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tIE WROTE FAIRY TALES.
And Now the Children Erect Il Statue
Hans Christian Andersen.

And Now the Children Erect Statue of
Hams Christian Andersen.
Chicago is to have large bronze statue
of Hans Christian Andersen to stand on
a commanding site in Lincoln park, and
the children Of che country are to pay for
it. It was beautiful idea that the lit
tie ones, by penny and 5-cent contribu-
tons, should raise a memorial to the
great Danish story teller, who loved
children SO warmly and did so much to
make them happy. So no effort was
made to secure large subscriptions. An
drew Peterson, Danish banker in Chi
cago and president of the association to
secure the statue, gave something, and SO
did others, but the children are to give
most of the $4,000 required.
Johannes Gelert, Danish sculptor of
Chicago, has completed the clay model
which represents Andersen as he was in
1855, 20 years before his death. He is
shown sitting upon the stump of a tree
at the edge of lake. In the lake and d
little farther back than the statue is
swan with arching neck and lifted wings,
suggesting Andersen's most famous
story, "The Ugly Duckling.' In one
hand and resting on his knee he holds q
notebook, while in the other is pencil.
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A POET AND HIS WIFE
HOW EUGENE FIELD COURTED A
"PRETTY COMsTOCk GIRL"

Inks of Diverse Colors Indicate This Versi-
fier's Moods and Intentions-His Progress
Up the Ladder of Fame-Example of
His More Serious Verse.
They say Of Eugene Field. the Chicago
poet, that he changes his ink with his
varying moods and intentions. IF he is
blue, the story goes and does not intend
to labor long when he seats himself at
his DESK he uses writing fluid Of deep
azure hue; if he is in fine fettle and pur-
poses doing q quantity Of his best work,
he dips his magic pen into ink of a mid
night shade; if he has it i'll his mind to
write a love song, a delicate mauve is
chosen; if sarcasm and ridicn1e are to
flow from his penis tip, the color selected
is most sanguinary carmine. The
present writer cannot vouch for the
truth of this story. but there is no doubt
that Mr.. Field is a man of many con-
ceits and unusual ways-ways that may
almost be termed eccentricities.
Eugene Fields life has not been a mo-
notonous one. He is Il native Of St.
Louis and was born Sept. 3, 1850, but he
passed most Of his boyhood days at the
home of his cousin, Miss Mary Field
French, in Amherst, Mass. Of the de-
tails of his youth there is not much re-
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u
Il 800 revolutions u minute and 81 sepa-= l,;=
rate the s1,;ark ding sugar scry stalls from;
the fluid. lie sugar is then dumped
still hot, on a clean floor and from there
5shoveled into sacks. Then II used to 1be#
slowed away until Claus SpreclSels came
along and offered his price for it.
This was the tranquil and easy going
way Of doing things which it struck Claus
Spreckels 10 years ago could be improved
upon to his own advantage The island Of
/ Maui, next north Of Hawaii in the group,
is made up Of two separate clusters
Of mountain peaks 20 or 80 miles apart
and Joined together by a low lying strip
Of land-so low lying that it looks as
though Maui had once been two islands,
with the sea flowing over this strip.
There are several hundred square miles
Of this lowland, and there are no natural
water courses flowing through it. 7.5SS
The planters on Maui had consequently
never attempted to plant sugar in it, and
had confined themselves to the mouths
Of the valleys on either side Of it. But
Spreckels thought it was good land and
that water could be brought to it. So
he set to work to build an enormous
waterway or ditch from the souther,,
cluster of mountains. There were sev-
eral formidable grlches to be crossed d,
the way. Through these he laid gigantic
iron pipes and proceeded on his way to
the plain, while the Hawaiian planters
looked on at what seemed to them the
scheme Of madman. It took 81 ,Oo0, 600
to finish that ditch, but it was finished.
Then Spreckels proceeded to plant seed
cane over this seemingly desert land and
to turn his water supply upon it, and il
was not long until his faith was justified.
Several sugar mills, made with American
machinery and on scale never before
attempted on the islands, were erected
turning out in the aggregate severa1
hundred tons a day. Steam plows wers
introduced and patent devices of various
sorts. In 1881 there was unique rail
way running from one Of these mills to
the shipping place, the motive power af
which was the trade wind, utilized by
sails. Now there are locomotives to
pull trains Of cars along temporary
tracks to various parts of the plantations
and bring in the cane.
1t had always been the custom in the
islands to take the sugar up to Honolulu
and reship it from there to San Fran
cisco, owing to the lack Of landing facil~
tiles on the other islands. But Spreckel5
built himself wharves and had vessels
come to his plantation. This offended
the Pacific Mail Steamship company
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Ht4SllG OL toOOt44
African diamonds will be washed out Of
South African dirt by Kafirs, who will
appear in the dress worn by them in
their native land.
Five large sailing ships will be required
to transport the diamantiferous earth
taken from the celebrated Kimberley
mines to the United States. When this
soil arrives in Chicago, it will be stored
in the ore yards and thence carted as
needed to Diamond court. Washing ma
chimes similar in every respect to those
in use at the Cape will be erected in the
space allotted to the diamond exhibit,
and the eyes Of Kaffirs and visitors alike
will doubtless sparkle as the dull looking
little pebbles, which have been called
concentrated value," fall from the dull
blue earth.
Nearly all of the diamonds taken out
Of this dirt will be cut right on the spot.
A large jewelry firm will erect a dil-
mond cutting plant, perfect in every re-
spect, and their best workmen will be
employed, the company simply changing
it's base of operations temporarily to
Chicago. The Jewish diamond mer-
chants of Amsterdam will also have an
important exhibit of the art of gem pol
ishing.
Since diamonds were discovered in
Cape Colony, South Africa, in 1867, nine
tons of the precious stones, representing
when cut money value of $500, ,000, 900,
have been taken from these mines. The
business is now practically monopolized
by large company, which regulates the
output by the demand, thus preventing
an overstocking of the market and Incl
dentally maintaining the high prices
which have prevailed for several years.
It may interest the uninitiated to know
that of the diamonds taken from the best
mines only s per cent are of first water,
rs per cent are of second quality, 20 per
cent of third quality, and the remaining
55 per cent is used for Sitting and pol
ishing stones of better quality as well
as for incrusting cheap rings of the
snowy kind. Some of them also find
their way into glass cutters, while not a
few go into the cluster rings, the cheap
ness Of which SO often surprises persons
unfamiliar with the true value of the
commonest diamonds.
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JOHN WILLIS BAER.

of ,o,,,,a +1,o 1no;n JOHN WILLIS BAER.
causes of its rapid growth, but much is
also due to the high character and eff
cheney Of its officers.
None of these has made better record
than its present secretary, John Willis
Baer. To his shrewd business manage
ment is largely due that the United soci-
ETY. has been able to pay its way by the
sale of supplies, with but little demand
upon individual members. Mr.. Baer
was born in Rochester. Mimi, March 2,
1861, and is therefore but 80 years old.
He was partially reared in Cleveland,
but at 19 went back to his native state
and was for some years in the business
Office of al elevator company, after
which he did newspaper work for two
years in Cedar Rapids, Ia.
He was among the first in the Chris
tian Endeavor movement, was president
of the Rochester local union and served
also on the state board Of officers. In
the spring of 1890 he was called to sue
ceed Mr.. George NJ Ward as general Sec
retary and has been constantly busy in
that capacity ever since, excepting
short trip abroad for necessary rest.
He has spoken in almost every important
city in the country, always speaks with
out notes and is quick at repartee, keen
at illustration and full of an earnestness
that carries conviction.
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A Valuable AutoErRpll.

An autograph fend from New York
was recently visiting friend in Detroit.
and naturally he brought his album
along, and he also talked much on auto
graphs, their rarity, value, etc.
..Well," said the Detroit man one day,
after list of high priced autographs had
been shown him, .your figures are
not in it with one I saw here some years
ago."
"Whose was it?" asked the friend with
much interest.
"a gentleman's living here Mt the
time, but now dead"
.sWhat did it bring?"
1.-TWO hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars"
'tAw, come off. / know autographs,
and know one never sold for such sum-"
''Just the same tell you this one
did" p.
'sWho paid for it?'
HOne of the banks in the city. It was
on q check, and the same autograph
would have brought million, net, if
the gentleman had happened to want
that much for it.
After that the fiend put his album in
his trunk and left it there, ~
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Heavens best and truest handiwork is she,
Fashion'd in dignitied simplicity.
No meretricious gliding makes her shine,
But that pure gold whose glory is divine.
The one adornment upon which she's bent
Is this-a quiet spirits ornament
She scatters flowers of love and joy around,
And wheresoe'er she treads is hallowd ground.
To her are sacred all the ties of life,
Whether of mother, daughter, sister. wife
She speaks of courage when lifes path is drear
And whispers hope into the dying ear.
In such AL one nay ideal woman's seen
Heavens royal though perchauce earth's IN
crown'd queen.
Refined, with that innate, unstudied grace,
Which changes not, whateer the time or place.
Cultured in mind, yet modest and sedate,
With learning's mere possession ne'er elate.
Of courage dauntless-one in whom tile weak
With confidence may their protector seek.
Upright in all his ways. To age from youth
Led by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., God and
Truth.
Fitted frail woman's pathway to attend
AS husband, guide, companion and friend;
And fitted too, that children's lips shoule
frame
For him the title "father"-sacrctl name!
Herein is seen, form'd on heavens noblest plan,
In simple dignity, my ideal man.
Sarah Ann Stowe.
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United States and abused everything,
and wound up by marrying an American
lady and settling in Vermont.
His marriage was as romantic as any
part of his career, and the most credit
able thing about him is that he is de-
voted to his wife. In his first wild
fight he fell in with Wolcott Balestier,
the writer whose premature death sad
dened so many, and who from the start
exercised an extraordinary influence over
him If Mr.. Balestier disapproved Of
anything he wrote, Mr.. Kipling sup
pressed it at once without other reasons,
and they wrote in partnership with
harmony unusual among literary men.
Mr.. Balestier was in London on some
business connected with publishing when
he died, and it was in London that Mr..
Kipling met, wooed and won Miss Caro-
lyn Balestier. sister of the author. They
came to America and went soon to In
dia but left there when the cholera
broke out, and are now settled perlna-
nently. they both say, on the old Bales
tier country place near Brattleboro, vt.
Mrs. Kipling is little under medium
height, slender and petite, and has dark
brown eyes and brown hair. She is a
young woman Of fine mind, but makes
no pretense OF literary attainments. Her
admiration for her husbands genius is
intense. They have daughter but few
months old. .-----
Mrs. Kipling's father was an eminent
lawyer in New York and then in Chi
cago, went to Brattleboro for his health
and died there, but the location was SO
attractive that the family remained. It
is perhaps the most romantic spot in the
Connecticut valley. and Mr.. Kipling is
building residence which will be 80
feet long and 16 wide, and every room
will reach across it, so at least says one Of
the builders. He calls it Crows Nest. !"
Two Novel Tlmepieces.
The newest wrinkles in timepieces are
a watch that talks and a clock that
marks the time by the consumption Of o
candle that illuminates its translucent
dial. The watch, which is ingenious, but
intricate, announces the hours and quar-
ters in voice given it by photographic
attachment. It is the invention of a
Swiss named Casimir Liyau The clock
is for night use. The dial can be turned
by hand, and before going to bed the
hand is placed opposite the hour of re-
tiring. AS the candle burns lower and
lower it pulls the hand on the dial me-
chanically, which, Illuminated in the
rear by the burning light. shows the
! hour until day break.
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of his later literary work is instinct with
true and delicate sentiment, such as is
expressed in the poem entitled "Yearn-
ing For Home" from which two stanzas
are here reproduced:
It comes to me often in silence,
When the freight sputters low
When the black, uncertain shadows
Seem wraiths of the long ago..
Always with throb Of heart3clle -
That thrills each pnlsiye yeiil
Comes the old, unquiet longing
For the peace Of home again.
Outside of my darkening window
Is the great worlds crash and din,
And slowly the autumn shadows
Come drifting, drifting In.
sobbing, the night Wthd murmurs
To the splash of the autumn rain,
But I dream of the glorious greeting
When go home again.
Mr.. Field tas for several years now
been identified with the "Sharps and
Flats column of the Chicago News,
and prosperity is his, but his wife is the
fnancier, as she was in the early days Of
his journalistic life. I. D. MARSHALL.
Cotton Growing In Russia Asia.
The Russians believe that cotton grow
ing will rapidly develop in their posses
sions in central Asia. A cargo of the
feeoy staple was recently shipped from
Odessa to various German ports. The
quality, however, was very inferior,
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NOVELIST sTEvENsoN's WORK.
He Has Mapped Out u Considerable Pr
gramme For u Dying Man.

He Has Mapped Out u Considerable Pro-
gramne For Dying Man.
The painful news that Robert Louis
Stevenson is very low with lung disease
in his Samoan home, and that he will
probably not live to finish the work on
which he is now engaged, bas caused
many who knew him to excfaim: ''Ah!
Another victim of the cigarette habit!
There is some room for doubt, as the
noyelist's lungs have been weak from
boyhood. But he certainly has been q
Cigarette fend" of the most advanced
type.
His last trip from England to America
was made on a slow sailing vessel, and
part Of his baggage consisted of 200 boxes
Of cigarettes and a large supply Of to-
bacco and cigarette papers. While in
the Adirondacks he wrote in all exulting
way and said: Il feel that | have many
things to be grateful for to my Ameri-
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scarcity of Field Labor In ,1e.ieo.

The scarcity of field labor is interfer-
ing seriously with agriculture in Mexico,
and the government has taken hold Of
the matter with view Of ascertaining
to what extent this condition prevails.
A circular was recently sent out to each
of the municipalities of the republic by
the secretary Of promotion for the pur-
pose Of getting statistics on this impor-
tant subject. In answer to this more
than 300 Of tho municipalities stated in
substance that there were not enough
field laborers to meet the present ordi-
nary demand, and that the planters and
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is promised by
Chief Sl1itf Of the
department of
mines and min
ing, and which
will be known as
Diamond court.
The undertaking
is rather colossal
i'll its nature, but
as every arrange
1nent has already
been made it will
be carried out in
every detail. Ten
thousand calats
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perfect that the features of the hero will
be clearly recognizable. This will stand
on pedestal 12 feet long and 8 feet high
and terraced so as to afford space for ex-
hibiting grains of all kinds i'll sample
jars. In the center of the east side OF
the 3,240 square feet assigned to Mis-
souri, in that building is large stair
way, and this, which would ordinarily be
accounted great hindrance, has been
utilized in a beautiful manner.
A corn palace is SO constructed as to
conceal the entire framework of the
stairway, and in this are corn in the
ear and shelled corn, cornstalks, cobs,
silks and tassels. In this corn palace
will be the Office Of the exhibits Gus
todian, where visitors will be entertained
and printed matter distributed to such
as desire it. Missouri has in this build
ing the largest area granted to any state
in the Union, situated near the eastern
entrance and to be trayersed by all who
go by that entrance to the forestry live
stock and agricultural exhibits. The
space is surrounded by a handsome rail
ing and is laid off with aisles convenient
for visitors.
Another beautiful piece of work will
be an agricultural pagoda, the base com
posed of wooden framework arranged
in circular form and surmounted by tri
angular structure. In the sides of this tri
angle will be worked in grains and grasses
the Missouri coat of arms, the seal of the
United States and &, Columbian medal
lion From this will arise q shaft o.
grain, which in turn is to be surmounted
by a sillsen globe with a map of the
world, on which the state of Missouri is
conspicuously exaggerated. The pagoda
will contain a miniature lake, in which
will be the native fish Of Missouri and
around it a diversified border of her n;i
| tive flowers.
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Oh, Mighty Princess, plucked from thy too
savage lord.
How beautiful thou art in thy new state!
The arms and heart of freedom gave thee grace
Thou hadst not known if thou hadst sum-
bered on.
The world indeed had never known thy like,
For there are none like thee in all the earth;
None eer approach to thy near perfect state
Or give to grand humanity one tithe Of all thy
gifts.
The strong right hand Of every son thou
olaim'st
Should never be upifted but in love for thee,
To stay or slay the base, ignoble hind
Who seeks to take thy life or do thee wrong.
Americal Bold synonym of courage and OF
truth,
God give thee triumph in its noblest sense
To pattern after God indeed, II so might be,
And to thy earthly gifts add these
Love, Justice, mercy; they will bring thee
peace,
The 'peace that passeth understanding" which
shall grow
Till all thy wakened shores shall feel its CLAW.
Eliza Allison Park
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True Love.

True love is like the ivy bold,
That clings each day with tirmer hold;
That groWeth on through good and i'll.
And mid the tempest clingeth still.
What though the walls on which it climbs
Have lost the grace of former times?
Will then the ivy lose its hold,
Forget the sunny days Of old1
Nay, rather will it closer cling
With loving clasp, remembering
That it had hardly lived at all
Without the kindly, shelt'ring wall.
True love is like the ivy green,
That meier forgetteth what has been.
And 30 till life itself be gone,
Until the end it clingeth on.
! What though the tree where it may cling
Shall hardly know another spring2
What though Its boughs be dead and bare7
The twining ivy climbeth there .
And clasps it with q frmer hold,
With stronger love than that of old,
And lends it grace it never had
When time was young and life was glad.
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Learn What All Things Mean.

Let whose will call half that is unclean,
And over mems backslidiDgs sit and brood;
Yet have found rich colors in the mud
And hints of beauty in the dreariest scene.
have scant patience with that sober mood
That from the world impetuous youth would
Wean.
Rather be bold, and learn what all things
mean,
Since scratches will but teach us hardihood.
Simple our knowledge is, howe'er we plod;
1t may be we should love what most we hate.
Since none have wisdom this side of the sod;
And he who judges is compassionate,
For in my dusty soul found of late
The ndubitable footprints of the God
London Academy.
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farmers had to limit the cultivation Of
their lands to the number Of laborers.
On most of the large haciendas the plant
ing is done on shares. The proprietor
gives the land and the seed, and the la
borer his time and work. When the
crop is gathered division is made Of the
Irnduca
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world as the An
glo-Indian infant
phenomenon. He
then tried, and
very suddenly, to
do some literary
work in the staid
old English style
and produced re-
suits which We're,
En- 6 lish critics
said, neither fish
nor flesh nor pass
able red herring.
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In fact, he is said
to be q million
aire. Mr.. Mitch
ellis care has
been one long Sc
ries Of trirl1nplls.
He is the son of
Alexander Mitch
ell, who was at
one time a well
known railroad
man. John Len
drum Mitchell
was born in Mil
waukee, Oct. 10,
1910 IT, !
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Better to Fail.
'Tis better to fail where another succeeded
Who sacrificed principle, honor and truth.
Too often, alas, are these virtues unheeded
To gain what is sought by the ambitious
youth.
The struggle to live, to excel one another,
To win great applause and the pleasure it
brings,
Has made men forget both their neighbor and
brother
And placed on their humors adaptable wings.
And then what of him who is humble, more
modest,
Who does what he can to uphold what is bests
Does he seek applause when he enters pro-
test?
Perhaps" say few. AYE, aye" say the
rest.
Yet think of the lives that have crossed 'over
yonder,"
Whose voices are hushed in that sound final
sleep
Grand lives, over which e'en philosophers pom
der
What praises in life did those noble men
reap? Martin Hennessey.
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Now!

If you have a friend worth loving,
Love him. Yes, and let him know
That you love him ere life's evening
Tinge bis brow with sunset glow.
Why should good words meier be said
OF IL friend till he is dead?
II you hear IL song that thrills you
Sung by any child of song,
Praise it. Do not let the singer
Wait deserved praises long.
Why should one who thrills your heart
Lack the JOY you may impart?
Ii you hear prayer that moves you
BY its humble, pleading tone,
Join it, Do not let the seeker
Bow before his God alone.
Why should not your brother share
The strength of 1.-TWO or three in prayer2
If you see the hot tears falling
From a brothers weeping eyes,
Stop them, and by kindly sharing
Own your kinship with the skies.
Why should any one be glad
When brothers heart is sad2
Ii a silvery laugh goes rippling
Through the sunshine on his face,
Share it. 'tfis IL wise mans saying
For both grief and joy place.
There's health and goodness in the mirth
In which an honest laugh has birth.
If your work is made more easy
By a friendly, helping hand,
Say so. Speak out bravely and truly
Ere the darkness wells the land.
Should brother workman dear
Falter for u word of cheer?
Scatter thus your seeds of kindness,
All enrichng, as you go.
Leave them. Trust the Harvest Giver.
He will make each seed to grow.
So until its happy end
Your life shall never lack friend.