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1 THE LIVING MEMORY!! By MILDRED WHITE. e John Haggles swung about in the re volving chair l>efore his desk, to gaze over the high roofs beneath the glaring July mm. There it was aga*n. that evasive memory of something -w«t and half forgotten! What had h::p IM-rnsi to him in his heretofore sitie fits! middle age. that vague longing* should reach out from the past? Business and it- sueee-- had Ut years absorbed him. blotting out ah that had been before, making wealth s^ alone his grad. Now. wealth wa* achieved. what had it brought him? t.illins had dropped out of his life so long ago he had lost regard for her when she had chosen in preference to himself a sort of wandering nomad for a husband. Will had hwn a dreamy idealist, while he Tobn Boggle*. er*-n in that long ago. showed unmistak able business promise. It was in his youthful engineering capacity that he had visited the lit e village almost bnrled beneath its en circling hills. Lillias had met him in th<* quaint flower garden of her home, and it h ’1 l>een Will who took him there. A who. lazily enrions about John's work, had made friends "i’ll the engineer upon the highway. Will hjjd been kind to the stranger, had made it pleasant for him 'n the lone ly village, offering the hospitality of his own small home. John I de* hid been glad to ac cent. There were v.-ilnahh- books on the crude shelves of "Will's one roomed habitation—Interesting curios from all parts of the world—and Will had tak en him to see Tallin*; when the engl neer looked into the girl s rare blue bell eyes, he decided to remain indefin itely in the village. rteHded calmly, to win her from the man whom <he loved and make her his own, and John Ruggles had failed ; that was ail. Then he went hack to the great city where bluebell eyes and fair face* a— “but a thing apart." and nor “man's whole existence.” Many women hud eotne and gone in John Ruggles' life since that youthful time, and he had been content to let them go; without eorapanlonship of women hi* life seem ed complete. But now-— Acro*s the tall chimney top* ro mance called to him. flaunting a mem ory not tmmixed with pain, of a grass grown village street, a quaint old gar den set back behind a cellar hedge; and about the garden in hi* memory dream moved the girl Mllian. John Rnggles turned abruptly to pres* an electric button, lie would hn mnr his fancy, satisfy this clamoring impulse, by a walk down that same ’ village street, a peep into tie- old gar den which upon actual observation would undoubtedly lose Its fanciful charm. Ulllas hat! married Will 1 poverty then must be her dower. I’neared for women do not as a rnle grow in at tractiveness. Reality should forever silence this tormenting memory, so In explicably awakened. Bat first he must dismiss the new stenographer whose work Ills secretary had pronounced bora-less. Again John Ruggles pressed the electric button. Tt was the secretary who responded. “The new stenographer hail not Re ported that day for business,” he ex plained. “and her dismissal would be unnecessary. Realizing her own un fitness for the position, the girl had telephoned a resignation. Unbusiness like to the last In method." he added smilingly. The great man paused reaching for his hat. “I recall the yonng person.” he said “She possessed at least the quality of respectful courtesy.” The secretary bowed. “With a personality quite too diffident for office work,” he replied, “as one could tell from a glance of her eyes.” “Her eyes," the casual remark came to John Ruggles like n flash of inspir ation. Here was the solution of his awakened memory, the eyes of the lit tle stenographer he suddenly recol lected were strangely like the bluebell eyes of Ulllas. “Life was unsatisfying.” he told him self as he crossed the marble thru of the railroad station, “wealth, power, what had they to do with happiness the elusive? Where might it he found?” The village street was unchanged the familiar house* too. like those of yesterday. Suddenly the man drew in his hreath while his eyes widened as li w seeing n vision. For about the garden moved gracefully a girl In white, and in her hair a rose. As he lingered nnbelievingly. sh» came to^jyil him, her bluebell eye searching his across the hedge, then she smiled. “Oh! Mr. Ruggles,” his recent sten ographer exclaimed, “you came away out to see me? J was obliged to resign my position,” she added flushing pret illy, “because I bad too long Imposed My business education was too brief to be efficient. I have not been long alone in the world.” Across the face of John Ruggles flashed an understanding light. All at once Its lines of care seemed erased by some great Inner Joy. “You,” he murmured, "are the daughter of Lllllaa?” “You knew my nio'her?” the girl asked quickly. He smiled. “It is,” he answered, “as though Ulllas herself were here be side me again.” The girl threw wide the gate. “1 also am—Ulllas." she said, mid John liugglea entered info the garden. iCoiorlKhi. Lit8 W. ■ in Newspape; Union.) LINGERIE TO BE ADORNED •‘Frillery” Moat Be Ornamented With Hand Painting. Is a Coming Edict of Fashion. Well, girls, jus will soon be wear ing your own art gallery. Painted lingerie is (tuning, and who knows bat what yoit will have a birdseye view of the Steel «-irj. with It* mills in fall blast, running around tbe bottom of jour shirt? Fur it is said that lin gerie that one.- screamed will make its painted approach much more noise- 1 be.-lj- and without ostentation, bat with foils-. I Hi painting* dune to suit individu ii la te on tbe lingerie are aiiruig Hi-- full annoubis-iot-iits. Kach plats* is t» f ,n*iw a master design, and set* will bate tln-sr day in court. Thus, a tui»<|uitieuet dress will put a apider we*, stieamg most eminently in the shade, if not entirely oat of basness, and a whole thick of vista* opens ap before tl-usc of us who have eyes wPj limitless possibilities as to scenic ef fect*. with startling backgrounds and atmospheric tonalities. ‘•Washington Crossing the Delaware,” “Joan of Are Listening to the Voice*.” “The Battle of Waterloo” and examples of the sbot-to-pieces school may ail lie har nessed to the new fad. The artistic temperament way now take on a new lease of life, in spile of the agitation in favor of a tax on art Ringing up to 25 per cent. It may mount upon eagle’s wings, it may run without w --ariio-ss It may—but what’s the u*e? The new fad is a positive boon to struggling artist* from Maine to California, whose productions have, since the war. bad to confront not only a sluggish, hut a positively dead market. Lei os all rise in our place* and give three rous ing cheers for the application of painting to lingerie.—New York Tim*-*. LINKS ITALY AND AMERICA Newly Installed Wireless Telegraphy Plant Is the Most Powerful That Has Yet Been Built. The announcement that Italy and the United States have recently been connected by wireless telegraphy de serves more notice than It has re ceived. This achievement probably make* a back number of the great wireless station at Xauen. near Ber lin. which has been so useful to Ger many and which, when the war broke out. claimed to be the most powerful in the world, with an effective range of between 5jOM» and »».<»■> miles. From the nearest point in Italy to the United States transatlantic station at Arlington, near Washington, is not less than 63U miles, and to scud an intelligible message across that dis tance might lie more than even Xauen could accomplish. Owing to the hostility between the ether waves which carry wireless messages and sunshine. It is always easier to sand message* long distances in northerly latitudes than in those more South, and the power required to cover a given distance increase* with near ness to the equator. The wireless route between Home and Arlington is for n good part of rlie way at least son mile* ni-nrer the equator Than that between Xauen and the United States, which fact considerably adds to the achievement of the Italian and Ameri can experts.—London Chronicle. Women as Aviators. “Out of n tli<>11 Kami women who want to fly." nays C, fS. Gray. Lon don aviathm exjwrt. “yon might And one who has the right kind of nerve for flying. A great many women learned to fly before the war. hot I never came across more than one who could really fly. She was a very exceptional woman altogether. In the United States Roth Law was the first woman to fly from Chicago to New York. She came of an acrobatic fam ily. Katherine Stinson, another Amer ican girl, nearly completed the same feat recently. But for ore- woman of this type you have thousands hysteri cally anxious to fly. and they would only break their necks as well as gov ernment property and tie a general nuisance.” Airplane Mail Popular. An average of 1.000 jwickets of mail are now being carried regularly every day between Vienna and Kiev by air plane. The distance between the two cities Is 730 miles and the clafm Is made that this is the longest route now being openihsl in any part of the world. The trip takes from ten to twelve hours, compared to forty hoars by train. It Is made In four stages the Intermediate stops being Cracow, Lemlierg and I’roskorow. Blew Up the Family Wash. Down in Galveston recently an In nocent looking chunk of iron propped a family boiler over tin- fire for the Mon day wash. But there wasn’t any wash ing that day. The prop proved to be a Civil war shell, vintage of 1 hiV!. and fulfilled its destiny by sending the boiler through tie roof and shaking the surrounding territory —Omaha Bee. Ministerial Warrior*. Probably no town in Maine has equaled Dexter as far as sending Its ministers into war work is concerned. Four out of its six active pastors will have answered the call within a short time. They are Rev. Ambrose B. Mc Alister. Rev. George C. Sauer Rev. H. Lincoln MacKen/.te and Rev. Stanley Gates S|w-ar. Guarded Treasure. ••Going to stay home all summer?" “I'm obliged p>. I've got a load of coal In tl:<‘ cellar and 1 can’t afford a private watchman.** PULASKI COUVTl' HAS UNIQUE COUPLE Pulaski County. Arkansas, boast of a unique couple m the person- of Charles and Anna Nieboles, aged, yet | active. Charles was 99 years old the 25th of last December, bat is still able to earn bis daily wage as a laborer His wife. Anna, continues be? house hold do>'e* and the family washing without complaint of ills or infirmi ty’s. They are the parents of twenty :our living children, twelve grand children. twelve sets of twins, a boy and a girl being born to these proud parents each time, the oldest being f." year.- o' age. the three youngest hoys were hist within the draft age r.nd are '■«» at Camp Pike. They Lave had twenty-one grandchildren, twenty and one grand son. Charles and Anna were both born in Charleston. S. C. He served through the civil war in Company C, 114th Hm .Aisan.-as. After being mus ter# out o service in his home town, he moved I- - family, a wife and tiielr* <h *dren. to Pulaski County, Arkansas, where he has resided since. Mr. Nicholes is hale and hearty and bids fair to live many more yeais. Hi) r-nly reg-et is that his twenty grandchildren are granddaughter.- not grandsons and able to serve in the -anks in the army of his country. MONSIGNOR JOHN E, BURKE *ometh'ng of Hi* Great Work Among Our People in the “Empire City.” New York City.—A service flag w-ith thirty star*, one gold, flaps in the breeze outside of St. Benedict the Moor, the Colored Roman Catholic church in W. 53d street. It repre sents the boys of the parish who went away with the famous 15th X. Y. in fantry, now fighting in France. It represents also part of the life work of Monsignor John E. Burke (white), who. or Aug. 4 celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his priesthood. It was Father Burke who made the flag pos sible by building the church where it hangs and gathering there a congre gation. It was he who baptized almost every one of the boys for whom a star is standing on the white ground of the banner. “He was my altar boy, once, poor little fellow,” the priest said, sadly nointing to the gold star, which is for Harold Streadrick, of the “15th,’ killed ir action in France. All except five of Father Burke’s forty years as a priest have been spent among Colored people. He chose his field of endeavor voluntarily. THE FLOWERS OF El*ROPE We ran across this exquisite fugi tive poem the other day. We do not believe in keeping good things to one’s self, so' we pass it on to the readers of The Monitor, who might not otherwise see it. The author is Nancy Byrd Turner. The poem is en titled “The Flowers of Europe.” The little wild flowers That grow across the world. With delicate petals And leaves light curled, harshly tliej fare now, In trampled field ami wood. All blackened with powder And dampened with blood, rhe old rains of summer Are mingled with steel, rhe old rains of summer Are aflame, now, to feel, ihell tom and shattered, Do they stiil stand, The little wild flowers In that strange, strange land " Yea, they are valiant. So men gay. They look up to heaven In the old glad way. Pink Dower, white flower. Scarlet bloom. They nod and are fearless At the feet of doom: Buttercup, daisy. Frail bluebell. They smile and are safe At the gate of hell. Bright on a trench's lip. Sweet on a grave, The little wild flowers Are faithful and brave. Thu hath it been. And thus s.hall it be— There were little wild flowers Or Calvary. There was earthquake and darkness. But daunted no wise. They wakened at Easter To see Christ arise. The little wild flowers Write on the sod “Beauty cannot perish While there is God.” This is their message. Deathless and sure, “While nain endureth Ixjve shall endure!” Mrs. Beulah Nolan, of Kansas City, Mo., was the dinner guest Sunday j afternoon of Mrs. F. S. Gant, 231.j North Twenty-eighth avenue, and the guest of Mrs. Edith Dickens of 2516 Parker street at a theatre party Tues day afternoon. Meets Several Theatrical Friends Fred C. W illiam*. B———i Bound V«**u Hat Sprue* and Other Tamms j in \ rkansa* and Bring* I o at St. j I I & Lous. Mo.—Leaving Hot j Spring* 1 'topped two days in Ar- j gtnta Ark., or North Littk Rock, as j it ci now called. There I found a j large Colored population, with only j a few business and professional men. j Among them was our old friend i E. D. (Kid) Lee, well known in the ; amusement world. He is conducting j a big stock company under canvas featuring the Texas song bird. Miss j Clara Huff, a sweet soprano of merit. 1 a# veil a* range; the Crosby*. Henry and Lizzie, in “toon songs" and com edy: Freddie Morris, the clever mon oSogst and famous southern comedian in “Willie Too-Sweet” keeps the house uproariously happy. The Creole Belie company, as it is known, are Monitor boosters. It was amid the well wishes of the manager and com pany that I boarded the north bound • train for the next stop. Newport, Ark I was met at the station by my old friend. Dr. Chrivte. who made spe cial efforts to bring me in touch with the best people in the city. Newport is located in the rich farm ing district and is situated on the west bank of the White river, whkfc is famous for its peaH producing mo! ask*. It is a thriving busines* center, being the commercial trading point for the surrounding country for thirty miles. Watch for my big feature article “Seerris of Newport" Leaving Newport I stopped at Popular Bluff, Mo. Being unable to do any business I hurriedly* boarded the train for my next stop, St Louis. FRED C. 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Corsets, all sizes and styles, just arrived, Special Sale. Women’s Waists, special $1.25. Boys’ Wash Suits, sizes 2 to 6 $1.45 Men’s Dress Pants, $3.50 value for $2.75 Men’s Hosiery, pair..25c Millinery, Bungalow Aprons, Child’s Wash Dresses, Hosiery, Notions. 2» PER CENT UNDER DOWNTOWN PRICES The Kashmir Beauty Shop for la Dies We Mao Make a Specialty of CREATING MEN’S SCALPS 220 S. 13th St., Fpstairs 13th and Faraam. JESSE HALE. MOSS, Manager Douglas 7130. •
