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ne-erf Tele9raph Lina.

Il IN not generally known that there
n telegraph across the southern desert
land Of the Australian continent, 1000
miles in length. It runs partially
through an uninhabited country and
bong tracts Of waterless desert While
It was being constructed more than 1000
tons Of material had to be carried far
into the interior, and many Of the iron
and wood poles were conveyed 400 miles.
A recent report says that the wear and
tear Of this telegraph construction has
been inconsiderable. but there Is great
difficulty found in supplying the sta
lions across the desert with operators.
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FEW 1904 DOLLARS EXIST.
Genuine Coin Is Rare, But Many coun-
torfeits Are In Circulation
One Brings 81, 200.

OF the silver dollars Of 1904, one OF
which recently sold for nearly 81 200,
the mint records show that only 1850
were ever coined, and Of these nearly the
entire lot was shipped to one Of the Bar
barry states. The ship foundered and
they were lost Very few genuine coins
Of that year exist The director Of the
mint relates that Senator Cockrell sent
him several years ago what purporteo
10 be one Of these dollars for an exam
tnstio ~ to its commences. When sub
3ected to heat the q" dropped on, show
ing that the last figure on an ordinary
coin had been removed and this substi-
tuted, but 90 cleverly that nothing less
than nerce heat would reveal the de-
ception. Counterfeiters are believed y
Re plentiful.
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Pope Laos Wit

PoDe Leo X. Is credited with having
administered q most appropriate rsouke
upon q presuming visionary who pre-
tended to have discovered the pniioso-
piers stone and demanded recompenst
therefor. His holiness presented tns
discoyerer with an empty purse. rne
true uossessor Of the philosopher
stone" said the pope, lis the miner
whose iron, copper or tin are always con
vertible into more precious metals. As'
riculture is the noblest Of all alchemy
for It turns the common earth into gold
and confers upon its cultimator the al
ditional reward of health"
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Womsa in ParaguaY.

In Paraguay the women are In tbs
Droportjon Of seven to one - compared
with the men. The consequence 10 that
thS men are taken the greatest care q,
and everything which Il unpleasant or
night be risky to the Life Of . man Il
doaS BY the woman. The streets are
slsAned, ships are los2sd, oxsn Ara
driven BY them. and 1t u even SGId that
SAay have taken part in their eoUntry's
Vln, acting e substitutes foe tAstT
msnktnd.
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Pork Rolls.

Cut cold roasted pork in thin SYM
metricaI slices; season well with pep
per, cover with minced onion and
chopped parsley. roll up tightly and tie
with q bit Of clean wrapping twine
Dredge each roll in sifted -four, and fry
brown in butter. To the gravy left in
the pan add a little stock or milk, sea-
son with salt and epper. boil up once
pour over rolls. from which the strigs
have been removed, and serve at once
Good Housekeeping.
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Mrs. e. Louise Austin 1857 Armour
Ave-, one Of the most noted and sweet
soprano singers In this city, is filling
quite a few engagements at the pres
ent time. Mrs. Austin is deserving
Of success for she has studied very
hard in the past to improve her must
cal talent.
Frank wenter will serve as chair
man Of the committee of one hundred
citizens. who viii have charge OF
Judge DUNES mayoralty campaign.
The other officers of the committee
are George L. Mcconnell, recording
secretary; Ernst Hummel, treasurer;
James O'Shaughnessy, financial sec
Rotary. The committee has opened
up headquarters at 20 Washington
street.
Mrs. Fanny Ralston 1927 State St,
President Of the goth Century Penny
Club. has been seriously indisposed for
the past ten days owing to meeting
with an accident with a ahrdtttar I'd
with an accident by the falling Of a
huge piece of plastering from the
ceiling Of her house which struck her
on the side Of the head and neck. Her
many friends hope she will soon re-
cover from the effects of the accident
and be able to renew her labors In
behalf Of the club.
Well on to one hundred Afro-Amer-
leans called on Judge Edward f.
Dunno at his Court chambers last
Saturday and assured him that many
thousand voters in this city would
support him in his race for Mayor OF
Chicago as against John NJ. Harlan,
William H. Clark presented Judge
Dunno with a set of resolutions, after
he had extended the glad hand to
each member OF the delegation and
the Judge was highly pleased to learn
that he is held in high esteem by the
Afro-Americans Of this city.
Frank W. Rollins, who was for
long time manager of The Chicago
Tribune, but more recently owner and
manager Of The Old Church Organ or
The Conservator, has through his At
torney s. A. McElwee brought suit
against Bethel Church for $500
which it owes for an upaid printers
bin, and Mr.. Rollins, says, That he
feels like he has sued Good Almighty
himself" For it seems that he is I'M
able to distinguish the difference be-
tween God and a lot Of dishonest ras
calls. who conduct the affairs of most
Of the churches and who refuse 70
pay their honest debts.
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To Keep Soldiers Alive.

An emergency ration, packed In .
small accompaniment cylinder Of tin.
is carried in the haversack Of every Brit
fsh soldier. AS its name suggests. the ra-
ton is not to be used except in cases OF
the direst necessity. One compartment
holds four ounces Of cocoa paste and the
other a similar quantity Of concentrated
beef. II consumed in small quantities 1t
will maintain strength for many hours.
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Thrifty Queen.

wilhelmina, queen Of Holland. is max
ing money by selling milk and butter.
As a child WiIhelmina kept chickens.
She loved them dearly, had pet names
for most Of them, fed them, and quite
incidentally made pocket money out OF
them. Not long ago Prince Henry
bought for his royal wife several COWS,
which are placed on the rich land ad-
Joining the palace at Loo. These pros
pered so we'll, and their milk and butter
added so much to the delights Of the pal
ace table, that the queen decided to en-
gage in the business Of dairying.
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In Vaudeville.

The Dutchman-Vat's der differences
between q man vat reforms at New
Years und a chap vat goes oud during
our actf
The Irishman-I give II up, Dutchy.
Shoot away.
'Vun turns leaf, und der other leafs
q turn"
''All right, professor, . little music,
II yez PLACE Oourier-Jour-
nal.
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National Ain

The national airs of great countries
are short, while those of little coun-
tries are long. God Save the King"
Is IA bars, the Russian hymn IL 16 bars
and Hail Columbia" has 2S bars
Slams national hymn has rs bars, and
that Of Uruguay 70. Chill 46. and %
On San Aarino has the longest ma
ttonal hymn, except that Of China
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Green Diamond.

Quite q unique jewel is an apple-Ereen
diamond owned by the prince Of Wales.
II was discovered in South Africa. and Ia
the largest stone Of the shade In the
world. Apple-green Is q very rare and
precious species. II was found two and
q half years ago. and weighs three and Q
half carats. The value placed upon II
By eonnoisseurs is E1,600.
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Noble and Difficult.

Just to be good, to keep life pure
from degrading elements, to make II con-
StAntly helpful in little ways to those
Who are touched by 1t, to keep ones
spirits always sweet, and avoid ell man
ner Of petty anger and irritabilIty-thai
is an ida As noble a. IL is dificult-Ed-
ward Howard Griggs.
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intending Emiraut

How nOch most I pay to 60 Stssr5cA
% - United Safest"
Dooking lCerk-F1ys pounds ten.
intending Emigrant-PAtf ! soaEAS
8 va tho pondG 800 80 II.
.R0oking 0gt-AAD the rate VA 3
Osaa new. Prices have soas NJ -
4AteAAing Emirant--Yer vel. -.
ISHil not @, I yin stay and - a EAg-
HahRaa.-ByStander
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our PETTY Exclusiveness.

IF Japan holds a worlds fair" says
a contemporary, 1T will not insist on
compelling all the American girls to
leave the country after it ends" More
than 90 years ago, through our SAIL
ors, We rescued Japan from her ex-
cfusiveness. II now seems about time
for Japan or some other nation to
rescue US from our exclusivenesS-
Louisville Courier-JournAl.
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Fitted for Batter Place.

One Of the most remarkable prisoners
in the United States 10 q convict in Sing
Sing, who edits the prison paper, the
Star Of Hope" He 10 there for burg.
lAry. but in his time has been lawyer. re
porter, confidence man, secretary to q
khedive OF Egypt. preacher, forger and
politician.
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Wcrd g - WIsa

EseS y how . Harlem tailor lnvikas e.
t@klea. through TIE medium q Q Wiz
aew enHoaneemsnt to the ssEyseS II
s1en - give: Before thsy wGEN mar
I'D Ne prSssod his 1at nr AAGsl-
Ina. After they were married AAeSalna
pEo1 His suit-troublsl troaAlei
ts0aA1sl hat might have ben onEirely
avoided" A word 10 the Wi6s. Il bas-
olBsa y saMeisat-N. ]. TribanA
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Helped by Irrigation,

About 1000 acres Of valuable fruit
lands have been brought under water
BY the construction Of the De Weese
dam, In the Wet mountain valley near
Westeliffe, Col. The reservoir 10 one
Of the largest in the centennial state
and its waters render valuable much
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niatinctln Agricultural.

At present New Zealand is distinctly
an agricultural and dairying colony.
but recent Investigations by engineers
as to the possibilities Of deriving cleo
trio power from rivers and waterfalls
indicate that It may become . great
manufacturing center.
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Woman's Progress.

This invasion by women In all de-
partments Of work seems to be as in
eVitAhle a. doom itself. II Is not to be
drowned upon or resisted. II has to be
accepted. Women not only have come
TO the good places, but evidently have
70 stay.-Chicago Chronicle.
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Cram Chaa.a ssnduich

A delicious sandwich is made with
cream cheese in which is mixed finely
chopped black walnuts. A little salad
oil may be used to bind the two together.
Butter thin brown bread and spread
with the mixture. Salt libsrally.-N. Y
Post.
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In Polar RA1ionG

Outside the polar regions there re-
mans UNEMPLOYED. it is claimed, about
one-nftieth Of the land surface Of the
globe. Fifteen years ago the unknown
portions we're about one-eighth Of the
earth's totsl.
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Roomlnu House for Sale.

House Of IL well furnished rooms,
which are full Of good paying roomers,
for sale cheap on account Of the own
er leaving the city. For further par
ticulars call at 2252 Indiana Ave.
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Near New York city there has been
StArtsa . eatnip farm which 10 prov
ing . profitable investment The pro-
duct 10 shipped to New York animal
Dealers. and sold to the owners Of cats.
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Guessing It.

MY dear" began Merchant rather
awkwardly, IF anyone should tell you
they saw me at lunch today"
Who was she, joint" interrupted
his wise wife, and who saw you with
her?"-Philadelphia Press.
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Houaahnld Hint

Never uss white canton flannel or
white tissus paper for wrapping silver
articles In. Blue paper and gray flannel
ere best - the white contains a ohemi-
ell which viii blGcken the silver In time.
IN. Y. Post
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sueeeaaful Launching.

Ernfe-So Helen II married At last!
Did her father make any demonstra-
ton?
EVa-I should say %. You could hear
him WAOoping and dancing for q block.
-Chicago Daily News.
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Naadsd Raznlatinr

Say, ma" said the small boy, my
stomach sez it's dinner time"
Run away and play" replied his ma,
your stonach's fast-"-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Where Ignorance Isn't Bliss.
Mrs. H0mOr-Our hired girl can't read
Q word Of English.
Ars. callsr-whati Not evsa the bar
aAin adVSrttsementsf-Ch CHICAGO News.
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Freah Fiah.

In some Russian cafes nsh are kept
alive in tanks. A guest at one Of these
houses selects his fish from the pool Of
water, and waits until It can be dressed
and cooked especially for him.
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Wanted-A Partner, or a good
money-maker $1,000 to start in. Call
and see NE at z o'clock p. nc.
Brown, 5711 Wabash avenue.
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Nothing New.

Miss Noozey-You didn't know I was
interested in business, did you7
Miss Beiting-Why, yes, 1 supposed
you were, as usual; but didn't know
WhoSe.-Philadelphia Presa
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Easy Mark,

What IL an optimisti"
"A man who thinks that II he writes
Rush on q letter II win be delivered
sooner than otherWise."-CoFssSna
Leader.
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when . married woman visAS ana
we're . man her husband - AT . seke
he Wish.-Chicako DAILY NSWL
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Er EnouSh-

Teacher-what is the plural Of mar
riAgef
Pupf-MOrmonism.-N. 7. PrsaA
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A Madrid rsstaurantkseper has sued
. woman for . meal. He sWears that shs
ate and drank without eeasing from
eight p. n. to two q N.
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Ribban SIGN.

In south Greenland the color Of the
hair ribbon which . woman ties around
her head denotes the social condition
Of the wearer-whether she b maid,
wife or widow.
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Just.H.Il In

Il n another ifiustFstioa Of "a ,oS
q compensation thai most men Who An
b LIE succeed In love.
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Spaiu's Nsndieaats,

There are, IL. 237 professional Der
gan IN Spain, Of whom 1,S4s are
women.
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Nothing DoiuR.

Some men hare spring fsvsf u
months in the ysar.-CAieago Daily
News.
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saais NAsa Yea caa.
HvsrZ men qwss every ether naa
kApry fAcs.-ChieAso Tribune.
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Australian scaVu.eds.

No fewer than Liz different Species
q sawed are found @ Australian
coastG
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Xoman,a NarrYine Il

The average age at which women
marry in civilized countries b ~
3Gars.
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1usl for 1esslehah.
'ans to burn" keeps the Ssvil's far-
aAsa gDfn&. Chioaeo TrlbunA
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politics+what are called the family
politics. great sin. and being a gen.
tleman of honor and spirit, nothing
would content him but making this
known in an address unnecessarily Of
fensive and then resigning his seat. Mr..
Falconet, through the solicitor of the
noble lord. had been aware OF all this
some time before il was publicly
known and had let the noble patron
OF the borough become aware that If
it could be arranged that his son, Jo-
seph, could succeed to the represen-
tation he should not only be singularly
grateful, but should be very happy to
prove that his gratitude was not shad-
owy, but of a substantial character.
and so it came about that Mr.. Falconet
and his son were invited to spend the
Whitsun week at the great house,
and a public meeting in the borough
on the revival of the slave trade in
the Red Sea having been arranged.
Joseph Toplady Falconet had the op-
portunity of making a speech, which
literally electrified the audience. The
speech, indeed, became not only IA
nous in the place where it was deliv-
cred, but it was reported in the London
papers and leading articles were writ
ten attesting its commanding eIoquence
and announcing the advent of a new
and powerful cadidate for the honors
of public life. True II was that 1t sub
sequently appeared that there had
been no revival of the slave trade in
the Red Sea, but that the misappre-
hension had occurred from a mistake
in the telegraph, manipulated by a
functionary suffering from a coup de
scleil or delirium tremens. But this
did not signify and made no difference
whatever in the eloquence of Joseph
Toplady Falconet or the result which
that eloquence was TO accomplish.
There was a dinner to be given at The
Common to celebrate the return Of Jo-
seph. There was a good deal of mys-
terry about this coming event; some lit
tie hesitation for some time, and then
immense preparations. The truth Is
Mr.. Falconet had conceived the Idea of
asking the noble lord to be his guest on
the occasion, and it was a long time
before he could induce Mrs. Falconet
even to comprehend his purpose, much
less to sanction or encourage it. The
Falconets gave many dinner parties,
but their guests were always their own
family or intimate connections. or per
sons who entirely sympathized with
their chief thoughts and pursuits. In
short. their banquets generally led to
some religious ceremony and were al
ways accompanied by psaImody.
Though he regretted the necessity. Mr..
Falconet felt that it was possible his
noble guest was scarcely accustomed
to such pious practices. and, as the
noble lord would be the only one pres
ent who was unused to them. he could
not but feel that a due consideration of
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mother. They resembled, and strongly,
their other parent, who it was the Gus
tom to aver was descended from HUI
guenot family. In truth, his father was
the son of d Genevese matchmaker and
he had himself been clerk to an emf
nent English firm, where his talents
and knowledge Of foreign tongues were
appreciated. The revocation of the
Edict of Nantes with the rich middle
class of the country occupies the same
position as the conquest of England by
the NorInans does with our patricians
1t throws q halo of Imagination over
many humble or obscure origin.
The countenance of Wilberforce Fal-
comet was austere, and it's expression
would have been saturnine had it not
been in a state of constant mitigation
from his thrilling sense of domestic
happiness, worldly prosperity, and re-
ligious satisfaction. In the manage
ment of his family Wilberforce Fal-
comet was a despot, but he was an af-
fectionate one. He often required
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cruelty. Her fears and anxiety were,
however, unnecessary, for her son was
at once placed in a position in the
school which exempted him from the
servitude which she dreaded, while a
very short time elapsed before, even
with so many competitors, his singular
powers began to be remarked and ad
mired.
His success at school secured for him
the university. He was always the ia
vorfte son of his father, though that
feeling on the part of the parent was
never acknowledged or evinced. Sc
cretly, however, the elder Falconet be-
gan to muse over the future Of this gift
ed child and indulge in dreams which
he never communicated to his wife. 1t
was agreed in due course that Joseph
should study for the bar, having left
the university in blaze of glory as
senior wrangler and recognized as the
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a little too sharp In his transactions. in
which a fuller and larger degree OF
Christian forbearance, some intimated,
might be desirable. AS it was, at the
head Of one of the most considerable
East India houses he succeeded on the
death of his father to a large realized
fortune, and was so wealthy that he
need not have been appalled, by the
large family Of both sexes which the
pretty and enthusiastic partner of his
life had presented to him.
1t was not the 100000 with which he
endowed each of his daughters when
they married that was the sole or even
principal cause of their soon quitting
the paternal roof. 1t was really the GUS
tom of the county, and as they were
all pretty, like their mother, and full of
enthusiasm they quickly captivated
young gentlemen of the neighborhood.
who were generally about the same age
and yielded to the blended spell of re-
ligious devotion, female charms and
the most comfortable and piously luxu-
rious domestic establishment in the
whole neighborhood.
The sons, though stalwart youths,
had not inherited the fair mien Of their
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supported Mr. Wilberforce in all his
great enterprises, with his purse as well
as his personal energy. His son, Will
berforce Falconet had married, accord
ing to the Clapham custom, at an early
age young lady who lived at Laven-
der Hill and whose father was another
friend of Mr.. Wilberforce. Even in the
enthusiastic world in which she was
born the bride was remarkable for the
exaltation of her ideas. She was the
founder of many Institutions and the
soul of all. Schools and hymns and
Bible classes and tract distributions
and industrial homes engrossed her life.
But she was pretty, and Wilberforce
Falconet lost his heart to her. He him
self quite sympathized with all her pur-
suits and purposes and had, indeed,
been born and bred in a similar re-
iigious and moral atmosphere TO her
own. This, however, did not prevent
him from having the reputation of be-
ing a first-rate man of business. In
deed, he was sometimes thought to be
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ers were directors OF the East India
Company or chairmen Of the great
docks that were built in the port Of
London during the great war. The
new class of railway magnates are
rarely TO be found here. Their for
tunes have been made in modern times,
and by means which allow them to live
much farther from the city and yet
find themselves rs early every morning
ak their boards and counting houses as
the old families at Clapham, who, after
all, are only four miles from Cornhill.
But the very fact that. comparatively
speaking, they are old families. and
that there is no inglorious tradition
aHrcng them Of philanthropy and piety,
Of good and great works, and of some
names that are even illustrious, binds
them to the sacred soil by that local
spell which is one of the most power
ful influences over mankind.
Mr.. Falconet was the head Of one OF
the most considerable of these families
His father, an East Indian director,
had been an intimate friend and COM
panion Of MIR. Wilberforce, who lived
in his immediate neighborhood and who
was the godfather of his son. He had
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unrivaled orator of its mimic parlia-
ment.
And what were the dreams of the
youth himself? Had he any? Though
of an eager and earnest temperament
his Imagination was limited. and quite
conscious of his powers-being. indeed,
somewhat arrogant and peremptory-
aspired only to devote them to accom-
plishing those objects which from his
cradle he had been taught were the
greatest, and the only ones which could
or should occupy the energies Of man.
Firm in his faith in an age of dissolv-
ing creeds, he wished to believe that he
was the man ordained to yindicate the
sublime cause of religious truth. With
these ardent hopes he had renounced
the suggestion which he had once IA
vored of taking orders. 1t was as the
lay champion of the church that he de-
sired to act, and believed that in such
position his influence would be in
finitely greater than In that of cler-
gyman, whatever his repute. The ca
reer of Mr.. Wilberforce, ever before the
eyes of the domestic circle in which he
moved. doubtless much Influenced him.
1t certainly did his father, for the Sc
cret scheme Of the elder Falconet, over
which he nused alone. was to obtain a
seat in Parliament for his son.
No easy matter in these days, when
men think themselves fortunate to
reach the House Of Commons with a
gray or bald head. And yet men Of
influence, by pondering over an affair,
generally strike fire at last. II they be
not men of influence the luminous par