Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 250, 17 July 1909 — Page 2

TUE KICITMOXD PAIXAJIUM AND SUXT LEG RAIL, SATURDAY. JULY 17, 1909.

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STOLE THE MOUEY TO JOin HUSBAND QARE LOVE STORY Oetty Miss Harsh Succumbed To Temptation Because of Great Infatuation for Her Sweetheart.. I GREATEST SYMPATHY FOR THE YOUNG WIFE

Very Probable That She Will Be Released on Her Own Recognizance She Cannot - Explain Action. Did Myrtle Harsh, whose name for the past two weeks has been Mrs. Bruce Lloyd, steal from the Earlham college girls In order to get money to reach her husband at Louisville, Ky.? The little school teacher was so frightened yesterday afternoon, she forgot to tell the police she no longer Is a single woman, but now Is the wife of the eon of a prominent building contractor at Oxford, O. She had been married but a few days and to give her name as Mrs. Lloyd was unfamiliar to her, so she gave her maiden name. Friends of the girl were shocked and surprised to learn of her act. They rallied to her, however, and last evening she was released under $100 bail. Christian Wellbaum and Phillip Johnsonsigned as security. The girl's mother remains in a state of nervous collapse, so surprised is she at her child's incrimination. Is Some Criticism. It la maintained by those acquainted with the girl, the exposure could have been prevented. There is a tendency to criticise the Earlham college authorities for placing her in the hands of the police. On the other hand the college authorities are held by some to havA to Iron the, nrniwr fit ens ThnM claim the police were the right authorities to deal with the case. There is practically no criticism of the police, as they were called Into the case and had to make the arrest. There is a probability the young woman will receive judicial clemency. It was her first offense. She has the sympathy of members of the police department from superintendent to patrolmen and the prosecutor says It Is a case of the kind not desirable to deal with. The young t woman, has borne a spotless reputation heretofore. At Greenville where she 'has taught school she was held in the highest esteem. She has been on the' teaching corps for three years and was recently reappointed to the position. Her local friends are mainly members of her father's pastorate in West Richmond and they are loyal to her. Many say they believe the young woman was overcome by overwhelming Infatuation for her husband and this urged her to the thefts. Her father, the Rev. Emerson Harsh, has been pastor of the Second English Lutheran church only few years, but in that time has gained the affection of all who know him. The young woman has been - accustomed to spend the summer months at her parents home. A Story of Love. Back of the story of crime Is one of love, pathetic and romantic, with a dark shadowing of the tragic. Miss Harsh and young Bruce Lloyd had been sweethearts for several years. They first met at Oxford. Ohio, when both resided there. They remained in school but continued to keep company until the mutual attraction developed into love. They were betrothed. Both families approved and the happy marriage day "was awaited with expectancy.': V ' But j the young college student was not prepared to go out and wage the battles, of the world. Love was not maintenance and he wanted to care for his idol as no other woman had been cared for. It was agreed she should continue teaching and he would attend an architectural college at Chicago. For he wanted to be a builder, like, but greater than, his father in the little village of Oxford. Cupid Relentless. Cupid was relentless. From his taught bowstring he drove dart after lart into the hearts of the young school teacher and her architect lover. Their longing became insatiable, so while the sweethearts visited at Oxford recently plans were laid and the tnarrlage rite performed. The license was secured In this . county. Better prepared than ever, as he believed, the young lover was to work the more assiduously. He secured employment at Louisville and his bride was to remain wth her parents until he could send for her to come to the Kentucky city.";. Money did not come as fast to Lloyd as the golden love dreams had led him to expect. - Days went by and he was not prepared to send for his bride. S"es he wanted her, longed for her, but material things have to be considered even when the heart beats taster. Like the ever green vine whose name she bore clings tn tfc niH ia itump, the young woman held fast to her desire for the companionship of her husband. She was without ready money. Letter Causes Peed. She had been told to expect a letter from Louisville enclosing a check Friday. It did not come on the morning delivery of the mail and she was discouraged. But like fateful irony the mall yesterday afternoon brought the letter. At that time she was in the custody of the police. When she went to Earlham to visit she found vacant rooms. The purses of girls, who probably, did not pins for their lovers as

she did. and who had the needed funds to Insure happiness, lay about the rooms. She knew she must not take them. But suddenly she was overwhelmed by the thought that money meant railroad fare,' and railroad fare meant union. At first she was very timid, but as she passed from room to room she grew bolder. Down to the bottom of drawers she delved and into trunks her nimble fingers penetrated in search for money. With each room she entered her plan developed until she took the precaution to knock first. If anyone was within. s'3 excused herself on the pretext of looking for the room of a friend. If nothing but the echo of her knock were heard frqm wHhin, she entered and pursued her search. " ? Suffers Remorse. But, one girl saw her in her stealth. Another saw her counting the money in a toilet room. Another had heard the jingle of coin. Somebody told the master of the dormitory and he surprised her. He charged her with the theft and summoned the police. Now what will become of her? It is believed, she has suffered keenly from remorse and humiliation. She has brought disgrace to the family name, so what greater suffering than that of mind could be inflicted? Behind iron bars, society might be protected from the girl who in all probability has learned her lesson at what a sacrifice. But will society need this protection, now? . The serious charge of robbery might be preferred against her, but the prosecutor is not likely to be so severe. Grand larceny was not committed. No single sum in excess of $25 was stolen and the individual sums are sufficient only to make the crime petit larceny. Hardened men, who have stolen, have been released with Injunctions by the court or under suspended judgment. That is what friends are asking for the girl. Courts are humane and for the relief of anxious relatives it may be safe to conjecture she will not be dealt with summarily. The names of the college . students and the amounts each told the prosecutor they have missed are the Misses Iola Beasly, $2; Mary Osborn, $7; Fay Leslie, $1; Nellie Lynch, $2.75; Nancy Fuqua, $3; Olive Oastleton, $4.50; Nora Brown, $1.50; Anna Mabb, $.40; Anna Sauer. $7. This totals $29.15. Miss Harsh said she had $5 with her when she went to the college and $36.75 was taken from her by the police. Some of the young women were not sure of the amount they had lost and it ie presumed they had more money than they knew.

OXFORD SURPRISED. Hamilton, O., July 17. News of the arrest of Miss Myrtle Harsh, daughter of Rev. G. Emerson Harsh of Richmond, caused a tremendous sensation at Oxford, where the Harshes lived for several years. It does not appear to be known in Richmond that Miss Harsh is married. She Is the wife of Bruce Lloyd, son of Thomas C. Lloyd, the largest contractor in Oxford and the -man who has built most of the new buildings at Miami University. The marriage of the young couple occurred several weeks ago and girl friends at Oxford recently tendered Mrs. Lloyd several showersto assist her In the establishment of her new home. In' Oxford she has many friends and bore a spotless reputation. Baseball Results NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. Pittsburg.. .. .. ..55 21 .724 Chicago '..49 26 .653 New York. ..45 28 .616 Cincinnati 40 38 .513 Philadelphia 33 42 .440 St. Louis ..30 43 .411 Brooklyn .. 27 49 .355 Boston 22 54 .289 AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Won Lost Pet. Detroit.. ........ ..50 28 .641 Philadelphia 46 30 .605 Boston.. ...... .. ..47 34 .580 Cleveland.. .. .. .. ..44 33 .571 New York.. .. .. .. ..35 43 .449 Chicago .. ..34 44 .436 St Louis .. 32 47 .405 Washington .. ...... 23 52 .307 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won Lost Pet. Minneapolis ..49 42 .538 Milwaukee .. 47 42 .528 Louisville.. .. .. .. ..46 42 .523 Indianapolis .44 45 .494 St Paul ..41 43 .488 Columbus.. .. .. .. ..43 47 .478 Kansas City .. .... ..40 44 .476 Toledo 41 46 .471 T

RESULTS YESTERDAY. National League. New York 2; Cincinnati 1. v Chicago 4; Boston 1. Rain elsewhere. American League. Philadelphia 3; Cleveland 0. Chicago 3; New York 1. Boston 2; St Louis 1 (10 innings.) Detroit 0; Washington 0 (18 inn.) American Aseociation. Columbus 2; Toledo 1. Kansas City 4; Milwaukee 3. Louisville 3; Indianapolis 1. Minneapolis 5; St Paul 1. New York, July 17. New York defeated Cincinnati 2 to 1. in the fast time of one hour and twenty minutes. Score: R. H. E. Cincinnati 00100000 0 1 6 0 New York 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 6 0 Rowan and McLean; Mathewson and Schlei. Runs Rowan, Tenney. O'Hara. Two-base hits O'Hara. McCormick, Lobert Three-base hit Tenney. Sacrifice hit Devlin. Sacrifice fly Schlei. Stolen base Egan. Left on bases Cincinnati 6; New York 2. Double plays Bridewell to Tenney; Downey to Egan to Paskert; McLean to Downey to Paskert Struck out By Mathewson 2; by Rowan 2. Bases on balls Off Mathewson 2; off Rowan 2. Umpires Johnstone and Rlgler. Time 1:20.

IS AMERICA STATES OUTLOOK WRITER In current Issue of Roosevelt's Mouthpiece Richard S. Childs Toasts Methods of Government. URGES A REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF OFFICES He Urges That the Minor Positions Are Overlooked by Voters, So They Should Be Appointive. - New York, July 17. Stating that the United States is the "only habitually misgoverned democracy" and the only one to have a separate class of professional politicians, Richard S. Childs in the Outlook of this week urges a drastic reduction in the number of elective officials In cities, counties and states as a means of putting the people "on top" in politics. Starting from the obvious fact that the average voter registers a personal opinion regarding the conspicuous nominees only and has no opinion whatever to express regarding state treasurer, county clerk, etc., the author urges that the minor places should all be filled by appointment This would result in a "short ballot" containing only a few names and the limelight of public scrutiny would focus upon them so intensely that all voters could and would discriminate without having to "go into politics" to get their information. Writer's Opinions. After tracing the connection between the present typical long ballot and government by politicians the writer concludes as follows: Good government Is entirely a matter of getting the right man elected. Nothing else is so vital. No city charter or state constitution, however ingenious, will make bad men give good government or keep good men from getting good results. To get the right men is first of all a matter of arranging for the maximum amount of concentrated public scrutiny at the election. It is not superior intelligence in the British electorate that enables it uniformly to elect the best men In town to the city councils; save In that the individual voter in the ward selects only a single officer at election, and can hardly fail to know just what he is doing. Likewise there cannot be a mysterious virtue in the new' plan of governing American cities by small commissions (the success of which in Galveston, Houston, and Des Moines in undeniable) save in that the importance and conspicuousness of the five commissionerships attract so fierce a limelight at election that no unworthy figure who ventures into that blazing circle can hope to conceal his unworthiness from the eyes of even the most careless voter. Galveston Plan. The Galveston plan would be "better yet if the commissioners were elected one at a time for terms in rotation. Then public scrutiny at election would focus still more searchlngly on the candidates, and merit . would increase still further in value as a political asset We must manage somehow to get our eggs into a few baskets the baskets that we watch! For remember that we are not governed by public opinion, but by public opinion as expressed through the pencil point of the average voter in his election booth. And that may be a vastly different thing! Public opinion can only work In broad masses, clumsily. To make a multitude of delicate decisions is beyond its coarse powers. It can't play the tune it has in mind upon our close-stringed political harp, but give it a broad keyboard simple enough for its huge slow hands, and it will thump out the right notes with precision! There is nothing the matter with Americans. We are by far the most intelligent electorate In the world. We are not indifferent. We do want good government And we can win back our final freedom on a "short ballot" basis! ALFRED MALAMBER GIVEN A DIVORCE He Charged Infidelity and Abandonment. Charging abandonment, but admitting that he left her, Alfred J. Malamber, after claiming his wife, Laura A., had been unfaithful to him secured a divorce in the Wayne circuit court this morning. Malamber said he believes his wife now is at Springfield, O. He saw her two weeks ago at Dayton. He said he left her after she told him to go, when he took exception to her mode of life. Agreeably Disappointed. Sidney had been dining out with his parents and bad eaten as heartily as any boy of five years well could. While the adults were sipping their after dinner coffee Sidney straightened up in bis chair and emitted a sigh, v "What is the matter. Sidney? Haven't you had a good dinner T' inquired the hostess. "Oh. yearn, a great deal better dinner thaa 1 expected," said Sidney.

MISGOVERNED

BISHOPS 10 ATTEIID

Will Take Part in the Celebration of the Local ' Methodists. , , PLANS ARE PROGRESSING Word has. been received from Bishop B. H. Moore of Cincinnati to the effect that, he will accept the invitation to speak at the Methodist Centennial conference which will be held in this city August 19. Bishop Anderson of Chattanooga has also signified his intention to be present There will be another meeting of the committee tomorrow afternoon at Grace church for the mirpose of making further and more definite arrangements for the celebration. The centennial is arousing - general . interest among Methodists in this community and several prominent speakers will be secured for the occasion. WRIGHTS" RIVALMAKES A RECORD Glenn Curtis in His Aeroplane Flies 31 Miles in 52 Minutes. HE HAD PERFECT CONTROL REMARKABLE TEST MADE TO DAY ON LONG ISLAND WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST MISHAP. New York, July 17. Glenn H. Curtis the aviator, and keenest rival of the celebrated Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville in a remarkable tryout of his aeroplane on Hempstead Plains, L. I., today broke all his previous rec ords, when he circled the fair grounds track twenty-eight times, flying in all almost thirty-one miles and remaining in the air for- 52 minutes. Motor Worked Well. During the entire flight, which was made without mishap, the aviator had perfect control of his machine. When he landed he announced that if he had desired he could have remained in the air for a j much longer period, . His motor worked heroically during the entire flight, never sputtering or causing him any alarm. A strong north west wind was blowing, however, and fearful of taking any chances, the av iator thought it best to land while possible to do so without placing his machine In jeopardy. TREY WERE UNHAPPY So Judge Fox Severed Matrimonial Bonds of the "Two Youths" BOTH 0 tfER SIXTY YEARS "These two youths do not seem hap py together, so guess I'll have to let them have their way" remarked Judge Pox in granting a divorce to Rebecca Sebring this morning in circuit court The woman is sixty-six years old and admits it She said her husband is one year her senior. She charged him with desertion and failure to provide. She declared her means of support since he left her has been the wash tub. The couple have been married forty-four years. JOHN H. DOLING DECLARED SANE Was Victim of a Fall Down a Stairway. John H. Roling, the former hard ware merchant is sane once more. He was recognized by the circuit court this morning as possessing the faculties of a sound mind. Roling's mind wandered a few years ago as the re sult of a fall down a stairway. His wife was appointed his guardian and he was declared insane. He has recovered from his physical injuries and his mentality has strengthened to the extent the court now regards him as sane and the court records will show him as such. VIOLENTLY INSANE IS COLORED WOMAN Report Made to the Police ' Today. Mrs. Jennie Gee, of North Sixth street, a colored woman, has been reported to the police as violently insane. The sheriff ha been asked to provide for her at the home for friendless women until she can be declared insane by a commission and placed in the hospitaL

ASKS FOR TROOPS

IHEII RECALLS IT Butler, Pa., Sheriff Decides Strike Situation Not a Critical One. TURN DOWN FOR STRIKERS GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STEEL CAR COMPANY PLANT DECLINES TO HOLD A CONFERENCE WITH COMMITTEE. Butler. Pa., July 17. As a result of the first act of violence among the striking employes of the Standard Steel Car company this morning. Sheriff Caldwell decided the situation was so critical as to warrant cay in g ior ine biaie consiaDuiarj. itoudio broke out between Americans and for eigners, as well as with the sheriffs deputies. The latter are endeavoring ot keep the mob from the vicinity of the plant. An outbreak is Imminent. RECALLS HIS REQUEST. Butler, Pa., July 17. General Mana ger Altman of the Standard Steel Car company was waited on by a commit tee of strikers this morning, but declined to hold a conference with them, and decided to have the plant imme diately closed down Indefinitely. Sheriff Caldwell has canceled his request for troops. Three thousand men will be idle. NAUGHTY YOUTHS DAMAGE A HOUSE Police Are Investigating Their Actions. The naughty tricks of boys who have damaged a new house at State and Sheridan streets have been reported to the police.1 The boys, it Is claimed, played about on the newly painted floors of the porches and smeared the paint about so that the work had to be done over, - - RELEASE SUSPECTS Joe Mullin and Clifford Marlow, who claimed Dayton as their home city, were detained by the police last night: After an investigation by Supt Staubach, the two suspects satisfied him as to their reasons for being in the city and were released. USE SIGNALS OF INDIANS. Army Experts Adopt Many tdoas of the Aborigines. Just as the fighting men of the United States army many years ago took lessons from the Indians and from their methods of warfare devised and perfected the system of extended order or skirmish drills which hare proved so effective, so the signal corps of the army has followed to a. large extent the red men's methods of conveying Information from point to point where there is not time to string telegraph or telephone lines or where wireless -telegraph is unavailable. As the -Indians-since , prehistoric times have used columns of smoke in various combinations to signal the approach of an enemy or to transmit other .messages, so the army signalmen have found most, effective what are known as smoke bombs or smoke rockets. The former are fired from a small mortar, the latter in the same way a? Fourth of July fireworks. Each when reaching a desired height, regulated bj a fuse, bursts and liberates a picric acid compound, .which Ignites and burns colored fires, one after the other, sc arranged in the cartridge as to convey a message to those who may be watch ing for it. These cartridges are made in sections, each containing its own different colored fire, and threaded. t screw together in a fraction of a minute. These military fireworks, as tbej might aptly be called, are packed In hermetically sealed cans, much In tbf same manner a tinned meats, with the same sort of thumbscrew attachment for opening them quickly In this way they keep indefinitely in any :llmate and have been found particularly effective in the campaigns in the Philippines. While the navy does not employ so complicated a system of rocket and bomb signaling as does the army, ev?ry warship carries a supply of powerful rockets, which liberate on bursting a series of brilliant white Rtars for the purpose pf calling attention to other sfgnals which are transmitted by a system of combinations of colored electric lights strung from a masthead and operated from a switchboard much on the plan of a typewriter, called the Ardois system. But both branches of the service employ an odd sort of pistol, the invention of a naval officer, which shoots from cartridges "starssimilar to those of a roman candle of any colon The combinations which can be made in this manner practically are numberless. Popular. Mechanics. ! Lest and Found. And yet here is this strange thing that not a single poem of fine quality printed in English . has, so far as is known, ever been lost to English literature. London Saturday Review. - Xo doubt the above paragraph was written by that fine old English gentleman who said: ."I really have a most extraordinary' memory. - I have sever forgotten ' anything that ! reber." Puck.

A PERILOUS PERCH. Two Nights en a Ledge ef a Lofty Poak In the Tyrol. In the northeastern comer of th Tyrol is the best skee ground to Europe, writes W. A. Bnillie-Groham tn "Tyrol." ' The region has many lofty peaks, which make mountain climbiug of interest. The author gives one of his adventures on a peak near the village of KItzbuhel. On one of these peats occurred to me many years ago a little adventure which gave me an opportunity of admiring the grand view rather longer than was pleasant I was out stalking chamois, aud. having some unoccupied hours in the middle of the day. when stalking Is practically useless, as the bousts are resting, I thought I would ascend one of those pinnacles upon which at that time few human beings, I suppose, had ever set foot The very last bitwas a smooth faced rock not more than twelve feet high, but absolutely unclimbable if unaided by rope or another man upon whose shoulders one could get aud so obtain a hand grip of the top and thus draw

oneself up. As I wss alone I had re course to a short length of rope I had in my rucksack. Making a slip noose. I threw it upward till It gripped some projection. Then I drew myself up. While looking about me an unfortu nate movement of my legs, which were i dangling over tbe brink as I sat. caused the rope to slip and fall down to the small ledge on which I bad stood when flinging it upward. This ledge or band of rock was uncomfortably narrow, not wider than thirty inches, and tbe abyss below was a perpendicular wall four or five church steeples In depth. At first it did not seem such a' serious fix to be in. By letting myself drop to the ledge, my extended arms gripping tbe top. the distance between the soles of my feet and the ledge was not more than four feet or so nothing to speak of if that yawning gulf bad not been there and I bad had boots on my feet But. having taken these off and left them below, together with my coat and rifle. I should have to drop on to sharp rocks barefooted and hence would be very apt to lose my balance. The more I considered the position the more I funked that drop, and. to make a long story short. I stayed on that pinnacle two nights, until the morning of the third day. before hunger drove me to risk the drop, which I did in safety. How I got down tbe remainder of that descent, "shinning" down chimneys and creeping along narrow edges, was a mystery to me afterward, for I was faint with .hunger and my knees trembled and snook under me. When I reached tbe first habitation where I happened to be known ' the peasant woman at the door hardly recognized me. ' A BUSINESS EXTENDER. The Kind of Man For Whom There -la -a Big Demand. . "I am looking for a clerk.' a man .with a jwrsoaallty. a man who can do things and Increase my business. Money is no item. I will not take salary into consideration. I will pay $100. (123 or whatever he is. worth. I want the man." That is what a successful merchant said some days ago. ' . Let us . pay our respects to the merchant who is looking for clerk of this kind. A good clerk deserves a good salary and usually gets it This matter of good pay for good services is the basic principle of the relations between employer and employee. While all merchants are not willing to pay enough salary to their clerks, there are more merchants who are glad to pay all a clerk Is worth than there are clerks who are glad to be worth all tbey are paid. Every village, town and city Is looking for the man ' who can "increase business." Tho man who will work for . the Interests of his employer, is wanted the world over. Tbe world of business is crying out for such men. for men whom it can trust - and in whom it jean place confidence .that a thing will .be done when tbe "boss " back is turned. This man is wanted in every store, factory, at every post and In every great business in the land. If you are attemijeing to avoid responsibility and as much work as possible you will, unless by great mistake, escape promotion or increase in salary. There are two kinds of clerks, and only , two kinds. One the entire business world Is anxiously searching for, and the other the entire business world is anxiously waiting to get rid of. Twin City Commercial Bulletin. Whore Women May Not Pray. In some parts of tbe world the women are not even allowed to pray. Certain Hindoo congregations deny their women this privilege, and among the Alnus women can pray only In very rare cases as the deputies rt their husbands. The natives of MCJagascar, however, stretch a point and permit their women to Intercede with tht powers of evil, but prayer to theli supreme being is strictly a masculine prerogative. Expensive. , "Yes." said the young wife proudly, "father always gives something expensive when be makes presents." "So I discovered when be gave you away," rejoined the young husband. Exchange. A Polite Waiter. "Here.' waiter." exclaimed an lrascl' We diner, "this beef you have given me isn't fit for a pig to eat!" "Well. sir. dont eat It thenT tbe waiter advised pleasantly. London Scraps. . '- ' ' "" When flatterers meet the devil goes to dinner. Italian Proverb. AUTO MEI1 ARE HERE Fred M. Coats, general manager of

the Lexington Motor Car Company, and W. W. Oekamp of the OskampNolting Company, at Cincinnati, are in the city representing a Lexington automobile of which Haughton A Bell of this city are agents. - PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY.

VOES OF THE PURSER He Has Troubles of His Own on the Trip Across the Atlantis.

MUST HAVE A GOOD TEKPER. His Time Was'-ed by Foolish Questions and Trivial Appeals. Mainly b Women Passengers, Yet He Has to Be Always Pelita and Agreeable. "Yes." ssid the purser on ene of tho big liners recently to tbe writer, who happened to 1 taking a trip from Liverpool to New York, -we have our own troubles. 1 can assure you. and I sometimes envy tbe captain his solitary enjoyment of the bridge, even during a sixty mile gale. Passengers seem to think that the purser is put on a ship simply to answer foolish questions. "Of course there is a good deal which we have to put up with as being part of our legitimate duties, though when a passenger brings us a' hundred dollar yellow back and asks to have it changed into English,-French, German and Spanish money and stipuKites that there must be twice as much ; French as German aud half the remainder in English silver coins, presumably for tips, is it any wonder that we occasionally lose our tempers? ways appealed to for the most trivial things. A woman passenger comes to ' the window, and if It is closed she will bang on It till It Is opened, no matter if the sign Is there as large as life that tbe office hours are from 11 to 2 and 4 to 0 o'clock and she Is honoring me with a call at 3 p. m. Then, when the wiudow is raised for fear she will smash it to smithereens, she says, with a sweet smile: "Ob, Mr. Purser. I am so sorry to disturb you. I know it Is not your hour of business, but " could you tetl me If we will really land next Thursday, as I told my brother we would, sod I know be will be waiting for me on tbe dock. . "Of course I am polite, but I bars some difficulty in persuading her that I am not running the ship, and neither . can I control tbe elements. She goes . away with an expression that clearly shows she thinks I am keeping some thing back and It will be my fault If we do not arrive at the time appointed. "I remember on one trip when the weather was particularly , stormy . a woman passenger knocked at my door after office hours, of course . and begged that she might speak to me for a few minutes. I . politely asked ber to enter, and then, her eyes starring out of her head with the excitement of suppressed emotion, she Implored me . to draw up ber wilt I protested that; I was not a lawyer, but do you think she would be satisfied with that excuse? Not much! There and then t bad to draw up a document In tbe best legal phraseology I could muster ' "When It was finished and 1 and my assistant bad. signed It she gave the youug fellow a sovereign for his trou ble, and as ior me wen, sne took on a very baud some ring aud Insisted out my accepting it. 1 bare that ting yet. . but what became of the donor 1 never knew, for when tbe storm abated and we were safe fa port she .never so much as' bade me goodby, ' though X bad repeatedly asked ber to fake back , her ring. She was a very rich woman evidently, and .tbe bequests' in that will I drew up made my eyes bulge. "Most passengers when we hare been -a day or so out bring tbe purser all . their valuables, for which they receive ' a receipt. Some nervous women seem to think that a "strong room' at sea Is ' not a very secure place for their Jewels. and tbey Insist on seeing their treasures at least everyday. .One wornan paasenger made my life a burden during a recent voyage by taking ber t valuables out and . putting them , In again three times a day until I told her , chat the next time she called for them ; I would not take, them back again. , whereat she told me. wltb a sour look, , that I was Impertinent and she would Inform the captain. 1 believe she did so. but tbe csptaln gave ber a word or two of advice regarding tbe implicit irUSl WUK U . SllOViU 1WW UM m purser, snd this quieted her. In fact, she afterward came to me and apologized for ber seeming rudeness. . "As a rule. I conduct church service A-.s KamshI mm the Aemtntn Aanal IfcAfr anfW vh &-mso mm t,av msieavaa www joy the work, but prefers to remain on tbe bridge. Many a funeral service . also has fallen to my lot. and I hare , even officiated at a christening. I am usually tbe one to whom a paasenger flies when be is dissatisfied with bis cabin, though tbe duty of changing a stateroom really rests wita tne neaa steward. Then, again. It is the purser who Is appealed to when the pa seen- ' gers elect to bold a concert, and the ' vn.a H a1V. -imimM .11, K tf IfttM AtflA J ------ .VIA U V .... I J . www v h ii when they want to have a dance on ' deck. A purser can be very popular ! or the reverse, and unless yon have so excellent .temper you stand a good chance of being tbe reverse. "Tbe funniest experience I had was ; on a recent trip, when there was on board a little girl sbout twelve years - old. She struck up a warm friendship , with me and would wslk the deck for , miles if I would only accompany her. . She fell very 111 during a storm and , refused to be comforted. Her mother . sked ber If there was anything she . could do which would ease ber suffer- , lug. and tbe young Imp said there was. If she would only skldoo and let the purser read a book to ber she would . feel better. And tbe Indulgent mother , came to me, stated the case, and wen. , I compiled with ber request and read . to tbe child for a little while each day until ibe was well enough to come on deck Again." London Ttt-Blta. WRECK A FATAL ONE Milford, Ind July 17. Motorae Albert Larkin was crushed to death and Conductor Wtoebrenner, j, Motorman Hale and Conductor Gilliam -were severely injured in "a collision of 'two interurban cars at Arnold's station, late last night.' An open switch cans- .

ed the accident. .