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POOR YOUNG MAN.

fhf EtipJs 1f the GFutEttf
ruyrtcn Aug. o3.-Wilf you do little ErnWlsnE
for me! Inn . Young man from the country.
fcll in love with wnsome little woman VINO
tended her fathers produce store IN OF ;s.s,cn
and the cream of perfection itself She grew t1tea
OF her country home, and, without aca"a1nt'ns me
Of her determination, lcft Tor the elly. hns h .o'
She didn't smile when ehe saw me. beeanAe th'nk
once heard it said it was not polite to sMiic IN
company She showed me into ths parIof o. LIN, sne
sne should return. OF course, told her would
await her return till donmsday, !! necessary.
believe ( kept my word; At 'east u seemed 50. e
waited and watched for her coming with all the
keen anxiety Of my overmastcrtng 1ovc' waited
mil there was not ! sou, stirring In thr house
until the streets had become dcserted 3nd silent.
What could hare happened to her: Had she hccn
suddenly taken I'll, OF war she 50 long engascd IN
iacing an powderine herself to appear with arts.
tic perfection in the eyes ot her adorcf: 1tGsose1
to ind tue boardin. mistress. l found her unch
aonner than expected She perceived me Instant
" in the dimly lighted hall: and taking IN pom
OF her feet with consummatc dcxtcrisy SHE'D 1t al
nc. n ~ with ali The. savage lcroeitXy Of a.. an
underhand tbfows5 in Isse1a Mas1; n,a1eh;
d Police !" IN tones Of thunder which fa!siy
filed the halls Of the hsEhery, seized small fsns
,shch hung from, box attached to the wan. anu
ouilcd in most dcsperinc aud trcnzled manner
fhc collection Of leather aforesaid had struck me
araldships with almost deadly eaect' IL aeps'ea
me Of my wind and, bcean,ed, lay 70 O. un1,l r, =
ealc sprtng up on the larboard and sent the spray
from copous receptacle orer ny rig in dstTsss Tses
ing quantities. bright light shone in M ~ lace &C.
cauut can when % was dragged to the atatl9n Nest Lex
morning was fined s2 was TOO nnxe, ;4na en- ome an
AGAIN md apologize for leaving before she return
Cd? My maiden aunt ssyt my snarmer ;,a;.aa ~ ~
EDWARD HOLLAND.
Nj. Holland should most certainly call and
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 25.-Chancellof
Cooper made an order to-day turning over to
the Tennessee policr-ho]ders tho property Of
the Columbia Life and that Of all other compan-
ies merged into it, valued at S75,000 aud Of the
Life Association OF America.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Hamilton Fish, Secro-
tary Of State during the Administration Of
President Grant, sailed to-day for Europe
BuFFA1o, N. T., Aug. 2a-Thc General
Grand Chapter adjourned to-day. after inviting
the Grand Chapters IT West Virginia and Texas
to become constituents, and providing that uane
members constitute quorum to open the
Royal Arch Chapter for business.
PHILADELPHIA, Ans. 25.-B. ]. Reynolds, 10,
and Nellie johnson, is. we're arrested to-day on
q charge Of being ruraways from Chicago. The
father Of the girl WIS in the city, but left yes-
terday without learning their whereabouts.
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'". 10 the fSdik0F fF thk tJdcteT
CHICAGO, Aug. 24-1 live on West Washington
ttrect. NY house is not :. nifty but simply neat
comfortable, and cosy. take pains TO- keep it
thus, but would you believe it, dear Grower. when
i come home at night the front stoop and yard are
literally strcwu with cards. circulars, dodgers,
hand bills, eratuitous newspapers, and the like,
and my patience gets nearly exhausted in trying to
keep the place looking decent. am believer in
advertising to the fullest extent, but not IN this
eiass Of advertising. No one reads these nasty bits
OF paper OF II they do the reader sneers at the
tcmptible means employed by these people to sell
eosds dealer: butcher, and ihc hundreds ot othcrs
Who employ this wastnful and slovenly way Of I'd
Of some respectable newspaper. some Terminate
aud recoenized advertising medium, and when they
cume to compare the results, they will feel asham
ed that they Uttered up their neighbors yards
Yours truly. MES.
It would appear that s*Nibs" has been
afflicted with "gratuitous" hat<r-oeeans, a
disease for which it IS difficult to prescribe 4
remedy. He had better hire an able-bodicd
girl, arm her with broom-handle, and-lct her
go ahead.
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other paper ever agree to- par for punctuation
marks Il they we're transmitted. It takes fully ns
long to transmit q period, comma, or intczroca-
ton mark az it does fonr-letter word, aud it
seems to me no more than right taey should b
paid for II required to appear in telegraph copy
/ have taken the trouble to ask several Of the
printers employed in THs TRIBUNE and other
printing Offices in the city, ana they all every oac
say that telegraph is the beat copy fl5ccd before
them,
The only way to remedy this is. Mr.: Editor. to
Day for your punctuation marks, thereby lenstaca
your special messages about onc-foarth. increase
the cos. and delay in transmitting in the same pro-
portion. and the telegraph editor will be snited-
OPERATOR 10 years. experience.
ssOperator,'' notwithstanding this extensive
experience, furnishes the foregoing, which Is
given verbatam ct punctuatem, hrst-class
argument in favor Of the higher education OF
the class to which he belongs. II no more
commas appeared in TRIBUNE specials than
can be found in his letter, they would not be
heightened more than one-elghth Of one per
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70 The Editor offhe Gronler.
CHICAGO, Aug. IL have read with interest
several arguments and Communications in yoar
valued paper in regard to the above institutions,
and as have made this matter special study for
lowing su9gestions The writer of to days article
addressed to the editor Of the Grorler most assur
edly EXPRESSES the views Of tho majority of our in
I've for great many, although the prices are made
As low az possible to secure tho pcruiancucy and
success Of this establishment Three tickets are
which is transferable, can be secured for$5. The
latter ticket is generally used as several persons
ean contribute TO its purchase, consequently nc
Of Chicago are entitled to free or very low-prced
bathing institutions, and city OF the magnitude
q oaTs is morally bound To- then
practicable, as Tie surroundings OF police stations
would be too heavy. I viii suggest Tic following:
Our water-works arc discharg1ns constantly large
amount OF warm water from their boilers, which
adjacent to the water works where cheap build
Ing o. approximate dimensions could be erected
which would furnish warm and cold baths with lit
tie cost. This cost could be covered by = very
small fee for admittance, hot bath could De fur
nished once week where soap would oe permit
ted cold swimming baths tor health ana re1.ssh
hours could be set aside for females and two urge
bathing establishments could be secured at com.
paratvely small expense, walch eon!a oe Ieac5ed e
1wpu1d further eay that it any number Of our phil
autroplc and wealthy citizens should feel it their
duty TO take steps in this matter, will pat lnsgc
meetiug-room ia the - Natatorium - at their dis
poaa and will contribute literally to the erection
OF ouch institutions US will secure 4 kecnly-felt
want to the mars of our citizens. VERY resPect-
fully, L. j. hAnlsI
II this were st. Louis. where the average foot
Of the female citizen requires s. natatorium "
to itself, or Milwaukee, with the editor Of the
Seati,ael coming in on free pass and trying to
bathe both cars at one time, 50 cents would not
be too much to charge for admission. Alr.
Kadish can win the eternal gratitude Of an un~
washed public by putting the admission fee on
a hard-pau basis.
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CHICAGO, Aug. a5.-iiicnard Grant White is on
the other side Of the Atlantic and sends US inter
cstin notes If what he sens and hears LIS stories
nre exceedingly cpoyaole mot limiting hlmseif to
any particular point, be dashes freely at every
thing, dealing the lash without stint on all sldes.
usual subject o. ts ", ees i1om naoae de
ingenious people, when shown their SINS Will not
refuse to cry "pcccaEi,' especially when the e.
hand. It Is, however, exceedingly aggravating to
be harassed BY these numerous minor satellites
who flash their gossip from over tue water, ana
whose grammar is sometimes as remarkable q
their ignorance Of the subject they treat upon Is
astonishing md amusing. Some Of IT,; tncse seeona-
rates hail from Chicago. should like them to &C.
ssLet us take walk down Fleet street, i" said
Dr. johnson, but, instead Of Fleet street, London,
We will take stroll down Dearborn street, CnaGa
20. Let a. halt here, In front Of the Commercial
Hotel You see in large gilt letters over the portfo
OF the ladic.' entrance.- LADIES Entrance y!
How shocked would be Richard Grant White snonta sa
doorway OF a drst-class English hotel. Turning
inside, we presently 6nd ourselves on Clark sttcet
BRIDGE hle waiting E, We h!s az vbich ;es tie
nnovel Information that s'Tho Bret Harto Is the
only boat that stops regular at the cr1G,H MN
thai Chinaman7s sign, down at the basement
.sSins Lee. CHINA Lanndry"!: Look Ct thnt sign :n
aboye. in the 1cal-cstate office window, TO
Notice S III IN the large wholesale store win.
dow 1--WE close here at 3 o. o'clock o,.,,' 9n
SArunpAT's"!! l nm afrald mr. Nhlte Non.o
become anxious az to Jour exact knowledge 81 tue
etymoIogy' and synta1 Of our LANGUAGE. At.o"s;
that thai street name on the lamp-poat, "9u1Sc.r-
surely Webster doe; not 1ntho5ze sqas1 nad tnat
i,1.Hnnn, IN South State etrcct, and un taking up
Book % and II looking , At its back saw 'Iisrpers
WEEK1Er Farther down on GettsSs GfGse hoo ax
ssInneicys patent paint sTors LEAR Ia roofs,
shingles, &c. sand ,o-day saw in thdwindow Of
a tailor's. establishment opposite THE TN1nuSE
.SELLiS ont at cost, y etc. Yours faithfully.
.. ]. r. JONES.
Mr. Jones need not have hunted round among
Chinese laundries and grocery stores for out"
RACES upon the Englishlanguage. At the small
oxnepsc of five cents he can purshase this morn
ing twelye-page paper "a Storey paper AZ that)
with an average Of twenty-n1ne outrases 10 1he
column,
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FIRES.
IN CHICAGO.

An alarm Of Gre was turned IN yesterday
morning from Box co3. The trouble existed IN
the two-story frame building at the northwest
corner Of Jackson and Clinton streets, owned os
Brown Bros, and occupied by them on tue nrst
floor as mandatory for vault and s1dc"atk
lights. Grown Bros. lost about $500 on build
Ing, and about $1,000 on stock. Insurance
$500. The second floor was occupied W the
Western Sand.Blast Company; damage ABOUT
$500 on stock; fully insured. The fire occurred
from the careless mixing OF chemicals ana 1t Is
4 wonder that any sane underwater should issue
upon such gunr,w'ser risk.
At 7:40 O'Clock Friday evening stu! alarm
was turned in to Engine Company, 20. L.,
f1uc IN rear Of l55 Chicago avenue, occupied Us
a bakery. No damage.
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10 the Editor ~ The 9ro,cltr. =
CHICAGO. Ang. Is. III tho latest news be true
that the Austrian Emperor has expressed his sym
pathics for the czar he has forfeited his right Ms
King OF Hungary, and, like the thirteen prcdeces-
sors d the 1Iapsbu-gh family, he has broken big
Imperial oath. The next thing revolution will
break out in Hungary, which tho Aus1rians will
cali ..rcbclon" Of course, but Is such the case:
The King OF country congfatulates the Emperor
Of IN Empire Of when the people are hated worse
than anything. What does Francis Joseph mean
By congratnlatins Hungary's enemy: Does he ex-
poet any help from hi1ns It would be better for
strong, stronger than Austria thinks; and in case
OF war Austria is ruined. Since the uapsbu1gh
family has reiged, thirteen have sworn TO be true
to tho Hungarian Constitution, and all thirteen
without exception have violated their oaths, and
now tho fourteenth is taking steps to do 80. What
will be thc result? Emperor Francis Joseph will
be nothing Austria Will be parted IN three pieces:
part Of It gong to Italy, part to Germany, and
part to Hungary, and that shall be the end.
LoU1s 0TroFT.
If such be 30, FrancisJ. ought certainly to be
ashamed Of himself. Let us hope that things
arc not what they seem, and that the prophe-
sled division may be postponed. But It isn't
worth making row about just yet.
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STREET RAILWAY TO CENTRAL
PARK.

Tofhe Editor az fhe Grotoifr.
CHICAGO, Aug. gal desire to say feW words
from the same. live in the vicinity Of West
Washington and Lincoln streets, and frequently OF
q Sunday afternoon wish to take my family ana 60
to Central Park. yfy only way Is By street to
Western avenue, then wc are compelled to take
'bns from there to the paris aud pay an extra 1are
Of three cents for one mile ride. Now, We are
taxed for these parks, and uumber OF millions OF
money has been expended IN tne ivison
Railway Company limits the fare to tse cens Jet
VIC urc compelled to pay eight cents TO get !ess man
two miles. There has been an ordinance passed ey
tlc Common Council Of this city requiring the
West y Division Railway Company to lay its tracks
md onerate the same on and along West Lake
street TO Central Park. Why is it not done? L.
because the city lacks the power to eonpe. .as
The Company admit the necessity o, operating 'n
their cars to Central Park BY running buses; M
in that way they can make three cents extra 1atc
Have they not clearly forfeited their ffanchjsc:
Viii The Common Council and Mayor OF the CITY
Of Chicago atand by and allow. the West DIVISION
Railway Connauy to snue their noses anu pay o mo
their constituents to be imposed upon: Inc same
mower that grants privilege can take u away.
Then w1ly dfcs not the Common Goune!i iorlelt
their franchise on Lake street and allow other par
tics to build and OPERATE the road:. am cred1b1y
informed that railroad man Is now readJ ana
willing to build and operate the foaa II hc can GeI
the ESnt q a5 e1 .s a9s take ths matter IN
hand and ecc Justice done. .,e
=" 4 ClTtzEs AM TAXPAYER OF THE WEST SIDE
II Is crcdibly reported that during eight
months Of the year there is absolutely no traffic
along the route indicated, md 1t would be un-
reasonable to expect railroad company or any
other individual Or organization to build a road
which would oCly be used On lew pheasant
SUNDAYS In summer.
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Prospective Suits Growing Out of the Rail-
- road Strike.

It appears that the New YORK Central and IL tac
NIFTY n curious wav on account OF the orders
eircn bv the officials at the beginning Of the re-
ccnt labor troubles. When William E. Wander
bit learned that the men proposed to strike,
instead of waiting for them to DO 2 SO It is SID
CenfraI and Lakc Shore to stop the trains at
midn,sht, id a and Would not allow them 70 rua IN
I'll the d;fferences between the men and the cor
norations had been adjusted. While the block
ade Hns going on, la1sr quantities o1 pe11shable
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CASUALTIES.


MYSTERY SOLVED.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 25.-The mystery sur
rounding the disappearance Of the little ch'lo OF
sI1. Rose, near Blair, was solved this morning
by the finding of the body about two mlGs noIsn,
west Of his house, on the bank OF snlan 1eau
called Davis Creek.
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M|NFRS' STRIKE.

Special Dispatch TO The 1T7o8He. 49,
DEs Mo1sEs, L., Aug. 25.-Thc coa'-minefs
Of this citv have all ceased work, and say taes
s,aryc to death before they WILL Work at tns y
1.r;ces offered. The average wages per month
F. F. The Iargest mine ior July WAS S49.ih Ihere
IS mot a weeks coal supply in tile city
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DROWNED.

Iowa CTR, L., Aug. e5.-AEhcrt Grentfsh, u
years old, was drowned while bath'nS III '1e
rfyer this afternoon.
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FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK., Aug! 81. Roberts s Co.,
flour merchants, II South street, to-day msdc
an assignment to lsaac Hoyt Il Co. Liabilities
estimated at $50 600.
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THE .GROWL.ER.
WANTS IT VENTILATED.

ARCHER AVENUE, p. M. Aug. 25.-We have
most nnsod1y stink in Bridgeport tonight, aud
II vcntilatinc it in THE Tn1srSE will do US any
lad it as often as in past summers and not as Dad
as tonight II is perhaps tho ptensantcst evening
Of the season, and people who are tempted abroad
IN every direction. II You can help rs, do 60.
D.
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apologize. At the same time be could return
the laudlady's shoe. Country girls have pecnl
iar ways. and he must remember that women
arc singularly unreliable freaks Of nature at the
best Of times. Perhaps It was the other lel-
lows night.
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AT YELLOW 5FKfSVS*
R1cuuoxD. Va, Aug. 25.-Thc hotel at 1cF
low Sulphur Springs is burned. Loss sSo'ooo'
insurance, sl2,O0l. Colored boy Killed:
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ARRIVAL AND RPARTURE OF TRAINS,

Exr1AsAT1ox OF RkFEHKScE MAHKs.-t Saturday
excepted SUNDAY excepted tAon4ay excepted.
8Dzily.
CHICAGO l. NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY.
Ticket Offices, g. Clark st. {Sherman House) aud ut
tht. dcpD4.
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Chicago. AUG 23.-The sublime egoGRm, tho
sQaye self righteousness Of Sundays article on
"social Position" led me, with many Others
when contemplating the ptobable workings OF
the seventh suppl1cat'on OF the Litany: Some plan
surely might oe formed for mutnal" nenent asso-
ciutjop hut there can be no ennoblug rcsult from
such touches Of sarcasm, tneleEance, and pedantEy
ns repcl us In this effusion.
II pollteness be to do aud SAY
Tho k[udcst things III tho kindest way.
was it truly kind to rdicnle the figure Nature gave
to good, innocent 4sA1rs. Passing Phasce" L
tAfrs, Alpha :" enjoys her harmless hallucinatlou,
why trouble yourself to remove pleasure you
cannot restore: Mrs. Beta - fear will never
know more excellent way in etEmology Or fyntax
.s'John y and Ego" and as for the ''rare pic
ture faced ''31rs. Gamma If she did not know
tie rules Of prudence so essential in social lifs
rejoice that some one taught her. The
sooner this kindness was shown her
the better. Far preferable an excess Of
have Suffered from the latter. Americans are
not likely to be accused in this generation OF too
much care in tile observance OF the rules and regu-
latfons which shocld obtain III society. Is it true
that our own faults, when exhibited in others, a2-
pear to us most uupardonabie, and awaken our
scyeres; criticism: Are ''John and Ego 20
far from error: so wise above that which is written
that it has become second naturo for them to
conduct themselves with all the graccs Of refined
courtesy und to speak ever wisely and well! Let
him that tillnkcth he standcth take heed lest nc
iull" AN ENGLISH GovERSEss.
Madam, you have our heartfelt approval. Ii
the Grow1er were not. alas! q ".wictim OF con-
npbalty'' ~ would humb1y request your address
with view to correspondence, an interview.
and possibly matrimony.
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CHICAGO. ST. PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS EINE.
Ticket Offices g. CaEkst. and 1t knz!e Street Depot
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Leave. / Arrive.

Pullman Hotel Cars arc run through. between Cat-
cszo and Omaha on tha train leaving Chicago at 1880
q.
No other road runs Pullman OF any other form Of
hotel cars west Of Chicago.
a-Depot corner OF Wells and K!nzie-sts.
b-Depot corner Of Canal and htnz1e~sA
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Democracy, and told our erty-l0TlnE citizens
how to prevent its accomplishment. 1t was de-
Hall at an carly hour With the rabb'c, thus pre-
venting otncr people from gaining admittancc,
pass resolutions strongly yinnorsillr the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise and Senator Douglas,
aud have that 20 out us the opinion OF the pco-
pic Of Chicago. The substantial and ordcr-lov-
ing people wcrc urged to turn out carly. ana
thus =.
DEFEAT TIE SCHEMES OF THE POLITICAL
TRIcKsTENs.
MI. Douglas friends, knowing that this adj
rice would DO strictly followed, changed their
pla,l, and built platform in front Of The south
dour of the North Market Hail. The meeting
was an immense ono, perhaps the largest up to
that evening ever held in tho city. we then
had no shorthand reporters here, and, unwilling
rs correct version Of the speech as possiblc,-l
went there myself to report it. ! was at once
invited upon the stage, perhaps by Mayor Milll-
ken, who presided and. receiving pleasant
greeting from Senator Douglas, sat down and
Composed myself for tho work before me- The
very first sentence lie uttered was considered an
inEult TO the people and the press Of the city.
He charged them With not understanding SO
plain proposition as the repeal Of the Missouri
, Compromise, and tho press with pcrsisteatiy
nisrcprescnting and mnlgning him: The statc-
mcnt was received with groans and flissce, and
for perhaps two or three minutes nothing else
could be heard. When :compafatire quiet was
restored, be spoke for perhaps eight or ten
minutes, and then the laughing and hootins
were repeated.
THIS THOROUGHLY ESRAGED TIE SENATOR,
and his language and manner became exceed
ingly offensive. Finding. no use for MT pencil
during tie uproar, slipped down from the
what temper they were. This did several
times, and always found them happy and in the
best possible humor. Never before or since
have1 seen . larger proportion OF. our solid,
, 1877-08-26


him to abandon the prosa3c occupation tlt,s
to enter tie Couscrvatoirc. He is likely to be
most ynluabIc recruit to the stage when nc mas
cussl himself Of distressing NERVOUSNESS
with troubles him at present -,
TIC Figaro indulgcs in mild joke about lug
picnoiort1 examination which happened TO oc
excessively long this rear, owing to tue NUMBER
OF candidates. During the competition mem
bcr Of the Jury, who shall 90 nhmeleSs, !'1at hn
went Of Of into into q dozc. Meanwhile tho
sonata dragged its slow lcagtn along, ard
the verdict OF the jurr was crcntual!s Rfo-
claimed. The drowsy member luckily WOKE ~
examination he was Indignantly nccosted o. Inc
f.ther of one OF the unsuccessful pupils. n1" n
could sou express any opinion about my dauGl-
terl' exclaimed the irate parent on "GIe mI
asleep while she WAS playing lfr plece ~
music,'' Ec1or;ed the Inscriptions !usast, 70 70
60 TO sieco is to express an opinion" ANA ne
wcat OF upon his Inscriptions way re]o'cD@'
Tue decision Of the lawyers III
THE ADEL1SA-pATr1 CASE
is doubtless at This present inolnenL aruluS r.a.S
and tnan5 another fashionable resort; nut II
Paris Itself, now that the nine days W9ndcr
aroused by the first rumor OF the scana" r,s 1tSs
subsidcd. it has attracted little attention.: 1ne
is tribe in this fcverish ettv.
We arc too used to sudden rises
aaI sudden falls Of favorltes here.
wGcrc ;o4t .ftd par des chan&oas. As The ma u.
lis.oas zen OF contemporary suggest "a % tne
time tic ST. Petersburg story was orlglnali! e
2-sss.l, the clearcst lesson deduc1ple from II =,
t,e. When obliged to declare her age, the dsra
IS tain to acknowledge 81. Tbs the summer
j: tnost won,c:'s Lie, but serious anu mature
sgc Tor priiua-tlouna-
am told that the affair has made a far more
,,a.n1ul imnression in London society than
teTe. The good people in the British metropo,
lis cannot easily separate the woman from aae
,rtist- 1t seems to them that two repnta-
..ons hare been ruined, not one 1na1