AFTER LONG TEARS.
WOMAN'S RIGHTS TO THE FAMILY POCKETBOOK.
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'ear, whom I would not know j,
If I tnnn; j rou on the street
o long and long and long ago
Are the days when we used to meet,
'on mny be glnd to henr '
Tli n t antnan-liAra fi, I IVtA t, t r. .
Dome raxue sweet dreams that bring yon
near,
That I often think of you;
Dfhat now and then I thrill
sThat I Mart as the wind sweeps over the
hill, -
Aa I see the fire-fly's spark.
Somebody stepped on my grave?
I Or somebody slipped out of yours?
I cannot tell ! There are ghosts that crave
A bit of the love that endures.
hHarper's Magazine.
. They were sitting In the summer
bouse, with a pale moon casting nn
Merle light upon the girl's shimmering
Arhlte frock, mid bringing out In sharp
Tellef the strong, firm features of the
jman. ,
I Neither spokp, until the silence was
juuemy onmeu ny ine nrsi son
trains of music which floated over to
lieni, dimmed by the distance, and,
1th a weary little sigh, the girl arose
oin lier seat and scanned her pro-
nan In the moonlight.
"Let me see," she said slowly, search
ing the tiny piece of scented pnsteboard
with tired eyes. "No. Ten, Isn't it?
jkh, yes ; I linve that with your brother,
(borne, Mr. Thorold, I wouldn't miss It
for worlds, and the band has started
(ulte two minutes ago."
ji Silently the nan arose and offered
per his ami, and a pnng of Jealosy
(nipped him. Cyril had always been
the favored one, and he, the student,
fwho cared not one whit for the pleas
tares and pastimes of a social life, pre
ferring rather to bury his hend In the
tausty volumes of science which cram
ped his library shelves. "What good
3iad It done lilm, anyway? Merely con-
DEAR, ABB YOU UNHAPPY?"
smarted him Into a hard old bachelor
(Who could not have tokl a pretty fib
to save his soul.
4 For John Thorold, let It be said, bad
toot made of himself what might be
Termed "a social success," but the pa
tient years of bard study had gained
for lilm nil the success he desired until
'cshe came. Then his Interest In hU
work begun to lag, and bis thoughts
kept constantly wandering to a cor-
' jtatn pair of brown eyes and a certain
two dimples which played dellclously
about the corners of a rosy, laughing
(mouth. t
In silence they strolled up the long,
wooded path which led to the house,
and as they reached the terrace steps
figure looked up out of the darkness
.bove them.
It was Cyril Thorold, a little Impa
tient and cross at their delay.
k"I thought you were never coming.
Ilss Matheson!" he said, with a tinge
pt annoyance In Ms voice. "Why didn't
son hurry her up, John, Instead of
keeping me waiting for such an eter
Dlty?" Helen Matheson laughed lightly.
Jy "It was as much my fault as his, so
tyjn't blame him," she replied. "That's
the penalty of having a younger
brother he cau say what he likes.
XVell, good-night, Mr. Thorold, and
pank you so much for being so fright
fully Interesting!"
It was not a kind thing to say, end
Jlelen could have bitten her tongue out
immediately after she had said It, for
ihe saw the man wince.
I But he merely held out his hand.
"It Is good-night and good-bye, Miss
ajatheson," he replied tersely, "but
probably my brother has told you that
I sail for Kgypt in a few days, to make
Certain scientific Investigations. I shall
probably not see you again. Oood-bye,
find thank you for being so kind to a
dull old bachelor."
i In the semi-darkness a spasm of pain
Crossed the girl's face, and she caught
her breath sharply.
Going away! And without having
Bald anything to her! The whole world
teemed suddenly to go black, and her
ieart beat ?o loudly she feared the two
.Iiien might hear It.
In her efforts to control her voice. It
(Bounded dry and hard.
' "Going away? You are going away?
Jso, I had not beard, Mr. Thorold. I'.ut
Id ease accept my best wishes for your
Journey ami the success of your euter
jnise. What a thing it is to have a
lobby! I almost think I shall cultl
Tate one myself. It m-ciiis so Interesting.
Good-bye '.'
She let her hand rest in his for the
fraction of a second, then with a whirl
of her while skirts ran up the terrace
uteps and disappeared Into the house,
leaving the man gazing up Into the
darkness which enveloped him, and
yhere a moment lieforo she had stood.
,
Helen never knew how she got
through the rest of the evening. Her
mind scorned to centre on one point
ihe was going away! Of course be
; didn't care, she knew that now; but
for the last two months she bad been
living In a fool's paradise, and the
sudden awakening had shocked and un
served her.
Aa the band struk up for tbe last
I
jP Love's Awakening j
A wife who does housework and
any man, and It, Is a "hallow boast
Everybody "knows that the man tho
f
jri.irr v. stbavss.
of squalid bickering over ways and means.
It Is a popular theory among men that women are not to be trusted
with money. This may be true of some women, but I find that many women
have a passion for economy. They lonSs well after every little leak In the
till, they are anxious for every dollar to go as far as It may. There are
spendthrift women and spendthrift men, and vice versa. I do think that
women are much to blame for spending money for tawdry and useless things
for the home. It Is as natural for a woman to want her home to be lienutl
ful ns for a duck to swim. The trouble Is so ninny women are lacking In
taste or In any appreciation of the rules of beauty. They work thonfeelves
to death, skimp and save, and even steal from their husband's pockets when
he Is asleep to buy horrible things to put In their houses, under the Impres
sion that they nre finding the beautiful. This seems so pitiful to me and
all attempts to cure It seem futile.
If women could only learn the things that Solomon sought to tench
them long ago! There Is never any tise for a woman to make her life
harder to secure n parlor sofa or a pair of chenp curtains. She should know
whether or not the establishment can afford a certain style of living. Be
yond what enn be easily afforded she should never strive. .luliet V. Strauss,
In Chicago Journal.
dance Helen slipped away from the
lights anil music, nnd, throwing a shawl
about her shoulders, stole out Into the
garden to the old' summer house, and
flung herself down upon the broken
bench. . . . And then the welcoming
tears came.
How long she lay there Helen never
knew, but suddenly something glittered
on the dusty floor, and stooping, she
picked it up curiously.
It was a silver match box, worn
with age, but quaintly wrought with a
dragon's head and a crest, and, peer
ing at, It with her tear-dimmed eyes,
the girl saw that it belonged to him.
She pressed it to her lips with a
weary little sigh. Anything that was
bis was very doi,.
The air seemed heavy with the scent
of the June flowers, and all the world
was at peace. Far away the soft
strains of the band reached her ears,
mingled with the voices of the dancers
as they talked nnd laughed and flirted.
She felt "out of it" a stranger to all
that was happy and care-free; and but
a moment ago she had been the gay
est of them all.
Suddenly a footstep crunched on the
gravel path, and the girl started
guiltily. What If It were her partner
coming to look for her? She couldn't
possibly 'see him like this! Her eyes
were wet and her lashes heavy with
tears, her white frock bad a huge rent
in it, and her flowers the flowers he
had given her, were crushed and dead.
Just like herself, she thought bitterly.
The footsteps stopped in front of the
little doorway nnd a figure blocked out
the moonlight, and silhouetted ngainst
the darkness she saw and recognized
the Intruder.
It was John Thorold! And he had
seen her.
"1,'ardon me," be said wearily, his
voice sounding dull and lifeless to the
girl's listening ears, "but I came to
And a match box that I dropped some
where in here. I shouldn't Bice to lose
it, nnd Why. Miss Matheson
Helen, you are crying? What is the
matter, little girl? Tell me."
lie sat down beside her on the
wooden seat, taking one of her little
.white hands In bis.
"Denr, are you unhappy? Tell me,
for I should be so glad to help you."
A ray of moonlight shot through the
doorway, and Helen, looking up, saw
tho light In his eyes, and her heart
bounded with a sudden happiness.
"It it Is b-becnuse you nre golng-a-away,"
she whispered, so low that the
man had to bend Ms head to hoar;
"and I am lonesome and miserable, and
unhappy !"
With a smothered cry of Joy, Thor
old took her quivering little figure In
his strong arms, nnd kissed away the
tears.
"Thank God!" he cried. "Thank
God, my darling, for I love you so! I
will not go away now, little one, If you
will only come to me In my lonelIne.n.
It was only to get away from you.
dent, that I planned this expedition
to fry and' forget you ; but I need not
forget you-now, I need not go away
from you. Thank God!"
And In the stillness of the summer
night he bent and kN'-"d her. I'hll.v
delphla Telegraph.
Short Xmiiea.
All English clergyman, In Frederick
Lee, had a prejudice against n long
stril g of Christian mimes, and held
that lf-wiic!l naines were propos.-d the
clergyman should alter them at bap
tism, whether' the parents were willing
or not. It was said of him that lie
christened all the boys Frederick after
himself, and all the girls Mary after
the Virgin. The author of "The Life
of Walter Tatcr" gives Doctor Lee's
method of christening as follows:
"Name this child," he would say In
his authoritative voice.
"Archibald Cholinondoley Constan
tino Ferdinand," pcrhops the mother
would whisper.
"Frederick," she would hear, to her
amn.cincnt, nnd then would follow the
usual formula of baptism.
In the vestry, of course, there would
be objection,
"This child," Doctor Lec would re
ply, "will have to get bis living in the
world, nnd what do you want to hand
icap him with Archibald Campbell
Cholmomleley and all the rest of them
for? Anyhow, It's done now, and can't
bo altered."
Tbt l ln.ll 'ut Sier d
The fcxl nnd bis money are sooii
parted, but for quick operation Wail
street hold the record. Detroit Free
I'resa.
rnres for children works harder than
on his part to say that he keeps her.
Is making money has a business part
ner In bis wife; If be has not, If she doe not aid
in saving what is earned, no man can succeed. A
good manager. In the household Is more often the
secret of a man's success financially than the
world nt Inrse suspects.
- The men who have had the making of our lawj
ought long ago to have provided n more Independ
ent position for the wife. Nothing give's one a
more cheerful, happy feeling than the knowledge
of earning a competency'- And nothing can so cut
the heart ns to have every dollar one ever sees
doled out reluctantly from n man as If the appli
cant were a beggar Indeed.
Women arc themselves largely to blame for this
servile attitude. They assume It themselves, they
allow ft man In the early days of married life to
assume the airs of a sultan bestowing gifts upon
some favorite Inmate of his harem. In money mat
ters there should be a dignity, a formality, ob
served lifting tbe domestic menage above the level
err, .TPLE FOODS.
It la
AMoiiIkIiIiik How Coiiipnrn-
II vely I'Vw They Are.
Certain grerit food staples have prov
ed theniM'lvcs within the nge long expe
rience of humanity to possess a larger
a mount of nutritive value, digestibility
nnd other good qualities and a smaller
proportion of undesirable properties
than any others. These, through an ex
ceedingly slow nnd gradual process of
tho survival of the tiitest, lntve come
to frm the staples of food in eoniimm
use by the human race all over the
world. It Is really astouishim: how
comparatively few there are of them
when we come to consider them broad
ly the flesh and the milk of three or
four domesticated animals, the flesh of
three or four and tho eggs of one sjkv
cies of domesticated birds, three great
grains, wheat, rice and maize, nnd half
a dozen smaller and much less frequent
ones, a hundred or so species of lilies
and shellfish, two sugars, a dozen or so
starch containing roots nun tubers, only
two of which, the jMitato and the man
ioc, are of real international impor
tance, twenty or thirty fruits, forty or
fifty vegetables make up two-thirds of
the food supply of the inhabitants of
the world.
Instead of wondering nt the variety
and prol'usenoss of the human food sup
ply the biologist Is rather Inclined to
ejaculate with the London. footman im
mortalized by John Leech, who, when
told by the cook that there would be
mutton choi for dinner and roast beef
for super, exclaimed: "Nothlnk but
beef, mutton nnd pork pork, mutton
nnd lM'ef! Ilin my opinion, bit's Mgh
time some new hauiinal was inwentod!"
Met' lire's.
LIFE-SAVING SUIT.
Air Inltnlrd in I'ocketa Prevents the
Wenrer Sinking In Water.
The weight of the human body is
little less thnu that of an equal bulk
of water, so that it naturally floats In
that liquid. When, how
ever, a man nonts on
bis back In the water
his mouth will probably
sink beneath the sur
face, unless he use some
strong muscular effort.
By. attaching to the
chest some buoyant sub
stance, It becomes nn
easy matter to keep
above the surface. Life
preservers have former
ly been lu the form of
cork Ix'lts. A Denverlte
iote PiiKSLnvKH. now brings out nn en
tirely new form of life
saving apparatus, it consists of a suit
having back nnd side pockets, the lat
ter being beneath the arms. All tho
pockets are connected with a pump,
by which they are inflated. Obviously
when tho pockets are filled with air,
the person wearing this saving suit
will be sustained above the water In
definitely. He will also be nble to ren
der assistance to other persons without
fear of endang -ring bis own life. The
apparatus was designed with the fur
ther object of being of assistance to
persons learning' to swim.
Kttynl I'liiinf iik.
(u t'.eir way to Paris recently, King
Haakon ami nueeii Maud, of Norway,
passed through Cop iihagen. They
were receive,! at ihe railway station
by Kin:; I'nsl. rick. King Haakon's
fliiier. A eocnler who was present
telis what the monarehs said.
"Will, Haukon,'' said King Freder
ick, "how do you like being a king?"
"I would raiher :.sk jmi," ivtorte 1
Haakon. "I've been a king longer
than you."
ibis was qnite true. Frederick of
Denmark sm-'ecded to tho throne upon
the I'.ualh of his father, King Christian,
on January J , I'M , but Haakon was
elected king of Norway by th. Storth
ing on November IS. 1!MT.
Ci'llliiU II I lu I I lie.
Dr. Younger--You're a little bit un
der weight. You diiu't eat enough. Mr.
Mussel - Non-erne ! If ! were to cut
more Fd have dyspepsia. Dr. Younger
I know that, but that's my specialty,
you know.
It I'JIV.
"How do you i'.imI things out tills
way?" w-k'-d the stranger.
"By mhertiiiig for 'em," was fho
prompt reply of ihe native. Detroit
Free I'rcss.
We never see our clear to pay
tiht dollars fur an umbrella, either.
COMMON HOUSE SNARES.
Ttier ltnve Intrrratlnar Waya aa4
.Mar Trained for l'c.
My grandmother was sitting one Any
In her armchair In front of nn old
fashloticd cupboard, when, to her very
great surprise, n house snake felt Into
her lap and wriggled to the floor, says a
writer In St. Nicholas. In some way
the snake had found Its way into the
house unobserved, crhnps through nn
ojien door or window, nnd had crawled
(to the top of the cupboard In search of
food.
The llrst name given to this reptile
was well chosen, for It Is found about
houses nnd other buildings more fre
quently than any other snake. I re
tuemlx'f when I was rt boy In the coun
try to have seen several about the
porch of the bouse, but they Invarlnbly
made their escape. Just to give mother
the shivers as she recalled grandmoth
er's experience of long ago. Mother
would on these occasions declare that
I let the snake get away on purpose,
but who eter beard of a loy ermlt
tlng a snake to escape if be could pre
vent It?
Ophlbolus dollatus trlangulus (Hole.)
Is also known as the milk snake, al
though It most likely cares no more
for n'lllk thru would any other thirsty
ophidian, but because It frequents
sprlivgliouses. In which milk Is kept, to
catch frogs and salamanders which live
In these cool places, tbe owner of the
milk could not resist the temptation
to give It a new name. Another of Its
many local names Is "thundcr-and-llghtutiig
snake," but I cannot Imagine
why so gentle a serpent should be so
mimed. It Is perfectly harmless. He
cently I saw n frightened specimen blto
a school girl, but b!io only laughed. An
uncle of mine once caught n housesnake
lying on n shelf In bis store. Knowing
Its value he placed It In his corn crib,
where It remained all summer. It Is
needless to say that Ihe mice quickly
disappeared. Besides' mice and rats the
bouse snake catches many crickets,
grasshoppers, cockroaches and other
Insects. It Is very beiietldnl to the
farmer and should never be killed.
It varies much In color but the mark
ings are very distinct. Gray or silvery
bands and reddish brown blotches mark
the back, and yellowish white, making
this n handsome reptile. Frequently
when disturbed it sets Its short tall
vibrating ns ninny other snakes do
when angry. It Is an expert climber,
but seldom climbs trees, preferring to
creep iilxnit old houses nnd barns. On
one occasion I know of one climbing
up n small tree u few feet to a bird's
nest.
Those who core to handle reptiles
will find the house snake an Interesting
pet. It sometimes reaches a length of
four feet; specimens ordinarily, how
ever, are less than three feet. The
young arc hatched from eggs.
: Legal Information
The elements of force and putting In
fenr, within the statutory definition of
robbery, nre held, In State vs. Parsons
(Wash.), 7 L. U. A. (N. S.), ."lid. to bo
present where accused approached an
Intoxicated person and pretending to
arrest Mm, nnd, nfti'r compelling Mm
to go a ways with them, searched and
took from Mm bis valuables, he mak
ing no resistance because he believed
his assailants to be olllcers. and they
would "lick Mm" if he resisted.
If the vendee of goods shipped, to be
paid for on delivery, refuses to accept
nnd pay for them, the vendor Is held. In
Mendel vs. Miller (Gn.), 7 L. K. A. (N.
S.), 11S4, to have the right, after giv
ing notice to the vendee, to sell the
property for the hitter's benefit, nnd,
when the sale Is properly made, the
vendee Is held conclusively bound by
It. nnd the amount realized under It,
nnd to be liable for the difference be
tween the contract price and the price
on the resale.
A railroad company which constructs
n private farm crossing and penults Its
frequent use by n tenant of the farm
for the benefit of which it is construct
ed, is held, in Baltimore & O. S. W. B.
Co. vs. Slaughter (Ind.). 7 L. B. A.
(N. S.), ."97, to be subject, In case of
a negligent Injury to the tenant at the
crossing, to the liability of one who baa
extended an invitation which has ben
ncted on, nnd to have no right to treat
the Injured person as a trespasser or
bare licensee,
A State statute providing that all
male blind persons over the nge of i!l
yearv, and all female blind persons over
the age of IS years, who have been resi
dents of tin? Slate for live years and of
the county for one year, and have no
property or means of support, shall lie
entitled to receive not more than $J3
per capita quarterly from the county
treasurer. Is bid, lu Da vies vs. State
ex re I. Baylcs (Ohio l. 7 L. It. A. (NT.
S.t. ll!i'l. to le unconstitutional ns re
quiring t!m expenditure for n private
purpose of public funds raised by taxa
tion. 'iiitt(inmif All Around.
Ill the Norman period wealthy per
sons vim wished to do the handsome
thing by their town and townspeople,
says Dr. I. .1. Baven. In "Tho Bells of
F.nglnnd," often gave a bell to the
church insu.id of endowing a chair
in an i i is t i ; u t i n of learning. Then, as
now, donors were moved by n variety
of mot Ives. l.i. ; thai, of coins', did not
Interfere in the li ast with the sweet
tenor or bass of the bell.
There was the Angle thane. Lyolf,
who, rich in goats and sheep, was much
disturbed by nocturnal thieves. Tired
out wlib these troubles, according to
Doctor Itnven, the author of "The Bells
of Fngland." l yolf sold many of lila
animals and bought a bell, which be
guve to the abbey.
When lie llrst beard Us sound his Joj
broke forth Into Jocularity. y
"F.ya," he said, "how sweetly my
goats bleat nnd my sheep baa!"
Lyolf 's wife presented another bell,
and Doctor Bavcu notes that the "two
rang nut In pleasant accord" n se
quence unexpectedly sweet, uppnrently.
Excuses are like weeds:
tbein, but uo Rood.
Lou or
M. -r t r . f i , m Msaw
V upinions oi
.t a
..?W.4M4-4t I ltt.
CONSCSIPTIONS FOU THE
II1KN an army olllclnl talks
A T ty of conscript Ion to flfl up the t anks of
Tf I the Fulted States regular army his re-
I V I ,. . . .1,.,., I.. ., IH..1..,. I. .! !.,
HlnllM llllir-l III- lllivi il 111 II I nitiiiiitifiii
sense. It Is true we must maintain a stand
ing army, but It Is nlso true that tbe army
we need Is so small In proportion to the
total population of the country that conscription Is a
measure beyond all possibility of adoption.
There Is an easy way to fill up the ranks of the army
If recruits nre few nnd deserters many. That Is to make
the conditions of service pletisanter than they have been.
Just as any other trade or calling will ottract or cease
to attract men according ns its relative advantages niter,
so tho army service will feel the same Influences. For
two or three years It has been evident that something
to this end must be done, nnd doubtless the proper thing
now ts to Increase the pay of the enlisted men. Tliey
are getting a cash allowance based on conditions of nn
earlier generation and entirely Inadequate for conditions
to-day.
Congress may be In an economical mood this winter.
It Is to be hoped It will be. But economy does not dic
tate such parsimony as to Injure the work of the regular
army. The best economy Is to trent the soldiers prop
erly so that they will be contented nnd stay with their
companies for ninny years after the country has gono
to the expense nnd trouble of giving them the necessary
training. Clhcugo Becord-llerald.
VILLAGE BEAUTIFYING.
UK handsome- memorial hull nt North Bll
lcrlcn was "taxed to Its utmost" when the
treasurer of the corporation made the an
nual award of prizes offered to Its tenants
for best-kept premises, flower gardens, etc.
Later In the evening n landscape architect
of wide reputation, who addressed the
mm
meeting, took occasion to say that In eight yenrs the
village bad been transformed; and he told the people
not to stop the beautifying of their lawns nnd gardens
with flowers, but to cultivate their spore land for vege
table gardening, and thus bring themselves evcu nearer
to the soil nnd the delights of its recreation, oj
What lias been done in North Billctica can be dune
In any other village. It Is no longer necessary that the
manufacturing center should be marked by unsightly
architecture, barren yards ami unkept public squares.'
Nor Is It true that the man who tolls within brick walls
has no sense for the beautiful In nature, and no regard
lor the Improvement of his home surroundings We arc
teaching tho children to love the plants and flowers and
birds; why not give them the plants and flowers, that
the birds may come of their own neoord? Any rural
community may become tne village beautiful; and the
residential city street may likewise shift Itself above its
sordidness and its dirt. The leaf Is falling now, the
SHOPLIFTING.
Inside nnd Ontnl1t Thieves In (he
IlltC Dcimrlnicnt Mores.
The fixed charges of n deportment
Itoro must cover the loss of breakage
nd general destruction, tho failure of
goods to sell, and theft. Tbe cheaper
Itores Buffer more seriously from
thieving than the higher priced ones
because their employes nre less trust
worthy. For yenrs the proprietors es
timated that their theft losses were
due half to tholr dishonest employes
and half to outsiders, but not one of
them would venture to estimate the
total. There Is a curious standard of
rt hies nniong some of the employes,
liiey do not regard taking articles for
Ihelrsown use ns theft, whereas to
take them for some ono else, even a
member of the family, is plain robbery.
Almost never ore these guilty ones
prosecuted, even If they are detected
and the proof Is conclusive. They nre
discharged, of course, and notices are
posted In the dressing room explaining
tln reason. But when an employe
steals goods to sell and is caught nr
rest follows.
Professional shoplifters have been
largely eliminated 'owing 1o systematic
prosecution. By far. tho greatest num
ber of thefts committed by outsiders
are traced -to women, usually reputa
ble, who yield to a sudden temptation.
Incidentally the newspapers never
name a store In which a person is ar
rested for shoplifting for the simple
reason that it would frlghien away
customers. A retail store on Broad
way, Now York, that did a large busi
ness was actually ruined by the pub
Mention of the details of several arrests
within Its doors. F.vorybndy's.
NOTED SOCIETY WOMAN.
VVnrlh 900,000,000, she Tnkea 11
M unleliuil Olllee In liien,,.
Mrs. Marshall Field, widow of the
famous merchant prince of Chicago
nnd worth $i'i(i,(xh,iiini, b;is reeenriv
obtained an appointment as bead of the
civic Health Commission of the West
ern nietropollo, with entire charge of
the new bureau of milk inspection.
When Mrs. Field pledged herself to
this work there was a gasp of surprise
from society all over the world. Known
everywhere, a natural leader, and by
reason of her person. il charms ami her
great wen I 111 amply tpmloicd for soeial
pre-eminence. It was expected that she
Would return to the brilliant rounds of
Social events, from which she had sep
arated herself when .Mnrmall Field
died.
Mrs. l b-Id lias no children either by
her llrst husband or by Mr. Field. The
latter bad two, a son mid 11 daughter.
The son accidentally killed himself
with a gun but a lew weeks before
pneumonia carried off the father. The
daughter Is married and lives In Fn
gland, hi 1 that Mrs. Field has no ties
to prevent lies carrying out her Ideas
lu the line of chic reform.
This new figure lu public life has
had a wonderfully romantic career.
Twenty-seven years ugo, Just af'ler
her father, u millionaire hardware
manufacturer, ll.il, she married Ar
thur Colon. They Immediately inovinl
to Chicago ami lived lu tbe house ad
Joining that of Marshall Field. The
families became ver: inlinmto 11 ml
for a qunrter of a ceutury Coton and
Field were tho cbest of friends and
business partners.
In 1004 Coton died. Eight laontbj
orcai Papers on important Subjects.
arm St
ARMY.
grass drying and the flower has long since gone to seed;
but another spring Is coming, with Its magician's touch
for all tho earth that has been prepared by nature oi
the hand of man. Lowell Courler-Cltiz.cn.
of the pnsslblll-
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mately as we do, we are Impelled to the conclusion that
he must have executed It under the most unfavorable
and forbidding circumstances. It Is wholly unworthy of
him, and Indeed wholly unlike him. Saint Gaudens la
his treatment of Inscriptions was always most distin
guished; his lines of text were characterized by a dec
orative significance that was full of charm, whereas In
the new coin the letterlag is as coarse and repellant aa
Its disposition Is unfortunate.
Tho hend of Liberty Is utterly flat and unrelieved; It
has no quality of anything; It Is pitched In Us plane
without the least sense of composition and Is superim
posed upon a date of cgreglens disproportion and style.
The reverse Is wholly discouraging. Snlnt Gaudens waa
moro Greek In his sympathy and Inspiration than any
other artist of the nineteenth century, and how he should
have executed such a modern barbnrlsm as this eagle
Is beyond our comprehension. We know what the diffi
culties nre In conforming to the physical requirement
of modern courage, but the die sinker's art Is not In
exorable. We reject the coin definitively ; we refuse to '
accept It as the work of Augustus Snlnt Gaudens. New
York Sun. !
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from 15 to 85 per cent over the prices which heretofore
have paid enormous dividends to stockholders. Thus
tho telegraph trust Is doing Its work at 10 per cent less,
Is getting from 13 to 35 per cent more money for It than
ever before, nnd tho public and the operators have to
stand the loss. That Is a delightful situation for the telo
graph trust, and may be useful In helping Anna Gould te
hire another titled husband. But neither the operators
nor the public finds much comfort in it
The telegraph trust should beware of crowding public
good nnture too far. Not much Is necessary to convince
the people of the United States that they should follow
the exnmplo set by Great Britain and tnke over the tele
graph monopoly themselves. Chicago Journal.
later Mrs. Cat on sailed for a German
port. A month later Marshall Field
followed. They Immediately went to
Ixuuton, where they were married.
They were royally entertained in En
gl a ml and on the continent nnd re
turned to this country. In five months
Mr. Field was dead, the son bnd died,
and the new Mrs. Field was once
more alone. She gave up all her pleas
ures and immediately applied to the
Mayor of Chicago for tho permission
to undertake the work which she Is now
performing.
Mrs. Field has been presented at sev
eral F.tiropoan courts nnd Is a familiar
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Ilgure at F.uroiean watering places fre
quented by royalty. Her nephew, Spen
cer Kddy, Is secretary of the United
States. embassy ot Berlin. Mrs. Field
has a love for fine horses and has ex
hibited her thoroughbreds In almost
every big show lu America. iShe nlao
rides to hounds and drives a coach.
OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER.
Some oiMlllliuiia that Make Their
Iti-iltnl I iu probable.
i:ery two or three years for the last
ten years different Individuals and
steamboat companies hove put Into op
eration one or more packets modern
steamboats to ply between St. Imls
and various points up the Missouri
Itiver, says a contributor to the New
York Sun. These packets huve uni
formly charged a freight rate upproxl
milling til) per cent of the rate ch irged
by the railroads for tho same class of
freight fo ami from tho same points.
In no case has this service been contln
m-il for more than a period of a few
months, for tbe operators of these
steamboats found that they were los
ing money. But others, after a lapse
of several months or a few years have
fried It and put other boats Into opera
Hon lu the hope of a profitable busi
ness. ThoKc who are In a position to ob
serve and who are familiar with old
and new conditions believe the cause of
the failure of this business to pay Is
that people of the present day and time
nru accustomed to and prefer certain
nnd quick transit even at additional ex
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8AINT GAUDEN'8 EAGLE CONDEMNED.
received ona of the new gl colni
which are now being celebrated In coamio
tlon with the suppression of the familiar
legend, "In God We Trust" Having re
gard to the artistic quality of the design,
the piece is distressing. Knowing the work
of the lamented Saint Gaudens as inti
TELEGRAPH TRUST.
NB Incident in connection with the settle
ment of the telegraph strike that has not
become generally known Is that tho oper
ators, when they went back to work, found
their wages had been cut 10 per cent
This Is In aplte of tho fact that the com
panies have raised the cost of messages
pense. In the "old river dnys, with
undeveloped country from ten to twen
ty packets plied between St Louis and
Missouri river points and the business:
was profitable and several substantial
fortunes were accumulated by steam-'
boat owners. But railroads have
changed conditions materially. An ad4
dltlonal cause contributing to failure In'
the steamboat business is the fact that
ror weess at a ume auring tne winter
season the river Is not navigable on ac-J -
count of Ice.
Many of the old steamboat captains
and pilots who spent the better years'
of their lives on tho Missouri river
and who are among the most skillful,
river men In this country, have been
forced out of employment, while others
now operate ' smnll ferryboats. Still
others have passed away leaving no
successors. ' 1
While conditions are slightly better
on the Mississippi river above St Louts
nt tho present time It Is believed that
river transportation in a few years'
will be a thing of the past These rea-j
sons were advanced by Congressman'
Burton of the deep waterways commla-i
slon nnd he doubted if the people of
the upper Mississippi would use a deep
er channel enough to warrant construcJ
tlon.
SIN OF THE STREETS.
Yonnv Criminals In the Making? and '
New York's Juvenile Cenrt.
A day spent in Now York's AUdrea's
court will never be forgotten. Heri'
all tho youthful offenders are trledj
Into 'this court crowds more of homaa!
interest than in any other court la
the world. Before its bar Is constaajj
ly passing a great procession of human!
Incongruities, scenes vibrant witJh pa-J
thoB and humor, far both pathos and
humor consist in the percoptlon of iu!
congrultles. It U tho sins of the par
ents and tho sins of the living condi
tions that tho overcrowded city forces
on Its children that here stand out
most strikingly. The real djilprlt is
more often the delinquent parent than
tho delinquent child. Tbe sbjht of &
child trotting to a saloon two or thro
times a day, pall in hand, to procure,
tho family supply of beer a familiar
ono in a great city Impeaches thdl
parent for a criminal Indifference.
Small wonder that the dlilld's moral
perceptions are obliterated and his ln-
Btincta perverted in such surroundings.'
It Is In tho streets, tho vice sown'
streets, that the child learns to gamble,!
to swear, to steal. He cannot help It!
Ho must employ the ways of bis com-!
panlons If be Is to survive among them,
And the ways of bis companions lead.
oftoucHt to the children's court De-i
11 nca tor. i
An Aid to Ambition.
"I Khali devote a great deal of time
to study for my new career," sold thO
Htatenmon who hud been promoted In,
congressional prominence. 1
"Do you think that study necossarl-J
ly prepares a man for the future?" !
"No. But It helps hlin to forget the.
past." Wnsnlngton Star.
Too Much.
"It's bard to believe that she's as ln-
telllgent a woman as they say she Is.
She's going to marry a Jap, you know."
"Oh, well, love Is blind, they say."
"Yes, but there's no excuse for its
being color-blind." The Cathoilg
Standard and Times.