TITTS OMATTA DATLY BEE : SUNDAY. XOVmriTRTl " 7.
"CITY SPARROWS. "
A Little Newspaper Edited by the Daughter of a Marquis.
"City Sparrows" Is the odd came of a
little paper exclusively for children.
Lady Clementine Hay Is the editor and
the publishes it In the Interests of the
Scottish Children's League of Pity recently
founded and of which the first member was
the Lady Alexandra Duff , granddaughter of
the princess of Wales ; Princess Eva of Bat-
tenberg is another royal member just en
rolled.
To do all they can to help suffering chil
dren and make them happy Is the object of
the league. Tl.o members are divided Into
aides , each circle deciding for Itself what
plans It shall adopt to carry out the objects
of the league and what subscriptions Its
members shall contribute. An entrance fco
of 0 pence English money Is required and
members , of which the greater number llvo
In Scotland , although there are branches In
various other places , are kept In touch with
the work of the society by "City Sparrows. "
This Is a very pretty title , If you think of Us
application "One of them shall not fall on
the ground without your Father. "
"Be yo kind ono to another , " la the
league's motto.
The home which It has established for
children Is in the suburbs of Edinburgh.
Upon the door la a large brass plate bearing
the legend :
CHILDREN'S SHELTKR-OPEN DAY
AND NIGHT.
Last year over six hundred little children
were received at the shelter , all of whom had
'to bo clothed and ted. The members of the
league send their castoff clothing , enough
being received to fit out the little Inmates ,
without the funds of the society being-
touched.
The little girls are all trained In domes-
i tic service and the boys learn some trade ;
but It Is not all work and no play , for very
frequently a treat Is prepared for their en
tertainment. Not long ago the girls had an
egg race , while the boys had a sack and
potato and a three-legged race , with piping
and dancing and a feast-at-thc-eud.
' During the summer a flower and country
market Is held on the lawn of the shelter ,
when .chickens , flowers , vegetables and eggs ,
donated by friends , are sold for the benefit
of the shelter. There Is a feast for the chil
dren and much dancing of the highland
\ fling , the reel o' Tulloch and strathspeyi ,
with prizes for the best performers.
This Is always a red-letter day at the homo
and aomo of the children try to make an
extra long one of It , by rising as early as
S o'clock ; they are , however , promptly sent
back to bed until a more reasonable rising
hour.
Lady Clementine Hay Is still a very young
girl , not yet 20 years old , and a good share
of her time , money and thought are de
voted to the league and to "City Sparrows. "
6he Is the daughter of the marquis and
marchioness of Tweeddale , who have a lovely
borne , "Yester" by name , In Scotland.
A BATTLE : ON THE PLAINS.
The BIlKkty Bull Defeated br the
Oont'd Genrrnlnhlp.
In Harper's Round Table there Is a capi
tal account of 'a battle between a bull ,
'Spartacus , "the king of the plains , " and a
goat , called "Tho General. " The conflict Is
thus described :
The General was In a thoughtful mood ,
u usual , and chewed obliviously the tough
nd of a weed , while his head waa cocked
wisely against the breeze. On the brow of
the knoll , however , .h seemed to become
conscious that something of Interest was
taking plaoo. The plain and all the things
upon It he regarded critically from the
corner of his eye. His manner was serious ,
like that of a now overseer. His beard rose
and fell reflectively , until he was given the
expression of a sage.
Wo looked at the King. As said before ,
fco had hesitated , and was gazing with
curiosity at this email thing which ha1
come so unceremoniously upon his vision.
It was not unlikely that ho had never seen
a'goat before. Though ho had roamed every
mile of the gross lands , from the Brazes to
the Quadalupe ranges , it was probable that
a creature of this kind had never before
crossed his path.Again he started up the
Blant , and again he came to a halt , lookIng -
Ing In astonishment at the beast before
him. Th General , on the summit of the
knoll , Mlted his head at a new angle and
looked ever so wlso. Spartacus roared
eofUy , switching his tall , and McCormlck
BUddenly found himself an outside party to
an embarrassing piece of business. Some
distance away ho assumed a respectful at
titude , with bis chin in his hands. Sparta
cus roared again , sullenly. Perhaps it was
thn beard that puzzled him eo.
Then be advanced slowly , bellowing. His
head swung lower in the dust , and his
great hoof at Intervals pawed the trail
lifting the earth In thick clouds , which
howcred on bis back , covering the red and
white spots. Whatever this thing was
this beast with a beard ho would annihilate
it Suddenly the General stood on his rear
feet. Wealing , like a young bully unable
longer to restrain himself. Then he waltzed
oft at an angle , end doubling sharply from
a new quarter , came plump against the big
brute's side.with the force of a battering
ram. Wo saw the King stagger , and heard
Immediately his deep bellow of rage , then
the battle was on with a swiftness that
aeemed to take the power of motion from us
A gasp from the gtnt , a cry from Blubblns
smd myself , and we were rigid with In
terest
The General approached his advlsary a
anglca and from all sides. In a manner
rapid and Ingenious he evaded the rushes
of the King , who charged him repeatedly
bellowing and sweeping up the earth In hi
frenzy. A slnglo thrust of the horns would
end the business , but the little beast seemei
always in a safe place. Ho wheeled and
dodged In Innumerable circles and squares
calculating his time to the second , and a
Interval * went in and established his fore
bead In the enemy's flank. The sound
when ho did this , was like a blow on an
empty barrel. And the bull would bellow
again furiously , and It would seem as I
they fought In an ash heap , so thick was
tbo dust , which rose In heavy rolling banks
choking the air like a fog , until we could
eee but dimly the combatants , catching
faintly the red gleam of the King's eyes
Catarrh.
Mr. B. F. McAllliter , Harrodi-
burg , Ky , , says : "I employed nu
merous methods of iocal treatment
for aeoverecMe of Catarrh , but the
disease grew worse steadily , getting
a firmer grip on mo all the time. I
finally realized that this treatment
did not reach the disease , and
decided to try Swift's Specific
S.S.S.rft.Blood
. . . .
which promptly got at the seat o :
the trouble , ana cured mo perma
nently. "
Gatarrh is a blood disease and ean
not be reached by sprays , inhaling mix
tures , etc. B. S. S. is the only cure
Bfnd ( or valuable books mailed free by
Swift 8p olflo Company , Atlanta , Ga.
'ho General seemed everywhere in the com *
motion , wheeling and dodging and keeling
way In a manner so rapid as to bo
rcwlldcrlng and when bo landed on the
Clng the rebound was as thongh he were
n object of India rubber. Ho feinted and
oiled and countered with Iho certainty of
no following a planned Una of battle ,
'hero was generalship and science on his
tdc , and lumbering over-confidence on the
art of the bull , who , finding bis great
trength of so llttlo importance , became dls *
urbed in mind and In consequence awk
ward. His ranges were furious , but 111-
Imed , and the General dodged In a manner
o amazingly sclontlflo as to 1111 us with
wonder. Again and again would the bull
weep at him , bellowing , only to swing into
pace and in the same Instant foci the
weight of his enemy against his ribs. Those
epeated bumps were as violent as the blows
f a sledge. They began to tefl upon him.
Their unceasing regularity became monoto-
oua. His horns raked the earth In a fury ,
but with lees decisiveness. Unable to In-
plro terror Into his antagonist , it enraged
ilm BO that his rushes carao blindly. The
lencral gave no sign of weakening. In this
em pest of war ho was as fresh and un-
ufUcd as when enjoying a frolic with the
alves at dawn. Ho grew zealously aggres *
It on the outreacblng lines. When buglnoat
la running in ordinary counto there Is no
copying in the upper office nnd each trans
mitting operator takes the message by ear
an it Is clicked oft and puts it on bin own
wlro without watting for receiving opera
tors to pass it on to htm , so that the print *
Ing of the quotations on the tape of every
ticker In the system Is practically Instan
taneous with the touch of the transmitting
operator on the exchange floor.
Dut when there Is a rush this method can
not bo followed. In that case two receiving
operators nre stationed with each sender ,
ono seated on either side of him. They take
down the messages as they come and pasa
them on to the transmitter. Ho sends them
out alternately , being able to work twice as
fast as the receivers.
"The men employed in the stock quota
tion oITlce are ay experts , " eald tbo super
intendent of tbo exchange telegraph in an-
swcr to a question. They are the pick of
hundreds in the employ of the telegraph
companies. Most of them have been for
years engaged In this work. An operator
who ban been employed in sending word
messages , no matter howf rapid be might
be , would bo of no use to us for the flrst
few mouths , until ho got Into the swing of
the work. It requires a special training to
master our system and to become familiar
with all the characters employed in the
work.
"Each quotation consists of from four to
eight characters , running like this : 'W. U.
107H , ' 'C. , B. & Q. 89 , ' all letters nnd figures.
The speed which the men acquire In han
dling thcso quotations is remarkable. The
average record of each operator runs about
slve , lest his share of the excitement should
ag. Spartacus finally grew tired. His body
swayed uncertainly through the dust clouds
and occasionally wo glimpsed the end of
its steaming red tongue. In desperation , ,
however , ho waged the combat , until pres
ently the General took his persistence as a
personal Irritation and , doubling Into a ball ,
hurtled hlmserf with the velocity of a me
teor against the King's belly. The bellow
of the bull was changed to a grunt as this
happened , but he whirled heroically In a
world of white dust , \\hlch hid for the mo
ment the motions of the conflict. From out
of the tumult there carao the sound of a
succession of thumps , rapid and regular ,
and a pair of Immense horns and a massive
dust-covered body emerged Into the clear
air and swung at a Jaded gait over the pfaln.
Wo looked after him until the tallest hair
of his back had dropped behind a knoll and
In the silence of the pralrlo were left to
contemplate ono another. As the dust of
conflict lifted the General could b seen In
specting the vegetation along the slope.
We looked at him stupidly.
"Wow ! " said Blubblns , after ft period ,
with' ' something like awe In his voice.
The giant mopped his brow.
"And sech a Qlnerall" eald he. "Ue'lly
I bed no Idee ! "
SHORTEST TELEGRAPH LINE.
It Benin * and End * In the Neir York
Stock Exchange.
Probably the shortest Independent tele
graph line In the world Is the one contained
within the walls of the New York stock ex
change. It is little more than fifty feet In
length , extending only from the flrst to the
fourth floor of the famous money mart , yet
It Is perfect lu mechanical detail , and
over It during operating hours passes a
volume of business exceeding that o'f trans
continental wires.
This unlquo telegraph system Is employed
solely in reporting the transactions of the
exchange. Ono terminus of the line Is on
the exchange floor , the other Is in the top
of the building , a flight above the point to
which the elevators run and wbcro none
but trusted employes of the telegraph com
pany are admitted.
Here , In two little rooms , side by side , are
the offices of the New York Stock Quotation
company , where record of all the excbauga
operations is received and Is transmitted
to "tickers" in every part of the city almost
as soon as the transactions are completed
down stairs. Inside the ofllces are six op
erators selected from many hundred for
their skill , rapidity and trustworthiness to
carry on this confidential work. Nothing
Is left to the honesty of the operators , how
ever. From the time they enter the ofTle * ,
at 10 In the morning , until the exchange
closes , at 3 in the afternoon , the doors ,
which afford the only means of entrance
or exit , are closed and locked. Outside on
the stairway stands a uniformed guard , who
warns away all would-be Intruders and
keens watch and ward over the men them
selves.
The business transacted in the office at
the top of the exchange building is of a pe
culiar kind , being made up entirely of the
record of quotations and sales , The mcthoa
followed in doing this work is interesting
as illustrating the perfection of quick com
munication. There may be 10,000 quotations
sent out In tbo course of a day , but so com
plete Is the , system that every sale or offer
Is reported in 2,000 ofllces in from ten to
thirty tcconds of the time when it takes
place.
All the business on the floor of the ex
change is transacted by verbal agreement ,
and when the market is brisk there Is a per
fect fusillade of bids and sales. Fourteen
official "reporters" Jot down the record of
all transactions on little slips , which are
then rushed over to tbo telegraph desk ,
distance of perhaps twenty feet , and
promptly placed on the wire which runs up
stairs.
At the other end of the line the operator ;
are ready to receive tbe message and put
twenty-five of these per minute. This means
from 150 to 200 Impressions per minute or
something like 50,000 during the hours when
the exchange Is open from 10 to 3. It
would rattle the ordinary operator even to
think of maintaining such a speed. "
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.
"You naughty , careless boyl Have I got
to buy you another pair of new tiousers ? "
"I guess so. But when I'm a man I'm
going to wear pants ! "
Little Nettle accompanied her parents oa
a trip across the lake recently and after
being out a short distance she/ began to get
seasick.
"How do you feel , Nettle ? " asked her
mamma.
"Oh , " was the reply , "I Just feel like 1
wanted to unswallow my breakfast. "
"Yes , dear children , " said the. teacher ,
"we must throw away our naughty faults.
They are like wormy chestnuts. Now ,
what do you do with a wormy chestnut when
you find one ? Jane may answer. "
"Please , ma'am , I give it to me little
brother , Petle. "
"No , thank you. I don't care for any , "
said little Marie , as her papa passed the
cake.
"Why dear , " said he , "I thought you were
fond of cake ? "
"So I am , " she replied , "but I heard
mamma say It wasn't quite perfect and
when she says that it must bo something
awful. "
"Oh , look what a pretty little moon ! "
exclaimed 4-year-old Edith to her llttlo
brother , 03 she looked from her grandma's
window at the small crescent in the western
sky.
sky."Pehaw
"Pehaw ! " replied the unappreclatlve
brother , "I don't think It's half as pretty as
the big round moon we had at homo two
weeks ago. "
Johnny , aged G , had a habit of using in
his conversation every big word he hap
pened to hear , regardless of its meaning.
One morning bo and his elder brother were
trying to wash from the same basin , to
Johnny's detriment , and he ran into the
kitchen , exclaiming , "Mamma , Charley's
monopolizing the whole laudatory ! "
nncklen'a Arnica Salve.
THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cuts ,
Bruises , Sores , Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fevei
Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
cures Piles , or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to glvo perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by Kubn & Co.
He Went -with IIU Neighbor * .
Hcury Watterson Illuminates a political
editorial with the following story : During
the dark days of 18G4-6C , when middle Ten
nessee was overrun by federal troops , the
late Meredith P. Gentry was arrested and
conducted before his old friend. General
Lovell H. Rousseau. Brought to question
the matchless whig orator drew himself to
his full height and , in that sonorous and
melodious voice which at least Tennes-
sceans will never forcet , exclaimed : "Gen
eral Rousseau , you know I loved the union
The dearest aspirations of my young life
were poured out as rich libations upon
Its altars. I grew gray In its cervtce
Still , the cause of the union went down
and down. Finally the d d old stern-
wheel steamboat 'Secession' came along. I
saw first one neighbor and then another
neighbor get aboard and , when all were
aboard except me , and I was left alone
upon the- shore and they wern about to
haul in the gangplank , I cried out : 'Hole
on , boys ; I'll go with you , if you go to bell. '
Overcome evil with KOOU. overcome your
coughs oud colds with One Minute Cough
Curo. It is eo coed cbllldren cry for it
It cures croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , grlppt
end all thtoat and IUDR disease * .
HIGH LIVING IN HOTELS
Many Opportunities for Blowing a Fortune
in a Year.
ENORMOUS PRICES PAID FOR BOARD
Striking Inorcnxe In tlic Co t of Hotel
In Ten Vcnrn AVhnt
Uncut * Get ( or Their
, Matter. .jj ,
Wo were sitting in carved chairs , uphol
stered 4n tnpestry. At our feet were
stretched two tiger skin rugs , whoso flcrco-
ness of expression was almost lost In a look
of vague astonishment at the splendor of
their surroundings. Ou the walls were hung
paintings of renown. Through a portlered
doorway was the dining room , massively ele
gant , and a smaller exit led from the draw
ing room to a bedroom furnished as a queen's
chamber was furnished when there were
thrones In Prance.
Ono of the managerial staff of the big
Waldorf-Astoria hotel waa showing to mo
the beauties of the "royal suite , " which has
recently sheltered the visiting princes of
Belgium and Italy.
"This suite costs $100 a day , " eald Mr.
Thomas , the assistant manager.
Nine years ago the writer prepared an
Interview with ono of the best-known hotel
men In the metropolis , In which It was
stated that $10,000 a year was all that a
man , wlfo and maid servant could spend In
board and lodging in the highest-priced
hotels in America , occupying the most ex
pensive suite of rooms to bo found , eating
the costliest food on the menu and drink
ing the most expensive wines. It was pre
sumed that the man was not a glutton , nor
a drunkard ; neither did he throw money
away In extravagant tips. He simply lived
up to the limit , and 10.000 was the limit for
moro food and shelter In the most expensive
hotel the new world had. Let us see what
it would cost today.
"There is moro money today than there
ever was before in this country , If ono may
judge by what Is spent In hotels , " continued
Mr. Thomas. "Big fortunes ore being made
nowadays In the street , in mines and in bus
iness , and the money is rapidly being put
Into circulation. Ten years ago you very sel
dom saw two men on a man's trap. Now It
Is the rule. Men spend moro for food , for
wines , for apartments , Jewelry , theaters cost
more , entertainments are moro lavish and
the accommodations In hotels have grown
accordingly. Money can't buy anything bet
ter than what you're looking at. The furni
ture in this suite cost moro than $50,000.
Hotel service has Improved. Ono is served
now In a public restaurant as be could only
have been served ten years ago lu his own
home , and in very few homes was the serv
ice as n carry perfect as it is now In most
really flrst-class hotels.
"Nino yearn ago the highest-priced suite
of rooms in any hotel in this city coat $100
a week.
Ill * Moner ( or Hoonm.
"Our suites cost from $10 a day up to $40 , "
replied Mr. Thomas , "and wo have largo
ones for families that run from that figure
up to $100. Wo have one suite now occupied
by a gentleman and his family which costs
$88 per day and that is exclusive < of food
and service. Those are ordinary prices for
people of wealth who demand the very best
that is to bo had and are willing to pay
for it. "
'A ' comparison of the present prices with
these of a decade ago offers a significant
and startling contrast If the opportunity
to spend money in hotels is a fair criterion
of the prosperity of the times this country
was never so prosperous as it is now.
Nine years ago , as before mentioned , the
price of the costliest suite of rooms in an
American hotel was $100 a week. Allowing
the man the most epicurean tastes consonant
with reason and the chef's resources , his
breakfast could not cost him more than $3 a
day on an average ; his luncheon , with wine ,
$5 , and bis dinner , with wine , $ JO. The
board of the servant was put down at $9 a
week. This did not take in tips , cigars ,
liquors except wines or the entertainment
of friends , because these expenses would bo
the same whether the man lived at a hotel
or nt his own house. The total expenses for
six months , which Is all the time this man
was supposed to stay in New York , may bo
summarized as follows :
Breakfast , per week $ 21
Luncheon , per week J
Dinner , per week iO
Rooms , per week 100
Maid's board , per week 3
Total $ 233
Total for six months 55,110
Now let us look nt the prices of today.
The same man takes the royal suite at the
Astoria for $100 a day. Of course this Is
a trllle large for a man nnd wife , but It Is
not even as large as a private house conducted -
ducted In a similar style would be. Ho
would have his meals served In his own
dining room. This would necessitate the
services of a butler furnished by the hotel
at $3 a day. The board of the maid would
be $25 per week. The breakfast would cost
$3.80 ( this Is precisely the same meal as
was described in the Interview nine years
ago ) ; the luncheon , with wine , would be $7 ,
and the dinner , with wine , $12. The price
of ordinary dishes has not advanced to this
extent in the last nine years , but special
dishes have been added to the bills of faro.
Each hotel nowadays has Its own specialty ,
and it is usually costlier than the same
dish prepared in the ordinary fashion. Then ,
too , the improved service which hotels offer
today costs moro than the old style. Wages
are higher and the grade of men employed
Is hlchcr , end therefore moro expensive. The
cost of six months of this sort of living
may bo set down as follows :
Breakfast , per week $ 26.60
Luncheon , per week 4900
Dinner , per week 81.00
Butler , PIT week 21.00
Maid , per week 2500
Rooms , per week 700.00
Total per -week $905 CO
Total for Blx months $23,515.60
This makes a difference of $17,435.60 for
the six months in New York.
I.noUlntr Backward.
In the interview of nine -years ago It
was supposed that the man did not go to
Europe , but spent the months between May
1 and November 1 in this country at various
seaside and inland resorts. The expenses
during this period were thus summarized.
Old Point Comfort , 30 days at $20 per
day $ COO
Elbcron. 20 days at J20 per day 400
Rlchfleld Springs , 40 days a ; $20 per
day SOO
Saratoga , 39 days nt $25 per day 750
Newport , 30 days at J20 per day 600
Cranstons , 30 days at $20 per day COO
Total for six months $3,750
This made the entire yearly expenses of
the man , his wife and maid for food and
iliMtoi $9SGO.
Supposing thnt the man went to the
same out-of-town places now ns then ana
paid the same prices , his annual expenses
would bo $29,133.00. But there are far
moro expensive places than these mentioned.
Slnco that Interview was written magnificent
hotels have been erected In the far south
and on the Paclilc coast where the expenses
are about as high as they arc In town. A
man bent on paying the highest potslMo
prices for his rooms should have no dif
ficulty today In finding accommodations
during his six months away from homo that
will cost an average of $20 a day. lu eoaio
Instances the price may bo greater , but
that Is a fair average. The maid's board
will average $15 n week and the services
of a butler $15 more. The meals will cost
$20 a day. It figures up as follow : :
Meals per week $140 W
Maid's board IKT week 15 W )
IHitlcr's services per week 15 uu
Rooms per week 140 W
Total per week $310 W
Total for six months JS.OCO 00
Grand total for year $31.60560
Of course thcso figures represent the
highest amount a onan can possibly pay for
such accommodations. There Is no attempt
made In these calculations to economize.
The man deliberately seeks for the highest
priced articles ho can find , and It costs him
$33,000 a year. Nine years ago he did Jho
very1 same thing , ho sp9ut all that he could ,
but $9,800 was the limit.
Wo are supposing an extreme case. Men
can llvo at these same expensive hotels
modestly and at a moderate cost. Rooms
with a bath may bo had nt the Waldorf-
Astoria and at all the other hotels men
tioned at from $5 to $7 a day , and the meals
may bo made to cost pretty nearly what a
man chooses to pay.
But the man who wants to spend money
In hotel living never had so good a chance
to do so as ho has today.
CO.VWJUIALITICS.
Elliott Danforth , late candidate for lieu
tenant governor of New York on the demo
cratic ticket , failed to grt office , but cap
tured a bride. She Is \\ldow of means , a
resident of New York City. The marriage
Is to take place next Wednesday.
The latest device for the encouragement
of matrimony Is reported from Athens. The
Greeks propose henceforth to exclude nil
bachelors from the Boule , so that If a man
wishes to become a member of the National
Legislature ho will flrst have to get mar
ried.
ried.At
At Bayvllle , L. I. , a day or two ago , Wil
liam Cornell , aged > 34 , arose In the morning
a handsome young bachelor , and thnt night
rotlred n greatgrandfather , with a daughter
older than himself and a granddaughter
with a child old enough to make remarks
about him. Ho had married the widow
Overton , aged 70.
There seems to bo good reason for the
lamentations uttered by an eastern publica
tion because of the disclosure , made In re
ports of the Department of the Interior ,
that there are moro unmarried men than
unmarried women In . the country. The
trouble is evidently Irremediable , for while
there are 5,427,767 bachelors In the United
States there are only 3,224,494 unmarrlfld
women. It Is only gallant to suppose that
most of 'tho men have remained single because -
cause of cold , unfeeling rejection of their
advances In times past , hut even supposing
that all the 3,224,494 maidens should relent
and consent to wed there still must remain
a surplus of 2,202,273 cases of bachelorhood
absolutely Incapable of reform by means of
any native American agencies.
A marriage was suddenly Interrupted at
a church In Moscow , Pa. , on the 19th , ' by
the brldo , Miss Margaret Moore , refusing
to say the fateful "yes" at the proper time.
For miles around In the Pocono mountain
region tbo friends of Miss Moore and
Timothy Foley had assembled to see the
young couple married. The pastor of St.
Catherine's , Rev. H. Walsh , stood smiling
at the altar rail as the bridal party ad
vanced. The bride looked charming. She
was attended by her niece , Miss Foley , and
the bridegroom's best man was Frank
Dougherty , jury commissioner of Lacka-
wanna county. Mr. Foley had already made
his solemn vow and the priest asked : "Will
you , Margaret Moore , take Timothy Foley
to bo your lawful husband7" Instead of
answering , the young woman Inquired : "Is
It too late , father ? " Father Walsh , though
surprised by the unusual question , Immedi
ately answered : "It Is not too late , " where
upon the bride-elect said : "Then I will
not , " and turning from the altar , she faced
the startled spectators and walked down
the aisle toward the door. The priest , the
bridegroom and the guests seemed trans
fixed. After waiting half an hour , expect
ing that the brldo would return , the guests
dispersed. No reason has been given for
the bride's strange conduct. To all ques
tioning the answer Is that she slirply ex
ercised a woman's privilege and changed
her mind.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
The Dana warp mill at Westbrook , Mo. ,
Is running night and day.
Chattanooga manufacturers are going after
trade In Cuba and Porto Rico.
A manufacturing plant at Edgefleld , S. C. ,
gins cotton , presses the seed and puts the
oil , phosphate and cattle food In marketable
shape , spins tbo lint Into yarn and then
weaves It into cloth.
In Cuba a railroad engineer , who must
also bo a mechanic , Is paid $130 a month In
gold. The fireman la paid $30 In gold , the
conductor $100 and the brakcman the same
as the fireman. Section men are paid $20 a
month in gold and switchmen are paid $30
a month.
The American consul at Porto Rico ad
vises young men socking work , such as
clerks , carpenters , mechanics and laborers
of all grades , to stay away from Porto Rico ,
as there are oovoral hundred thousand
working Porto Rtcans ready to fill all vacant
jobs and at low wages.
Saturday , a week ago , a DCS Molncs , la. ,
judge decided that labor unions had a legal
right to place a boycott on a firm or Indi
vidual. On the following Wednesday a
Lansing , Mich. , judge decided unions had
no such rights , which leaves the latter gen
tleman ahead in the game , as bo had the
lost guess.
A barbers' protective association has been
organized at Indianapolis , Ind. , which has
for Us purpose the Introduction of a bill in
Two years ago the drug clerks of New
York succeeded In having a ton-hour law
passed by the legislature of that state , but
the measure was vetoed , Now the drug
clerks are strongly organized , affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor , and are
leaving no stone unturned to have the bill
enacted Into a law. Thcso clerks claim that
they are now compelled to bo on duty four
teen and fifteen hours per day. They also
hope to have a national organization In a
year's time.
The coal and Iron industries of the United
States bavo now reached a point In their
development at which It Is possible for us
to obtain our raw materials and to carry on
constructive -work In which these materials
play an Important part under better condi
tions than these which surround these In
dustries In Great Britain. Iron and steel
shipbuilding on the great lakes has been
carried to a point that Its annual output
now exceeds the shipbuilding on the entire
seaboard of this country. The shipbuilders
at Chicago , Detroit and Cleveland have a
command of cheap Iron and steel and cheap
coal , under conditions which make It possi
ble for them to do work at prices below
these demanded at our seaboard shipyards.
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