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HE RESISTS ' The man with the high . silk hat and the fat cigar was tha one who put temptation In the way of Policeman Barney Flynn. This man had been auccessful aa a politician In a minor way, and be realized that there were lements of strength In tha resourceful conscientious little policeman who was well and favorably known to virtually veryone In the ward. Furthermore, he was looking for some one to run against an old political enemy. "Why don't you enter the alder manlc race?" he asked one day. "Go 'way, now; go 'way from 'me," returned Policeman Flynn, waving his arms to keep the man at a distance. "Ye ha-ave th lllmints Iv th conta gion about ye, an' I'll take no cha-ances." "What contagion?" demanded the politician. "Tlf contagion It seek In' office," answered Policeman Flynn. "Oho! 'tis a ter'ble thing fr to ca-atch, an' th' cure fr it is not to be found this aide Iv th' gra-ave. T Is like th' pyum habit, only 'tis wor-rse. It dr-rags ye down an' down till ye think th' city owes ye a livin', an' If It's backard about glvln' It to ye, why, thin 'tis fr ye to ta-ake it from th' pockets ir th' taxpayers without askin' their consint." "Nonsense!" returned the politician. "Any popular man who knows the ropes and has good advice can rise in politics. Why, five years ago I was doln' odd Jobs for a llvin', and look at me now." "I know, I know," returned Police man Flynn. "Five years ago ye was doln' all kinds iv jobs, an' now ye're doln' all kinds Iv mln. I ray-mimber ye in th' ol' days. Ye wore a shab by suit iv clo'es an' a soft hat, an' ye was hustlin' all th' time; an' now I luk at ye, an' I see a shtoveptpe hat on th' ba-ack Iv ye-er head, ah' a suit iv clo'es that's loud enough to be hear-rd a block, an' a fat see-gar, an' a watchchaln that ye might loan to th' capt'ln iv a boat fr to hold his anchor. Oho! 'tis a gr-reat objeo' "Why Don't You Enter the ' Alder manic Racer" lesson ye are. If ye go over to Long Island whin a prize-light 's comin' off. they'll take wan luk at ye-er r-rig an let ye in as th' manager iv th' show. Ye luk like a hot spoort, ye do fr a fac'; but If I had to wear thlm clo'es, I'd think th' plnalty iv gettin' office was gr-reater than th' ray-ward. Besides, they'a no chanst fr me to get through th' door iv war'rd politics." "What door do you mean?" asked the politcian, ignoring the criticism tf his personal appearance. "Th' say-loon door, iv coorse," re plied Policeman Flynn. "Tw'u'd be f r me to open a say-loon be wa-ay iv Btartin' on me career." "Oh, that's not necessary," protoetad the politician. "R-rlght ye are; 'tis not," admitted Policeman Flynn; "but 'tis cheaper an' surer that wa-ay. JV cost iv settin' up th' dhrlnk8 Is not so gr-reat If ye're behind th'-ba-ar as it is if ye're on th' other side iv it, an' ye ha-ave more chanst fr to conthrol th' Tote. But 'tis not fr me wan wa-ay or th' other. 'Tw'u'd be har-rd fr me to br-reak mesilf Iv th' habit iv wor-rkln' fr me livin', an' thin I can't f'rget Clancy. Do ye ray-mim ber Clancy? Oho! he was a line lad If he'd only been imperv-yus to th' contagion. He was a hard-wor-rkin' ma-an, an' he br-rought his sal'ry borne to th' good woman Iv'ry Satur day nlgbt till he begun thryln' fr office. Thin he had to be a good felly, an' th' money wlnt over th' ba-ar 'Me ellctlon lxpenses Is eatln' up me sal'ry,' be told his wife, 'but 'twill bo all r-rlght whin th' votes Is counted.' But 'twas not. A felly that kep' say-loon beat him out, an' he had a - har-rd time shtandin' off th' grocer till he c'u'd r-ralse a bit iv th' ca-ash Thin tb' pa-arty give him a Job fr th' wor-rk he'd done in th' campalgn an' 'twas all up with him. He c'u'dn't ibr-reak bimsllf lv th' bad habit he'd conthracted, an' he's r-run fr some office In Iv'ry ellctlon since. He lhraws sal'ry whin th' fellies ha knows Is on top, an' whin they're not he gets a bli be kltln' r-round th' war-rd an' keepln' th' mln in line f r Ur nlxt ellctlon,. Oho! he has It ba-ad. t'r sure, an' 'tis th' same with most Iv th' r-rest iv thlm that gets su-arted that wa-ay. I tall ye, th' felly that msiorc TEMPTATION. gets Into politics gin'rally belongs in a feeble-minded inshtitute or Use In a sanitaryum. He's th' victim iv a mi crobe that takes hold iv th' ahtrong est constitution an' ha-angs on tighter than a wa-alkln' dillgate to a la-abor union that pa-ays him fr makin' throuble. 'Tis all wr-rong annyway. Did ye Iver hear iv Cincinnati?" "In Ohio?" "Nlver a bit. mean Cincinnati, th' ol' Roman." "I guess you're thinking of the lata Allen O. Thurman," suggested tha "'Tell Elm,' Saya Cincinnati, Ba Wa-ay lv Reply, P'r to Br-ring th' Office Out to Me'. " politician, whose historical knowledge did not date back to the time of Cln- ctnnatus. " Tis fr you to guess wanst more," retorted Policeman Flynn. "I'm thlnktn' Iv th' ma-an me glr-rl Mag' gfo was talkln' about Whin he was ellcted prlsldlnt lv Rome or mebbe 'twas may'r they had to go to his far-rm fr to let him know, an' whin they got there be was plowln' In a Held. 'Tell him,' they says to his hired ma-an, 'fr to come up to th' house an' be ma-ade prlsldlnt' 'Tell thlm,' says Cincinnati, be wa-ay lv re ply, Tr to br-rlng th' office out tc me. I have no time fr to go chastn' afther it.' That's th' kind lv a ma-an Cincinnati was. No settin' thlm up fr th' byes, fr him, no hangln' on th' tlllphone wires, no log-rollln' and thrlckery, no manlpulatln' convin tlons. 'If ye want me fr to ha-ave th' goods,' says he, 'Bind them to me, an' 111 luk thlm over an' tell ya what I think lv thlm when I ha-ava time.' " "But what's all this got to do with the aldermanlc election?" inquired tha politician. " 'Tis this wa-ay," replied Policeman Flynn. "I'm goln' oat fr to do a lit tle plowln' along me beat an' whin ye ha-ave any political goods fr me, ye can bring tbim to me there." "You'll never get office that way In these days,". asserted the politician. "I suppose not" said Policeman Flynn. "You have to go after It," persisted tha politician "R-right ye are," admitted Police man Flynn; "but there's wan thing ye'U notice about ol' Cincinnati that's mlssln' in th' fellies that r-runs fr office now." "What's that?" "Th' politicians Iv that da-ay," said Policeman Flynn, slowly, "th" prao tlcal an' proflsslonal politicians, had no chanst fr to assess him fr cam' palgh lxplnses an' lead blm a wild an' excltln chase fr two or three months, an' thin ha-and him a gold brick fr his time an' his money." (Copyright. 1906, by Joseph U. Bowles.) (Copyright, by the Century Co.) WANTED TO KNOW. Hlggs I had been in Boston only two days when I bad a terrible chill, Hoggs What was the girl's name? Parisians in Paris. How many Parisian people born In Parts are there living in Paris at the present time? According to the last census about 36 per cent, of the total population. Paris has the smallest Indigenous poprlatlon of any Euro pean capiUl. St. Petersburg has 40 per cent., Berlin 41 per cant, Vienna 45 per cent., London 65 per cent United States Heads List The United States, which. In 1904 ranked second aa aa export nation, last year took first rank, and again stands with tha record of selling mors goods than any other country la tha world. 11 OF I r y1 "v"" ' ' Gossip of Gotham Town tnterestinf Bits of Newt Gathered Phase of Co-operative Hooting to Be Tried Woman Given High Post Farm Worth Millions in City. recently, and embodies all additional Improvements that could be devised by men of ununited means. Each of the tenants will have an available floor space equal to that In a five-story residence. Their meals will be served from a kitchen In the basement to either a general or private dining-room, as they prefer, and every convenience of a modern hotel will bo at their disposal. The studio buildings are apartment houses pure and simple, and, although usually cooperative, each family, to quote the law defining multiple dwellings, "does Its cooking on the premises," or, In other words, In Individual kitchens. HIGH FEDERAL PLACE FOR WOMAN Mrs. Mary Grace Quackenbos. one York's best woman lawyers, has been appointed special assistant United States district attorney by Henry L. Stimson, United States attorney. Mrs. Quackenbos is the first woman attained so Important a position in the legal pro fession. Her energy and thoroughness in Investi gating peonage cases In the lumber and turpentine camps of the south as representative of the "Heo pie's Law Firm" brought to her the recognition of the United States district attorney. The first caso which Mrs. Quackenbos will prosecute will be that of Slgmund S. Schwartz, proprietor of a New York employment bureau, charged with having Induced men to accept K)sl tions In the peonage districts under many glow ing promises. Mrs. Quackenbos rise In the profession has been remarkable. Admitted to the 1904, she has In two years figured in several celebrated cases. Perhaps the best known of these was the case of Mrs. Antoinette Tolla, murderess, of Kings land, N. J., whom she saved from the callows. On March 9. three days before Mrs. Tolla was to hang, Mrs. Quackenbos, after a week's effort, Inrlured the board of pardons of New jersey to commute the death sentence to seven and one-half years imprisonment REAL FARM IN HEART OF CITY. valuable tains only the carpet offers for This said: one to help to make raise green corn, string beans and potatoes, all of which I sell to people llv lng in the vicinity, except that which I keep for my own use. Everybody seems to think that the stuff I raise taev nut-chase in the markets. Indeed, ina- anion the city's tall buildings that my little farm. There Is one man who comes here every day, when the sweet corn gets large enough, to obtain his supply. Ten minutes after the corn Is picked he has It cooking in a pot on his kitchen stove. Fresh vegetables are his hobby." IMMIGRANT WHO ACCUMULATED A FORTUNE. Over at 253 Graham avenue. Brooklyn, an aged father and mother, two sisters and a brother are bewailing the death of Jakey Kaplan, as he was familiarly known to pretty nearly all in the Brownsville section. About five years ago he left the province of Courland in Russia, taking passage to America with no other asset than a little rea bundle and an abundance of energy and ambition. He did not know a word of English when he landed at Ellis Island. The Hebrew Aid society released him and gave him a small sum of money. With that he bought a basket and a small stock of shoestrings, collar buttons ,and other notions and thus equipped he started a successful business career. Within a year ho had saved enough to bring his old father and mother, two sisters and brother to this country. When they came ho rented a house at 253 Graham avenue, Brooklyn, and it took every cent he had left to meet the first month's rent. After that, all the members of the family worked at some thlng and In a few months the shop Into which ho had turned a pint of tho house was the storehouse for a considerable stock of dry goods and notions, from which his pushcart and his brothers were supplied Business prospered and a friend family owned 110,000 In real eBtate and other assets. All this Jakey hai done by the time he was 21, but the hard work told on his strength, run typhoid pneumonia took a fatal hold on was held from the little dwelling and was a steady stream of friends of acquaintances, young and old, who went to pay their last tribute to his memory. POLICE ARE 8LAVE8 OF A BABY. that he wanted a drink of water nnd a couple of cops on reserve made a rush to wait on him. When the tot drank his (111 ho let the dipper fly and caught Policeman Sullivan over the eye. He laughed in glee when he saw the cop rubbing his sore spot and straightway bawled for all ho was worth until the dipper was handed back to htm. A second timo he let It rip and It crashed through a window of tho back room. Seeing that he had done some destruction, he appeared to be l.appy for awhile, but once his eyes rested upon the checkers and dominoes on the table be slid off the bunch and toddled ovvr. The big cops didn't like the interrup Vtm of the game, but there was nothing to do but quit then and there. Sain ton gathered all the checkers and dominoes together and then let loose a fusillade. Laughing and chuckling, he threw every one at the cops, who dodged and fled from the room. Left alono, Samson toddled across the room and kicked over every cus pidor, overturned benches and chairs and with a mighty effort tipped the heavy table. Tho sergeant, hearing the racket, rushed In and Just nailed Samson In the act of hurling a brush through a pane of glass. The cous were accused of cowardice for not standing their ground and the doorman was threatened with charges. Two bluecoats were detailed to watch the young ater, while tho others were set to work straightening out the disordered room. by Oar CorrespondentNew NEW YORK. Within a short time a unique example of the cooperative apartment house, tin like any heretofore erected in this city, will be ready for occupancy. This Is the luxurious "pri vate hotel" at 11, 13 and IS East Forty-fifth street, which has been erected by a corporation known as the Home Club. Only six families will occupy the Immense structure, those of Wilbur C. Fink and Pliny Flsk, the principal stockholders In the' club, and four others whose names have not been revealed. As the first cooperative apartment house con taining all the features of a high-class hotel ever built In this city, the structure has attracted much attention from- tliose wealthy New Yorkers who would eliminate housekeeping cares but. dislike hotel or the usual apartment house life. The structure is the natural evolution of the numerous large studio buildings that have been planned LAWYER. of New who has bar In July. Between Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth streets, on West Knil avenue, Is one of the most farms in the world. To be sure it con one acre, but that acre Is worth more than 11,000,000. It is owned by Eugene Hlgglns, manufacturer, who has resisted all Its purchase. wee farm is leased for a nominal sum to Henry West, a steady, hard-working man, who lives in a little rustic cottage perched on the side of a miniature hill. Behind H rises a tall apart ment house, which late In the afternoon throws Its shadow over the farm. Mr. West, who has been cultivating this plot of ground for 25 years, "Although my little place contains only an acre. It keeps me busy all summer. 1 have no me I do the work alone, and manage every Inch of the ground productive. is 100 per cent, better than that which it is such a novelty to see crops grow people come long distances to Inspect of the family told a reporter (hut the him. ending In his death. The funeni both before and after the hour there Tho officials of the Children's society breathed a sigh of relief when they got rid of a two-year -old baby boy who was on their hands for two weeks recently. There have been hundreds of two-year-olds in the society rooms since the organization was founded, but none ever compared with the little unknown who made things so lively that there wasn't an hour's pearo while lie at.uycd In the place. On tho night of October 4 little Samson, as he was quickly called, was found In Corlears llook park, where he had been ahandoneil. He -.vus turned over to a cop, who took blm to the Delan cey street pollen station. Thence he was whipped to the Children's society. He was a pretty little youngster, with light hair, big blue eyes and lair complexion, and hn was fairly well dressed. Although unable to talk, he made I;, known ffTTtTTXt By L. G. (Copyright, 1906, by I was an unwilling witness of that most Idyllic of love scenes In a garden that was In itself an idyll. The murmur of voices from the path, immediately out-ldo the en trance to the pergola, whero I was lounging, was the first Intimation I received that someone besides myself had discovered this fragrant corner of that most lovely garden. It was a man's volco that spoke first, In French, eager. Impetuous, and, as I Imagined, youthful. "Beloved," he said, "is It true? Are you sure? Will love be enough?" "Enough?" Tho answer evidently came from a girl; tho tones were so fresh, so clear, but with a penetrating sweet nes in them. "If you knew how glnd how glad I am that I am free to choose love, to follow my heart! Love Is enough." The last words wore very simply said, but they held a depth of mean ing that made my foolish old heart give a leap of sympathy. "But you give up so much," he snld doubtfully. "I tako everything; the sacrifice Is all yours." "Sacrifice!" she cried, a ring of glnd pride In her voice. "Do you think I caro for rank and nil that rank brings? I am glnd I was born too late to have to wear a crown that Is so thorny so thorny," she repeated almost drenm ily. "I am freo to give myself to you. Sacrifice?" she laughed softly. "There is no sacrifice In going Into Pnradlse." As she spoke those words, the two paused In their walk along the path. and through the delicate wisteria and banksin leaves I caught a glimpso of them both. They were young, but there wns no Immaturity or lack of purpose In cither fnce. "Beloved," he sa:d, ond his voice shook, "will you never regret all that you will loso if you come into Paradlss with me?" ' "Never," she snld quietly. "To en ter pnrndise with you, Armund, that is enough." And she turned her beauti ful face to his and let him kiss ber softly on the lips. I caught my breath as they turned away. Standing that evening on tho ter race of the hotel watching u rose-colored sunset behind tho grcit pilo of Monte Rosa, 1 saw the girl eguln. She was walking across tho garden, an elderly ludy on one side of her, the young man on tho other. "Do you aee thut girl?" a hotel ac quaintance asked eagerly. I nodded. "She Ib a rreat personage, in spite of her simple dress and manners. She Is the Princess Theresa, daughter of (and ho named the king of a well known and flourishing little kingdom). "But for the fate which has given her two elder Bisters, Bhe would bo heir to the throne; she has no brothers. As It Is, I fancy It looks as if she intended to renounce all regal rights and be happy In her own way with the young fellow beside her." Two years later, as I wns Journey ing homewards from a long tour In tho East, which hud taken me far out of reach of nil newspapers or tidings of tho western world, I resolved to stay for a night or two In n town on my route which. It ho happened, was tho capital of that kingdom where the Princess Theresa's father reigned as king. My thoughts naturally enough Hew hack to her as ! drove through the quaint Hiid picturesque town, and a vivid picture of ber as I had lust seen her arose before my eyes. As 1 drove, I became awu that the Bt reels were gaily decorated with lliius vud f'.owerii. ami that people's faces wore an mi iisiiiiI look of festivity ami rejoicing. 'What is happening?" I asked of my driver. "IS this a national festival, or tho anniversary of some great vic tory?" "The gentleman does not know?" he said. "Our princess la to be married to-morrow the crown princess, the heir to the throne, be It understood," he went on for the further enlighten ment cif my dull fore'gn iindTsinuil lng. "She marries our nelghber, Prince Frederick, nnd we rejoice." "to," 1 reflected, "th Princess The resa's eldest sister was to lie married, und no doubt tho younger princess herself would be at the wedding." then and then- revolted that. I would make nt least an effort to see some thing of the morrow's ceremony. The town was ustlr bet lines, and 1 was astir with the town to take my place as near as might be to the stops of the film cathedral In which 1 learned the weddlns was to tunc place. I found myi-eir well amused watch ing the guests stream ! to the build ing, listening I" the con meets of the populace, ami learning frem my neigh bors who was this grunde", ami who that. Then nt hist a murmur ran roiiiM?: "Tl'e royal household is com ing." and I craned fo 'v.-ard with the rest to watch the lords and ladles in waiting pass up the steps. Once I Blurted lolently, for I saw a face I knew, bu'. a lace grown from youth to manhood since I had seen It last tho face of the man called Armand. And. as well as the youth, all the gladness had gone out of it; it was r.trong and pure as ever, but Infinitely rn.il; and J wondered. Next thero came, a pause, then a blare of trumpets, a great .hout from the multitude a pealing volume of sound from tho organ, anil out of it magnificent state carriage, Into the MOBERLY Joseph Ji. Ilnwli s.) sunshine on the steps, there came, lennlng on the old king's arm, a tall form in trailing white garments, her diamonds Hashing till she seemed to move in a blaze of light. And when I saw the face of tho bride, I caught my breath and uttered a low exclamation, for the fuco under tho bridal veil was not tho face of a stranger. I looked once again upon the face of tho girl I had seen walk ing with her lover In the garden at sunset time the girl who had eutered into Paradise with Armnud! Tho same, yet not the name! Tho exquisite contour was there still; thu eyes, blue and deep as the sky over head; the beautiful curves of mouth and chin; the gleaming hair. But tho coloring. Instead of making me think of apple blossoms In spring, was white, white as a statue; and tho radi nnce was all gone! The face was set and still as though carved out of mar. hie, lovely beyond words, but cold with a coldness that frore my heart. She passed Into the building with thut free, stately step 1 remembered, then I turned with a question to a man behind me. "Yes that Is the crown princess now. Her elder sisters both died. Yes it was Bad. very sad. They said tho young Prltifess Theresa had been about to resign her royal rank, to wed for love; but her Bisters had died, and she bad become her father's heir and well, of course, it was easily to be seen that she must wed the son of a royal house," und so on, nnd so on. I waited to hear no more, I could not. bear to see that beautiful cold faco again. H was n tiny churchyard on a hill side in Switzerland. Below it tho waters of tho lake shimmered In the sunshine, above Its terraces arose vineyard above vineyard, till they were lost In the woods that hung upon the sides of the great brooding moun tains. I walked slowly along I lie little paths among the graves, reading the names of the dead who lay in their peaceful resting place amongst the roses. ' All at once my slow steps were ar reted; a few feet In front of me t saw a woman in black and alone. kneeling beside a grave over which was n trellis work covered with white bnnks1i roses Yes, oh, yes, there was no mistaking her beautiful features. Though years had gone by, they bad not dimmed ber loveliness; nnd though her eyes sbono through a mist of tears, their color wns still the same wonderful deep blue. Tha grave Vas marked only by n simple stone. No date wns upon It; no text; there were r.o wreuths upon the simple grass plot. Only It was wrapped about by tho trailing branch- lr t-ilH" ft iJ en--T.l.'.Walirj "Armand au re voir!" cs of the rose, whowc p ti'.'s had made a pure white maiillo upon the pruss; and the three words upon the lit 111 atone seeuieil to mo the most ;i.thetlo I hail ever read - "Armund au revolr!" I have Keen her once since then, a clowned iK'i'ii and tier people's idol. Kho was driving along t.ie strcetH of her capital, her little ion by ber Bide; she wa:i dr.'ssed all in white, and ber loveliness was something to dream of ami remember. I thought I bad neve. seen a Hinlle more Infinitely sweet; mid yet the sadness In her eyes hriught a ri'lut before my own. For a moment the street, the peoplo about me, the swlflly rolllir.; carriage, lie led from my sight. !i lead 1 saw a far-away garden, fragrant with tho scent of pale, whiterln (lowers and banksia n.H.:;; radiant with Minshiue, full of i he s ings of birds the glory of Bpring. I iiuw the face of u girl, gla I with a v onderful new gladness; I heard u vi ne, the most soft and musical it h:is 'ever been my lot to iienr before or r.lnc". s::y gently "To ent r Paradise with you, Ar mand. that Is 'iioii;h. The vl ilon faded, another took Its place A hillside cemetery; the deep, stilt lako, tho brooding tnountffins "roses, roBCH all tha way" and a 'it!e grave amongst them, a gravo whes simplo ntone bop..'s enly thoje three hort words "Armand au rovoi : ' MM .11 1 ...JhJ Ya