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Samuel Gflhhnlp'A tottuuc" he inter
polluted bitterly. Notice. ! ike This.
business lcss and l"ss. / know quite
We'll why you have asked her here atld
everyone knows H.. You want me To
marry her, and YOU would never have
thought OF 1t bad not old Grubhain left
her all that money
Nov, sydney. YOU should not speak
hike thai. OF course 1 should no, ur.
vow to marry amy one Mo was not
nice. Du, | leevc been assured that
Nciiie IL "A most ble girl, and
really worked hard 1T her profession as
Il nuise until she suddenly found her
self rich"
AZ to asking her here. she is a third
cousin on your fathers side. and We
are quite justified in inviting her to
spend Il few weeks With US. or course,
as the eldest son, with this place TO
keep up. YOU cannot marry some one
with no money at all, like Miss Smith.
TO, instance" fixing him severely with
her double eyeglass.
You need not marry for money. but
go where money is quoted Edith. see
ing a frown gathering Oh her brothers
forehead.
The man who mnlries Miss Smith
will be a Jolly lucky fellow" he re-
,orted. and left the room wrathfullN.
Mother and sister gazed at one am
other rucfullN.
How very unfortunate that John
should be away and Sydney at home
just at this juncture,' sighed the moth
eli.
Yes, it is almost a pity she is so
| pretty" agreed the sister. But surely
she must be engaged TO John or she
would never hty come to pay us a
| visit, and in hat case there would be
no fear for sydney. He is not a cad,
and she does not look like an adNen-
turess."
The conversation was cut short by
the appearance of the young lady in
question. and Very charming she looked
in q pretty black evening dress which
had evidently done duty for Il long
time. but which nevertheless set off the
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work in speaking Of these great organi-
cations of women said: "Fifty-five
years ago, when / began to speak,
there was not ever a Woman society
in the church, and now the number OF
women who are working together for
themselves and for others number into
the thousands many times over
One is reminded of the old couple
from the country no stood for the
first time in the presence of a railroad
locomotive. AS the great iron horse
stood putting and snorting, the innocent
rustics gazed upon it, awestruck.
john said Mary cautiously, that
thing will never No replied
John. lit surely never Will" But even
while they We're speaking the brakes
were removed. the steam turned on and
the engine, With its long train of cars
following closely behind it, moved
AVA. AS faster and faster it wound
gracefully over the prairies, vanisi ing
from the astonished eyes of our country
frie.ds, the wife seized her husband by
the arm and cried. oh, John, John,
TIL ing will ne stop And it is
altogether probable that it will go on,
only stopping long enough to renew it's
wornout parts. to lay aside outgrown
methods, to adapt itself to new condi-
tions, and to take aboard those who
wish to a that way.
NIlctllGI llt spirit ana 1lS CUl-
nlination in federation represents an
: ',al advance in / e progress of the
world, or whether it merely represents
a phase of high tide in this kind of
thing, is a m; or which only the fu-
ture can settle. In regard to this rapid
advance of the club idea among wom-
en-, this universal acceptance of the
prominent factor y the ives of sc many
women, there are conflicting ideas.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Denver is
president Of h General Federation of
Woman's Clubs of the United States.
n :. Decor is a grand woman. broad
in her outlook, clear in her insight,
clear in her judgment. definite in her
ranks the woman's club movement as
one Of the greatest leficial /; fuences
of our modern times. She says that
h club is coming for good and to stay.
1t has come to better the home by
broadening its life, by fresi- ening its
atmosphere, by infusing into the love
and devotion which already exist there
come O by study and contact with
Others.
On the other hand, Grover Cleve-
land. ex-president of the United States
has placed upon the entire woman's
club movement. as such, an unquali-
fled, laborious and %lugubrious censure
1t is not because there is anything
new in Mr.. C~leveand's u%tterances thai
they nave been somewhat widely no.
ticed n commented upon, for every
thing that women do or ever have done
is an occasion for criticism and offense
to some people; 1t is probably on &C.
count Of the prominence Of the writer
and because there is somewhat more
than the usua harshness and spleen III
the spirit and letter Of the phraseology
in which women are reminded of the
limitations of their sex and the bound.
airy line Of their duties. 1t sounds likt
calling through a megaphone. There i.
noise enough, all right, but the peopl.
! for whom it is intended are too fal
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and relations | possessed, and how fond
they all We're of me.
Among other Invitations l received
N from the Hon. Mrs. Paget, urging
our kinship most kindly. and begging
me to coIne and stay for a month.
A kind friend to whom / spoke of
this said it was the talk of the village
that | was being asked down for the"
here she slammered, and a charm
ing blush covered her face-'for the
eldest son To marry. In some indigna-
ton / decided to come here as a
stranger and judge of the family for
myself.
Accordingly. l took the name of
Miss Smith and came. On my way l
me Nour brother. and he lniStook me
for the Miss Smith your people We're
expecting. This was too good a chance
of making the acquaintance of the
family, SO acting on a momentary inn
pulse. i fell in with his idea and was
introduced to his mother and sister.
by degrees l learned more about the
person was representing, but though
| WAS somewhat troubled al their fire.
quent allusion to John. ! give you my
word | had no idea until now that !
Was pelsonating some one so near and
dear to you. ! fear that o must have
been bitterly disappointed when you
saw me- she said. With a m~ischievous
glance. which fired Johns blood.
He took Il step towards her.
BY heavens. The disappointment is
now. Remain my fancee and 1 ask
nothing more of fate"
And what would you DO With two?''
she said.
He recovered himself With a frown.
oh, l am not really engaged TO Bes-
sic Smith. She is only coming over TO
see her friends in Liverpool
And the picnic? And her let,ers9''
Nellie vas triumphant now.
THAT was nothing he stammered.
Miss Seymour-Nellie. if you will only
listen to me, if o will only let me
tell you how l Low you
Enough. Mr.. Paget.' she said with
dignity. II wish to hear nc more. After
what you have sale ! am sure YOU are
not free to speak SO TO any one but Miss
Smith,
And if l were?" he added eagerly.
IF you We're. it would make no differ
ence," she answered firmly.
John grew White. He was very much
in earnest. to win heH meant so much
TO him. a pretty wife, plenty of money,
u freedom from the fear that Bessie
Smith would get him after all.
You are breaking my heart; DO you
not care that you nave spoilt my life? -
1T is not RICH; of you to speak like
1T is your own fault. | told YOU from
the first that l could never love you
n never SHALL
There was no miStaking her sincerity.
but he tried his last cast.
III you will not accept the love l of
fer you. will you accept my name. Will
you marry me TO save your good
nance"
Here -'ellie turned on him. her slight
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Business a Century Acc.

The merchant kept his own books, or. as
he would have said, his own accounts,
wrote all his letters With a quil, and,
When they Were written. let the ink dry or
sprinkled it with sand. There were then
no envelopes, no postage stamps, no letter
boxes In the street. no collection Of the
mails. The letter written. the paper was
carefully folded, sealed with wax or a
wafer, addressed, and carried 20 c post
office. where postage was prepaid at rates
which would now seem extor:ionate. To
send a letter. which was a single sheet of
paper, from Boston TO New York
or philadelphia, cost lSi2 cents.
and to Washington - cents. and
this at a time when the purchase
power of a cent was five times what
it is at present. To carry a letter from
Philadelphia. then the capital of the Unit
ed States, to Boston and bring Jack an
answer by return mail, would nave con-
sumed from twelve to eighteen days. ac-
cording to the season of the year and
weather.
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.''uiai'' heshhess oi iei pitsh' souis
iass. 49,, o,,,
y iass to"N.n q. Y III
anu aeeiusu NAY lilousii shN vs. an
,i'h. Nv ueN.teu as q =.
'ohii' - 7sai'eE mus pe ii''eo VIZ"
more i'"iies.
Jofh had Always beefl ~ h!ack
sheep OF INC ialnliN, ana YET mad RAIN
er dreaded lest he should present thehi
some Gay "isn an "lNesettlel uhae-
slfaple MUS Johla.
The voyag to Australia which they
hoped would steady him seemed only
to have resulted in q sort of seni-en-
sasement witn a certain MISS Slnl1h
OF Melbourne. an ~lEasefheht Wnlch
ne s~.teiluo"s,h ae1l'sa at tls.' nu. mao
.ateis peen onnse" tu,aa,s' w wv" ~
ing 10 SOM s".e ~ .ic.a.,pii, mi'eil ~
a~lal'oulsen Una, , WIS Hina ,eii Tas ON
,i,s ~ "a 9d'I rmatn,,,,ad har :" Icy -
po"i' aa,u 90 ASt WISH y
f"s oaina ,h,t sna voc f.r nro.,;or o,,
Seeifs lhat she was laI p5et.ler ana
more ladyi1ke than 'heN i3ad expected
MI rase 49, i''leu 70 ny, tne ei,
sasenleli; l1iliiaiis hShiloM age ailo
SO .ilaht so',h se,.ie uGMla, - con.
sul,lia'io aeNoutis M,sheo ps ms
WORRIED ii'o'iel ana sis'ef'
Bu' when John came me TWO greeted
each other quletlN without d
pleasure apparent III their faces.
Disappointed in an immediate solu-
ton of their difficulties. the two la
dies still found satisfaction in the fact
that John had shown himself during
the evening more attentive than they
would nave hoped, and that though
Bessie received his attentions tiinidly,
yet she certainly kept Sydney more at
a distance than hitherto.
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OF ~, feeI "of =; ,el were the
only r.4a. tf. tte or.4
lea4 almei 0ud ;h-n r4sll With
.rsptsasts
Sntfn~'
iuf an insihnl ne & isnt eyes sank
aaputea. d upel Win i proud fu1sinf
OF bet Acld Whth defea tins to tntnk
fat WORST 81 n,f. sac replied
4 ain not n,rsie smith.
WIN "a sareast3c smile John said.
pnrsufap his a~tivanl.tg" 10 tic utmost
Then whom have 1 the honor of
addressing Mho is IT that j. mas
auefadins here under an assumed
name, trucking my relations aud de-
oriVing the neighboihood?"
The young girls anger had faded.
and she stood ii picture OF s-nbaiIass-
ment and shame. Even Johns insoIent
words would now draw 40 fush from
her.
Hanging her head. she said in a
small voice
Il am Nellie Seymour"
John could not prevent "A start of
glad surprise. but he would mot give
up tho advantage her position gave
him.
And why do ] find the heiress. Miss
Seymour, pretending to be Bessie
j. ~ safii Ais
This gave her The necessary hllip,
and her Odd spirit broke out. and with
Il proud loss of her head. she replied:
Miss Smith is a common enough
name; could ! help it that your fam
/ lily took me for some one else Had
| known that il entailed amy connection
With YOU, it is the last nalne j would
have chosen"
John was very wroth, but she looked
50 pretty and desirable in her anger
especially since he learned her real
identity. that he controlled himself
with a great effort and sought to turn
1T all to his advantage.
Miss Seymour he said gravely
Il fear you will find Yourself in a very
awkward position unless you let me
help you. Can you not explain to me
what caused you TO act i'll This extra
ordinary manner?'
Nelli. blushed. n then said:
Well. i suppose | may as We'll tel
YOU all about it. Two months ago
+ was Nellie Seymour, now / am Miss
Seymour. the heiress. l cannot say
the change MAS unWelcome; 1t certain
ly was unexpected.
Il had nursed MI. Gruhham becaus.
! was paid to do so, and had 10 ides
he would leave me his money. The
surprising thing to me was to fin(
then what Il lot of unexpected friends
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CLUBS MAKE BETTER MOTHERS

Mrs. Hallan, in an Appreciative Article Upon the Womcn's
Organizations. Takes Issue With Grover Cleveland aad De-
clares No Mother Will Forget Her Child. and the Club Mean.
More Intelligent Devotion. " Twelve Tkousand Iowa Womsn
Are Banded in Federation Standing for improvement. " "
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BY MRS. JULIA CLARK HALLAM.

Mrs. Italian. who is we'll known
throughout Iowa as d leader among club
women. She is chairman of the state
mothers child study committee of the
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs.l
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Not Alike.

Detroit Free Press: Old chum-Doa-
your little girl take after her mother?
Married Man-Not especially; she's three
years old and can't talk more than half
a dozen words.
The Washington times., 1905-01-20

ping workers. and other operatives in
ST Petersburg and surrounding districts
have practically vanished
1t Is learned the ministers of the inte-
rior and finance have finally declined TO
receive deputation of the opera tives
to discuss the situation with them
Petition TO Car.
As a result an enormous demonstra-
tion before the palace. in which 400. .0oo
Workingmen intend to participate. has
been planned for today. AT that time a
petition will be handed to the Car, ask
ing for the carrying out of the strikers
demands and concluding:
BE merciful TO US and let us live
The Gar. feeling that the strike
might most readily become revolution
ary in character has ordered the com
manding generals throughout Russia to
institute inquiries as to the extent OF
revolutionism in the army.
The same orders have also been sent
to the naval stations. Strong measures
viii be taken TO suppress all political
agitation in both branches of the serv-
ice
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gress. where it was introduced before
the District authorities had seen any
thing of 1t
A hearing. duly advertised. was held
on the bill on November 2. and the
only objections heard at the hearing
ca1fS from the commissioners them
present, all OF whom we're N favor or
the proposition The Commissioners
thereupon recommended 70 Congress
that the bin be passed.
b H Warner, in asking permission
TO read his substitute bill before argu-
mentS were heard for OF against the
original. explained that he was no longer
identified with real estate interests and
that he was present as a representative
of conference of gentlemen who had
met recently to discuss the pending bill
and had found many serious defects IN
it. Thereupon he had framed a bill
which he thought was eninentiy salts
factory TO all interests
FavoTs Open Shop.
Joseph Williams. in explaining his po-
sition at the beginning announced
II am in favor OF the open shop for
every man who ever learned the trade" /"
When Mr.. Warner asked permission
TO read his substitute. he was met with
cries of NO, Mo- from ali over the
farland to remind those present that the
decision of such question rested en-
tireIy with the Commissioners and not
with majority OF those present
The Commissioners decided to admit
the reading OF the bill at this juncture.
The audience was requested not TO e0-
press their approval or disapprovai-
w Mckay Clayton gave notice that
further hearing would be required on
the second bill. as those present had
come prepared TO answer only the orlgl-
raj mea sure and would require time 10
consider the new proposal He said the
Mr. Warner replied that the substitute
contained no new matter but merely
omitted the defects in the original
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
CHIEFS OF THE PUEBLOS
CALL ON THE PRESIDENT

Clad in rainent of variegated hues III.
chiefs Of the eleven villages" of Puehlo
Indians called at the White House this
afternoon and shook hands with the
Great White Father. The PuebIos arc
from New Mexico. and yesterday had a
hearing at the Interior Department
They were presented to the President
by {. j. Crandall. who is In charge of
the Indian school at Santa Fe.
The Pueblos do not go by tribes as
ether Indians, but designate their differ
ent bodies as villages . This is the
first time that the chiefs of ali the I'll
lagos have been IN Washington at the
same time.
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
BOLTERS IN MISSOURI
SUBJECTED TO ABUSE
Niedringhaus Has Not Given Up,
Though Efforts TO Bring Dis
senters Into Line Fail

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo Jan 20
With but meager possibility of breaking
the deadlock. the house and senate met
at noon today to cast the fourth joint
ballot for a United States Senator 10
succeed Francis NJ. CockreH.
The disa greemenJ between the Med
ringhars and Kerens forces is growing
critical constantly. and considerable III
feeling is being developed. At first
3leadirgs and entrea ties were INDUCED in
IN an effort To get the disseutecs back IN
line for the caucus nominee
All efforts of persuasion having failed
the holters are now being subjected to
the severeSt abuse and eXecrations- The
old-tirne party leaders for the most Part
consider the boiling OF caucus nom
inee the worst form of party treason
Niedringhaus has not Yet given up
hope of election. and The majority OF
those voting for him say they VIII do
so until the session Of the Legislature
closes
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made his request orally of the president
and his two counseiors.
He Immediately organized q following
and saw at Republican county conyen-
tons that delegates favorable TO him
We're elected. The church had nothing
to do with his campaign.
Not Voted for as Apostle.
mo man or woman that lives he as
serted, "can say that I came to him
and asked him to vote for me as a
Mormon or apostle
In answer to another question, he
said: LAS a Senator I would vote just
the way that 1 thought was the best
for this country It is not the business
of the church how I vote, and 1 would
not submit to any such dictation
never heard Of anything of the kind -
Mr. Smoot said that he knew Presi-
dent Smith had several wives, but Gid
not know his relations with them until
he read Smiths testimony. and learned
that children had been born of his
plural wives since 1890. AT the time OF
the ma iii este there was an indefinite
understanding between Gentiles and
Merrions that the existing cases OF
polygamy were not to be disturbed and
the practice allowed to die AT no meet
ing OF the apostles had the subject been
discussed or anything done
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
1S66-CZar Alexander II.
IS67-Czar Alexander II.
1879-Czar Alexander III.
18S0-CZar Alexander II.
Gen. Loris Meiikoff.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 20 The
striking workingmen. their ranks
swelled by a great number of sympa-
thizers. have begun marching. The
masters again declared they would not
concede the strikers demands and Tt
once professions began TO form.
AS the afternoon progressed the strik-
ers became more bold. They broke fnto
several factories and the state printing
works, connected with the Aca DENY of
Science, and forced the workers. there,
to join them
Join the Strikers.
The police advised the manager to al
low the printers 10 join IN the strike, in
order to prevent a disturbance The
strikers, ernboldened by this success.
marched on other printing shops, fore
ing the workers there To quit
A force Of strikers also marched
through the Vassiiiostroff district COM
pelling ali the owners OF workshops and
small storekeepers 70 close their estab-
lishments.
The strike has spread to the spinning
trade The employees OF the Sangnilf
and Kolinuin spiking mills this morn
ing quit work
Trouble Anticipated.
Similar demonstrations are reported
the parading continue. some OF the fiT--
brands among the strikers will precipl-
tate trouble
Troops have been sent 10 the Putiloff
Works to protect them.
All prospects of an immediate settle
ment of the great strike AMONG the ship
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DENIAL OF ANY DELAY
URGING APPROPRIATION
MIR. Macfarland Says Board Has Been
Diligent in Pushing the District
Building Matter.

II q denied at the District Building
that there has been delay in urging the
House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds to report favorabIy on an
item appropriating an additional s5OO, 900
for the new Municipal Building Com
missioner Macfarland said today:
The Commissioners, acting under the
resolution adopted by the District Build
ing Commission after the opening of
the stone bids In November, lost no
time In presenting to Congress the re-
quest that, in accordance with their
original estimate, the limit OF cost of
the District Building should be extended
from 81, 100000 to 81. 800, 900. in order that
it should be built of stone instead of
brick
We talked first with the District SUBJ
committee of the Committee on 8nnro-
priations, and then with Chairman Gil
lett. of the House Committee on Public
BulIdings, and Chairman Fairbanks. of
the Senate Committee on Public RniId
ings- We also conferred with Sneairer
Cannon and with individual members of
the House and Senate Committees on
Public Buildings We began at the
tinued our efforts ever since
The matter has been fully. thouoh
informally presented, and we believe
Inat II mas been taVorably considered
We were auS iSed that the COMMITTEES o.,
Public Buildings might not report a
public buildings bill. and that. until the
question of whether 1t would do so or
not was first decided. formal considera-
ton Of our recommendation would not
be given. but that as soon as il was
decided that there would be a public
buildings bill. our recommendation
would be given full consideration.
N othing remains TO be done excent
a o..
ments we have presented inforrna ily
This Will be done as soon as the prop
er time arrives. / am informally ad-
Wseo t That. up to this morning, that
time had not arrival
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
BRYAN CALLS TO
SEE GARFIELD

Intent upon studying the case the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor has
been preparing against the beef and
other trusts, William Jennings Bryan
called at the department this morning
and spent several hours going over re-
ports and papers generally.
Mr. Bryan first aked to see Commits
sioner of Corporations Garfield, but
learning that the latter had gone out OF
the city until tomorrow. Mr.. Bryan had a
talk with Assistant Secretary Lawrence
q Mgrray.
Secretary Metcalf had gone to the
Cabinet meeting before Mr.. Bryan
reached the department. When asked
as 10 what he intended to do with the
facts obtained. Mr.. Bryan said that he
would use them in addresses and ar
ticles. He said the work of the COM
missioner had been efficient. and thGI he
would not be surprised If the deI~rJ-
nlent working witt, the Department of
Justice. would break uD the trust
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
TUCKER WILL RECOVER
FROM SERIOUS FALL
Injuries Were Thought to Have Been
Fatal-Skuil Fractured and Many
Abrasions Sustained.

Christopher Tucker, the carpenter who
fell from seafoId yesterday while at
work on the new addition to Georgetown
University, Will recover from the in
Juries sustained.
Yesterday It was thought that he
would die lie fell distance of about
forty feet, and remained In an uncon-
scioiIs condition fer several hours
He sustained slight fracture of the
skull, n number of cuts and bruises
about the head and body, and an In
Jury to his right arm and leg.
The Washington times., 1905-01-20
SUBSTITUTE BILL OFFERED
ELIMINATES EXAMINATIONS
Directors Demand Another Hearing to Con-
slider New Measure Are Not Prepared
to Discuss 1t Without DeIiberation
ARGUMENTS ADVANCED TO-DAY
AGAINST The BUILDERS BILL

Make double charges
Place well under hampering obligations
Require n
judges in
competition OF
houses built by
additional and journeymen building
by doing their
journeyman endeayong establish himself
Deprive property right by making
construction