The Saint Paul globe., October 09, 1898, Page 15, Image 15

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IN WOMAN'S KBAI_M.
TO EARN A LIVING.
IB—per*! I— for m»tls_ on tbe Possi
bilities of tbe Various Trii-eH
iukl Profeaaioau a.
A recent issue of the New York Tribune
contained eight pages ol* what might be ealh-d
expert information upon the advantages and
disadvantages of twenty-seven professions
nnd trades open to women. The facts and
fancies Bet forth are all signed by women who
stand high In their calling, and while much
of the Information, especially that relating to
law, me-dicine, nursing, a;id so forth, has long
hi en public property, there are many other
statements which deserve the careful con
-. Biderati on at the profession or trade-hunting
" women.
Competition would not be so sharp If women
Of Pails, ls making a sensation because
of her craze for the automobile. Recently .she
dro\~? her motor phaeton with her own hand
for a d'stanee of 550 miles, visiting her es
tates In Champagne and Bonnelles, also
making a flying trip into Touralne. It will be
remembered that the duchess waa the flrst
would give themselves more room by spread
ing out over the field of activities. But un
fortunately they go much like a flock of
altogether. Hence the crowding of ed
-1 women into the teaching profession,
and the stampede of those less highly trained,
Into stenography, and the stores. It is piti
ful that this should be so when there is so
much room for women elsewhere. Miss Alice
J. Hand, who has not only made herself rich,
but has gained a name in the field of archi
tecture, says:
"There is an immense unknown field for
women in architecture, especially in the plan- |
nlng of dwellings. Xo one is quicker to |
acknowledge the fact than an intelligent j
man. After a woman has secured technical I
training, there is no better opening wedg^ J
to Cc money-making world than to become
identified in some way with a well-established
architectural firm. In planning a dwelling I i
have often observed that the cleverest archi
are given to sacrifice utility to harmony
of design. This is an error that I think few
women would make. Their familiarity with
the requirements of a home makes them ex
ceedingly practical. I recall a discussion once
at school between an instructor and pupil
apropos to a cellarway. The girl protested
that the stair was too narrow for comfort or
eafety, and in her design she enlarged it.
' 'But can't you see,' said tha instructor,
'that in enlarging the step you spoil the
harmony of the design?'
' Put a fat cook on the step aa you would
have it,' replied the girl. 'Then consider
the harmony of the cojk.'
"As usual, the woman had the last word!"
Miss Hand has designed many public build
ings and ls at present a member of a pros
perous New York firm.
TRADESWOMEN.
For the woman who may not have the
i training or inclination to take up so brain
• teasing an occupation, sheep-raising, fruit
growhig, fancy dog breeding and the labor
agency are suggested:
A Virginia woman who owns a small piece
of land has become interested ln the busi
ness of raising sheep. She ataned on a
capital of $25, and with this sum she purchas
ed sheep at $3 a head. She raised as many
as she could care for ou the land, disposing
of tho rest as soon as they were old enough.
She devoted about an hour each day to their
care, and paid a boy a small sum a week to
keep the sheds in order. She ls now able,
after five years, to clear over $150 annually.
English women have developed no small
talent for stock raising, having taken 30 per
cent of the prizes at a recent contest.
In fancy dog breeding women are no less
successful, and this branch pays better than
cattle raising. At the show of the Ladies'
Kennel association in London recently near
ly every breed of dogs was exhibited. Two
of the best modern breeds of beagles and
bull<ioKs were raised by women. Teama of
bloodhounds and the finest St. Bernards ln
ti^e world are credited to women who have
made a study and business of the industry.
Ono of those women never exhibits a dog
worth less than $5,000.
As business managers these women stock
. owners are noted for "economy, method and
gocd sense; they are good buyers and know
Just when to sell." In many stock farms
a widow or waughter will succeed where the
p husband or father failed.
IN THE WORLD OF ART.
Prior to the World's fair sculpture as a
branch of artistic labor had not appealed
strongly to women artists, but now clay
modeling and working ln marble are in
creasing in popularity among women.
Seven women labored on the colossal
statues of the World's fair buildings aud
■grounds, and at the head of these stood Miss
Juiia Bracken, who was in practical charge
of the women sculptors and who herself
modeled several famous statues. The large
figure of "Illinois Welcoming the Nations"
was the work of her hands, as were also the
flying figures whicb adorned the corner cf
the Woman's building and the "Victory" of
the Manufacturers' building. Since the fair
Miss Bracken has devoted her time chiefly
to bust work, the most successful being the
bust of Sir Moses Monteflore, the Hebrew
philanthropist. This talented sculptor occu-
B a studio in Chicago.
.Mrs. Low W. Moore, another of the "work
ing seven," had her bust of John R. Bensley
ited by the National Sculpture Society of
New- York. It was such a strong piece of
work that the Judges refused to believe It
had been fashioned by the dainty hand of
_ woman.
Wood carving is a fascinating branch of
art, and an industry not by auy mean 3 beyond
the capacity of woman. It is artistic useful
and highly remunerative, embodying the al
ways desirable elements in any industry of
Interesting the mind, occupying the hands and
replenishing the purse. It is also undoubted
ly one of the finest and foremost industrial
arts of the day.
The Princess of Wales, in the Industrial
school at Sandrlngham, which she established
and sustains, gives special prominence to
wood carving. Specimens of the work from
the hands of the maidens under tutelage fre
quently command high prices, and aro exhib
ited as fine works of art. The use of burnt
wood in ciecor-ition. an art which dates from
mediaeval times, is having its renascence in
this country. It bids fair to become an im
l*orta:-.t factor in the artistic finish of our
buildings, public and private. Authorities
say that dry woods, free from gummy or
resinous parts, are the only suitable kind 3.
The white or yellow poplar of the United
States is said to be well suited for burnt
wood designs. Fine results are obtained by
combining harder, darker woods, such as
oak or walnut, that impart rich dark lones
in contrast with the lighter poplar.
is a unique business for an energetc worn-
THE Dit UK ESSE Dl E_BS,
woman in Paris to drive a horseless carriage,
and she is today considered the most expert
chauffeurstoker or motor woman in France.
Tho Duchesse d'Uzes is as well the most ac
complished woman whip in Europe, and she
is a sculptor of considerable ability. The- por
trait reproduced was taken from the Cosmo
politan.
an. The Kansas City World gives the best
illustration of the possibilities of this busi
ness In its description of Mrs. S. J. Atwood
and her work:
"Her business is to gather up all the idle
laborers she can find and put them to work
on the Union Pacific railroad in Colorado,
Wyoming and other Western sections. She
ha 3 been employed by the Union Pacific in
this capacity for the last twelve years, and
the company finds her services Indispensable.
Mrs. Atwood has been iv the business so
long that she says she can tell by looking
at a man whether or not he will make a
good hand. When she sees one who suits
her taste she approaches him without hesi
tation and asks him how he would like the
position she has to often It only requires
the work of about a minute for the terms
to be arranged, and the man is escorted to
some corner where others she has engaged
have been congregated.
"The labe.r-hustler is a little woman about
30 years of age. She has short curly hair
that is as black as night. She walks with
an agile step and always ha 3 a pleasing
smile for even the toughest hobo."
The labor agency need not be confined to
securing male laborers, but can cover the
necessities of female help if the agent has
the necessary energy, versatility and intui
tion.
For those who have literary aspirations,
Helen Winslow, editor of the Club Woman,
offers this encouragement. She says:
"Before I became an editor I believed, with
other aspirants, that acceptance or rejection
was too often a matter of influence or per
sonal interest. Now I know that an editor
Is frequently obliged to reject an excellent
article for the best possible reasons. First,
the artic'.e may not be suited to his publica
tion; second, it may be exactly in line with
something he has already used or is just
going to publish; third, it may be too long
or too short; fourth, the magazine may be
already overstocked with manuscripts; fifth,
the editor may not be able to pay for ltj
sixth, and so on, up to sixtieth, there may
be plenty of reasons why his 'with regrets'
may be sincere.
"Be not easily discouraged. Do not at
tempt to write unless you have something
to say, and then try to say it ln a convincing
and, if possible, an out of the usual, way.
Keep up a brave spirit and welcome rejected
manuscript as the necessary discipline for
moulding the successful writer. Send It forth
with a prayer and a song— not a sigh. Prac
tice patience and perseverance with a capital
P, and you will push up to the profitable
paths of a prolific pen."
There are ln this ' country a few women
who are earning a living in the saddle.
Prominent among them is Mrs. Beach, the
famous Newport riding teacher. She does
not see much romance in her profession and
confines her remarks to the actual require
ments of the business.
"With a perfect knowledge of horsemanship,
perfect health, patience and courage, a wom
an can earn a living In teaching riding by
hard work," she asserts. "The want of ex
perience wculd be a drawback to a young
girl's undertaking to give Instruction, and
she assumes a great responsibility.
"In teaching children Infinite pains must be
taken, and the teacher should be most con
scientious.
"Saddles, habits and all riding paraphernalia
are expensive, and should always be of the
beat Quality that can be found.
"I should like to see a woman teaoher In
every school, for I believe that women and
children would and do learn of such a teach
er with greater comfort to themselves than
when the instructor Ls a man. The different
natures met with require different treatment
and this women are patient ln giving."
Another avenue open to ambitious women
is worthy of special mention, viz.: The den
tistry. If any of the learned professions
are properly open to women none ls more
so than this, since the feminine physique
ie peculiarly adapted to the work. Dr.
Stewart, a practicing woman dentist, of New
York city, calls attention to the fact that
the modern methods of treatment do not
demand the element of strength which was
needed when pulling teeth was the chief
business of the dentist. A woman's hand
ls smaller, her fingers are more deft and
she ls more sympathetic and patient than
man, and hence can do the same work with
the Infliction of less pain.
Enough has been said to Indicate what
women might do if they would only gather
their courage and cut loose from the over
crowded professions and trades, where they
draw but starvation wages.
FLYING EMBERS.
When Mrs. Curzon goes to reign ln the
court of Calcutta next December ahe will take
with her only a half-dozen servant* from her
English home, alaoe she will ba dependent
IN LITERATURE.
THE EQUESTRIAN.
IN DENTISTRY.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE SUNDAY OCTOBER 9, 1898.
Ro*sml
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alums
Alum baking: powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
upon Indian servants, who understand the
ways of India as only natives of India can*
The magnificent palace In Calcutta, with
its adjoining houses and ample grounds, is
called a "compound," which means that all
the members and attaches, including all the
buildings and animals, arc one family.
The salary paid by Queen Victoria to the
viceroy in India is one of the largest paid to
any of her subjects, and this Ib for the reason
that the Indian people, who are half savage
and wholly Oriental, judge wealth and power
by the display made of it. Consequently the
etiquette of India compels the viceroy and
vicerine to hold frequent receptions of mag
nificent splendor.
At the close of these receptions a feast is
spread upon a long table, and the viceroy
and vicerlue preside as host and hostess.
Menler, the Paris chocolate millionaire, has
recently purchased the little island of Antl-.
costi. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Here he
has established a sort of feudal system, and
appointed his agent, L. O. Coinmetant, gov
ernor of the island. The aristocracy of Que
bec has just been horrified because of the
appearance at a semi-state function in that
city of Commetant, and who, by reason of
his position as "governor of Anticostl," took
precedence of a number of the lords and la
dies of high degree. In the published list of
those present at the affair. Now the Quebec
government is puzzled to know what to do
with this "governor" when he turns up at
future entertainments where the "order of
precedence" is to be observed.
• c *
Lugla Codemo, the Italian poetess, and
author of "N'ohant." died at Venice at the
age of seventy years a ehort time ago. The
bad grace with which George Sand received
the Signora Codemo while she was visiting
France called forth "Nohant," ln which novel
the author of "Consuelo" is laid open to rid
ic_la
• • •
His majesty, the emperor of China, recently
wished his p : ano to be cleaned and tuned,
says the Westminster Gazette. Mr. Moultrie,
an English musician, who attended Pekin for
the purpose, reports that the keys wore filthy,
and had various Chinese hieroglyphics stamped
on them, while the instrument had not been
tuned for years. With very little trouble the
tone was restored and the keys cleaned. This
latter action, however, was against all Chi
nese taste, and the emperor sent back word
that the characters were to be immediately
replaced, while the opinion was expressed that
there was net the slightest necessity for clean
ing the Ivories. So great was the emperor's
appreciation of Mr. Moultrie's skill as a
mechanician that, with the r-hi:d!ike guile
lessness which is so natural with him, ht
sent a perambulator and a jinricksha to be
repaired likewise!
• • •
IF WE IWDKRSTOOD.
Could we but draw back the curtains
That surround each other's lives,
See the naked heart and spirit.
Know what spur the action gives.
Often we should And it better.
Purer than we think we would;
We should love each other better.
If we only understood.
Ah! we judge each other harshly,
QI'EIIS "LOUISE OP DENMARK,
The "Grandmother of all Europe," who died
recently, was the oldest queen in the world.
Knowing not life's hidden fore*,
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at its source,
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good;
Oh! we'd love each other better
If we only underatood.
—New York Tribunal
• . .
Countea* Schlmmelman, of Copenhagen,
Denmark, ls now at Buffalo with her yacht
Duen, having come through the canal from
the Atlantic. The Duen ls undoubtedly the
flrst foreign yacht to cross the Atlantic- and
come through the canal for a tour ot the
Great lakes. The countess is in the United
Statea to Investigate the condition of her
countrymen here.
She is going to Chicago on her yacht next
month to spend the winter there. The
countess haß set a precedent which may make
JLake Michigan a popular water for Europe's
pleasure craft.
• a •
Miss Dorothea Klumpke, an American wo
man, has been placed at the head of the
bureau of measurements at the Paris observa
tory. She is engaged in producing a huge
photographio chart of the heavenß and com
piling a new stellar catalogue. Sbe works
six hours a day, or rather every night, and
receives 120 francs a month.
THE CLUB CORNER.
The Globe desire* to make it* club ooi
ner a clear and faithful refleotor tf Mlna*
•ota orga-lsaUoaa ana ia this end extend-
to them an urgent invitation to use Its space
as an open parliament. The roster of clubs,
which is about completed, shows that many
have taken up the same theme of study for
the year. It will be helpful to the clubs
themselves and Instructive and interesting to
others to compare the results of these various
discussions and researches, if each organiza
tion will forward, to the denartmr nt the ques
tions discussed at Its meefrtig and the decis
ions reached, the information will be given
its proper setting by reference to this club
roster. This work will be farther facilitated,
both for the club secretaries and the depart
ment, if those who have not fine so will send
to us copies of their <*urrentsprogrammes.
• • *
Mrs. Corlnne S. Brown,' of Chicago, waa
asked to reread before the Social Economics
club, of that city, the paper, given by her be
fore the Denver biennial." Her whole effort
was directed toward industrial problems. She
started out with the statement that the in
dustrial problem sometimes seemed like deal
ing with a chapter of horrors, as so much
misery, woo and injustice accompanied it and
the solution seemed so far away, unthankful
and hopeless. She then made a plea that
club women should study this great question,
I for not ouly had they the leisure, but also
the independence of thought and most of
I them the financial independence to give it
consideration. The subject, she added, should
' be handled without gloves. This study, the
; speaker declared, needed not only intellectual
' capacity, but sympathetic comprehension, both
I of which she declared women possessed. In
I the highest meaning, according to Mrs.
Brown, the problem was a mathematical one
and its solution was scientific.
• • *
This is the "federation month" for Minne
sota, Nebraska, Colorado, Ohio and Illinois.
The Illinois women have been honing to re
ceive President McKinley as the star at
traction of their annual, but the Inter Ocean
assures us that the locul clubs are not losing
sleep over the subject.
"If the president attends Uie peace jubilee
and stays in town long enough to respond
to our invitation we would, of course, be
glad to hear him talk," said one of the Chi
cago club members, "but if his duties call
him away we will be coutent with cur other
arrangements, which are excellent in them
selves. "
• . .
At this time of the year the question of
j membership in the general federation usually
comes before local clubs for decision. Is
the game worth the candle or Is it not?
One or two delegates attend the biennials
at the expense of the clubs; can they bring
\ back enough to warrant the expense? The
| answer depends primarily upon tho character
' of the delegate. Is she a gocd splrit-couduc
• tor? Can she transmit to her constituents
I the electricity generated ia the convention,
| or _wlll she consider her -responsibility dis-
J charged if sho acts simply as a "club dummy?"
Secondly, the value of membership in tho
j general federation depends up tha nature
of the club. The purpose of, the national
' organization is to unify, systematize and
j render effectual the efforts of all local clubs.
j If. then, a local organization has an aim be
yond a pleasurable but motiveless study by
its members; ir" it desires to be of service
either directly or indireotly, to the com
munity, it is not inconceivable that it should
learn something of effective methods and
i gain something of wholesome inspiration by
hol-lng a place in the national organization
I isolation is not conducive to growth or ihe
development ot power. "What Harriet C
( 1 owner, editor of the Midland Monthly club
! c*e:>arti_ent. says of the state federation may
apply with equal force to the general organi
zations.
"The annual or biennial meeting brings
women together from every corner of the
I state," she says, "and gives an incent've and
: inspiration of great value. The public dLscus
sion of subjects in which each club is inter
ested leads inevitably to better methods and
higher ideals, and not the least of the bene
fits derived from the state meetings la the
comradeship developed."
• • •
WHAT IS A WOMAN'S CLUBf
"What is a Woman's Club?" No id'.e place
wherein to chatter of the last new play.
Or whisper of a sister gone astray,
Or strip with cruel gossip every trace
Of sweetness from some life borne down
with strife.
'Tis not a place where fashion reigna su
preme,
Where lack of style is sink beyond redeem,
Where outward garb 1s moie than inward
life;
No room is there for care.ess jest or sneer
For delving into dark days .afely past '
Or meaning glances with dire purpose cast,
To cause some trembling soul to blush or
fear.
She celebrated her eighty-first birthday
aeot, 7.
All these are what a woman* club la not—
Things left behind, outgrown, daapised. for
got. ' • -
What is a .Woman's ClubT A meeting ground
For those of purpose great and broad and
strong,
Whose aim is toward tha stars, who ever
long '
To make the patient, listening world resound
Tilth sweeter muslo, purer, nobler tones.
4 5 i°? ?£ere kindly, helpful worda are said
And kindlier deeds are done; where hearts
are fed;
Where wealth of brain fer poverty atone*,
And hand grasps hand and soul finds touch
with soul.
Where victors in the race for fame and
power
Look backward even in their triumph hour,
Tp beckon others towards the shining goal.
This ls a Woman's Club., a ham fair,
Where tollers drop an hour their load of
Care.
What le a Woman** Ohibt The fabric of a
dream
Touched with an altar coal and made alhra,
Instinct with hope for those who toil and
strive
And wait to catch that Joyous day. flrst
fleam
That ushers in a better, freer age,
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BnJP mvxwtitft&ii,
wage,
—•■""iara A. >&__•» ta The club Woman.
SARABAND'S SKIPPER.
From Temole Bar.
The last half-hour of the steamship
Saraband had come. All day she had
lain in the pitiless bay, crouching un
der the fierce blast of the northeast
gale, the seas sweeping her decks, and
now all on board knew that she had
but a short time to live.
She had had her day. Built to carry
120 paasengers, she had once been one
of the popular boats going throfagh
the new?y opened canal to the East,
and her long flush deck had been the
Scene of many a gay gathering when
her passengers thad assembled under
the awnings to laugh, flirt and talk af
ter dinner. But larger and faster
boats had come and her glory had
departed, so that after many vicissi
tudes here she lay, her passenger ac
commodation taken out and the space
filled with grain from the Black Sea
ports, sinking.
Her decks were slanting in an angle
of forty-five degrees, for the wheat
had shifted, and she lay nearly on her
beam ends; every movable thing had
long been washed away, and one struc
ture which should have been immov
able—the engine hatcih— had also been
smashed in.
That was the immediate reason why
she was going to- founder; the engine
room plates were awash and the fires
in the stokehole were out, and for
the last two hours she had only been
kept head to sea by means of a sea
anchor made of the derrick* and spars.
A portion of every s.ea that came on
board found its way through the make
shift contrivance of spars and tar
paulins nailed over the gaping chasm
in her deck that marked the former po
sition of the engine hatch, and each
found her a little lower In the water.
In the shelter of the bridge deck—
the only structure which had been
6trong enough to resist the remorse
less violence of the seas— clustered her
crew, some thirty hands, hard-faced
sailors and grimy firemen; the former
quiet, apathetic, almost careless; the
others, save for a few, dead-wihite with
fear, spending their last moments in
cursing with foolish, meaningless re
petitions of tl*} same words, the ship,
their luck in coming in her, and the
skipper, for not making use of the two
remaining boats which hung from their
davits at the lee side of the bridge
deck and which from their elevated po
sition had not gone when the other
boats had been swept away. On the
bridge stood the skipper and mate,
bearded, elderly men both, straining
their despairing eyes into the wall of
mist and spray which relentlessly rush
ed down upon them, in the faint hope
that some passing vessel might appear
through the gloom of the gale.
At length, the skipper turned and
scrambled down the sloping bridge to
where the mate crouched on the lee
rail. "We shaH have to try the boats,
Mr. Smith; she'll not Last much long
er!" he shouted, the wind pic-king up
each word as he uttered it and sweep
ing them away to leeward, as if jealous
ot the mate hearing them.
"It's a very poor chance," said the
mate; "but I suppose it's our only one.
How long do you give her?"
"Half an hour at the outside. Are
the boats all ready?"
"They've been ready since morning,"
said the mate; "but can we get them
in the water unsmashed, and won't the
firemen rush them?" •
"I don't thi*-^- so," replied the skip
per; "there's lime enough and room
enough for all to get away."
But his face took a grimmer look as
he led the way down from the bridge
to the charthouse, the mate following
him. Inside they could hear each oth
er with greater ease, and the skipper,
while taking hls revolver from a draw
er, gave the mate his final instructions.
"We'll lower the forward lifeboat
first, as she's the biggest; you will take
charge of her, get your crew aboard,
and have every one in his place before
we start to lower, so that you can
shove off as soon as she touches the
water. If those patents act. you ought
to be all right." (The boats were fitted
with a patent contrivance by which
the tackles holding them are automat
ically released the moment the boat is
water-borne, so that there is no un
hooking of blocks to be done while the
boat Is getting dashed to pieces against
the ship's side.)
"I shall be all right." said the mate;
"but what about you? Who's going
to lower the falls of the after boat?
You can't manage it from the boat it
self, with all the crowd you have on
board."
"I'll lower her from the deck," said
the skipper. "If they have a long
painter made fast to the ship, they can
easily pull up again under the counter,
and I'll make a Jump for lt."
"Mind you don't jump short; you'd
have a poor chance with those boots
and oilskins on," said the mate.
"Oh, I'll manage," replied the skipper.
"Call the men up."
The men came up in a body, and the \
skipper came out on the deck, revolver
in hand.
"The ship's sinking," he said, "and
I have decided to take to the boats.
There's plenty of time and room for
all to get away in safety, if you obey
my orders. You will remain standing !
where you are till I call your names, I
then the man whose name Is called will j
take his piace in the boat. Any man !
that starts for the boat before I tell !
him, I shoot; understand all?"
There was a low murmur from the
men, and the skipper continued:
"Mr. Smith will take charge ot tht
boat."
The mate, with a look at the skipper,
climbed into the boat as she hung in
the davits. The skipper then called thu
names of the crew he proposed to sen*d
in her, sending first the sailors, so that
the nuate might place each in his proper
station in the boat, before the firemen.,
etc., who would be of no use in the
critical maneuvers of getting her
away from the ship's side, crowded
her up. But these same firemen did not
understand his reason, and thought ho
was showing undue preference to his
own men, and, a heavier sea than
usual striking the steamer, there was
a cry of, "She's going down, and he's
sending the sailors firat!" and a rush
for the boat.
"Stand back!" cried the skipper.
Crack! and the leading fireman spread
out his hands and pitched on to hia
face, rolling in a limp bundle down on
to the lee rail. The rest of the men
stopped. They might as well be drown
ed as shot, they thought, and they hud
dled together, looking with horrified
glances at their dead comrade. The
skipper paused, lowered his revolver,
and then called the next name; they
had learned their lesson, and went
quietly to the boat, which was got
safely away, and drifted out of sight
in the mist of the gale.
The other boat was filled without any
mishap, and the skipper, the only ma
left on deck, lowered her; she also got
clear away, and drifted out to the full
length of her painter. The skipper
walked aft to wait for them to haul
up again. He had to pass the body of
tho dead man, and he did not look at
it. The boat was hauling up on the
painter, and waa getting close; the
skipper got on the rail ready to Jump.
At that moment a fireman, tha brother
of the man he had shot, reached over
th« boat's bow, and, with a ory of
"Blast you, stop and drown with Bill!"
cut the painter.
The distance between the ship and
the boat began to widen instantly, and
ln spite of the frantic efforts of the
sailors at the oars the deeply iadsn
boat was swept away and blotted out
in the mist. The skipper got down
from the rails, and made his way back
to the bridge deck. He had just ten
minutes to live. Ten minutes to pre
pare for the next world, after forty
years at seal
He climbed up on the bridge again,
and sat on the canvas windscreen to
think. His wife and children, who
would look after them now? Hls wages
were £16 per month; on that he had had
but small chance to cave. Well, he
supposed the Shipmasters' society
wotlld dp -fotnethlng' for iier, but she
Would fi-TS -t-Q ffivt ujp her little house
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at oFrest Gate and drop from the po
sition of a captain's wife to letting
lodgings; perhaps one of the children
could be got into an orphanage; if not,
well, it meant starvation or the work
house. He thought of his own life, of
his hard, 111-used boyhood, cabin boy
in a Quebec timber ship; of his man
hood, spent in unremitting toil in all
parts of the world; of the various ships
he had commanded, in each of which
he had been expected to use less coal,
less paint, fewer provisions and to go
with smaller crews than in the last.
He thought of the blackguards he had
had to command as crews, and the
trouble he- had had with them, and the
old sailor proverb rose to his lips: "To
live hard, work hard, die hard, and go
to hell after all would be too_£lamned
hard." Well, he'd not had much fun
out of life, and now he was going to
find out what it all meant. Anyway,
he had always done his best for his
ship.
His eyes fell on the dead body of
the fireman. That too! If the man
should indict him at the bar of the
last judgment he would answer there,
as he would have answered to an
earthly court: "In my judgment it was
necessary for the safety of the men
in my charge." A sudden quiver warn
ed him she was nearly gone, and he
rose to his feet for one last look to
windward. As he looked into the blind
ing spray he saw a large wave come
out of the mist and knew lt would
swamp her. He gripped the rail with
both hands, and his lips moved in a
half-forgotten prayer. "Our Father,
which art" — and the wave swept on.
But the Saraband had gone. The skip
per had gone to meet his fireman where
"there shall be no more sea."
VALUABLE DOG MAD.
Some 95,000 Worth of Roblea
Roaming About Near ChlcoßO.
CHICAGO, Oct. B.— Rev. M. E. Erz'a
$5,000 dog is loose In the woods north
of Montrose boulevard and west of
Lincoln av?nue.
Savage from hunger, the huge St
Bernard had defied all attempts to cap
ture him, and on several occasions haa
ccme near eating up Detective De Celle,
of the town hall police station.
Capt. Schuettler has ordered the
*v\ oeds surrounded by policemen, and
will send a squad with Instructions to
bring in the $5,000 beast or die In the
attempt.
When the dog disappeared from the
rectory of St. Matthias* Cathollo
church, Alnslle and Western avenues,
Capt. Schuettler put all his available
detective- on the trail. Officer de Celle
has a touch of Sherlock Holmes blood
In him. He got a microscope — so it is
said, but modestly denied by Mr. De
Celle — and, crawling on his hands and.
knees in the road for a mile and a half
traced the dog's font steps to the woods,
"ftain then obliterated the tracks, but
yesterday De Celle returned to tl\Q
woods aild aft-.n- a few hours' search
got sight of the dog.
-rhe next minute De Celle was climb
ing an eighty-foot tree. The $5,000 dog
showed unmistakable signs of an in
tention to devour the sleuth. In the
course of an hour De Celle returned to
earth, the dog having slunk away to a
cavern under some fallen trees. Cau
tiously advancing,, the detective peered
Into tive opening and said softly:
"Come, doggie!"
The doggie came, and De Celle had
barely time to shin up another tree,
losing a part of one trouser leg as he
drew lt out of reach. He says he
would have riven a couple of dollar*)
if the brute had b=en a $1 cur Instead
of a $5,000 prize winner. He didn't dare
to shoot as it was.
After another wait of an hour or so
De Celle came down, but he steered
clear of the cavern and sprinted to
the Sheffield avenue police station,
where he told Capt. Schuettler of hia
adventures.
The captain ordered a large force of
policemen to the woods, piloted by De
Celle. The officers surrounded the "cav
ern, while De Celle again toyed with
fate by approaching the opening and
calling in his sweetest accent to the
wild beast within.
There was no response for a moment,
and De Celle stuck hia head into the
cavern, when, with an awful roar, the
dog charged. De Celle and the entire
squad of officers climbed trees like a
shot— this part of the affair is denied
publicly, but privately admitted— where
they remained until darkness settled
over the woods.
Default Ing: Treasurer Convicted.
SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. B.— A O. Widber,
ex-treasurer of this city and county, ha*
heen convicted of embezzling 176,242 from the
public treasury. The jury was out all night.
Widber will be sentenced next Saturday.
The young man who ff^
starts in business life Sj^Sa^
with a good athletic
training back of him will fl_Tr J **
be able to stand more <^^_m__l \
than the man who has _B^§MJg^-_i
not had the sarnc- advant- W^fßgS^ 4
age. Nevertheless, if he
overworks and neglects \ -■2^ _F
his health, he is likely to V^Tn^ft-_.
fall a victim to some fa- a/* W^^k
tal malady like his less j.— --> _r ,S W
fortunate brother. f
There is only one fi /<ray_n
safe road for a man tovV fir^7^\
tread in the matter of 'a ( \ _ sßfj/
health. That is the \ IA Vr^^
road of eternal J^N-fl *" c/ /
vigilance. No sf^3|S^7_| _?— •
man no matter *r^-£&g£j W **■**- """"""
how strong he \ t~~^
may be natural- >^
ly, can with impunity neglect the little ill*
and indispositions of life. These little dis
orders are what make the big ones. When
a man suffers from headaches and loss of
appetite, feels drowsy and dull during wak
ing hcurs, cannot sleep at night and is
nervous and 6haky at all times, he is in a
dangerous condition. If he long neglects
his condition he will find himseif a very
sick man. Dr. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery is the best of all medicines for
the many diseases that are caused by an
impaired digestion and insufficient and im
proper nourishment. It creates a hearty,
healthy appetite; it make 3 digestion and
assimilation perfect ; it invigorates tha
liver and purifies and enriches the blood.
It is the great blood-maker, flesh-builder
and nerve tonic. It is the best of all niedi.
cincs for nervous disorders and it cures 98
per cent, of all cases of consumption, if
taken in its earlier stages, before the lung*
are too far wasted. For chronic, bronchial,
throat and naeal affections it is an un
equaled remedy. An honest dealer will
not suggest some inferior substitute.
Rev. C. M. Lf-uioud, (P. 0. Box 207), Quauah,
Hardemau Co., Texas, writes: "I write to say
that during the late trouble between the State*
it became my duty as well a» privilege to speuk
lv the open air at night, which produced slight
hemorrhages aud loss of voice iron which I had
suffered more or lesi lor a number of years, until
that (".od-send ' Golden Medical Discovery,' given
to the world by the Inventive and scientific brain
of Dr. R. V. Pierce, was obtained. After six bot
tles had been used the palna und aches In my
lungs began to give way, and now I feel that,
with a judicious course cf life I may M.- c ninny
years. I thank God for giving to the world *
mau who has done so much for suffering hi>
inanity. ' '
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