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M idIand
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Hotels.
England.
kilograms "MIdoteI."
VIM. TOWLE. Mgr.
The Hotel Cecil,
London.

~ - ~
This magnificent new Hotel
the largest and finest in Lon
don-will be open for the re-
ception of visitors about the
3Oth Of April, 1896. Its loca-
ton is unrivalled, facing and
overlooking the river Thames
and the Embankment Gardens
while the eastern and west
ern wings flank the Grand
Courtyard and Garden, en-
tered by a driveway direct
from the Strand. The hotel
contains 1000 Rooms, and
will be fitted up In the most
luxurious and complete style.
The Cuisine will be under the
direction Of Monsieur Antoine
Coste, the celebrated French
Chef, under whose manage
ment some Of the best restau-
rants in Paris and London
have become famous.
c. p. eERTlNl, Manager,
(Grand Hotel. Pnris.
Formerly of {DelmOnicO's. New-Y0rk.
Criterion Restaurant. London.
American Office. 1852 Broadway, N. Y.
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Upper Norwood, Queens Hotel ,

U0p0T NOYWOOOJ XOO0II s0'
Sesr CRYSTAL Palace London Heaithes, situation IN
England Lovely gardens Boarding terms from SZoo per
day Special terms for large parties. Convenient tram
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and subscriptions for The Tribune
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and the matter OF detail. he felt, should be lett
with Mr.. MacMonnies.
Mr.. Young thereupon moved that the commit
zee Of thirty. after consulting with the sculptor
ana architect, report back to q citizens meeting
70 b called by the chairman, as was the present
meeting.
another man, whose name the reporter was I'M
able to learn. hoped that the committee would
decide upon full length statue, rather than a
bust The busts Of Brooklyn's favorite citizens,
which now adorn prominent places. do not MEM
eriaiize them as their Brooklyn admirers would
Ike
Nj. McKeen agreed with Professor Hooper,
and said the subject was proper one for the
sculptor only. He felt that the committee should
rely greatly upon Mr.. McMonnies. who was close
~ connected with General Woodward. and
through whose influence the great reluctance
which General Woodward felt about having
cast Of his features taken was overcome.
. D. g. Ramsey moved that the committee open
The subscription list at once. To this General
Wingate and others responded that 1t was not
me intention Of the committee to press the
w%stter OF subscriptions at the present meeting:
80 one would be overlooked In the raising OF
1n fund, but certain men were In representa-
I'VE capacity who were not prepared to report
- 70 the aggregate amount OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
~, nhn'cn their orsanizations would make. were
me matter pressed at the present time, and
ssney failed to subscribe for this reason. UNI
ssvorable comment might be made. The chair
Ian then said that II was well understood that
S Is subscriptions made last night We're IN
sss.entative capacity need fear that unfavorable
SMment would be made because he deferred
- I'D. .s his subscription Foliowing Il the list
Ssores 3. Abbott Abraham Abraham. Professor
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wear. 4 sort of wooden hood was put
on the head and the ends fastened
about the waist Yet madame. being
young. pretty and tolerably neat,
looked rather attractive in this coarse
attire
Everybody takes two hours at mid
day for "dejeuner," and the family re-
turned at IL a. m. While making the
chambers I looked over the furniture
and the rooms. People here like TO I'VE
near their work, and IL is the custom to
huddle the tall stone houses into a
labyrinth of narrow, dark streets. very
similar to the tenement quarters OF
New York city. The mild climate
tempts people to economiZe fuel. though
I think IL is at the expense OF health
and comfort The thick stone walls
keen the houses cold and damp. even
when the atmosphere is quite warm.
The people live out of doors and in the
cafes as much as possible, regarding
home as a place in which to eat and
sleep.
NV friends fiat consisted of three
tiny rooms on the fourth floor. There
was neither city water nor sewerage
The narrow street and tall houses eff
fectually shut out the sunshine, but
madame did not seem to care ABOUT
that 1.-The sun shines every day In the
factory" she said. The room assigned
TO me contained only the most neces-
sary furniture The wardrobe and
dressing case in madame's room were
rather clumsy and looked at least
century old; but the design was quaint
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earnestly sought this very privilege, so
| wrapped myself in discreet silence
and thick steamer rug and strove TO
appear cheerful.
In the kitchen | found madame pre-
pairing coffee over a tiny alcohol stove.
Monsieur, a cooper by trade, was ar
rayed I'm his working blouse and Just
going out to the bakery. Extreme sim
plicity characterized alike the table ser
vice and the breakfast Three earthen-
ware bowls and loaf of coarse bread
were set on the bare table. | can still
taste that bowl of black coffee. | had
readily adopted the custom of drinking
a tiny glass of 'caif noir" after dinner
but il tastes very differently In the
morning. / thought IL worse than the
cheapest brand used i'm the United
States and there was neither milk nor
sugar available To modify the flavor.
However. l managed to take my bowl
with due pohteness and furtively
looked around for some butter to make
the bread more palatable. But there
wasn't any. The loaf was broken In
three portions and we breahfasted by
dipping the bread i'm the coffee.
Madame disposed of the kitchen work
by simply rinsing the bowls and coffee
pot in cold water. She said we would
make" the chambers at the noon i'm
PERMISSION. AS we We're clearing the
table l said TO madame: Don't you
like coffee with milk and sugar."
''Oh, yes, yes,1tt is very good" she
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and the wood had acquired a beautiful
color. She had purchased these arti-
cles from a secondhand dealer at
marvellous bargain and assured me that
few working people had anything ike
that i'm their houses" The bedstead
was adorned with an elaborate canopy
OF chintZ curtains.
The kitchen had a shelf for dishes,
table and three chairs. The only APP
pruach to a stove was tiny stone re-
ceptacle for charcoal. built out from the
chimney. Ii was not used by this fam
lily. however. They bought cooked food
at shops in the vicinity. The simplicity
I'm house furnishing eliminated much of
the work usually incidental to house
keeping.
The house seemed rather lonesome.
and remarked to madame:
You have no children"
"Oh, yes, a little boy, years old"
hadn't seen or heard him anywhere
so / said tentatively: He is not
here?"
mo, no; he is at a village in the Mar
thine Alps"
ION a visit to some relatives. per-
haps?"
with an impatient shrug at my stu
pidity. madame explained:
IT'S the custom to send our children
away to be reared directly after birth.
Almost the only exception is when one
has 10 support an aged mother at
home. In that case she may care for
the child
IL took me some time to fully assimu-
late this remarkable piece of informa-
| ton.
You see the baby often?" I ven-
tured.
mo" said the mother. briskly.
"Once. maybe twice a year. 1t is ex-
| pensive to go so far"
Are you not lonely for him?"
| Madame assured me placidly that she
was not lonely. and found her factory
| companions more interesting than a
| tiny child. 1t cost 81 a month for the
1 child's care: and while this was a
| heavy expense in proportion to the
| wages earned by the couple. they evil
| IDENTIFY never questioned the wisdom of
the plan. Madame grew hilarious
when l tried to describe American
home life.
so droll! So very extraordinary.
| she exclaimed. for a married woman
! to stay at home with her children. in
stead of earning wages to help her hus-
band. Anyhow. il would be impossible
| here for a man does noe earn enough
to keeI a wife and children.
| The latter remark really explained
the custom. 1t is an absolute neces-
sity for the wife to work every day
I and supplement- the husbands earn
ings. The families are usually very
small: one or two children is the usua
number. or course there are excep
! tons. one woman I'm the tobacco fac
tory had six children. the eldest only
years old: yet she had never been alb
sent from the factory more than sever
weeks at any one time. The woman re
I earded that matron and her family
with stern disapproval.
, why do you marry, whe1 you hav'
neither home life nor the companion
= ship OF your children" l asked.
1t is the custom to marry" reptile,
madame. An unmarried woman owe
20 years of age is not well regarded.
She either could not or would not Civ
{ I any further explanation of the MARI
S age custom.
b was now getting too hungry TO con
Z tinue inquiries about domestic life. an
s I madame invited me 10 go shopping
I with her.
[ We bought a quart OF win ordinaire
o ! for cents. a loaf OF bread at the Bou
y langerie for 4 cents. a quart Of bouillo
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MERIc ~ AMD RITlsA HuMOR
Radical ID fer noes {" hich Each Race
t.,d- IL. E-.conaIIInn.

Radical ID fer nee. hich Each Race
ind, IN u.iv ia Reronciiing.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Beyond the question there is a dis
tinct difference between American and
British humor. To most Americans
London Punch is indescribably dreary,
yet to the average Briton it is the
funniest paper published. Per contra,
the Englishman seldom enjoys an
American joke. and our comic papers
are as a rule senseless to him. AS an
illustration of these national character
istics Charles w. Brooke, a prominent
lawyer. recalls the experience of
Charles w. Browne. better known as
Artemus Ward, one of the first of
American humorists. ''It was a singu-
lar thing that Ward, while he captured
the British public in his first lecture,
made a complete failure when he be-
came a member of the staff of London
Punch. he being, 1 believe, the only
American who was ever employed upon
that publication. He began his first
lecture in the British capital by prais-
ing warmly the inequalities of the peo-
pie of London. In glowing terms he
described the picture which had been
drawn for him in America of the
warmth of the greeting which would be
extended to him when he had crossed
the Atlantic. But he added, the real
ization has far exceeded the anticipa-
ton. Since / have been In London /
have been amazed beyond measure at
the Inequalities of which I have been
the recipient. Why, I assure you that
even every time / have left a cab
hand has been extended to me-for a
shilling The newspapers at that time
related that first there were few
smiles upon the faces in the London
audience, then someone Uttered, after
that few people laughed, and in about
half a minute the entire audience was
in a roar. From that time laugh fol-
lowed everything he said. His work on
Punch, however, the British people
were incapable of approaching; even
his delightful description of his visit to
the tower of London, in which, in a
reminiscent mood, he spoke about his
puritan ancestors and told how they
had travelled to a bleak and foreign
shore. where they could worship God
according to the dictates of their own
consciences and prevent every other
man from worshiping according to the
dictates of his. That sort of real HUI
NOR was too subtle for the Londoner."
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said quickly, but we do not afford Il.
Sugar costs L. cents a pound and milk
cents a pint. Coffee alone Is very
dear. We pay 60 cents a pound"
| simply gasped when she mentioned
the price; but / afterwards paid 81 a
pound. myself. in a vain attempt 10
duplicate the quality sold in the United
States for So and 40 cents.
Madame had no cOquetry about her
personal appearance on working DAYS.
The severely plain dress OF common.
dark cotton was made with a loose
jacket and shirt. The small. tight
sleeves were explained thus by mad
anne: Il have balloon sleeves IN the
latest mode for my best dress: but they
take too much cloth for a working cos
tune"
She made so much noise clatterinp
over the stone floor that l was curious
about her shoes. Truth compels me "a
saw that they were not entirely o.
wood. Leather tops and wood sole.
made a durable though not an elegant
foot covering. Shoes of this sort cos
$40 a pair. My friend wasted NJ
money on head gear for every day
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FORCO HOW TO WALK.
Effects of a Sea voyag, on Recently I'm
ported Namel.

ported Namel
From the New York Herald.
A large camel which was landed at
Hoboken a few days ago from the Bre-
men line steamer Dresden had an ex-
perience which probably never before
fell to the lot of a ship of the desert.
He made the voyage in a large box and
as there wasn't room enough for any
self-respecting animal, the camel sat
down in sheer disgust. He sat that
way for days and days, while the ship
rolled and made all sorts of heavy
weather. When the detected animal
was finally landed and tried to stand
up he couldn't use his rear props at
all. They had become paralyzed from
their long stay in a cramped position.
The camel wasn't any good, 1T seemed.
and as a big price had been paid for
him there was a general lamentation
in which the camel joined. Such pic
ture of woe was never seen in Hobo
ken. At last a genius suggested
radical cure. The camel, by his advice,
was placed in a sling and hoisted up
until only his toes touched the ground.
He padded the air for a spell with his
foreleg, and finally the rear props
came to life and joined in the exercise.
They lowered him to the floor, and
after he had tested his rear legs some
what gingerly he was as good as new
But he doesn't sit down any more.
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Friendship of Long standing In Frontier
Town Terminated by n Tragedy.

Friendship of Long standing In a Frontier
Town Terminated by Tragedy.
From the Detroit Free Press.
1t was i'm the early days of a town in
southwestern Kansas. The deadly As
was the most respected law of the
place, and daily and nightly, in the
half-dozen saloons which the embryo
city supported, were congregated as
rough a set of men as could be found
I'm any town of the size west of the
Mississippi, spending their time in
gambling and carousing. Monarch of
all the roughs was Ed Prather. He had
eight notches i'm the handle of his
trusty As. signifying that by his hand
eight human beings had been sent to
their long home. Prather's bosom
friend was Billy Wells. He, too, was a
bad man" in the western acceptance
of the term, Damon and Pythias were
not more fraternal than these two des-
peradoes. When one was seen the other
was always near. II one got into trou-
BILE. the other was always on hand to
assist him.
The tragic end of this friendship
came one summer morning. Prather
had just successfully stood OFF" a
sheriff and his posse and the crowd OF
roughs was congregated in his saloon,
concentrating him, drinking to his
health and celebrating the occasion
by filling themselves up with what was
known in the western Vernacular as
forty rods" preparatory TO terrorizlng
the town. Suddenly Prather drew his
revolver from the scabbard and, say
! ing Boys watch me put hole through
Billy's hat" fired. There was yell OF
agony and Wells fell to the floor
wounded to the death.
my God. have l killed him?" were
Prather's first words. Then. throwing
down his revolver. he sprang to the
side OF the wounded man, just as tho
last culver came over the prostratt
form and the soul went 10 render IL:
| last account.
| For the first time in years solitary
| tear eoursed down over the hardened
| features Of the man whose hands wer'
newly stained with the blood OF fel
low creature. but. ashamed OF TINS mo
| mentary evidence OF emotion. he hast
iIv brushed away the tear and, turnini
to the bar. called Drinks for th'
crowd" and the carousal went on.
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FRANCES WORKERS
Eva Mcdonald ValeSh Describes Their
Home Life From Personal Experience
MOTHERS LEAVE THEIR BABES
To Be Reared far From Home
Husband and wife Toll Alike
Scant Fare and What IL Costs
Wine and Abslnthe.

Copyright 1896 by Batcheller. johnson &
Batcheller)
Desiring to see something Of the
home life of French women of the wage
earning class. selected as my hostess
a bright, vivacious young matron and
persuaded her not to vary her ordinary
routine, but to make me one OF the
family for day or two.
1 had easily accepted the comfortable
middle class habit of breakfasting at
9 or 10 o'clock in the morning. 1t was
not a joyful experience therefore. to be
reused at a. m. nor was II pleasant
to dress in a room, the cold stone floor
and damp walls of which suggested
some ancient dungeon. However, l mad
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shopping in Iuicago.

Pugsley-I wish to look at gloves,
please.
Usher-Excuse me, but you'll have to
step in the side room for a moment.
Pugsley-What for?
Usher-To be searched. We are TAX
ing no chance on felonious hold-ups in
this store. If you have any deadly
weapons about you they Will have 10
he checked at the umbrella stand. You
have already been kodaked and three
reputable witnesses have taken down
your description. Besides that, our
boss is insured for a hundred thousand,
and the detectives employed by the in
surance companies to guard him have
orders to shoot at sight. Step right
this way to the disarming counter
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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TWO PrOcessess
what is to fish?" he repeated. "Oh,
YOU Just sit and sit all day long"
And then?"
"And then you lie."-Detroit Tribune.
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at the Boucherie for 10 cents and a
plate of hot spinach at the Charcuterie
for cents. The bouillon, heated over
the alcohol stove formed. with bread
the first course The tiny bowlful Of
soup merely whetted my appetite The
plate of spinach made about two bites
apiece. A glass of wine finished the
meal Madame and her husband had
evidently made a very satisfactory
meal, and were quite unconscious that
/ had not done likewise. AS a sacri-
fee to politeness, / said that / had an
excellent meal and that everything
tasted very good. So 1t did. My men,
tai reservation was that / had only had
a taste.
The working day closes at o'clock.
Before going home we stepped into a
cafe, where monsieur and madame had
their evening glass of absinthe. A
spoonful is diluted with a glass of
water and the mixture sweetened. The
cafe was crowded with people, all of
whom ordered absinthe. 1t is very
cheap, costing only cents glass. I
did not like the stuff; 1t reminded me of
a cheap soda fountain mixture. 1t has
no alcoholic flavor.
You like absinthe?" I queried. eIu
"Oh, yes" they responded in chorus.
lone must always have a. glass or two
before dinner. 1t is an appetizer"
"You are not afraid of getting the
absinthe habit and being unable to do
without it?"
Il think we already have the habit"
said the young woman. I'VE both
drink more than we did a year ago. 1
could not get along without my even
ing glass"
Don't you think it bad for the
heafth?"
1--WE call IL the route. to the lunatic
asylum. Absinthe is alkali and burns
out the nerves. But what difference?
One lives only once"
For dinner we purchased little plate
of boiled beef for Is cents. another loaf
of bread and Gruyere cheese for
cents The latter is % cents a pound.
/ quite agreed with the shop keeper,
who called our purchase petite NOR
sell" / could have eaten the bread,
cheese and meat myself; likewise the
dandelion salad which followed; but IL
was supposed to make a meal for three.
Madame generously offered to encore"
my portion of the meat and thereby de-
prive herself, but / heroically refused.
j wanted to live for one day as they
did always The French are accus-
toned to scant food and small variety.
This familys bill of fare varies very
little from week to week. 1t is a good
illustration of the standard of living
among the best paid workers; there
are many forced to exist on much
less.
/ estimated the days living expenses
| for three thus: Breakfast. cents; de-
| jeuner. % cents; dinner. &c cents; maxi
| ing 20 cents for each, or 40 cents for the
usual family. To monsieur's and mad
| ame's daily expenses were added alb
sinthe, cents; alcohol (for fueD, 8
cents, and Is cents for wine and ciga-
rettes in the evening at the cafe; Civ
ing a daily total of sc cents for living
| expenses.
| Madame was very acute little per-
son and managed to see my calculation.
| / feared that | had given offense. On
| the contrary, she kindly showed me her
account of income and expenditures for
| the previous month:
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Monsieur sometimes earned 81 a day,
but had so many idle days that the
daily wages that month only averaged
so cents. So they had $2.34 a month for
clothing and incidental expenses.
We adjourned to the cafe after din
ner and passed the evening there. 1t
was more comfortable than the home.
being warm and well lighted. All the
friends and acquaintance gathered
there. The air was soon thick with
smoke and there was a perfect babel
of tongues. The women drink wine,
but do not smoke. There was much hi
larity and animated conversation, yet
no approach to intoxication. The COM
mon wine of the country contains little
alcohol and a glass or two sufiices for
the whole evening. They thoroughly
enjoyed the relaxation from the sterner
realities of life. All their evenings are
spent at the cafe. Often there is mu-
sic, or amateur theatricals The cafe
is the one bright spot in the workers
narrow life; and with their vivacious
and pleasure-loving temperament,
amusement and social diversion is a
real necessity. To them the cafe atones
for many other privations.
Eva McDonald-Valesh.
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TNHERE Is NO PROFESSION, whose
labors so severely tax the nervous sys-
- TEN. as that OF tho ministry. The de-
Management of the nerve centers OF the brain
by over work, frequently brings on attacks
of heart trouble, and nervous prostration.
Rev. ]. T. Hester. NJ. d., Pastor U. b.
church, London Mills, Ills, himself a physi-
clan, writes Feb 20. 1926: Heart affection
and nervous prostration had Become SO
serious last fall that little over work IN
the pulpit would so completely PROSTATE me
DR.. Nils that !, r., ,0ees G ,Se work
unart CrITa Of the ministry entirely.
Heart p2lpitation became
Restores so bad that my auditors
-, would ask me IL did not
HSdllll....ss have heart disease. Last
November | commenced taking DR.. Miles
New Heart Cure alternately with DIR. Miles
Nervine and derived the greatest possible
benefit. have just closed revival work OF
10 weeks. preaching nearly every night and
twice on the Sabbath. ! can speak for hours
without suffering as formerly did. Hard
working ministers should keep DIR. Miles
grand remedies on hand"
DIR. Miles Heart Cure is sold on guarantee,
srst bottle will benefit or money refunded.