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in the Italian quarter, or Little Italy.
as It is called.
For just one moment the little girl
hesitated and looked about her, half
frightened at the noisy, crowded street.
but In the thought of the Borrowing
mother ut home all fear was forgotten
and bravely she started on her tramp.
All. the terrOrs of that weary day and
Of the weary days that were to follow.
Patiently she wandered through the
busy streets singing over and over
again the little lullaby that was to bring
him back to them:
o. che carl 'adora, che II milo tesora,
vi milo damor, parla ancora!
Each evening she returned. so tired
she could scarcely drag her weary feet.
but with the morning hope and courage
came again and the thought. Surely
to-day must find him."
Passers-by wondered Mt the strange
child who sang over and over again the
same little song. The kind-faced con-
ductor greeted her each day with a
questioning smile. but Tonietta did not
heed, for she thought only Of her
strange quest, and Of the poor little
mother who was growing paler and
paler, until she was but frail shadow
Of her former self. Very often mist
would come before the child's dark eyes
and sobs would drown the faltering
tones, but she could not give up. She
must find her brother. 1t meant SO
much to them all. And 1t was through
her tears, at last. that she saw him, al
though she did not know. 1t was the
faltering tones that made him start
| from his seat on the doorstep, where he
sat, heartsick and alone. gazing before
him into a future that was dark indeed
"Why do you sing that song? Who
are you? What Is your name?"
He caught her arm almost fiercely
Tonietta drew back In alarm. She had
been looking for handsome, well
dressed, happy Mariana, yet here, {
ragged. sad-faced boy bent over her, {
boy with a something" In his darl
eyes that made her answer, In spite o.
her fright. my name is Tonietta. 1t Il
the little mothers song"
"My little mother! My little sister,
he cried. "Ah. TOnietta, don't VOL
know me? Am so changed?"
"AIariano! My brother!" She fun
her arms about his neck and almOs
sobbed for Joy. "Come-you must COM
home with me. for the little mother Il
waiting for us."-Detroit Free Press.
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age. Immediately he determined upon
a literary career and went to London.
Three years later he produced his first
volume. which was well received. Soon
he became one Of the most vOlumInous
of authors. poems. novels, plays and
criticisms coming from his pen In start
ling profusion. His writings ranged
from the very good to the very bad, but
his successes were more frequent than
the failures. His dramatic ventures
We're almost without exception most
pleasing to the public, his success be-
ing attained by clever anticipation Of
the popular taste. His career marked
him as man Of rugged force and hon.
esty who, from excellent and even lofty
motives, was continually laundering
into indiscretions which drew rldicule
upon him.
In America he became known princi-
pally by reason of his champiOning
Walt Whitman and calling America to
account for Its failure to recognize and
crown the good gray poet" as its rep
resentative genius. The letter, which
was widely discussed. was resented not
only by the American public but BY
whitman himself.
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ToNIETTA's oUEsL.

n SHALL go to America. All Amer
leans are rich. Why need we
starve here, when plenty is wait.
ingT the angry words rang ever In lit
tie Topiettas ear. and she could shut
her eyes and see again the father stern
and forbidding; the mother. pleading
and fearful. and the handsome, dark
eyed brother. who had gone from their
door In far.away Italy. that summers
day. and from whom they had heard no
tidings.
That was long years ago. before they,
too. had come to America, this land Of
golden promise. in search Of him.
Tonietta had been but babe then; now
she was quite little woman. And
Mariana, the lost one. would be 20 years
old. man, indeed. At first they had
looked eagerly into every boyish face
they met, sure that they would soon
find him. But the days grew into
weeks, the weeks into months. and now
the months had counted of one whole
year. and still no trace Of him. They
had questioned their countrymen wher'
ever they went. but It was always the
same doubtful shaking OF the head, and
some had even laughed. 1t was like
searching for a grain Of sand upon the
oceans shore. Even were he In this
great, crowded. bustling New York. II
was hopeless task. And then the lit
tie sad.faced mother began to lose even
the slender thread of hope TO which she
had chung so long, and sometimes she
would say. "My Mariana is dead.
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-aph thereof was rendered null and

graph thereof was rendered null and
void.
For the children yielded not unto her
singing, nor would they sit themselves
still and listen unto the stories which
she had advised being told unto them.
When she sought to inculcate good
principles by means Of tale Of noble
actions, she was asked to "Cut It out"
When she suggested that the children
play the game that Is called Ring
Around Rosey," she was asked to 20
back to the woods.
When she sought to tempt them with
"Puss in the Corner" she was urged to
get an alarm clock and come to her
SELF for she was In an apparent Stun.
Der.
When she tried moral suasiOn upon
them they continued to eat from the
lam Jar and to wipe their fingers upon
the lace curtains.
When she cndeavored to get them to
desist from their ways. which she call.
cd naughty" they beseeched her to go
and get reputation.
And she took the paper that she had
read unto the convention. and tore 1t
into fragments.
And threw the fragments into the
street.
And she went out into the yard and
selected some long. vigorous switches
from peach treen which grew there.
Behold, when the mother returned
unto her home she found her children
eating from of the mantelpiece and be.
having with much obedience.
While the maiden aunt sat In the
midst of them with CAD In her hand
and a grim look In her eyes.
Now. there is large and valuable
moral attached 10 this tale, which the
same Is:
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DOWNFALL OF An EXPERT.


'ad Awakening Of Lady who Knew
All About Raising Children.
Now, behold, there came time In the
land when all the women belonged unto
clubs;
And every club was devoted unto the
solving Of problems which were bet.
,er tackled single.handed, or might as
well have been left alone In the first
place.
And great was the sale Of encyclo.
pedias, for all the women had to write
papers about things of which they had
never heard.
Verify. they asked more questions
than cOnundrum social.
Now. 1t came to pass that certain of
the women Of the land said one to an.
other:
Let us have a mothers convention e
And the others answered with one
voice: Wont that be cute? Let's"
And 1t was so.
Now, when they had gathered In the
place of the convention, there arose one
among them with paper.
And the heading Of the paper was:
"The Only Real Tip on the Correct
Mode of Raising Children"
And the woman who had the paper
was maiden of uncertain age. IL you
took her word for it.
But. verify. IL you took n look at her.
there was neither uncertainty nor
doubt In thy mind.
And she read from the paper, ana told
them all about IL, even all.
SO that, when she had finished, one
among them rose up and said:
Behold. there Is nothing more to be
said or to be written. Let us go hence
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Great Britain's census IL expected to
show a total population in England.
Ireland, Scotland and Wales of $1,000
600. This expectation Is based upon
the average decennial rate of increase
shown during the last half of the cen
fury. The figures contrasting the pop
ulation of these divisions of the empire
n century ago and as estimated to-day
Is interesting:
Eneland Including
Ireland first counted in
1871 ...... 900. .6.S01.S2I 4.2JO,OW
Scotland ..... ........1,6Os,42O 4.35O.OO
Most remarkable showing of nll-if
one excerpts the decline Of Irish popula.
tion--is the gain Of London. first city
In the world In size and financial pow
or. At the beginning Of the nineteenth
century the imperial city had popu-
lation Of S64.s45. TNis has grown to
more than 100000 az the beginning Of
the twentieth century.
The rate Of increase in most Of the
divisions Of the empire have steadily
declined since 1850, and the rate Of
loss in Ireland has also fallen CORE.
spondingly, hopeful sign for the EN-.
ernld Isle. The losses are due almost
entirely to emigration. In the case of
the English emigrants the colonies have
been the gamers mainly. Most Of the
Irish who left their island have come
to America to make homes. though a
considerable number of the millions
who have put the dust of Erin behind
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them have sought places of abode in all
the far portions Of the world drawn
under the protection of the British
flag.
The population Of London. roughly
speaking. doubles itself every four de-
cades. In 1901, out Of every ten peo-
pie in England and Wales one person
lived In London. To-day one out Of
every seven persons in England and
Wales lives In London. This growth, It
is scarcely needful to point out, has
not taken place I'm central London,
where the population has been dimin.
ishing by about One-twelfth In each Of
the last three decades. The increase
IL in the suburbs. where the small house
never ceases to encroach and multiply.
In the central area. which includes the
districts Of st. Georges. Hanover
Square. Westminster. Marylebone. st.
Giles. the Strand. Holborn. the City.
Shoreditch. Whitechapel and st.
George sin the. East. the number Of
houses which cease to be inhabited. or
are transferred to the category Of
"hOuses not occupied ut night"
amounts to more than 1000 each year."
The fourteen largest provincial towns
In acknowledgement, Manchester,
Birmingham. Leeds. Sheffield. Bristol,
Nottingham. Bradford. Hull. Newcas.
tic. Stafford. Leicester. Oldham and
Portsmouth-do not amount In joint
population to the figures Of London.
even II the growing Outer Ring Of
suburbs be excluded.
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and go to the mark-down sales ana the
places Of the soda fountains"
So they all departed, and the woman
who had read the paper awOke the next
morning to lind her picture In the
dailies.
For she had sent 1t unto the men that
are called editors.
Now, 1t also came to pass that this
woman had a sister, who was married.
and who furthermore had four chill.
dren.
And the married one was going away
for n journey and would faln leave the
children ut home.
So she called unto her maiden sister.
saying:
III 1t seemeth fair In thy sight. It
would be real nice Of You to take care
Of the little dnrlings while am away"
And the sister smiled glad smile
and vowed that she, would DO happy to
do II.
And when she took charge of the
children she took also with her the pa.
per that she had read.
Behold, In two minutes the first para
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09
uNlNveNTEp INVENTIONS.
Great Problems for Which Solution IL
Eagerly Sought.

Every home and workshop teens
with profitable suggestions to the man
with open eyes and mind, says a writer
in Everybody's Magazine.
The fortunes Of Mr.. Carnegie, the
Rockefellers, the ArmOurs and all their
associates were founded on Just such
observations. The cost Of refining kero-
.ene oil is paid to day from the des-
pissed sludge acid which used to foul
our rivers and harbors. The old waste
Of the slaughter houses brings In as
much to-day as the flesh of the animals
killed.
Nature has waste products still
waiting for use. Prairie wire grass Is
one of these. 1t Is now made into hand
some furniture and furnishings. Corn
stalk pith Is made into filings for war
ships hulls, TO close watertlght the
holes made by an enemy.
Find substitute for the elastic Para
rubber and your fortune Is made. Cellu'
lold and oXdlzed llnseed oil are fair sub
stitutes for some purposes, but nothing
has yet been found that possesses the
true elastic properties Of rubber from
Para. There Is still nothing like
leather for shoes, but the Inventor
may find substitute to his profit.
The automobilist Is waiting anXiOusly
for satisfactory power to drive his
carriage. The same power would solve
the vexed question Of cross-town cars
In New York. The Metropolitan Street
Railway Company is spending thou
sands In experimenting with compress
ed air and storage battery cells, but
these are only makeshlfts. Steam rail
roads need similar power to operate
independent cars for suburban service
Liquid air and acetylene gas botl
offer new fields for the inventor Al
though liquid air can be made for per
haps . cents a gallon, as yet not single
commercial use has been found for 1t
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

Expanded Neck and Broke Rope.
1t was on the bank Of the Ganges,
near Lucknow. l had turned In early,
exhausted by the heat Of an Indian
summer day. and was soon fast asleep
Suddenly awOke. In vain sought
to pierce the gloom. A damp. clammy
finger pressed my forehead. l raised
my head, only, oh, horror! to have 1t
seized In the moose Of the professional
stranger. or thug, who abounds In that
part Of India.
One more superhuman effort! BY en-.
larging the muscles Of my neck might.
perhaps, break the silken rope. I twist.
ed my face to one side. A snap! My
neck felt broken.
When the cord was mt Its tautest
must. with the extra strain. have snap.
ped 1t, and disappointed the strangler-
whom. found, had decamped with all
my m0ney.-Answers.
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know he is dead"' then fall to weeping
bitterly.
The little fruit store which the father
had placed on the corner Of a busy
street was doing fairly well. and they
might have been SO happy had it not
been for this dark day cloud that hung
over them, and each grew darker; for
soon the sad-faced mother lost all pride
In the pretty cottage she had loved so
we'll. She no longer sat before the door,
with busy needle flashing in and out
some snowy linen, but with hands fold.
ed idly before her she watched all day
down the busy street, or wandered aim
lessly about the little garden-plot, hum.
ming over and over again plaintiye
Italian lullaby:
o. che carl 'adora, che II milo tesora,
vi milo d'amor, parla ancora!
"Dear mamma, why do You sing the
same little song?" Tonietta would ask.
Because II Is the one my Mariana
loved best Of ALL" the mother would
reply. III he is out there In the great
world. l am sure Its sweetness will
some day reach his heart and bring him
back to me-"
1t was but the foolish fancy Of the
yearning motherlove, perhaps, yet who
can say that a kind heaven did not
send It? And then there came an even.
ing when little Tonietta, from her seat
on the tiny doorstep, heard one from a
group OF kindly nelghbors who had
paused before the gate, say pityingly:
poor woman! She Is breaking her
heart for the son that was lost. She
will surely lose her mind unless he Is
restored to her, and 1t Is more than
likely that he has gone back to Italy"
ITO Italy! To Italy" the little girl
started TO her feet. All, why had she
not thought OF that before. ITO Italy"
Yes. yes! II must be so, for he had
rich like the rest Of the Americans; ana
she must go tomorrow and tell him
that the little mother wanted him-so
so badly, and he must come home with
her, and then they would all be happy
once more.
Her childish mind had forgotten al
the long ocean voyage, and she coulC
hardly wait next morning until the tiny
lunch basket, which she always carried
TO kindergarten, was packed, and she
could start. She had made up her mind
not 10 tell her secret. II was to be hel
own, until the happy moment when she
would return, leading her brother by
the hand. She took from its place or
the clock shelf the little iron bank
where she had boarded all her savings
shook out a handful Of pennies, theI
kissed her mother fOndly and started
on her journey. At the corner she
climbed into n waiting car. and wheI
the kind-faced conductor paused before
her, she held out the little brown hand
'To Italy, please" she said.
ITO Italyy" he asked, in wonder
Then, "Oh, you mean Little Italy; bu
that's Just ) cents. You mustn't give
me all your money
And then she sat with her great eyei
very wide at the strange sights ant
sounds as they whirled swiftly away
across the great city. She had neve
been 50 far from home before, SO Il wal
all new. At last the conductor cam,
again.
Here you are. little one" he said, a
the car came 10 a stop. Better ruI
right home TO your mother" for h
thought, Of course. that she lived her
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

Mr.. Plctet, Of Geneva. n pioneer In the
liquefying Of gases, has proposed to use
the process for separating the nitrogen
and oxygen of the air. and marketing
each Of these for special purposes. A
factory In New York has the same OBJ
jects In view. Carbonic acid gas. frozen
out Of the atmosphere. would also be a
product Of the process.
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and a man OF i'm
pressive personal
ity was removed
from the world Of
letters.
NJ r. Buchanan
was Of pure Scotch
descent and was
born mt Caverswall
August IS, 1871.
He was educated
mt Glasgow Univer.
sity, graduating
yVhon IN vanra NJ
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WILL BE USED AS A HOSPITAL.

San Francisco Mansion Of the Late
C0llis r. Huntington.
The San Francisco mansion Of the
late Coils p. Huntington, which Is soon
to be converted into charity hospital
by gift of Mrs. Huntington, stands on
Mob Hill. the arlstocratlc residence
place of the town, In cluster Of houses
the owners of which are known to fame
rs CallfOrnia's wealthiest men. The
Huntington house Is three-story resi-.
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AN HUMBLE EFFORT.

De Of leaf hung upon de tree
When summer days was pas.
Il guess" says he. ''it's up to me,
rs all dat's lef' at las:
De blue and red OF de posy bed
Is fadin' fas' away.
I nebber mounted to much" he said,
But Is all dat's lef' to-day
An de gold and scarlet handsomeness
Dat he done hang out dat day.
Dey kind of lessened our distress
Fob the flowers dat went away.
An we didn't chidc him. wifi joys so few
An say dat he want no good;
But we kinder thanked him. jes' few.
Fob dom de hes he could.
Washington Star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09
Laughs of European Nations.

An American traveller In Europe re.
marks the Italian laugh Is languid but
musical, the German as deliberate, the
French as spasmodic and uncertain,
the upper class English as guarded and
not always genuine, the lower class
English as explosive, the Scotch Of all
classes as hearty and the Irish as rOl.
licking.
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dence, occupying an entire block. 1t 10
built of marble, and Its simple. stately
appearance gives it charm which at
taches to very few Of the palaces OF
CALIFORNIA; milllonaires. Its color 10
pure white and its general architec'
tnral plan is modelled after the Pitt
Palace in Italy. Its neighbOrs are the
house Of the late Charles Croker, OF
Mrs. Hopklns-Searles, the Flood man.
sion and the old home Of Governor
Stanford.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09
ROBERT BUCHANAN.

Eccentric Poet and Play wright, with
Impressive Personality.
In the death Of Robert Buchanan in
London, the career of an eccentric poet.
novelist and playwright came to close
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-09

1t Is Always Easy to Raise Other
Peoples Children, Until You Try to DO
the Trick.-JOsh Wink, In Baltimore
American.
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Cost OF Printing Bank Notes.
1t costs almost exactly cent apiece
to print Bank Of England notes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-05-10
A Free Lecture!

On Monday night. May IS, at
eight o'clock. Rev. E. M. Mills,
D. D., of New York, secretary of
the Twentieth Century Thank
Offering Commission of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will
lecture on 'The Making of the
Millions. Since entering the
field for this work DR.. Mills has
addressed hundreds of audiences
everywhere to the pleasure and
profit of his listeners. DR.. Mills
is to spend but one week in the
state and Milbank is one of the
few cities that is to be honored
by a visit from him. Every one
welcome. Don't fail to hear him
Remember the Monday,
May 13, at 500 o'clock p. m.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-05-10
Church Notices.

Sunday, May 12 will be Ep-
worth League Day in the Meth
odist church. In the morning
at 10:45 the pastor will preach on
"The Mission of the Epworth
League. : The topic of the
League Devotional meeting is
practical Christianity or Every
Day Religion The Intermedi
ate and Epworth Leagues unite
in extending an invitation to all
their friends to join them at this
service from Z to 8 o'clock. The
meeting will be led by Miss
Hutchinson. At eight o'clock
the twelfth anniversary Of the
organization of the Epworth
League will be celebrated with y
special program for the occasion.
Let all who believe in young peo-
pie and their work plan to attend
this service.
Episcopal services, Sun day,
May II. Holy Communion at
1O:45 a. m. Evening prayer at
500 p. m. Saturday, lecture
and rehearsal at 800 p. m.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-05-10
A Coming Treat.

Too much praise cannot be
given the K. P. Lodge for engag-
ing the Schubert Symphony Club
and Lady Quarte.te of Chicago to
appear here on May 90. This
company is in its tenth year Of
success, and is acknowledged
everywhere to De the most up-to-
date Musical Company travelling.
Everybody likes music and every
oody enjoys a hearty laugh. A
delightful blending of pure fun
and fine music is one reason why
the above company has won it's
way to the top notch Of public
esteem.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-05-10
DEATH IN A WELL
Otto Arndt Loses his Life by
Foul Air in II Well Near
OrlDnYille

About SIX O'Clock on Thursday
afternoon May End, Otto 'Arndt,
of Twin Brooks, was overcome
by gas in a well on the farm of
Frank Parker, about mile north
of Ortonville. Mr.. Arndt was
working with Dan Mcpherson
With the we'll boring machine of
Wallace Leavitt. They had got
down about 81 feet with the we'll,
and had accidentally dropped an
iron pin, and it was this that Mr..
Arndt had gone down after, just
as they were about to quit work
for the day. He had gone down
about 30 feet, and had been talk
ing while on his way down, when
suddenly Mr.. Mcpherson saw
him gasp three times and fall
from the stirrup. The body
doubled up aud became lodged
in the curbing It was immediat
ely surmised that he had been
overcome with gas, and as it was
impossible for any one to go
down after him, an attempt was
made to raise him with graphing
hooks, but without avail. the
effort only resulting in gradually
dropping the body to a point
about 20 feet from the surface,
where the well was but Is inches
in diameter. Not until tie next
morning was the body brought
up, when the gas had escaped
from the well. The body was
taken to the home near Twin
Brooks on the afternoon of the
next day and the burial took place
Saturday. The unfortunate
young man was highly respected
in the community where he lived,
and the sudden ending Of his life
was a great shock to all of his
friends. He was % years of age
and leaves a widowed mother and
two brothers on the homestead.
He had just commenced work
with the well outfit the day before
though he had some time pre-
Iviously worked for a short time
at the business.