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OUR PLATFORM.—The Georgian
stand* for At In ntii’n owning Ita own ga*
and electric light plant*, ns It now
owns Its waterworks. Other cities do
this and get gus ns low n* 60 cents,
with n profit to tint city. This should
lie done ut once. The Georgian lie-
Moves that If street railways can lie
a tern tod successfully l»y Rurnpeiin
tics, ns they are, there is no good
reason why they cannot he so operated
here. But we do not believe ihla can
lie done now. and It may lie sotnf years
before we are ready for so big ou un
dertaking. Mtlil AtInutii should set Its
face In tbit «lllection NOW.
As to Watson’s Magazine.
Elsewhere on this page appears a
communication from Will T. Hale, the
delight fill |s>et of Tennessee, to The
Nashville American.
In paying n deserved tribute to the
Life of Jefferson, Mr. liale speaks of
the rumor that Tom Watson will pub
lish his magazine in Nashville.
As to this Mr. Halo Is In error. Mr.
Watson's magazine will ho published
from Atlanta, where It will work out
Its destiny, and will he a distinct addi
tion to the literature of the South.
French Family Life.
At n time when the escapades of
Count llonl and other jetinesse doroe
of the Faubourg Saint Germain have
been furnishing n more than equitable
pait of the news of the world, a lec
ture of Prof. Iliirrett Wendell on
French Family Life is particularly ap
propriate.
America and Americans have se
cured a sadly erroneous Idea of the
rharnctor of the French as a nation.
It Is a popular belief that they nro
giddy, frivolous, profligate, and almost
wholly lurking In Ideals of life or mor
ality.
Almost the exact converse is true.
No nation mi earth Is more economical
In domestic affairs or more sternly
honest and virtuous than the French.
As Professor Wendell lailnts out,
the soelnl scheme of the Family dif
fers frmij that of the English and the
American, and therefore It Is not un
derstood by us. The ties of kindred,
Inevitable In the course of nature, up-
l»*id so strongly to the French mind
that, generally speaking, the objects
of prime affection 111 Prance are par
ents and children. The authority and
dignity of parents and the duties of
children are eomtunnly admitted tutu
observed there with remarkable cor
diality.
It Is this conception of the family
as the fundamental social fact whleh
underlies many pnases of French
manners a.id law. frequently misun
derstood by foreigners. Of these, per
haps, the most salient Is the dowry,
so often regarded as I iKlUpensablt 1 to
marriage. Though In complete control
of the husband, so long as the marriage
liersisls. It la really In his hands not
as a personal possession hut as some
thing more like u trust, to he held and
freeli administered lor the benefit of
the family of which he Is the head.
The hold uf the family In French af
fection Is implied in the depth of sen
timent gathered about the word ‘ foy
er." Not precisely equivalent to the
English word "home." this Is equally
tender in Its associations. It signifies
the cent, r when that little social
group, the family, gathers together,
and where each member of It lias his
plaee ami Ills duties.
It has at once a more highly devel
oped social character than t o English
or American home, and. so far as Indi
viduals are concerned, ti somewhat
less personally private. Each mem
ber of the family conceives the affairs
of the rest, so far as they concern oth
er |ieoole
OUT OF THE NEWS OF THE WEEK—A SATURDAY EVENING.
fn the news of the week—at best, a sorry mixture of politics and crime
and scandal that Is likely to give one mental Indigestion .if be keep not
the real good and joy of life always In his mind's eye—there has figured
prominently a murder trial Ijelng conducted In the obscure little town of
Herkimer. N. Y.
Dependent entirely upon the way one looks at It, It may be regarded
as a tawdry little tale of sin and Its wages—or It may be regarded** a
tragedy of humanity.
Of this story, a friend of ours said, In rather terojierlsb manner, the
other day:
"I don’t see why the newspaiiers print such disgusting stuff! It Is
just the same old story—telling of the worst there Is In life; those who
figured In It were of the lower class of sqclety—and what good can come
of ventilating that sort of thing?" /
Our reply was that the Ideal of a newspaper Is, of course, to give In
formation: also, In the giving of Information, to reflect life as It Is.
Here Is the skeleton of the story: •
A young factory girl, good looking, but with hardly any education,
a farmer's daughter, was waiting at her father's home for a man to come
and-right the wrong—so far as he might—he had done her. After a
long time, he came. They went ostensibly for a day's outing on a lake.
Then some one heard a death cry ring out across the waters of Big
Moose. The next day the girl's body was pulled up from the bottom of
lhe lake. The man, n sallow, anemic Bort of fellow, somewhat above
the girl as to station In life, Is now on trial for his life.
On one of the days of the trial this week the usual crowd of morbidly
Inquisitive people was packed in the dingy little courtroom. _ They were
expecting a “sensation.’’
In the course of the morning the prosecutor Introduced Into the
trial, as evidence, letters written by the dead girl, to the mao now facing
the penalty of death.
As the first letter was read to the court, a quiet, unbroken except by
the slow tones of the prosecutor, fell upon the people who, a moment ago,
were craning to get a look at the prisoner. All over the room handker
chiefs were at the faces of the women. Before he had read two of them
the people had begun to realise that the depths of human love and suf
fering were being laid bare. Then the crowd who had come to satisfy a
banal curiosity, broke into sobs. *
After the prosecutor had finished reading the first two or three, he
had to sit down to keep from-crying, and the court was adjourned for five
minutes to,allow the state's attorney to regain his composure.
As the court stenographer, a veteran who had been at a score of mur
der trials, took notes of tho letters, the tears rolled down his cheeks. The
chief of police, who had for ten years been In direct contact with suf
fering. misery and sorrow, calloused and unemotional, pulled his hat
down over his eyes, left the courtroom and went to his room.
As letter arter letter, tolling of her suffering and the forgiveness and
love which the girl gave to the young man, was read, men and women
got up, choked with sobs, and stole away.
Those letters showed that the love of the girl had transfigured her
shame and sorrow Into one of the grandest expressions of human emo
tion. The reading of them In the court room changed the vulgar cu
riosity of the crowd Into a feeling of surpassing pity and compassion for
one who had sinned, nnd their feeling of Indifference toward the defend
ant Into hate of one who had failed to do the man's part In the drama.
The girl had had practically no education, and was of humble caste
In life. So humble was it that her lover always went secretly to see
her. Yet In all the literature of the world there is not finer expression of
pure and surpassing love thau In these twelve letters of the factory girl.
Thus, out of the degradation of sin comes an example of all tnut is
best In human nature—an example that must move all witnesses to rev
erence and pity and honor and compassion for tho frailty and yet the
strength of a woman's love as shown in the case of Grace nrown.
, As there Is no such thing in human nature as absolute good, so there
Is no such thing as absolute sin. '
And let us from this caso draw the conclusion that one who has
fallen may yet bo purer and better and nobler than you and I.
That is the lesson of the little murder trial at Herkimer. It Is not
merely a tawdry little tale of sin and Its wages.
implies not only wifely devotion, but
filial and material as well, together
with scrupulous attention to house
hold duty; and the ldoal of a hus
band's duty Is no less comprehensive
iban that of n wife's. Disregard of do
mestic rectitude Is ncordlngly held
almost ns blameworthy as disregard
of conjugal. In sum, the French re-
gnrd themselves not primarily as in-
Utvldunls. hilt us members of their do
mestic social organism, which they
cherish with Intense affection.
The Ship Subsidy Steal.
The ship subsidy steal, passed by
the senate last session, nnd which
will come up before the house when It
convenes In a few days. Is beginning
to be boomed by Republicans and Re
publican organs.
In Ills speech delivered the other
day before the Trans-Mississippi Com-
inerclnl congress. Secretary of State
Ellhti Root made a strong plea tor sup
port of this measure.
"The latest trade statistics." said the
secretary, "show exports from South
America to foreign countries of $745,-
530,000, and Imixrrts of $499,858,600.
Of the 1500,000,000 of goods that
South America buys we sell them but
103,216,525, or 12.6 per cent. Of the
$745,000,000 that South America sells
we buy $150,092,000, or 20.4 phr cent,
nearly two ami a half times as much
us we sell."
The chief of Ills suggestions ns to
measures to develop commerce be
tween the Americas was that of In
creasing—or as he said, establishing—
the American merchant marine.
The only way to do this. Mr. Root
argues, Is by subsidizing the ships.
In short, he, as spokesman of the
Republican party, wants the American
shipbuilding trust to be made richer
at the expense of the people. In re
turn for which contributions the peo
pie get nothing.
There was once a powerful Ameri
can merchant marine. It dwindled
because of two things :
First—the protective tariff enables
the American shipbuilders to charge
xtortlonate prices for their output—
shlp-bnildfng trust, which Is charging
higher prices for Its product thau the
European builder.
See the steal?
The subsidy Idea Is demonstrated to
be unsound by every hand-book on
economics. Sometimes thore Is justifi
cation for It. In extraordinary circum
stances, but In the present case It Is
nothing but an attempt at highway
robbery by tho Republican party.
The only logical and equitable solu
tion of the merchant marine problem
Is to admit foreign-made ships to
American registry.
Evelutien of Democracy in Denmark.
Ry JEPSEN BORGBJERG, Member of the Danish Parliament.
prices far above those of the European
in smile degree his own.{construction companies.
This throws light mi the French con
ception of marriage, which concerns
not only tbi happluess of the Individ
uals Intuited, hut also the readjust
ment of the foyer. 'Our common Im
pression that French marriages are
arranged without much regard to the
Inclination of the parties. Is mistaken;
but tills inclination Is not held para
mount to the consent of parents,
which Indeed Is required by law.
The duties involved in marriage are
recognized lit France with complete
■ antler: the French, however, are dis*
' ied to regard domestic duty as of
' -pud Importance with conjugal. The
> "ho tuofe femme," for example.
Bullets for Tillman.
Those eminent negrophlles of the
East. who. at a distance, discourse so
learnedly on the negro problem and
the errors and crimes of the South In
handling It, would do well to address
their attention to the highly civilized
city of Chicago.
The negroes up there, Inflated
doubtless by the reading of cards to
newspapers on the Brownsville affair,
ure writing threatening letters, saying
they will do damage to the Hon. Ben
Tillman If he attempts to fulfill hts
uppolntmeut to speak ut Orchestra
Halt next Tuesday for the benefit of
a hospital. Several of the letters,
written after a number of nines meet
tng of the negroes, said Senator Till
man would be shot while on the stage
If he attempted to deliver an address.
Now, Isn't that a fine spectacle to
be seen lit the I'nltcd States of Amer
ica? ■*
Isn't that a tribute to the civiliza
tion of the negro?
Isn't that a tribute to the civilizing
influence of Northern culture and phil
anthropy as applied to the negro?
BOYS ARE HURT
BY CIGARETTES
By PROF. CHARLES MOHR,
of Hahnemann College, Philadelphia.
Excessive use of tobacco, especially
in the form of cigarettes, dulls the In
tellect, Impairs nutrition, seriously af
fects the eyes, causes functional i
•rganie heart disease, and in other
way* contribute* to physical and men
tal degeneracy.
Boy* who smoke eigarettea much are
Second—the law preventa the buy
ing of ships In other countries aud j prodigious liars and thieves, have been
bringing them under the American ' unmanageable at home and ut
j school, and judges of the juvenile
.. , . courts have declared that "of the ia-
her these reasons our merchant ma ' corrigible anlf criminal das. of hoy,,
line languished. not a hoy ha, been found who did not
Now It Is proposed by the Itepubll- ] ute cigarettes."
can party, not to alter these condl- j During tltc past decade the habit of
tio.i to enable America to compete t cigarette smoking, especially by boys
with European countries, but to take am * >'°b n| t "> c n before the age of tna-
, , . turity, has given rtse to so many eases
from the pockets of tho people enough I „f chronic tobacco poisoning a* to
money, to la? given gratuitously to j cause and legislatures to enact laws
American shipping lines, to allow Preventing their sale to the youthful,
•k .» wwawnn $ tla i » -i j Usually nnd unfortunately, many
young adult« who use lobano rxces-
th«*m to expand their busings*.
At the present time, when economical
conditions in America have become
such that a radical change of system
seems an absolute necessity and proba
bly will be forthcoming In a very near
future, a few linen showing how the
people of Denmark have risen from
the utmost poverty to one of the
wealthiest people In the world, may
not be without Interest, as evolution
In the United States will probably In
many ways follow the same track.
After the disastrous war with Aus
tria and Prussia in 1834, tho people of
Denmark were Annnctally crushed and
there seemed small prospect that they
would be able to recover within a few
years, as they actually did.
In the beginning of the seventies the
means of communications In Europe
suddenly developed In jumps and bounds
and shortened the distance bet wen the
countries, and especially between
America and Europe and the former
beghn to supply Europe with grain;
thereby, seriously affecting the Danish
people, which, on the whole, is depend
ing upon the prosperity of agriculture.
Farming property went down In price
to such an extent that In the middle of
the eighties they were worth only 60
per cent of their former value. It was
then that the Duniah farmer showed
the world the stuff he was made from.
He saw that It was necessary, to
change all his methods, his whole sys
tem of farming, and he did it. From
being a grain producing and grain Im
porting country, Denmark became a
grain Importing country, Importing corn
from the U. 8., lmrley from Russia,
etc. It began to export. Instead of
grain, meat, bacon, butter and eggs,
and rapidly made for Itself a market,
where the superiority of Its products
was Immediately realised.
This whole change took place simul
taneously, with the farmers forming
large co-operative concerns using ma
chinery and steam power. In 1880 the
first separator was introduced and in
the beginning It was only a few enter
prising men who built co-operative
dairies and bought up the milk from
the smaller farmers, thereby making
fortunes In a very short time. It did
not take long, however, before the small
farmers discovered that they .might
just as well have their own co-opera
tive dairies and keep the profit as to fill
the pockets of others.
In 1882 the first real co-operative
dairy was opened and soon was fol
lowed by others all over the country,
until thore Is now no longer In the
whole kingdom a peasant who does not
own one or more shares In a dairy' and
who gets for his butter and cheese as
much as the owner of the best estate.
In the same way the farmers join
ed hands to dispose of their eggs. All
over the country depots have been
made where fanners deliver their eggs,
which then will be shipped to England;
tho value of this export 1s now over
sixty million dollars a year.
All these co-operative concerns are
not socialistic—the right of u private
party to own real estnto is nnd always
has been the foundation, but they are
exceedingly democratic and in one re
spect very much different from stock
companies—you do not vote according
to the number of shares you hold, but
each shareholder has only one vote, no
matter whether he holds one or a
thousand shares. There are a few
concerns where we say that the cows
vote, that Is to soy, you have as many
votes ns you have cows, but these con
cerns are very' few, and altogether the
principle, one man one vote, is recog
nised.
It has never been the object or en
deavor of any Danish man to get ahead
of his fellow' citizen, and It Is here
that we Danes are different from
Americans. In the United States it
has always been the wish of every/am
bitious man to make an enormous for
tune, even If he had to trample upon
his follow men to do so, but In Den
mark we have ulways thought It would
be better to have the profit divided
umong ns many as possible, the ob
ject lias always been to get ahead
together with your fellow citizens nnd
comrades and this feeling of solidarity
Is one of tho traits In the nntionnl char
acter that we have the most reason to
be proud of.
This whole agricultural has, of
course, also Its dark sides. People say
that the (>eople living In the country
do not get us nourishing food as In
former days. • .
The good, sweet milk upon which the
children of the fanner and the farm
hands were fed, no longer exists; It is
too expensive. As soon as milk has
been taken from the cow, It is imme
diately brought to the dairy and re
turns skimmed milk; a wholesome
drink hut not ns nourishing or ns
pleasant to the taste us tho old-fash
ioned fresh milk. This lias brought
result tlmt the children of the
farmers are less strong than in former
generations, and that they are subject
sickness formerly unknown.
Physicians Insist tlmt diseases like
catarrh of the stomach are spreading
in the count it. and It has been proven
by government statistics that the av
erage height of children of farmers Is
smaller than It used ti> he.
Hut In other respects there has been
good progress. The wages of the work
ing men in -the farming communities
has Increased. While it used to be
three hundred crowns a year about
thirty years ago. It Is now between five
and six hundred crowns. To he sure,
this Is not very much compared to
wages in the United States, but It
should be remembered that everything
Is cheaper In Denmark and that a
crown will buy as much or nearly as
much as a dollar.
Politically the Danish farmer * has
risen from obscurity, and, as a Dane. I
am proud to say that a small farmer
holds a grout privilege in the present
Danish cabinet: and that a man who
a few years ago was under arrest be
cause he refused to pay taxes which
he Insisted were levied without propet
authority. So quick has b*»en the evo
lution of the Democratic Idea In the
Kingdom of Denmaik—It will proba
bly be many years before the people of
America gel so far.
Government ownership of public fa
il lit let 1 has also contributed considera
ble to the prosperity of the country*
The government has brought under
cultivation nfore than «»ne hundred
Danish square miles of moorland, and
has thereby gained for the nation al
most as large a territory as that w hich
Germany took away from us after the
war In IS64.
A network of railroads lias been
built nil over the country, and these
railroads are government roads. We
have a few railroads owned by private
parties, but these are unimportant, dis
liked and will shortly pass Into the
hands of the government. The gov
ernment has built railroads, steam fer
ric:* for transportation across the
nounds and belts, nnd we are all well
kings, as known In the United States.
Rates for both passengers and freight
are low*, still the railroads pay well.
Nearly all of our waterworks, gas
works and electric light w'orks are
owned by the municipality and light
and water are supplied to the consumer
at a very reasonable price. No private
monopoly is making fortunes by'selling
these necessities of life, the people
of Denmark would never stand for
such extortion. Street cars In Copen
hagen are still owr.od by a corpora
tion. which, however, is under very
strict municipal control. Nobody has
made any fortune from street car
franchises as the case Is in America,
and In another jfenr all the rolling
stock, rails, etc., of the street car com
pany will pass Into the hands of the
municipality, the franchise granted to
the corporation having then expired.
We have municipal employment of
fices where any man may go and ask
for and find work.
And we have many other democratic
Institutions of which we are proud, and
upon which we build our hope of a
happy future.
We do not believe In the force of
arms, but In the growth of the univer
sal peace Idea, which should form part
of the program of the workingman’s
party all over the w'orld. We have
seen how the people of Sweden lost
year prevented war between Norway
and Sweden, and In Germany and
France it Is also the workingmen who
force the government to keep the
swords In the scabbard. Socialistic
workingmen In the German radical
Reichstag advocate the cause of
Schleswig, and If working men ever
get the power which they now have
In Denmark, we will have that part
which we were robbed of in 1864, re
turned to us by Germany.
We do not believe in the famous
English statement that Small nations
are doomed to disappear. We believe
that the international evolution Is the
protector of the small nations and that
In thts we have our best advantages as
Norway had It In the 8wedlsh Social
istic Democracy that did not want war.
During my stAy In the United States
I have seen that we can learn much
froth America, and shall do my best to
see that we shall take advantage of
this, but I have also seen that the peo
ple of America can learn much from
us, especially In regard to an evolution
of the true,democratic Idea.
OUR THANKSGIVING
BREAKFAST SERIAL
DRARLING MIDDEEN.
As Thadtly MncMurt.ixb OOhsilftiaeaiy
Ojrae
Tbs other day was Industriously mondial
bis brogue.
On a nent little bill tbst they call Drum-
•cusheeti,
Ills sole'nnd bis welt nml bis cord wer*
so' strong
That, soon waxing warm, bo lilted a song,
He bellowed us loud as bis lungs they
cmld bawl.
Bad ecs* to the tauaors I'll lather them
all.
On the face of this enrlta It s the most cu
rious plaee;
I'll swear black uud blue be the uose on niy
. face,
It's the fairest of uny that ever was seeu.
It's there you would see tbe hedge bog and
The latter continually flapping bis tall
Just io raise np u breese for tbe fowls of
the sir,
As the eagle, tbe Jackass, and gosling so
All sing 'round the cabins of darling Nld-
doen.
There atone bouses are nil weather salted
with mud
And their praties nud women and wblaky
•re good: -
The latter small hardware they call It
« potheen.
Small blame tn them keeping no lamps
there at night.
Because of the girls whole eyea show them
light.
Yon may talk of your lamps that are all
lit with gas:
Oeh, giro me the dark eye of sweet Cop
- leen Plus,
Much as light up the cabins of darling
Nlddeou.
By WEX JONES.
Synopsis of Preceding Chapter*,
Hiram Hlghslgn In dragged from his
maple syrup farm by a passing balloon,
from which he Is dropped by the aero
nauts. He naves hln life by clutching
the left leg of a sparrow as he fall*.
Chapter III.
Having presented the sparrow with
three crumbs as a reward for saving
hln life, Hiram looked around him.
He wan near a large farm house, and
from the sound* which came through
the open window he concluded that
the owner was beating his wife, In one
of the fields a man was shooting rab
bits. On the road a motorist was run
ning over a pig.
"Ah!" said Hiram. "I'm atlll within
the border* of civilisation."
On discovering a sign boosting apple-
jack, Hlranl was able to get a still more
accurate Idea of hi* whereabouts.
Greatly cheered that he was not In
.Morocco or some other country where
the Illiterate foreigner* did not speak
English, Hlrnm advanced toward the
farm house.
Then he paused.
A large dog was looking at hint In a
deucedly inquisitive way.
"Nice doggie," aald Hiram.
Not a word said the dog.
"I only want to knock at the door,"
said Hlrain.
Not a word In reply.
Hiram advanced a foot. The dog
gripped him by the apltle.
Hlrain yelled.
A woman came to the door. "What's
the matter with you?" she asked.
"The dog! The dog!” gasped Hlrain.
"Never mind him." said the woman,
"he won't hurt yorf."
•Won’t hurt me!" shouted Hiram,
“he'a got tne by the leg!"
"Well, well: that’s only In play." sold
the woman. "After a while he'll lot
you go."
"Oh, he will, will he?" remarked Hi
ram between groans. "I thought he
was going through life with me—like a
Siamese twin.
"All light," answered the woman.
Come In and make yourself at home,
when Carlo lets go.”
Two hours later Hiram entered 'the
kitchen of the house, closely followed
by Carlo.
“See, Carlo likes you now," said the
woman, who had invited Hiram within.
'He's following you about like an old
friend."
“Like an old friend, nothing.” re
sponded Htyam, with some heat. “He's
following me around until he gets
hungry again."
"But I'll fix him," he added, picking
up a pumpkin pie and quickly twisting
It Into a lasso.
As he twirled the lariat around his
head there was a terrific explosion.
(To be continued.)
! GOSSIP!
street.
Ready ron*tpd. inviting tin? people* they
meet
To ent. laortl and ■quire, cabogut and
spalpeen.
Their best woolen blankets are nil made of
«llk,
Tbelr purty young girl*, they never grow
old. |
Am! the huii never net there last wlute
I’m told.
Rut *tnyed. lighting the pipes lor the
hoy* of Xlddeen.
Ail’ If I were talking till thl* time next
year.
Not it half of the beautiful beamie* you'd
hen
the great
the Hkelllg* down
Xorrlsheen.
Their grant sea’* broad Ixittom I* covered
with grass
Aud many’* tbe luermnld seen washing her
The great elephant’* teeth nre trimed Into
the lM»g*.
ootue charmed Into *nwdu*t, suine chang
ed Into log*.
toothpick* in darling
er vlllnff
glad he**
than l.iiuerlck
Rniidoii, Duuninnvity ot nnll.vpiiiveii.
Long life to hi* hciior il I after be’* dead.
May nothing that's tending e’er run In hi;
bend,
be give eneh ten .'tit a long building
Of a Literary Nature.
From The Nashville American.
I note that in Sunday’s issue you
copy front The Christian Advocate
Henry D. McBroom'a poetical tribute to
Rev. Sam Jones. It la sincere, for the
most part artintlc, and wholly credita
ble. I wish that young Naahvllle stu
dent and recluse (too ally to seek ac-
a ualntanccA who could help him In a
terary way, and too modeat to believe
his gift is anything more than Howells
defines genius to be—hard work)—had
the encouragement one of his manhood
and aspiration deserves. He has a
future before him If adverse circum
stances do not keep him down too long.
That declaration that men can always
make opportunities Is a lie.
The iximor that Tom Watson la go
ing to Nashville to publish his maga-
slne reached me the other day. I have
never tried to understand what he be
lieves In the matter ot politics, but I
know that he Is doing a good work for
the South in the literary things he has
undertaken. His “Life of Jefferson'* Is
excellent. I know of no biography more
readable, and In It he has done wonders
to show up Southern history as it is.
A few such books will give the Great
Northern Glory Trust a less exalted
opinion of Its absorbing power. Where
fore, I was pleased to hear of his con
templated removal, trusting the rumor
Is not false.
WILL T. HALE.
Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 20.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.,
, New York, Nov. 24.—The first public
view ^of the painting:, "Christ Chiding
Martha," yesterday dlacloied the fact
that tho artist has been at work " lm
It for a halffcentury and more. He i s
Thomas Ball, and Ih better known .is 4
sculptor than a painter.. At his hum,
in Montclair during; his long caree-
he lias executed the statue of Daniel
Webster In Central park, and other
public sculptures, and It la there that
he hna Just completed "Christ chldlntr
Maltha." h
Mr. Ball Is 87 year* old, anti the
painting was begun by hlin fifty-three
years ago. Hla work as a sculptor h a .,
occupied much of hi* time and account,
for his long delay. In the picture the
Christ is represented lln the manner „f
the old masters, whili Mary and Mar-
tha nre nor shown with either the He
brew or Italian type of face, but with
the beauty of a more noteworthy rij m> ..
No more popular win has been scored
this week than on yesterday when
victory came to little Miss Allen Gray,
of Orange, Va.. after many disappoint*
ments. The child has become one of
the features of the horse allow because
of her youth, her beauty nnd the skill-
fill way In which she handles her ex-
hiblt, Flnnh. Mrs. Frank Hawlev sent
Miss Gray Into the ring yesterday to
show her pair of ponies, ltressav Pm,,
ford and Aberdeen of Plttsford. When
the judges conferred the blue ribbon
It was pinned upon Miss Gray's coat
Instead of upon the ponies. She dropped
tho reins nnd chipped her hands with
delight, while the audience shouted
congratulations at her.
George W. Vanderbilt,. when in
North Carolina, is a full-fledged nur
seryman. Moreover, he get* paid In
advance for hi* stock. The Bllttimre
park board thl* year made up a list
of the plant*, shrubs, bulbs and other
things It felt Is needed tor the adorn
ment next year of the parks and
Squares, and then advertised for bids.
From various sections of the country
came applications, but when the board
of awards met the only bid came from
the landscape department of the Bllt-
more estate. He offered to furnish all
the things needed by the park board
tor $3,280.13, and as the bid was within
the estimated Cost of the nursery stoclq
the offer was promptly accepted.
Social oracles of Washington say lhat
the next member of the upper house
who gets Into matrimonial difficulties
wlll.have difficulty tn retaining an 'in.
trodSjccr" to the Inner circles. When
GEORGIAN'S IN GOTHAM.
New York, Nov. 24.—Here are some
of the visitor* In New York today:
Atlanta—J. H. Avery.
Augusta—W. E. Bush.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
When
an elderly man from New York mar
ried an attractive widow, with high
ambition*, he obtained the good offices
of Mr*. CJtauncoy Depew. Now Mr*.
Depew I* deeply chagrined over the
termination ot that matrimonial epi
sode. The elderly spouse of that
charming French-Amcrlcan gave a
great feast and It proved something
like the Biblical banquet.
All those first Invited had pressing
engagements and Mrs. Depew was
compelled to resort to persuasion nml
Inducement to get the number required
to grace her board. Some of thosa
over-persuaded expresa great Indigna
tion that they were ao deceived. The
same is true of another old and enor
mously rich senator, who married In
rather an unconventional way. He In
duced some of the senatorial women
whom he had lavishly entertained In
the days when he was supposed to be
a single man to be courteous to his
wife. But these women were ao ae-
versely censured by their colleagues
that they beat a retreat and refused to
sponsor the rich man's bride In her ef
forts for social recognition In Washing
ton.
The motoring world today is rubbing
Its eyes In wonder at the most sudden
and unexpected transformation ever
recorded In automobile clubdom, when
the New York Motor Club emerged
from a trade organisation to a formid
able rival of the Automobile Club of
America aa an aspirant for national
honors. In half an hour the entire
complexion nnd policy of the organiza
tion was altered.
Samuel B. Stevens, a patron of In
ternational automobile racing, was
named for the presidency, and Ruber:
Lee Morrell, formerly chairman "f the
VaQderbllt cup commission, was named
for tho first vice presidency.
Following their election the policy to
be pursued by them In the conduct of
tho club was outlined. The new lead
ers are Inclined to follow the senti
ment prevailing among members of the
Automobile Club of America and the
Long Island Automobile Club, and mar
cut adrift entirely from the American
Automobile Association. It Is planned
to take a bold hold on matters affect
ing the Interests of automoblllng na
tionally rather than locally.
NOVEMBER 24.
1755—Massacre by Indians of Moravian mis-!
slonnrle* at Unadenliuetttin. I'a. I
1784—Jtaehary Taylor, twelfth president of,
tbe f ulfotl Slates, fs>rn. Idled .lulv I
it. ISM. ;
IS(.7—lllehitrd Croker. former leader of Tom
1837—
of the In.:
i LITTLE NOVEL
OP THE EAST
The soft footfalls of a double-decker
camel rang out noisily on the desert
air.
On the camel was h man, a white
man. At least he had once been white,
but yean* of life under a burning sun
had tanned his skin to the hue of
weathered oak. Life, by the way, un-
iler n burning sun must have some ad
vantages above life over u burning sun.
Where was this man going—this man
who rode alone across the boundless
desert upon a camel which, unfortu
nately for his comfort, was by no
means as boundless as the desert. No;
the camel bounded, bounced, jogged,
Joggled, bucked, bumped, swayed and
swizzled like a motor boat tn a gale.
The desert was fn Its grimmest mo»d.
t> the scrutiny of the mysterious war
derer upon its surface It told nothing
Each separate grain of sand seemed
possessed of the same stubborn spirit.
They showed no expression; they said
nothing; they lay there In silent, grim,
sandy expectation. What did they ex-
— , _ # , , pect? Ah, uiio knows the deep depths
satisfied with them: and. In fact, there 0 f H g I14 j n G f *and’s imagination'.’
is not a man who would care to see this , | n meantime the mad rode on.
enterprise pass into private hands. The , heeding not at all. From the steady
nation Itself decides the type of thes** { 0 f camel one would have said
dlnn mutiny, died. Bora 1736.’
18CD—Homy, XYsrd Beecher chosen prexi*
dent of Nntionnl Woman HnfTniffe *\«- •
MN>|||tlo||.
1X93—John J. Jni'oli. rtr»t Democratic gov
ernor of West Virginia, died. Born
IleeemlHT 9. 1839.
1®8—4lrltl*li offlcliil* ut Miiniln celebrated
American Thanksgiving.'
183»-Kttl*er Wilhelm visited the Murit.or-
... "Ugh* nt Llcnhehn pnlucc.
1902—Labor Hot* In liavunn.
MODERN MILLER CROP REPORT. I
St. Louis. SIo., Nov. 24.—"The re- j
rent rain and snow, which were qulto
gcm-ral In the winter wheat belt re- !
lleved drought conditions, with the ex-
ception of Nebraska. That state has i
been without moisture for u long time
and report* from there say the crop I
Is not doing well in consequence." !
—
1,000 miles.
What had stirred this silent traveller !
to such language?
Walt! S»e! he alights. !( e exam- i
Ines an object on the ground.
It I* a strange object to find tn the!
middle of the Saha nt.
One tnlghr exited to find such things 1
In a city, perhaps; In a junk shop; In a
bakery: even In an aquarium.
The man examines his strange dis
covery with great ct*e. He evidently
'rer* loin* strange, evil Influence.
The object Is—a barrel organ.
"Ah!" said tile man. In a tone that
was full of meaning. The monosyllable
said more than another man could
have expressed phonetically in a 3 day*
14 hours # nnd 10 minutes.
“Ah!” repeated the man Insistently,
os he remounted the camel with the
aid of a pocket stepladder.
His tone implied that murder had
been done.
THIS FELLOW
He’s enjoying himself.
He has a kodak. He
takes pictures during
spare moments through
the day, and then fin
ishes them up during
the long winter e\*en-
ings.
You’ll never know the
’ fascination of picture-
taking until you try It
yourself.
Almost every day >’*>0
wish for a kodak t«»
“snap u picture,” and
you’re missing a heap of
fun If you tfbn’t get a
kodak right tiow.
We develop and finish
pictures If you don’t
care to, but there’s a
regular mint of pleasure
in doing the whole thing
yourself. •
Tome In and see them.
From 81 Up to We
Instruct you fully ho"
to operate one, nnd they
are so simple
inn learn.
child
This money will not stay with the I slvcly also Indulge In alcohol, and these! railroad cars, it decides the number j the rider was on his way somewhere. | blow wit!? imS» I
owners of the Khiuaimr tine* ri.o 1 *ubjict» the use of both poisons often of refrigerator can* to be built and it | Mile after mile was passed. ; »vde swiftly away ‘ ’ na 1
owien* m me smp*ing urns. uu j imH , llc0 * atrophy of the optic nerve or decides upon the rates of freight, and] -Ah!" said the man. Whither
most of it goes immediately u> tbe retina and other evils. ... Jr. n** wav dependent upon railroad u was the first thine lie had sahl ln» oniv th*» knows.
A. K. HAWKES CO.
14 Whitehall St.