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the president is not on a flying visit to
the city. Gen. Fred Grant is the living
image of his father. His coming to sue
coed Gen. Corbin as commander or the
department of the east brings him TO
that home of his young manhood which
he knows best Of all. For Gen. Grant
has been resident Of the city, OFF and
on, for 80 years. 1t was from New York
that he was appointed minister to Aus
tria. He was for a time police commits
sioner Of the city, like Roosevelt, and
with equal earnestness worked for the
regeneration of the department. HIS
home in New York was the narrow, deep
house on Sixty-seyenth street to which
the elder Grant came from Washington
for the unhappy experience in "hign
finance" in which business Ignorance
and a llnavish partner plunged him. The
present general will live on Governors
island, which was never his fathers
home; in the quiet commanders quar-
tiers where amidst the sea traffic of all
petual. The appearance of calm is de-
eeptive If it were to indicate droWsiness.
The department includes great num-
Der Of big harbor forts; those OF New
York particularly are upon scale little
realized by people who pass them every
day minimizing. There is plenty of ab-
sorbing work.
Of the great change made by modern
ordnance Gen. Grant will have re-
hinder in so great cannon lying upon
dock of the little island, almost in sight
of his house. They cost 100000 i'm
the time of his father; now they are not
worth ten cents. Not even for old iron?
No; for some reason which do not un-
derstand, even junk dealers do not want
them Perhaps they are too heavy to
handle; perhaps the composition Of the
metal-huge ri1ed cannon of the old
types not nowadays fashionable. The
new rifed cannon that from unobtrusive
pits in the sand guard the port are all Of
the modern type, firing at a 12-mile
range a pointed projectile that would
pierce If fairly hit the armor of any ship
likely to wander this way. There has
been great, though wel1-concealed
change in the defenses of New York
since the Spanish war Before that time
visitors wandered at will about the
forts, Now Uncle Sam doesn't care
about company. And the work goes on.
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Are Friends for a Minate.

Levy and Cohen came out Of the
synagogue on New Years Day. Il
was the day of atonement, of forgiV-
Ing, Of making up, says the New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Levy approached Cohen and extend
ed a great fiat hand.
Cohen" said he, I'VE hat not shpok-
en for dwendy years. Come! We
make friendts."
Cohen silently shook.
ssNow, Cohen" continued the recon
ciliant, we go ofer to Bungleheim's
unit hat drink
Arm in arm they crossed the street.
Drinks were ordered and set before
them
Cohen. convinced at last Of the sim
cerity OF the others advances, spoke
for the first time
Levy" he said. I am glad OF It.
I raise my glass to you, Levy. Wish
me something's
EMIT all my heart" replied Levy,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-12
ADVICE ABOUT DlsH-cLoTHs
a Source OF Disease IL Not Properly
Cleansed and frequently
Renewed.

Though apparently Insignificant
nothing is more important In the home
or conduces more to the health ana
comfort Of the family, than the careful
washing of the dishes and proper care
Of cloths and toWels-Why, death, in
the form of typhoid germs, has been
known to Turk in an unclean dishcloth!
Therefore, says Medical Talk for the
Home, when servants are employed
they should be required to wash, scaId
and hang them to dry out in the sun,
since In the summer time they will
quickly sour. ANY old thing" is often
selected for this important purpose,
even to old socks, and by housewives
who deem themselves the pink Of neat.
ness" The writer prefers porous ma.
teria1, and nothing is more SO than
mosquito netting. Fold the same four
or more thicknesses and quilt with
corse thread. Being such inexpene
sive goods, a new dishcloth may often
be obtained.
Some housewives place dishc1oths
and towels in the regular weekly wash.
ing; but this seems uncleanly to the
writer. Would we not deem it very un.
clean to use hand towels and underwear
after having been used week-tc
wipe ones dishes? Then why is il;
clearly to throw dish towels in with
such soiled things, and then wash them
together? A separate washing for
table linen and dish towels is by far the
better way. Indeed, to the writer a
large basket Of soiled clothes, many Of
which contain foul emanations (if NOT
real disease} from the body, is unpleas-
ant, but doubly SO if tablecloths, nap.
kins and dishcloths are imbedded there.
in
A Irvine dish mop does very well for
glass and chinaWare. but cannot an
sweT for quantity of cooking utensils.
Some prefer wire dishcloth for ket-
ties. The writer finds the average do
nestle averse to washing the outside
OF skiliets and kettles, hence they see
no reason for using a separate dish
cloth. They also strenuously object to
rinsing said utensils, notwithstanding
that they are usually washed after all
of the other dishes.
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spacious and breezy, with purec
air than can be found lower. It
will have baths, gymnasium, Kitchens,
where poor girls will be taught to cook;
library. The plan is not daring; d
school that holds 5000 children is al
ready doing its work hardly a stones
throw above the famous Henry Street
school, where 50 nations are being
welded together into one, and where the
morning salute to the flag is the most
touching sight in the city. Between the
two, Just at the corner Of Essex street
and the new Division street park, where
living tide OF squalid humanity boils
all day back and forth, another Of the
same size is going up. A devoted man,
Superintendent Snyder, plans these
schools. He believes that they should
teach beauty in the slums. Many of his
newer plans are In the secular gothic
style SO successfully used in England.
Here in the teeming tenements he is set
ting up a renaissance temple recall
ing the palaces OF Florence in her golden
age.
All the new schools contain baths
though that necessity is decreasing just
as 1t is beginning to be met. The newer
tenements are often constructed with
bathrooms. In the older houses that
they replace there were sometimes
whole blocks that averaged but two or
three bathrooms to 5000 people.
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immediate relationship the bishop OF
New York, the owners of the Potter
building and other famous men Of the
metropolis. His beautiful wife. Cora
Uruuhart Potter, had been on the stage
for some years when, in 1900, he obtained
a divorce. He has always lived quietly
and has never offended against taste In
any way. His beautiful daughter, left in
his custody by the separation, has made
an excellent match There is no reason.
as society reckons, why he should not
marry.
Remains, of course, the Episcopalian
objections to the remarriage Of church
members, but that command has been
broken in SO many families, that it now
excites no surprise, 1t is a curious coin
cidence that it has been disregarded in
the immediate families both of the
bishop of New York and of the late
Bishop Littlejohn, of Brooklyn. whose
daughter was divorced from her hus-
band, q noted lawyer there. Nor has the
Potter objection the use of ones talents
on the stage prevented one member OF
the family, James Browns cousin, from
being professional singer, and good
one.
Mrs. Potter was one of the prettiest
women New York had ever seen when
she electrified society by reciting at a
charitable entertainment Referee"
George simm's poem of "'Ostler Joe"
which was in those simple days consid-
cred daring choice. The many-jointed
tongue of the town Wagged at a great
rate. Not long after came the breach.
when Mrs. Potter went upon the pro-
fessio-al stage and made her vauns.
which the profession has never forgot
ten or forgiven, that she did so to "ele-
yate the theater.'' The silly remark of
one who was little more than a girl. in
toxicated by public admiration of her
beauty. need not be remembered against
her now, when she has by hard work
made the profession her own.
OWEN LANGDoN.
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PRAISE or PIE IN PoEsY.
Rhythmical Rhapsody of Some Guss
tatory Genius Over the Pal
atabIe Pastry.

| When foes assail and woes prevail
we gaze around with scornful eye. We
seize a fork with steady hand and
calmly eat piece Of pie.
| Oh, pie!
Oh, faithful apple piet Oh, ever
ready steadfast friend. It's summer,
| winter, spring or fall, we always can
on thee depend!
Oh plodding, humble apple pie! Nc
fril1s are thine-no manners high.
Thou art the John Smith of them all.
Oh. unassuming apple pies
And luscious peach, with mellow
Juice to trickle slowly down my chin.
And fruit so oozy and SO sWeet, it gives
delight to tuck it In.
Oh, peach!
We hasten to the shelf with glowing
face and eager strides. What ECSTASY
to ind piece with fruit exuding from
the sides.
Oh, pie! Mans noblest, truest friend!
When pilgrims cross the ocean blue,
how tenderly you fill their thoughts!
How soon they pine away for you.
Altar off in the Philippines, our
wounded soldiers often cry in happy
delirium:
ooh, say! Just see that deep dish
pie!"
All, cocoanus!
Your fragrant taste eludes my bafIled
palate still. Oh, are you wrath or are
you real And how you make my senses
thrill! cut piece off with my fork
open my mouth and close my eyes
The pie goes in. A rapturous grin
And II dwell in paradise,
And huckleberry, trimming full, tt
cheer the heart and stain the tongue
I'd daily with you any day. Daily of
and daily long.
They say that in that torrid place
where devils laugh and lost souls sigh
a plaintive moan is often heard for 6
cool, refreshing piece OF pie.
Oh, pie! Oh comforter!
They say (and to it's truth testify
that China could be civilized by the
noble help Of homemade pie.
And pumpkin pie! All, there's pie
Of merit great and much renown! What
joy to sift the sparkling sugar over that
celestial brownl
And gulp it down! And feel then thai
you own the town!
And lemon!
When thou art meringue, full
crowned as with a coronet, thou art
sight for kings and men. Thou art
sight can't forget.
And then there's mince-a mystery
4 riddle, yet a sustenance! You gel
1t hot. You get it cold. But either way
you take a chance
And here's "Good-by" to thee, ms
loves! In parting let me say that
care not who makes a nations laws
as long as can eat its pie.
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made for schooling outside the school.
The free lecture system is only Is years
old: it grew from small begin
nings through the faith OF
few. whom DR.. Leipziger, the
superintendent, has always led. 1t has
been threatened time and again with
extinction as an improper use OF tax
money. The last threat was uttered only
last winter.
Yet 140 free evening lecture courses are
now in operation in as many public
schools The halls cost nothing but
heating and lighting. Some of the most
talented people of the city offer their
services as a public duty for the nom
inal fee OF $40 per evening. A quarter
of a million people may be hearing the
course in any evening. The schools of
New York are the most expensive in the
world; the lecture system, considering
the advantages it offers TO SO many peo-
pie for amusement and information, is
very cheap. It makes use of the civic
pride of New York's best citizens-and
Of these the city has plenty.
At the top of the public school system
is the college Of the city Of New York.
It has been called a big high school. It
is more than that, ranking with the
smaller state universities Of the south
and west At the top of the free lecture
system are such admirable offerings as
the illustrated talks in the great hall of
the natural history museum by enthusl-
astic scientists who there are building
up the great collections of American ex-
hibits.
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. record they have Of things accom-
pIished: Milbank Hall is the beauti-
full home Of Barnard college for girls.
The Millbank baths have within tho
year beer opened on the East sides they
surround their poor users with every
beauty OF architecture and every lux
ury of equipment that the richest may
command. The Millbanks, brother and
married sister, are OF the class of people
who look out all the time for good ways
to spend money.
They have just found one in Jersey
City. There was a clergyman, Rev. DR..
scudder, personally unknown to them.
whose liberal views in some chance re-
ported sermon attracted their attention.
They have just enabled him to carry out
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-12
Batter for FRYING.

Meat and fish fried in nicely sea-
soned batter makes very nice ap-
petizing dish, besides which, by the
assistance Of batter, many scraps OF
meat, fish, bacon. etc, that should
not appear at the table in that con
clifton can be rendered pleasing to the
eye and agreeable to the palate by
making them into fritters; a good bat
ter, however, is essential to success.
Place in basin quarter pound OF
-four, moisten it with q gill OF slightly
warmed water, make a smooth paste,
add a good pinch OF salt and a table
spoonful Of olive oil; mix well. Beat
up four whites OF eggs to a stiff froth
and mix with the batter as lightly as
possible just before adding the meat
Or fish--Boston Globe,
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Sticking to Plain Facts.

The other day we1l-known counsel
examining the plaintiff in breach Of
promise case inquired Of her: WAS the
defendants air when he promised to
marry you perfectly serious or one Of
aevity and POPULARITY r.
The complainant replied: ..f you
please, sir. 1t was all rufTled with him
running his hands through it.
"You misapprehend my meaning
said the counsel. .'Was the promise
made In utter sincerity ~
4 mo. siRs is Was made IN The wash-
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his ideas OF holding young people from
evil amusements by providing harmless
ones in a $3.50, 900 peoples palace which
I can say from personal inspection is.
though smaller, more attractive than
the original institution which Walter
Besant dreamed for East London, and
which so beautifully came true DR..
scudder has, and values first OF all, q
gymnasium with director who was
formerly the trainer at Columbia uni
versity. He has dancing space, and pro-
poses to use it, no matter who objects.
Library, reading rooms, baths. club
rooms, OF course.
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The cifz,a Pitfalls.

idle Tfm-Phew! Never haze SIGH
g narrow escape in all the years I've
been trampin' These ere big cities
10 full o. pitfalls fer the unwary.
Tattered Tom-What happened We?
Idle Toni went into that big build
In, to tell me tale of woe. and where
dye think ! found mese1f? 1t was an
employment office-an 20 different
persons offered me work afore
could get out-N. 7. Weekly.
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Poor Place for Poets.

Poet-rm going 10 leave thls y
fensiveiy practical eountry. It's ne
place for poets.
Friend-What's happened?
poet-Yesterday I visited al the
newspaper Offices l could find il 9
suburban town, and at last succeeded
In persuading an editor to take 9 Loem
at SO cents. Well, I'd hardly reached
the curbstone before was arrested Dy
the authorities for peddling goods
without a ltcense.-E. z. Weekly.
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a Delicate Morsel.

4 little friend OF mine said to bis
mother one day: Mamma, how f.,
Amelia has grown.
YES" said his mother; 'but don't say
Eat. dear, say stout
At the dinner table the Aext day My
little friend was asked If he would have
some lean meat
ssNo, thanh you." said he, ''1'll take
some stout meat. Little Chronicle.
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no Settle q Bet.

ssWhs, T gave you d piece Of caks
yesterday said the young house
keeper.
Eyes, ma'am." replied Weary vii
lie. 'but want another chunk 70 sat
tie a BET"
"To settle bet?"
eyes, ma'am. / told me partAer out
dere dat It was cake, but he says It's
hunk o. concrete. philadelphia
Public Ledger.
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Forcing the PACE.

Father You've been encouraging
young Unison here 3 good deal late
". Do You think that the other felloB
will like it,
Daughter-of course not. dad, but he
is SO awfully slow that ! thought a
pacemaker right do him good. Ally
Sloper.
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s Fz7Zzz@. zzz==zS=zXzXEI
kSn I !. !, "a
Proof POSITIVE.

Tommy-Ata, I guess pa knew what
he was taking about the other dag
whea he said Mr. Snifkins was an old
heather and
Ma-Why, Tommy! Mr.. sninkins is
one of the veatrymen of the church.
Tommy know, but the minister
told us in Sunday school to-day that
there'd be collection for the heather,
and, sure enough, old Sniffkins came
with O basket and took my penny
Philadelphia Pres6
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Nothine to Retract.

Mrs, Countershop with an injured
air)-You told me before we were mar
RED that you were the highest salarled
clerk in the store.
Mr.. Countershop equally Injured
So / am. I'm woinches and half high
er than any other salaried clerk in the
whole establishment If you chose to
imagine a hyphen between those two
words, I'm not to blame for it, am 1 &
Chicago Tribune.
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He Was Convinced.

Smithby-I know | need glasses.
Oculist-How do you know?
smithby-Beea last night was
reading newspaper. and couldn't
tell whether or not d certain word was
building. or binding"
oculist-N aich did it turn out to
be?
smithby--It turned out to be '.ouls'
dos. "-Judee.
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Frozen Tomato saIad.

Take one can OF tomatoes, season with
salt, pepper, and tablespoon of sugar.
freeze and serve with French dressing
or nayonaafse. Freeze the tomatoes In
glasses that have glass tops, or IN bak-
ing powder pound cans. by packing in
ice and salt for three hours. Turn out
OF the can and slice-Good Housekeep.
inp
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A Good Match,

Old Lady-Then you are not married
Modern Miss-No, indeed. / am one
Of the bachelor girls you hear about SO
much nowadays-haVe q profession.
rooms of my own, and dine at the club.
you know
Old Lady-Ah, I see. You must let ma
introduce you to my dear son, who lives
with me. He is one Of the old maid men.
you know.-N. Y. Weekly.
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and raised his glass IA turn, "Coh'o.
my dear friendt,' said he, u Wish yoa
shoost vat you wish met
The growing smile faded from Co
hens face and he set his glass down
with o bang.
ssPy Abrahaml, he exclaimed
Now you're shtarting it all over
again!"
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lND low again GO4a.
Grant is q New
Yorker; and seeing
the stout figure of
medium b e i 6 b t
and more than ordi-
n airy sturdiness.
the square, bullet
shaped head, the
closely cropped
beard S b 0 W i n &
plentiful gray, the
old New York res
ident rubs his eyes
in beWilderment,
half wondering If it
is not again 1870. If
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-11-12
IrYarh aard In Ehica GO,

First Chicago Matron-Lsn't It shock
tng the way Mrs. Calumet carries On
With AFR Prairie.
Second Chicago Matron-yes. in
deed. Why, it's only three months
aimee ha divorced her.-Town Topics.
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A Reliable Guest.

Proprietor-S Seems to me you were
rather careless to give the best room In
the house to an utter stranger without
baggage.
Hotel Clerk-oh, he's all right He's
worth million at least. He's here b
defendant IN suit for breach of prom
ise-damages to the plaintiffs tnjureb
heart. S200, O00.-N. Y. Weekly.
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Had Not Bothered Him.

Young Husband laying down a
comic papef)-An this tomfoolery
about women's extravaganza makes me
tired. We have been married TIVE
months, ana you haven't asked me for
a cent.
Young Wife-Of course not What
would We the use of bothering you tor
every little thing / want, when it's
So much easier to have the things
charged.-N. 7. Weekly.
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Cause and Effect.

she-Your friend stillman has such
o sad, far-away look. wonder why?
He-About two years ago ne fell in
love with a beautiful society belle,
and
She (interruptingl-Ah, the same old
story. She handed him the frigid mitt.
He-No, On the contrary, she took
pity on herself and married him.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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More Prudent,

He's it true that you are engaged
to the angel?
The Aetress-No. indeed. fIvere
you can bet your last dollar | wouldn /
allow him 70 waste his money On this
old show.-Pucs.
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Snan.!.n,!,Y.
sir, am q seIf-mafIe MAJ

4, Sir, am self-made man.
All. that's where you show your
strength OF character
"Yes?"
Yes, . fel ow with less nerve would
blame it on Providence s-phlladeI,
phia Presa
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Private Repeyolence Aids the CITY.

! 10 W0Ttu Wnll5 To
consider how eager
private b e n e v o.
lence is to supple
r1ent the cityor.
rather, to aid in
lin e s n OF y 9 t
thought quite prop
er for city ex-
penditure. There
are the Milbanks,
for instance, not
among the notori-
ou0sly wealthy
families, but what
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Cleanliness and Learning.

SCHOoLHOUSE to
hold 5000 children
is the latest propo-
sition to cure the
evil of mo room. . 1t
will stand in the
heart Of the great
East side ghetto,
where live the ma
jority of N e W
York, s 700, 900
Jews. It will have
ten stories, the up
per ones served by
elevators. Its roof
will no
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~ the Sad sea,

The landlord OF the Coral inn was
showing the visitors through thu
building.
Aud our sun parlors,'' he said
proudly, "are for any disease
How about lover asked the Wis
itora
"0h, We have moon parlors for that,
you know. milwaukee Sentinel.
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To Meet the Case.

Jimpson-Nhy do you say such e1-
traordfnary things, when you are
preaching at the street corners il the
Sums?
Salvation Army Captain. Because
The folks am talking to are such ex.
traordinary sinners.-AIley Slopar.
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new YORK SCHOOLS
MOST EXPENSIVE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM IN THIS COUNTRY.
FREE LECTURE COURSES.
They Have Assumed Wonderful Pro-
portions and Tmportance-Mak-
ing American Citizens in
the Ghetto District.

EW YORk.-T b Q
ope min g Of the
school season is a
pretense until Oc-
tober. Only then
d o the re re-
alton eenGers, t b e
fire g lee t ur e
courses. the gym
nasiums open. Not
even then are the
night schools at
work. Summer is
long in the city.
Almost past be-
+h1 n1nrc
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Bow They Love One Another.

Gladys Injecting an old frlend)-
E'm not living at home now, dear. I
have been married since saw y0u
last, and have got fiat OF my own.
Rthel (sweetly)-How nice! What's
hls name ALLY Slipper.