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PEN, CHtSEl AND BRUSH.

Louise Chandler Moulton was
schoolmate Of Whistler She has
number of thu painters earliest pic
lures.
4 woman sculptor, Helen f. Mcars
Of Oshkosh. will model the statue Of
Frances l.. Willard which the state of
Illinois is to present to the national
capitol.
Rider Haggard is now a sober going
justice of the peace in Norfolk, Eng
land. lie does "A little gardening, "A lit
tie bicycling and doesn't let his imagi-
nation interfere with his law.
The colossal statuary groups which
arc to adurn the four corners Of the
new government building at Chicago
are to be by X. II. Park. They will de-
pict the four quarters of the globe.
Each viii be eighteen feet high and
will be of bronze
Carous Duran. the artist, has a CON
ncctlon, not generally known, with the
stage in that he was a brOthcr-in-law
of Crozcttc, the French actress OF the
Francois. a "comrade" of Beruhardt.
lie painted a portrait OF this woman,
which was exhibited at the Centennial
exhibition in this country.
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his garden, was surprised by the ar
rival Of the horns, who stood before
the house and performed a noble -four
ish. "What the devil is that forf" said
the captain. Then there arrived the
butchers with their maIrowbonps and
cleavers and began to make their mu-
sic with zeal The captain went out to
them. Up went their hats.
"IIuzza for Miss Molly and her hus.
bandw
"IIer husband? What do you mcan?"
"Hcr husband, his lordship; married
this morning.
What" The captain stared in
amazemcut. Then he rushed into the
house. Molly was in the kitchen.
"What Is ths?" he asked. "The butch.
ers are here and the horns. and they
swear you were married this morning
Molly"
"Why, captain, I have not been out.
side the door. | am not married, | as.
sure you. and | begin TO think now
that | never shall he married"
The captain went out and dismissed
the musicians. but the thing troubled
him. and he was already sick at heart
on account of the last nights discourse
and its discoveries.
Dr- CONTJNI-rDN
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BILL OF THE PLAY.
irving is To revive Faust"

Irving Is to revive Faust"
Mexico has appropriated 100000 for
q new national theater.
The production of Sherlock Holmes"
in England has proved a great success.
An enterprising circus proprietor has
adopted "Quo Vadis" for show pur.
poses.
In English theaters a programme
costs sixpence equal TO II cents in our
money.
Joseph Arthur's new play for this
season is a Florida drama called "I<is.
sim-mee."
"Petticoats and Bayonets" has been
selected as the name for the new play
OF Arthur Byron.
William Young. the novelist who
dramatized "Ben-Hur," is slowly recov-
ering from serious illness.
Mark Ashton's new novel, "She Stands
Alone" the heroine of which is Pontius
Pilates wife, is being dramatizcd.
America and England are the only
countries where theatrical ADVERTISE
ments are published by newspapers.
Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
have duplicated in London their Amer
lean success in "Wbcn We Were Tween
ty-one."
Rurr Mcintosh, the actor photocra-
phor who made the photographs Of
Mary Mann"ring as Janice Meredith.
states that he has sold more than 1000.
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What cunning, What signal service
has this scyVant of the devil rendered
TO his master"
Truly | was carried out Of myself by
this discovery, which explained every
thing
so" ] went on. "thcy came here all
the way from London. their lying oX-
CuSo that they were ordered here by
their pin. 'NlcianS. aud we, poor, simple
folk, fell into the snare All the coun-
tlysidc fell into the snare. and we
have been fooled into drinking common
water and calling il what YOU please,
and we have built gardens and cngag-
cd musicians ana created spa, and.
oh. heavens. what liar he is W hat
a liar, This comes, suppose, of being
a poet"
Then Molly laid her head upon my
arm. "Iack," She said very seriously,
Edo You really believe this story? Only
consider what il means TO me-" Molly
wa more concerned about Lord Fly
lnGdalo than abort sam Scmpe.
Il believe every word of it. Molly.
believe that they have all joined in the
conspiracy more or less; that they
have all got promises and that tomor-
row morning, if you do not refuse 10
meet this man in 81. Nicholas church,
you viii bring upon yourself nothing
but misery and ruin
II lave promised to meet him.
must at least send him message, if
only to say that ! shall not come"
Il should like to send him nothing,
but you are right. 1t is best to be
courteous. Well. you may send him
letter. | VIII myself take 1t TO the
Crown"
"But aftsrwarl, Jack? What shall
we DO aftorNard? If he Is innocent,
he will take offrnso. If not
"lf you were engaged to marry a
young merchant Molly. or to skip
per and you heard rumors Of bank
ruptcy. drink or evil courses. what
would You dof"
81 would tel him that had heard
such and such about him, and should
ask for explanations"
Then do exactly the same with Lord
/ Fylingdale. He is accused Of certain
! things. Inc captain must make. in
/ qury, He is bound to inquire. Why,
/ the vicar himself says that he would,
/ if necessary, in order to ascertain the
| truth, travel all the way to London,
! there to learn the foundations, If any,
/ for these charges, and aftcrward into
/ Worcestershire, where his country
mansion stands, to learn on the spot
what the tenants and the people Of
the country know of him."
Tut suppose he refuses explana-
tionS. He is too proud to be called TO
account"
"lhCn send him packing Lord or
no lord, proud or humble, If he fur
niShes explanations. if these things
are untrue, thcn-why, then you will
consider what to do. But, Molly, | do
not believe that any explanations will
be forthcoming and that your noble
lover will carry it off to the end with
the same lofty pride and cold mien"
"Let MS 90 into the parlor, Jack.
There are the captains writing mate,
rails. Help me to say what is proper.
oh, Is it possible? Can | believe it?
Are these things true? That proud
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
THE ROYAL BOX.

Abdur Rahmar, the amecr Of Az
ghanistan, is horse breeder on large
scale.
Tho German emperor wears two
bracelcts on Sis left wrist. one con
tains a useful little watch; the other is
in the form of gold cable.
The sultan of Turkey is himself some
thing of a theoretical soldier, His ia
vorite reading is military history of the
most detailed and technical sort.
King Edward VII. has violent dis
like of poor English. His own words
come slowly, but are always we'll cho-
sen, and he frequently corrects any
bad grammar that comes to his ears
The emperor Of Japan is a poet. Ac-
cording to Baron Takasaki scarcely an
evening passes that he does not COM
pose from twenty-seven TO thirty of the
thirty-one syllabled couplets called
Eva -ka." In nine years he has written
81 600
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CTO BE CONTINUED
MEN AS THEY PASS.

Senator Hawley Of Connecticut Is the
senior surviving officer Of the original
organization of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
Senator Clark's Partisan house is one
of the handsomeSt in that city and gen
orally regarded as only second to that
OF cX-Qucen Isabella of Spain.
General Harris c. Hobart of Milwau-
kce is one OF the few survivors of the
Libby prisoners who escaped through
the famous tunnel. lie is eighty nine
years old.
Henry Rustin, the electrician who
designed the Pan-American illumina-
for his work. lie has given golden
memories to many thousands.
NJ. Santos Dumont, the Brazilian
acronaut. is the son of an enormously
wealthy father, who has forty miles Of
private railway on his estate, 100000
coffee plants and 5000 laborcrs.
Sven IIedn. the explorer, reached
,Charkhlik in the heart of China, last
April without hearing of the troubles
in the eastern part of the empire. He
found the Chinese polite and obliginS.
General Nelson \. Miles has had
added to his collection of arms. which
lis one of the best in this country, a
sword worn by Simon Bolivar during
one of his South American campaigns.
Govertor Orman of Colorado is cred
taH nj =
in that state and has a collection Of
trophies won on hunting trips into the
Rockies which can be equaloI by few
sportsmen in this country.
Pierre Maurier. who has just died
in Genoa ut ninety eight, lived on Elba
when Napoleon was sent there. He
used to carry eggs and fruit to Napo-
Icons kitchen and was once scoldcd by
the emperor for throwing stones ut a
dog
Mr.. w. G. Whitneys great park In
the AdirondackS has never been 'lum-
bercd." lie is setting good example
to forest owners and also preserving
its value by cutting off the trees over
ten inches in diameter. leaving all the
smaller ones to grow.
Commissioner Kerr, the head Of the
city of London court, who is retiring
after a long career is a native OF GlaS-
gov. His leaving the bench was de-
layed some years 10y the dispute about
his pension, which will now he $4,000
year. Mr.. Kerr is about ghty years
+ oil
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THE WtllRL OF FASHION.

, Gloves for the elbow sleeved gown
are shown with lacing OF gold or silver
cord from waist TO elbow on the outer
seam
Solpc of the now garments Of the
kimono variety are made of very sheer
albatroSS or French Challic, lined with
pink, blue, cherry or mandarin yellow
surah.
, a handful of rOses-red, glowing gar
den hrauttcS- with hetDng of dark
green velvet leaves will be one of the
effective bouquets for the early fall
hat, with green velvet lined with rose
,colorcd silk for the crown band and a
marrow drapory Of the same velvet at
the edge Of the brin.
Beautifully fine costume cloths OF
light weight and exquisite suede finish,
to be used for dinner, visiting, carriage
and other dcmidress gowns in opal
gray, pale golden olive. turquoise h!ue,
fawn COLOR tan, old rose and black, are
being made up for autumn wear in ele-
CANT tailor fashion, and in finishing the
costume some real lace is the adjunct.
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DOCTORS IN CONSULTATION
Trying Position of n Man Travelling
on n norrnxYed Pas.

Travelling on another fellows pass is
sometimes dangerous thing" said
well known man. "Not long ago | had
occasion to go out of town and borrowed
pass from a friend OF mine who Is
physician in addition to being one If
those favored by the railroad for polit
zeal reasons 1'he conductor took up the
pass, with the others, for overnight, d,
Is the custom, and | thought everything
was all right. But about 3 o'clock iD
the morning | was aroused from a souno
slumbor in my berth by some one shak
ing me. | looked up, startled 1t wa,
the conductor.
Sorry to disturb you. doctor he said,
but there's man in the car very sick
Won't YOU take look a. hm?'
"'tIcre's pretty GS,' thought |. But
I'll have to make the bluff good or for
felt the pass 50 | got up slipped IN
my clothes and looked at the patient. II.
was breathing heavily. | felt his pulse
solcmnly measured it by my watch and
then said. az though | know just what
allied him, Is there any one here who
has a fask| ! had half dozen offers
in a minute. Give him two teaspoonfuli
Of whisky every ten minutes said ]
and battle his head with ice water !
knew that prescription wouldn't hurt
him, anyway. After the first dose tn.
patient rallied, and | was just congratu
lating myself when tho conductor came
up with another passenger.
Here's a fellow ply ,icinn. Doctor
he said. Perhaps consultation will b.
in order
II shook hands with the newcomer.
trembling in my boots. What have you
given him, doctorT he asked sharply. /
told him. Excellent he said Tho pa
tient got better, and the ncXt mornins
when We had alighted az Pitt>burg III.
joke being too good to keep, made
clean breast II it to the physician II.
laughed. SO you're not a doctor AT all
eh ? he said Then he laughed again and
looked about him cautiously. say. ole
man. he said in Il whisper, that's good
one. Neither am I.'"-philadephis
Times.
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PULPIT AND PEW.

The French oplscOpacy has lost one
of its most prominent members by the
death of Mgr. lsOard at the age OF
eighty-one.
The Independent Methodist Church
of America, which was organized in
Newark y. J., little more than year
nso, starting with a membership or
six. now has 1000 members.
A lawyer of Scotland who died re-
Eently left TO the Free Church of Scot
land about $4,000, provided it
should never depart from the West.
minister Confession of Faith OF adopt
ahe false principle OF abstinence
The Rev, Albert a. Sinnott ID. c. L..
who has recently completed his post
eradicate course at the Canadian coli
iege at Rome with high honors, is one
of the youngest doctors Of canon law in
she world, being only tWcntyfour
years old. His bishop has appointed
I'm professor nj 81. Dunstan's college,
CEaVlOttCtoWu. +. l.. !.
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was her letter asking for explanation
and withdrawing her promise for the
morrow. Could one believe ones
senses?
crawic-l away, ashamed for the
first time in my life of the girl loved.
Women, l said to myself, are poor,
weak creatures. They believe every
thing. Lord Fylingdale must have
been with her early. He had but TO
deny the whole; she accepted the de-
NAL Despite her resolution she walk.
ell with him to the church as the lamb
goes to the shambles. Oh, Molly! Who
could have believed 1t of your
left the church and went away. |
thought of going to the captain; Of
telling my father; OF telling the vicar.
but it seemed like treachery, and ! re.
Trained.
Instead, ] walked back to the quay
and padded to the ship. where pres
emily the barges came alongside and
the days work began. Fortunate 1t Is
for man that at moments OF great
unhappness his work has to be done
and he is DESTROYS to put aside his sor.
row and to think upon his duty. But
alas! Poor Molly! Who could have
believed 1t possible?
Well, you see. did not follow this
wedding to an end. Had / gone into
the vestry should have been witness
of something very unexpected.
The clergyman had the registers ly.
ing on the table open. He took pen
and filled IN the forms. He then Offer
ed the pen TO the bride.
'My lady" he said. 81 must ask your
ladyship 10 sign the register--in dupli'
cate. If you please"
The bride snt down and in n large.
oold hand wrote her name Mary Nil
Ter,
Then the bridegroom took the per
| and signed "I'yllngdale,'
The clergyman sprinkled the pounc'
box over the names and shut mp the
books, which he gave to the clerk
This officer took the books and loCko'
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WI NV

+... So UUIpr may lie SATISFIED
1T J. i,.' cOars" and plentiful dcbauch-
cry. This is not however. talk for
honest folk Hike YOU and me-"
"G1 on wits your story. Jack. Never
mind the different ways OF wicked
ness"
well he heard of an hcircss. She
belonged to n town remote from fash
iona town Of simple merchants and
sailors She was very rich; much rich
er than he at first hclicvcd'--
"Who told him about this heiress?"
"A creature called Sam Spmpp.
whom the captain once cudgclcd. Why,
Molly, it was revenge. In return for
the cudgcling he would place you and
your fortune in the hands Of man
who would bring misery upon you and
ruin ON Your fortune. Heavens. how
the thing works out! And II happened
just in the nick Of time that spring
was found IN the town--a spring whose
medicinal properties Ha" ] jumped
to my feet. "Molly. who found that
spring? Sam Semple. Who wrote to
the doctor about it? sam Scmplo.
Who spread abroad Il report that the
physicians of London were sending
their patients to Lynn? Sam Scmpe.
IioW many patients have come to us
from London! None, save and except
only the marty of those who came So
crctly in his lordship's train 10 sing his
praises and to work his wicked will.
Why, Molly burst into a laugh,
for now | understood, as one some
times does undrrstand, suddenly and
without proof other than the rapid con-
clusion. the full meaning Of The whole.
"Molly. / say. there has never been any
medicinal spring here at all. The doc
tors well is but common spring water.
There are no cures. The whole bust
ness is plan. a bite, an invention Of
Sam Scmplc,"
",Iack, have Il care. How can that
be when the doctor has a long list of
curcsE'
Il know it, but do know that Sam
Scmplc invented the spa in order to
bring this invasion of Sharpcfs and
gamblers and hcireSs hunters. oh,
what liar he is. What revenge!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
Analysing His Affection.

The young lovers sat beside the water
fall The rapids and the nearby whirl
pool had strange attraction for the 70.
mantle young girl. She had heard the
story OF the unhappy maiden and the
brave who had gone to their doom clasp.
cd in each others arms to the slow music
Of the swan song. That seemed very
beautiful to her.
Jack" she said, ''if you saw me strug
Cling in the water near the edge Of the
falls would you jump in after mer'
What would be the use. my dear,
whom | can't swim" he answered.
But at beast we should perish to.
gether" she replied bravely.
yes, there would he no doubt OF that"
he returned, shudderiug at the sound OF
the cruel waters.
but haven't you often said you would
die for me?" she asked, piqued at his
coldness.
NO, my dear" replied her practical
lover. IF you'll remember. I've always
told You that l had an undying love fo,
you."-Smart Set.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
I've REVIEWER

The government is quite severe with
those who engage in mooushine whisky
making WHY should it be easy on
moonshine banking? - Philadelphia
Times.
The Pullman porters complain that
the newspaper writer's have almost
ruined the tipping system. Here is a
tip from practical Quarter.-Wash-
ington. Post.
Thev say that the rodecorated SEN
ate chamber at Washington looks as
# if had uncondiioually surrendered
10 the Hawaiian school Of Art.-Bos-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

"BinCle is about the most careless fel.
low have ever known"
"Nhat's he done now2"
"Why he passed the butchers down
the street whstling, oh. Where Has Ny
Little Dog Gomez and a sausage jumped
from the hook and followed him home"
WAS careless. wasn't ~"
Yes. but that's not the worst Of il.
Half an hour later he was arrested on A
warrant charging him with kidnapping the
ssusage Denver Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

man, raised anONc MS fellows ny MS
virtues ami his rank and his princi-
ples Jack. he risked his life for me-"
ASK no more question:, Molly. We
must have explanations. Let us write
the letter"
1t was Molly's first lettcr-thc only
letter. perhaps that she will ever write
in all her life. Certainly she had never
written one before nor has she ever
written one since. Like most house
wives. her writing is only wanted for
household accounts. recipes for pud-
dngs and pies and the labelling of her
bottles and jars. | have the letter be
fore me ut this moment. 1t is written
in a large. sprawling hand, and the
spelling is not such as would satisfy
my father.
Naturally she looked to me for ad-
vice. had written many letters to-
my owners Snd to foreign merchants
about cargocs, and the like. and was
therefore able to advise the compost
ton OF a letter which should be
jnetly expressed and TO the point:
'Honored Lord-rhiS Is from me Mt
y
parlor'- writing parlor when as mate
of the ship should have written port or
harbor. 1T is to inform YOU that in
tclligcncc has been brought by letters
from London and Cambridge. Touch
ing the matters referred TO in these let
tcrs, have to report for your satisfac-
ton that they call your lordship in
oil
rake and your companions ut the spa
viz. Sam Scmple, the parSon. the rick
ETY. old beau and the colonel simple
rogucS. common cheats and sharpers.
Shall not. therefore, meet your lord
ship at the church tomorrow morning
as instructed. Awaiting your .Srdship's
explanations and commands. your most
obpdicnt, humble servant,
"MoLLY."
This letter folded. sealed. addressed
and dropped into my pocket. Then |
badc Molly good night. cntreatod her
to be thankful for her escape and so
left her with a light heart. Verify it
seemed aS if the sadness of the last
two months had been wholly and sud
denly lifted, and on my way back to
the Crown passed the Lady Anasta-
sia's lodging Just as her chair was
brought to the house. | opened the
door for her and stood hat in hand.
"Why. it is Jack" she cried. 1T is
the sailor Jack. the constant lover.
Have you anything more to tell me-"
"Oniy that Molly will not keep that
"Oh, that interesting appointment in
why the ceremony mas p'eh poStpoh-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
THE BLACK DRAGON.

1t Is said the reformers in China pro-
pose TO cut off their pgtails, but the
conservatives threaten TO rraliate by
cutting off every head that is shorn OF
fits cue, SO that the game seems to be
one of heads or tails played in earnest.
San Francisco Call.
Americans are warmly appreciative
Of Minister Wu's Intelligence and ami
ability, but he cannot persuade this
country to open its doors indiscrmi-
natcly to his countryncn. Unfortu-
nately all Chinese do not look alike to
us.-WashiugtOu star.
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Lnmentab Forgetfulne

As the steamer pitched and rolled in
the waves the traveller heard through the
thin partition a wailing voice in the aevt
statcroom exclaim:
"Oh, mamma. it's coming on again
worse than ever"
Then he heard n sleepy voice in reply:
Marie. why don't you follow the d.
rections you told me about before We
came on board"
"Because I've FORGOTTEN whether I
ought TO breathe in a. the vessel rises
and let the breath go out rs il move,
downward or whether 1t ought ~ be 'ht
other way. aud. on oh, oh, l wish was
dead"-Chicag Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
What He Would Do,

"Ny poor. hungry man. il I were to
give YOU a nickel what would You do
with itf' inquired the lady with the an
gular smeller and the uncertain spec
tacleS,
Il u tell yer. num-" replied the gentle
man with the struggling whskers and
yoarniar bread pouch. I'm git a Turk
ish bath an buy a ottymubble wild the
change Where's the ten, mum? Dem
rer Mines
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

81 met Hargus in the street yesterday
morning, and he licked his cigar ashes IN
my face. I'm writing to him now to tell
him what think about it,"
"Why didn't you tell him what you
thought about il theuY'
because | never can express myself
with any satisfaction eXtemporaueously.'
Chicago Tribune.