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/. Restrain tho Nuisance.

It is proposed to tax posters IN New
York, and legislation is now being
sought for this purpose. The idea ls
to regulate the business and make 1t
less tiaring and obtrusive, to the detriI
ment Of the landscape. The measure
is not prohibitive in its provisions, Duc
it is so framed that posters and bills
may be displayed on the condition tnat
a tax be paid on them at the rate OF
one cent for each two square feet OIL
surface. One-thlrd Of this revenue IS
to 90 to the State and two-thirds 10
the county where the poster IS dis-
played. This is no new thing. Posters
are taxed in every country in Europe,
and those countries are benefited IN
more ways than one. The tax has been
found to have restraining influence
in various directions, and the posters
do not cover all outdoors.-Boston Her
aid
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@seeeeAeeNe~NeeN NeeeeeNeeeeeeeeN
THE CONTRARINESS OF MARY.
BY Elizabeth McCracken.

"Have you decided yet, dear, whetll.
er you will go to California with Us,
or out to the farm with Aunt Rachel
We won't urge either course, but you
must decide something before Satur-
day."
Mary's mother stood in the doorway,
buttoning her gloves. She looked anx-
iously at Mary, who sat On the lowest
step, holding three OPEN letters that
she evidently was eager to read.
"Well, mother dear, here is my last
complete and unconditional deci'
sion"
Really, Mary? You aren't going to
have another before night?"
mo, mother, I've wavered long
enough"
"You certainly have"
Don't be 'sarcasticaP to your one
and only Mary" said the one and only
Mary, with an embrace that almost
ruined her mothers chiffon ruchings.
You see, mother, if l go to Aunt
Rachers, l shall get so bored that
Aunt Rachel will regret she ever
asked me, ani forget that she had ever
labeled me sunny presence. or
course it would be near enough for
Cousin Burney to come out and stir
us up; but Burney is so absorbed in
his summer hospital that he can talk
of nothing else but slum children with
the measles. Burney is perfect bore
at times-since he got his M. D."
"My dear"
"Now don't be shocked with your
own Mary. I don't mean anything
dreadful but, I'm not interested in
measles and germs. Now if go with
you I'll have lovely time, and Aunt
Rachel will be none the worse in the
end. So l am going with you. Are
you glad?" she asked, with a wheed.
Iesome smile.
"Of course want you myself, dear;
but Aunt Rachel does need the sunny
She is so lonely! If you
should change your mind again, re-
member that Aunt Rachel will enjoy |
having as many of your friends visit |
you as the house will hold" said her
mother.
"Ye-es, know; but I shall not
,hasge my mind now. In fact, don't
want to go to Aunt Rachel's, mother.
don't like farms, and-I would rather
20 with you"
A little shadow came over her
face; but she merely said:
Then it is decided that you go with
ls."
aren't you glal?"
81 am always glad to have you with
ne. Your father and would be quite
esolate indeed without you; but,
ear, wish you would learn to be
more Interested
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stylish, but snug fitting ones can be
substituted when found more becom-

stylish, but snug fitting ones can be
substituted when found more becom-
ing. ,
The foundation lining is snugly fitted
and closes at the centre front Inc
waist proper is plain across the snoui-
ders and draw down III gathers ut
the waist line, but the front is made
with a yoke Of lace, below which the
material is tucked for short distance,
then falls in soft becoming folds, ana
closes at the left side beneath the
Jacket. The sleeves, as shown, are 1ull
and gathered into deep pointed Guns
bnt can be made plain when preferred.
At the neck is a stock that matches
the woke and closes at the centre front.
The bolero is both novel and graceful.
The back is smooth and plain, but both
fronts and sleeves are laid in narrow
tucks. stitched with corticelli SILK.
Furnishing the neck is round collar
that is extended don the edge OF the
fronts. where it gives a jabot erect.
The sleeves, in Hungarian style, are in
elbow length and are slashed at the
lower edge.
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chean Coronation Seats.

A searcher in by-past records writes
to the effect that seats at coronatlons
were not always so difficult to secure
as they will be at the ceremony Of the
crowning of King Edward VII. AT the
coronation Of Edward l. seats could De
obtained for a farthing. AT the cere-
monies of Henry VIII, Edward vi.
and Queen Mary the price was groat...
At Queen Elizabeth's the charge rose
to sixpence. From that time the price
gradually rose from q shilling to ten
guineas, which was reached at the cor
onation of George III. At Queen VIC
toria's coronation the rates for seats
in the Abbey was much higher.-Pail
Mall Gazette.
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A SEASONAB LIE DESIGN

and such simple woods, albatross ana
yelling are. all in use for the cold
weather waists. The admirable model
shown is of white mercerized duck
with handsome pearl buttons, used
for the closing, and is unlined, but the
fitted foundation is advisable for all
silks and woolen materials.
The lining is carefully fitted ana
closes with the waist at the centre
back. On it are arranged the front
and backs proper laid in two deep
pleats that extend over the shoulders
but are stitched to yoke depth only.
The sleeves are in shirt style with
deep cuffs, and at the neck is worn q
plain stock collar with bat-wing tie.
TO cut this waist for miss of four
teen years of age, three and three
eighth yards of material twenty-one
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said to the man, would lit would
nave been dreadfully hard
Z wouldn't"
1 Hard? All, miss, l can see as W
don't know how a mon feels wild his
gur-rl. She's all the loife of me is
Tor, miss. If she'd died, it's pothin' I'd
had left to me. It's the most them
that's pore has, Thea children"
r. He gently touch =; child's yellow
hair. not noticing 49, was silent.
Its next wake she's to lave here,
miss, and it's hard ltn be for her be-
fore she's strong, wtd me gone all
day." he said musingly.
Mary no longer hesitated. Let her
come and spend week with me after
she leaves here. Please do! I'm 60
Ing, to stay all summer on my aunts
farm, and I'm going next week. 1t is
only ten miles out to it, and you can
easily come out when Aunt Rachel
sends in for groceries; and 1 am Dr.
Harriston's cousin" said Mary with a
suspicious break in her voice.
"Oh, it's glad I'd be, miss, and its
lsyourself I'll be askin' the saints 70
bless, together with Docthor Harris.
ton"
He took Mistress Marys Iatrician
little hand in his hard red one, and
fspressed it with fevor that made her
vince.
Is Sure, ye have DR.. Harriston's own
way wild ye"
g. Mary's chin went up slightly; then
she laughed softly at herself, AMI
asked the little girls name and ad-
sdress.
II must say good-by now and find
sDr. Harriston," she said. "He will
arrange everything with you"
81 She went swiftly to the hall, where
sher cousin stood talking earnestly to
zone of the nurses.
Burney, come here this moment
she commanded. What do you mean
Eby not telling me the truth about the
speople in this hospital?"
rs ssSs5"Why, Mary"
You never told me the children
5Tere sweet, and that their fathers and
mothers were fond of them"
why should think you would
have known that" he began, but MaIy
interrupted.
@s"You needn't begin to make ex-
cqses, Burney .Harriston! I'm going
home now. 1t doesn't matter whether
YOU can go now or not; can go alone
-f-but you'll hear from me about this.
Burney Harriston!"
Poor Burney was kept in suspense
for three days. Mary had suddenly
gone to spend two days with Aunt
Rachel, and Burney could get no hint
of the revenge that she was contem-
plating.
Mary always has been contrary"
her mother said, and Burney did not
see the laughter in her eyes.
Finally he did hear" from Mary
onEtwelve pages of her best monogram
noa,o,s.-
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meet on the Second Sunday of June
next, on the reservation grounds on the
banks Of the River Forge, and with
songs and speechmaking elect a Wor-
thy follower Of such a worthy sachem.
The present and most logical candi-
date for the high and sacred office IS
"Mesh," otherwise known as "Dea.
con-" Bradley, another descendant Oh
the parent Un-ca-chogue Stock man
of great force of character and lnhu-
ence with his people, understanding
we'll their needs. Tie nominated CHIEF
was horn and raised on the reservation
and seldom moves very far from lis
home.
A visit to the Poose-pah-tuck colony
Is interesting. 1t may be reacheu ny
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n fair sand and shell road from the
railway station at Mastic, which IS
something more than half way from
New York to AIontauk Point, the east
ern extremity of Long Island. Inc
Indians, however, true to their tribal
instincts, prefer the trail which leads
IN circuitous way along the Suk-a-
neck River. In attempting to follow
this difficult trail was quickly iost III
the great rolling sand dunes, thatcheu
with ragged fir and scrub oak and car
peted with pine needles and purple
wintergreen.
tits a ghostly jungle, without enc re.
lieying evidence Of the handicraft OF
man. One expects almost at any mo-
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gathers. The back is smooth fitting,
simply drawn down in gathers at the
waist line. The sleeves are full, sug-
gcsting the bishop, but. include deem.
cuffs, pointed at the upper edse.
10 cut this blouse for-a woman Of
medium size three and. seyen-eighth
yards of material twenty-onc inches
wide. three and a half yards twenty
seven inches wide. or two yards forty
four inches wide. will be required. with
one-half yard fol, shield. and collar.
Skirts that include variation of the
circular fiounce and that flare freely
at the lower portion are in the height
of present styles. The smart model
shown is peculiarly satisfactory and
singplarly well adapted TO all figures
as the front gore is plain, the founce
being Joined to the side portions only.
The unbroken line Of the front gives
an effect of height and slenderness,
while the lounce provides the needed
fulness at sides and back.
The front gore is plain, shaped to be
close fitting at the top and to fare at
the feet. The side portions are circu-
lar, and to their lower edges the circu-
lar flounce is scanned. Short hip darts
effect snug fit at the 81
fulness at the back is laid
pleats.
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fell inic Mary's habit of italicizing,
and M, smiled at him more ap-
proving
'Now, v, have to go around and
see the nts. Will you come or
will you er about as you like?
"Tll wal thank you," said Mary
"It will be ,ere interesting"
She felt out of her element with the
nurses; they evidently looked upon
her as superfuous, and Mary was not
accustomed to being viewed in any
such light.
She peeped into the dining-room,
smiled at the queer kitchen, examined
with interest the cots on the broad
piazza, and finally went into one OF
the. cool rooms, through the door OF
which she saw four little white beds.
The little children in the beds were
asleep, and Mary would have left the
room had her attention not been~.at-
tracted by man who sat beside the
bed in the corner, with his heavy eyes
fixed upon the small yellow head rest
ing on the Iillow. He was, to all ap-
pearances, q commonplace Irish lab
orer, but something In his utter abb
sorption in the child aroused Marys
curiosity.
She stepped lightly across the room
and looked at the small, white face,
with it's pathetic mouth and droll,
little turned-up nose.
what a cunning little girl" she
said to the man, resolving to scoid
Burney for failing to tell her the chill
dren in the hospital were so DEAR
"Sure, miss, an it's thot she is. She's
me only wan, and she's the amidge OF
her mother. She's homely, but she's
real cute"
"Why, she's pretty!" said Mary, ar
gumentatively.
"An' do you think so, miss? We'll
an I've seen wuss-lookin' vans" He
carefully smothed the coverlet with
his coarse red hand.
"she isn't very i'll, is she?" Mar!
asked.
"Where is her mother?" she addet
suddenly remembering that the maj
had mentioned her
"Ah, miss, she's dead; an me littl'
gur-rl would ha' been dead, too, bu
for Docthor Harriston. An do yo1
know Docthor Harriston, miss?"
"Oh, yes, he is my cousin. know
him very we'll" said Mary.
Sure it's a foine man ye b
KNOWN; and it's proud ye must b
to be havin' him for cousin" Mar
had never happened to take this Vie'
of Burney, and she made no reply.
: After awhile she said, "is your littl
girl very ill?" Her theories with n
gard to the value of such child's III
!, began to tremble somewhat.
!. mo, an she's gettin' we'll now; b'
! miss, it was sick she was. All, bt
Docthor Harriston worked, miss, II
me gur-rl 1t was near to dyin sn
was, miss, when he took her In her
:, an now she's gettin' WE'LL"
;, Mary's eyes were large with woni'
and interest.
1.-THE idea of Burney's never tellir
> me anything like this!" she thoug
fiercely. The man cared for this lit
. girl exactly as other men cared L
their little girls; and Burney-perha
" she hadn't encouraged Burney to t
her. go.
"And if she hadn't got we'll" 8
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:, n.eplng children alive VINO
have nothing to live for"
1--WE won't discuss that again. her
mother said, gravely. Il must 90
now. Good-by, dear.
Mary returned to her seat on inc
steps. Mother doesn't understand
she thought, wistfully. 81 never want
ed Burney to study medicine; ana "
give his time, to saving lives that are
hotter ended, when he might at least
save valuable ones, it IS too much.
simply won't stay near him all sum-
mer and listen to him! 1t will teach
him a lesson" she concluded virtuous-
ly. -.
She had never wholly forgiven her
cousin because he had, against ner
advice, studied medicine with the In
tention of devoting himself to the free
wards of the city hospitals for chill
dren.
"Why don't you do something that
will benefit humanity, Burney," she
had repeatedly said, "instead of keep
ing children alive who have no past
no present and no future but misery!
"You don't understand" Burney as
repeatedly had said, 'that.I am reliev-
ing their misery for the moment. Yon
don't know what they may have 70
live. for. They are little human chill
dren and have right to their lives;
thew want them, and shall help them
keep them"
"You are very foolish and sentimcn,
tal," Mary said; but possibly she re-
spected, his foolishness and. sentimen'
tality more than she admitted.
I, al think Burney might at least con
: slider his family and come to Califor
MIA. instead of setting up summer
Fresh Air Hospital" she said plain
lively to herself; as she unfolded hel
first letter. :.
It was from Aunt Rachel; and i
said, in part 81 hope that you VII
spend the. summer with me
dearie. am getting to be an OF
woman and won't lave many mor'
summers. You may fill the hous'
= with 'lretty maids all in row.
t YOU like. DO be kind to Burney
. He is doing a noble work. Let hin
> tell you about 1t.
:. GAS If he didn't, day and night!
h calculated Mary. 'Do-be-kind I
q Burney. I'm not unkind to him, an
he is chasing a shadow"
b. rxo5 hnr cnnnn6 llttpI
= It was from distant friend, who sal
e in it: Father says your cousin, d
: Burney Harriston, is doing such fin
piece of work this summer, with h!
Fresh Air Hospital for poor children
Do tell me about it and let me help
I can. l suppose you are absorbed
II. What kind of children are they
Irish or Italian? How much it wi
mean to them! And how unselfish
your cousin! 1 remember seeing hi
once at college. Is he as nice as
used to be?"
Mary sat, with her chin in her hant
gazing into space. Absorbed in 1t
I've never even seen it, suppose
shall have to or, Grace will think a
q hcartless wretch. Perhaps an
bdt-Burney is so exasperating!
Her third letter had fallen to Il
foot She savagely pulled it from
= envelope. 1t was, as she knew, fro
Is her cousin, DIR. Burney Harriston
Is who WAS so exasperating.
d my dear Mistress Mary (ouite &C
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trary)." (Burney Is getting more hor-
rid every day." commented Mistress
Mary) Wont you come down and
see my garden grow" before you go
away? l know you will see how val
liable all lives are if you will just see
and know some that are different from
yours. You judge too much in the
light of your own theories" ("Tae
audacity of the boy!" exclaimed the
theorist.) "You don't realize that the
poorest, smallest human life is a part
OF the plan of the. world, and can't be
disregarded or forgotten. =:
You'll come down on Thursday
won't you? Please do. When are you
going to Californian" s
Mary slowly put the letter in the en-
velore.
Perhaps l haven't been very nice to-
Burney. He is trying to do good, but;
he is carried away by enthusiasm.E
don't know much about slum people,
but I do know how they live. Thee
are just like animals; they have noE
higher natures. They don't have any
ideals" :,
Mary pulled out Burney's letter and
read it for the second time.
iii go Thursday. l might as .welfss::
and Grace wants to hear about it. - isssI
She went upstairs to her room and
wrote note to Burney. In the post
script she said, 81 am not yet abso-
lutely certain that I shall go to Cali
fcrnia. If l do it will be next week.
DR.. Burney Harriston's Fresh Air
Hospital for children was merely a.
large house, very near the sea and not
far from the city, and it had room for
twenty children. Interested and gem
erous friends had provided Burney
with funds for the work, and five or
six nurses, who expected no summer
employment had volunteered their
services.
"Why, Burney!" exclaimed Mary IN
Thursday morning, as they approach
ed the hospital. 1T looks like an or.
dinary house."
1t is an ordinary house-only with
more children in it than most houses
have"
What kind of children are they
lrish?" asked Mary, mindful of her
friends questions.
Some of them. There are all kinds.
They aren't very i'll, most of them.
They merely need a little special as.
sistance and good food and fresh air.
Some of them would have died without
it."
20 Burney. wouldn't 1t have been
better for them if they had?" asked
..ary
Mary, how can you ask that?" said
The Young doctor reLroachfullv i
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A Handsome Costume.

Blouse waists make the accepted
models for all simple gowns and odd
bodices. The satisfactory model shown
in the large drawing includes the new
deep pleats at the shoulders, and is rem
dered peculiarly effective by the shield
and collar Of contrasting material.
The lining is snugly fitted and closes
at the centre front. On it are arranged
the various parts of the waist. The
shield is attached to the right side and
hooked over. onto the left, but the
fronts close separately at the left
side. Deep pleats are laid at the shoul-
ders that extend to the waist line,
whare the extra fulness is arranged by
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-09

This tasteful May Manton example
combines a waist Of white silk null
and g-:ipure lace, with a jacket of pas
tel pink satin sapho, lace trimmed,
and is designed for wear with odd
skirts, out pompador silks are exceed
ingly smart for the bolero, and all the.
sUrrS-Ir,,i o,,,,ros5
pirate. as are poplin, efamnle, -Ve11lns
and the like, when the skirt matches
the bodice, while the waist may be OF
any soft material and in the same OF
contrasting color as preferred. The
full puffed sleeves IRE graceful ana
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der the chief, who is also. first deacon
Of our church. Mesh Bradley was
second deacon till the death Of my
father, the sachem of the tribe, and
now Deacon Bradley is the most like
ly successor. He IS q good man and
beloved Ly all the tribespeople both
here on the reserve and elsewhere, for
many Of US are scattered.
Every June we have reunion, and
sometimes our brothers from other
tribes join us. Last June was the
firewell of my father to his people,
for he foresaw his end and bade one
and all goodby. 1t was q very affect
ing scene, and will long remain in the
memory of the younger generation.
This coming June. we will have anoth-
'er reunion and elect our chief. Thus
Is our tribal interest kept up and cur
people held together" = New York
Herald. .-, POI. 10 =. ..- p,
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Just explain, if you can, why, in the
hours you have talked about your slum
children. YOU never happened to men-
ton that they were sweet, and that
rhey made as much difference to theii
fathers and mothers as any Children
Youths Companion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-09

Roman rule in Europe, corresponding
in style and construction with 10.
man solium or chair Of authority. Ii
Is oblong in figure, the outside meas
urement giving thirty-two inches lp
breadth and twenty-five inches from
front to back, and it is deep backed,
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A,.o,,,ohiIes In Belgium,

All owners Of automobiles In Bel
gium have now to pay an annual tax.
For cars up to six horse power the rate
Is fifty francs per year; over six horse
power sixty francs. The penalty Tor
= false declaration is 100 francs and
from one to three days imprisonment
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A Boston woman will agitate for a
law prohibiting the boiling or roast
ing Of chestnuts, on the ground that 1t
inyoles painful death of worms whose
right to life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness is no less than that OF
the most highly lowered man."
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ment to stumble upon band OF Mon
tauks and Un-ca-chogues in council OF
war, smoking the pipe Of peace ana
swearing eternal enmlty to the envious
Massapiquas on the west. ana the war
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JACOB WARD LINEAL DESCENDANT of @ Illl ,s i
sAcuEN BY THE GRAVES OF HIS FokEfAllEno

tares. Famous Queen Becky was the
last of the tribe to cling to her wig
wan in preference to the white mans
mode Of shelter.
1--WE are ruled by three trustees un-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1902-04-09

In the 20 odd palaces of the German
emperor some $500 servants are en-
ployed, about 1000 of these being wom-
en-. A huge income Is, Of course, re-
quired for keeping up establishments
on this scale, and the emperors total
expenditure is estimated at some Szo'-
900 a day.
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QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Edgar A. Poe, the brilliant Amerl-
can writer, discovered inexpressibie
satisfaction in wandering through
graveyards. And the same is SAID TO
be true of witty and genial oliver
Wendell Holmes.
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Chair of St. Augustine.

GRAFT OF st. Augustine.. .
The chair Of st. Augustine, in the
Royal Museum at Canterbury, which
Is claimed by the Bishop Of Hereford
on behalf of the vicar and church war
lers OF Stanford Bishop, says the Lon.
don Daily Graph" was purchased by
the late Mr.. James Johnston from the
sexton Of Stanford Bishop Church,
who had rescued 1t from being convert.
ed into firewood 1t was afterward
used cs gIrccn seat, and on the
death Of Mr.. Johnston the chair passed
into the hands of Mr., E. Cocks John.
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when ,ho"cbost" Fails to Walk.

One hundred and forty theatric''
companies have given up the ghost 81
far this season. And still there arr
dozens of "boom" novels golhs
through the process of dramatizatlon
Denver Republican.