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Mr. Wllllnm A. Radford will ansWcr
questions and frfve ndvico FREE OF
COST on alt subjects pertaining to the
ubject of building, for the readers of this
Japeiv On uccouiil 6f A wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt, tho highest authority
on all thso subjects. Address all Inquiries!
, . to viniam A. Rndrord, no. ns west
' " 'Jackson boulevard, Chicago, III., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
When going into a building project
there are tbree considerations of im
portance that present themselves. In
the first place thero Is tho design or
outward appoaranco of tho structure,
next the arrangement of the dwelling
Inside for comfort and convenience,
and last the cost of the building.
There Is apt to bo a wide range of
choice in regard to the first factor
the design or outwnrd appoaranco of
the house. This is n matter to bo de
cided according to tho taste of the
owner and tho requirements of the
building site. It is proverbial that
tastes dlffor widely; so thero can bo
no definite fixed roqulromonts along
that line. Also tho needs of different
locations vary greatly. It has been
said that wo plan the outside of our
houses to please tho neighbors, or to
make a bravo show from tho streot
Accordingly this first factor, that of
"outward appearance, may at times bo
of very little real Importance, although
of course everyone would prefer to
live lu as attractive a dwelling place
&,' as possible. '
"""'' All things considered, the Interior of
! a residence ia far more Important than
y Mm exterior, -Real 'satisfaction in a
home comes from tho comfortable,
-cozy and inviting features of tho living
room! the bright cheerfulness of the
.dining room, and the conveniences
provided not only in the kitchen, and
pant??, but alBO in tho other parts of
the'ijouBO. ,, It matters little what tho
outside appoaranco is granted of
.course it is trim and neat If the In
terior is. comfortable and home-like
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kEiand so arranged that tho work can be
iJx'. done easily.
f Tho third factor,that of coBt, very
ij, o'ten seems to bo, If not most impor-
; 5 tant,, the most important of tho three.
. ' v, Mosthomo bullderB have to set a doll-
', bite .figure and mako up their minds
' not to go, oyer it. The outsldo design
!.;. can bo changed from ono stylo to an-
rp -other, and the interior arrangement is
,t,t!i matter of choice, no one plan being
""bsolutely essential, But with tho cost
- It !' different Most of us havo to
J, carefully detormlno, boforo building,
adjust what can.be afforded; and if tho
S.-. tf" figure decided upon should be exceed-
,' J.T, l IB JUBl. UN WOII, IUU, Wttt IUIO it. Oil,
-ItJaAda to economy and close, figuring
, V, mi ireful attention to the details of
(A.-.thetWork, and this leads to satlBfac-i
Mory.'reflUHS. -
, It seems to be quite tho habit of
many, building contractors, and also
ETf'Vwtttrtha architects, to bo too optlmls-
.UO .wuu nuuiiUB uu iji viiiuiiiui; can-
"mates. The prospective builder Is
iixv misled,, perhaps uulntontloually, into
believing that a much more elaborate
iBtrilP""0 tan bo built for tho amount
"he has decidod on than is In reality
,the case. The little $2,000 bungalow,
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i. build, ia.anexampe.
The fact of tho matter Is, It Ib a dif
ficult it not Impossible matter to mako
an accurate estimate on preliminary
plans. The little eltra features that
are not shown, but which are usually
Included in the specifications as the
WSTnlannlriir nroceeds. amount Uti to an
astonishing total. If ullUho dcsirablo
features that tho bankor has in his
new $20,000 rcsldcnco are attempted
to be incorporated into the plans for a
simple little $3,000 houso It is cortaln
that there will bo u wide difference be
tween the preliminary estimates and
the final figures offered in the final
bids based on tho comploto plans and
specifications.
For a house of moderato cost, espe
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cially It it is of pretty good size, tho
' i only safe way is to make a firm res
olutlon, and stick to it, to cut out all
the little costly luxuries and to retain
'"' oalv the essentials which nrn np..
"I i , sary for comfort. Many features can
"(be added five years after a building is
put up just us well as while tho house
f is being built. After a homo is onco
' started It will bo a conutant Joy and
r, satisfaction to add to Its comforts and
Wi attractions by working In now features
as tlrue, goes on.
t In; Ihefdesigu Illustrated herewith.
t. the ifttrIor of the bouse has been
;bhm!8 most important, while the out-
' I4 is of 'BMt and trim appearance.
'Still, thwels nothing elaborate about
it, It-np de4JBd just as ecoBomlo-
ally m oohI4 M" possible, A perfectly
quaie. housewlth a hip root has
,. prv4 Kielf to be the taost economical
"of y; ad whsn prepwly arranged
wkhlnwake as, cbmfor.able und sat-
tefstUry a biwo pu could be detlred.
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Tho 11 ret floor plan of this houso Is
exceptionally good. From tho central
squaro halt ono finds tho living room
occupying the entlro spaco at tho left,'
whllo to the right is tho dining room,
with the kitchen Just back of it. The
stairway goes up with a slnglo turn,
and is so arranged that the front stair
way from tho recoptlon hall and tho
back stairway from tho kitchen opon
onto a common landing, thus saving
tho oxpense of an extra stairway and
the space usually occupied by ope.
Tho living room Is designed in ac
cordance with tho most modern ideas.
It Is very largo and comfortable, 12
feet by 27 foot in size. In addition
there is an alcove containing a wide
fireplace. This room would always be
tho center of the homo life, cheery and
inviting, and capable of accommodat
ing a largo number of persons without
crowding.
On the second floor four good-sized
bodrooms with an abundance of closet
room are provided. Tho bathroom Is
conveniently located, tho plumbing
fixtures thero being directly in lino
with tboso in tho kltchon. This is quite
a money saving feature.
Tho cost of this houso Is estimated
at $3,000. This is very moderato for
a, residence of 'this size, 32 feet 6
inches being the width and 2& feet tho
length. This figure contemplates the
use of good quality hardwood finish
and floors for tho first floor and, yellow
pine for the Becond.
HAVE TO BE RESOURCEFUL
Postal Service Employes Called On to
Decipher Some Extremely Odd
Forms of Address. ,
A postcard coma into tho local post
office yesterday with simply this ad
dress; "To tho "man whoso picture in
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on the other side." Tho card on tho
reverse sldo contained tho pictures of
Dr. Joseph M. Clancy and Dr. Gordon 1.
Hlslop of this city. Tho card was
turned over to Dr. Qaney.
It was sent by L. D, Melmoyor, a
fruit grower of Los Angeles. Tho pic
ture wae takon by him on board tho
Prince Heinrlch en routo from Alex
andria to Naples Just as the steamor
was getting into Naples. Apparently
ho had forgotten the namos of his fol
low pasaongors, but did remember that
they wore from this cityso ho sent
the card on with the odd directions.
The card was mailed from Naples,
In this connection probably tho moat
peculiar address waB that of a letter
coming into this country one that
came to New York from a city in Ger
many. It was addressed: "Third
.Houso in America," and bore fjio name
of a Gorman. Tho Now York post
office was nonplussed. Finally one of
tho men got an idea. He went to the
plot of a line In Hoboken whero ho
thought tho man to whom the letter
belonged might have landed with oth
ers from Germany. Then ho walked
up three houses and wont in. Suro
enough, that was the destination of
the letter. The addressee didn't know
how to tell his frlond in far-off Ger
many how to direct tho lotter, but Just
told him tho houso was tho third in
America, and that was the way the
iottcr carao to tho right man. Now
London Telegraph.
Learnlna a Language,
The tlmo to learn a hmguagev Is
whon jou nre young, the youugertho
bettor. Wo leum our own language us
children. The older wo grow tho
harder it Ib, because It means not
merely learning by heart u great
many morels, not merely training the
palnto and tonguo to produco differ
ent soundB, but adopting a new atti
tude of mind. Nothing definite has
been discovered as to the localization
of faculties in tho brain, therefore
nothing certain is known, but U has
always seemed to mo and to others
whom I have consulted that when you
lqarn a new language you nre exerclB
ing and developing a new piece of
brain. When you know several lan
guages and change from one to an
other, you soem definitely to change
tho piece of brain which uctuatcs your
tongue, You switch off one center
nnd Hwltch one to another, You will
always notice In yourself and others
that thoro Js a dofliilte pause when
the change of lauguage Is made. Now
it becomes every year more difficult
to awaken an unused part of tho brain
and bring it into active uso, and to
begin at twenty-three, Is late.Tho At
lantic. Small Beginning.
"My love," said Mr. lllockspur,
striking a pose "I feel that I was born
to be a leador."
"Is that, so?" asked Mrs. lllockspur,
mildly "Well, you might bogln by
leading the cat out.
It Is Hourly tlmo
for us to retire. '
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IH THE WORLD
Philanthropic Societies
Have Made Good Citi
zens Out of Veriest
Derelicts
RECORDS PROVE THE FACTS
That the Old Saying, "Onco a Thief,
Always a Thief," May Be Revised
Is the Testimony of Those En
gaged In the Work of Reform In
Various Cities Mrs. Maud Balllng
ton Booth Cites Many Cases That
Have Come Under Her Personal
Observation In the Course of
Years.
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flW YORK. Following swift on
tho recent revolt of convicts in
Sing Sing, -their defiance of war
den and keepers, their threats
to dynamite tho prison and effect a
general delivery has come an Insis
tent question:
"Is it poBslblo to reform a convict
and mako a good citizen out of him?"
Tako that same Sing Sing with Its
army of men incarcerated for crimes
of almost every kind burglars, high
waymen, habitual ne'er do wells, com
mon thioves, housobreakers, second
stbry men, pickpockets, bank robbers,
bigamists, bunco stoerors, grafters of
ovory degree, accomplished swindlers
of every kind tako this mass of de
praved humanity Is it possiblo really
to effect a reformation in more than
an occasional instance? Is it possible
to restore a majority of these prison
ers to places of respect and responsi
bility In tho world of freedom? '
Possibly a groat majority of those
who asked tho question knew that
certain rollglous organizations, wel
fare societies and other charltablo
ngenclcs have long asserted that they
actually can, and do, succeed In re
forming criminals, men ttiitl women of
tho most hardened types; that they re
Btoro them to their families and seo
them becomo members of society ,
respected, trusted, nnd sometimes hon
ored. -Hut tho nvorago man Is npt to
bo somewhat Bkeptical of such state
ments. What ho asks for is plain,
doflnlte, convincing, lndisputablo facts.
No Doubt of Rescues.
Those who ask tho question and do
man proof are, for tho most part,
practical, level-headed men of affairs.
In order to ascertain whether a defin
ite, Incontrovertible answer to their
dOUbts can be obtained Inquiry has
boon made of agencies and Individuals
who haVe much to do with convicts
discharged from prisons and peniten
tiaries. In each Instance the attitude
of those questioned was ono of sur
prlso that at this day there should
bo any doubt regarding tho absolute
reformation of former convicts.
Ono thing that will strike the in
quirer who goes carefully through the
records is tho fact that while hun
dreds of former convicts nre today
successful in business undertakings
and in trades, a large proportion Beok
not to engago in monoy making occu
pation but to go into rescue work
themselves. MlsslonB of every kind,
industrial homes, college settlements,
all forma of social service for the
"down and outors," seem to appeal
moro powerfully than anything else
to these men who havo boon down and
out thomBolvos, and who throw thorn
solves into tho work of reclaiming
other human wrecks.
Prominent among thoso Interested
in tho work of rescuing human dere
licts Is Mrs. Maud Balllngton Booth.
Hore Is her testimony on the sub
loot: The Way Up From Prison
By Maud Balllngton Booth.
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This Is the case of a former convict
whose companions nicknamed him
Skinny. During his flvo terms ho
served over twenty-one -years in pris
on. He was n young man who had
not had advantages, and In fact had
stolen from childhood,
During his last torra ho contracted
rhoumatlsm. was so bent and broken
that ho was unable for months to lie
down and was pormlttod to do a little
cobbling In his cell. At times his pain
was so great that tho physician would
glvo him a morphlno tablet, but in
stoad of uBing them ho kept thorn, In
tending to kill himself when ho had
saved enough of them.
"How many of these would It tako
to kill a man, doctor?" asked Skinny.
"About twenty," was tho reply.
On tho day that our message reach
ed him ho had accumulated nineteen
of these tablets, and following our
talk ho wont back to his cell and
throw tho nineteen away, After sub
sequent Interviews he decided to
como to our Now York home, which Is
ono of four maintained by us for re
leased prisoners. Ho came out on
crutchos and he was Indeed emaci
ated. His Reformation Complete.
During tho eleven months ho re
mained with us he built up his shat
tered health, nnd when able to work
was employed by a gentleman at $3
a week. While his employer was able
WHEN BIRDS ARE HELPLESS
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Remarkable Absence of Reason Dl-
played by Creatures to Whom
Instinct Is All.
Somo of nature's moat nctlvo crea
tures Bhow strange helplessness under
certain conditions. Place a buzzard
In a pen six or eight foet squaro on
t,re,y ,I,on nt th,Q ton- nnt tho bird
wlll bo'aa absolutely a prisoner as If
it woro hermetically sealod In the in-closure
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to give him a much larger wage he
wanted to put Skinny to tho test.
Day after day he. proved his worth,
and his wages wero increased accord
ingly, so that at the ond of a few
years he was In a position to marry.
Wherever ho has worked he has prov
ed faithful and has given every satis
faction to his employers. He is at
present holding a position of respon
sibility, is married and has two fine
young daughters. He has lived an up
right life for fifteen years.
Then there was tho case of Tom,
who had Borved two short terms in
Sing Sing prior to 1889. Upon the
evening of tho day of his second dis
charge from Sing Sing Tom, wander
ing down tho Bowery, met two of his
friends, who Invited him into ono of
tho saloons to have a drink. After
their third or fourth drink they wore
placed under arrest by detectives from
headquarters, .who charged them with
a robbery committed that very day.
.His Innocence of No Avail.
Tom protested his innocenco, saying
that he was not tho man, that he had
only Just como from Sing Sing, and In
fact did not have tlmo to do n Job of
that kind. Desptto his denials he was
locked up, for, unfortunately, Tom's
appearance tallied almost exactly with
the description of the missing third of
tho three men who had done the rob
bWy. On tho day oft trial the other two
men pleaded guilty and recelvod fif
teen year sentences, at the same1 time
affirming that Tom had no part In tho
robbery. Tom again protested his In
nocence, saying that he had .not com
mitted tho crime, that ho had done
nothing for Which he should have been
arretted. He declined to take a plea
and decided to stand trial. On his
record he was found guilty in short
order, and as he put the county to the
expenso of a trial ho was sentenced
to twenty years in prison. He went
back to Sing Sing soured and sullen
and with a doslro In his heart to get
oven with society for the wrong It
had done him and a determination
that he would get evon whon he camo
out. f
How well I remombor tho many
tnlks I havo had with Tom, and how
at times it seemed as though nothing
that might bo said would movo him,
but at last (God working In His own
mysterious wny saw fit to change his
heart, Tom put the evil desires and
evil inclinations back of him and came
out of prison a saved man.
Twelve Years of Upright Life.
,It Is now twelve years Binco Tom
left prison. He Is holding a good
position in ono of tho towns of Penn
sylvania. Wo hear 'from him fre
quently and the burden of his letters
to us Is that he thanks God that the
Volunteer Prison leagtle came into hia
lite, and now he has wished that ho
had harkened earlier to the godly
counsel nnd wiso precepts.
John C was liberated In 1D07, hav
ing como under tho operation of tho
parole law which permitted llfo pris
oners who had served twenty years
and whoso conduct had been good to
be paroled. For twunty-BOven years
John had beon nn Inmato of Sing Sing
prison nnd for many years of that
tlmo hope and John were strangers.
Wo went Into that prison carrying
a messagn of hope to such poor souls
as ho, nnd it was with gladness that
he received the message, nnd ho has
told us now ho hoped and prayed that
tho tlmo would como i when ho would
secure his release, and thanks to the
wiso measures Instituted by our law
rnauerB ho was ono of tho first who
camo under tho operation of tho
"lifer" parole law. lie now holds a
position of trust and responsibility in
ono of the largest corporation in New
York city.
Forty-seven Years In Prison.
Another example, and this one Is
elghty-throo years old. Ho was, I
think, the dean' of tho prisoners of
this slate, for he had spent forty-seven
years of his life In tho prison: In Dan
nemora overy ono know old Frank.
Ho mo waB a beneficiary of the llfo
men's parole law, for ho Is now much
bent und at times sumowbat feeblo.
This Is because buzzards never bo-
gin a tiignt from tho ground without
starting on a run of throe or four
yards, If they cannot have that pre
liminary run they olthor cnunot or will
not attempt to fly, and so n buzzard
will remain a prisoner for life In a Jail
with a wide-open top.
So with tho bumblebee. One of
these Uvoly Insects dropped Into a gob-
J lot or tumbler will remain theru al
ways unless taken, out, because it
novor notices tho means of cscapo at
tho top
He Is very proud of his kitchen garden
and tho fact that he is the organist
for our services.
Last summer he went as caretaker
to somo vacant fiats in Brooklyn. He
rented them all, and the agent lot
him have another house with the
same result He returned to the home
with $30 of his earnings, and un
kaown to us in the winter spent $7
of that amount for flowers for oui
grounds In the spring.
Rev F. H, B. was pastor of a
thriving church in Philadelphia. Ills
wife died after presenting him with
a baby Later he became involved in
a scandal which .was of such a char
acter an to rendor his pastorate unten
able. Ho resigned. In a short time
he was a physical and moral wreck,
Jn Now York he was picked up by
tho pojico and sent to Blnckwell's is
land. Made a Useful Citizen.
After his release ho came to us,
irankly told his story and accepted our
proffered aid. Ono of tho most elo
quent nnd scholarly ministers in Phila
delphia, whose letter is on file at the
prison department, wrote Captain Am
derson urging him not to give the fall
en pastor any money, but to accord
him such assistance as would enablo
him to obtain some sort of a foothold.
The assistance was given, advice was
tendered, the man was induced to be
lieve that all hopo was not dead, and
he soon recovered some of his lost
ground.
Today ho 'occupies a prominent posi
tion with a large organization ongaged
in the work of human uplift. He is a
forceful speaker and an Indefatigable
worker. His faith in human nature
and In the ability of the God assisted
man to rise on "his dead solf" Is ono
of his moBt potent assets.
Georgo F. Warnell had been so fre
quently In prison that he could not
enter a town without receiving imme
diate orders from the chief of police
to depart. Ho came to us saying that
he could find no place upon which he
could set his weary feet Wo inter
ceded for him, obtained a place for
him on a farm in New Jersey. He
proved faithful and today owns tho
farm nnd Ib doing a general and pros
perous real estate business. Some
times ho visits us and often sends
us a donation for the purpose of help
ing otherp who wore as unfortunate or
wicked as himBelf.
Now hap this all been worth while?
I could tako up all the space of this
tssuo of Tho Sun telling the story of
tho reformation of men who at soma
time or other have believed that every
mnn'a hand was against them. Our
league has proved that good can como
out of prisons. If all that has been
made public about our prisons during
the past few weeks will but find logd
ment in tho hearts and minds of your
leaderB it will mean more for thoso
behind tho gray wall than ono can
well Imagine Now York Sun.
Improved Dieting Rules.
Tho rules for dieting in which th
Mqdlcal Congress has been so prolific
reminds a writer in tho London Daily
Chronlclo of Ituskln's method of ar
ranging his food supplies during his
lllnofes. Ho procured from his doctor
a list of all tho things that ho must
not eat. took thorn all, and recovered.
Ho made it his rule to eat whatever
Mb fancy suggested, and ho lived to
bo over olghty. The moral is obvious.
Never surrender to tho stomach.
Bully it. Defy It. In an emergency
ask yourself, '.'What would be tho
worst thing for me to eat?" Then eat
It and live forever. Exchange.
At the Indian 8chools.
Nearly 50,000 Indian chlldron went
to school last year, more than half of
them being educated at government
schools. Mission schools cared for
8,000 and moro than 17,000 had so far
adopted the whlto man's ways as to
be onVollod in regular public Bchools,
according to a statement on Indian
education furnished by tho Indian of
fice of the United States Bureau of
Education.
His Biblical Knowledge Slight.
Whatever qualifications tho nowly
elected Judgo possessed. Biblical
knowledge was not his most conspicu
ous. An attorney went to his court to
plead far a girl who was to bo sent to
tfio Juvonlle court for a misdeed. "This
is tho litle girl's first offense," pleaded,
the attorney, "and 1 don't think she
ought to bo punished. Even Mary
Magdalen was pardoned." "Mary
Magdalen," said tho Judge, "I don't re
member that case. Clork, bring mo the
lies In tho Magdalen caso."
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MELISSA WltlL HAVE NO MEGILPS
ABOUT THE HOUSE.
Mrs. Merrlwid took off her big, fuziy
hat and sent it skimming to tho dav
enport, with hor habitual, caroless
ease, and then slipped out 'of her long
fiir coat, revealing a costume that elic
ited a little squeal of astonishment
from her maternal maiden aunt Jane.
It was certainly bizarre In coloring
and remarkable as to Its draping, that
costume. '
"You don't mean to say you 'wore
that, Melissa?" said Aunt Jane.
"I certainly did, darling," replied
Mrs. Merrlwid. "Why do you ask?"
"Oh, for no reason in particular, my
dear," said Aunt Jano; "only you
won't mind my saying that I hope you
kept your coat on."
"Dearie," returned Mrs. Merrlwid,
equably, "I never mind anything you
say. I know that oven your harshest
criticisms of my conduct are uttered
wholly and solely for my good and
with a view to my Improvement. All
the same, loved one, your remark be
trays tho fact that you are hopelessly
Philistine and have never mado a
serious Btudy of the clinging and the
cadaverous in art. I'm afraid, dearie,
you don't even know what art is."
"Pernaps I don't," said Aunt Jane,
snapplly.
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loved one," said Mrs. Merrlwid.
"There aro whole communities in the
same fix. I gather from what Mr. Mo
gllp says that there aren't twenty-five
neople in Chicago who ,are capable of
recognizing art. There Svere about fif
teen of them at tho tea. I felt all
Bwelied up with tho distinction of be
ing among them, to say nothing of tho
attentions Mr. Megilp paid me."
"I wouldn't encourage him, Melissa,"
said Aunt Jane.
"Genius should always be encour
aged, dearie," declared Mrs. Merrlwid.
"It's our duty to encourago It."
"Tho question is, is he a genius?"
Aunt Jane asked.
"Mercy! I should say be was," said
Mrs. Merrlwid. "If you had been at
that tea and seen his studio and his
pictures, not to mention his guests,
you 'wouldn't dream of doubting it If
he hasn't tho divine fire, I'll be willing
to 'bet ho finds it chilly In the wintor.
Thero wasn't tho first sign of n radia
tor In the room. We all kept pretty
close to tho samovar and tho warmer
tinted canvases, however, and there
was ono heated argument on art, bo
wo didn't suffer especially. The argu
ment was started over Maldgood's pic
tures. Tho only Philistine present
said they were delightful, and there
was "a general movement the kind of
a movement you'll notlco on the streot
when two dogs begin to fight. Mr.
Mogilp waB Just telling me something
pretty about ray gown, but ho made a
sort of bound to pick up the gage of
battlo and left his compliment broken
off short
' 'Delightful, perhaps, he said, with
deadly calm and poisonous politeness.
Delightful it may bo; but, my dear sir,
do you. consider that sort of thing
art?'
"'I supposed It was,' said tho Phil
istine. 'Tho critics soem to think his
coloring Is extraordinarily fine.'
"Nearly everybody shivered at that.
You'd havo thought somo ono had loft
nn outside door opon. Thero wero six
distinct Bhrugs, and ono ludy with a
sinuous neck said: 'Oh, the critics!'
in jUBt thq tone Mr. Prosit used to say
'boorgownh!'
'"And you can't deny his superb
drawing,' the Philistine continued.
'"Oh, the follow can draw,' Mr. Me
gilp adtmlted, with a lofty smile. 'So
can an automobile designer, But we
wero speaking of art.'
"'Well, thore's sentiment and ap
peal nnd human Interest In his pic
tures." said tho Philistine. 'I may be
wrong, but I consldor '
"That was as far as he got. They
fell on him en masso and choked him
with relative proportions and values
and Burne-Jonos nnd idealism and mid
dlo distances and high lights and at
mosphere until he couldn't uo any
thing but gaBp and look at them with
dumb ploading eyes. But he doserved
It Ho ought to have known better.
To oven mention Maidgood in tho
presence of Mr. Megilp, not to speak
of Mr, Blivvy and Mr. Klom and Mr.
Blodman, who wore also present, was
honestly about tho limit Even I know
hotter than that."
"I'm sure 1 wouldn't" paid Aunt
Jane.
"Auntie, dr," said Mrs, Merrlwid.
"That vandal Maidgood paints his
things Just tho way they are. He isn't
(inhumed to have green graBB and bluo
,ky in Mb landscapes, and his sheep
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actually look like sheep, and whon It'
comes to tho female form divine, he'll
mako curves whon he could Just as
well do them In straight linos and an
gles. Then ho uses either brushes or
n pallette knife to apply his paint, in
stead of a plasterer's trowel, and tho
worst thing of all' Is that ho sells his
pictures for real money1 and quite a lot
of It Just to look at the man you'd
know him for tho panderer to a de
based taste that, ho Is. He might bo
a stockbroker or a banker for all the
distinction there Is In his dress. As
different from "dear Mr. Megilp with
his cunning blonde beard and his loose
flowing peacock blue necktlo as any
thing you can Imagine. Auntie, Just
think how porfectly lovely It would bo
to own a being in brown velveteen liko
Mr. Megilp, to sustain and inspire him
and poso for him and tie his neckties
and soothe his agitated spirits when a
loathsome realist got an honorable
mention! And he could design all my
gOWUB."
"Melissa, my dear," said Aunt Jauo.
"You can't scare mo a bit. But. .hon
estly, what did you havo that awful
dress made for?"
"To tell tho truth, dearie," said Mrs.
Merrlwid, "I Jntended It for the Dry
Baiters' association masquerade ball.
I'm going to impersonate an Easter
lily. Only,"4 she added, with a .down
jyard glance, "I'll have to 'havo the
stem let out considerably "if I do any '
dancing."
(Copyright, 1913, by W. (3. Chapman.)
Brotherhood.
Brotherhood and ojptlmism are tho
llneBt things in tho world when they
realiy express the meaning that Is or
dinarily ascribed to them. But thero
must be discrimination. There was
an ideal of democratic brotherhood un
der tho empire an ideal held by tho
fierce Ghlbelllno poot, Dante, who
wroto so beautifully, aud at times so
tondorly.t Tho inconsistency between
the central ideals of the. middle agos
and the practice of its civilization is
noted in James Bryco's "Holy Roman
Empire."
Some advanco the mistaken Ideal nf
brotherhood sincerely, as Dante did.
Somo exploit It hypocritically. Thero
ia a strong tendency in mon who are'
well off with things as they aro to
preach contentment to thoso who are
not well off. Abraham blncoln' said
that the white man who sat under a
tree while his black slave worked In
the sun had a strong motive for sup
porting the doctrine that that waB a
good(arrangement. Brotherhood is fre
quently preached by those who, con
sciously or unconsciously, havo a sim
ilar motive. Perhaps tho best test
of whether "fraternity" is sterling or
not is whether it is linked with "lib
erty" and "equality" or not. Kansas
City Star.
Views of William Dean Howells.
William Dean Howells, op the recent
occasion of his birthday anniversary,
oxprosscd tho great (interest with
which he was watching the spread, and
progress of the feminist movement
"It is," he said, "ono of tho most
Important developments of this gen
eration and ono of tho most hopeful.
Tho men have made such a mess of
things that if tho women do not como
to the rescuo, I'm suro I don't know
what is to become of us
Coming from tho widely recognized
dean of American letters, such an ob
servation scales some pounds heavier
than wero it merely from an Idle
singer of an empty day.
It expresses, perhaps, tho growing
conviction of .a great many thinking
people Who, until rather lately, have
not been dlsposod to regard tho Votes
for Women agitation overseriously.
Specially to be noted Is tho cheer
ful optimism with which the eyes that
have looked so deeply Into American
life and character now, after seventy
flvo years, seo only hopefulness in tho
surging of women toward the ballot
box, or, to bo more accurate, toward
the privileges of which It Is the sym
bol, Chicago Tribune
Combination of Languages.
The Hebrews who live In Germany
speak the German language, using
among themselves a peculiar dialect,
called "Yiddish," that term belug it
self a corrupt form of the German
word Judlsch. Russian Hebrews also
use this language, while by a curious
chain of historic events Turkish He
brews speak Spanish. Printed Yid
dish shows au Interesting combination"
of languages, tho words being essen
f ally German, but printed in Hebrew
t laracters. Christian Herald
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