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WOULD NOT LIE OR PRAY.

bishop Courtney, In speaking at tho luncheon AT
the St Denis Hotel Tuesday in honor or N.
Bishop OF London. related an anecdote OF Bishop
Wilmer OF Alabama that was typical OF the man
one day after Bishop Wilmer had addressed a
congregation IN small Georgia town a woman
went TO him and for more than an hour told her
troubles TO him After the narration had been
finished she wound up by asking the Rishop 70
pray for her
I would like You TO pray for me every night.
Bshop, she said. You will do that won't Won
u VIII not madam, replied Bishon WilnSr
Utterly astonished and at the same time thor
oug!E enragcd at this peCted replv she Co,,Id
AZ HtSt only Stdmmer why. BshOD. WHY t;iSECr,
What can you mean by telling me YOU will urt ~
meInner me in Your prayerS2 You should he
trouble" ~ 0Ao III
That is just the point madam said B,sboD
W inner; i would pray for You If could yrrneni-
btl TO- but everywhere preach there are Cener il,,
several persons who come 10 as YOU have done
ana conclude as you do BY asking me To nra = -
them That that In The course Of "a * t
several hundred persons have asked me TO ren1er,-
ber thenl IN my prayers If I promised To dN So 7
would tell a lie, for my memory is not good enoueb
20 retain all their names. could not do n. UO1IiJ
forget some or them anyhow. No madam I can
j can remember to- @9'A "-'' Il
Nell Bishop. won't you promise to ma ke uiA a,
eNcepuon, and promise 10 pray for ne?'' insisted
the woman. still uusatsfied o i4S'S'eOi
Madam do not tell lies" ranIIed tba r,rsho->
ana that ended the conversation -
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ARCHITECT APPROVES IT.

In my opinion 1t Is entirely feasible 70 change
the han Of the House of Representatives so as to
replace the desks with benches" said Elliott
Wood Superintendent of the Capitol, when
asked to express an opinion of the plans. "The
main objection that made when similar
plan was discussed by Speaker Reed in the 53d
Congress was that the members needed desk
room. With the completion Of the new office
building plenty Of desk room will be provided in
the Offices. that IL will no longer be necessary
in the hall itself II is certainly fact that
something must soon be done TO accommodate
the larger membership
A substitute plan for this was at one time
suggested by which the House chamber would
retain its present width, but be extended back
10 the south wall by removing the present mem
hers lobby This would permit the retention Of
the desk scheme as now. with accommodation
for $50 desks-enough to seat members of the
House for several decades TO come. But as the
idea OF the bench scheme is not TO merely get
more room for the larger embership OF the
House. but TO also make it less noisy and more
Of a debating body. 1t is more likely that II
would be preferred. especially as the House
office building Will hereafter provide all needed
ONCE space. More attention would in this way
be given TO the details OF legislation while a
oil Is discussed on the floor and the influence
or the committees as an almost final authority
on important measures would be Considera bly
lessened. The size OF the hall would be about
that OF the Senate, and the provision for hear
ing Senators while talking in even a low con-
VersatiOnal tone would be similar
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in marrying in spite of all the obstacles place
in the way of the match
WILL MAKE GOOD EMPEROR.

All in all, he is man of marked individual
lty and character, who Emperor is likely to
prove of no little surprise to the public, which
until now has been too prone to lend credence
to the malevoent stories which have been cir
Culated about him. These tales intimated that
he is ignorant, bigoted, arrogant and dissolute
with IDEAS on the subject of sovereignty sayor-
day. Many of the most glarlng shortcomings
Of his exceedingly wild brother. the late Arch
duke Otto, have been falsely ascribed TO him:
and NJ. de Blowitz gave publicity in "The Lon
don Times to a report that In a drunken freak
he had stopped a peasant funeral near Prague
and amused himself by leaplng his horse half
4 dozen times over the bier-a slander after
ward repeated in the parliament at Budapest
and for which there was not a shadow Of foun-
dation. Equally untrue is the statement, like
wise printed by de Blowitz. declaring that when
Francis Ferdinand attained manhood and be
came as much his own master as a member Of
any Of the reigning houses Of Europe can ever
hope TO be he made bonfire Of all his books
He has never taken the trouble to defend himself
from any of these attacks, deemng them nm
worthy Of notice and justly considering that
the best proof of their mendacious character
lay in his mode OF existence in the character NJ
his pursuits and III his tastes.
In some respects Francis Ferdinand is a man
OF stronger character than his uncle Francis
Joseph. For whereas the latter has shown him
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MORE ROOM FOR CANNON.

For some time there has been an undercurrent
Of protest against the cramped quarters at pres
ent occupied by the Speaker Of the House
These comprise a small room Just off the south
east corner OF the hall While the present
Speaker. Uncle joe Cannon has not voiced
any audible dissatisfaction. II is understood that
some OF the influential members have occasion
ally expressed their dsapprobation OF the
crowded condition OF the Speakers room. in
which the Speaker. his secretary and the par
lamentary clerk all have desks. II has been
suggested that when the House office build
ing Is completed in December the Wavs and
Means committee move TO OF the large
rooms there, 20 feet long by 30 feet wide
and give the Speaker the large room and small
retiring room thus vacated. The Ways and
Means Committee would thus gain an excellent
place FOR hearings during consideration OF any
Dill 20 revise the tariff, for Instance
When Mr.. Boutell arrives in Washington
early IN December for the meeting OF the corn
congress he means 10 push the plan OF putting
benches in the House to committee considera-
tlon and IA vote. He believes that the time ths
members are moving into their new offices will
be the psychological moment 10 create q reu.
condition in the House itself
New-York tribune., 1907-10-20
NEW CONGRESS- PLANS.
Benches Instead of Desks in House
Of Representatives..
Trrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Oct. 19.-The plan 10 mako the
national House OF Representatives less cumber-
some and more useful by replacing with benches
the desks now used has met with hearty COM
mendation here in Washington and throughout
the country since its first publication In an in
terview with Representative Boutell in last
Sundays Tribune. Mr.. BouteH came to Wash
ington this week TO confer with the architect
Of the Capitol regarding the detailed plans
which are made public for the first time in The
Tribune.
When the colleagues Of the Illinois man see
the drawings at the assembling OF Congress in
December 1t is expected that many who might
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otherwise oppose II will vote for IT, especially
the completion OF the House office building
within easy distance of the hall. will give tho
members all the desk room they need. 1t is
also felt that the House is growing larger and
the next Congress three years hence. In De-
than in 1900. If a similar increase is made in
1910 and 1t is always difficult to reduce any
states representation, 1t will be physical i'm
possibility to accommodate the larger member
ship under present conditions. Mr.. Bouteu pro-
poses TO meet this necessity by reducing the size
of the House one half and putting in benches
The idea of such scheme started back in
Speaker Reeds time in the ODD Congress-
after the Speaker had made a visit to the
British House OF Commons. and returned to
Washington enthusiastic over the idea of using
the bench system in the American House He
had an investigation made by the Committee
on Acoustics which submitted a report But
the subject was dropped for the time being be-
cause the greater number of members desired
desk room. which they could not at that time
have unless they happened to be chalrmen of
committees. Mr.. Reed thought II might be nee
so that members who desired to take part in
busters demanding two hundred votes to carry
on business Speaker Reed left the House and
passed away. His plan seemed forgotten. but
Mr.. Boutell comes forward with a proposition
which has in a week received commendatIon
everywhere.
Under the Boutell plan the present hall would
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record of his voyage which he published lot
private circulation some time after his return
It is in the form Of diary, and while entlrely
free from all priggishness and pretentious az
fectation, contains on almost every page shre"u
comments ot appreciation and remarks as
playing u far greater breadth Of mind ana ho-
eral mentality than those with which he had
generally been credited. and may add that ali
the references therein to the United States are
OF an extremely friendly and commendatorE
nature.
This diary is by no means Francis Ferdinand
only venture into literature, and he mas 10 ms
record several graceful monographs notaoS
one on the celebrated Field Marshal haoet]hS'
remarkable nv reason of the high souled pa
triotism apparent in every line Of the essay. ana
two volumes Of extremely pretty Alpine poetry
Like most Of his countrymen. he is devoted 10
music. and is something Of a composer having
put on paper for the first time several OF those
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old Syrian melodies which until then had never
been written but merely handed down from
father to son throughout the ages The arch
duke Is also an engineer by profession is, so far
as I am aware, the only prince Of the blood who
has secured his diploma such, and enjoys
nothing so much as driving the locomotive Of
an express train. He is an expert in machinery.
and Of an inventive turn of mind: sufficiently So
indeed 70 have earned for himself handsome
competence II not a fortune. had he not been in
his own right one of the wealthiest princes OF
tho Old World.
He is recognized as one Of the best sporting
shots IN the Austro- Hungarian Empire, the walls
Of his home at Konopischt IN Bohemia, being
adorned with the antIers Of some two thousand
stags and chamos. as well as with the heads
Of tigers killed in India, the tusks Of elephants
slain in Ceylon and the pets Of bear shot in the
Rockies He is a adept in the science of zool-
ogy and natural history and is n wonderfully
gifted artist with the brush and a landscape
gardener And, last but not least. he is thor
ough soldier having everything connected with
his profession as such at his fingers ends.
Added this, he has always been an exemplary
son and affeCtionate brother. and his life
has been singularIy free from scandal. the one
romance of his existence being his infatuation
for Countess Sophie Chotek whom he persisted
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DVzzzZZzz

government. In the Chamber of Deputies at
Rome. an opponent Of the administration hav-
ing referred in tho discussion of the naval esti-
mates to the ignominIous defeat of the Italian
fleet by Austria at the battle of Lissa. the Min
lister of Marine replied teXtualy that for thirty
six years our government has been preparing
to wipe out that disgrace, and is now ready for
the test; and at the present moment the Italian
government is spending enormous sums Of
money upon the Italian defences along the Aus
trian frontier and In fortifying the shores of the
Adriatic against any flank attack by Austria.
Is it astonishing, therefore. that Francis Ferdi-
nand should distrust Italy as an ally and mani
fest a disposition to lean rather toward st.
Petersburg than Rome2
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have the power of relieving him Of the obliga-
tions of the oath which he made at the time
of his marriage to refrain from raising his wife
to the throne, and his children into the line OF
succession thereto, yet Francis Ferdinand's sense
of honor is so keen that there is no reason
Whatsoever TO suppose that he will yield 10 the
longings OF his heart and break the promise
which he gave to the members of his house, tho
government of the Dual Empire and 70 the
people Throughout his reign, at any rate as
long as she remains unmarried. his half-sister
Archduchess Maria Annunciata, Abbess of the
Hradraschin, will continue to play the role Of
acting Empress and OF first lady of The empire.
to which she was appointed a year ago on the
death of Archduke Otto. and all state func-
tions and official ceremonies the Princess of
Hohenberg will be obliged to yield the pas to
her sister-in-iaw
1t is Archduke Otto's eldest son. Charles
Francis, who is the next in line of succession
to his uncle, Francis Ferdinand The lad. who
recently attained his majority on his twentieth
birthday, which he celebrated last August at
Ischl with his granduncle, Emperor Francis
Joseph, has been brought up altogether under
the latter's influence and direction. and received
the early part of his education in one of the
public grammar schools of Vienna, being the
first scion Of the House of Hapsburg thus to
take his place on the benches Of these public
institutions beside the sons of petty tradesmen,
artisans and laborers, and coming into close
touch and intimate contact with the people
over whom he is destined in the course of time
to reign He has inherited the good looks and
striking appearance of his dashing father but
not the latter's moral shortcomings and is
Justly regarded as one Of the most promising
princes of the historic dynasty of Hapsburg.
EX-ATTACHE.
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MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY

Francis Ferdinand has three children by his
marriage who bear their mothers princely title
OF Hohenberg, with the predicate of serene high
ness. The eldest is girl, who has received her
mothers name of Sophie and the others are
boys Prince Macmillan being now five years
OF age and his brother Ernest, only three. Their
father is devoted to his children, and has them
with him on every possible occasion. They even
used to accompany him when he went shoot
ing in the big forest around his stately chateau
of KonOpischt until he found that this inter-
fered with his sport, as they are so passionately
fond of animals that whenever any game came
within reach of his gun they would clasp hold Of
his arms and entreat him not to shoot the pretty
animal or bird, the might be
Although from an ecclesiastical point of view
the Church, in the person Of the Pope, would
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MUST UPHOLD HIS REPUTATION

I'm writing up the burglary" said the excited
caller you can say that the thieves In their hurry
overlooked t'5O worth OF jewelry and solid silver
plate in one OF the cupboards."
Might that not bring the burglars 20 xour bo,.s
second tme?" suggested the editor.
.r la don care II 1t does" exclaimed the other
-. ooh want the public TO get the fmpresssior
thet "a gang or robbers can go through NV house
illustrated Bits. W "Ni'Il SteaIIhs- -
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EXPERIENCED

Two duellists were taking the early train r0r
Fontainbleau. their place of meeting
4 return trip said the frst duelIst ., A.
ticket agent N0i"s' 10 tne
Single for me- said the second man ouiet,,,
ana, clustered tho other, you are afra{d -
take a return 'A'O Always
.II never DO" said the second man. .'I aivvavs
London Opinion. --i = POChet
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NO NEED OF ANOTHER

An italian priest who was well known for his
missionary work among the PasSamaquoddy md
ians In Eastern Maine was once urged nv =
Young lady or MS congregation at Eastport 10 bsvs
mission there to rouse some OF the ietharrio
iHeihoers OF the church, whose spiritual condition
sLe earnestly declared, really depIOrabIa
NO nor he replied. II do not approve of mis-
not lastinRr' N-N N0 eiASCt Is
oh. yes father. indeed Il is,' she insisted
Al, IN da! case, den you do not need one" replied
the good rather, with genial smile Tor Won
hsd one dree years ago."-Youth's Companion
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A HARD WORKED PRoNo,,N

quarryman was charged with assauItinp. ono 90
MS mates and when the case was carried into
court. eyewitness OF the occurrence gave sor,a
curious evidence. eN S'i4e
He TUX a pick an he TUX pick the witness
began, AN he hit him wild his pick an ne biP
him wild his pick an, IL he'd hit him Wild his as
hard as he hit him wild his, he'd have near LiII"I
him. an not him m."-Youth's Companion N
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THE INEVITABLE.

He-So they got married and went Off in thei
meteor
she-And where did they spend their honey
moon?
Helm the hospital.-London Tit-Bits.
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FoRTY-EIoHT TO THE BAD

Yes, it was hard luck. He fell in love with her
at first sight. bought a fifty-trip ticket and was
refused ON his second vislt"-Browning's Maya
zine.
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THE NEXT EMPEROR
OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
FRANCIS FERDINAND, WHO
rs EXPECTED TO SUCCEED.
Character Sketch of the Heir, Of
Whose Personality SO Little
Is KnO1Cn.

~ all the roval personages Of Europe there is
none that commands Just at present such a
widespread interest Francis Ferdinand OF
IEapsburg The grave Illness OF his uncle, En-
peror Francis Joseph broken by age and by
sorrow. has had the effect of focusing the at
rention of the Old World and of the New upon
his successor and although the latter is. in
his forty-ffth year the most extraordinary ig-
norance prevails, not only abroad, but even in
Austria and Hungary themselves, concerning
him In fact il is difficult TO recall any prince
who has come 10 the throne in mature man
hood about whose personality. character, poliu-
al views, tastes and even environment so ut
tie is known. Indeed, he is much Of an enigma
not only to his countrynen. but also TO foreign
nations and the political outlook Of Europe
would appear clearer to the puzzled statesmen IN
The various capitals Of the Old World If they
possessed more information concerning Francis
Ferdinand and had some data on which to base
their speculations as to the probable course OF
The policy which he VIII institute as ruleF oL
the Dual Empire.
Before going anv further Il may be well
10 explain how it has been possible for prince
Of the rank Of Francis Ferdinand TO surround
his existence with such an amount OF mystery
It is not that he is secretive or that he has
pursued the methods Of the late King Louis OF
Ravaria- whose horror Of publicity was so great
that he was wont TO establish his abode IN the
most inaccessible mountain Businesses and never
"a drive abroad save in the middle of the night.
II is merely that in Austria a great gulf exists
between the reigning house and the remainder
Of mankind Not that the Hapsburgs are arro-
cant On the contrary, they are most kindly
and unaffected. even with the lowest classes
They are. however, somewhat Olympian in their
relations to the aristocracy and to the bourge-
cjsie. and there is little Of that close ana
intimate friendship which untes the patri-
cfate to the members Of the reigning houses in
other rnonarchies. The Austrian mobiles are
faithful devoted and loyal retainers or the
Hapsburgs but always remain in the role Of
servants There is no question Of their being
the ueers Of the sovereign and OF his family, as
in other countries. and the relations are per-
hans best illustrated by the response given by
an archduke at a popular f6te to a newfedged
baron who. with the tactlessness Of the par
venus OF his kind. had taken il upon himself
To deplore the presence Of 50 many of the COM
mon herd intinating that their contact must be
iisagreeable 10 the prince. Not at all" the lat
ter exclaimed genially. IF We members of the
imperial family were TO be restricted to the
Conpanionship Of people Of our own caste we
should he obliged to spend most Of our days in
the vaults Of the Capuchin Church"-where 50
MANY hundreds of the Hapsburgs sleep their
last sleep.
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ROMANCE IN HIS CAREER.

Then too. the serious illness which overlook
Francis Ferdinand shortly after the tragic
death Of Grown Prince Rudolf compelled him TO
lead for several wears quiet and retired life,
Il was A maIady of such gravity that il was re-
garded for a time eliminating him from all
consideration in connection with the succession
10 the throne Contrary to general expectation
he recovered and his conyalescence was signal
lied by romance IN which Countess Sophie
Chotek daughter of a former Austrian Minister
Plenipotentiary at Dresden and onetime Lady
IN waiting 10 Archduchess Frederick, was the
heroine. Francis Ferdinand insisted upon max
ing the countess his wife There was only one
means Of doing this-namely, by mOrganatic
alliaDce-and all sorts of obstacles were placed
the way thereof mainly of a dynastic polit-
ical and also Of q more personal character.
The dynastic and political objections 10 the
match were due TO the fact that he was destined
10 succeed the present Emperor on the throne
of Austria and Of Hungary. The personal op-
position came largely from his relatives espe-
cially from Archduchess Frederick who. after
his refusal 10 wed Archduchess Maria Doro-
thea. now Duchess of Orleans. had counted upon
his marrying one OF her daughters. and who was
terribly disappointed to find that they had been
cut out, to speak, by her lady in waiting.
Emperor Francis Joseph. however. ultimately
gave his consent 10 the match upon the arch
duke registering a solemn oath on the Gospels
and in writing in the presence OF the princes
Of his house and of the dignitaries Of the realm
whereby he pledged himself that on becoming
Emperor he would never take advantage thereof
10 raise his morganatic wife to share his throne
or would seek 10 endow any sons born Of the
union with rights TO the crown Moreover. he
renounced in the name of his unborn children
al pretensOns TO imperial rank and 10 the
sceptre. The difficulties which he had encoun-
position assigned to her as his morganatic wife.
whereby she was deprived of any share in his
honors as member Of the reigning family and
the affronts TO which she was subjected by GER
tain Of his relatives, well as by some Of the
great nobility, who resented the idea that mere
bohemian Countess Chotek should become the
wife Of their future Emperor, all contributed N
keep the archduke in the background during
the first few years Of his welded existence
Moreover, he is exceedingly domestic in his
tastes. and has been in the habit Of devoting all
the time that he could spare from his repre-
sentative and official duties to his wife and LITTLE
ones
or late. however. the countess, who had been
created Princess Of Hohenberg by the Emperor
mas taken her place at court among the mem
bers OF the reigning family-below all the arch
duchesses-and has likewise become thanks
largely to the support Of the Church. whose
cause she championed. an extremely influential
factor in Niennese life. But il IS doubtful
whether either she or her imperial husband has
forgotten forgiven the treatment which tho,
received, both during their engagement and
ar1 go
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cAueHT ON THE REBOUND.

The Man-DO you consider the opal uN. ,aa. .
The Maid-Wcu. if it's all the SANE
Mould prefer a diamOnd.-uluStratea 5'e~