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HOUSTON DAILY POST: SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER 7 1917.
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Reviews cf the Late
Borne Eeoent Publications Beoeived
by The Post.
Successful Canning and Preserving. By
Ola Powell Included In Llpplncott'a
Home Manuals.
Any one can realize how tremendously
Important canning and preserving of food
products are not only as factors In keep-
ing down the Individual's cost of living
and In home management but also In na-
tional economy In the broadest sense as
unless the Individual does his or her part
In treating the great mass of vegetable
and fruit that ripens during the short
season our country annually loses vast
resources. Practical sense In canning
preserving drying and brining can not
come from slipshod ncthods. For each
there Is a process although a process
which can be carried out by the in-
dividual In the home kitchen. This book
presents the methods In a particularly
clear text supported by a great number
of excellent Illustrations.
The chapters on the history of the de-
velopment of scientlllc canning and bac-
teriology as applied to canning will give
the worker an understanding of the im-
portance of the Industry and the reasons
why all of the steps art taken in order to
Insure against the spoiling of any of the
material. There then follow chapters
upon the canning preserving and drying
of all sorts of vegetables herbs and
fruits; particular attention is paid to the
making of marmalades jams jellies and
pickles. There folio as an expellent pres-
entation of the preserving of meat. To
make the book of .:ven greater vaJue she
Includes a chapter upon the part fruits
and vegetables should take In the diet
and also the method of. forming canning
clubs and making a business success of
all the work that is done beyond that
necessary for home consumption.
The Road of Ambition. By Elaine Sterne.
Published by the Brltton Publishing
Company.
The Road "of Ambition" has for a
background the great steel Industry of
the nation. The author made a study
of It under conditions that gave bar
talent full chanoe to succeed. II was
her mission to shape a big man's des-
tiny to buDd a story of the superman
who from small beginnings tlgMa his
way from the bottom to the ton. Aspira-
tion became the keynote and "Big BUI'
Matthews steps forth from the crucible
of endeavor Into the highway of at-
tainment. And here the "eyetooth" cuts
through and vision takes hold Mr. Wil-
liam Matthews lunges forward eager for
contact and consummation. He will not
be denied. He becomes stronger than
the strongest the sign "PrivateNo
Thoroughfare" la not for him.
White Monarch and the Qae-House Pup.
By R. O. Kirk. Published by Little
Brown St. Co.
Bhamus McDonald's dog trainer Slugs
O'Boyle. aneerlngly remarked that a blue
blood man or dog could not lose right.
That was the real cause of the great flvo-
hour finish fight between McDonald's Qas-
House Pup king of pit terriers and Beck-
wlth de Havln's blue ribbon champion of
the show ring the White Monarch of
Qlenmere. Shoulder to shoulder breast
to breast fangs to fangs two beautiful
brutes fought their love and Joy of death-
battle In a contest of speed and punish-
ment against overwhelming weight while
men forgot their wngers as their hearts
hammered a reverenoe almost divine.
Opening the West With Lewis and Clark.
By Edwin L. Sabln. Published by
J. B. Llpplncott Company.
A new trail blazer Is always an event
to American boys. In this stirring and
picturesque story of the untracked west
-tti Hi nrlv rtfwa of Tewls and Clark.
Mr. Babin tells how a lad Is kidnapped
lv a tribe of Indians in Connecticut
loses his identity ami finally Joins with
the I'is and Clark expedition upon
their great western exploration. Adven-
tures mishaps and thrilling escapes by
boat horse and foot up the great river
Missouri across the stony mountains and
on to the Pacific.
News Writing. By M. Uyle Spencer
Professor of English In Lawrence Col-
lege. Published by D. C. Heath & Co.
The author who Is professor of Eng-
lish In Lawrence college Is an experi-
enced and successful newspnper man.
His book deals with the gathering hand-
ling and writing of news stories. It con-
tains the sort of definite and explicit
directions and advice that the young re-
porter needs in order to do satisfactory
work. The hook Is of value also to
newspaper correspondents and to all who
have any part In the gathering of news
and putting it into shape for publication.
Out of Their Mouths. Introduction by
William Roscoe Thayer Published by
D. Appleton & Co.
The Germans have spent vast sums In
propaganda to convince Americans that
they are fighting a war of defense. To
prove conclusively the Identity of the
aggressors and their ultimate aims this
hook has been prepared from tho official
documents speeches letters and hun-
dreds of unofficial statements of tier-
man leaders Hut of their own mouths
may we Judge them.
The Wster Bablea By Charles Kings
ley. Published by 'J. B. Llpplncott
Company.
One of the most famous stories ever
written for children. No child who
knows Tom the chimney sweep will ever
forget the happy world filled with the
wonders of nature In whloh he lived un-
til he grew up to be a real man and was
a water baby no longer. This edition
Is beautifully Illustrated In color.
The Mask. By Plorenoe Irwin. Pub-
lished by Little Brown & Co.
Behind a mask we all hide our thoughts
and feelings from the world. Allison
Terry wore one. though she never real-
ized It until she faced a crisis In her
married life. A story of disillusionment
tragedy and at Inst mutual understand-
ing and encouragement.
Hector MacQuarrie.
Hector MacQuarrie second lieutenant
Jn his majesty's royil field artillery. Is
Scotch In speech and the twinkle In his
eye Is of that Infectious cheerfulness one
would hardly expect to see survive three
years of modern warfare. With his police
dog Henri be has experienced the tips and
downs of a soldier's life at the front
slnoe the war began. Possibly the ex-
filanatton of his good humor Is to be found
n his book "How to Live at the Front"
(Llpplncott's). In his preface ho says:
"Human nature fortunately Is very
adaptable and one sometimes spends
some very amusing and interesting hours
In the actual trenches. I had a colonel
once a line chap. We were attached to
his command for a time near Ypres and
one day near that town 1 met him beau-
tifully turned out. We stopped to chat
and he said. 'D'you know 1 love Ypres
life Is so Interesting here always some-
thing happening. ' And he meant every
word of it." But good humor is the sal-
lant soldier's personal characteristic
flavoring an intensely practical guide
for the new army of Americans; a guide
that points out the pitfalls to avoid and
the ways in which the soldier can keep
himself lit. bodily and mentally. In the
trenches In Europe.
Harry Lauder's Book of Logic.
(From tho New York Herald.)
Even Harry Lauder Is making a bid
for a place In the autumn publishing with
a volume of what he calls his "Logic"
which means his thoughts and Ideas gen-
erally and his good stories.
"This is a book" he assures his read-
ers. "I know it Is a hook because It Is
printed and It's got a rover on."
There you have a sOggeslrlon of the
light reading which Mr. Lauder provides.
But when he writes and when he Is on
the stage he passes very easily very nat-
urally from the gay to the grave.
"No man" he remarks "can crack a
Bcoks and Magazines
Joke who la not serious. Just as no man
can be serious who has not a aense of
humor.
With the Authors and Publishers.
The Russian revolution lends a special
Interest (o that latest volume by John
Foster Fraser "Russia of Today." With
the future of that Immense country the
United States may have much to do.
When Russians have settled down to the
political life of a republic their sym-
pathies will be swift and keen for this
republic of ours and their demands upon
America will Increase enormously. Mean-
while Americans may with profit read
about them learn how enormous the re-
sources of Russia are and become well
informed as to natural and other condi-
tions about which our peple are yet gen-
erally ignorant Mr. Fraser's book will
surprise many and instruct all who read
1L
Fresh from the Funk Sc Wagnalls com-
pany's presses comes "The Soldier's Serv-
ice Dictionary of English and French
Terms" a practical help for all men who
would learn French quickly. This text-
book of war terms and phrases used In
daily speech on the western front Is a
short cut to such French as Is needed to
make oneself understood bv our French
and Belgian allies. As explained by the
editor. Dr. Frank H. Vlzetelly In a prefa-
tory note addressed to the reader tho
endeavor has been to provide a key to
the military and conversational terms In
use that shall Instantly serve any one
who consults It.
The firm and employes of Doubleday
Page & Co. who have been doing some
war gardening by raising potatoes on 13
acres of ground given for that purpose
In the grounds of the Country Life Press
at Garden City are now harvesting their
crop each one men and women alike
from the head of the firm to the porters
and office boys digging the crop of his or
her 'own row during the luncheon hour
A trtnfflred and fifty-five bushels of seed
potatoes were used In planting the 13
acres of ground.
Sir Gilbert Parker author of "The
World For Sale" etc sailed last week
from an Atlantio port for England.Slr
Gilbert came over to thla country last
January and. divided the eight months
of his visit between Arirona California
Washington City and the coast of Maine.
A sixth edition of "Flying for France"
the late Sergeant James iL McConnell's
little book about the Lafayette escadrllle
abroad has been sent to press by Double-
day Page & Co. A third large edition
also Is announced of Ian Hay's "Getting
Together."
Edith CShanughnessy. author of "A Dip-
lomat's Wife In Mexico ' Is now In France
taking the cure at Alx-les-Bains. Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy's second book of reminis-
cences is scheduled for publication this
autumn.
Harper A Brothers have In train for
publication In October a new memorial
edition of the complete works of James
Whitcomo Riley. It will be a subscrip-
tion edition sold in sets.
Drafting Authors.
Gene Stratton-Porter Booth Tarklng-
ton and other Indiana authors will be
"drafted" according to the plans of pub-
licity for the State council of defense
outlined by George Ade chairman of the
publicity committee of the council. Mr.
Ade has suggested to the defnse council
that prominent authors educators and
business men be asked to write short
signed articles on patriotlo subjects for
the newspapers of the State.
Philosophy &n
You can't get foot notes out of a shoe
horn.
Hotter a cheerful failure than a mor-
bid success.
A sermon that la long drawn out la
naturally narrow.
Few people would be satisfied If their
dreams came true.
When the truth is in your way you are
on the wrong road.
It is unkind tp look a man's religion
In the poeketbobk.
A good looking woman ought to make
a successful detective.
A woman seldom attempts to hide her
Jealousy under a bushel.
The important event in many a man's
life is an accident of birth.
The chap who steals a woman's purse
is apt to get a lot of trash.
' The under dog Is entitled to little rym-
pathy If he .starts the fight.
"By their fruits yo shall know them."
This apitlies to family trees.
Women frequently Jump at conclusions
that an' anything hut alarming.
If a man is crazy and doesn't know it
it is because he has no wife to tell liim.
And every man wants to climb about
three times higher than he ever will get.
Once in a fcieat while a man may he
able to attribute Ms poverty to his hon-
est y.
A man always Imagines he has good
sense until he comes across an old love
Birthday Prognostications Specially Prepared by Frank Theodore Allen
Director Astrological Research Society. Atlantic City N. J.
Xote Readers should not accept too literally the predictions made in
this department. Our Astrological Editor is a sincere believer in the
potency of the planetary influences upon human life character and
fj(mv. lr.veiy statement made tn these articles is based upon the
mathematically determined positions of the heavenly bodies. Houever.
no UTv persons ate ever affected in exactly the same way. and often
the aspect! m the horoscope of birth cause a person to be nearly im.
mune from certain cf the stellar influences-. In most cases however
the influ lurs hrrein defined will be found to operate with surprising
cffeelii eness.
THOSE whose birthdays fall between January 3 and 10 April
2 and 9 or July 6 and 12 will this week find themselves In
some way stimulated to a greater degree of sensitiveness
and susceptibility to minor Influences than usual. This Is due
to a transit whose Influence is neither good nor evil in its
nature the effects being usually slight and temporary and
merely tending to give added prominence to whatever Is latent
In the Individual. This applies with especial force to those
having been born on these birthdays In any of the following
years most of whom will find upon tracing back through the
vistas of memory that usually a restless period or perhaps
some untoward event has marked this season of the past
years : 1750 1856. 1857. 1S62. 1864 1868. 1869 1S72. 1879. 1886.
1887 1SSS. 189.1. 1901. 1907 1908 1909.
The boisterous and turbulent Mars will this week turn his
heating rays Into the vitals of most of those whose birthdays
fall between February 4 and 7 May 6 and 9 August 7 and 11
and November 8 to 11. Each of these according to his or her
own Innate characteristics and present conditions environ-
ment etc. will now receive and be affected by more than their
usual allotment of the martial vigor and force. Very few are
able to absorb or dispose of any surplus of the Mars vibrations
without suffering some manifestations of his heating and pas-
sionate qualities. These may register merely a rush of intense
activity a business rHsh. excitement In environments or In
feverish bodily conditions; or. In extreme cases there will
occur some form of violence and passion as in quarrels or
accidents. The specific birth dates In past years that will this
week come directly under the menacing aspects of Mars are
as follows: May 1852 February 1865; January 1857; June
and July 18(8; August 1869; September 1860; March April
and May 1861; July 1864; February and July 18(7; August
1872; November and December. 1874; January and February
August to December 1875; January to June 1876; Jauary 1879;
July 1880; November 1883; January and August. 1884; Sep-
tember and October 1888; January February and June 1889;
January 1891; June July and October 1892; November 1894;
oinnis of ftks
To the Fighting Day.
(By S. E. Klser.)
My father he's the goodest man that ever
lived I bet.
And I ain't ever seen no one as kind as
he Is yet.
And when he starts to work I watch till
he's clear out of sight.
And everything seems kind of sad till he
comes home at night.
He knows the way to marks a top and
lots of other things
With nothing but his pocketknlfe and
empty spools and strings
And when we rassle on the floor and
make a lot of noise
My mother smiles at us and says ahe has
two funny boys.
Once when he thought I wasn't there he
talked to mother then
And told her how he hates to be the slave
of other men
And how he wished that he could buy us
more things than he can;
I'll make him rich and glad when I grow
ud to be a man.
And In the morning when I went tb kiss
him at the door
I told him some day he would not be Just
a slave no more;
At first he didn't speak: I guess I took
him by surprise.
And there was something seemed to be
the matter with his eyes.
But purty soon he grabbed me In his
arms and held me there
And told me he was richer than the rich-
est millionaire;
My father he's the funniest man that
ever lived I bet.
And I ain't never seen no one as good as
he Is yeL
Freedom's Sons.
By Oscar C. A. Child.
The waves that beat on Plymouth Rock
Bore men who would be free
Stern scions of an ancient stock
Who loved democracy.
They brought the bible and the sword
And manful faith beside;
Here built they temples to the Lord
That freemen sanctified.
Through centuries the tides have brought
The pilgrims of the world.
Who peace and liberty have sought
'Neath Freedom's flag unfurlea.
Here have they found a welcome share
Of all this land could give
The right as free as Heaven's air-
To work to speak to live.
Now do the tides from Plymouth Rock
From all our sweeping coasts.
Bear men to brave the battle's shock.
To fight with Freedom's hosts.
The seas that brought the fathers here
Call back the sons again
To rid the world of doubt and fear
And make It free for men .
From the New York Times.
The Little Tavern.
(Edna St. Vincent Mlllay in Poetry.)
I'll keep a little tavern
Below the high hill's crest
Wherein all gray-eyed people
May sit them down and rest.
There shall be plates a-plenty
And mugs to melt the chill
Of all the gray-eyed people
Who happen up the hill.
There sound will sleep the traveler
And dream his Journey's end.
But I will rouse at midnight
The falling fire to tend.
Aye 'tis a curious fancy
But all the good I know
Was taught me out of two gray eyes
A long time ago.
Brief Paragraphs
letter he wrote to his wife during court-
ship. A pretty girl Is apt to be less Interest-
ing than the bank account of a homelv
maid.
The fewer creditors a man has the
easier it Is for him to look the world in
the face.
How we hate people who catch us In
the act of doing things we ought to be
ashamed of.
Nothing pleases a girl more than her
ability to keep some man away from a
designing w i!ow
Although women pretend to dislike flat-
tery they invariably want their photo-
graphs retouched.
A word to the wise 1s sufficient If he
Is paying for it at his end of the long
distance telephone.
If some women were not suspicious of
their husbnnds they wouldn't have any-
thing to worry ahout.
And th. .tront'er the language a man
uses the more confidence a woman seenis
to have In his bravery.
No matter what t lie future may have
in store for a woman she expects to find
it among the bargains.
All things m:i tome to a mnn who
waits provided lie has sense enough to
wait In the rlpht place.
After a man h:is been married a couple
of years he thinks his unsuccessful rivals
ought to vote him a pension.
FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 14 1917.
Bssft of ftk IRscent
Gleams Through the Mist.
(By Dean Collins In Portland Oregonlan.)
CHANSON OF THE MOSQUITOS.
Come hither swift-wheeling and croon
and long tune
Like a far-crying flute of an elfin baa-
soon .
Vacation time comes and the forest ana
be &ch
All clamor: "Good hunting! Good hunt-
ing to each!"
So sing on the wing on the wing as you
swing.
Till the tones of your tunes on the even-
ing air ring;
Come hither swift-wheeling and croon
and long tune
Like a far-crying horn or an elfin bassoon.
How dizzy and mazy and hazy our flight
As we graze the smooth glaze of the
rivers alight;
And linger and sing In the sun as It
shines
In languorous lines through the plumes
of the pines;
And dream of the drink flaming red In the
veins
Of lovers that wander meandering lanes;
How lazv and mazy and hazy our flight
In the sheen of the sun and the misty
moonlighL
Like bugles blown far o'er the breadth of
a lake
Is the phantom of clamor our hunting
Bongs make;
As a zephyr too tiny a cobweb to swing
Is the breeze that blows forth from our
fast-fanning wing
The shade of the touch of a ghost la our
feet
As we sink and we settle to seek for our
meat ;
Like the howl of a horn in the dark far
awav
Is the atom of tone In the tune that we
play.
The murmur of maidens In moon-hldden
shades.
The mirth and the music of beach prom-
enades. The Ihiup of the campflre the tint of a
tent
Are the signs that we know of the blood
to be spent.
And call us to come and be drunk once
again
On the love-potion brewed in the red
veins of men;
Till we reel in the moonlight and tremble
and dart
'Neath the nectar distilled In the summer
maid's heart.
Come hither swift-wheeling. In maze of
the moon
And gather and gather where wee billows
croon;
On beaches and reaches of mountain and
plain
We sing on the wing In our weird hunting
strain.
And the sun and the moon and the wind-
singers call;
"Good hunting! Good hunting! Good
hunting to all!"
And as bugles blown far o'e the breadth
of a lake
Is the phantom of clamor our hunting
songs make.
Jim-Dog.
He wasn't well a fancy kind o' dog
Not Jim!
Hut oh I sorter coudn't seem ter help
A-loyin' him.
He always seemed ter understand.
He'd rub his nose against my hand
If I was feelln' blue or sad
Or if my thoughts was pretty bad;
An' how he'd hark an' frisk an' play
When I was gay!
I wonder why my Jim-dor had ter die?
He was a friend ter folks; he didn't
bite;
He never snapped at no one In th'
night;
He didn't hate a soul an' he was game!
An' vet ... a spark 0' light a dartln'
flame
Across th' dark a sneaky bit o' lead
An' he was . . . dead!
They sav there ain't no heaven-land fer
him
'Cause clogs Is dogs an' havn't any
right:
But let me tell yer this: without my
Jim
Th' very shlnin' streets would seem less
bright!
An' somehow I'm a-thlnkln' that If he
Could come at that last stlrrln bugle
.all
I'p to th' gates o' gold aside of me.
Where Cod stands sniilln' welcome to
I us all.
I An' 1 said "Father here's my dog . . .
j here's Jim."
They'd find some corner touched with
love lei mm
Margaret K. Pangster Jr. In
Christian Herald.
Recompense.
By Dorothy Willis.
I held him back from war and strife
I. with the will of love;
While he the buttl- longed to see
The struggle longed to prove;
I held li 1 in hack with prayers and tears
With passionate desire;
I would not let him go from me
Into the hideous fire!
"I held him b.u k I hade him wait
Hoping the end would come;
'Only a little while.' I said
'And we shall see them home.'
He cried: 'My country's war is mine!"
His zeril I overpowered:
And yesterday he shot himself
Because they called him 'coward.' "
July. 1S!6; May 18!'J; May. June and December 1902; March.
Apiil. August to December 1904.
Always the planets form Uite ns many good soothing and
foitunate aspects as they do of the so-called evil ones but ns
these seldom- yield all (lint is wanted hoped for or expected
they are not heeded appreciated nor remembered as keenly as
ar those which result in disappointments or unwelcome and
annoving experiences. The favorable aspects act in a variety
of ways far too numerous to attempt definitions of. t'fti n the
tame person will at one and the same time come under the
Influence of several different kinds of aspects making the
outcome a difficult problem for an astrologer to decide upon.
Prominent among the more notable birth dates that will this
week come under good anil pleasing aspects are the following:
February 3 to8. Juno 1 to 9 November 17 to 23 and Decem-
ber 7 to 11.
CHILDREN BORN THIS WEEK.
Flnrh flav effry Men ami planet sii(vej.u ..It rules tht tacfDilant
tlmt tlion:tii.!fl nr born iimlcr en.'h ecrT fUj. However from week
lo vi.k untl month to month certain nU'i f. plancta and aapects are em-
lh:i.izsl. so I tut t llielr iudnen. e will tie uinro or lesa nrouounced la th
life alio character of all persons born tiuilntt aucll periods.
Among the children to be born this week there will be
ninny more than the usual average of those having exception-
ally fine mechanical ability with an aptness for Invention and
originality in constructlveness. There will also be a goodly
jroportlon of innately cultured types who will early give evi-
dence of fcrtilo minds with unusual capacity for acquiring and
making excellent use of a good education. Mingled with these
traits we find deep veins of artistic tastes and Innate musical
nbillty which in many may be developed to decided advantage.
Hoys who may be born shortly before or Just at sunrise or the
noon hour this week will be natural born leaders endowed with
exceptional capacity for responsible posts in connection with
big organizations or the pushing forward of progressiva and
constructive enterprises. But those whose birth occurs near
about 2:30 In tho afternoon or around the midnight hour will
enter life with serious handicaps in the way of personal char-
acteristics that will cause them to be very difficult persona to
live In association with and also expose many of them to
dangers and temptations to pursue criminal careers unless
great care la given to their early training. But under proper
uioipiiuo aiiu iiiau uuuua wnicn win acquaint tnem with an
understanding of themselves tho excess of force concentrate
In them can be turned Into creative lines which In many may
even lead to the development of special genius.
A Funny Father.
(Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitu-
tion.) The boy In his regimentals
And the bright light in his eye.
And the folks they wait
At the old home-gate
for to see him marching by.
And it's "March away
To the fighting-day
March march away!"
So soon from the hearts that held them
Where the sweet home-roses stay-
Where his brightest skies
were a moiner s eyes
To march as a Man away!
To march away
To the fighting day
March march away!
So aoon from the Place of Playing.
As little children then;
But the Country's call
Kang clear to all;
And It made them leap to Men!
To march away
To the fighting-day
March march away!
The boy with the regimentals
And away! till the battle's won;
And the Mother's pride
At her soldier's side:
'He Is the Country's son!"
And they march away
To the battle-day.
They march march away!
The Wedding.
(Minna Irving in New York Sun.)
It was the swellest wedding that
Manhattan ever saw;
The bride's bouquet was cauliflower
With- shower effect of slaw.
The decorations formed a bower
Of cabbages and beans
With spinach and asparagus
And other garden greens.
Aigrettes of slender scallions trimmed
The bridesmaids' hats of lace.
And In the best man's left lapel
A radish found a place.
The wedding cake was decked with beets.
Cucumbers and tomatoes
And princely waa the bridegroom's gift
A barrel of potatoes.
The Sorrow Death.
(Irene M. Davidson In Denton Record
Chronicle.)
"Tis not the grave where a body lies
A wornout shell of veined clay
That Is worth the tribute of a tear;
Rather rejoice that they're safe away!
Rejoice and save your tears for those
Black vaults where in unuttered grief
You've come to bury living souls
That shipwrecked on some paltry reef.
The Wonderful New
Vorft shrink woolens! Worft turn slllcs yellow!
Wonl injure even chiffons!
Open a package of Lux.
Notice how entirely dif-
ferent it looks from any-
other soap product you
have ever seen.
Nothing like it has
ever before been manu-
factured. It is not a soap powder!
Not a chipped soap! Not
a cake! But wonderful
flakes! Notice how deli-
cate how transparent and
pure each flake is.
The modern form of soap
This is the form in which
the woman of today de-
mands soap delicate
flakes in which is concen-
trated the greatest pos-
sible cleansing value.
Cleans without rubbing
Throw the flakes into
hot water; whisk into a
lather; instantly you get
just the rich thick suds
Taken From
Shortly after Raymond Hitchcock made
his first big hit In New York. Eddie Foy.
who was also playing In town happened
to be passing Daly's theater and paused
to look at the pictures of Hitchcock and
his company that adorned the entrance.
Near the pictures was a billboard cov-
ered with laudatory extracts from news-
paper criticisms of the show.
When Foy had moodily read to the
bottom of the list he turned to an un-
obtrusive young man who had been
watching him out of the corner of his eye.
"Say have you seen this show? he
asked.
"Sure." replied the young man.
"Any good? How's this guy Hitch-
cock anyhow?"
'Anv good?" repeated the young man
pitvinglv. "Why say he's the best In
the business. He's got all these other
would-be ticklers lashed to the mast. He's
a scream. Never laughed so much at
anv one In all my life."
"Is he as good as Foy?" ventured Foy
hopefully.
"As good as Foy!" The youns man's
scorn was superb. "Why this Hitchcock
lias got that Foy person looking like
Kloom. They're not in the same class.
Hitchcock's funny. A man with feelings
can't compare them. I'm sorry you asked
me I feel so strongly about it."
Kddie looked at him very sternly and
then in the hollow tones of a tragedian
he said :
"I nm Foy."
"I know you are" said the young man
cheerfully "I'm Hitchcock." I
The farmer alleged a freight train of
the defendant company had hit one of
his mules. '
"Now Mr. Jones" said the attorney
for the corporation to the aggrieved
party who occupied the witness stand
"will you kindly tell tfie court whether or
not your iniile was on the track the
property of ilie defendant when hit by
Ihe train?"
"Well sir." replied Mr. Jones "I didn't
witness the occurrence but I suppose
things must have been about as you say.
This was a pretty bright mule and I
reckon If that train had took out after
him in the woods which fringe the track
there where he was killed he would have
got behind a tree."
A bachelor was recently travelling In
a tram car with a married couple of his
acquaintance. It was a rainy morning.
The young wife had her umbrella well
out of the way of tlio.se who passed down
the car. but an awkward boy on his 'vay
to the door managed to fall over It and
break it.
"lib I'm so sorry" stammered the lad.
"Never mind; I'm sure it wnsn't your
fault" and the lady smiled up at him
without a trace of anger or even Irrita-
tion on her face.
"Well. I must say your wife Is an
an.rd!" exclaimed the bachelor warmly.
"Most women would have withered that
you have always wanted.
Then work the clothes
about in these suds; no
rubbing is necessary.
You will never use cake
or chip soap for these
uses again
For fine laundering
soap should never be
rubbed directly on the
article. This coarsens and
discolors the fabric. For
this reason Lux is a tre-
mendous advance over
every other form of soap.
Once you have tried it
you will never be satisfied
with anything else for
fine laundering.
Get a package at any
grocery drug or depart-
ment store. Try it no
matter what soap product
you now use. Lux will
not harm anything that
jyure water alone will not
injure. Lever Bros. Co.
Cambridge Mass.
M&iray Sources - ?
clumsy fellow with a look if ther hadn't
scorched him with words." .
"An angel is she?" said the married
man. as he picked up the broken umbrella
and smiled quizzically at his wife. "8ta
may he nut she s wanted a new urav
brella for a month and now she knows '
I"ll have to get It!"
The old millionaire and his beautiful
bride after their quiet wedding had a
quiet wedding breakfast" a deux Astrak-
han! caviar eggs pompadour a truffled
cblcken fresh California peas cnam
pagne so the quiet breakfast ran.
"My dear" said the old millionaire as
the fruit course a superb Florida melon
came on "tell me. dear" and he laid hla
withered hand on her young one "do you
love me for what I am or for what I
was?"
The beautiful girl smiled down from tha
window into the admiring eyes of a youna;
club man who was passing; then she bent
her clear considering gaze on the gray
ruin ..rnoif and ror.liH'
"I love you George for what you will
be."
Mrs. Newly wed had her first venture
at cooking dinner In her new home which
passed successfully; and they sat in sil-
ence at the opposite ends of the table
wondering at the novelty. of It all and
gazing at each other.
"Honestly honestly on your word of
honor did you like It darling?" she
asked finally.
"Never enjoyed anything so much In
my life." he said and swallowed a lump.
"Everything everything from soup to
pudding?"
"Kvery mouthful from Soup to pud-
ding." he said bravely.
"Uh I'm so relieved then!" she said
as a huge sigh escaped her. "You see I
forgot to order the syrup for the sauce
for the pudding and I had to have some-
thing so 1 took your cough syrup and I
was so afraid you'd taste it!"
When the conversation turned to tha
subject of romantic marriage this little
anecdote was volunteered by H. M. Asker
a North Dakota politician:
"So you were married 10 years ago.
Took place in the church I suppose with
bridesmaids flowers cake and the brass
band?"
No; It was an elopement."
"An elopement eh? Did the girl's fath-
er follow you?"
"Yes and he has been with us ever
since."
-f -
The head of the household wore a wor-
ried dark look when he beheld the
numerous bills that confronted him.
"Your extravagance is becoming un-
bearable." he growled. "When I die you'll
prohRbly have to beg."
"Well. 1 should be better off than soma
poor woman who never had any prac-
tice" replied his wife slowly.
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