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BKLIABLB INFORMATION TAKIN
PROM THB RECORD.
STATE INSTITUTIONS
Under Fusion Administrates All
State Institutions Hav" Baan
Batter and Chaapar.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) Early In the
tampalgn of 1898, Candidate Hayward
being dealroua of making an aggressive
Igbt for tbe republican lUte ticket
1 which be beaded, secured the services
f one F. A. Harrison, now commonly
known aa "Thundermaker" Harrison,
to prepare some figures and tables from
' the official records, so that Mr. Hay
ward might go out on the Mump and
everlastingly lambest the fusion forces
Now, Harrison knew that the records
show adversely for tbe republican par
ty and favorably for the fusion forces,
so he manufactured statements and ta
bles galore, each one containing a tig
sue of truth and a vast amount ot
falsehood and garbled truth. Mr.
Hayward atudied ( these tables care
fully for some time and then opened
Ms campaign right here in Lincoln
In taat speech he mads so many bad
breaks that he waf ullged to revise
his speech very mivjh before delivering
it elsewhere. That year the fusionlsts
had prepared a folder which gave cor
rect figures on many items of Interest
to the taxpayers, and Mr. Hayward
. after the election admitted In private
conversation that the "Reform Record,"
Mb tin? folder '.V22 C"'.1 had done a
great deal toward defeating him for
he ofllce of governor.
This year the '"Thundermaker" la at
his old tricks. One of his recent pro
ductions Is worthy of reproduction. Il
was sent out In "boiler plate" to every
republican country newspaper, that
would use it on the home-print side.
The article Is as follows:
"Omaha. It Is a low estimate to say
that at the close of the fiscal year the
Mate of Nebraska will be facing a de
ficit In the- funds for the maintenance
ufHhe various 'Btate institutions of
not less than $100,000. If anything, the
amount will be larger.
"Neither is this mere conjecture. Al
ready the records in the auditor's ofltee
lit Lincoln reveal a large shortage, and,
assuming that there will be no Increase
In the rate of expenditures, the deduc-
tlort lewis up lo then fluron. At best
the shortage' cannot fall 'Iw low the
$100,000 mark.
"This Is certainly a bad showing for
tho Poynter administration, consider
ing the fact that the last legislature
appropriated for general purposes more
than $2,000,000.
"llote than $r00,000 was appropriated
for salaries and wages alone and yet,
generally speaking, there will be a
large shortage In these funds.
"The records In the auditor's ofllce at
this very time, with six months' ex
panses unprovided for, snow a short
age In the funds appropriated for the
Normal School at PerUj. the Institute
for the lillnd at Nebraska City, the
Pish Hatchery at South Bend, the
Soldier' and Sailors' Home at Mil
ford, the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
jle Minded Youth at Beatrice, the
Asylum for the Insane at Norfolk, the
Industrial School at Kearney, the Avy
.um for the Insane at Lincoln In
rhort. they show a shortage In the
funds of every state institution.
These facts are taken from the ofti-
I I . -,J .. ., -1 ft,,.,, ,,.,,, V- .w.
tessfully refuted. The records also
show an Utter disregard for law In
the matter of diverting funds. While
tbe law contemplates that specific ap
propriations shall be used only to meet
obligations against such funds, the
practice In general Is to use many spe-
Iflc funds as general funds. The cus-
, tdm Is, where a fund Is exhausted, to
draw on some other fund specifically
lppropriated for other purposes, an act
.dearly In violation of the law.
''"That the present administration has
been an expensive luxury to the people
jf Nebraska can no loncr be doubted.
It Is a fact, which thu official figures
will substantiate, that at the end of
Governor Poynter's present term the
tate of Nebraska will have paid out
more money and Incurred more Indebt
edness In the way of deficits and un
paid bills for the maintenance of the
public Institutions than for any other
Awo years since the state was admitted
to the union. Neither is there any ex
cuse for this large deficiency. The last
legislature was liberal In 'appropria
tions, and, while it did not appropriate
the large amount demanded by the
heads of the various state Institutions,
for the simple reason that It would have
Imposed a hsrdshlp on taxpayers. It ap
propriated an amount which, had the
Institutions been honestly and econom
ically managed, would hava been abun
lantly sufficient."
THE FACTS IN THE CA8B.
It mar stated right hers that the
deficiency claims Incurred In the main
tenance of the various slat Institu
tions will not reach ont-fourth of $100,
Ot. go th first statement can safely
be branded aa a lie. U may not be
amiss to say that different legislatures
adopt different methods of making ap
propriation to cover deficiencies, and
it wss always a favorite trick of re-
publican legislatures to put deficiency'
claims In with the miscellaneous claims
Mfl to bid them.' Deficiency slal.j
wbleh appear on the face of lb rec
srda are as follows:
Allowed by legislature of 111$ 1, 900. 00
Allowed by legislature of 1893 4,0 W
Allowed by legislature of 1895. 11.177.87
Allowed by legislature of 1897. 1S.7H8.17
Allowed by legislature of 1889. 13,723.03
The principal Item of deficiency of
18T was I12.S48.17 Incurred by Com
mandant Culver at the Soldiers' Home
at Mllford.
SOME OP
THE LEGISLATIVE
TRICKS.
Vow, it should be understood that
legislatures have a trick of dividing
up the appropriation for a given In
stitution Into as many as twenty or
twenty-five little funds, each one for a
specific purpese. If the fund for fuel
and lights becomes exhausted, coal.
etc., cannot be paid for out of the fund
for board and clothing, even though
that fund may have $10,000 more In It
than will be needed, and the result Is
a deficiency against the fuel and lights
fund to be met by the next legislature,
while a portion of the board and cloth
ing fund lapses Into the state treas
ury. Under fusion government the un
used balances have always more than
covered the amount pf deficiency claim.
THE OFFICIAL RECORDS.
Referring to the auditor's books, the
following Is a true statement regard
ing thl Institutions mentioned In the
"boiler-plate" article: ' tsV
PERU NORMAL SCHOOL.
Here the fuel and lights appropria
tion Is exhausted. It was only $3,000,
although the legislature of 1897 gave
$4,000 for that purpose. A small defi
ciency will be the result of republican
parsimony toward this educational In
stitution. The lectures fund ($4,200)
and that for advertising and supplies
($250) are also exhausted, but there will
probably be no further indebtedness In
curred In those lines. ' ,
INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
Institute for lillnd at Nebraska City:
Not one of the funds for current ex
penses or larles Is exhausted. The
'Thundermaker" simply lied, tnat's all.
TUB f'lSH HATCHERY.
Fish llatxhery at South Bend:" The
necessary labor fund here is exhausted.
It was only $1,000 in 18!!i as against
$2,000 In 1S97. Another care of nig
gardliness of the republican legislature.
SOLDIERS' HOME, MILFORD.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Mil-
ford: The employes' wages firnd ol
$1,500 is exhausted, but none of thu
other current expense funds are. There
will be a small deficiency in the main
tenance and clothing fund; It was only
$8,000, as against $7,600 In 197, yet the
population there Is 23 per cent Greater.
SCLDIKRS' HOME, GRAND ISLAND.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home at Grand
Island: Here again republican parsi
mony struck a blow at a slate Insti
tution. -With all their great professions
of love for the old soldier, when 11
comes to acting the republicans give
him the worst end of It every time. On
May 31, 1900, there were 298 Inmates In
this home, yet during the blennlum of
1S97-8 the average population was only
02. Notwithstanding It was well known
that the population at this home would
Increase considerably, the legislature
lit 18!i9 appropriated only $8,000 for
fuel and lights, $1,500 for drugs and
Instruments, $500 for stock and Imple
ments exactly the same as the legisla
ture of 1 y7 had appropriated. These
funds are exhausted nd deficiencies
will be incurred, for the fusion admin
istration .has no notion of allowing the
old soldier to freeze this winter sim
ply because a republican legislature
wan too stingy to give them sufficient
money to buy fuel.
Krifi-l,rE VOn rS22LK. M'NnEn.
Institute for Feeble Minded Youth at
Beatrice: 'Three little funds, aggre
gating $900, 'are exhausted. All the
other funds have ample balances, part
of which will probably lapse the first of
next April.
NORFOLK HOSPITAL. .
Hospital for Insane at Norfolk: Here
again the republicans got In their work
in the fuel andl Ights fund. In 1S97
$12,000 was appropriated for that pur
pose, and It proved to be hardly enough.
An additional wing was completed in
1898 and the population has Increased
nearly sixty, yet the republican legis
lature of 1899 gave only $12,000 for
fuul and lights. The fund Is not yet
exhausted, but It will be Inadequate
to provide fuel and lights until March
31, 1801. " t
LINCOLN HOSPITAL.
Hospital for Insane at Lincoln: Only
the paints and oil fund ($500) exhausted.
Probably not a cent of deficiency wll
be Incurred, yet thp "Thundermaker"
Includes It In his list.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Industrial School for Hoys at Kear
ney: Not a lunii exnausieci. score
another He for the boiler-plate.
THE REAL REASONS.
Now, what do you think of that? Do
you care to know the real reason why
there will be any deficiencies whatever?
It need not take long to convince you.
During the campaign of 1898 the fu
slonlsts howed by Incontrovertible
proof that they hnd succeeded In
maintaining the unfortunate wards of
the stale at a greatly reduced cost
to the unfortunate words of the state
at a greatly reduced cost to the tax
payers, yet they had rendered better
ier ice than ever before. And this so
Incensed the republican legislators that
they made a determined effort to give
(he fusion administration "black
eye" If possible by making Inadequate
appropriations for the state Institu
tions. At nearly every place a new
building or two had been erected, there,
by necessitating more light and fuel.
By copying the appropriations of 1897,
the legislature of I8M could cripple
every state Institution by making a
shortage In the fuel and lights fund.
because the necessity for more fuel
and tights was present In nearly every
Institution. It will be noted that prob
able deficiencies nearly all come un
der this bead.
COMPARE THESE FIOURE8.
The following table shows the aggre
gate amount appropriated for all the
state institutions (pensl and charitable),
excluding the amount for new buildings
and permanent improvements, made
by different legislatures, together with
the average number of Inmates during
each bfenrilal period, and the amount
per capita allowed for the maintenance
of each inmate:
No.
inmates.
1891-2 1,980
1893-4 2.246
1896- I 2.544
1897- 8 2.501
1899-1900 2.824
Appro
priation. $1,059,461
889.160
868.220
852.840
867,985
Per
capita.
$535.08
J88.98
341.28
340.99
307.3
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE
8TINOY.
Does, that look as though "the last
legislature' was liberal in Its appropri
ations?" Only $15,000 greater than In
1897 to maintain 320 additional In
mates. The fuslonlsts have accom
plished ' wonders In reducing the cost
of managing state institutions, but there
Is a limit to all things. Bed rock was
reached In 1898, when the average per
capita cost of maintaining an Inmate
of a state Institution was only $155. It
cost $155.62 In 1897; and $148.18 for 11
months In 1896, in which year the fiscal
period was made to end November 30
Instead of December 31, as had been the
practice theretofore. But why not givi
it tabiuar form:
1892 $249.80
1893 211.50
1894 184.87-
1895 200.02
1896 (11 months).., 148.18
1897 156.62
1S98 155.00
1899 160.27
FUSIONISTS STRUCK BED ROCK.
Now, the appropriations of 1S99 would
allow only $153.68 for the maintenance
of each inmate, if all the funds were
so nicely graduated that every cent
could be used. Under no administra
tion has so small a per capita ' bees
reached, and It is extremely doubtful
whether it ever can be reached. The
1899 appropriations were niggardly
and that's about all can be. said for
them so far as concerns the mainten
ance of state institutions; but the re
publican legislature had no qualms
about appropriating money to pay some
hoary-headed claims of doubtful merit.
That there should be Some - deficiency
claims to pay by the legislature of 1901
Is not to be wondered at, In view of
the figurfs above; In fact, the repub
lican "legislature Intended that there
should be such. Hut it Is a monstrous
falsehood to say they will reach $100,000.
CONTRIBUTE TEN CENT PIECES.
A Croat Effort for Liberty andor
.,. Real Prosperity.
Omaha, Neb., Oct., . A new appeal
from the allied forces of reform is in
the shape of a chain letter urging the
peiple, old and young, to send In ten
cents (or more) contributions to the
campaign fund and to organize quickly
for the one great effort for liberty and
real prosperity. The appeaf Is as fol
lows and should meet with a hearty
and prompt response. You are requeu
ed to consider this printed copy of the
chain letter as If It was personally ad
dressed to you:
"To Liberty-Loving Men nnd Women,
Boys and Girls, This Letter Is Ad
dressed: "Every human being who can read,
or listen to a, disc ussion knows that the
question whether we shall, or shail
hot, have an Imperialistic government,
tvlll be determined at the November
electron.-- Cv-.-C-cr-tl" - ?.'! rionrile, ir
respective of past party affiliations, will
w tha ra mnn ttrii riroirresmes lake Bfrii-d'
,.i one of the m.ist momentous discus
ions of the ae.
"It Is our purpose here to destroy the
..i.perlallstie Idea by bringing about the
election of William Jennings Bryan f or .
president. To do this a campaign fund,
sufficient to carry on the fight vigor
ously up to election day, is absolutely
necessary. '
"It Is a well known fact that trusts,
railroad corporations and large finan
cial Institutions will not contribut
mnoey "to Mr. Bryan's cause, so every
one opposed to trusts apd Imperialism
must work; and should contribute some,
thing to the campaign fund. To help
raise funds, the chain-letter system has
been adopted. The plan will serve
iwo purposes; It will help to establish
vfte idea of going direct to the people
.or campaign funds? it will give every
nun, woman, boy or girl, who Is wili
ng to do so an opportunity to assist
oward the sure election of Wlillam J.
Jryan. Therefore we ask If .u will
nut glv to the fund ten cents, or any
auin you can spare? Please pass the
other two fetters to two friends, re
questing them to do the same, and In
tour letter to us kindly give the names
jnd addresses of two or more friends
to whom we can rend similar letteis.
"The name of each contributor will
oe placed upon the roll of honor (the
amounts contributed will not be pub
lished), then, when victory comes, ev
eryone who have given aid to the cause
will feel a personal pride In the fart of
having helped to win the battle.
"Please have the boys and girls read
this letter; discuss the Issues of the
day with them; help the children to
organise Bryan and Stevenson Juvenile
Clubs. Let them tske up the work out
hied sbove, and In this way learn early
In life to take an active Interest in
public affairs.
"We trust you will give this letter
your prompt consideration. If for any
reason you cannot do so, will you kind
ly msll same back to us:
"Address all Communications to Eu
gene ftmlth, room 31, 306 Wabash ave
nue. Chicago, 111."
Hon, Eugene Smith Is one of the mos
effective and trustworthy men who ever
consecrated his efforts to his country'!
good. Mf. HmMh Is the secretary ol
the advisory committee to the demo
cratic nntional committee, and Is Ir
charge of this special work. Help hlo
make It a success.
HE OLD BEAU.
flow crached
rings,
and poor his laughter
How dull his eyes,
once
flashing
, warm,
Dut still a courtly pathos clings
About his bent and withered form
To-night, where
mirth and music
dwells, -His
wrinkled cheeks.
his locks of
snow.
Gleam near the grandsons of the belles
He smiled on forty years ago.
We watch him here, and half believe
Our gaze may witness while he
prates.
Death, like footman, touch his sleeve
And tell him that the carriage waits.
Edgar Fawcett.
A SUMMER IDYL
It was a summer Idyl. Both were
young and possibly as beautiful as Is
given the average of mortals to be. The
Idyl developed within the limits of the
Greater New York, for both principals
In the little drama were artists and,
though it Is the practice of the world
to associate artiste with pastoral
scenes, they are a class apart, and if
they choose to remain In the city dur
ing a hot summer, while the rest of
the world Is away, who shall question
them. Certainly nothing better could
have been chosen to fan the flames of
a burning passion than such scorching
breezes as swept lightly through New
York during the past season,
. Mr. Palette painted Titian-haired
maidens upon sea-green backgrounds,
and Miss Brushes the portraits of soul- j
ful young men. The spark of love was
first kindled at the studio of a mutual
friend. Madam Third Party was such
a charming woman they each declared.
"Madam," he said, with the appre
ciation of an artist, and almost the
, tenderness of a lover, "you have such
, beautiful eyes."
"Such - talent," she murmured, half
, under her breath In a tone of respect,
aiiuiiiu.tio;i and envy that was most
flattering, aa she gazed around the
studio.
Miss Brushes had first seen the work
of Mr. Palette at the studio of Mrs.
Third Party, and her admiration knew
no bounds. Then would she like to see
the, portrait of the rising young artist
who had done the fine work? Certain
ly she would, and though even a young
j woman artist may not express her ad
miration openly for the persoenj beauty
ot a young man who Is stlii in the
flesh, she gazed at the portrait for a
long time, and when she turned from
it to the work of the original again, the
rapture with which-she expressed her
admiration made her ' previous words
jeem cold and pale.
Young Mr. Palette saw pretty little
Miss Brushess' work also at the studio
5f Mme. Third Party. He, too, was in
raptures.
"Why," he said, "why" searching
his vocabulary for words to express
lis strong admiration "why, Its bully."
i "I think I have Miss Brushes' por
trait around, here somewhere." said
Mme. Third Party carelessly, as she
went on with her work. "If you care
to hunt around I think you will find it."
I Mr. Palette found the portrait, and,
being a man as well as an artist, it
might have been thought that his heart
I had been seriously touched. Any out
sider would have thought that, and
Mr. Palette thought so himself. He
, said so.
I "Mme. Third Party," he ald to the
mistress of the studio, as he took her
haud at parting and gazed, but with a
far off look. Into her "beautiful eyes,"
"I have seen the picture of the one
'woman I can love, the one whom 1
' Would line lo- liirt.ry."
Then, in &
serious mood, ho depart
ed. Hut Mr. Palette was young, and, if
WHO a sign Mme. inira r-arcy recurneu
to her work, and speedily forgot about
h,m. about llule MiMB Brushes, and. if
5h knew tnat ne had come the
meuium u. u ura.t, .u.c
But neither Mr. Palette nor Miss
Brushes forgot her. They called with
remarkable freqeuncy. , Little Miss
Brushes conceived an affection for the
older artist that, if she had cherished
before, she certainly had never made
manifest. Mme. Third Party was not
surprised. Perhaps she liked to study
human nature.
"What funny children they are," she
said to herself, "and they arc clever,
too. both of them."
She repeated, with discretion, the re
marks of each about the other. It was
certainly a nice thing to do to show
the appreciation of one artist for the
work of another. She even let Miss
Brushes Into the secret that young
Mr. Palette raved over her portrait. An
artist's raptures, of course, but little
waves of color chased each other over
Miss Brushes' fair forehead and ran up
Into the little curls of hair that nestled
there. Bhe was something of a co
quette and ahe did not object to being
id ml red.
Little Miss Brushes was to pose
again for Mme, Third Party, and on
the day she wsb to arrlye young Mr.
Palette, favored by his good genius,
happened In. There was a difficulty
though, for Miss Brushes had Insisted
that she should be alone when she
posed, Mr. Palette must be disposed
of, and he was dent on an errand.
"Miss Brushes Is going to be here,
and we ahall have luncheon together,"
ssld Mme. Third Party, "and you
must go and order the things we
need." That would take some time.
It was not an errand Mr. Palette
would enjoy, upon ordinary occasions,
but for Miss . Brushes! That was a
different matter, and he hurried off. If
he confused the shop men by ordering
nectar and ambrosia for his goddess,
no one was the wiser. He came back
breathless,
"You know I am net to see anyone,"
ss id Miss Brushes, as the step was
heard upon the stair.'
"That Is Mr. Palette," aald Mme.
Third Party; "how would It do If I
Introduced you as Miss Brown?" That
would do very well, Miss Brushes'
eyes sparkled with fun.
Now, Mr. Palette had heard of Miss
Brown, a little model and friend of
Mme. Third Party's. He was not par
tlcularly Interested In models. He
came in and sat down, but he was un
easy. He could not sit still.
"I say," he said, "how much Miss
Brown looks like Miss Brushes. There
is the same turn of the head. p
"That b because you have not seen
Miss Brushes herself," said Mme.
Third Party seriously. "You cannot
form a good Idea of a person merely
from the picture. Then she proceeded
to entertain her little friend, Miss
Brown, with the story of young Pa
lette's Infatuation for Miss Brushes.
An artist's love affairs are public
property; he tells them himself'! They
are artistic conditions.
"He beguiles a little cousin out to
walk that he may have an excuse for
hanging around her house," she began
mischievously, "and "
"I'll get to talking with someone
there and get acquainted with her
yet," Interrupted Mr. Palette, walking
up and down the room, uneasy, but un
suspecting. "He is furiously jealous of a hand
some young man she has painted,
and " .
"To think of wearing a coat of that
style at 10 o'clock In the morning!"
"He vows he would know her any
where If he should meet her among
thousands."
"I should. She would wear a little
sailor hat, a trim little tie" Mr. Pal
ette's affections were apt to center, not
so much On artistic as up-to-date
young wonSan "and she would walk
so."
Throwing back his shoulders, Mr.
Palette walked across the room with
the air of s. fashionable young woman, i
Mme. Third Party was beginning to
be alarmed at the success of her joke.
Just then there was a diversion that
called every one for a moment to the
windows. She scribbled three words
upon a slip of paper, and handed it to
Mr. Palette. t
"It is she," he read. '
Then followed a genuine Introduc
tion, and for a few moments longer
that Miss Brushes remained, Mr. Pal
ette was quiet, pale and intense.
When she was gone he was in rap
tures. He must pour out this feeling.
He did so for an hour at least. Then
he went, home. He, held both of Mme.
Third Party's hands In his as he said
good-bye.
"I shall never marry any woman," he
said, seriously, somewhat worn by the
strength of his feelings, "but this has
been a wonderful experience to me."
Later in the day Mr. Palette dropped
into the studio again on a matter of
business. He was gay, debonair, and
quite' himself again. t
"And you find Miss Brushes quite a
beautiful as you expected?" asked
Mme. Third Party curiously, as be
turned to leave for the last time that
day. ' i
"Yes; oh. yes," he answered, care
lessly. Then, as he held the door half
way open, suppressing a yawn: "But
she has the figure of a rabbit."
That was the end of the idyl. ;
Arranging Flowers.
Stoneware vases are admirable re
ceptacles for country flowers, such a;1
daisies and wild roses, laurel and the
other more or lees rustic blooms that
jewel the wooas aim i.;Bl.-i'- tiies?
days.
Faience vases from Florence are very
popular Just now. They are in' the nat
ural colors of the flowers they repre
sent ,even to the leaves and stems. TV
stem Is curled over for the handle, and
when a candlestick is the ornament
represented a candle and shade are
selected either to match the delicate
colors or In white to contrast with the
deeper tones. As these candlesticks
are inexpensive, they are used in quan.
titles, placed In spare bedrooms, on
desks and writing tables, mantels, etc.,
where there Is a reasonable pretext foi
placing' a candlestick. The smaller
flowers are made up In a bunch, with
a candle holder hidden in the center,
within the larger flowers, such as roses,
orchids and" lilies, the tapers fit into
the center of the blossom and the light
Is apparently breathed forth from its
heart.
The artistic flower arranger does noj
want flowers any more. Even coa
traBts of color are not countenanced,
and when sweet peas are used In dec
oration the various beautiful shades
are careTully grouped, each by itself,
Instead of allowing the purples and
pinks and blues to mingle in riotous
confusion. At a recent wedding the
breakfast was served at small tables,
and the only flowers employed for dec
oration were sweet peas. The bride's
table was snowy with pure white bios
soms, the table at which the pages and
flower girls sat was laden with palest
pink flowers, the bridesmaids and ush
ers were honored by bright rose colored
sweet peas, and at the other tables all
the shades of purplp, red, lilac and
ray-blues wer carefully separated and
used, each to beautify a table. t
Flint glass makes a charming reeep.
tacle for long-stemmed flowers, such
as lilies, tall roses, etc
"And by the way," asked the rid
sehoolmate,"what has become of Mose
ly, who used to talk so much about de
voting his life to uplifting mankind?
Did he go into the ministry?" "No,"
answered the other old schoolmate, "life
la In the elevator business,"
HIB LirrS MISTAKE.
"Why, Amaden, old msa, yam art a
brown as an Indian! Deneaboro air
must have agreed with you. Tell me
how you managed to elat. la the wolds
for two months."
Amsden told him with some- reserva
tions. The reservations related to
pretty little country girl Emily Wood
whose company alone had made ex
istence tolerable for him in the sleepy
little New England village. Emily
Wood was no ordinary country girl.
Not only was she exquisitely pretty,
but she was unusually refined, charm
Ing and Intelligent
He knew he had won her heart, and
had she been his social equal would
have asked her to marry him. ' But be
was too proud, too patrician In hist
ideas, to make what he considered a
mesalliance. So he had bidden her s
cold farewell and returned to the so
ciety of the great metropolis, ruthless
ly crushing out of his heart the Srst
honest love he had felt for any wo
man, yet haunted by remorse and by
the look of misery he had seen on her
white face in his last glimpse of her.
"By Joce! What a pretty face!"
The scene was Paris four yeajs later;
the speaker Travers, who, on the after
noon of a beautiful spring day, wa
driving with his friend in the Bols da
Boulogne. The exclamation had been.
excited by the vision of a young lady,
elegantly dressed, who was seated In 1
a carriage which had just rolled by.
"Miss Wood, allow me to introduce
Mr. Travers and Mr. Amsden."
It was a few days later in the salon
of a fashionable American lady resid
ing in Paris.
With an emotion of rapture Travers
recognized the fair unknown whom he
had seen In the Bois, and Amsden the
little country girl, Emily Wood.
She recognized him with a quiet
friendliness that disconcerted him, re
ferring, without a trace of embarrass-
vient; to their acqyplntflnce at Denea
boro (whereupon Travers threw him a
glance -' of Incredulous amazement).
New York, of whose existence she had
New York, of whose eistence she had
been scarcely aware, had soon after
left her a fortune, and how she had
gone to Europe to complete her educa- ,
tion. , ' s-
Amsden knew the moment he looked
into her eyes that she was the one
woman in all the world whom he de
sired. He' knew now that he loved her.
In the days that followed, the twe
friends saw much of the brilliant heir
ess, Amsden noting with a secret pang
that she - as the most admired and
popular girl in the American colony,
but with a still deeper pang the grow
ing favor with which she regarded
Travers.
One evening Travers, on returning
home to his apartments, noticed his
friend sitting dejected by the window.
He went up to him and put his hand
kindly on his shoulder. "Herbert, old
man, what's the matter?"
"Nothing only I leave Paris tomor
row. I suppose you know the reason?"
"Herbert, I can't tell you how sorry
I am that this has happened.. Who
could foresee that anything like this)
would 'come between us? God knows ,
I love her wHh all my soul, and she,
has made me the happiest man la the.
world, yet I would wjllingly resign
her to you if it would make you hap
py." '
Amsden's lips twitched. "It is fate!
retribution! I think she loved, or could
have loved me. once, but I did not ap
preciate her then, or realize the depth
of my own feeling for her. Pride and
selfishness stood in the way, and now.
Travers. I congratulate you on having
won what I have lost through my own
fault. Good night!" and wringing hls
friend's hand, Amsden passed into hla
chamber, closing the door after him.
HAIR ORNAMENTS.
Ornaments for the hair seem to be
more In demand than any other article
of Jewelry, to judge by the variety ot
these baubles displayed In the big
gem shops. A tiara, of diamonds with
a row of splendid emeralds across th
top and a tiny crown of rubies and
diamonds are worth a king's ransom,
as emeralds and diamonds were never
more expensive than they are at pres
ent. A pair of diamond wings, movar
ble to any angle, is to be worn wt(th a
feather aigrette, and an airy, delicate
aigrette has exquisite opals and dia
monds on quivering stems. An aigrette
of diamonds palm leaves Is new and
graceful. It Is mounted on a diamond
scroll. But newest of all Is a hum
ming bird In gold set with rubles, em
eralds and diamonds, holding a single
diamond in its mouth, and mounted en
a white feather aigrette. Diamond
aigrettes with pendant, quivering tur
quoises are beautiful. The necklace of
first water diamonds strung on a gold
en wire, so that on the neck only the
drops of fire are visible, Is admired by
everyone, but It does not become com-"
mon even among the very rich, as tha
stones In a necklace of this description
have to be well-nigh perfect gems and
perfectly matched to have the proper
effect. A regal necklace Is of diamond
scrolls and rosettes, each studded with
a single ruby, the pendant Is a wonder
ful near-shaned ruby. A necklet fer
a young girl Is a chain of diamond
Lwlth a cross wheel slide set with .s
lnrle Tirarl.
A new corssge pin ts a diamond
cherry leaf, with gold stem and sin-
gle turquoise for fruit. A pink pearl
for great beauty and enormous value.
Is rimmed with diamonds and support
ed by two large white pearls; and ail
these are set among scrools and leaves
of diamonds. Another corsage ona
ment Is a large shamrock composed at
three huge white pearls, set 1 the fl- .
est brilliants,; a small shamrock showl
a black, white and pink pearl, each en-,
circled by brilliants and connected to
the center by one single white stona
A novel ornament Is a ribbon of cuv
monds. tied Into a succession of tin
lover's Vnots in graduated sites,
Dow forming a separate brooch.