THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
NIGHT SCHOOLS OF PORTLAND and THEIR SCHOLARS
PeeplAto the Schoolrooms WKcre Students V All Nations Pour Over Their Books BeneatL tke Electric Likts Eagerness of Pupils to Learn Discipline Perfect in All Departments
' Br Helen Hope.
IT WASN'T the. night before Christ
mas, but it is quite true that "not
a creature" was stirring, not even a
mouse." o absorbed In their studies
1 were those bis. husky pupils of the
Portland public night school.
This Bight school 1 an Institution
. promoted and financed by ITnelc Sam
' largely for the making of the foreign
1 born into American citizens. If you'd
! Ilk ta epend a couple of eye-opening
hours, lust bo out to the West Side High
school soma evening and watch the pro-
Tne school opens every evening, ev
cplKHg Saturday, at seven o clnj.-k and
closes at 9. Every minute ox this time
is spent In such earnestness and en
thusiasm that one i readily convinced
that these Americans in the making are
already headed straight for success.
Though the primer and first reader a ro
much invt5ence as text -books, there
1 . are no marbles or doll babies hidden
i away In desks, for the night school pu
? pila are all grownups, ranging; in ages
from 25 to 60 year.
From Erery Country.
These students are raw recruits from
'every country on the map, and a few
other. Of course, native born Amerl
; cans ra not barred by any means, but
there are so few In attendance that It
would tax the eagle eye of a Portland
detective to discover in this medley of
nations Just plain John Doe, or hi first
cousin. Richard Roe. One class began
with an enrollment of It pupils, repre
senting 1 nationalities. Here tne
.swarthy Greek and big. tawny Teuton, . - ' ?
the low browed Macedonian and slant wart husband sitting- side by side, pa
eyed Asiatic, all gladly sit at the feet tlently trying to master the literary
of the Incomparable American school gms of the second reader. Outside the
i ' teacher. ; door. In a shabby little carriage-lay
Principal Henderson, who Is Intensely their sleeping baby. ,- ,
Interested in the work, intends this term
to experiment In classifying the differ- Natural Discipline,
mt nationalities according to their r
natural modea of thought snd tempera- As far as the night teachers are con-
ment He Mleves that ' cernd. the word "discipline" might Just
suits will be obtained by this plan, as , ; . , ; "
for instance, the phlegmatic German and aa well have been left out of the dic-
loquactous ureeg una n o'i um,s;
4 to ettemnt 10 scale vne neignia ui
knowledge together.
Eagerncu of Pupils.
On entering the schoolroom one is es
pecially struck ith the Intense eager-
ness of these dudIIs to learn. At first
H is rather startling, if not ludicrous, to 'rs falIs ,0 the -,Qt of the day
see tall, bearded men dlsenUngle-them- jn the; lower p-radea most of the time
elves from the low desks, and laboii- is spent learning to speak and read and
ously decipher from the first reader write English. Though they haven't
that "the cat la on the mat" Yet they progressed very far in solving the my Bl
are In such deadly earnest and learn so teries of . our language, they have at
quickly that one aooi. loses sight of leant caught something' of the Roose-
everything else. One young fellow made veltlan spirit. In the second reader les-
such rapid progress, that he found him- son appeared the word "bird." '
self facing an unexpected difficulty. "What Is a 'bird T " inquired the
On his arrival In Portland, he had de- teacher.
posited $300 In the First National bank. There was much knitting of brows
After finishing a term at the . night and vague mutterings, but at last a big
school .' his penmanship bad so much voice shouted triumphantly: "Stork!"
Improved that the bank refused his ig- The school term , begins about the
f nature, and he had to be Identified. middle of October, and cnntlnuea for
' Most of the students are men, there five months. About 500 pupils regis-
betng but few. women, particularly In tered at the opening of the term, and
the primary grades. There was one the attendance is increasing so rapidly
tired looking little woman and her stal- that not less than 1600 will be enrolled
T-TXWr. ' TM
nuw wuuiNumj ajnij
(Copyright 1901 by Frederio J. Ilasktn.)
TN THESE davs Of advancement In
.h- irfenees nulte aa much
tba medical sciences quite as mucn
attention is Deing paia, proportion-
AV . ateiy. to tne neaim ana care oi am-
Mil L td mn Anlmil. nton-
, male as to man. Animals are prop-
arlv hmiuJ in m unnltArv manner. Thev
-f ' w . -
... i.L u...
are oeing treated wn inure cuumw-
.. . . .... ...
tion man ever neiore. wnen ianen
sick iney are ooctorea-oy ve.-r,ii.r. ,a
as SKiuea in tneir proierf .u. SB
as are tne
i"7 A" i.;"" .Cl L. ...1iriU -
mmtn dis-
;r.h. Tn'-XH'".'
civlng to his four footed friends Is
round In the existence of animal hos
. pitals.
.... There are said to be a seore or more
Of these institutions scattered through
out the United States, but located prin
cipally in the large cities. This does
nuv imb "V'V ..-..
.v" JI" wR j.".i...r;
.t.A, . n th. inn el framena wnere.
III-",. ,u "
Tn,., ann instruction lit OORerVinE tne
bts The animal hospitals afe as
WhlCh administer Only lO SUlXering man
lrini!
.
The first hospital for animals on this
enntinent is aatri to have been estab-
JJS!.?2.ln LW. ,I0rk.U?:i.!)t TwM.lh-
. t-v.- . , . , hei, ln
Too records or an animal nospuai in
a large city are full of human, as well
.t,.i interest Thev show how
the elite among the quadruped
-J
and
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zeatnerca otowih "t w h-t
been snatched from
tne jw ui ucam.
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. TO..i,i.in. h.Uo fn- ,im.i.
a Washington nospitai ror animais.
InstArtVe, "Pete, the Vhite House
At a
fnr
oiiiiaog, woo maun muinu ia..uvu. uj
tearing a piece irum tnw uriBiuti.iii.
trousers oi toa trtncn iiiw.bvi, ua
ever may oe wniitica mj iiiv nuuui, uw- r - . . 3 ... ..o
bodv will deny that those of both New business with the ambassadorial nets or tne veterinary ana me giura. au.t- ;" V"""?. u,t, " "I" XJi" ,'T "v,."'. .KZ r.ti... ,T .FB"
klitS .Km Vr. dli a it and lheir naBtr Among the celc- able pIee ls Proydea ,or ihe P" en' of a tooth 14 inches long and four er about what they shall eat or where- the greatest boon ever discovered for flant
52fF ie lii brated patients of the Washington anl- to Pasa tne remainder of Its days in inches wide from the mouth of a giant withal they shall be clothed: that the voyagers, ajid will go a long wav to dreds
. , noBDltal-have bee do. b.ionln, peace and contentment. Or, if the own- elephant in Mexico uity. Arter tne anl- animal can be put out oi nis misery, sumuiaie ana increase travel. There the
.. . """I"1"1 " Deen ag neionglng . . mal hnjl been chained and cocAtne ad- while man must suffer, and finally, has always been reaonn tn think Ik., t.
Ammal Hospital.
VICTIMS OF MIS-SENT LETTERS
By M. Wyckoff.
FFICE of the Goodman Com
"0
pany, Publishers.
"New York. April 3, 1902
Ui farrla Lotta. May. Los
J.-
. Angeles, cai. ijear inaoam.
Enclosed you will please find our check
for 2 to pay for your story, Mrs
ISaxoy s cnoice.
"Thanking you for submitting it to
111 Yours very iruij, ..
"THE GOODMAN COMPANY."
- "Office 'of the"" Goodman Company,
Publishers: - . .
..v- , ir.-v Anrll2. 1S02 Herbert
Boy Walllgford- Savannah. Ga.-Dear
Mir Vnrlnsed vou will please find our
che'ek-for Vi. P-V For. your story,
A Deserters ueserts. ..
j vThanklng you for submitting it to
'tis, w are. Tours ry truly,
"THE GOODMAN COMPANY.
Savannah, Ga, April 7, IJW-Mlss
Carrie lotta May. Is Angeles. Ca'-?
My Dear Mls May: Enclosed you will
please find a letter which was wrltta
to you. but enclosed ln sn envelope ad
dressed to me. by mistake, of course.
i with a check payable to my order. I
: , . . . v. n mt.taV. ho. n, n nn
iionfi inni um .,,,...., ...... .
more serious sua mat icvuc- j- ........
But at the same time I a; sincerely
lKp that yon received one for no less
F . . . . 1. u.rtl. I.
sum. who sincere toiik, '
very truly. iI
HFBnifliT ROT WALLINGFORD"
. ...
"Los Angeles. Cal.. April !. 1902.-
My Dear Mr. Walllngford: I beg you 1o
aieept my cordial thanks for forward-
. t . . . u.h... (IamI.
ing my letter irom uni r.Q... .
nan company. It relieves my mind, for
I felt some misgivings ss to whether
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...in.. . ..,. . . mv nrnnertv or tint,
although it was made payable to my ters. I feel quite Interested In you and
nrder, and I was hoping for a rmlt- hope that youwil give my kind re
!!. tmn, , knnu I a.v Uttlo srards to Mrs. Walllngford.
r.inr-i,. nt imtr Vlnn thought fnl-
iwa by enclosing your letter which came
with my check
I note that the two checks were for
-the same amount and fear that . they
Vv diiKrimtnated In my favor because
I am a woman. 1 Your story !, of
course, much, better than mine.' Yours
ry truly, CAHP.1B LOTTA MAY.",
'
. Mr
.ter of
' .' ur Kino letter or
ii l'.i.nt. nt-loslna niv letter from
1 w
hV .
I'
uonHry, xei mis.veiy qutfuiiou ui uibli
pline is the constant stitch In the aide
of the day mchool teacher, wrestling with
the subjugation of the American young
ster. -Personally the students are neat
and clean, and there is no danger that
their teachers will need to take time
from the study hours to preachy he gos'
pel of soapsuds to the great unwashed.
"TTk TTNTTN a X TT
been a frequent patient. Pete's pen-
,'"r M'miiif iw iei:eiisiea
hi. be,ln5 Patchxl UP repeatedly by the
anmal doctor. Archie Roosevelt was
a irequent caller at the Institution to
' ,ui iwuim tuum nn uun-
yalesclng. The animal doctor has had
f,wer bu day1 inee pPt0 and the
other Whit. Man., rin.. k.ni.i,.j
7 " " nv.u uait.iillLU
tn rVts Ha-
- ,,
Probably the moat distinpnifth
v trMlmA .--f-"
..,, , th- l n,H st.te. I.
- Mt,n(,hll nr,.MM
;c ."' "L. ;:
late Empress of China to Mrs.
:"rr".""."r V.
R'1. !?-?L P" the occa
Roosevelt Ixmgworth upon the occa-
slon of her visit to Peking with Preai-
dent-elect Taft's nartv. several vears
ago. This dor of Chinese, rovaltv hna
a pedigree 2000 years old. When It fell
til nnt lstfin or a tiff -a T ah U..
til not long ago Mrs. Longworth hur-
i it uii iu iw animal nospitai, wnere
its health was soon restored. Peary's
i ah Link Jt a, . l
broke hia lea- after returnine- tn Mvll-
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satlon. and had to be doctored In New
York. I
. ,
NrbCr f Ca"8-
h numh-, . r.K nrlirlr.etln In
- . my ...
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the households of the diplomatic corps
is no creat that the n'uhlniinn animal
hospital referred to keeps a French in-
to Admiral Dewey, Countess Casslni,
?'l rum" uurano. tne rormer Brit-
ish ambassador, and other distinguished
people.
A w.eU equipped animal hospital has
Several WartiB. There la One fnr inl.
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trials afflicted with contagious diseases,
A nOI hfT mtril I TOT" t rt rtaiA Piinvalasnlm
. . , 1 . - . , - .
u .uuuj yuuvniPBcing
xrnm an liineaa nr nn nnprat nn 1. hd..
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pltals which treat both large and small
anmai9, each class 1 usually kept
separate from the other. There are
nraia.c vjciaiuiB luiMiiFi j or mew. in
uire uic arc uiuta ana tacKie arrange-
lunu. ui. 11 arr inpaon oi urting a
have my most cordial thanks, for I, toj,
lelt slightly disturbed lest lt should
prove that the cheok which I received.
as well as the letter enclosing It, was
your property, although made payable
10 my order.
"I confess, however, that I promDtly
ue(j lt It wag tQ raucu easier, you
see, to return the letter sent to me by
mistake than It would have been to
surrender a check sent by mistake.
.no, my story is not oetter man
yours. Yours ls better than mine: much
better of that I am sure. I shall sub-
I
scribe for the Fair Play magazine so "But I have prospects of better sur
as to be sure that I have an oppor- ceas sometime. Are there many mar
tunlty to read yours, in which I al- riageable ladles in California, I won-
reaay reel aeepiy interested. o mo
publishers have profited a little by
P"8.
xneir misiaae. n 1
of mine I should ..
could profit Dy an
soon be a multl-mll-
llonalre.
"By the way. pardon my curiosity
Is the name you use In your writings a
nom de plume, or ls It your real name?
It Is. at all events, a very pretty name,
With slncerest - good wishes, yours
very truly.
"HERBERT ROT WALLINGFORD."
"Los ' Angeles. April SO. 1902 My
Dear Mr. Walllngford: Tour valued let
ter of. the 22d Instant Is received. The
house of Goodman havoc profited by
- - - : .. - - ,
' , . rcr
1 too subscribed Promptly . for the Fair
J-h' "if!
fr..l. m 1 ... Lr mnp. man Tnil 11 nnmf R.
m""'"'"." ZJTl "
Pare. But i Know yours i- n
Many thanks, however, for your com-
piimenuirr ..aurau. i.".. "" J"J"
that oietinction. I dread t have jou
see it and become sadly disillusioned..
"No sir, my name is not a nom de
rilnm. Ir ta a nnm na glierra a nams
v "1 "Y" , . j .a i.
that implies war upon bad. bad people,
such as you represent yourself to be.
j3u. 1 uww ini -. j";t.
bad man could not write such nice let
"With assurances of esteem, yours
very truly, CARRIE LOTTA MAY.
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"ggvannah, May 14, 1S02 My Dear
Miss May: What a sincere ' pleasure
your sprightly letter of the 30th ultimo
gives me. But. to think that you could
have supposed there was such A per-
ran as Mrs. Walllngford. No. Indeed
.... .l..f . f .... h -nt
'alas,' for there may be more happiness
in store for me than I should possess
in store for me than I should nossess
il t miiv vaa... . .-w. ..,),..
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SCENES
nTYr 4 1 TT1
sick animals jvkiv LjAkij .r!s.
horse or a cow off the floor and hold-
ing uie animal sun wnue it is oeing
operated on or otherwise treated. The
operating room for small animals is
lined with tile like the operating room
oi a wen equippea numttn iionpiiai.
There is an operating table and the
, u urnl8hJd wltn surgical
.... ..a . i.,... Annur..,0
11CI l.f U L ll MUUia 1 n iiiini I. mo.
x,.. . 1 ... I. ,.!.. .
locally In preference to the
aesthetics. Lga are set
feneral an-
n plaster
nn Internal
ununiln are dressed and
.ii.'.t. ne animals iroalsH When the
patients are improving in health they
. m x liLl 1 ...
are transferred to light, clean quar-
tevwif Some Institutions nave summer
and winter quarters for the patients,
iiLi. J I
The animal hospitals are lighted by
Z, "..r.. tr. f m.nl
riccii iwu. on" ' . . . . . -. -,
the iHeat initrv material. There are
. i. ...v.- . I,- .u.i.- lav'a net
(Hi luun v,s ....... . - -
poodle and the spinster s tabby cat take
lhtlr da"V PlUn8e- '
.
- Miiras i rcatlTierll.
vuui av wi a votuivui.
Usually a good course of treatment
restores the aulmal's health, but should
It fail to respond to the ministrations
er preiers, tne animui im "
sieep mat anows no wMing. nn. .i
can dream of eternal coxy corners of
limitless green fields, according to its
nature. Some veterinarians treat only
I. . - a1n.Ua- nnln..U n.h.-
person'), principally those who keep
L.I a r w frmm n 1 a.ad nn lfA S a.
''i-. ' ;'""'";"
v " . r
oiro ana pet animal stores, maae a spe-
At.i... .VAA,in amaii n.t T v. ...11
-,,,, "i it...b ,... -j
equipped veterinarian and animal hos-
pttal. however, will take and handle
the case of an elephant or a canary bird
wun equal tacuity.
jseariy every wen conauctea xoo nas
a nospitai ror wua animais attacnea.
may et Decome my wire ana a oetter
favored me.
io. inaeea, my near miss may. oy
the way. I suppose the 'Miss' at least
Is a nome de nlume. Is It notT No. I am
a crusty old bachelor with a bad tem-
por and more or less bad habits. And
what ls worse, I am threatened with
gout a new kind
you know, tnst
comes from under
rBl,n. msteaa ot
overeating line tne old rasblnned type.
X am not treated as well by all publish-
era as 1 was bv the Goodman romnanv
orr; i sometimes tnina mat my state
and this state are much too lonely for
muni inspiration as a writer.
I sincerely hope that you will find
time and inclination to write me again.
i enjoy your letters, better even than
those that contain .checks,
"With kindest- regards and many
gooa wisnrs,
"HERBERT ROT WALLINGFORD."
.
t... a...i.. u... .a iiA .
20. 1902. Dear
Mr. Wallingford: I am answerlna- voiir
delightful but naughty letter of the
10th. WThat a bad man you represent
yourseir to oe. i take ic mat you are
a humorist of the first magnitude, and
uv Bill 11 v 1 lie cunirirr wii.1 vou
say exactly tne contrary or wnat you
.. - . 1 .
mean. 1 Deueve you are a gooa ueai
f aaint
?- indeed. California I. full of
marriageable xaoies. or an ages, tome
out sometl me. and I will introduce, you
. nf ..u.int.n.,. - tha
dearest girls that you ever saw.
A d , hav often beard It said
that California, atmosphere , and
cltrrua).f ruitss are good tor gout. But
. - . v . i . ..
yu mum ucum nw mi iimni ic.n.j
f fear it may seem rather bold. , ,
"Yours very truly,
fJAiutllS tAJl'J.A MAX. .
1
"Savannah. May SO, 1 MI. My Dear
Miss May: In reply to your letter-of
the twentietn. i nave to say, iirst. tnai
t .k.n ..i,),i m.iwiM tn vnne.ria.
Hg - htful Invitation so much more v
promptly than you ' anticipated, : that
you will be fairly startled by my
punctuality. There Is to be a great
gathering of Knights of Pythias in Ban
Francisco soon, as you may know, and
I am arranging to take advantage of the
astonishingly low rates and visit the
T.. .e tlA nf flonn of fruit . of
wonders, -of pretty girls, some mar-
risgeable. v .
te 1 . . ... 4I....t. A . T .hell'
LJiBinitfuiiiiiia uu aiii.5oiitivi .,..5 ,iyVtM.ii .,.......... .a ...... - " -..., ,..vh -5 ""vj laiiiiiu.,.. am. f tne latners to tne exalted DOSltlon
eH n. r,..l .2h in onlmol lnlnlii Some of an ahsnuss from an ostrich's head, of the most fatal canine diseases. never know what th sensation 4a nn 7.1 '.ii.. Ji o. .. -!TU - li-
1 bos- years ago ether, chloroform 'and chloral the lancing of a canker tn a boa con- " matter how rough the sea. Others are sitinn whinh he rnn nciinv hut r'nur e
the fa- were the favorite aaaesthetlcs, but now stridors mouth, the treatment or an Not Path of Roses. variously affected, some but slightly, eight years at the most
by the the tendency in the veterinary profes- ourang outang for tuberculosa by hy- and succumb wholly only to the toss- lirin- 4e ireBlHentil t.rm if ih.
. Alice slon. as In surgery, is to use cocaine podermlc injections, after his lungs had The life of the animal doctor is not a ing 0f heavy seas. Many are never nrp.lHnt ,. .hii,V, h.v tn
PORTLAND'S NIGHT SCHOOLS.
T A T a Tl T1
The first of these was established at
new lorn, yne rnimuein n uu n s
pathological laboratory costing $11,000.
The work performed In these wild an-
Imal lioRpitals is wonderful. Recently
mi ruuuuuus nnnutciuo, uoms
given quantities of anaesthetic, had a
cataract cut from Its eye. .Other In-
tar.,inc nMiinn, t h luan nor.
.. ..wv."n . 'f. ' ' I' -
f.nll l.na hn.nKl. - r. Ihi .r.irOivn
been tested with a stethoscope, and the
removal of a three pound tumor from
the cheek of a grlzxly bear. '
Elephant Is Easy.
' "
.
nn-jjimin io inj o'n! y
hospital treatment
an eephant tn Boston
.
eacn nan a toot ions anu an men
n,U f.nrr. .a manv nlh.. elenhnnta
, . .v . . . . .
grafted over a wound fcn his shoulder.
Loth" el6"hant treated by th
mothnn nf hlnndl mirirrv fnr
-.. ,... w -' - . - -
... .. . . . .
a dislocated leg. "Jewel," a big female
elephant with her trunk pulled a three
)ncn na,, from the go)e Qf her foot after
lt nad beei, uncovered by an animal
minstred locally, a hole was bored
through the tooth, an Iron bar Inserted,
a stout rope attached, and.4hen four
horses did the pulling.
A day at an .animal hospital ls not
I.nltln., I. ,.-1..r A. .n. hT..nlt.l ...
cently, within an hour's time a cat was
nla .ias! 1 aa ai t aa Ir ianita( Ir&nn Is- nnlat
''","" .r...
, . . . 1- . . . . :
piacen m a strait jacaet tu aeep 11 quiet
... 1, .1 rt ....... r. , 1 . n.t v,.,ir.r va.
a - '
eelved ylbratory massage treatment for
atrophied muscles, and a prise dog. sick
unto death, was painlessly killed by ad-
ministering carounic aciu gua in an air-
tignt letnai cnamoer. some animai nos-
pitais nave laDoratones attacnea wnere
I
more of our southern newsnanera as
irlll enable me to remain on the Pa-
clfic coast for a month or two, and
travel more or less. I shall certainly
a ...c. . viol. T .r,. Anw.l..
Bles if you will
permit me to call upon you while there,
creatu
letter
you
call
m
minent. ana mis urivuc-K- win n a
great stlmtlus ln my efforts to force
my way across the continent and se-
cure all Incidental benefits.
i nope to near irom you soon, ana
favorably.
Alwy-sjmurs yery truly,
'HERBERT ROY WALLINGFORD."
in. i t. 7 r....
Mr. Wallingford: How surprising and
yet how delightful! Of course you may
Angeles, you not onfy may. but you
must, i commana you. i am maxmg
up a list of 100 pretty and Interesting
girls, to whom I shall Introduce you.
We will have a delightful time.
mUBt ,,J. c0.mJ22n KH' -J,8.m.-mAn?
"X know lt is wrong to seem so en-
uiupiasm; kuuul une i never saw.
then, we are not. tranrpr We
brother and sister in a great artistic'
cause and I feel better acquainted with
Vln .v7' for the. Fair Play
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lu.-ltv ntlmr hell..,, m.
..Al '".v. , . .
. O' course you will let me know
when you expect tj, reach Los Angeles,
"Always sincerely.
rji . -vr . V! . xM. i. .
LAitmawiint, MAI.
"CARRIE LOTTIE MAT."
tork, tsept. jo, 190Z. Dear,
Dear Blanche: We are having a per
fectly delightful time, and I seem to
grow happier every hour. Mr. Drayton
1 . irlnHnuiB ... ..Ln ..J .1.1 1 .. . . . 1 .
......, .....uvi. tiu4i, an
combined and incarnate. -
H?" have be" taking in the town.-
nrrmri mm 11. antj mat in our
eM AM meant chiefly calling upon
the literary folk, publishers, etc. They
all know him, and he seems to be a
r""" """ l,re,,u ."i 01
them knew about his nom de nlnm.
Herbert Roy Walllngford, you know
and some of -them didn't. The funniest
thing that ever happened Is that ho is
a member or the rirm of Goodman tom-
pan y, and fooled his own house Wjth
that lateful story -of which you hsvt
heard so , much. The senior partner
laughed himself nearly into a fit when
it C1IIM OUt dUrinC Our Visit there, ann
finally said, 'By JoVe, Drgyt, the joke
is on you, after all vv e sited you up
uroauce me to some or tne aear be called ?Mrs. Urayton's choice.' I die I realised I was too far from th "c .t,"'u,luu. ,m . . "a
res that you mentlosjin your last offer a thousand dollars for it in ad- rn.. .1 , .aI.ZItZ .. 1,11 ro.m.th" womanhood to .be much discussed by
Please write to me as. soon aa vance. to go into Mrs. Drayton s pin seize one. I rVaian.n ... 7r.!! n..PP.,r'!..,,,it.-!or f niidren who are
receive tnis ana say mat I may money fund. it took ahnnt i. ..7 T. k. ,n ,ne wnnenouse toaay una in pn-
It would be unkind to refuse, for "Dear Blanche: I lust n,.ldn t heln .kOU.ti f J,,.n'' .S?"0" vate life tomorrow to.be the subjects
y gout Is becoming more and more im- feeling proud to hear my story spoken In those two seconds I ihmUt 5 L n"n"?lfr- '"I "n.?vr:
ahnnr rl.hr . r Wen known arhn wmlk.k.v. n ..... an.rUn..il 4.. T-.a n o . ...
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i.
A T nT "P'H
important experiments are carried on.
investigators i"""'"" .
cently announced the discovery of an
antitoxin treatment for animals, in
which Injections oi serum imu
umuu ui ,lw,.d :
rendered them immune to rerta'n "i?"
rases, it is predicted that new "eruma
will tlunvrRrl which will result in
' v v. . - .
.Ml.alln r.M... Unit ritnteillter. tWO
D of r0SC8. Borne
" ,
distracted by a mu!
flu.ra 1a im ilplvn
,iiii. n.n.
upon him. Then, again, ho passes days
In Idleness. He Is not ordinarily a su-
nerstltious jnan. but he is a firm be-
. ..
other of the same character, iie rre-
n.nll foela that th hpRKt" he trfatS
. - - ,
re to be envied by . hjm. and I yet Is
SSS't tl "a'nSKrs .ffi
il when onmnnred to man: that domes-
- , ,
.I.. nnimia a wo jn- hnrflM iinii tmiiAfi.
do
Several years ago "ever in mo- sequence u. geon on on, or tne transatlantic liners nlv h-.UM thev hav. liven m th.
had 15 strips of peculiar cas.e U brought to his atten- tried .,"m,ti"m and suggestion, and White House. I have heard many young
, V! tion he immediately prepares for an- Mm last voyage shows a wonderful rec- oeoole who were the sons and daughters
aiiituBivf -.a- - " , " ;
wild
cept the "lugger" horse which takes the
fW the former has no after life to
think of.
The Importance of veterinary surgery
Is being generally recognized. The
army has a corps of veterinarians to
1 W 4. neu.l-v Tin.... a n ..fl
animals. Large numbers of animal doc-
av-.A m an 1 Vvar tha anvan nrt an i- In
","c,"" r'""C "?'r: r. .r""
. . .
tors are empioyea oy tne government in
. 1 ...MVAn,inA ...... i. n.a. im.n-
" hui" i" j""-
tion, and other branches of the depart-
ment of agriculture. States and cities
are demanding them for milk Inspection
ana otner worn, 10 supply tne aemana
many veterinary colleges are turning
out nunareas oi graauates every year.
7
have insisted unnn aenritna- rnn at
least a hundred, but I think we paid
you too much as It was.
'The best storv we ever nublishrd
was -Mrs. Baxby s Choice." and now I
want you two to collaborate on one to
or in t.iat w.v
when I knew that he was Joking.
sven
- ..... " . .J .
,I,thLT'ntl,,'ii h0dd ,,cn-
it think of it! He has not told me
,"a.t;tJ.y.-v.b",t f'" fr,WM,1.Ae,lm-i,,5t
Juat
so.
h i wnVVv. .t VlZ.i . , V-iin- '.j V.
admits that the house of Ooodmaii
oonirol half a Wen important pubh-
..vl. t -h. . ... v..
not as a rulo have to work : that, every case, and the whole party fin- president At school they were made un
ld animals may worry in captivity, lshed the stormy voyage without a happy by the envy and persecutions of.
t their domesticated brethren ex- qualm. That Is certainly a wonderful their associates. Prom whatever stand
nt , 1 1 a "In i. ' hnme wntrh takes the reeorn. ann cnn 1 A harHlv hau. K.an . . . . , . . . . . ...
nv sunn as m m n t
thee "are yet few "things mriP.rh.T wonaereo wnat tuclc M
as mere always are when you travel.
I II write again at London or Paris.
"Give my love to all of the girls,
P'?se--anr tell them that. I ldn?t
M. !?. a.,wy" ?. travel.
...a.c o.,, jci n icw LiufiKn lu oe uone,
J"n J" .wln tne pnxe mat I offered
bit them, but am awfully glad that I did ently I should hsvi" a'cted if I had V n the count7rrwhlVp'ro
3". W,n- .aTO JWf . , .. kn "t a terrible death and abrupt IXffiHo" chVnlehe'aiTy ' coming
"CARRIE MAT DRAYTON.
"September 80, 1902. Dear Pierre:
rsraon me tor nayiag acted so like a
thankless beast t hSve but a minute
.r. lw. r command now, for this
, i . - . . . '
En,P 18 to sail in a hair hour. And
be is known to you. sir, that i now
bear the responsibilities' of a married
roan, i was
marriea two weeks ago ytwea i ww iry act mat i eona, dinners, coming out parties, the-
le Lotta May. of whom don which I am-ashamed or. I mw Ur, parties, and all kinds of enter
n heard me speak. She the window passing up and I knew I talnmenta. The moment her father s
to Miss Carrie
you have often
is tne sweetest . and most wonderful
gjrl ln all the wide world, albeit the
victim of mlssent letters.
, "I shall never forget the delightful
. ? r. . ...... , n . v . .
y"r ju me wnue 1- sojourned
in Savannah, and the kind assistance
you rendered me in my efforts to
niaaqueraaa among tne literary folks
and fool the publishers especially mf
own house. , '
"When we reach Berlin I'll give you
uuia you expressea a oesira to
have about the prince. ,
"Always yours truly,
"HERBERT DRAYTON, j
Pierre Lambert.
"Savannah. Georgia." .
m, , :-
"Mr.
Remedy fog Seasickness.
. From the Washington Post.
Of all ills not actually mortal, prob-
ably the most disagreeable and hardest
to bear is seasickness. Even those wn-
before the term closes. There is sibo a
branch conducted in the Williams ave-
ue school on the east siae. v ,
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Their Aspirations.
For sheer Industry some of these big; , It must not be understood, however, .
foreigner, would make, the average .bee jJM airof .jese &tuu ,.ttd
look about asbusy. as a cigar store Jn- trary few of them are very well edu
dlan, for In additlop to their long hours cated. ' One voting man has been a stu
of manuaf labor and nigUt school stud-, dent at a well known foreign university.
Ol iruinuar iaoor u th.m. Another speaks sir of the languages of
, w, mauy vi hi"! soutnern Europe and Aia, and is now
elves for more congenial work. T wo or anxloua t0 Mi jjngllsh to the list, as be
three VKOnm&?!iZfP Is In love with the western world and Ita
moments studying the bakers art. . a people . r , . -
Japanese pupil spires to become LAnd so. bif hearted, whole souled Un.
.chool last term. hey gave a compli-faffi g'",' ry, f
mcntarv concert In honor ef their teach-, J r . knows . that while the ubllo
era. The f Germar .atudents contribu ed Ichool systema.tV It? bread' upon thS
an operetta in their own tongue, which water8, ,t s sure to return a thousand
showed excellent musicianship.. Then fold in the love and Intelligence of theaa
followed songs of all nations by native aXtl citizens. ,nteUlgenco 01 the
sons and daughters, while one over-am- '
bttlous Chinaman sans; the ,"i!oly City" t .
,nfdrrronn?u..wr 'rWdin. . .d Pla tor the Women and
writtnir English, th course ot tudy flir .gT VXLV TJ
comprises grammar,' arithmetic book- AjtHldrCQ 0T' W hltC xlOUSC
government The two latter studies are
riven 'nnrtflt ttnttrr, mm nn of the
tvcuing, V)MVU Wsews T mwvs
main objects of the night school U the
making of good cltlsens. There are also
classes in German, I-atln, algebra and-
ShysiologV. The majority of the stu
ents, however, do not go much beyond
tne elementary brancnes, sum aa speaa-
Ingr, reading and writing English and the
Inevitable civil government. The Inter-
fat, too, Is keenest in the primary
classes, particularly In the study of the
spoken language. The first reader
rupila were called on for a few dcfinl-
tlons. t
. '
Guess Means? .r
- t . . ... . ,
"What does 'guess- meanT asked the
teacher. . .' ' C,
From the back sest a big, square
jawed Slav called out: "I dond know:
aometlng." . . ,
"What does "awoke mean? - ose snouia De exempt trom
A little Italian arose with an autliorl- constant espionage, Naturally, she is
tative air: Awoke. it mean unavoidably before t.e " public, and Is
'swoke' .. mean awoke," he finished supposed to be cordial to guests who
lamely. i oall. and faithful to all the duties in
Just behind him sat a husky young volving upon her as the mistress of
Swede, who now saw a chance to prove the home of the president She is en
his friendship. He ran his fingers titled to some privacy and- would
through his thick, vellow locks dls- probably exercise good taste and extend
tractedly. then suddenly prompted in a proper consideration to all who have any
stage whisper: "Yump out of bed!" claim for recognition if attention were
The Italian and his Scandinavian res- not constantly Called to her expres
'curer were again put through the paces, slons, her manners and way of recelv
They were asked to read the first verse ing people. It Is unfair to expect her
of the lesson, two lines each. The son to know everybody In the United States
of Italy read the first two lines In hs and be as well Informed about them as
soft mellow voiceimmediately followed they are about iher. 'and yet It Is not
bv the deeD throated Swede. The result unusual , for her to be criticised horauan
of their labors would have astonished
autnor or tne lines:
"'How you Uka go oop In da aweeng,
Ood in da air so blue?
"Aw, ay do tank it de plasant ting
Aver a child eane do!"
A new feature Introduced this vear Is ,s heralded all over the country with
the English conversation class, conduct- b'g headlines in the newspapers, some
ed by ProfessoV Wiley, principal of the times giving them undue credit for pre
Bhaver school. Bv demonstrating the coclousness, and sometimes unfair crit
proper use of the organs of speech, he icism upon their rhildlah pranks and
foibles. There .eyce been many cruel
n!H?hUJT.'
iiVf,-u5 n iZ, "na. Prouuctng
more depression than any two of the
brood that escaped from Pandora's box.
ucucr uucmi naa over ima.io many
theories brought forward to account for
t... u has Desn charged to nearly every
Domiy organ eyes, nerves, brain, atom-
v.n, uci. uavmi uuen iiem rctBimii-
sible by some one and the remedies
su-gMted and tried, have been numhei-
lu.. Nnthlm ! ainnnr v,u- ih.t
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mim A-.rl A . nknll. 4
rejillv rnmfnrfflhl nn th wrmtmw
when it is smooth, and if there fi
even
par-
ter how long the voyage.
At last tnere is a claim that a rem
fJy h8 discovered which appears
v " umu i incm.
ora. e saya it was an unusually
Ollf Bnd th Steamer Prrle1 SC flrt
. - , - - - - -
class passengers As soon aa 'the first
TSS l
the Datlent that it was mnm.lhl. frir
. . , - . . r-
nim to Ha Kilr ThU sttih
' j . - . "
record, and could hardly have been sc.
the trouble was more or lea. mant.i
because It has always been observed
that ln times of extreme peril when
the mind Is taken full possession of by
something pressing and vital, aoaalrir.
n... 4 1 ......... .11 . , . I '
la to make that or an equivalent mental
ssnA komsm a ah s i
"T?"'7."f- ' "! necessary
. . v. m u 1 T n . mciiuii
state, permanent, and" that ls what an.
..... A . v . v.
" "wn aone. ane result
of further experiments will be
with interest.
i
awaited
Palllna if fit. i
a. iroul, wno, with Charles Peper-
dine, fell from the fifteenth floor of
tne Bank of Commm. hnlMh v...
saa Citv. h th,,. j..ik.4 ui.
"on" wnue railing to what he be-
eved must be Instant death:
enough things to make, a volume. My
"rat inougni was mis: win my wife
'?r-v tor working In a dangerous
place and telling her I was workiiia- tn-
f,der 1 wondered it thi ne w J r$f my
rirsi tnought was this: 'Will my Wife
V.L 1 wonaerea ir tne news of my
""Vh. tV'a"7 I'll: t
strike th bottom. It se'med that I
'JL ,n hour, and I
was Having.
"Every unkind word I had avar ut-
tered to mv wife In llttla oT-Vrrals
itSod before me im If nsintad lnQflrini
'in ' a' bUlboVrd PTh
"Every unkind word I had evsr ut-
tered to my wife in little quarrels
es on a billboard. They cut me to '
the quick and I thought how dlffef-
F.. in.ra" comln."- 1 T"naVnt ,n;
Z n P"t"tnou .tl. " I
might have, a moment to comfort her.
anew tnere was no nope tor mat.
And through all my thoughts there ran
as sort or unaertons a reeiina-or won-
, .... ... . .
or wny i nung suspenaea in ' tne air
d u'd not get to my Journey's end.
"My life from boyhood'day. was re-
"Wh.n .V. . 1 1 . . . II 1IU1 -! v
was not yet nair way down. Tnen l reit
the rope 'in my hands burning and cut-.,"
ting my flesh. The-vlbration of the
ropa, which was fastened at both ends.
1 , . . , . -. 1.
" '"7. '1 . ' 1 . .
middle, and in my lightning like descent .
I hd happened to make about half of
my iaii at tna lu.iaiit ins ruim cam
" " ' . .. ,
. "I would hAva reached the bottom ln
two thirds of a second more. I heard
r-vffviumm .11 1.0 .nv, uc.,u. . iiu
in my . bands 1 maae n want to
relinquish my hold, ror 1 tnought that
, wouia na gmea ttnyway. ut 1 oe-
elded to be garnjj..-ext I saw darkness
illuminated with millions of sparks. I
knew then that I should see my wife
again. I knew that if death came It ta-t Journals to find out all about
would not be, immediate. Then I lost -very member of the president's fam
consciousness. ; Hy. and 'if they cannot get anything
A recently" invented life saving raft
for use on Paris lakes frequented by-
.I...... t. .nnnH.il k. emell K.lln .
gets surprisingly oulck results fin se-
curing good Knglieh pronunciation.
win ie nmuiy rosiw uicar ana n
moments practice, the "vagon veel"- of
the Tuton becomes the clear , cut
"wagon Wheel" of the Analo Raxon. . -
By Mrs. John A Logan, v
I
T IS a disgusting fact that in a re
public like Ours tbo family of tlm
president should be allowed no pr)-.
vac whatever. , The newspapers of,
the United States art inclined to
cater to the insatiobl curiosity and
morbid desire to know all about the
wi4 ot the president or the lady or
the JVhlte House If ha happens to b
a bachelor and Is obliged to call to
his assistance some relative whose sole
responsibility is to preside over the bos-
pltalitles and social functions which oc-
cur in the executive mansion. The
denizens of some remote village must
told how she looksjwhat she wears,
when she goes to bed, when she gets
hw ale treats- her guests. an4
VxlxZot w.lSp'vun!
pardonable, and that the mistress of the
she does not know the exact status of
the Smiths, the Browns and the Joneses
who call at the White House. '
There are no children of the whole
country so much to be pitied and so
much handicaped as are the children
of the president. Everything thev do
It Is within the memory of many
lies iniiicieq upon mese innocent etui-
upon her intelligence. The feeble sou
of Mr. IJncoln ooeunled ltothr too
much space in the newspapers
milh atrtaA In tha naaisnonai-a ''Drt 1 r
MoKee ' has never recovered from tlia
ovdvertislnrwhich ho "ad when h It
irlndfTt her pfesWent MarHsnn was In
the White House Thou rhildrcn in
Mxnected to be nrodlaries when as a
matter of fact vthev are exactly llko
oher children In the "untrv nrlor t2
uumi in mo luiiniry prior tu
ino 1M IT 1 H II V CRSPll K tl fl H r fl nminnTIIIII
J""" """".H FrUI" 1 '"Sf
aro to school as thev did before the
elevation of their parents to the conspic
uous position or occupants or tne
"White House. They leave the White
House at the expiration of their father's
terms and have no more claim for con
. I..J: i .l. .1 i 1
!; nuu ich .iitr viiiu., i kbhiiich art?,,-
ly. as they could rarely come up to the
oVm.heTno'r
Ir A VLJi. "Li";, k .k..;
kj uu mm t,jioii wiiiuaiiiviia um.uo3 incr
. . - l.
wrn iuc buii" hiiu unusnieia i ui inn
point these children are to be consid
ered, tney are to De pitied ratner man
1. They have made no more hrll
records in their careers than hun
of others who have never crossed
threshold of the executive mansion,
i no other country on the globe are
children or rulers or cnier magistrates
so persecuted. The sons and daugh
ters of royalty are disciplined more
strictly than the sons and daughters
of the subjects of the ruler. There is
Is cast from their birth: some to be
.. . '
every reason ror tins. Their destiny
' i-aai iruni 111 1 r c
successors to their roval narents.
. . . .
otners to oe transrer
transferred throuah mar-
rlage to other courts. As princes and
princesses of royal birth they must bo
trained for great responsibilities ami
nlgn positions and are guarded care-
ruiiy rrom tne curious public.
fully from the curious public. Even
their own suWects are not familiar
"'th their childish life, and the prob-
aDinties are mat morn appears in
American newspapers about the chil
dren of royalty than In the Journals'
of the country to which they belong.
f some
excuse for these
before the pub-
,.nhnn Ideas and ls unfair to the.
.hllnr.n. fieemln.lv. the first thlnr
thought of arter the election of a presi
dent Is his family, who are subjected
to Interviews, newspaper articles, pho-
tographers, and everything that brines
them constantly into the limelight. If
the
president
and his wife have
sons
and daughters, th.
young men do - or to , engage in any
IwiT.. IX rt th.M
n,",tr.J..
r1vWUhout havlni
,n the newspapers.
"5S?kJ5. V.JinJ.viK1 -.."l!.I2Lef2;
J. "wl , tf .h. .....le!
,,r,on anv career nf naefiiln...
and going of these much handicaped
youn; men. If the daughter Is a young
fy"he must be entertained by '
every
.r.0 . who la ambitions to have
S" Zblr of the president s famH?
.-cent their hospitality, since the
mwwvK .11, 11 ,auiuiiii, bi,i;q
nnl dent and his wife cannot arrent
Ee'til fnvlUtlona lo'the p?or dauK-
fe'uSnidence'-c
..rm exDlres. she ls dronned and her
a"? i the VhlteHouYe beomeS
Jhe recipient of the many attentions
JJat h.ve been heaped upon her." She
. . . . . -
mar be in ner teens ana too young
JI, ,uch general participation in so-
ety functions, but the rapidly ap-
Brnaphlna- change or administration
makes I necessary for the young lady
of tha white House to accept atten-
nOBa that she would never receive after
mT removal rrom me wmte House.
. amusing to witness the "presto.
change" with which many are eff with.
the id nd on with the new every
our years. There is a species of tody-
, n jf thls that is disgusting. Ths
Lr,nnnj.ni, . directed by Imnnr.
that will make a gooa story, tney are 3
supposed to write a fictional one.- They
must have something to gratify the
i,rln.ltv
of the majority of
X lie sur aMeratlnn than anv nther ehllnren aim.
rough nf nreeirlenta nf the ITniteri Rtatea aav
r.e t.vwrmn company, is received. You did a wife already possess me. A lass make such arrangements with one or the story I suppose the folks would easily imagine "What acute and pro- so it will not sink should the lea break, their readers.
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