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By Hugh Pendexter .
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{ ( 'UJI'J'Ihl : lIy JoIl'llh D. IJowle8 ) I
It w\a : \ Alva BlllgOl"H fllllt'rnl. AI.
thollgh ho hall dlOlI III o l IIn'lII 0 , all all.
JOlnln ! ; IOWIl , 11.11 . hlH 1I01/-hll/I'H / III ) ) Is.
trlct No , G ga.VO UII the tin ) ' 10 dl'collt
IIluclt aud grave eOIlIIlIIlIlalioll ! as 10
who wOllld hI' the UNt 10 l'ollul1'o
th h' Itilldly sOl'vlcos anll 1I0\'l'OWflli \ Ill.
t11I1:11101. : .
All school.teachol' III No , G I WIlS
I'Xlltcll'd ' to bo IIrcHOlIl at the ohlo' !
lJulo < i , l1ulI In 00111111\11) ' with lilY hosl ,
r.h'lhlll'l CurrlOl' , dl'o\(1 HI1l'lItly IIl1d
olo\Vly through the olOlllls of IluHt ,
"Ah. Inth ) ' l'fIlltlf ( J1I will IIIIHs
hllll , " ] . 1'011111.1'1 . < 011 , rlwnlllll" ; h0\1 II
.811101ldld hey , the ouly olin to II\Hr\ \ \ ) '
: lI'Il the IHlthos of the IIIIY. hall
ItI'kClI his HturlIOgH \ In a Idlldl ) '
lIIalroll's arllHI 1\1\11 \ IUlll 1''fusoII lo
l'l\ro lIhe doath.
, \R the IIIITorellt 1:1I'1'I1I1(11 : : ! 1'lIl1alell :
fl'lllII the celllolery Ihl' III glllg IHlce
Hl ; vo way before 1l1 hl relll amI the
f.ll1 of JHourners tllRlIIIJlIarod : III 11) ' ,
waYR alii ] croslH'oads , onl'h Illtolll 011
1l\'l'lvln \ 1101110 In good HeanOIl I'm' the
( 'vlnlll chores. And 1 was Interested
to ohsc1'I'o tht OhOlSIIII \ olt was to
hI' our cucst nt the HUllllel' tallle. I
' b\'lce \ bcfoJ' Imll
Imtl fiCOIl him OIlCO 01' ( !
ll < ul hCl'll l111pressell b ' the hahltual ,
( ' \ll"el' \ ) ' eXllrosslon Oil hll ! l'u ( ' (1 ( face
allli hUll como to nSJoCIlle { hllll wllh
thlnss alllll1l1lo : anll III n community
whl'l'o : life Is somolln\t'l ! vlowell In 11
" 011111'11' ' IIghl I al1l1cltmtClI ploauro ! In
' 5t1h'ln ( ( him III close runge.
"UIII1'\1I0 \ th' hl'ol Illoco , 1\let1l , " ho
ALlIel , hCILI'W ) ' , M we Ilrow UI' to the
t:1.hlo : ; anti my host plncClI the tou h.
\ . l slice of the loaf Oil hi ! ! Illato , to
whlrhfrs. ' . CUl'rlol' : ulilod hllrllOlI , dnd
111 'r.lJs of llOrle.
" : \lnn \ ) ' at th' hlllel'al' ! " aslccil HI ,
the hired man , who had l'onwlnell at
h lUO to Cl1l'O for thn II YO stocl"
JOYa ! ! , " afllrmell 1\11' . SplOllgelt. "nn'
I shouldn't uo surlll'tll'tl ! If wo hnd an ,
'Jthor iOOl1 , Sistol' Jurll1da dreamell
; Jf 1lIu'r \ 'II1' laat wnolt IIn' th' hoarlo !
'
was 'COlli I 11' ( I'om this wa ' . "
SI I > hllddol'od and movoll hIs chaIT
. ' fl'OIl1 the window
tfl OSCalll ! 11. dl'nught
/
"Lem'me Heft HIm. "
whllo.\lrs. ; Currlor Illeat1I her aI'OI
Ilud mused : " " 'hy , who can It 1.10
Wo're 1111 well here , 1 uollove , Yo don'
f\1 filek. do yo , 1\lolhuel'l"
"Naw , I don't , nn' 1 ain't gain' tel' , '
! iUallllcll her husband. "What ye tr
Il' tor pin It ontOl' mo for' ! "
"Yo might bo slcl , nn' not Imow It ,
'rcmIn ed SI , 1'eass1l\'lngly. \
As WO Iushed ) buclc our cl1l11rs an
l'etllrl1ccl to the sllllng room Obed 1'1
11I0 I'lwll : "Wnl , von't that rounkc
have n hard 'tlmo of It ! I'm anI
nCa'all1 ho won't grow UI ) tOI' ! lproclat )
un' cnjoy ll , 'rlmt's th' wa ' wIt
ahlol3. half of 'cm don't see th' valu
fir their lrlnls. 80 hc's gain' onte
: \.1' \ 11001' farm. " '
"l nln't saId that , " growled 11Cu \
tor , frowning at the howl of his IIlp ,
" { t ihar como lor thut , nn' meu\.lo \ no
t'lW : t. weolt ho's tor Rta ) ' wIth ono e
"th' nclghuors o VOl' there. loul
they'll Itccp him I'IEht alon ,
I'MI' . Cm'rler' was a 1.111 rOllgh In 0
l } 'lng ' 81 to loole after the ClLltl
'I'hon he said : "Il's tough , bllt mobl
It' ! ( ; ot tor bc as yo sa ' , Obed. " 1
n , there won't 1.10 only a few doll a
left frolll lh' ' 1oroCl09\I1'O snlo of Alv
f.Lrm. ' 1'h' bostl clln dn , J [ those fol !
won't Ildopt tIl' 11:11.1) : ' , Is tOl' 1I0nrd III
011 t1t' farm at th' eXllOllso ot th' to\ '
arl' sa.vo th' money I1gln th' da '
qulls lit' place tel' hllstlo fOl' hlmsc
HO'R Imb ' too : '
II. fine boy ,
'
1\11' , Slllodgett cul hla tobat'co In ) )
ldtR thnt could not hOlp but emolte 11
Alil1arently ho was disappointed
I arn the poor Infant wOllld SOl
t 111\0 l'mergo from pauporlsm , it
\I\'ed \ and If the olllor 8010ctmon 11' '
mllted Mr. Currlor to CI11'I'Y out 1
( 'harltable l1Ur1Ose { , wllh a few doUv
J11 his ( locltet. For aft'r allowing se
cral Jl1'atchos to bum his lingers
( ) ol'ved : "Llllble tel' make a u
Itll lfih , sometblng of n. dude , ) ' 0 Imo
tar : stlrt him In lIfo as a holr , "
" 10 won't IIl1.vo morc'n $40 , " roml
s ated , Mr. Currier , "OVOII If th' all
u'lectmen asroo tor my scheme , "
When J l'ot\1rnocl 1'1'0111 school
110011 tlto next day I fouud Mr. Cun
harncssin his horse wIth every Ir.
calloll ot beln III u. 1Urry , As
lIucl < lel1 , the stl'all1'l ' lIe told mo 1
St1lodgolt ha.d bcon throwl1 from
WUOIl shorllr niter loa \'In UII the
night bof\'o ) \ anll hull brolwlI a leg.
1\1 ' hOlt ! HUoltod ! ! ! thut I uccomlllln '
him < In n vIsit to the Injuroll mlII , ntul I
1111 I WitH CUl'lous to 1I0te If unythlng :
agreeublo had occurred to 111111' Obed' ! ! i
II10uRllro In lI08Selllllnl : It fl'acllll'etl :
Il1nb [ nccoptod the 11I\'ltulioll ,
\\0 foullIl him Jirolliloll UII III a 1II08t
uncomfortahlo chah' , trying to 1'ouII
wIthout hI ! ! ! ! peclacles. "I'\'o rmll11llctl
IL Ing four tlmos , " ho lIalull'll , "hut th'
tloclor thlnls this Is th' WUl'st 'et.
An' , d'ro Imow , ll\lnd of foelllA lhough
he'tI lIIado a belch of sellin' th' bon06.
I jest tapllccl my foot on th' 11001' lie.
fol'o 'O COIIIO In an' It hmt IIIw sin.
GUO.lS 1'11I In fer a slogo of It. "
"Ain't heard 'el11 f\lIt1n' : on th' 11001'
flll'lII 'ot , ha\'o e , Obod ? " jolted \1t' .
Currlol' ,
"Almost , " the ether grlnllol"S'1I010 \ !
'o'll soon hu\'e anlldtlllion m'm' the c
In th' BlnOI' ; hally , won't ) ' 07"
I enj ( ) 'oll his frown liS MI' . CUI'I'Ier
I'epllod : "lIab"s bom utlollted. "
" 1'hon ho won't go ? " was the 11Is.
pll'lted qller ) ' ,
"Wal , not fOl' anoL lcl' wee It , " mOlll :
fiocl 111) ' host. "I sl10llld hll vo 8a.ld ho
was ollly tomIIOrll1' ' adolltetl. Goln'
a \\'COll from next : \lollday , "
1\11' , ' '
Splotlgelt brlghtonccl l1el'cepllbl )
on h'lng assllred the haby's lease on
respoctahllll ) ' was not llOl'lIIanent. alld
he chuclIl'11 I\t \ 111) ' host's shOl't llved
tr11111111h a11l1 suld ; "Yo told me that
before , 'JJtnt's 1I0thln' . 'l'h' fact re.
mains , h\'s \ got tel' go , Wal , It'll bo a
good tralllln' an' a lossoll' tel' him. "
It waB IL I'ollof to bo lit school on
thl'lomlllY 1t' . Currier went after the
'child to lalee Il to the ) )001' form , 1
tlitl not car ( ' to soc. hl111 wlllm ho
lJasseti through the dl6tl'lct. anll thero.
fore , when I came h01110 to din nor ancl
loal'lloll hl,1 llUt ! 1I0t al'l'lved , lIut WIlS
' ' ' millulo I tl'lcll lo
expoctoll 0\01' ) ,
hm'r ) ' through the meal anti evade
, hllll. , lust Ill ! I hall I'efusell plo , ml1h ! :
lo 81's alllllzemont , allll wus leavlll ! ;
the talllo , a wagon drove lute the 'artl
alld 1\1\'s \ , Cunlol' nlllloullc0I1 : "Hero's
leth with thO hahy , "
Bul It wal ! 1I0t her husllanll ; It was
t.ho olImlstlc ) Mr. Slllodsott. haIr reo
ollnlll ! ; 011 Iln Impro\'lsoll. couch , whllo
hla sistoI' , II. gl'lm. woollon facell wom.
au , VOI'y deaf nnll 801l10m IUlOWIl to
sl ) ( > ule , helll the reills ,
" Iclh here ? " he Illqlllred. "I can't
come In , JIull all I cOIIIII do tel' It
Intol' th' wagoll. U th' fish pedllier
ha n't como alollg Iln' glm'mo a boost
I'd atlll 110 tor home , I guess. 1\1ost
t11111Cd ever twlco. Gco ! but . that
lo ! ; frats 1110 : '
1\l1's. ClI\'I'lel' \ had ha1'II ' explained
hel' husbanll's absence when unothor
wagon whlrlell Into the ) 'al'd and 111) '
heart sanle as I saw the small bundle
m ) ' host wus so cal'efull ) ' holding-
the hollow of his left linn , 1 had
hOlled the bab ) ' had founll a llerma'
nOll1' homu with his fester mother of
'
the wuck , 1\11' , Curl'lGr's fnco looked
vor ) ' SOUl' as ho lossod the lInes to
81 amI said : "Hang this boln' s'lect.
' ' ' babies tel' th'
mnn an' cm'tln' poor
hOllso ! 1 don't mInd a groweduJ
' the ' IIsually shirt ,
pauper , 'cause ) arc
loss an' jest as lief be there as an "
whore. But this little cuss ain't done
nothln' tel' dosarve ll. Anyway , wo'll
give 111m 0110 more In ependont din'
ner before ho comes ter taltln' tOWI1
charlt ) ' . Hello , 01.1011. No use tOl
spea.lt tor yer sistoI' . Hitch , an' '
. .
"
como In ,
"Iom'lIIo sco hIm , 1\Ioth. 1 can't glt
1I0wn , yo Imow , " said 1\11' . SplodgoU
" his face now , reflecting only pleasurc.
"Ye might \Vnlt lIlI yo glt well an
call all him at th' pOOl' farm , " reIIOI )
J. my host , grimly , 'et resting ono fcx ) '
on the hub of the wheel and holdhl !
111 the crowJng Infant In his al'ms
'l'he wlnll hlow bncle corner of Uu
blnnltel so that the IIttlo tnce peellel
out : mil Mr. 81110llgells conntenanc
grow solemn ,
Ho glngorl ) ' I1lclOlI11 ono Itlcklng
' llOt.weon hi
\\'OI'stod co\'orell foot
rough thumb nnll fin er and oYL'l1 It II
dee ) ) RUl'lll'Ise , "Lom'mo heft him : ' h
'
Ilslwd.
The ball ) ' dill not IIIlnll the trnnsfe
amI lost no lime In clutching ono fill
r. dhll111el.\ hand In the grhily whlsleer
e , that tlclelOll his chin.
Je "Smol1s 1\1\0 \ noW mlllt , " rema.rltc
ro 1\11' . Splodgott : l1Iololotlcan ' with
I'S rCll face as ho'ralsod his h all. nl :
L'S I coulll swonl' ho 1lsset ! the IIttl
ks cheol , .
m , 1Iis slstol"s hloxll\'essl\'o \ face stol
vn a ull of n l1matlon as she snatchc
he u o tin ) ' form from hIs Ilwltwart.l 111
U. anll gentl ) ' l/1lllell tllO brown hall'11 :
rOlLl'I'llngell the ulnnl < ot with deft fi
el. gel's , 'l'hen she nslwtl In her usu :
Iy. lDQuot01l0US . . .olce , "Shnll wo go bac
to now , Oboll ? "
no "Hold on ! " crloll Mr. Currier , I
110 Oued nOl1l10d and UIO wagon began '
" ' th' Imb ' ! "
r' turn. "Yo've forgot
110 "No , wo hln't , " grlnnotl Obed shoo '
lrs Ishl ' . "Wo'\'o got him. Wnro : gal
n' . tor tl1l < o him home , I I'tI ) llnnnell on
ho right ulong. Onl ) ' 1 didn't want
oy como between him an' this cXllOrlen ,
, ' ho'll enjoy thlnkl
IW Whcl110'11 older
It ever , Bettor pull th' ulal1l\Ot ov
: m. him more , l..url II 11 a , or else lem'r
lor holll 111m. Goo lang , thol'o , "
And tl1l1t. night I1lll111'o was gllldtl ,
at and thu woods nnd hUlB moro doslral
lor for Obod's hl1vln ! ; llvotl , and I COIl
L l. look throuSh the. .ours I1nd SOO
ho quaInt ohl mnll In No. 0 no Ions
\11' . b\1.vlng \ ralnlltol111a , but uolng ruled
h\s \ the Il'on handof a youngster ,
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NfW GOTHAM OISfASf
ENTIRE CITY NOW SUFFERING
FROM "THAW.MAD , "
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Persons Who Attend Trial Especially
Affllcted-Hven Judge and Law.
yers Show Effects of
the Disorder.
Npw Yorlc-'l'haw.J\lntl" \ Iii the IIP\\ '
IlIbcmw whl'h Is IllIttling doetl'rH In
r-\ow YOI'I , . Illi ItlsidlOlIR e ' eta m'o
cOIlII1I 'cl ohlsl'l ' to the 1111bltlles of
th ( ' COllrtrllolll , hilt It IH a l'eI1II11' ; IIIIBH'
III slIllItlltloa 011 tIll'It1'Cuts. ' ! .
111111/-1110 / a IIIIW ! IIl1l1vlllllal HluPIIIII ( . :
a frlt'llIl 011 the tltl'eet IIl1el sa llIg :
"PR'coIHlthlc Pet ( ' , ho11'0 ' 0111'
J'ntl'olIcl'ntches : ! this nvenlug'AliI / !
t heu ltulI lu { ! his 0111'0 ellwll ) ) " HOl'lolI1 !
. .
1:011I1111111011 : Ha 'luA :
"Brain HtU'III ! , Bill ; m ' scmtcl1l'1l : arc
all of a 1IIII'II11olac 01' IIII1.tU1.1.lIl1 IIlIal.
Il ' . 1'011 show Hlglls of a fullllll1lltOl' ) "
Clllalll ) " : '
All of which gllOK to IlI'ove thnt tho'e !
hils Spl'UUUII / al11on thlise who have
I aUoudeel the tdlll dar after da ) " or
JIlve I'elld t.ho mll lIto dotalls of the
,
) Jl'OcPl'llIngs , II so't ! of 1111111 I1l1ulnos6-
u madl10ss Itwapahll' of l'Xllct dofllllng ,
but VOl' ) ' roal.
' [ 'he I > trllin Ul10n those mOKt Intorest.
od III the tl'lal Is greater thlln can 110
expressed , The lgh nil arc al ! oaur (
anel alert aH hefm'c , wanting to catch
each clrcul11stnnce as It translros ,
Uw ) " ! loglu to o\'lIlenco the truth of the
old Imw : "A 11111n can stand enl ' so
much. "
011 the law"er6 th0111Hel\08 the strain
has IlCon Arcat , , Iusllco Fllzgomld ,
who was callnneKs and tolerance Itself
thl'ollgh the Clu'l ) " stngos of the Cllse ,
lta6 grown ! ! harll In his speech to the
, ,
lawyers. { ho IICI'Hlslent lr. Dolmas
seems to wax Wear ) ' of his tax , a11l1
,101'01110 , 1 > 0 alert Ilnd Inclsl'ovhon hu
ho/-an / his lallor ! ! , gl'Ows tlrod , but
. l\Cl'IIS doggedl ) " Ilt. hlH worl. ,
nmlllg lulls III the courtroom all
SOl'lS of weird l\lolhol' Goose , 1'hyme
arc wrltt 'u Ilnd ) Jassed allollt to 1) ( '
IlIuhod ! OVOI' h ) ' these who wish te
whllo :1\\11. : . ) ' the tlmo.
Such a tluo old child memor ) ' of the
nm'sJI' ) ' as "lJaa.lll1a"lIlacl , sheep , " ha }
Lleoll lJu'allhrasod : within , the wee I. tl
,1'oud :
"Deltlhln DollnaH , ha vo 'ou all
wool ? ' Yas 1lI1I1 1 , 'a6 ilium , three hag !
full ! "
Not that th01'B Is the sllghtost rea
! -Ion In the 1'h'mo , hut just hocause lIl (
Htl'l1ln of the Imthollc , the tragic , thl
Ill'I1h has ueon so great that the can
t.raRt hccolUes sl1l ' . One wrilol' of 1'011
utalton hilS shown his oddity II ) ' th4
conHtant accul11ulatlon of fl'osh loal
llOnclls , Ono cia ) ' he shal'lcned ) 4 :
and filled his tlodwts till thu ' lIulged
AllllUrontlr oven then ho was 11m
sossed of a fear that th y might. no
, ll1st him through the mornln sessl011
Requests to malw II noise 11\(0 \ :
"systomallc clohIHlon , " or to' gIve" 11.1 .
Imitation of Il "IHlralloll1c at play , '
ha vo bcen made , ancl the response ,
have allllll1'entl . Illeased ancl satl
led. "
The "Idiots' quadl'llIc" and the " 1m
hoclleR' III'ol11ollado" were alllon 111
'suggosllons that have heon made as I
method of 1'olaxatlon , but no danclnl
'master has allpeared as yet to tal,4
the mattOl' In hand. Still the tl'lal I :
inot , ondel ! .
'fho wr arr , cll'ear ) ' h0111'S dl'ag 011
and ono thing seems now cel'taln-
though the Thaw case hils been Ull
most sensational In the hlstor ) ' of mod
I rn I11m'dol' trials-It will hold the I'ec
ord hefol'e It CIOROS as the most hml1
dulllnE ; cause celebro of mOllorn dll 'E
\ ,
GREAT COTTON INVENTION.
Machine to Take Fuzz from Seed WII
Effect Ten Per Cent. Saving.
Washlngton-One of the most I\l' \
p01'tl1nt devices In the hlstol'Y uf Col
ton cultme has been perfocled h ) ' m
Ilel'ls of the dormrtment of 111I'Icu
lul'O , It Js.a . mnchlne for the removv
of the fu1.Z on cotton } wed Ilnd fol' th
sOllaratlon of light from hellvy seed.
'rho III'OCOGS has heen In course e
developlUcnt for allout. t wo 'ea1'S , nn
Il Is I he opinion of the cotton expol't
of the doplll'lment thut Its IInlvel'SI
use would ottect Il saving of about te
per cent , of UIO entll'o cotton crOI1.
As the CI'OI ) of Amol'lca amounts t
about $7 O.OOOOOO IL 'oar , It easily ca ,
he realized that sUch , a saving wou ]
\be of vast hl1llortance.
13y the rellloval of the fuzz from n
cotton seed the seed may 110 Illante
w\lh \ un ol'dllla1' ' gral \ ) ' dl'l1I , By tl
ease with which lho smooth Heeel c
ho manlll\llatOI ! the ) ' can he Illantc
111 h1ll6 without lmneceS6ar ) ' Wltst .
and the IIlants so located can bo tllh
I
In two dlrecllons.
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Id GETS GIFT OF HOLY LAND ,
II. -
1\1 Prominent Jew oJ Texas Recelv
:1 : , Deed to Burial Plot In Palestine.
Terroll , 'l'ex.-Iucob I.abel of Ul
\s
city Is In I'ocelpt of u burial lot
lo
Suffed , Pales Uno. ThIs Is four 'ar
of lun , as they measure land In Pi
'II' csllno hy the 'Ilr .
n Mr. Lauel , who performs for I
It
IlCollle 111 this city the tlutles of rab'
Is ngent for n. charltaule InsUluUI
: 11\ the holy h1l1 , an lusUtutioll son
n \hlng IIko an 0l'pl1l1l1's hOll1o 1111
er cOl1utr ) ' , Hud the deed to the 1110t
no lamI wus sent to him by t11 mllnal
11I0nt of the Institution liS II. tok
or oC thoh' of his
. . Ilpprocll1t1on 8en'lc ,
110 ? It' , Label hau boon In thla couut
lid for G ) 'l'UI'S. Ho looka flrWurtl ) wi
I' 11Iuch 1I1el1HIIl'0 to sllondlug his dect
: er Ing ) 'oars 11\ the lloly land , nud hOI
bY to bo burled In UtO lot , whIch has be
tn"sntod to him by ll1a Crlontls ,
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UI1.ucccss ul Rcbel Lcndcr. I
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'rO 1 81eroogral'h , 'cop.rljht , h ) ' Underwood & Underwood. N. y ,
Gen. Antonio Paredes was the leader of the latest revolution In Venczuel l ,
HI : . movement to overthrow the rule of Castro was organized In New York ,
Shortly after ms return and Invasion he was captured by government troops
and , with seventeen of his followers , was executed.
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: ITUTOR OF MAHARANI.
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PENNSYLVANIA GIRL' ACCEPTS
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UNIQUE POSITION IN INDIA.
Miss McLean , of LawrencevlJle , Well. . ,
Fitted to ccupy Post-Has Ob : '
talned Degrees from Callfor.
nla and Yale Universities.
Lawrencovllle , Pa-It Is 6afe to sa '
that every woman of artistic taste and
a love for the heaul1es of the arts of
an ancient clvllIzalion will he pleased
at nnd pel'hnJ1s enylous of the dlstlne.
lion which has come to Miss ? lInry K
l\tcLcan , who has he en allilointed tutor
and compl1nlon to the wife of the Ma :
" hai'ajah Gallnvar , of Baroda , India.
1\1lss l\IeI-cun Is the daughter of the
late George 1\Icl..ean , of Lawrence-
\1110 , and Is It charming young wom.
an deoly ) Interested In the stud : , ' of
the occult , and the mysterious phan.
tasnlllgorla of the Indian riles , as
IIracthod thousands at' years ago ,
When the Maharajah and the -Ma.
ha1'l1nl-whlch means the "little
1II'lnccss"-woro in this countr ) ' a
I , 'ear ago the ) ' decided to engage an
_ . \l11erlclln college woman who would
he HUed to relieve her highness of
the fatigue of social duties when oc.
eas'lon requlrcd , and to aid her In
such duties , 1t was somcwhat of a.
task to select ono callable of Ilert'orm.
Ing such a worle of delIcate diplomacy
which meant a thorough knowledge of
social customs and a wide famlllarlt '
wllh the history of India. The Ma.
harajah consulted' ' friend In Now
YOI'I ( and after an exhaustIve inquiry
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\ lIsslcLean was decided upon as
p ssesslng all the necessary lIuallfica
tlons , with hel' lovely perHOIHlllty as a
Ielnd of bonus.
There are a few young " , onieu In
AmerIca possessing a hetter educa.
tlonal equipment for the novel Ilosl
tlon she Is to occupy. She went froll1
hero to Oal\1and , Cal. , where she was
graduatetl from the' glrls high school
She next entered the University 01
California , from whIch she was gradu.
ated wUh the degree of hachelor 01
) ) hllosoph ' , 'l'hls was supplel1l1J1ited
hy two ears' stud ' and travel In
Europe. .
I Returning to America , l\Tlss l\lcLean
ontore Yale unlvel'slty , fl'om which
she .obtalned the coveted degree 01
decor , of philosophy , Since that time
she has ueen engaged in lItol'ary worl ,
In Now Yorl , city until she received
her present appointment , ancl has 1'0 ,
centl ' onterclI on her dutleH.
\ lIssJcLean : , who Is nmv In In la ,
hus written to her- friends here that
the Maharani Is a very lIeautlful and
Intelligent woman. The Maharajah ,
himself Is a gradunte of Oxford and
possessed of'ast weallh. To the
great dlsappolntmont of 1\Hss McLean
eVOl'ytlllng about the palace , even tt )
the rugs and fl1l'1llshlngs , Is Imorted
from EnAantl. ] She has had the great.
cst difficult ) ' In mnldng the people
who al'o fitllng up bel' bungalow un.
derstand that she wants over'thlng
IndIan , not English.
Her highness Is a Brahmin of the
highest cllste , dresse6 In native coso
tume , and wears Its accompanyIng
veil of 15 or 20 ) "ards length.
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: THE CONSTITUTION IS FREAKY.
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Oklahoma Offers Some Strange New
Ideas ,
Kansa Clt-Among the freak
11roposltlons offered In the Oklahoma
constitution arc the following : L vy'
In ; ; a tax of ono lIeI' cent on the gross
I'ecelpts of railroads ; to ellmlnato the .
:0 : name of Almighty God from the con.
n stltutlon , suhstltutlng In the } 1reamble ,
Id " 'l'ho supreme ruler of the unlvorse ; , "
taxln ! ; Ile lllors and taxing theaters
10 mul circuses ; to locate the enpltal of
d UIO atato on a barren prairie at tbe
10 exact goographlcal center of the state ;
m to prohlhlt the s'stem of "you scratch
HI m ' back a11l1 I'll scratch yours' "
.e , through the t.radlng of votes on pl'O'
) d posed bills In legislatures ; pol1 tax
ql1altflcatlonH for volors ; providing for
the election of UnIted 8tates'sena. .
tors hy direct vote dr tllO llooille nlllI
compelling the 10Jlslatlll'e to raUf ) '
es such olectlon or eXllOl memhors vo .
In ngalnHt It ; compcllhlE ; Insurance
compnnles to Invest at least 75 per
lis cellt of 51\1'plus \ roser\'e fund within
at the state ; llrohlbltlng the leaving ot a
ds large cstnto to ono child ; compelllnE ;
Ill. corlorntlon olIlclnls aud omlllo 'es to
tostlf ' IIn then don 'Jng thom lho
lis right of Immunll ' from ovldonco tend.
ul , InE ; to Incrlmlnato themselves ; pro-
011 vldlng that all persons of , seed mornl
10- character ma ' 1.10 admlttell to practlco
lis law In any of the COnl'ts of OIt1a.hon1\1. \
of without cxamlnatlon and to allow 1101"
; 0' sons 1I0t la.w 'or8 to 801'VO ns count .
on jUdge , and u 111'OvlHIon foro\'or prohlb.
os.ltlng all forel n hulltllng and loau liS'
, ry soclatlol1l from doing uuolnoss In Ok.
ltb lahomn.
In. A proposItion to provcnt the pIping
Jes of gl1s out of Oklahoma b ' donylng
! on 111110 IInos the right ot Clnlnent domain ,
und forbhldlng thom from crossing
public hlghwaya 01' alloys wllhout. can.
sent of the state Is now under con.
slderatlon hy the convention. Alsot. :
proposilion to 111uko It a mls 1emeanor
for any person other than mnloyes ) or
tUIO road , physIcians nllll nurses In
case of omergenc ) ' , to rldo on a III1SS
upon any ralll'Oad In the 6tntO ,
BUILDS HOUSE WITH CHIPS.
Georgia Doctor Has Unique Idea for
UtilizIng Waste Marble. '
Mncon , Ga-Tho patchworle l1111aco
uelng uulll uy Dr , W , W. B1l1lngslea
onValnut street has reach ell the soc.
end story , III many respects tllls wl11
he the most unlquo dwolllng.houso In
Mncon.
It was somothlng o\'er a yea ' ago
when Dr. BIllingslea concol VOlI the ,
Idea of bulllll1lg a 110use with the
chips from the marhle usell In build ,
Ing the new fed l'al building In thl
city , It was to be his OWfl house ,
Illannell and lIulll by himself , after hlf.
own Illells , so he drew the 11I1ms 111
Arn'lI anll tartoll to worl"
Ho made al'l'angements with th
contractor ! ! lit the government build ,
Ing to cart away all the chlpII I1UlI
hl'Olwn mm'ule , With ay lahorers he
mhc : the cement and ml1rblo anti ur
Erew the walls.
With the exception of the dl1 ' Ia.bor
Dr. Billingslea haH done all the wClr11
on the IIOU80. UII tu dale the material
lallur anti oven' oxcnso amounts t <
lo. H thun $1,000 , anel ho OX110cts tc
C0l1111\l'te \ the hulllllng for less tha.t
$ IIiOO ,
'rho hull ding was Insp < ! ctell by In
speclol' 1II111111mrton , or the go\'eru
Il11llellng , whoMo only crltlclsn
I was that the wall ! ! WCI'O too strong.
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aUTTON THEIR OWN WAISTS. ;
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NVorl Women Have Surmount" " " (
Qreat Obstacl. , )
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York women haTe lately discovered a I
way of fastening their waJsts , up the I
back without call1na : Cor assistance.
Thouht not lacking In roneroslty , they
became so tlrod of the outstretched I
palm of the cbambcrmald that tbey "
now feel that It Is time to luard theIr f .
ockats. The Gotham , yomJUl dIsco\ ' ' : , I ,
ored that It she put her blouse OD j' , t
hind sIde before , wIt.h t.h sleovcJ ! ; : f
bl1nl'lng ; free , It could' be fastened I'J I' \J\ \ >
from top to bollom , wllb the excep' i , ' , , 4S :
tlon of the hooks at th neck , and " 'I
then turned a.round . and the armJ ! II '
slipped Into the sleeves 'Without un , \1 \
duly straining the fastenings. 80 sin"
plel So strange tllllt no one bad
thought of It bofore. Or Is 1t posslblu
other women have uRed the pbn and
meanly leopt It to themselves ? Will
the waist that buttons In 'tbe ba.ck
now have a now lease of lIfeT
FIFTEEN VEARS OF ECZEMA ,
Terrible Itching Prevented Sleep- " " ' . , . ) ? " '
Hands , Arms and l.egs Affected "
-Cutlcura Cured In 6 Days , ,
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"I had eczema nearly 1lCteen years ,
The affected parts were my. hands ,
arms n.nd legs. They were the worst
In the wlntcr time , nnd'Iere alway : !
Itchy , and I could not le cp from
scratching thcm , I hl1d to kecp both ,
hands bandaged all the time , and at
nlgl1l I would have to scratch though
the ban ages as the itching was so
severe , nnd at times I wouljl have to
tear cverythlng ofl my liands to
scratch tbe sleln. I could not rest or
sleep. I had several physicians treat
mo but they could not give mo a . .
permanent cure nor even could they
stop tbe llcblng. After using the
Cutfcurn. Soap , one box or utlcllra .
Ointment I1nd two botlles of Cutfcura. \0
Resolvont for about six days the
itching had ceased , and now the Dares , )
bave disappeared , and I never felt
better In my Ilfe than I do now.
'Edward Waren , Band , v10th U , S. In.
fantry , Fort Crook , Nobraska. "
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Doubts being entertained as to.tho "
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stability of tbe steeple of St. Michael's
church , Bath , Enland : , the rector
cllmbed it and Investigated. He is an- -
enthusiastic mountaineer. ,
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People appreciate the delicate tl\llc and
natural action of Gal'field Tea , the mild
herb laxative. Best fol' livel' , kidneys anti
bowels , Guaranteed under the l lIrlJ I'ood ,
an DruKs J aw. '
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We attract hearts by the qualltleOo
we display ; we relaln them. by. the'
qualltles we possess-Suard.
Smolcers appreciate the quality value of I
Lewis' Single llinder ci ar _ ' \bur dealer
IIf Lewis' l"aetoJ'Y , Peol'la , Ill.
Retlcenco has been responsIble for
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many a Ia.mentablo fo..llure. "
! hI. WID.low'lI Soothln ! : Syrup. .
Per children teething , .orten. the guiIlS , rcdUCi1 (1)0 /
I1a.mmatlon , a11a11 pain. cure. wlndcollu. , 25c a bolUII. .
It's about all some people can do. to
keep from being done.
TWO YEARS IN BED
gr. Wllliamo' Pink Pills Cur.ed Stubborn -
born Rheumatism When qther
Treatment Gave No Reltef.
Dr. Williams' Pink P11ls hn'le been.
curing the m < lst stubborn s o
rheumatism for nearly n. g dcratlon ' ,
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a.nd thousands of grateful ptLtlent
have given testimony that cannot bOo ri"
Ignored. " '
Mr. Robert , Odbert , a. ach1nist , lIv- "
In : at 201 Cameron Street , 'Dctrolt.
MIch. , ! had n. very distressing experi.
ence wIth rbeumatlsm for about tw < > >
years. He makes the followl g statement -
ment : "About the year 1887 'rfelt the
effects of rheumatism wh1-ch gradually I 'I
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grew worse until I was compelled to-
give up work for n. time , The years
of ' 97 and ' 98 I WAS confined to my bed 1
most of the time. I was under doctors'
treatment but found no reller. My
legs were swollen from the blps downward - . ' , '
ward n.nd red blotches nppcared all
Ii.
over them. Frequently they pa.lned
me so that I had to bind thom tlrf.1l1y
with strips of linen. This sometimes t
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relleved tbe pa.ln but at other tImes
tailed to do so , At times I had to I
crawl to my worl" usIng two cru.lobes.
During tbese spelts I Buforodrcatly , .
from pain around my henrt whllh : Int. i
trlbuted to the rheumatism.
"At last my mother wrote me and
a.slod mo to try Dr. WlIllnms' Pink
Pills. I dl and in Q. short time I
found myself getting bettor am } have
bad no trouble sl ce. I may hero acid
that I consl er myself porfecUy cured ,
I have not ha.d the least sign of the
dlseaso slnco and feel better uaw titan
I ever did , For tbooo reaSOns I
recommend Dr , Williams' Pink Pills
to allY ono affccted the sarno ns 1 "wns. "
Dr. WlIIlams' Pink PlIIs 0.1'0 sold by
all druggists , or sent by mall , postpaid
on receipt of prlco , 50 cents p r box ,
I six boxes for $2 , O , by the r. wn.
IIams Medlclno Co" Schenocta y , N. y ,
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SIOK HEADACHE
. . POllltivoly cn.,11 by
' these J.lttlu l'Ub. k
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CAD'JERS Tiley also rcll6vo DI5- I
tress tram Dyspepslaln. I
I ITTLE d4'CSUonnnll : TooIloartr
I I V En Eat.lDio A pcrfoct rem. 1 "
I n edytorDlrdnW3 , Nnullu ,
PI LI..S. Dromsmee.'I , Jlud 'flUlt r
In the 1louth. Coated
Tonguo. I'Qln Ir ho mde ,
TOm'ID LIVllIt. 'XhO ) '
, rezulll10 the DoweIB. I'uroI1 Vcgetable.
SMAll PILL. StULL DOSE , SMALL PR1C1 }
CARTERS Genuha , M t Bear 1
ITTLE Fae-51 mjla SlgnattJre
IVER d _ ,
PILLS. / \
ftEFUSE SUBSTITUTES , I
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