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TrESDAT. MARCH 12. lsli.
Business Improving.
MI reports agree that confidence is
'eturnmg in the business world; orders
are flooding the steel mills and other
factories, and stocks are rising.
Let the politicians throw bricks at
each other, let the Mexicans rage
among themselves, and Ift even the
weather man do his worst in delaying
the arrival of welcome spring. This
good old country of our goes right
along, growing more and more pros
perous and daily adding to the glory of
its citizenship
Of course there are nunv problems to
solve and man) inju-.ticcs to rectify.
But with business booming we can at
least approach vexatious questions in
complacent mood.
Politics and the Pulpit.
Some one ha- truly remarked that
politics and religion are the only two
subjects that deeply stir the American
people lnlc this is true, there is still
sonic ground for expressing the opin
ion that in a country where the sep
aration of church and Mate is a vital
principle the pulpit ought not to be a
rostrum for the delivery of political
harangues
In the olden da.vs it i suppo-ed to
be the province of the clergy to direct
not oiilv the spiritual but the material
welfare of the people To-day, how
ever, it is not conceded that the man
vvTio tells ui how to reach Jicaven shall,'
a o" dictate our political conduct in
stead of leaving this action to the dic
tates of each individual conscience.
Politics has no place in the pulpit, least
of all upon the day which i dedicated
' the glorj of Cod and the unfold
ing of the gospel of salvation A mm
Mer who undertakes to use his pulpit
i the medium for personal political
utterances has but a meager regard for
he high dut to which he is ordained.
It is perfectlv proper to preach good
v living and to inveigh against corrup
1011 in high places Such declarations
iiake for the benefit of societv. When
i clergvman undertake, however, to
Xisc as the political leader as well as
he religious teacher of his congrcga
ii n he loucrs the high dignit) of the
impit ind does more harm than good.
Prevention of Disease.
The movement inaugurated "by the
educational department of the Woman's
Clinu to disseminate accurate infor
mation among the people concerning the
nature and prevention of disease is de
serving of co-operation on the part of
the public The movement lias been
conducted with much energy and vet
so quiet' that it has not attracted its
deserved measure of attention.
It appears that the women engaged
in the work provide places for lectures,
and that j.evciitv or more phvsicians and
scientists of the "city have given talks
to those assembled upon such matters
as "First aid to the injured," "What
to do until the doctor comes in
cases of poisoning." "How to stop
hemorrhage," "Prevention of tubercu
losis," anil similar topic-. Twenty-
eight of the-e lectures were delivered
in the months of November and De
cember, and thev have been continued
at the Public Library during January
and February to appreciative if not
large audiences The subjects are treat
ed from the popular standpoint. The
people are told simply and plainly what
to do in emergency and are given ad
vice relative to taking care of the phy
sical organism under all circumstances.
The lectures are of the utmost value to
those who hear them and who practice
the instructions imparted.
An essential part of modern medical
instruction is the prevention of dis
ease. It is a well-known fact that a
large part of the illness which falls upon
men and women can be avoided by
proper course of life and resort to pre
cautions easy enough when understood.
The main difficulty is the ignorance of
the people upon the subject, and this
must be remedied by education of the
joung in the schools or of adults by
means of lectures or the printed page.
All these methods are being pursued,
and the lectures provided by the women
of Washington are of very great value
in the way of preventing illness and
preserving the public health.
The campaign of education along this
line which the women are waging
should be productive of most satisfac-
too' results in the gradual and genera!
enlightenment of the community upon
matters of essential importance to long
and happy life.
The Tariff as an Issue.
Very wise in his day and generation
is. Champ Clark, Speaker of the House
of Representatives. Having accepted an
invitation to address the legislature of
Kentucky, his native State, Sir. Clark
delivered a speech which occupies seV'
eral newspaper columns. Throughout
its entire length, however, there is not
a word about initiative or referendum
or recall or direct primaries or any of
the new theories of government
The entire address is devoted to an
arraignment of the Republican party
for inflicting a tariff upon the countryt
which, according to Sir. Clark, puts $5
into the pockets of the monopolistic
corporations for every dollar that it
places in the United States Treasury.
He emphasizes the necessity of reliev
ing the people from tariff burdens, and
sajs that in the enactment of remedial
legislation lies the only hope of a re
duction in the cost of living.
Mr. Clark has shown political sagaci
ty in touching the nerve which, after
all, is most sensitive in all the people.
He remembers, too, that the only vic
tory which the Democrats have -won
since the war was a protest against
the unnecessarily high tariff imposed
upon the country.
A Very Eemarkable Situation.
Notwithstanding the prosecutions
of the Standard Oil trust and the
tobacco trust, and in spite of court de
cisions which compelled their dissolu
tion into alleged competing companies,
the securities o"f the organizations have
risen enormously in value. The New
York Herald savs that the stocks of
the various companies in the oil trust
alone have increased 521,000,000 since
the order of the court was passed, and
it asks whether the conditions which it
was sought to remedy do not now exist
in the same aggravated, but less public,
form.
It is the opinion of former Assistant
Attorney General McRevnolds. who
fought the plan of dissolution which
the courts approved, that competition
has not been restored and that the pur
pose of the law has been successfully
evaded. Certain it is that the over
throw of the oil and tobacco trusts,
which was predicted at the time the
government was prosecuting them for
cpnspiracv in restraint of trade, has not
occurred. On the contrary, they are
richer and more powerful than ever.
If this is to be the result in all cases.
we can imagine that the steel trust will
do all in its power to hasten the litiga
tion, which the government has insti
tuted, and that all the other trusts will
appeal to the Federal authorities to take
them into court. The situation is cer
tainly a remarkable one, and demon
strates that the so-called dissolution
of the trusts is to their pecuniary ad
vantage IN OTHER CITIES.
From Ih Iloaton Journal.
Those who follow sports in Boston are
proerbially keen for fair play. We
should say that this applies to hockey
as well as o baseball and football.
From the St. Loiu Ktpublic.
St. Louis drug clerks who work from
thirteen to setenteen hours a day cer
tainly have a grievance, but Is it neces
sary to invoke the power of the State of
Missouri to correct If
From (he Bilumore Star
A motor truck loaded with six and a
half torn of coal slid down a hill and
trashed through the side of a house at
Itoxbury. Mass. Hope this will be the
last coj! strike of the jiar.
rrom the Iloriintrr Hmld.
A oung man from the country visited
Chicago a fen- das ago, and an affable
stranser at once sold him the city water
tower for KL The rest of his life will
rrobably be spent In buying mining
stocks.
Fmn the Omaha. Ie.
Major Harrison, of Chicago, has taken
a stand against fako wrestling matches
That Is to say. the mayor is against the
ancient and honorable game of the
Greeks. Where are you. Mayor Jim?
Fnn the St. Louis Star.
A Kansas Cits woman historian says
that women were the first to wear
trousers In America, and by Implication
she thinks women will be the last to
wear them. Men may go back to knick
erbockers.
One Look Is Knough.
Fran the Naahrille Tcnnenran.
Congressman Cy Sulloway, of New
Hampshire, says the toothbrush ought to
bo abolished, and favors the return to
the old days of tobacco chewing and
snuff dipping. But after looking at Cy
one can understand: It.
Where Wiley Conld Itest,
Fran the Syracuse Herald.
Dr. Wiley is credited with Vice Presi
dential ambitions. The doctor has been
working hard, we know, but couldn't ho
get all. the rest and quiet he needs by
going to x'aim iseacn lor a lew weeks?
TieiT Use for Cigars.
From the Elmirm Adrertlsfr.
The fumes from a cigar will destroy
3,000 germs. It Is said. That means, of
course, the average cigar. Some of them
are so powerful that it Is hard to esti
mate the carnage.
Crafty "Uncle Joe."
From the aertland Lemder.
It will be observed that Uncle Joe Can
non has carefully restrained from plac
ing himself In a posltiorv. where any of
the candidates can request him to with
draw his support.
Warm Sympathy Dorrn Sooth.
From the Charleston Neva, and Courier.
Having recently had an experience with
banana peeling, wrc cannot help ex
pressing our sympathy for those who
live where there is Ice on the pave
ments. The Car.
From the 3ew Tork Bun.
Knlcker Thought Jones bought a run.
about?
Bocker Tes, but after the bills came In
be colled It a runup.
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
ROUNDING INTO SHAPE.
Preliminary practice -la
A necessary thine.
The cluba migrate
To aome warm State, '
And there the horsehlds fling.
Preliminary practice, too,
The summer flirts demand.
A Southern Jaunt
Is what you want
For keeping in your hand.
Uncle PennyTrlae .Sara I
Guess r;i have to stop calling my wife
Toots.' It always reminds 'her that she
wants an automobile.
NotblnlT 3t ore.
"Did he Inherit his father's humor?"
"No; merely bis father's Jokes."
Inured to the Colli.
"I have begun preliminary practice."
"What do you mean?"
"I go out every day and sit for a few
moments on the bleachers. I want to
harden myself for those opening games."
Starch 13 In History.
March 12, 173 Boewrll hocks Dr. John
sen's watch for him. They have to eat.
March It, 1177 nichard the Lion-heart-ea,
single-handed, chases the Saracen
army fourteen miles.
Ilia Hnrd I.ark.
The poet sings of bees and things;
The poet is no wizard.
He tries to bring the gentle spring.
But only brings a blizzard.
As to n Mntesiunu.
"Do you think he'll leave any foot
prints on the sands of timet"
'lie oueht to leave & good many. He's
always side-stepping."
SomevThat Dnblons.
I wonder would the Judge consider a
plea of insanity?"
Doubtless he would. Why do you hes
itate?"
Well, my client only stole twenty-five
plunks."
Helpli
What are 5 ou
B Ilnndt.
doing for the uplift.
Maude?"
"I am leaching poor girls the rudi
ments of bridge hlL And you?"
Oh. I'm collecting cast-off automo
biles tq distribute among worthy pcr-
tons."
POLITICAL PLEASANTRY.
rem tbe Birmingham Are-Hrrald.
The freo breakfast table becomes an
Issue as soon as the free sugar bill passes
the House.
Firm th rhlUtklpbU I'rrM,
The north pole and the south pole
hating been captured, the only thing now
left Is a dash for the November polls.
From the Hartford IW.
There Is much speculation as to why
Col. Watcrson Is so still, but even the
river of words will run dry under emer
gency use.
Fran the Ilallai Nm.
There are some who seem to be pro
ceeding on the theory that the way to
secure "Harmon and Harmony" Is to
keep the people from coming in and muss'
tng up the slate.
Frrai tb Kaniaa Cltr Journal.
The La Kolloette suporters who desert'
ea to Roosevelt express great regard for
the man they deserted. This will be very
flattering to La Follette very flattering.
and oh, mi comforting.
Frro the KnoiflU 8UnrI
This does not seem to be a good ear
for playing both ends against the middle.
Some of the progressives out West do
not understand the radicalism that runs
n double harness with the trusts.
POLITICAL PLEASANTRY.
Fran the Arkanta Uaiette
Fine line of spring politics now on dis
play. From the Plttafcurt Snn.
How would It do to turn the army of
candidates loose on Mexico?
Fran the CJiicin Tribune.
To know that all th poles of the earth
have been discovered at last will be a
great relief.
Firm the Clerelaid Flam Dealer
Politicians continue to make slates and
what fun it Is for the laymen to smash
them!
From the Blrmtnsham Ledger.
These political races are Just lovely.'
Good men can be elected this year and
should be. We have good candidates.
ran the Kunira. AdrrrliMT.
Mr. La Follette appears to be giving his
vocal organs a good rest.
From the Orreland Leader.
Champ Clark has the strongest face
in the galaxy of Democratic candidates."
It does take some face for Champ to ask
for the Presidency.
From the Omaha Bee.
If Dr. Wiley were to run for Vice
President, of course all Impure fakes
would be excluded from the list of cam
paign canards.
VEST POCKET ESSAYS
REVOLVERS
A revolver Is a nickel-plated substitute
for braver-, which has practically driven
the original article out of the market.
It Is a small, loud Instrument with a
cylinder, a trigger, and a barrel, through
which lead bullets can be deposited with
great case and rapidity in burglars, pe
destrians, political adversaries, and per
sonal friends against whom the owner
of the revolver may be temporarily prej
udiced. The revolver gives a puny man with a
H-lnch brain and the pluck of a grass
hopper a 100-yard reach, and makes him
more deadly than a. Sioux Indian. There
was a time when this country had no
dangerous animals, except bears and
wolves, and life was safe, except on tbe
frontiers, but now vast hordes of sixteen-year-old
boys who use their skulls
for a dime novel bookcase, roam the
streets with cigarettes In their faces and
portable cannon In their hip pockets, pro
ducing obituaries with the skill and en
thusiasm of a cholera microbe: while It
Is at all times possible to meet a per
sonal enemy who has been chasing you
for a week, ana who is reluctantly com
pelled to defend himself when he catches
you by filling you so full of lead that
your remains will require eight pall
bearers. Revolvers are now so generally used
In debate. In domestic quarrels, and rep
artee of all sorts that S.000 Americans
die of them each year. In India about
this number of natives die from cobra
bites each year.v and the government Is
doing Its best to extinguish the cobras.
But In America revolvers are being per
fected each year, and are now, given
away nrejniuxsj wUh ua and. soap.
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY.
Lit Wonld'lte a-Grrat' Memorial. nnd
KoiphnsUe Gettysburg; Speech.
Editor The Vfathlojton Herald:
As everybody is Interested In the pro
posed memorial boulevard to Gettys
burg, in honor of our beloved Presi
dent, Abraham Lincoln. I would
like to quote his own words from
his Gettysburg speech, where he em
braced the living soldier with, the
heroic dead In lus'trlbute for what they
had done there:
"But in a larger sense we tannot dedi
cate wo cannot consecrate we cannot
hallow this ground. .The brave men liv
ing and dead who struggled here ljave
consecrated Jt far above our poor power
to add or detract. The world-will little
note nor long remember what we say
here: It Is for us, the living, rather to be
dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus
far so nobly advanced."
In listening to a gentleman, who him
self commanded In this light at Gettys
burg.' pleading before the committee of
Congress the other day In the name of
and In behalf of these old living sol
diers, who Lincoln said had helped to
make this field Immortal by what they
had done there, Lincoln's words struck
me as almost prophetic It would be
a noble Idea to connect this, our Amer
ican Thermopolar, "with the White House
In "Washington, by a grand memorial
road, bearing the name of this great
democratic man. " WILLIAM IU1ISAV.
Waibinitm. Mirth 1L.
THE 3-CENT PIECE.
Only One City In the Union crm
to Want It.
Krrro ifat Hartford I'rt.
There Is no general demand for a
3-cent piece. The request comes from
Cleveland, where they have I-eent trol
ley fares, and where the people desire
It as a matter of convenience.
The coinage of the 3-cent piece was
discontinued by the government many
years ago. the principal motive being that
the coin In color and size closely re
sembled the lo-cent piece, and was the
cause of many mistakes and much con
fusion. Should the coinage of this piece ever
he resumed It Is quite likely that the
government would see to it that the
former complaints against It were
ma,de Impossible by having it different
in design, size, and color from any
other coin.
It is quite unlikely, however, that
there will be any resumption of Its
coinage. The government will hardly
restore tne coin In order to accommo
date the people of any one city.
IN JOCUND STRAIN.
Fmm the Clenlsnd Main Dealer.
Still, what's turd labor to the woman
who is used to houircleanlng?
From Ihe tluttanorca Tmea.
The do say that the leading artist of
Europe Is crazy to get a Chattanooea
Slrl as a model. He'll be crazier still
u he does.
Iran the llitlidelrhia TOrnrh.
Most people will feel that the Mauch
Chunck lady who Is paving " a day to
keep her son In high balls la not get
ting ner moneys worth.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Mot good housekeepers endeavor to
put their houses In order before they
anveruse lor boarder'
From the New Huen lleilrter
After this. If jou mis our train,
and muat go. ta.e an airship. That's
what Henri Salvey's succesful flight
from l.ondon to Paris means.
Prura the KnosrfUe SenUneL
Secretary Knox's reception In Nica
ragua reminds one of the story of the
good lady who always had to lbck up
her children when the preacher called.
Fran tht BalUnurt Star.
The feml Ine doctor is right when she
sajs that women should Joy In a No C
shoe. But something seems to say that
women won t.
From th Binnltham At-O'llrrakl
"I regard Kllhu Root as the wlest man
In America." says Andrew Carnegie.
Joseph W. Bailey Isn't going to like Mr.
Carnegie after this
From the Da lit j Nm
As a general thing we oppose three
in a bed. Still It would probably be no
great hardship for ex-Presidents Diaz
and Zelaya to move over and make room
for honor Madi.ro.
Fran the Mempbi New.Scim:tar.
vve Know the most beautiful woman
In the world. She lives and breathes
and has her being In Memphis. We
know the most beautiful woman
Memphis, also, but we are not going
to veil.
From the Chattanooga Timen
Alter a courtship or tmrty years an
Iowa farmer has Just married his be
loved. It Is not surprising that it takes
oman thirty years to make un her
minu to marry an Iowa farmer.
From the Binninzham Nena.
The Houston Post remarks that nobody
should drink coffee from a saucer, which
causes the Nashville Banner to remark
that civilization is slowly percelatlng
inrougn Texas.
GEORGE FITCH
Author of "At Good Old Slwath"
The latest models, moreover, keep right
ort shooting when the trigger Is pulled,
which makes It possible for the owner
to get not only the man he Is shooting
at, but a few bystanders, and a baby or
two in the bargain.
Revolvers are making this country
very unhealthy, and they will continue
to do so until a law Is passed forbidding
their s"ale to fools, criminals, quick
tempered men, nervous men, and
cowards. This will, confine pistol -toting
to the police forces and the bronze stat
ues of the country, and will e-reatlv en
hance the desirability of the common
six-Inquest revolver.
(Corrntat. Uli. W Geoit Uitthew Aduu.)
ANECDOTES OF
QUEEN VICTORIA
Though the Inifer life of royalty Is
rarely If ever written, so much gets Into
print about kings and queens that it. Is
possible to sift a fair amount of good
from the voluminous matter before us.
The latest addition to this class of read
ing Is "In the Early Court, of Queen. Vic
toria," by an Englishman, and In It the
author Is anxious to show that queen as
a really "human" person, having faults
as well as virtues. ''
We are told that It was Ihe dreariness
of the childhood and girlhood of the
young princess that led her when she
came to power so early In life to be
have wt,th an arrogance and haughtiness
almost unbelievable In so young- a girl,
and especially In such a period. How she
promptly put her own mother, the Duch
ess of Kent, "In her proper place" Is an
old story, and. though devoted and al
most Ideally attached to her consort, she
kept him also "in his place" to such a
degree that he was not even allowed to
propose to her.
We have the Queen's own words for IL
For she told the Duchess of Gloucester
"that she had to propose to her dear
Albert," explaining "how Impossible It
would have been for a Duke of Coburc
to propose to the Queen of England, and
that he would have never dared to take
such a liberty."
With all due respect to the ashes of her
sainted majesty, that was "bosh;" that
was foolish talk of a silly girl; that was,
to use an Americanism, the conceit of a
"swelled head." Because the Dukes of
Coburg and Gotha. of which house, by
the way, she herself was an offspring, be
long to a historic family every bit as
great, every bit as proud, and a great
deal older than the present reigning
house pf England and, oh. perverse fate,
her own son. the Duke of Edinburgh, was
glad to exchange his royal British prince
ship for the throne of that very dukedom
of Coburg-Gotha, and her grandson is its
ruler at the present day.
Lord Melbourne even, on whom the
young Queen lavished much affection, got
snubbed when he dared to offer a correc
tion. Presiding at her first ministerial
council, Victoria began reading as fol
lows: "This act Instituted" (which Is the
British legal way of spelling "entitled"),
"Entitled, your majesty, entitled," has
tily corrected Lord Melbourne In a loud
voice, aside.
The young girlish Queen slowly drew
herself up and said quietly and firmly:
have said It." Then, after a pause, once
more the childish voice rang out:
"This act instituted"
But withal this most precocious of
young women had her youthful moments.
At her coronation her dignity, the serl-
ou-ncss with which she' took in the
smallest details and observed them, was
n marvel to the witnesses. But when It
was all over, mind you, this girl hur
ried back to her palace and Impatiently
tore off her ro)al robes "that she might
give her beloved spaniel. Dash. Its bath."
As a matter of fact, a similar Incident Is
related of her return from opening her
nral I'arnament.
An old court official watched her as she
re-entered Buckingham Palace, and curi
ously followed her as she went through
a door leading to the staircase which
led up to her own apartments. There, at
the foot of that staircase, he saw "her
majesty" roll the long court train of her
state dress around her arm. then pick
ap her gown, and, two stairs at a time,
run up to the next floor, calling to her
ones.
The liberal reader will make allow
ances for the head of a oung girl being
turned by all the grandeur so unexpect
edly heaped upon her. Tor she never had
the remotest Idea of ever wearing a
crown that of the most powerful nation
on earth had not an Inexorable fate re
moved the several personages by death
who were between her and the succes
sion. She was human after all. Her
almost Ideal family life bears the most
convincing testimony of It.
The current week-ends, the royal
mourning, and all court activities will
be renewed as long as the King and
Queen are In residence at Buckingham
Palace.
Of all the Outhful ladies to bow be
fore the British majesties this month as
brides few are so "tart and divinely
fair" as Lady Leconfleld. who. on her
wedding day last October, towered a full
head and shoulders above her father.
Col. Rnwson. over th heads of the of
ficiating prelates, and over the bride
groom, all men of goodly height. Lady
Leconfleld's Jewels will eclipse the gems
worn by her contemporaries In the throne
room. She has choice of half a score of
tlsras. crowns, and parures worthy of a
queen, and it Is said the nimlly emeralds
are finer than the famous green stones
which belonged to Catharine of Russia.
Such a galaxy of youth and beauty has
not been seen at court these many years.
for the list of other brides awaiting
presentation also Includes the beautiful
Lady Camoys, Lady Valletort. Lady
neiding. Lady Anson. Lady Hardwlcke,
I-ady Gormanston. Lady Oort, Lady
Hood, Lady O'Hagan. Lady Violet
Chart erls (a future Countess Wemyssj,
Lady vvorsiey. Lady Monkbretton, and
three ladles, the brides "en secondes
noces" of Lord Suflleid. I.ord Downe,
and Lord St. John, of Bletsoe.
Lady Rosabelle Bingham Is another re
cent bride, whose presentation will, how
ever, be deferred until that of the young
wife of her cousin. Lorn Stafford, who
will be presented to their majesties by
the Duchess of Sutherland. The latter
was hostess for her brother. Lord Ross
lyn, when Stafford House was en fete
for the wedding of his only daughter.
Lady Rosabelle, who married Mr. David
Bingham at tho Guards' Chapel. The
gorgeous mansion, which Is tucked away
In the solitude of Stable Tard. St. James.
made a glorious setting for. the reception.
to which 1.000 guests were bidden, os
tensibly to view tho presents, but at the
ssme time to meander through the gilded
salons, the long gallery of old masters.
and to listen to the Inspiring lilt of Scot
tish airs which met ones ears on
sides, for although Mr. Bingham belongs
to the old Hibernian lamliy ot Lord Lu
can. his bride Is a daughter of "High St.
Clair."
Mrs. Cecil Bingham, well known to
Americans as Mrs. Chaunccy when she
was one of tbe most noted hostesses in
London high life for some years past,, at
her beautiful mansion In Grosvenor
place, gave a very successful entertain
ment In honor of her only child. Miss
Alice Chauncey, on the occasion of the
Utters debut, and also for her youthful
stepdaughter. Miss Lavlnla Bingham.
The hostess was handsome In a white
satin dress with draperies of Jade green
tulle. A pearl rope encircled her throat,
and was looped to one side of the cor
sage with a rosette of diamonds. Miss
Chauncey appeared In white satin with
clusters of water lilies, her fair hair
brushed away from her temples, a la
pompadour.
I have another Inquiry asking Flaneur
for Information as to the names of the
members of the House of Commons who
have been honored with the blue ribbon
or the Garter besides Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign secretary. There
were four others. Hero they are: Sir
Robert W-lpole, Lord North, Lord
Castlereagh (afterward Marquis of Lon-
donberry), and Lord Palmerston. The
last member of the cabinet who "re
ceived an extra Garter" (there being no
vacancy, the twenty-five. Knights all be
ing appointed), was Lord Derby, on
whom Queen Victoria Insisted on con
ferring the blue ribbon when his govern
ment went out of office In June. l&I.
FLANLCR.
OmxifrU, ISCt by Ootat Gattnp BjBdkzla)
York
Julius Garfinkle & Co.
WASHINGTON
THESE splendid
.stocks of new
spring models com
prise styles in which the
woman of critical taste .will
feel perfectly dressed
wherever she goes modes
so far removed from the
commonplace that each
garment in its way is a
perfect example of the
dressmakers' and tailors'
art. -i
F Street,
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
By FRED
Newspaper In hand. Dr. Richard
Bartholdt, member of Congress from St.
Louis, leaned back in his chair the other
evening, yawned, and remarked:
"I wouldn't be surprised If the Repub
licans get Into such a row at Chicago
that the convention drags along for ten
days or two weeks."
"Oh-h!" gasped Mrs. Barthnldt from
the other side of the center table when
she heard her husband's Innocent re
mark. "I don't see any reason for getting ex
cited about it," said Bartholdt, looking
around at her. "I was simply reading
here in the paper that "
"I had an experience once of waiting
for a Chicago convention to coma
til an erne- and It agitated me
ti. think of It-that's all." explained
Mrs. Bartholdt Then the Congressman
remembered, and at the House the next
day he told some friends a romantic tale.
Here It Is-
Bartholdt was sent to Chicago by a
New Tork paper to report the convention
of 1K0 that nominated Garfield. As
soon as he learned he was going to Chi
cago, he wrote to a young woman In St
Louis that they might as well set their
wedding date for the day after the con
v entlon. as he could run right down from
Chicago and save another trip West later
on. She agreed, and her friends were all
notified to be on hand at C o'clock
on the day after the Chicago convention
would adjourn. i JL
But the convention Instead of lasting
three days, as everybody had expected,
dragged along for ten days. Bartholdt
was In an awful predicament, lie knew
how squeamish brides are about postpon
ing weddings, but he had to stick on tbe
Job for his paper. So. when he wasn't
wiring dispatches to his paper, he was
sending messages to the young woman In
St. Louis to put the wedding off one more
day.
When he Anally reached St. Louis.
Bartholin's resources falling under the
Item of "cash on hand" were low. In con
sequence of his long stsy In Chicago.
But having had little experience In wed
ding trips, Bartholdt thought he had
plenty of money and set out bravely with
his bride for Niagara Palls for In those
days it was still permissible to go to
Niagara Falls on athoneymoon Journey:
In fact, unless one did so the wedding
formalities were not considered regular.
Two miles west of Albany, Bartholdt
went back to the rear platform, looked
through his pockets, purse, and stamp
book, and found that he was down to 17
cents. Ills one hope was that h bride
would not cry for food until they reached
New Tork, so that he might have car
fare. Just when he was getting encour
aged she expressed a modest desire for a
cup of codec. Bartholdt was glad It
wasn't porterhouse steak, but even 10
cents for a cup of coffee knocked out his
last chance of having carfare.
At Jersey City he excused himself for
a moment, rushed Into a saloon, laid his
watch on the counter, and asked excit
edly: "Can I get a dollar on It?"
"Whatta you wanna dor' asked the
barkeep.
"Mine is a long story." said Bartholdt,
"But I need a dollar, aud I need It quick.
My brido awaits."
"Here's a dollar." said the larkeep.
"but take your ticker along. Pay me
when you can."
The following Sunday. Bartholdt. with
two or three friends. Journeyed to Jersey
City, where they repaid the kind barkeep
many fold.
Senator Warren tells IL A oung man
got married, moved to Wyoming from
Royal
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Purm
Used and praised by the most
competent and careful pas
try cooks, the world over
The only Baking. Powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of
Tartar made from grapes
Paris
Dinner Gowns,
Evening Gowns,
Evening Wraps,
Afternoon Wraps,
Morning Frocks,
Tailored Costumes,
Tailor-made Suits,
Trotting Suits,
.Linen Suits and Dresses,
Coats for Motoring, Driv
ing, Tennis, Golf, &c,
French Blouses,
Tailored Waists,
Silk Skirts,
French Silk Petticoats,
Paris Millinery,
Tailored Hats,
English Walking Hats.
Corner - 13th
C. KELLY.
the Middle West, and took up a large
tract of land, on Warren's recommenda
tion, near the Shoshone Reservation. A,
number of tbe more educated Indians In
the neighborhood worked for him by the
day, from time to tune.
One morning he was called away to be
gone all day, and his young, wife, being
timid, locked herself In the house. An '
Indian came and knocked on the door,
seeking employment, but the wife, think
ing of stories she had read in her school
history of Indian outrages, feared to opn
the door At last she compromised by
ralsing an upstairs window a couple of
Inches and Inquiring what the man
wanted.
"You act frightened." observed the In
dian, after learning that her husband
wasn't around.
"Yes; I do feel a little timid." admitted
the woman.
"You needn t be." said the Indian earn
estly "There isn't a white roan within
ten miles."
Representative Ben Focht. of Tenns!
vartia, went over into his district the
other day and delivered a speech. It was
a good speech, well fertilized with wis
dom, and it made a hit. An old man who
drove the Congressman to his train spoke
In the highest terms of Vocht's effort
"It's a pleasure to hear an educated
man talk," the driver remarked, -.v lot
of people might not understand all of
them big words you used, but I liked 'em.
Kl tell you one thing. Mrr Focht; a man's
gotta bi able to read and write te get
ahead of me."
Speaker Clark's services were sought a
-t-few months ago by a small Indiana town
that was undertaking to put one ot those
Chautauqua affairs over the plate.
"We would like to know," the chalman
of the committee inquired, "how intch
you would charge to come and make ui
a speech "
Speaker Clark named his figure aid
added: "I'll come and lectare. If possible,
for that amount but it will be a lecture,
you understand, and not a speech, 't
charge money for lectures, but when I
make a speech I make It for nothing."
tOormrfit, ii br Fred r KeUj. AU rij!ts iti
serted.)
AHEHT MISSOURI.
Fran the Birminsham .Vr"-I!erM.
The Missouri hen 1 awaiting the pass
ing of the houn' dawgs superior popu
larity. Fran the Kansaa CHj Tunes,
Missouri River navigation will be re
sumed this month. Indications are them
will be an abundance of water In the
river this spring, and then some
Prom the Nosark rttar.
Spirit of that homely Missouri lj-rla
has reached even the classic shades of
Harvard. President LowclL with his
cane, beat off a bull that was butlln' his
dawg aroun'.
Frun the Fhi!aikl(hla 11m.
searching effort all over Missouri
to find tbe author of the "Ozark dawg
song" has miserably failed, and not
much wonder. If oti hud written it.
would you bo willing to say so?
An Clnclnuntl rrs It.
From the LouiMUIe CourierJoumal.
The Houston Post's assertion that no
body should drink coffe from a saucer
meets with hearty response In Cincinnati,
where the unanimous opinion is that it
Is a ead waste of time to drink hot coffee.
from a saucer when ou could be drink
ing ioId beer from a schooner.
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