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TIIK HOCK ISLAND ANGUS, THURSDAY. FEPKPAHT 2tVI914. J . THE ARGUS. Published dully at 14 Second nue. RoH-k IMn. 11. (Entered at the postofftce as second -class matter.) Rack tatasa Mratn ( tfce Aaarlate4 BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TEKM3 Ten rf.it per week by car rier, la Ttock Island: f J per year by mall la aJvanc. Complaint of delivery service shoulJ h made to the circulation department, which should also be notified In every lrtan.-e whrro It la d'sired to hava rarer discontinued. rarrlcra bare aatho-ity la the premises. All com tn -1 n lea t! on of argumentative character, political or rellarlous. must bar real name attached for pubilca- t.on. No such artl-l will be printed vcr fictitious signatures. Telephones in ail department. Cen - tral Vnlon. Rock Iiltnl US. 115 and XI4S. Thursday, February 26, 1914. Little children are about the biggest problem there is in this world of ours. t And when Murphy left the Cubs, he left advertising from which $100,000 should be reaped during 1914. It bothers a lot of people because they can't find out a lot of things that they know would hurt their feelings. ?'Good! Let's shoot them, said Mrs. Villa. The softening Influence of woman Isn't doing much for Mexican conditions. Reno. Nev.. had an earthquake the other day, but it didn't disturb her niBch. It takes a good deal to shock Rno. i Felix Diaz denies that he Intends to array himself with Carranza and Villa. It '.Is highly probable that he baa not bii invited. JVben one accidentally forecasts a shower an hour or two la advance of delivery be usually thinks the govern ment ought to give him a job weather forecasting. And now If California talks as It ussany doe aboat its accomplish ments, that flood out there was great enough t cause the water of the ocean to rise a couple of feet. i Two cat clubs In Portland. Ore., got in? a scrap over the use of the name -Oregon Cat Club." which both have appropriated. It has been suggested that the matter be referred to the ken osJ clnb for adjudication. Austria has Just put in operation an tneome tax with a lower exemption than ours All incomes or iz.ouu or OTr are subject to the tax and bache- i-. Mr rent more than mar- Th American income tax rl-si men. la? is as gentle as any yet promul- gated. The New York. New Haven & Hart- j id railway officials and magnates j fotd ts t ben forc-ib'.y brought in , cort on charge of wrecking the road j . nt.nv bv mtock manipulation and ! wrecking the trains and killing scores byi greed to get cash are trying to get thrsympathy of prayerful people by prohibiting the sale of liquors on the dining ears. CALIFORNIA VS. ILLINOIS CLIMATE. Just when the newspapers of south ern California, had begun to assure easterners there that they had made th mistake in migrating, that -the cold and cruel winter held up shivering in Its grasp, along came the floods to complete the havoc to the fruit or chards the frost of last 'year did not finish and to make the tourists wish themselves anywhere they could keep their feet dry. H's on dashed thing after another In California. When it is not floods, it is frost and snow and blighting winds. Hare we know what to expect and are prepared for it, even to the point of - v...-v.-, ,n ,. , acre, and taking cold air as a substi tute tir liquid "bracers." EIGHT SOKT OP PHILAN THROPIST. Joseph Fels, the soap manufacturer, hose death from pneumonia occurred la Philadelphia recently, was the sort of philanthropist the country needs. Mr. Rockefeller. Mr. Carnegie and other large givers of money are unlike Mr. Fels in that they k to cure the effects of social conditions while he sought to remove th cause. Mr. Fels early recognized the truth In the teachings of Henry George. Be comicg convinced of the soundness of the stogie tax doctrine, he propagated It with untiring zeal and with prodfg ooua expenditures of hia own money. He traveled V every part of the world to advance it and was the financial backbone of tbe raovement here and In England. Mr. Fels made hia money in legiti mate Industry without cmahing rtvala In unfair competition and without the "Said of sheltering tariff schedules. He .ertipeited in the world's market and tlid that wltb tonal opportunity ery maa'a chanr of iirrrn would b aa groat as his. Te paeelng of ou- mho sought to ran govrrbutent can prevent emigra nt men free by openina to them the , tion of nero-. IlritUli officials eng. doors of opportunity and who devoted j rested Chief Sam's followers might bis l.fe to that end. Inevitably leave I find the gold roam unsuitable for their a old. It was refreshing to turn from t kingdom. the recital of other men's benefactions, effecting not at all to promote justice as between man and man, to the bene factions of Joseph Fels. all made with the idea of pushing the rich off the backs of the ambitious and industrious poor. THE SUCCESSFUL TAFT. The ale of the National league hold- Ings in Chicago reminds there is a rich man in the Taft family, one who Is aim-ays ready to take a chance and at the same time Is able to take care ot himself. Reporters aked Charles V. Murphy w hat he got for his-53 per cent Inter est In the Chicago club. He answered that he a-ot more money than he tij0Ugh.t was In the world, but the exact j arnount would have, to be glrcn out Dy Charles P. Taft himself, I n(j tne sale was made by telephone, Taft called up Murphy nnd told him . ne would pay a certain price; Murphy i toij Taft that he bad bought some thing. That's all there was to It. It j w asn't necessary to say anything about I terms of payment or security; It was a big deal that went through In a mo ment efter the principals got them selves in motion. Will Mr. Taft make money on this deal? The chances are he will, for with him the thing has become a habit. And they tell all along the line that It will help p professional basuball to have Murphy drop out and make room for Taft. This remlada one that there is a large and varied assortment of talent in that Taft family and Charles P. Is having just as much of a good thing as any other member. WOODMEN REMOVAL TALK. The publication In an Indianapolis paper of a movement among Woodmen of tha state looking to the transfer of the location of the head office from Rock Island to Indianapolis has naturally occasioned considerable alarm in Rock Island, regardless of the issues in which the members of the order, local ly speaking at least, stand divided, and there is talk of meetings to bring to bear upon the county con vention to be held in Rock Island April 1, the adoption of some action as will not only hold Illinois In line of resistance against any design loking to the removal of the head office out of the state, but exert every possible influ ence among the otner slates in tne same direction. Conceding, as The Argus does, that all Rock Island county Woodmen are loyal to Rock Island and -ill fight aa quickly for the interests of the city as any other class of men, it ought not to be a difficult task to have a consistent course of action map ped out and adopted. According to the Indiana source of information, the effort to move the so ciety outside of the state is based on the taxation question. It has not been decided as yet whether the funds of the society are taxable in Illinois, and even if the supreme court should so decide, there is a simpler and more economical way to avoid paying the ax wan to soaoaon me present duuq- ' " 1 'ie wurrw funds of fraternaj societies of. this " not laxauie. iiun go to tne trouble and expense of removing em- P"yes ana equipment. I It is recalled that the oroDosltion to ! com wl taxation of the fnnil of tho society in this county failed, the board of review deciding adversely to It. The taxing body in the home county of the head banker In Illinois, however, took a different view of the matter and the question was thrown into the courts. If the funds of the society are tax able at the iiome of the bead banker, why not elect at the coming head camp a banker who lives in a state where funds of this character are not taxed? That would obviate the difficulty as it Is now riesented, and bx the way. the bead banker has not always resided in Illinois, and there Is no likelihood that the new one will bo an Illinois man. The Modern Woodmen have a plant here worth, roughly, half a million dol lars. Removal would involve the aban doning of this establishment and the erection of a sew one costing at least as much and probably more. A mil lion dollars would be the approximate cost of the change. Certainly the mem bership, which would have to pass upon any matter of this kind, would ponder a long time over the sacrifice of that sum of money, particularly when the organization is operating under rates which are conceded to be inadequate. T . T ' dop!te the fact that there have been nonest amerences of opinion as to what extent they should be advanced, and all funds collected will be needeJ from now n to meet legitimate and unavoidable expenses. That Indianapolis would like to se cure the head office may readily be believed, and no doubt Woodmen of that city and of Indiana are alive to the advantages of having the estab lishment In their territory, but even tbe-y. on sober second thought, will hardly be over-anxious to involve the society in another big fight and tbe ruinous expense removal would entail, while members in other states assur edly can be counted upon to line up against a change. There are those alive who 'remem ber tbe difficulties that attended the removal from one adjoining county to another in a single sta'e. Convicted of Manslaughter. Ottawa, III., Feb. 26. John Stanguii, who stabbed Frank Moran Sept. 20, was found guilty of mansiauirbter. Washington At the request of the British government the state depart ment aaked the department of Justice to inquire Into the proposed establish ment of a negro klnxdotn on tli gold Ktt of Africa by Chief Sam of Okla- l liouia It is not hllevd the Anieri- Capital BY CLYDE Congressman from tSpcclnl Correspondence The Argus.) Washlneton.Fcb.24. Did you know: Timt Seattle. Wash., is nearer Maine , than j. j, to tne extreme western point of Alaska? That the mean annual temperature of Fitka. Alaska, Is about the Bamc as V,ilC that of Washing- ton. That Alaska has numerous deep.! landlocked, ice free harbors, and a. A coast line 2G,ouu . ticn of that vast Jomaln Is now but ,-.-,ftnn These arc facts brought out by the litest bulletin of 1 1 . ;rr- V" CLYDE H. s m w TAVENNER Tl e bulletin's chief purpose is to dls- I cuss the agricultural possibilities of - SeSuorTwhich Uncle Sam is about. K.. V. pnnntrurtlon OI a KJ upi-u U r " government rabroau IVernmeni. nu ruau. .. Th new bulletin descriDPS me ev ten? of thl? wonderful country, its -m -- if. anils mOUn ,Z.' "dletin bv writinif to ou can get this bulletin by wmmg to the dcoartmcnt. The bulletin is .no. ou. There are great possibilities for farm ing in Alaska, but the department points out some of the dangers that must bo avoided and some of the dis appointments that will meet those who seek Alaska with too enthusiastic a spirit. There are about 100,000 square miles ILLINOIS NEWS II Drifted Snow Causes Death. Decatur. 111.. Feb. 26. John Brock amar was hurled 100 feet and killed by a Wabash train near Morrlsonville yes terday. Snow drift banked high at the crossing prevented him from see ing the train. After having been tied up in snow drifts for nearly 36 hours passengers on the stalled Illinois Trac tion system and Wabash trains reach ed Decatur yesterday morning. They aroused themselves during their long wait by giving amateur theatricals, and were rescued when their food supply had dwindled to six eggs. All steam lines out of Decatur were re-openea during the day. Extinguish Fire With Milk. St Ixuls. Feb. 26. Sixty gallons of milk served as a means of saving 3.000 more gallons, when a milk train of the Illinois Traction system took fire at Edwardsvliie, 111., near here. . The train was in open country and there was co water available when the fire was discovered. The crew for a time tried snow as a fire extinguisher. When ! this failed, they turned to the milk, and with six cans extinguished the blaze. Reclu'e is Burned to Death. Bloomlngton, 111., Feb. 26. Mrs. J. H. Ballard, aged 83. who lived alone In the country near Lcroy, was burned to death when her house was destroy ed by fire. Held Guilty of Bribery. Dupo, 111., Feb. 26. John Peters, a saloon keeper, was convicted of giv ing $20 as a bribe to a reporter of a paper that was conducting a graft iu- "The Young Lady 1 ... ' ' I .V"'"W3 It iaUhao . The young lady acroMs the way says hhe saw in the paper that the con greaxnvin from their dUtrict was addicted to nepotism and while she know be took a glass of beer occasionally she bad always supposed he was a man 3f top strong character to Jleld to the temptations of social life in Washington. Comment H. TAVENNEB ths Fourteenth C (strict of area on which there are possibili ties for farming and grazing, accord ing to the bulletin. The larger part of tills area is in the Interior, In the Yukon drainage basin. Along the coast the climate is very mild, but the nrablo land Is scarce because ot the proximity of the mountains to the shore. Homesteaders are allowed 320 nrres free under the usual require- ! mcnts, but the department warns that ' little of Alaska has as yet Deeu ui-. veyed. and It will be imposlble to geti title to homesteadjj until survejo iu , made. . . i . . . . i nn a m n T-.. miles long; as ine population iuiiiooco That there are , ket for farm product-, will be devcl C.000 miles of nav-1 oped in Alaska. In fact, a good market igable riverl in ! exists today, since many of the vegeta Alaska. and that ! bies consumed in Alaska are imported lie present popula- from the United States. Currants, rasp- berries, goo3eoernes, sirawucwiwo, , blueberries and cranberries are plen-j tiful in Alaska in the wlia state, mm eating the possibility of the develop- j -mem of small fruit growing. The de-j Apartment has four experiment stations i the department ot j in awsm, ata dm nerer muoa agriculture c o n- mctured crops of whe?t o-ts, ryei ar cerning Alas ka. j ley, potatoes and many other vegeta- bles. Chicken ralstng is au proves feasible. But .e long and cold liuwia' k-bucio musi buildings. Travel in summer is vir- lmnnaalW nnlll rnrdurOV TOadS - shall have been built, because the i frost never entirely leaves the ground. ! but continues to rlso to the surface am,r makine the black boh line mucK. Until roads are built, farms should be located close to navigable water. The swampy character of tlie ground almost everywhere in Alaska results in great swarms of mosqultos and gnats, which are a great worry to settlers. vestigation. The evidence was that J Peters thought the reporter was a rep- j resentative of the states atorney oi St. Clair county and sought to have the prosecutor drop chargos against the saloonkeeper. Hospital Shifts Announced. Springfield, 111., Feb. 26. Announce ment was made of several changes w hich will be made in the personnel of state hospital assistant superintend ens. They will include Dr. Eugene Conn, from Peoria to Kankakee; Dr. C. F. Read, from Kankakee to Chicago, and Dr. Hiram J. Smith, from Chicago to Peoria. Priest Is Sued for $10,000. Ottawa, III., Feb. 26. Rev. A. J. Kas tigar, pastor of the Austrian Catholic church In La Salle, has been made de fendant in a $10,000 slander suit start jed by Mrs. Barbara Marchek. The plaintiff asserts that the priest accus ed her of stealing $50 in his house. Babe Swallows 23 Buttons. Elgin. I1L, Feb. 26. Blanche Hoover, 3-year-old daughter of air. and Mrs. A. Hoover, of 320 Park street, yesterday swallowed 23 buttons and was appar ently none the worse for her experi ence. The child's mother returned from a shopping trip and placed a card of three dozen buttons on the table. Soon she discovered the child had them on the floor and 23 were missing. Christiania The centennial of the separation of Norway from Denmark was commemorated, with services in every church In the country. King Haakon attended a Thanksgiving serv ice. In all schools a pamphlet ex plaining the events of 1814 was dis tributed. Across the "Way" TV LOT! HENRY" HOWIAND AFTER IQNG YEARS After ions: years 'ha had turned back again Had turned back with honors that proudly he bora; After long- years he Ftood In the lane Where he had loi tered barefooted of yore; After long years he paused by the stile Glad to be there and forget for a while. II. After long years he, ceased to be proud. Ceased to 'think riches ware splendid alone; After long years, far, far from the crowd. He gazed on the acenea 'that in youth he had known: After long years he dreamed for a while Of a maid he ha1 kissed aa they stood , bv thK .tile tx the .tile. JTL After Ion year, he was glad to be there, Glad to forget that his boyhood had flown. Glad to be dreaming alone, unaware Of a rem that considered that realm all hia own; After long; years be rose for a while And fell with a grunt far. far from ths stile. Her Ability. "Do yoa think a woman can help to engineer a universal suffrage move meet and have time to attend to her duties as a wife and mother?" "Yes. My wife has been helping alo g a universal suffrage movement for the past six weeks, looking after her sick mother, doing the housework because It happens that we are unable to get a maid, caring for the children and and " "And what?" "Keeping watch of me so strictly that she'd know it immediately if I ! oven nolltelv nicked un a bundle in thi street for another woman." ' - The Bright Side. , , "Let us look on the bright eide of things. Nothing Is ever as bad as It might be." "You're rff.it. Take the coats that women wear, for Instance. They, too, might be made to button down the back." Ready for It, "Young man, have you made any preparations for the rainy day?" "Oh, yes," replied the son of the prominent 'millionaire. "In addition to my roadster I have a corking good limousine that will easily hold .six' girls." His Brand of Foolishness. "Are you one ef the foolish people who think Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays?" "No, I'm one of the silly asses who thb. Wellington could have won at Waterloo even If it hadn't been for Blutcher." Vain Regret. "In Italy one may buy the title of count for from $4,000 to $5,000." "My gosh!" exclaimed the retired coal baron. "I'm sorry I didn't know that before my wife died. It would have made her so happy, and I loved her In a way." AFTER THE DIVORCE. "Has he asked you to marry him?" her mother inquired. "Well. yes tentatively." "Tent ativelyT What do you mean?" "He ia engaged to another, but has said that he would enjoy having me for his second . wife." Bravery. The bravest man I ever knew Was not a man who laughed at fa His daring deeds were very few. And people never paused to cheer. And never buna their banners high When ha went by. He merely did the best he might Wherever duty bade him go. And. beJn ar scorned for dolna" right. He still found Joy In doing so; He never lauched when cruel Jokes Pained other folks. A Hsrd Looker. "Could you help me a little, mister? I've been out of work all winter." "Where did you look for work?" "In every glass eye factory in this town." Of No Use to Her. "Hilda, if you leave me now I shall refuse to give you a testimonial." "Ay tank ay not need testamonial. Ay got Bible cow and ay skoll get husband next week." How-HeOAceeunted for It. "John, I smell liquor on your breath. How do you account for it?" "There's only one way In vMch it can be accounted for, my dear. ToiVt 'aading too tIose to me." Boston The Henry Siege! depart ment store was turned over to the new ly elected trustees by the receive oh order of the federal court. The re ceivers, however, retained $130,000 to meet claims. The trustees are Lou s A. Frothlnghara. Charles B. Jopp and Charles F. Weed. LI pSSn : ... . ; The Daily Story SINGSONG PETE BY CLARISSA MACKIE. Copyrighted, by Associated Literary Bureau. The lower rim of the sun rested on the edge of tbe horizon, a buge or ange ball against tbe background ot copper red sky. Nancy Bsrton watched it slowly sink below tbe flat Texas plain until all at once it was gone and tb weird twi light was about her. With a little sigh she turned bet horse to tbe low bills that, bounded the northeast. Her black Judy skim med over the ground with velvet feet, and the passage of the graceful girt and the beautiful animal were almost like shadows fleeing before the light western breeze. Then as they "passed Into the deep gloom of a walnut grove Nancy heard rough voices In discussion. For a mo ment her heart thrilled with terror, for t'ae Barton ranch was very near the Mexican border, and in these un certain days there was a growing tiplrit of lawlessness among the rough characters that invested the neighbor hood. The voices came from a little hollow' on the left of the trail, and Nancy was glad of the protection afforded by the crest trees that surrounded her. i She pulled Judy to a standstill andj listened sharply. Five minutes afterward she had . emerged from the grove and was tear ing down the trail toward borne. Her appearance in the yard brought her father into the porch and the cook into the doorway of the bunk bouse. ! 'That you. Nan?" cried her father relievedly. "I've been wild about youj for the last hour. I know you can take care of yourself,, but remember what I told you about staying out after dark. Why. what is It. child? Tou are trembling." Mr. Barton lifted the girl from tbe saddle, and she sank limply on to the steps. "You no see men. Miss Nancy?" shrilled Hep Loo across tbe yard. He waved a spoon toward his waiting sup per table in the bunk house. "They will come later. Hep Loo," said Nancy faintly, and as the China man returned muttering to his kitchen she said to her father: "Dad. what shall we do? I came home through tbe grove, and I overheard our men here plotting to . burn tbe ranch and run the cattle across the border." Tou are sure, daughter?" demanded Barton sharply, for he had trusted his cowboys to a man. "Yes. I beard all their voices. Sing song Fete seemed to be tbe leader. It is planned for tonight." "I wonder if they are coming back to supper." mused Barton. - "No. They planned the raid, and after It Is accomplished they are to rush in and appear to rescue me. Oh, dad, they said tbey would finish you, and you know what that means and" Nancy's voice broke a little, and her father knew that when his brave daughter's courage wavered there was danger indeed, and he guessed that she bad not told him all she had over- beard. . - - "We need help. How shall we get It?" he muttered. "Let me go. father. I am bafer rid ing than I am here." she shuddered. . "Where will you go. child? Yoo could never ride to Fenby's in time, and" "I will" go and get Roger Dare," said Nancy. Mr. Barton started. "Roger Dare?" be repeated. .He would never come after the way I treated him. I can't expect it No man with red blood In him would do It-" "Roger would do it, dad." said Nancy quietly. "Just because he has got red blood in his veins Would be forgive an injury and help. He's a man!" ' Barton stared down at the girl. "Nancy I I believe I believe yon really did care" He stopped short as Nan lifted her gloved hand. "Dad, you can believe almost any thing of a foolish girl." sbe whispered. "Give me a cup of tea and lit me go. They are cowards, and they will not shoot me if I run across tbe gang, but I will go the lower trail If it will lessen your anxiety. You and Hep Loo re main in tbe bouse and protect tbe place." Nancy arose and ran into the house, where Aunt Hepsy. the stout negress, was waiting impatiently to serve supper. Nancy drank a cup of tea and ate a rew montniuis or rood: tnen. with a last close embrace from ber father, who bad protested even while be saw that her pistols were loaded and that Judy was ready at tbe door, sbe swung Into tbe saddle and vanished into the night. . Then James Barton, worked swiftly. Within an hour tbe bouse was closely shuttered and loaded weapons placed at all the upper windows. Silence fell over tbe ranch. Hepsy lumbered uneasily about ber room. while Barton, kneeling in tau upper a. soeeiuig in tau upper ; tched the entrances by window, wa which the enemy might be expected. While be waited be thought of Nancy flying for help and asking Roger Dare, of all men! In the darkness Barton blushed. When Roger Dare bad first come to tbe cattle country tbe finger of sus picion had pointed heavily at him In a By this time Julia bad been sdmitteC to tbe bar. The first problem that came up for her to solve after becom ing a lawyer was whether sbe shonli better practice awhile independently of ber fiance or form the expectei partnership with him at ouce. Under wood urged ber to be married and en- ter bis office as bis assistant for one year, wub Tne pannersmp in new. This sbe rejected as incompatible wltb ber Ideas of equality between the sexes. Sbe demanded a partnership, and Underwood yielded. Singularly enough, before consum mating the arrangement she wished to ask ber former lover what be thought bout Jt Why she thould wish for ths opinion of a man sbe had discarded because he was not Intellectual enough for her does not appear. She could probabiy not have explained Ui tutt ter herself. It had been sgrted tween her and Edgar that they yZ ' remain friends. She did not, therfot hesitate to ask him whether shewotiS better remain for awhile iodepe&jJ! or enter upon a partnership at once. Edgar looked at her stupidly fw awhile before replying. She was thorn to turn away from him disappoint when he said: "Before tying yourself professtostn, ' with any lawyer meet him in court u his opponent." . There was something far down the bottom of this advice that sspeai. ed to ber. though she conld not explain what It was. since she didst exactly see how such a situation emit be brought about. Edgar, who wtt connected with a corporation hiTisc considerable law business, sgid h would watch for an opportunity jj was not long after this that his ro. pony proceeded by law aeatntt man for a debt. Tbe defendant-! counsel being Mr. Underwood. Edgar Marston secured the appointment of bis former fiancee as counsel for tb company. Mr. Underwood was a lawyer net i Jurist, but a practical court lawjer f rom tbe crown of bis head to the ic! of bis feet Miss Spingler opened tot case by stating the company's ciaits S against tbe defendant, showing cea clusiyeiy wherein he had acted witn la tent to defraud and how he bad laid ' himself criminally liable. Suebadstsd- ied tbe law In the case carefully ad made an excellent presentment of both the law. and the case. There wa as I rinnhf hrtt fhat tile rinfpnrinnf wmm - - - - TVU e worsted unless bis counsel coold either throw dust In the eyes of tbe Jury or work upon its sympathies. When be arose to speak be referral admiringly somewhat patronizingly, Julia thought to his "young oppo nent." as he called her. and to tbe In genuity she had displayed in making the law appear to be on tbe side of tbe company, while he was prepared to show that it was all on the side of bis client. He would also show that tb facts in tbe case favored tbe defend ant. As he warmed up he began to whirl both tbe law and the facts oter the heads of tbe jury, at the same time appealing to the prejudices of the twelve men in what he calied an oc topus corporation sucking tbe blood out of an innocent man whom it bad purposely ruined for tbe sake of sock ing the little business he possened into Its capacious maw. Miss Spingler, who had considered Mr. Underwood to be full of the dig nity of the law, was appalled at what she considered an attack on plain jus tice. Mr. Underwood, who bad won success -by such handling of bis caaei and bad fought his male opponecti with far more defiling weapons, break ing a bottle of wine with tbem after tbe trial, was oblivious to tbe fact that his opposing counsel considered bis stai 'wnents untrue, that he knew.ther wei untrue and, moreover, that be was', rsonalIy attacking her fromthe oneniL to the close of his speech.' The next matter that occupied tbe court was the examination of wit-' nesses. Miss Splngler's indignadoB at the treatment she had received was w great that she could barely settle ber self to the work of drawing out the facts. While she was doing so ber opponent further antagonired ber by apparently paying no attention to ber. When she had finished Mr. Underwood . in cross examination destroyed every point she had 'made, proved her wit-. cesses perjurers and turned sll ber efforts to ridicule. His summing; op was rather an attack on corporations than a statement of his side of tne case. The jury acquitted bis client, without leaving their seats. , 'Come, dear." said the defendant's . counsel after all was over and tbey were gathering lawbooks and puttJns them in green bags: "let's go to lunch." To his surprise. Miss Spingler swept out of tbe courtroom without reply'W to bis Invitation or otherwise Dotieins him. Then for tbe first time it oe inrred to him that a woman migbt not be constructed to stand the browbeat tug he bad been accustomed to Tisit en his male opponents. He lookei after ber with a troubled expression and wondered how he could have been io stupid, ne must call iu tbe even ing nnd undo the damage he had dan--But before leaving his office that, lfternoou he received a note from bis Bancee stating that, whereas sbe bad onsidered him a Jurist and found bim I pettifogger, she felt constrained to Ireak her engagement. The subsequent career for a year or Hiss Spingler was one of indecision What other women may be fitted for the was not adapted by nature for awyer. Tie gradually fell back Into i reliance on plain matter Edgar Marston. It !ever occurred 1 to ier that In the only advice be baa ho. ha hnni tO gbOW Def ' " , , e true situation in her own individoai mse. She finally marriea Dim. -tfter the birth of her first child. O lead of concerning herself with tn nesbes of tbe law. she gave ler,"; o the best treatment of babies danPl he tooth cutting period. Feb. 26 in American History. -General G. A. McCall. a Federal lender conspicuous in th before Richmond, in ISti. ?' a-. a L."SY4 isss-General Charles Robert Woods. it- bora a noted r eaerai soiaivr, -1&T7 lS97-Davld U rroudnt. well poet and author, died: born - 190-Rer. Tlieodore Cuyler. noted Bo lster nnd author, died: born is Prudtery fa as necessary to ll J th- treasure. t " ,H,n1 lh.af rowing and planting to obtain those the' earth. 1