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Black" Broaddlafh. ?'
Black Is as popular If not more so
, than It was earlier in the season. A
model recently turned out by a lead-
. lug dressmaker .in.- black broadcloth
has a tight-fitting coat and an almost
plain skirt that Just clears the ground.
The coat fits tightly in the back by
means of curved seams, and a piece
of the. cloth about fire Inches wide
and pointed at the lower end extends
from the neck down the center of the
back to a little below the waist line
and Is stitched . twice t the edges.
On each side of the 'coat skirts on
both sides of the center seam similar
rotated sections of the cloth appear.
The sleeves are almost tight-fitting.
Another attractive cloth model ' In
steel gray has a plain skirt cut ankle
length and Is nntrimmed. The cost
Is a tailor-made affair, : partly loose
fitting and partly tigh .-fitting, single
tress ted and 'reaches to the knees,
with a velvet turnover collar and
deep velvet turnover .cults. .A strap
. . runs across the center of the. hack to
' told It in close to the waist line.
Smart Silk "At Home" Drass. ,
This Is designed for afternoon, wear,
but would be suitable for a home din
r.er frock too. ft Is of light taffetas,
trimmed with frills of narrow black
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and white laco and medallions of, the
same lace; black velvet bows as a
"ladder."
Jellied Oranges.
Cut off a small portion ofjhe end? I
o, scoop out me puip ana
Juice. Fill with orange jelly before it
thoroughly . hard, and let the cr
inges atand on Ice. When set, cut In
"quarters and serve on green leaves.
To make orange Jelly, put juice of or
anges Into agrte saucepan, with 1 cup
sugar, 1 pint of hot water and 1 tea
spoon orange extract. . When sugar
, Is dissolved add Va box powdered gela
tine. When coot, fill oranges.
Fichus Again In Vogue.
A most universally becoming fash
Ion' has been brought again into popu
lar favor by the. revival of the Marie
Antoinette modes. The fichu returns
In many varieties . and is frequently
used for the neck of the' evening
gown, although Its grace and simplici
ty recommend It for any dress fash
ioned of soft, clinging materials after
the fashion of the French custom dur
ing the time of Marie Antoinette.
Chiffon is the 'most successful ma
terial that can be found for the fichu,
but net and lace may. fee used with
' effect. The fichu should be draped
around the shoulders s yery loosely,
that It may fall in graceful folds, and
, fastened In front. In a soft knot. ,
It Is interesting to find that the
flat-Iron turban still la to remain one
of the leading .styles. ' In hats this
spring, for Ita convenience In battling
against the March winds is appreciate
ed by its feminine admirers. A nura-'
ber are being shown of slsirred' taf
eta. with the top' crown- of horsehair
braid, and chiffon, shirred and tucked,
is also used In covering the turban.
' In spite of the acknowledged utility
"of the "trotteuse" skirt for practical
purposes, English tailors are making
the smart frocks with long skirts.
Tbey do not trail the. ground, but are
not allowed to show much boot. ' The
plaited Skirts, howevet, must always
be short, close-fitting about the hips
end very full at the bottom.
- $undrland Pudding.
p. i.l cod of butter.
pint of milk, 1. cup1; of Ifted flour and
, S eggs. Heat the milk ihot; stir in the
butter and let. it cool before the. oth
er Ingredients are added to it; then
tlr in the ugar. flour and batten
yolk of 3 and whites of 2 eggs. Fla
vor with a little grated lemon rind
and beat the mixture wefl. Bake In
well buttered cups half filled with the
batter for about half an hour. Serve
.with any sweet sauce, and the white
of 1 egg beaten with 1 spoonful of
sugar dropped on - each pudding In
mail drops. '
Dlractofra Coat.
There 1 a decided liking shown for
the well fitting dtrectoire coat, with
sleeves that set to the shape of the
arm, though fancifully puckered and
gathered and gauged very often, and
Wltu tne OUU1UH Ul IUO ujum wauu;
preserved.
' Coming 8tylee.
Skirts are to be fuller than ever
about the feet every conceivable
trick that will get a few more Inches
Into the width will be employed; but
about the hips they will fit smoothly.
Laco will be everywhere, principal
ly Irish crochet and Valenciennes; a
daring use, which Is as beautiful as it
U daring, being the combining the
a
Us
two. And lace' will be used in every
possible way, from allovers and strips
and edgings to wonderful motifs which
contain a host of suggestions in them
selves for unusual, original uses.
Even embroideries will be used to
trim' these dresses, but embroideries
this year have lifted themselves high
above anything we've ever known be
fore, and come in a new dignity that
fits them for any use. ' t
When cooking sausages let them
boat very gradually and the skins will
rot burst. . . , . .
: To keep milk sweet for. several days
add a toaspoonful of fine salt to every
quar. of milk.
Stuhd pancake batter for two hours
before frying. Beat it up again just
before using. , (
Bones and bacon rind should never
be thrown away, but added to the
stock pot 'when making soup. -
To brighten eyeglasses rub up the
glasses with a piece of tissue paper.
There is nothing better for the pur
pose.. , . : ' '.,.
When making sauces dissolve the
butter in the slewpan, add the flour,
stir well, and then gradually add the
liquor.
To make varnish dissolve a pound
and a half of shellac in a gallon of
naphtha. Add a small quantity 1 of
dragon's blood to give it a good color.
Novelty Silks.
In the new goods there are so many
novelty silks that one hesitates to
sti.rt upon the task of naming them,
krowlng it to be absolutely hopeless;
The chiffon taffeta is one of the best
of taffeta. It is very light in weight
yet strong, ', And there is a taffeta
glace which is lovely and of the non
wrinkle order. Taffeta by the way
has been marvelously Improved the
pas,t season and It now wears very
veil indeed.
No eye can turn away from the pop
lins and their cousins the mohairs and
the brilliantlnes and sicilliennes with
out a sigh.
Velvet Walking Costume.
An attractive short walking cos
tume of black velvet has a skirt gored
to fit. the figure and in the back are
two . underlying plaits, and scanter
ones fh' the center fronts are pressed
in and secured Invisibly, while down
each side are rows of small old sil-
vei buttons. Tne blouse closes witn
double-rows of buttons to match the
skirt and tne sleeves are piaueu and
held in place by the buttons. The
blouse is collarless and trimmed with
several rows of silk braid.
oudoir
Confidences
Both .plaited and circular skirts will
be worn.
Suppleness and - luster are charac
teristics of the fashionable silks. '
. Skirts ' will only be trimmed at or
near the bottom.1
- The longMrabroken line is the thing
for this season.
Aaaetkysts are promised consider-
RECEPTION GOWNS FROM PARIS.
The gown on the seated figure is
of violet faille. A fancy border cut
ftom velvet of a little deeper shade
finishes the skirt at the bottom.'
The bodice is draped, ; forming a
sort of bolero covered with a large
shoulder collar of venlse .lace'. The
reverse are of velvet,' the collar of
green satin . embroidered . in gold.
Pendants of gold hang from the points
of the revi's, aver the, draped corslet
'of thematertMl.' -The enemisette is of
white, mousseline de sole.- with jabot
of lace.iThe short sleeve Buffs are fin-
Ished with puffs and frills of the
venlse lace.. ,
The next gown is of soft white
sr.iln. The skirt is gathered at the
t"p and trimmed at the bottom with
a fancy ' border ' or cream-colored
gulnure insertion.
The bodice is. draped and fastened
sllttle on one with blue velvet but
tons and ornamented with a Jabot of
able vogue this season and . will be
worn alone and combined with pearls
and diamonds.
For summer - wear are even the
daintiest of white tulle and lace
toques and small chip hats, green,
brown and biscuit color.
A coarse embroidered white or
light-colored linen, resembling . a
stamped leather effect, is a pretty
material, and will be used as a note
of originality in the way of vests, col
lars, and cuffs on- many of the- light
cloth. and cashmere toilets, this corn
ing spring. .
Pork Cake. ,,
One pound salt pork chopped fine. 1
pound of raisins, 1 pound of currants.
V pound of citron, 1 quart flour, 1
pint of brown sugar, 1 pint of boiling
water, 4 pint of molasses, 2 teaspoon
fuls each of cloves : and . cinnamon,
grated rind of' 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon
tul of soda dissolved in hot water;
pour the water on -The pork, stir until
melted, then ' pass through the colan
der; add the : sugar; molasses, spice
and half of 'the Sour; rub the fruit in
1 gill of the 'flour, ttien add it to the
soda' and the rest of the flour; bake,
in well buttered tins in a hot, steady
oten. '
Black velvet
white cloth vest.
with embroidered
Quaint Note in Drapery.
Quaint Austrian prints, quite unlike
anything before offered for summei
upholstering,1 are ' on ' view. Thes
come in curtains, couch covers, and
table covers to match.
The Morning Costumes.
The skirts of morning- costume
will continue to be cut short, and they
v. ill fit closely about the hips but
tl ey must flare 'a little below the
line of the knee. With the long coat:
are worn the round skirts,' eithei.
touching or just freeing the ground
These skirts are more becoming than
the very short ones unless a woman
has a pretty foot, and they are the onlj
ones that can be worn with the redin
gotes. The very light weight broad
cloth will be worn well into the sum
hier, and "tweeds, serges and coarse
canvases will- come in for their share
of popularity.
lace. . It is finished around the low
neck with a bertha of satin, borderec
with.' guipure,' over which is a ruffle
oil' white lace, headed by a band o:
blue velyet.
' The short sleeves forming double
piiffs are finished with bands of the
satin,-trimmed with guipure Insertion
. The third gown is of delicate, laven
der taffeta. The full skirt forms t
shirred corslet, and is trimmed at the
bottom with three ruches of the silk
the' two "upper ones arranged -in fes
toons. The bolero is shirred along
the shoulders' and at " the bottom
where it is finished with a stitched
band of the silk.
The waistcoat is of guipure, with
edges and knots of pink panne. The
elbow sleeves are puffed at the top,
then fitted to the arms, where they
are shirred and draped, forming little
headings or frills. They are finished
with narrow ruffles of the material
I and of guipure.
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GREATEST BATTCr I N HI STORY
Conflict Around Mukden So Designated Oyarr.a One of
World's Greatest Soldiers. , , : r
A correspondent, who accompanied
the Japanese army under Gen. Kuro
ki thus describes the movements of
the "greatest battle known to his
tory": ' - "'',,,
Oyama's victorious troops- are' pur
cuing Kouropatkin's army, crushed
and demoralized. In the greatest bat
tle . known to history the Russians
have been routed from their chosen
stronghold so carefully prepared.
System, system, and again system has
triumphed over "graft" and disorgan
ization. !- . .. .. . .
It is fair to assume that Kouropat-
kln a fortnight ago had at his dis
posal between the Sha river. and Tie
Pass 300,000 effectives at least. Oya
ma is far too sagacious to have tried
to envelop such a great force unless
he had more men than his brave but
over-cautious "adversary. So whatever
the reports spread to deceive Kouro
patkin, the . Japanese', probably had
400,000 men at least when Oyama
first attacked in this battle Feb. 26.
This estimate, of course, includes the
reserves that have been hurried for
ward and Nogi's army that took Port
Arthur.
Oyama's Report. .
Oyama announced to his sovereign
on March 10 that he had successfully
completed his enveloping movement.
ir which we have been engaged for
some days past." The "days past"
than numbered thirteen.
In all those days Oyama made not
cne feint. He struck again and again,
but wherever he struck he was fight
ing, not feinting. By his constant at
tacks he concealed, his main purpose,
his final aim. He confused his enemy,
who undoubtedly was handicaped by
an inefficient intelligence department.
The Japanese enveloping movement
began Feb. 26 by Gen. Kuroki's right
wing. The scene of operations was
fifty miles southeast of Mukden, In
front and west .of Ta Pass, an Im
portant deflle7icommanding the - road
to Fushun, the eastern key to Muk
den and about eighteen miles away
from it. Nest day, displaying the
most desperate bravery, "clinging to
the rocks like ieeches,"-the Japanese
threw a force across the Sha river
in the center of operations. All was
quiet then on the Russian right-wing
to the cast.
Vigorous Attack.
So vigorous was Kuroki's attack cn
the Russian left wing that Kouropat-
kin weakened "his center by sending
a whole army 'corps to reinforce his
left. March 1 -Gen. Kaulbars seemed
to successfully resist Kuroki. but a
general engagement began along the
whole ninety miles of front, the Rus
sians holding their positions in the
center and making-' some successful
BIG BATTLES OF MODERN TIMES.
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The following shows the number of troops engaged in historic
battles, of modern-times and" th'e -losses' on both sides."-These include
the dead, wtounded, missing and prisoners: ' '
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AUSTERLITZ French ...i..
Russo-Austrians
ANTIET AM Federals ......
. Confederates
BAUTZEX-rFrench
.. -Allies v........
BLENHEIM-r-Allies t . .
: -. Fiench-Bavarians
BORODINO-Russiens i .... i : ... .
French ....
BOYNE English : . . .
Irish
CHICK AMAUG A Federals
Confederates' .'........"...;,'....
FONTKNOY7 French . . ... . .'. ... -.
Allies .
GETTYSBURG Federals . . .
Confederates
GRAVELOTTE Germans
French 'u. ....".'.'.
JENA French
Prussians
LEIPZIG Allies ........ .. . . . .
French '...-'.;. '. .. . .'.' r
MAGENTA French-Sardinians . . . .
Austrians
MAJUBA HILL-rBoers ..... . . . . . :
.. English ..r.--- ...... i
MARENGO rFrencl- ...... wJ. .
Austrians ...,'.. .
;SADOWA Prussians . ... j . .
' Austrians .;....-..'....;;...'...
' SEDAN French .........";:..;;.'..
Germans1
SHILOH Federals :.. . . ,-. . . . . . .
Confederates
' SMOLENSK French V .'. . .. .
Russians'. ,,.'...'.;...'.
SOLFERINQ1 French-Sardinians . :.:
Austrians
WAGRAM- French
. Austrians . -. . .
. ,'. ... . .. . . .4 . ".iTr-,'.".-3 .155,000"
. .-. ... ...(;,wW!V'o.o"o',
s-ii.;... ,,v 21 4.671
WATERLOO- Allies
. French'. ... .'.. i1...-. i .''-';.
LIAOYANG-Japariese . '; ." . . .
Russians1" I : .y . Vl't .' i .'iVjivi .'.
SHA RIVER Japanese '. . . . . .'.l.
Russian .'. ....... '. '.
MUKDEN Japanese
Russian ...... .'.' ...-'.
Killed -and -wounded;; S6,000udditional surrendered.
DIED MISERABLY IN 6NOW. '
Horror of Russian Retreat Pictured
by Correspodsnt.
Twenty-six miles behind them lay
ihe Hun river and across that,
through the Da Pass,, they sought
safety in a junction with Kouropat
kin's main army. The severity of the
weather did not relax nor did the re-
sistless rush , of the Japanese.
Through the blinding snow and facing
the cutting winds the wearied Rus
sians began their backward move
ment, pursued and harassed, by their
dauntless enemies'.' Hundreds, of
wounded fell from the ranks and per
ished miserably in the blood-covered
snow by the roadway.
At Da Pass Rennenkampff again
made a stand and offered battle to
the Japs. Forming lis shattered col
umn as best he could he faced the
brown demons and all day long his
men repulsed one attack after another
until they were wearied to the point
of exhaustion.
The brown men swarmed up to the
Russian trenches again and again;
fighting with the ferocity of tigers.
Again and again, half frozen with the j
counter-attacks on- their extreme
right The Titanic struggle continued
Thursday, the 700,000 men and'2,00B '
guns battling desperately, the Rus
sian left wing being driven back thir
teen, miles front Ta Pass. . .
Then by some military magic, by 8
forced, hidden march that will be for
ever famous, Gen. Nogi and his Pert
Arthur veterans appeared, opposite the
Russian right flank. To them and
Gen. Nodzu's army was assigned the
task of crumpling back the Russians
and threatening Mukden from the
west. Under cover of these demon
strations a strong Japanese force wa
pushed to. the -northeast to cut the
railway and telegraph lines upon
which Kouropatkin relied exclusively
for supplies and communication and,
after KiirokS'B " success, -which v' the
daring Oyama took for granted, to,
join . part of Kuroki's forces In sur
rounding Tie Pass, Kouropatkin's last
refuge, forty miles north of Mukden.
Tremendous Losses.
."With, tremendous losses on- both
sides ; .Oyama steadily , tightened
around Kouropatkin a great cord of
men- and, steel,, and despite desperate
resistance continued his drives
around , hott wings of the Russian
&rmy$ Lasff Monday Oyama's front
was like a huge bow, the base on the
Sha river; the Tight arm reaching out
east of Fushun and the left arm ex
tending" west end north of Mukden.
. March 6 the scouts of Gen. Nogi's
army, -on the west, and of Kuroki's
met at Tie Pass; the iron circle was
forged, but was not welded, at the
north. It was the beginning of the
end. Kouropatkin abandoned his
strong position on tho Sha river un
der cover of darkness. The Japanese,
attacking at once from all four sides,
drove, the Russians. into Mukden,
which was entirely untenable. .. Friday
Kouropatkin telegraphed to the czar,
"Last night began the retreat of all
our armies."
'- The Japanese occupied Teta Thurs
day morning. Fushun Thursday night,
Mukden Friday morning. They had al
ready invested Tie Pass, prepared for
the Russians' last stand, and cut th6
railway.
Kuroki was advancing northwest,
driving the ( panic-stricken Russians
against the Japanese western armies.
Kouropatkin seems to have sacri
ficed his rear guard in a last desperate
attempt to cut his way through his
enemy, probably toward the northeast.
It is reported that the Russians have
lost 200,000 men, killed, wounded and
prisoners., .It remains to be seen
whether Mukden will be, literally, the
Russian Sedan, whether no remnant
escapes of the greatest army Russia
ever assembled.
. . i Men engaged.
60,000
, 80,000
Losses.
, 12,000
30,000
12,410
6,500
20,000
,13,000
! 11,500
35.000
35,000'
45.000
5C0
1,500
15,851
17,804
11.500
12,000 .j
23,000
20,450
20.000.
13,000
10.0-0
27,000
35.000
40,000
4.000
17,000
100
240
' 7.000
12,000
10.000
40,000
,17.000
' 9,000
1 13.573
10,669
'-20.000
40:000
18,000
20.000
. ' 25.000 ;
2&6'n6 1
22.976
., 25,600 :
18.P00 .
22,000 t
35.000.
56.000'
30.oooi:
65,000
... 65.000
. 28,000
...110,000
... 90,000
-J. 52,000
... 60.000
...110,000
.....130,000 .
... 36.000
... 30.000
. .". 57,000
. .. 50,000
..; 70,oo '
. .. 50,000,
... 93.500
... . 70.000
...211,000
...140,000
. . ; 100,000
... 60,000
...240,000
...160,000
V.- 55,000
... 75,000
. . . 450
... 700
... 28,000
t.i 33.000
...221,000
...205.000 .
150,000 -...250,000
. . .' 55,t00
... 4.0.J0O
... .175,000
...120,000 '
...150.000.".
..170.000
-yi-i.';
.
. . . .
....
124,588
. i. . 200.000
180.000
,...250,000
tt;n;:.,.'275,6'oo";
500.000
.T ....325,000
J:. ..v
cold, wearied by the week m
tinual -fighting, the Russian flung
sck ua wacKing troops, Shat surged
up to the verv muzzles of their m,.
Urged on by the cry that they must
hold the overwhelming Japanese lines
in order that, the monster , stores of
supplies gathered at Solun might . je
cart-u . to tt.ouropatKin a army, . Ren
cehkamplFs men fought until scores
fell from utter exhaustion,, ..,";."'.?
Then the long retreat from Tsink
hetchen, in the face of biting winds,
began, the wearied, supperless, Rus
sians dragging their way during the
cheerless nightWn a retreat of thir
teen heartbreaking miles, the Japan
ese snapping ever at their heels
throughout the long hours of darle
ness.
Subject Not Mentioned.
A visitor sat in the senate gallery
in Washington and listened to' debate
for an hour or, so. Later he met
friend and mentioned where he audi
been. "One of your own senators, Mr.
Blank, spoke to-day, did he not?- "Oh.
yes, he spoke for 'most an hour."
"What did he talk about?" ''Well, now,
I couldn't tell you. He jidn't cay,"
MidC SOdll EXilC S4 PHh of Truly Good Nan
by His Umbrella s. d.,.
This is a faithful narration of the
adventures of a Newark man who
was, ..for- a- tiae,;.made a social exile.
an outcast, by his' umbrella. All doors
that he approached were closed to
him, even those of his home. It hap
pened in this wise: .
The man work hard on Sarnrdavs.
late into the night, and f when he
he arises and breakfasts on Sunday
he feels the need of out-door air. This
air he will have, no matter what the
weather. ;,: - ",
He was: seen two of three weeks
ago knee deep in the snow, flounder
ing stolidly along, bent on getting his
exercise and driving the fag and cob
webs sfrom his. -brain. But last Sun
day it. was raining, an icy sleet filled
the air, and the man raised his um
brella and the' little, pellets, pattered
oh it' like the rain on the garret' roof.
After he had gone a mile qp . so he
found that the hand that held the um
brella was getting tired. ... He, was a
nervous man. and he; wondered, if he
was ..developing rfieumatlsnv or if in
cipient paralysis was upon him.
The lameness soon extended
throughout his arm. even unto tthe
shoulder, and at. last the man realiz
ed that the umbrella was getting very
heavy. But he . went on with his
walk, , since . no bodily-, discomfort
could divert him ' from "' his con
stitutional. At last the man could not hold the
umbrella in his hand and had to let
tho shaft rest upon his shoulder. Still
he plodded stubbornly on, until he
reached the outskirts of the city. Then
he thought he would take a car back
to his "home, "and that was when his
troubles really began.
He hurried over to a car with his
umbrella sagging about his head, his
progress much impeded by its weight.
Ho put one foot on the car step and
started to let; down his umbrella. ' He
wrestled with it until the conductdr
said some harsh things, gave the
motorman the bell and left the man
standing in. the street wrestling with
the umbrella.
It had as complete a roof of ice as
any Esquimau's house in the farthest
North, or anywhere else. The roof
glistened as' if made of glass. The
man exerted all his strength, but the
ribs simply bent under the strain, and
the coating of ice was not so much
as cracked. v
The man strode . on for a few
blocks, thinking. lie came to a lit
tle notion store where they sell news
papers, and thought he would . go
ii:side and thaw but the umbrella, but
after an ineffectual struggle to 'get
inside the door he gave it up and
walked on.
The situation was getting serious.
He tried another place, a harbor of
refuge, as it was a Sunday school
and the children within were singing
joyous hymns that brought him a
feeling of comfort; asif here 'at--last-he
. would surely find help out of his
odd misfortune. ,
But here again he could not enter:
There was no double door and the um
brella absolutely refused to be crush;
ed through the narrow door space.
Further on down the street he came
upon two or three children playing
ou a stoop and he told them he would
I dent it y Mad
"Yow will have to be identified be
fore I can pay .you the money on this
check," said the paying teller of the
bank. ' ... ; -. .. - ; ..
"Ain't the check good?" asked the
man on the other side of the window.
"Oh, the check's all right, but I
don't know you. . You must be iden
tified, that is all."
"What's that ?? . . . i
"You've got to "get someone that
knows you and knows me to come
here and tell, mo. you're, the man this
check is made eut to'
The man took the check and with
a puzzled, expression .on his face ' left
the bank. Half an hour later the un
identified man' returned. - '
"The man what give me the check,"
ho said, "can't come, bnt he "sent this,
aniv.; says for, ypU i, to give me the
money." ' - i 1 - ', ....
; . He held ip a ;large-;heet ot paper.
On it was a pencil. tracing of the out
line of .a 'man's, hand.- The chart
showed a first finger, cijt off below the
knuckle and the second finger miss
The Wo r Id's
For the "Hall of Fame" twenty;nine
names"were selected in 1906. none of
which was that of a physician, and
this year twentysix more will be
named. Among the great men who
hae . influenced., American ,,.fe for
axld:.n:dncelt;s M
civilization there can be mo doubt
with - the considerate ; that medicine
has furnished a many , as : any other
calling or ' profession. Why, then,
were medical. men excluded? Simply
because of the traditional failure on'
the. part of the world to recognize
the value of professional life to the
community. This blindness should be
done away with. The Western Medi
cal Review proposes to nominate five:
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Sighi ni oft
(One million seven hundred and fifty
thousand children between the ages of 5
and 15 toil in the mines and factories of
HaveCyoutrheard the Cry of the Children,
The pitiful wail of the Little Ones?
Out of the mines and the workshops.
Out of the slums and the alleys.
Where cold and famine and fever.
Where cruel neglect and oppression
Rob Hfe of Its Joy and sunshine.
And change its bright Spring Into Win
. ter.
Oh. the heartrending Cry of the Children.
Rising up in chorus pathetic.
A dirge and a dead march of childhood,
Appealing to men and to angels.
And crying aloud unto heaven
For judgment against the oppressors!
Oh, the sorrow awl anguish and heart
break '.
In the pitiful wall of the children!
give them ten cents for a can of hot
water. They looked at him as If
they.thought he was crazy?.- He raised.
the ante to a quarter. .Then one of.
the boys asked him if it? wasn't a can
of beer he wanted. .. . v
This ' was too much for the man, ,
for he is strictly temperance, and if he
had not been the thought of patroniz- .
ing a . taloon' on .'Sunday would have '
been utterly ,' abhprrent.-' So he took
up his trarrip again. 1 - V ,
The umbrella's" weight ' seemed to
increase with every step, until " the
man felt, as if he -was literally carry
ing the 'roof of ' his , house over hie
bead. He. got out his jackknife and .
tried to scale the -Ice off, bwt jcpuld -'
not accomplish much, 'so afraid was.
he of cutting through the cloth.
Once he was ; on .the : point of sMt-f
ting the fc6yer :and removing it to'
throw iato the gutter, but a glance at
the gold handle "deterred him. There
was an. inscription on the handle, tell- .
ing. how. the umbrella, had been, pre- ;
sented by a body of grateful employes.
The man knew that his whole; fac
tory looked to him to. carry that urn- .
brella on every stormy day and : that
to appear at the factory on the next
rainy day without it would make;talk.
-He wished the umbrella .was any-
Where but , where it' -was' and haIhe '.
been a swearing man he would have;
cursed the luck that made him take
that particular rain shield, from .the
stand in his hallway when he started
out. '(:,' i ' i ; ; ; , --'
When he got within a' quarter of a
mile of his home the umbrella seemed
to weigh at least flfteen-..ponnds.; : He
was fairly out- of breath and desper
ate. He knew when he' got home
he would be no better off than ; he
was put of- doors, for he could not get
the thing into his house1 and his house
has no areaway along which he might
have carried it to the back- yard. :'r
Just then he saw a gleam of warm:
light over the green curtain .hung in
a saloon window. He hesitated. Then
his eyes fell' upon the sign "Side En- .
trance" upon a door. ' a
The' door was double.--' Me' pushed,' t
in fact half fell against it, and both
sides fell open. . His qualms of con
science were stilled how, and : he
marched, dragging his icebound um
brella behind him. :
The few men in the saloon looked
up in surprise when they saw him
enter,, and there was a faint attempt
to escape, '' for the men recognized
him as a prominent church worker
and they feared he was out on a lit
tle tour of his own to gather informa
tion against violators of the Sunday
law. But the man pulled himself to-.
gether sufficiently to say that he had
sought a warm place in which to .
thaw out his umbrella, and the bar
tenders and everjf one else saw that
he was much more uneasy than they
were, so they let It pass. , ' . ' , 1
In less than rthfee minutes .the. ice
slid from the umbrella in great sheet
and the man gave the head bartender
a quarter for the muss he had made
on the floor. He says that was the '
most uncomfortable walk he ever took
in his .life, and that the next time
he goes for his Sunday walk In a
storm he'll wear a mackintosh and let
it go at that. New York Sun..
e V e r y PI a i n
ing, all except a" mere stub.
The paying teller eyed the sketch
curiously, Below it was written :. ''This
is the best 'I can do.; 'I can't cone
over, and the man. can't write; so. I .,
cannot O K his signature. The- man
has ah anchor tattooed , on his right
forearm, and powder marks on the
lobe of his left ear. He smells of
whisky and can lick any man in your
bank with one hand tied behind him."
The note was signed by the writer of
the check. The teller was able to ree
ognlze the signature. . .. 4 h i
"Hold up your hand," he said. r
The man laid .his hand over the
tracing on the paper and It fitted -.perfectly,
mutilations and ail. '
"Show me the anchor," said the
teller;. ..-.- hit -7 .'' 5
- The Wne-tirited emblem of hope ap-1
pearjedjiThe-, powder mait-ks.-were Jn
evidence, : and, the. air was .burdened -.
with a heavy odor of whisky. , . -,i ...
'; "Here's yoxir money," said the teller,-
"You needn't try to lick anybody.
You're sufficieatly ideutifled'-r-rGhi- r
ca go-News. . ',
Medical Hero es
medical heroes for the honors in (;the
ballotlngs of 1905 for the Hall , . of
Fame, and gives the names of Rush.
Ramsay, Warren. SlmaJ.and ; Holmes. . V.
The suggestion occurs that It might
be better for the professional voters
to limttr their 'ballotWgSv. and fekoo3e-i
two, or at most three, physicians to
hcisor.: Warren; ' it seems, should be
thel trit named,' s';-the discovery. -ot
anesthesia has lessened human- ' sa
fering, and at J the same, time ' ad
vanced science immeasurably.-'As the s -John
the Baptist of the gospel of pro
tection against: infections diseases.
Holmes deserves the. gratitude of
Americans and of. the world.T Ameri
can Medicine.
he C hildren
Oh, list to the-plea of the children. . . .
The moan and the sigh of the innocent.
Their voiceless yet eloquent prayer. '
From the death-breeding slums of the
city.
From the danger and dark of the
mines.
From the hovels of vice and of squalor, -Where
blows and chldings and curses
Take the place of love and caresses.
"We hunger In God's land of plenty. '
We languish for love and for kindness.
We sicken and die In the darkness
With no one to help or to pity;
We toll in the mills and the coal mines
Like slaves, in the glad days of child
- hood.
We long for the fields and the flowers
To ramble about in the woodland.
Yet we sicken and die in the alleys!
Oh, mercifful God and His angels
Have pity where man has no pity."
B. F. Austin, in Reason. .