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to prosecution On the charge OF Va
grancy
1t may be something new for women
TO learn that Judge Martin holds that
it s no part Of the duty of women to
work. While it is true that they do
work, yet that condition is not i'm
posed upon them by laws Of political
economy, and the statutes regarding
vagrancy, which make it an offense in
man, were not intended to apply to
women. In the case in point woman
was arrested for vagrancy. The
statutes Of Illinois. not very far re-
moved from the same in Georgia, de-
fine a vagrant as "a person who is
idle, remains idle and refuses to work"
Counsel for defense argued that a wo-
man could not be vagrant, because
she was not made to work" 1t took
the jury Of Il men but a few minutes
10 return a verdict supporting the
theory Of the defense. Commenting
upon this decision, the Times-HeraId
declares that "it is frausht with great
possibilities. 1t is full of menace to
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CITY SOUTH OF EQUATOR.
Buenos Ayres Which is Laid Out After
the Fashion of Philadelphia.

The chief characteristic of this most
southern republic in the world, is its
vast plain, or pampas as it is called,
stretching nearly 1000 miles north and
south and 400 miles east and west.
These plains run right down to the
sea, and it is proved beyond denial,
that the sea once Tapped the feet Of
the Andes in the west, but as CEN
turtles have come and gone, the sands
Of the ocean have accumulated, until
its waters have been forced back to
the eastward over 500 miles, and the
end is not yet. For instance, the en-
trance into the Rio de la Plata, at
Montevideo, has narrowed down from
$50 miles to about 80, within the
limits Of history. There is continual
drift of sand and refuse down this
great river, which is constantly MAX
ing at the entrance. As we sailed up
the river from Montevideo, to the road
stead in front Of BuenOs Ayres, il
seemed to me that the river, Rio de la
Plata, the river Of silver" was wrong
ly named, and should be called the
river Of gold" as the water is yell
lowish gold color at all times. Be-
fore we came in sight Of the city, we
came to anchor, owing to the shallow
ness of the water.
The health boat came out very
promptly in the morning and put US In
quarantine for five days, though we
did not have case of sickness on
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-21
BOBS' ANTIPATHY
Gen. ChOrtleigh.
Iha A id oS onnnral

Gen. Bobs- Chortleigh.
The Aid-Yes, general.
Gen. Bobs-You know my particular
form of weakness, don't you?
The Aid understand, general, that
you can't abide cats.
Gen. BObS-It is true, my boy.
Shakespeare mentions this very antip-
athy. Other men of more or less
prominence have had it. I can't con-
troll it. 1t kept me awake all last
night. Did you hear a peculiar sound,
Chortleigh?
The Aid-No, general; l slept like
top. What did the sound resemble?
Gen. Bobs-The mewing of a cat,
Chortleigh. The awful thought oc-
Cured to me that perhaps the beers
had found out about my little weak
ness and were taking fearful advant-
age of it. Are there many cats in the
Transvaal republic, Chortleigh?
The Aid understand they are very
scarce, general.
Gen. Bobs-Of course, you find Pre-
toria newspapers on the prisoners We
occasionally capture. Do you recollect
noticing any such want adj in their
columns as Highest price paid for
live cats by the war Officer
The Aid-No, general.
Gen. Bobs-Tm glad of that. I'd
sooner face a Maxim at 20 PAGES than
walk into an ambush Of cats. That
will do, rtleigh.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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it has been discovered that other COM
mon metals can be made up into
unique and novel gifts, and brass,
block tin and copper are brought into
play.
1t is well for the beginner to COM
mence on something simple and as an
inkstand is one of the most useful ar
ticles we possess, and certainly from
the decorative point of view of greater
Importance than even the pen, as lend
ing itself more readily and with more
apparent result to the artistic finger,
it would form an excellent piece of
work to start with
To make this article for ones self,
one does not need to be a skilled re-
pOusse worker. First Of all, procure
the inkwell, preferably of glass, Of
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mercial circles as a man of great i'll
formation and sound judgment and
vas a sort Of general referee as to the
solvency or standing Of other traders.
If Il note of inquiry as to any trader
position came the answer to which he
intended to be satisfactory he was
accustomed to write across the note
the letters o. K. and return it to the
writer, and in this sense they are now
universally current" Another &C
count is this-it came originally from
James Parton: While he was in Nash
vile on search for material for his
history he found among the records of
the court which General Jackson had
been a judge many legal documents
Endorsed o. X, which meant order
recorded, but often so scrawlingly
written that one could easily read O..
K. If Major Jack Downing" noticed
a bundle of papers thus marked upon
President Jackson's table, documents
perhaps from his former court, in
which he still had interest, it is very
easy to see how a punster could
imagine it to be o. K. or "oll kor-
rect" No doubt Siba Smith, who wrote
under the nom de plume of Major
Jack Downing" had much to do with
creating the impression that Presi-
dent Jackson was unlettered and il
literate, whereas many existing per-
sonal letters, military reports, court
opinions and state papers show to the
contrary. After all it is not necessary
to account historically for o. K. 1t
is enough to know that the term is
good form and, since Justice Horton
decision, good also in law.
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UNHEARD HARMONIES.

All things are wrought of melody,
Unaeard, yet full of speaking spells;
Within the rock. within the tree,
A soul of music dwells
A mute symphonic sense that thrills
The silent frame of mortal things;
Its heart beats in the ancient hills,
And in each flower sings.
To harmony all growth is set;
Each seed is but a music mote
From which each plant, each violet,
Evolves its purple note.
Compact of melody, the rose
Woos, the soft wind with strain on
strain
OF crimson; and the lily blows
It's white bars to the rain.
The trees are paeans; and the grass
One long, green fugUe, beneath the
sun;
Song is their life, and all shall pass.
Shall cease, when song is done.
Truth
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not exactly handsome, but it was
frank, full of courage, Of fire, OF
genuius, face to be trusted and loved.
Ethel thought of her fathers de-
scription-he combined the genueness
OF child with the bravery Of lion,
igure, the noble face, the fearless
eyes, were combined with a mouth
gentle and beautiful as that Of any wo-
man. She looked at him earnestly.
He was her ideal Of { soldier and a
gentleman; truth and chivalry were in
his face, gentleness and dauntless
bravery.
If his mind matches his face and
figure, she thought to herself, Il shall
like Sir Oscar Charlotte"
She found herself wishing that he
would speak to her. She would like
to see him smile; she would like to
hear him speak. In a few minutes her
desire was gratifed Lord St. Norman
crossed the room, bringing Sir Oscar
with him.
EtheIs first sensation. as he bowed
to her, was one of delight that her
idea Of him was verifed-that his
smile was sweet and gentle at that of
a woman or a child. Then she found
herself looking at his face, and Won
dering where she had seen him before.
Lord St. Norman left them while he
went to welcome some other guests;
and then Sir Oscar sat down by Ethels
side.
She was looking half-wistfully in
his face.
Sir Oscar" she said, suddenly, 4
cannot divest myself of the idea that
l have seen you before. Yet I cannot
remember where"
Il saw you, Miss St. Norman" he
observed, smiling, ''in the Park. 1 was
standing with a group of friends when
your carriage passed by"
Then she remembered the face that
had attracted her attention; she re-
membered the words that had been in
her mouth at the time-his own words
and-a crimson blush burned her
face.
He looked surprised. Why should
this proud girl who was so Indifferent
to all men, blush at those simple
words from him? But he was inter
ested-touched by it as he would not
have been by anything else. They
talked together for the short space of
time that elapsed before dinner, and
then Sir Oscar escorted her to the
dining-room. He sat by her during
dinner, and was delighted with her
her Wondrous beauty, her pleasant
words, her bright eyes charmed him;
ne found himself looking at her in
wonder
This is the girl" he said to him
IF, who refused the best match in
England, who refused the young duke.
am not surprised, now that I have
seen her; she does not look like one
Who would marry for money; she has
he noblest and most beautiful face
have ever seen"
For the first time Sir Oscar was
thoughtful and grave; he was gen
rally considered one of the most
2musing companions, but on this oc-
CaSiOn his thoughts were all en-
crossed by the beautiful face which
aad charmed him so greatly.
To be continued.
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PUT NOT THY FAITH IN SIGNS.

There is sign in the county clerk
office that is full of truth and poetry
to the lambkins that cavort toward the
marriage license desk, with love in
their hearts and the price in his
pocket. A piece Of sandpaper on d
convenient card is tackled on the wall,
and on it are the words: Matches
struck here" He sees it first as a
usual thing, then he nudges her: they
both blush, and he whispers, Struck
here, but made in heaven Then she
longs to say-but the horrid clerks and
daylight intervene.-Salt Lake Tribune
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| board, but they very mercifully re
tented in the afternoon, and gave Us
permission to go ashore the next morn
ing, Christmas day; so as soon as the
shore tug put out to US, we weni
ashore. the distance to the landing be
ing y miles, taking US nearly two
hours 10 make the journey. I have
visited other large cities in southern
countries, whose natural condition.
and advantages, rightly employed
would have made them far more
heaItlful than they are, so when I saw
Buenos Ayres, the largest city in the
world south OF the equator, without a
hill or any sort Of an eminence to
break the monotony of the level me-
tropolis, l made up my mind l would
find it to be a regular pest hole.
Imagine my surprise, therefore, when
l stepped ashore, and drove up to the
Phoenix hotel, in the center of the
city. to find. instead of filthy streets.
people and buildings, everything scrup-
ulously clean and inviting. l was
really, though happily. disappointed
There were no disagreeable odors
whatever, but the air was laden with
the scent of the rose and honeysuckle.
l stood out on the little veranda lead
ing from my room in the hotel, and
could see the roses all in bloom. and
the honeysuckle climbing about the
windows of house not far away
Everything was peaceful and happy,
so my first impression of the land of
Good airs (Buenos Ayres) was of the
vely best.
The city has a population of about
100000, made up principally of Italians
and Spanish, these two nationaIities
forming nearly one-half of the popu-
latiOn. There are several thousands of
English, to whom belongs, in a great
measure, the credit for the prevailing
conditions of cleanliness and thrift.
There are little colonies of Germans,
Americans, Irish, Danes, and a larger
one of French, with the latter large
~ increasing.
The city is laid out much after the
fashion of Philadelphia, and has some
very beautiful streets. The Avenida
de Mayo reminded me very much of
Commonwealth avenue, Boston, and
the Gale Florida impressed me as re-
sembling Chestnut street, Philadel-
phia. All of the principal streets are
paved with Trinidad asphaltum, and
are kept in excellent condition. One
would almost think George E. Warning
had dropped a force of his men into
the city cleaning department, as they
dress very similar, and are omnipresent
and very Industrious in fulfilling their
duties.
As Buenos Ayres is the capital of the
republic, all the state buildings are
here, and they are very creditable
There are some very beautiful squares
in the city, and the Plaza de la Victoria
is the equal of any square I have ever
seen in the United States, and the city
is working on a system of little
breathing spots" running through
the center of one of the great bOule-
wards, that, when finished, will rival
anything planned by the greater New
York 1t will take many years to
finish what they have started, but it
will be very beautiful.-Correspo
ence of the Universalist Leader.
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GROVER CLEVELAND'S ADVICE.
His Interesting Answer to the Cues
ton, Does a College Education Pay?


ton, Does a College Education Pay?
EX-President Grover Cleveland con-
tributes to The Saturday Evening
Post the first magazine article he has
written since he left the white house.
1t is a vigorous and remarkably force
ful discussion of the question, Does
College Education Pay? and it is of
interest not only to the thousands OF
young men who are considering the
problem, but to the tens of thousands
of parents who may have doubts Nj.
Cleveland does not judge success
simply by moneymaking.
Many a college-bred man labors in
the field of usefulness without either
wealth or honors, and frequently with
but scant recognition of any kind, and
yet achieves successes which, unseen
and unknown by the sordid and cyni-
cal, will bloom in the hearts and minds
Of men longer than the prizes of wealth
or honors can endure" he says
Further on is this: Parents should
never send their sons to college simply
for the purpose of educational orna-
mentation. The fact that parents have
the fate of a son largely in their keep
ing should not only enlist their par
entail love and pride, but should, at the
same time, stimulate their parental
judgment. Furthermore, they should
be constantly mindful that they have
III charge not only son but an I'M
completed man who is soon TO become
their contribution to the manhood of
the world. They therefore owe a dual
duty, which demands on the one hand
that the education of the son be under
taken as a help to his success in life,
and on the other that this education
shall promise for the maturing man
the equipment necessary to insure his
value as an addition to civilized hui
manly. Before he leaves home to en-
ter upon his student life, his sympathy
with these purposes should be fully
aroused and he should be impressed
with the Importance Of keeping them
steadily in view. He should also take
with him to his new surroundings a
love Of truth and honor, cheerful,
manly disposition and truly democratic
inclinatiOns. With these his collegiate
advent must be suspicious, and his flu
ture life well guarded against failure.
Lacking these, his way is made i'm
mensely more difficult and uncertain"
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WITH THE YOUNGSTERS.

Georges mother insisted upon his
repeating the prayers of childhood.
He started sleepily, requiring prompt
ing at the beginning of every line
DroWsiness had nearly won the
mastery by the time that he had
obediently got as far as my soul to
take"
God bless prompted his mother
George had long list of relatives.
There was a fiutter of his sleep-laden
lids as he Jumped them all together:
God bless the whole shooting
match
And he was asleep at last.-Boston
Transcript
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masculine peace and comfort. 1t
may force thousands of soft-handed,
genteel husbands to work for a Iiv-
ing"
Should the decision have this effect,
it would at least do a good work in
sending the idle professional husband
to the chain gang instead of the wife
Atlanta Constitution.
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HE IS AN ANTI"

Il am an anti" declared Sammy
Snaggs, whose father is an ardent ex-
pansionist.
''You are what?" demanded the
elder Snaggs, with great surprise
II am an anti" repeated Sammy;
"an antispankationist."
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ORIGIN OF o. K.

In Brewers dictionary of anecdote
and fable is a pretty full account of
o. X. 1t is this: These letters in
America signify all right. Their use,
it is said, originated with old John
Jacob Aston the millionaire OF New
York. He was looked upon in COM
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-21
HARRY'S EXPERIENCE.

Burkley-Why is it woman can
never keep a secret?
Henpeck-But she can. l have
never succeeded in getting my wife to
tell me where she hides our pocket
book, and I've been trying for fifteen
years.-Chicago Times-HeraId.
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DISTRESSING MISTAKES.

"A man can't be too careful whom
he snubs.''
What do you mean?"
why, every once in while I've
snubbed some plain people who after
ward came into lot of money"-Chf-
cago Record.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Dinner-P Party.

Ethel had felt profound pity for the
duke; his handsome face had grown
white and haggard as he listened to
the words which told him his fate.
''Will you answer one question:" he
said. IF I wait for years, if I try all
that man can try, will it be of any
use?"
NO" she replied, gravely. Il have
been frank with you. You have my
esteem, my friendly liking, but I can
never give you more"
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DEFINED.

Willie-Pa, what's p-h-i-l-a-n-
t-h-r-o-p-i-s-t?
Pa-My son, he's man who spends
his time inducing other people to
spend their money for charity.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
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PRETTY NE Tall WORK
WHICH EVEN AMATEURS MAY
TURN OUT.
SIMPLE INkSTAND
How II Can Be Made by One at Home
Graceful Continuance in Repousse
Which Really Needs Only the Skill
of a Graceful Finger.

Since the rage for fancy articles
made from iron began, many ANA
tours have perfected themselves in
this art and the result has been an ar
ray Of exquisitely carved chandeliers,
candelabra and numerous other dainty
and useful ornaments. In consequence.
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EEIElIzIE1Sl IEIIzlIzEIEGIGlElIEllEH

Never" he repeated, in all timer
No" said Ethel. The best thing
you can do is to forget me-"
L shall never forget you" ne cried,
bitterly.
She realized what love meant when
she looked on his face and saw the BIT
ter grief there. That was love--the
terrible, earnest passion that had such
power over the human heart. She rad
never felt anything like that.
Once for a few minutes she had be-
come uncomfortable because Laurie
Nugent looked grieved. The feeling
was soon over; she hardly remember
ed it! but she owned to herself that if
at any time he had said he must leave
St. Ina's, she would not have felt one
1.-THE of the regret and pain that filled
the heart of the Duke of Southmead.
Oh, blind and foolish, to have mis-
taken that feeting fancy for love! Oh,
blind and foolish, to have thought a
man like Laurie Nugent could ever
win love from her!
For the first time, too, a great fear
came over her. She had never loved
Laurie Nugent She had mistaken
fancy for affection; she had taken the
shadow for the substance. What if a
time should come when she should
meet with any one whom she could
love, any one to whom her soul should
be drawn by that irresistible force
men called love?
Il must be on my guard" she
thought; that is a danger I had al
most overlooked. l must be on my
guard. If l find that I am likely to
love any one, I must never see him
again"
SO she, in her earnest simplicity,
planned and arranged. She did not
wish to increase her sin. 1t was bad
enough; it must not be made worse by
any complications. She had done ali
that lay in her power to prevent the
young duke from falling in love with
h., and she could not accuse herself
q having sought to attract attention.
In her half-chiIdlike, haIf-W0manly
wisdom, she arranged with herself
tat, if ever she should find herself in
danger Of liking any man, she would
Instantly ren0unce his acquaintance.
It was strange that she never looked
forward; that no hope of relief ever
occurred to her. She never thought
II herself that perhaps death might
prove her friend, that Laurie Nugent
Il. i3ht die. That the chains that she
wore were to bind her forever No
hope Of laying them down crossed her
ina.
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NO REDUCTION.

MY dear said Mr.. Northside to
his wife, 81 am, going to file this big
millinery bill Of yours
why, George, you can't make It
any smaller that way, can your" asked
Mrs. Northside.
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SEX ASPECT OF VAGRANCY.

The sex aspect Of vagrancy was the
subject of a recent decision by Chi
cago court, in which the jury came to
the decision that an idle woman could
not be held, like an idle man, liable
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A GOOD GUESS.

After Easter, what?" said Mrs.
Bellefeld, contemplatively.
The bills for the bonnets," sug-
gested Mr.. Bellefeld, who is nothing
if not practical.
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The ingenious educational system
known as the school city was invented
by Wilson l.. Gill, to whose efforts is
largely due it's success in Omaha, Chi
cagO, Milwaukee, and other cities On
one occasion a class of urchins was be-
ing taught the mysteries of election
day. One boy was made a democrat
and a second a republican inspector;
two were made poll clerks, two
watchers, two candidates, and so on
When all tne tasks had been assigned &
square-jawed little fellow looked up
and said:
Please, sir, want to be policeman
and club that curley-headed poll-cierk.'
Saturday Evening Post.
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There are not many men who are
better known in Detroit than Detective
Pat O'Neil. He has two boys, of whom
he is justly proud. The other day he
was walking with his two sons, and
meeting several friends, he stopped to
talk with them. The boys were dress
ed in exactly the same way, and to the
outsider they looked as near alike as
two grapes in bunch
Are they twins, Pat?" asked one Of
the friends
"Oh, no. replied Mr. O'Neil.
well, by George, l don't see how
you tell them apart ventured another
of the friends.
oh, that's easy said Pat. This
one IS 5, and the other is 6 years old. =
No, papa" exclaimed the latter of
the two boys, hes 6 and I'm s.
Detroit Free Press.