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any other in the city answers the Lon
don idea of such an institution. It's new
house on Fifth avenue supplies me with
an occasional practical joke on visitors
from my old home in the country. 1t is
three stories high, has three windows
on Fifth avenue on each floor and twice
as many on the side street.
''How wide do you suppose it is?" I
casually ask the visitor, after naming
it.
"Oh-three windows, three stories
perhaps 80 feet" he replies. 1t is really
rs feet wide, $50 feet deep on the side
street and enarly 100 feet high. The
three stories in front are divided into
nine behind, where are cozy rooms for
resident members and for the servants
who live on the premises It is as big
as 30 small two-story houses in Brook
lyn; but it doesn't look it, The average
Union club member does nothing for a
living. He proposes his son for mem
bership as soon as he is born. Under
this system the waiting list is long. Yet
the membership and other fees are not
so high as those of the Metropolitan,
commonly called the Millionaires club,
farther up the avenue.
The u University club is about the same
size, bus looks bigger because there is no
such attempt at a calm exterior There
are more and smaller windows, and the
number of stories is apparent. Its men,
bership is larger. but not less select.
scholarship being a rough test. The
Union League club, founded by Frederic
Law Olmstead, head of the sanitary COM
mission during the war, take rank
among social organizations, though it
has not altogether lost it's political pur-
poses. The Calumet. Lotos, Century, AL
dine, Players, have social and literary
or artistic lines. The Grolier club, men,
bershiped by lovers of rare books, is a
type of a hundred special organizations.
It's rooms are very beautiful, but do not
supply 'hOme comforts" Even the En-
gineers' club has beautiful house, built
by Carnegie. The St. Nicholas has To-
cal habitation as we'll as a name; its
annual banquets are the finest in New
York, and it is type OF a hundred lesser
organizations, including gatherings
from half the counties of the state and
from as many colleges, which meet only
for an anual banquet. At the banquet
of the St. Lawrence club this year $50
persons of both sexes were present Such
rush of the country people as it has
taken to fill New York!
In the Amen Corner New York has an
organization similar to. the Washington
Gridiron and the Philadelphia Clover
club. The first "Amen Corner" was the
sofa in the corridor of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, where Senator Platt received the
condolences of his leaders of Sunday
night. Started as joke by Eddie"
Riggs, the New York Suns political re-
porter. it has proved too good to die.
For two years now it's meetings have
been of almost national scope in the
number and quality of the guests.
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A COYOTE AND B0ARS
THEIR ANTICS WATCHED By
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The Coyote Proves Himself Coward
When Cornered and Runs for
Protection from His Hu-
man Friend.

: Yesterday I walked through the
my prairie wolf. He lives in the
great game preserve altogether now,
but he comes to the Northwest Gate
every night to be fed, and he is never
10 far away but he will come quickly
at call, pleased as any dog to start
out with us for tramp.
1t was about o'clock in the after
noon when 1 unlocked the forest gate,
and the wolf was nowhere in sight.
Making a speaking trumpet of my
hands, l called his name, drawing it
out as long as could hold my breath.
AS the echo died away among the
hills, I heard the coyotes answering
howl, and presently I saw him, a
speck of gray against the snow, COM
ing at lope over the crest of some
rising ground. His loose hair moved
in the wind as he came and gave him
the appearance of something blown
along. When he came up he smelled,
shook his head knowingly and pranced
about, showing his pleasure in every
movement. Then he leaned upon me.
seizing my gloved hand in his teeth,
and as l moved along, he trotted be-
side me- holding on to loose strap Of
one of my snow shoes, which strap he
quickly cut through with his teeth and
carried off to play with.
Then Romulus and l went up the
hill to the east for half a mile, then
south to an open glade in the forest,
where l could watch the wild boar
when they came in for their evening
meal at the feeding ground, In work.
ing their way through the snow, they
had made deep and narrow trails to
and from the places they wished to
visit, and along these they were in the
habit of passing, sometimes singly and
again a dozen together in single file.
It was not long before heard in the
distance a grunting and squealing
which told me the wild pigs were COM
ing, and a moment later l could see a
number walking along in Indian file
we'll to the east of me. | decided
to change my position, and quietly
worked my way over to another clump
of trees, crossing the bear trail be-
fore mentioned and getting to the
Windward of it. The wolf saw the
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pigs coming, and erecting the hair on
his back, he set out to meet them.
Long before he reached them they got
his scent, and "whooing'' disgustedly,
they ran back on their own trail. They
did not go far, however, but, coming
to fork in the tracks, turned and
again headed for the feeding ground,
over the very route I had expected to
see them on in the first place. I felt
sure they would not pass the point at
which l had crossed this trail, but
waited to see what they would do.
On came the boar, two little gray
pigs leading, followed by large one
almost black, possibly their mother,
and behind her there were half a dozen
more of different sizes. They soon
smelt the coyote, and saw him, too,
for that matter, but after halting for
about a minute they seemed to decide
that there was nothing very dangerous
about him, and proceeded on their
way.
Almost before he knew it the first
little pig ran into my trail, and he
stopped so quickly that he almost fell
backward over. With a wild "whoof''
Of disgust and fear, he turned and
ran. the others following his example
on the instant. Then he seemed to
change his mind, and the whole party
stopped, while the first little pig ad-
vanced, as though to make sure there
was no mistake. AS he reached the
cross trail, he turned back as before,
but, again changing his mind, he
seemd to make desperate resolve.
He decided to take the risk, and
gathering all his strength, he dashed
wildly over the hated spot, and sped
away toward the feeding grounds as
madly as sped the pigs which ran
down steep place into the sea-
All this time the coyote had been
but an interesting spectator, but now,
seeing the little pig isolated as it were.
he jumped into the trail and started
after it at the top of his speed. For
a moment both pig and wolf were lost
to sight, but then we heard a rushing
sound, and along the trail came the
coyote, running for his life, with the
little gray boar right close behind him.
AS the wolf drew near me, he bolted
the track, and the pig kept straight on
the trail until he Joined his comDan-
ions, when the whole herd turned and
dashed off, grunting and squealinE.
into the forest.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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staid gentlemen gravely give testimony
of the remarkable powers of this medl-
um; she not infrequently has been looked
upon as the shining example of honest
spiritualism.
And now again there is a rally to her
defense; again the public is called upon
to weigh evidence regarding her mani
festations-we are not quite sure of the
technical terms of this profession. A
Brooklyn gentleman whose name is by
no means an obscure one, in behalf Of
Mrs. Pepper recently sent challenge
to an ex-medium whose declarations
that he could equal the lady if he wanted
to, called forth the dare" With these
words, the gentleman from Brooklyn
bids the bold declarer make good: "W.
S. Davis announces that he is an ex-
medium, and that if given a chance he
will duplicate through fake methods all
that Mrs. Pepper does, and then will ex-
plain the process. This, if sincere. is a
move in the right direction. Dr. Funk
belongs to the Society for Psychical Re-
search, and is avowed to the pursuit of
Truth).
GAS to Davis challenge, will agree
to pay all the expenses for the hall in
which he may give such public demon
stration, on the single condition that he
practically will duplicate the tests made
last Saturday evening in the presence of
committee, say Of seven, who shall de-
termine the arrangements and pass
Judgment of success or failure of the
tests. Three of this committee will be
selected by Davis and three by Judge
Daley, if he be willing, and these six
to agree upon a seventh
We cannot truthfully say a waiting
world watches. So many, many things
happen nowadays.
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The COlOnel's Waterloo.

Colonel John M. Fuller, of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met'his Water
loo, from Liver and Kidney trouble.
In a recent letter, he says: II was
nearly dead, of these complaints,
and, although I tried my family
doctor, he did me no good; so I got
a SOC bottle Of your great Electric
Bitters, which cured me. I con
slider them the best medicine on
earth, and thank God who gave you
the knowledge tomake them. Sold,
and guaranteed to cure, Dyspepsia,
Biliousness and Kidney Disease, by
p. r. Whitney, druggist, at SOC q
bottle.
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will in appearance mimic real home,
a house built for one family.
Of course, the size will be considerable
50feet front, as many in height and near
ly 100 feet deep, but, surrounded by
buildings of great height, it will look
like modest two tory-and-a-hal CO.
lOnial mansion, with the hall in the mid
die, in the good old village fashion.
There is even the semblance of a 'front
porch" and upper veranda running along
the entire front. But the rooms are un-
usually large and lofty, two stories near
ly equaling four in the adjoining brown
stone houses, and the dormer windows
cunningly conceal the fact that there are
four stories in front, not three and five
behind.
Is it strange that New York should
be SO slow to possess a clubhouse built
for women? I am not sure. In the first
place. not every organization is rich
enough or sure enough Of permanent life
to put 100000 into land and building.
and it is hardly feasible in good quar-
ter to do with less. In fact to attempt
to do with less would be to invite
failure from the start, for the woman
who would take to club life in any
form wants nothing less in the way
of accommodations than she sees in
the me1's clubs. There is really a
matter Of competition among clubs as
in other lines.
And then-WOmen are conservative!
They really are. Never mind if Mrs.
Wharton, in her new serial, does repre-
sent society heroine as soothing her
nerves with an occasional cigarette.
There is less smoking among women
than there was ten years ago. There
was always less than many writer's
tried to make out. On the other hand,
there will be wine on call in the new
club, just as there is in the mems clubs.
do not believe that it will be obtrusive.
For that matter, even of wine drinking
there is less in society now than form
erly. And as the "wine room" is to be
about six feet square and dark except for
e.ectrics, it is easy to see that the de-
sign is rather buffers pantry, whence
to dispense cellar stores, than anything
In the nature of a "barroom.''
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The only thing in clubdom Of like pleas
York Yacht club, with it's pergolalike ef-
feet of overshadowing vines.
There are several clubs that admit
men and women to equal membership,
of which the Fine Arts club is at the
moment the best known, owing to the
constant stream of visitors who have
gone to it's pretty rooms on Thirty
fourth street to see the alleged PraX-
iteles Aphrodite, about whose genuine
ness there has been such a war of the
critics. This club is very modest, with
a cheap restaurant for mem5ers-in a
word. a great convenience for men and
women of simple tastes.
That the membership of this club is
large is not to be wondered at, for
there are thousands who appreciate
the refining influences which it offers.
This membership is recruited to a
large extent from that element in New
York's population which comes from
the smaller towns, and especially
those of the central states. Young
men and women who come to New
York to study or to engage in literary
or art lines take naturally to the Fine
Arts club.
The Women's University club, very
conservative and wisely, managed Or
ganization with limited membership
chosen along scholastic lines, is likely
to build clubhouse within year. For
economic reasons, if it does so, it will
erect building of eight stories, of which
the lower five may be rented for business
purposes or for casual meetings of wom-
ems organizations. Probably the ma
jority of the members are teachers in
public and private schools. ILL.,. ID.
The Brooklyn Woman's club, one of
the largest in the country, and the OLD
est except Sorosis in this vicinity. has
number Of very wealthy women mem
bers, and could have had it's own club
house long ago, at a cost much cheaper
than in Manhattan, owing to the lower
price of land, but it has always held that
it was more conservative policy not
to challenge scoffing by making it's meet
ing place conspicuous.
The venture of New York club as
householder is pretty safe. Even if the
original organization does go to pieces
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Will the Example Be Followed.

FEATURE of the
club which is al
m o S t absolutely
unique in N e W
YOrk-as the front
is also-is a great
side balcony - in
the rear. recalling
the "galleries" in
Charleston a n d
other southern cit
i e S, where the
ladies can sit in
,o1>o~o-& "ootho~
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FOR SOILED LINEN OR DUST
CLOTHES.
wide, four tassels and one skein of
twisted silk, writes contributor to the
Farm and Fireside. Fold the material
to form square, then sew the seams up.
Cut hole out Of the center about the
size of saucer, face around, and then
featherstitch it, also across the four
corners about two inches from the
edge. Put tassel on each corner. Fin
ish by sewing the ribbon on, and place
bow at the top. This bag costs about 25
cents, and is useful as a soiled handker-
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those who have put money into the
building are safe as investors The
growth of the city does that. Years ago
the Reform club (men, of course) bought
what was then a modest site just north
OF Madison square. A few months ago,
after a long and slumberous existence.
1t sold out for half million dollars and
went off flush with prosperity to find new
quarters.
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BETRAYED His Trust.

Boston, April Charged with the
larceny of $500 from the estate Of
which he has been trustee for over ten
years, Charles M. Reed, lawyer, 60
years old, was arrested Friday and held
at the city prison in default Of $4,000
bail.
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hief or duSt-rag box.
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Bold Robbery.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 31.Two
thieves stole diamonds valued at $1,000
from the jewelry store Of John S. Allen,
on the ground floor of the Guaranty
Loan building.
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With the Mysteries.
EW YORK has been

interested more or
less in the agita-
ton over Mrs. Pep
per, who for many
years has held high
place in what we
may speak of as the
Esprit world +"
The press has pc
riOdical attacks of
Mrs. Pepper dis
CuSSiOnS. m an v
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The Great Clubs of the City.

HE Union club has
just suffered a Sc
we're loss in the
death of it's presi-
dent, E d W a r d
Cooper, son of Pc
ter Cooper and ex-
m ay or Of New
York, a dear white
haired old gentle
man if ever there
was one. This club
no0rn noo~1xy than
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WOMAN'S Ct UBHOUSE
FIRST ONE TO BE BUILT IN
NEW YORK.
MEN HAVE A GREAT MANY
Probably Will Be on Conservative
Lines-Gotham Clubs for Women
and Those Open to Them
The Chief Mems Clubs.

E w Y o r K.-The
first clubhouse to
be built in this city
for WOmen-in five
years there will be
as many more
will be known as
"The Colony" APP
propriately, it will
be in colonial style,
and it will be the
one clubhouse Of
New York which
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TT S ON lie G s.
SHOW POWELL A DEFAULTER.
According to Records Nome Marshal
Owes Muitonomah County.

OS~SsO'9 ~ No~~sSS sNSsuS
Owes Muitonomah County.
PORTLAND, Ore, March S.-The
Daily Journal says: III
The records Of Multnomah county
show that T. Cader Powell, recently
appointed United States marshal at
Nome, Alaska, was a defaulter while
county clerk of this county to the ex-
tent of thousands. When he went out
Of Office in July, 1894, he owed the
county taxes which he had collected
and failed to pay over to the county
treasurer.
There is no reason to believe that
his shortage was not less than $4,000.
So far as can be ascertained from the
records the greater part. if not all, Of
this shortage has never been repaid.
During the year he ceased to be
county clerk, Powell made two pay
ments to the treasurer, aggregating
$1,439.s0, but these appear to have
been in settlement Of collections made
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ASHAMED OF MILEAGE GRAB.
House Members to Correct" Record
inconsistent With Swayne Case.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Members
of the house of representatives who
voted for the extra mileage, or "the
grab" as it is Familiarity known, justify
place upon the general statute, which
provides that members of both houses
shall have twenty cents a mile each
way, between their homes and the cap
ital, for every session of congress.
Of course, the statute was never In
tended to cover cases such as that for
which the recent grab was engineered
where there was no interval of time be-
tween sessions, and for that reason no
journey was made or expense incurred.
The grab" did not depart radically
from the strict letter of the law, but
it violated the spirit and moreover
was not justified from any point Of
view
1t is noteworthy that a number Of
members after they saw the criticisms
of their votes in the press, got up in
the house and claimed to have been
wrongly recorded in the roll call.
The attempted grab" was especial
Nv inopportune in view Of the recent
by the house of Judge
Swayne of Florida. One of the strong
est counts in the impeachment papers
had to do with his having collected
the full SO per day allowed by law for
expenses, when he expended only from
to one-third of that sum.
The grab" proposed that the house
should do something even worse than
it had charged Judge Swayne with
doing, for there is no claim that there
was any travel expense whatever In
with the second session OF
the fifty-eighth congress, and in the
light of the attempted grab" the I'M
peachment of Swayne becomes even
more of a farce than it already was.
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would not be recognized as legal In
Russia if she attempted to Join her
husband there because they had not
been married according to the rites of
the Greek church.
Mr.. Marsham-I should not advise
you to go to Russia. If the marriage Is
not binding on him it will not be bind
ing on you.
The Applicant-The Russian consul
says that if my husband comes back
to England, the marriage will be re-
garded as perfectly legal here.
DO you want to get married AGAIN."
"Oh, no.
you are quite satisfied?'
Eyes, but of course 1 want to know
my real position. If he marries an
other woman in Russia will I be mar
ried or single?"
Mr.. Marsham-If he gets married
again you will have good grounds for a
divorce in this country
Eventually the magistrate promised
to look into the matter and advise the
applicant later.
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IT'S ON LEI S.
is NOT SURE SHE is MARRIED.

Young Woman Asks Court to Deter
mine Question for Her.
LONDON, March s.-Among the ap-
p1icants at Bow Street police court
yesterday was a young English wo-
man who said that some little time ego
she married a Russian in London, the
ceremony being performed in pro-
testant church. Her husband had now
gone to Russia, and he had written to
tell her that she had no claim upon
him, as the marriage was not binding.
He explained that in order to legalize
the marriage the ceremony in the pro-
testant church should have been fol-
lowed by one in accordance with the
rites of the Greek church, to which he
belonged. He also said that he intend
ed to get married again.
Mr.. Narsham said he was inclined
to think that the marriage the appli-
cant had described was legal one.
but he would not express definite
opinion off-hand.
The applicant mentioned that she
had beer to the Russian consul and he
had assured her that the marriage
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by him during his last year in office
and not on account of the shortage
which had previously arisen.
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INFORMATION FILED AGAINST c.
B. WADE AT PENDLETON
YESTERDAY.
Physicians Testify That Bank Wrecker
Is Mental and Physical
Wreck.

PENDLETON, March 8.-As pre-
dicted information was flied against
c. B. Wade yesterday afternoon by
District Attorney G. w. Phelps. In the
information Wade is charged with the
crimes of larceny by bailee and forgery.
The first is for Misrepresentation of the
funds of the Craig estate, and the sec
Vey to $4,000 note.
Owing to the physical condition Of
the defendant being such as to pre-
vent him appearing for his arraign-
ment, the case was postponed pending
his improvement, and his bonds were
placed by Judge Ellis at $4,000 for the
first charge, and $4,000 for the second
one. These are to be given by a
group of Wade's friends, of whom
William Slusher, Robert Forster and
John F. Robinson have so far qualified.
1t is understood that two more parties
are also to qualify.
The examination was held in the
circuit judges office between and 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Drs.
Cole Vincent, Smith and Best were all
called to testify as to the present ply
steal and mental condition of the de-
PENDANT. Their evidence was all to the
effect that he was in state of collapse,
that his mind is incoherent, and that
he is in no condition to intelligently
partake in a trial involving an intri-
cate examination of accounts. AS to
the possibilities of an improvement in
his condition the various witnesses
were reticent in expressing their opin-
ions. However, they showed some
hope, providing the patient be given an
absolute rest and a change of sur
roundings According to the evidence
of one there is nothing violent in his
manner, but that should the trouble
continue it would lead to a state of
total helplessness.