Washington County hatchet., December 16, 1897, Image 6

W A S H IN G T O N
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S e n a t e an<l H o u s e A t t e n d t o A c t u a l K u i *
1 n e « » — M o n e y T a k e s O a t h o f O J t t c e .
COUNTY
THE W ELCOM E HOM E.
W hen tw ilight bells'are ringing sw eet
And evening echoes greet me.
M y happy h eart seems singing sw eet
O f some one who will m eet me.
O f blue eyes ’neuth a golden crow n;
D e a r eyes th a t w atch and w ait.
And little footsteps p atterin g down
T he pathw ay to the gate.
W ash in g to n , Dec. 9 .— A new m em -
l>er, in H . D eSoto M oney, of M issis­
sip p i, w as in tro d u ced in th e se n a te to ­
d ay , a n d , a fte r som e b rie f c ritic ism of
tiie form of liis c re d e n tia ls, th e o a th of
office was a d m in is te re d to h im .
PROMINENT MEN SIGN THE CALL
D u rin g tiie session, 108 bills, m an y Though sad th e toil in b arren soil.
Though fortu n e has not found me,
of w hich w ere p riv a te pension m eas­
I know th a t night will bring me light
u res, w ere in tro d u c e d , in a d d itio n to
And tw ine tw o arm s around me.
C o n f e r e n c e W i l l H e H e l d In N e w Y o r k
sev eral jo in t re so lu tio n s a n d som e se n ­ And let the day be gold or gTay,
i n t h e M i d d l e o f . f u u u a r y —E f ­
a te reso lu tio n s.
W h a t thought so sw eet as this.
fect on S tate L eg islatu re« .
A n in te re s tin g co n te st fo r precedence I t d rifts and dream s my darling’s way,
in c o n sid e ra tio n of L o d g e’s im m ig ra ­
W ho keeps for me a kiss.
New Y ork, Dec. 14.— T he follow ing tio
n b ill a n d th e proposed leg islatio n to
call was given o u t to n ig h t by R alp h M. confer a u th o r ity upon th e p re sid e n t to Oh, love of life, nnd stren g th in strife;
Easley, se cretary of th e C ivic F e d e ra ­ a c t for th e p ro tectio n of th e g o v e rn ­
Ob. joy to sorrow given,
tion of C hicago, w ho h as been a c tin g m e n t’s in te re st a t th e sale of th e K a n ­ O, d e a r child eyes th a t m ake life's skies,
for a co m m itte e on reform s of q u a si sas Pacific was p e n d in g a t th e close of
And e a rth as sw eet as heaven,
political o rg an iz a tio n s for th e p ast th e session. T h e p ro b a b ility is th a t it I still can b ear w ith grief and cure,
And face the storm s to be,
three weeks:
ill bo a m icab ly a rra n g e d before th e I f love, the com forter, will share,
“ The o b ject of th is conference is to w
se n a te con v en es to m o rro w .
T h e crust, th e crum bs w ith me.
bring to g e th e r m e n w ith p ra c tic a l id eas
—B altim ore A m erican.
from all th e largo citie s, an d e sp ecially
T h e session o f th e h o u se today,
from states in w hich su b s ta n tia l p ro ­ th o u g h it lasted b u t tw o ho u rs, w it­
gress h a s been m ade in reform . T h e nessed a v ery liv ely sk irm ish over th e
programme w ill in clu d e speeches m ade Q uestion o f d is trib u tin g tiie p re s id e n t’s
by men of n a tio n a l re p u ta tio n in b o th m essage to th e v a rio u s c o m m ittees
political p a rtie s, as w ell as rep o rts clo th ed w ith ju ris d ic tio u o v er tiie su b ­
IV E m e,” said I,
from p ra c tic a l m en as to th e w orking je c ts d e a lt w ith . T h e conflict o f a u ­
"b e fo re e v e ry th in g
of the v ario u s law s now go v ern in g j r i­ th o r ity cam e b etw een th e w ay s an d
a sen se o f h u m o r.”
mary electio n caucuses. C o n sid erab le m ean s c o m m itte e an d tiie b a n k in g an d
“T o h i m t h a t
attention w ill be given to th e q u estio n c u rre n c y co m m itte e . T iie b a ttle raged
h a t h ?” in q u ire d
‘How to get voters o u t to th e p rim a rie s ,’ a ll along th e lin e. D u rin g tiie day
A rab ella.
after fa ir laws a re secured. Special in ­ G rn sv en o r of O hio fired th e first gun
“W ell.” said I.
terest will be ta k e n in re p o rts from a g a in s t th o c iv il serv ice law , und th is
m odestly, “I hope I
New Y ork, M assach u setts, M ary lan d , also b ro u g h t tiie frie n d s an d en em ies
have. B u t I w o u ld
Illinois, New Je rse y an d O hio, w here o f th a t m e a su re in to a c tio n . Jo h n so n
d e sire e v en m o re.”
legislatures w ill be in session. H e a d ­ of In d ia n a , in a rin g in g w a rn in g , d e ­
S he sm iled. “ You
quarters w ill be opened a t th e H otel c lared th a t if a b ill to e m a sc u la te th e
m ay sm ile, y o u n g
Manhattan, N ew Y ork, D ecem ber 27, c iv il seiv ic e law w as passed, it w ould
m
lad y .”
1897.
m e e t th e p re s id e n tia l veto.
“ I'm n o t sm ilin g .”
“ B eliev in g th a t o n r caucuses or p r i­
E v e n tu a lly D ingley, in deferen ce to
“ L o o k I n th e
mary election custom s or law s lie a t th e th e o p p o sitio n of th e m em b ers of tiie
g lass.”
eery root an d source of o u r e n tire e lec­ b a n k in g an d c u rre n c y co m m itte e ,a g re e d
“ I d o n ’t w a n t to
tive fra n c h ise system an d th a t th e re ­ to a m odification of th e o rd e r of d is­
grow v a in .”
sults in o u r larg er c itie s a re d u e in a trib u tio n , so as to send to th e ways a n d
“T h en look.”
large m easu re to th e d efects in such m ean s c o m m itte e a ll m a tte rs re la tin g
“ E v id e n tly th e r e is som e Joke In y o u r
practices and custom s, it, th erefo re, to tiie “ rev en u es, th e bonded d e b t of
follows th a t to p u rify th is sy stem is to th e c o u n try an d th e tre a tie s affecting re m a rk , if I could see It. B u t you
take a long ste p in th e d ire c tio n of h o n ­ th e re v e n u e s .” T h e re so lu tio n w as know I h a v e no se n se of h u m o r.”
“ T h en you sh o u ld c u ltiv a te It. I t is
esty, econom y a n d efficiency in every th e n adopted.
a rem ed y fo r h a lf th e Ills o f life, a n d
branch of th e p u b lic service: and fu r­
A fte r th e session C h a irm a n W alk e r |
ther b eliev in g th a t th e e n a c tm e n t of ; claim ed lie had won a decisiv e v icto ry , - w h en y o u a re m y a g e y o u w ill realize
laws to p re v e n t c o rru p t p rac tic e s and a n d th a t h is co m m itte e , u n d er- tiie or- j it.”
throw th e safegu ard s of a re g u la r e lec­ d e r, w ould h av e ju risd ic tio u of a nieas- : “ W h en I am m y g ra n d m o th e r!” I
tion aro u n d th e caucus o r p rim a ry w ill o re, as he e x p la in e d it, to co n v e rt th e a m 33 a n d sh e Is 20.
“ You w o u ld n 't m ak e th a t re m a rk If
enoourago m any good c itiz e n s to ta k e g ree n b a c k s in to gold certificates. B u t
part th e re in , w e, th e u n d ersig n e d , to r | m em b ers of th e w ays an d m ean s coni- , you had a n y sen se of h u m o r,” I re to rt
the p u rp o se of d iscu ssin g an d discover- [ m itte e in siste d th a t tiie ch an g es of j ed, c ru stily .
“ B ut I h a v e n ’t, a n d I d o n ’t see t h a t I
ing, as far as possible, th e p recise d e ­ v erb iag e in th e o rd e r w ould no t affect
fects in th e v a rio u s sy stem s w h icli now th e ir ju ris d ic tio n , a n d th a t a m easure should be a n y b e tte r If I h a d .”
“ I a d m it It is difficult to Im ag in e a n y
obtain, and th e rem ed ies, an d tak e su ch as th e p re sid e n t suggested, if in ­
such action as m ay seem necessary in j tro d u ced in th e house, w ould be re ­ im p ro v e m e n t in y o u ."
“ Is th a t h u m o r o r s a rc a s m ? ”
the prem ises, do h ereb y jo in in c a llin g ferred by th e sp ea k e r to th e ir c o m m it­
“Oh, w ell! llu m o r is—e r—w ell. It’s—
a conference of persons in te re ste d in tee.
e r-----”
said q u e stio n s to co nvene in th e c ity of
New York, on th e 15th d av of J a n u a ry , j M E S S A G E S U I T S S P A N I A R D S .
“Ig n o ra n c e o f Itself?" A rab ella h as
p len ty o f hu m o r, you know .
1898.
“ We deem i t d e sira b le th a t th e con- I M c K i n l e y ' s C u b a n A t t i t u d e I s E n t i r e l y
“H u m o r is a k in d ly a p p re c ia tio n o f
foibles a n d in c o n g ru itie s. A nd----- ”
ference be m ade u p from m en of all
S n tlttfac to ry .
parts of the c o u n try and w ith o u t regard
“I d o n 't a p p re c ia te th e k in d n ess.
N ew Y ork, Dec. 9 .— A d isp a tc h to IIo w c a n y o u feel k in d to people w h en
to party or factio n a l affliations. ”
The call is signed by p ro m in e n t m en ! th e T rib u n e from H a v u n a says:
y o u ’re m a k in g fu n o f th e m y o u rs e lf? ”
P re s id e n t M c K in le y ’s m essage is re ­
from all sections of th e U nion.
“ I d o n ’t Bee an y difficulty. W hy,
ceived q u ie tly . S a tisfa c tio n is fe lt in h ad an e x a m p le tills m o rn in g .”
official circles o v er th e s ta te m e n t th a t la u g h e d u t th e th o u g h t. “ I'v e h a lf
IN D IA N T E R R IT O R Y Q U E S T I O N
th e reco g n itio n of e ith e r b ellig eren cy or m ind to tell y o u .”
in d ep en d e n ce is n o t ju s tifia b le u n d e r
I t In a G e n e r a l
Congress
Settle
“ Oh, do!” A ra b e lla is a s c u rio u s n s a
p re s e n t c o n d itio n s. T h e c re d it w hich —w om an.
H ill.
th e p re sid e n t gives for c o n d u ctin g th e
“ I t w as r a th e r co n fid en tial, you see.”
W ash in g to n , Deo. 14.— T h e indica-
w ar on h u m a n e p rin c ip le s an d for im ­
I knew th a t w ould e x c ite h e r In te re st.
tio n s a re tiia t th is congress w ill pass a
p ro v in g th e c o n d itio n s of th e reconcen-
“ B u t you m ig h t tr u s t m e.” Y ou m ay
general b ill for th e e n tire re h a b ilita tio n
tra d o e s w ill s tre n g th e n C a p ta in -G e n ­
of In d ia n te rrito ry . T h e tn eu liire ns
h a v e n o ticed th a t th e m o re a ttr a c tiv e
e ra l B lan co in c a rry in g o u t h is |>olioy.
now pinned is to m ak e it em brace
a w om an is, th e m ore sh e e m p h asizes
T h e offioial feelin g m a y be su m m a r­
ev e ry th in g tiia t lias been so u g h t to be
th e first p e rso n s in g u la r. A rubeilu a l­
ized in th e s ta te m e n t tiia t th o g o v e rn ­
accom plished in tiie past by th e Dawes
m ost p u ts It in c a p ita ls .
m e n t does n o t now fear th e em b a rra s-
In d ia n co m m issio n ,w h ic h is s till n ego­
" In s tric t c o n fid en ce/*
t
m e n t w hich com e from a c tio n by th e
tia tin g w ith th e live c iv iliz e d trib e s,
“Y es—o f c o u rse .”
U n ite d S ta te s before in s tru c tio n s from
b u t w h ich w ill be h ere n e x t w eek to
“W ell, a n ice y o u n g fellow , w hom
M adrid oouid be o arried in to effect.
re|Mirt th e d isco u ra g in g e x istin g c o n d i­
y o u know , c a m e to uie th is m o rning,
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causes som e u n easin ess an d discussion a n d -----”
bf c itiz e n s h ip , a llo tm e n ts of lands, d is­
“ W ho w a s It?”
lias alre a d y a rise n over w h a t is m e a n t
p o sitio n s of to w n site s, m in e ra l lands,
“ T h a t Isn’t m a te ria l. *
by “ reaso n ab le tim e ,” b u t p alac e offi­
ju ris d ic tio n of th e U n ite d S tates courts
“Oh, b u t it Is, th o u g h ! V ery m a
c ia ls do n o t in te rp re t it as lik e ly to
over th e p re s e n t reserv atio n s a n d o th e r
te rlu l.”
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“ B ut, my d e a r A ra b e lla !”
of trib a l o rg a n iz a tio n . Tiie first steps w ith in th e tim e needed for c a rry in g o u t
“ If you w ill not tr u s t ine w e a re on
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in th e m a tte r have been ta k e n by th e
d is ta n t te rm s.” I ’ve k n o w n h e r sin ce
from
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adrid.
In d ia n com m ittee s of both th e sen ate
A u to n o m ists, re fo rm ists a n d co n serv ­ sh e w as In sh o rt fro ck s.
and house.
“ I t re a lly is n 't re le v a n t to th e p o in t
a
tiv
e s w ho su p p o rt S agasta a n d B lanco
I t is un d ersto o d th a t in a few days
w ill m ak e th e m essage th e b asis of a o f h u m o r.”
th e re w ill he a session of th e c o m m it­
"1 d o n 't en re a n y th in g a b o u t th e
tees a t w hich th ese m a tte rs w ill he m o v em en t for th e e a rly u n io n of a ll p o in t o f h u m o r.”
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"O h, w ell, if you d o n 't w a n t m e to
of s e ttlin g tiie p ro b lem s hy c o n g res­ e rn m e n t in its co lo n ial p olicy. C om ­ te ll y o u-----”
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“ B u t I do. T h e re 's a good—T om .”
a m o u n t of w ork necessary to be done, pacific to n e of tiie m essage, th o u g h n o t
“ I t w as T ed N a u g h to n ."
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iiow ever, it is not p ro b ab le t h a t any
“Oh. how In te re stin g . I like T ed a w ­
bill cun he passed ti ll w ell to w ard th e
fu lly . d o n ’t y o u ? ”
Flrvtl a B u lle t I n to H is B ra in .
und of th e session.
“Y es—oh, y es, c e rta in ly . I do, b u t I
B u tte , M o n t., Deo. 9 .— A sp ecial
d o n 't see w h y A ra b e lla sh o u ld .”
H ad P h il a d e lp h ia F ire.
from H e le n a to th e M in er says: Ju d g e
“ N ow, te ll m e.'
S he clasp ed h er
P h ila d e lp h ia , Dec. 14.— F ir e broke H orace K. B uck, associate ju s tic e of th e
h a n d s ro u n d h e r k n e e s a n d cooked h e r
o u t s h o rtly before 10 o ’clock to n ig h t in su p re m e c o u rt of M o n tan a, sh o t h im se lf
p re tty h ead e x p e c ta n tly o n one side.
th e six -sto ry b u ild in g a t 809 a n d 811 th ro u g h tiie r ig h t eye a b o u t m id n ig h t
"W e ll,” sa id I, la u g h in g , "p o o r T ed
C h e s tn u t s tre e t, occupied by th e m a n u ­ a t Ilia hom e in L en n o x , a s u b u rb of
Is In love.”
fa c tu rin g firm ol J o h n & Ja n ie s Dobson H e le n a . H e sp e n t th e e v en in g w ith a
“W ith w h o m ?”
us th e ir w h o lesale an d re ta il room s. p a rty of frie n d s a t a n e ig h b o r's house,
“
1 d id n ’t a s k .”
T h e fire h ad Its s ta r t in th e b asem en t, seem in g to be v ery c h e e rfu l upon re ­
“ Is th a t y o u r se n se o f h u m o r?" She
an d th e flam es sh o o tin g u p th e e lev a to r tu r n in g hom e. A fte r c h a ttin g for a
siia ft d estro y ed th e e n tire in te rio r of w h ile w ith h is fa m ily he w e n t to h is looked a t m e a s If I h ad m ad e a plum
th e b u ild in g a n d c o n te n ts.
G e n eral room , a n d anon a 'te r w a rd s th e sh o t p u d d in g w ith o u t th e plum s.
" I d o n ’t see th a t It m a tte rs .”
M an ag er B e rry , o f th e Dobson c a rp e t th a t ended h ia life w as h e a rd . H is
“ N ot m a tte r! You d o n 't c a re w h o It
house, s ta te d t h a t th e stock in th e w ife ra n u p sta irs an d fo u n d h im ly in g
Is!”
b u ild in g w ould a m o u n t to $500,000. on th o floor dead.
“ W h y sh o u ld I so long a s h e's s a tis ­
T h e b u ild in g w as ow ned by th e firm ,
T h e ju d g e h ad been b re a k in g dow n
in h e a lth fo r som e tim e , an d it ia s u p ­ fied?"
and w as v alu ed a t a b o u t $00,000.
“ W ell!” W o rd s seem ed to fa il her,
posed lie w as seized w ith a su d d en im ­
H a y d e n M in istry K rslg n s.
p u lse to end h is ex isten ce. H e w as 44 w h ich Is r a r e w ith A rab ella.
P o rt A n P rin c e , Dec. 14.— T h e m in ­ y e a rs of age, a n a tiv e of V ick sb u rg ,
“ A n yhow , sh e seem ed to be th e u su al
is try has V esigned. A s y e t, t h i com ­ M iss., am i a g ra d u a te of Y ale, l i e k in d . T h e re n e v e r w as a n y o n e like
p o sitio n of its successor h a s n o t been cam e to M o n ta n a in 1879.
h er, a c c o rd in g to th e love-lorn Ted.
d e fin itely s e ttle d , b u t se v e ra l w ell-
S h e w as b e a u tifu l, a m ia b le, acco m ­
know n m en a re m e n tio n e d w h o w ill
p lish ed . g e n tle , s a in tly —In sh o rt, p e r­
F r e n c h E x p e d itio n M aaaacreri.
com m and th e confidence o f ll a y tia n s
B russels, Dec. 9 .— T he M o u v em en t fect. T h ey ull a re In th e s e cases, you
an d fo reig n ers alik e. T h is m o rn in g ,
G e o g rap h iq u e to d ay a n n o u n ces th a t it k n o w ."
rh ile a tte n d in g m ass a t N o tre D am e,
“So th e y sh o u ld be—to th e lo v er.”
learn a th a t p a r t of a F re n c h e x p e d i­
P re s id e n t Sam m ad e a c ir c u it o f th e
“O f co u rse th e y sh o u ld .” W hy, it's
tio n , u n d e r M ajor M arch an d , w h ile on
H t y on horseback escorted by h is staff
its w ay to th e N ile , h as been m a s sa ­ Ju s t w h a t I th in k o f A rab ella.
officers, b u t w ith o u t sp ecial m ilita r y
“W h e re 1* th e h u m o r? "
cred n e a r D ah en g ah eza. T h e su rv iv o rs
d i s p l a y . ________ ________
“I’m
com ing to It. P o o r T ed. It
of th e p a rty , it is add ed , re tre a te d .
( h i i t * F o i r t d t o Y»*l«t.
seem s. Is v ery d iffident In th e face o f
P e k in g , Dec. 14.— T iie O e rm a n -C b i-
su ch w o n d ro u s c h a rm s. H e is b u rn ­
K a n s a s f a c i a . Sale.
peso difficu lty is p ra c tic a lly se ttle d .
W a sh in g to n , Dec. 9 .— S e n a to r M or­ in g to avow b is p assio n to th e y o u n g
T h e G e rm a n s refu se to d is c o n tin u e th e j gan today in tro d u c e d a re s o lu tio n r e ­ lad y , b u t he d o e sn 't k n o w how to pro­
r.ipancy o f K iao-C hou Imy. T h e gov- q u e stin g th e p re s id e n t to o b ta in a post­ ceed. So h e c a m e to a sk my a d v ic e .”
lor of S h an T u n g province h a s been ponement o f th e sale o f th e K an sas P a ­
" W h a t do y o u kuow a b o u t It?” A ra ­
rem oved from office, b u t w ill n o t be cific ’’until such tim e aa w ill g iv e c o n ­ b ella s a t iiolt u p rig h t, a n d p u t tb e q u es­
any fu rth e r degraded. N o m onopoly gress reasonable tim e to co n sid e r and tio n lik e a sw o rd th ru s t.
inea an d ra ilro a d s is conceded O er- act upon his re o o m u ie n d a tio u .’’
“ N o th in g —e x c e p t a v a g u e g e n e ra l
sy, b u t th a t c o u n try is g iven a p re f­
idea. B ut he e v id e n tly th o u g h t I d id .”
ace. F in a lly , tiie area im m e d ia te ly
The Coliseum at Rome was built by I h a d a little ex p e rie n c e , b u t, o f co u rse,
•u rro u n d in g K iao-C hou bay is set
V eepaaian to accommodate - 10,0000 1 w a s n 't going to tell her.
l exclusively for G e rm a n y . C h in a
“ D id yon g ive him th e b en efit o f y o u r
sp ectato rs. It cuvera five a n d a h a lf
• on all o th e r p o in ts.
v ag u e g e n e ra l Id ea?”
acrea, a n d waa 120 fe e t h ig h .
Convention to Consider Fri«
mary Election Reforms.
A SENSE OF HUMOR.
nATCHET.
“O h, yes, poor b e g g a r! In d eed . I p u t
It in to co n crete form fo r him . I t w a s
very fu n n y .”
“ You a re so hum orous, you see.”
Som ehow A rab ella seem ed a b it cross.
“ P le a se go on.”
“ W e w e n t th ro u g h q u ite a little re ­
h e a rsa l. I a s s u re you. T h ey w ere to be­
gin w ith th e w e a th e r, of course. H a,
/
ha!”
“ V ery hum orous, c e rta in ly .”
“T h e n he w a s to m nke som e re m a rk s
term th e y w e re m a rrie d . H e r sister
a b o u t th e w e a th e r, not m a tte rin g
cam e to '.each th e n e x t school year.
w h e re sh e w as O f course, sh e w ould
W hen th e te rm w a s h a lf o v er th is sis­
b lush a n d look dow n.”
A rab ella
te r resig n e d a n d m a rrie d , a n d sent for
laughed.
a n o th e r u n m a rrie d s is te r to ta k e her
“ I don’t su p p o se sh e w ould.”
W O R K I N G W O M E N I N C R E A S I N G . place a s te a c h e r T h e th ird Miss Busch
“ She o u g h t to. acco rd in g to th e law s
ta u g h t In th e school th e la tte r h alf of
m U N U FA C TU R ER w ho gives
of th e gam e. T h en lie w as to ta k e hold
the term , b u t th r e e d a y s n fte r th e term
em ploym ent to a la rg e n u m b er closed sh e w a s m a rrie d to a business
of h er h a n d an d ask If sh e w ould m ak e
of w om en an d girls c ites a few m au of th e to w n .”
life all f a ir w e a th e r fo r him —an d so
reaso n s for th e p re fe rm e n t show n th e
on.”
fa ir sex. H e say s th a t w om en a re m ore
F u l r Bex t o He G l o r i e d ,
“A nd, th e n ? ”
W h a t w o m an h a s d o n e from th e time
“O h! he’d he ab le to go on from th e re . ad a p ta b le , m ore reliable, m ore easily
H e ’s not a fool, you k n o w , really . H e's controlled, n e a te r, quicker, m ore lndtts- w hen sh e begun e x e rtin g h e r w iles on
a very fine fellow , a s a m a tte r o f fa c t.” | trlous, ca re fu l, M i t e an d docile th a n u n su sp ectin g A d am up to th e present
! m en. “F u rth e rm o re .” he continued, day is going to be to ld lu a book. It
“ D id he do It V’
“ I ex p ect so. A nyhow he cam e back “ w h ere m en an d w om en a re in other is to be w ritte n by G eo rg e W illis Cooke
b e a m in g like a sunflow er, a n d th re w resp ects eq u al th ere is one M n t of su- of E a s t I.e x lu g to u ,.M a ss. H e h a s been
up his h a t w h en he sa w m e »t th e : p erio rity on th e p a rt o f w om en th a t collecting m a te ria l fo r It d u rin g the
w in d o w ; so I concluded th e y ’d se ttle d counts heavily, and th a t is sobriety. last tw elv e y e a rs a n d e s tim a te s th a t it
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"So th a t Is hum or!" A rab ella stro lled fa
o v er to th e w in d o w , an d h e r lips q u iv ­ m ak in g it a n ab so lu te condition of cm - lo ry m a n n e r iinii t h a t it w ill ta k e three
ploym ent. It will be seen th a t w om en ; or fo u r j.,.ilrs to b rin g It to a satlxfac-
ered a s if 1 h ad h u rt her.
“ W hy, w h a te v e r Is th e m a tte r, p e ll? ” possess an a d v a n ta g e th a t is very (orv conclusion. T h e w o rk Is being
“ I cnll it m ean—h o rrid —c ru e l,” she m arked. T h e a d v a n ta g e of being will- j c.on(iU(-teU u n d e r th e a u sp ic e s o f Julia
cried, sta m p in g h e r little foot an g rily , lug to accep t sm a lle r pay is an u n sta- \y a ril H ow e, T. W. H lg g ln so n , W illiam
“to m ak e g a m e o f a m an w h en h e's in hie eq u ilib riu m , but th e a d v a n ta g e o f .j. jiu rrls , c o m m issio n er o f education;
love. 1 d o n 't see th a t it's u s u b je c t fo r h a b its of sobriety is a sta b le eq u ili­ A. F. C h a m b e rla in , C la rk U niversity;
brium , an d so b er m en possess th e sam e E d w a rd E v e re tt H ale, E d n n h D. Che­
hu m o r a t a ll.”
I a d v a n ta g e .”
ney, W illiam L lo y d G a rriso n , P h ilip S.
“ B ut, m y d e a r B ell----- !”
T h e p e rc e n ta g e of in crease of w om en Moxotn. 1». D .; H a ttie T y u g G risw old,
“ M iss M urison, if you p lease.” A nd
In all g a in fu l occu p atio n s since 1880 is C aroline B a r tle tt C ra n e , M ary A. Liv­
w e h ad a lw a y s been su ch chum s!
"I th in k th a t if h u m o r Is m a k in g rid i­ 48, w h ile th e p ercen tag e of th e ir in ­ erm ore. N a th a n H a sk e ll D ole. F ra n k B.
cu le o f th e m ost sa c re d th in g In life, crease In m echanical In d u stries Is n e a r­ S anborn, a n d s e v e ra l ed ito rs.
o ne fe b e tte r w ith o u t It,” sh e continu- ly 1«. A m ong the g a in fu l occu p atio n s
Hook for th e T h e a te r H at.
In w hich w om en a re engaged to the a c ­
ued.
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“ B ut I do not rid ic u le It, Bell. T h e re
w a s a n ele m e n t o f h u m o r in th e case, pilot, sailor, locom otive engineer, stro n g ly o b jected to ta k in g off her hat
plu m b er, m ach in ist, w o rk ers in iron, lu th e th e a te r fo r th e re a so n th a t no
all th e sa m e .”
steel,
b rass, lead an d zinc; boiler-m ak- place h a s been p ro v id ed w h ere It can
A ra b e lla tw is te d h er h a n d k e rc h ie f
ro u n d h er fingers. D id sh e th in k th a t j cr, n ail-m ak er, fu rn ace-m ak er, roofer he sto w ed a w a y w ith o u t d a n g e r of in­
1 h ad no serio u s affectio n fo r her, I an d sla te r. A lth o u g h as y et w om en a re ju r y w hen it Is off. T o c a rry It on the
w o n d ered ? P e rh a p s I hud b e tte r tell not found in rolling m ills, b la s t fu r­ lap th ro u g h o u t th e p e rfo rm a n c e is a
naces, n o r in any of th e o ccupations m ore u n fe a s ib le Idea th a n if It w ere a
her.
" L e t m e tell you so m e th in g serious, th a t expose th e w o rk ers to excessive baby, an d to p lace It u n d e r th e se a t la
Itell," 1 said, going close up to her. B ut | h eat, it is pro b ab le th a t th e re w ill he only to tem pt, th e fa te w h ich falls up-
j In v en tio n s b efo re a very long tim e on th e u n h a p p y c h im n ey -p o t of her
sh e su d d en ly in te rru p te d .
| w h ich w ill relieve all such lab o r of m ale esco rt. A so lu tio n o f th e difficul­
“You do not know h e r n a m e ? ”
“ No. B u t if you w a n t to know I ’ll-----” m any o f its special h a rd sh ip s, a n d the ty ta k e s th e form , h o w ev er, of a newly
Inv en ted h a t peg, w h ich Is screw ed In­
“ I know ,” She tu r n e d upon m e w ith i e n tra n c e of w om en w ill follow .
to th e back of th e s c a t in fro n t, aud.
h er ey es flashing. “ A nd I k n o w th a t she
B a rre d Out by T h e ir B eauty.
b ein g telescopic in Its fo rm atio n , ia
Is a v e ry p ro u d n n d h a p p y g irl.”
M any reaso n s have been advanced d ra w n o u t w h en w a n te d , a n d form s nu
Good h eav en s!
for th e exclusion of fo reig n ers w ho o b stru c tio n w h en o u t o f use, and, Joy
“ So p e rh a p s w e had b e tte r c’nse the
so u g h t to ta k e up resid en ce In this o f joys! th e r e is a m irro r a t th e te r­
s u b je c t," sh e said . I fe lt as If th e room
j
co u n try , b u t so f a r a s reco rd s show m inal knob, w h e re b y th e f a ir lady may
w as going ro u n d me. I had m ad e a pet
! none h a s been b a rre d fo r th e sam e re a ­ a d ju s t h er tre s s e s a n d h e r treasured
of h e r fro m th e tim e sh e w as 10, a n d I
son a s now o p e ra te s to d e ta in E lla and tile an d go fo rth a g a in w ith a clear
th o u g h t th a t sh e a n d all th e fam ily u n ­
A gnes F re n s d o rf a t th e im m ig ra n t conscience nnd a t p e a c e w ith all men.
d ersto o d t h a t I w a s only w a itin g fo r
| la n d in g in N ew Y ork. T h e g irls are
m y pro m o tio n th is y en r. B u t sh e m u st
P e rfu m e s u n d th e N erves.
s is te rs from H am b u rg , nnd cam e to
n e v e r k now now , o r sh e w ould be so A m erica hoping to find a t least a tem ­
I t m ay not be g e n e ra lly know n, but
grieves! fo r m e—fo r a v ery k in d -h e a rte d
p o ra ry hom e w ith th e ir uncle, S. P. De it is n e v e rth e le s s a fa c t, th a t th e per­
little soul Is p re tty A rab ella.
Y ough, a N ew York Im p o rter of fum es w h ich a re th e m o st pleasing to
“YV'ell, m y d e a r,” sa id I, slow ly, “I w e a lth . On th e ir a rriv a l th e rich m er­ th e sen ses a re not In a ll c a se s helpful
d id n 't th in k It w a s you, I confess. B u t c h a n t w e n t to m eet th em an d w as a t to th e n erv es. A m b e rg ris, fo r Instance,
T e d ’s a good fello w —a lm o st good once im p ressed w ith th e idea th a t the is p o sitiv ely offensive to m a n y , yet it Is
en ough fo r you, ev en —a n d I c o n g ra tu ­
said to p ossess a w o n d e rfu l pow er of
la te y o u .” I spoke so u n s te a d ily th a t
c le a rin g th e b ra in a n d d riv in g aw ay
sh e m u st alm o st h a v e n oticed It, so 1
th o se evil s p irits k n o w n ns th e "blues.”
trie d to la u g h It off. “ W h en you w ere
On th e o th e r h a n d , a t t a r o f roses, with
a little girl, you know , you prom ised t6
th e su g g estio n o f g lo w in g suns and
be m y s w e e th e a rt, so I feel a b it je a l­
gorgeous e a s te rn colors, predisposes
o u s”—I fe lt n early m ad, to tell th e
one to te a rs . A fa in t odor o f musk
tr u th . “ P e rh a p s th e b e st a m e n d s I can
ns a tonic, w hile c iv e t b rin g s drow si­
m ak e Is to a sk you to choose y o u r ow n
ness of soul, fo r w h ich tb e b est anti­
p re s e n t. A p ian o —o r a n eck la ce a n d
d o te is th e p u n g e n t o d o r o f sandal
b ra c e le ts—o r a n y th in g you like.” W ell,
w ood. T h e fra g ra n c e o f th e citron and
w ell—d e a r m e! 1 co u ld n ’t p reten d
aloe wood is a s so o th in g to nervous
c h e e rfu ln e ss m uch longer. I m u st tie
people a s far-off m usic.
off. “G od b less you. little B ell!" said
F r u i t s fo r th e Skin.
I. “ H e ’s a lu ck y fello w .” A nd I m ad e
F ru it a c id s w ill c u re m ost skin dis­
fo r th e door.
eases an d w ill keep th e complexion
J u s t a s I w a s ta k in g m y h a t sh e ru s h ­
c le a r w hen m edicine h a s failed. Ap­
ed dow n th e s ta ir s In h e r m o st reck less
ples will reliev e a to rp id liver, and the
fash io n , a n d r a n rig h t in to me. so th a t
sallow
ness w hich re s u lts from It.
I h ad to c a tc h hold o f her. " I believe
l ’lum s a n d p ea c h e s w ill c o rre c t acidity
I h a v e a se n se o f h u m o r,” sh e said
of th e sto m ach . G ra p e s w ill stim ulate
b re a th le s sly . " I t w a s y o u n g Sis he
proposed to—not me. H a d n 't you b e t­ resp o n sib ility of looking a fte r tw o digestion. O ra n g e s su p p ly food and
m edicine fo r th e th ro a t, nnd berries of
te r go a n d offer h e r th e p ian o ?”
g irls w a s m ore th a n lie could u n d e r­ a n y kind w ill c u re c a s e s o f skin erup-
I t w a s T ed nnd Sis w ho c a u g h t u s ten ta k e . Mr. D e Y ough w a n ts th e m to
tlon. A good p h y sic ia n d ecla res that
m in u te s la te r, nnd my a rm w as ro u n d re tu rn to G e rm a n y a n d prom ises to
th e b est sk in an d blood to n ics n re made
A ra b e lla ’s w a ist.—B lack a n d W hite.
sen d th em m oney reg u larly a f te r th e ir from fru it acid s. G irls w ith pallid
a rr iv a l th ere, " b u t,” say s he, “b e a u ti­ com plexions w a n t s tra w b e rrie s ; If not
S he D id n 't W a n t M uch.
fu l ns th e y a re I c a n n o t assu m e c h arg e to be had, s u b s titu te b u lim ias; but of
W h en A n d rew I>. W h ite , now U n i­ c f th e m ; th ey a re too b e a u tifu l.”
all fru its , th e a p p le s ta n d s unriv aled
ted S ta te s a m b a s s a d o r a t B erlin, w as
T h e re p re se n ta tiv e of A ustro -IIu n - fo r all g e n e ra l p u rp o se s o f d iet and
o u r m in is te r to G e rm a n y , n e a rly tw e n ­ g n ry found th em places a s governesses m edicine.
ty y e a rs ago, be receiv ed som e q u e e r In a B rooklyn fam ily, b u t the h ead of
M ine W o r k e d b y W o m e n .
le tte r s from A m erican s, a sk in g fo r his th is household acknow ledged th a t If
I t is an uncom m on s ig h t In th is coun­
Influence In th e ir b e h a lf in co u rt c ir­ th e y did not prove w h a t he w a n te d he
try to see y o u n g w om dn m ining coal
cles. sa y s th e Y o u th fu l C om panion.
w ould d isch arg e them . T h is is one of
P e rh a p s th e fu n n ie s t o f all w a s a th e co n tin g en cies to provide a g a in s t from th e 1 tow els o f th e e a rth . Such a
sig h t, how ever, c an b e seen a n y d ay in
v e ry m a n d a to ry e p is tle from a n old w hich th e Im m igration b u re a u
w as
la d y liv in g in th e W est, w ho inclosed form ed, so th e girls m ay y et hav e to P e n n sy lv a n ia . T h e M ahoney valley,
n e a r Sliam okin, b o a sts o f a coal mine
in h er le tte r fo u r p a tc h e s o f w h ite m u s­ re tu rn to G erm any.
w orked e n tire ly hy w om en. T h ere are
lin. each som e six inches sq u a re .
seven em ployed, nnd th e y a re all relat­
“ W e a re g o in g to g ive a fa ir in o u r
Can A ssu m e T h e i r M aiden N am e.
c h u rc h ,” sh e w ro te, “a n d I am m ak in g
A decision w hich w ill be of In te re st ed, being th e d a u g h te r s o f a G erm an
n n a u to g ra p h q u ilt. I w a n t you to get to w om en all over th e co u n try w as m in e r nam ed H a n s.
m e th e a u to g ra p h s o f th e E m p ero r, th e re n d e re d by a C in cin n ati ju d g e a few
T o i l e t O d d s a n d Finds.
E m p ress, th e C row n P rin c e an d B is­ d a y s ago. It Is th a t a w om an lias th e
T h e fa v o rite sle e v e is o ne closely fit­
m a rc k , a n d tell th e m to be v ery c a re fu l rig h t to co n tin u e In business u n d e r h er tin g w ith a c risp little puff a t th e shoul­
n o t to w rite too n e a r th e edge o f th e m aiden nam e a fte r she Is m arrie d If d e r: a n o th e r Is a m odified m utton-leg,
sq u a re s, a s a seam h a s to be allow ed sh e so chooses. T he Judge in his opin­ sm ooth fittin g from w a is t to elbow,
io r p u ttin g th e m to g e th e r.”
ion said th a t a m arried w om an's legal w ith le a f p o in t finish o r flarin g tabbed
n am e is th a t w hich h er h u sb a n d beam ,
cuff failin g o v e r th e h an d .
Not E x a c tly t h e W ords.
an d tlin t a s long as th ey n re m an and
A new sleeve sh o w s th e fo re a rm very
Iris h o ra to rs fre q u e n tly d isco u n t w ife sh e can hav e no o th e r su rn am e,
th e ir ow n rh e to ric th ro u g h a n im p e r­ e x cep tin g fo r business purposes, w hen close, b u tto n e d n e a rly its e n tire length
fe c t a p p re c ia tio n o f w o rd values. A sh e ca n assu m e h er m aiden nam e, or on th e o utside, w ith th r e e u pstanding
H o m e R u le r w a s h a ra n g u in g on E n ­ a n y o th e r nam e, provided, o f course, tu c k s betw 'een th e b u tto n s, o r three
glish te rro rism , a n d a f t e r d ra w in g a th a t th e re is no in iru i to d efrau d .
ro w s of M ilan b ra id in s te a d of the
tu ck s. T h is a rr a n g e m e n t reach es to
p ic tu re o f b a b ie s sp e a re d on th e points
o f b a y o n ets, etc., he co n clu d e d : “ If
th e sm all s h o u ld e r puff.
S carcity o f W omen.
th a t 's y o u r civ ilizatio n y o u m ay keep
Y oung w om en a re still scarce in I d a ­
U p rig h t trim m in g s on h a lf-la rg e hats
It. I call It m o st Im p ro p er.” T ills r e ­ ho. an d bachelors w ho d esire to ch an g e a re a loose v elv et d ra p e d a b o u t the
c a lls th e sto ry o f th e W e s te rn e r w ho. th e ir conditions o f single b lessedness crow n, w ith a bow on th e le ft from
h a v in g been a b s e n t from hom e fo r a a re p len ty . As a resu lt of th is condition w hich th r e e o r fiv e tip s o r a c lu ster of
d a y , re tu rn e d to find h is house a n d of a ffa irs school Imnrds in th a t S ta te fe a th e rs rise. F u ll v e lv e t cro w n s are
fa m ily sw e p t a w a y by a cyclone. L ook­ h av e difficulty In secu rin g te a c h e rs to fo u n d on h a ts o f e v e ry k in d fo r chil­
in g a ro u n d him in a m a z e m e n t he ex- co n d u ct th e ir schools. T h e re a re a b o u t d ren . m isses a n d la d le s, b u t fo r 3-year-
cUUmed, “ W ell, I call th is redlc'lou*!" ten u n m a rrie d m en to one u n m a rrie d old g irls th e c h o ic e st h e a d g e a r is the
T h e |>oor fellow h ad nsed w h a t he con­ w om an In Idaho.
B engaline b o n n et.
sid e re d th e s tro n g e s t w ord in his vo­
D r. W llllnm C. W hltew ell. a d ru g g ist,
T h e se a so n 's h a ts a r e distinctively
c a b u la ry .
and th e M ayor of Salm on C ity, Id a h o ' d ifferent. A v e ry b eco m in g Idea Is for
gives th e follow ing inci.km t a's a sa m ­ th e sh le-tllted h a ts to h a v e an ostrich
K a tin * C o n test.
A"8 e a tin g c o n te st is to be held a t ple of th e w ay schoolm a'am s a re w oo­ fe a th e r u n d e r th e b rim , re s tin g on tbs
ed an d w on In Idaho:
h*lr. All la rg e h a ts h a v e th e turned-
P a in t L ick, K y., b etw e e n tw o m en, one
"A ch arm in g yonng lady. M iss B nsch
up effect on th e le ft aide, am i a favor­
o f w hom h a s a reco rd o f th irty -tw o
cam e from Iow a to teach In tiie public ite w ay to trim Is a h alf-long ostrich
h ard -b o ile d eg g s a n d a dozen onions.
school In G lvensville,” he says, "b u t
fe a th e r sw eeiring b a c k from a rosetto
I t la p le a s a n t to see th is s o rt o f frie n d ­
befo re sh e w as th e re th re e m o n th s she
of v elv et, a n d a ste e l buck le in the
ly riv a lry su cceed in g th e toll g a la w a r
w a s engaged to a p rom inent m an o f th e
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5 ?
A