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him that he has yet to learn many things
and that perfection in art must be based
OF constant observation and unremit-
ting study.
Charles Eugene Banks has been called
u 'sweet singer" His work, although
not quite as varied as McGaffey's, be
trays genius and genuine poetic in.
stinct. While McGaffey is always In
optimist, even in his serious meta
physical words, Banks sometimes is
mildly pessimistic. Take, for example,
his little poem entitled "Clothes Wor-
ship:"
The world will crack the devil DER the pate
If, dressed in rags, he peep above the gate
But let the velvet hide his cloven hoof
He finds q welcome under every roof.
But these words never last long. The
disposition Of the poet is too happy to
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Queen Louisa Of Prussia and the Rose.

Before parting, Napoleon spent a
few moments at her side, and at the
end, turning, pulled from bunch q
beautiful rose, which he offered with
gestures of gallantry and homage. Hes
itating a moment, the queen at last
put out her hand, and said as she ac-
cepted it.: "At least with Magdeburg."
Madame" came the frigid reply, 1t
is mine to give and yours to accept"
But he gave his arm to conduct her to
the carriage, and as they descended the
stair together the disappointed guest
said, in a sentimental and emotional
voice: els it possible that, having had
the happiness to see SO near the man of
the century and of all history, he will
not afford me the possibility and the
satisfaction of being able to assure MIN
that he has put me under obligations
for lifer" With solemn tones, Napoleon
replied: Madame, I am to be pitied;
it is a fault Of my unlucky star" Queen
I.ouisa's own lady in waiting related
that her sovereign's bitterness overcame
her at the last, and as she stepped into
the carriage she said: "Sire, you have
cruelty deceived me."-Prof. Sloane, in
Century,
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1t will never be popular, in the common
sense of the term. but it will live ard
become classic. From the purely
technical view point of the rhymestcI
many improvements might be sug.
s;ested, but the mystic and the philoso-
pher would deprecate such a course.
AS the title of the poem indicates, it
deals with the discovery of America
and its central figure, Christopher Co.
lumbus. incidentally it touches the
blessings of free government and free
thought--liberty without license. One
OF the most striking passages, to my
mind, is devoted to supreme Thought"
apostrophized as follows:
Arranger of all life.
And M stress over strife
She sets the stars in melody ard rhyme,
And makes the perioCs with each other
chime;
Pouring her hopes into the dark recesses,
Threading her way through the vague
4. :, wildernesses-
She fashions. rules, designs, and dwells
within the light,
Which Is the heart Of hearts. and very
sight Of sight.
MI. olOCk nus DeeO acCuSe1 Oh being
"antiquated and behind the times"
but persons whose vision is narrow
enough to make such a charge can.
not be considered fair judges of poetry
How can a thought like the following
be "behind the times?"
He only wins his freedom truly,
Who daily wins 1t fresh and fair.
10 6.Nl1v
Into the regions of the purer ar
Who falters not for blame nor praise,
But lives In strenuous and victorious days.
And similar gems are to be found on
almost every page of ''The New
World" Literary Chicago, if there is
such thing, should be as proud of Mr..
Flock as she is of McGaffey and Banks,
to say nothing of crowd of very re-
spectacle, and, because respectfully,
presumably able poetesses whose
names have from time to time ap-
peared in capital letters at fashiona bic
receptions. Writing poetry is one of
Mr.. Blocks recreations, and it is to be
hoped that in the future he NAV find
plenty of leisure hours to devote to it,
But the public must not expect too
much in this direction, as his duties as
principal of large Chicago school nee
cssarily occupy most of his time.
q. w. WEIpPIERr.
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Now Material for Wells.

A new fabric has been devised by an
English manufacturer for the making
of ladies' wells, the material having thick
threads at the edges and with other
thick threads in an undulating pattern
in the center. Loose threads are
threaded through the interstices in the
fabric parallel with the fixed threads.
To make wells the fabric is divided lon
gitudinally between the thick threads
and each half cut into lengths. When
the loose threads are drawn up the veil
fits closely to the wearer's forehead.
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THE ART OF DARNlNG.
It Should BE Taught as an Essential Part
of Home Training.

It Should BE Taught as an Essential Part
OF Home Training.
The proper darning of rent in cloth
is an art that cannot be easily picked
up and should be taught to girls as an
essential part of their practical home
training. The expert darner of wooden
cloth will make rent practically in
visible by weaving together the torn
edges, matching them as carefully as
possible and afterward pressing the
rent. A fine sewing silk is used to darn
wooden cloth in preference to any wool,
which would not be strong enough un-
less the thread or raveling was too
coarse. Where the cloth is thick enough,
endeavor to conceal the silk thread be.
tween the face and back of the cloth.
Begin about half an inch from the
edge of one side Of the tear, and run the
needle the same distance from the other
edge, concealing the thread carefully
and drawing the edges closely together,
but not SO they overlap. If there is
any nap on the cloth, brush it back
while you are darning, and then brush
1t down again, Lay damp cotton
cloth on the wrong side of the cloth,
over the darn, and press it down once;
then remove the cotton cloth and press
next the wooden surface, being careful
that you do not press it perfectly dry,
hut that very little steam arises after
the iron is removed. Il the cloth is
pressed perfectly dry, the work OF the
iron will be shown on the right side.
A piece of cloth is usually darned with
vertical and diagonal stitches running
with the threads of the cloth. The up
and-down' thread is usually the strong
est way of mending bias darn. Use
no piece of cloth under the darning un.
less the cloth is thin. In that case, a
piece of silk of the same color is lesr
clumsy as backing to the darn than
wool, unless the wool is sheer.-N. Y,
Tribune.
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dwell on disagrecable themes, and
hence we find on another page OF his
little book, "Where Brooks Go Softly"
this charming tribute to love:
The world IL as u clouded sea.
But love is like the sun.
That steals among the murky waves
And brightens every one.
Ger gloom is golden glory flung
While sunbeams sport the waves
among.
The gem of Mr.. Banks productions,
however, is q verse entitled "March:"
Pale autumn moves. with gentle tread
And quiet air. among the dead:
March whips the sullen sky to tears.
And 10! the violet appears.
Another hopeful verse-and one that
should appeal to everybody at this sea-
son-hc calls "Easter Lilies:"
What though you build cloud high the wall.
What though the sword you constant
WELD!
All Kingdoms. monarchies shall fall
Because Of these-and over all
Shall stand the lilies of the field.
One could quote column after column
of equally beautiful sentiments fron
Mr.. Banks book without exhausting
the patience of lovers of nature and OF
pure poetry. "Thc gentle writer Of
gentle verse" is the expression in which
I alluded to him several years ago; but,
to understand fully the meaning of tie
phrase, it is necessary to know the
poet. His personality is charming, his
generosity unbounded. Nothing ap'
peals to him as forcibly as the distress
of the oppressed. 70 know Banks is to
love him. And yet, although not in
robust health and, at many periods CT
bis life, assailed by care and trouble, he
has sturdily tough. the battle for ex-
istence, asking no favors and complain
ing to no one. Starting out in life as u
commercial man, he drifted into jour-
nalisnl, acted as business manager for
trade papers, did reportorial work on
Chicago newspapers, wrote advertise
ments for manufacturing firms, and
finally invaded the lecture field, from
which he had to withdraw on account
OF failing health. But neither in pros
perity nor adversely did he lose his
faith in mankind, as is evidenced by the
poems he has given to the world during
the past two years. Convinced that the
American people-although slow and
sometimes churlish-never fail to recog-
nize genuine merit, the prediction is
yentured that Mr.. Banks fame will
eventually become national. And it Is,
10 doubt. this expectation which en-
courages him to perform, without
grumbling, routine duties in local
newspaper Office at davenport, Ia. After
SO much darkness light must inevitably
break through the clouds Of our ''gentlo
poets gentle life.
The third of Chicago's noted poets
IS Louis j. Block, scholar and ped
agogue. Mr.. Block is essentially a
thinker, lover of liberty and an ex.
horter. His great poem, The New
World" appeals to thoughtful people.
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Not Disposed to Ou,h.,.

While the two urchins VIII
journed to the alley in the res. Ia. ad'
barn to fight were stripping fo, s !, Tho
the larger one said: acuoa
kid, I'll let ye off If ye're 'fra;d !,
can lick We in two minutes IT,.
pounds heavicr'n you be-" ~ zen
That's all right" responded
other. IF you'd wash the dir a. sne
that mug o your'n we'd weigh 'bou ta M ?
same" 'u'te
The fight that immediately to,,.
was the fiercest one the neigbhors "eo
had seen for many a day, and il il r'.,
a melancholy satisfaction the histor;au n
records the fact that the smaller h aa
whipped-Chicago Tribune. wy
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for their observation-disclosures in everyday
life as for their great abilities as lit.
erary leaders.
Take, for instance. Ernest McGaffey,
whose volume of Poems" recently is
sued by an eastern publishing house,
has attracted general attention. lie
is young lawyer with bright future,
Judge or preacher. His views on cur
rent topics are quoted by the press;
his knowledge of affairs political brings
to his Office the leaders of parties. And
yet this same man will retire to his
study in the evening and commune with
nature with an eloquence that surprises
the critics who have repeated from year
to year that."nothing Of literary merit
can come out Of Chicago" From be
ginning to end McGaffey's Poems
show inspiration and wonderful per-
ception of the beauties of things. There
is not a page which does not contain a
rev idea or precious thought dressed
in a new form. Opening the little vol
ume at random the other day, became
enchanted with this gem:
Like some lone. wild creature that PAGES all
day
Back and forth behind bars in its dumb.
strong wish to be free.
So PAGES forever, all haggard and gray,
On its earth bound shores. the mysterious
soul of the sea.
If any poet has ever clothed n beauti-
full sentiment in finer garb have never
seen his works. Equally strong is a
poem in another vein, entitled 1.-The
Derelict," from which quote the last
verse:
And thus a wrath. mote, a speck.
In watery solitudes
Che sails, and hears the siren song
OF oceans Circe-moods;
Nor neither home nor harbor bound,
Naught shall her course restrict,
While like mems souls in worlds to come
She wanders, derelict.
And what could be more charming
than this picture:
Dear friends, tho silent, the companion
trees
That whisper as pass. and scatter down
Leaf benedictions on my leaf-strewn path,
Mr.. McGatfey's versatility is almost
phenomenal. His fancy responds to the
call of the moment. His reflective, de-
scriptive and metaphysical moods find
ready expression in verse, which, while
not always perfect, is never annoying
ly hating. 1t has been stated that he
has no rivals in America but Joaquin
Miller and James Whitcomb Riley. This
is sweeping assertion, but one which
will not be disputed few years hence.
The writer has been familiar with Mr..
McGaffey's works for eight years. He
has noted his development along va
rious lines, and feels justified in giving
the widest circulation to Chicago's faith
in a poet whose productions are even
now quoted throughout the land. The
keystone of MIR. McGaffey's success is
his modesty, which constantly reminds
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WOMAN AND. HOME.
THE NEW LAMP SHADES.

They Arc Called "Empire," But Look More
Like Tubs.
The newest lamp shades look like in
1erted tubs. They are imported from
France, along with other things Napo-
leonic which have deluged the markets
for two years, and ore called Empire"
shades.
Those which come from Paris are
hand-painted, and range from one dol
lar to twenty in price, according to the
size and the elaborateness of decora-
ton. The largest shade is about as big
as large dishpan-or, to speak more
accurately, about "a inches in di-
a;neter ut It's lower edge. Its width
Is Is inches, and If it were not trans
lucent we should have literal repre-
sentation of "the light under bushsl.'
The material, however, is white paper,
decorated in light colors, and in pat
terms to suit the fancy of the artist.
One of the prettiest is representa-
ton of Apollo driving the chariot of the
sun over masses of fleecy clouds, with
three maidens in his wake. who look as
If they might represent Morning, Noon
and Night. 1t is pretty idea for a
lamp, with the suggestion of turning
night into day.
The very large shades are intended
for piano lamps and the like. There
are, of course, smaller sizes for the tiny
Dresden ornaments that are supposed
to illuminate a lady's boudoir. These
are very daintily decorated with cupids
and blossoms, and are very small-not
more than six inches across. The same
style is used for candle shades, and
they look like tiny illuminated drums
standing on stills on the mantel piece
or dining table.
Small Dresden lamps are the correct
thing for the dinner table-one, two
OF three, according to the length of the
table. These are trimmed with little
decorated tubs and give the table quite
the air of being ready for Nine. de
Somebody-or-other's feast of hundred
years ago.
Low lamps to stand in corner on
the floor are another fad. They are
about 2h feet high. chimney.
shade and ali, and are made of some
heavy, dark porcelain such as large
plant jars are made Of.
Amateur artists can take the oppor-
tunity offered by these shades for dec
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A Boomerang.

Tho victim of the subjoined remark II
doubtless still bordering as to wheth
er ignorance or malice prompted 1t.
The season ticket holder happened tn
have a peasant seated next to him In
the train. Noticing that the conductor
took up no ticket from his ncighbor,
the peasant commented on the fact.
"Oh, travel on my good looks" re-
marked the other facetiously.
Then probably you amt goin' far, y
observed the peasant.-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
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WOMAN CHESS PLAYER.

Mrs. ShowalteF Will Take Part In the
Coming International Match.
Mrs. Nellie Marshall Showalter, whose
portrait is given herewith, is perhaps
the most accomplished woman chess
player in the world. She was born,
says Ladies' Weekly, at Donerail, Fay
cite county, Ky, in 1879, and is direct.
ly descended from Chief Justice Mar
shall, of the United States supreme
court. She was educated in her native
state, and in 1877 married Jackson W.
Showalter, who taught her to play
chess. She has played many brilliant
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Musical Item.

A boy with a package rang the bs,,
of an Ervay street mansion, and n ,SI
young lady who opened the door ' 1
said: NC
Miss, here is book for YOU 7.
is How to Play on the Piano."
Il never ordered that book.
mo, miss, but your next-dosr psio,
Dor did. He said you needed n q,
worst kind."-Dallas TEX Sitter ~
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Especial Chicago letter.

Whatever the critics Of the east may
saw, it is nevertheless fact that Chi
cago has given to the world of letters
three poets whose fame is destined to
grow from day to day. They are not
magazine rhymesters who deal in mys
terious nothings, but true men who
sing of nature and life as healthy men
and women find them-and have always
found them. Neither are they long
haired freaks who pose before the world
as prodigies. Every one of them is q
busy man of action, capable of holding
his own in the workaday struggle for
existence. AS far as the writer is con-
cerned, he honors these men as much
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games, and will undoubtedly achieve
still higher distinction in this particu-
lar field. Mrs. Showalter is q southern
belle, with a petite figure and a most
charming manner. She is at present
in Kentucky, but expects to come east
in q few weeks for the purpose Of talk
ins part in the international chess
match by cable which will be contested
in April between the women of Eng
land ind America.
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Grafton. Any stiff, white paper will
serve, but regular water-color paper
is best. 1t can be bought by the yard.
"A yard and a half will make a good
sized shade. Ordinarily they are made
about IL inches wide and Is inches in
diameter. The edges should be curved
and the ends slanted, so as to make the
upper edge slightly smaller than the
lower. The paper is decorated, of
course, before the ends are fastened to-
gether. The fastening is little wire
clasp something like those used to fas-
ten together sheets of manuscript, but
without the brass head. The point Of
junction may be covered with ribbon
band, ending in a bow at the top and
bottom.
Those who cannot paint sometimes
paste gilt or silver paper over the white
in decorative designs, and the result
is pretty enough for common use.
These pretty shades have the great
advantage that, while they veil the OBJ
.jectionable glare of the light, they do
not subdue it so unpleasantly rs the
tinted or fancy paper shades. They
ore also more in keeping with the new
styles in lamps and bric-a-brac in gen.
eral. Wire frames made purposely for
them sell at so cents and 81; but it is
easy to make n wire frame to fit a tub.
The small candle shades are very
easily made, and number of them
iperched about candelabra give pref
ty effect. They need not be more than
four OF five inches in diameter and
three inches wide. These may be stuck
together with liquid glue, and the dec
grafton conceals the point of junction.
Any kind of fancy paper may be used
for any of the shades described, but
when one begins to Use dark tints there
is danger Of hiding ones light, which
is open to objection unless subdued
light is preferred-as in studio or
Turkish room.
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
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students of Human Natnra

Two pickpockets saw a gentlem,r
receive d large sum at the bank ,rI
followed him for some time to gs, ~
chance at it. Finally the watcboI
turned into lawyers office. and ons
of the watchers aid: THAT settles !,
He's gone. Come along"
'No! mol" said the other. "Wait in
the lawyer comes out. Wen tacLI'
him. bay City Chat.
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"John," said his wife, ION our way
home from church tonight, Mr.. Smiths
dog came very near biting mother. As
it was he frightened her seriously. l
think you ought to do something about
it."
II WILL" responded John, promptly,
"I'll see Smith the first thing in the
morning, and If he doesn't want too
much for the dog I'll buy him."-Bay
City Chat.
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Took Time to Make II.

THAT was a very fine speech YOU
made the other night" said one Pitts.
burgher to another.
81 didn't make it the other night
replied the latter. 81 delivered it tbe
other night, but it took me Il month
to make it."-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Telegraph.
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A Remarkable Creature

May-I must introduce you to Mr..
Gayly. He is quite a noted character.
Pamela-Is he?
May-Yes. He made love to IL girls
last summer without causing them to
become jealous of each other.-Town
Topics.
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A Confederate Father.

Mr.. Chaffie, of Dallas, is very sensi-
BILE man. He put his son. Johnnie, at
private school and said to his teacher:
THAT boy is no good. If he cuts
up, just do me the favor to kick the
stuffing out of him. I'll do as much for
you some day."-Dallas (Tex.) Sitter.
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He Had Given Him lin.

A brother of Bishop Clark WINS one
of the wittiest men alive. 1t runs in
the family. He once went to see ono
of his parishioners, lady with pro-
digious family, which had recently been
increased. AS he rose to leave, the LADY,
stopped him with: "But you haven't
seen my last baby"
NO." he replied, "and never expect
to-" Then he fied.-London Tit-Bita
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A Descriptive Ailmen

Jiggs-I hear old Bragg has the ty-
phoon fever.
Briggs-You mean the typhoid fever,
don't you?
Jiggs-No, I mean the typhoon. He
centers everything in himself, and he's
all wind.-N. Y.World.
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How Nice That Will BE.

Cawker (reading) - An artificial
larynX has been invented, and persons
who lose their voices can have new
ones put in at short notice. -.
Cumso-Then l suppose we shan
soon be reading the sign: Your voice
extracted while you wait."-Judge
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A Confusing Tong ue.

Mrs. Vanderslang-Now, tell me,
count, how do you like America
Count Parleyvoo-Ah! chere madame,
your guntry ant your LADIES' are charm
ant-3ut your langweedge-your 'di-
oms--I gan not at all comprehend. Yon
say, when your butter is goot eet tes
y,resh, ant dat your lcedle poy eos vr:sh
.Shcn hce's spoiled.-Puck.
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Cut Out for the Work.

"What made Blimmer become de-
tectiveP"
HE wanted to be able to poke his
nose into other peoples affairs while
minding his own business Chicago
Record.
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A Matter of Money.

A couple of Dallas gentlemen met
and one of them remarked:
"Icu look down in the month
What's the matter? Is it love or bpS.
ness that is troubling you?"
business. That rich girl to wbo,r
/ have been engaged for the last six
months has shook me-" - Dalla.
(TeX,) Sitter,
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Science and Friyolity.

Old Prof. Starrs-What a wonder and
blessing to us all is the change of the
seasons!
Miss Giddy--Yes, indeed. About the
time one gets tired of ,cecream oysters
come i'm. Y. World,
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Not Appropriate.

Maud hate a man that takes ai
evening to propose to you.
Marie-Why?
Maud-Why? How are you going"
say: This is so student" when he ha>
fnished?- N. Y. World.
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Different,

Lobbs - A boys will is like the
winds will.
Bobbs-Wrong! One raises the air
while the other has no heir to raise
N. Y. World.
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No Ouestion About It.

Bruder-Do you think the govern
ment should own the railways?
3urrows-Well, I think it would be
better than the present plan of having
the railways owning the government.
Truth.
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The Difference of a Word.

There's nothing so bad" the optiniis'
cries,
But 1t might be worse" while the pes
simist signs
And means and groans, in prose and
verse:
There's nothing so bad but 1t Will u
worse" D.r
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Natural Resentment,

Little boy" asked the sympathizing
lady, why do you cry SOP"
"Is there anything in the manner o!
my expressing my grief, madam" re-
sponded the Boston boy, that strikes
you as being outre or inappropriate!
Boo-hoo! Boo-hoo!"-Chicago Trib
une.
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At LonelywOod.

Mrs. Commuter-I don't think much
of those new neighbors of ours, Ferdi-
nand.
Mr.. Commuter-Well, my dear, it
isn't necessary for you to be on more
than borrowing terms with them I'M
less you care to.-Judge.
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The Changeful Climate

The Changeful Climate.
IT'S a time of insidious terror
When the strongest of men holds his
breath;
You are lodging a sunstroke one momen,
And the next you are freezing to death.
washington Star.
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Had Heard Il.

"Baroness, have you heard already
that"
us 1t a secret, your highness?"
EYES,"
Then I have already heard it,
Fliegende Blaetter.