THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
The BIm aa the Oraj lirUw Iacl
deate of the Lata War, aatf ia a
Oraaklc sad Interesting Haaaar
Tell of Caaap, March a ad Battle.
A Ior "nldler of the War.
Johnny Clem, "the drummer boy of
Chlckamauga," was one of the young
est lads who entered the Federal army
during the civil war. In 1801, when he
was 10 years old, be offered his serv
ices as drummer boy to the Third Ohio
Regiment He was rejected because of
his youth. While the regiment was on
Its way to the front Johnny Clem In
stalled himself on the train, and on Its
arrival In Clnctnnatl repeated his offer
to the Twenty-third Michigan. His
pertinacity was at last rewarded. He
was enrolled as drummer boy and
later as a "marker."
At the battle of Pittsburg Landing
bis drum was smashed by a shell, but
It was at Chlckomauga that he per
formed the act of valor which won him
his sobriquet. At the close of that mem
orable day the Union army fell back
to Chattanooga, the brigade to which
Johnny belonged being left behind to
guard the position. They were soon
surrounded by the troops in gray, and
a colonel on horseIack (lashed forward
and ordered the little fellow to surren-
MAJOR JOH3 CLEM.
der, accompanying the command by
an opprobrious epithet. Instead of
obeying, the boy raised bis musket,
and as the colonel bore down upon
him, sword in hand, fired, and the offi
cer fell dead from his horse. A fierce
onslaugbtof the Confederate troops fol
lowed. Three balls pierced Johnny's
cap on that day Ixisslng, the historian,
tells us. He lay as if dead, and not
until the Confederates had ceased their
firing and night had fallen did he ven
ture forth, making his way to the
Union headquarters at Chattanooga.
For this act of gallantry he was creat
ed a sergeant by Gen. Kosecrans.
On his return to the Union lilies he
went through other battles In which
the Army of the Cumberland was en
gaged. When he was mustered out In
1815 he went to Indianapolis to attend
school. (Jen. Grant made him a sec
ond lieutenant of the Twenty-fourth
Infantry In 1871, ami lu 1874 he was
graduated from the Artillery School at
Fortress Monroe, and sulwequently
acted, by the appointment of the S-c-retary
of War, as professor of military
science and tactics at the Galeshurg
University. He was created major and
quartermaster lu is5, and Is to-day
stationed In that capacity at Atlanta,
Ga.
Colored Troop.
The memorial to Col. Shaw, erected
on Boston Common, gives particular
timeliness to three paer on "The
Shaw Memorial and the Sculptor St.
Gaudeus," which appear lu the Cen
tury. Col. Thomas Went wort h lllg
glusoh, writing of "Colored Troops Un
der Fire," says: In the way of direct
service, It appears by the '(Hilda)
Army Register" that the colored troops
sustained actual casualties In 251 dif
ferent engagements, and doubtless
took part In many more. To those
commanding them the question of
their fighting qualities was soon solv
ed: and them; were, of course, the per
'tyons best qualified to Judge them.
Two-thirds- of a good soldier consists
li. good discipline and organization;
and the remaining one-third, where
the race element enters in, did not iii
this case Involve enough difference to
affect the rcbult with any seriousness.
It wau like asking whether mn with
black eyes or with blue eyes made the
better soldiers. Perhaps the le.-t thing
said or written about the freed slaves
during the war was the answer given
by Gen. Saxton, after receiving a long
series of questions altout them from
some Is'uevoleut committee. He bade
his secretary to draw a pen across all
tbe Interrogations, and write at the
Itottom this summary: "They ar- in
tensely human."
The qualities of the negro soldl-r
were simply human. They were capa
ble of fatigue or ardor, of cowardice or
courage, of grumbling or cheerfulness,
very much as white soldiers would
have been In their place. If it Is nec
essary to scrutinize more minutely, It.
Is possible to say that they were more
enthusiastic under excitement, and
more easily depressed; more affection
ate If Judiciously treated, and more
sullen and dogged If discouraged; more
gregarious, and less prone to Individ
ual Initiative and so on with many
other minor differences. Yet even these
generalisation would be met by so
many scattered exceptions an to be of
subordinate value. Kvery regimental
or even brigade commander come to
know after a while who are the men In
Ma command who covet danger, who
an tbe men who aJmpry face It when
R la Inevitable, and .who are the man
who need watching teat, tee? actually
flinch;, a ud all tfeto, .to, sojallr trwe,
whether they be white or Mack. Two
o'clock In the morning courage,"' In
Napoleon's phrase, la a thing that be
longs to the minority In every race;
and It la prolbly no more abundant,
and yet not rarer, among black soldiers
than among white.
Two peculiar trait of the black
troops grew out of their former state
of servitude. When serving on their
own soil, or even on a soil and under
conditions resembling their own, they
had the great advantage of local
knowledge. They were not only ready,
to serve as guides, but tbey were vir
tually their own guides; they were ser
viceable as Indian scouts are service
able; they could find their way in the
dark, guess at tbe position of an ene
my, follow a trail, extract knowledge
from others of their own race; and all
this in a way no white man could rival.
Enterprises from wWch the bravest
white men might shrink unaided could
sometimes be safety transacted by
black soldiers, or In their company.
Again, they had to sustain them the
vast stake of personal freedom and
that of their families. Say what one
pleases, they all desired tills freedom
I never encountered an exception and
It gave them a peculiar stimulus apart
from that of the white soldier. The
latter had at stake bis flag, his nation,
his comrades, his life; the black soldier,
If he had been a slave, had all these
things risked upon the issue, and one
thing more his personal freedom, with
that of his household. The negro regi
ments themselves recognized this, and
had t feeling that they were playing
for higher prizes than their white as
sociates. I't the Confederacy suc
ceed, and they would le remanded Into
shivery, while the white soldiers would
simply lay down their arms and go
home. No one who did not serve with
them and have their confidence could
k.w tle great strength of this feeling
In their hearts.
Fhclled Hia Father's Beulment.
The first nomination made by Abra
ham Lincoln after the continuation of
his Cabinet was that of Charles B.
Throckmorton to be Second Lieutenant
In the regular army. He had previous
ly been nominated for this position by
President Buchanan, on the recommen
dation of his Secretary of War, Jo
seph Holt, but the nomination was
"hung up" by the influence of Senators
Hunter and Mason, of Virginia, who
were both relatives of young Throck
morton, and did not approve of his ad
vancement in the army of the United
States. When Secretary Holt was
turning over the War Deportment to
Simon Cameron, the new Secretary, he
told President Lincoln that lie liad but
one request to make, and that was
that he should reappoint his young
friend as a Second Lieutenant The
President readily acceded to the re
quest and promptly made the nomina
tion, which was as promptly confirm
ed. Lieut. Throckmorton's father, as
well as most of his family and kin
dred, being Virginians, sympathized
with the Confederacy, and his father
became an officer In the reln;l army.
When the war broke out the elder
Throckmorton sought out his son and
said: "Well, my son, I suppose you will
now resign your commission?" "No,
sir," replied the young Lieutenant,
"you have taught me that the first
duty of every man Is to his country,
before all else, and I shall not depart
from that Instruction. My duty Is ui
der that flag the flag of my country."
At the first Bull Hun Lieut. Throck
morton was In charge of a lattery
which was trained for several hours
on a certain jmrt of the enemy's line,
which was seen to suffer severely from
the attack. On the day after the bat
tle, an old negro found his way In the
Federal lines and sought out Lieut.
Throckmorton, who recognized in him
his father's liody servant, who had de
serted his old master.
"Hello, George," said the Lieutenant
"Where did you come from?"
"Ober dnr; Mars John, ober dar. You
mos' kill him yesterday."
"What, was my father In that fight
yesterday? I hoie he wasn't hurt"
"No, Mars' John, vvan't hit; but you
done knock de fo" top offen bis horse."
Soon after this battle young Throck
morton was assigned to the personal
staff of (Jen. Anderson In the West, and
Inter lecame an aid to Gen. Sherman,
serving through the war with a gal
lantry which would have won him a
colonelcy had not the fact that he was
a Southerner told against him. After
the war he met his father, and, in spit
of differences of ojilulon, affectionate
relations were always maintained be
tween them; yet MaJ. Throckmorton
will never forget his sensations when
he learned that he had nearly killed
his own father. The Major Is now on
the retired list of the army, and a
resident of this city. New York Matl
and Express.
A To-th In Mia Tonirnc.
Lieut, A. P. Haring, of Montelalr, N.
J., a veteran of the late war, on Thurs
day afternoon was oernted upon by
Dr. John J. H. Love, wlo removed from
his tongue a piece of tooth that had
been covered over by the flesh for thirty-two
years.
Lieut. Haring was wounded at the
tattle of Kingston, N. C, a bullet hav
ing entered bis left cheek, fracturing
the Jawtone and breaking off five of
his lower teeth. The wound healed up
and fragments of lione were gradually
removed, but Mr. Haring had been
troubled at times of late by some ob
ject which seemed to he lodged In his
tongue.
A few days ago Mr. Haring became
very much annoyed by soreness at tow
tip of the tongue and Dr. Love was
consulted.
The doctor made the Incision and re
moved the upper half of the tooth
which an enemy's bullet had shattered.
The piece of tooth had worked It
way around from the left aide to th
right aide of the ' tontuw, and never
came near enough to tba surface to
cauaa any' 111 effecta until ratantty.
Newer Bvtatag New
Good Honda and Broad Tire a.
There can be no doubt about It Good
roads are a continual blessing, or as
long as they last The more we have
of them the better for the State, for
the State's people and for the State's
horses. But while we are about It,
why not Insist upon broad tires for
heavy ve. fcles? Several attempts have
bean made to secure the passage of a
law to this effect, but It has always
failed. In great measure bemuse of the
oplMWiltion from the agricultural com
munities. Lot the good work of good
roads go on, but let the commonwealth
adopt therewith tlie broad policy of
broad tires.-Boston Transcript.
The "Old Koman" on Good Roada.
There are certain names tliat always
attract attention, names that belong
to inem whose Judgment has weigh
and an account of whose deeds is al
ways Interesting.
Among such names, In tills country,
Is that of the late ex-Senator Allen G.
Thunnan of Ohio, the "Old Roman,"
or, as his associates and political
friends delight to call him, "The no
blest Roman of them all." He served
In high Suite offices In Ohio and for a
long time In the Unit! States Senate.
In 1888 he was the candidate for Vice
President with Mr. Cleveland. Few
men so long In ixlltles had so many
personal friends, or whose Judgment
was so often referred to, writes Otto
Doruer to the Gazette.
It Is Interesting at this time, when
there Is so widespread a sentiment in
favor of good roads, so general that It
extends to all portions of the country,
to know what this groat statesman,
who for fifty years was In public life,
thought of the efforts being made in
that direction. A few mouths liefore
his death a zealous memler of the
league of American Wheelmein was
talking with Mr. Thunnan on the sub
ject and wont away delighted at what
the "Old Roman" had. said, which was
as follows: "I have been in public life
for nearly a half century and have
taken part in the discussion of many
great' questions, have helped to solve
many vexed problems. Were I a young
man, again, and lu public life, the
matter which I would give my most
earnest and constant attention would
be the securing to tills country, to the
fanners, the cities, people of all class
es, the lest iosslble system of good
roads. There Is an opening In tills
line, for the right kind of a man, to
make himself ii great name, If, indeed,
not President of the United Suites. 1
both congratulate and thank you young
gentlemen for the part you arc taking
in sentiment building in behalf of good
roads. The country needs them; the
city needs thorn, everybody needs
them."
When a man like Senator Thunnan,
known and resected from one end of
the country to the other, by men of
all nationalities, all religions and all
politics, thus expresses himself, there
certainly Is ample excuse for the best
minds of all classes to lend aid in the
accomplishment of that which he
deemed so Important to accomplish.
Good Koada Notes.
On account of tlie unkept condition
of the roadway between Pittsburg and
East End, a suburban town, due to the
street railroads, the wheelmen -pt the
"smoky city" projiose to hold an Indig
nation meeting for the abolition of the
street car line.
It was the farmers who originated
the State aid law of New Jersey and
who carried lit Into execution, with It
vastly beneficial result, not only In t.ha.i
State, but as an example to many other
States. It was also the farmers who
built tlie excellent Canandalgua roads
In New York at their own cost.
The Hamilton road bill has waned
ono house of the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture, and bids fair to become a law.
despite the tactics of the opposition,
which claimed that bicycle manufac
turers were Interested In the bill be
cause better roads would Increase the
sale of their product, while the wheel
man do not ay a single dollar for tlie
Improvement and maintenance of the
public roads.
The Hlgble-Annstrong good roads
bill of New York, Instigated by Presi
dent Potter, has failed to pass by thret
votes. Had the bill been made a law,
the tax It would have Imposed for the
Improvement of tlie highway could not
have leen seriously objected to, since
on farms of the value of $5,000 the levy
would have amounted to only about 50
cents a year. The farming element
U largely responsible for the defeat of
the bill.
According to Gen. Stone of the Agri
cultural Department every wheelman
la a preacher, a worker and a fighter
tor good roada. It is only necessary
to fnrnlah him testa for preaching,
tools to work with and weapons to
ngbt with, and then to hold Mm back
whan his teal outruns his discretion.
Kla endeavor should be to conciliate
the farmer while he keeps the cities
ripe for reform. ' He does not want to
lose friends or to make enemies. ' He
might succeed In, passing, good roada
laws la spite of the farmers, .but ha
would have to depend upon the farm
ers at last for the execution of those
laws.
A novel case was recently decided by
a Judge in Brighton Township, near
Sacramento, Cal. The wheelmen of
the township, who have a cycle path,
were very much annoyed by the wan
dering of cows on the path, the animals
preferring the smooth path to the road.
An anlnml was Impounded by the coun
ty officials and a test case made. The
cow came off victorious, as It was
found that no pound ordinance existed
for tbe township, though most of the
otbr townships had laws covering
such.
He'd Been Right There.
"Yes, I have been on a passenger
train when It was held up by a gang,"
said the man with the burnslde whis
kers, to a Detroit Free Press man, aa
the subject was under discussion In
tbe smoking car. "Though I didn't lose
a cent, I have never congratulated my
self over the event The fact Is, I
made a blooming Idiot of myself."
He was asked to explain matters, and
he stroked his breeze-swept whiskers
In an affectionate way, and contin
ued: "We were In bed and asleep when
the train was stopped, and the firing
began. Tlie porter came through the
car to say that It was a holdup, and
cautioned the passengers to conceal
their boodle. I had leen on a collect
ing trip, and had about a thousand
dollars lu cash with me. I knew I'd
have to make a show If any of tha
gang came In, and so I got that money
out of my shLrt pocket and divided 11
up. I was perfectly willing to give
up fifty or sixty dollars to save the
rest. I sat on the edge of my bunk foi
twenty minutes and held that portion
of the boodle I was going to hand
over, but none of the fellows came in.
It would have leen dead easy for cm4
single man to have robbed every paw
seaigor, but It seemed they were only
after the express car. When they had
possewsexl themselves of the express
money they rode off."
"But how did you make a fool of
yourself?"
"When all was over I put the two
portions of my cash together. I had
stuffed back Into my pocket just $40,
and I had In my hand, waiting to pre-
sent It to the first outlaw who should
enter, the sum of $1)35! No one came,
and none of tis were robbed, but every
time I think of that little affair I want
somebody to lxot me. There was a
gleam of consolation, however. A St.
Ixmis drummer, who loudly declared
he'd fight to the death before he'd be (
robbed, got out into the aisle, and of the adjacent hospital, however, de
stood ready to shoot at anybody who ' termlned effectually her vocation to be
oKned the door. When the train start- j medicine. With that end In view the
ed on it was found that he had hidden little high caste celestial maid, now in
his guu along with other stuff under her fifteenth year, came across the
his mattress, and in his hand he was seas, having met and conquered bitter,
holding oi-e of his patent leather shoes determined opposition. She lmmedi
as a deadly weapon! When he came ; ately entered the Ohio Wesleyan Unl
to get the gun out, It was not only un- j verslty, graduating four years later a
loaded, but so out of reiwJr and cov- master of arts. Three years more of
nred with nust that the hammer could , study and the degree of doctor of medl-
not In; lifted. You can sit here and
iHwst of what you would do In case
your train was held up, but I am tell-
lug you that there would be nineteen
chances out of twenty that you'd want
to meet the fool-killer next day and
have him finish the job."
The Earth a Solid Mass.
ntil very recent years the fact had
hardly been questioned that by far the
greater part of the earth's interior was
tn the pnrwllttfin n flnt.l
.
.......... ..... ..leu..,., m,, ii i l liwiiB ex
hibited on the surface, the rapid rise of
temperature that is found as we pro
ceed from the exterior to the Interior,
and other considerations pointing al
most irresistibly to such a conclusion.
Indeed, a common belief was that all
that was solid centered In a crust of
some miles' thickness "floating" on the
fiery ma.gma of the Interior.
At the present time, after the brilliant
mathematical expositions of Sir Will
iam Thomson (Iird Kelvin), of Profes
sor George Darwin, of Professor Simon
Neweomb and of Mr. RudskI, this doc
trine of terrestrial fluidity Is hardly
longer taught. A few there are who yet
linger with the old theory, but the
great mass of educators and their pu
pils have settled down to the comfort
able conviction that our planet Is as
solid or rigid as a ball of glass or steel 1
In fact, twice as rigid, according to the
determination of M. RudskI. I
The doctrine of solidity does not,
however, Involve the assumption of
equal, but of average, rigidity. Again,
it Is not Implied that because the earth :
Is virtually solid to the core local areas
of liquidity or fluidity do not exist. It is
upon these "pockets' 'or areas of molten
material, theoretically assumed to ex-1
1st, that the geologist largely relies to
harmonize his facts (concerning earth
movements, etc.) with those of the
mathematical physicist; they are to the
entire mass of the earth what the air
spaces are to a block of Ice
Boston 1
Globe.
The French Breakfast.
The French breakfast is invariably
the same, a bowl of cafe au la It and
bread and butter. It is the only time
In the day when butter Is given to one.
At noon one Is served a fish and bread ilan Puy, fourteen of these hardy lit
without butter, or a vegetable and tie animals having bwn provided. Miss
bread. At night there will be soup, a,"11' Is 'he most enthusiastic member
bit of meat, whatever vegetable was,31' tue cavalcade, her only regret be
eooked In the soup, and wine. Wine Is , tUftt sl,c fnnot ride her favorite
the common tieverage of the country,
but It Is no heavier than lemonade.
The common people do not live aa
well as this. They have bread and cafe
au Ib It or chocolate for breakfast and
for sttpier, and a salad which Is the
cheapest of nil fooda here or "pot au
feu" for the meal of the day. Dande
lion s served as salad, and never cook
ed. It Is in season In November and
December.
The best friend you . have thinks
while listening to your troubles how
much he will enjoy repeating tba star
to another friend of hla
NEW
EVEN
CHINA.
A:
MONG delegates to the wom
en's congress to be held in Lon
don next year will be two Chi
nese girls, MUa Wang and Dr. Hu King
Eng. The latter Is a leader in the small
but pertinacious army of Chinese wom
en who have risen In revolt against
the subjection of their sex In the Ori
ent Dr. Hu was born In Foochow to
a heritage of wealth and aristocracy.
Her grandfather, Hu, was a mandarin
of Influence. In the seventieth year of
his age he became a convert to Chris
tianity, and with him his two sons,
Hu Fo Mi and Hu Yong Ml King
Eng's father both of whom for more
than thlrrv venrs have been Methodist
I pastors and presiding elders. Soon
Grandmother Hu and her daughters
In-law, all of the bound foot class, in
fluenced by convincing, even coercive,
arguments, also reluctantly embraced
the alien faith. When quite a child
King Eng was placed in the girl's
boarding school at Foochow. Furtive
Deens into the dispensary and wards
j cine was conferred by the Woman's
i Medical College of Philadelphia, and
'also, after a brief postgraduate course,
' by the Philadelphia Polyclinic. Then
followed several months of practical
work in the Woman's hosnltal of Bos-
ton. In December of 1805 Dr. Hu,
fllllv wm)nnot frvr Imr Hfo art-lr
L, A i V 7
f f i. ri'Ti.T t ;.1,.tSi
home-coming It was. Mandarins and
coolies, high and low, met the ship,
eager to pay their respects.
Mlaa IMll'n Lone Trip.
One of the longest equestrian recrea
tion trips on record has been begun by
MISS EMMA DIM..
Miss Emma Dill, of Orange, N. J., who
t accompanied by her father and three
.her men. Mr. Dill, a wealthy law-
T1"' arrnnKed tlie ,rlH wlth Walter D
rand, managing director of Tatter-
jall's, London. The Journey Is to be
from Orange to the Uaugeley lakes,
Maine, via Poughkeepsle, the Berkshire
hills, Vermont, Canada, the White
mountains and northern Maine. Each
member of the party will ride an In-
addle horse. She is a familiar figure
Dn horselwek In the neighborhood of
Orange, taking equestrian exercise In
111 sorts of weather.
5lrU Kxptct Too Much of Young Men
"The average young man la the
greeuble fellow who earns enough
money to take care of himself and to
put by a llttlo for special occasions,"
writes Ruth Ash more In the Ladle'
Home Journal. "But he la not a mill
ionaire, awl he Is not the young man
drawn by those Illustrators who, In
black and wblta, give ua so-called ao
dety sketches. A. cooiDteatloa of tool.
WOMAN EVEN IN
CHINESE WOMAN DOCTOR.
lah Influences makes the gM of to-day;
expect entirely too much from tta
young man of to-day. She read, or 14
toM, that when a young man la en
gaged to be married be sends hit
fiancee so many pounds of sweets, so
many boxes of flowers, aa well aa all
the new books and all the new music
that may appear each week. ,
If there were more honest girls In tUa
world honest In their treatment of
young men there would be a greater
number of marriages and - fewer
thieves. Yes, I mean exactly what I
aay. It la the expectation on the part
of a foolish girl that a man should do
more than he can honestly, that haat
driven many men to the pentltentlary,
and many more to lives of so-called sin
gle blessedness."
Women in Buatneta.
"All women who are active In busi
ness or professions want is a fair field
and no favor," says Margaret Sangster.
"We ask for nothing on the ground of
sex. We are willing to compete with
and work with men on their own
ground and desire to be measured by
the same standards. We demand no
courtesy further than that which pre
vails between gentlemen; we exrect no
deference. In business life mti and
women are simply workers, and tha
more the element of sex Is intruded the
greater the interference with the suc
cess of women. The business woman
who expects little attentions she Is ac
customed to in the drawing-room show
her ignorance of business. If they are
necessary to her peace of mind she la
out of place in the business world."
Woman Will Practice Law.
Mrs. Henrietta Wilkle, of Anderson,
Ind., was recently admitted to the bar.
Her admittance was protested by At
torney John Beeler, of that city, but
Mrs. Wilkle by her eloquence, won the
judge'a opinion. Her husband la a
MBS. HENRIETTA F. WILKIK.
well-known lawyer of Anderson, and
they will practice together.
Hints to Home Ireamakera.
In ninety cases out of 100 a dresa
made at home is undeniably second
rate, or worse, in that mysterious quat
ity called "style." Why It is that pro
fessional dressmakers, who are pre
sumably women of little education and
no particular talent, can produce satis
factory gowns with a pronounced chic
In cut and style that proclaims them
at once to be "custom made," while
the amateur, with greater taste and
cultivated artistic Intelligence and per
ception, should make such abortive
creations whenever she tries to mak
her own dresses is a problem that la
often commented upon. "Home-made"
gowns are certainly not as smart aa
those "built" by prof esslonals but Tyby
not? Why cannot women of intelli
gence who have straitened incomes
dress themselves and their daughters
without calling in extraneous aid? It
seems such a simple thing to do, espe
cially in these days when the most re
liable patterns of the latest fashions
may be had almost for the asking, and
materials cost next to nothing.
In the first place, the trade-mark, aa
it were, is wanting in amateur work.
A dressmaker dm-s everything by rolo
and rote, but this want of technical
knowledge could lie easily rectified
either by taking the trouble to learn
the trade, which Is taught in con-para-tlvely
few lessons, or by copying in de
tail the construction of a gown from a
good dressmaker's. "Finish" is also
one of the great essentials in which
professionals score to advantage. Take
the wrist of an amateur's sleeve, for
Instance ,nnd that of a professional
good reputation. The difference Is
most marked. The bottom of the skirt
too almost Invariably InHrays its ori
gin, lieshhw many other little detail
dependent upon the character of the
dress. Finally, another marked differ
ence between amateur and first-class
professional work is in the generous
use of material. The former never
"skimps," whereas the tatter, If she
maks her own gowns, obvlousiy tries
to save every penny. In home-made
millinery especially this sklmplness Is
wry apparent. A young woman with
a pretty taste In trimming boniHts
who could easily have half a dozen
hats for the price she confesses naive
ly that she la obliged to buy her head
gear and give large sum for each con
fectlon, because she simply cannot
make up her mind to buy aa much rib
bon or aa many flowers as Is really re
quired. "Dear me!" exclaimed the two-head,
ed girl, as the armless wonder sudden
ly gathered her to his bosom. "You
always aamcd ao ahjr." "Only ,Jn the
presence of strangers," replied the
youth, kissing bar tenderly upon each
of her marble brows. And yet In the .
drama there la much that Is truly and
gamnaer al near, Detroit Tribune.
