1 ; ' ' , THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING" SEPTEMBER 8, 1907. 1 ,f
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. $ouih. Africa f,
Ike 3oer camps n $oufh.Afr.
fjtfr Aw mareriAL .
fERHAPS it li
1 .J bout about, but there are two or
three fellows who take some
s aatlafactlon in the matter of
Allen Kent's insurance. To their
notion, the encounter with the Equl-
nothlng much to eyes glittering bright with fever, his
SKin, yenow, nis ooay emaciatea ana
restless In his speech Malolos. Cavlte.
Sulu, Zamboanga. Iliollo, Imus and
Tarlac mixed In inextricable confusion.
Somotlmos ha was riding serosa tint
Bouth African veldt; once he "heard a
breech-bolt snick" in the Khyber pass;
eotleal Life partook of the nature of an but always he came back to the camps
were the only things clear at flrat
glace.
"Traveled a long while to get here a
day late," hs growled, as ha found the
earliest postmark. February 15, a month
earlier. "I wonder where It's been 7"
As ha scanned the blotted and erased
addresses, a pussled look came into his
engagement between a battleship and a
fleet of dispatch boats. And the result
of the encounter ia the story. Kent did
not hear of It until months later, when
be was up in the mountains, safely
convalescent.
Kent was a man so companionable.
o genuine, so uniformly gentle of mati-
er ana Kindly or nature, that even in
no register orace, where factions rose
in the Philippines, with snatches of the
soldiers' parody on the old song, a
parody Jocular in form, but serious
enough, after all, to the boys who
sang It:
"Then It's home, boys. It's horn ws
ought to be;
It's home, boys, home. In our own coun
tree, Where the ash and the oak and the
weeping willow tree
"That's queer,' he ssid to Grayson,
who was awaiting the solution. "This
thing was directed first to our old
boarding houss on Brisbane street,
where ws haven't lived for four years.
Then It went to the place on Pel ham
court where Allan was staying before
he went abroad. It's been to Missouri
and then to Washington before It found
some one who knew where to send It.
Why, see here!' ha Interrupted himself mind him of them.'
wrong address" The sentences cams
hot from his anger.
"Now, my dear Mr. Rogers," cau
tioned the manager.
"Don't do us any Injustice, I pray you.
The Equinoctial Is une uf the largest
end most respected financial Institu
tions In the world. It is unfortunate,
most unfortunate, that some clerk tran
scribed the wrong add reus in this In
stance, but I may say that life insur
ance companies are under no obligation
to send any premium notice whatever.
They do It merely aa a courtesy to their
policyholders. But the policies contain
no stipulation for notices and the dabt
is due when it is due. It is the busi
ness of the policyholder to arrange for
his payments, not our business to re
used for that time, and so it was for
warded all over the country, but It
finally reached some one who knew
where to send it."
The circle wss growing, ss people
from across the room edged toward the
big fellow. The cashier made a feeble
attempt to avert the catastrophe.
"If you have any complaint to make.
Mr. Long," he interjected with clerkly
dignity, "you should make It to the gen
eral manager himself. You are block
ading the window and delaying the cus
tomers." "Oh, I don't know," responded Terry.
"It's with you I always do my business,
and It was you who said you didn't
know what I meant. I guess they're in
no nurry. This is a good story, and I
think they'd rather like to hear it.
rapidly since he came from a countrv
college 10 years before with the news-
Eaper Instinct and an artist's hand,
oroe noteworthy political cartoons
which helped to cheer a national cam
paign crowned his success as an illus
trator and earned him a long vacation.
With newspaper luck, he happened
along Into the orient Just in time to
be among those present at the battle of
Manila bay. Thenceforth he was known
at home as a correspondent, with his
pencil at band to illustrate the graphic
stories he wrote, who let no news
escape him, from Vlgan to Sulu.
When things in the Philippines were
dull Borneo, Japan. China. India,
Afghanistan, Madagascar and the Boer
camps in
nd fell as on other newspapers, he was Th7 bloom, so sweetly. In North excitedly "It s not too late. Thev made Rogers left an oath behind and car-
exempt from all Jealousies whatever Amerikee. , mistake and sent it to an old address rled his notice, his gold and his rage
good fortune came to him. Kent's Rogers couldn't stand It. Hs looked Fr tnr 'e,r they nv been ndlna; with him back to the office,
fame and friendships had multiplied adlv upon his friend who was mutter- these notices addressed to him hsr.i, , Judge Solon Thorpe was a friendly
ana i ve paw em, every one, rour iimos ijroi, u i ii mm , ami
a year. This office is the sddress thy now counsel for another life Insurance
have on their books. It s their mistake company. To him went Orayson. when
I'll go right over and fix It." Rogers told of his failure, to bespeak
Whereupon Rogers sought the office advice,
bookkeeper, explained the Immediate "You've got a case, Judge Thorpe do-
ciarea, Biter ne nau nraru ine wrium
sale house, clubman and well-known In
public life. He naked that an agent be
sent to him with policy forms, rates and
application blanks, explaining that he
wanted to take out nddltinnal Insurance
to the amount of J25.000 or perhaps
$50,000, and that Ills partner was of the
same mind. Whereupon, this being
what Insurance men consider "easy" the
"star" agent for the Equinoctial went
smilingly to the place appointed.
Never were conditions, rates and
terms more satisfactory. Never was
business more easily secured. Appli
cation blanks were filled, an appoint
ment for medical examination was
made, the business preliminaries were
at an end and a social moment ar
rived. "Hy the way," queried the mrchant.
'did you hear how the Eldorado Life
lng Jargon of soldier Spanish, snd
turned away to carry his bad news
back to the office. Tne last thing ha
heard from the room where Kent lay
was another line of doggerel, the plaint
of the homesick soldiers and corre
spondents: "No tengo tabaco. no tengo papel.
No tengo dinero -"
need of money, got cold coin with which
to make the tender of funds more for
mal, and made his way to the sky
scraper where dwelt the Equinoctial.
There was Just a shadow of doubt in
his mind when he came to tho cashier's
window. The brief exchange of greet
ings ended, he pushed the notice, the
When the office messsnger brought
Rogers his mall later in the day, there
was one letter addressed to Kent, with
Iha fnmilv hiiRlnfK.q nmrA nf lh Wi i I
notlcaj Life Assurance company on the envelope and the gold through the grat
envelope. ing and explained the delay.
"That's a ahoulish sort of s rnlnel- e cashier was bland, even symps
South Africa gave him ma- dence," he said to Grayson, who was In
thetlc.
tiuniii in ouuin ini' gave nim ma- am m vnnjauii, wnu waa in ..xrrt t,. i- --ii , N y.mA v . .
terial. Thus the little Journey around the artists' room asking for newt about m , , , J?, ,, VIZ . ui. t
story, "if Kent dies. Any Jury would
give you a verdict for the face of the
policy without leaving their seats. Ths
use or that old address on tne notice at
such a time, after three years of us
ing the right one, Is moral evidence of
Intent to defraud by diverting ths nec
essary warning from such friends as
might pay the premium. Mr. Kent's
sickness has been commonly known for
two months. Evidently the Equinoc
tial thought it had a death-loss coming,
Whereupon, he continued Inexorably
to the end, the cashier making but one treated Allan Kent?
more futile effort at Interruption, and The agent had heard nothing. Not
subsiding when one of the scowling lis- present at the morning skirmish In tho
teners showed signs of independent Equinoctial office, no gossip of It had
aggression and demanded his silence. reached hiin. Hut he- knew Allan Kent
There were a number of men grouped and had enjoyed Ills cartoons, he knew
about Long by this time, and his voice the Eldorado as his dearest enemy and
was no longer modulated, as he dropped most hated rival In the business. And.
his cumbrous ironies and said harsh as Sanders told the story, perhaps not
things' in harsh phrases. as graphically as had Long, the agent
"A fraud upon the dyinga theft filled In all the harrowing details out
from women the business policy bunko of his vivid Imagination nnd emphasized
game," and some expressions even less the gross injustice and manifest fraud
mellifluous were winning manifest favor with Joyful fervor.
from the circle of auditors, when the "Only the Eldorado would do such a
general manager himself, rotund, red, trick," he averred. "The Equinoctial Is
hulil onrt h.liit..rtnr lnmhoreH Into nnl- too enreful of its friendship With POlicy-
I nn Kill, hravv nrtlllorv Ma inrt hwn hOlflrrs To tolerate a ininK OI inai num. rn nr lK.,!,.,!!., K... t
summoned by a hasty message from the Kent is a great man. and It is a shame variable disposition of the Equl
panic-stricken cashier. Just as he was they tried to beat him : and on he to deal liberally with all Us p
wondering what manner of voice It was, plunged, heaping obloquy on the tl- Trusting that you will apprecia
inus penetrating into me private orrice. uumuu. irienuiy spirit in tne matter, I
What he heard on the way told him The merchant assented to it all with "Yours very sincerely
rived with Identical ill-fortune
port a patron who had written
wanted insurance, a prompt call
orahle reception, an application!
policy, the story of how the K
had played a trick t j cance!
Kent's risk, the rlshteous wrath
agent at such methods, the di
that It was the Equinoctial itsel
was involved, and then tne
termination of business dealings
Ho It was for two days. The o
the Equinoctial was harried
dozen directions. Agents met th
in the most surprising quarter;
they began to rebel against cal
men who wrote asking for inro
on rates and policies. It remain
for the story to reach thol
agencies.
The general manager hlrdself
mated, on the third morning
letter addressed to Allan Kent,
of the Register office. Rogers
it to find this message:
"Dear Sir: We find, upon inv
tlon, that a subordinate clerk 1
tently mailed you last notice
nilum due on policy 33,121 A to a
lete address. Fearing that the
aid not reacn you in time, and
ering you one of our most valu
icynuiiicrs, we nave issued a rec
you for the amount of your pri;
thus making your policy securji
nave cimrgea you with same as
payable at your convenience. W
pleasure in handing you recei
noted. Of course, this is somew1
is
tne world mat was to De tlnlshed In six veni. im airaia mere won l oe muon v ,LVt v,7 A. meditatively "I'd Ilka to irrm that what was happening, and as he edged entnusiasin. ...... JOS. 8PUROEO
months grew to one of three years be- more business to do on this policy, " .5"?e--h2u before' a Jury Policy carried into the circle the harshest of the accu- , "I "m ira d to hear you say it he con- "General Mana;
fors his friends in The Register office he continued, w th a gr m effort at ? "ve to be very strict about such c Derore a jury. i-oucy carrieu H . h fairlv t nued. "Of course. I would not care to , ,
saw h im again a seasoneSwer corre! lightness, an evident: o? the depth of things, even where then, may be an years. "He?e !r-" he ejaculated "You do business with such a company. The
pondent of national reputation, but bis feelings. V apparently rod eeu.e for -P'- ce, ' iedePhurP.Pruu,r'lmZ talk W w in thl mo,!" S10 18 ".ov" tne ClU, l?' Marie Antoinette.
Btill the same modest, good fellow aa of You know I've been taking care of m't- . . . , , im? iin. . ;l..Hin t .m-T yi "Can't'" bellowed Ixmg the loud Dedal bdy seems to be sore on the company. From the Scrap Book,
old. Allan's finances while he was away Rogers was not good at fence. bill on-dollar corporation I think I ;a n l- Del.,"wre u.1 nv,1 "VJi nii tn They don't forget those election cartoons i I. ,
And now the boys feared that they such few things as needed attention- ""2 J" yean, to say," he half slam- could get a Jury to recommend hanging gnow who'il stoo m " ff you're resnon" of Kent's. The matter won't do the El- now,1 or ""
had aeen the last of Kent. Rogers and paying his insurance premiums mered, "that you're going to refuse this the president, general manager and di- Know who list op me b," yp reI,.BPft"; dorado any good. They'd better stop the queen of France, then the da
topped at the house every morning and until he got back, four months ago, I D,remlu"J when the fault Is In this of- rectors. But they ve got lots of jor t nis ri irt D"?1"PS; ' hye u,k ,f u can .. Versailles; and aurely
very evening to learn the latest news, suppose this Is a notice for the last fleet You sent that notice to an old money, and when they appeal, they'll ou out of jour Job. I ' y ov ir ' 0"eii in At ,0 the next mornlng the agent llKhted th) ' "hlch ah.
Rogers who had given up his first premium they'll ever get on this risk.' address, although you had the correct -et one new trial on error, and another .nmf J "t ., "f,VK .2 called at the office of Sanders A Kay "nle on mil orD, which she
chance In the office, and had drawn He tore open the envelope and took one and had been sending mail to It for on some other technicality, and it is Z?.J!?"cy.-J:J,W the company's physician, who was eemed to touch, a more delightf
pictures at the next desk to his ever out the enclosure. It was a notice, m three years. I ll see the general man- true that they do not have to send P'JiTi,', , vpr,?Xi iln'? to make the oustomary medical exam- 'on. J her Just above tfie n
iince. Ames, his old college chum, due form, to Allan Kent, that th-. ager." notices. Beter try moral suasion first, JS P hnA oomr inntlons. Mr. Sanders met him sympa- rt'nK cheering- the el
who had brought him to town from the quarterly premium on his llhs lnsursnce The general manager himself, salary Mr. Grayson, without a lawyer. Can't "J and he waxed his hand compre- thetk.aUv. ASftJeffn to.mov.l,n
r,i,A -riiv. v.1 ,, nolicv of IS linn nn.miniin. t )t ah 110.000 vr. I'm mor hl.n4 V th. vnn newinaner hov th nb im nome. hensively to Indicate the patrons Of the un nrrv h merchant terlng like tne morning star, full
1 nun iiiviiuur bnu luy
Ding mate reporter and artist was
living at the house, helping the doctors,
the nurses and the family to hold fast
to the lltle hope that remained.
For Kent, it seemed, was sick unto
death. His system, saturated with ma
laria and fever germs of varieties un
known to American medical science,
liad rebelled. The accumulated hard
ships and irregularities of life during
three years of campaigning in the
tropics had broken him down at last
was due and payable on March 15 fall- cashier
Ing which the policy and all claims to "That is such a pity," was his sym
lndemnlty under It would lapse and be pathetic murmur, when Rogers and the
null and void. Rogers looked absently cashier hud explained the situation. "But
at the notice nnd then at the calendar what can we do? We are bound by
on his desk. It indicated March Is. As rules which we cannot alter. The nof-
me ucivo im Mrn.Tu un nim no iry wh,m rHnroien vPHrfltvinv vnn
thing?'
And Orayson said they would try.
The office of the Equinoctial was a
dream of commercial beauty, in mosaic
floors, onyx walnscoating, gilded pillars,
bronze electroliers, rosewood counters
office, who had halted their business
errands to listen to the story. Not one
was smiling. Not one sent a friendly
glance to the general manager himself.
Instead, they stayed close to Long, man
ifestly giving him their sympathy and
plained. "Last night at the club
Oh. what d
glanced again at the minted alln which
he held In his hand.
"By thunder!' he ejaculated. "It's a
day too late!''
Grayson reached for the notice and
fiond news tseldorti enmo from th read it aloud, scrut Inlzl nr the clause In
Ick room during that protracted fight fine type and hesitating sometimes In and that, I fear, may be impossible
VI "fTi, Rogers spent 10 minutes n'sca"u?" ,,r,elT that th "K1"? . "Health." gasped Rogers, as he rose frequent contact with the banquet-a
at the bedside one morning, feeling that phrases In stilted language were not before the unctuous little man. 'I tell Interview "leadlna- citizens'' and fin;
Mr. Kent's policy merclv an inAnm.
nlty policy of the simplest form, hav
ing no equities remaining after a pre
mium due remains unpaid. The only
way to secure a reinstatement Is to ob-
iain a certificate of health for Mr. Kent
and mahogany desks, the whole done support, one snaKing ms nana, anomer
after deslorns b the aeneral manager "llnlM 11 '
himself.
iim .hi iiopo was gone. iveni nau uiinuiiuriaiuuu. n"K mrneu 10 irn you no's heen lying at the point of
. cLvsnifira .inn iui nn iiismjiL. iuiir i-ii T-.vfi-, rviiiiii in- imu aruppea on ine neain, as ne nns been for Weeks un
enough to say: "Hello. Art. how do table. The face of It was obscured by conscious or delirious half the time
you like the Islands? Worth 120,000,- a succession of cancellation and for- This policy Is all he's got He's been
000 and a war, do you think?" warding marks, written and struck nut carrying It for eight years ' Ther' hl
Then once more he fell to'dellrious in turn, so that Kent's name and thn family. This looks "like fraud to m
campaigning in the Philippines, his final address, "Care of The Register," Why did vou send that notice to the
No doubt any one more reverent than
Terry Long would have been Impressed
by ths evidences of wealth. But Terry
had been on the local staff of the Regis
ter for five years, during which time
nd-
nan-
lutlon! And what a heart must
to contemplate without emotloi
elevation and that fall! Little
dream that, when she nddn1 tit
veneration to those of enttrusUst4f
tant, respectful love, aha hnni.l
be obliged to carry the sharp arl
nRaiuot uiBgrnce concealed in
ousom; mue aia l dream that I
THE "BLACK HAND"C ontmued
trie First Page of This Section
rom
'5
In Greater New York there are at
least twenty Black Hand centers, each
of which is divided into "paranzaF."
The "masto," or head, of the center di
vides the spoils extorted by the mem
bers of the various paranzas. At the
head of each paranza Is a "si masto."
?enerally the member who has succesb
ully committed the last murder.
Each paranza levies Its own tribute
nd gives aid and support to its dif
ferent members, but does not work out
aide of a given territory.
Members meet regularly and decide tlclpate.
wno is to oe tne next person to ne
taxed for the benefit of the trother
hood, and when a victim has been chosen
a letter asking for funds Is sent. Should
the "touch" be successfully made, half
is retained for the jiaranza. and half
aent to the masto of the center.
If the victim resists, and a murdr,
kidnaping or dynamite outrage is de
cided upon to bring him to a due re
speet for the Mano Nera, the .members
d the paranza tneet in a cellar and de
cide by lot who is to do the deed.
The choice Is effected either by the
casting of fingers or the dealing of
cards, the -latter being the favorite
method.
When fingers are cast at a given sig
nal every man lays aa many of hli fin- terms.
proved unavailing and a victim has
been marked out for execution, he
often receives as a final warning of
his approaching end the fatal ace of dia
monds in the top left-hand and bottom
right-hand corners of which his pros
pective assassin has smeared a daub
of blood.
Crimes committed in retaliation for
refusal to pay blackmail are generally
tne deeds of a single man. but when It
Is decided
way often
sweeping over the
Ized Intimidation
country.
Immigrants from other countries have
their societies as abominable as the
Ulack Hand. There Is, for Instance
the "Reformer Hunchaiist" revolution
ary society, the by-laws of which were
revealed when one of its members was
arrested In New York recently. It is
composed of Armenians.
The constitution nlalnlv Ktntnu tho.
.... Vm ... "' fctiitiMi nBHumniy ana various cen
a number of members par- tral committees have a right to con-
i'-niii persons to death and carrv nut
ii tne suspect can oe enueec. to a puiii.niiucin.
meetlnir of t Im narnnrn hl lirAthren'M are BUi
thirst for vengeance will be allayed only H-ven with one of their members In
Dy Durymg tne condemned man alive
in the cellar where they meet.
When the killing Is done in the open,
the stiletto is always used, and at least
eleven wounds will be found upon the
body.
Flourishing for years on unholy trib
ute wreaked from coal miners, the
Illack Hand Society in the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania Is being, in a
measure, stamped out.
Within the last three years about
twenty convictions have been secured
at Scranton. and many of the Black
Handera are now serving penitentiary
.-yere aete ehoases upoa th4 tab! 3, and Only last month the Pennsylvania
", the chief counts around, stoppmr at State Mounted Police gathered in four-
: thirty. The man whose finger is the teen Black Hand suspects at Mount
' k ; thirtieth la chosen. . Carmel. and all were held without ball.
1 ' It -card are uaed, the pack of thirty- Fully a thousand murders and maim-
- two Is dealt face downward, and the ings by the Black Hand In the coal
i nan who has the ace of diamonds re- fields have come to light in the last
elva the 'congratulation 01 his Dretn- three years.
inislmient. And this "right" they
jspected of having freely URed.
ii, i.,..., i, ..r .i... i . "
..... ii... mo ui un- mw, uie nuncdHKlsts
desist not in their traffic. Only the
other day a wealthy rug Importer of
Orange, N. J.. Armen P. Alcon was In
formed that unless he paid Jlo.uoo in
a given time he would be killed
He went home, barricaded his house
and prepared to sell his life dearly " '
A few hours before he received the
letter his friend. H. S. TavashanJIan.
was found murdered In Union Square
New York.
Similar to the Black Hand, too but
even more deadly. Is the Bulgarian so
ciety, j.uinmnazis, winch Is said
nave au.uuu memDers in
ciers had dulled his appreciation of
their greatness. Furthermore, he
weighed 230 pounds, carried It lightly,
was equally at home in the rush-line or
tho ring, and owed no man anything,
except the life Insurance premium he
had come to pay. He, too, held a policy
in the Equinoctial.
Long stood at the cashier's window,
stooping to bring himself to a level with
the man behind the gilded bars.
"Good morjJng, Mr. Long," said the
cashier, remembering him well, by vir
tue of his else and his quarterly pay
ments. Long responded in his milder tones,
the same suggesting, as had been re
marked by one with a gift for mixed
metaphor, a fog horn with its foot on
Its soft pedal. Then he drew out his
notice of premium payment due, handed
some currency to the cashier, pocketed
his receipt and change and seemed ready
to give place to those who were wait
ing In line behind him, when an appar
ent afterthought halted him.
"By the way," he remarked, relaxing
tho soft pedal Just a little, "I see that
you sent this notice to my correct ad
dress. I wanted to ask If that Is to be
the common practice as in tne past, or
if
learned that the affair of Kent's Insur
ance was not with the Eldorado but with
the Equinoctial. Too bad about the
mistake. But, of course, 1 couldn't
think of insuring with your company
after what you said of such methods
lnat nlirhr. Such a surprise, isn't It?"
He had finished his errand and turned An(i he bowed them out, speechless and
tielnless rage, but sought to counteract Tha "atar" nt rnced in thn nftf. "Bv" "Veq 10 se such disaster,'.
VC ' i .... ... i, ' i ,,,. - rz " Z .Z .v.... upon ner in a nation of edIUwIi
llie llllllll Ujf xii niKuinuii, iic,Ba- ror an enpiuilBllun. OWVElliy-nvo muu- a nation nt man nf t.m- -MI.
tlon with an old and valued policy- aand dollars of insurance was gone ? thought in Soft .ZJ0,,
holder, who showed few signs of pa- a-gllmmering, from his calculations, and i.Rrt from thJ Z .JKhi.. m8t
tience. Two men who had neen watt- a story was In circulation In clubland
lng at a desk to sign applications for that he would not be able to live down
insurance told the agent that he need In a year.
not continue filling out the blanks. Then It was a stormy half hour that he
they followed Long and Joined him on spent In the private office, for even the
the stairs to n.iK nim mr information
leaped from their scabbards to
even a look that threatened har w
suit. But the are of rhlvalrv la
That of sophlsters. economists nnG
i uiHioro nas succeeded, and the gl
uiuij is exunguisnea rorever.
general manager himself may not be too The imhnn.-ht Sr.. n. .'..
That afternoon a telephone message severe with a "star" agent. While they defenaa nt nuiim,. t,. .
reached the general manager himself were In the midst of the matter, by sentiment and heroic enterprise Is
from John W. Sanders, head of a whole- strange coincidence another agent ar- Edmund Burke (1728-1797).
SCIENTIFIC BABIES-OU Tyrant of I
fancy, the Nurse, Has Almost Disappeared
Rv Mrs. J. D. Hay Shaw. quell the cravings of another. If it is leaving their feet bare or incas
-HERE are few Individuals who suf- "' ?Dno0u,f " " . '"""IhRl airUf;..'?! -"' nd their legs uncovered
- . , that Is all the food which, according to are told that ws are ninnin t,
I for mora from the nresent-dav ..i . ic. r .uL u wml w" ar0 running K
1
a iDnn,
Even the modern perambulator
wmi its snare or abuse, and con
sons are drawn between the old
ionea tnree-wheeled vehicle In
dent hereafter.'
The caahler grew a trifle red. Uncer
tain what was coming, he pleaded Ig
norance and lowered his guard.
"I don't know what you mean," he
said. "Of course, notices are sent to
the right address of policyholders:"
"Oh, don't you know?" queried Terry,
sympathetically, the soft pedal raised a
trifle more. "Well, I'll tell you about
it. Ot course, you know Allan Kent
everybody knows Allan
served
the chart, an Infant of that age should
require.
It must sleep a certain number of
hours, and wake only at the recognized
Intervals for its food, and under no
consideration whatever must it be the unfortunate child sat bolt up
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J1"; ... , ... , . , ' piace Dy ine aia or a strap
Ono thing that within the last few the luxurious conveyance In whlc
years has brought about a great change baby of today takes its airings
for the better, Is undoubtedly the mod- After all the average baby Is a
ern passion mr open wmuuwa una imu more naray little animal than most
air, as against trie views oi ine inner pie give It credit for, and much
generation, when a nursery was kept determined tn llva.than nannia
heated to the verge of stuffiness day have us believe; and it Is a matt
and night. indifference to most of them wh
I can remember what tne atmosphere they sleen in a cradle or a patent d
or tnat nursery usea iu uo iwn me cot, are oamea in a patent bath
babies were small and no breath of aalvanlced tub. or taka thalr fnmi
undergone a complete revolution. That wind was allowed to blow on them. Now a patent bottle or a spoon, provldd
fer more from the present-day
mania for experiment In diet and
hygiene than the luckless first
born Infant, who Is absolutely
helpless and at the mercy of the whims
of Its owner.
If It were only Its owner's, things
would not be so bad for It, but every
relative, friend or acquaintance has al-
the Kent matter Is to be the prece- ways a fund of advice and experience
to place at the disposal of the bewil
dered young mother.
Even within the last few yearj the
methods of bringing up children have
what a change has come over the scene.
A thermometer registers a medium cool
temperature, which must not be exceed
.H lha urtmlnws a r a nnen rlftv and nlrht.
....xtV. l.DD .ilmnol .Dnnaapafl ftrtm tha all nnnAi'Hiiflru Clirtntna linVflntllAte.il
ly knows Allan Kent," he ob- modern nursery and her place has been covorings and superfluous furniture are
comprehensively, glancing at taken by a smart, young, uniformed at- excluded and tho value of open spaces
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tyrant of one's youth, the old and trust
ed nurse, who had successfully brought
un one's parents from Infancy to
are at hand when they happen to
iiiQin.
Birds. II
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beaseV
gen.
Not restricted tp the Italian , or Sl-
Thui ltri that whea threats have clJian societies Is the wave of organ- contribute funds.
Plucky Tiger
From the South Ch
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those behind him, as If he were pleased tendant, full of the very'latest theories and a free circuit of fresh air is de- . . Vl : ,
to take them into his confidence. on tno Iawg of hyg1ena and tne most mftnded. n ls the one tnln thB ryRl
"You see. Mr. Kent has been lying nn.tn.H9t. methmiu of ronrtno ehlMran Thn mortem Kvstrm of clothina- ba- ls no larger than a tnnrrnv.
i' nliTioct at the point of death for two n iu mcr.k ,hnn. ff.,m nnu Di.1,1- hin. oio mines undar rilsns raaemen t. v.. n 1 1 j . ..... . .
r..;- V'"Vi' , a,rcnl": Hnwn hv hla hard wn,b .."? """"""rC". " IT. 1Z " ' "' " .iV.7'H7.T.. .h. rv "",u nl,a muu" s ne
to be a leading light In the order 1,1 the Philippines and South Africa. j concerned, and whether the change Inetf system of leaving" thilf bffsprtng. "' '-t Is surprised by, a
The shooting of C. Is". Lanares of Well, he's been carrying a policy in this iB for the better is hard to say. with bare necks and arms while they Tlclent number of the little creaturei
St. Louis, from ambush, near Granite company for several years, and a prem- The modern baby lives entirely by smothered them with a totally unnec- from the protecting shelter of the
City, Missouri, recently, was, according ium was due on it day before yester- rule, it must not be fed when It is essary number of garments on the rest gle It will go hard with him V
to a Greek editor of St. Louis, but a day. As usual, the notice was mailed hungry, but only at stated Intervals, of their bodies must have been respon- alone the bird will not attack,
typical act of the "Koiiiniltazls." The to him a month before. But Instead of witn a stated amount of nourishment, sthle for a good deal of mischief In the ported by a flock of friends, howi
society, it is charred. Inflicts rrtr.m. aendtnv it to his address as registered measured nut nnrl nrnrmrail raparrlless wo v nf chills and consumption germs, often numhorin nr.r.1 tkn.,...
punishment upon those who refuse to here and Used for the last three years, of the fact that what may satisfy one But now that we clothe our babies in bird will seek out his hereditary fuel
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