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lNeRATlTuoE ILLUSTRATED.
A Lawsuit for Damages Followed
 Lam. Gnurse of Charity.

A Lawsuit for Damages Followed
 Long Course of Charity.
 "Ingratitude is not an uncommon characteristics said Maj. Pen, an old newspaper man, but 1 saw case of it once that made me think of Lear's cry: How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to haze an ungrateful child, or friend. I was working on the old News. The night before Christmas we were jollify- ing in the office As we had been paid of that day, everybody had plenty of money. The times were flush.
 An old fellow came up to the edi- torial rooms with something to sell; not to sell really, for that was sham, a cover to his begging. Every body helped him little, and he went away oontented. It was early in the evening. and the lights were not yet burning in the hall. Some way the old man made misstep and landed ali the bottom of the steps in heap. His cries called some one to his assistance. and it was found that his ankle was broken. He was sent to the hospital, with word from the paper to give him every atten- ton at it's expense.
 There was a woman on the staff, and, with woman's curiosity, she looked up the family of the unfortunate. The wife and children were almost desti- tute. The good Samaritan came back in hurry and told with eloquence and tears the story of the desolation she had discovered Then there was col lection, and big one, as the owners of the paper contributed handsomely. Some of the money was spent by com mittee, and that same night, late though it was. clothes, provisions and toys went to the poor family in profu sion. More than that. the good work was kept up for month or so, until the man was able to be around on his beg ging trips.
 Well, the long and short of it was this; The mans bill was settled at the hospital; he had enjoyed every care and attention, to say nothing of new suit of clothes; his family had lived better than ever before. and the old hound, as soon as he got out, looked up shyster lawyer, put his case in his hands and sued us for $2,5oo damages. What do you think of that for ingratitude? And that old seoundrel up in our rooms practically begging when he was hurt
 How did it turn out? Oh, we bought eff the lawyer by small settlement. I suppose he kept half for his fee. The old fellow is still around, peddling as of old, but he never comes into my office" Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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to the chemical composition of each part of the solar appendages, but have definite information as 10 the distribu- ton of different yaPors. Again, this form of spectroscope leaves no doubt as to the true spectrum of the corona, while with other forms the radiations of corona, chromosphere, and promi- nences are so intermingled that it is not possible to separate them with cer- tainty. For securing records of the spectra of the stratum revealed at the moments of commencement or end of totality, it is without rival, as no spe- cial adjustment is required, and what would be short spectrum lines in an or dinary instrument become long ones.
 Although the general phenomena of total solar eclipse are now well known, there are good reasons for these continued observations. First. the rec ords themselves can be improved upon and more minute investigations made possible by taking advantage of pho- tographie developments and by the use of more powerful instruments. Second. the appearances are subject to q cyclic al change, as yet only imperfecay un- derstood. which has certainly some sort of relation to terrestrial magnetism and meteorology.
 Among the results which may per haps appeal most strongly to the lay world may be mentioned the additional light which is thrown by eclipse. work, not only upon questions relating to the sun itself, but also upon the far greater problem of the evolution of the heaven ly bodies. Recent work has made it more evident than ever that, as I in- sisted years ago, to learn the past and future history of our central luminarv We must study the stars; while to prop erly understand the present conditions of the heavenly bodies we must make minute investigation of the star which lies nearest to us.'' I believe that the phenomena of the inorganic world are dominated by an evolution not less majestic, although much more simple, than that now universally ae- eepted in the case of organic nature.
 NORMAN s. LOCKYER,
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to science will be obtained when the sun is totally eclipsed for two minutes and five seconds on the 22d of January next. Nlr A. Fowler and Dr. ". J. s. Lockyer are my companions. and our observations will be taken at Xiziad- urg, q little south of Railnaghiri, on the west coast of India.
 The instrumental equipment will be similar to that which the same party took out to Norway for the eclipse of August, 1896, with the important diff ference that one of the larger sIitless spectroseopes has been provided with an additional prism, and the remark able programme of observation which became possible by the splendid assist ance rendered by the officers and men of her maiesty's ship Voltage will be augmented.
 Special attention will be given to spectroscopic observations, with the view of obtaining more information as 10 the. chemical constitution of the various solar appendages which become visible during a total eclipse, and par ticularly as to the Iocalization of diff ferent vapors in the suns atmosphere. For this part of the work three large spectroscopes will be employed. Two of these are of the form known as pris- matte cameras or slitless speetroscopes. one having an aperture of nine inches and prism of 45 degrees, and the the other six inches with two prisms of the same refraeting angle. Even with q single prism on the latter in- strument some splendid and novel pho tographs were obtained by Mr Fowler in Africa during the eclipse of 1893, and now that the dispersiYe power is doubled, it is eXepeeted that the value of the photographs will be at least doubled also. Profiting by the eXperi- ence of the last two eclipse expeditions ih which I have been interested. these large instruments will be firmly fixed and the light of the corona will be re- fiected into them from two heIiosfaf mirrors, driven by clocks so as to com pensate for the suns apparent move ment across the heavens. The plate holders are of special construction which will admit of the rapid changfnc necessary in order that as few as pos sible of the precious moments of to- tality may be lost
 Another large photographic spectro- scope has two prisms of 60 degrees and. unlike the prismatie cameras. is provided with slit and eollimating lens. The light of the sun will be re fiected directly through the slit. so that the resulting spectrum will show the integrated effects of the corona. promi- nenees and chromosphere.
 The photographic work, however, has certain limitations. and I shall supple ment them by visual observations. For spectroscopie work I will use a powerful speetroscope attached to the eve end of siX=inch equatorial refractfno te1e- scope and for studying the more min ute structure of the inner corona I will employ a 3M inch refraetor. Other spectroscopes and prisms will be taken out for additional observations if suf- ficient assistance becomes available.
 For taking pictures of the corona. which are required for comparison with the spectroseopic photographs, four inch coronagraph will be used, this be- ing the instrument with which Sir George Baden-Powell's expedition to
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during the daytime little more only.
 ''The Art Students league is an off shoot of the academy. It originated some years ago in dissatisfaction on the part of number of league stu dents. who thought they were held down too closely by cast iron rules. Sc they held some meetings, formed the new organization and engaged the best and most progressive teachers they could find. William NJ. Chase was one of those who took much interest in the movement and he is one of the instruct ors now. Kenyon Cox, who is some times termed the best draughtsman in America, is another league instructor, and R. c. Mowbray and George De Forest Brush are also included. The tuition is much higher at the league than at the academy, ranging from eight dollars to sixteen dollars month. and the classes are at least one-quarter larger.
 Although the Art Students league is not part of the Society of Fine Arts, as the academy classes are part of the academy, yet the league and the society work together in harmony and occupy the same handsome build ing on Fifty-seYenth street. The Society of Fine Arts is purely an exhibiting or ganization, and the money for the building occupied by 1t and the league was raisel by subscription among rich men who believe in developing artistic taste in America. It is much better suited to it's purpose than the old building of the academy, but the latter organization promises a still finer one in the structure which is soon to be begun after the designs by Csrrere & Hastings.
 About Art Students.
 .'WIhere do the art students come from? Well, large percentage are from the interioI-young men and women from the cities, from the small CT towns. rom the villages and even from She open country who have dis played some lznaek of drawing at home ard have been encouraged by their friends to develop what talent they have. But most of them have not enough talent 10 make it worth while, and many come here without money 10 speak of, trutsing to luck for some kind of occupation by which to earn B living while studying.
 Perhaps one-third of the students in both the big schools I have mentioned are girls. They frequently find it de- cidedly hard to get along. A young man can do any ldnd of work he can find, even to acting as porter or work
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Their Advantage.

Miss Nue-Men are sadly degenerat- ing. Those of the old school always took off their hats to women, which is more than can be said of this genera ton.
 Pruyn-That may be true, but. you sec the old-school gentleman had one great advantage-he could always tell woman when he met one.-N. Y. World.
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The Cuban sa

Al Ahlthsough the diplomatic ent., wlth Spain over Cuba to so'a 'eantangleE iuenclng the stock market 91Sne Wan extenl poets no serious complieaf'orms " all stree
 less serious complication is w;tb Nevei dies may be expected to folloMn ll,Sn Other n blllousness which is not cbacl'aa9 bJm 9n attat set. The most effectual mesna srAeu a at the
 Hostetter's Stomach Bittersi Bie,sis d to this 2 remedy, moreover. for dvS, dvaS,oan an admil kidney trouble, constipation ipSp9ld' and lal maj
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"Self-Control, or Life Withou.
 Master.o

A short treatise on The Rioht, Wrongs of Men, by I. Wilson. Ph spsS n T work contains the advanced thongbt 4, < century on Religion, Laws, Goverp9mssnptl 9as pl . Civilization. It is written in pIain , easy style, and any intelligent person i, , appreciate the book who viii read # pr
 cloth, Sl.50; paper, $lO0. Address Con- Pub. House, Newark, N. Y. 004'
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A Valid ob,ect,o

A man who had been convicted :, glary in St. Louis was asIad JInSIe'ed e1 oi question:: 9Aeu the
 Prisoner, do you know of ..
 why sentence should not be nronn,,., pI any T you according to law" piohounc
 Why, your honor, of conrso T., am to be cooped up in Jeffersoorn ra qo' break up my business here. "@N IVY " y,l
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Soreness of the Lung.

is forerunner of serious trouble
 Bells Pine-Tar-Honey will banisb that ness. 1t will allay the inflammation and vent further progress of the disease the most efficient means of curing lt,s, con colds, and bronchial affections found h annals of medicine. All druggists sell i
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It Has a Foreign sonna

Mrs. White-Does your daughter n French huently now? ~ Sp
 Mrs. Brown-Well, she speaks sometb fluently, and it doesn't sound at all ike x fish, so perhaps it may be Freneh.-Son vile Journal. S1
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Love never dieth.o We learn .,..
 promise. We get, after such sufferinnl ,,lls :. wolves as 1t were a new birth and otSaa ,is s' ultless to know it as experience4C,a,oers. Css,es Merriam. -ueofs
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The more the boy is like his father less the two get along.
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The Modern Nun

Comments itself to the well.informaa :, pleasantly and effectually what was ulpef, fo1a ' ly done in the crudest manner and d;Sal ;Oll ably as well. To cleanse the sa1S svatans ta,Sag break up colds, headaches, and feyeerma s,em :,
 out unpleasant after effects nse e'eis th. i" lightful liquid laxative remedy S9e sue sne
 Figs. Made by California Fig Syrpsn Ts1Sp To
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All sorts of aches and pains-nothi Better than St. Jacobs Oil. It cures.
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It was a wise man who said it was bsTdl love woman and do anything else.
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Rolling sulos Ore Failures.

The Bazin roller ship, which was go- ing to reyolutionize navigation, has proved an utter failure. and the same lot appears to have befallen the Knapp boat, which has so far only been able to roll six miles an hour in still water. This latter is not q platform on rollers like the Bazin vessel, ban a cylinder no feet long. which progresses by rotating bodily. The platforms on which the engines and boilers travel by fianged wheeis on circular tracks around the in- terior 9f the cylinder, are supposed to maintain nearly level position whilst the ship rotates.-London Echo.
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James Batn's Heroism.

James Bain, chief engineer of the ill., fated steamer State of Florida, not only risked his life, but deliberately sacri. feed it, to save a woman The disaster was most pitiful. The steamer collided with a bark in mid-ocean, and both vss- seis sank almost Immediately Only two men were saved from the bark. and on1y a handful of passenger and part of the ships company from the steam CT, Bain was safely in one of the life. boats, which was about to east eff. as there were as many people in it as it eonld hold. At that moment he saw a woman at the steamers rail. She was too dazed 10 move. The steamers deck was almost level with the water. Baiu deliberately left his place in the boat. stepped on to the steamers deck, lifted the woman over the taffrail, placed her on the seat he hoo occupied. east off the boat, and went Gown with the steamer. Gustav Kobbe, sa Century.
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AGE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.
Some Figures Given Recently by the
 President of Dartmouth.

Some Figures Given Recently by the
 President of Dartmouth.
 Some interesting figures regarding the average age of students entering college were given by President Tucker of Dartmouth, in a recent talk. In 17S0 this average age was 10 years; in 1790. 20 years. In 1900, it fell to IS, and 1S10 10 trife less than IS. In 1920 it had risen to IS plus, in 1S40 to 19. and in 1850 to 10 plus, where it has since re- mained so far as the records have been consulted. What is most surprising is the high average for the early period. Requirements for admission to the lead ing colleges a century ago were of course far below what they are now, and it seems to be fact that most grad uates then who later attained great dis tinction entered college at ages not known now. Thus Webster and Choate entered Dartmouth when less than Ia years old, and George Ticknor when only about 12 years old John Trum- bull, the poet, passed his examination for Yale when only seven years old though he did not enter the college for some time afterward. He was a prod igy, however, and his period was half a century earlier than that of Ticl1nor and Choate. Nevertheless, cases of enter. ing college at 12 and IA years a century ago could be cited in large numbers, but the Dartmouth figures would indi- cate that they were the exception and not the rule. Possibly. however, Dart mouth itself would prove to be an cx- ception among colleges. The sections from which it drew students most large ly were more remote and less favored with preparatory educational advan- tages than those about Harvard and Yale. and this made great difference. Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
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Look out for colds At this season. Keep Your blood pure and Rich and your systet
 Toned up by takin Hoods Sarsaparilla. Then You will be able to
 Resist exposure to Whid A debilitated system.
 Would quickly yiel'
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ALABAMA SPEAKS OUT.
Wifahnnd.

It is of vital importance to every WoIlst S.,a state and physical condition should pc " their best, since the desire and happiness M N mankind are consummated in marriage a1 ana procreation. If she is feeble, it IS lnPoss.y oss ble that her children should be strong Lnsss| ess woman should know that female weaAns,3 sALS,3 can be cured; that Dr. Simmons squaw Vine Wine viii prove most beneficial daIi ing wifehood; that it will impart physlesssis sss mental and local strength, nonrlsn, s ,omi1 ,n1 nerves, blood, brain, and Vitalize tne lsa' co,n nine organism and insures sale ea0 eVs4l paratiyely painless delivery.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Maryland's Law Makers Begin To As
semble in Annapolis

Annapolis, Md. January 4.-The members
of the Maryland Legislature, which meets
here tomorrow, arc beginning to assemble
ard nearly all of them are on the ground.
The balloting for Il United States senator
to succeed Arthur =. German In 1899 will
rot begin for at least a week.
Judg" MCCOmas. of HaGerS town, and Ma
ior Alexander Shaw, of Baltimore. are the
most prominent candidates, Governor
Lowndes having Withdrawn from the race
and pronounced in favor of Judge McCo-
mas. 1t is announced this morning that
Senator George l.. Wellington has also de
clared for Judge McComas ana that the
political feud 50 long existing tween these
gentlemen is at an end.
What promises to prove serious spit
among the republicans developed tonight at
their caucus for officers OF the general as
sembly. which cCnVcneS tomorrow.
Twelve of the eighteen members from
Baltimore city refused to attend. They
are known as "Malster'' mon because they
are adherents Of that faction which recently
dethroned United States Senator Yelling
ton from the leadership of the party in
the state and electde their candidate for
for mayor of Baltimore in spite of the reg
ular rganization's efforts to defeat him.
Tonight's action is looked upon as a pro-
test against the proposed election of Judge
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
Evans Shoots Fairchild.

Meridian. Miss. January 3.-(SpecialD
Tom Evans. blacksmith employed at the
Northeastern railroad shops shot ana ii
is thought fatally wounded Ben t.. Fair
child, also an employee of the shops, at the
formers home i'll this city tonight about 5
o'clock.
For some time Evans has been suspecting
that Fairchild was too Intimate with
his young wife, ana the latter,
finishing his supper to night, left
his home, saying that he WAS going
to town. He secreted hims If on
the premises and soon saw FaiiChild, who
llvcd across the street, leave his house and
crossing over enter his tt,yans'.) home.
StealthIly following by the front door
Evans watched. He opened fire on
the destroyer of his home with a
&S-caliber pistol and fired five shots
two OF which took effect, one in the right
side, which it Is thought pierced the lunE
ana a second in the head. After emptying
his pistol Evans cooliy walked to the house
of Chief Nelson, near by, and gave himself
up. He is now in the county Jail
FairChi!d is under the care of physicians,
but is thought to be dying. FairchiId,
shortly after the shooting, eXonerated
Evans from all blame and said he deserved
to be shot Fairrhild is married and has u
family Mrs. Evans is only about twenty
one wears Old.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
BUFFERS PAPER GROWS ABUSIVE
North Carolina Railway Commission
Will Meet Today

Raleigh N. c., January 6-(Speciall-
The railway commission meets tomorrow
and the two new commissioners, Caldwell
and Pearson, Governor Russells appontees,
arrived today.
Senator Buffers paper declares editorially
today that the commission IS arranging to
reduce both passenger and freight rates on
railways, but Chairman Caldwell says:
Il have not told Senator Butler any of
our plans. We may take up the rate qucS-
ton. l have no views yet. Nothing IS as
yet contemplated as to rate reductions. /
don't know when It may turn up, if ever"
Senator Butler in his paper, denOunce5
the old commissioners, j. w. and Ohio VIII
son, and also strikes at DR.. Abbott, of the
present commission. who Is an ardent
Pritchard republican. Butler says:
1.-TWO of the present commission can't be
bought The only danger while such a
man as Russell is governor and such 4 nom
partisan supreme court is on the bench, IS
from corporation federal courts and their
injuSticeS."
Butler attacks Attorney General Walser
for ruling that the railway commission can
not regulate telephone rates, calls on the
new commission to regulate them and says
WalSers ruling is absurd and transparent
The governor is having the railway COM
mission office guarded day ana night. as II
the old commissioners proposed 10 us" Vio-
lonce to regain possession. Even Chair
man Caldwell says it Is absurd to guard it.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
SUIT OVER A WILL.
An Alabama Family at Outs Over a
Rich Estate

Selma Ala, January 7-(SpeclaI)-A
month ago Mrs. Martha Ann Marx, an
aged and wealthy widow, died at her home
in this city. Her will was offered for pro-
bate today by Mr.. John f. Tate, the eNecu-
tor named therein, and papers of contest
We're filed to the petition to probate the
VIII Mr.. John Tate is the plaintiff and
contends that the will is valid, while Rob
ert l Moore. Lewis J. Moore, Mary f. Ken
an. Maggie Chisoim, Matte II. Rountrec,
n. l.. Tate and Mary Mason the de
PENDANTS, and contend that the viii is not
valid upon the grounds that the tcstatrIX
was not of sound mind and that the will
was procured by undue influence and by
fraud. ana that it is not the Last viii ana
testament of Martha Ann Marx. y demur-
rcr was entered BY the plaintiffs attorneys
on the grounds that the contest Id not
state by whom the undue influence and
fraud was eXcrted and committed and the
demurrer was sustained by Judge Ward
The defendants were then given time to
file an amendment. owing to the promi-
hence Of the parties and the amount in
VolVcd. great Interest centcrs in the result
O The suit.