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or liberty Of appeal, While enjoyment
was al its heiChth in the adjacent rooms
on that memorable April night, Ia the
blue drewing-r0Om, chatting pleasantly
stood group OF gentlemen, among whom
were the Governor Of Odessa, Birchan-
ski. the GovernOr-General Of the prov
ince Of Valinia, KOtzebue, DR.. Beranl,
the Count TolstOi and his private Secre-
tary. DIR. Calkoen. The talk ran upon the
events of the season and there were joyful
illusions TO the prospective pleasures OF
the summer that few weeks would
bring. A cuckoo clock upon the man
tel had lust struck ten when the Count
was deferentially approached by one OF
The grooms of the household. He
stepped aside while the messenger COM
municated with him in an undertone.
Al the message the Count turned pale
as If touched by the hand of death. A
tremOr passed over his frame ana ne
staggered, mOmentarily, but as speedily
recovered, and, without 4 word, leit
the apartment. While the guests with
whom he had been talking uuSuSpect-
ingly continued their conversation, Or.
Calkoen. the only one of the group who
had been intently observing the Count
actions, followed him to the landing
and found him grasping the oannlster
OF the grand staircase as If 10 steady
himself before descending.
as your excellency ill?" inquired the
secretary. I'LL All. worse than Ill. !
am lost" was the reply.
When he had uttered these words ms
fine features became rigid with the
vaior OF resignation, and with firm step
he passed down the broad stairs TO the
great hall of the palace. His dutl1ul
employee still followed at a loss TO com
urehend the significance of his master
conduct and words. But their purport
was soon apparent. Awaiting the Count
40 the foot of the stairs was a Russian
officer of conStabulary, sable cloak en-
veloping his shoulders and the broad
brim OF his official hat shading a Swarth
face that grew jet muStache and beard.
An austere, dark figure, his lustrouS,
black eyes cleaned Sympathetically
with the shining Scabbard at his side.
Your eXcellency will 90 with me.
said the gendarme, with great polite
ness.
why should / 20 with you, and
where must 1 go?' asked the unhappy
uobieman.
IL DO not know, your eXcellency.
Permit me, then, TO take leave OF
the Countess. l shall return immediate
ly."
That is against my orders"
May l not take leave of my family.
must provide myself with clothing tC
protect me against the cOld.'
impossible. My instructions are
peremptory. I am TO take you Is ind
YOU. You can not take leave Of your
family, and you have not time TO take
any luggage"
A. he spoke the gendarme pointed &c
the door, beyond which, in the soft and
brilliant light that Streamed from the
home of the doomed man, Shone the
panels Of the fatal coach-the Siberian
eNileS' hearse.
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dida,e was daily called to the odessa
Chuych. BE accepted and Immediately
went 90 reside ON his field of labor. His
pa>torate of four years, carried Oh amid
constant -reDidation and alarm, has q
history that resembles romance; but 10
wocld De- foreign 20 our present pur-
pose o. relate 10. Enough that the
church 40 Odessa throve under his min
istry, a. well as n0u-cOliOrmiSt
church r Russia is permitted 20 thrive.
Toward The close of his fourth year ia
the charge, an event occurred wEicn
had q mOmentOus influence on the young
ciercymsn'S future. A solicitation
came 90 him FROM the Count Grecor.et
Alexandra itch Scephauoic Tol>t0.
90 become his private secretary and the
teacher OF his sons. The Count, who
was one of the most Influential mobiles
iu Southern Russia, reVereG for his linz
cage and beloved for his humane and
exalted character. is younger brother
of the novelist and man of letters, the
Count 2 OF NikOlaS IO.StOi. lie was q
General in the Russian army aad Wore
The coveted decorations 0f ~. Ann and
~. Andrew Besides his palace and eS-
tate 40 Odessa he was owner of twelve
0rher estates in various parts Of South
eru Russia, and of villas 40 Nolhyuia,
PadOlia and the Crimea.
The ToiStoi palace 40 Odessa, whore
the Coun, and his family always spent
tine winter. was building iu the C0rin-
chain >tvle OF architecture. IL was OF
granite aud stood amid spacious grounds
uu the MAGNIFICENT boulevard that runs
a'oug ths edge of the plateau, TWO hum
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exchanges. or similar bodies having
membership in the association. Each
city is represented by delegate at
large, who is a director of the aSsocia-
ton. and by one additional delegate for
every fifty members or fraction thereof
About forty cities are represented.
The officers of the association are:
John. J. Tucker, of New York, Presi-
dent: Arthur McAllister, of Cleveland,
O.. first Vice President: Anthony lit
ner. OF st. Louis, Mo. second Vice
President; William II. Sayward, of Bos-
ton, Mass, Secretary: and George Tap
per. Of Chicago. H., Treasurer.
Among the delegates who will be
present are the following, whose names
Are well known In the trade throughout
the country: O. w. NorcroSs, Elisha
Littlefeld, +. NoyeS Whtcomb, James
Smith. of Boston: George c. Prussng,
w. p. Ketcham. Joseph Downey, john
Rawle, w. II. Alsip, c. w. Gindele, NJ.
3. Madden, r. Vieslng, +. E. Spooner,
w. Goldie, d. V. Purington, p. b.
Wight, of Chicago: D. w. c. Beleville,
Z. d. Tippet, NJ. p. Scully, of Cincin-
natl: John d. McGilvary. f. y. Davis,
Of Denver; Il. f. Swain, David Pull
man, w. U. Louvett, Captain Goss, of
Kansas City: George w. Libbey, E. F..
Dobson, of Minneapolis: W. Hardness,
Jr., Stacey Reeves, John 5. Stevens,
Charles Dillingham;. Murrell DobbinS,
Samuel Hart, George Watson, of Phila-
delphia Edward +. Scribner. j. W..
MakinSon, John II. Donahue, of ST..
Paul.
The general programme includes
daily sessions of the convention at Ma
sonic Hall ForenoonS and afternoons
will be occupied in this way. On Mon
day evening the builders will visit the
/ New York trade school at First avenue
and Sixty-eighth street. There will be
general sightseeing at all available
hours on Tuesday. The biggest theater
party ever given in New York will occur
Ga Wednesday evening. The committee
Of arrangements has made Il bargain FOR
/ a whole theater-one of the Broadway
/ houSeS-and they Will run it to suit
themselves. The regular attraction Will
be given, but special gags will be intro
duced. and a gag" committee has
been preparing them for several weeks.
1t IS pity that the general public will
not be permitted TO discover what sort
Of gag can be turned out by the rules
governing bricklayng and masonry.
Handsomely engraved invitations and
gorgeous souvenir programmes will also
be included in the list of special attrac-
tonS. The house will be decorated for
the occasion.
Thursday evening will witness the
grand banquet in LenoX Lyceum. 1t is
spacious hall, but the services of eX-
pert designers have been required to
solve the problem of getting in seats
enough. ON Friday the whole party
will be taken to Philadelphia by special
train. The trip will be under the d.
reetion Of the New Workers, but the en-
tertainment in the Quaker City will be
In charge of the local exchange.
The special reason of this visit is to
give the builders a chance to see the
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FIBS AND sQUlBS.

'SanSo-"Why don't you wear a mono
Gle in each eye?" Dude-"Aw, a fellah
must see, doncherknow." -M,u,scJs
Weekly.
If all the good had not died young
there would be lot of greatly disgust
ed old people on earth to-day.-Miipd,t-
lee Sentinel.
It's bad idea to lock the stable door
after the horse is stolen. What if the
thief should repent and bring back the
horse. BinghGmptOn Leader
"BickleS is back after a six months
stay in France" did he learn the
French language?" mo; all he did
was to forget English. "-WdShaogton
Post.
"What shall we do with our children"
asks Boston author In going to lease
house, or to rent apartments, leave
them home and pretend you havn't any.
-PhilddclphiG Lodger.
Mr.. Gazzam Ito his son)-"Well,
hear thai Browns boy thrashed yon
Soundly and that you took your punish
ment meekly." Young GaZzam-"Took
it, did I? Not much He gave it to
me. "-Drdke'S Magazine.
Mrs. Pardsby coming forward at
prayer meeting and addressing PASTOR
My huSban' wanted me to explain
that he amt laughin' at your remarks.
He got his new teeth in upside down an
can't git them reversed till he gifts out
side. "-Judge.
Shabby Parsonage addressing an old
lady)-"Please, mum, will you give me
a few cents fur breakfaSt?" Old Lady
(Sternly)-'No, sir. You have been
drinking" ). P.-"Faith, an is that
any raiSon why shouldn't ate?'-H0r-
Udrd LGmpO0n.
Il thought I'd come to Washington
and see Congress make some of our
laws said the visitor, as he set his
gripsack down on the hotel counter.
How many years do you expect to re-
main with us?" inquired the clerk
politely Washington Post.
a young woman sent to newspaper
a poem entitled Il Can Not Make Him
Smile" and was very much diSpleaSed
when the editor sent it back with line
saying that she would probably succeed
if she showed him 1.-The poem. "-BOstOn
Traveller.
The emperor of China wants to travel
and see other countries: wants railroads;
wants pavementS: wants English clothes:
wants modern tools for mechanics and
farmers to work with. and has so much
enterprise about him that he is conSid-
cred light in the head.-Detoit Free
Press.
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ton. Give, then. the two kinds OF or
CARNATIONS, shall arbitration be the
means by which in general disagree
ments shall be settled? If so, what are
proper questions for arbitration? How
shall the Joint board of arbitration be
| formed?
The association is not a unit OIL the
first of these questions, 1t will proba-
bly, be debated: and among the cham
pions on either side will be Mr.. Sayward,
of Boston, and Mr.. McAliSter Of Cleve-
land The former is inclined to look
with favor upon any reasonable plan of
arbitration: the latter is a ScOtchman
with plenty of fight in him and he Oh
jectS to dictation.
The association will probably recon-
mend some plan of arbitration to the
several exchanges. 1t can do no more.
There is no provision for enforcing ac-
tion. Hitherto, however, the orders
formulated in the general convention
have had widespread and important
effect.
As to the proper subjects for arbitra-
ton / had a conversation with an Off
Ger of the association, who told me that
as general rule the builders granted
the workmen the right TO decide for
| themselves the question of hours and
pay. This was not a matter for arbi-
ira tiOn. In the same way, the builders
assert, the question OF employing or
discharging this or that man is a matter
for the ''bOSSeS" TO decide and should
not come before the board of arbitra-
ton. Such an arrangement, If agreed
upon by masters and workmen. would
seem TO amount TO a permanent arbitra-
ton upon certain questions.
As to the constitution of the board
the gentleman TO whom ! have referred
thought the standing committee Of the
exchange would answer as its repre-
sentative to meet similar body from
the trades union.
A paragraph from the associations
declaration OF principles may be inter-
esting as showing the general ground IL
takes and aS indicating 10 the SOciolOgist
whether any farm of arbitration is like
ly to be recommended which will dimin-
iSh the number Of strikes in the build
ing trades, so frequent in the last few
years.
l. This Association afirms that abso-
lutte personal independence Of the indi-
vidual TO work or not 10 work. to en-
ploy or not to employ, is a fundamental
principle which should never be QueS-
toned or asSailed; that upon it depends
the security of our whole social fabric
and business prosperity, and that en-
ployers and work,nen should be equally
interested in its defense and preserva-
ton. While uphSlding this principle as
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-01
THE BOWSERS.
A FORTNIGHT OF SURPRISES ALMOST BEYOND
BELIEF.
Whether Nr. Bowssr Has Got Religion or Not Kris.
B. Doesn't Know-AnyhOw Something has
Struck Him and Struck Him Very Hard.
He Surprises Everybody But the
Unbelisvlng Cook.
n.lronFrle Press.

II has been a fortnight of surprises to
me and l hardly expect the public to be-
lieve what | am about to relate.
The other morning, as we were seated
at breakfast, Mr.. BowSer suddenly OBJ
served:
you don't look exactly well, Mrs
BowSer, and it has worried me for the
last three or four days. Are you all
ing@"
.Its that-that same tooth, you
know" | replied. II think the Filings
will have to come out and the work done
over again"
Too bad. If there's anything on
earth TO make one miserable its the
toothache I'll go down with you this
afternoon if you wish"
looked up at him in the greatest
amazement. Mr.. BowSer is not cold
hearted husband, but, like so many
others, he is prone to keep much of his
tenderness and most of his praise for
himself. Ninety-nine times out Of a hun
dred his reply would have been:
Tooth aching again, eh? Well, II
you don't know any better than to get
your feet wet or TO sit in draught, you
must take the consequences. Eve got
IL hollow teeth, and yet none Of them
ever ache"
Mr.. BOwSer'S kindness and Solicitude
surprised me and touched my heart. but
there was more 10 come. When he was
ready TO 90 down town he asked
Anything can send up from the
drug store? No" Well, better make up
your mind to 20 down to the dentists
this afternoon. My, but how that boy
of ours does grow And say, l have
been watching him for the past few
days, and l must praise you for the tidy
manner in which you dress him and for
his respectful and genteel manners. So
long. little one-hOme by l..
Well, ] stood and looked after him,
and then ] sat down and stared at the
wall, and then | tUmbled on to the
lounge and began to bo0-hOO like girl
who had lost her first beau. The cook
came in and caught me at it, and rails
ing her hand TO heaven, exclaimed:
pigs and piperS. but he's been walk
ing all over you again, If / had such
a husband I'd put rats in his bed"
1t was no use to tell her that | was
crying because Mr.. BowSer had not
walked all over me, and she withdrew
declaring that she almost felt it her duty
to mix rough on rats with his pudding.
In day or two there was another
At noon Mr.. B0wSer observed:
you haven't been out of the house an
evening for two weeks. Suppose we go
to the theatre to-night?'
I looked AT him in wonder.
Its play know we shall both en-
'oy. and we'll take Harry along. He's
bid enough to realize something about /
10. and he won't Doe the least bother
DO you mean that We shall all 60
900
Go 70 the theatre, Mrs. Bowser. .
lust make your arrangements accord /.
ngly."
When he had gone I stood up and /
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home of the Philadelphia exchange,
which is regarded as very near the ideal
of what such a building should be. 1t
is one of the chief objects of the Ma
tional Association TO encourage local
exchanges in its membership to put up
such buildings as that in Philadelphia.
1t includes besides the facilities neces-
sary for the ordinary exchange business
permanent exhibition and a manual
training school. These two features.
in the opinion of the builders, are of the
utmost Importance. To Philadelphia
belongs the credit of first carrying out
successfully the designs Of the associa-
ton.
The permanent exhibition is intended
to bring peace out of the three-cornered
warfare which has always been waged
among owners, builders and architects.
1t is worth while speaking of it here,
because the idea is so prominent in the
minds OF the builders, and because the
coming convention and the visit TO
will doubtless result in the
establishment of similar exhibitions
in other cities. The builder has al
ways claimed that he was unjustly at
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Gfed feet abs5a the sea, on which the
city is built 10 contained 26 large
rooms. and "a smaller rooms or depCud-
cneies. As customary boz houses OF the
nobility each room is designated by the
color a. It's tapestry and furniture. Be
sides these apartments magnificent
stite was reserved for the occupancy of
the Emperor Alexander when he
deirDed 90 honor his loyal subject with
his viSios. The appointments Of the
ralare. {; need not Dee said, 10 the min
ntest detail. were Injurious and COM
rlete. The extreme buildings were
correspondingly ample ON One-side OF
the cOurt-~ard was stable for ~ horses.
Opoosite 70 was the carriage-hOuSe.
The garden. iu which a corps of
gardeners were constantly 40 work, had
celebrity throughout the PROV
inee for the excellence and variety
pf lis fruits andN flowers. In this
princely home. with his wife and fam
ily. .o1sistinC of a daughter and tEree
sons. the Count found his supreme en-
iovment: for. among his noble charac-
teristfcs none vas more marked thar
his devotion as husband and father
Here. too he dispensed q hospitality
and charity SO geaerouS that they gave
ri.e 20 a proverb The common people
were wont To- say that 1.-THE lean who
PASSED iato the Toletoi palace came out
fat. Fetes were %, sreQuentoccurreuce
AT the Counts home during the fashion
ab'e season. The most notable, per
hans that had ever been given there
Took place on the 10th of April. 1874.
The event We preceded by elaborate
urcparatious. odessa, as the intellect
nal and commes tai capital OF Noy0.oS-
sin. is the home .a winter of many noble
families of southern Russia. and, on che
night of the day named t1e salons Of
the To.stoi palace shed tke.r or.llianl
lights ON a magriiccut as>emb'age
Among the wearerS of glit-er.nc toilets
were the flower of Bessarab'a. Padolia. .
Fk1rcr,uo>aT aud the C-.mea. The .
Count and Countess did the AouorS Of +
thc occasion with uucloudeI hearts. 7
Conscious of integrity and NJ devotion +.
10 his sovereign the noble host knew no f
inst cause for a'arnl but. Uuhaupi.y, f.
I'm Russia. the political 'ightg.ngS flash .
rs verreiu.ly from c.e@r as from q 4
ciorded >ky: the bolt de>ceCls without /
warming. the de>potic hand thaJ directs
E, thus subiecting It's victim to that
keene>t refinement OF torture-pUuiSh-
meut inflicted without accusation, trial
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the mercy of the architect. The latter
according TO the ordinary business form,
holds the certificates of pay, and the
builder can not get his money unless
the architect is ready TO say that his
designs have been carried out. A builder
sometimes finds il hard to make an ar
chitect state distinctly what kind OF
work he wants in the various parts OF a
building. The architect makes his plan,
the builder goes ahead with the work,
and the owner isn't satisfied. Then the
owner goes TO the architect with a
kick and the architect lays the
blame upon the builder
This isn't the sort of wall intend
ed, she says, and the builder can only
reply that that was the sort he under
stood was required. 1t is often impos-
sible 10 decide where the fault lies.
There is need of some satisfactory ar
rangement Of samples, which remain
unchanged, and can always be used as
reference in case OF disputes.
This is what the Philadelphia ex-
change building supplies. Therein
is wall ffty-eight feet long
by four and half feet high, divided
into twenty-one parts, OF which eleven
are of stone and ten of brick. They illus
trate twenty-one standard forms and
STYLES of finish. a placard is affixed TO
each of these divisions. and on it is full
description of the material and methods
used In construction of such wall.
There is no Juggling with samples OF
lid An EellCf what
he wants, and the architect can deSig-
nate il by number. When the work Is
done it is easy TO see whether the plan
has been followed by the builder.
In the basement of the Philadelphia
exchange building is the trade school,
and the builders will have chance TO
compare it with that under Colonel
Auchmuty'S charge in New York. The
Importance of establishing such schools
is strongly set forth in the "declara-
ton Of principles of the National As
ISOLATION. The association urges the
establishment of manual training rs a
part of the public school course, but IL
that were done there would still remain
the need of the special night schools
under the direction Of the various
local trades organizations for the benefit
and improvement of apprentices. Col.
Auchmuty's school teaches brick lay
ing. plastering. plumbing, carpentry,
various kinds of painting and black
smiths work. Doubtless there will be
addresses and debate upon the trade
school question in the coming conven-
ton.
But the most interesting of all the
subjects TO be considered is arbitration.
This matter has been. for the past year
under consideration by the following
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DIAGRAMS REPRESENTING SPECIMEN
sroNEwoRK. BEGCKwO9K. ETC.
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TOLST0I THE EXILE,
NUMBER &c " THg XALlQE.TE gNsS OF
SIBERIA.
Err-ied away from Els Palace u eteSsa g: Night
70 Hs Prison Homs-No EEs Sven HIN
C Say Good-BystO Els FaIly-A
Letter from Bs W..
IcorYEIeHrEn ls9l. |

Last summer the writer spent part
Of his vacation az one Of The coy
hamlets that dot the shore OF the Great
South Bay, on Long Island. lie there
met Rev. Cornelius johannes Calkoen,
:. T. d.. whose ViciSS.tudeS and various
learning made him a most Interesting
acquaintance and agreeable companion.
Or. Calkoen came 10 this country from
Holland. the land of his birth, about
two years ago.
In 1861, while pastor az TausanEes,
DR.. Calkoen received from Prof. Safer
Of Berne, "a letter informing him that
the Reformed Church 40 Odessa desired
a pastor, and asking him II lie would
accept nomination % thar charge.
The prospect .o- life in Russia was, az
first. far from inviting 90 the goung
clergyman, and Or. Saf-er's offer was
gratefully declined. 10 was renewed.
however, after few months, in man
uer that gaze &c prov'deut al aspect
and DR.. Ce'soeE, coa~ent.n~ -a boz can
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SOLID MEN OF WORK
ALL READY FOR THF BUILDERS NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
How tas New York Exchange Will Entertain
Great Crowd Of Notable GutSts-Arbltra-
ton and Other Important Subjects
to be Discussed.

SpeeiqL Correspondence Of ueRtglSter.
New York. January 29.-The Ma
tiopal Association of Builders holds It's
fifth annual convention in New YORK
beginning February 0. The meeting
is notable because of the representative
men who will be called together, the
important questions which will be dis
cussed. and the widespread interest In
the decisions to be reached.
First. as to the men. The association
was organized in 1885. The delegates TO
its convention are elected by building