WAIVE INDEINITY
II DIVIDE ISLE
Unexpectedly Liberal Terms
Are Offered to the Czar
Through Roosevelt.
WERE NOT UNDERSTOOD
it Is Believed the Czar’s Unsatisfactory
Reply Was Due to Misunderstand
ing—Delay in Next Meeting
May Solve All.
Portsmouth, N. H.. Aug. 29.—Baron
Komura, acting upon instructions re
ceived from Tokio as a result of yes
terdays meeting of the cabinet and
'elder statesmen” under the direct
presidency of the emperor of Japan,
will submit to M. Witte a new basis
of -compromise, and that compromise,
it is firmly believed, will insure peace.
'I’he revelation contained in the As
sociated Press exclusive announcement
that Japan had already informed Em
peror Nicholas, through Ambassador
Meyer, that Japan was ready to waive
the question of indemnity and submit
the price to he paid for the northern
half of Sakhalin to the judgment of
a mixed commission, but prepared the
way for Japan’s backdown upon the
issue. The announcement had been
the sensation of the day. It had met
with denials high and low. It was de
cided to be impossible, incredible. The
Japanese declined to admit it and the
Russians said they had no confirma
tion. M. Witte intimated strongly- that
St. Petersburg had not apprised him of
any such action by the president.
There was even a disposition to ridi
cule the idea of arbitrating the price of
half of the Island. Nevertheless, on all
hands it was admitted that if Japan
took this position the ground was cut
out from under Emperor Nicholas.
M. Witte, by consummate skill in
conceding all the demands of Japan
involving the real issues of the war,
had maneuvered his adversaries into
a position where, unless they aban
doned the claim for indemnity, they
could be held responsible for continuing
the war for money-.
Japan Turned Tables.
The Japanese now, foregoing the de
mand for indemnity, will practically
turn the tables upon Russia and shift
the burden back to her shoulders if
she does not consent to submit a minor
issue to the impartial judgment of a
tribunal. M. Witte publicly dissents
vigorously front the proposition, and
there will still he a struggle with Pe
terhof, but if Japan tomorrow agrees to
formally renounce all claims for direct
or indirect compensation for the ex
pense of the war the big stumbling
block to peace is out of the way.
Everything will depend upon the
form in which the proposal is sub
mitted. Should the renunciation be so
coupled with the other proposition that
Russia could claim it was still only a
disguised demand for tribute, the gulf
might only bo narrowed, not bridged.
All the private advices that reach the
Russian mission from St. Petersburg
indicate that the military party is in
sistent that General Lineviteh be given
a chance, and that negotiations be
, broken oft .
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 2S.—The As
sociated Press has definite knowledge
that several days ago President Roose
velt was authorized on behalf of Japan
to waive ail claim for indemnity or re
imbursement for the cost of war and to
cede back to Russia the north half of
Sakhalin island leaving the “redemp
tion” price of the same to arbitration
of a mixed commission.
This statement was transmitted to
the Russian emperor through American
Ambassador Meyer. The Associated
Press telegram announced that the
czar’s reply was "partially responsive.”
There is reason to believe this propo
sition on behalf of Japan was not clear
ly understood at Peterhof. and it is be
lieved the conference held last evening
between Witte and Takahira was for
the purpose of clearing up the situation.
Arbitration Much Favored.
It is now not improbable that, follow
ing the precedent of Great Britain,
■Japan will agree to settle the whole
question of the redemption price of
Sakhalin as the Dogger Bank troubles
were adjusted, when Rojestvensky fired
on the fishing fleet in the English chan
nel.
The Japanese contention is that
Sakhalin island is de facto Japanese
territory and that Russia has no means
at her command for its present recov
ery. It is understood Witte has accept
ed tills view in principle and expressed
judgment that Russia should pay
something in the nature of redemption
money. It is believed the Tokio coun
cil in session this morning is consider
ing this phase of the question.
Cause of the Delay.
It 1s not true that the adjournment
which was agreed to last night until
Tuesday afternoon was made at the
suggestion of Roosevelt. There is reason
for believing he knew nothing what
ever of it. but that the adjournment
was by mutual agreement between
Wilte and Takahira to enable the latter
to hear from Tokio.
Both Sides Uncompromising.
The peace conference is likened to
■ lying man kept alive by oxygen ad
ministered by President Roosevelt. Yet
no actual evidence can he obtained
here that the president has made a
now appeal to the emperor of Japan.
What may have been only a slip of the
tongue from Witte was so interpreted.
Speaking of final decision of the Tokio
government he remarked upon the
lourteen-hour difference of time be
i w een Oyster Bay and Tokio, then has
tily corrected himself and said: “New
York and Tokio.”
Witte frankly expresses skepticism
, of the effect of any new proposal Japan
may he able to offer. He does not be
lt ve Japan will withdraw entirely her
demand for reimbursement of expenses
of the war. and to scale it down or at
tempt to disguise it in another form he
declares would not change the situa
tion.
Russian Press Is Bitter.
Si. Petersburg, Aug. 28.—The Svtet
today says:
"Japanese conditions for peace would
only be acceptable if the Japanese fleet
were threatening St. Petersburg and
the Japanese army were occi^ying
Moscow.
•Russia will not bow to the Japa
nese yoke to fulfill President Roose
velt's desire to guarantee American
creditors of Japan and cover himself
with glory as a peacemaker.
• Japan, needing peace, seeks tile In
termediation of her friend. Roosevelt,
and makes exorbitant demands, while
tlie president is striving indirectly to
exact the consent of Russia.
MORGAN SEES PRESIDENT
! Big Financier Has a Conference with
Roosevelt Over Chinese
Railroad.
Oyster Bay. N. Y., Aug. 30. J. Piet'
pout Morgan had an extended confer
ence yesterday with President Roose
velt. The conference related to mat
ters pertaining to the Santon-Hankow
railroad in China and its probable dis
position by the present owner, the
American China Development com
pany. The firm of J. P. Morgan &
('o. practically controls the road and
its concessions.
Mr. Morgan visited the president sev
eral weeks ago on a similar mission.
Subsequently Sir Chengtung Liang
Cheng, the Chinese minister, had a
conference with the president on the
same subject. No definite disclosures
were made regarding either of the con
ferences.
The Chinese government has proposed
to the American China Development.,
company that it sell the road and its
concessions to China, the price gener
ally regarded as close to the precise
figure being $7,000,000. So far as can
be learned the directors of the com
pany have not passed finally upon the
offer from the Chinese government. It
is said to be the Intention of the di
rectors to hold a meeting today in Jer
sey City, the American China De
velopment company being a New Jer
sey corporation, and it is likely that at
the meeting the question of the dispo
sition of the road will be determined
definitely.
A PRISON SCANDAL
Mrs. Rogers, Murderess, Entertains k
Her Cell—Testimony at State In
vestigation of Vermont.
Bellows Falls, Vt., Aug. 30.—Sensa
tional testimony concerning affairs at
the state prison at Windsor was given
at Saturday's hearing of the investiga
tion of public Institutions, now being
held by the state. Horace Boyd, a
prison officer, testified regarding the
alleged conduct of Mrs. Mary M. Rog
ers, the Bennington woman who was
convicted of the murder of her hus
band. Marcus Rogers, in August, 1902,
but not hanged.
Boyd declared that Vernon Rogprs.
a convict who is serving a sentence of
sixteen years, had told him that he
(Rogers) had access last spring to Mrs.1
Rogers’ cell by means of a key which
he had made in the slioeshop of the in
stitution.
The convict is not a relative of Mrs.
Rogers. Officer Boyd further stated
that Rogers and the condemned mur
deress had not conducted themselves
properly.
After Boyd had been dismissed from
the witness stand the state made pub
lic certain evidence which had been
taken in executive session by the spe
cial committee appointed by the legis
lature to investigate public institutions.
L. W. Oakes, former superintendent
of the prison, testified at that session
that Rogers had informed him that last
March Fred Morse, another prisoner,
had given him (Rogers) a key which
fitted Mary Rogers' cell.
The state officials also made public
a statement made by Mrs. Rogers in
writing to Matron Durkes of the prison.
In the statement Mrs. Rogers said she'
had seen Vernon Rogers frequently in
the corridor. The woman’s statement
then told of frequent meetings which
she and Rogers had in her cell. The
statement corroborated other testimony
given concerning Rogers at the hearing
as to the means employed to open the
cell doors.
MOTHER STRANGLES DOG
Sight of Bleeding Child Spurs Mrs.
Hein to Throttle Maddened Brute,
Which Policeman Shoots.
Chicago, Aug. 30.—The bravery of
a woman stopped the ravages of a
mad dog. which ran amuck on the
Northwest Side yesterday, biting three
persons and creating a panic among
scores of women and children.
Frothing at the mouth, the dog at
tacked little Minnie Hein in her home,,
614 West North avenue. If made a,
leap for the child’s throat. Minnie put
her hands before her to guard herself,
but the dog buried its teeth in her lips.
The girl’s mother heard the child’s*
screams and rushed to her rescup. At
the sight of her child, bleeding from
the attack of the animal, Mrs. Hein
lost all fear and clutched the maddened
animal by the throat in an attempt to
strangle it.
In the struggle the dog tore the
woman's dress almost to shreds. Mrs.'
Hein was growing weak from her ex
ertions when a policeman arrived and
shot the animal.
The little girl’s wounds were dressed
by a physician and she was taken to
the Pasteur institute for treatment.
The dog was seen first at Western
and Milwaukee avenues, where it
dashed into a crowd of children,
knocking over several of them. It at
tacked Laura Malden, 962 North
Western avenue, biting her and tearing
her clothing.
It continued its course south on
Western avenue, snapping at every one
In its path. Children ran before the
animal in all directions. At North av
enue it ran eastward and entered
Hein’s bakery store, where it attacked
the little girl
MANY HURT IN A WRECK
Sunday Excursion Train Collides with
a Freight on the Pennsylvania at
Logansport, Ind.
Logansport, Ind.. Aug. 30,—One man
was killed and another fatally injured
and a large number of passengers se
riously hurt In a collision between an
excursion train and a freight train,
which occurred In the yards of the
Pennsylvania railroad three miles from
this city early today.
Fireman Walter Eversole of Rich
mond is dead, pinioned beneath the en
gine. The injured:
Engineer Grady, fatally; James Hen
derson, Logansport; County Treasurer
Owen McGreevy, Logansport; T. C.
McGreevey, Hamilton, O.; George
Brown, Logansport.
The excursion train was returning
from Cincinnati, entering the yards at
a high rate of speed, and Btruck a
southbound freight train just as the
latter was leaving the main track.
There were ten cars on the excursion
train, four of which left the track.
The passenger engine was reversed
and overturned, the baggage car and
smoker splintered and the third and
fourth coaches knocked from the trucks
but did not overturn.
A special train was quickly followed
by a second, both carrying pitysicians
and officials of the road. They hurried
to the scene of the wreck and the in
jured were quickly brought to this city.
There were about forty passengers on
the train and all suffered to some ex
tent.
The Pennsylvania officials are unable
to account for the freight train being on
the main track. At the place where
the wreck occurred there are seven
tracks and all but one were blocked.
WOMAN PUT TOBACCO J
MARKET IN A PANIC
Her Figures Increased the Acre
age Tenfold in the Dark
District of Kentucky.
MANIFESTLY INTENTIONAI
Errors Could Hardly Have Been Acci
dental and Secretary Wilson Says
He Would Dismiss Her
Were She a Man.
■
Washington. Aug. 39. Admitting;
that to all Intents ana purposes the
American Tobacco trust has had the!
better In the statistics on the produc
tion of tobacco. Secretary Wilson has'
appointed Joseph Klllebrow, of Clarks-'
ville, Tenn., a special agent on to
bacco, to be attached to the bureau of
statistics. Klllebrow is a member of
the Dark Tobacco District association,
the organization which has been light
ing the trust. Killebrow was appoint
ed because he is an expert on tobacco,
and because he represents the produc
ers in their fight with the trust.
Since the organization of the Dark
Tobacco District association, the fight
made by the producers has forced the
price of the lowest grades up to 3 and
4 cents. The trust has not been able
to increase its prices accordingly, as'
it long ago put them to the highest
notch consumers would pay. When
Holmes, the associate statistician,
made up the last tobacco acreage re
port for Madison, Washington and
Simpson counties in Kentucky, the
counties composing the dark tobacco
district, he utilized the services of a'
woman clerk not employed in the bu
reau of statistics.
In the course of her work she had
occasion to multiply 117 by 162. She
set down the result as 179,334. That
she sat down as the acreage figures
'for Madison county. In getting the
acreage for Washington county, it was
her business to multiply 115 by 269. She
gave 297,245 as the product. In Simp
son county the figures to be multiplied
■were 263 by 100. The result there was
263,100. The result of the three oper
ations was a ten-fold increase in the
acreage for the three counties.
When the report came out there was
such a panic in the dark tobacco dis
trict that prices fell until some one
called attention to the fact that the re
port was ridiculous.
When Secretary Wilson investigated
he came to the conclusion, after seeing
the figures for Simpson county, that
the clerk had simply set down one
cipher too many. That theory would,
not hold in the case of the other coun
ties, because the so-called products of
the multiplications bore no kind of re
lation to the true products. Another
significant fact was that there were
no "mistakes" pertained only to the
counties in which the producers were
organized, and where they had fought
the trust.
The clerk who made these "mistakes”
is away on a vacation, and the secre
tary has refused to recall her to tell
how it comes she made a mistake in
those three counties. He said that had
the errors been made by a man instant
dismissal would have been the outcome
of the matter for him.
CRISIS APPEARS PAST.
Despite the Increased Death Rate Au
thorities Have Yellow Fever Sit
uation Under Control.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 30.—Follow
ing is the official report to 6 p. fn.
Monday:
New cases . 45
Total cases to date.1,788
Deaths yesterday . 5
Total deaths to date .. 260
New foci . 18
Total foci to date . 420,
Cases remaining under treatment.. 181;
One of the deaths is Sister Mary!
Engelhesta, of the convent of Perpetual'
Adoration, and her case was not report-'
ed until death. It is the first from
that institution, though there have
been several cases in that neighbor
hood.
There was nothing startling in the
news from the country.
/ New Orleans. La., Aug. 30.—The fifth
week of the fight against yellow fever
began today, with a continuance of fa
vorable conditions and with reason for
hope that the crisis is passed.
The fact that there are only 199 cases
under treatment, and many of them of
the lightest character, is especially sig
nificant.
In thirty-one eases in the preceding
twenty-four hours only five are Italians
and there are only three cases reported
from the originally infected Italian
quarter.
Surgeon Guiteras went to Patterson
today and Surgeon Corput started on a
tour of the surrounding country.
The marine hospital has now a man
in touch with every infected point out
side of New Orleans, Surgeon Von
Ezdorf having started for Leeville,
from which point information continues
to be vague owing to its isolation.
Iberia parish, through which the
Southern Pacific runs, has a fresh
fright and the railroad has cut oft' all
passenger communication with the rest
of the state.
Reports of low temperatures come
from various points in the southwestern
section of the state. The weather was
unseasonably cool this morning.
BERRY IS APPOINTED.
He Is Made a Member of Board of
Consulting Engineers on Panama
Canal.
Washington, Aug. 30.—John B. Berry,
chief engineer of the Union Pacific rail
road at Omaha, Neb., has been appoint
ed as a member of the consulting engi
neers, which will meet In Washington
on September 1 to discuss the building
of the Panama canal. He nils the va
cancy made through the resignation of
Herman Schussler.
TWENTY MEXICANS KILLED
Premature Explosion of Dynamite at
Manzanillo, Mex.
Mazatlan, Mex., Aug. 29.—Twenty Mex
ican laborers were killed and a number of
others injured by the premature explosion
of a quantity of dynamite at the port
works of Manzanillo. While It is sup
posed the explosion was the result of
carelessness on the part of some of tho
laborers, the families of those killed have
been Indemnified by Colonel Edward
Smoot, the contractor in charge of the
Manzanillo port work*.
FIRST WHITE HOUSE BABY
Mrs. Mary Emily Donaldson Wilcox
Dies in Washington.
Washington. D. Aug. 30.—Mrs.
Mary Emily Donaldson Wlieox, said
to have been the first child born in
the W’hite House, the grandniece of
Andrew Jackson and a descendant of
John Donaldson, the pioneer, of Ten
nessee, died here yesterday, aged 75
years. Her husband, John A. Wilcox,
was at one time a representative from
Tennessee, and also represented Texas
In the confederate congress.
PEACE ADVOCATES MEE'i
They Send a Congratulatory Message
to President Roosevelt.
Brussels, Aug. 29.—An unusually large
and representative delegation from the
United States congress la hrre to attend
the Interparliamentary commission. The
parliaments of Europe are also numer
ously represented, the Italian chamber of
deputies sending 100 delegates, the Brit
ish house of commons thirty and the
French chamber of deputies forty, while
the German, Austrian and Hungarian
houses and the parliaments of Denmark,
Norway, Sweden. Belgium and Holland
are represented by a number of conspicu
ous members.
Among the American members of the
congress present are Representative Bar
tholdt, of Missouri, president of the Inter
parliamentary union, and Representatives
Burke, of South Dakota, Bates. Barchfeld,
Dlekerman, Moon, and Palmer, of Penn
sylvania: Boutell and Fuller, of Illinois:
Goldfogle and Waldo, of New York; Nor
ris, of Nebraska; McNary, of Massachus
etts; William Alden Smith, of Michigan:
Slayden, of Texas: Wood, of New Jersey;
Littlefield, of Maine. Former Congress
man Barrows of Massachusetts also Is
here.
The American group met this afternoon
and Representative Burke proposed the
following resolution, which was adopted
and cabled to President Roosevelt at Oy
ster Bay;
“Assembled In the cause of International
arbitration, we send you hearty greetings
and congratulate you upon your commend
able and masterly effort *.n the cause of
peace, which, regardless of the immediate
results, has challenged the admiration of
the world."
HE GOT IT IN THE NECK.
Pomeroy, O., Aug. 28.—J. Hicks, a farn.
hand, shot and seriously wounded Jacob
Greuser. When Marshal Arnold attempt
ed to arrest Hicks the latter shot at the
officer, but missed him. Arnold returned
the fire and Hicks dropped with a bullet
In his neck. No reason is known for
Hicks1 shooting of Greuser.
HOLMES GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Washington. Aug. 28.—Edwin 9.
Holmes, Jr., former associate statisti
cian of the agricultural department,
who was Indicted In connection with
the cotton leak investigation, today
gave himself up to the United States
marshal.
I Holmes later appeared before Justice
Stafford and gave a *10.000 bond.
♦ NOVELTIES OF THE NEWS. X
;t111 111 > 11111 u t n i 1111 I it
Rio Janeiro—The Brazilian chamber
of deputies has decreed a prize of
*2,000 000 in gold for the discoverer of a
preventive or a remedy for tuberculosis
and cancer. An International commis
sion will be named by the Brazilian
ministry to pass upon any discovery
submitted and the prize will be award
ed after two years of experiments.
Clayton, N. J.—While August Bailer
stead and Frank Campbell were riding
a tandem motocycle through Franklin
township they ran Into a flock of
chickens.
They thought all the fowls escaped,
bill wne'n they stopped the machine at
Malaga they found two fat hens fast
In the gearing and both alive.
When released the chickens ran off
app irently unharmed.
Madrid—At a recent meeting of the
council an alderman made a speech
against the prison administration,
charging many abuses. Some of his
friends sent nim a letter bearing the
signature of the director of prisons,
challenging him to a duel. The aider
man accepted. A hired adversary rep
resented the director and at the first
shot he appeared to fall mortally
wounded. The alderman fled and has
not been found since.
Mt. Vernon, O.—Dora McBroom, aged
16, quarreled with her sweetheart,
David Code, and shot herself In his
presence. The bullet lodged in her left
lung and her condition is critical. She
Is a daughter of Elder and Mrs. G. V.
McBroom and her father Is pastor of
the Advent Christian church. The pa
rents odjected to the girl seeing men
on account of her age. They had in
tended to send her to relatives la Iowa
Tuesday.
Norristown. Pa.—To be chased by a
bull in a department store was the
thrilling and novel experience of a num
ber of women and children here today.
The animal escaped from a herd being
driven down Main street. A counter
heaped with kimonos, fnany of them
fiery red, proved especially attractive
for his bovine highness, and he charged
upon them and was throwing them bel
ter skelter when the "cowboy" took a
hand and drove him into the street.
Minneapolis, Minn.-r-George Brownell
unknowingly saved his aged father and
mother from being run down by a street
car today. While walking down Nicol
let avenue he saw two old people in
danger. He rushed to the rescue and
pulled them from the track just In time.
The woman fell to the pavement, and
not until the young man was assisting
her to rise did he recognize his mother
and father, w ho had just arrived in the
city from another part of the state.
London.—In a recent bankruptcy cast
It was reported that among the claims
made against the debtor was one for
■'$10.1 for fifty Calixto Lopez Edward
VII. cigars.” In order to ascertain
whether this brand of cigar was pur
chased to any extent, inquiries were
made at several leading tobacconists,
and Anally one was discovered in close
proximity to the stock excharg> who
had smoked a cigar of that name. ”1
remember they were made," lie said,
■for the coronation banquet. We have
some cigars as high in price as this va
riety, and a few costing as much as
[1.25 each, but they are what you might
tall freak' cigars."
Too Strong.
"Young man,” whispered the oh.
spellbinder, "there are some things
lbout this campaign that will take
your breath away."
“You don't soy!" responded the
I'oung man. “Are you alluding to the
tampalgn cigar?"
To Improve Dancing.
"What can kc do to improve the pres
;nt Method of dancing?" thundered the
Fourth of July parson. "Dancing is mere
y hugging set to music." "We might cut
jut the music," softly suggested the bad
I'oung man.
■fmfMK,
"P-r-r-r: Wow-w-so-oo-oo! M-m-m
ahah!"
It was a despairing cry that trailed
away In a sob of utter hopelessness.
Ellis Carleton lifted her head In the
quirk, spirited maimer of a thorough
bred horse. There was much about her
remindful of the sleek racers of her
native Kentucky. Her slender figure
straightened, her brown eyes widened
and darkened at the sound.
•' Br-r-r-roo-oo-wow-wow-nirah! ”
Ellis rose so Impetuously that her
drawing board tumbled upon the floor
and her paint tubes lay, a blue and red
and yellow menace to the white bear
rug. But the clever young Illustrator
for Life's Path spurned them with
her slim, slippered foot and dashed to
the telephone.
"What Is that noise?" she demanded.
"It's Mr. Trafton’s dog, miss. Mr.
Trafton’s been called away on a trip,
and Jock Is lonesome. Been howling
that tune nil morning, miss."
"A humane way to treat a dog!” Miss
Carleton's eyes flashed. She was a
member of the society for the preven
tion of cruelty to animals. She held
the telephone receiver In her shapely,
ringless hand while she reflected. No,
It might be Indiscreet to report the
case at the society’s headquarters. She
must first look Into the case. But as an
officer of the society—her gleaming new
budge of office lay In a corner of the
upper drawer of her chiffonier—she had
a right to Investigate the case.
“Jimmy!" she called, her contralto
voice sharp with decision. "Come up
stairs and go with me to this man
Trafton’s apartment. As an officer of
the Humane society I’m going to take
charge of his abandoned dog.”
Jimmy, the Albino bellboy of the
fashionable Gorham apartment on Up
per Broadway, appeared at the door a
moment later, blinking furiously In
token of his repressed excitement.
“Come, Jimmy!” Miss Carleton had
thrown a long, black coat over her
pink negligee.
"B—b—b—but, Miss,” spluttered Jim
my. "Mr. Tra—r—rafton’s a very nice
man and him and Jack are the best of
friends. Please, miss, I don’t like to
’rest his dog when Mr. Trafton’s away."
"Jimmy!" Miss Carleton opened the
upper chiffonier drawers, drew forth the
gleaming star and ostentatiously pinned
It on the bosom of the black silk cloak.
"You must never Interfere with an of
ficer of the law In the discharge of his
—her—duties. Come along."
Awed by the sheen of the star upon
her rlgheously swelling bosom, Jimmy
followed. With his pass key he reluct
antly unlocked the door, and Miss
Carleton, having lifted the whimpering,
nottled bull terrier In her arms, stopped
with ,a sigh of artistic satisfaction to
survey the handsome apartment. The
dull red of the walls, blending with the
dark hues of the weathered oak kettle,
long, low sideboard, whereon shone a
sliver decanter, the capacious lounging
chairs and teakwood tabourette. What
a study in low tones it was! And the
three, or four fine old etchings—what
taste the man had. A surreptitious
glance at the bookcase revealed amaz
ingly "solid reading.” The spirit of
Pandosa reincarnated In the young
woman from Kentucky.
"Do you think, Jimmy, I might have
a peep at the bed room and bath? This
Is such a beautiful apartment and, you
know, I am an artist.”
Jimmy, mollified by his appreclaton
af his favorite guest, nodded.
Miss Carleton's search left her In op
tlmistlp mood. Not a dancing girl with
pointed toes at a Quarter of twelve, not
% winking- soubreue, nor a Broadway
favorite In scarlet pajamas in the col
lection of pictures dh his be'drootrt wtUl.
A motherly face frapied In (soft, white
hair, a masculine race with Judicial
features, hardened by the kindly light
In a pair of sharp blue eyes, these and
a Browning calendar were the only
mural adornment. Jack lapped his
cheek gratefully, for at the discovery
she had given him a friendly hug.
As she and Jimmy went below she
Interrogated him as to Jack’s regimen.
“We feeds him whenever he hollers,”
Jimmy confided, whereat Miss Carleton
softly groaned.
"Meat," he added. In answer to In
quiries, "all he can stuff'. We gives him
water when we thinks of It. Mr. Traf
ton’s In Boston. I don’t know when he’ll
be back. He paid me well to see that
Jack didn't need nothin' while he was
gone. Yes, I takes him to the door and
he stands there, lookin’ out with me at
the crowd, for exercise."
For answer Miss Carleton pressed her
red lips upon Jack's shining brown
head.
Thereafter Jack lived hyglenlcally
and happily In the apartment of the
fair Illustrator of Life's Path. For a
Joyful week he walked briskly every
morning and evening with his long
limbed, graceful hostess In the park.
True., he had but one meal a day In
stead or being “fed whenever he hol
lered,” but he dined bountifully on dog
biscuit at such times, and his small in
testines were no longer fevered, because
all day a silver dish, filled with cool
water, awaited his needs. He slept on
a yellow silk cushion on Miss Carleton’s
white willow rocking chair at the head
of her brass bed. It was a halycon week
for Jack and he licked hfs glistening
black lips as be set forth with his
white linen gowned, red leather belted,
white sailor hatted friend for. their early
walk one morning. Hut he stopped at
the curb. His wondering black eyes
had been fixed by a face at the window
of a stopping hansom.
“Come, Jack,” called a pleasant con
tralto voice, but for the first time Jack
disobeyed With a yell of delight he
had sprung into the arms of the alight
ing stranger. The stranger raised his
hat.
"There Is—I think—some mistake.”
He lifted his hat with one hand and
pointed to the Joyously squirming dog’s
collar with the other. “I am John
Trafton. I (to the bell boys)—I am
known as Jack's father," he said.
The tall girl In the white linen gown
dimpled and flushed becomingly.
T am Ellis Carleton. I have been 1
taking the liberty of entertaining Jack !
In your absence.” She lifted her eyes
pleadingly. “I was reared among dogs
and horses and I heard him howl,” she
said.
It was arranged with much amiable
courtesy. Jack’s master was. unfor
tunately. leaving for Washington and
SU Louis that night. Certainly. If
Mist Carleton cared for Jack's com
panionship his “father” would be im
ne-sely relieved to have him In such
good and—pardon him—such beautiful
company. Miss Carleton bowed and
blu 'bed. Mr. Trafton bowed.
When Miss Carleton returned from
b'- walk Jimmy was Just "going on
rtutv." For five minutes she talked
seriously to the boy who stood blink
ing in perplexity. At last he noddedj
ami a shining silver dollar passed from
her white silk glove to his brown paw. !
And so It happened that Mr. Trafton
nev>r knew how nearly he had been
"nder the ban of the Humane society.
He and the alert officer of the society
were never “properly Introduced," but
Miss Carleton. communing with her
self one evening, said of this: ‘Tt
doesn’t matter as much as though ha
had some dreadful high kicking prints
in his apartment.”
Three months later, when he asked
her to become Mrs. Trafton, she raised
that conventional objection In feeble
Jest. He brushed It aside In in Im
petuous way she secretly admired.
When she hesitated, as women who are
going to accept always hesitate, hs
clinched his argument with "Ftor Jack's
sake.”
Jack, with a huge white satin bow
on his collar, was an Interested guest
at the wedding and barked at the sub
sequent rice shower.
LOOKING AT HATS.
l>’rora the Kansas City Star.
Margaret and 1 were Just looking al
hats. As we entered the large miltV
nery department we gazed with intense
admiration at the bewildering display
of hats, hats, hats; nothing but hats!
The demure, little saleswoman ap
proached us, confident, smiling.
’Something In a small black hatf
Yes, indeed, we have a lovely selectlor
Now here is perfect little beauty. TJr.
style—now try It, my dear; this la
charming! The very latest shape,
positively the latest. See! ah! the
graceful curves, the—try It tilted a lit
tle more to the front. So—there! My
dear, you have such beautiful eyeB, and
this little hat really adds so much to
the expression. No? You do not like
It.
“Well, now here Is something else.
My dear, this Is exclusive. We have
but the one and—Oh! how perfectly
charming! See how It—Really, dear,
you have such a pretty mouth, and this
Increase the droop of the Ups and Is
so—and the material—Oh, you could
not duplicate that little hat In town for
double the price we ask for It. So
becoming! So perfect! And at a spe
cial price. It seems to have been made
especially for you.
“The crown high! Why, what would
you have? That Is the newest Impor
tation, and Is
“New here Is another little shape.
Try It. So—now—look—ah! The very
thing! This is. Indeed, what you have
been looking for. It is perfect. The
s'tyle is exquisite. Plain and elegant;
Just,suited to you, my dear. It makes
your profile perfect. See now, from
the back, ah! charming! And all hand
made—the horse-hair braid, you see;
the latest thing, and the silk chiffon,
and ths buckle—real Jet, my dear. Now
really It Is the hat you should have.
But you do not like It?
“Well, let me see. Oh, yes! I have
something back here you will Uke. It
Is half promised, but if you like It, It
shall be yours. There are two ladles
just dying for this very hat. Is it not
a perfect dream? Just a little more to
this side. It is far more becoming to
you than It was to either of them. It
gives J’our face just the right fullness,
and from the back It—well, look for
yourself. Perfect, Isn’t It?
My dear, you should not neglect an
opportunity like this. The nobbiest
little hat In town. Just for today we
have It at a reduced price. It is appro
priate for street wear or dress occa
sions. Black Is very becoming to you.
Let me turn It Just a little—so. Still
better. You could not get anythin!
more suitable or becoming. The ma
terial—best quality Jap silk, shirred by
hand; those »yk violets are so dainty.
The shape is all you could desire. It Is
so youthful, so becoming. You don’t—*'
Margaret was the victim of all this
while I stood by, helpless, transfixed by
the fluency of that little lady’s tongue.
Her every movement was (julcfc, buf
the movement of her tongue was. mir
aculous. I gasped and held with both
hands to tire-stable. Margaret quailed
beneath the volley of words hurled al
her, and I don’t know whatever ws
would have done had not kind provi
dence sent a floorwalker, requiring ths
presence of the volatile lady In the rear
of the room for a few moments. s
When she returned Margaret had
gathered sufficient courage to say,
meekly and apolegetlcally that she did
n’t believe she would get the hat today
As we walked out, still partly dazed,
we felt that the eyes of the world and
the finger of scorn were pursuing us.
and every hat we saw had a mocking
grin concealed within Its flowers.
-- • » ><
Ths Small of Cities. W<X\.
From the London Chronicle.
Some sensitive essayist should taka the
smell of place as subject. Paris for ex
ample, Is highly pervaded with the odor
of burning charcoal, and, coming from
Paris to London, one Is newly assailed by
the appeal of soot. Cologne has a reputa
tion, long undeserved, for smells other
than that of Its famous "water,” and It
has been said that In years of old a blind
man could find his way about Cologne by
following Ms nose. Moscow has an odd
perfume of Its own. It suggests cranber
ries of peculiar pungency. And it never
leaves the nose. Garlic, of course. Is ths
basic smell that greets the atranger who
lands at Calais. But the most curious of
the smells of place Is that of at. Peters
burg. The present writer had often won
dered what It was, having detected It even
between the sheets of his bed at the most
exorbitant hotel. On his third visit he was
driven In a drosky from the station with
a fresh young English girl, who had never
been away from Kent before. "Now, do
do you smell anything," he asked. “Yes,"
said the girl. "Old boots." That Is the
smell of St. Petersburg. Centenarian shoe
leather.
William W- Dean, age 93, recently
celebrated his birthday by working full
time at his desk In the treasury depart,
ment at Washington.
“Si bei on a horse named Rosebud.’*
“And lost? ’
“Yes; she began to blow in the flrat
nuarter."
