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IN another fash he had picked II up,
bounded after the young woman, and
placed it in her hands.
There is no telling whether he could
have caught the car if the lady with
the soft gray hair had not stopped it
Tor him. He came in out of breath,
with eyes shining and cheeks glowing.
Everyone in the car had smile for
him. fE "s %
"You did that well," said one.
"Oh, that want nothin!" said the
boy between two 'breaths. at
wouldn't "a made no difference If |
hadn't a caught the car cause I'm
goin. to get off in two blocks, any
| way"
You're real little gentleman"
said the old woman, with look and
voice Of hearty thanks.
'Good-bv, ma am, he said,, with a
laugh, as he swung himself off the car.
"Yes, he is, said the soft-haired lady.
Johnny gazed at them both in great
surprise. She semed about to speak to
him, but he was now at the end Of his
ride, and, as he left the car, the lady
followed him. Her face was SO pleas
ant that as she kept beside him for a
| little way up cross street Johnny
could not help speaking what was on
his mind.
How can barefoot fellow like that
be gentleman?' he asked.
The lady smiled again as she looked
at the new suit, and the shining, we'll
blacked shoes.
"My little man." she said, "you nre
old enough to know that fine clothes
do not make gentleman"
Don't they?" said Johnny. He was
surprised and a little disappointed.
But second thought reminded him
that n very large part Of his life was
likely to be spent in shabby clothes,
SO the new idea was not without com
fort. - Y -
No went on the lady; "when you
see boy who is always ready to- give
a helping hand and a kind, respectful
wordzto stranger, you may feel sure
that he is a gentleman, no matter what
he wears And when you see boy
who in his home is always kind and
loving to his mother and the others
who may be there, doing all he can te
help, always being kind to women and
to anything smaller or weaker thar
himself, you'll find gentleman there.
Sydney Dayre, in s. S. Times.
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WOMEN AT WORK.

Two HUNDRED womeIt practice dent.
istry in the United States.
LADY AMHERST has distinguished her
noble name by admission to the hon
orary list of turner's. She has extraor-
dinary skill as manipulation of the
lathe, and her house is full of specimens
of her work.
Miss ELIzABETH TAGG has ''provcd
up" on preemption entry for one hum
dred and sixty acres of land in Columbia
county, Or, and proposes to settle on
her claim and make good farm outof
it. She is young, and has lived for sew.
eral years in Astoria.
If the Worlds Columbian exposi.
tion has accomplished nothing else, il
has made evident one thing which
alone is worth all the cost and labor
expended on the fair. That thing is
the inherent intellectual capacity oi
woman and her right to claim an equal
place with man in every field of effort
Baltimore Sun.
MRS. MARION ToDD, whose latest lit
erary work, "The Railways of Europe
and America" has been recently pub
lished, is a New England woman by
birth, but has passed most Of her life il
the west. In 1881 she was admitted t.
the bar in San Francisco, and built VI
practice there. She has several time'
been delegate to anti-monopoly ant
greenback national conventions, and II
/ 1882 was the greenback candidate To-
Encouragement of California.
THE Women's Protective and Provi
dent League of Glasgow has been in
vestigating the laundries Of the princi
pal Scottish cities. The girls ther,
have been found to average from
twelve to fifteen hours a day for 81,
days of the week In one case a cir
was paid at the rate of six shillings |
week, and she worked from a. IN OIL
Friday until 1880 p. m. the following
day, the only intervals being an houl
for dinner, one for breakfast, and time
to take tea. ns
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BELLIES BIRTHDAY PARTY.
How Charles Presence of Mind Saved the
Life Of the Little Hostess.

How Charles Presence of Mind Saved the
Life of the Little Hostess.
It was Belle Bowens eighth birth
day. She was to have eight little girls
and eight little boys spend the after
noon with her, All the morning she
was very busy playing with her new
doll, and looking at her new picture
book, but when four o'clock came she
ran upstairs to put on the new dress
grandma had sent her. She had just
come down when the bell began to
ring, and in came all the little boys
and girls in the neighborhood, all full
of birthday wishes for little Belle.
At first they danced for awhile; then
they played Ring around the Rosy"
''Hot -butter-bean," "Clap in and clap
OUT" but these did not last long.
Harry got mad because Katie did not
choose him, SO mamma decided to have
supper to put all in good humor. And
well it might put them in good hu-
NOR. t
They saw at one end Of the table an
old hen and eight little chickens; and
at the other little bush with eight
roses on it, all made of ice-cream. Belle
looked very little beside her big cake
with eight candles all burning brightly.
Mamma went out of the room for a
moment and while she was out Belle
reached snapper across the table,
saying:
Pull with me, Jack"
u sv,,
lin sleeve of her dress extended just
over the lighted candles. In a moment
there was blaze, and as mamma en-
tered the room she found scene OF
confusion. But even before she had
time to reach her little daughter, Char
lie Albert had jerked off his white fan
mel Jacket and wrapped it tight around
the pretty arm. Belle was too fright
ened to resist, but even if she had re.
sisted. Charlie was two years older than
she was, and strong enough to hold her
very tightly. as,s
In few moments all danger wat
over, and little Belle was lying on the
lounge with her arm nicely bandaged
| in cotton and vaseline.
Everyone made great deal OF fuss
over Belle; but Charlie was the hero,
and when he went home he said:
"Oh mother, how glad l am I con
scented to wear that flannel suit" If
had worn the one l wanted to, how
awful it might have been"
But after all it was not Charles suit
that saved Belle, but his presence OF
miud,-Our Little Ones. s-4flt
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secretary Miss Hunt, Of Louisiana.
whose life is SO very retired that even
her given name is not generally known.
Yet size is scion of one of the oldest
official families, and her father was
minister to Russia at one time. She
was also companion to Mrs, Morton and
assisted at her receptions, holding q
place in Washington society by her
own right. Among those who knew
her we'll Miss Hunt is considered ex-
ceptionally clever and even brilliant,
and as private secretary Mrs. Morton
thought her Jewel. Mrs. Cleveland
has happy faculty Of avoiding litera-
ry responsibilities, and during her
husbands first term she employed one
of his secretaries when necessary, but
there has lately been vague rumor
that young southern lady was to be
her special secretary for this term.
Miss A. B. Sanger is typewriter at the
White House.
Mrs. Eliza Boardman Burns, of New
York, is the veteran Of her sex in stem
ography and is the author of "Burnz'
Fonic Shorthand" She was born Oc-
tober 81, 1923, has long been retired, of
course, from active work. but is so
much In love with common sense in
spelling that she will not even allow an
9 to be used in her name where the
sound is that of z Miss Preston ranks
AZ an official court reporter at Denver,
and so do Misses Flora B, Haddox and
Ozella Beman In Iowa, Miss Mamie A.
Stockett in Louisiana, Miss Annie
White and Sadie M. Swift in Massachu-
setts, Miss Jennie Gage in Michigan
and few others in other states.
Perhaps the best position in this line,
at any rate very good one indeed. is
that held by Miss Laura Hayes as pri-
vate secretary to the renowned Mrs.
Potter Palmer, of Chicago generally
and OF the Worlds fair particularly II
any one has written to Mrs. Palmer
and received q prompt reply, though the
papers may have just reported her as
in New York or Europe, said writer
may hereby learn that said prompt
answer came from Miss Hayes, who is
in every truth Mrs. Palmer's alter ego.
She is the ideal private secretary, and
has stenographer to do the actual
work. TO Miss Hayes go all the news
paper men who want information of
Mrs. Palmer's doings, and from her
come promptly all decisions on matters
which do not absolutely require Mrs.
Palmer's personal attention.
Miss Hayes is q native of Chicago.
Her father was one of its pioneer busi-
ness men and at the time of the great
fire was quite wealthy. He died when
she was but an infant, and she has de-
veloped her talents under the stimulus
of necessity. Her family is of old
Massachusetts revolutionary stock, the
same from which President Hayes was
descended. and her relatives on the
mothers side were warriors in other
and somewhet later days. Miss Hayes
herself is lady of many accomplish
ments and has won distinction in other
lines than her present one.
1t is, however, as private secretary
that she has no superior. Mrs. Palmer
usually goes through her mail very
rapidly in the morning. debating as
she reads. Miss Hayes adds the liter
ary finish, and it is rarely indeed that
there is word amiss or inapplicable. -
N. Y. Advertiser.
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The Bltterneaa Of Defeat.

Pretty (but unsuccessfuD rival
'And do you really think he loves your
The Fiancee-O, yes, as love goes in
these degenerate days. Ieven thought
he was going to kiss me last night.
The Rival-He told Jack he wanted
70, but couldn't-Brooklyn Lifa.
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A prevsiling fczcuss,

..Angie," said, her mamma, ~ she
came upstairs little later than usual
at suburban hotel, why did you stsy
down stairs SO late?"
George and have been looking Tor
the comet she said .-Philadelphia
Times. * ,s'ts.'''' 81 y ~ as
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American and Oriental Arehlsset.rs,

Travellers in our southwest. and espe-
cially in Mexico, find striking re-
semblance between the domestic archi-
lecture there and the same architect
ure in Palestine. There are old towns
in Texas, Arizona and California that
are SO like such places rs bethlehem
and Bethany that H. photographs of
them were thus labelled not one OH
server in twenty would be the wiser.
The low, fat-roofed houses of adobe,
with small, deep windows and doora,
the rude balconies and stairways - Tie
courts, the narrow, Uttered streets
without yards, the fountains. pools,
and palms in enclosures Of houses Of
the better class, even the occasional
low dome and slender tower, are char-
acteristic OF both countries. The
Spaniard got his architectural idesa
from the east, and the persistent sur
vival of the type of these models after
several centuries is markedly obvious
wherever he has built-N, Y. Sun.
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OUR YOUNG READERS.
AN EVENING CALLER.

Inc sandman passes from house to house
~ Az DUSK on his way through town;
1av SNAKES his box to the right and the left
INTO baby eyes blue and brown.
"ru 'he eyelids droop as the sand shower falls
~ 80 softly that no one knew when
Anc sandman came, but you soon can see
mes been on his rounds again.
0or wherever he passes the dear little heads
Droop like the sun kissed flowers,
ana nestle into their pillows white
10 sleep through the quiet hours.
-Babyisnd.
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MOSQUITO Bites.

One evening when the mosquitoes
were very troublesome. Bobby cried
ont: "Oh dear, if these mosquitoes
don't stop biting me there'll be moth
ing left of me" "Oh no" said Flossie,
l..the bites will swell up and make you
bigger than ever" = Youths Com
-, ion MNf
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A Private shower.

"Ah-there's rain" piped Robin Red, 3
perched In his peach-tree tower.
"Now, keep away the posies said,
"This is y private shower. .,.,. s
The robin looked and looked again,
And then he thought spell;
"Wby. that $ no more a real, true rain
Than looking down the WE'LL" T
Thomas Taper, in st. Nicholas.
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Latter Day Credentials.

Editor Daily Paper-Yes, sir, we have
Q vacancy. What credentials have
you?
Applicant (proudly)-My discharge
from that idiotic, wishwashy sheet
across the way
Editor (delightedly)-Take that desk
there, sir.-N. Y Weekly.
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Aspiring.

won't you sit on my lap, little
bow" asked some one in street car
to a baby in kits.
mo, thank you,' he said sweetly.
"All the gentlemen are standing.
Wide Awake. ,tlt r4J il7
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stuned tomatoes.

One of the most delicious filings with
which to stuff tomatoes may be made
from half cupful OF chicken cut very
fine mixed with dozen chopped
mushrooms and two heaping table,
spoonfuls of fine bread crumbs. Sea-
son with an ounce Of chopped parsley
and tablespoonful Of melted butter.
The tomatoes used should be ripe but
firm. Scoop ont the seeds without
breaking the tomato and fill with the
mixture. Bake half an hour in an
oven where there is moderate heat
basting occasionally with melted but
ter. Veal may be used instead of
chicken. For adozen tomatoes double
the quantity of dressing. Tomatoes
for breakfast will be found quite de-
licious if peeled and sliced, scattered
with powdered sugar and ice, and
served with slices OF lemon; the juice
to be squeezed over the tomatoes just
before eating.-N. Y. Post.
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.-"Did the neighbors succeed in sup
pressing Thompson's cornet practice|'
aThey did not The complaint averred
that he was learning to play the cor
net, and he proved by his teacher that
he had not learned anything in six
months. indianapolis Journal ~
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II Was Ripped.

Essie-Mamma, is Aunty Fate mad'
of soap? pyFt
.Mamma-No, dear. Why ss5,l.
Essie-Well, she's bubbling out o
her waist.-Judge.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14
pEWsNoP RELEASED.

Action Postponed Pending Good Be
havior-William Johns Fined for Using
"a Knife.
Lewis J. Dewsnop was again arraigned
in the Municipal Court this morning on
the charge of obtaining money OF
false pretences from Joseph Kern. The
matter has been compromised with Mr.
Kern, and on recommendation of the
city solicitor the charge was withdrawn
but not dismissed. It will depend upon
his future good behavior that will keep
him from behind the bars
William Johns, colored, known as
'"Toadsy" on the coast was charged
with having cut Charles Griffin, also
colored, on Wednesday night last at 105
East Water street. From the testimony
produced, John was playing crap" aud
became broke" He asked Griffin Ia
back him up but he would not, thereup
on John produced penknife and began
cutting. John was fined $25 and costs.
Harry l. Clark, for drunkenness was
fined 3d. John Routh for the same
offense, 50.
Roxie Cammomile, colored, used pro.
fame language to Detective McVey on
Front street last night and was fined SO.
Antoine Yergish was held until Thurs
day morning in 500 bail for assault and
battery.
At last nights session of the City
Court James Brown James Cammomile
and Alexander Wortenbury, all colored,
we're held in $500 bail each for keeping
gambling house at 105 East Water
street.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14

lessening their own guilt or slleviating the
general scandal. There was a vote Of
confidence in Minister Ribot yesterday
whereby the French deputies sought TO
sustain the action and defend the char.
acters Of the members Of the govern
ment. But in the court at the trial Of
the Panama case there was intense ex-
element, great uproar, almost panic
when ex-Minister Bourgeois was on the
witness stand. He repudiated emphati.
cally and Indignantly all of the insinu.
ations Of the collusIon of the government
with the Panama Canal swindlers, made
by Madame Cottu. Her husband Is In
prison. She feels that he should not
suffer alone. and is using a woman's
energy and ingenuity, with perhaps q
small degree Of honesty, to procure the
Indictment of others whom she wishes to
bring down with him. 1t is wretched
state of affairs which seems TO grow
worse rather than better. There is not
a CLEAN of light anywhere.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14

Never in our experience
have we been so busy; never
have our stocks been so COM
plete. You can hardly look
through our carpet room and
not get suited. Such has been
the comment OF many during
the past week.
Come with the rush; you
can hardly do better. Stocks
will get broken, desirable
goods will be hard to dupli-
cate, and we can better serve
your interests now.
For a starter this week we
will offer in all about I,ooc
yards Smiths Tapestry Car
pets, worth ooc. per yard, al
72%c. Comment upon thi;
is unnecessary, all know theil
worth. No more of the CSC.
extra supers left-may have
more next week. Take z
look through our Upholstery
Room and see what we are
showing for Spring Draperie'
in the many new and pretty
things. Shades for windows
any colors, 3x6, made and pui
up at your windows for CSC
each.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14
THE New York SIM saws.


What Is to be done with Hawaii ? Mr.
Cleveland has withdrawn from the Senate
the treaty entered into by his predecessor
for the annexation of the islands, but
whether with view to killing the pro
ject or merely to so modifying 1t as to
make it unquestionably an affair Of his
own administration remains to be seen.
This country made no mistake when IL
annexed Louisiana. IL made no mistake
when IL annexed the Floridas. IL made
no mistake when Il annexed Texas II made
no mistake when it annexed California
and New Mexico. IL made no mistake
when it annexed Alaska. 1t has never
made mistake In any Of It's annexa
tions
1t can be said that mistakes were not
committed in refusing to annex 81.
Thomas, Cuba, Hayti and San Domingo.
There will not be a mistake made in re
fusing to annex Hawaii, II after exsmina-
tion there should appear to be no other
reason for annexation than the Claus
Spreckles sugar bounty ring and the
intense Americans" offer. This country
intends TO exercise predominant In
fuence; it will prevent the seizure Of the
Sandwich Islands by any foreign country.
We have all the privileges we need nov
at no expense, no risk. What more car
we wishl
Evening journal., 1893-03-14


TIE EVENING JOURNAL and those
connected with it will not yield to any
one in affectionate interest or in admira-
tion for Charles b. Lore He is one Of
the kindliest, most considerate and most
courteous Of men. Every body knows
him and everybody likes him. Neither
will we yield in cordial recognition Of
the manly independence and vigor Of the
Lewis c. V Vsndegrift. He has a strong
mind in a sound body. The splendid
vigor Of his person lends the element Of
stability also to his mind, which having
received ample training and culture
admirably qualities him for the position
Of chief justice at this crisis. Mr. Lore
is qualified by experience and long and
varied practice at the bar Both OF
these lawyers are being urged by their
lends, though neither one is making
any canvass for himself for the vacancy
on the bench. Each one has his special
gifts and both are fully equipped
mentally, physically, morally to dis
charge be duties of the office. The
Democratic party would delight tC
honor either; both are worthy. But oil
that being admitted. and more which
might be said, we submit that William
c. spSuance is the most available fol
Governor Reynolds 10 appoint at thi,
juncture w have stated reasons fol
that which are not at all affected by tn,
too ardent csnvasses being made by som,
young m en- here who favor the appoint
ment Of one OF the other o.
these men for personal reasons
Being Democrats and for personal re
lations, those alone being considered, WI
too would favor either man of our owl
party rather than one of the opposit
party. But Governor Reynolds will no
be swayed by personal reasons; be vii
consider the condition of the bench sn'
appoint a man TO meet the occasion.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14
RECENT LITERATURE.


While writing with all the scientific
knowledge of great astronomer,
Camille Flammarion in his marvellous
story omega: The End of the World, 4"
which begins in the April number Of
The Cosmopolitan magazine, keeps the
reader at the highest point Of excitement
by his vivid description of the alarm and
despair excited by the approach of a
comet whose collision with the earth had
been declared by astronomers inevitable.
The description begins at time when
the business Of the world has been sus
pended and at a great mass meeting held
In the Institute OF France, we hear the dis
cussion Of scientists as to the possibility Of
a second deluge. the drying up of all the
surface water Of the globe or the total
destruction of human life by cold, to-
gether with all the possible phases Of
death paralleled by the history Of the
moon. For scientific statement and
sensational effect this characteristic pro.
duction Of French genius is unique, and
the reader who reads this marvellous
story-and If he begins 10 he will
certainly finish twill have assimilated
without effort a compact store of scien-
ti6c knowledge In this way, apart from
It's absorbing interest, this remarkable
piece Of fiction will have a distinct scien-
tifc value.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14

able men appointed because they were
eminent at the bar and admirably
qualified for the position. Both ap.
poin tments met with universal
approval Both judges, after making
splendid records, died fall Of years and
full of honors. When a governor goes
outside Of his party he has fairer op-
portunity TO make thoroughly unbiased
selection. There is no danger of select
ing a man to fill the important position
doubly important to this state just al
this time simply because he may be
popular or because he may be a semi.
partisan of the same party with the
governor. Being untrammeled. the
governor may proceed with his selection
calmly and prudently, so as to choose
the best fitted man for the position.
Lincoln, as President, appointed
Judge Field, Democrat, to the
United States Supreme bench, and as the
event proved he could not have made q
better choice. President Harrison Rp-
pointed George M. Dallas, Democrat, to
the new Court Of Appeals and Judge
Jackson, another Democrat, to the United
States Supreme Court. Among the COM
mendable appointments that General Har-
Harrison made to the several courts these
two have received more favorable criti-
cism than any others. Both parties have
united to commend him. There is that
spirit Of fairness in the hearts Of all true
men which recognizes and applauds man
who does the right thing at the right
ft,,o
Evening journal., 1893-03-14

IT is well to remember that about
twenty years ago-in 1s70-the same
class of selfshly interested annex
ationists Intensely American" cranks
were attempting TO show that this
country would be ruined il we did not
consent 10 the annexation Of San
Domingo We did not consent. I'VE
did not annex that island and we did
not suffer the dreadful calamities that
were foretold for the failure and refusal
to do so. 1t was shown in that case
also that three or four or more great
European powers were ready to seize
San Domingo If the United States did
not rush in first Then with thal
country as a base Of supplies the great
but unarmed power would proceed al
once to conquer and capture this
country. Some Of the wild-eyed an
nexers ventured into plan Of campaign
and put down a plan which even little
Italy or smaller Greece might have fol
lowed with great success.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14

GLADSTONE is confined TO his bed by
influenza, and though the Grand Old Man
has exhibited wonderful vitality there
can be no concealment Of the fact that as
bis age every manifestation OF weakness is
dangerous He is liable to 60 at any time.
We have no doubt that he will go sud
denly. His race is run. The normal
period Of his physical existence is com
plete. He has exhausted his strength.
though, his vitality preserves him safe
from the approach Of smile decay-abso
Lutte dissolution.
Evening journal., 1893-03-14
prosperlty nt Kinr.,vood.

The fourth quarterly conference OF
Kingswood NJ E Church was held last
night IL was reported that about go 300
had been raised during the past year
toward the liquidation of the church
debt and general expenses. One hun
dred and seventy-fve had been added to
the list of members. Stewards and
trustees were elected and church com.
mittees named.