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r ' COLLEGE-BRED WOMEN
To the Front with a Kush in
Practical Affairs.
WHEREIN THEY NOW EXCEL,
With Added Intelligence They Aro
Tet Model Mothers.
M
J, P stoma Heeant rlchemee Evolved from the
.J 1 Bnliof the Cllrl Dradnale t'olqoo Char-
"V i ltlB aa Fraelleal JUethoiie or Jlrnero.
1 J leaea New Atmmi f Kmplojmrnt I)la-
r ,- aeTerea Should Yoaag TVomea ha im
Theronshljr Xdneatad u Young Men I
1 ' In the tremendous momontura of thomovo-
j meat for woman's advancement In place and
I power It laths hand of tho collogo-bredwoninn
'! , that controls the lever. It Is not In her value
f .' m a leader, but In nor vlrtuo as n moderator
j ,j that her greatness lies.
Sir The lmpartanoe of the college woman' In
H jj fluenee In this question la not In tlio matter ol
I superior scholarship, even though l'hllllppa
',,;, Knwoett ha written hor nsmo above that of
' ;j 'the senior wrangler ot England's great unl-
(ft verstty. Of greater value Is It to tho woman's
t cause that she has takon oft hor corset and
f built her gymnasium, and oomos out of col
li less strongor woman than when sho wont in.
J I with a bettor chance for the future In what
j I aha has learnod of hysloue rathor than of
j Greek.
i ,,' Statistics show that while tho propor-
it ' tton ot maracos nmong graduates not
i ' only compares favorably with that omong
" ether women, and Is constantly Increasing, di-
, -f: , Torce Is a thing unknown. It is not that hor
?' ' degrees equal those of mon In importance, but
that a greater proportion ot tho children ot tho
educated women survlvo Infancy than do
' those of other mothers lacking tho collego
5 training which has boon popularly bcllovod to
1 unfit women for motherhood. It Is that alio is
bringing to boar upon the smallest details of
tho practical Interests of llfo tho discipline and
enlightenment of scientifla thought thus ra
i luting at every turn the tlmo-honored trndl-
' tloas that college llfo and buslnojs training
unfit women for the groator responsibilities of
i ; wifehood and mothorhood.
j Down on Hudson stroot. In tho heart of the
great factory roglun. tlioro is at tho outcomo
' of one collego woman's idoa a Now England
-' " kitchen, where, for email amounts, working
men and women can obtain well-cooked and
nourishing food. This womun. Iiilon II.
Blchards of tho Massachusetts Institute of
t Technology, concolved the Idea of supulyln?
' food whloli was nutritious and hcalthlul. easily
i. Mrved. and kept hut without loss ot flavor.
i and modorato in prieo to people ot small
i - means. To Illustrato tho dltflcultlos attendant
I , upon such an undertaking, twonty ex peri-
J1 ! monts wiro mudo upon tho simplest etock
1 ;3. which form tho basis of tho soups to deter-
1 ',"" mine the cheapest, most sclontlllc. and health-
l lul method of preparing It. With the
' p aid ot a collego woman. Mrs, Abel.
21 h. the schomo whs sciciitlllcally dovolopcd. und
t f. '"""proved so tucosstui that two kitchons wcra
: ' oponod In Boston, nnd through tlio kindue-s
j J ot Mr. Havomoyortlm Now York kitchon has
J been ojtabllshod. Two-thirds of tho custom-
, ersaro working people, sowing women who
ij j live in lodgings and oat at cheap restaurants;
? mon and women who work in shops and facto-
j rios. who otherwise could bavu no warm food
a at noon; and families where tho mother is a
j I wacoearnor, nnd. coming homo from hor work
I j late, has llttlo tlmo or fetrniiuth to proparo
J i a warm dlnnor or to provide food forthochll-
; f dron through tho next day. Indirectly It is
j ; bolloved thot tho porvlng of tho warm soups
j and stows will modify tho boor and tea drink-
r ing habits so prevalent In workinginon's
' families. It Is bellovcd. tos. that tho kitchens
i will be eduoators totho people iu thoeconoml-
i f cal buying o(nutritious foot, in cooking, and
i & In cloanllness, for every part of tho kitchon Is
open to oustomors. nnd all tho cooking
process is accomnlished boforo them.
! J Ovor in Itlvlngton stroot has boon demon-
Ma atratad most successfully tlio collego woman's
.' Ido of practical philanthropy, which Is not
; of tho almsgiving or fanny fair fushlonablo
; kind. The philanthropists of tho colluo set-
Q tlement Invito tho llttlo chlldron in to swing In
y the big swings and play in tho Fand licnps of
their yard. They ask the tired women over
' foracup of tea In a nice, neighborly way in
f , the aftornoon. They coax tho boys nnd girls
, Into tholr bright parlor in tlio ovonlugsand
j give thorn games to play and books to read.
Thoyhavo clubs for sewing and cooking and
' ' dressmiklug. los-ons In hygieuo. lutoryt
and scionco. BIx or sovon collego women aro
Inresldonooat thobottlement. all busy work
1 ars in their various callings, und devoting
their lolsuro to brlgiitonlnc tho dreary lives In
f Birtngton stroot. Chicago ha-, a ."imll.ir settle
ment called Itutl lioune.wbero college mon and
women toaoh in tho classes and enter into tho
' entertainments provided furtlu pe.iplo. The
'' graduates of tho ordor of Kings" Daughters
take privato pupils froa of chargo and assist
them in the university extension work.
'; Loaving tho field of philanthropy for that of
Industrial pursuits, most u.ilrjuo among thorn
is tho Eingwood Farm enterprise, under
the management of Francos Floher Wood.
i Confronted with the problem of feeding a deli
cate child. Injtead of consulting tho old
worn in oraclos und experimenting with pat
nt foods, this college womia btudled the
j ' ' mattor of Infuut food thoroughly from the best
I ', medical books written on the subject. As the
! , result ot hor scientific experiments has beon
! ., established the lvlngwood Farm, which
', ' ' Is tho wonder and admiration of tho
Granite Stato. In tha largo, perfectly
, ventilated buildings aro Mailed this famous
, ; Klogwood herd, each one with a pedigreo as
' -. long as an English earl's. Canvas cushions
; are providod in tho roomy stal.lo fur the tlouk
t beautlos to knuol (i n wht-n tlmy want to rest.
' " Ho clean and swoet aro the tig burns that a
woman oau sit with hur neodlowork in their
passageways. Aud the old farmers are neor
. tired of tolling how tho milk will keup for
: Tears after It is onco stonllzod and sealed In
; bottles.
A new departuro ot oollego womon Is In tho
; ratslnc of fruits, largo nnd small, and In Mower
eulturo. Ontxjf Now iork's succosbful teach-
, era has Invested tho capital accumulated
! . by teaching in nflowar farm In thuboutliof
y Jranee. A professloual woman writes fiom
.. j aouthern California: "I han a small tract of
i S'.f V.nt 8' rehard and garden, wliuro 1 liavo
filled In all my sparo tlmo for tlu past sixteen
'?.r. "i0& "Breeably und prulltiibly. 1 am
I patislled that womon can earn u comfortnhlo
Il Ing with a tow, acres of laud, und tho cultl
ration of the mind and dovelopnientof hody
which an lntelllcent person can derive from
such vocation will bo u douiilo vumpunsiition."
Another Now York teacher has liueted her
aavingalnrealostatp. and at Its sain is to put
ttiJ money in u violet farm near tho city.
An owner of a twenly-aeio ornngu fRrm in
tho siouth claim j for hur occjpatlon that it is
not only remunerative, hut in all lt tendencli-H
highly refining and preferable to any Indoor
employment.
. Iucy 1'. balmon of Vastar Tollege Is col
lecting statistics on tho great problem of
domoBtlo service, in tho hope that homo way
!( UvdIIIlculty may bo found. Khe urges
Chat domestic labor, while having features pe
culiar to Itself Is umHnableto the Ian b wbkh
control oilier forms of Industry, nnd that In tho
laws which underlie it utrulned iclnd Ut'n
tin). And shu urguim wloely that the great
jiuestjon for women to study is how homes
, may bo rof.ilned ttfniouitnafftctionTind waste
J: ol matrlal und neno force that uttenda
K liousokeeping at the present time. , .
'it Emma 1'. iCwing. prqfes-or of domestlo
sTs e.vinomy in thu Iowa Agricultural College. lias
iv .'-.t.ibllshod a school of domestlo economy slm-
o, itr In scoiki and character to theothernehuols
'. itniNMine the college. Mrs. J.Hing Is the
1. tii of this school, wliere tti. leour-u of ftmly
r" I ,is.d upon the iifchuniit ij that ajilens.int
S l,.fiiiHn essential idem nt t hrim eulturo
(J und oueof the biiieit tuicsuarus of uiorullly
ind virtue. ,, .
J In Chicago a college wumati niidu wifolias
J devoted her tlmo to tho study pi sanitary i-ci-
i enoo and tin built for hor family; u model
A i borne perfect in every sanitary doUIL
IT I Among unusual professions takon up by col-
r ! Ucaonea.U Uaivl .civil engUioer, adopted
KSroTSaBUSaCaat&aiVi' A) J1 'OSts Vr"V7Y
HnBHHUflfeHttfeMaaaai
hy Qraee Ilobbard. a jrraanate of lowaCoI
lege, employed by the United BUtea OoTera;
mont Hurray In Montana In the making or
mA woman gTadnate of the University of Penn
sylvania ha lueratlve employment aa the as
aver of metals in a Inrge watch factory.
Several of tho graduates of the University
ot California nro engaged In fruit raising,
and Kansas Includes ranch owners among her
One of Yntsar's graduates Is a printer, one a
Sraduate in mercantile business, and ono eon
ucts n chomlrnl laboratory In the Institution,
of which sho l tho only woman Instructor. A
dentist, a sanitary expert, nnd several libra
rians nro also Included among, tho profession
il outside of teaching, which Is. ns it ever has
been, a favorlto occupation for womon and one
which meets with leait resistance. Bojjge
this, many graduates aro pursuing sclentlflo
or professional studies with their hUBUands
ornsslstlng tho husbands In their work, as only
renlous nnd carablo helpmeets may assist.
Ono college woman In Sow York, wife of a
busy physician, does all her husband's read
ing for him, both ot current literature find
medlcil publications.. With tho trained Intel
ligence peculiar to tho thoroughly educated
woman, she grasps tho .salient points of the
nitlcles. nnd In tew words gives thorn to him
at dinner or in tho afternoon drive. Many
collego women ontor . Into . most intel
ligent rartnurshlp with tholr husbands.
One of tho post-graduate students at
li.irnard has. with her husband, opened
a school whoro she teaches during tho morn
ing hours, devoting the attornoons to tho
lint nurd lectures. A unherslty woman on
ono of tho Ilrooklyn papers has entered Into a
unlquo eo.partnorshfp with her husband. Ho
Is a snlarlod man. and at her request nuts tho
entire amount of bis salary into the bank In
her nutup. while she supports the family, con
sisting of two small children, a maid, her hus
band, and herself, with. her pen. .besides at
tending to her household ana doing much of
her sowing.
Of special value Is the collego training to
mothers of children in the city schools, for un
less sho Is capable of helping the chlldron
with tholr work, a tutor Is uu essential aud ex
pensive luxury. .. ...
Prejudice ngalnst the college training of wo
men Is breaking down, and though fathers aro
still moro Inclined to educate their sons than
their daughter, n man of broad eulturo said
recently: " If I haven't enough monoy to edu
cate both my sons and daughters I shall send
tho girls to college, because they noivl It mure
than tho boys. Not that they rn les bright
than their brothers, for I think Intellectually
they nro more clever, but because the world
demands greater skill and bettor preparation
In a girl than In a boy. The girl is more
sharply criticised, meets with greater ob
stacles, and Is treated with less confldenco in
hor ability than a boy, consequsntly sho needs
tho best start. Besides, physically, she is at a
disadvantage and needs tho discipline of tho
oollege training to onablo her to work with less
expenditure of nervous force thsu the un
trained woman knows how to work."
JIT TUE irOBLD OF rASUZOX.
Tha Ilrtde'a ITrddlna Gown and Golns-away
Drasa New Tblngala Totrn-Brla;t
Kflecle Promised In the Oay ttraeon.
All womankind loves a wedding gown tho
maiden, who sees in it tho fruition ot her fond
est droam; the wife, who counts it among her
dearest momorlcs: even tho unappropriated
Peggoties. for whom no Barkis Is willln'. stifle
the pangs of envy in tondcr interest This
year tho bridal white has lost something of Its
traditional simplicity. It Is festooned with
flounces and draped with folds ot rare and
costly laco. Jewelled coronets have. In
somo cases, supplanted the fragranco of
the ornngo blossom wreath. Tho little god of
love seems to have replaced his bow and
quiver of arrows with a gun loaded with
golden caglos. and the follow that can supply
him with most nmmunltlon wins the prize.
Heavy white satin and brocaded silk have
been tho season's chosen materials for bridal
wear, but at n recent wedding an innovation
was mado in a gown ot heavy, gleaming
moiro. The dress was severely prin
cessa In style, tho long train falling in
beautifully arranged Wattoau folds. Abont
tho skirt was a sash of culfTon, trimmed with
orungo flowers into a soft ropo. and extending
entirely around tho train. Tho long, closo
slosves wero of chiffon, gathered on the Inside
of the urm, and wrinkled Jroin the shoulder to
thn wilsr. Tho joining of tho bodico and
skirt In front was hidden beneath a dainty
girdle of orange blossoms, edging a broad,
folded bolt of chiffon. Above this tho rich silk
was exqulsttolydraped to the collar a band of
orange huds. Tho long, full veil of tulle fell
from tho bridal wreath, tar down the
train, completing a Quaintly pleasing
toilet, mnao unusual by tho rich
ness of its material in combination with great
simplicity of decoration and worn by an ex
tremely youthful bride. A tiny llttlo maid In
a pale green silk muslin frock, very full, and
tied about under tho armpits with a broad
sill: sash. On tho child's blond hair was
Utten a tiny fnp ot gold embroidered green
velvet, edged all about with n roll of ermine
nnd copied after somo old painting. The
llttlo maid carried with an air ot amusing im
poitaucothn bridal bouquet of white orchids
and gruen vines, und held thn bride's prayer
book of whlto ivory with silver clusps during
the ring ceremony.
The golng-away dress belonging to this
trousseau was ono ot Kngllsh make in English
serge of blue. Tho skirt was simply stitched
about tha botton and just long enough to neod
holding up every minute. The smart little
military coat was edged About with black
rough braid with a gold edge, and the military
decorations up tho front were hIso ot black
und gold. Tho coat was faood back with black
corded silk und opened over a double-breasted
wnlEtcoat eloBod with small gold coin buttons,
and revealing n smart collar and tie at the
throat Thu hut cf bluo felt had black loops
at thu side and a gold buckle In front
Another gown belonging to the bakers'
dozen that eume over in tho Paris ti links for
the wedding, was ot the pew pelisse' wool, a
fabrio which has tucks of Bilk In a contrasting
. color go ik wool backgroiusd. Bona ol tits mat
terials hare raised eordsof the Uko?0!:
theeords being abont three Quarters ot I an
Ineh aSrt. This ln'1fP.'ffiR!SS
wa of a soft tan, shade, with auejteMnen
tucks or plaits Iwhoneo its name) of irreen.
and tho skirt was ot coupe made o W
cross. About the Iniltom of the skirt
won a double , plaiting of n satin
ribbon, which ,l tho spring bstltute
for the fur and teathor lrderi lof the winter.
Tho bodico is cutln graceful JlnMabouta yoke
of heavily cordedgroen silt and the "leave
putTs arc slso ot silk. .Tho Plalttng : .udg" the
yoke, but tho pointed waist Is flnrshedwltha
rich trimmlnoof passementerie, whichlls sewn
thick with shimmering green ,nle'TnJ
edges the bottom .of tho waist nd enenda
down either sldo tho width of green silk which
Is lot Into the fulness at tho back.
In the new changeable or chameleon China
silks and twills, black and old rose is oneof tho
most effective combinations. . A black silk ot
this klnd.brocaded with roso-tlnted carnations.
Is made up with a petticoat ot rose-colored
taffeta silk. The outer skirt has a tiny
ruffle on Its edge set on with a black beading
run through with old rose ribbon, and above
this ruffle three broad black laco Insertions
are let into tho skirt showing tho color of the
potticoat beneath. The sleovos navo huge
puffs ot silk strapped lengthwlso with rose
lined bands of Insertion to the elbow
where they are met by deep cuffs of lace lined
wlthroso. Tho yoke Is also of lace with its
bright lining, nnd the bodico, which is very
full. Is gathered to the yoke in an upstanding
frill fastened beneath the ribbon-threaded'
bonding. A deep corselet ot strips of insertion,
each ono revealing through Its meshes the
rose-tinted silk, completes a very .pretty gown
within the possibilities ot the homo dress
makor. Floworod ehallies and brocadod cro
pons ore equally pretty made after this model
with point de Oene insertions over linings
matching the flowers In the material.
Such a gay season as it promlses'to be. with
hugo flowered ehallios. silks, and grenadines,
such gay striped taffetas and changeable twills
and brocaded crdpons. Buch u season for
laces ot all kinds-point gaze, point d'Alenoon,
point do Genot, applln.no point Oriental and
Geneva laces. Even novelty good sin wool come
with a lace border, white on dark blue or gray,
and all manner of bright stripes. Komettmes
tho material Is cut on thoedgoln a pattern and
appltqued down Into the laco. or a little cord
covors the jointure. All kinds of rough wool
goods have a bit of the laco Introduced
somewhero with happy effect And gold, too,
brightens tho plainest of wool gowns and en
riches the handsome ones as only gold can.
Huch glistening, spangled galloons and edges 1
Tho chiffon frills that woro embroidered last
year must bo beaded nnd spangled nnd
wrought with gold edgos now.
Tho old-fashioned, comfortable, saamless
sacqueof our grandmothers Is tho latest and
most approved London Importation. It is ugly
In length. It hasn't any lit It conceals all the
firctty lines ot a slender woman's figure, but
t Is the thing to buy In spite of all these dis
advantages. It is of drab or tan covert coat
ing, with two scams only, those under tho
arms, and two rows of horn buttons down the
front Its edges and turned-over collar
axe simply stitched. Tho Watteau plait
has been promoted from being the distinguish
ing featuro of tho m'cllgo to doing duty on
clonks ami mantles. Most ot the spring long
coats aro ornamented with it at the back, and
oven short coats ot rich material have full
widths gathered to a yoko at tho back. Huch
a coat ot black velvet has a yoke of black
cloth jetted In a pattern and a cape-llko ful
ness gathered nttho back beneath a band ot jet
Tho sleeves nro ot velvet: the front of thn coat
Is of cloth, covered handsomely with jot and
folded away from a velvet closo-fHtlng under-
Jacket or walftcoat In flttod coats the
lengths run from thirty to, thlrty-olght
Inches. The material is rough cloth, fitted to
tho waist line with rather full skirts, and tho
coats fasten ovor at ono side with loops and
small oblong buttons. Very orotty travelling
cloaks come now In rough gray-blue cloth with
a yoko finish of passementerie In black bright
ened with n little gold and a glrdloof the same,
tho ends ot which overlap in front
Dresses for little girls are made after mod
iflod models of older maids' gowns, but always
much looser in fit than the originals. A navy
blur serge dress has a fi reels n border in blue
braid outlined on a bund of cardinal cloth.
This braided band trims the bottom ol tlio
pointed waist and edges the .square neck.
which Is cut out over a gulmpe of cardinal su
xah. Another UtUidxssi ji.cjju9nbrowB
Cs?-trT''HSiS' v'fi&Sa "Srfgf&'fffiS
-y?tfi.y.irfev'wjjaaMaM
J braided with blsck.. around .the skirt
and on . the . pooket lids, and has) nn
Eton jacket braided, all over wltbT tho
black braid. Tno jackot opens over a
palo blue surah plastron and sash bolt Very
picturesqun aro tlio llttlo closo gowns mudo
according to the Dlroctolro idea. Tho long
coat-ltko dress Is ot green cloth, with turned
back rovers of whlto braided with gold open
ing ovor a lighter green silk plastron nnd
showing a glimpse ot n potticoat In tho same
shade and material. The walt closes with
three gold buttons, and has a little fash bcltot
tho silk.
When you can't think of anything elso lo do
with your "bargains" make a tea gown. Thcro
nevrr was a woman who hud too many tea
gowns any moro than too many lovors or
enough hairpins.
A very pretty one recently made by a woman
gifted witn divine inspiration in the mat
ter ot dress represented ono bargain mid
tho remains ot two party drcsa- '!!.'!"
bargain was somo lengths of golden
brown silk erlpon which sho cut Into
a graceful Watteau train and jacket front
fitting loosely and comfortably. That ex
hausted tho material, aid an old cream white
party dross was sent totho cloanor and made
to do duty for the sleeves and potticoat They
were accordion platted, the sleoves caught
down In tuoks to tho lining, leaving puffs at
tho wrist, elbow, andhoulder. And from an
other evening gown somo pearl galloon was
filched to edge the jacket and form the girdle.
Round waists promise to be worn in all
kinds of material. They aro belted In closely
or curvo with tlio taper of tho waist and havo
plastrons or vests, whichever aro most becom
ing. Felix makos handsome camel's hair
gowns with bengallno gathered into the front
of the waist, which openB In a narrow oval
shaoo over the bust aud is drawn togothor at
tho neck and waist
Tho Frencli swallow-tall coat of tho winter
mode will reappear during thn spring with
the coat tails considerably elongated nnd
pointed. It Is particularly becoming to slen
der women, as aro ull tho modes now popular.
Plain shawl-shapod taMiers. or those with
shorter points at either side, have been made
by two or throe ot tho leading Paris dress
makers and may Und favor for dressy spring
toilets.
The young man of promise who is seen with
Ave or six rings on his third finger is following
a fashion for which the Gorman Emperor Is
responsible. A man who can crowd six rings
upon his finger and still bo able to shut his
hand Is looked upon In aristocratic circles us
oneof the nobility, for It Is said that such a
length of lower joint lndlcatos high birth.
Tho London Vanity Fair, now In compulsory
mourning for the Duko of Clarence, writes its
letters nnd notes upon stationery having onn
black corner. Instead ot tho usual band of
black. This corner is ot uniform size, nnd
Is not varied to Indicate tho depth of grief
oxperi- enced by those who use it
7 ho changes have boon rung so long upon
the dollcate colors and combinations of
colors that it was as refreshing as novel to seo
not long ago a bovy ot attendant maidens
marching up a church alslo two and two in
gowns of soft rose color made chic and Frenchy
with a touch of black. Tho hats woro or blaclc
satin, with diamond buckles and rose plumes,
lilnck Is considered unlucky at weddings, but
ovidently that brldo was not superstitious.
IX TERES TI.S O 1XFOR3TA TO.V.
The Edneatlon or Gll-1 In France An Eng
Uah Beautr Method of PreverTlag Her
Freshness A Women's Bucket (Shop.
Tho Chicago girl is. according to a recent
analysis, a young woman of vailed gifts and
accomplishments. Sho rends Browning and
plays tho banjo, chatters French and tenches
cooking in Hull House, trips the measure ct
the mazy danco and feeds the hungry: studies
Emerson and Browning in thu morning, gal
lops along the boulevard in tlio aftornoon, aud
keeps up tho endless round of teas, dinners.
and balls later In tho day. And yet she Is the
girl that is supposed to have nothing to do.
The French maiden Is educated after a very
different plan from that which governs tlio
American girl's instruction. She enters nt five
years the school, whore sho remains for six,
ten. or twelve years, until her education is fin
ished. The schools open In September and
continue until August, with no acatlons ex
cept a tow days at Christmas und Eastor, and
no Saturday holidays. Under this system the
teachers thoroughly understand their pupils,
and lay out for thorn ft courso ot study In which
thors is gradual and constant development,
but no hurry or cramming for promotion Into
higher schools or collogca.
"Violets while you wait" will be ono of the
Inventions of the near future and all our pret
ty, preconcelvod romances about tho modest
little Sower will vanish llko tho Pocahontas
myth and tho William Tell legend, for nn un
pootlcal man In Paris has succeeded by moans
of electricity in forcing violets, nnd sent a
bunch ot his first successes, four hours old, to
tho ox-Empress Eugenlo, who was always sur
rounded by tho fragrant blooms In the days ot
hor glory.
Elizabeth Cady titanton tolls an amusing
story of how, when she was a young girl, the
women of her church raised money to educate
a young man for tho ministry, When ho had
finished at tho theological school the young
divine returnod to his native town nail
preached his first sermon on the text. "Let
your women keep silence iu the churches."
A famous English beauty. Lady London
derry, has a peculiar and successful system
for keeping her youthful freshness, Although
sho Is perfectly well tho lies in bed ono day In
ton. sleeping in the morning of this day ot rest
until sho wakens naturally. After a hot bath
and a light breakfast sho goes back to bed and
rests quietly in a darkened room until U
o'clock, when she drosses in a peignoir, dines
In her room, and sits about idly until lo
o'clock, when sho goes to tied again. No social
event is considered of sufficient Importance to
cause the ladyto give up this Periodical retlro
mont from the hurry and excltemontot mod
ernising. Chicago has a woman's " bucket shop " where
women watch the blackboards with grim,
anxious faces and got sharp little lines drawn
about eyes that are fevorlshly bright at times
and hopelessly dull when tho excitement Is
over. Tho women who waste their lives in
waiting fora faorablo turn In the market aro
mostly elderly maideas- and wldtrtw.-Trith an
occasional married woman who dabbles In
etockB without the knowledge of anyone but
iter broker. A few of these women make a
iving out ot the precarious business
iy being cautious about taking small
losses and are uatiined with reasonable
fronts. The shrewd womon average better
hnn men. for they are Impressionable and
feel thu pulse of the market much quicker
than men. As to tne effect upon tha women
thoiubehos, speculating acts us a mental and
moral leprosy, muling them oblivious to
sentiment and careless of persoutl appear
ance, and absurdly superstitious. Tho fas
cination of the business is, ono from which
they never recover, though they admit them
Ives tutt it is harder rork to preserve their
gentle, womanly virtues there than it U to
make a living.
The woman's question Is tha paramount
question of the day, and In Its varied Interpre
tations Is as Interesting now as In tlio days
when Pr. J, O. Holland Included tho theme
among his lectures. After his woman loctnro
Inn Sow England town, where (mancipation
had been omnrucrd to a considerable extent a
young lady who was onungod In the study of
medicine said to hlra, "iioctor. what you say
Is very good for women who hnve husbands
and children, but what do you say to thoso of
us wholiovnnonoV"
" I say get them," answered tho Dootor.
AproiKs of this woman question it may
bo portinent to ask why. In tho namn of nil that
Is reasonable. Is It any morn dangerous to so
ciety torn woman to neglect certain wltely du
ties once Included within her sphere of action
than for a man to shirk nil home responsibili
ties except that of growling nbout tno things
tho woman loaves undonn? Nowln tho humble
homes which tho mon writer and lecturer ex
tols so eloquently, whoro tho ideal wlfo looks
well tothn ways of her household, tho hus
band kindles the fires, swoeps tho walks, splits
tho kindlings, brings up tho coal, does tho
marketing, and lend a hand on Mondsys,
Who kindles the tires in the city household ?
Thurofild servant.
ho scrubs the stoop nnd pavement ?
Thn man servant
Who mends the broken lock or reduces the
refractory hinges?
Tho locksmith.
Who does tho marketing and softies the
bill nnd heari tho growling because they are
larger than they were lust week r
The wife.
What particular uso is tlio city husband In
the household anyway?
"Justtop.ay for things and And fault," ono
exasperated wlfo says.
And why Is It so much more to bo deplored
that the wifo doesn't do her own cooking If she
can earn moro monoy at something else than
-ttrat-tho man should rot muko his own
trousers and split tho kindlings evenings la
stend of going to his club
A writer on modlcal women clnlras that
there la not an Institution ot learning, not a
woman's club or a woman's art class, not a
university law school or woman's annex, not a
diploma granted ntBarmitd or n cortlflcate of
profleiuney gtvun at Harvard but owos Its ex
istence, Its toleintlon and Its triumph to tho
enurag"of Emily nnd Elizabeth Blackwcll of
I.nglaud mid Now York nnd tlio other women
students of 1850. who demanded recognition
and placo nnd honor In tho medical world.
The child Queen of Holland, brought up
acoordlng to the strict otiquctte of the Holland
is h court, which forbids her playing with any
other llttlo boys and girls, said to a refractory
wax taby tlio other day: "It you aro so
naughty. I shall mako you into a princess, and
thnn you won't have auy other little ohlldron
to play with, and you'll always havo to throw
kisses with your hands whenever you go out
driving."
A marked feature ot tho recent woman suf
frage convention was tlio great numberof pub
lic mon and prominent womon In the political
world associated actively In Its deliberations.
Mrs. Stanford of California. Mrs. Warren of
Wyoming. Mrs. Groenleat of New York, and
others nro on the various committees, or are
associated with tho different auxiliary State
societies.
A branch ot the .Virginia Legislature has
passed a bill authorizing the appointment of
women physicians on the stall ot all Insane
hospitals whore women are among the pa
tients. Mrs. Hotchklss, widow of tho inventor and
manufacturer of tho Hotchklss gun. has given
a tract ot land, a building fund of 3100.000,
and an endowment of $500.000 for the purpose
ot building a preparatory Bchool for Yale Col
lege. It is n singular fact that women ot
means rarely remember the need of women's
schooU and colleges In their eagerness to bo
stow gifts upon woll-equlpped Institutions for
men whose doors are resolutely closed to tho
woman seeker after knowledge.
now many womon who fondly lovo the
golden symbol ot their wedding vow know
why they wear It on tho third Anger ot tho
loft hand? That particular digit was chosen
because It was believed by tho I'.gyptlan to
bo directly connected by a slender nurvo to
the heart Itself. And thoo ancient worship
pers otlsis held this finger sacred to Apollo
and tho sun. and therefore gold was tha metal
choson for the ring.
Caroline Eschard, one ot the leaders ot
tho movemont tor school suffrage In Ohio,
pays more taxes than any other person In tho
County where shy lives, is a director of a bank.
and is connected with nearly all theimportant
things on foot In hor locality.
In li3 tho Pennsylvania Modlcal College,
tho school which Southern womon usually se
lect graduated but one student from tho
South. This ycarthero nro twenty-flvo South
ern women registered in that oollego. flvo of
whom Intend to go ns medical missionaries to
foreign countries. Tho typical Houthorn med
ico id n solt-voiced. gentle, winning girl, iu a
gray surge gown and Tarn O'Hhanter cap. al
ways daintily booted aud gloved.
Ellen Knox. President of tho Cuyahoga
Fall. O., MKTrago hocl"ty. has. since the death
of tier husbanil, carried n hi business us
oditir ot the Cuyahoga Falls Ilvporlrr, with
marked editorial and executive ability.
At Lexlncton. Miss. Molllo Hosklns lias
chaigeof tlio telegraph oftlce, Emily Wight is
the postmistress, and Dixie Cole is tlio express
agent.
Mr. Gladstono intends to intervlow Mmn.
Basbkirtaeff during his Continental visit for
the purpose of writing an article upon Marie
Basiiklrtscftand hor diary.
Annlo Jonness Miller, to whom was born
not long ago baby daughter, starts out
this week on un extended lecture tour, begin
ning nt Toronto und euding late in tlio spring
at Boston.
The Duchess Bo'.oguine of Milan has re
alized a largo sum of money by tho sale of her
jewels, fans, nnd bices nnd Is devoting tho
proceeds totho erection of a children's hospi
tal In the suburbs ot Milan.
Oneof the World's Tnlr Commissioners has
discovered in southern Oregon a woman who
has ben u stono cutter for twenty years.
It was the old Due do Lauzun who said: "If
you want to succeed at court vou must treat
the duchosses llko ladles' ruulds and tho lu
dles' maids like duuhesses."
The Now York Woman's Press Club has nine
ty, tlvo members, each engaged In literary oc
cupation. Its object Is to gain for women the
udvantagos arising from unity, fellowship,
and cooperation with those ougaged in similar
pursuits.
Till: XOTB ET.EOAXT,
Tba Careful tVouiuti la Cureful la Her C'or
reapobdrnce AuguJur Pcaiuanablin
It takes a poet or a woman to condenso Into
tho few brief sentences of tho conventional
note tho comprehensive, graceful message ot
congratulation or condolence the elegant ac
ceptance of Invititlon, or the exquisite refusal
which never offends, gome ono has called
woman " the gonius of epistolary communica
tion," and Indeed the gift of graceful letter
writing Is ono peculiar to women, handed down
from mother to daughter through tho mystory
of heredity. Certuln regulations, govern
these apparently spontaneous productions,
even us u Browning sonnet In all Its
mystlclin conforms to tho requirements of
ver-o structure, in tlio first placo, the noto
elegant is not written upon tho convenient
" correspondence card." but upon a small
sheet of think cream jiaper. cither glazidor
rough, according a the writer's taste Inclines.
Tho sheet has at the top tho street und num
ber ot the lady's address In plain letters, tho
name of her country home, or tho town In
which sho llvos, if it is , Hi small as
to be without numberod houses. The
fchoetia folded onco and enclosed in i square
envelope, and Is more elegant and cere
monial if sealed with way. A to the chirograph)-,
that which is most Illegiblo Is most
stjlish. If a woman cannot correct her unfor
ttinato habit ot writing so that people can
read It in any other way she usesn quill pn,
which generally firings about the desired re
sult. Tho great featuro ol the stylish hand is
that It has no curves, but Is sliiuply pointed
nnd the letters are closely crowded together.
The reason .why this stylo of writing in
considered olegant is that it cannot from
its formation bo written havtlly. Any
evidence uf haste is couMJoroJ luelegaut.
whether It manifests Itself In a cureless toilet
era careless note, 'i Im note begins, on tin
first page, sklpsto tho fourth, and llnlslms up
by being written across thu short on thu Inside
rasrx. -Thtitii, oiwftl Ulthlii. It W vil fut
a man to remember, for sometimes the words
of thu fourth page are not read nt ull. ns tho'
signature Is oil tho third and complicutluns
ariso thereby.
Ono thing for a woman to remember Is
that she can nover afford to write a cureless
note, for somo ono Is certain to sue it und
judge her by it just as sliu Is mho to meet tlio
man for whose opinion she most cares when
blin goes out in hor hi bonnet.
The woman who wo te in h"r paste upon he
visiting card, "l ui" with pitnsure." in
unsvvertou dinner uintnlion. found rim gate
1 1 society closed against her over ufterwurd
sb ono too busy or too brief for civility.
Abbreviations and numerals aro as bad form
In the noto elegant as a derby bat with a dress
suit.
V
)ainty poods 0emand t.1
IN EVERY Receipt that calls for baking
powder, use the "Royal." Better results
will be obtained because it is the purest. It
will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer
flavor, more digestible and wholesome. It
is always reliable and uniform in its work.
I hive found the Royal Biking Powder superior to all other.
C Gonjt;, late Chtf, Delmonico'5.
p m- m1
GOOD SlVtt'lliS OF THE MESEXT DAT.
nantlag Inearnnled Farri That Is,
" Rosa;" JLlephaat la India.
rjyrVk. ISfS. lr C. & Uwit.
I had read nnd hoard a great deal of tho
famous "roguo" elephant of tho district of
Slysore, provlnco of Madras, before 1 over got
within L'OO miles of his stamping ground. Ho
made his first appearance In 180H. nnd for
years was a voritablo terror to nn aroa of
country fifty miles long by thirty broad.
A " rogue " elophant ns has ofton been ex
plained. Is n mate who has either voluntarily
left tho herd because ot dofentor has been
driven Into exllo by his companions for roa
sons not known to man. He no sooner takes
up this solitary llfo thnn ho becomos vlndlo
tlve and reckless, nnd It goes without dlsputo
that ono of theso " roguos," especially If past
tho ago of fltty. Is moro dangerous thnn n herd
of a dozen ordinary elephants.
This follow was called "Tho Wicked" by nil
tho natives lu that territory, and some of the
Etoiles told of his doings wero roally wondor
ful. n well as strictly truo. Ills torrltory was
nloug tlio Suddar Valley. On tho oastorn odgo
of thlsvalloy, which is from ono to flvo miles
wide, is adonso junglo fifty mllos long, and
ttits place was his retreat He was probably
huntod after moro than any othor "rogue"
ovor hoard of In India. Aftor a renr or two
the Government offored a roward of 1100 for
his death, and boforo ho was finally disposed
of this reward had been Increased to 300. He
was hunted on sovoral occasions by bands
numbering 400 men, nnd at least fifty dlfTor
ent whlto huntors journeyod into tho district
and had n try at him.
It was wonderful how " Tho Wicked" man
aged to escape death so long, but it usod to be
asserted that ho was an elophant only In form.
Tho natives fully believed that ho was the
Evil Ono In disguise, nnd moro than 1.000
people movod out of that productive valloy on
his account The official rocords ot his doings
would mako a big book. Ho began killing ns
soon as ho appeared. One night about mid
night ho entered a natlvo village containing
about sovonty huts, penetrated to tho centre,
and klllod five people sleeping in a hut Even
the dogs know nothing ot his presence until
he got to work. He put his tusks under tlio
foundation poles ot the hut and tipped it
over, and thon ho trampled on the family
sleeping in tho middle ot tho mud floor.
Only three or four peoplo caught sight of
him as he moved away. A grand hunt was or
ganized, but he was not even discovered. It
was hoped that he had been frightened out ot
tho district but two or three days later, as a
native was driving a bullock cart along n road
at the edge of tlio forest tho elephant who
was In hiding behind a clump of bushes,
picked tho man off his seat with his trunk, and
flung him twenty feet Into the air. In the
snmo mlnuto ho drove his long tusks through
tho bullock and then disappeared. The natlvo
was so badly hurt that ho died three days
later. This was on a Thursday, about 11
o'clock in tho morning. At 3 o'clock in tho
afternoon the olephant appeared at a point up
tho valloy, exactly thirty-two miles away, and
killed a ryot, or native farmer, who was at work
in his field.
In three years, according to official returns
made. "Tho Wicked" klllod upward of 100
people, destroyed thousands of dollars' worth
of crops, and caused the death ot hundreds of
domestic animals. Ills aim was to kill and
destroy, nnd he wont about his work In such a
queer and mysterious manner us to keep all
the Peoplo afraid of him. Wild elephants
never leave covor during daylight This fellow
stalked abroad by day as woll as by night lie
moved as silontly and swiftly as n tiger. On
ono occasion flvo natives, who had boon stack
ing somo grain, sac down to eat their luncheon.
It was high noon, and they wore bnlf n mile
from the edge of tho jungle. Tho elephant
cams upon them over hard and stony ground,
where tho footstep of n man would certainly
have been heard, und the first known of his
presence was when he struck two of the flvo
down. The others escaped him by leaping
into a ravine.
When I reached tho valloy It was half de
populated, nnd all those remaining wero in a
state ot continual terror. Not u day passed
that the elephant did not kill or attempt to
kill somo one. As one of the precautions
against ids visits alter dark the villages had
been Rurroundod bv walls of dry brush. The
idea was that in breaking a way through or
over, the animal would muko noise enough to
botray his presence. On two occasions ho had
removed enough brush to make nn opening,
anddono It so carefully that pooplo sleeping
ten foot uway hud heard no noise. When dis
covered nnd shouted at "Tho Wicked" always
made off for tho junglo without attempt
ing further mischief, but ho generally man
aged to kill some one before an alarm was
raised. At tho time I reached his stamping
ground theroworo two British armyoOlcers
hunting him at tho other end of tho jungle,
but no ono had scon tho elophant foruhouta
week. Ho hadn't left the district, however,
and neither had ho been killed.
I took possession ot on abandoned village at
tho lower end ot the valley. Hero thu ole
phant had first appeared, and hern ho hud
klllod over a dozen people. Tlio villagers had
nt length become so terror-stricken that thoy
had abandoned tho fertile spot and moved
thirty miles away, There were about forty
huts still standing, but instead ot occupying
any one of thorn I tool; up my position for tlio
night in a ravine at the northern edgoof the
town. I had two natlvo hunters with mo, and
to lead the elephant to bellevo that tho villagers
had returnod wo tied five or six dogs to as
many doorposts. It was looked upon as doubt
ful If "The Wicked" would show up. nnd utter
watching until midnight I turned in for a nap.
leaving both natives on guard. It appeared
that they dozod off after an hour or so, but on
hour before daybreak one ot them awoko and
found thu elophant standing on the buuk and
looking down upon us.
This bank was twelve feet high and very
steep. Tho man plucked at ray sleeve, but the
Instant I moved tho elophant vanished. I
would not bellevo that he tiad boon thcro, but
daylight proved to tho contrary. It was soft
ground, and tho prints of his feet wero so deep
that both natives declared ho had stood In ono
spot for many minutes, perhnps half an hour.
Wo further found that "The Wicked" hud
traversed a good part of the Tillage, and that
so quietly that not a dog had, given the alarm.
The natives of this valley had long botoro
resortod to pitfalls, traps, and other practices
,1,r?su?( but ali lo !10 Purpose- The white
hunters had set spring guns nnd oven poi
soned some of the pools where he was sup
posed to drink, but " The Wicked had out
witted every move, I determined to take up
his track and follow it until ho was found.
Ono ol the natives rofusod to ontor tho junglo
for any prlne I could pay. but the other hsd
more puck uud agreed to stay with mo. Wo
!n'?,'itlf'2,t'Vmntnad cono straight Into thu
junglo from the ravine, aud as tho soil was
moist from a recent storm the trackor had no
difficulty In following him for about live miles.
Then all evidences ui tho trail wero lost oti
rocky ground. A wild elephant moving
through a junglo conorally leuvos a plain
path by breaking nnd trampling. If in retreat
It looks ns It n troop of cuvalry had forced Its
way along. This fellow had moved as cnti-
followed him halt a mllo.
At tho spot where tho trail was lost tlmro
j nn an imturnuv outcrop nt ioo1r. nnd: utter
hoklng around for three hours without tlnd
Ing 1 1 ace of footprint I becamo heated and
exhausted, and sat down for a pull at the
water bottle and it bite to eat. Tho tracker
hUo refreshed himself, and then, while I had
n smoke, ho started off to senrch anew on his
own iicenunt. Ho hod not been out of sight
more than flvo minutes whon I heard
hnn shriek. Aftor running, a distance of
Ji feet I eitmo to h small dell or glado
it the juiulc. About the centre ofthU
lay th; dead body of my tini-ker. It
could hardly be called bAdyj it was
rather h mass of pulp. There was no living
thing in Might but there were footprints to
provo that Ciie elephant tod been there. "The
Wicked" had been In ambush behind a Urea
I mass ol rock. Ue had only fifteen, feet t "go
i
to seize tho unfortunate tracker, and he had
made short work ot him by trampling on him.
I ran through the forest lu several, directions,
pprfootly reckless of the probability that tha
elophant was In ambuth again, but I got no
track or trace of hlra. Ho had vanished ns
silently nnd swlitlyasn startled wolf.
I roturned to my quarters fairly beaten, and
to learn two days later.t hat tho elephant hnl
killed ono of the British officer tho, day niter
Mlllug my tracker. Ho had ambushed him in
the same fashion and had torn him llinhfmra
limb. Ithndnow become utterly lmpoMMn
to hlro native uffiletnnce. At least no one
would consent to boat up the junglo with me.
and I saw that I must depend entirely upon
my own rosourcos or leave, tho field. In this
einergoncy I determined to meet "The Wick
od" with his own wenpon-trlckery. For sev.
ernl nights he had not molested any of ths
villages, but during each day ho hod commit
ted some depredations. His last victim was a
woman, and she was killed within two miles
id whore I was stopping. Him was working In
a Held with ii heavy frlngo of bushes along thn
north sloe. Tho elophant rushed out or cover
nnd killed her with a blow of his trunk, and
was gone beforo tho husband, who was work
ing -'iKJ foot away, got the nlarm.
That night was dark and rainy, and I hired
some of tho natives to ito with mo and prepare
tho plot We dressed up n larllgure to repre
sent a ryot's wife in the uct of reaping grain.
Wo placed till about forty foot from the
bushes. Then at the edge ot the hushes ana
thirty feot nwuy from a straight line tn ths
dummy" wo dug a rlflo pit deep enough
to hide rao. Kvsry euro was taken to leave
nothing by which tho elephant's suspicions
might bo aroused, and ns soou ns the natives
retired I went to sleep. , I neither hoped
nor looked for "The Wicked" to spoon r
during tho nlcht If he did. then I should
iiiIsh having n shot, and he might even find
me as I slept and pull me out ot tho hole.
Tho night passed without nn alarm, and I
was awuko when daylight came. I hud an
English elephant gun carrying n two-ounco ex
plosive ball, and 1 knew that elephant was my
mont it lie appeared. I was well covered in
with bushes and branohas. but had iieephole
through which I could clearly survey tho Held.
It was l o'clock In the morning beforaonything
moved, nnd had I not been watching " The
Wicked " would hnve played mo a sharp trick.
Ho came out of the edge of the ninglo just
whero Iliad hoped he would, but so quietly
that but tor seeing htm I could not have cred
ited his presence. Ho covered the ground be
tween the junglo nnd tho lay figure at a swift
fxice. and it was notuntll ho seized the dummy
hat ho suspected anything. Ho tossed it str
high and wheeled to go back, nnd I stood up
and gnvo him a ball behind the shoulder. As
he received it ho wheeled nnd started across
the grain Held, but I rolled him over before he
had gone ten ynrds.
Tho tricky old beast was dead at last and lis
had been lured to destruction by one or the
simplest plots over put In prnctlceagainsthlm.
Iliad to walk around him three or four times
beforo I could realizethathehad actually been
downed. Indeed, until tho natives began to
gather nnd rojolco over his death I was afraid
that I had missed the "rogue" and trapped
somo beast from n near-by herd. He was soon
fullv- Identified, however, as he carried Fovernl
marks by which lie was well known. Tor In
stance, he had u deep sen r across his forehead,
where a bullet had furrowed tho hide: there
was another on the trunk, where a native had
ouoo slashed him with a big knife: he had a
peculiar spot on his side, und. In brief, there
was no possibility of mistake. The Govern
ment paid the reward without hesitation, and
it no sooner beenme known that tho dreaded
scourge of the valloy had met his fate than the
people began to return to their homes, nnd the
anniversary of the event has for years been
celebrated in the district as a holiday.
The Night or Peace.
It was a bright moonlight night In October.
The persimmon trees along tho roadside: were
heavy with fruit just being touched by the
first frosts, ahd now and thbn' wo oaught tha
pattering footsteps of coon oy 'possum on the
dry leaves undor tho forest trees.
There was war in the beautiful Shenandoah
Valley bitter war. with rough riders scouting
tho country to burn and plllngo and add still
further burdens to tho old men and the women
loft at home. We know this, and yet ns we
rodo softly along tho highway crowing up to
grass, and heard the songs of the crickets and
the cries of tho whlpnoorwlll, there was no
bittorness in any man's heart It was a night
so calm and gentle that ono forgot his enemies
and remembered only his friends.
There was only a corporal's guard of us an
escort for the mail rider. As wo came to the
east and west road and halted a moment to
listen to the barking ot a watch dog afar off.
thcro suddenly came to our ears theclatter of a
horse's feet coming west at a gallon, We drew
back into tho shadow, dressed our line, and
overy man unslung his carbine.
" Fire at his horse it he refuses to halt."
whispered the corporal, and tho next minute
he had crlod " Halt!" to the stranger.
The unknown pulled up so suddenly that
his horse reared, wheeled about and fell
down. Three of us wore off our horses in
a trice, and while two advanced upon the
stranger the third caught his steed as It strug
gled up.
' It's a woman I" exclaimed onn of the men,
who had placed his hand upon her shoulder
beforo ho detected her sex.
Bo It was. 8ho moved out of the shadow cast
by the branches of a roadside tree and stood
full in tho moonlight Wo drew nearer and
looked upon her with wonder and admiration.
Who was not a woman, but a girl of 'M. hand
some of laco and trim of figure, and she looked
from man to man and uttered never a word.
Bhe had beon within our lines; she was riding
toward those ot Fltzhugh Lee. A courier any
how; a spy. almost without doubt.
And for what seemed Ave long minutes no one
spoke,, Tho soft white moonlight seemed to
oompel silence: tho songs of the criokots were
songs of peace; iu the thickets the whlppoor
will swelled her breast and lovingly called her
mate. At longth the corporal slowly swung
himself outof his saddle. Ho was a bronzed
faced old fighter ot many battles. He mo
tioned to tbo man holding her horse, and tha
animal wan led nearer. Then he knelt nnd
held out his big, sunburned hand for her
dainty foot. She placed it there and vaulted
to her seat we drew baok and uncovered our
heads, and with a nod she was off to the west
to find a clear rood to the enemy's Hues.
"What mods you do It corporal?" I
whispered, as we rodo on In silence.
"Twas the will of heaven I" he replied, as hs
uncovered his head. "To-day wo had wart to
night God sends us peace I"
Oasprl la the MaaataUS.
Vi At DttrU tin Prim.
" I was In the mountain regions of West Vir
ginia not very long ago." remarked the drum
mer at the f'adillao to the usual orowd, "and
ono day as I drove along In my buekboard I
overtook a man In front and asked him to get
In with me. lie did It without coaxing, and I
began to question htm.
" ' You llvo here, I suppose V I said for a
starter.
" ' res. an' hev fer ten ye'r,' he replied, rather
sharply, I thought.
!!.' Are )'ou farmer?
'"hlndof aone. That Is, my wife 'tends te
tho place, an raises onougli for us to llvo on.
but 1 mostly preaches.'
'Oh,' I said, with Increased respect, 'you
ar.P,IiJ0,cal preacher, it's a noble calling, sir.
1 raps.' ho answered curtly. 'an' p'raps
not It don't pay much.'
,.8?1 1 l.ueried. negaUvoly.
...? te,nt old m""-1 repkon.'
Of course not. but It Is a labor of love, and
,SP.rT8W?rd comes after a while.'
That's what they been toflln' me round
those parts, but a man s got to live somehow.
I preached last night at the Lick Bun meeting
house, and I took up a collection of twentr-!?u'l0o.r,,-
Bnday. over on Hurricane, i cot
thlrty.-twp cents, .and footed it. clkrM mile
tfmr and back nnd had n cold dinner, I uln t
never nvorldgnd moro'n seventeen delists a.
y or In the whole ten y'er. but I never lalsid
my voice ngln hit till now.'
, And why now?' I asked.
Because, they're going to cut my salsrr
down; soy I'm git tin' stuok up an' proud an
wear store clo's, an' I need tamln'. Hold up."
ho exclaimed, aa we came to a path leading off
tho road. "I'vo got to git out here, an' 1 ni
much obleegsd to ynu for glvin' mo a lift but
before I go I'd like tn ax you as a far minded
iran el ynu don'tthjr.k cuttln' mysslsrrun ler
existlii' conditions ain't jist a leetle like wa
lupin' tho gospel Into tlm mud V . ,L
I assured blm I thought it was. and with a
hearty shake of my hand, he hurrl'dawar