!elda Dameron- By MEREDITH * >n tho C evr'W kt, 1*04, by Tha Bakb.-M«rrlll C». upT E R X. Mked her f a th e r on® Joffice was, he an sw e red a g ain st the f u was In the D am eron oportlons of m. [«u an old -fash io n ed of- Insect w hich« I Wni, » b asem en t a n d a vont to , L loading to the m ain cor- e8t ,g now bran] f n0 longer fashionable, ,i "is creature on 1 U of law yers a n d real es sought build in g of ; been publicly )f th e human] k offered e le ctric lig h ts The D am eron Bloc' «se Propagator' ^ house sq u are, a n d was •re m enacing aJ L[ divers sm all a tto rn e y b a n all other „ n u n In the b a se m e n t ¡|C, of the peace sa t but potent, mel r t door to a m u sty old ■s from the S1 [.Here the p ro p rieto r, with a g re a t mop 1 of ,h " garb] Ps of refuse off sold pens and pnp eful, happq hom Lnki to D ogberry Row, as Pon the butterJ -of the s tre e t w as called sugar, tak e s'! bid Into th is tho ro u g h fare »Inter a fte rn o o n shnrt- tavlng everywl irlstmas and w as a rre ste d a se th a t have o( some old books In thf fe et and body., , »Indow. T h e veneralile the deaths fr0J ame out Into the b a rem en t according to tj olie to her of th e books fe attributed d] „,ume m eanw hile, w ith hi rn of germs M duel upon th e p age he had Tes; he k e p t French rse th an that, ta 7,000 deaths 0| K e »ent Into th e shop and his shelves of foreign city from Infj ta n 5,000 were . very little d em an d for ed by house fl|( laid. “Som e of th e se a re ° a noted sclq , |s a little volu m e of Hu- of the post Is very rare. 1 should he Ml th a t Is nece [would t ike It fo r a do llar em atlc effort on , poets for a dollar. B ut of i only offer. It Is for you If all the pe, itm ost clcanllnj io u se fly wtn t like the H ugo,” said Zelda. „1 it for h e r c are fu lly , even r w ithin a few »nd held th e p a c k e t for a can n o t exist” „....ling It w ith his hands, ¡produced a d o lla r from her ■" then, Is the wJ ¡look It from him. 'an public to piJ 1 have been h e re for ‘a t Is not only i [tars; C ongdon, D am eron a terrible Instri ands of our p! pneron Block,” re p e a te d Zel- >wat thi New of paved road» O rleans north, I fo r the first till Irleans will p0jj tow n or settli ce Is now 60 ' Orleans. Wli larg e city In tl or more peopli »tries develop ■ th e urban pc end New Orl| 1 will have rei 'w ay, by the la opened to NICHOLSON ttables and lo u n g ers on the rtront of th e Ju stic e ’s court | her as she cam e o u t and ir a m oment a t th e upper if the building. A galvanized lit the eaves bore th e nam e J Block, 1870," in le tte rs th a t Unco lost th e false a sp e c t of Into them orig in ally by gray S h s g a v e a llttl. gaap and reached for It, ac arcely .tooplng, ao Intent wer® ° n th* door ot th8 1,mer room; und when she had regained It. she ran street!*® ha“ an<1 U° Wn th * t0 thB Hhe felt a great yearning for aympa- thy for some one to whom she could confess her m isery and heartache. It r reached a a W T her 1''* uncle's house, ttnd wh8n "!>» the lights shone brightly In his library. She knew he was there, and th at she could, a t a word, m ake his house her home and shake herself free forever from her ra th e r The was always rebuffing and th w a rtin g her I'ncle Rodney In hit ef­ forts to help her. But a t the gate sho paused with her hand on the catch, ami hurried on. She came to Mrs. I* o rrest s house. There, too, a welcome ¡.waited her; but the thought of th® overheated rooms, of the cheerless lux­ ury In which her aunt lived, stifled her. She felt no tem ptation to mak® tny appeal there. She turned into a side stre et th at led to her father's house and walked slowly homeward. W ithout putting aside her w raps she dropped a m atch Into the kindling In the fireplace of the living-room, and waited until the flames loaped Into the th ro at of the chimney. Polly was In th s dining-room , showing a new a ssist­ a n t how to lay the table for the even­ ing meal, and she came to the folding doors and viewed Zelda with the In ­ terest th a t the girl alwaya had for her. Bully was Zelda's slave, and she went about half the day m uttering and chuckling over what seemed to her Zelda’s unaccountable whims. Polly,” said Zelda, "this Is Julius C aesar's birthday—or Napoleon Bona­ parte's or the Duke of Argyle's—do you understand?" Tho black woman showed all her teeth In appreciation. "And we'll have out the candlesticks —those very high ones; and you may use th a t gold-handed china and th® real cut glass." Polly departed chuckling and Zelda went to her room. H er father was reading his new spaper by the fireplace when she came In upon his startled gaze an hour later. She had arrayed herself In a white silk evening gown He had never before seen her dressed so a t their family dinner-table. The long skirt added to her height. H er hair was caught up from her forehead In an exaggeration of the prevailing mode. "Good evening, father! I thought I’d dress up to -night ju st for fun, and to get the crinkles out of my things. Isn’t this gown a perfect love? It's real Parisian." She sw ept past, the rich silk b ru sh ­ ing him, and then—Polly having a p ­ peared a t the door with her eyes s ta r ­ ing from her head: "Now let us feast while we may,” she said. She passed before him Into the din- lng-room with an inclination of her head and to her place. The old man had not spoken and he sa t down with painstaking care, finding apparently some difficulty In draw ing In his chair. He bowed his head for the silent grace he alw ays said, and raised his eyes with a look of sw eet resignation to the girl. N othing in the old house ever escaped his sharp eyes. The old china w ith its gold band, and the cut glass th a t had not known service for years struck him a t once. E zra Dam eron did not understand m uch about hum an nature, though Ilk; all cunning people he thought he did. It was beginning to dawn upon him th a t Zelda was deeper th an he had lm- agined. Perhaps, he said to himself, she was as shrewd and keen as him ­ self; or, he asked again, was sno not playing some deep role—even laying a tra p for him? He did not know that the moods of a girl are as m any as the m oods of the wind and sea. He re ­ m em bered th a t his wife had been e as­ ily deceived. He had crushed the m oth­ er; but this gl,-! would not so easily he subdued. The candles m ade a soft lig h t upon the table. He lifted his eyes furnlvely to see w hether the gas in the chandelier overhead was lig h t­ ed; and was relieved to note th a t th® ex tra v ag a n c e of the candles was not au g m en ted there. He drew his bony fingers across the table-cloth, feeling its tex tu re critically. He knew th at It had been taken from a forbidden shelf of the linen closet. Clearly his rule over the ancient Polly was a t an end. W hen they returned to the living- room he tended the fire; and when he took up his paper nervously, from h a b ­ it, he p u t It down again, and began to talk. Alm ost for the first tim e since Z elda's retu rn , he showed an Interest In her foreign experiences, and led her to speak of them. And she exerted herself to be entertaining. He had supposed th a t Mrs. F orrest would prejudice Zelda ag ain st him during th® years In which she had kept the girl aw ay; but his daily scrutiny had d is­ covered no trace of disrespect or con­ tem pt In her a ttitu d e tow ard him. It had been on her tongue several times to ask him boldly about the deot of Olive's m other, even If It should be necessary to confess th a t she had over­ heard his conversation with Mrs. Ma. rlam- but this m ight cause an un- p leasant scene. No g reat h a s t, was necessary, she Judged; and so she waited. She could probably Per ,u * ‘1® her au n t or uncle to help her in the m atter when the tim e came. If no other way should occur to her. W hen she w ent a t last to her room, the old cedars outside her windows w ers m oaning softly. She found a satisfaction In bolting her door, and bent Into the dim e n tra n ce |the m iscellaneous sig n s th a t there. One of them was “E. Dameron, Room 8” ; and i she presently cam e to a ss door, w here th e sam e repeated. It w as late In tho [ possibly h e r f a th e r would with her, she th o u g h t, and |i knob. •d a dark room on a co u rt - |mtly used a s a p lace of w ait- was a n o th e r room beyond, lodern sewer a door th a t stood half-open, t th e city proj |rwas engaged; his voice rose w holly solved inner room; a n d she took a n s, and the the outer door of the waiting* lethod of flit «looked a b o u t th e place cu- M ississippi rl( On a long tab le lay In g reat many odds a n d ends—pack- i pure wafer se irden-seed u n d e r d u st th a t :n the world. t ( lost enough e a rth to sprout oration and ar| ilf a dozen fence pick ets tied iy have cost with a s trin g ; a n d several ) 0 . old new spapers. On the floor ir lay a set of h a rn e ss In a le state of d isre p a ir; and the w alls w ere yellowed ¡Vest Polntersl newspapers c o n ta in in g tables Zelda did n o t know w hat In ters acquire though a n y of th e loafers f sym m etry an | irbstone could h ave e nlighten - > of manly grf^ to their c h a ra c te r—th ey were o t to any Ings advertisem ents of the sales ) th e systems! ¡titles. E zra D am eron alw ay s Poor.” and com plained of the h at m ake the ¡of taxes a n d s tre e t im prove- it, an athlete, it he had been th e chief buy- oung fellows titles in th e county, ire called the ire that I’ve been very lenient. th e ir object h >nt Indeed,” E zra Dam eron body and trust, I should say.” liform is also (other extension of two years ctlon. The dr^ * sufficient for me to pay. I ht. Tho shouli much for O live not to know In order to gl* I t schooling w as paid for with The chest 1 T 1 money. She gives me all she e re will be n o | Her position is assured, and I aside so m ething every 11 this for the aPPly on th e d e b t We owe has no place tlse.” e s t Pointer; It t*o of these n o tes a re already :s." ^ Mrs. M errlam . I have In­ dications on th e stre n g th of woman c a n ’t u n d e rstan d the !nts and e x ac tio n s of busl- ly, this new 11 very sorry, Mr. D arner- tin g me to the | 18 sorry, 1 Iask is this e xtension. It can’t e atu re of the matter to y o u !” » heads, or rati I nto the headre I fit more th a n I can tell you ■Impossible. If it w ere m yself tuner of schemfl * re mv own m oney th a t I ad- headrest bu I could p e rh a p s he less in- j su re would l H but as it is, th is m oney belong* y won’t fit l n ^ ^ r —|n factf ls p a rt 0 f m v te S he Is perfectly utterly ig n o ra n t of business; ceed In getting ry for m e to exercise the id tucked awa; in a d m in iste rin g her a f- >n’t bother u», , s sacred tru s t, Mrs. M er- this; *cred tr u s t from h e r dear loctor, you ai up. And I an 1 to-day,” sa id th s w om an’s 'ternoon, too.’ *togetically, “h o p in g th a t pay- usual thing i* "ud be d e fim d « M a hairpin itici su ie , it’s wise to be fore- i minute. 0, d< But the loan m u st be paid a t P^lty of the la s t note, in May. octor, do itop f cl°8« my w ife’s e s ta te very i up my braid.' l! h*ve tim ed all m y loans to what, the r S T T t f l they .®®red°tor b“ 4udT bi th e r and boy _a— 1ng voice sto le th ro u g h the whi*p®rs In tka the f-nnm: room: bairdress, or where Z elda s a t forw ard in Perhaps I was unjust to him : J t •a hair be b F-listr-ning w ith p a rte d Ups and I work will F»nd pain | n j,e r e yes. T he book ì I t all flf^ t f«H to the b a re floor, m a k - [■Urp c la tte r th a t s ta rtle d he* West e a id rln * lnt* th * eyas, « * 'k for naif the night, ,U with tearless her pm ow CHA PTER XI. Zelda saw much of Morris during the w inter He went often to the old house In M errlam street In spite of the i th a t h® assured himself c o n sta n t­ ly th a t she did not Interest him m ore than other glrla. She continued to d e ­ light In plaguing him, particularly be- ore her uncle, who learned, however, not to praise M orris to Zelda. Mrs. Forrest pretended to be a diligent chaperon, but Marlona social affairs did not am use her, and she w ent out very little. Frequently »Merrlam took Zelda to the theater; now and then he con­ nived with Morris to the end th a t Olive should be asked, and the four would go afterw ard for a supper a t M erriam ’s house. Zelda brought Olive m ore and niore into touch with her own life. She knew no happier day than C hristm as, when Mrs. F o rre st—not, however, without urging—gave a family dinner to which E zra Dameron, Olive and her m other sat down a t the sam e board, with Rodney presiding. T here were tim es when Zelda’s courage failed— when the shadow of her m other’s u n ­ happiness fell darkly upon her; but she made no sign to the world. So tho winter passed, and In the first bright wistful days she w ent forth w ith Zan to find the spring. “I have not heard you speak of your a u n t and uncle of late,” said E zra Dam eron to Zelda one day, a fte r she had been for an outing w ith Olive. ”1 saw A unt Ju lia this afternoon. She isn’t well; she suffers a g re at deal. She has asked me to go aw ay w ith her again—she likes going about, and she has planned to visit a num ber of su m ­ m er places.” “If you don’t go, w hat will she do?’ and the old m an looked a t Zelda w ith a gleam of hum or in his sm all gray eyes. “Well, I have asked her to (om e to the farm .” “I am very glad you did. It would be a capital arrangem ent.” “But she won’t come. She does not like th a t sort of thing. She likes to bu where th ere’s som ething doing.” “Yes, yes; a worldly w om an; a very worldly wom an”—and D am eron w ag­ ged his head as he b u ttered his roll. He was silent for several m inutes, and when he spoke it w as in a tone of kindness. "And so you are com ing w ith me, Zelda? I had hoped you would. I have wished it so m uch th a t I have not pressed you to com m it yourself. I knew th a t your aunt would be likely to offer som ething more a ttra c tiv e th an a sum m er a t The Beeches.” “Yes, fath er; of course I shall go with you. I have never had any o ther intention.” "You are very good to me, Zee. I am grateful to you for m any things. An old m an is very poor com pany for a young girl. I had feared th a t you m ight not be satisfied here. Y our u n ­ cle and a u n t have never trea te d me fairly. We have nothing In common. I am glad to find th a t they have not estranged you and m e; the p atern al relation Is a very beautiful one; very beautiful.” H er fa th e r had spoken often during the w inter of the farm . Z elda’s w il­ lingness to go there was a g re at relief to him ; and when she suggested th a t she should like to ask Olive to spend the whole of her vacation w ith them he m ade no objection. He knew th at she saw Olive frequently; Zee had a s k ­ ed her cousin to the house for m eais several tim es since the D ram atic Club episode, and her fa th e r had treated Ol­ ive with his usual form al courtesy. The main thing w ith E zra Dam eron was to keep Zelda aw ay from her a u n t and uncle; and It flattered his vanity th a t she rem ained with him so steadfastly and took a pparently so filial an In ter­ est in his happiness and com fort. Zel­ da w ent to Olive a t once w ith her in ­ vitation. "I’d be delighted, of course. Zee; but you m ustn’t m ake it hard for me to refuse. T his is my busy sum m er; we have to m ove!” "O h!” said Zelda. “W e’re m ortgaged; th a t’s the trouble w ith us; we’re not only m ortgaged, but we can’t pay! So we hope to find a n ­ o ther house som ew here and get out of the way.” (To be continued.) K een Y our F eet S t r n lit l i« . How m any men know how to w alk? Most men tu rn th e ir toes In o r out, a w riter In the New York P ress says. The toes should point s tra ig h t ahead, so th a t the foot a t the end of each step can give the body th a t upw ard, forw ard im petus th a t re su lts In w hat is called a springy walk. T h is does not m ean th a t a man should w alk exclus­ ively on h is toes. T he whole foot m ust be used In proper w alking. The goose step of the G erm an a rm y Is as absurd as the boy's pran k of w alking on his heels. T he A lm ighty has not freighted the foot w ith a single su p er­ fluous part. E very Inch of every foot Is m eant for use. W hen a m an w alks in the rig h t way —sp eaking lite ra lly —th e back of the heel strik e s the ground first. T hen the re st of the heel comes down, a fte r w hich the o u ter edge of the foot takes the bulk of the bu rd en u n til the for­ w ard m ovem ent sh ifts the w eight to the ball of the foot and finally to the toes The Ideal step is a slig h tly rock­ ing m otion. At no tim e should the en- tire foot be pressed a g ain st th e ground. Heel to toe Is th e m ovem ent. T ry It and see how .much fu rth e r and more easily yon can walk. I t 's the In d ian s way, and w hat Poor Lo d o esn 't know about footw ork can go Into th e dis­ card. WHEN NOT TO SWIM! Pln* th# UtU* book “ O "' ___ _______ __________ _ Sot th e S ty le . " T h e re !” said h e r husband, “th a t looks like a h a t!" ••It will never do In th e w o rld !” “W hy not?” »«Th® h a ts th a t a re in fashion now don't~Iook like hats. "— H a n l o n Post. L im it e d . ‘T o u r fa th e r Inform s me th a t we can only spend two w eeks a t the sea­ shore th is sum m er.” ■•Only two weeks. T h at m eans I sha.l have to become engaged to th e d rsl m an I meet. " - D e t r o it Free P rs w . EVERY S W IM M E R Q U IR E T H IS SH O U LD AC KNO W LEDG E. T h e re N e v e r Is a T im e W h e n I t 1« Safe U n d e r U n s a fe C o n d itio n s — j N o P re c a u tio n s C o n sid e re d E x c e s tlv e . «mi. D R . W IL S O N FOR G O V E R N O R T h a t th e sc h o lar in p o litics is to be a fa c to r In A single n ew sp a p er colum n rep o rte d | A m erican public life h a s been p ro p h e sied , and recently th irty c ases of dro w n in g In to som e d e g ree exem plified, for se v e ra l y e ars. places m any m iles a p a rt, and under B ut for th e first tim e In th e h isto ry of th e re p u b ­ conditions as d iv erse as possible. T hey lic th e head of a lead in g u n iv e rs ity h a s b een of­ w ere not suicides, s tric tly speaking, fe re d th e n o m in atio n fo r g o v e rn o r of a s ta te and although the m oral re sp o n sib ility Is h a s signified h is w illin g n ess to becom e th e c an d i­ not g re atly d iffere n t In som e of th e d ate. cases. It Is a mild s ta te m e n t th a t In W oodrow W ilson, p re sid e n t of P rin c e to n uni­ m ore th an one In sta n ce th e fa ta lity v e rsity , Is b oth a sc h o la r a n d a p o litician . In the was not necessary. M any of the c ases h ig h e r se n se of th e la tte r w ord. H e know s life w ere p a th etic, som e su rp risin g ly so. M l not only from books, b u t he has been a p ra ctisin g Young women died clasped In each law yer, a n d in v a rio u s w ays h a s com e m ore into o th er’s arm s, p lay m a te s died try in g to to u ch w ith th e g re a t public of w orking m en and rescue each o th er, and th e re w ere one w om en, p robably, th a n any o th e r h ead of a n A m er­ or tw o cases of real a cc id e n t th ro u g h ican In stitu tio n of lea rn in g . falling unexpectedly Into w a te r un d er T o th e o b se rv e r of p o litics w ho is n o t “on the conditions p re v en tin g re sc u e or e s ­ Inside," a s an e x p ressiv e p h ra se p u ts It, th e proposed nom in atio n of D octoi cape. Such a toll a s th is Is shocking, W ilson, so fa r as th e p re ss d isp a tc h e s h a v e re p o rte d it, m ay be a provocative accustom ed as we a re to su m m er Sun- of m ild curiosity. It Is said In th e d isp a tc h e s th a t D octor W ilson h a s been day drow nlngs, th e New Y ork T im es told he can h ave th e n o m in a tio n , by "a dozen o r m ore p ro m in e n t New Je rse y says. D em ocrats a t th e L aw y e rs’ club In M a n h a tta n .” A p re v io u s d isp a tc h h a s In­ W ith th e th e rm o m e te r w h e re It Is, form ed th e public th a t D octor W ilson Is to be th e D em o cratic c a n d id a te for It Is Idle to advise even non sw im m ers p re sid e n t of th e U n ited S ta te s in 1912, "If a com b in atio n of W all s tr e e t and not to go Into th e w ater. Since they p o litical in te re s ts can m ak e him so." In both a n n o u n ce m e n ts th e re Is nothing will do It, It la doubtful ad v ice to lea rn re la tin g to th e w ish e s o r th e feelin g s of th e g re a t com m on people w ho are to sw im , since It Is th e sw im m ers who supposed to com pose th e D em o cratic p a rty . Y et th e se lec tio n of P re sid e n t m ost freq u en tly drow n. H a v in g tak e n W ilson very possibly m ay m ee t th e e n th u s ia stic a p p ro v al of th e v o te rs of the the resp o n sib ility of ad v isin g e v e ry ­ D em ocratic p a rty , w hen th e q u e stio n of fitness Is c onsidered. body to learn to sw im , It Is n e ce ssa ry P re sid e n t W ilso n ’s stro n g e s t In te re sts, It Is said by th o se w ho know him to su pplem ent It by a d v isin g those w ell, a re In g o v e rn m e n t a n d p olitics. T his, p e rh ap s. Is n a tu ra l to him a s a who have learned to lea rn also w hen V irginian, for th a t com m o n w ealth h a s been th e m o th e r of sta te sm e n sin ce the not to sw im and dive and to enforce foundation of th e republic. In college d e b a te s a n d e ssa y s he show ed his bent th is advice by m orals d raw n from such early . H e le a rn e d e arly also th e v alu e of bein g a good public sp e a k e r, and aw ful exam ples. One young m an broke assid u o u sly p ra c tis e d u n til he becam e a re ad y d e b a te r a n d a n accom plished his neck and drow ned b eca u se he o ra to r. L a te r h e le a rn e d to sp e a k w ith g ra ce and fluency on post-prandla) plunged head first Into w a te r w hich occasions. he w as told w as shallow . How Is it possible to be tru ly sy m p a th e tic w ith such re ck lessn e ss? And the Indignation w ith such dis­ regard of hum an life Is sim ila r even T h e re a l fa th e r of av ia tio n Is O ctave G hanute, when, as freq u en tly h appens, divers a n e n g in e e r of d istin c tio n , who Is now In P aris, p e rsist In try in g th e d e p th s of stra n g e a fte r h a v in g su b m itte d to a se rio u s o p e ratio n . H e w aters w ith th e ir h ead s In ste ad of h a s had a n In te re stin g c are e r. Born In P a ris in th e ir feet. It Is not so g ra n d to try 1832, he cam e to th is c o u n try w ith his fa th e r In unknow n d ep th s w ith a leap Instead 1839 a n d stu d ie d en g in e erin g . H is first and th e of a dive. T he difference betw een a m o st Im p o rta n t a p p o in tm e n t th a t he e v e r receiv ed sprained an k le and a broken neck w as th a t o f chief e n g in e e r of th e E le v ate d Rail- \VJ m easures th e d eg rees of v a n ity w hich /tv road C om pany of N ew Y ork, founded In 1865. are behind th ese tw o m eth o d s of Mr. C h a n u te drew up th e p la n s of th e fam ous plunging. Boys who try to float on a e le v a te d s up T h ird , S ix th a n d N inth avenues, board In deep w a te r be fo re th ey can w hich, a t th e ir op en in g to traffic In 1875, w ere con­ swim a re ju s t boys and can be re a ­ sid e red m arv e ls of e n g in e e rin g sk ill, a n d w hich, soned with su itab ly only by th e ir for the la s t 35 y e a rs, h a v e been of Incalculable parents. a d v a n ta g e to th e upto w n po p u latio n of New York ■ z- T his is only a w ord of advice to city. T h is v a st e n te rp ris e took Up all his tim e those who know how to sw im , and a p ­ fo r te n years. pear to th in k th a t th e re b y th ey have It w as n o t u n til 1890 th a t h is th o u g h ts w ere d ire c te d to w a rd n av ig atio n a license to be foolish. T h ere are tim es and conditions w hich even swim- of th e a ir. It w a s th e n th a t th e e x p e rim e n ts of L ille n th a l and V e rch e r at- mere should not sw im and th e re never tra c te d bis a tte n tio n , and th e m on o p lan e g lid e rs w hich th ey used a p p e a re d to Is a tim e w hen sw im m ing Is safe u n ­ him o u t of th e p ro p e r equilib riu m . H e th ere u p o n s e t to w ork e x p erim en tin g , der unsafe conditions. So long as w a­ him self In 1891, a n d 1892 w ith h is son. T h e g lid e rs th ey used w ere b ip lan es, and th is Is th e only Inv en tio n th a t te r will stra n g le th e re Is no p erfect safety In th e w ater. So long a s th is h e c laim s In a v ia tio n . H e sa y s th a t It seem ed to him Ju st a s sim ple to try to la tru e no p re ca u tio n s a re excessive, fly w ith tw o su p erim p o sed p lan e s a s w ith a sin g le one, a n d th e s ta b ility w ould w hatever th e skill of th e sw im m er. be Im m ensely In c re a se d . T he Idea w as v e ry sim ple. Indeed, b u t som ebody had Except for show and only u n d e r con- to th in k of It. T h u s a t th e ag e of sixty. In com pany w ith hi* son, he beg an to p ra ctise dltlons w here help Is su re and near. E verybody should lea rn b oth how to flying w ith o u t a m otor. L a te r on, of co u rse, It w as realized th a t lig h t m otors swim and w hen and w here n o t to w ere a b so lu te ly n e c e ssa ry . C h an u te, w ho w as th e n w ell a d v an c ed In y e a rs —h e Is now 78— tire d of the swim. L ate n e w sp a p ers a re a lm o st a e x p e rim e n ta l w ork and tu rn e d o v e r h is a p p a ra tu s to th e W rig h t b ro th ers. p erfect guide on th e subJecL T h ey follow ed a lo n g th e lin e s he had laid dow n and h e k e p t In to u ch w ith th e ir w ork c o n sta n tl.y It w as to h is e arly e x p e rim e n ts and a fte rw a rd s T e n t L ife In T o w n . th ro u g h his advice th a t th ey succeed ed In m ak in g a flying m ac h in e — th e first It Is not uncom m on to see h andsom e w hich e v er m ad e a fre e flight w ith a p a sse n g er, , ra rd s disfigured w ith a te n t In the middle of th e law n. If th e m o th e r ioes not w ish th e baby to live out- io o rs all day, th e boys w a n t to play hujlan. MaJ. Jo h n M. C arson, ch ie f of th e b u re a u of In ste ad of th e u n sig h tly c an v as sub- m a n u fa c tu re s of th e d e p a rtm e n t of com m erce and itltu te a vine-draped te n t. A rran g e labor, w ho h a s been se lec te d to go a b ro ad to look ;oles In the form of a tep e e and cover Into th e g e n e ra l tra d e co n d itio n s and o p p o rtu n i­ he outside w ith w ire screening. tie s for A m erican m a n u fa c tu re s, up to th e tim e of E rec t It In a sunny c o rn e r of your h is a p p o in tm e n t a s ch ie f of th e b u re a u of m an u ­ /ard and around the base p lan t qulck- fa c tu re s In 1902 by P re s id e n t R oosevelt, w as one jrow lng an n u al vines, such a s climb- of th e a b le st n e w sp a p e r m en of th e W ash in g to n ng n a stu rtiu m s, Ja p a n e se hops, wild c o n tin g e n t and chief of th e W ash in g to n b u reau , m eum bers, m orning g lo rie s and c re a te d a fte r th e c o n so lid a tio n of th e P h ilad e lp h ia fourds. If th e te n t Is to be perm a- T im es a n d th e P h ila d e lp h ia L edger. lent, h a rd y vines, as th e kudzu, honey- H e w as th e first p re sid e n t and one of th e luckles, tru m p e t c re e p e r o r C lem atlc fo u n d e rs of th e G rid iro n club and again Its p re si­ ^anlculata, will grow from y e ar to d e n t in 1905. H e Is a lso a m em b er of th e A rm y rear. G rape vines also m ake a pleas- and N avy club and th e M ilitary O rd e r of th e lx>y- in t shade. al L egion. H e began h is n e w sp a p e r c a re e r as a Bam boo poles for any sized tep ee "d e v il" In a p rin tin g office In his te e n s a n d a f t e r ;an be bou g n t for $2.50 for a seven- oot d ia m e te r to seven d o lla rs for a w ard becam e a com positor. L a te r h e se rv ed as a n e w sp a p e r re p o rte r. From M ay, 1861, u n til Ju n e , 1864, he w as a n officer of th e T w e n ty -sev e n th !0-foot d iam e te r. T he w ire n e ttin g Is jought a t any h a rd w a re shop and P e n n sy lv a n ia re g im e n t. A fte r th e w a r he re su m e d n e w sp a p e r w ork In P h ila ­ •astlv fa sten e d to th e poles. H ave an delphia u n til 1873, w hen he becam e n ig h t e d ito r of th e N a tio n a l R epublican, In th is city. In 1874 he e sta b lish e d a c o n n ec tio n w ith th e New Y ork T im es >penlng a t one side. If n e ce ssa ry fo r ralny-day play a and th e P h ila d e lp h ia L ed g e r a s th e ir c o rre sp o n d e n t in W ash in g to n . In 1877 h e becam e ch ie f of th e P h ilad e lp h ia T im e s b u re a u , a n d re m a in e d im all te n t m ay be e rec te d Inside th e :epee. but usu ally ch ild ren a re con- in th a t position u n til 1882, w hen he ag ain b e cam e th e m a n a g e r of th e P h ila ­ d elphia L ed g e r b u re au , w hich p osition he held u n til th e c o n so lid a tio n of the ;ent w ith th e m ore o rn a m e n ta l form . A N avaho rug m ay be spread on th e two p a p e rs In 1902, w hen he becam e ch ie f of th e W ash in g to n b u reau . W hen W illiam D. K elley w as c h a irm a n of th e w ays a n d m ea n s com m it­ ground, o r If d am p n ess Is feared , th e re can be a lig h t wooden floor o r plat- tee of th e house of re p re s e n ta tiv e s , M ajor C a rso n w as Its c le rk , a n d In th a t position a ssiste d In th e fo rm atio n of th e tariff bill of 1883 a n d th e M cK inley 'orm. bill of 1890. H is re p u ta tio n Is n a tio n a l a n d th e e stee m and re g a rd In w hich he Is held W hy She Ran Away. Is deep and wide. "My hu sb an d told m e he d idn’t like me any m o re; th a t's why I ra n away from him ; w ouldn’t sta y around any place w here I w a sn 't liked," said Mrs. Ja n e C arr, a little w hite h aired wom­ T h e v isit of P re sid e n t-E le c t H e rm es F o n e sc a of an. aged seventy-four years, from B razil to th is c o u n try affords an o p p o rtu n ity , ac ­ T renton, N. J.. to th e police In Pitts- co rd in g to A m erican d ip lo m a ts, for solidifying the burg. Pa. She w as found w andering frien d ly re la tio n s now e x is tin g b etw ee n th e tw o about th e U nion sta tio n and when c o u n tries. tak en to th e sta tio n house refu sed to T h e pro g ram for h is e n te rta in m e n t, as a r ­ tell of h e rself, except th a t she had a ran g ed by C h arg e d 'A ffa ire s S ilva of th e B razilian "fly-up” a t hom e and had left, com ing e m b a ssy In W ash in g to n a n d re p re s e n ta tiv e s of th e as far as h e r m oney would bring her !» s ta te d e p a rtm e n t. Included a v isit to B everly, th e She w as cared for by a m atro n over su m m er hom e of P re s id e n t T a ft a n d to V alley night and In th e m orning re lu c ta n tly F orge, Pa., th e su m m e r ho m e of S e c re ta ry of told h e r n am e and ad d ress. H e r hus­ S ta te Knox. R e ce p tio n s In h o n o r of th e d istin ­ band, sh e said. Is 76 y e ars old. He guished v isito r w ere p laced on th e p ro g ram fo r w as a t once advised of his w ife’s New York, P h ila d e lp h ia , B oston, C hicago, W ash­ w h ereab o u ts and replied th a t he would ington and P itts b u rg . com e to P itts b u rg and ta k e h e r h om e It w as th e d e sire of th e n a tio n 's g u e st to stu d y th e e n te rp ris e s of th e s e and o th e r big cities. On P itc h e r s W ill Ba P itc h e rs . xccuutit of hla own a c c o m p lish m en ts In m ilita ry o rg a n iz atio n It w as p lan n ed M r. B alfan (im m ersed In th e gam e, to ta k e th e B razilian to W est P o in t a n d A nn ap o lis to In sp ect th e a rm y and fiercely )—If th a t p itc h e r w ould only navy schools. eettle dow n! It w as expected, w hen the p lan a w e re m ade, th a t th e co n fere n ce s to b« Mr*. B alfan (Inexpressibly shocked) had w ith P re sid e n t T a ft and S e c re ta ry K nox w ould be fru itfu l of m uch good — D ear m e! Y o u d o n 't tell m e ! la bearin g on th e re la tio n s b etw een B razil and th e U nited S ta te s, and It waa be as w ild aa a ll th a t, G eo rge ?— hoped In diplom atic c ircles th a t th ey w ould re s u lt in the U nited S ta te s h a v in g Puck. «■ a pow erful ally In South A m erican a ffairs, th e re p u b lic of B rasil. V IS F A T H E R O F A V IA T IO N À M AJ. C A R S O N B R A Z IL ’S m GOES ABROAD P R E S ID E N T HERE