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GIRLS SHOTJLD BE TAUGHT BUSINESS.
By Mary A. Liver more.
Many womeji left widows with property to
log re for, because of their Ignorance of busi
ness, fall an easy prey to the dishonest and
I designing, who, under pretense of assisting
them, pluck them like geese. Girls should be
I raised to a knowledge of business and Its meth
ods, and should not be considered well edu
cated, no matter what their accomplishments,
I until they have learned a trade, a business, a
Tocatlon, or a profession. Then, If the husband drops
into Invalidism, bankruptcy, or dissolute habits, or If be
'Is removed by death, the young wife will measurably be
prepared for the emergency, and will not wholly be left
to the mercy of circumstances. She will be able to main
tain her home and train her children, and her friends
will find It easy to assist her In bearing ber burdens. If
property passes Into her possession she' will know how
to retain It securely, and manage It with wisdom. She
will inform herself concerning the elements of financial
security; what are safe Investments; what constitutes a
valid title to property ; what cautions are to be observed
concerning mortgages; what are the property rights of
married women In their own States, with similar Infor
mation. Few women reach adult life, even, when they do not
marry, without finding themselves so circumstanced, at
times, that a domestic training Is Invaluable to them.
Even when one has means to employ servants, this train
ing !s ncccfsnrr ; for women cannot tell when she Is
well served unless she knows what good work Is. A
course In "domestic science" should be added to the cur
riculum of every woman's college, and It should stand
on equal terms with all the other courses. A wife and
mother should 6e mistress of herself and of her depart
ment and never the slave, of another not even when
that other Is her husband and the slavery Is founded on
her love for him. That robs her of half her value.
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A SIGH FOR OLD DAYS.
By Juliet V. Straus.
When the commencement Invita
tions come In and weddings are an
nounced, we decide that there are
more people coming on than we
thought for. As we grow older, these
Migraved announcements of the ma
"urlty of children whose first swad
illng clothes we put on thera, much
against their will, only a little while
igo, It seems to us, come to us like a
shock, and we look about us In dis
may, unable to realize that Mary.
juutr v. oiuitibtf. Edith and Henry, Charles and Mar
garet Elizabeth are before the public for their class day
exercises.
Life Is very short when one comes to remembering by
generations, and commencement seasons finally dissolve
Into a blur of white dresses, roses and sweet, expeetuut
faces. , y
There Is a commencement feeling as distinct as the
Christmas feeling, and when one loses It one is getting
really grown up.
I can well remember the first commencement of our
high school. I gnzed upon the graduutes as upon young
people set apart for some holy office. There was a relig
ious aroma about them, and when they walked down the
aisle of the church, under the light of the new chandeliers,
which In themselves seemed fairly awesome In their
splendor of cunning workmanship, like the decorations on
the tabernacle, with here a bell and there a pomegranate,
tbey seemed transfigured, and one could scarcely believe
they were actually the big sisters and brothers of the
children, seemingly made from common clay, with whom
we played prisoners' base and I spy. The lamps In these
rich chandeliers were filled with kerosene, the odor of
which waa happily blent with that of early June roses
and sweet syrlnga, with wjilch the altar was decorated
for the great event.
In these days of over entertainment I sometimes sigh
for the old days when the church was the outlet for our
social longings and the school the center of our Intel
lectual life. Nothing was grander than the church, and a
school entertainment was anVvent which shook the com
munity from center to circumference.
In those days we all understood fractions and each one
wrote an Individual hand much more characteristic and
forceful than the modern sprawling Imitations of the
-vertical" which destroys the character of chirography
and partakes of the spirit of generalization which Is rob
bing home and business and church and society of the
vital quality of individuality and reducing our civiliza
tion to a state which reminds one of the old question,
"What If all the trees were one tree and all fbe rivers one
river and all the men one man and all the axes one ax?"
Really, the uniformity of It all and the sameness of
each succeeding commencement, whether at the home
school, the seminary or the college, fairly reconciles one
to having struck out across country on one's own lines;
for, really, life Is the great school, and often those -who
graduate from our finest Institutions of learning are least
fitted for the living of it. Indeed, I do believe that edu
cated women often live and die without ever waking up
to life, dear life, with Its artistic passion and It3 ecstatic
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SIZE OF WARSHIPS SHOULD BE LIMITED.
By Capt. A. T. Mahan.
How long Is the present race of size In ship
building, with steadily Increasing cost, 'to be
maintained? In all nations the responsible au
thorities soon will have to recognize that naval
development has become a mere matter of In
ternational competition, to which no logical
and, what Is more Important, no practical
end Is In sight.
Professional skill will benefit immense!
when dependence ceases to he placed mainly on Increase
of bulk to Insure national predominance; when limited
as to size regard must be paid chiefly to the proportion
and distribution of powers in the ship to Insure Its best
efficiency, and to professional comprehension of the con
duct of war to Insure meeting the enemy under the cir
cumstances and with the combinations which command
victory In the campaign, as. on the field of battle. In
short, from such limitations of size would result a clearer
comprehension that the men are greater than the ships.
I do not believe that nations will consent to restrict
the aggregate strength of their navies by any other meth
od than the exercise of their own discretion ; but It might
be recognized that the race for great size In order to
obtain higher speed without the sacrifice of other qualities
has no goal attainable. It Is an unending progression
which causes unending Increase of expense in two ways.
First, it adds greatly to the cost of the Individual -ship;
and, second, It permanently and wantonly relegates to the
Junk shop vessels useless only because outdone by the
new construction. Such vessels must be continuously
replaced, for while it may be possible to limit size, num
bers cannot be restricted to the like extent. The wider
the naval responsibilities of a nation the less can It dis
pense with numerical force. Nor Is that true only of pri
mary dispositions. Exigencies of repair, recoallng, re
freshment of crews, renewal of supplies In a word, the
exigencies of war require a reserve, which, in turn, de
mands numbers.
WILL THIS OLD CRUELTY EVER CEASE 1
-Indianapolis News.
FUTURE OF CHINA.
The Neat Twentr-flTe Years a Peri
od of Treniendoua Importance.
All observers, Chinese and foreign,
Agree that this Is a ierlod of tremen
dous Importance, says the Century. The
reforms of to-day may make rapid
strides or a reaction may set In against
a progress for which the land seems
scarcely ready.. It Is not to be sup
osed that such strides will not tread
down some whose Influence must be
reckoned with. The large number of
teachers whose vaunted learning has
thus been negatived will be the first to
feel the pressure. Fitted for nothing
'!fe, too proud to work kf employment
ould be offered to them, their means
of livelihood will be taken nway. Will
it be without a protest? Will the well
known peace-loving proclivities of the
Chinese people carry them through or
shall we see riot and bloodshed? Will
the moral stamina of the reformers
stand the teat of Increased opportunity
for iower and ambition?
The history of other nations leads
us to think that troublous times of one
degree or another will follow In the
wake of these changes. At all events
It Is tremendously Interesting.. The for
mer president of one of our universi
ties, now a resident of China, whose
grasp on sociological problems Is thor
ough and whose Insight Is keen, says
that from the standpoint of absorbing
Interest he would rather live the next
twenty-five years ln3hlna than to have
lived In any other land during any fifty
years of Its history. Now that the eyes
of the world are leaving the seas of
Japan and the battlefields of Manchuria
tbey will in all probability find a new
fixation point not far away, which will
rivet this attention for years to come.
The Interest which Russia will shake
with China will, to a great extent, trace
IU origin to similar causes.
Every man must be his own doctor,
and decide what Is best In his case.
The doctors and philosophers do not
agree on anything.
Finds Wealth In a Pearl.
Undoubtedly the moat valuable fresh
water pearl In the world to-day has
been found by a clam fisher, William
Bates, in the Wisconsin channel oppo
site Red Wing, Minn., says the New
York Herald. It is large as a good
sized marble, perfectly round and with
out a flaw and with a luster rarely
equaled even In. small gems.
The pearl Is translucent and almost
transparent, and' when exposed to a
light glistens with marvelous coloring.
It weighs eighty-five grains, diamond
weight
A pearl smaller than this and less
perfect sold for $70,000. It is Impossi
ble to estimate the true value of this
gem,' perhaps $10,000, perhaps 1100,000,
depending upon the rivalry between
the wealthy gem collectors.
Bates and his wife, who are among
the few remaining clam fishers here,
had been working hard In a scorching
sun with little reward and decided to
make one more drug. Mrs. Bates ex
amined the clams and discovered this
fortune hidden In one of them. She
was almost overcome with Joy, knowing
they had stepied In one moment from
poverty to riches.
No Place (or a Poppy.
. Gerald I'd like to be here always.
Geraldlne But we haven't any ken-'
nel. Pueblo Chieftain.
Any man possesses the ability to be
as big a fool as he pleases.
GET8 LIVING FROM SNAKES.
Novel Indnatrr Panned br In
d Ian Ian RaJaea Rattlera.
Joshua Fleener, an octogenarian of
Brown County, Indiana, Is following a
strange occupation, and declares that
there Is more money In It when time
and trouble are taken Into considera
tion than any other business In which
he has engaged since his discharge after
serving through the Civil War, says the
New York Tribune. He Is engaged In
breeding timber rattlesnakes, a species
which, be says, Is exceedingly scarce,
and In some parts of the country ex
tinct, and Is selling dressed skins to
museums to be mounted. He recently
sold two of the 'oldest that be had on
band, one having nine and the other
eight rattles for $37.50 and $20, re
spectively. Fleener has a cabin of two rooms In
the bills of Brown County, and has
gone Into the rattlesnake Industry In a
systematic way. He has constructed
a wall of cement and stone around the
stone chimney of his cabin, .making a
chamber about 6 by 6 feet, and this Is
kept warm In the winter by a constant
fire In the fireplace In the cabin. In
this den he keeps the snakes for breed
ing and feeds them regularly through
the winter. He says he made a study
of the habits of timber rattlers for
years and found that they were always
more prolific after a warm winter than
after one that was exceedingly cold.
He constructed the den around the out
side of the chimney on the theory that
the keeping of the chimney Immediate
ly back of the fire always warm would
fvrnlsh ample heat for the makes nni
with proper feeding he would be able
to increase the propagation Indefinitely.
He accounts for the scarcity of the
species known as timber rattlers by the
Increasing cold winters of the West,
and says that his experience In keeping
the reptiles in a wann place during
winter Justifies the theory Upon which'
ho started. This spring he had eleven,
though he began two years ago with
only a single pair, and last year he sold
three live ones, for which he got $75.
He 'believes he can count on doubling
his present number in a year, notwith
standing the fact that he expects to
dispose of three of his 2-ytjar-olds In a
few days. Though the octogenarian
makes no professions of being a snake
charmer, he says that domestication
mokes a great difference in the habits
of the rattlers, for they are In no sense
venomous when they are raised In his
den. He often opens the door leading
from the den Into his cabin and per
mits them to enter the house.
"I'd rathersell the skins than the live
snakes," said .the aged snike raiser,
"for then I have the advantage of the
meat, and It is the best I ever ate. It
tastes something like turtle, but is more
tender and has a better flavor, and a
big rattler will make three meals good
enough for a king. It don't cost any
thing to raise them and there ought to
be a big demand Because they are so
scarce. Yes, there's plenty of rattle
snakes, but. they ain't timber rattlers,
and that makes a big difference to them
that know." ,
Fearleaa Swlmmera.
In the water the Hawallans are ab
solutely fearless. As soon as they can
walk, little babies are taken to bathe
In the sea, and in a very short time
they are able to swim like porpoises.
The author of "Hawaiian" Yesterdays"
gives a reminiscence of the courage of
the natives.
Our party had arrived in Hilo Bay,
and we were all seated upon the plat
form of a big double canoe, paddling
ashore from the schooner which lay out
In the harbor. A throng of natives
lined the beach, waiting to welcome
their returning teachers.
Just as we were 'entering the surf
that rolled upon the sandy shore,
through some accident the canoes sud
denly filled and sank, leaving us all
sitting half-submerged In the shallow
water. With a loud roar of "Auwe!"
(Oh and Alas!) the assembled crowd
rushed as one man Into the waves and
bore us safely to land.
On one occasion, about the same date,
a coasting vessel was upset In a vio
lent squall between the islands of Ha
waii and Maul. Although the nearest
land was twenty miles distant, the na
tive crew and passengers boldly struck
out to swim ashore; and several of
them did come safe to land after a
dlght and day In the deep.
Among the survivors of the ' wreck
was a poor woman who for several
hours swam with ber husband upon
her back ; but the poor man died of cold
and fatigue, and had to be abandoned
at last before the coast was reached.
Damaarca Snfllclent.
An old colored woman was1 seriously
Injured In a railway accident. One and
all her friends urged the necessity of
suing the wealthy railroad corporation
for damages.
"I clar toj?raclous," she scornfully
replied to their advice, "ef I ain't done
git more'n nuff o' damages 1 What I'se
wantin' now and what Ise done gwlne
to sue dot company foh is repairs."
Cleveland Leader.
If you deliver the goods, a well-paying
Job Is always gaping open for you.
IDAHO'S DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
Diabolical Aaaaaalnatlon of Ex
Got. Steonenbersr.
Frank Steunenberg, ex-Governor of
Idaho, was killed in a most diabolical
manner at his home In Boise. As he
was entering the gate at his home,
which Id in a section not thickly set
tled, there was a terrific explosion and
a flash of light and the ex-Governor
was hurled thirty feet through the air.
He died when picked up. The perpe
trators, who had attached the deadly
dynamite bomb to the gate In such a
manner that there would be an explo
sion when the gate was opened, must
have watched the house closely and
followed the movements of the ex
Governor carefully, to avoid a mis
take in the identity of the victim. It
Is suspected that persons connected
with the Cour de'Alene riots, which
Steunenberg suppressed, are responsi
ble for the outrage.
Ex-Governor Steunenberg was one
of the most picturesque figures of his
State. A native of Iowa, be was nev
ertheless typical of the far West, a
rough, hearty man of the plains and
the hills. He was never east of the
Mississippi River until after be be
came chief executive of the State of
Idaho in 1897. He stood seven feet in
his stockings, straight as an Indian
and broad as a heavy-weight pugilist.
When he visited New York City after
EX-OOV. STEUNENBERG.
his election he caused a slight sensa
tion by bravely parading Broadway
without a necktie, wearing the wide
brimmed hat and long ulster of a cat
tleman, contemptuous of the ameni
ties. But he overflowed with refresh
ing Ideas, and was enthusiastic over
the future of his own State and of ail
the West
He was an outspoken advocate of
women's suffrage, which had been ac
cepted by Idaho. He was also a
staunch supporter of Mormonisra, al
though not a member of that faith.
("The East misunderstood Mormon
Ism," he once asserted. "That relig
ion deserves to live as much as Pres
byterlanlsm or any other 'ism.' Mor
mons make an excellent class of citi
zens, and if the East knew them as
we do there would be a decided
change of attitude. I do not, of course,
approve of polygamy, but the faith
will live and do a good work after this
evil is rooted out
Mr. Steunenberg served two terms
as Governor, from 1897 to 1901, being
the candidate of the Democrats and
silver Republicans of his State. Hs
proved a good executive, and put
down strike riots among the miners
with an iron hand. He was 44 years
old, and leaves a widow and three
children.
Anxlona to Help.
The struggles of a horse which slip
ped and fell at Madison street and
Fifth avenue yesterday attracted the
usual crowd of curious onlookers anx
ious to aid the driver In getting the
animal on its feet again. Some prof
fered advice and some rendered active
assistance in unbuckling the harness.
"You don't see anything like this In
London," said a man not long from
England, who stood near the outskirts
of the crowd; "no one takes any in
terest in a fallen horse there. JPeople
go on their way with scarcely a pass
ing glance at the unlucky cab or bus
horse, leaving the driver to extricate
himself from his difficulties as best he
may. Here in America, in all the
cities I have visited at least, great ex
citement prevails when a horse falls,
and every one seems anxious to help."
Chicago Inter Ocean.
A Sore Spot. (
"Woodby tells me he has been work,
ing on his family tree of late."
"Yes, It seems to keep him pretty
busy."
"Rather complicated work, eh?"
"Yes, I believe he discovered a hang,
man's noose on one of the branches,
and he's having some trouble sawing
It off." Philadelphia Press.
Alrjr Fiction.
"He has wonderful Imagination,"
said Miss Cayenne.
"But he is not an author."
"No., He tells what he is going to
do with the money he wins at the
races." Washington Star.
If the good fish still In the sea are
wise they will continue to abide then.