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"Herbert , " said the stern father , "I '
uppose you arc suing [ . to marry that dol -
I faced \vasp-waisted. pink-chocked , simpe'r- ]
1 ioff / , giggling , , gtiin-chewing poverty-strick-
. en little Miss : : 'Wredlip. "
l "No , fiithcr , " answered the dutiful son i
"if you prefer it 1 will marry that long ,
i 1 c lean fr.klefaccd.lJarpchinned. \ , goggle-
; + { . eyed ; solemn , austere raucous-voiced , vin -
't ' jary , suspicious. blue-nosed lantern-j -
i ed , prim , rich old Miss Allkoyne. "
' "You shan't ! " roared the indignant old
gentleman. "You're not half good enoug , ;
for her 1" !
Thus a toft answer may turn away ; a
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ill , His Legal Adviser That distant rela-
tlve of yours is an old nuisance , you say ,
and yet you think you ought to do some- ]
i thing for him. do you ? Well , why not
Settle an annuity on him ?
Millionaire - Great Caesar , no ! Pee -
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: A NOTRE DAME LADY'S APPEA .
To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism ,
whether muscular or of the Joints , clatica ,
( f lumbagos backache , pains In the kidneys
er neuralgia pains , to write to her for a
1 + home treatment which has repeatedly cure
all of these tortures. She feels It her duty
( j to send It to all sufferers FREE. You cure
yourself : at home as thousands will testify
no change of climate being necessary. This
almple discovery banishes uric acid from
the blood , loosens the stiffened joints , pur -
fles the blood , and brightens the eyes , giving !
ill elasticity and tone to the whole system. It I
; the above Interests you , for proof addr
ifrs. M. Summers , Box 3 , Notre Dame , Inc .
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We Can Learn from Our Cnildre > 3 .
Treat the child more as an equal
; aot as a hopeless inferior. The
' Isn't so much need of coming doi
l to his level as of giving him an or -
I portunity to come up to yours - whi
will not require such a frightful ef- *
fort on his part as you sometimes err -
agine. If you can get a child to rec-
j ognize and treat you as his equal , cc n-
I' tinues Woods Hutchinson , writing for
} "Success Magazine , " you will have
} ' I gained the highest possible position ot
Influence over him and earned the best
and sincerest compliment ever paid
' . you. We dwell greatly upon wh
parents teach their children , but we
i forget to record in equal detail on the
opposite side of the ledger what our
children teach us. It would be diffici
to say on which side the balan
would be found to fall. The child i
gl ! not merely the ideal pupil , but also
! ! ! the greatest teacher in the world. The
lessons that we lear-fi from him , it
( we approach him with proper huml -
4 ty , are the most valuable part of our
tducation.
Origrln of Confettl-Throvrinsr.
Confetti-throwing , which is now i so
general , owes its origin , strange ;
enough , to an accident. A firm was en-
gaged in printing and turning out thr.m-
Bands of almanac In which eyelet hoL
were punched. The tiny colored disl
were thrown about by tbe work girls ,
and as the proprietor saw the dec
ratlve possibilities of the fragments ! ho
tried his idea. It caught on to such
an extent that he soon gave up prin -
Ing and devoted himself to confett
making.
SURPRISED HIM.
Doctor'o Test of Food.
A doctor In Kansas experImented
with his boy in a test of food and
fivas tho particulars. He says :
"I naturally watch the effect of dli
. ferent foods on patients. My own lit
tie son , a lad of four , had "beea ill
I with pneumonia and during his con
I Quiescence did not seem to care for ;
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* 'I knew something of Grape-Nut
ind its rather fascinating flavour and
particularly of its nourishing and
nerve-building powers , so I started th-
boy on Grape-Nuts and found from the
j first dish that he liked it.
\ "His mother gave It to him steadily
and he began to improve at once. In
less than a month he had gained
E i about eight pounds and soon became
t Bo well an3 , strong we had . no further
anxiety about him.
"An old patient of mine , 73 years
i'i ' old , came down with serious stomach
r1
1 trouble and before I , was called had
; rot so weak he could eat almost noth-
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i He had tried almost every kind of
1 food for the sick without avail.
"I immediately put him on , Grape-
. Nuts with good , rich milk and just a
little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed
I when I came next day , 'Why , doctor ,
I never ate anything so good or that
I made me feel so much stronger. '
"I am pleased to say that he got well
on Grape-Nuts , but he had to stick
I to it for two or three weeks , then he
began to branch out a little with rice
or an egg or two. He got entirely
well in spite of his almost hopeless
condition. He gained 22 pounds In
two months , which at his age is re
markable.
"I could quote a list of cases where
Grape-Nuts has worked wonders. "
"There's a Reason. " Read "The
Road to Wellville , " in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter ? A
f new one appears from time to time.
eo They are'genuine , true , end full of
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Saxton , standing with Fenton in .the
lark hall , referred to his watch again
"Shall we go in ? " he asked.
The lawyer dropped the knob of the
door and drew back out of the way.
"It's too bad it's glass , " said Saxt ,
jetting his shoulder against the wooden
frame over the lock. The lock held , but 1
the door bent away from it. He braced
his feet and drove his shoulder harder
( Into the corner , at the same time press-
Ing his hip against the lock. It refused :
to yield , but the glass cracked , and final-
ly [ [ half of it fell with a crash to the fioor
within
"Don't hurry yourselves , gentlemen : , "
laid Fenton , coolly , speaking through tbe
ragged edges of broken glass. Saxl
thrust his hand in to the catch and open-
, sd the door.
"Why , it's only Fenton , " called : Uar-
frave in a pleasant home to his as-
iociates , who had effected their exits safo-
y into a rear room.
"It's only Fenton. " continued the law-
rer , stepping inside , "but I'll have to
trouble : you to wait a few minutes.
"Oh , the meeting's adjourned , if that's
vhat you want , " said Margrave.
"That won't go down , " said Fent < ,
placing his package on the table. "You're
old enough to know , Margrave , that one
man can't hold a stockholders' meeti
behind "
locked doors.
"The meeting was held regular , at the
hour and place advertised , " said Mar-
; rave , with dignity. "A majority of the
stockholders were represented. "
"By you , I suppose , " said Fenton , who
had walked into the room followed by ;
Saxton.
"By me , " said Margrave.
"How many shares have you ? " ask
the lawyer.
"I suppose you think I'm working a
bluff , but I've really got the stuff this
time. To be real decent with you I don't
lind telling you that I've got exactly ] ;
twenty-five hundred and ninety-sev <
hares of this stock. I guess that's a i
majority all right. Now one good turn :
deserves another ; how much has Port :
got ? I don't care , but I'd just like to +
know. " He stood by the table and oste -
tatiously played with his certificates to
{ lake Fenton's humiliation all the keenc .
argrave's associates stood at the bat
of the room and watched him admirin -
ly. Fenton's bundle still lay on the ta-
ble , and Saxton stood with his hands in
his pockets watching events. There had
been no chance for him to explain to Fe.n-
on > his reasons for seeking the offices of i
he Traction Company and , it had pleased
[ argrave to ignore. his presence ; Fentc
lid no further attention tj him. ne
ondered at Fenton's forbearance , am
! pecte"d the lawyer to demolish Mar
trC1ve , but Fenton said :
"You are quite right , Margrave. I 1
old for Mr. Porter exactly twenty-three
indred and fifty shares. "
Margrave nodded patronizingly.
"Just a little under the mark. "
"You may make that twenty-four hui -
dred even , " said Saxton : , "if it will do
.ou good. "
"I'm still shy , " said Fenton. "On
iend clearly has the advantage. "
"I suppose if you'd known how nea '
? tu'd come , you'd have hustled pretty
hC1rd for the others , " said Margrave , syl -
) .thetically.
"Oh , I don't know I" ! said Fenton , with
the taunting inflection which gives slang
to the phrase. He did not seem greatly
sturbed. Saxton expected him to try to
make terms ; but the lawyer yawned in :
1. preoccupied way , before he said :
"So long as the margin's so small , you'd
tter be decent and hold your stockhold-
ers' meeting according to law and let us
tn. I'm sure Mr. Saxton and I would be
Df great assistance-wise counsel and all ]
hat"
"You're a pretty good fellow , Fenton ,
lDd I'm sorry we can't do business to
getber. " .
"Oh , well , if you won't , -you won't. "
nton ; took up his bundle and turned to
he door.
"I suppose you've got large chunks of
action bonds , too , Margrave. : There's ;
thing like going in deeg in thesi
things. "
"I've been hearing for four years that
action bondholders were going to tear
np the earth , but I guess those old frosts
own in New England won't foreclose on
me. I'll pay 'em their interest as soon as
[ get to going. And say ! " he ejaculated ,
Idenly , "if Porter's got any of those
bonds don't you get gay with 'em. It's a
big ; thing for the town to have a practical !
Iroad man like me running the street
ar lines ; and if I can't make 'em pay
nobody cane"
"You're not conceited or anything , are
rou. Margrave : ? "
"By the way , young man , " said : Mar-
rave . addressing Saxton for the first
itne , "we won't charge you anything for
akagc to-day but don't let it happen
ligain. "
I Hargrave lingered to reassure and in-
struct his associates as to the adjourned
pring ! and Saxton went out with Fen-
toD. .
"Thatas rather tame , " said John , as
be nd Fenton reached the street togeth-
t'r.hI hoped there would be some fun.
I'I' : ! -s ? : shares belong to a Boston friend
and ! they'ip for sale. "
\ "I \vomlc-r : how Porter came to miss
. : : nj. " said : Fenton , grimly. "You'd bet-
( . 4 . l.oep ; thi'ni ; as souvenirs of the occa-
. oJn. The engraving ; isn't bad. I turn up
! : . : s W:1They : paused at the corner.
l re still : ! carried his bundle and ' he drew
: ' om his pocket now a number of docu-
m"lt ; in manila jackets.
" f have a little errand at the Federal
Court. The fact is that Mr. Porter owns
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Saxton nodded. He understood now
why the stockholders' meeting had not
disturbed Fenton. :
"This is i an ugly mess , " the ' lawyer con-
tinued. "It would have suited me better
I I to control the company through the st ) c1 : : :
so long as we had so much , but we didn't
quite make it. You're friendly to Mt .
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Porter , aren't you ? "
"Yes ; I don't know how he feels toward ;
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questionably appoint a receiver , indepe ; -
ent of this morning's proceedings , and if
you don't mind , I'll ask to have you ] put
in temporarily , or until we can learn Mi
Porter's wishes. "
"But - there are other and better men
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"Very likely ; but I particularly wish
this. "
"There's Mr. Wheaton-isn't he the I
natural man-in the bank and all that ? " '
urged Saxton.
"Mr. Wheaton has a very exacting : j po-
sition and it would be unfair to add to his
duties , " said the lawyer. "Will you keep
where I can find you the rest of the
day ? "
" " "I'll be , of-
"Yes , said John ; at my -
fice. But you can do better , " he called
after Fenton , who was walking rapidly ! ;
toward the postoffice building.
Wheaton sat at his desk all the morn-
ing hoping that Fenton would drop in to +
give him the result of the Traction meet-
ing ; but the lawyer did not appear at the
bank. A dumb terror possessed him as
he reflected upon the events of the pas
day. It might be that the shares which
Margrave had forced from him would car-
ry the balance of power. He went to tile
telephone and called Evelyn : to ask her :
how her father was and to report his de-
livery of the papers in her father's box to
Mr. Fenton , as instructed. Evelyn spoke /
hopefully of her father's illness ; the +
were no unfavorable symptoms , and every-
thing pointed to his recovery. It was
very sweet to hear her voice in this way ; ;
and he went to his desk comforted.
CHAPTER XVII.
A week had passed since Saxton's ap-
pointment to the receivership and Whe -
ton went to and from his work with many
misgivings. Several of Wheaton's frien :
liad confided to him their belief that he 1
ought to have been appointer receiver in-
stead of Saxton , and there was little that
he could say to this , except that he bad
no time for it. He had become nervous ,
and distraught , and was irritable under !
the : jesting of his associates at The Bac
elors' . There was a good deal of joking
at their . table for several days after ShX- :
ton's : appointment over Margrave's dis-
comfiture : , to which Wheaton contributed <
little. He felt decidedly ill at ease under <
it. Thompson , tbe cashier , had con
home , and Wheaton found his presence
irksome.
He had seen Margrave several times at i
the club since their last interview at tbe
bank and Margrave had nodded distantl ; , ;
as if he hardly remembered ! Wheatoi
Wheaton assumed that sooner or late
largrave would offer to pay him for his :
shares of Traction st'1 > ck. But while the
loss [ of his own certificate , under all the
ircumstances , did not trouble him , Ma.
grave's appropriation of Evelyn Porter's
shares wds an unpleasant fact that haunt-
ed all his waking hours.
One evening , a week after the receiver- ;
ship incident , he resolved to go to Mai
grave and demand the return of Evelyn's ' I
certificate. The idea seized firm hold up-
on him , and he set out at once for Mai
grave's house. He inquired for Margrav
at the door , and the maid asked hiix to go
into the library. They were entertaining
at dinner , she told him , and he said he
would wait. He walked nervously up
and down in the well-appointed librarj .
He heard the hum of voices faintly from
the dining-room. Margrave came in pres-
ently , fat and ugly in his evening clothes.
He [ welcomed Wheaton noisily and intro-
duced him to his guests , two directors of
tbe Transcontinental and their wives , who
were passing through town on their way ;
to i California.
Mrs. Margrave and Mabel greeted
Wheaton cordially. Mabel was dressed
to > impress the ladies from New York , and <
was succeeding. Mrs. Margrave was op
pressed by the presence in her home of
so > many millions and so much social dis-
tinction as her guests represented , and
sbe contributed only murmurs of assent
to i the conversation which Mabel led witl
ease , discoursing of yacht races , horse
shows and like matters of metropolitan
interest. Wheaton was glad now that be
had come ; Margrave's guests were people <
worth meeting. As soon as Wheaton
felt that he could go decently , he rose and
; ook ; hands with the visiting gentlemen
and bowed to the ladies. Margrave took
him by the arm with an air of great inti-
macy and affection and walked with him
to the hall , where he made much of help-
ng Wheaton into his overcoat.
"I wanted to see you on a business
atter , " Wheaton began , in a low tone.
"Oh , yes , " said Margrave loudly , "I
rgot'to mail you that check. I've been
; rribly rushed lately ; but in time , my
coy , in time I" !
"Oh , not that 1 I. I mean that other cer-
tificate. " Wheaton Waa trying to drop
the ; conversation to a whispering basis as
he drew on his gloves. Margrave had
again taken his arm and was walking
with him toward the front door , talking
gustily all the while. He swung the door
open and followed Wheaton out upon the
front step.
"A glorious night ! glorious I" he ejacu-
lated : , puffing from his walk. His hand
mdered up Wheaton's arm until it
iched his collar ) , and after he had al-
lowed his fingers to grasp this lingering-
ly , he gave Wheaton a sudden push for-
ward , still holding his collar , then raised
his ; fat leg and kicked him from the
step.
ip."Come
"Come again , Jim ? " he called pleasant-
ly , as he backed within the door and
closed it to return to his guests.
\Vheaton reached his room , filled with
righteous indignation. He might have
: nown that a coarse fellow ) like Margrave
cared only for people whom he could con-
trol ; and he decided after a night of re-
flection that he had acted handsomely in
sadllg Porter's package of securities from
Margrave the night of the encounter at
the y bank. The more he thought of it , the
more certain he grew . that he could , if it
eeame : necessary ; to protect himself in
any way , turn the tables on Margrave
He : i called Margrave a scoundrel in his
thoughts , and was half persuaded to go at
once : to Fenton and explain why Margrave
had been at the bank on the night that
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Wheaton continued : to call at the Pot-
ters' daily to make inquiry for the ben.d
of the house. On some of these occa-
sions he saw , Evelyn , but Mrs. Whip
was always there ; and he had not seen
Evelyn alone since she gave him her fath-
er's key. Other young men , friends of
Evelyn , called , he found , just as" he did ,
to make inquiry about Mr. Porter. Mri
Whipple had a way of saying very art-
lessly , and with a little sigh that carried
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weight , that Mr. Raridan was BO vei
kind. Wheaton wanted to be very kind
himself , but he never happened to be
about when the servants were busy and
there were important prescriptions to be
filled at the apothecary's.
On the whole he was very misera
and when , one morning , while Porter's
condition was still precarious , he re-
ceived a letter from Snyder , postmarl
Spokane , declaring that money was imme-
diately required to support him until he
could find work , he closed that Issue final-
ly in a brief letter fhich was not couch-
ed in diplomatic language. The four days
that were necessary for the delivery of
this letter had hardly passed before <
Wheaton received a telegram sharply de- i
manding a remittance by wire. This
Wheaton did not answer ; he had done all
that he intended to do for William Sny-
der , who was well out of the way , and
much more safely so if he had no money
The correspondence was not at an end ,
however , for a threatening letter in Sny-
der's eccentric orthography followed , and I
this , too , Wheaton dropped into his waste :
basket and dismissed from his mind.
( To be continued. )
DANCING AND FIGHTING.
In ! Blonteneerro They Have Their OWn
Way of DoIng Each.
The national dance _ of Montenegro is
the kolo , somewhat similar to the horo +
of Burgaria. Both sexes take , part ,
crossing hands and forming an unjoi -
ed circle. The music they supply the : -
selves , each end of the horn alterna -
ly singing a verse in honor of the
prince and his warlike deeds.
The kolo is always danced at any ;
great national festival and the effe
of the sonorous voices and swaying
rIng is very fine. Then there is an
other dance performed by four or five ,
usually youths , to the accompanime
of > a fiddle , the leader setting a lot of
Intricate quick steps which the res
imitate at once. It is really a sort of :
jIg and makes the spectator's head
swim If he watches it for long.
"I never saw any dances in Nort -
ern Albania , " says a writer in the
Wide World , "though certain Slav ar-
ists ! ; ! love to depict wonderful sword
dances , with beau ous maidens swa -
ing gracefully after the style of nautc
girls. ; A casual observer who has seen
he Albanians come into Montenegi
markets or to their great weekly gath-
ring In the bazaar at Scutari coui
never picture these stern men dancIng
or at play.
"They never smile and they : look the
life they lead , each clan ever ready
for war with its neighbor and abs -
lutely pitiless in the vendetta. When
fighting the Turks the Montenegrir
; iTlnce a heroism and utter fearlessness
lat is remarkable. The strongest me
carry bombs , . or rather hand grenades
I -things the .Turkish soldier partici -
irly abominates.
"I was once told how a certain man
whom I knew well saved his band
from destruction. They were fairly
cornered and the Turks closing in ,
hen the bomb thrower stood up amid
the hail of bullets , lit the fuse with
hIs cigarette , and rushed toward the
soldiers , who , seeing his intention ,
romptly made tracks.
"It was , of course , lucky that the
Mohammedan soldier , who does not
uch mind being sent to paradise with
a bullet , thinks his chance of eternal
bliss very doubtful if he is blown up ]
with dynamite. The nerve required to
be a bomb thrower is worthy of -a lit-
tle reflection. He must absolutely ex-
pose > himself and as the fuse Is very ;
; tort the Ignition must be coolly con-
; derecl.
"If ' premature it means the destruc-
tion of himself and comrades , and
when it Is fairly alight the bomb must
be i thrown with mathematical exact
tude. In other words , the man must
ave his cover and charge an over-
whelmIng force alone and not throw
till he is close up to it. "
Turning : the Tables.
"Here , " said Johnson , entering the
[ aler's shop in a rage , "I thought
-ou guaranteed that parrot I bought
' , wo days ago to be quite free of ob
tlonable habits. Why , it has done
thing but swear since I got It. "
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"Ah ! sir ! it's wonderful how soon
them birds get corrupted in new
quarters. I should haK been more
reful who I sold him to. I didn't
think you were that sort o' a gent , "
and Johnson found himself outside ,
feeling ; like a culprit before he quite
derstood what happened.-Answers.
Helping Him Along.
"See here , " said Blank to the al-
leged humorist of the village weekly ,
"what do you mean by using my name
so often in connection with your
ces Blank says this and Blank
says that , etc. ? "
'My dear boy , " replied the party of
the funny part , "I do that because it
attracts attention. Nearly all our
iders know you , and when they
read those jokes they invariably say :
.WeIl , that's certainly ; a brilliant re-
mark-for Blank. "
Sanie Sensation.
' "Were you ever surrounded by
wolves ? "
"No ; but I used to open the dining
room doors at a summer hotel.-Kan-
sas City Journal. -
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tage ; ?
le - Do you believe in Santa Claus ?
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The Senate was In session only
eighteen minutes Friday , adjourn
at 12:18 p. m. until Tuesday. In ad-
dition to the swearing in of Senato !
Clay , of Georgia , the business consIst-
ed of the presentation of petitions and
the introduction of bills of minor im-
portance. Feverish excitement over
the baseball game scheduled between <
teams representing the Democratic and
Republican sides of the chamber was
responsible for a short session of the i
House. Chairman Tawney's : desire was
to conclude consideration of the ur-
gent deficiency appropriation bill , 1 but
strenuous pressure was brought to ,
bear upon him , and the Speaker cause ;
them to agree to let the bill go over
until Monday. The only action of in i .
portance In connection with the def
ciency bill was the striking out of i the
appropriation of $30,000 for partici .
tion by the United States in'the Bru :
sels exposition. At 2:44 p. m. 1 the
House adjourned until Monday.
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The Senate was not In session Mo * : .
day. Having gotten over its baseb
"spree" of the previous Friday , the 1
House transacted a general assortme
of business. It began by passing aD :
omnibus bridge bill , then listened to
an apology by Mr. Hobson , of AI" ,
bama , for having last February made
some uncomplimentary statemei
about Ambassador O'Brien at Tokio ,
and further considered the urgent de- i
ficiency bill. There were several live-
ly ! tilts , one of which qulminated ; in aD
announcement by Mr. Macon of Ai
kansas that he would resign his seat f U
it could be proved that he was a legis-
lative obstructor. The most serio -
discussion centered about Francis J.
Heney , special assistant to the Atti '
ney General. Chairman Tawney , oj
the : Appropriations Committee , made
the ; statement that Mr. : Heney had re- :
ceived : during the last year $23,000 fo !
services he did not render.
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When the Senate met Tuesday Sen -
tor ; Brown of Nebraska sought to have
adopted the joint resolution uirectii :
the Secretary of State to transmit to
the Governors of the various Stat ;
copies : of iie resolution providing fOI
' authori -
a consttJ' tional amendment
ing the levying of an income tax , but
under objection from Senator Keat }
consideration : was postponed a day ;
under the agreement to transact nIJ
rasiness while the tariff bill is in con
ference. Mr. Cummins , after some de-
bate , obtained an order for reprinting
a bill in which he was interested. Sen
ator Smoot objected , but finally wit .
drew his objection. Without transac .
ing other business the Senate adjour. .
ed until Friday. The urgent deficie : .
cy bill was passed by the House after
four days of tempestuous debate. Tl
amount carried by it is $454,809 , "I :
20,408 more than the original sum , ,
and includes the $25,000 traveling ex :
penses for the President. After deny ;
ing the usual extra month's pay to of
ficers and employes of the capitol , the
House threw out of the bill the allov
ance for extra work to committee
stenographers and then refused to ca'
ry out a mandate of the United State
Supreme Court for the payment of ; J.
1\1. [ Ceballos & Co. of New Yorloj :
205614. . Finally the Democrats , led
by Mr. Bowers of Mississippi , _ sough
to > defeat the proposition for the -caj .
lent of the President's traveling e3 '
penses , but in that they were uc.su
ssful. ; Adjournment was taken unti
Friday noon. _
Lesson of tlie Pitt.sbnrs Survey.
Reviewing the- "Pittsburg Survey
in an article for the April American
: \ agazine , Ida Tarbell says : "This sui .
yey is the most awful arraignment of
an American institution and its result-
ng class pronounced since the days of
slavery. It puts upon the Pittsburg
illionaire the stamp of greed , of stu
flity and of heartless pride. But
what should we expect of him ? He is
the creature of a special privilege
lich for years he has not needed.
He has fought for it because he has
ttened on it. He must have it for
labor. But look at him and look at his
labor and believe him if you can. " In
nclusion she says : "Justice takes a
terrible revenge upon those who thriva
by privilege. The curse of justice on
those who will not recognize injustice ,
is the sodden mind , the dulled vision ,
the unfeeling heart. "
Eddyism Helping Medicine.
Dr. W. H. Dieffenbach , of New Yor $
Ln his presidential address before the
troit. . convention of the Society of
ychical Therapeutics , said that the
spread of "Eddyism" and the Emman-
uel ' movement had merely emphasized
the j fact ; that they had another weapon
at their command , namely , the use oi
jgestion. He said that this should
be studied and taught bj" medical scl-
ence. : To confine the medical profes-
sion [ , he continued , to drugs , surgery
or any other system alone was a crime
against mankind. He declared that
the i X-ray had established itself as an
.ispensable agent in the diagnosis
of L disease.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
Judge Clifford , at Tacoma , Wash. ,
lared the new State anti-cigarette
law unconstitutional.
Loudon Chariton , of New York , has
been appointed business manager of
the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
-Mrs. William C. Grant of Chicago
aged 75 years , and her sister , Misa
herine A. Baker , arrived in New
York after making a ' .our of the
world.
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SOUTEEEN BANKER'S SACHETCE
Dread of Tuberculosis Leads Hin to
Burn : His Home.
The story of a man who canceled
his insurance , ordered the fire depart/
ment to stand by in case of emergen
. and with the
cy , and in the presence
full consent of a hundred or more of #
his fellow townsmen set fire to his-
beautiful hgme and watched it until
it was reded \ ! : to ashes , is the re-
markable one that comes from Do-
than , Houston County , Ala. The inci
dent involves the carrying out of the
wish of a dying woman and a fight on
the great white plague , which had
caused her death.
Five years ago E. R. Malone , a :
young banker of Dothan , married Miss. :
Laura Ellsberry , of Montgomery , and
Mr. Malone built , at a cost of $8,000 , .
one of the handsomest residences in.
Dothan for his bride. Soon after a. :
son was born tuberculosis seized the-
young wife. She lingered for several
months , fearing more for her little ?
boy than for her own life.
As her strength ebbed away day : by-
day Mrs. Malone grew more inaistent .
in her pleading that her son be saved r "
from a similar fate , and toward the-
end took care that her little boy :
would not be contaminated by germs.
She feared that the home itself had
been infected , and just before she died
she pleaded with her husband to-
promise to destroy the house by fire ,
removing nothing except her jewels.
A few days after the funeral Ma
lone canceled the insurance and , in-
forming the fire department of his in-
tended act , requested the men to be
on hand in case the flames should
spread to adjoining property. A rainy
afternoon was selected , iand Malona
set fire to the house , oil having been
poured in several rooms. Not a piece
of furniture , not a book from the 11-
brary , not a picture , not a garment
belongIng to Malone or his wife was-
removed. Even the piano , purchased
not long before , was left to be de :
stroyed.
SUGGESTS DYNAMITE AS CURE.
Preacher Says Explosive Under
Divinity School Would Help.
"Five dollars' worth of dynamite
placed under the cornerstone of the
Chicago University divinity school
would be about the best thing that
could : happen to the young men of this
country : , " declares Rev. John Wesley " -
lill , pastor of the New York Metro- : " t
politan Temple , answering the sting- ' v ,
ing magazine article by Prof. Herbert
L. Willett , in which he said women
were extravagant , socially ambitious
and unscrupulous ; that the moral lev-
el of a nation can never rise higher
than its womanhood and that womea
have not changed for 3,500 years.
"So far as I can see , " added Dr.
Hill , "that institution is filled with
msation-seeking individuals , filled
with the one purpose of undermining
the country's ideas of good and relig-
ion [ , of manhood and womanhood. If
the moral level of America rose as
igh as that of its womanhood , we
would be in the first stage of the mil- /
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mnium. Women are not extravagant
by nature ; it is their tendency to be- /
thrifty , to save something. Most of
our millionaires have risen through
the ; self-sacrifice and encouragement
of their wives , and . they are the first
to : > say so. .
"The work of a college professor
; lould be to build up , not to tear
down. It would be , far better for
? rof. Willett to instruct young men in
the principles of integrity and inde-
mdence and in self-reliance more
than : to regale them with ancient II-
bels on womanhood. "
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The curses being heaped on tbe czar
1n Great Britain must make him feel
rribly homesick.-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
ion.What
WhaJ : so readily convinces the Brit-
ish that the firing on the steamer
bodburn by a ship of the Russian >
uadron was wholly due to a mistake-
Is the fact that the Woodburn was-
t. Louisville Times.
It [ would be safer for the innocent
slander if Russia's able military and
naval geniuses were all put to balloon-
ing instead of navigating the North
Sea , for example. Then when they pull
the rip cord by mistake the annoyance
would > be supportable. lndianapolls.
Star.
Shots at Russian Gunners.
The English have no call to be in-
rnant because a Russian war ship
fired upon a British vessel in Pitkipas
Bay. So long as the czar's gunners
rere aiming at her the English ship
was in no real danger. - New Orleans
nes-Democrat. '
Echoes of the Gould Case.
Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould ad-
mits that she requires two maids and :
a lot of alimony to dress her.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Revelations at the Gould trial indi-
cate that publicity might offer a rem-
3y for abuses other than those of a.
Itical nature. - Atlanta Constitution.
Poor Mrs. : Gould ! She had only
$750,000 + for spending money daring- \
the last five years. : And beefsteak and ' "
tripe so high , .too ! Washington Her- \
ald.
ald.AnyWa3 .
nyway , we shall take it upon our- ; '
self ! to advise Mrs. : Gould that women
who do their o-tfn : work are much safer .
in L the reputation department than
those who employ IGS.debizened , flunk-
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