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would only be to frritate the people and en-
danger the health of the men In the hills
about ten miles north and about fifteen
miles west of the city, however there are
extensive temples which are used as sum
mer resorts and stopping places for pill
grims, and these structures would make ex-
ceilent quarters for the troops. There too
are magnificent springs which would fur
nish an ample supply of the best water
and the coal mines at the foot of the hills
would give plenty of fuel. A short mill
tary road across the plain would place
them in close touch with the capital.
So little interest has been taken in China
by this country that an adequate map of it
Is not to be found in the United States:
even the War Department has no map Of
value, and has been at loss to know what
provision to make for our troops that were
being sent there. 1t is amusing to read
that the transport Port Albert carried 100
mules to Taku, when north China's mules
are probably the largest and most plentiful
to be found in the world.
Much of the hostility toward foreigners
that has been displayed in the present out
break has been due TO the harshness of the
foreigners in dealing with these Chinese
particularly that of the Germans in Shan
tCng, and unless great care and considera-
ton is shown toward the non-combatants
the occupation of Pekin, instead of bring
ing quiet will inflame the whole empire
The Chinese are not savages, nor even bar
barians, and, while their customs and man
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ceives Itself, gives dinners, lunches and col
lations to itself turns up regularly at the
ministry of marine, the Elysee and other
official receptions. While some level heads
among them have no illusions to the
social value of socialist governments So
cial functions, 1 have reason to believe that
other naive hearts are fiuttering at their
social elevation.
The pretty American girl who sells tutti-
.frutti and Turkish Delight beside the
American soda fountain in the basement OF
the American pavilion replied, toute rayon-
mantle, as the French say, to my saluta-
ton at the reception of the California COM
mission: Getting on in society? Why, 1
should say sou
So far, l must confess I have been rather
telling how people do not get into the real
social swim of the colony. To tell how
they do get in is more difficult But to tell
what they get into is the most difficult of
all. The society of the colony is SO WON
derfully cut into cliques that real knowl-
edge of one two of them is almost a
qualification to ignorance of the others
Thus the Presbyterians in small towns at
home know little of the doings of the
Methodists; the Episcopalians know little
of the doings of the Presbyterians. and the
Methodists trouble themselves little about
the doings of either. In the same way
the Paris colony is only great country viii
lage, scattered loosely over the restricted
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well as other foreignersl who having every
| title TO go into the colony's best sets de-
| llberatelN prefer 10 go in none Of them
| Indeed, the Americans we hear the most nj
| are by no means always the most worthy.
A breezy story that has just been going the
rounds of the American Sunday papers
tells how 10000 Americans rent or own
handsome homes in Paris" CThe real fig
ures are 2.WoD 1t goes on to tell how
this handful Of eXpat riated colonists who
are women, rich and clever daughters Of
Columbia, exert more tangible influence
| together"
This is weird tale, full of brag and blus-
ter whose object is to show that American
| women have revolutionized not only Paris
! society but Paris plumbing. The Cas;el-
lane Laundry, described by one who has
| never seen it. because it does not exist is
| gloriffed beside Nine. Eames' telephone
and the Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld's
| elevator CAS- if any modern Paris house
were without its telephones and eleyatorD
Inc fact is that such Hail Columbia
stories are as untrue as their tendencies
me American girls who marry French
altles simply sink into French society and
are lost in it. Ask Clara Ward! They can
and Wlll-do nothing socially for their old
American friends, and mighty little for
ihelr families And the fact that they exist
IN trehch society is worth nothing to Prove
mat American women with husbands al
homeD. 'eNpatriating'' themselves run am.
ciety.
Yards OF Gush.
IL any permanent good could come from
1t 1t would be amusing to quote and dis
sect some of the preposterous stories now
nelng sent over by gushing lady CORE
spondents, to show the mass OF rafsintor-
nation Of which they are made up. Take
the following:
A trltie further along from Mrs Tuck's
apartment. and on the most beautiful street
IN Europe. stands the Evans house now
the temporary Partisan dwelling IL supIaS,.
she means Paris dwelline) OF Mr. and Mrs
| Potter Palmer, who are keeping open house
during the exhibition, and give notable
luncheon parties in the famous stained
glass breakfast room of this truly regal
residence. All the walls and ceilings of thus
room represent scenes of Roman Greek
PERSIAN and middle age feasts; the floor is
done IN glass mosaic; and under the regime
OF the Potter Palmcrs not only tn. deli
caoies that the French markets afford bur
all the dainties from America are served
quite as II the fastest steamers required
five hours instead of five to seven DAVIS 10
cross the ocean"
Now, the truth is, that the present lessee
OF this famous Evans house-which has no
famous stained glass breakfast room md
winch is but a good-sized VILLAS the
french government. 1t is the house rented
ana furnished for the reception of the re-
pubhc royal guests during exhibition time
ana ITS last occupant was King Oscar of
Sweden. The Potter Planners live in quite
different house That they are keeping
open house" there is no doubt That is inst
during the exhibition" That this NAV nor
pc equivalent TO running French society
has not, perhaps, dawned on the CORE
spondent. STERLING HEILIG
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fore, 1t is seen that this fine old American
lady. who in time became a power in the
colony. began the campaign with: (a) Rent
Ing the right kind of house from the right
KIND or person; 90 asocial connection with
rich Americans dominated by an American
professional society broker; (cl an evident
Willingness to give display entertainments;
I'D perfect understanding of the value of
easy Monte Carlo and other winter-and
summer-resort acquaintance, to be care
FULLY nursed in succeeding Paris seasons:
(e) speciality of patronizing the charity
entertainments of both Catholics and Prot
estants, giving her the recognition of the
clergy and aristocratic charity patronesses,
and % another speciality of patronizing
artists. She had them paint for her por-
trait after portrait She gave dinners in
their honor, to which she was glad to have
them ask invitations for many of their aris-
tocratic patrons With all these very real
advantages and in spite of the fact that
Mrs Ayres became a power in the colony,
great deal of spare room around her hos
pitable board was often filled up with waits
and strays. True this was perhaps in part
due to the kindness of her heart.
In contrast to the public social career of
this rich American lady, take the case of
rich and aristocratic Philadelphia old maid
living much to herself in Paris, utterly de-
voted to art. Her name is one of the most
honored In her native city, where her fam
ny has been socially gilt-edged for 200
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from tne DenVer Evening 1CSt
LAS journey through life let us live BY the
way
Sip the essence Of pleasure from every day,
Clean the bright golden grains Of enjoyment a. we
Travel on to the shore Of eternity's sea
Let the music Of laughter, the echoes Of song,
BE heard from our lips as We journey along;
Let us smile in the face Of each threatening care
Each others earth sorrows in brotherhood share.
las We journey through life let us live by the
way"
Never bow to despair when the heavens are gray
Fling a laugh to the clouds when they darken our
skies,
Light with sunshine the teardrops that spring to
our eyes.
II brother should falter. extend him a hand.
Breathe a message Of hope in the ear Of DESPAIR
Plunge the sword Of good cheer in the bosom Of
LAS We Journey through life let us live by the
way
In the gloom of the night wait the dawninc of day
Turn a face lit with smiles to the beat Of the rain
VIII burst in Its beauty and arch in the skies
rainbow Of cheer for our wondering eyes;
VIII food every heart with Its silvery light
And drive all the vultures Of trouble to flight
LAS We Journey through life let us live by the
way
For this earthly existence is but for a day
Twfxt the kingdom OF care and the land Of repose
Let us sip at the sweetness Of life as we pass
Let us swallow with courage the dregs in the glass
In the midst Of adversely strive to be gay,
AS we Journey through Life let US live by the
way.
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area between the opera and the Arc de
Triomphe, a little beyond, and between
the Boulevard Malsherbes and the river.
One Successful Career.
The social life of the late Mrs. Ayres,
because her great wealth and liberality let
her touch many cliques without being
wholly absorbed by any one, affords shin
ing example of successful getting around.
Mrs. Ayres rented, ready furnished, fine
old palace-like hotel (mansion) in the aris-
tocratic Rue Constantine. Historic and fam
lily portraits, bric-a-brac and Sevres porce-
lain to the value of hundreds of thousands
of francs went with the furniture. After
her death, among the bills presented to the
estate a claim on the part of the con-
trole of the grand opera Chose dignified old
gentlemen. who, in evening clothes. sit en-
throned at the entrance taking tickets, a
claim for their next years tips" for look
ing pleased when Nine. Ayres swept by
them with her guests on opera nights.
1t seems that she had been in the habit
of making them a handsome present in a
lump sum of several thousand francs each
season. You had best pay the claim the
estate was advised by its lawyers, al
though they have no legal right to it. They
argue that Mrs. Aryes would have given il
to them again had she lived, and that it is
not their fault she died,'
Mrs. Ayres had the advantage of renting
house owned by the Princesse NOW
DucheSse) De Sagan. a business relation
of house it was, her known wish to get
into society. and the not altogether disin-
tereSted protection of an American grande
dame Cor rather demoiselle) who had for
some time been working in a kind of social
partnership with the Prncesse De Sagan.
gave her distinct social advantage to start
out with.
Big Checks Do 1t.
The gossip of the colony declares this
American social power not inaccessible to
a bargain. Let them keep their flowers
opera boxes, their fans card cases and
trumpery presents. | prefer checks" a
lady of my acquaintance says friend of
hers heard the grand dame Cor rather de-
moiSele) say recently of some new bidders
for her favor. 1t is the same lady who is
credited with having made several of the
most important international matches of
recent years, gossip naming the commits
sions obtained on the American girls dots
in each case.
Mrs. Ayres had no need to bid for this
high-priced patronage, for the American
dispenser of French favor had need of Mrs
Ayres entertainments to aid in keeping up
her credit with the French. Mrs. Ayres
therefore had her influence
Summing up her social enginery, there
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expect to encounter some Of the fiercest
and most desperate opposition European
forces have ever encountered
But the Chinaman Is quick to see when
the tide IS going against him; he is always
locking FOR some sign or omen Indicative of
the favor OF disfavor Of the geni When
he sees few of Instrumental" leaders laid
out cold he quickly loses faith In the
charms on which his own safety depends
and acts on tina. ancient Chinese prnyerb
which duplicates the occidental saving.
He who fights and runs away may live to
fight another day" When this spirit once
possesses a Chinese army you could not
get 1900 OF them to stand against 100
white men.
Must he Got "On the Run"
Here is where great loss is likely to re-
suit from the exercise of too great caution.
A Chinese army once in retreat can be
pursued with perfect safety, If only IT is
closely followed. In fact as leaders in re-
treat, the Mongolians are in a class by
themselves. and il is only when the pursuit
Is so long delayed that they discover some
new omen or charm on which to pin their
faith that they can be persuaded TO make
archer stand. The relief force under Ad-
miral Seymour made the characters tic
British mistake Of taking the hardest way.
The system Of frontal attacks which proved
So disastrous in South Africa was straight
way repeated before Pekin. The country
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years. In the world Of art she has made q
name for herself known to all. This lady.
living in an expensive street OF the avenue
Of the Champs Elysees inhabitIng, with
only her servants, a fine second-1oor apart
ment. enjoys the society OF certain great
painters, their wives and few literary
Frenchmen. They are mostly old friends
of her student DAYS She is scarcely heard
of in the society of the colony As for the
French, the following anecdote will Illus
uate how little a really celebrated person
may be known by her neighbors. Count
A. told me the joke-on himself.
Real Nice Old Maid.
My daughter. Marie. 1 knew. had be-
come intimate with that nice American Ole
maid who lives on the floor below us My
wife, too. had been down there severa,
times. She lives niceIy-In fact must have
good bit of money to keep up sucn a
footing. with two good horses. a landau
and coupe. / knew, too that she painted.
Some time ago when my daughter came
telling that Miss C had proposed To
paint picture Of her. for her own pleas
ure, l saw no reason why l should not give
my consent. / thought it would be sketch
or waCer color. such as women DO. My
daughter Marie used to go into raptures
about her new friends pictures, but l knew
nothing OF them.
When the thing came up-a big oil paint
lng-l was rather surprised at its obvious
merits and said to my wife that | had no
idea that Miss C could do SO well. and
that it almost deserved to be framed.
Imagine my surprise and horror when.
looking over the sales OF the Sales des
Nentes, announced in the Figaro. | saw
printed there: Portrait Of Young Girl, by
Miss C, 10000 francs" Think OF it.
5000 francs? And the dimensions given
were just those of the portrait she mad
made of my daughter. l said TO my wife:
Why. how can We keep this picture. a gift
worth 1900 francs. from a person we
scarcely know? Her pictures sell. at public
sale, for 1900 francs. How can We keep
it?"
Well. We have kept IT. because 1t would
be worse to return it, but we are very much
embarrassed
Yet l give you my word for Il, this
French count has no idea of taking up
Miss C socially. as a graceful return for
the valuable picture. His daughter, who il
not Vet out" did she desire II, would have
no influence in the matter. OF course. Miss
C has no wish to be taken up" In
any case. it is just as we'll
This illustrates another social fact in
Paris-the large number of Americans tas
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The Melon I'm the Well.

Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution
No matter fer yer troubles. you will shorely rest
spell
When the Gsorgy watermelon is a-coolin' in the
we'll;
When YOU thump II with yer fingers an Il an.
swers. Ripe an SCUM |"
down.
Down, down. down.
I Ill the bubbles rise sn' swell
The Georgy watermelon
That's a-coolin In the well.
left tell
OF the Georgy watermelon that's a-coolin' In the
well;
When you're waitin' fer it's comm meath the oak
tree shade shed,
An you know it's cool as Christmas, an the heart
OF It's redl
Down, down, down.
Till the bubbles rise an swell
The Georgy watermelon
That's a-cooln' in the well.
rise up. pretty ladies. at the ringfn O. the bell
Here's the Georgy watermelon that's been GOBLIN
in the we'll,
You talk about yer sweethearts, but 1T this word
be said
TLeys as sweet and cheerir' as the sasiaas
heart OF red.
Down, down, down,
TIL the bubbles rise an swell
The Georgy watermelon
That's a-coOliu' in the well,
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PetrOR Defense.

80 Ii is iussiile how by any stretch
ing Of the force Of language this can be called a
trap. White did nothing III bnit him to make the
move II is simply If the that falls to
the lot of every player occasionally, and some with
a regularity # finding that ones opponent
has move whose force has not been cacula ed.
ta Marshall has studied several forms of this
defense. Against Pil!sbury he ad0p ed r-Q4.
Nh \ sound defense is Il NJ. and then after
castliul each side. when White pushes T-QB4
XXI retreats To ~. with the view of isolating
Whites queens pawn, PIP. BNP. Qkt-Q2, &c.
tdl The defense enters series Of
changes which he must have known to he Inferior
He evidently wanted to simplify the game with
draw. to hav" the first move in the following
game
Odt Now. says Marshall to himself. ] Kt-
Q2 and kt3. then flop the rocks and The draw is
secured. The from l:ula Prsth evidently
knew what is passing in his opponents mind, for
he played his next Two moves at gh.
trI Failing right int" The trap. His best play
was T. Okla. I, lowed by KRIS.
~ BLACK must Low lose Il piece, for if Kt moves
PNP ch.. &c
tgl And wen although the game prolonged
II example # how TIE st cautious Of players
will sometimes he caught in the NEST transparent
of traps.
Tke suiipned game is from the Paris
tourney. The battle was We'll maintained
on both sides and is noticeable for whites
careful and forCeful mana cement of his
pawfs. which wins the battle.
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ttl We prefer PXP.
Oh An error he should play P-Q3.
(cl The correct reply.
Id If ktxkP then B-Q5.
te) II P-Q5 VAS better for after the text move
Black could obtain superior game by P-Q4.
~ White wants TO establish his KIT Obs;
Pa however, is simpler.
tg) To enable him to develop his Kt. for 81 Kt-
R3 would not do. by reason Of Kt-K6. The text
move has in view R-R2, together with B-Kt3
and Kt-Q2, but fur preferable P-Kt3 and
then Pa.
III, An Ingenious idea; Black is preparing the
deep combination % KtxKt. Pxkt: % BxP. QxP
ch.: 30 KxQ RIB CHI; 81 K-kt So, R-k8
mate.
dl Black has now indeed won the exchange, but
his game is hopeless.
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Little Nettie was learning to read, and
part OF her lesson ran thus: The cat has
rat HUH she exclaimed, 1.-The man
who wrote this book didn't know much
Cats don't have rats; they have Kittens
Kansas City Star.
Smth-"After all, what would we do
without doctors?'
Brown-"Patronize drug stores less, /
imagine. Chicago News.
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FroIn the london Daily Mail.
The present war in South Africa is show
ing the nearest approach the British army
has ever made to rational dress in the
field. 1t seems almost incredible i'm tb,sA
days of easy and serviceable khaki, for IN
stance, that the Life Guards foughr al
Waterloo in scarlet coatees light blue over
alls with gold stripes down the sides and
heavy braZen helmets of the Rom; N mai
tern. with a black bearskin crest and d rcd.
yellow and blue "hackle feather"
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ners may seem peculiar to US, 1t should be
remembered that they have been in force
for many centuries longer than ours have
prevailed. Their prejudices and supersti-
tons must be respected and their graves
and shrines kept inviolate. Firmness with
a due consideration for their peculiar point
of view will quickly restore peace, but
harshness and injustice will simply kindle
fire that will light up the whole world.
GUY NJ. WALKER.
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Lacking Credence.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Can you believe what he says?' asked
the journalist Of the newspaper man.
Il am sorry to be compelled to answer
that question In the negative" replied the
latter He Is as untrustworthy as copy
righted cablegram"
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Slow to Comprehend.

The fiancee-"It is annoying that George
and should have SO many misunderstand-
ings."
Mamma-''Yes; he doesn't seem to under
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From the Philadelphia Press.
Good morning. said the proud mother
of the girl who fooled the piano wretch
eddy. Il hope my daughters playing didn't
disturb you last night"
No said Mrs. NeXdore, cit pleased us
immensely. Some most uninterestng peo-
pie came to call on us early in the evening,
but they didn't stay long"
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None Worthy Turned Down.

Gathering up our data % the principle of
DR.. Tying that no worthy person ought to
be barred, CO the plain fact that stock
jobbing Sam el-o'-Posen may have the in
fuence to introduce an aristocratic Cali
forn1a girl into exclusive sets and CD the
melancholy experience that the great
granddaughter of Betsy Ross may be
coolly turned down" on an occasion when
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area between the opera and the Arc de
| Triomphe, or a little beyond, and between
| the Boulevard Malsherbes and the river.
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