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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1912.
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OF INTEREST TO YOU
The society nnd club page of The
S;in Antonio Express Is open to ttie
women of San Antonio and their vari-
ous organizations, if you lmvo any
social news, if there is a wedding <>:• •>
children's p.-rty to be held in your
family, if your church gives a l>az <
or reception, if you are going uwuj
cr if you ba^e friends visting you, •
tii#»i-e *h anything of interest in you
club affairs, write or telephone it to
the society editor of The Express.
Socieiv editor's office hours 0 :i ui
to 12 o'clock p. m., 4 p. ra. to fl o'clock
t> m., except Saturday, when the p;»i,ea
close at 3 o'clock p iu. items coutrlo
uted for tins column must lie slgueu
The signature is not intended f«»r pub
lication.
Club notices to appear in Sunday
paper must be
e\euing.
sent in tj Friday
Old Phone 763
New Phone 120
LILLIAN RUSSELL'S
BEAUTY IiIMS
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Woman's Missionary and AM Society of
First Baptist Church meets a 4 p. m.
In j*rlors of church.
JUBILEE NOTES
The chairman of the executive commit-
tee sent a letter Saturday, Sept. 2S, to the
presidents of the prominent women s clubs
of the city inviting each club to act upon
the reception coni.nittee at the woman's
building during the week of the Harvest
Jubilee. Following this Is a list of the
clubs invited. Elsewhere will be found
a schelulo of the days set aside for the
clubs in groups:
The first Saturday of the Jubilee.
October 19, will be devoted to
the formal opening of the woman's
building at 2:30 o'clock p. m. This will
bo followed by a reception In honor of the
executive committee, to whose zeal and
untiring efforts Is due the success of the
unique loan exhibit of fashions and house
furnishings which Interested Ame.rlcan
women In the days of long ago.
The letter sent out Saturday is a call
from the chairman lor continued personal
service on the part of the women of San
Antonio toward making the loan exhibit
and the daily attendiuice at the woman's
building a succecs. Every woman who
feels u pride In oivic undertakings has al-
ready caught the spirit. It Is almost im-
possible to get hold of a telephone now
that is not "busy" with the women of the
city ringing up friends and exacting
promises to attend the Jubilee and to
visit the loan exhibit in the woman's
building on certain days, Kveryone is
most anxious io achieve such a loan ex-
hibit as will stir the hearts of our old
folk as nothing has stirred them since
their youth, and open the eyes of our
young folk to the value and sacredness
cf tradition, and give to Texas for one
\u . k a mu«eum whose value no figures
can express.
MARRIAGES
Announcement is made of the marriage
of John E. Deseo of Dallas and Miss
>ii;rib Bene, the marriage having taken
place Saturday evening at San Fernando
Cathedral, only the immediate relatives
being present.
CLUBS
The Merry Maids Musical Club met
and Miss Annie Mugg<», Burnet Street,
at her home Saturday from 4 to p. in. j
After the business session a splendid pro-
gramme was given. The hours of meet- ! envelope
ing were changed from 4 to 3 during the inane the lialr bright and lustrous.
winter.
The programme was as follows; Piano I 3Iaking Old People Happy.
duet. "Anvil Chorus," from "II Trova-| The secret of making old people happy
IN'ote — lf ?ou want advice on beauty
topics write to Miss Kusseli, care of
The San Antonio Express. She will be
glad t - answer all questions. If
peison.il answer is desired, s .imped and
self addressed eovel >p< sbi uld be sent
FOR HIE COMING
COLD W ATHER
I1V LILLIAN RtSSELL.
(Copyri'jrbt. 11)12. br Lilliuu Russell )
, The pi inner of (be flesh, the flexibility
I of the limbs mrid the elasticity of the ox*
piTSHioii aie all destroyed by a Siberian
ntniuspijeijc.
\\ hpu live 1u a cold climate wc must
i'tsc mir ears to the erroneous theories
;•!». ut tli advantage of fri#i<J> houses. FMui-
I <ieu chanijes of temperature ana ltnper-
; i' ■ r vontiiiitioQ are us disastrous to a uell-
sldu as mu unclean diet.
W inter i« the season of discontent for
he languid beauty, whose iinyertectly
i ireiilatins: blood conge.ds at the first
touch of frost.
Heauties rungfug in this cjiteg^rv are
h:ippiejt in the days «>f profuse perspira-
tion, which, by thp way. is the very ereato
of eostietics. Indeed, perspiration is one
of the most important factors of female
lovelires*. And if ihe climate does not
itdu"3 this bodily function, s» necessary
I" the beauty of the shin and gruce of
motiou, which is the c.ise in some lati-
tudes, it must be substituted by exercise
or Turkish baths.
All bc;.uty is solely a thin? of blood,
body and brains, or the excellence <>f Ihe
^ !tal, the locomotive ami sensory sys-
tems.
It luty of motion and posture 's more
subtle than that of shape and coloring
To th» cultivation of tlio limbs and mus-
cles by calisthenics and out of d >or ex-
ercises may be ascribed flexibility of o:.t-
Ime and movement. AM schools "f gr:n-e
and ease rn.iKe tin urgent appeal for flexi-
bility jiu l repose as Ihe basis of beauty
iu a< Uon.
Remember: Bodily repose shoujl never
be confounded with mental sluggishness.
A woman is not necessarily stupid beuause
her arms and le*rs are not flying in all
directions.
LILLIAN HI SHELL'S INSWEIiS.
Rose: There Is nothing that will chancre
the shape or color the eyes. Don't, what-
ever you do, attempt to put anything into
your e.Ves. The eyes are too precious to
tamper with. You must be exceedingly
careful in applying the vaseline to the
lashes so that you don't get any of il into
the eyes. tTs« the yellow vaseline and
apply Mith a small camel's hair brush,
'ihis is better than applying it with the
fingers.
Shorty: There Is nothing that will make
you taller, l.at plenty of nourishing food
and exercise in tie1'open air. This is
about all you can do. If you are still
5'oung you have plenty of time to grow.
Brown: I cannot print mv remedy for
blackheads on uceouut of lack of space,
but shall be glad to send you the green
f.oap treatment, which rarely if ever falls,
and formula for an excellent cleansing
cream.
Maria: No, I would not advise you to
use an eyebrow pencil to darken your hair.
I think Ii you would massage your s«alp
everv night for about leu minutes it
would prevent your hair from turning any
grayer. The illness has probably turned
a few of your hairs gray, and it may not
turn any more for years. I would not
advise you to dye Tour hair. I shall be
glad to send you Instructions for scalp
massage and formula for hair tonie which
I am sure will benefit you.
fi. J. R.: I»a not. whatever you do,
bleach your hair. You will only make it
worse than it is. It may turn a beauti-
ful blonde and it may turn a dirty drab
color, but it will never stay the same
eclor. for it will turn darker from the
loots. I would advise you to use a good
shampoo on your hair about once a
month I have an excellent shampoo for
blonde hair that I shall be glad to send
you upon receipt of a stamped addressed
This Is not a bleach, but will
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Our Monday Miscellany
Morion Harland.
A SYMPHONY IN liLAt K ANI> Will i h.
With her smartly tailored suit of black and white ratine, the roguish-looking debu-
tante is wearing accessories of black velvet and white swansdowu which accord well
with the rcvers and cuffs of white broadcloth and black velvet on the Jacket. The
hat shows one of the extremes iu "Tarn" crowns, the folds of velvet composing it
almost concealing the brim covering of swansdowu. The separate collar of Tdack
velvet is lined with white satin and top-edged with swansdowu and the envelope
muff of matching materials contains a pocket for the accommodation of the handker-
chief, card case and purse.
WOMAN AND THE BALLOT
tore' (Verdi), Misses Fona Laughlin and
Winnie Converse; piano solo, "Frey-
sehutz" (hybach), Miss Theo Ahr; violin
solo, "Fifth Variation" (Blanch), Miss
Helen McCormick, accompanied Irv Miss
Cade; vocal solo, "A Pearl" (Herbert
Buynlngl, Miss Gladys Henry, accom-
panied by Miss (Jade; piano duet,
"Boohwood" (Cameron), Misses Josephine
I.ucchese and Lorerie Tengg. The game
of hearts wa3 played, Miss Cade winning
first prize, .1 handsome boudoir apron,
hand embroidered by the hostess. Tho
booby was won by Miss Helen Burden
and the consolation fell to Miss Ahr.
Punch was nerved throughout the after-
noon, each table holding a cut glass bon-
bon dish of confections. A two-course
buffet luncheon was served at the con-
clusion of the game.
GENERAL MENTION
Mrs, G. Bedell Moore and little son,
Bedell Jr., will arrive this week after an
all summer stay In the East.
O
LJeut. and Mrs. Everett Hughes, who
have been visiting relatives in the city,
will leave today for California to sail
for the Philippines.
Mr and Mrs. Charles H. Bertrand, who
have been both East, and West thin sum-
mer, recently in Denver, arrived home
yesterday.
is primarily to disguise the fact, that they
are old. 1" pet, to Indulge, to nurse, to
manage without giving the ghost of a
hint of superannuation—there's a nice
problem for tact! Conscientious young
people, especially If they have brought up
vigorous children, find It hard to relax
their disciplinary zeal when dealing with
the frailties of age. They seem to forget
that childhood and second childhood face
opposite ways; that it Is not character-
building they have In hand, hut the
sweetening of a bitter experience. They
don't realize how natural, how inevitable
Is the recrudescence of primitive emo-
tions, the development of a purely per-
sonal point uf view. Yet no real kindness
toward the aged is possible which does
not recognize the hard, mysterious facts.
("»ld age is beautiful when It Is guarded,
sympathized with and understood.
Old people often come to feel that they
are not regarded "as one of the family."
Tho trouble springs naturally from purely
physical causes. They demand an amount
of artificial heat disconcerting to youth
or middle ngc. Even In August a non-
agenarian will hug the fire. After smoth-
ering attempts to keep the living-rooms
at a temperature satisfactory to the tor-
pid old body, the family falls Into the
easy solution of leaving Grandma to toast
her toes before an open fire in her own
bedchamber.
Unfortunately, this Is the beginning .of
a process of isolation from the heart 'of
the family life. Grandma will inlss many
a story because she sits apart. More and
more will she drop out of the interests of
the clan, until some day she wakes up
to feel that she Is no longer consulted, no
That women are not governed by their
emotions and are capable of thinking and
rtasoniiig for themselves is shown by tho
fact that the suffragists of Michigan have
refused to endorse the Bull Moose move-
ment. They say:
"The equal suffrage amendment to the
Constitution Is submitted to the voters
of the State by a Republican Legisla-
ture, and approved by a Republican Gov-
ernor. The Democratic candidate lor
Governor has publicly proclaimed his
faith In woman suffrage. The American
system of .government is committed to
the idea of political freedom, and to that
idea Michigan wonf<m will ever renvun
true, reserving their constitutional rig hi
to choose whatever. party they believe
v.ill best carry out what they deem to be
for the public welfare."
Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco,
In a recent letter published in the official
organ of the diocese, says;
"In California woman suffrage is now
an accomplished fact. Women ought not,
therefore, to permit their traditional love
for the virtues of the home, their innate
dignity and becoming reserve to prevent
their discharging the chiefest of civic ob-
ligations. T wish, therefore, 3'ou would
take a reasonable opportunity of advis-
ing our new electors to register that they
may be at all times prepared to give their
services in making California a model
Slate and of handing down to the chil-
dren that come after them a tradition ot
righteousness and of unselfish patriot-
ism."
Frau Bertha von Krupp, the richest
woman and one of the largest tax-pay-
ers in Germany, recently attended the
centenary of the Krupp works at Essen,
where thev are situated. It was the de-
sire of the people that the freedom of the
city be conferred upon her during he-
visit in recognition of her help to the
municipality, but legal authority was pro-
duced to prove that this honor could not
be extended to a woman.
The enfranchised women of Washington
are working for the repeal of the cor-
roboration evidence law and the double
standard law and for the enactment or an
antlchild labor law, a mothers' pension
law, equal guardianship of children,
minimum wage law, vocational training
and public schools and State institutions.
In California, as in thirty-four States
of the I'nion, fathers are given sole con-
trol over the persons, care, education and
services of minor children. Among the
new laws to lie proposed for passage by
the next Legislature will be one provid-
ing for Joint guardianship of fathers and
mothers over their children. The Legis-
lature has repeatedly failed to approve I for ,
a similar bill but with woman suffrage We have n
In California it will meet a bettor late
in 1913.
To Remove Warts.
Warts may be treated with a mixture j longer thought of except In the way of
of equal parts of tincture of iodine and j n0 longer a vital part of the fam-
acetlc acid (ine drop, night and morn- J Better a thousand times devise means
ing, will gradually effect a cure, but It to warm the slow old blood, without de-
must bo applied to the surface of the I priving her of her place In the home cir-
- * «-■- - de.—Woman's Home Companion.
wart only. The mixture must nc4 be al-
lowed to spread to the surrounding tlesb.
A little sahe, cocoa butter or cold cream
rubbed on the skin around the wart will
protect it. The grease applied to the
Wart would Interfere with the destructive
pi ocess.
Woman's Influence Felt.
Although only 20 years sld, Miss Ina
L. Morgan Is pastor of two Maine
churches, and her congregations are
growing so rapidly that both may have
to be enlarged within the next year.
Men and women drive twenty and thirty
mile- on Sundays to hear her preach, and
sirci s>e has taken charge of the little
churches at Arrowsle and Georgetown
the communities have become so law-
aolding that the Sheriff ha/" been able
to dlHpnn?e with his deputies.
Miss Morgan began church work four
years ago, when she was given a license
to preach hy Pi-hop John W. Hamilton
of Worcester She Is tho youngest woman
preacher In New England and, Inciden-
tally. the prettiest.
Georgetown, In which she preaches her
fir t sermon every Sunday, is twelve
them Wo arp willing to nprsnnnllv I ""uth-southeast from Bath, and
• "6 are wining to [arsonally arrows < is just beyond, In the township
guarantee thw and to r»turn your money or \rn.w->ic, ..n a small isinnd at t lie
without argument if your complexion ia mouth of the Kennebec River M s- Mor
not fully restored to its natural i<eaaty.' r'' " !! ''ln Georgetown.
WILSON'S FRECKLE CREAM is fine, ^
fragrant and absolutely harmless. Will, i-n- of her slender salaries go 10 boy
!*Ot make hair prow but will positively I food, medicine and clothing for her needy
remove TAN. PIMPLES ami FRECK-1 I'-llifhloners.
LES. Come in today and try it. The jars
Dr. Blieni has resumed evening office
hours, 4 to 6. Hk'ks Building.
Freckled Girls
It is an absolute fact, that one 50 cent
jar of WILSON'S FRECKLE CREAM
svill either remove your freckles or cause
them to fade and that, two jars will even j
in the most severe cases completely cure (
are large and results absolutely certain,
oent by mail if desired. Pric" fine
Mammoth jars $1.00. WILSON'S FA1B
SKIN SOAP 25c. For sale by
»r.McELROY DRLG STOKES
(Four)
Miss Morgan was born In Wareham,
Mas-: . and after bring graduated from
Boston schools entered the New England
Deaconesses' Home, from which she was
THE NEW ATTACK
ON DIABETES
graduated 111
lb ;
after serving as assistant In several Hus-
ton churches, was at Ludlow, Mass. Then
she was called to Harmony, Me., where
she remained until asked to assume the
Arrow sic and Georgetown pastorates a
few weeks ago.—New l'ork Herald.
Ammonium Sulphate 1.2 grammes
Copper Sulphate 2.0 grammes
Potassium Hydrate 20. grammes
Glycerine AA'"J2!J' l'c"
Ammonia Water (s.g. .90)..-30. cc.
Distilled Water to make....500. cc.
To physicians Heat one dram of above
reagent to boiling. Add the Diabetic spec-
imen by minims until reagent Is colorless.
The number of minims will Indicate the
percentage of sugar. Change the attack-
put the patient on an agent to counteract
hepatic degeneration. Test again ln twenty
days and vou will know to a certainty
whether the sugar is decreasing or not.
Thus no physician or chemist need he in
doubt.
The treatment of Diabetes has largely
been held to Codein. It quiets the p;itient
but the prognosis is admitted to lie hope-
less. The new treatme' *, Instead of look-
ing up the secretions, as the opium in Co-
dein does, reverses the action by reducing
hepatic degeneration, thus permitting the
liver to oxidize more of the sugars and
start lies Increasing strength and grad-
ual recovery or prolongation of ilfe nat-
111 ally follows. That the new agent, Ful-
ton's Diabetic Compound, does tt's In
many mses. particularly between the ages
of fifty and seventy, can be established in
your own laboratories by the ubove for-
mula.
Gradually j>tire the 1 odeln. giving a
non-habit forming substitute if necessary,
prescribe the new agent ami If the pntlent
Is of middle age or over ami has recupera-
tive power you can look for some results
In most eases b,v the twentieth day. The
thirst and hunger often begin to abate
before the sugar decrease*. Thus In many
cases patients know before the tests are
made that Ihe.v are getting results, lit
does not see.11 to have much effect ip young
cases.)
Klilton's Diabetic Compound Is a mild
j ;'|orf<- j Infnsion without opiates it does not eon
filet with physicians prescriptions. Tin
substance of. Ihe formula surrounds each
bottle Fischer's Drug Store, (ilbbs Ruibl-
ing. will fill prescriptions and supply the
compound Ask for pamphlet or write
John J. 1 ultou Co.. Sau Kraucifco.
The Irishwomen's committee for secur-
ing votes under the home rule bill has
jun been formed, Its membership includ-
ing Irishwomen from all parts or fht>
L'nitcd Kingdom. The soeietv will have
.1 subcommittee in every possible con-
stituency and an unusual eflort will be
made to gain support for the woman suf-
frage amendment.
From 1W0 to 1900 the divorce rate in tho
four equal suffrage States-Colorado,
Idaho, 1 tali and W yoming—decreased 7.05
per cent and at the same time the di-
vorce rate for the country at large in-
creased a.78 per cent.
The Connecticut Democratic State con-
vention, held at. Hartford September in,
Included the "further extension of suf-
lrage to women" among the measures en-
dorsed by its platform.
The Republican party of Montana, in
State convention at Helena September 6,
passed a resolution enthusiastically en-
dorsing woman suffrage. The Democratic
the Socialist and the Progressive parties
uf Montana have also adopted woman
suffrage In their State platforms.
In Pennsylvania a number of candidates
for the State Legislature have promised
to support a constitutional amendment
giving women the right to vote. The Re-
publican State platform declares for care-
ful consiri. ration of suffrage for women
and the Democratic platform calls for a
referendum vote 011 the suffrage proposi-
tion.
Open air meetings in tho Interest or
equal suffrage and self-government in the
District of Columbia are being conducted
in the National capital. It Is proposed to
hold a series of meetings in every sec-
tion of the city and to make every rosi-
dent <>f Washington thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the object of the campaign he-
fore tho November election.
"Kansas is going to win this year,"
declaies Mrs. W. A. Johnston, wife or
the 1 hief Justice of the Supreme Court
and manager of the equal suffrage cam-
paign. Judge Lindsey of Denver, Mlfta
Laura Clay of Kentucky and Mr. and I
Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago are
among the well-known reformers who are
working for the enfranchisement of Kan-
sas women. John 1*. St. John, tne vet-
eran ex-Governor of Kansas, is the latest
recruit to the list of active workers in the
present campaign.
Tho August number of the Woman's
Bulletin, published in Los Angeles, con-
tains the following editorial: "It Is now
ton months since tho women of Califor-
nia wore enfranchised and none of the
direful prophecies of the antisuffragisfs
have been fulfilled -women have not
Fought office, homes have not been
broken up, chivalry has not disappear©"!,
women are still women, as men are men
The act of casting the ballot has been
dignified by the use of schools, churcnes
and other public buildings as polling
places. The greatest noticeable effect ot
suffrage is the Increased interest ln pub-
lic questions manifested by both men and
women."
The International Congress of Nurses,
with delegates from every quarter of the
civilized world, met recently ln the an-
ient city of Cologrne-on-the-Rhlne. where
they were welcomed by a representative
of the Government Two distinguished
German women addressed the Congress
on the question of equal suffrage and a
resolution in favor of full political rights
being extended to women in all the civi-
lised nations of th« world was passed
without a single dissenting voice.
Chinese women are now engaged ln or-
ganizing an unusually interesting and
important congress. The president an-
nounces as its programme the complete
•quality of the igxsb and the suppres-
sion of polygamy, slavery and prostitu-
tion. The National Council of Chinass
Women is to be organized In six sections
and hinnches will be established In every
town throughout the empire.
Protector Case for Tablecloth?.
A very pretty pi Mector for laundered
tablecloths is made from two pieces of
blue linen or cretonne, one 18x24 inches,
the t ther 10x30 Inches. Lay one on the
other. The three sides are then stitched,
the fourth being left open so that a piece
pf pasteboard 1^x10 inches may he slipped
In the pocket thus made, to keep Ihe
tahlerloths in good shape ;»n«l flat. Hind
the edges with white linen tape and
fasten on a tape to tie the case with.
Thf } , tohonrd back can be quickly
sllpfrd out when the protector is to l;°
washed.
"LP.NTZ"—TAILOR, 312 West Commerce
Stmt.
WRITTEN BY MARION HARLAN 1) FOR
i II i■ JSAN AMUMU EXPRESS.
[All lettc.'s to Marion Harland must be
written in luk, uu one side of sheet, aud
must be accompanied by real nume ol
the writer with address iu full, aud seat
care of The 8au Autonlo Express.
Answer* will '[)],»• ir !u regular order.]
Wild Grape Wine:
Put the uustemmed
grapes into an open
uock and with a
wooden potato mash-
er (rush them. Cover
with thin muslin or
cheesecloth and leave
until fermentation
ceases, i'ut into a
fruit press, drain off
ill the Juice that ex-
udes, straiu It, and
pour into a perfectly
clean cask. Put iu
the bung and do not
touch the cask for a
uiouth, then rack off
tho wine carefully
not to agitate it or
make it cloudy. Bottle, seal, and lay the
bottles on their sides in a cool, darts
place.---rty request of J. B. If.
Tomato Preserve*: Peel the ripe to-
matoes jind weigh them. T > each pound
or tomatoes allow a pound of sugar. Ar-
liinge siit;.ir and \**j;etables in alternate
layers and Y.tve over night. In the morn*
ing drain off ail the sirup that has ex-
uded and boil for five minutes, skim -
iving often Lay the tomatoes in the
(nihil 4 sirup and simmer gently for
twenty minutes, then remove them and
spread on platters to eool. Boil the sirup
steadily until thick. When thick enough
ndd for every seven pounds of sugar
that has i -ii used the Juice of three
l« ' i us. Pack the tomatoes in Jars and
fill eadi jar to overflowing with the boil-
in. sirup, se.'iiini: immediately.—-By re-
quest of Young wife.
I him:* (toner (annot I)o: In going
o\e- our daily mail I am often reminded
of ilie plantation wiseacre who was asked
by his idson, Vou know everything -
oon't \ i. grau'daddvV" and the reluc-
tant reply. "Xaw, chile! here may he
three or four things I uin' Jes' certain
ut--out!"
So I begin today's work with the con-
fession that there are some things the
Corner cannot do.
We cannot answer letters which do not
contain real names and full addresses.
We do not engage to answer letters
written in pencil, and especially penciled
postcards.
We cannot name proprietary articles
nnu patent medicines or give business ad-
dresses.
We positively decline to publish letters
asking for money or for sahuied positions.
We do not like to ask for cast-off cloth-
ing. while we gladly distribute any that
may be offered volunlarlly. provided it
is sent direct to the beneficiaries after
we supply the addresses.
We do not hold ourselves responsible
parcels, books, etc.. consigned to us.
m or depot for them.
We do not consider ourselves bound to
reply by mail to communications that do
not inclose stamps for return mall.
I append to tnis list of 'exceptions"
the earnest request that correspondents
will write up"n one sTde of tho sheet
only. Those familiar with the business
of "innking tip" matter for publication
will appreciate the inconvenience and an-
noyance caused by failure to obey this
ltile of newspaper work.
Tn relteratltia: the oft expressed desire
that those with whom and for whom it
is my delight to labor will bear the few
and simple rules in mind I likewise re-
peat what they should know by now—
to >\ it: That my best and most Willing
services are theirs, now and always, while
I hold my place as manager of our be-
loved Corner.
Magazine** to (Jive Away:1 "f have sev-
eral copies of the Electrical Review, lead-
ing consecutively up to the current num-
bers, that someone may have who will
come for them; also a few other late
magazines.
"Could you furnish me with the names
nnd authors of some of the good his-
torical books of fiction of the time of
Henry VIII of England, also of Marie An-
toinette? T. J. I>."
Their name is leglcn, or so one might
say who has not found how untrue to
historical verities are many of the class.
Miss Muhlbach'g books are entertaining
and, in tho main, "historical." Walter
Scott hardly pretends to keep the straight;
road where a question of history nnd dates
arises. "When Knighthood Was in Flow-
er" will lie read with Interest by one
who has already made a serious study of
the history of the times of Ilenry VIII.
and can, therefore, discern between tho
true and the imaginative. Honestly, I do
not advise you to learu history through
tho pages of a novel when the press teems
with careful and admirably written biog-
raphies and volumes of historical value.
Miss Strickland's "yueens of England and
Scotland" Is as enchanting as any fiction
Woodrow Wilson's "History of the Ameri-
can Pei pie" is pleasant reading and full
of wholesome instruction. Why resort to
cisterns when you can drink as easily from
tho fountain?
Still, your pleasant city has libraries
to which you can apply for Information
1 cannot conscientiously supply.
Tb» Electrical Reviews will be gladly
accepted by some of our members who
are Interested In the great subject with
which tbey deal.
My only fear is that you have not
enough to go around. Electricity Is the
"greatest thing in the 'lower' world," so
far ns we can comprehend It.
Reading Material Wanted: "If you wlH
send A. L. W's address to me I can
oblige her with the poem "Ob. Why
Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?'
"I have lots of old songs I shall be glad
to copy aud send to anyone wishing them:
uiso old poems and ballads.
"1 should be very glad to copy them,
"If A. T>. W. would like to have the
pcein In book form she will find it on
1 tie first page of a book entitled 'One Hun-
dred Choice Selections,' published by the
Peun Publishing Company of Philadel-
phia.
"Now, may I ask n favor? Has any
of the Helping Hand old books that are
in the way? Perhaps sonic are in the
attic, that no one even looks at any
more. It doesn't matter what kind; books
of learuine. novels- any kind! Just so
it is something to read, and ln English.
I want to be prepared for winter. I
can't go out at all then. I am a shut-in,
and enjoy nothing better than a book. The
older a story the better I shall enjoy It.
I like books from the pens of the old-
time v l iters the test. IDA D.
If A. Jj. W. has not yet secured the
copy of the poem s;»id to have been a
favorite of President Lincoln will she
write to me for the address of our gen-
erous shut-in?
And will readers who can enter Into
the fullness of the meaning wrapped up
In a quotation penned by a dear friend
lu a book presented to me over fifty
years ago: "A good book is the best of
friends the same yesterday, tomorrow nnd
always" will these, I say. search among
their 1ieasure3 for a few "friends" of this
sort to enliven the stormy Novembei oven-
ii gs and short, winter days for this one
of the sacred guild? A volume apiece
from each of us will make a fair-sized
library for her. Who will begin?
Idrnilure Polish Recipe: "Will you
kindly give me a recipe for furniture pol-
ish, .Riich as you would use yourself, a
-cream or paste? You will greatly oblige
no. A Constant Reader.
Make H mixture of two thirds crude oil
(linseedi and one third spirits of lurpen
tine, with a tcaspoouful of salt to tho
quart. Put into a bottle aud shake up
'• i;d down until you have an emulsion
Keep in a cool plu<r. When yon would
i.«e It shake tho bottle hard and wet a
1 it of soft flannel with the emulsion
Rub well until the furniture is clean, and
polish with a perfectly clean Mt of
chamois skin. This is excellent for hard-
wood furniture and good for cleaning all
kinds, although It, does not leave a gloss,
iiv varnish would.
Varnish is an uncertain quantity in un-
skilled hands.
Home Offered Child: "Could auyoue in
jour Corner assist me in finding a pretty
little girl, between the ages of 6 aud 10
years, to adopt or raise in our home
an American or German g rl living in
Texas? We live in San Antonio, Tex.,
aud dearly love children, and want com-
pany for our little boy. We are uot
wealthy, but. have a nice home and farm
close to town. We will give the child
loving care and au education. Iler hap-
piness is assured. Mrs. W. M.'
The opportunity of securing a per-
manent home for an orphan or a deserted
child is exceptionally fine. I hold the
writer's address, and I should be happy
to make it the means of settling the little
one iu such a home as this.
Popular (Jrand Duchess.
Marie Adelaide, the new (ji'and Duchess
of Luxemburg, and the eldest of the six
dauKhtcrs of the late William of Nassau,
Grand Duke nf Luxemburg, deceased
February 25, 1U12, enjoys the distinction
of being tlio youngest and one of the
most popular rulers In Europe, she hav-
ing a short time back taken the oath of
uc esslon amid scenes of Indescribable
enthusiasm.
Luxemburg is a constitutional grand
duchy governed by a chamber consisting
of fifty-two deputies elected by the peo-
ple every sl\ years. The powers of the
grand ductless are limited by the con-
stitution much as are those of the mon-
archy of England. It nas before this
chamber and in the presence of the dif-
ferent foreign diplomatic representatives
that the 0:1th was taken.
Amid continuous acclamation the grand
ducal carriage made lis way to the
chamber through the gayly decorated
winding streets of the old-world capital,
Luxemburg, perched like an eagle's nest
on the top of its frowning cliffs. Among
those present at the ceremony were her
mother of ihe dowager grand duchess,
the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden,
Prince Aloys of Loweinstem (cousin of
the grand duchess), In the uniform of a
knight of the Maltese Order, and the five
sisters of tlie latter. It may be interest-
ing to note that Queen Alexandra of Eng-
land and the dowager grand duchess are
first cousins.
To the accompaniment of enthusiastic
cheering the graceful young ruler glided
lo the throne prepared for her, a pretty
figure in a white dress of Irish lace,
wearing over her shoulder the orange-
colored sash of the House of Nassau.
Then In a clear, firm voice she read the
speech from the throne, her simple gra-
< iousness and youthful beauty capturing
every heart.
The young grand duchess bids fair to
become tho idol of her folk. She Is a
great lover of sport and is not only a
splendid horsewoman, but is also an en-
thusiastic angler and an adept at skating
and ski-running. With all this, she is an
assiduous reader, her favorite study being
history. .Since her father's death she has
taren great Interest In contemporary
politics and social questions, and is deep-
ly concerned tor the welfare of the folk
she is called upon to rule over.
The grand duchy of Luxemburg is one
of the smallest independent states in the
wo-ld, with a total population of I'Jfl.OOO
souls. It lies on the high road from KnK-
land to Italy, between France, Belgium
and Germany, and is known to the. se-
leet few as an ideal summer retreat and
one of nature's most favored spots. But.
though small In size, its geographical and
political Importance Is relatively great.
Lying partly in one of the richest iron-
ore fields ln the world, Luxemburg Is a
pearl that would grace any royal orown,
producing, as It. does, one-fortieth of the
world's total output of raw Iron. The
steel foundries of the southern part of
the country are among the largest and
most modern in Europe, while similar
ones are now being constructed at a cost
of over £2,000.000. These great natural
riches and the importance of its strate-
rlcal position give Luxemburg a certain
peculiar interest, added to the fact that
its Independent and neutrality were
guaranteed by the great powers In Lon-
don in 1867.
An English company has ^ust acquired
the Concession to erect an enormous bar-
rage and hydroelectric power station ln
the romantic, arid wildly picturesque val-
ley of the upper Sure. The bed of the
river will ho turned into a huge reservoir
that will form a lake about twelve miles
long, with a maximum width of 900 feet.
The fall obtained will be 130 feet, produc-
ing 10,000 horsepower, and the electricity
generated will be distributed by means
of high-tension mains over the whole of
the grand duchy and supplied to towns,
factories and railways, etc,., at low rates.
This vast undertaking, work on which
will start Immediately, will, thanks to
British enterprise, be of far-reaching
boneflt, calling new industries into ex-
istence and. rendering the working of oth-
ers more profitable.—London Sphere.
Ran Antonio Humane Society officers:
Oeorge T. Botsford and Fred Davison, 320
Hicks building. Old phone 71. Night and
Sundays 5771 and 2782
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS
(By Mrs. Malone Duggan.)
Tne aims and purposes through State
and National organizations of tho Con-
KTess of Mother*, is to raise the standard
«»t' home life To develop wiser, better
ii .lined parenthood. To bring into c loser
relations the home and the school, that
parent and teacher may co-operate in-
telligently in the education of the child.
To surround childhood with that loving,
wise care, in the impressionable years ot
life that will develop good citizens, in-
stead of law-bitakers and criminals. To
use systematic, earnest effort t" this »rid,
through the formation of mothers' clubs
in every school and elsewhere; the estab-
lishment of kindergartens, and laws
which will adequately care for neglected
and dependent children, in the firm belief
that united, concerted »vork l'or little chil-
dren will pay better than any philan-
thropic work that can be done. To carry
the mother-love and mother-tbought into
all that concerns cr touches chip mood in
home, church, Mate or legislation. To
interest men and women to co-operate
111 the work for purer, truer homes, in tho
belief that to accomplish tlio best results,
men and worn- n must work together. To
secure such legislation as will insure that
children of tender years may not be tried
in ordinary courts, but work lor the es-
tablishment of juvenile courts.
The work of the congress is educative,
by conducting programmes 01 arranging
for same, for mothers' clt'bs, emphasizing
tiie different phases of child-welfare,
such as "Special Needs of the l'hyj-ical
Child in the Home"; "The Meaning of
Fatigue, Irritability, Nervousness and
Unrullness of Children of School Age." It
further makes a special study of adol-
esence, punishments and habits of child-
hood, etc.
To sum it all up, it is a garden, In which
the twig is trained to grow, and the sap-
ling not to bend. Where the parent oak
may put forth sturdy branches, and
where tho light of wisdom shines upon
all. Will you come in?
Clover Girl Postmistress.
Miss Anne JIae Foreman, a tluughter
of one of the oldest and mu.-t highly re-
spected families in central K ntucky, is
probably the only society girl in the South
who holds the distinction of being post-
mistress in her community. Miss Fore-
man is now the postmistress of Drit'ton,
Ala., a mining town in the western part
of that State, where she went with her
mother, Mrs. Kate Foreman, nnd sister,
Margaret Foreman, a few months ago to
Join her brother, John T. Foreman, a
representative of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company of Birmingham, Ala.,
owners of the mineral interests of that
section of Alabama.
Before leaving tills city Miss Foreman
had a host of admirers and was consid-
ered one of the most popular members of
the younger set. She makes numerous
visits to Birmingham, where, on each oc-
casion, she is entertained by the society
of that city, where she has made herself
quite popular during her \ isits. She Is
now visiting relatives in this city, but
will return in a few days to Drifton to
resumo her duties at the postoffice.—Ex-
change.
A Favorable Verdict.
She was a pretty little, tot, and every-
body who knew her took pleasuie in
pausing to ask her some kind of a ques-
tion, merely to show an interest and for
the pleasure of hearing the musical ca-
dence of her voice. Homo of the i|ues-
tions were what might be termed Lad-
ing, but for all she Invariably had som's
kind of an answer. Among these latter
inquiries was one from an intrusive busy-
body who was old enough to know better,
but who belonged to a class of person*
who never learn. Knowing that the iitile
girl had only recently become the pos-
sessor of a young and attractive step-
mother, with a curiosity Inborn she asked
her very frankly:
"Well, Polllkins. how do you like your
stepmother?"
The child raised her blue eyes gravely,
and with her face glowing with happlr.esi
replied:
"Oh, very much, Indeed, Mrs. Skilling-
tonl We fit very nicely, considering that
she got us ready made."—Judge's Li-
brary.
Compliment for Woman.
The Kansas City Star gives the following
pretty tribute to woman: "Who says that
women cannot go to war? Down in Ni-
caragua twenty-four women who v<era
helping the government troops defend tin
city of Managua were wounded and thn
reports do not suy how many others wen
nt the post of duty. Depend upon It, a
woman is where she Is needed every time."
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