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New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

how the presence Of even one disagreeable and
Objectionable member is enough to disturb the
comfort and temper Of every one else belonging
to the club. In the case Of regimental life the
conditions In this respect are infinitely worse
The community of the messroom is much more
close and necessarily more intimate than that
of a club. A comrade who does not know how
to render himself agreeable to show proper
consideration for the prejudices. the views and
the ethics OF his fellow officers is enough to
the Life Of every other member Of the mess,
while the good name and the prestige of regi-
rnent are far more likely to be affected by the
attitude OF one Of its officers than that Of
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

military officers gazetted to the army who have
not enjoyed the benefits Of what Ia known IN
England IS a public school training. who have
perhaps been educated at home or by private
tutors abroad. These are, a rule, the vic
tins Of "rsgging,'' which Is used by their mess
mates to instn into their minds those notions
and principles which they should have acquired
by means OF tagging, fogging and hazing at
school. It also happens that young subalrern
who has been brought up at, say, Winchester
may be gazetted to q regiment where most Of
the officers are Elton and Harrow men, in which
case he might possibly be ragged for retain
ing certain nannerisms which while acceptable
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

at Winchester, are regarded as Objectionable Al
Eton and Harrow.
IT must be understood that raging IN the
army ia not a matter Of persecution, out OF
subaItern discipline. Il Is the means taken DE
young officers to enforce compliance with Ger
tain rules and regulations designed by tnen1-
selves for their common benefit. ard the dis
regard Of which is productive OF unpleasant
pesz for all It is the method likewise adopted
IN order to induce a fellow officer VINO has shown
himself uncongenial, and whose presence is re-
xarded as detrimental to the prestige and to the
sn1artress Of the regiment, to seek his trans
fer TO some other CORPS Every clubman knows
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

enough to comply with his appeal and to de-
mand Of the school authorities either redress
or protection from sch0olhoy discipline for the1T
son, he would be speedily senk to Coventry foF
the violation of schooIboy traditions, and sub
jected to such a merciless boycott as to render
his removal from the school imperative.
These principles which prevail at school and
also at the universities are to be found IN force
In the regtmental nessrOOms and In the gun
rooms of nnen-of-war. There Is less Raging
in the navy. however than IN the army. For
whereas every naval omeer has been through
a two or three years course Of tuition ON board
the schoolship Britannia, there are plenty OF
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
THE MARIE COLLECTION.
ARTIST DESCRIBES HOW MINIATJ-RE
PORTRAITS ARE MADE

ARTIST DESCRIBES HOW MINIATCEE
PORTRAITS ARE MADE
In 4 drawing room in Thirty-seventE-s- "r-y
three doors east of Fifth-ave-. there az G~I-!y
three hundred women under lock and Ky some
have been prisoners here for the last trE vars.
and, although almost all are from fash c-.aie
circles Of society and yageIy defined t-su'!-
full. there has not been knight errauc al
New-York that has dared rescue them
Should one enter this drawing room asrer
being informed of the number Of women within
its walls, he would he first arJ most furcIb.y
impressed with its Stiffness. There is not even
a whisper about long effects "floSellc en-
broidery'' or applique lace" The silence Of
the chamber is broken only by Louis NV
clock and the rumble OF carriages in the street
Another glance about the room. and the S.~.;Cr
understands why it is so still The wOTnS. are
only women in miniature Within their gold
frames. some OF which are laid CuriO tables
of ancient French design, protected frcn: dust
and damp by hea.y glass tops. while others
are hung in cabinets or fastened to the tops OF
snuffboxes they all seem wholly content with
their Imprisonment Though the windows OF the
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01

Rugby, Winchester and other of the great pun
lie schools of England do not regard the scars
left by the birch as q sort Of retrospective eV1-
dence OF their "gentiIhommerie"
Here IN America Raging" fogging and rag
gfng are, for the present unnecessary at the
schools and colleges Of the well to DO Fors
born and bred In & democratic atmosphere
among democratic surroundings, the average
American sehoclboy enters upon his educar
tional career with no exaggerated ideas con-
Cerniag the superiority Of his rank and birth 10
those of his fellow pupils. But in Great Britain
it is different. The boy from the very nursery
is reared to an exaggerated sense OF the I'M
portance Of his position, especially If he hap
pens to be the son Of titled parents, and, worse
it'll, to be bur6ened with a title himself. 1t Is
act until he reaches school that he gets his
bearings and all the nonsense taken out OF nlHA
and there he acquires for the first time some no
lions OF democracy; that is to say. Of the prin-
tiple that all the lads of the school are on a
footing of social equality.
This Is accomplished by ''ragging; that is to
ay by the infiiction of schoolboy justice Tor
The failure to comply with schoolboy ethics, oy
the h0ggings and birchings inflicted by the mas
lers, and by tagging. Every boy, no matter
Ahether peer or a Commoner, has to fag Tor
Rne of the older lads during the first year OF
Sas school life. The duties of fag are mani
obliged to get up half an hour before the first
beIl rang, to heat my masters shaving water
aver the gas Jet to fill his bath and to brush
Ind lay out his clothes. During the course OF
he day would be called upon to black his
boots, to run errands for him and to prepare
md serve his tea in his study. Any deficiency
IN my service, or refusal to comply with my
masters orders involved, first of all. a thrashing
from him, and then birching from the head
master. Ny spare hours between lessons and on
half holidays would be devoted to fielding for
him at cricket. Of course, he, being master,
kept the bat, the idea of allowing a fag any
innings being regarded preposterous. Not
outstanding the disagreeable features of the
Genial service enacted from the fag, the system
b excellent It has a leveling tendency, which
Is the essence of republieanism. For when one
nnds a 6uke acting fag to a rich brewers
Bon, and 9 young marquis backing the shoes
complain that there is not equality among boys
at least among the boys of the classes.
It Is q matter OF schoolboy honor to submit
without complaint to the raging" the tagging
and the logging. The boys, as rule, know be-
forehand what is in store for them. So do their
parents, and their fathers, at any rate who
have been through the same mill themselves,
are not only willing but desirous that
their boys should enjoy the same advantages Of
training as themselves And IT, in defiance Of
these ethics, lad were to invoke the interven-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
ON NEGLECTED. SUBJECTS.

Carl went south and made some
money, then came back to his old
village home, purchased a central
block of land, and this is what it was
and what he did to it,
A dramatic man, by buying several
houses and lots, secured the whole
block for his residence. He spent
q good deal of money on the place,
then abandoned 1t. When Carl Sc
cured the property it was a wilder
ness of underground of an unlimited
variety. 1t had a good brick barn
and greenhouse, which had been rent
cd for a dwelling Carl lived in that
while he tore down part of the big
wooden residence and improved the
place.
The best part of the residence was
sold and removed. With a gang of
men and horses he cut down trees,
dug up shrubbery and plowed the
ground for grading and seeding.
At the end of a year or so he had
up a modern house and was living
in it. One day while passing the place
with my father, / said to him that l
would like to clean up some subjects
the same as Carl had done to that
place Father replied that such a
thing would be possible.
There are so many good stories
about Carl in my memory that it is
c sign of brain gain on my part to
be able to stop here and use the above
one for what / intended it.
AS another suggestion. please let
me say to you that together we might
go at some subject which is now in
the dark and by union study let day
light in on it.
While 1 have some subjects listed
it might be better for you to think a
little and make the first move after
this introduction.
What do you want to know which
you would be willing others should
know?
l am willing to live in barn while
clearing up an oyergrown subject and
grading for Improvements.
How can we prevent errors and mis-
takes mutually expensive TO buyer
end seller, to employer and employe
to publisher and reader?
When science or commerce neglect
/ live subject It falls into the hands
OF the fakir and is perverted.
What is the subject on which you
would like To see unrecorded ord un
classified useful informatic tee
ana unbiased and impart 4rtt
prepared?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
THIS ACCURACY REVIEW
DEPART Nj E Mt

is for cooperation IN iNforndtioH to reduce
mutually eTpeRsige mistakes. It % for nlSchdR-
zeal, commercial and proCessioaaI people; tie
employer, etnpIOye and customer; and consists
of extracts taken 6y permission from he cory
Ti0ted letters the lsctures note books and hbr9rfes
Of Or. Earl II. Pratt When you secure on, any
subject an idea personally usefuI to you, and
you 1Cish TO giUs Il 10 him, address him IN care
Of The John CFerar library, Marshall Fieid
Building, Chicdg0 He Is hunting the whole tvoTtd
oper for Information Of eD6ry day uSe to yot,
and he regrets hls liability, personally to reply
TO contributors. So far as pOsSi6ie he t0tshes TO
haze IN this space the Gerry ideas yoU Would ltts
10 find here. You are at liberty TO send hin
any suggestion you may care to. HIS Arcade
IdeD libraries mere started In 1879 and H0tO con-,
tain unpublished Information dating back to 1890
nth systematic plans extending TO 1852. Your
short St0ry Of some example Of .Corethoitght dc
posted IN the arcade Isder collection may prose 70
BE- H0Nr best monument.
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- nlnerenoea b &C.

The late r. H. Stoddard was fond
OF contrasting the English and the
French workingman. to the great adj
vantage Of the former One Of his
comparisons deal with the death Of
Dickens.
"A short time after Dickens died, I"
he would say. "a friend Of mine visited
the scene OF his last hours, and, IN
search OF DickensIana. stopped IN e
neighboring inn He spoke OF the
noyelist's demise to the waiter "A
great loss. he said.
'".A grent loss indeed TO us. sir
the waiter agreed He had al his
ale sent from this house.
Contrast with that Mr. stoddard
would exclaim, the answer Of a
waiter 70 whom, on the afternoon Of
Mirabeau's death, guest said "a finc
day
Eyes. the walter answered IT d
a fine day butt Mirabeau u dead.
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fond Of Dick, did not trust him. In her
friend and pastor she had implicit
faith. Noting his look of grim despair
and Edith's glance of triumph, she
turned to Dick with ready wit: "Oh,
Dick, it is early to go for your boat
ride; won't you come into the garden
and help me a few moments?"
Dick looked toward Edith and his
rival hesitatingly, but he could not re-
fuse. AS they passed out into the gar
den, Edith rose, saying: Pray, ex-
cuse me, Mr.. Strong; but think my
mother needs me, too" she stepped
lightly around the table. AS she
passed his chair, he fixed his eyes on
her face and held out his hand i'm.
pulsively.
Edith" he said hoarsely, why do
himself erect, he added: But to-
night you shall hear me. If you pre-
fer to listen in company with Dick
Haskins and your mother, you may go
to the garden"
! Edith saw that he was in earnest
and angry; yet, fascinated by the
strange attraction which this man pos
sessed for her, she seated herself and
turned toward him, thrilling under his
passionate gaze.
Cant you see how love you,
Edith? Have you no heart that you
can play with me as you have, and
still smile at my agOny?" and. in his
passionate anger, he seized her wrist
roughly.
The girls smile was gone imme-
diately and a look of mingled fear
and remorse took it's place. AS she
gave little gasp Of pain, he released
her wrist hastily.
Forgive he, Edith. / have hurt
you would die to save you pain,
and the young man stood humbled and
penitent before the girl, whose eyes
were filled with tears, yet who gazed
deiantly at him.
"You have no right to speak so.
have not played with you. neves
meant to pain you. You know thai
Dick
%Are you engaged to Dick Has
lSins7" he interrupted harshly.
What right have You to ask?" shs
answered hotlys
rThe right OF a man who loves yoI
aud who win be answered.
mo, l am not engaged, but"
"Then / have the right that an
good man has to offer you my love
Edith, can make you happy. know
/ can. You love me, Edith, feel Il
though you will not acknowledge 4
what right has Dick Haslslns to plai
fast and loose with you and neve
7 ask your hand ii rnarriagegs tn
question had 50 much truth IN Il
! taunt that Edith hinehed cut to tn
, quick. But she lifted her head proul
"
How dare you Insult me ao4' 81
! cried ahgrily. How dare youI'
/ III Is Sc Who IS Insulting you Oh
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
THE aolL SINGER" MACHINE.

More than half of my life ago the
cashier of a bank tapped on the win
dow as ] was passing and motioned
me in. He was stakeholder In q
factory and offered me a place had
been seeking. That was Thursday
afternoon and the last day of high
school for me- The next morning at
seven o'clock stood by a big chuck
as one of seventy workers. My cloth
ing was not suitable for any machine
and the chuck machine was the worst
one on clothing. The boys smiled and
predicted a change in my appearance
very soon My work was to knurl the
head of the long screw which moves
the jaw of a monkey wrench. In
those days the chuck had to be stop
ped and started for each screw; as
it started up the oil began to fly and
the faster the chuck revolved the
greater the penetrating power of the
oil when it hit me. In order to do the
work l had to get in the way Of the
oil; did the work but traced the oil
from my clothing to the chuck and
lllG SCIGW WnACn W lAO AOAhCN
with it. The oil was secured In the
thread cutting machine where =
steady stream ran on the die; some
would have seen all this at first
glance without thinking, but did
not; L even studied the bearings as
the source of the trouble, before find.
ing IL on the screws. When did find
the place of the trouble put bunch
of waste there and laid the screws on
it before putting them in the chuck;
the waste drew the oil of and the
machine lost it's name. The machine
lost it's name because was dissatis-
fed with conditions. began tracing
the trouble and found the remedy.
When a former workman at that
chuck visited the factory and asked
where oil had gone to, on being told
the plan he opened his eyes and said
nothing. He may have been thinking
about the amount of oil he had taken
home on his clothing There are both
big and little opportunities in every
shop and factory for better methods
and originality, mutually useful to en-
ployer and employee.
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Edith his voice taking q tone Of I'm
finite tenderness, listen 10 my plead
ing. Listen to your own heart, dear.
Does IL not tell you that you may
trust met You have scorned me. but
in your heart Of hearts you love me-"
The girl stood up with quick little
gasp, which he took for dissent, and
he added hastily, SEEKING her hands,
Look me In the eyes and tell me
that you have no love for me In your
heart, and you will never see me
again. am leaving in the morning.
II you desire 1t, will never return"
Edith loled at him moment with
startled gaze, then. dropping into a
chair, she laid her head on the table.
The man looked down at the bowed
head. Then, moved by a sudden inn
pulse, he pressed his lips on her wav.
ing hair and her white neck. The
touch OF his lips accomplished what
his words could not; for, as she lift
ed her head, her eyes shone with a
look which seemed to open the gates
Of Paradise for him. With an inarticu-
late cry he clasped her in his arms
just as footsteps sounded on the walk
outside.
Dick Haskins looked ruefully at
Edith's flushed face, but he said
gaily, Nov, Edith wen go, If Mr..
| Strong will excuse u.s."
Strong started forward, but before
he could speak, Edith laid her hand
on his arm, as she said, win you e..
cuse me tonight, Dick? Mr. Strong
is leaving in the morning, and"
"And as ] am to be her husband
Dick, | naturally want her to myself
this evening"" Mr.. Strong interposed
Dick though surprised and chag
rined, was no coward. Hiding his OWE
emotion as best he could. he con
graduated Mr.. Strong and Edith heart
lily, and speedily left the room.
Mrs. Wentworth was very happy as
she kissed her daughter and gave her
hand to Mr.. Strong.
Where, oh! where is the good
Elijah now?" she said playfully.
"'Safe in the promised land" an
swered Elijah quickly, as he turned
laughingly toward Edith.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
Mr.. WHEELER WAS rNsuLrED.
Offer Of Ten Pounds for a Picture
Aroused His Wrath.

Offer of Ten Pounds for a Picture
Aroused His Wrath.
The studios in and around London
are just now filed with gossip about
the late distinguished artist James
Mcneil Whistler. One is told of a
female model to whom Mr. Whistler
owed some Is shillings for sittings.
She was a Philistine of the Philis-
tines, who knew nothing of her pa
irons fame and was in no way im.
pressed with his work. One day she
told another artist that she had been
sitting to a little Frenchman called
Whistler, who jumped about his studio
and was always complaining that peo.
pie we're swindling him and that he
was making very little money. The
artist suggested that If she could get
any piece of painting out of Whistler'e
studio he would give her e10 for it,
Although skeptieal, the model decided
to tell her little Frenchman" of this
too generous offer and selected one OF
the biggest and finest works In the
studio. What did he say?" asked the
artist who had made the offer when
the model appeared in a state of great
excitement, and, looking almost as
II she had come second best out Of a
scrimmage. ,''He said e1O-good
heavens. e10i' and he got so mad
wen, that's how / came in here like
this"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
ELIJAH'S CONQUEST.
by NELLIE NJ. GILLESPIE.
copyrighted, 1905 by The authors Piolishiag COMPANY
"Where. Oh! where is be good EIl.

where, oh! where is the good Eli
iah?"
Where, oh! where" Edith's gay
young voice broke on in the midst Of
its lifting song at the warning finger
from the doorway. Before the girl
could ask the meaning OF the warning,
the Rev. Elijah Strong appeared in
the doorway behind Mrs. Wentworth,
gravely polite, little hooking smile
about his lips, merry twinkle in his
dark gray eyes.
Here / am, Miss Edith. l am glad
you find me good"
Edith had been in the habit of hum
ming this song of her childhood ever
since she had known the Rev. Elijah
Strong, partly in ridicule of the old
fashioned name, partly to tease her
mother. Now, caught at her nonsense,
she blushed scarlet.
"Oh. then, he hasn't gone up in a
chariot of fire." she flashed back
saucily, though her cheeks were still
aflame.
But he'll need the ravens to feed
him, If you're not ready for tea soon"
interposed Mrs. Wentworth, seating
herself and glancing uneasily from the
flushed face of her daughter to the
firm, clear-cut features of the young
clergyman. Hurry, dearie, and brush
your hair" whispered Mrs. Went
worth, while she, excusing herself to
her guest, went out to attend to their
| tea.
When Edith came into the room
again in a dainty white muslin, her
cheeks flushed, her eyes bright, she
found Mr.. Strong alone in the room.
you are not sorry that l begged
your mother to invite me to stay to
tea, are you, Miss Edith" he asked
gaily, and yet little wistfully.
"Oh! that's why 'momsie' has com.
pany. / wish now that / had asked
Dick in; for three make such an awll
ward number. Four is better"
81 beg your pardon, Miss Went
worth | think Dick Haskins would
be decidedly in the way tonight.
stayed that l might talk with you fol
few minutes after tea" and the sci
jaw BODIED no good to Edith's coquet
ries or to Dick Haskin's suit.
Indeed! Mr. Strong. have an en-
gagement after tea. beg to be ex
cused."
Pardon me, again, Miss Went
worth, if seem to be obtrusive. Bu
must see you, if only for ten min
utes."
Before Edith could answer, Mrs
Wentworth announced that tea wal
awaiting them on the shaded veran
da. All through tea that must" rank
led in the girls mind. The steady
compelling gaze of the gray eye
across the table confused her. An un
easy feeling came over her as sh
mentally contrasted Dicks easy goo
nature and weak will with MI
strongs frmness of character.
Dick Haskins, Edith had know
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
SOURCES ANo ELIMINATION.

Nearly FIVE years ago took two
earnest men OF intelligence to q room
in which was q blackboard, and on
that blackboard we three tried to draw
an outline on the sources and elimina-
ton of trouble. One of the young
men copied the attempt and later lost
1t. He tried to reproduce 1t from mem
DRY, but never succeeded. will give
it as near as can with additions
The sources of trouble are ignorance,
sickness, idleness, carelessness, dis
honesty, lack OF training, laziness, in
competency, intemperance, misfor-
tune, disobeying law, morbid curios-
ity, gluttony and an unbridled tongue.
The elimination of trouble is to come
about by education, physical culture,
industry, diligence, righteousness, en-
ergy.growing, skill-acquiring, keeping
away from crowds, attending to your
own business while helping those who
are not able to return the compliment
carefulness and forethought, good
shoes for your feet and healthful lit
erature for your head
Please send me what you think
should be added to either Of the above
lists, and as you look back to your
younger days. also give what you con-
slider the primary sources of desirable
forces? What part Of your early life
has proven most useful later on?
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-10-01
DANGEROUS PIECE OF SURGERY
Abseess in Mouth Of Cobra Success
fully Treated.

Abseess in Mouth Of Cobra Success
fully Treated.
A remarkable feat of snake surgery
took place recently in the New York
Geological Park under Curator Die
mars. Magma, a splendid 10-foot
king cobra had developed an abscesg
next to one of her poison fangs, and
unless this was removed she would
die. To capture the dangerous reptile,
to force her jaws apart and to cut
the abscess, was the problem.
The curator had a plan and he
called for an extra fat snake pill.
When the stuffed snake appeared it
was distended to the bursting point.
In more than a month the cobra had
moned five keepers, armed himself
with a surgeons pinchers and pro-
ceeded to the attack. Through cir
cular aperture, protected with a slide,
the snake pill was threaded. The
hungry snake took hold of it at once.
Frequently she stopped, in evident
pain, but each time she resumed until
the long black thing was half way
down her throat.
This was the moment to act. The
door was thrown open and before the
cobra could disgoTge herself to fight,
she was seized by the head and throat,
while other hands gTasped her body
and tail. Then the mouth was forced
wide apart while the pincers did their
work, and the finest specimen of cobra
in captivity was thus saved to the col
lection.