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MOnOmauiac-the one who is building
a House and wants to show the Plans.
I've got everything figured out, =" ne
began. except that we can't get from
the Dining Room to the Library with
out going through the Laundry, and
there's no Flue connecting with the
Kitchen. What do you think I'd better
do?"
Il think you ought 70 live at a Ho-
tel vas the reply.
The MOnOmaniac went home and told
his Wife that he had been fnsulted.
At 11:30 came a Committee of Ladies
soliciting Funds for the Home for the
Friendless.
Those who are Friendless don't
know their own Luck said the Busy
Man, wheTeupon the Ladies went out
side and agreed that he was a Brute.
At Noon he went ont and lunched en-
BrOmo Settler.
When he rushed back to tackle his
COrresp ondence, he was met by large
Body of Walking Delegates who told
him that he had employed a non union
Man to paint his Barn and that he was
Candidate for the Boycott. He put
in an Hour squaring himself and then
he turned to the Stenographer.
How far have We gOt2" he asked.
Dear Sir was the Reply.
Just then he got the Last Straw.
bewildered Rufus with a Letter OF In
PRODUCTION. That took 20 Minutes.
When Rufe walked out, the Busy Man
fell with his Face among the unan-
sWeTed Letters.
call a Cab" he said.
THE Phone is out of order" was the
Reply.
Ring for a Messenger" he said.
She pulled the Buzzer and in % min
utes there slowly entered a boy from
the Telegraph Office.
The Man let out a low Howl ike that
of a Prairie Wolf and ran from the
Office. When he arrived at Home he
threw his Hat at the Rack and then
MADE the Children back into the Cor
ner to keen quiet. His Wife told
around 5at Henry was Working too
hard.
MORAL: Work is a Snap, but the
Intermissions do up the Nervous Sys-
tenn
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even know where the stock had been
deposited.
These facts, obtained by a series of
affidavits made by James J. Hill. ]. P.
Morgan's brokers and other persons
connected with this remarkable fnan-
cial transaction, reveal the secret his
tory of the Northern Pacific corner on
Nav @. which ruined hundreds and
shook for a time the markets of the
world. For weeks past lawyers have
been engaged in taking dispositions
from the men who were concerned in
the corner" getting evidence to be
used in various lawsuits. and the final
result of their investigations is the
foregoing story Of honor bright
q . &.
The fact that this form of business
honor is not rare in the history Of Wall
street is shown by the article written
expressly for the Sunday World by Mr..
jefferson Seligman of the long estab-
lished house Of J. & w. Seligman of
New York and London as follows.
In my business dealings I have. come
in contact with q large number Of men
enga ged in various enterprises, and
feel. therefore, qualified to pay tribute
TO the high plane on which our Amer
lean business men conduct their affairs.
] have rarely deemed il necessary to
resort TO immediate written contracts.
and have invariably found that the
word given 1T the time Of the transac-
ton has been fully complied with and
lived up 10. In fact, nowhere is there
a higher standard Of business honor
than among our American business
men,
About two years ago on the floor Of
the stock exchange an operator called
out: Forty for any part of $1,000 Of
Leather common sold IS 600" Here
was a contract involving S1,520. 000 com
pleted by a simple shake Of the finger
or a nod Ct the head. This IS an illus
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Th. Best Sc Could Do

There Is only one reason" he said
why. have never asked you to be my
wife"
What IS that?" she asked.
II have always been half afraid you
might refuse
We'll SIZE whispered. after a long 81
lenc, II should think you'd have curios-
Try enoush 10 want TO frd out shether
your suspicion vas wei &c ID or not.''
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stand this game Of golf before. I was
always under the impression that it
was game in which only old men and
young girls played. Now 1 find every
body can play it, or play at it. I, am
quite an enthusiast"
II was really pathetic to hear Mr..
Holman tell Of his downfall 1t was
curing the last round. Just before
starting out with Mr.. Ritter as oppo-
nent. they concluded that little slim
ulant would be the right thing. But
somehow or other, said Mr.. Holman
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the glasses got mixed. and Riter's
being stronger than mine, by George
when 1 got out on the ground I was
unable to see the holes, and so had to
suffer in depicted score. ! always
VIII think that Ritter put up the job on
me- OF. course, Mr.. Holman was only
making humorous explanation of a
score OF which he wasn't proud.
Fred Hale's appearance on the
grounds was a source of pleasure to
the caddies. He was dressed in fault
less attire as follows; Red socks, low
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shoes, green striped trousers, ox-blood
shirt (the ox-bloodiesD, white hat and
a stogie. Mr.. Copp chose him for an
adversary because, as he said, he al
ways did dote on gaudy colors, and
not because he feared his brilliant
plays.
Another player who came in for con-
siderable admiration was Colonel Sam
Park, who. with his Kaleidoscope shirt,
represented the Clan Park in gorgeous
style.
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the Future. I don't see why you should
lose any Sleep.
So the Solicitor went out and told
every one along the Street that the
Man lacked Foresight.
At $50 o'clock the industrious little
man picked up letter number 1 and
said to the Blonde Stenographer, Dear
Sir"
At that moment the Head Of the
Credit Department hit him on the
Back and said he had Good One. It
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struction Of a fatboat. with which the
ola gentleman made q trip 10 New
orleans. carrying produce which was
sold on arrival there The return trip
was made by steamboat, the first time
Mr. anderson had ever Travelled up the
mississippi in that way. Judge Ander-
son believes The trip was the first ever
made up the Father Of Waters by a
steamboat He has q vivid recollection
of his fathers narration of the difficult
ties Of the lfuTney even in that MN
ner Frequently the passengers all had
70 60 ashore and help draw the boat I'd
through the rapids
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.AAA4444+44+&%%4 9 = y
: TiH golf season opened duspic-
. 1B-.v a. the Ca.arry club yester- ,
. dsv. Thar= was q large attend ?
anrs ana the playing was pro- 2
sB0uueed by the experts u De up 9
81, ernectati1us. The accompany >
4hg Illustrations which show the =
5euHh0use and links tC adV1G age, ,
4-a from photographs taken by r.. y
AH Officer =
FINDER Leader D'Kies with a cool
breeze blowing from the snow
\ capped mountains, almost too cool
.r omi0rt the golf season opening OF
na country club took place yesterday.
The golf course was in fair condition,
tr t was evident that very little
ratdeing had bel done by the mem
b--s during the winter as all who at
tanned t0 make the round seemed 20
b. unable 90 judge the distance in
cling their strokes and consequently
lev few brilliant plays occurred.
Very few of the ladies' appeared on
the grounds to sake part ia the MAY
Inc They Conteuted themselves by
remaining On the. clubhouse, playing
ping pong and enjoying the music of
the orchestra.
Since last season the clubhouse has
Undergone an entire renovation i'm the
a-.-.-s-- Ta-Hr-9 ff4--a and % -rrs- s1rr
ton has 3esH built to the culinary de-
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HONOR IN WALL STREET.
Sacrificed Fortune Because They
Would Not Break Their Promise.

Would Not Break Their Promise.
New York lTorld)
BY refusing to break their word of
honor, half-dozen men lost the
chance of making millions OF dollars in
an hour Of frenzied Wall street specu-
latiOn
Inc story which has recently been
sworn TO in a series of ahidavits. may
sound to the uninitiated more ike q
product OF Persian imagination than
a matter OF fact account Of a business
transaction in New York City.
1t appears, however, that during the
panic in Wall street on Nav 9 when
Nerthern Pacific stock was corpered
aEs forced up TO 500 a share. 200. COO
shares were held by James 7. Hin
Lord Strateheona, Lord Mount SteDhen
and John s Kennedy.
These men. Just before the panic.
had given their word 70. J. Pierpont
Morgan that they would not sell their
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Had Him ID ChaneerT.
ATLANTA ConstitutionD

ct have a feeling that the devil is pres
ent in this meeting today, said the min
ister
Amen cried an old brother from a
far corner. You've got him in close
quarters. Lock the doors and give him
where he come FRONT.
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Nothing to Feel Bad About.
Boston Transcript.

Horkins-Bother birth and opportunity!
A man has his future in MS OWn hands.
What 7 am I made myself
Svnnex-Oh. we'll: ! wouldn't feel bad
about fl. Horkins. or course, YOU
wouldn't do it again.
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SELL
~ NE Morning an energetic lit
tie Man who had about
Ton of Work piled up on his
Desk came down Town with
a Hop, Skip and Jump, determined to
clean up the whole Layout before
Nightfall.
He had taken eight Soure of Slum-
Der and a cold SOuse in the Porcelain.
After Breakfast he came out into the
Spring Sunshine feeling as fit as
Fiddle and as snippy as a young Colt.
Ne TO the Office to get that Stack OF
Letters of my Mind" said the Hopeful
Citizen.
When he dashed into the Office he
carried 220 pounds Of Steam and was
keen for the Attack.
A tall Man with tan Whiskers arose
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Copyright. 100. by Robert Howard Rus
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from behind the ron-top Desk and
greeted him.
How are you feeling this Morning.
asked the Stranger.
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MITES
Dr. Niles: II never could under
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of connoisseurs. nothing without merit
has been favorably considered, and so
far all propositions have been rejected
by this committee.
In social matters Senator Clark has
taken a leading position in Washington.
He has maintained a handsome estab-
lishment having rented the Michler
property, one of the most beautiful
residences on Massachusetts avenue.
and which is exquisitely furnished and
admira bly, adapted for entertainments.
During the session Senator Clark gave
several large dinners, at which his
daughters of New York were present.
and at which the guests numbered
usually about twenty-fOur- These din
ner parties were composed of the dis
tinguished society Of Washington. con-
sisting OF gentlemen Of both the senate
and of the house Of representatives and
the lady members of their families.
ambassadors. ministers and other mem
bers Of Washington's select society.
Also Senator Clark has given a num-
Der Of stag dinners. attended by his
congressional friends and associates.
The beautiful floral decorations, and
the perfect appointments Of these func-
tons have excited admiration and COM
ment from experienced dinner-goers
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MODERN
BY GEORGE

~ nee there was a yearning Bach
elor who wanted the Girl so
hard that he would come
around at Night and look up
a. the Windows of her Boodwar and
gnaw the PaIings Of the Front Fence.
The Fires Of Love had got beyond
Control and it was time to cali out the
entire Department. He was for Petty
and had no Shame in the Matter He
would send an A. ID. r Boy at 6. saying
That he would be up at 8, and then he
would phone her at TO find out if she
had received the Note.
1Ls Affection was none OF your stiu-
81. halfway Quivers. It was the real
Essence Of Googoo, double strength. II
Was am Omnibus Love that reached out
t.S rcd-hOt TentaCles and twined
around an Objects. animate and mani
..Ht". that were associated with little
rnlay-Bun.
DIE would have deemed IL a Holy
privilege 90 go around and NOW the
Grass in her Front Yard.
It was the kind Of TRANSFERRING. old
fashioned, rOmantiC-novel Love that
made him think well Of her Kin-Folks.
die knew that anyone who was related
W The Queen Of the Human Race was
certainly Right. SO he tried TO stand
Ace high with the Old People and a
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tions. and, from his knowledge
of mining, he was convinced that there
was danger to the library building in
locating the line Of road as proposed by
the engineers. He succeeded in having
the route changed, so that all danger
viii be averted. Senator Clark also
made a careful study of the matter of
equitable adjustment of valuations Of
property to be condemned by the lines
of road leading to the proposed union
station. and his suggestions were
adopted by the committee in framing
the bill. Through his efforts a bin was
passed which permits property Owners
in the district to pay taxes annually in
stead Of quarterly, as heretofore, and
provides that each prOperty-Owner shall
be notified before the penalty for non
payment Of taxes attaches.
The library cOmmitte has under con-
sideration a number Of paintings and
works of sculptors that have been Of
fered for sale to be placed in the gal
leries of the capitol and library, and
public parks Of the city which this COM
mlttee controls. Heretofore there have
been quite a number of 500 called works
Of art submitted, but very little method
has been exercised in this matter. and
many have been accepted; but as this
committee is composed almost entirely
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idea concerning this class Of people,
they are of high order of in
telligence, integrity and industry, and
are highly respected citizens of the
state
Senator Clark has been actively in
terested I'm all western measures, and
psrtirularly so in these relating TO
Montana affairs. Early in the session
he introduced a bin providing for ex-
tending the cost limit Of the federal
building at Butte to S4OO, 000 This was
cut down in the house to S275,0O0, but
through his efforts and those Of Rep
resentative Edwards the provision for
increasing the cost limit of the Butte
public building was retained in the ON
nibus public building biu for $500, 0O0
and work on the building win be com
menCed and pushed to completion
without delay. Senator Clark also in
trOduced bills to grant land for the
support Of the asylum for the blind Of
Montana, To purchase cattle for the
northern Cheyenne Indian reservation,
which was carried: to erect new build
ings for the Fort Shaw Indian school,
and to grant land for support Of the
Soldiers Home at Columbia Falls. He
also introduced a measure providing
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FABLES
ADE.-N
The Syndicate
Lover, the Picked
Papa and the
President of the
Ladies Auxiliary.


4 brother named Walter and a tall
/ browed Sister who was Intellectual
Consequently his Work was mapped
out for him.
MOpSey's Father was what we mighu
/ call Liberal in his Views. That is, he
was not utterly set against the High
/ Ball as a Substitute for o'clock Tea.
/ Furthermore, he had stubbed his Toe
often enough to know from sad Expert
} ence the true Value Of two small Pairs
I when five are sitting in.
/ Had il not been that he took on his
/ daily Package in a Club instead Of a
I Saloon. and carried a gOld-headed Cane
"a good many people would have said
/ that he Drank AS it was. he simply
/ had the Name Of being a High Liver.
J When he was slightly Overset and car
ried about l65 i'm his Gauge he was ex-
| Ceedingly Dignided: in fact, a Gentle
man Of the Old School. He objected TO
playing Poker with Stranger. but
he loved to skin a Good Friend, so he
was no Gambler.
Baby's Mother was exactly the Sort
/ that is usually married TO an elderly
! Sport Having found il impossible to
Wean him away from the Red Eye and
the Saturday Night Game that laps
over into Monday Morning, she tried
to catch even by reforming all the rest
of the Universe. She was a member
Of % Organizat tons that were out to
( whip-saw the Cigarette, down the
Cocktail and give a lasting Ki-Bosh to
the Blue Chip and the Kitty. AS soon
as she had q little Money saved UP she
sent 60 20 the Missionaries in KakarOo.
I BY attending Services at least twice
! every Sunday she hoped to establish a
good General Average for the whole
+ Family
/ As for the other members of the
I Family. they knew that she had enough
I Piety TO supply four ordinary Mortals,
I so they did not have to go out and
/ accumulate any. The whole Bunch.
I Father included, expected to get past
+ the Turnstile on Mothers Ticket.
! The Sister with the busy Dome was
{ i'm two or three Philadelphia Library
Clubs She read one Book a Day, even
. in the hottest Weather If she had
/ stopped to take Breath, the Publishers
would have secured a Lead and she
never could have caught up on Mon
day it would be Charles Major on
4 Tuesday il would be Marion Crawford.
I on Wednesday it would be John Ken
drick Bangs on Thursday it would be
+ Marie COrrelli on Friday it would be
3 Emerson HoUgh and on Saturday it
would be Conan Doyle. Then on sun
day she would hold her Head, and try
+ 10 mentally digest the Chop Suey.
Loved One had a Brother with big
4 gristly Hands and stOcky Shoulders.
I His Conception of a Glad Summers
! Day was to get out and play - Holes,
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TO ask him if he didn't think Dorothy
Vernon was better than Mary Mac
Lane. While he would be doing Foot
Work and side-stepping the Questions
that were calculated to show him up
as a bowling Ignoramus, the Re-
Thing would be sitting back waiting in
vain for an Opening.
This went on for quite a Spell He
had been jOlted at Poker, trimmed at
Golf, put against long Sermons right
in Fly-Time and conned into reading
A. Books that did not appeal to him.
He seemed to be making grand Head
way with all members of the Outfit
except the One that he wanted 70 snare
out into Dim Corner and hold in u
Strong Embrace forever and ever
After awhile he began 10 weaken on
the Scheme of playing up to a whole
Cast of Characters. He wondered if it
would not be just as easy to love a
lone Orphan.
She was Wise. She saw herself los
ing a Good Thing. 1t was d shame to
back-cap her own Tribe. Just when
they were pulling for her, but she had
to do it. One Night she fought off the
others and lured him into d Boat, and
there in the Moonlight she told how
she had lived in the same House with
them for 70 Years and how they were
all right. but they wouldn't do.
It's a mere Suggestion" she added,
"but why don't you stop trying 10
make these Around-the-Table Combin-
alton Shots and pay a little more at
tention to Birdie. You don't have to
win out the entire Family in order to
book me- You must be an Amateur"
ThereupOn they Clinched. and the
Family dropped out Of the Deal.
MORAL: Don't try to Marry an en-
tire Family, or it may work out that
Way
Copyright, 1902 by Robert Howard
Russell)
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followed by several Sets Of Tennis.
after which il was time TO bat up a
few Flies and then, in the Cleaning.
start in for four or five Hours with the
nimble Ping-POng.
The True Lover thought it a smooth
Policy to cultivate the Quartette that
lived with his Own and Only One. As
for Father and Mother and the female
BOokWOrm and athletic Walter. they
were friendly to the prosperous Bach
elor and each one determined to put
in a few quiet Plugs for Sis.
So Father took the candidate down
TO his Club and gave him Old Stuff
that was $50 Proof and then tried him
out in a nice little cut-throat Game
BY the time he got away from the
Pirates he was due to show up and
attend Morning Service with the pros
pective MOtheT-in-Law. He let on that
he was keen for good Sermon and
he made an awful Bluff at singing the
Hymns that he had not heard for
twenty years on Sunday Afternoon
he was due 10 meet Brother Walt at
the Country Club and play him for a
Ball a Hole. After a couple Of Sundays
Walt had enough Haskels to last him a
Lifetime
When ne had hurried to his Room
and rubbed himself with Witch Hazel
he would tear for the House, where the
living Book Review would be waiting
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for federal inspection and marking of
cloth and clothing so that the relative
proportion Of pure wool, shoddy or cot
ton shall be indicated, in order that the
public may be protected in the pur-
chase and use Of clothing. This meas
ure is of vital Importance to the wool
ErOWers- ef-tlIe -Wests--aRd- has their
united support
Senator Clark has also been a con-
sistent and active worker in behalf of
the national irrigation bill, and has
united with his colleague, Senator Glib
son, in his successful opposition 10 the
various leasing propositions which have
met defeat during this session of con-
gress. In all of his congressional work
Senator Clark has been in complete
harmony with Senator Gibson and Rep
resentative Edwards. and by reason Of
this unity Of purpose and action, Mon
tana is now being represented at the
national capital with better results
than for many years past.
@ q o
As a member of the District of Co
lumbia committee, which practically
has charge Of the government Of the
district, Senator Clark. although a mi
nOrity member. has taken an important
place. He has been consulted in regard
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Their Interesting Talk.
Chicago Record-Herald1

ct was at luncheon the other day.
said a North Side woman, where the
hostess was a graduate Of Smith college.
three of the guests were graduates of
Wellesley, two went through Vassar, two
had been Bryn Mawr girls and the other
ladies present were graduates of North
western, the University Of Chicago and
Wells, respectively
Well" one of the hearers said. cit
must have been very interesting How I
wish I could have been there What did
you talk about
Let me see. Oh. yes. About how hard
IL IS TO keen helm,
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The Feminine Fxodns

How proud he prances down the street
All smiles and all display
All, who can guess his bliss complete
His wife has gone away
How changed his aspect and his mein-
How changed from grave to gay
What Joy turks in those meaning words,
Ny wife has gone away"
We see him driving four-in-hand
At close Of summer day;
A giddy charmer by his side
His wife has gone away,
Two days ago he sadly said.
"Al in the heat I'll stay
To toll and labor. dear, for you,
But YOU must so away.
What cares he now for toll and dust,
And brOil Of sumner day.
He does. not heed the woes Of lie
His wife has gone away.
0, naughty man, think not to cheat
The public when you say,
My life is now a dreary blank
Ny wife has gone away
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The SONG of the Bees.

But yesterday the busy bees
Were clustering on the locust trees.
When one poor drOne, all covered Ger
With sweat that OoZed from every pore
And drenched his form.
Approached his 1.-the and active queen
OF ali the blithering weather seen,
rms IS the worst!' he gasping cried;
hive 50 observed" the queen replied,
Indeed, it's SWARM