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a Nttlc girl she was taught how To handle
s gu7. and soon became 80 expert In It's
Use 5hat she could h}t a bird On the wing
tAree times out % Ave
when she reached 1he age ~ - Miss
Ch3tten3on began - look Tor bigger game
t5sn t5Rt y hiCh PASSED on the winz over
her fathers ranch and very soon her o. IS
Marlin rifle was heard speaking in The sur
rounding country. where gathered the
deer. ICONS. foxes. wild cats and even
i.er-cr game The mere killing az a deer
and carving home itS antlers as A trorhv
ala not long satisfy Miss Chittenaan's am
h.tiNuS soul ~ one day she decided 20 as
tonssh the FOLKS At home by taking back
with her an abundant sappiy 81 deer meat
for the domestic largier, The first deer she
SHOT that day she proceeded 20 dress after
a novel fashion originated ny herself Ty-
lug q rope 10 the horns 90 rha deer a noble
animal with a fine eignt-pronGeS set 81 ar
Hers SIZE threw the rop@ over the branch
- a tree fastened the end TO The ysrnfr,et
q her saddle. and whipped up the horse
.auS pulling the dear into position FOR
dressing. IL This way she was able 20
dress ne deer with ease and take il rraglf9-
y home On her horses hack. Since then
s1e has some out alone on hunting expes5i-
lions and has always dressed TIRE game
sae Killed ard brought Il hack with her
ready foT cooking.
last winter MsxS Cssittendnl aevalaF,sSi
fancy FOR hurting Md animals and
trapping wildcats and coons. which
ajsoWnd ia the forest around her
fathers ranch. Sic haS As5 many er-
counters wl5h asrce w3l3 hogs, which
@srS1e-asrae4 and ator~. She has attacked
ana ki!le3 w5<h her Marlin gsfa. a weapon
s1s handles RIta the eass arqmired ny
rs1s5 women Only after hgetsrs.. % gyzc-
isee. aeT fathers Eancf. - auag agoa1c
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n||B lF THE MEMBERS
I Of hN|NLErS CABINET.

tenth and X streets, which Is well suited
for entertaining on a large scale. Secre-
tary Aiger has brought from his Detroit;
home number of paintings and other
works Of art, so that the secretary of war
home bids fair 10 be one of the most at
traetive OF the administration houses
Secretary Bliss. Of the Interior. and Sec
Rotary Wilson. of the department OF agrF-
culture. VIII both keep house. but yet
have not moved into permanent quarters.
Another house which viii Keep up It's
former reputation for lavish entertaining
will be the house owned by ex-Nice Presa-
dent Morton. It has been leased by Hon.
Charles f. Sprague. of Massachusetts.
who succeeded Gen. Draper in congress.
Mrs. Sprague is young and handsome
woman. with large fortune in her own
right. She is fond of society. and. what Is
better stili. she adds to all these good
things d ssree OF tact which viii not only
make her popular. but Will always keep
her so. Mr.. Srrague is a Harvard gradu
att, and lawyer by profession who has
taken 10 politics from choice and not ne
cessity. His love for Political life seems
10 he an inherited ore. for all his imne-
diate ancestors back 10 hts great-grand-
father have taken AN active part In public
life
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HE'LL OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Taken Fram the Guerrierc Just
After the Grea: Hattie.

About two years ago Capt. Henry u
Smith. of the United States revenue seFV-
ice wrote a series of eleven articles. en-
titled ION the Deck of Old tronsides.
which were published in the columns OF
weekly journal OF this eligible Boston
"'rrue Flag The articles were very in
terestine. and embodied every Incident
known 10 have occurred 10 this famous
old fighting frsSate. One OF the incidents
is headed How the frigate Lost ana
Gained a Bell"
During the memorable battle between
the Constitution and Guerrero shot
from the British ship carried away the
bell Of the old Iroasides As the GueT-
riere was rolling in the trough or the sea.
her naSts shot away. her bell tollet ie-
sponsiveiy 10 the movements Of the shat
tered craft. The tones were remarkably
clear and melodous and attracted the
attention of a mIdshipman on the fore
castle OF the Constitution. who had been
ordered 10 hold himself in readiness Il
20 on board the Guerrero and suPeriu'
tend the transfer 81 the prisoners. Bear
ing the fact in mind that old IrousideS
No, longer had a bell with which 70 marx
the time he resolved 10 transfer lae
understanding bell 81 the captured craft
70 the deck Of the victor
The bell Of the Guerrero was transfer
red 10 the deck Of the Constitution 10y 1hr
eutcrprisiag young gentleman. ana did
xrs.i service for many years IRIS Dell
must have had a history before IL found
itx way into the British navy. aud JusS
how 1t came 20 perform duty on man
of-war IL not SO plain II may BE mat the
hsTl WAS on board the G0erriefe when sire
was captured from the Frencs tn lSs' ~
the blanche. an English iTlSate OF thirty
s{rhr guns No one was killed oU board
,hs blanche aud hut one officer and three
met, wounded. while the Guerrsere hsd
;senty-two r,en Killed and thirty wound
Ell.
During one Of the many oVeThaaliasS cN-
pertence4i hy old ETonsiaes. the bell, To-
gether with ether valus bic trophies. was
,eraoysd became misplaced and forgot
Ten In ,his way ire silver-toned bell iost
itx identity. was sold by auction snc pass
"a into The possession Of gentleman VINO
niarsa IL in 5 factory near tae Village g.
sav3aSvaie r. l.. where II - now =
seho the words Of the author or tire Inter
.s;iug account when ne says III 1hH
venerable gslir could he recovered by the
snyarnmeas ard placed in it's position en-
ire deck o. Old tronstde*. u woHd ~ f~i-
filling a mission certainly more HppFpHff-
nta with Its past record ana IN keeping
with "A spirit Of sentiment fhst saoas1
i>atausly guard ard preserve trophies ~
a grand old type % ngh1ing vessels That
have forever passed away
Around this hsll. about four iaches from
,hA crown il tire following inscription
peter ssest. Amsterdam Sano i-sS- ne
ssett I" These figures carved thereof III
a.at.. that the bell was long 0ss@ on a
,,,ssycFf ts England. and was sFauesteTeS'
dssrtng The Information. or Is NAV nave
,ss,. 3s,tv or some continental hafa~e ~
Worship, and thsis have found ia Way On
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BIG GAME FALL
D HER GIN.

The up-to-date girl has successfully
overcome many obstacles that formerly
made her existence unlike that of a mans
but the rough-andready outdoor life of
"a hunter OF big game has seldom appeal
ed tn her with sufficient force to make
the prospect aliuring. There is one girl
I'm America, however. who has taken to
male sport with so much determination
and enjoyn ent as to give her a front place
among modern Dianas.
Miss Cornie Chittendon Is only 10 years
of age. but more game has fallen before
her unerrag rifle during the past six
years than can be placed to the credit Of
many Of the male hunters in the neigh
borhood of her home at Cummings.
Cal. Game has been especially plenti
full around that section OF the country
lately and Miss Chittendon has taken the
fullest advantage of the fact. During the
past six years no less than forty-fve fat
deer have fallen 10 her gun. fifteen OF
these having been killed by her during
the past year.
Miss Chtiendon 20 ;sessos the keenest
instincts of spor,swoman. Since baby
hood she has been accustomed To live an
outdoor. self-reliant life. Her parents.
with whom she has been brought up own
q sheep ranch of some $3.50 acres. part of
ii being pretty rough country and over
this and the surrounding forests ami hills
Miss Chittenden has been accustomed to
roam at will almost since she was first able
10 toddle Her education would have been
incomplete had she not been thoroughly
trained In the use of firearms. When quite
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~ looked AZ the secretary's knees 10 sea
his pantslooas were not worn away by
his perpetual attitude before his master.
II was different with Elijah ualfori Hal
ford KEEP Harriscn's dignity. but he never
worshped him. Haiford was born asplo-
matist, and az the same time a man Of
high character. Every one likes Dan La
mont. He knew all the politicians Of tho
country. and he never forgot name or a
face. Lamont had a business view II
things. He knew Cleveland thoroughly.
and was not afraid of him He had been
newspaper man. and 80 was Porter.
Cleveland trusted Lamont. and under
stand that Mckinley trusts Porter. and
In some respects the two secretaries are
much alike
The Secretary job.
don't covet Secretary Porter's Job,
however. He gets Sea a year but ne is
on the go from o'clock in The morning
unti Il O'Clock at night. The president
always seems 20 be In good trim. but he
Is at his strongest i'm the evening and he
pushes things from until II. He pushes
Secretary Porter at the same time. and II
Is often after midnight when the secre-
tary's work is done, Daring our stay IN
the seeretary's room there are more than
dozen senator's and representatives pres
ent- Each one of them has an AK TO
grind and wants Mr.. Porter 20 turn the
stone There are several women with let
tiers of introduction of the strongest char
acter. They are told that the president
viii see them later on.
4 Maiden With a Mission.
There comes a young woman who wants
a private audience with Mckinley. She IL
dashing girl, dressed In black of a fash
ionahle cut She has a sailor hat unon
her head and she makes eyes at Mr.. Por-
ter as she talks. Her eyes are pretty.
too. and her teeth are as white as psa.is.
Mr.. Porter smiles and asks for her bust
ness with the president. She answers that
It is very private and very important ard
the secretary tells her to go into the next
room and wait there with the congress
men and senator's, and the president will
see her in her turn. She leaves. but mo-
ment later returns and tells the secretary
that she does not think that will be A
good Mace for her to explain her bust
ness with the president. and says she must
see him alone.
But could not present the matter 10
him Mr.. Porter replies. ''Is il ANYTHING
regarding Office"
No. IL is not about office" answers the
maiden. 1T is something OF far more i'm
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About Presidents LetersThe Dodges Office
and Applications Of Be9gars.

wires. and the Spanish minister sust now
would give pretty penny sor the teIe-
graphic conferences which are neId here
on Cnha- 1t Is here also that the president
gets almost all of his news. He has i'm
poftant items in advance OF the newSpa-
pers. The Press Association sends him I'M
portanf news as soon as IL comes and IL
there Is trouble anywhere in the country
the telegraph companies offer him private
wires. At the time of the Chicago riot
President Cleveland gave ali Of mis- tiirsc-
tons al this Office. 1t was from mere that
he ordered Gen. Miles To take charge. and
from mere President Mckinley can easily
move the army. 1t Was here that Presi-
dent Harrison sat all day at the time OF
the Johnstown flood. waiting for the news
as TO whether Secretary Halford and his
wife had escaped that disaster. and here,
when Garfield lay dying. the muffled keys
carried and received the news from day 10
day.
With the President's Secretary.
But let Us cross the hall into the room
of the secretary of the president Score
tary Porter is one of the busiest men in
the United States. He is the buffer be-
tween the people and President Mckin-
ley. and IL keeps him moving 10 attend TO
his duties. All the callers upon the presi-
oeht aie Hitciso iiifouSH niiis ne mas 10
get the right men in at the right time and
keep all in good humor. He has the
presidents mail to attend TO. He has TO
arrange his social affairs and his official
meetings. and he is. in fact, the business
manager of the White House. | like Mr.
Porter better than several of his pre,le-
cessors. Thurber managed this office with
the dignity of college professor He
looked like a saint, but he was as slippery
as the soaked bark of an elm tree. lie
promised much, but did little. Porter
promises little and does a great deal
Tharber was great know-nothing He
could never tell you whether Cleveland
could do anything for you or not Porter
can often tell you that Mckinley will not
oblige you. and he is not afraid to say
what he thinks. Thurber looked upon
Cleveland as god. He bowed before him
as to craven image. and one Instructive
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por,ance. IT is a matter which Affects The
whole nstion.r
We'll" says Mr.. Porter. 81 would like 10
ohlige you. but the president Is very busy.
and without knew exactly your business
l could not think Of taking up his time
by making a special appointment for you.'
The young lady pouts- AT last she says:
Perhaps. after all. Mr.. Secretary. you
can help me. l viii tell you what want.
/ want the president to Join with me in the
verk OF aboiishing secsarianisn In religion.
/ want 10 see all Christians meet together
in one church and work together. and am
sure THAI he viii unite In the work"
Now. don't ii seem 10 you. madam. thar
you have undertaken q pretty big iobs"
says Secretary Porter. Its too big for the
president to Join with you in II just now.
Don't you think there are other things
quite as important-the Cuban question.
for instance
The young lady would argue the matter
further. buS i dozen other people are wait
ing, and the secretary has 10 bid her good
day. The next man Is n correspondent for
the London Illustrated News. He is anx-
ious 20 have an interview with the preSi-
dent. and would like TO have social chat
with him in order that he may make an
article for his newspaper. He Is told that
he cannot have an interview. but that he
can meet the president
tant telegram IL relates TO a matter
which Mr.. Porter can settle without ASK
ing the president. and he rapidly dictates a
reply. He is hardly through before an
other man demands his attention. This -
a senator who has made an appointment
10 see the president this evening and he
wants the hour duly registered In the sp-
poiu;ment book. Mr.. Porter has to keep
track of ali the presidents engagements.
He has TO arrange nearly all fhe matters
connected with the White House and to
attend to a number of details outside. All
those letters which We saw in the other
room have to pass under his eye. and hun
dreds of them viii be answered by him.
lie has to see that the appointments which
the president makes are sent to the senate.
He keeps track. TO a certain extent. Of con-
gressional matters. and I'm addition to this,
answers all the presidents mali. He mas
a stenographer with him all the time and
dictates answers TO letters between his re-
ceptions OF the callers. His work goes on
from o'clock In the morning until mid
night. and President Mckinley's days are
so fun that il is often 10 y. m. before he
has time to 20 over the matters which he
alone can settle and give directions To M.
Porter as TO how they are TO be disposed
of. IL is often midnight by the time he is
through with the president. and after this
some Of the most important mail has 20 he
answered. These long hours are ahso-
lutely necessary In order TO keep the bust
ness OF the White House up 10 date, and
this Is 50. notwithstanding the fact that
Secretary Porter has systematized the
work better than II has ever been ar
ranged before. In another letter I shall
deal more directly with the president him
self. FRANK O. CARPENTER
Copyrighted. 1897. by Frank C. Carpenter.
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Working Day Secretary Porter and His
Executive Mansion

President Mckinley direct. Secretary Po-.
ter "naf 10 say. He writes no answers
himself, and does not even dictate the re
pHss 10 sfenographer. He has little time
70 use the Pen. and almost the only letter
wnien ne writes Ii the one which goes
aaiiy from mere to his old mother at Cam
ton.
For the Pr~sidenrs Eye Only.
As We look at the letters we see that the
marks On the envelopes give no idea OF the
contents Many Of the letters are adj
dressed Personal and Private" by men
wac think that this will bring their letters
directly to the president. Ia most cases
sucn letters are from office seekers. and
most OF them the president never sees
ihey are referred by printed form to the
department to which they belong
here Is one marked Confidential" The
writer wants "A consulsnip. 1t goes 10 the
state department. There is another marked
or the presidents eye only Mr. Cor
leiyou, the executive clerk. opens H. IL ls
also from man who wants Office Here
~ q tand on the outside OF which is writ
ten important Not 10 be opened by the
secretary. That letter comes from a
crank, who wants to tell the president OF
new version of the Bible. and 50 /; goes.
Many OF the other letters, however. are
very important. AS I see the mail opened
and briefed notice how carefully every
thing Is handled. There is not a paper
which Is misplaced Every Enclosure is
fastened by a clip to the letter itself, and
though already more than 100 90 letters
nave been received since the ath of March.
am told that not single paper has been
lost. Every letter must be Carefully
watched. There are few which are unan-
swered. but there Is none which escapes
the eyes of the clerk.
Cranks Who Write 10 the President.
Let us stop a moment and lock over
some OF the other letters. II is easy 10
see why they should not be shown 10 the
president. IT every one was important he
could not read and answer them ALL Think
what thousand letters day means IL
he took minute TO "a letter and worked
without stopping from . o'clock In the
morning until o'clock at night he could
look over only go letters in "A day Four
hundred letters would be left unopened,
and he would run behind something like
3,0p letters week. More than half of
these letters are from Office seekers The
clerks understand what TO do with them
They are referred TO the high officials OF
the various departments. A large number
are from cranks who have a new method
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70 read the criticisms OF his administration.
He watches the newspapers closely TO learn
what the people wish and he keeps his
fingers on the pulse OF the country. He
interviews the men who call upon him in
order that ne may keep abreast with pub
lie sentiment and he is. in fact. closer 10
all the people than any president we have
had for years Many persons can't see
how President Mckinley can be so well
posted and remain the most of the time in
the White House. One secret 0f hts knowl-
edge Is stored away in little room in
the northern corner Of the executive man
sion.
The white House telegraph.
This is the telegraph room. We can go
out of The counting room Into It, As We
enter We hear the click OF the telegraph
instrument and We see one of the presi-
dents most confidential clerks with his
hand on the key. The operator is Mr.. e. T.
Montgomery who has for years been in
charge of this department of the White
House. He has Instruments here which
connect with the chief telegraph lines of
the country and that Geographic switch
board upon the wall controls the avenues
OF the news information of the werld-
It is here that the president has the
whole United States under mis- thumb. The
great telegraph companies will give him
private wire at a moments notice. He has
his own telegraph line connecting him with
congress and all OF the government depart
ments. Suppose he wants to see a .enator.
The electric wire calls the man up at the
capitol and within few moments the
president has his answer. Now a message
Is sent TO the state department for the pa
pers In certain ease. Now a pardon Is
teIegraphed to the attorney general. and
ROW the treasury department gets its di-
rections as to what 10 do in a special mat
ter This office Is strictly private one.
Much of the matter which goes over the
wires from here is confidential. Orders
are sent out which will affect the state of
the stock market, and dishonest clerk
could easily make fortune by a use OF
the news Many of the foreign govern
ments would be glad to have advance in
formation of the matter sent over these
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A RING IN HIS MELON.
Sensonable Tale soiemnly SOuchea
for by. the Teller.

Memphis COmmefcfal-Appeai.
Walter L.. Heron, general delivery clerk
at the posioffice, has enjoyed "a good rep
utation for veracity among his; friends.
hut the story that he told them yesterday
was all that the most creduious OF his
friends could stand. and too much for ina
ma iority Of them. 1t WAS late In the AZ
ternoon when Mr.. Heron called a report
err off TO one side OF the bniiding and pre-
faced his remarks with the following:
Now. I would not be the least Bit SUR
prised IL you did not believe the story that
l am going TO tell you, but 1t Is a fact.
nevertheless
During the early portion of the spring
/ was down In the vicinity OF White fis-
ven, and one Sunday was stroilfng In ths
patch which my father-in-iaw. DIR. A b.
Shaw, had planted in melons. Some time
during the afternoon / lost heavy gold
ring that | had been wearing upon my
watch chain. The chain broke and spent
an hour looking for the ring, but Ii was all
iH vain. Nothing more could SEES OF the
ring until yesterday. Or. Shaw had sent
US a ffnc watermelon for a Sunday dinner.
and down in the center OF IL 1 eat into
something that looked strange. Embedded
right in the center OF the red fruit thers
was a white substance Ike the inner por-
ton OF the rind. Into this cut. and there
WAS the ring that l had lost several
months ago"
was seriously. embarrassed. and he pro-
tested that the story was az trus az any
thing that he had ever told In hts life.
You can prove IL by Dr. Shaw" con-
:iuued the clerk. and several OF the 9TH
ers at the house whs saw II. Now. I have
not the slightest idea how the ring got
Ia there. but II evidently must have done
so when the melon was quite small and
then the melon grew up around IL.
fully intended preserving the piece Of the
rind IN which the ring was found, but ths
cook let /; get destroyed"
Mr. Heron was wearing the ring that
he said remained for several months in a
position In melon corresponding 20 that
which Jonah occupied for a short time in
the whale. !. was A large, heavy ring. not
very thick. but nearly haif an inca
broad.