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t ' fr Evils of Easy Divorce
Margaret Sangster's Opinion on One of the Most 1m-
1 porlant Questions of the Day-Children Suffer
j When Family Tics Are Broken. . . .
j BY MARGARET E. SANGST
I The dlvorco laws of this country
.aro dissimilar In many Important !
particulars In dlfrerent localities. In
Homo of the stntos divorce Is onslly
obtained on the ground of Incompatl.
i blHty or on nlmost any pretext that
I enables a dissatisfied husband and
! jwlro to sever the bond thlt bas hlthor.
I to united thorn.
, : I InfideUty , Intemperance and doser.
IUon are three of the most cogent rca.
iaons IJresentCt.l In the divorce courts
In a ml jorlty of the states ; If
the complaint Is provC1 on any of
these grounds , the decree or sopara.
tlon , either limited or absolute , Is
without much demur. In ono
or two of the older and more conservI I
lallve states , notably In the south , und
the Atlantic seaboard below 1\Ia. '
son's and Dixie's line , unfalUlfulness
'to ' marital vows Is the only cause com-
monly. offered by uncomfortably
mated people , with any h0110 of gain.
Ing their end. Nonsupport of a wlfo
.bY a husbaml Is a ground for divorce
! Accepted by the courts In a large nu.m- :
Iber of states , and with much reason.
! Yet when all Is saId there remains
! thls stigma that dlv rce rests on , too
IfUmsy a basis , that there Is 110 un I-
Iformlty In our laws In this depart-
Iment so that people are divorced and
emarrled with undue haste , whllo It
s qulto possible that a man and
woman who live In lawful wedlock
n ono state may bo.regarded as unmarried -
married In another , and If they live
, , together do so under the ban of open
, immorality. .
I To assert that 'peoplo never make
Istakes In. the closest of human rela-
Itlons and that divorce should never
, bo granted except on the one ground
[ of InfideUty , Is to affirm an Qplnlon
Ithat In some cases would Inntct use-
- ess and Intolerable suffering , and done
no good to any of the parties con-
< : erned. Dut to permit divorce to be
t1asy , to let the state consent to a
< : haage of partners In marriage as
children change places In the old
game of stage-coach , and to Femove
wholly from' , divorced persons a reproach -
preach when they remarry as they
often do , In precipitation and by evl-
: dent pre.arrangement , Is to strlko a
blow at the foundatlon.stono or so-
< : Iety , the family.
Everything stable In civilized lIfo
depends on the Integrity of the family.
The family Is the greatcst of )1uman )
institutions , It jreceded the state nd
the church. When the family Is no
longer regarded as sacred , when Its
responsibilities are trampled upon ,
and husband Jlnd wlfo In mad selfishness -
ness forget the claims upon them of
their offspring , there Is the greatest
danger that the nation will follow
the fate or err to and corrupt nations
. in the past.
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: The real sufrerers In easy dlvorco
: lr0 the children. It Is pitiful to see ,
; as one often dO < ; 1s , a father and moth-
lar at varian co , contending over the
chlldren who should be their dearest
! bond of union. The little ones clinging -
: ing In the sweet simplicity of child-
lish affection to father and mother
Ivalnly tr ) ' to unuderstand the discords
'that ruin their home. 'rhe love of
'th lr little loyal hearts Is given alike
to father and to mother. If by the
'adjudication ' of a court they are torn
' - from the arms of one and placed In
the care or the otbther. the begin a
maimed and mutilated life.
: They 11.1'0 ashamed when among
their little mates because there Is
something that sets them apart , something -
thing qu er and odd that they can-
'not explain , -
Children hayo a stl : usge capacity
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for sufrerlng when they are forced
out of the sweet amI safe Reclusion
of a sheltered home , and are too
carly thrust under the lime-light of
pUbllclty. They are often reticent
and , hide their real thought and con.
jectures from t IOSO around them , but
when they lIve In an atmosphere
teeming with suspicion and distrust ,
when servants gossip lll'steriously
within their hearing , and people
about them talk In hushed whispers ,
they gr w too earl ) ' familiar with the
language of the scandal. The taint
of ovll stains the purity of their souls.
It even seems at times as If a curse
descended from mother to daughter
and father to son , when divorce on
foolish and capricious . grounds Is
granted In a family. 'I'hero 11.1'0 In.
stances on record and to bo seen tn '
the smart society or Amorlca at this
period , In which the mother , the
daughter and the granddaughter of a
single lIne have succcssively dlscov.
ered that permanence In marriage was'
for them Imposslblo , and have made
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a wreck of their homes In 'conse-
quence. - I
No matter on whom the blame may I
rest , these who really bear the bur. ,
den and the shame , If shame thero'
be , are the sons and daughters. Not
merely while they 11.1'0 In the nursery I
and the schoolrooQ1 , but later , when
the youth Is approaching manhood I
and the girl In her beauty and sweet.
ness begins her life In society , do
the shadows meet around them. No
sensltlvo girl can bo entirely contented -
tented and satlsfed If her father and
mother are living apart , If she must
visit ono by permission or by stealth ,
or If she have the strange anomaly era
a stepfather or stepmother who has
taken the place of a living parent.
Where marrlago Is looked upon as
sacramental and the church refuses
Its sanction to the marriage of those
who 11.1'0 divorced , there Is oonsld ra-
tlon for the welfare of children un-
Imown when marriage Is regarded
merely as a civil contract that maybe
bo dissolved If sufficl M pressure bo
brought to bear on the situation.
The root meaning or sacrament Is
fidelity to an oath , and people need
not bo either religious or devout to ,
understand sacramental obligation to.
ward the family. If religious and devout -
vout , It Is difficult to see how they
can accept marriage except RS It
wears sacredness , partakes of the nature -
turo of a covenant and Is , In a word ,
sacl'amental.
In 1\Iarlon Crawford's recently pub.
IIshed novel , "A Lady of Rome , " there
Is shown with consummate skill the ,
possibility of setting the solemnity and
th'o permanence of marriage over pas.
slon , dissension and mistrust. People -
plo may not be 'happy In marriage ,
they may oven , as In this noble story ,
bo ext-emely wretched , but they may ,
behave with courtesy , forbearance and
dignity , and they may set far In the
foreground the welfare and the fu.
ture successes In lIfo of a child.
Child ren como Into the world by no
volition of their own. No human beIng -
Ing Is consulted beforehand as to hI'
willingness to accept the joys and sorrows -
rows of this chequered existence.
Once a child Is here , the first duty oC
the family is to the child. The real
sufferers In easy divorce are not the
parents , but the children.
( Cop'rlsht , 1906. by Joseph B. i3owles , )
To Reduce a Double Chin.
To reduce a double chin anoint It
with a good slttn food , then , picking UI )
the fi(1sh between the thumb and first
finger , 1'011 It firmly but gently. Sponge
the chin afterward with' c ld salt
water.
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jof the front , these bands are finished
, with an edo ! ! or palo blue liberty formIng -
. Ing a sort of IIttlo waistcoat.
The' sleeves are finlshc at the
elho":8 with bands of the Uberty and
frills of lace.
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Charming negligee of slJlt lOngeo In
empire atylo. It la trimmed with
bands and ruf1les \'Illcnclennes laco. .
which aillo form the collar.
The glrdlo and tIlO knot , with long
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FINEST ON EARTH.
SUPERD CARRIAGE DUlL T F R
PHIL DELPHIA DADY.
Proud Father Spared Neither Expense
N r Tline In Providing His HeIr
With a Magnificent Vehicle
for Hls , Dally Rides.
l\Inster Uarold Nulton , the four.
1110nths.old son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Chester -
tor Nulton , of PhUadollJhla , rides In
the finest baby carriage In the world.
The carrlago , not counting tlmo nnd
Jabor , cost $8(0 ( , the prlco rOllrosent.
Ing the 111ntorlal nlono.
Master Nulton Is not. wcalthy , nor
holr to mUlions-posslbly not to thou.
sands. lIe lives with his parents In a
modest cottage out near Falrmount
park , nnd his rather works or 1mod. .
erato salary for a firm or commission
men down town. ' 1'ho baby .carrlago ,
with Its gorgcous trappings and expen.
sivo matorla , Is the only unusual feature
turo connected with the babY's Ufo ,
but It Is unusual enough to nttrar.t
the attention of hundreds oC persons
who Hoes It In th park on fall' nfter-I
noons. .
In July , when the babr was born , ;
Chester Nulton vowed that It should
have the finest baby carrlago In the
world' . Deforo ho went Into the commission -
mission business Nulton was ncar-
rlago maker. Ho had learned thp
trade as a bor , and always had a taste
for mcchanlcal work , especially for
fine cabinet work. The first step ho
took toward building the finest baby
carriage In the world wns to order n
set. of wheels made of pure sllvor. The
hubs : the frame work amI the springs
were made of finest burnished copper ,
while the canopy top of the baby cab
was fastened to the bodY Wltll a socket
joint of brass , and attached to the
joint Itself wa's a shield of lJUr gold , '
covering the joint nnd ornamenting
the side of the cab.
The metal fixtures , Including whe.cls ,
running gear and the gold harctware ,
11.11 wore designed by the proud father ,
nlthough the work was done by others.
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Dut he Insisted upon doing the woodwork -
work himself.
For the body or the baby cab ho so. '
lectcd mahogany and white holly.The _
rich , deep red wood ho cunningly
joIned to the pure whlto of the holly
so that the mahogany formed the outside -
side of the cab and 'the holly the In-
side. Doth woods were polIshed to the
highest degree , and In the mahogany
ho Inlaid the Initials of his baby In
Ivory at each side , and In front placed
a. tiny crest In gel b rled In the dark
WQod.
Ho worlted for Uiree ks building
and finishing .the woodwork for the cab
and planning the framework of the
canopy. , The canopy Itself Is the real
work of art of the ontlre thing. It Is
of mahogany and holly , as Is the be ,
but. the white and wino colored woo s
he cunningly carved and shaped so
that they appear to be woven together
alternately , both Insldo and outsldo.
So beautifully Is the Inlaying done
that the top nppears to bo woven of
Interlacing whlto and wino colored
wleker worlc and , even at elose Inspection -
tion , the effect Is that of woven work.
A month after _ the baby's birth ,
when It wa ready for Its first , rldo outdoors -
doors , all that was needed to complete
the finest baby cab In the world was
the tapestry fittings. For these Nul.
ton chose whlto and wine eolorod silks ,
with sllvor and goll cords and tassels ,
and for a robe he selected a deep wino
colored satin , edged with gold cord. '
Master Harold already has become
one of the most noteel babies In Phlla-
dolphla-and Incidentally his father
bas been offered . big price to make a
dupllcato of the cab for a multl.mll-
1I0na.lro. Nulton ref sed to do It , dft.
clarlng ho was satisfied to have his
baby own the finest baby carrlago 111
the world.
A Gift of Solomon's.
In the ancient caUudral of Genoa
n vase of ( mmonse value has been pl'e-
served tor 600 years. It Is cut from
11 slnglo emerald. Its principal dlam.
eter Is 12th Inches and Its holght 6 *
fnches. It Is lwpt under sovernl loclts ,
the keys of which , are In dlrrerent
I hands , and It Is r rely exhibited In
public , then only by an order of the
senate. When exhlblteel It Is suspended -
pended round the neck of a prlost by
! 1. cord , and no ono Is allowed to touch
\t \ but him. It Is claimed that this
vase Is ono of the girts which was
made to Solomon hy the Queen of
Sheba.
Paper Gas Pipes.
Gas pipes of paper 11.1'0 bOlng made
in France. Manila paper Is cut In
strips cqunl to the length of the nlpes
o be mado. These are then placed In
11 recel\'er filled with melted asphalt
flnd wrapped around a COI'O of Iron un-
m the desired thlclcness Is renchod.
After being submitted to strong pres.
Iuro the paper Is coated with sand ,
I cooled , the core withdrawn. , and the
outer pipe snrfnco covered with a
waterproof IJrelJaraUon. Il Is claimed
that these pipes are as good as , and
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Judge Had So Mutilated Dlrd That
Reslatan-c. Was In Vain ,
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JUdge Loveland of Strnfrord , Vt. , a
clu80mato or Dnnlol Webster In Dart.
mouth-collogo. resembled him In Homo
things. 110 dltl 110t IIko to have any.
body get the best or him.
On certain occnslons "nn onth" was
nn nbsolute nocosslty to him , although
o [ n different typo from th080 110 was
In the hublt or admlnlstorlng to oth.
ors.
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Not long anor his nppolntmont ns
JUdge ho and n IlI\rty of acqunlnt.
I\ncos were Invltod to ChrIstmas din.
ner at. n frlond's houso. ' 1'0 him Waa
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"The Court Rules That You Lie
There. "
assigned the honor oC prosllllng at the
bead of the table to car\'o the turltey.
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Ho had never done such a thing In his
life , but dhlnot like to decline , nolther
did he wish to aclmowledgo his Ig-
norance. Consequently , ho went nbout
his task , apparently as unconcerned
as any of the IJarty 11waiting. .
The 'wing was the first part he at-
taclted , and only uftor lIIuch hucltlng
and cutting did he at last succeed In
cutung It off. Then he took the leg
and found tllat stili mor , ) difficult to
manago. lie worlted at It very qulot- :
Iy for a time , as ho could not work
and talle , too. Flnull ) ' , after considerable -
able manouvorlng to find the best
place to strike , ho brought the Itl1ICo
down wlth almost horcule n force ,
completely soverlng It from the body.
In doing' this ho gave the body such.n .
twist that It slIpped frolll the plattQr
onto the tablecloth bl'yond , minus both ,
wing and leg. Ho dropped the knlfo
in dismay , the perspiration oozing
from every pore -of his body when ho
SItW' 'what he had dono.
" \Voll , " he said , "d-n you , the court
rnles that you 110 theroi.ou can
neither fly nOl' run. "
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HORSE IS FOND OF DEER.
Peculiar Taste Developed by New Jersey -
sey Quadruped.
A bay IlOrse owned hy John Semp.
lor , a contrl1ctol' of DJoomfIeld. N. J. ,
left standing In Gleiiwood avenue , the
ether morning whllo the lJOY who had
'been leading It went Into a restaurant
to got his bl'ealtfast. ' 1'he check rein
had been thrown over a post , but the
animal had no trouble In freolng Itsclf ,
and crossed the street to a bm'room.
Open went the swinging doors and In
stalltOd the horse. . 'l'ho patrons were
astonished and dropped their glasses ,
In surprlso. 'rhey made room for the
.anlmal , which went to the bar and ho.
gan'to whinny.
"What's the ruatter , DId ( ellow ? "
aslted the bartend or.
"Ho's dry , I guess , " said sarno ono.
A bottle of beer was opened and Its
neck thrust'lnto the horse'a jaws. The
anlma swallowed Its contents. A second -
end bottle met shnllar f te , and then
the horse wallted out , seemingly con-
tented. When last seen It was wallt-
Ing straight.
IS PUZZLE TO ANTIQUARIES.
Mystery In Ancient Tombstone In Eng.
IIsh Churchyard.
'rhe stone , which Is of Saxon orlglu ,
Is In Heysham chnrchyard , 01 the
shore of Morocambo ba ) ' . 'rho carvIng -
Ing upon It Is belloved to lIlustrato
the death of Adam , the story of the
cross , Eve and Seth on their way to
Paradlne , and tllo garden of Ed9.n , but
It has long been a puzzle to aqUquar-
les. There Is no trac < J of lettorlnll
upon It.-I..ondon Sket J.\
Floral Freak.
There Is a singular floral freak
called the "occasional" flower , Cor the
reason that It has no partlculnr time
to bloom. It Is said that when closed
the occasional flower Is In color and
form something IIko a rille IJOPPy
head , but with the stem attached.
Submerged In a bowl of water for a
few minutes and then taken out and
IJlncoci by Its stem In an empty hottlo ,
the outer IJetals besln In several minutes -
utes to ellen out. ' 1'h19 process 13 slow ,
but distinctly notlceablo. The petals'
continuo to rlso anel to e'"lland until
they gradually recede , When this action -
tion Is comilleted It resemblef' lu up-
lleal'ance the suuflower.
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BELIEF DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE
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COUNTRY.
That Moneyed Interests Retain Rep.
resentatlves at the Capitol to
, Corrupt Statcsmen Is
i Fixed Idea.
, The all\'l1nco guml or the Peoplo's
Lollby has arrh'ed In Wushlnlton. Its
, members 1\1'0 familiarizing themselves
, with the looks of the capitol , the
Washlugton monument , the SmithsonIan -
Ian hlstltUton [ 11.1111 the 1I0tauical Gar.
dons.
The PeolJlo's Lobb ) ' Is based In part
nlJon n bellof thnt 18 111'1111) ' I1xCll and
wld\Sllrl'IHI I1\UOII ; cOl'taln ChlSR of
IJCopl\ throughout the Unltell Statcs ,
namolr , thnt Wn9hlnton ! .III lIttered
and eluslered with "lohh'lst8 for big
Intorosts" whllo congrcss Is In sosslon.
This helleC Is n elll' ! us Instance or
how tonaclous of old storloB n cortaln
element of the Amel'lcan IJOIJIIlation lB.
1I01l0C in the IJoft'nnlal oxlstenco of
a big WU8hlnlton lobb ) ' Is 1\ sort of
tradition. A gl'eat man ) ' years ngo ,
and ' ' lilt-
o81loelally dUI'luS' the period -
mediately following the olval war ,
there were a few woll.lmown high lIv.
CI'S In Washington who hnd the name ,
, vhethor rightly or not , of bolng pretty
strong at the CalJltol.
These men worQ all In their graves
long before the beginning of the ninth
decade of the nlnoteenth century. 'I'hey
all died In obllcurlty and I\S n rule In
po\'ort ) . . Whatever 1\1111 they hall ever
OlljO'cd an II used hnd be on taken nway
frol1l thom.
Around these few mon clustorCtl the
vust bunch of brlhery stories that. have
been handed Ilown through the years.
Most or these ynrns 11.1'0 shUlly IIlcl'od.
1 le. 'I'ho Into John Chnmberlaln , than
, hem no man or his dny Imow moro
( f the Insldo doings In Washington ,
Iised to lie back In his big chair nnd
'In ' ugh until his sides ached when these
larratlves were repeated to him.
Ii'or example , there Is the old , oldster
stor ) ' of the } Ioor but stubborn repro.
sontatlvo In congress whoso vote wns
badly needed In cortaln Pacific railroad - I .
road legislation. lie took. dlnnor with.
the so.called Puclflc lobbyist one even.
Ing. 'rho lobbyist hellJed him on with
hIs overcoat when he took his depart-
lII'e.
lII'e.Out In the street the poor but stub.
bom represontatlvo dug his hand Into
his right hand overcoat pocltet to get
his glo\'es , Instead of IIIs gloves 110
found some things In thnt llOckot that
cracltlel most pleasantly. 110 took
the plellsantly cracltllng things out of
the IJockot and carried thom to the
light of a street lamp to have n look
at them.
Thcy were flvo $10,000 bills. The
poor but stuJborn : rOlJrOsentativo was
not , oC course , requlrol to ontertnln
any Idea as to 110w these five $10,000
hills got Into his right hand overcoat
pocicet. lIe voted for the measure In
whlc:1 : the lo bylst was Interested , or
course.
'fhls ) 'arn has been resurrected and
roburnlshed year 4n nnd year out ever
slnco the roconstruetlon period , 'I'ho
reasonableness of the story Is Indicated -
ed by the kind of clII'roncy the lobby.
1st Is Raid to IIse In hlR buslnesD-
$10,000 bills.
Almost all of the money In the overcoat -
coat poclcct ) 'arnR malte the bills of
the $10,000 varloty. A poor ropre-
sontatlve In congress , struggllnp along
on his salar ) ' In so eXIJOnslvo a city as
Washington , wOllld or cOllrse bo fixcd
Ollt hy a smal't 10bh'lst with $10,000
bll1s as beln , ; the Kind of money that
would attract the lellst attention when
ho hegan to spend It.
Yarns In which lobbyists are pictured -
tured as pUrlOsoh' } losing vast sums
Af money at pallOr to scnators and representatives -
resentatives whoso votes they wanted
all date back to ante.bellum antlczulty ,
bul once In It while this old legend Is
rehasheel even In modem times.
'I'hcro are scores .nnd hundreds of
10bb 'lst storlcfI , most of them In a
sort oC hO\'edltar ' circulation In the
west and sOllth , tlUlt are wholly and
absurdly unbelievable hy1111) " sane
man familiar with legislative conditions -
tions In Wallhlngton at this or any
previous 11Orlod. Man ) ' o [ the ynrns
are the more 01' less exaggerated stor.
les of lobbyist happenings In connoc.
tlon with corrupt state leglslaturos
adapted to nonoxlRtenl conditions In
Washington.
The mythical womnn lobbyist or
Waslllngton , too , has been ludicrously
oxplolted'er ) ' orten In novels that
pretcnd to portray official and leglsla-
tlvo Washington. 'rho woman lobbyIst -
Ist Is genernlly n Atrnpplng , lJueenly
llersun , with lIllcy masses of hall' and
fIashlng black oyes-tho convontlonal
stage adventuress oC the ton.twent'-
thlrt' thcatrlcnl circuit-who holds the
destlnlcs of dozens of lI1alllInfatu'
ated senators nnd ropresentativeH In
the palm of her III ) ' hand , who visits
them 'In theh' homo libraries In the
middle of the night to demand that
they do her IOI lslativo bidding or bo
cr-r.ushed , and who sweeps with The.
odora stride through the corrldorn oC
the capitol , withering her enslaved
lawmaking victims with her baleful
glal'cK and at the Hamo time diffusing
a captivating aroma of orris ,
Right along , every ) 'enr , l.Iesslon
arler session , men cOllie to Washington -
ton to attend to matters before con.
gr ss. 'fhoy roproscnt certain Interests -
ests and they make no bones about
acknowledging it. They alwaYR Imow
what they or their principals want.
If the ) ' get It , well und good. In that
case they paclt UIJ thclr h'Tlpll and go
away Crom here well plel' scd. If they
don't get It , they pack UJI tholr grlt's '
And go away fl'om 1'01'0 not lleasod at
all.-Now Yorlt SU1\ .
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Plaint of Old Darkey Who Wantelf I
Job as "Watcherman. " I
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An olel.tlmo oonthern darkey callec1
at the office of Engineer Commissioner - :
er 1Ileldie the ether dny , Opening the
door jU8t enough to l10w hln bed , . to
squeeze through , and leaning heavily _
on n stlcle , ho hobbled up to the desk
of Secretary Garces , bowing IJrofuso.
Iy nt ever ) ' stop.
"I hOIlO I 8COB youonll well , " waB
hln snlutatlon. "I's lookln' tor a job
as a watchermnn. nn' I wuz tel dnt
Ills Is do lJlaco to cum. "
"Tnlt n sent , uncle , " salel the soe- _
retary , "and tell mo of your quall.
ficatlons to fill thnt omowhat. onerous -
ous posItion. "
"Say dat agln , boss , " satd ho ,
scratching his hoad.
"I menn what oxporlence 1mvo yon
had In that IIno. "
"Oh , ) 'asslr ; l' hnd 'OIJOr\onco \ nil
rlto. Yan Indeedy. I'so wuklecd In
the ( mches for thirty yenr or mo' ,
hut do boss ( hm discharged mo coz I
cn'n't handle do llok ns fns' ns dem
'un huek nlggah on do job , nn' ho
Sl\'S 1'80 too ole. Yna , 9uh , hit's n fac'
d \t 1 am 010 , but ylt I has to live , nn'
I don' wontor go to the lJO' house.
Seems drlt doy ain't much use In dls
worl' foh an 010 man no moho Dem
) 'oung 1I1ggahs CUIl1 outon do schools
wlr delr hoole larnln' , can writ dell'
name an' such 1JtO ! , nn' tnlte ! ! dq
hrend outon 110 mour of UII 110' 010
folka lint novnh had dom 'vnntngo:1. : :
Bofo' do wnh 1 wuz. n han' In do cotton - . ,
ton Ilohls an' I'so been n hn'd wultkor I
nIl my m' . "
"All right , uncle , I'll take your
name I11Hl add ross , and you shaH bnvo
the first watchman's job thnt bocomea
vacant , " Bald Mr. Garges.
"Than It eo , boss , thanltec-o 1.n wd
' " ho hobbled out
tak' cynr or yoh"-and
again.
WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT.
Young Marylander's Hallu lnatlon
' . CaUBO His Arrest.
I'ollceman IIolJltlns , oC the Sixth
precinct , wns standing nt tllO corner
of Ponnsylvnnln. nvonuo and Third
street northwest when ho was nccost-
cd by a ) 'ounl ; man who wanted to
lenow the way to the WhIte House.
"I want to see the I\'esillent , " s\I(1
the youn ! ; man , "to show him the dev.
II's confosslon. "
Pollcomnn lIopltlns toolt him to po.
IIco headquarters nml Introducell him
to Sanitary Officer Sl'Oufo.
"My. name , " said the stranger , "Is
James Nathaniel' Edmund Combs , and
I'm fl'om Great MIlIII , St. Mary county ,
1\Iaryland.
Hb told the sanitary. omcer thnt the
Lord hnd UPIJearml to him and told
him of the confesolon made by the
dovll. Ho had InborClI upon tl10 writIng -
Ing of the confession for about 1\ year ,
ho stated , and the amount or writing
ho lll\d done convinced the sanitary
officer thnt ho had not overstated the
tlmo ho lU1I1 been engalcd U110n the
worl , .
'fho pollco surgeons passed upon
him ns being harmless , and lIuggested
that he return homo. Combs ngreCll
to return , and said the president could
destroy the mnnuscrlpt. If ho read It
and thought It was not wort publJsh-
Ing.
One Subject Barred.
Jn talcng ! tcstlmony In the Colton
will caoe In Washington , 11 qulck.wlt.
ted old lady had been on the stand for
flomo tlmo on behalf of the proponents
of the will. She had testlflod. among
other things , that "ho wa l the editor
of the Doolt of Lineage of the Daughters -
tors of the Uevolution-oC 'which the
late Mrs. Colton had been a momber.
Joe Redding took her unl er cross.ex-
amlnatlon alllt"ho commenced In 11
caRual way :
"I suppose , my deal' madam , tltnt
you and I\Irs. Colton may have com-
Imred your reslectlvo ( agen In lIomo or
) 'our conversatlonR ? "
"Novor , " repllc'd the old lady ; "I
never nsked her age. I would not dare
take such n liberty even with myselr. "
Mr. Hedding made ono moro el'rort. '
"Ah ! " said the attorney , "but I can
find ou ( both of ) 'our ages In the Book
of 1.Ineago of the Dauglitors of the
Revolution ? "
"No , you cannot , " replied the damo.
"It Is against the constitution to mention -
tion any member's age ; It would break
up the soelety. "
AmI Joe gave up In doopalr.-Ex. '
chango. -
)
Carelcsmcss In Sending Money.
'
Carelessness In Hendln'g money
through the malls Is conimented upon.
In a bulletin just ISMlled by the ) Jest
office department. Ono case Is given
where the dead Ictter omce recol\'ed
n letter from a 111'0:111 , which had Deon
addrosBed fo a mlMslonarr In Africa.
His nalTle wns given , but no IJost of-
Ilco address. The letter hnd been
handled In various' ) Jest offices there
as well as I uropo , and then r turnetj
to the United States. It was Qpened
by the dead lelter omce , nnd found to
contain $100 In gold certificates. The
llellUrtment has learned the sOlllllng
otJIco , and believes the money will be
rJstoreel : to the sender. The post offIce -
fIce depnrtment Rays the letter Is
Rlgned by a woman , but her name and
IIddress will not ho made public.
Letter Long Delayed.
' 1'weut.threo ) 'ears n o the Inte Ros.
coo G. SJ'.llth of C0\111sh , Mo. , wrote
to Amos 1 _ . AlIen , then IJrlvato secretary -
retary oC Consrosslllun Heed , thanlcl1g !
hIm fOI' como agricultural reports.
This letter hnB just reached Ir _ Allen.
It waM Inlel away In tlomo correspondence -
once or 1\11' . Ht.'Cd and has slnco thou
bCln waiting for some ono to send It
"long 1.0 t o ownel' .
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