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The Washington times., 1923-11-05

GOT T is impossible" wrote
Sainte Beuve, ito speak
= OF women without first
putting ones self into q good
humor by the thought Of Madame
de Sevigne!"
And now, nearly two centuries
after she. has become dust, the
smiling, witty, loving marquise
charms us as she charmed the
France Of Louis XIV.
We find ourselves wanting to
know about her-to make her our
friend.
Madame was born Marie de
Northumberland at Bourbilly in
February, 1926. Fierce, fire-eat-
ing barons were her ancestors
and fund Of moss-grown glory
and tradition her heritage.
Romance and beauty were the
settings Of her girlhood. Left
an orphan when hardly more than
baby, she was reared by
the beloved "bien bon" Of her
history, the Able de Coulanges,
her uncle as we'll as lifelong
friend and companion.
1t was within his home. a
romantic old abbey in the shadow
Of a great wood at Livry, within
driving distance of Paris, that
she developed to gracious wom-
anhood. In the garden where
honeysuckle lowered and night
ingales sang she met such men
as Menage and Chapelain, and
received her education in Span
ish, Italian, and Latin.
Her charm was such as to
elicit from Madame de La Fayette
this letter:
THE brilliancy of your wit
gives such luster to your COM
plexion and to your eyes that,
although wit would seem to
affect only the ears. it neverthe-
less is certain that yours dazzles
the eyes. Those who listen to
you no longer perceive that any
thing Is wanting to the regular
ity Of your features; they con-
cede you the most consummate
beauty in the world"
She married the young Mar
quis de Sevigne, whom her uncle
had selected for her. Wealth,
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
LUCY LOWELL
ON COURAGE
TO SUCCEED
By LUCY LOWELL.

By LUCY LOWELL.
AUT OF despair she wrote me
q few weeks ago-this girl
whose husband left her just
before her baby came.
She had no work, no home,
no money, and no one to help
her. The baby. had to be taken
to the hospital three times each
week for. treatment. She was
i'll, too.
II was able to find job and
a furnished apartment" she
writes, land shall try to manage
somehow. But I feel that I
must have some money from
my husband, for can't support
my aunt, who keeps house for
me, her little girl, and my baby
and myself on thirty dollars a
week.
1T could not have my opera
ton now, for / have nothing
for my family to live on while
/ should be recovering. / had
to start work as soon as I
could. But I do not feel well
and it is a great strain. My
baby must be kept under con-
slant treatment for months.
HE is such a good baby and
I can't tell you how hard 1t Is
to go to work and leave him.
read so often about the modern
woman-that she does not want
children-but l do not understand.
With all nay trouble feel that
because of the baby can do any
thing. At present I am wonder
ing where l will get the money
for a high chair for him. He
needs it badly, as he Is just learn
ing to sit alone. I suppose will
manage.
81 have to admit that things
have gone better than expected.
I suppose / was nearly frantic
in my despair at first and so
bitter toward my husband, mostly
because our baby is crippled, and
it seems so utterly heartless of
him not to care at all.
But I do not deserve your
admiration, for l will have to
tell you frankly that I am doing
the thing 1 do not want to do
and hate 1t. d. j. X"
OF course she Is doing better
than che expected. Such high
hearted courage cannot help but
win.
Far from losing admiration for
the woman doing bravely and
well the thing she hates, I am
more than ever inspired by her
spirit. There is no special merit
in doing the things we like.
But conquering trial and dis
satisfaction is something to be
proud Of.
So my best wishes go to her
and a hope for happiness!
Copyright. 1929, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
SAP AND SALT
Bert Moses

Follies inspire more gossip
than sins.
A prude is one who does not
dare to have her past inyesti.
gated.
A woman can do a maximum
Of loving on minimum OF in
telligence.
Many a good woman has ac-
Quired q bad reputation by tgnor-
ing social customs.
Outside of exhibiting his shape.
Adonis seems to have done no
useful thing whatever.
Our greatest blessings are
cheapest, sunshine and air hav-
ing so far kept out Of the stock
quotations.
A little indiscretion now and
then supplies much OF the testi-
mony on the witness stand.
The engine house group In q
small town specializes in check
ers; also in casting reflections
upon all newcomers.
Hez Heck says: "a polygamist
seems to overlook the fact that
every additional wife means an
additional mother-in-law."
Jobs held by others seem the
softest to you.
Praise is wasted on folks who
are always looking for II.
The oyster is economically con-
structed, the only waste being the
shell.
Copyright. 1sas. Premier Syndicate, Ine.l
The Washington times., 1923-11-05

r DESCRIBED briefly in one
of these articles lately a
II visit to the mysterious
"alignments of Carnac'' in the
department of Morbihan, France.
These consist of long parallel
rows Of elongated and often curl
ously shaped stones set solidly
erect in the ground and varying
in height from two to fifteen or
twenty feet.
There are altogether about
1000 of these "menhirs," as they
are called, still in position, and
many of them are believed to
have been standing there during
at least 1000 years. But prob
ably still greater number have
been destroyed, partly to be used
in building and partly in conse-
Quence Of the war which early
Christianity waged against "the
worship of Stones which had
come down from a dim antiquity.
Thus Charlemagne in the year
789 decreed that all persons
should be treated as guilty of
sacrtlege who refused to destroy
or opposed the destruction of
these symbols Of heather tdolatry
set up in their fields.
MANY STILL SAVED.
In view of such things it seems
surprising that SO many have
escaped destruction or removal,
but an explanation is suggested
by the fact that. later on, the
representatives of Christianity be-
thought them of making these
same stones sacred by marking
them with new symbols which
would alter their Specification.
And at last the awakened intel
ligence of men began to throw
a shield around the old menhirs
as precious monuments Of the his
torical development of our race.
I am led to return briefly to
this subject by recent renewal OF
speculation concerning the pre-
else purpose that the constructors
of the lines Of Carnac had in
view. In the eighteenth century
DR.. Stukely suggested that they
pies of "ophiolatry''-i. O.. of ser.
pOnC WOISAlp. OAuCO AOuT VI Tic
principal, alignments consist Of
parallel rows, varying in number
from ten to thirteen and extend
ing an average length Of three
quarters of a mile, it is evident
that they could never have been
covered with a roof. So they
must have always been outdoor
temples, whose limits and pas
sages were indicated by the rows
of menhirs.
DR.. Stukley's suggestion, at first
widely accepted, afterward fell
out of notice, but now has been
recalled, in rather startling
manner, by the discovery, on the
buried base of one Of the most
remarkable of the menhirs, OF the
figures of three serpents carved
on the stone, together With an
other nearly obliterated figure,
the significance Of which Is not
clear.
Tnis discovery in turn recalls
the observation, made many years
aro. that the lines of menhirs are
not straight but curiously sinuous.
A natural impression would be
that movements of the soil In the
long course of the centuries might
have thrown them out Of exact
coincidence, but reflection shows
that such a cause would hardly
be ADEQUATE to account for the
uniformity OF the flexure OF the
lines. which Is seen in all of the
fields. It is argued. therefore.
that this sinuosity was purposely
e
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
SAYS BRITISH
YOUTH IS
LAZY

r ONDON.-Seathing indictment
OF the manner in which the
present-day English youth
draws the dole" in preference to
work is made by the Middlesex
education committee on the juve-
nile unemployment centers.
1t was proposed recently to
make 1t compulsory for every
out-of-work boy and girl to at
tend school, those who refused to
attend having to forfeit their un-
employment dole
The committee now reports
that rather than attend school
and do some sendblance Of
work." more than a hundred
youngsters Of both sexes in one
center alone forfeited their right
to draw unemployment pay.
youths told us, when having
the school clause pointed out to
them, that it was too much like
work, says the committee In Its
report.
THE vast majority who leave
the elementary schools at the age
of fourteen suffer from absolute
vacuity," continues the commit
tie. IAN the boys seem to think
about Is 'rowdyisn' and smoking
cheap cigarettes. while the girls
chief interest seems to be walk
ing about the streets until they
find youth willing to buy them
a seat at the movies. Their
minds are blank, incapable or
continued intelligent application,
and consequently ready to re-
spond to any evil impressions.
Many of the other centers Tor
juvenile unemployment teaching
register the same findings. Boys
at one school assumed that they
would be allowed to smoke and
swear. All seemed to be unan-
imous that with the present-day
youth idleness is preferred 10
work.
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
GARRETTP. SERVISSON
SERPENT WORSHIP
By Garrett p. Serviss,
1000 Mounds Still in Position in France Despite
Christianity's War Waged on Idolatry.
Standing 1000 Years.
Famous Astronomer and Writer Oh Scientic Toncs 81

Scientific Topics Of Popular Interest.
introduced as a structural pecu-
liarity, symbolizing the serpent
worship, for whose ceremonies
the strange aiignnnents were
made.
In defense Of this theory it has
been pointed out that all relig-
ious structures, including Chris
tan cathedrals, always contain
or embody In their architecture,
some symbolic representation OF
the basal idea on which rests the
particular worship that they
stand for. Thus the nave and
transept OF a cathedral intention
ally represent the two beams Of
a cross.
MOUND IN OHIO.
In connection with this it is
very interesting to recall the fact
that in the State OF Ohio "
have most significant reminder
Of ancient serpent worship In
the celebrated Great Serpent
Mound" in Adams county. This
mound is one Of the most ex-
traordinary prehistoric monu-
ments in our county. We do not
know how old ii is; we do. not
know with certainty who its
builders were: and we may be
thankful that the narrow spirit
Of bigotry has never had an OPP
portunity to destroy 1t.
How thought is teased by spec
ulation when we ask ourselves:
What was the origin of serpent
worship, and how did it become
spread over both the worlds, east
ern and western, so long ago tina.
they had forgotten their conncc
ton when Christian civilization
again revealed them to one an
other?
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
His Tender Kiss

DOCK ISLAND, Ill.-There must
IL be something wonderful ana
mysterious in the kisses of William
Brier.
When his wife appeared against
him in police court charging that
while intoxicated he beat her, both
her eyes were discolored, her nose
was broken and her head swathed
in bandages.
AS soon as Brier entered the
courtroom he walked to where she
sat trembling, folded her in his
arms and kissed her. Instantly
she melted. There was a recon
ciliation. On Mrs. Briefs recon-
mendation her husband was placed
on q peace bond for a year
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
Oh, Cream Pufs!

DITTSBURGH.- dies and
cream puffs were responsible
for the dismissal of 202 student
nurses from training schools IN
the State because of physical dis
ability, If charges made by dele:
gates at the annual meeting or
the Graduate Nurses Associa-
ton are correct.
A number of graduate nurses
claimed the habit of student
nurses constantly eating cream
puffs and candies instead OF stick
ing to the plain fare prescribed
by the dietitians made them un-
fit physically to follow training.
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
Once-Overs
1ntsrnat,S%al Features Service
KEEP YOUR TEMPER WHEN ARGUING A BUSINESS
pP0POSITION

You have not made as much of success in life you
might because you argue in favor of any position
you may take without getting angry.
Knowing this you often remain silent rather than
your views to YOUR superior the department in any
position in which you find yourself
Knowing your failing keep still till you feel that
the last straw has been heapd and then you go
up like sky~rocket
In the areup your first statement to employer
he take his old Job you do not want
it-wouldnt work another day
This has been your method in the past, and you realize
you have so little control that think it would be the
same in the present
Why not try to do little reasoning with employer;
even argue with him. necessary, but not with the idea
that it will probably result in your losing your jobY
How any respect the opinion or the arguments
the ideas to be digested, peacefully.
The Washington times., 1923-11-05
FirtatiOus Cop

DERU, Ind.-Hugh Hancock. Of
i this city, was acquitted OF a
charge of speeding after a young
woman who WAS with him in his
automobile testified that the ar
resting officer attempted to flirt
with her She stated that for one
block the officer rode behind the
automobile and made efforts to
flirt. The officer contended he
was waving for the automobile to
stop and not to the girl.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04

Slay Guard
in Battle
Barricaded in Dining Room,
Three Murderers Hold Off
Cuards-Three Wound.
ed in Conflict.
Tear Gas Squad Called

Eddyville, Ky, Oct. 3.-Gov. Edwin
p. Morrow has ordered Troop c ma
chine gun company of Hopkinsville.
composed of 20 men and officers, and
said to be heavily armed, to proceed
Immediately to the state penitentiary
here to aid in subduing three convicts
barricaded in the dining room of the
prison who shot and killed one guard
and wounded three others early
today.
Penitentiary officials announced
that they had succeeded in obtaining
a machine gun from a coal mining
company at Nortonville and at pres
ent have 1t set up and trained on the
dining hall, where the conviets are
barricaded.
Upon arrival of a machine gun
troop from Hopkinsville and the tear
gas squad of the Louisville police de-
partment. officials of Eddyville peni-
tentiary are to hold a conference with
leaders of the reinforcements to de-
termine whether an immediate attack
is TO be directed against three convict
murderers barricaded in the dining
room OF the prison plant, II was an
nounced late today.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
Bodies of Four
Wreck Victims
Are Recovered
Three Men Found in Burling-
ton Smoker Woman's
Body Washed 20 Miles
Down Greek.

Casper. wyo.. Oct. s.-Bodies of
four victims OF the Burlington wreck
in Cole creek last Thursday night
were recovered today.
Three of them-men-were dug out
of the demolished smoking car and
their identity established by railroad
officials. They are: w. S. Wilson of
Denver. international organizer for
the painters union; f. r. Parker of
New York city and Fred Fargo of
Casper.
The fourth body-that OF a woman
as yet unidentified-was found on the
bank OF the Platte river. 20 miles be-
low the scene OF the wreck.
The woman's body was the first
found downstream and bears out the
theory of railroad men that many OF
the victims Of the wreck were washed
from the cars and are lying along the
banks or under the sand Of the Platte
river. It was found backed-up in
the Hildebrand irrigation ditch op.
posite a tank farm seven miles east
OF Glen Rock.
taking establishment where it will
be turned over to the coroner at
Douglas, according to a telephone
message to Casper tonight from
Deputy Sheriff Jackson at Glen
Rock
A temporary bridge over Cole creek
will be completed tonight and the
regular Burlington train for Denver
at $40 o'clock will run over the re
stored line. It was announced at divis-
ion headquarters.
A chair car which was embedded
In the sand and blocked progress OF
workmen has been dirricked To one
side. 1t has been completely excavat'
ed and found TO contain no more
bodies. The Pullman car is also near
ly excavated and only the mall com
partment and smoker remain to be
cleaned out in the search for victims,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
As the Parade Marched By

One thoughtful woman. In the
crowd gathered TO see the parade
carried large sofa cushion, but
couldn't find a spot where she could
use II.
A small crackerjack vendor In
front of the reviewing stand reported
a sale of more than 200 packages
before the parade started.
The only two electrically driven
floats of the pageant parade were
those of the Merrimac and the Moni-
tor. Reason enough for the lack or
horses pulling these floats. The gun
firing from the battery Of guns was
nerve racking.
The crowd in the reviewing stand
became restless before the parade
passed by. For amusement they
threw pennies and nickels to the
urchins in the street. One small
money grabber gathered s5 cents.
The Monroe doctrine float. with
pretty girls and bright colors, got
more than its share of applause from
onlookers.
Old Sol made up for lost time and
came out with a Vengeance yesterday
afternoon. Many who faced the sun
while watching the parade for sew
eral hours had burned necks and
noses before going home.
The Indians who marched before
the Boston tea party float put on a
war dance before officers and ex-
ecutives of Ak-Sar Ben in the review
ing stand.
The steps leading to the Sixteenth
street entrance of the postofflee were
partly filled at 1l:30 O'Clock, two
hours before the starting time OF
the parade. At II O'Clock they were
filled to capacity.
President Everett Buckingham OF
Ak.SarBen at the head of the pag-
cant parade started things out right
by riding up to the mayor In the, re-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
Nebraska Fire Fermentation
Week Starts October >

Lincoln, Oct. 3.-Governor Bryan
has set the week OF October as fire
prevention week and today issued
proclamation calling on citizens to
do everything in their power to mini
mize the danger OF fires.
After declaring that SO per cent
of last years $500, 900, 900 in fire losses
could have been saved by ordinary
prudence, the proclamation urges
chambers OF commerce and other civic
organizations to arrange addresses
before public and private schools. In
which means of fire prevention would
be outlined.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
Pierce County Teachers
Will Hold Institute

Plainview. Neb., oct. s.-The Pierce
county teachers institute will con-
vene in the new high school building
at iperce October 4 and S. and during
this time the schools In the county
will be closed. as every teacher is
require dto attend.
The institute fnctlty this year is
as follows: Hon. w. i. Harding. for
mer governor of Iowa; II. c. Brad.
ford. professor OF agriculture Univer-
sity of Nebraska: Miss Alice Haw-
thorne, supervisor OF primary and
intermediate education. Lincoln; w.
II. Morton. superintendent OF the
Beatrice public schools. and Miss
Jessie Green of the extension depart.
ment. Lincoln.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
II. Z. Crandall Will Remain
as Treasurers' Examiner

Lincoln. Oct. 3-H. T.. Crandall has
withdrawn his resignation as county
treasurers' examiner and will con
tinue in office for the remainder OF
his term 1t was stated by State
Auditor George Marsh today.
Following Crandall's resignation
the office was offered to Senator
George wilkins, an offer thta was
later withdrawn when Attorney Gen
eral Spillman handed down an
opinion that the appointment was, In
his estimation, unconstitutional.
The office OF county treasurers'
examiner pays $175 a month and
travelling expenses.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04

Peter Olsen, 80, Washington, Neb.,
mysteriously disappeared Monday
about l and no trace has been found
of him.
Mr.. Olsen and his cousin. John Han
sen, were repairing a fence on the Oh
sen farm when in some manner a
spike which they were driving, flew
up and hit Mr.. Olsen on the right
side of. the forehead.
After the accident he complained of
a headache. He was supposed to have
gone to the house TO lie down. Moth
ing more was thought Of him until
evening when his cousin went to the
house TO inquire how he was feeling.
1t was then discovered that he had
never gone to the house.
The Reliable Detective agency OF
Omaha was put in charge Of the case
last night and bloodhounds We're dis
patched Immediately to the scene. The
dogs followed trail about distance
of six miles that took them to the Elk
horn river where the scent was lost.
Mr.. Olsen weighs about 140 pounds,
has blue eyes and light hair.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
Rail Laborer Is Robbed
of $3.50 In Paw Check

Reynolds. Neb., Oct. S.-P. Herman
dez. Mexican track laborer. work.
ing with gang Of men on the main
line Of the Burlington here. WAS
robbed of six railway pay checks to-
falling $3.50. The checks were for
drawn by Hernandez at various points
where his gang had worked and Sc
crteed in a bunk car. He stated that
he did not need.the money, and fear
ing robbery or loss, did not cash the
checks. There is no elite 20 the thief.
Railway and county authorities have
been notified.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-04
Crowd of 200, 900 Jams Streets
to Witness Ak-Sar-Ben Pageant,
Patriotic Historic America
How You Looked and What You Did
When Bands and Floats Went By

sure themselves that they are only
witnessing a mimic battle.
Another band approaches. 1t is
not playing. Jeers and cries of Let 3
have some music" More floats pass
by. Dusky escorts of all periods of
history. veterans of the Alamo and OF
the civil war. These arouse casual
interest. The bands are the popular
feature of the parade.
The jazz of a popular air Is heard
coming down the street. The multi
tude of spectators is turned into a
veritable madhouse. Handkerchiefs
are thrown in the air. Hats waved
wildly as an army band comes near
er and nearer. No. 1t is not the Star
Spangled Banner that rends the at
mosphere. 1t is you Got to See
Mamma" etc. Other bands playing
martial pieces come in for their due
share of applause. But none are so
popular as that.
Despite the rivalry for good van
tage points on the Sidewalk, a spirit
of chivalry reigns in the crowd. Here
a man lifts a small boy to his shoul-
ders to appease his fearful disappoint-
ment. There man in front stands
aside to let an aged woman have his
place and the support of the ropes
which are stretched along the side
walks to keep the crowd from over
running the street.
1t Is an hour since the head of the
procession passed. And now the last
float has gone by. A cavalcade OF In
fantry, cavalry and artillery winds up
this monstrous and colorful picture.
The crow. begin to disperse. Those
on the lodges begin to realize their
danger and withdraw to the interior.
Some hurry over to the next street
where the parade is still passing.