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ber OF transfer passengers from the
Haight street line boarded the car.
This crowded things until a number
were hanging to the straps. Then the
car got In motion; the conductor start
ed his collecting and began to watch
again for the fare beater. I had not
long to wait.
An alteration started at the front
end OF the car. Every one got curious.
then excited Above the din could
hear the conductors angry voice and
the wrathy replies OF a male passenger.
The car stopped
The belligerent tones increased I'M
volume. With other curious ones. J
There we watched . brawny individual
and the conductor while they engaged
in wordy warfare. Suddenly TIE pas
senger's fist shot out and collided
with the streetcar mans Jaw. The con-
ductor returned the blow with interest
Then bedlam reigned and blows from
half a dozen sources rafned on the hap
less streetcar man. In a second he was
down. Smash. Crashl Swat It was the
motorman getting into action with his
controller bar. In a thrice the IRON
peace maker had gained the upper
hand
1 rushed to assist the prostrate con-
ductor to his feet For a few moments
he stood still. making a mental inven-
tory OF his anatomy to assure himself
that he was yet entire Then he turned
to me;
~Bo." he said. weakly when you
write that story just put in that dont
mind being beat very much. but I al-
wave unHk ~ to be fare beating"
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changed her position to a seat near
the middle of the car and then, not
satisfied, she returned to a seat near
the front end. 1 noticed that her
changes took her past the conductor
Her peculiar actions were suspicious.
Finally the conductor spotted her and
approached to collect her fare. She
was blind to his presence. Her whole
mind was engrossed in the study of the
architectural piles that lined the street.
Fares, please" shouted the con-
ductor, looking directly at her.
Besides blindness, 1 found that the
lady was stricken with deafness. She
never even started. Her eyes remained
fixed on the blur of passing houses.
Fares. please" he repeated, with q
rising infection Of impatience in his
voice.
Then the lady came out Of her trance
long enough to freeze him with an icy
stare. But he did not freeze. He wflted
and turned away with sheepish grin.
He was beaten This. then. was one
way to procure a free ride.
The car was leaving Fillmore street.
There had been general exodus of
old passengers and many new ones had
taken their places. Transfers instead
Of the customary nickels were in vogue.
Once more the streetcar man began
his search for the elusive fares. He
worked down to the center of the car
and was standing beside seat where
a 16 year old schoolgirl was snugly
settled. She carried several school
books in her lap. Plainly the conduc-
tor was in a dilemma. As he stood
there. scratching his head. puzzled. ]
made a few hasty observations.
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"a EN- and women, which try hardest
AN to beat the streetcar company out
Of their fares?

NJ
OF their fares?
How do they do it?
Why7
The men do" promptly answered the
Mission streetcar conductor.
It's women" replied the conductor
whose cars traverse the western Addi-
tion.
Take my tip; one is is bad as the
other" vouchsafed the Ocean beach
fare collector.
Therefore I chose the Ocean beach
car to pursue my Investigations. There
I would be able to watch the fare
beaters of both sexes, and study the
gentle art OF bunkoing the strsetcar
company out CT its lawful FIVE cent
pieces.
had already made friends with the
conductor and let him know the object
Of my ride when we started from
Fourth and Ellis streets with a fair
load OF passengers.
When I spot one I'll give you the
wink You can size 'em up yourelf,"
volunteered the streetcar man.
The car reached Van Ness avenue.
The conductor had completed his COL
lecting and was leaning far out from
the rear platform counting the new
passengers as they boarded the car.
Among them was a rather corpulent
woman well attired and showing many
evidences of prosperity. She entered
the car from the front end and took a
seat near the door. After the car had
been under way for half block she
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valid for the banishment of the Lady Margare
The daughter of of the oldest mobiles Guenne.
the wife of the of Libourne who had been slain
at Poitiers, Margaret had housese which
she might take herse1f-and the Black Prince,
may imagine, dispeased to discover her
whereabouts presently and put her loyalty to the
This he did month after he had quilted
and secretly that but his faithful servtor John
of Abingdon able to give true account of that
adventure
There had been hunting in the forest all day, we
read, and toward the ride had carried the
pany toward the Hermitage, where dwelt ancient
man. sufficiently holy and sufficiently dirty to justify
the favor and the patronage of the deyout.
This worthy, with his wonderful gift of plain speech
and of prophecy attracted of the knights to his
hut much in spirit revelry of the
Hgion; but the prince himself slipped away with John
of Abingdon, and, losing himself cleverly he
at last before the of Charras
remember as though by accident that Margaret Of
Angouleme had taken refuge therein.
Did not the good bishop speak of this my lady's
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quarrel with the who acclaim But her
virtue have been malicious enough to doubt.
Certain is it that knight in the Black Princes
encourage made love in turn sanity Margaret and
that prince himself, Notwithstanding
the gentle Joanna, engaged in modest but amorous
dalliance with her. How far this carried
what lengths it might have gone concerned
to know for just at the moment when the tongues
busiest what should happen but that the bishop
sent Margaret out of the and the prince his
knights were left to mourn her at their leisure.
This drastic thing to do, perchance gallant
and the bishops of those days guilt
less sometimes of little sacerdotal if harmless gall
lantry But the bishop of Angoueme had excellent
If mistaken excuse when the prince charged him with
the banishment of the amorous Margaret.
There those among her kinsmen,' said he, who
have to do with the outlaw Guescn. My honor owes
it highness that she shall dwell longer
Angouleme."
This vague enough and far from satisfying
the prince who knew well enough that the bishop had
acted prudently and that there other and more
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they had dropped from a mighty brush in the
heav Continuing vistas of glade dell
opened every side-a little river ran laughingly
walls of that bleak tower they called the
spanned by bridge the Romans built
the baying Of the hounds and the murmur OF
insect life, intruded upon the bewitching
silence O forest The good bishop had chosen a
pretty place enough for ladys orisons 1T would
appearand the prince thought while he waited for
his rendezvous secluded lover had
desired
Well and what they?"
That my lady is not here, lord prince"
"A lie, barren lie. Answer that will even enter
and prepare for her return
And then little again and the doffed cap and
the face of honest John drawn down In melancholy.
she is here, lord, but she would that It were any
other than your highness."
The better which shall take US In Was there
woman that her mind yet? Stable my
where he shall stand to my hand-and bark ye,
your place is the wicket where wnded horn shall
call my IL the need arise
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retreatr he asked the honest fellow at his SIDE and
answered readily:
spoke of it, highness-hut not retreat
other when the is setting and Bernard de
Suescn may be abroad"
TELL me rejoned prince sharply
Bernard Aigre three shall look
for Charras? Go wind horn and say that
I here"
Old Abingdon knew his master too well to hes
tate upon q precise command And yet he liked
look OF the place but Ill They were in the heart
OF the forest Giant oaks bent crippled boughs
downward to the melting turf. which. In its turn.
showed great patehAs of golden sunshine az though
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

calculated to rouse garden-lovers TO envy-"1t-
ness the Blue and White Border" wherein Del
minimum Veronica. Anchusa, English Iris and
Campanula are blended with their OWN greenery
into wonderfully beautiful picture We do not
need to be reminded that flowers of a good clear
hlue are rather scarce-all the more grateful
should we be for the herbaceous Neronicas OF
VARYING shades. as well as for the many Del
rhiniIr1s that are now available. \ fascinating
combination to be found in another sketch Is
one Of creepers where the magnificent purple OF
ClernatiS Jackmanni is maSsed with the white
Of Solanum jdSjHiHOidfs. In chapter on creep
ers contributed her friends book, Miss Rose
Kingsley sings the praises of the still little
known vine from Turkestan, the Po'ygoahm
BGidSchudhjcuH:
This charming plant j. invaluable Tor pergolas
or fITces pillar or .,rciles on i pillar is par
tic,llarIy efTective its long hanging shoots ci3th
ini. tn. support summit I" base with thc'T
1SseIs OF Iii.k blossoms which are born" IL great
profueIon in autumn lust when many ctlliblfE
plants are ont of flower. Its growth Is eNutiiltl4
rapid: happily it docs not spread under sFguu
our cost, heco.n. sI-h ii pest IN ne S.ii~' c
frosts the plant Itself y 50 hardy that 1t VIII
qui, KY start into fresh beauty
Scotch gardens have To- endure severe cold
md froolienr rains but these DO not dull the
p1orio4ls coiors Of her l"w"rS-c"lors when ar"
strongly affect d. W. are told 10y + '. T., by
the granite which freely mikes with the soil
Tho oldest Of all is the Minister garden at Craig
more IN Inverness. 1t * laid "ut IN the form OF
the plan Of York Cathedral "rreclS'Iy on the
same lines according Ia measurement Green
turf forms the pavement IF the long green alSlt9.
tn. Ground line Of tn, towers is marked out
with care in great BIDS 81 roses. red and white
the Lady Chapel Is formed entirely OF carnations,
,d ca ON with the other architectural points
A range Of purple hills in the background com
- rs the r,icture the effect Of which, as q
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dens that one knows in Scotland IN Eng land.
The high walled Scotch garden IS apt to have
not only its delightful flower borders but vege-
tables and fruit as well Such gooseberries.
rxclaims e. Y. B." and she has reason. Those
delicious globes filled with lucent syrup, tinct
with Wondrous navors are things one must e"
to Scotland England &c taste.
1t has been with uncommon good judgment
that Mr. Charles Holre has edited The Gardens
Of England" showing his subject from every
point of view and thereby making the book of
more practical service. He has special kind
of garden craft to exalt al the rest. In an
Introductory essay he outlines The history of
garden making from ancient TO modern times
and in 4 few further pages indicates the broad
principles which have governed IL all ages The
reader is not urged TO adopt either the formal
or The natural method but IS advised to suit his
surroundings to the character Of his house. The
illustrations which fill the bulk of the book-a
rich collections Of large halftones from photo
graphs with eight clever sketches in color in
terspersed-have been made with view TO
showing the infinite variety OF English gardens
Stately terraced gardens are represented, and,
with them. hooks in which flowers are spread in
wild profusion. Water and rock gardens are
photographed. and there are many interesting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03
NAZARETH.

. stone ~ The Spectator
B1lo ye r 0tGrehes 10 my praise,
Lift not tra .lfty fame,
y clouds ~ --aatleriuE incense raise
W ho-g-r 90 maintain
within man heart The house of prayer
Rs-reG by Fathers hands
E-- 0peT O. -l- acalthfUl an,
Eind-sa,f- altar stands
z, would - tl-E 4 house on earth
Il which ! ..-- 20 dwell
Wee though cla- Own heavenly birth
Ike nus. us. and swell
Iak where a.-i c.-i-el and with plane
Wrought H whose Elory NOW
rs heaven. gel did thai glory deign
- mans command 20 bow
y'-1iert n z parents word,
--ge 20 d y.--.r-~ claim.
L-slk-Eg t. -.-. hopes that stir-ed.
III the gTe1- ---...- CANE
Sex lot ~ ts-.r go secure
"llh steeI.e .- -.-. dome
sud r the ea--.-. - -1e poor
rods temple is -.. home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03
THO GARDEN BOOKS
Some Beautiful Pictures, 7cih ant
Comment.

FLONER GROUPING IN ENGLISH. SCOTCH
AND IRISH GARDENS. Notes and ffty-sx
sketches IN color by Margaret Waterfield With
contributions by others. Alto. PIP 237 E. p
THE GARDENS OF ENGLAND. In the Southern
and Western Counties. Edited 10y Charles
Holme- Especial winter number of The Inter
national Studio. D Ito, PIP XXXvi 1856. The
John Lane Company.
Miss Waterffelds sketches. made in the flower
gardens of England. Scotland and ireland, fill
her big book with splendid color Let no one
question its glories. The reader who has himself
wandered in those gardens knows that she has
not exaggerated the richness of the tints painted
by the soft moisture of the island climate. No
where does the rose take on nobler crimson.
more enchanting pink.-all the shades of color
Of the queen Of flowers form a gamut of pure
loneliness. The blue of larkspur. the purple of
iris, the flame Of tulips the yellow of the daffo-
dils-these will not belle the artists vision
Some Of the combinations she has painted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

motives brought out, such as pergolas, foun-
tains sun dials. seats sheltered beneath matched
roofs, clipped hedges, entrance gates and so on.
In fact the plates make a veritable little ency-
clopapda by themselves They illustrate IN
most instances the gardens of historic mansions,
but well old work ~ included. This
volume is confined To the southern and western
counties IL is good that the editor should
be eucourIe-.-d to go further afeId and produce
another book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

and spirits on the following day. Sunday. and
attended service: but while walking WIKI lis
wife after luncheon he suddenly fell ferr...I u,
and died a few minutes later The Journal
from which have quoted adds:
Lord BeaconsfeId. in the course of long tax
with Arnold, told him that he the Only ing
Englishman who had become classic in AIS own
lifetime" Narrating this in letter to his sister,
Arnold wrote: THE fact is that what | hav, dome
in establishing a number of current phrases. sIch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03


W = ,fs staff who deliberately enlightened
pen X. seldom. however. he gained his pre-
l--+ ,-s as il were by divination. Mr..
-,o.sr+ gives this illustration:
s,,,-+ hint was often sufficient to put
Ife-ale - mot ms doctor the late Sir Richard
ene Day he AthenpGm. In the course OF a few
-..LtSt-n,E called on me today; and asked me
-, -. Rot climate would be Hkelx To sun ms
ca-,@-.,s-- -o-I15 suit her very vel indeed Delane
eaa nothing al ne Ines stonishei everybody.
rs So fbe official world. 10y announcing that
1t,ldI.E tf-,al, VS. going 70 India Governor
I0rd qoi - hours afterward an Acquaintance
4 Lord 1St y i s-toeet her premature to
--s1alai.l.s- - saiF The new Niceroy. 1t was
s,fje6 THIS morning. and how The Times got
I'm ] cannot i.nagln5. ier no one on' myseH
s-l I-soSs s5 merely thought over his talk with
If.S' ~ two ard TWO together. and Ventured
go, INTO the domain ~ prophecy
..s,,s source q Delane's success as an
inst his constancy 10 his task He
.-sr,,snt holidays. travelling again and
-, she Continent. and he was always Wis
rs friends 81 England. but wherever he
- kept the paper III mind, read II with
..-s+se-ic effectiveness, and telegraphed or
she comments and instructions which he
I'D De Of service 10 the man he had left
rs-pa II has often been said that he did
u-i.e much for his own columns. Mr.,
-. does not wholly confirm that view Of the
=. br- 7,- shows that Delane chiefly occu-
,..-,se1f in assigning the subjects Of articles
hon ayerl.aulr-5 -lc latter. either in man
.- ~ II rroef % such an extent that when
- came cat il WAS. in essentials, his
as ,ia-r.Thgr ttlus indicates the amount
-, that he did go The Times contains or
"a contain on al average four leading articles
In Tins in th.r-y-seyen years Delane had
= asr,7rsifle for over forty thousand dis
= --cropncerlsr-S upon every conceivable
MI, n rufliic Interest" He could impress his
.7,,,sDs-itv upon -aiS mass 81 material with
- .---,a1rv Writing much Of II, because the
,.-rssr+ men Who did 90 The writing welcomed
~ +s-s1irc II their work. They were his
r-.bo-at1rs labo-5r= almost always in perfect
t-Douy. But i Vas his policy that ruled, even
- +ie shserc. There Is an amusing account
d. .bs manner il which Henry Reeve kicked
ing The tricks and for his pains. found
+frrself obliged % withdraw a contributor TO
--h- Times"
80 90 .-- .s.,- -.i9 aho,-a &c ,-a1,,
- :. 7.-.. 49,. -, 50 -to ,,,,,, a, ,,-,I1
n go ,.+ ,,--.,- ,.,,.,5,,c-
..--.-e ..... DID,. ...4+.-5.,7 z,-o-l, " ara
y. Isl. ,.,--s,,+,.--el,a traits Of The affec-
- -. =- r...- ..-. -tf.t, :; o,1,-
Z ~:
.-. s ~ -, 1,,,- 81, 49,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

The Golden Rose" i tho tltIc of IN" forth
coming noyel by Amtlie Klvcs IT. theme -
described "a exotic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-03

.,- ubon II was intended Usually, he
h0"-- e.so5 N these matters by friends or MEM
W = BIS staff who deliberately enlightened
0e-S =, seldor7. however. he gained his pre-
---- -eus as il were by divination- Mr..
- gives this Illustration:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-12
MR.. sLEMp,s EXPLANATION.

Representative Slemp, who is now in
Chicago to attend the national republic
can convention, discussing the contest
from Virginia, said:
II Ia ridiculous to be bothered by these
fr med up contests which would not De
tolerated in any States except those OF
the south. 10 spite of all the eilJrti
made u work up anti-Taft sentiment
among the negroes in Virginia, those
promoting the scheme succeeded 10 ge1-
ting only one negro to come here tor the
contests.
Asa matt r of fact, the negro vote h s
been slmO,t eliminst'd in V rgiola
thr lugh the provisions of the ne" con-
stitnton. That csnnct be laid up against
the republican ptr.y fer the demotrl's
control the legislature. It u we have
one neer) delegate and one alternate 10
the national convention.
After our conventions we're held In
the regular manner the disiUr)ers In
duced few people, partly white and
partly colorid, t call q State conyen-
ton, and urged all counties ana cities u
Lold mass met tiDgs and send their dele
gates. As matter of fact only four or
FIVE counties and cities held these mass
meetings, and the convention which fol-
lowed cont ,iued just seveuty-Ihree per
sons, supposed to represent the whole
State. A pumbtr OF colored men we're
excluded because they were known to be
for Taft, and the chairman stated tut
no one would be allowed TO remain 10 the
hall who did not sympathize with the
distnTbsrs.
There was no committee on cFe-
dentials, and we asc' r.ained that about
90 per ceut Of those present bad palticl-
pated 10 the regular convention and The
mass meetings which preceded 1t. After
il was over lot of the negroes who had
taken pr. got together and adopted res
olulions supporting the sdminietr't'on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-12
SWIFT & 90. FINED.

Swift & Co., Chicago packers, we're
yesterday morning sentenced to psy a
fne in the Richmond police court for
having sold p;rk alleged by the city
health officials to be spoiled meat. The
meat was located in the shop of York
HAIR :, a negro dealer st the First Mar
kei, and in the shop of j. Il. Diggs, also
negro, on Eighteenth street. The men
stated that they had purchased the meat
from Swift & Co. fer 5 aud G cents, when
the market price for good meat from the
same cut was 81 and 10 cents.
j. C. Hesly, msnsger of the Rich
mond sgency of the packing concern,
conducted q vigorous and earnest de-
fense. When fined he entered an ap-
peal.
Expert testimony brought out the
statement that western pork decays from
the outside, while home-killed decays
from the inside. For some unexplained
rsason the local meat will not freeze as
we'll al the joints. Pork put fresh init
the ice should keep Is hours alter re-
Nmoysl thtrefrom. 1t was alleged thai
lhe meat in question did not keep three
hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-12
FALLS HEIR TO FORTUNE.

Theodore von Then, butler 10 The
home of Patrick P. Ryan in Richmond,
on Tuesday received from the French
Ambassador in Washington papers by
which he becomes Count Won Then, of
the provinces of Kroneuftlt and Then,
and, With his brother, inherit the large
fortune and eel ties of his fsther. Au-
gust Won Then, the brother, IN cable
gram from Paris, announces that his at
torney has established their claims to
their titles.
There are amounts aggregsting 81
600, 900 in the banks of Germany and
France which will be turned over TO the
brothers in December. The father was
drowned aud his body was never discov-
cred, causing the delay in establishing
the fact of his death.
August aud Theodore von Then came
to the United States as young men, and
both held positions as buffers in Sherry's
New York restaurant, Theodore came
to Virginia two years ago. When told
that he WAS a count be simply said:
ppm sorry for II | have travelled sc
much, and have never been as happy s'
| am in Richmond"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-12
IUNE TWENTY .FIFTH, 1913

Adv hulludi Oi lHC NOS VI S~
should come forward on or before
JUNE TWENTY FIFTH, 1903,
and take out license for the same from the
Auditor. After the 30th Of June all persons
owning or harbOring dogs without the re-
ouired license are sh lect TO line as the laws
IN the subject reqn, Of 50 or 50.
(ompIaint has he frequently made That
many nersons fail W lake out their license,
and that other pay on one or two dogs when
owning and harbOring more, or who send
such dogs away during the summer months
and bring them back in the fall
Attention has been called to thus EVASION OF
the law, and policemen will report all such
cases and fines can be imposed upon those
who fail 10 take out licenses after trial In the
Police Court.
no-In order TO avoid any mistakes persons
who make application for licenses would do
well TO write their names and number OF resi-
dence. street, etc, on a card or paper when
making application for their licenses 10 the
Attention is also called to the fact that
while the payment of license tax IS required
by the laws Of the city whether q dog IS Aept
on the premises of the owner at all times OF
moi. vet the payment Of such tax does not en-
title the dog TO the unrestricted use Oh IN,
streets and alleys of the city, both day and
night, for it is provided by law that The
Mayor in addition at any and all times, IN
his discretion, by proclamation snail 0ecIare
that all such dogs as above licensed shall be se.
curely muzYled, and if any such dogs be iouha
running at large during the continuance oi
such proclamation without the requlreu
muzzle they shall be seized by the police
force. or other persons designated by the
Mayor for such purposes" and conveyed 10 a
suitable place and DESTROYED.
FRED. j. PAFF, Mayor.
The following is a copy of Section "a OF the
License Law: "OR every dog, regardless oi
ser. one dollar and fifty cents"
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