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THE MOTHER.
BY DORA aGERsoN sHoRTE

by DORA s1GERSON SHORTER
''Hop' said the child, how fine the horses go,
With nodding plumes with measured step and
slow.
Who rides within this coach. is he not great?
Some King. l think. for see. he rides in slater
turned and saw little coffin lie
Half-hid I'm flowers as the slow steeds went by,
So small a woman's arms might hold IL pressed
AS some rare jewel-casket TO her breast;
Hot" said the child, how the proud horses
shake
Their silver harness till they music make.
Who drives abroad with all this majesty?
Is IL some Prince who fain his world would see =
And as looked 1 saw through the dim glass
OF one sad coach that all so slow did pass
A woman's face-a mothers eyes ablaze
Seize the child in fierce and famished gaze.
Death drives" 1 said and drew him in alarm
Within the shelter OF my circling arm
So In my heart cried out thousand fears,
"a King goes past" He wondered at my tears.
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Br1dwcod has said that there Is a strong mem
ory Of Lamb among the descendants OF his con-
tenporaries al the India House, and he adds:
The father OF one Of the latter officials re-
csiveo from Lamb the present OF a copy OF a
volume Of Tables OF Interest inscribed on the
nyieaf. IN the donors handwriting. In this
book. unlike most Others. the further you pro-
gress the more the interest Increases"
These volumes are well printed and the Illus
tations are excellent accomplishments OF the
text good index, We must add, is much to
ke desired
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choice between the policies being developed out
Of that personal warfare he did not record it.
His last years were pathetic Broken in health
and fortune, his time was spent in prosecuting
long deferred claims on the government in con-
nection with his early diplomatic missions ani
in explaining and defending various features OF
his official conduct about which he felt injus-
uce had been done him.
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NJ. ROSTAND 1T CAMBO.
M The london Daily telegraph

From The London Daily Telegraph
NJ Edmond Rostand the oramatist has
founded, in conjunction with NJ Pierre Roland
C,osselin a new club at Cambo-les-B ains. in the
department. OF the Lower Pyrenees. 1t is called
the Minosa Club. and the honorary presidents
are NJ and Madame ROstand- The establish
rDeut IS under the patronage Of the Princess
Frederick Sophia Maria OF Hanover and her
husband Barun Won awel-Rammingen The
club will be dEvoted TO sport and art, and ar
rangements haze been made Cor the construction
OF a Basque house for the Members From this
building there VIII be q splendid view Of the
valley OF The Nlve.
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THE BRIDGE PLAYER.

!, B. o., in The London Outlook
L
Time was when Delia's voice
Made every swain rejoice;
She talked of many things,
And all her words had wings
II
On wings Of rainbow sound
Her fancies fiuttered round;
In gossip's far-1ung snare
We caught them everywhere.
Ill
All, me, the woful changed
No more her fancies range;
A lutte of love unstrung
Is Delia's dulcet tongue
".
In a land Of painted lies
She sells her voice and eyes,
And all her rose-white spring
To a smug-faced pasteboard King.
V
For a wage OF tinkling pelf
She hires her future self
And all that she has been
To Sinking pasteboard Queen.
VI
Thus. thus read her fate
(She goes to bed so late):
She'll share her youthful grave
With sneering pasteboard knaye-
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R0SSETTT 1T OXFORD.
Some RecOIlectiOns By Mr.. Tal Prirlsep.

Prom The London Daily Globe
Ny. Val Prinsep writes in The Magazine Of
Art an amusing account OF the decoration OF
the Union at Oxford by y. c. RossettL and SAYS
as might be expected, the presence OF a certain
number OF artists working at oxford aroused
some curiosity among the dons and college stan
OF the university. Some were luckier than the
unhappy man who accosted Morris as Ny good
man" and We made friends Of many who strove
20 Join art with learning. So It happened that
ROsseto and his friends received an invitation
% dine at the high table ~ Christ Church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06

Herbert Spencers Autobiography" which Is
expected to make its appearance at the end OF
this month early in April, win be printed in
two large volumes and viii contain number OF
portraits. 1t ends before the completion of the
System OF Synthetic Philosophy
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by Stanislaus Murray Hamilton. svo Vol VI
l6lf-lSS pp. xviii 40; Vol VII, 1S241S71 DID. xvi
"a @. p. Putnam's Sons
These two volumes bring to end this i'm
portant contribution to American history. The
works Of Monroe will never rank in interest
with those Of his associates in shaping our in
sututions. Jefferson and Madison. His leader
ship came later. and he had far less ability than
either. OF his own inspiration he contributed
little 10 the development Of the nations gov
eminent and policy. Yet his name is insep-
arably connected with some of the most de-
cisive incidents IN that development, and all
students have cause to be grateful to the
Messrs. Putnam for this addition to the ad-
mirable collection OF the writings OF the fathers
OF the Republic which they have been fer some
years engaged IN publishing. Mr.. Hamilton is
a careful and intelligent editor. Bis one fault
II it be fault in this day Of over-ninute ammo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-06
MONROE.
Completion of the Collected Edition
of His Works.

THE WRITINGS OF JAMES MONROE Edited
py Stanlslaus Murray Hamilton. Svo Vol VI
lS7-lS23. pp. xviii 444; Vol VII 1S24-1S71 DID, xvi
IA @. p. Putnam's Sons
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Who callsr' she asked.
The grandmother comet explained the difficulty.
while tho champion comet tired out with fatigue
and sleep took tho opportunity % yawu heavily.
The moon smiled as she looked az the children. It
was very sweet and symulthetie smile.
let me take Gaze Of them She said. ''I will
rock them 20 sleep i'm ms arms. and they shall rest
without fear. Bear them hither. good comet"
The comet rose to- the edge ~ the cloud. and Ne
rissa and Ohio In climbed into the silver cres-
cent, and sat there as securely as En- cot ar
home. while the moon true TO her word. rocked
them 10 and fro until they were both fast asleep.
All through the day they slept peacefully. and
when they awoke 30 was again dark. The moon
sailing high ga the atmosphere and the comet
was beside them once more.
They thanked the moon for her Kindness. and
climbed on 70 their old friends back and then OF
they set 20 the hilltop where the ladder was %
were there 20 meet them.
Young Tom delivered my message. them asked
He did" replied TautaIus dryly. "aud disposed
Of two or three babies while 10 ono was looking
next ume-ho's q shocking thief. as all ths world
Dear. dear" calculated the comet. I'm great dis
tress This IS most annoying, friend Iantalus-l
wouldn't have had u happen l7r ANYTHING
Well they're gone replied TantaLus: more
She busted herself with the ladder, spinning new
hlameuts 10 connect It, and giying directions to her
How much further are you going 10 take them
she asked. Its many and many d mile Yet 10 the
Get it'i into the Great swamp
I must SEQ them safely across that. Of course
said the comet; but l dare not 80 further. Why
1T you Will take us all as FAR as that" replied
dren's safety. II viii then descend and attach the
and it will be better Tor them
so, It will" replied the comet, heartily. and
TantaIus ran swiftly up the ladder and her help
ers after her; then they drew IT up. and or tho
The night vas very dark Far below them
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thick and is filed in with some kind ~ cement and
stones that have hardened until Il stronger than
the bricks themselves. I have forgotten just the
twenty feet wide the bottom and ten feet at
the ton which is wide enough 70 allow two
riaRes 10 drive abreast. The towers. you see.
We're used 10y the Chinese to view the surrounding
country and tell Or the approach of the enemy
grandeur is TO compare St % a row o. buildings
three stories high and reaching from Chicago 20
san Francisco"
Us climb 20 the top and have look from the loop
holes IN the towers and then on our way down
must take brick and bring IL along as
This they old, and when they got back 10 the
elephant they weighed the brick and found II
measured q was j. inches long. Wide and thick,
and its color "a blush Erav-
This viii Toe fine specimen Cor our cabinet y hon
wall. much less have a brick from IL. think II
IS The most wonderful thing We have seen since
90 The wonders ~ the world
- ol-r ro-.y i lift1e vgav into Tartar fsf TO sec
torture any stranger that j. caught ln their ter
rtOryr ] have read that travellers. attempting 10
tAilpl' yltI Cl.t- .ll.l 1L.,l '''s ilE
been tortured unil theE cled- heF would not XIII
them outright but would keen them alive for DAYS
they could enjoy their aEonies. ] read ~ one
man they stripped and pLt GA saddle with an iron
unless ne perfectly upright these spikes would
run into him. the horse was then started Oh
'Oh, for nlercy's sake, StoD telling me such hor-
rihle things" said lone. You make my flesh creep.
+ 60 into their country and see how they live
Very well viii 20. But FIRST must oil up
the elephant and see that everything is in good
} worznE order for ] should not Ike 20 break down
wei. ] should think not" said lone.
CTo he continuedD
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FISH FED BY HAND.

Experiments made IN large aquarium -.
proved that fish may be easily tanned ana UaHls-
This fs uartcuIarIv true OF blue perch. They soo
consent TO taking their flod-uva. green Is'..--
Ike weed-trom the hand. and do not at al -
TO being handled. a huge kelp cod. spi7I- -
specimen OF rich blue and green hues. thai -,
kept I'm the same tank with the peIcl' - s-tov
learned 10 feed from the hand and seemed 70 eN1''
being scratched and rubbed. - ,.......-
slugs tOO-siugular. SheileaS lnlnSs ..-si~h
Inc the faruTtv OF secretng purple nul0 49,
thew throw out IN lf-defence-tOok thelE L5ss-1f
meal Of seaweed from their feeders myers 80
the slightest fear. Stcklebacks. perch 49, 49, 80
catfish are among the most easily tauled IS,
tbe sforv il toI1 ~ an old fisherman VINO day -.
day fed large horse mackerel IN the open -. 80
pieces OF the FISH he cleaned IL graduaty So
fhe habit 81 coming nearer and nearer 70 49,.
the boat Was tethered until. finally contlIls7-. 90
IL would not Be harmed. T. Consented, % -
daily meal directly from the dshsrmans naaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
The Fighting General Of RuSSfa.

Russia is waking up. The little bristling "Japs"
nav have beaten TIE Cars navy. and the Cars
soldiers may have had to march away from the
Mikado's men, but things may change now, for
the Gar has ordered man with long name
hard 10 pronounce General Alexei Nicolaievitch
Kuropatkin. 20 lead his soldiers in Manchu-ia
This man with the long name Is cfllsd the
lighting general OF Russia. one looking ut his
quiet face. would not think Of him as lighting
general" But lie Is. Tor he has fought IN
battles in Africa. Europe and Asia. And every
where he has fought he has won. One may see
by looking At his high forehead and the way he
half shuts his ewes that lie thinks a great deal
and very hard. That IS why he has won. That IS
tie way most men win. They want TO do some
particular thing very much They think about II
Then they go at IL hard
In pctures Of the generals. kings and emperors
OF Europe. almost always there are To be seen
long rows OF crosses and badges fastened on the
breasts OF their coats These are badges OF various
societies or orders. they are called. Each
country I'm Europe has such orders. one may
become a member only by invitation OF the king
or emperor. The badges in some OF these orders
given only 20 men who have hone great deeds
Tn fighting general" OF Russia has received more
than q dozen, and n great many swords besides
from the Car. because % the many deeds he has
done II Is said he has many that there are
no more Of these 5eweed badges of gold left for
him to win Not only is he great fighter but
he IL also said TO bc the best writer on military
history in Russia Fer this he also has received
honors.
lie can toll terribly hard IS the way some
men talk about him. They ten how hs turned
tribes OF numerous into men who would
plough and plant and grow cotton-peaceful men
doing useful things IN the world.
The father Of General Europatkin was a soldier,
too but he LETT the army before lie died AleXei
was sent TO schools. where there were cadet drills
and studies about war as well as other things lie
was 10 be "a soldier like his father. lie studied
hard and I'm $500 ne was made a sub-ueutenant-
an officer at the bottom Of Tire ladder whenever
sub IS added 20 anything IL means under as
when We say 'sub-eeilar' We mean the cellar
under tho usual cellar. or subterrauean We mean
under tho earth. So a sub-rcuteuaut IS an officer
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stretched the land black as Ink Few comets
were gNl tonight. aud the stars vet not
l-rF hrlsLt~st Nerlssa dreaded 20 think % tha
moment when their kind friend must leave them
and L.r heart was fun Of anxiety.
The Shining Mountain illumned the distance ard
looked very ceauufIl- buJ Do after all. terri
..- $50 %. nr.t-tE "l-l t'lcpnda vas Known q
llEdht IT'S recrsses and the nearer they drew %
th- more unhappy Neriss1 became.
'th", Too. uid not Ike o. think N the Tins Hheu
they must face the pers OF G0icunda's enchant-
mtntS. PUT Pc tried % occupy himself with what
49, % yr seen AROUND
Presently be uttered an exclamation and pointsi
Look. Princess he exclaimed How very.
Ard wonderful 10 csrtaiuIy was. A moment
earlier an the land beneath them had appeared
rIcchy dark
Vow 10 was suddenly Illuminated bv what Iooke4
~ magiclau's wand And many trembling
lection was % b. seen. that every light ap-
pvared to be trcbl-d. and II reflected IN a look
iug-ElaSs.
'Oh' what can IL beT' asked Nerissa.
TT Is the Great swamp replied Tantalus and
those are The marsh flowers which give out ugh'
beautiful they are. I have heard. but woe betid4
any one who tries o gather them Many a travel
Ter attracted iy their fatal loveness. has lost hs
hfe tn a vain endeavor 70 obtain them"
This IS part of GolCondas territory said th-
comet. iu an avestruck voice. and we must pro
coed quietly on our way"
He darted higher into the air until the Shining
Mountain was left far below, and the cleaning
marsh fowerets shone Ike sparks OF fire. and no
II VIII take YOU vet a little further the comet
said. and then I dare not 20 beyond. much as Z
erieves ne to leave you. Good Tantalus too runs
BE made bic way toward hilltop. and there
he paused The shining Mountain was very near
now. and lay bathed iu dazzling spiendor.
ITO be contnusd)
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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
where shall We go now Have SOU any PREF
erenceo' asked Harold
let us 60 and see the great wall ~ China, that
was built centuries before America was discovered
end is said he wide the top that two loads
~ hay can be hauled on 81. Don't YOU remem-
her having studied about g. IN YOUR geography
when you went 20 SCHOOL," said lone.
"Perfcctly.~ said Harold. "aud ] have always
Rad curiosity 90 see 3D. and now that we are so
near thiuk should so By an means"
They travelled up hin and down Tor some dis
tHnoe over roads So bad that the elephant in
perpetual danger ~ either sinking entirely On the
noWldcrs falling into deep ruts guIies. At last
sod around the mountains like a gigantic
climbed over some heights five thousand feet. 1t
which is -tu standing was built before Christ was
without the aid OF machinery and that all the bricks
were made Boy hand. when the Egyptians built
fheir pyramids and tho Chinese their wall they
thst OF to-day know nothing o. for % IN
credible thar the wall and the Pyramids could be
built without machinery.
And. would you believe g. lone. 81 was com
ylcted from end 90 end. length - about fifteen
hundred miles fn wears and historians say that
81 took millions OF men 20 build 30 and army 81
more man tlitF hundred 1h"usaue 20 protect the
builders IRON ie neire, u0riNlHZed tribes or Tar
tars that harassed them all the time said Har-
old.
How heh and thick do YOU think 81 is and 8,
fhiuE else" asked lone
II hes an outer layer Of brick about three fee
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under a netenant That where the lighting
general began. There ara men who. starting
down at the bottom. under everything, come out on
top As we know now he OF this kind
He was hardly out or school when there was talk
Of war in the heart Of that big strange continent
Asia In Turkestan, where tales like Tho Arabian
Nights were told. the Russians lighting
Alexoi went to Turkestsn, and here he spent two
years hghting. lie had done well that when
he came home he received two Of the badges OF
honor and some swords. lie now became Heu-
tenant. also.
Now Kuropatkin went to school again learn
more about how fight and win battles. For six
years-a long time-he studied, working hard
When he came cut he at the head OF his class
lie Gid 50 we'll that he received the opportunity &c
go to France to study still more. Here he was
asked 10 help reOrgaEize-which means to put
Something together anew-the cavalry Of the
French Army France q short time before, had been
beaten in a war with Germany. lie was 50 sue
cessfuI in what he did in France that he won a
badge from that country. He was the first Rus
sian officer 70 win this honor Tor ability as soi-
dler Then he went 10 the Sahara Desert. when can
be found spreading clear across the map OF NORTH
ern Africa-with the French Army: ana "hsh 20 az
seen and learned OF this country. For this book
Now Kuropatkin to go back to TuTkestsn
for fighting. lie was seeing great deal OF the
two months OF hghting' with wound I've '' more
out from the bottom OF the heap.
Now there was a line between Turkestan ana
Tartary. another OF those Wild countries OF Asia.
to be Strengthened out. Captain Kuropatlin and his
brother We're sent To do the work II was 70 oe a
ride on horseback for twenty hundred miles:
There was lot Of hard lighting for swerms OF
warke men surrounded them Dut kuIopAlAHl
men fought hard, and after year or many ad-
ventures they came back again Captain Kuropat-
Kin wrote book about this unknown country, and
for Il received another gold medal.
Then came war between Turkey and Russia.
This was IN 1871 In il kuropatkin was to be In tho
thick OF the fray. lie was now colonel Twice
was he wounded Al the END OF the war. year
later. more swords and badges were given TO the
"dghtlng general Now there was to be more hght
ing i'm Asia near the blue Caspian Sea, and In
TIrk,stan. For his work here he was made a
major general and received another badge Since
that tirne he has reOrganiZed tho Russian Army.
been a governor, been promoted TO be a lieutenant
general and when he started for ManChuria, last
week he at the head Of the Cars War De
partment. What will he succeed in doing with the
JAMS
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TIE Stolen Prince.
Copyright. 1904. BY Til. rr'san. Assosa'iaa5
VI lAMEsoN. mLrsTnArEp nE VI c. sANnr.

J ,ano-v insecure looking pavement ~ cloud and
they were terribly afraid lest they should sink
through and fall down. down. down TO the earth
below
what have you there grandson asked the old
lady. IN a quavering voice. the comet paused be
fore her.
The champion comet was always very polite to
his grandmother. the only Ierson of whom he
stood IN awe
"A little princess and her -ln-VaitinE.' no
replied in "a voice so submissive and unlike his
customary clustering tones that Nerissa hardly
realized that ne speaking They have lost
their Wy. sraudma-at least. am helping them
ou fneir way to tho Shining Mountain.
The Shining Mountain exclaimed all the
comets IN breath until NerissI felt inclined 20
stop her ears. why do they In such "A perilous
direction
silence commanded the old grandmother. and
instantly silence was obtained.
They wish 20 rescue the priucess's brother from
tho tolls Ok Galcouda," proceeded the comet. seeing
that his grandmother wished to hear all tie de-
tails. and ] had 20 bring them here. granny, be-
cause TautaIls. after spinning ladder 90 help
them up forgot TO leave # with them 20 help them
down. so what was 10 do
.-rautaIus is an empty headed creature" replied
his grandmother I've always thought SO. and
now I know So. The difficulty is their accommoda-
ton grandson. They are quite welcome. but I'm
afraid they viii have 20 stay your back all
night Clouds are not FOR mortals'
Nerisza bent forward.
"Oh! no has carried Us 30 long" she said that
~ mus: DE most dreadfully tired. Isn't there a
scrap % solid cloud could rest uponc''
THE child has a kind and thoughtful heart"
said the grandmother comet. and perhaps you are
tired grandson Let see'-
She remained buried in deep thought for a mo-
rnent two. and all the coUets-Ereat and small
old and juTenie-were respectfully silent.
Where's the noon she asked suddenly. Now
why shouldn't shs DO something 70 help us1 Call
her here"
crescent appeared above the top Of the cloud, ir-
radiatiuE its edges with soft light
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HONOR LIST.

Helen Moutieth Fletcher HOFFMAN. Harold HON
man. Lillian James. Bessie JeEery. Mary CaEreA
Condict. Ralph Lester. Minnie Kaltzmark. Loai'A
Carmody Alden Kimball. Ralph Dslavan' Lsn~
Schroeder DOrothea De We're Denys, ROosst T.
B!sseU Maude White. Eunics Ware. Grace !. HA'
lock Niaude Shethar Gorham. Ruth Gorn-n'
Donald Mackay Olga Maria KOlH. Orvtls
Ackerly. Lizzie Armbruster Harry kOdlse. JOSEF
Hsichelbeck. Eda Rees. Roy Terwiiliger, Lucy =
Ehasan. Beatrice l. BcddOe. Walter sutton. an
Sutton. Nyra Stewart. Katharine Taylor, Giao9s
Oakley Percival II. Chance, " J. GrssnOeIs0
Helen y. Huntington. Anna Brown Herr hss
Wauamaker. Livingston Post Duane hesiis
Emerson. r. Abbey. Samuel Bern. Frank Ft'n'-'
Willard Thorn. Nicholas Pinto. Malcolm DsoS.''
George p. Russell. Nelson p W. HiL Ahcs DN
dahl Josephine Cramer. Carrie Y. Hauser. Catne'
iue Montgomery. Esther Jorgensen. hoN "a
Fowler Sarah Robbins. Gertrude Aldrldss. -
Raunau Edmund O'ConnelL Grace ID; T. stsIa-Iss
Hannah Oetjen Helen , Harold 1900
Schwartz John C. Maxon. teatrice l. - NJ
Harris Pauline b. Fieischer. Margaret W. 10Y
land. John n. Robinson. Nargarel ~ -,Sy1Is. 81
Rudolph Boyer Mamie L. Carroll az itt ssss
Hager Anna " Neuberger Saran &c.
Charles C.. Niesse jr.. Matthias kohlneiTu-i, -sncs
Parlss OBrieu. Clarence Ward 1oihs. 49,
Hoster Paul Braddon and Helen F. AeO''"'
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THREE PRIZE OFFERS.

In order TO encourage careful reading and original
expressions opinion Offer three prizes for letters
written by little and about the stsr-
Of The stolen Prince" They 20 read carefully
each the adventures Of the little people Who a.
I'm search Of the prince, and are to tell the reasons
why they like the story. From time TO time the most
interesting letters received viii be published and rheu
the story f. finished the prizes Will be awarded.
The best letter In thought and constructions wn re-
ceiFe the prize Of s. To the next letter In osss
OF excellence will be awarded prize Of g. azd 70 sh'
third a prize OF 81.
The letters must not contain more than dve husdr-s
words. must be written side OF the paper 0np
and must be addressed Little Men and Lffi'
Women New-YOrk Tribune.