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The R.ose.
Go , lo\'el ' ro el
l Tell ber that "mIles her time and m. ,
S 'I'hnl 110W she kllOWS ,
" 'hen I rcemblo her 10 thee. .
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How awcet Dlld fair .
Ihe ! seems to b. .
Tell her that's young ,
Ancl shuns to hl\\'o h"r glncE'S spIed ,
Thnt hndst thou sprung ' ,
In deserts where na men nbhle.
Thou mUlt have Uncommended dIed.
Smnll III tlte " "orlh
JIIi. Of beauty from the light retlredl
Bid her come forth-
. Suffer herself to be desired ,
f And not blush so tQ be admIred. j
Then die. that she
The common May read fate In of all 11lee- Ihlngs rare , l\
l4 : ; How smnll n part of time they Rhnre
, 'I'hat are \'Ol1lll'ous , sweol nnd faIr. t
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IJillIT : ; CID'0 f1JA TIT N
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"What's the matter with Frances ? "
Ii aslted , looking across the room to
where my little friend sat , J'ale and do.
jected , holding languid CO.lverse with
( me of her mother's guestr : ,
"Frances is a headstrocg , undutiful
< : hild , " replied 1\1rs , Lacy , with suddeD
< : norgy. "Sho 1001s the plcturo of mIs-
.ery , doesn't she ? It's I'll because I
won't sanction her marrla o with Dlcl.
Cars tail's , "
"They are "ery fond of each other , I
lmow , but of course , nlclt Is-well.
rather fast. Yet the Innuence o ( a
good , sweet girl might reform him , "
" \Yell , I'm not going , -u sacrifice my
< mly aughter on the of1han e of being -
ing able to reOI'm Dicle Carst3Irs , " reo
marleed 1\1rs. Lac ' , wltll just Indlgn' )
tlon. "Frances has no father or broth.
oer to defend her , f.nd as I am responsible -
sible for her I don't Intend her to
marry a fJst ! man. Surely , Lady Mary ,
: rou don't think n : ; irl ought to marry
with the object of refol'mlng her husband -
band ? "
"My reason Is entirely with you ,
dear Mrs , Lacy , " I hastened to aSsure
her , "but I am very much afral -
: rou Imow how fond I am of girls anrt
lovers-that my sympathies are with
the young couple , "
I thlnlc Frances had a good tde1 !
which way my sj'mpathles were ! Ikely
tp "un , for next day she came to lunch
and very soon started the 3ubject at
l1er woes. DicIt adored her , she in.
formed me , and ho had said that when
I < mce she was his " ' \'lfo ho would breale
< > ff with all his wild companlolJ , never
touch cards and never go near a : oace
\ < : ourse.
"Mothor Is so hard , " she complain-
< : d , with tears in her e 'es. "She won't
believe in Dick. She doesn't believe
110 would reform if be were manled.
She says a girl ought to marry a man
who doesn't need reforming , Dearest
. . .l LadjMarj' , I know you feel for me.
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-yo- Isn't it the holiest mission a girl can
undertalc ? "
\ "To reform Dicle Carstalrs ? Well ,
7 don't qulto Imow , but talk of angels
and you hear the rustling of their
I
wings. What sends you here , 1\11' . Car-
Gtalrs ? From your guilty Ioolt at each
< > ther , young people , I am of the opinion -
ion that there has been collusion here.
Now this won't do , I can't allow you
to meet at my house in defiance or
1\lrs. Lacy's wishes. Frances , I'm
ashamed of you , "
Dick Carstalrs was by no means
without good qualities , but ho had
been his own master f 'om a ve'j' early I
age , and his eas - good nature had
brought him under the Infiuenco of
50me very fast men , whose bad example -
ple had led Dick into a most undesir-
blo way at life ,
Ho was devotedly In love with Fran-
< : es , and protestcd that she would
'be ' his salyatlon. He lJolnted out that
Ghe was of age , and therefore need
not pay any attention to her mother's
I prohibition , but I' was glad to hear lit-
I tIe Frances declare : .hat she would
I never marry without her moU er's
consent.
: "And she will never get it , " added
: Dick gloomily.
I "I do not know that , " I put tn.
! C'Atter all , Dick , you must admit that
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l . there are reasons whj' an affectlonato
mother should hesitate alJOut Intrusting -
ing her ono llrelly lIttle daughter to
3'our care , "
"Dut with Frances as my'Ifo I
would become as steady a fellow as
could bo wlshell for , "
"Why not become steady before
marrlago ? I could novel' advise a girl
to marry in the hope of reforming bor
hUlband ! , but if 'ou will pledgc j'011r-
lieU to try to throw ort ever ) ' had habit
and ' undesirable I
everj' alJsoclate : , I
will exert all illY infiuence wlih Mrs. :
Lacy to get her consent to your en- :
gagement. " I
Frances loolted radiant and Dicl ,
brightened up , He was ready to prom.
Iso anj.thlng If only the hope of gainIng -
Ing his IIttlo sweetheart wore not
talten from him ,
I had a hal'd tasle to win o\'er 1\1rs ,
Lacr.
"All ver ' w'lI , " ske said , "and I ;
dare sny 1\11' , Cm'stalrs has all ho
good qualIties rou say ho has , but I
Imow what Idnd of a lIfo ho leads , anll
ne\'er will I allow my darling little girl
to marry a man in hopes of reforming
him , "
"I qllite agree with j'OU ; but sup.
paso he reforms hefore marriage , For-
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Frances. ;
give my persistency , but I am truly
interested In Frances and I Imow to
part her from Dicit will brealt bor
heart. "
"And to be the wlfo of a gambler ,
and an idle , aimless , wild fellow would
break her heart also , He will promIse
an 'thing now , b t when he has attained -
ed his end ho will be jllst as wIld and
recldess as e\"er. "
"Dut If YOIl were to Pllt him on a
year's probation , " I urged , "j'OU woultl
see how far he may be trusted , If you
refuse all hope , he will go utterly to
the dogs , and poor lIttle I"rances will
break her heart , Let them become
engaged , on the understanding teat if
Dicit reforms , breaks off all his bad
habits and becomes steady , the 111ar-
rlago shall take place just as soon as
you are convinced you can safely sanc.
tion It , "
Mrs , Lacy sat for some moments
deep in thought.
"My ono idea Is to do what ts blst
'for my child , " she began at last. "and
candidly , I do not thlnlt DicIt Carstalrs
will make l1er a oed husband. Yet ,
on the othEr hand , a longer acquaintance -
anco with him may open her OJ'es as
to his true character , also he may tire
of being always on his good beha\'l(1r ,
and may withdrnw from the affair ,
"On the whole , I thlnlt I can't do
better than to yield to j'our su/ges- /
tlon. We will see how things are In a
year. "
The immodlate results of Mrs ,
Lacy's conEent to the engagompnt
were most ncouraglng , Frances
beamed with joy and her sweet little
face grew rosy und plump again , Dick
grow steady , and became as manly
and straightforward a j'oung fellow
us the most l'Igld of mothers.ln-Iaw
could desire ,
At the end of n year 1\1rs , Lacy
was ohllged to own that the reforma.
tlon at Dicit Carstalrs was complett' ,
and that she no longer feared to In.
trust her treasllre-hor treasured
daughter-to him ,
The other day , five j'ears after the
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I mUl'rlago of Frances and Dlcle , : "lrs ,
I Lc.cj' said to mo :
I "I ewe my halplness and that of mj'
i ( \ear \ children to : rou. Had I not taltPn
'our advlco my daughter would have
heen a soured , disappointed old mal ! ! ,
nnd Dick would have gene entirely to
the bad. Instead of being us they aN
now , the haplliest COlllllo and the best
children that ever lived.
"It is safCl' to get a man to reform
hefore marl'lngo thun to marry blm
first and u'Y to reform him arter-
" American ,
ward-Chlcago
Point of VIew , '
Harltlns-So 'ou really Imagine
that smollng benents 'OI1 , eh ?
Lnrklns-I lmow It docs , 1\1y moth.
er.ln.law lea\'es the room the minute
I lI1bt my 1I''p ! ,
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HARE PRESENCE OF MIND.
Deacon's Prayer Was Quickly and Sat.
Isfactorlly Answered ,
At a recent dlnnor Dr. Hnlnsforl1 of
New Yorle anmsell the guests , all
tnt'l1lbers at "the cloth , " with this
'Itorj' as 1l1ustratlvo of answers to
' 1 rare 1' , as told him by n non' clerical
friend :
"A southern darltey minister hall ap
a deacon n man. who had a wlfo and
seven children , The crops had beeD
a falluro and the deacon and his fam
II ) ' had come down to their last moal.
'If I Qnly had ono sacle of corn , ' said
ho to his wife , 'I could do my plant ,
Ing In the Dprlng and glvo 'ou and
the children n square 111eal on co more. '
Then ho wont. foraging.
"It was dusle when ho esplell the
parson's corm crib on the other sldo
at the fence , filled with tempting ears
of ) 'ellow corn , By chance the < len
can had an empty saclt slung across
ono shoulller. Peering around behind
and hefore him , ho cautiously climbed
the fence and crept into the corn
crib ,
"In less than a second ho was down
on his Imees h01lling the sacle open
with one hnnd anll poltln in the big
cars with the other as fast ns ho
coulll , 'I'he deacon had his sacle half
filled when the cHcle of n gun near by I
made him throw up his hand as it I
his time had como. But he did not :
lese his presence of mind , for ho be. !
gan t.o prny in a loud voice , as he
rolled his c 'es heavenward : I
" ' Lord-I cayn't
'Good Lord-dear -
do It ! I cayn't do it ! I cayn't steal
the parson's corn ! No , sir , I caj'n't
steal the parson's corn , no matlor If
my wlfo an' ehlld'ns am starvin' to
death this mlnlll 'fht'j"ll just havE
to starve. I caj'n't do it-I cayn't dc
it ! '
" 'Hey , there , hrother , ' called 0
voice which the deacon recognized as
the parson's , 'fill 'our sacl" deacon ;
fill It to the brim , ' II
Going lnd Coming.
Just a few steps from the Union
depot is a small StOl'O owned by a
dealer In live trogs and game fish.
From this depot a largo number of
trains depart each day for the Wis.
consln fishing grounds. The frog sei-
ler catches the Ilto Waltons as they
Ie:1\'e the city end again when they
return ompty-handed. At his : ! toro ar6
two signs. Ono of them , most easily
seen bj' departing fishermen , reads :
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to to to to to to to
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to to to to to to to to to to
The other is best seen when return'
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Ing to the cily and reads :
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to to to to to to to
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: Fine Game r'ish for Unlucky - :
: lucky Anglers , :
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This man has sold thousands of
frogs dmlng the season to people go.
ing fishing , but he has made , the
gr ater part at hIs money from the
sale of fish to those who ha\'o returned -
ed empty-handed from the lal.es and
strenms-Chlcago Inter Occan.
Richest American Soli , ,
Something frequently happenfJ that
goes to provo the fertility of the soli In
the Salt nlver vallej' . It Is nothing
unusual to hear of cutting sovo l\l
crops off one field in one Deason ;
gmpes frequently hear two crops and
so do figs , The latest , however , is re.
po/tcd by James Goodwin. Ho las In
his j' nl a tree that to the casual ob ,
server Is only an ordinary pear tree ,
It was nothing more than this to Mr.
Goodwin until this ) 'ear , Ho had aI ,
wa 's noticed that It was of an early
variety , and this season along in 1\Iay
a crol ) of pears was plclted. A IItt.lo
later his Interest was aroused by notlc ,
ing the tree in full bloom again , Wh"t
Is stili maI'o Interesting is that at the
present tlmo the tree has another fully
matured croll of pears on It whIch are
now rIpening os well as did tbo first
crop ,
Small Salary for HIgh Office.
It ma ' be some comfort to laboring
men to lenow that the salary of the
poet laureate of England is $3GO II.
'ear and a hogshead of wine thrown
In , Of course , this represents only II.
fractional part of what Alfred Austin
really earns : stili it Is all that he gets
for belnS' poet laureate to the English
spealt1ng race. This salary is without
any prospect t a raise , although it was
Increased to Its present munlncent
proportions when Lord Tonnj'son died.
Some time before his death it was decided -
cided to Increase hIs salary to that
amount , hut the government dill not
tleclde till after hIs death. Thus the
pi cGcnt poet laureate came In for the
raise Intended for Lord Tennyson ,
Necessity for Learnlnlg ,
"Now , rou ought to he ashamed ,
.Tames , " said the teacher , after the
children had been nssl ned to their
classes , "to have j'our IIttle sister to
go into a class ahead of j'OU , and
you so much older than she is ? "
"No'm , Pa says girls has to b
smarter 'n boys , "
"Well , they Ufl\lI\lly are. But why
docs 'our papa sa ' so ? "
"Pa saj'S 111\0 as not a girl ' 11 he a
old maid an' then sho'll have t' kno\T
enough to teach school. "
The Frost Herald ,
Oh , ? flgB } ( :1I 'llld , I wIsh you'd corne
nlonro. : ;
1's WOlry of de locus' an' 1's hungry toh
yoh sonr : ; ,
I wants 10 I1l'nr 'ou t.alkln' 'bout do slst1
dnt Itot 108'
A-gaIn' 1\0'Ih onll Au'us' day a-Iooltln'
foh do fros' ,
I wants to ! llJllr ) 'OU plnln' an a-cnllln' ether
her name
'Cnuso J'K 1111111111' An' J's phlln' toh de
oo1011 JI > II' de ! arne ,
I's wear ' of lie mnckll1' bIrds an' whip.
poorwlll. . . fob Sill ) ' ,
I want to I1Nlr nbout dat tros' In Jea' a
few weela mo' .
-Waahlnton : itar.
IN THE SIMPLON TUNNEL.
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Difficulties Encountercd In Building
of Engineering Wonder ,
Onlj' : ! SO ) 'urds of the SlIu1lon ] tunnel -
nel remain to be excavatell before the
two headings which hove 1I0en borell
through the 111ountal1\ from UI0 Italian
nnd Swiss silles meet , 'I'ho worlwl'
In the Swiss borlnl ; 1111\0 sufferell se.
vorely from sprlns , The umount of
water which hall to ho lIealt wlth-
partly arising from natural Innltra.
tlons aud In Ilnrt comprllJlng : that In.
troducell artinclnllj' for refrlgerntlon ,
rocle boring and the lillo-amounted
at length to 3G7 : ! allons a minute.
Dut oven this woulli tlOt have sufficed -
ficed to stop worlt , as haR uow been
found J1ecessnr ' , but for the abnor-
mallj' hot springs which have been
oncounterell at inter\'uls.
1\Ion can anll do worlt In colli water ,
hut hot water Is another matter , AI.
though the Issuing Iprlnss : were cooled
br jets or colli water dlrectoll Into
their millst , the tempel'11turo of the
worldngs became unbearublo , This ,
c0111blned with an impending lanllslll1 ,
has necessltatell nballllonment of the
worle for u time at least on the Swiss
side. 'I'ho tunnel ! ! are closed with' '
two h'on gates w'hlch welsh about
eight tons a1\l1 \ arc built to resist a
I pressure of 1-17 Ilounds to tI1e square
inch of snrface.
On the Hullan side worlt still pro.
gresses In s)1lto ) of encountering a
spring halter than unr IlrovlouRly tall'
ped , which discharges 9GO gallons a
mlnuto , anll the WOl'lt will Irobably
bo completed from this sllle. It Is
foarell , though , that g1'l\vo dlOicultle'o !
mar he encountered when the Italian
heatllng has advanced sufficiently to
blast an onll'11nce Into the submerged
Swiss healllng ,
EDUCATOR IS SERIOUSLY ILL ,
Hartford Theological SemInary May
Lose Its President ,
Dr. William Douglas 1\tacleenzlo ,
who is serlouslr ill , has been presl.
dent of Harlford Theological Semina.
ry since 1903 , and for a tlmo was
professol' In the Chicago 'l'heologlcal
Semlnarr , Ho was bol'l1 In South
Africa In 185\ \ ) , his father having been
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a missionary. After being graduated
from Edinburgh University , Prof , Mac.
leenzlo studied in the Congregational
' 1'heologlcal Hall at the Scottish cap.
ital , and then went to the University
of Gottngen. ! After a few years ho
was ordained a Congregational cler-
gj'man. Dr , 1\Iaclcenzlo \ halJ : publlshell
several volumes , . Including a history
of South Africa.
HOTEL FOR WORKING GIRLS ,
Model Institution to Be Established
In New York ,
A hotel for worldng girls nnll worle-
Ing women will be built Roon in New
YOl'lt city If plans now under consl- ! !
eration are curried out. Plans have
heen submitted by an architect involving -
ing the expendltll1'e of $300,000 , Assistance -
sistance has been alTered by Irom- [
nent financial men. Board at the ho.
tel will be about $3 or $5 a wee It , Patrons -
trons will have the U8e at the hotel
laundry. There will be'a room with
sewing machines at their servIce
when thej' want to o mending. A
number of small reception rooms will
be on the first fioor , where the girls
may receive friends , Nothing will bo
salll to the guests about religion or
their family affairs. If the girls arc
cut of Omlloj'ment at any tlmo the
management will try to tldo them over
until they get worlt.
Morgan's ChoIce of Men ,
PlerlOnt ] Morgan Is not what might
be call d gU1'I'ulous , In fact , 110 sel.
dam spl'alls unless he has something
to say , 011 one occalJlol1 : he wanted to
get a superintendent for a certain new
department that ho hall established.
Ho thought ho lwew the man for this
snpel'lnten cncy-an aHslstant to one
of his collpagues , HI ) Hent for the colleague -
league nnll said : "I am setting up ,
j.ou Imow , a certain now dopartment.
I phall want a new superintendent , I
thlnl { Drown , In j'our office , would fill
the place verj' well , Indeed , " "I am
sure ho wOI\III , " said the other , "Tho
only trouble ls , Ir. Morgan , Drown
can't bo SIIlU'fd ! , " "I don't want a man
that rOil can spare , " replied 1\Iorgan.
Drown was appolntell ,
Punished Bibulous Juror ,
.TlIlIgo Bnrmtl of PhiladelphIa has
rleclded that ponHlns who are unable
to keep soher for more than three or
t01ll' days nt a time hayo no huslness
to he'onw jUl'ors. Ouo citizen ahsented
IJ\mselC \ from Jud o Barratt's court all
the kurlh day oC a trIal and turn d
\\p next morning prepared to hear a
roprlmand moro or less severe , ac.
I corllln to IlllJ : honor'3 frame of minI ] .
'rho 1'0hul\O , sltarp and stinging , was
administered , but that dill not end the
, matter. The juror was fined ' 50 and
Bent to jail tor five days.
COL. W.'C. P. DftECIINRIDGE ! DEAD
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Fnmou Southern Orator Succumbs to
AUilcl < of ParalysIs ,
Col , William Camllboll Preston
Breclelnrldgo dlod at his h011le at LexIngton -
Ington , Kj' " No19 , from a strolo of
Imrnlj'sla sl18tainOlI two days before.
' ' , Ho had
'rho 01111 came p"acorull
been gralluallj' Rlnldng for twent ' .fo\lr \
hours and for that length of time the
case had been Imown to bo Ilopele89 ,
Col. Brecl < llll'lIlgo was n famous ora.
tor on the stump nt1lt In congress ,
\\'hero his eloquence hrought him Into
grent promlnenco. Ten years ngo : \
woman Imown ns Madellno Pollard
sucd him on n scandalous chnrgo , nnd
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ax , . ) . .a. Y.e
a sensational tl'lal followed , the
young woman helng aWlII'ded n VOl"
diet ngalnst him ,
Upon belug defolted : for congress
b ) ' 1\Injor W , C. Uwlngs in 18\)4 \ ) , which
was duo largely to the Pollard scali'
dal , Col , Brecltnrillgo ! resumed the
practlco of law in l.exlngton , but ran
' In 189G the
again for congl'ess alJ :
nomlneo of the sOUlll1 money demo.
crats and rOllllhllcans. lie \\'as do.
feated , Shortly nrter this defeat he
took charge of the editorial 1I01111rt.
meut of the Loxlngton 1I0rnl-J , 111111
slnco thnt tlmo ho has devoted all of
his tlmo to this worlt and hlu oxton.
slvo law Pl'actlcc ,
The yerdlct rendered a alnst him
In favor of Madollno Pollard was nov-
el' paid and so far as Is Imown stili
stalHls against him , It wns well Imown
by the aUornoj's at the tlmo of the
scnsatlonal trial thut uo monej' would
ever be Imld , oven if a yerdlct was
found for her , aR the financial condl.
tlon of Col. Ih'ecldlll'ldgo waa at. low
ebb , and slnco that tlmo every dollar
nHulo by him has heen used ns living
expenses for his family.
His deCeat hy Maj , Owings ( or the
domocrntlc nomination for congress
followed closely the Camolls breach of
Ilromiso case , and his defeat wns dllo
In great measUl'e to the women of th" ,
district , who wOI'lccd and fought
against his electlou.
DOES THINKING FOR SOCIETY.
West Virginia Woman FurnIshes Ideas
for Entertainment.
1\1rs. nobert Smj'the Dillon , of
Wheeling , is eallod by connolsRours
the most heautiful woman In West
Virginia and Is an aclmowledged belle
of Washington socloty. 1\101'0 than that ,
however , she is the originator of maI'o
plans tal' the ontertalnmont of these
who find It hard to be amused by
wornollt fashionable pastimes than I
has any other seen recently through I
the lorgncttl' , She has ample menns
with which to promote her 1110rrj'-
maldng schemes , hut she Is too gener-
alis to Iteop thom to herself nnd
IIhnres IIbemlly with her less InventIve -
Ivo slstors , 11m' ideas are In b'Teat
demand in the national capital as well
as In that of her own state , and many
of them have been ndopted st'ntefully
by hostesses In other cities.
Duchess R lbld Anglomanlac.
Reports from London Indlcnte that
the duchess of Manchester Is becom.
ing more and more of an Anglomanlac
the longer she lI\'os In the tight lIttle
Island. Until Papa Zimmerman , of
Cincinnati , had soUled lip the duleo's
debts she maintained a fall' show of
respect for her native land , but once
the wolf was driven from the ducal
door her grace began to show extravagant -
agant admiration for her unaccuS'
tamed sUI'l'oundlnss , She showed
profound rellilect for titles and halJ :
caused mal'O thun a few hearty laughlJ :
over her predilection for montlonlng
her titled aCllualntances , carefully
using all the name hamlles possible.
Covered Up'Thelr Mistakes.
W. IJ , 1\1001'0 , chief of the United
States weuther bureau , was the sub.
ject. at a recent dinner of many
jaIcos about the mllJtalecs : thnt the
bureau was maldng just then In its
predictions , lie toolt it gOOlI.natured.
Iy , giving allt anllwers to all the chaffing -
ing , and scored In particular against
a YOllng 11hj'8lclan. " 1\11' . 1\1001'0 , " said
the doctor , "I'm glad of ono thlng-
you chaps will at least admit that
you mal\O mlstalees , " "Oh , as to that , "
responded 1\1001'13 carelesslr , "we must
necessarllj' , Now , with the medical
profession It's qulto different. You
can bury 'ours , you Imow ! "
College 011'11. ' Walking Clubs ,
It Is a move In the right direction
when college girls start of thoh' own
accord to orranl7.o walldng clubs , At
Wellesley such a 1Inlon has been
formed , with the approprlato name of
Cross-Countl'j' cluh , It Is the first of
the Itlnd there and the object proclaimed -
claimed is thnt IL hahlt of taldng lon
walles mny ho fOl'med , Henlth Is thl )
first deslderutum and It shows that
the j'm\l1g women mean Imslnes'l
when each memlJ ( I' of the club III
required to wallt out at doors at least
three hours n weolt-Broolelyn Eagle ,
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THS EXPENSe ! OF , NAVIES. 'd '
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Immenoo Battleships Certainly Doomed
to Extinction ,
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'fho hattleshlp , with Its ROVen 0\
eight hunllroll men to (110 when dls.
Btor cornell , Is an oxponslvo Invest.
ment , oaYR the Worlll's Worle , These t I
who aclvocate Hs contlnuanco do not '
advocate Its clovebllmont. No ono ar-
ues for the bUllcling at bnttloshlplil
twl o 111 ! long and broad nnl1 ( eop I1S
these that now oxlst , with twlco the
thlclmess or a 1'11101' anll weight ot
Hllns , Yet ; It the big baltleshlp 1.10
. nut dc\'elollCd still further , It 'yllI
cease to oxlst , 1"01' n tlmo Ito worle
can ho done hy the urmorecl cruiser ;
then , as the speed nnd vision ot the
submarine I\re Increased alllf l1erfocled ,
h ' the fURt IlI'otected cruiser anl1 fallt.
01' destroycr ; I1\HI ! r the spoecl anel
vision of thla deadl ) ' , unseen enemy
that atrllecs ont of the unlmown ' \ " . \
tlmo nUll place finally encompasses tI '
destl'oj'er , those , too , must glvo way ,
as ts probable , unci aclopt the submarine -
rino features of their vanquishers ,
ancl become ub11lergthlo sufaco
boats ,
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WANTS SCHOOLS AND MISSIONS.
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UniversIty Prcsldent DecrIes Expend ,
Itures for Warahlps and Armies.
Dr. Charles William Dnbnpj' , who fa.
vor ! ! IJ\lhlle \ CXllondltUl'es for schools
I\IHI missions Ins tend or for warships
anti arm los , is the now Ilroshlent ot
the University or Cincinnati , ittto
which ul1l'O ho was Inducted last
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weele , 1"01' " sovenleen years Dr , Dab-
ner hud been Ilresidont of the Unlvcr.
slty of 'fel1lllJlJsee : , A Virginian by
birth , ho haR do\'oted his entlro ca-
reoI' to the educutlonal ancl Industrial
developmcnt of the South , Ills Interest -
terest Is in the field , of 111llustrial
chomlstry Ilnd the promotton of IJclon- :
. ttne ngrlcultll1'e , Dr. Dabney is 4 ! )
I j'cars or age.
PRESS GALLERY WON VICTORY.
Clash With Speaker I < elfer That Re-
suited 'In His Defeat ,
The Wllshlngton colony of newspaper -
per corres londents heard with Intor-
cst the news thut exSl1ealtcr Kolter
was coming bacle to Can gross from
the Ohio district which he ropresent-
eel twenty 'Cllrs ngo , While ho waa
spealwl' , 1\11' . Keifer undertoolc to 1'0-
form the pl'OSS gallery of the IIouse.
One oXllerJonco was enough for him.
He toole the control of the gnllory
away f\'Om \ the standing commltteo of
cm'respondents und on Inleresttng oc.
caslons would fill It with his parttcu.
IUI' fl'lends , oxcludlng the nt'wspaper
men completely from watchIng the
! Iroceedlnga of the House , The l1r08S
commltteo tool. the matter In Its own
hands , loclteel the gallm'y doors and
oxchHled the so holding cards from the
slealeer. [ 'l'hls brought on 1clush
and the upshot of It all was that
Speal\Cr Keifer wus soon relegated to
obscul'lty.
Woman Bound to Succeed ,
1\tlR Helene Preda of Budn.Posth ,
Hungary , though not blessed with n
fortune , made her way through college -
lege and earned n degree more than
n 'ear ago , Armel with this , she
fancied she would have no difficulty
In gottlng employment as a ten1her.
She spent several weeks In search at
a place , hut was unsuccessful. It was
then she determined to try n trado. .
She set about to learn the trade at n.
stone mason and within II few months
had mastered It. Starting out to find
omlllo 'mont In her now field , she went
first to the village mayor and secured
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: l permit. An hour later she was bossIng -
Ing the const1'1lctlon of II stano wall
around a largo pI'lvato llarle and hat )
twenty mon under her.
Cars on English Railroads ,
Wo learn that the Great Contral.
nail war company , which has alreadY'
several thlrtj'.ton wagons ( cars ) In
use , has given orders tor the mauu.
facturo of wagons capable of carrj'ing
forty tOilS , and the first of these , manufactured -
ufactured hy the BIrmingham Hallway
Can'lago alHlVagon comlJ ny , is now
ready for use. 'I'hls colossal wagon
Is far and away the largest o\'er seen
on a railway system In Oreat Drltnln ,
It measures 40 Ceet 2 * Inches In "
length , 8 feet 3 Inches In width and 8
feet' 8 Inches III helght.-London En.
slll\Jel' ,
Miss Astor's Splendid Jewels ,
For n'eelt heforo the weehllng or
1\1lss Astor In I.ondon dctectlves wcro
emIlloyell night and day , glt1rdh'A' !
the presents In her father's house In
Cal'Uon House terraco. The ) ' are still
tal1dn In the British cailital ahout
the 51110111101' at the jewels dlslla'ed. [
Ono table was reserved oxcluslvoly
for pearls , among which was a necklace -
lace , the gift of 1\11' , Astor , conslstln
of soren rOW8 of magnificent black
pearls , A slnglo row of these gem ! :
worn h ) ' the hrhlo at her 111l1rriago , Is
said to have been worth $200,000 ,