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-LX1 MRS. MAR YBAKER EDDY GIVES REAL INTERVIEW IN HER CONCORD HOME Aged Leader of Chris tian Science Talks Freely. By EDWIN J. PARK. Concord, N. H„ July 2.—For the first time In six years Mre. Mary Baker G. Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science, recently submitted to a real newspaper interview at her beautiful home. Pleasant View. The word •‘real’* Is used advisedly, for it is the first time in years that she has consented to remain in the presence of a newspaper reporter longer than a minute. 1 was admitted to Mrs. Ed dy's study and for forty minutes sat and chatted with perhaps the most fa mous woman In the United Htatetr. It Is not m> purpose to write a brief for Mrs. Eddy, but to relate with en tire truthfulness and accuracy Just what occurred between us at Pleasant View. My first Impression of Mrs. Ed dy was that she has a remarkable memory—a memory for dates, names and circumstances far superior to mine. Had her mental competency not pre viously been called in question by her “next friends,” the thought that she was not fully competent mentally would never have entered my mind. I was received at Pleasant View about 1:57 o'clock by Mrs. Laura Sar gent. Mrs. Eddy's companion. I chat ted with Archibald McClellan, one of the three trustees of Mrs. Eddy’s estate, and In a few moments was conducted to Mrs. Eddy's study at the head of the stairs on the second floor. Reads Rapidly and Clearly. When I entered her study Mrs. Eddy was reading a typewritten letter, and ■he held It in her left hand as she rose to greet me. When she had made me welcome and had resumed her chai^ ■he said: "I was Just rending a most cheering and comforting letter from Mr. Mosley. I will read it to you,” saying which she read me the letter rapidly and clearly. When she had laid the letter aside I remarked that I never had had the pleasure of meeting her personally before, and I said: "You do not appear In public much of late years, Mrs. Eddy. I am sure many people would be glad to see more of you.” “It Is quite impossible to do so,” she replied. “Many have wondered that you do not,” I ventured. “The best reason why I do not ap pear more In public,” responded Mrs. Eddy, as she reached out her left hand and took from the desk a well-worn copy of “Science and Health,” “ap pears In this book. I will read it to you.” Thep, without the aid of glasses and ATTHEHAGUEDQQR CAUSE AMUSEMENT Understood That Drago Doctrine Will Be Intro duced Tuesday. By HAYNE DAVIS. The Hague, July 2.—It is generally understood that the Drago doctrine will be formally presented to The Hague conference today and that either Mr. Choate or General Porter will make the presentation. A strong speech Is expected in ex planation, and the best opinion now is that the principle that contractual debts shall only be collected by force after the debtor nation has had its day in court and then refuses to pay, will be accepted by the peace conference and engrafted Into international law. It Is understood tnat the English and German opposition to the principle in volved has been overcome and that while the original proposition may be modified In detail, that there will be no determined opposition to this doctrine. Some amusement has been created by the presence here of a delegation from Corea, which seeks recognition as rep resenting an independent nation. There is an Impression that the Coreans are here at the suggestion of Russian agents, but their effort to secure recog. nltlon not only has not been seconded by the Russian delegates, but as a mat ter of fact the Dutch government has, It Is said, been unofficially informed that Russia does not desire that any recognition be given the Coreans. Japan, of course, would uphold the admission of the Corean delegates. Then, without the aid of glasses and unhesitatingly, she read the following from “Science and Health,” which I found later In the copy she gave me to has been said to the author. "The world Is benefited by you. but It feels your Influence without seeing you. Why do you not make yourself more widely known?* Could her friends know* bow little time the author has had. In which to make herself outwardly known ex eept through her laborious publications —and bow much time and toll are still required to establish the stately opera tions of Christian Science—they would understand why she Is so secluded. Others could not take her place, even If willing to do so. She. therefore, re mains unseen patiently at her post, seeking no self-aggrandisement, but praying, watching and working for the redemption of mankind.” When she had concluded reading this excerpt. Mrs. Eddy laid the copy of her book carefully back on the desk and said: “I shall be glad to present you with a copy of my book. Would you like It?” I replied I would, and Mrs. Eddy reached for a push-button which hung conveniently at her right hand, and there was an answering ring, threq times repeated, In another part of the house. Almost Immediately Mrs. Sar gent appeared In the doorway and said, "Yes, Mrs. Eddy." “Please get u copy of ‘Science and Health,* dear, for Mr. Park.” said Mr*. Eddy, and Mrs. Sargent bowed ami disappeared. She returned quickly with the copy of the book, and Mrs. Eddy said: “Thank you. dear." Mrs. Sargent asked If there was anything else Mrs. Eddy wanted, and she re plied. "No. dear,” and then Mrs. Sar gent retired. “Dear,” spoken In a kind, motherly way, appears to be a favorite expres sion with Mrs. Eddy. At a luter time In the afternoon, when she had sum moned *he Bohemian housekeeper to the study, she called her “Dear,” and several times when replying to ques tions I had asked her, she spoke to me similarly, saying "Yes, dear,” or, “No, dear." “Before I left her this afternoon Mrs. Eddy wrote my name and “Compli ments of the author. Mary Baker (I. Eddy,” on the fly-leaf of the book ■he gave me. By or on behalf of the “next friends,” the authority of Mrs. Eddy’s signature to several letters or other documents has been questioned. There can be no question as to her sig nature In my. book. I saw her write it, Talks of Husband's Death. Mrs. 8argent having brought the copy of "Science and Health," which X was to be given, and having .retired, I said to Mrs. Eddy: “You know, of course, of the great Interest which has been aroused by the ’next friends* litigation. Won't you tell me something about It? And also something about your son, George W Glover 7** “You mean the *next friends' alias •next enemies,’ do you not?" she re piled, without a moment's hesitation and with a trace of a smile. Then she continued: “I was unfortunately situated about the tlrno of the birth of my son. My husband, Major George W. Glover, was in business in charleston. S C.. where we had gone to live after our marriage. We had not been married quite a year when he went to Wil mington, K. C.. on a business trip and I went with him. At Wilmington he was attacked by yellow fever and he died there after nine days. “The people In Wilmington satd that It waa unprecedented for a man to live ao long with yellow fever, and they at tributed his withstanding the disease ao long to the prayers of his wife. When roy husband died 1 waa In a moat distressing predicament, aa I waa left alone far from my friends. The people there told me that it would be months, perhaps years, before I could get all hfs affairs settled, and I desired the dear Masons of Wilmington were very kind to me. One of them was house, and he never left me until he had seen me safely Inside the door. My son was born at my father's house, but my father married again, and it was not pleasant for me there. You know that old couplet, "A mother's n mother all the days of her life, but n father's a father until he takes another wife.’ Leaves Father's House, “When my son was 8 years old I de tennlned to leave my father's house to pursue my literary work, and I selected as the woman best calculated to care for the child the wife of Rlmeon Che ney, who was formerly Mahala San bom, who had been our nurse and who I knew to be a good girl, kind and tender, and who I knew would take good care of my boy. “I was then able to earn fifty dollars a week by my writings, and I had been offered three thousand dollars a year to write for the Odd Fellows’ Covenant, as it was called In those days, published by the United States Lodge of the Odd know personally, for the third one, and I don't believe I could have done better In making my selections. I picked them all out myself and for the reasons I have given you. "By appointing them trustees of my estate, I was made safe in my property and was relieved of the burden of cor ing for my material interests. I was not only relieved of the burden of car ing for my business, but I was also re lieved of what I call the Inconsistency of bearing the burden, for one can not serve two masters, and I chose the spiritual. I went with God. I have _ l... ft a..* . T linifAn't Hi Fellows. Later the name was changed to the Odd Fellows' Magazine." Mrs. Eddy mentioned the names of the different men who were editors of the magazine, and at a point where she paused briefly 1 remarked: "Your memory for names and dates Is much better than mine.” Mrs. Eddy leaned forward and said rn»*tlv — garpestly: "You co all a question triumph of Mind could do It If you to have you for u over matter. You tried. I should lov student." Never Forgot Boy. Continuing, Mrs. Eddy snld “I was very busily engaged In my writings, but 2 never forgot my boy. He was n Very smart boy and the Che neys grew very fond of him, and they wanted to keep him for their own. sent them money for his education and support, and I wrote,to him many times, but they kept my letters from him. and they told him his mother was dead. The result was that tlnnlly, believing me dead and not liking the way In which he was treated at the Cheneys, George ran away. I searched and searched for hlin. but never could find him. and for a long time I could get no trace of his whereabouts. Final ly I heard through a letter from tny relative, Mrs. Alexander Tilton, of Bunbornton Bridge, that my boy had enlisted in the army and hud gone to the front. It was then too late to do unythlng. George went into the army when he was 16 und served four years, coming out when he was 20, und then he went buck to the West. 1 got in communication with him then, and wanted him to come to me, but he pre ferret! the Black Hills. In 1899 I built and furnished him u house In Lead City, H. D., and it is a better house than the one i live In, and 1 have furnished him money from time to time.” Other Subjects Introduced. At a pause In Mrs. Eddy’s story concerning her son I suddenly switched the conversation by saying: “You have a very beautiful place here, Mrs. Eddy. Do you look after It and personally control your household?" "No living person,” she replied at once, with marked animation, “abridges tny rights In this house or governs tny actions.” Then I made another abrupt change in the line of thought by saying: "Mrs. Eddy, would you mind telling me what Impelled you to place all your property in the hands of your three trustees at the time you did (March «)?” "Certainly not," she said, without the slightest hesitation. “I had come to a place where I could not carry on my work of Christian Science and attend to my business affairs Some nights I had lain awake all night considering my Christian Science work, and then the next day 1 would be occupied all day with my business affairs, and there had been long growing In my mind the understanding that 1 must give up one or the other. My mind was too much diverted by business cares to give the thought to Christian Science which that demanded, and finally, u week or a fortnight before I created the trust, I called Laura Sar gent Into my room and I said: ‘Laura, I am going to put my business out of my mind. I can not go on being pulled one way and the other by material and spiritual matters,’ I said, T am going with God.* No one but Laura Sargent knew of my decision until I sent for General Streeter and told him what I wanted done. Selection of Trustees. “I will tell you why I selected each of the trustees. I selected H. M. Baker because X knew he was a Baker and was honest. I knew him thoroughly and knew tfem he wan capable of my business. 1 took Ag^ibald Mcl^ellan, the editor of roy papers, for the next one. because I knew him and that I could irust him I took Joslah E. Fer- 'tlon of the establishment?' Inadvertently I had dropped my voice quite low, and Mrs. Eddy did not catch the question offhand. She leaned for ward In her chair and said: “What, dear?” . . , I repeated the question, and ahe Im mediately reached for the push-button, which was near her right hand, and I heard the bell ring. “I will answer you In a few mo ments," ahe said, smiling. Refers to Allegations. Pending a response to the bell, and the response was not long in coming, Mrs. Eeddy remarked, referring to the allegations of the next friends that she Is not mentally competent, ”1 think 1 am compos mentis, but I may b© mis shut out society; I haven’t time for it. I have things of more value to my life and to mankind to attend to." Devoted to Her Work. "May I ask.” I said to Mrs. Eddy, "If you are now at work on addltonal writings on Christian Science; if you are amplifying what you have already written?”- "Yes, constantly. I am writing and studying, reflecting, all the time. I have dismissed material affairs from my mind wholly and am giving myself altogether to my work." At this point, although having some what abruptly changed the subject of conversation in the same way once or twice before, I said to Mrs. Eddy: "Mrs. Eddy, adverting again to the subject of your household, do you wish me to understand that you personally oversee the arrangements^ and opera- t&ken.” She smiled when she said this. Then ehe said: ”1 look after the house In a general way, and I look after the whole place, too. Why, when they re paired the fountain out there (pointing to the lawn), a short time ago, the men watched my window about all the time to see If 1 was looking at them, and they found I was. They were very grateful to me for the words of praise 1 gave them." When .Mrs. Eddy had proceeded thus far there came u response to the call she had sent on the bell, and the re sponse was Mis. Eddy's housekeeper, a young woman who had been recom mended to Mrs. Eddy by a Western Christian Scientist, and who Is greatly appreciated by Mrs. Eddy. The housekeeper was plainly fluster ed at her unexpected summons before the head of the house, and she started In to apologize for her appearance, al though there was nothing about it that required an apology. She was a neat, wholesome-looking young woman. In the attire In which she had been at her duties about the house. Never mind, dear, you're all right.' said Mrs. Eddy, and that quieted the housekeeper somewhat. Direction of Household. Then, as an answer to my question as to whether she really concerns her self, personally, In the matter of looking After the household and the estate at Pleasant View, Mrs. Eddy held this col oquy with the housekeeper: .Mrs. Eddy—"Are you my house keeper?” "Yes. ma’am.” affirmed the pleased and radiant girl, bowing and smiling. "Do X go down stairs and look around every day and see that everything is running smoothly?” asked Mrs. Eddy. "Yes. ma'am, you surely do,” an swered the housekeeper. o return to the home of my father at Banboniton Bridge in this state. | | "Ujr husband had hetn a ilftaon, and U>« Old Ladle,' ilom*. and la a man I Am I careful and obtenant7” said Mr«. Eddy. •'You surely are. ma’am.” "Have I arranged the furniture and shown just how I wanted It 7" pursued Mrs. Eddy. "Yes. ma'am; you've told me Juit how everything te to be.” "That win be all. dear," concluded Mrs. Eddy, and the housekeeper bowed herself out. As her last act In concluding the in terview, Mrs. Eddy wrote the Inscrip tion In the copy of "Science and Health" which she presented to me. and ae I was leaving her study Mrs. Eddy, showing no signs of fatigue from the Interview, whleh had lasted forty minutes, said: I am very gald to have seen you, Ur. Park.” raid, of Concord, who Is president of a k „.„ national bank and who Is treasurer of digestion, headache, otc. * I ' All dranliu ioc and :5c. DRIVE A BARGAIN. 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