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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. MAY 4. ISOT. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sander) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At g Weet Alabama St. Atlanta. Oi. Subscription Rates: One Tear * *4M Six Month a 2.M Thre«» Month* 1.25 Dr Carrier, Per Wcob IP Entered at the Atlanta rottofflee •• ■econd-claaa mall matter. Tefeppones ronnectln* all depart* nenta. Long distance terminals. If yon hare nny trouble gettlnr TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS telephone the circulation department and have It promptly remedied. Telepbonce: Bell 49-7 main. Atlanta 4401. It la desirable that all eomraunlca* ffona Intended for publication In THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS be limited to 100 words In length. It Is Imperative that they be signed, aa an evidence of food faith. Rejected manuscript* will not be returned unless stamps are sent for the purpose. ad> * ODR PLATFORM: The Georgian and News stands for Atlanta's owning Its own gas and electric light plants, aa It now owna Its water works. Other cities do this and set gao aa low aa 40 costa, with a profit to the city. This shoo Id be done at once. The Georgian and News believes that if street rail* ways can be operated •ueceaafntly by European cllles,«aa they are, there Is no food reason wby they can not be so operated here. But we do not believe this can be done now, and It may be » »years before we are ready for so an undertaking. Btlll Atlanta ghouM set Its faca In that direction Mr. Linton Hopkins' Short Story. To the friends who have come In contact with the thoughtful mind and scholarly culture of Mr. Linton C, Hopkins, of Atlanta, no literary achievement of hi* will bo surprising. But It Is a matter of pleasure to re cord thst In a single effort Mr. Hop kins has gono to the front rank of ahort atory writers of the country. The current Issue of "The Reader Magaslno" publishes just after the Bryan-Dovcrldge debate a short story from the pen of Mr. Hopkins ontltled "The Crosby Case and tho Crosby Woman,” and to this story tho editor of the magazine gives highest praise. It Is doubtful whether any short story written by a Ooorglan within the decade has Illustrated greater do]- Icacy of touch, finish of execution and sustained power of holding Interest than "The Crosby Case.” It Is really a atory of unusual cumulative Interest and dramatic force, and Mr. Hopkins, who Is one of our leading attorneys, gives high promise of a brilliant collat eral Invasion of tho field of fiction. A Hint to the Kindly Minded. Information comes to us that the Home for Incurables needs the sup port of Its friends In a practical nnd Immediate way. There are debts due on tho Home amounting to nearly $500 with only about $225 on hand to meet It There aro nineteen patients at present In the home, of whom alt are consump tives, and there are four or five others appealing for admission. There should be no necessity for any elaborate appeal to follow facts like these. The Home for Incurables stands upon Its own pedestal of unselfish no bility among our charitable Institu tions. And tho fact that It Is In need should In Itself constitute the high est and most practical appeal to all those who understand and appreciate the highest form of practical charity In the dty of Atlanta. We trust that the Babbath Day's re flection will suggest to many of those whose liberal minds aro reinforced by ample pockets that the line of useful ness and helpfulness tor this da? lie* In the direction of tho Home for In curables. AN OLD CHURCH. By 8. 0. F. A little priest Is holding today His annual conference over the way. Jack In the Pulpit, sober and prim. Everybody has heard of him. Hla spacious church with steeple grand. The oldest church In all the land; Airy and cool with dome of green And colonnade of silver sheen. Brightly gleaming with skylights blue. Every spring Is painted new. Flower people In month of May Piously dress In colors gay, Dandelion leading the von, Hie golden crown spick and span. Flaunting In gold, ribbons and frills, Come the dazzling daffodils. Goldy locks with the merry throng Trooping to church to hear the song Of first soprano, Madam Wren. Why aings when services begin. But when you see the flower people A-gazIng lust above the steeple, •At a clock that has no hands, A clock all set with golden bands, Keeping time In perfect way, Ceaseless hours, night and day. And see the stately- goldenrml And asters all begin to nod And primrose eyes softly close. As If In prayer or sweet repose. You feel a blessing In the air And oiler there a silent prayer, •The clock Is tho sun; some flowers turn to the s«n- This Is a fact well known. kno JTO COEUR DoLION AND ATLANTA TEMPLARS. The meeting of the grand commandcry of Knights Templars In At lanta on May 8th and 9th, offers on admirable opportunity to revive the public and private Interest In this most splendid and spectacular of all the great degrees of Masonry. In all the long line of stately and Impressive ritual and ceremonial through which the noble order oQ Masonry progresses, It has been said that there la nothing more beautiful, more eloquent and more Inspiring than the Order of the Temple. Those who have passed through Its Im pressive mysteries aro a unit In testifying to the mental and spiritual up lift which It brings, and It Is perhaps true that more of the personal pledges and promises of Individual Masons are made around one of the phases of the Temple than any other altar about which this wonderful fraternity binds Itself to Its follows. Time was when the public ceremonials of the Templars were the most beautiful and Impressive occasions which fraternity life ezhlblted fb the outside world. The Templar Uniform Is unusually handsome and attractive and a public parade of Templars has always excited a world of Interest among the people on the outside of tbls great order. For some reason which the public does not understand, there has seemed to be a waning and disappearance of the great Templar demon- atratlons which used to form so brilliant a part In Atlanta's spectacular life, and tho people miss the spectacle, and we opine the Templars them selves feel the Influence of this falllrig off In the public Interest and ap preciation. Whatever the cause, and It Is not tho business and privilege of a newspaper to know It, The Oeorglan feels sure that Atlanta would like to ace once more a great Knight Templar parade. Thero must be two thou sand Knights Templars In Atlanta. Moat of these have uniforms, and thero nro no more beautiful uniforms In any secret order. What a beauti ful and Inspiring spectacle It would be If all these splendid uniforms could be brought out and donned by their owners In a great parade during the coming aesalon of tho Orsnd Commandcry. How It would serve to quicken the Interest and admiration of the people for tho noble order of Masonry In general. And how happily It would prevail to renew and revive all the ranks of Masonry In zeal for this peculiarly noble and splendid degree! It oc curs to The Oeorglan that this Is an exceptional and almost critical opportunity for the Knights Templars of Atlanta. If tho Sir Knlgbta would meet this opportunity loyally—If they would rally to the sentiment and the occasion—and If, laying aside for a few hours, the cares and duties of the business day, they would come uniformed and enthusiastic, they would not only rejoice the hearts and the eyes of the grand officers and the public, but they would Inevitably do more to Inject new life and In terest Into the glorious veins of Templarlsm than by any other method which can at tbls tlmo be devised. But understand that thla revival can only bo most effectual when ev ery Templar cornea In his full uniform to the council and tet the parade. So that not only ns a Templar, loving the order, but aa a citizen re joicing In tho great genera) fraternity, Tho Georgian takes the liberty of appealing to Coeur DeLlon and Atlanta Commanderles to come out full rigged and loyal to make the Orand Commandcry both a great sue- - cess and a glorious revival. great man In the capacity to conceive a great part7 sacrifice and to exe cute It, In the real Interest of the party and the people. If the occasion should arise Bryan Is fully capable of nominating Roosevelt or LaFollette or any man who held the largest promise of per fecting the reforms and principles he cherishes In the people’s Interests. Among all the public men In America William J. Bryan bezt under stands and most appreciates the bhattanooga speech. THANK YOU, MR. BRYAN I In the dispatches of Friday there Is quoted from The Commoner the official advice of Mr. Bryan to the Democracy to hold fast to Mr. Hearst and to yoke up In alliance with the Independence League. Which Is only another Illustration of the great, definite and yot cath olic minded Democrat that Mr. Bryan Is constantly proving himself to be. There Is the closest possible resemblance between this position of Mr. Ilryan nnd the position assumed by tho editor of The Georgian at Chattanooga. The splendor of Mr. Bryan’s name, and tho fear of the pap- sucker lest they full under his displeasure, will, of course, spare Mr. Bry an tho flood of criticism which has fallen In this direction. But the principle Is the same, and the Bryan editorial In The Com moner brilliantly vindicates the speech at Chattanooga. Mr. Hearst Is the founder and head of a new party In the Indepen dence League. It frankly criticises both the Democratic and Republican organizations and calls on the people to support this organization which Is definite, cloar, unmistakable and undivided In Its championship of the real practical Interests of the people. It Is enrolling names by the thou sand dally and Is growing with remarkable rapidity. Ilut It Is just as distinctly In opposition to the present Democratic organization as Is tho Republican party, although Its purposes aro Democratic after the good old fashion of tho fathers, ft Is as brave and direct as Its founder, which covers the climax of comparison. • Neither Mr. Bryan nor The Georgian have allied themselves with this now party because wo each have hopes that tho old pnrty to which wo belong may be brought to union and coherency upon the definite lines of the Independence League. But the fact that Mr. Bryan openly advocates sticking by Mr. Hearst, and yoking up with the Independence League, Is unmis takable ovidence that Mr. Bryan, too, values ‘‘results above nsmos,” and "principles above party.” It Is evidence clear that Mr. Bryan realise* that "party ties are hanging very lightly” upon tho “practi cal cltlsen" of this republic everywhere, end that If a “party of the peo ple" Is to have any real hope of accomplishing anything definitely In the shapo of reform for tho people, It must be willing to sacrifice the fetiches of Its worship In names and shibboleths, and prejudices, and even In the l>ersonal Idols of Its Idolatry. Mr. Bryan Is no psrty slave. He never has been nnd he Is not now, and wo have no doubt that In his honest mind ho despises these truckling tlme-servere who are more concerned about ''keeping In line" with the party (which means of course “tho offices") than they aro with the real business of winning practical reforms for a patient and long-suffering but noedy people. Mr. Bryan wishes to achieve the real mission of Democracy. Nobody has ever heard him prating of "our grand old party,” or glorifying the “organized,” unless tho organized were right. Mr. Ilryan Is a statesman puro and simple and not a politi cian protesting and selfish. The counsel shout Hearst nnd the Independence Longue Is pitched In exactly tho samo spirit as tho Chattanooga and Iroquois Club speeches —the spirit thst Is not half so much concerned about party as It Is about principles and the peoplo. No man In the republic has ever fought the people's battles more relentlessly or won thorn moro triumphantly against corporate greed and graft than William R. Hearst. William J. Bryan Is great enough to see thla, and better still, he Is great enough to acknowledge It. And In tho sincerity of this recogni tion tho Great Commoner would havo the real Democrats whom he lends yoke up with the other great real Democrat who has done more than any other man to liberate the people end In doing so has Invoked the deathless and unscrupulous hostility of (ho corporation spoilers and grafters, who will pursuo hlpi with venom and vituperation to the end of the chapter. Whether Mr. Bryan sees the real truth and the real hope In Mr. Hearat's new party, and hopes to have Its principles educate and reform our own organisation without changing Iti name, we do not know. But wo do know that Mr. Bryan recognizes the fact that there are two de mocracies In America—the one real and tho other sham—and that the real Democracy must yoke up with real friends to the people and not with corporate agents who masquerade In our ranks under the specious title of "Conservative Democrats." Few people among the thoughtless mob which howls and writes and truckles, have ever caught the real meaning and the real force of Bryan’s words at Chattanooga. That twice reposted "as at present advised." was accompanied with the serious assurance that If he believed It to be the best thing for the people, ha would nominate Roosevelt If It was tha last set of his life! And the Groat Commoner meant It. We believe him absolutely sin cere. The only difference between us was that wt did believe it, and Bryan who did not was great enough to respect the belief. The conviction deepens that William J. Bryan Is the tallest moral figure that American statesmanship has produced slnco George Washing ton. He Is capable of great things—aa equal to superb sacrifices as to magnificent leadership. The presidency Itself Is less to him than the principles he preaches. The triumph of these principles and not his own advancement la the real mission of his life. It le difficult for a selfish age to understand so great a man. And holding him ns the greatest of Americans, and ourselves among the lowly iu rank and service, we yet presume to claim kinship with this l A FRIEND OF THE DEAD. Some two months ago Information was published In the city papers that Councilman W. A. Taylor was proposing to remove the bones of the dead la the Potter's Field to some other locality and to put the acres making up the Potter's Field upon the market for sale and development Against this proposition The Oeorglan protested and In an editorial under the head lines of "The Rape of the Potter’s Field,” excited a general comment of condemnation upon the proposition. It subsequently transpired that Councilman Taylor ,was misrepresent ed In the original statement, and that he did not have the Intention cred ited to him. On the contrary. Councilman Taylor, who Is the chairman of the cemetery committee of the city council. Is demonstrating a most admira ble and effective Interest In matters relating to the City of the Dead. Within the past few months he has given to this cause an extraordinary amount of time and energy, has Investigated tho condition of our local cemeteries as compared with the best burying grounds of other cities, and Is advocating now in the city council some very wise and wholesome measures looking to the general Improvement of our cities of the dead. In the particular case out of which grew our criticism. Councilman Taylor is giving an attention which Is both humane and wise. It Is his proposition that the city should have a landscape gardener and engineer to remodel Oakland cemetery as far as possible on modern lines, and es pecially to make the Potter's Field more inviting-than It Is at present; to sow it down In grass and to build In the center of it a shaft Inscribed “To tho Unknown Dead.” Councilman Taylor favors the application of all money received from any source In the cemetery to Improving the grounds. He urges that all owners of lots whleh need attention should hare the sexton see that those employed to give monthly attention to private lots should not fall to do the work. He desires to build two or three places of public comfort In different parts of the cemetery, and to begin at once to establish a senti ment for the "perpetual care” of the grounds In which our dead are burled. These words “perpetual care” havft come to have a distinct meaning In the cemeteries of the country. Perpetual care has become a system by which all lovers of the beautiful In the artistic attention given to our burial grounds have united to provide not only a casual and sporadic Im provement, but for a permanent and organised perpetual care of the plots of ground which cover the dust of their dead. The satisfaction of know ing that the little plot In the cemetery will forever be kept in order be comes a source of unceasing comfort. All anxiety and solicitude for the neat appearance of the lot and the responsibility for Its loyal care is un der this system permanently removed. It Is a fact that In other cities a comparison of the lots under "per petual care” with those left to the care of Individual owners or so called friends, strikingly emphasizes the value of this wise provision. It Is a matter of genuine satisfaction that Councilman Taylor Is de voting so much of his time and attention to this very tender and sacred duty, and In these efforts he is enlisting and fully deserves the co-op eration and the grateful recognition not only of those who have friends and loved ones under the sod of Oakland, 'but of the entire city whose re pute Is Involve I in the care and keeping of our cemetery. A Good Line of Credit is sometimes very essential to -the success of, any firm, .corporation or individual. It is best acquired by keeping a steady balance in bank, and making all payments by check. Checking accounts often lead to the extending of courtesies that are more desira ble than 4 per cent interest. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. Army-Navy Orders —end—> MOVEMENT OF VESSELS. Washington, May d.—Ths following orders have been Issued; Army Orders, Major General John F. Weston, to command Philippines division; Briga dier General Albert L. Myer, to San Antonio, and assume command of De partment of Texas; Brigadier General Charlea L. Hodges, report to command ing general, Philippines division, for assignment to duty. Privates Valle B. Burgee, hospital corps, Fort Sam Houston, transferred to company F, Twenty-sixth Infantry, stationed at that post. Lieutenant Colonel Walter L. Finley. Join portion Thirteenth cavalry at Fort Riles*. Private Isidore W. Kasper, hospital corps. Fort Riley, discharged from the army. Naval Orders. Lieutenant N. E. Nicholas, W. W. Smith and A. Staton, commissioned; Midshipman C. A. Bonvlltlan, detached Columbia to Alabama; Midshipman S. W. Cake, detached Columbia to Vir ginia; Chief Boatswain C. T. Chase, from naval hospital, Pensacola, to Wol verine, Cable from Rear Admiral Dayton, commander In chief Pacific fleet, Ma nila, May 2: Boatswain H. N. Hux- ford, detached Maryland to Chauncey. Midshipman W. O. Spears, detached Pampanga to West Virginia; Midship man c. M. Austin, detached Chaun cey to West Virginia. First Lieutenant A. Stokes, marine corps, 'detached Raletgh to mhrine corps, Cavite. Pay Director J. E. Cain died nt Portsmouth, May 2. Movements of Vessels. ARRIVED—May X, Callao, at Hong Kong; St. Loula, at navy yard, New York. May 2, Caesar, at Norfolk. SAILED—Slay 1, Nansan, from Cav. Ite for Yokohama. May 2. Strlng- ham. Wilkes, Blakely, Stockton and Del.ong, from Washington for a cruise; Ajax, from Hampton Roads for Brad ford; Cleveland and Denver, from Hampton Roads for Tompklnsvlllo; Chicago, from Acapulco for Magdale. na Bay; Boston, from Acapulco for Mare Island; Denver and Cleveland, detached elxth division, Atlantic fleet, ordered to proceed, via Suez canal, to second division, Paclflc fleet. FROM A SWAINSBORO DEMOCRAT. THE DEBATE WANTED. To the Editor of The Georgian: By all means let us have that debate between Revs, .Martin and Ellenwood. Dr. Martin was so quick to take offense at Dr. Ellenwood and The Georgian, now Is he man enough to debate the question In public? Thousands In Atlanta would like to hear It and would contribute to charity for the privilege. I have never met either of the gentlemen. A CITIZEN. HE SPOKE FOR THE SILENT MAJORITY. From the Birmingham Ledger. The Ledger has no call to take up the light of John Temple Graves. As It said at the time of hla Chattanooga speech that he voiced the wish of housands, It has been convinced that t spoke the truth. Since then the sentiment of the country as reflected In the press seems to be divided on the Graves Idea of no nomination for the Democrate, though few want Mr. Bryan to nominate Mr. Roosevelt. One of the features of the comment on the Incident Is the demand by some paperj that opposed the Democratic nominee, before The Ledger was born, that Graves leave the party. It Is so human for some men to think that they can leave the party when they please, but that It Is a .political crime for any one else to talk of leaving It. Graves proposed something milder than the action of the gold man, but they do not hesitate to criticise him. To us "regular*," it Is only an amusing Incident. It will all come out right. Graves will not leave ths party he- been given a character and dignity that* cause Mr. Bryan won’t take his advice. Inspires the respect and confidence of To the Editor of The Georgian: The time to encourage a man In do ing right and good Is right then when he Is performing the act, discharging his duty that he owes to his fellow- man and to his country. With all my sense of right and duty, I congratulate you for the Independent, manly and Heroic position taken In your Chatta nooga speech. I have read and reread that speech carefully. While I am but a plain and simple farmer, yet I havo studied the questions that most ma terially concern the Interests nnd welfare of the people, taking my first lessons back In the latter eighties, dur ing the palmy days of the Alliance. I am gratified to know that we have one man In Georgia who Is patriotic enough and who has the manhood nnd courage to apeak out Independently what he honestly believes Is for the good of the masses of our people, with out regard to party rage or political factions. I am fully aware that you will have to combat the politicians who are ac tuated by selfish motives and the sub- aldized press, controlled by the cor porations, trusts and combines. But a large majority of the common people, 1 firmly believe, will be with you, and If you stand Arm, will follow your lead. I believe further that there Is more Individuality and a stronger sentiment of Independent Ism than ever before. Why should the people care from what source the remedy comes that will correct the evils and right the wrongs that so seriously affect their business and rob them of the fruits of their honest toll? I believe the time Is coming, and Is right now at hand, when a large majority of American voters will be ready to proclaim In one accord: "I am a free born Ameri can citizen, with guaranteed constitu tional rights, breathing the Inspiration of liberty from the Declaration of In dependence of my forefathers. I be long to no party that won't respect the rights of the people. I worship at the shrine of no man's ambition and fear no party lash. I owe allegiance only to God, patriotism to my country, de votion to my family and duty to my fellow-man.” Breathing, 'living and acting these sentiments, men will be able to lift themselves above the low, cringing and deplorable condition of serfa. They will loathe corruption, de- aplse hypocrisy, and ignore the efforts of polltlctaas to engender strife and spread dissension. With such voters It would be an easy matter to accom plish the task In view. It the people delay the application of the proper remedy, the evils of which they complain will assume a more aggravated nature and the bonds of slavery be more securely fastened. In conclusion, I want to again con gratulate you for your grand and noble efforts In their behalf. W. R. KEMr. Bwalnsboro, Ga., April 21. A ROOSEVELT GEORGIAN. To the Editor of The Georgian: Give us Theodore Roosevelt and John Temple Graves as the candidates of the American people for the high office of president and vice president. They are not the slaves of any party, but arc statesmen and patriots, standing for whatever Is good and for the welfare and advancement of this republic. Their acta and utterances are Inspired by convictions that take courage to main, tain. Since Theodore Roosevelt hns been president, earning out and add ing to the width and strength of the broad policy mapped out by the llluti- trlous McKinley, this country has ad vanced to greater heights among the nations of the earth and given greater prosperity to the people than at any period of Its history. Roosevelt haa established a standard of honesty In official life that gives the people con fidence that the administration of every office from the highest to the lowest shall be done with Integrity or the In cumbent given way to somebody who wilL This high purpose has been Im pressed upon even* department of the j government from the senate down. Under Its Influence official service haa the people In public officers and the Prior to the administration of Sir. McKinley the people regarded the Re publican party a new agent of the trusts whose mission os an Incidental duty was to oppress the South and ele vate the negro, and the Democrats as a party of platitudes and promises, held together by the race question and whose mission was to oppose every thing the Republicans did whether good or bad. Even Mr. Bryan—more substantial and able than his rivals— Is a paternalist and gives Jeffersonian Democracy nnd state sovereignty a se rious blow when he advocates the elec tion of United States senators by tl\o people. This election was given the legisla tures of the states because It was In tended that the senators should be the representatives of the states In their sovereign capacity. They aro the am bassadors of the states to the general government, clothed with legislative power and are a part of the executive department ns well. In their advisory authority In the selection of Important officers and In our relations with for eign governments. Their election by the people at large Is a drift to central- Izatlon and a step toward the destruc tion of the autonomy of the states. I am for Roosevelt as his own suc cessor because his administration Is brilliant and non-partisan and the work of a patriot and statesman. I am for John Temple Graves because he pos sesses like qualities and is the able and fearless exponent of the South In ev erything that promises good for the people and honesty In tho public serv ice. Respectfully. THOMAS B. IRWIN. Marietta, Ga. BlIfflfilLLf NEXITUESDAY EVENING A tine program has been arranged for the B’nal B'ritli rally, to be held next Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock, at the vestry of the Temple. There will be no charge for admission. Re freshments will be served at the con clusion of the entertainment nnd a reception will be tendered to new mem bers. The program follows: Speech, "The Grand I,odge of Dis trict No. Si”—Mr. E. Kaufman. Plano Solo. "Trolslemo Meditation,” Alfred Jaell—Miss Katherine Dreyfus. Humorous Recitation—Mr. Percy Ro- senberger. Whistling Solo, "The Midnight Fire Alarm”—Miss Bessie Stahl. Baritone Solo, Selected—Mr. Herman Cohen; Mrs. Max Samuels, accompa- THE NEW TOPIC LENSES You make a mistake If yon de not wear the new Torlc lunses or the Homi-Invisible Blfocala. The very latest forms and far ahead of the old flat styles. Ask to see them. We make a careful and thor ough examination of yonr eyes, nnd if you need classes in the least wo can give you comfort and satisfaction. We hare the best equipped test. Ing parlors In the Sooth. Ererr facility for making a searching examination. Come In and talk to nt about your eye*. A pleasure to explain to you why glasses are needed nnd how they relieve eye strain, etc. A, K. Hawket Cow, Opticians. 14 Whitehall and US Peachtree 8t. SEMI- INVISIBLE BI-FOCALS nlat. Dramatic Reading, "Hagar"—Mrs. Ferd Kaufman. Plano Solo, Waltz, Chopin—Mr. Benjamin Poller. Vocal Solo (a) "Goodby," Tostl; (b) "I Know a Lovely Garden," D'Harde- lot—Miss Valerie Bak; Miss Katherine Dreyfus, accompanist. Recitation, "How tho Fiddle Sang"— Mr. Garfield Elchberg. Speech, "The Gate City Lodgo”—Mr. Oscar Straus. HORRORS OF INDIFFERENCE T BY DOROTHY DIX. comment, and aa far aa I could tell be seemed to think that angel food grew on' trees, and entrees entered of them selves. "Then I attempted to make his even ings pass In clad, sweet discourse. I stuffed up on politics, and the racing news, and the last six best selling books, and memorized a few views "n finance. He's a polite man and a gen tleman, Is my husband, and he endure! It for a while with heroic patience, hut I could see his attention wander, an! when at lost I noticed that he pounced on the evening paper like a hungry tl"g on a bone, 1 had enough sense to give up trying to entertain him. Didn't Get Him This Wsy. "Then I attempted to fascinate him by pleasing his eye. I crimped an! curled my hair, and massaged my countenance, and got me some fetching new dresses. Alas, It was love’s la bor lost. Bo far as I'm concerned, It's all one to him whether. I've got on a Mother Hubbard wrapper or a Paris creation. Sometimes when I think I'm looking extra nice I ask him how he likes my new dress, and he always answers, 'Uin—urn. Seems about rigid, don't It?' Simply that, and nothing more, and he doesn't oven raise his eyes fi;om his paper to look. It's my opinion, founded on various tests that I havo made, that lie's never taken a second look at me since our wedding day. Lord, he .doesn't know whether I’ve gotten fat' or thin, or gray, or peroxlded, and If I should get lost he couldn't give a description or me to the police, to s.Tve his life, that I could be Identified by. "As to what I do, who are my hat HAT Is the most aggravating thing In married life? Is It Indifference? If the majority of married women should voice their greatest disappoint ment In matrimony they would un doubtedly say that the thing they And It hardest to forgive, the one thing that hurts the heart and tho pride most* Is the clam-on-lce attitude that, their husbands maintain toward them. "I'm one of the women who are pop ularly supposed to be offering up thanks In the temple for having got an Ideal husband.” says a woman united to one of those also-ran husband;. "He Is moral and temperate, and Industri ous nnd he works eighteen hours a day to supply his family with every luxury. I couldn't And a fault In his character If I were a Sherlock Holmes In petticoats, nnd yet, I give you my word. 1 positively envy the women whose husbands come home and beat them, or yank them around by the hair. "A little personal attention like that at least shows that their husbands take enough Interest In them to notice what they are doing, whereas my hus band would depute the task to his stenographer, or leave an order with a professional wlfg-beater to attend to the Job. That's about tho way our married life has fizzled out. When I’m away he dictates letters to ine through hla stenographer, haa Ills chief clerk mall me checks, nnd his office boy send ine (lowers. I get nil that's coming to me, without one touch of personal thought or affection. I even havo to buy my own Christmas present, which Is satisfactory, hut not sentimental. "Of course, my husbnnd's excuse Is friends, what are my amusements, business, and I have been taught that I think—he hasn't any more Iden than business Is a deity so high and holy •*— — ■- •* that a mere wife must not Interfere with a man's worship of It. • "I am not complaining, but If there Is anything more exasperating than trying to please a man who doesn’t even notice your efforts. I'd like to know what It Is. It’s like doing hand springs for the nmusement of a blind perron. You are out of breath and tied up In a knot, nnd your audience hasn't even observed that you are doing any thing. "Now, when I got married and dis covered that nfter my husband had dumped me down In a good home, ht* attention seemd sort of distracted from me, I proceeded to get busy to try to rouse some enthusiasm. I hadn't read a Century dictionary full of ad vice to the married for nothing, and I. reeled off all the old stunts. "First, I tried to appeal to hla stom ach, and I frizzled myself to n cinder over the kitchen stove. Nothing doing. He ate what I set before him without the man In the moon. He doesn't take enough Interest In me to Inquire, no If I should die I don't believe he'd find It out except for the doctor and the undertaker telling him. Thnt, un i missing the bills. That's the only real way that I have of letting him kn"«' that I am still married to him, and most of the things I buy are a sort of solace, or revenge—as you look at It. "For there Is nothing that hurts like knowing that the one that you love Is Just indifferent to you. You can forgive hate, you can forgive cruelty, you can forgive anything that ls warm and human; but Juat to b# forgotten— that’s past forgiveness. Indifference is a stone wall against which a woman beats her heart until she breaks It. Give me anything—anything except the man who Is so absorbed In busi ness that he never notices his wife* poor, little, pitiful efforts to please him. That's the most aggravating thing m married life.” Is It so, gentlemen?, DrVAf baking POWDER Makes delicious hot biscuit, griddle cakes, rolls and muffins* An absolutely pure, cream of tartar powder. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.