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Point In Etiquette.
I am Invited to a reception, from
8:30 to ton o'clock, and after that
dancing. I am puzzled as to how I
should dress. If gloves aro worn,
(are they removed Just heforo you go
tlix for refreshments? About place
Icards, aro they to help find one's
jplaco at the table, and aro they taken
or left by tho plate when one has fin
ished? A. L. D.
Any evening dress is suitable for
.the occasion you mention. Gloves aro
usually romoved when ono is seated
for refreshments and put on aftor
ward. Place cards boar tho name of
tho guest who If occupy tho seat.
and are to be taken if tho guest
wishes. Thoy aro often hand-palnt"d
.or otherwise elaborate, and in that
casa aro Intended an souvenirs or fa
vors. A plain card with namo of
guest In Inlf answers every purpose
and sorno hostesses havo their mono
gram on plain cards for uso as place
Indicators, writing the namo of tho
guest themselves, sometimes adding
the dale if 11 la a very special occa
sion. A Four-Year-Olfl'a Birthday.
Will you kindly inform mo how I
Wiould celebrate roy child's fourth
anniversary, and wbat should I havo
lor a lunch or what 1b best? A Con
stant Reader.
Wrlto notes in the namo of your
phlld, inviting tho llttlo ones to como
to play and bring their mothora upon
tho day and dato and hour designated.
TJso tho party stationery if you can
got it. Servo cocoa -with whipped
cream, or a raarshmnllow in each cup;
urholo wheat broad sandwiches, birth-
jfiay cako (cither sunshine or Hiigfil
rood) and lco cream. Peppermint
kisses aro harmless, or what is known
na "kindorgarton" cnndles.
Costume for Matron of Honor.
I shall appreciate your telling mo
la foW things about a wedding. It is
Ito bo a Blmplo homo wedding at eight
(O'clock In tho evening, and tho bride
tU to marry in a traveling suit. "What
'should tho matron of honor wear?
Does she havo to wear a traveling
'putt, too? If not, would a white lib
erty satin do? B. Vt
' Tho matron of honor would certain
ly outshine tho brido it sho wore a
while saltu gown. A whlto sorgo or
broadcloth would bo bettor, or a pretty
(light gray or tan reception dress.
Tho Proper Thing to Do.
' Havo received invitations to a tea,
j muolcalo and reception, each on a
visiting card. I wish to uccupt IIoW
fchall I answer In each cbbq?
Do I make calls afterward, pd how
eoon? A. n, C. D.
Uso note pnper or correspondence
jtards and accept or regret, ns 1b your
Intention. U" the .lilrd person In re
plying, but do not ubo your visiting
nrd; It la not good form. Makn a
call within tho month.
. A Brlde-to-Be'o Queries.
' Is it proper for tho brido to come
Ho tho wedding breakfast or any re-
Sast after tho coromony in her bridal
ress? Or should sho leave tho
KUcsts and chango for her traveling
UrosB first? Should announcement
fcards bo engraved? Minnie.
I A brido partakes of breakfast or any
(refreshments served after tho cere
mony -in all the glory of her bridal
irobo. "When she appears in her trav
eling gown it 1b to leave the house Ira
'mediately. Announcement cards
(should bo engraved.
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Baskets for Basket Social.
Will you kindly suggest somo way
to esp a baot for a baskot social?
a. would like to havo something new
for odd. And also, will you pleaso tell
mo0 some colors that would be nleo?
Anxious.
, You can buy all kinds of dainty
foajkels very cheaply, those of Japan
ices .nufacture mi of w"ttarl are
lovely. Thoy may also bo mndo of
jorpo tissuQ paper braided tightly and
(sowed Into shapo. Any colors are
(pretty. Chooso what suits you best.
From a Boy.
! Do you seo nny harm In two boy
(chums kissing whon they moot and
)whn alonp with each other? Do you
itnlak a boy should pay "party calls"
Kvhwi ho must work each day? A Boy
(Render.
I think it Is strictly up to tho boys.
If thoy wish to kiss, let them. Thero
Is aothing wrong in it, nnd I think
th most beautiful sight I ever saw
wM'the way an only son always em
braced his father. Seoms to mo it a
box accepts hospitality, that ho could
find time on Sunday afternoon or e ro
ping to pay a party call,
MADAME MERRI.
Tarn O'Qhanter,
The velvet Tam O'Shantor is trying
very bard to bo popular, but it really
suits so very fow peoplo that I do not
think it has much of a future. There
Is a ceraln juvenility about it that
takes on its stylo and makes It loom
pnly.Buitablo for a girl with her hair
down.
Inexpensive Necklaces.
Some of tho prottlest necklaces of
the inexpensive sort nro of cream,
white or roso beads with rhlnetono
clasps. Necklaces of amber are also
Immensely smart.
MffiaOf SLAPS
New Treatment to Correct n
Loose, Flabby Skin.
French Beauty Specialists Introduced
This Innovation, and It Has Been
Eagerly Taken Up In This
Country.
By MME, ARMAND.
If your skin Is looso and flabby nnd
you hesitate to massage it for fear of
pushing or dragging It which, by tho
way, is very harmful, especially when
lines are apparent then try tho now
cr treatment of slapping tho flesh.
French beauty specialists bcllevo
moro In slapping and kneading the
flesh than in mnssago, and judging
from tho patronngo thoy receive, it Ib
a real success. Of course, tho slap
ping is a Bort of massage, but ns it
is applied with tho flat of the hand,
thero Is no pushing, pulling or drag
ging of tho akin, which Is llkoly to oc
cur with ordinary maasago If ono Ih
not careful and skilled in tho work.
In taking one of theso treatments
not long ago 1 was told that tho skin
nnd flesh responded moro quickly to
this kind of work and thnt almost any
part of tho body could bo filled out in
much Icbb timo than with tho ordinary
mnssago.
It certainly makes tho blood which
is dormant nnd sluggish como to life.
Tho regular pit-pat Hands it tingling'
through tho volna until It scorns that
tho wholo Bkln Is nglow with fresh,
warm blood In tho Turkish hatha
part of tho treatment consists of slap
ping and kneading tho ontlro body,
nnd that Is why ono feels so good
therbafter, becaiiso every bit of blood
posBlblo to roach has been set In mo
tion. How to 8lap Your Own Face.
First clennso tho face thoroughly.
Then warm tho Bkln olthor by holding
Hot cloths unon it or by Btoaming it
Next pat in eomo of your favorite
cream or Hkln food. Allow nil that
will to abBorb nnd then with tho flat
of the hand slap firmly, yet severely,
nt the corners of tho oyes nnd temples
Tho work of slapping Ib dono host by
alternating with tho hands, using ono
and then tho other. Next slap tho
checks from tho sides of tho nose.
Work out over tho Jawbone nnd on t
tho neck. If what la known as ilin
chnractcr lines, thoso which run from
tho nostril to tho corners of th
mouth, nro deep, then push tho tongu
beneath tho lino nnd slap well. Whurt
working nbout tho oyes do so vory,
BcnUy i'0" only th" cushion nf tlml
flccond finger-tip. Hoinomber nlwayt
that tho oyes aro boiibIUvo to nny
hard or vigorous application, bo on
must bo careful to do no harm U
them. Tho forohend may bo Rlnppoj
vigorously with tho palms, and tw
fingers will sulllco to slnp tho hobo o
each nldc.
Double Chin Needs Slapping.
To romovo tho nupcrfluouB fat anJ
doublo chin, slap It vigorously. Lift
up tho head and with tho back of the
hands, alternately, alnp upward, o.
oaslonnlly pressing tho flesh towaM
tho chin, novor down toward the
throat.
Whon tho fnco, nock and chin hnftt
hnnn sufficiently Blapped thoy should
tlnglo nnd smart, but not pnln. Thoj,
after a fow'momontB' rest, tho hann
should bo doubled up into lists, nn.fi
tho floBh softly kneaded nil over, nnvl
wherovor tho skin Is looso nnd bagfty
it should bo picked up botwoon tlv)
thumb and second finger nnd gentf.'
rolled back nnd forth. When finish
od tho faco can bo cloanncd of du&r
and foreign particles Just as It is wltK
ordinary mnsHago. If you will tnkfc
an old soft towel first to rctnovo tint
superfluous cream you will notlco how
soilod it Ib. This slapping nnd knead
ing not only holps to All out tho flenh,
but makes an oxcellont way of ridding
tho Bkln of many Impurities,
Another Method of Using Cream.
It is vory dlfllcult to mnko somu,
skins nbBorb oils nnd creams and nu'
mnttnr how hard one may try bv
stcamlns tho skin and other warmlnj'
methods to open tho poros, tho cronyi
still remains on the surface If your
skin is of this texture, then, after
steaming or warming it, rub n llttlo o
the cream on tho tips of your finger
or tho palms of thn hands, and whll
you are slapping the Bkln this will
work into it. A good many womou
prefer to bo massaged in tho snmi
way, and do not enro to havo tha
cream rubbed on tho faco first It co
talnly has tho advantage over tho old
mothod of applying tho cream, ns It 1m
moro dainty and does not groaso up
tho wholo faco or skin at onco. You
can nlxo toll Just how much croain thn
skin will absorb. If you tako vory
llttlo at first, and It works in, tho
hands becomo dry and thon you may
tako up a llttlo moro, nnd in Ihlu until
ner you can tell that tho cronin is
sinking Into tho skin.
Colored Caps.
A rather daring departure has been
niado In tho matter of boudoir cap.
Aside from tho finest ItIbU llnon nnd
laco of tho same mnnufucturo, colored
ribbons aro now being run through
tho laco openings at tho bottom of tho
cap, and In sorno cases caps of gayly
colored linen, with whlto laco, aro
being shown. This Is strikingly now,
bocaUBO of tho fact that whlto han nl
ways boon tho predominating color
for a morning cap. In tho colored
caps Irish llnon Is not being usud.
Theso caps may last, but It Is unlikely,
as milady Ib discriminating and may
refuse to depart from tho elugnnt
whlto linen cap.
811k Blouses,
Many of tho now blouseB aro mado
of silk and have llnon collars and
cuffs. A pretty blouso Is mado sur
plice fashion, with a sailor collar and
undorcuffa of dainty handombroldorod
llnon, which may bo removed and
laundered
Leather 8ah Qlrdlei,
Thero aro sash girdles mndo of
black patont leather with oval buck
les at each ond, through which aro
run sashes of black satin with frluc;
d ends.
PITCHING STAR WITH
N X nfc' - mA M
Al Demaree, the Mobile pitcher purchased by the New York Nationals,
won twenty-four games and lost ten last season.
DISQUALIFY A DOPED HORSE
Mare Trained by Sam Hlldreth Is 8et
Back by French Racing Stewards
Charge Denied,
Sporting circles aro ngltated over
tho action of tho Htownrds of Autoull
in disqualifying Camyre, a mare own
ed by Charlos Kohler and trained by
Sam Hlldreth, aftor Bhe won the Prix
do la Vnlleo. Tho authorities based
their disqualification on a chargo that
Cnmyro hnd been drugged, and de
clared that tracoB of stimulants wore
found in tho horse's saliva.
Bimllnr action has been taken by tho
r.tcward3 In the cns,n of sovnrnl other
horses, and tho authorities havo an
nounced their determination to stnmp
5am r-illdrcth.
out tho "doping" 3f racers at Autoull.
Complaints ngalrft tho practice havo
boon unusunlly I'.vmorous this year.
M. Monbol, oirr of tho Frenchmen
who Incurred th penalty of disquali
fication, has dccl.-arcd his intention of
taking tho matte,-' to tho courts.
' Whon Hlldroth was nsknd what ho
thought of tho rtowards' verdict, he
answered:
"Caniyro was In normal condition
whon sho won tho raco,"
Whon ho was nsked what ho in
tends to do in tho matter ho was as
noncommittal as before, contenting
himself with Raying:
"What can bo dono against tho do
cislon of ihu stewards? Nothing at
nil "
1912 BIG YEAR IN BASEBALL
9,287 Players Participated In
teagues of National Associ
ation, Says Farrell.
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Tho roport of Secretary John II,
Fnrroll'for tho past yonr, presented
at tho annual mooting of tho National
Association of Professional Basoball
I.oaguos In Mllwnukeo, shows that
tho present association comprises 17
tongues, embracing 322 towns and
oltlus of tho United Stntes and Can
ada. Tho roport Bays.287 players' con
tracts wero promulgated; 1,729
"terms accoptod" wore examined nnd
promulgated; 3,168 players wero re
ported released by purchaso between
nntlnnnl association clubs; 133 option
al ngroomonts wore approved; 105
optional agreements wero oxerclBed;
8,43C piny urn warn mpnrted for ra
lcaso; IMS players wuro reported for
pueppnslon; 325 plnynrs worn roln
stnted; ono player was declared Ineli
gible j 239 players woro solectod by
draft
Tho national board of arbitration
passed upon 93C disputed ensos during
tho yonr and handed down decisions
for tho snmo, nnd 132 canon urn on
hnnd for dispoBnl at the annual moot
ing now in progross.
Tho National loaguo drafted 30 play
ors, and tho American lenguo drafted
38. Tho National association drafted
141 plnyera.
Total amount received through this
ofilco for drafted players, including
monoy refunded on Nntlonnl associa
tion drafts dlBiillowod;
Natlonnl loaguo, $43,040; American
lenguo, $00,100; National association,
$70,960; totnl draft monoy, $174,450;
amount paid on optional agreements,
$73,250. Amount paid for rolenso by
purchase of National association play
ers, $133,000. Grand total. $380,700.
McGlnnlty Buys Club.
Joo McGlnnlt) U now a full-fledged
club owner onco moro. Ho has pur--shaHod
tho majority of tho stock In
the Tncoma club of tho Northwestern
lenguo. McGlnnlty will net aB mana
ger and also tako his turn In thn
box.
Tribute to Brush,
President Comlskoy of the Whlto
Six says baseball will fool tho loss of j
John T. Brush. "Ho was a power In
tho gumo." Bald Commy, "and tho
Aiueriouu league will miss him us
much ns tho Nntlonnl."
Curio's Creat P.eeord.
.'ntneny uano. me drowns' nov
r'hicw. during tho 1912 toason won
, i ' -. tea that ho pitched,
i r ' 'i wn-nr-rai ju-hit uf
1 rKd '-M thu'ouia
NEW YORK GIANTS
BARBER CUTS OUT FOOTBALL
Innocently Tried to Throw Ball Back
to Players When Twenty;One
of Them Fell on Him.
Football, with or without the for
ward paBB, will no longer be on tho
list of favorlto sports of Herman
Stoeblo, of 6,950 Third avenue, Brook
lyn. Tho Oriole and a team of aspir
ing Day Ridgors were echeduled to
wipe tho earth with each other Sun
day nfteruoon In a lot nt 70th street
and First nvcnuo, In Brooklyn. Stoo
blo, being a harbor, went out to see
tho long-hnlred athlotes in action.
Tho twuns wero well matched, tho
score was close and, as each eldo had
its ndheronts, there was much excite
ment among tho spectators.
Suddenly from tho struggling line a
player darted with the ball under his
arm. Ho got freo from tacklers nnd
started up tho field for a touchdown.
Tho crowd urged him on and tho pur
suers pressed him. A principle of
tho game is to hold on to the ball,
but this runnor dropped It and it fell
In front of Stoeble. Now, Stoeblo
waB posted on tho price of a faco
imiRHfigo and know how to strop a
razor, but tho rules of football, espe
cially -when tho -coveted ball Is lylnB
at oiio's foul, wero things foreign to
his dully round of reading.
Howover, ho felt that ho must not
quickly, so ho grabbed tho pigskin
and started to throw It out to tho
runner who had dropped It. Started
to throw It, tho refereo says. Is cor
rect. When 21 players uncoiled and
unwound themselves and uncovored
Stooblo ho had tho ball still, but ho
wasn't saying anything.
Dr. Dugan, who hadn't expected to
seo tho gamo, took Stoeblo to tho
Norwegian hospital and found thnt
tho volunteer has a broken leg. Ho
may havo internal Injuries, too, but
it is believed ho will recover.
OES f
5P0RTD0M
Stagg .is usual stood tho endurance
test
Thn Cincinnati papers nro complain
ing that tho Reds do not bat heavy
enough.
Sixteen plnyors havo been killed
on tho grltllon this year against four
teen last year.
It's getting flo a man has to win h
pennant' or got n now Job. Espoclally
In tho big lenguos.
Pitcher, Carl Cnshlon of tho Wash
ington Senators tmyu ho Ib learning a
now throw to first. .
Jimmy O'Rourko nncj Charles Hemp
hill of Columbus havo been sold to
Bill Frlol of St. Paul.
Ty Cobb hns batted better than .300
In all tho sovpn years that ho has
Bpont In fast company.
Tho Now York Giants copped 319
bases last season, ngniiiHt 24S for Clu.
clnnatl, tho next highest.
Jimmy Burke hns boon mentioned
ns a possibility, to mnnago tjio Grand
Rapids team npxt season.
Walter Johnson and Henry, says
Clark Griffith, aro the greatest battery
that ovor wont Into a ball game.
Yalo thought, sho could knock tho
"Brick" out of Brlckley, but Harvard
took tho "Pump" cut, of Pumpully.
Captain Larry Doylo of tho Giants
has been engaged to coach the Seton
Hall baseball team of Now Jersey,
National leaguu Tans In Boston nra
looking to George Stnllings to glvo
them their first good ball club since
1901.
McGraw would like to know who
put tho "grass" In SnodgrasB, and
who Is responsible r tho "mork" In
Merkle.
Helnlo Zlmmorman, uccordlng to tho
figures, leads tho Notional league with
the war club, cloBoi.r followed by an
Indian.
Outfielder ConnoJjr. who wns caught
In tho draft by tho A'ashlngton Sena
tors from Montreal, bntted for .310
last season.
Bat Nelson's manager contends tho
Hogowlsch man in in tho prime of
life. "Dr." Pholon and "Doc'' Osier
to tho contrary.
Nobody has any rympathy for Mil
lor Hugglns since be accepted a Job
as Cardinal manager. They say ff.
was his own fault
Jack Ryder says tho Athletics and
tho Red Sox will bo contenders in tho
east, and tho Whlto Sox and tho Ti
gers In tho west.
Clark Griffith camo so near getting
tho covoted flag In tho American
lenguo In 1912 that ho is busy already
proparlng to clinch tho next ono.
Mnnagor Goorgo Stovnll of tho
Browns Bnys that ho Is against baso
ball playors writing for papors. Ho
must havo boon reading sorno of it
Goorgo Bnumgardnor Is a real find
for tho St Louis Browns. Ho should
bo a groat pitching asset for Georgq
Stovall during tho season of 1913.
, I Tho latest in turbulont St Louis It
that Powell and Stephens, two of tho
oldest of tho Browns In rolnt of serv
ice, aro to ho roleased In favor of
younger bljod
PLAYERS GET TOO MUCH COIN
Magnates Anxious to Revise Rules for
Division of Gate Receipts of
World's Series.
If certain baseball magnates havo
their way tho rules governing tho di
vision of world's series receipts will
bo radically amended.
It will be HUggcBted that tho mon
ey sot asldo for tho players of the
two contending teams in tho world's
series bo limited to a guaranteo for
each man instead of a percentage.
No less a poreon than August Herr
mann, chairman of tho National base
ball commission, favors a plan by
which each member of tho winning
team In tho world's scries will re
ceive $1,000 whlto each member of the
losing team will get $7.50.
This money, according to tho Herr
mann idea, will bo doducted from 00
per cent, of tho first four games, tho
balance to bo distributed equally
among tho players of the other four
teen major Innguo teams.
If such an amendment should bo
adopted, tho world's scries would de
velop into a big benefit for all the
major league players. -
It is also hinted that tho national
commission may find Us 10 per cent
rakeoft reduced ono-half. The com
mission's Bha.ro of tho spoils has stead
ily Increased each year until $50,000
wns set aside after tho recent strug
glo between tho Giants and Red Sox.
Several club owners Insist that the
commission's portion should not ex
ceed $25,000, in which event tho bal
ance could bo split up among tho men
who pay tho salaries of all major
league players.
Tho world'B series has grown to
such enormous proportions that tho
impression prevails among baseball
men that tho players aro gotting too
much money.
If tho plan to curtail tho shares of
tho teams taking part in tho world's
series is adopted, It will be Interesting
to learn tho nttltudo of tho recently
organized Qascball Playors' Frater
nity. Tho membership list includes nearly
300 major leaguo players, all of whom
would be glad to receive a piece of
world series coin.
M'CARTHY HAS GOOD RECORD
Pittsburg Player Lands In Fourth
Among Second Baseman of All
National Leaguo Teams.
One of tho most promising players
on tho Pittsburg team Is llttlo Mc
Carthy, who filled in at second baso
whon Miller was put on the initial
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Second Baseman McCarthy.
sack. Lata In tho season McCarthy
wns supplanted by Butlor, tho St
Paul star. McCarthy participated In
105 gnmes, finishing with a record of
.902.
Unique Stadium for Yale.
Tho now Yalo stadium to bo started
shortly will bo tho largest of Its kind
In America and unique In many re
spects. Tho amphitheater ,wlll be
bowl-shaped, a feature entirely Individ
ual. It will bo GO feet deop and will
seat 00,000 persons uud can be ex
tended to seal 100,000 If desired. It
will cost $300,000 and other Improve
ments to tho Yalo field athlotlc equip
ment will mnko tho total expenditure
$700,000.
Funds for tho work of construction
will bo provided by a bonding system,
which will Allow the genoral public
to purchaso at face value tickets to
all tho games in tho stadium. In caso
n $100 bond Is bought tho purchaser
will bo allowed to buy two tickets to
every gamo for fifteen years.
Training Dates.
Tho training datR of tho Cincinnati
Reds havo been announced. Thoy will
Itmvu Cincinnati on March 1 for
Fronch Lick Springs. Thoy will re
main In Mobile until March 26, when
thqy return direct to Redlnnd. On
March 29, 30 and 31 tho Reds will
piny tho Now York Americans, April
4, 5, and C the Boston Americans, and
on April 7, 8 nnd 9 the Detroit Amer
icans, opening the regular season on
April 10.
Eleven Champions Off the List.
Of tho Athletics who won the pen
nant In 1910, the following are no
longer upon the Philadelphia roster:
Cntchors Livingston nnd Donohue;
Pitchers Morgan, Krnuso, Dygert and
Atkins; Infieldors Davis, Houser nnd
Derrick; Outfloldors Lord and Hart
boI, White Sox Sensation.
Bubo Borton, the first Backer of the
Whlto Sox, Ib looked upon ns a sensa
tion for tho coming campaign. Jimmy
Callahan did not think Borton had it
in him to mako a finished first baso
man in tho big show.
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Harness Racing on Christmas.
Tho Toronto Driving Club will dis
tribute $7,200 In prizes for harness
races to tako place during the Christ
mas holidays.
Cubs to Train In Florida.
President Murphy of tho Chicago
Cubs has decided upon Florida as the
training grounds for his team next
spring. No definite spot has been se
lected as yet
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CAMP FIRE
LINCOLN AND DENNIS HANKS
Incident of War Days nt Washington
Is Told by Cousin of Martyred
War President.
As a long-time acquaintance of Den
nis Hanks I wish to recall an Incident
that may be of Interest Hanks was
a nephew of Nancy Hanks, tho moth
er of Lincoln. Ho had acquired a
crude education before his cousin Abo
had a chance to learn, writes W. A.
Judson In tho IndlanapollB News.
"Abe wns determined to try for.
something," Hanks said to the writer
ono day In Paris, 111. "I reckoned It
would not amount to much but I says'
'go ahead'; and beforo long he weivt
ahead and knowed moro than me."
Dennis Hanks moved from Ken
tucky with Lincoln, and tho other
mombers of tho family, to Indiana,
and thenco to Illinois. Thoy sottled'
first in Coles .County, 111., afterward
in Macon county, whore Miss Nancy
Hanks, (a daughter of Dennis Hanks)
and a woman of fine degree, wns born.
She married, In Decatur, III., P. L.
Shoaff, who published and edited the,
first nowopapor in that town. Mrj
Shoaff afterward moved to Paris, and
founded tho Gazette, a newspaper of
which his sonB aro now proprietors
and publishers.
While doing local editorial work on)
tho Gazette tho writer ond "old man
Hanks," as wo called him, had fre-1
quent chats and In ono of these chats
Dennis told why ho went to Washing
ton, D. C, when President Abraham,
Lincoln occupied tho Whlto Houso.,
Mind you, Dennis was Just as plain
and unassuming as his cousin Abo, and
Just as kind-hearted.
A young soldlnr from Coles county,
who, after a series of forced marches
had boen placed on picket duty In
tho presence of the enemy, fell asleep
Dennis Hanks was sent on to Wash
Ingtqn to Intercede for tho young
soldier, who had been court-marshaled
and sentenced to bo shot.
Dennis Hnnks In relating his expe
rience at the Whlto House, said: "1
wont up thero to soo Abo and a po'rter'
at tho door said: 'What do you want?'
I says, 'I want to see Abo Lincoln.'
'Havo you a cardY' ho sayB to me. I
says, 'No, man, I ain't got no card. I
want to Bee Abe Lincoln on particu
lar business and I want to seo him
mighty soon.' That porter Bays, 'Well,
you will have to wait.' Just about
'then Abe, whom I seen through tho
open door In a back room wrltln' at
a desk, looked up and, seen mo and
says, 'Why, hello, Dennis, how are
you? Come right In.' Then you ought
to seon that porter git away from that
door. I don't bollovo he meant no
harm, but ho did not know that me
and Abe was couBlns nnd old friends."
Dennis Hanks received a pardon for
the Coles county young soldier
(though Abe Lincoln had the soldier
boy como to Washington for a re
primand) and Dennis was royally en
tertained and presented with Abe Lin
coln's watch, which he proudly showed
when ho told this true story.
Put Him Off All Right
A soldier got a furlough at Nash
ville, and, laboring jnder a "load"
of commissary, took tho train for the
north. He handed tho brakeman a
dollar, and told him to bo sure and
put him off at Ellzabothtown.
"I may 'eject, but yo' pu'mrae off
nny'ow, nn' 'fl fight, yo' hi" mo an'
drag mo off, sheo?"
During tho night when they arrived
thero the brakeman, after a terrific
fight, put tho soldier off at Ellza
bothtown. Ab it grew light and the
tralu neared Louisville tho brakeman
shook tho drowsy passengers and,
shouted: "All out!"
"What does this mean?" said an
nngry soldier, now sober, whon he
got off nnd found himself at Louls
vlllo. "Didn't I givo you a dollar,
and tell you to put me off nt Eliza
bethtown?" The trainman's Jaw dropped, and
he Btared at him blankly. "Aro you
tho man? Then, who tho dickens
was the feller I did put oft there?"
Rousseau and Clergyman.
Rv Frederick A. Ross had Just
been examined on a charge of treason,
snd convicted upon hia own showing.
Jndor charge of a guard he was about
to lcavo Gen. Rousseau's tent Put
ling on a particularly sanctimonious
expression, ho took up his hat,
turned to tho general, and said:
"Well, general, wo must each do as
wo think befit, and I hope wo will
both meet In heaven "
"Your gotting to heaven, sir, will
lopond altogether upon your fu
luro conduct," tho general replied.
"Before wo can reasonably hope to
fneot thero you and I must becomo bet
ter men." The offect of this brief re
joinder was irresistible.
Has Another Guess.
A stay-at-home, a drled-up little,
man, with n llttlo voice, weak and ef-;
fomlnato, noticed a soldier, who had
been blinded by tho explosion nt City'
Point, asking alms, '
"Thero is a dlmo for you, my brave
soldier," ho said, as ho tossed the
coin Into tho cap of tho follow.
"Tbank'o, m&rm," was the re
sponso. "I'm not a woman," was tho lndlg-
nant reply.
"Thank'o, miss," was the prompt,
retort.
Hard to Hit
During tho reconstruction period,
when tho wheols of Industry wero be-,
ginning to movo again In tho south,
an officer was accosted by a loafer. '
"Jonos," said ho, "where is all that
prosperity that was promlsod to us?'
"Why," replied Colonel Jones, "pro
pority Is beginning to bo felt every.
There." ,
"It hns not struck m yet"
"Of courso not," said Colonel Jones,
"It Is pretty hard to hit nothing."
MY, HOV "JIMMY" DID
RIDE THOSE WAVES
First Billow Carried Boy Out Into
Lake; Billow No. 2 Brought
Him Safely Back.
Chicago. Two large, cold waves ot
Lake Michigan played a peculiars
prank with "Jimmy" Lucas tho other
day. After ono had all but drowned
Mm ninnif rnmo another a sort of
kindly disposed wave and saved,
"Jimmy's" life.
"Jimmy" is eleven years old. Hal
was standing on a temporary break-i
w.-inr nt tiip font of East Thirty-ninth!
street shortly after ten o'clock, with)
his friend "Billy" Malonoy, watchlngj
tho waves dashing spray for many1
feet In the air.
"Gee! There comes a whopperl'"
shouted "Jimmy" gleefully.
Tho "whopper" thundered against
Upon the Crest Rode "Jimmy."
tho portion, of tho breakwater upon
which "Jimmy" stood and crumbled'
it like so much sand. In an instant,
the boy was sucked out by tho under-i
tow and 3wcpt out in the lake. "Billy"'
was on tho point of running for help
when he saw another large wave roar
ing to shore. Upon tho crest, high In
tho air, rode "Jimmy." Ho was lifted
clear of tho breakwater by tho flood1
and hurled high up on the shore,
shlvoring and frightened, but ex
tremely grateful to "wave No, 2."
C, A. Kyto, engineer of the city
pumping station close by, witnessed
tho accident, and called "Jimmy"
Into the engine-room to dry.
"Them waves nie a-a-soine- strong,"1
said "Jimmy" between chattering
teoth. "When I was rldln' that
s-ssecond ono I-I though I w-was goin
o-over tho p-purtpin' station."
Ho then dispatched "Billy" to his
homo for a dry suit of clothes.
"S-square it w-wlth dad," ho ad
monished, " 'causo he's got a s-strong-or
r-rlght hand than them waves."
"Billy" soon returned with tho
clothes, and announced that "dad"
was going to tako him to a nickel
show after suppor.
DOG SAVED GIRL FROM MIRE
Through Miles of Tangled Forest,
Canine Discoverer Took Master
to the Lost Child.
Campbellton, N. B. After being
lost In a cedar swamp four days and.
four nights nnd found by a dog, the
seven-year-old daughter of Ernest
Burabo of St. Andro was returned
homo
Hundreds of persons searched the,
forest unsuccessfully for several days.
A havy rainstorm prevailed and thol
searchers feared that the girl had1
perished from exposure. Danger oC
attack from wild animals was also a
possibility.
The fourth morning after the child's
disappearance a dog owned by John,
Cyr, a neighbor of the Burabes, awak
cnod his master. Tho animal actod
so ntrangely and was so insistent that
his owner followed him to the woods.
Ho suspected that the dog had
found the body of the child. Ho fol-'
lowed the dog for six hours through
miles of forest Tho dog finally
stoppod at a big tree and barked.,
Leaning against tho trunk was the!
lost girl. The girl said that tho dog
had found her the day before, butl
that sho was too weak to follow hlm.i
DOLL PRESENT FOR BRIDE!
Odd Wedding Gifts for Ten-Year-Old'
Girl, Who Will Now Lengthen
Skirts.
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Thlbodonux, lv. Agnes Callahan.)
tpn, wns mnrrled tho other day nndi
quit the third reader glass In tho pub-!
lie school hero.
Her husband is Paul Dietz, twenty-!
threo, Tho girl wore short dresses dur
ing the ceremony, but immediately!
afterwards announced that sho would,
havo her gownB lengthened, as she
was a "marrlod woman now."
The priest who performed tho cere
mony was opposed, at first, on account
of the ago of the prospective bride,
but becauso the parents of both of the
contracting parties insisted that the
wedding should tako place.'ho finally
yielded.
DIolz's present to his bride was a
huge doll that would open nnd close
Its eyes. , Nearly all tho wedding pres
ents were toys, but the bride declared
that she would not play with dolls
any more. TI19 wedding was tho ro
BUlt of a courtship begun whon the
bride was almost a baby,
"Infant Was In Way."
Cincinnati, Ohio. Held in cells are
Fred Kipp and his young wife. Emma,
the latter charged with tho murder ot
her oloven-day-old boy baby Tho
child was thrown into the Ohio rior
by the mother, the father says, be
cause sho thought the Infant was In
tho way. A news item which told
of a man hearing a young couple dis
cuss whether they should kill their
bnby was read by two women who
know of the birth of the Kipp baby
and tho disappearance cf tho man
and the woman They caused tho
arrests.
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