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Her sympathies are Quick anil keen,
A tale of woe her heart will wring,
Sho would not wound a fly, I ween.
'A kinder maid was never seen;
In cruel eports she takes no part—»
Angelic erf* her look and mien— l '
JMy Ladye Kith Ilia tender heart.
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And yet grave charges I can bring
Of cruelty tigalnst my Queen;
tier hat, tin brave yith hreast and
wing—•
Her sealskin, With. Its silken sheen—
. While lambs that never grazed the
tlieA lived to make jn
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facts like these, which song de
mean!
Set truth is truth.) She whom I sing
Dines well on dead things, fat and
lean;
The market, with I's? gory scene,
To her is like a hall of art.
Although her smile is Infantine,
My Ladye with the tender heart!
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The world will no longer study history
solely from man’s point of view, or
weigh Justice with scales 'devised sole
ly by men. We shall see n world in
which women vs'ill have halt the Inllu
pnee in art, science, history, ethics and
(the general shaping of human destl
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Undoubtedly, women are coming to
lire froAt Jn many avocations and pro
pfesslons Which have heretofore boon
Bpnsidcred exclusively the province of
■ten, but is It not true that men are
Bfco crowding women out of places
■ormeiiy held by them? While we may
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to disappointment,
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beyond her means In nr-
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“’Tis true, *tls pity. Pity ’tis, ’tis
true.”—Nashville American.
A' luncheon given by a college gfa'd
ate recently to some of her class had
several unique features. In the cen
tre stood a Jerusalem candlestick,with
seven branches having unshaded
lights. On either side were vases of
roses. At each plate stood a quaint
Roman Unrip, suggestive of classical
learning, its lighted wick floating In
oil. The guest cards bore no names;
Instead, they were mountsd photo*
graphs taken at the college and each
guest found the place designed for her
by recognizing something In the pic
ture appropriate to herself. A girl who
specialized in chemistry found a pic
ture of the laboratory; another who
had been most frequently bidden to re
port to the dean for misdemeanors
paused before a print of the too famil
iar room, and thus through the list.
One can imagine the gayety of the lun
cheon under tho circumstances.
Odd lighting of the table is rather
a study of the moment. At a very
beautiful and elaborate luncheon of 1G
covers there stood at each place a
dainty china candlestick having a
lighted pink candle as large as one's
linger. The effect was good, and the
candlesticks served as souvenirs. No
other candles were used on the table.
—Harper's Bazar.
Comtc-i.se Loveau' de Chav anno, an
American girl, lias written from her
v n experiences a book, in which she
advises other American women to
avoid entering into alliances with for
eign noblemen. The comtesso herself
has had a most unfortunate experi
ence. Bhe was Ouirda Benson, of
Brooklyn, the daughter of Henry John
Benson, a captain in the revenue ser
vice, and a niece of John Benson, the
California millionaire, and also of
Archbishop Benson, of Canterbury.
She went to school at Paris, and there
she met the count, who married her,
as she now knows, because of tiro mil
lion dollars she inherited from her San
Francisco uncle. The count himself
was of a Splendid family and a mem
ber of the family of the famous artist,
Purvis de Ohavanne. When the count
had spent all of her money he treated
her shamefully. She left her unworthy
spouse, and, shaking the dust of tho
Faubourg do St. Germaine from her
shoes, came to Philadelphia,where she
has several cousins, who welcomed her
gladly. Now she Ims written n book,
which she says she will publish from
a sense of duty, to warn other Ameri
can girls lest they encounter a similar
fate. The countess is tall, with golden
liair and a lovely complexion. She is
bright and witty and her book is cer
tain to be interesting, especially as she
has had much literary experience, hav
ing written for Figaro and L'Etoile de
Beige. No name has yet been decided
upon for the forthcoming book.
A correspondent writes charmingly
of a St. Patrick's Day luncheon. One
of the first things to meet the eyes of
the guests when entering the dining
room wore the words "Caede Milte
Fallte,” printed in green letters on the
wall opposite. This inscription, it may
be reculled, appeared over the en
trance to the Irish Village at the
World’s Pair, the translation being “A
Thousand Welcomes.'’ The table was
round, with a green cover. In the cen
tre of this table stood a silver dish
filled with ferns; around it smilax was
arranged on the cloth in such a way
ns to form the three leaves of a sham
rock, on each one of which rested a
silver candlestick-with green candle
and shade. At each place was a small
card ornamented with a bunch of real
shamrock. On this card were mounted
clippings of Irish bulls and stories
which were read during the reast.
"After spending years wrestling with
the problems of education, Friedrich
Froebel, founder of the kindergarten,
arrived at the conviction that the
school never could be a success until
the home performed its function ns an
educational institution also,’’. write 9
Patterson Dußois, In the March La
dies' Home Journal.
‘T’henceforth his dominant Interest
was focused on the cradle rather than
on the echoolhouse. He became the
great apostle of the home, lid looked
to woman as his natural ally, yet he
was not oblivious to the father’s part
in home-making. His proposition for
a general educational union was ad
dressed to fathers. He firmly believed,
however, that Woman was to be the
world’s great educational force. She
was to regenerate the race. Yet he
realized that this meant that she must
suffer even as he had suffered. ‘Who
ever will go with me,’ he said, ‘must
undertake a great deal, must suffer
ridicule and blame and let themselves
bo burned or torn In pieces.’ He want
ed a mother to be something more
than a beloved mother. He says : ‘ln
order to render tho command of Christ
effective, education in tho family must
first be reformed, otherwise there will
be no solid foundation for subsequent
education to stand on.”
Every portion of our great country
has its individual characteristics, and
t,ho women of each section have their
peculiar charm, native to themselves,
and dissimilar to that of their neigh
bors. Take -Philadelphia as an ex
umple. New York and Philadelphia
are not many hours apart, yet the wo
men of the two cities are in many
ways altogether different. The fair
Philadelphian is much the more con
servative of the two; she is less ready
to adopt a novel fad. less hospitable
to improved theories, and even in hor
housewifery she is more staid and old
fashioned than her sister who dwells
under heaven-aspiring roofs and sees
the Statue of Liberty every day. The
New York contentedly packs and
squeezes her family and her goods in
to a narrow flat; the Philadelphian
lives in a stately and ample house
With a spacious back building attach
ed, and her home lias front and back
stairways, and beautifully appointed
chambers for guests. She goes to mar
ket herself, and her servant behind
her carries a basket in which to bring
home her provisions; her table is al
ways sufficiently spread to allow for
an extra plate and cup. Most grac
ious and kindly is her welcome to the
stranger within her gates, while in
her courteous and exclusive inner
circles the person presenting proper
credentials is made free to the best
with a charming and intimate cor
diality, and a hospitaity which knows
no bounds. Philadelphians are solid
folk, caring less for mere show and
more for reality than do the people
of some more pretentious cities; and
their town, their women, and their
style of living retain certain conspi
cuous American virtues, among which
honesty, frugality and friendliness
stand in the foremost rank.—Mar
garet E. Sangster in Collier’s Weekly.
A chronic boarder and his newly
won wife started out together to hunt
a boarding-house. The place he chose
did not impress his wife particularly,
but it in reality proved a gem of its
class. The wife afterward asked her
husband why he had picked it out,
and his answer will doubtless interest
and help many an unfortunate doom
ed to this Sort of life:
“Because,” he replied, "the landlady
was scrupulously clean) because she
wasn’t effusive; because she wasn’t
landyiadißh; because the front steps,
the vestibule and the hall were scru
pulously neat; because there weren’t
any kids with their stockings hanging
down running about the front; be
cause there was a sweet smell all over
the house; because there were Swiss
curtains in the basement windows, be
cause there were no heads poked out
of hallrooms to examine our make-up
when we entered to make Inquires;
because the landlady didn’t tell us
that she put the very best in the mar
ket on her table, nor tell us the prices
she paid for eggs and chops, and
steaks; because a whole lot of other
things."
The American girl who married
OountPappenheim has sued her hus
band for divorce. The count is an ex
traordinary man and during the last
performance of the "Passion Play” at
Oberammergau ho created much com
ment among visitors by. driving about
town in a very smart London mall
phaeton, accompanied by his wife. On
these occasions he wore short, light
color cloth breeches, embroidered on
the sides and so short they stopped
several lnchc9 above his knees* Ills
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legs were bare for severSl Inches be?
low the knees and his costume was
further enhanced by one of the broad
hats and bright belts the peasants of
that locality wear.
As the spring approaches there is a
stronger demand than ever for tho
Country Club the officers of the Cross
Country Riding Club have teen trying
to induce the people of Augusta to in
terest themselves In, to the extent of
building a club-house within conven
ient riding, driving or wheeling dis
tance from the city.
A popular Augusta •fc'ornan talks
charmingly of her experience at a
country club of a neighboring city sho
visited last summer. There was not
an evening nor afternoon while slo
ws s there, she said, that there were
not two or three different! private par
ties given at the country, club. Now,
it would simply he a driving party
that would take lunchr out for a gypsy
tea to be served at the Cfub; again, a
tennis party or a bowling party. On
many afternoons, card-parties were
given on the broad piazzas of the Club
house, and again there would he after
noon birycle parties personally con
ducted by the women. At all times,
she said, there was something inter
esting going on, and the country club
was the most Important social centre
in the town.
Why cannot Augusta do likewise?
One of the marked novelties of the
dramatic season in ~w Ybrk this win
ter has been the recent appearance and
Immediate success of Madame Sada
Yacco, the Japanese actress. With
her company, which Is headed by her
husband, Otojiro Kawawaml, actor
manager, playwright and politician,—
she has, under the management oi| Mrs.
Robert Osborne, been playing to large
i and enthusiastic audiences of society
men and women.
Madame Yaeeo Is much lmpressel
with our stage scenery and furnish
ings and our electric lights: further
more, she expresses the -he greatest
enthusiasm for the American orchestra.
Kite wish- s to substitute such music
for that of Japan in the Kawakamt
Theatre in Tokyo. W( stern music
amazes her in its power if expression
Us sorrow, pain or merriment. One can
easily believe this after hearing the
monotonous Japorll-sf'tVmu Mc which ac
companies the acting. The greatest dif
ference between Japanese and English
speaking actresses she finds to be the
necessity on the part of the former to
learn singing nnd dancing—the accom
paniments of the lower form of dra
matic art here.
Personally Madame Yacco represents
the best type of Japanese beauty. In
deed, she Is even said to hethe most
beautiful woman in her country. She
Is short, of course, but her hands and
feet are not remarkably small. Her
features are regular and her eyes are
not as oblique as are most Japanese
eyes. Hor manner is gracious and wo
manly, her voice is alluring, and she
•'possesses that Indefinable something
ailed faseniation.—Harper’s Bazar.
The wedding of Miss Annie Johnson
Wright and Mr. Thomas Jackson Pee
ples, which will take place on the ev
ening of April 4th at the First Metho
dist church, will be one of the pret
tiest of the spring w >ddings.
The bride will be attended by her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Phinlzy, as matron
of honor, and the following brides
maids: Miss Inez Sledge, Miss Mid
dred Cabaniss, Miss Inez White, Miss
Mary Kingsbery, Miss Willie Burke,
Miss Ella Wright, of Augusta; Miss
Ethel Cook, nnd Miss Louise Todd.
Mr. Howell Peeples will be best man.
Tho groomsmen "'ill be Mr. Ed Pee
ples, Mr. N. L. Hutchins, of Law
renceville, Mr. Charles I. Ryan, Mr.
Robert G. Hartsfleld, Mr. Frank Haw
kins, Mr. J. W. Cochrane, Mr. Thomas
B. Lumpkin and Mr. Frank Orme.
The ushers will be Mr. W. L. Peel.
Mr G. A. Nicholson, Mr. Charles
Healey, Mr. Jack Cohen, Mr. Henry C.
Peeples and Mr. Charles O. Tyner.
The bridesmaids will wear costumes
of white organdie with sashes of light
green ribbon, and will carry bouquets
of pink carnations.—Atlanta Journal.
An interesting called meeting of
Chapter A, Daughters of the Confed
eracy, will be held tomorrow, Monday,
afternoon, at 4 o’clock, for the purpose
of discussing plans for bringing
General Joseph Wheeler to Augusta on
the-26th of April to deliver a lecture
for the Winnie Davis Memorial fund.
A full attendance is desired.
Mr. L'. J. Barbot lias been compli
mented by an invitation to sing in the
rendition of Hayden’s Creation in
Charleston by the Musical Association
under the able direction of Madame
Barbot.
Miss Lou T. Hook lias returned to
Atlanta, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward B. Hook.
Miss fTertrude Sheparl Has relumed
from a visit to friends lit Savannah.
Miss Adelaide Moore will entertain
the Reading jClub-this week, X,.
It was an unusually successful con
cert In every respect that was given at
the Bon-Alr Friday evening for the
benefit of the Widows’ Home.
‘Among the musical selections de
lightfully rendered were i A solo by
Miss Gores, “Through All Eternity,"
with violin obligato by Miss Merial
Black; solo, "Bedouin Love Song,” by
Mr. John Wallace, baritone solo In
quintette from Chimes of Normandy,
by Mr. A_. F. Clark; tenor aria from
same quintette by Mr. Hoke ; solo,
“Son of the Desert," by Mr. Harold
Russell. Mr. Howard Tinsley was the
accompanist and Miss Lottie Force
sang in tb» quintette. One of the most
enjoyable numbers of the evening was
a violin solo by Miss Merial Black.
Ninety-seven dollars was taken up
In the collection following the pro
gramme.
An unusually interesting meeting of
the Phllomathlc club was held Wed
nesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the
Tubman High School library.
The programme consisted of a paper
on "Superstition In Shakespeare’s
Times,” by Miss Katherine Boggs; pa
per on “Duncan and His Court,*’ by
Mrs. W. K. Benton; a discussion on
Macbeth, led by Mrs. 11. L. Mixon.
Regret was expressed by the club
that Mrs. Mixon’s removal from tho
city will necessitate her resignation
from the presidency of the club. Mrs.
Malone, vice president, will act as
president until the present term ex
pires.
The next meeting of the club will be
held a fortnight from Wednesday’s
meeting. . .
Miss Anita Phlnizy was the hostess
at a very beautiful dinner given Wed
nesday evening complimentary toMiss
Eliza Phlnizy, who leaves shortly for
an extended stay in Europe. The ta
ble was exquisitely decorated in yel
low, and the color-scheme of yellow
was beautifully carried out in all the
details of the dinner. Especially ef
fective were the name-cards, repre
senting slices of lemon, the finished
work of two clever young Augusta ar
tists. In the party were Miss Anita
Phinlzy, Miss Eliza Phlnizy, Miss Ju
lia Stovall, Miss Ella Jones, Jlr. Char
bonnler, Mr. Marlon Ridgeley, Mr. Er
nest North and Mr. Fh Iding Wallace.
It will be announced to the congre
gation of the First Baptist church this
morning that the Rev. Sparks Melton,
of Baltimore, Md., recently called to
the church will arrive in the city on
April 22d. Mrs. Melton will come
shortly afterwards. Mr. and Mrs.
Melton will, when they first arrive, bo
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Bothwell.
The Cross Country Riding Club will
enjoy one of its delightful rides on
Tuesday afternoon at four-forty-five,
mooting on the corner of Greene and
McKlnne streets, and spending the af
ternoon In the saddle. The objective
point of the ride will be a wonderfully
beautiful forest of dog-wood blossoms
that can bo reached only on horseback.
Some beautiful parties have already
been aranged for the Easter season, a
number of them being exceedingly
unique In design. Notable among these
will be a strawberry part‘y and a
sweet-pea party to be given by two
hostesses who possess exceptional skill
In entertaining.
Miss Mary Emily Wright leaves to
morrow for Rome. Atlanta, and points
further north. She will be away a
month or more.
Mrs. B. B. Jones has returned front
a visit to friends in Harlem.
Mrs. Herbert Rountree has returned
from Sparta.
Miss Cora Lou Thomas of Atlanta,
who has been visiting Mrs. A. H. De
Vaughan, is the guest of Mrs. Clear
born Snead, In Columbia county.
'A contributor to the Woman's Homo
Companion writing of an Easter party,
says:
‘‘The Invitations should be written
on a heavy quality of light, old .red
cartridge-paper, and tied with willowy
green rope-silk, and sealed at the place
of tying with deep mahogany sealing-
W'ax. Extending from the upper left
hand corner to the low'er right-hand
corner in fancy lettering should be the
W'ords, “Who will sing an Easter carol?
O pussy-willow!” At the left side, a
little above the center, should extend
a row of six of seven cats, done in
crayon or water-colors, with their
backs showing and long, straggly tails
hanging down, every succeeding cat
on the right growing smaller. Below
this In the open space the Invitation
should be written. There should be
a border of pussy-willow and cat-tails
done In oils or water-colors around the
invitation. The paper should then be
folded over to about the size of a very
large postal card, thesilk cord put in
place, the wax put on, and the ad
dress written on the outside of the In
vitation. The house decorations Should
consist of pussy-willow and cat-tails,
with lilies banked or in Jardinieres.
TherS should also be nests of Colored
eggs, some downy chickens and rab
bits (cotton*flannel ones) in unexpect
ed places. ißeffeshments may be as
for any. part)’,
Meadow Garden
Is Triumphant.
Interesting Talk With ITrs. Harriet
Gould Jeffries, Who Has Just Re=*
turned From the Big Convention.
The news that Meadow Garden Is
shortly to come Into the possession of
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution Is welcome news indeed to all
Augusta as well as to this patriotic or
ganization.
As everyone knows. Meadow Garden
was once the large estate of George
Walton, the Georgia signer of the
Declaration of Independence, an es
tate that extended from Broad street,
out to the spot where the canal now
has its basin. The residence that was
used by the distinguished Augustan,
who entertained within its portals such
Immortals as George Washington and
General Lafayette still stands as a
monument to the Revolution, but a
monument that stands sadly in need
of repair.
During the past few years, since a
determined effort has been made to ob
tain what is left of Meadow Garden as
the property of the D. A. R.’s, we have
several times published in these col
umns the story of the historic house,
together with proofs of the authentic
ity of the facts asserted in regard to
it.
Just seven years ago, Mrs. Harriet
Gould Jeffries, a prominent and Influ
ential members of the chapter original
ly organized In Augusta, conceived
the plan of the D. A. R.’s purchasing
and restoring and preserving this old
est landmark in Augusta. From that
day to this she has been untiring in
her efforts to bring the plan to frui
tion. She has had very little encour
agement and a great deal of opposi
tion from many who did not in the
least realize the importance of the
Walton home as a memorial of which
our city has just cause to be proud.
Entirely undaunted, however, she still
worked on, and today sees the desired
culmination about to be accomplish
ed.
As Augustans did not See fit to con
tribute the sums necessary for the pur
chase of the historic spot, the plan
was conceived of asking each D. A.
R. in the entire Union to contribute
10 cents apiece towards the desired
amount. This was in 1898. Only a few
chapters responded. Had all done so,
Meadow' Garden would long ago have
been purchased.
For five years, Mrs. Jf ffries—who
has since joining the chapter, been Au
gusta’s delegate to the National Con
gress held annually in Washington, D.
C. —has either personally made an ap
peal to the Congress in behalf of
Meadow Garden or has Induced some
one else to do so. Last year, she was
especially untiring in her efforts, and
believed them successful when tho con
gress voted a certain sum to the desir
ed purchase. There wa3, however,
strong opposition to tho plan from cer
tain northern D. A. H.’s, who thought
that everything in the general treas
ury should be kept In Washington.
There was a delay in forwarding the
money expected In Augusta, and final
ly the opposition managed, on a tech
nicality, to decline to meet the obliga
tion, claiming—their claim being back
ed by legal authority—that the phrase
used, “we recommend an appropria
tion,” did not stand for “we appro
priate.”
Anyone less untiring and less sincere
than Mrs. Jeffries would have been ut
terly discouraged, but not so this
daughter of revolutionary generals. At
some personal inconvenience, she at
tended the congress again this year,
and succeeded In obtaining an actual
appropriation—not a promise of one—
of $2,000 from the National Congress.
Mrs. Jeffries, when Interviewed upon
her recent return from Washington,
modestly disclaimed the exclusive
distinction of having obtained the ap
propriation, declaring that It was
largely due to the efforts of ma 'y pa
triotic women all over the
Union, neglecting to mention
the fact already known to the
Interviewer, that these women from
other states had first became interested
in the Walton home though the con
tents of personal letters Mrs. Jeffries
had written, seven years ago, to all the
chapter regents of Georgia and to all
the state regents of the entire Union.
A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever
DR. T. FELIX GOURAUD’S ORIEN
TAL CREAM, OR MAGICAL
BEAUTIFIER.
Purifies as well as Beautifies the skin
No other cosmetic will do it.
properly made. Accept no counterfeit
of similar name. Dr. L. A. Sayre said
to a lady of the haut-ton (a patient):
“As you ladles will use them, I rec
ommend Gourand’s Cream as the least
harmful of all the skin preparations."
For sale by druggists and fancy goods
dealers in the United States, Canadas
tnd Europe. i
x FRED T. HOPKINS, Prop., ,]
£7 Great Jones St.., N. T. jj
Much of the credit for the success of
the undertaking Mrs. Jeffries claims is
due the appeals sent the Congress from
each of the ten Georgia chapters, stat
ing Meadow Garden’s claims to dis
tinction, and urging its purchase and
preservation by the national society.
These chapters are, two in Atlanta,
one in Augusta, one in Columbus, one
in Rome, one in Savannah, one in
Covington, one in Macon, one In Thom
asville, one in Griffin, and one in Wash
ington.
The appropriation for the actual pur
chase of Meadow Garden does not by
any means cover all the necessary ex
penses. The restoration of the house
will cost a great deal of money, and
this will have to be supplied by the
Augusta chapter, who will also have
to bear the expense of keeping It up.
It Is believed that the various chap
ters all over the Union will assist in
the furnishing. The first contribution
is a gavel presented the Augusta
chapter through Mrs. Jeffries by Mrs.
E. H. Allen of the Mary Draper chap
ter of Boston. This is made of wood
from the Old North Church where the
signal lantern for Paul Revere’s ride
was hung by Howland.
A handsome piece of furniture has
been promised by the Flewellyn chap
ter of Columbus and another by the
Rome chapter, both of historic inter*
est.
Doubtless, other contributions equal
ly as valuable will soon be made, and(
the house will, upon its restoration, be
richly and appropriately furnished.
ON AN EGG SHELL f
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A Girl Wrote Her Name on an Egg
and Found a Lover.
Fort Oodge, la., March 10.—This city
has become one of the centres of the
egg and poultry business for the West.
During the shipping Beason in the
summer months larger forces of girls
are employed in handling eggs taken
from pickling vats in the egg house,
preparatory to shipment. One of the
girls selected a large, smooth egg, and.
in a moment of day dreaming wrotii
her name and address upon it with an
indelible pencil. It wa3 placed in i,
case with 277 others and shipped t
New York, where it found its way ti
the warehouse of an exporter and wa
one of the first shipments of America:
eggs made to Cuba.
Weeks slipped Into months, and th
lady forgot her Vopianti i
dreams of summer days and eggshells),
but the maiden’s message was work-i
ing out her destiny. Early in Decerns
ber she received a letter which bord
the postmark of Guines, Cuba. On th 4
upper right hand corner of the enve
lope were the words “official business ’’
These Were carefully cancelled and In
the regulation place was a maroon
colored stamp. On Opening it skd
found the following letter Inclosed;
United States Signal Corps,
Telegraph Office.
Guines, Cuba, Dec. 14, 1899.—Miss
Lizzie Gilday, Fort Dodge, la.: I am
sure you had no idea into whose hands
and to what distant lands the egg up
on which you wrote your name would
go. It came with a large shipment
from the United States, and was pur
chased by a Cuban merchant here who
being unable to read English, brought
it to me for translation. I would be
very glad to have you answer this let
ter, as I am curious to know the one
who adopted so novel a method of
correspondence. I have a camera and
have had a snap shot taken of myself
with the egg In my hand. If you care
for one of the pictures let me hear
from you. Very truly,
Charles Percy H. Smith..
This letter was promptly answered,
with a request for the picture, which
arrived in due time, with another let
ter, in which Mr. Smith gave a more
detailed personal account of himself.
Needless to Say, this letter was an
swered as The first. Uncle -Sam’S ex
cellent mall facilities assisted the
young people In Overcoming the obsta
cles of time and space. Letters fol
lowed fast If not furious, but the com
munications were of such a nature
that the public is not entitled to their
contents. Sufficient to relate that the
results have been so satisfactory that
a recent letter from the Cuban Isle in
timates that Mr. Smith will soon se
cure a leave of absence from his gov
ernmental duties, and his vacation will
be spent in lowa.—St. Paul Globe,
Removes Tan
Pimples. Fre
ckles, Moth
Patches, Hash
and Skin dis
eases, a nd
every blem
ish on beauty
and defies de
tection. Ithas
stood the test
of 51 years,
an d I a so
harmless we
tsate it to be
sure it Is
The King of Saxony, lately, when the
American minister to Italy was pre
sented to him, broke forth vehementlyil
“Ach Himmel! Hein Herr! Has Amer
ican wifes no husbands at all? They
come in dozens to mein court. Efery
one must be presented; efery one must
be asked to a state dinner. Efery one
must go in to dinner mit a duke! I hai
not dukes enough to go around! Wha"
kind of wifes are they? I would IP '
to know. So flagrant is the scandty i
our swarming mateless women in /
rope that even Queen Margherita, ra, y
good-humored of sovereigns, hark*®/
forced to draw in the lax lines
court. No married American/ ntc f
can be presented now at the A 1 'j
unless accompanied by her hi t y
April Ladies’ Home Journal.
Mrs. Artie Ashbrooke and I,® 1
lie Ashbrooke, of Cynthiala, l<L h l
guests of MaJ. and Mrs. J. vJ r
Black,