered Abk Bill
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other word. entered her kitchen.
Soon she heard the garden gate close
and saw her master hurrying up
the street.
M. Billioux recognized from afar
the house toward which he was walk
ing. A dozen persons were gath
cred before the gate, in earnest dis
cussion. The circle opened rs the
able approached. No doubt some Of
these persons were friends of the
dead man, and like him, unbelievers.
But not remark was made. The
priests face wore an expression of
deep serenity
The hall Of the house was empty.
The abbe entered the room where the
diners had had their feast the night
before There the old servant sat
in chair, With her head in her
hands, and wept;
"Ah monsieur lie cure" she sighed.
What misfortune
May l see him and say the last
prayers at his bedside?"
At that moment NJ. Biilioux
noticed on the wall opposite him a
painting in an oval frame. It was
portrait of woman with a singu-
larly pure face and lines Of sadness
about her mouth.
The able gave a start. He had
recognized his visitor of the preced.
ing night.
He turned to the servant to cues.
tion he. But she anticipated him
"You are looking at the portrair
there, monsieur lie cure. 1t is thai
of madame, my masters wife. Sh.
diea twelve years ago"
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k6'M MONSIEUR LIE CURE, I
VI have washed the dishes,

and your bedroom is
ready. / am going"
"All right, Suzanne. Good night"
Good night, monsieur lie cure"
Seated by his window, the Abbk
Billioux saw the old servant cross
the garden. Then he filled his pipe
and lighted it. The strands of
tobacco twisted themselves into deli
cate threads Of flame. Some Of them
fell on a newspaper which he held
on his knees.
The sun had set, but it was still
dusk-the long dusk Of midsummer.
The abb6 gazed somewhat abstract
edly at the lilac plants, the little
beds Of daisies and the gooseberry
bushes, already heavy with fruit
Little by little his thoughts took
form. 1t seemed to him that some
strange and troubling idea had en-
tered his soul. An indefnable an
ticipation made him shudder.
What was the matter? Why did
he feel so uneasy? Why should he
listen so intently and now and then
turn to look over his shoulder?
The lamp wick seemed to be very
low. He turned it up. But all the
time he kept oil listening intently.
The silence was unbroken. Not a
note from a single night bird, nor
the hum Of an insect. No echo.
Nothing.
Somebody strucs three light blows
en- tho front ooor.
he able pat his pipe on the table