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The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
ORIGIN OF ELEPHANTS TRUNK.
nas1yard kipiIns's Theory Fails to
Bear the lluht Of Science.

Aasdyard kipiIns's Theory Fails to
Bear the Light Of Science.
my friend. Rudyard Kipling." said
Prof. Ray Lancaster to his young audi
tors at the Royal Institution ON Satur-
day. has published a theory that .
young. trunkless elephant put his nose
iAto the river In the hope OF getting a
nouthful Of reeds. It was thereupon
seizod by . crocodile: q tremendous
tugof-war ensued, which resulted in
tho nose Of the elephant being drawn
out some three or four feet. and It
never got short again."
Despite his great respect for Rud-
yard Kipling, the professor feared he
must show such story to be without
any basis. The elephants trunk Is
not his nose. though his nose Is at
the end. It u really the upper part
OF his jaw drawn out into the paradox
cal shape We know. How this gradu-
ally came about Prof. Lancaster In
dicated BY q number Of photographs
Of skulls. which included those Of
the mastadon (wlfose remains have
been found not only In America. but
In England. France. Germany and
Greece). Tho photograph Of baby
elephant. on the principle that the
young frequently revert to An ancient
type. was also used to show that the
ancestral face was prot1uded forward
like that OF the greyhound. but with
clumsy exaggeration. Later the face
has became pushed back, or bull
dogged." with the exception of tho
upper jaw. which. SO far from reced-
ing. has steadily grown longer. The
picture of an African elephant with
trunk uplifted exemplined this state
mont. for one could see transverse
ridges corresponding to the very beau
tiful ridged teeth OF the earlier anil
mals.
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Lareest Motor in In. werId.

II 10 In the huge forests Of Canada
where the biggest motors In the world
are seen. They have been specially
designed BY q Chicago inventor for
hauling logs over snow and rough
roads. One Of these machines is capa-
BILE Of dragging 4 train Of 200 tons
weight Of logs at . speed Of twelve
miles an hour. 1t is the only machine
IN existence that will draw a heavy
load through feet Of snow and over
stumps and logs . foot In height It
II Of TWENTY-FIVE tons weight and 200
horsepowss. II travels on four rum
nsrs. with . traction wheel in the
eenter weighing seven tons. The
machinery is enclosed In q box-like
AFFAIR. giving the motor . somewhat
strange appearance as II makes Its way
along the forest roads.
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EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY.
ceferod Walter Overcome the DefieIen
oles In His Early Education.

oies In His Early Education.
A little story illustrative of the In
genuity OF some colored walters when
they are really up against II" Is told
BY Moncurs Burke. secretary to Ed
oinesr Commissioner Biddle At the Dis
trict building.
II went into . nearby pie-garden tho
other day." says Mr.. Burke. "and or
dored q sandwich and cup Of coffee. II
y ono OF the rules Of this food en-
Dorium that the waiter shall write the
order on little slip Of paper and put
The price opposite. Tho check Is then
paid to the cashier at the desk.
When I had finished my light re-
past I picked up the slip placed on the
table BY the waiter aad. sianciag 1t Y.
saw written thereon:
"'Pie. 6o.'
.'CofRee, "a
Fl called % the waiter IN curiosity:
Hey. John. didn't have any pie. I
ate q sandwich
That's all right. boss he replied.
PIE and san'wich is both the same
price. and I amt 30 sood on spelling
that san'wich.' h.'"-washington Star.
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Supporting tho Ticket

The following are extracts from
William j. Bryan's announcement Of
his intention to support Parker and
Davis:
Nothing good can be expected Of
Judge Parker on the money question.
"The nomination of Judge Parker
virtually nullifies the anti trust plank
Of the democratic platform.
''The labor plank of the platform,
as prepared by Judge Parker's
friends, was a straddling, meaningless
plank.
"The triumph Of the Wall street
element Of the democratic party at
st. Louis denies to the the country
any hope of relief on economic ques-
tions.
"The method pursued in sdvsnc-
ing the candidacy Of Judge Parker
was a plain and deliberate attempt
to deceive the democratic party.
The ADVOCATES of Judge Parker were
trying to secure votes from among
the people who would have opposed
his views had they known them. II
he had sent to the Albany convention
the telegram he sent to the st. Louis
convention, he would have had few
instructed delegates from the south
and no chance for the nomination.
"Parker's nomination was secured
by crooked and indefensible methods.
HE and his managers adroitly and
purposely concealed his position un.
til the delegates were corraled and
the nomination assured"
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sIlen. Candidate, s,uen. Platform

ou0nt Candidate, silent Platform.
1t is fitting that candidate who
has been silent should be adjusted
to a platform that says nothing.
The latest democratic national plat
form is without financial plank. 1t
is at least half victory for Bryan.
The Kansas City platform is not re-
affirmed, but neither is it discarded.
As far IS the important subject OF
money is concerned a democrat is
now at liberty to adyodste anything.
II he wants unlimited greenbacks
there is nothing in the democsstic
platform to halt him. In some re-
spects the silent platform is worse
than that of 1895. 1900. That docu
ment favored free silver. The new
platform leaves the door open for
that, the rag baby or any new finan-
cial issue that may be devised. The
democratic financial rule is-go as
you please.
The latest avowed financial plank
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PRINTING In Amsrjo..

There are 22.400 publishing houses
IN the United States, with . working
capital of ss14.o00.000. The census
figures show US that in 1900 the value
Of the product of the industry was
$3<7. .o56 900. to produce which involv.
cd an outlay Of sss.o00.oo0 in salaries
for omcers. 3s6 10000 for wages. $751;
0oo.o0 for rents. taxes. eto., and es7.-
100000 for materials. supplies. and
freight: 1.2eo. 100000 pounds Of paper
we're used last year. and 20 Per cent
II that went to the newspaper.
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Making . Platform.

flatIOrm mhkluS. 6t tne uetuo-
cratic national convention was .
striking evidence of what the people
have got from the party in the past
and will get if it is ever again re-
turned to power. 1t has no policy
but what it thinks will catch votes
and no principles but what are sub
ject to change as the political ba.
rometer shows a different wind set.
ting in. The party has been describ-
ed as the organized appetite for Of
fice," and the work of the convsn-
ton showed that to be the only con-
trolling motive with the delegates
present.
Bryan proposed to reaffirm the
financial plank Of 1900 and Senator
Tillman declared two-thirds Of the
the committee favored it still, but he
said New York cannot be carried
with that plank in the platform and
we cannot win without New York.
So it was left out.
Then Bryan proposed q plank in
favor Of the income tax, and John
Sharpe Williams said that every
good democrat favored that, but that
the big capitalists on Wall street
would not put up the money to run
an aggressive campaign il that was
in the platform. 1t was left out.
They have all professed to favor
the Panama canal but as the great
transcontinentsl railroads are fight.
ing it step by step, they abused
President Roosevelt for making its
construction possible and they mild
ly promised to do the best they could
to construct it il given the oppor-
tunity. In the light of the inability
of the democratic party to keep
promises to do things in the past,
the railroads will regard this plank
very favorsbly.
Our Charley Thomas introduced
labor and state militia plank and it
was amended until neither the labor
ing man or the capitalist can tell
which it favors, but the latter are not
badly scared by it.
It was 30 all down the list. Where
these platform builders could not
straddle q question they left it out
altogether. With . candidate for
president under the dictation Of
David Hill, the most corrupt politi-
cal trickster in the country, and An.
gust Belmont, the trust builder, and
platform make without regard to
anything but the getting of votes in
one state, the democrats will stand
small show to defeat Theodore
Roosevelt, the champion Of the peo-
pie, the man who put the fiist curb
on trust makers, and forced the set
Element of the great coal strike that
was running the country two years
ago, who in the past year has done
more towards building the Panama
canal than has been done in the rest
of the century it has been under
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With Foolish haste.

with foolish haste we rush from plav
To struggle m4dly In the fray;
We seek to beat the brasen gong.
To pit ourselves against the strong.
A. II the chance might fade away.
We rob sweet childhood Of Its day
Glad moments that to youth belong.
with foolish haste.
Love sweetly beckons ,un to stay.
But. rushing OF. VI answer nay;
FROM lauGhtsF SOD from love and song
We g to st.SSEie in the throns.
With foolish haste.
g. E. Kiser.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

The Colorado democracy has sud
denly discovered that 18 to is a dead
issue, and are ale pronounced gold
bugs. They called this treason to
the state eight years ago.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
oa..r-.s..r fss - Y..r..

Henry Long has been choirmastss
Of et. Matthews Lutheran church.
Hanover. Pa. for nfty-niAs ysars. He
= now 81 years old. but Ais voice u
still strong and he sings with an
earnestness that 10 remarkable. Hls
choir consists Of dozen members who
sing in the German Language exclu-
oavOly.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

A clerk of Good & Co. at Denver
has just skipped with $4,000 of the
firms money. Now amt that good!
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

No the democrats would not run a
trust ticket. They just let Railroad
President August Belmont think he
was running the convention. And
to add to the joke let him name the
candidate for president. That was
all,
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Since his papers are boycotted
Tom Patterson has had the crown Of
thorns pressed down on his brow,
and is now patiently looking for a
cross of gold-the bigger the better.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
REPUBLICAN TICKET

For President THEODORE ROOSEVELT
For Congress- End Dist. II. M. HooG
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Candidate Parker was taking
bath when the news arrived that he
was nominated. Perish the thought,
and him claiming to be democrat.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Having gone to Wall street for a
candidate for president, the demo
cratic convention robbed q cemetery
to get candidate for vice president.
The Lamar register., 1904-07-13

Where now is poor old Teller
Sh! Don't disturb the dead.
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korea's Capital.

Seoul, the capital of Korea, is
slGAteen miles ffon It's seaport, Che
QuaDo. on NE Ysllsw sea.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Gu 5rpO q cuerpO

FL dfa Is lego & Sasebo ell vapor
que conducts los heridos los cuerpos
de los nueve marineros muertos en- el
combate naval que Sc efectu6 en- Puerto
Arturo. ell 10 de este mes.
Los heridos dicen que ell atsque rea-
Iizado por los jsponeces contra los rusos,
fu6 deses speradamente her6ico todos
convfenen 81 narrar Ell episodio de IN
combate personal, cuerpo & cuerpo, en-
tre IN marino iApon6s y ell captain del
destroyers ruso <Stereguschtchi.o Refie-
rem que al abordAr los japoneses ell des-
troyer russo, ell mRrino Sc l&nz6 dentro
de la camara, enfrent3ndose con ell capi-
tan del buque tr&bandose entire los dos
un duelo, eu ell cual ell japon6s logr6 dar
al Official moccovita un culatszo en- In Ca
BEES, que 10 derrib6; Ell ruso intent6 le-
vant&rse, pero su adVersario SO apoder6
de 81 y 10 orroj6 al aqua.
Los mismos heridos cuentan que en-
tire los dos destroyers hsllaron % rusos
r1uertos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Um crGcerO japOnfs

Han IIegado & Puerto Arturo dos
rusos que erG- pasaieros del vapor Ar
our. , cuando 10 capturaron los jspne-
ees el 7 de Febrero, cerc1 de Ia cos. de
Corea 10 llevarJn 4 Sssebo.
Oicen estos rusos que estand en-
S1sebo, ell IL del propio Febrero, Dor-
do del sTokai Maru,o al que habiABido
trasladados, vieron III crucero james
xAsumas (O que entrab& remolcAd en-
al puerto. Il! <Asum&,0 seg6n 10 in
formantes, estaba sin chlmeneas sin
masties sin puente, v pudierOn Cser-
var que llevAbA Ia cubiertA aguleeada
por proyectlles.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
MANIFESTATIONS
Caguas. Abril IL de 1904,
Sr Director de La DEMoCRhA.

Muy ee1or mio: Suplico a Ted de
cabida en- las columnSs de su viriperi6-
dico 4 las siguientes lfneAs
Desde que vi por primers ez mi
hermosa pAtria, en- ella refejanse sol
divino. In luz del entendimiento hizo
comprender que TODD buen hi debe
amar v qmerer su patria, y 20, ontan-
dome como uno de ellos,s IL 40 y In
ouiero. pero no como 10 hAcen lgunos
que hoy In adoran y mafAns laiespre-
clan. N6 mil veces no; yo Amo y
1, defiendo como Mufloz Riverapatrio-
ta que jamas ha variado. 81 home de-
claro unionistA, es porque veo Q, en- ese
rrandioso partido Sc predicA Con, pa
iabra hermosa, grAnde y fuortepalsbra
de amor, pez confraternldad,c odios
nj vengauzas como predican losdversa-
rios que 80 cOmplacen y se lleni de pIs-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Espfas capfuradOs

TelegraffAn de Chefoo ell Is del ac-
tual. que, segf1n noticias de origen ruso,
el dis 13 fueron capturados en- Ia villa de
WAnglin, cerca de'Pnerto Arturo, 18 es-
pfas japoneses disfrazados de trsbAjado
res chinos.
Sc cree que estos hombres fueron
desembarcsdos de Ia fotA durante el alta
que del iueves.
Los 18 espfas han sido llev&dos &
Mukden, las 6rdenes del Virrey.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Lsss fGerzRs jspeRGsa'

Corresponsal en- Toxic de LIE
Matin.. de- Paris, envi6 dicho peridi-
CO con fechA diez y seis de los corrsn-
tes, una uota tomada de datos ofciles
con respecto la sitnacion- militar lei
Jap6n en- Cores, hasta ol 5ia diez.
El primer cuerpo de Ej6rcito, Ide
20. 900 hombres al mando del Genial
Kurokl, ocupa la psrte norte de Copa.
La brigada uue desembarc6 On Gerln
formA parte del 3egundo cuerpo "a
movil;zlci6n de- este 1itimo ha termia-
do Va y los so.dados que dc 81 forran
parte. ssGdran en- bre7e Con rumbo es-
conociio. La moviIzaci6n dc un teNer
cuerpo comenz6 el Z de Mario 6ltim.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
&uecTa y La guerTa

Dicen de San Petershurgo, confe-
cha IA, que ca vista do las pre- epsrsio-
nes militarss que Sc estan iievandc Ca
DO en- Suaeia, y las que sc sAbe Qu' no
Sc hAcecr eD benefcio de < lsiaf ol ue-
bio ndscovita pregunta con inslstecia
de ou6 nAturaieza fne 10 mission qudle-
y6 ( Suecia al ex x-Embajador jsQe es,
M. Kurino.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Los turcOs simp8tizan con
los fap0neses

Desde Constantinopla da cnenta al
<London Leaders gu cOrrespOnsal espe-
cial, de un suceso inocente 81 parecer;
pero que demuestra l1s simpat1as del
pueblo turco para con los japoneses Y ell
terror del Sultan al Despota de las Ru
sias.
Una comp2flfa de equilibristas japo-
neses que recientemente comenz6 fun
cionar en- Constantinopla ha obtenido
exito tai, que han resulsado pequefos to-
dos los locales que la Empress ha podido
utiIizar para exhibirlos. La presencia
de los artistas en- L. alfombr& era salu-
dads noche tras n)che por atronadores
aplausos v vivas.
Ell Visier alarmSdo, temiendo que
Rnsia pudiese tomar como ofensa. de-
mostracioues semejantes q los japoneses.
dispuso Ia expulsion de los equilibristas
de territorio de Turqufa.
No falt& quien explic&se al Sultan
sin embargo, que medida tan extremA,
dado que Torqufs, es IN poder neutral,
podrfa trAerle mplicaciones Y ell Sultan
retro Ia orden y los japoueses contin6an
siendo los <heroes> del dia en- CONSTANT
nODlA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
e ei6rcitO russo

Seg6n las noticias circulantes en-
Puerto Arturo y NiuchwAng, Ell gobier-
no ruso SO propone continuar indefinida-
meDte Gus envios de tropss al teatro de
|. guerra, hssta completar Ia moviliza-
ci6n de 300, 900 hombrAs para atacar
los japoneses, Y la de 100000 para hacer
frente los chinos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
CAguAs, Abril / / de 1904.
Sr. Director de LA DEMoCRACIA.

0Is DIAbIIO1 uU LA LEMUNhAOIA.
Distipguido sc nor: Ruego usted
Ia publication de las siguientes lineas en-
81 Viril peri6dico que tan dignamente
defiende los derechos libertades de es-
te, mi querido pals.
Yo, hunilde ancisno que jam6s
puedo mentir, y~que be sabido pensar
siempre con buenSs ideas, 20 que perte-
neci con muchisima honra al Gran Par
lido Liberal despues Federal y, hoy di-
suelto este por no seguir esa nefanda lu-
chasde hermanos contra hermanos. He
visto con suma rsz6n los acuerdos toma-
dos por diversos patriotas. los cuales
han tornado Ii sUni6n Puertorriquefia
6 s.sA la psz concordia entire 10 familia
pudrtorTiquefa para terminar esa dis
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Um fFRfdOr russo

El cADit1n Yivkov, de Ia admhis-
sraci6n militAr en- la MAnchuria, be lido
sometdo az conseio de guerra We pal
fusiIado, por servir de esp1a q los ia
poneses. Cuando sc le detuvo por os-
pechas, documentos importantfsimoson-
nnntrados en- GU poder, desvanecieronto-
"a duda. YikoV hAbfa estado por lago
item 90, reveiando secretos militares clos
Mponeses. El tragico sucesO 50 hizo od-
~ Sco en- San Petersburgo Ell 16 delos
p0r madio de IN anuncl0 ruy
sen5killo en- ell 6rgano Official de! ej6rcto.
segil IN All cuAl Ylvkoy, quedaba sepahdo
del seNrvicio deshonerGdo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
RED ID LINE

Ell vapor MARACAIBO saldra de Pom
ce directO para New York Ell Is de Abril
la una de la tarde.
El vapor ZULIA saldra dc Ponce di
recto para New York el 27 do Abril Ia
una de- Ia tarde.
Agentes: MORALES & CO
Playa Ponce 10 7
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
EE Ncnp p eradOI' de CO5ea

El lEmparador de Korea Sc dispne
4 abandonsr 81 Palaco Real y regresr &
sus posesiones de Yunbock en- los suhr-
bios de Ia ciudad En- lubbock fue Sc
pinadS Ia Reina de Korea en- 1895 yfu6
de aquel lugar de donde hugo ei SobrA-
I'D busczndo auxilio en- Ia Legaci6n de
Rusie en- 1869. Ell P&Iacio Real 90 al
Ernperador ocupa actualmente, 80 blla
rodeado de las Legaciones Extranjeas.
Ll trasIsdo del SoberAnoa Yunbock reu'-
~ sA6iafactorio para ell gobierno japo8s.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
''Hago tod0 Ell trabajo de m
casa y Guido mi suagua sols
Y Sient0 tan bien."
La carta de una kadTe Joven


Ia carta de una MadTe JOVen
Sra. w. McRoberts, escribe DR..
Hartman de Delano, Miss, Ia sigu-
ente:
Delano, Miss.
DIR. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.
MEy Sehor Mic :-"Siento entera-
mente buena del catarro. Seguf sus
direcciones y tome Manalin y Peruna.
Ell tres de MARIO di luz una nifIl
que pesabs diez libras y estamos las
dos buenas y fe1ices. Estoy agrade-
cida con usted, y la Peruna me salvo
La vida. La recomiendo a todo ell
mundo y no puedo alabarla bastante.
''Le mando mi fotograffa y una de
mi guagua. Ella es tan buena
dulce-Es guagua Perunita. Tengo
muy buena salud ahora. Hago todo
el trabajo de mi casa Guido mi
guagua y siento muy bien.
Tres cuatro de mis- vecinas estan
tomando Ia Peruna ahora que me
hizo tanto bien mi. Estaban de-
saniinadas no mas, y Green que es
muy buena po~oue les da tanta
fuerza. Mrs. W. Nero berts.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
La guerra entire Russia y Japon
Zoos Y NOTAS

apresados por los japoneses: <Mukden.s ,
eRosis.1 SArgun, <Ek sterintoslsf #, ,
ademas de los buques balleneros sMi-
chael,o eNicolai> <Alexander.2
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Las presas japOnss sS

Los rusos que Sc hAce refencia
en- la nota anterior, informan que'l sa-
Iir elIos de Sasebo, estabAn en,quel
puerto los siguie2tes bArcos mostVItAs
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
HOTEL UNION
Panchit0 Rivera

cordis y que todos unidos defendamos
nuestro terrufio con amor Y entusiasmo
hacia Ell, como 10 hacen todos los aman-
hijos de una patria que desean que sea
libre, por tai rsz6n me siento orguIloso
nj 0eclararme unionist& porque asf 10
exile IL pAtria Y sus hijos de buena vo-
luntad.
Quedo de usted Respectuosamente.
JUAN LEoN.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Esra porj5dico es el de mas circulation en- la isia
La Union de- PtO-Ri(O
en- TOd-b1ja

Hay gran entusissmo entire los ele-
mentos unionistas del pueblo de Toa-
baja.
Sc esta sll1 en- trabsjos preliminares
para Is constitution de In Junts Local
de 10 Union Puertorrique6&.
En- breve circulara en- ell menciona-
do pueblo IN manifesto.
Ell patri6tico pensamiento triunfa
en- Ia isla.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13

Ger en- YER honrados padres de familiA ir
al cadalso, solo por ell nero hecho de ser
Unionistas.
De usted s. s. s.,
PEDRO Colon.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-04-13
Baquero y Gdndard
OFRECEN:

OFRECEN:
Mafz superior del pals, en- medios sacos,
precio conventional.
Cemento ''Drag6n'', en- 6rrles 5 $50
Mani superior en- sscos, quintal $50
Zinc americana acanalado &c
pies, quintal. =. ........ $50
Alambre de p1as roilos de 90 IL
bras brasa..............,..... &. 1850
Grampas en- barriles de 80 lbs & 2.90
Sal superior en- medios sacos 90. O.6O
Puntas oe Paris, caj&s de 80 IL
bras, t&mAfios de II h&sta 5
pulgadas, GAIA. .... 2.4O
San Justo 13 y Is, San Juan, Puer-
to Rico. d.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-05-07

friends, for to me there could not be a.
more fascinating personality. She was
not beautiful, she was not even pretty,
but she was one of those mercurial be-
ings whose very changefulness Is more
attractive than mere perfection Of fea-
ture. She had Il way OF relating the
most trivial incident that compelled at
tention, her manner OF relating anec-
dotes was inimitable and about her
there was ever a quality OF efferves-
cence and sparkle rarely found even
In the women Of the Latin race. She
had been a widow for half a dozen
years, she told me, and although rich
in the worlds goods she cared nothing
for society and never had belonged
TO woman's club. Most Of us have
a favorite pastime, however and Mrs
Herbert's ruling passion was the thea.
ter. She saw every reasonably good
troupe that came TO Chicago, attend
ing the play about four evenings a
week, upon which occasions she usual
ly was attended by her brother, n
quiet, pale young man with a wooden
expression. She had told me but little
OF her past, and | decided in my own
mind that she had been brought up in
quiet country town where the de
lights OF the theater were unknown.
and that she was now bent upon graft
flying an inordlnate taste for the
drama.
Mrs. Herbert came to my rooms one
evening just as had finished writing
my club paper, which at her request
l read 10 her. Seated on a low In
dian stool, with her soft draperles bill
lowing about her and with her slen.
der hands clasped about her knees. she
listened intently, her earnest eyes fixed
upon my face. But when had fin
ished l noticed that her straight brows
were puckered into slight frown.
at is very interesting" she said
slowly, "but, my dear woman, YOU
would ruin the finest literary produc.
ton ever born In mortal brain by the
rat-tat-tat way In which you read it
Now, those anecdotes would be thrill
ing, positively thrilling, If properly re
lated, but under your treatment they
become commonplace"
II shall read 1t in large hall, and
shall raise my voice, of course; it viii
sound much better there than here"