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everybody's tongue la buay wagging over
the coming marriage of Jean Reld and
Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother of the
earl of Dudley. Wo all knew that the
latter was paying marked attentlona to
tha American heiress, but very few of us"
thought that he would win out. You see
tie bad ao many rival, possessed of ever
to exalted titles and unlimited mon-y.
With the exception of tha earl of Iudlcy
himself, who la fabulously wealthy, the
members of his family have not any too
much of the world's goods, -i. know aa a
matter of fact that the daughter of the
American ambassador could have had her
pick of a dozen of the most eligible bach
elors In tha United Kingdom." I am keen
to hoar What Lord Acheson. lord Dal
mehy, son and' heir of Iord Roseberry.
snd the youthful 'duke of Lelnster. all of
whom have been casting sheops' eyes In
tha direction of the fascinating Miss Rcld,
aid when they heard the news.
Although I cannot say anything de
finite on the subject, I hear from the gos
sips that the king will confer a title on
the prospective bridegroom. His majesty
would bs thus not only honoring his per
sonal friend, but would be also paying a,
pretty compliment to the American am
bassador and to his daughter, whom he
admires very greatly. For many years the
Dudleys have been on terms of the closest
friendship With both the king and the
queen, and It Is aald that the Hon. John,
who Is equerry to the king, is hja closest
friend and confidant. What he doesn't
know about the king's private affairs Is
not worth going out of the way to dis
cover. His knowledge of what Is gotnff on
about his majesty is said to surpass even
that of Lord Knollys, the king's private
secretary.
There la a further bond of affection be
tween the royajl family and the future' hus
band of Jean Reld In the person of the
dowager countess of . Dudley, the. mother
of John Ward. She la an especlnl chum
of both tha king' and queen and has a
house In Richmond Park for life a gift
of the former. Incidentally, she Is still
one of tho most beautiful women In Eng
lish society. 1 understand . that the king
knew how matters stood for soma time
past and materially assisted his equerry
In his efforts to win the hand of the popu
lar American. Ills majesty anX Jean Rcid
had a long confidential chat on the sub
ject St Blarrlts a couple of weeks ngo.
The king Is a great matchmaker and may
have had more to do with this one than
either you or I can guess.
Lady Naylor-Leyland, whom you will per
haps remember as Jennie Chamberlain of
Cleveland before her marriage. Is having no
little trouble with her son. Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland.
The fond mother has already
mapped out a career' for her offspring.
Ever since he was old enuogh to understand
she has been cramming him full of politics
and ahe Intends that he shall some day bo
prime minister. At any rate, she has been
leaving no stone unturned towards' that
end. But. unfortunately for this American
woman's ambitions her 'precocious young
ster,' who la but 17,- has Ideas of his own
on . the- subject of a career and has defin
itely, and determinedly decided upon the
army. He hat been Influenced In this by
his pal. Prince Edward of Wales,' future
kjng of Great Britain who, although ho la
now a cadet at the Naval college. Is never
theless destined for the army. To add to
the poor mother's distracted state of mind,
I hear that her second son has hit upon
the navy as a career and refuses to relin
quish the Idea.
It Is not verv long ago that there was
considerable speculation as to Lady Naylor.
Ley-land's future. Those who pretended
to know, said that a certain famous au
thor was shortly to become the second
husband of the American woman. I don't
think there Is very much' foundation for
such a story, for since her late husband's
death the pretty-widow hasfought shy of
man in general. Society has seen precious
little of her and It la a great pity, for there
are few better houses In London for enter
taining than Hyde Park house, her town
residence.'- "
Wpll, Lady "Randy," did come back from,
the continent to fight for her "dear little
Winnie" at Manchester. Sad to relate he
was defeated In spite of her efforts. I
henr that she feels his set-back much more
keenly than does her ton and that she broke
Into tears on hearing the returns. Winston
Churchill, himself, acepted defeat much
as his famous father would have done and
tried to comfort his mother with a cheery,
"Buck up, dear; better luck next time."
The strain of campaigning landed Mr.
Cornwollts West (otherwise Lady Ran
dolph) In bod. Winston, who Is by no
means strong, was also done up by the
fight. He never spares himself at an elec.
ttun and during the strenuous days at Man
chester he was compelled to fortify himself
with egg flips.
I don't know Just how Winston's bank
account stands, but I understand that his
pay as a cabinet minister will come In
handy to keep the wolf from the door, so
to speak, for the past ten or twelve years
he has worked hard In polltica for the love
of the work, yet a man cant be expected
to go on like that forever.
At this moment, I suppose, he could have
his pick of half a dosen heiresses for the
mere asking. But "our Winston" Is 'not a
marrying man. He says he Is too busy to
give the gentler passions a single thou ;ht,
I believe he has no Inclination that way,
As a matter of fact there Is no doubt that
his opinion of matrimony has been colored
by the experience of his cousin, the duke
f Marlborough, husband of your own
Conauelo Vanderbllt- Winston and he ar
great chums and the duke's constantly ad.
minlitared advice has been: "Winston, old
chao. keen your freedom st any price."
If It Is really true,, which I doubt, that
GRACE GEORGE
GROWS GRACEFUL
People always laughed at Miss George's
Christian name Grace. At 30 she was
ft. U and tlrped the Fairbanks at 210
and here Intimates called her "Oracle" and
"Dolly" and such other pet names. Sho
cff?n thought that she saw a sting In
thote terms of endearment and finally
decided to turn the scales on her loving
friends by springing a surprise on them. Ho
she let 11 be known, that she was going
awy on a long Journey. She did not budgo
from the house for 30 days, but took re
ligiously during that month, three times
a day and before bedtime, one leaspoonful
of the excellent effective Marmots Ire
rlpuon. The result was she got down
from Jli to 170. She never told her
friends what did H. but. credit where it is
due. It was the Marmola Prescription: H
ounce Uarmola, to ouuee Fluid Extract
( ut are. Aroin.lio and V ounces Byrup
Bin. pie, which can be had at any
guud UruggUl's for a trifling sum,
Nora Lenghorhe has made up her mind
no to come to us this season, the number
of male hearts In F.nglsnd which will be
absolutely disconsolate will. Indeed, be
legion. I have never known the coming
ff a debutante to be looked forward to
with keener Interest than hers. The rumor
of her besuty and charm la on every Hp
and were she a fslry princess or some,
wonderful daughter of a royal house there
could not be greater Interest In her ad
vent, lirrhsps she realizes what we ex
pect of her and "Is afraid of disappointing
us. Perhaps It Is but a rsnard that she
means to deny us her presence. We are
trying to persuade ourselves that such It
the caae.
For one thing, her sister, Mrs. Wllllsm
Waldorf Astor, jr., has taken a house In
Brook street, which certainly spells gaiety,
and as Mrs. Actor's other sisters who are
visiting her for the season are married It
does not seem likely that she would go to
the trouble of keeping up an extra estab
lishment for them when her father-in-law's
msnslon In Carlton House Terrace Is al
ways at her disposal during the summer
months and Cllevedcn also Within motor
ing distance. You see, we are determ nd
to cling to the Idea that the fair Nora Is
coming.
I hear from a trustworthy Informant of
mine that Mlgnon Nevada, I'the Anirrlcan
prima donna, carries about with her at
least thirty mascots and that It la to these
she ascribes the big success of her recent
debut In Rome.
Those who-, heard her mother, Emma
Nevada, sing when she was at her best and
have also heard tho daughter say they pre
fer the girl's voice. The latter Is only 18.
I met her In Paris a few years ogo with
her mother, and though then only about l
she gave me fhe Impression of being quite
80. Mother and daughter are devout Ro
man Catholics and some used to think that
the girl was sure to become a nun. Even
now there Is an idea that she may desert
the stage for the cloister, despite her great
success.
The pope has been greatly Interested -In
the young prima donna and she has suns
to him on several occasions.
LADY MARY.
LIVE TEDDY BEARS AS PETS
London's Smart Women Tint Content
with Imitation Variety
Onceflo Pop alar.
' LONDON, May 16. (Special.) Live
"Teddy Hears" have usurped the monkey,
the Pekinese pug, the "Pom" and poodles
In tho boudoirs of the "smart" women of
the West End. My lady of the English
metropolis has not been content with the
Imitation kind so beloved, of the. fair sex
In the United States, but Insists upon the
real thing or nothing. Just at present the
proud 'owners of these pets are busy ar
ranging Teddy Bear "at homes." How long
the erase will last It Is impossible to say,
but the little brown animals will prob
ably hold sway In fashionable English
.drawing rooms for a year of so and then
go the way of the countless fads which
preceded It.
The baby bears which are sold In the
London market come from Borneo. The
fad Is an expensive one, for not much In
the bear line can be obtained under $130.
The animals are most popular at about 9
months of age, when they are as big as a
medium slsed dog. . They take to the nurs
ing bottle like ducks to water and are very
fond of being petted.
The bear's Immediate predecessor In the
affections of the women of the English
"smart set" was the monkey. Newport
and Fifth avenue yielded to the charms of
the ;mpi(lirrjseveral years ago. I believe
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish was directly respon
sible for his . popularity., tSVie . assisted In
his Introduction to society when she gave
the first monkey "at home" at her Newport
residence. But London-withstood thefcharms
of our ancestor's descendent until a few
weeks before", last : Christmas when he
made his London debut at one of the big
Mayfalr houses and1., captured all hearts.
During the holiday, .shopping season the
London animal dealers were inundated with
orders for all" kinds of monkeys, which
their purchasers desired to present to their
best friends.
Among the members of English society
who succumbed to the monkey's charms
was Lady Warwick. She had a particularly
fine specimen at Warwick castle, where
she shows It with great pride to all her
visitors to that famous place. Lady
Anglesey purchased a marmoset not much
larger than a mouse and Lady Moore, who
Is a great bird fancier, neglected her
feathered friends long enough to put a
couple of monkeys through a course of
training.
Fashions in pets change about as often
as tho wind and with as little apparent
rhyme and reason. Probably the most ex
traordinary vogue of all was that of the
toad, which was very popular about a year
ago. Hundreds of these slimy reptiles were
sold to society women within a few weeks.
Some of them were very prettily marked
and their Infatuated owners claimed for
them that they were not only very clean
pets, buf thst they displayed an unsus
pected amount of Intelligence. Some of
them were even trained to recognise when
they were spoken to and would flop to
wards their mistresses in a fascinating and
graceful way only possible to a toad.
Lady Eleanor Wlckham carried the erase
so far as to make a numerous collection of
Indian toads and to place them on tho
branches of the miniature Japanese trees,
which she used to decorate her dinner
table.
" 8nakes are still to be found In many West
End drawing rooms and conservatories.
The greatest devotee of this particular fad
la Undoubtedly Mrs. Arthur Cadogan. She
still has snake "at homea" In her mag
nificent house In Culford Kardena. She
has played with reptiles ever since she was
a child snd a well-known naturalist tells
me that she has a touch equal to that of
the best professional snake charmers. Bomb
lime ago she bought a nine-foot Ions: In
dian python, a creature with an orange
gray skin njarked with black spots. She
has become quite .friendly with It and
winds It about her neck, waist and arms
wun me utmost confidence.
The Cat's Lone Fast.
Ex-Counollman R. B. Reiterour of Lock
Haven. Pa., is proud ut a inkh. . . i....
has Just emerged from an lmprlnonment of
twenty-one days, during which time It had
neither food nor water, and the family is
making every effort to nurse the animal
back to strength, as it is a good mouser.
y.. xi me em was sleeping on the
floor of the barn whera load of hay wai
thrown Into the mutr, covering tho feline
unknown to the faro-.ur who delivered the
At Intervals men working about the barn
heard strange iiule not unlike the meow
ing of a cat. Councilman I) ..l i ,... .i
clued to Identic ate, so. with a fjik began
turning over tlie hay until he finally un
covered the cat. weak and almost famished
put still alive, lie was about to pick It up
w.... .V J-l!ii4.(..X U1.X, W.4.U liuo Ulia ,-
stlnoa. quickly found water. Philadelphia
CallUa Units.
The middle-aged 'citizen standing In a
crowueu car aiowerea every tune a Merry
Widow" hat suvted him.
"I tell you." he grumbled to a' fellow
passenger, "it isn't light. It s an impost-
tlcn."
Just then the serrated edge of a lid of
more ytnan oraiiaruy enormous width
rssoeii nis A jam s at pie.
"Confound It." he exclaimed to the 'wearer
whose back was turned toward him. "if
you were my daughter I d throw that pestl-
rerous canwueiM wiruusn me window.
The girl under the hat seemed amused
"Throw ahead If you want to, dad." she
sxkt, -out you u nave to pay for another.
and goodness knows you mode fuss enough
over the bill for this one."
As they left the car he was heard to
say something in a suggestive way about
not leum Bwiaeiy-ftiiw rora Times.
NEW SCHEME TO F1CDT MAN
English Women's Freedom League
Propoei to Be "Sold TJp."
MAff-KADE TAXES AEE REFUSED
Goods of Mors Tku Thirty Wernea
Householders te Be Sacrificed
t Psblle Asctlos as
Result.
LONDON, May 16. (Special.) Women
who want to vote In England have just
devised a scheme calculated to give more
trouble to the square Inch than any other
method of warfare hitherto devised by
these enterprising modern amasont. It Is
extremely simple In Its methods - and se
cures the largest amount of lime-light ef
fect for a given outlay of capital and en
ergy. .
All women In the new movement who
own property propose to sacrifice their
worldly goods rather than pay taxes under
man-made laws In which women have no
voice. The affair has already begun to
assume serious proportions, owing to the
fact that about thirty women house hold
ers have refused to pay Income tax and
other taxes. Legal proceedings are being
Instituted against the, and altogether, there
will be some lively times during the next
few months.
In the forefront of the fighting are the
women doctors, and all those who follow
a professional career. They have long had
standing grievance, owing to the ratrlc-
tlona .Imposed upon aTT women In England
who attempt to "berak Into" professional
careers. Two women doctors have already
been ""sold up" at public auction, and within
the next few weeks many sales are to oc
cur, In which property holdera will Immo
late themselves on the altar of political
freedom, which, in this Instance, takes the
form of the auctioneer's rostrum.
Wo m a a Leader's Pleas,
Th headquarters of the movement are In
a big office building, 18 Buckingham street.
Strand, and the Instigator of the scheme
Is Mrs. Edith How Martyn, who has al
ready spent some months In prison for
her strenuous advocacy of women's rights.
een recently, by the writer, and asked as
to her plans for the Immediate future, she
gave an outline of her novel for the forth
coming campaign.
"We look forward to passive resistance
to accomplish a great deal for our cause,"
said Mrs. Martyn. ."The battle has been
opened by the seizure of Dr. Lewln's prop
erty In Llsson Grove, London. Dr, Lewln
a woman doctor has been prosecuted for
refusing to pay taxes on her armorial bear
ings. Of course, she has a perfect right to
display these Insignia, but that Is not the
point. As the law which requires people to
pay taxes on armorial bearings was made
by men, and as women had no voice In its
framing, we protest against that law. When
Dr. Lewln was summoned she was ordered
to pay a $50 fine or pay this tax. She told
tho magistrate at once that she wouldnever
pay the tax without force. As a conse
quence the sheriff's officers were 'put in
possession' at her home, and her goods are
to be auctioned off.
"Several other women doctors have re
fused to pay Income tax. Naturally, pro-
feslonal women will be the first to suffer
by this passive resistance movement, as
they are the ones called upon to discharge
direct taxes on their Incomes. Every day
new members are Joining; our Women's
Freedom league and signifying their will
ingness to endure any hardship rather than
submit to the injustice under which women
at present.. suffer. This movement Is not
confined to London, but Is spreading all
over .the country. At Glasgow another of
our memebrs, Miss Meredithalso a doctor
has refused to pay Income tax and will
be sold up within the next few weeks.
There are also Dr. Elisabeth Weeks of
Hackney, Dr. Winifred Patch, Mrs. Des
pard, Miss Heyes, Mrs. Sargent Florence,
Mrs. Edwards and many others, all of
whom are willing to have their property
seised and sold.
"Mrs. Despard, who is one of our strong
est members and a great fighter, Is the
sister of General French. Bhe Is the treas
urer of the Womens Freedom league.
Tronble the Whole Aim.
'Our Idea is to cause aa much trouble as
we can until we get men to realize that
they have no right to tax us without rep
resentation. In a measure, our grievance
la the same aa that of the early American
colonies we do not Intend to submit to
being taxed unles we have a say-so In the
taxing.
"While passive resistance Is expensive, we
regard It as extremely effective." In the
first place, immediately ori our refusing to
pay taxes, we are summoned In a public
police court, and this gives us a chance
to express our views before magistrates.
They usually hear what we mave to soy,'
and some of them, perhaps, sympathize
with us. However, they cannot do other
wise than administer the man-made laws
cs they flng them the consequence being
that the sheriff Is directed to distrain upon
our goods.
"It is only after the bailiff has been put
In possession tl at the battle really begins.
The goods are taktn off to a public auc
tion and sole. One entire organisation will
attend these auctions ljr force, and you may
d?uend upon it, at me lively scenes will be
witnessed. The. fcoods will be sold under
iji test. All tli's will help to show that
ve are In earnest; and when several hun
dred salr-s an tuklng place simultaneously
throughout the country, people will realise
that we mean business.
"If women arc to get anything, s fight
to a finish will have to be made for It.
Notn'ng has been gained In the past by
silent endurance: and now all thla is to
be changed. Oui s Is a militant organization
and we Intend adopting any means in our
power to make our cause a success."
"A regular campaign will be followed
from now on. In addition to pass.ve resist
ance we are to make regular descents upon
the Houses of Parliament. Our main ob
ject Is to be allowed to plead our cause be
fore the bar of the house. We have al
ready petitioned for this right, and It has
been refused. We intend .keeping up 'wor
rvlng tactics' until thla concession is
granted.
"In addition to the House of Commons
campaign our members are delegated to
attend police courts and watch all pro
ceedlnga. Aa soon aa a woman Is brought
In no matter what the charge one of oar
delegates will stand up and say. 'I protr
against the trial of this woman by min
made law. In which women have no part,'
or words to that effect. In one or two
cases our delegates have already succeeded
In making a fairly lengthy speech before
the magistrate has realized what was hap
pening. With this sort of thing going on
all over England in hundreds of police
courts you can imagine what the effect
will be.
"Then, again, one of our members w 11
attend before nominating committees at
each bye-election and . protest against each
election until our rights are recognized. At
Manchester and elsewhere we have found
this move to work admirably. So far we
have received very courteoua treatment be
fore these committees. We Issued cards
to all women In the recent bye-elections
who, under proper conditions, should have
bad a vote, and these women went to the
polls and stood up, exhibiting cards bear
ing the words; 'Because you arc a woman
you may not vote. Legislation without
representation la slavery; taxstlon without
representation Is tyranny.' We think this
made a very good Impression. Many men
expressed themselves In our favor.
'What would we do with the vote If we
had ItT
'Oh, that's an easy one. We have ex
tremely definite Ideas of just what we want.
Alms of the Ora-anlaatloas.
"Here are the principal objects which all
women's rights organizations are striving
for today
"First Equality before the law. This
especially applies to divorce laws, which
must be made the same for women as for
men. The mother must be given also equal
rights with the father In their children. In
England, the father Is the only legal par
ent The laws of Inheritance favor men
entirely. This should not be. v .
Second. Equal pay for equal work Is an
other measure we shall strongly Insist
upon.
"Third. Proper recognition for public ser
vices;' that Is, the same rewards should be
given to women aa to men. For Instance,
If Miss Florence Nightingale, or Miss Emily
Davis, founder of Olrton college, had been
men, they would have received public hon
ors long ago. Being women, they are not
noticed, except when too late. If at all.
'Fourth. No taxation without represen
tation. Carried to Its logical conclusion
this, of course, means a, voice In govern
ment, for legislation without representa
tion Is, as I have said, nothing but slavery.
'The statement has been made that there
have been several bad splits In the suf
fragette movement. These dissensions have
only concerned our private constitution.
and have nothing whatever to do with tho
general movement. All the various organ
izations and there are four principal ones
are united as to main causes. -Our Women's
Freedom league broke away from the first
suffage movement on the question of
whether we should run the movement on
democratic as opposed to autocratic policy.
W rnnnlder that we rjresent the democratic
side of the movement. "he suffrage move
ment as a whole has no elements of dis
cord."
A SPECTACLE FOR THE GODS
Chinese Woman Clad In Celestial
Pantaloons and "Merry
Widow" Hat.
Chinatown in Los Angeles is In the throes
of a social war that bids fair to put the
recent tong disturbance far in the dim
distance. Not since the time back in the
seventies, when Indignant citizens hung
a number of the Chinese elite to telegraph
poles, has there been such a feeling of
sudden death and desolation as now hangs
like s blr.ck pall over tho yellow colony.
And It all happened because Mrs. Lew
Chew, w'fe of Lew Mot, tried to "buck"
the ancient and time-honored form or dress
held sacred to tho Chinese. In defiance of
the laws of heaven and earth, she tried the
combination of Chinese pantaloons set off
by a "Merry Widow" sailor that would
have mode any woman sit up and gasp.
Throwing the caution of her race to the
wind. Madam Lew Chew marched down
Apablasa street with a creation of modern
millinery wobbling about on her oily bangs
and her tiny little shoes going clickety
cllck on the hard paving.
The Chinese gamblers took one look and
fainted. Lew Mol lawful husband and lord
of little Lew Chew, said things.
Mrs. Lew Chew broke Into the fashion
fever early yesterday -morning. Her hus
band Is. a liberal man and Mrs. Lew Is a
social leader. Accompanied by her 8-year-old
daughter. Lew Lum, Mrs. Lew visited
some of the downtown stores. Her daintily
embroidered pantaloons flapped lightly
against her slender ankles as she walked.
Her hair was covered an Inch deep with
Chinese hair paste, and several hundred
dollars worth of gold "and jewels nestled
In . the heavy Jet-black coll at her neck:
She; entered a department store and
walked about in search of prey; wandered
Into the millinery department and was lost.
She learned up against a counter and gazed
at some monstrous things hung about
gazed In wonder.
A woman approached and seemed friendly.
Mrs. Lew thought she could trust her.
She pointed to a magnificent specimen and
said, faltorlngly. "What him good foh?"
The nice lady took down the enormous
thing and placed It on the oily head of the
little Celestial lady. Mrs. Lew shied and
looked scared. Then she looked at a mirror
and in a second, tribal Instinct, racial
training and the fear of the seven heavens,
the seven hells, her liege lord left her. The
rhat was a peach, and no doubt about It
It hod several million flowers anchored
on top. A gash of green peppers hung on
like grim death to the starboard side, while
California popples, Arizona hollyhocks and
Long Beach lilies clamored for help and
yelled for breath.
The hat was not a creation, it simply was
a shriek. Mrs. Lew cared not. She naid
for the Merry Widow. Having broken one
vow she cracked another. Bhe selected the
next biggest thing In the store and perched
It on the head of the protesting and Indig
nant Lew Lum.
Then they walked out of the store and
toward the Chinese settlement. They al
most created a riot before they got. there.
With the mincing steps she had seen the
women of the white race affect, Mrs. Lew
toddled down the street. From the rear It
looked as if Paul de Longpre'a rose garden
was toddling along.
The pair reached the corner of Juan and
Apablasa streets, where Mrs. Lew has luxu
rious apartments.
It was with some difficulty that the woman
and the hat got Into the door. They
approached the spot where eat the liege lord
of the house. He had been hitting the pipe
ana was seeing things of a pleasant nature.
Suddenly a rude vision broke In upon his
dreams. He sat up hurriedly and rubbed
bstwes
AicIdDiSalc
The Most Acceptable Gilt for the
Graduate is a
lip
f 'iiw.w.'..''WCTawgirstwr
Most acceptable, because as a home furnisher nothing in the home adds more to its
beautv and nothing else can take the place of it as an Entertainer and Educator. The
refining influences of the Piano are of untold benefit to every member of the family.
The greatest number of standard pianos to be shown in the west are to be found in our
warerooms. The lowest prices, at alt times, are offered piano buyers. Lower in fact
than any other western house can afford to offer. On account of an immense business,
the buying in train load lots, and always discounting the factory bills, thereby saving
an immense amount of money, enables us to put a price on our Pianos that is from
$75.00 to $150.00 less than anywhere near the same quality would be offered by any
other dealer. ' ,
An investigation of the lines carried by the western retail piano dealers will con
vince you that Ilay den's qualities are the best and the prices are the lowest.
The following pianos are to be found here in all the late designs of cases, and in all
kinds of wood: KNABE, SOHMER, CHICKERING BROS., FISHER, ESTEY,
STARCK, SCHAEFFER, PRICE & TEEPLE, ANDERSON and FRANKLIN.
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his eyes with the toe of his slipper. Then
he jumped up. ,
He had not been mistaken. 'This woman,
wearing a thing on the top of her head like
a bird of ill omen, was his wife. He used
language in large slices while the neighbors
crowded the door.
Mrs. Lew was firm, Sho still has the hat;
Lew Lum also hna a hat. Other Chinese
women are looking on with envy and 'a
meeting of the United League for the Pro
tection of Chinese Husbands has been called
to debate the question.
Six months ago the Chinese women at
tempted to put aside pantaloons and wear
skirts. The husbands burned the skirts at
the stake. They threaten to launch the
fury of the hatchet men upon the Merry
Widows. Los Angeles Times.
CHINAMAN LAID AWAY IN STYLE
German Band. Cabs. Laundry Wagon
and Much Hlbbon for u.
Celestial.
A German band fourteen cabs and a laun
dry wagon escorted the body of Wong Pong
to Fairmont cemetery at Spokane, Wash.
There was little ceremony at the under
taker's chapel. . In fact, no ceremony was
noticeable. Forty of his countrymen gath
ered to view the corpse and discuss the
evil spirits. The occasion needed only
refreshments to resemble an afternoon ten.
ITntll a week ago Wong Pong polished
collars and operated a. mangle In the
laundry establishment of Long Lee at 210
Bernard street
Just who was In charge of the obsequies
could not bo ascertained. A general In
terest was exhibited by every one present.
At the proper stoge In the ceremonies a
break was made for the carriages, the
band struck up a funeral march and the
cortege led off the way to the cemetery.
Wong Pong having been an American
ised Chinaman, the ceremony followed
closely on American lines. White glovos
adorned the hands of the six pallbearers
who deposited the coffin In the hearse.
Red and white ribbons decorated each car
riage, which Were found upon inquiry to
designate the "tong" or society to which
Wong Pong belonged. Back of the last
carriage came the laundry delivery wagon
fade Siaited Hamo.
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which Wong had driven for several years.
In it were his earthly effects, which wore
taken to tho cemetery and burned bcsldo
the grave, that they might accompany
his spirit to whatever Chinese heaven he
was destined to enter. Spokane Review.
OATS SENT FROM ARGENTINA
Cargo Brongbt Into New York that
Was Profitable Despite
tha Duty.
The arrival In-New York of a cargo of
oats from Argentina last week is said to
bo the rirst Importation of a cereal into
this country, except in. the case of some
special varieties of grain which are brought
In as delicacies.
While; of course, grain authorities do
not look upon this Incident as of any
special significance In relation to the posi
tion of the United States as a surplus grain
country. It Is expected that shipments of
this character will become more and more
frequent In the future. Tha oats which were
brought In last week were for the uso of a
breakfast food manufactory which has a
large trade abroad and the firm undoubt
edly calculated In its profits the possibility
of getting a rebate on the duty of 15 cents
per bushel, which is the tariff on oats.
Even without a rebate, however. It was
said by the commission house which made
hte shipment that at 68 cents a bushel In
Chicago there was a profit in bringing in
oats from the South American republic.
Argentina corn, or maize as It is callod
In the European trade, IS rapidly taking
the same high competitive place with our
cereals as Argentina wheat. Maize has
been profitably carried from Argentina to
Cuba and trade authorities expect that
Importations will be made to this country
In tho next year there Is a short crop.
The remarkable growth of the Argen
tina grain area still continues and has a
larger possible extension still ahead of It
than any other section of the grain belt
of either continent. According to statistics
prepared by the Dopastment of Agriculture,
Argentina and Canada are the only two
countries which will rapidly Increase their
grain exports. Chile and Uruguay, how
ever, are factors In the South American
grain trade. The three republics together
HH H E last days will be your best
chance at this wonderful
Jewelry AdcUoh
Everything must go this week for the
new fixtures and stock installation.
Sales 2:00 and 7:30 p. m. Daily
T. L COMBS & COMPAtW
Established 1888
1520 Douglas St., Omaha
June Bride or
produced 178.036,000 bushels of wheat In
1907, which was an Increase of 89,513,000
bushels over 1903. It is expected that tha
yield of 1908 will double the figures of five
years before. Authorities predict that South
America will be raising 400,000,000 bushels' -of
wheat In the course of the next flvs
years and of this amount It Is calculated
nearly 325.000,000 KUshels will be available
for export. European consumption re
quires an average of about 11,000,000 bushels
to be Imported weekly. New York Times.
MOOSE DRINK AT A PUMP.
Maine Nature Story with a Farm
er's Ouarnntee of Good
Faith.
James Tlbbetts of tho Nock road Benton,
has been entertaining strange company for
several days. Early lust week Mr. Tlbbetts
went to the barn and turned out his stock.
When ho stepped Into the barnyard a few
minutes later to start the water at tho
pump he was surprised to find a bull and'
a cow moose apparently waiting for tho
water.
Mr. Tlbbetts went directly to tho pump
and began raising water for tho stock. As
the water poured from the spout Irto, tho
big trough among tho first of the animals
to reach It were the strangers. Each moose
drank Its quantity and then slowly walked
past the farmer to a low place In the fenco
where each vaulted over and struck off
across the field In the direction of tha
woods.
'Every morning since the creatures have
appeared In the barnyard when Mr. Tlb
betts has turned on the water. The strange
part of the affair lies In the fact that the
farm is well watered by three small brooks
which keep running alj winter and tho
Sobastlcook river is but a few Irundred
yards away. It is possible the creatures
have discovered something in the brooks
and in tho rtver which sets their taste going
In another direction, for they aro watering
regularly at the Tlbbett s pump.
The moose have never bothered the cevve
or the oxen of the Tlbbetts herd, and Iho
latter have never apparently pa'.d ony at-'
tentlon to the presence of the summers. '
Kennebec Journal.