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The Washington bee., 1902-05-24

E=AeT village close by the waters OF
the bay at the foot of the bleak.
bare-tOpped Shinnecock hills beyond
Goodground, L. 1. The village is 35
miles away from Blue Point, where
Leonard Robinson was reared in an
attractive cottage in the heart of the
town Soon after the boy arrived at
Canoe Place he gained permission of
,. {. Warner to sleep and eat in his
house. In payment for. this he
agreed to work hard fishing and
claiming and shooting ducks in the
bay.
The boy grew homesiek. The War
ners were kind to him and he stood
his banishment well for awhile. but one
day during particularly hard attack
OF homesickness he wrote TO his moth
er asking if he could not leave Canoe
Place and meet her at the home of his
married sister in Sayville This would
necessitate his passing through Patch
ouge and Blue Point on the train.
He begged his mother to meet
him at Patchouge and escort him
through these towns, promising that
he would not get off the train if she
did so.
Then il was that the mothers love
prevailed. She could see no violation
of the agreement with Jessie Danes
father in this, so she consented TO do
as the boy requested. But il was a mis-
taken move. The lawyer for Capt. j.
S. Danes heard that the boy was at
large and again in the vicinity and
served notice upon James Robinson.
the father, that if the lad was found
in that region of Long Island he would
be held up and the law applied most
vigorously.
When the father received notice that
the boy must strictly obey the letter
of the banishment agreement he took
his son back TO the dreary little hut
which has been built for him close bv
the bay at Canoe Place. The fatherde-
teTmined that he would STAY there.
too, with the boy TO prevent his leav-
ing. Thus il came about that the Rob
lnson home was broken up.
Altogether the case has proved the
most extraordinary and the most
puzzling proposition ever brought up
in the courts of Long Island 1t is not
at al improbable that an appeal will be
made TO Gov. Odell for more satisfac-
tory adjustment Of the affair than that
which has sent the lad far from the.
influences Of home 10 lonely village.
where he must spend three years on
the waters of Shinnecock bay shooting
ducks. hunting and fishing, with no ed
ucational opportunities. no restrain
ing Understanding but unbound
ed freedom TO pursue such things as
will develop rather than check those
evil tendencies Of character which
caused him 20 plot the assassina tion Of
the daughter of one Of the weaIthiest
and most prominent citizens Of Blue
Point.
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Damages Against Dead Man.

The Indiana courts have added new
terrors to matrimonial engagements.
In the case Of Christensen versus
Crun they have reached a conclusion
involving the declaration Of the
principle that the death Of one Of
the parties to a marriage engage
ment constitutes a breach OF prom
ise, emitting the surviving party 20
receive compensatory damages in
such amount as may be shown 10 be
Just and equitable in the circum-
stances. In this case they were fig
ured out bv the iu-v AZ sS 00n
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q pins wen Inxsstsa.

Il waA an Odessa. Pa, youth, accord
ing TO ons of the Lafayette county pa
pers, upon whom this advertisement
made a deep impression: young
man-Some woman dearly loves you.
Would you know who she isf She
would like 20 be your only sweetheart.
Send ten cents in stamps 10 Occult
her name" He sent the stamps and
got his answer. What was IL?
"Ncther"
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UNEXPECTED ANSWER.
Little Foreign Boy Had a WeH-De-
fined Understanding of the Mean
ing of .Anniversary."

The New York Telegram tells this
amusing story Of bright young teach
er. in charge of a bright young class,
composed of many foreign children.
To increase their vocabulary she had
hit On a guessing game. She told the
class of what she was thinking, and
they named the object.
This time she had thought OF the
word birthday, and the lesson went on
in this fashion:
"Now. little folks, I'm thinking OF
something You all have. You don't have
il very often, just once every year.
Even / have one. What is It? III give
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MISS ROSE WEAKENED.
Csuia Not Carry Out the Matrimonial
JOks Planned by Andrew Park,
Her EiRncs.
ia Blankets-worth SII-

Miss Alice Rose, of sedalia, O., was
one Of the guests at maquerade party
giyea on New Years night at Tona-
wanda, Pa. Among the men in costume
a. that time was Andrew Park and in
the evening he danced with Miss Rose.
He became impressed with the fact
that his fair unks own was his fancee.
He accused her of being the girl who
had promised to become his bride and
=ksz she denied il pressed hjs Eu2s the
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you a minute to think, and when you
are sure you know raise your hand"
Hands began TO go up rapidly.
N.Y." said this bright young teach
er, Il really think have the begt lit
tie folks in all this big school. They
all think so fast, and know they are
thinking of the very thing l thought.
I'm going to let Morris tell. I'm sure
he knows"
Morris rose TO his feet, stood in the
aisle in true military position, and like
a shot from a gun, in response to the
teachers:
Tell us what it is, Morris?" came
the ready answer:
"A clean undershirt, teacher"
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BANlSHED BY COURT.
'1aAge Punishment Authorized by
Long Island Judge.
''''ern-h eRr-OId boy, Who Plotted
u MIL d Little Girl, SenteReed
TO Pass Three Years on
Lonely island,

leonard Robinson, "A years old. a
,,S1'At Of Blue Point, L. l., is now
5'go'ug the strangest punish
r'-' IoF crime On record. Because
F'''td 10 murder Jessie Danes
,-s, vas Oamshed from home, family
- -fendS for th~ee wears snd H.
WIS Time he must i've IN an $50
al. ,- nut overlooking the waters of
~ --~g'ock bay far out on Long
.'-.'. Recently he broke away from
''-.>Ament and started to the
,-. w MS relatives. bat was cap
ana taken back 70 the hovel.
"' must stay until the expira-
e.. TIE time specified by the ex-
NJ '.-"Il ruling in his case.
,. unusual punishment meted out
r. ''l was not based upon law.
g., simply @ concession made by
...s' oi the girl he plotted to
."5A The boys father and
a ''sstu that he would not
-.. ' case and send their son to
.1alory OF lunatic ASYLUM.
would place "a stigma upon him
a.S > ia reality a compromise
our of court. Judge w. s.
at Fat,yaouge. consented to
laa.e sentence, and specif-
...ated Thar the boy should
>rre in the vicinity of his
Three Years. The court
.-.g.re ON the boy with a
-...u thar he obey.
p. stand it," replied the
trembling lips. 1T
bard To- leave pa and ma
.- DID. I'll do whatever they
. bird Of March Leonard
.- .- To Canoe Place. a
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Omission.

Tears gathered in her great gray
eyes l> She read The contemporaueous
Account of her wedding.
lie newspapers don't say one sin
Es word as 20 the cost Of my lin
tF.s. She exclaimed. 'As if l were
-'' ll the -Four Huudredr'-Town
I.pcz.
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Then He Gets Noisy.

Mrs. Biggs-Your husband isn't
much for show He always dresses
very quietly.
Mrs. Diggs-Huh! You ought to
hear him sometimes when his collar
button rolls under the dresser.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
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Getting BACK Mt DOC.

'T once treated a mule and he
didn't kick as much as you have, ~
said the doctor 10 the obstreperouss
patient.
"Oh, well, the mule didn't have to-
pay your bill," said the patient
quickIy.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Hts haste Uncertain.

'Pooh!" said Daisy, scornfulIy, the
idea of your being afraid Of poor old
house dog! Why, he eats out OF my
hand"
81 don't doubt it," replied Bur
roughs. obviously, "but what 1 am
afraid of Is that he might take a 40
ton to eat out Of ny leg. smart Set
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nenrr Lie Insuranee.

King Edward Wis life is insured
for about S3.750,OOO. while the prince
Of Wales is contented with S2.500,00O.
The ear is insured for S1.500000 ana
his eldest daughter, Grand Duchess
OLGA. for 50, 100000, while the czariha's
s,sIicies amount to S1.25O.0OO. Ths
The Washington bee., 1902-05-24
A Good Test

1.s-oP-Haw are you succeeding
Struggling PaS;or-The standard Of
AD,'a-.'N is rising gradnelIy.
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Spring Mattings, Oil Cloths, Limo
Ieums, also Baby Carriages and Go
Carts, are ready.
)i let Sets.

These Toilet Sets are in hand
some patterns, and bssu"'uL' V
decorated.
All $50 Toilet Sets-1o y
pieces each-eut to SIS
All s6 so. Toilet sets-1o
pieces each-cut to.
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Roman Sofas

I Sofa, was SI2. so. now...S8.A9
Sofa, was $3.50 now. .. S7A 90
Sofa, was S32 so, now. sac. 90
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sample Blankets.

These magnificent California
Blankets are reduced to a point
that insures the quickest kind
OF clearance.
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Bamboo Pieces

I Seat, was S2.oo. now....Sr.so
seat, was $500. now.....S,.oo
I Table, was S6. so. now. ..SS. so
I 50 Music Cabinet now. "a 60
In Carpets.
Soc Brussels Carpet. sqc yd
Soc Tapestry Carpet. -. 6oc yd
81 Tapestry Carpet. .....zoc yd
81 Best Tapestry Carpet.8 SIC yd
81 10 Velvet Carpet. Size yd
$3.50 Velvet Carpet. .e7Tc yd
SI.3o Velvet Carpet. .sI.izH yd
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
SHE COLD KEEP A SECRET.
womin who Lived and ed without
Once Telling Her Age

The one secret that women know
how to keep, Is, according to unkind
critics, that Of their age, says the Bal
timore News. They will tell every
thing else that is entrusted to their
keeping, but never. even in moment
of expansive indiscretion. will they
be induced to reveal the number Of
their years.
OF course, this isn't always true.
Many feminines tell their ages and
those of their women friends with as
much freedom as their brothers would
give the same intelligence concerning
themselves, but one elderly lady who
recently died was, in the matter Of
secretiyeness, a marvel to her ac-
quaintances.
No one except her brothers and Sis
tiers knew her age. Her husband did
not, though she was married to him
30 years or more. When the mar
riage license had to be bought the
bride vouchsafed theinformation that
she was "more than IS" That was
all; so the hardhearted best man put
her down as 25 years Of age.
In the years that followed she
never spoke of her birthdays. Once,
when she was asked if she wss born
in June, she replied that she didn't
remember. The natal days Of others
in the family were celebrated, but
hers never. She would talk well on
any subject in the world but ages /;
on this she was absolutely dumb.
Before she died she made single
request Of her husband. "Ple2,e don't
allow any date to appear in the obit-
uary notices or on my tombstone"
she asked. 81 don't like dates"
And so her secret died with her,
and, though her women friends sur
missed that she must be at least ten
years older than her husband to JUS
tify this sensitiyeness, it is quite pos
sible that she was nothing of the sort.
She did not look it. She merely had
a horror Of being reminded Of the
passage Of time.
This was, Of course, a very unusual
case, but it is sufficient evidence that
woman can keep a secret and she
will.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
PEPPER AS A SMOKE CURE.
Young Woman Follows Cousins Advice
with Apparently Good Results.

One Of the trials Of a young mar
ried woman who lives on the East side,
so near the lake that she can look
from her back window out on it, icy
bosom. has a cousin but a few years
younger than herself. He is a young
man. extremely fond Of a jokc-on
others-and seems to think that his
pretty cousin is a better subject than
anyone else.
She rarely gets angry, but joins in
the laughter as If she were the joker
and he the joked His latest Wa, -ug-
ge,tcd to him a few days ago by a
coal wagon backed up at thewoodshed
coal hole. From the seat of the wagon
to the top Of the shed was an easy
step, and from place Of vantage TO
the roof Of the house was another
From the chimney Of the house smoke
was pouring out in heavy volumes.
On the clothcsline that stretched
across the yard hung piece of carpet.
Ii did not take him long to decide
that il would be Just lot, Of fun" to
place that carpet and board over the
chimney and then step into the house
and watch proceedings.
They came. sure enough. and the
room was soon filled with smoke. The
young housewife poked the ashes
from in front Of the stove. shook the
CRATE and danced around in great
alarm when she found that her efforts
were in vain. Her reprobate cousin
stood around and tried TO show deep
concern Finally, out Of the good
ness Of his heart, he offered to tell her
how to stop the smoke.
She was only too glad to bc advised.
but when he told her to put pepper in
the stove she was inclined to think
that the advice was worthless. Never
theless, a. a last resort, she threw a
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20

handful Of pepper in the fire. Her
worthless cousin then quietly stepped
out through the back door. removed
the carpet and came in again. Not
inspecting the significance Of his leay-
ing the room, the young woman was
so grateful for the pepper-in-the-fre
suggestion that she rewarded him
with a kiss. That night she told her
husband about the new smoke cure
she had discovered and advised him
to try II on himself. She was sure, she
said, that if he took a sufficiently
large dose Of pepper he would throw
that horrid pipe away Her hus-
band was wise. however and did not
act upon the suggestion.
The joke was not explained to the
victim for week, during which time
she spread the news Of how TO stop a
stove from smoking among a dozen
Of thcneighbors. When she was final
~ told how she had been duped she got
angry for the fret time in her life. and
when her cousin, the sinner. left for
Chicago ,he refused TO even bid him
good Milwaukee Sentinel.
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seal a letter, and lay upon it tin box
which he took from a pigeon-hole.
Then he turned the light low, and
walked again to the window where,
for a few minutes, his cigar glowed
with extraordinary brightness. Sud
denly it dropped from his lips; | saw
his hand clutch the sash above his
head, and his right come up TO the
level of his breast There sprang out
a great reddish yellow flash, in which
| saw his face as white as paper
1t must have been a heavy weapon
for the report was very loud. The
music ceased above. | saw all the
people crowd around the invalid as
if to shield her from they knew not
what. AT the lower window the child
ish, married lovers stood with clasped
hands. as we two ran across the lane
and the garden.
In the midst of quaint luxury
brought from many different lands
lay the young man dead. The tin box
on the desk held some documents of
business; the letter under it was ad-
dressed TO a man in London.
ut is strange said | that there
is no other message
1T seems his friend was further
AWAY than Nnnrs. " renlipd the ianitor.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
A Lesson from
Ober-Anmergau
BY w. T. STEAD,
Famous London Journalist.

SsasNT WAS just after had spent number OF days Ober-
EN Passion Play and returning home London by
Switzerland that while waiting for Lucerne turned
the book the that describes the construction OF the
Gothard tunnel About OF dynamite said had SUI
pierce the tunnels through the barrier separated
Italy from Switzerland Blasting powder could done the
work That helped level the roads for the gons OF Suwaow 1t
needed dynamite the ST. Gotharddyname directed by
AS read fell ahinkng of that which had recently
and in it found lesson
The old story that medieval Christ magenta gray
His disciples artistic symphonies of color
doubt transformed the world.
BUT NEW WORLD HAS RISEN WHICH SORELY
NEEDS TRANSFORMING AGAIN, and possible
conventional Christ who doubt did mighty things past
have become obsolete blasting powder May hope that
the conventional Christ did much the real Christ much
that the realization OF the Christ He actually lived died
among be much superior transforming efficacy
dynamite of the modern engineer the powder
diers who marched under old Suwarrow?
OF thing least be is EVERY
ONE OF THOSE WHO CALL THEMSELVES BY THE
CHRISTIAN NAME WOULD BUT SAY ONE CHRISTLIKE
WORD AND DO ONE CHRISTLIKE DEED BETWEEN
EVERY SUNRISE AND SUNSET, IT WOULD LIFT A VERY
ALPINE MASS OF SORROW AND ANXIETY FROM THE
WEARY HEART OF THE WORLD
What then might not be done it, very truth
sent OF God in the midst OF those with whom hves
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
Moral Applied 10 Many.

\ well-known English dean recent
" had the misfortune TO lose his UNI
brella. and he rather suspected that
its appropriation by another had not
been altogether accidental. lie there
fore used the story TO point moral in
sermon in the cathedral, adding
that II It's present posscssor would
drop il over the wall Of the deanery
garden during that night he would
say no more about it. Next morning
he repaired to the spot and found his
own umbrella and - others.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
FEEDS THE SQUIRRELS.
The Self-Impossi Task of United States
Senator Pettus.

Every morning as regularly as the
sun comes up over the hills 10 the
east Senator Pettus emerges from his
residence near the capitol grounds
with an envelope full Of crumbs, re-
lates the Washington Post. He
tramps across b street, leaps the tall
granite curbing that skirts that por-
tion Of the government reservation
and looks over his steel-rimmed spec
tacles for the little squirrels placed
in the grounds some months ago,
This ALBANIAN Of the old school, pom
derous of movement, who served as a
lieutenant in the Mexican war and
afterwards rode with a party of his
neighbOrs on horseback to California,
finds great delight in distributing the
crumbs TO the squirrels that rush
around him. They are the senator's
friends and have no fear of him. They
cling to his outstretched hand, climb
upon his broad shoulders and frisk
around him familiarly ashe furnishes
them a morning meal.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-03-20
Population of Rome.

Under the emperors the population
Of Rome was more than 100000.
During the middle ages it was re-
duced to $4,000. When Victor En-
manuel made the city hiscapital it was
1874, 600; in 1880 it had increased to
312, 900; in 1890 to 451, 900 and in
1900 to 500,6l0. The estimated pop,
ulation in 1909 is $4,000.
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suNeEAMs oLlsTeN BRIGHTLY.

Day by day the sunlight
Sinketh in the west,
Daylight fadeth from our sight,
Nature seeketh rest;
But We know the darkness
Soon will disappear.
God, with love and kindness,
Ever stayeth near.
First, the moonbeams calmly
Cover with weird light
Streams that flow so silently,
Silvery, cool. and white.
Then the morning dawneth,
And the light Of day
Decks the earth and draweth
Life from suns bright ray;
Sunbeams glisten brightly
In the drops OF dew,
And God. loving, kindly,
Doth our faith renew.
Thus when shade and shadow
Darker heart with fear,
Faith doth say: Tomorrow
God will dry your tear"
First comes peace as moonlight,
Mellow mild, ard still
Then strength. as the sunlight,
Heart doth warm and fiji.
Matters not II sorrow.
Anguish. grief draw near,
From Gods fount just borrow
Strength, hope pure, and clear.
For TO heart that trusteth
Comes a bright, pure ray;
Faith and hope 1t giveth,
Alloweth peace to stay.
John c. Quinius. in Religious Tele
scope.
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FROM THE OUTSIDE.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.


| was without money. food or shell
ter; but the May evening was trem-
ulous with heat. and there was no dew
upon the grass so one might sleep any
where. Nevertheless, | was glad to
find a big shallow box by the side Of a
rough lane on the northern edge of
the city. There were some bits Of bag
ging and an old torn carriage robe
in it-probably the wrappings Of a
piano-and a thrill went through all
my bones at the sight of such a good
bed.
After | had lain down l was so com
Portable that l would not 60 to ask
for food at the door Of the fine houses
that stood with their backs to me-,
looking out towards the lane across
pretty yards like flower gardens. l
had had something to eat atnoon, and
the long tramp since then had worn
the hunger out of me. So lay upon
the ragged robe with the bagging for
a pillow, and stared out over the edge
of the box with weary eyes, at the
lighted windows and the people
within.
No curtains were drawn on the rear
ofthe house opposite me. There were
three floors, and / could see quite well
in all those northward rooms, for |
had dragged my box upon knoll
across the lane, and so lay nearly as
high as the second story.
1t seemed to be a sort of apart
ment house, and those rooms at the
back were not for cooking or eating,
but looked like well furnished parlors
Clearly enough the people on the diff
ferent floors had no concern with the
lives above or below them; no more,
indeed, than with that of their chance
neighbor of night, in the box upon
the knoll.
At the nppermost window there
was a figure in white, reclining in a
posture so easy that my first thought
was envious. l pictured her young
girl, beautiful and admired, with
parents who took every care from her
mind, with little knowledge of the
world and wOndrous hopes of what
might be in it-a life Of ease and Of
dreams.
A curious fancy came to me that it
would be much easier to live a wom-
ans life than a mans. have always
wished to be somebodyelse-now one
and then another-and it came to me,
in that moment, that i would like to
change places with the girl at the
window. Almost Immediately, how
ever, some one turned up the light in
the room, and | saw that the girl lay
in an invalid's chair, and that there
was a stand with bottles of medicine
within her reach.
/ have a horror Of illness; the
thought that | had wished to change
places with that poor creature, vast
ing away perhaps with consumption,
gave me a start such as one has when
one escapes a peril. If | had indeed
been that girl, / should have been
tempted to take the bottle that held
the strongest poisonous drug and
drain it to the last dregs.
In the lowest room were a man and
a woman, quarreling. OF course, |
could not hear a word, but it was easy
to follow the conversation. 1t was like
a duel with swords, and many a
thrust, upon each side, reached the
heart.
/ hate to quarrel; if have hard
words with anyone, never wish to see
him again. would rather have been
myself, sleeping out of doors upon a
castaway robe, than the man with a
scolding wife; and / suppose such
woman is no happier than she makes
others.