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fine art of whatever she touches, she
does not bungle with the art of keep
ing young.
AS is we'll known, she has made a
sculptor's study of the human form
divine knows line and curve as the
artist does She holds the ideal of
figure, gesture movement, and ii has
been a life habit to conform to the
ideal At three score years of age,
she has figure of singular erectness;
years of rigorous attention to various
forms of exercise, and the woman of
three score is supple and graceful as
her much talked of tiger pet. We do
not say the mass of light brown hair
are untouched by art, but declare they
seem natural as well as beautiful, a
esting face. Her cheeks have the
roundness and freshness of youth, her
eyes are markedly young.
And we must bring to remembrance
that the immortal fires of genius have
much to do with youthful vitality. that
the artist does not soon grow old in
mind and soul To-day Sarah Bern
hardt looks out on the world with eyes
that keep a childish look of wonder
and mystery-it is 10 the true fol-
lower of an art the mysteries of the
world appear deepest, most wonderful,
worth pursuit of lifetime
KATHERINE POPE.
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the richly CARRIED ticket holders pour
ing into the house. The foyer was col
orful and sparkling with the Grand
Opera costumes. there was more than
the usual proportion of men, When
we reached our seats We felt the audi
ence was Of a different character from
any before noted in Chicago There
were such numbers of French; much
dressed women. men of more or less
distinction. We were seated immedi-
ately in front of a party of French
gentlemen. one or two apparently from
out at the university; and found their
comment on play and player of due in
terest-and very Frenchy. And anoth-
er foreign feature of the long evening
was the manner in which the audience
was guided on the rare occasions when
the quiet. intent people transgressed.
Twice or three times a scene was near
spelling at its height by thoughtless
handclapping, when a wave of "Hsh,
Hsh. Hsh,' subdued the noise. 1t
would be wholly wrong to say the ap-
plause was Missed down; it was hushed
down.
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that a citizen OF that place had been
branded with the letter ID" because
he deserted from the army during the
civil war Corporal Tanner says that
this story ought itself to be branded
with the big letter f. as a fake of
the first water.
mo officer" he says. would have
dared TO do such a thing as TO brand
one of his soldiers with red-hot iron.
Furthermore such punishment was not
necessary. as the act of desertion in
war time called for the most severe of
all punishments-death"
Corporal Tanners denouncing of the
branding story as fake has called at
tention TO other milder punishments
that obtained in the sixties. but which
are no longer allowed in either the reg
ular or volunteer armies. Among these
punishments was the wearing of a
large placard inscribed Thief" which
was imposed on those who committed
larceny.
Another form of punishment was the
drumming out of camp. This was gen.
orally administered TO camp followers
not regularly attached to the army and
consisted in the drummers and fifers
playing THE Rogues' March" while
the offenders were escorted beyond the
camp limits. Other classes of offend
ers were "bucked and gagged" by ty-
ing their arms and legs and by placing
a bayonet crosswise in their mouths
and firmly tied back Of their heads.
The most dreaded OF all the minor
forms OF correction was running the
gauntlet" 1t consisted of making the
victim run between two long lines OF
soldiers each of whom was armed with
a paddle or thick switch and took a
hearty whack at the offender as he
rushed along. These punishments are
only "reminiscences now, whose recitals
serve to enliven the veterans camp
fires
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men. The popularity and success OF
the speaker with members OF the house
like those OF the president with all
public men-depend largely upon the
tactfulness of his secretary. That off
cial must intuitively know the relative
importance of the business the visitors
have with the speaker. be able to ar
range audiences for those who have
the most important matters to discuss
and politely TO dismiss those who are
inclined TO be importunate and whose
affairs are not of the greatest interest.
TO discriminate properly and not give
offense requires rare genius. but it is
necessary to save the speaker worry
End trouble that would otherwise tend
TO break him down.
Mr. Busby is exceptionally well
equipped for just this sort of work He
has a complete comprehensive grasp
of all public business and all matters
pending before congress and his judg-
ment of whom TO admit to the speaker
and what subjects ought TO be discuss
ed by them is unerring. He is polite
and courteous and is able 10 deny Wis
itors an audience with the speaker with
a graceful tact that sends them away
disappointed but not offended. Mr..
Busbey was a newspaper man for a
quarter OF century before the speaker
asked him 10 accept this responsible
place. He has a very wide acquaint-
ance with public men throughout the
country and as correspondent of Chi
cago paper accompanied the late Pres
ident Mckinley on all the tours and
campaigns the latter made for several
years before he was nominated for the
presidency.
Mr.. BuSbey is an authority on the
tariff and on financial subjects and his
knowledge in that direction has been
of great value TO many members of the
house
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trip from New York-you remember
her boat was slow in getting in-was
almost as demonstrative as that &C
corded the Northman. Five hundred of
her countrymen awaited as she stepped
lightly from the coach, a thousand men
and women shouted acclaim as she
came into view. IL was triumphal
procession. that short progress to the
carriage. and madame, though she has
been listening TO plaudits for most half
a century. showed very graceful APP
probation. Whatever she did seemed
10 the crowd just right, enthusiasm
waxed yet warmer AS she walked
along the station platform and came
10 the engine that had brought her in
good time for her Chicago engagement,
and observed the engineer standing on
the step OF his cab. she stepped for
ward, held out a slim white hand 10
the trusty pilot and, In a voice
wager will ring in his ears to the end
of his days. said: Thank you The
engineer said Thank you The
Yankees yelled "Hooray. hurrah for
Bernhardt,"
Slowly the triumphal procession ad
NdHCtu. ne Otb r TtnCHlleH cTltu III
voices that rose to the tall arch OF the
roof "Vive Bernhardt." The curious
throng crowded close, rudely close to
madame's sweeping train: whereupon
the gallant Frenchmen Joined hands
and formed body guard to keep back
the press. But the crowd broke
through; madame's gown was endan-
gered. An Italian to the rescue. He
stopped to the ground, raised the train.
bore il in triumph. las pages bear the
coronation robes Of an empress"
A man stepped forward and pleaded
for a flower from madame's bouquet OF
rosebuds and carnations, begging her
to remember he interviewed her when
she first came TO America in 1879.
That is a long time for a woman to be
asked to remember, but the flower was
graciously given. And now the
Frenchmen clamor for a rose, a petal.
from madame's hand; madame confers
the blossoms. The crowd shouts 'Hur-
rah for Bernhardt." Vive Bernhardt,"
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museum. In lighting consumption
New York leads the great cities of the
world and has no rival outside of Ger.
many Count that TO its credit.
You can call il getting complete
ly cured show" You may wander
down the aisles and see exactly how
to get the pure air that saves the con-
sumptive's life; and not less important
how to have consumption if YOU must.
and not give it to the other fellow.
There are samples of dark tenements
and lighted tenements. There is
model of a ward at Clinton prison.
It is to Clinton that consumptive pris-
oners are sent. They get we'll mostly
In the past, prisons have always been
breeding places of consumption germs.
New York is to spend $4,000, 600 on
a new consumption hospital on Staten
Island. 1t is about TO establish an
open air camp at Otisville. Four years
ago the attempt was made to open one
nearer the city, but Hartman, Odelfs
friend, blocked it in the legislature be-
cause the proposed site was a little too
near his vast estate; not only blocked
it. but made ii more difficult to select
anu secure Il Sue any " tlSt- hut
the city persevered
That is one thing you can say for
New York 1t will fight consumption
Tammany long ago asphalted the East
side streets that have TO be swept twice
a day. so great is the refuse thrown
upon them. The press of the city is a
unit against lowering the standard of
the tenement house law, which gives
the poorest man in the city daylight
in the poorest home. The health de-
partment and the schools department
work manfully. In ten years con-
sumption has had to take second place
in the order of fatal diseases. In
summer the very islands in the East
river are gay with white tents where
people are learning how 10 cure them
selves of the white death.
Briefly, the cure is air. and more air
and yet more air. With, OF course.
food and rest.
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business partner in baliot-boN StufnnS
frauds. but the row in the republican
party over Boss Odell has kept poll
ticians in state of nervous collapse
At first sight things look worse than
they are. The republican chairman
and state boss has been caught with
the goods on One republican. Sen
ator Depew. is irretrievably ruined and
must go through his old age in shame
and sorrow. To balance matters, a
democratic governor. Hill, has been
shown up thanking an insurance presi-
dent for retainer for no discovera-
BILE service and saying facetiously that
the money would come in handy. And
though most men know that Odell was
no angel. most men were surprised
that Hill was caught in such trap.
Now come Easy Boss Platt, gaily
dancing forth from his political grave
to assume again the leadership of his
party in the state. There are points
in Platt's favor. Five years ago he
was like a walking ghost, while Depew
was strong and rudy. To-day Platt
is perhaps as strong as Depew, shaken
by his recent experiences. Above all.
Platt is not a rich man. He is preSl-
dent of an express company and rep
resents the express interests in con-
gress; and that is bad enough. He
has squeezed the corporations for po-
litical contributions. frying the fat, as
il is facetiously termed, and that is
pretty bad, as things now look. But
the money has never stuck TO Platts
fingers Rather. he has spent his own
money upon politics. He would have
been richer man if he had kept out
of the game. The fact is, he cares
nothing for money. A modest income
suited TO his needs is all he asks. He
cares for nothing but politics and
power.
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in fact making all preparations for the
opening Of congress as though he had
already been named the speaker OF the
house. In the minds of the members
OF the house ne is speaker. as there is
not the slightest opposition to his re-
election and, taking that for granted,
the members. new and old. are consult
ing with him as 10 good places on com
mittees.
The ex-speaker and the speaker that
s. 10 be has come back to Washington
in more rugged health than one-half
the young members OF the house. He
was 50 years old last May. but his
sturdy frame. clear eye and rudy
cheeks. showing rich, healthy blood.
are those OF "A man not over 80. He
swings through the capitol and along
the streets with an active, springy step
and. TO use his own yernacular, he feels
"a young as a three-year-old and as TT
as a fiddle" He walks from the cap
itOl every day after several hours of
strain in "jolIying' and arguing with
members who want places. II is two
miles from the capitol TO his home
and he is as fresh as a daisy when he
reaches the end Of his walk. His in
variable companions on this tramp
home are his secretary. Mr.. Busbey
and his parliamentary secretary. Mr.
Kinds.
Mr.. Cannon enjoys meeting the con-
gressmen. although he is sometimes
puzzled TO find desirable and appropria-
ate places for all of those deserving
such on the committees. He always
refers 10 them as the boys" and they
eeldom think Of calling him anything
else than Uncle Joe" The real affec-
tiOn between Mr.. Cannon and the
members OF the house of all parties is
the secret of his successful admins
tration of his high Office.
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sToREHoUsE FOR CABBAGE
How It Can Be Constructed So as to
Withstand Very Low
Temperature.

The construction or a storehouse for
cabbage, which would be safe when
the outside temperature was 20 degrees
below zero, is a difficult proposition
1t can be made so as to withstand that
such temperature continued artificial
heat would have to be resorted to-
The foundation of the building is built
preferably of concrete. A trench
should be dug deep enough for solid
ity, and the wall should not exceed 10
inches in height above ground 1t
should be Is inches thick. Ventilat-
ing fiues, simply wooden boxes six
inches square, are built in the concrete
near the top of the wall four and one
half feet apart, with slides for closing
them both outside and inside. When
closed the fiues should be practically
air tight. The superstructure is built
of wood. The sills are 2xS hemlock or
pine bedded securely on the wall.
The studding is 2x4 doubled, so as TO
make All when extra strength is need
ed. rafters, ties and plates of 2x6
stuff. The Studding is erected as
usual, a covering of tarred paper on
the outside, over which novelty siding
OF good quality is nailed for the out
side of the building. which should be
painted. In our illustration. a, a. a,
shows ventilating shafts in foundation
walls; b. b. b. the bins
On the inside of the studs use an
other layer of tarred paper, and board
up with boards, which should be of
planned timber, but need not be
matched. but should be free from knot
holes. Inside of this fur out two
inches and cell with paper and
boards as before. This will give two
air spaces, which is considered suffi-
cient in our climate. If much 20 de-
gree below zero weather is feared it
would be we'll To again fur out one
inch and cell with paper and boards,
making three air spaces The inner
ceiling should be of matched pine lum-
Der. The outside doors should be
made of matched pine, with an air
space of at least two. inches. with pa
per on each side, the edges beveled
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days of this tired old world to have
such feeling of emotion, such degree
OF hero worship?
We decide. We vow we are not at
all ashamed of the welcome Chicago
gave Sarah Bernhardt.
Out with the blase, out with safety.
We count as rich moment the moment
OF losing oneself in involuntary trib-
ute TO genius; and may we never grow
so old but that there will return at
times this youthful generous homage.
In Bernhard we found age conquered (;
and may we ourselves ever keep al
least this part of youth, the power TO
give ungrudgi1g tribute to great hui
man endeavor.
In welcoming Bernhard to Chicago.
Yankee and Gaul met in common dem
onstration, and which showed more
unrepressed enthusiasm il would be
hard to tell; perhaps the Latins ges-
ticulated little more freely. their
language gave them an advantage in
expressiveness. but the greeting was
unanimously fervid.
The sales at the box Office attested
the general desire TO pay tribute, and
the unusual welcome when the train
arrived with artist and company. We
are very busy people, a much en-.
gagged people here in Chicago; always
coming and going is this celebrity and
that; we cannot take time to see and
hear all the good things, very seldom
bother the celebrity or ourselves by
personal greeting. But once in awhile
some one comes-a hansen or a Bern
hardt-that compels the tribute of the
town. From the easy street of the
Lake Shore drive to the haunt of the
grimiest newsboy; from French con
sui to humblest of the French colony
from Countess RoZadowski TO Dago
banana seller. the Windy City for 8
day had a common interest
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constituents with public document 5
and garden seeds. Often upon the
faithfulness of the private secretary
depends the congressman's hope of re-
nomination and reelection. The secre-
taries to senator's and representatives
are required TO save the latter from
the opportunities OF cranks, INDECENT
constituents and over-importunate Of
flee seekers. They do not always sue
coed In impressing the visitors with
the fact that they can do business in
the place OF their employer, as was il
Illustrated the other day in the case of
Of well-known senator's secretary.
An elderly lazy called al the sena-
tors office and was greeted by the sec
rotary well. Mrs. Blank, what can
do FOR you? asked the young man in
his pleasanrest way.
Mrs. Blank rather tartly told him to
notify the senator that she was there
and wanted to speak to him on bust
ness.
We'll, will you please tell me the
nature of the business?" inquired the
secretary.
NO. | will not discuss the matter
with you at ALL" retorted the lady.
The secretary tried 10 explain that
it was customary for those calling
upon the senator TO state the nature
of their business TO the secretary. BY
this time the elderly lady had grown
impatient and indignant and glarins
at the young man. said:
You need not think that you are
the only tin can on the shelf
This bit of slang from an old lady
rather upset the young man, but he re-
torted: mo, | am only a piece OF
scrap iron" The lady left in a huff
and has not been back TO see the sena-
tor since.
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associated In managing the Equitable,
Hyde willingly enough accepted the
rather ornamental role they assigned
him. He took part in syndicates; il
was the routine of Wall street. He
extensively advertised the society by
the CamboE dinner and in other ways
not to the taste Of quieter men. and
certainly hot likely in one who had
any consciousness of dishonest intent
The thief doesn't usually advertise.
But DIR. Hyde has learned a lot in
the past few months When he ap-
peared upon the witness stand the
other day he made an excellent i'm
preston He had been coached by one
OF the sharpest lawyers in New York.
Sam Untermeyer, the same who ap-
pears in Lawson's story of the Anal
gamated- Untermeyer's uniform ad-
vice is to tell all the truth. Hyde did
IL No one could watch him under
fire on the witness stand without rec
ogniZing in him man of ability. IL
he answered too many simple ques-
lions Il do not know" it was because
he did not knowledge had not been
encouraged in him.
Hyde is not so rich as he was. He
paid back over 5000. 900 of the vel
low dog fund" He has sold the great
country estate that was his father /.
pride He has sold his horses at auc-
ton. He has sold his Il sets of four
finland harness. his drag. his coach,
his 20 other vehicles, his saddles,
robes, whips and other things suitable
to young man of ample fortune. He
is not going TO France. He need not.
Not impossibly, he will stay and grow
up with the country"
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excited group of the people. The tu-
multi of their voices passes. and there
comes out into the moonlight won
drous tall womanly form with a sill
yer sickle in her hand; Zoraya, the
Moorish woman, gathering medicinal
herb and flower. When the outbursts
of applause cease. the first words are
uttered: a thrill passes over the house
for we
"a. hear a voice so fine there's
nothing lives
Twixt it and silence :"
If there remain among the unin
of Bernhardt as primarily notorious
eccentric-I believe in the villages her
name once was synonymous with scarlet
wcmen-just one evening in her pres
ence shall Danish this picture. She has
been painted tigress. capricious, evil;
she appears indescribably fine. wholly
womanly, this impression greater than
the tragedy queen" aspect. Tone
movement. all expression is summed
up in marvelously fine, finished.
And this in a play that naught but
a great actress can make other than
brazenly thetric. Zorya, as played by
Bernhard is vital; the learning of the
Moorish woman contrasted with heI
childlike air of wonderment, her child
hate. with her equally passionate hu
manity and worship of Truth. La
Sorciere" ceases to be a melodrama.
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know how the other half lives. Old
William Rice was of the other half.
He had 100000 but no one knew
him; he had quarreled with his rela-
tives. and he lived in seclusion. de-
pendent upon a sort of combination
valet and male nurse, who was slow
" poisoning him at the instance OF a
lawyer who had perhaps never so
much as seen him. The lawyer was
plotting to get a large part OF Rice 5
fortune into his hands by means OF a
forged will To lessen the chances or
the will being contested he made Rice 5
relatives in ii legates to generous ex-
tent, where in the former and genu-
inc will they were al cut OF 10 found
Rice institute in Texas
II was splendid plot, but it failed.
because, on the day Rice died Patrick.
the lawyer, forged a check of Rice to
himself and sought to cash it. either
to provide for running expenses or TO
have something to show for his trouble
in case the will case went wrong A
trifiing mistake in the check led 10 the
discovery that Rice was actually dead
at the time it was presented; led to in
quiries. led to the arrest of Patrick and
his tool. 1t was Patrick's plan to rep
resent himself as Rice's lawyer and in
innate friend, charged with the duty
of carrying out his wishes in the dis
position OF his remaining estate. In
Texas Patrick had heard of Rice, per-
haps had seen him. possibly had spok-
en- to him That was all. To the cred
it of the Texas relatives they manfuily
helped to see justice done, though the
true will gave them little or nothing.
New York has pretty high opinion
of Texans Thay are straight
OWEN IANGDON.
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The provision dealer looked at Mrs.
Newlywed as II he thought she were q
victim Of temporary insanity. did you
say you wanted IA lean chicken
ma'am?" he faltered.
Certainly I did" and the young
woman's expression took on added dig
nifty. Neither Mr.. Newlywed nor !
ever eat chicken fat. 1t is extremely dis
tasteful to both of us. and see no occa-
sion for paying for what we do not like. y
Youths Companion.
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practices and presidents. He has made
parliamentary practice his life study
and was brought to Washington by the
late Speaker Reed to fill the Office he
now holds with Speaker Cannon. AS
all the world knows. Mr.. Reed himself
was one OF the greatest parliamentary
ans that ever lived, but he freely adj
mitted that much of his reputation
rested upon the aid he had received
from Asher Kinds. whose unerring
memory and judgment enabled Mr..
Reed at times to make prompt decis-
ions that were regarded as marvels of
parliamentary practice.
Mr.. Kinds Is native Of Maine and
began his study Of parliamentary rules
IN the Maine legislature, where his
usefulness and knowledge Attracted
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house literally blocked with carriages.
regular Grand Opera toilettes stepping
from them. About the doors was a
throng of men-Frenchmen unable to
get seats and waiting for at least a
glimpse of their famed countrywoman-
There were numbers of shabbily
dressed men among these, but may
hap they really knew more and cared
more for the divine sagsh's art than