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A Day’s Campaign With ('em¬
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lsts In the Slums
of New York. .
W ITU tho coming of tho
news that Commander
and Mrs. Ballington Booth
were to be relieved of
their command of the American branch
of tbe Salvation Army,there has arisen
odco more a discussion, more or less
public, in regard to the work done by
that largo organization.
With tho merits or demerits of tho
Balvation Army it is not tho purpose
of this article to deal. Tho matter
has been argued ari l discussed pro
and con for the past nine years. It
is rather the purpose to set forth
simply and in an unbiased way what
is done in New York City by the mem
hers of the Balvation Army every one
of the 365 days in tho year,
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and Express spent twenty-four hours
in tho Salvation Army. The day be¬
gan in tho slums. It ended there,
'too; but tho night was longer than the
day and fuller of misery and sin and
sbamo. Tho day began for the slum
workers while tho gaslights wero still
flickering nud flaring in tho cold, raw
breezo that came rushing in over tho
city from tho East River. The slum
house, situated in Cherry street, has
six workers, who live there constantly.
Their uniform is not that of tho army,
for the simple army garb was far too
gay and fine for theso women who go
way down into tho very depths, p,
human bid atid snlTcfing to find those
whom they would succor.
The day bogan with prayer. Then
a simple breakfast of tea, oatmeal and
hash, with plenty of bread and butter.
Tho workers o'mtted happily over
their breakfast. Laughter was free
and frequent. These women who de
voto their livos*tothis work aro happy.
Indeed, tho dominant note in the
whole nrray is joyousness.
It was hardly six when the “sister”
(thoy aro all brother and sister in tiie
army, unless they happen to be adju¬
tant or major or colonel or captain),
who kinlly allowed the writer to ac¬
company her, began her day’s work.
Down Cherry street she went,past that
little whito houso where that old hag,
“Shakespeare,” was so foully mur¬
dered Borne yours ago through an alley
Way which would be dark on a snu
Bhinv day, but which at six in the
morning was inky in its blackness.
Into a still darker hall aud thence up
four flights of stairs.
On tho third landing tho woman
stumbled and foil. A mau was lying
asleep on the floor.
“Have you a match ?" asked the slum
worker, calmly, as she rose; “please
light it; this man may bo in need of
help.”
Tho flickering flame from the match
nhowed a huge, filthy brute lying di¬
rectly aoross the stairs.
“Will you please help mo with
him?" said the girl; “some one may
stumble over him and fall down stairs.”
Then this young woman stooped iu
the darkness, aud, putting her arms
about tho shoulders of the sodden
brute lying there, half dragged and
half carried him out of tho way.
“Poor fellow!" she sighed to her¬
self, as she continued on her way up
stairs.
In a small eight-by-ten room on the
top floor of this rear tenement was
found the object of the slum worker's
visit. The room itself was as dark as
the ball. A candle was soon lit-, how¬
ever, which, to a slight extent, dis
pelled the gloom. This room was
bare. In lieu of a carpet the floor was
covered with filth. On a bundle of
rags, which, for want of a better name,
might be called a bed, lay a woman
groaning with pain. It would not be
possible to tell her age. She might
have been thirty, she may have been
sixty, she probably was forty. Her
face, wasted by disease and sin, was
covered with dirt; her black, deep
sunken eyes glared out from under a
taugled mass of gray hair. Save for
this woman, tho bed upon which she
lay and the filth, the room was empty,
As tho young woman lighted her
candle, the older one half rose from
the bed.
“Wot der yer want ’ith me?" she
growled.
“We have come to help you," said
the girl, gently; “they told me you
were sick, so I came," she added,
simply. “They
lied,” said the woman; “I
don’t want no help; wot be ye?” she
continued, “one of them rich folks; I
hate ’em all.”
“No,” replied the girl, “I am as
poor as you. That’s why I’ve come
to help you. We ought to help each
other."
The sun had begun to crawl up out
of the eastern horizon by this time,
and the candle was snuffed out.
woman eyed the youcg vrcttftB and
suspiciously for » fsr
T.inutes. Finally, she recognized the
t;nm uniform of tbe Salvation Army,
"Thro jh the grace of Christ, yes,”
nl the girl.
“Don’t want ter know nuthin’ about
it," said the woman. replied the
“Of course you don’t,"
young woman, cheerfully; “butyou’d
like to have a doctor, and be cleaned
up and have something to cat, wouldn’t
you?” “You bet," said tho
woman,
“Will yon go back to the house,
please,” said the slum worker to her
companion, “and ask them to send
me these things.” She handed the re¬
porter a list of what was wanted,
“Are you not afraid to Etay here
alone?" was asked.
“No," said the girl. ‘‘I am not
afraid.”
“What ’ad she bo ’fraid ov, ye jay ?”
j snarled the woman,
; In half an hoar the things needed
were on hand. There was a single
; burner oil stove, a bed comfortable
and soma sheets, some warm and suit
able clothing for tho woman, a nail
end scrubbing brush and food. Then
tlie young woman set to work. First
sho sent tho reporter away for half an
hour.
When ho returned tho sick woman
lmd been washed and dressed in clean
garments. A bed had been made of
the rags she had lain on, but they
wero covered by clean sheets. The
woman’s tangled hair had been combed
out aud braided.- Water had been
healed, and the Salvation Army wo¬
man was on her knees scrubbing the
floor.
“We’re getting cleaned up a little,"
she called cheerily, as the reporter en
thevroc\! 2 .
“tfmph!’’ growled the woman on
the bed.
By 10 o’clock tho room had been
cleaned and swept, tho woman cared
for and fed, and a doctor sent for.
Then tho slum worker started to go.
In all the time she had been working
the young woman had not spoken one
word of religion, or given the slight¬
est hint that she was more than a
neighbor who had dropped in to help
about tho place. The neighbors could
not have done the work, of course, be¬
cause none-of them had probably ever
known the meaning of cleanliness.
“My whole day,” said the girl, as
she walked down the riokety stairs,
“will be occupied in this way. It is
tho only way to reach these poor out¬
casts."
“How many such visits are paid in
a year?" was asked.
‘There arc three slum corps in this
city. Last year we visited 11,854 per¬
sons in this way. We gave away 5318
meals. You have seen what a meal
means. We prepare everything our¬
selves, just ns you saw me do this
morning. It is a blessed work. God
is so good to allow us to do it, for wo
have helped these poor people so much,
aud our labor has been bo well re¬
warded 1”
“What other work has been done by
the slum corps?" was asked.
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“The figures mean so little," said
the girl, “but we talked with 18,235
different people in the slums, urging
them to reform. We have visited 15,-
322 saloons and places of evil resort,
Three hundred homeless persons were
provided with homes, 4208 garments
were procured and given away. It is
so much harder to get the clothes than
to give them away, We could use
twice as many as we get."
CARING FOR THE BABIES.
The reporter then left the young
woman to her work and visited the
ereche, where the children of poor
women who have to go out by the day
to work are cared for. There are two
of these institutions connected with
the Salvation Army of this city—one
j in the Cherry street district and one
| down in the First Ward. The Cherry
' street creche has a daily attendance of
twenty-five to thirty little ones, all
j under three years of age, while only
ten can be oared for in the ether.
In fill, seven young women act m
nurses, and spend the day iu coddling
and loving the poor little ones, whose
[ lives are so empty of love. No effort
fa male to te&eh the babes anything.
They are simply cared^ for and petted
and made ranch of. Toys and swings
are
er sort for young children ; and how
they thrive and blossom out under
this kindly care!
i: rom the ereche the reporter went
to the new Memorial Building in TV est
I* ourteenth street, which has only re
cently been completed. The building
was erected by popular subscription
from all parts of the country, and is a
monument to the unfailing energy and
work of Commander and Mrs, Balling
ton Booth.
The building is practically a nine
story structure. On the ground floor
is a small meeting room, where meet¬
ings are held nightly ; on the second,
third and fourth floors is a huge audi¬
torium, taking up the greater part of
the building, although the front part
is devoted to offices. In the basement
is the printing room, where the army
publications are run from the presses.
All of the work for the army is done
in this building. Every uniform worn
is made in the tailor shops by mem¬
bers of the army. The War Cry edi¬
torial rooms, employing four editors
and three reporters, are on the seventh
floor. Two large, light composing
rooms take up the space on the eighth
floor, while the ninth floor is occupied
by the art department of the papers.
All of the illustrating work is done
here, and done well, too.
In the printing room are sis modern
presses, that are kept very busy run¬
ning off an edition of 90,000 WarCrys
a week.
A NOONDAY MEETING.
It was nearly noon when the Mail
and Express reporter reached tbe
Army Headquarters. The crowd was
already beginning to assemble in the
large auditorium. J.t was an interest¬
ing crowd and a motley. Men old and
yonng women and girls, maids and
matrons, all crowded together, rush¬
ing and pushing in their efforts to get
into the hall, It was the first meet
ing at which Mrs. Booth was to be
present since her trip to the far West.
As the xioon whistles began blowing,
the army band crowded up on the
platform ; then came the officers, and
finally Commander and Mrs. Balling
ton Booth. There was not a vacant
seat in the auditorium.
Ballington Booth, tall, commanding
in presence, the light of enthusiasm
beaming from his eyes, stands on the
dais of the platform. He leans well
over the assembled multitude and
speaks slowly. “It is my deep wish
that this meeting be conducted on the
usual lines. I know that many of you
are anxious to hear us speak of tho sad
tidings that have come to us from
England, but this is not the time. Let
us pray.”
Instantly every one in that huge
place knelt. They did not bow their
heads, but fell upon their knees The
prayer was short. Then, with a
bound, Commander Booth was on his
feet again.
“Now," he said, with a glad ring in
his voice, “we will sing. I want
everybody to sing, and to sing out
loud. Those who are afraid to sing
had better go away. There is nothing
delicate and roftne.-l aboat-thi^ f/.iih
of o«m We are glad and happy, and
we are not ashamed of it. Now, then,
everybody sing.”
Using his long arm as a baton.
Commander Booth stood half turned
toward the people, and half toward
tho band, leading both in this song,
which was sung with great strength,
the voices rising loud and clear and
triumphant:
Oh. what a redeemer is Jesus, my Saviour,
Forgiving my sins and healing my woe:
Oh, what a redeemer is Jesus, my Saviour,
Proclaiming my liberty and washing me
white as snow.
It is not possible to express in words
the exaltation of those voices, or the
ring and swing of that song of praise.
“That’s pretty fair," said the Com¬
mander, but it is not good enough.
Now we will sing it once more, and
after that still again, to show that we
are not afraid to sing."
As the song died away an old man
in the crowd rose. “I am so glad
that I am happy," he shouted. “Prise
God, I was led to Jesus. I know the
error of my ways and now Jesus is my
own personal Saviour." so,"
“Praise God,” *‘That’s and
similar cries come from all parts of
the house.
“Good enough,” shouts Comman¬
der Booth. “Don’t bo afraid to tell
the truth. Thsro is hope and salva¬
tion for every one."
A small old man rose painfully and
limped out into an aisle where every
one could see him. “Thank God I
am saved,” he said slowly. “I was a
miserable sinner till last week. Now
I am saved. I drank for twenty years;
now, praise Jesus, I’ll never drink
again. I am happy." Once right more
Commander Booth’s long arm
rose toward heaven. “Sing," he cried,
and they did.
Bring thy burden, every burden,
Down to Jesus's feet.
While He’s waiting, doubt forsaking,
He’ll stoop thy soul to greet.
For an hour this goes on. Young
and old rise and tell of their salva¬
tion, their happiness in their faith.
Then a hush comes over the crowd,
while their leader, leaning well for¬
ward over them all, begins to talk.
He speaks very slow at first, and with
some hesitation. Then he grows more
eloquent and earnest, and suddenly in
the middle of a sentence he stope, and,
turning to Mrs. Booth, draws her to
hia side. She speaks for a few min
utes on the same topic chosen by her
husband—“Love and Law." It is easy
to see how great is her influence.
When she baa ended ftie mnsio begins
again, and to strain* of great, joyoue
melodv they sing:
A wonderful Saviour is Jesus,
Saving wonderful my seal, making me whole,
A Saviour is Jesus;
I’ve proved Te is mighty to save.
A man rises from his seat and slow
]y f with downcast head, comes for*
ward and kneels before the leader.
Then another, and still another, come
forward while the refrain is sung, each
time louder and clearer than the last.
Then a woman rises. She is richly
dressed. There can be no mistake
about her. Her terrible sin has left
it 3 seal upon her face. Half walking,
half falling, the woman makes her way
forward and falls on her knees. Iu
stantlv by her side there is a young
woman in the garb of the army. Her
arm is about the Magdalen’s neck, her
cheek pressed close to hers. There
the two kneel during the rest of the
service, the Salvationist whispering
to the repentant one gently and quiet¬
ly. When the service is over they go
out into th3 street hand in hand.
NEW BIRD OF PARADISE.
Magnificent Plumage of Specimens
Brought From New Guinea.
A new bird of paradise has been dis¬
covered, says the New York Journal.
Only two specimens are in captivity.
One is in the Royal Zoological Museum
of Dresden, and the other is afforded
a conspicuous place in tho Museum of
Natural History in Paris.
This remarkable bird is a rara avis
par excellence. Strange to say, al¬
though its rango is limited to New
Guinea and the adjacent Papua Isl¬
ands, the Paradiscidae occur iu in¬
finite variety. Ornithologists have
been dumfonnded by the distinction
in plumage and colors of the numer¬
ous specimens that have been brought
from that far away region during this
century. birds of
Both sexes of these para¬
dise are distinguished by the enormous of their
development of certain parts
plumage, but the mates are favored
with an exceedingly beautiful varie
gated covering. They are about the
size of the common jay. Their heads
aiid necks are covered with short,
thick feathers, resembling velvet, of
a bright straw color above and a
brilliant emerald green beneath.
From under the shoulders on each
side springs a dense tuft of golden
orange plumes, about two feet in
length, which the bird can raise at
pleasure, so as to inclose the greater
part of its body. The two centre tail
feathers attain a length of thirty-four
inches, and being destitute of webs,
have a thin, wire-like appearance.
The females are of a dusky brown
color and possess neither plumes nor
lengthened tail feathers, . ^ •.
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BASEST BIRD IN THE WOBLD.
In the breeding seasons the males
assemble in numbers varying from
twelve to twenty on certain trees and
there disport themselves so as to dis¬
play their feathery charms in the pres¬
ence of the females. The natives call
these affairs sacaleli or dancing
parties. The birds’ wings are raised
vertically over the back, the head is
bent down and stretched out and the
long plumes are raised up and ex¬
panded tils they form two magnificent
golden fans striped with deep red at
the base, and fading off into a pale
brown tint.
It is only at this season that the
birds can be captured. Tho native
bird catcher, having found a tree
selected for the dancing party, con¬
ceals himself among the lower branches.
As soon as the male birds have begun
their graceful antics, he shoots them
one after the other with blunt arrows
for the purpose of stunning them and
bringing them to the ground without
drawing blood. It is almost impos¬
sible, however, to make them survive
in captivity. They invariably die of
a broken heart after a few weeks’ ab¬
sence from the forests.
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WHAT WELL-DRESSED WOMEN
WiLLt WEAR.
It Will Be a Flower Season in Milll
nery-AYoung Lady’s Corsage
—Basque of Mixed
Cheviot.
s O far, says the New York Sun,
it appears to be the same old
millinery story as to shape,
bonnets, toques and hats hav
ing hardly a thing to chooso between
them. One thing is certain, however,
so far as trimming is concerned it will
be a flower season. Those who have
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looked upon present headgear as all
that was conservatorial will open their
eyes pretty wide when they sea the
perfect flower-beds that will blossom
forth upon the heads of femininity.
Roses by the bushel, violets by thou¬
sands and poppies by pounds will en¬
hance the beauty and increase the cost
of the great millinery epoch of the
year. Tulle promises to be another
feature of hat-trimming. A ruche of
this in blue or green appears to smart
advantage upon a small toque with a
Jow pointed crown and rosettes of the
same tulle on either side, the wnole
being trimmed entirely with ivy and
turquoise, a marked combination of
colors. On many of the hats appear
bows of black lace with a whito ap¬
plique design, while large white aig¬
rettes are conspicuous in all millinery.
There is a decided tendency to strings,
tulle being used most, although wide
ribbon is also frequently employed.
COBSAGE FOB A YOUNG LADY.
The wasit illustrated in the two
column engraving is designed for re
ceptions or general wear, the material
chosen and the addition of yoke col¬
lar and lower sleeves of velvet making
all the diflerence as shown in back
view. Silver spangled silk gauze is
here chosen for full dress occa
sione, made of turquoise blue satin,
with silver spangled passementerie
forming the square yoke. Trilby
bows of blue satin ribbon stand up on
the shoulders, falling in loops on each
side of the slveeves. The glove-fitted
linings are shaped with double bust
darts, and the usual seams over which
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YOUNG LADIES’ CORSAGE-DESIGNED BY MAY MANTON.
the full fronts and back are grace¬
fully disposed by gathers top and bot¬
tom. The closing can be effected in¬
visibly in centre front, or the lining
can be closed in centre and the yoke
with full front arranged to close at
the left shoulder and under arm seam
if so preferred. The fronts droop
stylishly over the belt of turquois blue
velvet that closes at the left side. Full
three-quarter puffs reach below the
elbow, which are stylishly arranged
over satin linings. Waists by the mode
can be handsomely developed from
soft silks, crepe, chiffon, mousseline
de eoie, crepon, cashmere or other soft
woolens with yoke, lower sleeves and
collar of velvet or silk for ordinary
wear.
The quantity of 44-inch wide ma¬
terial required to make this corsage
for a lady having a 30-meh bust meas¬
ure is 3 yards; for a 34-inch size,
yards; for a 38-inch size, yards.
Mixed cheviot is hero stylishly dec*
crated with pipings of dark green vel
vet and small smoked pearl buttons,
The seamless chemisette, with stand*
iug collar of the material hero pic
linen tpred, can pique, be changed for cne of white
or and a bow or a four
in-hand necktie is a natty finish to
this stylo of basque. The basque is
glove fitting, shaped with single bust
darts iu front that are piped with vel¬
vet, the small buttons being sewed on
each side of seam. The closing is in
visible on the left side, or buttonholes
can be made to adjust to the first row
of buttons. The upper portions ara
faced and reversed m stylish npela
that meet the rolling collar in notches,
Tho back has the usual seams and
gores that adjust it closely to tho waist
line, under which it is widely sprung
to stand out in fashionable ripples
with fluted effect. The full mandolin
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sleeves are piped with velvet on the
two upper seams, a do uble row of but¬
tons ornamenting tho wrists. Basques
in this style are among the first spring
importations, and are stylish and com¬
fortable for walking, shopping, cy¬
cling or general wear. Tweed, chev¬
iot, camel’s hair, serge, mohair and all
plain or mixed woolens, with smooth
or rough surfaces, aro chosen for
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BASQUE OF MI XED CHEVIOT,
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basques by the mode, and worn with
skirts of tho same fabric.
The quantity of 44-inch wide ma¬
terial required to make this basque for
n lady having a 32-inch bust measure
ie 2-J yards; for a 36-inch size, Si
yards; for a 40-inch size, 3f yards;
for a 4’2-inch size, 3| yards.
NEW SHATE OF JACKET.
A new shape of jacket that is likely
to find favor appears in a plain spring gray
cloth, with just sufficient on
the hips in the basque to give it the
necessary fulness so becoming to the
waist, which it makes much more slen
der. The jacket is double-breasted,
fastened with six big pearl buttons,
The garment’s chief novelty lies in the
cut of the lapels, which are much
slashed, sharply pointed and faced
with velvet in marked contrast to a
darker velvet vest. The sleeves are
cut large from the shoulders to the
elbows, whence they fit closely to the
wrist. A charming accompaniment
to this coat is a hat of heliotrope
felt, trimmed with heliotrope and
white asters, cream lace and a heron
osprey.
THE NEW LAWNS.
The now lawns and dimities are ex*
ceediogly pretty, with flowered stripes
I muslins, too, ara quite new in design,
] with lines of color and Dresden boa
j quets ditica scattered the usual all whit$ over theta dct», in ad
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CURIOUS FACTS.
There is one red diamond.
Asia has nineteen paper mills.'
Congress contains 238 lawyers.'
Africa boasts a 634-carat diamond.
The speaking trumpet is said to
have been used by Alexander the Great,
335 B. 0.
A Quitman (Mo.) man bos just re
ceitred 8100 for a horse killed during
the Civil War
The growing roots of trees have
shifted the foundations of a church at
j j San Como more than seven inches.
Eight hundred fishermen were car
rieii 011 i 00 doe i 0 the Sea of
Azor the other day, but wero all res¬
cued.
A rattlesnake seventy-nine inohes
long and having twenty-one rattles,
was killed near Jefferson, Ga., re¬
cently,
'! The steamship Aller was the first
transatlantic liner to be equipped
; with triple expansion engines. This
I vessel was built in 1885.
I A red rabbit was caught near East¬
man, Ga., a few days ago. It is aiivo
and on exhibition iu that place, and
the farmers living thereabouts say it
is the first kind they ever saw.
Wolsey’s seal ring is preserved iu
jtho Tower of London. It is set with
a peculiar stone, tho nature of which
is unknown, but which was believed
by his onemios to possess magical
properties.
James T. Ware, a merchant of Kan¬
sas City, Mo., dreamed of a wonderful
buriod treasure near Versailles, Ky.
He spent a good deal of time and
money digging for it, and now says
that ho doesn’t believe iu dreams any¬
how.
An orchestra has been installed in
the Baptist Church at Galesburg,
Mioh. The pastor or the church loads
and plays tho clarinet. The music is
good, and tho new feature oi' the serv¬
ices is attracting big crowds to tho
church.
A man in Barton, Vt., married his
stepmother a few weeks ago. The
match was interesting, but not sue-'
cessful. Domestic difficulties brought
them into the police court a very few
weeks after their marriage, and tho
troubles are not smoothed out yet.
A fashionable photographer in Lon¬
don whose place of business is on Re¬
gent street, hung out the Union Jack
and the Stars and Stripes side by side
during the recent “war scare." The
centers of their edges nearest to each
other were bound together by a broad
blue ribbon.
Jules Simon says the most exciting
moment of his lifo was when ho was
trying to obtain a concession from a
foreign diplomat whom President
Grevy was beating at billiards. It was
only in response to Simon’s mute but
agonized appeals that Grevy-consenfc*
ed to lose the game.
There is no other work in the world
of which so many copies are printed
annually as of the Chinese almanac.
This almanac is printed at Pekin,
and is a monopoly of the Emperor. It
not only tli e weatne^, but,
notes tne days that are reckoned lucky
and unlucky for commencing any un¬
dertaking, for applying remedies in
diseases, for marrying and for bury¬
ing.
Mecca is a largo city, and a princi¬
pal one of the East. The temple
of Mecca, to which so many pilgrms
annually travel, forms a spacious
square about a quarter of a mile in
each direction, with a quadruple row
of columns. A number of steps lead
down to Mohammed’s house, and
within it is the black stone said to
have been brought by the angel Ga¬
briel for its foundation.
Amputation ot Frozen Fingers.
All of Dick Snyder’s fingers and
both thumbs wero operated upon re
cently at the hospital of the Sacred
Heart by Drs. MacLean and Newman.
Two fingers on the left hand was taken
off at the near knuckle joint, and all
the others on both hands were ampu¬
tated, some near the tip3 and others at
the first and second joints. It will be
necessary to amputate all the toes of
the right foot and to remove parts of
the bones of both feet,
Snyder is the trapper who was ter¬
ribly frozen on New Year’s Day and
night while endeavoring to save his
companion, Bronkins^ in the moun¬
tains northwest of Athol, Idaho.
Bronkins perished and Bnyder saved
his own life by encircling a small tree
with his left arm, walking around the
trunk all night and swallowing tobac¬
co to avoid falling asleep. When he
was brought to Spokane by his young
er brother, Walter Snyder, it was ap¬
parent that he would lose some of tho
fingers of tho left hand, which had
been most exposed while clinging to
the tree, but hope was entertained
that the right hand and both feet
might be saved intact. — Spokane
(Wash.) Review.
A Deserter Acquitted.
A court martial for desertion at
Amiens, France, has just ended in the
acquittal of the defendant, who ad¬
mitted his guilt, with high compli¬
ments from the court. A sergeant in
a lino regiment some years ago ex¬
ceeded his leave of absence, and, fear¬
ing to face the consequences, fled to
Belgium. Ho became homesick, re¬
turned to France and enlisted under
an assumed name in the Foreign Le
gion. He was sent to Tonqum where
he distinguished himself greatly lor
his unblemished conduct, rapidly rig
mg to the rank of sergeant-major, and
winning the military medal for gal
lantry m saving a wounded soldier
from the Black Flags in battle. He
was about to receive the cross of the
Legion of Honor when he made up his
mmd to confess his pr evious fault,
Doctors 7 Office Building.
“The Clinic” is the name selected
by Architect Willis G. Hale, of Phila¬
delphia, Penn., for a most remarkable
office building. His plan is for a
structure that will include everv
feature of a medical college plant and
a private hospital, along with the offi
ces for the individual use of physi
oiana.
have arrived. Mr. Hale savs h i
already enough assurances in a& ha d *
make the project a fiticaeaa •—■flew x v York
Press.