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ny JAMES MORGAN

lis less likely TO so backward, and
soyerEmant BIZ IN aristocracy va,
buried. not again TO raise It's head in
America.
Believing that revolutions shouM
begin at home Jefferson revolution.
ICED the White house by casting
aside the csremonials which had
been adopted il feeble imitation
of ki1gly courts. Opening the doors
to all, without regard TO social
classifcatiCas and without order Of
precedence, his rule was first
come, FIRST served" Determined
that the president, as he said,
should cease to be parsonage, be
stopped the custom Of celebrating
a presidents birthday, uevor made
a public tour, did his own marke,.
ing and went and came like AMI
other citizen. Although no success
sor has thrown a British ministe,
into fit Of indignation BY receiT.
ing him in slippered feet, Jeifer.
sonian simplicity rather more than
Z WashingJoniar courtliness remains
the standard of presidential con,
duet.
II was the strange fortune Of this
most thor0ughgoinS paciiiGt to iind
f. himself at the helm in the midst Of
world at war. When the globe
wis bristiins with bayonets until It
looked like a poTcupine, DO calmly
announced that peace was his pas
sion, and Started ont by cutting
down his litt.e array onc-half AM
by talking OF hauling up his seyta
wa-ships.
His only interest in the Nap9-
leonic struggle Was to keep out Of
it. >."Pa!liate and endure" he coan-
seled his count1ymen, land put
money in thy purse Sometimes he
made a comical motion toward bis
, empty sCabbard and again he tried
; to make the martial DULLES o, Ea-
rope be coed by an act Of congress
! But his nolimpC. tation and enba'-
go laws, only bit off the nose TO
spite the tcce.
Nevertheless while the military
powers were fighting over little is
lands and provinces and drenchin.
Europe with their blood. this NOS
unmilitary president, without firms
shot. gathered in lar richer SPOTS
than the Yictors in % Years of war
fare divided among themselves al
the congress Of Vienna. As Jeher
sons election was a bloodlcss rev
: o.ution, his purchase Of the in
mense empire OF Louisiana, which
| doubled the territory Of the unitet
p! States, was a bioodiess conquest
the greatest peacCab!e annexation
the world ever saw. Having mad
it, the flag was no more than hoist
ed on the farther bank of the Mis-
sissippi than ne dispatched Levi
and Clark and Captain Pike bold,
to spy cat the uaeXplored river
and mountains OF the new soil. 81
honestly Won, and from which 81
many free states were to spring.
Tomorrow: Tie Sage Of Monticello
Published By special arrangement
paper Syndicate.
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

Marjorie's cheeks grew very red.
but she kept silent. There was a
long pause.
My new coat has come at last"
she said, evaGlng the subject.
Meanwhile at the postofiice an
investigation wae Il process, with
Mrs. Drew as inspector.
I'D like to know what has be-
come Of that bundle for Martin
Bearse," she began violently,
charging upon her husband.
~ amt seen nothin' for him." re-
turned the aged postmaster, meek
ly.
There was one here" she as
serted. Came last night. An
left it right here" She laid her
hand hatly on the side of the desk
touching the wall. What 1 know
I know" she finished with en-
phasis.
We'll. mebbe he's got it," replied
Mr.. Drew tactfully.
There amt none of the Bearses
been in here" she answered. :.
Tho argument ended, as usual,
with Mrs. Drew's last word.
An hour later Martin Bearse, on
his way home from the store, drop
ped in at the postoffice.
Anything here for me, Mr..
Drew" he asked pleasantly. "Tm
looking for q pair Of rubber boots.
Need EN- this weather"
The postmaster behind the lit
tie barred window OF the cabinet
looked worried. II amt seen moth
in here" he answered.
Hope they'll be along soon"
answered Martin, turning to 60.
As he shut the door Mrs. Drew
entered protest.
"I'd like to know what you've
done with them boots. Who's been
here this morning?" she question
cd. forcibly. A penetrating glance
shot out from her eyes. Sach
judge.like scrutiny caused her. hus-
band to vfther.
y dunno" he vaguely answered.
war'n't nobody here's l know Of
He tried vainly 10 recall the past
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ttSt FftstoeHts
1S5i-LliiaBsnrated third president,
aged 81.
lSG3-Purchased Louisiana.
1S9s-EHforced embargo act.
The furious storm aroused by the
combat between Thomas Jefferson
and Alexander Hamilton, the great
est gladiators to face each ether
in the arena Of American politics,
makes our recent campaigns seem
, like sunshowers. Hamiltonians
scorIed to cat ana drink. and some
times even to pray, with the Jeffer-
sonians. To give daughter in
marriage with one OF them was al
most abhorred as miscegeBaticn.
Nothing else So stirs the angry
passions as a conflict of classes or
OF sections. This was both and
donbly bitter. An almost solid
south united with the northern
masses in common dread of a
strong government and in a coal-
mon hostility TO the old ruling caste
in the middle states ard New Eng
. land. The new parties called them
selves Federaiists and Republicans,
but they denounced each other as
! Monocrats and Democrats, although
Jefferson himself never accepted
that latter term of opprobrium.
JGr the first battle. when those
parties fought tor the chair Of
; Washington in 1895, the result was
so close that jefferson CAME within
two electoral votes OF winning the
presidency against Adams. In the
second battle, which was wagei in
1909, he beat Adams, but an absurd
provision Of the constitution, which
was soon after amended, neariy
lost him the fruits OF his victory.
; Under that old plan each elector
] voted fer two men. the higher man
! becoming president and TIE acccnd
man receiving the vice presidency
as a consolation prize. Although
the Republicans wished to elect Jes-
fcTsol TO the chief place ami Aaron
| Burr TO the second, they failed to
! do either, because 10th men receiV-
ed the same number OF votes. This
threw the choice OF president in.c
/ the house, where the Federaists in
blind rage struggled TO elect Burr
10 the presidency, not because they
loved that unscrupulous Tanmany
politician more, but because they
t hated MIN less. For week the
house voted, and % ballots had 70
/ be taken before tais Most exciting
deadlock was broken
Contrary to the familiar story OF
his nitcning his horse to the capi,ol
fence. Jefferson walked to his iii
ausuration and afterws-d walked
back to els boarding house. which
was only few hundred yards away
This man afoot, dreamer ard theor-
Isl. quietly ushered in that day &
more dasting revolution than mar
on horseback could have wrought
with a sword and Whit OF GRADE
shot. AS cannon rebounds. S.
a violent revolution begets a violen
reaction. A peaceabie revolution
Copyright, 1890 by. James Moran:
with The Mcclure New.
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Whats I'm a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL .--
Copyright, 1919. by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.i

came popular and Italian history
records many instances Of its use
Angelica sprang TO fame since il
named the faithless lady Of ro-
nance for whose sake Orlando los
his heart and his senses. Though
she was the invention Of Boiardc
and Ariasto, the. romantic favor
which the story gave her name
brought Angelica TO instant favor
England liked the name and adop-
ted it; in France it became Angel
| iGue. and Italy produced the other
forms OF Anglole,ta and An4ic:eta
though Angelica continued the
reignilg iavorite.
ADgeiica's talisIanic gem is the
pearl Il guards the parity and
sweetness OF her. brings her friends
and much charm. Sunday is he:
| lucky day and her lucky number
The wild rose is ller flower.
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Her blue eyes glinted fire. Il won't
carry the old things back Just
WON'T just wont-that's all
| there is to it." she told her mother.
| Three days passed increasing in
worry at the postofiice.
| I'm goin' to see that girl" de-
termined Mrs. Drew.
NO, you amt either" The post
| master was obdurate.
"She amt got no right to keep
other folks things"
well, mehbe she's sent 'em to
him. He lives down that way"
argued the postmaster.
The next night it rained furious
| iy. melting snow and ice, until it
| became like an open sea. Water
stood ankle deep everywhere. The
| shallow yard at the Brown home
/ was flooded.
Marjorie. how are you going to
feed the hens this morning." ask
ed Mrs. Brown feebiy.
Marjorie looked perplexed. All
at once her face frightened.
81 will" she determined. "There's
no other way"
/ After a few minutes, a girlish
pretty figure, uniquely outlined by
a pair Of hip X boots, awkwardly
waded out toward the henhouse.
Just at that time, Martin Bearse.
driven by necessity. sngrily slosh-
ed into the Brown backyard. The
appearance which met his gaze
chased the brooding quarrel ia
flight. A hearty laugh broke the
spell.
Martin broke out Marjorie
!, blushins furiously, II just couldn't
help it. ] couldn't get here any
other way"
i In the early springtIme, when
nature blossomed anew alter her
long blanketed sleep, he induced
Marjorie Brown to change her
name to Bearse..
i my good fortune" Martin fold
his congratniattng friends, rs due
to pair OF rubber booss eoin
estray. II you don't believe ii, ask
Marjorie"
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RUBBER BOOTS ASTRAY
BY Jennie nj. Phillips.

copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc)
us there any mail for me:" 1t
was Marjorie Browns voice which
called Eliphalet Drew into the lit
tie postoffice. 1 He c!umsily shut
med a bunch Of letters, squinted at
them closely; then picked out two
and handed them to Marjorie.
Guess that's ALL" he concluded.
I'm looking for a package" re-
turned Marjorie in disappointed
tone. Mother sent to New York
for a new coat for my birthday
present. It's overdue now-three
& weeks" she sighed.
Postmaster Drew fumbled about
the Uttered space OF desk, removed
some newspapers and discovered a
bulky package with a blurred adj
dress.
Here" he said, noting the mi
tails, "mebbe this is it,
"Oh, good, said Marjorie. "It's
about time" She hastily grabbed
the bundle by the string and walk
\ ed out.
The path to the gate was slushy,
so she carefully picked her way to
avoid wetting her feet. So occu-
pied was she in this task that she
did not raise her head to see that
Martin Bearse had just passed
Z along the road,
Marjorie, however, turned in the
opposite direction, and soon Joined
May Ternald, who came out Of an
adjoining yard.
'sSay, Mari, isn't the walkin' aw-
full" greeted May. Seems to me
you didn't have much to say to
{ Martin this morning" she ban.
\ tered.
why. didn't see him" began
Marjorie.
"0h, you didn't" leased May,
Suppose you think I don't know
you've QuarreleA. II had 1 fell
law IKE Martin Bearse. ? she ran
you Just bet I'd keep hint
could
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circumstance.
Lawrence brought a letter. A
light streak suddenly appeared in
his faded blue eyes.
Marjorie Brown was here" he
continued hopefully. She had
some parcel post"
ITO send OFF, interrupted Mrs,
Drew.
NO, it come here, tell fye.'
(The postmaster was regaining his
authority
There" exclaimed Mrs. Drew
"Twas for Martin eBarse,
know
NO, 'twarn't either. Twas Mar
jorie Browns. 1 read it," he as
serted.
Mrs. Drew waited for no more
quibbling. She hurried to the door
"Hoo-oo," she called. Martin
we'll on his way, turned around.
"Say"-Mrs. Drew, bare-headed
her gray locks frowsled. went the
length OF the piazza-''he gone an
give your boots to Marjorie Brown
I'm awful sorry. But I guess she'll
bring 'em back. He's all' the time
; maxim mistakes. l wish he'd lie.
me tend the mail"
A queer expression passed owe,
Martins face as he went on 81.
lently.
Afternoon came, but Marjorie
did not return. Mr.. and Mrs. Drew
| attributed the delay to the wfetcfief
/, condition of the sidewalks, ankle
deep with melted snow.
In the Brown household, how.
ever. the morning surprise hat
turned to disappointment. Instead
OF coat Marjorie had found thai
her package contained a pair o,
long-legged rubber boots, strapped
and reinforced, substantial enough
TO arouse q masculine thrill Of joy
The mistake aroused her indigna
ton. Quickly she sought the tori
wrapper. Placing the bits togeth
er carefully. she made out thu
name Martin. Then indignation
| turned into anger.
| my land, Martin Bearse's boots.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Girls smoking.

Please give your opinion Of the
effect of cigaret smoking. by girls
from IA to 90 years OF age. Is it
more harmful to woman to smoke
than it is to man? II. s.
Answer do not know tina. it is
more harmful to a woman to smoke
than it is 10 man. But woman
who smokes is, q queer specimen
of the sex. Mostly she smokes be-
cause she thinks il looks vampir-
ish and naughty. but in truth she
is merely making herself cheap.
Club Foot Not Hereditary.
have clubfoot. with which | was
born. Would my children be likely
to inherit clubfoot?
Answer-If the condition has oc-
CURED in others Of your family.
yes. If not, no.
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Angelica.

Ang1;!ca.
Angelica. a name OF much more
substance than the paliid Angela
IS still one OF the angelic names
which feminine fancy delights to
bessow on its girl children. It
means, of course, angelic and
seems difficult to reconcile with
the behavior Of some Of the small
daughters whom one finds bearing
the nanc(
AnLsIo5 was Greek word mean
ing heavenly messenger hence
! angel" Ii first became a name
! IN inc Byzantium empire when it
vas bestowed as all epitl'et upon
persons of surprising beauty. It
was applied most often as a mas
cnlinc name, ard tGere Was a Car
Daiite saint called Angelo, who eS-
tablished it as 4 baptismal name,
In his honor, the feminine also be-
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Argus Information Bureau

my question By w-itinc The Argus Informs
. Washington y. I. 6i,e fu.l name AMI
'surh postage T. Grief A. inquiries ~
TO each .nd,viuuai- - atteu.UH VII "
A. Cabbage IS the most valuable
OF all foCds' OF this class for Doui-
try because 1t is easily kept greer.
Cabbage sowl 'h:ckir i. rows a1d
fed from these sorincs without
waiting for the heads, has beei
found one OF the most ccolomical
Of green foods for poultry.
Q. Why ;icesa't tic United Sa.es
fort!fy the Panama yca7al? {. r
A. The Panama canal is fo-tiilss
al both ends.
Q. What is living wsge:'
:. (. l.
A. On tt, subject Of the lirl9s
wage the following declaration y
found in the principles ard pa..
icies ,os the rsi;ons! wa !saH
board: "Ti,e right OF oil 'SoTlsss'
including common laho-ers, 10 .
living wage is hsre6v declare, %
fixing wages. inia,5,u1i1 rates o. p1'
shall be established which vii "
su7e the subsistence CT the vEoaei
/, ani his family in health and ress
! ocable comfort"
Q. Where CA I send cid do.i.i
hills and get oIes that have Eef..
been used. L. ), l.
A. Old bills nay be exchanges
for new ones b. forwarding tGsN
TO the cash room. treasury aena''
msnt. Washington, D. c.
Q. Is capital punishment used j
| Tennessee? = L. .
A. On Jan. *. 1919. tie te. 81,
ne.se legislature res.3rei cap'.n,
punishment, waiEh hal been asVr
ishsd SIX or seven years before.
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Estimates submitted to congress indicate
that the total cost to the government of run
ring the railroads of the country during the
hr;e: period of control will be about 1885,
100000 which is quite tidy sum. OF course
Uncle Sam has claim of sl,so6o0o 900 for
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sAny caGer can ees the answer to
iioa bureau. FTeoe1c ]. Hasnin. Dircc;o
conhdsn::.i. the replies heinx SEN Gre,
paid ia a,.cpy E:oGs iettsrsl.
O. How many delegates will
there be in the Republican national
convention and how many woes
will be required TO nominate can
didete for president? W. a. S.
A. There will be sS4 delegates ia
the convention and i. will require
a maiority-4?3 votes to nominate
a candidate.
G. When and where were cleo
trio locomotives first substituted
for steam locomotives? F. u. S.
a. In 1895. in the Baltimore &
Ohio tunnel under the city OF Bal
timore.
@. How many libraries were
founded by Andrew Carnegie, and
at what COST II. y. +.
A. Andrew Carnegie endowed
ISL libraries at = cost of $780,
364,s0S.
Q. How many national hanks are
there in the United Statese O. NJ.
A. On March 20. there were
5000.
Q. Can people in the Philippines
vote for president OF The United
States, 4. Y. ".
A. The Philippines, being cisssei
as & territory, have no vote IN the
electoral college, and are repre-
seated IN congress by delegate.
j, @. What two chapters NJ the
| bible are Identical in wording?,
e. d. c.
A. Second book Of Ernge. lstn
, chaDie-. asd isa.ah. jjtii chapter.
Q. What forms the most succu-
lent food for chickens? j. Y.
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Dear Nrs. Thompson: I am a
girl Il years OF age and in my last
wear Of high school. | have been
III love with Il bog four years my
senior. We have been going to-
gether Tor 10 months and he has
been begging for me. to accept the
diamond as an engagement ring.
don't wish to be married for two
wears anyway. One year | want
for finishing my schooling and one
for travelling. What shall | DO?
His folks are very fond OF IRE and
treat me as if | were their own
daughter. They really treat NE
better than my own mother and
| father. AS long as we have been
| going together We have never
uuarreled. VIII it be all right for
me to accept the two years en-
gagement? | am positive We can
keep it. ANONI NOUS
| Do not become engaged. You
are 100 young to be sure of true
love. An engagement should be as
sacred thing as marriage and
therefore it would be better for
you to wait two years before you
accept the lans.
| Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
i! girl of II and have brother who
is Of age. He works and claims to
make good money, but does not
save any at ali. .-..
My mother is dead and my ia
tber hasn't been able to work for
months. My brother always sleeps
here and he won't give father or
ne money. ! have quit asking him
for as | know it is useless. | quit
asking. thinking that maybe he
would give me some then, but he
didn't.
| | want to go to work and make
my own money. but that is inpos-
sible as l have 10 stay at home and
keep house and attend to father
Can you suggest a way to make my
brother see the need OF giving as
money as We have to have every
thing charged.
4 LONESOME GIRL.
Your case is another which
should be brought before the cour.
OF probate. Your brother can be
forced to contribute toward the
support OF his sick father. Tel
your brothcrs that you will bring
the matter before the court II he
does not do hts share.
/, Dear Mrs. Thompson: My best
boy friend ana best girl friend
married three years ago. They
were both too young 10 realize
their responsibility. The girls mar,
eris moved OFT OF town. and sh.
visited them three weeks cut q
every month. Naturally he wa,
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Richard Croker, defending his young wife
against the charges of his sons, accuses the
latter Of being afraid to go to war and hints
that somebody is likely to go to the peniten-
tiary il he cells all he knows. A fine old fam
lily row it is. with the whole bunch running
true 70 form.
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Joseph Name is not much for size and his
business is writing songs, yet when three
drunken rowdies attacked him and his wife in
q Chicago street late at night he licked all of
them and bumped one against the pavement
SO hard that ne never walked up. You can't
always tell from mans size, nor yet from the
way he makes his living.
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Improvements and extensions that it will try
to collect when the companies are able to meet
the bill. In the meantime the roads are busily
compiling list Of damages alleged to have
been sustained by reason Of government opera
ton and trying 10 make their claims large
enough to Offset the debit
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Miss Helen Taft says she does not even
know Professor Manning to whom she was re-
ported to be engaged to be married That be
ing the case this is good tine to scrape up
an acquaintance.
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Words that mes; puzzla poets to
Tad rhyme words fer are silver,
widow and chimney.
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There was riot in Copenhagen the other
day Somebody must have been doping the
snuff.
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Heart a)II1O1nQ
||11,44lDrObrQ1rl1C ',
oy Mpc l.lZARETH THQNIDSGN
4 MPC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

not happy and told her that unless
she would stay at home ,he would
not keep up the apartment. She
paid no attention to him and went
to her mothers Tor another visit,
True TO- his word he broke up
housekeeping. Then her father in
dUced her to get . divorce.
Now she realizes that she loves
her husband. but it is too late. She
makes the mistake of Saying TN
kind things about him. He has
turned to me for comfort and | am
giving It since I care more for him
than any man in the world. She
says if | were true to her l would
drop him.
What do you think?
LUCILLE E.
l think it is all right for you to
give your sympathy to the man
&, since you care for him. Your girl
friend had her chance and by her
own selfishness lost him. Nov she
should be willing TO let him find
happiness elsewhere Choose the
! friend who means most to you in
this instance.
Dear Mfs. Thompson: I under
stand that you have printed a green
soap recipe for getting rid of black
! heads. l have watched for this re-
cipe for some time. hoping that
YOU would print it. Will YOU kindly
! give it again for my benefit and for
! others who may want the same
! thing? ROSE T.
Tincture Of green soap. two
| ounces: distilled witch hazel, two
ounces.
Let this mixture stay on only a
few moments and then wash Of
| with hot water.
! If the green soap irritates the
skin, as it sometimes will. use il
every other day. Apply d. cold
cream.
Green soap may be purchased at
] any drug store. 1t is not regular
I CAKE soap, out Is vi ABOUT the
consistency of custard.
! Open each seed acne with the
point Of fine needle. The hard.
ened mass must be pressed or pick.
ed out. The empty sac of tie gland
should then be bathed with a little
toilet vinegar and water, or with q
very weak solution Of carboiic acid
and water. Sterili-e the needle be.
fore using it by dipping into boil.
ing water, as the use OF any insiru.
ment is dangerous unless thorough.
| ~ eleansed.
Let lie caution you about the use
OF carbolic acid. Unless the solu.
/; ton is very weak the ACID will burn
! terribly.
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