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In Five Months Magistrates' Courts Have Lost Rust of Cent-a.es Chief Magistrate McAdoo Tells How City's Trib unals Have Been Purged. N[*g rORK CIT1 haa bad petty mag latratca for Ml yeara. Vvr kV 7-U y*ar, of that time, eitha-i tha raaaflatrataa or their eourta bave beea provtadali out I ? There hava ? ??? n tlmea i pity maaiat ratea and courta bad taii v r- mlna* i'i on t ;???,] i . laal iiva. montha of ber two an.i Be*a**n.?ia i canturtea New Ynrk baa bad .tiiai in tbe almple. p- l . word rleanh barat*.' courta. lt la all n il moal ..... no ri. a i* bv *i plM\ed, and artth l ? oom b polltlcal atta ? aow orda-r. ?< i i lety" Bullli .n tatrodua d at All reeponeita-lltj 1 ... ;? ... and to citj maalatrata , . . wofda, .1 p Mtla al a.?]..'. : ,1 icAdoo who. i ? ? a.,-. - .i- OC ati -. 'dld n ,. , ;:?!..vi- tbe maglatrati Na . \,-.;. citj i" taro mcBtl? than every. b dj ilBace they wa re found . | ... ol . a in.an and the em ta -day. ???-.., . admlta the tre. aaf the '? , W > a. i> in re, thej nre th ? ' * f Juatlce whi .?;,... ? |., ople ki oa lf they are found 1" I rornipt Bl ? ,:i i ..? , mi/. i - wlll be? li. re tha ptw mmeni I " ? 0"! iatate i, ,i ,, ,. natl '? la "?? better. i, .. grt: reform that ?h? na-.-ri^.i we nn hnpro*? ? ? ? ' ? '? a * ;i round* ,n(jrs .... | I'i-- vaa-ir- dlrtj 'l'"*v ?n,] ia. ... BM iaii.l lh? ir sur ?.. md."L- naturatl* ittraetaed pl raleal , ... rottei ?'? m The iaee* ahw king ? ' ?? arami t ? Mere Mkl 'be meatatre'*, behHid ? Mah ?Wk end ' - ? il. iu fr..nl of him ?,.,,_?. la-.' a platfoi "i pei I ape t? " faat hlch, eaeugh to i.ilow ifee wMaeea . . eoe pl . '?'? the i emplalaeat'a Iaa ? -.,,. pertera ta leaa ei ? T i .,- , i ih te the maaiatrate A pal" f, f . lampe rtelna from tbe mil , ? ?-. ? i ? ? . , g i nnervon ie ellng te ibe *4ttt ef Ihe btriAR* and eatch a few worda r.t orhal waa i-"iii? oa ? The prlaaaer wee nol oa tl e brldge, bul .-. . I r ? ,) ,,ff 1,\ ;,ri iaon rail. na that 1 ? t et B ban . i al lia- . a* not Buppoe. eat Intereal lal ?? itnaa H* eould j a ? ? Jua? ? . aa done le a aort of hut or t< i . | burki ? f pa rooked i . : - .. .? out bai ka of reporta i ? and mon or ....... tll 1 t the i nr aay oae la the eourtroom aaa ol I a aaaatatrati -.-..,- i i loaal gllmpae, due i ? teai wha>n the kt |iaal< d ri doa n with leuafhter. "Thal was nol .i dlanlfled .situation for ?niy not f-. Juatlce. i*nt t ii grn* oniv parl pf the trouMa At raiT si:.- ..f ihe maaiatrate, behind the name rall, there wei*a lona deako, where . ? a.er.* maklng oui writs, hearlng receivlng fines from pedlera and . ? ? ond talklng a*lth complainanta Oftei ' l ?- would be two er threr- linfs ol people waiting, moal "f them impatient end many of thim decldedly nolay about it The whoie place was buaslag and ruf-hin-i likr* a doa k when a steamer la jual aailina ?>r .-urope tn eummer THE OLD "BRIDGE'' A maglfltrate'i courl irtth no magla trat - ? be ? aa hidden b?l h d th mis. <-i am oua gr.>i:;i on the I rldgi Th ,.-? r, who. in the pl to the '?? tt ol bia i-rop. r piece before th i. .1. ould ii- lth< r hear nor w < t-'t wh golng on Clerki are ihoi n ? hei ih uka adjolning that of tb maj iraU fbfl ' I-' thing tfl da WBfl IO BOOlll ,,. ,-. -r oA aaa al tl e eerfl i f thfl whole tautat lai Btaadtag oa tbi bridge could Bpeak te the magletrata B) leeaing ferwerd ????? could. epeab -ao that bo oaa bul the aaaaclatrete rould baar hlm Bul tb piieoner eauld aot be board an? ? less be waa dtractiy aueetlened r>f eeuree, rorruptlen Bearlohed Nothing eoald o* ea-ii.-r ll IB "? "V.r I bribe tO the mpglF ,nd nothing eould be much harder o aspeae the traneactlen \ lawyer with e 'puir rould talh thfl eaaa over aon* ftdeatialh with the ladge, la ope-a eourt, end nobody would be the arieer "Te take oae bwtanee oul of many in the taaea ot anfortuaate women wbo had been errested, a?me naagieuatea, biatead ?> aen teneinu them a< onee, wouM held them over nigl.t t<- gi-Vfl tl.'-ir tr.en.ls nn Opportunity te 'eottle' wi'ii tbfl magMtra-ta throughI theae favored lawyera in the morning. if tbfl blacbmall had beea paid, they were arged; If not, they wer- aeatenced. I know that In on< caaa i magtatra-te who owed MM pald hta note arlth ? check for I '.-., in change. The ? ?t ol ? well known erook, and an unuauatly large number of theae women bad beea b M over the night befon dlacharged in tle morning by lhat magis trat". ? Instead of the bridge, we have to-day the i aetttng -ef anv irdinary eourt of Juatlce j Tiie Judgi aita elone behlnd the rail. Wbere : the bridge uaed to be tbere is a big fflctangular table as wi.le as an ordlnary deflh la Ion::. and it is icrewed down tO thi floor. so that lt cannot be moved to make ? i a t.r- Noi i.u geti nearer to tba li the ("IJtei -f.lfre of that table. lf I had my way that would he adged wlth broken glass like an orchard wail, we'd pui aplkea on ll or teaaera like a cat'a mything that wlll keep tb lawjrei away "Dtrectly in ftont of the rail, to one si'i., is a retsed arttaeea ebalr. Tha court re? porter alta at a ta ?? fadaa tha arttneen, The prlaoner, tba eemplatnant, lawyers aad witnaaaea waltbii to ba ealled, sit or rtand befon the taible Tbere is pienty of room so all eaa be heard. Atiy one who can ba beard by the hidga eaa ba heard Ly i v* rx body ' I ? "And that le all '-'i'- ll 10 hear. There are ao eomplalni elerka la tha eoartroom, no llati of people waltlag, bo papera te ruatle exoepi ih* papera In the eaaa ln hand, no conversa tlon axcepi thal before tbe magletrate. To .-'-?? by your aara, you arould never la al thi v..is still tiie aama klnd i f i ourt, "i". r romplalnta a i parate room has hea-n protrlded. For one things thal meana more room in tbe eouri Itaelf ?*t another tblng, ll tn u tbat comolainta as wall as hearlnaa in open eouri gel buaineeelfka and digrnlned attention. Tbere aro no more delaya and there la no more tlpplni of attendanta to advanced. For another thing, it meana prtvacy for an*r~ thal do not eome to a hearlBi After a ii. ? deal "f oppoaltlon, the Board of B-Agtatratea paaaed o rule roqutrtaa lhal 1.0 peraona ahall br allowed in the eom plaint room at any time except thesa apeclflatd pereona coroplalnanta, defen anta, couaeel eccompanylng Inantt or defendanta, and rounsel expresaly enl for by ' oir.plalnan! i r il fendanta "The Bhyeter lawyera objected tra tbel rule. of courae, for they get their livina by ?air kin? un eaaca around tha eourta and leadlng eeoole into troul la thal thej had letter keep out of. Tiie Bewapapera op i ...-r-.il it. frr thev want ??' i tbe el they cm gei le learn the newa The phil t****t***t?-ia rh* /filX*tfftir? tnnu or woman has a ca*e or not. If they car save him the trouble and possible ex Piaaa of pushlng a MM case, so much H"e better, and there ls no need of maklng the trouhle publlc. But, no matter what the elerk says. every oomi-Ialnant has the rlght to ?o before Ihe maglstrate and state bla comnlalnt to him ln per.on. That bl I rart a,f the court business which c.ir.rot be omltted. Al the ;..--inning nnd at the end of each dfiMv session the maglstrate must give aii aueh eoaalataaaU biartog "A third phyaleal Improvement of the courta was a rlmple one, bul lt has dOUO wonders. We went to work and cleaned them They needed it. Daiwn in the old _BIM Market court. whi'-h ii now t i liBg I rebuilt i was BBhametl to have tbe ? >' : peaten tnke oqt thou oVt baairdi ?"'' I Lenches with their 0*9* hands. That dlri I was an cosmopolitan as anythlng this aide of Tort Said. lt was a regular parliament Iof the woii.r.s microbea. IFe had >w> hard to beat. "These are tbe purely physleal changes. Thero ls one whlch Is both physlcal and moral. Instead of pollcrmen, the court has to-day apeclal at'endants, who wear tiie court's unlform and are responalble to the court, and tO tbfl OOUTt flloaa As Police Commlssloner I Mtterly opposed the prae? tlee of detaillng pettcemen tO act ox ushers ln the mtnor COOfftfl. "The praetkfl tled np flOBM J-'"1 nien ln work that did not rightly belong to any police ollkei. They aie responsible to the PollCfl Department, not to the courts, and >et tbfl department could not possinly keep anv proper OUpervlMoo over them, for their dutlei were 'luite apart from department buatneaa Tba uatgasieBtfl were flagflrty aougbl atter, both because thfl work was fleay aad '?? auie 'be opportunity for gr_ft was great The men who held the posi t;(.n* wan IflUBlly mea with 'pull.' These poUcemen were the men with whom the prtaoner came in dlreet eoataetj the only persons to whom he could appeal for ad vir. or help. Of eourse. they abuaad their privile: ? 4 ?rf a prlfloner had money, or friends who had money. t I |ang usually managed to yt .>. good share of it. They worked ln ...lusion wlth the shy.-itcr lawyOTfl who hung around the courts, re^ommended them to prisoners, and even bullled pris? oners lnto emploving tluin "Our present attendants are Ctvfl ServJ.e employ. s, and they are dinctly responslUo to this nfnee? to the chief magistrate of the Roard of City Maglatratea Than biu klxty-llve of them. Wfl examin.d thoso NOWADAYS, A REAL "OPEN COURT." The brldate la aone Ib its place la a broad table, aalled down. Prlaoner, oounael and othera stand before fcata ..... ,,,,1 dtetanc. Th.,,- la a ralaed -hair for the witneaa. and no elerlcal work goee oa In the eourtroom exc.pl thei ol tbe atenographer. The magiatrate ran l.** loan and heard from iny parl pf th< room. anthropic sorieties oppoaed it, for they are I as keen Bl the othera alout gettiBg boM Of people whai aie in trouble. But I ' thai it la a good rula for ali tbal "In B gre.at many cases tiie eomplalnt clerks .ite able to fll at nyre wbetbet a pKturea taken to .-how how bad thmgs used to be, but they glve a very poor Mea of the place. You can't photOgraph pri meval allme in it* reai ugllnesa. And, even m the intereal of hlatory, i wouldn'1 want to preeerva tl.Id imella. They arlll he j who were reported t.a ua ea rtlafjthle a** ,n their character, aatecedenta, health ami ex* perlenoe, and we here picked a very creditabla body "f men. Initead of betnf old ai inauated, they ai" partlea* i-.ii>- iBtelligeat, ambitioua young men, Says Effort to Make City Magistrates Elective Is Long Step Backward. honest. pohte to citizens, el?an and n?tt hf appearance and amenable to disclp:ine. "Some of the magistrates feared that only a pohccman would ha\e the pr-Mtlg* neceasaii to preserve order ln court That ' might have heen true of the r\r\ courtj. where almost everybody ln the placa w?* commltting a nulsance a?ain?t the **.. and MTVflfl of everybody e!?e, but we ha.% found that lt is not true to-oay. The blue unlform of the court ls even plalner thaa that of the Police Department, and I faney the fact that it is not eeen on th* street every day adda to Its authority rather than the reverse. "Vou see it was not an abuse that w?| to be remedied: lt was a whole rctr?n ?yi. tem that had to be deaned out. Not all the polb .-m.n attendantn were bad. nor all of the magistrates, nor even all of the law. yers. But the atmoaphere was furrr.arged wlth dishonesty. No one magi.trate muld clean lt out. It had worked into the whom5i fabrlc of the courts. "II i h funny thlng about human rat-_r_i that lf you e.lu ate a man to dirt ar.d b*t\ air or to _ foul moral atmoaphere he ?lll like lt and won't w_3t % change. Roi breedfl rot. and it was our business to aeparate the rotteaaeaa?to eteriize it. so to ipeak. Juat Bfl tbfl handllng of complnints haa been separated from thfl moro dlgnifi- >J pre> ce.iure of the hearing before the magta tratfla ->o we hav.- mad. flome other healthp oeparatloaa "The shyster and his runn.-r have rmon, separated from the d"?ention pcnfl \. h?r* prisoners are beld. Not even prteonerrf eounael*ara allowed near the pens, only the . offlcers of the oourt and polioemen *h? ar.- Bctualty deltvertng prlaonen or --.king them away. !?'? rmerlv there were ':owde ,., around thete lawyera and their igenta ?*?? pertera piofeeeloml hond?men curteaej people. and anybody with a httle pull Th. maglfltratfl oouM do httle to atop lt, for the pottcemen itattoaed there were not uedflf !i!m but under the I'olle.. CommUatOMT. The wh le ayatem was bad from the groual up Tiie cop' hfllped ih- ihyster, f-s* abyeter heipe.i tire mag trat< ofteni me?. Between them the'.- uaualty aianaged to get tho prtflOaer*B money. lf he had any. The new rule has wiped out all thoaa irivt-. tatlonfl to graft. "gpeaklng of rule.*, i am a llttta aeea about that Oae ot '^k* ,,r tbfl 'innumerai.Ie rubfl' under the tttv ,,,-ri, ;? How, under the oid ayatem the rulea were ln a boob. Th- ? ictly thlrty-eta of them Kowedeya thi rulea ere printed in Mg type ea a card and h ing up ln every court Here they ara ..Rule I preaerlbea thfl ord r of tl ?? dava budneaa whlch tbe pmaMbig magtatram may alter aeoerdlag to hM ludgment, at> ,.,.,,, that th? beariag "f somplatnta not taken by tbe eterk muat lovariably opeu and cloae the flfleatoa Rule ! namea wrea l oka whlch ahall Ot kept bi flach eourt Rule I readfl: 'No peraea other i ? M eflker attached to thla coun - iati ko oaat the detentkm pene. Me peraea other tkah an offlcer or elerb attached to ? complalnanta or defeadaatfl or eounael ic companylng or wat ter by eomplali n r defi Bdaatl ihall bl allowed in tb pleint room at any time No perso->. gl tM apeak to another In the courtroom. hahi "r* rooms adjae.nr therotO, irn-unn? as to N* or her bUfltoa?. re.-ommendini. lawyer* f fering profiaflloafll cardfl or profferini kind of advtCfl or in~*rnrt:on' Rule ? . . tbal dtacharge pai.i iball l?e to this office end nled here. Rule ?? - scrihes the metbod of nnvn.'ing the r ea. - That is all ??The rule agalaat toqulrlng about otnee ronliniiet] on flflli P?*e "Big Bill" Edwards, Carnegie Hero Medalist, Says a Brave Aet Doesn't Prove Bravery Man Who Tackled Mayor Gaynor's Assailant Upsets Some Generally Accepted Theories About Courage. PY r--, KI.t.'CaT KUN'T "How do you know I'm brave?" Thu?- "Big Blll** Kdward-'. who was re Beatly the tleemialaag reciplaal el a <'arnecie hero medal for h\< swift tackle of the man whi trled te hllled Mayor Qayner, aaawered ?.ith twlnklin-- a-x e n,v ipiery as to how he 1'ked havtaa hta bravery puMlcly reeoc* ?plaod an i peoelalmad. ? Vou perferaaed a brave aet,' i retorted "A brave aet doOBB 1 pfOVe bravery." said th. forn.er fBOfball player enigmatically ??you Baeaa you ara aol brave"" "Big Hii!'' puahed his chalr baa k. threw one masRivc arm ever it and a ponderous leg BtOp "f Jts mate ere he replied "As le that i eaa't aay; min.i. i don't poaa bi a phllopripher, but I have some QJUOef no tions aboul eeuraaja aa aueh which id like tn get rid of nol aetantln. yoa under* ptind, but plain llbeeriltlena of facts. Now. ?tnce you'v- u.?ked BM ahout lt, 111 take j ewa i-iae am When I tackled that feliow k>w knd hard, r wasn't tblnhlng i b"Ut Utyaktt or "f any danuer I ran, I tr.'.ught r.niy r,f Mi I'.inor's peril?I aouldn't think of anythlng else." "But your aet wai brave." I peratated; *;.nl only u bra\e m.m would have dared pn encounta r with an arim?i and dBBpOTBte ameaala Taa got .--ii"'. too, for your tea_* erity. ' "I wasn't riw.ira ot it." said the Coinmls pioner QUlckly, "umil my excifmant had rooia'd and Othera had the scoundrel oe* cured. The point is. however. tha- teai tnore than courage imp'lled me to a<t as 1 did? fear for om Mayor- aa-fety.*" "Rage ami eO?ttdeaoe in >our abillty tai l_\erpower the man perhapa bdpod some," X observed, falling ini" I t* humor. ?just bo," aaM Mi. Bdwarda approvlagly. "Naa man is afraid unhss ha realizes dan aer; and the only thing I nali/.a-d at tha moment was the instant neeessity of put ting that niurdiTOUK blaa-kguaid dOWB BBd araut .My Idea of a truly brave man is OM WhO kr.ows Iu- is in perll, who is, in fa'-t, ?thoroughly lUgbtenaij and who pt* has tba nerve t" atay aad fa" what eoaaea How J WBaBBt atrlgbtanad, and- but that remlnds nie of a story?perhaps you'\e hearrl i! ? An Enjcllsh cavalry eoldler, who atter warda beeaaae a c.-iebrateai f-ena-rai. just befora ??' btg hattle sat Bhaking with fear npon hta horae, whea his aaperlor offlcer. obaervlng him, .-aii anearlngty, whats the matter? Are you alraid'" 'Ye-ye-yes-s, replied the man through chatt.-ring ta-eth. but ? were ? you - as - afraid- as - l-am jou'd?run?away.' " "That's a good one," Raid I, Joininf*. ln hia hearty laugh. "Bat to get baek to our flrst theme-what about the aaauHal Don't you thlnk lt required nerve for him to brave the certaln wrath of thor-e who sur rounded the Mayor on the steamer'" "Only acoward ahoots an unarmed man," ?a_id tho Commlssioner, warmly, and as to hls pertonal danger from the anger the rhooting would surely ara.use m bl err 1 don't belleve that the man thought nbout it. His mlnd was in aa Bbnermal condition. tnd lt is mo-t unlikely tbal be eonsidered the perflou- .oaui.o hia aet, would ir.-.fc bala -n." ?*? "A while ago,'' I puraued, "you Implted that eourageoua aeta wen' often not ' prompted by the natural courage of in dividuals. What, then. dOOO prompt them'"' "Everythlna bul courage," s 1 iai thi mtaaloaer, smilingly. "Whea one an.il.z~ oouraaa it eaanot be Batd really to be *ny quality at all." i reaarded the Imperturbable Edwerda ; with Bome beurttderment, "Pleaao explaln," . ted "I wai ;it on" ume the owner of a small black doa," aald "Big Blll," rem|. nlacently, "whleh eaally mada- up in vo clferouaneaa what he lacked In bIbc Thal <!<"._: feared nothbia thal ran on four legs, bul tahe apeclal objeel of hia pugaaeloua activlty waa a Oreal Dane thal oould have iwed him a eaaily aa yo#or i eould awallow tbe cberry la a cocktall, Ona day, after a partleulBrly aggreesiva attaek. ; the Oreal Dane lost j.atience and gently I bi; my litle dog reprovingly on the leg. i Then, such a howllnf you never heard! Tha- pa,a,r beaa! ran as fast as he could OB his three remalatag numps for about a mile. and never again did he approacn within eva>n barking distam r oi that OrOBl Dane. ttov, was it courage that had made the little brata attaak tha- big brute, oi jaat piain damfooltahneaa?" "l>t ua take another instance," he ron tinu id. "A timld woman, who would be - afraid of a niouse, rushes Into a burning trtir nent, at the Imintnt perll cf her life, to '..."cue her own child-a clear i ase of a mother-B habltuul tlrnidity being ova-ra ome by tii.- fear and horror aroused within ber ly lia-r baby's dBBger; and thoae, rather thBB any natural aaaurage. instigatex h.-r Bfa-Ort Another, with BD empty re N.ilvir. ooin a burglar, and faints after the ? ' ls pt t Jlr-re tbi feiars baith Of bodily liarm and of the lOOB Of property aupply the Bocoieary nerve. Oowardlf aaaa. 11 h.ive been known, BBder eeftaln elrcum* s, to enduN lOaTtura rather than lose tbelr haarda Whal are theaa I ul Inatannea Uf i\ct_-^ixi- oovetouaaaaa conquerlng iven the fear of daatbl Again, how many per lao-B, wbo paeeeea litti? natural couraaa, : fiave, wblle tnimbllBg Wltb faar, rialalen in ..a-rnplana-s barause of ova-riva-anlng prlal. , BmbltlOB and a deaire for the gbjry anal Iperhapa for the money that Mloara famel Burely you must agiee wlth me that at leeal many brave a. ts aie dua- tOgUafte OtbOT Qualltlea than oourage." i aaeated, aad inffT-l whether he tbaagb! a. i lira-men were brave "Well, now " aald Mr. Bdararda, ealmly. ?j wouMa'i bbj they ara ao_ Meet tiremen andOUbtedly .xre bra\.- |jut wouldn't al nn st any BBJM be brave lf he had to be-or h.se hls Job? You know, there are other faars basldat- the f.-ar a.f daath. A very pias lat fear is tbal Bf leatag aa oe. apatlaa Wbleb keejis ones family and one's self In aomfort A finmun rlsks bla Ufa win be [obeya <ud'i . bai uudlly the nsk m amall | on the otber hand. Buppoaa ba baeka np iwhen told to go ahead; wblle this may v;,v<. his skin, it eertalaly .r.st- him his plaoa Poli'emeti, too, must often rlsk | ,lf-; tl, il tV ? ' h.irg' | of a iiwalalp ': Uaiually they prafW tht- bnmH ebanci to 'BIG BILL" EDWARDS, NEW YORK'S STREET CLEANING COMMJ39IONER. AND BOTH SIDES OF THE CARNEGIE HERO MEDAL RECENTLY CONFERRED ON HIM. the certaln di.-giaopful rhnicv Still, l | grant that votonteen geaerally bob np f(,r dangeroua work, and theai men ar.- bvave. iu the papuMr Benaa of tbfl werd." "You aokaowledga then," i aald, "tbat tlnio Ls flOCh a thln_ _. Li a\ ei > '.'"' "Ye.\" sald tbe rommisMotier medlta- , tlvely, "bm only iii the popular iflnaa,aad BVea that kind Ifl much raier than Ih ntip poaed My reaaaatat nmy aeam a nttie I..iu bleeded, but rm apeeklng now aeml ?tu'iititkiilly, and BCMaci is not -iuntlinen-. tii The fact that the same person la brave sometlmes aud nt other ttmee not flbaarfl tbat bravery daaeaae upon more thnn natural inttopldlts Thoso of gen erous and nvniputl itu- nuture, f..r ex flmple, ari uj't tu di _>la_ gi'i-atvi bia\?r_' The Real Hero, He Thinks, Should Be Frightened m Order to Deserve Much Credit for Facing Danger. on more oecealoni thaa ita iboaa wltb adflah and aaeeaaleely prudant dlaaoel* , tlona" ' f'm BttJoylBg thb talk immensely," T ?put ln aa tbfl eommtaflloner pauaed. "Pleaae go on." "Habit " Mr EdWBTda eOBtlBUOd, "? v irtty wtth .-;?? ? Ial *aa .-? a eaplalna B gOOd many exhibltions Of apparer.r au,- The raw P'rruit, p mi-'stricken when und.-r fire for the rii-t tlma >"";i leentfl to dread bulleta leaa thaa rain. I remem? ber that Bfl ? bov I WBfl very mu.-'.i flfrald . f i ghtnlng, untll one day i happened to ugbt out in a terrlfle thunderetornt ght ahelter ln a ahed, and atood there ? | * ith f. ar for two .houra, whlla . I ..!..! thunder craabed al* contlnuoualy. Hut ? ? atorm ht larat broke end 1 found myself un-1 i i ran home. and I're never feit J tbe leaai ftar of llgl tnlng ilnca . trouble la thougb thal overcom ?ng a ape Ial fear doean'l leaaen ? Mt our other feai - Beci aee a .--aiior d noi ? ae ie no Indtcatlea i that be won'i turn hta bacb to thi enemy i nral land battli And, on l ? bend, the braveal aoidlera caa ba arraat .!: on the water a ? ia a he la ac? ? i to borsafl fearleeely aad .skii- j fully itopa i runaway, and at another r :. ? :i,av run uway blnwelf , ? g. ag ? d ? -? I ? iverai i puglllai M m i,. mm v. |th hlfl ti-' i, but he I .;.? ia . pteti I ". i aword duel. Agaln, api areni bravery, Uka EeaXi la ; freQuentlj due te Igaoranoe; Por, of couree, we feannot f. ar rtanger Baleea are ?ee lt." ?Wha' .lo you c mai i.blal <iuali- ' ' tiea t;-.;it pri Bipt ta acta of coun jet" i "Eaaggarated aelf-eonndcnce, auperfldal I eetlmatea of peaatbte dangera, aptlmlam an.i weak repreaentative or Imagtngtlvo fecultles." replled Mr. Edwardi promptly. a organlsatloaa, whieh mmi alaaoet ? nt to pal i. I nr Mv klH w f> ar. .md uf theae the tommoa bulldog la perhape tha ? \amj.|>- And yet BOt flVBtl fl bull* iIok's couraga is abeolute, foi wbea ea pofled to pacullary nacaany ftfrnh eoadl< Uoaa be aill often eroueb, '.wer an.i ahow other atgni af fear of tbe anbaowa "i belleve it was latety a?ertad by ? :i-i'.ii adentlfli thal wom.-n were icnfllUvely orgaataed thaa m.n, gnd wera therefore, mu eo luacaptlble te pala Now, wbetber ihat be true 11 na It'i a fa.:t tiiat most women wlll oaduro wttheut u tnurniur palBfl tbat WOUld uirt'rie a man . rj "Ut. Oaat nu.'i" therfl is Ihfl ..efperate brav ri'. born of aOBM kecn dbapt olntment that mukeft life ?< em valueless, as when B eol dier who has lost hla sweetheart d.liber atilv aeeka the ?pot where Ihe hull.ts fly tbtekflflt In hls caae the fear of life loonia j larger thai thi fear -af death, aad -wa gg|| thlfl f*ar of lii>- taUThgl Another w.ni fiaiitio zeui gflfln i io ttt giartauflly m b-sttle. hecause he feara to Ole ln-_lorii.u--.ly ln ie.l " Im von b.-lleve It requires courage to eOOUBlt : ulride .'' 1 Intcrrupted. Tba Coaamta?oaar-pblloiophir tt I eaally: "Whether B auicida la eourai ' et eowardl) dependa ??-? - tbi ? al ? klnd of eouraga la ae deliberat.lv tO aend 0**'* Belf lal ? , -.. n tbo Igh :: Uj tO ?'? .,,.,?. r to i '? aai Htlea B il l ?r-* gt. tlBBea whea tbe loethlag of bf* Ai'ui a-- te deetro) i ' ' of . i* preeervatlon. Tel alwaya i ? thal ll '? I '?''??' -' ?> ' U '?'**?? **** ta*t Evea when a man reacu.i ? ? ' droarnlag aympatbetle faw for i * oiWj( ?a aetlag upon the tenerot - l ?-_? the ? acuer Impt' ? I t ta a tie as was the (*omi- - ***?*" Bonina *and wha would ha\e th ?*? 1:1 - Blll eo dd Bad Maaa ta l i ?_ -' ? thaugbt i ha.i : ? Surel/ it was an aet of pura MJ**** Bga." I BlgttOd, "when B | , 1. aped <>n to the tracks of I bB* a awlaftly anproaehlag 11 bi .ni lafanl tbal haal fal*m tt u *'? form. hurl. .1 it w-ll out ol b ?,,vl BBVad her o'vn life ? it eraa a eauraaeoua aet, cert ,,-r i:.iwan!s BBBented. "But wou "f woman, with Just as miiii ? ? n??: BO athletic, laaa quick witte' . Mlli ? ?sceptihle to the honor of the el I *-Uvo uatloa, have BCtBd .as ><"i BB*/ ' '?* i aefcaoarledged thai pre ibi] ? ?"* not ?Ther " aald Big BUI ti"' ?'?'??' ? ,'*"r "eourage eaaaat he a dlMa I -1*1t i~ rather a eompleaui of many n ? '?' **; wbPa all aeta ef eouraga aro ? ** reetatleaa of t.?w theaa \ ? ???" tlea of vaitoua pereena are aei I ?? v v.in bm 0x1 raail ? ? ti i tlona An . ?'*-* oua ictlon beeomei i ' *?* the dreumataaeee Chaaae the and a formerly brave Indlvldual diai layeia braver* ? batever. Hew, t"*-|; raa w* rlgbtl* eall aay one either brave o ??->** BaTdl). Bla >' all are bath ' "Bebopeahauer waa i id i --phef, but Bl f.'.ariul Bf tire tbat he lived ..l**?y-? - oa i greend Boor, Napotoaa ooce .i?viare* that when he was drawtna >?P a cainpilj theaa aaaa no paatei eoward thM ba A"* th, giaal Dah ? af Marlbon ugh a-rou 9* wlfe that ba feared bar aaget awre tiun be dld :?'.'>?' aoldleaa oeaaaaaaded ?> xn* ha st general tn all BUTUBI I.. aii tbla i could final ae reply. ??'?*? thoroughly worsied. lOOh hllty ????*'*' ?* ihe oiihiai arba, artth a few e-oi la ha* siripput courage of Ita i meaea bj appar* entiv provtng ii to ba oal) aaethei * ?*-r it aay I laafoi i a -? HARD WORK. "A mounted ?jolleeman m-Bt have n Mrd time ' "K eaa. be aa aaey matter to aleep *?* hi raeback."?Judge e "Turn about l* fair enough." "Hoa aaa ' ,..,1(.||. "Beveral vaudeMlle playera are_thrcatgl Ing to ?o into basebaU.'-Waahlnitra HeraJd.