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PAULINE ASTOR TO MARRY
EX-BRITISH ARMY OFFICER
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' , : ' Pauline Astor , daughter of William Waldorf Astor , Is engaged to tO
, married to Capt. Henry SpenderCla ) ' , Announcement of the engagement
comes from London , Capt. Clay res Igned from the British army two
; years ago on account of a "ragging" scandal , He has much wealth ,
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t . , . ' ARMY OF JUVENILE - - TOILERS.
, Chicago Newspaper Points Out Evil
In Economic Conditions.
An economic condition that compels
n singh : ! child to toll for Its dally
breau is deplorable , Human senst.
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blllty Is touched by the thought oJ :
- children of tender years being consigned -
signed to industrial bondage in a
. la11l1 of pleuty. If the sight of a few
score children tolling in a factory
arouses the humane Impulse and
I evokes vigorous protest , what shall
. . . we sa ) ' of an army of 1,750,178 juvenile -
nile toilers , all compelled to work for
living ?
This is the number of children now
'Worldng for their dally bread in the
United States , according to a special
report of the census bureau jnst Is-
sued. They form maI'o than 6 I ) ( r
cent of the total number of worlcors
In this country , the boys outnumber.
ing the girls three to one. When It
is remembered that children are
largely emplo'ed In the moro menial
forms of unsldlled labor It will he
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Reen that they are much moro apt
to be expored to unsanitary and unhealthful -
healthful conditions than are the
. adnlts. They are also less able to
enftJrco demands for more favorable
conditions In the few instances where
' they are Intelligent enough to see the
j' necessity for them , They constitute
a helpless and pitiful army Aof toilers ,
1100rly paid. robbed of childhood and
stunted in physical , mental and moral
developr.wnt-a reproach to our civ-
ilization.
The figures showing women's inva'
slon of the business world , while his- ,
hcartenlng to those who are most fa-
mlIlar with the conditions that make
breadwinners of thellJ , ma ) ' bo con.
templatcd with more patience. Ac.
cording to the report 55 per cent of
all divorced ' . . .olllen. 32 ler cent of
the widowed and 31 per cent of the
"single women" are pursuing gainful
" occupations. That American married
wOlllen are confining their energies
to the management of homes Is
shown b ) " the fact that only 6 per
cent of them are In the gainful pur'
sults.-Chlcugo Re ord.Herald.
Have Valuable Railroad Device.
Joel Arnold , engineer , and George
E. Kello ) ' , brakeman , employes of the
Delaware and Hudson Ral1road , have
Invented an automatic coupler for a It ,
bral\O& and steam pipes that may
mal\O them both independently rich.
The de'lce Is very slmplo and can be
attached to an ) " car. By Its use the
alr-bralte pipes , the steam.hcatln
111pes and the Bignal whistle are auto'
matlcall ) " couplell as the cars bump.
The coupling of the cars Is regulated
from the platform of the car by the
Bamo level' that governs the draw-
lIend. Railroad officials have become
interested In the device.
SetG New Color for Blondes.
, Among women It has been almost
axiomatic that only brunettes can' '
wear red and none save the most
courageous blcnde ever dared breal ,
the unwritten law , Mrs , Wl1l1am E ,
Carter of Philadelphia , a beauty of
l1ronounced t'pe , has. however , been
startling Newport with fiamlng coso
tumes. In an accordion plaited Eton
suit of red and with a red hat , red
parasol. red slippers and sm , stoel-
'ngs ' of the same shade , her Dresden
hlna coloring seems eveh lovelier
than 'when she wears less strlltlng
costumes ,
Missouri's Farmer King.
David Ranldn of Tarldo. Missouri's
farmer Icing , waa given a handsome
leather couch by Some of his em.
ployes on his 79th birthday , which aI"
rived last we k. "Do's. " said the vlg.
orous old man , "I've got a lot of :
these things In the house , but I never I
have time to180 tem ! ! , " Although 80 I
t near an octogonarlan , Mr. Ranltln I
drlvos da ) ' after da ) ' over his 23.000 I
acres , tc11ll1g.hls men how to do
things and 'seelus that the ' mind. He
If ! still as tough as a pine knot and
seems good for manr : ) 'cars ) 'ot.
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CADETS TO BE ASSIGNED.
Secretary Taft Makes New Ruling for
Good of the Army.
Secretary Taft has Introduced n re.
form at West Point , \'hlch he claims
will be of benefit to the service , but
which will stir up some feollng among
army officers , and especially among
the cadets. In future the latter are
not to be allowed to choose which
branch of the service they will enter ,
but w1l1 be asslgnod to their places
by a board. The custom has been
to allow the flrst few hlgh.standlng
cadets In the graduating class to go
into the engineers , the next group to
the caval 1' ) " and those who remain to
the Infantry. This gave the cadets
an added Incentive to take high ranI ,
so that they could have some choice
as to their future. But the secretary
states , and plausibly. that this sys.
tem of ton threw men Into a branch
for which they were not fitted and
the result was a. detriment to the
army.
MAKES NEW CHURCH RULINGS.
Pastor Plans to End Unruly Scenes
at Weddings.
Dr. Charles H. Armstrong of St.
1\1ar"s Protestant Episcopal church.
Philadelphia , has issued a new set
of rules to govern weddings celebrated -
ed In that edifice. This Is the result
of circumstances attending the recent
marrIage there of Robert Goelet and
Elsie Whelen. They did not ask per.
mission to use the church , but
swooped down on the placu with doc-
OJ'alors aUlI florIsts before Dr. Armstrong -
strong , the rector , had any Idea of
their Intention. They did not even
Invite him to assist In the ceremony.
After the wedding party had gone the
church was almost torn to pieces by
a crowd of sightseers who were let
100130 In it. Dr , Armstrong and the
vestry have therefore tal\On measures
to prevent such scenes in futur ,
OrcanJzer of Charitable BLlz.Iar.
1..0ndon is applauding a young man ,
Wilfred Stopford. who has shown a
wonderful talent for organizing charItable , -
Itable bazaars , and his management
Is almost as necessary to the success
of one of these phllant4roplc affairs
as the patronage of the royal family ,
Mr , Stopford devotes a largo part of
his time to arranging the details of
these Indoor fairs and Is a prlIIiQ favorite -
vorite with the fashionable leaders.
who lend their names and some of
their energy to them. Young , blond
and of distinguished appearance , "he
Is an idol of the older women , aI-
tbough the' ) 'Ol\11g girls , as Is their
wont , Incline toward men who have
conquered In other fields ,
Youthful Jap Wanted at Home ,
Tame Yachamltsu , a youthful Japanese -
anese globe.trotter , at present employed -
ployed as chef on one of Uncle Sam's
battle-ships. Is wanted at Toltlo ,
where he hus fallen heir to a fortune
of $30,000 , left by his father , an of.
ficer In the Japanese army , who was
Idlled In battle with the Russians at
the Yalu rlyer , Tame ran away from
home five ) 'ears ago. He was then
15 ) 'oars of age. His solo pbrpose In
dopartlng surreptitiously was to grate
Ify his deslro to see the world , especially -
cially America. The last relatives
heard of lum was that ho was en.
gaged as chef on board an American
war vessel. I.awyers are now hunt.
Ing for him.
Quiet Fourth In Biltmore ,
Accordln ! ; to Qeorge W. Vander.
bill's orders there was no Fourth for
the villagers In Biltmore , his oslate
In North Carolina , 1\11' , Vanderbilt
shut down on an ) ' Itlnd of a demon.
stratIon. Those who wanted to cel
brate had to go out of the village , Mr.
Vanderbilt ordered that no tlroworlts
Rhould bo shot off , and , prohibited the
sale of fireworlts In the vlllago stores.
All the Biltmore stores were elos d.
A largo number of the Biltmoro vll.
lagers and Vanderbilt emplo'cs went
to Ashevlllo to coobrato. )
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TilE WEEIL Y
PANORAMA
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WELL LIKED BY SUDORDINATE.
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Former Buslneso Associate of Secre.
tary Morton Thinks Much of Him.
Tom Lee , the giant general passen.
ger agent of the Lnckn.wannn. rallroall
and commodore of Its l1eet on the
Hudson , usel1 to worle under Paul
Morton , now secretary of the navy ,
In temperament the two are much
a1l1,0-0110n , genial. cheerful , magnot.
Ic , receptlvo and re8110nslve. When
Leo was sought by the Laclmwanna
at 1\ big Increase of salary he sent his
resignation to 1\1orton , who Indlg'
nantly rejected It. Lee resigned
three times , and Morton at last 'un.
l1erstood that he really meant It.
Finding he could not nTter his as'
slstant's detICrmlnatlon , ho wrote as
follows : "If ) 'ou'vo got to go I'vo
got to let you. but I think ) 'ou nre
malting n damned fool of yourself. "
Lee Is stili 6 feet 4 Inches and has not
lost fiesh.lIe regards 1\1orton as n
big man.
HONOR FOR SECRETARY HAY.
Prized Decoration Granted Statesman
by President Loubet.
The Legloll of HOllOI' , the Grand
Cross of which Is to be conferred on
Secretar ) ' John Hay by President
Loubot , Is a French order of morlt ,
founded 11) ' Napoleon In 1802. The
Grand Cross Is the highest grade , and
Is gIven anI ) ' to persons signally hon'
ored. The emblem of the order Is a
five-rayed star of white enmnel , edged
with gold , On the obverse Is the
Imago of the republic , with the in'
scription , "Republlque Francalse'l
and on the reverse two flags with the
motto , "Honneur et Pntrle , " Since
1872 the order has been composed of
five classes-chevaliers , officers , com.
manders , grand officers and grand
crosses.
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WEDDED TO HIS VIOLIN.
S.Irasate Has Followed the Advice of
His Teacher of Music.
Sarasate-Pnblo Martin MeUton De
Sarasate , to give him his full name ,
so rarely beard 'as to bo almost for ,
gotten In the single title that Is so
famous-Is 60 , and he has been pIa ) "
Ing his wonderful violin since ho was
12 ) 'ears old. It Is just thirty yenr9
slnco ho made his flrst 1JUbllc ap'
p ranco In London and was hailed
as a now Paganlnl. Born in Pampo ,
luna. In Navarre , ho became at the
Paris conservatolre the favorlte pu'
1111 of the renowned Alard. It was
Alar who exhorted him , "Wed thy
vIolin. Sarasate , my son , but never D
woman , " and to his violin ho has'
been faithful over since , .
Mary Anderson Not an American.
Mary Anderson' love of England Is
Inhorlted. Her father. Charles H.
An erson , was a cultured , scholarly
Englishman. who. on finishing , Ills
education at Oxford. came to the
United States. Her mother was 01
German extraction , 1\1ary's f ll
name is Mary Antoinette Anderson
Do Navarro. She Is 45 years old and
there Isn't a drop of. American blood
in her \'olns , notwithstanding Kon'
tuclty proudly claims hOl' . She was
born in Sacramento. She , her hus ,
band and their little son live In the
old.fashlolied vmage of Broadway , In
Worcestershlrc , a hamlet which has
been d&scrlbed as the most beautiful
In all Great Britain.
Croker's Son In Wall Street ,
Richard S. 'CroltOr , son of the for'
mer Tammany boss , has become a
member of the Wall street firm of
Cammann & Co" his father having
given him $75,000 with which to pur.
chase a partnership. The firm or
Cammann & Co. has long heen con ,
nected with the Crolwr interests. It
alwa's was a wellknown fact that
CroltOr , the leader of Tammany , was
a successful Wull street spoculator.
In November tour ) 'ears ago ho was
known to have cleaned up at least
$1,00"0.000 In a bull campaign In west ,
ern rallroall securities , and people In
\Vatl street remember that much 01
his Investments at that time \Tero
made through Cammann & Co.
Saf'ah Bernhardt's Many Suicides ,
Mme , Barnhardt has had what is
probably the greatest eXllerlenco 0' '
all tragediennes In the simulation ot
Rulclde. Her deaths by self.admlnls'
tered pohwn total up roughly to 10"
000 ; she has jumped into the scenic
artist's Selno o\'er 7,000 times : she
hl\:1 sent over 5,000 bullets Into her
head from a revolver , and nearly the
same number of dagsors has the
great actress , to the Inexpresslblo
sorrow of Intemllerately s'mpatheUc
spectators , plungell deep down Into
the thitIon at the side ot her bodlco.
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IS SOUND AND TRUE.
ROOSEVELT AND J.'AIRDANK8-
THE PLATFORM THEY
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All Views Harmonized In TarIff and
Reciprocity Declarations That Ad.
here to the Doctrine of Protection
to Every Form of American Labor
and Industry ,
The caulC of 11rotectlon to the 11\1.Ic.r
and Industries of the United Stntes
has gained a trhunl1hal victory In
the national convention of the Ropub.
IIcan party. The platform of the
party aud the nomination of Roose-
veil al\l ( Ii'alrbnnlts carr ' a pledge to
tbo labor and hulustl'les of the United
State that , so far ns the Rcpubllcan
Imrty Is able to control results , they
shall bo exempt from ruinous aUacl ,
which so much endangers tbo har.
mony of successful commercial de.
velopment nUll the wage.earnlng en.
paclt ) ' of our peol1le.
The Hepubllcqn national platform
at this year wlll statui the careful
scrutltl ' of students of 110llUcal econ.
om ) ' as well as of the Republican
party leaders , whoso dovotlon to the
principles of protection has contrlb.
uted so l11uch o the de"elopment of
American industry anll commerce and
to the well being of labor during the
past fort ) ' years. The ono strl1dng
feature of this excellent platform
cannot tall to attract the attention
of Republicans everywhere and that
Is the pledge against unnecessary
tarlft tinltorlng and the pledge that
no schemes for reclproclt ) . In trade
Wltl : foreign nations sball bo per.
mltted to Injure any Industry In the
United States.
'fho fact wlll not be lost sight of
that hld the principles enunciated In
this platform governed the Hepub-
! lean national admlnls'trmlon during
the past two years there would have
been no such thing as reciprocal trade
agreements with any fOl'elgn nation ,
no matter how great the Incentlvo nor
how charitable the spirit which
prompted such negotiations , when the
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fact was clearly demonstrable that
moro than one Industry In the United
States was certain to be InjurIously
affected thereby.
Sturdy devotion to the prlnchl1es
of protection and pledges that all
American labor and industry s\llll \ ! bo
safe.guarded were made the lwynote
ot the Republican party declaration.
The Republican national platform
of this year males this emphatic I
declaration , which Is In harmony with ,
the doctrlno Ullon which the Imrty Is .
based. "
"Protection which guards and de. .
velops our industries Is a cardinal
policy of the Republican party. The
measure of protection should always
at least equal the dlfterenco In the
( est of 11roductlon at homO' anri
nbroad. We Insist upon tbe main.
tenance of the principles of protec'
lion. and therefore the rates of duty
should bo readjusted only when con.
dltions have so changed that the
publlc Interests demand their altera.
tlon. but this work cannot sately bo
committed to any other hands than
those of the Republican party , "
Two vital points are embodied In
this clause of the Republican platform -
form : Ii'lrst , that the measure of pro.
lection shall bo the dlfterence In thereat
roat of production In this country
and In torelgn countrllJs. Thlfl 18 a
guaranty that every esesntial element -
ment In the cost of production ,
whetbor It be the rates of 'Tages paid
to worltlngmon , the value of calli tal
Investments , or the cost of llants
: ind , whetbel' the production so meas.
ured relates to commodities of the
factory , the mlno or the farm , IIhall
always he at least embodied in the
laws governing the Importation ot
cflhwctlng products admitted to tbo
[ : orts of the United States , Second ,
: md whnt Is a vital prlnclplo In this
platrm declaration , Is that the RepUblican -
pUblican part ) ' shall determlno when
ondltlons ha.'o so changed as to
make readjustments of tarlfC sched.
ules necessary or deslrablo In the
public Interests. Certainly It is a
[ lroposltlon to which all sonslblo men
will agree. that no such readjustment
should be made , at any time , when
the good results expected to ho ob ,
talned thereby would bo more than
outweighed by the attending Injurious
etrocts to Industr ) ' and la1Or cerlaln
to attend such readjustment of the
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The closing clauses In the tarl
I.Jnnk of the platform constltuto an
arrnlgnment of the DomocrnUe
Ilnrty's position on the tarift , which
must 1:0 homo to the hearts l\11d
mlnl1s of people everywhere In this
country , It points out how the Dem.
ocratlo party has declared the pro.
tocUvo tarlft to bo unconstitutional ,
A party with such bollofs could not ,
In justice to ItscIt , do otherwhlo than
promptly destroy every , "esUge ot
l1rotectlon Immediate\ ) ' upon bolng
( l:1\'on : ptlW'er to nccolUllIsh that 1'0-
suit.
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Another I'olnt which w1l1 not loon
bo forgotten Is that II a Democratic
tarlft has al\\'ayo been followed b ) '
business nt1\'erslty ; n Ilepubllcan tar.
1ft by business prosperity. " The facl
was not lost olght of also that tree
trade Engla11l1 Is now engaged In aC'
tI\'e agitation to return to the prln'
clple of protection In her Intornatlonal
trade arrangements.
The 111atform Ileclaratlon on the
subject or our foreign trade , with
special bearln ! ; Ul10n the qucstlon 0' '
reciprocity , whllo not so olt1llhatlc al !
It might ha\'e been" when examined
cloDely , will be tound to meet the
requirements of UIO time. The recl ,
I1roclt ) ' section guarantees that Inter ,
natlo'nnl trade arrangements shall ,
when put Into effect. bo "consistent
with the principles ot Ilrotectlon and
without Injury to American ' ) [ ; rlcul.
ture , American labor or any American
Industry. "
Reciprocity In noncompotlng prod ,
ucts Is the reciprocity of l\tcKtnlo ) '
and of the Republican Imrty.
'frado agreements with foreign
countrlos , whlch safeguard American
agriculture and American labor and
every American Industry , are trade
ngrecments consistent with the prin.
clples of protection , and w1l1 not be
harmful to. the Industries and the
labor of the United States.
Another Objection Disposed of.
A few years ago men who were In. I
cllned to consider the tarlft question. .
from the standpoint of actual good to
the country were incllnod to believe
that wo should conthlOo to be a great
exporting nation so tar as agrlcul'
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tural products were concerned , but
they could not bellove that wo should
bo largo exporters of Irmnufactured
products. These opinions were not
set forth In 11\1bllc' political opln ,
Ions , but were the subjects of man ) '
a discussion In 111'111 te. 'fhe men
were 81ncero , It was simply a ques ,
tlon of what would actually occur ,
not what the pollt.lclan needed to pro'
cialm to advance his own 110lltlcal In'
ter sts or tllQ Int'Qrest8 of the par'
tlcul r party with which he was al.
Bed. Since then. however , many 01
these mon have had reason to change
these opinions , for the steady in ,
crease In the Gxport of manufnctured ,
products has been a mathematical
demonslratlon that they were mis ,
taltOn. 'rho statistics now Indicate
thut the fiscal year ending u month
from now will ohoa great Increase
In the exports of manufactured prod ,
ucts above any years In the history
of the country. In other words. the
facts its they have actually occurred
have talten the pith out of the theory ,
and thus another theoretical objec ,
tlon to a protective tnriff has been
disposed ot.-Munclo ( Ind. ) Times.
An IIIAdvlsed Step ,
The National Association of Manu.
facturers lias stirred ul1 a hornet's
nest by Its recommendation to Con.
gress that a tariff and reciprocity
commission bo appointed. Opposition
to this recommendation comes frU:1
manufacturing and general business
ch'cles. Celtalnly It does seem to
have been an 1lI.advlsel1 stell to tal < o
In a presidential campaign year , for
It develops an agitation that may
form a , new compBcation In tariff
discussion , and neither of the two
great political parties appears dls.
posed to rush Into the tariff arena.-
'I'ho Ohio Valley Manufacturer.
"Tho Mother of Measles. "
The Democracy claims 'that the
tarlfC Is the mother of trusts. D ) ' the
Rn.me . tolten the women are the lUoth ,
ers of meM/les. The motbers of the
lanl1 have chlhlron and the children
have the measles , 1\:111 : aB the Indus.
tries of the land and you wlU surel ) '
Itlll all tllO trusts , and aboBsh all the
motl : Irs ot the land and rou w1l1 just
as btrrely abolish all the measles.-
Gov. John N , frwln , at Iowa Rel1ub.
Bcan Stata ( " ( luve&Uon.-BurBncton
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LAG\Je \ : IN INDIA THE BANE OF
MEDICAL MEN ,
All Efforts to stamp Out Drnnd Dls.
ease Have Deen Futile-NatIves
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Cannot Understand Neccsslty for
Remedial Measures.
The ) 'ears como nnd the ) 'earn
go , but the 11ague ! In India. .
shows 110 flgns of material abatement ,
ER'S tha Doston Transcrhlt. The
drealful ! malally Is becomlllg the de.
911alr of Rclentlne Inyestlgators , 'fhoy
cannot st : unp It out and they cannot
nccount for Its frealtlsh manlfestn.
llona , 'I'he Plonoer Mall , } 1\1bllshel1
III Allahahad , sa 's Ule ) ' "cannot say
wh ) ' 'It taltes holll Ull01l ono district
I and passer ; b ' another , ' why 111 ono
year t1Iul lilaco 011 ophlomlc will begin
I1nd subsldo months earlier than In
anothel' : least of all can an'one veil. . .
ture to lr'phes ) ' when the countr ) ' or
I1n ) ' Il1rt of It will bo free of disease. "
Nowhere , It Is said , ' havlt provonllvo
mcaoUl'es mot with less success than
III the Punjab , though nowhere else
, has thJ , ) government nUaclted the
lll'oblom with morc energy and de.
tormltmtlon. "It must bo allmltted
that the )1coplo ) were not overwilling
to accellt the good offices of the go. . . .
ernment , but that Is a condition or
things exlflting o\'erywhero In Inl1ln
nnll It COJlstitutes 010 chief element In
the continual sllroad of the plague
011ldemles , "
Inoculation has pla'od an Important
part In the fight against this dlseaso
JUld with rfsults that were very promIsing -
Ising , Between May and Soptomb r ,
1900 , noarl ) ' a Quarter of a. . million pee-
fIle were Inoculated , 'I'ho IlOrcontago
or attnclts among all such \Vas 1.32 , n.s
comparOll with 3.69 among unlnocu.
lated poraons , nnd the 111 0 rtaIlt ) . In
cases of the luller wore Ci2.1 11er
ent , ns against 32.GO among the In.
oculated. Encoul' ged by these fig.
ures , In 1902.1903 the Punjab govern. .
ment undortool , to Inoculate 6,000.000
of peoplo. } Irncllcally the whole popu.
laUon ot the t1\lrteell districts most
erlously aftected bJ llrovlous epl.
demlcs. 'fhls necaBsltatod a dally
lJupply of 70,000 doses ot prollh'lnctib
l1uld , whIch the Bombay research lab.
omtory nbreed to furnish. But in.
IItcad ot this l1umber of doseG dally
It was thlrtY-Dno days In supph'lng n
IIttio oVOl' twlco the amount , and then .
: t was annonuccl1 that the fluid would
be supplied by n dlfToront metho
trom the ono provlously followed ,
On a. . cArtain dny n number of per.
sons wore , Inoculated with the new
l'elllll'ution and all of them developed
tetal\\lI ; allll llled. That wreclted the
whole schome. Insteall of the 6,000-
000. only about 400,000 had been Inocu.
lated , lan:1 : the results of the tainted
Rcrum l\lll1 so Impaired the confldl11co
or the naUves that they could not bo
p rsuadell to submit to Inoculation
\I..lth the pure mixture , and the go. . . .
ernment 10 now at Ita wits' ends. The
uuthOl'ltcs ! have practically nclmowl.
( < dged their helplessness by saying :
" ' '
'l'ho lI\ensuro on which most roe
lIallco hns been and llIust bo placed is
ovacuatlon "
That Is , the l1eoplo must desert tholr
vlIlngcs and remuln away till the disease -
ease has led by lapse of time or been
kllled b ' lalnfoctlon. But that would
800m to bo rather a means of carrying
It 9lsowhol"e , because all germs of It
I
could hardly be left behind. A curio
ous fact of Its manltestatlon Is that
In the largo towns , where the people
IltO loss umenablo to prevenUve meas.
ul'es. then. Is comparatl\'o Immunity ,
though the plague has been many
times Intl'Otlucel1 among them. This
Is oue of the most serIous of Bng.
land's IlI'eEent domestic problems , In.
clllent to I'.er far.seelng battle Une anl1'
( 'arth-glrdllng possessions. She has
here an evil to deal with that defies
hel' . the more so that the nffilctol1 na. ,
tlyes do not take Itlndly to Ule mealls
\I\lloyed for their rollet.
How a Mall Thief Was Dlscovere'd.
"Yes , there nrq some pretty nlco
plc.ldngs In the lUall servlco l ! thB
clCl'lts Wl\ut to taltO chances , " said
one of the postl\l Inspectors ) 'esterrIa ) ' .
" 'I'altO the case of just one fellow on
whom we landed recently. In ono
) 'ear wo traced $475 of missing money
to him , and there Is no toiling how
lI\uc'h ho got away with that couldn't
110 accounted for. Of the $ ' 17Ci , ho.
swilled as high as $50 In cash from
one letter , and as low as GO cents.
And these were not r glstered letters ,
which showf ! ' the foolishness of send.
Ing mono ) " throllsh the malls without.
taltlng 11rOlH' ) Ilrccautlons. In one Instance -
stance 11 travollng man Bent his wlfo
$4 In a lotter. It never rea'ched her ,
! .nd hOI' llek brought $3 more , That
was swiped , too , and the circumstance
of two thefts f. ono family , ono 1'01.
-
lowing the other so elosel ' , w s
largely Instrumental In casting BUS'
plclon on the cuIIlrlt.-Phlladelphla
Hecol'd.
H : lrd to Duplicate Her. !
Co1. Allen S. WlIIlams has his awn
I
troubles outsldo ot editing a nautical '
magazlno and managing the LlIIipu.
Uans In Dreamland , A reporter came ,
to hls'mldgot belle with a proposition i
to mnlto her famous. It was this : Elhe ' .1
was to Imltato , the lost child on the
upper cast side , who slid down the 1
chlmnoy for fun and reached l1aradlse.
It didn't appeal 'to Mr. WlIIlams , but
he hesitated to stand in the wa ) ' ( ) f ;
the miniature stal' ,
"
"It didn't worr ) ' mo Ions. though , " " ,
said ho : "sho was equal to a. . dozen 1'0- . . .
lJOrtars. 'IUsl , my mo for a thing IIko
that ! ' repllr.l the mldgot. 'What do :
'ou talte mo for ? I have POOlI1 , de. "
pendent. upon mo. Do ) 'OU thlnl , tlIO ) '
coulrJ ; ; ctIother edition of mo for 1
O'nt , 111.0 they can of your old neW5f
ImpcrNew Yorl , Tlmea. .
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