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Work and Wages in France.

After Great Britain had commenced her
legislation for the protection OF enid ia
Dor, yearly thirty years elapsed before
France followed with the law OF 1911 me
necessity therefor was indeed urgent, II
the industrial population was TO be saved
from utter degeneration. OF this no better
nroof was needed than the experiences OF
recruiting officers for the army IN 1sio-
Taking q dozen districts in which nearly
the entire population was engaged IN man
11factyres, and comparing them with the
neishborIng districts where the people Ia
bored in the fields or on the sea, II was
found that for every 1000 young men &C
cepted as fit FOR military service, there
we're rejected as unfit 45o Of the agricu!-
trral and marine population. while OF the
factory workers, for every LOO accepted
1,G32 were rejected
II is stated as a curious and cruel tact
that for some time past many establish
rnenis where only men have been employed
have adoosed the teu-hour day, while the
long days, reaching in some cases even
fourteen to fifteen hours work, have been
irnnosed on the feeble element Not least
arnrn, the advantages of the present law
* me provision that all workers in the
same establishment. with certain unavoa-
able exceptions, shall have their rest at
rha same time, thus putting an end to the
svsterr, Of RELAYS" which, by deceiving
the Insoectors. has opened the door of es-
cane from the law Of 1892. and, moreover,
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CURRENT LITERATURE FOR BUSY READERS

the union OF family life will be thereby
distinctiS promoted. In fact, the law aims
to be. IN TIE words of Minister Millerand,
ga work of social moralzation, solidarity,
and pacificaton-''
A personal inquiry sent to different sec
tions of France reveals the fact that the
hours of work in various industries range
from seven TO fourteen per day; depending
on the orders received by employers. the
season of the year. &c. Though the coal
miners have been. perhaps, the most per-
sistent in demanding the eisht-hour day,
they have not yet gained it under the law.
except for boys of less than sixteen years
OF age. but the Secretary of the largest
federation reports it as being maintained in
a cooperative mine ar Satnt-EStienne. and.
perhaps. at CarmauX. In March of the
present year. however. bill was intro
duced in the Chamber OF Deputies to make
the eiSht-hour day universal in the mines
While. according to the reports received.
eleven hours appears to be the general
days work in the center and north Of
France. the south. represented by its eX-
tremes, Nice and Bordeaux. reports ten
| hours as the average.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
The Tattoocd Crucifix.

For the first time since we had oeeh OH
the march the Filipino lieutenant sepa-
rated his camp from ours. He also dou-
h]ed his guard, stationinS his soldiers III
the rceks which surrounded US. Ihih"ihii
al, his somewhat peculiar, | sent one OF
,bo men to ask if he had placed the
guards for our protection
..So,, was the laconic answer soon
aftarra,d he came himself 10 our camp,
md through an Interpreter camiy IN
formed me that h. had orders presumably
frn,n General Tino, to execute us III TIE
mount aims.
have always believed that the Lieu
.enants refusal to obey orders ana exc
c,,te us was due TO he effect PRODUCER III
his ro;rd by an incident which had occur
red a night or two earlier At one OIL
our stops he had shown me a crucliiN
which he wore hung hv r5aoon afounu
l,is neck and said to me: 'The Ameri-
canps' are not Christians. ION, yes.
rcrlied. ..AIl the Americans are Chris
t!ana-'
.eElt yeu never wear any cruc!liNes-
onened nv Jacket and showed him
my breast A crucifix had been tattooed
here wears ago. when was Mpshio-
man The ragal eapcd to his feet with
an exclamation of surprise he instantly
crossed himself. His eyes nearly started
fp,t Of his head. ] explained TO him that
any o77t5 could buy crnciiiX and hang IT
,ralIntl his nesk, but that had endured
nain 10 have my crueiilx pr!cked in the
nn-h ard that. as he could see, 1t must
,I,s-.,xs he with me. There was a marked
chonca in his manner toward me- after
4T.ieIItcnant-C Commander Gil more, IN
Mct,fure,S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
you know. He just sits around on the

you know. He just sits around on Tue
!ce."
"Aw-he sect on dthe ice? You most
EXCUSE mi, SIeetheur Andrews, l dunno
de Engleesh moch. I like know, eet you
plees, wat else e do Wen e no sect on
dthe ice.''
What else he does?" said Andrews. Il
don't know of anything else he does. lie
just sits around UP there on the ice
..Aw-he do noting bot set on dthe Ice :
I tank you, Meetheur Andrews. Yer
moch oblige Excuse mi deesturb your
deenair I.t'ank you YER moch-
Andrews host was retiring, but An
drews' curiosity was somewhat aroused.
and he called him back.
why are you so much interested IN
polar bears?' Andrews asked.
Andrews host looked troubled.
..Ah, Meesteur Andrews, 1 tell you. l
hat a got friend wat die. He hat beeg
funerell naix Sonday-oh, beeg tunerel.
Dthey ASK me be pol bear. Bot no,
think not-I no sett on ice.'-darper's
Magazine for September
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LAFAYETTE KISSED A BELLE.
1t Was at Her Own Request. and Viz
S;nia Society Was Sorely Shocked,

'.Lafayette's stay in Alexandria, va,
upon his return visit to America, was a
succession of fetes, opening with civic
and military parade" writes Mrs Ihao-
deus Horton, in the September Ladles
Home Journal. 1.-The event with which
every one looked forward with delight
the grand ball 1t was held in the double
drawing-rooms of the residence OF MI
and Mrs Cazenore, which, after Eng
lish fashion, occupied the second moor.
The apartments were richly decorated
and were thronged with the elite OF
Virginia society and many notable guests
from Washington city and elsewhere.
LAFAYETTE stood in the rear drawing
room and received with the Mayor OF
Alexandra, who introduced the guests
to him During thy presentations a
young lady from Middle Virginia, great
belle, came up, and on being introduced
asked Lafayette to kiss her, which he I'M
mediately did. Everybody was shocked
at such an exhibition of immodesty on
her mart. and wondered how the Cen
eral could be so undignfied as to com
NV with her request Nothing else was
talked of the entire evening but this re-
markable occurrence. The . ladies all
thought it quite shameful and dis
grace to the occasion and blamed both
the girl and the Marquis me gen
tlemcn, however. thought LAFAYETTE ex-
cusable under the circumstances
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Ute Eastialous EIancee
Won't Read Her Lovers Letters I'm
less She's Dressed Up to His Ideal.

less oilt , DfcSStu u 10 Ills 4utdI.
I slipped up to the engaged girls room
with the letter for her that had arrived
n the afternoon mail.
There was nothing apologetic in my tap
at her door. 1t was mapping hour, to be
sure, but I vas quite confident that the
envelope, whose handwriting l was begin
ming to know pretty we'll by this time
would be my passport into favor. even
while invading the sacred hour of retire
ment.
TIE engaged girl called out a drowsy
''Who is it?" when 1 raped, then bade
me enter in a spiritless voice.
One flourish of the letter before her
droopy eyes. and she was wide awake in
an instant
How dear of you to bring 1t to me-
she exclaimed, giving it an ecstatic little
squeeze.
Now, sit right down by this sea Win
dow and talk TO me while tog up a bit
'.AIld keep you from reading your pre-
cious letter? Not /. Downstairs 1 go
this minute while you delve into those
numerous pages of devotion all by your
self. Why, you can barely wait to run
a hairpin through that envelope flap as
it is"
The engaged girl was standing before
the mirrow now, brushing her back hair
She smiled mysteriously at me across
her shoulder as she said: Dorothy, to
think that fasudious you pretend to
believe I would read a love letter looking
such a fright as I am
She tweaked off a curl paper as she
spoke, stuck out one stability slippered
foot, and gave the folds Of her rumple6
komono a dsdainful shake
No such calousnes on my part. When
I have a heart-to-heart talk with Jack
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
Brides at Tuct1ou.
A Strange Custom Practiced in the
Far East.

A Strange Custom Practiced in the
Far East.
Within half a doze miles Of Sima, the
summer capitol of India, there is annual
~ practiced one of the stransest of the
many customs which obtain in the East
This is known as the annual marriage
fair Of the hill tribes. and is one of the
. most important of all the festivals.
You might CINE that the origin of
this Institution was TO get husbands tor all
the unattractive females. To the contrary,
however, the manageable tmaidens are
usually more than commonly handsome and
well-formed, though they are so scented
with garlic that Europeans might incline
to the opinion that distance lends enchant-
ment.
They wear the most brlliant-colored OF
costumes-deep pinlls, primitive green's
and glaring yelows, which are all in keep
ing with the gorgeous tints one only sees
beneath the Oriental sun. In accord, TOO,
is the tinkling of the silver bangles winch
they wear round their ankles.
They wear but the flimiest wells,
through which their brilliant, black eyes
with a heavy jet line dyed beneath them,
CLEAN coquettishly.
TO within quite recent times these maid
ems were openly sold to their future nus
bands: but during the last few years the
commercial part of the ceremony has peen
carefully kept in the background.-PillI-
adelphia Record.
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Die Iulumn Sir.

lIarkt
Do you hear u far-of
Dim mysterious throbbing strain
or wondrous melody?
It is the golden rod
Beneath its stalks against the meadow
breeze
To time her coming
Soon the sounds viii swell
Into a gladstone, sieesome song,
a marcn triumphal.
That's hec. cue,
And Win a swirl, a swagger and a swish,
Enter the Autumn Girl OF Nineteen Hun
dred!
From the sea The shore, the mountain top,
Yacht deck and hotel porch,
She svgoors upon US,
"A bloamy-eyed, sun-ldssed symphony of
girl!
About her clinss a certain sadness
For the mad, glad summer,
And not one trace, ono white nor one
Jo.
OF all the riante ra1npantness
That marked the years high noontime.
in her eyes the sky and sea have left
blue distances.
The waves have put tangle in her
hair,
Brine-odored, glinting like golden sand
Touched by the sun to flame.
But why write madrigals like this
To her?
She syots not of a rhyme
Just now:
She's busy hunting lotions, almond creams
And other frecke chasers
To touch her taw1y cheek
And bleach her tilted nose,
For while you think her very beautiful
And mayhap tell her SO.
She'll let you understand
That she's a perfect fright,
And hasn't a hat all SUMMER
O cheerfulest of liars
Too well you know
The peada crop is no failure,
autumn girl,
Now you are here!
Kate Masterson in n. 7. Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
Rn1,unlic Grar,lln;,r.

Years ago, says the Youths Companion,
an American minister TO one of the Euro
pean Powers was blessed with a pretty
daughter whose charms wrought much
havoc in the rank and file of the young
men who met her.
She was sweet and gracious to all, but
her heart, as well as her wit, belonged to
her native land One day her father found
her at her, desk knitting her broWs over
"a letter. staf
whats the matter, my dear?'she asked
Mating her shoulder affectionately.
..Oh, 1 have TO write another deciension
father she responded, dolefully, but
nothing will induce me to conjugate TIL l
get back to the United States.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
The "Good Cnird" From Persia.

A policeman on duty OF the Villa Evans
spoke OF the Shah after SaEons attempt
on his life as "a child. but a good child
He has a freshness OF mind that is (for
himself) delightfully."- childish. All his
Impressions are as vivid as those of child
hood The triumphs of mind over mat
ter, as in the cycle the motor car. the
PaIac. of Illusion. the new electric lamp.
the giant photograph audible To 20,oo0
persons at a time, are what most charm
him But he can be philosopher. The
Shah, in passing by the Palafs de Cas-
tile. asked who lived there, and was
told Queen Isabella Queen OF what?'
cot Spain" why does she not live In
Spain?" "She was exiled- "Exiled
with large fortune9' Yes The
happy sovereign to be able to live as
she likes. and as long as she likes. IN
paris. Have the Anarchists ever tried
IN shoot her since she came here to
stav?" Never. But an attempt was
wade fifty wears aro TO shoot her. by
an ANARCHIST" mo. There were no
An.rcbists them .sBut there were
Repicfdesq" eyes" ssWelI, then, An
arcbism is an old disease with a new
nan.e'-F'rom London Truth.
The Massachusetts 5s-h7ur-weekly labor
law has been declared unconstitutional by
the courts.
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J,csyo,, in Natural History.

Andrews had heen dining for some weeks
at a fayor.ta Italian restaurant. anu S @s.s
-raor chu..ls with the proprietor one
nisht at dinner the latter approached
Andrews table. ,,o.,
How you do, aIeesteur Andrews! yer
glad 10 see you. Excuse mi, Meesteur
Andrewss. but 1 like TO ASK a favor, eef
you plees."
Andrews told him he would be delighted ted
II tank you, Meesteur Andrews Ike
to ASK, eef you pees, wat ess a Pof
bear?'' ..,,,,,.
he's a-a bear, you know, DIE, Nhiee
.sYezs, aIeesteur Andrews, knoW :.
Fxcrse mi. Rot / like TO know wat he,
do ..r,,,,
f,e-,e lives Up at the North Pole
EXCUSE mi. Msesteur Andrews: no
cares were 'e leef. 1 like know Wat ees
=. moi, &batsr wa't g do.
!.Gh what HI does. said Andrews
.NyalI. he's up thsre at the North Pole.
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gartcn, and comes home daily with some
fresh acquisition Of wisdom. A few days
ago 1t was addition, and she proclaimed
proudly a .ne dinner table:
II know how much two and two MAKE,
and free and two, and four and two
"And what said the father, do you
and make. Marjorie?'
Without a moments hesitation over these
new factors in her problem, the little
maid answered, with a dimple and a smile:
'.Sweetheartsi''
And the family were satisfied with Mar
iie's arithnletc--Answers.
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wish to be clothed and in my right
mind. couldn't enjoy sentence of that
letter If / read it in such a, dowdy get-up

wish to be clothed and in my right
mind. couldn't enjoy sentence of that
letter If read it in such a dowdy get-up
as this.
well, I've struck the very refinement
of sentiment" thought I, land I will sit
down by this sea window and find out
just what toilette a modern damsel con-
siders necessary for the reception of her
lovers letters
Meanwhile the engaged girl was twist
ing up her soft brown hair at the back
of her head; the hideous line of curl
papers had given way to puffy pompa-
doI1r. sweeping off of the smooth. white
brow.
A powder that smelt of clover blossoms
and all things sweet had been pulled over
forehead and nose.
Arms and neck had been sprayed with
scented water, the shambly Old slippers
replaced by pert ones Of bronze with tiny
gold buckles, and by the time my young
woman had slipped into an airy negigc
of organdie, Powered with morning glories
and ripping with rufIles, she was too
adorable a figure to be wasted on the
siChtless pages of Jacks letter.
"And all this for his written words"
I gasped in establishment.
$40 all this for my sclf-respect, she
substituted
cranky, Dorothy. T couldn't sit down
- ii ~
steal PROJECTIONS while that mirror right
across the way was giving than the lie
all the while ] would feel such a dread
ful fake to have him gloat:ng over my
fluffy curls when the pins from my curl
papers were at that very moment jabbing
my forehead
HE has pretty little Illusions about me
which I can live up to with an effort,
and I'm not sneaky enough to have him
idealizing me a hundred miles away and
! at this end as disheveled as the Witch
of Endor.
"You see, even girl with a toerably
well-developed bump of neatneSs mas TO
let herself go now and then in the privacy
of her own ROOM or she would just about
die of dress prostration.
.But my vanity, sensitiveness, or sense
of honor. il you dignity it so, makes me
spruce up IS much for Jacks letters as
for Jacks presence.
Now she added roguishly, m on
my pedestal again, and
took the hint and made for the door.
With my last look at the radiant figure
on the couch. already deep in her love
feast. I thought of Balzac's pertinent sum-
ing up of feminine nature:
Happiness is the poetry Of woman as
the toilet is her tinsel.'' and his further
statement that two things create woman
a second time-"pretty dresses and love
letters. Dorothy Maddox in Philadelphia
INQUIRER
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Septenher.


observation-disclosures are in the sound
Dreams, in the warm and yello" ground
Dreams in the ripening leaves OF trees
And in the drone of lazy bees,
And in the haze upon the hills,
And in the sleepy meadow rlls;
Dreams in the soft, fruit-scentea ar
That watts away the highest care;
Draams full of whispers in the corn
That haeps the stubble. newly shorn-
Where crickets call from dusty weeds
AMI thistles fling their daWnY SEEDS
Where grapes are purpling into VINE
AGAINST the crimson of the vine
Dreams in the poets truant days
Along the quiet country-Wavs-
Yea. idle dreams he would forego',
PM oh. the dreamer loves them 50!
e. C. Tompkins, in Frank Lesi'e
MONTHLY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
His Failing

"Your husband tried to commit suicide
did he?" asked the doctor, who had been
hastily summoned.
yes, SIR replied the weeping woman
'.Nate the attempt with a razor!
Yes
pull through all right.
ooh. suppose he will" sobhed the
wife. Poor John is $3.50 awkward. =
(,hica 60 Tribune.
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Nfariorie,s New Aritbmetic,

Marjorie is the small and only daughter
in a family which boasts of sever:,l sons.
Aged four years is Marjorie, petite and
imperol,s. and enjoying excellent oppor-
tunties for becoming spelled. She has late
ly attained TO the dignity Of the kinder
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
lnycntinr Word.

This is truly a spiral flight remarked
a young lady to her escort as they slowly
climbed toward the top of the high tower.
Rather per-spiral, l would call it
he replied, as he mopped his brow with
his fandkerchief.-Stray Stories.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
Ute DaudeNon.

With locks of gold to-day; i
Tomorrow, silver gray;
Then blossom-bald. Behold,
o man, thy fortune told!
John B. Tabb.
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"a TIMES RICHMOND, VA SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10000

counts Of the eminent men mentioned
> hove. The book is a valuable one. and
its author is to be scpngra tulated upon
having spent his old sage in such mo-
table service to his people.
+. H. DABNEY.
University of Virginia, Sept. Z. 1860.
Magazines
There are fortythree signed contribu
lions by well-known writes in the Sep
tember number OF the Smart Set, "the
magazine of cleverness." The chief
feature OF the issue is a timely story of
the stage by John D. Barry, entitled
1.-THE Leading Woman
In Lady Machante," the story of a
pretty burglar, the whimsical Gelett Bur-
CESS is at his best Ills narrative is
avowedIy a farce, and is droll through
out.
Gertrude Anterior contributes to the
number one of her startling short stories,
entitled 1.-THE Greatest Good" Mrs
William Allen, a conspicuous figure in
New York,s 400 is the author of The
Love Letters of LIAR" a story that will
prove of sensational interest to society.
G. 3. Lewis (..M. Quad') writes weird
tale of ..The Moonlight at El-Kordo."
Other notable contributions are "A Mar
tyr Of the Quarter" by Duffield Osborne;
line LOVe-MdklnSs Ol 1-oo, ny hate
Masterson; 1.-THE Unlucky Shilling by
Barry Plain; lat the Sixth Tee by
Rupert Hughes; 'The Resemblance that
Came Between" by Jessie Llewellyn,
daughter of the former Governor of Kan
sas; with the Governments Regrets"
a story of late days in Havana, by Louise
Winter.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Mckinley,
12iece of President Mckinley. naturally
arouses interest in THE Brides of the
White House, because of Miss McI<in-
leys close relationship to the Chief Exc
cutive Of the nation. Mrs. Schuyler
Crowninshield has written for the Oc-
tober Delineator a charming article re-
garding the few women who have been
honored with Wlite-House Weddings. 1t
is both Economically and historically in
teresting.
The October number Of The Delnea-
tor, in addition to Mrs. Crowninshie!ds
article and the eighty or more sketches
OF present-day styles, which are promi-
nent features of the magazine, contains
twenty other valuable contributions. For
thirty years it has been trusted by Ameri-
can women for guidance in home dress
making and home management.
4
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Ice,

"of course his old English ancestry cuts
no ice
Certainly not, if there is anything III
the orthodox theology. Detroit Journal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
Literary Mates.

Hall Gaines forthcoming story is not
to be called The Roman but The Eternal
City 1t will be published in England i'll
The Ladies Magazine, a new periodical
which c. y. Pearson will bring out in
January next, and in this country III
The New Magazine, to be published IN the
fall by r. H. Russell
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16

Dodd, Mead & Company have had to
postpone the delivery of Marie Corelli' S
new novel THE Master Christian the
number Of advance orders having made
it impossible TO deliver on the date hrst
announced. 10000 copies was the total
reached before publication in England
and America.
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Mr. Kipling himself has lately been
quoted by an acquaintance as follows:
II have sometimes been called a poet ana
other names l don't like, but the one
thing l am really proud of is that l
edited a paper for forty-eight hours, and
that it didn't stop"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16

.Americans' is the title of Charles
Dana Gibsons forthcoming book OF
drawings, which will be published III
October uniform in size with its four
predecessors. The book will contain
over ninety of Mr.. Gibsons latest
sketches and cartoons, ana, as its title
indicates, is full of the national charac-
ter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16

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by Max O'Rell's friends, that he is SO
i'll that it is considered highly improbable
that he will recover. Ri
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