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18 J* T y TKfc^TPSr That clfvM Mttl* wcares* *n<l aoubrwtte. Mabel Paiac, will he • : th# tnewter oil of thti week ex ept Wrlnwdiy night, when "Barbara Krletchle" will he the *t rc nn The company, which W featur ing Ml Paige la known a. ill* Hoolhorn Bt<k Company, and la a popular prte* organization. when la aalil to contain good support- Mi** r.<i* • o wall known and a® popular, particularly w.th tn< I* ll'a and children, that the com pany l* almost assured of a cordial greet ing A lin# of popular playa will t>* In troduced w-.lti specialties a: each per formance Matinees will be alien dl!v. The opanlng bill will b "The Captaln'a Mat*," a cocnady drama. Mira Fabr mad* e good taiprawaion her* last season with tho Mar*nal4 Stock Company, and L-r *n gcag'-ment will douMlttt be su esstul. Barbara Frle! -hie," which omen 55>1- r.eaday nlgnt. with M;*a Kflle l.il*l*r In the tMla rola. waa or.* of tha auccaxse* of last ataluli. Bayonal Ilia Inc ident of the r MK tiMi-o ia very latte of lha •lory °* Barbara that Is trua to Whittier a Idea, but u,rn ao many conflictltig etorlea of tna incident and of Barbara ami her age have been told that It inattera not ao much. Charles Frobman present* tht* doubl* attraction, and tb* production offerea hero will bo tno am* that waa on view at tha Criterion Ttis.xer, New Yotk. dur ing th# play’* triumph there wtalch last ed for over ISO performatn c* The produc tlon ha* also won tha anthuslastlo In doraament of Chicago. Boston. Ph.ladal pnla and other big oltiea Th* play 1* by Clyde Fitch, and I* in Ihia HUthor'a most exqu.sli* vein II" * the hint of It through Wbltttar* f*m-u p ,em. elmply liking h* beautiful and touching Frida rick "town Incident whhh the |e*'t celebrated 1n hla veiae*. and building It delightfully cliartnlng love etoty around It With a few hi, umy pin be tranof rroert WhlMtor* pevanty i-ar Old widow Into a radiant and blushing Maryland maiden, and gate I.r a bra i•h.to In blue for loser. Than he aow.d tha path* of th* Orewnßi* young couple with asot.omd and other 'b ;'allude*, and then wove " n * n, ' r * l ': ar.fl ©rtfiing mrotmd Ah* I* rl * Mr Kr.u.nmn could hardly have ed a belter c*re a to 1-orlray Jbl. n. tar fcffle Ellalor la a name that onlia haok to memory many charming cf the ’ Barbara Frtetchle tTP*. Ha aueceoaful career la nu.ro . loaaly luantin. and with a.eg* portra.turok of sweet wJ tM .Uude-hoart moldetm. whose loyalty In love haa been gl.wUmsiy treated and whoao oathetn. period, of atorm and stress have bwanpresented In real -ear. Th. Of MMta will begin to-morrow morning. The third lecture of the iVivannah I-ev titre Octree will bo given at t*nard< Hall ■Wednesday at fc 30 o clo.lt p. m by ltev. Emil Hlra.h of Chicago. . . A former Swvannahlan now livln* '* Che weal writes of him. I h"' “ v . Anil Hlrach deliver hi* lecture l racri e Bi Religion," Iwfore the Wt• Chun In Milwaukee, and he la booked to deliver n lecture before th. Y M C. A of . ahd Itaptde lam very glad that I may •■** be.ir thoos ailvorv tonee, which So f r 'n the n,o of that giant exponent *f '• ' ibeagnt. It ta a rare treat. tnd"-t. to follow hla word, a* he paints pt.turo al ter picture to the mind * eye ’ Tha aale of ticket, has >wen *uflh Im’dr large already to assure lha lecturer of * iarffe ©ucWtn •. "The Bowery After Bark." with Ter rance McOovern. .he lighting wonder of t*w Nineteenth Century, will be hero nM week Terry McGovern *lll make b lira' appearano* on th* dronmt). •'** tha Bowery Bov "Th* Bowery A.ter Park" la a aomaticnal melodrama four ao*# and deplo-a Ufa at It really u eti era of tha moat famoua “rorough fare. In ah. world The company carrle. a oarload of .pedal a enary Mnonitot which la th. Bowery ‘‘“‘ .-'u* optutn Joint. "Suicide Hall, . Ji, and a re-pro.ludlon of the Broadway MS ClJTS.rodt.cn* Terry Mdlov em Who will be In tha concert Imll ac ne thr. will lour nr.t-d.aa aptcml .lea introduced There waa an exchange of International compliment, when Sarah Bernhardt and Olga Netheraole met tn New York I.M wv*k The meeflng waa a dinner given h> vise Netheraole at her hotel .n honcr'.f the dl*tmgu!hed French arttat* Wm*. Bemh'fdt ralurtied tha favor by gra ng a ,nc. of "Sappho" with her p.ea tno# In h bo*. The Barman ant Ball.y °PT~' It. winter eeee.tr. In Vienna taat week to great audlen#©*. according to * ,ram re—tvert from Mr J*ma* A who „ with the clrcua to Vienna It r* mate, there for the winter nA tn th ™l„a tha tour of th- continent will h. continued. When Mend Artame’ rev A tour In .'L Atalon" te -tarte.l th- tittle artrees will ba accoßiponlnJ by a company numf-rttit 11, people She will ttwvel entirely n epe.Ul train*. * her tour Is ' thro iah nearly all of the lvr*e cltkw The ■eiton will run until June 1. There 1, * proj- t on to lend P- 55 elf Hopper IJUinn Buse-ll ami lav Tem pWton out nrx; season s triple store In anew romlr opera or sonv olh- r enllv enlnx anil satHfactorv vehicle The trio has got along *0 well at 55'eher *n<l Fielije that 4h adiem teems plausible. Th# eompeny to b known o Charles Frnhmai s Muat.-al ComedkMi*. and to be heao.'i hv Kelna Mav ts n .oiit complete lie li ..'ling members are 5 frtrlnl# I or|e. Harry Conor Karrrn Souiar. H.irry Dav eniort. Hnrr> K. Ily. Alf. sVh—lan. Mort granery an-l Hton- Nat M Wills. (Ira a Belmont. h>t ia Aug arid Nella 55'ehh The Caatle B-tuare Company, of Boaton. I* eonilui tr-l *6 pnMtelv that a damn Is never spoken < n its *tg" an I all vicious theme* are under taboo. In a Nell Owrir, vl*y rip rent there the notorious wntun of h king le m.i'le his rjulr- clr oum*p-' l awi- thcrt, ami Ihe a slirncs might well expect a manias* to be tho vuieume. I-on-ton . ontlrues In aba l wiv Only re- ently a play calle-l ‘“rhe Wls-tom of th, sViee.‘* vvjs presente-1 there arsl high* ly .(skin f for It* purity, which f irt give the l.ondoneia a frtsht, anJ they atayed away. The tend-ney of dinmatlsts to give th'lr 1 ns ! 1 , of in alll'e'atlre na'iir* K pi mpta . h< ai( <tloof an Baa 1 rn writer that the following would ta- a good repertoire for a I■ 01 r-e of harn'tornwrs "Black)*'k-t In Belehertown," "O-elffed li Oshkosh "Paralyced In Pi4.ron," "Bun neJ On Bioadway" and "Throttlnf On Thursday." Frank Itanlala, who * laid up In Ban Fianetaeo owing tc 111-health, ha* te* covered, according to reports from th* West, and is again to tb* cast of hi, naw Ani"’" If* will b<> r.n h#r#, *ft#r th* ho.iliv rharlr* r>*ltc*n. * * l*nir bh *• ?, *r whn hm #a loti pliveil Mu u* S -i**'rbu in "Thf* Blgn of th*' ‘*ro** in tht** tx>untry. 1m to hi th# *tar of r.*w i* i#v n#*t *•*- #on. which, I? 1# pull wl. |*r-r,t thftt pUy#r In a t*> cr.ttrclv <l4 ft. re tit from th# on# h •• nan.# k k*i.*a 4h cn #CKl#t*d With. ll#nry F tb# opera form f*>r a brief p#rlH| la*t w#> k nppearlr g in N*#w V*rK .i* **!r Jo- ph l , **rter In n* r#- v:\al of I r tton at !•# .\l#trot->.it*n Op#ra Hou. A rumor 1- out that \V#h*r ar*l F!#Ma li t td tor ib#ir r#*r bur * ■in#' ju*:lr lw th# perform*** # of **l, Alirlon,* by Ivcir.hanlt *?1 Pofi jfitn. #rh l ay Tem pi#! >n and I* *v# arf * and ir* th# .1- s*4i part*. I- H H*Y?h*-rr > phy)c;anji row aay that h rondltton will warrant hi# hii“ trmr in "Ilatnlat * on I* * J 4. In i,.i* • v#nt Mr Si#h#rr. will r*-l#rrar# hla r#- turn to tb# btirla at Bt. I/^uU. H* 1# lit h’a n* *% p!v of pl;*ln Hf In h country \iUne;t\ written for |>r < lti< • ion I v Win A. Heady, 1* rapidly i.crartnur i ompl#tlon. Marl# Cor#!ll write* to n .\mrtcan fricnfl th.it *!,#• hax no Mf#*jniankHi hc-r n* w novel, "Th# Master ChriMt;ii*," that it* fe?*s;*- r>i>;> n tat lon will ! !y Imjiofr-lb!* Hlc Is mined that It #lirall i #v r fn* acted, aftlxmgh h#r "Hor rw# of Bi ? 11 * * ha* pro\vl #o sicn > fui In dramatic form that Wm. A lirmly ha Just aent out a aecotvd company to play 14. COON TAI.K*. \%hnt th#* Coon Told th# Fot. Whtl# mekinr hH wav acroe* tne old pritotte n* midnight, the coon met tn# fox and railed out to him ‘Tinlfo. you, but you don't look a bit (ood rutur#f " ’ . 6 **y. now-, hut I'm f*#ltns mad all ov#r." r# pi led th# fox. "\%Tiat do you thick that old frrn#r ' n# don#?" "Can't May. I’m *ur#." "Well, b# has #t trip# nil around h 1 h#n-hou# and I'm nfrnld to go wt*h- In thtrty f#ei of It. What e m#*n min to b#irrudff# a fox a chicken now and th#a "That’a the wav with *©ma folk*, yon know," Mid th# coon, hr h# put on a wls#> look. ''lVrh4r# you n#v#r h*nrii of my adventure with thin #*m# farmer?" "No. 1 n#v#r did." "Well, it we# i4v#ly while it lii#t#d He cot alx of tho-# b*c Hhtnghal oiu k#n^ of someone. ai M l I got s.gnt of them *..n afir h hrougti! them home. Poultry Is tn my line n, well a. your#, you know nns when I wv thosa t,|g hens tny mouih hau wnier*st I ivime early In the even, mg to take a good look urund amt wh it do you think I d!acovered' a# true Mr 1 liv# iliat farmer hid put those elx l.ij; hers (n the wcodstusl md fastened up all the holes' I could have go: ore of (h- other chickens as easy as grens—. let when I saw whui a stick eiy man he waa, 1 niS'l* up my maid I'd show that fmmer th.il n .s.si was hard to h—at." Hood for you!" chuckled the fox "I wand—nd around that woodshed thr— or (our ttm-s over," continued trt. ..•oat, but not a hole waa left big erough to get my noec into. J etui ted to gnaw a hole through th- door, but found It too aolld 1 c.lmted up [o the wlrnVrw hut the elats across It kpt me out. I was getting discouraged and about to give up when 1 thought of the chimney I'p to the roof I wen: and wu*n I had ' .tmbrd to tti— lop of the chimney 1 found I could get down It It was 1 pretty tight squeexe but down I went " ' 55 hat a bravo coon you are!" rxetatmed th- admiring fox. "Vce. I e t down Into th- woodshed through the chimney and on u pole there aat the six big bans I had on* of rm kill*.l U'fore you could wink, and what .1 feast I enjoyed' Although ah- was 11 and plump aid fat. I was .till hutwn afier Ifckirg h-r Iskica. and so I kil.d 01..1 ate another." Two big hens' My! but what a din ner' "Yes, It was a gr-at dinner, but you s<- I m #0 greedy atsvui it ttuyt alien I * rl— 1 10 get liark up the rhlmnoy I (o iad toysflf n uch too large I iried and trl—rl hut ti was no use I was win >Mng wn.p I should and" wh-n I heard th- (an..er moving about I hud uarta noise enoug 1 to atOiir* him and tie was coming with a ciub to ptit an *nd to me I waa frtgh - ered of co r-e hut I got clone .i the door arid waited." "t.racious 11. e. but 1 should have (ilm r.l away! ga.-ped tha (ox. a. ha ~ix w a lot g breath But I didn't," said (h— coon tn eon •Iderable ptii-. "As whhi a- th- bs*r was op—lied I mad- a dash. I hit th- (arm*i t (eet, and a* he kl'-ked at tna and yell out ami tell .1 wn, I had 10 run ov-r him to get out Ills wife - reamed, the dog took after me, ant th- (aimrr shouted: l ire' and 'Thieve*!' as long as I eoul I ti ir Ill'll I got away (rom the dog all rig"t an! a# soon a* 1 wa. safe tn a tr-e-top I f* 1* to laughing I believe I e -ar.-d thu f-rniei out of hi- ho t# and I eh!l never lont't he*w Ids wile kept ecreandng ' .ra thief. Samuel—lf* u thief! Catch him. Rover—catch him! Thieves! K re. lie ' 11, r*' Mur.ier" *if loin., they must have found oui that 11 wis an trtlma. of aom— -on.' ■.. ' plait f.l lb- 1 01 h t I .lont think It war j I-tll on m< 1 hu'l juit 1 .me Into this j iM-i|- Lubiwst *Oll Know " "Whom lo you dunk they laid It to?" j a -hi <1 the fox , "55 ell I nn't siy. but I think th. >• I spe l Ids name I'-o-x. fox ami the farmer Ins sci all those tr.*i" to c.itch you. j You'd better I* I 1 - chi 'kens .1 lone ami con c 11 ..tig with me down to t.i* , reek end and make a dtuner o( crab* and cliinie " 'I tic King of Hi.* t onfll—t Islands. From th f.oiuton Chrnnlel-. Th plucky Kngll'h "squatter" who has mad* bis bom- tn the > 011 ft let Isl ands, off the roulheist coast of New Oulre.i. li r ;vvrted to I*** doing very w*'ll and tit* pioneering -xatnplr will no doubt soon I* follow'd by otheiw lie is prac tically moi.ai* li ed nil I * surveys, f r he has aeeuied a !nng bn ' • of 1 t.e Island 4 (rom th- port Moicshv authorttiaa aid |s aida to piu* ut ull Un Uita.r h- need# from among the Papuan t'iUii, on th' matnla: 1 Ittvgton wa 4 1 prts-d when he ni id* hi* famous \oj age arming th- Marquero*. I'aumotou* md other Kagtern I'a'it: group*, in th* Cas. o. to find rertred Brit eh ofTt. ere scat tered her*- 111 and Iheie tn pl’ture.*|Ue t. and horn**, apparently h* py ■■ and flourishing Ther* I* a great - barm at- o' tht* 1 Vu l ||f-. -ep-elaily wh*n it can 1*- mo t*. to pay. as R now apca r 'ntl> ,lo* tn m arly every —use. The King of th* Cinlltet Is.ands la |*attleulari> proe|>*'tou. al though he !• the only white tn.n, w >l.. iss so (ar made money out of Brlli.b New Guinea. THE MORNING NEWS: SEN DAY, DECEMBER 0, 1900. FORGOTTEN CENTURY SAFE. Ttft-a CAPITA I* C Fl.r.im ATIO > liHAUI AITKWTIteN TO IT. Ih# Iti#tory of It —\\ ho th# Orlaln e tor tf th# ( miiir* ef. ||#n Hat. l.rretlr IMe nt #d ll#*aa# th# *mf # Hm# ll##n llovrd Prom It# Oriatiiel |*o#l I lfu W lift t th# kf# I# Mu ||inc| in I imlnlii—Olh#r 'ln l t#m of (irnrral Intert t. Westdna <f. r>#c. 7 —Thouich thourard* vi * • up to th# <* ipttol, to tvltno*# the c#r#monl#a Htt#nilnc th# oivnlng of Con !?• - ?’# ekl *crne, by the way. i t tut mark'd th'- b#clnnir.c of #v#ry I r#\ .* is f* rgrr ; ; #rhapa not a dx#n p' r “uns w anythlnc almut the "Cen tury Hat#." wh: -h etiiiids In plain l*ht the por:i o of our bi| notional build- Irc Thouirh t># box with |t prlcelcia o>rt#ru, -< rot y#t pes-*#*! a quarter • !*s profiorr,! century of #xS*t#n#e, I loubt if a hundred Washingtonian# re tain th# f ilnteet r#coil i tlon of It. or the obja't't f-*r whl< h It waa d#sign#<l To# government architect#, who are up,- ■<l to rive charge of the capttol build na nni nil It# content#, or# by vir tue of their ofll •#, nominal runtodt.in# tne orwnerlesi *af#. hut nothlna whatever can 4#rn-1 iitnut it from them. M#m orifß etta fieri to th# historic thina #♦*• m t • h.tVB •(> uiaely fau#d from the mu.d* tho** who ##e the outside of the i-k't e\My day of tholr iiven, and ev**n okl r-niv!*>••# of th# Cnpltoi, %vhoso nw: i.iv*i grown gray In varkKi* **fllc .iout u* IxridlriK. can g.ve hut fragmciiinry w of Inf * miatlon corceridng !*• r- K tht* oh.ivlon to a n*.itt#r of gr-.it r.utioi'.ii interest epiings from th* ni t - utal reluctance of th# human mind *o h *t ■‘r tfc nights of w!‘#t te going to hr- J n 3 <*ar# and yeara after we of to-da> r# i#turn#<l to iluirt. •••••### Tne feef m ar# t.ieae: The ech< m** of t .e <’* rrtury S.if* rvas the conception til l #x • i i*ii of Mr#. Chari## F. Deinrrv to '•mmemorat# t’.e centennial year of IS7*, :4 to transmit to the American nation. ** ft should t># at th*) second c* er.nlal oi it# independence in 1976. patriot, r ord# of the lllustiioue men end womn of the first century’s close. After Inde fatigable labors. #h# coilet#<l *ur graph# and photograph* of emiiient Amer 'afi. of every state in the t’nlon. and <f national repute TANARUS: ni<ur.ted In btrong. fine n.burns, and the f*. de signed f*r their reception, wh- placed on exhibition tn Phil.l#l(hi.i during th# entenrii.il Kxpo.Hition. Owing entirely to Mr* Dethms persiMrnt efforts, favor*- i! action on the part of Congress w*s ** • ~rw* . J nd spa *• was allotted to her s.if* m Htntuary MaII. of the cupltoi building, *n t her#, twenty-ovj# years ego on Wsh ilngton # Urrhtt.iv of iaTs^ th* cen ter, nary of our fljwt President's advent Ir to this vale of tears—-the casket was los**t with solemn ceremonies, by Pr#4- f*nt Have*, asslsteil by all his cabinet md member# of both House# of Congreae • Th- d-slgn was ha* th- pr—loua r-t|c# about*! n*xt be ti— hoid*n by g-n-ratlona >*d unborn, as the key a-ne not to tie turned agin until July 4. I*7*l The safe i* u h-autlftis ore —specially designed for (he ru-fMs*. JU exterior Is delieat-ly tn -ed anti embellished with designs in the national color*. On top 1* th* Inscrlp li* 11. *T>edlcwt-d to th— p-opl of the I’m ted State* t.y r. K Pelhm. July 4. 1 4 .*- Ir |s lined wuh roval purple vciv-t th Inner *loos of plat* glass, with a bord-r Of cut-glass. Th- out-r doom of iron art# ronatruct—d to b- op—nwl when A. *ired. ar t ft was tntend-d that thev shil remain open at all t.mes. to p-milt 1 aasing generation* to vt-w th- content* t.'irougli tti* alas iltier# T'|shi t-adi of tti* outer il*g*rs ta a "intitule tna—rtptloei. ' 'n on* dt'or la Inner had (he words "It Is Mis. lieihma wish 'ha: this safe may remain c| ~ed unlit July 4. l!*7ii Then to be tqicticd t>y the e'hlef Maglstnntc of th -1 ntted Statea." On the lefi door is paint •si. "Jn memory of those whoa- names appear U| n elm tsages of the album de posit. 1 within, who have rendered dp ttnguished service to th— country " A • iking lik ti*'--. of 55 aslilngton adorn* tiie 1 oral— a love th- top .( tti- n fc. and l*<nraits of Lincoln and Grant are found ti iX' h eld- of ttic out-r Iron doors • **•*#•• Just wtiai la within th safe, nobody n w retnrralxrx to a certainty Among many mtscellanaoua articles, whose h!s --•*l value will be the heritage of the r * x ' 1 •■Ptiiry, the most lrvtcr<-ntliig are the tu ' albums which represent au. h a vast amount of work on the part of Mrs I'elhni The first contains the photographs ■in t th* r* end the autograph* ir t-,. m ■*< dial ngui-hed statesmen. Jurists.leg id dor*. ..rat. is poet-a ut hors, scientists clergymen, hlxtortans and merchants 0: th*- year l v 7tl. when th** colles'tlon was acoompltshed In th* photograph album, arc "'■ounterf.lt presentments" of more than five hun.tr. and of the leading men of 'he nation. TMs al-na la b-vond price, even to-day. sine- th* majority of those ' hi re represent"! have already pa*. 1 to the land of eternal youth The lutograph album. *-nt to -very eta'e and territory In th- 1 nton. 4, ntalns th- signatures ot th- most eminent men of each A line l.as been reserved under each mnu. In rd. r that on- hundred years later, the n. ir*st living descendants of thoae who wi a-, niat in*, tbe their name* B-sides these two atluinia of th Inner case, three Oth.r, were placed tn th- outer box when •he re,--i tn.-le was closed. On.* of the, was an autograph album with space provided for one hundred thou-and names. It was intended that aU the Pres- Ile t*. Speakers of the House of Repre sentative,.. Generals of the army, admi ral# of the navy n.t Governors of states wl." should su -ed to tho.*- positions Sill s. qu< nt to the ding of the century safe, should therein uis*ribe tiielr name. * , The second album was for the r-eep. t un of photograph# of <tg* succeeding I'n den's and vis presidents: amt the ihltd album wa* deslgi e.l 10 hold ihe p, t * tur-d fa.-e* of lesser I ehta ac -ordlng to the following plan Every two year, photo- wcr to he ad-lcd of four of the mo.r priHninrnt men of -he Navy and for tn th- army, two Senator*, and two Representative, from List. West South, and North. 55'ti.w has become of these album*. !d'h w.-r- lamiitird to remain "Ut.llc the *ufe. is unknown Possibly tlwy may hive been in reused with the Ilf', and arc now reposing on its broad I'M' 1. It If 'h • |S true. th. tr or.gm.it pur pc*.- is lost Most llkciy aotnet. ..!>• Is In P -slon of thtc m. 4 valuable, but lncomplct. albums, whl h h- Is obliged to k. i’p hidden, for obvious r* i.-ona. If their piirpos*. ba t been carried out. Just •link w ti.. • llustrlo is mini - to ftime un* known twenty-one years go. would now figure tn the niil"gr.i|ih collection—<,f liewey and llohson, Bhufter and ftchley. Of PC"I and rlatfl-mvn. authors and ar tlat* galore! • *••••# i Bcstdc th* articles above enumerated, iksiands of sold gold ar.t silver, the property of anxceasive presidents aie among the deposits of the Century Rate They irr nil engrave t with the old pine tree shilling the shl -ld of the I’nien. and th- proverb al pi 11 and sword, and a om p uiylng eai h is a gold pen In n holder . f pearl. There arc l*o framed portraits .f 1 very 1 si !■ nt. from 55 c-hlngton dow 1 t. Hay.*; of Mrs. Grunt, Mrs Hay.-s md Mi*. K'laabeth Tntompeon. the philan thropist, of ex-vice preaktent 55 !son and W heeler 1 9p*akcr* 8 J. Randall and K.rr, and a few others. There Is also a puarchroent <a>ntaln'ng the autographs of all Hie member* of the Fort .-four h Congrc*s: the "Blue B.M-.k" of th 1# da’, containing the nann-s of moo in-opte then tn the employ of the government. 1 .art :rom an expr-e* company authorizing Its agent* to receive and forwnard, fre*. of ■ hwr*. pug. s of the uutograph albums during thttlr circulation through tha your.- try. s rapy of the I’nltcd B'ate# (‘•ntennlsl Welcome. a packaga ti- l with red. whit# nd blue rlttHns. .* >*i u.g a letter from It* Dlehm ca l' • h* r wlsfita r fail K U* mo.e rt.*i -,s tn u- t k n up * n opening th< * n !!•> and heaven ouiy knows what else. A dupi.' ate a# me<k* of Mr#. I#ihm Inter, whkh. together with th# key- of th** tafe wm# If.ierdd to have b -n w.th th# Svntthiontan Instftutlot# • •• ••• •• • • • When the wafe, having b#n appropri ately roneevated by tti# heada of the na tion nts Inetn.ied In Statuary H itt, it# outer door* wide open, exhibiting It# sn ort*! contents through tb# inner glas* doors, the high hoj>#s of the Inventor of the project were for t.'e mrmn! content • 1 and ih# f rally believed t at her name *a d*-orvt 11 y and .nd*!i-d> lf*crib#>al ttpon tt# natiorkil record* Ala - for hu man vanity* Mrs DeiMm Is yet among th# living, and her tine# a*uu dn ni*nt reala to mind Hip# •■•■ieh-at*-*! so Ing. 'And are we then #o soon forgot!" In #plte of her vehement protest, the pres ioua *-.tfe rrmalmd hardly two years in it# flr.-t honorable posiiioo. rfhe ascribes its removal (to the righ hand #;de of the ren#r pomco of tie* building which faces the eastern tif>iroa<*h) to * ta l k stair In fluence." nnd accueea tho>c who efto. led th# men-ir* with datk t arid n #t dis loyal motive*. Thu* for lit long years the precious casket h s be*u jru tlcally turned out of door*, hiidet. w thin u gr#at t • | Wl *o l.ke the marb!# of i* . .Ir- l wall# to Ijinlly noticeable. At ten’ion is called U> it only wiu n tit# annual ..*u. ( leaning time.rolls around, or when N)nif ramo.ely level be gbit# e r-st# curiously upon the cofttn-llke #n* a semen tb mid #|-culate# upon 11h content#. Queer traditions have already r j i jro sr . 1 i: imoc g it few of the op *r ‘ ajdtol for e. n’t ■ remcfn'*cr It - existence. They #iy that th# key to th# inner d-or wh# intents* naliv done away with. **> thit no bun n lx Ing might tx* t#mjt*-l to enact the part of Hlu* In tnl h wife by it* premature u, •• in opening the door Possibly this Is tru* a. the key I# nowhere to !e fmind* and l certainly not in the custody of th# Smiths* idan Institu tion. a.** wa.-* tb# -xpr< #l wish of the inufncdor of t e project • • • • • • •• Another story j# to th# effect that the c ombination of she outer lock redglouaiy transvn tied frean serg* ant-at-arms to #erg#ant-sf-arms. In sucr#>*#lon of oftlce. j or.h'r that when th* .illott#l time* for opening it arrive#, there may be no hit n in tie proceedings aaere ir# dark whs# p< rings, too, ,;m iali> among th# colored police of the Capitol, re.ative to t;.at have been seen pros ling in that par ti ular corner of the big building, tim l>#rlr.g with the rusty locks and squatting iu un anny gtoupe upon 4he lui of the box It really m#m# a pity that Mrs Deihm's faitr die Intentions an# not be ing carrl#<i out. Though It give* one creepy f##Mng to b preparing for post moj :#m honors, nk n to t it cspcrleiK #d hi making on**# will, w nw# something to those who are to come after us There* Is no doubt that nt the tlma of Its con ception, great l< tercet was felt in th# pt<*J** At the Centennial Exposition of 7<t. th# safe wa allotted a conspicuous P*'sitton tn Memorial Hall, and Mrs Delhm received thousavi*!.* of letters com mending h#r scheme, i have read socn* ot them, from James A. G.irfleld, Jo!n A loogan. i biver P. Morton, James G Plain# Chief Justice Wn;te, Justice uel Miller. J Proctor Knott. President llayaa. John Sherman. William M Evarta, Carl H hur* and n host of others • • • • • • • • '>M*nlngtor u Jjist now overrun with women, every one of them wearing a true lover’s knot of whit# rlbtw>n *g her breast—upwards of a thousand delegates to th# twenty-seventh annual convention of th# National Woman s Christian Tem perance Colon; to way no hlng of th * three or four thousand friend? of the or der. who have come along to keep them company. They nr** nn earnest ami capa * • -looking lot. and everybody wllUngl* stands add# while they preempt all ‘he ► how place*, and even th** private church in we of the Capitol City. East Sunday I tried to take gome visiting friends to morning *ervi ** in th** Pn -ident's Church. Ch* Metropolitan \t#thodk*t), and #uc ci *-l**d .n getting through the cordon of polk** uid ptishlng n path betw.cn solid rrtnks of white rl Shone m almost to the fop Of the outer doors* #ri Just a - the tunedlctkm strains of "Praise God, From Whom A,I Messing# Flow fn ii.d forth from tne organ. The sessions of th** w. <\ T. F., thr.-e every tweaty-four hours, are being held in the great r*a fa vet t# (Square Opera il*ite whi h •• ikeoratri from end to end with bunting State banners are suspended from the balconies the stage 1s ornamented wi*h palm* and tne national colors, from t.e flics overhead hangs a hugr# silken isn. ner bearing the legend, "For God and H<*me* and Native Eund." American flags fentoon all th.* boxes, and th# delegate*., seated In :ha pit of the Opera House, nr# h • Lit.'! to svx'tlons, marked by postn • urlng t.i** uamea of th# states they hall from. THE CHINESE WIZARD. Th- Carlom Fffrrt of lln.a— 1,-na. aril** 4 tmin:i it<l un a Elttl# Pic- Tailed I nine#. Copyright, I*'. hy Chrl- Ixoinlf. An Imago made of clay representing a Chinaman wtlh a black plßtall and a blue Jacket si. 0.l on (he mantel in Horace Leo nard's bed room Hoiaee know tha! on the first of the lach month the little im age came to lift and ran around on the mantel Just for exercise, but he never said a word a) out ll to hi* parents because they wire very piac'.lcal people who wrout] have said he waa dreaming. Horace n as never very wideawake when the Chinaman came to life because It always ha: p. tied at twelve when the boy was sleeping heavily, hut he Always roue id enough when he heard the patter of "No." wild Horace, “I k*n’t tell 11#* " Um little sh'ie# >n the mantel <o call out iic.lv, JOilii." And 4 (-que.ik) Utile vo would reply "Hello, lioiace. ifou velly well?" At.d thru Hoi act would answer "Yes. He . areful t ot to that \ ujmJ then, bi Ing sleepy, he would general ly go to slctp again. liuK not Ung after the troubles with tbs Boxers in China and the peril of th# legations at Pek n iwhich I date say j*ou* teacher ha# told you something about) lioraco wus awakened one moonlit night by a loud yell ami th* re stood the lift*•* Chinaman at hi> pillow, shouting In Ixt# e.tr What’s the matter?" wild Horace, s'oaolU' "You no tellea lie?" "No." eald Horace "I don’t tell lie#." "You aiU light. You the light one to j make© me mllee sam#e Mg like# you self ' • Why nm I all right." a-ked Horace, wide awake now am) #itting up In bed "You tluth idler. You no leileo lie Put hard* on my ahouider and tellee me glow big like you." Horace mi not a headlong boy. and h# waited a minute before answering, bit on r#fl#'tlon he :*w no reason why he should not mak# the Chinaman big if he went#! to become so, he could *a#ily mike him small again if he wanted to Hut If Horace had but known that the little Chine** im.g* that for two year#, ever since Cap*. Biayter had brquch* him from Hong Kong, had stood on th# manc-l piece was a wtaard. and a wicked one at that he would never have laid hinds on him. But Horace wa# Ignorant of this, and being s healthy boy with plenty of curi osity. he laid his hands on th# little man. H# had ###n but one Chinaman in his life. laundryman at Meriden, so he said, "Grow big lik# Ah I>ee ard m** " Slowly, slowly, that Is to say, about a hundred times as fast n* the fastest climbing vine grows, th© little Chinaman increased In stature until h# was four f**et lx. or Just the hight of Horace. Horan #• had thought he would <k> some tiling; sing a song or do some tricks, but t\b merely curled hlnrwlf up on the rag carpet and went to sleep and Hora e Im mediately followed his example and slept until daybreak. When the boy awoke It wa© daylight and the CMniman was gone. Horace glanced itt the manu 1. half expecting to see the ranilliar figure there, but its place looked lonely; the Image was gone. Horace's father and mother were vis iting friends in Boston and his Mater Kitty van keeping house aided by Horace'a >tg brother Horn. ll© could hear Kitty stirring in th# kitchen and Jam was evq d©fitlv out milking for he could hear th * ■ ows iowing in the bam a# they always <ii ) when Ham mllk*d because he look so •i.g to and t( that they got fired of wait ing. But what a strange noise Kitty was m ikli.g Sh© was singing In n queer high pitched up-and-downy vojcs that was anything but downy. "Ching a ling a ling ting what Kitty ou k#e Ching. ch’ng h ching. buckwheat cakce. * Kitty h nl always been a great hand for ringing at tier work, but her voice was RW#et and the tunes she sang were pretty ones. This song somehow', reminded Hor ce of the Chinaman, although the latter had never sung. Now h* sister started anew song. M© ©atee ginger. Are crackers, mice. "Me sit by mouse hoi© catche© little mice "HoUce Ilk© #m tender, papa Ilk© ’em fat. ‘\fe lik# >m anyway alte# *am#e rat." flora # hurriedly <lr##ed and ran down stairs Into t.i# ki ch#n and ther© stood hi* slater, dressed In Chi: ese garb from he.i<l to tiny f>ot and her pretty blue eye© were slanrwisr in her head. Hhe cluttered across the floor much as your baby sister did when she was learn ing to walk and said In a strange, high* pitched voice: "Hello. I Mace. You sleep#© al>© light#©* Ching l>n a ling ling, what Kitty make©? Chin. in* a chine line, bu kwh-at cakec." As he spoke ah* poured the batter on to the griddle. Hm 1 • waa not plr#—d. HI. (later wo a pretty, slender girl, whom ha loved dearly and he did not like to dud that she h.vi been turned Into a mincing Chi nese maiden Of course, he knew at one* that It was the wizard's doing And he was afraid that the wlxard would change every one in Perryvtlle and perhaps In tha United States and then what would be come of the country? Just then the door opened and Sam came In lie had a lung pigtail down hi* ba k and wore the costume of a Uhlne-e farmer which was an Insult the wizard had put upon him for he was a free and Inde pei.d'Tf Amertciin. who expected to cast hts first vote that day. As soon as he saw Horace he said in a wing-song voice "sVhy you not dlessed all- warne* ilk— me?" “Oh. don't. Rm Please be an Ameri can I didn't know that horrid wizard would do anything so mean or I wouldn't hove male him big "Nice pagoda said Kitty, looking out of the window tn the direction of the Con gregational church whose pretty Colonial si tie had pclrt.-d the way to heaven the,.. hundred vears. To Horace's horror there stood a Chinese temple with Utile tinkling bells strung along th* edges of Its many rcofs. It wa* Tuesday and the hoy heard the sound of a horse's hoofs on the hrklg" thwt lay south of the house He ran from 'iie kttchen to s— If rt waa an tghlwr who could Help him restore his brother and stsicr to their Amerleantvwvf It wree a neighbor, n—lghlior Ja. kw'ood; he could tell It by the horse, but alas neighbor Jack wood himself we# Ch.neae "Oh. Mr Jackwisod come In and help nr, 1 don't wint Chinese relatlvioi " ft was election day and Mr. Jaokwoox "Oh. there's the wizard." said Horace. shook his heed from side to side about twenty times and said: "You tcllce Ram he come votee. Alles sam*e make- Mac Kin Lee Emperor." With a sobbing cry Horace 101 l the new |)y ma le Chinaman to go on and help make Mi'K nicy emperor and ran up th ■ ro."l to the house of the minister, a kind. S m in whom all the children liked. ' lie knocked al the door No one .msw.cr c,| It Thin he remembered that Mr Nut le g!i. the mints er ha 1 gene to Now Ha ven ihe day bufore to attend a convention and unite* the dreadful wizard had gone b. yon.l Perryvllle he would tc horn. In a f. w minute*, un Amer cm 11- left the house and walked down the hi k road. Wherever he could see peo ple in the fields or on ;h* road the> w. re in Chinese clothe*, with long piziwi.s down Iheir In ks and mn-l of them slnaiiig out la, ,1 -n songs Farm. 1 Ili an, who had a .bani plougn and the biggest farm In O' (I, stnppist nnd gaZ'sl .t Horace as If the sight of nn American ooy was strange "tie Kora-, grew more ut.l r: s. .-rten ,.l He wished that tne wizard had m.i.h him Chinese and tii-h he wou.d not have noticed anything peculiar in the ■ iianges tb t had befallen his hleixl. And not only his friends, imt th- lands'afw for •* h*. xvrtiK* , *l aiong tti. etma nnd the maples and dies,nuts, and birches began to turn into Chinese trees of queer shapta# and HOGAN’S! It will pay you to inspect our Christmas Trix. Jn.-k Pr.>*t h.t* tivUkvl arrtvol (or P'okxifol tAy To mok- your.otf corrforr. abl- ilurti.e hl tojourn I* th- n-xt qutlO(V. CooAUlt your Inter—t and wr'.l r;, f by lwktiie at our m*ehltlrrti! rray of ioit tv*>hr fluffs <*ur prlf*. ar k>* than th— loa.ot. ai.<t th** eooda mtr fr*Nh ar>.l n-w Glvo uh a c.far.re to auha*.,. ti,tc th-rr ( Almii B-tow uro only af-w of th> many harxalna to t>* hat! SPECIAL WHITE SPREAD SALE. Good Full Fix# White Spread lor 79c; regular SI Ou quality. Fine Extra Him White Spread for SM9; worth $1.75. Fin© Baleen Spread* for $7 75; the $1 aT kind, Mnrsefl! * Spread* for $? <V>, . heap at $4. no. fine quality ejetra slz© Datnask Towels 25c. worth 4ur. I'lne Hemstitched Elren Huek Towels 90c; worth 45c, Finn Hemstitched Damask Towels 50c; worth 65c, 4Fx2o Hemmed I-!nen ITuck Towels 15c; worth un#. Hp*> Lil b.irgnle* In Table Napkins, well worth >-our altcniion. Bpeeial drives in Table Cloth, with nap kins to match. Special price-* made this w##a for I’or tl#re*. Grent reductions, commencing at p#T pair. G*eat Tat I# lumask ?-a c X-’. r. . 4*.', BOr. sc, 7>'. $1 OU. A pooil yarl-wlda Shirting, soft flnleh, for OUR STOCK OF CHRISTMAS GOODS ha* been #• 1 *©l with a view t*> pl#a*# all claeseo— rich. poor, little or t>!g They will have to t>a seen to be appreciated. Rather than carry* over any of our Fttr* or Cap*# we hn\# decide-i t:o: to refuse any reasonable offer for them. Thl* is no idle talk, but strict business. Have vou seen our Carpets Mattings and Rug Deportment? If not. cw.l arxt look over tf nccdt.ig anything In that line find save money. DANIEL HOGAN; The corner Broughton and Barnard Sts. ParTii": may showitscif in regu or in hard headaches, iscles, indigestion, nerv-il/J mans r ever Tonic!?j^| AGUE CORE IN TBB WORLD. '* r-failing specific for ills and fever, and for all aims due to living in a f/jjk •reeks, and no other remedy I ever to- k your Lippntn*© Chill ©u<i Fev#r Tome it hmt eflfotrd # p*rfct car©, #od would ••ith it i ib* b##t looic tber hciLKK Sv#nuh. OOs. Auiiufft .2M 19U). j . LIPP.H4M it if ns., lirncxlau, *<|# Proprlaiort. P$ 3) lelppmao’a Him k, Maxannab. 4-a. jjEm 9lz©s. And (he f.imill ir old hour-#* n*l r#d !>arns b© am© p: ur##que, but flun?>* looking Ghin#*w* buildings He heard a trot of human f©#t ami lo*thing over h ahouider mvn Squire I’help# who U'ua.lv nl* in ari automobll* b#lng norn# lo th# ©tation In u #ort of B©dan chair hung from pole# and horn* hy his tw.i hired men who io4k*xl us If they h.<l been flirted off u fan. Th#n :h# (• >graph pole- that lined th© roiwi sank into th# ground, the wtr go ing with them And th#n h© kn#w ts t to #xt Probably the locomotive* would hi turned imoox ris and t would tk> peoid© u ar##k lo go from Perryvlli© to New York atnl two %%#♦ k* to ko to Boston. And . be au#© h# had l.ii l hands i*#i tn© houl lMr of that m.-eru * I little it nag? In h;-> walk h# had now rom* to iij. ! railroad br;-ui over ihe r*n©o.Matfl R.u,- ioad. A tr.m w . .| uf v m.d ~r J the J>©|| in Canaan Chur li ©inking th© hour. It w. ns h# had % f< ar.d Tie tmrks ha 1 )l s p j#an.l in ;h* .r p.a wa? a ... ma.it highway H# heard th# roar of ihe Beaton Kx- Pr©*f. then u warning toot on h-r thr**# ton-si whistle and round the t Jrn tame her >m *k* Mack v i>mr.K ©muk . uer hell i langii.a nd i? r engineer look• out of th*- •. window. While Hor ace gaied a< m :rain tlmi w©em#d going; ?o certain <batru. m p ebauged jn u twinkling to 4 long turn of ox tarte. Tn# engine#r and fireman became drlv#m in*l walk*! >' iy a*ong th# road hy th# oxn. It I* iliid pictur# tha. Hot a. h.u! #e#n in * Rk ou China that th# mlni#t#r had loaned him. He nigh.vl nnd (‘auk to tn# gr >ui l uiuilde to J'*k any rnr. at th# iwful thing- that w#r# hr>- rening to >* native laud. H# wa* urcwuMd a: last by th# tou h of <i haiuJ on hie ahouUUr and looking up be waa overjoyed to see the revereud kit. COLORED DRESS GOODS. Ail-wool fJr-y Flnrnl }-tnch wit, -v All-wool Fiarmol, gr-y ,n.l brown iw inch. 44 Or,nlt- Oloths. all sha-tow M-tn-h ja- A I-wool Ixi.tl-s' Coth. f4-!n.'h w . All-wool <lr-y Hcmi-fp’.in. B*-tn<-h :.s mu. A l-wool Or-T Horn— U-tnrh * ce4it,- ' Fancy Nov-lty OwwW. tt lrwh rH, Fancy Novelty (look>. alt - olor ' * Wl.|. 3kc. r4-lnch Ail wool Hom*r>uti !W<\ Flim lino Fancy Pki)d 16.- y.- va-i Kmc llr <So f I'ta'.l. all color, Krlcct lot Henrietta*, all b, Inch. loc. ♦.’.•inch 11-tirlett, all -hut-, . BLACK DRESS GOODS. t'.-inih All-wool lUark Storm Fv-r„ -y.. valua for Wr St-tnrh AU - wool Blaric Storm S*r,, vlu- for S.V -:>4.lt>i'ii Blaok Cloth. rri.rvi'd value for *i O'—BJ> - i.4-U ' h Ltuironol Ch-vlot. waa I t S3 rente. (A-mch i-amara Hatr Chvtot w n h $1.50. now $1.33. A full line of Black Qooff*. tn plain >nd fancy weave*. SILKS. Novelty Sllke tn walet pattern*. 4 ■ rfl, earh. h-HUtlfut tine, s2*3 $2 S3 tik Nov-lty Silk*, pretty Je*n. only Color-*! Tafteia, In all the pop j, aha<!e. 75.' at.t 55c. Black Silk, anil make* ir.t Q iai ranxlnfr tn p-lcr from 43c to $2.5*1 Jurt arrive! somethin* new m a Otto Down Comfort. A look meant am,& Nutleigh )vndtn| over him On.’ aid llora 'p, “I'm #o glad jrsa'ra not t Chinese person. What can you da to hrm*. America back?" H *\v iil it happen ’" asked Mr Vst* lclgh who. being a minister. could ni l* • hanged by the wizard. ' <*‘h. It’s* all my fault." Mid Horace * You *-ee. I turned my Image Into • be Chinaman. If I could And him I might -we might get him to change um b <• Brother Sam looks like a laurdrymao. ar.il sis:er Kitty is pinging the most nor* aensical songs. and I d3re lav she ?a ridding the house of mire by thla tunc " Horn * laughed as he said thle. bees’;** the *r ta-i' of Kitty, his sifter K'*>. that is crouching at a mouse hole wm ai amusing one. Mr Nutleigh laufhM alio, and hi* cheery laugh “Weil, m? eon. T think hat It will all come out runt In the end—" <h. there's the wizard said Ho-i.-e Ai i there Indeed, he wan. etandlnr a vr.*r>d and dwarfed Chln*e fruit tree looking et th* ox trim* the* w*re craw * liut to fioeton Now It happen* tha* ~wlw izard- car rvd s*-# out of tt • *+<'** of their heads, end as thle particular ora htd hi* hi k turned to the two. ha dil not know of their p *aence. Horace whimpered to the mim*te "Tmi don’t tell lie**, neither do I. I th'.nk tha* if we can touch him before he fee* us wa rati n Ik#* h!m * mull again, ar i r. t can force him to do ae I want. I ** sure." Mr Nutleigh smiled, but he paid no**'* leg. Hoftly he and Horace walked up to tiie wizard, and together they placed tbdf hands on his shoulder* and Ho ace sat-L "Dwindle, dwindle, evil one. Now your power Is olmosf gore" Bure crouch. the w zard I*o* anie a lit tle fellow ;i'onn* and then Horn -' teak him between thumb and forefinger *ni ►aid ;i sharply as he could: "If you don’t change America t* * again to w v It was before 1*1! shut vrt ’ J up for the rent of your life in on cel lar " The wiaard. being small, had to give up his will to IJorace. It * n r*l' I*' ‘on# of you h 1 1 ’ * lo oi band ion the o) ur< r fee?* and. It was worth wtit'e see in pi ston ng rat's come out of the * ind ll>* * x earls change ba>*k Into ! ’ nJ train of ears with a powerful #ng! - P '* Atg rt t Its head. And when It fl- w the bridge wi h a rush on I roar ** 1 * long-drawn whistle the sight w§ i ' T’ ,r ’ fling. flut florae# thought that even *■•••* than that was the view of all h " * beloved hi.is and tree# ard th** w of the church and the hard*wo king, rug** d-1- oklng farmer# In the ti- i And when he parted from M * ' lelgh and entered hi# own hc*u was Kitty in a calico dress and P ■ • bln k leather ho<a of natural dishing ’lie buckwheat cakes Bam w w*.j*hing his hands at the si: k "He b. Ho .re breakfast's ready n out for an ap|e ite." r - Brf.ge he could answer a jJ. across the floor ant! Kitty, girl-* 1 " 1 tered a little shriek. -I "Io you believe that the Chines* rats and me" naked Horace "Vgh. I hope not. Hurry, dear cakes will be coll." C. B I>s>tnia —Atltl*otl Island. In thf ou,{ . Lawrence, though owned by <* ! man* la under the British flai • na Jeet to the Canadian laws.