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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29

notion; but now literature and the drama
are sst.ina opkimists, ~ are getting
over the period Of problem novels apd
pisyv, In whloh al the morbid Diseases
ol the heart ware disseot sd. The heroeS
OF novels ana plays bsstn 20 Est married
without ceasinE 10 b. tnysfsatlns, and
the result u that the present sen-8
GRAFTON Of France Il Ssst.ps moro healthy
and more cheerful. Thls IL most hops,i
full for yFancs, tor the regeneration
seems 70 tals place IN every class Of
society, The fstnds Of France will res
joice In this eyolutions&1 have always
maintained, ana still maintain, that tt
Is the educat lonal system that explains
the prosperity Of the nglo- Saxon ra co,
ana that a absolute freedom for men to
marry the women hey love sxplains ltss
strength and tts marvellous Yi N
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Tbs Influence of the Anglo-saSons, Eng
lsh and Americans. whose freedom in
matrimonial matters Is getting more and
more familiar TO tho French through
reading and travelling, q
Like the Analo'saxonn. they begin TO
see the practical side Of matrimony,
'rhe young rronehrnan says 70 himself;
Il do not send my father 70 my tailor
oychopse the clothes I am 70 wear. and
Il do not see why 4 should allow him TO
90 pnd choSse for me the girl an to
marry 81 \ tstE
Theirs are othe. reasons which may
also be due to the, eYerslncreasing infiu-
ence OF Anglo saxon manners and GUS
TONS on France. The French girl Is
every day getting freer. She AS no long,
or clustered. as 1t were. at home and
al school. She now fregnsnts me So
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Young girls elope WIN fsepeo."pts ,s''.s
men holding good positions, ~ Greer -
|y scom rel their parents TO give their con-
D ent sons nav inform their fathers ana
! oth t,,a y that they have. without their
ha,n} or even their msddlins. chosen wives
~ themselves. IT Is an open STATE OF
\ ,,,bellion against the old state Of AFFAIRS
Il france. II, y 5
da,herto there, were raessSssly only
!, 10 kinds sol marriages amorss the up
eac. tiasss and the good bou,geoisiee OF
which love was excludyd ana the
Sc for love. which. ni5ie times out
58 q was a rn!salllant AND, 70 60
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HEN one hears OF the de-
struction Of a home that has
been established by two hearts
that beat as one" one is pain

Z f
sES5GSsS that beat as one" one is pains
ed and appalled, and yet such cala'ntles
are Of almost daily occurrence. S<
S$ Why Is 1t that in England and Amer
lea the home life is becoming less and
less Ideal? Has the frequent inter-
1 courses with France and the other Latin
countries lessened the love Of home.
(which was once the overruing passion
y Of all Celtic and Teutonio people?
IN Until within the last quarter Of the
nineteenth century, home meant to all
Americans a hallowcd spot that was
worthy Of the steadfast devotion Of all
,of the family belonging to It. ~. y i never
occurred to. either the male or female
{ members to dshenor their home. orsto
disturb its peace. Neither could they be
induced to leave It. except to establish
one OF thoir own.
The flight of Tina has brought blight
/ and change; children in their teens are
4 Impatient to escape Its restraining infu-
enccs. Reverence for father and moth
er is now the exception, and not the
rule: young sprigs, with tho stain OF
& the cigarette on their fingers and Its
odor about them. talk flippantly Of the
t'goyernor'' and the madame" GIRLS
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DOROTHY DIX.
II
studies - Natural History-- The Second Wife e 49, -

Z
other, while others contend that the Sec
o,,d wife Is aknd OF Nemesis who aven-
gees the First Wife. and that Il a Wife
desires to be remembered tenderly and
.r4yretfully by q man she should ems
courage him to adopt a Second Wife who
viii make him Jump through the hoop. Il
a Second Wife is one Of the most ex-
pensye OF known animals to maintain,
and usually keeps her owners nose to
the grlndstone, Nevertheless many men
are so anxious tor one Of these llttls pets
that they cannot wait Tor their First
Wife to die, but get rid OF her by I. di.l
Wife, {a!
It is the duty OF every W oman to pros
teot her husband from SECOND Wife. She
can only DO this BY keeping alive,
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yherever 1t pleases. THIS Is called ne
second Wife, and is. without doubt, the
most pampered and INDUCED creature In
The world.
The Second Wife is indigenous to every
country, but us favorite habitat Is Asia
and Africa. where 1t exists IN largo NUM-
bers in almost every house. An enort
Mas made some years ago TO cultivate
..imIlar large punches OF the species IN
utah. but owing TO the Introduction OF
bargain day, and French millinery The
experiment failed. 1t being found iihpos-
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IERE is quite a boom In the
French matrimonial market
Just at present, and not mar
ria yes OF convenience either,
bur real good love maionss'
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HE SECOND WIFE,--Wo now
approach the study OF an AMI
( nal that has man In such sub
lection that 1t is enabled to
lead him around by tho nose
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observation-disclosures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20

the Mayors personality. Controller Grout. in his
letter telling Mr. Cutting he would accept re-
nomination, said:
'.Rv those who do not know Mr. Low 5 do.
who have not worked side by side with him FOR
two years. and who have not seen his breadth
Of view and strong grasp upon municipal ques-
tions and his marked ability TO get results. at
tack is made upon his personality, and his
patience and care and conservatism are dis
torted into weakness I can effectively do any
part in refuting this mistaken view only b. ac-
cepting denomination"
And what Is the Mayors "besetting' char
acteristic? What the thing which among his
colleagues attracts most attention and provokes
the maximum Of admiration? While an answer
10 that question must OF necessity be a matter
Of opinion still II would not he far from the
truth to say that the Mayors strong hold" is
his almost joyous propensity for tackling big
questions and smelling refractory theories into
practical and valuable precious results.
II a farmer had a son who showed a cortinu-
ing propensity for selecting the gnarled and
knotty logs which other choppers in splitting the
winter wood had kicked 20 one side until a
more convenient season; II this particular
farmers son had developed relish for hauling
out these old hard heads and banging into
them with axe and wedge until they were suit
ably split for the stove or fireplace-such a lad
would be a sort OF David in Judah. But that's
the manner OF man the Mayor is. He has de-
veloped a sort Of affinity Cor the hard knots.
He gets away with IT. is the way Young
Tim Sullivan put It recently IN referring to the
Mayors championing OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road tunnel franchise.
When the Mayor was n peace commissioner
at The Hague he received from the Queen OF
Holland a leather bag In which to carry papers
IL attracted attention. and the Mayor more than
once had to tell about how he came by Ia. BY
and by the work of his ONCE made necessary the
carrying of more and more papers. The Holland
bag not big enough. IT would not expand
sufficiently. He got newer and NOR. "ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20

Low. Grout and Fornes. the city ticket stand
ard bearers in the mayoralty contest two years
ago will again lead the sturdy fighters for hon
est government. They appeal for the support
Of the voters because they have qualified under
the contract OF 1901. The contest this year is no
less interesting than it was then. The struggle
will be icrc-r this fan than the other time
Tammany Hall never has been beaten in year
when it WAS out OF power. Independent Demo
Gratis by the thousands have united with Repub-
leans over ana over again To chGstse the pc
culiar organization whose grating" proclivi-
ties have made the word 'Tammany" a bywOrd
among students Of municipal affairs. only to
swing back into line behind the Tiger after its
punishment, and help to restore IL to power
The Potentially Of Mayor Low is one OF the
interesting things in local politics. When Con-
troller Grout went TO Europe in July there was
I'm his mind a determination TO quit politics
This was so well developed that he made an
agreement with William J. Carr. prominent
Democratic lawyer ia Brooklyn. To so into part
uership with him on January 1 next. Mrs
Grout wanted him TO get out Of politics. The
ringing OF the Grout telephone by the news
gatherers is not "A pleasant sound to Mrs. Circuit
She knew what she wanted. and she had prac-
tically persuaded the Controller that IT was
time for him 10 give his family little more
Of has time than he had been doing But Con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
CONCEIT OF THE S0MALI.

Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic Of
the natives OF Somslland Is their unb0unded. pre-
-.,.,,-,-4s couceit EuRlishmen who know their
Language have been appalled, by it. When watering
lfs -.Tnel or his horse the SOmah encourages the
animal 10 drink 10y chanting 10 II In a monotone.
~ IL al such moments Of eEtemDOrary efuson that
~ man shines in all his g-Ory The subject mat
Ter NAV lie the eKDeTfenCes OF the days march,
fle ,.lrfues % the animal beside him. the charms
~ rs latest wife. or his own proves IN some
bioodiess tribal raid. BY great good fortune the
foIiotug literal translation OF OF these chants
or songs came into my possession. and insert
n without comment
.JNiji Won see a man. Then behold me- am
q SornaN a. perfect In size and form Adam
was after God had breathed into him his immor-
faI e0uI Look how beautiful my curly hair Is. and
how ma 5estic look when wrapped from head TO
f..f al fnr snow white jungle colOred tObc. al
fltllrb there DO sometimes only one pie "a small
niece u money! tied 60 g. Ny house is the desert
and 1 ana born a free man. Free as the Wlndi !
know neither king nor master am as Adam was.
Ill. own master aud king ln the jungle tend my
rafqeIs ana sheep. nay only labor Is 10 watch
tiarn feed Ia my kerricr. my wife my dear
slave. does all the manual work. while tending
NV Offspring. and 10 her II she forRets 70
rrer.are nv evening meal The Jedal lwhip) shall
men have its turn 10 make her remember Tor next
day. In such a state Is any man heppier man AZ
Golden Penny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
FUSION TICKET STANDARD BEARERS
THREE hen WHO HAZE GIVEN THE CITY GOOD COZ
ERNMENT And WHO ARE TO Run AGAIN.

troller Grout came home on the 18th on the
KONG Albert and went TO luncheon with the
Mayor at the Hardware Club. The Mayor spoke
to him OF tho duty Of n citizen To- his city. and.
It is said told the Controller that on the record
Of the last campaign he the Controller. stood
a good deal fairer chance Of being elected than
the man who ran for Mayor The potentially Of
the Mayor was not circumscribcd by personal
contact at the Hardware club. The next day
the leading newspaper Of Brooklyn in double
loaded editorial called on Controller Grout to
make the personal sacrifice. II it a sacrifice.
and accept a denomination. Controller GrOut
accented There would not have been any such
editorial If Seth Low had not been mSst ex-
cellent Mayor OF Brooklyn for four years IN
the early SOS.
And what manner OF man Is the Mayorr Is
he. as District Attorney Jerome said In his
extraordinary letter to c. c. Nadal. a man with
a repugnant personality unlovable and selfish7
To those who know the Mayor this is far
from the truth as to be absolutely absurd The
characterization was so far from the truth that
IT II once raised n doubt In the minds OF the
Mayors friends as TO the genuineness OF the
Jerome letter President Bruce OF the Repub-
lican County Committee would not at first be-
lIeve that Air. Jerome had said any such thing.
Referring 20 this inexpncable attempt to inject
into the campaign issue caTicature OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20

parsive'' one made. y caller at the city HAN
the other day said:
Mr. Mayor. that Queen WiheIrnina letter
bag begins to show the signs OF wear and tear
"TH have TO spoil that Authorization" said the
Mayor geniaIy. THAT isn't the same bag. Up
az Columbia University the boys say % the
Dodge memorial that INTELLECTUALLY somewhat
resembles the larger library building. that the
library laid an egg L guess that remark will
fit this bag. The Holland bag laid an egg. The
egg is bigger than the layer ~ has TO be X
would furnish pretty good model for our ma
tional currency. Il contracts and expands beau
tifully." The Mayor and his brown letter bag
a familiar sight in Fifth-ave. when the Lows
are in town. He frequently gets out Of his auto
mobile at Madison Square and walks home %
Sixty-fourth-st. and 1Iodisor-ave, Just for the
exercise.
In the Board o. Estimate and NpPort,onraent
at times there are public hearings. az which
some aspiring and strong lucgod citizen will
air his views at length. Usually they are value
less views Controller Circuit viii look daggers
ct the orator. Borough Presidents SwanStrorn
and Cantor Will swap stories. Joe Cassidy the
curly headed governor OF the province OF Queens
will order a messenger TO tell the speaker that
q Is time TO put up the shutters Mayor Low
will listen with courteous patience for the man
to finish. II the discourse is DUH the Mayor will
draw pictures on scraps Of paper before him
This Is done unobtrusively Perhaps he In
listening TO every word OF the speaker. He GER
tainly is X II Is worth while. and then again
perhaps he IS mentally grinding out a Different
kind OF grist. An enterprising reporter OF a
yellow" paper nearly got hold OF a double
handful Of these peculiar little drawings ons
day.
IL you'll promise ne that you'll not print
them" said the Mayor. With grim. you car
have them"
Blast it, said the newspaper man. that's
Just what my boss wanted 81 them. He was
going 10 give you half page"
The Mayor last summer and this leased the
handsome Starbuck place at Rye-on-t the Sound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20

srNCTsis or rEEcEu.NG CHAPTERS.
1,ua perohan. born i' Athers o, American Parents.
who have i2ns remained abroad while o. child 81
faan5es. vto bets that any one can he bought He
ioses Athena mother buys. rom her winnings on
.s-rers fortune and Der mothers tragic death this
e..ne. nal.1 Is .eil5 ~ h.[' she 's-l- 7,, -,
e-ro-aiE to SIR Beverley. through Richard Thorpe.
vrlnr LAWYER. who comes so ANNOUNCE Thar hCr con
sr. lie SpNN 'il pas n.'alnto f h't - --t
r.seSeeuer srd companion a. frhsrore iial on iie
-.--.. .--,er ~~r.s adv and rr~ s.- T'rnfp Nra
eru-r-r commits Der 10 wearing name not her own
81 John nephew of tHc purchaser of 'Nemosis
VINO livss near hy. and himself the vearer - The
ard Trc-Ic reaDpearr Pc and Athena resume their
friendship. Near1h'e pr'ip asks Dor -o marry him.
FL IN, Two Fuclish f-.rr5s I'd ri,Iir srd nan
:, r,. e,f5sr, snrovsnre Athena .uearcs hcrrelf 10
starts for Ri.-sa on a clients business Phillip has
-r-rs entrances Cn th- grounds locked and Athena
ettsrs from Thor0o. and finally rs told that DO has
5..s in an accident. I.7-s EHh-5es is entertained
.-ives interview vlth Athena lie varns her ~
-. rs o. marry him Ir.l.r irto, eree ana after
scene orders him fron tho house Philip reopeus
Is set fo- Ethena.s band ras-, snstely and makes
h.fsra -tat Thitr IS NOT her s.r. tut the child ~
sieve 1--s r-arti dies En- Ar-cnas arms The
burial Is done hF t0rg6liaht WHOM Athena attempts
-0 icrr. l.1-Er.,' iiaH she hn.-, h0rsoif watched
p intends na1e l.r l.S We M.Ni"sH or ur
s--usrCm heree.f on 90. iiea. proposition she az
..ts-s --.e \, .z----r from - --,-s, ,l. \, g.
rercsr-et hv Tfi.p IS she climbs down from the
.--r -r-. r-- .-4...-- q, -trf. ---a---so -,71 -
prevent ~ E1a'a. ra.s through pretended mar
l--.-- 81, r---iass Fa-s.- Wis ~ r5-Is ~
rtr'rs birth rut falls to induce h'm 20 ldu Phn!p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
REARs Is ADOPTED CHILDREN

Hc.d.aF tle worlds record for noopung ana
FEARING Tire largest family % other peoples
children. lTrs. Nary rrlet, - Chicago, almost
Eert rerrr-r. ,.far she saw m0therlcss children
playing alolt a soath side orphaUage and realized
ihat hcr old age-she Is eighty would not
permit her 20 ADOPT and rear another large family.
~ eighty-seVen Mrs. shuey Is spry and can out
.eAcs her niece. Sire enjoys 5ig much she
NC N the early pioneer days when she danced
"a punchecn floors In the los and rod houses OF
ielna. A. forty-seven. Mrs. shuey. who had
Zen married FOR n score 90 years was chndless.
- HetIt yeaIuod ror the company % a child.
-. .1al wanted company, and told my hus-
49, liist had f0 have child about tho house
ocr-,.--1 -i speaking - ths first adoption. which
a. 80 JUST forty wears ago. Joe Richey was
efue-ia- u9J- Then one day a. Kansas Mrs
W. aIItnucn attracted e. i0v who
htSs,eDl ~ To le solo or bound 20 the highest
haf . se entered the bidding contest aud soon
TrIis 1910 homeless Dad uu4er her protection.
Okisbo,5. b,flanin S. Balm, d. now prosperous
fU.er.t- FARMER Only one ~ her family OF
s-fe children died while in her care.
'co, ~ liold ~ my family said the old woman.
NJ. ~ ~ my children ever disappointed me.
iH'm ever went wrong '-fst. RAUL Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20

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was tAe'e. i'en r'''''''aerea mat The same
or'ss'oA MAO 't'i arranged 'oT al 'ieahlas' as
well haa taken noihins since waking save
glass n milk hut my appetite had deserted me
was ial'',- DUET h'' hungry. ana oispoSins o.
one dainty sandwich and a cup Of oouillon was
serious and cl1l1ut matter since The act Of
sVal.''ias na1 become pam ms GUY Done
began again m "ait-for what did not know
ealing 81 SIMPLY. 10 'a}saH- me eha-
did nos trouble myself as TO the possible
legality or tAogality or the so-called marriage
hanaa-. WIZ his powers OF min'leiy' haa prop
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-20
The House on fbe Hudson.
ny FRANCES POWELL.
srNors,s or rencruNa cHArrrEs.

.coryrrs:. 1908. by Charles scrisner'. Sons,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-02-14
Cards Disclose the ~tan.

''I wish had not played bridge with Mir. N.." said a girl recently. "I thought him SO nice before, and now my liking for him has quite gone. He was so keen about trlhes. insisted upon every forfeit. questioned the score and seem ed SO annoyed when be lost. and yet the stakes were very small. and he was only out a few dollars; SO. Of course. it was not the money. It must have been the disposition of the man coming ont under provocation, and the test did not show him up to advantage Now. Mir. z, the other man at the ta. ble. was SO good natured and such a gentleman In his play that I quite like him. although I never thought him at- tractive before"
 All games of competition may be said to assay certain characteristics, but the most crucial test seems to be card playing. and bridge is responsible for many a coolness resulting from self betrayal at the green table.-New York Tribune.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-02-14
PARIS PAwNsAoPs.
Thy They Arc Poor Places Co Get
 Loans on stolen Watches.

Shy They Are Poor Places Co Get
 Loahs on stolen Watches.
 or watches alone there are received here and at the tWenty-two branch of Aces from thousand to twelve hun dred a day. about 350.OOO in a year, the average loan on a watch being 30 os co francs. The official assured me that ln this great number of watches scarce ly one in a thousand has been stolen, the fact being that people who have come dishonestly by watches or other property light shy of the mont de plete. The reason of this was presently made plain as we watched the formalities of record. and I realized how difficult it would be for any one to do business here under a concealed identity. Every client receiving a loan greater than 15 francs must produce some odicial docu- ment-an insurance policy, a citizens voting card, permit to carry arms or a rent recSpt bearing his signature and throwing light upon hls station in life For loans under l5 francs the client Is simply required to show an envelope through the malls to hls address. All these facts, with various others are duly inscribed upon huge record sheets, SO that whoever deals with the mont de plete exposes himself to the scru- tiny that must be ungrateful to folks Of shady antecedents. Indeed. certain t,.,y-a,va rnaEo fhfq a orriavonca against the mont de plste and declare the Paris system an lmpertinent intrusion upon a clients privacy. which would seem a point badly taken if the client Is an honest man. - Cleveland Moiiett on Paris Pawnshops In Century.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-02-14
s...lIL.- nrr Inrnmr.

\ e5II rv ls told of a man who one day fo.I l.- wife that he would s.vc lersu .l. silver pieces she found m his parse OF pockets which were cu'..I tr. s.ar she was born.
 Asa r..r., ca. lady .n due course of time l.I g.se an amount Of silver on ha.I-so uagl. Iu fact, that she went t5 Che Iaus and deposited it in her name.
 Then. speaking Co Che cashier, the ldy ,a.J My husband tells me you are going to ry him some money to- day VIII EHu please pay him in this s"r.- ! ..r. just deposited? ! should De- -r ... obliged to you f you vuu't"
 Nt r.r... .'o ..-lgr quickly replied tat lruee. u. happy Co please her.
 Asa r...r t.c lady has stil more birthday money London Answers.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-02-14
The Ind of q Tree.

Among the curious things discovered by the students of plant life Is the fact that a bud taken from one tree and grafted on another carries the age Of the original tree with it It has al' ways been believed that the bud SO transferred began a wholly new life, but this new theory-it may, after all, be more theory than fact as yet-shows the matter In an entirely different light
 For example. lt bud be taken from a tree that Is twenty-five years old with a natural life of fifty years and grafted on another tree it will not live as long as It's parent tree is entitled to live, the full dtty years. but only for the period of life then left to the tree. twenty-five years