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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
SAYS BANKERS SON
POISONED COFFEE
Girl Claims He Put Mercury Tab
lets in Her Cup and His at
Farewell Dinner.
[Ry r.legraph 70 The rrIbnne

Philadelphia, Feb. 2o--Poisoned, she as
serts, by her former sweetheart. who put
mercury tablets in her coffee and his
own, at the termination Of a dinner in
the cate of the Hotel Adelphia, Miss
Alice Wickersham, twenty-three years
old. OF No SO2 Rochelle avenue, IS In the
German Hospital slowly recovering from
the effects Of the drug
Although the occurrence was last
Wednesday night and both victims were
hurried TO the Pennsylvania Hospital, the
story was mysteriously buried until late
this afternoon.
The man in the case, the girl says IS
Claude McCur, son Of a banker OF this
city. The two had loved for several
years, il is said. On Wednesday evening
they declared that :hey would part. The
dinner was to be their last ono together.
At the end Of the meal, McCur, accord
ing to the girls statement dropped
pellet OF the poison in her cup of coffee
and another into his own.
The statement was made by Miss Wick
ersham 10 a special policeman, who had
seen the girls name listed on the record
book OF the hospital and investigated her
case Later in the day when City Hall
detectives called upon her she denied her
story but refused 10 give any reasonable
account OF how she had been poisoned.
According TO her first statement 10 Po-
| liceman Denvin Miss Wickersham knew
nothing OF the poison until she had swal-
lowed her coffee MY That tastes bit
ter" she exclaimed. "Of course" she
says McCur explained, Il put mercury
tablet in II and in my own" With that
she said, McCur produced phial Of the
tablets and swallowed two more.
At Miss Wickersham's frightened in
sistence her companion called taxicab
and drove hurriedly 10 the Pennsylvania
Hospital McCur was treated by ply
sicians and was discharged yesterday. He
has disappeared.
While her companion was being eX-
amined Miss Wickersham telephoned he,
ernnIoyer. Howard d. Evans. an attorney
Evans went to the Pennsylvania Hospital
al once and caused her removal TO the
German Hospital. Here she is now said
10 he out Of danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
TENNIS POPULAR IN
BERMUDA COLONY
Tournament for Island Champions
ship Next Week-New York
ers Throng Hotels.
From the Tribune Correspondent


Hamilton. Bermuda, Feb. l6-Tennis is
the absorbing subject in Bermuda at pres
ent. the Princess tournament commenc-
ing on Wednesday Of this week. whlis
the second annual open tournament TOT
the championship OF Bermuda VIII be held
on the Hamilton Hotel Tennis Clup courts
beginning on February Is. The winner OF
this tournament IS entitled 10 challenge
Captain A. Berger OF England. present
holder OF the cup, this match to be played
on the championship court on March l.
Arriving on the last r NJ. S. i. Ar
cadian were Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Goodrich
OF New York, who have taken the Ed
mund Costing place. Bloomfield, for the
season. Others 20 arrive on this steamer
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Spedden ana
r D. Spedden. OF Tuxedo Park; Mr.. ano
Mrs. Arthur Turnbull and Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Price. OF New York
! Outerbridge and Miss Gertrude
Outerbridge of New York. arrived on last
6 Bermudian for their annual VISIT 10
porrnuda Other arrivals on Bermucian
Included Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ryerson'
Mr.. and Mrs. +. a. Sears ana j. A. She'
rard. Of New York.
Recent arrivals from New York at the
Hamilton Hotel include Mr. and Mrs
Harry Holbrook. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Mexican Thomas. Mr. and MIS- +
AtcK,plev Mr.. and Mrs. i. ;. HoWeh'
Mr. and Mrs d. T. Gallagher MISE
Brown. Mrs. Alberta b. Byrne' MrS'
Guido Marburgh. Mrs. 4. W. Porter, ME
Nickerson. Miss VI. A. Nickersoh' M
a,d Mrs G w. Coleman, Mr. ana MITE
= pein4cke Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Schaefer'
otber arrivals include Senator and MIS-
y Curry. OF Montreal: Mr. and Mrs. WIZ
fam ! Ehlers. Mr.. and Mrs. waiter IL
Miller Walter r. Miller and u. b. Doug
las MI OF Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mitchell. IT,. Of Cleveland Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Law. Of Sandusky; Mr. and MIS-.
III. c. Bard. Of Columbus, Ohio' rIe'
Gardner. of ST. Louis. and Mr.. ana MIS-
Victor T. Caldwell. Of Omaha
The following New Workers are recent
arrivals at the Princess: Mr.. ana MIs'
clarence Price. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
,r,,rrb,ll Mr. and Mrs Robert *. Root
AR and Mrs. VI. L. Robinson. Mr.. ana
Mrs Herbert VI Wildman. Mr.. and MIS-
~ . Rates. Robert {. Bates Miss A. D.
rob,son J. 4. Sherrard. J. NJ. Hunt. MT.
and Mrs Albert y. Morstadt, Mr. ana
Ms Joseph r. Ryerson. Mr.. and MIS-.
pynott G. Brown. II. a. Outerbridge ana
Miss Gertrude Outerbridge. Other ar
,iyaIs include Mr.. and Mrs +. o. Sped
den and Mrs Elliott Smith, of Tuxedo
park. MIR and Mrs. Thomas d. Leonard
~ Morristo,n Mr.. and Mrs. James W.
clerke and Miss Clerkc. OF Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest =. Butler Mr.. ana
Mrs G. II. W. Foster. DR.. and Mrs. j. X.
Torbert and Mrs Charles Harding. OF
Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
REBELS ENTER CITY:
u. S. MARINES LAND
Consulates Give Asylum to Refs
ugees in Cape Haytien--
Rebel Leaders to Flee.

Cane Haitien, Hayti, Feb. O-Ins
rebel army was routed to-day AFTER
several encounters with the govern
ment forces and fell back inside the
CITY OF Cape Haitien. The leaders OF
the revolt are preparing to fee 10
Ouanaminthe, some thirty miles 70 ths
east.
Panic prevails here and an Americau
warship has landed marines. The con-
suIates are giving asylum TO refugees
The city authorities have given
$1,000 to supply rations to the revoiu-
tionary soldiers in order TO keep them
from committing acts Of brigandage'
In the fighting the left wing OF inc
rebels was first forced back on cape
Haitien, the right wing fortifying itselt
three miles outside the city After
several encounters the right wing also
was routed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Hotel Mems Association to
Mark Passing of Old
Hosiery.
WILL BE REPLACED
BY BIG BUILDING
Many Famous Guests Stopped at
House-PrOprietor to Go
TO Buffalo.

The Hotel Mems Association VIII hold
wake" on Thursday night AT the Hotel
Victoria, Broadway and 9th street. which
on that day closes its doors. after an ex-
istence OF forty-three years. to give way
TO twenty-five story loft and office
building The wake" will take the form
OF o dinner for George w. Sweeney, who
for fifteen years has been the proprietor
OF the house On the close OF the Vic
toria he will take up HIS headquarters
in Buffalo as president and managing d.
rector OF the Hotel Lafayette.
"Our lease does not expire until Au-
gust" said Mr.. Sweeney yesterday. but
as the owners OF the property were de-
sirous OF taking II OF our hands, and We
have no desire 10 operate at loss
through the dull months, we agreed TO
give ND the ghost next Thursday night
Business is good now-its the rush sea-
son. you know-and there IS nothing Ike
quitting when the quitting is good.
The property was sold a year ago.,
Since then business has dropped of owing
TO the circulation OF tho story that the
place was 60 close. l am going 70 make
my home I'm Buffalo. For the last year
have devoted most Of my time to my
duties as president OF the company
operating tho Hotel Lafayette, So-roouf
house"
The Victoria was built forty-thres years
ago by tho late Paran Stevens. who ouiis
hotels all the way from New Orleans to-
Roston. II was then called Stevens'e
Folly'' because OF the costliness OF III
construction and finish, and it was so far
uptown. Originally Il was an apartments
house.
With the movement OF the city uptown
il was turned into hotel, and fifteen
years ago Il passed into Mr.. sweeneys
hands
"In its lime" said Mr.. Sweeney yester-
dav. this house has sheltered many
noted guests. Grover Cleveland made TINS
house his New York headquarters for
wears. and William Jennings Bryan could
usually be found here when no was IN
town. Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew mas
told many a story here. Zelaya was one
Of our recent guests.
I'm a way Il has also been a sort o,
labor temple. Samuel Gompers, James
Duncan. John Mitchell and others of the
labor world made this their home while
in the city"
or the STEADY boarders' who will he
dispossessed when the Victoria closes
Miss Charlotte Thompson, the playwright,
is the best known. She has lived IN inc
house fourteen years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
LIBERAL VOTE DECLINING
Poplar (London) Ministerialist
but by Reduced Majority.

Doaoon, Feb 1.-THE East End con-
'1.eeaey OF Poplar polled yesterday.
~ although the Liberal party retained
PC ssai The turnover q votes marks a
~ serious falling ~, in the popularity
me government. The reduction OF
Ministerial majority cannot be ex-
.1s' away this time by the presence
q third candidate. for the Socialist
wed only se2 votes. and the Liberal
-Nor''y has fallen b. 1851. Conse-
,.''uy there is 10 escape from the con
'oa that the government IS losing
raars
GLOWING so closely on the Liberal
"a ~ Bethnal Green. the result OF
tsciion in Poplar is extremely sig
ant II remains 10 be seen, how
- II y viii affect the Home Rule
~uoh or whether q will be COM
.F ignored hy Premier Asquith.
N Poplar vacancy was created by
seetpiance by the sitting member.
hight Hon. sydney Buxton, Of the
n'aho' generalohip Of South Africa.
~'osfal candidate polled 3.5fS votes.
nj 500 cast for the Unionist. =
sl candidate received S92 votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
GRAY TO HEAD THE FRISCO
Former President of Great
Northern Accepts New Post.

Minneapolis Feb. 9o.-Carl r. Gray, who
has resigned from the presidency OF the
Great Northern Railway. will become
president of the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railroad as soon as that corporation
masses out OF the hands OF the receivers
T'his announcement was made I'm ST. Louis
to-day and verified at Mr.. Grays othces
in 81. Paul. Mr.. Gray left last nifht Tor
Chicago and is now in conference with
ofncials OF the Frisco road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Teachers Graduates to Dine.

Graduates and former students VIII
CELEBRATE tonight the twenty-ffth ami
versary OF the founding OF Teachers Col
lego at dinner In the Aldine CLUB, IN
the Fifth Avenue Building. The dinner
will be preceded By reception to Dean
James T.. Russell. and il is expected that
nearly 800 alumni. will be present.
DR.. Ernest y. Henderson. Of Adelphi
College. will be POSTMASTER, and the
speakers include Frank r. Graves, Uni
yersity OF Pennsylvania; David Snedden.
Commissioner OF Education. Massachu-
sets; Edward &. Elliott. University or
Wisconsin: Ida b. Earhart, assistant
principal. New York City public school
system: H. b. Wilson. Superintendent OF
Schools. Topeka. F. Kuo. commissioner
Chinese government TO study foreign
education. and Everit G. Macy prcsden,
Of trustees, Teachers College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
BERMUDAN SHIP SUBSIDY
Fast 10,000.Ton Boats from
New York to Island Assured.
rBy csbl. to The Tribune. J

Hamilton. Bermuda. Feb. 2o.-The
steamship subsidy bill passed the legis-
la,ive counsel to-day by vote OF 20 2.
This means that a 1o,ooQ-ton passenger
steamer. with a speed OF IS 10 q knots.
will be operating between New York and
Bermuda by the Canada Steamship Lines.
Limited. commencing January. 1918.
A second steamer is TO go on under
similar conditions at q later date. with
a. IN. as the hour Of sailing Thus the
passengers will have only one night at
sea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
NO BRITISH MUSEUM THEFT
Paintings Found in Paris Stolen
in Flanders.

Paris, Feb. Pot developed to-day that
the pictures which the police found in
the baggage room of the Northern Rail
road terminus here yesterday ana wnlch
Il was first believed had been stolen
from the British Museum were taken
from the collections Of Count de Cleef and
others In Flanders
Several persons were arrested to-day and
charged with being accomplices or tho
Belgian who was apprehended yesterday
while in the act OF taking away packages
containing the pictures from the railroad
baggage room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
MEN IN TAXI LOOT /.
TRAIN OF 100000
Pic Open Registered Mail
u" pouches and Flee in
Their Automobile.
ARRESTS EXPECTED
TO BE MADE TO-DAY
,,,hama Bandits in Their Haste
overlook SlO,OOO-Blood'
hounds on Trail.

a.. s-,h ~ Officers late
..h... no
~-lght eNne.'eo '''oi' '"'
~ tho bars The three men WHO '"''
-, ters up the Queen & Crescent 'aS'
...,rc- train. the Ncw Orleans Linn
rs .-.., ..- ~. a sum OF
red ana .'".'
ronty '''"
-.e believed tonight that The men
,.--.,--..,., aud chat thew came
''-e p -..,-,ol,s direct from the
pre- ,r. ,ohber,.. twelve miles north
Stle y.
's.,-s to.r.rht said three men left the
JIM, cotton here early last night in
'''n.s ,o.n taking a northern route out
a. .-s me mon are said 20 have
se,, i- tsxicab near Trussville.
(-or, where the robbery was COM
~ =. 80 I'M the night.
80 -. .bo amount OF money obtained
80. "a t-ovyn until formal report is
:, che Treasury Department. one
-. e,erks said to-day he was sure the
all not be less than 10000.
-, beuevei the bandits are members
.. eanr which has made Birmingham
y. ,ssssuarters for tie last TWO years
lbs committed robocrles IN the south
80 hat time go which the losses VIII
-.-.rs,s nearly SEQ )oo
p,vards o. 500 each FOR the three
-, have been offered BY the postal au-
,..-,.ies
-, robbers seemed 70 Know JUST Whele
ia. srd the registered mail and old not
49,. me other pouches. In their haste
,.,v overlooked a sack containing $1,000
.,.arned 10 New orleans, and big con
,r-nent Of stamps
"a fast train. crowded with passengers
a. ,ssir way 20 the Mardi Gras al New
o.,,,rs had jusf left Alfalfa. Ala wheo
ri MURPHY. the engineman, heard the
..-.-snS. Throw Up your hands"
.. TUNED 20 fnd q masked man stand
TN The locomotive cab with a revolver
,sr,lea e. rs head Two other men
-, climbing down the coal in the ten
~. The first robber took hold Of the To-
e,-o,ve throttle and stopped the train.
via his companions guarded the engine
s,aa and fireman.
When the train came 10 q halt the rob
,s-s forced Murphy and his fireman 10
,,oup'e the locomotive and mail car
ron the express and passenger coaches,
nd. bidding them stay by the rest OF the
rir. opened tie throttle and speeded
svsy.
Tao miles down The track the robbers
ip1 stopped and went back 10 the mail
r Realzlns robbery was planned. the
I've nail 'e-ks had eXtinsuished the
RS n their car and had locked the
trz They opened up to the robbers,
s'ssgs- when threats 10 dynamite the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Yonkers Teachers to Wed.

Frank +. Devlin, principal OF Public
School u. Yonkers. and Miss Gertrude
NJ. Thalman, a teacher in the school.
will be married tho Rev DR.. Howard
Elliott nj the Ethical Culture School,
Manhattan, tomorrow. Miss Thalman is
the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
Thalman. OF No. ,, Fort Washington
avenue. Mr. Deyln became principal OF
the school last fall He is Columbia
man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
baBA BHARATl DEAD
~uou Mystic and Philosopher
VINO Made Converts Here.

feh 2N-NcWs reached here 90
y, " me death in Calcutta. India. OF
49,. nharsti well known at a Hindu
81. eno Philosopher lie was nifty
r,,,,s - ~ OLD. Bahia Bharati visited the
,ss States In 1862 and lectured there
49,. ne is said 10 have had large
's IN Los Angeles
,ss,,., nharau. who first came 10 this
-. ' y 100. said at that time there
IA. t'0W fifty converts 20 his re-
va. america He had been sent
ga monks who lived around Rhada-
IA, n srindaband, the holy land OF
~ -, - monks. he said. were divine:
=, ~ sh' OF nothing but fraternal
- a' went nom here 10 Chicago. and
- .o', ne Pacific Coast IIe camo 20
's,,,.. .a''y again in 1910. when he spent
Nh 'aonihs in California.
- N 49, In this country ne SAID that
la $3.50. spent on mission work IN
c,i,.t a.. B. put 10 better use in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21
Americans in Genoa

The latest American arrivals at the
Grand Hotel Savoy. Genoa, Include DIT
and Mrs. D. II. Adam. Detroit. Car
Hevmann. Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs
sherman Miles. New York; Mr.. and Mrs
George y Dexter. Boston: Mr.. and Mrs
\. NJ. Murioz. New York; Mr.. ana ME
II T.. Lidman and Mr.. and Mrs. ~ W.
Thomas. Minneapolis; Mr.. and MIS-. a.
G. vock and Mr. and Mrs. Carlo fih'o'
New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-21

Pittsburgh. Feb. 20-Unless proceedings
10 show that he is lunatic are instituted
IN the courts of Allegheny County with
I'm sixty days, Harry ~. Thaw Will receive
SleO7SO17 income from the estate held
in trust for him by the Fidelity Title anu
Trust Company OF Pittsburgh. A decision
"a this effect was handed down to-day by
a majority OF the judges OF tne orphans
Court Of Allegheny County.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
-O---
TEN THOUSAND GRADUATES.

According to the estimate made by
Frank Joseph, deputy superintendent
of state instruction, 10000 persons
will be graduated from the public
and private high schools in the state
within the next two weeks. This will
be a big increase over last year. The
records show that 8,144 persons
graduated in June 1913.
The estimate of graduates is made
upon the enrolment in the schools
which was reported at the beginning
of the school year. There are be-
tween 500 and 500 high schools in
the state. While there were 4,462
graduates from the public high
schools last year, there probably will
be 5000 this year. The private
schools turned out 1852 scholars in
1913. The estimate for 1914 lis
700. Taal
The graduation exercises of the
Iowa schools began last Friday and
will be strung along until the eniAof
next week at the rate of about eigh-
ty day
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
IOWA GOVERNORS SALARY.
Receives 500 Less Than is Paid to
Congressman.

Des Moines, May 25.-Failing in
everything else, the critics of the
governor OF Iowa have tried, in some
places in southern Iowa, to make it
appear the governor is taking from
the treasury money not warranted
by law and that he is ridiculously
overpaid The governor Of Iowa gets
a salary that is 500 a year less than
a member of congress, and the latter
has the mileage allowance and vari-
Gus other things, none of which go
to the governor The governor gets
nothing that is not provided by spe-
cific statute and there is no way he
could, even if so disposed, work any
graft on the side for himself or his
friends. The present governor gets
exactly the same compensation as
his predecessors, not cent more or
less. In view of the fact that the
governor must pay his own expenses
in travelling about the state on official
business or because of the attacks
of vicious enemies of good govern
ment the salary is declared to be not
too great.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
JUDGE F. P. SADLER, OF
CHICAGO MUNICIPAL COURT

All kinds of criminal cases are tried
at the Harrison and Desplaines Street
Criminal Courts in Chicago-gamblers
dope" fiends, white-slavers, those who
deal in commercial vice, burglars, rob-
bers and likewise murderers, all come
into these courts. Naturally the Juve-
nile criminal cases, both male and fe-
male, come into these courts and this
gives one an opportunity to observe
youthful delinquents. The boy prob
lem and the girl problem in their rela-
ton to crime can be studied here in a
way that few places offer. 1t is in the
above named courts and through years
of experience that Judge F. P. Sadler,
one Of our Chautauqua speakers, has
gathered the information for his great
lecture, "The Criminal in the Making"
The Judge says Of these courts and of
his works:
Naturally the work of the court Is
corrective and supposedly reformatory
and, therefore, in dealing with crime
there is wide experience in trials
trying to save the criminal, the way
ward and the delinquent Out Of this
branch of my work, supplemented by
thorough study of the whole subject,
grew my lecture "The Criminal in the
Saving" prefer always to give the
lecture "The Criminal in the Making"
first. This is companion piece to
that lecture. l have given 1t large
number Of times the last two years
and so far as l know always to the
satisfaction Of the committees"
Zone of the things that stands out
WILDLY in my memory is the expert
ences ! passed through while we were
trying to drive cocaine sellers, or
cooke" sellers as they were called,
from the Desplaines street district of
Chicago. 1t excited good deal of at
tention at the time for a great many
Of the delinquents were users of this
"coke," especially those who were
found In the levee districts. In order
to get rid of the illegal selling, we had
to go finally to the Legislature of IL
linois where we succeeded in having
passed most stringent law governing
this subject We sent several well
known druggists to prison before we
could stop this diabolical business"
DR. Hills will appear at the De-
corah Chautauqua next month.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
What the Bill Provides.

The bill, which will become law
whether the house of lords assents or
not, contains the following provi-
sions:
A senate of 40 members house
of commons of 164 members.
The Irish parliament cannot leg
islate on reace or war, navy, army
or any naval or military force, for
eign relations, trade outside Ire
land, coinage or legal tender.
1t cannot make any law either
directly or indirectly to establish OF
endow any religion or prohibit the
free exercise thereof, or give pref
erance, privilege or advantage or
impose any disability or disadvan.
tage on account of religious belief
or religious or ecclesiastical statute
or make any religious belief or re-
ligious ceremony a condition of the
validity of any marriage.
Temporary restrictions are replac-
ed on legislation on land purchase,
old age pensions, national insurance,
labor exchanges, royal Irish consta-
bulary, postoffice and other saitngs
banks, and friendly societies.
The executive power remains in
vested in the sovereign and his dele
gated officers.
Forty-two members still will be
sent from Ireland to the house of
commons.
The judicial committee of the
privy council to give the final de-
sicic2 as to the constitutional validi-
ty of any act passed by the Irish
parliament. san
The Irish eXchequer to defray
the cost of the Irish administration,
exert for reserved services men
toned above.
The imperial exchequer to pay an
annual sum to the Irish exchequer,
starting at $2,500,000 and eventu-
ally, after six years, becoming a
permanent payment of $1,O0O,000
annually. m
Appeal from courts of Ireland to
the house of lords shall cease.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
The Best Gardeners.

Possibly because they are blessed
with infinite patience, women make
excellent gardeners. A survey Of
back yards at this time of year re-
yeals even more sun bonneted and
petticoated figures welding garden
tools than male animals in trousers.
A woman makes a vegetable bed
with much the same care that she
makes the sleeping couch, without
crease or wrinkle, while her lord, if
he be in a hurry to get in his corn
and potatoes, throws the soil about
with the same reckless abandon that
he does the sheets and blankets when
wife is off on a summer vacation,
producing a straggly broken-backed
mound of uncertain dimensions.
1t takes woman, who has a ba-
by to mind, a washing to do and a
dinner on the stove to lay off a let
tuce and radish patch that would de-
light the heart of a surveyor and
whose angles would gladden. the eyes
of geometrician.
1t may be conceded perhaps, that
vegetables will grow just as well in
the man-made bed as in that shaped
by a woman's hands, but it is an
agricultural axiom that things ought
to be done in the orthodox way even
in the garden.