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The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

amiable girls who loved to give pleas
ure without being coaXed. She didn't
require any notes, and as she played
wwe wandered about the big room or
sat still to enjoy the effect. l noticed
that some OF the girls couldn't resist
picking up the ring. They were all en-
vious of it, and if I'm not mistaken
near the piano. At any rate it was
during the music that 1 got my only
chance to whisper to Corinne Forgeron
That's what makes me think Hum
phreys must have been by the piano.
"When Edith got through playing
and looked for her ring it was gone!
She laughed at first and called on us
to quit Joking but when we had
lighted all the lights and crawled all
over the floor and lifted everything
movable, poor Edith began to pout,
and, well, you can imagine how we felt.
No servant had entered the ROOM The
top Of the piano was closed, it was an
upright one, and we moved the instru-
ment four times in the vain search.
The men looked sheepishly at one an
other The girls looked mystified and
scared. Only Humphreys kept up his
front. Nobody wanted to go first, and
everybody knew it was time to 20. /,
for one, was convinced that there was
thief in the company, and naturally
| suspected IL was Edith's fance, whom
hated cordially. Finally, in a burst
Of long suppressed anger, / suggested
that the men should retire to the parlor
and search one another. That made
the girls angry, and Edith began to
cry At last we all retired, feeling like
lot OF whipped ours, all but Hum
phreys. He had the impudence to keep
reassuring us, said that no doubt the
ring would turn up and so forth, till
| felt like choking him. Then he said
something to poor Edith about her
'carelessness,' and, upon my word, If
Fannie Ziegler wasn't hanging to my
arm I'd have smashed him one then
and there.
But we all went home then and, to
tell the truth, l thought perhaps Hum
pbreys was sufficiently punished when
| heard about a week later that he and
Edith had ouarreled and that the
match was broken off. Oh, yes.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

DR.. James Cow, the new headmaster
of the famous Westminster School. in
an address to the annual General Con
ference of the Incorporated Association
of Headmasters, of which he is Presi-
dent, in London, satirized the Duke of
Devonshire's attitude on the question
Of education in England, and set forth
a despalring conception of the coun'
try's intellectual outlook. Said DR..
Cow: For myself, 1 have no hope
that any educational act whatever will
make our people well educated, indus
trious or intelligent. The English are
notoriously indocile, and the Scotch
even more so, but the people Of Scot
land love learning and teach them.
selves, whereas the English, or great
part of them, especially those who set
the fashion, do not love learning at all.
and will neither learn nor teach them.
selves. 1t is impossible to make such
a people intelligent or industrious by
act Of Parliament, just as it is impossi.
bic to make them sober by the same
means"
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

In repairing the damage done to some
of the monoliths of Stonehenge, Eng
land, by the great storm Of December
81, 1900, evidence has been obtained
in the excavations made which gives
to antiquarians a clew to their age.
DR.. Montchius fixes the date at 1900
b. c., while Professor Norman Lock
yer carries the time further back into
antiquity, attributing their erection to
a period of at least 200 years B. G..
These excavations prove also that the
''blue" monoliths in the Druidic tenn
pie must have been found by the
builders in the neighborhood Of Sails
bury plain, and that they were not
transported, as popularity believed be-
fore, from either Wales or Brittany.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

since then, but 1t was too late I'm al
ways too late on the wooing business,
but wait. That comes in the story,
too. We were at the theatre, weren't
we? Well noticed this squirt Hum
phreys, Ediths fiance, seemed to make
better headway with the creole god
dess than any of us. l was dying to
'whelm my woe'--that's in a poem-I
was dead anxious to get next TO her,
but so help me, that Internal puppy
had a way with him that distanced us
all, and began to wonder what Edith
thought of the sudden Irritation that
made all us men so weary. Maybe the
girls didn't notice it, or maybe they
didn't let on, for they all saw that Co
rinne was a winner from Winnerville
"The last thing L remember at the
theatre was Humphreys showing Co.
rinne the beautiful ring that he had
given to Edith as a guerdon of their
troth. 1t was n peach, and no mistake
think they called it a marquise at
any rate it's setting was an oblong opal,
llarity of it, and l think it's chief
beauty, was the green glory of the two
emeralds set at the far ends of the OBJ
long. Corinne looked at it and then at
Humphreys in that awful way these
women with velvet eyes have, and
said: I'd say yes myself to a ring like
that Then she laughed in that limpid,
coddling way certain class of women
have, and Humphreys-he was a for
ward imp-slipped the ring on her
plump, white finger TO see how it
looked Edith's mother was with us,
chaperoning the party, but nobody ex-
cept me seemed to have any evil
thoughts, and l even suspected myself.
1--WE got back to the house without
anything more thrilling than small
talk, and after a nice little supper at
which, I thought, Humphreys and the
creole kept up a pretty steady ez-
change Of rather tropical compliments,
we all went into the music room for a
song. l think there were eight besides
Edith's mother in the party, all nice
young people of the very best families
in Cincinnati, and all old friends ex-
cept Humphreys and the New Orleans
cousin. She fitted in all right, at least
with the men, but Humphreys-T just
couldn't help figuring him out as an in
terloper, a misft, a what you might call
cheap skate
NOW for the ugly part of it. Some
body asked Edith to sing a ballad and
Of course we all insisted She sat down
to the piano, fingered the keys a mo-
ment, took Off the beautiful marquise
ring, laid 1t on the top OF the instru-
ment, and began to play and sing. l
think she played four or five things be-
fore we would let her stop. She was
an exquisite pianiste and one of those
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08
YANKEE FRENCH FURNITURE.
Household Goods Bought in Paris Turn
Out 60 he Made by Michigan Factory.


out 60 lie Made by Michigan Factory.
"There is one woman in Michigan
who will never spend any more money
in Paris" said a travelling man who
had been !, guest in the house OF which
the woman is mistress, says the Ban
gor News. "She and her good husband
are entitled to the best earth can pro.
duce. They have la5ored together and
had variety Of experiences in their
forty years Of married life.
LESS than year ago they thought
they had reached the long desired but
usually receding time which men and
women hope to reach when they can sit
down and take their ease. SO they
went iourneying beyond the sea.
when they got to Paris the good
wife began lamentlne. The splendor
of the shops along the boulevards burst
upon her vision like an unexpected
dream Of beauty, Why had they not
visited Paris long ago.
"Now her crochet was furniture, and
you know that Frencth furniture sim
ply makes q woman stand stiff. This
good woman talked about the furniture
she saw until her fine old husband told
her to go and order what she wanted
and they would have it to enjoy in
the evening Of their lives.
when they got home they told their
neighbors, and the town paper printed
pieces about the Partisan purchase and
the whole village was standing tiptoe
awaiting the coming importation. Only
ten years before they had refurnished
their home out of the factories at
Grand Rapids. AA this had to be sac
rificed Some OF twas sold and some
of it was parcelled out as gifts. Fin
ally the French outfit reached its des-
tination.
81 was in town while it was being
set up. AS an old friend 1 was in
vited to see the imported goods and
eat dinner
zone Of the articles was a handsome
dresser. My friends were not content
with having me look at the article,
but l must inspect it. So far as my
friends are concerned, shall always
regret that 1 consented, but the In
spection also caused me to think better
of my mechanical friends in this coun-
try, for l made the discovery by
trade mark on the bottom Of one Of
the drawers that the furniture had
been turned out in Grand Rapids,
shipped to France and there sold as
Partisan handicraft.
"As an American laughed from
my cuff buttons up to my shoulder.
But as Michigan is pretty big State,
and lots of people go abroad and buy
on the other side, have no hesitation
in telling the story, quite agree with
my host, who said Between the cute
ness Of those chaps in Grand Rapids,
and the glibness of Paris dealer,
the middleman is sure to so up against
it."
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

The Baltimore Sun remarks that it is
a reasonable deduction from the sta.
tistics of marriages and births in Bos-
ton in recent years that the BostoniaD
of purely Anglo-Saxon descent is fast
becoming On insignificant factor in
the Hub of the Universe. A hundred
years hence the Bostonion will trace
his ancestry back to the landing of
the second detachment Of pilgrim faith
ers-the pilgrims from sunny Italy,
from Arctic Russia, from the Emerald
Isle and from Canada. The Anglo
Saxon will then be only a memory.
This is to be the fate Of the Hub Of
the Universe. Who will say, in the
light of the past, that it is not a fate
to be contemplated with composure?
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08
Porcelain ViolIns.

A we'll known manufacturer of musi.
cal instruments in Germany-MaX
Freyer-has introduced a process for
making vlolins from clay. These fid'
dies are OF the ordinary pattern, but
are cast in molds, so that each instru.
ment is an exact counterpart Of its
fellow. 1t is said, but it is somewhat
hard to believe, that the porcelain body
acts as n better rcsonator than one Of
wood, and that the tone of the instru.
ment Is therefore singularly pure and
full. The same inventor is also making
mandolins Of china clay, and it seems
that they are much appreciated in
southern countries where this instru'
ment in regarded more seriously than
ii is in Britain. The obvious disadvan.
tage Of n musical instrument being
made Of china clay is the brittleness
of that material, as well as its weight,
but both these drawbacks seem to
have been forgotten. For some time
We have heard rumors of most excel
lent violins being made of aluminium.
and this metal, from its extreme light
ness and other qualities, would seem
to be admirably adapted to such pur
pose.-Chamberss Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

"A Harrisburg Committee Of Sixty has
contributed a fund of S5075 to pay a
trio of experts to draw up plans for the
sanitary and physical regeneration Of
the city. Applied science for public
works and applied art for the parks
are to bring the results, A pamphlet
has been issued giving the details Of
this certainly practical step toward a
model city.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08
No Teaching About Her stumicIs. .

The disadvantages the social worker
has to overcome in diffusing scientific
knowledge among the less enlightened
are well illustrated by an inciden
which recently happened in one of tht
east side settlements. After much diff
Guilty and considerable explanation, &
class in physiology had been started
The parents Of the children who at
tended the settlement classes regarded
the new class with considerable suspi
cion and doubt. But for some time, BY
skillful avoidance of dangerous ground
the class work was carried ou success
fully. At last the functions Of tho
stomach were considered
The day after the first lesson on the
stomach one of the little girls brought
a letter 20 the teacher. This letter
which bore the marks Of labored and
strenuous composition, was as follows
Dear Teacher: Pleas don't teach
Lizer eny more about the stuffins ol
ner stumlck, 1t amt necessary, besides
its rude.". ".-New York Tribune.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

The revolt of those obliged to breathe
SCOT continues apace in the West. Cit
les still under clouds Of smoke do not
cease to admire, and here and there to
initiate, the policies of towns where
the evils of this nuisance have been
reduced. st, Paul provides one of the
more notable examples Of an effort
to abate the diffusion Of smoke. The
plan pursued resembles, in its principal
characteristics, the scheme which
Cleveland found Of much help. The law
has been used only as n last resort.
The first step was the selection Of a
person Of proved energy and ability to
lead the crusade. Under his direction
manufacturers and coal consumers
were induced to try careful firing, au.
tomato stoking, and the smoke-con.
suming devices Of proved worth. or.
Tenders were first warned. If they
persisted, the evidence which photo.
graphs Of their chimneys could supply
was presented for their study. 1t was
only at the third or fourth stage OF
9 proceedings that the authorities
posed fines, and these stages were
cached but seldom. During the whole
agitation the Health Commissioner
hsG the help Of an aroused public
opinion and yigilant press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08
"rhsr Do pron Them Ahout. .

A curious old faddist is to be met
with in the streets Of Birmingham,
who goes about murmurlng, "They do
drop them about" '"They"-ladies, and
"them"-hairpins, Of which the old gen
tleman has q fine collection. Between
Five Ways and Broad Street Corner,
distance Of about a mile, as he in.
formed friend, he had picked up 10
fewer than a dozen. AS the friend left
him he stopped down and picked up
another repeating the while, "They
do drop them about" He has a col
lection Of about $3.50 of all sorts and
sizes.--Liverpool Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

Industrially 1t is no longer the Old
World. 1t is New Europe and Old
America! 1t is New Europe, n land
of undeveloped possibilities, abounding
in opportunity for keen captains of
Industry. 1t is mature America, the
exemplar of modern industrial meth
ods, perfected mechanical ideas, and
ripe economic policy.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08
USES.

All, from the niggard tree OF time
How quickly fall the hours!
1t needs no touch of wind or rime
To loose such facile flowers.
Drift of the dead years harvesting,
They clog to-morrow's way,
Yet serve to shelter growths of spring
Beneath their warm decay.
Or, blent by pious hands with rare
Sweet saYors of content,
I Surprise the souls December air
With June's forgotten scent.
Edith Wharton, in Scribner's Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

Texans are again urging that the
battlefield of San Jacinto be made
State park. The State bought the land
some time ago, but little has yet been
done to improve and beautify it for
park purposes, and the neighborin"
farmers pasture their cows there.
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08
TILE snnnRRAN nirr.

ZEN is n permanent institE-
uop--a fixture at the NationA
Capital. Thousands and thou
sands OF people can testify to
the good work II has accom-
nlished during the past ave
wars In the line OF suburban
Improvement. 1t is the only
pewspaper Ia the District OF
Columbia that matntains a
punching bureau, whose duey
Il is to punch up the auVhori-
bies and keep them awake 30
NC needs OF the suburbs. ON
that account II deserves ana W
receiving substantial encousN
agAniRnha
The suburban citizen., 1902-03-08

OF the 1867 towns in New England
101 manage their schools under the
district system, elghty-ono Of them
buipg In Connecticut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

Men, a rule, are more indifferent and
communicative concerning the inroads Of
age than women are. but the most amiable
woman can generally find a pertinent re-
mark to make when approached impert-
inently on this sacred theme. "Old Squire
Jones doesn't speak TO me now" said
gentle faced. silver-haired lady, "and 1
don't blame him; he has excellent reasons
for not wanting any conversation with me-
Several months ago 1 was sitting in our
carriage, near the city library, waiting for
Helen, when l saw the old squire drive up
near me. lie always has something IN
pleasant to say about how old we are all
getting. and what wrecks we all are, so
pretended not to see him. He came nearer
however. and accosted me.
Isn't that you. Mrs. Brown? Howdye
do. Mrs. Brown?
II turned around and greeted him: How
do you do. Squire Jones%
my goodness. Mrs. Brown, the bluff
old fellow went on. how you have broke.
never would have known ye.'
Why, Squire Jones. said /. L was just
going TO say the same thing TO you. never
did see a man age as fast as you have.
What on earth has made you fail so rapid
ly? 1 never would have known you
THE poor old squire shrank down in his
buggy seat and wilted. He looked half his
usual size and ten years older. and drove
of without saying anything further. II was
wicked. really, TO deal the poor man such a
blow. but if elderly gentlemen want TO re-
ceive compliments" the silver-haired lady
laughingly concluded. they must go about
distributing them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
They Grow Old Slowly.
Alden,s London Letter-

". l.. AIden's London Letter.
Mr.. Henry James has been seriously i'll.
but at the last account was very much bet
ter. The truth is that, like Mr.. Harrison
and various other people, Mr.. James is not
quite as young as he was. 1t seems strange
to think of Mr.. Bret Harte as a white
haired old man. and of Henry James as a
writer who really belongs TO the last gem
Grafton. Fortunately neither Harte nor
James show the slightest sign in their
writings that they are not as young as they
ever were. We may not be able truthfullv
TO say that the English climate is a good
women live long here. If either Mr. Harte
or Mr.. James had lived for the last twenty
years in America, the chances are that
they would have been much older in ap-
pearance than they now are. Here the eli
mate does not burn one out, and the stress
OF life is less strenuous than il is in Amer
lea. ii is good country for a literary man
10 choose for his later wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
ImpOIite to Laugh.
New York Times.

At a luncheon given to William Archer
when that English dramatic critic was
In this city, there were some informal
speeches. and in the course of one OF them
somebody told a story at which every one
present, except Mr.. Archer roared Mr..
Archer remained as impressive as a statue
and looked as detected as a mute.
We'll. remarked his neighbor. II knew
most Englishment couldn't see the point of
q joke. hut / really thought you would be
an exception"
Its not that" said Mr.. Archer. I'm
a modest man. and don't believe I'm self
applause / started that joke myself ten
years ago"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13

New York Mail and Express
There are signs of approaching summer
in West Virginia. The birds are singing
sweetly and the HATFIELD Mccoy feud has
broken out again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-17
MORE TROUBLE IS PREDICTED

John A. Hobson, who is described as
well known London sociologist, says
the Savannah News, predicts that the
coming winter and next year will wit
ness the great labor troubles in Great
Britain, with numerous strikes and
lock-outs. The House of Lords has
decided that trades unions can be sued
at law. This, according to Mr.. Hob
son, is to be used as a weapon by en-
ployers in determined effort to break
down the trades unionism. Numerous
suits, which will be followed by end
less litigation, will be instituted
against the unions, and, owing to their
limited resources, it is believed they
will have Ito succumb to the pressure.
But it will mot be without a stout fight.
When the suits begin, Mr.. Hobson
says, there will be many strikes in
protest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-17
Lieutenant Peary's Condition.

Philadelphia Oct. 16.-The following
statement in reference to Lieutenant
Peary's operation and general conJi.
ton was given out today: The opera.
ton itself was simple and successful
A speedy recovery is anticipated and
it is thought that it will not be Iong
before he will be able to resume his
official duties in the navy. The OBJ
GRAFTON does not in any way affect his
physical condition, save that it will
facilitate his walking, and will con.
tribute to even better health. He is
in frst-class condition physically. in
spite of his PROLONGED and necessarily
trying experience for the last few
years in the Arctic regions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-17
$50 this morning.

$40 this morning.
Mr. MitchelPs public statement
cleared the situation considerably. II
is now for the miners to act and
there is not one person who can be
found around headquarters who is nos
Of the opinion that the district boards
viii call the convention and that the
convention viii decide to send the mer
back to work Immediately
It is reasonably certain the dele
ga-as will meet in this civ The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-17
GREAT ACTIVITY PREVAILS.
Reading Company Preparing to Rust
Cars TO Coal Fields.

Reading Company Preparing to Rush
Cars 70 Coal Fields.
Philadelphia, Oct 16.-Greater &c.
tiyity was shown at the office of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company today than at any time
since the anthracite coal strike began
more than five months ago. It is eyi.
dent that the company expects an
early resumption of mining and prep.
aratioDs were being made for placing
cars at the mines. The Reading com.
pany owns $4,000 coal cars. One half
Of this number has been in use in the
bitumin0us trade, while the remain
der are lying idle On the Readings
new belt line in the city. All Of these
cars will be hurried to the mining
region with the utmost dispatch. When
the strike began nearly 5000 car han.
dlers were laid off and these will be
re-engaged as rapidly as possible. The
company also have 80 barges lying at
its wharves at Port Richmond, this
city, with capacity Of 1, 400 tons each
which are ready for immediate use
Their tugs, which have been in use n
the soft coal trade, are being hurried
back to this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-17
STONE WILL WITHDRAW TROOPS
As Soon as Strike is Officially DecIar,
ed Off

ed Off.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 16.-Governor
Stone will probably withdraw the
troops in the mining regions as soon
as the strike is officially declared of
by President Mitchell and the miners
indicate their willingness to go to
work. The governor left Harrisburg
early today and will not return here
before night. AdjutantGeneraI Stew
art is the only official of the National
guard on duty at headquarters and ne
declines to discuss the strike situation
or the probable time or manner in
which the troops will be withdrawn.
The cost to the state of keeping It's
entire military force on duty in the
mining regions is enormous, and the
governor is very anxious for a speedy
settlement of the strike so that the
troops may DC withdrawn.