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RID CLOUD
NEBRASKA
At tilth time of tliu year every base
ball team Is h penmint winner.
Ho annoying It 1h wlicn the nior
cury practices tho scalo on the ther
mometer! In Mongolia, women smoke and rldo
astride, but lenve the husband's trous
cr pockets unmolcHtrd.
Jnpnn's new minister of Hnunco Is
Baron Koroklyo Takqliraiilil. n very
appropriate name Indeed.
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It has bcon at least a year since
tho government has advertised for
an xylonwtlst. Still no response.
A Mllwnukecnn has failed at four
attempts at milrldo. Ho may bo en
dowed with as many lives as a cat.
China now has a full fledged agri
cultural department whore chop suoy
Ingredients are given official atten
tion. It Is not lawrul to bent an umplro In
Illinois, but baseball fatiB will glvo
this no thought until tho occasion
arises.
Over $17.1.000,000 worth of property
changed hands In Chicago last year,
not counting tho cash gathered on the
highways.
In tho namo of humanity, why not
stnrt n society to provldo early worms
and hot water bottlea Xor tho presea
son robins?
If n woman could hnvo her real wish
sho would desire nothing more than to
visit tho 27,000 department stores In
tho United Stntes.
I3ut for all that, no pampered aristo
crat of an rffcto monarchy has any
thing on tho American ball player In
his spring training.
Many bnscball players would so
euro prettier photographs If thoy
would lay nsldo their quids whllo look
ing Into tho camera.
China wnnts a good-sized air fleet
with French officers. Tho now rcpub
lie Is strictly up to dato with alt tn
modern Improvements.
London, always noted for curiosi
ties, has a tramp who Inflates his
throat Just like the mumps and spends
glorious tllncs In tho Infirmaries.
Now that It Is established that tho
American cnglo Ib a hen. somo of our
obstreperous neighbors to tho south
will begin to complain of being hen
pecked. A demonstrating enr In Philadelphia
cost Its owners over $13,000 In acci
dent damages. After a demonstration
like that Ha valuo seems to bo prob
lematical. 8omo Americans are eccentric
enough to refuso to pay money at a
box office for the sake of seeing an
actor who haa been divorced ever so
many times.
To keep from snoring a specialist
declares the best method Is to keej
one's mouth closed. .Incidentally. th
same method will keep one from
many other afflictions.
Every tlra the unloaded pistol trag
edy la repeated we are convinced
afresh that the fool killer needs an
able bodied assistant or at least a
caddy to carry his tools.
Two Los Angeles chauffeurs atole
thirty-one automobiles within aeven
months. It Ib sad to contemplate lust
what would happen If thoy were turn
ed loose In an auto plant.
A Chicago Judgo holds that a wife
should not ask for money, but that tho
husband should hand It over without
being asked. Usually It is the hus
band who does the asking. '
France Is nil excited over a device
Just Invented which makes the cap
sizing of an aeroplano practically Im
possible. We would llko to see It In
operation from tho rrouud.
Doing a grand opera song bird at
$2,500 a night Is one thing; being In
tho grand opera chorus at $2. GO Is
something else. For all singers life
Is not ono grand, sweet song.
A suitor, seeking to Impress a girl
by "boldness," lost her when ho
claimed to bo n train robber. He
might havu experimented progressive
ly, beginning with petty larceny.
A movement Is to bo started tc
make tho war on flleB world-wide. Up
to dato thq files have very much the
better of tho exterminating crusade
bo tho movement evidently needs
more concentration than expansion
Just at this Btngo.
Tho minister of education of Wur
temborg Inveighs against tho chang
ing of spelling of acrmnn names In
American schools, but then the educa
tor has nover been litsldo n Yankee
learning Institution In his llfo.
A Chlcnry court bailiff has a scheme
to nttlro himself in a bright green
uniform, figuring that the advertise
ment of tho victim's delinquency ob
tained by the public epectaclo of tho
balllff'o squatting on tho doorstep will
encourage prompt payment. Or a hur
(ry call for an ambulance.
MEMORY HELD HIM
And His Reverie Took Him Back
to a Far-Away Country
Home.
Dy RICHARD POST.
It was n full half hour after tho cur
jtaln rose when Travis saw her. Even
jthuu he was doubtful. In tho maze
f pretty girls who weaved through
,tho Intricate and bewildering comblnn
'tlons of dances and marches on tho
istngo ho could not bo certain that the
slight, girlish figure wns Cecllo Ray
mond. Now tho chorus formed In a
billowy line of while and Burged for
ward llko a foam-crested wave to the
footlights. The girl ho watched was
third from tho end In tho second lino
and tho young man could not distin
guish nor features.
"A very common-place chorus," Miss
'Davis commented to hrr escort, as the
icurtaln fell.
"I thought that little brunctto nenr
!tho end In the Bccond row wns, well
(quite pretty," ho ventured.
Miss l.orcuo DavlB glanced at him
.sharply. "It's all a matter of opinion
jPf courso," sho replied, acridly. "As
Yor myself, I haven't seen ever a pass
ably good-looking woman on tho stage
(tonight."
Hut Italph Davis was paying scant
,attentlon to her remarks. For h mo
ment membry held him. Was It Cecllo
'Raymond? Could It bo she?
"Why not?" ho nsked himself bit
terly. "Who knows where Bho went or
liow fnr may have fallen alnco she
flipped nway from Lancaster two
fyears ago? Then Ceclle wished to bo
ia grand oporn stnr." Ho smiled with
a synlclsm beyond his yenrs. "They
Jso often end up In tho chorus It may
jbo nfter nil," ho concluded.
"If Bho" nnd thon his honesty of
'.thought drove back tho repronches ho
'started to heap upon Cecllo. "No, It
Iwns my fault, Just mlno," ho admitted.
"i wnB too ambitious, I didn't dare to
jnsk hor when I had llttlo to offer. Co
cllo on hor part was Impatient and
'wont nway to mnko a namo for her
'self. It was all my fault," ho repeated,
unconscious thnt ho spoke aloud.
"What's your fault?" Miss Davis ask
ed, turning a wondering glance upon
jhlm.
Ralph camo out of his roverlo Bud
Idenly. "That I didn't bring n box of
,cnndy for you," ho replied with quick
self-possession. Ho hailed a boy and
bought an expensive two-pound pack
'ago. For an Instant Travis' eyes rested
on tho woman at his side. Superbly
Jgowncd, MIsb Davis possossed a regu
lar If somewhat colorless beauty. Hor
,good breeding showed Itself In every
(lino of her face and if there was a
certain hardness In her features, too
much of a steely glitter In the pale
.blue eyes, the amount of her father's
fortune atoned for any deficiencies.
Certainly, Travis, two years boforo a
(nobody and now only a rising young
Tnan, porhaps undeservedly credited
with two engineering triumphs, should
thank his stars of fortune that It was
!ho who was favored to alt at MIsb
P
lvls' side.
Travis know well that In the next
jbox was Edgorton Oreen, contender
for tho hand of tho girl who that eve
ning favored Ralph with hor amllos.
To be In his place the young man
'doubted not that Oreen would havo
given all he possessed. "Certainly,"
(Travis reflected, "I should consider
cnysolf lucky."
But strangely enough he waa dis
satisfied. Tho girl waa probably not
Cecllo. Even If she were, what was
eho to him?
Two yeara on the stage, in the bal
lot! With his somewhat austere train
ing ho shuddered to think what her
llfo must have been. No; If the dancer
should provo to be Cecllo, she hold
no Interest for him.
, Yet, when the curtain rose, ho for
jpot tho woman beside him and with
an unconscious eagerness leaned fo
ward In his scat, his eyes strained to
catch the first sight of tho dlmtnu
klvo llguro, third from tho oud second
row.
Tho pretty conceit of tho second net
was tho appearance of tho "Tlger-Lll-les."
Tho ballot, a few minutes bofore
jgowncd In dainty white, now" appeared
Jin flaming crimson, their heads crown,
cd with Bcorlot and yellow caps, fash
(ioncd In tbo shapo of n Illy. Then It
rwas that Travis know the ono whom
his eyes sought was Indeed Cecllo Ray
mond. Tho gorgeousness of her cos
tume only accentuated tho pallor of
hor cheeks, tho feverish luBtcr of hor
largo, brown eyes, tho dead blackness
(of her massed hair.
. Cecllo knew him. Ho read that In
Itho first gtanco. Desplto Btngo de
corum her oyoa continually wandered
"toward 1Ub box. Sho executed tho live
ly, rollicking dance mechanically, keep,
lug tlmo and step with tho skill of
Jong hnblt. Hut tho man, leaning for
(ward In his Boat, unconscious of tho
ptatoly girl at his sldo, of tho multl
(Uido of men nnd women about him,
icnow Intuitively that Cccllo'a thoughts
;woro with him, as his wero with hor.
In hla roverlo fnticy took him back
joncu more on n peaceful rlvor In tho
far-away country of his homo Ceclle'B
loino. Thoy wero togothor, hardly
moro than boy nnd girl, In a ennoo
llrlftlng slowly down tho stream. Tho
month was August, tho sun n-gllstcn
on tho swiftly flowing water of mid
channel, but thoy coasted along tho
bank In tho deop shndo of tho over
hanging trees. And thero, nt tho edge
of tho bushes, tall tlgor-lllloa grew,
holr crimson coloring respondent
against tho background of green. To
gether thoy had plckod tho lilies to-
gether that summer afternoon of tho
long ago. Ho wondored idly If the
girl on tho stngo remembered.
In tho Instant something happened
Tho ballot had swung far to tho left,
almost below his box. Suddenly Ce
die's whlto face grow oven whiter, she
swayed and fell In a llttlo heap. The
lino of dancers swung1 around and
passed her, awa. to tho sentcr of tho
stage. Too well trained wero thoy to
nllow fivon for an Instant anything to
break the lawless mechanism of their
execution. Somebody from the wings
would drag out tho girl1 who had
fallen; the play must go on.
Hut boforo a Btngp hand could roach
her Travis had climbed tho railing of
tho box and leaped upon tho stage.
Hcndlng for nn Instant over the uncou
Rclous girl, he quickly raised the Blen
der form and bore tier In ills arms,
nway from Die glaro of lights and tho
blatant music to tho quiet of a dress
ing room any dressing room, it did
not matter to the commanding young
mnn, whose fnco so set nnd stern mado
men obey him.
"Ceclle, Ceclle," ho whispered, "my
dear llttlo tlgcr-llly.
And the girl opening her eyes, smil
ing wistfully, understood that ho re
ferred not to tho tawdry Bplendor of
her garb, but to the days, ho many
weary weeks nnd months and years
boforo when thoy hnd drifted together
on tho quiet river nnd gathered the
gorgous lilies on Its banks.
"I was so tired," bho murmured.
"And now you've come, Ralph, nnd It's
nil right."
"Starved herself, tho poor llttlo
thing," tho motherly wardrobe wom
an explained In a low voice. "She
wouldn't do like ninny of tho girls,"
tho woman motioned toward tho stage
from which wnveu of npplauso rolled
as tho ballet scampered Into the
wings. "Sho was paid only fifteen a
week and had to provldo hor own
clothes. Tho chick hasn't had a square
meal In a month. No wonder she
fainted dead awny."
"It was all a mlstako, Just a misun
derstanding," Travis Bald In a low voice
and tho woman nodded with compre
hension. "Hut It will be all right now,
Just as eho said." With the tender
ness of a woman tho young man lifted
tho slight form and carried hor to a
couch.
Meanwhllo In the theater Edgerton
Green had taken Travis' place at Miss
DavlB' side. Whon Ralph thought of
tho woman ho had left nlono In tho
box ho regretted his unavoidable rude,
noss. Sho was welcome to think of
him bb a cad or however elso she
pleased. For ho hnd Ceclle, ho had
found again his little girl of tho tiger
lilies, and amid his happiness noth
ing elso of this world mattered.
(Copyright, 1913, by tho McClure News
paper Syndtcuto.)
WERE COMRADES AT DINNER
Rufus' Claim to Acquaintanceship
With British General Had Actual
Foundation.
After peaco was declared In the
War of 1812, RufUB Hrown, a lank
Vermonter, was waiting with the
United StnteB troops at Niagara Falls
for orders to return home. Anxious
to try a double-barreled gun he had
Just bought, Rufus obtained permis
sion to crosB over Into Canada for a
day's shooting. Dut game was shy,
and lato In tho afternoon, with his
gun still untried, as he was returning
disgustedly, a crow perched on a tree
top not far from British headquarters,
tempted him, and ho brought It down
with one barrel. The shot brought
out a British general, who, aa Rufus
Btooped to pick up the crow, said:
"That's a fine gun; will you let me
see It?"
Rufus handed him tho gun, when
the general, with sudden fire In bis
eye, said:
"You scoundrel, you have shot my
pet crow, and now you've got to eat
It" I
Rufus explained, then stormed, then
begged, but the general was mad,
clear through, and would not let him
oft until three mouthfuls.of raw crow
had been gulped down.
"There," he said, handing back the
gun, "that will teach you a wholesome
lesson."
Rufus wnlked away two steps,
wheeled sharply around, and leveling
his gun nt the general's head, said:
"Eat tho rest of that crow."
Tho general, In turn, blustered and
pleaded, but in vain; he had to finish
tho unsavory meal.
Next dny Rufus was called to Amer
ican headquarters. There ho con
fronted tho angry British general.
"Rufus," snld his commanding offi
cer, "this Is General Forsytho; do you
know him?" '
"Well." drawled Rufus, with a
twinkle In his eye, "wo are sort of ac
quainted. We dined together yester
day." Miss Helen and the Tourists.
Ono day Mlas Helen Taft was mot
by two tourists as Bho left tho White
ITouso grounds. With that charming,
and lnepllcablo gift for garrulity
which tourists develop, they stopped
hor, nnd, not knowing that sho waa
tho president's daughter, asked hpr a
lot of questions about tho Vhlto
Houso. Miss Taft submitted nnd
pointed out nil tho various Interesting
things about tho grounds.' where tho
npartments of tho president nnd his
family wero situated, md other Intl
mato details.
"You seem to kno a lot about It,
my denr," said one' of tho women.
Oh." replied Miss Taft laughingly,
"you see, I am ohio of tho assistants
to tho chief cook'
A's eho walked away sho heard one
of tho tourists declaro:
"Quito reflnpd looking for a domes
tic." Popular.- Magazine
Gown of Exquisite
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To demonstrate their ability at designing gowns excelling tho Importa
tions from France, American dressmakers havo given their beat effort and
tnlcnt to tho most benuttful gowns shown in this country. Tho photograph
demonstrates moro ably than words tho result of their efforts. Tho gown
is n Grecian gown of whlto chiffon with rhlnestono trimmings, with a Ore
clan key design nnd rhlnestono girdle.
BLOUSE CUT IN ONE PIECE
One of Tulle Valenciennes Is Made
With Neither Trimming Nor
Fullness.
Tho newest cream whlto blouses are
moro plain thnn ever. Tho prettiest
are tullo vnlcnclennes, or n kind of
soft point d'esprlt with figures llko
thoso lu the Valenciennes design. Ono
blouse of this muterinl haB not tho
slightest trimming or fullness except
In tho back, whero thero la a tiny bit
to cover tho opening nnd make it look
like a narrow plait. Tho entlro thing
Is mado in ono pleco, tho solo garnish
being llttlo button studs of black vel
vet in two rows nt tho throat, both
back and front, and on tho wrists.
Tho neck Is cut low nnd round, with
cording of tho loco In three rows.
A noticeable featuro of this blouse,
which was designed In a houso In tho
Place Vendome and Intended for tho
Riviera, Ib tho sleeves made all In one
pleco, with no extensions whatever. It
Is as though tho cntiro thing had been
molded together. No doubt the styles
for the coming Benson will adopt Ideas
een In this blouso. We have arrived
at a period when cuts and finishes are
at their cresendo of plainness. Noth
ing" further Is posslblo because effects
could not possibly bo any more rigid
or simple.
STYLISH SPRING DRESS
Sprint dreaa of Royal blue broad
cloth with draped skirt and yoke of
accordion pleated silk. The waist la
made almost entirely of silk with
lapels and accordion pleated short
leaves.
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BLACK SATIN HAT RETAINED
Though White Seems to Be Coming
Favorite Color, Yet This Style
Is Always Smart.
Whllo colors nro to bo rampant this
year nnd Bpread themselves over tho
world llko a gorgeous sunset or a rain
bow, yet tho tiny blnck satin hat Is to
bo very smart indeed. Tho woman
who is in doubt what to chooso when
sho is hewildored by tho sulphur, pur
pie, bronzo nnd red shndcfl offered
would do well to rapidly retreat to
ward conservatism and chooso a hat
of black satin that lias llttlo trimming
nnd owes Its beauty to Its shape.
Such hats aro not what they used
to bo. They aro distinctly of this sea
son. Tho shapo is rather stiff, with a
low crown nnd a two-inch brim whlcli
rolls slightly back at tho edges; over
this the satin is stretched and (Jnlshed
at tho seams with a cord or a piping.
Thero nro no folds or bows or 'full
crown bands; nil Is as smooth and do.
muro as a mnn's silk hat. Tho trim
ming Is placed flat on tho brim and is
mado up of any kind of feather that
has spirals and looks straggling and
careless. ,
Tho best known cholco Is a feather
called numldle and which is more or
less expensive and very fashionable.
Tho peacock feathers aro on this on
der and that is ono of tho reasons
why they have returned to favor.
Straw and wheat aro also used, and
whatever does not Ho flat on tho brim
stands Insolently erect In tho .middle
of the front or back.
Beaded Bags.
Beaded bags refuse to be ousted.
The smartest aro of Jet oblongs;
pierced and applied to tho net alter
nately with beads of silver or gold, on
set solidly together and bordered with
silver, gold or white disks. Equally!
alluring aro tho bags made of steel
mingling with colored beads andi
those which show tho same curious'
shaded effects that distinguish shot!
silks. Somo of tlieso latter are madei
in tho fashlonnble pannier shape first
brought out In walrus or seal bags,
and all contain a chango purse and
card case of satin matching tho lining
of the chief receptacle.
i To Wash Cretonne Draperies.
Boll ono pound of rlco in ono gallon
of water until rico is soft, then strain
off ono quart of tho milky water and
add a piece of gum arable tho size of
an egg. Set this asido for starching.)
Tako tho romatndor of the water'
and rice, add enough warm water to!
wash tho curtains. Rub on a handfuf
of tho boiled rico and souso up and
down many times, then rinse In clear1
water.
Starch In tho water as propared!
above. Iron with a medium hot Iron
when partly dry. Tho cretonne wlU
look like new.
Add Ammonia.
Whlto frocks and blouses or under
clothing thnt havo a bad color should
bo first soaked In cold water to whichj
a llttlo ammonia has boen added andi
then given a lemon bleach; that is, a1
largo lemon should bo cut Into slices,'
and rind and all boiled up In tho boil-t
Ing pan or small copper. When at full,1
boiling point put in tho linens and
muslins nnd boll for twenty minutes.
Garments In Turn.
A useful thing to remember In put-
ting clean clothes away .is to placo
tho freshly laundered pieces at tho!
bottom of their respective piles, Thon,
by using tho topmost, you always take!
tho garments In rotation and each!
garment thus haa less frequent wear
and Its life is lengthened.
WIVES COST MORE
.Natives of Omdurman Pay. High
Prices for Spouses.
Viluo of Dowry Has Increased Since)
the Days of the Mahdl Huge
Swamp Covers 35,000
Square Miles.
Klinrtum. Tho nutlvcs must bo
prosperous In Omdurman, for even a
worklngman will pay a preposterous
price for his wife. Tho 'cost of get
ting married has gone up since tho
days of Uio Mahdl. Tho Mohammedan
custom at marriage is that a certain
Bum is agreed upon as tho bride's
dowry, nnd is provided, not by her
father, but by the prospective bride
groom. Half of this is handed over
to her pcoplo before marriage, nnd la
usually spent in wedding festivities;
tho other half can bo claimed by the
wlfo If her husband divorces her. t
"Sudd1' or "sadd" means literally
"obstruction," nnd in tho Sudan It
Is generally applied to the river weed
which, massing itself together in tho
upper Nile, forms n vnBt expanse of
swamp, a veritable Inland Sarcaaso
sea, a waving, lush green forest of
reeds nnd water growth somo 35,000
square miles In extent. Think of ltt
Thirty-flvo thousand square miles of
hopeless Bwamp. Through this sudd
region tho Whlto Nllo travels for 30&
miles, nnd In the. rainy season largo
Islands or sudd break nway and, float
ing down stream, choke up tho nar
row channel of tho river. So seridua
docs this obstruction become that
river steamers had been blocked in for
weeks nt a time until a way has been
hewn out for them.
The steamers that go up from Klinr
tum to Gondokcr and tho Lndo and
back cannot uso coal, for tho price of
transportation renders tho expense
prohibitive. Hence nt tho fueling sta
tions placed nt intervals nlong tin
Whlto Nllo you will sco neatly piled
stacks of wood placed on tho bank,
nnd this "wooding" Is a process to
which you will Boon got accustomed It
you Journey southward. It Is full of
disadvantages; indeed it is chiefly dis
advantageous. Wood fuel takes a long
tlmo to get on bonrd; It occupied a
great deal of space when It is on
board and It eats up tho timber of tho
country. Now it occurred, to n Teu
tonic genius that could the mnBB ot
weed be dried and prepared for tho
burning, tho sudd, which wns useless
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might just as well provldo tho fuel
instead of the trees, which wero use
ful; accordingly with the grateful ap
proval of the Sudan government, ex
periments wero duly carried out. Some)
tons of the tall weeds wero cut down,
dried in the sun, subjected to a disin
tegrating process and converted into
neat briquettes about six inches long,
three broad and ono deep; the handi
est little thing Imaginable.
PYTHON FIGHTS 12 KEEPERS!
Twenty-two-Foot Inmate of Bronx Zoo
Hasn't Eaten for Nineteen
Months, but
New York. With a dozen strong
men Curator Raymond Dltmars wont
into tho annko houso at the Bronx zoo
and opened tho door ot a cago con
taining Sollna, a 22-foot python. Whllo
she dozed a noose was slipped over
her neck.
Sollna has not eaten so much as a
pound of pig for nineteen months. All
that tlmo she has lived on her fat, and
she Is still fat and the champion fight
er in her class. Freshly killed pigs
and other tempting nnako bits havo
been put In her cago elnco sho began
her long fast, but sho simply baa
brushed them asldo with a Bweep of
hortall, closed her Jaws and Bhut her
oyoB in snakcly contempt.
But tho tying of tho nooso about
her nek aroused her to fury. Sho
Bwung her tall ngafhBt the bars of her
cell, wriggled, writhed and fought aa
only Sollna can -light. Moro nooses
wero got about her slippery body, and
the curator gave tho order: "Slowly,
men. Now pull!"
Gradually Sellna was dragged
through tho doorway. Sho flopfled to
tho floor of tho houso nnd began n se
ries of contortions. Keeper Michael
O'Keefe got too closo to Sollna'n tall
and wbb knocked through n window.
Next John Hastings was sent Bprawl
Jlng. For two hours tho men fought and
tugged beforo Sellna was got Into a
'other cage 150 feet away.
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