The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 252, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 28, 1916 Page: 3 of 4
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norman daily transcript
True Blue!
Bg SAIDEE BALCOM
(Copyright, 1916, by W. G. Chapman.)
Robert Laldlaw faced life, serious
ln<t practical, at the age of eighteen
and took up Its burdens like the sen-
sible young man that he was. A sud-
den call from home had torn him away
fro® pleasant student life, to find his
father dying.
"It's the break-up, Robert," his fath-
er had the strength only to say, "life,
fortune, future for me. I have lost
about all I had. The doctor says I
fcave only a few hours to live. I saw
what was coming and I wrote to my
two brothers, James and Henry. Here
are their replies. ChooBe for yourself,
Robert, between the two."
"As to what, father?" inquired Rob-
ert.
"As to which you will live with.
Both want you. Both are bachelors.
Both will leave a fortune. It Is a vast
relief to me to know that you will
Dot be without prospects."
It was a week later and after the
burial of his father and the settlement
"I've Found Employment, Unole
Henry."
of his poor business affairs, that Rob-
ert sat down to read over the two let-
ters his father had given him.
One was from James Laidlaw and it
read: "I shall be willing to practically
adopt you, but I want to state the situa-
tion clearly at the start so there are no
afterclaps. I have acquired a fortune
and my high position In life by fol-
lowing a system. If you come to me,
J shall expect you to accept and live up
to its conditions. You are old enough
to have done with the follies of youth,
and my disposition is such that at the
evidence of any delinquency or short-
comings on your part I would dismiss
you promptly.
"Rich, but selfish, as father has often
told me," mused Robert over this cold
formal epistle, and then his face bright-
ened as he perused the second letter.
"I am a lonely old bachelor," wrote
Uncle Henry, "but not so old or per-
verted that I do not realize that if you
are a live, up-to-date young man we
shall have a famous time together. It
will do me good to have a general
\ Bhake-up through such companionship
as 1 am sure yours will be. I under-
stand that Brother James is also bid-
ding for you. Well, he has the rocks,
and if you come with me you will have
to work, but I'll be your good friend
if you stick to me."
In one moment Robert Laidlaw made
his decision. He wrote a note to Un-
cle James thanking him for his kind-
ness, but declining to make his home
with him. He indited a second to Un-
j cle Henry, also thanking him and an-
s * nouncing his intention of accepting
his kind offer.
All that Robert fancied this latter
relative to be he found him—a Jolly,
careless old man living in an antiquat-
ed mansion, reputed wealthy, but per-
sonally insisting that his means were
as a dime to a double eagle compared
with the massive riches of Brother
James. From the start Robert felt
that his life had fallen in pleasant
places. He started out on his own
initiative to find work the third day
after his arrival.
"I've found employment, Uncle Hen-
ry." he announced that evening.
"Have, hey?" remarked his relative
with a quizzical gleam in his kindly
old eyes—"what line, now?"
"Down at the steel plant."
"You don't mean common labor-
ing?"
"About that. See here, uncle, my
bent at college was along mechanical
engineering lines and I've made up my
mind to learn all there is about metals
and construction from the ground up
people. There was a calculating ex-
pression in the wise eyes of Mr. Laid-
law after he had spent an evening
with the Carringtons.
"Social leaders, my boy!" he ob-
served. "And that queenly Helena!
How did she strike you?"
"Cold as ice," replied Robert with
a slight laugh, "none of the genial
warmth of soul of some modest yet
gentle-hearted girl like—"
"Eh!" started Uncle Henry, as Rob*
ert paused and flushed.
"Oh! like those natural friendly
girls in the office of the plant," con*
eluded Robert, generaliting.
"Your lofty Miss Carrington cut me
dead today, uncle," reported Robert,
later in the same week.
"Oh, you must be mistaken," remon*
strated Mr. Laidlaw.
"Not at all, it was palpable and
meant. You see, I had my working
clotheB on and the grime of houest
labor shocked her sensitive spirit."
"H'm!" muttered the old man
thoughtfully, and then he went to his j
lawyer. "See here, Hunter," he began
to the attorney, "I'm doing that boy a
wrong."
"In what way?" was the pertinent
query.
Mr. Laidlaw narrated his story of the
disadvantages of menial employment
in the eyes of "the higher social set.'
He further deplored the arduous labor
which was hardening the hands of his
protege, the slow promise of final ad-
vancement. The lawyer chuckled.
"Tired of the program, eh, already
that I laid out to make a real man of
your nephew?" he challenged. "What
you want to do—rear him in the lap
of luxury and spoil him?"
"Well—er—you see—"
"No, you see! Laidlaw," interrupted
the lawyer briskly, "I've been studying
young Robert and I'm glad to observe
his sense, courage and fidelity to an
ideal. He'll work out right and make
you proud of him if you leave him
alone."
"Yes, but he may make friends
among the—well, the lowly—that may
be a detriment to him."
"What!" rallied the lawyer, "after
your proud-tempered Miss Carring-
ton?"
"But suppose he should fall in love
with some poor girl?"
"Suppose he did? Do you want to j (lers- an(1 another appears in the full-
spoil his happiness? No, you go right ■ ness of the cor(led ruffle* and the way
ahead on the course we have marked I ,n wh,cl1 they are set on in two groups,
out. Robert is no fortune hunter or Between these groups, hardly discern-
he wouldn't have chosen you instead 1 ,ble ,n the Plc*ure, thers is an added
of your brother, he would never have decor*tion- Bow-knot motifs of nar-
risked catching an heiress by under- row black lace insertion are set to
taking menial employment. He's gen- ' the underside of the chiffon, since
uine," concluded the attorney. "True ' fa8hlon refuses to countenance a lack
blue all through and all of the time. 1 of °mament where there is space to
He'll land right. Mark my words." I carry It-
There came a test. An unexpected 'coatGe' or bodice, has a V-
event transpired. James Laidlaw died Bhaped neck anrt fastens to one side
and in a will he had planned to change ln double breasted effect, its peplum
when his nephew refused to live with !9 n mere Pla,ted frill at the Bides and
him, but which he had neglected to do, : of the
his sole heir was Robert.
Combination of Silk and Crepe
HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
By
a. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
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(Copyright, by A. Neely Hull.)
A HOMEMADE DESK WITH A PIC
TURE SCROLL.
Every boy can own a desk, because
j It is one of the simplest pieces of fur-
niture to build. 1 have dNi|Bld •
great many desks for boys to make
but I believe that the one shown
Fig 1 will bo the most popular yet
This desk is made out of a small
packing-case, or a grocery box. Select
the best-looking box you can find. (Jet
HOME MADE CANDLE STICKS.
The candle stick in Fig 1 has a bas«
made of a small cardboard box (Fig.
2). In this box is fitted a piece of
cardboard having its edges turned
dsr1
©
.is&y
A little silk goes a long way when
It is ruffled four times about a full
skirt of crepe or chiffon. The com-
bination is a favorite which achieves
new triumphs in this elegant after-
noon frock. It has several small pe-
culiarities that give it a flavor entire-
j ly out of the ordinary. One of them
is evident in the bodice, which looks
like a coatee of silk with drop shoul-
"Now he'll go off on his own hook,
I suppose," grumbled Mr. Laidlaw
to his lawyer; "no further use for me."
"Wait and see," advised the law-
yer.
It was a week later when Robert
came into the library and addressed
his relative.
"Uncle Henry," he said bluntly, "I
want you to accept half of the fortune
Uncle James left me. You were closer
to him than I am, and should by right
inherit it. You are not rich-—"
"Who told you that?" exploded the
old man. "If I've hidden my wealth
from you, it was for a purpose. All
the same," he said in a lower tone,
"I'm glad to see that you have a loyal,
grateful heart."
"It's a division, no matter what you
jay," declared Robert, "you see, if we
could all live together—"
"We—aren't we? What you up to
now?" demanded the old man suspi-
ciously.
"Why—you see, there's a Nellie."
"And who is she?"
"Let me bring her around and see,"
suggested Robert, which he did.
She was not of the born princess
type—only a modest, retiring girl—but
inside of five minutes she had wound
herself about the old man's ingenuous
heart just as she had done with Robert
Laidlaw.
Bilk which does not extend across the
front. There are fou • small prettily
decorated buttons of glass at the
front. The sleeves of chiffon are long
full puffs that reach below the elbow
and they are set into a wide flaring
cuff finished with a ruche It will be
noticed that they are shaped to bag
over the elbow and that the cuff is
cut to correspond with this shape.
The narrow ruffles are made to
stand out from the skirt by the cord-
ing at their hems, and they are fulled
over a cord also. The frock is simple
but original, showing an Ingenious
handling of the modes It presents
many advantages to the woman who
may wish to remodel a dress made of
a thin material, as voIIm, crgandle or
marquisette. The small coatce of taf-
feta and the taffe'a ruffles will go well
with these and with heavier materials,
or the finer lace flouncings may be
used for the skirt.
Ruches of taffjta frayed out at the
edges are used on many new models
ir gowns and coats and on negligees.
In light-colored changeable taffeta
the effect is veiy pretty when the
edges are frayed and the box-plaited
ruching made very full.
Other silk will serve for coatee and
ruffles in making a frock like the one
pictured. The corded edges will give
the right set to the ruffles, even in a
soft silk or satin, in case one wishes
to use a material of this kind already
on hand. But If new material is to be
bought it might as well be taffeta; its
crispness Is an advantage
the cover boards, too, because you
will need them for the hinged drop-
leaf. The first thing to do is to re-
enforce the nailing of any boards
which show signs of coming loose.
Then prepare the pigeonhole parti
Hons. Fig. 2 shows the inside of the
desk. Partitions A should be fastened
Beven inches each side of the center
of the length of the box, or 14 Inches
apart, and shelves B should be so
spaced that there will be a small top
and bottom pigeonhole and a larger
one between. Holes C in partitions
A (Fig. 3) are provided for the rollers
of the scroll to turn in. Bore the up-
per one about three inches below the
| upper end of A, and place the lower
one ten inches or so below it. Nail
! partitions A to the end of shelves B;
I then stand these assembled pieces in
i (he box, set a temporary brace be-
I tween partitions A to hold them In the
j right position, and drive nails through
i the ends of the box into shelves B.
! ^ i ®
down and a hole cut through its cen-
ter to receive a candle (Fig. 2); glue
the turned down edges to the sides of
the box. Fig. 3 shows how to fold a
cardboard strip for the handle. One
end of this is stuck through a Blot
in one side of the box and is glued to
the box bottom; the other end is
slipped into the box and glued to the
side.
The candle stick in Fig. 4 Is of a
more ornamental design. A pill box
forms the top. Fig. 6 shows how a
hole Is cut through the center of the
box bottom for the candle to slip
through, also how slots are cut through
the bottom to receive the ends of the
four supports. A pattern for the sup-
ports is shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 4 shows
the relative proportions of the box
top and the supports. The two slots A '
(Fig. 6) are provided for the cross
strips to stick through. Fig. 4 shows
how these cross strips connect and
brace the supports. The upper pair '
of braces support the candle. Glue |
the ends of the crosspieces In slots A.
and glue one crosspiece to the other
at their intersection.
In Fig. 7 we have a candle stick
with a simple shade. The base is a
small cardboard box. turned bottom |
side up (Fig. 8). The center post
mounted upon the base is In reality a
Carrying the Law.
Very few of our lawyers carry the
green bags which were once a badge
of that profession.
"I think the sight of such a bag
once kept Joseph H. Choate from
coming to Philadelphia to make a
speech," Mr. Conlen said.
Mr. Conlen and another lawyer had
gene to New York to invite the ex-
ambassador to England to deliver an
address in Philadelphia. Mr. Conlen's
companion carried a green bag, which
he laid upon Mr. Choate's table, evi-
dently to the great lawyer's annoy-
ance.
"What do you carry ln that thing?"
he asked.
"I have some law books," the young
Philadelphia attorney replied.
Admits of Quick Hairdressing
and through the top and bottom of the
box into the ends of partitions A.
Cut the scroll rollers D (Figs. 6 and
6) from pieces of broom-handle, a
trifle shorter than the distance be-
tween the partitions A, and get four
large spools, such as crochet-cotton
comes on, for the end knobs E (Figs.
6 and 6). Rollers D turn on the nail
pivots F (Fig. 6), which muBt be long
enough to run through the spool
knobs E, through holes C in partitions
A, and half an Inch into the ends of
the rollers. The spools must fit tight
ly on the nails. Wrap nails F with
paper, and then coat the paper with
glue so the spools will stick fast.
A tough wrapping-paper should be
used for the scroll. Perhaps you can
find a store dealer who has a roll of
paper from which you can get the
length you want ti* one piece. Tack
the ends of this paper to the scroll
rollers (Fig. 7). Be careful to get the
For a moderately abundant supply
of natural hair the coiffure pictured
above is a pretty arrangement that
i may be dresaed without the help of a
| foundation. The front hair is waved
•When I was a young lawyer," Mr ™ h" hTf h h"? I'om>,a1d,mre<,
Choate said rather coldly. "I was X ,„ ,h 'n together and
taught to carry my law In my head.- j ™ T™' * ? ' 18 1
And the invitation was declined- I l0°8e'y *lth the COmb U 18 pulled
Philadelphia Ledger.
No Need to Search.
0, thou that pinest in the Imprison,
ment of tbe eternal and criest bitterly
It was not all work and no play with to tlje gods for a kingdom wherein to
Robert. Uncle Henry never talked of rule and create, know this of a truth:
his riches, but Robert learned that ho The king thou seekest is already with
was regarded as a substantial man in
a capital way. Besides his possible
wealth, however, his long honorable
standing in the community had made
him respected, and the old man wt s
in fact listed with the aristocracy of
the town.
thee—Carlyle.
First of the Breed. ; ^ttV6
The philosopher who said that it
is much easier to die for the woman
you love than to live with her wai
the original slacker.—Louisville Cour |
He introduced Robert among good tor-Journal.
Into position about the face and pinned
with small wire hairpins.
The ends at the crown are turned
Into a puff and pinned down. The hair
id then spread and pulled forward un-
til it merges into the pompadour,
where It is held in place with pirns,
making a long soft puff at the top of
the crown.
Having become accustomed to in-
novations a few new arrangements
found following among the
younger women. In these the hair is
loosely waved parted either In the
middle or to one side, and boiled be-
low the crown in flat coils pinned close
*o the head. Short curls are pinned
in tne coils at the sides or at the
back. They reach to the nape of the
neck.
The small foundation or cushion
made of hair Is a very practical help
in hairdressing. New switches made
in three parts prove very useful, also, '
as they are separable and the separate
strands may be pinned in wherever re-
quired. Better results come from using j
small hair pieces rather than too
much, even when the natural hair is
thin. A little additional hair, if per-
fectly matched, makes the possessor !
ready for any occasion. The advan- i
tage of the hair foundation rests in
the fact that it keeps the hair ln plact
by sipporting the coiffure.
Seventy languages are said to I *
spoken in the ancient city of Tiflia,
ln Russia.
sleeve that fits over the lower part ot
the candle (Fig. 9). This post is fold-
ed out of one piece of cardboard, and a
flap is provided on one edge to lap
and glue to the other edge. The top
cap projects over the sides of the sup
port all around, and has a hole cut
through its center large enough for
the candle to Blip through. This post
is glued to the center of the base, and
is braced with the candle stick ban
dies (Fig. 10). After preparing the
handles, cut the two pair of slots A
and B (Fig. 8) through the base, for
the handle ends to stick through.
Glue the inner upright of each handle
I to the candle post, glue the end of the
, outer upright to the ends of the box,
< and glue the end of the inner upright
to the box bottom.
The candle shade is made of a band
of cardboard bent into a ring and cov
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
May 15, 1915.
Russians completely driven from |
Jaroslav and all towns on west
bank of San.
Austrian Tenth army arrived In
front of Przemyal.
Russians drove Teutons back ten
miles in Bukowina.
Turks repulsed allies near AvI
Burnu.
American note on Lusitania de-
livered to Germany.
Russian Black Sea fleet de
stroyed 24 Turkish vessels.
German submarine sank Danish
steamer Martha without warning
May 16, 1915.
British broke German line near
La Bassee and won mile of terri-
tory.
Lively fighting In Champagne.
Russians mas8ed behind the San
and Austrians behind the Pruth.
Germans defeated by Russians
in Baltic provinces.
May 17, 1915.
British made more gains in La
Bassee region.
French and Belgians drove Ger-
al.
Austrians captured Drohobycz,
central Gallcla.
Russians repulsed Germans at
Shavll.
Zeppelins dropped bombs on
Ramsgate.
May 18, 1915.
French made gains near Ablaln.
Germans repulsed British south
of Neuve Chapelle.
Austro-Germans began bombard
ment of Przemysl forts.
Russians attacked vigorously in
South Poland.
Two Zeppelins destroyed by al-
lies' fire.
Premier Asquith announced reor-
ganization of British cabinet.
May 19, 1915.
Germans Captured French
trenches on heights of Lorette.
British repulsed near Neuve
Chapelle.
Austro-Germans forced crossings
of the San river.
Russians broke Austrian right in
Bukowina.
Turks drove allies from advanced
positions near Kara Burnu, Gallip-
oll.
German aubmarine Bank two
British steamers.
May 20, 1915.
French advanced in Champagne
and near Bagatelle.
Tremendous fighting along the
San river.
Allies attacked Turkish positions
at Krithia and Atchi Baba, Gal-
Ifpoli.
Continuous bombardment of Na-
gara, Turkey, by allied fleet.
Przemysl bombarded by squad-
ron of Austrian aeroplanes.
May 21, 1915.
French drove Germans entirely
from Lorette heights.
Canadians captured German posi-
tion north of Ypres.
Desperate battle below Przemysl.
British ship Glenholm sunk by
gunfire from submarine.
COLLECTED ITEMS
paper square on the rollers, so it will
roll up evenly. The pictures should
be put on before the scroll is pivoted
in the desk. Cut out and paste these
in place.
Fig. 4 shows how the box-cover
boards are fastened together by
means of the end battens G, and how
the pair of hinges are placed for
hinging this drop-leaf to the desk. To
support the outer edge of the drop-
leaf, when the desk is open, a pair of
chains must be provided. Screw
screw-eyes Into the drop-leaf and the
other side of the desk, to attach the
chains to.
Putty all Joints and nail holes. Then
a coat of stain or two coats of paint
or white-enamel, will complete the
lesk By screwing a pair of screw-
jyes into the top, the desk may be
•.uspended from a picture-molding; or
t may be hung upon a pair of long
looks screwed Into the wall.
An electrically lighted cross revolves
on top of a San Francisco steeple.
The G54 people out of every thou-
sand in Switzerland who save money
ered with a strip of paper that has must be compared with a meager 108
been slashed along Its edges (Fig. 11) i In this country, the difference account-
to form fringe. Red paper will look ing, according to a Chicago banker,
_____ for the fact that in our large cities
one burial out of ten is made in a
potter's field.
Pellagra may be prevented or cured
by proper diet.
A large eastern railroad is Instruct-
ing its signal erectors and testing its
engineers' knowledge of signals by
means of modern pictures sh wn In a
car which travels over its lines.
"The flowers of ftawaii declare the
glories of God, and the fish showeth
his handiwork," declares a realistic
writer in the Christian Herald, assert-
ing. by the way, that nowhere else in
the world can fish be found in so many
and such variegated hues as in the
waters of these Pacific possessions of
ours.
Open air is the best spring tonic.
Typhoid fever is a disease peculiar
to man.
Mutual benefit Insurance societies
have been established in the publio
schools of Rome and other Italian
cities The underlying idea is that
pupils shall pay small weekly sums to
a general fund, from which certain
best for the covering. The support! h,nounts aro out in case of sick-
for the shade are a pair of c.niboard ne88, aocI(lent or death. The system
Strips (Fig. 12). Glue the upper end 13 Bnl,i t0 he Krowln* rapidly.
of these to the Inside of thu shade; ' is an unquestionable record
stick the lower end through a pair of of hearin6 the firing at Ypres at a dls.
slots ln the base 10, Fi«. S) and glue ^ tance °' 140 miles and a somewhat
to the box Bldra. I doubtful one of 150 raHe*.
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