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cally in the fox-trot. She determined to enjoy herself.
 The music came to an end on an ear splitting crash, and Shirley paused fof breath
 But not one second had elapsed be- fore another negro band-tucked away in another corner of the room took up the melody and merrily carried on.' "I see there's to be no cessation of hostilities," panted David Burke. "Oh. the energy of you young creatures" He beamed on Shirley.
 She was look ing very sweet and love- I ly. He appreciated that fact What an adjunct she would be as a wife. | Yes. he must win her. He must leave no stone unturned to bring that happy state of things to pass. 1 The place grew noisier as time went | by He began to feel a shade fatigued. | or course, he wasn't going to show 1t. 1 He must be as enthusiastic as a~boy of l 20 That was one of the penalties of 1 falling in love with a girl of Shirley s tender years. He must keep pace with 1 her-in everything. E At an opportune moment Miss Shirley slipped off by herself to have a breath | of air These warm June nights were l just little trying. Trying, too, was David Burke's perpetual adulation. l She wanted to he alone--to think.
 1 Noiselessly she stole up a wide star
 case. turned to the right, and was sud. denly arrested by the sound of voice
 behind some palms. The deep, attrac-
 tive tones of it sent the blood suddenly
 to Shirley's head--then. receding. Jeff
 hher pale and trembling.
 Was it--could it be-Jim Dalton,
 voice?
 She stood there, rooted to the spot.
 movement behind the palms woke
 life in her. She couldn't face a meet
 ing with him. for she cared too much
 She must escape. hide somewhere.
 She took a quick step behind great Y cool sheltering bank Of ferns. H
 wouldn't see her there "shlrleys He was beside her in .h'
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AFTER THE THEATRE At luxuriously decorated table in an ultra-expensive London restaurant
 sat Miss Shirley Marsh. bewilderingIy f pretty in an evening frock of palest | yellow.
 1 She eyed the other guests in inter- ested fashion. Mrs. Arnold-the chap | eron and sister of her host-was an at , tractive woman in the late forties, brisk | and sensible.
 i It was well seen from her attitude l toward Shirley, too, that she would further David's matrimonial plans | Her husband a quiet. inoffensive lit | tie man of considerable means-kepi
 somewhat in the background. He wore | a perpetually worried look, as though
 business cares pressed down on him His wife took little notice of him and he spoke but seldom.
 Yet their marriage was frequentl, cited as happy one.
 ] The masculine element among tn, other guests impressed her not at all How could they after knowing Jim?
 Somewhat noisily--as is the present day fashion. the party exiled from tho restaurant and set off theatreward 1T taxis.
 As they darted through the seethins maelstrorn of the London traffic Mis-. Shirley's spirits rose. The night wa ! young yet--so was she-what use t nope?
 l She permitted David Burke to whis lper several gallant sentiments into hel ear. She even smiled bewithingly in itoxicating little smile up at him. whicl
 made him want to kiss her-as Shirle, lfully realized
 | heady feeling came to hero l Iwoman's power--a pretty woman. that
 to say We'll, tonight she was goin;
 to enpoy that power. A depiorabl
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Believes In Physical Training.

Marguerite l.. Smith. elected 10 the
New York state assembly from the
Nineteenth New York district. is twen-
ty-five years old and n. specialist in
physical training and her election is.
she believes the natural outgrowth of
the work she has been doing in her
community all through the war. She
will not give up her work as physical
director in the Horace Mann Elemen-
tary school, where she is also super
visor Of girls clubs.
In the summer for several years
Miss Smith has been director of the
physical training and dancing at Camp
Hanoun, girls camp in Vermont, and
has also superintendent the girls hikes
through the White mountains.
When she was in teachers college
Miss Smith was president OF the ath-
letic association for two years and re-
celved the highest individual score for
athletics in her senior year.
81 never had any legislative or po-
litical plans for myself" she says. 81
haven't now. But / want TO keep on
working for the people Of my own COM
munity in whatever way can"
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Lines of Gowns Straight Instead
of Pulled Out, According
to Edict.
TAFFETA GROWING IN FAVOR
Popularity Of Fabric Indicates That II
Will Be Favorite for Spring Wear;
Guaranteed TO Give Rea-
sonable Service.

The latest fashion In oaris-to
which the eyes of persons interested
in dress persist in turning in spite of
what America now has TO offer Of
Its cwn-include many useful nints to
the woman who has still TO think OF
winter clothes. states n leading fash
ION correspondent. In the first place.
Paris fashions are apt to indicate what
our fashions will be q season or two
hence, and. I'm these days of the high
cost of everything, IL one must buy
n frock now, ii is only good sense TO
see that il Is the sort of thing that
is to be instead of what has been or
Is ccasing 10 be.
One important assertion from
Parin fashion authority is hat the
lines OF the gowns that the Parisians
strai yht instead of being pulled out In
places. The further the season ad
vanc,s, she states, the more evident
ii becomes that the paDnier silhouette
is not so popular. at least In Paris. as
Il WIS expected II might be. For an
astonishing number of seasons that
have trailed into years the straight
silhouette has been the thing in Paris.
and il looks rs though the French
woman Is determined TO hang on to
a me de which so we'll becomes her.
Keeping Clear of Extremes.
The Partisan, too in her dressing is
keeping clear OF any extremes in fash
ION. She has always done this more
or less, and she Is still holding TO
the rule that her style once discovered
nut be chung to rather than changed
mer ely for changes sake. The straight
silhouette seems TO suit the majority
OF them. They all love II and keep
on wearing 1t. We In this country
are taking up the style more and more
as time goes on. Within its limita
tons there are many variations posi-
BILE An infinite variety Of the gowns
can be designed without depending
upon the idea OF stralghtness.
Sleeves In Paris are still short-very
short, In fact-there being no DISPOSE
ton to halfway measures. If they
are not very short, they are long and
tight and reach over the hands, fitting
snugly all the way down. Skirts, too.
are rs short rs they were at the fall
openings, which means not almost knee
length. as they were in the summer. but
n good IL or u inches from the ground
10 hem.
Coats are medium length and are
trimmed sparingly with fur. Some
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DR.. Pierce fifty years ago.
Nervous Rundown, Pain Here N There ?

Kokomo, Ind.-"T can say something for
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For
some time l suffered from nervousness and
general rundown condition. / lost my
appetite and the doctors did not seem TO
help me. / had one of DR.. Pierce's Com
mon Sense Medical Advisers in the house
and / started to read il. / found that
'Favorite Prescription was what needed.
1t helped me in many ways and built up
my system. / regained my appetite and
felt better. IL gave me strength TO do
some work that / had not been able TO
do for some time previous. Mrs. j. A.
MCGEE, sd f. Taylor st.
Lafayette, 1nd.-"Severl years ago i
took DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
il did wonders for me. II is the best med
icine / ever found. / was troubled with
weakness from which many women suffer.
I was down sick. Would have such ter
rible smothering spells / did not know
what TO do, and would have dizzy spells,
too. The doctor could not help me. 1
tried Favorite Prescription and il proved
cured me and made me stout. | was IN
awful condition at the time. Mrs. Eliza
beth Kahl, 224 s. Fifth st.
Kokomo, Ind.-"Dr Pierce's Favorite
Prescription has helped me. l took it
when in a delicate condition. / had been
in bed most of the time, and whenever /
tried to stand / would feel so sick; my
stomach failed me. / knew my mother
had taken the Prescription. so l took
three or four bottles and | was then able
to be up and around. Mrs. Roy Morris,
go Z. Arnett St.
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PARIS CLINGS TO
MODE THAT SUITS

guaranteed. too, 10 wear reasonably
well. so that the purchase of them
does not mean the taking OF any very
desperate chances.
One of the very latest OF taffeta mod
els is from Madeleine et Madeleine. n
house which is the recent rage Of
Paris. The color is black and the
stripes across the front are little tucks
run in by fine hand stitches. Then
there is a plated frill Of the taffeta
about the neck. tied with : ribbon
woven in bright green and gold threads.
The overskirt. low I'm front and high
at back, Is edged with a deep fringe
of monkey fur. The sleeves in this
model are short and pulled.
The Partisan Waist Line.
The basque on this frock is one of
the new DEGREES of Paris. 1t does
not reach as low a line as basques
Of the past few months have done.
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DO BUSINESS IN THE OfeH
Itinerant merchants" In City Of Mex
leo Flourish Exceedingly, Espe-
ciaIIy on Sundays.

Conditions In the republic which
have crowded million persons in
Mexico City. or more than 100000
above its normal population. have in
creased greatly the number of timer
ant merchants who set up shop where
their within wills. 1t is impossible to
find a street in the city where some
vendor has not set up a stall.
A person desiring TO outfit q house
can buy almost everything needed
without placing foot within regular
shop. Let prospective buyer merely
hint that he is i'm the market for some
thing and he is besieged Immediately
by crowd of energetic statesmen, who
dilate in machinegun Spanish on the
worth of their wares.
Sunday is the busiest day for these
merchants. They fOregather principal
~ in the plazas. spread their goods
about them and patiently wait for GUS
toners. Their numbers are augment
ed by men and women. boys and girls,
all of them selling candies, fruits. shoe
strings. pottery, tobacco. drinks,
bright-colored ribbons, shoes, hats,
dogs, cats. gophers and the dozens of
varieties of food of which chill is the
most important component.
The plazas present an animated ap-
pearance. Bands are playing. whistles
are blowing. newsbOys call their edi-
lions, man with a wheel of chance
beSeeches the credulOus 10 try their
tuck; a boy with a huge basket bal
anced atop his head offers sweetmeats
ut centavos each, and following him
comes seller of ice cream with his
frozen dainties tucked away in con-
;ainer which he juggles perilouNly on
MS head but never loses n spoonful.
which gives no hint of brooding prob
lens of existence.
1t is a happy life the native leads
on Sunday, when with a few centavos
he may fill his stomach with sweets,
bask in the warm sunshine and listen
to music furnished by Mexican band.
A man from the United States. who
on recent Sunday morning took his
seat in plaza, within n few minutes
had his shoes Shined, his nails mani
cured, his breakfast served his morn
ing newspapers delivered. his measure
taken for a suit of clothes and was Of
fered an assortment Of diamonds and
opals at n bargain. He concluded that
10, &C
conducting business, but none more
picturesque than that employed by the
outdoor merchant.
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NV mess accompanied by more than vigorous stirring pocess)
lines who WILL his
rabbit
damaged friend Mr. groans)
Cooks at the hat
MI cAdoo for his and confidence
lie hates the mcgm likes
1t is little Covers
brotherhoodas
Mr. McAdoo forgot something Let add the Plumb
puns and breaks another
Ines-Now
kerchef God
McAdooThafs air-n
hat
and upo II
Ink 20 off,
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he
without the Congressional Record The
Perish the thought!
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Chinese More Than match for Locusts

A swarm of small green locusts ap-
peared at the village of Palitai two
and one half miles south of Tientsln.
the afternoon of September Q. settling
on the grain fields between there and
the race course. The peasants made
great efforts 10 beat them off and save
their crops. ut the same time gathering
basketfuls and sending them into the
native city for sale. BY evening they
were being hawked all over the Chi
nese districts.-North China Herald.
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times the fur is used 10 give Il slightly
exaggerated hip line as IL finishes the
lower edge OF n coat. Then again il
is employed only for tiny collar lit
ting the neck snugly.
Trimming in Moderation.
The trimmings on the Partisan mid
winter frocks are gorgeous and beau
tiful. but rather sparingly used. Little
strips Of gilded trimming edge necks
and sleeves in clever fashion. and
sometimes these edges are repeated on
pocket flaps or on the edges Of long
SLIT pockets Fringe is almost extinct.
but there are bits of il seen on the
ends OF Tapping panels or TO trim the
abbreviated evening skirt of an other
wise tightly fitting gown. Embroidery
Is more fashionable than ever. though
when the French do IL they lean. eSpe-
cially just now. 20 rather inconspicu-
Gus strips rather than 10 large and
heavy banding.
TafTeta Is fast growing in favor
and every day from the couturiers
come new models made OF this mate
rial. This would seem 10 indicate
the popularity OF taffeta for spring
wear I'm our own country Taffetas
poEs are soft and pliable. and they are
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No Wonder.

My, how her feet did hurt! 1t was
now two o'clock in the afternoon and
she had been traipslng about all day
in search Of Christmas bargains. IT
was a balmy fall day and she couldn't
lay the hurting TO the weather. Her
shoes were two or three months old
and had never caused her distress be-
fore.
But there was no denying the aching
appeal for relief from the lower ex-
tremities and she hied herself TO a
restroom in one of the downtown
stores.
She stopped 70 unlace the shoes and
horror of horrors She had been walk
ing all day with each shoe on the
wrong foot.
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The Wav lie Felt

"Where are you going?" the dentist
asked as n man started 10 leave the
waiting room.
I've been waiting here forfy-five
minutes for you to pull a tooth for
me-"
well. I'm ready for you now. Step
into the operating ROOM"
I'm not ready for you now. doe.
When l first came In here l was chock-
full of doughboy courage. but each sec
ond some of II oozed away. and now
guess | must feel about the same way
German i'm n dugout felt just after
he had shouted 'Kameradr and wasn't
certain whether the answer would be a
hand grenade or an order to march TO
the rear"
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london's Fine Fla Trees.

If the average LondOner were asked
where the best show of fig trees was
10 be seen in central London he would
probably think you were pulling his
leg. Yet here II is. and in such a con-
spicuous place as Trafalgar square.
The fig trees against the lower walls
of the National gallery. inclosing the
little shaven lawn, flourish exceeding
ly. and give a note Of desirable fresh
ness TO that much criticised piece of
architecture.
A thoughtful observer suggested the
other day that the leaves of the Ma
tional gallery fig trees might be in
tended for use inside.-LOndon Chron-
icle.
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Hardly a Model Husband.

(England) magistrate that she had six
points to complain of about her hus-
band. He would not allow her to speak
10 any one He would not allow any
one 10 visit the house. He would not
allow her TO take her little boy out. He
would not give her any housekeeping
money. He threatened her life. He
would not let her have her own clothes
10 wear. After all that the court mis-.
sionary was asked 10 act ss arbitra-
tor.
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said that you cannot unscramble
scrambled eggs. He was wrong. By
the exercise of little magic, to which
we modestly lay claim, we shall illus
trate how the railroads of the United
States may be scrambled and then UNI
scrambled again. Can anyone lend
me a silk hat? l shall return it prompt
~ and entirely unchanged.
(AIr. Investor steps forward with
silk hat. Exceedingly realistic bust
ness by McAdoo of filing the hat with
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American declared
relations questionable
boundary proclaimed 1910
Chicago and harsh criticism during
discussion the
he nat iyerSa III harboS
The
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connect the great lakes with the Mis-
Sissippi river has been filed with Sec
rotary Baker and the chief of the army
engineers by Edward T. Cahill. He
acts for Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana,
Minnesota, Ohio. Pennsylvania and
New York, charging that Chicago now
takes water through the drainage ca
nal 10 such an extent that Lakes Mich
igan. Huron, Erie and Ontario have
been lowered so much that extra har-
Dor facilities had TO be built by other
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PHONOGRAPH NEEDLES. Mortone needles
give clearest tone on any phonograph Each
needle plays ten records perfectly. plcka se
OF so needles for Is cents or send Sl00 Zoe
10 packages and we send free record cataloe
which saves you 200c on all records pur-
chased Mortone Co. Century Bidg.$ City.
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troduced a bill providing for an in
crease OF postal rates by five times the
present rate on daily papers exceeding
"a pages In size.
Senator Smoot of Utah then said
he thought the time had arrived to
stop publishing In the Congressional
Record articles, kilograms and ad-
dresses sent to senators. Every page
OF the Record costs the government
nearly $50. 1t had men now securing
the country daily in order TO pick up
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officials asserted there little likelihood that the United States would be
o
no
merchant
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from the United States on account Of
the 100 German steamers seized in
American ports when the United
States entered the war, shipping board
officials declared.
Under the peace treaty, the value
Of the vessels, estimated by board Off
Gals at from $3.50, 100000 to $4,000
600, will be credited to Germany on in
IDENTITIES awarded by the allied repa-
rations commission, but as the Amer
lean claims before the commission will
more than offset the value of the ships,
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Imagine Congress With No Congressional Record

CoNoCAsTIc Senator Thomas Colorado! may he
of the
of the Congressional Record
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Children's handkerch,efs often look
hopeless when they come to the laun-
dry. Wash with good soap. rinse in
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Gridiron Club Unscrambles Scrambled Railroads

dealt with
Director
Adoo--T Thu Mr. Norpon
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Ii drops just an inch or two below
the normal waist line and fits rather
snugly into the waist where it
wrinkles slightly at the sides All the
Paris reports received i'm the last few
weeks state that this Is growing 10 be
the waist line more and more accepted
by Parisians themselves,
Another new French taffeta gown is
made in shades of taupe. dark and
light. The foundation skirt, a little bit
fuller at the sides than Ii is ut the
back and front, is made Of the darker
shades and so are the little, tight. short
sleeves. Then there is one Of those
basque waists that have just been de-
scribed. This Is made Of the lighter
shade, as are also the straight panels
which fall over the skirt ut back and
front There Is an embroidered medal
lion on The front Of the bodice at the
wastline and one on each Of the lower
ends Of the panels, this being done in
threads OF the darker shade OF taupe
with some gold threads lntermingled.
Plated taffetas and satns and
serges continue to be created and worn
to large extent In Paris. There are
plated skirts with plain basQues, and
there are whole plated dresses in taft
feta with only n fold o. the dress's
material at the neck 10 finish the thing
off.
Modest Evening Dresses.
Evening dresses in Paris are. ac-
cOrding 10 reports, tanning their ways
very materially. Recently ut n huge
reception where all If the smart peo-
pie in Paris were gathered the evening
gowns were of the simplest and most
unradlcal type. In spite OF all that
has been heard of the low back or
nothing at all In the back mode. the
necks were only moderately low. The
skirts were only moderately short.
Sashes of vail sorts and descrip-
tons are important parts of the later
season evening gowns. They are used
by the French literally TO make a
gown, for on the lines OF the sash, the
color and the manner OF arrangement
depends the effect OF the finished Gre
alton. On n black charmeuse evening
gown. interestingly draped To follow
the line OF the figure. wide sash
made OF cloth of gold is wound about
the low waist line tied In Il huge knot
at the left side back and its ends lined
with golden chiffon and tipped by
weighty gold tassels hanging almost 70
the hem of the garment. Indeed. one
end hangs below the hem.
Charming French Hats.
French hats for the mid-season are
rs plain as ever and so charming that
il is hard 10 tell just why. For one
reason they manage 10 III the wearer
most astoniShingly. They are shaped
as an adjunct 10 her features and rs
an accent TO the other parts of her at
tire. The little. draped turbans that
turn away from the face and SLOUGH
over the ears are the popular favorites.
One of the draped velvet hats Pc
culiarly French in the way ii carries
out the lines of the face is In dark
blue and has for its trimming two
lunches Of n few coque feathers each.
ana they stream out over each ear in
the most unstuded and careless fash
ion. Draped oriental turbans made
OF the most gorgeous OF old and new
brocades are much In demand.
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Chicago Waterway Projects Not Entirely Satisfactory

n country apparently
Illinois the
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u S. Damages More Than Offset German Claims

l against Germany of the
of the
which will be due
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WHEN THE DAY IS OVER

w n 2 n Z u 2
household cares
and the worries
Iof everyday life
h a We dragged
you down. made
you unhappy,
a n d { b ere 10
nothing in life
b ut headache,
backache an d
worry, turn 10
the right pre-
scription, o n e
gotten up by
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They'll fix 1t for you. Goth