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New York. The four prim gray walls of lb city prison over on Blacku ell's Island have been just bursting with the secret of a romantic engagement, and there Is n smile these days on The faces of the forlorn creatures f treed to live there for the fortunate man is Dr. Philip B. Matz. assistant physician to the prison and the friend r every unfortunate Inmate of that place, according to the Sunday World. The heroine in the case Is Miss Josephine Brown, who lives at No. 204 "West Ninety-fourth street. New York. It was on a mission of mercy to "the Island" that Miss Brown met Dr. Maüe but to begin at the beginning: A little over 11 years ago Chicago was taking a very great interest Inlf 1 in a little seven-year-old girl who ou!d play the violin with the skill of a born artist. The little one was Josephine Brown She had won her honors at a series of public concerts. A year or two later she came to New York with her mother, and added to her fame as a violinist was her reputation for childish beauty. The almost perfectly formed features of her face, the magnificent black eyes and long. J t black hair acclaimed her wherever sh- appear -d Those who were charmed with her then predicted that as she grew older she would become one of the most beautiful women in the world. In New York Mrs. Brown secured for her daughter the leading violin teachers, and very soon musicians ( ard artists were attracted toward the I Iktle western girl. Photographers, j arMsts in black an:i white and those I who painted in oil besieged the ' mother to allow Josephine to pose for th m. Mrs. Brown granted as many of these requests as possible, and the "Madonna-like face of the little girl became well known in the artists 1 st-idios of the city. j Al! Countries Praise Beauty. j Quite without the knowledge of t Hiss Brown or her mother, a little j over a year ago one of the artists j -who bad been attracted by the beauty of the little girl when she first arrived in New York, sent his portraits j of her to London. Berlin and St. Pe-1 tersburg and ent.-red them In beauty i or n-r-sts then betas held In those ! ci A different pose of Miss I:.- 'n as sn to each place, but la t-ry city hf j idges w.re unanimous it awarding htr th- fir. ;irize for Iv a.--- i as she was by the honor MISS JOSEPHINE BROWN and attention showered on her by the artists, it was the friendship of those wfco took at. Interest In her musical training thai" Miss Brown cherished most. And iT was this gratitude that led to the bf-wllderlag number of congratulatory I tiers and telegrams which Miss I'mwn has been receiving during the pa? f w days. When ' Abe H'iinmi. tho convlctvj lawyer. waa sent, disgraced and revl'ed. to aertc a j ear's sentence in a f . n s cell on Blackwell's Island. t!..-rv were inn4. of his friend? who i.ii- forward to Uli nf hi deeds of k !:. during his years of saccess. uh . :-nvt among them was Mis, Brown, .Became Gri's Patron. Her sk. i - n m v.-

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than her beauty, had attracted the attention of the lawyer whon sho first came to the city. Through friends Mr. Hummel was introduced to her and her mother. Eventually he became the acknowledged patron of the little girl. He obtained the beet teachers for her, arranged concerts at which she plnyed and secured her Introductions into the homes of the socially prominent in New York and Newport. What success has come to Miss Brown sho owes largely to the kindly Intorost of Mr. Hummel. And Miss Brown was grateful. She was not content to tell only of the many kindnesses he had done for her and her mother. She did more. The first day the convicted lawyor sent word to the outside world from his cell In prison that ho would like to see those of his old friends who still cared to see him. Miss Brown was one of the first to hurry to him with flowers and fruit and some dainty Jelly that her mother had made with her own hands. It was the sight of

his little friend that brought the first I smile to the face of the little lawyor that any one had seen after his conviction. Cheered Her Benefactor. Since then never a week lias passed that Miss Brown has not been a visitor to the island. In her arms siie has always carried flowers, fruit, Ijwks countless little offerings of devotion to make the days of her benefactor pass as quickly as possible. Once in a while she would take her violin and play over and over the favorites of Mr. Hummel. She was In truth an angel of mercy, for while she played for Mr. Hummel the other men ia the prison hospital could hear and see her, and her visits made them happy. Bot Miss Brown was not the only friend of Mr. Hummel during the days of his disgrace. One of the honor students of the Long Island College hospital, in the graduating class of 1907. was Philip B. Matz. a young Baltimore student. His actual knowledge of medicine, added to a genuine kindness for his fellow beings, made him more than successful in treating the cases Uie I older doctors allowed him to handle , during his senior year. It was with a j feeling that their pupil would acquit , himself cteditably that the doctors se-' rured him the assignment to Black- ! well's Island immediately after his , GARBED FOR THE SADDLE. graduation. And their confidence was not misplaced. Helped Unfortunates. He felt that tho unfortunates he was called upon to treat in the prison hospital were human beings Uko himself, and many a man, sick with disgrace and tired of life, found now Inspiration in tho young doctor. None, however, llkod him bettor than "Abe" Hummel. If you talked to tha convicted lawyer to-day ho would toll you nothing has helped him to bear his disgrace more than" the cheering talks of the youn physician. Not a day has ased that Dr. Ma'z, even though ho r"t have to prwsTih for his palas failed to isit his cot and hat h him fr I " m minutes.

Of course, on several of those occasions Miss Brown was nnnouncod. The doctor was introduced. And then of course tho inovltablo happened. Bvon before ho hail boon formally prosontnd, Dr. Matz had hoard of the beautiful young woman whoso gratitude toward hor old frlond hail novor changed in his adversity. Ho had heard of hor from Hummol, from tho other prlsonors. from the keepers, who had cotno to look forward to her visits almost as anxiously as did Hummel himsolf. What has followed has boon tho socrot tho grim old plnco has kept so well for months. Now that It Is out. Miss Brown, with hor faco suffused with blushes, will tell you horself that tho mlnuto she saw Dr. Matz "he appealed to hor," and tho doctor will toll you that ovon before ho had met hor he had made up his mind that so loyal a friond as Miss Brown had shown horsolf to bo was just the girl for him. Love's Young Dream. Tho visits of Miss Brown to tho cold, forbidding prison became more nnd more froquent for, of course", as sho would have told you a few weeks

ago. Mr. Hummel needed to be cheered up more and moro as the days dragged along. But It was not only Mr. Hummel that saw her. Of course no one would over suspoct It, but there are pleasant walks and quiet nooks even on Blackwell's Island, and a very happy young couple were often seen walking along in tho very shadow of the prison, more deeply engrossed with each other than with anytmng else in all the world. Now that the secret Is out. the qniet smiles of approval that have greeted the young couple from tho associates of the young man and the friends of tho young girl have boon turned Into real old-fashioned congratulations. Messenger boys and postmen aro kept busy all day long bringing letters and telegrams from all over the country. "I'm cettlng almost as many letters now as I did just after I won thoBe prizes abroad." Miss Brown said. "They are quite different, though. Then they wero from people who said they were Count This and Duke That or Lord Something Else, and they all wanted me to marry them. Just fancy marrying a man you never saw. Some did inclose their pictures, and they woro certainly a funny-looking lot I'm glad I didn't lot my early experience turn my head, though, for now I've got something hotter than a duke or count I've got a real man." True American Glri. Stilendid typo of the American girl Is the flanceo of Dr. Matz, equally at home In tho drawing or music room, or on tho golf links. Fond of all healthy outdoor sports, she Is a splendid horsewoman and a skillful wleldor of the golf clubs. The showers of congratulations coming to Miss Brown belong more properly to Dr. Matz. who has won so charming a bride. That their married life may bo happy and long will be tho wish of all who cherish sentiment and aro glad when tho path of true lovo Is occasionally smooth. FEW THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE. Hints for the Man Who Is Seeking Happiness and Success. A man who wants happiness and success in life ought, as a rule, not to marry a girl oldor than himsolf. In fact she ought to bo at least five, better still, ten or oven lf years younger than tho man. Marriage 1b not meant for the pirnstire and comfort of the husband and j wlfo alone; It Is a holy institution meant for the future generation. Thn question always is r should be. what will tho children ho? Is their li-alth lik-': to i'l when

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ly old? Chllron. pooplo ought novor to for got. aro not only our sons and daughters thoy aro also our fathom and mothors. They innko us or re niako ua. Tho sight of ono's healthy and nor mal children pours new life Into one Finally, a groat disproportion of age botwoen a young husband and an olderly wife is moro than likely to load to complications of tho famous prob lorn which no man has yot trlod to solvo without suffering acutely for it Tho question hns often boon raised whether tho young man should study tho mother of the girl ho Is to marry more attentively than hor other rola tives. With regard to this, It Is not unimportant to remark ithat nearly every Lime of us rusomblos an undo or aunt fmoro distinctly than ovon his father and mother. Resemblance or horod ity goes transversely, sldownys, not in straight lines. A study of the uncles and aunts of tho girl is, to say tho least, extsemely profitable, and may roveal traits that aro as yot latent and thus unobsorvable in tho girl. j In addition to this tho young man must never forgot that a girl of 20 Is bodily and mentally very much riper than a young man of 25. Being riper, "older," she is In all, appearances notwithstanding, much cooler, much soberer and less romantic than a boy of her age, or a few years older than she Is. To put It plainly, she Is much the moro practical of the two. Sho goes straight for the point. Hor imagination is Infinitely loss heat, ed than that of tho young man. Sho will. In. 90 cases out of 100, chooso the bread with the buttor on it Words or letters do not mean much in this matter. It is wholly a thing of actions. Whon, after 'taking all precautions, a young man has chosen a young, energetic, lively and ordinary girl, he may rest assured that ho has dun very much for the subsequent success and happiness of his life. Man Is not a solitary, but a binary being. One Is two, and two are one. To bo a man is In a vast majority of casos to be a married man and a fathor of children. Chicago American. Patriotism In the Making. Patriotism In New York is cosmopolitan. They have a ilag drill In the schools In which tho children of every race and clime, as tho hymn book says, aro taught to salute the stars and stripes and glvo "their heads, their hands and their hearts to their country." And In some of the big down-town schools you may aeo children from homes German, Italian, Syrian, Scandinavian, Jewish. Hungarian. Chinese. Armenian. Cfreok. and heaven knows how many more nationalities, nil Joining In this picturesque ceremony. It gives ono a realizing sense of tho variety of material which is put Into tho cruciblo we call a city, and which In nnothor genoration or two will bo simply American. Resembled "the Other One." Imagination, of course, plays a largo part in tho ducoptlons of tho nursery. A child of four or five was giving an account to hor parents of the capture of a snake at tho end of the garden. Llko many grown-up raconteurs, she posod as having boon proeent, though she had the story in reality from her slightly oldor brother, who had been a delighted witness. Enlarging on every detail, sho- at last pulled up by hor father, who know how much of her ovltlonco was circumstantial. "And whnt was the color of this snake?" ho asked. Thin was a posor. Tom had omitted to tell hor tho color. But she was not got? to be daunted by a minor detail of Mils ort. "It w as the same color n the nnuke that Tom iaw," she aald

LITTLE HARMONY IN PARTY.

Republican Factions In a Bitter Fight for Control. Tho anti-third term declaration of l'rosldont Uoosevolt appears to have muddiod tho Republican waters Instead of clearing them. More candidates hnvo been brought forward by tholr friends slnco the announcement, and tho race for tho nomination Is so opon that tho political forecasters aro nil at sea. Whon tho situation clarl flos, as It will later. It will be found that n groat struggle Is Impondlng for control of tho Hopubllcan party betweon Hoosovelt and tho rcactlcnnrles. At presont thoro would seem 'o bo but ono candldnto representing tut ltonsovelt policies, for Senator I-a Fcllotte is for some reason not acceptable to tho president, and only Secretary Taft can he looked upon as being backed by the president. Falrbauks. Cannon, Knox, Foraker and Cortolyou are all reactionaries branded with "tho mark of the beast" Wall street. It Is true Gov. Hughes Is regarded as a reformor, but for some reason ho Is not acceptahlo to Mr. Roosevelt, perhaps because ho Is too Independent to lie down and receive the Roosevelt brand. In the past It has always been possible for tho administration to control tho national convontlon for a second term, but when It comos to handing tho mantle to some ono olse there hn3 often boon failure. Political parties are compelled to indorse their leaders and their administration of affairs. To do otherwise would bo to admit failure. So whatovor the next Republican convention doos. as to platform and candidates. It will, ovon If controlled against Prosldent Roosevelt, bo compelled to Indorse him. Tho party loaders must do that In self-dpfenso or place themselves on the defensive, and that politicians always seek to avoid. It Is probable that the fight In Ohio will settle tho control of the convention. If Senator Foraker should succeed In securing the majority of tho delegates to the state convontlon, and Is Indorsed for president, that will about settle the Taft lioom. although the delegntos from soniu of the con gressional districts may Kve Instructed for him. But President Roosevelt is a smart politician, nnd If ho can hold tho delegates from New York, and with thoso from tho west, and such from the south as patronage will control, he may still be able to mastor the convention. If not for Taft, for some one not yet named. Thpre Is a possibility that the Republican convention may be deadlocked, nnd no candidate be able to tenure a majority, for this fight for control Is becoming so bitter between the rival factions that to bo defeated may mean four years of loannoss for thk losers. Ut when tho time comos, tho coesivo power of public plunder will draw tho factions closer tr.fether. and a compromise candidate will probably be nominated who perhaps has not been even mentioned to-day. Tho great art of politics Is compromise. Half a loaf is better than no bread to the great and little politician, and years of experience has made our Republican friends the greatest adepts In the game of giving and taking. Liberal Denver. The criticism of Republican organs of the action of the Democratic nation:d committoe in accepting the offer of flOO.OOO In cash from Denver for holding tho national convention there i based on nothing. There 1 no qjestlnn of tainted money, as those critics would have us believe. There ran bo no attempt to coerce the convention or platform or candidate, for the Denn -cratlc committee will have the money lir Its war chest before the cnnei;Mon acts. It was pu;oly a matter of business and the only people that hav-. any catiso for kicking are those dni ;tf or Democratic visitors to the - invention who are called upon to pay greater railroad fares than they would havo had to pay had tho convention been held In Chicago or Louisville. It virtually amounts to Denver making a subscription to the Democratic national committee of $75,000, for the actual expense of tho convention are but $25,000, and those delegates with visitors who havo to pay the larger railroad fare and expenses are assessed this extra amount by the Denver entertainers when the time comes. Tainted money Is always secretly paid. The Denver bonus is paid openly and above hoard, and there Is no possible way In which there can be anything lmpropo; In receiving it. It will be mighty handy to the committee and as "our frlonds the enemy" pay tho most of the money, It may prevent thorn from making their usual donation to the Republican corruption fund, which is a double gain to tho Democracy. The Simple Life. With simplified spelling, the simple life, tho simple cocktail, the simple boar hunts at public expense, the simplo deal with Hearst, the simple control of all the railroads and Interstate Industrial corporations, tho simple blackmailing of tho trusts, the simple deception of all gullible voters Into tho belief that malefactors of great wealth will bo lodged In .'all and bad trusts be made to blto the dust, Mr. Roosevelt Is cortalnly a wonder. Cannon and Labor. There Is said to be no chance for the success of tho parcels post and postal savings bank projects so long ns Mr. Cannon roznnlns speaker of tho honae. He sooms to have run them Miroufh his canceling machine. Pesjllily ho thinks that thoy might benefit lit ? old nnd virile onemioa among the labor union.

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CATARRH MADE LIFE A BURDEN' TO ME. TWriSS ANNIE CATUON, ft: V a St., Cincinnati. Ohio, write"As I have found Peruim a l - ? for a severe case of catarrh of tie . i : and throat which I suffered fr.' n '. -a number of years, I am oniy too ' i . . a to give it my personal endorv met. "Catarrh, such us I buffered f-ur made life a burden to me. my breath was offensive, stomach had, and my head stopped up so that I was v- ,i troubled with a headache, and alt: I tried many so-callod remedies, i Ing gave me permanent relief. I v rather discouraged with all m: : when I'eruna was suggested t im "However. I did buy a bottle, ai' fore that was finished there w - a marked change in my condition. i encouraged I kept on until I was completely cured in a month's time. ,u. . I find that my general health is a.vuscellent." People who prefer solid medi r. s ihoulil try I'eruna tablets. Each represents ono average dose of Peru:. a. Man-o-lin the Ideal Laxative. Ask Your Druggist for Free Pcruna Almanac for 1908. No Knocker. "Do you think the scheme of Am undsen for reaching the north poji- by using a team of polar bears Is feasible?" The returned Klondlker looV ? doubtful. "I don't like to quer game of a scientific gent." he .- j "and Til say tho scheme Is at 1 .i - j3 foasible as crossing the seal w . i arctic snow goose and harness: -tlo result to a sledgo." Starch, llko evory thing else, is Ing constantly Improved, the pa :' Starches put on the market 25 i ago are very different and infer; i those of the present day. In tL est discovery Deflanco Starch., jurious chemicnis a.-e omitted, the addition of another ingrede vented by us. gives to the S- t .i strength and smoothness ntr proached by other brands. The best portion .f a g ! ' s life is his Ilttlo. nani' !' . i. bored acts of kir. Ju -.- and ol Wordsworth. Shotgun Shells Lcader"and"Rcpcatcr,,and Repeating Shotguns make a killing combination for ficld.fowl or trap shooting. No smokeless powder shells enjoy such a reputation for uniformity of loading and strong shooting qualities Leader" and "Repeater brands do, and no shotgun made shoots harder or better th m the Winchester. THEY ARC MADE rOn ACH OTHCH

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