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Whea Aunt Sail Bently came to the
cbirea there were uo cushions In the
, pews, (be offered to tand half the
expense of providing them. Deacon
Hasting was consulted, lie bad con
tributed half the lumber to build the
church and the two stoves that heated
It, aad he was the boss. He said be
wanted no chances. Aunt Stilly said
he'd get even.
Just what Aunt Sally meant by her
half threat soon developed. She came
to church lugging a big feather pillow
tinder her arm, and the pillow was
used In her pew for a cushion. She
bad come In late, and the sight of ber
walking tip the aisle with the pillow
was a novelty. It waa more; It was
eandaloM that ia, Deacon Hastings
o considered It, and he opened his
batteries aa soon as the benediction
was pronounced. Never In all hia life
bad he heard of each a thing, and he
hoped for the good of the cause and
the morals of society the pillow would
be left at home thereafter.
"Look a-bere, deacon," answered
Aunt Sally, "I was watching you all
through the ' sermon, and you waa
bitching around on the hard seat like
boy on tacks. Ton may continue to
hitch If yeu want to, but I shan't. This
pillar will come with me every Sunday
until - we have pew cushions. I don't
believe the Lord Is going to punish
any obc for wanting to be comfortable
In church."
"But our forefathers stood up to
worship," argued the deacon.
"Yes. I know, and I guess they got
wore .religion In their legs than In
their souls. If you don't want me to
come to meeting you can say so, but if
I come the pillar comes along."
The deacon said It was a rank case
of heresy, and he would have put ber
out if be could have secured any sup
port All others advised him to let the
matter go, and for three months Aunt
Bally and her pillow were features of
the morning service. But she wasn't
satisfied with her victory. Summer
was coming on, and the flies were com-
log about, and she boldly broached the
subject of protecting the church with
screen doors and windows. :
"And make a complete surrender to
Satan!" shouted the good old deacon
as he grew red In the face. I
"Don't you try to keep flies out of
your bouse?" she asked.
"But my house Is not a church. If
the Lord wills It that flies shall enter
this sanctuary it is not for us to keep
them out."
"I saw you batting at one that want
ed to light on your nose Inst Sunday."
"Then I shall ask forgiveness for it
Sister Bently, you have almost elisor
gsnlzed this church with your feather
pillows and other Ideas, and you must
go no further. We were years in driv
ing Satan and his temptations out, and
now they must stay cut." .
"I'll pay half on the screens," she
persisted.
"Tou would probably pny half to
have a fiddle Introduced here to help
out the singing, but that will never be.
If I had to open a screen door to get
Into this church I never could feel
right in my conscience thereafter."
Aunt Sally went home to do some
thinking. She hadn't far to go, and
the jjarn on her place was still nearer.
The flies had really become a nui
sance, and.' though fans were permit
ted, the doaeon had a scowl for those
who waved them too vigorously. And.
besides, it Is a trick to fan the back of
one's neck and ieep a bluebottle fly at
a distance. She felt that she must
adopt some heroic measure to call at
tention to the nuisance, and after
three or four days the Idea came to
her. She had half an acre of ground
around her house, and she decided
leave Ms wagon and" the hfves fin the
alley near the church over Sunday.
And, suspiciously enough, some folks
thought she did not attend church on
Sunday. It rained Saturday, and her
rheumatism was worse.
Sunday morning brought hot weath
er. There was the usual congregation,
and doors and windows stood open,
and the flies frolicked. By no possi
bility could Aunt Sally bjTe known
that a certain boy would come loafing
along that street at 11 o'clock on bis
way to the river. Neither could 6he
have told that be would bait on see
ing the hlvos and the bees flying
around and after two or three min
utes pick up three or four rocks and
send them against the hives with a
smash. Of coarse the bees resented
it. They weren't taking any sans off
a tow headed boy. Tbo trouble, bow
ever, was that the boy put on rapid
transit and got away. In huntlne;
around for his trail the bees found
the open doors and windows of the
church, and they reasoned that one
kind of meat was as good as another
for them, and they entered. Three
minutes later the congregation was
going out. They went out the handiest
way and without decorum. Tberw
were shouts and shrieks and walls.
and the two doctors In the village had
their hands full for the next three
days.
Somehow or. other Satan didnl
?ome Into possession, lie didn't two
weeks later,- when the building was
screened, nor six weeks later, when
tbo pews were cushioned. They even
put In a furnace and parlor organ and
painted the building In time.
M. QUAD.
MAGAZINE REVIEW, j
Church and Clergy.
Tlatee are to be substituted for col
lection bags at St. Mary's church, Do
ver, England, mainly on the express
ground that so many buttons have
been found In the latter.
Pastor Wagner, who became famous
through the praise of his book. "The
Simple Life." In this country, Is no
longer the head of a village chnrch,
but has a larger congregation In Paris.
The Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, the
evangelist, of Warsaw, Ind., sails for
Australia March 24 to begin a monster
revival. He willbe accompanied by
his daughter and a full staff of as
sistants. Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler Is now
in bis eighty -eighth year. He was or
dained sixty-three years ago. He be
came pastor of the Lafayette Avenue
Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, fifty
six years ago.
College and School.
There are over 228,000 students in
Europe's 125 universities, nearly 300 ot
them women.
Horrible Disaster.
Willie had tried by various means to
interest his father in conversation.
"Can't you see I'm trying to read!"
laid the esaspcrated parent. "Now don't
bother me."
Willie was silent for almost a minute.
Then, re flectivelyt'
"Awful accident in the subway today."
Father lookt-d up with interest. "What
is that!" h eeked. "What n the
accident in the subwsv?"
"Why," replied Willie, edging toward
the door, "a woman had her eye on
a seat and a man sat on it." Every
body's Magazine. .
A Revolution Which Will Effect Ffty
four Senators.
How the p-.-ople are capturing) tlie
legislative branch of the government
through the primary elections, thereby
putting half the United States Senators
under thinr direct cote, is one of the
topic which William Allen White takes
up in "Ths Old Order Changeth" which
he contributes to the February Ameri
can Magazine. He ay
Ihe secret ballot, the direct prim
ary and the purged pnrty which are
now assured in American politics do
not set the metes and bounds of pro
gress toward self-government- in this
country. They are fundamental reforms,
it is true, and they are the step that
are necessary before there may be any
real forward movement. For it will be
seen that each one of these movements
is a leveling process, a tendency to make
money, property, wealth or distinction
count for nothing save as an indirect
Influence In the ballot box. Each of
these innovations, the secret ballot, the
primary and the reformed party, is a
step toward democracy a step toward
the Declaration of Independence and
away from the Constitution, which so
feared majority rule that It was hedged
about with checks and balances at every
possible point. In the early dav of
the Republic the people annulled the
Constitution by getting a direct vote
on the president, and thus obtained the
executive branch of the government
Now they are capturing the legislative
wench through the primary, winch to
day puts over half the United States
senators under the direct vote of the
pen V.
"viwn one stops to think that n
Washington, Oregon, California, North
and rjcmtti Dakota. JSebrask. Kansas
Missouri. Iowa, Wisconsin. MJcMtran
Ohio, Illinois. Alabama, Mjissiprii
Florida, Gsoreia, Texas, Tennessee. So
Carolina, Virginia, New Jersev and Ken
tucky United rrtates senators at the
next election will go directly to the
people for nominations and not to the
railroads and ths public service corpora
tions of their respective atates, a they
aia ten year ago, one reajizes how
revolutionary are the things that are
coming into our system."
CONFERENCE ON
CONSERVATION
Delegates of Mexico, Canad
and the United States Aeet
PRESIDENT TALKS TO THEA'
Opening Session of International Confer
ence on Conservation of Natural Re
sources, Called by President
Roosevelt.
When Grant Went a-Courtin'.
In the February Circle magazine Mrs.
Emma Dent Casey tells of Grant's wed-
TTur T.trmon Wltfne nt h. K V-V "ilg M Bh remembers it!
Tribune will deliver the Rrornlrv "Owing the. ceremony I sat aa quietly
, . ,, . , ... " as I could on a pier table with Miss
turea on Journalism at Yale this year. Aroandft hvMtt aftrw,rd
Miss Xiary Mills Patrick, president of came my brother John's wife. We tried
the American College For Girls at to be seen and not heard, but I fear
Constantinople, says that the Amer- we succeeded in being heard more than
lean college is patronised extensively anybody else. At any rate, I have since
by Mohammedans, and she says they arna '& "om im nps oi vomus ivu-
ro on n,i wiiiina. ii (afterward General Wilcox) that
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In the Lincoln school at Santa Bar-
ance during the whole wedding; that I
Dara, cai., me pupils are laugnc to, was under his feet all the time when
bind all the books that get out of re- I was not under somebody else's feet,
pair, to cane ail cnairs needing it and and that he had most - heartily wnshoa
to mend everything at home
echool that needs mending.'
Recent Inventions.
or in me in bed. No doubt, we were both as
ubiquitous and cluttering as most small
girls are apt to be on such ocaosions.
But, at least, 1 sat still long enough
I to admire my big sister's extreme pret-
tiness as she stood in her bridal dress
. A hedge trimmer operated on the beside her quiet, self-possessed soldier,
principle of a barber's clippers has Captain Grant was as. cool under the
been patented by a resident of Oregon. Ar ff the clergyman's questions as he
i ,..i.i , . . . . - had 1een under the fires of the Mexican
A machine that cleans old bricks of rfiu w ti, . it h
their mortar automatically is a recent ashamed' or afraid to be there, as I have
Invention in the line of labor saving gCen some other brideerooms look."
devices. . Mrs. Oasey also makes an important
! , A German surtreon has invented an contribution to the contraversy about
that a couple of hives or Dees wouio j electrical scalpel which, it is claimed, i t,rftnt ""V 6ablts
give the place a more homelike look, j sterilizes as it cuts and is much more
phe therefore engaged a man with a ? rapld t0 use tl)an tne U8Uftl form o
team to go forth among the farmers j j-ujfe
and make a purchase. , ) A recent invention of a Canadian is
Just whether the good woman a brlt.klayng machine which Is claim
timed the man to get back on a Satur- 0,30 the work of sll or 8evea
day nlxht will never be known, but it .i,,-,, hrtcklavers whan nn.rti
did come out. that b.e advised him .to tWQ men and a boy
' . . , , ...
What Women Need
Something to put the blood in good order when they are pale and
weak; something to clear the complexion when it is sallow or muddy;
, something to strengthen thediRestion when food disagrees; something
T to tone the nervous system when it is depleted. That something is
A natural and sufficient1 remedy for the weaknesses and derange
ments so common among women. A course of these pills will relieve
congested conditions, dispel depression, act mildly on the bowels,
stimulate the liver, increase the red corpuscles in the blood, and
strengthen the functions of the r everal organs.
For backache, lassitude, low ppiriu, ditzy spells, weak nerve
and all debilitated conditions, Beecham's Pills are
The Right Remedy
la toxea wlfk fall lrectlea, ic mm 25.
Perhaps I ought to have said before
though it will apply equally as well here
that during all the time I knew Grant
between his return from California in
1854 to the. fall, of Vicksburg, I never
rw him intoxicated. I never saw him
under the infiuenoe of liquor. If he
ever was, it was not known to the mem
bers of his immediate family. Charges
that he was a heavy drinker were made
in those days, and have been made since.
General Grant never gave tham any no
tice. Mrs. Grant also ignored them,
though she felt deeply cut by the in
justice of them, and, perhaps,' it is not
my place at this late date to resent the
recent statements made by a prominent
man in public life, under the very sha
dow of Grant's tomb. Therefore I will
content myself with saying again that
if General Grant was ever a victim of
the liquor habit it was a condition which
he happily concealed from thoie nearest
his heart, e)ort in their association
with him, and who loved him best."
"Frauds Upon the Public."
is what some physi.flaru hay: callcj
patent medicines, and it is undeniably
true that some are frauds and some are
even worse, because thty are injurious.
On the other hand, there are many
patent medicines such as Lvdia K. Pink
hams' Vegetable Compound, and others,
which are of real worth, and are recom
mended by phyiicians of .recognized
standing.
Washington," Feb. 19. The Interna
tional conference on conservation
natural resourcesm, which waa called
together by President Roosevelt, met
in the White House at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. Mexico and Canada
wvre represented each by three dele
catee, chosen because of their close
connection with Hhose departments
their respective governments which
have to do with natural resources.
Only the preliminary meeting was
held in the White House; the subse
quent sessions will lie held in the dip
lomatic room at the state department
Ilesidcs the foreign delegates, there
were present nearly all tine members
of the national conervation commit
tee and the government experts who
recently completed an inventory of the
natural resources of the I'niUU States,
In all, the number of those present
was about 150. As soon as the mem
bers of the conference had gathered in
the Fast Koom President Roosevelt
addressed the meeting. He said:
"I wish to express, on behalf of the
American people the heartiest welcome
to the representatives ot lansda ana
Mexico who are here present. I em sure
I give expression to the feelings of my
country whi I say that nothing has
augured better for the future of thU
continent than this mooting. 1 appre
ciate the interest shown by Canada and
Mexico by sending those representa
tives. ,
"Thu members of ur national conser
vation commission and the experts
who made our inventory of resources
are here and the knowledge and eiper
ienca that they gathered aro at your
service.
"This meeting looks toward an inter
national movement for the conserva
tion of national resources. It is mutual'
lv to the advantage of all nations to
see the! others elevated. A prosper
011s man is more prosperous if he is
surrounded by prosperous neighbors.
80 it is with nations. I know of no
nation and of no individual Ttn cannot
profit by the experience of others."
At the conclusion of hie remarks
President Roosevelt shook hands with
all the members of the conference.
NOW NON-EXISTENT.
is
The New England Breeders' Club
No More.
Boston, Feb. 19. The last step in
winding up the affairs of the New Eng
land Breeders' club, which attempted
to populariie running races at Salem,
N. 11., was taken yesterday m carrying
out ie uecTctj vi me uiuiru owirj
circuit court, which affirmed the bank
ruptcy proceedings and declared that
the Jiuti uonsiructiosi company naa
not proceeded early enough in asking
for a participation in the distribution
of the assets.
When the track at Salem failed, the
creditors in 1907 petitioned the com'
pany Into bankruptcy. The Hub Con
strucbion company five months- later
aaked to have the bankruptcy proceed
ings set aside on the ground that the
company was not a corporation which
could be judged banKrupt.
Previous to tt petition, N. W,
Hobbs of Concord, N. H., as trustee,
distributed mest of the asscits. Judge
Aldrich in the United States district
court of Xew Hampshire granted the
petition of the Hub company, but tho
circuit court yesterday set aside tho
decision of Judge Aldrich.
Trustee Hbbbs lypan the distribu
tion of the balance of the assets yester"
day. ., . --.j:; ;' :
G0ND0LF IS REARRESTED.
He Will Be Taken to Chicago to Face a
Charge of Grand larceny.
New York, Feb. 19. Charles F. Gon-
dolf, who was indioted for bringing stol
en goods into the state in connection
with the absconding of William F. Walk
er, treasurer of the New Britain (Conn.)
Savings Bank, was brought into court
here Wednesday, and the indictment
against him dismissed. Gondolf was im
mediately arrested by a police officer
from Chicago on a charge of grand lar
ceny, tie, wm oe taken at once to U11
ctgo. It was charged against Gondolf
that he had assisted in securing nearly
$40,000 worth or stolen goods from Walk
er in a wire tapping scheme. Walker
ig now serving a state prison sentence,
Never Falls to Restore
Gray Hair to Its Natural
Color and Beauty.
No matter ho w longr it h aa been gray
crfaded. Promotes a luxuriant growth
of healthy hair. Stopa ita falling out,
and positively removes Dan
draff. Keeps hair soft and gloaay. Ke
fuse all substitutes. 2X timea a much
in $100 as 50c. size. Is Not a Dye.
Hand 60c. bottles, at drngoists
btud fur frra bni.lt ' The Cars nl j h lUlr.
Philo IUy Spec Co., Newark, N. J.
Hay's L'iarllna Soap cures Plmpka,
red, ruiu'h and t hinned hod, and ail skin li
awn. Keewkln line an I aott. 25c. druyvlMa.
txndjc lor (re M "ThnCare oftba fakul,"
RED CROSS PHARMACY.
KISSED HER BOY, '
DEATH RESULTS
Mrs. Gcntsch of Cleveland Contracted
Pneumonia From Stricken
Youth.
Montclair, N. J., Feb. 19. Pneumonia
supposed to have been contracted by a
mother kissing her son who was suf
fering from that disease, wes respon
sible for the death yestcrdny in the
Mountainside hospital of Mr. Helen
Gentsch, wife of l)r. Charles Gentsch, a
well-known phyaician of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mr GenUch'a son, Charles, is an
attendant at the MouHuir acadtiy,
and he was taken ill with pneumonia
on Wednesday of IuM, week, lhe next
day Mrs. Gentsch arrived here. Ih
boy was not removed to the hospital,
but kepi under close observation bv
Dr. James S. Brown, a local physician'
iu a boarding house. The mother was
almost constantly at hi bedside and
repeatedly kissed him; and it was in
tl way, it is believed, that she con
tracted pneumonia. She was removed
to the) hospital a couple of daya ago,
but failed to rally.
Dr. Gentsch, who arrived Int nit'ht,
is prostrated over his wifu's death and
the illnvxs of his boy. Mrs. Gentsch
was sixty years of age and well known
in Clevelund.
RATE WAR
PROBABLE
Boston and Maine Railroad
Determined
TO STAND FOR ITS RIGHTS
Freight Charges Are Involved An Ex
periment Which Has Been
Disastrous for New
England.
GIRL WEDS PRISONER.
Man She Loves Is In Jail Awaiting
Trial on Charge of Burglary.
Buffalo, Feb. 19. Clad in a mink
coat and fur hat trimmed with ostrich
plumes, Miss Martha M. Mcrkl, an at
tractive girl of good family, calltxl on
the sheriff here and demanded that she
be permitted to wed Harry Evans, alias
Albert Brown, who i In jail awaiting
trial for burglary as. a retult of beinsr
caught in the fashionable residential
Boston, Feb. 1!). In rforencc to the
alleged threat of a wet bound freight
war between railroads on the Atlantic
m u bun id, Prchidcnt Lucius Tuttlo of
the llostflii & .Maine railroad suld yes
terdny that "the Boston & Maine rail
rond will not be Lull do.U by south
ern railroads. It bus tried the cxperi
ment and found that it was a failure
and it will now stand up for ita
rights."
Boston business men reiterated their
firm belief yesterday that New- England
is entitled to (iiituble freight rates
nnd gave their unanimous support to
the Boston & Maine railroad in its ac
tion, re eHtnblifhing the eld west bound
differential after March 10.
Tho two largest business organiza
tion in the city, the Boston chamber
of commerce end thi Merchants' asso
ciation have enoh endorsed the Boston
4 Maine, and both were represented at
a recent hearing in New York, when the
matter was discussed before an adjudi
cating board, which board has the mat
ter now under consideration. .
It ws pointed out that the it) cents
west 'bound dinVrential was made at
the earnest solicitation of the Atlantic
import freiglit committee in 1901,
purely as an expi-iuieut and. with that
understanding. The experiment proved
disastrous for Boston, for imports were
hugely diverted to Baltimore. When
the Boston rond sought to return to
the old rate of 65 cents, the eouthrn
roads sixain intervened and persuaded
theB oeton lines to try tlia experiment
for another year.
Some months ago. tlie trunk lines
venf notified by the Boston & Maine
that the Baltimore rate-would be estab"
lished from tls city, as the experi
ment had proved a failure and that
commerce was still being diverted.
According to business men hero this
action brought on the contest, Balti
more maintaining that Boston had cut
rates.
The Grand Trunk railroad has fol-
povEaaxitf
TIOLGOD
How a Burlington Woman Lost
in Weight and Strength.
district by a squad of police, who fired U)W( th & j fili
amuira I .l,nla n kl m A f at OAtiatiH aa- '.
several shots at him. After a consulta
tion between the district attorney and
the sheriff the girl's strange request
was granted.
lie was bit sweetheart bfjfore the
police fot him," said tho girl, "and my
dreams have not been sha.ttered by the
criminal eharjre which have been plac
ed ajrainst him. If we were married im
mediately the time he spends in jail
will not'hamr so heavily on his hands.
He will clear himself and then we will
live happily together."
Handcuffed to a deputy aurtriff, the
prisoner was taken to the city clerk's
office, where a license was issued. Then
the bridal party returned to the jail
for the ceremony, which was pea-formed
by the local minister. The newly
weds embraced each other after the
ceremony, lnen the bridejtrroom was led
away to a cell, and the girl returned to
her home to await the outcome of the
court proceedings, She declared that
she would sit In the court room with
her husband during the trial.
schedule restoring the Baltimore com
modity rate west from Portland.
Unless the soul hern limjs aain re
duce rates, the Boston and Baltimore
rate on March 10 will bo the seme, 65
cents, a rate to which Boston mer
chants claim they are entitled, and it
is held here that any furth(- action
hy Baltimore and southern lines willr
tnnke those orpuniza tions responsible
for any demoralization of west bound
freight rates.'
Business men maintain that busienss
interests here cannot permit other At
lantic ports to enjoy lower rates than
the ports of Xew England.
Graw Worse All tha Time Tntll atieTnnk
tb Toulc Treatment uud mod.
Iu no dUoa.se. in delay or ncjfleet mr
dangerous than in uiuemia, or jhivi i I
of tho blood. This disorder is ooiinn
In persona vlio are overworked or con
fined within doors and makes ita ap
pronohia t0 8tWthy a limnnor that it
is oftea well developed before iu proa
ence is recojtnlr-d,
But taken iu tirue tho disease is readily
curable, the specific bcintf u totiio tucdi
cine which innreNscs the uumbor of red
blood -eorpiUMdes thus emibliuK the blood
to carry the life-jriviiur oxygen to all the
tissues of the body. Bach a tonio in Dr.
Williams' Tiuk Pills. Thene pilhi have
had unbounded succ.es in enriuft this
stubborn disease beuuuso of tliis won
derful property.
Mm. J. E. Grmiough, of No. 130 Bauk.
street, Burliniftou, t., who was cured
by this remedy s3-s:
"I became run down from overwork,
and atuenii.i reunited. 'I waapalo and
there waa no color iu my lips. My
stomach troubled mo and my sleep waa
broken. I lont in weight until I became
worried. I was so weak that I had to
lie down nearly ull tho timo. My heart
fluttered and I was subject to dizzy
spella.
"The doctor said wv blood was turn
infr to water but ho did uot help me. A
friend told me to try Dr. WiLliama'
Piuk Pills and, an I was (rrowiuff worse
all the time, I decided to do no. As I
continued taking tlmm I noticed that
my appetito imiroved arul that I had
more color. I bepran.tn improve in
every way and used the pills until cured. '
My health haa been pood since and I
cannot praise Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
enough." i
A htdpful booklet "Dwmises of the
Flood" will be seat free. uion reqnest.
If you are suffering from impoverished
blood you cannot afford to wait another
day before giving; Dr. WiLUama' Piuk
Pills a thorough trial
Dr. Willianu' Pink Pills are sold by
all drpfwista, or will be sent, postpaid,
on receipt of price, 60 cents per box ; six
boxes for $.C0, by tho Dr. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
A BLUNDERING BEGGAR.
GINGLES CASE A "FRAME-UP."
Australian 8harka.
Shark are killed in large numbers
by a special class of fishermen living
on the islands off the north coast of
Australia. Shark livers furnish a val
uable tat
A Swedish Custom.
The Swedes have a custom at Christ
mas time of decorating a pet lamb
with red ribbons and bells, thea load
ing It with gifts for the family. The
lamb is turned looee in tha house, and
each person attempts to catch it and
find his or her gift.
Fast Finger Talk.
A deaf and dumb person wbo Is fair
ly expert at finger language can apeak
about forty -three words per minute.
In the same spare of time a person ia
possession of speech will probably
speak 150 words.
Canada.
Canada needs onlv 23 000 square
miles to be as large as the whole con
tinent of Europe. - It is nearly thirty
times as large as Great Britain and
Irelaad. ' .
Young Woman Carefully Arranged For
Sr asation. '
Chieaso, Feb. 19.- Jso theatrical pro
ducer ever set a stace with preatcr
care than Ella Gingles arranged for the
sensation created w hen, unconscious,
bound and gagged, she was found in a
bathroom at the Wellington hotel yes
terday. This is the opinion of Chktf
of Detectives O'Brien, who declared
today tha whole thing was a "frame
up." Ha said he had been assured by
the physicians who attended the young
lace makrlr that there hud been no as
sault, although she mav ' have had as-
sistiuioe in tving herself to the bath
tub. Even the blood in the tub and
the wash) basin, it is now asserted, wag
composed largely of port wine and
water, .nuss singles was reported hi
tliei hospital little the. worse for her
experience.
TRUNK LINE MEN TO MEET.
They Refuse to Discuss The Action of
The B. & M.
New York, Feb. 19. A meeting of
the traffic official of the various trunk
lines affected by the reduction of im
port freight tariff by the Boston &
Maine railroad will probnbly be held in
this city in the next two or three weeks
to consider the situation. Officials of
the railroads were loth to discuss the
action of the Boston & Maine because!
no definite decision in the matter can
be reached , until all the trunk lines
have agreed on what action shall be
taken. ,
EARNED MORE AT 2 CENTS A MILE.
Report Given Out by Missouri State Rail-
road Commission.
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 19. -The
state board of railroad commissioners on
Wednesday gave out figures from reports
of the railroads in the state, showing
that several trunk lines earned more a
mile under the 2-cent far law of 11)08
than 3 cents for the previous year, and
that the earnings a mile in the state
are greater than the interstate earnings.
With the ?law in His Story Pointed Out
to Him.
"Every man to his trade," said Mr..
Phililthlilbly. "It isn't .for the carpen
ter to show the mason how to lay brick,
nor for the paperhanger to show the
blacksmith how to shoe horses; let the
shoe-maker stick to his last; and jet
it might easily be that any of us could
give to men of quifn different callings
pointers that wot!l be valuable to
them.
"For illustration, I might not be able
to beg, but I could and did give yester
day a beggar a helpful hint, lie 'had n't
had anything to eat for four davs, ho
said, and would I please give him a
nicklc. Sad his mein was, and shabby
his apparel, and his manner was dejected
and mournful; a beggar artistic and
capable; but he had overlooked one small
detail; there was wafted on his words
as he told his tale the scent of that
odorous vegetable, the onion.
"Sow you know this is a scent that
remains with us ' commonly not more
t hat thirty-six hours, and never more
I than two days ; and he had said he hadn't
had anything to eat tor, four, and
I pointed out to hini as gently as I
couid this flaw in his story, and "be wil
lingly corrected it; he said he hadn't
meant four days, he meant two, but
he said ha didn't get half enough then.
"So I gave him the desired nickel;
but I hope he' took my hint-to heart,
the significance of it being that a man
out begging on the hungry lay ahould
never eat onions. 4 '
"It is so iu many ways and of many
iiiuiH, a man idhj easily una lauus
in things that he could not' himself pro-.
duce. You remember tho familiar story
of the tailor and the sculptor? The
tailor couldn't sculp at all; but he could
point out to the sculptor the error in
the number of button on the sculptured
coat. I couldn't beg, but I could point
out to the beggar that trivial and yet
in effect important oversight.
"Every man to .his 'trade, but if we
can't all be creators of , all things we
can all be critics in a way." Kew York.
Sun. . ' : - ' -
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Getting Ready For It
"And how is that pretty
widow!" askod Mrs. Browne.
reconciled to her loss yet? v
"Xo," replied Mrs. .Malaprop, "she
ain't exactly re-concihtd yet, but they,
do say she has the man picked out."
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