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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
BASHKIRKSEFF
VS..
MACLANE.

The portrayal Of the oddly OF Mary
MacLane and her comparison to Marie
Bashkirkseff seems to me ridiculous.
can better express it by the difference con-
veyed to my mind by the words nude
and naked" The truest thing MacLane
says, l find when referring to the world,
is But still it would give you praise
and applause and money il you will pros
trate your sensibiitieS and emotions for
the qualification of it. When she speaks
of the Inconsistency" Of Bashkirkseff,
because she worships 4 God and the next
day she blasphemes Him, she has found
the only point OF resemblance between
them, for in one chapter NIacLane says,
Il want fame more than can tell and
it is her constant craving. Then upon the
next page she says: For one single hour
of happiness I would give up at once these
things; fame and money, righteousness,
and truth, and logic. and philosophy. and
genius" She offers to give up several Of
these things which she admits she has
not She prideS herself upon her robust
health and her "MacLane liver" (Which
after all, must be in a diseased state on
account of her morbidness). ner diSes-
tive organs, and her creature feelings.
Rashkirksef does not. With her mar
vellous intellect and talent, her genus
and refinement. she struggled through
her torturing pain and i'll health to an
early death with an ambitious pure girls
heart. MacLare says truly, II am not
spiritual; I am earthly. hui
man, sensitive, sensuous." She is eagerly
sensual, and altogether too much of o
bad thing; a sensationalist and a de-
most likely. she claims 10 be
awaiting the devil, which re-
minds me Of a Turkish tale l have read
called THE Bride The devil used o
woman to his advantage and was so
deeply impressed by her success that he
took a long pole and tied a pair of yellow
slippers (Which was the bribe) at the
end, and arriving at her house. he called
out to her to open the window. and when
she did this he thrust in the pair of yellow
slippers, begging her to take Their, for he
vas anxious to keep out of her way. When
enc IS reading the Portrayal and fsrgets
to look at the picture of Mary MacLane
in the front of the book. she is constant
y reminding you TO do so. She states that
her life is filed with self. and wonders
why she is SO unhappy: she says. 'Oh,
feel everything. everything, / feel what
might be; and there is nothing" How
contradictory. She allows her
self. that in no small degree, she is a
sham. and that in her life and personality
there is an essence Of falseness and IN
sincerity. "A thin fine vapor OF fraud
1args always over me and dampens and
INJURIES some things in me that I do not
ike. she admits II is a pity she did
not walt until later to prove herself the
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Personal Liberty in America.
kansas City Times.)

(kansas City Times.)
Lady Henry Somerset is perfectly cor
rect in the statement that Mrs. CaCaa
Nation could not do the things in England
which she has done with more or less
frequeIIy in the United States. THe
destruction of about the first taproom that
Carrie might be tempted to hack into bits
in London would be promptly followed 3?
her incarceration. and heaven only knows
what would happen TO the inJGdIc!ous
temperance zeaIot of the feminine persia
sion who would venture to snatch cisaf
or a pipe from the mouth Of BriIou-
EngIishmen have been known to stEiGs
women for offenses much more rival
than interference with tnstr right 70
smoke and drink.
In America the individual citizen shows
a willingness to sacrifice himself for tAs
general good which is not known IN Eng
land. But while the Britons boast OF theiF
personal liberty, and make much Oh
point OF their individual rights. they aEs
subserrient to certain despouc reqai's
meuts of caste which the --mericaH Wola
not tolerate for a moment without al
effective protest. The Engl'sh submit %
this because they do not regard II rs g,
fensive or affective but it eXemp.iheS' az.
the same a restriction or ambition az
effort which would be regarded as ia'9.'
cradle in this country. In mahihs
comparison between the exercise o. PEI.
sonal liberty in England ana AHs'..l
very much depends on the constructor
placed on the term
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
The Makers of Fnshfons.
lphiIadeInhla Ina,.!rerl

tfllllStLlSiklIiiEt 4i.Nte--A 49,
Who are the people who maze .as
fashion? is q question often ASKED . 80
uninitiated evidently believing tAaI ~. ~
fabricuers OF modes compose q SoC'E.5
whose laws are as. axe citing as those oil l.9
Modes and Persians. Never vas /"
fallacy greater than this. for il ..e NAM,
facturers propose, it is tne ina'V' l.-,i
who disposes and settles whether u s..-''
or shall not be worn. She it IS TINS ga
cious arbiter in the art OF dress, va.
elects for fat hats. clinging sMESs' "
big or little sleeves. and the aura 81 ~
tinction she gives them starts me 9'''
at once rolling.
IN Paris it Is the smart women +.
society and the stage who really ''.'A.
the fashions, choosing from the No. NO,
models submitted TO them OILY -''-
which suit their peculiar types
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

| Havana port Of call and change their
itinerary to include Progresso (iucatan-
Ncyico). Pensacola, this port, san Juan
la Puerto Rico, Santa Crux de Iencrl1Ic,
Canary Islands): weekly steamers 10 pe
DISPATCHED from Genoa, after the ilrst OF
next month
An estimate Included in recent report
Of Senior Torrota, the Spanish charge
a'afaires and consul-general here, to the
ministry Of state ct Madrid, shows that
since January /, 1899, in her commerce
with Cuba, Spain has lost s26i ,S64; whilst
he Americans have gained 12,61O,!o3; the
English sc. 249, 773, and Germany S2,o9S. 6lS.
On the other hand. Senior Torrja figures
that French trade with the island has
iwindled $500, 600. Spain, says he, no
longer sends flour here; she ships less
wine shoes and cottons, and seems
gradually to be being frozen out
PALMA'S DECREE IN COUNCIL.
The House OF Representatives and Sen
ate Of Cuba, to which bodies were re-
ferred President Palma's recent decree in
ouncil," prorroguing for the additional
period Of twelve months the military
order which the encouragement had is
sued last year in the interest of the plant
ers of the island and the constructors OF
the Cuba Central railway, are holding up
he decree. The members of Congress
arc inclined to insist on the "unconstitu-
tionaity of the action of the Executive
md Cabinet and are, Of the opinion
that the order cannot be made Of force
and effect after a general tariff act be
passed by the legislative branch of the
government-unlcss therein incorporated.
Some are fighting the proposition, just
because they regard it as an admins
trative measure; whilst others opposing
prorrogation are suspected of being in
the service Of the Spanish and Cuoan
coastal lines Of steamships. whose old
monopoly of the traffic between Havana
and Santiago and intermediate points will
end the moment through freight and pas.
senger trains. are running over Sir Will
liam Van Horne's interprovincial Cuban
trunk line of railways!
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate the same situation may
be said to exist as with reference to the
machinery decree. But senators are dis
posed not to take issue with the ENecu-
tive upon the subject pending the discus
sion and adoption Of a new tariff Dill;
when, it is expected. the question can be
satisfactorily arranged. In the mean
time, however, the Van Horne people !!
have suspended most of their orders for
rails and machinery, and will endeavor
to get along with their provisional |
bridges already, until Congress can DO |
Induced by constituents anxious for bet |
er transportation facilities to adopt
more lberal-spirHed policy toward for
eign capital invested in the island.
The municipal council of the city of
Havana has just declined to give a Span
ist-Anlerican syndicate 4 concession TO
construct electric tram line to con-
meet the capital with the suburban towns
of Reg!a and Guanabacoa, and with a
branch to old Fort Cojimar-historic as
the landing site Of the British feet and
Continental army, which seized Havana
nearly a century and q half ago.
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A SkILLFUL TONGUE.
How a Paralytic se,vs without Use
OF Hands.
philadelphia Ledger.)

or HANDS.
philadelphia Ledger.)
One of the most remarkable invalids in
the world is Miss Tunson. a paralytic
who resides at Sag Harbor. L. l.. who is
expected to visit friends in this city this
week. She has been helpless since birtn
having only the head and upper shoulder
muscle under CONTROL and SO wonderful
ly has she trained them to serve her one
remaining member. the tongue. that it
performs with marvellous quickness and
skill the tasks which feminine fingers
alone are wont to do. At her bidding
it traces with a pencil held between the
teeth outline sketches of flowers and
trees; it grasps needle, threads it. and
works in and out the fine delicate
stitches of embroidery finery; it writes
letters to her friends, and it guides the
mallet which makes music on her metal
phone. Miss Tunison's tongue is a very
ruly member, indeed. Never having had
the use Of her hands, Miss Tunison has
thrown her full dependence upon the
tongue. which, through the loss Of all
other members, is abnornally acute and
gifted
Miss Tunison is q bright-faced woman
of 80. Al day long she sits strapped in
a wheeled chair, specially constructed for
her. A wide board is attached across the
front. something like that Of a child's
high chair. This is her work table, and
on it she has her boxes OF colored cray
ons, her work basket, filled with spools
OF thread, needle books, and endless lit.
tie odds and ends. There, too, she has
her writing pad and several inch and a
half long pencils. snarpened by some
friendly hand. When only 4 years ooid,
Miss Tunson began to train her tongue
into usefulness. She would pick up but
tons with it from her little table, and
with string, also in her mouth in
some way pass the cord through the eye
let, amusing herself for hours strineins
buttons. Later she began to sew.
To see Miss Tunison thread a needle
preparatory to doing her embroidery
makes one half donbt ones eyes. First
her work basket. laying it before her;
then 4 weight, specially made for her
purpose. is taken up by her teeth, and
placed upon one-half of it to hold it firm.
While she removes the needle desired;
this done, she sticks it straight up in
the table before her. Then thread is
wound off the required length and cut by
means Of scissors manipulated in the
same marvellous way. tier tongue takes
UP the thread, and through its exquisite
sense OF feeling passes it through the eve
OF the needle in as short time as the ave-
rage steady hand and eye require
The bit OF cambria or linen on which |
sue IS 70 cllDrOlder is taken out and I'M
folded in the same way, and the weight !
placed upon one corner of it to hold it |
down While sewing. Holding the needle |
with her tongue, she places it where de- |
sired, then lifts and throws back ono |
corner OF the cloth. SO as to grasp the
leedie from the underside and Dull if
through, making the stitch complete This I
she docs over and over again, tracing
ma "orhlns out the most delicate designs
a wit
ave what comes spontaneously to her
mind when working
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Romance 89 29 29
Chattanooga Times.)


The people OF the town of Coopersville
could remember the exact date Of the
quarrel between Deacons Spooner and
Hopkins. They lived opposite each
other on the outskirts of the town, and
one was Baptist and the other a Meth
odist. That fact had made no difference
with them for years except that each
secretly believed the other was taking
q round about way to reach heaven, but
there came Sunday wnen they walked
nome IN company after clurch services,
and something was said about Jonah
and the whale.
There wasn't a doubt in the mind of
e'ther that Jonah was swallowed but
they differed as to particulars. Deacon
Spooner said it was a plain case that
Jonah was cast directly into the whales
mouth from on shipboard, and that with
ont so much as getting his cOittails wet
while Deacon Hopkins aggressively held
that Jonah had been swimming about IN
the sea for some time before he found
haven of rest.
Two bad men, without any religion at
al, would have tipped a copper to de-
eide the question and then had drink
no i'll feelings but. the two good men,
each with church on his shoulders,
couldn't afford to dismiss the point so
easily They, argued and reasoned and
protested and disputed, and by the time
they reached DeacC. Hopkins's gate they
believed each other fools and bigots and
parted III anger. That was the beginning
of & quarrel that lasted for years and
years. From that time on they nodded
stiflly to each other when they met, as
also did their wives, but there was no
more neighboring or borrowing or lend
ing.
When the trouble came to the two dea-
cons one had a son of is, and the other
a daughter a year younger Boy and
girl had walked to and from school to-
gether and had a strong friendship, but
the quarrel broke this up They were
not forbidden IN So many words to speak
how matters were, and tacitly avoided
each other, though having no hard feel
ngs.
At the end Of two years Tom Hopkins
was sent off to school, and a year later !
Kate SDooner departed for the home of
an aunt in the East. When they re-
turned to their parental homes Tom was
ready to open a law Office and Kate To-
come what the villagers called "a regu- |
lar young lady There had been no |
making up between the Geacons. Never |
again had they walked to or from Iheir |
churches in company. Deacon
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CASTLE and Icons envoy to any foreign
country; estimated, as 1t is. to cost up
wards Of 100000 in gold. The Spanish
club LOS Dependencies, which has I'M
dectaken to put up the building. or at
least to defray the cost thereof, has
membership of l7.5c0-paying monthly
fee Of $50 each: besides. upwards of
million dollars in the banks Of this city
on deposit The edi1ice will cover an en-
tire block.
The German legation will occupy that
portion OF the Circulo Aleman building in
which the auditor and trea surer Of the
military government were formerly in
stalled; a splendid position, overlooking
the popular Prado Boulevard and Central
Park; in happy contrast to the modest
quarters on enc Of The lower streets or
alleys leading off the Prado and front
ing an American livery stable, which are
known as The Office" Of United States
Minister SquierS.
BRITISH GOVERNMENTS PLANS.
1t is understood that the British gov
ernnlcnt has just secured an option Oh
property fronting the new Boulevard OF
the Royal Palms and near the lot do
mated by the Cuban government and city
of Havana to the Carnegie Library So
ciety, and will. like Spain. construct a spe
cial building adapted for legation purposes
and as headquarters for the commercial
agents representing the Dominion Of Can
ada, South Africa. and such other colon
les as may choose to accredit delegates
subordinate to the crown representative
in this, the CAPITAL OF the new republic of
Cuba.
Quarters have not yet been taken for
the Italian envoy transferred from Chile
to this republic: but Germans here are
preparing to welcome him, as the repre-
sentative of the third member Of the
Triple Alliance and as such in posi-
ton to command their enthusiastic CO.
operation.
WILL ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION.
President Palma has given hearty ap-
prevail to several projects as to Italian
immigration, and hopes by encouraging
the Italians to locate with their families
upon free government lands in this island,
to partly counteract the infusion Of An
glo-SaXon blood from the North and post
pore as long as may be possible. the ulti-
mate assimilation of The country by the
Americans.
q Cuban Review is to be established in
Genoa and published at the expense Of
the government of Cuba, in both Spanish
and Italian-in the interest Of immigration
to this island. The Spanish edition will
be circulated in the Canary Islands, the
Catalan and Gallo provinces OF Spain.
BETTER STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
The Italian Navigaccione Velloce Com
paEy. which recently established line
Gulf ports, will have their boats make
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.CUDAHS ARE ELATED
KAISER Will SEND An IMPERIAL
ENVOY TO THE REPUBLIC.
THIS OFFICIAL TO RANK HIGH.
Support to Protest Against II
P1att Observation-Disclosures Leg
<ion,. Handsome Ediacc-ftalian


HAVANA. CUBA. October g.-Cubans
are highly elated over the news that
Kaiser Wilhelm IL will shortly accredit
al imperial German Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plcnipotent!ary 10 this re-
public. and establish at this capital
legation Of tae first class. 10 rank with
the ENJOYS Of the United States, Mexico,
and Italy, and above the Spanish Charge
and Ministers Resident Of Great Britain
France. Belgium, and China. And. stimuli
taneous with these favorable advices from
Berlin, the Cuban State Department re-
ceived dispatches announcing that
His Catholic Majesty, the King of
SPANS Envoy, will shortly sail Cor Ia
vana, to open here the projected Royal
Legation Of the Mother Country ac-
credited 20 this island; and, that both
England and France viii each raise the
rank of their representation in this re-
public from Minister Resident to that of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
THEY LOOK TO WILHELM.


Cuban politicians look to the German
Emperor to lend moral support to the
insular protest against the PLAT amend
Ient. in the event Of any serious f,ic-
ION coming up. either here or at Wash
ington In connection with the ncgotia
lions leading UP to the celebration of the
projected reciprocity treaty between this
epublic and the United States: the ques
ZION as to the sovereignty Of the Isle of
Pines and the promised coaiing station at
fuch points as the American naval au
.horities might select
President Palma personally congratu-
ated the German Charge and Consul
General here yesterday upon the glad
news cabled from the kaisers capital
city. And tonight members of the Ger
nan Commercial Club and the faculty
students of the Imperial German College
Of Cuba" are celebrating the report.
GERNANY'S REPUTATION.
The present correspondents OF the House
Of Rothchld paris and Berlin. London
and Eamburgl, and prominent German
bankers, importers and exporters have
wired congratulations to the Imperial
Minister of Foreign Affairs in Berlin, ana
the German National Board of Trade, to
whose influence quite as much as to the
political purposes Of the Emperor the
creation Of the lega ton here is understood
to be due.
The high rank which Germanys COM
mg representative in Cuba will have is
expected to carry with it the nominal
control of German Ministers Resident in
the republics of Venezuela, Hayti, Column
bia, San Domingo. and the various Cen
tral American States. rs well as matter
appertnining 10 German interests on the
Isthnus Of Panama; and the German feet
in West Indian waters will be kept in
close touch with him.
Cuba will thus become the center of
German commercial intrigue anu political
influence in Caribbean sea, and Kaiser
Wilheim's naval officers Will soon begin
to feel themselves at home in the ports
OF Havana, Cienfuegos, Nipe, and San
tiago de Cuba-which may be expected to
become their future rendezvous whenever
waiting orders to sink a Haytien gun
boat or sieze Caribbean seaport
A TRUMP CARD.
Six weeks ago the German Emperor
congratulated his Consul-General here for
having played what was at the time re-
Garded as "a trump card" against the
American government in Cuba. The
great Spanish arsenal in this farbor was
offered for rent by President Palma's
Cabinet; and a German syndicate in close
Touch with the Consulate, through ma
tive engineer, obtained an option on it
for the period Of twenty-five Years, at
81 900 per month. But. almost before the
ink began TO dry on the contract, which
was provisional upon acceptance by Con-
cress, it was repudiated by a sweeping
legislative decree forbidding the sale or
even the lease of the forts and military
barracks. inclusive Of the arsenal
SPANISH LEGATIONS EDIFICE.
The new edfice under construction here,
to be occupied by the Spanish legation
will be probably the most splendid struc-
lure ever erected for the occupancy Of
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Some Sage observations.
(Brooklyn Eagle.)

Russell Sage keeps young by not giving
himself time to get old. 1t Is a safe way.
SO soon as your man of millions retires he
begins to gather moss. It works into the
crev1ces OF his intellect. spreading them
W1aer and letting in all sorts OF little
vegatattve ailments that grow rnnler and
ranker with time taking to themselves
more and more of the substance of their
host until after little he is ailments
mostly. He has nothing to think about
except his corns and his lungs and his
rheuma tism. and the more you think Of
your works the more they creak. Moth
ing IS left then but Christian Science nrs
something to do 3 ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

genius she insists upon you believing he,
to be. Bashkirkser was the genius; Mac
Lane is the creature. Bashkirkseif with
no object of money-making. proved her
self a genius. Least of all she thought.
fame would come to her through her Jour
nal, for, notwithstanding her wretchea
health, she made her name and place in
the artists world, which was her high
est ambition.
KATHARINE MILLER GUM.
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SIcot OF Nisn,cs,

(By Henry Edward Warner)
Three centuries and q half ago
Or SO. not to be specific
"A man or Nismes--lnay he rest in peace!-
Selected weed prolific
Of golden visions and sweet content.
Which back to dollhouse in France h
sent.
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Slept Well.
(The Interre)

CThe lnterCep 49, ~.
Doctor: Ahai glad 70 see YOU ooll-s
ter: SO you slept well last night. d.4 s'''
Patient: Who slept? -,-,r
Doctor: Here's the record: SLEPT s'.''
slept
Patient: Pshaw. That was the nurse
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And all his cousins aud all his kin
Partook of the new-found treasure
And malt We're sick and a few were dead.
But the rest survived their pleasure
and iloated away on Nicotian dreams.
To drown with their blessings Nicnt' ~
NiSmeS. -
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Now, Jacques Bonhomne plucked the
tender plant
And rolled it up in paper,
And struck spark at the end thereof
And smoked with many a caper:
And as he pulled he remarked: .Egar!
Lere,s nossin' moch sweet lax re good
See3ri'' oooo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

All France quick learned of the ag1c
weed
OF joy in the garden growing.
ana a, az france winked with its spark
In manner distinctly knowing;
And by and by. as it's sequence leads.
This weed was the father of many weeds
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
bouHDHAN.Dll?Eo oI

treated through the
blood rheumatism
grows steadily worse,
finally en- ding IN
silrunken III usclcS,
i,1,:novable join is,
S II a k y nerves, and
the i,lvalid's chair Or
c-utcllcs. The cure
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

Daughter" he began. as she was
thinking to herself how good-looking and
manly Tom Hopkins had grown, II saw
you greet Deacon Hopkinss son, Thomas.
after church. and I was not at all
pleased The Deacon is still stiff-necked
about Jonah and the whale.
What? Is that old quarrel still alive?'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26

Spooner had always started from home
four or five minutes first, and Deacon
Hopkins had been careful not to over
take him. In returning Deacon Hopkins
had taken the lead, and Deacon Spooner