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THE KOCK ISLAND ARGUS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16.. 1913. ARGUS. jof the painting. Search for the pic-! Iture u made in every country on' I . U 1 , V.. V .... .l !jr at !; Fee-ond tnf j "i "i u.r -cigu-.r.-ii. nut. id. IM. (Kntrrfd at th-,"" oi'coifrro. ice iocs 01 .-.luiia ; FconJ-c;a matter.' I reponea a.i otfr tue wux-.u. JIfbfr of f hr AwrUtr4 1' a'pital Comment BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER Congressman frem ths Fourteenth C 'strict. rHE W. POTTER CO. land tue police or all countries mere j net on the trail of the rase. And 'yet it wasn't discovered until a half ' crazy Italian offered it for sale the jother day to a Florentine resident cfi esr-eciai c .-.rr spondrnce of The Argus.)the time the army and navy bills are Paris. i Tiie portrait of Mona Lisa is the ; mon famous portrait in the world; and is second in intrinsic value only ' to the Sistine Madonna. The value ' of tlie painting can only be imac-: ined. Fire minion dollars was re-1 . fused for it. It has for centuries -Ten cents r week ty car ".n Hock II2d1 s-np.alnts ol delivery rervlce iho iid ; 'mart, to the elrculatlcn departmer.t. licb. hou: also be notified In erety. Icatan'-e T.her. It la dealred to hava ffeFr C fc-r-nntinurU. a carriers have no' si. si " 7. 3 'bn the most popular painting with. I . All .orarr.uaicatlr.ns ..f arg--r-entttv a-,l ,-.,,.,, of people. ! fkars.r;er. po2!t.I or r-rgtoja. rau -r,. h i tf,... mt rea: er fletltl.. !, tlgr.at ar. i jTa.eproje in all departm-nts. r.lor. Reck Island 14S. 1145 and 114$. Washington, Dec. 11. Why tne Dexore congress, war deparir.ent paying private manu- Those who urge that the policy of .-ju" rac -s ivr iiiuiiiiivuo ui wax to the private manufacturers be nt interfered with, argue that if these manufac-- . , ... facturers $17.0 for a 3.8-inch shrap cl when it can -ia?i 't. h-d for puSi.ca- .hir v, t - .t., iv". - lieu aru-le-s w:;l tc Di-lnf-d n - ; i, Tuesday, .Decerrber 16, 1913. I before tUe portrait and have been en-; thralled by the sphinx-like o.IIe. Ar-; currents as to what the smile means ' have almost broken up families. Its ; history has been of more interest to ; more different kinds of people than j that of any other painting in the ; world. It drew visitors to the Louvre ai by the thousands. It got Itself stolen i I anH (ntn the thntirliti an." MinrarE'iJ ' - " . lion of millions of people. It pot itelf I found again and into the minds of j ( IJW.IM'US Iljore. I And Ud iici never had ; agent. a press SHOP EARLY Buy your Christmas presents EARLY-carlv in the day, ant! do it now. That -will be your biggest cjift of the hli days to the workers be hind the counters and on the delivery wagons. and is cal artic in its! ,hy a-r b" relied "P tor as: j war. "It is evident, answers Secretary of the Navy Danirls in his annual report. 1 l. . . I -1, .... . ,,lnn. ire figures, .Mr. Read- ,ul " er. It is vourmon-!own the government m time of war ev that "is beinct or ln,PendlnS ar. would be entirely at . - the mercy of the manufacturers, and h:.,,. obliged to pay practically fif'v cfnts is more own arsenals $7.9? - LC.igT for a mo-! meat over these j whatever : price they ask. During the time thai twice $7.34.i""' '"'-'" ' . tompanies refused to accept the price government! , , r ' fd bv congress after investigation as than The tan two shrapnels for the price it is pay ammua: a ji:st rate, and declined to manufac- . : ture any armor until they got their I cwn pr'ce of ?10" a ton more than tnat HENRT HOWLAND which congress had determined on. CLYDE H. TAVENNER ing the t:fi-i Tllirw fn. TIA I and have 1.C re-'! Tne ,ove of t'0"nJr.v possessed by these . rnmiianicK riiil nnT r-f-knt them, hnw- main:ng r;n each . . , T transaction 1IIK HKI'OKT OV lItIOtt i.ttnui. Th report of the house committee that investigated the insidious lobby ing at Washington and the methods en'ployM has been submitted to con gress. The report is an exhaustive fierieral Will'am t'rozier, thief of ordnance, testified before hous com mitters That the government can save '' jit cent liy manuiact'.iring its own artillery ammunition, and 2 per cent n artii;ery equipment. The program f the war department cails for $2. i. H. wor'h of ammun-'ticn, ffl.(iiu.. ever, from furnishing armor to Rus sia, as reported to congress, in 1S94, at $249 a ton. while they were charging the T'nited States $010 a ton. "I do not see how it is possible for congress to justify to the people a re fusal to erect a government plant, nor how it can answer the charge that the same mysterious Providence which saved thi3 profitable business to the j steel comtanies three times in the! past,, even after money for a govern ment plant had actually been appro priated, is not still at work exercising: The Daily Story A MECHANICAL CHAUFFEUR BY MILLARD MALTBIE. Copyrighted. iSlJ. by Associated Literary Bureau. !one. and its recommendations, includ- i ,"" w,rln ,u:s J"ar au" """" n I. , . , , , . s'icc i-dinst years. and $1 I.O'.'O.Ihiii i irig That of the progressive minority .. , .-,!, . I .... i ., : 1 : worth of art.Il'ry equipment. I m-mbT, should be promptlv consid- ! ered bv concress and the reconimenda- W'T a business man in I'ncle Sams 1 tions made t'e tarried into effect. pi- "oi'i i n.- gne a i.rge poruon oi Us beneficent protection over these President Wilson inaugurated a re- ; tl M.o.mi.m.o order to private manu- jUBty specimens of infant industries. I form when he call, d attention to the farturers. or would he enlarge his own j who are even now nder investigation insidious h.bbv that infested the fed- ; plants and save from 2. to .". per cent j as violators of the anti-trust law." era! capitc.l that can scarcely be over- lbat portico of the order he would Tne -armor ring- ,ioes not come un ,estiinatod in it:, benefits to the peo- i ,h 's be nbl to take care of himself ? dPr tne head of invisn,le government. pie. if it shall result in the abolition The solution of the problem is for i as it is possible to definitely locate :t I rt lr.l.Kv In V "a If Wfi " I ihh V i n e. ' COH i: n SS tO tirO hie ill all hills fttinrrklen rl'innpfinonrnnnn it Vt la rnm. I as it it. carried on by Mulhail and his : riatin mcney for muniticiis cf war j poHd of the Hethlehem Steel com- . . . i . . ; 1 1. . h . .. . i : .i t , . -. j.u r?, niiu ii j "i i;iiiiiiiii.iij, . .10 1 in ii i it ujiii- mi mr g-- ; pany, l aniegie ftieei company anu i" ; yfBi(f, t)f, vort, ind rease to Mow is criminal in cnaracier aim miuiiiu nr . n mir m. arfnmn aim navy yarus. .Mid vale Kte'l company, o lar, tliese. -sviier" the flrs nre burnin!; low proh'bitcd by law under severe pen- Such a provision would save millions : three concerns have drawn down 57S,-! And the children's hearts nre aohinic; Mister Winter. here' a plea That a little child Is making: I-ootc around and try to 8"e I.lttle fingers that are aching: Make the North Wind cease to roar Fiercely at the poor child's door; Treat the hungry orphans kindly; Don't you let the Storm King tear Xp and down and here and thero Striking at poor people blind!. "Mamma." said Winifred Knoniiuu, who the day before bad got her license to run to automobile, "I'm going out in tbe car." "It's too cold. Tou'H freeze. Be sides, there's ice on the rottd, and your machine is liable to skid." "Oh. 1 shall drive very carefully around corners and keep my speed down to a dozen miles an hour:' Winifred, who was used to doing i i pretty milch ns she pleased, called for ; j her car. By the time it was brought up j j to the door she was arrcyed in a fur j coat, cap and goggles and. getting into! the driver's seat, was soon whirling! along at what she considered nothing! more than a fair pace. She stopped at ; the house of a friend and invited her i to drive, but the young lady bad other j matters on band. She tried another j J and another, but they were cither out i or busy, and at last she mucTe up her j mind that she must spin alone. . The air was crisp, with plenty or ozone in it. and. since Winifred was , well protected, she was not cold. Aa j soon as she got out of the city, coming ! to a straight wide road, she put on more j speed. It was delightful bowling along I with her hands on the steering gear : and ber foot on the brake, ready to re- ' ' duce speed at the slightest sign of dan- ; j ger. She had been impatiently waiting j for a birthday -which would give her j j the age required to obtain a license. : and. this being the first time she hnd , been out without some oue to act as i instructor, she was very proud of her-1 self, besides being much exhilarated, j She put on a little more speed and still : Mister Winter, won't you please Try to keep from spreading sadness: Don't brine hunzer or disease I Where you might as well bring glad. ness: slve gray ones. ret the position he occupied in a de pression In the Boor over which he had relied her car did not present him tu n favorable light. He soon got more or less begrimed in his work, and alto gether It did not appenr a fitting em ployment for a good looking young man. But he hammered away ns though used to the dirt and grease, while Winifred sat waiting. Winifred tried to engage him in con versation while he worked, but the ef fort was not successful. He gnve her very brief replies and now and again showed by their Irrelevancy that be did not know what she was talking about. So nt last she gave it up. think ing that, after all. interesting chat was not to be expected of a greasy me chanic. After awhile Winifred Inquired if there was a telephone handy, and upou being directed to a room In the garagu where it was she called up ber mother, informed her of the accident and said that she would not be home In time for luncheon. As soon ns she bad de livered tliis message the mechanic went to the telephone room and abut the door. When he camo out be in formed Winifred that the lady of tli house on the grounds would be happy" to bave ber lunch with her.. He bad informed ber of the nccident and her presence at the garage, and the invita tion had resulted. Winifred decided to accept the invi tation nnd await the repairing of her car at the bouse. So 6he walked up the roadway u short distance, meeting a young lady who was coming to fetch her and who received her very kindly. a little more till she was going at a takinR ner to lhe ,l0Use nnd lntroducin pretty good gait. Auto drivers seldom realize how fast j her to her mother. Winifred was In formed that luncheon would not b they are going. Winifred certainiy did ; 8erved Jramediateiy nnd. meanwhile. IJOl. ruining to U llllll IU IUC IVilU. BUC , ti.e gfx-- tliHt laid uhat'ti the inattT Talking about the golden egg. with the hen? J, - "It Is costing more, no-v, even ?ok at an egg. Keg caiidiT.- demanding higher wugf?. al'ies. Th" exposure of the methods of :n-i'lious lobbying has had the ef- Pleas Ik- mild ajul short and fair; .. t n . - . . a. . . . . . . , , , .-Hiiipr i! ipr, in prayer Ann, Icc-id'-nta!!-., it might have a : navv department alone, conspiring by i Ti,., . t,;i i. of doi'ars annually to the taxpayers. j ouo.ooii worth of contracts from the fec i of tomporarily putting a stop to ; tc ndercy to diminish the systematic their own admission to prevent com !. tin' congress should see to it that at'tation carried on in this country for ' netitive bidding between them, and di-1 it shall permanently hide its din-inish-j an ever and ever increase d anvcunt ofjviding the orders as follows: IJethle- j Moral sua-'i'ifi :i'-ni!ng to be in effectual, tvli.v tiot try the "iu:mr sys tem.". ba!.ei):i'l or f'.otbal! on th Mexicans ? Probably It Is jut as ell that Kan Krsncisro ditin t hapj r. io at-k congress for i!i- Yost-tnite Valley ns weil as t!ie lletch Hetchy. t. are e l bend, at.d that the haur.ts that on' rtnatrirn', which agitation !s especial krow it shall ki.ow it no more for- ly systematic and pronounced about cvtr. ! . Ins'dious lobbying vas one methoi: " - employed by the invisible government ! t t enable the special interests to ex ploit the people. It must never be; permlt'ed to be so usd again. All honor to President Wilson for ! . - i throwing the brick that hit tbe in si-lious lobby in a vital spot. hem, $::4,21."1.1 12.5H; ("arneg'e, $; S44,133.5:; Mid vale, $12,044,217.41. ;.- No Place for Fooling Away Time. "I intend," said the campaign ora tor, "'to avoid appealing to your pas sions. It is my purpose to reason with you. I am going to talk to you calm ly and honestly. I shall not call any EDUCATIONAL NOTES slowed down, ns she thought, quite enough to go around the curve safely. ! but did not cwint on Ice. To weather that turn she would bave needed to move no faster than a person would walk. Instead of that she was going nt the rate of five or six miles an hour. The consequence was that she skidded into a ditch beside tbe road and re mained at nn angle not quite sufficient to throw her car over. What was to be done? Nothing but ! Jump out, for she was not sure that the machine might turn turtle, after all. This she did and stood looking at it ruefully. She dare not try to run it by its own power up on to the road, and man a liar, and I have no wish to gain favor for the cause I represent ! there was no other wny to get It there Probably Huerta's sf---k of cham pagne is considerably !er than it waa before lie read President Wi! son'S n-.e-i;e to congress. "'Teach the facts about your home! the dressing room and laboratories i city in the public schools." u ges the will be indoors. There will be seven Hllreau of .Munil inal Research. Vew . senarato nnotnrv mif-f-drwr rlacs. ! v...L- !;,- i " i ' i. ( of our success at the noils, that only jrroviaence couia grant. ii a cieai i by questioning the motives of those who have seen fit to pursue another course than mine. Nor do I purpose to promise you things, in the event N Kilt TIO l. IIIKKCIOKI. The "Kuucatbmal I ir-ctory" ttr the v ar lSi:'.14. containing lists of state 1 states, the universities of Wisconsin, part of open-air school work. (Commissioner Hart is ri:h. Hex k Island iiceein more po! . em.-ti mur than it dcs a flnae-r print !! ctive system- or e ven bl'udho'iisds. school officer-", city school superin tendents i:i all tilier, and towns in the I'nited States over 4 .() population, county, township, and district super intendents; presidents of colleges and univer-ities; principals of normal schools; summer school directors: T ent v-t it hunter -ere killed in Minnesota during tiie deer huntir.e ju eason. but ti'e b isinss of the state Is being carried on just the auie by those bo are too busy to hunt. edue ational t associations. etc.. has Nineteen reasons hy a 'eni.-ct : cut woman shoti'd net be hanged 'lave b-en H!et offiei-il'iy. And ther.. I Only one rease.n on the oilier side ' the fact that she co'::nited imireie. fn the hrst degree. been Issued for free distribution by tii- I nited States bureau of educn tion. The directory, a book of 15 part's. eentains all changes reported to the bureau t- November 8, 191. and represents the very latest avail able information with resard to school o"t-e en- and srhool aeencies. Tbe list of city school superintend ents gives the name of the officer. hi term of off:e-e. date of original p poirtnier.t. date -lien his present term expires, and the salary be re ee'ves In the cae of the county, township, and district superintend ents, only the name of the oitlcial and his county heridiiuarters are given. Many new features appear in this year's directory With the variou sta'e uper1ii'eticer,ts are given the tafe supervisor of rural school, in- j specters f high sc hools, and other tate school officers. There is a list . of officers of state hoards of educa tion, off errs of state library com mi-- ' slews, boards of trustees of universi ties ami colle-ees; presidents aiel ' : - : ' de ans of sciiiH)ls of theology, law. UK.ll. tBiii-r 1H: Ml .n. medicine, dentistry, pharmpcy and vet That the resutt of tiie iiiost recent erinary medicine. Wbuher a coIl-gf' 'VI-i t .'ti'" ia Mexico was framed' is is "coed" or not is tarefi'Iy Indicated stabiii: ei now leyi,d ti ubt by the Sc hools for the Hind and school -i . j.uhlicaf ion of IIuera s re ins'ruc- for the deaf are represented by the; ;ois to the-Ictlon officers Knowir.g name ef tiie superintendent. There is full weil ihht the i r.iied Stat" s gov- a list of schools for the feeble mlnd-d ; tramcrtt oull refjst recejaition to directors or schools of art; and di nr president Mendir to Huerta. the ' rectors of museums. The list of sum latter, ucwiili-ig to adru.t the election ' mer school directors contains the of a rival, deliberately directe d that ' probable date of the !! 4 session. W than the const. tu'iona! number of To the list of educational assotia- rotes should le cas? so that he in ght tions is added that of boards and declare the etectieui a failure and th" foundations and church educational perpetuate h mse f In power. boards and societies. Superintendents How we'l bis ; lati s'-cceded is now - 'tboic p?rochial schools are list ' room nrienn on a ree linceivered rtlstt- In order to furnish hii-h e-la s enter, form feet h ic h in i.o ced fori exposition of the issues that are pre- or a chauffeur. tainment to commeni.ies in their -the evm,,to .nH ieta th'at r eented shWlI fail to serve the purpose ; overcoat, he displayed a wnicn 1 nave at Heart niy ruuii 11110 evening will have been In vain. Let me say. furthermore" "'Come on. Bill," said a man in the j rear of the hall, "what's the use of I hangin' around here? This man's ) only goin to talk common sense." Minnesofa and North Dakota have : j banded together for lyceum service. : Foreign universities are now receiv-: , j ing some of the large private benefac-' On the theory that healthy children ; tions for which they have long envied should have tbe fresh-air benefits American institutions. Cambridge uni usually reserved for the s'c kly. Sup-' versify lias recently received J430.000 erinte ndrnt V.'he; tlv of Middletown, for general purposes and ?.0.000 for a Conn., has introduced a modified open window plan throughout his entire school sj s'c Il-. The Junior Hapids. high school at Grand thair of astrophysics; Bristol univer sity has had a gift of JlOO.'iuO from one donor. 5i0,ou from another and ' $7ro.onu from two others; Glasgow ; bas been willed $5rt."'0 for 9 research Hit) The same army officers who are op-j-es-ng tf.e pt-ojios'tioQ t. take- the fat government contract a ay from the ammunition ring are also insist !r.g that he Tayleir sy'em Of shop manage ment be ic'aiVd in the g'n rnmer.t arsenals, it will be ree ailed that the Tay lor sy ru, ba 1 i'-i !eg r.t :ng in the M!dva!e S'ee I conii.any plant, wh'e h , cue of the largest sokc 1:1 The armor ring and the aminuniiio:i r'ng. The 'idvjle company I.hs drawn eiow j en tracts from the na' ? d I ar'uici.; a'uiier mounting to $ 1 1 1.2 1 7 J 1 . Mi.-h. eoiisisthie of nunils of - lecuiresuip in uieuicme anu fi.o the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. rom ,rpe "',er "en,aciors; anu has grown in two vears from a school , has an anonymous gift of $50.- of 4?o pupils rnd IT. teachers to one"'"'' for 'he r-ction of a school of f K.-.1 n ,t.i' nnd .Ifi teachers More agriculture. Ill (Jermany $2.fU.00 boys and under the on-Main into a university anil tne 1 ni- . , , , . versity of Hamburg is to start with an The model school at Bryn Maw r. Pa.. - ,.r.n o" Hamburg, however, the money has been entirely appropriated by the city. One Thing. "I see they are now showing clri-us performances in the moving picture houses." '"Well, I suppose the time Is com ing when we'll not have a chance to see anything real. They will merely let us look at moving pictures of the She cast an inquiring glance up tbe road and was relieved to see a car coming. When it reached her the driver, who occupied it alone, came to a stop and took in the situation. He was evidently either a mechanic for. throwing off an suit of orer- I alls. Jumping out of bis car. he stood j looking nt Winifred's as If deliberating ' on the best plan to get it up on to the road. "I could pull it up with my ran- chine," he said, "but I hare no tackle. I see no way for me to proceed except by going for a rope. Will you go with j me or wait here till I return?" Winifred concluded to remain with her machine. The wind was blowing j cold, but -she could walk to and fro. The man thought he coulcl get back with some sort of tackle without going very far nnd. promising to hurry, left her. She sauntered back and forth, remain- real things." "There's one thin; we'll have to ex perience in reality, instead of merely - - - . . , , , . r . . uti .u.c 111 .Toil'.', lurirau ui it. ;rl have staved tn e:rhoolln,!8 been subscribed for transforming , ,. . . . g?ris nave stayed in scnooi . ,.,,..,.. , . . : looking at a moving picture of it. new plan. th" scientific Institutes at Frankfort-, Whaf. that? "Getting a tooth filled ai the entrance to tbe college, has Ac-en maue. an open-a'r school. Only THE DIFFERENCE. 'The Young Lady Across the Way PO V0R CtHRiSTMftS SHOPPING EfFU-V, PEftRl trade evident, of 14--.1 o':ng pre c'r.c's :n ti.e eouu'ry. there were re turns from only 7v7. Wi'h this fact as i? pretext the newly e'ected cor.gress. responding to Miien'i pvil c-n the firings, has alinu'leJ the who'e elec tion, even thouch this compelled :f Biembers' on ri't'raent. Thus Huer ta. U left dictator and in iiosition frc to follow hl own we; will wit ho it lefog answerable t. anjlody. The resourc-ef ulnes of n'uerta com mand adu.'ra'ion where fhejv is con tempt for the man and "is me'l-.oda. "A surely a.' he is Giiii;. as ur-'y !s he fighting every Inch of the way. ed. as are also Jewish educational or ganisations ; International associa tion of education: meetings of state teachers' aassociatjons ; mothers' con gresses; and sta'e federations of women clubs. A list of educational periodicals is appended. MO I.I4- lr' tfallK-. When tiie w if of Fracci-co del Giocondo sealed l.erse f in a low thair in ti.e studio of Ieonardo da Viai. 409 years go. to begin the pose for the portrait of the Madonna. Us, del Giocondo. she didn't have the slightest idea that perp!e wou!d be talkicg about her portrait on Ie rtinlier J3. lfI3. Two years ago Announce Civil Service Lists. Sp-ingf eld. II!.. Dec. 1C The state c'vll service commission announces eligible lists for institutional theft cletks and matrons as foUews: Chief Clerk .lames K Me In'erney. i Iil-e J. McCoy. Jame 1. Hughe? Patrick H. Hart. SpringfleM ; Helen I. Meliin. Pa'r-ck I-ycn. Felix J. QiijtVy, ' Jame J. Hoyle. James Flynn and Kd ward Pettif. Chicaco; H. H Wa'Vins. Xcrmal; George M. Burris. Arensville. Joisiah Q. Snedeker. Marshall; Mouc;-, f rJ K. Iocktart. Nlantic: Thomas S. Ya'es. Jacksonville; Cfcaries W. Arm-; itage. Kankakee. . I f - . r w. r- . - I .iiauvu Jiai- 1. p'irj, . . ITT 1 . . Mitchell. Emma 1. HofTmann. Minnie Dawson. Geneva: Alice J. Montrom- i W$ I i lllwvHJ'-'rr ! kir mil 1 ; --Mlaa "Well. I suppose the women wi8 all be voting at the next presiden tial election." "Do you think will make any Terence?" Sure. Nearly every woman In the country will be friendly with her matl for at least a week before election day." .! ing near her car. in order to keep warm. Now and ngain teams or cars passed her, uiicl she received offers of help, but declined them all. statin? that she was being served already. It was not long before the man in over alls returned with a chain and sume rope, besides a stout piece of wood to place tinder the wheels on the lower side of the car to prevent It from go- 1 Ing over. Having got the wood under i by means of Jacking up the forward ; wheel, he connected the auto with his j own nnd succeeded in drawing it up j on tbe road. I But on examining its machinery be ' found that certain parts hnd be-en bent she was welcome to tbe use of a room or the library or to make herself nt home in any wny she liked. But she found her hosts so nffnble. so engaging that she preferred chatting with them. She gave nn account of her nccident nnd dwelt especially on the vnlunble services of their chauffeur. How kind he had been! She did not know what she would have done had be not come along to help her. She became sultl clcntly nt borne with ber hosts to rally the young lady on the danger of hav ing so attractive a chauffeur. Both mother nnd daughter smiled nnd said that in this case no misalliance was possible. Winifred -spent an hour In this way before luncheon was announced. On entering the dining .room she stopped on the threshold, paralyzed. A young man stood nt the bend of the table ready to drop into n sent. When ho and the Indies saw the expression on Winifred's face nil three burst Into 11 laugh. Tbe young man was the mechanic-chauffeur, but he was without his overalls. "I should have refused my consent." said the mother, "to this deception. 1 was overpersuaded." "No harm done, I'm sure." said the young man. "The young lady took me for a chauffeur, and i simply didn't disabuse ber mind." By this time Winifred bad regnineil some of her equanimity and Joined In the laugh or nt least tried to. Assuring ber hosts that she could not possibly blame any one who had been so kind to ber. whereupon the mother made nn explanation. She told Winifred that the young man. ber son. had but re cently graduated from a school of technology nnd bad a great fancy for mechanics. They found his ability to repair their automobiles very conven ient." "Since be Is my brother." put in the young lady, willi a sparkle In her eye. "there can be no fear" But she was stopped by a warning look from ber mother nnd n blush she saw rising on Winifred's cheek. And so it was I hat Winifred Knowl ton went out In her car nt 10 o'clock In the morning and a few hours later was lunching familiarly with persons whose names she? elld not yet know. t 'I'lin mne-liri 1. te ml. I li.ir flint lie lifiet fin or broken, and the car could not be ! s , te ,.f.pni,.H n (.r p , lunivu us .own power. ue 101a 1 His Object. "I've read yo'ir plaji through twlce.' sald the producing manager, "and I can't find a suggestive line In it." "Of course you can't," replied the aspiring dramatist. "I have token care t-s keep it perfectly clean." "What did you write it for exercise?" Few. The wisest man may occasionally be mistaken; but few men are wise enough to refrain from trying, when they ere mistaken, to prove that they are right. Winifred that he would drag it to his suop ana nx it ror ner. 1 "1 haven't any money with me to pay for all this." she said, "ut I can send it to you." stend of sending n bill for his work h I would feci repnid it she tvoiiM permit him to drive her to ber home. The I matter was compromised on this basis, r.nd after nn hour ngrcenhly spent by : tl. t..i rl tr f n..t l..r tlw l-r...ri.. r.ifiri i.-ent "Oh that's all right." said the man. ; f(r wi;ilfr;,j', ,.!lr. -,,,, Don t worry about that. I think you wil,.,.r ..... ..,, i shortly lie nt liome. ioi--e!f niiei her car ! both In good condition, thank to th j iHiiri who bail repaired it and his moth ' er and sister. ho h id entertained and I refreshed her. ' Winifred did not nvall herself of ber ! recently ncepilred privilege of guiding would better get Into youi;auto to steer It and put 011 tbe brake when neces sa ry." Winifred did ns Bhe was bidden, nnd the two nutos made their way slowly till the mechanic turned into the grounds of a country place and brought up nt what was evidently a Not Strong on Particulars. "What was that story about Hero and Leander?" "I don't remember the particulars. There was a woman in the case, but I don't happen to recall her name." Real Trouble. "Ah, but you don't know what real trouble is" ' Don't I? My wife and I once per mitted it to be known that we Intend ed to buy a piano." her car home, leaving the whe-el to ber ,.. , . . , . . pscorr. mil lie ;ivaiie.i nimsetu eir met -t j vii lie? iwi:- iit-i"- i' e-iiniit- ptivate garage. you to do the work?" asked Winifred. privilege of driving a very roundabout Yes - was the reply. "I do most of ! "- ""' ",,v n"f r 00"' in this I till dinner time. Then Winifred would the renseiHni on the (nrt gara-e" nof 't '" r escort return until he had "I "see." said Winifred. - "Ton are n dined with them, mechanic nnd chauffeur In one. I wish Tne convenience of having n me papa would emplov SllCb a man: It cnanic nn-i cu.-nui.-ur 1.1 one n iraus ferred to the K non-Irons, since the said . meebnnlc-chaufTeur married Winifred Dec. 1 6 in American History. The young lady across the way say she knows her father must tare been wonderfully successful in building up his banking business as she the art world was thrown into con-! ery. Normal; Ka'tarine M. Smith. Fe-1 overheard tim say Uxi t U may be necessary for tbe state tternation by the report of the lossjoria; Agnes A. Doyle, Jacksonville. , of iu The Powers. We hear about the powers that pre jr. We hear about them day by elay. But Jn this age In which we live Few people are tn-!4red tm give Attention t the r"r that pray. et tn m ftnrfiln. tnw htiaKont a whole year, from the Cth of March to the 5tb of May." But excuse me that's fourteen months !" "Yew. Bat" in the cnmlral season I to take charge : stopped for two months." Meggen 1 dorfer Bhiettcr. would be so nice to have the repairing Jdne without sending the car some where else. I should think it woti!d lee less expensive too." " The young man i;y tins rime wag en gaged In putting Winifreds car intc the garage and over n pit from which he could work on its lower machinery. As soon as he bad got it into position J JT7:JMO(lfon u.a pal1r... , rosont. be drew up a chair for " i "If red and . of ft t im tpa ,n)l0.,1 asked ber to be seated. J he garag Britain. ciUens Invaded was artlhcially heated, and. throwins, J tjrew teu,r;l hui). back ber wrap, she .at down n a 1 , cLtg overlKnn, sition where she could see !, J777Xue Lllited States republic rec work. She had been so absorbed in . ,J , .. .... I.. .1.. ....... c. uer actracDi anu wuai iu u o ..;, matter that she had not especlaiiy no-, At a ca . 1 . .... uei4 t ticeo ti.ui. .ow ue jgr.-J-Gei.eral John Buford. noted Fed- about twenty-two year old and lad (.onfiI))cuolJ, , . h . ,e , M . ! t day' 'mie " '"'Jsburg. lesa bave been quite good looking. Jsl.tr . . bad noticed, too. that liis voi, e was lf , llimiorous weil Uiodulatecl nul there ere uo breaks In bis Kngllsh. His eyes er. .... ,. , . 'CO(, oartlcularlj attracUre. bei exprea-' " I'erklns. died; born 1S3U. -Gre-at f.re in New i 01k; loss sjcj,- 000,'KXJ