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Coz. Ten is more than the author can
manage, so we are limited TO three besides
one outside girl. II seems pity, for seven
year-old Penelope is great fun. II we canno,
| make much out of the moral conflicts in her
elder sisters The aunt gets the upper
hand in the end and we trust that all il we'll
Quantity again is the chief characteristic
Of "Grandmas Girls" by Helen Morris
uhttle. Brown 4 Coz. There are ten of
hem here. belonging to three families,
and they spend the summer together. We
wonder if little folks can keep them apart
as the author strives to do. Some of the
things some of them do are hardly what we
should expect reasonable little girls to do.
but the girl is doubtless mother 10 the
woman and she is beyond male compre-
hension.
There are Eight Girls and Dog in Miss
Carolyn Wells story The Century Com
panyb and "" wish there were less girls
and more dog. Miss Wells is very sprightly
and gives vent frequently To her Herford-
Burgess style of verse. We cannot help
wishing that she would stick to her prose.
which is not so bad
The French have strong objections 10
love stories for young persons We don't
60 50 al, but ! must be admitted hat hero
are many other things that might he better
brought to the attention of Young gir,s
Of Il or Is In Maid Sally" Dana Estes
Coz Harriet 4. Ch,cver tells the story of u
spunky and patriotic young girl in the time
Of thc Revolution she would have been
just as attractive withou, the love bust
ness
We must say the same more empha,icallv
of "Catharine's Proxy" by Mvra SAWYER
Hamlin Little. Brown 4 Goa. We see 10
good IN the book There are sspects of
life presented that might just a. well be
kept away fr, m he knowledge of children.
and the story Il told in thoroughly un-
interesting way. We see 10 pxcris.. for
the quotation from Lewis CAROLS The
Irting of the Shark"
II Is little hard to deal with stories
that are combinations a Girl of This
Century. by Mary % Darling Lee and Shep-
aTdI, il of this sort Il il ireyitaila. Der
haTs, that as girls grow up and pass through
colIeg" they should fall in love and marry
but, once more, why should that part e
their lives be / cluded in books for girls?
Anot her cont iruation of a serie, l. -Rsndv
and Her Friends" 10y Amy Brooks dee
and shepard, illustrated by the author.
There are several queer New England
people in the story who speak livery pc
cuiar dialect. The pictures are fearfully
and wonderfully made
Three little books come I q u, from Thomas
'rowell Co. Daisies and Disgleses."
ty E'rlyn Raymond tells of he transplant
ing of a nuuber of slum children into a
rural community through the efforts of a
brave little girl called Katie. Then there
are The l Can School, by Eva A. Madden.
in which parents learn useful lesson, from
their offspring, and Molly" by Barbara
fechton, the story Of the mischief a plucky
lit lie girl gets into
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Itec0llcctions OF Dublin.

From Brcntano's We have "Rccollcctions
of Dublin Castle and of Dublin Society.
by a Native" Both tho castle and the
society are treated affcctinnatcly. but with
out awe. We find on page Il an anecdote
illustrating the difference between Lord
Abercorn and Lord Carlisle. both Of whom
filed the Office of Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land. said a native who had made owl
IDENTIFY a conscientious study Of the two;
All. sure, I'm for Abercorn any day. Now
Carlisle, You see, would receive You in the
most cordial way, and talk and be delighted
To see you, ask how YOU We're. and all that
But give me Abarcorn Sure, there he
stood, without "A word, lookin' down with
the utmost contempt on you. just as if you
were the very dirt of his SHOE A good
lesson. suggests the author, for those wish
ing 80 gain Popular favor.
On rag" ~ we read a lively lady an
English woman, herself living in Dublin
declared to me that she was obliged 10
keep special pair Of horse, solely for the
purpose of attending funerals These
funeral horses have ragged white mops
fixed on their heads, which have an odd
effect, 10 ray nothing of these being usually
very old and dirty. Every one coachman
and all. wore the white scarf cut literally,
of course, and SUPPOSED To have the exact
'makln'- of a shirt
They used 10 Paw military hunurs 10 the
equestrian statue of William III. in College
Green on the Queens birthday. Bearing
upon this We read. There was AN immense
sensation, which | recall perfectly, when
one morning new. spread through the city
that the King william had been blown up.
The lcgs and other portions of the body Were
found IN different quarters Of the CITY.
They were revereutlv collected and put
together again. In this connect ION pleas
ant h9aN was played of on Sir Philip Cramp-
ton, the surgeon general, vino betimes. and
before the news reached him, received an
urgent message To come az once and attend
"a gentleman who had fallen from his horse
and broken his legs
There are all sorts of recol!ections. in
Guiding many of the theatre. The book has
800 pages.
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kEPT FROM DEtDWIFE'S COFFIN
Eciati,e s Prevent Husband From Niourpin x
al child Hride's side.

Two policemen were on guard in front of
the house of Frank MILFORD az ~ Morton
street Brooklyn, Yesterday. "a prevent
Coleman Bulk of 355 Bedford avenue from
entering and seeing the body of his tcy,n-
teen ycar-old wife, Mary Cecilia Wilford
Burke. Mrs Burke was a daughter e
Prof. Thomas +. MILFORD, an .lucuion 81
who died about twelve years ago. Ailcr
his death his brother Frank and their sister
Mary NlliOId, an eIOCutlUnlst, took charge
of the professor daughter ana gave her
an education. About hvc months ago she
cloped with Burke ana they Were secretly
married. Burke is Is Years old
They went 10 housekeeping, but quar-
relied IN a few Weeks and the bride returned
to her relatives, She bt CaInr III troSl
worrimcnt and her aim, nj developed into
consumption, from which she died on Tues
day. When Burke learned Of her death he
went to NIltords house TO see the BODY
but her people refused TO admit him. Yes
terday morning he Went 10 the Lee avenue
police court and asked for an order from
Magistrate DColey directing MILFORD to
permit him to see his wife body. The
Mag rate informed Burke that he had 10
jurisdiction and advised him not to cause
trouble at the funeral.
Burke returned to the house and N ade
such demonstration that Wiforu COIN
planned at the tlymer street police aticn
and two policemen were sent to the Morton
street Premises to keep him out. The
young man and his mother We're at the
Church Of SITS. Peter ana raul in Nythe
avenue when the funeral cortege appeared
there A the coffin was being carried
into the church Burke and his mo, her
stepped in front Of il. The undertaken
pushed them aside. but they insisted upon
entering and made 40 much noise by their
loud talking that the mourners In the church
stood up and watched the trouble
The Rev Father Bedford heard the dis
turbance and hurried down the aisle. Al
ne reached the doors Burke and his mo, her
coffin was borne into the church Ar,Uliem
mass was sung by Father Bedford. Burke
and his mot her remained in the rear of tho
church and just before the service was
over they went out and proceeded To Cal
vary Cemetery, whore the burial took placo
They made no demonstration a, Inc
grave. "
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NEW ROCKS.
Continued from Tenth Page

suspectedly important part in these event :
and there are Indians galore.
More thoroughly Indian in il adventures is
Far Pas, the Frontier. by James A. Braden
Che Saalfeld Publishing Co. }, being he adj
ventures of two Connec icut boys in the
Western Reserve Of that State before |, was
settled. II has the interest, il il lacks the
artistic form. Of the old Beadle's Dime
Novels.
II may lie that Logan the Mingo, a Story
Of the Frontier" by Col. II H. Gordon
a.. p. Dmton &Co), was no, intended for
boys. but they will enjoy II far more than
their elders. II il our old friend Logan
OF the STANDARD Speaker" noblost of
red men. with his who is there TO mourn
for Logan? Not one" Even if it Ike true.
we wish that Col Gordon had hidden from
lis the fact that "the chieftains habits of
incompetence grew upon him. and he soon
became only a wreck of the once mag
ni'1cent warrior" and that when drunk
he Knocked down one of his wives and
ran anuCk and was killed by one of his
own nephews
Though hardly historical vet The Young
Volcano Explorer" by Edward Stra,e-
meyer dee and Shepard surely belongs
here. These enterprising and forehanded
young persons manage TO be on Mont
Pelee at the time of the eruption. A. the
mountain is still active and violent. it shows
how even nature cannot keep ahead of
juvenile fiction
Of wholly different class. well written
and graceful, is Mr.. Allen Frenchs Sir
Marrok: A Tale Of the Days of King Arthur"
The Century Coz. IL is a tale of witch
craft and were-wolves as well AZ chivalry
and il told in excellent English
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Funeral OF Prof. Rood.

The funeral Of Prof, Ogden n. Rood tool,
place yesterday morning at Earl Hall. Col.
umhia University. The pallbearers were
the members Of the depart ment of physics
A great part Of the university faculty. and
about Ave hundred students were present
the Rev. DR., George r. Van De Water. con ~,
Quoted the services. W. H. H. Beebe repre.
sentad Mayor Low. whom Official duties
prevented from attending the ceremonies
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BOi STOIE TO BE Az tCTOR.
spent s33 for Clothes TO Fit Him tor the
Tight Rope Profession.

Peter leo, fourteen y"ar-old me seen ger
boy employed 10y Holander 4 Co. of $50
Fifth avenue. was convicted Yesterday
heiOr" Justice MAYER IN the Children :
Court Of stealing sl23 which he had collected
for G q. - package. OF the stolen
money $40 was recovered from the boy
Tn" rest hc had spent, mostly in buying
clothing
why did You run away;" asked Justice
MAYER
81 wanted to bee an actor"
What Kind Of an actor"
A wire walker"
Well. YOU 'ripped up, said the Justice
He had a talk with the boy. and a. a
result he Jet him 90 upon obtaining a prom
lSe TO repay h" money, even il he had To do
II 10 cents al a time
"Nou must return tomorrow with every
stitch OF c!o' hung that was bought with the
stolen money and give it mp added the
Just ice
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Queer Book by Nlr, Smith.

book or collection Of leaves called
THE New Hamlet" by William Hawley
Smith Grand, McNdlly 4 Co, Chicago.
will attract notice bv reason Of its STYLE Of
manufacture, The leaves are ret between
two pine boards, and boards and leaves
are punched through with three holes
at one end and tied together with piece.
of small rope. The book seems to he in
the nature of a practical joke. The printed
part il a travesty. Of which the quality
may be Judged hv a brief extract taken
in part from page % and in part from page
AZ,
ROMEO
III listen. mother, but speak 10, too loud
LADY MACBETH:
I'll MOI speak loud, but III speak true my son.
Romeo. to tell plain Truth. you are chump'
You gush Ia juliet, she giggleS back To YOU.
foutare, aud 'h' makes goo GOO eyes tina, swim
HAMLET
Now let the gods be thanked. the world I've glad
The heart Of Hamlet shall no more be- sad
III sell my SaheS to the ole clo'cS' man
And laugh and sing and dance the Wild can can,
RoMro
on, fair OpheHa, may SPEAK to your bac. hair,
OrHELI,
And why not 20 my bangs. | pray you sir
The last leaf of he book bears a portrait
of the author. Mr. Smith il a man of mature
years, well dressed, clean shaven, with a
face showing strong lines He should
have copied his face ia making his poetry.
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\ sea Tale Tor Bows.

4 rafting good boy book. fun of sea
air and sound sense, l. The Cruise of the
Daz1ler,' by Jack London Crhc Century
Coz The author shows in il hi know ledge
of nautical matters, perhaps more than
most boys viii appreciate, and his under
standing Of boy nature. There Is nothing
strained IN ia" adventures of he boy who
runs away from home and falls in with
the modern style Of pirates. The sea ad.
ventures are wonderfully we'll don" and
the moral lesson tell itself with no
preaching
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CUTS orr HIS CHILDREN.
VIII ~ ". \. stuart BeIueaths Most Of His
Property 10 the Masons.

William A, Stuart, a well-known Mason
and clubman, who for years had been
engaged in the tailoring business In Fifth
avenue, Manhattan. died in the Hotel ST.
George. Brooklyn. last September and his
VIII, which was executed Oct o. 1901. was
filed in the Surrogate's Office in Brooklyn
on Oct 10 last. The estate is valued az
about 500 600 and there Is a likelihood that
" VIII be contested by the wife Of one of
the tesiaior'- sons. A Brooklyn lawyer
has been retained for that purpose. The
testator was not on good terms with his
children and in the sixth clause 81 the
Will the testator said: TO my children
William Henry Stuart Mary Ellen Kern
and Alfred Joseph Stuart each the sum
OF $1,000. | make this small bequest TO
them for reasons satisfactory TO myself
and ! desire that they shall not part icipate
in my estate in excess of that amount
II any Of them shall contest this will direct
that the amount hereby given to such con-
testant shall be- deemed revoked and that
the same shall pass into my residuary
estate
Mr.. Stuart beqileat he'd 1000 to the Ac-
comack Club Of Brooklyn. which has shoot
ing and fishing grounds at Wachapreague
Inlet. Va He also leaves his bookkeeper,
Alexander Robert Corbett, SIS 900; Fred
erick Maggie Smith. former employee,
5000, Sarah Foster, a niece Of his deceased
wife, 5000, and Nellie Parker Brodigan,
who in the will is referred TO as a widow,
S25.UO0
The residuary estate the testator be-
queaths To the Masons of the Third Masonic
District Of the State for the building Of a
Masonic guild hall.
some time after Mr. Stuart drew up his
VIII he married Nellie Parker Brodigan,
who now lives al 2i3 Lincoln road Flatbush.
The eldest son, william II Stuart, is now
a patient in the Long Island State Hospital
IN flatbush, having been adiudged Of un
sound mind some years ago Hi, wife,
who II employed in the Turkish baths
on Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. was for
merlv servant in Mr. Stuart family.
The testator was displeased with his sons
marriage and this il the reason he cut Of
tins son with $1,000. The reason he did
likewise 10 his other son and daughter is
not given 10y the lawyer who has been re-
talned by William II Stuart'- wife.
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Ills slide and .Iachct burned.

Eight -year-old George Hughes Of 20?
Second street, Harrison. y j, had hi side
and jacket somewha, damaged Yesterday
by pock"tfil of torpedoes He and a
number Of companions got into torpedo
factory on First street. Harrison, and
filled their pockets. George was irving 10
pull package of paper torpedocs from
his pocket when h exploded. He has "A
bad bum, but is IN no danger He fell 10
the sidewalk and screamed when the eN-
plosion occurred and was picked lip and
carried home by bvstandcrs
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Riis published his first notable book upon
the subject How the Other Half Lives, A"
and the results up 10 date of the battle
with the SUM are here recorded. The
new volume has 40 pages and an index.
II is copiously illustrated with photographs
and sketches. which will W Il serve, toge, her
with III" very fun and instructive texts.
10 mako Il a document OF histnrical value.
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Fined ~ 900 for abduction.

r. L. SGuirrs of 81 Manhattan street, a
broker, pleaded guilty Yesterday before
judge Mcmahon in the General Session. to
ahduCtGg lj-ycar-uld Eva Mann @
yeats ago Squire, was tilod 81, 600. VIII, h
h" paid. The girl i' living in Massachusetts.
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Books Received.

Recollec,lonS Of ha' a Century" Cot hcI
ander h Mcclure. Crhc Salem Press Company
Salem, Mass,
Annual Report OF the Board Of Regents of the
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Persons VINO Pay Their Rent

on I'me are deslra BILE tenants. They're the
kiAn VINO read The Sun They'll learn all
soout the house or apartment YOU have To-
rent YOU advertise In their paper .-Adv,
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The Winning of Sarenne

By ST CLAIR BEAll.
CLOTH. l2MO ILLUSTRATED 5lCENTS
most absorbing romance hv new Ameri-
can author
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sHowIno rae WAN.

Most of our readers know all about
the aches and pains Of . bad BACK.
very few people are free from aick
kidneys. As the kidneys are the most
over-worked organs OF the body and
"go wrong" At times NO matter how
wen the general health may be. The
trouble is SO few understand tho In
dications OF kidney trouble. You are
nervous. tired out and weary. have
stitches, twinges and witches OF
backache pains, but lay 1t to other
causes; finally the c1noyance and
suffering attendant with urinary dis
orders, retention Of the urine. too ire
quent urination makes you realize the
seriousness of 1t. At any stage
you should take q remedy that will
not only relieve but cure you. Read
the following and profit by the lesson
1t teaches:
C. ]. McMurray, q resident OF Free
port, ILL.,, address ~ IroQuots st..
says: II have greater faith In Doan' 8
Kidney Pills to-day than had In the
fall of 1897, when l. first took that
remedy and 1t cured me Of an acute
pain across the back and imperfect
acton Of the kidneys. Since made
Q public statement of these facts and
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to
my friends and accuaintances. thor
oughly believing as did both from
observation and experience that thoy
would do Just as they were represent.
ed to do. am still pleased to re-
indorse my statement given to the
public shortly after first began to
use the remedy" al4u
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kid.
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Murray, will be mailed on application
to any part of the United States. Ad.
dress Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
N. Y: For sale by all druggists. price
80 cents per Sox. - Ne
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Congressman George Henry White, Of
Tarboro, N. c., writes the following
letter to DIR. Hartman in regard to the
merits Of the great catarrh cure, Peruna:
House OF Representatives,
Washington, Feb. 4, 1899.
The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, o.:
0enfiemen-"I an, more than satis-
Red with Peru1a. and find 1t so be an
excellent remedy for the grip and ca
fsrrh. Ihave used IL In my family
and they all Join me in recommending
IL as IA excellent remedy"
Very respectfully,
George n. White.
Peruna is an internal, scientific, sys-
temic remedy for catarrh. 1t is no
palliative or temporary remedy; 1t is
thorough in its work, and in cleansing
the diseased mucous membranes cures
the catarrh.
If you donot derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Psruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your ease, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
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Electric tran. In india.

A power plant is now In operation
utilixing the water from the Cauvery
falls Of india, The current II being
carried ninety miles away and there
made use Cf in gold mining. The DIFF
nculties attending the erection OF this
plant and the transmission line were
enormous, nearly all the material be-
ing conveyed to the point by trained
elephants or on the backs OF mules and
bulls. A path had to be cut through
a Jungle infested by fierce animals.
serpents and dangerous Insects. One
Of the most serious difficulties to over
come, notwithstanding these terrors.
was the superstitions of the natives.
who regarded the river Is sacred and
with great difficulty could be induced
to work on the project.
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PERU NECESSARY TO the HOME.
a Letter from congresom
IS A HOUSEHOLD
SAFEGUARD.
No Family Should Be Without It.

NO tamlly Sn0ulo 20 Wllh0ut sI
nERUNA 10 q great family medicine.
- The women praise it ~ we'll Is the
men; it is just the thing for the
many little catarrhal ailments Of child
hood. 9le
Tho following testimonials from
thankful men and women tell in direct,
sincere language what their success has
been In the use of Peruna in their fam
lilies: -"
Louis j. scherrinsky, ios Locust
street, Atlantic, Iowa, writes: -
81 will tell you briefly what Pcruna
has done for me. l took severe cold
which gave me a hard cough. All doc
tors medicines failed to cure 1t. 1took
one bottle of Peruna and was we'll
'sThen my two children had bad
coughs accompanied by gagging. Ny
wife had stomach trouble for years.
She took Peruna and now she is well.
II cannot xpress my thanks in words,
but recommend your remedy at every
opportunity, for l can conscientiously
say that there is no medicine like Peru
ma. Nearly everyone in this town knew
about tho sickness of myself and fam
lily, and they have seen with astonish-
ment what Peruna has done for us.
Many followed our example, and tho
result was health. Thanking you
heartily, l AMI. J. Sherrinsky.
Mrs. Mamie Wallace, Tukare, Cal +,
President of the Western Baptist Mis-
sionary Society, writes: ~ 49,.
81 consider Peruna an indispensable
article in my medicine chest 1t is
twenty medicines in one, and has so far
cured every sickness that has been in
my home for five years. consider it Of
special value to weakly women, as 1t
builds up the general health, drives out
disease and keeps you in the best of
health. Mrs. Mamie Wallace.
Peruna protects the family ngainst
coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis, ca
tarrh of the stomach, liver and kidneys
1t is just as sure to cure case of catarrh
of the bowels as it Is a case OF cstarrh
of the head. ..,l
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various Hat nifssta slpns.

The thermometer marks the tens
Fperature. but the bulb Of qnickdlyE
and the human body are affected dtf-
ferently. As to what feels hot or cold
to one Is matter of ,conduction OF
heat. Silver, iron. wood and air at the
same temperature feel differently. Sill
yer will burn the skin at 1856 degrees
Fahrenheit. 1t will blister the tongue
at $50 degrees Fahrenheit Iron 70 90
that would have to be considerably
hotter. Wood can be handled whom q
a temperature of 200 degrees Fahren-
heit, and it Is on record that men have
stood an even heat OF 800 degrees Fab
renheit for a short time without ap-
parent injury. ss .ssrsl q%s
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'nAsIo .L,eAr or DREAMS.
kr.oedInary caaaetty, Of the Grain
In Siumber,


eminent publBc-man Of England
40 mentai facultzes had beau sub
Fl 10 no great 1jtratn and who suf-
i greatly frud mental Depression
amountea aImogt to the disease -
ancholia. wna ta1A b. Ids physician
he must rest his brain He was p
busy man and sco6ed at h3s doe
|s prescription Of a nap In the mid
of the day. Eossiefe
Finally, after much persuasion. he
reed to this experiment: II ND sit
his easy chair every afterneA Nitn
b hands on his knees, holding ~ din-
rbelI in his hands. II he 1t con-
lousness and went 10 sleep hewould
willing to sleep for the period THAI
nok foa' the dinner bell to fdH to the
and wake him.. .4,s.
doctor who suggested this ar
pne Il declared that the mere men
felaxation Of going to Sleep II on
for 4 Few seconds, would Euftce 70
hye him. He invited his patient -
Rudy the activity OF the brh1n by fO-
being how many things be ccoM
ireslm while the dinner bell was faihng
10 the floor. -
Every day for many months the man
rat down after luncheon with the din
ncr, bell in his hands. Eyery day he
went to sleep, slept for half = second.
while the bell fell to the fiOOs, and his
mental condition improved steadily,
partly because of the rest WHICH his
mind got through losing CONSCIOUSNESS
kr second and partly because of his
S&erest in the extraordinary dreams
mich passed through his brain while
e bell was falling. ,s-g..