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The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

ing to be cheerful, but the mother
knew.
At the end of the month General Mel
son called. Mr.. Sidney had not re-
turned to his work as expected after
his recovery. Did Mrs, Martin know
of his whereabouts? No. Well, for
years Sidney had been man Of
moods. "You see,' said the general,
when Sidney was in active service he
risked his life to save a brother officer.
It's an old army story. It's enough to
say that Sidney jumped between his
friend and a shell the fuse Of which
had become accidentally ignited. The
shell exploded. Sidney received a fear
full wound and was marked for life
but he saved his fellow. Marked for
life, did l say? Yes. marked worse
than Hugo's Man Who Laughs That
shell fragment gave to the handsomest
man in the service the half-face Of a
fiend, He was to be married, poor
chap, but the girl saw his face and
fed, She was the sister Of the man
NA'N'7N AiAN hN odNNu w hAA a. NOllh ~
isl The face Of devil and his life
hell. That is George Sidney's fate"
1t was the anniversary Of the day
that George Sidney left the Martin cot.
tage. Helen was standing at the gate
looking down the moonlit road. A bush
partly hid her. She heard footsteps.
Leaning forward she saw a figure ap-
preaching, Her heart gave a sudden
throb, and she muttered the half
smothered cry, 'Mr. Sidneyw The
man heard and turned as if to hurry
away, but there was something in the
tone Of the cry that held him. He saw
the girls face in the moonlight, and
in n moment he was at her side.
"Helen," he said, 81 left because l
loved you"
She looked up, "Then stay because
you love me-" she said, and saying it
she drew the scarf from the side Of his
face, and kissing him gently, said
1T is Gods mark Of manhood. Ed
ward b. Clark, in the Chicago Record
Herald
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
IL WROTE TO BOTH MEN.
hut They Compared Notes and Spoiled
His Effect.

hut They Compared Notes and Spoiled
His Effect.
Many tales are told Of the dealings
Of Ii Hung Chang with his diplomatic
subordinates, and there is a character
istic story afioat with regard to his re-
lations with the present Minister to
England, Sir Chih-chen Lo Feng Luh.
The time was that Of the siege of the
legations in Pekin, when all the civil
lied world was in fear as to the fate
of the beleaguered and when China,
with her emissaries and all pertaining
to her, was looked on with no very
friendly eye. Ii Hung Chang was the
virtual ruler of China, and it was from
him that the various ministers and
ambassadors received their instruc-
tions. There had, apparently, been
some fresh manifestation of European
displeasure, when one day the minister
in England received from Ii a mes
sage the purport Of which was as fol-
lows:
"We are not satisfied with your eff
forts in London, The English are hos.
tile, and you must do something to al
ter matters You are not energetic
enough. You are neglecting to nhu-
cnce the Government. The man who
is doing all the work is your colleague
in Washington, Wu.Ting-fang. He is
the man you should initiate"
Unfortunately for Lis little game,
Sir Chih-chen and Wu-Ting- g-fang hap.
pened to be close friends, and the Min.
lister here confided what had hap
pened to his friend in Washington.
Wu-Ting-fang was, to say the least of
it, surprised.
"This is very extraordinary" he re.
Piled. II also have had message
from ii Hung Chang. This is what he
says to me:
Your efforts are not giving salts
faction, We feel you should be more
energetic, and that you should try to
influence the American Government to
take our side in this affair. You are
not doing half enough, and, If you
want an example, you should turn to
Sir Chih-chen Lo Feng Luh, the minis
ter in London. He is the man who is
doing all the work. The Candid
Friend.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
WORDS OE WISDOM,

The fool promises more than he can
perform.
Ones life toll teaches us to prize
life's treasures.
Give neither counsel nor salt until
you are asked for it,
No one is so blind to his own faults
as man who has the habit Of detect
ing the faults Of others.
Friends, though absent, are still pres
ent; though in poverty they are rich;
though weak yet in the enjoyment of
health; and what is still more difficult
to assert, though dead they are alive.
The profit Of leisure lies in the COM
bination Of interest and amusement, Of
occupation which does not require too
much thought, and pleasure which
does not demand too much effort. phys
ical or mental.
Multitudes of us are fuming in a
false sense of poverty when close at
home are faithful hearts that, if taken
from us, as they might be next week,
would leave a void that the wealth Of
Indies would not fill. We are poor
only by thinking ourselves so. 1t is,
in fact, our perverse thinking that ev-
cry day makes fools of us.
All men need taskmasters. Fortunate
are they who know how to get the most
out Of themselves by acting as their
own taskmasters. They plan each
day In advance, and do not toll hap
hazard. Carefully estimating what
they can do and should do, they hold
themselves vigorously to the tasks they
have fixed, and so avoid the necessity
of having overseers. And they are the
sort who rise to be the overseers of
others.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

"A little time ago Australia was
cursed with the rabbit, which ate up
all verdure in sight and became such
a pest that the various governments,
particularly that of Queensland, were
compelled to adopt most strenuous
measures in order to keep enough
grass on the ground to feed the sheep
and cattle. Now there is a new pest,
vegetable this time instead Of animal.
A few years ago some of the Austral-
ians thought the colony would be more
like ''home" if they had blackberries
to eat Some bushes were imported
from England and planted. In their
new environment they grew like Jacks
beanstalk, and now the country is
being oyerrun by vast brambles that
threaten to become in their way as
great a pest as the bunny was.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
CARE oE INJURED MINERS.
Medical Rooms In Mines and Instru ctioI
i'm Treatment.

The next annual report OF the mine
inspectors of the anthracite coal dis
tricts is expected TO show that scores
of lives have already been saved by
the installation in mines of the medi.
cal room, required by a recent act of
the Legislature, which went into effect
on November 30. All the mines, how.
ever, have not yet complied with the
law. Heretofore it has been the Gus
tom, when a man was hurt in the
mines, to get him to the surface by
the best means at hand There he
would have to wait for the company
ambulance, some times for hours, and
often men have died from loss Of
blood or shock. The mine hospitals
now installed are rooms about ten feet
square, placed in some convenient and
easily reached passage Of the mine
Most of them are furnished with cots
for four persons, although the law only
requires two There are at hand lin.
seed OIL to be used in the numerous
cases of burns bandages, linen,
woolen, and waterproof blankets,
splints and other handy appliances.
Most Of the large companies have en-
gagged physicians to show their mine
foremen how to use the appliances, and
schools of instruction in methods of
treating injuries are being established,
with sessions once or twice a week.
AS there is an average of more than
one man killed and six injured every
day in the mines of the region, the ap-
pliances and foremen's knowledge will
often be tested.
In most instances the mines are sew
eral miles from the nearest hospital,
and the journey of an injured and un-
attended man for that distance, over
the rough roads, is sometimes the
cause of frightful suffering. Under
the new system a couple of his mates,
will go to the injured man, at the place
of the accident, with comfortable
stretcher, and he will be carried to the
hospital and there treated and made
comfortable until the ambulance and
the regular physician arrives.-Even
ing Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

tisement. My name is George Sid
ney. / know, Mrs. Martin" he con-
tinued, that my advertisement may
have seemed strange. l do desire alb
solute seclusion and freedom from call
ers. My reference is General Nelson,
army headquarters, Pullman Building.
should like TO see the room, and IL
you find my credentials satisfactory, l
think other details may be arranged
readily
Helen led the way up n winding stair
to a well-appointed room. Lighting
the gas she turned TO look at her fol
lower. He was in the act Of drawing
still more closely the folds Of the scarf
about the right side OF his face What
she could see Of his cOuntenance was
strikingly handsome. Mother and l
live here alone" she said. after my
fathers failure and death we came
here from a distant city. We have few
friends and no visitors"
II like the room,' said the stranger,
"kindly look me up and let me know
IL budll lldht d edAlsldNiDiF y iuubtI'
Then he said good night and left the
house.
"Well, mother, what do you think Of
himY asked Helen, land why does he
cover up half Of his face like the tai
ent that was buried in n napkin"
what / saw of his face Helen, had
something Of nobility in it. AS for his
hiding one side Of it, suppose that has
something to do with his seeking Sc
cluson."
Helen called on General Nelson in
the Pullman Building. Did he know
Mr.. George Sidney?
eyes, well. He is an officer In the
army, retired for disability received in
line Of duty. Mr.. Sidney is now work.
ing on some ordnance plans, and for
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

The. Indianapolis Sentinel has been
doing some figuring in averages on the
baby boys chances in life. 1t says
that the chances are 100000 to l
that he will not become President Of
the United States, or Vice-President,
or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
Yet it holds true that any baby boy
may reach either Of these places-that
is to say, there is a possibility, until
the phenomena Of his development
surely count him out. The chances are
100000 to 1 that he will not be a
United States Senator, 1O3330 to l
that he viii not be a member of the
House Of Representatives and $4,000
to l that he will never be the Governor
of a State The chances are 5sS to
that he will not 90 insane, 1850 to /
that he will not be blind, S64 to / that
he will not be an inmate of a public
almshOuse, 400 to / that he will never
be an enlisted soldier or sailor, 1900 to
l that he will never be a city police
man, and 9l17 to l that he viii never
be the President of a National bank.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

Helen read to him from where the
light found its way through a half
opened shutter. How she had come
to do this she did not just know, but It
came about naturally. The girls life
had been a lonely one, and it needs but
to say that there slowly stole into her
heart something deeper than a mere
interest in her charge. As for George
Sidney, he knew, and the thought was
like knife TO him that something was
once more creeping into his breast
which he thought was forever barred.
The day for the patients release
from the dark room had come. Helen
heard his voice calling her The girl
went to the doorway. Sidney had
thrown wide fhe shutters and the room
was bright with sunlight He was
standing with folded arms ut the win
dow where she had sat when reading.
The strong Hight was full on his face
and the scarf which he had ever worn
was gone. The girl gave one search
inS look at the face so long concealed.
SluIley eyes We're On ner. A cry came
from her lips, and she recolled with a
feeling half fear, half horror. Sidney
saw the action and heard the cry. In
an instant he had closed the door quiet
ly. Helen with white face fed to her
mothers room.
Child, what is it?' exclaimed Mrs.
Martin.
Mother, saw his face. He showed
it purposely. Mother It Is the face of
a fend."
The mother led the girl to a sofa and
took her IN her arms. They heard him
pass on to the veranda, and both moth.
er and daughter felt that George would
not return. A month passed. Helen
went about her duties as usual, stfiy.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
coronation" Clubs,

1t is q sign OF the times to find "cor.
onation" clubs are being instituted
throughout the busiest OF London dis.
tricts. The cue has been taken up by
the clothlers and linen diapers of tho
poorer parts. BY entering at once and
punctually paying sixpence or so q
week, either a man or woman can in.
sure new garments for wear on the
eventful day Of the approaching cere.
monial. Some one or two have a pro.
vislOnal rule to the effect that should
a member desire to withdraw from tho
club he Is at liberty to do so, and have
the privilege Of securing goods to the
amount he has already subscribed, but
no cash viii be returned - London
Chronicle. .-
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
In Line with Instrnctinns.

A commercial traveller well-known in
the cycle trade on both sides Of the
Atlantic adds this to the collection of
Jokes on newly-made-happy fathers;
The hero is the manufacturer Of the
wheel which the narrator sells. Being
compelled to go away on business
trip about the time an interesting do
mestic event was expected, he left or
ders for the nurse to wire him results
according to the following formula:
If a boy: "Gentleman's safety ar
rived"
If a girl "Lady's safety arrived"
The fathers state of mind may be
imagined when, a few days later, he
received n telegram containing the one
word Tandem" Rocky Mountain
News.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

reasons of his own he works only at
night. He is a soldier and a gentle
man."
For two months the members of the
little Lake View household saw George
Sidney infrequently. He left for his
work after nightfall and returned just
before daybreak. At 1 o'clock every
day a closed cab was driven to the
doorstep. The recluse drove away in
it, presumably to his breakfast. When
ever Helen caught a glimpse of their
mysterious lodger she saw the ever
present scarf concealing the greater
part Of his features. One morning her
surprise almost overcame her when she
heard his voice calling from the upper
floor. Lieutenant Sidney was standing
in the doorway Of his room with his
head averted. 81 am sorry to trouble
you, Miss Martin" he said, "but wish
you would ask the cabman when he
comes to go for Or. Grard, the head
quarters surgeon, at once"
The surgeon came. He saw the Mar
tins lodger. and then going to the lit
tie parlor said to Helen: MI Sidney is
suffering intensely. l have expected
this trouble and have urged rest. Now
he must take it. He must keep his
room and on no account is he to use his
eyes,
Thus it was that Lieutenant Sidney
became the patient as well as the lod-
ger OF the Martins. For weeks he sat
in darkened corner of his room while
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

Syracuse, N. Y, has maintained a
municipal lodging house for the past
two years at net cost to the town of
s6.03. For this sum the town has given
lodging accommodations to the number
of 1860; single meals to the number
Of 25,T3S, and baths to the number Of
u,2SS, The institution is kept on a
self-supporting basis by compelling
each night lodger to work four hours
on the streets Of the city and an hour
for a single meal. During the exist
ence of the house the superintendent
has found work for 110S men.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

The industrial depression at present
prevailing in Germany is accompanied
with the customary manifestations Of
poverty and distress among the work
ing classes-the establishment of soup
houses and free food depots for their
relief. Berlin is supposed to be now
harboring 100000 workless men and
women, $4,000 Of whom, according to
the reports of the city authorities, be-
long to the metal trades alone.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

According TO the Forum there are
not many rich Cinnamon in America /;
but some Of them are very well off,
with fortunes ranging from 100000
to $5O0,000 There is one multi-mil-
lionaire, Chin Tan Sun, who is the
richest Chinaman in the country. Chin
Tan Sun owns whole towns. and en-
ploys hundreds Of white men and WON.
en- in his factories and canneries. He
owns ranches, city real estate, gold
mines, and diamonds; he runs lottery
games; he imports labOrers; lie con-
ducts a real estate business, and he
has several merchandise stores in San
Francisco. He is a self-made man and
very shrewd and progressive, He came
to America in the steerage as a lad,
and went to work In a kitchen. He
married a white woman, and with
their savings they originated a little
lottery" business in San Francisco.
He soon grew rich enough to become
a merchant also. From this beginning
he developed into a commercial and
political power. He is six feet tall. and
a well-proportioned, good-looking man.
In business he is regarded as the soul
OF honor.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

Third position for Great Britain in
the worlds commerce-this is the well
grounded fear Of English economists,
according to the annual report of
United States Consul Boyle, at Liver
pool, to the State Department. Even
England's long supremacy in the car.
rying trade is seriously threatened,
and it is possible that the seeking of
remedies may radically affect the in
dustrial and social life of the Nation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
Ellen MARTIN lived with
her widowed mother in a lit
tie Lake View cottage. Helen

tapped the fender before the
cracking wood fire a bit nervously
with her tiny foot. Then she turned
20 her mother and said: "Well, dearie,
I'VE answered it,"
"Oh, Helen, you ought not to have
lone it, There must be something sim
.ster, perhaps a crime, behind an ad-
Vertisement like that"
Helen laughed. Criminals don't
have irst-class references, dearie, and
then you know we need the money"
Read it to me again"
The girl took up morning paper and
read this; "Wanted-by a man thirty
gears old, comfortable room in subur-
ban residence, where there are no WIS.,
tors; absolute seclusion the first con-
;ideration. Applicant win refer to peo-
pie of standing; highest price paid. Sc
elusion, box So, Breeze office"
There was step on the veranda.
Helen exclaimed; "Dearie there's the
answer" A moment afterward a man
with a tall, well-knit figure stood in the
little parlor. One side of his face was
shrouded in the folds Of a scarf. This
side he kept away from the lamplight.
The voice had in it a ring suggesting
that at times its keynote was COM
mand.
"Is this Mrs. Martin? l have called
IN response to an answer to my adver-
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
~FAREWELL."

provoked by Caverley's "Forever.")
Farewell" Another gloomy word
As ever into language crept,
Tis often written, never heard
Except
In playhouse. Ere the hero fits
In handcuffs-from our pitying view,
FAREWELL he murmurs, then exits
r. u.
farewell" 1t is too sighful for
An age that has no time to sigh.
We say, "I'll see you later" or
"Good-by!"
When, warned by chanticleer, you go
From her to whom you owe devoir,
Say not. 'Good-by,'" she laughs, "but A,
Revoir"
chus from the garden are you sped; sN
And Juliet were the first to tell Es,
You, you were silly if you said
"EareWelli'
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

"Fare we'll" )" meant long ago, before
1t crept, tear-spattered, into song,
"Safe voyage!" Pleasant journey!" or
so longl"
But gone its CHEEKY, old-hme ring;
The poets made it rhyme with knell.
Joined, it became dismal thing
FAREWELL"
FAREWELL" INTO the lovers soul
You see fate plunge the cruel iron.
All poets use it. It's the whole -
Of Byron.
"I only feel-farewell!" said he;
And always fearful was the telling.
Lord Byron was ete-nally
Farewellng.
FAREWELL" A dismal word, tis true
(And why not tell the truth about it,?
But what on earth should poets do
Without itl
Chicago Tribune
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25

"A French economist has figured out
that, as compared with France, the
lower freight rates in Germany effect
an annual saving to the German in
dustries of $4OOo0,OoO Frances great
need, he thinks, is more canals.
The suburban citizen., 1902-01-25
THE SUBURBAN CrTI.

IRN is a permanent institu-
hon--a fixture at the National
Canitat Thousands and thou
sands OF people oan testify TO
the good work 10 has accom-
plished during the past five
years In the line OF suburban
Improvement. It ~ the only
pewspaper In the District OF
Columbia that maintains a
punching bureau, whose duty
70 is to punch up the auxhori-
ties and Keep them awake 20
vhe needs OF the suburbs. Ou
that account it deserves and ID
receiving substantial enoou"
aGSmeHk.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-01

upon motion of Mrs. Hill IL was decided
to appoint committee of three to
make such changes as ii saw fit, and
report to the next conference.
Mrs. Davis then read a lengthy re-
port OF an investigation that she had
been deputed to make in the methods
and work of Miss Emma c. Mason of
Sault Ste. Marie, who ostensibly has
been conducting woman's rescue
home in the name of the King
Daughters and Sons. and who, in the
interest of this work. at least so she
says, had sent letters asking for as
sistance so broadcast as to have at
tracted the attention of the United
Charities Association Of New York.
who inquired OF the Central Council
for information regarding the work
Miss Nason's Work.
+ Central Council took the matter up
and tried. though vainly, to get a re-
port from Miss Mason, finally being
driven to have an investigation made.
The result of this was such that C6un-
ell decided to notify its members and
those interested I'm the work Of the
order that Miss Mason is no longer a
member of the order; that the work she
is conducting is not endorsed by Cen
trail Council; that her methods are not
considered deserving and are calcu-
lated to reflect on the Kings Daugll-
ters and Sons IL she is allowed to con-
time them under their name.
Mrs. Davis was rendered a vote OF
thanks for her investigation and re-
port and similar vote of thanks was
sent to the Archdeacon OF Sault ste.
Marie, who had been of material as
sistance to Mrs. Davis and who is now
IN charge Of a circle of the order that
Mrs, Davis founded in Sault Ste.
Marie.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-01
----e-8-e----
MAY NOT BE PLEASANTS.
Norfolk Dispatch Expresses Doubt
ms to His Succession.

Norfolk Dispatch Expresses Douh,
ms to His Succession.
1t may be that Mr.. w. II. Peasants,
who, until to-day, has been traffic man.
ager Of the Ocean Steamship Company.
viii not become traffic manager of the
Seaboard Air Line. Nothing has been
heard locally about such a contingency.
but the following dispatch from Nor
folk would seem to show that there has
been some hitch:
No formal announcement of the ap-
pointment Of w. II. Peasants to sue
ceed Henry w. 3. Glover as traffic
manager of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way has yet been made, although IL is
known that his appointment has been
determined upon.
"Mr. Peasants is at present traffic
manager of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany, with headquarters at New York
Mr.. Glover leaves the road on Feb. /.
"Rumors that some hitch in the
PIeasants appointment has occurred are
affirmed nor denied. and pending Mr..
Glover's retirement no official at the
general office of the company here will
make any statement for publication"
Mr.. Il. II. Charlton becomes general
freight and passenger agent of the
Ocean Steamship Company to-day, sue
ceeding to the duties that have been
performed by Mr.. Pleasants.