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The broad ax., 1902-11-15

There are employed on the farm.
near Calumet 800 Finnish girls, who
work in the hay and grain fields Ike
hired men, says the Detroit Tribune.
The farmers say they are cheaper
than male help and give more com
piete satisfaction. The larger number
Of these farm girls have worked IN
the crop fields IN the old country and
prefer the open air to the narrow
kitchen confines. The girls work
faithfully and show no inclination
20 daily and look the other way 20
Be -surprised' with kiss from q big,
sweating hired man. Their employ
ers like them On this account; dlso.
because there e no compstdtion-
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

a correspondent writing 20. the
Chicago Tribune says: "A number
Of years ago the bones Of q mastodon
were found in sWampy farm near
Three Oaka, Mich. The university
was notified, and some men came to
disinter the 'remains.' ] was stand
ing next 60 the old farmer who
owned the land, when It suddenly oe-
Cured 70 him that he could throw
light On The subject, and he re-
marked: WAL, -na0uW, thought I
smelt aomethin' last sumner when I
was daoun here ploNin,.,
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
Tan nentaa.aiaaa.

a record 81 the height Of Indians
soldiers n the civil war shows that
out Of 1ls.254 there we're 1901 feet
10 inches high. s.7O6 feet II inches
6,67e 8 feet high, 2.6l4 feet ] ineh,
1857 9 feet two inches, 400 feet
inches. and 336 over 8 feet inches
Commenting on these statistics, Dr.
Could aetuary Of the United States
sanita-Y commission. writes: 1T =
evident from orr statistics that the
Indiana men are &c tallest Of all na-
tiEes Of TIE United States and these
latter the tauest % an civilized eOun-
triea.P -
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
FRENCH WolLAH A POWER.
Csuatsas e LoasaSs vVIslSs - Great
PoIlsloaI Iaaaesos ~ DtdnnS
De MalnaeaoA-

Nns. Ia Comtesse d Loignes Etin
keeps up the only great political salon
IN Paris. She has gorgeous home in
the Avenue de Champs Elyseesand her
political power Is as great to-day a.
ever was that of Nine. de Maintenon-
Count de Nun is the only member Of
the chamber Of deputies who can af-
ford not 10 attend her receptions. La
dies leave her severely alone, but men
of power are forced 20 file before her
every Thursday from four TO seven
and 70 oher incense to this political
goddess.
Nine. Adam once welded q similar
power. but she has been politically de-
serted since Gambetta said he could
not be seen in her salons again, and
yet she retained her power for years.
But Nine. De Loignes controls them
all. Waldeck-ROusseau consulted her
before retiring; she told Paul Deschs-
mel not to contest the presidency Of the
chamber Of deputies. She advised the
three CaEtellsne brothers 20 stand for
the chamber.
such ~ her power tnaS FreE1dent
Loubst calls upon her, TO the great
ehagrin of Nine. Loubet, who is an ex-
eeIlent housewife but not a politician
Frenchmen are superStitious about
the political power Of women. says the
Detroit NeWs-Tribune. White-haired
senators fear her, with the possible
exception Of Mr.. Clemenceau. With her
viii die the political influence Of the
French salon
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

Immigration statistics for the last
fiscal year are Of interest. because
q the great increase IN the number
Of new srrivlla. OF tie total Of lsS.-
500. the month 81 Nay brought the
most s2.os4; AID IN the past four
months the arrivals uumbered 2ss.-
COZ, OF considerably over one-half.
Austria-Hungary, Italy, Germsny and
Rulaia sent the most Immigrants. Il
= Of interest % note that only one
fourth Of the whola number were
women. and that not the newer parts
q tie country, bit New York. Penn
syisania and New Jersey were TIE
deEtinationa q tie majority Of the
incomers. Missy went far west even
- ollifornia.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15
EAPOLEOE's MAGIC TAN,
Wondsrful Piece Of Furnr,
Wa he Pride Of the Fr.,.n
lmpsFu

hapolean'n magic table !
the greatest euriosities g.. q
time Of the great emperor, wbo ~. S'
In his study at the castle OF $ C ~1a I
After the death Of Napoleon :; t'OOa
bought in London by Baron ~ "a
sen, Swedish ambassador 20 The .--
Of st. James at that time. II i. ''
Owned through inheritance - Nv
OF the foremost families Of tbs S- Ol'
ish nobility, says the Strand ~
zine. lnside the drawer Of The ~,
is pasted an old slip on vbi,S J.
printed a description, which in -
ernized English reads as follov,. ~ ~
Emperor Napoleon was higbI, =
lighted with this extraordinarv =.
Of art. ItsfOrmed the surface % - -
OF the tables in his study, and ~.
always shown to all foreigners ~ a.
tinctiOn who visited the imne-s.,
court. II - painting whose re,.-
blance to what it represents i. N.
most elusive ever produced bv N.
genius Of man. One may look al MI,
strange production of art in diss,.
ent hghts-the pieces Of money n,
fragments Of broken glass, the nsn
knife, water and cards retain a,
equally Elusive appearance as the Oh
server moves round the tabIe-but II
requires a very minute examination
to discover all the truly magical won.
ders t possesses" In these time,
when relics of Napoleon l. are eager.
ly sought for, the present where
abouts Of this masterpiece should Ger.
taiulV interest all commissions
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

Thomas France and John Iohns.
sailors IN the United States navy. are
fuA-blooded Iroquois Indians, who
grew up together on an Indian res
ervatiOn. They left home about ten
years ego and never met until week
or 20 ago. both having sailed az over
the world meantime. TO their tribe
they are known respectively e Leap
ing Deer and White Reathsr.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

An Ohio minister Travelled 800 miles
20 get home TO vote AZ the local op-
ton election recently. BE went l46
miles BY rail- ~ miles By carriage,
40 miles on bicycle and miles
afoot. He led tie prayer nesting
ioliifying oYerrthe result
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

An Italian having written 8 book
upon the art Of making gold. dedi.
Gated Il 70 Pope Leo X, expecting a
COED reward. His holiness. finding
that ths mar constantly followed
hizns a length gave him = large. emp
~ purse, saying. -Eir. since vou
know how 70 make gold. you can
have no need Of anything buf 4 rur-..
20 put Il IL"
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

IypeWriting and mat weaving have
been successfully taught to tie
blind. and Il Is believed that they
could even learn TO make lace, ana
thus gain new means a. livelihood.
The broad ax., 1902-11-15

Eulsrsd At tie Pea oHiss It chisagc
Has SseooS-elas Matter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF THE BOOK WORLD
Negotiating for de Vets Story of the Boer Wharf.-The Pope
on the SageMarried and Suburban Life In Lit
erature--D Dickens as an Actor
By HERBERT BREWSTER.

The manuscript Of part Of Gen. de
Vets history of the Boer war reached
this country only the other day, and
it is now being considered for publi-
cation in book form here. 1t is I'M
derstood that Archibald Constable &
Co. have secured the entire rights for
England and America, and the ar
rangements which are now being IN
tered into in this country are, of
course. being made with them. Those
who have had a look at the manu-
script speak very highly of it. How
ever, the sale Of the book in this
country will necessarily be much more
limited than in England. Or. Doyle's
most excellent history of the Boer war
did not have a very large sale here.
though IL must be admitted that Dr.
Doyle's attitude favored the English,
and probably the majority of the
American readers would incline rather
70 the version OF the Boer side, such
a. that Of Gen. de Wet
Krugers memoirs will be published
not only 81 this country and England.
but Ia almost every country IN Eu-
rope, Contracts were made only q 70,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

play. For he always considered this
his finest work.
But nothing was ever done in the
matter by Dickens, and, though other
dramas have been written on the sub
ject, it remained for Freeman Wills
work to become popular. Henry Dick
ems, son of the novelist and a we'll
known English lawyer. has often told
me how much he wishes his father
had seen this performance of his favor
lite character
1t is strange that more of Dickens
great novels have not made successful
plays, for, besides the strong dramatic
Keeling of his work, the author could
boast also of experience and knowledge
of stagecraft; and this seems accentu-
ated by the fact that he himself was
DESTROYS of such dramatizations.
The great success of The Only Way
in England suddenly brought the sale
of "A Tale of Two Cities to a con-
siderable item, and the publishers have
told me they could follow the provin-
cial tours around England by their
books of sales.
Miss Dickens, granddaughter of
Charles Dickens, has essayed the part
of Sydney Carton in private theatre
Gals, and 1 have treasured photo
graph of her on my mantel-piece in
the character. So, too, Gen Baden
Powell can lay claim to having per-
formed it, for that officer, during the
siege of Mafeking. was forever enter
tanning his garrison, and it is said the
versatile general gave a fine perform
ance of Carton"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

she has begun her stories where other
writers leave off. Marriage is a very
general experience and the married
people live with as much energy and
activity as bachelors and maids, or the
boys and girls, yet in fiction, they gen.
orally cease to be once the marriage
ceremony is performed The stories in
the present collection seem to reveal
the very heart of domesticity. but, in
every instance it is the married life
that one likes to think is truly repre-
sentative, the married life whose prob
lens and trials are only to be solved
by the abiding affections of the con-
tracing parties. The book leaves a
very pleasing sense of satisfaction
with the reader.
The recent book which comes to
mind in this onnection-perhaps be-
cause of contrast. is r. V. Risley's
1.-THE Life of a Woman" The latter
story--a long one-treats of married
life in the suburbs. abut it is rather a
psychological study of the woman
than an exposition of married life it.
self. AS a sample the following attack
of the wife's friend on the husband is
given:
do you mean to tell me-" she har-
angued him, that YOU prefer this
mean, dishonest, gossiping, stupid, in
finitely commonplace country suburb,
full of fools. to the city-any city
where men and women live instead of
female asses and masculine pumpkin
heads? Good God! I'd rather live in a
slum than in a place like this. wheRe
the town lives to cheat you and the
fools in the residence districts live be-
cause they are country mad! Do yeu
know what effect this sort of thing
has the mind IF ayay an ar0bff tons
woman? Look around you-some OF
these poor provincialized vegetables
might have been women-women with
women's life. and viyacity. and gayety,
and charm, and helpfulness, and beau
~. What are they now? They are
out Of touch with life. SO prematurely
aged and yet 30 immature that they
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

The following story by f. c. Gilmore
is an interesting addition to what has
been said and written about Hall
Gaines having first introduced the
Pope into play, in his version of
THE Eternal City"
"All this popycock talk about The
Eternal City being the first play that
has ever contained a Characterization
or a pope of Rome is amusing to mel
have good reasons for knowing that it
is nothing of the sort. Away back in
the middle EOS, when 1 was managing
Niblo'S Garden, we had one of those
experiences which 1 am not likely ever
to forget. Dion Boucicault then at the
hight of his fame, had just finished his
famous run in The Shaughraun.' He
wrote new play which, although L
won't be positive, ] think was called
The Pope of Rome This am posi-
tive of, however, the Pope was the
principal character in the play, and
Boucicault played the role himself At
the first performance, although the
play met with little popularity there
was no hostile demonstration. But the
next morning the newspapers opened
fire on us with unanimity which was
awe inspiring. The second night the
house was packed and in all my ex-
perience l have never witnessed such
a scene of pandemonimn. In spite of
the fact that he was the popular idol
of the day, Boucicault was literally
Kissed off the stage. But the actor was
game and insisted upon giving another
performance. 1t was our third and
last, for that night the audience al
most tore the seats out, and then
stepped in, and, wishing to protect my
furniture as we'll as my star. insisted
upon an immediate change OF bill. To
his dying day Dion Roucicault never
forgot that experience"
Mrs. Mary Stewart Cutting has done
notable series OF stories in her Lit
tie Stories OF Married Life" recently
published and has, by the success
which the tales have made. placed her.
self IN the position which she has both
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

days ago for Norwegian and Danish
translations of his work. No recent
work of any kind has attracted so
much attention as these recollections,
and they probably deserve all that
has been given them. The editions in
all countries will be out in two weeks.
Miss Mary Johnston evidently does
not believe that the day of historical
novel is over. and we are not at all
sure that it is for such as write like
Miss Johnston. Sir Mortimer" is the
title of her next story, which is to
run serially through one of the maya
zines before IL makes it's public APP
pearance between book covers. All
that Is told of the story at the pres
ent time is that the period in which
the action of the plot takes place Is
that of Queen Elizabeth. The heroine
Is lady-in- waiting at the court and
the hero is a young officer IN Sir John
Nevis fleet.
Miss Johnston spends most OF her
time In her Virginia home. She writes
slowly and the typewriter comes in for
the great burden OF her composition.
She has recently directed the drama
uzation Of her story, Audrey" which
has Just opened In New York city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

striven for and feared for years. cit
is SO hard to strike ten twice." she ex-
plains. One does not need to be told
that Mrs. Cutting has been through all
the suburban experiences and has lived
the married life with which the book
deals. Five of her six children are
living; her husband died nine years
ago, and since then she has been try
ing to write the stories which she says
she was always making up to herself
Before her marriage, she wrote a few
poems which appeared in Lippencotts
Magazine signed Mary Stewart. Later
on she wrote a number of childrens
stories for a small church paper.
Writing for children" says Mrs
Cutting, Il found an excellent educa-
ton, as one is obliged to be clear and
concise. But it was about seven years
ago that begun to turn my attention
seriously toward writing. 1t was slow
and discouraging. BY dint of hard
work l got one or two stories accepted
by different leading magazines and
papers. Try as hard as l might
could never get two articles accepted
by one magazine or more than two in
year. But / wrote and sent, and
sent and wrote, always expecting a re-
fusal and with fresh determination to
succeed each time a manuscript came
back to me. About three years ago
wrote Their Second Marriage which
was published in one of the magazines.
Before long ] found this was giving me
a reputation and since then / have
written only stories of married people.
Il do not write a story quickly. I
have TO live into it-and I can never
write any outline of 1t beforehand. I
have the climax in mind from the very
first and that is always clear to me II
nothing else is. The people / write
about become entirely real 20 me.
once ! wrote a murder and detective
story, and never wanted 10 again-it
was so horrid TO live with such dread
ful people"
Mrs. Cutting has. IN fact. made her
reputation In practically new field
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

would be burdens to any city man ]
know.
IF their husbands weren't half mad
with the country, and as dull as a
committing, automation, they would
feel it too! But you can see the effect
even on the men, the effect of being
provincialized. Are the old residents
here like city men? Have you ever
stood in the Grand Central depot and
watched the subur0anites come in?
Have you seen the difference between
the men and women of the suburbs
and those of the city? 1 don't say il
is not all right for the average, the
typical, for the great mass of people
who make UP what they call the pub
lic;' but for a woman like barbara.
who is not ordinary, who is not rnedi-
OGRE. it's madness and Gods own
waste"
Coupled with interest in Dickens
works has always remained an inter-
est in his manner of life. As a result
new facts are constantly coming to
light. Martin Harvey, the English
actor who increased his fame ire
mendously in presenting THE Only
Way" and who is now in this country.
recently added some valuable Dickensi-
ana.
1T is not generally known that Dick
ems was an excellent actor He would
often appear in the characters he had
created in his books, and called for
the highest praise from his contem-
poraries. Since l have been perform
ing his Sydney Carton in The Onlv
Way, have been brought into close
association and friendship with the
Dickens family and naturally have
learned many interesting incidents and
facts about the great novelist which
I believe. are not generally known.
1T was while Dickens was nlavtnQ
occasionally In The Frozen Deep'-a
dramatization OF Wilkie Collins WORK
that the idea first came 10 him az
making a Tale OF Two Cities into a
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

-Apropos OF Lord Kelvin's assertion
that in 400 years the coal of the world
will be used up M. Cartleux. chief
engineer OF the Northern Railway OF
France, says that in ten years, be-
tween petroleum and alcohol, COAL
mining will not pay.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

Hi, Bill, locke here! weighs four
pounds more'n youp' law, y'r cheat
in. Skinny Youse got y'r hans in y'r
pockets. Baltimore News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-18
MARRIAGES INCREASING.
Figures Gathered in England Con-
frm the Fact as Regards That
Country.

It is little surprising to learn that
the marriage rate is substantially in
creasing. In 1900 it stood at 16 per
thousand, which, though below the
rates of 1898 and 1899, is higher than
the rate in any. other year since 1876.
This fact should furnish a sufficient
answer to such questions as: why
don't the men marry?" which period
ically reappear in the dull season.
Marriage, SO far from being a de-
cadent and unpopular institution, is
more fourishing to-day than it has
been for at least a quarter of cen
fury, says the London News. It is in
the industrial and urban centers that
5 the marriage rate is highest, Lon
don leading the way with 18 per
thousand of the population. In the
agricultural districts marriages are
relatively fewer, falling to 11.9 per
thousand in Rut1andshire. Although
the majority of marriages continue
to be performed in the Anglican
church, the proportion is not SO
great as formerly. There were 257,-
4s0 marriages in England and Wales
in 1900, and 672 per thousand were
solemnized by the Church of Eng
land, against 6s4 in the five years
1s95-99. The decline in Anglican cele-
brations is balanced by an increase
in those performed in nonconformist
churches, and at the Offices of the
registrars.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-18
HAS HUMOROUS SIDE.
Charity Work Sometimes Calls Forth
Laughter or Smiles.
Al Case of Pride and Coal Reported
from New York-A Happy Re-
cancellation How Mike
Wanted to BE HeIpeds

How flexible and adaptable In its
methods and how difficult to reduce to
fast rules and principles the work of
a great charity is, is illustrated by a
few typical anecdotes which have
been prepared by the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor.
|. The following are reported by the New
York Post:
Two sisters, unusually large, power
full women, applied for coal. When Wis
tied they admitted that they had
plenty of work, but some neighbor had
ssgot it," and they wanted some, too.
Seeing that there was not the shadow
of an excuse for their asking for the
coal, the visitor began to explain why
they should not have it given to them,
appealing to their pride, when, in re-
ply, one of them shrieked at her:
pride, did you say? Well, I'll tell
you what, miss; you can have the pride
and we'll take the coal.''
Visits of investigation frequently
result in lasting good to the benefi-
Charles, as in the c@se of woman who
asked for sewing to do at home, be-
cause it was difficult for her to go out.
Tt was found that this difficulty was
caused by the lack of a thick-soled
boot, one leg having been shortened
through a fracture which she had sus-
tanned several years ago. It was de-
lcided at once to supply this need, but
a visit was first made to her ssonly rela-
tive" q sister, to see if she was in a
position to help. She, too, was poor,
but it was learned from her that there
was brother somewhere in the city
with whom they were not on good
terms, and whom the sisters had not
seen for years. Through the city
directory he was traced and found to
be in comfortable circumstances.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-18

When his sisters condition was tact
fully presented to him, he expressed
gratitude for this opportunity of
learning her address, which he chad
lost,' and said that he would hmm edi-
ately attend to the need. He kept his
word, and reconciliation was effected
between these elderly people, which
did the lame woman even more good
than the shoe.
A visitor. upon her first call, found
at home huge Irishman, conf ort-
ably eating dinner of potatoes and
Goldfish, his wife, a thin, faded little
woman, and several pale young chit
dren, looking on. An equally thin,
half-fed looking boy, of IA, the main
support of this family of ten, was
at home, too, that being his noon
lunch hour, and had just finished his
bread and tea, and was reading
ssDombey and Son." Upon inquiry az
to what their trouble was, the meek
little woman waited for the head OF
the house to speak. In a few Sec
onds. he waved to her to explain, as
he evidently did not wish his dinner
interrupted, so she said that s.Mike
didn't seem to be able to get no
work at ALL" The visitor promptly
and cheerfully replied that the so
ciety could help him in that respect
Immediately, ana would give him
tickets to the wood yard. Mike
suddenly became Interested, and said
that he did not know about taking
the tickets, as he had never done
that kind of work, but added: "I'll
tell you what would help--if you'll
just get my wife some work.
A rather difficult case to plan for
and assist in is that of a woman 40
years old, who has grown to an enor-
NOUS size, having passed the 400
pound mark Size worked as cook,
and, during her earlier years, sup
ported her delicate mother and sis
ters, until they died. She grew too
stout to keep her place in boarding
house, and some friends gave her a
little furniture with which to make
To- home for herself She absolutely
refused to consider going into a mu-
scum, which every one advised, and
lis now modestly trying to make a
living at washing. AS she cannot
walk block without being utterly
exhausted and creating a good deal
of amusement for the neighborhood,
she took in a homeless, feeble-mind-
ed old woman, whom she knew to be
respectable, to call for and deliver
her work; and this combination
promises well, as the old woman re-
quired very little food or clothing.
But one day the predetermined old
woman wandered off, and now the
iplucky fat woman is endeavoring to
get on with the occasional help of
ia neighbours boy, who treats the sit
.uation as huge joke.