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FOR GOOD HIGHWAYS
FROCKS HE)IFTRDn.LS
IFntfS.TfHlE
IMPORTANT BILL RECENTLY IN
TRODUCED IN CONGRESS.
Two ptyljslily cow nod women board
ed nn Amsterdam avt-i-.ut car nt Fifty-second
street lliut very cold morn
ing if last week, tit! KttiK animatedly
and disdainfully about a certain club
president whose net til action in the
matter of regulations lind greatly of
fended them. They made no effort
to disguise their rancor, and Snke
loudly enough to be lii-ard through
ont tho rnr.
"It In only the rich who are thor
oughly hearties." said tin- younger of
the speaker. "I never Knew It to
fall In thi- eoni-M' of my rather cxten
five experience tliat tin1 more money
people own the less In-art they have.
I'rosperlty seems to turn their hearts
ti stone "
Breset-.tly the car Mopped to admit
a woman carrying nn Infant cure
fully but Insufficiently uiappcd In u
plald shawl, S'n- wns very pit ! and
thin and poorly but neatly clothed, and
her hands, which w ere uncovered, were
blue with the cold. A Murk further
down another woman hoarded the ear,
a young, handsome woman, gowned
from head to foot In a long light
rloth. fur line 1 garment, and fur
trimmed hat unnilMakaMy I'nrisian
In make. She seated herself with a
rrUp rustle of silki n skirts, paid her
fare, and then hi r eyes m rayed to
the shiviring Utile woman opposite
her. and without a word she rose,
crossed the ear and took the seat be
side her.
"H you know that your baby looks
very told"" she asked, putting her
daintily glove, I hand on the old plaid
shawl. "1 lit s'ie too thinly covered
for this bitter day?"
"It is all that I have." the mother
answered Iti a dry voire. "She
There are some few railroads In
this country on which It Is considered
quite the right thing for conductors
cm passenger trains to supplement the
enrnlngs of their legitimate trade by
a little money "on the side" made
from chance passengers. Such a road
is Texas and I'acthY, for Instance. It
Is quite a common saying that the
road pays Its dividends to Its con
ductors. It quite frequently happens
that after a few months of service on
the road a conductor has made a nice
llttlo sum of money through com
placency In the matter of Issuing the
regular tickets when he collects fares.
The road Is in the habit of sending
out Inspectors every now and then
to get an eye on the conductors who
do these things. The coming of this
Inspector Ih generally well known. It
happened one time that Jim Kt'illy,
conductor on No. 3 west bound,
bought for himself a diamond ring
such as conductors love. It was a
handsome bit of jewelry, and It cost
Mr. Itcilly l"o. He wore It con
stantly. The inspector on his travels got Into
conversation with Mr. Hellly. He
bal offered to buy his fare, and had
been firmly told that the company had
a rule about "excess charge," widen
excess would be duly returned on
presentation of the slip which tiie con
a
When the young woman typewriter
announced her intention of Joining
an evening law class her friends re
monstrated on the ground that the
study of law makes a woman seem so
masculine, but she Insisted that she
was obliged to do it in sell defense.
"I'm being cheated right and left."
she said, "and If I don't learn how to
stand up for my rights I'll soon be
bankrupt. Now. If 1 had known the
first tiling about law I shouldn't have
been Imposed upon us I was ywler
ilay. "That scrape was the final wind up
of a transaction that had its beginning
in the quarrel I lind with that Hrown
girl almost a year ago -you know the
Hrown girl. 1 never did like her.
and the germs of my dislike kept fer
menting at such a lively rate that
they finally developed Into a clearcut
lesolution to get even with her, in
some way.
"About the time that unholy deter
mination crystallized. Mr. Venable,
the race horse man, wanted nie to do
some work for him. 1 never likeil Mr.
Tenable very well ell her. so I refused
the work for two reasons first, be
cause I illiln't have time to do it. and.
second, because Mr. Venable Is a born
cheat, and has never been known to
pay a bill. Hut even while declining
the proffered Job Kate Itrown and my
contemplated revenge cauui into my
mind.
" Tin sorry I'm so rushed Just now,'
I said, 'but I can send you to some
one who will have time.
"Then I gnve hlui a lett r of In
troduction to Kate and setn him on
his way rejoicing. Kate, of course,
was glad to get the work, Just as I
had predicted, and she wrote nie a
sweet little note telling int. how lovely
I was to remember her. 1 didn't hear
from her again till yesterduy, and
then the communication was not trans
mitted by nieaus of a swee t little note.
seemed Kirk this morning, and I
hadn't the heart to leave her whllt.
I ramp away. 1 am on my way to the
factory for my week's work, which
1 do at home."
The little hand that the lady uncov
ered was unite blue, and tho face
above it wan ghastly whit and
pinched. "I don't thing sbe i lk;
shea only cold," said the stranger
gently.
Then she looked down at hor own
attire, but there was nothing to take
off, for the furs were nndetachable.
If you will let me hold the baby un
der my furs for a little while I think
she will noon be warm," she ventured
Imi she threw back the lapels of
her fur lined mat and pressed the
plaid bundle against her warm heart
and In it! her glowing cheeks to the
tinv cold fare. "I'll tarry her over
to the factory. If you will let me.
she told the mother cheerfully, ho
that Fhe won't be cold again until we
can find something warmer for her.
I have no children of my own. but I
am very fond of babies. All women
are, I think. They are so sweet and
helpless, you know."
They left the car at Houston
street, the tall, beautifully gowned
woman carrving tho child In her
strong gentle arms, and the other
woman following with n look of be
wilderment on her pallid fare.
"Vim may be sure that baby won't
be colli again this winter," remarked
a mini who had watched tho incident
with the keenest Interest. "Do you
know that was the prettiest little net
of charity I've seen for many n day?
A rich v ennui, too." ho added slg-
uilicaiitly. with u glance at tho two
rev Hers of wealth. New York Times.
ductor gave him. They talked casu
ally. "Thnt's a pretty nice ring you're
wenrln'," said the Inspector.
Now at that a great fear took hold
of Mr. Ilellly. He knew tho gentle-
mnn for what he was. He knew, too,
that an admission concerning that
ring would be liable to attact some
suspicion, for the wageB of conductors
aro not princely. Therefore he lied.
"Looks pretty, but It ain't much. I
liked the looks of it. I'll let yon have
It for i:. That's better than 1 paid."
"Ill take It!" said tho stranger,
diving down Into his pocket. He eyed
the conductor cloBoly the while.
Jim lleilly was not a very bright
man. He pulled off the ring and hand
ed It over. After that ho went on
Ms way down the car, and he enjoyed
Immensely tho task of kicking a
tramp off the front platform of the
baggage ear Into the middle of Texas.
Ordinarily be was careful never to
visit the front end of that baggage
car.
He never mentioned that ring to
any one. Hut alMiut a month after the
occurrence he got the ring back. It
came by registered mall anil In the
box was a slip of paper with these
words:
"You're not sharp enough to do
much harm."
Kate used her tongue, then, and she
tired It to advantage, too.
" 'That man Venable,' she said,
has never paid his bill, and what Is
more be doesn't Intend to pay it. Ho
as good as told me so this morning.'
Of course. I didn't tell Kato that
that was the very contingency I had
counted on from the beginning, but
she seemed to divine as much and
straightaw ay proceeded to accuse me I
of complicity In the affair.
"it's my belief.' she said, 'that
you two are working in collusion, but
yon are not going to get off if he does.
You were bis security 1 shouldn't
have allowed the work to leave tho
office till it was paid for if you hadn't
vouched for the fellow, and If he
won't pay me you've got to. I've run
off five dollars' worth of circulars
designed to lure countless racetrack
devotees to their destruction, and
want my money for my part In the
transaction even If they do go broke.'
" iil bring suit against you,' shel
said, 'as sure as I live, if you don't
pay me. You'll look nice marching
down to the police court to bo con
victed of deceit with intent to defraud,
won't you?'
"At the picture of that degrading I
punitive expedition I capitulated.
"'Of course, you shall have your
money,' I said. 'I'm sorry you've been
kept waiting so long,' whereupon 11
dived down into my purso and brought I
up that five dollar bill that Aunt
Mary sent me for a Christinas pres
ent, aixl banded it over.
"After Kate bad left and I had re
gained my normal mental condition
I Inquired Into the matter and found
that she cniid " more bold me re-
sponsible for that man's debts that
she could fly. It was solely through
ignorance or the law that was
scared Into giving up the mono?, and
I'm going to guard against any such
future calamities"
New Evening Mantle.
The evening mantle most Immedi
ately popular Is one presenting the
double qualification of warmth and
lightness, to which end are the filmiest
allks, laces and crepe de chines allied
to thl-k quilted linings and soft, fluffy
trimmings. I'nfortnnately, the high,
cozy Mcdlcl collar is a thing of the
past, but thero are some most allur
ing fancies In pelerine disposals of
feathers and fur, one lovely cloak com
ing In the form of a loose sack coat of
gauffre silk In a soft blue tone, with
cape of kilted chiffon, hemmed mara
bout feathers, the chlnols sleeves,
front and base carrying a similar
adornment.
Evening Wrap of Panne Velvet
Many of the evening wraps this sea-
ion are of pnnno velvet. The one
shown In tho cut Is of that material
of a delicate mauve color. It Is quilt
ed with satin of the same shade. The
big collar Is trimmed with several
rows of very narrow white lace Inser
tion, above which is run a piece of
pearl trimming. White fox bands
edge the sleeves at the wrist and the
big turn up collar that flares around
the neck.
Mauve Is a safe color to go with
many other shades, and Is on that ac
count very appropriate for an evening
wrap, which is made to outlive several
evening gowns and seasons.
Extravagant Fashions.
All fashions of to-day point to ex
travagance. If we have Inexpensive
materials they are so loaded with
trimmings, or are so minutely and ex
pensively handworked that they are
dear in the end. Beautiful velvets
and the costliest embroideries are
part of the modes of the moment, and
never has luxury been carried to such
a pitch In Jewelry. The neck, arms
and head are covered with gems, so
are tho fronts of the bodices, and
many women Introduce beautiful
Jewels on to the skirts real, not Imi
tation. Rows of pearls are festooned
over many of the draperies on low
bodices. Embroideries of wreaths
and sprays of flowers In their natural
tints, made of chiffon and shaded silk,
are much worn.
The really smart tailor walking
skirt has never a circular flounce as a
foot finish.
Fine white net Is an Innovation for
bridal gowns that promises to be very
popular with brides.
An exceedingly pale pearl gray has
appeared lately in satin coat linings
as a rival to the universal white.
A little handwork gives an Individu
ality to a gown which lifts It imme
diately from the ranks of the ready
made.
As a revulsion from the very heavy
line nklnds, popular lately, the cor
rect collar and cuff sets grow sheerer
and sheerer.
Hows of narrow black velvet ribbon
adorned with tiny gilt spangles Is a
favorite garniture for winter after
noon gowns.
Light gray English friezes or
Scotch homespuns are the correct
stylo for the Norfolk Jacket walking
suits at present.
The proper angle for the hat. aig
rette Is lying on the top of the crown
from the back toward the front, not
standing In military fashion, as for
merly. A gold tissue belt, collar and cuffs
studded with Jet beads was the Incon
gruous, yet very exclusive finish uMn
tho mink coats worn recently by a
very swagger woman.
Hat Worth Copying.
The hat illustrated Is of
maroon velvet, faced with
dark
pale
maroon and trimmed with maroon as
ters on the brim. The plumes of the
underbrlm are of dark and light ma
roon. FORECAST OF MARCH FASHIONS.
Relief of Childish Woes.
When a child has burned Its mouth
by drinking coffee or tea that la toe
hot, ice Is the remedy that will re
lieve the pain. The child should be
given small pieces of Ice to tuck as
long as the pain lasts. Of course a
doctor should be sent for if the burn
Is serious and swelling of the dell
rate membrane ensues. But In ordi
nary cases the ice will allay the pain
and inflammation.
Ball Gown for Young Ctrl.
This ball gown, worn by a young
girl, is of light pink satin, trimmed
with cream lace, with tiny drops
fringing the lace flounces. Under the
lace are full ruffles of a much deeper
shade of pink chiffon. The bodice oi
tho chiffon is draped with lace, with
crescents of pink satin fringed with
pearl drops. The girdle Is ot pink
panne velvet.
Advice to Tired Women.
If the busy woman will take advan
tage of the following advice she will
find that youth and beauty will linger
with her past their allotted time.
Every day after luncheon, no matter
how her time Is occupied, she will
bathe face and neck in warm water,
and In case of unusual fatigue, especi
ally warm applications will be placed
ot- the back of the neck for a few mo
ments. The tired lines should next
be smoothed out deftly, skin food
should be applied, and then away to
a darkened room for twenty mlnutei
of complete rest. This simple proced
ure is so inexpensive and so easily
managed that it will never be popu
lar; but facts show that many womec
have been wonderfully benefited bj
the rest when it is needed rather thai
after all the work and hurry ani
bustle are over.
Sol. Brownlow's Measure Provides fop
National Aid to States In Super
vising and Constructing Good Roada
Great Things Expected from tha
Scheme.
The idea of the national government
taking an active part In the construe
lion of the highways, so popular three-
Quarters of a century ago, has for
several decades been considered ob
solete. But the Interest manifested
In the Brownlow bill, which provides
for national . aid to road building,
shows that this idea is very much,
alive.
It la now ten years since the popular
demand that Uncle Sam do something
to help out of the mud led to the es
tablishment of an office of public road
Inquiries in the Hepartment of Agri
culture. The work of this office was
Intended to be purely educational In
character. It was to colect and dis
seminate practical Information con
cerning the roads of the country and
means and methods for their Improve
ment. The first work of this office
was to prepare and publish a large
number of bulletins and circulars
treating on the various phases of
road building and Improvement. This
work occupied several years, and It
was done well. If the roads In most
parts of the country remain bad, it Is
not for the want of information as
to how they may be Improved in the
best and most economical manner;
Uncle Sam's "good roads'' office is a
veritable 'information bureau" on
the subject.
But the work of this office did not
stop here. The educational Idea was
carried further, and during the padt
three years the object lesson feature
has assumed greater Importance. Tho
Idea as carried out is very simple.
When the people of some progressive
community or the authorities of some .
educational institution want a piece of
road built to illustrate the benefits of
good roads and the methods of build
ing them, application Is made to tha
Department of Agriculture, and,
whenever possible, a government ex
pert Is sent to supervise the work.
Recently a number of prominent and
progressive railroad men have been
giving the road question somo study,
and have come to tho conclusion that
the Improvement of the roads In the
territory tributary to their lines would
materially increase their business.
So popular has this idea become that
the officials of some of tha leading
railways have come forward with of
fers to co-operate with the govern
ment in the object-lesson work. An
other voluntary factor In this co
operative work Is the manufacture of
road-building devices who desire to
bring their machinery to the attention
of the public. In this co-operative
work the government furnishes the
experts, the manufacturers the ma
chinery and the railroads the trans
portation. Yhe idea has proven ex
tremely popular. Object lesson road
have been built under government
supervision In twenty states; and so
great has been the demand for
national aid of this kind that a large
number of applications have to be
refused every year because the funds
appropriated by Congress are Insuffi
cient to employ and pay this expense
of enough experts to do the work.
Already Congres has twice made an
Increase In the appropriations for
this work, but the Jiu.OOO now appro
priated annually proves wholly Inade
quate to meet the demands for this
educational work.
It should be borne In mind that all
the work of this kind dono by the
government Is in the nature of nation
al aid. There Is, therefore, nothing
rew in principle In the bill recently
Introduced In Congress by Col. Brown
low of Tenncsse, providing for na
tional aid of a more extensive and
substantial character. It Is proposed
that tho government shall no longer
confine Its assistance to educational
work; that it shall furnish not only
Information and supervision, but
financial assistance. Under certain
limitations, the national government
will co-operate with states and coun
ties In the Improvement of the com
mon roads, each assuming a certain
proportion of the expense.
If the educational work done by the
government in recent years has done
so much to encourage and stimulate
road improvement, what may we not
expect from this great extension of
tho principle of national aid? It Is
sometimes urged as an objection to
national aid that It will cause tho
people to relax their efforts at road
Improvement, and to depend on tho
general government to do the work
for theat. Is it not likely to produce
exactly tho opposlto result? The
large fund which Congress will appro
priate fur this work will be divided
among tie states In proportion to
population. Hut no state can secure
its share except by complying with
the conditions prescribed, the chief
of which It is that it shall raise a like
sum for the same purpose. Instead of
dtscoureging state effort, thin should
greatly stimulate It. Again, if a
Mate takes no action looking to the
acceptance of the government's prof
fered help, the Individual counties
may do so, and this again will create
a rivalry among the countries.
The scheme is a great one, and far
reaching In Its possibilities for econo
mic development. Time and Intelli
gence will be required to work out
the details of its application, rut
there appears to be no serious ob.
itacle, either practical or constltu
Uoaal, in the way of its realization.
