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Show For Small Girl GREAT LOVE STORIES OF HISTORY By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE RAPS AMERICAN HEROES NAPOLEON III AND EUGENIE James H. Stark, historian, in hia book, "The Loyalists of l2ssachuafitta and the Other Side of the American Revolution, calmly tears the halos from the heads of the ancestors of many of Massachusetts' first families, who pride them-selve- s on their honorable lineage. The book is a most damaging document to the cause of the Sons of the Revolution and other kindred societies and one of the boldest statements concerning the real lives of Borne of the foremost men of revolutionary days. In a chapter devoted to the causes of the Revolution the author states: In Virginia the revolutionary movement of the poor whites, or 'crackers,' led by Patrick Henry, was against the planter aristocracy. It was only very slowly and very deliberately that Washington Identified himself with the di8unionlst cause." Patrick Henry was one of this most unreliable men living, according to Historian Stark. Byron called him a forest-borDemosthenes and Jefferson, wondering over bis career, exclaimed: "Where he got that torrent of language Is Inconceivable. I have frequently closed my eyes while he spoke and when he was done asked myself what he had said without being able to recollect word of it. "He bad been successively a storekeeper, a farmer and a shopkeeper, but he failed in ail these pursuits and became a bankrupt at 23," declares the author. "Then he studied law a few weeks and practiced a few years. Finally he embarked on the stormy sea of politics. One day he worked himself into a fine frenzy and in a most dramatic manner demanded liberty or death although he had both freely at his disposal. "John Adams joined the disunionists probably because he saw that if the revolution was successful there would be great opportunity for advancement under the new government. This proved to be the case." , The author, by quoting from a letter which Adams wrote, shows Boston that Adams was a defaulter and did not make proper return of taxes and that his sureties had to pay about $5,000. Ark takes up, with careful detail, the Boston mobs and the events lead-I- n volution. In telling of the Boston massacre, he says: The rMters repeatedly challenged the soldiers to fire if they dared and the torrent of coarse and profane abuse poured upon the soldiers is astonishing even in its echoes across the century and would furnish material for an appropriate inscription on the Attucks monument." ICojtyrii'bt n tTbRe The dress in above illustration is ciennes insertion, arranged diagonally, for a girl about 12 years old. It is of and a narrow satin ribbon forms the embroidered net, made up over mercerized lawn. The skirt is finished at the bottom with two ruffles of the material, edged with lace. The blouse has a plaited shoulder collar, also edged with lace and ornamented with little buttons. The yoke is made of bands of Valen AFTERNOON DRESS. COLORS IN SPRING COSTUMES "Pepper NEMESIS OF THE BEEF TRUST ' f 9 girdle. The attractive model illustrated is of blue velvet trimmed with bands ol soutache embroidery, which forms the, collar and cuffs, the girdle and the border of the skirt. In front are straps bordered with a heavy slip piping and ornamented with buttons of the same and Salt Seems to Have Been Singled Out to Become an Especial Favorite. "Who is this man, Pierre P. Garven, who dares to go after us 7 inquired one of the beet barons recently indicted at Jersey City. You might get some information as to his fighting qualities and ability as an official by inquiring of the Standard Oil Company," was the reply. By this it is shown that the young prosecutor of the county of Hudson, in New Jersey, having once locked horns with the greatest of all trusts and come out winner, is fitted for the great battle ahead of him when he goes into court to try the 21 packers of the beef combine for conspiracy. Mr. Garven is not a reformer in the sense In which the term is generally used. He simply believes in the enforcement of the laws. Like Joseph W Folk of Missouri, Mr. Garven says the the laws should be obeyed by all alike, but if the laws as they appear In the statute books are bad laws they should be repealed. Mr. Garven started out in life just like thousands of other boys. He was born at Bayonne and his first work was for the Jersey Central Railway Company. He studied law at night and after being admitted to the bar served the same company in the legal department. Next we hear of him attacking a corrupt Democratic ring. He lost the first bout but tried a second time and Wm elected mayor of Bayonne. Then It was that he tackled the oil trust. He did not think the Rockefeller concern vas paying enough taxes. If theres anything a trust hates it's taxes, so Mr. Garven had a fight on his hands from start to finish; but he succeeded in tacking $2,500,000 on to the assessment against the Standard. He bad tried to add $5,500,000, but was satisfied with the compromise. All the smart costumes of the spring will be pepper and salt. The Individual taste can choose between the infinite stripes of black and white, the hairline, stripes or checks, or a fine tweed in which the two threads mix. All the London suitings are in the natty, mannish fabrics affected by the English woman and her spouse. English black and ,white shepherd plaids, checks and clever stripes with rough threads will be in the lead. The spring worsteds are in the tiny stripes, coming so close together that they are practically gray. For one who takes to mountain climbing, golf, motoring or any outside exercise, the homespuns are the best of all for wear. These, in the imported cloths and in our own home weavings come in sixteen shades, so variety is not lacking. Speaking of fabrics, it is said that a womans character comes out in the textures she wears. Withal so much depends on the making that the rule cannot be accepted in any sense t bound. A rough homespun, made simply in perfect taste, is as dainty as a smooth fabric on a small person. as-fas- GREAT BRITAINS SPEAKER Tbe love story of Napoleon III. Eugenie de Momijo has been called by some Frenchmen the romance of an adventurer and an adventuress. For though the latter term is too harsh to apply (in its worst sense) to Eugenie, yet Napoleon III. merited tbe title of adventurer and far worse. When Napoleon the Great (Napoleon I.) was crushed and the old Bourbon monarchy once more swayed France, there, was a more or less strong party that still clamored for Lie restoration of the Bonapartes. Napoleons next of kin, in succession, was his nephew, Louis Napoleon, known later as Napoleon III., and nicknamed by his foes as Napoleon, the Little. He was a sensationalist, a mountebank, a charlatan, a man whose word could never be relied on. Time and time again, as a man, he made ridiculously useless efforts to persuade France to accept him as Its ruler. He was laughed at as a failure and twice was thrown into jail. Later he escaped to England, where he was at one time so poor that he was glad to accept a job as special policeman. He crossed to America, taught school in New Jersey a c d got intR tTu' In New Jersey. ble, near town, N. J., for shooting a farmers little pig, which he mistook for a rabbit. At last he was allowed to return to France. Elected to the national assembly he wriggled and schemed his way to the presidency of the French republic. Then, violating his oath as president and causing his guards to commit wholesale slaughter he had himself declared emperor, in 1852, under the title of Napoleon III. His empire was built upon a tissue of lies and was soaked in the blood of innocent people. It could not endure. Napoleon III., when he looked about for a wife, quickly learned that other European rulers had no faith in him or in his empire's permanency. For he could find no princess who. would consent to marry him. It w as about this time that he fell completely under Eugenies influence. Eugenie was the daughter of an impoverished Spanish nobleman and a Scotchwoman. She grew to be one of the most beautiful of women. When Louis became emperor he met Eugenie much more often than before and speedily found, himself as madly in love wi)h her as his sluggish, crafty temperament would permit. But Eugenie held him at arms length. She had no intention of becoming a morganatic wife . ke Mrs. Fitzherbert She meant to make herself empress. One day she was leaning from a balcony as the emperor - rode past. Seeing her there and wishing to join , -- SPREAD The British house of botnmons the other day Janies W. Lowther speaker and for on indeterminate period the right honorable gentleman will preside over the lower branch of the mother of parliaments as does Uncle Joe Cannon at Washington. But the Right Hon. Jomes W. Lowther follows a different system from that of the speaker of the house of representatives at the capital of the United States. Nobody ever calls the British speaker a czar," a term that has been applied to American speakers. None of the members of the house of commons ever gets into an argument with the speaker. There is no fight against his rules. Prior to his election Speaker Lowther had been as keen a partisan as anybody. To his Tory mind a liberal was only a polite anarchist. The merest mention of home 'rule for Ireland made him see red He spoke his mind Inside and outside the house Vlth much vehemence and he was not a man to mince words, He called a right honorable spade a right honorable spade and If any man within the sound of his voice didnt like it he could lump it But when he becafffe speaker he became politically dense. He had not and must not have a political opinion. So far as party politics is concerned he doesnt know anything. The emoluments of the speaker of the British house of commons are $25,000 a year, an official residence, $5,000 a year toward its equipment, a web of broadcloth every Christmas and a buck and a doe each year from the master of buckhounds. When the speaker wants to retire from office he gets a pension of $20,000 a year. COL. GORDONS SUCCESSOR Leroy Percy, who recently was elected United States senator to fill the unexpired term of the late A. J. McLaurln, Is a lawyer and planter, the son of Col. A W. Percy, who won his military title in the confederate army and also was a lawand The planter. yer family, one of the oldest In Mississippi, has its home in the rich Yazoo delta country. Senator Percy lives at Greenville, a town of some 8,000 population, which is situated on the Mississippi river and is thp county seat of Washington county. The real test of popular opinion on the p question, will come in Mississippi next year, with the holding of the Democratic primary at which the voters will determine Percys su cessor. Percys election came after a long fight He was nominated on the In the legislature. ballot of the Democratic caucus nomination being equivalent to election by a majority of five votes over former Gov. Vardaman. That character has announced his intention of being a candidate at the coming primary and he undoubtedly will poll a large vote. It is presumed that Mr. Percy intends to make the primary race also, for the term for which be has just been elected will expire March 3, 1913. Born during the civil war. Senator Percy is considered a representative of both the old and new spirit In Mississippi. He showed himself a good politician in the fight for the senatorship and was the only candidate to d His wife is a Louisians velop strength steadily as the contest progressed. creole; one of his brothers is a prominent lawyer of Memphis, another brother is one of the wealthiest business men of Birmingham, Ala. sepa-torshi- fifty-eight- h e IS MADE ELABORATE Pink Roses Embroidered on Bed Covering Has Become Distinctly Popular. This is a smart, tight-fittinprincess dress In brownish terra-cott- a face cloth. The bodice has a round yoke of chiffon, and a zouave with sleeve cut in one with It, both being braided and edged with balloon and large fancy buttons. On the hips the trimming is arranged to simulate panels let in at the sides. Chiffon Is used for the puffed sleeves, which are set to deep cuffs. t Materials required: Seven yards 48 inches wide, 1 dozen yards trimming, Vt dozen yards braid, 6 buttons. g Not only a flowered surface, but with blossoms made by hand, is the latest in bedspreads. Great cabbage roses in rich delicious pink dotted here and there all over the plain surface of a white linen spread. Not closer' than you care to plaee them, with the embroidery in view, but just so near that there will be plenty of pink in evidence. You can do the stamping yourself. If you secure a single large rose with a leaf and a very little stem and trace It upon the goods. Mercerized and twisted embroidery cotton a coarse number will be your best medium, and the work need not be solid. Skeleton embroidery is effective where there are large petals, and the work should be done in a bold way, so that the result will be decidedly pink or old rose. Two shades of cotton may be used, with green leaves and stems, or with both of these done in the rose pink. The dropping of this large, loose rose qpon curtains and cushions In the same room will not be wasted Natty Accessories for Llnsn Suits. The black satin collar, cuffs and pocket lapels which lend so smart an air to a tailored suit of wash material may be made by any amateur who will devote sufficient time to the task. When the black satin pieces have been properly shaped, they should be or soutache-braided, then stiffened with canvas. taffeta lined, and finally finished about the edges with three rows of machine stitching As these accessories must be removed whenever the coat is to be laundered or cleaned, work. their upper edges should be equipped with five or six short loops of black To Give Red Halh a Luster. twist which fasten over tiny buttons of the same material as the garment, The girl should insist and attached permanently to It upon a plncb of salts of tartar being put in the shampoo mixture each time her hair is washed. For Aching Feet. This does not act as a bleach or A woman who pins her faith to but gives a warm pretty luster dye, home remedies before going to a doctor says she quickly cures herself of to the hair that brings out all its the shooting pains in her feet and legs lights. There is no possible danger of inwhich many women call neuralgia. to tbe hair if no more of the acid jury Every night and morning she bathes good-sizepinch or as her feet . with strong salt water as is used than a on the end of a will as much go hot as she can bear it She continues . the bathing fcr five or six minutes, knife. The sals should be kept in a dry then gives a cold spray 'and rubs the feet briskly with a 'rough towel until place as it is rapidly affected by dampness. they are in a glow. Breakfast Jacket. Little Helps. For a breakfast Jacket have JapanSoften water. Heat but do not boil ese silk and cut it hip length, with a boilerful of water; add two point at tbe front and straight across of lye. In a few minutes a at the back. Loose pointed sleeves scum arises; remove with a spoon, should be bound with ribbons and a then add soap and wash same as for simple neck binding used. Morning soft water. Perfectly harmless to jackets are sltiple and usually con slothes and a saver of soap atructed of fine silks. d red-haire- d -- -- d table-spoonfu- ls tor V lb AuUuur.) her on the balcony, be called out: "How can I reach you? "Through the church, only. Sire was the girls laughing retort. At another time h placed a crown of flowers on her head,- I would prefer a heavier crown than this, she suggested. At court she was snubbed right and left. At length she came to the emperor in tears, declaring 6he could endure bis courtiers insults no longer and that she was going to leave Paris forever. This move brought Napoeon lo terms. ' He asked her to marry him. referred him to Eugenie, her mother for consent. This consent, naturally, was easy to obtain; and Napoleon Informed his minfctry of his approaching marriage. In disgust bis advisors resigned. But, by specious arguments, he won the nation over to his views and in January, 1853, made Eugenie his wife and empress of the French. She was 27; he 44. Other royal families avoided the couple, with the exception of Queen Victoria, whose friendship Eugenie soon won. The young empress lifted her court to unequaled heights of gayety and set the fashions for all Europe. She also gave largely to charity and visited the plague hospitals. Before long she began to dabble in politics and to influence Napoleon to diplomatic blunders that led to his final downfall. A son Napoleon Eugene Louis (the Prince Imperial) was born to the couple. France rejoiced. But some historian observed that no French , in son, king's more than two centuries, bad lived to mount his fathers throne. Napoleon the Little continued utterly under his wifes influence. Once (according to Malmesbury) when she was dangerously 111, for 15 hours the emperor cried and sobbed without The empress party In ceasing. 1876 'brought on the disastrous war with Prussia, which cost Napoleon HI. his crown. The empress called this When the downconflict, "My war. fall came she at first thought to appease the furious Parisians by riding But through the streets in black. among all her, 300 magnificent gowns no ne bijack dress could be found. An American dentist. Dr. Evans, helped her escape to England, after the collapse of the empire. There her son and husband joined her. Napoleon HI. died soon afterward; and In 1879 the prince imperial was killed In Zululand. The aged lives on, lonein England, somely, heartbroken, times stealing back to Paris to gaze on the scene where once she reigned supreme, and Where she is now all but forgotten. well-traine- HOUSTON AND ELIZA ALLEN his is a love story with a strange ending. Many of its facts are shrouded in mystery and will never be known. A hundred guesses have been made in explanation of its hidden incidents. But the full truth remains forever in the graves of the man and woman who enacted the unusual little drama. Sam Houston, pioneer and son of a pioneer, had been intended for a He had a soul for adstorekeeper. venture and loathed mercantile life. So aa a boy he ran away to the Indians, was adopted by them, and learned from the tribesmen all the wondrous art of the wilderness. When the war of 1812 broke out Houston was not yet 20. Yet he fought with a reckless courage that won him many wounds, not a little glory, and the lifelong affection of Andrew Jackson, under whom he served. The war over, he studied law and rose rapidly in political rank, from district attorney to congressman, and, within nine years, to the governorship of Tennessee. A splendid future seemed to stretch before him. He was the idol of the Bouthwest. He was the friend of President Jackson who never forgot a frend. He was a of young, handsome, Destiny. Th; presidency Itself seemed almost within his reach. The world was at his feet ready to do his bidding. Not a public character in America had blighter prospects than Sam Houston. He was spoken of as a. Man of Destiny. Then came the love affair that changed hia whole life. While he was governor of Tennessee Houston met Miss Eliza Allen, the beautiful daughter of a rich Nashville man. Miss Allen was local social queen, and was the acknowledged belle of that part of Tennessee. Houston simple, direct, honest,, was quite captivated by the girls dazzling charm and became her devoted adorer. She had many suitors more polished and better versed in the ways of the world than was the sturdy young statesman-soldie- r who governed the state. Yet, to the surprise of more than one of her friends, she listened to Houstons ardent wooing and soon became engaged to him. Whether Miss Allen really loved Houston, or merely saw how splendid a future seemed to lie before him, is not known. At any rate she married him, amid such Imposing ceremonies brilllant. as the little frontier city could muster. With so lovely and ambitious a wife, people predicted that Houstons star would rise to unequaled height. Then something happened. , No one knows what. But shortly after the wedding the whole state was scandalized to learn that bride and groom had Not as the result of a separated. petty lovers quarrel that could be readily patched up but that they had parted forever. Neither Houston nor his wife would tell what had caused the sudden break in their supposedly But while the happy relationship. bride returned to her fathers house, Houston resigned his governorship, gave up his hard won honors and gold-prospects, and left Tennessee. His rlends argued, pleaded and stormed in vain. He was set on throwing away his future and would not tell even his most Intimate friends why he did so. The secret of Houstons separation from his wife remained a mystery, and remains so to this day. That the cause was terribly serious may be Judged by the fact that he not only abandoned career, but turned his back on civilization as well. Journeying to Arkansas, he joined the Cherokee Indians, donning paint and blanket, living among the savages for years as a member ol their tribe and refusing to go back to his own people or to regard himself as anything but an Indian. , Yet to Houstons parting from his wife the United States owes the annexation of Texas. For in time Houston left the Indians and plunged into the warfare the American settlers were waging to wrest Texas from Mexico.- - He freed Texas nd made a republic, being chosen as its first president. Then he arranged annexa tion of the' new republic to the United States, and was elected governor ot the state of Texas. Meantime he had married again, and his second wedded life is said to have been very happy. He fought bitterly against the secession of his state when the civil war began, and, for his fierce loyalty to the union was deposed from office. When the secession of Texas was announced, and hia own son entered the confederate army, Houston said tc his wife: My heart is broken! Twc years later he died; his last gasping word being the name of the beloved state he had built up and so wlselj governed, and which had at the lasL deposed him. Q n his |