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MY WIFE AND [.

women considerably younger than
herself. She will have it that the eff
feet of this is to make her more juve-
nile, which may have a soupcon of
truth in it, but it is, for all that, a
trife Inconvenience at times. 1t was
so, for example, week ago.
Of course since Julia's second was
born she has too much to do at home
to spend a great deal of time at our
house, and as Maria has no one to
talk to but Susan, and she has lately
grown grumpy-as all old servants do
1T times, especially those who brood
over the fact of their never havin g
mad square offer of marriage-ther
is a loneliness about the life which
makes Maria's eyes light up when she
sees Harold or myself come back
from business.
This has made me give up the club
Il good deal for her sake. 1t is of
course more or less of sacrifice and
one that | take care to remind her of
every evening in some sly way. In
deed Maria sometimes suggests that
I'd better 90 to the club, as my alb
sence would oe better than my eIter-
nal song of sacrifice.
But | am forgetting Mrs. Shooter
and Mrs Crawley, both of whom have
somehow crept into AIaria's life of
late and look like even cutting Mrs.
iStarleigh out.
Well, they both came up to our
place last Saturday morning, and
they asked her if she remembered
that divine lady, Mrs. Crook, who
used to live just out of Bedford
square Mr.. Crook, it seems, had be-
come consul at Cardiff for the Malac
ca isles, where he has large interests
and Mrs Crook, who is not overhead
and ears in love with the Welsh sea-
port, had written to her two femi-
nine friends to come down at all cost
and help her stave off the monotony.
"And we are going" said Mrs.
Shotter and Mrs. Crawley i'm one
breath. "There's a Sunday league
train starts from Paddington at mid
night ON Saturday for six shillings
return. Think of it, dear, 800 miles
for six shillings, and Mr.. Shotter and
Mr.. Crawley are both coming to Pad
dington station to see us off. Do say
whether you can come, and write
and ask Mrs. Starlight; it would be
such splendid quartet, auntie," add
ed Mrs. Shotter. She always calls
Maria auntie, and this is the only tol1-
en- of the difference in age that ever
leaks out in the course of their eau
serie, and without consulting me in
any shape Marie consented, and when
I returned home in the afternoon l
avail.
''Mrs Crook has wired to say she
will be in her husbands carriage
waiting for us at a. m. at Cardiff
station.
'Simply insanity" I remarked and
argued the point nearly half an hour,
but all to no purpose.
Yet at midnight I am on Padding
ton platform, and managed, thanks to
a most urbane representative of the
league, to get them a comfortable
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we may get ropes through it's rings
before we attempt to lower a ladder"
The strongest hemp at hand was
passed through solid rings attached
to the great stone vessel and held by
two or three of the aIblest men. A
ladder was lowered. Now came the
desperate moment.
Rob's cries had been gradually
growing fainter. Bryon shouted to
him, but could not distinguish his re-
ply. 1t was evident that the boy was
beyond making anyeffort to free him
self from the rubbish that had fallen
with him.
Men who i'm an ordinary brawl or
riot were daredevils enough eyed that
crumbling pavement, pictured the
black depths of the we'll beneath and
sneaked aside.
One alone stood pale at the top of
the ladder. For an instant only his
dark eyes-which Nell had called
dreamy and womanish-looked at the
men with the ropes, like fires of APP
peal.
Boys" he said, you'll keep hold
of the trough"
'By our souls we will!' came a
chorus of answer.
Then Cressy, the hero of unheroic
appearance, vanished from their sight
down the insecure ladder amid an
other shower of stones and clay.
Twenty minutes passed slowly
torturingly-twenty minutes of sus-
pense which brought sweat like rain
from rough faces and made Nell's
lips too dry to give forth another
sound.
Then amid climax of excitement,
black head showed at the top of the
ladder. Bryon reappeared, his face
piebald with dirt, his shirt ragged,
but his arms clasping Rob's living
| body.
''Give him brandy!" yelled the men,
| Butt ere the cordial was at his lips,
| sick from the poisonous air of the
| shaft, the artist tainted.
By and by he recovered conscious
ness to find his head pillowed tender
| ~ upon a girls arm.
"You dear, noble boy!" whispered
Nell to him TREMENDOUSLY. Rob will
soon be all right; he is not badly i'm
jured in amy way. Oh, Bryon, as long
as [ live shall love you for this!"
Enough to change that no you said
awhile ago." questioned Cressy in
| weak accents.
Eyes, indeed. The question is
whether you can think of me for a
| wife,
"Well, I'll try" said Byron amiably,
If you'll start me with a kiss."-Bos-
ton Globe.
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amid many handshakes, the train
steamed out of the station.
Then Shotter said we had better ad-
iourn to his club, which was a b.
hemian show somewhere just out of
the Strand, and we went and heard
beautiful songs by professional sing
ers and drank Scotch whisky, and
when we came out tie bright dawn
was breaking, but Crawley, who is in
the wine trade, said if we would only
drop in at his place on the way home
he would give us drop of rare 1884
Gungl, brand that only emperors
could afford to buy, and we all three
got into cab, and Crawley, who lives
near Portland Road station, brought
out his champagne, which was GER
tainly very good. I honestly believe
we should have staid there till church
time if it hadn't been for noise in
the street.
''W9hat row!'' said Crawley, put
ting out his head
"Only some one wanting to fight a
cabman," observed Shotter. Lets
90 out and see the fun"
Which we did, just as the cabman
gave his antagonist one, two and
downed him in the gutter. We help
ed to lift him up very much dishevel-
ed, and, to our horror, found it was-
Starleigh, who, despite all our re-
monstrances, was taken into custody.
And Mrs. Crook met her friends
and made much of them and showed
them Penarth, and the exhibition
and the docks, Cardiff castle, Llandaff
cathedral and all sorts of things
kept them all at her place. And the
point of the thing is that they haven't
yet come back, although we've all
telegraphed and written several
times. At last | got Julia to write
and expostulate. For answer she re
ceived the following newspaper cut
ting this morning:
''N1arylebone.-Cha 7. Starleigh,
"a, described as an organist and com
poser, was charged before Mr. Jones
with being drunk and disorderly and
furiously attacking a cabman at $3.50
a. m. Sunday morning. Mr.. Shooter,
Mr.. Crawley and another gentleman,
who did not attend, were witnesses of
the affair, and the two former tender
ed evidence to the effect that Mr.
Starleigh was a friend who was in i'll
health and had been in this case the
aggrieved party. They animadverted
strongly on the conduct of the police.
On being asked 10y the magistrate
what they were doing out at that
hour, they did not seem to be able to
give any lucid account of themselves,
and as the inspector ON duty pro
nounced them intoxicated the defend
amt was fined 40 shillings or month,
and the witnesses were cautioned by
the magistrate.'
The question is whether there is no
law to compel these misguided wo-
men to come back. I have consulted
barrister friend, and he says there
would have been if we had not shown
consent in seeing them off. We men
have all four met and have calculated
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He Had Real Grit.

sketch AFT an end. He desired his mod
ell ITO rum away and find any amuse-
ment, short of mischief, elsewhere
with a bride that in two days ne
should see the picture of himself as
"Good Temper complete.
Then Cressy squared his shoulders
walked straight to the hammock
where Nellie Needham lay and gave
her an opportunity to utter the neg
ative which she had been secretly re-
hearsing.
"You know we'll what [ have to tel
you. Nellie" he said. 'My life, [ love
you! I reverence the very breath you
bre'at the! Can you condescend to think
of me for husband?"
She had known her second cousin
Bryon Cressy, for exactly two weeks
during which time he had been d
guest i'm her fathers country home
Those two weeks had been sufficient
to give her an implicit belief in his
truth. Still she resolutely hardened
her heart, which was usually as soft
as jelly, setting herself to keep her
previous resolution.
''Forgive me, Bryon," she answered
Il think it an honor that you should
care for me, but must say no to you
You are not exactly the sort of man
whom I would wish to marry"
"Miss Nelhe," called an excited
voice close to her hammock, the voice
of Della, a colored servant, in woefu1
terror ''Miss Nellie, sure as you're
alive, the ground near that ole pump
in the back yard has broke down at
last, and that chile Rob has fallen in
to the black WE'LL"
The scene which greeted them
when they reached the back yaro
nlOurnfully confirmed Delia's words
In one corner of this Enclosure was ar
ancient pump, which had long beer
neglected, because the pavement sur
rounding. it was judged insecure. But
a heavy stone trough, fixed under its
mouth, from which cattle had former
ly drunk, had not been removed. A
barracade of narrow planks a foot OF
so apart had been erected round th>
dangerous spot.
Rob Needham has been driven from
the society of his sister Nell. And il
mis- present mood of mischief thai
timber barricade offered mo obstacle
to him. He cunningly wriggled his
body between the plal1ks and startet
to work at the rusty, stiff pump han
die.
Under the boys weight as he work
ed portion of the treacherous pave
ment gave way. Down it went ano
Rob with it, into the dark shaft of the
pump.
Not into the we'll Della was wrong
there. The child's fall had been stop
ped 10y two planks placed across each
other in the shaft, about midway be-
tween the black depths Of water and
the surface. To these he chung, bruis
ed and dizzy.
Della had evidently carried he1
news far and wide before she startled
the pair in the orchard, for Nellie
SAW that the yard was already filled
with men. One dread was ON every
tongue. The pavement near the
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We have received the beautifully
printed and illustrated catalogue for
1897, of the well-known seedsmen. D.
Landreth & Sons, Philadelphia. An
examination of this catalogue shows
1t to be full of practical information
unetul to every cultivator of the soil.
given in the plainest manner and
without the exaggerations so common
TO seed catalogues. It can be had for
the asking and every one should have
it.
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Potatoes must have loose earth in
which tubers may expand,
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
SOME OF THE INVITED GUESTS.

Henry T.. Howland,
President Hunter, Normal
College,
The Rev. DR.. W. Y. Hunt
ing;On.
Adrian Iselin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick ".
Jackson,
ID. Willis James,
John Jasper.
John Jeroloman.
Conrad y. Jordan,
A. u. Juiiliard.
Mr.. ard Mrs. j. Frederick
KeinOchan,
J. 7. Kubreth.
Dr. and Mrs. Francis +.
Kinnicuit.
The Rev. a. L. Kittredge.
j. y. Ladew.
Mr. ana Mrs. Charles I.anier,
Joseph Lar0cQue.
Judge A. X. Lawrence.
Lewis g. I.edysrd,
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Low,
Mr. and Mrs. w. G.. Low.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Ludlow.
ID. II. McAlpln,
MaJor-General f. A. Meal
pin.
s. tlalr Mex elway.
Dharles =. Mckim,
i. { McLewee,
The Rev. DR.. X. S. Mac
Arthur.
Chancellor MacCracken,
Robert Maclay.
Senator Malby.
The Rev. Sylvester Malone.
Henry q. Marquand
nenrv Marquand.
ar. and Mrs. W. X. Meade,
j.: Pierpont Morgan.
Ine Rev. and Mrs. Henry
Mottet.
Edward Murphy. jr.,
me Rev. Il. Heber Newton.
PRESIDENT Northrop. Univ.r-
sity Minnesota,
David Il. Ogden.
Alexander T.. Orr,
John Palmer,
The Rev. Dr. Charles II.
Parkhurst.
John T.. Parsons.
William IL. Parsons,
President Patton. Princeton.
Wheeler II. Peckham.
RUFUS W. Pcckham.
william Pepper. University
OF Pennsylvania,
The Rev. John T.. Peters
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry +. Pier
pont.
George A. Plimpton.
General Horace Porter.
President Potter. Eobart
College,
President Pratt. Pratt Insti-
tute,
The Rev. DIR. w. S. Rains
President Raymond. Union
College.
J. II. Robb.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Elihu Root,
Mator-Genersi Thomas n.
Ruger.
Henry NJ. Sanders.
Bishop Satterlee,
Colonel Herbert L. Satterlee.
Lieutenant-Governor Saxton.
Charles A. Schieren.
Jacob II. Sch!n.
President Schurman. Cornell
University.
President Scott. Rutgers Col
lege.
Francis NJ. Scott,
President Seely. Smith COL
4 lege.
Charles II. Senf.
~. T. Sexton.
James II. Sheffield.
]. Edward Simmons,
John Sloane.
w. ID. Sloane.
William Allen Smith.
Justice Smyth.
John II. Starin.
r. G. Stedman,
William Steinway.
Francis l.. Stetson.
John A. Stewart
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

II VIII be seen. therefore. that should every
disputed seat be awarded by the convention to
the contestant. Major Mckinley would. under
such proceeding sill retain one-haf of the
delegates under dispute and be the loser only Of
nine votes al the utmost In many cases, how
ever. notably in Alabama. Tennessee, Georgia
and Virginia, the contests are Of nature so
frivolous that It Is difficult TO imagine a National
Committee so prejudiced as TO take serious notice
Of them.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

Flcrlda-Four delegates at large Ist and Id Dis
trcts. ~
Georgla-Four delegates at large; Ist, 1Xth and
XIth districts.
Kentucky-Nth District.
Louisidna-IId and With districts
Mississipp-Four delegates large: Ist. Id, IIId
WITH. Nth, With and With districts.
New-York-VIth. With. IXth. XIIth. XIIIth and
XVIII Districts
North Carolina-NIth District.
Pennsylvania-TIId District
South Carolina-Four delegates at large: I'D, With
and With districts.
Tennessee-VIth and IXth Districts
Texas-Four delegates at large Ist. IId Nth. With
With, With, IXth. Xth, Xlth and Xllth dis
trcts.
Virginia-TTd. lid and With districts
Arizona-Six delegates at large.
The above list involves the seats Of 12S dele
gates. II the claims Of all the contestng dele
cations were ignored by the convention, the 12S
delegates would be distributed among the differ
ent candidates as follows:
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
A SUCCESSION OF M'KINI.EY VICTORIES

SUCCESSION OF MKINLEY VICTORIES.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUNE.l
Washington, Nay 2.-More than five sixths OF
the delegates to tie Republican National Conven-
tion have now been chosen and the end OF the
canvass for the Republican Presidential nomina-
ton Is easily in sight Major Mckinley Is ap-
parently to-day within thrty-one votes OF the
necessary majority at st. Louis ard 1t seems al
most impossible for his opponents by any comb'-
nation Of hostile interests to prevent his triumph
on the first ballot taken for a Presidential can
didate. In the National Convention four years
ago at Minneapolis 9O9 delegates had seats. and
ass votes were necessary to nominate. At 81.
Louis next June it Is probable that four addi-
tional votes will be given TO the Territories of
Arizona and Oklahoma and one additional vote
10 the Indian Territory. which sent but
single representative four years ago to
Minneapolis. The total membership OF the
convention will this be increased to 9ls,
and AGO votes will be required to make nomina-
tion. Major Mckinley has to-day the support Of
429 delegates cut Of total of 10 already elected
One hundred and orty-eight delegates are yet to
be chosen. and Of the 40 elected fifty are ap-
parently committed tC particular candidate.
1t Is reasonable to suppose that Of the l9s dele
gates uncommitted not yet chosen Major Nc
Kinney VIII get AT lPiSi OOe-HsiI, anu tifit arc
consequently few well-nformed observers who
now believe that the Ohio candidate viii enter
the approaching convention at St Louis with
less than from 525 to $50 votes behind him.
THE WEEKS CONVENTIONS
Conventions held in four States and one
Territory during the week just ended. and sixty
four additional delegates TO St Louis were
chosen. Fifty-three OF them were captured by
Major Mckinley. whose friends scored success
sion OF unexpected and decisive political vic
tories In Vermont where Speaker Reed had
expected n solid delegation, both State and dis
trct conventions declared unanimously for his
Ohio rival. while in Illinois. after a struggle
which has lasted for nearly six weeks. the Nc
Kinley forces carried the State Convention
against Senator Cuom. and practically put him
out Of the list of Presidential aspirants at St
louis. Georgia and Alabama also elected dele
gates at large pledged 10 No CKinley. Ar!zona's
Territorial Convention split and the majority
faction chose six delegates whose Presidential
preferences are not known District conven-
tons were held during the week In Vermont
Pennsylvania. OHIO. Michigan. Alabama. Tenncs-
see Illinois and Missouri.
The 40 delegates 81 far chosen divided
among the following States and Territories:
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES.
hese States and Territories:
NEARLY 5s PER CENT FOR MKINLEY

AS has been noted above. the elections OF the
week show IN; rked gain In Major Mckinley's
strength. compared with that OF the com
bined opposition. From the table OF delegates
elected published In The Tribune Of April 26, II
anneared that out Of 7O6 delegates then chosen
Major Mckinley had the support Of S76. little
more than SO per cent. To-day. out OF total
of 10 ne seems TO have the support OF 429. or
nearly 56 per cent Since April % his total
strength has increased from 376 TO 429. while
that Of the combined opposition has risen only
from 800 to 34 Senator Quay was the only
other candidate TO make perceptible progress
during the week. his vote increasing from oo
to Sc.
Major McKinleys 429 delegates come from the
L.. 4 ItaEI
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

the alumni had passed, the line moved IN the
following order:
IN THE PROCESSION.
Marshas Dudley Church. Bangs. Constant. Wlson and
Van Dusen and Drs. Partridge and Dowd
Instructors. tutors and assistants
MEMBERS or THE FACILITIES.
Professors Hysop Egbcr Professors kirchwey. cum
Professors Lee. Robinson, ming.
I,rofessors cole Wheeler Professors Catte OsgOod
Professors Clark. JacOhy Professors Huntington BTU
Prof Canneli.
professors Giddngs q. II Professors Colby. Hamlln,
Cauenter Professors W. II. Carpenter.
professors Todd Burr. Bull
Professors Prudden Weir. Professors peabody Cot
Professors Pup'n Crocker. thei . ,,
Professors Matthews Hal Professors ,ioodnow ul'e
lock. professors isckets Mun'os
Professors Peee Kemp Smith.
rrofessors Wilson Wood Professors Deiahed. Hutton.
ha,,v Professors Price. Ware.
y,ro,essor, Cohn Jackson Professors Egieson Rood.
Professors Dunning Sher- Emily J. Smith. dean OF
i'arHa'u NO''ee'
Profe-s sors Osborn. Moore.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
M'KINLEY'S WINNING LEAD.
WITHIN THIRTY-ONE VOTES NOW OF THE
NOMINATION AT ST. LOUIS.

RESULTS OF LAST WEEKS ELECTIONS MAKE HIS
DEFEAT PRACTICALLY 1MPossIBLE-PREs-
ENT STANDING OF THE OTHER
CANDIDATES.
In the last week Ga delegates to the Repub-
lcan National Convention were elected. bring
ing the total number up to 40 or more than
fve-sixths OF tn, full membership Mckinley's
strength is now placed at 100, only 81 short OF
the number necessary for nomination. The re-
mander of the delegates are distributed as fol
lows: Speaker Reed. 100; Governor Norton
&C; Senator Quay. &c: Senator Allison. Al; Gov
ernor Bradley, 16; Senator Cullom. ~ doubt
full, 80
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

II. on the other hand. the convention should
decide In each and every case in favor Of the
contestants the l2S delegates would probably be
distributed among the differen, candidates as
follows:
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

,.-s,ores q, the Physics Building 'and Scher-
uerhorn Hall-which was given to the university
nv William c. Schermerhorn, chairman OF the
Board of Trustees-were of a semi-private nature
only the faculty. officers and alumni OF the uni
rersity and invited guests attending the real
celebration took place In the afternoon. when the
grounds were alive with interested and enthusl-
astic spectators.
The enthusiasm was for the most part pro-
phetic in It's nature. but IT would have JUSTIFIED
itself even In the mind of that sage who said
Don't never prophesy onless ye know. Ihe
friends Of Columbia prophesy great things Tor
the university bat they know" for the reallza-
ton Of their most sanguine predictions is already
insight
AMONG WORKMEN'S SHEDS.
The ceremonies OF yesterday took place among
vorkmen's sheds and piles Of cement and heaps
Of granite blocks and the ropes and blocks Of
many derricks; but the friends of Columbia
could shut their eyes and plainly see the massive
and beautiful buildings that will soon rise from
the dust on Mornngside Heights.
The weather for dedication day was not all
that could have been desired. The sky was gray,
when 1t ought to have been blue. and the breeze
was 50 keen as 10 make the classic cap and gown
not exactly the most comfortable garb in the
world. Had the day been more suitable one,
the attendance In the afternoon would doubtless
have been larger. but as 1t was 1t is doubtful If
50 many Of New-Yorks promnen; citizens have
been seen together for many day as
sembled yesterday on the Hudson-vewing hill
where nearly 12O years ago. American troops
faced the British and made them show their
English heels.
SOME OF THE INVITED GUESTS.
Among the guests to whom invitations were
extended and most OF whom were present, were
The following:
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ON Page Fourteen.
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Continued on Fifteenth Page.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
COLUMBIA SITE DEDICATED.
cORsERsroSEs OF PHYSICS BUILDING
.,,n scHERMERHORN HALL LAID.

.v,v THE HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION
,vss,vE CEREMONIES OF THE MEMOIR
.p,r occAsIoN-BRILLIANT GATH
ING AT THE EXERCISES.
o,v site of Columbia University, IN the
ln - land bounded by the Boulevard, Am
u"', .ove and Observation-Disclosures
.e,'I ~, Ione.hundrel-and-twentieth SITS, was for
~, III dedcated yesterday afternoon. The deii-
u.a rr address was delivered by ex-Mayor
~'O,. Hewitt. In the morning the corner
AO'" ~ tbe Phys sizes Building and Schermer-
sV" HALL were laid. the Rev. Drs. Marvin H.
nOiu and Morgan Dix officiating as chaplains.
.adresses being made by DR.. J. Howard
snu ,mr,nce. dean Of the college, ana Dr
,'n r Osborn. Da Costa professor of zoology
It Columbia
-. circumstances that promise great success
"'". t,,,ure and call 10 mind the progress In
i' wv the spa clous and charming new site OF
he s, pss university was dedicated yesterday
0Ou" IN the presence Of thousands, includ-
ai's'H's nroninent alumni and friends OF the
institution ,,. ,,o ,a,.,,g % the cor.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

Professors Rood Osborn The Rev Dr Dix and the
Dean Van Amringe and the Rev Dr. Vincent
Chaplain W: Schermerhorn and
President Seth Low.
21arshals Foster. lawson. Morgan Schieneln. T. Dewitt
and squires and Dr. james