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Chicago recently this tale was told with
sad variations on the original theme.
We speak of the strange case of the
paroled policeman and the wealthy
young woman Of Michigan avenue; the
hapless girl shot down by the man whose
attentions she would not listen to- We
cannot help wondering if the tragedy had
Its beginning in the wild romances of
princesses mating with humble citizens.
Herman, the would-be lover, was q
man that appeared enamored of himself
to no small degree, and doubtless thought
In the end he would prove irresistible to
any girl. He was well built, and paid the
greatest attention to his clothes. Dia-
monds shone from his shirt front, a dia-
mond sparkled on his finger; an adver-
tlsement that the wearer was no mere
nobody. This, it seems to us, was his at
titude.
Was Herman in love, or was Herman
merely ambitious? The latter, surely.
Associates say, knowing the young lady,
Miss Mulveil, possessor of wealth, he
deliberately sought to win her regard; he
chose q lodging near her home, took to
church going at the St. James church,
where she was one of the most regular
workers. His first advances repulsed,
the mans inordinate vanity kept him
from Encouragement for even term of
years; but at last he must have realized
that all his patience and efforts were in
vain; and in moment of frenzy took the
life of the young woman whom every
one says was very lovely character, q
very useful member of society, her only
crime, failure to appreciate an aspiring
young man.
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fering by them; but the difficulties seem
insurmountable in the way of carrying
out the work.
The school authorities refuse to have
lnything to do with the matter, and, lack
ing their assistance, the Army finds itself
at a loss how to proceed. 1t was thought
the teachers better than anybody else
would be able to point out the needy ones,
those too poor to help themselves; be-
cause of lack of this aid on the part of
those informed, the Army has been feed
ing children whose parents are perfectly
able to take care of them themselves.
But, in addition to the impostors, there
have been many worthy cases.
At the Army headquarters, in the lower
part of the business portion of State
street, in the heart of congested dis
trict, the Army has been entertaining at
breakfast from 80 to 100 children morn
ing, and have allowed the guests to eat
as long and as much as they wished. One
boy-the place is carried on on the
cafeteria plan-was noticed to take to his
end of table coffee, doughnuts, rolls
0uN "A oAhAuA ICAo ., al OAACCA AOCACcu uc
drank the coffee, but stuffed the food into
his pockets. He was asked if he was not
hungry, and replied that the coffee was
enough for him, he was going to take the
rest home to his mother and sisters, who
had no breakfast. The family was visit
ed and found lacking both coal and food.
But this is one instance; the unworthy
cases are said to be of such numbers as
to discourage the work until some suita-
BILE system for dealing with the matter
of feeding the really needy children can
be worked out
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FROM SHARKS JAWS |
AN ACT OF HERoIsM IN TIE
EASTERN WATERS.
How One Man Saved the Life Of An
other at the Imminent Peril
Of Losing His.

With sails outspread and steaming
slowly, the Investigator, small boat be-
longing to the Indian marine survey,
moved southwark across the Bay of Ben
gal. Behind her dragged rope. for she
was engaged in trawling at depth of
1900 fathoms.
Two long, dark fms approached.
Stealthily they moved right up to the
boat, then, turning, sped swiftly round
and round her. Sometimes they sank,
then rose, but always kept together.
For time this passed unnoticed, until
a sudden shout of ''Sharks!" announced
that the intruders had been seen.
One Of the sailors, batting hook with
a piece of fat, cast it overheard Instant
ly the water was dashed into foam, and
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clay pigeons. High winds prevailed
and the shooting was done under ad-
verse circumstances. Fifty crack shots
took part in the meet William D.
Stannard was born at Milton, Wis, "a
years ago, and comes by his shooting
qualities naturally as his father was
at one time noted trap shot. Stan
nard started to shoot quite early in
life, in fact before he could hold the
gun out straight. Mr. STANDARDS first
appearance as a professional was at
the Des Moines tournament. He was
pitted against the champions of the
world, shooting against man who
had broken 3O7 straight and another
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GOOD ROADS NEEDED.
NO MATTER OF GREATER IN
TEREsT TO THE FARMER.
Manufacturers Of Bicycles and Auto
mobiles Pushing the Agitation
Aid Of Federal Government
Long a Vexed Question.

One of the burning questions of the
day, which has behind it strong intlu-
ences and apparently an increasing
popular sentiment, is that of govern
ment aid in making good roads through
out the country.
This proposition is supported by many
financial interests, also by manufacture
ers OF bicycles and automobiles, in ad-
dition to the manifest interest which
the farmers and the business men OF
towns and villages necessarily feel in
the subject. Automobile and bicycle
manufacturers favor the measure be-
cause good roads contribute to the ex-
tension of their trade, and are therefore
profitable. Their support comes as
simple business proposition, and joins
with other influences to advance the
cause.
The propriety of the federal govern
ment entering into this scheme is widely
questioned, but there are cogent argu-
ments in its favor. If merchant can
not send his goods upon the waterways
OF the nation, on account of shadows
or sand-bars, the government removes
the distractions without expense to the
merchant. If farm products cannot be
brought readily from the farm to town,
on account of impossible roads, why,
it is asked, should not the government
extend helping hand? Local meth
DDS, long tried, are found to be made
quate. The almost universal habit of
allowing the farmers to work out their
road tax, instead of paying it in money,
results probably in loss of at least SO
per cent of the nominal amount of such
tax.
The plan proposed by bills now pend
ing in congress is cooperation between
the national, state and county govern
ments. Provision is made for an ap-
preparation of $25,000.OOO, to be distrib-
uted among the states on condition that
they respectively provide for at least an
equal amount. Thus if the share of one
state should be 81 OOO OOO, it must provide
at least another million. The state in
return offers to each county it's share,
conditioned on it's raising at least one
third as much. BY this means every dol
lar furnished from the United States
treasury will, it is assumed, secure as
rule, nearly three dollars, cash expendi-
ture, on the roads. AS this expenditure
is to be made under the inspection and
supervision of government officials, the
supposition is that the best possible re-
suits will be derived therefrom.
The value of good wagon roads to the
commerce of country must be con-
coded, when we remember that IS per
cent. of all the trade handled by the
railroads and steamships is first carted
over the country roads, Hence the
enormous aggregate waste, due to the
fact that it may require four horses to
haul load which two horses should
haul if the roads were good, or that it
requires two days to haul what could be
transported in one day-the farmer thus
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guilty OF that habit EngllShmen from
Dickens down have called by the name of
disgusting American habit We
scarcely know how to explain in polite
words, and will enlarge no farther upon
the matter, save to say that wonderful
results are being brought about in what
we had come to look upon as hopeless.
The papers agitate the matter daily, and,
what is much to the point, men and wo-
men, too, are being arrested in whole
sale fashion, walked off to nearby police
stations, and obliged to hand over fine
and promise reform for the future. In
one day alone 154 offenders were arrest
ed. Notices meet the eye everywhere,
detectives are watching everywhere. It
is step in the right direction.
A city beautiful we are working for
with might and main. This week saw
the opening of our municipal museum, %
which occupies suite of rooms on the
fourth floor of the public library. There
is now in progress there loan exhibit
ton, thus classified: Municipal admins
tration, public art and recreation, sani-
tation, housing, street cleaning, intra-
mural transportation, school extension,
education and libraries charities and
correction, civic literature and statistics.
Perhaps the center of attraction is the
New York street cleaning exhibit, includ-
ed in which is a working model driven by
electricity of the municipal garbage in
Generator. OF interest to many are the
cardboard models of tenements. Relief
maps of st. Paul show the park scheme of
that city, there are plans Of Berlin and
other German parks, and very attractive
pictures Of recreation grounds fos the
benefit Of children dwelling in crowded
portions Of q. city. When a Chicagoan
sees what has been done, it is to be hoped
civic pride will arise in him and abide
with him. KATHERINEPoPE
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the game. Some authorities, notably
Mr.. Henry Chadwick, claim that base,
ball is of English origin and was a d.
rect descendant of the old English
Juvenile pastime called Founders"
while others claim that it was entirely
Of American origin and had nothing
whatever to do with FOUNDERS or any
other foreign game. Another author,
ity, after investigation and research
is of the opinion that baseball had its
origin in the old colonial game OF
"One Old Cat" Zone Old Cat" was
played by three boys-a thrower
catcher and batsman. The latter, after
striking the ball, ran to goal about
30 feet distant, and by returning to the
batsman's position without being put
out, counted one run or ''tally." "Two
Old Cat" was played by four or more
boys with two batsmen placed about
40 feet apart. ''Three Old Cat" was
played by six or more boys with
grounds laid out in shape of square
-Four Old Cat" required four throwers
alternating as catchers, and four bats,
man, the ball being passed from one
corner to the next around the square
field. Individual scores or TALES were
credited to the batsman making the
hit and running from one corner to
the next. Some ingenious American
lad naturally suggested that one
thrower be placed in the center of the
field, which brought nine players
into the game, and which also made
it possible to change the game into
teams or sides, one side fielding and
the other side batting. This was for
many years known as the old game OF
'Town Ball." from which the present
game of baseball may have had its
origin. One prominent baseball writer
claims that he can prove that one of
the founders of the Knickerbocker
club came onto the field one day in the
early forties with the original game OF
baseball worked out and described on
a sheet of paper, and that this game
was tried and liked so we'll that the
game was adopted then and there, and
the Knickerbocker club was originated
and put into effect. While zone Old
Cat or Town BALI may not rank
much higher in. the ancestral scale
than Founders" yet they strongly ap-
peal to the lover of our national sport
as distinctively American games.
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ports that in the last six months he has
been called upon to stop three child mar
riages, the prospective bride in each case
school child under IA years of age.
Investigation has brought to light
that there is carried on in the Dante and
Dore school districts what may be called
a wholesale traffic in child wives. Girls
are brought from southern Italy and
Sicily by fathers who act as matrimonial
agents. In explanation of the child mar
riages, the Italian colony say they are
customary in the home land. In reply to
this naive excuse, Superintendent Bodine
remarks that this is America and not
Italy; the girls must stop work on the
trousseau and go to school.
The fathers literally sellthe girls to men
the children have never seen; the pros
pective son-in-law pays for the girls
transportation, for her wedding finery,
and pays the wedding expenses no in
considerable sum, for the Italians make a
great show of marrying and funerals.
We wonder what the little tossed-about
maid thinks of all this; whether she pre-
fers the schoolbooks or the husband?
Whatever her choice, she is not to in
dulge it; this strange new government
under which she has come is looking af-
ter her with different paternal care
than that naturally hers; very carefully
is little Rosina Montini and her sisters to
be watched hereafter. Superintendent
Bodine has detailed an officer to investi-
gate every child marriage. Fathers are
apt to give the age of the little brides
rather carelessly when the marriage Ii
cense is asked for, and to offset this the
Italian consul will be asked to have the
birth records forwarded from Italy of
girls whose youthful appearance brings
age into question.
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a violent jerk rushed the line through

a violent jerk rushed the line through
the sailors hands.
In vain he tried to check the mad
rush of the enraged shark. Diving some
feet below the surface, the great fish
rushed toward the stern of the boat A
moment later, it fouled the trawl rope.
Fearing that the net might be dam
aged, the captain ordered the gunner, by
name Peterson, to shoot the monster
Rifle in hand, the man repaired to the
stern of the boat, thinking from there
to gain better view of the shark eau
tiously peering over the side, he raised
the rifle. AS he did so, his foot slipped.
and, with wild shrek, he vanished over
the side.
Man overboard!" a terrible cry at all
times, but now a thousand times more so.
with the savage, hungry fish waiting be-
low.
Lower boat! Was there time? The
face of the gunner rose to the surface
and gazed appealingly for succor.
Suddenly Lieut. Huddeson, on duty at
the forecastle, threw off his Jacket, and,
rushing to the side, plunged headlong
to the rescue.
With strained eyes, the crew peered
down, endeavoring to catch sight of the
sharks Ten yards away floated the
mate of the one that was struggling on
the line. The head Of the lieutenant an
peared above the surface. Clearing the
salt water from his eyes, he swan swift
ly, apparently unconscious of the terrible
risk he was running, towards the drown
ing man.
Would the dark, long, torpedo-shaped
fish attack? This thought racked the
minds of all.
Now the lieutenant had seized the
drowning gunner in his arms. A cheer
broke from the crew. Then, in answer
to quick word of command, a lifebuoy.
attached to a long rope, was thrown to
the struggling men.
Ages seemed to pass to those on board.
before the lieutenant, bearing the half
conscious gunner, reached the buoy. But
when at length he did, the crew WED
with each other to share the honor OF
drawing him aboard.
Some months later, this daring deed
of heroism met with the distinction ii
deserved. Not only did the hero. Lieut.
w. B. Huddleston, receive the silver
medal of the Royal Humane society. hut
he was also awarded the stanhope medal
as tribute to the bravest deed Of the
year.
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For Hungry School Children.

HE Salvation Army
has about conclud-
ed that it's plan to
give a good break
fast to lily nour-
ished children at
certain Chicago
public schools has
not proved a sue
cess. 1t maintains
that there is utmost
need of such a char
ity, to g~t better
work from the pu-
nile IN diroiricbr nil
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shooting meet at
Des Moines, w. D.
Stannard, of Chi
cago, has demon
strated that he is
one of the best
gunners in the
country. He also
won first money
in the shooting
meet of the James,
vile gun club at
GAINESVILLE, Wis,
breaking 100 out
OF a. possible liz
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A City Clean.

CITY clean and q
city beautiful is in
teresting ms any
earnest people in
Chicago, in spite of
the fact that these
that know us say we
are more lacking in
civic pride than any
of the large cities.
Just at present
thereis being car
ried on an active
war upon persons
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the Bangs sisters, carry on thriving
trade in spiritualism among people of
high commercial and social standing;
that people you wouldn't have believed
it Of consult them as oracles, believe in
their utterances, in the pictures they be-
stow upon those favored by the spirit
artists.
AS understand it, the Bangs sisters
are supposed to be in communion with
departed artists, and these shades of
painters once dwelling on this mundane
sphere obligingly reproduce, without
paint or brush, the desired portraits 1t
is said spirit-painting and spirit-photog-
raphy is fiourishing business in this
city.
Who buys them, or rather who pleads
for them and, incidentally, pays for the
doctors, lawyers, and women, of course.
What do they pay for these works of art?
we do not say whether the art is black
or white-Anywhere from SIS to $3.50.
We saw one of the spirit pictures once,
and really it was quite shivery looking
thing, though the shade that executed it
could never have been otherwise than
very crude worker. We remember, in
spite of ourselves, we were much i'm
pressed with the intangible quality of the
portrait, which seemed to appear and re-
appear in decidedly uncanny way.
1t is reported that one of the patrons
in the picture line of the Bangs sisters is
DR.. Funk of Brooklyn; in fact, it was be-
cause of the connection of this we'll
known man with their spirit portraits
that the Bangs sisters are again brought
topublic notice. Our lake sailors are said
to be addicted to a class to spiritualism,
the men frequently consulting medium
before starting out on the rough waters
of Michigan. We wonder If she ever tells
them the probabilities are they will not
return; or does she confine herself to
words of cheer?
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A week IN CHICAGO
VARIED MATTERS THAT CALL
FOR PUBLIC CONSIDERATION.
LITTLE ITALY RESTRAINED
The Prospective Child-Wife Must DO
to Scholar Ambitious Youth
The Little Ones-More
Civic Pride.

aICAGO. Our SUI
p erin t endent Of
compulsory educa-
ton has discovered
a rather startling
condition of affairs
in the Italian quar-
ter of the city, and
immediate S t ps
have been taken to
change conditions
obtaining tn ere.
The superintend-
ent Mr.. ROdfne re-
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Spirit Pictures.

dlCAGOANS are
supposed to be
hard : headed, ma
terialistic to a de-
gree. 1t turns out
that, if not spiritu-
al, they are spiritu-
alistic;; if material
istic, they long for
the sO-called ma
terializatiOns."
1t has just come
to general notice
that. two women
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Race Pride.

When you wants de real hahd work
done" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley, you
looks fob q colored man, doesn't your,
"As rule"
We'll. dat's what rs tryin' to explain.
De human race stahted in white like q
meerschaum pipe; but its real useful
ness Is measured BY its coloredness. -
Washington Star.
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SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS
According to one authority the game
OF baseball as it is played to-day will

be 60 years of age
this year, declar-
ing that it was on
September %, 1845.
that the original
K nick e r booker
baseball club OF
New York first
formulated a n d
published therules
Of the popular ma
tional game. There
are other authori.
ties that differ as
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OF the Conventional Kind

Mistress Verena, what kind Of meat
have you in the pantry this morning.
Cook-There's some scraps of beef,
ma'am, an little boiled ham. an,
what's left OF the roast pork we had yes
terday.
We'll, work them up into chicken
salad for dinner. Chicago Tribune.
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For a Sallow Skin.

The girl with the sallow complexion
will do well to eat oranges. Not one
orange alone at breakfast time but
four or five each day. This works
wonders.
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who had broken 245 straight. But in
the last SO bird match, which was to
settle the ownership of a silver toilet
set, he broke them all, beating Gill
bert, Crosby, Heer and Borden. On
May 80; 1902, at Racine, Wis, the pro-
gramme consisted of 140 birds. Stan
nard broke them all, beating Hirshy,
of Minneapolis. On August 80, 1902,
in the final shoot for the season tro-
ply of the Chicago gun club, Stannard
shooting from scratch was tied with
Walters, who was allowed two extra
birds in ten. In the shoot off Stan
nard broke 1s1 birds before missing.
Notwithstanding this remarkable
shooting he lost the trophy. Heer, by
breaking 1914 targets out of 600. estab-
lished a worlds record, which will
likely stand for long time to come.
His breaking S07 targets before MISS
ing is not a worlds record. Crosby.
on March IL, 1901, at Interstate park.
Queens, Long Island, broke 345 with
out miss. Fred Gilbert, at Des
Moines last week, broke 245 straight.
Prinstein, the worlds champion
broad jumper. will take part in the
Pennsylvania's relay races.
Johnny Garrels, Of Michigan univer-
sity, has startled the college by break
ing the worlds record in the discus
throw by nearly four feet The record
is 127 feet 81 inches, held by sheri-
dan, of New York. Garrels hurled the
platter 131 feet four inches, and that
it was not fluke was shown by the
fact that he followed it up with toss
Of 127 feet.
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Sympathetic.

JaygreenMy friends have egged me
on to essay the role of Hamlet in our
amateur theatricals.
Willknox Well, here's hoping they
won't egg you OF the stage. Chicago
Daily News.
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He Won Out.

do squirt, Charlie?" asked the rich
girl.
"a little, Maude, he said, tenderly;
"but who wouldn't with your eyes? II
mine we're as beautiful as yours, I'd be
trying to look into them myself . Tit
Bits.
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BY beating such men as Gilbert.
Crosby, Heer and Borden, at the recent