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81 haven't had much to do with EN-,
but l do seem to know something about
EN- and I'm so mortal fond o. horses
that nothing would be too much trouble
to learn; and if you'd try me, I'd work
my hardest Then his breath gave
out, and he stood painting and expectant,
the stare of his blue eyes for once fixed
appropriately on the Great Mans face
And he was given the work he longed
for. The Great Man was mortal fond
of horses. too; there may have been
times when he even envied his men
their method of earning their daily
bread about his stables At any rate,
he realized that Johnnie was going to
live an ideal life-a Etc spent in doing
the thing OF all others he would rather
co.
Johnnie's choice of occupation. indeed
was such a wise one that he did not long
retain the humble position in which he
started. His fondness for horses taught
him more about them than experience
taught many of the others; he could al
ways lead them by 1t, just as woman
who loves children can always make
them love her, or q man who loves men
can always manage them And from the
first when his wages amounted to only
very few shillings weekly and he was
obliged to go often very hungry to do it
(for Johnnie was still growing and his
appetite with him), he regularly sent a
monthly postal order to his widowed
mother. and as time went on he never
failed TO make it larger to match every
rise. He did not often write, and, If
be did he never gave her his address. or
any news beyond the state of his health:
thing that having started propitiously.
did not vary. Nor did he ever visit her,
although 1t would have been an easy
enough journey to take, a likely thing
to do. But. IN refraining, Johnnie prob
ably had his reasons; he covered them
ever with wide reticence, but it was
known by now that he generally had
them-for other people to talk about if
they cared to.
And then at last Johnnie gained promo
ton and a rise so substantial that 1t
seemed to change his views. For more
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sleeves to his elbows, before he could
move in them, and they we're always be-
yond patching before his limbs overlook
them. When he was five years old she
publicly announced her intention of call
ing him John" as a weightier and more
fitting name. But he was so unmistaka-
bly, Johnnie that no one could remem-
Der to follow her example, and half her
time she only managed it herself to end
sentence started too nimbly with a
Johnnie" that had slipped out
As soon as he could toddle Johnnie
went TO school, and continued TO go daily
until the extreme limit of age when
schooling is compulsory on the youth of
England. Once laboriously established
in Standard" he showed marked
disinclination to leave it, and the utmost
prodding never advanced him beyond the
borderland of the fourth But his
mother blamed the school and her want
OF means to send him to a better one, not
Johnnie. Of course, what any yokel
learned would not be the learning TO
tempt her husbands SON. Johnnie re-
ceived subtle hattery from her instead
Of blows for his slow progress. He met
it, as he met most things, with the i'm
penetrable stare of his light blue eyes.
His opinion of himself would have inter
ested good many people by this time,
but his silence remained unbroken on
that point as on so many others.
There followed the usual little Difficult
| ty in fitting the village genius with a
means of earning a livelihood. Mrs
Hayes refused to contemplate anything
whereby honest sweat" might be caused
| to flow from her sons low, hair-thatched
brow. Most of the men about her worked
! out of doors, or at some humble trade.
and nothing of that kind she had decided
years ago, would do for Johnnie. With
great difficulty and some delay she OBJ
! tanned him employment at the village
grocer's-just while he looked about him.
| He was 70 keep the books" as his chief
occupation. and she made a great deal
| conversationa1ly of the glory of those
books. Johnnie made very little of them
I except to blot them freely. He seemed
all the while he sat over them &c be
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them still only thinking of doing it, the
thirties surprise them with the task I'M
accomplished. Everyone knows that
brains take longer to develop than in
dustry-or, at any rate, all Mrs. Hayes
intimates knew it, having had the
theory set forth to them in homely lam
guage many times. And he never had
his chance, you understand me-" she
would end; was just snapped off like a
bud as the frost catches
But Johnnie, lucky boy, joined his
mothers robust constitution to his ia
theirs intellect. so she averred, and the
constitution, at any rate, seemed quite
in evidence. And, if they wanted to see
what his father looked like, let them
look at Johnnie, said his mother, his
living picJure!'
Judged thus by Johnnie, his father
seems to have had sturdy, stumpy fig
ures round. blunt featured face, power
full white teeth, a shock of stubby, sun
bleached hair, and prominent light blue
eyes that were wont to stare unblinl1-
ingly during a conversation at whatever
object first met their gaze-au this add
Gu 10 q curious reluctance TO say q WORD
more than the absolutely necessary. A
common enough type in that neighbor-
hood, yet not even that neighborhood' s
preconceived idea OF son of genius.
But, if any smiled, they were kindly
fork and took care to do it only behind
the mothers back.
During Johnnie's passage from heavy
baby into healthy. hearty boy, Mrs.
Hayes was spared half the pangs of
motherhood. She gave away the last OF
his petticoats without a sigh; with her
own hands, to an accompaniment OF
smiles instead of tears, she cut close
the mop of hair which had always re-
fused to respond to her efforts to entice
it into curls. She was in such a hurry
for him to attain mans estate. and to
show forth to a wondering world the
heritage his father had left him. that
she hurried him with all her might
through his early years. Johnnie never
grew out of his clothes like other boys
He was forced TO turn them up, the
trousers halfway to his knees, and the
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HE pistols which were carried by
George Washington all through
the war of the Revolution have
Just been placed on sale by their pres
ent owners.
Few relics of more historical inter-
est are now in existence These pistols,
125 years old at the least. while in the
holsters attached to the Commander-in-
Chiefs saddle felt daily the touch of
the hands of the first great American.
More than once, in all probability. did
they do good service in the cause OF lib
erty and independence. Dueling was still
in vogue among gentlemen, and every
man of breeding and courage felt it a
necessity TO perfect himself in the use
of such weapons. Washington, man
of unimpeachable honor and courage,
while opposing the practice of dueling,
nevertheless, followed the general Gus
tom of carrying pistols. and was we'll
able to use them on necessity. His pair
of pistols, brass barreled, heavily
mounted in silver and with rosewood
stocks. are still in good condition and
working order They are flint-locks of
the latest model of the times.
General Washington presented the
brace to his private secretary, Barthol-
ornew cambridge. in recognition of his
efficient service as secretary. After
Dandridge's death they were sold with
his personal effects by his administrator
at Alexandria, Va. in 1904 Colonel
Philip G. Marsteller. who was one Of
the officers of the patriot army, and so
close a personal friend of Washington
that he was chosen as one of his pail
bearers. bought the pistols, and at his
death bequeathed them TO his son. who
died about thirty years ago. in Prince
William county, Virginia. The pistols
have remained in the family, however.
till last year, when suit was brought
against the estate, and among other per-
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JOAN" * A Complete Story bu Margaret WestTuD D

of all; but he won't come-and I mustn't
cry. you see. But 1t hurts,''
He bent over her. her tiny hand in
his
Joan's beaming smile greeted him.
He has come, queen of the garden
Man Daddy has GOMEZ" she said. with
an infinite content. and fell asleep.
When she awakened the pain had
most gone"
81 knowed you would take it away.
Man Daddy. but. ''-wistfully-tI didn't
find you. did II"
He glanced across the bed at the wom-
ans downbent head
Yes, Joan; you did. II you hadn't
looked for me should not have come
She half smiled.
But"
Never mind how. little one It IS all
through you 1 am here"
Honest Ingin. Man Daddy?"
Honest Ingin, Joan"
She beamed. satisfied
Of I hadn't locked for you. you
wouldn't have coined. Aren't you ever
SO glad, MOTHER
Low and earnest came the wonan's
answer
Yes, dear"
May go and tell the flowers, now.
Man Daddy?"
Not yet, Joan"
But you haven't tied up my stummick
into dolly"
Not this time. Lie still and be good.
little one
Yes, Man Daddy. Kiss me-
He bent over and kissed her.
You, too. mother Then suddenly
she dimpied gleefulIy. 81 want jumbo
kiss she said
There was little constrained pause.
You haven't forgotted. Man Daddy?Y
in shrill tones of woe.
NO"
Then be quickl''-holding out her
! hands. Come long. mother
Eve must humor her," murmured the
mother, with downcast eyes. 1T is a
foolish game, but
The man kept his arm around her
when the game" was over
I'VE must pretend we'll she is so
sharp" he muttered, weakly.
Joan lay and ehuckled drowsiiy When
| the long lashes rested on the baby's
cheeks. the woman made a slight move
ment away from him; but his arm
frightened.
Suppose she wakened?" he said.
There was no sound then in the room
save the ticking of his watch. Preseutiy
he spoke:
Nora, cannot go away again
''SIay"-she breathed-.I do not be-
lieve that tale"
God bless you, dear,"
Silence again. Then
II should have denied it, Nora
Mono; 1 was wicked TO doubt YOU
Il deny il now, before"
But she stopped him with a kiss.
Man Daddy, kiss me, too. May 1 90
and tell the flowers in the mornin'2 I
am ker-wite we'll now.
Go to sleep again. little one
She shut her eyes obeliently, then
| opened them with a gleeful smile
'All the Sleeps are jumping over the
gate now, mother," she cried-"every
one of themi"-The Culver.
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you is jes seekin' information, I'll fell
yer de truf. De 10 cent beds has de
sheets changed and washed every two
weeks whether dcy needs it or not and
de cent beds have TO wait until
they really need it, and den wait a few
weeks longer" He was asked how long
it usually was between the changes, but
refused to give away what he spoke
OF as business secrets"
The bed rooms. in which, by the way,
there were usually as many beds as
could be crowded, except of course. those
for % cents in which there was but
one bed, contained as many amusing and
conspicuous signs as did the Office on
the first floor below. Here are some of
them:
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"A n RS. HAYES was undeniably a
mn widow. but she was very far
= from the state known as
lone and lorn," for her husband, of
whom she had plainly stood in con-
siderable awe before dying had consid-
erately bequeathed to her his living
image"-in a slightly more manageable
form Like most women, Mrs. Hayes
was prone to concentration, especially
in matters of the heart, and two so eX-
actly of a kind might well have proved
an embarras de richesse. But, left
with only one, and that small one,
she re-established herself in her native
village and contentedly applied herself
to the washtub and the ironing board
for the maintenance of herself and the
little Johnnie until he should be of an
age to realize her great expectations
of him and prove himself the man his
father was.
.Just about a clever scholard, toe"
explained Mrs. Hayes to anyone who
cared to listen.
None OF her friends and relations had
seen this wonderful man of hers in the
flesh; she had met him in London while
in service there, and had only returned
to the country at his death, But they
were not allowed to forget him, and
the tale of his numerous attachments
was told and told again. He had left
only a very few pounds worth of furni-
ture behind him, but, according to his
wife, he had been ''most too clever
for money making-one Of those men
SO topheavy with brains that they can
not conveniently stoop to pick up a
mere weekly wage. And, then, he had
died quite young. before he had been
given his Chance" A common la
borer, farm hand, keeps himself from
the time he is released from school
but 1T is notorious that men of talent
take longer to start themselves in in
dependence; sometimes the twenties see
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know where he can get fer the least
money material for beef stews and corn
beef hash.
One of the places visited by the dis
tinguished scientist and his party
claimed to have all the comforts Of
home. IT'S true the comforts may have
been in condensed form and stored away
in cans, The office of this lodging house
was on the second floor of a dilapidated
building The red signs outside an
nounced that beds could be had for )
cents, finer ones for 10 cents, and still
finer ones for Is cents. Could one rely on
the adjectives used in describing the
accommodations one could easily i'm
agine that the 25-cent accommodations
would equal if not excel those for $50
at the New willard
on a center table in the room there
were several back numbers OF the Sal
alton Army War Cry" which showed
at least that these faithful workers had
been looking after the spiritual welfare
of the guests.
Some Of the signs on the wall which
contained information for the perma-
nent as well as the temporary guests
were amusing in the extreme. and as
they were done in rough letters with an
unaccustomed hand should be seen TO
be appreciated. For instance:
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These little hotels. OF which there
are quite a number opposite the Capitol
grounds. and on the south side of Penn
sylvania Avenue, are largely patronized
despite the unattractive conditions
found by Mr.. Meakin in his tour of in
spection. 1t is for TIE purpose OF be-
ing able to spend the night at one OF
these hotels that one is often stopped
Gu the way home from the theater at
night by some wayfarer with the plant,
Please, mister; give us a couple of
pennies TO git a bed. Ise got pennies, -
and as he says 50, pokes out a dirty
fist with three equally dirty pennies in
1t. Frequently We turn such a re-
quest aside and brush on, feeling that
the fellow is an impostor But he is not
always so. Those that sell the shoe
strings. matches. pencils, and other ar
ticles frequent these hotels. and the
profits on a days selling of such articles
is not always large enough to admit OF
securing a meal before retiring in the
squalid quarters so accurately described.
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* YHEN Mr.. Budget Meakin. the
Nv distinguished British travel
er and scientist, made an in
spection Of the slums of Washington a
few days ago he was shown through
certain distinguished hottest known
only 20 the initiated-that is. to the po-
lice, a few newspaper men, and, Of
course. those who make practice Of
being guests" at these hosteIries.
Within the shadow of the National
Capitol and at the foot Of the terrace
leading up to the home of the country's
legislators there are located some OF
the most unique hotels in the United
states-hoteIs that range in price from
5 to 25 cents a day. and are crowded
every night by the "unfertunates" who
are not able 10 pay more for nights
lodging. and oftentimes have to struggle
to get this small sum.
These hotels, which house the Italian
piano grinders, peddIers. fruit men, and
others who make a living by parading
the streets, taxing the charity of the
citizens they pass. are run on truly
business principles. The Proprietors
are in the business not with any idea
of providing charity for the unfortu-
mates. but with the idea of making
money out OF the proposition. and it is
surprising how much money some Of
them have made out Of these small
hostelries.
II might be imagined that TO run
cheap hotel on paying basis would be a
comparatively easy matter, but not so
Just as the man who runs the bic hotel
must know exactly how much provisions
10 purchase for his large hosiery, so
must the man who runs one of these so
called cheap lodging houses have to
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"ACCIIMATURE. !"
BY BERTHA WOODS.

Beaten paths are. to my thinking,
Safest ways; so. timid, shrinking.
When l go among tho stars,
l shall stop. with pulses surging,
Like a butterfly emerging
From its shattered prison bars
LAS it stands a season waiting.
With its untried wings vibrating,
Hardly daring TO explore
Glover tops or ox-eye daisies,
Or the dozen pretty mazes
Through the jonquil's yellow door.
with my wings unused 20 flying,
And too new for careless trying,
Eyes all blinded by the light.
| shall need a moments resting,
And little time for testing
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IL.

| II.
| In the dimly lit room on the white
little bed Joan tossed YEARLY from side
to side"You see, little blue ladies. it
hurts bad in your stummick-jus' here"
laying one hot little hand on her chest;
but I'm not crying. you know"
NO, my brave little darling" muir
INJURED the woman, bending over her
But you is, mother" in an access Of
! utter surprise ST felt it on my heal
d-therinked-grown up never
oh, it-hurts. mother" her fingers
clinging around her mothers; st hurts.
YOU see," drawing long, sehbing
! breath.
Presently she began. anxiously: That
did sound like crying bit, but, with
a tremendous little laugh, ut wasn't
| it wasn't. really"
| NO, no. dear-I Enow-try to go to
sleep" and she began to sing lullaby.
You sing very nice. all of you." bah
i led the restless voice. 81 do like flower
singing-you can/hear the wind shaking
their voices-but Man Daddy won't
come. One day. it was years and years
you see, I'm not really a butterfly, but
then, when butterflies use their legs
they go quite slow, and l haven't any
wings, you see
3 frock- coated figure bent over the
bed now. and the woman's eyes never
left his face.
Fever high-she must be soothed.''
| II want Man Daddy-you-re not Man
Daddy-do you know. one day. when I
cried-wasn't it funny? But Man Daddy
tied it up and 1 laughed, cause he said
it was dolly. Would he tie my STUN
mich up If he was here? It hurts, you
see-oh. 1t hurts,''
Anguished and broken came the wo-
mans voice: Il do not know where he
Is"
The doctor looked grave, and presently
he went.
Darling. you are so brave and good,
will you not try to go TO sleep. toto
be we'll again when Daddy comes back ?"
rs he coming back mother? Oh, it
hurts" with a sob, sit hurts so, moth
err"
IF you go to sleep. dear-oh. do try,
Joan. do try,"
II will shut mine eyes-tight, mother,
$50"
The restless little body lay rigidly
still
Think of the sheep dear" said the
mother. using a recipe she had found
successful with Joan in former child
ish illness. Count them as they come
up to the gate and jump over it. See.
there, they go-one, two, three"
Presently the great eyes opened with
a piteously worried look.
Mother" they sticki They won't
Jump over the gate at all,''
All the woman's pride had gone.
she racked her brain for some clue
to her husbands whereabouts At last
she thought she had one, faint and eiu-
sive, but she would try-she would tele-
graph. She crept from the room while
Joan lay in an uneasy doze. and wrote
her telegram. and sent it off with a wild
prayer in her heart.
The night-so long that Joan thought
after each doze that 1t was a fresh.
weary night begun again-passed; the
sun rose in glory that flooded the
room and shone pink on the weary little
face lying on the crumpled pillow; and
then, when the pink glory had faded
and left only one bar of gold peeping
through the blinds. and resting lovingly
on the yellow curls. he came. Straight
to the little bedroom he came
You see. queen OF the garden" bah
| ial he
= "'hc- Fad. lie lov~1 YOU t'>c Ncr 80
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There are beds in every other room
in the house except the dining room
and kitchen. The best beds are next to
Lhe window. When the clerk was asked
about tho difference in i've price Of the
bed. NOW see here" he replied. If
you wuz gointer sleep in one Of dem
beds l tell you about de fine springs
and all dat kind er spiel. but since
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sonal property. the pistols were placed
with J. P. Leachman, of Bristow. Va,
as receiver They will become the prop
erty of the person making the highest
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but she was dazed with WEAKNESS. Once
she murmured with smile: It's most
cold bath stead of a teDpy today,
mother and went to sleep again.
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If de bOarders make holler about
snoring. de gucst has got to stop or git
out. No money refunded.
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bid for them within the next thirty days
Miss NJ. A. Marsteller. Of 225 E Street
northwest. is member of the family
now residing in this city.
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We know orr guests is honest But
we amt takin' no chances. Pay before
you 70 20 80
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* YHEN Mr.. Budget Meakin, the
NM distinguished British travel
er and scientist, made an in
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due dsHesration ara wishoa; siviBs
fhs pfotesian,s against i chance
10 b. heard
Willie I have not studied the
measure - thoroughly ~ ! might
Il s~efns ~ have q aumhar of flaEs
on the fRcs ~ u. u gives Nr faN
the privilege 81 collecting ksreaas.
but cpsngels him q 90 nethsaEs NoN
i've gn the top ~ Queen Aans hill.
Mr.. Taw may o. naF not care 70
drive team NJ the htii for mf
sarbaEs I have 20 remove acaFdtns
20 tbs city ordinance
Then q aseuss the provisions pro-
slalnE for the cremation OF fsdues
ton % the garbage 70 very la II
also lnokn % mo a. n competition
was stamped cut. I don't HHos
whether 90 not the other PARTIES bid
ding for thr franchise Nrre IN Euna
faith. bot u looks - ms a. II thsI
ought to have been given a chance
10 show what they intended aalas
- IN all sincerity I hspe that ths
mayor will veto the franchise !"
aHTnF aasnez = -isttHg sses = HI
chair aayinf nothing. bat II looks
amount 10 anything. garbage End
garbage cremntories. franchises. etc +.
are revolving IN HE mind At great
rate.
when he 10 disposed 10 talk about
Il. b. succeeds in picking any mum
Der % flaws in the measure by ask
Ing questions about its several pro
Visions Hc wants some things sx.
planned. that 30 Ear 70 one has 81
plnined o. the satisFa elton Of either
than Influenced" or coerced COM
cllueu.
The mayor a. EoinE fishing tofnaf-
row. lie says u = impossible TO
uufnvei n proposition II this kind
and come 20 a conclusion uIson IL
without fishing over u a day or two
Of least.