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,esry iLu.y, "ii' -. N.-o -
diners across the way 10 put it ,ony
She saw you come and got him to run
after you. But how very funny"
"But wherr : the gown now?" the
girl asked.
"Why, the lady has it on and is
speaking away; don't you hear her??'
Then for heavens sake let me get
out and report her," said the girl,
struggling to her feet.
"Not before you've had this cup of
chocolate and sandwich" the woman
said, putting them before her.
4 am hungry" she said.
"Of course you are; that's why you
fainted.r"r
(, When she went out by aud by and
saw the literary lady in all her glory
'tarrayed like one of these" she felt
repaid for her excitement over the
gown.
That night when she got back to
town she took in her "stick" to the
office, and credit for that amount was
duly given her on the books. But
somehow one of the men in the Office
had gotten hold of the adventure, so
he made full column story about it,
with q picture of her with her big
bundle just as she fell at the police
mans feet. So, to put it mildly, her
fortune was made. = Philadelphia
Times
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Sources of well-Known Proverbs.

Nine persons out of ten attribute
the well.known expression, "Man pro-
poses. but God disposes," to the
Bible, but it was the sgood Thomas a
Kempis who said it in bis limitation
of Christ" Another often used e1-
preston is Comparisons are odious. !"
This is properly, SO far as English
literature is concerned, attributed to
John Fortescue, WHO hourished in the
middle of the fifteenth century, but
but we find it in Cervantes, Marlowe,'
Hurton and Herbert, while Haywood
hasit among his proverbs. Shakes.
peare in his ''AIuch Ado About Moth
Jug" paraphrased it into "Compari-
sons are odorous, ,",and in this form
the saying has almost as much curi
rency as in tue original. !':Spare the
rod raspoil the child" is generally
thought to be q text from the Bible.
Andrin substance iti is, for King Solo
mon said, "He that spareth the rod
hatoth lis son." but it is found in
Buffers "Hudibras" in the neater
form in which tbs usually quoted
john Gilmer Speed, in the Woman's
Home Ccmpapicn.
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Tho ISest School.

The best and cheapest school Of
journalism is the country newspaper
office. No one can become banker
or broker or merchant by attend
ing commercial college. No more
can college course in journalism fit
you for newspaper work. Theory is
one thing; practice is another. If
you aspire to enter the higher ranks.
work on a country weeklyas q starter.
There is the best possible training for
q young man who desires to. become
an accurate writer and reporter Of
events. In the city one rarely if ever
meets the people he writes about, and
there are no consequences to befeared
On, that .score.ssBpt in the couutr-,
'there:is aipersonal accounting in store
for the scribe whe garbles Or errs in
statement of facts. This knowledge
drills the habit Of accuracy intoSone
as nothing else will.
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CAME THE HoRo'S WAY.
A veracious Yarn About IN Episode o,
the CowcatcEer. :,

veracious Yarn About an Episode on
the Cowcatcher. = t.
Z "It was way back in! the seventies "
said an old engineer. 81 was pulling
.,s.the,s Limited, east from Council Bluffs
to Chicago over the Rock Island.
Ihe night was bitterly cold. We had
gone about twenty miles out and had
stopped at night office for orders and
had started nip again, when the fire.
man reached over and said: There is
a hobo on the pilot; saw him get on
Mt the station. Sure, I said. 60
out on the running board and see if
he's there get. The fireman did as
he was orderedt to do andreturned with
the information that the hobo was still
there.
Z" Well, said I, 'it's bitter cold
night, and ii he can stand it out there
I amrwilling he should ride with me. ,
And on we went toward Chicago with
old '211' barking like sixty, at the low
joints ahead and forgetful of our head
end passenger ON thepilot:-
,"By and by, by the faint glimmer-
ing of the headlight, I thought j saw
ahead what seemed to be a bunch of
cattle on the track. AS we approached
it the bunch seemed to grow larger.
1t was now too late to do anything, SO
justpuled her wide open and old
,211 hit that bunch of cattle 'ka- bif.' ,
To paraphrase the language of Tenny-
son, whoglides into raptures OF admir-
alton over the. charge of the Light
Brigade at Balaklava, there was just
simply cattle to the right of US, cattle
TO the left of us and cattle to the rear
OF us. but none any more in front of
us. After it vas over, oIr thoughts
reverted to.the hoboeo the pilot. Go
out and see if he is still there, I said.
"Well," said al old brakeman, un-
der whose. feat the .frosts of many
winters had cracked as he wended his
way. in. the. dark over -many~a long
train of box cars and who had been
listening to the story, Well, said
lie, "was he killed?'
* ssNo,," replied the engineer 'sThere
he sat, as large as any hobo could sit,
on, the pilot, with an oyster call milk
ing one Of those blamed cows.
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r,..bonnses in malta:

~ yaiTetta. the capital of Malta, has
! been invaded by the Harlem fiat and
the Maltese are delighted. One largs
fathouse having proved a success, sey-
eraI more are about to be built and
the Maltese want to know just how
the thing is done in New York: The
capitalists who are to build the Hat
houses have been to John Grost, Jr.,
the United States consul at Malta, and
told him that they want the latest
thing in electric outfits for fats, such
as bells, etc., and new ideas as TO
plumbing and elevators.
MIR. Grout says: II have had sever
nj conversations with the men in re-
gard to their getting American goods
10" the new buildings, and have e1-
planned to them, as far as J. have
J been able, how our fiat buildings
are constructed and finished and the
fittings used. The result is that
they, have become interested to such
an extent as to request me to get them
illustrated catalogues and price lists OF
goods appertaining to the interior
fitting up of buildings of this class,
and especially of doors, locks, hinges,
bolts, window fastenings and house
hardware in general. New York
Press ... ,., :. ..t. II n.
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The Idea!

Nearly every one thinks she can
pick out bridal couple, no matter
how sensibly they may dress or how
we'll they may succeed in pretending
indifference: but certain ways OF de-
Gliding were enumerated by woman
the other day. At the summer hotel
she declared that the man and woman
whosat nearest her at table were on
their. wedding tour, but the other
woman didn't believe it. They didn't
look at all bride and brldegroom-like
to her. But the first woman had her
proofs; for one thing, they talked on
such general topics, and were SO care
ful to keep the conversation we'll 60
ing all the time, and in the next place,
she overheard the bride telling her
husband that she never ate pie. The
idea! Wouldn't he know she never
ate pie, and just how she liked her
coffee, if they had been married long?
New York Sun.
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" Iu: .,n.u.uuuu uu ~.

VI Az. -SE-
places the uame OF Paul Jones,
Decatur, Hull, Perry, Donough,
Farragut, Porter and Cushing.
Over the main entrance will
be bas reliefs symbolizing
the commercial Importance of New
York. For the group surmounting
the arch has been suggested ship
with figure of. Victory in the bow
drawn by four sea-horses. The plans
include also a reviewing stand which
shall be a part Of the general scheme
of decorations for Madison Square. IL
is planned to have it decorated with
groups symbolic. of Greater New York
and tie five boroughs, and; with flags
to make it, contrast in color with the
masonry and sculpture effects of the
arch e. s'..'. ~ =
The work on the part OF the artists
which will be involved in carrying
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=. HER FIRST ASSIGNMENT.
a+TTragic-Comic Experience of Woman Reporter

patiently and finally bought a paper
at the newsstand just as the gate
opened. When they had found seats
on the boat she unfolded the paper
and turned 10 the woman's page. The
first thing that caught her eye was
her own name.
81 see I'm to lecture before the
Ultras," she said, smiling. "Good
gracious" she broke off suddenly.
"What is it?"
"Why, gracious me, said the liter
ary lady, "the notice says there will
be reception after the lecture, and
look at this gown! That's what they
meant when they kept telling me to
dress up! A reception in this thing!"
It was only a plain tailor gown.
Gracious! l wonder if they told
me and I forgot?"
The young woman felt quite sure
she had forgot, but she didn't dare say
"What would you do?" asked the
literary lady.
"What can you do?" asked the girl.
Nothing, - said the literary lady.
'Then I'd try not to care, said the
girl, philosophically.
- The literary INDEPENDENTLY tried not
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vasu VI ralu. UoiUuei aRuiey secureu
o three years lease Of this dsrepu!
table building; cleared, it If it's old
tenants, freshly painted the dingy In
terror, and wrought material as we'll
as moral transformation: The fret
floor of the building was altered from
a bar of the lowest order, where crime
and hatred were nursed, into the hd-
manitarian substitute, the tea-saloon,
The effect of bar is still retained, but
over the shining counter no more del
eterious drink than well-madsr tea
ever passes. The equipments which
rest OH the counter as, accessories
to the drinks are bowls of sugar,
pitchers ofcream, end saucers of sliced
lemon. Tea is served either hot OF
cold, to suit the desire of the patron,
and it is also supplemented with d
sandwich or a piece Of pie or cake.
The prices charged for these enjoy
ments range from one cent for plain
tea to five. cents for tea with solids,
and the price is the same whether the
beverage is hot or iced. Asit is the
custom in the neighborhood where the
tea-sa,oon is established for families
to use the "growler" for bringing
drink from the saloon: to the home,
Colonel Hadley has tea on draught to
sell by the quart for outside consump-
tion. He has even planned an i'm.
proved can for carrying it, withia central
compartment for tea and an otltsids
one for ice, with faucets arranged for
drawing off either tea or ice water.
In the back of the tea.saloon is ar:
ranged an assembly, Dom, whereit is
the custom to hold mission meetinga
every evening, consisting largely Of
attractive music, and into these meet
ings the patrons wander in increasing
numbers. Upstairs the house is divi.
ded into twelve rooms, all of which
are furnished, and are rented to de-
sirable applicants at one dollar o week.
The tea-saloon is open from Ga. m.
to midnight; its patrons are increas-
ing daily; and it is. expected that il
will be formidable rival to the liquor
saloon, and will prove the strongest
weapon against alcoholism that phi
lanthropy has ever welded in defence
of the weak and ignorant.-Harper's
Bazaar,
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How 10 ~ They Catch scorchers in London.
"a great many communications have
recently been sent to the London
papers saying at the Kingston police
always catch the wrong person when
they attempt to stop the wheelmen
from furious riding. The policemen
have, coptradicted these. accusations.
There Sc seems to be q mistake some
where. Possibly the true explanation
may be found in what is said to be q
), 'true American story" printed in tue
London Mail. This story, says The
Mail, has great bearing Oh, the case
at hand. There is q certain time when
the vision of the officer loses the real
offender and he never gets him within
,the range of his. eyes again. Here is
the story, which is said to explain
matters: "a gentleman was leaning
ont of a railway carriage window to
, kiss his wife, who was on the platform
bidding him good-by. The train, how
ever, moved on with that celebrity for
which American trains are famous in
,anecdote; so fast, indeed that the
chaste salute was bestowed on por-
ter at tie next station. The sugges-
ltion is that, as the cyclists travel SO
fast in, Kingston, the police do not
catch the scorcher, but the slow rider
Who is coming up just behind him.
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%, ..'Then why don't you cross the
ferry on it?" he asked. ,Shefelt that
he suspected her and snatched her
bundle and ran:
When at last ,sh6 Vas seated on the
traIh, with the big bandle in her lap,
feeling fairly comf1rtabls fof the first
lime, her eyes fell to scanning the
newspaper that inclossd the precious
gown. Suddenly they were caught
by the notice of the lecture: Heavens!
It was to be ut $50, and she was then
on Athe 1:3o train: SIZE had never
been to Orange before; She knew no
one; she had no idea where the liter
ary lady was to be found. Ifshe was
not at the station to meet her, all was
lost. 49,,
She locked out eagerly when the
conductor called her station, but the
Literary lady- was not to be seen: She
struggled ross.ths platform with her
bundle. l.. .{i .,,ls.i e. :.
g ''D,!ve ME to-the club," she said
desperately to the cabman who came
to her assistance.
''What clab:" lie asked.
s'The Uitras," she said.
ooh, the hail." he aswered, and she
thought she was saved.
She pictured vaguely the consterna-
ton she would create by bursting into
the hall in the midst Of the lecture
possibly, but by this time she was
physically exhausted aid .mehtally
blank. She paid the cabman intuitiye.
ly and had started up the stairway be-
fore which he had stopped when she
thought she heard voices calling and
heavy step running toward hei': At
last she was pursued: But save
the gown she must and would: SPRING
ing up the stairway she b,ifst open the
door into the hall. The platform was
empty, but there was noisy hum Of
expectancy running through the
crowd. At first she heard nothing
distinctly. Then d heavy hand was
laid on her shoulder, and q voice be-
hind her said:
''Give me your bundle, miss"
She looked up at the blue coated
policeman, who had come up behind,
and fell in afaint at his feet. When
she revived she; was lying on rug in
a little white plastered room. The
window was open, the cold snow-laden
air from without was blowing on her,
and sweet-faced, gentle woman was
bending over her, holding q bottle OF
smelling salts to her nose.
are you the matron?" she asked,
feebly.
"The what?" asked the woman.
"The matron?'
"No. y" ''E
She waited a moment. "Then were
you put in, too:" she said. @
SIN WHAT" the woman asked.
I'm prison" she said, shuddering.
'"Why, this isn't prison, child,
the woman said with smitn- ''Whv
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boy. Mama-yery we'll, dear; how
shall we play it? Little Johnny-Ill
tell you: YOU start to do something
and I'll tell you not to.
"What do they mean by 'tachng !"
asked q young woman, on her trst
sail, of young woman who wsS ON
her second. "Why,n said the wise
one, in n careful whisper, lacking is
just-just sailing on the bias, Helen. /"
Acros, the board she looks ut me-
NV soul responds obediently;
Sne is nv wife, and with her eye
She tells me there Is no more pie.
"I tell you what it is" said the
silly little fish to his lorg-headed
mother, I have been following your
advice and letting those nice, plump,
iuicy worp's alone long enough. l
am now going on my own hook.
And he did. j
There was disagreement, and TIE
mother undertook to straighten things
out. "Why can't you play nicely"
she asked. "Cause he wants to boss
things" answered the younger. "He
wants me to play I'm president of the
United States. "Well, why don't
you?'' ""'Cause it's my turn to be
De1rey." 49,. ~ Ef ,4E
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HUMOROUS.

"No.n said Fido through the fence
to the tramp dog, don't mind being
washed. It is such fun to roll IN the
dirt afterward.
Biggs-Dobbs has big opinion Of
himself, hasn't he? Boggs-I should
say so. Why, he thinks he knows
more than his Office boy.
He-My dear, the bank in which
my money is deposited has failed.
She--Wbat mercy you've got your
check book at home, love!
s.Friend," said the mendicant, .T
have seen better days" "Great Scott!
On oI,ay------ii---''------ rr.s - So
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sooSSoseooeoeoee ooeeec
: NOVEL RIVAL TO,
) THE LIQUOR SHOPS;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Practical help to the poor, the ig-
norant; and Tie SHINING, this is the
watohWord of the Cay: The latest
evidence Of it's working i'll the East
Side of New York is the establishment
Of tea-saloon at 76 Allen street. Tho
Church Army is sponsor for the new
undertaking, which is managed by
Colonel II. 81. Hadley, an enthusiast
tic worker in humahitariah affairs.
Colonel Hadley has many ssmpa.
thizers in his belief that hundreds Of
people drink beer because it Is the
drink most easily obtainable, and that
if other liquids were as cheap and. as
easy to get, the consumption of into1-
icating drinks would be, greatly re-:
I.-..l rrh;a' "a tlS - I--- ~~!-< .1II 1-~:>trsi
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- . - . ~. 20 f.| 70 =
BREEZY KANSAS, YARNS.
How Eastern CORRESPONDENTS Add 10 fh'
Unique Fame of a Great State.

| How Eastern Correspondents Add 10 the
Unique Fame of a Great State.
2 Mf. Ceburn, the agricultural com
missioner ot;Kausnsp charges all the
notoriety THAT Kausas has suffered
from Aafing the LASS quarter ol GEN.
| trry to 'eastefF newspaper correspof.
dents, who, lhs saSs,, have visited that
state, and have tried tt' interest their
readers by inventing freaks s,sa afabul-
| Gus stories.'. ~ ,-'' '.''sT'i i.,.. Ill
.It has been left,t to the correspon-
dents OF eastern papers to portray
Kansas 10 the world in all the various
shades and tsnts;" ssys Mr.. Coburn,
.Trom those of gloemisst midnight
and deepest woe to brightest hoenday
and heavens gliding. His insss
work, that which has always stamped
hin, as possessing the true artistic
terhperament, has been. his treatment
Of weatb conditions, especially our
inpulsiy- zephyrs, a1id periods ,oi Pro,
crastinated rainfall. Tbs lines OF
thbnght always discernibleinhis werk
are that We ore in a!schronie condition.
of cyclone, drotigs. sr, blizzard, rarrl4ee. rr4e
gated by invaassions and dsysstations OF
chinchbugs land gPasshoppers: In
dealing with the form ershe describes
the wind which he, says, blew COW up
against the side Of q barn and held
iier there for 10 days, or until she
starved to death. The same wind, says
this yeracious etrcuicler, blew the
cracks out of the fences, sucked
cistern from the ground, moved ihs
township line and changed the, day
of the week, while it yanked the bung-
hole out Of a barrel and buried iS in
.sandtill 80 miles away slaeti
con another occasion, whsn stopping
at farmhouse,a cyclone came MP srd
he, with the family, went into the cell
lar The, house was soon blown away;
presently the cellar went, too, rolling
over and over like silk hat. He was
early spilled, out, but with infinite
labor dragged himself back in the
teeth of the wind, intending to take
refdgs III the hole the cellar came out
of, but tUhis, great CONSERVATION he
found that the hole had been blown
away also. Shortly aftor this, a far
mer was riding along the road with a
iugo sorghum tied with a strap TO
his saddle-horn. A cyclone came up,
and after 1t had passed the jug handle
was found inside thejug and the strap
was sticking out: of the jugs mouth,
the Jug having been blown inside out
without spilling drop Of the molasses.
During the same blow a goat happened
20 get In its path, and his kair was
blown off until he looked as clean as
a skinned banana. This made the
goat look SO much like q Mexican dog
with horns, that it was placed on ex-
hibition at the Worlds fair, attracting
attention as one of the great curiosl--
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'Art's Tribute to Dewey.
7sumun i'll gesign and PiRrred
luitlr Side 0prNtngs.
,a:ss,, azEzszHaasesskssaaAaass

In the triumphal arch andcolonnade
which is to be erected at Madison
Square for the Dewey celebration;i
New York City is to have q work
which, in the opinion of the National
Sculpture Society, will suTpass any
thing that has before been realized
for such a purpose in SCULPTURE aes-
grafton. !
In general plan the arch will re;
semble the Arch of Titus. The Ro:
man design is altered, however, tosht
1t for location at the intersection OF
four streets By having the main piers
.,;n"cad on the east and vest. axis of
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out these plans is offered to the city
free of charge. At meeting Of the
society called to consider the means
of doing the work in the short time
remaining, the roll was. called for
pledges of work and cooperation,
Every member who was present at the
meeting pledged himself without re-
serve to the work. It is said that the
artists in carrying out the plan will
give to the city professional service
amounting in value to s15O,0OO or
5000. 0QO.L 4H Y ,.iLn