Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 315, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 November 1900 — Page 12

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If the officers of the companies cannot supply a reasonable amount of gas in moderately cool weather they should say so. .. la order that the people may know what tourire to pursue. It U hoped that there i3 truth in the report that the President has called upon the British government to suppress the Junta of Agulnaldo in Hong-Kong, if there Is warrant for it in international law. The War Is really directed by the junta. The proprietor of a skirt and cloak establishment In this city said after closing hours on Friday that his net profits on that flay exceeded hi3 total sales on the corresponding day one year ago. There does seem to be some prosperity abroad. In a case In Illinois in which the owner of a strawboard factory sold out to a combination and gave a bond of JÖ0.00O not to engage in the business, the court has held that such a condition 13 void, because it is epposed to public policy and in restraint of trade.

The freak appears in the voting booth. In one precinct a man placed the cross bofcre the electors-at-large on all th? ballots, thus causing them to be thrown cut, while another marked names on the different ballots, seeming to vote indiscriminately for the candidates whom he knew. It Is not true that President IfcKinley has received the largest majority of electoral votes ever given s. presidential candidate. In 1S20 James Monroe secured 221 of 222 votes. In 1SÖ2 Scott carried but four States, so that Franklin Pierce had a majority of 212 votes. In 1S72 General Grant had 223 majority. In Massachusetts, Mr. Debs received 7,901 jvolc?, or nearly twice as many as the Prohibition party. The small Prohibition vote Is probably due to the fact that Mas sachusetts has a local option law. The two cities of Brocton and Haverhill, which row have Socialist mayors, gave Debs onefcurth of his whole vote. The statement that the increased price of meats will put .OQO,000 In the pockets of the packers is probably made without taking into account the advance in the jrictss of hogs and cattle during the past three years. The stock of cattle, hogs and sheep in the country that can be used as food has been decreasing the past three or four years a fact which many people re fuse to recognize. A new charter of the city of Syracuse, N. T., requires city franchises to be sold at suction to the highest bidder, the presumption, of course, being that there would always be competition. At a public sale of a franchise for a trolley line on Friday there vas but one bidder, and he got for 31 a franchise which good Judges paid was worth JS.C'OO. The charter should have pro Tided against such a contingency. In spite of the constant complaints of cer ta'.n church people the statistics show that the churchef. are more than keeping up in r.emberslilp with the Increase of popula tion. This appears from a comparison made with the recent statistics of the year by the New York Independent and the census of 1SD0. These comparisons show that tho increase of the number of minis ters In the United States during the nine years has ben 23 per cent., of churches 22 ptr ctnL and of membership 21 per cent., t7hil the Increase in population is about

2c per cent. By the Independent's figures the number of Catholics In the United States was 8,443.205 at the close of 1S3 a gain of 25 per cent; the number of Methodists. 5,S00.57t-a gain of 2C per, cent.; of Baptists, 4,4 12.CS a gain of 13 per cent.; of Lutherans, 1,S73.77S a gain of 2S per cenL; of Presbyterians, 1,500,517 a gain of 22 per cent.; of Disciples of Christ (Campbellltes), 1.11S,00G a gain of 74 per cent.; Episcopalians, 700,223 a gain of 31 per cent.; of Congregationallsts, 628.224 a gain of 22 per cent. The Christian Scientists have increased from 8,724 In 1S00 to SÖ.0Ü0 in 1S00, and the non-polygamlst - Mormons from lf.123 to 213.620. LOUD SALISBURY'S SPEECH. Lord Salisbury has signalized his approaching retirement from the British premiership by a characteristic and significant speech. The Lord Mayor's banquets In London liave been the occasion of many significant and important utterances. In fact, it Is an established British tradition that they thould be. The annual inauguration of the Lord Mayor of London corresponds In brilliancy and spectacular formalities with our inauguration of President, and comes four times as often. As the term of the sovereign is permanent the inauguration of the Lord Mayor serves to gratify the national longing for public functions and at the same time to keep alive the ancient and traditional relation of the city of London proper to .he United Kingdom. Under these traditions the Lord Mayor is a very independent and exalted

official within the old city so much so that on certain state occasions the sovereign himself asks the Lord Mayor's permission to enter the city. The Lord Mayor's ban quet is of ancient origin and historic signi ficance. On this occasion the Lord Mayor dispenses the hospitality of the old city, and the sovereign, if not present in person, Is represented by some member of the government who speaks far more freely concerning matters of state than the sovereign ever does in the address to Parliament. On more than one occasion the King of England has attended the banquet in person. The striking features of Lord Salisbury's speech at the banquet on Friday night were his open reference to our recent presi dential election and his significant warn ing to the British people that they must prepare for better defense against trouble or invasion from without. In referring to our election Lord Salisbury broke an unwritten law which requires a minister of foreign affairs to refrain from making pub lic comment on the internal affairs or poli tics of another power. Lord Salisbury recognized the existence of this unwritten law by mildly apologizing for breaking it. but he did so nevertheless. "It is quite wrong," he said, "for a secretary of state to make any observations with respect to the internal politics of another country; but I am soon to give up my office and, in view of this abandonment which is close at hand, I hope Mr. Choate will forgive me for expressing the supreme satisfaction with which all of us have heard of what has recently taken place in the United States." For a British premier, even on the point of retirement, to express "supreme satisfaction" over the result of an American election was certainly remarkable. If Lord Salisbury had thus publicly expressed his sympathy for the Republican cause before the election it might have cost the party some votes, though probably not many, as the American people have shown themselves able to rise above petty considerations. The reason assigned by Lord Salisbury for rejoicing over the Republican victory should satisfy every intelligent American that there was nothing sinister In his "supreme satisfaction." He said: We believe that the cause which has won is the cause of civilization and commercial honor. "We believe those principles to be at the root of all prosperity and all progress in the world. Therefore, we claim that we have as much right to rejoice in what has taken place as the distinguished gentleman referring to Mr. ChoateJ who sits at my side. This expresses precisely what millions of Americans who voted for Mr. McKinley believe. They feel that his re-election was not so much a mere party triumph as it was a victory for the cause of civilization and commercial honor, -which are at the root of all prosperity and progress. In this large and wide view of the case Englishmen who believe in civilization and commercial honor, and who desire the prosperity and progress of English-speaking' nations, have as much reason to rejoice in the result of our election as Americans themselves. Lord Salisbury's way of putting it was happy and Impressive, and the unprecedented character of the allusion showed a very friendly feeling for the American government and people. If such expressions as this, expressions of admiration for the intelligence and honesty of the American people, indicate "a secret alliance," then, let American jingoists and British lion tall-twisters make the most of It. Lord Salisbury's allusion to the need of better preparation by Great Britain to resist and repel foreign Invasion or attack wa3 mainly significant for the British people. They as well as ourselves have recently learned the Importance of preparing for war In time of peace. At the beginning of our war with Spain a powerful fleet could easily have ravaged our Atlantic coast, and even now it Is Insufficiently defended. But for her navy the British coasts are probably not much better defended than ours. The strong point of the speech for Englishmen was that "no reform, no improvement, is of the slightest value unless security against external Interference is obtained by putting our defenses in such a position that no accident may happen beyond our borders that shall make our security doubtful." Read between the lines this is an appeal for the strengthening of England's means of repelling an attack from without, and it Is notice to other powers that she does not intend to be caught napping. The British lion will sleep with one eye open and in good springing order. FAILURE OP THE VICIOUS NEWSPAPER. One of the most gratifying results of the election is the failure of the yellow newspaper to Influence public opinion. The country was literally covered with the Hearst newspapers. It was, Indeed, a remote locality that one of these three pestilential sheets, with hideous pictures. poster type and malignant appeals to the baie passions of men did not reach. They were cried on the streets as other papers are not, because the system for circulating the papers was affective and elaborated They occupied the most prominent posU tlons on news stands and Trere more persistently urged upca tha putUa than an7

other publication. It Is safe to say that In the most populous part of the country the attention of most voters was called to these vicJou3 publications for It would be a perversion, of language to call them newspapers in the proper meaning of the word. There Is reason to' believe that a large proportion of the voters 'had opportunity to read these papers and that many thousands did read them constantly In and about the large cities In which they are published. It was expected by the publishers that the Inflammatory appeals to prejudice and passion and the constant reiteration of falsehoods designed to array the mass of laborers against employers would cause a. revolution of sentiment. . Many pecple viewed the large circulation of these papers with something akin to alarm. Tho result of the election goes to show that the coarse and brutal paper has had little Influence upon the popular mind. In New York, where newspapers of this class seem to be In tha hands of most of the people, they had little Influence upon popular opinion. Thousands read them "just to see what they were saying." Fairly intelligent people put no, confidence In their statements and were not Influenced by their vicious utterances. The truth is that the American people are wiser and more observing than those who esteem themselves very wise have been led to believe. For years excellent and well-meaning persons have been warning us of the danger of ignorant masses of people, but whenever a test Is made the majority shows a saving common sense. During the past few months they have shown It by rejecting the advice and the Influence of the yellow newspaper. There is reason to believe that the crude yellow journal has seen the day of its power. For a time many people will read It for the same reason that they have read the dime dreadful, but they will not believe what it says, not even when published as news. A reaction will set in against such papers now that the election is over, for the reason that people desire facts in tho daily paper and not sensation and ex

aggeration. AX AMERICAN TRAIT. The readiness with which the defeated party accepts the situation, and the good nature displayed by the mass of the dis appointed are characteristic of the Ameri can people. This has been the case for many years, certainly since the first election of Abraham Lincoln. A week ago rarty feeling ran about as high as it ever did in this country, but to-day there are few traces of it. ' Last Tuesday night a large part of those who hastened to read the election returns from the bulletin boards really expected that the figures would show the election of Mr. Bryan. "When the reports were disappointing, and later made the ie-electlon of Mr. McKinley certain, the defeated did not give vent to their feelings In expressions of rage. Even the exultant 3houts of their opponents did not arouse hostility. Among the thousands about the bulletin boards that night there was but one assault. Outside of this solitary instance there was not a blow struck and not an arrest made. In New Ycrk city the only arrest made was in connection with the victory of the Co lumbia football team. Doubtless thoso whose hopes were blighted by the emphasis of the returns went home a little earlier than they would if the result, had .been otfferent. but thejubllation of the shouting host, the cartoons thrown by the stereoptlcons and the senseless bursting of bombs did not move. them to angry retort, much less to hostile demonstration. If de feat had come to the other party there Is no doubt that it would have accepted the situation as philosophically as did the supporters cf Mr. Bryan. The American people, who are accustomed to this ready acquiescence as soon as the result of an electicn is known, do not regard it as wonderful. Nevertheless, when we think cf tt, it is. The English cannot get through with campaigns without bloody noses and black eyes. Any general declaration of an election in London or Paris would be attended . with collisions, even if there were not riots. In South America such an announcement of an election would be followed by revolution. All cuggestions of heated leaders about throwing election ofllcers out of booths fell upon unlistening eaxs. The mass of th American people have learned to respect the decree of the majority as declared in elecHons. The election over, people hold none of the resentments which arise in the heated campaign. The kindly relations of neighbors and friends are not broken. Socially, communities In States which have a free ballot do not divide along political lines. Except now and then an unfortunate person, who cannot hide his partisanship, political differences do not divide the American people. Doubtless most of the victors who have met the vanquished since the election have been careful not to give expression to words of triumph; on the contrary, they say as little about It as possible. It Is the American way, and Mr. Bryan himself understands "It. Without a word of protest he went to bed and slept soundly as soon as he learned that the fate of politics was against him. To-day this ready, good-natured acquiescence in the result of national elections is one of the surest auguries of the permanence of American institutions. It is of the higtiest value, because It ha3 Its Inspiration in the faith of the American people In their institutions and in the. general feeling of good will which exists among them. CHILDHOOD'S GRIEFS. A few days ago a fifteen-year-old Chicago boy attempted suicide because his sisters had so ridiculed his homely features that he became convinced that he was hopelessly unattractive and did not care to live longer. It is not very long since the papers told of a little girl in a Virginia town who tried to drown herself because her mother compelled her to wear certain old-fashioned garments which made her an object of ridi cule to her thoughtless companions. These occurrences show in a startling way how deeply ridicule cuts Into the sensibilities of children. It is customary with men and women who have met the serious troubles of life to look upon Juvenile griefs as trivial things. They are so only in the sense that they are soon forgotten by the youthful sufferer. While they last they are as keen as any ever felt by their elders, and are often more hopeless because the young victim lacks the philosophy which brings calmness if not comfort and the knowledge which assures him that life yet holds some thing worth living for. It Is seldom that a child will go to the length of attempting suicide; despair Is assuaged before that limit Is reached, bet often enough ha con templates desperate desds. Commonly It Is that of runrdn j stray frcm terse and there-

by escaping whatever ill it is which dis

tresses his soul. Ridicule is particularly trying to a sensitive child. He is not able to Judge It for what it. is wortlT, but Is smit ten by It as by a physical blow. .Evcn If he. succeeds In hiding the signs of his humiliation the sneers rankle, and the memory of many a man and woman holds .scars that were caused by cruel words launched at them, perhaps In Jest, in their early years. Most children are naturally cruel and positively delight in wounding each other with verbal thrusts. Older persons who indulge In ridicule of youngsters are merely thoughtless as a rule. Sometimes their ridicule has a salutary purpose that of serving as a corrective of faults; but it is? always a rod to be used with especial care. for with the best of Intentions It Is In danger of doing more 111 than good. No one but an Inexcusably thoughtless or malicious person arrived at years of Intelligence would indulge In disparaging comments on physical defects or on the clothing worn by a child. Even a glance of amusement or surprise is enough sometimes to cause a sensitive little one an agony of shame. One of the first lessons to be taught to children should be that of consideration for their playmates and associates. Life would be less hard to many a little one physically af flicted, or compelled through poverty to wear shabby clothing. If their schoolmates were all trained in the first elements of kindness and civility. A NEGLECTED COOK. An Eastern paper recently asked its readers to name the literature they would select in the event that they were condemned to a life on a desert island, with the privilege of , taking ten books with them. There were numerous responses, and without' exception the lists showed the Bible and Shakspeare to be first choice. This unanimity of selection was to be expected of Intelligent men and women, but it is not necessarily to be inferred therefrom that the persons who made the lists are such habitual readers of the two books named that they would at once feel lost without them. Nor should It be assumed that they are hypocritical In making their choice; they merely acknowledge their willingness to read the books if convenient leisure permitted. Being intelligent and presumably possessed of at lea.st that superficial degree of culture which is all that the pressure of modern lifo permits to the great majority, it is probable that they have a measure of familiarity with both books. They learned something of Shakspeare at school; they have seen some of his plays presented on the stage; doubt less they have read some of the plays of their own will and accord In the privacy of their libraries; also, If they are women and have tho club habit, they belong to formal organizations whose avowed purpose is the study of Shakspeare. With all this, however, it is the exceptional person who makes this great writer a part of his daily intellectual life. - ' . There is perhaps less familiarity with the Bible than with Shakspeare in circles classing themselves as. cultured.' Many members of such clrbles gained what might be called a speaking acquaintance with the sacred book in their Sunday-school days; some have heard It read In their homes; all who attend church services hear selectlons from Its pages read on Sunday. Few, Indeed, read from those ffis?sjof their own accord, save In the most casual and occasional way. They revere "the book; they believe in its ethical .teachings; they have been told that as mere literature it Is great but they really know from personal investigation very little about It. A good many such persons who can quote glibly from "Hamlet" would be at a loss if asked to repeat a passage from Paul, or Isaiah, or Job, or the psalms of David. Why is this book of,, books so neglected In this day of Intellectual activity? Why are not clubs and classes formed for its study outside of churches and Sundayschools? Such questions are not easy to answer. Several causes may conspire to produce the present condition of seeming Indifference. This condition may be due in part to an unconscious reaction from the former tyranny Imposed by direful theological teachings having the Elblo as their basis. Such teachings created a gloom that Is perhaps yet associated with the Scriptures themselves. For the same reason, possibly, a class of persons who would be glad of a better acquaintance with the Bible do not attend the regular church classes formed for its study. They want to approach the book with a free mind and not under the shadow of a creed which they may or may not be ready to accept. In this direction, too, lies the difficult' in the way of securing a guide to such study. A minister, apart from his theological leanings, Is best Qualified for such service, but a minister is naturally suspected of a tendency to indulge in more moralizing than is desirable. The drift of the time is not away from religion, but is away from preaching, apparently. ' ; ' If it be asked why women's clubs do not take up biblical study the answer is plain. Women have not reached the place where points of difference in religious belief can be discussed with pious calmness. In not a. few clubs this fact is recognized, and by either tacit or formal consent the subject of religion Is'barred from discussion. Were a miscellaneous body of women to engage even in what was meant to be a purely literary study of the Scriptures the danger of theological, not to say personal, clashing would be great, and results might be disastrous. Nevertheless, the study invites. Professor Moulton has paved the way with his "Literary Study cf the Bible" a fascinating work and his arrangement of certain books of the Old Testament Into their proper literary forms; Rev. Lyman Ab bott's papers on the same subject are even more illuminative. There is no lack of aids to the study, and with these in mind it may be that some popular leader of thought will presently touch a key that shall open the way to a Bible "revival." Perhaps he may be a magazine editor ia search of literary novelties Reports by mail are at hand of tho meet Ing of the Taft Philippine Commission, at which bills were passed appropriating $2, 010,435 for the construction and repair of roads and bridges in the Islands. Besides the members of the commission there were present at the meeting a few army of fleers, several representatives of the press and three Filipinos. One of the latter was Senor Torres, district attorney at Manila. Being invited to speak he said he did not come to attack the bill, but to praise it. and hs complimented the commlislon on Its promulgation, declaring it provided for

what the people. . and particularly the

agriculturists, most needed. Senor Torres ther. went on to say. that, under the Spaalsli regime, public moneys had often been misspent, and he outlined the system of Spanish .proceedings in public Improvements which made such maladministration possible, lie asked the commission for in formation as to how the provisions of this Mil were to be carried out, as he was fearful that, unless carefully watched, unscrupulous contractors would find oppor tunity to divert this $2.000.000. of the people's money from bringing to the people the greatest amount of good. After Senor Torres had spoken ths provisions of the bill and the manner of carrying It into effect were explained by members of the commission to the entire satisfaction of the Filipinos present. The local press of Manila, Filipino, Spanish and American, all comment most favorably on the action of . the commission, which Is expected to mark the beginning of a new era in the development of the islands. The Terre Haute Express has a good por trait of Hon." W. R. McKeen, whom it styles "Leader of the Republican party In western Indiana," and says: The Hon. W. R. McKeen. the stalwart Republican of Terre Haute and Vigo county, worked harder for Republican success this year than he has done since 1SS8. He gave his time in managing every detail. His chief assistants performed every duty assigned them. Equipped with that execu tive ability that wins, he stands pre-eminently the one man deserving of all credit and all praise. He managed the campaign for the Republican party to such a high de gree that no Republican can say aught but praise for the grand results of his labors. Victory perches upon the banner, and that pleases the Republican party. He is the mainstay and always directs the management to a successful issue. His legion of friends say, "Hurrah for our leader!" The Journal heartily ihdorses these words of praise, as will hosts of Republicans throughout Indiana, It is not the least of tne claims of the Republican party to pub lic confidence that it retains the unwaver ing support of such men as Riley McKeen. The United States Circuit Court of Ap peals, sitting at Richmond,' Va., has decided that a woman can be the head of a family, even when she lives with her hus band. Mrs. Richardson, engaged In a gen eral merchandising business, made an assignment in- favor of her creditors. In that assignment she held $2,000 under the homestead law of Virginia. The district Judge held that a married woman living with her husband could not be the head of a family, and consequently could not take advantage of the homestead exemp tion law, but the Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the opinion. The Cuban constitutional convention will be watched by the people of this country with much interest. Despite the fact that its first session was opened with cheers for the United States, and that one of the first acts of the convention was to pass a message to the President expressing "profound gratitude . and affection," the form of oath agreed upon by the majority looks to entire independence of all nations, or. In Its words, to repudiate "any compact made with any state, or nation, directly or indirectly." A physician who is a member of the Chicago School Board, and who has been making a special Investigation of the relation between physical and mental culture, cays there Is abundant evidence that -prog-ress In studies Is seriously retarded by neglect of the physical welfare of pupils. He holds that It Is criminal to attempt to develop the Intellect of a child and at the rame time neglect its physical welfare. It Is easier to recognize this as a general truth than it is to provide means of enforcing it. BUBBLES IN THE AHt. In the Den. "Your brass andirons are not mates." "That's all right; anybody can have andiron that are mates." llonndubout Reparation. "Kitt muBt have stolen one of roy books." "What makes you think so?" "He ha given mo one with another man name in it." Incongruous Hilarity. "Well, Kathorine, how did your hit-or-ml3S luncheon come out?" "Oh, ma, five girls brought shrimp salad and seven brought grapes and bananas." An Uncongenial Environment. Sunday School Teacher (looking around the class) Boys, Isn't this class smaller than usual? Boy (in chorus) Yes m; that little boy 'at wared th Bryan button says he's quit. The Society Bookkeeper. 1 mt Mrs. Nibber shopping this morning." What did she have to say?" "She casually reminded me that I owe her several calls, beside a dinner and two luncheons." - Merely n, Passlns Flash. Polly Oh, I'll buy this lovely red necktie for Dolly. Kitty I thought you and Dolly didn't speak. Polly Oh, weil be all right in two or three flays. Footnotes. Apathy is that feeling we have when the other men try to explain why what didn't happen didn't happen. An industrious November morning-glory likes barbed wire as well as any other kind of wire. As we stoop over to pick up one thing othef things rattle out of our pockets. The professional hunter gets the game; the amateur hunter appreciates the environment of th sport. The Nebraska man-with-the-hoe can now hoe right along a if something hadn't happened. Man may tak discouragements to bed with him, but they manage to. sneak off somewhere while he is asleep. Man sleeps all evening In his chair, then gets up, goe to bed, and thinks he ha insomnia. The way to find anything you have lost Is to gj out and buy another one. To be real out-and-out foolish now and then keep humanity young. Kocia.1 obligation Is a barbarous myth. The gracious presence of guests should never b weighed In the scale with food or lodging. """"" ' N Last summer, when the foreign legations were Imprisoned in Peking and reports from day to day indicated that they were in momentary danger of being captured and put to horrible torture, or, if safe within the walls, of dying of starvation, the civilized world fairly held its breath In dread suspense. The mind fairly refused to contemplate their sufferings, so distressing did they seem likely to be, and hearts were sick with anxiety. This dread was shared by the army coming to their relief, and the astonishment of the troops when they marched into the legation grounds and found ths diplomats and their families arrayed in gay summer attire and in apparently the finest physical condition is now a matter of history. An Intsrestinr Uttl addition to ths story Is mads, however, 7 & ccrrcsc cf llzTzzfa Vci'r. xtto

;j The Modern Fable qfthc "Bureau qf jj I "Public Comfort and the Man in Charge

J Copyright, 1W0, by Robert Howard Kusse!.

Hi The Druggist stood In his Place of Business, surrounded by Capsules, Hot-water Bags, Perfumes and Fluid Extracts. A Man came in and said he wanted to look at the Directory. Then he asked if "Murphy" was spelled with an "f." He looked at the Hair Brushes, whistled a few bars of the "Tiger Lily" and went out. A Small Boy entered and wanted to trade two tmpty Sarsaparllla Bottles for a Piece of Licorice Root. The Deal fell through, because the Bottles had a Name blown In the Glass. A Woman came in and said she was waiting for a Friend. She had the Druggist bring her a Glass of Plain Water. She said she could not drink Soda Water because the Gas got up her Nose. Another Woman came in for a Stamp. She did not have any Change with her, but was going to come in and hand him the 2 Cents some time that is, if his was Small enough to remember iL The next who came in was a Man with hardly any Chin. He wanted a Free Sample of Liver Pills and an Almanac telling the Date of the Battle of New Orleans, when the Sun rises and sets and why the Chicken crossed the Road. After him there came & Man who was In a Hurry and wanted to use the "Phone. He was vexed when he learned that Skinner & Skinner did not have any Number. He asked the Druggist why it was. The Druggist said he was sorry and would See to it before the Man camo in again. Soon after two little Girls came on a Run and helped themselves to Picture Cards. They left the Door open, and a Boy In Overalls stepped In to ask if he could hang a Lithograph In the Window. The Druggist went back into the Laboratory and got a large stone Pestle. Ho was Just ready to beat the Lifo out of the Cash Register when an Elderly Gentleman came in with a Prescription. The Druggist stayed the Blow and chirked up quite a bit. "This is where I catch even on the Day," he said. It was no Mirage. He had to, and he did. Moral Don't Blame the Druggist. THE MODERN FABLE OF THE LIVELY GIRL WHO CARRIED ON SOMETHING SCANDALOUS. A Girl who wore a big Rat under her Pompadour and preferred a short Walking Skirt, even If Men did turn around and look. had a kind of an uneasy Wish to be real Devilish. She told every one that she couldn't bear anything Formal, and she believed' in having a Jolly Time, even though it caused Talk. When she had a Flirtation under way she worked Overtime at it. She made it Hum while it lasted. She had the Telephone Habit, and the Messenger Boys knew where she lived without looking In the Book. She loved to go out in the Afternoon and meet some Fellow without letting her People know anything about It. She would walk the Young Man up and down some Side Street and taunt him with being a Trifler and try to draw him out and make him Propose," no that she could give him the Whillyklthrow and mark another Notch on the Handle of her Scalping Knife. She had many Notches and apparently wanted to establish a new Record. A good many Young Men of the kind that can get away in. the Afternoon did Propose to her Just to Humor her. She always said she was Sorry that they had mistaken her Friendly Interest for the real, genuine old Love, and she hoped they would go away somewhere and try to Forget. Most of them took her Advice. They were Commercial Travelers and had been packing up to move to the Next Town even before she spoke to them. These Intrigues and Clandestine Meetings in Department Stores and Make-believe Romances, conducted with almost as much Secrecy as a Business Men's Carnival, led the Girl to believe that she was Reckless and a teeny bit Wicked. She hoped 60, anyway. For fear that others would not know how she was Cutting Up she told several hundreds of her Acquaintances that a Girl could have a good Time and at the same time be a Lady, and that very few Understood her, but those who did wouldn't believe everything they Heard. She said she was a natural Bohemian, and to prove it she used to serve Rye Bread Sandwiches every Wednesday night and tell her large Staff of Gentlemen Friends to smoke all over the House. Once she cut loose so far that she drank about a Tablespoonful of Artillery Punch was with the advance guard when it entered Peking. In a conversation between the correspondent and a member of the British legation, a white-bearded gentleman, on the subject of the siege, occurred this passage: "You must have had a hard time," I said. "Yes," he replied, "we had a very hard time." "Tell me how your supplies held out," I said; "that was one of the matters that was worrying us most." "The supplies held out pretty well," he said; "we were practically out of tinned milk, and almost out of butter." Out of tinned milk and almost out of butter, and we with hearts sore for their supposed suffering! Well, probably we are none the worse for our sympathy, and the legation people are not to blame for not having the sad experiences we feared they were having. Still. It does seem, somehow, as If there had been a waste of tears. Indiana women come to the front now and then as well as Indiana men. Not to mention others. It comes to light that the Miss Grace Can who was married a few days ago In London to Lord Newborough Is a native of Leavenworth, Ind., where her parents lived many years. There were two Carr sisters, both very beautiful, and after their father died they were chaperoned by friends in Louisville and introduced in society. One was married to a New York millionaire, and now the other has wedded a British lord. Secretary of War Root left New York yesterday for Cuba, accompanied by his son and a lot of fishing tackle. News gossips surmise that he Is going to Investigate the political situation, but he says he goes solely to recuperate his health, which has been impaired by close attention to official duty. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THUIGS. A good ripe apple is completely digested in eighty-five minutes. This easy digestion is one thing which makes the apple so desirable. It has been decided that the marriage of Queen Wllhelmina shall take place Jan. 17, in the Willemsktrk, at the palace of The Hague. It is the purpose of the friends of the' late William L. Wilson and of the alumni of Washington and Lee University, of which he was President, to raise by subscription a fund of at least 1100,000 to maintain a professorship in the university, and to be known as the Wilson endowment. tlr. Wtsamafcer's fritads f eti a great dial of unaxins about hlza. II has had g ccrtur.c's removed by th tezlZ crd has r.ct r;r:rcd frcra ths operation. Mr.

and took a Pull at a r"fo--,,.. . was looking. The same Night sh. put B Man's Overcoat and Hat and did a f Buck and Wing steps, Jun to how that V was full of the Old Nick. There I no In trying to conceal the Fact that sve H a saucy Rascal. " u She thought she was duplicatl-.g Cam Career and getting into a Class with tv" Fibrous Heroine of the English PrctVm Play, who la sighing for more ComW ments to Break. a After the Fast Girl had taken the Hurfiv, of three Seasons and cut out a Gait tv made the other Girls declare that th1 never say the Like she married a Man had Invented an Air Brake and now live near the Works. She is a Member of tv Married People's Duplicate Whist Club teaches the Infant Class at the Guild School on Sunday. It is a great Satisfaction to htr to this'that she has a l'aot, and it would be 4 Shame to tell her any different. Moral Never suspect the Girl who eat, she is Bad. THE MODERN FABLE OF HOW A CRACKING GOOD SCENE FOR THE HERO WAS BADLY REHEARSED. Once upon a time an absent-minded La4. ing Man, who was making the Hit cf Llj Life with a Costume liay and Slaughtering the Matinee Tidbits every Wednesday and Saturday, wandered out of the SUige Door and began to Act in the Street the same ai he did behind the Footlights. As he walked along the crowded Thoroughfare and held the Mirror up to Natur a good many of these siouchy Pedestrian who are always blocking a Sunny Promenade saw him with his Eyes rolled upward and his Shoulders thrown back, and t'uy said he ought to be taken In before he & Violent. As the Leading Man approached the Corner he came upon a Coarse Character and a Woman, who were having an Argument while waiting for a Green Car. She had Toasted him for dragging her away from the Remnant Sale before the bad laid ia enough Taffetas to last her all Winter, and he told her she was the Prize Time Kilkr and a Beaut to go anywhere with. No matter what thy said, they had a Right to say it, for they were Married. Rut the Leading Man, still under the Delusioa that he was On the Boards, heard the Villain give her this Lacing, and It offered a Chance for a Strong Scene. Beauty in Distress was always his Cue to spread the lower-salaried People and bog the Center of the Stage and Talk about Himself. So he made a Quick Entrance. It would have helped some If he could have had a littld Chills and Fever Music to bring him on. He told the Man to Stand Back. Instead of Saying "Curses on the luck and looking at his Feet, the Coarse Character who had been abusing the Woman merely looked at his Wife and a&ked, "Who's your Friend?" As for the Persecuted Woman, instead of seizing him by the Arm and telling him that he had a Kind Face and seemed to be a Gentleman, she told him to Mind his own Business and not get Everybody to Looking. When the Leading Man said that he Interfered by the Right that every Man has to Protect a Woman when she Is in Trouble he expected a Hand, but It came not, although he made the usual Wait. A Crowd gathered to find out what was the Rumpus, and a Man who was belling Turkish Candy from a Board strapped ia front of him said that If the Fresh Guy had tried to Cut In when the Gul was Out with Somebody Else, .then the Other Party would be Justified la Handing him One. This View of the Matter was heartily indorsed, although such a Sentiment would never be tolerated on the Stage. A Policeman broke through to investigate, and the Woman salt! the Stranger had been Annoying her and Charley and seemed to be the least bit Dippy. She eald the didn't think he meant any Harm, but was just Queer. She said they ought to let his Friends know. She was a Good-hearted, Sensible Woman. The Leading Man would have landed la the Detention Hospital soon enough If the Manager of the Company had not happened along. He explained to the Pollcman that It was only a lltle Realism that the Actor had been working off. Moral Don't be Realistic except on the Stage, Wanamaker Is one of the largest policyholders if not the most heavily insured man in America, He has more than n,CrjO,0J on his life. Michael Anagnos, the head of the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston, on a recent visit to his native place, a Greek town in the mountainous part of Turkey, gave the town a sum estimated at J.O.Ck), to ue Invested in such a manner as to give a certain number of worthy students the otutats of a higher education each year. A Jury at Washington. Ga., has decided that $5 is a reasonable charge for shaving a dead man. A local barber presented a bill for the amount named after having done his share toward preparing a corpse lor burial, and payment was refused by the undertaker. The barber thereupon too the case to court, with the result stated. Switzerland's universities are still the most popular educational institutions in Europe for women students from all parts of the world. Of S50 students at the University of Zurich 21s are women. One hundred and twenty of these are studying medicine, fifty-eight philosophy, twenty-one natural science and eleven jurisprudente. Only eigbU-en are of Swiss national.. Ninety-seven are Russians twenty-nine are Americans and twenty-nine are Germans. The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle ays that at a recent t-pirltualistlc meeting tne spirit of Elijah Crosser was called for. Eiijih Crosser had died there in an early day. but was remembered for his immense stature, six feet live inches. A voice m the darkness said he was Elijah. Are you in Heaven?" asked ap old-timer. "Yes," came the answer. "Are you an angel. Lige?" "Yes." The questioner paused, evidently having exhausted r..s fund of ouestions, and then suddenly inquired: ""What do you measure from tip to tip, Lige?" "Twenty-seven years ago," says the SL Louis Post-Dispatch, "Charles M. Hays, aged nineteen years, was a ckrk in ths Frisco Railroad offices In St. Louis, with a salary of $1) a month. Last -r; Hays, now forty-two years of age and still retaining his home in St. Lois. becarns the- president of the Southern Paci.iC Kaiiway. the second largest railway system m the world. HI? salary will be year, making him the hMiust lay;e;J railroad man in the world, nnd a Ot.ur salaried executive than the Prcsem 01 the United States." Gladstone was notoriously a stickler on small points of etiquette and conduct, and a story is told of -him how once he rebuked a young roan for expressing bis admiration for a woman In hyperbolical terms. It was while he was Premier and the woman was Lady Hayter, wife of ona of the leaders of Gladstones party, the gave a reception once, during the cou of which a young roan remarked o GladStone that he had simply fallen in lovs with her "You mean." said the Premier, "that shs Is a ToniAn whom you hold in particularly high estimation." The young man subsided. Dolby, who was Charte Dicken man-th-t-trrivi: tr.nr