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V 1 TUB IIKK: OMAHA, MONDAY. .TANUAKY Ifi. 1911. fi The ee' Jme Magazine a X 1 f e hi I ii 1 r The Tired Business BT WALTIIK A. SINCLAIR. "See that Representative Mann has Intro dined a bill to. suppress parlor mstrhca. esld Friend Wife. "Can you match that?" "In turf language, that parlor match must be scratch' d," replied the Tired Busi ness Man, promptly. 'Ah. well-a-day! that's a fine topic for a littla light discus sion In congrwws; Matches) ought to shed mmg glow, maybe a phosporescent one. on the subject, even If they don't set tha houee of representatives on flra with en thusiasm. Mann propone and 'Uncle Jn' dpnuit, for a time af leat. Trobably the republican can atrt a littla back fire at the nnruehlng democratic majority, or again maybe they are, lining matchea to light a fire- under tha patient animal representing the democratic party, tha only known way "TTstarting hint. ' Ton rather startled ma first by bursting out with the news that parlor matchea were, to be prohibited. I thought you meant the kind that are reputed to be made In heaven, although they ara usually made In tha parlorr whereas- you referred to the kind that are fh'ade th eell, the sulphurous, phosphorescent kind. - Anybody wbo has attempted to etrlka a common or parlor match, using', a Jaunty, full arm atroka, and ha had the' head af Bald match all ahlnse and sputtcry. fly up and perch on the bosom of one'a only dress shirt can sympathize fully with any effort to reform aforesaid. 1 cannot apeak for the men who have had such experience without any shlrl front to protect them but they probably conour. " , 'Once we ware ' hardy people who thought nothing" of carrying around a large metallic bom. a flint, a ateel and a young dry goods store of Inflammable, poor In surance rink lighting material. But we have, changed since the first Tllgrlm hop lc(l ashore; wa. have gone from tinder to lender. The fire-making apparatus of our forefather was a riot with tha simple Indian, who smoked np by rubbing sticks briskly together for a few hours, but It was not many centuries before we were looking on ifuch method's a antique and scratching fearful sticks of explosive which some times burned and sometimes merely buxzed. When they dkl bum they usually were pre ceded by an overture, of several minutes, during which the new-fangled match writhed green fuiues, which raised an odor - A Word Toe tlroe-honored. saying" that wa ael Bom hold our possessions ' at their full value until wa ara In danger of losing them Is .never mora true than when w refer to tha blessing of good eyesight. It Is through tha ave.nu" of Bight that most Impressions reael) our brain, and When we lose It we are. "shut In the dark.", cut! off from our (allows by a deprivation of which only the totally blind' can understand the magnitude. Our ayea are all Important to us and should be guarded-mar carefully than the most; "felons Jewels h ,ver cajn tnlv mortal possession.1' ' Vet' how often-we see. girls doing theli best to ruin their eyes. ;. They have oftet heard. -that reading In tralna and oranl buses Is one" of the worst things that the can do, but one cannot take the shorle Journey without noticing that about foil. c ;; . Grape Fruit Dishes tiiape ' ult tftrawa reel five grape fruit and rv?ioi '"' th hardest of tho white lining munibr'atc.i ; Throw' Into salt and water over niKlH' allowing two tableejpoonfuls of salt In rnoug'lY-water to cover the fruit. In the imomlng 'drain;, out In straws and put or the fire with fresh eold water to cover. Conk tirtt" er- flfteVa minutes, drain and put! In fresh boiling Water. Cook again ten or fifteen minute after. reaching the boiling point, and repeat this, draining and cooking In fresh water four times, or until the skins are tender, but not broken, and the extreme .bitter Is removed. lra!n and 'rut In' tho preserving kettle wllth two rupfuts eaoh of water and sugar and slmSner gently Until all the syrup Is absorbed, tossing-over and over to prevent Old Dance Under New Name The "Roston trot," which is the reign ing sensation. Just now In ball rooms of the east, has long been familiar in the west. A carnation by any name would smell as aplcy and the " Boston trot." in all its ruKh and. jlvaclly, has enthused western tncera tor several seasons under other titles. '., ' V ' 4 , "There sudden fads. . which spring up among tj.e dauclng set In any place usually hie purely (oval lu name," declared F. 1. Clendeuen. St. I.ouls dancing master. i'sually the step Is one In uxe many times before, hut some social sat will re vhristrn lu peihaps change the time of the HEAVIER THAN AW. 'Some day, Mr. Stout. 1 -rc shall all be able to fly?" "Well, not quite all c' . ., my fiear younj; ladyl" c fiL Jr. Tells Krlfd Wife the Parlor Match MaM II Scratched. "SPiTTERY." remlnlsrent of that resort for which Mr. Pante wrote an advertising booklet. "And since then matches hava evoluted rapidly through tha various stages of fumigating material snd long distance Jumping to the present match, which has to be scratched on a safety acratfher. Not saying that It will light then, par ticularly if the aafety scrstcher has been dampened. And the nice little paper of matches so handy for the waistcoat pocket. that are no snfe that von sometimes break a couple of dozen before one flares up to go out, but not before burning the fingers, "Thank heavens the other kind of parlor match hasn't changed any since parlors were first Invented for the old folks to keep out of when daughter' young man called There Is no light about such parlor matches they even affect the gas or the kerosene lamps so that the latter burn very low. I always pltya girl who lives In an electric lighted apartment, at least when her beau comes calling. Next to the sllvVry moon of June, which song writers croon with spoon, a parlor match shed the most love llght." "There's no sulphur about them. Is there?" sighed I-Ylend Wife. "No, that flares up after marriage," re torted the Tired Business Man. (Copyright 19U. by the N. Y. Herald Co.) of Warning women out of every ten are trying their eyes by poring over some paper or novel ette, which Is Jerked aside every other mo ment by the Jar or vibration of the car. Apart from the constant movement and consequent change of focus for the eyes, the light Is often very bad, and the head aches of which so many girls complain are frequently due to eye strain from this cause and to nothing else. It Is not while they are still In the twenties that' they are most likely to suf ter for their Indiscretion, but wait a while and nature will be revenged. " For every hour they hava misused their .yes those faithful servanta Of theirs that did their bidding for yeara so uncomplaln- ngly, they will pay a heavy toll, and the 'falling sight" that Is so often the trouble jt middle life will hamper their usefulness j burning. Holl in granulated augar while still hot and dry on paraflne paper.. Grape Fruit Marmalade and Candied Grape Fruit After removing every particle of brown from the rind of grape fruit run th skins with all the white pith through a meat grinder. Put into cold water, using more than enough to cover and add a little salt. , Let the water come slowly to a boll, than pour off through a sieve so all the bitter can be removed. If exceedingly bitter, re peat. Now, to each cupful of the grape fruit rinds allow one cupful of granulated sugar and a little water. Boll until the mixture la clear and tender. Fut In glasses. If the mixture Is allowed to boll stiff It may be candled and Is fine to add to mincemeat, fruit cake, pound cake, etc. -4 niualc, and the dance la rrgarded aa a new one. "Nu description of the Uoaton trut." as niade by a teacher of dancing, has reached St. Louis. I imagine the 'Boston trot is the same sctlve, jumping movement which has been popular among the younger set here for some time. Many people enjoy a 'boston dance, which probably Is the same as tlie dame being mentioned in the tele ! graph news." v The "Boston. ' as described locally, is mora of a Jumping, skipping movement, where one hops from one foot to the other, and theie must be more movements to the measure of muxic than In the ordinary wulta or (Mo-step. That seems to be about what this much-heralded "Boston trot" Is. What Is not considered very nice under one name may be all the fashion under ! another. "The "Boston trot" Itself seems 'to be a first cousin of the "barn dance," j so popular two years ago that dancing maulers, despite their protests, found ' themselves forced to teach It. A Ullbvrttaai fehot. The motto of the amateur actor, accord ing to Seymour liicka, la that "it Is better to have had a frost than never to have played at all." On this subject he quotes a retort-of w- 8- Gilbert: "What do , you think of our amateur club?" said an I enthusiast. "I think they ar not so much 1 a club as a bundle of sticks.", said the master of repartee. Italker (estisrlas. "1 aee, Mr. iHihbson." aaid the professor of Knglish at Pumpernickel college, "that In your essay you make uae of ttu word 'gent.' Will you be good enouxh to ex plain to me the meaning of the word gentr What is a 'tfent?'" "Why. professor." mid Ikibuc "a gent l a feller that lacks about to-thirds of being a gentleman!" Harper's. Of all the sad words. I list p'n haa wr.i The saddaat are these, "flsaae rsnutl ' Judge. Man " r iRNALS of AMOELIGA1 Cmm i. iii. ar s Johnnie saya Mrs. llollens is a climber. He and Piggy and Agnes make fun of her, though I notice they all went to her dance and grabbed about a hundred dol lars' worth of favors. I said I thought they oughtn't to say things about her and then accept her hospitality. Agnes said. "I')on,t get superior, little one. It was very good of us to go. and not charge her anything for our presence there." I didn't say anything more, but although I think myself that Mrs. Hollens Isn't a bit a good actress when she is acting like a society woman. I didn't see why she shouldn't go In for It, if she has the money to. If she can get any enjoy ment from hearing people like Mrs.' Van Buyster, whom i' think deporably stupid "IF .SHE IS HAYING HOW DO Vol.' ' DO?' TO ONE PERSON AND 8EKS SOMEBODY KI.8E SHE GOES ON TALKING." and dull, call upon her, why t don't see why ahe shouldn't try to get her to come. I always feel about Mrs. Hollens aa though she were collecting people, the way Johnnie la collecting arrowheads. Nearly everybody has a bobby when you come to think of It, and hers is Society People. But why not that, as well as post r Daughters of Well Known Men Kepi In the trenches before Torktown during the closing days of Ihe Revolution. John t'ustis, stepson of General Oeorge Washington, who had been acting as an aide to his stepfather, was attacked by I camp fever. Realizing that his lllnets was fatal, he had but one wish to be trail fled, that he might witness the surrender of the sword of t'orn sills. The wish was granted, and the brilliant soldier was supported to the place, wit nessed the final triumph, and was then conveyed to Eltham. a distance of thirty miles from camp. Ills wife. Mrs. t'ustis, and his mother, Mrs. Washington. reach'.-O, his bedsids In time to soothe hit lat hours, lie died on November j. Of hl four chil dren the two younger, a hoy and a girl. were adopted by Uen ral Washington, and ever afterward were like hi ow n children. Eleanor Parke Custla was at that time be tween t and 3 years old. Her brother, the General s namesake, wss a baby of C months. During the time between the close of tha Marry you? Why. you couldn't reas me!" v I suppose X could leartv." WILLING ENOUGH. Q r bwm vmmmm age stamps, or butterflies, or arrowheads? 1 told Johnnie the other day It was ab surd of him to criticise her Just becausi she didn't have the same taste In thlntjt thst he did. I told him he hadn't the slightest right to find fault with her any way, as she could afford to Indulge hei hobby, and he couldn't, and if she had the price to get Mrs. Kenwlck, for Instance, 1 didn't see why she" shouldn't. He got dreadfully Irritated, and said I didn't un derstand the difference. , t aald, no, J didn't, but although I didn't care for "ar rowheads or Renwlcks. at ;least I couM sympathise with both him and Mrs. Hol lens when they required a new specimen. When Mrs. Hollens cornea into a place that Is crowded with people, she gets a feverish sort of glitter In her eye. .. And If she Is saying "How do von do'" to one person and sees somebody, ,al. that ahe. wants to greet, she goes tVi talking to the first one, but never takes her eyes off the second. She ught to have scouts with her of some kind. She was talking to me the other day. and looking all around as usual, when she saw Mrs. Splasterbelt come Into the room. A sort of quiver passed over her and her eyes became absolutely glassy and fixed. I felt awfully nervous for a mo ment, and then I remembered her rraxe, and knew that In Mrs. Splasterbelt she had seen a specimen that she wanted to procure. Just at that moment Mrs. Ren wick came In and a funny looking little woman who had a French name dashed up to us and began to talk to me. 1 managed to Introduce her to Mrs. Hol lens. who gave her one practised glance. :hat knew instantly she wasn't worth her, .vlille. and Immediately turned her back on i us and floated off In the direction of real game. After all, It must be a rather ex citing chase. Mrs. Renwick Is the kind of person who wears the most awful clotUfs and has moth-eaten looking fur. and if you were nearsighted you would think she might be applying to Mrs. Hollens for the position of companion? when you see thsm talking together. But If you had ordinarily clear sight, you would see that Mrs. Hollens j war and Washington's inauguration, little Nelly t'ustis. as she was called, was a petted child In Washington's Mount Ver non home. Here the little girl met the fa mous men who came to see Washington statesmen, diplomats, soldiers (native and foreign), sculptors, painters and divines who flocked to the home of the great man on the Potomac. Little Nelly Custls seems never to have stood in awe of her adopted father, and delighted In her later years to tell her own children and grandchildren how much Washington enjoyed the society of young people, and how heartily he would laugh over some merry schoolgirl prank of her companions. The Marchioness de MoustlT executed a miniature portrait In profile of Nelly. In which the noble llnee on the childish head give promise of the beauty for which she was afterward famous. (Copyright, 1911. by the N Y. Herald Co) A Guarantee of Business Prosperity The tee Advertising Columns. CRUSHED Deeds count not words" "That o? Well you jo and end a telegram" 1? I A. IjlliT-OUTdllii EST M.E -nsr was really applying to Mrs. Renwick for the position of companion and When they are conversing together it Is as If they were speaking quite a different language, and you know that although Mrs. Hollens might learn to speak Mrs. Renwlck's lan guage, she would never get the same ac cent And when they are talking about their servants, and Mrs. Hollens speaks of hers, you know her footmen and her maids are nothing more to her than automatons, because she la not very used to them, and "IT WAS ABSURD OF HIM TO CRITI CISE HER." because, although they represent a most important verb In the language she Is struggling to acquire, ahe can never learn that particular one like a native. Cousin Anne was speaking of some trouble Mrs. Hollens had had with her housekeeper and comparing It with a row Mrs. Renwick had had with hers, and Mrs. - Renwick laughed and . aald, "Well, you see, Mrs. Hollens ' discharges her housekeeper and my housekeeper dis charges me!" And there's the difference! (f5 Of Interest to Women J 'As the best china Is usually brought into uae during the holiday season, a few hlnta In regard to Its csre may be useful. Fine china la spt to absorb stains, and j when good soap and hot water wi!l not re- move a stain wood ashes should be tried. This is a safe remedy and stains usually respond to tucli applications. Salt Is also excellent, supposing the wood ashes fall. When neiiiier remedy works the stain can be lightly touctu d with pure muriatic acid, put on whh a camel s hair brush. If the china has been properly fired the acid will do no harm. Rinse the plecea so treated In warm water. Hair and corsage ornaments of ribbon flowers are dainty this season, and one seen recently, a lovely bandeau for the hair, was a fillet with ati " -wvsi, l U V3 . ends irimined with sprays of rosebuds. caught in with bows of satin ribbon. The price is SI .To. A full half wieath of maideni.a r fern, spangled with thlneslones. wa the same price. POSTED ON PARADOXES. "Do you know when a man is invariably put out?" "Why. yeal V.bcn fieuukei tn." 1 ftw J 'ML isr ...... l ZJb "c oees , .The Dees Junior DIM Inlay DooK MOGliisistlicDa MM Celebrate? - MONDAY, January 16, 1911. Tame and Address. Kthel Anderson. 2124 North Thirteenth St Harry Barker, 2 203 Pierce St Jessie BrlKgs, 1119 Cgstellar St Frances Bell, 92 6 North Twenty-seventh Ave Floyd K. Bromwell. 3615 North Twenty-ninth St... Julia Bucher, 1711 South Eighteenth St Douglas BuiRhardt. 263. Parker St David Caldwell, 2121 'North Twenty-eiRhth St Ivah Clement, 2512 South Twentieth Ave Ira V. Corey, 1230 South Kleventh St Herbert Coryell. 4027 Miami St Alice C. Dahlstroni. Thirty-fourth and Fowler Sta. . . William Fred Dewey, 4532 North Thirty-ninth St . . . Klner Dohl, 1436 Westfleld Ave '. Alice C. Danlstrom. Thirty-fourth and Fowler Sta. Grace M. Drake, 2529 Capitol Ave Marjorle Krlxson, 578 South Twenty-eighth St Denill J. Ferrel, 1614 North Twenty-aeventh St... Eugene M. Fields, 2216 Meredith Are Paul N. Fleming, 414 4 Krskine St Pearl I,. Fleming, 414 4 Krskine St Alvau E. Ceislor, 2906 Dodge St Robert Genterna, 173 4 outb Twenty-sLxth St. ... . Hyman Greenberg, 2710 Burt St Katherine Howell, 607 South Nineteenth St Adolf N. Hult. 611 North Nineteenth St Hulda M. Jorgebeen. 961 South Fifty-first 8t Ellen M. Kemmy, 1615 Oak St Madeline Kenyon, 2505 Franklin St Helen Kendall, 704 North Sixteenth St Willie Komma, 1316 Pacific St Fred A. Kruger. 2 519 South Twenty-sixth St Bertha Lund, Fifty-seventh 8t. and Poppleton Ave. Myrtle McCord, 123 24 South Thirteenth St Clarence Meiiberg, 2611 Cass St Darrell Neale, 5 46 South Twenty-ninth St Harold E. Page, 4732 North Thirtyt-sixth St Lillian P. Pagsdale, 4207 Burdette St Harry Pecha, 3 426 South Fifteenth St Edwin Perlman, 2203 North Twentieth St....... Jack Perkins, 4119 Izard St Ellen Petersen, Fifty-first and C Sta Filbert Polcar. 2429 South Twenty-first St Mildred Rockwell. 118 South Thirtieth St ingrld Sandwall. 816 North Thirty-fourth 6t Joe Schlffer, 2619 Cuming St Charles Stenlcka. 1412 South Thirteenth St Albert William Swanberg, 3631 Haskell St Wilmyr Vest. 3810 Seward St Harry Walker, 2411 Harney St Mabel Whitley, 1630 North Twenty-first St Some Famous Doubtless the hour In James Watt's life by which he is best known to the world waa tnat evening in bis father's house at Greenock when a boy of 14 the future de- of the sharp, but unmerited rebuke of his aunt. Mrs. Muirhead, who reproved him for what she considered laieneas. i . ma. Watt." said the worthy, but un- dlscernlng woman. "I never saw such an idle boy as you are. Take a book ana em ploy yourself usefully. For the laat hour you have not spoken a word, but taken k h. im r that kettle and put It on again, holding now a cup and now a silver spcon over the steam, catching ana count ing the drops it falls into." To many minds, in the light of subsequent events, the little James Watt before the kettle was preparing the discoveries which were soon to Immortalize him. Bamuel Smiles docs not think so. Says he: "The Judgment of the boy's aunt waa the truest. There Is no reason to suppose that the mind of the boy was occupied with philosophical theories on the condensation of steam To Develop a Graceful Carriage A girl who picks up her feet Inatead of dragging them as she walks, will be a more attractive figure when wearing the present tight skills than ahe who movea clumsily. In point of fact, girls are not as particular aa they might be to walk well. When skirts ate full this defect does not matter so muih for draperies slightly conceal awkwardness, but the present mode haa not that advantage. As to the actual act of walking. It Is not through keeping her knees stiff as she moves along a sidewalk tnat a girl will give herself a good carriage, though. Judg ing from the frequency that I have seen this gait recently. I think some such Idea prevails. Hut tne Knees rv.ust bend, and at the same time there should be ankle ac tion, so that when the foot ie lifted from the pavement It goes up lightly for a few Inches, with toes pointed outward, and Is brought down, toes first, a little further along the pavement. This Is a gait which will make a girl appear exceedingly grace ful. A person doubting this statement can have no better example than to notice some of the high bred horses pulling the carriages of fashionable women. Those horses have free knee action: at the same time the Joint. Juat above the hoof, bends. Theirs Is not a gait which covers much ground In short space of time, but it makes a good effort, and Is not etirf. I'i girls walk with sufficient ankle action und fct.ffnens in theae Joints ac counts many times for awkwardness when dancing. If a girl thinks that her ankles are not limber when in motion she should apend St leant five minutes morning snd iiltil.t doing ex rclses tint will Improve them and help her walk. She should nl and rest one knee over tlie ether to bring out foot out, well raised from the floor. No shoe or slipper Is to be wom at tills time. The toes are to be pointed straight out from tlie ankle joint, and from this same joint there must be a row ing movement, bringing the foot around, first one side and then the other, as far as it will go without disturbing tlie position of the knee. Following litis action the foot must be pointed down as far aa It will bend, al! work coming from the ankle. The latter eheel. .Lake . Mason ........ .Bancroft , .High . Dmld Hill..... .High .Long ......... . Long ......... .Casttllar ...... .Pacific ........ Clifton Hill.... , Monmouth Park, , Central -Park... Vinton ,VA.. i Mason .... Central ....... Farnam ....... Long V... Saratoga ...... Tear. . .1891 ..noa . .1891 ..1t8 ,;ioi ..189S ..1891 ..1903 ..19M ..lilt ..1I0 ..1191 ..lt9 4 ..1904 ..1I9T ...1903 ..1900 ..1905 ..1908 . .1903 ...1891 ..1908 ..1803 . .1899 ..1904 ..1891 Clifton Hill...., .Clifton Hill...., , Farnam Park , Webster . ...... . Leavenworth . . , .Central ....... . Beala .......... , St. Patrick .Long '., ..1897 ..1001 ..1897 ..1905 ..181 ..1804 ..1898 ..1804 ..1800 ..1801 , Cass t . . .Pacific , Caatellar ...... , Seals ......... , Comenlus ..... . Webster. . . ; .'. . . Farnam . Monmouth Park .Clifton Hill.... .Forest ........ .Lake .Saunders M . Beala . Comenlus . Farnam ...... . , .Webster ...... . Webster ...... . Comenlus . . . . . . Windsor ...... . Franklin . Central ........ . Kellooa ....... ..10J ..1901 ..187 ..103 ..1387 ..108 ...1800 ..100 ..1900 ..1891 ..101 ..189 ..1891 ..188 Children of History which he compassed with so much dif ficulty In maturer yeara. The probability is that little James wa aa Idle a ha seemed." . . " Be that as it may, la the eyes of ihe general publlo James Watt la M famous seated before the kettle as Is Oaorge Washington under the traditional apple tree. Watt has a jueter frame la the ayes of scientific and practical .men as a . true Inventor.. .."',, "The part which he played." saya ' M. Batallle. "in the practical apptlotutioa ef the force of ateam can only bo compered to that of Newton In astronomy aa4 of Shakespeare In poetry. It Is only : when we compare Watt with other roaohanlclans that we are struck by his Immense su periority when we compare him with ftmeaton, who was, perhaps, ' after ' him. the man who had advanced, the farthest In Industrial mechanism, fimeaton began about the same time as Watt his Inquiries as to the beat means of Improving the steam engine." . r . (Coprlght, 1911, by the N. T. Herald Co.) exercise will tend to develop, the losses) systematically. The exercise work should bs dons equally with each foot, lengthening the tints ' as muscles grow accuatomed to it. MARGARET MIXTB1L Aa Admoalahmeat I.avat. Rev. Hudson Robert Jonea had preaohea what he thought was a great Christinas sermon. On the way home front church be come upon a youth sltUog doubled tip en the etoop of domicile. Wish tag te ad monish this young person for what- he took to be laalness. be stepped lip to hlaa snd aald: "Ion't sit there like that, my fcojr; this Is Chrletmas. Oct up and stir yourself; you certainly must have something ta you!" v ' V I've got a big Christmas dinner tn me," was the forced reply, "and I can't move." Judge. ROMANCE. "How did she meet her sccobj husband?" "It was most romantic Shaws. walking with her first whea fac second came along in his tut rum bile sad knocked trim down. That! was the Ucfa&taf c4 Uck titof bJn '