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Peddlsrs are oryIne ssfavbsrfiss Sn the sefssa n
some parts Of town The restaurants usually begin 70
have them about ths time but for mem 70 eeessn ~
the streets IL something phenomenal they are noepoia
by the niece either ai,houeh they might about a. well
be- 20 high are the prices and scanty the measureS
The frat new asparagus has appeared ~ the restau
rAntS and everybody can get new potatoes ~ Che
stores for dreadfully much more thah they WIN
be several months from now II looks ~ though the
winter had been mildone In the places Where early
vegetables grow
Tho march OF progress In the beansries Il ever on
ward The latest addition 10 the comforts OF those
cheap and convenient resorts small boz In white
apron who goes about giving Japanese paper napkin
TO every customer
The discussion on dAmnntion going on in the New
York rresbytery draws large audience TO the Scotch
Presbyterian Church every afternoon, and seems 70
be understanding audience too tor applAuds overy
vigorous speech in spite Of the rule that there shal bo
applause and the constant threats OF the Moderator
to order the galleries cleared IL the Demonstration =
repeated.
-Four members OF the present Congress were born IN
Scotland. four in Ireland in sweden, IN Ger
many, and In Canada, making In all thirteen
foreign. born two In the Senate and eleven in the
House These are the foreign born statesmen now on
oyng the right OF representative American citizens In
the Fitty.nrst Congress; Senator Beck OF Kentucky
born In Dumrissshro Scotland in ls2l; Senator Pasoo
OF Florida born In London England 1884; Congress-
men John n. Clancy Fourth New York district, born
In Ireland 1887; John Quinn, Eleventh New York die
trict Ireland 1880; John N. Farquhar, Thirty
second New York district born in Ayrshire Scotland
1897 John NJ. Wiley Thirty.thrd New York district
born in Ireland 1896; william q. Ladlaw. Thirty.
fourth New York dstrict born at JedburEh Scot
land, 1910; Herman Lehlbach Sixth New jersey
district born in Baden, Germany 1875; William
MoAdoo, Seventh New Jersey district born in
Ireland. 1888; ID. b. Henderson, Third Iowa district
born at Old Deer Scotland 1906 John Lind. Second
Minnesota district born In Sweden. 1884; W. W. Grout
Second Vermont district born at Compton, Quebec
1885, and Charles Crisp Third Georgia district born
at sheeld England ls45, while his parenA readents
Of Georgia were there visit In the last Congress
there were nineteen foreign born stntesmon-two In
the Senate Mosara Beck and Pasoo and seventeen In
the House, MessrR Crisp, Henderson, Lehlbach. No.
Adoo. Farquhar. Laidlaw and Grout and besides them
these who dropped out not being reelected: Messra
Knute Nelson Of Minnesota q Norwegian; Romeis Of
Ohio and Morse OF Massachusetts, Bavarans; Gyenther
Of Wisconsin Prussian Bourke Cochran and I. J.
Campbell OF New York. Patrick A Collins OF Nsssachu-
sctts and oNe OF Missouri all natives Of Ireland and
West of New York. native of England.
women are finding new employment In serving
legal paperR said welknown lawyer the other day
almost all prominent law nrmn employ Q man soisly
TO pApers; but often the up against
individual whom II 10 impossible for him to ret it
Women are especially hard to sorve Ihad Q case
short time ago In which spent great deal Of money
and besides much annoyed at the delay oaussa
by the failure OF my man 70 serve female defendant
in whore personal service was necessary Finally
Of clerks said ho thought he could get the paper
served Sure enough he came back the noxt day with
an affidavit Of service and told me he had rot youna
woman friend Of his TO with him and servo the pa
per- Since then whenever have difoult Of that
kind get this clerk the papers Isuspsct
the young woman who assists him "a his sweetheart
and that she they. glad 70 get the fsW dolle6
paid for such work.
"The most Suspicious debtor win not suspect vman
OF having olandestino designs against him, and well
ressed. neat appearing female paper ca eaa1
gain admittance where II would bo mpossibopE emaa
to enter"
In Georgetown. D. O. in an humble Ajttags Vhich
rents for $40 month. lives the only arvivinR grand
child of Thomas Jefferson. Her namsb nrR eoptimi0
Randolph Mekleham widow Of Dad s. hotklsham.
long since dead She Is now in her 76h year cultured
amiAble, venerable old lady wiIh two daughtsTa and
in her household. luxptant growth OF curly
silvery white hair surrounds lsr face, which bears
striking resemblance to thatf her ilustrous grand
father. Her descent from nm 10 direct and clear
Born jan q 1914. under lor grandfatheR'0 roof ct
Monticello, Va, ahe 10 tho daughter Of JEFF
fersons favorto child and houSeteepeE Martha
who married Thomas Mnn Randolph. Jf- aftorWard
Governor Of Virginia by hom she bore twelve children
all Of whom dead esept the eleventh child and sev
enth daughter. the present. hra Aeiklahhm. the only
living representatives, JeerSon OF two since
her sister virRinia Randolph Tis died In 1854
Mra Meikleham isrnnrm by reason OF advanced age.
Her son, man oetrtiStc temperament now In middle
life, scarcey enough for seifaupport OF her
dauRhterS both whom are middle aged, the younger
Miss Esther A. leikehau, born while her parents were
soourning in Gotland IN employed IN the Patent Ofaco
az clerk at salary Of $1,000 year. while the other
has charge ofhe ousekeepng. Repeated attempts by
influential legislators secure for Mrs Meikeham
moderate pnsion have resultsd only in failure In the
Forty-seyath and Forty eighth Congresses Rsprssen.
tative W, Robinson Of New York introduced . bill to
pay her 5000 year, subsequently amended to S2o0o
ConRreA however, refused to pass the the
groundhat Its enactment would dangerous precs.
dent fr other claims leSs meritorious for civil penonA
Auson of sudden death about az vividgand complete
a. which Do Quincy graphically describes was
afrded In Brooklyn street Of the recent cold
ddE PASSENGER in o downtown Myrtle avenue
sSeet car occupying forward seat and looking ahead
rTouGh the platform window, noticed q small msr.
ihandiSe wagon. drawn by one horse and driven byS
'allid young man, coming rapidly toward the on
he up track. Tho wheels Of the wagon were In the
OF the track and the horse trottnR GmArtiy
onR his breath sending clouds of steam upon the
rosty air. When the car and the wagon perhaps
lfy feet apart the horse attached the latter sud
ienly stumbled and seemed about to fall but reganed
lis footing by series OF plunRes and pavinRS which
truck the sparks from the iron rail- The whole thing
occupied only few seconds. and by the time 1t was
the abreast Of the halted vehicle Al
his moment tho wagon driver. whose face sur
rise fright and relief had rapidly suocesded one
mother suddenly assumed totally different look His
yes took dull stare his mouth yAWned widely his
Irms stretched out with hands extended and fingers
ty clawing the air and the instant his helpless
rdd and convulsed in epilepsy fell from its high
,erch striking the frozen ground with crack that
liscernibe above the rumble Of the whselA The
udden shock of his horses stumble had brought on
and the fall fractured his skull He was dead when
he bystanders reached him.
"No," said MrS Margaret E sangster. tho raccom-
shed editor OF the BaEar tho other day at am mott
member Of the Womans Press Club; this too In tho
ace of the frequently printed assertion that am
her never expect be- Tne truth Il DO not take
indy TO large clubs could conscientously belong
association OF the which convened on Sunday
loldnR. az do, tho most conservative opinion upon
sabbath keeping / belong 10 one small club with Q
'eTy limited membership; once q month and
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